The Anderson daily intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, September 26, 1914, Image 1
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VOLUME 1, NUMBER 212 Weaklr, ErtaUIikei 1M0| DmDy, Jaa.lt, Itu, ANDERSON, S. C., SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1914 PRICE FIVE CENTS 85.00 PER ANNUM
AMERTO
REMAIN
DIFFII
GENERAL FUNSTON HAS
BEEN ADVISED OF NEW
DECISION
?
WIRES ARE CUT
Communication With {Mexican
Capital Is At Ah End--Out
come Unknown
Washington, Sept. 25.-American
forces will remain in Mexico until
the question of authority between
General Carranza and General Villa
is settled. This was the concensus of
opinion ni the administration officials >
tonight, although no definite au
hcuncement wea m**c.
Secretary Garrison telegraphed
General Funston at Vera Cruz not to
load necessary baggage or supplies
aboard transports, informing him that
nt the lame time that the American
forces would not be withdrawn "for
at least ten days," until questions
concerning the transfer of funds at
the7 customs homo could be adjusted.
Later the formal statement was is
sued by the war department:
< "Numerous inquiries were made at
the war department and of General
Funstons as to the date of the depar
ture of the American, troops from Ve
ra Cruz. Ip ylew of the matters which
must be settled first, no date at the*
present can be fixed, but in no event
can thc departure take place within
the next ten days, and General Fun
ston was Sq advised. "
Inasmuch as"" lol o era nh _. commuai *
cailoir'H'iiL tic Mclcii city ie irregu
lar, state department officious did not
know when they could reach a satis
factory understanding, with the Car
ranza government- Officials also are
considering thc postlblllty that Gener
al Vil^a may object to the- American
government's construction of the Car-,
ronza authority as tho-"central gov
ernment in Mexico", and other indica
tions are that the big sum bf money
collected for custom? by the Ameri
can officers will not be delivered to
any faction until there la the definite
ly established Mexican government.
Administration officials think that
an agreement between Villa and Car
ranza can be effected through the me
diation of the Mexican leaders-. The
anxiety of prominent constitutional
ists in Mexico City to m?diat? th* riu.
pute is regarded as a hopeful sign',
as in Carranza'* declaration that he
would not attack Villa.
Som-e observers believe Villa's
threats are designed more to show
force either to prevent Carranza from
placing1 in pr.0Vi8i6lonttl power.one,of
his .subpbrters or to diminish Carran
za's cll?n'Ces of being chosen pr?si
dent in the general election.
. When the consular' "reports today
showed, the .southern republic to be
trembling .tn tear: of another revolu
tion, nothing wat? received to indi
cate that, ? physical clash of any tm- '
. portan04. was imminent. . President
Wilson 4a, absolutely neutral anti la en
deavoring to, have consular agents re
frain from ; involving tho American
government.'
At the Mexican embassy bare, the
belief is reiterated that bloodshed
would be avoided and mediation suc
i.t;cniui.
_Jr
Germans Take Town
I^aidon. Sept- 26-"That Cracow
y:.4? bonn eccupiod hy the German
troops, that the town has been put
under v. German military comman
dant and that the Austrian civil ad
rr4nlstrat!on has been dinplac??, ls
the gist of the latest advices received,
hors,'* says the Petrograd correspon
dent of tha Morning Post;
. <*A2t Uv* original administration
has fled tend the civilian officials of
the. Aus^jrain government have left la
. a- fcajfclc.l^.,, .
Investigar?an Is Orderen
El Paso, Texas, Sept. 25-George C,
Csrothers, special agent or the state
y from Chihuahua -to
Confer with General Villa, has ejy,
nonnced openly his Independence o?
Carranza.
It was understood that Carcth^rs
would Investigate the fate of General
Alvaro Obregon, whoas arrest, by Vil
la waa one. of the prime factors tn
tae^^BSK^asaSSE^SIBBB^Bj
Fer a Cennteu Cao?e
Dublin, 8ept. S5.-Premier Asquith
appeared at the Mansion House here
tonight for the purpose, as he express
ed lt in the opening ot his speech, "as
head of the king's government to
BumMron loyal patriotic Ireland to take
her plsc? U? defence 'cS cur ccanscr.
