" 'DflWwifli ' ' y ' ' fsH HJI POSTSCRIPT EDITION EJVENING r II Well fori' and1 uriah, n at i rrajr. J ere, 4 t Hi ; rldda " OW j owUh eardi, tht inflict in tha 'II of fllth which letter U the Th altlnj Tear, " not ret to 3 a p. thut rshlp, 'inarjr -s to-Prov- sent over butcd Jew cord- ie be- oldest reat syn- eery . At arer, year cnsu- VOL. I-NOG LEDGER POSTSCRIPT EDITION PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1014. PRICE ONE CENT PEACE PLAN BALKED BY MOOD OF ALLIES, WASHINGTON FINDS King George's Address to Parliament Regarded as Meaning War to Finish. President Will Cease Overtures for Present. Teir Uo 's. In rum id to day r tie . holy enth h, ci f the enth th a I the TM tbli new noiy ctn- ier- this the y In thci dm RK AL' ear, jht the o( be that will The .ra. ;ly will and ring will on be ub- Jar Dr. 'om me rial 501 ifh r rs- Dr. r A rti ii- fl ill in- WASHINGTON, Sept. 19. Feeling here today In official circles Is far from hope ful for mi cnrly mediation among tlto nations of war-torn Kurope. "Watchful waiting," President Wil son's policy In Mexico, liaa become 111 policy toward Buropoan peace. This became known officially today. From n source In closest touch with Wilson, It was learned his ambition now Is for a permanent peace, not alone In Europe, fctit throughout tho world. He does not wnnt a truce that would merely halt the fighting for n month or tno, only to linvo It break out again jnoie violently Ills position was analyzed ; in llio terso comment that ho will not '( now put out to tho country each morn ing peace "when It la not in tho cards." That this Government has had Indefi nite assurances that a truco might pos flbly bo affected nt this time, It was in terpreted from a statement that it might tip possible now to havo "a truce, but rot eace." The address of King Georgo to Parlia ment yesterday has strengthened tho Im pression that England is not yet ready to entertain overtures. In ills speech, read by deputy, tlio King stated: Gentlemen of the House of Com mons, I thank you for the liberality rlth which you have met a great emergency. My Lords and Gentlemen, we arc fighting for a worthy purpose and we shall not lay down our arms until that purpose has been fully nchleved. England's non-receptive attitude Is con firmed by n cable which Ambassador Sir Cecil Sprlug-Rlee received from Sir Ed ward Grey, the British Minister of Fore ign Affairs, Eaylng that Great lirltnln had received no proposal for peace directly or Indli cutis', lrom either Germany or Austria, and, therefore, was not in a po sition to consider terms of pcaco. Russia, too, Is at present opposed to consideration of peace terms. Petrograd hpMliapcrs express tho Russian view that tlurc can bo no peaco until the Kaiser's 3iir,lsters appear nt tho tents of tho allied commanders and .ask for terms. In an Utterance yesterday, which was obviously Inspired and bears tho earmarks of Gov ernment decision, they declare that Rus sian diplomacy Is fully in accord with that of the allies In tho refusal to enter into any negotiations. The activities of President Wilson In tho effort to get the warring Powers In Eu rope In a mood to listen to peaco pro posals have come to a HtandBtlll. Whether tho President will resume hlfl Inquiries on tho subject In tho near future will probably depend on developments. The Government, however, probably tv 111 seek to keep alive the movement for peace by transmitting, without comment, the report inndo by James W. Gerard, tho American Ambassador at Merlin, of his conversation with the Imperial Chancel lor, which was Initiated by the inquiry ui mis iiovernment ns to whether Em FIFTY-TWO LIVES LOST ' WHEN SHIP FOUNDERS Auxiliary Schooner Francis H. Lcg gett Sunk in Dale, PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 10.-A wireless teport was ric.'ivcd here today, sup posedly from a Japanese cruiser, saying that the steam nuxlllnry schooner Frau ds It. Lcggctt, with hor crew of 15 men niul 37 passengers, foundered In a Bale nt 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon CO miles south of tho Columbia River, All on board are reported to have pcilshcd. The message was received by the Port land Port Commission. No confirmation of tho list has reached here. Tho Eeggett Is a three-masted schooner of J60C tons gross leglstry and 1ms a capacity of 1,500,000 feet of lumber. She Is owned or chartered by the Charles R. McCormlck Company, of San Francisco. FIRE UNDERWRITERS URGE NEED OF MORE HOSE TESTS HERE BRUMBAUGH PLEADS FOR STATE'S HONOR ON HISTORIC SOIL Say 40 Per Cent, of Equip ment Is Old and Should Be Replaced Raps Political Domination of Camden Department. SHIPS RUSH TO ASSIST STEAMSHIP