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Dr. Ludwig Frank of Manheim, a prominent socialists
member of the reichstag, was killed Sept. 3, during a charge4
against the French at Luneville. Prince Frederick William.
of Heaze has been wounded.
The German onslaughts on Maubeuge have been deter
mined and judging from the incomplete news reports, they
have been going on for a week or more.
Dispatches from London, under date of 5, said that parti
of the British expeditionary force in France was at Mau
beuge, assisting the French garrison in its defense. The Ger
man general staff announced in Berlin, Sept. 6, that two of
the Maubeuge forts had fallen and that the fire of the Ger-,.
man artillery on that date was being directed against the
town, which was in flames. On the same day an official com
munication given out in Paris said that Maubeuge continued*
"this resistance.
A French official announcement under date of Sept. 7,
preferred to the French defense of Maubeuge as follows:
"The minister of war has telegraphed to the governor of
Maubeuge expressing the government's admiration for the
heroic defense and saying: "You are to stop at nothing to
prolong resistance until the hour of your approaching de
liverance, which I hope will be soon.
"The commander in chief has placed the name of the
commander of Maubeuge in the order of the day for his
Eplendid defense."
Washington, Sept. 9.—The German embassy received a
wireless from Berlin saying:
"General headquarters reports the fall of Maubeuge.
.|Four hundred cannon, four generals and 40,000 prisoners
Spvere captured.'1
.The embassy received another wireless, saying*:
"The Spanish ambassador in Berlin strongly denies
rttffiOTs of Spain's unfriendly attitude against Germany and,
Austria, all the Spanish party leaders being for strict
neutrality. All the papers speak of the importance of the
capture of Maubeuge.
"Three German military lines are now free. The fa
cers also speak of the 40,000 captured at Maubeuge at mean
ing the weakening of the enemy.
"At Strassburg, after a court-martial session, the official
Statement was made:
'The French authorities, two months before mobiliza
tion, organized Franctireur (snippers) bands by distributing
arms to civilians.
Red
Sailing of
Delayed-Crew Part
New York, Sept. 9.—The Red Cross,
f"* the American ship of Mercy, which will
carry relief to' the wounded on Euro
e pean battlefields will sail from this
-, port Thursday morning, it was an
nounced last night. Her crew will be
"made up of Americans and Spainards
i —men of neutral nations.
The Red Cross was to have begun
her voyage yesterday, but those em
ployed on board included a number of
U. S. Report
Washington, Sept. 9—in wheat alone
will there be an excess in the coun
try's food crops whiph might be ex
ported to assist in paying off the na
tion's European obligations due to the
sale of American securities by foreign
holders early in the European conflict.
Z 'Department of agriculture reports
yesterday indicated that this is to be
a short crop year in every other cer-
With the largest wheat crop on rec
ord, from present indications 896,000,
000 bushels, there is a prospect that
approximately 900,000,000 buciiels
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Berlin, (by wireless to Associated Press), Sept. 0.—An-,,
official announcement was made at army headquarters thatT
the French fortress of Maubeuge, on the Sambrem river, had
fallen. The Germans took 40,000 prisoners, including foun
generals. Four hundred cannon were also captured. Maut
beuge is a fortress of the first class. It is situated in the de~%
partment of Du Nord, about six miles from the Belgian*
frontier.
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President Wilson
London, Sept. 9.—"There has been published in Copenhagen a
filegram which Emperor William sent to President Wilson under
date of September," telegraphs the Copenhagen correspondent of
Tho London Daily Telegraph. "In this message Emperor William
protests against the use of dum-dum bullets and against the par
ticipation of the Belgian population in the war. Emperor William
adds in his communication to Mr. Wilson that his generals have in
eertain cases been compelled to punish the Belgians and he expresses
his deep regret at the diatruotion of Lottvain^nd ether mUcttbftfl
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Germans, and her department w^s de
layed after the British and French
governments had- protested against
persons of that nationality being
among the crew.
"The activity of the press has in
directly caused a delay," Miss Board
man said. "As soon as it was learned
that he had accepted the offer made by
the Hamburg-American line, of their
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might be available for export. With
wheat selling at more than $1.10 a
bushel this would cost foreign buyers
$330,000,000. It will be offset, how
ever, by decreased takings of Ameri
can cotton abroad.
