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THE PLANO STAR-COURIER
COLQUITT PROPOSES
CENTRAL STATE BANK
WANTS
ED BY
TAE
WAREHOUSE BILL IS FA:
IHOU!
lias authorl
(will recomi
tact creating
Austin to
Bt&te bank,
capital sloe
to 170,000,0
to be dote
the purpose
tiou, tho go
bank of To
imt than "t
In CO days
I*to it.
i Backed
f According
tlio bank's
cured by pi
notes now
school fund,
bonds and
hold by tl
would bo h;
teurltion.
money can
bonds and 1
plan,
1 odL in. tlio bonds and land
bold bv the permanent
I Thm are $20,000,000 in
jt71).i*i1 .'"to in land notes
1:(, t.iuKil fund. Money
.id b.' putting up these se-
Tbo governor says the
In' had by placing the
lurid notes with the comp-
;bo currency at Washing-
iinergency currency bad
Hi. amount of 125 per cent
urities bo deposited. If
i bo correct, the Texas
could get $25,000,000 of
Currency! on a capital
11,000,000, or 85,000,000 of
currency on a $70,000,000
troller of
ton and
therefor to
of the sei
that eboul
{state bank
emergency
Block of ?!
emergency
Capital. The bonds held by tho
school fund draw an average of 4 per
Cent, while tho land notes are for 3
per cent. Advances made by tho
etate bank on cotton warehouse re-
ceipts would draw 4 per cent intercut
says the governor, and thus the state
Would get the difference in the inter-
test. Ho says it would be an admir-
able financial arrangement front every
standpoint. ,
Only Relief, Says Governor.
"I do not believe the national banks
of this state intend turning loose one
dollar of tho emergency currency they
can get,” asserted the governor, “and
the only way 1 know of to get, relief
Is to establish a state bank and get
all the currency possible to take up
cotton warehouse receipts. The na-
tional banks, under their combined
capital stock, may Issue $77,000,000
pf emergency currency in Texas, but
Will not do so. There is but one thing
left, and that is for state banks to
pome to tbe rescue. ,
Warehouse Bill Passed.
Tho emergency warehouse bill, ns
finally framed by tho conference com-
mittee, Is a law. The house adopted
a report carrying the bill by a vote
of 95 to 15. Thus the bill received
the necessary two-thirds vote in each
house.
TURKEY CASTS OFF
TREATY SHACKLES
CONVENTIONS EX.
OREIGNERS FROM
ISH COURTS.
lONSiDER ACTION RADICAL
Means Assertion of Independence
After Centuries of Restriction*.
Will Empire Join Germany?
Washinrton.—Turkey has formally
notified lb' United States and other!
nations that site had abrogated the
scries of conventions, treaties and ■
privilege.-! originating aB early as the
eleventh century, whereby foreigners
In tho Ottoman empire have been ex-
empt from local Jurisdiction in civil
and criminal castes. F’oroign subjects
no longer will enjoy whut is known
as extra-territorial rights through
which they have been tried by their
own judges, diplomatic representa-
tives or consuls.
This practice, abolished by Japan
several years ago through now treat-
ies, Turkey has removed by a stroke
of tho pen. Her purpose, it is de-
clared, Is to assert her independencej
and free herself from tho domination
of tlio great powers.
Upon the rights revoked has rested
the legal status of American mission-
aries in Turkey, permitting them to
maintain churches, hospitals and
schools in religious freedom.
The removal of every kind of priv-
ilege enjoyed by the powers in ex-
cess of what the general principles of
international law allowing is the
meaning of this step,” A. Itustem
Bey, Turkish ambassador to the Unit-
ed States, declared. ‘'This war is
Turkey’s opportunity.”
Action Is Radical.
The ambassador did not intimate
whether the action foreshadowed war
against Great Brltainf without whose
consent in tho past no such radical
notion would have been attempted.
Diplomats of the allied powers, how-
ever, believe Turkey is appealing to
the nationalist sentiment of her peo-
ple and is ready to selzo on any dif-
ficult l-os that may arise witli Great
Britain us a pretext to declare war.
