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GERMAN TROOPS
1UIT BRUSSELS
fl) JOIN BATTLE
GOVERNMENT RULES FOR
NEUTRALITY OF WIRELES,
Belgian's Force Invaders to
E acuate Many Cities.
Kaiser's Army Suffered
Gieat Losses During Retreat.
ANTWERP. SCpt. 15.
Brussels lias been evacuated by tlio
German troops.
Alost tins also been freed of the
Knl-cr'a forces and from various other
cities and towns held by the Germans
eoitif reports of the rapid withdrawal of
tlio Invading forces, who are rushing to
Join the main German army, who have
been pushed bads to n line extending
noith of Louvnln to Mnlinrs.
The 10,000 troops which occupied Alost,
about 20 miles cast of Brussels, Joined the
great force which occupied the Delslan
capital, under thu command of General
Von Der Goltz, and the combined army
ha- taken up a position In the vicinity
of Luuvaln.
The oncigetle advance of the Belgian
troops will, In all probability, allow them
to icoccupy Brussels In a day or so.
The evacuation of Brussels and all of
the other towns and elt es to the north
and west of the capital was the outcome
of a fout-day battle, the rtent and re
sult of which was withheld by the Bel
jrlum Government until today.
The extent of the Belgian victory over
the Germans una so great and lt effect
on the fortunes of the Germans In
France so direct, that the campaign here
Is entitled to be given consideration as
nearly equal In military Importance to
those In France and on the Russian-
German border.
The German army of bos and old men,
on whom was placed the task of guard
ing the Gorman lines of communication
through Belgium, were reinforced by
marines, but they failed to hold tho
Belgians.
Official Messages to Have Precec'
ence No Private Code Dispatches
WASHINGTON. Sept. lS.-Tlie Nn
Hepaitment has Issued supplemental
fltructions to Lieutenant Foll X. Gyga
lu chatge of the Tucket ton. N J., wlr
less station, to be observed In ninlltlnu
ln the strict neutrality of the t'nltei
States In the operation of that cation
during ho Huropcnn war. The new pro
visions are ns follows:
Olllclal radiograms from olllclals of the
t'nlted States Government or from olll
olnls of foreign Oowrnmeiits on olllela
(state) business nlll have priority over
all other messages and will be forwarded
In the order of their reiclpt.
All commercial or ptlvnte radiograms
must he limited to J5 words, Including
the addies and signature, and such radio
grams must he In plain language. No
code t cipher messages for tills class n.
radiograms will be received.
llndlo-rrams Involving pres tllipatrhe
will not be In any way different from
commercial or private radiogram
All radiograms will only be accepted at
the senders' risk, and there can be no
Kimr.intce of their delivery In foreign
points.
All addresses must be In plain language
and must consist of nt least four ni
and all radio .trains muit he accompanied
by a almnture of at least two words
All mesage.s must be In the foi m of
radiograms and shall apply the cable
word count without minimum, and shitl'
not be transmitted unless fully picpuld.
No messagos will he transmitted or de
ll;ied until the have been llrst patu
phrased bv the censors as ma be nei
essary to insure their neutrtl character
The station charges of the Tuckorton
station will be 2." routs a word, cable
count, without a minimum charge.
DUNKIRK .nrrrHD
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ITALY, ON BRINK
OF YAR, PREPARED
FOR EVENTUALITIES
Army Is Ready, Fleet Mo
bilized and Coaled Rad
icals Clamor for Entrance
Into Conflict.
Borne, Sept 13.
Don-estlc politico and foteign d plom.uy
ate e.M'itlng ttcmeuduus pressure attain,
tho Italian Goveinment In the present
war crisis of Europe, some ptoups re
manding war and others Insisting upon
ueutinllty and peace.
Tho committee of direction of the Radi
cal patty, at a meeting attended by mem
bers of Parliament, has adopted a resolu
tion calling on the Government "to con
sider whotner the sravo but Incvit-b o
task Is not Imposed to change from neu-
Germans slowly gave ground, they evacu
ated Bru-sels. General Von Der Goltz.
tho German Military Governor of that
"MTiynssited a proclamation, Informing the
people of the evacuation, thanking them
for their peacoful attitude during the
occupation and warning them against
liostllo acts against, the retreating
Germans.
Tho Belgian military officials attributo
the German retreat to tho necessity of
The German losses in the last four days
re estimated at not less than 10,00) killed
and wounded.
