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FORUM ESTABLISHED NOV. 17,1891.
gtondon, Aug. 26.—Lord Kitchener,
malting his maiden speech in the
house of lords yesterday, paid a trib
ute to the English soldiers row fight
ing on the continent. He sa'd that the
English soldiers have maintained the
best traditions on the British army.
Continuing, Lord Kitchener
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FRENCH WAR OFFICE SILENT.
Paris, Aug. 26.—The French war office was silent this
morning. No official announcement was issued. It is the un
official military opinion that fighting along the French-Bel
gian frontier continues. Quiet confidence exists in Paris that
the allies will hold off the German attack and take the of
fensive when the proper hour arrives.
BELGIAN OPERATIONS CONTINUE. i
London, Aug. 26.—A dispatch from Antwerp to the Ex
change Telegraph Co. says Belgian operations beyond Ma
lines continued throughout the night. The Belgian forces
succeeded in destroying the defensive works constructed by
the German troops.
BELGIANS TO REOCCUPY BRUSSELS.
Another dispatch from Antwerp sets forth that all the
German troops are believed to have left Brussels and that the
Belgians expect to reoccupy the city immediately. This news,
however, lacks confirmation.
GERMANY TO THREATEN ENGLAND?
Ostend, Aug. 26.—It is believed that Germany is arrang
ing to occupy Ostend for use later as base of naval operations
against England. This city is sixty-six miles from the British
coast.
GERMANS DRIVEN BACK.
London, Aug. 26.-^German forces delivered an attack on
the French southern frontier Tuesday. It is reported the
Germans were repulsed and retreated all along the line.
2,000 BRITISH WERE KILLED.
London, Aug. 26.—Anxious relatives are awaiting with
distress the announcement by the war office of the list of
more than 2,000 British soldiers who lost their lives fighting
in southern Belgium.
JAPS' FIRST ATTACK FAILED.
New York, N. Y., Aug. 26.—The Japanese attack on
Tsing-Tau, the fortified port of the territory of Kiao-Chow,
has failed and the Japanese are preparing for a siege, accord
ing to a cable message received here by Count Von Bernstorff,
the German ambassador to the United States, from the Ger
man embassy at Peking.
7 to 8 Cents Today
on Top of Jg
Price Ye:
Chicago, Aug. 26.—Excited by predictions that the Euro
pean war would be long drawn out, the wheat market soared,
half an hour before the close, 7 to 8 cents higher than yester
day's close. December sold at $1.15 and that for delivery
next May at $1.21 3-8.
Wheat sold at prices 18 to 20 cents higher than those a
year ago. On the heels of yesterday's advance of 3 cents
came another on the resumption of trade today and immedi
ately jumped from 2 1-2 to 3 cents. Wheat for delivery next
month sold early at $1.06. It closed last night at $1.03. The
price a year ago was 86 5-8 cents. The public at large is buy
ing for speculation purposes due to the European situation.
Victory
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Berlin, Aug. 26 (By wireless to Associated Pre8«) 'iM5fficia| re-
orts published in Vienna, received here by telegraph, say that a
of three days' duration at Kransnik (in Russian Poland,
twenty-eight miles southwest of Lublin) ended yesterday in a com*
plete Austrian victory.
The Russian forces were 'repulsed along the entire front of
neventy kilometers (forty-two miles) and are now in full flight in
the direction of Lublin,
s
aid:
"Over seventy battalions have, with
fine courage, already volunteered for
service abroad. When they are train
ed and organized in larger formations,
they will be able to take their places
in the line.
"The 100,000 men asked for in th«
first place have already been virtually
secured.
"The empire with which we are at
war has called to the colors almost its
entire male population. The principle
we on our part shall observe is this:
That while the maximum force under
goes constant diminution the rein­
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forcements we prepare will steadily
and Increasingly flow over until we
have an army in the field which in
numbers will not be less than in quali
ty and not be unworthy of the power
and responsibility of the British em
pire.
"I cannot at this stage say what will
be the limits of the force required or
what measures may eventually become
necessary to supply and maintain it.
"The scale of the field army which
we are now calling into being is large
and may rise in the course of the next
six or seven months to a total of thir
ty divisions to be continually main
tained in the fields. But if the war
should be protracted and if its for
tunes should be varied or adverse, ex
ertions and sacrifices beyond any
which have been demanded will ^e re
quired, we are sure they will not be
denied to the extreme needs of the
state, by parliament or the people."