Last year the United States ex
ported $547,000,000 worth of cotton, but
from present indications this year's
exports will fall far below that
amount.
It is pointed out that there will be
little or no corn offered for export be-
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AMERICAN MERCHANT IN
LONDON ORDERS HI8 MEN
TO FIGHT FOR ENGLAND.
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Harry Gordon Selfrldge.-fofjtt
erly of Chicago, and owner of
London's "American" department
store, has notified his heads of de
partments to intimate to every
man in his employ between the
ages of 20 and 35, unmarried, that
they enlist immediately or resign
their positions.
In fact, Selfridge, several weeks
ago, announced In a public meet
ing of his employes, he was ready
to pay half wages to the wives of
all men in his employ who enlist
ed. This resulted In about 30 per
cent of the eligible employes en
listing.
OADS IN
ALTO WILSON
Washington, Sept. I.—Preirtdflnt
Wilson was asked by a committee
of railroad executives to aaaress
an appeal to the country that the
people take a more sympathetic
attitude toward the railroads. The
committee told Wilson he could do
much to remove the antagonism,
which together with the European
war, railroad men said, is causing
the railroads great difficulty in
meeting with their obligations.
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Washington, Sept. 9.—A committee
Of railroad presidents appealed direct
ly to President Wilson today to assist
them in devising means for tiding over
the difficulties they say have grown
Out of the war in Europe. They were
prepared to lay before Mr. Wilson
facta and figures tending to show that
the war in Europe has made money so
tight that, it is practically impossible
to raise -additional funds.
The president already has indicated
a receptive attitude by his tacit agree
ment to the postponement of the rail
Toad securities bill until next session
to avoid embarrassing the railroads.
It is said the president views with
favor the argument of the railroads
for increased rates, but that ha con
siders he has no right to interfere with
the jurisdiction of the Interstate com
merce commission.
The conference was arranged at the
request of the railroad in6n and the
committee which is seeing the presi
dent represents practically every: large
railroad of the country.
CHOOF
Bismarck, Wfc t., Sept. 9.—The eu
preme court has reversed the decision
in the Grant County State bank vs.
Northwestern Land Co. case, an action
growing out of the celebrated Andy
Jones Case at Rugby.
The syllabus of the case is as fol
lows
Grant County State bank, appellant,
vs. Northwestern Land Co., respond
ent.
Defendant company and the First
National bank of Rugby occupied the
same offices. Jones was cashier of
the bank and treasurer of the company
and later its vice president. October,
1907, the bank by said cashier sold
plaintiff some negotiable paper, one
jnote of which purported to be that of
the defendant for $2,500, witli said
tank as payee, and due in October,
1908. Defendants directors and of
ficials, besides Jones did not authorize
I issuance of this note and knew noth
ing of it and no part of the proceeds
of the note was received by it, though
plaintiff paid full face value for the
note to Jones. As its vice president
Jones was in charge of defendants' of
fices and before purchasing this note,
plaintiffs' cashier, Wells, inquired of
Jones as to who the defendants' offi
cials were and facts as to its worth,
and was informed thereof and that
Jones was its treasurer then and when
the note was signed shortly prior there
to. The purported signature of the
note, was, "Northwestern ]Land Co., by
A. H. Jones, treasurer," Jones was not
treasurer but vice president. Defend
ants' by-laws provided that no promis
sory note should be valid unless signed
jointly by its president and treasurer.
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AND DAILY REPUBLICAN
Washington, Sept. 9.—The bankers'
committee plan for meeting American
obligations to Europe with gold pay
ments, as proposed to the federal re
serve board last week, was taken up
yesterday by the board. It contem
plates a gold fund contributed by na
tional banks in reserve and central re
serve cities of $150,000,000 of which
125,000,000 is to bp made immediately
available. A decision may be reached
by the board today after an examina
tion of every possible result oI its ap
proval.
Following is the committee plan as
made public last night.
