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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
WILSON MAKE
TOCARRANZi
FIGHTING i
UNITED STATES WOULD NOT
TOLERATE ANY MORE
WAR
HOPE FOR PEACE
Officials Believe That Breach
Mar Be Healed Without
Further Trouble
Washington, Sept. 24.-Hope that
Generals Carranza and Villa would
peaceable adjust their differences, and
avoid a second r?volution was express
<? by high administration officials to
night, v
President Wilson has made it plain
to both men through bis personal rep
re.ientatlve, Paul Puller, that the Uni
ted States would look with disfavor
on a continuance of the flehtlng in
Mexico. Tbere was confidence among
the high officials that the advice re
cently given-would not be unheeded.
* tn the meantime the Washington
government will patiently await de
velopments. For the present no change
will be made In the plan to evacuate
Vera Cruz.
Official dispatches today revealed the
Brazilian minister and American
Consul Silliman were in conference
with General Carranza while George
C. Caro them, American consular ag
ent, wa; awaiting at Juarez the arri
val of General Obregon, with whom he
expected to discuss the situation and
Inter confer wltb Villa
General Carranza Informed tbe Am
erican consular representatives that
? he would not attack Villa but would
order his forces to remain on the de
fensive. It wa-.; not believed that
General Villa would , take the offen
- ?tve for the present'Wi J many officiais
believe that the efforts ct General
Fabio oonzaies to act as peacemaker,
might not be fruitless.
Rafael Zubaran,, head of the local
: constitutionalists agency issued . the
following statement:
"I am hopeful that the present con
fllct between the first chief Venustiano
Carranza and General Villa will be
peacefully and satisfactorily compos
ed for the reason that there ie no real
cause for Its existence. I trust ?hat
when General Villa reconsiders his
rash action he will disavow it for
the genuine welfare of his country and
In furtherance ot bis complete paci
fication .
. "It ls apparent from the following
telegrams exchanged between General
Carranza and Villa that, the latter had
no real grounds for hi? position, and
that a peaceful arrangement between
them will be found:
"Mexico Ctty, Sept, 12, 1914.
"Rafael Zuburan,
"Washington^ P. C.
"I transmit you herewith Informa
tion obtained by me.in a telegraphic
cenferenc? with El Paso: When Ob
r gon arrived. In Chihuahua Villa was
n'rigry because Hill's, troops had not
left sooner and he .asked Obregon to
Issue orders for tbe Immediate with
drawal of these troops. Obregon re
plied that he would not do Ulis unless
Villa ordered Maytorena's troops - be
placed under tho command of General
Cabrai. This Villa refused to do.
"When Obregon remained firm in
his stand Villa became infuriated and
ordered a guard to take Obregon out
nnd shoot him i Obregon told Ville
mat If it was necessary to give up his
Mfe to obis!:: pacification of his' coun
try he would gladly do so. Obregon's
Secretary cried ont tr? VIII- . ?H-rrr -^r,
.?wxj'xi ?UGOv a ??sarmsu gussi?' Rsowl i
Madero added his entreaUea and tho
execution did not take place.
"Obregon ls to be kept In Chihuahua
nulli Hiii leaves Sonora with hhs
troops. If Hill checks Obregon will be
shot. Compliance with it Ia the only
way that the lite of Obregon can be
saved.
(Signed) "V. Carranza."
"Following the receipt of this in
telligence. Carranza ordered the clos
ing of the railroads north of Aguas
Uallantes. When Villa was informed
of this move he sent the following tei
\ ?gv?i?L Ao Car ranza i
" 'Chihuahua. Sept. *?, 1814.
"I have Just been informed that fol
lowing an order from headquarters,
the ;,alro?d traffic north of Agues Cal
ientes has been discontinued r This
order is sn act Which shows hostility
towards the division of tho north, lt
is absolutely unjnsUflable, and ono fur
. which I can find no reason. I am re
questing you ir, ?tee mo an.immediato
explanation of Ulla matter so that ?
nay know bow to sot. -The statrb and
cities through which the railroad poss
es will suffer eonslderabla damage
by this order, it ls necessary to remedy
trhis condition as .soon aa possible.