BRITISH THREATS
INDUCE TURKEY TO
REMAIN NEUTRAL
tralltv to active participation in the con-
fter a four-day battle, in which the lllct."
T his resolution is highly .significant at
this time, and aroused high interest in all
quarters toda.
In Its pteam'u'v, the resolution declares
that ItaH's Interests in the Adriatic must
bo safeguarded, and that Italy should co
operate to prevent the war from being
settled in a manner that will determine
the predominance of military tendencies,
Accoidlng to tho i.lornale d' Italia, which
has been lukewarm toward the allies,
mere nr? tluee groups now playing tho
main roles lr. Internal political nnairs. The
first of these, represented by the Govern
ment and supported by a majority of the
Constitutionalist party, Is favorable to
neutrality until the Interests, of the coun
try ore in danger, but meanwhile favors
covering the retreat of their other , strengthening the army.
Tho second group Is represented by
some Constitutionalists and several form-
and German Luxemburg and by way of fr "-'.'hinet members, including former
1 l'remioi Luzzatl and Socialists who faor
Hetz. I neutrality to the end of the war tho pre
serving of economic energies of the coun
try and the maintenance by the Govern
ment of Its own slystem of foreign policy.
I The third group consists of reformers,
moderate Socialists, members of the mil
itary clinue, radicals, republicans and nn-
twnallsts, who favor the abandonment of
iivittallty in order to realize the old a-
I pir.i'ions to redeem the Italian provinres
in. the Adriatic littoral still under toielgn
. ! e
The press Is divided, some of the papers
ci l. tending for the immediate abandon-
nunt of neutrality. Others express the
opinion that dissolution of the piesent
Cabinet and the selection of a nationalist
ministry would throw the Government
I into discard.
In the meantime. Germwiiv ftlnl Aufitrir,
T I f 1 wr ' T'l na0 not alt0lcthcr bandoned their ef
jrorte Heeds Warning I hat i f?rls l0 'aw1u,ilS J";0 "'; to hr 0,b,llR1-
tlons under the Triple Alliance. Mean-
a i , r y l i I while, Great Britain and Franco have
lU tO Vjermany WOUld j made strong repiesentatlons to the Italian
uovernmem axainst nT participation in
the strife. The Government Is struggling
with might and main to keep at peaco
but sudden developmnts of an untoward
nature may throw her into war any day.
BORDBAfX. Sept. 13.
Prince Tasca do Cuto, an Italian so
cialist deputv Is quoted today by the
Temps as follows:
"Opinion in Italy Is unanimous In d-
mandin? the realization or the anti
triple alliance rrogram. livery one to
dav believes that Italy must absolutely
. parui.' l.e' policy and destiny from tlio
triple a'.'Ianee
"Th Italian orrny Is ready for bT
evntuslities Our fleet is mobilized and
coaled thanks to arrangements with
England We are now neutral only In
appearance. Tho action of Italy must
dfP.nltely turn tho scale In favor of tho
triple entente '
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BERLIN DISTRUSTS
WAR OFFICE DENIAL
OF ALLIES' VICTORY
Crowds Gather on Streets r)
Demanding the Truth.!
Whispers of .Socialist Up.
rising in Interior of Germany.
LONDON, Sept. 15,
Cllonm provolln throughout Germany n
spite of tho dcrmaii Wnr onico's denial
that tho Invasion of France 1m? Deea
chock' d, according to dispatches rcctlvM
hero. U.xcltcment over reports of Get.
ittnti defcalB persist mid In Unrlln peopli
nio congregntln? on tho streets, dcmntid.
Ing to know the truth. In Munich nom.
paper ofllces at'o besieged.
Advises irom Berlin admit repulses it
some points owing to the preponderant:
of the allcr. forces, but declares that thou
nt tho most arc but partial victories, not
hindering the general German advance.
It declares that the battle In Prance nti
without decision up til Monday night.
The Government Is making public onl?
some of the losses and the newspapers art
carrying only n Btuall percentage of even
tho olllclal lists. There Is declared to bi
grave discontent because the Government
has failed to mnlto any provision fnr th
unemployed. Hpslncss generally Is at a
standstill and the leading Socialist news
pnpcrB nre complaining because the Gov.
eminent Is employing prisoners on road
work Instead of hiring German uncni.
