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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-27
CHRISTIANS IN TURKEY
SUBJECT OF CONFERENCE
Fate of Missionaries If Ottoman EN-.
pire Goes to War Arouses
Interest.

Condition of Christians in Turkey,
including many American mission
aries, and their probable fate in case
Turkey should become involved in hos
tilities was the subject of a conference
in the State Department today.
Rustem Bey, the Turkish ambassador,
discussed the subject with Sir Cecil
Spring Rice. the British ambassador
Both said they were dependent for
their information on press dispatches.
To Aid Palestine Jews.
The cruiser North Carolina will go
to Constantinople with gold for Ameri-
cans. Many of the Jews in Palestine
are destitute and an appeal for funds
has been made to Jewish charities in
America Temporary relief for Ameri-
cans has been provided personally by
American Ambassador Morganthau. who
has advanced several thousand dollars to
meet the immediate wants Of those in
need.
Mr.. Morganthau has raised $4,000 by
subscription. but has advised the State
Department that additional funds are
necessary.
A strict censorship has been placed on
the newspapers in Turkey which are
now controlled by the military and are
being used. according to diplomatic dis
patches here, to create strong pro-
German feeling.
The Turkish cabinet Is wavering over
a declaration Of war. The diplomatic
representatives Of the various powers are
in constant conference with the govern
ment officials, Great Britain and Russia
endeavoring to keep Turkey neutral. The
German ambassador. 1t is understood
has intimated that while Germany
wishes Turkey to remain neutral. he be-
lieved the Ottoman empire should mob
ilize to prevent an invasion by Russia
Ewes on German Cruisers.
Feeling is most acute over the entry
into the Dardanelles of the German
cruisers Goeben and Breslau. Grea,
Britain, Russia and France no. only re-
quested ten days ago that If these ships
were purchased by Turkey the crews be
sent to either Germany or Austria. but
promised safe conduct. Many of the
sailors are still on board and 100 OF
more are said to have been distributed
among Turkish torpedo boats.
The British government IS observing
these incidents with much disfavor, and
the situation has been aggravated by the
ability of several English merchant
ships to pass through the Dardanelles
even after the grand vizier has given
the requisite permission. Subordinate
officials disobeyed the instructions in
way as yet unexplained.
Great Britain has let it be known that
II the Goeben and Breslau enter the
Mediterranean with German crews
aboard they will be fired on by the Eng
fish fleet.
Neither Great Britain nor Russia. how
ever has assumed a threatening atti-
tude. automatically hoping to persuade
Turkey to remain neutral. \ few days
800 tha Russian ambassador was re-
aEested to cease using the wireless on
russian vessel in the harbor He &C
uuiesced gather than bring on an issue
with his government.
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SIR EDWARD GREY, IN COMMONS,
LAUDS FORMER GERMAN ENVOY

Ambassador Lichnowsky had strongly
urged the British government to alter
its decision. but the foreign secretary
said that would have been impossible
without England becoming a consent
ing party to the violation of a treaty
and subsequently to a German Invasion
Of Belgium.
He added that personal suggestions
made by the German ambassador Were
quite distinct from the communications
which the ambassador made on behalf
Of his government. His suggestions
worked for peace but authority did not
rest with him and that was why the
efforts for peace failed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-27

LONDON. August q $3.50 p.mD.-The
foreign secretary. Sir Edward Grey. paid
a tribute to Prince Charles Max Lich-
nowsky the former German ambassa-
dor TO Great Britain. in the house Of
commons this afternoon, saying that the
Diplomat had worked to the end for
peace but the real authority at Berlin
did not rest with him or those like him.
Sir Edward reiterated that the gov
eminent decided on August . the only
condition under which Great Britain
could remain neutral This was German
respect for the neutrality of Belgium
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-27
FRENCH WHEAT HARVESTED.
Farmers Selling Crops to the Gov.
eminent Agents.

PARIS, August 27.-The wheat crop
has been harvested throughout France
according to information collected by
the government The cutting of the oat
crop is we'll advanced. Beets are in
splendid condition
The news regarding the vintage is good,
although the vines are somewhat dam
aged by cryptogmaic growths.
The farmers are selling their grain to
government agents. The price of the
wheat is not very low. although that Of
oats is higher.
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Russian View of Fighting.

PARIS. August Fl. 4:05 p.m.-Alex-
andre Millerand, who became minister OF
war in the new cabinet formed last night,
today addressed the following letter to
Gen. Joffre, commander-in-chief OF the
French troops:
my Dear General: On assuming con-
troll Of the ministry of war. I wish my
first act to be to send to the troops I'M
der your command and their chiefs the
tribute Of the admiration and confidence
Of the government of the republic and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-27
CIVILIANS URGED TO LEAVE.
Trains From Konigsberg Reaching
Berlin Crowded With Refugees.

