8 BLO FAVORITES AT QRPHEUM THIS WEEK Joe Welch, Athletic Girls and Alex ander Kids Vie For First Honors TWO CLEVER GIRLS ARE BACK Theo Lightner and Dolly Jordon Win Hearts of First Nighters With Honey-Boy Song With several old-time favorites and A number of new acts that are certain to meet with success throughout the circuit the Orpheum began its second week yesterday with what the first nighters decided a "bang-up" show. Among the old favorites are Joa Welch, billed as the headliner; Theo Lightner and Dolly Jordon, two clever girls who sing even better this year than they did last; Haviland and Thornton in a new act called "Get- Poor-Quick Wellington." Among the new acts of the week that were warmly received are Will Roehm's Athletic Girls, the Alexander Kids and Tuscano Brothers, battle axe Jugglers. Joe Welch is Joe Welch: those who have seen him know all that the name means; for those who have yet to *ee him there Is in store a character treat such as probably will iiiot again be given vaudeville lovers [this year. Joe's humor is none of h our slap-stick, you - can't- help- but fcee-it sort; he has that subtle, veiled Hiut nevertheless side-splitting line of ft:Uk that makes you want to keep him (handing out his Hebrew palaver long after it is time for the curtain to ring down on his act. Dolly and Theo Win Hearts Theo Lightner and Dolly Jordon won the hearts of the crowd from the #jo-off. The two misse« sing and play a lot of ragtime and do some char acter song stuff in a way that is de lightfully entertaining. Their "Honey teoy" song was one of the big hits of ithe evening. "Get-Poor-Qulck-Wellington" is a vehicle enabling Thornton to get off his characteristic bits of wit. The piece has no plot other than that Bomeone steals Wellington's trousers while he is bathing and he meets a pretty bathing miss while he has on a full dress shirt, hat and coat and a pair of bathing trousers. Around this situation there is built a lot of clever •repartee and song singing. The Alexander Kids and Will ■Koehm's Athletic Girls vied with Joe iWelch for headline honors. The kids are two little girls of nine and seven, ,or thereabouts, who have all the latest dances at their finger—that Is, their toe tips—and who can sing quite re markably for children of their age. The way the youngsters do the tango and Texas Tommy is a marvel. They could do the legitimate stage dances just as well, too, the smaller lassie's Russian dance being especially note worthy. Tuscano Brothers, battle axe throw ers. who open the bill, get applause such as would do good the heart of many a headliner. Burns and Lynn, soft shoe dancers, are as pleasing a pair of entertainers as you would wish to see. They do any of the legitimate stage dances pugcested by folk in the audience. Roehm's Athletic Girls give an ex hibition of fencing, boxing, wrestling and physical culture that is at once entertaining and Instructive. MAX ROBERTSON. U. S. Buys More, Sells Less, Under New Tariff Special to The Telegraph Washington. D. O, Aug. 25. im ports in July this year exceeded the imports for July of last year, under the Payne-Aldricli tariff act, bv s2l - 116,363. There was a steady increase in Im portations until the war began, and then foreign commerce to this country ended so suddenly as to bring the Ad ministration face to face with a short nge of $100,000,000. According to the ligures on imports nnd exports issued to-day by the De partment of Commerce, the July im ports aggregated $160,178,133 "com pared with $139,061,770 in July of last year. The. July exports were $154,082,235, as against $160,990,778. The foreign commerce of the United States in July, 1914, amounted to $214,260,358. an increase of $14,207,- 810. and this increase was all on the side of imports. For the seven-month period ended with July this year, the total trade was valued at $2,342,019 - 655, or $3,902,157 below that for a corresponding period a year ago. Gold Imports in July reached $3,- 391,715, against $7,859,512 in the name period last year. The gold ex ported in this month was $23,669,424, as against $8,653,969. For the seven-month period the fig tires were: Gold imported, $34,135,- 137. as against $35,769,107 in 1913; gold exported, sll 7,6 4 3,9.'