THE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK Oct. 4, 1914, Allies defeated flanking move- ment, and battleground shifted to vicinity of Arras. Allies claimed success in Woevre and Soissons region. British forces aided in defense of Antwerp. Russians defeated Germans at Augustowo and their advance reached Nugy valley, in Hungary. Germans made unsuccessful at- tacks on Ossowetz forts, Japanese marched to Weil-Hsein, Anglo-French fleet bombarded Cattaro and destroyed Lustica. Belgian government issued Gray Paper. France officially denied German charges of torture. Prayers for peace American churches. offered in Oct. 5, 1914, Allies repulsed on left wing. Germans resumed offensive in Argonne district and along the Meuse, Three Antwerp forts taken by Germans. Two Russian armies advanced on Allenstein. Austrians defeated Montenegrins in East Bosnia, Japanese captured German naval base in Marshall archipelago. Prince of Wales fund reached $15,- 000,000, Oct. 6, 1914, Desperate fighting on the Oise. Allies gained at Soissons. German column was at Lille. Germans claimed victories near Suwalki and Augustowo. Russian forces from Baltic forced Germans back between Wirballen and Lyck, Austrians claimed victory at Uzsok pass, but Cossacks were re- ported 80 miles from Budapest. French laid mines in the Adriatic. German prisoners in France sen- tenced to die for looting. Oct. 7, 1914, é Allies drove back from Lille Roye. Germans bombarded Lanaeken because of attacks by civilians. Germans closed in on and crossed the Nethe. Belgian government was moved to Ostend. Germans on East Prussian fron tier checked Russian advance. Russians shelled Przemysl. Austrians reported victory near Tesco, Hungary. Canadian troops landed in Eng- land, Japanese seized island of Yap. British submarine sank German destroyer off mouth of River Ems. Six Austrian torpedo boats sunk by mines in Adriatic. New York Staats Zeitung barred from mails. German cavalry and gained at Antwerp Oct. 8, 1914, Antwerp bombarded by German siege guns and Zeppelins. Germans crossed the Scheldt. Douai, France, recaptured by Ger. mans. Allies gained near Arras, which was being shelled by the Germans. Russians announced capture of Biala. Montenegrins made gains in Her zegovina. German aeroplanes bombs on Paris. dropped — Oct. 9, 1914, Germans captured Antwerp, Bel gian king and army escaping to Os- tend. Germans occupied Courtrai and destroyed bridges between Brussels and Mons. Rugsiang drove the Germans out of Lyck. British air squadron destroyed Zeppelin in hangar at Dusseldorf. Cavalry battles near Lille. & Not Clear to Paw. Little Lemuel““Say, paw, can any one see through glass?’ Paw-—"Cer tainly, son.” Little Lemuel—~"Then why can't Uncle Joe see through his glass eye?” —————— An Exhibitor. “You say this man has had a rather lurid past? “Yes, but I mean no reflection on his character.” “Nao? “You see, he's been in the fireworks business,” An Exception. “When a man is in earnest about looking for an opening he alwa finds it.” " “That’ so? How about the early morning keyhole?” i He opyright. ARLY FIF DIE IN STORM Property Loss in New Orleans Put at $2,000,000. Hurricane Attained Maximum Of 130 Miles An Hour — Olid Land. * marks Damaged Or Destroyed. New Orleans. The West hurricane that spent its force Wednes least at smaller accord ing to advices coming in slowly crippled lines of communication injured by falling signs or flying glass in Frenier and Manshae, La. The rail road agent at the former town graphed that eight white persons and 17 negroes had been drowned streets, At Manshac, 10 miles a railroad section foreman and negro laborers were reported drowned Two children lost their lives in Pas cagoula, Miss., when a house was de cuted here by wires torn down by the storm ported in isolated sections In severel instances entire families are reported missing RUSSIAN NUN JOAN | OF ARC. Trench At Cost Of Life, Petrograd, via London —A Russian | Sister of Charity, Mira Ivanovna, was | oe September Heod of the entreaties of the officers including brother, who that she leave on leas her wounded amid a hail of rifle and