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VOLUME 1, NUMBER 212 Weaklr, ErtaUIikei 1M0| DmDy, Jaa.lt, Itu, ANDERSON, S. C., SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1914 PRICE FIVE CENTS 85.00 PER ANNUM
BATTLE BEIN
WITH VAR
ALLIES MAKE REPEATED AS
SAULTS ON GERMAN
STRONGHOLD
REINFORCEMENTS
IM Hy Thousand Soldiers Join Ger
mans While Allies Have to
Fight with Troops now
At The Fi ont
(By Associated Press.)
Lohdon, Sont io-Although no de
clslve result has been achieved lr.
either of the great armies facing ead
other in Northern France, it wouli
appear from Ute French ohlciai repor
issued today that the allied forces ar
beginning to make their continue)
pressure felt.
The French army operating on th
right bank of thc river Oise in the re
gion of Noyon, according to this re
port, has made some progress, whil
thc Anglo-French force, which a wee!
ago crossed the river Aisne in tho fae
of the withering (ire from the Genna:
guns, now holds tho heights to th
north of that point. In the center th
Germans,, have not removed from th
trenches they dug when compellel t
fall, back, while the crown irlncc'
army, which holds the Cc ? ?Ti n lefl
again has retired.
From thiB ifgciere? that th
main Frcnoh attack is (iii outed at th
Gurman lett, 'with the object of driv
lng it back towards Stenay and Sedar
thus cutting its linc of communlcatioi
to Metz. This would account tor th
strong reinforcements, estimated a
fifty thousand men, that have bc ci
sunt to Fupport General von Klucl
is making such a stubborn stand 01
thc German right. As long as he cai
keep the alies busy tbcre lt would b
impossible for them to dispatch th
forcea to assist the main attack on th
crown prince.
it ia apparent from the French a'_
counts that thc Gorman right is in n
small. danger, particularly if I*, i
true that a French turning movemen
ls in -...ogress from Amiens In the di
rec ii.-n of St, Quentin. Of '.ni s ther
is some evidence because of tho pres
ence in that district of British al
m??, Tlicau troops, however, ar
handicapped greatly by the heav
' rains, which have caused swollen riv
ers ar<l miry, harbors. They mus
fight for some days yet before a dc
elsi ve resuult ts,reached.
The outcome depends largely o
wlticb side can bring up most quickl
the strongest, reinforcements. Th
two armies , are about evenly placed
The Germans Live behind them tb
railways stretching Into Bclblum an
Luxemburg and Germany itself, whil
tho allies ht ve all of France bohin
them in addition to-the sea, which th
Urilish navy hus kept open.
Tlie Germans, lt is said have receta
cd r.u.ODO new men for the right win/
but W^tK'the necessity of sending th
troops td the' cast, it ls unlikely tbs
theyaro stronger' on the center an
loft than they were at the beginnin
bf'the*'battle.
"Hie aillos, with fewer men to drai
rm, are, keeping thoir armies up t
full siren Kt li and probably arc increat
ing '.li''in. They soon will have man
trained men from tho British garr,
sons In Egypt, Mediterranean station
and later from India. The battle, ho?
ever, may be over before tbese troop
reach tba front, so that the allies mw
make the fight with what troops the
have.
In Lorraine and Alsace tho situe
tioi? seems unchanged. None of th
French Clan
<A?g<??nst Gi
Been
. Paris, Sept. 19.-2.49 p. i
? ???in Parte .-this afternoon says the
hank, of the Oise; that the G
from Lorraine to the river Aisne
the center, and that the army of
to retreat.
The tex* of the statement is
"First on our left wing qn
the direction of Noyon, wehavi
ot the right bank rif the Aisne" o
reinforcing himself by bringing i
"Second on the center, the
deep trenches constructed by tl
of the German crown prince con
advance in Lorrain is regular.
"Slimming up, the two or.
