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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-04
NAVAL FIGHT REPORTED

London, Aug "A naval engage
ment between the German and
French fleets is believed to have
taken place in the North sea today.
At several points on the Yorkshire
coast heavy firing was heard and
smoke was seen, but no ships were
visible.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-04
Germany Also Declares War Against
France and Starts Invasion
Kaiser Said to Have Armies Aggregating Million Men
Within Few Miles of the French Frontier to
Deliver Crushing Blow While Austria
Holds Russia Back

London, AUG. 1.-The war office
this afternoon officially announced
that Germany has declared war
against Belgium because Belgium re-
fused permission for the transportar
ton of German troops through Bel
gian territory.
This is taken TO surely involve
Great Britain in the war as England
has already promised to protect the
neutrality Of Belgium.
Following the announcement earl
fer In the day of the official declara-
ton of war against France by Ger
many this news has aroused the
country to an intense pitch of excite
mcnt.
Formal action by England against
Germany is expected within the next
few hours.
Germany's plan of campaign is al
ready thought to be apparent Know
ing that the concentration of the
Russian forces will be slow Austria
aided by few Prussian troops will
be expected TO check any Russian
advance while the whole strength OF
the German empire will be used to
crush France in series Of. swift
blows.
Germany expects TO bring France
TO her knees within few weeks at
nest and then Germany will be free
TO join Austria for the longer and
slower campaign against Russia.
To English military experts it
looks as though prompt action by
Great Britain is. the only thing that
can save Europe from German domi-
nation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-04
STEAMERCARRY|NG
GOLD IS DRIVEN
BACK TO i. S.
Kronprinzessin CeciIle at Bar
HarbOr Today
PURSUED BY FRENCH SHIPS
CceiIIc Had On Board over Ten
Millions For London and

Bar Harbor, Maine Aug. 4.-ThC
North German Lloyd steamer Kron
prinzessin Cocille having on board
S10,600,000 in gold for London and
Paris bankers, put in here today af-
ter being chased by an unknown ship
for two days.
The Cecille had an exciting expor-
fence. After approaching within 500
miles of the British isles she turned
back, fearing to proceed, after learn
ing conditions by wireless messages
which she intercepted.
Capt. Polack came ashore at noon
and said that the Cccille was pur-
sued by two French Warships. He
did not make the facts public until
he reached shore lest the passengers
be scared.
He learned Sunday from the wire
less messages between the two
French ships that the CcciIle was dis
covered and was to be intercepted,
and he promptly turned his ship and
raced back TO the American coast
The Kronprinzossin is very fast
ship or she would have been unable
90 escape capture.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-04
LAWN PARTY
Methods. Brotherhood Holds Meet
ing al (. 7. Griswolo's

Owe n hundred members OF the
Methodist Brotherhood. natives Of
nine states and countries. we're
guests OF +. T. Griswold last evening
at a most enjoyable meeting held on
his lawn. The place was lighted
with ropes OF electric lights and
japanese lanterns. the burning OF the
stone crusher plant furnishing added
illumination. The feature of the
evening was the display OF water
FIRE works on the lake Little toy
ships loaded with FIRE works we're
sent out from the edge OF the water.
when they had all left the shore, a
miniature battle took place
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-04
GERMANS IN BELGIUM
Kaiser Threatens War II Troops are
lnterfered With

London. Aug. 4--German troops
have still further invaded Belgium
and have occupied the town of Yer
viers with a large force.
The Kaiser has made new de-
mand on Belgium that his troops be
allowed to cross Belgium and TO use
the Belgian railroads, threatening
war If any attempt is made TO inter-
fere with his forces
Belgium relies on England to pro-
tect her against Germany but the
Belgian people are greatly incensed
at the action of the Kaiser.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-04

London, Aug. with the formal
declaration Of war by Germany
against France comes the certainty
that Germany has been preparing
for this move for several days and
that the flower Of the German army
is already approaching the frontier.
The German operations at three
widely separated points on the
French frontier. are probably to de-
ceive the French as to the real point
Of attack.
Germany has more than a million
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-04

Paris. Aug 4.-German troops in
immense numbers are concentrating
at Longwy and the main German at
tack is expected at that point.
There has been severe fighting at
that point this morning between
small bodies of troops but the re-
sultst are said to be indecislve.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-04

