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THE SHAWNEE DAILY NEWS-HERALD
Regular afternoon Associated Press and special tull Saturday night reports, direct by leased wire.
fOLUlOB SIX
Shawnee Daily Nr
THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 20, 1914.
number
German Occupation of
Brussels Is Imminent
By 'ss ei led Pre**.  
MINIKIN, Ai;<i. 2«. t lHSI'ATCH TO THK STAK FROM IIKUS-
NKl.S SATS THAT WE II HAN OOP I PAT10N OF BRPSSBLS JS IM-
MINENT. THE IllIRGOMVSTER OF THE BELGIUM CAPITAL HAS
0|{UKBB  TIIE CIVIC GCARDS TO DISARM.
Belgians Are Falling Back
Br Associated Pre"-.
LONDON, A CO. 2". THE OFFICIAL BUREAU SAID THIS AFTER-
NOON: "Tfffe BELGIAN FIELD IRK!', CONFRONTED BY SUPERIOR
M'HBKHS, HAS FALLEN BACK. THE BELGIANS AII111IIAIU/V PER
KORMKD I'll El It Din IN DELAYING THE HOSTILE ADVANCE, AND
I N \BLiHfe' THE ALLIES TO COMPLETE THEIR CONCENTRATION."
Germans Turn Northward
Bj \swofi*< •(! Press.
Paris. An sr. ill. An olflrilll communication received from Brussels
says: "The Germans h#ve sained (-'round on both banks of the river
Meuse, anil' are in contact Willi tJie armies of the allies. The enemy,
tiudinif routes to «t>tit|nvnrd stronffl) hold by the French and Belgians,
diseovered an opening to the north. This may entirely eh an ire the
strategy on bolli side?*.
"Tto Belgians. hating held the Invaders in check for fifteen days
have done all that could be expected. Belgian strategy will now be
merged into the general plan of the allied armies. The retrograde
■Movemeat dpesn't mean defeat."
Would Cede Kiao-Chow To U. S
p,j ' ■ 'if Cress.
Peking, Aug. 20. China has asked the Inited State* what its atti-
luSe Wonld he toward the cession by Germany to the United Stales of
Ihe territory of Kiao-Chow for InUneidiate cession HrepafteT b#ek to
China. The "i'fiN American cliapf d' aff&K and 'is
understood to fie based on an intimation from Germany llint stieh a
course solve. Hie problem. , |
U. S. Officials Are Silent -
German Rapid Fire Gun Ready to Shoot With Aid of Searchlight
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wmm
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FRENCH USED
SHARP FIGHT
POPE lA^AD
GRIEF IAID
TO BECAUSE
Ity Associated I'ress.
Paris, Aur. -0. The reoccupation
of Muelhaussen by the French is
confirmed officially. The recapture
was preceded by a severe battle.
H) Associated Press.
Rome, Aug« 20,-j-Pope X died
at 1:20 o( locki this (Thursday) morn-
ing. He had been ill for several days,
during which tho French1 took one but alarming symptoms did not dovcl-
of the suburbs, at the bayonet's point.
Tliuy also took, us a result of their
victory, six German cannons and six
ammunition wagons. An official note
j sayg the situation In the Vosges
mountains is unchanged. The French
have occupied Cttebwiller; fourteen
The German army is equipped with
many automobiles bearing rapid . fire
guns and searchlights for user on the
enemy at night. These indicate, as
has already been proved by the
night attacks on the Belgians, that
the Germans purpose using more
than twelve hours a day for their
fighting.
The powerful searchlights will lo-'
cato ah enemy's camp many hun-
dreds yards off. The rapid- fire gun,
which is the best the Krupp factory
has turned out, can fire many bul-
lets a minute into the sleeping
troops of the enemy.
Panama Canal Opened Sunday to Commerce of the World.
Bf>■Umw>mi<iiffimir ""1 jiao'rt sotlwsi &oi--«ai!«Jell> iutt
' IVasWiigtiiH,' Ans. 20. Itfficlals #re1 silenl regarding Klao'Chirw. II
is ipre<Het*rt«tlie United Stales wimiriat assent unlet* the proposition wis
m vepled bjf Kbglaud ajni Japftu.