"That the banks of this country, es
pecially located in reserve and cen
tral reserve cities, be requested to
contributed to a gold fund of $15,000,
000 of which $25,000,000 to be immedi
ately paid into the depository of the
Bank of England in Canada for which
a participation deposit receipt will be
furnished to each contributing bank.
The remainder of the contributed
amounts to be subject to call by the
New York committee through the lo
cal committees of the respective cities
and to be paid for in New York ex
change.
"Said New York committee V be ap
pointed by the clearing hoi'.fe associ
ations of trie respective contributing
cities. The committee appointed by
the New York clearing house associa
tion to be charged with the duty of
handling the said fund, of fixing the
price at which foreign exchange is to
be bought and sold, is to make requi
sition from time to time under the re
spective contributing cities through
the local committees thereof. Said lo
cal committees shall have supervision
in the respective cities of the ship
ments and general withdrawals of
gold.
"This committee recommends that
the federal reserve board take steps
to ascertain the amount of gold that
will be contributed by the banks in
the respective cities and that it use
its influence to have the said ^banks
contribute their proper pro rata."
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"Washington, Sept. 9.—Axr itfeome
tax increase of it of per cent and
a reduction of the minimum exemp
tion from $3,000 to $2,000 and the
maximum exemption from $4,000 to
$3,000 were tentatively agreed upon
yesterday by democratic members of
the ways and means committee, who
are framing the emergency revenue
bill to raise $100,000,000. It is estimat
ed that the proposed income tax
changes would produce $36,000,000 an
nually.
In deciding on the income tax in
creases the committee considered the
fact that revenue from this source
would not be available until next July,
but the opinion was general that the
increased revenue from other sources
would meet any deficit until that time.
Under the proposed changes the in
come tax would be 1% per cent on in
comes of single persons in excess of
$2,000 and the same on married per
sons in excess of $3,000. In addition
the Vt per cent increase would be
added pro rata in accordance with the
Increased taxes on Incomes in excess
of $20,000.
The committee agreed also that the
increased tax on beer and malt liquors
should be fixed at 50 cents a barrel,
bringing in $35,000,000. On domestic
wines an extra tax of 20 cents a gal
lon will raise $10,000. Distilled spirits
will escape an extra tax but it was
decided to tax rectified spirits 2 cents
a gallon, realizing $2,000,000.
Opponents of an increased tax on
whiskys won their fight after three
ballots had been taken. Proposals to
levy an additional tax of 25 cents and
15 cents a gallon were defeated. On a
proposal to make the tax 10 cents a
gallon there was a tie vote. Finally
it was agreed to mak6 the tax apjjfly
only to rectified spirits at 2 cents.
The committee is said also to have
agreed tentatively on a tax on rail
road freight in lieu of a tax on rail
road on tickets. Such a tax would be
collected by the railroads and easily
administered. The rate proposed, if
was reported, was 2 per cent.
At the conclusion of an all-day con
ference it was agreed not to tax to
bacco products, automobiles, gasoline,
amusement tickets, magazines and
ma.ny other articles and commodities
which had been proposed, the increas
ed income tax averting the necessity
of levying against these articles. Tho
committee will meet again Thursday.
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FORCE8 FROM INDIA AT THE FRONT
London, Sept. 9.—The Britisn and French armies seem to be effec
tively driving home their advantage, in fighting east of Paris, accord
ing to late reports from the continent.
It is now known that forces from India arriving at the front al
tered the situation much.
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WAR NEWS
London, Sept. 9.—A German official
statement received by Marconi wire
less from Berlin last night, says:
"The Austrian general staff reports
that the Russian bombardment of the
earthworks around Lemberg on Sept.
was directed against unoccupied and
undefended positions, the Austrians
having previously withdrawn in order
o spare the bombardment of an open
sown.
"The army commanded by General
Dankl was recently engaged in heavy
fighting. The Russians brought up by
rail large reinforcements, and a severe
attack followed, but the troops com
manded by Field Marshal Kestranek
repulsed this attack, inflicting heavy
loss on the Riussiana and taking 600
prisoners.
"Elsewhere along the front there is
comparative quiet.
San Francisco, Sept. 9.—The officers
of the union steamship company here
reported yesterday that their triple
screw liner Niagara is safe in Sydney,
after the fastest passage from Van
Couver ever made.