Miss Alice Doughtery OF Williams
town was a guest Monday OF Miss
Edith Van SantvoOrd.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-04
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont. warmer tonight in west por
ton: Wednesday warmer
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-04

New York, Aug 1.-The mystery of
the disappearance from her usual
route of the steamship Kronprnzes-
! sin Cccille of the North German
Lloyd feet laden with S1O.600,000 in
gold, had not been solved las; night.
The local Office OF the line doubted
cable reports published yesterday
that she had arrived at German
port. No message from the main of.
fee of the line in Bremen announced
that she had succeeded IN getting
there.
It was admitted that Capt. Charles
polack had received a wireless from
The home office ordering him to pro-
coed directly to Bremen. emitting the
usual calls at Plymouth and Cher
hourg. General Manager Won Mel.
mott hoped that the gallant skipper
had been successful
Al tho treasure of the kronprinzes-
sin is consigned to bankers in Paris
and London. and ordering her to Brc-
men would indicate that the German
Government intended to take posses
sion of The gold
Doubt was expressed that tho rae
ing liner had been located by wire
less by the British operator at Malln
Head, the northcrnmost point Of Ire
land making her way north and APP
parcntly trying to dodge into the
Meth sea from the Atlantic by round
ing Scotland, following the course of
the ships OF the northumberland
can Line. plying between Norway and
New York
The New York Office of the line had
heard when II closed at o'clock no
confirmation OF the report Of the
Kionlrinzessin's arrival in Ger
man port The marine underwriters
who insured her cargo for SlQ,OOO,OoO
wee more anxious than tho line to
know what had become Of her. They
got no definite news. but many ru-
mors. including one that she had
been captured by a French warship.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-04

Miss Virginia Van Santvoofd has
returned from a few DAYS visit in
Troy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-04
RUSSIAN GOLD SEIZED

Germans Grab s2o,ooo.ooo at
Stuttgart
Berlin. Aug. s.-German officers
today seized s20.OO0.000 Of gold at
Stuttgart, consigned TO Russian
banks.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-04

Paris, Aug. 4--Fiftoen French sol
dic-s were killed and several others
wounded at Luneville, a few miles
southeast of Nancy, this morning by
the explosion of bomb dropped by
a German dirigable balloon.
a French patrol was halted beside
a church and the bomb dropped in
their midst Every man in the
troop was either killed or wounded
and the church wall was demolished
by the force of the explosion.
The dirigible then sailed over the
French encampmont toward Nancy
and dropped several more bombs.
but with no serious results. The bal
loon escaped in spite of the French
fire.
Athens. Aug. i.-Rcports from Con
stantinople show that the Turkish
army is being modified. II is said
that this is merely a precautionary
measure. but It is believed here that
the plan Is that the Turks will attack
Servia in order To relieve the Aus
trian troops TO serve against Russia.
The Turkish army is largely officer
cd by Germans and Turkey is sure TO
act as Germany desires
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-04
seRvlA HOLDS LINE

Austrian Forces Checked Along the
Sane
Paris Aug. 4.-RepOrts from Nish
by way Of Athens say that the Sef-
vians are holding their own against
Austria along the river Sane.
The main Austrian army is thought
TO be headed for the Russian frontier.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-04

Brussels. Aug. 4.-Tho Belgian
parliament today voted unanimously
to join France and England in ALI
snce against Germany. Even the
Socialists voted in favor of the plan.
A German army of 100000 men is
already in tho Duchy of Luxembourg
to reinforce the immense army that
Is being gathered for operations
against. France.
Washington. Aug 4.-President
Wilson at 1890 today signed the
United States proclamation Of neu-
trallty In the present European war.
II was also announced here today
that the bsttleship Tennessee will be
dispatched tomorrow for Europe
with gold to supply the American
tourists with funds TO return.
The Tennessee will carry upwards
of 100000 including the govern
ment appropriation aud the money
sent by families and friends TO re.
lieyo those who are travelling abroad.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-04

Berlin, Aug. - Declaring that
France is the agressor Germany to-
day declared war against France.
The official announcement declares
that France has repeatedly violated
German neutrality by sending avia-
tors over the frontier and dropping
bombs in German towns
It is also stated that the action of
France, even before this difficulty
started. have been unfriendly TO Ger
many and that the condition has be-
come intolerable.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-04

trained soldiers within few miles of
the French boundary and there are
grave fears that France is not pre-
pared to concentrate troops rapidly
enough TO resist the German advance.
1t is recalled that German officers
have been heard TO boast that in
case of war with France the German
emperor would lead the Imperial
army into Paris inside month.
Evening journal., 1914-04-25
WAR AS CONDEMNED
BY commandment

