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PRICE TWO CENTS.
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Censor's Absolute Inter
dict Understood to Indi
cate Big Battle is On.
GERMANS PUSH AHEAD
Kaiser's Troops Seem to Be:
Successful at Every Point
Except in Alsace.
Rotterdam, (via London)
Ac?. 19. The Cologne Gazette
assert3 that the German ad
vance, while slow, has not been
seriously checked anywhere.
Because of the complete silence
maintained as to the fortunes of war,
a lis f.t'ht is understood to be in pro
gress sorr.ewT'.ere along the line ex
tending through H-ieium and Luxem
burg. I'ispatci.es give evidence of the
presence f masses of German troops '
,.,..,
p-.ir.g ti.r way to th- front behind
an irr.pe r.etrable screen rf cavalry, j
h-(Si? dushea in search of information
is to th? whereabouts of allied troops
ve rv.-u.'t-d in sharp clashes and
teAvy ia-i!a!::c3.
The file of the Lice forts '.s not
fif:iitf-ly known. German dispatches
described theia as being In the hands
of fee German army since the arrival
cf heavy artillery, while Belgian au
thorities assert they are still intact.
A reported naval encounter in the
Norn sea is without official confirma
tion. French Gain in Alsace.
French reports indicate that the
French turning movement through
southern Alsaw is proeressing favor
ably. In this territory the French took
no batteries of German guns and
cocti&ued to march forward according
to the Yo!!T bureau, the semi-official
German news ae ncy.
Ail the?e reports refer to prelimin
ary tceetines leaiing up to the great
ba'tie, which u.ay already have be-j
rua.
On Russian Frontiers.
On the P.u-so-German an Kusfo
Anstrian frontiers frills of small im
Jortance ar-s recorded.
The Jlontet.egrin army is reported
lthin a two iiourB' march of the for
tified waport of Iiagusa, Austria.
To lart-e Austrian steamers were
captured t.ay by the French.
An exhr.rtation to the world by the
pope calls ffr prayers for peace, "So
tiat the m.-rcifisl God, as it were, b)
earied -i?h the prayers of His chil
hn ar.d f-p-tdily remove the evil
causes of war, viving to them who
rale to V.::.k the thouehts of p'.-aC."
PRESIDENT APPROVES
PLAN TO PURCHASE SHIPS
Washir-tTi). ,T. (, Aug. l'j. Presi-
Sf-t Wi.fori .has approved the plan 1 j
the government buy a number f
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carry American
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pjronase JL
th.j. T;.j president conferred
-;h tnij- ai. l h'jiifn leaders on the
tfWJon i,i ,;. vel -jif. a;i American
fc'rcLan x.ar!ne, ar.d the purthase of
ui. i x'r.n p-tssage t a biil under
clch he f.-ov rr.rii-i)t can undertake
t- ir.uri:..e of war riskH were agreed
Clou.
CHARLES F.CLYNE NAMED
SUCCESSOR TO ViILKERSON
Wah.r;rti..'j. It. c, A'ig. l'J. Presi
Bat V.'iia.,;, nomina-ted Charles F.
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on,
hi has renned.
AUSTRIAN FORCE
CROSSES RHINE
Rotterdam, (via London)
Aug. 19. Large contingents of j
nstrian troops, including
fcoucttd artillery, which the
German army is without, have
passed points along the Rhine
c the way to the front.
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till 7 P. M. Tomorrow, f
Rock Island, Davenport. Molina
and Vicinity,
Partly cloudy tonight and Thurs
day: probably showers? cooler.
Highest temperature yesterday, 96:
. louesj last night, 72; temperature at
7 a. m., 73.
Temperature at 3 o'clock p. m., 74.
Wind velocity at 7 a. m., eight miles
per hour.
Trecipitation in last 4 hours, none.
Relative humidity at 7 p. m. yester
day, 38; at 7 a', m. today, S0.
River stage at 7 a. m., 2.7 feet. No
chance in the last 24 hours.
