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WEEK'S EVENTS
In a Condensed Form the Happenings of
Ail Nationalities Are Given
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WEEK'S NEWS AT A GLANCE
Important Events of the United States
and Particularly in the
South.
Foreign
Another protest has been made to
the German government by Sweden.
The complaint has to do with the
shelling of the Swedish steamer Gott
land, which subsequently was taken
into Cuxhaven by the Germans.
During the month of July, 1,856
deaths were registered in Mexico City.
According to Charles J. O'Connor of
the American Red Cross, eight per
cent of the deaths occurring in the
City of Mexico are due to starvation.
Karl Helfferich, German secretary
of the treasury, explained that the
new German war loan would com
pletely exhaust the empire’s financial
resources and that the increase in ex
chequer bonds would cause bankrupt
cy. Therefore, Dr. Helfferich urged it
was needful to prepare for honorable
peace. ,
Premier Okuma of Japan states that
Japan has decided to give greater as
sistance to Russia to prosecute the
war. He could not discuss details,
but allowed it to be understood that
this assistance would take the form
of the forwarding of greater supplies
of munitions of war.
It is reported that Germany has
twice attempted to open pourparlers
for a separate peace—once with
France and once with Russia.
Cotton has been declared absolute
contraband by Great Britain, accord
ing to a statement issued by the for
eign office in London.
The Belgian government has issued
an official reply to the German white
book, published the latter part of
May, and in which, as the Belgian au
thorities put it, Germany seeks to
justify by law the reprisals and the
"atrocities committed at Dinant, Bel
gium, on the 23d and 24th of August,
1914.
The German emperor, with General
von Falenhaven, chief of staff of the
German army; Field Marshal von Hin
denburg, General von Beseler and a
brilliant suite, entered the still burn
ing town of Novogeorgievsk, in Rus
sian Poland.
Domestic
By a close vote the lower house of
the Alabama legislature refused to al
low the people of the state to vote
at the next general election on an
amendment providing equal suffrage.
Rumors that a large body of Mexi
cans was preparing to cross the bor
der caused troops of the sixth and six
teenth infantry to be recalled hur
riedly from temporary leaves of ab
sence and to be ordered to report im
mediately at Fort Bliss, Texas.
A navy steadily increased in size
and efficiency so that it will be ready
to defend the country against attack
from any quarter, is the aim of Sec
retary of the Navy Daniels. This he
declared before the governors’ confer
ence at an adjourned session on board
the flagship Wyoming of the North
Atlantic fleet in Massachusetts bay, at
Boston.
W. P. G. Harding of the federal re
serve board told the Alabama Mer
chants’ association that the placing of
cotton on the contraband list by the
allies did not create a desperate sit
uation, but rather one calling for in
telligent action and leadership. He
urged Southern bankers to make con
cessions to finance the crop.
Announcement has been made in
New York City that arrangements for
a $20,000,000 French commercial ex
port credit have been completed and
the credit issued.
The coroner’s inquest into the re
cent Frank lynching found that he
came to his death at the hands of
‘‘unknown parties.” The inquest was
held in Marietta, Cobb county, Geor
gia.
Inspectors from the British govern
ment who have been purchasing mules
in Atlanta for the allied powers now
involved in the European war, are ex
pected to return and inspect several
hundred mules now held at Atlanta,
Ga., stock yards.
Estimates are placed at $250,000 as
the damage done by a cyclone which
cut a swath through the borough of
Hanover, eighteen miles southwest of
York, Pa.
The Meramec river, lined on either
side of St. Louis, Mo., with thousands
of pleasure cottages, went several
miles out of its banks, swept away
most of these buildings and increased
to twenty the number of lives lost
in St. Louis county as a result of
floods which followed the recent rai|
storm in St. Louis.
The third of a party suspected by
United States authorities with betns
engaged in the making of counterfeit
dollars in Mobile, Ala., dated 1900.
was arrested at Mobile. Ala., by dep
uties of the United States marshal
in the person of Nick McGinnis, a gro
cer.
Vice President,. Marshall, speaking
at Kansas City, Mo., said: “I do not
believe in enforced military training,
but boys and young men could be
trained in the high schools and col
leges without loss of time. 1 can think
of no better place to train officers
than in the schools of the country.”
THK DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE. DOUGLAS. GEORGIA.
Enough canned food to supply four
thousand people with two meals were
taken as far as possible by train and
then transferred to motor boats to the
five thousand inhabitants at Newport,
Ark., refugees and passengers on ma
rooned trains.
Two unmasked men locked E. W.
Fincher, cashier of the Bank of Am
ity (Arkansas) in the vault and es
caped with twelve hundred dollars.
