S •«. '•3al. -.4- 1 r,m Up%~ fclj td it"- 1 ipl"' IK'S A EVENING EDITION VOL. 9, NO. 320. S revenueim UNNED Brokers, Theaters, Bowling Alleys, Public Exhibi tions, etc., Taxed. STAMP TAX FOR DOC UMENTS AND CHECKS A '. Proposed Ltit of Items and Proposed Eery—-Cigar Dealers, Banks, Tele graph Companies, etc., Must All 'Bear the Burden. Washington, Sept. 16.—As agreed upon by the democratic caucus and administration leaders, the war rev enue bill has been reframed to elimin ate the freight tax. and provide special levies. It will tax banks with a capital and surplus not exceeding $25,000, $50 a year .and $2 for each additional thou sand. Stock brokers, $50. Pawn brokers, $20. Commercial brokers. $20. Custom house brokers, $10. Proprietors of theaters, museums, concert halls, $300 a year. Circuses, $100. Public exhibitions, $10. Bowling alleys, billiard halls and tobacco dealers are also included at a' smaller rate. This is in addition to a stamp tax. The stamp tax, subject to probable revision by the committee, in detail follows: .-Bank checks, two cents. Drafts, bills of exchange, interna tional. two cents for each $100. Certificates of' deposit, two cents. 'Promissory notes, two cents each 110.0'. 'Money orders. t»wo ,c$nts per $100. !Express rtceipts, one cent.' 'Freight receipts, and domestic bills of lading, one cent. Telephone messages coating fifteen cents or.-more, one cent'. Bpndfe. fifty ceiits. 5 Certincitea on deposit, two ceftt^ ^t' Certificates of damage, twenty-five cents. Certificates not otherwise specified, ten cents. Charters, $3 to $10. Broker's contract, ten cents. Conveyances,' fifty cents for each «00. .. Telegraph messages, one cent. Life insurance policies, eight cents each $100. Marine, international, casualty, fi delity, guaranty, one-half of one per ceint. Leases, twenty-five cents to the dol lar. Mortgages or conveyance' in trust, twenty-five cents for each $1,600. Power of attorney to state, ten cents. The power of attorney to sell, twen ty-five cents. Protests, twenty-five cents. Warehouse receipts, twenty-five cents. RETREAT ORDERS TO BJUKSOF RHK Such Declaration Made in Telegram from Switzer land, But Unconfirmed London, Sept. 16.—A Central News dispatch from Rome, quotes a tele gram from Basil. Switzerland, to The Messagro, stating the Germans are reported to have received orders to retire as far as the right bank of the Rhine, completely evacuating France, Belgium and Luxemburg. TURKEY DECIDES TO BE NEUTRAL Constantinople, via Rome,. Sept. 16. —Turkey has finally decided to remain neutral and will not. support Germany, according to reports current in official circles here today. This action was decided on following a' straight warn ing from England that if Turkey par ticipated In the war it would be elim inated forever as an independent na tion. The news of Franco-British vic tories in the recent fighting was also a factor. It Is stated that, In return for Its neutrality. Turkey will demand that the powers recognise Its right to abolish the extra, territorial conven tions heretofore given to the powers. BODIES IN HEAPS IN "VALLEY OF DEATH" Petrograd, Sept. 16.—The fiercest fighting of all that which preceded the Russian victory at Lublin was in a gorge near the village of Mlkolaiff, which the Russian soldiers reverently named the "Valley of Death." The gorge.was full of dead, men, lying In heaps, according to a soldier who re turned here from the front. "Khen'we attacked lust before daira," he said, "the gorge contained 11,000 Austrian*, most of.whom were mowed down by the artillery fire, 33 which -plowed through the valley In "TEhe Austrian* surrendered ahd.'we entered the g6rge to receive their anpa, while their general stoodquiet ly on a hill watching the scene, fgight of Ms standards being turned over to the Russians was more than he could bear, for he drew a Pistol and shot himself,!.' m.: Governor William T. Haines, Republi can, for re-election, according to un official returns from all but 37 of the 521 cities and towns today. All four congressmen, three Republicans and one Democrat, were re-el6cted. In a vote heavier than that cast at the last presidential election, both Haines and Curtis ran. well ahead of the Taft and Wilson figures, while the Progressive vote cast for Halbert P. Gardner, the head of the ticket, show ed a pronounced slump from that cast for Roosevelt. Comparative Returns. The comparative returns available from 484 cities and towns give: Haines, Rep., 57,662 Taft, Rep.. 26,121. Curtis, Dem., 61,249 Wilson, Dem., 50,451. Gardner, Prof., 17,443 Roosevelt, Prog., 47,904. The total vote at hand, 136,354, ex ceeded that from the eame places in 1912 by 11,878. The Republicans showed an increase of 31,541 against a Progressive toss of 30,461. The Democratic gain was 10,798. No material change was expeeted from the complete returns. Congressman Re-elected. The four Maine, congressmen. Ash er C. Hinds, John A. Peters and Frank E. Guernsey, Republicans, and Daniel J. McGillicuddy, Democrat, were re elected, according to the same re turns. The vote was 17,017 for Hinds, 16, 318 for J. S. Scates, Democrat, and 2, 811 for Walter C. Emerson, Progres sive. McGillicuddy was re-elected by 6, 500 plurality over Harold M. Sewall, Republican of Bath, in the Second dis trict. The vote was 10,884 for Sewall, 16,319 for McGillicuddy and 6,281 for Alton C. Wheeler, Progressive. "Very Gratifying"—Bryan. Washington, Sept. 16.