OFFICIAL REPORT
IS OPTIMISTIC
?Germany Has Plenty of Money
To Continue the War
Indefinitely
London, Sept. 25.-An official state
ment received from Berlin by the
Marconi wireless says:
Tho hoard of trust?es of the Impe
rial Bank of Germany draw special at
t ention to the fact that the bank bas
proved Itself equal to exceptional de
mands made on lt by the war and that
Germany is armed both economically
and financially to fight a war- on all
I sides until results have been obtained
; wiiieh will secure ' i.iie political and
economical future of Germany.
"An inquiry bas been held at. Col
omar, Prussia, into high charges cf
treason against Abbe Wetterle, a mern- '
ber of the Reichstag frpm Alsace-Lor- I
raine, who has been condemned to
doath and whose property has been or
dered seized.
"German, Austrian and Alsatian
newspapers reflect the remarkable
jmprassion created by tbe herolo acts
of the German submarine U-9 which
has since safely returned to the fleet.
Tile English newspapers are more
grieved over the loss of men than of |
the ships and emphasise that England
must employ more submarines and
mines..
M/rtQermana in South Morocco havel
been made prisoners by the French
and interned In Sebdu, province of j
Oran. The Germans are being now
treated well, it is said."
BATTLESHIPS GO
?O OLD MEXICO!
American War Dogs Are Ordered ]
To Proceed to Very Cruz
At Once
. i J vi it
?Norfolk. Va., Sept. 85.-Following ]
the receipt of the news from Mexico
announcing a threatened split be
tween President Carranza and General
Villa, the navy department has order
ed the battleship Minnesota and the
Rhode Island and Texas to proceed to
Vera Cruz. The Rhode Island Went
into temporary try doch at tbs navy
yard today tor repairs but will sail
for Mexico tomorrow or Sur dav.-The
Minnesota was ordered to Philadelphia j
to have her bottom scraped' and paint- i
ed, but will be ready to sall by Mon
day.
? Th? Texas which is enroute to Gal
veston lo receive a silver service, tho I
girt of the people of the Lone Star j
State, wai Ordered *fcto proceed to (
Yera ;Cfua after the ceremonies werf
over.,
ZEPPELIN DROPS
THREE MORE BOMBS
German Airship Creates a Panie]
and Plays Havoc in Belgium
Ostend. Vis. London, Sept .5.-(3:00
a. m.)-A Zeppelin airship coming
from the direction of Thourout (12
miles southwest of Bruges, Belgium)
droppod three bombs yesterday. One
of them struck the Avenue P. De Smet
De Nayer bridge, on the outskirts of
the town, another fell In the harbor
and another on the premises of a
wholesale fish dealer In the fish mark
et, partly wrecking the building.
>:tjhe explosion here, mada a groat
cavity Ia the ground and badly dam
aged all surrounding houses, extingu
ished street Umps, destroyed electric
Wirt-B ?ud. created a panic. The Zep
pelin returned In the direction of
Thielt, j (lz miles northeast of Cour
trai.)
. The. Avenue P. De Smet De Noyer?
bridge emcees tbs C?nal Do Deriva
tion anil the northeast boundry ot wa
famous Park Marie-Heur?tte in OsA
tend.
The fish market fn Ostend is near
the railway rianon and on Wednesday
and Friday ia crowded with pucha*
erL_-?_"... ......_. ?, t
jr l mu umvnu, .... .?MW ...... .-,
is only about 70 miles across the}
North Sea sad the Strait of Dover to}
Abo English coast.
Ko Frying Allowed
London. Seat. 25.- lu a dispatch
from Rome th? correspondent ot the
Central News saya that the Italian
authorities have issned a ?cerca pro
bibiliiig ntl aerial navigation over the,
Italian- territory.
BEENJTOPPEDi
STATION CLOSED AT 1 P. M.
