rnmrm mi BtU iU n n mmm m - -- i -- - - i i ?. ..-,-. iiii. i KAISER RUSHES 320.000 TROOPS FROM EAST PRUSSIA TO AID DEFENDERS ON THE AISNF WOUNDED SOLDIERS LIKE HAPPY BOYS ON FIRST PICNIC Battle-worn Tommy Atkins Transfers Amiens Railway Station Into Scene of Gaiety. DUHMN. Sfiit. 1T. U secni"! rather a (mrado'e to tleicrlbr tlio nrrlvnl of a tlnlntoad of Wounded soldiers fit a tallwny station an a. scene of levrlry, yet such Is tlio account stvon l)j' tile stwclnl coiTespondcnt of tlio Frcp mail's Journal nt Amlons under jctei day's elate Ho write: "A train of tent can lasts mine In loaded with 0) Tommies. SKty of them I were woundrd, sent down from the fierce front between Mods nnd CharlereM. Those were) not serious case sufficient onl to put our men out of tho battle line for a ("pelt bullet wound? and cuts on tho 1-rs chiefly, swathed linmli and splint' red flligors, und gnshea and lips In arms ai.d fchoulders. Not one had a faco uound, and every one of thco boys was clam orous to get back again In the thick of tho business. The station was hushed and quiet until the fatfful train came 1 1 And what happened? Why nothing more or lest than a gala performance In klmk Instead of a dismal cottege this Incoming troop train presented a scene of ehcer revelry. "Uverj carriage window was full of brown, Joltv, ditty, shaggy faces-fares1 with week-old beards to them, but allRht with quick, keen cheerful ccs. llati iveio waved, sours were sunff, and from tho JHst catrlase door which was fluns open a Highlander hopped out, to the astonishment of the waiting crowd, nnd i did a HlnR-n flinR with a limp to It it is true, but a ItlRhland fllns for all that, ; tend most piitcrtnlnliM to the crowd They would say vorv little of tho flRhtitiB save ! that it was lighting and no mistake, a continuous roar of (lame and fury, hard, hot, tlilrst work. Plenty to cat, though everything snlndidh managed, and not n single man Jack ot them caring a Jot "Tho clamorous demand of all these ray wounded was for .1 fag. Their com missariat had been excellent, their grub prime and coffee, but somehow in this Breat world shattering war which was Just beginning and tinging its grim tale of devastation and death down tho ages, somehow there had been a most deplot nble shortage of cigarettes A 'Wood bine' Nobody through the entire length and bteartth of the AmUni Ing arrival platform had over heard of a "Woodbine-, but when, after much gesticulation and dumb show. Tommv had made his mean ing plain, theie aie showers of black, pungent Trench cigarettes In the eilov wrappers at his disposal. "Tho fraternizing was splendid. Im mensely jolly A Blackburn Tomm, after having shed his last possible button, produced n mouth organ from somewhere lnsidu of him, and played with the execu tion ot a master at this levelrous busi ness that familiar ditty, "Wc Wont Go Home Till Morning ' There was a speedy --and. hilarious settlng-tu, partners bowing nnd scrapinc (In spite of limps and J wingesi. ami In a brace of shakes tho t British soldier nnd his brother ncroj the water wore Wincing n J.g w.th all the i Abandon in It of Ilimpstead Heath on a ' Bank Holidav " wmimwwpiiAi"pw IW WAR MAY RECONCILE CHURCH AND THE STATE IMiotn h IntcrnnUnnal Nown Service THE DIFFICULTY OF OBTAINING NEWS FROM THE FRONT. THE ROAD OF THE NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT AT THE FRONT HAS BEEN A VERY ROUGH ONE. THE PICTURE SHOWS BELGIAN SOLDIERS EXAMINING THE PASSPORTS OF NEWS PAPER CORRESPONDENTS AT A RAILWAY NEAR MALINES. PILOT KILLED, GERMAN AVIATOR CONTROLS AIRSHIP KAISER'S NEW PLAN ! AFRICAN TROOPERS TO RUSH 8 CORPS , ACCUSED OF SAVAGE TO FIGHT IN FRANCE, PRACTICES IN WAR AIR SCC'JTS SAVE SERB