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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-30
ROADS'PLIGHT
NATION'SPERIL,
CARRIERS SAY
Rate Increase Needed to Face
Storm of War. Is Ar
gllment.
BOTH SIDES TO FINISH
THEIR PLEAS TO-DAY

wAsHiNGToN, oct. 29.-Arguments in
The advanced rate case were begun to-day
b, fore the Interstate Commerce Com
mission and will he completed by noon
~ morrow The commission will then
lave before 1t for final settlement the
question as to whether the carriers oper-
a'ng east of the Mississippi and north
u' the Ohio and Potomac rivers shall be
allowed to increase their freight rates )
p,r cent to meet diminishing net
revenue and the unusual conditions
brought about ny me European w6r.
when the commission met this morn
ing acting Chairman Clements announced
mat the argument would be limited to
,.sht hours. Time was then allotted to
the railroads. to Louis u. Brandeis and
To- attorneys representing shippers.
Mr.. Brandeis made a brief argument
combining himself to the record, and in
substance said that the carriers could
get the relief they desired by increasing
passenger rates and carrying out the
suggestions and recommendations made
rv the commission in the original de-
,.sion.
George $. Patterson, representing the
l'ennSylNhnla ftalHbau' Induc Ait Nhtl
argument on behalf of the railroads and
was followed ny ]. l.. Mimi. represent
ing the Wabash Railroad, and q. l.. But
terneld, representing the New York Cen
irh Lines.
Trouble Before war Hogan.
Mr.. Patterson in opening the argument
for the railroads said
The returns for the year ended June
%. 1914. indicate that even before the
war crisis there was something funda-
mentally wrong with the railroad indus
try.
The carriers do not urge that the
commission should grant the relief which
ia asked for as a matter of grace. They
do not claim that IL is the duty OF the
commission 10 increase rates on the gem
cral principle Of promoting the prosperity
NJ these Industries whose prosperity u
dependent upon the welfare or the rai''
roads regardless Of whether or not the
proposed rates are reasonable. The car
riers recognize that II Is the function o
the commission to determine what arr
rsasonahc rates in view or all the CIR
cumstances Of the case.
"They do claim. however, that in thi'
ESQ they have shown the proposed rate
10 be Just and reasonable, In that th'
rates are required to supply part o.
hat inadcquacy Of the carriers presen
i,v.'uc whi, has been found 10 cNlS
and n. .xlstence Of which Is admittedly
contrary to a sound public policy.
They further urge that the plight
'rc railroads is one of the gravest danger
!u the present situation, not only by rea
son NJ the vital Importance TO the com
munity that it's transportation machlher!
Ia ~ 81 ia a
and of efficiency, hut also because rail
road credit IL the very backbone or TN
Investment structure, now so graNel.
threatened by the present emergency.
The Calumet news., 1914-08-24
HOLLAND is
PREPARED TO
OPEN DIKES
Country Feels Secure.-Nation Is
Hard Hit Commercially

Rotterdam, via London,
Aug 24.-Whilc the major
part Of Europe is in a state
Of war, believed in The Meth
erlands to be one of eXtermina-
tion, the burghers of Holland
manage to live normal lives.
The feeling is the country will
not be dragged into the bloody
struggle.
Holland nevertheless is hard
hit commercially. On the fields
rot thousands of tons of vege-
tables normally consumed in
England and Germany. The
dairy markets suffer, and in
the ports, a thousand bottoms
lie idle. The unemployed in
Rotterdam is fifty thousand
and the total in the entire
country is 10000. The situa-
ton is not desperate as the
Dutch are Il thrifty race, but
the question is how long their
savings will last.
Holland, under normal con
ditions, does a tremendous
business in Germany, whose
export trade keeps much of the
Dutch canal, river and over sea
shipping employed. Now there
is none of this.
The Dutch forces have been
mobilized, and all is ready for
the breaking of the dikes at
the first overt attack against
the nations security.
The Calumet news., 1914-08-24
BULLETINS