ma- | chine-gun fire. The commander and all officers of the Tenth Company of her regiment were killed in the action | Realizing that the position was a | critical one, she rallied the survivors | of the company and with them charged | the German line,.drove it back and | captured a German trench. At the] moment of victory she fell mortally wounded. HAITIANS wiLL SURRENDER. the other | Rebel Leaders Agree At Conference Te Lay Down Arms. Cape Haitlen, Haiti —At a confer. ence of leaders of rebel Haitians and American officers the Haitians agreed to lay down their arms and offer no further resistance to the United States marines. Anouncement of the sur. render was made Thursday. FALL CUTS HIS THROAT. Man Bleeds To Death When He Severs Artery On Tool. Philadelphia. ~Severing an artery in his neck when he feli from a ladder and struck a sharp implement in a dwelling at 4210 Chester avenue, Wil liam Greenhalgh, a paperhanger, of 5642 Osage avenue, bled to death be- fore he could be taken to the Uni. Ek, n—— TO DOUBLE MUNITIONS PLANT. So————-— Du Ponts Gather Materials For New Buildings At Hopewell, Norfolk, Va.The Ei O. Du Pont-De Nemours Powder Company has decided to double the capacity of its plant at Hopewell, Va, Structural material to be used in the construction of new buildings has already arrived at Hope: well. The company will, it ig claimed, give employment to 36,000 men when the new buildings are ready for opera tion. ALLIES TO GET 5 Per Cent. Bonds. i LONG DISTANGE WIRELESS ‘PHONE Words Spoken at Arlington, Heard on the Pacific Coast VOICE CARRIED 2,500 ‘MILES Practicability Of Trasmitting By Radio Message Started On Land Wire Demonstrated By Suc. cessful Experiments. Washington. — Wireless telephone conversation was curried on Wednes day between the Naval Radio Station at Arlington, Va., Navy Yard, on the 2,600 miles away. ilifornia coast, Announcement to by following this effect was of the Navy Dan successful culmina made jes Secretary the has ment in co-ops can Teltphone pany and pany Les six mont} long-distance of been done by ration and Wie the Depart Ameri Com Navy the rraph Ele with Teleg the stern ri than ARO & telephoning 271 in Hise Wilson talked over White Houke 1 Building at the tion at San time the telephone with Pres from wires began the wires the Adm Panama-Pa Francisco rad i) cific Up never Lxposi that been 10 To Be Convertible At Into 4), Per Cent. Bonds. Branches Proposed In All barge Citles. New York —The and the American bankers with whom they have been conferring over proposed credit loan to Great tion of a defl ite plan, it was officially for the establishment of a $500.000,000 loan issue om five 5 per cent. joint British and French bonds, payable jointly and severally by the which the big loan will The bonds will be {issued at 98, thus yielding approx imately 5% per cent. to the investor, and to the nation-wide syndicate bankers which will subscribe at 96 To Be Sold On Instaliment Formation of the left to J. P. Morgan & Co. Year, two nations, to io the Plan. and a The bonds will be jus denominations as low as $100 and subscribers thereto may pay by installment At maturity in cial houses. will be re into bonds convertible these cash or from 10 to after by the two governments jointly AMERICANS LURED TO WAR. ish Army. London There inducing American members of Skinner, the American Consul-Gen has effected arrangements with P. eral, turned all cases of the sort over to Consgul-General Skinner, who now has a number of them under consideration, The factz in all the cases are strik- ingly similar. Men arriving in Eng- land are met on board ship by recruit. ing agents. The British Government does not favor the practice and is do ing all it can to break it up TO HOLD up TELEGRAMS. Britain Announces 48 Hours’ For Messages To Europe. London.—The Postmaster-General announced that, pending further notice, all telegrams for neutral coun- tries in Europe, for Russia by way of the Oreat Northern lines and for Serbia will be subjected to 48 hours’ delay. Delay wenisidhasan PRIESTS EXPELLED BY TURKS. Leave Constantinople, Sofia Hears. London.