A memorial is to be erected to the
memory of the late Dr. Joseph A.
Holmes, at Pittsburg, Pa., who was
director of the United States bureau
of mines for many years.
Washington
If the commander of a German sub
marine exceeded his .instructions in
sinking the steamer Arabic, the Ger
man government will give full satis
faction to the United States, Chancel
lor von Bethman-Hollweg stated in an
interview given to the press.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels says
that in his opinion submarines and
aeroplanes were among the most pow
erful weapons of warfare and reaf
firmed his intention to ask congress
to strengthen both of these branches
of the service.
The American government has ad
dressed the government of Haiti, ex
pressing its desire that there be ac
cepted without delay the draft of a
convention for ten years under which
there shall be established an effective
control of Haitien customs as well as
administration of finances of the coun
try, under a. receiver general and
American employees.
Count von Bernstorff, the German
ambassador, communicated to the
state department his government’s re
gret and sympathy if any American
lives were lost in the sinking of the
liner Arabic, and asked that the Unit
ed States delay taking a definite atti
tude until Germany could be heard
from.
Cotton cargoes for neutral countries
will not be confiscated under the re
cent decree of the allies declaring cot
ton contraband if within the normal
consumption of those countries. This
assurance was given cotton shippers
in a statement issued from the 'Brit
ish embassy.
Treasury officials made public an
announcement by Secretary McAdoo
that, in view of the action of the al
lies in putting cotton on the contra
band list, he would, if it became nec
essary, place thirty million dollars,
or more, in gold, in the federal re
serve banks at Atlanta, Ga., Dallas,
Texas, and Richmond, Va., for the pur
pose of enabling the reserve banks to
rediscount loans on cotton secured by
warehouse receipts made by national
hanks and state banks belonging to the
federal reserve systTm.
Reliable reports received in Wash
ington state that Haitien reb
els have been organizing an army
to attack the American forces on the
island. This, it is stated, is responsi
ble for the plans now being carried
out to reinforce Admiral Caperton’s
marines and bluejackets.
President Wilson will take up the
situation resulting from the placing
of cotton on the cantraband list by
Great Britain. As a result of his study
of the question a protest is expected
to be sent forward to London.
Judgment is suspended by the Unit
ed States on the torpedoing of the lin
er Arabic with a loss of two Ameri
can lives. Unless further information
is received, there will be no statement
of the United States government’s po
sition at this time.
Tension increased in official quar
ters when consular messages forward
ing affidavits of American survivors
of the British liner Arabic, which was
sunk by a German submarine with
much loss of life, brought definite in
formation that the vessel was torpe
doed without warning and that sev
eral American lives had been lost.
European War
A French official report on the fight
ing in the Dardanelles, between Au
gust 20 and the morning of August 25,
relates that the British left wing has
made progress against the Turks, oc
cupying 800 yards of Turkish trench
es in the northern zone of the fight
ing.
A statement from an authoritative
source on Germany’s strength in men
and her losses, made public in Lon
don, asserts that about July 21 the
Gemans had 1,800,000 men on the west
ern and 1,400,000 on the eastern
front —a total of 3,200.000 men on the
actual fighting line—while there also
were 1,120,000 Austrians fighting the
Russians.
Several transports laden with Ital
ian troops and escorted by war ships
have departed from Naples, Syracuse,
Taranto and Brindisi for an unknown
destination. They sailed under sealed
orders. It is believed that they are to
be employed for operations against
Turkey.
The naval battle between German
and Russian warships in the Gulf of
Riga has ended in the German fleet
withdrawing, after having lost the
battle cruiser Moltke of the dread
naught type; three other cruisers and
seven torpedo boats.
The garrison of Novogeorgievsk,
left behind by the retreating Russians
to delay the Teutonic advance, has
surrendered. Berlin has announced
the capture of the fortress with its
700 guns and garrison of 8,500 soldiers
and a large quantity of war material.
Both Berlin and Vienna report that
the Teutonic forces continue to force
the Muscovites back, especially in the
region of the Pulva river.
Italy has declared war on Turkey
and the Italian ambassador left Con
stantinople. This announcement has
been made in a telegram from Con
stantinople via Berlin and Amsterdam
MMATIONAL
ssiNMrsaiooL
Lesson
(By O. E. SELLERS, Acting Director of
the Sunday School Course of the Moody
Bible Institute.)
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 5
ELIJAH AND THE PROPHETS OF
BAAL.
LESSON TEXT—I Kings 18:30-39.
GOLDEN TEXT—Jehovah is far from
the wicked; but he heareth tile prayer of
the righteous. Prov. 15:29 R. V.
