A 10 THE LAST DITCH Remarkable Struggle Waged By Desperate Nation. WHAT CORRESPONDENT SAW Fighting a Forlorn Hope With Noth. ing But Rifles To Contend Against the Intrenched Teutons, a Column Of 150 Men Slowly Retreat From One Plateau To Another, Requiring Germans To Fight For Every inch Of Ground. Paris. —"“There, monsieur, with that you can go and see how Serbia is going to die.” exclaimed Ljouba Jovanovitel, minister of the interior, handing a let ter of recommendation to the general staff to Albert Londres, special corre the Petit this far Journal M bevond of spondent of Armed with letter Londres made his way Palanka through lines retreating of ng through the mud of the Mo i escaping ong ON | wagons and endless herds sheep | ploddi rava \ fiom heard ‘At dres ing ‘alley, without panic, the Teutons, whose voices were in the distance M. Lon “a Serbian captain who was wall asked by | commanding our di! a cross road.” writes for me said, ‘I was Colonel Terziteh, vision take vou to our last by out on poe; in a plateau mon- “We } two ip We lence and tion.’ walked side side sf then came “That is our last aid the Serbian Ossietz position, officer, The vards away Vaboratz | st Plateau a hundred the Hi gee ver ihe nd (aKen re are platesus Michavolatz, which were ¥ 3 ’ Fon: us ‘1 saw no soldiers and asked, ‘wher i= vour line?” here it cer the off comes,’ replied A Forelorn Hope. debouching from little one, with a dignity that , the 150 men Serbia ‘1 saw “ wood, one by brought tears to my eyes whom, on this great plateau, had opposed embattled German) On retirinz from Vaboratz an hour | ago.’ said the captain, ‘those 150 hid in the wood Now the) to face the enemy’ “The lieutenant in command ie are coming ont | took fow uted a down on word steps into a cornfield and command to his men They the edge of a fleld without sidelong glance and delib rifles exclaim fav or a raised their erately ed the ’ Monsieur,’ Capialr There are the mount Hungary Behind that pass the vil lage of Verscatte before which is Von Do you that blue line That is th Look, in A108 © Mackensel Lee further on? a Little Tanube' vs with sir three, five suns e away on this neh German blazing found on this line a large on those 150 brave before our eves, bul front than ceeeded in prever om seeing the blue anube when they raised "Two day ago it Was guide ils have quite informed ms fallen completely ferent ’ ma it my ny he upon that form is the fy movement Va Those are the advancing Ger here about two hundred That not many, but it jard of invasion.’ The Brave 150 Men. changed v OL og below bhoralz Tans of then the Yall are in I “1 watched those 150 Serbians who | fad not moved for half an hour, but | gazing steadfastly at the | curtain sweeping up to them with | nothing pleree it but their rifles. | Na. | am wrong! They had also aj preud consciousness of their heroism 2 who were fron to SalonikiSerbian resistance to the | Austro-German drive is of the most | heroic character, according to travel ers who have arrived here from the | front. While the forces under Field | Mzirehal Von Mackensen number only | 150.000 they are supplied with such al tremendous weight of artillory that! thy are able to batter the very hills | into shapeless with shells | from their 12.inch mortars and keep | up a constant cloudburst of shrapnel | under whieh the Serbs are forced to retire glowly without even seeing their antagonists, The native troops, ex-| perts in mountain fighting, take ad. | vantage of every natural position of | girength, however, forcing the Austro. Germans to dislodge them and giving no ground until compelled to do so, Their spirit is courageous, but des prerate O masses IMMIGRATION MEN RESTORED. 800 Workers Laid Off Part Of Year Now On Full Time. Washington.