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ARRIVAL OFFERS PROBLEM FOR CUSTOMS OFFICIALS

Secretary McAdoo Asked to Decide Whether Vessel's Guns Puts Her In Class of Armed

Cruiser.

NEW YORK, Aug. 29.—With sixinch g-uns mounted fore and aft, with every port hole bl&nketed and all lights extinguished, *the White Star linpr Adriatic crept into port in the darkness of early morning today. She had aboard 1,672 passengers, nearly all Americans, who were in England at the outbreak of hostilities. It is said fthat the vessel will go, with little delay, from here to Halifax to help carry

Canadian volunteers across the sea. The Adriatic's batteries consist of four 6 inch rifles, placed in position at Liverpool. Only once in the trip across the Atlantic did her officers sight a vessel which caused them uneasiness. This was on August 17 and the vessel was later found to be the French liner France. The Franco, too, apparently had her suspicions of the Adriatic, for she sheered off at almost the same moment the Adriatic did. Soon they exchanged signals:

In the Adriatic's first cabin were 472 passengers. Her second cabin had 645 and her steerage 661. Ninety per cent of these in the steerage were Americans.

Problem for Officials.

Whether the Adriatic's armament brings her within the classification of an auxiliary cruiser, and as such, places her under the regulation covering war vessels of a nation at war, was a question which Collector Malone asked Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, his superior at Washington, to determine today.

The view held by tne local customs authorities is that the Adriatic must leave port within 24 hours or remain here until the close of the war if the presence of the four-inch guns aboard results in her classification as an auxiliary British cruiser. On the other hand, they pointed out that the British steamer Francisco, carrying two guns at her stern, was permitted to sail several days ago. In the Francisco's case it was claimed that the guns comprised merely a saluting battery, that they were placed aboard several months ago and that at most they were practicable for use only for defense.

SUES TO COLLECT POLICY.

Administrator Accuses Insurance Co. of Falling to Pay. Steve Metro, administrator of the estate of tho late Paul Chesmore, has sued the Wisconsin Life Insurance company for $300, because of a policy the deceased held in the company, which it refuses to pay. The company does a health and accident business. Chesmore was run over by a C. & E. I. engine at Sixteenth and Maple avenue last February and died in March as a result of his injuries. The administrator made out proof of dea^h, filed it with the company and made a demand for t.he payment of the policy, but up to the present time this has been refused. Judge J. W. Gerdink and S. Douglass are attorneys for Metro.

PENDERGAST WINS POST.

Chosen Grand Treasurer of Beta Phi Sigmas. INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 29.—The following officers were elected at the convention of the Beta Phi Sigma fraternity: .Grand president, W. H. Schaufelberger, Muncie grand vice president, Harry S. Hardie, Anderson grand treasurer, Curtis M. Pendergast, Terre Haute grand secretary, Tom Hamilton, Paris, 111. trustees, W. E. Bonnell of Indianapolis, and M. T. Thomas, St. Louis sergeant-at-arms, Lewis H. Flynn, Elkhart.

WE HAVE MANY FOREIGNERS.

Census Report of 1910 Shows There Were 13,515,886 of Foreign Birth. WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.—There were 13,515,886 persons of foreign birth—14.7 per cent of the total population—In the United States in April, 1910, the census bureau announced today. All were whites except 170,841, chiefly Japanese and, Chinese.

The number of foreign born white males more than 21 years old in 1910, was 6,646,817. Of these 3,034,117 had been naturalized 570,772 had "first papers" and 2,266,535 were aliens.

ANTI-BANKERS' PICNIC OFF.

The committee on arrangements for the Anti-Bankers' picnic, announced for Sunday at McKeen's farm, announced Saturday that the event was postponed owing to wet grounds. The picnic will be held later after the weather man has been properly attended to.

Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, a» they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear, There la only one way to cure deafneea, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the .Eustachian Tube.. When this tub« 1b inflamed you have a rumbling sound or Imperfect hearing, and when It is entirely closed. Deafness is the result, and unl«M the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to Its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever nine cases oat of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of th« mueous surfaces.

