Temple Daily Telegram (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 285, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 1, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS, CARRYING FULL LEASED WIRE DAY AND NIGHT REPORT
LAST EDITION
2:30 A. M.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
TEMPLE, TEXAS. TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1914.
VOL. VIL No. 285
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TAKE PARIS OR DIE IN THE
SUCH ARE THE ORDERS ISSUED BY THE KAISER TO HIS TROOPS
Japs Lay Siege to Kiaochow, Germany's Chinese Concession
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South's Consumption
of Cotton Is Almost
Equal to England's
NEW ORLEANS, Auf 31.—For
the ilrst time in history tlic south
has .consumed more than three
million bales of cotton in one year,
according to figures made public
today by H. G. Hester, secretary
of the New Orleans Cotton Ex-
change. The total for the twelve
months ending today i.mounted to
3,0:t7.30H bales. It was pointed
out in Secretary Hester's report
that the consumption of the south
rapidly was approaching that of
England.
The commercial crop was the
Second largest on record, amount-
ing to 11.588,591 bales. The larg-
tst crop was two years ago, which
totalled 10,138,426 hall*.
War News in Brief
TEUTONIC FORCES ARE DAILY GAINING GROUN;
AND THE INVESTMENT OF THE FRENCH
CAPITAL NOW APPEARS INEVITABLE.
LONDON, Aug. 31.—Queen Ellza-
beth of Belgium with her children, ar-
I rived in Engluud tonight.
PARIS, Aug. 31. (0:21 p. ni.)— A
German biplane passed over l'arls at
4:20 this afternoon and dropped a
projectile, which however, did not ex-
plode.
RECRUITS FLOCK TO BRITISH FUI6
Realizing the Impending Crisis Confronting English Nation,
Thousands of Business and Professional Men Offes*-
Their Services to Their Country—Great Britain's
Dependencies Furnish I^arge Reinforcements.
liOME, Aug. 31. (via London.)—!
The Messagcro publishes a telegram!
from Sofia, Bulgaria, which says the1
Austrian* have suffered an irrcpara- I
ble defeat at Ramose, in Sussian Po-
land, fifty miles south of Lublin
LONDON, Aug. 31.—l>avld Lloyd-
George, chancellor of the exchequer,
announced in the house of commons
tonight that the moratorium would be
extended another month. H would be
I too risky, he said, to end it at ouce.
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Above at the left 1b shown a view of Kiaochow, the German concession in China, which the Japanese are now besieging.
At the right is seen a craclf troop of Japanese infantry, and below is the powerful Japanese cruiser Idzumo,
While the Allies Have Been Forced to Retire From the Bel-
gian Frontier, the Paris War Office Claims the French
Are Holding Their Own on the German Left.
LONDON, Aug. 81.—An Antwerp
dispatch to the Rcutcr Telegram com-
pany says: "It is reported here that
General 1'nti has won n brilliant vic-
tory over 50,000 Germans near l'cr-
onnes iu the department of Somine."
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.—An offi-
cial dispatch to the state department
today reported the sinking of a steam-
ship off the Brazilian coast by the
German cruiser Dresden. The dis-
patch did not give the name of the
steamship nor say when she was sunk.
PAKIS, Aug. 31.—The following of-
ficial statement was issued tonight by
the war office:
"The situation in general is actual-
ly as follows:
"First, in the Vosges and In Lor-
raine it must be remembered our
forces, which had taken the offensive
at the beginning of the operations
and driven the enemy outside of our
frontiers, afterward underwent Berl-
ous checks. Before Sarreburg and in
the region of Morhange where they
encountered solid defensive works,
our forces were obliged to fall back
and to reform, one part on Coronne
de Nancy and the other on the French
Vosges.
"The Germans then assumed the
offenslvo but our troops after throw-
ing them back upon their positions,
assumed the offensive two days ago.
This attack continues to make pro-
Ferguson Declines to
Address Legislature
AUSTIN, Aug. 81.—James E.