Cable dispatches yesterday from
Honolulu carried a rumor there that
the Niagara might have been overhaul
ed by the German cruiser Nurnberg.
London, Sept. 9.—The British official
press bureau issued the following an
nouncement last night:
"The general position continues sat
isfactory. The allies are gaining
ground on their left all along the line
of the Ourcq and Petit Moria rivers.
The British have driven the enemy
back ten milee."
Paris, Sept. 9.—Accounts of wounded
soldiers who reached Paris late yes
terday afternoon Indicate that the re
sult of the three days' fighting in the
Champaigne country has been more
favorable to the allies than at first
supposed. They say the German losses
in killed were enormous and that a
groat number of prisoners were taken.
One French officer estimates the pris
oners at 30,000.
The Champaign® district includes
parts of the departments of Marne,
Ardennes, Aube and Haute-Marne.
Bordeaux. Sept. 9.—Refugees from
Belgium and northern France are
flocking to the southwest of France.
The populations of many cities in that
section have been almost doubled. The
population of Poitiers, ordinarily 42,
00, is now 75,000. All the newcomers
have been provided for by the author
ities or by individuals.
Rome, Sept. 9.—Dispatches received
here from Trieste say that mourning
there is general on account of the
losses suffered by the 97 th and 27th
Austrian infantry regiments composed
Of Italians from the Istria peninsula.
The regiments lost 4,000 men la Qall
cia.
London, Sept. 9.—That the Indian
forces of the British army are taking
an active part in the operations in
France is indicated by the casualty
lists. Among the names of the wound
ed made public is of Capt. F. W. Hunt,
19th lancers (Fane's horse, Indian
irmy).
London, Sept 9. German fishing
boats decked with Belgian colors, ac
cording to a Reuter dispatch from
Ostend, have been sowing mines near
the Sandetti lightship. In consequence
of this the mail boat was unable to
leave this morning.
Persons arriving in Ostend report
having seen German scouts near
Bruges.
Paris, Sept. 9.—The following official
communication, bearing on the fighting
now in progress to the east of the cap
ital was made public late yesterday:
"The left wing of the allied armies
comprising certain portions of the
forces now defending Paris, continues
to make progress against the enemy.
"The French advance reaches from
the banks of the river Ourcq into the
Montmirail region. (Montmirail is
about 48 miles east of Paris.)
"The enemy is retiring In the direc
tion of the river Marne, between
Meaux (20 miles east of Paris) and
Sezanne *42 miles east from Meaux.)
"The French and the English armies
have taken numerous prisoners, in
cluding a battalion of infantry and a
company serving a detachment of rap
id fire guns. They captured also many
gun carriages.
"There have been violent encounters
with the enemy on the center, between
Fere-Champenoise (12 miles ea«t 'of
Sezanne), and Vltry-Le-Francois, the
southern point of the forest of Argon
n«\ (Vltry-Le-Francois is 27 miles east
of Fere-Champenoise).
"At no place have w® fallen back the
enemy has lost ground.
"The reported retiring of.the enemy
near Vitry-Le-Francols has been con
firmed.
"On our right, a division of German
troops delivered an attack on the aXTs
of C'hauteau Salins-Nancv, but they
were repulsed to the northward, pass
ing the forest of Champenoux.
"Further to the east, our troops re
occupied the crest of Mandry and the
peak of Fourneaux.
"There has been no change in the
situation in the province of Alsace.'*
UUIVJSN IS
-LEADING RAC
Chicago, Sept. 9.—Robert C. SulJivan
la reported leading the democratic race
for United States senator in the
Illinois primary. Lawrence Y. Sher
man is leading the republicon sena
torial race There is a light vote
downstate owing to the farmer* being
in the fields,
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PARIS, SEPT. 9.—AN OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION
ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON SAYS THE SITUATION RE
MAINS SATISFACTORY. THE GERMAN RIGHT IS RE
TREATING BEFORE THE ENGLISH. THE FRENCH
CENTER IS SLOWLY ADVANCING. THE SITUATION
ON THE ALLIES' RIGHT IS UNCHANGED. THE STATE
MENT SAYS:
FIRST—ON THE LEFT WING, ALTHOUGH THE
GERMANS HAVE BEEN REINFORCED, THE SITUATION
REMAINS SATISFACTORY. THE ENEMY IS RETREAT
ING BEFORE THE BRITISH ARMY.
