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PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1914.
PRICE. ONE CENT
REPORTS VILLA DEAD
BY ASSASSIN'S HAND
IN MEXICAN CAMP
His Secretary, Fierro, Who
Was Charged With Kill
ing Benton, Named as
Murderer.
Carranza Holds on at National
Palaco Despite Message De
manding Hi3 Surrender to
Catdoron.
KEEN, FROSTY AIR MAKES
WHOLE CITY SHIVER TODAY
Small Boys Are Happy, Though, for
Chestnut Time Is Here.
umiiIkI' & '" ?K ul " PydioloBlo heat,
until the hllxiard days arrive and froien are
., the feet-
The frost Is In tho eubway, In the surface
, cars and "t,",
u,?J"n they'll slart the fablo of the hea.linr
none can tell, f
Tho dew that has been drenching the
pumpkin and tho fodder In tho shock
appeared on tho golden globe that made
New Knsrlnnri fflttlnna tnov Iti fnrm hnt
unlike the unshaven growth upon the
Checks Of VOIlth. "Tyxmn 4Vin frnsl.
Shivering la the favorite outdoor pas
time today for thoao who have not yet
found their overcoats, A foggy iome
thins; seemed to have crept Into the at
mosphere this morning, chilling to the
bonei those who were lightly clad.
Small boys were tickled to death when
they sniffed tho frost. Frost means tho
opening of tho chestnut burr. A burr
opened by frost means that tho chestnut
is ripe. Also It means less trouble In
getting nt the nut through Its porcupine
covering. Frost Is, furthermore, the her
ald of winter days, snow and coasting,
Ice and skating for tho small boy.
A second attack was mado today upon
oDaurate furnaces. Pipes taken down
to be cleaned a few days ago and left
standing for another day were hurriedly
shot back Into plnco and houses this
morning were filled with smoke, 111 humor
and metaphorlc sulphur when the refrac
tory flues worked backwards.
Coal dealers are chuckling and are now
beginning to reap their annual harvest.
Tho P. It. T. has not yet announced
that Us cars arc heated. That comes
later. So far as can bo learned there
will bo no change this year In the clever
plan of defeating good Intentions of tho
heaters on the subway-elevated trains.
Contrary to precedent, these heaters
worK,
1,000,000 RUSSIANS
MOVE IN AVALANCHE
UPON GERMAN SOIL
From
Breslau, 190 Miles
Berlin, Is New Objective,
While- Cracow Is Left to
Strong Investing Force.
TSINtS-TAO FORTS TARGET
OF JAPANESE BOMBARDMENT
EL PAGO, Tex,, Sept. 29. Reports
reaching here today from Mexico persist
In saying that Goneral Francisco Villa
has been assassinated by his secretary,
Fierro.
Little credence Is placed In the rumors
because the messago from Chihuahua
last night quoted Villa on tho present
Mexican situation.
Fierro was court-martialed and then
released on the charge of having killed
Benton, "the ranchman In Juarez, sev
eral months ago.
MCXICO CITV, Sept. 29.-Desplto tho
demands of General Villa and Villa's
generals, that Provisional President
Venustlano Carranza resign, the Indica
tions today wero thnt General Carranza
would remain In the National Palaco at
gast until the convention of Constitu
tionalist generals or their delegates is
Belli here next month.
General Carranza believes that no
ther plan of action on his part would
be consistent with the "Guadalupe agree
ment," of which Villa Is one of the
rlgners.
General Carranza and his advisers bat
late In tho executive quarters of the Na
tional Palace last night working upon a
plan of campaign and drafting a reply
to the following telegram which Carranza
has Just made public:
"To Don Venuattano Cananza, first chief
of the Constitutionalist Army and in
charge of tho executive power, Mexico
City:
"We desire to make every effort to pre
vent the enemies of tho cause of liberty.
who stoop to any medium that stains the
Republic, from profiting by such circum
stances as seem Imminent. We also de
sire to make every sacrifice before putting
uur fatherland 'In danger of foreign Inter
vention. "Only the failure of all tbgio noble
hopes and all these generous efforts will
lead us Into a fratricidal struggle Into
whlrh we would be compelled to enter as
our duty.
f.N'oto: Part of the message Is hero
itileken out by the Mexican censor.)