YESTERDAY WITHOUT
RESISTANCE
WILSON'S ? DEMAND
As Head of Nation, Presiden Wil
son's Order Ia Complied With
By Wireless Company
Washington, Sept. 25.-By order of !
President Wilson as commandejr-ln
chlef of the army an* naw. t*a wire- i
'ion of the Marconi Company
at Slasconsett, Mass., was closed to
day becane it declined to recognise
the right of the federal government to
I exercise a censorship over the plant.
. The navy department took no cog- '
uizance ot tho fact that the Marconi
Company had tiled in a federal court
an application for an Injunction to
restrain the naval officers from dos
lng or censoring tho station.
Although it appeared that the wire
less company might compel the naval
officials to exercise force, the- com
pany finally decided to offer no resis
tance and tho station waa closed at
1 p. m. The navy department tonight
mPde imbUe;- they0^***68 that had
passed between ute department and
Rinsing ?Nixon tn charge at the Sia- ;
sconsett station, as well as the opin
ion of Attorney General Gregory on j
tho legality of the action.
The statement follows:
Al 12:35 p. m. the navy department,
received the fallowing message from
? Knsign Nixon, government censor at
the Siascousett station:
I " 'Siasconsett, Mass., Sept. 25, 1914. j
? " The following letter was received I
I when your' instructions was delivered
i to '.he Marconi in charge at this sta
tion, t
" T acknowledge receipt of yet:* let- '
Kr of instructions relative to the
cessation of all radio communications I
at Siaconsett, Masa., and would ask
if ron are prepared to carry out your.
orders by force.
" 'Marconi Wireless Telegraph Com- !
pany of America. . 1
'"I request instructions. I
" 'E. B. Nixon.'
"At 2?17 p. m- the. department ro-:
ceived the following: I
"'Slaconsett, Mass.,, Sept, 25, lyu.,
" 'Secretary. of the. Navy. j
" 'Washington, D. C.
"The Marconi.Company withdraws,'
letter, previously, sent and the station ?
wa? closed at 1:00 p. m? I
"'B. B. Nixon.' I
"No Instructions from tba dopart-J
ment bad bee?? sent to Ensign Nixon!
between tb'?* receipt; of these two-1
messages." )
. The attorney general's opinion up-,
holds the right of the president f >
take whatever means he deems advis-,i
able to Insure the neutrality of the i
United States during the European '
war. tie reviews me Marconi tom- ( i
pany caso from the time of the ls- \
suance of the executive order ont
August 14, 1914, forbidding trans-1
mission or receipt of Vmeutrel mes-,'
sages and the placing of navy cen-1'
sors in radio stallone and down to i
the present, and continues:
.The President of the United States i
ia at the head of the three great co-,1
ordinate departmeots of tho govern- i
mont. Ifo ls commander-in-chief o: <
thc navy and the army.- In the pre- i
servation ot the safety and integrity , i
of the United States and .the protec
tion of its responsibilities and obliga-1
tlons as'a sovereignty his powers are <
broad, tn the words or Mr. JusUce 1
Miller in Re Nagle (1890) 185 t?.' a i
64, his power includes the enforce- i
meat of 'the rights, the duties and i
ou?swlo?B growing out of tho con- ?
?titution itself, our international re.'
lotions and all the protection implied <
by the nature of the government un-M
der Ute constitution.'
"If the president ls of the opinion !
that the relations Jt this country sith i
foreign nations are, or-likely to be.
ah A a A KW ??rtlnna ^somnH Ky Kim I
inconsistent with a due neutrality lt'
is WY., right and duty to protect such <
irohcion*; ?nd in doing so, the ab
sence wf apr statutory restrictions, he ;
may get through such sxecrtivo of
ficer or department as aopears beet
adapted to effectuate the desired end.
The ?et of such enecntive om esr or
department *** *?oh casa is the act
(Continued on Sixth Pago.)
