South Bend News-Times, Volume 31, Number 254, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 4 September 1914 — Page 2

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lov t; the street. Firt one houstlua another hurst into Harms th'-.-sf sorcad to other i 1 1 n . s

buil.IinK. " 'A the flanrs continued to spread

of German troops down the wtrcrt. a nil

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Urunkcn Orgy Follows Night of Murder and Destruction in Captured Belgian City Ac-

rding to Eye Witnesses.

L' N. S-jd. t.-TlH- Times inf i y r "' i v I the- following !ispati'li from its o r resii.d nt at Ghent: I hav- h;.d I'ni' talks t!i the (- J-yia.tira! students of the Cniversit;.f Louvain. ;nd rr.or' thm a "(ore of t!om vouch for th truth of tho fa ts I am about to rJl it". "Tor some unexjdainalde reason the German signaled out th thirkly I - p a la t n Kiu- !e I;est. and isin-T ,'ii( k ri r and heavier k'.i:;, they J iiti ' i rded the hoii.-fs. W);o 11 the irnn;it;s nmn hed out

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ian troops to ln'ry the dead.

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oo,.rs r'ot drank on heer ami wine hieh thev h id ennWated. and while

l'i a drunken condition draped tho 1 odies of the victims into tho little : in;i!v in front of railway station. There they du shallow tranches in t.i for l'O'ls aiol threw in the 1 dh s arid covered tin in with only a t-w shovelfuls of dirt. "Mv informants v.;ir that after t ip ?oldi. rs finished their task the 1 inns aiol arms of manv of tho dead j t (trnded from tin- .-o-called graves. Shoot Viniir Priest. "Tho Ornian.s shot a '- ea r-ohl lie In the presence of his col- ! i'lc;: l.an he had ;iusd to be

ih'.ished in tho univrsiiv magazine rrr.f'i to the invaders to spar' ,e uniers!?v as it had 1 - ri spared

. the hilt r ". ar of reliirion. I n ha hi : ? t s o!" lanuain were

ioio'iL'ii . o. fl !iy tho soldiers that ey isv : their nosi ssions to the '.diers. taking as th-ir pay vouchers hh!i were si.',u'd in pencil, some-

n on -com m i--ioned otlieer. eiantl !v the soidhrs So terrified wer." tho they hardly dared to eh othr as the- passed

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tered down the doors of the houses. At once the frightero-d oe-uiants niched out. As they ,p.d the soldiers ."not th-tii dovin. nl ooaiinc the women or children. All thi.- took place in a feu minute. 'What happened afterward I did not : e. I rushed into my cellar and tlo t o took shelter with my wife ami children. We spent that horrible ni;ht there, in fear of our lives. Finds City in ICitin.

"'In tho morning I ventured out of doors and was confronted at once by two soldiers who leveled their rifles at me. f shouted in German that I was a Dutchman, and my own trochlea ended right there fcr the Germans are making it a point of behaving well to Dutchmen. Accompanied by tny family I was escorted to the station and was told that I could get a train for Aix-la-Chappf lie. " 'The walk through the city to the station was like a horrible nightmare, ini every side of us there were ruined houses and, among these ruins were many dead citizens. The last tiling I heard as I passed through the ruined district was one Cerman soldier boasting that lie had killed C? per sons. " 'As we stood In the little station waiting for the trains there trudged along between armed guards, three little Ihdgian hoys, poorlv dad, dryeyed, but with white, drawn faces. They had been accused of shooting at the soldiers. 1 saw them being led along until they passed from my view around a corner. The next thing I heard was a volle.v of rifle shots that signit'ed the execution of these lads.' "

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GUSTOBILLIOMS

Tiikola Tesla Declares Estimate

Low Combatants May Number 20 Millions.

