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ostensibly Italy's reason for declar-
ing war on Turkey was the fact that
Turkish authorities refused to permit
Italian reservists in Ottoman territory
to return to their native country to
take up arms against Austria, Tur.
keys ally. The Rome newspapers
also charged that the Turks were plot
ting to regain Tripoli, annexed by Italy
following the Turko-Italian war of
1917. 1t was also charged that
Italian subjects in Turkey have been
mistreated since ltaly's declaration of
war against Austria three months ago.
Reports were circulated in European
capitals a fortnight ago that Italy had
concentrated an army estimated at be-
tween $4,000 and 10000, which was
to be sent to the Dardanelles to CO.
operate with the allied troops in the
attempt to force a way to CONSTANT.
nople. Later reports said a feet of
transports was concentrated near the
Italian naval base of Taranto ready to
convoy the transports to Gallipoli the
moment the declaration of war was
flashed from Rome.
Germany alone of the Austro-G Ger.
man-Turkish alliance is not openly at
war with Italy, though such a declara.
tion is considered probable. The Ber.
lin newspapers several weeks ago de
clared Italy was planning to declare
war on Turkey and that italian news
papers were paving the way by print
ing stories Of alleged Turkish outrages
against Italians. Berlin, however
took the news calmly, taking the view
that If Italy sent an army to the
Dardanelles and found it necessary tc
send troops into Tripoli her frontier
forces would be so weakened that she
could not wage successful campaign
against Austria
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GOLD LOST WITH ARABIcY
Wall Street Thinks Probably $s,ooo,.
900 Went Down.

New York.-In Wall street there was
a pronounced opinion that the Arabic
carried a shipment Of gold, perhaps
not a very large shipment, probably
not more than 100000 or $4,000.
600. in addition to a considerable ouan.
tity of American railroad securities.
1t was the presence of the gold, ac.
cording to some bankers, which
prompted the Germans to torpedo the
White Star liner. The argument thew
followed in developing this theory was
that, inasmuch as. the steamer carried
no munitions of war, the only reason
the Germans could have had for de.
stroying her was that she might be
carrying specie.
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CURTAINS FOR T. F. RYANs COWS
Roller Shades OF Best Grade Put up
In 100000 Stable.

Lynchburg. Va.-A well-known fur
nishings store of this city last week
filled an unusual order for the Orak
Ridge estate Of Thomas Fortune Ryan
in Nelson county. A curtain maker
was sent to the farm TO measure the
windows Of the $4,000 dairy barn
there and since then he hat made
roller blinds Of the best material and
put them up in the quarters for the
mich cows.
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U. S. TO MANAGE HAITI.

Will Control Customs and Administer
Finances.
Port au Prince. - The American
Government has addressed the Gov
ernment of Haiti, expressing its desire
that there be accepted without delay
the draft of a convention for 10 years,
under which there shall be established
an effective control of Haitian customs,
as well as administration of the
finances of the country, under a re-
ceiver-general and American EN-.
ployes. Under the terms of the con.
vention both municipal and rural
police are to be natives, but with
American officers in command.
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KEPT UNDER WATER 70 HOURS.
italian Submarine Reaches Port With
Tale OF Suffering.

Milan, Italy.-The Italian submarine
Nereid, which the Austrians asserted
they had sunk, has arrived safely at
a port in the Adriatic, having escaped
from the Austrian warships. Her
crew suffered a nerve-racking ordeal
through the fact that the Nereid was
compelled to remain under water for
70 hours because of an accident to her
machinery.
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COTTON is coNTRAsAND.
Great Britain Has Issued The DecIara
tion.

London.-Cotton has been declared
absolute contraband by Great Britain,
according to statement issued by the
foreign office. The statement de-
clares that the government proposes
to initiate measures to relieve depres-
sion which might temporarily disturb
the cotton market because of the con.
traband order.
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PAIN DRIVES HIM TO SUICIDE.
West Virginia Justice Shoots Self TC
Escape Suffering.

Cumberland, Md.-R. w. Clark, jus.
tice of the peace of Summers county
West Virginia, committed suicide
blowing off his head with a shotgun
He had been a great sufferer from in.
fiammatory rheumatism and went to
the garden fence and told his wife he
could no longer stand the suffering
He hurried back to the house and, be
fore she could prevent him, grabbed
the gun and shot himself
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PLAN FEDERATION OF UNIONS
Railway Clerks Would Get Transpor
tation Bodies Together.

