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RUSSIA PREPARED TO SEND 300,000 SOLDIERS TO WMDE GERMANY
(ASSOCIATED PRESS BY FEDERAL WIRELESS)
PARIS, France, Aug. 21. Lieutenant-colonel Rousset, a retired French army officer and recognized as one of Europe's authoritative military critics, in a statement says that a great battle is now raging
: along the Allies-German front, that the battie-front is 250 "miles long and that 2,500,000 men are engaged.
. PARIS, France, Aug. 21. The Paris Matin late today issued a paper which declares that the French thus far have captured 91 German cannon, four flags and 19 automobiles.
TOW, BEIIIHD ST
FOEITIFICMK, TO HOLD
OUT WELL IF SIEGE STARTS
Associated Press service by FIeral Wireless.
PARIS, France, August 21. MTtary experts recognize that1
within ' a few dayi will occur the most formidable battle-shock
in the h'xtory cf the world, for .never before have such tremen-
dous masses .of soldiers so forxnidably-armed and splendidly-;'
equipped and trained for cbnflct faced each other and pre-f
pared for ccmbat. The battle between the German invaders on.
cue side and the Belgians, French and British on the other will
occur on Belgian toV it is certain; but the.strict censorship pre--Tizii
any statement as to the probable battlefield. I
' The French staff declares that it is confident the. battle will ,
occur under auspices favorable to the chances of the three allies.
(Note: The iews in recent d'epatches indicates that the battle
v21 -probably fought trot to from the h'storlc field of Water
PROMINENT IN THE WAR NEWS
;.-.p rrrce' August ' SlAntwcrp; against
; cits zsz zLzr? tpparcntly, directing offensive" operations," is.among1
f'ths nc:t ttrcrly f crtied' cit'.es 'on the Continent of-Europe.; If
Germany decides to reduce th's city in her operations against
France, it win require a huge army, vast siege plans that will take
. long to carry out... The siege of Antwerp would require so much
time and an army of such s!ie that it would proportionately delay
: and -xrrikea major operations against France. - '--
If Germany decided merely to invest Antwerp with a small force
in order to prevent expeditionary forces be'ng sent from Antwerp
aglnst the invading army, France and Britain, commanding the
seas, are liable to land superior forces behind the German main
guard, according to' authoritative military observers. V-v
Germany's problem now is therefore a very critical one and the
moves with regard to operations cgainst Antwerp are awaited with-.
intense interest. --X'S.- ;tV',:- .v'; ;:r;VV-;.;:..';:;:
PARIS, France,' August 21. It is confirmed today that German
Hussars occupied Brussels Thursday without firing a shot.
The German cavalry's activities have severed! all communication
between Brussels and Antwerp. All wires are down between Brus
sels and France. , i ''V-
Famine Slalks in Switzerland
irET7 YOUII, N. August 21. Cable advices received here
-from C?rit::riand reveal that that country Is already in a famine
, stricken condition. '' " 'V:
Fields have been destroyed and the country isolated from the
outside so that foodstuffs can scarcely be procured. The Swiss gov
' eminent in its extremity now seeks to buy coal, wheat and other
; provisions from the United ; States if the belligerent nations are
willing to allow the cargoes safe conduct on sea and land. The
Swiss government desires to raise an American loan in payment.
Thousands Form Foreign Legion in Paris
FAHIS, France, August 21. Seeking to enlist1 in one division or
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LJeuL-Gen. Count Hehnuth rort
' Moltke, chief cf Prussian general
staff; - President Poincare : of
France; Premier Goremykin r of
' Russia. ; Below, left to right:
Count Leopold von Brchtold,
Austro-Hungarian minister of for- J Associated Press by Fed. Wireless.
eign affairs; Grand Duchess Ma- CHICAGO, ML, Aug. 21. The open
burg; General SoukhomUnoff, I i Walter C Hagen, who finished the 72!
Russian war minister. j holes with a card ' of 290. . "Chick" j
Evans, amateur, was only one stroke
TODAY'S MAJOR
LEAGUE RESULTS
NATIONAL LEAGUE. .
At Chicago Chicago 7, Philadelphia
3. . '-,.: :
At St. Louis St. Louis 4, Brooklyn 1.
At Cincinnati Cincinnati 3, New
York 2.
At Pittsburg Boston-Pittsburg, rain.
No games in the American League.
worse. Francis Ouimet, jtne noider,
wr.i 298 for the two days play.
KUHIO'S CAR TURNS
L: TURTLE BUT NO ONE
SUFFERS ANY INJURY COL HENRY P. MXAIN
i ' APPOINTED ADJUTANT-
rSpfc;al Ptar-Bulletm Correspondence J
, HILO, August 20. When the auto
mnhilA that was nnvpvlr!r T)&pznte
another that they may get to the front and oppose Germany, 45,000 : Kuhk around this island tamed turtle
Jew, of in mUons, 3000 Bdgizv.UOO Italians, 2000 Eusdans, WjSggZtoltMteTZ
How They Stand
GENERAL OF THE ARMY
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
W. L.
New York ...... . . . . .
Boston ..............
St. Louis ....... .
Chicago
Swiss, 1000 Spaniards, 800 Roumanians and 125 Americans todav its t0 lt was luckythat- the Hawai- Henry p. McCain, adjutant-general's Ame
- J ian prince was not in the car. Kuhio department, to be the adjutant-general Philadelphia
' CXWded the Place des Invalids, fronting the tomb Of Napoleon, and had just left the machine, and was at f the army with rank of brigadier- Boston ......
i Philadelphia
Associated Press by Fe. Wireless. Brooklyn
WASHINGTON, D. O, Aug. 21. Pittsbura '
President Wilson today appointed Cot. Cincinnati
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offered their serrices to the French government.
