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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, August 19, 1914, LAST EDITION, Image 32

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GERMAN PAPER SAYS GERMANS
HAVE HELD THEIR OWN
New York, Aug. 19. Defense of its
militant pro-German policy in the
handling of war news was made by
the New York Staatz' Zeitung in an
editorial today commenting on Pres
ident Wilson's statement issued yes
terday. The paper announces in its
headlines the capture of the Liege
forts by the Germans.
"Had the first warning which the
president issued to the press as the
forme rand informer of public opin
ion been observed with an open mind
the second would have been unneces
sary," the Staatz Zeitung editorially
declares. "The president urged that
the principles of truth and right and
fairness be observed not only in the
news columns, but especially in the
editorial expressions of the happen
ings in the European theater of war.
This well-meant warning bore little
fruit, as anyone may testify who ha
sin the past week been thrown into
contact with the "Anglo-American"
press.
"Germany has been able to defend
itself in the eyes of the American
people from the lying and hateful at
tacks of its enemies. Standing on
the truth and armed with the weapon
of righteousness, its sons have fought
and warded off attacks against the
fatherland which have been started
on this side of the ocean."
KAISER TO CHECKMATE JAPAN
By Karl H. Von Wiegand.
The Hague, Aug. 19. The German
emperor is planning to checkmate
Japan. If possible her ultimatum will
be made ineffective. Germany will
probably voluntarily surrender to
China her concessions on the Shan
Tung peninsula. In turning back to
the Chinese republic Kiao-Chow and
the German land and water-leased
territory the kaiser is expected to
emphasize that Germany has been
an economic force in the Orient that
has made for improved conditions.
While definite decision has not
been reached, a high German diplo
mat assures the United Press Berlin
officers that Germany is already ne
gotiating with China to turn back to .
the Oriental republic its leased ter
ritory. There is the most intense indigna
tion in German official circles over
the position assumed by Japan. But
it is realized that the ultimatum was
prepared at the dictation of Great
Britain and that Japan in this in
stance is simply the agent of Eng
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THE AMORY MURDER CASE
Six high school principals asked
for more proof at the inuest yester
day before they would hold Allan A.
Thomson for the. murder of Edward
P. Amory, secretary of West'ern
Railroad Ass'n. Amory was strangled
in his office in the People's Gas build
ing a week ago. The inuest was con-
tinued until next Saturday. Thom
son was called to the stand and a stiff
cross-examination by Ass't State's
Att'y Malato failed to shake his origi
nal story of shopping all morning.
Miss Irene Curran, a stenographer
in the office, who came back from
her vacation on Monday to testify at
the inuest, said that Thomson had
made many mistakes at the office and
had always attempted to shift the
blame on somebody else by lying.
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ORGANIZE DEFENSE LEAGUE
The International Defense League
of Chicago was recently organized by
members of various labor organiza
tions in Chicago for the defense of
members of labor unions who at any
time face trial or imprisonment as a
result of their organizing and agitat
ing work among the laboring masses.
The present address "of the league is
329 W. Chicago av., where meetings
are held every Sunday morning.
On Labor Day the league intends
to give a picnic at Mayfair Park in
order to raise funds for the defense
of labor unionists who are in trouble
in various parts of the United States
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