?re delivering partial attacks alt
possible to record any decisive r
S?X YE?RS FOR
JOS. G. SULLIVAN
Slayer of Col. John M. Cannon
Will Endeavou to Get a New
Trial
Laurens, Sept. 19.-After overrul
ing motions for now trials in the cases
of Jeseph G. Sullivan,' found guilty
of manslaughter and Greenwood Ro
gers, convicted of arion, and John
Q. Cunningham found guilty at this
term for manslaughter, Judge Thos.
S. Sca?c today passed sentence on on
tho defendants as follows:
John G. Sullivan, 6 "ears on tho
public wows or the state penitenti
ary; Greer.wood Roger*, death in the
electric ch.xir on October 23; John Q.
Cunningham, two years on the public
works or th?: state penitentiary.
Pending r.n appeal to the supreme
court, Sullivan was allowed bail in
the sum r.f $5.000. In the motion for
a new trial for Sulivan, his attorneys
pleaded for leniency rather than for
a new hearing.
Wien seutence was. passed on the
young man ho was surrounded by
hi - mother, MB sistor and other mem
hern of tho family and it was a very
touching scene. In both cases notice
of i ppeal to the supreme court was
given, Cunningham was released
on bond of $1,000.
SOCIETY LEADERS WILL HELP.
To Cause Demand for Cotton Fabrics
Ladles Will Danish Silks and
Satins.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 19.-Mias Gene
vieve Clark, thc Speaker's daughter,
has launched a boom to make cot
ton fabrics the^dra*s. goods of the
women of Sue Ttyrigresaknal'' 6et" and
thereby contribute to efforts to re
lieve thc situation in tho cotton mar
ket caused by the European war.
With Miss Coilie Hoke Smith,
daughter of the Senator from Goorgia
and Miss Lucy B?rleson, daughter of
tbe postmaster genera], thc Speaker's
laughter hopes to see the movement
spread among American women, who
will be asked to banish silks'and sat
ins for the fabrics of American mills
uow running on reduced time.
The Ruslan offensive against Aus
tria is developing slowly. Tbero are
great stretches of country to cover and
enormous numbers of men to ?r>ove.
Austria, lt is computed, has nut ?2?*?
than half a milton' ufen loft to guard
her northern frontier against the Rus
Jetan millions, but if she can withdraw
. . thom to Cracow in aomc sort, of order
e oho can rely on tho help of a well
d trained German army corps.
e> It is to prevent this that Rus?>a in
d bending her energy. She ai present
e has an anny down around Gaile's
from Tarnogred in . the north, righi
r- down to tho Carpathians, passing cast
of the fortresses of Sienawa, Jarostav
e and Preserosyl,. all of which she ie
Lt about to attack. This army is m?v
il lag westward, while another, driving
g the second Austrian force before it,
acording to tho Ruslan reports la now
tr moving south from Zamoas and Ra
o dom between Przemysl and Cracow,
i- Tho Austrians are forming a new
y front to oppose this move and thc twi
I-. armies soon must como together. Thc
s Austrians havo prepared for a long
F- siege at Prsemysl, having three pro
? visions to tbat last garrison of 60.00C
it men two years.
y On 'the East Prussian frontier th?
Russians claim not only to have ar
i- rested the Gennan advance, but tr
te have' had some fuccesties in countei
"<nw:v t\J3.
rn Advance
irmans Have
Successful
? ; '' r
--_i_ . i ii?
ii.-The official statement given ou
Frencli, have advanced on the righ
ermans are bringing reinforcement
; that the enemy is holding firm ot
the German crown prince continue
as follows:
the right bank ofjhe river Oise, ii
B advanced. We hold all the height
apposite '.he enemy who seems to tx
of troops from Lorraine, y
Germans have not moved froiri th?
tem. On our right wing the arm*
tinues its movement of retreat. Ou
?posing armies, strongly entrenched
ing the entire front without it beini
esult for one side or the other."
' . J. B. BURRIS MEI l
?bATH IN BIRMINGHAM
WAS WELL KNOWN IN AN
DERSON COUNTY
KILLED BY CARS
Was Related to Many Anderson]
People and Had Relatives in
This Ciiy and County
News readied Anderdon yesterday
of the death of Mrs. John 13. Barr?as,
which occured Wednesday night in
Birmingham after Bhe had beeu ruu 1
over by a street car in that city. Mrs.
