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. GERMANS' DESIRE | FRENCH PORTS Efc-. . m * ' ' m Great Battle Being Fought By Germans For Possession of The French Sea-Doast INVASION OF ENGLAND FEARED It Is Believed Kaiser Expects To Carry War To The British Isles. England Prepared The past week of the European war has developed a number of important changes any of which may prove an important factor in deciding the result of the great conflict now in progress. The fighting, which for several weeks has been waged along'the northern frontier of France, suddenly shifted to the west coast of France where the Germans enmassed their forces in order to take possession of the French coast. With the control of the entire coun try of Belgium all the way to the coast all that the Germans need now to be gin their campaign against England is the command of the French coast. In, this the allies are stubbornly resisting the Germans. In recent reports from London it is said the British navy played an important part and co-oper ated with the land forces in repulsing the German armies. It was during this fighting that the entire Belgian army, which has been lost sight of for nearly a week, was found in France fighting side by side with the allies. There is a belief in the minds of military experts that an attempt on the part of the Germans to attack England would mean a speedy culmi nation of hostilities. Though no defi nite information has been given out it is generally believed that England is thoroughly prepared for an aerial attack by German Zeppelins. Search lights sweep the sky incessantly dur ing the nights and British airmen stand ready day and night to launch their craft to do battle in mid-air with the invaders. In view of the fact that the British coast is heavily mined and the great warships of Great Britain are con stantly patroling the North sea and especially the coast of the "British Isles it would require a superhuman effort on the part of the kaiser and his staff to land German soldiers on Brit ish soil. Should the German navy endeavor to escort the transports car rying the invading army to England it would precipitate a naval battle be tween the warships of the nations. This the Germans have so far been careful to avoid. In the eastern theater of war the fighting has been heavy at all times. A definite idea of the results of this conflict now being waged by the Aus tro-German armies against the Rus sians in East Prussia, Galicia, and ~ Russian P6land is impossible because oi the conflicting reports that are re \ ceived daily from Petrograd, Vienna ' and Berlin. On the same day. dis patches will -be received from Petro ls, grad telling of the Utter rout of the Germans in Russian Poland, the plight of the Austrian armies in Galicia and the success of the Russian armies in East Prussia,- while dispatches from Berlin and Vienna will claim great victories against the Russians in the same battles. However, there does not seem to be any important success es on the part of either of the armies. Belgian.Army Joins Allies From the Battle Front.?The Belgian army, with the English channel on its extreme wing, is showing a marvelous fighting spirit, despite its long, hard RS&S! campaign ana aisappoirumeiu over uie loss of Antwerp and other large cit ies. . In the terrific open struggle along the frontier the Belgians, with the French and British, have repelled ^ > with the greatest ^energy, incessant .i/ *: German attacks. The German heavy h artillery poured a bombardment on the allied positions, but the Belgians counter-attacked and forced the in vaders to retire nearly five miles. . 't ., ? British Seize Oil Ship^ ' Washington.?Great Britain's deter mination to keep from Germany car goes of illuminating oil which might be made fuel for army motor trucks, Kf;. . rw w__ j auu aeiupiaues, ?o ic3|>uuor ble for the seizure of American Stand ard Oil steamers by the British cruis ers. This fact was developed in con ' ference here after the state 'depart ment had requested the release of the tanker John D. Rockefeller. The Stand ard Oil company has asked the state department to secure release of two more of its ships. Food For Starving Belgians London.?After diplomatic negotia tions lasting several weeks, in which American Ambassador Page acted as intermediary between Belgium, Eng land and Germany, an agreement has been reached by which the starving Belgians will be fed by a commission of Americans in London and Brussels, headed by Herbert C. Hoover of Cali fornia, who has acted as chairman of the American relief committee in Lon don. It is estimated that 700,000 Bel gians who are still in their own coun try are on the verge of starvation. Cruiser Emden Busy Again London.?The German cruiser Em den has again been sinking British steamers, this time at a point 150 miles southwest of