ARMY FROM TRAP OF AUSTRIAN French Wound and Capture Withdrawal of 320,000 Men Scout When Gust of Wind . From East Prussia Defense Turns Machine Over. PILOT'S DEATH GRIP GUIDES AEROPLANE SAFELY TO EARTH Queen Alexandra Hears Story of Fight in France Between English and Ger man Aviators. LONDON, Sept 4 (by mall to New York) Cnlllng nt the London hospital to visit the wounded soldiers brought from the ftont, Quwn Alexandra listened with the closest attention to tho story of a thrill ing battle In the air, told to her by a wounded private of tho Royal Engineers. The fight was between a German aero plane and French and English air craft, which sailed away to give battle to the Invader, and ended their pursuit only -when tho German machlno Muttered down to earth. Tho wounded private said ho was rest ing on tho ground after a hard fight wlien a German aeroplane suddenly appeared directly over tho British troops. Imme diately from tho rear Trench nnd British aviators took to tho air. The troops lay still, watching silently the death Urugglo above them. Tlrst the British nnd French airmen endeavoteil to out maneuver tho German and cut oft Ills i estreat. But tho Uerrnan began to climb higher in tho air and the British aero piano was seen to be mounting steadllv, trying to get above tho foe and In a better pualtton to shoot. Tlio whir of tho mutors could bo ho id by the troops below as tho machines rose higher and higher, each striving to get above the other Then It could be seen that tho Kngllshman was abovo his foe. The aeroplanes appeared as mere specks in tho sky. From tar above tam the toutid of a shut and Immcejlatuly the Gr man rnje hino hegan to descend lir.ico fully It volplaned towunl the earth under jwrfcot control. It landed safely within tho British lines, ran a short distance along the giouud and stonpid The British soldiers lushed forwaid. In tending to make the aviator .1 prisoner, but stopped uh they drew nearer The aviator was dead. Ho Jmd been shot through the head liut before, dealt I10 had set his planes for u descent and, with his dead hands gripping the control, the craft had sailed to earth. BKKLl.V, Se.pt IT (By cuuriei fiom Rot terdam to New York 1 How n German a. iator gained control ot a falling aeioplane aftei his companion had been killed Is desoiibed in a thrilling letter received by his father here todaj. It reads: "Dear father. I am ling heie in a beautiful Belgian castle slowly relabel ing from wounds which I thought would kill me. 1 m August 22 I made a flight with Lieutenant J , a splendid aviator, and 3tnblihhed the Met that th enemy nn advancing toward us In Uiu region of !tc!tri we came Into iVavv rnln ilouds and had to desictnl to SOed feet. As we cam thtougli th lotids wo wtrc seen and an entire Trench division brgan rfhuotlng nt us. Lieutenant J Was hit in the abdomen. Out motur was put out of commission. We WTt- trlng to vuloplano across a forest In the nt-lghborhool, when suddenly 1 Olt thr m.11 hitie give a Jump 1 turned round, as 1 was sitting In front, and found that 11 set und bulli-t had hit Ltruti nnnt J In th h. n-l and killed hlui "I bnncd oer the bitk of the st it und managed to reoih the ntnr!ng apparatus and neadeu down. A hall of shots whit tled about me. I felt something hit me In the foieheud. Blood ran Into nn oph. I was faint But determination pre a 11 d and I retained consciousness. Just as we were near the ground a gust of wind hit tho plane and turned my machine ov r. I fell In the midst of the enmN . with my dead companion. The 'rd truusern' wrp coming from all directions, trd I drew my pistol and shot thiee Timc-h soldiers I Mt a busonet at my inejst and gave mysi-lf up for dead, whn an officer