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Aid for Warriors.
Paris. Aug. in.—The Society of
V'Trench artists, the National Society of
i!Fine Arts, and other groups have
formed a committee under the title of
the Brotherhood of Artifts to look aft
er the wives and families of 2.000
painters, sculptors, engravers and
architects who are serving with the
colors.
Count Castillon de Saint-Victor, the
•well-known aeronaut who last year
Tiecame a Jesuit priest at Canterbury.
England, has returned to join his old
regiment and will leave for the fron
tier in a few days.
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LITTLE HASTE
Many Quite Contented in
Berlin—Everything For
eign Eradicated There.
The Hague, Aug:. 20, via London—•
'Many Americans are loath to leave the
German capital according to a newa
puaper man who has just reached this
city from Berlin after a long trip. In
some Instances they declare that they
are quite comfortable.
"Everything foreign has been era
dicated from Berlin during the last
fortnight," says the newspaper man.
"A shop in Friedrichstrasse, which
was called the Prince of Wales was
well nigh demolished by a mob.
Everywhere French signs were torn
down- A restaurant in Kurfeursten
Damm was destroyed by a crowd aft
er the orchestra had played a Russian
air. No French words are allowed to
appear anywhere, even on bills of
fare.
"I asked the waiter in restaurant
for a certain English sauce. He re
plied angirly: 'We no longer serve
that cursed English stuff.'
"Most Americans travelling in Ger
many have not yet come to realize the
real gravity of the situation. These
Americans are a curious lot. They
seem to think the war a kind of play,
"great fun" and cannot realize that
war in Germany is not like war in
Mexico.
"Several Americans were arrested
at Mannheim because they were
photographing a railway station, and
the American ambassador had the
greatest difficulty in obtaining their
release. Ambassador Gerard is kept
busy rescuing Imprisoned Americans
jor helping others of his countrymen
|whn need advice or money. Thous
rnnds of persons daily are besieging the
(•.American embassy in Berlin, seeking
|j passports or assistance.
"Always the advice of the embassy
Jis 'leave the country as soon as you
Joan.' But the Americans generally
pwith true Yankee obstinacy reply,
""'why leave when we are so comfort
table here,' whereupon they are told
yes: but next week there may be no
if-meat Or bread or perhaps the Rus
sians will come.'
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Capture Barley and Wheat.
Havre, via Paris, Aug. 20.—It Is
announced that the Austrian steamer
Dinorah, laden with barley and
wheat was captured off Guernsey, one
of the channel islands, by the French
despatch boat Pluton.
Coal Shortage in Italy.
London, Aug. 20.—The Venice cor
respondent of the Daily Mall states
that all kinds of trades, steamships
and railways in Italy are suffering
from a shortage of coal. Nearly all
the coal used In Italy comes from
England, and although the British
government has given permission for
coal to be sent, the English shippers
have not complied, probably fearing
that the Italians cannot pay.
Didn't Know About War.
Oran, Algeria, via Paris, Aug. 20.—
The Austrian steamer Emelia, 3,597
tons, bound for Trieste, was stopped
by a gun from Fort St. Gregoire and
brought in here a prize, by a tug.
The captain of the Gmelia was una
ware that war had broken out.
Shot Three Spies.
Louvain, Belgium, via Paris, Aug.
20.—Three spies, a German and a
Belgian man and women, were tried
by court martial and shot for warning
the Germans after the battle of Dlest
of the prospect which awaited them
at Haelen.
Report on Breaches.
Paris, Aug. 20.—The Brussels cor
respondent of the Havas agency tele
graphs as follows:
"A committee to inquire into alleg
ed breaches of the laws of war by the
Germans has drawn up its statement
of facts in the cases of Major Van
Damme, who was wounded at Haalen
on August 12, and dispatched, it is
claimed, by a revolver shot from the
German. It is set forth that Major
Knapen was killed under similar cir
cumstances at Orsmael on August 9.
"Emile Vanderveld, the socialist
leader in the Belgian chamber of
deputies, who recently became minis
ter of state, has returned from a visit
to Paris where he conferred with the
prominent men of all parties. He says
that his visit gave him absolute cer
tainty of final victory for the allies."
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EUROPE SHOW BELGIANS IN ACTION
NOTE STANDARDS TORN BY SHELLS
TbeM photographs, taken near Liege in Belginra on August 6,
are tbe first to be received In this conn try- In the npper picture the
Belgians are shown in trenches, with an officer on the ladder making
observations. Before the soldiers is a partly harvested field of grain.