LONDON, August 81 (s:35 a.m).-k
merchant who arrived yesterday from.
Berlin, according to Copenhagen dis
patch to the Chronicle. says that trains
from Konigsberg reaching Berlin are
crowded with fugitives who state thar
civilians have been strongly advised to
cave.
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NEW FRENCH MINISTER OF WAR
SENDS TRIBUTE TO GEN. JOFFRE

country. France is assured of victory be-
cause she is resolved to gain it.
Following your example and that of
your armies, France will maintain until
the end calm self-control with an earnest
hope Of success. Subjected to iron dis
ctpline which is the law and strength of
the armies. the whole nation rising in
defense of its soil and liberties has ac-
cepted resolutely every ordeal, even the
most cruel.
Patient. tenacious and strong in its
right. sure of its will, it will hold fast.
l give you accolade.
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CARRIED FLAG TO VICTORY,
Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse
Relieves Wounded Color Bearer.

FRANKFORT-ON-M August es,
via London, August 27 f6:4O AMI
Wounded soldiers arriving here relate
that Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse
the emperor's brother-in-law, while lead
ing his regiment during recent ba tile
seized a flag from the hands of the
wounded flag bearer, and carried it on to
victory.
The empress has gone to the province
of Hesse- Nassau to inspect the hospitals
there.
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troops. This place has apparently been
reserved as an army base. The station
has been transformed into huge repair
shop. with a horseshoeing force.
Tho railway has been cut at several
places. A remarkable thing about the
German advance is that there are no
troops along the lines of communication.
The railway services have been reopened
by the Belgians in the town through
which masses of troops have just passed.
lat Audenard, fifteen miles southwest
of Client. where the greatest army pass
ed through, there are no troops. All the
foodstuffs in the town were taken and
the railway was broken. When the army
passed through the rear guard renamed
in town over Sunday and Monday. Inc
troops were Bavarians and all were Wen
behaved. The officers and soldiers hao
been on short rations and ate out the
town.
THE wireless plant on the chateau
near the town was disabled and all the
telegraph lines were cut Monday the
last Of the troops left the town. IT un-
doubtedly was part of the German MAN
army that passed through
Communication Endangered.
Tests made at various points along the
German army's line of communication,
says the Ostend correspondent OF the
Daily News, show 1t is surprisingly weak.
The Germans seem to have gone forward
with the Idea that they had nothing more
to fear from the Belgian army.
IF the allies can hold their own at the
front" says the correspondent, IL IS
certain that German communication with
the base can be cut at any moment IN
fact. their army seems to be up In the
air. It has no support and everything
has been CHANGED on a. victory for the
advancing army. which stravelins fast
carving its own supplies and supple
them with levies on the sur
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-27

MANCHESTER, Mass. August 81
DIR. X. T. Dumba, the Austro-Hungar1an
ambassador to the United States, an
nounces that he has received q dispatch
from the Hungarian secretary of for
eign affairs saying that THE attacking
Austrian forces are joining with Ger
man troops west Of the Vistula river.
ION August % near Krasnik Gin Rus
sian Poland, twenty miles north Of the
Galician frontier) Austrian forces re-
PEELED strong Russian forces and drove
them toward Lublin, capturing three ban
ners. twenty guns, seven machine guns
with their horses. and taking 800 Rus
sian prisoners of war
Near the frontier town of Nowoselica,
in the province of Bukowina. 10000
Russians were routed. Several hundred
Russian soldiers were left behind and
made prisoners. The Russians left war
material in our hands.
Russian forces have plundered and
burned entire villages in d barbarous
manner.
Russian View of Fighting.
NEW YORK, August 27.-The military
attache of the Russian embassy through
the Russian consulate last night issued
the following statement:
In eastern Prussia on August "a.
the line of the river Angerap. although
fortified for defense. was abandoned by
the enemy, without an attempt to Of
fer resistance Intersburg and Anger
burg are occupied by the Russian troops.
The enemy has retreated in great dis
order, partly toward Koenigsberg and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-27
Proposes Thirty-Day Leave.

