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The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-23
EAST SIDE NOTES.

GItems for this column may be tele-
phoned to 1915 or the State Journal office I
The members of the Westminster Guild
prised Mrs George Mckee Thursday
those present Sc fsv wers: creme Miss Nj nss Laura Ross
tell, Mrs e, g. Alexander. MRS. Fred
George Furman. Mrs Frank Luthey. Mrs
Wood Music wss sne nys Sy Mf eeeo<e Ro
ert Service who played during tho after
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Pryor of 9o4 HANCOCK
street were surprised last Wednesday
evening by the following friends and rela-
tives; Mr. and Mrs: Harry Clark and
Dorothy. MI. and Mrs. John Pryor and and
children. Marie Gertrude, Francis. Violet
9or ;aa sarsh as. saa Fox Ms H.
ss Rissias snd a Mss. e9sn1 IT, Ffintssm ss ao'A'
tained Tuesday evening at their home.
1122 lawrence street Mr.. and Mrs.a 1Ren
Tar IaTTpeSy: Mr.; Mr., and and Mrs; Andrsw Johnsdn
daughter Mabel ).
This evening the Junior congreeation OF
the Third Presbyterian church viii be en-
Rev: MI. Gilmore and Mrs Gilmore. sis as.
sisted by members Of the church. Chill
dren under II years Of age meet from i to
from 7:3O to 9 o'clock. 4
Mrs. Fritz Luenberger entertained the
Wild Rose Needle club Tuesday afternoon
at her home on East Twenty-first street.
The following members were present.
Mrs: F. L. Bechtel, Mrs. M. Bevell, Mrs
II. Irons. Mrs. Upton Irwin Mrs III, E
Luenberger. Mrs. q. w. Nelson. Mrs. +.
NJ. Orner. Mrs. H. F. Schreiber. Mrs. r.
L. Summers. Mrs. J. 8. Taylor, Mrs. W.
A. Thornburg. Mrs. C. H. Taylor, Mrs,
w. Z. Wilkinson and Mrs. Luenberger
Miss Fisher was a guest of the club The
next regular meeting will be held with
Mrs. G. w. Nelson. 815 Garfield street,
The body of John Bramhill who died
Tuesday was taken to Admire Kan, this
morning for burial. His sons from St
Joseph and Denver and daughter from
Fort Scott arrived last night.
The Dorcas society Of the Third Chris
tan church held its regular business
meeting Thursday afternoon at the home
Of Mrs. III. J. Corwine on East Third
street. The following members were pres
ent: Mrs. James Cornish Mrs o. D.
Johnson. Mrs H. T. Mabray. Mrs. viii
liam Schneider. Mrs. Walter Mowrer
Mrs. Hun. Mrs. Durkee Mrs. Walter
Sandford. Mrs. Louise Loud, Mrs Cor
wine. The meeting next Thursday after
noon will be held at the home OF Mrs
Durkee. SIS Branner street.
Coal-Ill nut at $3.50 per ton while it
lasts; O., F. Spohn. 5N e. 4th. Phone
1928 W.-Adv.
John NJ. Devlin, of Cleburne, rex.
formerly of Topeka, has been here on
company business for the Santa Fe, and
returned to his home this morning.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-23
TURN HAIR DARK
WITH SAGE TEA
II Mixed With Sulphur It Darkens
So Naturally Nobody Can Tell.

The old-time mixture of Sage Tea and
Sulphur for darkening gray, streaked
and faded hair is grandmother's treat
ment. and folks are again using it to
keep their hair a good. even color,
which is quite sensible. as we are living
in an age when a youthful appearance
Is OF the greatest advantage.
Nowadays. though, we don't have the
troublesome task of gathering the sage
and the massy mixing at home. All
drug stores sell the ready-to-us prod
uct called .'Weyth's Sage and Sulphur
Hair Remedy for about so cents q
bottle. 1t is very popular because no.
body can discover it has -een applied.
Simply moisten your comb or q soft
brush with it and draw this through
your hair. taking one small strand at
a time; by morning the gray hair dis
appears, but what delights the ladies
with Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur -
that. besides beautifully darkening the
hair. after a few applications. it also
produces that soft lustre and appear
ance OF abundance which II 20 attrac-
tive; besides. prevents dandruff, Itch
ing scalp and falling hair.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-23
MR.. OR MRS. DYSPEPTIC! GET YOR
STOMACH RICHT---PAPE'S DIAPEPSIN