.9, as against $72,388,585 In 1913. West End Republican Club to Be Uniformed The West End Republican Club will meet this evening, at 8 o'clock, at which time measurements will be made for the suits of the marching division that will take part In the coming campaign. The division numbers more than 200. Deaths and Funerals MRS. KI.I/.A RKTH Mll.l,t:n Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, aged 73 years, who dierl at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Aslier Rader, 1829 Susqunehanna street.Sunday afternoon, will be held this evening, at 8 o'clock. The ljev. Peter 11. Rals baugh. pastor of the Sixth Street United Brethren Church. Sixth and Seneca streets, will officiate. The body will he taken to Columbia to-morrow for burial. MISS KDITH M. IIKIIMIH Funeral services for Miss Edith M. Hebner. aged 21 years, who died at the home of her mother. Mrs. Mary Hebner, 1209 Penti street. Saturay night, after an illness of several months, were held this afternoon, at I o'clock. The Rev. Cteorge Cummings. of Washington. D. officiated. Burial was made in the Harrlsburg Cemetery. 11l RV MICHAEI. MOVER THURSDAY Funeral services for Michael S. Moyer, aged fit years, who died at his home, Twentieth and Rrookwood streets. Sun day night, will he held in the Epworth Methodist Church, Twenty-first and l>errv streets Thursday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. The Rev. J. D. W. Deavor, pastor, will officiate. Mr. Moyer Is sur vived by one brother. Noah, and two sisters. Mrs. John Walters and Mrs. Leah Boyer. Mr. Moyer was a member of the Mover Brothers' Tee Company, and was known to thousands of residents of Vi nson Hill Rurlal will be made in the Paxtanu Cemetery. MRS. CHARLES BIRRM %N DIES Mrs. Charles Blerman. aged II years, died at her home. 1 1"9 Market street, last evenlnß. after a «hort illness she 1 u survived by her liusbsnd and one son Linn Rurlal will be made »l Tremont, Thursday afternoon TUESDAY EVENING, INHERITANCE TAX LAW TO BE TESTED Auditor General Brings Suit Against Register of Wills Sheehan of Philadelphia Central Powell. The proceeding is to serve as a test to determine whether the register is required to pay for clerk hire from the 3 per cent, he is allowed for collection of collateral in heritance tax or whether he may de duct the sum for the salaries from the total amount of taxes collected. Gough at Hazleton. County Con troller H. W. Gough left to-day for Hazleton, where he will spend the next three days attending the annual State gathering of Elks. l'lle Crumpert Statement. The statement in the assumpsit suit began some months ago against Dauphin county by W. L Loeser, counsel lor Earnest Crumpert, was filed to-day and the case will now go upon the October Common Pleas trial list. Crumpert was a witness in a murder case involving the death of a lunatic and had been confined in jail pending trial. Crumpert claimed $1.50 per day witness fees for 102 days, his total bill amounting to $153. French and British in Fight With Germans in Province of Hainaut By Associated Press London, Aug. 25, 3.15 a. in.—A dis patch to the Express from Ostend says: ".V sreat battle has Ixm-ii in prctgress in the province of Hainaut, on the southern frontier of Belgium since Friday evening. French and British troops have l>eon engaged in desperate conflicts north of Charleroi and Fieurus with Germans who crossed the Meuse at iluy. "Saturday French troops, which had spread from Lille, met the German right In Fast Flanders." "Desperate fighting between out posts took place at Oudenarde and Renaix. The losses were heavy on both sides Monday. Twenty-five thousand Germans have been sur rounded between Courtrai and Anzg hem, a twon six miles west of Oude narde. Fighting was progressing Sun day at Peronnes, between Mons and Pinche, and between Wateghem and < »udenarde. "The Handelsblaad says that since Monday no Germans have been In Brussels. Arrivals from Liege state that many houses there were burned last week. German soldiers have in scribed on the walls of the city, 'Wil liam 11, Emperor of Europe.' " Villagers Greet French and Then Betray Their Positions to Germans By Associated Press Paris, Aug. 25, 4.25 A. M.—A di spatch from Rourges, gives the recital of a French officer wounded in Lor raine. He sets forth how the Ger man's were aided by the local in habitants who had prepared for every eventuality. The officials of villages in Lorraine fell upon the necks of the French troops when they came into town and greeted them as saviors. No sooner had they done this than they would go to the edge of the village and hang out French flags, big white sheets, etc., to indicate to the enemy the exact position of the French soldiers. The mayor of one village lapped a French field telephone wire for the benefit of the enemy.