Cochin, British In dia, according to a report received by the admiralty from Colombo, Ceylon. She has sent to the bottom the Brit ish steamers Chilkana, Troilus, Ben mohr and Clan Grant and the dredger Ponrabble, bound for Tasmania. The British steamer Exford was captured "by the Emden. The German cruiser Emden has to her credit the sinking pt fourteen British steamers. s ' SAA Germans Repulsed In Poland ' Petrograd.?The Russian official statement says: "German troops which had occupied the roads leading to Warsaw, in the region north of the River Pilitza, have been repulsed and are in full retreat, leaying their wounded on the battle field. "The Germans have abandoned the positions they had fortified in advance. "The Russian troops are energetical ly advancing along the whole front. "The enemy is still occupying the left bank of the Vistula south of the Pi litza and as far as Sandomir. "The Russians who for eight days had been gallantly holding tne region of Kozenitz under unfavorable condi tions and heavy artillery fire, achiev ed considerable success on October 20 and their position on the left bank of Vistula is now secured. "The attempts by the Austrians to cross the River San below Przemsyl have been checked and the Russians are assuming the offensive there. "In the region south of Przemsyl are found the remains of all the Austrian corps defeated in prior fights in Gali cia. Here the Russian troops are ener getically checking the advance of numerous bodies of the enemy. , "There is no essential change in EJast Prussia. We are at present in touch with the enemy on a front cov ering over four hundred versts (about 267 miles) from the lower Bzoura to the slopes of the Carpathian moun tains. Allies Advance Against Germans London.?The official press bureau issued the following announcement: "The British troons have made good progressed in the last four days. In the northern area the allies have driv en the enemy back more than thirty miles." The Bordeaux correspondent of The Times, in a dispatch, says: "Opinion here continues satisfied with the military position. According to popular expression, General Joffre is thrusting the enemy out of doors without any unnecessary'fuss. "It is apparent, from the official communications, that tne enemy is be ing superbly held along the immense front. The enemy's attempt to enVelop the allies between Lille and the sea has failed. The Germans visibly are preparing tp retreat by fortifying a line between Namur and Metz and a second line with a base at Air-la-Chap pelle."' Two important successes In the bat tle for Dunkirk and Calais, for the pos session of which the Germans are striving, are credited to tne anies in the official communication British Submarine Destroyed. Berlin.?It was officially stated here that the British new submarine E-3 was sunk by German warships in the North sea. Allies Checked, Berlin Claims ' Berlin.?Engagements continue near Nieuport, Belgium, and Lille, where the allied forces have been trying to beat back the German advance. The French for several days have been at tacking desperately in the vicinity of Lille, but according to headquarters' bulletins all the attacks have been re pulsed with heavy losses to the al lies. It is announced that the allies have made a stand behind the river Yser in an attempt there to check the Ger man advance along the coast. Japs Occupy Another Island Tokio.?The navy department has announced the occupation for military purposes of strategically important islands, in the Marianne, or Ladrone, Marshall, East Caroline and West Caroline archipelagoes. Previous an nouncement has been made of the oc cupation by Japan of islands in the Marshall and Caroline group. The occupation of an island in the Mari anne or Ladrone group has not here tofore been reported. The Marianne islands lie directly east of Luzon and about 1,700 miles from Manila. British After German Ship Philadelphia.?Claiming the steamer Evelyn, now lying at a wharf in this city, is a supply ship for German cruis. ers, the British government, it is re ported, ordered the armored cruiser Lancaster and the auxiliary cruiser Caronia to intercept and capture the Evelyn when she gets outside the three-mile neutrality limit. The Eve lyn was sold and the new owners de clare she is to sail on a legitimate voy age from Philadelphia for Norfolk and the Mediterranean. Austrian Submarine Sunk Cettinje, Montenegro.?An Austrian submarine was sunk in the Adriatic by a French cruiser. The submarine vessels went out from the bay of Cattaro to attack a French fleet which was making its way along the Dalmatian coaBt. They were quickly sighted, however, by the French lookouts, and a well-directed shot sent the leader to the bottom. The French fleet subsequently rec ommended the bombardment of the forts of Cattaro. An Austrian aeroplane