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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-03
High School Football

At Iowa City IS, Columbia y0e Il
At Waterloo East IA, Osaeo 4
At Waterloo West II. Eldelg'
dustriAl Z. N 4.
At Dubuque IS. Independence 81
At Decatur SO. Clinton 0,
At Burlington 3, TT. Madison ~
At Milton Is. Keokuk 0.
At Fairfield 6, Fremont :. S
At Indianola 0, North Des lGG
Is.
At Des Moines- East ~. 49,
At Clarion II, Mason City I. me-
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sERcMAN's INJURY SLIGHT.

Noire Dame, Ind, Oct Dutch
Bergman, who injured his right ankle
in the second quarter OF the Case
game Saturday, was about the campus
today. Outside Of temporary linn
the injury will not handicap him.
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New York SUGAR.

New York Sugar.
New York, Oct. Raw sugar
Firm; centrifugal, $3.50: molasses
S.osc.
Enthusiastically; cut loaf, $3.50;
crushed. e7.76; mould A, S7.25: cubes,
$7.26; XXX powdered $3.50: powdered
J es.eb: hne granulated. @s.75: diamond
A. 4675; confectioners' A 1855: No. !
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BURLINGTON 1000,

Burlington. Oct. 2. The d0Do&t
all upset here Saturday when III
ball team Of Fl. Madison went
with the long end Of the score. -
Ing the local high school el6v403
to 8. 4. .8
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Peoria Cash orain.

Peoria. H.. Oct. 2.-rhe cash grain
market follows:
Corn-Unchansed TO nc lower: No.
white, SEC: No. 2 yellow. ssh @s6 &c;
NO yellow. S6hc; No. 3 mixed, sec;
sample, 100 sc.
Oats -Unchansed; No. 2 white 4s4c;
No. white, acc.
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Chicago LIve steeki cIe.ine.

Chicago. Oct. 2.-The closing live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market IS to 40c lower; re-
ceipts. $1,000; estimated tomorrow, 49,
900; bulk. 4S.360s.S0: light, &e.20@1o;
mixed, 39.0o@1olS; Heavy, 9(0l0.65;
rough, 3S09.30.
Cattle-Marlket best strong. others
steady to 10c lower; receipts. $4,000.
gheep-Market 10 to zoe lower: re-
ceipts, $4,000; top. 3S.2b; lambs, $40.
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Nov York Money; Closing.
New York. Oct. 2.-Mercantile paper
$40.
Bar silver-09 Nc.
Mexican dollars-53%c.
Time loans-2& @3h%.
Cali money-High. 7kqe; low, IN;
closing bid. 2H.,
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O.. Louis Herses and Mules.

East st. Louis. III, Oct. 2.-Horse and
mule market unchanged.
Horses-Extra heavy draft $175@225;
eastern chunks, S150@1e5; good south
erns. $S5Q125.
Mules-16 to 16h hands, 315O@270:
Is to 1917 hands, 3125@iso; II to 14h
hands. Ss0@125.
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Football Results Saturday
Harvard Is, Bates 0
va1n Ok CarnARie


AT New Haven - Yale Is, Carnegie
Institute Of Tech. o.
At Hanover, N. H., - Dartmouth
80, Boston college 6.
At Williamstown, Mass. = Williams
81, Rensselaer, Polytechnic 6.
At East Lansing, Mich. Mich. AZ
gies 40, Olivet 0.
At Notre Dame 4s. Case ..
At Syracuse 81, All Syracuse 0.
At Hamilton. N. Y Colgate 81.
Susquehanna o.
At Providence, r. I. Brown IS.
Rhode Island 0.
At washington, Pa. = Washington
and Jefferson s., Geneva 0.
At West Point = Army 8. Lebanon
Valley 0.
At Davenport Northwestern col
lege 81, st. Ambrose Is.
At Lawrence, Kan. University OF
Kansas 10. Empoxia State Normal Q.
At Des Moines - Drake z, Penn col.
lege 3.
At Ames 10. Teachers college 0.
At Northfleld. Mimi. Carleton 81.
Stout Institute 0.
At Cedar Rapids - Coe %. Parsons
At Mt. Vernon - Cornell IL, Des
Moines o.
At Grinnell 81; Leander Clark 0.
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kanaas CITY Produce,

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. z.-Butter-
Creamery, SIC: tfrstS. 3Shc: seconds.
9sc; packing, 24hc.
Ey6p-Firstt. soc:
PouitryH HEINZ 1Oc: ROSTERS, Inc;
oecilefs. 7le. -
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! Latest Markets Of the World
PLENTY OF HOGS
SENT TO MARKETS

Chicago. Oct 2.-Liberal receipts
here and throughout the west had a
depressing influence today on hog
values.
Choice cattle were in demand but
other kinds neglected.
supply Of sheep and lambs was over
plentiful.
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Minr:sps!is Closing Grain. !.