Twu <iii??ig?iuen?> ih?i nmy boyo de- ?
oisive results lu th? great battle be
ing waged in Northern France are
now being fought- The allies have
struck the German fight whig, north
west of Noyon and the invading forces)
have hurled theme Ives against the j
French line between Verdun and Toul.
The beginning of these utatcks was
announced In the Fr inch official state
ment issued tonight, out little was
disclosed as to how tho lights are
progressing.
The advance troops ot thc French
came in contact with thc superior
forces of the enemy on their right
wing this morning and were compell
ed to give a little ground. Hoing re
inforced, however? the French troops
vigorously resumed tb?! . .Tensive.
This action ls described as n violent
and general one.
On the French right wing the ene
my has begun to give way before the
attacks of .the allies, coming from
tlie direction of Nancy and Toul, ac
cording to tho French official report.
The report admits that the Germans
have gained a footing on the Meuse
heights and hive pushed forward in
the direction St. Mihiel (on the right
wing of the Meuse, 20 miles southeast
of Verdun' but have not been able
to cross the river. In the Southern
region of Woevre tho enemy is retir
ing towadrs Rupt De Mad. jn the de
partment of Meurthe-Bt-Moselle. The
action continues in that region.
Some Con"nirdtion .was given to
night of yesterday'a report that thc
Germans have suffered a reverse on
the East Prussian frontier. Several
train loads of the wounded have ar
rived at Peskov according to a Petro
grad dispatch, and have been engaged
in thc severe fighting on thc borders
of Suwalk, where they say the Ger
mans sustained heavy losses.
AT THE II RATTLE FRONT.
At the Battle Front, Sept. 25.-(Via
Paris 6:21 p. m.)-French and Brit
isb troops intermingled with Turcos
and MoroB, not only held their own,
but caused the strongly reinforced
German western wing of reel back
wards near St. Qne^ttn yesterday and
today, abd ImperBeTaheTlerman line
of communication towards the front
ier or Uelgium.
The German center has been weak
ened by the rush of troops from that
position to meet the threatening move
ment of the allies and two strong
forces were .engaged at close quarters
today between St. Quentin and Ter.
gnier.
Tho military . authorities naturally,
refuse to permit the disclosure of the
exact position of the fighting, but lt
is generally known that the battle
mow progressing ts of prime impor
tance.
Meanwhile at other part? of the bat
tle line, which ls about 120 miles
long, fighting continued today In
dogged fashion?! The allied troops
followed the example set by thc Ger
mans and dug themselves deeply In.
The artillery of both armies kept
up an incessant fire while French and
German aviators reconnr I te red from
above. . .
The commanders of the ailed forces
haye found reason for the wonderful
precision of the German tire in a spy
discovered In their linea who signaled
direct toe s. He waa caught and shot.
The troops appear to have become
thoroughly hardened and'acmstouie?
to conditions. Tho commissariat and
the ammunition supply departments
ire working perfectly. While the
soldiers are occupying the advance
dring lines they, are scarcely ever i
without one hot meal a day, which is)
orougtit to m t? in in camp avili'-'.? iroin
the field kitchens.
The British artillery official s praise
highly the gnnery of their opponents.
They declare that the German shells
ilmout always burst at caccurate
range, but orton too high to do dam
ige. The soldiers rest occasionally
when in deep trenches, smoking pipes
and cigarettes, for a ration of tobac
Xi Is served, regularly. Meanwhile
sholls tear by overhead with K sound
like tbe ripping of parchment.
British officers relate an Incident
fvhich they say occurred during twi
light last evening. A force of Ger
naa infantry, when charged by a
British bataillon, held afr their hands
in token of surrender, thc ?ifUtah
ai>pro?cb?d io take - nrlsoneF?
when, It is said, the German H re-open
sd fire. The British officer,, ordered
their men to lie down 4Kdeh they did.
Mien three big machine gun? were
brought into action ami hilled every
[Jarman in that portlon?b?;the field.