—Secretary Daniels and other administration of ficials expressed their gratification at the result of the Maine election. "That state, previously rock-ribbed Republican, may now be classed as doubtful," said Mr. Daniels. "Very gratifying," was Secretary Bryan'* c&jiiment a« he went to the cabinet meeting. Ou«, of the first I things President First—The Russian armies in East Prussia, if not definitely defeated, have, at all events, retreated to the frontier. Second—All official reports agree that the Austrian armies have been so disintegrated that, they no .longer con stitute a grave military problem for Russia. Third—It is officially reported that the czar's program Ignores Vienna and calls first of all for a march to Berlin. The extent of the Russian reverses in East Prussia in. not yet. definitely known. Petrograd dispatches deny that the situation is anything like as bad as the Berlin reports would Indi cate. These dispatches, while admitting that the Russians have been driven far back in East Prussia, fighting lately as far east as Goldap, claim that the German advance is now at a stand still. Austrians* Stores Destroyed. The Russians, sweeping across the' Vistula to attack the rear of the re treating Austrlans, have destroyed great quantities of the Austrian stores, and are threatening the entire line of communications of. the enemy in the region north of Gallcia. Whether that body of Austrians is captured or man ages to retreat successfully, it is con sidered that Austria cannot again seri ously menace the Russian campaign against Germany! The Russians, hav ing outflanked the Austrians, are crossing the Sai In Gallcia In great force,, capturing many guns and pris oners. The Times, says a reasonable esti mate of the Austrian losses thus far In Galicia is 300,000 men killed, Dollars to the man or woman who reads Herald adli vertising. consistently lives well within his or her income-r-and lives well. tAa readers are canny buyers^ :M- is."- 'e ^^rnor in Maine Democrats Three Republican^SEj^ssmen Are Re-Elected One Dem Is Returned Portland, 'Me., Sept. 16.—The Democratic victory in Maine's state election Monday was measured by the 3.587 plurality by which Mayor Oak ley c. Curtis of .Portland defeated William T. Haines, defeated Repub lican candidate, and Oakley C- Curtis, the successful Democratic candidate. Maintained That Russia Has Rid Itself of One Problem in Dealing With Kaiser's Eastern Forces—Terrific Losses of Joseph's Armies. London, Sept. 16.—Three important facts are outstanding in the Russian situation: Wilson did when he returned to the White- House was to examine the fig ures of the Maine election. .He ex-., pressed Ratification to the cablnqtv as it assembled.. wounded or captured, nearly one-third of their army. They have also lost a total of about 1,000 pieces of artillery, more than two-thirds, of all they had! The broken remnants of the Aus trian armies are rendered doubly weak by this poverty of field guns. Siege, of Przemysl Expected. The Austrian army retreating on Przemysl is accompanied by about 40, 000 Germans, one army corps. It is reported to be a part of the Russian strategy to leave the W£# into Prze mysl open for large forces of the en emy, since adequate measures have been taken for the complete invest ment of that fortress, and the greater the numbers of the enemy held there the less will be the enemy's field force. A prolonged siege "of Przemysl is ex pected. The Russians are now, according to official statement, within one day's march of Przemysl. SWISS EXPORTS FIND OUTLET Washington, Sept. 16.—^Unofficial advices to the Swiss legation yester day report that the safety of a com mercial route for Swiss exports through Germany and Rotterdam has been guaranteed. That would permit exportation from Switzerland of silks, watches watch parts attd chemicals, said to be much needed in the United States, although there is saLid to be a shortage in Switzerland of raw ma terials. Other advices to the legation say 40,000 men comprising the Swiss landsteum, called out several weeks ago, have been demobilized) which is expected' to facilitate the resumption of industry In Switzerland. BELGIANS IN AUTOS DO HEAVY DAMAGE London, Sept. 16.