Services in st. Paurs Methodist
Episcopal Church, the Rev. Vaughan
S. Collins, ID. d.. pastor, tomorrow
will open at $50 o'clock with class,
led by the Rev w. G. Strickland. At
1890 o'clock, the pastor Will preach
the first of a series of sermons on the
subject. Building the Kingdom" The
choir will sing Bucks "Benedic AMI
ma" and Charles wilkins will sing
Crowninshield's There IS Land
Mine Eye Has Seen" as offertory
The Sunday school will meet in All
departments at 2 o'clock. The pas
tors Berean Bible Glass will begin
the systematic study of the Life of
Christ" using Edersheim's work as
the text book in connection with the
Bible
Miss Gladys White will lead the
Christian Endeavor meeting at $50
o'clock, the subject being, Our
Tongues for Christ"
At 73O o'clock the pastor will con
tinue the series of sermons on the
Ten Commandments" "The Sixth
Commandment being for considera-
ton at this time. This theme ap-
pears quite timely as the Mexican
war scare is on.
Evening journal., 1914-04-25
MR.. CRAWFORD in
PULPIT AT NIGHT

All the regular services win be
held in Central Presbyterian Church,
tomorrow. At 1890 o'clock the Rev.
J. Ross stonesifer will occupy the
pulpit in exchange with the pastor
The Sunday School and Adult Bible
Class will convene at - o'clock in
their respective departments. The "
p. S. c. E. will meet at 6.45 o'clock,
and will be led by the prayer meet
ing committee.
The evening service. beginning at
7.45 o'clock. will be in charge OF the
minister. the Rev j. II. Crawford
His subject will be "The Value OF
Service" The choir will furnish the
following music for the day
At 1890 o'clock, organ prelude
Spring Song, Mendelssohn; an.
them. 81 VIII Sing OF Thy Name Q
Lord Sullivan; offertory, "Tt
: Deum," Floyd; organ Postlude
"Chorale in ID" Salome.
AT 7.45 o'clock. organ prelude
"Song of the South" Lemmens; an.
them, "Be Joyful in The Lord" Shell
ley; offertory, I'VE VIII Praise Th'
Lord" Berwald; organ postlude, Re
! cessional.' Lorraine.
Evening journal., 1914-04-25
PROGRESS IN THE
Christian LIFE
Mr.. Cunningham Has Spec
ial Morning Text for East
lake WorShipperS
MUSICAL NUMBERS
A CHURCH FEATURE

AZ the Eastlake Presbyterian
Church. corner of Twenty-seventh
and Market streets, tomorrow. the
Rev. Henry Cunningham will con-
duct the worship and preach at both
services. AZ 1890 o'clock the SER
mon subject will be Progress in the
Christian Life" The music will be
as follows: Prelude, Spring Morn
ing" by Heller: anthem, Break
Forth Into JOY by simper; postlude,
ave Verum," by Mozart
The Sunday school and adult Bible
class for men and women will meet
at o'clock. The Christian Endeavor
meeting at z o'clock will be led by
Miss Eleanor Stewart on the topic,
"Our Tongues for Christ"
The peoples popular song and gos-
pei service will be held at 7.45 o'clock.
An excellent program Of music viii
be furnished by the choir and soloists
There will be song service at the
opening The pastor will speak on
the theme. "1he Greatest Fight IN
the World The musical program
by the choir and sololists will be as
follows: Prelude, "Serenade," by
Gounod: anthem. Kept In Perfect
Peace" by Louden; soloists, Miss
Nellie Brown, soprano: Howell f.
pipino. baritone; quartet. III Ie Love
Me-" by Simper; violin solo. by
James A. MoLess: postlude "Andante
Movement" Mendelssohn.
Evening journal., 1914-04-25
Mr.. CRAWFORD IN
FIRST Church PULPIT