PLENTY OF SHIPS
FOR REFUGEES
Washington, Aug 26.—So many
steamship lines are resuming opera
tions from England and France that
the Washington governmnt may find it
unnecessary to Send any transports
lorn this country. Forty-one sailings
iave been arranged for ports from
England and Italy alone between now
tnd Oct. 7, and more ships are daily
)eing provided. Secretary Garrison,
chairman of the government's relief
board, gave out last night the follow
ing statement on the transportation of
Americans from Europe:
"Ambassador Herrick has arranged
to transport the Americans in Switzer
land by special trains from Geneva,
as follows: One thousand on Wednes
day, Aug. 26 1,000 on Thursday, Aug.
27 500 on Friday, Aug. 28, and 500 on
Saturday, Aug. 29. The following ships
will sail from Havre for the United
States, upon dates not now obtainable:
"The Rochambeau, the Flanders, the
France, the Lorraine and one addi
tional ship, the name of which was not
sent. The ambassador has also ar
ranged to transport 140 Americans on
the La Chaniplain, sailing from Havre
on Aug. 31. The Espagne sailed from
Havre on Aug. 22, with 800 Americans
on board.
"The assistant secretary of war
wires from Berlin that as nearly as
can now be ascertained, the Americans
in Germany are located at the follow
ing places, to the number named with
respect to each place:
"Berlin, 8,000 Bremen, 300 Emden,
25 Breslau, 58 Chemnitz, 50 Dres
den, 500 Erfurth, 60 Casel, 80 Ham
burg, 75 Kiel, 50 Luebeck, 50 Han
over, 225 Leipzig, 120 Madeburg, 50
Mannheim, 900 Neustadt, 5 Munich,
2,500 Neuremburg, 200 Stettin, 58
Danzig, 5 Koenigsburg, 22, and Stutt
gart, 2. He states that they are try
ing to arrange daily special trains,
carrying 400 passengers each, to be
sent from Berlin to cities in Holland
and Italy. Trains were already arrang
ed for yesterday and today.
"Trains have already been sent, in
special instances, from Munich with
passengers from Carlsbad, Austria,
and Lindau. Austria, and from Lin
dau with passengers from Switzerland,
and such others will continue to run
from time to time whenever there are
sufficient Americans to fill them."
Ambassador Thomas Nelson Page
cabled from Rome taht the present
situation did not require the sending
of any transports to Italy as there were
plenty of Italian ships available.
HS ARE
diiAiui
Ottawa, Ont., Aug. 26.—A second
force for general service is being
gathered, although the work of mobil
izing the first expeditionary army di
vision of 21,000 men has not been com
pleted.
The check which the British forces
received on the Franco-Belsian fron
tier appears to have increased the en
thusiasm in Canada for volunteering.
Troop trains moving to Camp Valcar
tier, near Quebec, have been invaded
by volunteers who refused to be put
off. As a result there are almost 30,
000 infantry in camp when but 20,000
were called for.
The Canadian authorities have de
cided to make use of the men who
have shown such eagerness. They will
be kept and trained at Valc&rtier and
their number added to until there is a
second expeditionary division aa large
as the first.
The first division will be put on
transports and started for Europe
about the middle of September. There
will be no commandant appointed for
this over-seas expeditionary force. It
has been decided that the Canadian
force will prove most useful if the var
ious regiments are designated with
British regiments. The Princess Pa
tricia light infantry regiment, more
than 1,000 strong, will leave its ren
dezvous at Ottawa Friday evening and
will sail from Montreal Saturday. This
will be the first force to leave Canada
for the front.
HOLDDP GIVEN
JAIL SEN
Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 26.—John
Link and Frank Morgan, who it is
alleged held up and robbed Anoti
Solando while the three were beating
their way on passenger train No. o
Monday morning, were brought to this
city from Deviis Lake last evening at
5:15 by Sheriff Benson.
The men were immediately taken
before Judge McLoughlin for a hear
ing. Morgah pleaded guilty to a
charge of petty larceny and was sen
tenced to thirty days or a $60 fine.
Unable to pay his fine, he was re
manded to the county jail. Link, his
companion, was bound over. Solando
claims the men took $10 from him.
John Sullivan, who claims he was
held up, robbed and then slugged by
a trio of thugs early Sunday morning
and who was taken to the Deaconess
hospital to recover from the effects
of. his injuries, is reported as improv
ing and will be out again in a few
days. The swelling over one eye has
been reduced and several gashes in
his head are healing. His assailants
have not been apprehended.