Minneapolis Mimi. Oct. CLOSING
grain:
Wheat-Dec., SISSY: May, 31.s3: No.
hard. $1.73k; No. northern, $1!sSh
@l70h; No. 9 northern, $1.64h @1.69M.
Corn-No.> 3 yellow, 7267Sc
Oats-No. 8 white, AK @441ac.
F1ax-32.42@c.4O.
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~ Ieuja Produen.

81 Louis, Mo-, Oct. 2.-Poultry-
Chickens. 13Aolec; springs. Tic; tur-
Butter-Creamery, sShc.
EggsE2Skc.
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omaha cash cr.ir.

Omaha. Nebr.. Oct. 2.-The cash grain
market follows:
Wheat--No. 3 hard. $1.53h@1.57.
Corn-No. 2 white. SSH 6s31kc; No. 2
yellow. S1@e1hc; No. 2, s0@soAc.
Oats-No. 8 white, 43x @l4c.
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CINCINNATI is
WINNER AGAIN
REDS DEFEAT PIRATES IN FINAL
HOME GAME; tuss TRIUMPH
OVER CARDINALS.

Cincinnati, Oct. 2.-The hnal game
Of the season between Pittsburgh and
Cincinnati was won by the latter here
yesterday, 4 TO 0. Toney pitched good
ball, letting the visitors down with
six scattered hits and striking out
eleven men. A field meet was held
before the game and in the long dis
lance fungo hitting contest Peter
Schneider, pitcher for the locals. drove
the ball 1875 feet, breaking the rec
ord held BY Ed Walsh Of 41S feet and
one-hal1 inch. Score: r H. =.
Pittsburgh -. O0o000000-0 5
Cincinnati ). 0o300010s-4 8 D
Batteries-Co Cooper and Wagner:
Toney and HUM.
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HOSE DIVIDE;
BOSTON WINS
cLEvELANps WIN IN FIRST As
sUREs eos1oN OF FLAG;
DRoWNs MOVE A NOTCH.

Chicago, Oct. BY losing the first
game or . double.header here yester-
day the Hose put themselves out Of
the chase, and the machine so expen-
sively fitted out last spring goes into
the scrap heap for the winter.
Chicago ..... o0o0oO0oo-0 2 8
Cleveland -. O00O1OO1s-2 S o
batteries-Taber and Schalk;
Coombs ard O'Neill.
Second game RH. e.
Chicago $50. 10220110o-S II 8
Cleveland ~. 0OO01OO03-4 8 q
Cicotte and LADp. Schslk and Lynn:
Penner. Gould. Lambeth, Klepfer and
DebeI7y, DAILY.
BROWNS IN UPPER DERTH.
st. Louis, Oct. flames was inef-
gective and st. Louis best Detroit yes.
terday. 8 to :, and moved. into fourth
place. 81. Louis got but ave hits, but
these. two doubles and three singles,
combined with bases on bales and
stolen bases IN the first ana fourth,
netted them thPee runs. Detroit got
thirteen hits, but Plank kept them well
scattered. Cobb got double and two
singles.
Score R.H.E.
Detroit ...... ooo1oooo3-3 - .
81 Louis -. 2001o3o0-6 & 1
Batteries-James and Spencer;
Plank ana Hartley, Hale.
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Cubs Win.

Chicago. Oct. 2.-Taps sounded for
big league baseball in Chicago yester-
day and % fitting wind-up Thinkers
Cubs whaied st. Louis In the exit con-
test. 6 to 8, before 5000 stick.to-the-
Anish fans. Score: r. H. e.
st. Louis -. 100010100-31 10 0
CHICAGO -. 22200O00s-61 II 0
Batteries-steele. Ames. Williams
and Snyder. Bratten; Perry and vii.
son.
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Results Yesterday.
Chicago. 6; st. Louis, 8.
Cincinnati. 4; Pittsburgh, 0.
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rHF RETAlL eRlcgo.
Flour and Feed.