P'oyed.
Some of tho reports received from Inte
rior Germany say that already there an
whlBpers of an uprising by tha SoclalUti;
who feel that the country has been de
celved by the Kaiser. These reports, how.
ever nre extremely vague and Imposslblt
of vet Ideation.
Letters to the Daily Tolcgiaph from IU
correspondent at Stockholm say that Def.
oiling oaCK ot tin: uerman tide that swept all over northern France and south and southeast of the Marnc and Paris itself, almost to
the upper Seine, on September 6, the new line of contact between the German arnrcs and the allies is now practically that of the last weeks of August. I n lns undergone startling chungen In
Toward the north and northwest of Paris the Germans have abandoned Amiens and nearby towns, and moving north from their battle line on the Aisne, ' the last two weeks. The singing, shout.
have retreated toward St. Quentin. In the centre they have retreated from Rheims, which they had fallen back to from the Valley of the Marnc, and have J a ;unrJM,,hm ,"K ;"' ViivuS Int
given up their posit ons south of the Argonne, while the Frrnch have practically regained the frontier near Nancy and the passes in the Vosgcs, and have
also retaken some of the border towns in Alsace, near Belfort. At Verdun, Berlin reports renewed bombardment, but the French report the Germans under
the Crown Prince as moving north
DEAD SUPPORTED
BY BEAD HAVE NO
PLACE TO FALL
TROPHIES FROM THE MARNE
DELIGHT PARIS CROWDS
21 Full Trrtins of Wnr Material Rep
resents Half of Booty.
PARIS, Sept 13.
Since Saturday, besides a continuous
stream of taxlB, motor wngons, private
automobiles and properly equipped motor
ambulances conveying wounded to the
hospitals, Parisians havo witnessed tho
D" Y'1J 171" Li r , constant arrival or uerman war material
uring Wild r light or!capturCd at tho battle of th ,
Twenty-one full trains of such booty al
ready have reached Paris, and this Is
."said to rptesent barely hulf tho total
amount.
It lb estimated that CO cannon, 30 ml-
Terrible Scenes of Carnage
Germans Told by Wound
ed French Soldier.
End the Independence of
Sultan's Government.
CONSTANTINOPLE (b way of Rome,
Sept. 15.
Turkey has finally decided to remain
neutral and will not support Germany,
according to reports cut rent In official
circles hero today.
This action was decided on following
a straight warning from Ensiand that
It Turkey participated In tl wnr U
would be eliminated forever as an Inde
pendent nation. The news of Franco.
British victories in the rcnt flglitlng
was also a factor.
It Is stated that in return for her neu.
trality Turkey will demand that the pow.
era recognize lief right to abolish the
extra territorial conventtns heretofore
jlven to the powers.
JAMES P. GALLEN
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per Bag Manifacturer and Former
Member of School Board,
ames F. Gallen, 2-"j3i Drown street, a
per bag manufacturer, u former mem
r of the School Hoard and a stanch
mocrat died fiom peritonitis at St
KPh'a Hospital. He had been 111 for
week and failed to survive an opera
n. Ur. Gallen was senior partner of
Ties Gallen ic Son He had ben
yient of the St Vincent de Paul So-
fund of the Jefferson Club and also
executive positions in several
ding and loan associations. He be-
m) to tbo Knights of Columbus
wife, two daughter. Mrs William
- and Mum Mary ('alien, and two
WU ' '"alien J for mauy year
IXIXDOX, Sept. 15.
"t lie Germans lied lllte animals who I
knew thoy had been cornered," Is the I
graphic description of the German retreat ,
Klven by nn lltislish correspondent, tele
pniphlnt; from Melun, outheast of Parl3
His story follows: '
"I have Just come from Orleans,, where
the hospitals are full of men, young men '
and men In the prime .if life, who have
.aid their youth and i-trength upon the (
blooil-dienched altar of freedom. I hao i
seen Mshts too horrible to speak of
sUhts which cannot be described by one
w ho in the belllshntss of bis own health,
tries to blot them from memory.
"I have seen. too. heroism of the most
exalted kind by splendid women, whoso
work of love and meny is so great that
no pralce ever can recompense It.