dropped sev eral bombs in the neighborhood of the fleet, but no damage was done. Jap Cruiser Sunk By Mine Tokio.?It is officially announced that the Japanese cruiser Takachiho was sunk by a mine in Kiao-Chow bay. One officer and nine members of the crew are known to have been saved. Four German Ships Sunk. t London.?The British navy has ac counted for four more German destroy ers, wnicn were engageu auu euun un the Dutch coast by a British cruiser and four torpedo boat destroyers. According to an announcement made by the secretary of the British admi ralty, the British vessels in the action were the light cruiser Undaunted and the torpedo boat destroyers Lance, LennoD, Legion and Loyal, Th?f admiralty announces that the British loss in the engagement off the Dutch coast, in which four German torpedo boat destroyers were sunk, was one officer and four men wound ed. The damage to the British de stroyers was slight. The announce ment adds: , "There are thirty-one German sur vivors, prisoners of war." The sinking of the four warships makes six torpedo boat destroyers sent to the bottom by British gun fire since the beginning of the war and seven counting the torpedo boat destroyer sunk by the submarine E-9. Belgians Invited to Return The Hague.?Burgomasters in the leading Dutch towns have issued proc lamations announcing that the German government has granted permission for all Belgian refugees to return to their homeB. The only reservation is that men liable for military service will be considered prisoners of war if they return. The Dutch burgomasters urge the Dutch to permit the Belgian refugees to return home as quickly as possible. Train service beteween Roo. sendaal and Antwerp has been resum ed. The German delegation at The Hague has sent a communication to the Dutch press saying in effect that Germany had taken measures in Au gust to spa^ Belgium a famine by asking Holland to allow the transpor tation of foodstuffs into Belgium over the Maas, the understanding being that the foodstuffs were intended for Belgium only. Belgian King Is Thankful London.?King Albert of Belgium, in nn in whlnh he einressed thanks for the help given the Belgian people, said he hoped the American nation would remember that Belgium has been unscrupulously exact in car rying out its obligations as a neutral country, and that the United States, as a neutral, would not forget how the neutrality of Belgium had been violated. The king added, according to the paper's correspondent, that when the war ended this fact should bear heavily on the terms of peace. Rebel Bands In Austria London.?According to Trieste ad vices, all the new Austrian soldiers are required to take the oath of fidel ity to the German as well as to the Austrian emperor. From Trieste it is reported also that insurrectionary hands are swarming in all parts of the Austrian empire. The attitude of Slav troops forming garrisons at Pola and Sebenico is said to be menacing and disaffection is reported in the Aus trian fleet, where crews are made up in parts of Slavs and Italians." Turkey Retains German Crews Constantinople.?The porte has de clined to discharge the German crews of the cruisers Goeben and Breslau, which have been in Turkish waters since early in the hostilities and which are said to have been sold by Ger many to the Turkish government. This reply was given in answer to the Brit ish representations regarding the con tinued presence of Germans on board these two vessels. The government has now shelved the matter, declaring it to be a domestic question AMERICAN BANKERS READY TO PAY DEBTS SIR GEORGE PAISH AND MR. BLACKETT MEET BUSINESS MEN IN1 CONFERENCE. HEAR NO NOTE OF PESSIMISM Belief Expressed That Financial Sit uation Will be Met With Satisfac tion to All. Washington.?Financial forces of the Federal Government, aided by the friendly counsel of American bankers and representatives of Great Britain, were turned toward readjustment of the foreign exchange market, disturb ed by the European War. For more than three hours the Federal Re* i serve Board, Sir George Paish and I Basil B. Blackest, representing the English treasury, and some of the best known bankers in New York, dis cussed the situation in all Its aspects. According to those present no note of pessimism was sounded and there 1 was every reason to believe-all finan cial problems will be solved without great difficulty. The salient conclusions reached by the conference are: American bankers stand ready to pay their obligations to England In cash. The $100,000,000 gold pool al ready formed and $80,000,000 raised by a New York syndicate to meet New YoTk City's obligations probably will be enough, however, to satisfy English creditors. The New York and London stock exchanges will not be opened soon, possibly not before the beginning of 1915. A point committee of the