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Lauds British Courage in Face of Certain Defeat by German Legions

LONDON, Aug. 29.-3:50 a. m.—The Dally Mail's Boulogne correspondent, writing of the battle of Tournai, says: "The battle of Tournai should go down in British history beside Rourke's Drift and Magersfontein as a revelation of the prowess of the British army. "At Tournai, a German cavalry force of 5,000 men overwhelmed a British force of 700, who hourly expected relief which never appeared. The Germans were victors at a terrible price and only after their own ranks had been sadly thinned. The British stood their ground until hope was lost and only 300 remained. They retired, calmly and coolly, carrying their wounded, and harrassing their pursuers all the way. "The story of this last stand is somewhat beclouded by the British charge that the Germans Anally turned the tide of battle by mounting quick flrers in Red Cross wagons. The British survivors fell back on Wednesday afternoon, the fight having lasted from

TROOP EXHAUSTION STOPS ACTIVITIES

Germans Are Pretty Well Worn Down As Result of Hard Struggle Wednesday.

LONDON, Aug. 29.—4:30 p. m.—Exhaustion on the part of the German troops and the consequent necessity of momentarily' slackening their forward movement is offered in some quarters today as an explanation of the absolute silence which has veiled all the operations in northern France since the desperate struggle on Wednesday, when a quarter of a million German soldiers tried to hack their way through the British lines held by less than half that number. Just as many other people, however, are convinced that the battle which Field Marshal Sir John French, commander-in-chief of the British forces on the continent, said on Wednesday was impending, is now In progress and the commanders are awaiting a decisive outcome before permitting anything to become public.

Since last Wednesday, both the British and French troops have had time to intrench themselves and their artillery has been able to find the ranges over the zone the Germans must traverse In the next fighting.

ONLY ONE EDITION OF PAPEB.S.

PARIS, Aug. 29.-6:25 a. m.—The newspapers are forbidden to publish more than one edition in every twen-ty-four hours. Failure to observe the order, which was issued by Celestin Honn'in, prefect of police, and approved by General Gallieni. military governor of Paris, will result in the suspension of the newspaper concerned and In the total suppression of the paper in case of a second attempt.

DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

JOHN J. LAMBERT.

John J. Lambert, 74 years old, died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Victoria Groose, 2351 First avenue, at 9 o'clock Friday morning. Besides Mrs. Groose, he leaves three other children, Mrs. Mary C. Harris and Adam Lambert, and John L. Lambert, of New Albany, Ind. One sister, and one half-brother, Paul Mlschner, of Terre Haute, also survive. The funeral services will be held at the residence at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon and at St. Benedict's church at 2 o'clock, burial taking place in Woodlawn cemetery.

MRS. SARAH FOX.

Mrs. Sarah Fox, 84 years old, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. U. C. Burns. 2005 north Thirteenth street, at S:3u o'clock Friday night. The body vill be taken Sunday morning to Trinity Springs, Ind., for burial.

MRS. WILLIAM MCDONALD.

By Special Correspondent. BRAZIL, Ind., Aug 29.—Mrs. William McDonald, aged 78, died at tho home of Prentiss Tllley on North Meridian street yesterday morning of uremic polonlng. The deceased was a native of Scotland, but had resided In this country over half a century, being the widow of the late William McDonald, one of the pioneer merchants of Knightsvllle. Two sons and a daughter survive. The funeral was held from the Tllley home this afternoon.

MISS JANE (,'ASSinY.

By Special Correspondent. PARIS, 111,, Aug. 29.—Mins Jane CasKldy, 9fl years of age, said to be the oldest white woiran in Edgar county, died •it her home near Paris Friday afternoon. She has been an Invalid for nearly three years, suffering from a broken hip, Hhe was connected by ties of Irlnshlp with several of the leading families of Paris.

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11:30 in, the morning. Hero is the story of Tournai in brief: "On Wednesday morning, our troops had taken position slightly to the rear of the town of Tournai, upon high ground. Our artillery fired effectively at first, upon the German advance, but later lost the range. Towards 1 o'clock, our position became critical. "As every vital moment slipped by, anxious eyes looked back for the promised help that was never to come. Even at the terrible disadvantage of more than ten to one, the infantry and artillery were holding their own when hordes of Uhlans seemed suddenly to swoop down from nowhere. "Through the town they galloped with an amazing disregard for themselves and up to the very muzzles of our field guns. "Their losses were appalling, but survivors insist that the British stood their ground until armed ambulances, at least three in number, made their appearance with rapid Are guns mounted on them. Towards 2 o'clock, the 300 survivors began to retire."

