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TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1914. $1.00 PER ANNUM. ii & m r i v-l PROPOSED AMENDMENTS VrO THE CONSTITUTION SUBMIT TED TO THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP PROVAL Oil REJECTION, BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL VANIA, AND PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF y THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CON STITUTION. Number One. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to section one, article eight of the Constitu- tion ol Posnsylvoaia. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, That the following amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania be, and the Banie . is hereby, proposed, in accordance with the eighteenth article thereof: That section one of article eight, which reads as follows: "Section 1. Every male citizen twenty-one years of age, possessing the following qualifications, shall be entitled to vote at all elections, sub ject, however, to such laws requiring and regulating the registration of electors as the General Assembly may enact: "First. He shall have been a citizen of the United States at least one month. "Second. He shall have resided In the State one year (or, having pre viously been a qualified elector or native-born citizen of the State, he shall have removed therefrom and re turned, then six months) immediately preceding the election. "Third. He shall have resided in the election district where he shall offer to vote at least two months Im mediately preceding the election. "Fourth. If twenty-two years of age and upwards, he shall have paid within two years a State or county tax, which shall have been assessed at least two months and paid at least one month before the election," be amended so that the same shall read as follows: Section 1. Every citizen, male or female, of twenty-one years of age, possessing the following qualifications, shall be entitled to vote at all elec tions, subject, however, to such laws requiring and regulating the registra tion of electors as the. General As sembly may enact: First. He or she shall have been a citizen of the United States at least one month. Second. He or she shall have re sided in the State one year (or, hav ing previously been a qualified elector or native-born citizen of the State, he or she shall have removed there from, and returned, then six months) immediately preceding the election. Third. He or she shall have re Bided in the election district where he or she shall offer to vote at least two months Immediately preceding the election. Fourth. If twenty-two years of age and upwards, he or she shall have paid within two years a State or county tax, which Bhall have been assessed at least two months and paid at least one month before the election. Fifth. Wherever the words "he," "his," "him," and "himself" occur ill any section of article VIII of this Con stitution the same shall be construed as If written, respectively, "he or she," "his or her," "him or her," and "him self or herself." A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 1. ROBERT McAFEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Two. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to section eight of article nine of the Constitu tion of Pennsylvania. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, That the following 1b proposed aa an amend ment to the Constitution of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania in accord ance with the provisions of the eigh teenth article thereof: Amend section eight, article nine of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which reads as fol lows: "Section 8. The debt of any county, city, borough, township, school dis trict, or other municipality or Incor porated district, except as herein pro vided, shall never exceed seven per centum upon the assessed value of the taxable property therein, nor shall any such municipality or district incur any new debt, or increase its indebt edness to an amount exceeding two per centum upon such assessed valua tion of property, without the assent of the electors thereof at a public election in such manner as shall be provided by law; but any city, the debt of which now exceeds Beven per centum of such assessed valuation, may be authorized by law to increaso the same three per centum, in the ag gregate, at any one time, upon such valuation, except that any debt or debts hereinafter incurred by the city and county of Philadelphia for the construction and development of sub ways for transit purposes, or for the construction of wharves and docks, or the reclamation of land to be used in the construction of a system of wharves and docks, as public Improve ments, owned or to be owned by said city and county of Philadelphia, and which shall yield to the city and coun ty of Philadelphia current net reve nues in excess of the interest on said debt or debts, ind of the annual In stallments necessary for the cancella tion of said debt or debts, may be excluded in ascertaining the power of the city and county of Philadelphia to become otherwise indebted: Pro vlded, That a sinking-fund for their cancellation shall be established and maintained," so that it shall read as follows: Section 