Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, September 14, 1914, Postscript Edition, Image 1

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PHILADELPHIA, MONDAT, SEPTEMBER 14, 1914.
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WRECKAGE IN PARIS CAUSED BY BOMBS DROPPED BY GERMAN AVIATORS FROM AEROPLANES
In the main the effect of aerial bombardments has been far less than was expected. Damage in Paris has been trifling and there has
been complete absence of panic among the people. As a scout, the aeroplane seems to render its most effective service.
ANTWERP HAS MANY SCARS AS THE RESULT OF GERMAN BOMBARDMENT FROM THE AIR
Here a more determined assault has been made by the Germans from the air than at Paris. Nevertheless, reports agree that
aerial assaults fail to inflict damage enough to be a factor in war. This form of attack amounts, usually, to murder
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SAFE ASHORE
AFTER NIGHT ON
STRANDED SHIP
Thirty'One Passengers of
Atlantic City, 19 of Them
- Worrien, Rescued From
Terrifying Predicament.
' ATLANTIC CITT, Sept H.-After a
night at terror In the cabins of the strand
td ship, rolling In a terrific sea kicked
up by a 20-mile northeait gale, the lights
of the big chore town glimmering through
the spray of the waves racing over the
ahoala, 31 passengers. 10 women, one
child and it men, were landed at 3 o'clock
this morning from the steamship Atlantic
City.
The transfer was effected by trained
Oovemment guards from the Atlantic
' City and Chelsea stations without the
lightest mishap, while thousands, some
of whom had kept an all-night watch
with the sleepless coast patrolmen on the
sands, followed every move with Intense
Interest. "Whllo the big sea boats or the
Ufa savers rolled and pitched In the
trough of the sea, tho eleven men pas
sengers were dropped, one by one, In a
noosed cublo over the side, Government
rescuers uclzlng them as they lieared the
rater and drawing them Into tho two
oats.
Th'in the 19 women, startlnir with the
Meet, were lowered over the side In a
comfortable steamer chair, triced -ud In
a swing to the powerful motor cruiser of
the Federal service, which had stood by
the stranded liner throughout the night.
Host of the women came down smiling,
Wad to be free of their rolling prison on
the shonls. They were set ashoro at
the Inlet pavilion, whllo the men wore
landed from the surf boats on tho beach
at tho Iloyal Palace Hotel by Keeper
i LamVert Parker of the Atlantic City sta
tion. Captain Townsend, veteran skipper
of the pounding liner, sent Bhorewanl a
Blowing story of the bravery of his pas
sengers during a night that might have
tried thi hearts of more seasoned sailors
There was not even a hint of panic from
the time the Atlantic City struck the
treacherous frlngs of shoals before noon
J.'3teruay until the landing was effected
t day.
Men and women alike accepted un
questlontngly tho assurances of the
veteran skipper that they were In no im-
..mediate peril, arvi !.), ,..,i ji..m..
JLast night when the ship officers, bellev-
cidTJ'X'1,?."001 mkm.
CARDINAL FARLEY IS
IN BEST OF HEALTH
Eeports of His IUness Denied Soils
for Homo Today.
NAPLES, Sept. H. Reports In circula
tion in tho United States that Cardinal
Farley is ill are groundless.
Tho cardinal had been visiting Sorrento
and Amalfl for a rest and will leave today
for the United States as ho had previously
planned.
ALLIES. REINFORCED
BY RUSSIAN TROOPS
LANDED AT OSTEND
RUSSIANS BLOCK
AUSTRIAN RALLY
AS 200,000 YIELD
Round Up Fleeing Foemen
With Fresh Columns.
War Office .Claims Com
plete Triumph in Galicia.
Number Reported From
170,000
March to
to 300,000.
Attack Right
Wing of German Army.
ANTWERP, by way of Paris. Sept U.
Russian troops have been landed at
Ostend to reinforce the allied French and
British forces in France. They are
marching southeast from Ostend to at
tack the right wings of the German
army of invasion.
The number of Russians landed on the
coast Is variously estimated at from 170,
000 to 300,000 men.