ana fee6-orehan nouf: Il.
.Sc: soc: corn chops. per W.. sS.1S;
9sorts per cwt. $l.es: bran, per CIVIL.
ssa.oS: corn. per bu.. $i.sS: hay. per cwt:
w ave; straw per e~t". 900 Soc: nisN
~ .ck: S5c; corn ana cat chop. per
cwt, Sz.aS: corn chop 20 fhs. 4Sc; OIL
meal. per cwf@ s?es: wheat flour. PET
eustsr. Eos. snH Psui.ry.
creamery butter-40M45c; country
butter. ssma7c.
Eggs-Candled. ?'63Sc.
P0uIfry-Gees.. drsssed. zoe: tur.
KEYS dressed. SOC: dressed hens. 80
case: sprin< chickens. 3o035c.
ersah and Salt Fish.
Frozen. Sot fresh caught-9almon.
I've H.; haiibut. 1sc h.: red snappss.
Fresh hsh-Cathsh. zoe: bass. lSc:
trout Poe hallbut. 20c: salmon. re:
pike. s5c: tive Holsters. 4sc H.: bToiled
lohsters SOC each: white hsh. Ne H.:
crabs. hard shell. lSe each: soff bell.
.oc sach: nerch. 12hc: shrimp: sse
~; fresh mackerel, 40c each: shads
w each: .hadroc. zoe pair: frog legs.
1sc pair: Snanish mackerel; I've 10:
nesn herring. 1sc: white hsh. Soc:
"I iSc. -
~. nsn-Mackefe'. 5ooS.e nef,Ins
~ Tor zSc: COO w. KS.
mn PHI I0c: ~ mackere. w..
AZ ~. w ,n nag. .omsac ~; sai. COO. ~
rC 1n 10 :, ""seo M u,,se soc ~: n nn.,
"s .e! r, 10; sc1 nCHsn" . - ~, ~.
-. :, a. os .I n -. *.
~ n.s' .. ~ :, g '-'' N's
-" s,, IL S.n w,,,,.. a., .nm,x. n
..,H,ns. s1ss.. sn,s.S s :. 49,, 1y sos ! a.,
1nc NJ "a 80 800. S.rr~ e,roteA
Ma. ~. 80 -. ~. 1000 hrneiess
bsrrin. ~ ~ s,rote6 nerrfnr sc r.:
smote1 salmon Sc Is. snoke6 halibut
eSr IL, suloked 1t,,reeon sSc IT,: stock.
Ash doc :
eru,es.
Fr,its-Bananas ia n aoc, doc: lemons
4OM zoo. oranees. AH1Deye. apnles. 81 .
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Chicaso,o-s; Cleveland, "a
st. Louis, 6; Detroit, 8.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-23
FOR SALE-Iseal Estate
T.. T.. ROrEE e CO,
Corner Tenth and Main streets.

If YOU want a good lot in Woodland
Heights to build on. with water anu
sewer, see us.
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FOR SALE-Real Estate

lis East Twelfth street. rooms.
2io East Twelfth Street. rooms.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-23

FOR sale. 7-room new brick dwelling,
modern In every way. Price too low
to advertise Central West End. TO
secure this bargain you will have IN bo
quick. Box S43. city.
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FOR SALE-Rcal Estate

FOX sale. acre of land. with good
building, for less than half what
ton. apply to l.. NJ Barr SIS North
flfth Street after Il l.. NJ
PETERSBURG. one acre OF ground and
S-room brick house: lot fronts two
streets: This block OF property ad-
JOINS the heart of the present business
section OF Petersburg: exceptional bar
gain ut $4,000. Terms. s3,O00 cash.
balance one TO four years. You can
Address. if YOU mean business l,ar-
gain. i. .. BOX 23S. Petersburg, Va
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y w. BOWIE & son. INC.
lilo North seventh street.
2i3-knN.lMlnh--2
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-23

2i7 East Twelfth street. 5 rooms.
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* EMS NGToN Avenue. new brick home.
rooms. hot water heat: every con-
venicncc: $500 Sash. balance like rent.
$4,000. Let rs show YOU this.
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FOR SALE

\ most desirable two-apartment
building. near cherry and Main: under
lease ltwo tcnantSl. Can be bought for
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-23

STOP paving rent and let rs show
YOU a good little house in South
Richmond. tina, You can buy on easy
terms. and al the right price
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FOR SALE-Real Estate
FOR SALE.