500.000 RECRUITS FOR BRITISH
Premier Asquith's Request Is Grant,
ed, Making Total of 1,854,000.
ISLAND THAT PROTECTS KAISER’S FLEET
RUSSIANS CLAIM A
BIG VICTORY IN EAST
RESULTS ARE VERY DECISIVE
OVER THE AUSTRO-GERMAN
FORCES.
ALLIES CLAIM BIG
VICTORY ON MARNE
GERMANS IN FULL RETREAT,
LEAVING PRISONERS, WOUND-
ED AND WAR MUNITIONS.
180,QQQ MADE PRISONERS PURSUIT IS BEING CONTINUED
Munitions of War Captured i* Enorm-
ous and Losses Are Great—Com-
plete Victory on Whole Frcrvt.
Left Wing of Allied Army Gained
Sixty-Five Miles in Six Days of
Fighting Last Week.
Tho island of Helgoland lias been powerfully fortified by Germany sines
its acquisition from England, and now Is a practically impregnable guardian
of Germany's part of the North sea and the Kiel canal, where the kaisers
fleet is believed to be sheltered.
MAUBEUGE IN HOSTILE HANDS| WILSON SPEAKS GOOD
WORD FOR RAILROADS
Dispatches From Berlin Report Cap-
ture of 40,000 Prisoners.
Berlin.—Official announcement has
boon made at army headquarters that
the French fortress of Maubeuge. on
tho Sambre river, had fallen. The
Germans took 40,000 prisoners, in-
cluding four generals. Four hundred
guns were also captured.
Maubeuge is a French fortress of
the first class. It is situated in the
department of Du Nord, about six
miles from the Belgian frontier. The
German onslaughts on this position
have been determined and,
from incomplete reports, they had
been going on for a week or more.
Dispatches from London under date
of Bopt. 5 said that part of the Brit-
ish expeditionary force in France was
at Maubeuge assisting the French
garrison on its defense.
RESPONDS TO REQUEST MADE BY
COMMITTEE OF EXECUTIVES
WEDNESDAY.
"THINKS NEED VERY REAL”
Upholds Contention That Railway
Credits Should Be Sustained ir>
Emergency Like the Present.
"London.—Tho house of commons
has voted unanimously for a naif mil-
lion more recruits. The country was
surprised by the announcement that
430,000 had enlisted since tho begin-
ning of the war. When the govern-
ment's plans are completedi the Brit-
ish army for the continent and for
home service will consist roughly of
tho following: Regular army, 1,200,-
000; territorials, 300,000; reserves.
214,000; Indian contingent, 70^000;
Canadian first and second contingents,
40,000; Australians, 20,000; Now Zea-
land, 10,000, making a total of 1.854,-
000 men.
AUGUST EXPORTS 21.210 BALES
CALL FOR A COTTON CONFERENCE
Governor Wants State Mas* Meeting
Sept. 17 at Austin.
Austin Texas.—Governor Colquitt
has issued a call addressed to tho
people of Texas for those interested
In cotton to hold mass meeting at
county seats on Sept. 15 and assemble
in a state mass meeting at Austin |
on Sept. 17. The purposo Is to con- i
eider means of co-operation between
potton growers and business men.
Southern Army Dept, to Maneuver.
i San Antonio, Texas.—Brig. Gen. I
Tasker H. Bliss has received from |
tbo war department an official "O. K.” j
of his tentative order issued last week
directing a concentration at Loon j
Springs, Fort Bliss and Fort Uaucliau- j
ueha. military reservations of all j
troops in tho southern department of
the United States army. The concern-
tration maneuvers will extend from !
OcL 15 to Nov. 15.
First Train From City of Mexico.
San Antonio, Texas.—The first
through passenger train from tho City
of Mexico to the border in two years
arrived Wednesday at Juarez. It car-
ried more than a hundred passengers.
Railroad officials announce the line in
good condition and promise permanent
restoration of service between tho
capital and the El Faso gateway.
; $500,000 Sawmill Fire In Louisiana.