Detroit, Mich.-Among the ques-
tons which are expected to attract
considerable attention at the national
convention of the Grand Lodge of the
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, which
was opened here, is a proposed move
ment to organize all transportation
unions into one large federation. Wade
Shurtleff, delegate from Cleveland, is
one of the leading advocates in favor
Of the movement
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-28
ITALY AT WAR
WITH TURKEY
Will Now Aid in Forcing the
DardaneIles.
ARMY OF $4,000 READY

Germany Alone Of the Austro- Ger
man-Turkish Alliance lie Not Open
" At War With italy, Though Such
a Declaration Is Considered Prob
able-ltaIy 5Iames Her Action On
the Support Given BY Turkey To
Revolt In Llbya and Prevention OF
the Departure OF the Italians.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-28
NINTH SHIP UNDER U. S FLAG.
Dutch Steamer Owned BY Company
With German Backer.

Washington. - Acting Secretary
Sweet, of the Department of Com
merce. authorized the issuance of
American registry to the Dutch steam
er Laura, now at Rotterdam. The
Laura is the ninth TO be admitted of
- ships proposed for American reg
istry by the American Transatlantic
Company, headed by Richard G. Wag-
ner.
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Reliable Method.

"Can you spell the name of this new
high explosive?" asked the man who
shirks.
YES" replied the one who il never
ct loss.
How do you spell it?'
"By looking in the dictionary"
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M'CLARYGRAMS

He who lies must sometimes crawl.
1t is easy to tell the man to whom
one can tell nothing.
The man who gets two ideas at once
isn't much better off than he who
gets none.
There are some people whose chief
study in business might be called that
of "trickenometry."
Go ahead first and take chances on
being sure you are right afterwards.
Watchful waiting may be all right
We wouldn't say; but this policy which
many people pursue, Of wishful wait
ing, T.. fierce.
Memory is a screen which retains
US those larger things that were
cd and pleasant, and allows to drop
way into Oblivion the small annoy
aces and petty meannesses Mo
slary's Magazine.
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May Convene Congress.

Information obtained from high Of
fetal Of the Administration reveals
that President Wilson and his advisers
have agreed upon the course this Gov
ernment will follow If 1t becomes
necessary to break off diplomatic rela-
tions with Germany.
The entire plan is as follows
If the facts show that the Arabic
was sunk without warning and ex-
tenuating circumstances and Germany
offers no satisfactory account of the
affair, the Administration believes it's
only course will be to sever all diplo-
matte relations with that Government.
Having done this Congress will be
called into extraordinary session.
There then will be no reason to fear
hot-headed Legislators that might pre-
cipitate a crisis that already had been
reached.
Congress will be asked for an appro-
priation for putting the nation in a
condition of preparedness, aggregating
$500 100000.
The regular army will be increased
to 100000 and provision made for re-
serves under the plan of Secretary
Garrison that would bring our avail
able army up to 100000.
Authorization will be asked for the
immediate construction of six super
dreadnaughts and at least two, and
perhaps three, fast battle cruisers.
The submarine question would be
solved by authorization for an ade-
quate feet for coast defense and sea-
going craft of the latest type.
Provision will be made for many
fighting aircraft, including both aero
planes, dirigibles and hydroplanes. A
very large appropriation will be asked
for this branch of the service.
Would Increase Defenses.
Immediate attention will be given
to material increase in the coast de-
fenses and enlargement of the coast
defense artillery.
All Government arsenals will be en-
larged and every governmental in
dustry put on 24-hour basis.
The private manufacture of muni.
tions for the Allies will be encouraged
and the United States will give its
moral support and aid to the Allies.
Army and navy officers will be de.
tailed to all private munitions plants
| to aid in inspection work, on the
theory that the development of these
industrial plants will enable the
United States to obtain all the sup
plies it might need in the event OF
actual hostilities.
In other words, if diplomatic rela
tions with Germany are severed, the
United States is to be the workshop
for all Europe, save Germany and Aus
tria, and the Allies will have no feal
of the supply not equaling any de
mand that may be made.
No American merchandise would be
permitted to leave American ports fol
possible German OF Austrian con
sumption, and munitions manufactured
here for the Allies would be conveyed
by United States naval vessels.
1t is agreed that in the event o.
actual war between the United States
and Germany 1t would be imprac
ticable for this country to send trained
troops to the Continent, but that the
navy would participate in a con
tingency that has been contemplated
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Aua. IS, 1914.

