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IS OF OME GENERAL DESCRIBES * y TEIRlflC CONFLICT FACED ANNIHILATION Official Report of Sir John French Tells of Ferocious Attack Upon - -r- v : British Troops Made by (iennan Soldiers OurinK Last Part of August. The text of the report of Field Marshal Sir John French, in 'com mand of the British forces in France, to Earl Kitchener, the secretary of war, on the British operations, was made public Thursday. It follows in part: , “The transportation of the troops from England by rail and sea was effected in the best order and with out a check. Concentration was practically completed on the evening of Friday, August 21, and I was able 0 to make dispositions to move the force during Saturday to positions 1 considered most favorable. The line extended along the line of the canal from Conde on the. west through Mons and Binche on the east. “On Saturday, the 23rd. reports S^^kn to come in to the effect that ll^e-nemy was commencing an at- U^k on the Mons line. ^I^Tie right of the third division ^^^r Oen. Hamilton was at Mons, * which formed a somewhat dangerous ,salient, and I directed the command er of the second corps if threatened seriously to draw back the centre be hind Mons. This was done before dark "About 5 jn the afternoon I receiv ed a most unexpected message from <ien. Joffre by telegraph, telling me that at least three German corps were moving on my position in front and that another corps was engaged in a turning movement from the direction of Tournal. He also in formed me that the <wo reserve French divisions and the fifth French divisions and the fifth French army corps on my right were retiring.” In consequence, Gen. French con tinues, he determined uf retire to a position which he had previously re connoltered. extending from Mau- beuge to Jenlain. southeast of Valen- 0 ciennes There was a certain amount of fighting along the whole line of the . right. The retirement was carried out successfully throughout the 2ith, amid continuous fighting “The French troops were still re tiring,” the report continues, “and 1 had no support except from the for tress at Maubeuge. and determined attempts of the enemy to get around my left flank assured me it was his y intention to press me against that place and surround me. 1 felt not a moment must be lost in retiring to another position. “This operation was' fulT ^W dan- ger and difficulty, not ohly owing to the very superior force in my front, but the exhaustion of my troops. The retirement recommenced early in the morning of the 23th to a position near he Cateau. “.Although the troops had been or- ^^e*l to occupy Qambrai, I.e Cateau l.andrecies and that position and grtiund had. during the 2uth, been partially prepared and entrenched, I had grave doubts owing to informa tion I received regarding the accu- . mutating strength of the enemy as to the wisdom of standing there to fight. “Moreover, the tirement of the French troops on my right continued and I determined to make a great effort to continue the retreat till-1 could put a substantial obstacle, such as the Somme Hiver or the Oise River between the British and the enemy and afford the former some oppor tunity for rest and reorganization. “Therefore, the corps commanders were ordered to retreat ^as soon as possible to a general line from St. Qnentin to Rebmont.” Gen.'French then describes the march through all that day and until late in the evening, during which time he was incessantly harassed by the enemy, w ho continued the attack late at night on the exhausted Brit ish. He continues: “Gen. Sordet. commanding three French cavalry divisions, whom I had called to my assistance, though he rendered valuable aid later, was, un able to afford any support on the most critical day, the 26th, owing to the exhaustion of*horses. “At tlkybreak the 26th it became apparent that the enemy was throw ing the hulk of his strength against the left of our position and the guns « four German anny'corps being in dtion against it, Gen. Smith Dor- ii reported that he was unable to """WHlggli imtwiml. Hr-fav.w uf smdi au r w CALLS FOR 500,000 MEN BRITISH PREMIER GOES TO PAR LIAMENT FOR GRANT, CALLS lEGISUTURE GNEIRII ISSUES HMfil EXTRA SEI ALIENS IMPOVERISHED ORKKRM RUSH TO El ROPE LEAVING DEPENDANTS Action Throws Light Upon Govern ment's Views Regarding the Dura tion of the War. The British House of Commons Thursday voted unanimously for a half million more recruits. When the' government's plans are completed the British army for the continent and for home service will consist rough ly of the following: Regular army. 1,200,000; territo- r'als, 300,000; reserves, 214,000; In dian contingent, 70,000; Canadian first and second contingent, 40,000; Australians, 20,000; New Zealand, 10,000, making a total of 1,854,000. This tremendous enrollment for a country which normally has only a small professional army, has thrown light upon the government’s views regarding the duration of the war, or at least, on it determination to meet all possibilities. The action of parliament followed the request made by Premiei Asquith in a white paper asking that 500,- 000 men of all ranks be added to the regular army and that parliament show no niggardly spirit toward the men who were rushing (o join in England's far-flung battle line. The first half million men were voted August 6. More than 430,000 men exclusive of territorials, have answered to this call. These, with 