Following the lesson of last week
we have (ch. 18:1-16) the interesting
account of Ahab’s search for Elijah
and of the prophet’s meeting with Oba
diah. Verses 5 and 6 suggest the se
verity of the drought in the land.
Ahab’s accusation, "Art thou he that
troubleth Israel,” is replied to by
jah’s challenge regarding a contest be
tween himself, the representative of
Jehovah, and the king’s prophets rep
resenting Baal, (vv. 17-25). In accord
ance with the stipulations the prophets
of Baal accepted the challenge and
most miserably failed (vv. 26-29). The
place of this dramatic contest was Mt.
Carmel (see map) and the time prob
ably B. C. 906.
I. Elijah’s Preparation vv. 30-35.
On Carmel's crown now swarms a count
less throng
With one brave soul to stand for God
'Gainst millions in the wrong.
—George L. Taylor.
Elijah gave the 450 prophets of Baal
and the 400 priests of the groves (v.
19) every advantage possible that he
might the more clearly unmask their
error and make more signal their de
feat. Their frenzied cries and self
injury continued fruitlessly until 3:00
p. m. Then Elijah announces the de
tails which were to remove all possible
doubt as to whose champion he was or
who is to answer his petition, (a) He
calls the people together (v. 30) draw
ing them nigh to God and challenging
their undivided attention after the con
fusion produced by the priests and
their consternation over their defeat.
(b) He constructs the altar (vv.
30-31). Any true and lasting reforma
tion must begin at the altars of God.
Restore one in the heart, the home
and church and there will return to
all unity and strength. Note Elijah’s
insistence upon an undivided nation,
as suggested by the "twelve stones.”
While any lasting reformation must
begin in the individual heart, still if
it is true and genuine it will work it
self out in the nation. "Israel shall be
thy name.” The “prince that prevails
with God,” who had wrought for their
fathers, who answered Jacob’s prayer,
is now about to answer Elijah. This
altar was not constructed as a monu
ment to departed one, nor for the or
namentation of the house of God. It
was in God’s first cathedra] and for
his glory alone. On this altar Elijah
placed his sacrifice.
Again Israel is to prevail over its
enemies, this time those within, not
those from without, (c) He covered
the altar (vv. 33,34) e. g., poured wa
ter upon it to remove all possible ac
cusation of fraud or trickery. The
trench "as great as would contain two
measures of seed” (v. 32) is equivalent
to six gallons. Three times water was
taken from the spring, still flowing
at this place, and poured upon the
altar, twelve jars in all again symbol
izing the twelve tribes.
11. Elijah's Prayer, vv, 36,37. The
great prophet even could only secure
through prayer his desired blessing
though its purpose was "that this peo
ple may know that thou Lord art God.”
His prayer was: (a) Addressed to
God; (b) Grounded upon experience,
that of "Abraham, Isaac and Jacob;”
(c) It was for one purpose, the honor
of that name; (d) It was to sanction
his act in calling forth the drought
upon Israel as a punishment for the
sins of princes, priests and people;
(e) It was founded upon the word of
Jehovah, to corroborate and to affirm
the works done “at thy word;’ (f) It
was for the conversion of the people,
that their hearts might be turned back
to Jehovah once more.
Elijah, the man of faith, staked his
all upon the Word of God, he gave
himself up wholly to the plans and
purposes of God, and relied explicitly
upon the covenant-keeping God.
111. God's Power, vv. 38-40. We are
confident Elijah had never seen fire
fall and that he must have realized
the awful catastrophe involved if it
did not fall. Yet he fearlessly makes
his plea and the fire fell. It was not
an accidental stroke of lightning. God,
the creator, worked upon the laws of
nature, his servant, and wrought con
fusion to his enemies. It would be a
strange God and father who could not
use his own laws and creation to pro
duce a moral effect.
The abundance of proof was that
not only the offering, but the water
and the very stones of the altar were
consumed. Risking ail, all is won.
What we need everywhere is men
who will follow in Elijah's steps in
order that the fire of God may come
upon us. There remained no longer
any doubt, God is God, Baal is a sham.
So they “fell on their faces,” yet in
spite of the victories of God men to
day refuse to render unto him like
obedience and worship.
Compare in this connection the fire
of God s holy spirit which came upon
the apostles and believers at Pentecost
and the resultant convicting power
convincing the people of Jerusalem
that the crucified Christ was the son
of God.
HIS STENOGRAPHER
By CATHARINE CRANMER.
Returning from the files with an
armload of correspondence, John
Grover halted suddenly as he ap
proached his desk. Between the up
per rim of his spectacles and his
bushy, gray eyebrow's he stared out
at the small, white pique-clad young
woman who was perched upon the
wooden railing that inclosed his de
partment.
“I’m Lydia Raymond, the new
stenographer,” said the young woman.