J. M. SHEIUEK, Local Forecaster.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Evening stars: Jupiter. Venus. Mars
Morning stars: Saturn. Mercury. Due
southeast in the early evening, constel
latlon Capricornus lies close to tbe
horizon, with Sagittarius west and
Aquarius cast.
KITCHENER ASKS
FOR 100,000 MEN
British War Lord Calls for Vol
unteers to Enlist for
3 Year Service.
London, Aug. 19. Great Britain
needs 100,000 more volunteers. Signs
to this effect already have been post
ed. Earl Kitchener, secretary of war,
will enlist the men for three years or
until the close of the war.
London displayed little excitement
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troops were in France. There were no
crowj3 around t)e buUeting and
rusn for newspapers. There was a
stolid, repressed earnest crowd in the
parks where the recruits are drilled
and at the barracks, where the trained
soldiers go through evolutions.
The attendance at the music halls
and theatres .shows nqjdiminution, and
many AmeiTcaris" spend" their after
noons or evenings at the playhouses.
"Britannia Rules the Wave." the "Mar
seillaise," and the Russian national
anthem are played by the orchestras,
the : udiences standing.
As one highlander regiment went
through the Strand Its band rlayed
"Marching Through Georgia."
Private homes have been converted
into hospitals, and the newspaper de
partments under the head of "What
Women Can Io" or some similar cap
tion are the busiest.
The seaside resorts face a ruined sea
son and the hotels dread the return of
Americans, for they would not be able
to accommodate them. Food prices are
lower, with the exception of sugar.
which comes from Austria and Ger
many. The Nottingham lace factories are
at a standstill, but the shipyards are
unusually busy and the development
board is spending 15.000,000 on roads
and other improvements.
M'REYNOLDS NAMED
FOR SUPREME BENCH
Washington, D. C. Aug. 19. Presi
dent Wilson has nominated Attorney
General McReynolds to be a member
of tiie United States supreme court,
Thomas Watt Gregory, of Texas, to be
attorney general and Frederick C.
Howe of New York as Immigration
commisisoner at New York.
The nominations are expected to be
confirmed at once.
i Mr. uregory is a fpeciui ni3iui
attorney general in charge of the gov-
ernment's lovestigation or tne .-sew
fixidstuffs 'Haven rauroaa. Jie i )u um,
j native of Mississippi and was admitted
red that I to the Texas bar in 1SS5.
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sistant attorney general of Texas in
1S92 and later declined a federal dis
trict Judgeship. His home is in Aus
tin. Texas.
The president, it was learned last
night, originally wanted to name Sec
retary Garrison of the war department
as attorney general. Mr. Garrison was
for a long time on tne oencn in ."e
Jersey. The president decided, how
ever, that he could not at this time
part with the experience and ability
of Mr. Garrison In the war department.
MORE LAND FOR CONVICTS
Commission Expected to Add 1,000
Acres to Jollet Farm.
Joliet. III.. Aug. 19. The state pen
tentiary commissioners are expected
to grant the use of 1,000 more acres
of land for the convict farm, according
to Warden Allen. This would make
the farm of 2,000 acres the largest
convict farm in the world. Three hun
dred honor men will be used to oper
ate the property.
Poles in France Volunteer.
Paris, Aug. 19. The war office cays
Poles engaged in mines and factories
are volunteering for the French army.
They asked jiarticularly to be permit
ted to fight agaliiut Germany. j
POPE HAS HAD
BAD RELAPSE;
IS IN DANGER
Sudden Change for Worse
After Yesterday's Rally,
Reports Doctor.
WORRY MAY BE FATAL
Hears of Cannonading in Adri
atic Calls Christians to
Pray for Peace.
Rome, (2:55 p. m.) Aug. 19.
For a moment this afternoon
the doctors thought the pope
was dying through suffocation
but fortunately the patient suc
ceeded in expectorating and
now the crisis seems over.
Nephritis complications, how
ever, are seriously feared.