"I 1 avo traveled t'iruuRli dark fore.U J
aid witnessed hundreds uf lonelj biw
j , farm carts with a i .uple of Boats
te'H.rf to tho whtels. a team of oten I
biuMniip nearby, and the rieaant and I
hl wife and children gathered about a '
little tire. I have teen women, famished '
and terrified, IleoinB aiross tiw loni; .
stretches of the country wltn their chll- '
dren Every mile held ar. Invisible terror l
fr them.
"I have Just spoken with a soldier who
is returned wounded from tho pursjlt
I traillcuses. 0 nmmunlttou wagons and
' three neroplancs havo already arrived.
I KNuItant loars rise from tho crowds who
for hours awult the panilus of tho Hu
morous batches of Germnn prisoners tta
verlne the city on their way to tlio
western concentration camps.
ALLIED AND GERMAN
ARMIES EXHAUSTED
BY RAPID MARCHES
Retreat of Kaiser's Forces
Causes Thousands of Ex
hausted Stragglers to Fall
Into French Hands.
GERMAN LOSSES
HEAVY; RETREAT
TO KOENIGSBERG
Russians Adopt Fabian Tac
tics, Then Take Ogensive
in East Poland Campaign.
PUTP.OGP.AD, Sept. 13.
It was oillcially announced today that
General Itennenkaiiipf had defeated tho
Germans in u 10-hour battle in EaBt
Prussia and driven them back toward
tbat will go down In history alons wit!. Koenlesberg with heavy losses.
tho terrible retreat from Moscow as win The battle tool: place near Goldap.'i
of the crownlnir catastrophes of the i (eight miles east southeast of Kocnles-
DYINQ SAILOR w3USES
Identifies Man He Says Stabbel Him
on Board Tramp Steamship,
With a deep knife wound in his throat.
KnuU rtoliar.e 52 years old. a Norwegian
sailor lio " as stabbed today on board
the tramp steamship Kenn at Green wlch
Point is rising in St Agnes Hospital.
HU alleged assailant Avlsto Andrea. ?7
years old. Is locked up In the Fourth
street and Snjder avenue police station,
The police sav the men fought oer which
should take (he watch.
According to a statement made by the
dying man, It was Andrea's turn to so
on watch The two argued Blows fol
lowed hot words and then Andrea Is al-'e-d
to have plunged a knife Into
Uokane's throat.
Other sailors hearing the struggle
rushed to the scene as the wounded man
sank to deck. Andrea dashed down the
anc-plaiik to shore
Mounted Patrolman Holland saw And
rea running from the boat and cave
chase. He captured the man and took
him back to tie steamship, where he was
accused by Itokaue
SOCIALISTS HANDICAP LEWIS
iUClRRSTOVYN Md . Sept 15 -By the
n"wnt!on of H Clifford Wrlsht. a rail
road man. of Brunswi k, as their Sixth
Ustrlrt candidate fcr Congress Socialists
nave put another hand cap on Representa
tive David J. Lewis' campaign for re
election. Mr I-ewl, who is a Democrat, got a
great many votts In, Brunswick, one of
the railroad centres of tn State, and
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wo-ld.
"This soldier speaking of the German
retreat, said to rre:
" 'They fled like animals who knew they
hod been cornered. Their retreat at times
"eemod incredible to me. An we followed
them we found tho rondw.s for mile
after mile littered with ijutis knnpsi.rks
and rnriridjfe bolt. whteh the Germans ,
had dror.ned n H to llKhten the load i
tney had to carry. o albo found Maxima
.w d heavy cannon.
' And along the lu.ids we found plies
of dead huri.es. stacks uf ,ea 1 men. In
some of the flsltttng the Cormans were
so close together that when the dead
and wounded fell they formed little piles
around the llvlntc. und when others of
tho llvinsr were shot they had no place
to fall Tho dead supnorted them and
the last to be shot remained standing on
their feet
" 'The sights that met on- eyes were
horrible and Incredlrde herrtble beyond
the power of words to tell '
"Tremendous efforts have been made
to bury the dead, but the task Is a colos
sal one. One cannot bur wbn'e armies
In a day. To arid to the horrors of the
situation are the bird of earr'on. which
hover over the fields waiting a ehancn
to swoop down and tear to pieces all
that is 'eft now of whut wa once an
army of livlrr breathing men In the
prime o' health.
"I have heard, too, tha ph"iiU have
been fineritinir smnnn' t''o (tend rushing
to the fle'ds where the d r'l'e nnl 'ak
in from the clothes uf the deud all
the vliia'es that msv be therein.
