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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30
GERMAN OFFICIAL SIDE
| OF BURNING OF LOUVAIN.
Stern Measures Adopted by Invaders Because of Action of
Popuace in Opening Fire the SodlersWill Prove a
Shock to Civilized World Says Belgian Envoy

Washington, August 29.--The Der
man official side of the burning of
Louvain, Belgium, was contained in a
dispatch received by the German en-
bassy from the Berlin foreign Office, aH
follows:
In consequence Of a sudden attack
of Belgian troops from Antwerp, the
German garrison at Louvain was with
drawn and went to meet the enemy.
leaving only one battalion Of last re-
serves and the army service corps By
hind them. Thinking this the re-
treat OF the German forces, the <riests
of Louvain gave arms and amrfunition
to the populace for use against the
German troops. The German garrison
had no suspicion OF this, when out of
windows and doorways in various
quarters of the city came shots in a
perfect fusillade. Many Germans were
wounded. This street fighting lasted
for twenty-four hours between the
German soldiers and the Louvain citi-
gems. Meanwhile, parts of Louvain
were set on fire. People met,with arms
were considered as manifestly guilty
OF infringement OF the rules OF war,
and were shot.
THE chief of the general staff re-
lates that bestias cruelties were in
ficted upon wounded German soldiers
and held the city authorities respon-
sible for these atrocities, as we'll as
for the provoking OF the citizens In
the streets and for placing arms In
the hands of noncombatants.
THE German army protests against
the spreading Of news by Germany's
enemies relative to the cruelties OF
war, as alleged to he practiced by the
German forces. The German troops
have been compelled to take severe
measures sometimes. especially when
provoked by the populace. who made
treacherous attacks on them and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30
GERMANS BOMbARO
TOWN Of ETA|N

Paris. Aug. 29-~Etains town IN
the department of the Mouse, on the
River orne. twenty kilometres north
east Of Eerduu. was bombarded on
Monday from II clock in the morn
ing until III o'clock in the evening
The. acknowledgement was resumed at
il o'clock Tuesday morning. and the
town was soon burning. Many peo-
pie persisted in the flames.
The young woman who had charge
of the postofiice kept teiephoning 10
Nefdun every quarter of an hour as
the shells rained on the town Then
the postmaster al Nerdun, who had
the receiver to his ear, heard the
young woman say:
"A bomb has Just fallen in the post -
office" After this there was no
further report from Etain.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30
our NEUTRALITY
MUST BE LIBERAL
RULES sIOULD III. INTERPRETED
so LITERALLY TIL At TUEY WILL
FAVOR No BELLiGERENT. ..

London. August 29-Tho Cunard
liner Mauretanla, the American line
steamer Philadelphia and tho White
Star liner Iauret!c sailed from Liver
pool today with all the passengers tn e.
could carry, except In the Ete@Ca sA.
where there was ample room. The
moot prominent passenger on the
Mauretania was Oscar Straus, Of New
York. former American ambassador to
Turkey. Mr.. Straus, who has done
woman work for stranded Americans
here. speaking of the war and the
problems It has raised, said;
1T IS one of the terrible calamittes
OF civiliza ton. How long 1t will Last
is problematic. but l am fearful that
1t will not be of short duration. 1t
has plunged the entire world into a
detrimental cataclysm from which 1t
will take q long time TO emerge.
The attitude which the United
states should take ought to be one Of
the str!ctest neutrality. At the same
time. 1t should be a liberal neutrality,
that Is, the rules of neutrality should
be interpreted so literally that the In
depreciation will favor no belligerent
We must preserve that spirit of fair,
ness towards all, SO that when the
time comes for medal we will be
in a position TO MEDIATE with conf
dence that our efforts Will meet with
the trust Of al parties.
"Medjatlon il not Eor the present"
continued MIR. Straus, 1T is long
way off, but 1t will come and then
the United States Will have to play
most memora bic part
LAS to- the financial conditions, they
are naturally upset, as all economic
conditions caused by this unprecedenr-
edlv abnormal situation which wan
thrust upon us have been. but 7 look
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30
300 AMERICANS
ARRIVE IN PARIS