'General Villa has telegraphed to all
our dear brotherH to cease the hostile
attitude of the division of the north as
soon as you, In an outburst of patriotism
and self abnegation, turn over the su-
til rlnfi sntiimu tirl tn tlin tnnnu.i . I Ut
Liberal. Fernando Igleslas Caldcron. who. i j'.1" P.- """ubaugh, this morning kent
r. ms taients, energy and clean ante- ,,, ", ''''"' voters in the ward
Fierce Battle Wages at Tarnow
in North Przemysl Bombard
ment Heavy Galician Rail
ways and Carpathian Passes
Held.
Fleet Begins Shelling Leasehold
Town; Land Assault Continues.
TOKIO, Sept. 29.
The Japanese fleet has begun tho bom-
fbardment of tho German fortresses at
Tslng-Tao.
Official announcement to this effect was
made today.
Tho land forces of the Japanese and
.their allies have driven back tho outer
defenses of the Germans In Kloa-Chau,
capturing four qulck-llro gdns and 60
prisoners.
The Japanese casualties were 130 Ger
man casualties unknown.
BRITISH WARSHIPS,
LURKING OFF CAPES,
COVET CONTRABAND
Great Britain Aims to Break
Up Practice of Supplying
German Cruiser From
This Port.
PREDICT EARLY SETTLEMENT
Constitutionalists at Washington
Think Carranza Will Yield to Villa.
WASHINGTON, Sopt. 29.-Mcmbcrs of
the Constitutionalist paity here have In
formation, it was stated today, upon
which they base belief, amounting to
conviction, that, the Vllla-Carronza split
will be healed within 43 hours. Retire
ment of Carranza as flist chief and also
as a potential candidates for President
a complete capltaulatlon to Villa's demands-will
be tho solution, it is under
stood. "There will be nn war " .nU . ..-
ber high In Constitutionalist circles today.
Postponement of tho Torrcon conference
set for October 1, until Villa's and Car
ranza s "peace commissioners" settle tho
personal differences of their leaders, was
rumored here today. All Information
1'uuneu to selection of Fernando Iglaslas
Caldiron, a Vlllalsta, as Carranza's prob
able successor.
Zapata's protest to General Funston
against surrendering Vera Cruz to a
Carranza representative complicated peace
plans. Officials also viewed with appre
hension the warlike attitude to Zapata
fic.th.ureoIts of pe"y "-hleftalns
SmI l both ca"anza and Villa. Pos
sibility of brigandage and sporadic revo
lutionary movements wero tho unfavor
able surfaco indications.
PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICANS
Former Washington Party Workers
Not for a "Radical Democrat."
nJ1,o,1P?rcfslvi.Repub,lcan Le"Kue of
cen.lv MJVan1, W,McU uns organized -
' ,V b. mon wl, torboak the Washing-
VforJ T A "'support the candidacy of Dr.
indents, will bo a guarantee for the
fruits of our revolution. He will know
how to lead the republic In the paths of
honor and glory and will never prove a
traitor to the Ideals of real democracy.
"General Villa has deUarcd categori
cally that the whole of this division (tho
nrmy of the north) will uphold dimly
Sf-nor Igleslas, and In a burst of high
patriotism General VIlu has already an
nounced to the world that none of his
uenerals nsplres to the presidency of tho
republic, nor tho vice presldecny. This
U so In transitory or permanent sense."
The telegram was signed by IB generals
on the staff of General Villa, Including
Oneral Felipe Angeles, Eugenlo Bena
vldos, rtaoul Madeio and Callxto Con
tieras. The publication, of this telegram here
ci fated a sensation.
Genera! Alvaro Obrcgon and the other
followers of Carranza. who were sent to
tfiat at once with Villa's representatives,
are believed to be In Aguas Callentes:
but this conference Is seoarate nnd ills.
tlnct from the big convention called for
net niniitn.
on October 6.
Military preparations are still going
foiward, and General Carranza now has
stions army In the Held to oppose Gen
eral Villa's division of the North.
PBTROGRAD, Sept. 23,
Breslau, In Sllesln, 190 miles from Ber
lin, Is now believed to be the main Rus
sian objective. Cracow, which the Rus
sians' northern column Is nearlng, will
be lnvcste-1 by a large army, following
the precedent set nt Przemysl. A million
men nrc reported engaged in this move
ment. Tho northern column has assaulted
Tarnow and a pitched battle Is now In
progress there. The Austrlans are put
ting up a strong resistance but they are
greatly outnumbered. With Tarnow In
possession of tho Russians the last ob
staclo In the way of the slcgo of Cracow
will have been lemoved. Dumbrlcko, a
railroad station on tho way to Tarnow,
has already been captured.
It Is now apparent that the movement
through Gallcla Is the main offensive
of tho Russian nrmy. It developed to
day that Grand Duke Nicholas, the commander-in-chief,
Is with the forces there,
which number more than 1,000,000 men.