two exchanges will consider this matter. The Federal Reserve Board is ex pected to hasten consideration of the proposed cotton loan fund plan, de signed in part to give support to the cotton market. The cotton exchanges in New York, New Orleans and Liverpool probably will be opened as Boon as possible. The New York exchange probably will confer through a committee with the Liverpool exchange before such ac tion is taken. A committee consisting of Benjamin Strong, Jr., A. H. Wiggln, James Brown of New York and Governor Hamlin and Paul M. Warburg of the reserve board will hold further con ferences with Sir George Paish and Mr. Blackett about readjustment. According to some of those at the conference the optimism was sur prising. Sir George, It was said, did not indicate that he had come to de mand payment of American debts, he had no concrete plan to lay before * -1 4- -U ? the Americana, dux nsieneu iu dual they had to say. The American bank ers made it clear there was ever> rea son to believe America coulu and would meet all obligations in gold. CONGRESS HAS NO QUORUM. / House 60 Members Short, Senate S. President Leaves City. Washington.?With congress tied up by lack of a quorum in both houses Southern senators ajid representatives made a vain appeal* to President Wil son for aid in securing cotton relief legislation, which would clear the way to final adjournment. ' After they had blocked adjourn ment by obstructive tactics the cot ton relief supporters went into con ference to appoint a committee to wait upon the president The presi dent, however, wnen asicea ior an in terview aald he would be busy with an Important state department confer ence until he left Washington at mid night and therefore could not meet the committee. The departure of the president, for Pittsburg, where he will address a Y. M. C. A. celebration set at rest a rumor that the extraordinary condi tions, under which congress found itself unable to adjourn, might be met by the president exercising his preorguing power. ' i Continued efTorts of Democrats to secure an agreement to adjourn fail ed completely and Southern mem bers reiterated their determination to continue their program. Opinion among Democrats was general that this would prolong the session indefinitely, certainly until af ter the elections. Meantime the gen eral exodus of members - of both houses continues. The house had 157 members present on a roll call, near ly 60 short of a quorum, and the sen ate showed 46, three less than a quo rum. Senator Clarke, president pro tempore of the senate, though a champion of cotton legislation, left the city after characterizing further efforts of his colleagues to obtain re lief us "erftndstftnd nlaviner." Bad Butter For Sam. New York.?Testimony that an in ferior grade of butter described aa un fit to eat but bearing the guarantee of the New York Mercantile Evhange that it was the best in the country was sold to the United States Govern ment last June, was adduced at the state's attorney's inquiry to deter mine if a butter, egg and cheese mon opoly exists here. The bad butter was detected just as it was about to be shipped on a Navy transport to Vera Cruz for the use of the United States troops there. Declare Truce at Naco. Naco, Ariz.?A truce was declared recently between tlie Carranza garri son at Naco,' Sonora, and the Villa forves. Hostilities will be suspended pending the final solution of the peace problem by the Aguas Celientes convention. General Pamon Sosa, sent by the convention, brought about the cessation of hostilities after three days parleying. Admonitions from United States Army officers are re ported to have convinced Alaylorena, who later withdrew 35 kilometer* south. 1 : - CORRESPONDENT GIVI DESCRIPTION!)! International News Service. London.?A correspondent writing from Bergen-op-Zoom, Holland, gives a. vivid description of the entry of the 3erman army into Antwerp. The bulk of the kaiser's force did not enter the city until Saturday after noon, when 60,000 men passed in re view before General'von Schultz, mili tary governor of Antwerp, and Admi ral von Schroeder, who, surrounded by ft glittering staff, sat their horsee in front of the royal palace In the Place de Meir. -> "For five hours the mighty host poured through the streets of the de Berted city, while the houses shook to the thunder, of their tread," he writes. "Company after company, reg ' ? - ? * ? " ? ??? *rn ^ a n ff Ai? IHJeiiL UllOI ICgJillCUL, ui igauo brigade, swept past until the eye grew weary of watching the ranks of gray under slanting lines of steel. "As they marched they sang, the canyon formed by the high builflings along the Place de Meir echoing to their voices roaring out 'Die Wacht am Rhein' and 'A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.' Like an Election Parade. "Each regiment was headed