400,900 regulars and first reserves that composed the army before the first call and the 500,000 that Eng land expects will enlist in response to the second call, will make the army stronger numericaly than at any time in England's histor; -> The premier in his communication paid a tribute to the Wa* Office’s organization and dealt also with the various difficulties connected with the rush of recruits. Measures had been taken, he said, to meet the con gregation These included an allow ance of 75 cents a day for those whom no accommodations could be found in the barracks. If the grant were passed he was sure*the response would be no less keen and ample than was that to the first levy. He should then be in a position to put something like 1,400,- 000 men in the field. That was the provision of the mother country her self exclusive of territorials, the Na tional reserve and tb« contributions promised from India and the domin ions. It was an effort worthy of a great sacrifice. As to the expense involved, the premier was sure that the House of TO MEET OCTOBER SIXTB Fear Is Expressed I-east These Aliens Become Burdens of Support to the United States. With the pinch of poverty tighten- ^nftiivcv-- i ui noy lurwaiiy nounea me untt- PreamMe Recites Plight of Fanners lug; among families left in the United <' ha,on> ‘» Field of Battle Between At- ed States and other nations Thurs- StafpK hv thmiannHo nf IT n vrvwrxo« •- «i *. _ i . ... —Does Nt Restrict Relief Measures to be Taken by Lawmakers “In Their Good Judgment'’—To Con sider Cott/ < Situation. , Governor Blease Thursday night issued an official proclamation call ing an extraordinary session of the legislature to meet in Columbia on the 6th day of October. The special session has been particularly called to consider the present and future condition of the State as result of the prostration of the cotton movement following the European war. The formal proclamation reads as fol lows : , State of South Carolina, Executive Chamber. PROCLAMATION. Whereas, it has been made to ap pear to me by representations of many citizens of the State and by resolutions of organized bodies, rep resenting the cotton growers of this State, that ~ a condition has arisen within the last few weeka whereby the price of cotton has declined to such an extent that it is impossible for this staple prodTict of our State to be sold except at a ruinous loss, and that there is no way whereby any arrangements or combinations can be made to save the cotton growers from being absolutely sacri ficed. and many of our citizens of this class will become penniless and with out further means for the payment of their debts, planting of their crops and the support of their fam ilies; and. further, that the financial condition of the country has become such that at present, and in all prob ability will continue to be such for some time, that it is impossible to obtain credit on the security of their «otton, except at a ruinous and pro hibitive rate, if at all; that this con- d'tion is wide-spread and throughout the entire cotton growing sections of the State; and it being made further to appear that it is impossible for -these working classes of our citizens to obtain adequate means for the support of their families dependent i pon their labor, and that they are enable to borrow money on account of insufficient collateral or security unless it be at a ruinous rate; that such condition of credit as exists and States by thousands of European rt» servists. Government officials Monday found themselves without means of offering aid. The relief would have to be handled, it was declared by State and local Governments, through public subscriptions and by such help as the warring Governments ex tend. Unofficial reports indicated relief soon would be required. Hundreds already are dependent upon public support in New York. ^ In the coal regions of Pennsylvania the poor houses are said to be filled beyond their capacities. In other centres where aliens have established homes the situation Is the same. None of the dependent of the aliens who went back to Europe can be de ported under the law defining “pub lic charges” because- their plight re sults from causes that occurred after they landed in tile United States. In no event Can alien public charges who have been here three years be expelled. The Government is exercising len iency even among undersirables now here, and more than 500 who were SEEM TROVE WAT GERMAN IETROGADE MIYEIENT PRESSED BY ALUDS SICK MAN WAKES UP TURKEY ARROGATE8 TRKATIEA WITH MANY NATIONS. C GREAT BATTLE AT HAND Ambassador Announces That Wac is Turkish Opportunity—Diplomat* Highly Interested. . Turkey formally notified the Unlt- tilla, "The Scourge of God,” and ; S' . * - - ' - ' , ■ - the Visigoths and Their Roman Allies, the Scene of Napoleon's Brilliant Defense, is Battlefield. The correspondent of The Chrcn- icle at the front in France telegraphs as follows: The tables are tu The right wing of the German army, w:itch was considerably battered b> thr heavy fljhtlng of the la« two days, is continuing its retragnde i'ovement. ' It is falling back, with the British army fast in its fia .W. “Everything points to the move ment being a definite retirement rather than a temporary retreat. The greater part of the German force holding Amiens withdrew Tuesday morning, and the German wounded were rushed to Arras. When I left the neighborhood of Amiens at noon a small French force was