a HOME on ONE OF THE BEST AVE
NUES IN TIE WEST END. DE
TAClIED BRICK HOUSE. BRIGHT
ROOMS. ELECTRIC LIGHTS. STEAM
HEAT. NEAR CAR LINE. LOT, so
FEET By l4l FEET. y BARGAIN.
DIRECT FROM OWNER. II $50. CARE
TIMES DISPATCH.
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FOR SALE-Rcal Estate


y, W. EoWE & son. INC.
ITO North seventh street.
3i3-isana"lph-
* ENSl NC;TON Avenue. new brick home.
rooms. hot-water heat: every con-
venicncc: $500 Sash. balance like rent.
$4,000. Let rs show You this.
HtNoNEI; Avenue. 24oo block. rooms
$4,000.
STUART Avenue. near Meadow Street.
rooms. detached in good condition
Sa.5o0.
MEADOW street. north Of Main, =
room br!ch house. ouiy S5,63o.
HIGHLAND rark Second Avenue:
beautiful location. now and VOL
built. $3.6"o, Small cash payment.
balance like rent
LOT On Emslow Avenue, Highland
Park. ON square north IT the park.
for SIS per foot;
bu.ldng Ia, or Investment property.
IL will pay YOU ~ sec MS.
" w BOWIE * son. INC,
Sales Department.
For sale. 200 acres. near city on good
road for about half tho real value.
Must lac sold. Il; T.. chatliu X Go. Inc,
Main aud Twelfth streets,
MAKE enormous profits in harhor
rropcr'y. faciuS new :"N"rnmcnt
lN Certain future. Live agents want
cd, New iiarhor Realty 90. Aransas
Pass. TEXAS.
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If YOU want II nice South Richmond
cottagc home. see the owner us
East Twelfth Street. Phone Randolph
627i-J.
The sun., 1916-08-28
LIKELY
TO ENTER WAR NOW

In the balkans an army OF 100000 men
who have been practically on a war foot
ing and In training ever since the close
Of the second Balkan war three years
ago. The harvest has now been gath
cred and immense stores OF arms and
ammunition have been piled up at s.ra-
tegic points along the frontiers ready
for an invasion OF Hungary or a dash
southwark through Bulgaria to effect a
junction with the allied forces moving
up from the .Egcan.
The new situation caused by Italy's
declaration Of war against Germany and
its probable effect m Rumaria are. II
il believed here. likely to put an end to
the INDIGESTION In Greece, where the peo-
pie. aroused by the Bulgnr Invasion and
the slaughter OF Hellenic garrisons Of
frontier forts. are In u ferment against
the pro-ierman attitude OF the King and
his present Ministers.
In his connection "A despatch from
Athens received to-day by the Temps
contains an illuminating piece OF news.
|, IL that Gen. Moschopoulos. an avowed
friend Of the Allies and "A partisan OF
venizelos. leader OF the pro-l.ntente
party. has been made chief CT stan Of
the Greek army.
By royal decree. thc sdespatch adds.
Ger. nrus~.~ts who h.d heao chief ~
staff. has been displaced. ~os,ens!bly go-
ing on a leave Of absence OF five days.
His assistant. Col. Mctaxas. has becn
appointed head Of the War College.
which takes him out OF active work. In
the army. These changes In the Greek
military command are IN consonance
with the demands 81 the Entente com-
manders in Greece.
The sun., 1916-08-28
RAIN ROUTS CROWD AT FETE.
Wet Celebration of IIOth Nnni,rr.
aRry Of Battle Of Long Isia

Twenty thousand Hrooklyn Iss.l',
who had gathered yesterday af'c NOON :,
Prospect Park 20 celebrate tie l."'l
anniversary Of the battle 90 Long Island
we're dispersed IN disorder rs Il l,lyy
downpour Of rain before the aer''n 'e'
were half over. n" rain. w,..H wa.
accompanied by Thunder and lgN's'g
interrupted the festivities O. yer
twenty minutes.
The meeting was held about the band
stand and most az IN" lII,' al
come without uuh'.'it. iu1"lu.eF
there wa a scramn'" On i'or.t -'.'
in the park. hundreds s,ohi's tie ero'
lection of the large trees. under " 81
they huddled uuiil IN" storm had '.ts~rd
The musicians Of t0Utcrnu's ha'i Ntv'
ing The protection OF ~" stand N'' =
only ones escaping with dry ,.'''s
Charles \. lItiuas, r'e~Id,i' .f re
Kings county II s@turi'll S'..''.. T. III"
whose auspices the tfialr was H'.,
sided. He iutrodu ed Goa p'r.l..H N.'
lam \. Prcnicrga~t ne u0" co. gro if'
| cipal speakers. Mr. Pre-" iorgN-' d''
, a. length upon the history ~ ''" '''
they were colehratiuC tul spoke G'on
unfolding the honor and r'"c'I'y o. '''
American nation and i'a nag
Arthur VI Howe. Mr. lI'nIs and sew
cral others made brief addresses
The sun., 1916-08-28
RUSSIANS RENEW DRIVE.
Take uciEht In CarpRthianx and
Continue Advance.