Two of the trio of gamblers who
were arrested in a local rooming
house were yesterday morning fined
$25 each by Judge Church. Overn
and Anderson paid their fines and
were allowed their liberty. Erlckson
was unable to pay his and was sen
tenced to spend twenty-five days in the
county jail. The fourth member of
the party who escaped the officers was
arrested by the east side police and
was fined $5 for vagrancy.
More Effective.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: First
Court Functionary—Your ludshlp, th'
militants are massing in our front and
making such a hullaballoo that wo
cawn't hear a word. Shall I order up
the heavy dragoons to quiet 'em?
His Ludship—No, let the bagpipers
do it.
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Seattle, Wash., Aug. 26.—Ten
lives were lost when the steel pas
senger ship Admiral Sampson was
rammed and sunk by the Prircess
Victoria. The Princess docked
this afternoon with the survivors.
Fog and forest Are smoke caused
the collision.
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Seattle, Wash., Aug. 26.—The
Pacific Alaska navigation steamer
Admiral Sampson was sunk this morn
ing at Point-On-Point, twenty miles
from Seattle, by the Canadian Pacific
liner Princess Victoria. The Princess
Victoria reporting the aocident, said
she 1s proceeding to Seattle with most
of the passengers and crew of the
Admiral Sampson. The Sampson was
bound to Seattle from Alaska. She
had flfty-six passengers and a crew of
sixty-five.
The Admiral Sampson sank in four
minutes. The collision occurred at
6:30 o'clock. The Admiral Watson,
bound for San Francisco, was near
the scene of the collision at the time.
The air was heavy with smoke and fog
and it is supposed this caused the ac
cident. The Princess Victoria was
bound from Victoria to Seattle.
NO MODELS FROM
PARIS THIS YEAR
London, Aug. 25.—The creative gen
ius of the London tailors will be put
to the test this fall, as no models may
be looked for from Paris while the
war lasts. The Rue de la Paix has
taken up the gun to defend France,
and its sons have no time to provide
things sartorial for feminine Europe.
"England, no doubt, will have to pre
pare its own models for the autumn
and winter," said one of the managers
of a weste end shop, "and this is work
which it can do very well if put to the
test. It is a trade here which has nev
er been properly developed, as no one
seemed inclined to pay the 50 guinea
fee for the exclusive privilege of own
ing an English mode) when they could
get one bearing the hnll mark of Paris
at the same price. They will rise to
the occasion, and when customers see
what English can do in dress design
they will not be ashamed of their
rnntry's work."
SIEZED VESSEL
OFF N.Y. HARBOR
New York, Aug. 26.—Almost at the
mouth of New York harbor and with
in sight of observers on shore, the
British cruiser Essex halted the Aus
trian freight, steamer Ida, en route to
this port from Quebec. Officers and
sailors from the Essex boarded the
steamer, examined her papers and aft
er holding her an hour permitted her
to proceed on her journey. The Ida,
a slow steaming vessel, sailed serene
ly into Halifax ten days ago with the
Austrian ensign flying from her jack
staff. She had aboard a heavy cargo
for Quebec and some stone for New
York. The captain knew nothing of
the declaration of war, and first learn
ed that his ship was liable to capture
as a prize when Canadian authorities
boarded the vessel and seized it. A
prize court decided, however, that in
asmuch as the Ida had sailed from Lis
bon before war was declared she
should be permitted to discharge her
cargo and continue her journey unmo
lested. Accordingly the ship was re
leased and the cargo for Quebec dis
charged and the ship continued to
New York.
Now that the Ida has reached New
York, however, the case is different.
Should she leave the port she would
be subject to capture.
iericK
Tokio, Aug. 26.—The Toklo Koksai
Tsughtn (International News agency)
says it is in a position to state "on
highest authority that it is the settled
policy of Japan, approved by the em
peror, privy council, the cabinet and
leading business men, that Japan
under any future conditions will act
strictly in accord with the terms of
the alliance with England and jthe
treaties and agreements with Ameri
ca and her pledge to China.
"Japan will restore Kiao-Chow,"
continues the statement, "will pre
serve the territorial integrity of China
and the terms of the ultimatum to Ger
many will be adhered to whether
Tsing-Tau is taken by force or other
wise. Japan realizes that in these sud
denly faced responsibilities she must
act with the utmost circumspection,
especially in view of the campaign of
misapprehension and the world wide
prevailing misunderstanding of her
real motives, ambitions and policies.
The present is perhaps the most criti
cal moment in her history and Japan
must once and for all eradicate the
suspicion of her motives prevailing in
FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26, 1914. REPUBLICAN ESTABLISHED SEPT. 5, 1878.
