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BELGIUM AGAIN MOVES CAPITAL r ' ! Sest of Government Has Been Moved To Havre, France-Third Change During War GERMANS MOVON OSTEND Command Of Belgian Sea Ports Is Next Desired by Kaiser?Ghent Is Occupied For the third time since the fall of Liege and the invasion of the Germans 'into Belgium, the seat of government of the Belgians has been moved. It is now located at Havre, France, where the entire government except King Al bert, who is at the head of his army, are quartered. The first move was from Burussels to Antwerp, then from Antwerp to Ostend and from there to France. With the capture of Antwerp and Ghent the German forces are now moving on Ostend. It is believed to be the purpose of the kaiser to obtain control of the Belgian seaports for a future campaign against England. It is said there is under construction in Germany, immense guns, the largest in the world, which they expect to use in the invasion of England. Antwerp, Belg., one of the strong est louineu tuxes m uie nunu emu the temporary capital of the Belgian government, was captured by the Ger man invaders. A great patriotic dem onstration has swept Germany over this victory of their armies. On the day following the fall of Antwerp the Germans on the Belgian border fight ing the allied armies suffered reverses at several important places and in east Prussia on the same day the Rus sians captured Lyck, a German city. It required only eleven days for the giant siege guns of the German invad ers to reduce to ruins the strong forts of the Belgian port. The greater, part of the garrison of British and Belgian troops who defended the forts of Ant werp escaped from the city before the entry of the Germans. King Albert and the royal family also escaped. The queen and other members of the royal family of Belgium are believed to have fled to England. During the past few weeks the allies have succeeded in forcing slowly but surely the Germans back close to the Belgian border. Every inch of ground was desperately contested and a terri ble toll in lives was paid for every ad vantage gained. In their effort to en circle the lines of the Germans the allies stretched their battle line until it extended over a territory of more than a hundred and fifty miles. After weeks of continuous victories the Russian armies in Galicia are re ported to be now meeting with re verses. According Ho dispatches from Vienna and Berlin the czar's armies are in full flight in northern Austria. TViav horo ohanHnneH thpir attack on Przemsyl and are now devoting all their efforts in resisting the attacks of the Austro-Qerman forces. Not only on land but on sea as well the . Russians have been getting the worst of it The Russian cruiser Pellada was attacked by a German submarine in the Baltic sea and sank with all on board. Boers Rebel Against British London.?The rebellion of a section of the Dutch settlement in South Af rica, which broke with the suddenness of a bolt from the blue, is the first warning note that has marred the har mony In the British empire since the outbreak of the war and it has mo mentarily diverted attention from the arenas near the heart of the empire. That this rising was real and danger ous was sufficiently proved by offi cial dispatches from Governor General Buxton to the imperial government and nf a*\ rion T ./villa Pn vy iuc uiaouv oiljj u&u, uvuio jjv tha and his colleagues have taken to stamp it by the imposition of mar tial law in the whole Union of South Africa. Germans Defeated Near Ghent London.?The following dispatch has been received from Ostend "It is reported that a heavy en gagement occurred near Thourut (a Belgian town 12 miles southwest of Bruges). The operations around Ghent have opened favorably for the allies. Servian Princes Are Wounded London.?The Vossiche Zeitung of Berlin reports that Crown Prince Al exander of Servia has been slightly wounded and that his brother, Prince George of Servia, has been mortally hurt in the fighting against Austrians. Russian Prince Killed Petrograd.?Prince Oleg, son of Grand Duke Constantine, died of the wounds received in action. An official dispatch from Petrograd said Prince Oleg had been wounded during a cav alry engagement at the front. Argentine Consul Killed London.?The Central News corre spondent at Amsterdam reports that the Argentine consul at Antwerp, M. Lemaire, was killed during the bom bardment. Shrapnel shell struck the roof of the consulate. Neutrality of River Scheldt Berlin.?The government of The Netherlands has again been officially notified by the German government that the status of the river Scheldt, the waterway which leads to Antwerp, will be regarded by German as neutral. Kaiser Wilhelm Canal Closed Loiylon.?The Kaiser Kilhelm canal has been closed to ordinary traffic be tween the Baltic and the North sea for the duration of the war, Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam tele graphs. Prussian Losses Heavy London.?The forty-four lists of losses in the Prussian army, which have been published, contain a total of 211,000 killed, wcmnded and miss ing, according to a Reuter's dispatch from Amsterdam. The interior of the cathedral a and occupied that city. Belgian Capital Is Moved. London.?The headquarters of th( Belgian government were transferred to Havre. With the exception of Kin? Albert, who remains at the head oj the army, and the minister of war the members of the cabinet with other government officials and thf diplomatic corps, left Ostend by steam er for the French port, where the) will carry on the affairs df state, and where hospitality has been offeree them by the French government. The American and Spanish minis ters, both of whom are still at Bras sels, are the only diplomatic*5 repre sentatives accredited to Belgium re maining in that country. . # This is the third movg of the Bel gium capital since the Germans si lenced the forts of Liege. The gov ernment first moved from Brussels tc Antwerp, thence to Ostend and thee across the line to Havre. rpuia flnoi /*V?or?tro f/illnvod nufolrli X XIAO uuat VUMU^V WMW VM n ^ upon the German westward advance which was begun immediately aftei the fall of Antwerp. Success in -tak ing the chief port of Belgium openec the way for a new plan of campaign This embraces the occupation of the whole of Belgium, including the coasi towns, and, if possible, some of the northern French ports. In accordance with this plan, the in vaders have begun to sweep across northern Belgium. Russian Retreat is Reported London.?A dispatch to the Reutei Telegram company from Amsterdan says that a telegram received from Vi enna states that the Russians in Ga licia and north of the Vistula are pur sued by Austro-German troops. Manj towns which a few days ago were in the hands of the Russians, are no* again under an Austrian administra tion. The message adds that the Rus slans did not behave so badly as the authorities had expected. Even the Cossacks conducted themselves hu manely. Russians Abandon Przemsyl LrOIlClon.?A aispaicu lruui nrnaici .dam to neuter's Telegram companj says: "A telegram from Vienna states il is officially announced that the Aus trian rapid advance has relievec Przemsyl, Galicia, of the Russians. Th( Austrians have entered the fortress al all points and where the Russians at tempted resistance they were beaten The Russians fled in the direction ol the river San, attempting to cross al Siniava and Lozaysk, where a greai number were captured." Russian Cruiser Is Sunk Petrograd.?An official communlca tion announces that the Russian ar mored cruiser Pallada was torpedoec in the Baltic sea by a German subma rine and sank with all her crew. Germans Claim Foe Routed Berlin.?The general staff of th< German army announces that in th< beginning a strong garrison defendet Antwerp wun great energy, out ma after the attack by German infantrt] and marine divisions, the defender: fled in full rout. Among the Antwer] garrison was one British marine bri gade. The complete collapse of th< Anglo-Belgian defense of Antwerp wa: shown by the fact that no militan authority could be found with whicl to Ireat concerning the surrender o the city. : London Fears German Bombs London.?Probably stirred by th? bomb-throwing exploits of German aii craft over Paris, London Beems to b prepared for such visitors, and offi cial notice has been served on person mnnth r\f Hio Thamo UVlUg ucai UlC vt. biiv J. that they should be ready to seek thei cellars at the first sound of firing, a there will be no time to spread thi news in any more formal way. Re cruiting through Great Britain, pai ticularly in London, whas been boon: ing, it is said, since the fall of Anl werp. Cholera Spreading In Austria Venice.?Cholera is spreading to th remotest districts of Austria. Austria) troops in Galicia are being vaccinate* against the disease. Cold' weather ha caught Austrian soldiers in Galici; unprepared and the authorities ar making urgent appeals to the publi to contribute warm clothing. Owini to the increased cost of flour, the V enna bakers' association has annoum ed its members will make only bi; loaveB of the so-called war bread ani that they will sell only for cash. t Mons after the Germans had shelled Antwerp Captured by Germans. 5 London.?Germany has Imposed ? ' fine of $100,000,000 on Antwerp as a > war Indemnity. " f London.?Antwerp and the forts sur ? rounding the city are in complAe pos 1 session of the Germans, but the great er parts of the Belgian army has es ' caped. r It took the Germans just eleven 1 days to capture the strongest fortress ' in the world. The fall of Antwerp Is evident that ' even the most powerful forts are no match for the colossal howitzers which the invaders have successfully em ployed against every fortified place that stood in their way. These huge open gapB through which the besiegers find an entrance for their field artil " lery and'infantry. :Th.e Germans, after shelling the city 1 Itself for many hours, making it un tenable, entered the town through the r suburb of Berchem, to the east. They > had made a breach in the outer line of ' forts, some of which were destroyed by their big guns and others blown up 1 by the defenders. The Germans fol lowed similar plans in dealing with the inner belts of forts and at the same k ' -II- i-i- iU > ume mrew Biieus mio me ???