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Evening journal., 1914-08-22
Bv The United press.

by Inc united Press.
LONDON. Aug. 22-There is serious
concern over the situation in Belgium.
Officials make no secret OF the
strength of the German advance. 1t
has already overrun all Northern Bel
gium and is pushing south with the
French outposts retiring before it,
Namur has been isolated and the Ger
mans are bringing up heavy guns ap-
parenty for the purpose of reducing
It by siege rather than by sacrificing
many men to carry il by assault
Maubeuge on the Sambre river is ap-
parenty the objective on French soil
for which the German army is headed.
The German advance is now very
rapid and is proving very effective
While officials of the War Office in
sist that the Germans will be checked
before they get very far over the
French frontier, they have no hesi-
tation in admitting that the fighting
now begun, and increasing in volume
as the outposts fall back on the main
allied army will be of the most des-
perate character and that the re-
sources of the allies will he tested to
the utmost to check the great German
war machine
The German demand for payment
of war indemnity by Brussels and
Liege has aroused the greatest indig-
nation in British circles. All of the
morning and this afternoons news
papers denounced the action and de-
clare il "savOrs of piracy The Daily
News, however. while denOuncing the
levy as "monstrous,' says Germany
may technically have the right to i'm
pose this levy.
That the War Office believes stern
work is already confronting the army
now operating ON the continent is best
shown by the announcement that all ar
/ rangements have been completed for tn,
I establishment of emergency hospitals
at fifty different points. 1t was an
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
CONVICT SHIP TO STAY
IN CITY FOR SOMETIME

Owing to Captain d. r. Smith. Of the
convict ship Success, now at harbm
here. being n England, the vessel will
not he removed from this port tor some
time. II had been planned % remove
the vessel today. II viii be moved from
Warmers southside wharf to berth
farther down the Chrstana river The
ship will not be open TO the public at
that place.
Purser Coupe, who is in charge of the
vessel today said that Captain Smith
went abroad while the Success was at
Baltimore and he had intended 10 return
in three weeks. The last word received
here from him was a cable several days
ago At that time he said he was ip
the Isle of Man, and was about 10 SAL
for this country.
Since the vessel has been here. purscl
Coupe said the ship has been visited b,
10000 people who have paid admissions
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
Russian Troops Hold Most
Of The PrusSian Frontier

Austria with cavalry had been in
progress for several days but that
tine main army, comprising an enor-
nous force of infantry with sappers,
artillery and other needed supports,
actually crossed the frontier yester-
day This army is expected to push
rapidly forward.
The invasion of Prussia Is being
greatly aided by the Russian avia-
ton corps. Many aviators have
penetrated far into Prussian territory
carrying with them Russian military
observers. The result of these recon
naissances is expected TO prove of
great worth TO the Russian field
forces.
In addition the Russians have used
bombs TO great advantage A num-
ber of German military supply
depots inside Of the Prussian bound
airy have been demolished by ex-
plosives dropped by the aviators.
Evening journal., 1914-08-22

BY The United Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, rug. 22.-The
official War Bureau today issued the
following announcement "The en-
tire Russian army is now assuming
the offensive at every lelected point
covering the entire Eastern Prssian
and Austrian frontier. The German
and Austrian armies are being forced
back all along the line. Already
much of the Prussian frontier is held
by Russian troops and at certain
points in Austria. the advance guard
of the Russians is more than fifty
miles inside Of the frontier.
''The temper of tie officers and
men is excellent There has been
much fighting with heavy losses to
the enemy The Russians have cap
tured a number of German field
guns
II is stated that the invasion OF
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
MISS NESSICK BRIDE
OF H. P. STEPHENSON
Hundreds of Guests Attend
Wedding Of Popular Bridge
vile Young Woman