waiting in ■the vicinity to reoccupy Amiens as soon as the last German soldiers had withdrawn, which was expected Tues day night. ‘The allies left wing is giving the subject to deportation at the outbreak retiring enemy no respite, the Brlt- of the war have been allowed to re- irth cavalry being especially active main until conditions permit of their The allies are making every effort to detach the harried German right expusion with safety. v xx xy 11 a i I icu Vlf-riUHII Tlglll New arrivals found ineligible are wi ng f rom the main body and annl- not deported unless they can return hilate it. on ships flying friendly flags direct to the ports from which they sail d. A few aliens have been sent back up on their own requests, some declar- ( ing (hey wished to join their colors “In an effort to prevent this, the German commander seems to be di recting the rearward march upon 'ambr&i and Tournai, evidently with the intention of attempt to repass Spectacular phases of the struggle the Belgian border east of Lille Each in Europe have, crowded the plight ingtant the rearward progress of the of soldiers' families into the back- Germans is gaining momentum Is ground, so far as official activity has tt th e beginning of the end’" been concerned. Later ('ongress may The German,, progrew at the be- be called on to reimburse localities K , nnlnK of the war to ^ for money spent in caring for desti tute aliens. Relief work for those rendered des titute in European countries already has been undertaken by their fellow country men in the I’nited States, notably by the French. These or ganizations probably will do what they can for needy aliens. FIXKIDS KANSAS <TTY ,, , , buvii .uuuiiiuu oi 1-reun as exists ana Commons won d be ready to grant , ack of confldence that ther e will be money as occasion arose but he want- any irap r OV e m e nt of affairs in the T nitron / k T "* near future wh,ph i8 "eating dispair a patriotic desire to help the country among them ; and it further appears " ^ ‘“at all classes of our citizens are to be treated in a niggardly or un accommodating spirit. Andrew Bo nar Law, leader of the opposition affected by this condition, which pre- ’’ vails in the State, and possibly it ap pears throughout the whole country, , praia miuuKuuuL tut? wnuie couniry expressed he opposition s cordial nla ny of the members of both branch Himnort Of this {rn vtxrii tnort*'a support of the government’s propos als. es of the general assembly, and rep resentatives of all classes of our^citi- zens, have urged upon me that the that if complete annihilation was to state of affairs so existing is an ex- be avoided retirement must be at- traordinary occasion, demanding tempted and the order was given to such State governmental relief as can commence it about 3:30 ( in the after- he given by the general assembly noon. The movement was covered within the Constitution, and that the with most devoted intrepidity and exercise of every legislative function determination by the artillery, w hich should be brought into action to af- had itself suffered heavily, and the lord a remedy for their distress and fine work done by the cavalry in the to relieve our people, and especially further retreat from the position as- should the State exercise its power sisted materially the final completion of borrowing money to run the gov of this most difficult and dangerous eminent, without demanding and ex- acting from the people taxes that have been levied for the present year, or for the next succeeding year, whereby all of our citizens, and es- attack it was impossible .for me to support Gen. florrien, as the first corps at thei moment was. Incapable of moving/ Theje had been no time to entrench properly, but tho troops showed a magnificent front to the terrible fire. The artillery, although outmatched by. at Teair faor to one. made a splendid fight and inflicted heavy leases. _ “At length tt became operation. “I can not close this brief accou'** of this glorious stand of the British without according deep appreciation to the valuable services of Oen Smith Dorrien. The saving of the left wing of the whole army would have been impossible unless a commander of rare and unusual coolness and deter mination had been present to per sonally conduct the operation "The retreat was continued far in to the night of the 26th, and throughout the two following days, when th^ troops halted on the line of Noyon, Chany and La Fere, hav ing thrown off the weight o/ the enemy's pursuit. During these two days I was indebted to Gen. Bordet's- cavalry division-for assistance in re pelling the ettemy. Gen. D’ Amade. also from the neighborhood of Arras, relieved the pressure on the British rear from thb enemy’s right flank. “I deeply deplore the very serious lossek of the British forces, but they were inevitable in view of the fact that the British army—only a few days after concentration by rail— was calll^fr upon'to withstand the vigorous attack of five German army corps. > E wish particularly to bring -to your lordship's notlcer the. admirable work done by the Royal Flying corj»s under Sir David Henderson. Their Will, TMfluvvianiw'treff been beyond all praise. They fur nished me wit hmost complete and accurate Information which has been of Incalculable value in the-jconduct of operations. They were fired at consttntly both by frleDiTand foe, and not hesitating to fly ip every kind of weather, they have remained undaunted throughout. Further, by