shouted: " 'Let him ilve' lie is a biave s-jldhr,' "t was taken to thn commanding in oral of the 17th Frcm.li Army Corps, who rjuestloni'd me. but, of couise, jjot 1 u ll formation He said I would later be sr.nt to ParU. but as I was wuilt from lo of blood and seriously woiin led I wa taken Into the field hospital and ir i for. The officers were er nb p ti mo. and when tb' Pienc'i tell b-ik 1 t ik ndantagf of the tonfUBlnn to crawl un der a bush where I remalne: un'il 01 troops came Risks Exposure of Berlin to Russians. rrrntoGUAD. Sept. it. Information was received at the War omce todnj that eight German army corps, ti.imLoiln aso.OOO men, which hnd been sent Hast to repel the ltussiuu at tack In Uast l'rusla, and to stiengthan the Austrian forces In Uullclu, have been withdrawn and are belnj nished to tho western zone of opointions In IVanc (Thus icpoit contradicts jestetduj's dis patch that the Kniser had gone to Kust I'russ a to ril.r iietsonal dim go of tho campaign theie, leaving tho Get man armies in Futnco to puisue defonsivo tuctlcs against the advancing allloB.) LONDON. Sept. IT. TIip nioN Line. nt of eight German army corps from East Prussia to the thentnj of war in I'ranco Is taliun to mean that tho Kniser Intends to ulm a flnul torritlc blow nt the allies in an eftoit to crush the opposition in France. Such a oourse is directly opposite that which yeste ni.iy was believed to be thu eierman plan. The withdrawal of tho 32O.000 soldiers in the Lust can only re sult In hastening the advance of the Ciur's troops towunl Berlin. CUPCNHAGLN. feept. XT. According to u eiisimtch from Stock holm. Ue-iiaral Von Hindenb"i , tho iui mau cominondi 1 In Uast I'rus-ln, has bein ieullcd lo take lommund of an other uitn to be- went ugnlnst the British anl French troops. (This dispatch Is confirmatory of ono from Pctrograd snlng eight O.'inian et.rpu have, been sent fiom the L'astern to the West-m tin atie of wa-) Berlin Is Told That French Servian Crown Prince With Officers Are Powerless to draws From Proposed In Stoo Alleged Barbarities i vasion of Slavonia March of Southern Allies. Into Bosnia Continues. BLltLIN (by wny of Amstetduiuj, Stp tcmb"i IS. Wounded Gel man "Ulcers who were bi ought heio today ncciw tho Algerian troops fighting with the allies In Fiance with terrible atrocities. The charge that the French ollUors ate unablo to tnme tl.e wild itatmcs of these Aft lean fighters, who delight In toi Hiring the wounded nnd mutilating the dead upon th" battlefield. - Ono of the wounded German olflcers, Lieutenant von Lenz, di-t lures that Ger many should make formal protest ngahibt the uso of theto savage Africans. "They have been guilty of the most aggra.Ued cruelties, home of which I witnessed," declared the German oiheer "In othir Instance's I hiuo Jeatueii from tho lips of witnesses how barhnrousl" these Algetlnns net. One wounded Ger man soldier hnd his eyes gouged out by a i'urco, who used his spurs for tho cruel operation "After one light In v hlch the hnd pnitlclpated tho Ture-os went mound with their snbies tutting and sla-hlng the dead and wounded "There havo boi 11 numeiuua instant os whero bemdloss German soldiors have been found. The Turcos had ducapltatnl thoin, ciiryltirj off the heads as trophies of buttle. "Credit must U given tei the set Africans as lighters though Tiny nave no tegnrd for human life ami havt not the slUhti i-t ennreptloii ol fear. Hut their traits nie' 1 10 traits of snvugcb and thrlr cblof de li'ht Is to lnlllct cruelty God pity tl.t countnslde upon which thesu wild cteatuies are turned leii --e without u-.stralnt." NIS1I, SorIa, Sept. IT. That the Scivl.tn aimks under the Crown I'rlnco hao found It Impo-esiblo