All Wires Out.
washington. Sept. ?.-Brigadier
Qeneral Biles commanding the border
forces, telegraphed tbe war depart
ment today that alt wires had been
eat south of Laredo, Kacie Pass and
Juarez. Major General Witherspoon,
chief staff, said reports to the depart
ment from other source? ?howed that
the Washington govagfHV waa with
in! and otner meaaa^S^tnumunica
Uoae. $S
GREAT A
WILL
HUMAN LIFE IS
VERY CHEAP
MILITARY LAW HAS PRECE
DENCE OVER ALL
OTHERS
WAS NO OCCASION
Two Cruisers Going to Rescue of j
Doomed Ship Were Out of
Line of Duty
London, Sept. 25.-Pacts concern
ing the sinking of the British cruis
ers, Aboukir, Hogue- and Crissy by al
German submarine or submarines in [
the North Bea. with a loss of nearly
sixty officers and 1,400 men, are con-|
fained in an admiralty statement Is
sued tonight.
The reports o' Commanders Nichol
son, of the Cr and Norton, of the
Hogue, state , "<e Aboukir waa
hit by one tor p.. and sunk in 35
minutes. Three tc?* odoes were fired
at the Cressy, one of the explosives
missing. She lasted from thirty-five
to forty-five minutes. The Hogue WSB
struck twice, ten to twenty seconds
elapsing between the torpedoes. She
went under in five minuted.
The. Cressy Aral on the submarine
and some of tba officer's were confi
dent thc shois sank ne,. Commantlor i
Nicholson says the three topedoea di
rected against hi* ship might have
been fired by the same submarine and
that there <s no real proof that more
than one was engaged..
The. reports show tho strictest dis
cipline waa maintained and tl at acts
of heroism were performed, but the
admiralty has estatyashed tjhe. rule
that such, affaira mus! be governed by
tito same laws as prevail in naval ac
tions and that disabled ships must be
left to their own resources rather than
that other ships should be Jeopardis
ed by rescue work.
The atatemeut follows:
"The facts of this affair cannot be
better conveyed to the public than by
the attached reports of the senior of
ficers who have surveyed and have
landed in England.
'The sinking of tho Aboukir was,
of course, an ordinary hasard ot
patrolling duty. The Hogue and the
Cressy, however, were sunk because
they proceeded to the assistance of
their consort and: remained with en
gines stopped, endeavoring to save
life, thus presenting an easy and cer
tain target to further submarine at
tacks.
'The natural promptings of human
ity tn this case have led to heavy
losses which would have been avoid
ed by strict adherence to military con.
?iderations. Modern naval war ls pre
Beating us with so many nev andi
strange situations that an error of |
judgment of tilter character is pardon
able. But it has been, necessary to
point out for tho further guidance of
His Majesty's ships that conditions
w?U... p7CT=.U - hc? - ~??OA, nf
squadron is injured in a mine field,
ar is exposed to submarine attack,
ure analogous *x> t'uose which ot nur
In action and. that the rule ot lear?
lng disabled ships to their own re
sources is applicable so far, at aoy|
rate, as large vessels are concerned.
"No acts of humanity, whether to j
friend or foe. should lead to neglect |
af the proper precautions and dis
positions of war, and no measure can
tie ta*:"** tc sase life which prejudice
the nvlttary ??Uuaffen.1 Small crafts
ot all kinda should, however, be di
rected by wireless to dose on the
asm s ged sh ld" ai all speed.
"The loss bj nearly sixty officers
ind 1.400 meit would not have been
trudged ir it Had been brought about
Iry gun fire la: an open action. But
ii is pa;ticu.??!y distressing under
conditions ittfttf prevailed. The ab
sence of any bf the ardor and excite
ment of an engagement did not, how
ever, prevent, the display of dlsclp-j
line, cheerful courage and ready self j
sacrifice among all ranks and ratings.
"The duty on whicb these vessels I
tvf.ro engaged wanan essential part of j
the arrangements by which the -c
I roi of the seas and the safety of the
kountry aro maintained and the lives
lost are as usefully, ss necessarily
ind a? gloriously devoted to the re
tirements of His Majesty's service
ts if the loss had been incurred In a)
general action.