Paris, Aug. 29.-An animated scene
was presented at the Care de Lyon
at $40 Friday afternoon on the ar
rival OF a long train OF second class
cars packed with 800 Americans who
were brought TO Paris from various
parts OF Switzerland on the way to
London and New York. When the
rain drew up the passengers ai!ght-
ed and were soon surrounded by
sea of suitcases, valises and golf bags.
They founded the members of the
American Arrangement committee
standing at points of vantage along
the platform. displaying placards OF
the different hotels where rooms had
been reserved for the refugees These
reservations had been made at the ex-
traordinarily small figure Of Sl.4o per
day. including meals. The refugees
were conveyed to these hotels In taxi
cabs. which had been chartered be-
forehand. The train left Geneva at
1925 on Thursday afternoon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30
Chinese TroubleSon.

eign embassies have their own trou-
hies during these strenuous days.
About sixty Chinese students, the sons
of mandarins and notable men in their
country, are dissatisfied with the small
sum allowed them every day by the
Chinese legation for food and have
demanded their repatriation, which is
impossible just now Last night, they
called at the legation during the dim
ner hour and insisted on being fed.
The minister who had been warned
in advance dined at the Lutetia hotel.
When he returned to the embassy
later. he found his unlimited guests
smoking his cigars, enjoying them
selves generally and making prepare
lions to remain all night. The min
lister had to call the police to evict
them
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30
ENGLAND WAS SLOW
TO REALIZE POSITION, Is
BERESFORD'S OPINION
Brother Of Lord Dece Former Captain in Crack Regiment
Says Britain Has Not Men Enough on Continent-Many
Americans Return or White Star Ships.

New York, August 2e.-The olym-
pic and the Adriatic. both OF the
White Star line, and among the larg
est passenger steamships. brought g.
534 passengers to New York from
Liverpool today. Most Of them were
Americans, glad to be safe on this
side OF the Atlantic.
Covered with canvas on the deck
of the Adriaitic. were four six-ineh
guns, hastily mounted before she left
Liverpool. Two were mounted for
ward and tive after. The Olympic
carried no armament
The Olympic brought more cabin
passengers than ever came TO this port
in n single vessel before. but her steer
age was only ore-third full. She
brought $40 In her first cabin, s56 in
the second and sos ia the steerage.
The Adriatic had Az first cabin pas
sengers. 654 in the second cabin, and
645 in the stserage.
The Adriatic left LAverpoo; at a.
NJ, on Friday. August 81. and tn
Olympic cleared st . O'Clock the fol-
lowing r1ornUg.
The Olympic was conveyed out to
the open sen but after she left the
Irish coast not a vessel was sighted
untu Captain Haddock got in touch
with the cruiser Suffolk of the AM
brose hEhtship.
Several members of the American
relief committee in London arrived
on the liner. among them Theodore
Hetzler. chairman; Robert w. De-
Forrest and S. Stanwood Menken.
They organic d concert In the saloon
On Friday night and raised $1,000 that
way and $500 by subscription. Fivs
hundred dollars was donated 10 the
olympfc's seemen and the rest IS TO
be SAINT to Queen Mary's kneedie work
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30

Bavarian territory The number OF
German soldiers thus captured and
compelled for the remainder of the
war TO become nencombatants was
not stated.
The Swiss legation was also inform
ed from Berne that all wireless COM
munication throughout the republic
had been cut off as a measure OF ma
tional defense. So-calied diplomatic
special" trains. chiefly for the bene-
lit Of American and British tourists
are being run through Switzerland
into France and italy. and also north
ward thrugh Germany in order to
enable these foreigners to reach ports
In other countries from which they
may take passage home
The Swiss citizen guard has been
organized in the country districts and
all men Of military age in Switzer-
land have been summoned TO the
colors
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30