Burris' husband came from Anderson
and they bot'' were related *to a1
number of people in this city. Tiu 1
following account of the sad death i
is from thc Birmingham Age Herald .
of Thursday:
"Returlng home from the mid-week
prayer meeting, Mrs. -Elizabeth lt. j
Burris aged CO years was almost in
stantly killed when struck by an ast- '
bound East Lake car at Fifty-sixth
street and First avenue. Woodlawn at
9:15 o'clock last night. Her husband,
John B. Burriss, a prominent mer
chant of Woodlawn, was seriously in
jured in the accident.
"The accident happened immediate
ly in front of the Woodin undertaking
rooms. Mr. and Mrs. Burriss, both
elderly people, were walking'home
from tho Fifty-sixth street Baptist
church and a? they crossed First
avenue go ng couth at Fifty-sixth street
car No. 2(16 of the Bast Lake line, in
charge ol Motorman Willie Kinchloe
and conductor J. Chamblee, going
cast, struck Mr. Burris and hurled
him against his vi ir, who fell heavily
to the ground, suffering a heavy con
cusaion of the brain. Mr. Burris suf
fered serious bruises about the limbs
and .also was greatly excited by the
double shock of the accident and the
death of his wife. Mr. Burris Is blind.
Died Few Minutes After Accident.
In a moment pr two an ambulance
of the Woodin company had removed'
Mrs'- Burris to her home at 6004 Third
avenue, south, but tho Shock had been
to great and she died on arriving at
ber home.
'The police and coroner were imme
diately notified of the accident and
Motorman Kinchloe was arrested by
Sergeant Cole of the Woodlawn pre
cinct and brought to the police head
quarters on tho charge of manslaugh
ter.
"Corobr Charlea L. Spain on being
told of the actions of the police, or
dered that the bond of the motorman
should be set at S500 and that he
would conduct an inquest this morn
ing. An hour after the- arrest of
the motorman, he secured his liberty
throuah Mr. Huey, an official of tho
31rmlngli?&i Railway. Light and Pow
er company, making his bond.
'Thomas H. Clay who ia with tho
Southern railway company and who
attended prayer meeting at at Fifty
sixth street Baptist church last night
said:
"Mr. Burris had Just finished mak
ing a talk at prayer meeting. He is
blind, you know, and had to be lead to
the front' to mako his speech and very
shortly afterward the meeting cloeed.
He and Mrs. Burris evidently were
among tho first to leave the building,
for as I came around the orner of
the church I heard a scream and I
rushed over to where the car was
stopped.
"Mra. Burris was aparently dead
with cn awfal cut near her left ear
and the blinding headlight of the car
shining upon her I shall never for
get.
"I helped Mr. Burris up ?and his
foot was badly hurt and there were
bruises on tho side of his head. I
noted that he had lost one shoe en
tirely and we searched high and low
for lt. We Anally found lt Jammed
bsityeen the car coupling and the body
via? c?r, ?ii??caiiuB in ai nts loot
had been caught in the coupling so
tightly aa to tear the shoe off . Ho
told mc that the car dragged his some
distance."
E. F. HAMMOND
GOT IN TROUBLE
DiOTine? Ano Arrested as KC?
ault of Incident in
Hotel
Columbia, Sept. 19-There was quite
a large dinner party in this etty Friday
night In coronUment tn W. P, ??!
(lock and L. D. Jennings.
As the party was breaking vp, E.
Frank Hammond, ? detective employ
ed by the governor, stepped np to Mr.
Pollock In the lobby of the hotel and
demanded to know if Mr. Pollock had
meant to refer to Hammond In some
statement on the stump about "Dago
Frank,* .
Hammoff?'B platel was taken from
him by someone In the crowd and he
.was arrested by the police for disor
\ i derly conduct. Hammond aocompa
? I nled the governor all through th? sen
I atorlal campaign, during the sommer.