(The movement of this force of Rus
sians undoubtedly explains tho rapid re
treat of the Gorman right wing and the
sending of n new German army to Franco
by way of Belgium.)
ENGLISH LINER USED.
The Russians that arrived at Ostend
came from England whither they were
brought by the liners Aqultanla nnd
Oceanic nnd tho Union Castle fleet from
Archangel. They Included Cossacks and
Infantry, part of the best fighters of the
Russian army.
Regiment after leglment of the Russian
were landed in England, and were
brought to Ostend 'from Southampton In
smaller vesscjs. A long line of steam
ers was engaged in carrying oft these
forces.
It wn u'lillj. tViA Anilltnntn wna hrtni--
deCldetf affUlnxt Bdiultn.. v. - ' Inc Hia nmiflnnu from ArMmnp.! Vn
k . the urf bats. every light Und that she was bodly damaged In
jwoard Bl,lp was turned on and the 31 tho collision with the steamship Canadian,
:-"" wueeeaea to make merry. More ol m t-eymna wnt. one was steaming
inan half turned In at midnight whn the J smith of tho lilsh .vi tvlrh n!'. her lights
fcrTi, i8d and "P soundly until day- ' ""ark when she hit the Canadian, barely
p.reaK, "hose who remained im h,,m I damaging that boat and causing a panic.
aiarmed when the wind shifted and blew ! The Cunard liner Caronla, which was
comfort in m ar'r. n"mlnjr. but found
the pit ",e bobMng lights nearby of
? . ernment COiU cruiser.
Officials of the Atlantic City Line, earlv
this morning brought ashore the baggage
baUerln m Vi,. V luo" us "vere
lhf Vu" n ,h8 "I'oals admirably, and
also engaged in the transportation of Rus
sian troops, was fortunately close by,
and stood by both disabled vessels until
they could both enter the Mersey River,
that thf . ,na sl,0il admirably, and
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MEXICANS WANT VERA CRUZ
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Ver Cru" IU4 8UtM to evaciut.
FRENCH AIRSHIP SHELLED
AT HEIGHT OF 5000 FEET
PETROGRAD. Sept. 14.
An Austrian force of 200,000 has sur
rendered in Galicia, according to the lat
est report received from the scene of
fighting. (A Paris dispatch conveys the
same nows.)
The entire strength of the Russian first
line troops was in action rounding up tho
completely crushed Austrian army, which
endeavored to rally under the shadow of
tho fortress of Przemysl nnd alonsr the
San River to a point north of Jaronlav.
It was ofTlclally stated hore today that
of the MO.00O Austrlana who comprise the
Austrian first llrte of troops 200.000 arc
already prisoners of war. The entire
army of General Dank! has been dis
persed, and the main armies of General
Mnrltz Von Auffcnberg and Archduke
Francis Frederick, which have been
heavily reinforced from German sources,
have suffered grt.itly.
Thero was no diminution of the Rus
sian attack, under tho Immediate di
rection of Grand Duke Nicholas the as
sault being kept tip. Strong Russian col
umns were sent down tho territory be
tween the San and the Vistula Rivers
from the north to attack thev Austrlans
on the flank and prevent further Ger
man reinforcements reaching them. At
the same time the centra army, com
manded by General Routsky, Ii driving
tho main Austrian forces before it from
the vlclnltv of Grodok.
The Russian General Staff officially
states:
The Austrian military strength Is
completely crushed. They aro retreat
ing in the utmost ulsonlcr everywhere,
Russian ' cavalry are pursuing them,
and harassing them, whllo Russian
artillery has been posted at certain
points to cut off the retreat. So pre
cipitate is the Austrian flight that they
aro abandoning everything. The roads
are siren n with rifles and personal
equipment thrown away by firming
AustnaiiH wno round that It hampered
their Might. Artillery has been mired
everywhere, nnd the fact that traces
were cut and not unfastened hnws
that Jho ene.my is completely pautc
stricken. Ve arc following up the advantage
Every high official here emphasizes the
fact that the Austrian campaign has com
pletely collapsed, and that the losses to
the dual empire are appalling.