by its field music and colors, and when dark ness fell and street lamps were light ed the shrill music of fifes, the rattle of drums and the tramp of marching feet reminded me of a tprchlight elec tion parade. "Hard on the heels of the infantry rumbled artillery, battery after bat tery. "Behind the field batteries rumbled the quick firers?the same pompoms whose acquaintance I had made at Weerde and elsewhere. And then, heralded by a blare of trumpets and a crash of kettledrums, came the cav alry, cuirassiers In' helmets and breastplates of burnished steel, hus sars in befrogged jackets and fur bus bies, and finally the uhlans, riding amid forests of lances under a cloud of fluttering pennons. "But this was not all, nor nearly aU, tor auer me unians came iue uiue jackets of the naval division, broad shouldered, bewhiskered fellows, with caps worn i^klshly and a roll of the sea hi their gait. '"^hen the Bavarian infantry in dark blue, the Saxon infantry in light blue, and Auetrians in uniforms of beautiful silver gray, and last of all a squadron of gendarmes in silver and bottle green. f "As that fighting machine swung past I could not but marvel at how the gallant, chivalrous and coura geous but ill-prepared little army of Belgium had held it back as long aa It had. Few See Entry. "The most remarkable feature of this wonderful spectacle was that there were comparatively few persons to see it. So far as onlookers were concerned the Germans might as well have marched through the streets of Pompeii. Another American and I, standing on the balcony of the Ameri can consulate, were the only specta tors, so far sb I know, In the whole length of the Place de Melr, which is the State street of Antwerp. It re minded me of a circus that had come to town a day before it was expected." . A feature of the procession was a victoria drawn by a fat white horse and with two soldiers on tne dox, which accompanied a regiment of Ba varians. Both horse and carriage were decorated with flowers. It was evidently a species of triumphal char iot, for It was filled with hampers of champagne. Pay for W^hat They Take. Tb? correspondent says the German feoldiers treat the townspeople with consideration, paying in German sil ver for what they take from the shops. Describing the fear of the Antwerp citizens whep the kaiser's soldiers en tered, the correspondent says: v "When the main body of troops be gan entering the city on Saturday morning me luwnupeupie?luuae nuu had not escaped from the city?rushed out with beer, cheese, bread and flow ers, evidently with the idea of placat ing them by means of their pitiful little offerings. It was not a pleas ant sight, but these people have been so terrified by tales of German bar barities that one can hardly blame them." The correspondent estimates that less than one hundred civilians were killed during the bombardment. Havoc Wrought by Shells. Telling of the r^in of shells which swept the city, he says: "A 42-centimeter shell tore com pletely through a handsome stone house next door to United States Con sul General Dlederich's residence, crossed the street and exploded in the upper story of a school. There is not a block in the Boulevard Leopold'that does not contain several shattered houses. No buildings were damaged In Place de Meir, though three shells struck the pavement, tearing holes as large as a grand piano. "A shell entered the roof of the Ho tel St. Antoine, passed through two bathrooms and exploded in the room occupied 48 hours before by the Rus sian minister, destroying everything 1q It. Cathedral Struck. "The cathedral was -struck only by one shell, which entered through the wall over the weatern entrance and ex ploded over the eide chapel. The American Express company's offices on the Quai van Dyck were slightly PATRIOTIC PLAY FANS LONDON WAR FUMES London.?That the stage still plays an Important part In sustaining public spirit and forwarding movements for the aid of the Red Cross has been fully demonstrated by Sir Herbert Tree's revival of "Drake." From the'first performance the pa triotic scenes have aroused the au diences to tremendous outbursts of enthusiasm. Tba effect of these dem onstrations Is being witnessed by ES I GRAPHIC : FULL OF ANTWERP damaged. A shell struck the house occupied by an American named Hunt and the Dutch consul and blew the entire second floor Into smithereens. "A Zeppelin hovered over the city during Thursday morning's bombard ment, dropping occasional bombs. "Though the German shrapnel cre ated enough havoc, It was child's play compared to the damage done by the elege guns. When a 42-centimeter shell struck a house It not merely blew a hole in it, It simply demol ished it, the whole house collapsing into ruin as if shaken to pieces by an earthquake." Almost as much damage was caused by fires resulting from the bombard