-" J set fire to many places. The inner forts, like those farther out, soon succumbed to the enormous 3 shells, and on Friday morning several of these forts had fallen, opening the way for the Germans into the city. By r midday they were in occupation' of the j town, and at 2:30 p. m. the war banner on the cathedral was replaced by a . white flag. King And Royal Family Escape r A few forts ccfotinued to hold out i and it was not until Friday morning r that the Germans, according to their - own official report, were in complete possee:sion of the city and fortress. ! When they arrived they found that the i Belgian field army and at least part - of the garrison had anticipated them, and, like the king and royal family, had escaped. The death roll, resulting from the at r tack on and defense of Antwerp, has not been compiled and probably the t full details never will be known, but all accounts describe it as being ter I ribly heavy. The Germans, although 5 their big guns cleared a path for them, t had to sacrifice many lives in crossing the rivers and canals and in driving out the defenders who held the en I fnflnrtlimonfo nnHI tViO laQt jj bl^UVUJLUgilbO UMV?? ?uv *MWV, t The stubbornness of the Belgians t and of those who went to their as sistance cost them dearly also, so that both sides will have long casualty lists. There is no reliable informa tion as to the loss of life in the city King Of Roumania Is Dead 1 Amsterdam.?A telegram received here from Vienna says that King Charles of Roumania is dead. Many Insane Belgians i London.?The correspondent of the J Central News at Amsterdam, describ 1 ing the wild flight of the people of t Antwerp into Holland, says one of the 7 most distressing features was the 3 large number of insane persons releas ? ed from the asylum. Many of these - are now roaming the country creating 3 fear and exciting disorders. Many s Dutch towns are filled with Belgian y rerugees. i-iusnmg, nreuu, xxuiieiuuui, i Roosendaal, The Hague, Amsterdam, f Terneuzen, Maestricht and Dordriecht are crowded with strangers. .j Austrian Casualties Heavy * e Venice.?Iaarge numbers of wounded - soldiers are being brought daily to e Vienna, but the newspapers of the j- Austrian capital are not permitted to s report their arrivals. The nineteenth s official Austrian list of killed, wound r ed and missing so far as published, has s occupied 24 columns in the Vienna e newspapers and the publication has not !* been completed. The wounded, who - were being cared for at Trieste, have i- been removed to neighboring places in order to make room in the hospitals of Trieste. British Block Dutch Cargoes e London.?Every day cargoes of food n stuffs, petrol and other supplies which d would be useful to Germans move with s greater difficulty into the Netherlands a ports. At Falmouth and other ports e in the south of England, warships are c constantly escorting Dutch bottoms g into a safe refuge, where they are held i- until the Netherlands government gives assurance the cargo will not be K sold to Germany or used to replace d supplies now in Holland which may be sold to the Austrians or the Germans. 03TEND, DUNKIRK AND CALAIS COVERED BY ACTIVE BODY, OF ALLIES. ? BELIEVE IN FINAL SUCCESS American Armor Clad Car Runs tho Gauntlet of Fire With Large Brood of Babies. From the battle front via Paris? The attempt by th6 Germans to turn the flank of the Allies and obtain possession of the ports of Ostend, Dunkirk ^nd Calais has been unsuc cessful, for the Germans came face to face with a strong opposing Allied army wnicji compelled mem 10 mn | back after severe fighting. What is known as "the marching wing" of the Allies is continually in contact with the German troops and completely covers the approach to the coast towns. When they fought a pitched battle west of Lille the Ger mans were forced to make a marked retirement from Laventie in the di rection of Lille, their occupation by 30,000 men appears destined to be of short duration. The lien of the "Battle of Lille North" extends over the most historic ground in Flanders where, on "the Field of the Cloth of Gold" Francis I. and Henry VIII had their cele brated meeting in 1520. Owing to the sinuous character of the line of battle the total length of it from the coast of Belgium to the - Swiss border now reaches nearly 360 miles. , Belief in their final success appears to have taken