London, Aug. PA Rome
dispatch says fishermen in the
Adriatic report the entire
Austrian feet of forty units is
proceeding southwark from
Pola, the Austrian naval base.
The objective is thought to be
Cattaro, Dalmatia.
According to recent reports
the French fleet is cruising in
the Adriatic.
Washington, Aug. 24.-The
United States Steel corpora
tion, Standard Oil Co. and
United Fruit Co. have notified
the government of their inten-
tions to put their fleets under
the American flag, under the
new law extending home reg
istry to foreign built craft.
The decision of the com
panies to place their vessels
under the American flag Gre
ates a nucleus for the new Am
Continued on and Page, and Column.
The Calumet news., 1914-08-24
RUSSIANS WIN
SIX DAY BATTLE
IN EAST PRUSSIA
Defeat Germans After Desperate
Fight Along 30-MiIe Front

London, Aug. a, 3 a. ma
dispatch to the Daily Mail from
st. Petersburg, sent under to-
days date, says that the first
great battle in the east Prus-
sian theater of operations has
been fought and won by the
Russians, who gained a com
plete victory, after six days of
desperate fighting. The cor
respondent continues:
1.-THE battle front extended
nearly thirty miles on both
sides of the main railway line
running from Eydkuhnen, a
town on the Russian border,
westward. The fighting began
on Thursday, when the Rus
slams attacked the German
first division, which had deli
vered several unsuccessful as
saults on Eydkuhnen. The
forces on both sides were
gradually increased, the Ger
mans finally having three ar
my corps engaged. One armv
corps had been hurriedly call
ed from Lyck.
"Fierce fighting took place
c-..;~...l -. o.l D.. Axl, Coi,.~.~
The Calumet news., 1914-08-24
GERMANS CLAIM TRIUMPH AT NEUFCHATEAU,
CAPTURING MANY FRENCH GUNS AND men;
PARIS DECLARES FIGHT is DRAW so FAR
SITUATION SUMMED
UP BY AMBASSADOR

New York, Aug. 24.-Count
Won Bernstorff, German am
bassador to the United States,
returned to his post today and
gave out one of the most au-
thoritative interviews yet en-
pressed here on Germany's at
titude toward the war. Ger
many is bound to win in the
end, he said, because her
course is right. He predicted
Americans would come to re-
mark on the conflict in this
light. Italy, he believed, will
take sides against Germany.
"My wife is with the Red
Cross at Munich" he said,
"and my son is with the en-
peror's guards. All my secre-
taries are at the front Ger
many is united to defend her
self against the unwarranted
attack of jealous powers. Eng
land has cut the cable to this
neutral country for the sole
purpose of preventing the
truth coming here.
1.-THE calling of the Japan
ese into the European quarrel
shows England does not feel
safe. Japan took advantage
of the situation for the sole
purpose of acquiring suprem-
acy of the Pacific.
"When the true story of the
assault on Liege is told, Amer
leans willhavea different opin-
ion. The troops under Won
Emnich numbered only be-
tween 5000 and 5000 infantry
and cavalry. The taking of
Liege was one of the greatest
military feats of modern times.
What was expected to take
weeks was accomplished in
days by two brigades. Won
Emnich was slightly wounded
in the leg but did not relin-
quish his command of the
troops at the fortress at Metz.
"'The last great German vic
tory | heard of before leaving
Berlin" said the ambassador,
"was at Metz by the army
under the crown prince. Re
ports of the Russian invasion
in East Prussia probably are
true. That part of the Ger
man frontier is not heavily for
tilted, but the Russians will
never cross the Vistula.
"F'ifteen corps of the Aus
trian army, each comprising
10000 men, are now on the
Russian frontier of Austria.
'In Germany, besides the
last line of reservists, | 300 900
men, upon whom the govern
ment had no claim for military
service, volunteered for home
defense.
Bernsdorff said his govern
ment had been Informed that
the Russian civil military au-
thorities had withdrawn from
Poland and that the Poles had
set up an independent govern
ment, with Warsaw as the cap
ital.
The Calumet news., 1914-08-24
JAPAN DECLARES WAR ON
GERMANY; BOMBARDMENT
OF TSINC TAU HAS BEGUN
CROWN PRINCE DEAD?