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
BRIDGEV1LLE, Del. Aug 22-
In Bridgeville NJ. f. Church on We'd
nesday evening Miss Eliza Bell Mes
sick. oldest daughter o. Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Harrington Messick. of that
town. became the bride of Harris
Perry Stephenson. of Pasadena, Cali
/ fornia. The ceremony was perform
ed by the groom's father the Rev.
I T. K. Stephenson. district superin-
/ icndent OF Dover district assisted by
/ the Rev. Howard Davis, pastor OF the
church. The decorations consisted
of a background hedge of fine boughs
and graceful trellis OF asparagus
fern and hydrangeas which were
nrtisticaliy arranged.
The bride carried a shower bou-
quet and bridal roses and lilies OF
the valley. and was handsomely
Rowned in white duchess satin draped
with chantlly lace caught with
orange blossoms The veil OF tulle.
looped with circlet OF orange blos-
some hung from her cad in graceful
folds.
The maid Of honor Miss May Mes.
sick. sister of the bride was hccommgly
attired in gown of pale pink meteor
trimmed with imported lace, and car
ricd q bouquet of pink roses
The bridesmaids were; Miss Ruth
Mossick. youngest sister of the bride;
and the Misses Annahelle and Grace
Rich. Of Woolich, Pa; Misses Anna
Cahall aud Nlnude Sudlcr. of Bridecyille
and Miss Alice Morgan Of Soaford
They wore dresses of white net and
tRneta Of rainbow shades and carried
shephcrdess crooks decorated with ns.
pargus fern daiutily neld i place with
b white tulle ribbon
Charles Henry Rawlins. Jr.. Of Bridge
q Vile. was best man, while Masters Har-
] rington and Miles lessick brothers Of
r the bride, acted in the capacity Of ribs
bon bearers. The ushcrs werei Howard
4 Galloway of Norfolk. Va, Dr. Charles
h. Ioslin. of Sudlersville. Md. Iouy
Nuttle. Of Hobbs Nd; DIR. Harrison
Manning. Of Scafordi irn Lewis Bridge
Willie; Norris White. Wilmington
The wedding march was PLAYED hs
z Mrs r. j. McAllen. cousin OF th'
bride. and the music for the occasion
I, was the same rendered at the mar
riage of the brides parents. The
bride and groom on leaving thl
church were presented with p tele
I, gram Of congraiulation from The Ep
y worth League OF Pasadena NJ. ?
+ Church. of which the groom is mem
her.
a A reception was held after the ccre
h mony az the home of the brides par
1 ents. where receiving line com
N posed of the bridal party welcome
a the many guests The bride an
- groom will be at home after the frs
M of September In Pasadena Cal
i Wednesday afternoon delightful
luncheon was served at the homo g
pr Mr.. and Mrs Messick, at which four
~ teen colleges were represented. nh
Is. guests numbered four hundred.
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
BELGIANS Cruel
SAY Three Girls
FROM WAR Zone
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Continued from Page One
ed at the hands of Belglans. TO whom
they were left for treatment
From what we saw ourselves and
our talk with the German wounded
we are convinced there is much more
truth in the German charges OF Bel
gian inhumanity and violation of the
rules Of civilized warfare than the
Belgian charges against the Kaisers
troops Possibly this Belgian cruelty
brought terrible retribution from the
enraged German soldiers. That is
conceivable.
THE peasants in Doihain were pas
siye and sullen. But those I'm nearby
villages were said to be ferocious
against the invaders We were near
the town Of Wise which has since
been burned by the Germans because
of the constant harrasslng of Ger
mans by villagers.
"As the roar of cannon continued
and a constant stream of German
troops poured through Dolhain. we
( began to get uneasy. Food was be-
coming scarce. We went to the Ger
man frontier but were refused per
mission to cross back on German soil
and then came back 20 the village OF
Carried. The German captain com.
manding the guard here was kind
ness itself He tried TO do everything
TO our comfort and finally wrote ul
a pass on a sheet torn from a poclke
notebook. That was vertable life
saver for us. lt enabled us TO cross
TO German soil again. We went e
Aix-la-Chapelle.
"Ihe American consul there, 90 whom
We applied for passports, said our Ger
man army officers pass was more pu
tent than anything he could supply. ~,
had the police stamp this sheet of note
paper, and it took us 20 Berlin without
trouble
Praised Courtesy.
Miss Park was enthusiastic in he
praise of the courtesy of the Germm
soldiery
"ln Doham." She said, "there was "a
Engishwoman and her little child stay
ing like us. at PEASANTS home. Ih
soldiers were kudlest in their treat
ment Officers came around daily anl
asked i, she were comfortable; if sh
had enough hedclothing 10 Keep hersel
and her child warm, and offered foot
from their army mess II it vns needed
Owing to the war with England, sh
was not permitted to cross the frontic
into Germany again.
During our trip from Cologne {
Berlin we passed az military trains {
"a hours. Everything passed of lik
clockwOrk
"Although we were in the center q
things. we can only testify Go the great
est courtesy and consideration of ever
German with whom we came i'm contac
Despite congestion nt the railroad ST,
tions the officials were never too bus
to help MS. and the soldiers gave as N
sindliest treatment. It's an eXpericn'
we wouldn't want again. and "
= wouldn't have missed for worlds"
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
Sharp Assault on French
Columns Expected Soon