—An engagement took place near Aloirt, fifteen miles northwest of Brussels,: between, Ger man cavalry and a'Belgian quick-fir ing detachment' in motor cars, accord ing to an Osten dispatch to Reuter's Telegram company. The German losses are reported to be heavy. Twenty thousand Germans, the dis patch" says, have evacuated Alost hastily to reinforce their troops else where-• Before their departure .the Germans removed their flag, which had beeh flying over the railway sta tion. COntrary to report^, the prison at Louvaln remains intact and- holds prisoners. THE WEATHER, Dakota: North Vtn- temperature. .• jf t*- Fair tonight .and Thursday. Not muoh change UNIVERSITY WEATHER. .. •. -"'.7 a m. 85 maximum l| mlh imum 45 wind 1 miles north wett precipitation .07 barometer *tf.70, 4. Republican Executive Com mitteemen Sfee Much to be Enthusiastic Over. FINANCIAL PLANS OF CAMPAIGN LAID Several State Candidates Here Hlog line with the-Directors of the Com Ing Politlca|| KlgUt—Will Promote Active Work. Plans for the, launching of the re publican campaign in North Dakota were taken up at the meeting of the G. O. P. state executive committee, which opened herd this morning. Most of the mimbers of the com mittee and a nufiiber of the candi dates for various offices, were pres erit at the opening session. Chairman F. H. Spragufe of Grafton presided. On account of a misunderstanding regarding the time of the meeting, a number of th6 candidates will not be here until tonight or Thursday morn ing, it is expected. The opening session was devoted to a' general discussion of ways and nieans of conducting an active cam paign. Details 6f the plans will not be taken up until Thursday, it is ex pected, in order" to give the absent members of the Committee and candi dates a chance TO arrive. The questiqpBllfefitariclng the cam paign was taiggSnp but the details of this matter, until Thurs day. Beyond hat. an active can arried on and the h&ve' an excellent thei^coming elec -that -he until the were paign would, party app chance of ,tion, Chaii had no st deltberatlo further a,dvft: .. A general .feell peared to prevails tee members/. ho\re^ probabilities- ,of thaS if SSptlmlsm ap mar^the commit Tfgarding the .pipaign. xlmore is the E. L. Riehter oi': representative of Grand Forks county on the committee. Carl Jorgenson, the busy state audi tor, is on hand for the festivities. Mr. Jorgenson missed the Shrine meeting of last night by getting mixed on the dates—'but otherwise he is as satis fied as ever with things in general. Thomas Hall, secretary of state, was prevented from attending the gathering by reason of the fact that some work was piled up in the office unexpectedly yesterday, leaving noth ing for Hail to do but stay at home. Bernt Anderson, one of the well known old time members of the house of representatives, is here from Ram sey county to attend the republican meeting: Mr. Ajtderson Is another of the well known legislators who leaves the assembly at the end of his present term, the last primary election being the reason. Mr. Anderson was chairman of the appropriations com mittee in the last assembly, wielding great influence in the making up of the appropriations by reason of his position. County Auditor Harmon of Morton county, the executive committee mem ber for that district, is included in the visitors, and a regular Morton county reunion—with Chairman George, Clap tain Hanley and Mr. Morton partici pating—resulted. George formerly was among County Auditor Harmon's subjects, as a resident of Flasher, Morton county. John Paulson, one of the well known pioneers of the Red river val ley, a resident of Hillsboro and for mer mayor of that city, is among the Visiting politicians. George W. Hogue is one of the Kid der county boosters who is spending the day here for. the meeting. Mr. Hogue spends much of the time tell ing his neighbors juet how good a state North Dakota Is-^and the result is that he has his whole district popu lated with real North Dakota boosters. Mike fireen, one of the best known newspaper-editors of the state, pub lisher of the "Wolford Mirror, repre sents Pierce county at the meeting today. R. F. Flint, who talks dairying when he Isn't talking about .his candidacy for the Job of commissioner of agri culture and labor, and who showed, to good advantage in the sprint for the nomination in the recent primary, Is on the ground for today's meeting. J. M, Devine. the well known Minot politician, was one of the early vis itors on the ground. The former gov ernor has been declared responsible, In. a large measure, for the platform of the republican party of this, year —but .Mr. Devine's natural modesty prevents a confirmation of such re port. Captain- J. M. Hanley of Mandan, former speaker of the house and pres est member of the state senate re tires to the ranks of the privates this' year, he not having been a candidate for re-election this year. Captain Hanley arrived today to attend tooth the republican committee, meetlnig and the State Bar association, and he will' be ln the city till Friday. -4* HUGE WAR RI$K /y PLACEt|,BY U. S. Washington, Sept. 1|—War risk' insurance amounting to |8,SS,00e has been written-on eleven vessels by the Federal war risk Insurance bureau. Applications tor |3,060J)60 more are pending. mi GRAND FORKS. N. D.T WEDNESDAY EVENIN G, SEPTEMBER 16,1914. TEN PAGES—PRICE FIVE CENTS. French General Promoted, Dice. Patis, Sept. 16.