Tho armies, proceeding along tho
parallel lines of railway, are moving
rapidly westward. With all the six
Carpathian passes occupied by Russian
troops nnd with strong forces on tin
Hungarian plains Just south of theso
points all dnnger of a possible flanking
movement has been avoided. Conse
quently there is now nothing to retard
the moement.
The pursuit by tho Russians of the
Austrian army In Gallcla Is compared by
the mllltaly exports here with General
Kutozoff's pursuit of Napoleon's army
from Moscow In 1812, nnd General Grant's
hairjlng chnse of Lee's army in tho
civil war In 1805.
The victorious Russian forces have al
ready traversed more than half of the
route from Przemysl to Cracow and the
latter Is now only four days' march dis
tant. Tho northern Russian column Is mov
ing much more rapidly than the south
ern one. This is believed here to Indi
cate they expect the Austrian rctient,
when It come3, tn be toward the south,
nnd the nrmy moving In that direction
will bo able to cut off their retreat.
OUT FOR DR. BRUMBAUGH ! austrians fall back to cracow.
The Austrlans havo fallen back until
they nro close to Cracow, where they
come under command of tire-German gen
erals. They havo not only abandoned all
defense of their own count! y, but havo
left Hungary to the protection of it3 own
national troops.
The Austriuns havo also apparently re
linquished all Idea of Independent action
ENGLISH INVASION
OBJECT OF KAISER'S
BELGIAN ACTIVITY
Capture of Mechlin and
Siege of Antwerp Forerun
ners of Carrying War
Across the Channel.
InttprR lirrrlr... .... ... ... .
r.,.Ji r , 1 "' ril" lo 'Ho sui
port of Doctor nrimit.n,,.,!, i ...
Smith, secretary of the league, Is i the nnd hnve dcc!uPU to tack themselves on
State representative from the 22d DIs- I to "lf' r'siit w'lng of the Germans and to
trlct, elected In 1912 on the Washington , play a modest role ns n component part
and Keystone tickets. I , .. .. .,
The letter states that tho league Is German army now operating on
composed of men who formerly weie ! Gornlnn''s eastern frontier.
Washington Party workers, but who The brief Russian War Olllco statement
cannot suppoit a "radical Democrat" for I claims continuous success In the west
Governor. For this reason they have rr- i ward advance and adds:
fused to stnnd behind tho action of the i "Sorties b the Austilau garrison at
Stnte Committee of the Washington Pizemjs.1 continue, but thoj havo been
l arty In Indorsing Vanco C. McCormlck I icpulscd. Many prisoners, a number of
and declaro they will wnrli tnf h i.. 1 cannon nnd some ammunition liavn fnllnn
nun ui jjocior Jiruntiiaugh.
ANTWKRP, Sept. 29.
Persistent Gorman operations In Bel
glum are Interpreted ns a plan "of the
Kaiser to cross over to England. Tho
capture of Mechlin nnd the present siege
of Antwerp, as well ns tho advance of
German forces northward from several
directions are taken ns forerunners of the
seizure of Ostend ns a base for the In
vasion of Great Britain.
The Belgians have nun oil rumlnar th.
Invading force and a big battle Is re
ported waging now, not far from Ant
werp. NEW FORCE OF GERMANS.
A forco of German naval reserves, de
clared to number 23.000. taken into Bel
glum from Kiel and Hamburg, Is re
poited to be Intended by the Germans
for a selge of Antwerp. Private ndvlces
fiom Germany recently hnve Intimated
thnt the Kaiser Is determined to capture
Antwerp.
It Is believed by some, however, that
tho naval reservists have been brought
Into Brussels lo garrison the tnivn. n.m.
pled by the Germans, and release the
military detachments for active fighting
ngainst the Allies. Confirmation of tho
approach of a new allied army from the
west Is also seen In the sending of the
fleet reservists for fighting on land.
After a .seveie bombardment, the Ger
mans have occupied Mechlin, about 13
miles south of this city, according to
an oincinivannounccment given out today
by the War Office.
The Germans hnve been carrjlng on n.
hard bombardment of the forts at Wavre,
St. Catherine and Wneltham. about ten
miles from the temporary Belgian cap
ital, but the fire of tho forts has not
ceased.
Whllo agents of the Federal Govern
ment mo starting nn Investigation to dis
cover, tho original shippers of the con
traband, destined for Gormnn waishlps,
In tho Norwegian steamships Fram and
.Somrncrstnil, tho vessels arc discharging
I heir cargoes at the new Municipal Pier
at tho foot of Dock sticct, and two Brit
ish cruisers, cheated of their prey, are
lying Idly off the Delaware Capes.