In the lower picture is shown a detachment of Belgian cavalry, with
battle standards torn by German shells.
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General News From Scene of War
Big South American Demand.
New York, Aug. 20.—The breaking
off of commercial relations with Eu
rope, has resulted in an unprecedent
ed demand from Latin-American
countries for American goods, ac
cording to statements today of lead
ing exporters of this city. Exporters
say that they are rushed with orders
from their agents, and one merchant
declared that all the steamships now
running to South America could han
dle only one-tenth of the tonnage
that could be sold there at present or
in the near future.
One Way of Leaving.
Paris, Aug. 20.—The Matin reports
that the French steamer Saghalien,
held in the Dardanelles by the Ger
man cruiser Breslaiu (reported to
have been sold to Turkey), complained
to the military governor who asked
the captain to leave.
"Good," sa/id the French captain,
"but the Breslau threatens to sink up.
I will leave on the condition that we
are towed bv a Turkish boat convoyed
by a Turkish torpedo boat, and have
you as a passenger until wo are out
of Turkish waters." The governor
assented.
Have Strange Ideas.
London, Aug. 20.—The following
official statement issued by the
French war office is sent to neuter's
Telegram company by its Paris cor
respondent.
"Correspondence found on the Ger
man soldiers show that they were la
boring under the strangest delusions.
One writes 'already we have pene
trated sixty kilometres (about 37
miles) into France.' Another says
'Here we are in southern France.'
"Other letters admit cruelties to
wards civilians, one saying 'we shot
the Inhabitants from the ages of 14
to 60 and knocked down thirty
dead.'"
Protest Action.
London, Aug. 20.—The Dally Tele
gram in its leading editorial today
protests against the action of the Eng
lish and Belgian authorities in oust
ing newspaper men from the field of
action.
"The restrictions placed upon the
work of war correspondents go farth
er." says the Telegraph, "than Is just
ified by the attitude of the press and
than is consistant with public inter
est.
"If all goes as the authorities in
tend there will not be any unofficial
full and independent accounts of anj
action fought in the war. Nobody who
is not a soldier will see anything and
the soldiers. will have something else
to do than, record their observations
and impressions. The newspapers do
not ask unreasonable things. They
do not desire to publish a line
thought undesirable. What they ask
is only that the greatest war of mod
ern times should not be fought in the,
total absence of independent and ex
pert narrators.
"The government's action would be
starving the nation's interest in the
greatest concern it has and would de
prive the future historian of his ma
terials.".
Exciting Scene.
Berlin, Aug. 20.—Exciting scenes
continue before the American em
bassy here, enacted by Americans
anxious to ..leave the country. Both
Monday and Tuesday hundreds of
them were always at the doors waiting
for tickets for the special train which
will leave Wednesday for Holland.
Four hundred seats on board this
train were quickly disposed of by Am
bassador James W. Gerard, who is
negotiating for seats on trains to
leave later.
Many poor Americans will leave
Wednesday under the protection of an
attache of the embassy, who will as
sist them during the journty And get
rooms for them at Rotterdam pending
their departure for the .United. States.
From Munich and Nurnberg, 1,822
Americans will depart on three trains
this week and four trains next week'
for HoIiii )), Ambassador Ger^rd al
•o arranging for a tralb from Lu
csrne fpr Holland, as Americans in
Swltserland do not deslre to depart by
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See Karly End of War.
London, Aug. 24K—'The odds are
even at Lloyd's thatMthe: wsy will be
over by December »l-.r, .- The under
writers have quoted -a, 60 per cent
premium on policies tp, Insure the
pa'yment of total loss in the event of
no peace pact, being signed by the last
day of this year.
Honolulu, Aug. .20.—The British
steamers Yagara, bound for Australian
ports, and Marama, bound foi* Vic
toria, B. C.,"which have been held here
for several days owing to fear of cap
ture by the German cruisers Leipzig
and Numbers, sailed for their respec
tive destinations last night. The
Japanese steamer Seiyo Maru, bound
for Yokohama, also cleared.
.Montenegrans Advance.
London, Aug. 20.-~-A dispatch- to
the Exchange Telegraph company
from Rome, sent from that city yes
terday, says that a message from- Cet
tlnje states that the Montenegrin army
is within two hours march of Ragusa,
a fortified seaport of Austria-Hun
gary in Ralmatia, 38 miles northwest
of Cattaro.
King Nicholas, the message adds,
has been notified by tihe Austrian au
thorities that if his army attacks, the
large number of prominent Servians
and Montenegrins held at Ragusa as
hostages, .will be shot. Among the
hostages Is. Count Ivon Vopiovic, a
brother of King Nicholas.
