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BELGIUM AGAIN
MOVES CAPITAL
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.".
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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*.
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RAILROAD INQUEST
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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.
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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
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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." .
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FROM ENGLAND FOR COUNCIL.
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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.
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