—In a late list of casualties is the announcement of the death of General Charles Roquets, who was killed by being struck in the hep,d iby a bullet near Barbie-Due, and of Captain Raoul Ducouedic d'Kergou laer. The latter was a grandson of General de Montholen and a great grandson of Brave Ducouedic, a cele- brated Briton sailor, who commanded La Surveillance in 1799 in the famous fight with the British ship Quebec. General Roques had Just been pro moted to be a general of division. Famed Zabern General Dies. Berlin, Sept. 16.—The Cologne Yolkszeitung says that according to reports from officers Colonel von Rieu ter of Zabern fame, fell in France while leading the Twelfth Grenadier regiment. His father fell in 1870, as commander of the same regiment. Dead Men Stand In Line. London, Sept. 16.—The Times cor respondent from a point near Melun wired a vivid description of the rout and retreat of the Germans during a hurricane and torrents of rain, which turned the roads into river ways so that the wheels of the artillery sank deep In the mire. He described how the horses strained and struggled, oft en in vain, to drag the guns away, and continues: "I have just spoken with a soldier who has returned wounded from a re treat that will go down with the ter rible retreat from Moscow as one of the crowning catastrophes of the world. They fled, he declares, as ani mals flee who are cornered and know it. "Imagine a roadway littered with guns, knapsacks, cartridge belts, Max ims and heavy cannon, even! There were miles and miles of It, and the dead, those piles of horses and those stacks of men. I have seen it again and again, men shot so close to one another that they remained standing after death. The sight is terrible and horrible beyond words. "The retreat rolls back, and train load after train. load of British and French are swept towards the weak points of the retreating host. This ts the advantage of the battle ground which the allies have chosen. The network of railways'ls like a network of spiders' webs. As all railways cen ter upon Paris, it Is possible to thrust troops.upon the foe at any point with' almost incredible speed, and food and munitions are within arm's reach." Italians Are Slain. Trieste, via Rome, Sept. 16.—The Trieste and Trient regiments which, were sent to the front in Galicia, have been cut to pieces. Most of these regiments were made up of Italians from the Austrian provinces that are settled by the Italians. The lowest estimate of the losses of Italians alone is 16,000. Russians Take Qredit. Petrograd, 8ept. 16.—Colonel Shumsky, the military correspondent of the Bourse Gazette, say's it is fair to conclude that the Russian successes on the Austrian front and the Russian 'movement in east Prussian were the nrimary causes of the victories of the Anglo-French army. The shocks ad ministered by the Russian army, he declares, have been so powerful that the Germans were obliged to recall a portion of their troops from France, thereby facilitating the French task. Colonel Shumsky thinks that the Ger mans will attempt to seek consolation In a useless blow which they are strive in# to deliver In east Prussia, where, he says, there are no serious military Objectives tor decisive operations. Named Paris Governor. Parte, Sept. 16.—It is reported that when the German general who was captured by the French and brought Into the capital yesterday was search ed. .there was found in hta pocket his nomination to the governorship of Parte, signed tar Emperor William. The name or this general was not dtvolfed. WHf ^r mm PUtPOSE Of KUSQfS FORCES NOT DEfflMf KHOWH TOM Utf May Be Only Covering Movement for Futher Retreat on Meuse, or Determined Fight to Finish==Con» testing Futher Advance of the Allies London, Sept. 16.-—The second great battle in northern France, since the southbound sweep of the German invaders met its check, now is apparently in pro gress to the northward of the river Aisne. The opposing lines are arrayed from the Argonne hills through Bethel to Chateau Percein, near the practice camp of Sis sone, where the program of the French summer maneuvers contemplated cavalry training on a large scale for this very date. Whether the Germans propose to fight to the finish at this position, or plan merely to cover the retreat to the river Meuse, is not yet clear.. Paris, Sept. 16.—According to official announcement this afternoon, the Ger- I man army is fighting a defensive battle along its front, from Noyon to a point north of Verdun. "During the pursuit of the enemy executed by our troops after the battle of Marne, the Germans abandoned numerous prisoners to our hands. To these men there had been added a large multitude of stragglers who were hidden in the forest. No exact accounting of these prisoners, or of war material captured by us, so far have been possible. It is for this reason that the minister of war, who does not want to give out figures which might be considered fantastic, refrains from announcing I the details of these captures." London, Sept. 16.