I am awaiting your imm?diat* *ep!y.
(Signed) "Frencaco Villa.'
To Uiis communication. Carranza re
plied as follows:
Mexico City. Sept. 22. 1914
.' 'Bcio** r>*???^-r!ng roar =r"3e
?age ' just received i desire aa expia
nation o? your conduct tow.rds Gen
eral Obregon in Chihuahua.
(Signed) "V. Carranga.'
"Villa sent the following telegram
to this request:
" 'Chihuahua, Sept. 14. 1914.
" Tn answer to your message, I
hereby Inform you that General Obre
gon and other generals of this division
left last night for the capital with the
purpose of taking up Important mat
ters in connection with the general
situation of the republic. But in view
of the course you have taken which
shows an avowed desire to place ob
stacles in the way of reaching a satis
factory agreement of all difficulties,
and to hinder the obtainment of peace
we all to much desire, I give orders
for them to discontinue their trip to
Torreou.
" 'Consequently I Inform you that
this division will not take part in the
convention which you have called and
I also-inform you that the division of
the north no longer recognizes you
as the first chief of the republic. You
are at liberty to pursue any course that
may please you."
(Signed) "Francisco Villa".
CRUEL TREATMENT
BY FRENCH TROOPS
German? Claim French Attacked
the Red Croea Motor Cara,
Killing- Many
Berlin, Sept. 24.-(By wireless to
Say ville, L. I.'-The official an
nouncement . issued yesterday by the
headquarters of the German army,
says the Geon?n heavy artillery ts
successfully bombarding Troyons-I,o?
Paroches, Camp Des Romains abd
Llourvllle.
The Wolff bureau, tho semi-officiel
news agency" has .published '.-'i 'state
ment giving detalla of an alleged out
rage committed by thc French mili
tary forces in charge of an officer
and wounded. German soldiers ron the
two Red Cross motor cars near Bs
thancourt- Only- two men 'succeeded
in making their escape and this, In
spite of their . wounds, while the re
mainder were killed by the bicyclists
who then robbed the corpses The
German ress says this ls another
proof of the barbarous treatment of
wounded Germans at the hands of the
French.
The war loan has bees oversub
scribed and has been'a huge success.
Official figures just published give the
final results of the subscriptions as
follows >
The total is 4,349,576.000 marks
$1,079,394,000, consistinn ot 1,318,199.
800 marks In imperial bonds and 1
177,205,000 marks and 1,804,171,200
marks In other forms of security.
The German submarine U-9 in
in charge of Commander Wcddlngen,
escaped unharmed nf ter tho sinking
of the British cruisers. Crassy, Abou
kir and Hogu? In *ho Nortb Sea' All
the members o' tho .rew if this su'o
:harln? have 7?een igd??rett? with thc
f'jder of the iron Crn*..\
An official staten;*:.-. ?ays that the
i.rlllah cruiser Pathfinder, was sunk
rot bv a mine but bv ib* German sub
mat ?M ll-?. This sub'icrlm also es
caped unhurt.
J?ye witnesses to the bombardment
of the Rheims cathedral say that the
building waa only slightly damaged.
The German press calls attention to
the fact that the English, when they
?tucked Delhi. In 1867, did not spare
tho feto**? ~SiST?5^ti O? "mm\?m. azrii
lt rar.trma ttuu Nine B!?lo. leader o!
iue Garibaidiana when ne was besieg
bard the vatican when is was besieg
ing Roaio.
FIRST PRIZE NOW
IS ON DISPLAY
Complete Gaming Outfit To Be
Given Away nt Stock Show
At Chamber o? Commerce
: The first prise to be put on display
preparatory to the coming stock show
<flilch is io be hel? nero on next Wed
nesday, is: one of the best prises to
be given away and excitad much in
terest when se*n yesterday et tbs
chamber of commerce. The prise is
a complete canning outfit, manufac
tured by John T. Bur risa 4k Son,
and given, by them as prise V-l for
tho beat home raised bone to he
shown in harness here next Wednes
day.
The canning outfit consiste of a fur
nace, a pot and a completely equipped
fire box with chimney and ls sold oe
th? local market for $16. It ls some
thing that any family in Anderson
county would be glad to get and could
wei! sse >??-d dsubU4ea th?,? wi? oe
a number or entries ia this event.