"SECOND—AT THE CENTER OUR ADVANCE IS
SLOW BUT GENERAL. ON THE RIGHT WING THE
ACTION OF THE ENEMY AGAINST THE GREAT CIR
CLE OF NANCY, IN THE VOSGES AND IN ALSACE RE
MAINS UNCHANGED."
London, Sept. 9.—A dispatch to The Central News from
Basel, Switzerland, via Rome, says the Germans have evacu
ated upper Alsace.
London, Sept. 9.—Up to early afternoon no further of
ficial light had been thrown on what is probably the greatest
battle of the war, being fought east of Paris from Montmi
raill to Verdun and from Verdun to Nancy.
Three million men are said to be engaged. A newt dis
patch from Paris indicates the belief that the German offens
ive against the city has been definitely checked.
It is indicated that Roumania will soon throw, her 20Q,«
600 troops into conflict.
A dispatch from Berlin says that the Bucharest corres
pondent of The Cologne Gazette reports a strong sentiment
In favor of Russia throughout Roumania. Advices from the
Sague are that a state of seige has been proclaimed in a great
number of towns on the coast of Holland.
^Russia is reported assuming the offensive in east Prussia.
News from Berlin says that all eyes in the German capi
tal are turned eastward, where the importance of adminis
tering a check to the invading Russians appears to be quite
•B great as the vigorous French campaign. The Russians, it
It reported, have pushed their advance sixty miles southwest
«f Koenigsberg.
British officers arriving in Paris report that the battle
east of the city is still raging furiously this afternoon.
An English correspondent who reached Milan from
Wienna describes Austria as bankrupt and its people in a
anic. Bosnia, he says, is in open revolt. This situation i*
to the failure of Austrian arms against the Russians.
Washington, Sept. 10.—The British embassy here receiv
ed the following dispatch from its foreign office: "The fol
lowing is the official communique of the French government
Sept. 8:
"The Anglo-French forces have taken many prisoners,
Including a battalion of infantry, a Mitrailleuse company and
many caisson*."
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eat Victory Over Austrian?
RU88IA RE80LVED TO GO TO BERLIN.
London. Sept. 9.—The Evening News publfthe* a dispatch from ft*
Rome correspondent, who says Emperor Nicholas of Russia is reported
in Rome to have made the following declaration: "I am resolved to
go to Berlin itself even if it costs me my last moujik."
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Rome, Sept. 9.—Via London—A dispatch from Petrograd to Tho
Messagero declares that the great battle at Rawa, in Galicia, thir
fy -two miles northwest of Lemberg, is over and that the Russians
have won a complete victory. The Auatrians are said to be retir- U.
|rg everywhere. Among tho prisoners taken by the Russians were *5S
large number of Germans, Tho Austrians have evacuated Rua
elan Poland.
Washington, Sept. 8.—The Russian embaeay here has issued tho
following statements "On 8ept. 8 a general engagement along tho
whole of the Austriah front occurred. In the center the Austrian
Irmy is falling back. Near Rava Russka a stubborn battle is being
fought with considerable Austrian forces. Our troops are also attack
(ng a strongly fortified position at Gorodok, west of Lwow. On the
left bank of the Vistula river, our advance is developing very favor
able.
Drive Austrian
Paris, 8ept. 9.—A dispatch to the Havas agency from Nish, Ser
'''V^Vfa, says the 8arvians are continuing their offensive movements
against the Austrians in the direction of Vishegrad. They crossed
the frontier Sept. 6 and continued to advance succesfully. Every*
where the Austrians were thrown back to th© left bank of the riv-
Italian Reservists Are
Forbidden to Leave Country
London, Sept. 9.—Telegraphing from Geneva, Switzerland, a'
eprrespondent of The Central News says that information has 's
'•^'Ufcached hm from Lugano, near the Italian frontier, to the effect that
•II the Italians belonging to the 1882 and 1888 classes of reservists
(lave been forbidden to teavo the country,
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