pated and that IL will be met "when
the proper time comes
In Lorraine. the French army has
retired TO the protection Of the Vos-
ges passes and the movement against
Strassburg and Metz, heretofore con-
sidered as impossible to stop, has
been utterly checked by the German
army OF the Saar. The War Office,
however. says that the check was
due to the French invaders encount-
ering a vastly superior force and
was dictated by purely strategic
reasons" The French at Mulhausen
are also being pressed as the German
forces from the Swiss border heay-
lily reinforced by picked Austrian
troops are enveloping them and
third battle is imminent there.
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
PROTEST TO POWERS
ABOUT GERMAN BULLETS,
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
PARIS, Aug. 22.-The French War
Oflice tonight directly charged that
Germans are using explosive bull
lets in eontraventiOn OF the rules Of
civilized warfare. In an official
statement il was announced that a
formal protest was made tonight 10
all of the neutral Powers.
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
By ED L. KEEN.
nilcd Press StnH Correspondent.

United Press Stah Correspondent
LONDON, Aug. 22.-Jubilation over
the series of successes by the Belgian
army today gave way TO serious concern
over the present situation The ocu-
pancy of Ostend, giving Germany that
Belgium shore resort, while not officially
confirmed. is accepted as practically a
certaiuty The newspapers all voice the
fear that this latest German move may
mean an attempted raid through the air
directly against England.
While the majority OF the military eN-
pcrts say they cannot conceive OF any
such move, the great majority OF Britons
have Tor years been apprenhensiye OF a
German Zeppelin sailing over England
dropping high explosives on its cities
'rhe knowledge that Germans are within
four hours of the British coast by
steamer has made many at least ncrv'
Oue
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
MOOSE TO take part
IN LABOR DAY parade

The Wilmington Lodge No. 1874,
Loval Order of Moose at meeting
last night. decided to participate in
the Labor Day parade. The following
letter was sent out by the lodge:
John C. Saylor. Secretary Labor Day
Committee. Wilmington. Del.
Dear Sir: The letter from your
committee was received and read at
our regular meeting this evening and
was unanimously accepted.
"We heartily endorse the whole
proposition and believe that there Is
a true fraternal spirit nehind the
idea of men in the different walks
Of life parading together for such a
good cause as boosting the Delaware
state Fair.
I'VE have called a special meeting
of the ledge to be held next Friday
evening. August 28. at 8 o'clock
sharp. when our committee will pre-
sent the whole matter to our MEM
bership. We think we will have
a large turnout of our membership.
all carrying the boosters DO Il For
Wilmington umbrella, with the pen
nants floating TO the breeze hearing
the title Loyal Order OF Moose. 1S4.
rroclaiming TO the word the fra
ternalism and brotherhood OF man.
Thanking you on behalf of VIII
mington Lodge. No 1S4, for the invi-
tatiOn extended 10 us. 7 beg TO re-
main Yours very truly.
Edward c Sewer
Secretary Wilmington Lodge. No
1S4. l.. O. o. NJ"
John p. Cusack has been selected
as marshal and John Brainard and
William W Wisham as aids. The
Moose expect $50 In line.
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
AUSTRIANS lose $4,000
IN river DRINA FIGHT
BY rhe United Press.

BY The United Press.
NIsH. Servia, Aug. 22-Reports OF
fighting of the most desperate char
acter in which il is stated that the
Servian forces have been uniformly
successful, were made public by the
War Office today. These official ar
counts claim that in the three days
fighting along the hanks Of the River
Drina, covering a front Of 25 miles.
the Austrians have lost 25,O00 men in
killed. wounded and prisoners En-
tire regiments have been wiped out
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
FXcURsIONIsTs ON L0Ne TRIp

Ten hundred and hve excursionists
from Franklin City. Va, and stocklyl
Del, passed through here this morn
ing. shortly after o'clock. for At
iantic City for a days outing The
Franklin City train left at II o'clock
last night and the Stockly train
shortly before midnight. The train
was run in two sections and the last
passing through here on the De'a-
ware division of the p. b. and W.
railroad system, at $50 o'clock. The
excursionists will have Travelled
nearly 500 miles. when they get back
to Franklin City.
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
By WILLIAM PHILLIP sIMMs
United Press stan Correspondent