STATE BANKS
ARE jNCLUDED
WcADOO MAKES ADDITIONAL j I
EFFORT TO ELIMINATE
MONEY HOARDING
I
- 1
PLENTY OF MONEY
There Is More Currency in thc
Country Today Than Ever Be
fore Says the Secretary
Washington, Sept. 24-The anti-'
money hoarding campaign launched
by Secretary /IcAdoo against the na
tional banks, particularly those which
have received federal crop moving mo
ney or which have taken out emergen
cy currency, waa broadened today to
take, in state Institutions. Mr. Mc
Adoo sent a telegram to superinten
dents of banking In each state an
nouncing the restriction of credits by
national banks and the high inter
state rates charged and appealing for
all available Information regarding
state banks and trust companies. He
declared that it banks will be persuad
ed to use resources intelligently, the
present situation can be greatly re
lieved .
Thia was the secretary's second
message to the National banks
today in the campaign. Earlier be
made public a statement in which he
announced that if the State of Ten
nessee continues to f-?t bankers un
willing to renew a tl f .000 loau, he
will himself take up tin. task of Anding j
banks who will make such a loan.
It was understood that a list of the !
banks which are piling up reserves j
or hoarding money will be mane pub
lic tomorrow and that as announced
last night the practice will be kept
up as long as there ia' any occasion
for it.
After announcing the restriction of |
credits by national bank?. f>> - Mc
Adoo's telegram to the State bank
ing superintendents says:
Ji^Thafe by, at'thia tim? marj? curren
^y'ln the country th ul any ortr?ous
lime in its history, there having been I
issued through the treasury depart-1
ment since August 4 tb r\ore than
$300,000,000 of additional , national
bank currency, which should ?reate j
an abundance of loanable fund*. This
department will withdraw govern
ment deposits.from banka.found tobe)
hoarding money and charging) exces
sive rates ot interest and will depos
it them with banks whose funds are
being mande at reasonable rates, to j
meet the legitimate demands ' of DUBI- '
ness and for moving the crops
? ..."This departr?cut wonld like very
ni"ch to have your cooperation in its j
e fro ria to remedy these unsatisfactory
conditions, and resectfully asks it it j
would net bs possible for yon to se
cure from' all stats banks and trust
companies In your state statements
which will show their cash reserves
aa of a recent date, .the rates of inter
est >\ hlch they ave charging on leans
and the rates which they are demand
ing for new accommodations, and
give this department the benefit of the
inforoaUpn * disclosed 7- hy ?these re
ports. . '"
HIt is confidently believed; that if all
banka can bo persuaded to use their
resources intelligently and conside
rately and at reasonable rates of in
terest, the whole fltuation can be re
lieved and restored 'to -a. satisfactory,
If not an entirely normal nisomess.
Kindly answer." .
Secretary McAdoo's statement con
cerning the Tennessee loan situation,
"Senator Lea of Tennessee, informs
me that the State oi Tennessee ha*
$1,600.000 of short te:m notes,?ma
turing October 1; thst the state de
ilrea tn ?m?- c- ~tc=i ?1, ?CG. GOG oi .
these notes; that a coLunisskm re ore- 1
s-sting t*e state bas been in New!
York some time trying to effect thls|
loan i bet without succe**.
"It is preposterous that one of the j
great a?~*es of the Union should find
lt Uhf 'hie to procure from the!
banks such a comparatively, small
amount or money. . Senator Lea la
Informs that he w|i* going to New
York last uight for the purpose of Jotn
ihg the conxm?atbn: In its efforts to
secare the needed Irian.
-If Senator Lea and his associates
are unable to. secure from, banks in
us> etty'bf New York or elsewhere
trday, and upon reasonable terms, the
hanks cannot be found to take up this
loan for the State of Tennessee on
tjhe, first bf October next, upon re;
aenable terms and at a reasonabla
fate of Interest."
Many lillie* and Wonaded
-.. .
Loados. Sept. 24.-(6:60 p. m.)