SPECIAL TAX
AGREED UPON
REPUBLICANS ARE OPPOSED
TO TAX BUT CAN'T PRE
VEjNT IT
WILL AFFECT ALL
Every Known Business will be As.
sessed as Per Schedule
Agreed On.
(tty Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 19.-An emergen
cy revenue hill to provide $105,000,
000, taxing boer, ' wines, gasoline,
tleeping and parlor car tickets, insur
ance, telegraph 'and telephone mes
sages, amusements and a variety ot
documents was signed late toduy by
democrats of the house wayB and
means committee. It will be intro
duced by Democratic leader Under
wood Monday.
I Republicans of jthe committee will
be called in Tuesday to vote on the
bill and the house will begin concd
.erlng lt Thursday. \ !
I Republicans of both the house and
the senate have already gone on re
cord in opposition to aiiy wir tax
measure. Democrats hope tu rush
the bill through the house. The big
.fight will be H* '?e senate.
I The comm -creased f.!ie Inter
nal revenue J. -beer by fifty cents!
a barrel, making the new tax total
21.50. Domestic wines are to be tax
I ed 20 cents a gallen on sweet wines
and 12 cents a gallon on dry wines
Gasoline to be taxed at 2 cents per |
gallon.
Stamp tax provisions and tax.on
tobacco dealers, brewers, hankers and
amusements are carried in schedule
' A., which will continue in effect un
til December 31, 19)6, The remainder'i
of the bill will be In force until re
pealed .
j Banker* are to be taxed $2 on each ]
! $1,000 ut capital, surplus and undivid
ed profits; brokers will pay $50? each
. and pawn brokera^f 20; . commercial ;
i brokers $20; customs house brokers'
$10. Proprietors of theatres, mu-j
I scums, concert halls In cities of 15,
!000 population or mero ?re to pay
$100 each. ClrquB proprietors arc to
pay $100 per year, proprietors of other
j exhibitions, $10 and proprietors ot
I bowling allies and billiard rooms $5
i for each alley or table.
Tobacco dealers and manufacturers
are to bo taxed thb same as in 1898 ex
cept that In the largest cln-s, "tobacco j
dealers not specifically' provided for" ?
the tax ls to be $4.80 each. In 1898
there was a $\2 tax on tobacco dealers
having annual sales of 60,000 pounds
or more.
Bonds and certificatea of indebted
ness are taied 5 cents for each $i0?
involved, and freight and express rates
1 cent each, with a mandatory provis
ion that tho shippers must pay this
tax. Telephone messages are to be
taxed one cent on all tolls of 15 cents
or more and telegrams one cent a mes
sage.
The bill carriers taxes of 20 cents
on each indemnity bond, two cents on
each certificates of profits, 25 cents on
each certificate not especially provided
for.
Life insurance policies are to be
taxed 8 cents on each $100 and fire,
marine; casulty, fidelity, and guaran
ty insurance policies one half cent on
each dollar as in 1898. floods with
drawn from customs houses will pay a
stamp tax ot fifty cents aa in 1898. but
tho 25 cents tax ott' each warehouse
receipts imposed in MK is omitted.
The 1898 tax of from 25 cents to one
dollar for entry of good: at customs
houses, according-to value, is renew
ed.
For each seat in a palace or parlor
car and for each berth in a Bleeping
car the tax how is to bo 2 cents as
j against the one cent war tax of 1S98.
I^kma tt wu n uuiteo Btates port to
la foreign port wilt be taxed $f to $5
(each, according to the value of the
.het aa in 1898.
Other provisions are; Brokers' con
tracts, 10 cents; deed? and other con
veyances 60 cents .7hen not exceeding
$500 in amount and 60 cents for each
additional $500; mortgages 25 cents
for each "1.600; power of attorney to
?Spte, 10 cents each; power of at toi no
to sell. 25 cats: protest of note, bill of
Because of constitutional questions,
the committee eliminated altogether
all foreign billa of exchange, charter
agreements, manifests and foreign
bill? of lading and also at ruck out all
reference to tax on checks, bill* of ex
change, drafts and deposit certificates
and postofflce money orders, and on
leases
3 BISSE ? WILL ?B?T-A-BALE"
One. ot the most Important an
nouncements made In Anderson yes
terday In connection With the "buf?
bale" movement waa that of W. L.
