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“RUMMAGE SALE” " 1" BIG BATTLESHIPS.
Wash Fabrics ’ Rugs and Mats ,
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5 etc. Regular price, 10 era. 50 cu Regular price, $1.00.
PRINTED FOL'LARDS FIBRE RUGS~36x72
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Pony Contest Votes.
8 cu. Regular price, 1212c. 75
IMITATION LINEN
10 etc. Regular price, 17 cts.
RAMIE CALI.) LINEN
25 cu. Regular prime, 39 cts.
price, 25 cts.
price. 25 etc.
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VELVET nous—27151
$129. Value, 82.00.
AXMINSTER—Zixbl
$1.49. Regular price, $2.25.
AXMINS'EER—36x72 . '
$2.49. Regular price. $3.75.
FIBRE RUSS—9x12
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NEW? YORK, Aug. 5.——-Dircct
cable comnmnication with tier-
111:111_\' was stoppcd today.
The German Atlantic cable
lines from Ncw York to Enidcu,
Ho 1111 \zous ucrc c111 about
1: 30 a. 111., at some point cast of
the Azores, possibly by Ilritish
l he Commercial (able
(1111111111151. which (rpcrahs the
, \mcrican 8111] of this line.m.1de
. lthe announcement of the cuttiugl
id I Mallette 1
to1lay,an1l refused to accept. mes-
sages for 11111111111. lt uas .Ilc-
1111111 that the lines had been. cut.
E1111. British .wahdilps on this side
lof the Atlantic. The cable was
-1 working. according to alpioiince—
-‘iment, as far as the Azores.
Charles P Adams, second vice-
lpresidcnt of the Commercial Cva
ble Company, snid ther was no
trouble 11 1th the regular Con11iicr-'
cial Cable Company’s lluc8,.
which run from New York- to'
Nova Scout; and thence to points
onthe E11 sh éoasl. Communicia-
lion with mgln'rid over these (li-
isolation of Germany from com-
municution with the outside
world except in so far as mes-
sages may be exchanged by wire-
less:
' All direct communication with
the United States is scvgcd.
Hereafter all news of happcr 1gs
1h Gamay will have to be filter-
wcst. and England on the north.
All the submarine lines in the
Mediterranean Sea belong to the
Eastern Telegraph Company.a
British concern, and all German
news that did make its way to
Southeastern Europe through
Austria-Hungary would not be
transmitted over the lines of this
. comBanv Eh...10il§!t:ng' ‘95 his flier-
y“ and
man“
Eng In Busy- expected at any
mom‘en. Already 'ffiésé lines are
in the hands of British authori—
ties where thcyEIamd on British
Hf: 1: g) j A}!!! V"
The only other possuble 6131'-
plat telegraplucally, ,forj Germany,“
n:%§tl1‘a"east; but on 1111mm is
hemmed' in by Russia, with whom'
, she is at war. All the land lines
from Germany 111 every direction
except to Austria-Hungary al-
ready have been severed
Even 'cahle
Norway and Sweden, which may
; still be in operation is compar-
ativjely yalueless' for the reason
ws‘ so transmitted to reach
' tside'wnrld is have to
rect lines.
The cutting of the German ca-
ble between Em‘dcn and the‘.
Azores \irtually completes jthc:
led through hostile countries Rus- '
lsilr! on 'fli‘éheastl;el?ran‘hefion -' 2 the:
communication V
- frcrn Germany to the north to 33.4mm German ambassador
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m. .... - .-.
closcd for all private busincss.
1av111g' been turned over to thc
German (iovcrnincnt.
PARIS, Aug. 5—11 is bclivvcd
that scvcral thousands of Ger-
:11121115 and Austrians are still in
.l‘aris. Thcre were more than 80
1th11usnu1l 1111 the policc registers
b11f1)11 the 11:11 broke out, and it
s'thought impossible that all
haw left the city.
i N11 fewer than forty-two Gcr-
mans of both sexes have been ar-
r1 stcd as spies since last Satur-
I
l . \1) official confirmation " has
been r111i\c1l Info of the report
l11l 1apturc or 111struction of C1 or-
lman warships bv the French
f111t off the Algerian coast.
LONDON Aug. 5. .——-King
{George today sent the following
lurcssagu t1) \ tce- -Admiral Sir
john lcllicoc who has been made
cmmnandcr of the British flccts.
‘At this grave moment in our
I~r1ational history. I send you 11nd.
through you to the. officers and .
{men of the fleets of which you
ihavc assumed connmnd,a8511ran-
ces of my confidcmc that under
vour direction they will revise
royal navy and prove once again
the sure shield of Britain and her
empire in the hour of trial.’
l Sll. -\N(1 IIAI China Aug. 5.
——Guns were mounted today 011
the North German Lloyd Sicam-
ship Prinz Eitel Friedrich at
Tsing Tau.