It was not known until today that
Great Britain had ordered two warships
to pntrol the entrance of the Delaware
Bay to break up tho practice of supply
ing the German cruisers Karlsruhe and
Dresden from this port. Several weeks
ago the cruiser Essex was seen there.
Slip was lcllovod by the converted
auxiliary cruiser Caronla and today nn
other vessel, believed to be the Brltlnnnla,
made her appearance. The cruiser seen
by several Incoming esscls has four
funnels nnd Is constructed along the
same lines as the Ciessy, Abouklr and
Hogue, sunk a few das ago by Gormnn
submarines. The watchful waiting
policy of tho Caronla nnd her reinforce
ment, shipping men stated today, did
more to mnke Captain Axelscn, of tho
Sommerstnd, "aTid Captain Grlndhclm, of
tho Finm, to change their minds about
delivering their cargoes than did orders
from tho owners of their vessels. Each
master was In a fair way to win a small
foitune for his work, but tho fear of be
ing captured and Imprisoned until the end
of the wnr made them decide to sur
render the clearance papers and remain
In port until a neutral cargo could re
place the contraband stowed In the holds.
The Department of Commerce and Jus
tice, upon the request of the British Gov
ernment, has taken up the shipment
of contraband from various American
ports. In addition to Investigating the
case of the Sommerstad and Fram, they
nra looking after the American steamship
Lorenzo and Norwegian steamship Thor,
both of which were captured in the act
uf delivering coal to German war ves
sels. A significant fact in the capture of
the Thor is that she was under charter
bv the Inter-American Steamship Com
pany of New York, the same concern
which has contracted for the, Sommer
stad nnd Fram. It Is also said that this
company emplojed the four other Nor
wegian tenmhlps sailing from here the
la-.t two mouths with similar cargoes '
On of them, the Heina, was captured off
St Thomas, D W I., by a Fiench '
cruiser. William J. Grandfleld & Co of
"OS Walnut street, were the local agents
for the vessels They refuse to discuss i
tho r.-sc. i
Gi vcrnment Inspectors are watching the
discharge of the cargoes of the Frnm
and the Sommerstad and will ee thnt
It Is nil placed ashore It will bo stored
until claimed by the consignor or con- i
slgnors
ALLIES' LEFT WING
REPELS TERRIFIC
GERMAN ATTACKS
Official Statement Reports Violent Bom
bardment of Centre, and Says French
Are Making Slight Progress Between
Argonne and the Meuse.
Many Invaders Captured in Recent Fight
ing Berlin Announces Advance
Through Verdun-Toul Forts Contin
uesBattle Raging in Upper Alsace.
iO
The War Today
Continuous fighting along the whole
120-mlje battle lino began the 17th
day of the groat battle, iaglng from
, the Aisne to the Mouse.
Paris has a report that Geneial von
Kluk has begun to withdraw, hut the
War OfTlce Is reticent. Slow gain"
against the German right are an
nounced, and It Is added that the
Germans" efforts to break through the 1
line at Rhelms have been violent.
Prince Adalbert, the Kaiser's third
son, is said to have been killed by his
own men by mistake.
Two hundred and fifty thousand Ger
man naval reserves are reported be
inpr rushed fiom North Sea ports to
aid In the siege of Antwerp. This in
dicates the German plan to crush
completely the Belgian flanking-
movements.
In East Prussia conflicting reports
claim the aggressive for both the
PARIS, Sept. 23.
Night and day attacks by the Ger
mans on the Allies' left wing hae
been repulsed, according to an official
statement issued at 3 p. m. today.
The statement .says:
"On our left wing, to the north of
the Sotnmc and between the Sommo
and the Olse, the enemy has attempted
night and clay attacks and has been
roptiLscd. On the north of the Alsno
there Is no change.
"At the centre. In the Champagne
district, and to the east of the Ar
gonne, the enemy has been engaged
in conducting a heavy bombardment
of our position. Hctween the Argonno
region and the Mcu:,e slight progress
lias been made by our troops, who
And themselves facing strongly organ
ized positions on the heights of the
Meuse.
"In tho Woevre section and on our
right wing (Lorraine and the Vosgca)
no notable change has occurred.
"In a general way, our line Is thrown
cast and west along a. point from tho
. c.u.. ui ront-a-.Mounson, Apremont.