Brissey. Mr. Brissey announced that
be would buy all the cotton he could
get at 10 centa per pound, provided it
.was for.material from his plant and
'on accounts with the Brissey Lumber
I company. Thia wi IV Bound good to
'the farmers of Andersen.
ROSH KASHANAH WILL ?1
BE CELEBRATED TODAY!
SOLEMN SEASON OF THE I
JEWISH YEAR I Z
WILL BEGIN TODAY
Anderson People Hove Made Pre
parations for Observing
The EEvent
b
Tlie members* r the Jewish race in
Anderson ha^o made many arrange-|tl
monta and preparations for fittingly1
celebrating today ?nd tomorrow, two
or the most Important days on all tho,1*
the Jewish calendar. Today and to
morrow will see a \v?ry solemn and o
iniproaslve ceremony going on in10
every Jewish homo in thc city. | f,
Thc feast of Bosh liashanuh or.<i
New Year's day, which inaugur?tes f,
the ino?t solemn season or the Jew- N
ish religious year, begins thin year ii
on Sunday evening. Septcnibor the I
twentieth, and lasti, till sundown|s
Monday, the. twenty-first. Among or- tl
thodox Jew8 who celebrate two days,!?
the following day. Tuesday, is also'li
observed. This day opens the Jewish
calendar year, five thousand six hun
dred and seventy-five-5675. | k
The observance of this day aa a c
holy season ls commanded in two! a
passages of the Five Bookb' of Moses, b
sago ia t?tere any specific command V
namely Leviticus XXIII, ?4 and 25 d
and Numbers XXIX, 1. In neither, t
pessnge ls there any specific com- F
mand as to how the day IB to be'ob-?o
served beyond the injunctions to blow ? ii
the trumphet and a holy communion "
and to engage in the service occupa
tion.
It ls to be noted that this day is
the first day of the seventh month or
thc day of the new moon of that,
mont h. The new moon was observed ? i
a holy season by the Jews of old; the j*
seventh month was n particularly i Jj
holy month, as the aeventh day wr?*j*
the holy Cay of the week; hence tho
new moon of tho seventh mouth wan
invested with a fclgnlflcnnco of f?r
holier. import, than tho other nov/
moon days of tho year. As in all holy
seasons no aervt?B work. r.r. gstr.tul
occupation was to be followed.
The injunction to blow the trumpet
on this day* wa? to call the people to
remembrance before the Ix>rd. In the
course of time, this ceremony of
blowing tho schofar became the cen
tral figure of the elaborate religious
service conducted on the day. Just
as the.shofar called the peoilo to re
membrance before the Loro, BO also
were Its sound? to arouse t ie people
to their shortcomings and to their du
tlea in which they may havo failed
The day ia called Yom llazikkaron
"Tho Day cf Memorial."
Another Idea which in time came to
be associated with thc day waa that
on thia day, Ood weighed men's ac
tione in the scale of Justice. For this
'.reason another designation of the
day la Yom iladdln "The Day of
Judgment." Thc day Intervening be
tween New Year's Day and tho Day
of Atonement are cailed "Tho Ten
Days of Pentience," during which the
opportunity is had to reDect filially
on and repair the wrongs done during
tho year; if the repeatance is- sincere,
forgiveness ts gained on tho culminat
ing day of the holy season "Tho Day
of Atonement."
The New Yesr's Day in the passing
of the centuries has thus1 come to em
bdoy the great religious Ideas of di
vine Justice and human responsibility
As tho begtnntng of the Jewish reli
igous 'f.?ar it emphasizes thc? religious
uniqueness or one God, the priest
people cf humanity.