The War Summary
German Artillerists Stop Note-taking
Over Entrenched Position.
LOXDO.V, Sept 14.
The Dally Mall's Petrograd correspond
ent sends a description of M. Polret, a
French aviator, who Is serving with the
Russian army, of a flight taken over the
German position in company with a staff
cuptuln.
"I roso to a height of 6000 feet," said
Polret. "Fighting was In full swing. The
captain with me already had made sornu
valuable observations, when the Oeimans,
noticing my French machine, opened lire
on it.
"A number of their bullets pierced the
wings of the aeroplane and others struck
the stays. We flew on, however, as It
was necessary to obtain the exact posi
tion ox the enemy. Then th C!rman
artillery began to fir. Their shells burst
near the aeroplane and each explosion
caused It to rock. It was difficult to
WEAVrivtt retain control. aJ pieces of shells had
for Philadelphia and .,?-. . ' ftUQ dances in the air Ustsd
'fci contmu.i , vtctnttt Fair , minutes.
icrtaainj cloudhiei J ,. 7 "but continued to make observations, i
Karmtf f , T ,, I ant ??! ' 'nn I turned the machln and, Undod
" "rtheititfiL wiMit ib-cmo sfly I found ten bullet marks I
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SHOE FACTORIES REOPEN
Employment for 3000 Persons in St,
Louis Shops,
ST. LOUIS. Sept. H.-Th five local
factories of Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co.,
which have been Idle for two weeks,
were reopened today, giving employment
to about 3,000 persons.
PRINCE OF WALES TO JOIN
BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE
Will Be Attached to Staff of General
French,
LONDON, Sept. 14.
The Prince of Wales will leave In a few
day for the allies' front in France. lie
will be attached to tho staff of Field
Marshal Sir John French. The Princo Is
an offloer in the Grenadier Guards.
The German retreat In France has be
come virtually a general 'rout, the
rally of their armies in the region
of the Argonno being again repelled.
Tho German Crown Prince is still
stubornly resisting the allies. Tho
armies of Generals von Kluk nnd von
Buelow- aro retiring from the terri
tory where the fiercest fighting of
the war took place, abandoning tho
strategic positions gained through
great Iqss of life. Tho allies ,are, ian
tho offensive alori2the"cnllre line.
Pnrls and London, longln gloom over
tho successes of the Germans, today
rejoice. In victory. "Unparalleled In
extent and Intensity," wires Joftre,
commander of tho allies, to tho poo
plo of France In describing the Ger
man defeat. City after city which
Berlin shouted to the world when
they fell before the invaders have
Valenciennes, Amiens, LIHe, Lunev.llj,
Rheims, St. Die, Raon and a score of
cities, where thousands of Germans
laid down their lives that tho flag
might wave over the Hotel do Villes,
have again been taken by the French.
To the region of tho Argonne the rem
nants of tho six German armle-s are
moving with all the speed possible to
the fatigued soldiers. At this point
alone rests the salvation of German
arms in France. The allies are con
fident of victory. The flight con
tinues. Tho British and French have crossed
the Aisno, tho allies' centra la north
of tho Morne, while in tho east St.
Die has fallen. Toward the Valloy of
the Meuse, the last outlet Into Ger
many, tho allies are pressing the Ger
mans. In Belgium the Invaders have been
more successful today, pushing back
tho Antwerp army to the city fortifi
cations. Other reports, however,
state thnt Brussels will be retaken by
the army of King Albert and that the
country will be freed from the enemy
within a few days. Meanwhile, Itus
slan reinforcements for the allies are
landing at Ostend.
In Austria the Russians are moving
toward Vienna. Panic relens in the
capital. The doom of the dual mon
archy seems Inevitable, as tho whole
army of the north has been crushed.
Two hundred thousand prisoners have
been taken, the Carpathians crossed
and all roads cleared to the Invaders
Servla on the south Is moving toward
Budapest. A hrldgo has been erected
across the Save.
Germany reports sue esses In eastern
Prussia. Tho army at Koenlgsberg
apparently haa checked the Russians.
Petrograd, however, maintains that
success attends tha Russian army.