successfully to linadi Sluonla was ad mitted hero tenia. It was stated that the auny had been leculled for Impoitunt htinteglc reason". It Is understood, Iiowpmi, that the tral lensun Is that the Austrlnns, In over wiielinlng force, had plnnned a trap, dls eovertd In time by tin. Son Inn air scouts, who'-e woik has bten icsponslble foi many of the successes of the present war. The advance of the combhiid Suv'an Montenegiin aimles Into Bosnia contin ues. The itnadlng foite.s havo oercome strong oni os Hon ai.el are now moving against Seiajeo and also thtough the passes of the Llpetu inountnliis In em ut te'tntit to take tin- alley of the Verbis I Itler and the linpntant town of ,Inlta. I The AllStr nils Iiae lieen retiulscd Itl every cifott to cheek tho advance. Heroic Work of Trench Nuns nnd Monks Recognized. TAIUS, Sept, 17. War may reunite church and state In France. Hundreds of nuns have been recoiled from Belgium, to which country they were expelled when the religious orders were dissolved, and are working ns hos fltnl nurses. Moreover there are 22,000 monks on tho battlefields. It Is thought Imposslblo that the heroic work of both nuns nnd monks should bo lost on a public which Is over eiulck to recognise dovotlon to duty. Probably tho Concordat In Frnnce will never be seen ngaln, but under n new 1 I'opo It Is believed that tho war will In duce n better understanding between church nnd Government. Churches still will remnln the property of tho state. There will nt least bo an era In which liot only nntlonnl monuments, like Notre Dame, but all churches will bo main tained nnd repaired at public expense. , BATTLE ALONG AISNE TERRIFIC, REPORTS ! SOISSONS OBSERVER Conflict Wages Desperately Four Days Before Allies Realize Advantage Over Slowly Yielding Germans. LONDON, Sept. 17. Describing tho battle of Alsno from SoIsBons, under dato of September 13 in tho afternoon, the correspondent of the Chronlclo says: "Tho unending, terrific strugglo lasted four days and only now may ono say that victory Is turning In favor of the nllles. "Tho town of Solssons cannot yet be entered, for It Is still raked by artlllety and rlllo fire, while rear columns of smoko mark several points wheio houses nic burning In the centre of tho fighting lines where the allied pontoon corps have been Irving to keep tho bridges they suc ceeeled in constructing. "Men from tho front toll mo that the combat has been a veritable slaughter and that the unceasing flro of the last four days puts any previous walfare complotolv In thc shade. "Several crossing wore effected Sun day, but the Gennati guns pot the rango am compelled tho forces to withdraw. Last nlcjht, however, the allies brought up heavier guns anil these changed the Piospect. The British got a battery across the river and the Germans were unable to roach it. The Germans there fote moved to another position from v.hlcli they compelled the British to re tire and leave six guns behlml. German batteries hitherto not ellscernlblc were levcnled, hut under tho protection of a heavy bombardment two British butteries got over and, planted at the bridge head, very soon recovered the six guns and tho two German batteries were captured. "On tho western side tho Fiench suc ceeded in getting over three batteries and a lcglmont of Infantry, About 1500 pris oners have been taken today. "I can clearly trace tho abandonment during the lust three hours, of a number 01 German positions by tho smoke of tl elr guns moving further over the hills PITTSBDRGHER PAYS $100 TO SEE BATTLE GETS MONEY'S 10RTI French Captain Said to Have Personally Conducted Sight-seeing Party Spec tacle "Worth the Pr.Vr. -w NUW YOItK, Sept. 17.