BY an exchange OF pulpits the
morning sermon at the First Pres
byterian Church. Market street, above
Ninth, tomorrow will be delivered by
the Rev. J. II. Crawford. of the Cen
trail Presbyterian Church. His sub
ject viii be "The Hem OF His Car
ment" W. r. d. Eaton. tenor. viii
sing at this service, His Blessed
Face"
Sunday school will meet at 2
o'clock. In addition to the usual les
son study and departmental exercises,
there will be a brief address by
Charles Bush, the president o. the
County Sunday School Association
The Christian Endeavor service at
o'clock will be led by the prayer
meeting committee, the subject being.
"Our Tongues for Christ"
AT 7.45 o'clock the usual service of
song and practical Address viii be
held. The minister's subject is one
frequently discussed and met by
every individual, what Shall be
Done With a Bad Promise2' Beside
the congregational singing the choir
will sing, "Hide Not Thy Face,
Meyers, and a ladies' quartet will
sing, keep Me-" The organ numbers
are as follows: Morning, aria, with
Verdure Clad" Haydn march, lie
Prophetic" Meyerhear; evening, AN
dane in G." Smith; march in ID, Smart
Evening journal., 1914-04-25
.MR. BURCHENAb TO
DISCUSS CITYPROBLEN
Will Be Speaker at West
minister Y.P.S.C.E. Sunoay
Afternoon Meeting
DR.. CANDEE WILL
BE DAY PREACHER

In Westminster Presbyterian
Church tomorrow the Rev Charles
L. Candee will preach both morning
and afternoon Al the afternoon
service. Mrs. Clara Yocum Joyce. a
well known contralto OF Philadelphia,
will sing The musical program for
the day follows.
1890 o'clock Organ. Hymn Gel
este" Friml anthem. ~ Have Set
God Ever Before Me-. Smallwood (;
soprano solo. Eye Hath Not Seen.
from Holy City" Gaul. Mrs. Howard
Clark: anthem. "God of Mercy. God OF
Grace" Hosmer; organ. March In
= Flat" Grey
o'clock-Organ. "Cantlene du
Soir,' Kinder. contralto solo. "The
Ninety and Nine" Campion. Mrs
Clara Yocum Joyce. contralto solo
Just AS I Am" Goetze. Mrs. Clara
Yocum Joyce; organ, March
Roumaine," Gounod.
Al the time of the morning servic,
the kinde rten will be conducted
in the primary Sunday school room
! The graded Sunday school will mee
at noon in the chapel The Junior
Christian Endeavor begins prompt,
at BIS o'clock The Y. p. s. c. y
VIII meet IN the chapel at 2 o'clock
Caleb E. Burchenal will speak OF
the problems of law and order an,
temperance in the city; at 7.30 o'clocl
the monthly missionary meeting vii
be held. The meeting will be held b,
Miss Emma NJ. Dowd and the topic d
"lndia."
Evening journal., 1914-04-25
RICHES THAT Abide.
DR.. SNILEY'S theme
West Church Sunday Ser
vices Again Promise to
Be Inspiring
NIGHT SERVICE OF
GREAT INTEREST

At West Presbyterian Church. Eighth
and Washington streets. tomorrow, the
usual programs of worship win be CON
Quoted, the Rev. U. franklin Smiley,
D. D.. preaching at the morning and
evening services. The subject of the
sermon at 1890 O'Clock will be: Riches
That Abide" Tho special music by the
choir Tor this service will be the an
shems. "Oh for a Thousand Tongues TO
Sing by Ierman, and "Sing Unto the
Lord New Song by Brown. The
organ numbers will be: Reads prelude,
"Berccuse,r and the postlude, March in
c, by the same composer.
The Bible school viii assemble at ,
o'clock. There viii be inspiring sing
inc led by a professional orchestra. The
Bible classes for men and women are
features of this service. At 6.30 O'Clock
the c. +. meeting viii discuss the topic
"Our Tongues for Christ Miss Flor.
ence Cooper and Mrs. IL. /. Mccoy will
lead
3'he evening meeting viii begin at
7.30 o'clock with musical program OF
the old home hymns, sung by the peo
pie Dr. Smiley will deliver a practical
address on the subject; Samson Shorr
Of Ills Strength" The musical mum
bers hv the choir will be the anthems
80 for the Wings of Dove. by
Knight. and "Angels Voices Ever Sing
ing" by Neidlinger. The church quar-
tet also will sing Memories Of Galilee,
by Morrison. The special organ mum
hers win be Reads "Ofertorie in f,
and the same composers 'Postlude il
G."
Evening journal., 1914-04-25
sERYICES AT RETHANY.