8. The debt of any county, city, borough, township, school dis trict or other municipality or Incor- porated district, except as herein pro vided, shall never exceed seven per centum upon the assessed value of the taxable property therein, nor shall any such municipality or district in cur any new debt, or Increase Its in debtedness to an amount exceeding two per centum upon such assessed valuation of properly, without the con sent of the electors thereof at a public lection lu such manner as shall be provided by law, but any city, the debt of which on the first day of Jan uary, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, exceeded seven per cen tum of such assessed valuation, and has not since been reduced to less than such per centum; may be author ized by law to increase the sameUiree per centum In, the aggregate, t any one time, upon;, such valuation. The city of Philadelphia, upon the condi tions hereinafter set forth, may in-, crease its Indebtedness to the extent, of three per centum In' excess of seven per centum upon -such assessed valua tion for the specific purpose of pro-, vldin$ for all oa any of th following, purposes, to-wttt. lFor the construe-, tloi&and inaprokiifflsnt of subways.' tunnels, railways, elevated railways, and other transit facilities; for the construction and Improvement of. wharves and docks and for the recla-j matron of land We used in the con-l struoiion or wbarts ana aocKs, owned; or top be ewned by said city. Such increase, howeverw shalnonlr be made' with the assent of the effectors thereof, at a public election, to bevheld In such manner as shall be provjped by law.l In ascertaining the borjpwkig capacity of saldtclty of Phllatfelpbia, at any time, thsVe shall be excluded from the calculation a credit, where the work resulting from any previous expendi ture, for any one or more of the spe cific purposes hereinabove enumerated shall be yielding to said city an an nual current net revenue; the amount; of which credit shall be ascertained by capitalizing the annual net revenue during the year immediately preceding the time of such ascertainment. Such capitalization shall be accomplished by ascertaining the principal amount which would yield such annual, cur rent net revenue, at the average rate of interest, and sinking-fund charges payable upon the indebtedness incur red by said city for such purposes, up to the time of such ascertainment The method of, determining such amount, so to be excluded or allowed: as a credit, may be prescribed by the, General Assembly; In Incurring indebtedness, for any one, or more of said purposes of construction, Improvement, or recla mation, the city of Philadelphia may issue Its obligations maturing not later than fifty years from the date thereof, with provision for a sinking-, fund sufficient to retire said obliga tion at maturity, the payments to such sinking-fund to be in equal or graded annual installments. Such ob ligations may be in an amount suffi cient to provide for and may Include the amount of the interest and sinking-fund charges accruing and which may accrue thereon throughout the period of construction and until the expiration of one year after the com pletion of the work for which said Indebtedness shall have been incurred; and said city shall not be required to levy a tax to pay said Interest and sinking-fund charges, as required by section ten of article nine of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, until the expiration of said period of one year after the completion of such work. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2. ROBERT McAFEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Three. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to section ' twenty-one of article three of the Constitution of P$ins.ylvanla. Section 1. Be It resolved by the Senate and House of ( Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania In General Assembly met, That the following amendment to the Constitu tion of the Commonwealth of Penn sylvania be, and-vthe same is hereby, proposed, in accordance with the eighteenth article thereof: Amend section twenty-one, article three of the Constitution of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, which reads as follows: "No act of the General Assembly shall limit the amount to be recovered for injuries resulting In death, or for Injuries to persons or property, and in case of death from such injuries, the right of action shall survive, and the General Assembly shall prescribe for whose benefit such actions shall be prosecuted. No act shall prescribe any limitations of time within which suits may be brought against corpora tions for injuries to persons or prop, erty, or for other causes different from those fixed by general laws reg ulating actions against natural per sons, and such acts now existing are avoided," so that It shall read as follows: The General Assembly may enact laws requiring the payment by em ployers, or employers and employees jointly, of reasonable compensation for injuries to employees arising in the course of their employment, and for occupational diseases of employees, whether or not Buch injuries or dis eases result in death, and regardless of fault of employer or employee, and fixl'i5 the basis of ascertainment of such compensation and the maximum and minimum limits thereof, and pro viding special or general remedies for the collection thereof; but in no other cases shall the General Assembly limit the amount to be recovered for in juries resulting In death, or for in juries to persons or property, and in case of death from such Injuries, the right of action shall survive, and the General Assembly shall prescribe for whose benefit such actions shall be prosecuted. No act shall prescribe any limitations of time within which snits may be brought against corporations for injuries to persons or property, or for other causes, different from those fixed by general laws regulating actions against natural persons, and such acts now existing are avoided. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 8. ROBERT McAFEE. Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Four. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Con stitution of Pennsylvania abolishing the office of Socretary of Internal Affairs. Be It resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, That article four of the Constitution of Pennsylva nia shall be amended by adding there to section twenty-three, which shall read as follows: The office of Secretary of Internal Affairs be, and the same is hereby,' abolished; and the powers and duties now vested in, or appertaining or bo. longing to, that branch of the execu tive department, office, or officer, shall be transferred to such other depart ments, offices, or officers of the State, now or hereafter created, as may be directed by law. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. i. ROBERT McAFEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Five. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Con stitution of this Commonwealth in accordance with provisions of the eighteenth (XVIII) article thereof. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania In General Assembly met, and It Is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the following is pro posed as an amendment to the Con stitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, In accordance with the provisions of the eighteenth (XVIII) article thereof: AMENDMENT. Laws may be passed providing for a system of registering, transferring, Insuring of and guaranteeing land titles by the State, or by the counties thereof, and for settling and determin ing adverse or other claims to and In terests in lands the titleB to which are so registered, transferred, insured, and guaranteed; and for the creation and collection of indemnity funds; and for carrying the system and powers hereby provided for into effect by such existing courts as may be designated by the Legislature, and by the establishment of such new courts as may be deemed necessary. In mat ters arising In and under the opera tion of such system, Judicial powers, with right of appeal, may be confer red by the Legislature upon county recorders and upon other officers by it designated. Such laws may provide for continuing the registering, trans ferring, insuring, and guaranteeing such titles after the first or original registration has been perfected by the court, and provision may be made for raising the necessary funds for ex penses and salaries of officers, which shall be paid out of the treasury of the several counties. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 6. ROBERT McAFEE, - Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Six. ' A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to section eight, article nine of the Constitu tion of Pennsylvania. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania In General Assembly met, That the following is proposed as an amend ment to the Constitution of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, in accord" ance with the provisions of the eigh teenth article thereof. Amendment to Article Nine, Section Eight. Section 2. Amend section eight, ar ticle nine of the Constitution of Penn sylvania, which reads as follows: "Section 8. The debt of any coun ty, city, borough, township, school district, or other municipality or In corporated district, except as herein provided, shall never exceed seven per centum upon the assessed value of the taxable property therein, nor shall any such municipality or dis trict incur any new debt, or increase its Indebtedness to an amount exceed ing two per centum upon such as sessed valuation of property, without the assent of the electors thereof at a public election In such manner as shall be provided by law; but any city, the debt of which now exceeds seven per centum of such assessed valuation, may be authorized by law to increase the same three per centum, In the aggregate, at any one time, upon such valuation, except that any debt or debts hereinafter incurred by the city and county of Philadelphia for the construction and development of subways for transit purposes, or for the construction of wharves and docks, or the reclamation of. land to be used in the construction of a sys tem of wharves and docks, as publlo improvements, owned or to be owned by said city and county of Philadel phia, and which shall yield to the city and county of Philadelphia cur rent net revenue In excess of the in terest on said debt or debts, and of the annual Installments necessary