"In tro vtl'nues the "ed mi wounded
make an enl'pas multitude Doctors and
purses or workln 'e'!hlv rescuing
the wounded from nmng the piles pf
lend, and then tbev trv hard to bring
back he ebbing- solrlt of those whom
tbev hsve refeued T"v ea'e lust as
tenderly for tho wounded Germans as
th(. dr. for those o' "renn f"rt Frr-'nnd
"Wherever a wounded sold'er 1 funi
he is at once elvon 'first aid to the In
lured ' .tmriulances. movltii; from over
jeo rilfrent nolnts iben csrr.v the wound
ed baek to their temoorarv hospitals,
'rom which hlc staffs of nurses and doc
tors stive them further aid
"The bravery and the nlelm nf ih
wounded emaied me. I saw hundreds of
them, some almost shot to piti'f 'fted
from the ero'ir,'' lm -
Every move meant terrible agony to
them. Yet none wlneio
plained, The fares of some were wM'e
and drawn with pIn. but thev rever
uttered a word of orotest i -- r,--
smiled through their lurfertii , pasted
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berg) and Was fiercely contested.
The ofllclul statement follows:
After a steady withdrawal for sev
eral days before superior forces of
the Germans, the Russians received
heavy reinforcements and drove the
enemy baik. Reforming, the foe
again took tho offensive und attacked
our positions at Goldapp. They
htormed our positions with bajonet
charwes lu the faco of n withering
tire, but were repeatedly repulsed.
rinally, after a bloody contllct that
lasted lu hours the enemy retreated.
Our troops are In hat pursuit. The
victory was duo to the clever strat
egy of General Renncnkampf. who
drew the enemy's troops out until
they were too weak to overcome us.
In again assuming the offensive In East
rrussla. first line troops were withdrawn
from the Austrian theutre of war and
sent to the aid of General Rennenkampf.
whose columns have been hard pressed.
It Is understood here however, that these
operations are lnlenacu ..nlefly to hold
tho i.'nnns in East Prussia in check
and pietnt them being withdrawn to
go to the usslstance of the Austrlans.
EIGHTY CHILDREN PERISH
AS GERMANS BURN VILLAGE
Troops Take Comrades for Foes and
Destruction Follows.
PARIS, Sept. 15.
A German who arrived at Hascl gives an
interesting account of how the German
destroyed the village of Ilurzwelller In
Alsar-o.
A small detachment of German soldiers
entered the village to pass tho n'ght, )i
say, and compelled the Inhabitants t'
give thtm btds
Later another detachment of German
sold lei a encamped near the vit'a and
did not become aware that they had com
patriots In tho vllU''e.
One of tho horses of the camping part
had been wounded, and the captain aa.e
the order 10 end Its sufferings. One of
the soldiers shot it, and the sentrv
statloned by the first arrivals hearlir;
the shot, gave the alarm.
Tho sold'ers who were asleep In the
houses jumped up In great alarm. The
fired frantically out of the windows, b. .
Ileving that a French force was attack
Ing them.
Tho Germans In the camp thought that
a French force was inside the village and
attacked it. They entered the village
flrirur on their own comrades a.o4 afte -Ward
set the village on fire. "'
vi. -ren were burm
lie Is the name of General Charles Roqucs,
who was killed by being struck by a bul
let near Bar-le-Duc, nnd that of Taptaln
Raoul Ducoucdlc dc Kergoualer. Tho lat
ter Is n grandson of General de Montholon
nnd n great-grandson of "Uiavc" Du
coucdlc, n celebrated Rreton sailor, who
commanded La Survelllunce in 1709 In the
famous fight with tho British ship Quebec.
General Roqucs had Just been promoted
on tho field to be a general of division
when he was killed.
Twenty-one train loads of booty col
lected on the battlefield along the Marnc
vnlley havo been brought Into Paris
since Sunday. Tho spoils Include eleven
guns, seven motor wagons, ammunition
for four mitrailleuses, three aeroplanes,
two wngons full of helmets, rlttes, swords,
cartridges and commissariat equipment
nnd supplies.
The work of burying- German dead that
were left behind In tho wako of the In
vading army, is going on rapidly. Two
thousand laborcra were sent out from
Paris to do this work, but mnny sick
ened of the gruesome task and had to
return.