-after having of fered a room in his house for the in stallation of this station. A local school master corrected the range of the German guns by moving the hands | <> r the church clock. At Dieuze the French were pursuaded that they I would meet no opposition. Despite ; these assurances, they came upon con- Crete trenches filled with German ! troops and supported by quick firing i guns. After they had stormed the trenches with the bayonet and were ] resting, they heard the strains of' Chopin's Funeral March played by a band in the distance. The music ser ved as a prelude to a storm of shells from a masked battery. Allies Will Not Quit Until Germany Has Been Beaten to Her Knees By Associated Press London, Aug. 25, 12.35 P. M.—"Yes terday was a day of bad news, and we fear more must follow," the Lon don Times says to-day in an editorial on the fall of Namur. "In the first phase of the great battle," the paper continues, "the Ger mans appear to have won ground all along the line save In the area held by the British. We were prepared for the ebb and flow of conflict, but not for the fall of Namur. • • » We have to face this situation with un shaken confidence. We have to re member the battle is not yet over. The Germans have not yet burst their way through to France. AVe have to re member that this is only the first great encounter of a war which plainly is destined U. be a long one. For the allies it is a phase; for the Germans it is vital. They are dealing their blows with tremendous vigor, but the issue in Belgium still hangs in the balance in spite of the unfortunate events ut Namur. Will Hout Prussian Spirit "Whatever be the upshot, Great I Britain and her allies will face the outlook with dogged determination and continue the war until the spirit of Prussian militarism is rooted out of Europe. "Time fights on the side of the allies. With the Germans It is neck or nothing, but the French and the English have everything to gain by waging a delaying war. » * • While the issue remains uncertain we may still maintain the stoutest hope. Should it go against Os we may re member that the allies have not, like Germany, staked all upon their first venture. Our ultimate success is cer tain. and we will never sheath our sword until Germanv has been finally beaten to her knees." MOOSE PI. AX FESTIVAL Plans for the annual charity festival of Harrisburg Lodge. No. 107, Loyal Order of Moose, were completed last night. The festival will take place on Friday and Saturday nights, August 28 and 29. at Third and Boas streets. The Municipal Band will give a concert Fri day night, and the Commonwealth, Sat urday night. The proceeds will he dis tributed to the Harrisburg Hospital. Nursery Home and Children's Industrial Home. . . RESERVISTS ARRIVING IN PARIS AND READY TO LEAVE FOR THE FRONT r 1 —~—^ The upper photograph. Just received in this country, shows a group of French reservists arriving in Paris after ong journeys from dis ant points They are seen leaving the railway station und starting their march to the military headquarters. The lower picture shows a group of these same reservists lined up in the same rail way station waiting to board trains to carry them to the front. Retreating Austrians Devastate Villages and Massacre Inhabitants By Associated Press Nish, Servia, Aug. 25, via London, 2.30 P. M.—Servian troops reoccupied Sabac (Shabats) at four o'clock in the afternoon of Monday of August 24 ac cording to an official announcement made here to-day. The Austrians have been thown back on the other bank of the River Save and every bit of Servian terri tory has now been cleared of the enemy. The announcement adds that the retreating Austrians devastated Ser vian villages and massacred the in habitants. Sabac is on the River Save, 27 miles west of Belgrade. Dispatches from Nish dated Aug. 15 said Austrian troops had succeeded in forcing an entry into Sabac after heavy fighting all along the line. Belgian Miners Put to D'-ath by Germans By Associated Press raris,, Aug. 25, 8.25 A. M.