waste, remember the moment Pape's
Diapepsin comes in contact with the
stomach all distress vantshes. It's
truly astonishing-alm marvellous.
and the joy is its harmlessness.
A large fifty-cent case of Pape's
Diapepsin will give you a hundred
dollars, worth of satisfaction, or your
druggist hands you. your money back.
It's worth its weight in gold to men
and women who can't get their stom-
achs regulated. 1t belongs in your
home-should always be kept handy
in case of a sick, sour, upset stOm-
ach during the day or at night. It's
the quickest, surest and most harm
less stomach doctor in the world
Adv.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-23
D1ecsts An Your Food, Leaves Moth
! ing to Sour, Ferment and Form
~ Gas-StOp Starving!

Really does put bad stomachs in
order-'.really does overcome indi-
gestion. dyspepsia, gas. heartburn and
soufness in five minutes-that-just
that-makes Pape's. Diapepsin. the
largest selling stomach regulator in
the world. If what you eat ferments
into stubborn Jumps, you belch gas
and eructate sour. undigested food
and acid; head is dizzy and aches;
breath foul; tongue coated; your in
sides filled with bile and indigestible
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-23

talk Saturday morning to the Junior
boys gymnasium at the r. r. 7. NJ.
c. A.
J. r. Koontz, general freight agent,
and Mrs. Koontx will leave the last OF
the week to spend q few weeks in
Florida.
Mrs. Adams, wife of F. H. Adams,
engineer OF shops extensions. has re-
City.
Mrs. Beeler, wife OF Engineer Amos
Beeler, returned today from Kanses
City. where she spent the past week.
Mrs. Wood. wife of o. J. Wood.
Santa Fe attorney, is i'll at Stormont
hospital
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-23

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The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-23

The boys of the State Industrial
school will be given a chance to see
the historical collection In the state
house. The boys are being taken to
the capitol building in squads OF
by the officers of the
school According to Superintendent
H. w. Charles the boys appreciate
and enjoy these trips.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-23

Los angeles, Jan. ga white radish
three feet high 36 inches in circumference
today from Los Angeles to W. 7. Bryan.
secretary of state, at Washington. The
radtsh. which is said to be the largest
ever produced in southern California, was
discovered by the secretary Of q produce
concern. who. knowing Mr.. Bryan's fond
ness Tor white radishes. decided to ship it
japanese truck gardeners and was one
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-23

II the weather gets much warmer
the fruit growers in the northern por-
ton of the county fear that the fruit
buds will swell and cause consider
able damage to next summers fruit
crop. Reports coming in from all
parts Of the country are to the effect
that no damage has been done up to
the present time but II the warm
weather continues it will undoubtedly
affect the buds.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-01
Ct. qunisi NeIttaae.

ct. 9onis, 81. @3ai. SSm
Gitp Sau &arf murOc geitern 81 81
rem bon &ierrc 2acleOc, Oes @riin-
oerS bon ct. 2ouiS, bon @ierreG6ol-
teau, cinem gta1fommen 2acleoe's,
Elm Gcnfmol cut6iiat. Den Geremo-
nien uobnten Orei @enerationen Der
2acleoc G6outeau 9iaAfommen
oeren 3a6l iest mc6rere Sunoert lit
bel. Die gntbiillimg Ger ans 9ron5e
6ergeitellten Statue, Oas &erf BON
George Sultan 3olnap, biloete einen
Gbeil Ser 6cier anlGBlib DER $50.
@ieOerfe6r oes Sa6rcstags Oer@riins
oimg ser Stoot. Der groBc lIm5ug
nit acknowledgement &oitiimieit, Der
am Sreitag 9l6enO ourd idmere &e-
qeniboucr geitort mur0c, purOc 9e-
Itern 9lbeno mieoer6olt. g8enn Die
@ettcroer6Gltniiic eS oeItattcn miro
Der llm5ug au6 nod belte uno NOR
gen 9[beno ltottfiu0en.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-01