TASK Of ARMIES VARY WITH THEIR LOCATION

In West it Is "Stone-Walling," While Russians Are Galled Upon for "Steam-Rolling."

LONDON, Aug. 29.-6:12 a. m.—The military correspondent of the Times in his comment on the war today, says: "There Is a great difference between the tasks of the allies in the western and easterrt theater of war. "In the west, our task Is stone walling that of the Russians is steam rolling. "The situation In the west is such that only an extraordinary stroke of good fortune could give us a smashing victory and enable us to annihilate the foe. It is our business to keep our wicket up while Russia makes the offense. We must fight back if need be to the Atlantic ropes without allowing ourselves to be knocked out. "Germany must have an aggressitve victory to win, and it must, be our endeavor to foil her in that object. "The Russians have a most brilliant role In this war—Russians must reach Berlin within a couple of months. If within the end of that time our ,-claws are still fast in the German armies in the west and if Servia still has her teeth In Austria's back, then the strategic and political object of the war will be achieved."

JAILER KILLS PROMINENT CITIZEN IN FIGHTING MOB

Paris (Ky.) Official Shoots Wellknown Man While Protecting Negro Who Probably Will Die.

PARIS, Ky., Aug. 29.—In defending a prisoner whom a mob attempted to take from the jail here early this morning, City Jailer E. J. Farris shot and killed Eugene Houston, a prominent citizen. The mob had attacked the jail in an attempt to get a negro, Harry Thompson, who earlier in the evening after being caught In the act of robbing the home of Henry Mead, struck Mead in the head with a hatchet, probably fatally injuring him. Mead, however, after being Injured, wrenched the hatchet from Thompson's hands and inflicted a wound that will probably prove fatal to the negro. After the negro was removed to the Jail the mob formed.

REPORTER ROUGHLY HANDLED.

Wes Godfrey Swings on Employe of Local Morning Paper. Bicyclemen Voelkers and Scott were called to Sixth and Ohio streets at 11:30 o'clock Saturday morning to investigate a fight. Bert Henley, a newspaper reporter, changed that ho had been attacked by Wes Godfrey. Henley's glasses were broken also. Henley declared that Godfrey was In search of Don Nixon and that he accompanied the man to Nixon's office. Henley then went inside to see if Nixon was there and when he came out did not see Godfrey. Henley started down the street when he received a blow In his neck which felled him. The police are searching for Godfrey.

WAR FUND INCREASED.

MONTREAL, Aug. 29.'—The board of control today voted 1150,000 to the Canadian patriotic fund..

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TERRE HAUTE TRIBUNE

Count Von Bernstorff Says It Is Not True His Countrymen Are Guilty of Outrages.

NKW YORK, Aug. 29.—Count von Bernstorf", the German ambassador to the United States, who returned from Washington last night, issued the following statement today in reference to the alleged atrocities of the German army: "The campaign of our enemies charging the German army with cruelties is shameful- The traditions of the German army are above all attacks In this respect. Nobody can regret more than I do if women and children have been killed during the fighting. This Is however, unavoidable if the civilian population of a country joins In the fighting as Is the case In Belgium, whero German soldiers have been shot in tho back, where German wounded have been mutilated and doctors and nurses shot at. "It Is absolutely unjustifiable to suppose that Zeppelin bombs were thrown against anything but fortifications. Women and children should not remain In besieged fortresses. Not the slightest harm was done to anybody in the open city of Brussels, whilst on the first day of the war, French aeroplanes bombarded the open city of Nuremburg. "It Is inconceivable that any of the powers who have Joined the coalition formed solely for the purpose of attacking us should desire to give us lessons on methods of European warfare after having called oriental races Into the struggle and after having sent colored African and Indian troops to France to fight thoir battles for theim.