Ferguson tonight refused to accept
the invitation extended by the leg-
islature today to address that body.
He does not think the time pro-
pitious to introduce politics.
The telegram of Mr. Ferguson
acknowledging the Invitation and
expressing his appreciation of the
honor extended follows:
"While I deeply appreciate the
Invitation and feel that I am sig-
nally honored, yet I feel that my
acceptance would be a matter of
doubtful propriety at this time In
view of the fact that the legisla-
ture Is now engaged in the consid-
eration of matters that mean so
much to the welfare of our people.
"X do not think It proper to in-
trude upon the time which might
be spent In mora important delib-
eration.
"I am extremely anxious that
nothing stand in the way of 1m-
p.edlate relief of the present crisis."
The warehouse measure waa
fought on the floor of the senate
during the afternoon, but there
was no appreciable headway made.
In the morning the house wUI
tako up the consideration of the
emergency warehouse bill. There
were no committee meetings to-
night
gross, although slowly. It la a ver-
itable war of sieges, as each position
occupied Is fortified immediately.
"This explains the slowness of our
advance which is, nevertheless, char-
acterized each day by fresh local suc-
cesses.
"Second. The region of Nancy and
southern Woevre since the beginning
of the campaign in this section, be-
tween Met* on the German side and
Toul and Verdun on the French side,
has not been the theater of Important
operations.
"Third. In the direction of the
Meuse between Verdun and Mezeries,
it will be remembered the French
forces took the offensive in the be-
ginning toward Longwy, Neufchateau
and Pallzuel. The troops operating
in the region of Spincourt and Lon-
guyon have been able to check the
enemy's army under the command of
the German crown prince,
"In the regions of Neufchateau and
Pallzuel, on the other hand, certain of
our troops have received partial
checks which obliged them to retire
upon the Meuse without having their
organization broken up. This retir-
ing movement has compelled the
forces operating In the neighborhood
of Spincourt to withdraw also toward
the Meuse.
"During the last few days the
enemy has endeavored to spread out
from the Meuse with considerable
forees, but by a vigorous counter of-
fensive they were repelled with very
great losses. Now a general action is
taking place between the Meuse and
Ethel and it Is still Impossible to see
definitely the issue of this.
"Fourth. Operations in the north.
French and British forces originally
took up positions In the Dinant and
Charlorol country and at Mons. They
endured several repulses and the forc-
ing of the Meuse by the Germans near
Civet, upon our flank, compelled our
troops to retire.
"The Germans seek continually to
move toward the west. It was under
these conditions that our English al-
lies, attacked by the enemy In great-
ly superior numbers in the region of
Lecoteau and Cambral, have with-
drawn toward the south at the mo-
ment that our forces were operating
In the district of Avesnes and Chlway.
The retiring movement was prolonged
during several days.
"In the meantime a general battle
took place In the region of St. Quon-
tin and Vervlns, and. at the same time
LONDON, Sept. 1. (1 a. m.)—The
official press bureau in an announce-
ment today says the government has
Masses of Ruins, Blackened Walls, Burned Shops and Fac- »wept«i gratefully an offer of the
i. • XT »/r J ^ j *r i_ tv j a * i»eople of Allierta of half a million
tones, New Made Graves and Unbuned Dead Are Ap- bushels of oats for the army and from
tl»e government of Quebec of four mil-
lion pounds of cheese.
palling Scenes Encountered on Every Hand.
LONDON, Aug. 31.—A dispatch to
the Reutor Telegram company from
Ostend says that a small party which
hati returned there from Liege de-
scribes the destruction wrought by the
war as appalling.
"All along the road to Vise," said
one of tire party, "there was nothing
to be seen but walls, blackened by
amolce, the remains of burned fac-
tories, mounds of freshly dug earth—
the sepulchre of the first Germans to
fall.