a firm hold on the Al lies. All the m6n display confidence in their commanders who are doing everything possible to spare their troops. The .Allied, soldiers are fight ing with vigor. They o/ten perform marches which w#em beyond human power. This isimade evident often when small detachments are acting ^pait from the main bodies. French dragoons recently were en? trusted with the task of covering the passage of a river by artillery. They met a body of German Husfcars in a clash. Both sides charged simultane ously and the melee lasted 10 minutes during which the men slashed and pierced each other with swords arid lances while the officers' revolvers cracked. Finally the Hussars broke ranks and galloped off, leaving many of their men on the field. The Drag oons also suffered severaly but at tained their object?that of securing a safe passage for their comrades. French officers in the immediate vicinity of the firing line recently were amazed to see two motor cars containing seven children all under 10 years of age, and two grown persons entering the battle zone. Across the glass shield on one of the cars in French were the words "In the service of the Ambassador of the United States." On being stopped it waa found that Eric Wood, one of the at taches of the" American Embaesy in Paris, was In one of the cars with Mr. Cordy, av olunteer ata?flie of the Embassy. Accompanying them were the childreff of Count Teadysky, a distinguished Hungarian nobleman now In Paris. -The children had been rescued from a chateau in northern France, where they had been with servants since the outbreak of the war, by an expedition sent out by Myron T. Herrick, the American Am bassador. During the trip out the party was arrested several times. Their first arrest occurred near Compiegne. A French territorial who stopped them pointed out a village spire In the dis tance, saying, "Germans are bombard ing." The party desired to turn back but the soldier informed them they must go to the vilage. When the party arrived the bom x 1 UAtldAU Darameni was wiy jjc&vj. uvuocu were being struck by shrapnel and col lapsing every minute. While their papers were being examined in front of the colonel's headquarters a shell burt directly overhead but as soon as the noise subsided the colonel con tinued his conversation. Cruiser Sunk by Germans. London. ? The British cruiser, Hawke has been sunk in the North Sea by a German submarine. Out of a crew of 400 men 50 were saved. The admiralty gave out the follow ing announcement concerning the loss of the cruiser Hawke: t "His Majesty's ship Thesesus, Capt Hugh Edwards, was attacked by a sub marine in the northern waters of the North Sea, but was missed. His Maj esty's ship Hawke, Capt. H. P. Wil liams, was attacked and sunk. "The following oicers with 69 of the men have been saved: Lifeut. Com mander Rosoman; oBatswain Syndey Austin; Gunner James Dennis and Acting Gunner arry Evitt. The re amining oicers and men are missing. "The Hawke was a cruiser built in 188p." Warsaw Recovering. Paris.?A Havas Agency dispatch from Petrograd say6 that word is re ceived there from Warsaw that the population of the city is returning and the banks are resuming business. A battle is being fought near. Germans at Ostend. ierlin, via of the Hague to London. ?An official statement issued her? jays: "The Germans occupied Bruges Oc tober 14 and Ostend October 15. ? "An attempt by the Russians to oc cupy Lyck. East Prussia, failed with loss of artillery and 800 prisoners." Teutons Fall Back. London.?A dispatch to The Daily Mail from Boulogne says: "It is reported here that the Ger mans have been driven from Lille's.". ijr CORRESPONDENT Wll DESCRIBES CON By RAYMOND E. SWING. Correspondent of Chicago Dally News. With Right Wing of the German Army in France.?Five miles ahead are the trenches, 200 yards apart, where the British and German troops are taking their heroic parts in this bloodiest and hardest fought battle of modern times. Occasipnal explosions from big guns can be plainly heard. I have just returned from an auto mobile ride which brought me near enough to the tiring line to see shells exploding on the horizon. First there would be a great flash lighting up the evening sky, followed by a thunderous discharge. I was not allowed to drive nearer. British Behind Rock Defenses. The positions on both sides are ex cellent. The British troops at this point are mainly behind rock defenses, but the Germans have worked their way so close up that accurate fire on l?oth sides means death to the soldier who carelessly protrudes his head. One of the diversions of the Germans is to put a cap on a rifle, hoist it above the trenches and draw the immediate j ?1 ~9 *v.a nnnrtnantfl acu uuernug mo ui buc The soldiers In the trenches for days and nights have had a terrible experience. Recently they were lying in water under the exploding shrapnel and receiving food only at