Russians and the Germans. It scemfe j the Mcuae, the region of St. Mlhlel, th
SERB-MONTENEGRIN FORCES
BEGIN TO SHELL SARAJEVO
Austrlnus Also X,oslnr Final Foot
hold on Servian Soil.
HOME, Sept. 29
A dlsnatelt finm fnttintA ......
It will piobably be held Servian nnd Montenegrin forces befoie
tjuiiijct.,, intuitu ui imsnin, nae beirun
.,.. uuuiuniudlkll, UI IIIC L'liy.
MSH, Servla, Sept. "9
The Servian War Office Issues the fol
lqwlng statement:
"Tho next few days will s n ...
I Austrlans expelled from Servla. Their
in our bauds.
"As the Austilans letrcat confusion Is
notlccnblo In their tanks.
"The Austilans are now suffeilng fiom
shortage of food. In l'rzemjsl military
mtlons have been reduced by 23 per
cent."
LONDON, Sept, 29.
Tho Rutslan Eniba-sy gave out the
following statement toda :
"RuBshin troops In gieat numbcis hat
been ablo to ptnetinto Hungary at sev
eral points ns far as Unghar."
If the foregoing announcement Is true
It means thnt tho Russian army invading
Hungary la onl 170 miles fiom Budapebt,
tho Hungailan capital I'ltshvar Is only
170 miles noithenbt of Budapest. Further-
"SUNK TWO RRITISH SHIPS
m r-.,nr-... ..,. ' i sol remaining foothold Is In tho moun- more thl' lif nintlon. if authentic. ie
IS PIGEON'S MESSAGE I t"1"3 southwest of Krunanl. wher? our vea,B one of V' K'?nlcst ats ' "nis
mrces uru inning in lighting in the ' ll" 'm"""a '" n uuic iu accom
mountain passes." pllslt since the war broke out Thei
must navo crossen me iarpnttilan moun-
Announcement of German Victory
OH Florida Found In Cylinder.
ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla . Sept. 29
"September 21. 19H, off Florldm eVist.
Just sunk two British ships
(Signed) " GERMAN B. S. I, 12-12."
It Is supposed that the code "B. S h,"
rffcrs to the German cruiser Breslau,
hlch has been operating in waters off
the Florida coast.
This typewritten message in a small
c Under was taken from a cairler pigeon
bien fluttered In from tho Atlantic Ocean
this morning.
Another cairler pigeon tame In late
jMieraay, dropping from exhaustion,
beating a tiny cylinder tind m i i
The cylinder was inscribed "German v
12-12."
A I
i
PRINCE ADALBERT KILLED
BY GERMAN SHOT. IS REPORT
Belgian Doctor Says Kaiser's Third
Son Died in Ghent Hospital.
GHENT, Sept. 29.
A Belgian doctor, just out of Brussels,
sdjs that Prince Adalbeit, the Kaiser's
third ton. died In a hospital there and
was ordered to" hold an autopiy " thnB' I Mo,e nalds 0ver Belgium-German
piesence of two German doctors, it was Aviator Killed Near Paris,
loun.i, ue says, mat the Prince had been
killed by a German bullet and that In
other eliminations officers were found
to hae died, too, from wounds made
The man who told
vlnced of the truth o
it should be accepted
i tains, a natural hauler facing their ad
vance, and tho fact that they have pushed
so lar in such shoit time Indicates that
they eithtr met with very little resis
tance in the Carpathian mountain passes
or else weie anle to nchlove a notnhle
victory In overcoming opposition so easily,
CONVENT BADLY DAMAGED
BY BOMB FROM ZEPPELIN
AMSTERDAM. Sept 29,
Fuithcr Zeppelin fuiays nie tenoned
Another one accursed yestettlnj over
Dcynze. a city of 6w, ten miles south-
OFFICIAL STATEMKNT.
The ollicial statement of tho War Of
(Ilc follows:
After bombarding Mechlin, the Ger
mans under cover of night entered
the unoccupied town, but have not
resumed their march fiom that plnce.
Tho Germans have dltected fire of
all their heavy artillery against the
forts of Wavre, St. Catherine and
Wneltham. about ten miles from Ant
weip, but with a result not Justify
ing their great expenditure ot am
munition. Our forts replied and the
bombardment ceased.
Between the Dfndre nnd the Wllle
broeek canals, west of Waeltham.
the offensive movement of the Ger
mans has been promptly checked.
Tho torts Indicted seiious losses on
mo enemy and compelled his retreat.
The city of Alost has suffered con
siderably from artllWj Hie. On account
of the German position the Belgian
artillery was compelled to take up a
position that allowed shells to drop In
the city. In consequence (lie started and
a number of buildings were dcstioyed.