K?javy fJghtiug is proceeding at dif
ferent point? to the south of Antwerp,
says a dispatch from Amsterdam to
the Reuter Telegraph Company. At
one place, the name of which iras de
leted try the Belgian censor, a Ger
man force of 2,000 men was routed,
many being killed, wounded ot taken
p^isj>n?ri?. si
Nevar before have the Belgians, the
?MM^oh ?-if?, teaes? so natty prison
ers ia a single battle.
REFUSES TO ALTER HIS :
VIEWS WHICH WERE
OBNOXIOUS
WITHIN TEN DAYS
furkish Ambassador's Announced
Intention Leave Causes
Senaaticn
(By Associated FTCBS.)
Washington, Sept. 2?.-A. Rustem
Bey. tho Turkish! arobasndor, has in
formed prudent W ilson that he doeo(
not alter the views he recently ex- (
pressed in a published ktervlew and
will leave the united States within
& fortnight.
The ambassador refused to discuss
his action further than to say. he bad
asked his government for leave of
absence, which ha was certain would
be granted, and would leave for Con
stantinople within ten laya.
The announcement ol the ambas
sador's withdrawal, ths?gu not un
expected, caused a proinuud sensa
tion in diplomatic circle;.
Coming close on another diplomatic
interview yesterday of fhich the ad
ministration at once took cognizance
that of Baron von Schoo: of the Ger
man embassy, on the possibility of
war between th? United States and
Japan, lt was Interpreted as an indi
cation of President Wllwn'a determi
nation to silence commcit by foreign
diplomatists, considered dangerous to
the neutrality of this cum try- lt was
understood the president would de
cline to receive diplomat fits who make
comments which he conriders obnox
ious. Although Count wu Bernstoff
and Barn Sehen ihave repudiated the
baron's interview, the state depart,
ment, at the direction cf the presi
dent, today ?aa- still looking Into lt.
The Turkish ambassador in his in
terview ca^i^r? ' particularly OD?
jecticn?b?e ts ihe a?u?nistzv*ion,
said the needing of - American > >ty
ships W .Turkey In connection with
the repart of uprisings against chrlc
tians '-would lead to a strions situa
tion. At the same time he said that
while massacres had previously oc
curred'in Turkey, they were the same
acta aa many people might commit
under; provocation. By say of illus
tration he reminded th? American
people of the lynchings of negroes and
the "water cures" in the Phllliplnes.
The ambassador later explained to
administration officials personally and
by letter. Tbs president directed Mr.
Bryan to say that tn answer that the
statements made by the ambassadors
were objectionable to the American
government and bnt for the fist that
a tense situation existed in Turkey,
which he did not desire to aggravate
the diplomatic propriety committed by
the ambassador might be s subject for
discussion with th? Ottoman govern
ment
The president asked whether the
ambassador cared to make any expres
sion and today's announcement that
he did not wish to alter his view in
any way and would leave in a fort
night waa the envoy's reply.
In Mexico
Mexico CR/, Sept. Si.-Efforts are
betog made her? to patch s? thc- break
between Carran aa and Nilla, lt was
anuounced today. x
u?Turt? were made to conceal the
hrcak, but new? nf't* ijsked cut is
certain circles. - ceasing a sensation
unong military men. It was regarded
it moBt serious.
-
General Pablo Gonzales, chief of
tho army of tho east, has telegraphed
Vi I'm aa appeal which* gives eight rea
ions why Villa should reconsider his
vticn and remain friendly to Carran
ca.
These reasons summarized are:
"Ilrst: A breach now would bring
the common enemy, who is the for
eigner *
"ilecond: The ideals- of the revolu
tion now are almost accomplish ed.
"Third: To retard the peace move
ment because of personal questions,
would nullify the good already ac
compll3hed.
"Fourth; Your prestige would Buf
fet In public optatec at home and
nV'Joad, and your acts bc compared
With those of Pascual Ororoco. whose
treason obstructed the labor rehabili
tation during the previous revolu
tions.
"Fifth: You would, bring sorrow to
the nation.
"Sixth: Gonzales requests Villa uot
to constitute himself a Judge.