JDeridder, La.—The largo saw mill of
the Delta I^and and Timber company
At Carson, La., has been destroyed by
Are, together with tho dry kiln and
several thousand feet of lumber. The
Joss Ib estimated at about $500,000.
Midland County Fair Big Success.
Dallas, Texas.-—It is unusual for any
fair association to pay for its grounds
and all improvements the first year,
but this is the accomplishment of the
Midland County Fair association. Geo.
D. Hunter, traveling passenger agent
for the Texas & Pacific, has returned
from Midland, and is
the information. According to Mr.
Hunter, the Midland county fair gave
its patrons the biggest stock exhibit
he ha: ever seen in Texas, aside from
the Fort Worth Fat Stock show.
Arrested for Hireing Cotton Pickers.
Belgians Loose Flood Near Antwerp.
I ,ondon An official dispatch is-
sued in Berlin and received here by
the Marconi company says: “In an
engagement at Oordeghem. on the
railway between Antwerp and Ghent,
the Belgian troops withdrew. The
country south of Antwerp has been
flooded by the Belgians to prevent
the Germans marching into the town.
Tho area covered by the flood is 70
square miles. The water varies in
depth at different places from a few
inches to several feet.”
Czar is Determined to Capture Berlin.
London.—The Evening NewB has
published n dispatch from its Rome
correspondent, who says that Emperor
Nicholas is reported in Rome to have
made the following declaration: “1
am resolved to go to Berlin itself,
even If it causes me to lose my last
moujik.” The Japanese ambassador
at Petrograd, the correspondent of tho
Nows continues, having expressed to
the emperor a wish to see the soldiers
of Japan fighting side by side with
those of Russia, the emperor replied:
”1 hall do my best to realize your
i wishes.”
Same Period Last Year 247.172 Were
Handled—Other Figures Given.
Washington.—The extent of the ef-
fect of the European war on the
American cotton industry was dis-
closed in the census bureau’s August
cotton consumption report, showing
that during August only 21,210 hales
of cotton was exported, while during
August last year 257,172 bales went
abroad.
Great Britain took only G.370 bales
this August, while last year she took
77,348 bales; Germany took only 52
bales against 72,928 last year; France
took only 5 hales against 52,933
year ago; Italy took 1,146 against
13,568; and all other countries took
13,237 ns against 40,255.
The supply of cotton (luring the
year of 1914, which ended Aug. 31,
was more than 16,060,000 hales. Tlio
exports for tho year amounted to
8,914,548 bales, tho domestic consump-
tion 5,577,864 hales and the quantity
on hand Aug. 31 was about 1,524,265
bales.
Submarine Captures German Airship.
Harwich. Eng.—A British subma-
rine lias brought in a German airman
und his mechanician, who were found
floating on their fallen aeroplane 60
miles off the const. After rescuing
tho men tho submarine sank the aero-
[ plane.
Military Observers Sent to Europe.
Three American army officers to
go to Austria-Hungary as military ob-
servers and two officers to go with
the British army were designated by
tho wai department. Major Joseph
H. Ford, one of the medical corps,
now in London; Capt. Augustine Mc-
Intyre of the field artillery, who went
with the relief cruiser Tennessee, and
Captain Kerkley Enochs of tho in-
fantry, at present in Germany, will
go to Austria. Captain W. A. Castle
o ftha infantry and Capt. Alexander
Miller of tho Eleventh cavalry, both
at present in Paris, have be*n desig-
nated to accompany the Britlsn
troops. Grmany, Russia nnd France,
so far have withheld their cou-rnt
to have American observers acoom
pany their armies.
Wilson Asks Nation to Pray for Peace.
Washington.—President Wilson has
signed a proclamation calling on tho
people of the United States to pray
for peace in Europe. The president’s
proclamation sots aside Sunday, Oct
4, as a day of prayer.
Washington.—President Wilson has
Judging | responded to the request of several
railroad executives that he call to the
attention of the country the impera-
tive need that railway credits be sus-
tained and that the roads be helped
wherever feasible by government
agencies or by private co-operative
effort.