Just Naturally Bad.
London, Aug. 20.—Norman E.
Mack, the Buffalo editor, former
chairman of the Democratic national
committee, is stopping at the Savoy
hotel with his family, all being re
fugees from Aix-Les-Bains. They are
still sore at the French railroads. Mr.
Mack said:
"It took twenty-four hours to go
from Aix-Les-Bains to Paris. We-had
nothing to eat but hard boiled eggs.
We expected to get a lunch In Paris,
but the train didn't stop long enough.
We .were forced to remain hungry till
we arrived at Boulogne. If that hap
pened on an American, railroad they'd
take the franchise away.. There was
no visible reason for It all, either, for
the mobilization was over."
Germans Will Fight Hard.
Paris, Aug. 20.—"Outpost combats,
however interesting and characteristic
do not justify us in counting upon
the certainty of a prompt and definite
victory," writes former Minister of
Foreign Affairs Stephen Pichon in the
Petit Journal.
"I .find. too .much said about the
Germans being demoralised. Their
original over-confidence may give
place to doubts but that is all. The
war now beginning is, a war-to the
death. On it hangs the existence of
Germany as well as that of France.
It will be waged furiously on both
sides. It will probably be long and
the losses enormous.
"Let us make our minds to the fact
that we have to cantend with the
most redoubtable army In Europe and
have heed for all our-material
and
moral forces."
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Frenchman Recounts Ad
venture Under Terrific
Fire of the Germans.
London. Aug. 20.—The Brussels
correspondent of the Reuter Telegram
company sends a letter published by
the minister of war from a French
officer describing the attack on-'1)1
nant, where he was engaged. He
says:
"I was in the vanguard with my
company. I had my unit brought in
two sections to the right' and left of
the citadel. I was commanding the
left section, numbering 100 men.
"At half past seven I was threat
ened by a' German column coming
down on Dinant with'artillery...I was
ordered to retreat to Dinant but at
that moment a bullet grazed my head
and struck me and fell Into the
quarry and fractured my leg.
"The Germans were then pursuing
us at a distance of fifty metres.- My
men picked me up and carried me as
far as a ridge of rock over-looking
the- monastery of Freres Premontres,
The enemy were pouring such a mur
derous Are into us at that time that
I told my men to leave me and I
rolled down below a little copse un
der a hail of bullets. The Germans
did not go beyond the ridge, where
they were within 200 metres of me.
When I was at the bottom of the
wood saw some houses with people
at the windows, and called out to
them: 'Belgians, come help me I airi
a French officer.'
"Several people ran out and it took
them ten minutes under a rain of bul
lets to carry me into the monastery
where I stayed until noon Sunday,
admirably attended by the monks. I
was looked after by everyone as if
had been a child of Belgium.
"I owed my life to these Belgians,
who at the risk of their own lives
saved me from the Germans."
GOOD YIELDS
Fanner Near Mandan Averages 28
Bushels of Wheat on 13 Acres.
Mandan, N. D. ,Aug. '20.—George
Butler, who lives sis miles southwest
of the city, was the first farmer to
haul in wheat to the Mandan market
this fall.
This, morning he hauled three loads
of Marquis wheat to the Farmers' Ele-
vator company. It went 60 pounds
to the bushel and graded No. 1 north
ern. This afternoon he hauled three
more, loads.
Mr. Butler threshed 1,110 bushels
of wheat from fifty acres. Of this,
13 acres was in Marquis on which he
secured an average of 28 bushels to
the acre. He had 37 acres of blue
stem in the other part of the field,
which went an average of 19 bushels
to the acre.
His average on the two varieties
in the fifty acre field was 22 -bushels
to the acre,
"Mr. Butler has other fields which'
he has not yet threshed, but believes
they will go equally as' big.
FELL FROM HANDCAR.
Wing, N. D., Aug. 20.~While the N.
P. extra gang that Is nOw working
three miles west of Wing was return
ing from work, one of the men fell
from the fast moving handcar, falling
across the rail, causing the car to
leave the track and throwing the other
men to the ground. The man falling
in front of the car was taken to Wil
ton on the speeder for medical aid,
the N. P. officials being there. On ex
amination it was found he had several
broken ribs, broken arm and a frac
tured skull. He was taken to the N.
P. hospital at Bralnerd, Minn.
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JAPS WILL RESTORE
KtAU-CHAU TO CHINA
Ambassador Cliindo.