guild which Is doing great relief work
In London. Mr.. and Mrs Vernon
Castle danced a. the ships entertain
ment.
All the passengers Of note took part
in the concert. Among them were
Alfred G.. Vanderbilt, Theodore =.
Shonts, and his daughter, Duchess De
Chautnes, Senator George c. Oliver.
Mr.. and Mrs Stanwood Menkin,
Countess villars. Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
tel Guggenheim, Captain. the Hon.
Henry Beresford and his wife, Mrs
Ollie Janos. Mr. and Mrs Post
Wheeler and Mr.. and Mrs. l. Inter
myer.
Captain Rerestord a brother Of
Lord Decies, was formerly a captain
in the Thirteenth Huzzars. a crack
English regiment. He said in an in
terview that England did not realize
her position soon enough. The opin-
.on OF retire, officers" he continued
is that England has not enough men
on the continent"
Among the passengers arriving on
the Olympic today was Mrs. oneida
Baldwin McCIaughry. Of Los Angeles
a daughter o"Lucky' Baldwin. re-
turning with her daughter and SON
She said that five GeCnan spies were
hanged in front OF the hotcl where
she was stopping at Lyons. She also
was taken for a spy, she said, bug had
no difficulty IN proving her identity.
She also sail that old men in France.
the only ones left in the villages and
cities, are patrolling the roads doing
picket duty and holding up every
hodv. In Lyons she gave two diamond
rings. one each, to a bell boy and a
porter, to smuggle gasoline in garbage
cans TO her room for use in their auto
mobile In order TO get to Paris,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30
bestiai atrocities against our wound

bestial atrocities against our wound
ed.
Responsibility for recourse TO the
rules OF warfare as applying to nom
combatants engaging in the war falls
entirely upon the authorities of oc-
cupied territory. who gave arms to
civilians and aroused them to this H.
legal activity. German troops never
did resort to the killing OF noncom-
batants or any other indecent subver-
sion OF the rules OF warefare. The
German soldier Is neither an In
cendiary nor "a pillager The accounts
Of this and similar alleged incidents
OF Germany's non observance OF the
rules of war appearing in the press Of
the nations at war with Germany
must be designated as mean lies"
Minister Havenith, the Belgian en-
voy, Is gravely disturbed over the
possible results OF the destruction by
Germany's army visited on the city
Of Louvain. He declared today that
the driving OF women and children,
the aged and infirm, out of Louvain
and the confagration which followed
the street fighting furnishes the cruel
est episode in the history Of modern
warfare. He said
The most hideous cruelty of all
the outrage upon the peaceful city of
Louyain. to transcending the destruc-
ton OF beautiful buildings and the
residences and the killing Of fun
grown men who were noncotnbatants,
Is the terrible visitation upon the
women and little children.
THE city has been destroyed and
the poor popuiace driven into the
open country. 1t can but result In
hundreds of deaths from exposure to
the very young and to the infrm.
think that this action by the Ger
man forces will prove a shock to the
civilized world"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30
Opera stars In Dutch.

parisNAugust 29-The members OF
the opera expected to be paid their
salaries in full AT the end of this
month but it has now been decided
10 divide two thirds of the monthly
subvention, which is s13.333 equally
among all the employees who are paid
between STA and SIS The other third
Is to be divided among the most needy
members of the company. of which
there are many, The leader Of a
chorus OF thirty-six has been obliged
to accept a position as night watch
man at a bank.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30
COUNT ZEPPLIN EAGER
FOR AERIAL SERVICE

Copenhagen. via Paris. August 20
A Zeppelin airship was observed yes
terday passing west Of Copenhagen to-
ward the North sea.
German papers announce that the
request of Count Zeppelin to be re-
instated in the aerial service OF the
German army has been refused on ac-
count or his age. The count has now
made a direct appeal TO the kaiser
10 be allowed to serve, although he is
over seventy years of age, The reply
of the kaiser has not been made pub
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30
East Prussia Being
Rapidly Overrun
By Russian Armies

Washington, Aug. % The British
embassy today received this official
dispatch from London on Russian
operations in Prussia:
East Prussia is being rapidly over
run by the Russian armies. and a
great part of this region is already in
Russian hands. the German forces
consisting Of three army corps and
several divisions. having been re-
peatedly defeated and losing heavily
in men and guns"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30
CANCER CURED AT THE KEEL
LAM HOSPITAL.