The president outlined his views
for tho country in a letter to Frank
Trumbull, chairman of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio board, who aoted as
spokesman for the railroad presidents
who saw Mr. Wilson Wednesday. The
president's letter set forth tho fol-
lowing:
“Need is Very Real.”
“You asked me to call the attention
of the country to the imperative need
that railway credits be sustained and
the railroads helped in every possible
way, whether by private or co-opera-
tive effort or by the action, wherever
feasible, of government agencies, and
I am glad to do so, because I think
the need very real.
“I can not say that I entertain any
deep anxiety about the matter, except,
of course, the general anxiety caused
by the unprecedented situation of the
money markets of the world; because
the interest of tho producer, the ship-
per, the merolsant, the investor, the
financier and. the whole public in the
proper maintenance and complete ef-
ficiency of the railways is too mani-
fest. They are indispensable to our
whole economic life and railway se-
curities are at the very heart of
most investments, large and small,
public and private, by individuals and
by institutions.”
London.—A dispatch to the Central
News from Rome says telegraphic ad-
vices from Petrograd are to the effect
that the 17 days' battle of the Rus-
sians against the Austro-German
forces ended with the following re-
sult:
Prisoners taken, 180,000; field guns
captured, 450; fortress artillery cap-
tured, 1,000 pieces; transport wagons
taken, 4,000; aeroplanes captured, 7.
The Russian embassy in Rome, ac
cording to the correspondent of the
Central News, says that, the German
army commanded by Gen. Von Hin-
denburg, has been defeated near
Mlawa, Russian Poland, and that the
Germans are evacuating Poland with
a loss of 50,000 men. Tho ambassador
adds that the Russians have assumed
the offensive in Prussia and have
commenced to lay siege to Konigs-
berg.
Complete Victory on Whole Front.
Newport, R. I.—An official an-
nouncement, received by the Russian
embassy from Petrogard, was made
public by Joseph Louis Molikoff, sec-
retary of the embassy, as follows:
“Complete victory on the whole
Austrian front. Austrian Northern
army, which was heavily reinforced
by German troops, was pushed back
against the River San between the
8th and 10th of September. Took 94
guns, 30,600 prisoners, 2,000 of whom
were officers, and a great quantity
of machine guns and war material.
Still pursuing Austrian and German
forces.
“The result of tho great battle in
Galicia, in which 2,100,000 men on
both sides took part, and which last-
ed for 17 days, has now resulted in
complete victory for our forces.”
Germans Lining Up North of Rheims.
Paris.—The French official state-
ment says that French troops have
re-occupied Amiens, which was aban-
doned by tho Germans, but that the
Germans are making a stand on the
River Aisne. The statement follows:
“On our left wing we have every
where caught up with the rear guards
and even the main body of the enemy.
Our troops have re-entered Amiens,
abandoned by the German forces.
“The enemy appears to be making
a stand on a prepared front along the
river Aisne. On tho center, similarly,
it would seem as if the enemy in-
tends to resist on the heights to the
northwest and to the north of Rheims.
In the region between Argonne and
the Meuse they continue to retire.
“On our right wing, in the Woevre
district, we have succeeded in reliev-
ing the fort of Troyon, which has
been attacked time and time again
during the last few days. (Troyon is
12 miles southeast of Verdun.)
“In Lorraine our pursuing detach-
ments aro keeping, as everywhere
else, in touch with the Germans.
“The morale and sanitary condition
of our armies continue excellent.”
MEBNAT10NAL
SUNMSOIIE
Lesson
(By E. O. SLL
School Course,
Chicago.)
dy Bit
Sunday
Institute,
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER
Bordeaux.—The minister of war,
Alexandre Millerund, Sunday commun-
icated to the cabinet the following
telegram which he had received from
General Joffre, commander in chief
of the French forces:
“Our victory is confirmed as' more
and are complete. Everywhere the
enemy js in retreat. . Everywhere the
Germans are abandoning prisoners,
wounded aud munitions of war.
‘After heroic efforts on the part of
our troops during this formidable
struggle, which lasted from the tilth
to the twelfth of September, all our
arms are flushed by success and exe-
cuting a pursuit unexampled for its
extent.