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I.ouvain was due to uas sittinu' with hisound of rifle firing

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ought them all to t ho Sc sdw her in " )rloi ing my wife :-efd. shelter in tne

out inio the street," dec l;.:.ir. 'Tlw: sight that

'. "is terrifying. i:erywhere I looked I saw Hermans slootiiig off tlieir tulles In ." hapha.ard manner. A unle of ma him- trims were bombarding some ,,f the houses farther

BOULOGNE ABANDONED AS GERMANS APPROACH: MAYOR ALONE REMAINS m LONDON. Fept. 4. Details of the abandonment of itoulogne to the Hermans are given In a dispatch received today by the news from H. W. Harris, its ( orn spondent at Boulogne. "In the small boiit 1. 1 1 i x morning the military govenmr took his leave of Houlogne, gliding down the harbor in a small boat on his way to Havre. "Major Felix Adam, however, remained, anil said lie was anxious that 1 should make it olecr that as mayor he would remain at his post, though every uhlan in the arm.v should clatter up to the precipituous grand rue. "Boulogne, in short, is an open city. Tho artillerymen left yesterday and this morning. The shipping has left, having the harbor desolate. Fishing boats heve gone to Havre and Cherbourg and trading boats have left to secure anchorage somewhere else. 'The hotels are closing. The well known Chrystal puts its shutters up today and most of the foreign residents have left."

NEW YORK. Sept. 4. Taking isfiie with other statisticians more moderate in their estimate?, Nikola Tesla, the famous inventor of electrical contrivances, said today the total cost of the general war now going on proh-ably-will not be less than $70,000,000,000. "The present war may esaily involve L'O.noO. 000 ombatants." said Mr. Tesla. "I have seen an estimate of a total cost of $50,000,000 a day. This is too low. The number of those disabled through wounds and disease wan recently placed at 500,000. This, also, is too moderate. It would be less than two and one-half per cent, and it must be remembered that in the most recent great war preceding this, the Balkan struggle, the casualties were 10 times greater, or 25 per cent. "Observe that it Is reported Belgium lost SCOO.000,000 in two weeks fighting while there were no large cities in the path of the Germans. "The difficulty with most statisticians of war losses is that they simply consider the cost of military operations. This is a amall fraction of the whole waste. IIw to Measure Losses. "To measure the losses due to war merely by statistical standards is absurd. An example will make this clear. The ftraln imposed upon a country in a state of siege is com-pelline-of strict economy. The savings thus affected go to offset the drain of war. Theoretically it is possible for a nation, by living on bread and water and curtailing all expenses, to accumulate enough for not only meeting the cost of military operations but leaving surplus besides. From the point of view of the statistician such a war, far from being costly, will be the very means of creating wealth. "It is equall.v unreasonable to define the waste of international conflict as the excess of waste in time of war over that in time of peace. A quantity "b" may be deducted from a quantity "a" and the difference will be "a-b" on the supposition, however, that the quantities are composed of identical units.

"Now, while the same human be- i ings are concerned both in peace and I war, these two states bear no resem- j

and sober sense, a feelinir of safetx

and desire to do justice prevail; in the other these beneficial influences i ure weakened, and folly. feat and ! greed assert themselves. War changes j individuals as well as values. The I KniimeraWtl. J "A true appreciation of the enorminis losses which are likely to resultfrom this unprecedented calamity can ; only be gain'ul by taking into account : its effect on all phases and conditions of individual and national existence, i Stated in the order of their magni- j tude these losses may be enumerated j as follows: i

"Firt, temporary of pe rmanent j j shrinkage of wealth of nations as t dlStinct f rum n ! , 1.1,1 unmtpit'oJ

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oieu is auoui mice nunarea nniions of dollars. Assume only a moderate production of 10 per cent and suppose further that the war should last from six to seven months or about -0o days. a.s forecast by experts, then

me uany shrinkage will amount to j $150,000,000. To be sure such depre- ! ciation of physical possessions is

mostly due to ignorance and faintheartedness of the people, for the properties are there and some are indestructible. Hut Just the same the warring nations will lose credit and purchasing power and will be subjected for an indefinite period to sufferings and privations, all of whicn must be interpreted as loss of so much money. Losses in Industrial 1'tirstiits. "Second All losses, individual and collective, caused by Interference of war will be the wheelwork of manufacture, industry and commerce. These reflect particularly on the market value of negotiable securities, which constitute from 20 to .'JO per cent of the whole national wealth. For obvious reasons they are apt to he very large, and the shrinkage may easily amount for the above period to $100,000,000 a d;-y. "Third Specific losses due to destruction of existing private and public property, including implements