London, Aug 24.-Refugees
from Germany state, according
to the Evening Standard, that
reports are persistent there
that Crown Prince William is
dead.
The Calumet news., 1914-08-24
ITALIANS REPORTED
ON AUSTRIAN FRONTIER

Geneva, via Paris, Aug. "a.
Italian troops, according to
thoroughly reliable informa-
tion, are concentrating on the
Austrian frontier. According
TO reports in Geneva, the Ital-
ian army has been raised to
The Calumet news., 1914-08-24
LOSSES ARE ADMITTED
Fight With the Serbs Not to
Be Looked Upon as a
''Definite War"

buliitJ itdiy, VIA an nus
24-Vienna dispatches say the
difficulties of the campaign
against Servia have been re-
doubled by the troubles in Bos-
MIA. 1t also is stated that the
Austrians are about to aban-
the Servians on the Drina and
concentrate their forces
against the Russian advance.
London, Aug. pa Vienna
correspondent says the follow
ing notice has been published
in Vienna on the Austria-Ser-
Wan situation:
"On account of Russian in
tcrvention in the Servian war,
Austria is forced TO gather all
its forces for the principal
struggle in the northeast. Con
sequently the attack on Servia
is henceforth looked upon as a
punitive expedition and not as
Il definite war.
Considerable losses sus-
tanned by Austria on the banks
of the Drina are not surprising
in view of the superiority Of
the numbers of the enemy and
the fact that the latter are
lighting for their existence
austria will retire from
the offensive and take up Il
waiting attitude, making a
fresh attack when opportun-
ity presents itself"
CAPTURES OF SERBS.
Nish, via London, 11:25 a.
m. Aug. 24.-Replying to an
official communication on the
Austro-Servian situation, is
sued at Vienna, the Servian
government says:
1.-The official press bureau
has been authorized to issue
the following:
"The Servian army has cap
tured from the enemy in en-
gagements on the Drina, 4,5OO
prisoners, 53 guns, eight how
itzers, ia caissons, three field
ambulances, a medical column
with supplies, fourteen kitch-
ems, fifteen ammunition, pro-
vision and telegraph wagons,
railroad trains and several
strong boxes"
SINK AUSTRIAN BOATS.
London, Aug. PA dis
patch to the Exchange Tele-
graph Co. from Nish, Servia,
referring to the Servian vic
TORY on the Drina says the Ser
vian artillery sank a number
of the enemy's boats, includ-
ing eight transports carrying
troops. The Austrians are
massing on the banks of the
Drina for a desperate attempt
to regain lost ground.
GREECE SENDS TROOPS.
Rome, via London, Aug. "a.
The newspaper Avanti says
Greece has dispatched troops
in aid of Servia i'm the fight
against Austria.
The Calumet news., 1914-08-24
GREAT BATTLE ON in BELGIUM: GERMANS REPORT
BIG VICTORY over FRENCH; JAPAN DECLARES WAR
DISPOSITION OF THE GERMAN
FORCES NOW FACING ALLIES