for the cancellation of said debt or debts, may be excluded in ascertaining the power of the city and county of Phila delphia to become otherwise indebted: Provided, That a sinking-fund for their cancellation shall be established and maintained," so as to read as follows: Section 8. The debt of any county, city, borough, township, school dis trict, or other municipality or incor porated district, except as herein pro vided, shall never exceed seven per centum upon the assessed value of the taxable property therein, nor shall any such municipality or district incur any new debt, or increase its Indebt edness to an amount exceeding two per centum upon such assessed valua tion of property, without the assent of the electors thereof at a public election In such manner as Bhall be provided by law; but any city, the debt of which now exceeds seven per centum of such assessed valuation, may be authorized by law to Increase the same three per centum in he aggregate, at any one time, upon such valuation; except that any debt or debts hereinafter Incurred by the city and county of Philadelphia for the construction and development of wharves and docks, or the reclama tion of land to be used In the con struction of a system of wharves and docks, as public Improvements, owned or to be owned by said city and county of Philadelphia, and which shall yield to the city and county of Philadelphia current net revenue in excess of the Interest on said debt or debts and of the annual Installments necessary for the cancellation of said debt or debts, may be excluded In as certaining the power of the, city and county of Philadelphia to become otherwise indebted: Provided. That such indebtedness Incurred by the city and county of Philadelphia shall not at any time, In the aggregate, ex ceed the sum of twenty-five n.'illion dollars for the purpose of Improving and developing the port of the said city and county, by the condemnation, purchase, or reclamation or lease of land on tlaf banks of the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers, and land adja cent thereto; the building of bulk heads, and the purchase or construe- I tlon or lease of wharves, docks, sheds, and warehouses, and other buildings and facilities, necessary for the estab lishment and maintenance of railroad and shipping terminals along the said rivers; and the dredging of the said rivers and docks: Provided, That the said city and county shall, at or be fore the time of so doing, provide for the collection of an annual tax suffi cient to pay the Interest thereon, and also the principal thereof within fifty fears from the incurring thereof. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 6. 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You are bound to be more than pleased. Store in Central Hotel Block, Tionesta. Laillcl A.k your Mrua. IhI fur a Chl.rhN-ter'a Diamond llrnnd l'lll. In Hill .nj Uuld niel.111' V t.nc. idol with Hluo RIIJ un. Y Taka na alhrr. Buy af jroup " Druirirl.L. Ask for lll.f IIKK.TFR S KAISER'S ARMY IS PRESSING ON Aiming to Reach Gateway to Valley of the Oise FATE OF CAPITAL YET IN DOUBT Allies Claim to Be Holding Most of Their Line But Admit Retirement at La Fere French Fiercely Attack Germans Along Meuse River, Hoping to Compel Reinforcement of Ger man Army There. London, Sept. 1. The allies hurled back in defeat one of the huge tent acles that the kaiser has been reach ing toward Paris from the north of France. General Pau, the one-armed hero of the Franco-Prussian war, de feated part of the German army that within a week has driven the allies from Valenciennes to Cumbrai, from Canibral to the banks of the Somiiw river. Li.iipiitches report that the allleB scored a brilliant victory near Po loniiB, on the Soniuie, and drove back for the first time since its entry Into France one of the three huge lnvad ii. K columns of Uermuus. Fighting hard to stem the German advance on Paris, the French and British troops who have been retreat ing for the last week in the north have dropped back to positions along the Somme river, roughly speaking within seventy-five miles of the French capital. To the east the French have been pressed back from the Hue of the Meuse to the Olse river. Turn iu the fortunes of war In favor of the allies Is believed to have come through the concentration of the 3, 000,000 soldiers on France's second line of defense and through the over whelming successes of the RussiuiiB in east Prussia, The Invasion of his eastern terrltorj has forced the kaiser to withdraw nearly all the army left to occupy Belgium. With the consequent weakening ol his attacking force in France by the urgent need of meeting the czur In battle, the kaiser is exposed to the at tack of France's army, which Is now operating under the protection of tha guns of tho strongest fortresses in the world. Earl Kitchener, secretary of state for war, Issued a more hopeful state ment of the situation of the allies lu France based upon lute dispatches from Sir John French, commander hi the field. The secretary. says that the British, after struggling against tremendous odds, retired to a new line of defense, where they have not been molested since Thursday. Their animates are between 5,000 and 6,000. Since this fighting ceased the French on the right and