'Tn view of the certainty of a pro-j
(Continaed on Third Page,)
LIST OF BANKS
NAMED BY McADOO
Names of Banka Made Public By
Secretary McAdoo, Who
Are Violating Rules
Washington, Sept. 25.-Continuing
Iiis campaign against high interest
rates and thc hoarding or money by
hankB, Secretary McAdoo tonight
made public a list of nearly 250 nat
ional banks outside reservo and cen
tral reserve cities, which are carry
ing reserves in excess ot the legal re- | f
Minn nu nt -. Tho list shows that the
reserves in these banks run from 25
per cent to 74 per cent, and the legal
minimum being 15 per cent to 74 per
cent, the legal minimum being 15 per j ]
rt nt ? (
. "If," said McAdoo, in a statement ,
given out with the Hst, "the large :
amount of loanable funds that are ;
kept from active employment, as In
dicated Oy these figures, was invested ,
in commercial or agricultural paper
or loaned on proper security the pres- !
eut situation would be greatly reliev- .
ed."
The secretary's statement referred .
to the list as showing "some" of the
national banks carrying excessive re- j
serves, and lt was understood tonight
further lists would follow:
The list includes:
Virgina-Planters' National, Fred
erisksburg, 32 per cent; 1st National 1
raham* 41 per cent; Marshall Nation- t
National 41 per cent; Marshall Nation- <
al 15 per cent; Tasewell National 29 t
per cent; First National, Wy the vii le. ]
?7 per cent. !
North Carolina-Concord National; <
2-2' pet pe m. . . - I
. Sot th CaVolinn^-CobtraT National, {<
Spartanburg, 26 per cent .
Tennesbw- ClurksVlllo r National. L
45 per cent: First National..Memphis,I<
30 per cent. ; " _<
ALLIES REPORT A
VIOLENT BATTLE!
m
Reinforcements Add New Impetus }
To the Fighting m Northam *
France c
- ;
Paris, Sept. 25-The following of- |
ficlal communication was given out in 0
Paris this afternoon . s
"First: Our left wing there bas f
begun a general action of great vio
lence between thoee detachments of c
our forces that are operating between ?
thc river Somme and the. River Alane ,
and the army corps which the nemy j
has grouped in the region around Ter- (
gnler and St. Quetiu. . These army
corps have come, sonic from the men
tor of the enemy's line and others
from Lorrain d and the Vosges. The 8
Inst named corps were transported by c
rall from Cambrai,'by' way of Liege r
and Valenciennes-: To ;the north ot n
the river Aisne,' as tar as Berry-??- *
Buc there has been no chango of any c
Importance. t<
"Second: On the cerner we have c
made progress to the east of Rheims 0
In the direction ot Berry and Moron
villiers. Further to the east shows
no change. To the east of the Ar- a
sonne the enemy has not been able /
io move out oi . varieunes. On the
right bank of the River Meuse the tl
enemy succeeded In getting a footing A
m the heights of the Meuse; in the c
region of the promontory of Hatton
i'hutel, and forced In the direction of
St. Mihiel, he bombarded the forts
it Camp Des Romaines. To offset o
this, to the south of Verdun, we re- P
main masters of the heights of the ti
Meuse and our troops, moving out ot Cl
ro.nl, advanced until they reached e:
the region ot Beaumont. . tl
"Third: On our right wing Lorraine e
ind the Vosgas we have repulsed at- r
tacks of minor .importance on Nome- l<
ny. To the east of Lune vi He tbe en
tuny, has mado some d?monstrations
lions the line of the River Vegouse -
ind the River Blette." tl
, British Flag Hooted.
London, Sept. 25.-(3:15 p. m.)
The official press bureau this after
noon Issued the following statement: J
"The admiralty announces that a h
telegram has been received from Vice g
Vdmiral Sir George Petey stating lp
that the part and town of Frederic?: | a
Wilhelm, the seat of government o? T
fvttisvi Wilhelm's Laad (the name ap- a!
plied to the German portion of New <?