ment as from the shells themselves. The entire west side of the Marcheux Souliers from the head of the Place de Meir to the Place Verte, including the Hotel de Europe, the Cafe Royaie and a line of fashionable shops oppo site the Hotel St. Antpine, was de stroyed. A quarter of a mile bf build ings in the Rue van Bree, including the handsomest apartments in the city, are nothing but charred walls. The handsome block in the Rue de la Justice is completely burned. In ad dition several hundred dwellings sc?ft tered through the city have been burned to the ground. Dynamite Saves Cathedral. As the city is without water, ex cept such as can be pumped from the river, the firemen were powerless to check the flames. That every building on the Place Verte and very probably the cathedral Itself, was not burned is due to an American resident, Charles Whithoff, who, realizing the extreme gravity of the eltuation, suggested to the9 German military authorities that they dynamite the surrounding build ings. At ten o'clock at night word waa sent to Brussels and at four o'clock In the morning six automobiles with dy namite arrived and the walls were ! blown up, the Qerman soldiers stand ing on the roofs of neighboring build ings and throwing dynamite bombs. "It was a lively night for every one concerned," says the writer. "I was Just sitting down to my flnit meal in 30 hours when the police burst in with the news the city was burn ing," he goes on. "I found an entire block opposite the hotel In flames, and as there was no water the firemen were powerless to check them. When I discovered the block immediately behind the hotel was aleo ablaze, it struck me it was time to change my quarters. "After wandering through pitch black streets for three hours, slipping on broken glass and stumbling over fallen masonry, and occasionally chal lenged by German sentries, I saw a light In a building in the Boulevard i Leopold. I rang the bell and was taken In by a poor little consumptive bookkeeper. Takes Over Consulate. "Upon calling at the consulate In the morning I found that Consul Gen eral Diederich and Vice-Consul Sher man had left two days before for parts unknown. As there was a large num ber of frightened people clamoring for reassurance and protection, and as there was no one else to look after them, I opened the consulate and as sumed charge. "The proceeding was wholly Irregu lar and unauthorized, of course, and will % probably scandalize department of state officials In Washington, but It was no time for red tape. "I immediately wrote a letter to the German commander, informing him that in the absence of the consul gen eral I had assumed charge of the American and British Interests in Antwerp and expected the ruiiest pro tection. I received a courteous reply immediately, saying that every pro tection would be afforded foreigners." USE WALKING WOOD IN > ' ATTACK UPON GERMANS London.?A correspondent describes a walking wood at Crecy. The French and British cut down trees and armed themselves with the Wknches. Line after line of infantry, each man bear ing a branch, then moved forward un observed toward the enemy. Behind them, amid the lopped tree trunks, the artillerymen fixed thenl selves and placed 13-pounders to cover the moving wood. ^ The attack, which followed, won the success it merited. It almost went wrong, however, for the French cav alry, which was following, made a de tour to pass the wood and dashed into view near the ammunition reserves of the allies. German shells began falling there abouts, but British soldiers went up the hills and pulled the boxes of am munition out of the way of the Ger man shells. Ammunition and men came through unscathed. By evening the enemy had been cleared from the Marne district. Cathedral Lost to Art. Paris.?The artistic beauty of the cathedral at Reims, which suffered In the German bombardment of that town, never can be restored, in the opinion of Whitney Warren, the New York architect, who has just returned from Reims, where he made a thor ough Inspection of the famous struc ture. Mr. Warren, who is a corre sponding member of the Institute do France, was given the privilege of visiting the cathedral. heavy increases in the donations to relief funds and by many recruits from among the young man theater goers. ! Sir Herbert produced the play an<f gave his services without fee. HU leading lady, Miss Pryllis Neilson Terry, also donated her services and the author waived all royalties. The New and the Valuable. What is valuable is not new, and what is new Is not valuable.?Dauie' I Webster, BATTLE GONTITUES SWING IN ANB OUT french OFFICIAL8 ADMIT TO falling back IN PLACES Along the line. . GERMANS ARE TAKING LEAD Russians Claim Victory On tho Riv er Vistula?Austrian Army Ap pears Not to be Crushed. London.?The Germans have under taken a general offensive