“Mr. Wilson brought me over, but he
was called away to the telephone.
“Wilson's a bird when it comes to
hiring help,” muttered Grover, of
whom it was alleged around the office
that his middle name was Grouch.
Turning toward Lydia, he grudgingly
extended a pudgy hand. "Grover s my
name Can you turn out work pretty
fast?”
“Oh, just as easy!” And Lydia
smiled bewitchingly, but it was pearls
before swine, for Grover didn't see
the smile.
“All right, now; let's start on this
pile and we’ll see what you call easy. ’
And Grover launched into his most
vigorous dictation pace while Lydia’s
fingers flitted over the pages. As he
looked up from the last letter he
found Lydia sitting with her hands
clasped around one knee and looking
straight at him.
“I’m awfully .glad you aren’t
grouchy,” she said, with childish can
dor. “At first I thought you were the
very man who put the ‘ouch’ in grouch,
but I guess it was just a Monday
morning grouch, wasn’t it?”
“I guess we haven’t got time to talk
nonsense; look at this pile of work.”
Lydia turned her head to one side,
stuck out her red lips and frowned
just a Httle.
"Oh, but look how well we work to
gether! I’ll tell you what let’s do,”
enthusiastically. “Let's work real fast
and get that whole pile finished and
then we’ll take the ‘ouch’ out of
grouch, and put the ‘sense’ in non
sense. Shall we?”
"We might,” said Grover, with an
awkward smile and a bungling move
ment to get hold of a letter that
would give him a chance to fasten his
eyes somewhere.
A month after Lydia’s advent the
credit department was running so
smoothly that John Grover went about
wearing a satisfied expression that
was a nine days’ wonder to the ob
servant office force. But there came
a rainy, malarial morning late in Au
gust when Lydia came droopingly to
her desk, with swollen eyes and a
colorless face. She tried to smile as
they began their morning work, but
made such a pitiful failure that Grover
pushed the pile of letters away and
looked intently at her.
“Child, there’s something wrong;
can I be of any help?”
“I'm afraid you can't, for I’ve spoiled
everything.” Two tears splashed on
her note book before she could find
her handkerchief. Then she con
tinued: “Last night when Clarence
started home —Clarence is, you know,
or was my, my —”
"Yes, yes, I know; and what did he
do?’
“Oh, I was the one to do the mis
chief. Clarence said if I didn’t take
off a suffrage pin I was wearing he
wouldn’t —wouldn’t bid me good night.
I said I’d promised Miss Bee to wear
the pin a week and tell her what peo
ple said about it. Then he said I was
getting crazier every day, but he
wouldn’t listen any longer to my non
sense. I didn’t say a word then, but
after a while I said: ‘There doesn’t
seem to be any nonsense to listen to
except when you are talking.’ He
whirled around and rushed out of the
door, and I looked down at that old
pin and just boo-hooed.”
“Well, what in the dickens does
that ranting suffragette mean by
placarding you as one of her kind?”
growled Grover.
“Oh, but Miss Bee doesn’t rant, and
she isn’t a freak, and she knows near
ly everything. And there she is, right
this minute!’ exclaimed Lydia. “She
must be bidding on that big mimeo
graph job in our advertising depart
ment. Goody, she’s coming over to
speak to me.”
John Grover grew red and Beatrice
Morris grew pale when they were in
troduced by Lydia, who didn't know
until afterward that they had parted
ten years ago much as she and Clar
ence had parted only the night be
fore. She had her first inkling of it
when John Grover broke the embar
rassed silence which followed the first
formal greetings.
“Beatrice,” he began, haltingly,
“I’ve changed my mind this morning
about several things, but I didn’t lose
it, and I won’t if you'll let me build
a home for you now instead of build
ing one yourself two years later." Of
course, he had not meant to say that,
but after it was said it had to be an
swered, and Beatrice gave an answer
that was as satisfactory to him as it
was surprising to her. Grover turned
abruptly to the astonished Lydia.
“Ring up that young rascal of a
Clarence.” he commanded, “and ask
him to make one of a luncheon party
of four at Sherry’s at twelve oclock
today.”
The last remark of Lydia’s tele
phone conversation was this: “And
we’re going to put all kinds of ‘sense'
in nonsense!”
(Copyright, 1915, b 7 the McClure Newspa
per Syndicate.)
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Another Little Bedtime Story.
“Good gracious!” cried Peter Rab»-
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going on up in the air? There! That
was the S. O. S. call! Somebody must
be in trouble, and—”
“Oh, that is old Doc Stork,” replied
Sammy Jay. “He is carrying twins to
the wildcat's house, and the dear lit
tle strangers do not wish to go.”—
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Ordinarily a young man refers to
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