PARIS. Aug. % The German troops
are moving very fast all through north
ern and eastern Belgium Practically
mopposed they have spread through
Brussels TO Client toward Ostend
strong bodies of the enemy are pressing
steadily along both banks of the Meuse
Just out of range of the guns of the
forts of Namur. A strong German col
umn. with heavy artillery, is lombard
ing Namur. Every indication points TO
sharp. stern assault ON the French
lines of defense just where the blow
is being struck by the allied armies is
profound secret. But the War Office
experts declare that every move of the
Germans in Belgium has been ontiei-
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
AUSTRIAN BATTLESHIP
LOST IN BOMBARDMENT

BY The United Press.
PARIS. Aug. 22-The War Office in
an official statement today says; 1T
is reliably reported that the Austrian
battleship Zrinyi was blown up dur
ing the bombardment of Antivari.'
The battleship Zrinyi was built at
Trieste In 1910, was $50 "a feet long
with a displacement of 1926 tons
and her armament consisted OF four
12-inch. eight 9.4-inch, twenty 39-
inch and six 12-prs. She carried a
crew of sic nTen.
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
UNITED BOAT CLUB
TO CRUISE TO SALEM

The United Boat Clubs cruisers
and launches will join those of the
Salem Yacht and Gun Club tomor-
row morning for a run to Camden,
n. j., where those in the party will
be entertained by number of yachts
men.
Among those expected to make the
trip are: Vim, Captain William
Kirk Pioneer, Commander, c a.
Church; Alloway, Captain Reeves;
Starlight, Captain John Reinholtz;
Kermath. Captain Dudley Biscoe I;
Sweetheart, Captain George Porter
Arno, Captain William Moore; Nellie
c.. Captain Oscar Gouert.
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
TWO HUSBANDS ACCUSED.

William Hoch was charged with wife
beathig in City Court today He
wasn't ready for trial aud was held ia
$500 bail for hearing ON Tues slay
Charles ". Howell was held in S5uO Tor
hearing ON Tuesday 10 answer SINH
lar charge.
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
NEED AN INTERPRETER.

Mary Cooper. colored. was a de-
fendant in City Court today, charged
ly Galsan Eudu with highway rob
berry Eudu said his home is in
Porto Rico. Laa Wednesday night
he met the woman on the street and
she took his pocketbook containing
500. In order TO get a Spanish in
terpreter the case went over until
Monday.
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
GERMANS CLAIM VICTORY.
By The United Press.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 22-Charge
Haimhausen, OF the German Embassy,
stated 60 The United Press this after
noon that via New York be had re-
ceNed news that the German forces
have gained an Important victory bet
tween Metz and the Nosges mountains
He said no further details were received
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
GERMAN REPRIsALs AT LIEGE.
v NM Inited press.

UV The Inlted TItss.
LONDON, Aug. 22.-The position o.
the Belgian inhabitants of Liege is re-
ported TO be desperate. The Germans
have demolished a score OF houses in the
Ouai Pecheurs with artillery, killing and
wounding many OF the inhabitants, as
a reprisal for the shooting of a Uhlan
from one OF the houses
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
BUcKAIEw FAMILY REUNION.

More than 100 members of the Buck
alew family, descendants of Abraham
Buckalew, held their fifth annual re-
union at Brandywine Park Thursday.
Persons came from Pennsylvania, Nir-
ginia, New Jersey. Delaware and Mary
land. The feature of the day was the
drawing of lots for silver loving cup.
This was won by Howard Buckalew, Of
..ew Jersey. The cup will be again
drawn for next year.
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
GERMAN STEAMER CAUGHT;
BRITISH SHIP IS sunk
Rv The United Press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. Aug. p. Dispatches
TO the State Department today from Rio
Janeiro. Brazil, reported the capture OF
the German steamer Santa Katharine,
en- route from New York TO Brazil, by
the British cruiser Glasgow and the
sinking of the British steamer Hyades,
en- route from Rosario TO Rotterdam, by
the German cruiser Dresden. Both events
occurred of the Brazilian coast, just
outside the territorial waters.
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
POSTAL NEWS VACATIONS.

Postoiiiec cle-ks Clarence White. John
Slyhof, Richard kandle. Leroy Kirby
and Charles Stevenson. and letter car
liers Ielircs, Duffy. Sidwell. Price
Bowers. Stewart and Coyie viii leave on
Monday for their two-weeks' vacation
Most OF them viii spend their vacation
at the seashore OF other resorts
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
FIFTY MILE BATTLE
LINE AS ARMIES CLASH

Reports reaching here today saio
that German Uhlans had already been
reported from Audenarde, on the
Scheldt river, SO miles west OF Brus-
sells, 90 miles from the Belgian coast
and only 25 miles from the fortified
city of Lille
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
RrRGoMEIsTER SHOT.