‘‘On our left we have crossed the
Aisne below Soissons, gaining 65
miles in six days’ fighting.
“Our armies of the center are north
of Marne, while those of Lorraine and
the Vosges are arriving on the fron-
tier. The morale, endurance and
ardor of our troops and those of our
allies are admirable. The pursuit will
be continued with all our energy. The
government of the republic irtay well
be proud of tbe army it has equipped.”
80,000 Austrians Made Prisoners.
Reports from Petrograd, Russia,
state that the Russian forces had sur-
rounded two armies of the Austrians
and 60,000 prisoners were taken.
From one army 600 officers were tak-
"en and 500 from the other. It was
also reported that the Germans were
again moving their forces from east
to west.
JUDGMENT OF THE
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GOLDEN TEXT—Inasm .
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ALL HOPE LOST FOR 13 MINERS
Kaiser Disqualified For Nobel Prize.
A dispatch to tho Express from
Stockholm says that the name of tho
German emperor has been stricken
from tho list of nominations for tbo
next Nobel peace prize.
British and Germans Fight In Africa
Tiondon.—British troops have met
and defeated a Gorman force of 400
which entered Nyassaland, British
Central Africa, according to an an-
nouncement by tho official press bu-
au'thorTtv*"for I peau> which ndd*: "The Gprmans
auinomy ioi ] ^ Beven o(Tipers kiU(Hl and two
wounded, two field and two machine
guns. The loss among the rank and
file has not been ascertained, but was
heavy. Tho British loss was four
killed and several wounded.
Three persons are under arrest at
Shreveport, l^a., charged with '“em-
ploying cotton pickers for Texas far-
mers without complying with a new
Ixmsiatin law. requiring heavy license
and bond. Twelve hundred cotton
ydrkers are estimated to have been
shipped to Rockwall, Ellis and neigh-
boring Texas counties recently, but
as a result of the arrests Just re-
ported, the number Hereafter may be
largely curtailed.
Austrian Army Badly Crippled.
Holland-Amerioan Liner Taken.
Ijondon.—Tito Holland-American lino
steamer Noordam, bound Rotterdam
from New York, with German reserv-
ists and a geueral cargo destined for
Germany, has been captured in tho
Atlantic and brought into
town by a British cruiser.
Are Buried Under Seven Hundred
Feet of Earth In Oklahoma Mine.
McAlester, Ok.—Relatives of the 1!J
miners killed in mine No. 1 of tho
Union Coal company at Adamson by
a cave-in last Friday evening still
linger about the entrance to the mine
although all hope of recovering the
bodies has been abandoned. The scene
is a pitiful one.
The officers of the company, Mar-
tin Clark, district mine inspector, with
hundreds of miner volunteers, have
labored unceasingly, but the force ot
gas from the damaged mino into tho
entry made from mine No 4 is so
strong that it is impossible to enter
it. A brief examination showed that
the entire mine has closed 1" and the
13 men are buried beneath 700 feet ol
earth, rock and coal. The mine will
be their tomb.
ON ALERT FOR PEACE ACTION
Emperor William's Consideration of
Move Causes Hope to Rise.
Washington.—The knowledge that
Emperor William for several days has
been considering a message from the
United States government inquiring,
in effect, if Germany desired to dis-
cuss peace measures, has set official
and diplomatic Washington on the
alert for a possible exchange on peace
terms between the belligerents.
Notwithstanding vigorous state
ments through official channels that
Great Britain, France and Russia
would not make peace until they had
decisively defeated Germany, it was
admitted In many quarters here that
a favorable answer from Emperor
William to the American government’s
inquiry might change the situation.
One thing has vecome apparent to
close observers of the situation—Pres-
ident Wilson and Secretary Bryan are
alert for the slightest opening in the
diplomatic situation abroad which
might encourage them to press the
powers for an acceptance of media,
tion.
President Wilson Buys Two Bales.
Washington.—President Wilson has
tllven his order for two bales of cot-
ton through “buy-a-bale” clubs. Tha
first order was placed through the
Queens-1 Atlanta, Ga., club, and the second one
was placed with the new “buy-a-bale”
club at West, Texas.