Guinea) have been occupied by an
\ustrallan force without opposition." o
"The armed forces of the enemy ap- fl
pear to have been concentrated at tl
Herbershoebs, where they *ere an- n
sibilated. ( f
"Tho British flag has been hoisted L
ETPr?ir?i?^h VTi?helra ur. J a g^rriac^.*,
aaa been established there." I h
GREAT BATTLE IN NORTH
ERN FRANCE WILL SOON
BE DECIDED
ACTION IS GENERAL
Fighting Extends Over Large
IArea ami Must Soon Reach
Climax
London, Sept. 26.-Almost stmul
laneously the two great hammer
itrokee In the battle of Northern
France hare fallen and some deels
ve results mv?* be announced before
long. The alites har? ?truck tne
denman right wing and the Oermaas
lave hurled themselves against the
French line botween Verdun and
rou).
Hie commencement of these attacha
n earnest was disclosed by the French
official statement issued late today,
int little ls told of how they are pro.
tressing. -The action against the
3erman right ls described as a vio?
lent general one, in which the Frenen
eft encountered an army corps the
Jenn ans brought, from the center of
Lorraine-and the Vosges.
The clash occured in the district
tetareen Tergnler and St. Quentin, so
bat the French have made consider*
tbje headway to the northwest since
.ho last mention waa made of thia
[?art of their army. The French re
Mftts admits that the Germans gain
Mi1 ? footing on tba Meuse heights end
aar?' pvts?tm? ?orward la th* ??rS?tSE
>f se. Mibisl.
lu the center east of Rheims, tao
french have made some progress, but
dseWhere nothing of importance baa
lapponed as shown in the official re
ports >nd no .other informattoa ta
ivallabie. <as the strictest cettaorshlp
las been ?published
Such confirmation comes today of
reeterday's report that tba- Germana
isve suffered a reverse on the Ssat
'russian fro .tier. Several trainload*
if the wounded, . including German
iris cn era, have arrived at Pskov, ac
ordlng to a Petrograd dispatch, hav
ng been engaged in severe fighting
? the borders of Suwalkt; wher* they
ay the Germans suffered heavy loss
s
in Galicia, the Russians have annex
d a few more towna and are perfect
Dg their plan for an attach on Prse
nysl. an advance against General
>ankl, and/eventually the fortress of
Cracow. I
.
While the Servians and Montene
fr??? are. closing in on the Bosnian
Hy of Sarajevo, the Austrians ha Ve
etaliated by resuming the bombard
ledC of Belgrade which during the
arly weeks ot the war was under
distant fire. They also have ut
Bm.pted to cross the Danube, but ac
ordlng to Servian reports, have fall
d.
The French and British navies have
nnexed the Island ot Lissa, in the
adriatic.
The object of the captare, according
o Italian reports, waa to Induce the
austrian fleet to come out and nc
ept battle.
The Austrian navy bas added an
ther German possession tn the South
aciflc to lu list of captarse. This
line it is Kaiser Wilhelm's Land, the
errnan portion of Guinea one of'tile
mperora most valuable colonies in
nat part of the world. It is expect
d that Admiral Patsy will take the
est of the German Pacific Islande,
caving a small garrison at each.
To fill, up tba gaps in the offioer^
an ks, caused by casual tie? tn France.
lie war office ls promoting a large
nm ber of non-commissioned offers
3 the commissioned ranks.
German airships and aeropllneo
ave again been flying along the Bel
lan and French coast and have drop
ed bompa at Ostend and Boulogne,
rithout doing a great deal of damage,
hey have not ventured aereas the
b&nne). bat are expected to do so
naen conditions are favorable.
While these craft diwo bombs, the
bject of tkeir flights atnbUes* ls to
nd out what the allies sra doing on
le coast. The Germans expect ao?ts
?ovement in that direction as, sc
orning to reports from Belgium and
mich, sources, they are strengthening
?mir recition though ?*e espied.
Brritory.