-Jamc3 A. Wk field, of Pittsburgh, who arrived hh yeslerdny from London by tho Atlanti Trarispoit steamship Menominee, M, part of the battle of Mons It cost hi J100; lasted eight hours, and the ei lie- Mini, was worm me money, Mr. Wakelleld was In Vnl.nri... when the Germans began to throw th, ------ --- " -v tot, rrench ilA ue-itiimix, nnu mo longer ho stayed mvii from the lino of battlo the i .1 longed to see It. On August 21 he tnJ a captain of French artillery nnd j pressed hl3 desire to sco a real battij Tho captain, whoso namo was AntorJ said ho thought It could be arrange! but that It would cost about $100 If J paity of a dozen could be procurcJ -Mr. Wakefield told this to some of hi ineneiH, nnu later informed Captain At tot-d that a party of eight was ready' Tho money was subscribed, and at p. m. on August 24 Mr. Wakefield ar.i seven other Americans were brought ii a place within throo miles of tho battl of Mons. They wero carried In two sprln wagons, and, having tho necessary pass? through thc lines, vvcro not molested I their journey, "Wc could not see a great deal," sal, Mr. Wakefield, "but wo could hear plctit of firing. We stayed on tho seme unt 1 n. 111. on August 2fi, when firing began I the rear, nnd we decided to go back, v,y saw 252 wounded and 32 demt mi-. brought out of tho fight In British ntitol mobile's. Ihe cars were stripped of thci bodies nnd boards were bulit out ovc the chassis so that each car could carr 11 men. All wero taken to Amiens." II. C. Bell, of Brunswick, Me., said h had collected a number of I'leneh .m Geimnn buPcts on the way from Haden lladcn to Paris, and niserted that th I-'ronch missiles were the more humane. "The Germans have accused the Prem. of shooting poisoned bullets," he said In it Vilu I (J tint a HMn. it nn....i..i .. tt jwfc . 3 ! j.w. nj, Ant; uuiiwimi'u ma bluo bands ai ountl the bullets wer rmlsnn hnndn. Tho Irntinh hnltnto . per Jucliiteil, mo well baiaucitl, ana whei) iijuj in 1 t iiiiiu Liit-v iiiuuc it giuan srrui wound. Tlfirrnnn tmllnta nm atAI 4astrtrt.l -- ww.. ...... Uv...-.U ... v. .J-w-v. JltWJtVk'M, U1IU nrn kii liti tnnnnrl f tin t wlmn t Vici tilt tv... turn up perpendlcubirly and cnusc a bin anu uan wounu. TURKISH ARMY REPORTER WITHIN RUSSIAN BOROERl Petxogrnd Hears German Cavalrjj Officer Is in Command. PETROGBAD. Sent. 11, It Is reported by a seml-ofllelal loura!. tnat lurltey has concentrated a hrt army on the Bulgaria frontier. General von Sanders, a Prussian civalrjl ofllccr, who has been assigned to seivkii In the Sultnn's army, Is expected to an mana ir. ! Zff I I I Our Tile, Slate, Meta! and Slag Roofs Are Standard RESIDENTIAL WORK A SPECIALTY Crescent Compound keeps roofs watertight for five years, and is also guaranteed. 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An airship will bo sent for se-vnal iiight. to examine- London from above, but teirne time may bee required for this to be- i ir rled uut sdtlEfaeturily as Inte'iisltv of tin darkness varies on diffeient nUhU As a result 'if that examination it i hop d to tie able to modify toitain existing I'slih tions In the meantime-, tho stniein-nt says It Is necessary In Ihe publb Inten-st that the redurtion of the Illumination of streets and shops .-liould bee miiint-iine-d UNqONSCIOUS 0?J SIBIlWAJeK -KJ VETERANS AT REUNION Survivors of X32d Pennsylvania Vol. unteers Meet at Antietam Field, HAGERSTOWN. Md , Sept. 1 -Forty survivors of the 132d Pejinsylvanla. Vol unteers, which lost IS2 men In the fight- j Ing at uioooy uinej, neu a resuniou nere today, the 5Jd anniversary of the Antie tam battle Exercises were held at the old Dunkard rhure.li, one of thc land marks of the field. 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