Fire destroyed a blacksmith snop.
garage aud a teleprono building at
Alvord. Loss estimated at $5,000.
A gas well producing
cubic feet of gas daily
brought in Zapata county.
16,000,000
has been
Embargo Raised on Arms for Mexico.
El Paso. Toxas.—Orders from tin
war department lift the embargo n
N. Y. City Gets Loan of $100,000,000.
New York.—Within a rew hours af-
ter the board of esttniate and appor-
arms and ammunition being exported tlonment adopted a plan for the city
to Mexico. The inspection of all1
passengers, automobiles and vehicles'
going to Mexico through this port for -
ammunition was discontinued by th
army after It had been In effect tho
greater part of tho time for three
years. Tho border patrols along th.
entire Mexican border are to be with
drawn and concentrated in the various
camps along the border
to borrow $100,000,000 with which to
pay off in gold a foreign indebtedness
of approximately $80,000,000. and oth-
er maturing debts. J. P. Morgan &
Co. and Kuhn. Loeb & Co., syndicate
managers of the loan, turned over to
the city chamberlain a check for
$100,166,617. As the loan is of Sept
tho extra $166,617 represents inter,
est accruing since that date.
TWELVE EXPLORERS DIE IN NORTH
Revenue Cutter Bear Arrives at No-
nee, Alaska, With 11 Survivors.
Nome, Alaska.—Twelve members of
the StefansBOn arctic expedition have
perished, it was learned when the
United States revenue cutter Bear
arrived with 11 survivors of the ex-
plorer ship Karluck’s crew, rescued
from Wrangell island by the gasoline
schooner King and Winge and trans-
ferred to the Bear 70 miles from
Wrangell island.
The Karluk was crushed in the ice
last January and part of the crew,
after incredible hardships and peatts,
reached Wrangell island, 80 miles
distant, on March 12, with 79 days’
rations. Death hv starvation and cold
was ever near the castaways until
Sept. 6, when the rescue ship arrived.
Victories of Allies Break Wheat Price
Chicago.—Wheat prices underwent
almost as violent a change as when
not quite seven weeks ago, the war
bulge in quotations began. Excitement
In the present case, however, was
about the prospect of a swift approach
of peace, traders generally taking the
view that the triumphs of the allies
meant it would be unlikely for hos-
tilities to be prolonged. Selling out of
wheat was on a huge scale from first
to last and caused an extreme smash
of 814c a bushel as compared with
914 advance July 28.
Road Work Progressing.
Temple, Texas.—The work of prat
ing, draining and bridging 80 milet.
of Bell county public roads in thft
Temple road district is nearly com-
plete, the same being built and paid
for out of a bond issue of $600,000.
Wherever practicable, bridges and
culverts are constructed 'of concrete.
Contractors hope to finish the entire
stretch by the middle of January.
Germans Capture Fort Near Verdun.
London.—A dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph company from
Rome, says it Is officially announced
in Berlin that the army of German
Crown Prince Frederick William has
captured a fortified position south-
west of Verdun and "it is now begin-
ning an attack with the heaviest ar-
tillery pieces on tho forts south of
Verdun.”
Farmer Accidentally Killed.
Wichita Falls, Texas.—W. M. Tarn-
men, aged 60, for 20 years a farmer
near this city, was almost instantly
killed when his team bolted and ran
away while he was hauling hay on his
farm. His body was badly crushed.
Tammen was a native of Germany.
His widow and nine children survive.
Italy Landing Troops in Albania.
Parts.—Troops of the Italian army
are being disembarked in Albania, es-
pecially at Valona, according to a dis-
patch from Trieste to the Echo da
Paris. Recent advises from Valona
stated that Kiamil Elbassan, at the
head of 4,000 men, had threatened to
sack the town.
Kaiser and Ministers at Odds?
Farm Products Show Increase In Price
PetrogTad.—Prisoners, the number
of whom Is not oven yet known: guns
which was first stated as 2,000, then
as 200, but uc<» jo stated officially
2.000. and 30.000,000 rations for a day,
are only a part of th© booty of Lem-
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all these is the progress marked by
this victory, which, as the oommander
in chief reports, has deprived the
second Austrian army of all its war-
like value.