♦ Kits, (IRUI uw TO
♦ * HCCOMfc Blf I I'lMI NUItSK
♦ WUATHKH PIUlKinST. ♦'{
♦ \ Iiy AiyioviaieU , £res*. 4 J i |
♦ New Orlwius, Aug. itO. For j
♦ 'tfklahiH V: Partly cloudy FVN' ♦ j
♦ day * i
4. .4. 4. + ♦ 4. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦* *
nl L> OIL.
Bj' Sssoe&kti Pre?*.
iM<tBburg.r 'Aug; CO 01) prie« 
Iki^^.i bjifeu cjecieasod as follow/*,:
iN^'HayWtfhffc, *1.45: P^i^ylvahik^
5ir4.' ; Mewi«r Black and N'ewcastM
$ l .frl: ' CoHjtinf*' ahd Somerset, ,8fc;'
Cabell, $1.06; Ragluud. t>5c. ,
JIMfWU HI l(K 1-1 ABSKJT.
VI r Jatoes'D. HuTke. chief clerk?
01'fiie mechanical department of tho
KocU Island •> shops,, and as genial
and accomplished an Irishman as
ever became president of a railway
H.vsUiii and, to which—to whither
.finimie f* bbund—has left on a va-
cation for 'Colorado for tb<- balaace
of jUe month.
visrror. FROM \1 A.
Miss Kmmrt Thompson, a popular
and charmitifc young lady of Ada,
is uniting th<; very near famil}
fii.^ids, Mr. and Mrs H. F With1-
••rspoon, 9^ R02 N^rth Louisa.
vijhrt Tiu ^pson aecompanM Mrs.
Wlttlcrspoon thlv morning to the
MajW 7.sk.e ,fbr an .Miring 61 half' a
we*fc , . .1, .
' '"tritec Wi«vert of tJi ' .Tecumseh
( uiinty Capital, has returned from
Wilburton wh^re. he lookpd. a(|<er th^
interests of his Latimer County Dem-
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Tho J'au^ijia Canal I was opond ttv
tho efimmt>r<Y of 'the woVld vviu'U
tile Panama ISailroail Steamship
ffisfolia". went i!irou«ii fropi "the'
Atlantic tot lie Pacific, Siln'daf.'' Hut
wJOi.Va. world . war on thorn ,i«. '.little'
foreign commerce and tor the pres-
ertt the cahal will SCC fpwH' slijjit
than in time of yeacai
For" tlio .present, vise's requifln?
more than thirty feet of water will
ririt be aiile to make the papsaiie hut
It is expected thai the chanii. I will
be deepened by th. time any yus-
scls qf mOr^ than thirty t«et draught
are ready to pase through the canal.
The formal and official opening
^♦111 take place .jtcxi March, wliup
liiere ia Jo ho an international cele-
bration at which President Wilson
and menibijrs of hip cabinet are to
§e present.
FIRS! BALE
COTTON HERE
WHf BHN 1914 hnlc of cotton tn
reucb , SUawue%- tliia sea
for tbc prwent. a policy of "watch-
ful. wajting" Js being followed, and
there is very little information to
be obtajned.
John Jones, casliier of the Shaw-
nee Kation a I bank, who fs the Shaw-
nee, "white hope" on cottou statis-
t^:s, cjtrs that the prijee ef nine crfntn
is only one and a half cents under
the opening market iaif year. Tie
was ^a,lF to the fact that the
PHIL STUART TELLS
OF WAR'S EFFECT
ON N.y. MARKET
op until Wednesday morning.
Throughout tiie day Doctors March-
iafava and Amici devoted their utmoSt
energies to stimulating their patient
And keeping him alive.
The cardinals were notified of the
miles southwest of (Mlinar, in Lor- .JOlu''
raiue. It, is stated the French lines them
extend from north of flaHrsburi
passing through Morhangc to Delm
PRUSSIANS TAFE
MANY PRISONERS
e condition and some of
"Altered the sick room de-
scribe the scene as heartrending, es-
pecially when the pontiff, rousli g
himseir from time to time, spoke.