DEATH WARRANT
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Peking, Aug. 26.—A letter received
here from an American at Tsing Tau,
the seaport of the German territory of
Kiao-Chow, says it is considered there
that Emperor William's cablegram to
the garrison to resist to the uttermost,
is virtually the death warrant of every
member of the force.
The Germans are detaining by force
a large number coollies, evidently for
military labor in adn about Tsing
Tau.
The writer of this letter says further
more that Horace Remillard, the Am
erican vice consul at Tsing-Tau who
left before railroad communication was
broken, took with him the archives of
the American, British and Russian
consulates.
Peking has no information of the
landing of Japanese forces at Kiao
Chow. The British and French regi
ments, which supposedly are to take
part in the land operations against
Kiao-Chow, are still at Tien-Tsin.
The Japanese minister to China
visited the foreign office yesterday and
requested the removal of the limita
tion to thirty miles on the fighting area
around Tsing-Tau, which has been
fixed by the Chinese. The foreign
office declined his request.
New York, Aug. 26.—Nearly 1,500
Americans, stranded in Europe at the
outbreak of the war, reached here with
varying tales of hardships—some of
them with vivid stories of fighting
afloat and ashore—on the Scandinavi
an life steamer Oscar II. from Copen
hagen and the Italian liner Tarmina.
Among the Oscar's passengers was a
party of three who saw ffom the deck
of the ship a British collier blown up
by a mine in the river Elbe Aug. 5.
The Oscar brought 1,104 Americans
of whom 784 were forced to take quar
ters in the steerage.
With every cabin occupied by Amer
icans and with sixty-soven weary
Amerfcun tourtgta in the steerage, the
Italian steamer Taormina reached
port from Genoa, Palermo, Naples.
Seven hundred sixty-eight passengers
were aboard, nearly all with tales of
hardships endured in Europe.
The Taormina sailed from Naples
Aug. 14 and was held up for some time
by British warships while passing
through the straits of Gibraltar. The
home-coming Americans were all from
Switzerland and Italy. Yesterday the
Taormina passed three British cruis
ers between Nantucket and Fire is
land.
AUSTRIAN LOSSES
REPORTED HEAVY
London, Aug. 26.—According to tele
grams from Nish, Servia, losses of the
Austrians in the battle of Drina con
tinue to grow. They are now given as
15,000 killed, 30,000 wounded and 15,
000 prisoners. Three hundred thou
sand Austrians are said to have taken
part in the battle.
Wisharts, Mechanician, Dead.
Elgin, HI., Aug. 26.—Jenter Wisharts,
mechanician, died here.
of Saxemeingen,
Uncle of Kaiser, W as Kil
Berlin by Wireless, Aug, 26.—According to an official announce
ment made here, Lieutenant-General Frederick of axemeingen was
killed by a shell before Namur, Aug. 23. No news of the situation
cn the eastern or western frontiers of Germany has been given out.
The above dispatch evidently clears up reports published yes
terday that an uncle of Emperor William had been killed in battle.
The identity of the German nobleman who lost his life, until the
receipt of this dispatch from Berlin, had been uncertain. Prince
Frederick was born in 1861. He was the third son of George, duke of
Saxe-Meininger. He was married in 1889, to Adelaide, princess of
Lippe and had six children.
Keep China Intact
America and fostered by
years of
ly but
ermans
anti-
Japanese propaganda,
"The partition of China or the viola
tion of Chinese integrity in any way is
the last thing Japan plans. She most
desires the friendship and confidence
of Peking and the entire eradication
of all roots of suspicion."
The statement of the Koksai
Tsushin continues that it has authori
ty for the assertion that "it is to Ja
pan's inerest to co-operate with Great
Britain and America in China and that
it would be fatal to oppose or attempt
to block the commerce of either coun
tries. With friendly co-operation Ja
jan's trade is certain to immensely in
crease, while Great Britain and Amer
ica are alone able to supply the vast
products and to co-operation in the
great undertakings and developments
in the far east from which China will
equally benefit. There is no room to
doubt that it is the settled policy of
Japan to avoid even a suspicion of the
violation of Chinese integrity or to
extend her operations beyond the
present necessary sphere in order to
secure the peaceful developments from
which all alike will reap profit."
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orces of the Czar
Paris, France, Aug. 26.—A report is in circulation this
afternoon that Russian troops yesterday occupied Marine
burg, west Prussia, twenty-seven miles southeast of Danzig.
