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TAMMANY STILL RULES NEW YORK.

WASHINGTON, October 1st. That Taninany is still in control of the Democratic party in New York is one of the lessons to be learned from the primaries which have just been held. Much public interest was centered on the campaign of William Sulzer, former Governor of New York Stale, who was impeached, in the Progressive interest. Sulzer was swamped, however.

PHILIPPINE BILL SIDETRACKED.

WASHINGTON, October 1st.. The Jones Bill, after debate upon it had opened in the House of Representatives, has been sidetracked. This is only a temporary measure, however, taken in order to make the transaction of more urgent business possible, and it is announced that the Philippine indepen dence measure will come up again m Thursday next

WASHINGTON, October 2nd. The Jones Bill has been approved as a whole. Commissioner Quezon spoke before the House of Representatives refuting al! the arguiments against the ability of the Filipinos to conduct the government and by both applauded heartily

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"On August 9th at Orsinacl the Germans picked up Commandant Knapen, very The Belgian Minister basiado the seriously wounded, propped him up

against a tree, and shot him. they hacked his corpse with swords.

In different places, notably at THE AERIAL INVASION OF PARIS. BUYING SHIPS OF BELLIGERENTS. following statement:-

Barchon, Pontisse, I Hollogue-sur-Geer, Haelen, and Zelek, German troops have Bred on doctors, ambulance bearors, ambulances, and ambulance wagony carry- ang the Red Cross.

At Boncelles a bady of German troops marched into battle carrying a Belgian flag,

"On Thursday, August 6th, before a

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FURTHER DETAILS OF GERMAN AVIATOR'S. EXPLOIT.

PARIS. August 31st..

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A German aeroplane, flying at a height of 6,000 feet over Paris, dropped six bomby into the city at 1.30 o'clock yester- day afternoon. The bombs fell into the most populous quarter of the city.

One bomb fell in front of the shop-of one ease two women were wounded. On the same day at Vottem, near the a baker and wine merchant at Rue Albour fort of Lousin, a group of German and Rue Des Vinaigriera; two on Quaid When Valmy, one of which did not explode, infantry hoisted the white flag.

pital. Two others dropped in the Ruc Belgian soldiers approached to take them while another struck the walls of the prisoners the Germans suddenly opened Night Fefuge, behind St. Martin's Hus- Dea Recolleta and Rua Marcin neither of fire on thear at close range.

which exploded.

AMERICAN OPINION.

We take the following from the San Francisco Chronicle 1-0

German and Austrian commercial ships have been practically driven from the sea. Many of them are lying in our present conditions, and presumably for barleurs, uscless to their owners under

sale.

Any one who so desires may buy theso ships, and, if in buys them in good faith. complaint to the opposing belligerent. the admission of foreign ships to their and pays for them, it is no ground of Neutral nations inake them oval les tr registry. But whoever buys takes what- ever risk there is and should his ship to The aviator, who signed himself Lieut.nized must take his chances in a pria: von Heidssen, dropped manifestos, on court if his good faith in the purchas

is questioned.

In spite of solemn assurances of good will and long-standing treaty obligations Germany has made a sudden savago and In view of the limited time at the disposal of Sr, Quezon, Robert L' Henry, utterly unwarranted attack on Belgium. "However Borely pressed she may be, Chairman of the Committee on Rules, proposed that he be permitted to speak Belgium will never fight unfairly and two hours, but Quezon declined so as not never stoop to infringe the laws and to défér the vote. The leader of the customs of legitimate warfare. She is Republican Minority. James R. Mana, putting up a brave fight against ovor- admitted the ability of the Filipinos,whelming odds, shu may be beaten, shofort at Liege German soldiers continued despite the contrary declarations of his may be crushed, but to quote our noble to fire on a party of Belgian soldiers (who partisans, but said he was opposed to King's words, she will never be enslaved.' were unarmed and had been surrounded When German troops invaded our while digging a trench) after these had independence because in the event of the United States being involved in a war in canotry the, Belgian Government issued hoisted the white flag. the Far East the Filipinos would side with public statements which were placarded in every town, village, and hamlet warn the Orientals.

To-morrow the discussion of the amending all civilians to abstain scrupulously ments will commence. Telegram to the from hostile acts against the enemy's troops. The Belgian Press daily published similar notices through the land. Never WASHINGTON, October 2nd.

theless, the German authorities have That world conditions demand the issued lately statements containing grave retention of the Philippines by the United imputations against the attitude of the States was the vigorous statement made Belgian civilian population, threatening

"In one single street the first six malo

The Geruan army is at the gates of But for a government to make such in the House of Representatives to-day us at the same time with dire reprisals. by Congressman Mann, leader of theThese imputatious are contrary to the inhabitants who crossed their thresholds

Though startled by this threatening a government to buy such ships on a Republican party in the lower house of real facts of the ease and, as to threats of were scited and shot at once under the Pari; you can do nothing but surrender purchases is a very different matter. For ocenrrence, Parisians remained tranquil large scale from a single belligerent further vengeance, no menace of odious very eyes of their wives and children.