Thousands of corpses lay unburled
uround Mcaux and In the Marne vnlley.
GERMAN BAN ON ALCOHOL
Minister of Agriculture Orders Manu
facture Decreased 40 Per Cent.
LONDON. Sept. 15.
A dispatch from Rotterdam says that
the German Minister of Agriculture has
Issued a circular ordering the manufac
ture of alcohol decreased -10 per cent., and
recommending that farmers conserve food
PARIS, Sept. 15.-Whlle official reports
rue optimistic beyond doubt, It is too
early to claim a decisive and overwhelm
ing victory for the allies. Hy masterly
strategy tho Germans have been able to
keep the main lines of their vast army
intact, although thousands of soldiers,
ovcicume by exhaustion or unable to
find their way, havo fallen Into the hands
of the French and British armies, as
well as a vast amount of munitions,
supplies and armaments.
The German army is far from shat
tered and, according to olllclal admis
sions In Paris, tho only section of tho
, ... . .,,. f .,...., . , supplies by drying potatoes on a large
the other columns la that of the Gorman ' Tnsrrnr-Hnn. .n v,tr, ni...n i.. .i.
Crown Prince, which Is In the region of i country districts as to the use of potato
tho forest of Argonne. Because of the meal for tho manufacture of bread. The
riiei-'ed nature nt the ennntrv In tlmt ' Mini.i. ...... - i.. .... .
district and the stubborn resistance of
the Crown Prince's soldiers, this section
was left farther in front than the bal
ance of the German line.
The army of General Von Kluk is also
believed to have received a supply of
fresh ammunition for both small armi
nnd artillery.
The extreme left wing of the French
army, which is officially known as the
Fifth army, has now advanced to a
point slightly northeast of Amiens, thu
main body resting around that city. It
has been part of General Joffre's strat
egy to keep this army moving eastward
and northward as rapidly as possible to
keep hitting at the northwestern ex
tremity of the German line.
From the Information received by the
Trench General Staff, it Is evident that
the Germans hao either fallen back
into trenthes which had been used pre
viously north of the Alsne or elso had
Ik on able to preparo defensive works
Horn which to face the allies.
British troops are reported to havo
u-ossed the Alsne near the junction of
that river and the Oise, where their
passage was not opposed by German ar
tillery. This gives the allies a big ad
vantage, for it makes It unnecessary for
nt least a part of their troops to cross
the stream farther to the east, where
they would have to face the German
fire.
The rapid pursuit of the Germans has
worked Its effect upon the soldiers of the
allied army. The advance guard aro nhuad
of their heavy guns and the rapidity of
their movements has extended their lines.
It Is belteted that the French and British
soldiers who have been rushing forward
In pursuit of the Germans will need to re
cover their breath and replenish their
ammunition before they can strike a de
cisive blow. On tho other hand, the Ger
mans are nearer to their supply depots
and the retirement of the right llank
brought it Into touch with reinforcements
which hud been hurrylnir forward.
Even If the allies should be checked
and the Germans should launch a general
offensive movement the Invaders would
be handicapped hy the worn-out condition
of their right wing. The troops of Gen
eral Von Kluk have been marching and
iinting every uay ror nearly six weeks
and they are hardly in any condition to
-wing forward upon another encircling '
novemcnt wnicn wouia mean continuous
righting and forced marching day and
-iliht Many of the Germans have been
forced to march under such conditions
that the soles are gone from their boots
i ml their fret are raw and bleedlner.
If tho Crown Prince's iirmv should be
ible to stand Arm and the Germans would
ittempt a forwnrd movement Von Kluk's
men would be in the position of outside
-tinning, such as that at the bend of a
rtce track and they are so tired that
'ey probably would not be able to get
hert In time About the only recourse
ndcr such circumstances would be for
'rie Germans to masa freth troops on thtlr
'lht and give the worn veteran a
'hance for less arduous work.
Being forced back from their present
position, the next line upon which the
German could make a stand Is that run
ning through St. Quentin. Vervln -pa
Meilerea. which would give them a Ifin
of retreat through Luxemburg In cose of
defeat.
Sj
hundreds of little groups that stand about
discussing news of the day In low voices.
The stream of humanity that nightly
coursed tip and down 1'nter den Linden
bus thinned It has lost its boisterous
iicsh. Laudsturm call to colors has dram
heavily on tho male populat'on In Ber
lin. Women fill beer gnrden now, with
n sprinkling of older men nnd, here an!
there, soldiers In grny carrying arms In
slings. Confidence was the hplrlt of all
two weeks ago; today tt Is doubt.