Rotterdam via London, Aug. 4.-(Noon accord
ing to the best information obtanabe here the DISPOSE
ton Of the German forces is broadly follows:
The right flank, occupying the entire territory imme
diatey south of Antwerp, moving southwest in the di
Contin on nd PAGE olumn
The Calumet news., 1914-08-24

ss's
They have defeated an Eng
lish brigade of cavalry.
Washington, Aug. PA
dispatch to the German en-
bassy from the foreign Office
in Berlin says:
''The army Of the German
crown prince won a decisive
victory northwest of Dieden-
hosen over five French army
corps. The retreat of the
southern French wing on Yer
dun was cut off. The French
were repulsed across the river
Meuse and completely routed.
The crown prince gave chase
and took many prisoners.
Paris, Aug. 24.-(After-
noon)-It is officially announc-
ed that Luneville, Amance and
Dieuloard, in the department
of Muethe and Moselle, have
been occupied by the Germans.
The French situation other
wise is not modified.
Paris, Aug. 24.-"The gen
eral engagement continues to-
day with desperation" says
an official communication this
afternoon. Already both
sides have suffered serious
losses.
"Our armies had resolutely
taken the offensive between
Continued on 2nd Page, 1st Column.
The Calumet news., 1914-08-24
General Engagement Continues With Desperation"
Says Official Paris Dispatch, Both Suffering
Heavy Losses--Dritish Troops Hold Ground, II Is
Declared Germans Said to Have Taken Nancy

Paris, France, Aug. 24.-An
official announcement last
night said a great battle was
in progress along a vast line
from Mons, Belgium, to the
LuXemburg frontier, the
French and British troops tax
ing the offensive and facing al
most the entire German army.
The battle likely will last sew
eral days.
The Calumet news., 1914-08-24
In Order to Avoid Needless Loss
of Life Operations Against M-
au Chau viii Be Prolonged
Strong Resistance.

Washington, Aug. 24.-Ihe
danger of war between Japan
and Austria was removed to-
day through the agreement of
Austria to dismantle her cruis-
or, Kaiserine Elizabeth, now
at Tsing-Tau.
Toxic, Aug. 24.-T'he en-
peror on Sunday declared war
on Germany.
Germany failed to reply
within the time limit to Jap
ans ultimatum that she sur
render Kiau-Chau, and the
japanese government yester-
day afternoon ordered the be
ginning of operations on land
and sea.
The newspaper, Yamato, in
an extra edition, says the bonn
bardment of Using Tau by the
japanese fleet has commenced.
This message was passed by
the censor of the navy depart
ment.
PROLONGED SIEGE.
London, Aug. 24.-The Jap
anese embassy here expressed
the view that in order to avoid
a needless, loss of life, the OPP
crations against Kiau-Chau
will be more prolonged than
otherwise would be the case.
Coolies have been working
night and day for a month at
Kiau-Chau strengthening ev-
cry point.
Additional guns have been
mounted and there is no doubt
here that the channel to the
harbor has been mined
The Germans are expected
to put mp a desperate resist
Continued on 2nd Page, 5th Column.
The Calumet news., 1914-08-24

pursued the French beyond
Longwy. The Germans are
west of the Meuse river and
advancing against Maubage.
They have defeated an Eng
lish brigade of cavalry.
The Calumet news., 1914-08-24

London, Aug. 24.-The Off
cial press bureau has announc-
ed: "The British troops were
engaged all day Sunday and
until after dark with the enc
my in the neighborhood of
Mons, Belgium. They held
their ground"
The Calumet news., 1914-08-24

London, Aug. 24.-The con
hict between the allied forces
and Germans in Belgium eX-
tends along the complete line
of contact, and the French en-
bassy here has received infor-
nation that up to the present
the battle has been without ad-
vantage to either side.
The Calumet news., 1914-08-24

Paris, Aug. 24.-An official
announcement today says:
"The great battle between
the greater part of the forces
of England and France
against the bulk of the Ger
man army continues today.
"The Mission Of the English
and French is to hold virtually
the entire German army in
Belgium, while our Russian al
lies continue their successes in
the east. The Russians occupy
a territory fifty miles wide on
the German frontier After a
great victory, the Servians
have made safe Austrian ter
ritory to the north of them"
Berlin, Aug. 24.-(Wireless
to the Associated Press,
from Nauen, Germany, to Say
vile, Long Island)-lt is Off
cially announced that the
German army, commanded by
Grand Duke Albrecht of Wur-
temburg, has defeated the
French army at Neufchateau.
1t captured many guns, flags
and prisoners, including sew
cral generals.
The German armies under
Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria,
Crown Prince Frederick Will
helm and Grand Duke Al
brecht are vigorously pursuing
the French. Rupprecht cap
tured $50 guns at Luneville,
Blamont and Grey (French
department of Muerthe and
Moselle.)
The crown princes army
The Calumet news., 1914-08-24
SINK AUSTRIAN BOATS.
GREECE SENDS TROOPS.