Aug. %, 1877 4.
Austria declared W ar on Japan.
Germans In East P russia retreat
ed on koenigsberg.
Russians reache d point within
eighty miles Of lie mberg, ealicia.
French evaew ated MueIhausen.
Lord Kitchen er made his first
speech In hous Of commons, pre-
dieting a long war.
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FIVE HURT AT POWDER MILL

Explosive Becomes Ienlted At pu
Ponts Carney Point Plant.
Wilmington, Del.-Five workman
were seriously burned, some of them
probbaly fatally, when loose powder
in mixing mill at Plant No. 1 Of the
Du Pont Powder Company, at Carney's
Point, N. j., became ignited this an.
ernoon. The injured men were
brought to this city on the Antbon
Hayward, one of the company's boat
and sent to the Physicians and 3
geons' Hospital.
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100000 FOR SUBMARINES.

Daniels viii Ask Congress For Big
Appropriation.
Boston, shall recommend to Con-
gress the appropriation Of $1.000,000
for submarines and aeroplanes, which
/ realize are the most powerful
weapons of warfare" said Secretary
of the Navy Daniels, upon his arrival
in this city to attend the meeting Of
Governors. Il also favor faster and
more powerful ships for the navy
which. in spite Of criticism. Is in nns
shape" he added.
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4,s2o,ooo TEUToNs FIGHTING.
Bulk OF Force Now On the Eastern
Front.

DUN VI ToTCS NOW vi IHG Eastern
Front.
London.-It is stated here that the
German strength on the western front
is 100000 and on the eastern front
100000; in addition there are Aus
trians numbering 100000, making a
total on the eastern front of 2,520,000
and on both fronts of 4,S20,O00.
Casualties among the Germans and
Austrians to June 80 were: Killed,
BOG, ,12S; died of disease, 1896; miss
ing, prisoners and permanently in
capacitated, 54O,723; wounded, SO9,1 1872,
making total losses to June 80, 1872
444
Germany had available at the begin
ming of the war 100000 men.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-28
MEDAL TO GENERAL BLUE.
GET American Medicine Award For
1914.

ington.-Trustees of the Amer
ican Medicine Gold Medal Award have
unanimously selected Surgeon General
Blue, of the Public Health Service, as
the American physician who has done
most for humanity in the domain of
medicine during 1914 The 1914 gold
medal has been awarded to him for
his work in national health and santa
ton.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-28

London-Italy has declared war
against Turkey and the Italian am.
oassador has left Constantinople. This
announcement is made in Reuter-
telegram from Constantinople via Ber.
lin and Amsterdam.
Marquis di Garroni, Italian ambas.
sador to Turkey, handed to the Porte
a note declaring Italy considered her.
self in state of war with Turkey and
demanded mis- passports.
The reasons given in the note for
Italy's declaration of war were the
support given by Turkey to the re.
volt in Lbya and the prevention of
the departure of Italian residents
from Syria.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-28
PEACE MEDAL TO WILSON.
Awarded BY American School League
For Noted Service.

Oakland, Cal.-The American School
Peace League, in session here, award
ed its annual medal to President Will
son for distinguished services for
peace during the preceding year. The
meeting of the league was the princi-
pal event in Mondays sessions of the
National Education Association and it's
subsidiary and allied organizations.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-28
TO INSIST UPON RECOGNITION.
carranza VIII Remove To Mexico City
Before Answering Note.

Before Answering Note.
Washington.-Gen Carranza, is
preparing to move from Vera Cruz to
Mexico City at once and to have his
government established in the old cap
ftal by the time his response to the
Pan-American peace appeal reaches
Washington this week.
According to all Information reach
ing here, Carranza, IA replying to Sec.
retary Lansing and the Latin-Ameri-
can diplomats
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-28
FRANK INQUEST FUTILE.
Jury Returns Verdict That Lynchers
Are Unknown.