ENGLAND WINS BATTLE AT SEA

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The first battle squadron Bank one cruiser of the Koln class, and another disappeared In the mist on fire and in a sinking condition. "All the German cruisers which were engaged were thus disposed of. The battle cruiser squadron, although attacked by submarines and floating mines, successfully evaded them and is not damaged. The light cruiser squadron suffered no casualties. "The flotilla cruiser Amethyst and the destroyor Laertes are damaged, but no other vessels are seriously injuredThe British loss of life was not heavy. "The commanding officers concerned in this skillfully handled operation were Rear Admirals Beatty, Moore and Christian and Oomodores Keyes, Tyrwhltt and 'Goodenough."

TRAIN SERVICE HALTED

PARIS, Aug. 29.—1 p. m.—Train service between Paris and Boulogne was suspended today until further notice. It Is presumed here that this step was taken because the allied armies are about to engage the Germans on or near the railroad lines running into Boulogne.

The line of railroad communication between Paris and Boulogne runs from the French capital a little west of north to Beauvais, and then continues a little east of north to Amiens. From Amiens the line runs northwest to Abdeville, and thence In a northerly direction along the coast to Boulogne.

Dieppe is northwest of Paris, and sixty miles to the south of Boulogne. Havre is further to the west of Paris than is Dieppe, and is about fifty miles in a southwesterly direction from Dieppe.

SWEDISH ARMY CALLED

NEW YORK. Aug. 29.—The Swedish army has been ordered mobilized, according to the Evening World, which gives as its authority, "a leading paper house in New York." This house, according to the Evening World, received the following message today from its agent in London: "Grave political movements feared in Sweden. Mobilization ordered."

GERMANS DENY DEFEAT

PEKING, Aug. 29.-1:25 p. m.—After an inquiry at Tsing-Tau, the legation denies that the German torpedo boat destroyer S.90 has been sunk.

A dispatch from Chee Foo, China, last night, said that the British torpedo boat destroyer Welland had engaged and sunk the S.90.

EIGHT HOUR NAVAL BATTLE.

Encounter Off Heligoland Marked By Fierce Fighting. LONDON, Aug. 29.—6 p. m.—Tho naval engagement between the British and Germans off Heligoland lasted about eight hours, during which the fighting was sharp and terrible, according to a dispatch to the Evening News from Harwich. The correspondent says that this description of the fight was given by crews of British destroyers, which took part in the engagement and have arrived in Harwich.

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And plainly show their shoulders.

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TELLS OF WIPING OUT OF 2,000 BRITISH MEN

Wounded Tommy Atkins, One of About 30 Survivors, Relates Tale of Annihilation.

LONDON, Aug. 29.—3:30 a. m.—The Chronicle's Boulogne correspondent sends the personal story of a wounded soldier who has arrived there and who declared he was one of thirty survivors of a British company of 2,000 troops who were practically wiped out by the German artillery. His story follows: "We were five solid days in the trenches and moved backwards and forward all that time with the varying tide of battle. "It was about 2 o'clock in the morning when the end cam6. Things had got quieter and our officers came along tbe line and told us to get some sleep. We were preparing to obey when a light or something else gave us away and we found ourselves In an infeme of bullets. "We could do nothing. Down upon us the shrapnel hailed and we fell by the score. Practically at the same time the enemy's maxims opened fire. We were almost without shelter when we were caught and we crawled along in front to find cover. 'Leave everything and retire,' was the order, and we did what we could to obey. I don't know how long it lasted but when dawn came I could see not more than thirty mon left in the various sections of the Held. Thirty, at the most, were left out of about 2,000. "I wandered about from the others and eventually found myself at with a single companion. That was the first time the German artillery really got at us. As a rule, their gun fire was mighty poor."

In the above story the censor has suppressed the name of the town near which this fighting occurred.

ERECTS SHAFT FOR MOTHER. George E. Wells, Former Terre Hautean, Back in City.

George E. Wells, supervisor engineer of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing association, with headquarters in St. Louis, has been a visitor in the city for several days. Mr. Wells is an old Terre Haute boy, and graduated from the Rose Polytechnic institute in 1896. He is in the city arranging to have a monument erected to the memory of his mother, who died in this city about a year ago.