--A Sofia dizspateh to Ren ter's Telegram Company says: “Aco cording to private advices from Con. stantinople, the Turks are expelling all Catholic priests from that city.” Forced To BATTLESHIP BLOWN UP. 887 Saved From Italian Vessel After Explosion Following Fire. Paris.—A dispatch to the Havas Agency from Vrindisl says: “A fire, which wus followed by an explosion, has occurred on board the Italian bat tleship Benedetto Brin. Eight officers and 279 marines have been saved thus far. “RearAdmiral Rubin de Cervin i# among the dead. “The fire was purely nccidental.” used for such Today's a distance of mplets Is the announcement for not only able had 10 was Sec of the the from Navy to announce 1 been car Washington San Fran of wires but the to predic t Yoice ried t the use it reasonable within a incident made be telephone conve would possible to regular rsatlions Epoch-Making, Say Navy Men, The importance of this ach from lime «¢ naval rded by From the standpoint of f war is reg officers as epoch-m redial the American aph Comp standpoint, Tele announcs Telephone and able the wire me central stat e in the near future to pick up the and converse any were to with use of from 10 wireless tele Ie hig friend the on at sea Secret who consistently of the ary Daniels, scientific bureau the development of new inventions, sald: ‘It pleasure to announce the of ip my successful out ich © come wl ave bed months by the American Tele phone eotric Lompany in co radio siat the Navy distance possible.” operation wit} ii fons Depart wireless the jurisdiction of by whict phony has jong x 3 wn ade Leis a. oeen mae HEARS OF INDIAN MUTINY, ments, Is Report. Berlin, via wirelesg 10 N. J—The gays “The Lokal Anzeiger publishes a dis hifrom Bagdad telling of a mutiny n regiments in the B Army--the Eighth Murhena Regiment and the Tenth Sikh Regiment that followed the mutiny, dispateh statesyl.200 British were kill ed, among whom were Majors Hy! and Goors. Of the Hindus 1.100 were kill ed or wounded.” News Agency Overseas 43 AMERICANS DECORATED. Honors Them For Services In Fighting Plagues. Serbia Nigh, Serbia. —Forty three American physicians and sanitary engineers have been decorated by Crown Prince Alexander in recognition of their serv. feces in stopping epidemics in Serbia. The Americans are representatives of the Rockefeller Foundation and the Red Cross. 2» MINERS ENTOMBED. Killed By Explosion At Hanna City, HL Peoria, 111.--One man is dead, an- other dying and 20 others imprisoned as a result of an explosion in the Empire Mine at Hanna City, 30 miles west of here. Rescuers have recover. ed one body and brought one fatally injured man to the surface. One Wilson Names Blackman To Act At Newark, O. Washington. Secretary Wilson, the Department of Labor, appointed William Blackman, Seattle, Wash, a conellintor in the strike of the boiler. makers of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, at Newark, 0. A. L. Faulk. ner, Cleveland, was named cenciliator in the controversy between the Coal and Coke Rallway Company and its whoomen, at Gassaway, W. Va, fe: blosole far, sdvsnce, prepoy by us. 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If y onger and be po well pleneed The! whe ¢ resmarEatie 1 forse pair « o Fecinl t OUR expense if for any finer u want ire offer, of Bed Bf ot 3 = unl you send fpwin of YO Tr WA. ATT of tires from Je tan unt DO NOY THINK © OF BUYING a bicycle or a pale offers we are ek ug. LET SEVENTEEN Over the State. TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS ~ Hand Plot—One Dead In R, R. Accident—Labor Shortage Coke Region. in cn The longest sentence ever imposed in the history of Alle courts was passed on Vicarre, aged twentvone, in in Pittsburgh Vicarre to serve not less than eleven months and fifteen days and not more than forty vears in the West Penitentiar twice was convicted of murder in gheny county Criminal Court was sentenced He ’ he ictments ern degree on separate | different juries. nd and by ion of the bridge River at Phoenizville The erect across the Was of Montgomery and Chester rejected all bids considered, be to the were counties when they The lowest was not in conformity