"And then comes Vise. What a
painful sight for those who knew the
proud city, so typical of Walloon gaie-
ty and now nothing but a mass of
ruins, while many of the Inhabitants
lie all over the place, their chests
riddled with bullets.
"It was told here that the natives
were put to work building roads for
the invaders from Vise to Alx-la-
Chappelle. ,
"On the way to Argenteau we met a
p ocesslon of able bodied men march-
ing four abreast and commanded-by a
non-commissioned officer, all carrying
implements for road or trench build-
ing. These men have to submit to dis-
cipline draconlc In severity.
"Herstal, usually filled with the
busy hum of activity In factories, coal
mines and workshops, we found
plunged Into deathly silence.
"At lust as we entered Liege the
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Inhabitants stood at the thresholds of
their homes, silent and anxious. The
streets in the middle of the town were
a deplorable aspect. Many houses
had been abandoned. Their doors and
windows were shattered and their con-
tents had been removed. Nobody but
soldiers were to be seen. The Place
do Universitle, the Hue des Pltteurs
and the Qua des Pecheurs had been
b mod."
Goal Lands in Alaska.
Washington, Aug. 31.—The admin-
istration bill providing a leasing sys-
tem for government coal lands In
Alaska, was taken up today in the
house. Delegate Wickersham of
Alaska and western representatives
discussed the measure.
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12 Cents for Cotton
WASHINGTON, Aug. 81.—A bill
for temporary relief of the cotto.i
growers by authorizing an advance
of 12 cents a pound in federal re-
serve notes on middling cotton and
other grades accordingly, was in-
troduced today by Representative
Henry of Texas. It has been en-
dorsed by Charles S. Barrett, pres-
ident of the National Farmers Un-
ion.
PARIS, Aug. 31.—It is officially an-
nounced that the minister of war, M.
Millcrand, accompanied by General
Gallk'itl, military governor of Paris,
today Inspected the northeast front of
the cntrcnched camp at Paris and
congratulated General Galllcnl on the
rapid work on the supplementary de-
fenses.
LONDON, Sept. 1. (12:40 a. in.)—
A dispatch to Reuters from Amster-
dam says all Americans now in Hol-
land yesterday sent congratulations to
Queen Wllliclmina on the occasion of
her thirty-fourth birthday. The mes-
sage of congratulation also expressed
tlic thanks of Americans for the hos-
pitality shown them in llollund and
the hopo that a speedy peace between
the warring nations of Europe would
In; brought about.
COPENHAGEN, via London, Aug.
81.—The American legation and con-
sulate here have received hundreds of
telegrams Inquiring regarding the
safety of friends and relatives. The
consul general, Edward It. Winslow,
said today; "Conditions are now nor-
mal in Denmark and Americans hav-
ing letters of credit and checks have;
no difficulty In getting money from
Danish banks. Ships an- sailing on
schedule for the llnitod States. Amer-
icans with pass|M>rtN have no trouble
In traveling back and forth."
LONDON, Aug. 31.—According to the Times,
wounded German officers and soldiers, taken prison-
ers, all agree that the orders issued by the emperor to
| the army of invasion in effect said:
f "You will take Paris or all Germany will die in the
X attempt."
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LONDON, Aug. 31.—Taken at its face value the French
official announcement issued late today which mentions
that the progress of the German right wing has forced the
allies to yield further ground, would seem to indicate that
the Germans, notwithstanding repulses, are making daily
advances toward Paris.
The statement Sunday of Field Marshal Sir John French,
commander of the British troops, however, spoke of fight-
ing on the French left, but this, according to one report, re-
sulted in the German right being slightly turned.
AUSTRIAN INVASION BLOCKED.
The Austrian invasion of Russia in the Lublin district,
which aroused the apprehension of the allies, has, if Rus-
sian dispatches are to be relied upon, been blocked and the
Muscovites claim to have turned the Russian defensive into
an offensive action. There is no confirmation of the report
that the Russians are in Koenigsburg.