The Far Eastern squadron of
idle German‘fléc’t accompanied by
:1 number of merchantmcn. Ib‘ft
Tsinp: Tau today, and it was re-
ported that the warships were
aproceeding northward.
Large numbers of Chinese 0001-
ies have been forced to work B11-
(lcr guards on the 11111111511131
Tsing Tau.
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W\SIIINGTON Aug“. 5,—11 '
was announced at the Navy
partment today that the south
of the armored cruiser Tennesgpe . .
for Europe with gold for the its
lief of Americans, had been p '
po 0d until tomorrow morning r1
.1!le complete all neccss
“arrangements.
.1. CONSTANTINOPLE Au 5 "i
———The Dardanelles and the :-.
photus were closed today in
der. to preserve the neutralityzibf '
Turkey. . 5* . , yg.
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STOCKHOLM Sweden. A?
Russia with his staff,
here yesterday from St.
burg on a steamer flying the
crican flag. They proceeded
Berlin
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" :TOKIO, Japan. Aug.
Count rut?
and renew the old glories of the ,
Record Trip.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.—In the face of possible cap-
ture by German cruisers in the waters just outside the
harbor, the Cunard Liner Lusitania passed out to sea at
1:55 o’clock this morning on what promised to be :1 rec-
(Md—breaking.r trip to Liverpool.
The German cruisers known to be only :1 short dis-
tance off the coast are the Drcsdcn. Karlsruhc and Strass-
bur<r T111) Fr1n1l1 cruisers, said 11) be th1 Conde and the
D11s1hart1s an also reported to be in the vicinity of the
1astbom11l trans Atlantic lane. \\ hil1 hoping,r to escape
capture by the German cruisers by l11r speed, it was
said the ’I-u:~itania‘s captain had the assurance of British
naval authoritcs that he would bc met off Fire Island I)_\'
the llritish cruisers Essex and Lancaster and convoyed
by them as far as Ncwfouudlnnd, where, it was reportcd,
Other British naval \‘cssgls would accompany the liner to
the Irish coast. Captain Dow. before sailing, said that
his vessel was in line trim. and that he expected to make
twentyhvc kilol> an hour all of the way across.
The Lusitania slipped out to sea with only her mask
head and sidelig‘hts showing, her two hundred passen-
gers having been notified that lights in staterooms must
be blanketed when the vessel passed Ambrose Channel.
In the passageways oil lamps replaced the usual electric
lights. l’asscngcrs were pcrmittcd on deck, but warned
that no lights could be shown.
Among the ninety—three first, cabin passengers were P.
T. llollingsuorth. member of the American Chamber of
Commerce in France: (’i. Mcnicr. the owner of the Isle
of Anticosti, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence; Licut. C. S.
Lockhart, R. N. who sailed under orders to return to
duty; ja1quiu Bonilla. consul general of Honduras to
England. and a large number of newspaper correspon—
dents bound for the scene of war.
‘Ships on Way. Across
NEW Y1 )RK, Aug. 5.——-Nothing has been heard of
the North German Liner Kron Prinz Wilhelm since the
steamer slipprd out of New York Harbor Monday night.
The agents of the line said that so far as they knew the
steamer was bound for Bremen under orders received
from Germany. ..
Thesis; thousand tons of coal taken along, which is 1
1 2.000 tons him than the steamer usrnlly clu‘ri'es, is for
use in an emergencv it was explained, as the steamer
may have to make a dash for a neutral port.
Another steamer. the French Liner Lorraine, expects
to make a dash for home today. She is to take 1,200 re-
servists who hope to fight for France. Lorraine is to be
converted into an auxiliary cruiser and will join the
French naval for1 cs if she gets through safely.
Olympic Arrives Safely.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.—- The
which reached IlL‘l‘ (lock today, brought. millions of, ,dol-
stca‘lnship Olympie,‘
lars‘ worth of‘Amcrican securities from London which 1
- were dispatched for delivery on sales made- in the days of
1
great liquidation last week.
The value-of Iiurppe‘s consignments expected 011 the
'Olympic and other steamships was estimated in conscr-
vative quarters at $25,,,oooooo although the total of sales
made by cable in the vast outpouring of stocks had been
figured at $50.1x111000 at least. A considerable part. of
the securities gold was held in this city by bankers and'
brokers for foreign account, and many of the stocks and
bonds already have gone to the buyers.
LONDON, Aug. 5.—-_The Germans have violated
.1 Dutch territon at Tilburg‘. ~ ‘ -
It is ‘reportcd that German troops met with resist-
mice after crossincv the River Meuse at Elsden, Belgium.
NEW YORK, Aug 5.-—Ar10ther German liner whose . _
z whereabouts had been veiled, the Kaiser Wilhelm II. of
the North German Lloyd Line arrived safely in port at
4:30 this morning.