DAMAGE AT ALOST.
Most of the damage at Alost. however,
was done b tho German artillery which
occupied a lange of hills south of the
town, a conespondent Just arriving
from that district sass.
'Tho did much vlamago in tho new
quarter of the citj. A chutch. tho col
lege building, tho inilro.id station and a
hospital weie all struck b shells Mri,.
In the engagement nnd set on fire. When
I left the bombaidment was going on
furiously and smoke wus lolling upwaid
from the burning clt."
Tho Belgians claim to have silenced
the Germuu suns and compelled the Ger
mans to letieat
Alost is nn linpoitnnt Belgian city
having nearly 25.0C0 tesidi-nts and llng
about 1G miles uorthutst of liiiiisels. it
Is on the Denilre Rher and has a big
trado In hops. The old quarter of the
town Is moie than MX) jenis old
UlhTT.ItPAM. .S.pt .
BccHuse a reiuiimler of the wm evy
placed up.ni Hiiism'Is b t'io Gerin;inu
is unpuid, the Gt minus hne announced !
iiuii in me nuuie ini'v win p.i for noth
ing, bm will requisition what thej need
according to dispatches from Brussels "
ZEPPELINS FALL VICTIMS
OF ALLIES' DEADLY FIRE
ANGLO-FRENCH FLEET AGAIN
TRAINS GUNS ON CATTARO
Two Forts Destroyed in Renewal of
Bombardment.
BRINDISI, Italj, Sept 23.
The Anglo-French fleet in the Adriatic
has resumed its bombardment of the Aus
trian port of Cattaio. Two of the forts
which have been defending the city h.ie
been destiojed
An Austrian man-of-war Is reported to
have been torpedoed by tho Anglo-French
fleet.
VIENNA, Sept. 23
It Is stated hoio that tho French bom
bardment of Cattaro has been unsuccess
ful. One big French cruiser Is said to have
been sunk by the Austrian forts nt Cat
taro and two others are reported dam
aged. BERLIN, Sept "0
A dispatch to the Cologne Gazette' from
Igalo, Dalmatla. asseits that tho Au
trian foils .it Cattnto on September 13
sank a big Fiouc.li warship
The forts. It is .said, had Intei copted
a wireless message concerning tho move
ment in tho direction of I'atturo of 15
warships and thiee ciulsi-rs The Aus.
trians awaited their arrival fuiiv .,.
pared. V salvo from the flist foit sank
...t n."snii, uiiu uie oinei vessels
the fleet letreated hastilv
certain that the German bombard
ment of Ossovvicz has been repulsed
Petrograd claims a general retirement
of the Germans across the Polish
frontier into East Prussia. Berlin
states that the Russians l.a-ve been
unable to take the Initiative, in an
advance into East Prussia.
I usslans have begun direct operations
against Breslau. The million men in
the northern column, now within four
marches of Cracow, will leave tho
siege of that former objective to a
strong investing force and move
across the Get man frontier, in pur
suance of the general plan to reach
Berlin before winter is over. Severe
fighting is Koing on at Tarnow, 50
miles from Cracow. Dumbicka and
other positions on the road have been
taken, and the main Russian army Is
making rapid progress. In the south
movement is less rapid on account of
tho maishy KiunU. but the Austrlans
are described as losing in frequent
minor encounters.
Berlin War Ofllce onlcially announce?
heig; ts to the north of Spada and a
part -f the heights of the Mouse to the
southeast of Verdun.
"Between Verdun and Rhelms the
seneral front Is bounded by a line pass
ing through the region of Varennes
to the north of Souain and Chaussee
Homaine. and at Itheims encloses the
approaches to Kholm. the Rhelms road
to Berry-au-Bac and the heights called
the Chemln du Dames.
"On the right bank of the River
Aisne this line follows the river as
far as the region of Solssons Between
sois.sons and the forest of JVAIglc it
includes the first plateaus of the right
bank of the Aisne. Between the Rivers
Olse and Somme this line corresponds
to the front to r.ibecourt (occupied by
u). Lasslgny (occupied by the enemy),
Koye (occupied by us) and Chalont
(tho enemy'-'
"To the north of the Somme the line
stretches across the plateau between
Alberta and Combles.