If silence means that there is nothing doing, Sir John
French's statement Sunday that the British had, not been
molested since Wednesday, still holds good. Nothing is
known by the public in London of new fighting either io
northern or eastern France.
RECRUITS FROM BRITISH DEPENDENCIES.
From Canada, India, Australia and South Africa, the
British army front soon will receive large reinforcements.
Some of these troops are reported already to have landed in^i
France.
In England the recruiting fever has not abated. At
Liverpool today a battalion of a thousand business men
was filled within an hour and there was such an overflow
that it was decided to enroll a second battalion.
The British government has started negotiations through
the American consul at Berlin for an exchange with Ger
mnnv and Austria of non-combatant prisoners.
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FRENCH WAR OFFICE OPTIMISTIC.
More Political Turmoil and Legislative Unrest"
Official Statement Declares That Opposition to German Ad-
vance Is Satisfactory—General Battle in Progress.
By James Fitzgerald.
AUSTIN, Tex., Aug. 31.—The
house this afternoon by a vote of
78 to 17, Invited James E. Fcrgu-v
son to address it on the issues of
the recent state campaign at Ids
convenience.
Immediately upon the adoption
of the Ferguson resolution, Rep-
resentative Chrtsman of Van
Zandt, a Tom Ball partisan, pre-
sented a resolution inviting J. H.
(Cyclone) Davis, nominee for
congressman at large, to address
the house. The Chrtsman resolu-
tion recited:
"Whereas, The democraUo par-
ty of Texas has appropriated all
tho dogmas of populism. Including
the farmers alliance sub-treasury,
etc.;
"Therefore, B« It molrad that
Cyclone Davis lie invited to ad-
dress the house at his conveni-
ence."
The Chrisittan resolution was
defeated by the close vote of 48
to 47.
Outside of seeking in advance to
discredit tho Incoming Ferguson
administration by such assinc ex-
hibitions as the above by an ex-
piring legislature, it is generally
understood at tho state capitol
that Uio resolution inviting for-
mer Senator Bailey to address the
house, was a movement upon the
part of the extreme prohlbltlon-
B alley partisans to discredit the
Ferguson and Wilson administra-
tions. and to checkmate Governor
Oolqui't In his senatorial ambi-
tions.
These extreme Bailey partisans
they are progressive
crats, but with them It seems to
be Joe itallcy first, regardless of
what becomes of tlic Wilson ad-
ministration.
To watch tlic votes of the mem-
bers was Interesting. Roger Ilyrne
of Hmlthvllle and Louis J. Worth-
am of Fort Worth, antls, voted
for the Cyclone Davis resolution.
Otto Warhmimd of Han Antonio
voted against It.
Of course, tho antls arc not re-
sponsible for Cyclone Davis' nom-
ination for congressman-at-large.
That responsibility lies with the
prohlbiUon-llalley partisans, as
does also the responsibility for Joe
Bailey's and Cyclone Davla'' pres-
ence at the El Paso convention as
Ball delegates, the one from
Cooke county and the other from
A long official statement is issued by the French war
office reviewing the operations in Belgium and along the
French frontier. A new retirement by the allied forces is
recorded while at the same time the statement is optimistic
with reference to the opposition which the French and
British are offering to the German advance.
No further details are forthcoming regarding the gen-
eral battle which apparently is in progress all along the line.
PREPARING FOR SIEGE OF PARIS.
The French war minister has inspected the supplemen-
tary defenses around Paris, which are being rapidly pushed
forward in anticipation of a possible investment of the
French capital.
An Antwerp dispatch credits General Pau with a victory
over 50,000 Germans near Peronnes. Whether this Is a
new victory or one to which reference was made several
days ago is not known.
Sueen Elizabeth of Belgium and her children have ar*
in England.
According to official advices received at
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Williams, E. K. Temple Daily Telegram (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 285, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 1, 1914, newspaper, September 1, 1914; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth475863/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.