The usual wireless signals announcing her approach
ing about the time they should. have come and as the.
Kaiser Wilhelm was due in: port yesterday, some appre-
Ahémron was ’felt regarding the steamer.
With her arrival it was learned that the wireless-
was purposely omitted because of the war situation, and
that the steamer made her way to port. as secretly as pos.
» sible '* 1
T111 Kaiser Wilhelm II. is from Bremen, Southern!»
‘ ton and Clierbourg with about 250 cabin passengers,-
to port given at Cape Race or Sable Island were lack- '
11111111 and valuable cargo. She left Cherbourg Wednes- j .
dny night, July 39.
The Hamburg-Amman Liner President Lincoln.“
i' 1mm Hamburg, Boulognc and Southamptom also arrived
my When she discharges her passengers and cargo
, she can probably join the 'big fleet of 11mm» already
.1} ifltmdinport ‘ . .
Th )i' 7-, . . - »
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PARIS, Aug} alt rufichlly mfirmed today that
_ cruiser Broslmb'unbnrded 81511:, a! fortified
August Sale of
House Furnishings
Living Room and Library Furniture
20 per cent
All sets and scparatc ])l1'1‘11\‘ 111 Mission. Iiarly ling:-
lisb and Tudor stylcs, l5u1111'1l and 'Iacobvuu (lak. 'l‘ablcs.
(hairs. Rockcrs, Scticc~, 'l'abourctc, I’t‘ilk‘.‘-l1ilh‘, \\1'i1'111;,r
Desk and Sccrctarics.
Mahogany Library Tables, Special.
Value $68.99 for $54.00 \ .1I111- $5811) for $45.00
Value 1, 5.111) for $36.00 \ alil'131 $5601) for $44.00
Value $311.00 for $24.00 \'-alu1 $141) 1111 for $32.00
Summer Furniture
Late Importations of Hong Kong Red and Peeled
Bumbao Chairs, Rockers, Haur Glass Tables and Tabour-
ets, Tea Tables, Settees, Stools and other pieces, less 30 ,
per cent. this sale. I
Fancy China, less 20 per cent
From Austria, Germany, France. England and Japan,
separate dishes for cvcry 11: c, hundrcds of designs and
colorings. , . 1
Service Plates, Salad Bowls, Chop Sets, Fruit. and
Dessert Sets. Chocolate and Tea SCtS, Vases“ Biscuit
Jarsand small pieces for individual use, Jewel Boxes,
Tobacco Jan, Ash Trays and the different articles for
the dressing tibia. . ,
Jardinieres and Umbrella Jars
of Pottery
In Mat Green, Roma Ivory, Rozane, Rookwood and
Gray Stone, , - A
' Discount of 20 per cent.
Undermuslins
All garments left Tram the June sale, less 25 per cent.
, Nightgowns in different stvles, Pctthoais trimmed
:with lace and embroidery, Drawer and Skirt (ombina-
tious, La Itirccquc and \larcclla gnrmcuts all included
Traveling Bags
Russet Cowhide Bag, 18in. value $1050 for $11.50
Boardcd Stock, 17 in. $17 5.0 for $12.75
Black Cowhide, 18 in. $13. .5, foor $9.50
Black Whip Cord 16 in. $12.75, for $9.25 ‘
‘ 18 in. 111-5 for $7.25
Black I‘latc Walrus 18 in. $1545. 1111' $1.750
Black Seal; . 11) .in. $l1'.75,f1.1r $13.50
English Pigskin If) in. $17.01), for $12.75
From Every: Angle
That a young man view-11111 future
prospects. there is Just One fact that
he soon realizes, 11111.: The necessity
for the systematic saving, or even a
small sum, from his weekly wage for
future needs. If this sum is deposited
RANGES
«Manatee-nub” trims-n
STAMF 0RD, MAGEE
in our savings department, it is safe
YORK“, MET. - WIOBS, not only from fire or
ACORN- thieves, but fr‘nm the ln‘“ 1‘"? ca- -t)
spend it. for some t'l‘rlnl thing l: .s
drnwlnx'nhtgh rate of intern-J. It
In the ll‘st 511:1) that " 'le "in e him
on a. burglar: (acting in :1: walk or
life. And l) at of a l 11' s be highest
kind of a. rerr‘rmez‘u on for ad-
"manna: With 11:8..énp1bye'r. tor
thrifty young men are at a premium
.Am Rep-Ire (or All Rana.
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Company
17 Wall Qt- M in these days. Any sum from a dollar
,, up will start an account with the
People? Trust Co
EVERYTHING
FOR PRESERVING‘
Macon Fruit Jars, plnl size 428,601..
Macon Fruit Jars. quart flu 45c '60:.
[-1 Fruit Jars. quart lilo lie dot.
:4 Fruit Jars. pint sin “a ‘03.
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