actual fighting, they deatroyed fire of cue enemy * machinea.” penally our farmers and working men, should be afforded some relief. In view of these-representations, and of my own investigation into the condition of affairs, I now declare that such an extraordinary occasion exists in the State as requires and warrants the exercise of the consti tutional powers vested in me. in con vening the general assembly in extra session to consider the present con dition, and state of our common wealth, and to pass such laws as it may. within the exercise of its legis lative power, as will afford a remedy and relief to all citizens fromfthe present situation, and which will probably continue for some time. Now, therefore, I, Coleman Idving- ston Blease, Governor of the State of South-Caarolina, in pursuance of the power conferred upon me by the Con stitution of the State of South Caro lina. and on account of the extraordi nary occasion which'has occurred, and which is contemplated by the Constitution of this State (Article'IV, Section T6), do hereby convene the. general assembly of the State of South Carolina in extra session, at twelve o'clock m., on the sixth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred, and fourteen, jljffiUM Upltu), In-Ihycity of bia, for the consideration of matters hereinabove stated, and to pass such laws as in their good judgment may be necessary and proper for the re lief of thb citizens bf our State. In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand, and caused the Great Seal of the State to br^Und,' at Columbia, thia tenth day of Sep tember, in the year of Our Lord one' thouaand nine hundred and fotorteea. Waters of Turkey Creek Inundate Portion of City. Night fell on Kansas City Monday with many sections under water be cause of the overflowing of Turkey Creek Three thousand homes, it is estimated, were gooded and several hundred families driven from their homes The water was receding, but there was much danger from collaps ing buildings. Two men were killed when they came in contact with a broken trolley wire, a number were injured alightly and -numerous thrilling rescues are reported The total loss is estimated at about 11,500,000. Telephone ser vice throughout the city was demor alized and street car service was sus pended in many sections. Turkey Creek, a drainage stream always treacherous, was a harmless thread of murkey -watevat bedtime Sunday night. Then came rain, which continued ten hours and fifty minutes with a fall of 6.94 inches, the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Kansas City, Mo. Mill Creek, a small stream gowing through Country Club an exclusive residence section, also rose and car ried away out buildings, motor cars and other vehicles. In the eastern part of the city. Mount Washington Cemetery was inundated The Blue River rose 15 feet in a few hours and washed away property. been too rapid and too precipitate In its eagerness to get to the gates of Paris for they arrive^ out of breath and to all appearances out of ammu nition which may explain why they did not pursue their original plan. All prisoners, of whom 300 or more arrived in Paris Tuesday, ap peared fagged and harrassed and the spirit of the afmy seems to be every thing that is different from that of the conquerere who pushed back the army of defense from the frontier lng the ^verelgnty of Turkey In he and reached the gates of the cspital relations with certain powers day that she had abrogated the series of conventions, treaties and privileges originating as early as the Eleventh century,, whereby foreigners in the Ottoman Empire have been exempt from local jurisdiction in civil and criminal cases. Foreign subjects no longer will en joy what is known as extra-territorial rights through which they have hsen trled by their own judges, diplomatic representatives or consuls. This prac tice, abolished by Japan several years ago through new treaties, Turkey has removed by a stroke of the pen. Her purpose, It Is declared, Is to assert her independence and free herself from the domination of the great powers. Upon the rights revoked has rest ed the legal status of American mis sionaries In Turkey, permitting them to maintain churches, hospitals and schools in religious freedom. "The removal of every kind of privilege enjoyed by the powers in excess of what the general principles of international law allow Is the meaning of this step,” A. Rustem Bey, Turkish ambassador to the United States, declared Thursday night.. “This war is Turkey's oppor tunity.” The ambassador did not intimate w hether the action foreshadowed war againat Great Britain, without whose consent in the past no auch radical action would hare, been attempted. Diplomats of tbg allied powers, how ever, believe Turkey la appealing to the Nationalist sentiment of her peo ple and la ready to seize on any dlffl- cultlee that may arise with Great Britain as a pretext to declare war. The Turkish ambassador made known bla government's action In n public announcement after It had been communicated to Secretary Bryan Thursday aa a formal note from the Ottoman Empire. The na nouncement reads: "A cablegram to the Turkish am bassador from the Ottomau Minister of Foreign Affairs states that by Im perial Tirade the Ottoman govern ment has abrogated, as from the first of October next the conventions known as the capitulations restrlct- in 10 days Whether they hoped to gain time by a tangent movement