London, Aug. 26.—Late dispatches from St. Petersburg
describe the Russian center, composed of the great bulk of
the Russian army, as marching "silently but with terrible
force" on Posen, in Prussia. The authorities in St. Peters
burg issued orders dismissing the Austrian and German sov
ereigns and princes from honorary colonelships in Russian
regiments, and depriving them of Russian decorations. This
has never before been done in any war.
The Russian embassy is in receipt of telegrams from the
general staff headquarters at St. Petersburgh, which an
nounce fresh Russian victories against both Germany and
Austria. These messages declare that the Russian troops now
occupy the whole of the eastern and southern half of eastern
Prussia.
According to dispatches from St. Petersburg to the Ex
change Telegraph Co., the German troops, retreating in the
direction of Osterode, east Prussia, left behind them about
100 pieces of artillery.
American Minister to
Protests to Germans
Bomb Dropping Exploit at Antwerp May Cause Wide In
ternational Discussion—Said to Be Direct
Violation of the Hague Agreement
Paris, Aug. 26.—The text of the com
munication from the German govern
ment to the government of Belgium of
Aug. 9 and the answer thereto, dated
Aug. 21, were obtained in Paris yester
oay from an authoritative source.
London, Aug. 26.—The Daily News publishes a dispatch
from its Antwerp correspondent saying it is reported there
that Brand Whitlock, the American minister to Belgium, has
sent an energetic protest to the German government against
the hurling of bombs into Antwerp from a Zeppelin airship.
The German communication was
conveyed to the Brussels cabinet
throught the Netherlands' minister of
foreign affairs and the Belgium minis
ter at The Hague. It is signed by
Baron Fallon, the Belgium diplomatic
representative, is addressed to th?
cabinet at Brussels, and is as fol
lows:
"The Hague, Aug. 9.—The minister
of foreign affairs begs me to send you
this information because the American
minister at Brussels (Brand Whitlock)
refused to transmit it. Liege fort
resses have been taken by storm after
a courageous defense. The German
government deeply regrets that owing
to the attitude of the Belgian govern
ment towards Germany, blood has
been shed. Germany does not come
into Belgium as an enemy. It is en
tirely by force of events that she has
been obliged, owing to the military
measures taken by France, to reach the
serious decision of entering Belgium
and occupying Liege as a base for
future military operations.
"Now that the Belgian army by its
heroic resistance against enormously
superior numbers has maintained its
honor, the German government begs
London, Aug. 26.—The bomb dropping exploit of the
Zeppelin airship at Antwerp promises to become a matter of
the widest international consideration. The Belgian authori
ties claim that the attack was a clear violation of article 26 of
the fourth Hague convention. They are preparing to pro
test officially to all the powers against this manner of war
fare.
Accounts vary as to the amount of damage done by the
aerial fighter. One account says twenty-six lives were lost,
although from more conservative sources it is reported that
only twelve bodies have been recovered so far from the ruins
of the wrecked houses.
A dispatch, which is regarded as semi-official, states 900
houses were slightly damaged and sixty houses nearly de
stroyed. This dispatch was sent to London after a commit
tee, including the Belgian secretary of state, the Russian am
bassador, the Papal Nuncio and King Albert's secretary, ex
amined the entire city with a view to appraising the results of
the aerial bombardment.
ANOTHER ATTEMPTED ATTACK.
London, Aug. 26.—A late dispatch to the Reuter Tele
gram Co. from their Antwerp correspondent says another raid
on the city by a Zeppelin airship was attempted last night
effective measures were taken by the Belgian military author
ities in directing the use of long distance guns against the
Germans. The airship retired.
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the king of the Belgians and tiw
Belgian government to spare Belgium
from further horrors of war.
"The German government is ready
to agree to any understanding with
Belgium, consistant with her differ
ences with France. Germany more
over. gives the solemn assurance that
she has no Intention of annexing
Belgian territory such intention is
far from her thoughts. Germany i*
ready to evacuate Belgium as soon as
war conditions permit.
"The United States' minister had
begged his colleagues to communicate
this offer of mediation. The minister
of foreign affairs accepted the mis
sion without enthusiasm. I took this
task upon myself in order to be agree
able to him."
The Belgian reply to this communi
cation is dated at Brussels Aug. 12,
and is as follows:
"Please communicate the following
telegram to the ministry of foreign
affairs the proposal the German
makes to us is a repetition of the pro
posal formulated in the ultimatum of
Aug. 2. Faithful to her international
obligations, Belgium can only reiterate
her answer to that altimatuir\, and all
the more so because, since Aug. 3, her
neutrality has been violated, a dis
tressing war has been brought to her
territory and the nations which
guaranteed her neutrality have loyally
and immediately answered her call."