and materials of war. These will greatly depend on the circumstances, but may be placed at from $50,000,000 to $75,000,000 a day. "Fourth Loss of life and disabling through wounds and disease. Judging from, the data of the Balkan war, the casualties cannot lie taken at less than l per cent, making the total of 3.000,000. Assuming, an average of $2,500 per individual, this waste will he nearly $14,000,000 a day. "Fifth Daily cost of military operations, which mav amount from $25,000,000 to $0.000, 000." According to this rough estimate the total cost cannot be much less than $70,000,000,000. making almost 25 per cent of the total wealth of the countries in the world. In the best circumstances it. will take from 4 0 to

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file Fall Season Odors Here Tomorrow

Merchandise has been arriving daily during the past two weeks and our departs all through the store are aglow with the many new thines. We are fully pre

pared to supply your wants in every line. The read v-to-wear department, especially shows the handsome new creations in Women's Garments.

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SPECIAL MENTION. This is an opportunity that will not occur again tihs year. The materials are far superior to any we ever sold before at the price. These garments will be unpacked Saturday morning and ready for your inspection at 9:3o A. M. Extra salespeople and Fitters.

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UV HUHTON I.. FHAZlKIt. LONDON, Sept. 4. The balance of European power is the object of the stupendous war now rending all Europe. Not sympathy with Servia or Austria, not fraternal feeling for Slav or Teuton, not provisions of the triple alliance or the triple entente drew the

I great powers into a titanic death rap- ' pie, but the threatened overturning

of the balance of power. Why did England declare war against Germany and send her troops to the continent and her Meet into the North Sea and the Mediterranean to stand beside France and Russia against Germany and Austria-Hungary? That is a question which the British public and perhaps the people of the United States did not clearly understand in the heat of the moment, when the war began. Contrary to popular opinion, England did not hot-headedly espouse the cause of little Servia nor did Great Britain blindly follow the lead of France and Russia, her allies, in the triple entente. England did not allow either her sympathies nor her diplomatic obligations to run away with her. She declared war to preserve the balance of power in Europe. That is the stake in this most far-reaching war that may involve seventeen million men of live great powers at a cost of approximately $54,OOO.OuO a day for a period of time that no man can estimate. England Had to Get In. The full gravity of the present European situation cannot be appreciated unless it is clearly and definitely understood that in this great international conflagration, England could not, in her own most vital interest, afford to stand out. It was not a matter of sympathy, of philanthropy or of international honor, as some of the talk in parliament might have indicated at the time England's action was being discussed, but a matter of self-presevva-tion.

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the control of Europe. The object of Great Britain's foreign policy is to

keep the great powers in equilibrium.

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500 NEW FALL DRESSES ON SALE TOMORROW AT $5.95, $10.00, $15.00 and $19.75. They have just arrived, Handsome New Basque Dresses made of Satins, Crepe de Chenes, Crepe Meteor. All wool Serges, Granite Cloth Combinations with Silks. Modified Basque Dresses with pleated tunics at $15.00 to $25.00. New Peter Thompson and College Dresses for Girls at $5.95 to $15. NEW FALL COaVTS AT A GREAT SAVING TO YOU. Tomorrow we open up our New Coat Section with over 1,000 New Fall Coats to choose from. The greatest and finest showing of beautiful Coats ever attempted in South Bend. NEW YORK MADE COATS AT $10.00, $12.50, $15.00 TO $45.00. from three of the best manufacturers beautiful models in imitation

Furs. Woltex Coats at $19.75 to $50.00. in America.

The finest made garments

Opening of Fine Millinery

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The New Fall Styles Here Tomorrow, 1,000 New Autumn Hats, trimmed and untrimmed.