Representative Prouty introduced a bill
to change the House rules so as TO allow
a thirty days absence, and no more,
to members. He said:
For forty-seven years there has been
on the statute book law preventing the
payment OF salaries to the members or
Congress during their absence unlesa
their absence was caused by sickness OF
a member or his family. During this
time the statute has never been enforced
except for about thirty days In the House
and never in the Senate; doubtless be~
cause of its apparent injustice Under lis
terms a member would lose his salary
If away in the discharge of duties couA
nected with Congress.
My amendment allows members to oe
absent only on being excused by the re-
spective house and allows no one TO
be excused for more than thirty DAYS
during one session except on account OF
his own sickness. This would break up
the practice of many members being
absent during the great part OF session.
q practice that has been serious one Z
Largest Attendance in Long Time.
1t looked like old times in the House
today when the largest attendance for
long period was brought out by the
hurry call for members under the Tn
derwood resolution to deduct pay for
absences. There were some telegraphlc
requests for leave on account of i'll
ness. some members sent word they
were on their way and a representa-
tive who has been away tor months
telegraphed he was coming. The New
York delegation. many of whom have
been absent for long period. appeared
in force.
The House broke into applause when
Representative Willis of Ohio, who
has been busy in the campaign lead
ing up to his nomination as republican
candidate for governor, entered the
House chamber, and others who have
been away were similarly greeted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-27

Chefoo, China, yearly exports 100000
pounds of silk thread.
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SENAT0RSDEBAT|NG
HOLDING COMPANIES
Agree to Committee Amend
ment Striking Out the Pro-
vision for Jail Sentence.

When the Senate took up the Clay
ton antitrust bill today Immediately
after assembling. Senator Reed OF Mis-
souri, urged that the provisions of the
House bill, making holding companies
criminal offenses against the law. be
| replaced in the bill. The Senate judi
ciary committee. while retaining in the
bill a special provision against holding
companies. eliminated the jail sentences
for offenders
The holding company has become a
favorite method of MONOPOLY" said
Senator Reed. ut has taken the place
OF crude. old methods of former years
Why this method of restraining trade
and creating monopoly should not be
punished by Jail sentences I do not
see. The penalty clause of the House
Dill should be replaced in the measure"
Senator Cummins of Iowa said that he
did not agree with Senator Reed.
When the stockholding of one COM
pany In other companies amounts to re-
straint OF trade. the offense is already
punishable under the Sherman antitrust
act, and is punishable i'll the criminal
court, said Senator Cummins.
BY vote of 20 to % the Senate
| agreed to the committee amendment strik-
| ing out the Jail sentence provision in the
section relating to holding companies.
Walsh Amendment Adopted.
Just before taking a recess last even
| Ing the Senate agreed to substitute the
Walsh amendment for section Of the
| bill prohibiting exclusive contracts. The
Walsh amendment is framed so as to
make. the new law effective against ex-
elusive contracts for supplies when a
| patented article is also involved in the
| contract
| An amendment offered by Senator Reed
making violations of this section of the
| law a misdemeanor and punishable b.,
| Jail sentences was adopted by d vote OF
20 to q.
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Is Still in the Statutes.

But that provision appears in the Re
vised Statutes" said a member today.
That may be true, but If 50 l am in-
clined to think it is a clerical error,
replied another member. las l am OF
the opinion that subsequent acts re-
pealed all previous legislation on the
subject
Assuming this repeal took place. d
difficulty arises with the sergeant
arms. House lawyers ask:
Can an employe of the House be d.
rected to enforce a mere House regu!d
ton not based on existing law
Another difficulty arises over the
question Of the manner in which certih
Gates for members salaries are mad'
out. These checks are issued by the
sergeant-at-arms on certificates signed
by the Speaker. and the August certi-
ficates are already made out. WIN the
Underwood resolution force the SER
Reant-at-arms to call for new certin.
Gates for the present month?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-27
What the Old-Timers Say.

Old-timers in the House declare that
the statement that a similar resolution
was passed in the Fifty-third Congress
s not accurate. A situation arose at
that time. it is said. requiring drastic
measures to maintain a quorum, and
the sergeant-at-arms started to dock
members. According to the story of a
veteran member, a Pennsylvania men,
Der named Mahon declared the ser
geant-at-arms had no authority to
make the deduction, and introduced "A
resolution which would make il legal.
This was April II. 1894. Mahon took
the ground 1t was privileged reso-
luton, but Speaker Crisp ruled other
wise.
Representative Mahon appealed from
the decision Of the chair. and the
House upheld the chair.
In the recollection of men who were
present at the time, the docking of
abSentees in 1894 lasted but a month.
and only seven members lost money
by It.
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If so, thousands of dollars in salaries
to absentees in August, who have not
been here at all in August, will be
turned back to the Treasury. VIII the
sergeant-at-arms make each man in
the House sign a certificate showing
the days on which he was absent in
the entire month of August? And. il
so, will some one arise and declare
that the Sergeant-at-arms has not au-
thority, even under the Underwood res
olution? Has the law to dock members
been repealed? These and numerous
other side lights on the pay situation
will make the Underwood resolution
one of the most difficult of rules to
comply with.
The resolution is entirely agreeable
to many members and entirely unpopuA
lar with many others. Northern dem<
ocrats say openly. and without the
slightest hesitation. that the resolution
is unfair and that 1t should have been
submitted to a caucus of democrats bee
fore Introduction in the House. That
it is bringing in members is apparents
as there Is no possibility of mo quoi
rum" today. Scores of members have
returned to Washington in the past
Ttwenty-four hours and others are on
the way.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-01-30
Laugh Away the Clouds.