—-Secretary of Labor Wilson revoked his order of one year ago which laid off 800 field workers employed in the Immigration Depart. ment for three months each year. By THE CENTRE REPORT feurs Were With Villa. i At Naco That He Will Not Permit the Bodies To Be Diginterred. Naco with Aga P. Elia Ariz. —Francisco of his by the Carranza Naco, 3.000 troops defeated al Prieta forces of Gen commander the Mexican Calles, there, reached that by officers shot American Americans army were down Calles’ | § a Red Cross flag in front of the breast Agua Prieta Amerigans killed Villa Dr. R. H the Cananea Company ; and two American Pylant and A. I. Wilson while formally expressing regret their deaths, declined they are buried. He said he conld not permit any bodies be to clear a doubt tha ally had been killed Thiz doubt was caused by the slate ment of Dr. Frederick H. Wickman, of Mo., who dashed the shouting io be afterward Re irs Miller be The ing to were, accord Consolidated Dr of his assistant, Miller, J. D to say where to thes 3t. Louis, ROTOUS lihe that he was about shot, and lared thai had seen Wickman, somewhat dazed from however sed to fatigue and from under a hock sustained while watch awaiting execution for some un known offense SIGN OF PROSPERITY Called Barometer Three silver Washington million subsidiary and half dollars-—ha i 'nited States ury hy for the of circulation since August | nickel in been de Treas lg purpose quarters sub-dreasuries i O00 to usual demand in such a John Burke, Treasurer, commenting on period de the there sure sign of prosperity. “The mand for subsidiary currency barometer of the times said in surest he ja," TO RECOGNIZE CARRANIA, Sir Edward Grey Announces England's intended Action. London The British Government will follow the lead of the United States and recognize the Carranza de facto Government in Mexico. Sir Ed ward Grey, the Foreign Secretary, communicated this information to W, Young. a member of Parliament STUDENTS SAVE COLLEGE. Men and Women Form Bucket Brig. ade and Fight Fire. Moores Hill, Ind.—Men and women students of Moores Hill College form- ed bucket brigades and confined a fire, which threatened the institution, to the old Moore Hall and a nearby house. The two buildings were de stroyved, with a loss of $20,000. KILLS TWO; ENDS OWN LIFE. Deranged Man Slays Wife and Son and Cuts Daughter. New York. Edward McManus, 31, secretary to a wealthy woman, killed his wife and four-year-old gon, Wil liam, by cutting their throats with a Gertrude, and Jeland, N. Y., 200 at Philadelphia, 200 own throat. The little girl, hospital at Boston and 100 at San Francisco, surgeons said, probably will live, PRESIDENT WOULD Declares for Against Invasion of Country. ASKS COUNTRY’S SUPPORT President Wail Professing To Be Strongly Condemns From Men Americans, But Who Love Other Countries Better. York Administration New ed tl Presidegt "Wilson open campaign for jefense program in a com prehensive and carefully dreas delivered haere at Club banquet, He United ie prepared ad the Manhattan declared States solemnly that had no aggressive pur but must be prepared to defend ‘full liberty Significantly, in this great matter the peoples of our hemisphere ™ adding that for the the fullest poaes, and self he sald, ourselves we own associate all not only but for them freedom of independent growth and action “Within id President, have witnessed what we did possible, a great European con many of the & year, the we think flict Involving tions of the world Ereatl wal All E JUrGDe createst na influences of are everywhere in the battle Force SPrAKS with and in a titanle struzgle of nent and from one end of r country to the other men asking one anothe; how far tain o A The is in 4 everywhere ot loud TIOUS YOIO» our ile what own force Cir we are prepared ireeslves against with our national The P all 10 resident. called pinion” the hades of poiitical iy Droog n Hie profes and expert opinior f the and with me in the support of said it represented the bead sional tre irs coun gave warning that “if mes iffor ii t f this vital matter | shall ask them 10 make in what way making the the clear how Are permanent f safe Ley inter in of inter eat country sgainst dis i | There iz no need for feel panicstricken, President de. clared, because stands in friendly relations with the world. He spoke of the United a nation too big the country to the Stiles as courageous enough rights and the liberties wherever assailed or defend of involved” to its defense, the President attacked who love other countries better than America” and men who stir up relig jous and sectarian antagonism. He declared that such men should be “called to a reckoning.” Just before the dinner the President shook hands with all the guests FAMINE MAY WIN WAR. “Can We Hold Out?’ German News. paper Asks. wing to the high prices of food in Germany, neutrals are leav- ing that country for Switzerland Under the heading “Can We Hold Out?” the Neue Zeitung of Strassburg BAYS: “Hardly had we crossed the thres. hold of the second year of the war when, the question of bread settled, another angiety faced us—namely, the dearness of the first necessities in the matter of food. Will our enemies sue: ceed in defeating Germany by famine?” onoeva TO CANVASS MANUFACTURERS. Trade Commission Seeks Views Export Combinations, Washington, A canvass of Ameri ean manufacturers, producers, export. ord and others interested in the for. eign trade hus been undertaken by the Federal Trade Commission in an effort to gecure a “broad referendum on the advisability of export combinations.” It was announced that 30.000 letters of inquiry were being sent out, On ER, CENTRE HALL, PA. NEVER 50 LARGE National Institutions Overflow- ing With Cash. COMPTROLLERGIVESFIGURES Deposits and Nearly All Other Items—75 National Banks Added. Washington of Nilliams Comptroller Currency John Skelton an nounced in a statement that the re sources of the national the last $424,000,000 than eve; and ihe by banks at date of call were greater the deposits were $337 larger. Other returns also showed re markable increases, The statement “The 613 is as follows: condition of the statement of banks of of September 2, national HE ally the ex taken interesting of place in this of the November as indicative of pansion business which ha country Federal last since ! inauguration in reser tem The { on September $424 i aver BY 2 exceeded by the any more than 00 O00 greatest resources shown of and amounted in the previous call in the history national io % banking sy tem 12,267,080,429 rease in resources over the eall rease in resources nber 12, 1514 and discounts, and over the call was $783.000.000 inciuding let credit of VO O00 customers’ liab On at $6,825 aver the count Acceplance amounted i 1 to being statement An increane June of 2165.060 a00 and | pared with $425. 0006 OOD “Total individuals and Danks, amounted to $4. 229. 000.000, ex | ceeding by amount shown and be ing $408 000.000 in excess of deposits statement June 23 with howing an September Increases, as Com 12, 1914 deposits, $327.000.000 the highest ever previously shown In the The increase, September 12, 1914, BHO 06h as wax $1042, Bonds ited Stales ted $1211, other than Un owned aggregs September 2 | with £1.284 000.000 on and $1.05 t 1014 and stocks O00 000 on an June 23 6 006 600 oo ihe n 12 Specie and Notes Increased. “Specie der September 2 and legal te hy banks fo $842.04 000,000 as compared “a red ber 12. 19814, writ hat andi the S000 an incres with ction WE compared wit $6 1.000.000 hh Rent of the fact anaferred only the bank ber 12 reserse banks that had tt: 1914 $215,000,000 £54 G00 iN Federal ginee Federal for K[Sepnten Sepiem og the reserve ihseription to tock of FeRerye banks nee September 12, 1814, there ha of 75 % and i increass in the national Han! in the WM O00 “The banks reported on September 2, national of 1915, in ARETCRS oUuniineg aN average of total capital, of their total asset ment in banking houses gating S248 O60 O00, am on to 23 per cent their { or 2 per cent i The lawful reserve held by banks on September | reached the unprecedented total of $1 G88 O00 000, exceeding by the na i tional 2 more | held by i prior | “The excess surplus {breaks all previous records and amounted September 2, 1815, to | $888 000.000, being an increase, as com pared with June 28 1915, of $80,000, | 000 The increase, as compared with | September 12, 1814, under the old re | gerve requirements, amounted to $751, i 000.000." the national banks at any tin 1505 oe to or on Cone Johnson Admits That He's the Guilty One. Tyler, Texas Solicitor Cone John son, of the State Department at Wash ington, recently admitied that he is the inventor of Texas’ widely known and eaten “slang jang.” He went | hunting with a party at home here 15 vears ago and the ¢50k struck. No body would volunteer, Cone got go hungry he uncanned beans, pickles, tongue, to matoes, peas, mustard, ete, indis criminately, cooked it and ate it. So did the others. “Slang-jang” i= on the menu of every cafe in the Southwest today. AMERICAN. MIKADO HONORS Confers Title Of Sonin On Industrial Educator, Brookfield, Conn.