away from "All privilege and immunities ac cessory to these conventions or hmu ing therefrom aye equally repealed Paris, or as some military critic. equally repealed suppose, aimed to effect a junction Har,n * tha “ fre * d ,tM,f fro,n aB * GO THROUGH SWAMPS. Germans Having Hard Time In Fight ing Around Parts. The allied armies continue to have the advantage, according to French official reports, in what can only be the preliminaries of a great battle, extending from Meaux, northeast of Paris," to the fortress of Verdun, about two hundred miles farther east. The Germans, who have brought up reinforcements, are striking at the allies' left and centre between Mont Mirail and Vitry-le-Francois, a front of from fifty to sixty miles, but each time they have been driven back. This is not surprising to military men. as the German shave been com pelled to advance through the swamps of the Petit Morin and then over the uplands-of the extremely . ; _ the riglit It TsTTreTr"ohfy^t-Wnee, ho were?? with the army of the Crown Prince which was to come f(pm the direc tion of Yongwy, the developments of the last four days prove that It was a grave error. The army ; already weakened by forced marches, constant fighting en route and now further enfeebled by the engagements of the last four days, is not, in the opinion of ex perts, prepared for such a big enter prise as the siege of Paris, even if it retrieves its fortunes in the battle now in progress. ^ . The only hope of the Germans, therefore, lies in the armies on the northeastern frontier coming to the rescue and this home now seems too long deferred. If inspiration means to the French soldier what it did in the time of the first Napoleon, the situation to-day on the allies center, on the historic field of Chalons should offer compen sation for a disheartening month of rear guard actions. — At any rate, the allies, now super ior or at least equal in numbers to the Germans, evidently have begun the offensive. At least 3,000,009 men are engaged on both sides, and as the center of the allies lies on the plains of Chalons, true to many prophecies, another Armageddon may fake place where Attllla, surnamed "The Scourge of God,” was van quished by the allied Visigoths and Romans in the bloodiest battle in the world’s history. On these plains, centuries later, Napoleon conducted the most bril liant defensive campaign of his ca reer. The French soldiers will not be allowed to forget also that on this field a French arriiy went into victo rious action after its commander had surrendered bis sword. Logically a great and decisive bat tle ought to be under way from Paris to Verdun, but the veil of secrecy am} the meagerness of the, official communications preclude positive predictions regarding the nature of the engagement proceeding in the eastern war theater. Kaiser Protests to Wilson. The German emperor has protest- 1'Mttiiient Wilson (V It is expected that tlxey will strike °* < ‘ nTn ' < ‘ T,,H hrtllets by the allies of revolution and famine.'”' again. and lhe participation in the war of the p*x)ple of Belgium.^ . and In the one hundred and thlrty- r ninth year of the Inependence pf the United States of America. Loaae* Reach 10,000. ~ Ml A casualty list, published Thurs- (SeatJ f Signed > Coleman Living- .day Bight In London bring* the num ber of British lost to naariy Ifi.Ofifi men. exclusive of the last three days ston B tease. Governor By the Governor (Signed 1 R. McGowan, Secretary of State. tolerable obstacle to all progress li the Empire, the Imperla governmee has adopted as the basis of its re latlons with the other powers th« general principles of Internatione law." » ^ In diplomatic circle* the announce ment of Turkey's attitude attractei the widest attention. The allies an known to expect at any moment t declaration of war by Turkey in be half of Germany. Comment wa beard among diplomats of the a!lle< powers as to possible deliberation between the German foreign offlci and the Porte before the decision ti abrogate the treaties was reached. So far as diplomats of the alllet would venture an opinion, the predlc tion was madp that Great Britain France and Russia probably wouli not make any representations on thi subject to Turkey at this time, leav ing it until the close of the war. AUSTRIA TOTTERING. Russian Advance Cauaes Great Fei in Heart of Empire. The correspondent of The Dai Mail in Milan, who has latbly been i Vienna, draws a gloomy picture < that empire. He says: v "Panic rules in Austria. Tt great, unwieldy and bankrupt en pire, dragged reluctantly at the bee of Germany, is In a desperate stal of muddle and fear. While the Ru sian avalanche drives on Bosnia is 1 open revolt "While the harvest remains ui gathered Vienna is menaced by famine and prices are steadily risln; In resentment the popular anger hi turned against the foreigner an Serbs have been torn to pieces in tk streets. Two Russian newspaper co respondents were shot by the polk and five foreign journalists are I prison. “In utter fear the government ha begun to fortify Vienna and arr&ngi meats have been made to flood larg tracts of low lying land around th city. Rlota have occurred In man towns and to the tarrors of the Cqt sack and 1 he iterb rttl be added thoi Negro InsUaUy Killed. ' When twe police officers of Rc Hill went to arrest Hope Gardner negro, wanted for marder, he tempted to fire with hie eetf^ plctoL Oee of the oileece abet h through the heart as his pistol a - f