night, when black bread, wine and sometimes soup were passed to them under cover of the darkness. On the German side for many' days the~wounded lay in the trenches until night before they could be removed. Now the weather has improved and conditions are better. About three miles behind the trenches artillery is stationed, dropping shells and shrap nel upon the trenches and the gun po sitions of the opponents. Flashlights Reveal Foe. My Impression Is that such fighting can continue unremittingly and that here at least the Germans will per haps only attempt to hold the lines while some other portion of the Ger man army breaks through, either on the far right wing or at Verdun. The British troops made several attempts at night charges two nights ago. They left their trenches and advanced on the German positions, but the move ment was suddenly revealed by a German flashlight, machine guns were quickly brought into position and an entire regiment of Englishmen was mowed down by the deadly Are. For two days I have been a guest of tbe general commanding this corps, who has his quarters in a beautiful Wan/?h />hatonii Tt In IdpAllv situated in large groundB, richly provided with game, which the staff officers have hunted these last few days during a slight pause in the ^fighting at the front Before the castle are artificial lakes, the grounds giving the impres sion of a small Versailles. Interested in U. 8. Attitude. I was welcomed warmly Jby the offi cers, all of whom were interested in learning the attitude of the United States. The impression prevailed among them that the American gov ernment had assumed a protectorate over German Interests in China. We dined together in the great sa <-Viq walla of whirh wftrA hnne profusely with valuable oil paintings. The menu was none too diverse, but it was plentiful, with wines in abun dance. I sat beside the city* comman dant, who told me of the situation in the city. ^he castle itself is filled with costly treasures. There is !an especially beautiful coin collection and there are also old engravings of priceless value. The chateau was crowded with offi cers. I had lodgings in the library, sleeping on a mattress on the door be fore a cheerful fireplace in a room the antique furniture of which would make any connoisseur envious. In the front hall, of the chateau is a telephone switchboard, where two soldiers sit with receivers at their ears, making notes of reports from the firing line. Outside is a scene of ceaseless ac tivity. Every moment automobiles drive up the wide roadways, officers dismount, answer the salutes of the orderlies, go inside, emerge again, hastily take their places In the auto mobiles and drive away quickly. Urtronmon {r? email . XJIV1 OC/UiVU 1 U O ili C* A A U V bU VU Ali vu WW come and go and soldiers on bicycles or on foot are in constant circulation from early in the morning till late at night. One never forgets that this Is one of the brain centers of the battle going on five miles ahead. Tobacco Delights Fighters. There was especial delight over the arrival a short ?lme ago of a dozen automobiles heavily laden with gifts for the soldiers, such as tobacco, newspapers, warm clothing, chocolate and little luxuries of all sorts. What delighted the soldiers most was the arrival-of the tobacco, for the supply was long ago exhausted and cigars 3,000 GERMANS DIE IN FIVE FIERCE CHARGES London.?Details are just available Of the heroic attempt of Prussian guards to cut the railway connecting Reims and Verdun. This attempt failed and the Ger mans were in danger of being caught between the French Infantry and cav alry. It was at this moment, while the greater part of the German troops were retiring in the direction of REGIMENT IS TRAPPED; WIPED OUT BY FRENCH Paris.?Therer Is a report here that a French force in Alsace annihilated the One Hundred and Ninth Baden regiment by means of a remarkable ruse successfully worked during a heavy fog. Between Altkirch and Waldighofen a considerable French force discov ered the nearness of the Baden regi ment >Jv H GERM ARMY FUG! ON THE MSNE and cigarettes were unpurchasable. Soldiers had been offering 25 cents apiece for cigars and were unable to get them. I had brought a consider able supply along, which I gave away. At first the soldiers helped them selves sparingly with unwilling po liteness. "Go ahead and take a lot;" I said. With trembling hands they filled their pockets. "For our comrades, too?" they asked. "When my comrades see these," said one, "they will leap ^o high," indicating a jump high overhead. I have never before seen such Joy as these soldiers displayed. Great Cry for Newspaper*. The second great cry was for news papers. All along the trip from Ger many by automobile we were every where asked for newspapers, the sol diers crying out for them after the speeding car. This need is under standable, as the army at the front knows practically