Rome, (1:10 p.m., via Paris)
Aug. 19. It is reported that
the pope has received the last
communioq.
Rome, (via Paris) Aug. 19.
The pope has had a sudden
relapse. A bulletin issued by
Dr. Marchiafava leaves no
doubt that the patient's life is
in danger.
The sisters of the pope are
convinced that a momentous
crisis has arrived. They have
lighted candles before the mir
aculous image of St. Joseph, and
remain prostrate in prayer.
Improved In Early Report.
Reports sent out this morning by the
pope's physician said the temperature
Ul 11IC l"-' i' . 1 . " " i
causing some headache. The cough-J
ing. however, was easier and less fre
quent. The patient slept better, said
the official organ of the Vatican.
The pope was much moved upon
hearing from Venice echoes of the
i cannonade in the Adriatic. "The bones
of the doges must thrill in their sepul
chres at the familiar sound of battle
recalling heroic days of old," he said.
Calls for Peace Prayers.
An exhortation to the world Issued
by the pope last night calls for prayers
for peace, "So that the merciful God,
as it were, be wearied with the pray
ers of His children and speedily re
move the evil causes of war, giving to
them who rule to think the thoughts
of peace.
NEW HEALTH DEPARTMENT
IS PLANNED FOR ILLINOIS
Sprinrfield, 111.. Aug. 19. Tentative
plaru for consolidation of several over
lapping state bodies under the general
title of the state health department
will be considered here next Wednes
day at a conference to which public
officials and others Interested have
been Invited. Consolidation and reor
ganization of other state departments
also will be considered.
The plan proposed provides a state
health department, with a salaried
health commissioner and an unpaid
state board, to be appointed by the
governor end confirmed by the senate.
The commissioner is to bo the respons
ible executive and the board members
an advisory body with power to ap
prove regulations and decide appeals
on certain questions, it is suggested.
Th department is to include bu
reaus of vital Ktatistics. foods, drugs,
sanitary inspection, etc., with boards
to examine and license k physicians,
pharmacists, dentists and nurses, and
to revoke licenses subject to review by
the state board. The barbers' exam
ining board is o be abolished, it Is
planned, but the department is to be
given sanitary control over barbers.
The inspection of lodging houses in
cities of more than 100,000 is to be
made a municipal function, the pres
ent law being directed at Chicago
alone.
At the present time all the proposed
bureaus consist of examining boards,
each with Its own staff of officials,
with no effftctlve organization as a
whole and with constant conflict of
authority and a large unnecessary ex
pense. German Gunboat Disarmed.
London. Aug. 19. A Central News
disnntch savs the German eunboati
Vsterlan I has been forced to disarm I
at Nanking, China.
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ORDER PREVAILS
IN MEXICO CITY
Carranza Announces His Cabi
net, and Federal Soldiers
Get Money to Go Home.
Mexico City, Aug. 10. The new con
stitutionalist cabinet was announced
las, night Ysidro Fabela will be min
ister of foreign affairs and Kduardo
Say minister of war.
The mustering out of federal troor3
proceeded rapidly. Four thousand
I were releaeed today, eacli enlisted
I man receiving $10 and hia fare home.
and officers $-0 and their fare.
Absolute order prevails, but the rig
orous military government is in no
way slackened. Two thieves, disguised
in uniforms of constitutionalists, were
executed at the police station today
and their Lodies exposed to the view
of a curious crowd.
BERLIN WIRES STILL OPEN
Germans Ask Byran to Announce
They Have Not Interfered With
Communication.
W'aahington, U. C, Aug. 19. At the
request of the German government
Secretary of State Dryan announced
yesterday that communication be
tween Washington and Ilerlin is still
open and has not been tampered with
in any manner by the Germans.
Germans Advance in Poland.
Berlin, via Amsterdam and London
troops today oc - u -
Aug. 19.-
Jernian
pied the town of Mlawa, Russian Po
land, close to the German frontier on
the Warsaw railroad.