—A di spatch to the Havas Agency from Ostend Belgium, says that at Charle roi the German troops obliged ten Relgian miners, who had just came out of a mine with lamps in their hands li> march at the head of their ad vance. All the miners were killed. Similar tactics, according to this same authority were employed at Mont- Sur-Marchienne, in the province of Hainaut, where 200 German troops lost their way and got into the range of tlie French guns. The Germans attempted to bombard the Charleroi railroad station from Jeumont-St. Antoine. Futhermore i they are reported as having fired on the Charleroi prison although this ' building was (lying the Red Cross Hag. Only one shell exploded. It killed a horse, hut without hurting i the officer mounted on it. German Soldiers Are Exhausted, Is Claim By Associated Press London, Aug. 25, 3.18 A. M.—Ger man officials claim that 300,000 Ger mans passed through Brussels, says the Brussels correspondent of the ! Chronicle. He continues: "Some of the troops seemed in ex ! ceilent condition physically and in good spirits but the general inpression is that the great bulk of German troops is exhausted and demoralized. "Owing to the vast amount of food commandeered by the Germans there is a great scarcity of bread and other supplies and famine is threatened. All German requisitions of food are payable in script which is being printed freely for the use of officers. Most of the troops are quartered in the barracks while the officers generally have put up in private houses in parties of seven of eight." CITY HAS NEW MAYOR | Harrlsburg will have a new Mayor | for three days. His name is George :D. Herbert and he is the popular al ; derman of the Twelfth Ward. Mayor j John K. Royal is attending the con vention of the League of Third Class I cities at Meadville. He appointed | Alderman Herbert as his substitute. German Army on the March in the Most Recent Maneuvers ■} - ■ r -. - . - . fiARRISBURG TELEGRAPH 8 Men and a Keg of Beer Get Ride to Police Station One of the Prisoners Has to Sit on the Barreled Liquid En route to the Cells Beer parties within the city limits are prohibited and that is why a large party at Fifteenth and Verbeke streets was broken xp last night, and eight persons arrested. A quarter barrel of beer was also confiscated. Each member of the party was fined $3 this afternoon. Roundsman McCann and Patrolmen Mr. Gorgas Gets His Memo Mixed and Misses Dinner When the City Commissioners—all but W. L. Gorgas, superintendent of finance and accounts who had mixed up his date memo—left the Reservoir park cooking school pavilion last evening, every one of them reflec tively let out his belt a couple of not ches and sighed happily. The four—Mayor Royal and Com missioners Taylor. Bowman and Lynch had just returned from partak ing of the kind of a dinner they had read about. And it had been prepar ed and served by the girls of the third year class of the Reservoir summer cooking class, under the direction of Miss' Jessie Dowdell. The dinner itself was just right and then some, and it helped immensely to have pretty embryocooks serve one. All in all the four lucky council men sympathized a lot with Mr. Gorgas. Tech High Principal Safe in London, Says Cable Dr. Charles B. Fager, Jr., principal of the Technical high school, and party have arrived safely in London, lie hopes to secure passage for Ameri ca at an early date. This ufternoon came by cable to-day to Dr. V. Hum mel Fager, his brother. KILLED BY LIGHTNING Warren W. Cornell, aged 3 4 yeurs, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Cornell, of 442 Walnut street, was struck by lightning and instantly killed yester day afternon in North Asheville, N. C. Mr. Cornell is survived by his wife. The body will be brought here to-morrow morning. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the home of his parents. Burial will be nuide in the Harrisburg Ceme tery. THEODORE D. Kitll IHIJs Theodore D. Erb. af-ed 39 years for twenty vears a fireman on the Harrls burg Division, of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, died at his home, 325 Crescent street, last night, after an illness of five weeks. Me is survived by his wife, seven children. Margaret, Catherine, Elizabeth, Helen, Evelyn, Theodore. Jr., and Murray; four sisters, and one brother. Funeral services will be held front his home Friday after noon, at 1:30. Burial will be made in the East Harrlsburg Cemetery. Mr. Erb was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose and of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Englnemen. < 'olinan, Rut tor and Hush made the raid and rounded up