Marietta, Ga.-Without being able
to elicit from any one of II witnesses
single clue as to the identity of any
person connected with the lynching Of
Leo M. Frank, a coroner's jury return
ed a verdict that Frank came to his
death by hanging at the hands Of
parties unknown. City and county off,
cials testified that they had endeavor-
ed diligently to get at the facts of the
lynching, but that so far their efforts
had been of no avail.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-28
DENIES ATTACK BY ARABIC.

DFItIsh HumITdIty says LIher Was
Sunk Without Warning.
London.-Supplementing official in
formation given out previously con-
cerning the sinking of the Arabic, the
British Admiralty made the following
announcement: "The Arabic was an
unarmed passenger ship, outward
bound to neutral port. 1t was thus
impossible for her to have been carry
ing contraband to this country "She
was sunk by a German submarine
without warning, and she neither at
tempted to attack the submarine nor
to escape from it."
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-28
last BULWARK
IN POLAND FALLS
Germans Capture Fortress With
Over $4,000 Men.
MORE THAN 700 GUNS TAKEN
Emperor William Leaves for the Front
To Personally Thank Gen. Won
Beseler and His Men-Terrifie
Force Of German Siege Guns.

Berlin (via London) ).-Oficial an
nouncement was made of the capture
Of the important Russian fortress of
Novogeorgievsk, with more than 85,-
900 men. The complete garrison con-
sisted of six generals and $4,000 men.
OF these more than 10000 were cap
tured in the final battle. The number
of cannon recently captured has been
increased more than TOO The guam
tity of other war materials cannot yet
be estimated.
The army group Of Prince Leopold
is making further progress.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen's left
wing drove back the enemy behind
Koterkakulva, in the section southwest
of Brest-Litovsk. South of the Bug
we gained ground on the Brest-itovsk
line. East of Vladova our troops
reached the region of Vondiszcza in
the course of their close pursuit.
The army of General Won Gallwitz
has made successful progress with its
attacks on the enemy, capturing 10
officers and 3,645 men.
The Emperor left for Novogeor-
gievsk in order to give the thanks of
himself and the fatherland to the lead
er of the attack, General Won Beseler,
and his troops.
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ITALY EvAcuATEs ISLANDS.

the Island Of Pelagosa.
Vienna.-The Admiralty announced
that "Reminiscences on Saturday
established the fact that the Italians
had evacuated the Island of Pelagosa,
in the Adriatic Sea, having destroyed
all buildings and Notifications.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-28
BANK ROBBERS GET $500.

Three Masked Bandits Pursued BY
Oklahoma Posses.
Vinita, Okla.-Three masked men
robbed the First State Bank of Ber-
nice, Okla, near here. of $500 and
escaped toward the Spavinaw Hills,
pursued by several posses.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-28
ABRAHAM RUFF OUT OF PRISON.
Will Keep Away From Frisco Until
After Election, He Says.

San Rafael, Cal.-Abraham Ruef,
under 14-year sentence for offering a
bribe, left San Quentin Penitentiary on
parole Monday by a side gate while
photographers and reporters stood
about the main entrance in the rain.
Ruef will spend 80 days on his ranch
near Ukiah, Cal, at his own request
because a city election is pending in
San Francisco, in which he does not
care to participate.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-28
U. O. A. M. COUNCIL MEETS.

Order Has 26,s1e Members and $751;.
941 In Bank.
Concord, N. H.-The annual session
of the National Council, United Order
Of American Mechanics, was opened
here. Reports showed that there were
1S state councils and 381 subordinate
councils, with a total membership of
26,316. The treasures of the sub
ordinate councils contain a total of
$739,941.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-28

The capture of Novogeorgievsk had
been foreseen since the fall of War
saw. When the general Russian re-
treat was made from the Warsaw
salient, Grand Duke Nicholas, the Rus
sian command-in-chief, elected to leave
a garrison in the fortress rather than
evacute this position, as it was recog-
nized that the only question was how
long the defenders would be able to
hold out.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-28
TURK ENVOY LEAVES ROME.
italian Ambassador Has Departed
From Turkey.

Rome (via Paris).-Naby Bey, Turk
fish Ambassador to Italy, with the en-
bassy staff and the consul in this city,
left for Turkey by way of Switzerland
Marquis Di Garroni. the Italian Am
bassador at Constantinople, already
has left that country.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-28
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
Aua. g, 1s14.