"We took many more prisoners jea
terdaj. These belonged nomiitv ... h
there is notning 10 inuinae mat mo 1 sevontn Corps, the Seventh Reserve,
great battle has entered tho decid- j Corps, the JOth. JStli, 15th and the 19th
ing stages. It sayb flBhtitiB is gen- I Corps of the Germany armv
in
HOPE OF PEACE
Settlement of Great Coal Strike Be-
lieved to Be in Sight,
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 -Settlement of
the Erent coal strike in i,i,-.i.. .. ...
1 sight. It Is believed. II. Davles. a repie
1 sentativo of the coal mine owners, called
long Ulk with President Wilson. ti.
FAIFL
exact tenoi of whk, nclthti ho Wh ' . .. ' W"
House no. Mr Davles would divulge ? I ", "U,UJ,' uf trl
It was understood, however, that, fw '"" ''" ,l,e "
WEATHER FORECAST
t or Philadelphia and vicinity Fair
tonight and probably Wednesday, with
rtttng temperature; moderate vari
offl winda,
For details, see last yaac, i
u in .ma ncn- unue 10 me Administra
tion,, of such a untu.e that the President
nasi Inclined to yield his three 1 cars'
truce plan to accept the proposal
It was ald that Mi. Davles liulettd as
a lirst move in the pioposed program
J" '. I""1 c"?' to Mthurawn
..w. ...v u.n.iw una, H W4S repotted
the President lefuscd to do. fearing that
a jenewai 01 1110 civil war
result.
ROWH-I.U'x, Sept. 29.
The German aeioplanu which Hew over
I'11's on Sunday and dropped bombs,
killing beveiul persons, was flted upon
ami biought to earth near Montgeron,
a lew miles smithwtbt of Paris, accord
ing to a tilc'rum received here todav
The aviutur wa U lied
According to this message, the German
aviator had Ju.l il.npped tt bomb upon
reach toldleis when a
aus.
DISASTER IN ADRIATIC
CANARD. SAYS EMBASSY
No Austrian Projectile Has Yet Hit
French Vesel.
WASHINGTON. Sept 29 -The French
Government, through Us Embassy hen
today denied tho report emnnntlng from
German sources that tho Austrian forts
at Cattaro had sunk a large French
warship The dispatch reads
"Tho French Minister of Marine has
made known that the report of the sink.
ing of a Fiench warship by Austrian
foitj, is entire! false, ami that there la
nothing to justify such a stor. t'( tn
dato no French w.nshlp has been
rescue,! oj an Austrian projectile
to the
moratorium
eral, with no decided change e.scept
along tho Meuse, where the Germans
.continue to snako gains. Tho right
wing has stood nun. although sub
jected to severe pressure.
Belgium War Ofllce announces Ger- '
It is imported Germans have renew el
their operations in upper Alsaco and
that Herco fighting is again in prog
ress m the vicinity of Muelh.uisen.
T 10 Germans continue their assault
against the Veidun-Toul line of forts,
.hi. - . wist 0f Ghent, where four bombs wm Artillery Brines Down lvTnmh....
.., UH Ill-Mill' ,,nw . .. ,1.1.1-. ... - " ----- ....wW I,. Mn,hA.. ... ....-!. . r.
f his tat.m.n' k . ' u.ru,,,c"... ..V '"e,.".n "ly ot 'ru l- I German Air Fieht.r ! "'""" ., iwnieaus
with leserve. ' ?"'", 7 " , ' . ',!' XT'"'. "." '" i.o.M)ox. Sl. -. v ., .....im iuds wun the
t l a l. ui iyii iifci'. 1 u iiuiiiua i i 1 rii.m. ,1 - -'-- - t u 11-1 11 inaiMii r. ,. .11. 3 1 .
I Tho Convent of St. Vin e. , . " "". Paris sa,s that the French J. "8.. '" ," lo 'Ks rc:ls Mlon
IM nni r.r..r, I Paul at Devnze was badlv .!...;:.. " Lngllsh artlilerj has been unril-nh . ' 1 .,', .."".:. .'.' """"nt puuitsh
ij uiiLiinuiin 1 """" sin omariii in tt i... .. .. - , ---- 1 uaj 111 cue umciai Jc11rn.11 .,.,
I
mnns hne rtfrMinirii Mmlilln nfto. but it ntflmnll fa ,lani.i ....... ..
"""- - ,-,-, ,.. ,v. ...,.., , uluu UHu ulev navo
severe bombardment. Much, daniago 1 made any substantial progress
has been done to Alost, an import- 1 I'noillcinl reports from the front
nnt cay. The presonco of large ' show this: That there is hard fight
numbers of Germans in Brussels has ing around t'nmbrai, whero the Ger
led to a belief that the retreat from wins art trjing to offset the growing
France has begun. I vigor of the French attacks, that th
Petrograd War oftice reports briefly Germans hue redoubled their efforts to
the continued bombardment of jrZe- weaken the. Allies' centre near Itheimi
msl ami repulse of oUc3 by tho Ho order to draw French troops from
garrison prido is expressed In tho ' tho region of the tn n.. ,.