"Seventh:' Gonzales suggests that ff
Villa's action la Inspired by elevation
to power persons whom Villa opposes,
a settlement probably can bo arrang
ed. If Villa will nresent the grounds
sr his objection."
Gnsraics xi an wins:
"Eighth: I believe ia grand national
APPEAL MADE
TO PRESIDENT
^ ?
SOUTHERN FARMERS AND
CONGRESSMEN ASK
FOP: AID
SITUATION GRAVE
Wilson Assures Committee That
Everything Possible Will Be
Done To Aid the South
Washington, Sept. 24.-President '
Willson today assured a large delega-'
tion of Southern farmers and con- 1
gressmen that he realized fully the
acuteness of the cotton situation,'
owing to the lack of demand tor the 1
st?ple duo to tho European war, and '
promised to take under consideration 1
a suggestion for a government loan. '
The president pointed out, however, '
that extreme care should be taken 1
not. to put into operalon any unsound
economic policy that might emoarraso !
the government In tho future. '
C. S. Barrett, of Georgia, president
of the National Farmers* Union head- 1
ed the delegation and appealed to the
president to give his support to tho
bill. Introduced In the house by Rep
resentative Henry, providing for di-.'
reel government loans to cotton '1
growers. i j
Mr. Barrett told the president that '
in spite of the "buy-a-bale" move- |
ment and other relief measures the
demand for cotton was still Inade
quate and the price not sufficiently 1
high to help growers. He declared I
a very serious situation would con-,
frot\t the farmers of the South unless .
th* Henry bill or legislation similar
to it was passed. !.
"I need not say that the gravity of
tho situation ls very manifest," Presi
dent WllBon said, "and I want you to.
know that I have been giving a great .
doa! of attention to lt, with the ear.
nest desire to see some way by.which'
the difficulties could be solved with
out . eccnmltting the governmeBJS<Mr? 41
principle to any actior? which would
plague us ht the future; because the ,
danger,' gentlemen, of the present sit-1
nation' that under the pressure of.
what appears to be necessity We'
should'make some radical departure
form sound' economic practice which)
in tue future years' we would very j
much regret. We have got to make)
sacrifices, not to make fundamental!
mistakes.
"Now I am not thereby implying a j
Judgment as to any specific proposi-(
tion. but I feel bound myself to guard'
against impulses when impulses are
se strong; Just ne I feel ft so neces
sary for us in en international situa
tion for us to guard every impulse and
see that we do not make any mistake j
which future generations who have'
the Just cause to blame us for. But'
L want you to know now sincerely I?
appreciate the gravity of the situa
tion, and how entirely willing I am to |
consider anything that is laid before,
me by way of a practical suggestion."
OFFICIAL REPORT
FAVORS GERMANS
Dispatch Announces That Allies
Have Been Repulsed at Sev
eral Points with Heavy Loss
?
London, "Sept. 24.-The correspon
dent of the Reuter Tel ?graph Co-, at
BerMu, in a dispatch wenching here
by the way of Amsterdun, transmits
an r??i?l?l -?-T ; -* -? t~t
my headquarters. The sancimcesv-mt
is ?itsd Ssstssibsr ??.. '-resins, iii is
as follows:
"The right wing of the Gannan went
army, beyond/the River Oise, has been
ongaged In battle With tho French
who tried unsuccessfully to envelop
it.
"Eastward, as far aa Argonne forest
there were no important engagements
today.
"To the east of the'v Argopno region.
Var renne? was captur?e1, in the course
of thc day. and the attack la now pro
ceeding.
-Germ?n 1 troops attacking the
French forts south of Verdun victo
riously repulsed a vtoient c-mulcr at
tack made from Verdun, Tout and
across the River eMuse The heavy
.artillery^'tisvd against Troyon.-Les
Pnraches, Camp des Remains nun
Luneeville'was vjslbly successful. i
"In French Lorraine snd on the Al
sace frontier French advance guards
at some points have been repulsed.
"There has been no decisive action
at any point.
"No news has been received from
either the elgiana or the easterr the
atre? of war."
EAdeme, not In personalities, and I
leve there yet is tune for the coun
try to encounter in you a true factor
of benefit, not an element.of discord.