Rome, via London, Aug. "a.
The newspaper Avanti says
Greece has dispatched troops
IN aid of Servia i'm the fight
against Austria.
The Calumet news., 1914-08-24

Continued on 2nd Page, 4th Column.
The Calumet news., 1914-08-24

NNEM m B Err OF THE
M ASSOCIATED PRESS
ALL ToDAY'S NEWS TODAY
The Calumet news., 1914-08-24

Continued on End Page, 5th Column.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-01
IT'S MEN ARE ENTONDED
FEARFUL CATASTROPHE IN A
NINE AT ECCLES, w. VA.
There Is Hope That Some of Unfort-
unates May BE Alive. Carload
of Collins Has Arrived.


ECCLES, w. Va.-Hope that some
of the IT'S miners imprisoned in
mine No. of the New River Collier
les company, wrecked by mine No. 6
by an explosion, might still be alive
stirred the throng on the mountain
side shortly before noon. A rescue
party driven out of No. reported
they had heard sounds as of digging
beyond the barriers of debris chok-
ing the connecting entry. A party
of fresh miners was hurried into the
entry and attacked the fallen mass
of rock with renewed vigor.
Early in the day Governor Hatfield
and Chief Inspector Earl Henry
headed party of mining engineers
and superintendents in an effort to
enter No. 5. They were compelled
to give up the attempt because of
distractions.
The crew from rescue car No. Z,
of the bureau OF mines, has been
steadily at work since its arrival, and
many experienced miners from the
surrounding country have been or
ganized by the government engineers
so that the work of clearing way
to the buried men may proceed with
the least possible interruption.
Twenty Ave doctors have arrived
here and car lasd of collins came
today. A great crowd has collected
on the mountain silently waiting I'M
til the galleries of No. are unsealed
and their tragic story told.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-01
BREEDING COTTON FOR MORE OIL
Oil Tests of Varieties Being Made at
College of Agriculture With the
View to Referring Yield.

ATHENS. Georgia State
College of Agriculture recently in
stalled an oil testing plant in its cot
ton industries laboratories. and Prof.
L. E. Rast, who is in charge, has
been conducting tests with a view
to breeding the type of cotton that
will produce heaviest, furnish the
most lint and carry the most oil. The
belief is that maximum of all prod
ucts of the cotton may be attained
with right selection and breeding.
Heretofore the main object in cotton
breeding has been for lint only.
It has been demonstrated at the
college that there is a wide variation
in the oil content of different varie-
ties. BY growing the best oil pro-
ducing kind and by breeding them
up to the highest state of efficiency it
is believed that such seed will COM
mand a premium from the oil mills.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-01
BIGAMY CHARGES AGAINST DOCTOR
DIR. Garrett, With Wife i'm Jackson
vile, Marries Wealthy Pelham
Girl. Arrested In Columbus.

PELHAM, Ga.-Dr. w. G. Garrett
of Whigham was arrested late Sun
day afternoon in Columbus on a
charge of bigamy.
He came to Pelham in January,
claiming to be from Tennessee, stat
ing, it is said, that he had lost his
wife and decided to come to Georgia.
Later he drifted to Whigham.
He established there as an opti-
clan. One of his patients was a Miss
Harrell, whose father had recently
died, leaving her a large amount of
property. They were married after
short courtship.
A few days ago, it is said, letters
came to officials of this section from
one Mrs. w. G.. Garrett of Jackson
vile, Fla, inquiring as to her lost
husband DR.. Garrett and his young
wife were at Camilla where the girl
was attending the trial of Policeman
Campbell on charge of Staying her
brother, John Harrell.
He disappeared there before OFF,
GERS could make an arrest, but was
apprehended at Columbus.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-01
" SQUIRREL PROVES A POLECAT
The Services of Policeman and His
Revolver Are RequisitiOned i'm
the Emergency.