miloern, ergi6t ii1 ans elmer neuen
&eriiiglmg, welde Die 6citebenOcn9e-
i9rdnfungcn, nod Oeriddrit lmo ole
9eltimmulng, ipona9 m1breno Der
n09itcn icbs @lonate ale Sonomer'
fer uno glrbcitcr ausgei6loiien iein
ioaen aui weitere 5pei Sdieu in 8ri-
tiidb Columbia, n0mlib 9temport, in
Der 9to66ariAoit oon&oncauOer, luo
9Q6erni auf Goncouoer SslanO, aus
oe6n..
Simoer Single, ser @ertreter oes
Sin0u 50 Stop, wanOte ii6 geitern
nit einem 9lppea oireft an Oen A5re-
mier BORDEN mO eriu9te, md6renO
S6we6ens Scr geri6tliden @nti6ei-
Olnq sic neuen 9lnfommlinge gegen
9iirgI6aft ouf freien SUB 81 ieBen
lu0 i6nen Oie gereiniglng nit i6ren
6relmOen old Oem &anOe 81 geltatten.
Die 9fegierung bat nbcr cine lment-
ibieOenc 9lntport ertbeilt.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-01
NinnirncLt in Qpniiinnn erluartet.

gSem 9rIeanS, Ga, 81. Wlai
- Nan erportet, Dab SbeoOore &oo'
Ic0elt i'm Srii6jo6r naG &ouiiiana
fommen miro, Inn Sen 9taats -Gun-
0ioaten ser &rogreiiioen in i6rer
Champagne 6e6iilfIi9 8u iein. So6n
S. @arfcr, WlitglicO oeS gtationql-So-
mites ser 9Erogreiiipen, per0iiett-
li6tc gcitern cinou bon Gol. &ooie'
belt an i'm geri6tcten 9ricL in Dem
scr 0bcrit i6rcibt; u3u aaererlt miB
id in 2oltiliaua 9feDcn balten menn
man mid BORT nod wiini6t." Die
9Srogrcliipen 9ouiiiana'S treiien Sor-
bcreitlmgcn, inn fiir Oen Is. Suni ei-
nen Staats GonDent nu1 gtep Or
leans cili5uberllfen.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-01
OIeiitin anriidac6Iic6cnc iyranen.

G1icago 81. @lai. IN Die on
29 Dor sic n@}orolsGourt" gebra6ten
6rauen our6 oaS pipdologii6e Ga
bpratorium Der 6ieiigeu Wlunicipal
Court Dorgenommeucn groben ergo-
Ben, ooB feline BON i6nen geiitig iiber
elf Sabre alt mar. Der @eridt pllr.
SC BON ser Siilfs 9Sip6oloain, SRI.
Marp Campbell, alsgcar6eitet Sii6'
ter @ooonow erfldrtc, es babe feinen
3pcd, Iol6e llngliidli6c nit @elobil-
Ben 5u belegen unO iic oann frei5ulai-
fen, oonit iie Oie @eieec mieOcr perle-
ten. sic ioaten ouf ipenigitenS Elm
SSa6r in einenl entipreAenoen Snlti-
tilt untcrge6ra9t werOen imO cine ge-
borigc @flege imO gr5icbung genie
ben. Ger 9fi6ter iagte nlh, er wer-
SC Scr 2egislahtr Die 8emfIliglmg ci-
mes cntipredenoen 9etrages 5ur
Griinoung cines iol9en Snititlts em-
pfe6len.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-01
0lra6erldlmiidnnngtan in @OiIun.

@oiton @1aii., 81. @}oi. SIM
lGBli6 OeS geitrigen @rd6eridmii-
dlngstaoes fono bier cine groBe 9Sa-
ra0e ser %eteranen Ocs ipaniihen
&rieges itatt. sluBer Oen iibli6cu6ei-
crlibfeiten auf Oen @r0bern oer Col
oatcn rnO Dor oen 6iitoriiben 0enf'
mdlern mitrOe aud oie i66rlide @a-
raOe Der 9lrbeitspierOe obae6alten,
uno DicIe Iportli6e @eranitaltlngen
in ser StoOt imO oen GoritdOteu un-
ternommcn.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-01
eilGernea lSriciter An6ilaMm.

gS orc ter, Wiali., 31. WlaI.E
9ReD. Soiep6 s. 9laoro, Scr Scelior'
ger ser 6iciigeu ct. Soiep6s Stride,
feiertc geitcrn iein iil6ernes Subj
lGlnL lno wGbreno Der 6eierli6feit
iibcrrei1ten i6m sic N2itglicOer iei-
ner @emcinOe cine @0rie nit $4,000.
@farrer 9[aaro na6n 0nS @eIO an
CAB cS o6er Damn an Die @cmeinOe
nit ieincn peri0nliHen GrlparniIien
i'm 9ctrage BON $3475 8nriid, Oamit
cs 5u ser grri1tng eines nellen %a-
robial S6ulgc6Guoes benlibt miro.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-01
9(itaten = 9(usihlni,.