K. L. Shepley, \V. Jamison. H. (>. Sheafer, Paul Pic'ntch, Hoover and W. J. Miller. It was a crowded patrol that arrived at the police station at 11 o'clock last night. •>ne of the men had to sit on the top of the keg while en route to the station. Frank A. Smith Is Made Ward Chairman At a meeting of the Eleventh Ward Republican committee, last evening, Frank A. Smith, former county chair man. was elected ward chairman and treasurer. YY H. Shreadley was chosen secretary. The meeting was attended hv a full membership, and the commit teemen reported that there is no ques tion about carrying the ward for all the Republican candidates this Fall. HOLD TWO IIOYS ON CHARGE OF ROBBING BOATHOITKKS Pending a further investigation. George Williamson, aged IB years, and f'arl ("horpening. 14 years, suspected of robbing boat houses and bathers, were this afternoon held for another hearing. Roth boys have been away from home for three weeks. Last night Williamson's father caught the lads and turned them over to the police. CHICAGO BOARD OK TItADK Ry Associated Vrcss <"hieago, 111., Aug. 25.—Board of Trade closing: Wheat September, 1.03; December, I.07; May, 1.13%. Corn September, SO; Ilecember. 70%. Oats September. 46%; December. 48*. Pork September. 21.35; January. 21.55. Rard ■ — September, 10.05; October, 10.22; January. 10.55. Ribs September, 12.57; January, 11.22. 11. ». WANTS COI.ORKI) NOI.DIKHS Orders have been received by the local recruiting station to accept quail tied applicants, with or without prior service in the army, for colored In fantry and to forward them to Colum bus barracks for enlistment. Former soldiers are also wanted for colored cavalry. SIXTBF.NKHS HKKN3 TOMORROW A final meeting of the local commit tee in charge of the reunion of Six teeners. which takes p.ilace here for three days, beginning to-morrow, will be held this evening at the store of David W. CQtterel. 105 North Second street. Scores of the graduates of the soldiers' schools are expected, accord ing to assurances received by the local committee. AI TO HITS CYCI.IHT Samuel Thomsen, superintendent of the West Construction Company, en gaged in raxton creek improvements, and Foreman Hdward Montour were thrown from a motorcycle when an auto crashed into It at Cameron and Berry hill streets, yesterday afternoon. Both escaped with severe bruises. AUGUST 25, 1914. Russians Advance In Great Numbers the victorious effensive movement of the Servians and Montenegrins against the Austrians who are said to have suffered very severely. # MANY GERMANS REPORTED KILLED A Swiss business man reports the garrison of Stassburg to have sustained appalling casualties at Schirmeck where of 5500 Ger mans who were in the engagement only 1800 returned. A German dirigible balloon which had flown over Antwerp yesterday was brought down by the Belgian artillery to-day and fif teen of its occupants taken prisoners according to a newspaper dis patch. Another telegram says bombs dropped from the balloon caused several deaths and one of the missiles struck a hospital, which, however, was occupied only by the medical and nursing staff. A wireless dispatch from the Foreign Office in Berlin to the German embassy at Washington records a severe defeat of the French troops by the Germans in a battle which raged from Augusta 17 to 21, and in course of which more than 150 field guns and 10,000 prisoners were captured. It says Luneville was taken by the Ger mans and that the army under General Joeffre, the French com mander-in-chief, was broken up, making probable a concentric ad vance of all the German army toward Paris. « ' The wireless dispatch adds that the Duke of Wuerttemberg's German army marching through Belgium has completely crushed the advancing French army and captured many guns, flags and pris oners, among whom were several generals, while another German column engaged a cavalry brigade to the west of the Meuse. [AST PRUSSIA IS STRONGLY FORTIFIED German Defense Is Based on Four Parallel Lines Running North and South Py Associated Press I.ondon, Auk. 25, 4.20 A. M. A dis patch to the Daily Mail from St. Petersburg, says: "The German defense in Bast Prus sia is based on four puraliel and strongly fortified lines running; north and south. Bach is supported by nat ural obstacles. The toremost three linen are distinct groups of numerous lakes. The fourth and strongest de fense line is the Vistula river, extend ing from the Russian frontier to the