left liuvo brought the German attack to a standstill, it is declared. Lord Kitchener's statement, which was Issued through the medium of the official Information bureau, follows: "Although tho dispatches of Sir John French as to the recent battle have not yet been received, It is pos sible now to state what has been the British share In the recent opera tions. "There has, in fact, been a four days' battle on Aug. 23, 24, 25 and 26. During the whole of this period the British, In conformity with a gen eral movement of the French armies, were occupied In resisting and check ing the Germun advance and in with drawing to new lines of defense. "The battle began at Mons ou Sun day, during which day and part of the night the German attack, which was stubbornly pressed and repeated, was completely checked by the Brit ish front. Monday, the 24th, the Ger mans made vigorous efforts in su perior numbers to prevent the safe withdrawal of the British army and to drive It Into the fortress of Mau beuge. "This effort was frustrated by the steadiness and skill with which the British retirement was conducted and as on the previous day very heavy losses far in excess of anything suf fered by us, were Inflicted on tl.o enemy, who In dense formation and !u enormous masses, marched forward again and yet again to storm tho Brit ish lines. "The British retirement proceeded on the 25th with continuous lighting, though not on the scale of the previous two days, and by tho night of the 25ih the British army occupied the lino ol Cambrai, Landrecies and Le Cateau. "It had been intended to resume the retirement at daybreak on the 26th, but the German uttack, In which no less than live army corps were en gaged, was so close and fierce that it was not possible to carry out tills Id tout ion until the afternoon. "Tho battle on this day, the 2Ct!i, was of a most severe and desperate character. The troops offered a su perb and most stubborn resistance to the tremondous odds with which they were confronted and at length extri cated themselves in good order though with serious loss and under the heaviest artillery lire. No gun. were taken by the enemy except lliiist1 the horses of which had all been killcj or which were shattered by high ex plosive shells. "General French estimates that dti: lug the wholo of these operations from Warns Great Britain That War May Be Long X ' -J -it4" te - Photo by American Press Association. EARL KITCHENER. the 23d to the 2Cth, Inclusive, his losses amounted to 5,000 or 6,000 men. On the other hand the losses suffered by the Germans iu their uttacK( across the open and through their dense formation, are out of all proper tlon to those which we have suffered. "In Landrecles alone, on the twenty-fifth, as an instance, a German Infantry brigade advanced In close order Into a narrow street, which they completely filled. Our machine guns were brought to bear on this target from the end of the town. The head of the column was swept away. A frightful panic ensued and it is esti mated that 800 or 900 dead and wound ed Germans were left In this street alone. "Another incident, which may ho chosen from many like It, was the charge of the German guard cavalry division upon the British Twelfth cav alry brigade, when the German cav alry was thrown back with great losses and In absolute disorder. These are notable examples of what has taken place over practically the whole front during these engagements and the Germans have been made to pay the extreme price for every forward march they havo made. "Since the twenty-sixth, apart from cavalry fighting, the British army has not been molested. It has -rested and refitted after its extreme exertions and glorious achievements. Rein forcements amounting to double the losses sustained already have Joined. Every gun has been replaced and the army Is now ready to take part In the next great encounter with undimin ished strength and undaunted spirits. "Today the news Is again favorable. The British have not been engaged, but the French armloj, acting vigor ously on tho right and left, have, for the time being, brought tho German attack to a standstill. "Sir John French also reports thai on the twenty-eighth the British Fifth cavalry brigade fought In brilliant fashion with German cavalry, In the course of which the Twelfth Lancers and the Royal Scots Greys routed the enemy and speared a largo number li fight. "It must be remembered through out that the operations In France art vast and that we are only on one wlna of the whole field ol battle. The strategic position of ourselves and out allies are such that whereas a de cisive victory for our armies In France prubably would be futal to the enemy, a continuance of resistance by the Anglo-French armies upon such a scale as to keep iu the closest gri the enemy's best troops cau, if pro longed, lead only to one conclusion." A German aeroplane, flying at a height of 6,000 feet over Paris, dropped four bombs into the city. The first bomb struck near L'Est railway stu tlon, not fi.r from the military hos pital, but did no damage, and the other thrt-e bombs fell near Qua! de Jemmnpcs, Hue Uicollet and Place dc lu Uepuhlliue. No damage was ilomj. While as far us can be leumed nu lives were lost the actual presence ol the enemy threw the capital Into