Italy Is reported to have Bent troops
tu Albania. Her participation In the
war 1b daily expected in diplomatic
Europe.
ALLIES AGAIN HURL BACK
GERMANS, WHO FIERCELY
TRY TO CHECK RETREAT
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THE EUROPEAN WAR
COUNTRY BY COUNTRY
France: General Joftjrii reports, ji
genernl victory for the allies army.
Tho retreat of tho Gorman army has
become a general rout. WHh tho ex
ception of the stubborn resistance
made by the troops under the German
Crown Prlnco, in the vicinity of the
forest of Argonne, the entire line has
been broken. Generally believed thnt
the Germans aro retreating to make
a final stand In the valley of the
Meuse. More than 500.000 fresh sol
diers nre held In Pnrls to be sent
against the Gcrm-.ns should tho armies
succeed in concentrating.
Germany: Berlin Is In gloom. Pop
ulace Is demanding news from Gov
ernment. While the general situation
has been relieved by announcement
that Koenlgsberg Is safe, pessimism
reigns regarding the French invasion.
Populace In dark regarding fighting
In Belgium and France.
Austria: Vienna In panic. Austrian
army virtually annihilated In Galicia,
200,0iJ0 prisoners having been taken by
Russians. Attack upon capital ap
pears Inevitable. From the south
4Q0.UIM Servians are marching against
Budapest to co-operate with Rus
sians. General belief tli.u the dual
monarchy is doomed.
Russia: Optimism reigns In Petro
grad. Great oil wells In Callcla to
supply gasoline for allies. Reinforce
ments being rushed to Eastern Prus
sia. Dnled that Russians have been
defeated near Konlgsbrg A German
fleet Is cruising south of the Aland Is
lands. Sirvla: "On to Budapest" Is the
national cry. More than 400,000 soldiers
are marching against tho Hungarian
capital. Victory is all along the line.
Somlln is the base of operations. A
bridge has been" erected across the
Save.
Belgium: Reinforcements are be
ing landed nt Ostrnd toda Tho Ger
mnns have driven back the Antwerp
army to the outer fortitlcntluns. Brus
sels will be retaken with a few days,
according to oltlclal reports Mnjorlty
of Belgian cities are evacuated by the
Germans. The country now feels thnt
the war Is over so far as Belgium Is
concerned.
England: Reinforcements being
rushed to front. Admiralty announces
continual victories. Great Joy In Lon
don. Belief prevails that Joffrn and
French wll drive the Germans tut of
France within a short tlmo. The
Prince of Wales leaves for the front
thl week.
Italy: Troops are being sent to
Albania. Popular demand that Italy
participate in war probably will be met
by tho Government. The army la
virtually mobilised.
Kaiser's Forces Driven From Fortified
-Positions-arid Retreat Becomes -a.RQut.
Fall Back North of River Aisne and
Upon Rheims.
Germans Abandon Outlying Positions and
Make Great Effort to Preserve Main
Line of Communication Through
Namur and Liege.
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REFUSED WAR TRIBUTE,
GERMANS BURN TERM0NDE
PRESIDENT RETURNS TODAY
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MUSSULMAN INSURGENTS
SLAY 200 IN ALBANIAN TOWN
i fe p i$t ifWk:i
Flays Golf This Morning and
Scheduled to Leave later,
COJ&NiaH. N H. Sept. U-Presldant
WiVal motored to Hanover, where ho
ol" 'STffolf this morning. He is schedule '
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Victims All Christians Zs.era.nl Be
ported in Flames.
BRINDISI, Italy. Sept H.
More than 2CO man. women and children
were massacred by Mussulman insur
gents whan, they capturud the Albanian
town of Zaerani, according to a dispatch
from Albania.
The victims wrrt P !-" - n-j..
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Flames Follow Failure to Collect
1,000,000 Francs Requisition.
LONDON'. Sept H.
A dispatch received by a news agency
here says that the city of Termonde. In
Belgium, was fired by the Germans be
cause Its inhabitants could not pay the
war requisition of one million franca lm.
posed by the invaders.