PARIS. Aug. 21-The Russian drive
Into Hungary through the passes of the
Carpathians. which has halted for Il
time, moved onward to-day and is Still
progressing. according to the official an
nouncemen, tele2raphed here. The Rus
SLAMS have driven the Ausirians out of
their positions on a hill three mile
northeast OF kover.a mountain, IN n
C~arpathians. which Is near Korosrl~4J,
In Hungary.
According. to the Germar statement
telegraphed here. the. Rus AIS made an
attempt at an offensive - "A new quar-
ter on the Dvina. VII q they attempted
to cross the river Lennewaden. forty
miles southeast OF RIGA. and near Fried
richstadt, ten miles north, The Ger
mans say they repulsed the attacks.
Should the Russians continue IN Of
fensive In this quarter, almost the north
en- extremity Of their long battle line
and not far south Of the Gulf of Riga.
the objec, would he to push forward to
a line ever with their gains on the
southern extremity in Gailcia.
The sun., 1916-08-28
EX.NAVY MAN FATALLY SHOT.
Wounded ny Police ~ Whom lie
hit with n blackjack.

\ man Identified by navy dis barge
papers IN his pocket as John +. Seeker
OF i5a East Ninty-ninth street, once An
oilcr on the ha.tlcshtp Michigan, was
fatally shot last evening by Policeman
George Meyer of tle 2i5th precinct The
policeman was defending "A prisoner
whom Seeker and others were trying to
rescue. Tho wounded man was taken to
-. Mary's Hospital, Jamaica, whore II
was said he would die before morning,
Meyer heard two mon arguing
abusively at Helvidere Park, corona.
|" /, and arrested them one broke
away, but Meyer held fast to III. other.
Frank Rogers of i2l iraham avenue,
Long Island tity. until "A crowd of SYM
pathizers rushed him The policeman
" ~ being badly beaten when Seeker nit
him an the head with n blackjack. As
The blow was about to be repeated VI, Yer
drew his revolver witt his free haud and
fired. hitting Seeker in the forehead
Meyer held his prisoner IN spite OF the
blow and turned him over to another Of
hcor Tho injured policeman WAS then
taken TO tho hospIta, for treatment.
The sun., 1916-08-28
GRAIN CORNER TO HIT ALLIES.
German writer Urges Price Wnnip-
uintiOn IN American Markets.

TIVE HAGrr. via London. Aug. 27.-To
corn" IN" grain supplies arains, the
Eltcnto Powers. despit" The tremendous
money sacrifices involved, Is y step
seriously urged by the commercial cdi.o
-" the Berlin Post.
III England buys N|unaninn grain 10
let it rot rather tHan to allow nc 10
have IT, says the writer. " "" can do
the same thing by manipulating tho
grain markets whcrc our C,.tmies buy
and which are also accessible to US. II
corners IN the Chicago and New York
markets are possible IN peace times, they
are more 50 row when tie demand for
grain is 50 keen and the crops In Amer
lea and enemy countries are 80 poor.
Considerations of Expectations in
our exchange should not dcte.' US as
long a. We bring victory nearcr, Besides
our food supplies aud the conduc' % the
war do not depend on exchange
the |0ylrdcrts. commenting ON tho
dangers of what II calls ,his wildcat
scheme admite that II would make
bread IN England and Franco lcarer.
but al u wholly unvl0vor.!ona;s cost ~
Germany.
The sun., 1916-08-28
RELIGIOUS PLAYING" HIT.
Marble COLLEGIATE Church breaches
Raps Pretended Prayers.