The record Of the Kellam Hos
pitas Is without parallel in his
tory. having cured without the
use of the Knife. Acids, X-Ray or
Rad.ur, over ninety per cent OF
the many hundreds tof sufferers
from Cancer which II has treated
during the past eighteen years
We want every man and woman
IN the United States TO know what
We are doing KF.II4AM HOSPI-.
TAIL. 1917 w. Main St. Rich
mond. Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30
PRINCE ERTSTAEF WINS
CROSS OF ST. GEORGE

St Petersburg, Aug. 29.-Fhe
cross of 81. George has been CON
ferred ON Prince F.ristoff. colonel Of
the horse artillery. Whe4 the Ger
mans retreated from SJalluphenen,
Prince Eyistoff ordered his men TO
their guns, They then
ga!loped forward and captured the
German guns. which were placed on
Russian gun carriages under heavy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30
CREWS OF SUNKEN STEAMERS
LANDED ON CANARY ISLANDS.

London, August 29.-The crews OF
the steamships Rubalcain Kaipaira
and Kyanga. which were sunk by the
armed steamer Kaiser Wilhelm Der
Crosse prior to her destruction by the
British warship High Flyer. were all
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30
"Elnperor Of Europe

Paris, Aug IA wounded soldier
who has arrived from Liege says the
Germans continue to burn houses
there. The continue to inscripe on
the remaining houses:
Wilhelm II. Emperor OF Europe
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30

landed at Las Palmas. Canary Is
lands
1t is stated that these three vessels
were the only ones sunk by the Will
helm Der Crosse.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30
GERMAN CAVALRY PATROL
COMPELLED TO INFERNO

Washington, Aug. 29-The Swiss
legation today stated that a German
cavalry patrol had been compelled
to inferno at Chur. Switzerland. after
having crossed the border from
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-08
ing only the best
F. H. Choate removed to Green.
vile from here today.
Jan. 8. YOB
Palestine.

Miss Marie Harter and siste
of st. Paris visited relatives il
this vicinity last week.
Mrs. Zona Perry and two son:
of Union City visited in German
township last week.
C. T. Jefferis and wife attend.
ed a funeral at Bartonia, Ind,
last Thursday.
o. V. Metzcar and wife visited
T. J. Wilson'S last Sunday.
Miss Helen Starbuck enter
tanned the Banner Class last Sat-
urday night. There were thir-
tyfive present and delicate re-
freshments were served by the
ladies.
Harry Creager and family have
moved to Gettysburg, O., where
he will clerk in a store.
Milton Keener and party are
now located at St. Augustine,
Fla.
The way some people are al
ways kicking, their muscular de-
Velopment should be maryelous.
They kick about the school and
the teachers, they cannot get the
business men to do things to suit
them, the Sunday school is not
run as it ought to be, and so
forth, ad infinitum. But these
kickers never do much to make
things better. Oh, no, they are
too busy with seeing after other
peoples faults to make good,
Jan. 5 JONES.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-08
Nervous. Despondent Men.

Do not delay-come at once before
it is too late. We have special treat
ment for special diseases Of men. DIR.
Kutchin is an established and reliable
specialist, and it pays to consult one
who is permanently established. We
treat blood poison, varicocele, strict
ure, nervous debility, rheumatism,
piles, and all long standing chronic
disorders. IF you are weak and tired,
and easily irritated, there is a reason
for it Come and talk it over with me.
DIR. Kutchin'snext visit to Green.
vile, will be on Thursday, Jan. 8
at the Turpen House. Consultation
|examinationand advice free. ADV
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-08
No.. r..