SAN FRANCISCO.-A tilt with the
United States army is nothing COM
pared to that forced upon Police
man H. P. Lee of Bedekley when he
was called upon to eject a newly
adopted household pet from a linen
closet in the home of B. P. Gardner.
Policeman Lee knows, for he has
tried both.
The animal began visiting the
Gardiner home some days before. 1t
was mistaken for squirrel and
treated with kindness and delicacies.
1t made itself at home.
When the true facts became known
an urgent message was sent to the
police that the pets presence was no
longer desired, and Lee, the man
who recently chased an escaped pris-
oner through the Presidio, went to
the rescue
Lee found the animal in a drawer
of linen closet. After boring hole
and injecting little chloroform he
took a chance. opened the drawer
and fired fatal shot.
The skunk killed. Lee turned II
his report and made for the drus
store. where he bought i've separate
and distinct brands of perfumer.
and deodorizers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-01
DARK HORSE MAY BE THE WINNER
Judge w. A. Covington of MouItrie
May Get Akerman's Place as the
United States Attorney.

WASHINGTON department
of Justice will probably abandon its
purpose to defer the appointment of
a United States attorney for the
Southern district of Georgia until the
naval stores case has been heard
again.
1t is regarded as probable that
President Wilson will, within the
next few weeks, send to the senate
the nomination of a district attor-
ney to succeed Alex Alderman of
Macon, whose resignation has re-
NAMED unaccepted in the hands of
the attorney general for several
months.
In connection with the reported
purpose of the president to make a
nomination of a district attorney to
succeed Mr.. Alderman Judge w. A..
Covington of Moultrie, Ca, looms up
as dark horse. 1t is understood
that his naUle is being considered
both at the department of justice
and at the white house, and it would
occasion no surprise if he were NAM
ed for the Office.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-01
COLONEL NAT HARRIS ANNOUNCES
Macon Man Formally Enters Race
For Governor, and Is Given Big
Ovation by Home People.

MACON, Ca, May Judge Nat
E. Harris last night came out with
his official announcement for gov
ernor of Georgia in a meeting held
by his friends in Macon in the city
court room.
Judge Harris was introduced to
the meeting, which Comfortably filled
the seating capacity of the court
room, and was given a tremendous
ovation from the, gathering of citi-
zens made up of men from all walks
of life.
He gave out no platform, as such,
beyond to pledge himself to the SER
vice of the state, the whole state, to
the best of his ability on all matters
which might come up during his term
of Office.
He referred to his record as
Confederate soldier. as a member of
the legislature, when he fathered the
bill founding the Georgia School of
Technology, his record since at the
head of the great institution and his
having been on the judiciary COM
mittee of the Georgia senate when
the code revision of 1895 was made.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-01
MIsTRIAL is DECLARED.
Jury Disagrees in Murder Charge
Against Pelham Police Chief.

The jury before whom the case OF
Chief of Police D. c. Campbell OF
Pelham was tried, he being charged
with the killing of John Harrell on
the streets of Pelham on a recent
Sunday afternoon, announced to the
court Tuesday that they could NOT
agree and mistrial was declared.
The case was put into their hands
about 9 o'clock Saturday night. 1t
was bitterly contested and the great
volume of contradictory evidence in
troduced made it extremely burden
some for the jurymen.
It is announced that the trial VIII
again come up at the fall term OF
Mitchell superior court, and mean
while Mr.. Campbell will likely be
granted bond.