along the line extending from the mouth of the river Yser, on the North Sea, to the River Meuee, and while they have forced the allies to give ground in .some places, they themselves have lost positions In others. This brief- ^ ly is what Is gathered from official French and German reports. The German attack was particular ly severe in the west, where their right wing, strongly reinforced, at tempted an advance against the Bel ^ giams holding the allies' extreme.left. This left rests on the coast and is ' supported by English and French warships and by Anglo-French troops which iorm a fropt extending from a point somewhere In the vicinity of Dixmude, southward to La basse Can al. Both sides claim successes by the *- - * 4-V. n + 4n tvla/>Aa r rencu mou? wumi uwv m ymwu they have fallen back. There is, however, ltttta change In. the situation; the lines swinging and swaying as they have done for weeks. Although it now Is Just two months since the Allies concentrated on the Franco-Belgian frontier frontier to oppose the German advance and the invadere have been almost to Paris and back in the Interval, no decisive battle has been fought. Neither side has destroyed or pert- > ly destroyed an army. Even the Bel gian army escaped almoflt Intact after that country was over-run by the Ger mans. The same can be said at op erations in the East, except In the case of Lieutenant General Sameoooff, the Russian commander, whose army was partly destroyed by the Germans in the battle at Tannenber*. In the present battle on the Hirer Vistula, from Warsaw sooth to the River Pilica, the Russians have scor ed an Important victory and have oap> * tured many prisoners besides guns j and ammunition. The restrearmg army, when it gets back to its ae | tected position, can entrench, and , start another siege battle such as that on the River Olsne in France-. South-. I ward the PlHca the Germans still ' [ hold the River Vistula except in front of the fortress at Iv&ngorod, where / 1 they were driven back. The Austrian army, so often descrid ed as routed and destroyed, again has sprung into life and is attacking the Russian left wing. The Austrian8. how ever, apparently have found an impen ertable barrier at the River San, north of Paroeipu. The German claim of victory over the Russians west of Augustowe, Su walki, following fighting reported by them in the direction of Oasowetz, south of Augustowo, shows the Ger mans are attempting another advance from East Prussia into the govern ment of Grodno, east of Suwalki, doubtless aiming to compel the Rus sians to reinforce their army in that region. All these movements have brought the belligerents no nearer their goals, which cannot be attained until an army is destroyed or one of the other becomes too exhausted to fight The British admiralty Issued a re- ~ port Baying the German cruiser Kftriaruhe had captured 13 British steamers In the Atlantic. Confer* Military Honors. London. ? Emperor Nicholas has conferred the Order of St George, third class, on Grand Duke Nicholas, commander-in-chief of the Russian ' forces and the same order, .fourth class, on Captain Martinoff. Drove Them Off. Paris.?Two German aeroplanes, ap proaching Paris from Compiegne, fled / before a squadron of French machines disappearing to the "northward. Russians Find Little Resistance. - /-'A Petrograd.?The Russian official statement says: "The energetic of- ' fensive of our armies which have crossed the Vistula on a large front, encounters no resistance on the part t of the Germane, who continue to re treat. In the trenches below Ivan gorod we took large quantities of war stores and ammunition abandon ed by the reserve oorps of the Prus sian Guard in its hasty retreat. The Austrians continue to fight with stub bornness on the Vistula, on the San and to the south of PrzemysL" Talked Against Cannon. Have, via JParis-?n-mne vaauer velde, Belgian minister of state, re turned from Nieuport where he went by Invitation of King Albert. M. Van dervelde addressed the Belgian troops at Nieuport while cannon roared and shells passed overhead toward the German position. Mr. Vandervelde said the Belgians were full of cour age and determined to fight to the v last This was the first time M. Van dervelde, who is the Republican Soci alist leader, and King lbert had met. German Cruiser Sinks 13 Ships. London.?A dispatch from Tener iffe Canary Islands to The Daily Mail under date of Thursday reports that the German cruiser Karlsruhe has sunk 13 British merchantmen in the AtlanfePc. >An official statement, given out in Berlin on October 3, said the Karlsruhe had sunk seven British steamers in the Atlantic. The Karls ruhe is a cunpaiatively n*w ship. Lav ing gone into commission early in 1913. She is very fast, having a speed of 27 knots which has enabled her thus far to successfully elude persui:.