the other bids plans and cases already facing a serious With thirty Shipy pensburg in epi thought that the polliotion the town at unknown. It began by of is i= the water supply where a just Mainsville, and reservoir has been con the capture of Frank Gregg, believed to be one of the three who shot John James at Mt. Carbon in a dispute over three cents’ cream, With which has been operating ville. Qearcity of labor in the Connellsville coke region is beginning to be felt by producers, but, in the face of this con dition. some 300 ovens were added to the active list. The labor shortage is due to the European war. Production and shipment of coke continue at ap- proximately 300,000 tons a week. The State Live Stock Sanitary Board declared a quarantine against any shipments of cattle from the northern part of lllinois for any pur pose whatever. The order also will prevent shipments being made through the State from Illinois, Deloss W. Henry, aged lorty-eight, who shot and killed his wife, Isabel, aged forty-five, and her mother, Mrs, Sarah A. Smith, aged eighty, at their home Meadville, on September 13 and then attempted suicide, died from his wounds. Colonel J. B. Hutchison, Colonel of the Eighth Regiment, announced that he would resign as chief of police Oc- tober 15. He has been Chief under Mayor Royal, having previously served under Mayor McCormick. Alfred McCord, of Addingham, was convicted and sentenced to a term of gix months in the county jail for cruelty to his two children, Myrtle, aged fifteen years, and Mildred, thir teen years old. Commissioner Cunningham Notice Builders Must To Agreement. Gives Live Up arrisburg Seventesr highwas {OT 60 bridges on State aw ham, no award being arded by Comm in Pike and Monro in one and the high. En case there figures wey OTK Were y , Gne bidGer nes i un i Ninety-three bid were Can neering Co, 1 Township, M« ounty, Jacob Stem, nd rr onsirac Stroudsburg Lenter a Clearfield counties, Central ( tion Co., Wooster, Township, Wyomi Bridge ( Paraflise Township, Jacob Stem, Stroudsburg, Clifford Township, Ly. Falls Anthra $1564.30; Monroe county, $1,633.49; Susquehanna coun- Anthracite Bridge Co., Scranton, $2,278.30; Shippen Township, Cameron county, G. W. Ensign, Inc., Harrisburg, $113.16: Gibson Township, Susque- hanna county, Anthracite Bridge Co, Scranton, $1,917; Davidson Township, Sullivan county, Whittaker & Diehl, $4.26845; Eaton Town ship, Wyoming county, Anthracite Bridge Co., Scranton, $3,845.50; Brook- vn Township, Susquehanna county, Anthracite Bridge Co., $1,931.50; Penn Township, Butler county, Central Con- struction Co., Wooster, O., $1804.40; Township, Elk county, Will Dickinson, Ridgway, $2819.80; Hamil. Monroe county, Jacob Stroudsburg, $1,263.25; Pocono Jacob Stem, Raccoon Town. R. D. Hunter, county, ng cite '0., Scranton, Stroudsburg, $680.62 ship, Beaver county, Beaver, $2,665.80, 300.000 Trout Distributed. Nearly 300,000 young trout, varring from three to six inches in length, were distributed by the State Depart. ment of Fisheries during September, making the largest month's work of the kind in a long time. The distribu. tion of young trout for “planting” will continue throughout the winter. The young fish were distributed in Schuyl- kill, Cumberland, Columbia, Potter, Erie, Cameron, Sullivan, Jefferson, Clinton, Berks, Washington, Elk, Ly. coming, Somerset, Crawford, McKean, Clearfield, Forest and Vepango coun ties. Eastern counties will receive consignments soon. At the request of the Department of Fisheries, Stata po- licemen have been detailed to inspeet the Susquehanna and other eastern Pennsylvania rivers to destroy eel baskets and arrest owners who have placed them in streams, 17 Pure Food Prosecutions. "Agents of the State Dairy and Food Commissioner brought seventeen prosecutions in Philadelphia and Luzerne counties, most of them in Philadelphia. Hertzler Quits Office. William Hertzler, Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth, bade goodbye to friends ot the Capitol and left his office. Fred A. G of Milton, will be appointed 0 succeed him.
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