I appeal to your patriotism by asking
youto remember that the entire con
stitutionalist army should be undrvts
I iule and ever ready to sustain the na
ttlon's honor.
UTE ROAR OF
CONTINUES 1
LULL AT
FRENCH CLAIM TO 1
HAVE ADVANTAGE
Mo Changes of Importance Made.
But Several Slight Advances
Reported
Parla. .Sept. 24-Tho following of
icial announcement was mndc In Par
8 this afternoon:
"First: Our left wing between the
River Somme and the Hiver Oise,
>ur troops have advanced in the di- ,
rectlon of Roye i A detachment oc
cupied Peronne and held this position
In spite of a spirited attack on the |
part of the enemy.
"Between the River Olso nnd tho
River Aisno the enemy continues tb
maintain importent bodies of troops
well entrenched. We have mada a
illght advance to the northwest 0?
Berry-Au-Bac.
"Second: On the center between
Rheims and the Argonne district, the
situation shows no change. To the
Bast of tho Argonne and on the heights
af the Meuse the enemy has continued
tils attacks, delivering them with es
pecial violence. The fighting con
tinues, accompanied by alternate re
tirements at certain points and advan
ces at others.
"On our right wing there has been
no chsnge of Importance.
' in the region ot Nancy and the
Vo ;K<\ certain detachments of the en
emy have again attempted to enter
upon the French soil, driving back
light coverings of our troops, but the
oflennlve was soon stopped
"In Qallcla, the Russians having
taken possession of Jaroatau, aro how
completely investing Prsemsyl and
continuing their offensive movement
??vJCj*CQeu"_? )
POULWYP?^LE
READY FOR SHOW
Wul Purchase Show Coops, Now
Arranging Prizes and Complet
ing All Plana For Exhibit
The date of the big poultry show tn
Anderson is Nov. 17th. There will be
a meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce Saturday at 12:30 to complete
the arrangements- and every poultry
fancier in Anderson county is invit
ed.
T. Newt CampbsB, of Neal's Creek,
is- very very much interested in this
proposition and urges1 all poultry fan
ciers to come out and organize. There
will be at least 15 classes ot poultry
and pets on exhibition and to a few
hours yesterday Mr. Campbell secur
ed tho promise of $65 In prizes'. This
will be Increased later.
Mr. Campbell said yesterday, that
lie waa very much interested in get
ting the .pit game fanciers to turn out
and exhibit their, fowls, and he has
asked that as many aa possible of the
pit breeder attend the meeting which
4s to be held here Saturday afternoon.
He suggesta that If they cannot come
In person, that they send, notice of
their intention of entering.
Negotiations were opened yesterday
with Rook HUI.ip an attempt to pur
chase a number of show coops. It ia
understood that the Rock Hill Poul
try Association hos a number of
coops, no longer needed since the as
sociauon dt?h?tiii?wt ??.i a ?. ^c"!
ble that these will he brought to An
derson and nsed here.
Germans Are Priven Back.
At the Battle* Front. Sept. 24.-(Via
Paris, 6:16 p. m.)-The German of
fensive waa extremely vigorous today
at the western end of the long Une
stretching along the rivers Oise,
Aisne and Woe vre. The allied troops,
whose gaps* had been .filled with fresh
ly arrived reinforcements, not only
repeatedly thrust hack the-German
attack, but eventually carried out a
successful' counter .attack which ?TC
suited In the gaining of considerable
ground and tbs definite capture of
Peronne, about which town the* fier
cest engagement occurred.
Vi MECE FIGHTING REPORTED
Austrians a?<? Rassfeaa Have Bloca?
Battle.
London, Sept 25.-(12:15 a. m.)
"The fiercest fighting previous to the
capture of Jaruslau by the Russians,"
says Renter's Petrograd correspond
ent, "seems to have been at Sandovaya
and Vlshnya. It lasted a week. The
Austrians occupied the hills com
manding several mtiee of open coun
try and they swept the advancing
Russian* with guns ano quick firers.
"The Russians pushed forward and
on their fifth day brought their guns
Into action. Tho enemy's artillery
waa overpowered and then esme bay
onet Panting, tn which the Rassians
were victorious."
