THE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK sin Oct. 18, 1914, Severe fighting near and in Alsace. Germans repulsed by Belgians at River Yser and by French at St. Die. y Germans evacuated Courtrai. Austrians repulsed at River San. Serbians routed Austrians on the Save and the Drina. Anti-German riots in London. President Poincare's country house destroyed by Germans. Nieuport n—— Oct. 18, 1914, Allies, aided by British war ships, repelled German advance between Nieuport and Dixmude. Germans attacked allied line from Ostend to Lille. Fierce fighting near Warsaw and Przemysl. Serbians forts. British battleship Triumph dam aged at Tsingtau. Japanese cruiser sunk by German submarine Kiaochow bay Austrian submarine sunk French cruiser in Adriatic. Fifty thousand Belgian refugees returned from Holland. captured Sarajevo Takachiho in by Irish nationalists in London took pledge to avenge Belgium. italian fleet mobilized. nm" Oct. 20, 1914, Germans gained near Lille. Battles along banks of the Yser, on the Arras-Roye line and on the Meuse. Allies , Bruges. Przemys! forts badly damaged. reported recapture of Austrians advanced in Stryj and Stica valleys. Serbians won at Prekiet. British submarine E-3 sunk. Japanese fieet took islands of Marianne group. Two German ships sunk at Ja- lait, Oct. 21, 1914, British monitors bombarded Ger- man right wing on Belgian coast. Allies repulsed German attacks at Nieuport, Dixmude and La Bas- see. Heavy fighting on the Yser. Russians defeated German-Aus- trians in northern Poland and halted Austrians at the San, Serbians repelled Austrian at tacks in Bosnia. Cattaro again bombarded. German cruiser Emden five British steamships in Ocean. All unnaturalized German and Austrian residents in England of military age ordered put in deten- tion camps. sank indian Oct. 22, 1914, French retook Altkirch. General Heimuth von Moltke, chief of German general staff, re. tired on account of health. Russians defeated’ Germans near Warsaw. Russians captured many Austri ans and some guns in Galicia. French and British warships bombarded German positions on Belgian coast. British oruiser aged. Americun relief committee cabled $50,00 to Belgians. Carmania dam- Oct. 23, 1914, German right wing, re-enforced, gained ground at La Bassee. Heavy fighting between Ghent-Bruges line and Roulers. Russians won battle along the Vistula and pursued the Austrians in Poland. Germans moved fortified posi- tions to River Warthe. Austrians reoccupied Czerno witz and announced capture of forts near Sambor. German aviators dropped bombs on Warsaw. Woman spies executed many. the in Ger vr a ASE They Always Dor “Does anyone think your son has a future?’ “Yes; the lite Insurance companies,” Life, The Desired Consummation, “I'm troubled with a sense of full ness after eating,” ssid the dyspep- tie. “Good heavens!” healthy gourmand. you eat for?” exclaimed the “Isn't that what The Main Thing. “Seems strange to me how many vapious sorts of inquiries the news papers have about coins.” : “Why so?" “In my circle all a man wants to know about a coin is If it's good.” Sr ALLIED FORGES JOIN SERBIANS Invasion of Bulgaria Follows Their Arrival. ——————— BERLIN REPORTS CONTRARY Greece Impressed; May Join Entente. Allies’ Energetic Action Ex. pected Also To Draw Roumania In. { London.—The Allied forces from Saloniki have begun operations against the Bulgarians with unexpect- ed zeal, and already the Serbo-Anglo- French forces have penetrated into Bulgarian territory just north of the Greek boundary, according to advices received fromt Saloniki by Reuter's Telegram Company, by way of Athens, The advices declare that the fall of Strumnitza is imminent. Perfecting Army Plans. in this dispatch from there is credible author statement that King Con to Saloniki said in that It is said that for the near future, and it is usually well informed abandon her attitude s0O0n the circles as concentra and army as Other from Athens according to information the army which thrown the advices state from a of Was by Serbian {0 return source there, nsingen, intended to be Teutonic allies of war, forced eastern field of von Li the into Was to the face a successful adva sians, operations to nee of the Rus Troops Going To Dedeagatch. Paris.