Mistakes are to be laughed at. If
one were to take seriously every little
mistake he made life would become
burden to him. Laugh at your own lit
tie mistakes, and do not feel grieved
if others laugh at them. Laughing will
help you remember to avoid them an
other time quite as we'll as giving
away to serious regrets. Some peO-
pie are forever taking themselves to
task for some shortening. They are
the over-COnscientiOus ones. If we act
foolishIy on the impulse Of moment,
it is no more fair to punish ourselves
than to punish child for little mis-
take. 1t is right to look for the error
and acknowledge it. If one has
wronged another, he ought to confess
it and be more careful; then put it out
of mind. To grow morose and solemn
is to commit a second fault. No one
is doing any good to himself or others
by constantly eating the bread of peni-
tence The only time to remember a
mistake is when one is tempted again
TO the same fault Daily and hourly
keeping up self-reproach, one is worn
out. This does not mean never to
listen to the warnings of conscience,
but to see the fault, start afresh and
keep cheerful and hopeful
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-01-30
SEPARATE YOUNG FROM OLD
During Growing Period Young Stock
Needs to BE- Protected From Old
Ones to Prevent Abuse.

a good many people who might 9th.
erwise be very successful with poultry
have their profit decreased because
they allow the young and the old stock
to remain undivided in the same
house, or yard, or both. During the
growing period the young stock needs
great deal of food and needs to be
protected from the old ones, which, if
allowed to do so, will abuse them
more or less. If free range is impos-
sible, provide separate yards and al
ways keep the young in a separate
building, if possible, or in separate
room at least. Pullets getting ready
to lay need more feed as a rule than
hens which have moulted out we'll,
because the pullets need to finish their
growth and maturity, as well as make
eggs. This is another reason why
the young and the old should be kept
separate.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-01-30
= FRIENDLY TIP.
Restored Hope and Confidence.

After several years of indigestion
and it's attendant evil influence on the
mind, it is not very surprising that
one finally loses faith in things gen
orally.
A N. Y. woman writes an interesting
letter. She says:
Three years ago / suffered from an
attack of peritonitis which left me in
a most miserable condition. For over
two years I suffered from nervousness,
weak heart, shortness of breath, could
not sleep, etc.
MY appetite was ravenous but /
felt starved all the time. ! had plenty
of food but it did not nourish me be-
cause of intestinal Indigestion. Medi-
cal treatment did not seem to help. I
got discouraged, stopped medicine and
did not care much whether / lived or
died
One day friend asked me why |
didn't try Grape-Nuts food, stop drink
ing coffee and use Postum. l had lost
faith in everything, but to please my
friend / began to use both and soon
became very fond Of them.
'It wasn't long before I got some
strength, felt a decided change in my
system, hope sprang up in my heart
and slowly but surely 1 got better. ]
could sleep very we'll, the constant
craving for food ceased and I have
better health now than before the at.
tack of peritonitis.
my husband and are still using
Grape-Nuts and Postum"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read ''The Road to Well,
ville," in pkgs. There's Reason"
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine. true, and full OF human
interest.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-01-30

A COIFFURE which deserves more
n than passing notice even by ex-
perts in matters of hair dressing, is
pictured here 1t is, in fact, the
achievement of a specialist and its
beautiful lines and apparent simplicity
proclaim it as such.
Many women find themselves
crowned with fairly heavy growth
of hair which will not for some rea-
son grow long. A couture like the
model shown here exactly fits such a
case.
Only portion of the hair is waved
for this style; that is, the hair which
frames the face, and it is not waved
excepting as it is near the face. The
hair on the crown is combed smooth
ly over it.
To accomplish this effect, which is
that OF coronet about the face with
a mass Of smooth long puffs at the
back, the hair is cOmbed in small
pOmpadour before it is waved. AT
any rate this is the procedure which
the amateur will find to be the easiest
way. Professional hair dressers have
the Anack of marching" the hair into
waves that will arrange themselves
evenly, before the pompadour is ad-
juSted.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-01-30

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