The usual services at Bethany Bap-
tist Church, Elm and Jackson streets,
tomorrow. will be in charge Of the
Rev. J. e. Hunsberger The subject
of the morning sermon will be Royal
Road to Greatness" The subject of
the sermon at 745 o'clock will be
"Our High Priest"
The Bible School will meet at
o'clock Bethany orchestra will fur
nish music at this session, as usual.
The b Y. p. u. will meet at Z
o'clock The leader will be Miss Ed
ith Johnson.
The monthly meeting of the church
will be held Monday evening. The
monthly meeting of the Farther
Lights" will be held on Tuesday
evening.
Evening journal., 1914-04-25
SPECIAL SERMONS AND MUSIC TO BE SUNDAY CURCHE
some Experiences
OF The Christian

The Rev. j. Y. Irwin, S. r. d., will
preach in Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church tomorrow morning on the sub
iect, "Some of the Experiences of a
Christian and in the evening on death
Binds the Pot
The Bible school viii meet at o'clocq
and the ~ T.. S. c. y. at Gas o'clock.
The mid-week prayer meeting will be
dispensed with next week TO allow the
members and friends of the church to
attend the Wendley lectures in Grace
M T. Church.
At the evening service in the church
tomorrow Leslie Cook, organist and Choir
lister viii repeat the composition played
some time ago. Wonderful Words OF
Life this selection being Mr.. Cooks
own arrangement Of that familiar tune
Music for the day will be as follows;
Morning seryice-Organ prelude. Grand
Choeur Salome; anthem. What Ar,
These That Are Arrayed. Stnincr; solo
] Know That My Redecmcr Lives, Ste.
phenson. Arthur J. Price; organ postlude
Evening service Organ prelude Won
derful Words. Leslie Cook; anthem, LORD
We Pray Thee. j. v. Roberts. soloist
Mrs. G. r. Hope; anthem. Send Out Thy
Light. Gounod; organ postlude.
Evening journal., 1914-04-25
6IBEE 8T001ESy
LofES4AldENI ZINES

after that which is lost until he find
il? And finding it, he lays it upon
his shoulders rejoicing, and tells his
neighbors exultantly The shepherds
course, Jesus declared. illustrates the
attitude of God and all the holy
angels. They have special feeling
Of interest in those who have strayed,
and especially rejoice in the recovery
of such.
Oh, how encouraging il is to know that
this is the sentiment of Heaven. and
that the fall of man and our imperfec-
tions do not stand as a perpetual bar
to recognition by the Lord if we return
TO him He is merciiul, and will abun-
dantly pardon, and viii remove our sins
from us as far as the East is from the
West. But any sheep having been
found by the Shepherd and then prefer
ring to live with the wolfsh, could no
longer be interesting TO the Heavenly
ones.
Many apply this parable inconsistent.
". They seem to think of the whole
world of mankind as representing the
flock of a hundred sheep and the one
strayine sheep as representing the sin
ners OF earth, comparatively few. Surely
this cannot be the true Interpretation
Rather as the Prophet has declared, "All
we like sheep have gone astray." There
is none righteous. no. not one
Let MS rather interpret the parahl,
on broader scale. in compartment with
the facts and with the Scriptures. Let
MS understand the one straying sheer
TO represent Adam and his family anC
/ the ninety and nine to represent the holy
angels To this view every feature ol
1.-THE parable inclines. The Good Shep
herd left the Heavenly flock and came
TO earth TO redeem, to recover, mankind
the lost sheep: and there is more re
oicing in Heaven over human recover
les from sin and alienation from Goo
than over the holy ones themselves, wh'
have never been thus alienated, wcr
never redeemed, with such a price an'
never needed recovery.
The lesson of the Pharisees is plain
Theirs was an earthly view, selfish, prou'
and naughty, out OF accord with tn
Divine Spirit, and not pleasing to God
Jesus would have His disciples cop,
lGod. "Be ye like unto your Father whicl
lis in Heaven" His mercy endureth for
lever'-to full completeness.
His mercy sent His Son, the Unde
lShepherd, to be our Redecmer. His mere.
Twill pursue the lost sheep until ever.
member Of Adams race shall have bee
brought to full opportunity of return
Eng to the fold of God. To this end tn
lMessianic Kingdom is to be established