M'REYNOLDS CONFIRMED.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.—The senate today confirmed the nomination of Attorney General McReynolds to be an associate Justice of the supreme court The senators said the vote was "very decidedly" In favor of the confirmation-

Germans in Right.

"By this time our artillery began dropping shells among them and then they broke into open formation, rushing like mad toward the trenches. On our left, the Germans fell back in confusion and lay down wherever cover was available- We gave them no r«rt and soon they were again in flight. "Then came the shelling of our trenches and another rush across the open on our front. This time they were strongly supported by cavalry, who suffered terribly but came up to our lines. "We recleved them In the good old way, the front ranks with the bayonet and the rear ranks keeping up an Incessant fire, and after a hard tussle they retired hastily- Just as they thought themselves safe, our mounted men Bwooped down on them, cutting right and left. "This sort of thing went on through the whole day without bringing the Germans any nearer to shifting us. "After the last attack, we lay down to sleep In our clothes but before sunrise were told to abandon our position. Nobody knew why we had to but we obeyed without a murmur. "The enemy's cavalry, evidently misunderstanding our action, came down on us again in force but our men behaved very well and the Germans grave it up as a bad job."

MAY ENTER BELGIUM.

Breckinridge, Officers and Newspapermen Given Privilege. BERLIN, Aug. 28 (via London, Aug. 29.—6:40 a, m.)—The military authorities have authorized Henry S. Breckinridge, assistant secretary of war, at Washington and some American officers and newspaper correspondents to visit Belgium.

200 GERMAN PRISONERS.

LONDON, Aug. 29.—3:28 p. m.—A British cruiser arrived In the Nore today with 200 German prisoners on board, chiefly from the German cruiser Mains, whloh was sunk by a British fleet in the recent naval engagement off Cuxhaiven.

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they returned the compliment. They were a long time finding the range. "After about a half an hour, their infantry came into view- They were In solid squares, standing out sharply against the skyline. You couldn't help hitting them. "We lay in our trenches without a sound and they crept nearer and nearer. Then our officers gave the word, a sheet of flame flickered along the trenches and a stream of bullets tore through the advancing mass. They seemed to stagger like drunken men, suddely hit between the eyes and then made a run at us. Half way across the open another volley tore through their ranks.

COUNTY FAIR IS NOW BUT TWO WEEKS AWAY

Final Preparations for Annual Event Being Rushed, Which Is Expected to Be Best Ever.

With the fair but two weeks away, final preparations in many departments will be nearly completed by the end of this week. Officials of the Vigo County Fair association which is in charge of this year's event at the fair grounds are highly elated over the oatlook and are already predicting the best fair in the history of the association. This means much when it iJ considered that this Is the forty-eighth annual fair given in this country.

The greater part of this week will be spent in visiting county fairs in tlila vicinity. Delegations of officials of tiie local association will make trips to theBe fairs and will contract for any free acts, exhibits, race horses and other features that are found good enough for the Vigo county fair. In this vay the local fair will have the best of all the fairs given prior to it by getting the very cream of all the best attractions, exhibits and horses.

Competition In all but a few specified classes is open to the world and this will bring a great number of tho finest products of all classes to tbe local fair. No fee will be charged except for live stock and poultry. The Judges and awarding committees will be wholly disinterested in any of the exhibits or premium awards and fair* play to all is assured.- The fair officials have done the utmost in their power to get the mqst competent mcv in this section of the country to acn as judges.

XUta ALBERT IN TROOPS. Correspondent State* That Emperor la Constantly Among Them.

LONDON. Aug. 29.—4:27 m.—According to Oxe Antwerp correspondent of the Daily News, King Albert constantly mingles with his troops and was in the trenches fighting around Mallnes. He was always at the point of the greatest danger, assisting and encouraging the men. He went among them freely attired simply as a soldier and his sympathetic conduct had a remarkable effect on the Belgian troops.

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STEAMER STRIKES MINE. Dlapatoh 8aya 64 Passengers Per* lehed With Expreas.

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Nickolayer, struck a mine on Aug. 11 and was destroyed. Fifty-four per-#u sons perished, but the bulk of the passengera and crew were ploked up Iff other steamers.