GRAIN TO MOVE FASTER
.uimsicr aays mai mo cereal ctop wan
noi as gooa aa nau ocn expected
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
For Philadelphia nnd vicinity. Generally
fair tonight and Wednesday; not much
change In temperature; moderate winds,
mostly northeast. For further details, tee
page 15.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The eastern area of high bmomeur has
remained nearly statlonan during thu
last IM hours, but has deciepted (.lightly
In energv. Fair weather has continued in
most districts under its Influent, with no
deeded change in tempeinture. Showcia
and thunderstorms have continued in the
central and upper Mississippi valley and
the western portion of the Lake legion,
una have caused n moderate decrease in
temperature, whllo In the northern plains
stafs. und the Rocky Mountain and
plateau districts there has betn u decided
rite.
U. S. Weather Bureau liulletiit
OtistriHtlons made at Sp.ni, l.'atrrn Tlmsi
8 a.m. n't. fnli iv.i ,.'..,.. ..
AMWn. Tex.... 71 71 .. s 1,1 .i;.;infcr
0 n,.ur
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JJ Cloudy
" Clear
II 'ou.y
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Hear
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Atlantlc city.... oi r,l
Ill.marck. N D. 411 .'!
Iloiton, Mais . . M :,a
IlurTalo. N. Y.. .V Wl
Chlcaieo, 111 70 70
Cleveland, uhlo. SI M
Denier. Col .... 4'.' 0
l)e Moinea, la. SI M
Detroit, Mich. . 113 to
lluluth. Minn .. K r.)
(laheJton, Tex., hi hi
Hntterus. N. C, 70 ns
Helena, Mont... 40 40
llurcrn. S. D.. . 4. II
Jscktoni llle. P.. 7'.' 70
I Kannai Clt, Mu. CI Id
liuulievillc. Ky. IV! Ill
Memr-lit Trnn.. 70 7i)
Niw Orlcaim.... 7n 71
New York, N. Y. ill in
, Snrth Platte N. .Vj 41
')klahomu. Ohla. 71 71
I Phllndelrhla ... M 8
f'hnenlx. Aril . 71 70
Iteliursh, I'u... r M
I'ort'an.l. Mo.. . r.H M
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Ball I uke t'taii ill rn ' S .V.1 Clear'
Kan FranrUco.. SI St .. - 7A JIMr
Peranton. P4 4H vi .. viv i Vjoi'ly
Tainua 74 70 . v t ',!'''
tVaafilneton .... St 41 v ? Vloudy
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British Ship's Arrival May Mark
End of Stagnation.
With the arrival hero yesterday of thi
British steamship Vcntmoor, from Nor
folk lu ballast, to load a full cargo ot .
grain, shipping men believe the stagna.
tlon of grain exportation is at an end.
Two other vessels, the Lundy and th
Zurlchmoor, are also under charter tu
load full cargoes of the product for tht
United Kingdom or Franco, and an In
creasing demand is making Itself felt In
the charter mnrket for similar contracts.
Tho Danish Rteamshlps, Kronbonj.
I'rnnlcnborg, Skjoldborg, Dansborg and
Usron nnd the British steamship Mo
zart, are now lying at anchor off th
Delaware Breakwater awaiting ordtri,
nnd it Is expected that some or all of
these vessels will bo sent here to carry
out some of tho grain.
Perry's
New
Fall
Overcoats
in
Many
Styles
A riot of beautiful colors!
A wealth of rich mixtures,
a variety of cut and model
to meet every taste
At Perr.
Ci Hint's the key
note! And such blending
of color and color tones!
Grays, light and dark;
browns of heather leani"Ki
that are full 01
of all the other
greens
dashes
hues
At Perrf
Imported fabrics on which
Europe spread herself in the
way of blending; fabrics
that just got through the
lines by a narrow margin
before war broke out, and
now nre ready for yon
At Per r
Ualmacaan models; our
own "N. B. T." adaptation of
the Ualmacaan Idea; some
with velvet collars, other
with self'doth collars, etc,
etc.! Cravenetted to keep
nut the rain!
At Petti u
Perry & Co., ''"
16th & Chestnut Sts.