$1.95 and $5.00. . w , 500 Untrimmed Shapes at $1.95. Made of rich pile Silk Velvet the new sailor shape included. Not one worth less than S3. 00.

Black Silk Velvet Hat at 5.00

Trimmed with Fancy Feathers, Wings, Gold and Silver ornaments. The very latest designs in Sailors, Russian and Polo Turbans. Such values as we offer you tomorrow is not likely to be duplicated again this year. Ostrich Plume Sale continues Saturday. . These plumes are the most remarkable lot we ever offered. See window display. Priced at $1.75, $2.75. $3.75, $5.75.

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to protect herself, not to aid Servia alone, or even to fulfill her obligations to tho triple entente; not. through any hatred for Germany, but to preserve the balance of power. Security of Mniiure at Stake. The whole security of the British empire, economically, commercially, industrially, as well as in naval and military power, depends on the maintenance of the balance of power. By balance of power is meant the equal, or as nearly equal as possible, distribution of power among the six Krect nations, j?uch a distribution as has prevailed since 1S70. Should any one nation become too powerful, by th absorbtion of another state or yroup of small states, i". would cause an over-balance of power and Kuropes equilibrium - would be upset. Thus it was that Germany, fearing the lon-threatened pan-Slavic union, jumped into the conflict. Germany feared that Russia designed to unite all the Slav countries of the Balkans, Servia, Bulgaria, Roumania, and Montenegro into an empire that joined with Russia, would pive the Slavonic people an overwhelming advantage and upset the balance.

The increased strength of the triple alliance, liroucht about by the enor

mous military and naval development i of Germany, forced the dual alliance I

of France and Russia. In the same way the rise of Germany led to the conclusion of the entente cordiale between England and France, which, on being extended to Russia, resulted in the present triple entente. Powers Fear Much Other. In like manner, Rui.i. England and France feared that Austria-Hun

gary had designs on Servia and other j

Jc sj NEWS OF INTEREST TO POLISH CITIZENS , v r r

SOCIAIi KVFXTS. Tne seuior and junior exercising class of Polish Falcons Z. Balicki No. 1, will hold its exerciser Monday evening at T o'clock at Z. P. hall. The sin--;inp rehearsal of Pcllsh Falcon M. Komanrwski wi'l be held M on Jay eveni-r; at 7:30 o'clock at K"S'.Mus-;ko hall. 'k "he military rank of Polish Fal-

small Slav states of Southeastern j to,.s z Faiirki W. 1. will meet SatKurope and might annex them if sheju,,lav ovring st Z. 15. hall, were victorious in the war. This j Miss Stephanie P.eich was pleasantwould have given Austria and Ger-I jv surprised Thur.dav evening: by 11 many too much of the balance of j of hcr giri frieRds, who successfully power and would have us t the j carried out a costume party at the equilibrium in the other direction. ; nc ,nf. cf ier jcter. Mrs." Stanley That was why, in the last eifort to j Drejer. :01 S. Chapin st. The occasion avert a general war, Austria-Hungary . wr s her birthday anniversary. The offered to guarantee the sovereignity PVenins was snent with music, sing-

in-r and danring. Games were also enjoyed. At the close of the affair

' daintv refreshments were served by

the hosfs Mrs. Stanley Drejer and

of Servia and to asree that she would

not attempt to take any Servian territory. Great Britain cannot jeopardize her maritime supremacy, safe-guarding her communication with her overseas dominionr, Canada, Australia, India and Africa, by running the risk of any one power or group of powers obtaining ascendancy on the continent. She cannot imperil her jealously guarded tradition of liberty in her constitution and legislature by exposing Fngland to the danger of dictation from a foreign power with Ideas of government and freedom utterly remote from her own. For these reasons. Kngland was one mind, that she could not afford to allow Franc to be crushed or the dual alliance to be w eakenf d. Therefore Fxigland joined the war