nothing of what is going on in the world. Wherever we halted we were sur rounded by men asking for news and we had the pleasure of telling many hundreds of soldiers the first infor mation of the heroic deed of the Ger TT1QTI TTQ oonlr fliTOO wuuuiauuo u i7| nuiwu oaua i-u* w British cruisers. One of the diversions at the front is shooting at French aeroplanes. For the first time since the beginning of the war I obtained reliable Informa tion about the activities of the French and British fij^rs. At this point the aeroplanes are particularly plentiful and one of these hostile machines flies every morning about eleven o'clock, so regularly that Its pilot Is called the "lunch flyer." When he appears he is greeted by the airship guns. v I bad the unique experience of see ing a French flyer under fire. The flrst Intimation that he was near was a loud explosion from a cannon near by. Far and high iip in the sky I saw suddenly a round ball of white smoke where the shrapnel had ^exploded. Near by was the flyer looking like ft black speck. Filet Away Under Fire. Another explosion, another white ball and the aeroplane close by. A third, fourth and fifth boom eame, each followed by the appearance of a white ball' of smoke, but each time the flyer was still there. After ten shots had been fired there was a row of great round clouds of smoke stretched half way across the sky -with the black speck of the aeroplane in the lead, and gradually mounting higher, away from the dangerous fire. In ten minutes $3,000 'worth of ex plosives had been shot away without bringing down *he air scout. Special Shrapnel for Air Shott. The shrapnel fired at flyers is con structed differently from ordinary shrapnel, which describes a parabola, and is timed to explode over, the enemy and send down a shower of shot from above. These aeroplane shrapnel send the shot straight ahead, and so probably every one of the shells I saw exploding sent dbme bul lets through the wings of the aero plane. , If one of these shots shatters the motors or wounds the flyer or the ob nK/%11 Viaa oAAAmnllafiA/9 4+a ci r Ci uic ducu uoo avvvui^uouQu avw purpose, for since the Germans have taken their position here no flyer of either army has been shot down, though practically no machine has re turned from a reconnoissance trip without -its wings being punctured. Hate But Reepect British. Throughout the army wherever I talked with officers and men, I found bitter hatred for the English, but warm praise for their fighting capa bilities. Especially effective has been the English artillery, which the Germans say astonished them by its accuracy. One reason for this is that the region of France where we are has been used for maneuvers and the enemy knows the exact range. Nevertheless there is no sparing of .praise for the good marksmanship. The English here have some naval guns which have done great damage. English soldiers have also astonish ed the Germans by their powers of An/tA nn/1 n nnii rn t a a V?ii f lCQlDUiuto auu a^uiaw nun uic, uuw the Germans say that the English strength lies mostly in the defensive. As much as the English are hated so much are the French respected. Everywhere the officers speak well of the French. "They fight a gallant fight and ob serve the rules of war," say the Ger mans. "They are a worthy foe." Aged Author Seeks Service. Paris. ? Denied a position in the French navy because of his age (sixty four years), Pierre Loti, the author, who is a captain in the French naval reserve, asked to be joined to the ma* rines serving as guards in Paris. Reims, that a regiment of Prussian guards threw itself desperately upon the lines of the French cavalry. Not once but five times did the de voted regiment hurl. Itself against the sofid French front. After the fifth charge -there were only a hundred mon loft aiirrruinfUnc fhefr floo> '\X7HVi signs of reluctance they gave the sig nal of surrender, and 6 was then found that nearly all of the hundred were wounded. In the course of this engagement the guards lost 3,000 men, It Is stated. Procuring many stick and boughs, the French stuck them Into the earth of an open field. The French placed their caps on the sticks. From a few feet away In the fog the capped sticks resembled troops blundering and help less. The French immediately amy bushed themselves. The Germans, vaguely seeing the make-believe soldiers, cheered aud charged wildly. The French waited until they were completely in the trap then opened fire from three sides. Thi German regiment was cut to piece*. . ? ? v V/'J RAILROAD INQUEST ' _ w APPARENTLY UNEXPLAINED Did APPEARANCE OF SEVERAL MILLIONS DISCLOSED. FOR CAMPAIGN PURPOSES 4 Index Shows $25,000 Paid on Campaign But Correspondent File on Matter Has Disappeared. I ? Washington.?An apparent loss of / ; $7,500,000 in one bond transaction, "* ' losses indefinite in amount but -aggre gating many millions in the acquisition of