—A jgpateh to the Journal Athens i the Brit Poincaire gle of war exist Bulgaria dati tober Tae od that ¢ wf and M. on Ox wancement follows ance from 8 A Ann “Bul enemi Berlin Has Contrary Report Berlin A dis fron ion of the intervene Lokal res that patch to the the dee not to 's behalf ha been pled with great satisfaction by the vast majority ple.” the “The ROCK of the Greek peo Overseas News Agency says that with the Greek Minister t« (overnment dispatch adds the Serbian Greek at Nish of the decision details treaty between Greece Serbia this existed by a I= now This provided, statement, that a when Serbia was at power, accord ing to foederis tacked Serbia tingle war with Germany and Bulgaria” at 16,000 IN SUFFRAGE PARADE Hold Demonstration. Boston A so-called “vietory" be voted election in this suffrage amendment in the November was held in the business section The szuffragists, including both men and women, were reviewed by Governor Walsh and Mayor Curley Among the thousands of spectators were many wearing red roses, the badge of the antisuffragists, but no other counter-demonstration of any consequence was attempted to EXPLOSION BRINGS ARRESTS. Two Employes Of Emporium Powder Mill in Custody. Kane, Pa -—Louls Subigkte, chief electrician, and A. Fronhotz, assistant chief electrician at the plant of the Aina Explosive Company, at Empo rium, Pa, were arrested at Empo- rium and taken to the jail at Ridg way. The men were arrested follow ing an investigation of the recent ex. plosion at the plant which resulted in the death of five employes and the serious injury of one. TWO DIE IN FILM PLANT, Electric Fuse Starts Fire In Factory At Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Two women lost their lives and two others were probably fatally burned in a fire which swept the offices of the Mutual Film Cor poration on the second floor of an office building here. Explosion of an electric fuse in 4 room where picture filme were being prepared for ship: ment is believed to have started the blaze. ’ Ad STATE NEWS ~~ BRIEFLY TOLD Over the State. TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS brae-—Apprentice Schools Reor. ganized-—Councilman Killed As Auto Goes Over Bank. Dr. J. superinte eda Jiddle, surgeon-in«hi of the Siate Hospital, #, performed an un of that region, at with of the hospital, when, an electric saw, the surgeon sawed a piece of bone from the leg of Elizabeth Filall, two years old, a cripple, and transplanted it to the vertebrae. It is one of the most difficult operations known to surgery. The surgeon believes that the child will be cured. the use The Easton boy who wrote to Presi dent Wilson, congratulating him on his engagement, and asking him to order the schools closed on his wedding day, was Konrad Gesner, twelve vears, son of Rev. H. M. Gesner, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, formerly of Atlantic City. Konrad received a letter from Secretary Tumully saving: “The President asks me to acknowl edge the receipt of your letter of Oc: tober 7, and to thank you for your kindness in writing him.” The Atlas Powder plant, controlled by the Du Pont interests, located at Webster, is preparing to turn out large war orders. Work has been started on a big addition to the acid plant and mechanics and laborers are employed as rapidly as they apply, nearly 400 men now being at work. As an inducement to secure help, the com. pany hag had the Reading Rallway Company run a special train night and morning from Tamaqua to the plant, a distance of six miles, Mise Ella Mann, of Mountville, was dragged some distance after being caught in a spring of the buggy in which she was driving. Her sister, Ada, wan thrown out, and escaped in. fury. The horse became frightened at “0 automobile, the 8 gotten reads iossie Montain shot his wife had and home in Mrs the quarreled at their himself being taken to icians said NO One then shot died while hy phy recover nian hospital and coul a not the witnessed cause j= just had i and its Montain grape belt had been tragedy wn Mrs irned from the Te of employed. east where she A suit w Sara D as brought Frankenfield, a against Phaon FP. Franken field, her husband, for the recovery of | $2,138.08, which she declares she lent The items include | $1.50 for tickets for a theatrical per. formance, §1 for a hair cut and shave, 65 cents for shoes for his baby and | $3.36 for nine ducks and a hen, milliner, | Apprentice schools, Westinghouse interests, the Carnegie | Steel Company and other large cor. porations in the Pittsburgh district, will be recognized by the State Depart. | the operated by new child labor law, according to an announcement by Miller A'King, State Director of Industrial Education. James Fitzsimmons, aged forty-five, president of the Scottdale Council, was killed instantly, and