All will le welded into "a Foreign Legion within the next few
"days. - ::'v-s ".-:.-.
Thirty thousand more have enrolled themselves as "friends of
I- France' and may be called upon.' .
WASHIKGTON DEFEES WAB TAX- '
)VASHINGTOX, Aug. 21. It has been announced that there will
be no war, taxes imposed in the immediate future, nor until an investi
gation by the treasury department shows what sort of burdens the
American nation can bear with the least inconvenience. President
"Wilson yesterday expressed the hope that the imposition of special
taxes at this.time might be avoided altogether.
Thomas White's ranch house talking
politics. The automobile is damaged
to the extent of. more than $1000 but
no one was injured.
i:' i ; ' SUGAR
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21. Sugar:
96 degrees test, 6 cents. Previous quo
tatiort. 6.31 cents.
MONUMENTS
Granite, Marble,
I Coping and Iron
Blue Stone
Fence,
H. E. HENDRICK, LTD.
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aier-generai ueorge narews, reiirea. SL Louis 55
T fChicago 56
General McCain passed through Ho- Detroit 55
nolulu two weeks ago en route to New York!l!..j.i!M...i 43
Washington from the Philippines, In Cleveland 36
answer to a call from the president for m m
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COTTON MAN BANKRUPT
RAWS ALSO LOWER NOW
NEW YORK, N. Aug. 21. Re
fined sugar dropped fifty cents a hun
dredweight today. ; . ,
Associated Press by red. Wireless.
NEW YORK, N. Y Aug. 21, Raw sugar is now 6 cents a pound
Eugene Scales of -Texas, one of the which, though an abnormally higft
"Big Four" cotton operators, has gone' price, is .53 cents lower than a few
Into voluntary bankruptcy. I days ago. ' : f ' V,
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CHAK1PIQNSH1P
RUSSIANS TO TAKE FIELD;
THOUSANDS OF FRENCH PJ017
REPORTED TAKEN PRISONERS
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Associated Press service by Federal Wireless.
LONDON, England, August 21. The British admiralty has ruled
that neutral goods in belligerent bottoms are not subject to seixure, .
thus releasing American consignments.
LONDON, England, August 21. -The Rome correspondent of ;
the Central News agency telegraphs today thai official dispatches
from St. Petersburg assert that 20 Russ:an army corps, approxi
mately 800,000 men, under Grand Duke Nicholas, will invade Prus
sia to do battle aglnst Germany. ' ' , :" " '
LONDON, England, August 21. Returning Americans continue
to emphasize the courtesy with which they have been treated in
Germany. . i .: ' . y ' '.j " - .
One of thAtn ssava that Tie saw1 fiAflfl PrTr nntAnm 'IVV- :
fort.
LONDON, England, August 21. The Amsterdam correspondent
of fReuter.' -Telegram Company says that cclaf
Berl'n repcrt the Baltic Sea clear of all hostile ps y :n f ?;
, r LONDON, England, August 21. The Brit'sh government has '
decided to lend Belgium ,10,000,000 pounds sterling in her present
financial crisis. ; "- - ' yvV'-! . "
SAN FRANCISCO," Gal , August 21. The U. S. torpedo-ooat '
destroyer. Preble was today, ordered by the navy department, after
conference with Customs officials, to station herself alongside th
German steamer Mazatlan to see that the latter does not violate
neutrality by leaving the port with coal for the German cru'-ser Lelp-;
The owners of the vessel, which is one of the Jebsen line, now
cla'm that a Mexican commission firm has bought the coal which
was originally intended for the Leipzig.-
Clearance papers Will be refused the steamer until proof is sub-
m'tted of the truth of the story that the coal is bound for Mazatlan,
Mexico. Meanwhile the coal is still aboard. It is said that a Ger
man agent who ordered the coal bought for the Leipzig recently '
arrived in San Francisco on the steamer Alexandria.
Indictments May Follow Probe
WASHINGTON, D. C, August 21. As a result of the probe -
that has been conducted for several days by the department of jus
tice and the department of commerceretiring Attorney-general Mc- t
Reynolds expects several indictments to be returned charging per-,
sons with conspiracy to raise the price of foodstuffs.
War Risk Bureaa Plan Progresses
WASHINGTON, D. O, August 21. The senate today passed
the bill creating a government bureau in theTreasury department
to issue emergency war risks, or war insurance, on American thips
and cargoes when the owners or shippers are unable to secure rea-,
sonable insurance from private companies. The bill appropriates"
$5,000,000 to create the insurance fund. ' r
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BRUSSELS FALLS; BELGIANS RETREAT TO ANTWERP ' . -. ''
LONDON, EuglanI,LAu. 21. An official despatch came by
way ot i'aria Ia?t night stating that the Germans have occupied Brus
sels, the advance guard entering the city in the evening. A number
of strong column are following this advance. " . . r
The llgians made no resistance, the regiments falling baclc npon
Antwerp without an. engagement. - . . x ' . ;
Pope
' Suffering At Thought of
War Broke Down His Health
5 Associated Press bye bj Federal Wireless! -
ROME, lUly, Aug. 21. The will o the late Pope Piu X requests that
his successor grant his two sisters a pension of $30 monthly for life, recom
mends for himself a modest burial at St Peters and beseeches God to for
give his sins, .especially, the. will states, since he became pontiff. v -Professor
Marchiafava, tht Pope's personal physician, says that he per
sistently Implored Plou to remember that his health was precious to the en
tire world, to which the Pope replied: "How can I be tranquil when millions
.of men are about to dier if I,, who have the highest ministry for peace, can
not protect so many lives, who will?' I suffer for all about to dlo on the,
battlefields .while ! cannot nslp IV I I . ; ;