Services at Temple neth-el will be
held Sunday evening at 6 o'clock and
Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
LOTS OF CLOVER
J. Allen Loo? Has Sold a Quanti
ty at a Good Price And Say?
is a Paying Business
A few werbs sgo J. Allen Long
placed an tho bulletin board of th?
Anderson, charebjr of commerce, an
advertisement, offerlr.g to sell SOO
bushels of Burr clover seed at $1.00
per bushel. Since that time Mr. Long
has sold 500 bushels at $1.25 per bnah
el and has 200 bushels left.
These seed were gathered from 2
acres of land. If he sells the re
mainder at Gie same price, the . acres
will make $875.00 or $437.00 per sere.
lt hss not cost exceeding $75 to pro
duce snd market tho crop. This leaves
a net balance of $400.00 per acre.
This ?hows what lille things on the
farm may amout to.
Strongly Entrenched,
Psrla, Pept 19.-2:45pm-The Ger
mana aro strongly entrenching on
the river Alane with reinforcements
frotn Lorraine, according to official
announcement made In Parla this af
ternoon. ?
[HE ROAR OF
TEMPORA
7OUND VERDICT i
IN DAMAGE SUIT
Jamtin* in Greenville si Known
In Anderson, Was Awarded
Considerable Damage
Anderson people have often driven
y H culvert un Main street in Groen
llle and wondered how lt waa that
io accident which happened thero "
pare ago when two automobiles co
ded, was not fatal.
A suit has been in thc Greenville
minty courts ever ?mee that time <
ver Gie accident and because of thc j
ici that both the plaintiff and the ,
Of?ndante are well known here, thc
allowing article from the Greenville '
fews of yesterday will be read with I
itercBt here: i
"Tho caso of W. F. Burnett, ver- ,
us Frank Poe and F. W. Kneble in
lie court of common pleas yesterday,
as stubbornly fought and resulted <
a a verdict oj $2.500 for thc plain- j
iff. i
"This case ls exceptionally well
nown here owing to the terrible ac
Ident that was the ojrlgin of the :
ult. November 12, 1912, an a ut o mo
lle driven ..y tho plaintiff waa run in- 1
o and wrecked by a car driven by tho '
?tendants. The accident occured at
bo culvert on Main street at the city
'ark. It will be remembered that
me of the defendants was thrown
nto thc stream some 20 feet below,
nd that both the other? were aerlouB
y injured.
"At the time of tho accident it was
generally believed that both were
pecding their automobiles and that
he occurance was an accident. The
ury, bowover, did not seem to take
hat view of the matter, but put the
dame of tho accident upon the do
cndania. Tho plaintiff had a mi tit
ler of bones broken and was in a
tospitai for some time after the ar
alr. ?- - - .
"Those who saw the accident and
hose who have seen thc placo since,
ailed to see how either escaped with
noir lives aud the cuivert over the
?rook ia at least 20 feet high, and
hero waa no place to land except up
?n rocka or cement. Tho street
dso reaches its lowest point herc,
hero being a heavy grade there go
ng north and a slight grade going
.i'iiiii. Tho a peed of tho automobiles
tompletely wrecked both tho ma.
?hines.
The ault was for $20,000.
ML WALTON TO BK HURRIER TO
BAY.
Tiie funeral services over the late
Thomas C. Walton are to be held
his aftornocn nt 4 o'clock Mr. Wal
en died Friday evening about . 8.30
md people of Anderson were shocked
o learn yesterduy morning that this
mod man had passed away. Kev. J.
Haller Gibbony, pastor of Grace Fpla
:opal church of which Mr. Walton
vas an oOlcer, is now on his way to
?.nderson and will reach tho city In
Imo to conduct thc ransral servtr??
.his afternoon.