When the Germans arrived In the city
the wealthiest citizens were taken as
hostnges. including Van Der Tongeren, a
millionaire ironmaster, from whom was
demanded the fine. He refuted to pay
declaring that all of his resources were
in England.
The Germans gave the citizens two
hours to And the money or have their
city destroyed. Angry at their failure
to get tb money, they burned the city.
DEPUTY SHOT AFTEB RAID
WIL.KB8-BARRK. Pa.. Sept. It-After
leaving the saloon of Patrick Patalonls.
at Ashley, which they raided late last
nigni. mree ot Sslierirr Iewls P Kniften'
deputies were I red on fro-n am'iush. ard
Jesse Welda. yjie, of the number, received
a builet in the right a'tn, which took a
3aggd coJ(rj, from the wrut to the 1
elbow an4 rtend a bad ,wound. Pata
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TARIS. Sept. 14.
"Tho German armies of invasion
j again have been di.slogcd from all their
fortified positions and are rt treating
with rapidity and In disorder every
where." This official announcement was Is
sued hero by General Galllenl, tho Mil
itary Governor of Paris, on authority
from the War Department at Bordeaux,
at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
The Htntement says that tho Ger
mans had prepared a line of defenses
north of the Aisne nnd In the vicinity
of Rheims, where they had attempted
to rally their forces and make a stand,
hut that the overwhelming strength of
the French pursuit forced them ngaln
to retire.
The Germans have evacuated Am
iens, retreating in the direction of i
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Peranno and St. Quontln.
From Nancy to this Vosges the re
treat Is general. Tho French territory
in this vicinity Is now totaly evacuated.
From the stubborn resistance of the
army under tho German Crown Prlnco
at tho southern end of th region of
the forest of iho Argonne, which was
the last to give way before the tre.
mendous pressure of the French, it Is
probable that the net great battle will
take place In that region.
The allies have continued to pubh for
ward their advance columns and have
reoccupled a scons of towns previously
captured by the Germans.
L Mora than 500,000 frosh troops of the
allied army aru being held In Paiiij tu
be hurled against the Jnvudeis whan I , , .. .
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Tho Germans aro retreating on the
only line of communication they hold
Intact and unthreatened, west of the
forest of Argonne, through Namur,
Liege, tho valley of the Meuse and
Luxemburg.
Late reports state that the general
retirement of the five Uerman arm.es
U becoming u rout. They hve teen
f ! to abandon the vullay of the
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route, and are withdrawing to tho
aorth through tho barren and difficult
country of Champagne. Tho other pos
sible line of n-treat, by Mezieres and
Montiuedy to Luxemburg; is com
manded by the French guns at Ver
dun. Tho armies of Generals von Kluk and
von Buelow aro retiring with rapid
ity from tho points which three days
ago were tho scone of the fiercest fight
ing by the German centre.
The Germans havo retired north and
east of Rheims, und it is ovldunt they
do not Intend to mako a stand there.
From Chateau-Thierry, a correspond
ent reports, that the (iermnn General
Staffs plan of campaign now Involves
tho evacuation of the northwest of
France nnd Helgium and a concentra
tion eastward, either for tho purpose
of a robound against the allies or to
save the Empire Itself, as events may
dictate.
This means abandonment of the hops
Of attaching Paris In the nor future.
The new plan moans Improved wtatern
communication and a. general eoncen
tratlon of the allies with an opportu
nity for a decisive battle powlbly on
the line of Loon, llheim and Chalons.
Even if the combined German arm'ei
of the Aisno and the Argonne are de
feated, then there will romain the great
furtresaei of the llhiue and the Moselle,
Twenty thousand Germans are said
to have fallen in the fighting at N'an-y
and 11,000 more at Luneville, French
onleera claim that at least 50.9M Ger
mans must have been killed In the at
tempts to cut thrgygh the. Anglo
French line
The Germans are sat ealy mtrln
from Uuk of nravtehMw ml mum-
Imj
nainpered by a scarcity e cavalry
her&ea.
The German army under General ven
Kluk, which made m the right wing
of tho grand host of bIx eearato
armiee. Is uuw iwlil to b between W
and Tg mil from thu tutwt adva.ictj
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