The Rev. Peer II. Milliken. preaching
at the Marble Collegiate Church. Fifth
avenue and Twenty-ninth street. yester-
day criticised persons who he termed
only played at religion and sat
through the sermons without caring
wha, they were about or talking Interest,
In church affairs.
This religious playing said Dr.
Milliken, appears I'm different forms.
First OF all. however. those who are
just playing religion require an eN-
pensive playhouse and sometimes a
minister that Is ready to take his SER
mon from, the morning newspaper. But
where there IL playing at religion you
Will ind there is very little praying.
There !s another form which might
NO called religious selfshncss. Those
who play religion under this guisc make
IL look so much Ike the real thlng that
II IL often mistaken for genuine religion.
The selfish enjoyment looks genuine
for a time Those who follow II an-
pear 10 take pleasure ia assuming uc
mental attitude that they are dC.ag
God a favor by belonging to the church
and looking forward to the comforts and
privileges of heaven. -They just play
religion all through this life and seem
TO feel that eternity will just be one
joyous rlaytimc.
our life here is not meant for pay.
hu, for active work in the cause of
Christ Jesus. The fundamenta idea 81
the Christian religion is unselnsh.
earnes; effort for the h~nttermont OF man
kind. not from the outside. IA re-
formers do, but by getting into the
human heart. When Christ came. TIA"
church Of God had been neRlcctiug her
duty. The church and the world were
playing religion. not living Il.
christ never meant to tearh that
! there must Ice no joyfulness or personal
| happiness. but he did mean tEa' the
| highest lie was one de voted to the SER
wee Of mankind and the worship ot
God
The sun., 1916-08-28
NEW RUSSIAN WAR EXPLOIT.
TrOOps Pull ~ EntanRlcmcnts
with winch and anchors.

~i'ErHoGRAp. Aug "7.-Au exploit which
IS of unpsual character. even under ores
cnt conditions of war, Ia singled out for
especial mention In the official announce
mcnt flum the War office to-day.
"In tho region of Shmardcn farm ,near
Rigab ~.al,an. ce'achmcn's of Icttlsh
ba'talions hrok" throuah the first line
~ ~" enemy's crtnnglemcnts at two
points" the statement says. FASTENING
m anchor AT each Of these points, the
rrillcd M with n winch the intervening
cn'~anglements, together with all the
posts, fer "A distance Of thirty PAGES,
The enemy c.1cncl FIRE on our Lettieh
troops without result"
The sun., 1916-08-28
DUTCH AND BRITISH AGREE.
Clash ON Herring Industry IL Re.
ported settled.

LONDON. Aug. 2S.-The Dolly Mod
says an agreement has been signed be-
tween the Dutch Fishing Association
and the British Governmcn. regarding
the future disposal of Dutch herring
catches n providing f1r the release Of
from 100 to $50 detained Dutch fishing
boats.
. The vessels will be relea sed. the news
paper says. on condition that Germary
shall receive no more than 90 per cent.
OF the seasons catch Holland will re-
tain another 90 per cent, fl home con-
sumption, while the remaining 80 per
cent. will be sold To neutral countries.
On every barrel Of tri' 80 per cent.
the British Government a ,rces 20 pay n
bonus OF thirty shillings 10 the Dutch
owners. The Daily Mail concludes by
saying that fishermen ba'ieve America
will get m st of the 50 per cent. which
goes TO neutrals.
The sun., 1916-08-28
EMPEROR'S PALACE SEIZED.
ItaIy Takes over Building Owned
ny Austrian Monarch.

ROME. Aug. 26,-Thc ncien palace
Of the Republic OF Venice, the palazzo
Ill Nenczia, concerning which there has
been II long popular agitation. has been
coniscated by the Government under n
decree issued to-day. The palace was
given by Pope Clement VIII. to Venice
and remained in the possession Of the ,e-
public until its fall, when It passed to tho
Emperor Of Austria, For some time IL
was the seat of the Austrian Emba ssy,
and more recently was occupied by the
Austrian Embassy to the Vatican.
The decree says the palace In conns-
Gated as n measure OF reprisal for
"abominable violations OF international
law and Devastation Of monuments and
buildings in Venice without any military
motive"
BERLIN. by wireless 10 Sayvillc, Aug.
27.-"The ancient basil'ca Of Parenzo.
an Austrian seaport In lstrla, was
shel,cd by Italian naval forces last week.
although II displays the usual lnterna-
tional protective signs, which are per-
ceptihle from a long distance" says the
Overseas NeS Agency. "No military oh
jccts are neav tho baslllca. The Aus
TRAN press refers to this as proof Of the
ltalians' destructive manila"