@oncouoer, g. g., 81. @1ai.
DAB Oic Oominion 9legierlng
tcinespcgS beo6iidtigt oic @}aBre-
acln gegcn oie Gimuanocrung bon
9liiaten uo6 9ritiit6 : Columbia 5n
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-01
9SroIi6itiOn in g8cIt gSir9inieu.

GbarleIton, @. .Sa, 3t.Olai.
~ Stoats Steuer Gomnliiidr ST.
8. Blue, wcl6em Oie Gur9iiibrung
oes am 4. Suli in &rait tretenoen
9Sro6i6itions 9(menoements obliegt,
erlicB geItcrn an bic @refutip Seam-
ten in allen Nhni5ipalitGten Oic 9Iui-
ioroeritng, cine SrOinan5 5u Derof-
iclltlidcn, oltrb mclbe Die Serltel-
lung unO Scr 9erfouf BON Spirihlo-
fen pcrboien miro. Gies gei6ab, Oa-
nit Oie Muni5ipolgcridte llebertre-
tuugen Ocs9lmenOemcnts o6noen f0n-
men, o6ne OaB Die Staatsgeri9te an
oeruien mcroen.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-01
9lidIfer NOrn6lOmer ldluer franf.

2it1ficl0, Conn.,, 81. Ntai
GoS 9eiinoen BON Nm. 9. Soru-
blower. 9lidter OeS glppca @eridtS
0cs StaateS glcip Gorf melder ouf
ieinem 6ieiigcr Sommeriib felt orci
98ocbcn an cincr Ser5trant6eit oar.
iacoerIiegt. lit aciicrn elm ie6r FRITZ
Ides gcluorocn
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-01

3 Aub Scr 0euti9en.
ct. Sbomos. GGnii6-@eitiu-
oieu, 81. @5ai. Ger oeutide Greu-
ser nStraBburg" lit oeitern uad
%ort oil Frincc a6gefabren.
Der &leiue &rei5er, oelien Cont
monoant 6rcgatten-Gapitdn gSil5elnt
9aidcn it, ioa m06reuo Der @irreu
in Der 9lepublif @oDti inO Der Gomi-
nifanii6en 9lepu6lif, in oenen unge-
orOnete 3uitdnoe 6erriden Die SSn.
tereiien Der Oeutiben 9iei6sangebo-
riAen mnhrnehmen.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-01

Nerinotnn, aD., 81. Wlai. n
Cine Spe5ial @ranO ,Slrp bat geaen
Die felt einigeu @o6en itrifenoen
lniouiitii6en S9rciner sc 9tflaaen
cr6o6en. Siinf bon Ben 9lngeflogtcn
iino beidulOigt, am lebtcn N}ittwo6
oen geriu6 gema9t 5u 6aben ben
nidhnioniitiiHen 2lr6eiter Daniel
Qlopna6an 5u ermorocu. 0ie 9Inoe-
reu iino eincs Gonlplots 3pedS Gin-
ibi6tcrung Der ni@hnioniitiic6en
2lrbciter beibuloi9t.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-01

Giue @ierteIgliIIion @enitbcn uno
10000 gferoc ouigeboteu.
2iebtnedfs 9eidul0igungen
biniidtlid lleber0ortbeiIung Der
oclitiheu Reaieruug bel @affen-
Qieferumg aIs ooaig srun0Ios be-
mieicu. 0eutidIouo ouf 8a'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-09

to march through the intervals and
take the city and quite another TO take
the forts. They are as rule protected
by barbed wire entanglements. intend
cd 70 delay the charging infantry and
hold Il under fire from the fort and
trenches Immediately protecting the
fort.
After the bsrbed wire has been cut
or blown up by land tOrpedoes. built
especially to smash such Instructions.
the charging columns have to pass over
mined ground The usual mines are
those that can be fired electrically
from within the fort which throw tons
OF rock and other missiles into the air
II these barriers are surmounted, the
charging infantry must overcome a
counter charge from the infantry OF
the defenders, entrenched Immediately
before the forts.
II the enemy's attackers finally get
at close quarters with the fort they
find ii surrounded by a deep ditch, 50
feet wide and filled with water. de-
Tended by machine guns trained
lenEthwise along the ditch and by in
fantry fire from the ramparts within
the fort.
While the fort is powerfully equipped
to protect itself from direct assault. its
fall is only a matter OF time when II
is isolated and besieged.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-09
GERMANS KEEP WORD,
DESPITE SHOOTING