the Franco lines and the Chicago & Alton road and a loss of $756,000 on the stock and bonds of the Deering Coal Company were disclosed at the hearing of the Interstate Commerce Commission's investigation of the financial operations of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway. Only two witnesses were examined. ; - v Frederick C. Sharood, an examiner ( ' < of accounts for the .commission, gave 1 A IB la details the results of his investiga tion of the books of tho system con sisting of the operating company and the two holding companies. Mr. Sharood testified as to the sal aries received by various officers. As chairman of the board, R. R. Caljle received annually from $25,000 to $32,000; W. B. Leeds, as president, re? ceived also $25,000 for a time and later $32,000 a year. B. L. Winchell, as third vice president, was paid $25,- ^ 000 a year, and as president $40,000; B. P. Yoakum, as chairman of the ' ^ board, was paid $30,000 a year and L. P. Loree received $37,500. . ,\V' A voucher for $25,000, the proceeds of which were paid to Robert Mather, counsel for the railway company, was v.. offered in evidence. j," The index shows that the amount was paid for campaign purposes, said the witness, "but I was unable to find the correspondence file respecting the. 1 matter. The file had disappeared." . Describing the acquisition of the St. Louis, Kansas & Colorado road by the Rock Island in 1902, Sharood said David R. Francis and John SculUn of #. St Louis gave $2,000,000 in Rock Is land stock for $3,030,000 In St Louis, Kansas City bonds and that the Rock fftlnnri alnn assumed an indebtedness . of $4,500,000 from the absorbed road. "The average coat of that loan to the Rock Island," he added," was $57,* j 988 a mile." . . FROM ENGLAND FOR COUNCIL. . ? , Sir George Paith, Advisor to Chancel lor of Exchequer Will Talk SualneM New York.?Sir George Palsh, ad visor to the British chancellor Of the Exchequer, reached flew York aboard the steamer Baltic to confer with t?e :'y.* treasury department officials at Wash ington and New York bankers and ft nanclers In regard to establishing a ~ . base of exchange between this country J i and England. "While I am In America,'* said Sir ' George, "I *xi>ect to investigate the situation here so far aa the. handling of the cotton crop and its financing is concerted as well as tne excnaugo . situation. England is vitally Interest ed in the cotton situation here. Finan cial conditions in London are now practically normal," Sir George said. "I consider that we are ready to weather any storm and we do not ex pect any trouble^when the moratorium i ; expij-es November 4, 1914." Sir George estimate^ that America > still owed England approximately $40, 00,000 to $50,000,000 in gold. Asked if England would Insist on gold pay ments he said: "As a great and wealthy nation 'N [ you are just as anxious to pay your Vjf I debts are we are to have you pay them. Your cotton exports at this ! season would normally pay the large " '" ">0 oo-alnaf vnn. This is One of the reasons I want to take up the cot ton situation while here. The open ing of the Liverpool Cotton Exchange will depend on the opening of the New York and New Orleans exchanges. W? expect your markets to be under way soon and the free movement of cotton will, of course, facilitate the payment of American balances abroad." Still Be Neutral. Washington.?The death recently of Marquis AntoAio di San Guiliano, the Italian minister for foreign affairs, will not result in any alteration of Italy's determination to remain neu tral, in the opinion of officials here. The Italian ambassador, Macchi di Cellere, said his* country's purpose was not to take sides in the European struggle unless her national safety was menaced. Individual changes in the ministry, he said, would not be likely to alter that policy. Breach of Neutrality Reported. Washington.?In reporting the ar rival of the German cruiser Geier, the Honolulu station of the Marconi Tele graph Company was guilty of flagrant violation of the neutrality of the Uni ted States, in the opinion of navy de partment officials, although that may not have been the purpose of the mes sage. In consequence the station will be closed within 24 hours if a satisfac tory explanation is not forthcoming. Orders to this effect were sent to Ad miral Moore at Honolulu. Another Panama Landslide. Panama.?Col. George W. Goethals,. Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, said it would be 10 days before the canal would again be ready for traffic, which has been suspended as a re sult of the landslide on the east side of the waterway, north of Gold Hill. Colonel Goethals said he would have the channel ready for 30-foot draft ships by October 27, marring acci dents. It is planned by then to have the channel 100 feet wide and 30 feet deep along the west bank where tha channel was least affected. ' . ZjyU . . ... " Xik: i v ^