SERBS' VICTORY
NOW CONFIRMED
But Number of Austrian Cas
ualties inBattle at Sabac
Is Cut Down.
London. Aug. 19. An official com
munication from Paris says the re
ports of a Servian victory at Miaoatz
or Subac over eigiuy mousanu auh
trians are continued. Shubutz is in
Servia. 40 miles west of Belgrade. Ac
cording to advices from Home the
Austrian casualties w ere
3.U00 killed
'and 5,000 wounded.
Roman Catholic
is Reported to
MOTHER PROUD THAT
FOUR SONS ARE SLAIN
Paris, Aug. 19. After calling at the
offices where relatives are informed
officially whether soldiers are dead,
wounded or unreported, a woman with
four sons in the French army was
asked by a friend: "Have you gocJ
news? I am so glad my Jean is safe."
"Yes, they are all safe," was the
reply; "they are safe in the arms of
the Father. I am proud to give them
all to the cause."
GERMAN TROOPS KILL
CHEERING ITALIANS
London, Aug. 19. A Rome dispatch
says refugees from Magdeburg, Ger
many, report German soldiers fired on
3.000 Italians confined in the barracks
there, killing seven and wounding 16,
because some shouted "Hurrah for
Italy!"
U. S. PLEDGES EQUALITY
ON WIRELESS AND CABLE
Washington, Aug. 19. Formal as
surance was given by Secretary Bryan
to the German charge d'affaires that
"equality of treatment" would be
given to all the belligerents in the mat
ter of wireless telegraphy and th
cables.
Just how this is to be accomplished
has not yet been determined. Tha
secretary told the German represen
tative that he realized that Great Brit
ain, being in possession of the cables,
could send messages to Canada from
the United States and thence to Lon
don. Therefore a censorship o tole-
rPh lme3 wUI llave to be eslablish-
ed
So far as wireless stations are con
cerned, the advice of experts is being
obtained. The German charge is
satisfied that this government intends
to be strictly neutral and that it will
not give advantage to any belligerent
in the matter of transmitting military
intelligence.
Outspoken.
Mrs. Smith's four sons made the life
of her old colored servant a burden.
One day Uncle Andy was busy in the
garden hoeing corn, and for half an
hour Tom, the most mischievous ot
the quartet, had amused himself with,
throw In j: clods of dirt at hint. At la.st
Audy threw dow n his hoe and stamped
indignantly down to the house.
"Miss Kllu." he said to the little
culprit's mother. "Ah jes has to tell
yu dat dat boy Tawm am de mealies,
ch'-le you got, an Ah" tells yu fo' yu"
face and tells yu buhlue yo" bacK!"
New York Post.
Church
Be Near Death
REFUGEES SPEAK
OF WAR THRILLS
Liner Finland Arrives at New
York With 1,082 Americans
From Danger Zones.
New York, Aug. 19. The Red Star
liner Finland has arrived from Ant
werp and Dover with 1,082 passengers.
The Finland experienced great diffi
culty in getting out of the harbor of
Antwerp. The channel buoys 'were
not lighted and mines were every
where. A Norwegian steamer, acci
dentally sunk by a mine, a fact here
tofore reported by cable, obstructed
the main channel.
Several passengers on the Finland
brought first-hand tales of the fight at
Liege and grim narratives of the war
sweeping Europe. Some of the Amer
icans on the Finland had been held
as spies, others had made their way
on foot from the interior ot Belgium
to Antwerp amid the scenes and dan
gers of warfare, and nearly all had
stories of hardships encountered.
James A. Patten and wife of Chi
cago experienced great difficulties,
reaching Antwerp from Carlsbad.
They reached Xuremburg in an auto
mobile. Here they were taken to a.
guard house and examined before they
were allowed to continue. They then
boarded a train and got no furthtl
than Boulogne, where they found
themselves in the vortex of mobilizing
troops.