Baltic. "Outside these defense lines the Ger mans have on the northeast the very strong fortress of Konigsberg with the fortlhed advance positions at Lilian and Tapiau. This is situated on the flank of the Russian lines and must be In vested, necessitating the detachment of a considerable force. "The foremost three defense lines are extensively fortified. There are important and permanent fortitlcations at Allenstcin and Ho yen, and the whole is tilled with lakes, leaving only com paratively narrow defiles for the ad vancing troops. The country is full of formications, partly provisional and partly Held work, most of which are armed with heavy guns. A frontal at tack would be a very difficult task. <>iinrrie)l bj Sl* "The Vistula, from 500 to 1,000 yards wide, is guarded by six fortresses. The largest are at Thorn in the soutli and at Danzig in the north. Between them are Fordon. Kulm, Graudenex and Mariensbu rg. "A man entitled to rank among the first as an organizer of victory is com pelled to remain far from the battle field. He is General Soukhomlilioff. the Russian, Kitchener, who is now re organizing the Russian armies. Through him the armies have been ir reproachably equipped and the spirit of the man is the same as tho spirit of the nation. "The defeat of three German army corps in Northeastern Prussia was converted into a rout by the timely ar rival of another army coming from Warsaw, in the rear of the enemy's position. The Warsaw army, which was very powerful .completely turned tile German position at Mazur lakes and while extending its operations over a wide front westward, headed toward Allenstein. The German Twentieth Army corps thus became nut between stout crackers. The commanders of both Russian armies acted with energy and promptitude, worthy executive of the brain dominating the whole army. AiiNtrlaiiM (touted "In Galicia the theater of Russia strategy will be on a level with the vic torious plan adopted farther north. The Austrians In Lemberg probably will be taken in a similar vise. This may bo inferred from the fact that one army lias reached flava, to the north of Wein berg. Another army is advancing from the southeast as is shown by the fact that nine Russian cavalry squadrons have routed the entire Austrian cavalry division at I'lukhow. "The Austrian force retreating from Vladimir Volliynskly, Russia, seven teen miles from the frontier, towards Sokal, in Galicia, Austria, probably has been cut off. Grand Duke Michael, tho Emperor's brother, has returned from abroad and is going to the front." The Russian embassy in I.ondon, while pleased over the victory at Gum binnen, states that it feels bound to warn the English press not to cxagger tae consequences of the victory. Senator Mann Scores Hague Peace Tribunal Special to The Telegraph Washington, D. C., Aug. 25.—The Mouse to-day by unanimous consent passed a resolution authorizing the printing of 5,000 copies of The Hague ■ peace conventions adopted in 18U9 and 1900. "In view of what is taking place in the world I think the passage of tills measure would be regarded as a hit of legislative sarcasm," suggested Repre sentative Mann, the Republican leader. "I think sentiment in this country is just as strong for peace as It ever was," returned Representative Barn hart .of Indiana, who offered the reso lution. "Under present conditions it Is my opinion that The Hague tribunal is about the most useless institution in the world." observed Mr. Mann. FILIPINOS RKSTLKSS Special to The Telegraph Manila. Aug. 25.—Japan's aggres sion against Kiao-Chow is creating widespread unrest among the Fili pinos. The natives fear that the United States will become Involved in the European war as a result of Japan's action. Ticket For Red Cross Game Ready Tomorrow Surprises galore are promised pa trons of the eRd Cross game at Island Park, Friday afternoon. The commit tee in charge of the big benefit met this morning In the office of George W. Relly, local representative for the Red Cross Society. Tickets will be on sale In many stores to-morrow morning. No extra charge will be made for admission. In case of rain on Friday the tickets will be good for Saturday when a doubleheader will be played. The Commonwealth hand. In conjunction with the Zembo hand, will play. The committee Is pleased with the i liberal response from the merchants and citizens. All prize contributions should be made to Wellington G. Jones, IsDorting edlt-r of'the Telegraph. GERMAN FORCES ARE CONCENTRATING FOR MARCH TOWARD PARIS Wireless Dispatch to German Em bassy in Washington Tells of Plan Washinston, Aug. 25.