—-The center of interest in the western theatre of war has shifted from the right wing of the German army, under General Von Kluck, to the left wing, where the relief of Troyon, by the French, is regarded in London as leav ing the army of the German crown prince in a dangerous situation. If the allies are able to prevent the crown prince's army from using Metz as a base of supplies, it is felt that serious damage may be done to that portion of the German forces. -,j Berlin, Sept. 16.—(By wireless)—-German prospects in the battle of the Marne region are still characterized here as fayorable. The general staff authoriz ed a statement that nowhere along the line of battle have the British or French forc es won a victory. No details of the fighting in Fr^noe.are announced, and.it is said no decisive turn in events is probable for some time. Expert military observers in Petrograd declared that the Russian investment of Koenigsberg, and Gen eral Rennenkampf's advance into East Prussia, were planned with the deliberate intent of compelling Ger many to detach some of her forces from France to the relief of her East Prussian frontier. Petrograd mili tary critics unite in characterizing this maneuver as brilliantly successful, so much so in fact that the sal vation of the allied forces of the west undoubtedly Was due to Germany's having sent several of her best army corps to East Prussia. Petrograd, Sept. 16—In the summary of the fight ing in Galicia, the Russian point of view, issued here, said in part: "Russian troops are pursuing the Aus trians with energy, and the defeat of the enemy con tinues. Certain Austrian army corps have been vir tually annihilated. Russian forces have passed the riv er San. The eastern Russian advance guard is ap proaching Prsemy si. The rapidity with which mili tary operations are being conducted has made it im possible to determine accurately the losses of the ene my, but it may be said that they are colossal—250,000 killed and wounded and 100,000 prisoners." EVENING EDITION As predicted in England, the French have retaken Rheims, but this step is of greater moral and strate gical value, for the line to the northeast of Rheims provides a better defensive position for the German forces than does the front marked by Rheims itself. According to advices received here from Berlin, the demand for news in Germany, where the people appear to be growing impatient, has been soothed to a certain extent by the reassuring statement from the general staff that the German line is holding out suc cessfully against the offensive movements of the allies. So far as the last twenty-four hours is concerned, this information agrees with the news received here, with the exception of that regarding the German left wing. This part of the line, judging from despatches available here, appears not only to have withdrawn from the investment of Verdun, but by permitting the relief of Troyon, which is twelve miles southeast of Verdun, to have left itself only one line of retreat. This is through Stenay Gap, to reach Luxemberg, or by way of Longuyon, Longwy, to reach Thoinville, Dieden hofen. SAY KAISER WILL COM MAN"D EASTERN FORCES. & .1 »«•—The Petit! Journal prints a telegram from Ber Un. via Copenhagen, staling that the German emperor will proceed to East Prussia to assume chief command against the Russians. fTOnt is A 18 aq Mid HEREIN SATS SITUATION IS "PAVORAHT.TT" Berlin. Sept. 16.—Hie general staff announces that the sitiisllif w? f*111 "favorable." It declares that the FraaotTand && English have at no place on the whole battle front won victors? and that he Germans can look with confidence to the outcome. OUm ttau! this, no news is obtainable regarding the progress of ooewttiona. DECLARE BOSNIA TS fir.BAnim nr safevtakh. Vienna*-Sept. 1«.—General Hoefer, deputy chief of the fimilsn general staff, announced that the Servian army, which craned '-Li ywr-8wtett^Hnngary. had been defeated atonar ita entire line aa* that Ottrcn In Slavonla. and also Hin are now .'dear of 'die If9' GREAT WIRELESS STATION IS OLOSED. Tuckerton, N. J., Sept. 1«.—The Mff wireless station he«.^ ?"»w-the only two inch plants in the United States to direct totfetrvrti* t*M I*said that the.ctsnerator bad but information as to the exact nature of 'tKrSeeAdtmn Vessle523 ii!^ m,. lieutenant IVflx X. Gysax, U. 8. WV .5Me the plant horned oat at He there was no evidence of any fninnlin with the y-'Hie station Is ont of opewrtton for an tnde&rite period, a*& the nant said, as the extent of the repalrs to be made has not detennlned. It may takea —TlirT|«l|iHii ijiI factored in flPrmimT If winlsl inmiiii in oMtSSTia •r* Stateo. it mar SETomnmIm. mm:* •it 1