HIGH HCHOOL ORGANIZE TEAM
The lioys attonding the Anderaon
high school were busily engaged yes
terday in canvassing among their
number for thoso who have oxperlence
In playing football. Preparations now
underway- for thc first, practice of thc
reason, -which ls to take place Mon
lav afternoon at Beuna vista park
and lt is said that all told this sea
son will see moro games of football
In Anderson than for several years
gone by. Tho local team has accurcd
tho services Of a snlnnril?! rv?a??h nnri lt
ia expected that some good material'
Germans Cia
Allies Wi
Back J
?_
Berlin, Sept. 19.-By wirele:
following official statement from
sued today:
"lt is reported that a decis
thirteenth and fourth army corps
sior.j south of Noyon, with loss.
"Beaumont has been stormed
tured. Attacks along the entire bal
"Many guns and prisoners ha
ber is yet not available.
"The Invasion of the Alpine
Breisach valley has been repulsed
"The German eastern army (
and is advancing against the Russi
"Dispatches from Agram rep
vians was far greater than at first b
"The Servians were complete
across the Save fiver. Many wen
DVERPOWEREQ WITH FA
TIGUE OPPOSING ARMIES
TAKE BRIEF REST
ENGAGE IN PRAYER
British Troop Ordered to Take
German Position Invoked De
vine Aid Before Charge
(Hy Associated Press.)
On the Bullio Front, Sept 10,
Dverpowering fatigue and privations
resulting from five days of unrelenting
struggle brought about last night a
temporary lull in thc combat of the
powerful armies that aro face to face
ilong tho rivers Aisne, Oise and Woe
irre.
The roar of cannon, machine guns,
md rifles died down early last even
ing and tho presence of two armies
composed probably ~.ltogether of 1,
900,000 or more men within touch of
sn uneven line and ready to spring
to a fatal grip, scarcely could be'con
ceived, so intense was the stillness,
broken by an occasional vagrant re
port.
T,he soldiers of tho allies and Ger
mans alike were snatching a little
rent as they were huddled np In the
strong entrenchments. . In ? jvao
V'aces the trenches were halt filled
with waten as equinoctial storms con
tinue.
The . French and British like the
Germane ba vu entrenched and settled
down for the stern light which threat
ens to even be longer and more san
guinary than the battle of the Harne.
Progress Is being made at some points
by the allies, but very slowly, and the
developments of the past 84 hours are
not important except that it ls official
ly confirmed that the Germans have
received reinforcements from Lor
raine.
: . Thorn were a few isolated encoun
ters today, but both sides appear tr.
havo abandoned the rash movements
across the open which marked the ear*
ly stages of the war. Obviously the
deadly machine guns have taught z.
lesson.
One of the coincidents yesterday,
when fierce fighting was awful in Ita
sacrifices, was widely recounted to
day.
A British infantry regiment, upon
receiving an order to advance and to
take a German position knelt for a
moment iu prayer. Then the mea,
knowing their charge was to be ter
rible in coat, sprang to their feet and
with flxod bayonets clattered out of
the ?helter of the trench. In short
rapid rushes they advanced tn wide
open order, alternately lying down
and then making another dash cf -i
toen ezards. From the German posi
tion came the thick hall ot the ma
chine guns. Tho attacking forces sang
and hurrahed as they preased for
ward. Many fell with cries of deter
m ?nation on their lips. Finally, they
who remained of the regiment reached
and took the German position after a
desperate band.to hand encounter.
This was only one among similar
acts of courage and discipline on the
part of tho French, British and Ger
mana alike at various points along tho
linc.
/ Dreadaanght Damaged.
London, Sept 19.-5:fi0 p. m.-A
dispatch from the Evening News
from. Vorince says that '.ne outside
ofq the Austrian deradnaught Viri
bus Unitis waa badly damaged in a
ii ni i i in fhn Adriatic bul ultu euCaOeu
her pursurerB.
im That
?re Driven
it All Points
ss by way of Say ville, L. I.-The
the German headquarters was ist
ive attack is being made by the
and parts of other German divi.
I and 2,500 French prisoners C*p
ttle front are being easily repulsed*
ive been captured though the num
riflemen over the Vosges into thc
rontinues its operations in Suwalkl
an forces.
ort that the victory over the Ser
dieved.
ly routed and were driven in flight,
i drowned,"