London, Eng sept 9.-An Ostend
dispatch to Reuters Telegram com
pany gives a late report of the shoot
ing Of German officers in Client which
has considerably modified the serious
ness OF the case. one Of the German
wounded admitted at the hospital that
he had lost his road
The wounded officer had been taken
under the protection Of the American
consul and will not be held as pris-
oner of war.
The burgomaster. after explaining
the case TO the German commander,
made the statement that the agree
ment with the Germans not TO enter
the city viii not be changed as a re
suit
Another dispatch from Client. evil
IDENTIFY filed earlier but delayed, eS-
plains the incident referred TO in the
Ostend dispatch. It says that in spite
Of the agreement two German officers
entered the city and were surprised by
Belgian troops who fired on them from
a mitrailleuse mounted on an automo-
bile One officer was killed and the
other seriously wounded.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-09

bureau" they take in more news than
they bring out. and they writhe in the
pains OF censored knowledge. But the
censOrs smile blaudly and politely muir
muir "And the next, pleaseE Not
even a floor walker can excel a censor
In pOliteness
In spite Of its reserve and repression,
the press bureau is the recording IN
strument of the war me more war
correspondents are discouraged and
denied. the more the censOrs become
the evangelists Of war In brief curt
official pnraseOlogy they ten OF events
that shake the world they are tae
mOuthpieces of the makers OF history
Always Excitement
Because of the news that must come
there is always a strained excitement
In the press bureau Amid the INSIST
ent 1angling of the telephone Dells the
ruthless censOrinE Of messages, the po-
lite evasfous and the distribution OF
unlmpOrtant trlues, there IS ever the
feeling that the great news IS near A
rev yards away are the "AEe4tSs re-
celVcr5 Of the aqInlIttIly' 1llll4n d
stones throw is the war oIilce' ana,
realizing that they are IN the nerve
center Of news. the correspondents wait
for the thrill
And when the thrill does come, what
an humble setting IL viii have The
Offices. Of the press bureau are neither
impressive nor cOmmOdious- There is
nothing Of the spacious gran
duer familiarity associated with
government Offices it is a COM
fortress convenience. a SUDDEN reply
10 a has5y decision. The press bureau
is a new idea in England; IL Is the CO.
operative supplarA err Of euterprlsing IN
dividualism. The press bureau uoes
not gather facts. il sits them. There
is no fine writing. no vivid descriptive
work. no sentiment, and no color IN the
official messag es; they read Ike urgent
private kilograms at one cent a WORD
and as in a telegram. every word
counts
Maze OF Deserted Rooms
But again, what a setting 10 the
scripture Of a worlds war Cramped
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-09
SUPPRESS IS
BUREAU s NAME
British Call It Press Bureau,
but Newspapermen Have
A. Different Name.
nY HERBERT TEMPLE.

T.ondon. Eng, Sept 9--While what
~ NETS OF the war the public is
e-e+rina- is given out by the war offices
iD paris Berlin and PetrOgrad tSt
Petersburgl. the British government
has established a special department
for the dissemination Of such informa-
ZION as the authorities think the peo-
ME should have. This is known as the
bress bureau and is jointly maintained
ana supervised by the war office and
the admiralty
bouse for contemporary history.
Through the modest upper rooms OF a
ramshackle building in Whitehall
masses news that may thrill the world.
Rut the world rarely learns the news.
In modern warfare most news is con-
traband. and experts from the admir-
aIf-- and the war office sit day and
night and estreat Information cleaned
AT considerable expense and some per
sOnaI danger. The new bureaucracy
is like the sensitive cylinder Of a gram
ophone. and II preserves Its records. 1t
has large ears and a small voice. In
formation pOurs into the bureau in
floods and il trickles out in drops
The suppress" Bureau
Disappointed newspaper men have IA
cetfously described it as the suppress
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-09

and crazy. a maze OF deserted rooms. .
dusty. dirty. unfurnished medley Of
press bureau A score Of telephone
cabinets. half a dozen policemen. sew
eral war office messengers and a char
woman suggest an atmosphere OF en-
ergy- But the rooms remain aloof, with
inlet
The press bureau IS in governmental
Whitehall but not OF it. It IS not
even a poor relation. Rather It IS a
hastily adopted Outcast, a reluctant
recognition Of a necessary evil It
possibly is a fact that the war office
owns a feline mascot, a sleek. respect
able, well-fed. self-respecting cat The
press bureau also has a mascot, a mis-
cradle, half-starved. understood kitten.
that found a cOngenial refuge among
the refuse Of the bureau
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-09
KAISER SENDS
WILSON PROTEST