-The Emperor of Japan has conferred upon Edmund Weld, Jr., of this place, the rank and title of sonin, in recogni®on of his work in promoting industrial training in the schools of Japan. The rank is said to be the highest thai may be conferred upon a foreigner by the Em. peror. ‘ Ey Just It. *1 sea by the papers old Tompkins haa failed for half a million.” “Why, 1 had no idea he had half so much.” ‘He didn't.” An Extremist. “fl see that a man aged one hun dred and two has just died in the poor. houss.” “He lived long and died short, eh?” The amateur actor always believes that the world is full of possibilities In the Swim. “Your daughter is studying art, 1 hear, Is she making any progress?” “Oh, ves. She has been invited to the annual frolic of the Hlustrators and has a bid to the Art Students’ league costume party.” truthful man for his of you unless you are jolt Don't honest opinion prepared for a The only distinction somes men al { tain is that of living to be more than | aighty years old just what it is. are the symptoms of sickne Give the child Castoria. operation, open the pores of It may be fever, congestion, Do not lose a minute. the skin, carry off the fcetid Lp — Passing the Buck. “Our head bookkeeper can add columns of figur=s at once.’ “Doesn't he ever make i got mistakes” Oh, sure, but he Bn assist them or BABY LOVES HIS BATH With Cuticura Soap Because So Sooth. ing When His Skin Is Hot These fragrant Hents are a comfort to children. The Soap to « the Oint- rashes, itch- gupercreamy emol- leanse and purify, heal Nothing used from of birth, with absolute Sampis each free Address postcard, Cutie Boston. Sold everywl sent to soothe and ings, chs fective aliings, et more of May be the hour confidence ith Book Dept Adv, by mail » en NY I oly Thought Umbrellas Unmilitary Umbrellas unlikely and khaki seem a post combing tion; Veet Of Ole in is recorded British soldicrs £): battle of the Nive, the cap tured a redoubt Hayonne While they were in possession of this Wellington passed hy and notic the olficers had $i Grenadier guards ont syde umbrellas up the He sent back his Lord Arthur Hill tell them the duke does not approve of the use wmbrellas ac be guards officers may, if they Carry un brelias even in unif at St. Js but is hemey Iain to in Lion pleas. nes uomiiitary.’ Nothing n Doing. sell af the Can | edition © vou Oy istost ¢ the sridee=d lictionary? unat it is a home “Does ame work that shoulda | in avery $ vs $48 § 43 it contain not ir the older « Thousatds of then Then 1 want wife has quite fon't My her enouRn ft is command as To be satisfacts a husband pocketbook heat Many a map has injured by the accidental discharge of hopelessly higot is vsually pretty small TURN OVER TIME When there's no relish to food and all that one eats doesn’t seem to do any good then is the time to make a turnover in the diet, for that's Na- “For a number of years I followed work of a trying nature. 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About three days afterward 1took a Jong nde on a motorcycle, and acquired a nos case of bruised and straned muscles, Alter a week of winning and limping around, 1 tried your mment. Alter about three good hard rubs with it and a litte inhala. von Yo open the nostrils, § confess that I thought] had the long-looked-for “Flmir of Life™ Pat yp in large bot. a Ee t suntes. At 25¢ a bottle. GILBERT BROS. & CO. Ine, BALTIMORE, SW AMP. Is not recommonded for everything: but i { ROOT vou have kidney, Hver or bladder trouble it i may be found just the remady you need, | At druggists in Aly cent and Solar simon, You may receive a sam sine bottle of ee eit a aot 0 ng a AQdrens Dr, Kime: & Co, Fughamion, N. Y,, and enclose ten cents, a tion this paper. CAT BALTIMORE, NO, 48-1915,
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