Once he said, "In ancient times the
P°r<\ by a word, might Lav stayed
the slaughter, but now he is impot-
ent "
Prayers were said by thousands and
church bells sounded when trte sac-
rament was expose upon all the
altars. When the court learned of
tho pope's condition there was the
ESCAPEO BEAR
KILLED IN K.C.
By Associated I'ress,
St. Petersburg, Aug. 20.—A large
body of Russians has occupied Cum- deepest concern. King Victor Em-
btnnen. twenty miles from the Itus- manuel personally informed Queen
sian frontier of East I'russiif, cap- Helena and the news was communi-
turing twelve German guns and. a cated to the queen mother,.
large number of prisoners. | Extreme unction was administered
^ by Monsignor Zamplni, sacristan to
his holiness amid a touching scene.
The pope's sisters and his niece wero
overcome with grief. Cardinal Merry
I>ei Val .Jtne.lt by .the side of iiis bed.
where other eaiulinals joined him.
members of the household intoning
 —"prayers.   "
By Associated i-'rcsH. ,| • riving pope. In a niomenl of
Kansas City, Aug. 20.—Nemo, the ludicit^, said:
bear thai scaped from HwoO" Park. "Na« Ilo.tbln* M Ld
two weeks aso, was shot timl kill«i .,„ «p,)ru(u.hinK that the Aimfshty. in
hunters whlh- bathing bin inexhaustible, goodness, wisli.es \o
ek. MoUnt M^ishingtoji , mrt tj„, h( ri-or« Kttr©iw is
. undergoing." „ " ''
l'e Klect New rope.
I "Together lh One, ; !! things in
Christ'* ', " , " !
These rords, which I'dpe Thin tX
adopted as motfo when "he ju>-
pope. wer« on hio lips as lie
by volunteer
in the lakn
cemetery.
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♦ NMS. CAKKANZA
♦ OF >IK\I( 0 NO>V.
Hj A^HocJat«4i «'rcHs.
♦ Mexico City, Am- far , |<;aui.
♦ ran/a arrived ynd beeamy ♦ die ti.
♦ proyisionul president at uoom ♦ | Tiie : eouciav*1 probably wjll be
♦ today. He was accorded a ♦ held in Ucmims Sept. %. Among th-
♦ great reeeption. ♦ candidates are Cardinals Maffi. He-
*++■* + + + + ■*■+'+ + *■**■ * * *■ * iai. K'rraUi. A«iiardi, i'oinpili ami
    -—Horafflma, the last namwi being
<*K\, JOU KK, ( OMJH VNUKU
of Tin: FR*:\fH army
Mrs. George Law, the American
millionaire widow, who )xas spent
(most of her time in London in the
last few ywvrs, has annourieed that
i sbe wjll go kto the front as a ho v-
pltal nurse. She will probabiy Seek
! the Rritish hrmy Irt the field in VH-
• glum, afi<| act with stores' of other
| women who have already ,gone into
'the field. Mrs. tAW'ban been per-
sona grata at flip Court of St.
James for several jrpar*/ and •/•be
is said to enjoy intimate acquaint-
ance with the royal family.
broifght to town 'thie morning by
4^. N, Holmes. living near Tribbey.
The cotton was in iint, haying been
baJed at Tribbey-. It weighed 470
pounds and -w'fis bought by Mr.
Aydclott'e of the Shawnee Oil MilJ foif
cents par pound, netting the
farmer $42.30. a premium subsdrjp-
tiqq solicited by Socretiuy Q. A.
McDonald (if the Chamber of Com-
merce and  fohn R. Young of the
, Mammoth Department Store, amount-
Jug tn $30 In cash and a subscrip-
tion to the News-Herald, was given
Mr. Holmes as a token of appre-
ciation for his enterprise.^,
The fact that the local" market
started off at 9 cents is not to be
taken as a positive . indication of
what the prlcjp will be this Season.
Opinion seeius- to. be general. .<mong
the cotton ijmMi that the prite >£il1
Jv- above tfin,t" figure1. As h matter
<>f fact, it is stated; there reaily
ran not be saM To he nn> market
Vet. The cottou situation, has not
I ^
}rpcovored front the first effects of
the European war.