Japan declares war on Germany.
Namur, Belgium, captured by the
Germans.
Germans advanced westward
against Mons and charleroI.
French and English forces moved
northward against German right
wing.
Germans occupied LuneVlII e,
northeastern France.
Austria announced victory o. Ier
Russians at krasnlk.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-28
Auo. "a, 1914.

Nu9s GTS iSlT'
Retreat Of the English forces
from Mons began.
Germans In East Prussia retreat
ed before Russians.
Antwerp bombarded by German
Zeppelin.
Japanese Warships lIombarded
Tsingtau.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-28

The man who gets two ideas at once
isn't much better off than he who
gets none.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-28

He who lies must sometimes crawl.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-28

1t is easy to tell the man to whom
one can tell nothing.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-28

Go ahead first and take chances on
being sure you are right afterwards.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-05-01

perry and treacherous. At the end OF
four hours the venturesome Amos
came face up against a dismal catas-
trophe.
Horses. wagon. Amos and all had
slid and plunged where a snow ledge
had given way.
1t was a roll rather than plunge
and Amos landed waist deep in a
heavy drift, unhurt. The wagon lost
two wheels in striking rock.
"Whoa!" shouted the disconnected
wayfarer urgently as the horses tore
themselves loose from the wreck.
But the steeds were frightened, deaf
to command. Their harness trailing,
they struggled up the incline and were
lost to view, and when their owner
regained the mountain level he saw
them dashing away beyond reach or
recall
For several hours he strove to fol-
low and locate them Then his whole
body snow-clogged. wearied, exhaust
ed, he realized that he must set about
seeking some safe shelter for the
night
At length Amos found depression
under a rocky Ledge fronting away
from the fierce roaring blasts. Day
was dying. The prospect was not only
rorlorn. but even perilous. 1t was
question which way he should proceed
with the morning. homeward or town
ward.
TITS a two days tramp either way"
he reflected. THE horses are lost.
They will never find their way back
to the ranch and in such dangerous
weather it is useless looking for
them"
He had some food in his knapsack
and after a brief repast settled down
to rest for the night 1t was hard to
sleep amid the anxleties and uncer
tainties of the hour, however
Suddenly, as he lay thinking and
planning for the morrow, Amos sprang
up as a quick glare showed across the
ridge valley. why" he exclaimed.
It's a house-a cabin. and it is burn
Ing up"
Amos left his shelter. The snow
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-05-01
For His Life
andHisLove
=B BY #
Augustus Goodrich Sherwin
Copyright. 1915, by w. G. Chapman.)

Copyright. 1915, by w. G. Chapman.)
No abnormal low temperatures
within the limits of observation''-thus
the signal service bulletin, and Amos
Wilbur. reading it aloud, frightened
up, glanced at the thermometer and
then at the distant hills and went in
search of his father
Don't know what ebnormule means,
and rather guess them limits of OBJ
servation is limited" remarked old
John Wilbur. See here, son." and the
pioneer frontierman reversed the I'M
dersurface of tree twig near at hand.
Black, as you see. That means frost,
and a thaw, and snow. Durn yer low
temperamentsl Thars rain and
flood, jest as hefty elements, beant
theTe?'
But Amos was not to be gainsaid.
He had waited five long weeks to get
across the range to Bartonville. An
uncle, dying. had left him a good
team of horses and truck wagon and
a little sum of money. Amos was all
for joining young friend in a small
business at the nearest city. The rig
would bring a good price.
Five hundred dollars is some CAPT
tai and my friend has as much more.
] feel that I'm built for business, dad"
The old man kept his weather eye
fixed suspiciously on the horizon as
he gave a reluctant consent to the
proposed journey. He was getting
tired of ranch rigors himself, and it
was pleasant to think of comfortable
town life. In no sense did he demur
from Amos trying business expert
ment. The weather prospects, how
ever, were in ominous disfavor with
him. To the last, even as the spir-
tied team started off the next morn
ing. he persisted that Amos was tax
ing risks and advised a weeks delay.
Dad was right" spoke Amos to
himself sc hours later. Night was
coming on and a binding snow storm
had long since driven the team off the
straight trail. Were 1t not that the
steep divide lay behind him now, dan
gerously snow slogged Amos would
have made back for the home shelter.
The snow was soft, clinging and
binding. The rocky course was slip