—A concentric advance of all the German armies to wards Paris is probable; the Semois river, Longwy, and the greater part of the Belgian-French frontier beintf in German hands, according to a wire less* dispatch to the German embassy from its foreign office received to-day via Sayville, L. 1. It says: "The German troops facing tha French troops defeated them in bat tle from August 17 to 21. Numerous ensigns, more than 150 guns and 10,- 000 prisoners have been captured. Luneville has been taken and the army of General Joffre, broken up, is no more capable of action. The Ger man Crown Prince's army has chased the French west of Longwy. The army of the Duke of Wurtem berg, marching through Belgium, has crossed the river Semois, completely crushing the advancing French army. Numerous guns, ensigns, prisoners and several generals were captured. i The German troops advancing west of the river Mouse towards Maubeuge defeated an English cavalry brigade. The river Semois, Longwy and tho greater pari of the Beige-French fron tier are In German hands. A concen tric advance of all the German army toward Paris is probable," The German Foreign office also ad vised the embassy that Assistant Sec retary Brec ken ridge of the War De partment, who went on the cruiser Tennessee to aid in distributing funds to Americans,, "praises the attitude of the German people toward Americana [and declared it a duty to inform 1 Americans of (lie victorious German armies and of the excellent spirit of the German nation. American s.vm | pathies have been touched," the mes sage continues, "by German help for | poor Russian families in Berlin." , German marines returning from I Skutarl, the message adds, took part | with the Austrians in fighting against ■ the Servians and were in the first lino ,in storming a mountain 1,000 metres [high on the river Drina. Big Trade Is Open in Colombia to U. 5. Special l<> The Telegraph New York, Aug. 25.—The oppor tunities for trade in Colombia, occa- I sioned by the war in Europe were set j forth yesterday by ,1. A. Gonzalez, ;i, merchant of Burranquilla, Colombia, who left that country for this city on August S. lie said that the United , States should get orders for a tremen i dons amount of goods not only from Colombia but also from all Latin America. • "Colombia is stocked with supplies for probably three months," he said, "but the interesting situation is that the merchants in Colombia will not l>a able to pay the money they owe Ger many for shipments of goods. Con sequently a certain amount of money; will be available which undoubtedly ! will be used for purchasing goods in this country. The situation is un usual. but it should help the United States." Merchant Marine Bill Is Now Before House Special to The Telegraph Washington, D. C., Aug. 25.—Tho administration bill proposing the crea tion of a corporation to purchase and operate ships in tho foreign service, with the United States holding 51 per cent, of the stock, was introduced in the House to-day by Repreentative Alexander, of Missouri, chairman of the committee on merchant marina and fisheries. While the administration does not really expect the bill to be enacted into law. it will be pushed in the hopa that soon private capital will recruit the merchant marine to a degree of efficiency that will enable it to taka care of America's oversea trade. Officials believe that the law remov. ing the old restrictions on the admis-* sion of foreign built snips to Ameri can registry and the passage of tho war risk bill are the only emergency measures that are really needed to In duce private capital to go into the shipping business on a comparatively large scale. Bryan Corrects Wilson's Slip of Mind on Japan Special to The Telegraph Washington, D. C„ Aug. 25.—"Japan has officially notified the United States that she will confine her activities in the war situation to the Far East," said Secretary of State Bryan this afternoon. Mr. Bryan's statement served to clear up a wrong Impression caused hy a remark made by the President earlier In the day to the effect that such a pledge had not been made as far as he knew. Tt was explained later that the President's remark was merely a "slip of the mind."
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