"We arrived at Liege at 1 in the
afternoon of Aug. 4," said Patten, "and
got a train for Brussels two hours
later. But we did not leave before we
heard the thunder of cannon at the
forts repulsing the first onslaught o
the Germans. The town was cold
with fear."
Another passenger said that on Aug.
5 he saw a squad of soldiers pursu'ng
a man in uniform over the housetops
at Brussels, firing at him as they ran
One of the shots went true, the man
threw up his hands and pitched head
long from the top of a four-story build
ing to the street. The soldiers thought
he was a German spy.
Carnage Dlnant Terrible.
Paris, Aug. 19 Details of the fight
ing at Dinant between the French and
German troops show the carnage t:
have been terrible. The first French
company, although decimated, held its
position until another company came
up with artillery, w hich destroyed the
bridge. The French cavalry then ad
vanced and pushed the German at
luckcra back into (ha Meuse.
BELGIAN LINE
MEETS FOE IN
BIG BATTLE
Emperor William Directs
Attacks of Generals in
First Great Struggle.
FORCED ON ANTWERP
Brussels Hears Cannonading as
Battle Line Draws Nearer
, Former Capital.. -
London, Aug. 19. A curt
announcement, in a telegram
from Brussels dated last night,
of fierce fighting between Bel
gian and German troops along
an extended front is generally
accepted in London today as in
dicating the real beginning of
the first great battle of the war.
The German attack today
again is reported as being made
on the direct orders of Emperor
William to his generals in the
field. Refugees fleeing before
the German approach are com
ing to the Belgium capital in
great numbers. They declare
the Belgians broke the German
advance at Tirlemont at the
point of the bayonet.
London, Aug. 19. A Reutei
telegram from Brussels sent at
7 o'clock last night says a fierce
battle is in progress between
the Belgians and Germans along
an extended front. Large num
bers of refugees are arriving
from Tirlemont.
Belgians Retire cn Antwerp.
Paris, Aug. 19. An official an
nouncement this morning says the re
tirement of Belgian troops toward
Antwerp is rumored but not con
firmed It is officially explained that even
if the report Is true, it is neither a
grave symptom nor unexpected. Ant
werp is considered a last defense. It
has been fortified with care and Is to
day a vast entrenched camp upon the
flank of the enemy.
Brussels Hears Cannonade.
Paris, Aug. 19. A dispatch to the
Midi from Brussels, dated today, says
cannonading could be distinctly heard
in Brussels at 6 o'clock this morning.
The dispatch adds it is understood
that the German army is marching
upon Brussels by way of Huy and Jo
doigne. Brussels Reports Advance.
London, Aug. 19. A Reuter's Brus
sels dispatch says tho German ad
vance posts between Gembloux and
Jodoigne are being gradually pushed
back before the advance of the Bel
gian and French forces. The Belgians
and French are now in close junction
and in contact with the advance lines
of the German army.
EDITOR AND MAYOR FIGHT
Braidwood Journalist Swears Out War
rant for Town Executive.
Joliet, 111.. Aug. 19. Frederick Cox.
editor of the Braidwood Bulletin and
city attorney, yesterday swore out a
warrant for Joseph Hurst, tbe mayor
of Braidwood, charging assault and
battery. The attorney had plenty ot
evidence on his features when he cams
to Joliet yesterday to prove that some--thing
of a .belligerent nature had hap
pened. The. two are said to have quar
reled over money matters. During the
argument, according to Mrs. Hurst,
Cox ordered Hurst out of bis office
and threatened to shoot him.
BERLIN IN TEARS
WHEN WAR CAME
New York. Aug. 19. K. G. Treat, a
banker of AVheatsport, N. Y who ar
rived yesterday from Europe, was tn
Berlin the day after the emperor ad
dressed the populace from the palace
and heard the imperial chancellor talk,
to thousands gathered in the streets.
"The C.trmans," said Treat, "did not
waut war. As the chancellor talked,
tears streamed from their faceg. Xq
oae cheered his remarks."