would be equivalent to supplying, the Congress,

reprisals on the part of the German troops They compelled the inhabitants to will deter the Belgian Government from leave their houses and marched them to a All have been gradually accustomed to protesting before the civilised world place 200 yards from the town. There, consider much more serious events as pos- people of that country with large suts against the fearful and atrocious crimes without more ado, they shot M. Thiele sibilities, and the people of the capita! of ready cash, while one of the great they inust make peace regardless of son, the clerk of the local judicial board, success in the north or a temporary re-country such a condition of poverty that cornmitted wilfully and deliberately by inans, the burgomaster, his fifteen-year-old are equal to either fortune hard won objects of war is to produce in the enemy a

They then

successes in the field. For a government The territory over which the German the invading hosts against helpless non-

men, women, and and ten prominent citizens.

set fire to the town and destroyed it.

aeroplane flew is in the north-eastern part to buy largely of Germany and Austria, "The following statement was made by of. Paris and scarcely a mile from the whose ships are interned would be tu

assist those countries in their coutest. Commandant Georges Gilson, of the oth heart of the city. Infantry of the Line, now lying in hospital at Antwerp:

Mr. Man was speaking in the debate on the Jones Bill, and his contention was that the Pacific Ocean was the future theatre of war, and the present theatre of a great and growing commerce. For both these reasons, he declared, the retention of the Philippines by the United States combatants, old was demanded.-Telegram to Cablenews.children.

A UNITED STATES RAILWAY SCANDAL

Long is the list of outrages committed by the German troops and appalling the details of atrocities, as vouched for by the Committee of Inquiry recently formed by WASHINGTON, October Ind.

the Belgian Minister of Justice and Criminal procedings in connection with the New York, New Haven and Hart Presided over by him. This Committee ford failway scandal are now contem comprises the highest judicial and university authorities of Belgium, such as plated, and Charles Mellen, former Chief Justice Van Iseghem, Judge Ny,, sident of the company, is now testifying Professors Cottier, Wodon, etc. before the grand jury.

Two of the directors of the company have reigned,

PULP MANUFACTURE IN THE PHILIPPINES.

"The following instances and parti- culars have been established by careful investigations based in each case on the evidends of reliable eye-witnesses?-

During the night of August 10th German cavalry entered Volm in great numbers. The inhabitants were asleep. The Germans, without provocation, fired on M. Deglimmo-Gevers house, broke into it, destroyed Furniture, looted money, burnt barns, hay and corn stacks, farm imple ments, six oxen, and the contents of the They carried

Harrowing reports of German saya gory at derschot have reached the Belgian Government at Antwerp from official local sources.

which was written :-

verze.

In this district are the big military hospital, the hospital St. Louis, St. I was told to cover the retreat of our Lazare prison for women, the Church of troops in front of Aerschot, During the St. Laurent, which dates from the six action fought there on Wednesday, August teenth century, the Nord railway-station, 19th, between six and eight clock in the the magnificent Church of St. Vincent. de morning, suddenly I saw on the high road Paul, the Laribosière Hospital, ons of between the German and Belgian forces, the largest in Paris, several colleges and which were fighting at close range, a group several theatres. of four women with. babies in their arms and two little girle clinging to their skirts, Our man stopped firing till the women got through our lines, but the Garman machine guns went on firing all the time, and one of the women was wounded in the arm. These women could not have got through the neighbouring German lines and bees on the high road unless with the consent of the enemy.

All the evidence and circumstances seem to point to the fact that those women had been deliberately pushed forward by the Germans to act as a shield for their advance -guard, and in the hope that the Belgians would case firing for fear of killing the women and children.

THE RUSH FOR THE RAILWAY.

It is intimated that there might be no chjection to government purchases if they were made impartially from all the belligerents, for they all recognize our necessity for getting ships quick, and probably all desire that we be able to engage in the sen trade,

It is obvious, however, that ships which can be used will cost very much more than those which dare not go to sea, and Lines of people stretched for blocks to buy impartially would be to pay a The great deal more for some ships than we from the railway stations to-day, ines were of those so eager to leave the need to pay. city that they thus early took their posi tions waiting at ticket offices to be opened a 6 o'clock to-morrow morning. All places on trains departing to day have been sold. Whole families with their hand baggage camped in the lines where they ate their meals and slept as best they could

There is also the diffienlty that the good faith of these purchases by privato parties will always be called in question for the reason that it is notorious that the purchased ships cannot be sailed under the American frg under existing law after the war is over. The Govern ment, of course, needs transports and naval auxiliaries, and good faith could (not be questioned.