from their pay-rolls all those who
are known to indulge in the drink
habit we must realize that the
day is not far distant when the
sale and manufacture of intoxi-
cants for beverage purposes will
be relegated to the unknown.
The brewers and distillers real
ize that fact, therefore are they
stirred 10 every exertion to keep
their hold on the people. They
are wide awake to the fact that
the saloon and efficiency are
sworn foes, and sooner or later
efficiency will win the fight. The
fight need not be long if all who
believe in the mission Of Jesus
Christ to the world, and are true
followers of His, will do their
whole duty, and vote as they pro-
fess and pray; but herein lies the
weakness, so many who profess
to believe in the elimination of
the open saloon will talk long and
.oud against it and still keep on
voting the same old way. Do
they not know that the Great
Judge of the universe will Judge
BY the actions and not by the
words spoken? May the day soon
come when all men will have the
of their convictions.
Jan. 5. BUD.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-08
Wonderful Cough Remedy.

Wonderful Cough Remedy.
DR.. Kings New Discovery is
known everywhere as the reme-
dy which will surely stop a cough
or cold. D. P. Lawson of Ed
son, Tenn, writes: "Dr. Kings
New Discovery is the most won
derful cough, cold and threat and
lung medicine | ever sold in nay
store. It can't be beat. It,sells
without any trouble at all. 1t
needs no guarantee. This is
true, because DR.. Kings New
Discovery will relieve the most
obstinate of coughs and colds.
Lung troubles quickly helped by
it's use. You should keep a bot
tie in the house at all times for
all the members of the family.
Soc and $1.OO. All druggists or
by mail. H. E. Aucklen & Co.,
Philadelphia or st. Louis.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-08
Children CRY
FOR FLETCHER'S
CA 8 TO RIA
At the Expense OF Am
erican Labor.

IF a period of lower prices and
reduced cost of living is to come
it must be brought about at the
expense of American labor and
the American standard Of living.
Cheaper living, when we get it,
will be the product of diminished
producing power resulting from
smaller earnings and incomes.
But is the cheaper living worth
the price that must be paid for
it? The manufacturer who would
like to see a reduction in wages
such as will reduce his produc-
ton cost and thereby give him
entrance to world markets is, in
reality, seeking for a gain which
must bring with it a much great
er loss in the diminution of the
vastly more extensive home mar
ket, and the clergyman, lawyer,
physician, literary man and all
who receive salaries, labor under
a similar nallucination when they
long for the privilege of buying
the cheaper products Of the chea-
per labor of other countries; for
with such cheaper products must
come less employment for the
home population and a dlmlnu-
ton in the gross annual product,
which pays not only all labor,
but all salaries, all fees, all in
comes. Yes, free trade hard
times can give us lower living
cost, but, if so, American labor
will pay the difference, and more,
too. And when we say 'Ameri-
can labor" we mean every mal
and woman who works for wag-
es or earns a fee. American Ec-
onomist.
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As much as $1,000 has been paid in
South Africa for a male ostrich of a.
good strain and producing exception
ally fine feathers.
DR.. e. H. Sven of Washington pre-
diets that the woman of the future will
have a thick neck. broad shoulders and
other masculine features.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-08
Paragrats.

Some of us are born with a
temperament that makes it posi-
lively imperative to spend the
winters in Florida, The rest of
us just have to cravenette our
dispositions and pound along at
home.
If a man knew as much as his
six-year-old son is led to believe
he knows, the makers of ercy-
clopedias would all blow up.
A woman may not be able to
sharpen a pencil with a hairpin,
but she isn't guilty of trying to
open the front door at 80 am.
with a fountain pen.
There are just two things t. do
when a woman starts to argue.
One is to remain silent. The 9TH
er is to keep still.
X X X
Don't forget that if you are
only a one-cylinder man you've
got no business trying to run a
six. cylinder business.
The chesty chap who insists he
never made a mistake usually
has a wife who can't say the
same, when the question of mar
riage is being discussed.
x K X
Ignorance frequently commen.
ces with a large, black capital |.
x
Some men understand women
some comprehend Sanscrit anC
Punic F.: but only the proof-readel
can get through a husky TIM
table without batterlng his friz
zled brains out against the wall