Ora Mauk and Frank Moorehead were injured slightly when Moorehead's automobile, in which the men were riding, went over an embankment on the road near Scottdale. Worrying over being out of work, Augustus Miller, a railroad fireman, of Bethlehem, attempted to commit sui. cide. He fired two shots at his head, the first hitting a bone and glancing off and the second missing altogether, He probably will recover. Typhoid fever is raging in various sections of Lancaster county. At Fal mouth, there are a number of Ohses, At Ephrata, seven members of Henry W. Witwer's family are ill with the disease, Nathaniel J. Lefevre, of Paradise, sixty-two years old, while attending church services, was stricken with heart disease and died within an hour, He was a retired tinsmith ; «| FILE DOCUMENTS OF BATTLE CELEBRATION . nel Lewis Secret RTY of the which had charge itennisal of the Bat 1912, filed the | the Library be pl ! alcove in the State Museum { list of documents filed ed manuscripts of de! i President Wilson lies of sced in an In autograph ad the are the thirtyone dresses vered cluding that the correspond over 500 offi the re and | ence between the States fographs taken during union week, including panoramic Eroup pic roster with 6.000 auto graphs of vetera: seven volumes of paper articles: the autographic report of the commission in charge { and many other papers forming the | permanent records cialis phe tures 18 i news] Plea To Retain Sewers. i Commissioner of Health Dizon and | Seranton City officials reached an un derstanding regarding the decree of the State DepArtment of Health that | Scranton make comprehensive plans { for its sewer system by next October The city officinale, headed by Mayor | Jermyn, urged that they be allowed to | proceed with certain sewers so that liens could be filed. It was arranged {that the State should make specific statement of what iz required and the officials will submit plans and collect data to ascertain if the proposed pew. ere can be made a part of the com: prehensive system of the future. a — To Bring Quail From Mexico. gion will leave this week for Tampico, purposes in this State. made with quail from Cuba and Mex: thrive here. made out of the proceeds of hunters’ leenses and the State will take all that can be delivered in good condition. State game and zoological authorities say that there js nothing in the report that squirrels have been killed by eat. ing chestouts from trees afflicted with chestnut blight. Seek Pardon For Kidnapper. The State Board of Pardons has been asked to pardon John Joseph Keen, of Philadelphia, serving twenty years for kidnapping a child named Muth in Philadelphia in 1805. It is claitned he was not responsible | mentally. STATE CHARTERS Haley, i y Walker Compan) mobiles, Philadelphia hy ‘hamberlin urer, J. N. ( New Pennsylvania Company City 1! anadown LADRGOWHe inc., aut capital, $15,060 {reas Realty Company, capital, $15, Mahon y 000; treasurer, D. 8. Guinan Landis Stone Company treasurer, 8 Scranton; M. Dosak Agsociation, $1,000,000, Bank treasurer, Building capi Rettman. Bosak State capi al $1 Clearfield Philadelphia; treasurer, Frank ws WH Inspecting the Roads. State Highw Commissioner Cun ningham is taking a vacation, inspect. ing State highsaye over which he bas not traveled before. He will visit half the in the State and prob ably 2.500 miles will be covered ay counties Brown's Deputy Sworn In. Emerson Coiling, of Williamsport wae sworn in as 2 Deputy Attorney General. The oath was administered Deputy Secretary of the Common wealth Godcharles Ask Service Body To View Crossing. The Northern Central Railway Com- pany, in answering a complaint filed against grade crossings in the bor ough of Dauphin asked the Public Service Comission to look over the | { ! Powell Discusses Transfer Act Auditor General Powell discussed the operation of the stock transfer act with people interested and also took up the question of the style of stamps and other details with manufactur Delay Pardon Board Meeting. The Ociober meeting of the EBtlate Board of Pardons had been postponed until October 27. Mra. Sarah Finney, seventy six years old, of Nickel Mines, while engaged in cleaning house, fell and was fatslly injured when a balcony broke against which she was leaning while shaking carpet. She was picked up in an un conscious condition and died within an hour, Colonel J. B. Hutchinson, retired as Harrisburg's chief of police, and will become chief of police of the Pennsyl
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