Rome—According to a dispatch fron
Berlin, a serious controversy has
arisen between tho (Jarman emporoT
«nd Chancellor von Rethmann-Holl
weg
von Jagow, the twe ministers being
rurnnlml on rennonslhl© for the mi , .
readiness of German diplomacy which PoUnd Nearly
Washington.—Average prices of
practically all Important, agricultural
products on Bept. 1 showed Increases
w.ti i^uOitiioiiB vi nut. year .i(%u, mo
and Minister of Foreign Affairs (inpayment of agriculture’s general re-
view indicated. Cotton was the mark-
all the grains showed
big Increases, while the average prices
of meat animals on Aug. 15 were $7.63
cordtng to the dispatch, that their res-1 per hundredweight, compared with
led So the coallt.on of European states
against Germany. It is reported, ac
ignations have been tendered.
$7.20 a year ago and $6.56 In 1912.
No German Reply to Peace Overtures.
Washington.—No reply had been
received from the German govern-
ment to the inquiry of the United
States concerning the attitude of the
former toward ponce in Europe, but
administration officials were hopeful
that front the informal effort some-
thing tangible might develop. That
many influential German-Americans
are working to bring about some ex-
change ot peace terms has been ad-
mitted In official quarters.
Corvgress Fulfills Mrs. Wilson’s Wish.
Washington.—Mrs. Woodrow Wil-
son’s dying wish, that congress abol-
ish the alley slums In the national
capital, was fulfilled when the house
passed the senate bill prohibiting the
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alleys after four years from tho date
of the legislation. A few hours before
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dent she could “go away happily” if
she knew th© alley slums would be
wiped out.
“Red Cross” on Way to War Zone.
New York.—The steamer Red Cross,
bound on an errand of mercy to the
European war zone, left her anchorage
Sunday. The Red Cross carries 125
trained nurses and 30 surgeons and
a big equipment of supplies. Her
first stop will be at’ Falmouth. Eng-
land, when 24 nurses and 3ix sur-
geons will be landed for service in
English hospitals. At Rotterdam,
nurses for Austria, Germany and Rus-
sia will disembark, and the rest will
be left at some French port.
News of Retreat Depresses Germans.
Geneva, Switzerland.—News of th©
German retreat has passed through
Switzerland to the north and caused
profound depression in Germany. Peo-
ple gathered in the streets in various
German towns, shouting “Tell us the
trutn: Give us tne news: .Newspaper
offices at Munich have been closed, as
disorders are feared. Alorg the Swlss-
uerumu uuuuuik iub iuh e.ueiH 01 me
German retreat is known. People are
crying. “If the French have beaten
us, what will the Russians do?”
I. The Congregation, vv. 31-33. Tbit
Is one of the difficult and much-con-
troverted passages of our Ijord’s Oil
vet prophecy. The title “Son >pt Man”
Is one which refers to our Lord’s
earthly relations and administration,
and 1b one not otherwise used in this*
prophecy. Jesus is speaking to his
disciples. He looks beyond the dark
passion so rapidly approaching to the
light of the ultimate fulfilling of his
purpose for this world. Our Lord here
makes no reference to the final judg- ^
ment mentioned in the Apocalypse. In
that hour earth and heaven will flee
away. Here there is no such passing
away nor do the dead appear. The
son is enthroned. He administers
Judgment. He is assisted by the ac-
companying angels. The believer
innst appear before the judgment (II
Cor. 5:10; Rom. 14:10), but his des-
tiny is decided the moment he be-
lieves, John 5:24. Christ first came In
humiliation, when he comes this time
‘twill be in "glory” (v. 31). He may
come at any moment, Matt. 24:42-44.
This scene is more the description of
a Judgment than of a trial. The test-
ing is taking place today.
Separating Test.
II. Those Commended, vv. 34-40.
The separating test is the attitude
of the nations toward the brethren of
th© Lord. Here Jesus emphatically
speaks of his kingship, hence the hon-
ored position, "on his right hand.”
