Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1914 — Summary of Most Important News Events [ARTICLE]

Summary of Most Important News Events

European War News The London Daily Chronicle warns the English government of the danger of England becoming embroiled with the United States over questions of contraband of war. “It must be the guiding principle of the British government,” the article says, “to direct its naval policy so that we may not become embroiled with any neutral power.” * * * The French ministry, headed by Premier Rene Viviani, resigned to make way for a new cabinet. Premier Viviani was again intrusted by President Poincare to form a new cabinet. Included in the new ministry are such notable men as Theophile Delcasse Alexandre Millerand, Aristide Brland, Alexandre Ribot and Gaston Doumergue. • * * The Ostend correspondent of the London Daily Mail writes of a great battle that began Monday, continued Tuesday and probably will continue for several days, in full swing along the whole French, British and Belgium line and that may well be the decisive engagement of western Europe. * * * Charleroi, the center of terrific fighting, has suffered from bombardments by both Germans and French. The Paris correspondent of the London Times says the French finally drove the Germans across the Sambre river and entered the city, battered by shell fire and devastated by every instrument of modern war.

• • • The London Daily News publishes a dispatch from Antwerp that the American minister to Belgium, Brand Whitlock, sent an energetic protest to the German government against the hurling of bombs into Antwerp. Spurred by reports of reverses met by the armies of the allies, Canada is redoubling efforts to send men to the front. Twenty transports are to sail within a few days loaded with volunteers; ■ Losses by the French in Alsace of 550 pieces of artillery are shown to be one and a half times greater than that now in service in tile regular army and militia of the United States. * * * ij • A wireless operator of the British cruiser Gloucester tells of a long range battle with the German cruisers Goeben and Breslau among the lonian islands. • • • Ihe warning of the American embassy at Rome that Americans should flee Italy' within ten days was promptly interpreted by shippiing circles at New York as indicating that Italy was preparing to declare war on Austria. * * * It was announced officially in London that German Togoland had surrendered unconditionally. The allies have entered Kantina. * * * The seventh list of German casualties, published in Berlin, contains the names of 88,') soldiers. Included in the list were 33 general staff officers, indicating t lie enormous mortality among the German officers, who are declared to he brave to the point of rashness. • • • Tilt' Belgian government protests officially against what it calls the German army’s infractions of the laws of civilized warfare—in the shooting of wounded and noncombatants, and the maltreatment of women. * * * The war onice at Paris announces: “The commander-in-chief, requiring all available forces on the Meuse, has ordered the progressive abandonment of occupied territory. Mulhausen has again been evacuated.”

• • Two thousand Germans bombarded Malines, 14 miles southeast of Antwerp, destroying 200 houses. The Belgians drove the Germans back as far as Vilverde to the south. * » * General Wannowsky Ivanoff has died from his wounds received on the field and 20 Russian officers and 800 dragoons all prisoners together with many guns have been brought to Lemberg, Galicia. ♦ * * The Paris correspondent of the London Times hears the Germans entered Namur in spite of elaborate wire and electrical entanglements. Six of the eight forts of the town, however, are expected to cause them some further annoyance. >* * * Official information shows general fighting all along the lines from northern Belgium to Switzerland. At some points the Franco-British forces are credited with success and in other engagements the Germans continue to gain advantage. * * * Tension is so acute in Constantinople that diplomats in Washington fear Turkey may at any moment be drawn into the general European war on the side of Germany and Austria. The Turkish cabinet is wavering between peace and war.

The London Daily Chronicle's Smyrna correspondent says that British and French are leaving Smyrna owing to the truculent attitude of the Ottoman authorities, who are irritated at the treaty prlvilges enjoyed by foreigners, chief of which is he privilege of being subject to their own laws. • • • A great battle has been in progress in the province of Hainaut and French and British troops have been in desperate conflicts north of Charleroi and Fleurus with Germans who crossed the Meuse at Hul. Fighting was progressing at Peronnes, between Mons and Pinche, and between Wateghem and Cudenarde. * • • The French army has been defeated at Neufchateau in Belgian Luxembourg by the Germans under Grand Duke Albrecht of Wurtemberg. Prince Ruprecht of Bavaria and his forces have captured 150 guns at Luneville, Blament, and Cirey, with an accompanying French British rout. At Diedenhofen, near Metz, Crown Prince Friedrick Wilhelm has defeated five French army corps. • * • Washington The Belgian minister presented at the state department at Washington a protest against the Zeppelin airship attack on Antwerp, which he termed a "war against women and children." Belgian authorities declare the attack a clear violation of an article of The Hague convention.

• • * Secretary of Agriculture Houston began a reorganization of the department of agriculture at Washington in the interest of aconomy and efficiency. Various divisions will be shifted among the bureaus and many changes in personnel will be made. A readjustment of salaries of employes also is contemplated. • * * Mar in Europe and unfavorable conditions for crop growth during July made the agricultural outlook on August 1 in the United States and other parts of the world less favorable than was expected, according to the Farmer's Bulletin, issued by the department of agriculture at Washington. ' • ■*' 7 Ry a vote of 26 to 26, the senate at Washington rejected the Kenyon amendment to the Clayton anti-trust bill, making criminally liable officers and directors of common carriers who intentionally or negligently suffer funds of the corporation to be embezzled or misapplied. • * • Foreign David Lloyd-George, chancellor of the exchequer, introduced in the house of commons in London a resolution as the basis of the forthcoming war loan bill. The sum to be raised will be, not only the authorized $500,000,000, but whatever shortage the war may cause in the revenue. • • * Domestic Returns from the state primaries in Michigan give success for foriner Gov. Chase S. Osborn of Sault Ste. Marie m the five-cornered fight for the Republican nomination for governor. Although pressed at some points by Secretary of State Frederick MartinOsborn's lead continues to grow as the returns poured in * * • Returns from the Democratic senatorial primary in South Carolina give Gov. Cole L. Blease 48.000 and Senator E. D. Smith 65,000 out of 117,000 votes reporetd. In the race for governor Robert A. Cooper has a majority of about 6,000 votes over Richards, his nearest opponent.

* * • One hundred and sixty-seven of the principal railroads of the United States earned during June, 1914, net operating revenues of $65,078,624, according to a report issued by the interstate commerce commission at Washington. Operating revenues were $224,013,750 and operating expenses $15(8,935,126. For the 12 months period the net revenue per mile was $3,762 in 1914. compared with $4 292 In 1913. i * * * Governor Ammons formally approved the findings of the military court malrtial held at Denver, Colo., which acquitted 21 officers and enlisted men, members of the Colorado National Guard, of charges growing out of the killing of 13 women and children during a battle between striking coal miners and militiamen at the Ludlow tent colony. * • • Ralph De Palma, driving in a race marked by the death of Spencer Wlsbart, young Philadelphia millionaire pilot, several injured, and the most spectacular driving ever seen on the Elgin course, emerged the victor for the second time in two days, when he won the Elgin National 'trophy. De Palma sent the Mercedes around the 301 miles at an average speed of 73.5 miles an hour. Ed Pullen was second and Barney Oldfield third, i , * ♦ * The United States naval censor and the wireless officials at the German wireless station at Savville, L. 1., have been notified that they will probably be kept there all winter. * • * Personal Darius Miller, president of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad, died following an operation for appendicitis. His death was announced in Chicago by telegraph from Glacier park, where he had been spending hie vacation.