, M mm, i,1B
seizure or oil trie Carpathian piji,gcs
which prevents the passage of an
Ing down German aeionlanex
A single eve witness Informs the cor.
respondent that he saw two German
uuF.Mva ouaunni IU One (a
1j .1 dhia
egg bltWl
:
wl U-
Stn. -- .
deciding the prorogation of pamenu and
tlio iUh4iaiil of money depiitwlin
.......,.,,., i.,,w,,q, .,,-, us vccorcilng to
. ' ,'' ". '. ".', Vy'l :. " ' ". norlum.
PRENCH TAKE GERMAN CONGO
Occupy Greater Part of Foe'i Terri
tory in Africa.
pris. aept
fearing 'that FfnfclJ ';' he occupied the rwi,
would b, tho "art f ,h.' lonBO lr,,' ied-'J to Qc,
a u ,Uo . 'na, 'J t"e treat of mi, it wus offlci,'.
1 ly ainounicd today.
urn" one of 'them was' struck j 'I'0 " f U,B ",,u,' - S ven Z
ipnel and was crushe lko n I U, bank,n,g ,ilnWWw..nU b.v thl. u"
The aviators were killed " I " 't UB,':,alm b ) cenca-
i- h",lu uon wh ch would have paid .iividi.ul. on
I t stuek or mi fuumier' alur.s Thi
SATURDAY IS YOUR LAST
CHANCE TO REGISTER
NU Saturday. October 3. is the
last reststratlon dey for the November
election.
It U the last chance to cjuallfj to
voU for United States Senator, Guv
e nor, Congressmen, membeis of the
Legislature nnd for othei important
ofllce to be filled on Nuvcmbe, 3
.P?h Ux1r,'celn's i' I'ucch-aed
at the polling place
Party enrolment is not neressarj
dUpohtiton has been taken ful uu rea.n
that the creditors of banking cnubi.si.
me.it. uiid In lartirulai thos, lio Imvr
""i""S iciumhi, are so situat d that
must Have prefeiince over stuck
Gorman nnnraiifma ... ....
although carried on with the strancth
Austrian force to attack tho Russian j of desperation, are being checked by
armies, advancing on Cracow and j the superior numbers of the French
uresiau, on the rear. The retiring
ihev
hulders,
LIQUOR REVENUE OPPOSED
WASHINGTON. Sept 29 - A ..
bUned b Mrs UfcUn. .,f irn.
leprekvnttng 3i0 imnibri 0f th
I I. iet ue umrwi ,h . .
,.. . ., ,. 3-
"- " " " J lm I Itf i,ol
o n tn. 1 1 tin 1 taxation
i.iiu oru.H in inatc
President Mirshai
uauK
t
111
loda
rnnv ni
nr w is
wy Vic
Austrlans In the south are, as re
ported, low in supplies and as losing
many men and guns in skirmishes
Servian War nilWo rorwits that r 88
ero battle Is waging near Krupa.nl.
where the invading Austrlans hava
mad their final stand "i Servian ter
ntoi From LVttinjo conus the re.
lion ili.tt the boinbjiidinent of Sara
Jvo. capital of Huariia. has corn,
meiictd The combined Servian
Uonttnecrln forces have Btrongly in
vesieo m ttty
Italj is (llrred over the election of n
TurkUh Prince to the Presidency ..f
Albania, and agitator arc urging
that encroachment aie leitaln t"
tuilovv in iufflclcnt degr.e to caui"
Ualv to .nter the war on the aide of
the Allien.
rench
There was a persistent rumor that
Qoneral on Kluk. the commander of
tho army making up the German right,
had begun to withdraw. Uaving a
strong force to guard hig rear, but thli
lacks confirmation.
Several ofllcers in the satb of tha
Hrltlsh Indutn troops hve been seen
in Pans, and this is accepted as con
clusive presf that at last the Indian
regiments are in the field, although up
to the pragpnt time there has been no
ofitcial statement on this ubji t
There is a strung Inclination t .,
headquarters . f General Cialliem Mlll
tar linnrm.i .,f Pan, 1, ,t,r ,a.
th- b 1 u iian 1. mh, 1 K , ,1 lnHi
feevtnteen daa ..1 a, and right
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