BY The United Press.
PARIS. Aug. 22-The War Office
in an official statement today says
that the Germans have shot the
Burgomeister OF Aerschot and several
OF the prominent residents Of that
Belgian municipality.
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
By me United Press.

BY The Jnitcd Press.
ROME. Aug. - Reports that a gen
eral mobilization OF the entire fighting
forces of the nation, including the home
defense, has been decided ON and that
the orders are ready to sign are current
here. 1t is stated at the Foreign Office
that Marquis San Guiliano, the foreign
minister. has received no word from
Austria regarding his request for an ex-
PLANTATION OF the landing of Austrian mu-
nitiOns to arm the Albanians for service
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
FOR The sussex OFFICES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN. Del. Aug e.
Names of the following candidates for
nomination at the county primaries
to be held throughout Sussex county
on September 70 have been filed with
the Executive Committee Of the Demo-
cratic party:
County treasurer-Jesse T. Wells.
the present incumbent
Coroner-Eliiah Lynch of L.. First
Election district of the Seventh Rep
resentative district.
Representative Darwin S. Collins,
First Representative district: Oliver
Cordrey and John n. Elliott. Fifth
Representative district.
Levy Court-George p. Stoeckle,
Sixth Representative district
lnspector-William Payne. First
Election of the Seventh Representa-
tive district.
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
an LICENsE TO WED.

Magistrate Broman yesterday is
ued marriage license to Ernest W.
Beeby, of Kennett Square, Pa and
Alice b. Moore, Of No. llO5 West
street. this city
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
Entire Fighting Force
Of Italy To 90 Under Arms
MAYBE IT's WARS BOoM.

against Austria. The feeling aguinsi
Austria is very bitter throughout Italy.
MAYBE IT'S WARS BOOM.
BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. Aug D. Seismo-
graph instruments at Georgetown Uni
yersity early today registered an earth
quake shock of considerable severity
lasting from l2,49 a. m. TO l.0l a. IN.
The distance OF the disturbance was
estimated to be- POO miles away.
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
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Continued from FIRST page)
Is attempting flank attack upon the
French army In Upper Alsace which
has It's headquarters at Belfort. There
las been very severe fighting at a
number of points in Alsace-Lorraine
with enormous losses on both sides.
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
ANOTHtR AUSTRIAN REVERSE.

BY the United Press.
CETTINJE, Aug. 22.-The War
Office announces that after an all-day
attack upon the Seryian position a.
Grahavo yesterday. the Austrians
were repulsed with loss.
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
suFFERING FRoM FALL.

Miss Charlotte Mailman is al her
home No. 1921 Lincoln street, suffering
from the effect of a fall at Delaware
avenue aud Lincoln street yesterday.
Evening journal., 1914-08-22
Tract Baptist Church

picnic TO Welsh Tract Baptist Church
next Wednesday.
AT a special meeting of Town Coun-
Gil final settlement was made with
Thomas r Claringhold. the contrac-
tor who recently completed rebuild
ing Main street. The street and con-
crete gutter cost about $4,000
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-15
Clever Ruse.

A young lady took down the re-
ceiver of the telephone n day and
discovered that the line was In use.
Il just put on a pan of beans Tor
dinner" she heard IN m COM
~placently informing another.
She hung up the receiver and wait
ed for the conversation TO end. Upon
returning to the telephone she found
the women still talking. Three times
she waited, and then at last, becom-
ing ex~asperated. she broke into the
conversation.
Madam, | smell your beans burn
Ing" she announced crisply.
A Mortified scream greeted the re-
mark, and the young lady was able to
nut in her call.--Everybody's Maya
zine.
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And Then

After nearly a weeks absence
James presented himself at his
fancee's home.
oh" she murmured. Jelly, from
her seat at the piano, "you?"
Yes, only me-" meekly answered
James.
Wonder you troubled to come"
she remarked in an interlude of her
playing, disdainfully ignoring the
five-pound box of chocolates that had
been placed on the piano top.
Il couldn't; the doctor wouldn't let
me. dear"
Doctor wouldn't let your" she re-
peated scornfully. And don't dear
me. please,"
BE reasonable. sweetheart he
implored. II had dyspepsia so badly
that the doctor strictly forbade my
seeing YOU"
Poor thingl" she answered loft
lily. And why was | not to be seen,
pray?"
He told me to keep away from all
sweet things, d~arling,' he cooed.