Baron Chinaa is. the Japanese am
bassador to the United States. Ha
has assured President Wilson that
Japan will, soon after taking posses
sion of Ktau-Ch&u, restore this terri
tory to China, from which it was tak
en by the Germans sixteen years ago.
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Germans Didn't Want War
and Wept When Decla
rations Were Made.
New York, Aug. 20.—E. G. Treat,
a banker of Wheatsports. N. Y., with
his wife, were among the passengers
arriving in the United States yester
day from Copenhagen, who were glad
to escape from the war zone even
though steerage accommodations
were the best they could get.
Mr. Treat was In Berlin" the day
after the emperor addressed the pop
ulace.- from the palace and said that
he had heard the'imperial chancellor
talk to thousands who were gathered
In the streets.
"The Germans," said Mr. Treat,
"did not want war." As the chancel
lor talked tears streamed from their
faces. No one cheered or applauded
his remarks. The final declaration of
war was a blow to the people.
BURNED TO DEATH
Thought That Fire Was Started by
Children Playing With Matches.
Stady, N. D., Aug. 20.—The flve
months-old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Ma
rius Aas was burned to death In a
fire which destroyed a granary pn
their farm near Howard postofflce,
southwest of Stady.
The father was in the field working
and the mother had gone to a neigh
bor's house after water, leaving the
children playing in the granary. How
the fire started is not known but it is
presumed that the children had secur
ed some matches and by this means
the flre was started. The other chil
dren became frightened at the sight of
the flames and ran screaming to the
mother, leaving the little helpless tot,
unable to do anything for its own pro
tection, to the cruel mercies of the flre
demon. When the parents arrived on
the scene it was too late and only the
charred remains of the babe, lying
among the burning embers of the
building was there to greet them.
EXCEPTIONAL CROPS.
Devils Lake, N. D., Aug. 20.—Eigh
teen bushels of wheat to the acre,
thirty bushels of barley and fifty
bushels of oats—this is the yield on
the farm' of Major Roberts on Sweet
water' lake this fall.- With the harvest
ing on the Roberts farm completed
lrt record time, threshing was rushed
to completion.
The crop this year was exceptional
ly fine considering all conditions, up
holding the reputation of the Roberts
farm as one of the best producers in
iNorth Dakota.
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Bravery of Soldiers Under
Fire Depicted in Assault
on Citidai.
London, Aug. 20.—Reuter's Brus
sels correspondent sends a graphic
account printed in the Derniere Heure
of the fight Saturday at Dinant for
possession of the ancient citadel dom
inating the town.
"The citadel," the newspaper says,
"was captured by the Germans who
hoisted their flag on it at 1:30 o'clock
in the afternoon. All afternoon th®
Germans maintained a devastating
fire from rifles and one machine gun
on the French below.
"The French artillery silenced the
German guns and by 7 o'clock in the
evening the Germans were retreating.
.Only the citadel continued to shower
lead on the advancing French. The
citadel is on a hllil south of the town
which rises to a height of 300 feet.
It is an ancient work and now of no
military value, but it is difficult to
take *y assault.
"The French, when the bugle,
sounded the charge, fixed their bayo
nets and began to swarm up the nu
merous steep and rocky paths leading
to the summit under a deadly hail
from the machine gun and rifles
above, keeping their eyes fixed on the
German flag floating from the citadel.
"They climbed steadily, disregard
ing their losses, and a well planted
French shell silenced the machine
gun a few minutes later. The French
soldiers tore down the enemy's flog
while the scaling party fired down
on the fleeing Germans."
GOING TO WAR
Fargo Man Leaves Tonight for Win
nipeg to Join Reservists.
Fargo, N. D., Aug. 20.—E. J. Locke,
who has worked as a janitor about
the grounds at the North Dakota ag
ricultural college for the past three
months, will leave tonight for Winni
peg, where he will join a body of
British reservists who will sail for
London from Montreal Immediately.
Locke is an English reservist, for
merly having been a "sapper" in the
Royal Engineers corps. Immediately
following the outbreak of the present
war, he sent his application to Ottawa
and Wednesday received his transpor
tation and orders. He expects that
on his arrival in England, hp will
be mustered back into the Royal En
gineers.
QUEER ACCIDENT.
Center, N. D., Aug. 20.—A peculiar
accident happened to the train on the
branch line east of -Fort Clark. While
the train was running at fair speed, a
freight car left the track, broke loose
from the rest of the train and rolled
down an embankment. The train
coupled up again and proceeded with
out further damage, but for a time the
accident had the passengers slightly
unnerved.
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