It is generally believed, however,
that within the fortnight, the mat-
ter will be firmly adjusted. Just
cr/rp this year is believed,to be bet-
llffr than it was last year". TJje first
pale last year was marketed by Ft.
M. Hood and it brought ll^ cents,
teaching Shawnee, Aug. 15. In 1912
ihe first bale, brought in by S. 1).
Ivens/ living seven and one-half
hiile*. northeast of tl o city, brought
pVfc cents. The first bale in 1011
Md In the  e?d at^five and a'Kiuar-
|er. It \y;«s ^dwn by I^:U 'Auiey
of near Tequmseh
MURRAY IS GIVEN
HIS CERTIFICATE
OF NOMINATION
1'hil Stuart, manager oi the
ladles' ready-to-wear deftiiVtuienl of
the Maminotb, returned Oast night
rrom New York, where he Spent n
month bdvlng goods fo^,',h|f depart-
ment. Mr. Stewart was in New
York when the general European
war broke out and had already be-
gun buying his fall stock, and was
able to make advance orders in time
to avoid paying the excessive ad-
vances made in prices on cloths.
Mr Stuart was especially happy
over this fact, which, he said, would
give Shawnee trade an advantage
not to be found in many places.
"There is no denying the fact," he
said, "that prices are advancing In
almost every line. T^is. however,
will readjust itself in* tfme when
thd manuafcturer8 In this country
J>egifi making goods tbey have hith-
erto imported and balahi# up their
  | business with exports to'fother coun-
Spefinl News-Herald. tries.
OkJahoina City. Ang.. 20.—The^tate i "One New Y.ork suit and cloak
election board issued ji Certificate of manufacturer that I heard about had
election to William ' H. Murray as on hand $100,000 worth of ehcap
the dwmocrailc noipinee for congress cloths he had been making suits
in the fourth rtlKtfWIft was handed out of for the mail order trade
to E. CrPatton, attorney for the cor- The cloth advanced 15 cents a yard
poration commission, who demanded
It for Mr. Murray.
xl '. MIM
e*-nnne|o of Mexico.
lather Wern* Itead.
Bv A*M 'iuted 1'ros.
T.oiulou, AUK- S".- A diaustci) tj>
the Kxchange TeleRraph ('o. ' frOBi
Rome jaj'd Father J[. tVaacJt>
W«rn*. KViK-ral rif the soeletV i^f
J^us, ilied in Home thift morn-inn
almost simultaneous With I.'fus.
START DRILLING
NEAR SHAWNEE
INSIDE 10 DAYS
The Shawnee OH & (las Co, has
signed, a Contract for nn oil well on
rhe F\ U. Mattocks pJace Jiorth of
tiie city, under which drilling musl
start inside of sU^y days. The
drillers, howevor, declare they will
get busy at once, and expect to have
the well under way inside of ten
days. The contract calls £or a depth
of 1,800 feet, but 1f nothing Is found
at that dep-th. the well will bt* pon-
Ue has .not soon real fighting before j tinned to a greater depth; If tfiere
and heretofore hns been in cor* are any favorable indications at all,
maud of a small section of the  >*
Frcnoh army. His efforts in the 10 K 11,1,Mi W1IFV
There is considerable quiHtloti if
Gen. Joffre has the ability <;r the
experience to lvad h^e Freuoh forces
to success. He is now In the field,
in Alsac, the last reports have it.
find to date, howover. according to
Paris Information, have beeft suc-
cessfp.
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Th#1 f\irterul of Oeo. W. Karr was
held at the. residence on K. Maiu
Wednesday and was largely attend-
ed by the numerous friends of the'dnrns,
(CONTINUED ON PAGE EIOTTT) family.
Bl'lUHMi rtStX
By AHseeiated l'r* s.
WanhinirtoTi. Vuu. Jil.—Fert; Brll
Isli anil Vmeri^au notltnien were
killed ia the ewlluiiett .ii( a new coil
rrete euitoms liouHe at Ceeiba. Hon-
aeeordiair to a dlspateh l 
' the stale denartnient.