But the greatest objection to the that it would be bound not to engage in purchase of ships by the Government is carrying conditional contraband

"German cavalry occupying the village of Linsmean were attacked by some Belgian infantry and two gendarmes. A German officer was killed by our troops. Dr. Alvin J. Cox, Director of the during the fight, and subsequently, buried Philippine Bureau of Science, has written at the request of the Belgian officer in

The Quai d'Orsay station was closed at to J. P. Heilbronn stating that he under-command. No one of the civilian popula stands that he proposes to begin the tion took part in the fighting at Linsmeau.

noon. The crowd of perhaps 1,000 persons manufacuture of paper pulp in the Nevertheless the invaders divided those

then in line were told that no more tickets Philippines and offers his assistance in peasants into three groups; those in one

would be sold to-day, Only a few left giving all the information on the subject group were bound and eleven of them

their places. The others resigned them- selves to a wait of eighteen hours. the Bureau has been able to gather during placed in a ditch, where they were after- wards found dead, their skulls fractured

President Poincaré, who has been seen the years of its investigation of the latent

But that is preciselyhat we want the "This statement was made and duly industry. The letter is self-explanatory by the butts of German,riffes.

certified in the Antwerp Hospital on but rarely in public since the war began,

be the and is as follows:-

"I have noticed that you propose to

August 22nd by Commandant Gilson in being overburdened with work, to-day ships for. We wish to sell our surplus particular belligerents who need them begin immediately the manufacture of

the presence of the Chevalier Ernst N. visited the military hospital of St. food products to those who will pay th Following the decree issued by the most and find the most difficult to paper pulp. I am not familiar with what

Minister of Justice, and M. de Cartier de wounded. materials you propose to use, but I have

Bunswyck, Chief Secretary to the Belgian Martin and spoke to many of the most for there, hich me honour to invite your attention to the

Marchienne, Belgian Minister to China. Military Governor ordering residents of procure. And we desire the ships to be

"Further German atrocities are con- many classes of material which the Bureau

defence forts to desert and destroy their give the belligerent the benefit of any days, enormous doubt rather then by the Government. of Science has worked upon and the

tinuously being brought to notice and the district within the city's line of owned by adventurous citizens who will made the subject of official and expert

homes within four. stacks of food were placed within the which will resolve all doubts against results of which have been published in farmyard.

wurzelves. the Philippine Journal of Science. The Deglimme-Gevers half-naked to a place inquiry by the proper authorities.

two miles away. She was then let go and

In publishing the above statements State warehouse.

PASTURING IN PARIS. mandfacture of paper pulp from wood in the Philippine Islands should be a good was fired upon as she fled, without being the only comment the Press Bureau can

Her husband was carried away in

The Bois de Boulogne presents a It has been trans industry and there is a distinct advantage hit.

committed in villages and throughout the THE VOLUME, which consists of 491 Tiger, and hides, Betch Plan

to be had in the Philippine Islands over another direction and fired upon. He is offer is that these atrocities appear to be

the manu- dying. The same troops sacked and country-side with the deliberate intention picturesque aspect.

Cows and steep. The animals have been of historical interest showing the disposi- many other countries in

This Bureau will be very "Farmer Jet Dierick, of Neerhespen, tion of the Furces at the battle of Kweilin, facture of paper pulp from bamboo, burned the house of a railway watchiman. of terrorising the people, and so making formed into a vast pasture filled with is dedicated to Sir. ROBERT HART, grasses, etc.

drovers, The number of sheep pastured glad to place at your disposal..any bears witness to the following acts of unnecessary to leave troops in occuper divided into groups and are guarded b G.C.M.G., and Dr. A. RENIE

exceeds 10,000, the cruelty committed by German cavalry, at ton of small places or to protect lines of reserves wearing, the large, shirts of information which

The decree Chinese Bocis! | subject." Its description of Custers and Superstitions, combined with te insight it gives into political CHILDREN conditi.ns in China, makes OF FAE CATHAY" an excellent volume for presentation to friends at Home,

Flowery Land," etc.

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Orsmael and Neerhespen on August 10th, Brussels, where the diplomatic, representa in the parking for, the Avonation nor is there any son to suppose that;

tives of neutral Powers are eye-witnesses, there appear to have been no excesses."

Our Government cannot possibly engage ip commerce on the seas in any such way as to do the counr any good without danger of continua diplomatis entangle- of the service and the profit of the ments, which would destroy the efficiency

The business under Government man- agement could not noibly be profitable. enterprise.

11th, and 12th-

of the military zone round the ferts was if the Governmehould insist on "An old man of the latter village bad

a formal notion, although army engineers owning 51 per cent of the stock of the be any individuals to take the his arm sliced in three by longitudinal

Very few of our: The Jewish Chronicle, in its current recently made a tour of the environs of proposed shipping any there would cuts; he was then hanged head downwards and burned alive. Young girls have been issue, says: We Jews, whother England the forte and explained that the residen

to destroy their other 49 per cer violated and little children outraged at is to us the loved country of our birth or might be called on

investments are st A London telegram to the American Ormael, where several inhabitants suffered the equally, beloved country of our property, which was deemed an obstrue people who have money for such Press states that 25,000 are registered mutilations too horrible to describe. A adoption, will go forward, our one inspir- tion. with the police of the Londor district. Belgian soldier belonging to a battalion ng motive our affection for England, our Large numbers of Germans still remain in of cyclist carabiniers, who had been one stern resolve that come what may her the provinces The German Relief Com wounded and made prisoner, was hanged,

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most of whom are forced to sleep in the

be all they can be to England." from the Printors and Publishers, the marks or at lodging house Thousands comrade, was bound to a telegraph pole has been all she could be te Jews, Jews will

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