In his teaching Jesus had empha-
sized the fact that those who do th©
will of God are his next of kin. Here
they are, “Ye blessed of my father.”
This word “blessed” means, literally,
“well Bpoken of.” We are blessed of
God in the heavenlies in Christ, Eph.
1:3, but we are also to be blessed
with an inheritance in the kingdom.
See Gal. 5:19, 21; Eph. 5.5; I Cor. 6:9,
10 contrasted with II Tim. 2:2; 4:8;
James 2:5; Rev. 21:7. This blessing is
a gift, Luke 12:32, which has been
prepared “from the foundation of the
world” (v. 34). Man’s destiny de-
pends upon the object and act of his
faith, but tho test, the proof, the evi-
dence of that faith 1b in his conduct
(Gal. 5:6; James 2:17, 18). Altruism
does not save the soul, but a truly
saved soul will be compassionately
serviceable. It is ours to asflfcJa8e the
thirsty, John 4:14, 6:55; i;t\ir.jBb^F'i'ee(l
the hungry, John 6:32, 35; ,TOrs to re-
ceive the stranger, Eph. 2:13, 18, 19 p
ours to clothe the naked, Isa. 64:6;:
ours to visit the sick, Luke 1:68, 78;
and ours to visit the prisoner, Luke
4:18. Note carefully the unconscious-
ness of good deeds. The Christian ia
so identified with Jesus Christ as to
regard these deeds as not his own,
but "Christ within.” The real test is
not so much love for God or Christ
whom we have not seen, but love for
the brethren whom we have seen (I
John 3:17). Our attitude toward our
brethren is the evidence that we have
received Christ. Our life of service,
though we may be “the least,” will
be commended before the throne and,
the assembled nations and angels. He
is identified with “the least.” This
sentence needs to be interpreted in
the light of the entire scene and ita
relationship. Those commended are
sent away Into an age-abiding life
of felicity.
The Other Side.
III. Those Condemned^ vv. 41-46.
Turning now to the other side, what a
change we behold! “Come” is now1
“depart,” not to age-abiding joy, but to
ageabiding fire, which is age-abiding
punishment. We do not infer that)
this parable refers to the place of
the departed dead, to the final judg-
ment of sin but to the time of his
second advent and that the life that
is blessed and the place of punish-
ment are on this earth during the ago
of his millennial reign. Such at least
is as far as we feel we have a right
to go In the interpretation of this par-
able. Those who do not listen to tho
“come” of Jesus now, will hear hisj
"depart” hereafter. Notice there Is,
no reference to the father following
the curse such as we find in connec-
tion with the “blessed.” Men aro
cursed by themselves, John 5:40,,
Those who seek to save themselves
are likewise cursed, Gal. 3:10. Tho
kingdom is prepared for the righteous
and punishment is not prepared for
man. It was prepared for the devil
(41) and his cohorts. |
IV. The Lesson contsfi:N^Admit-i
ting the difficulty of interj); ‘aMlon let
us look at the picture. -^bITb on.
Mount Olivet, sitting In the midst ofj
his disciples, knew full well what wa»
awaiting him on Calvary. Judged by
human standards he was defeated and1
his defeat was to be made irrevocable!
by that lgnominous death. So his
enemies confidently believed. Yet he
looks beyond the circumstance to the
coming centuries and through them to
the end of the age, and claims the
victory. He speaks without hesitation
of his hour of triumph and “glory”'
(v. 31), of the time of absolute author-
ity, of almighty power, when h»
should administer affairs in the king-
dom of God, “prepared for you from
the foundation of the world.” Hlai
viewpoint should be ours. We are la
the last stage of his prophecy. Na«,
tions are no longer divided by divide
ing lines of race, language and local-
ity. All the world is laid upon ouf
breakfast table along with our toast!
and coffee. But spiritual lines of
man’s relation to the son of man, a«
manifested by their relations to hist
brethren who are his messengers, am
beginning to make clear the lines of
that ultimate cleavage which shall bei
declared in Judgment when he comos^
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