tho wildest excitement. The German wai flier, after hovering over tho city foi an hour, turned north and disap peared. When the aeroplano first appeared an attempt was made to bring It down by small arm lire and light artillery, but the machine was safety out ol range. The excitement In tho regions where tho bombs fell was so great that extra gendarmes were called out to prevent a panic. The fact that the explosives did not work, however, combined wltli the elforts of the authorities to calm the fears of the populace. Wliile over the Hue do Vinaigrinrs iho aviator dropped a flaming torch seven or vyhi feet long, woutld wltli the German colors and at the same time a letter, weighted by a sand bag The letter written lu German said: "Tlio German army is at the gates ol Paris. There Is nothing for you tc do except surrender. Lieutenant Von Ileidssen." The capture of Allenstein und th investment of Koenigsberg, both citiej In east Prusslu, by the Russian armies was announced In a cahlegruu) Iroui lbs Pn.-is foreign otlicu. BRITISH FLEET BEATS GERMAN Sink Eleven Kaiser's Warships Ott Heligoland NO BRITISH YESSEL IS LOST Nine Hundred Germans Lost British Lose Twenty-Nine Killed and Thirty-Eight Wounded in Engagement. The British admiralty in an official statement says that of 1,200 men com posing the crews of the eleven Ger man warships sunk In a sea fight off the German naval base at Heligoland ouly 330 were saved. Twenty-nine killed and thirty-eight wounded was the price lu men paid by the British. Stories of the battle say It was per fect In execution as well as In plan. The British destroyers lured the Ger mans to the open sea where other de stroyers were spread out In fan shape. According to the announcement no British ship was lost In the battle and the British loss ot life was not heavy. Heligoland commands the mouth ot tho Elbe river and Is lu a position ot great Importance In the North sea. The war olllce declined to divulge the names of the British ships en gaged, but said that no British ship was lost lu the engagement and that thero was little loss of life on the English side. The names of the German craft sunk and what became of the crews Is withheld. The British squadron was command ed by Rear Admiral David Beatty, who married In 1910, Miss Ethel Field, daughter of the late Marshall Field of Chicago. The people of London are the more Joyful over the news of the victory because of an announcement of the admiralty that all the British ships involved returned from tho engage ment safely. The British torpedo beat destroyer Welland has engaged and sunk tho German torpedo boat dOBtroyer, S SO, near Chefoo, China. The Kaiser Wllhelm der Grosse has been sunk off the west coast of Africa by the British cruiser Highflyer. WAR PARAGRAPHS Paris is preparing for a siege. All pretense of hiding these preparations were abandoned following the an nouncements that the Germans have tuken the French towns of Lille, Rou balx aifh Velenclennes. French forces concentrated for de fenses between Verdun, a first class fortress, and Sedun, numbering 1,000, 000 men, equipped with the most powerful artillery ever made. Austrian reservists are massed on the border of Italy and are en trenched lu camps which have been formed In the Tyrol, where the fortb'l catlons have been strengthened with feverish haste. A French army aviator and his pilot, whose names aro suppressed under the ' ale of the minister of war, were killed in the fall of their ma chine at Juvisy. The Dutch chamber has passed a credit of $2,000,000 for the purpose of maintaining neutrality. Significant of the differences be tween offensive and defensive tactics was a statemont by the war office that the German losses to date are estimated ut threo times those of the allies. And the lutler are admittedly "staggering." Sixteen-year-old Gordon Belts, pri vate In the Fifth Royal Highlanders, was shot In the eye and killed by an unseen assailant while on sentry duty ut the canal ut Soulanges, near Mon treal, Can. Since the outbreak of tho war a guard has been placed over all -canals lu the dominion to prevent their bolng injured by dynamite. Sol diers at Soulauges, guarding the canal, have been tired on repeatedly. Dispatches from Nlsh declare that there have been wholesale desertions from the Austrian army. Prisoners taken by the Servians say that in some regiments' 40 per ceut of the re servists failed to appear. Tho fierce nature of the fighting on the France-Belgian frontier may be estimated by tho fact that Charleroi was taken and retaken seven tlnien. Luneville, neur the Alsatian border, has been retaken for the third tlmu and It is believed it Is again In the hands ot the French. Several of Japan's largest warshlpi aro bombarding tho eastern defennes of Tsingtau and owing to the fact tha they carry heavier guns than those t'. the Germans they are indicting dar ago without danger from the shore artillery. All captured German officers say it is a horrible war and that the Ger man losses aro enormous. Out of two regiments the 112th and 142d -i fuutry ouly CO men were left after onu engagement. All reports Indlcr'.o tho tremendous heaviness of the f.re and say the murderous results have beeu of uuprexedcnled proportions.
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