HEAVY ARTILLERY PLAYS
AN IMPORTANT PART
IN FIGHT l
NO DECISION' YET
Battle Rag^s With No Decisive
Point Berne Gained By
4 Either Side
Loi.-don, Sept. 24. -Heavy artil
lery continues to play an Important
part tn the battle of the Aisne, which
has beon In progress nearly a fortnlgt.
The opposing forces continue to ham
mer away at each other from their
well entrenched and strongly fortified
portions with the greatest stubborn
ness, but without decision
Almost without a lull, great shells
are being hurled across the rlvehs,
valley and plains stretching from the
River Oise of the west to the Meuse
in tbe East, and thence Southward
along the whole Franco-German bor
der, while the lighter guns play on
the Infantry lying in the trenches and
awaiting an opportunity to deliver at
tacks and counter attacks, which, as
the French official communication
says "alternate retirement on certain
points and advance on others."
The battle line has now stretched
out further westward, the French left
wing having made some progress in
the direction of tho Noys, northwest
of Noyon. The latter place a fess,
days ago was ths allies' extrame left..
A detachment occupied Peronne, ?till
further north.
A report from the German head
quarters dated September 23 says?
however, that the efforts of the .French
to .encircle the Germa? right, hav^, ?MM?
IBO' resal?.
The French also claim to have made
an advance northwest of Berry-Au-uc,
which ls about the point wh o rs the
German Une crosses tho Aisne, con
tinuing southeast to Brtmont, which
has been the center ot many rigorous
attacks.
Along the rest of the tine, although
there haye been many fierce engage
ments in which both sides claim the
victory, the'situation ls unchanged,
except that, according to the Garnt-n
reports, the German troops have re
opened Varennes, department qt the
Meuse.
The Austrian general staff denian
reports of Russian victories and tho
defeat of General Baakl'a army, The
Austrian forces, the rc ?ju fi. says, ::hnve
been concentrated in a new i-jMtion ?
for l?verai days, but have waited tn
vain for any serions Russisn stack.
From other sources, however, it is
reported that the Russians have sur
rounded Przemysl and are between
that fortress and Cracow.
It. may be some days before another
big battle ls fought here as the Aus
trian army is behind the fons bf Prze
mysl and the other is making Its way
towards the remaining fortress ot Cra
cow, while the Russians are taking the
smaller towns in Galicia under the.
other wing.
A report which lacks cEtl&? con
firmation, says that Gen. Rennen
kampf, who withdrew from the East
Prussia frontier when the German re
inforcements arrived, has received
more men and bas again taken ths of
fensive and hw compelled the Ger
mans td withdraw, lt Ia considered
probable that the fall of Jarosiau and
the Isolation ot Prserhysl has com
pelled tu? Grce limns to looR more
closely to th? protection of th?lr ?se
from Thorn to KaHr?* whi-v.
Posen, s the Russians are now un
able to. release a large number of
men tor the invasion of that part ot
Germany
The Servian and Montenegrin armies
are before Sarajevo, capital of Bos
nia, flushed with victory and prepar
ing to take the latest acquisition of
the dual monarchy, the possession ot
which by Austria has been such a
thorn tn the sides of the Southern
Slavs.
, In the operation; herc tts ??vaderS
look forward to a hearty welcome
from the greater part of the popula
tion. This war while in Bosnia anal
Galicia it ls uniting races long sepa-,
rated by artificial boundaries. Is mirri
drawing together the races; and sects!
Af *!' thc ecaa?rias esgSged.
In Germany the socit&ist* are fight/*
lng in lute with their greatest ene?
mies, the militarists. In Russia, thej
revolutionists are fighting or return*
lng home to fight for the emperor^
Great Britain ls receiving sept/Dgf
tram all sections ot the empire. j
Ananriaas Await Attack,
Jinden, Sept. 24.-(8:46 n, m.V-?
An official Geraaan dispatch received1
by the lArooni Wireless Telega unt?
Company from Berlin says} d
"It ia officially reported frort Vien
na that tho Austrian foros? now hard
been concentrated in their nsw po
sition for several day*, but bav? wait
ed in vain for any serious Rusian at
tacks."- v . ?