London. Eng. Sept s.-"There mas
been published in Copenhagen a tele-
gram which emperor William sent 70
president Wilson under date OF sept
l." telegraphs the Copenhagen CORE
spOndent Of the Londan Daily Tele-
graph. In this message emperor VIII
liam protests against the use by Eng
lish of dum-dum bullets and against
the participation Of the Belgian popula-
riOn in the war
Emperor William adds, in his COM
municatiOn to Mr.. Wilson, that MS gen
erals have in certain cases been COM
PEELED TO punish the Belglans and ne
expresses his deep regret at the De
structiOn OF LOuyain and other inter-
estinE places"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-09
PRESIDENT HAS NOT
RECEIVED PROTEST

Washington, D. c., Sept Sat the
white house and at the state depart
ment il was stated today that no mes
sage TO president Wilson from emperor
William had been received so far.
The German embassy today received
the following dispatch from its foreign
office.
The North German Gazette publishes
text Of kaiser Williams telegram TO
president Wilson concerning British
and French use OF dum-dum bullets and
Belgian atrocities against surgeons,
nurses and wounded soldiers"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-09
DENY BRITAIN TRYING TO
DRAW u. $ INTO WAR

Washington. D. c., Sept 9--Both the
state department and the British en-
Dassy here repudiated Tuesday the
suggestion Of A. Rustem Bey, the
Turkish ambassador. in his authorized
statement that Great Britain might be
endea voring to draw the United States
into the European war IN urging the
dispatch Of an American warship TO
interests I'm Turkey
It is known authOritatively that Great
Britain's expression on the subject
answered an inquiry by the United
States as to whether she would object
to the sending OF an American war
ship. The American government cir
cuIarized the powers before sending the
cruiser North Carolina TO Turkey.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-09
Cash Plano Sale at BIIIInr.,s.

We defy competition. II YOU are IN
the market for a quality piano and have
some cash. buy OF Billings this week
and save many dollars A comparison
invited. F. G. Billings Piano, 1O2 n.
Stanton St.-Advertisernent.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-09

W ". Carpenter. deputy collector
Of customs Will leave Wednesday af-
ternOOn for New York, where he will
represent collector z l. Cobb at the
annual conference Of customs collect
Ors. which will be in session in New
York for IS days.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-09

Disappointed newspaper men have IA
cetiously described it as the suppress
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-09

But It is one thing for the besieger
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-09

enemy by a system Of tunnels and
sunken rOadbeds, where the ground
does not afford natural cOncealment
On the other hand the military rail-
read system Of Paris was laid out be-
fore air craft scouting had gained its
present efficiency.
Have Two Fronts
The modern type of forts at Paris
are shallow from front TO rear, with
two fronts facing the enemy and meet
ing at an obtuse angle. The walls are
OF concrete reinforced with steel The
heavy guns inside are working from
disappearing turrets, being loaded be-
hind the walls and then elevated and
discharged These guns are aimed by
officers in armOred turrets which rise
long enough for them to take their OBJ
serTatiOns, and then descend to safety
while the gunners elevate the guns to
the desired angle When a gun is fired,
the recOu automatically causes the
turret to fall back into a place OF
safety from the enemy's fire. Search
lights are similarly worked from disap-
pearing turrets-
The primary use OF such forts IS to
keep the long range guns Of the en-
envy at bay It is not expected to re-
pei an infantry charge, except with the
aid OF the heavy artillery and infantry
Of its own force in the intervals.
II bes1eger has the forts alone to
cope with, il IS possible for him to
tLA w ms infantry forward, While
Smelling the forts, with less danger Of
annlhilation- When a hail Of several
shells a second IS striking q fort and
exploding about II, there is great diff
Guilty in working the guns, which are
IN constant danger Of being hit Also
IN the clouds Of dust and smoke made
by the bursting Shells II is hard for
the defending gunners to locate the ad-
Vancing columns Of the enemy and fire
effectively on them.
Barbed Wire Protection.
But II is one thing for the besieger