Mrs. Joseph Ladd. The girls presented Miss Reich with a beautiful white ivory jewelry box. Following is the list "of those who attended: Misses Wilhelmina Nifrady. Mamie Callison, Kmm.i Currise. Anna Luther, Mina Ccnn.tr. Pauline Beitman, Fmilia Luther. Iledwige Hoslnska. Verna Rudzynska. Grace Miller and Rose I larringcr. A flashlight of the fire up was taken.

a few days' visit with relatives in Chicago. Michael llazinski and family, P. 00 S. Chapin St., have returned by auto from Chicago. Joseph Antynowicz left this morning for Chicago for a few days' visit with friends. Charles Troyer of Chicago is in the city on business. Mr. and Mrs. William Hoi van, who has been here on business, left Thursday for Niles. Frank Glenicki arrived here from East Chicago TnursJay on a business transaction, also for a visit witli friends.

John Cislik returned Thursday toj Gary after a brief visit with friends, in South Bend. I Andrew Moskviaski returned Thurs- :

day to his home in Gary after a short visit with friends in South Bend. Vincent Nowczik. formerly residing at S. Olive st., left this morning for Chicago to make his home. Frank Holtman left this morning for Milwaukee, after a brief visit in South Bend. Mrs. Joseph Godecka and daughter Helen have arrived here from Buffalo for a visit with the former's brother, John Romczynski, N. Olive st. Misses Anna and Clara Lazowski of Pittsburgh, Pa,, arrived here to spend several days with their sister, Mrs. Mary Majchrzak, 1008 F. Jefferson .blvd. Adam Pierozek, S Laurel st., has gone to spend his few days' vacation in Buffalo and Niagara P'alls. Ignatius Wesolek. who h;us been the guest for a few weeks of his son, William Wesolek, :C5 Cleveland a v., returned today to his home in Fge, Ind. Michael Gadacz, S. Grace t., and Micczyslaus Hazinski. 1104 W. Napier st., left today for Orchard Lake, Mich., to resum their studies at the St. Cyril and Methodius Polish seminary. Stanislaus Cwiklinski. son of Mr. and Mrs. Konstantine Cwiklinski. 1100 W. Division st.. left this morning for Chicago to spend a few days with his cousin, Valentine lrajus. Miss Veronica Kokulska returned this afternoon to her home in Toledo, after three weeks' viit with her sister. Mrs. Joseph Kowalski, 817 W. Thomas st. Miss Nettie Springlar arrived here this morning from Chicago to spend a few days with friends. Adelbert Lydnecki of East Chicago is spending a few days with South Bend relatives. Theodore Wojman. W. Washington av.. is critically id.

winski. and John Kosinski of Gary will represent the nest of Z. Balicki No. l; Stanislaus Chelminiak. Cezary Lewinski. Stanley Drajus and Michael Kitkowski of Chicago will represent the nest of M. Romanowski: John Oleyniczak will represent the nest of K. Pulaski find -Misses Frances Kraszewska, Florence Ciesielska r.nd Thresa Gruszczynska will represent, the nest of ladies' Falcons M. Romanowski. The convention will continue for live days.

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aN'aturo'8 Creation did her so rr.uch cxl that sh ordered two more anl t.w.ey llphr o that ordered two mo:e.

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PKltsONAIiS. Mrs. Firl Currise. Jl hl.d.. has left for Chicago

few days with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Grzeskiewicz. Hi S. Carlisle st.. have returned from

St. Ixuis to spend a

south ni:i iixo ii:lfg ation will ATI KM) (on i:ti o. A special train leaing Chicago at .". a, m. and arriving here at 5 a. m. Saturday, carrying delegates of various nests of Polish Falcons National Alliance of America for Buffalo, where a convention will start Monday morning. Delegates of .South I 'end are: Louis Kolski. John Zaremeh, Dr. Nicholas UorUowicz, Ignatius Wcr-

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Nature's i.reaT'-n by writing to-'. 1our fre bookh-t. 'Truth," ..nt.iin;: I'hctdw and testirronl.il from locul t:", St-nt fr- if you .i l 'ifs M 1. M.imaan, ill tate Lilt I'.'.J; , It: h-n-ti-vl-N Ind.