IN DISTRESS Pays Glowing and Eloquent Tribute to Pennsylvania in Address at Paoli Memorial Celebration. Peror William had indicated that ho was j" iavor or peace, to the British. French find Husalnii Governments. Tho trans mission of the Gerard report to the allied Governments will bo simply in the naturo if a reminder that the United States will lie ready to net as the friend of nil par ties concerned whenever they reach the joint of being willing to discuss terms for an amicable settlement. BRITAIN FIRM. The position of Gieat Britain was made clear In a conversation between Sir Ed ward Grey, tho British Minister for For eign Affairs, and Walter II. Pago, the American Ambassador In London, in vhlcli the Cabinet ofllcor said that Great Britain would consent only to a peace that would bo permanent, and that ono er the basic pilnclples of any peaco jsreement must bo solemn assurances f ir'.Pm.a"yr,t!mt repnwtloii would bo furnished to Belgium for tho violation of her neutrality and tho damage done l the German troops. n is Known mat the Administration Ii Jiot encouruged over tho outlook and Is Incllnea to the belief that the war must continue for a considerable period before 1 'resident Wilson will i, ',,',. 7,Y.V pivlne offense, to make further advances. bIEum1 ZVlUm "US Bala lllat " Earns tin- Gciumii Chancellors ,-n,,,,,,,,i. ration to lommitt.il. For th man Chancellor's cmmmmi. Ambassador Gerard Oh non- lirrannf Mi ,AnM . lll h ii , w muve meill HI he allowed to minnii, i.. J'nce th- tiaiumisslon of tho Chuticelior's iPZZT. ."" n111 Governments iub.t ... ,7 iT '" rorm "otl'InB moie ubitamial Mian a polite acknowledg ment. ROOSEVELT HITS OLD PARTIES IN FIRST KANSAS SPEECH of Bays They Do Not See Need Social Legislation. T HITA, Kans., Sept. 19.-Addiessimr teXf 'r ,ul,pttrt8 ? k- " ?I . a' u,0'el Hoonevelt attacked arte'" aind. "'.USt P"cles of ""' oU I'fHe and declared they had failed to "' '",ef ",e!,t ""leratandlng or le nuu favnT,'. declareJ that Progressives turn r,he 'novement BradSally to cm .? iahoter Into a capitalist by ", hJ"J-?" 8l""-e In the 'capital. ,he Zllt TLl "aVa".t .' tho In. WEATHER FOttECASr for Philadelphia and vicinity Gen. 2Ii ffr tonioht md St""tu; not "a'e winds, moatlu northeast. TEMPERATURE ?!''" V'lrdau-88i time, 3 p. m. - - -..uscf, 9ee iaj pans. Vr. Martin G. Brumbaush, Republican nominee for Governor, pleaded for fewer laws and for a strong cltlzonry at the 137th anniversary exercises of tho Paoll massacre, hold on the battlefield at Mal vern Station tills afternoon. The exer cises wcro held under the auspices of tho Paoll Memorial Association In front of tho monument Erected many years ago over tho burial place of tho victims of the midnight assault on the troops of General Anthony Wayne during tho Revo lutionary War. "One of the greatest sifts a human being can receive Is tho gift of citizenship in this great American Republic," said Doctor Brumbaugh. "In no phico, In tiny tlmo or clime, has tho world witnessed the supremo spirit of democracy as it is to bo seen here In tho United States in tills beloved Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. "The political strugglo of tho centuries has been to Widen tho circle of the com mon citizenry. On this spot men heroic ally gave their nil that a universal de mocracy with a quality of civic rights for all should bo the heritage of unborn millions. "Countries, liko individuals, can pros per only as they give gloriously their best gifts to thoeo who need them. It Is because our forefathers gavo so splendidly that we havo prospered bo phenomenally. It Is Just ns necessary today tlUit men should glvo their lives In service for tlio nation as It ever was. Tho man who love3 his country honors It by living under Its laws, a decent, orderly. Industrial life. If any nro to bo denied a part In our civic procoduro let it be the lazy, the willingly Idle and tho criminal. Theso are unpatriotic. They aro not real Ameiican citizens. "The first test of a good cltlzeu Is that lie obeys tho laws, not through fear but through sincere love for tho country whose laws ho obeys. This love must be an intelligent love. It must bo based on a thorough knowledge of the great sacrifices of the past. BEST CITIZENS NEED FEWiEST LAWS. "Wc are always In dangor of thinking our tivlo Ills aro cured by legislative en actments. Tho beat citizens need fowest laws. They know how to apply tlio gol dan rule In their daily conduct, and care little for tho restrictive Issues of public assemblies. Tho weak citizen la always clamoring for much statutory support. The strong citizen could cheerfully forego much of tho agitation for new laws and glvo hlmsolf gladly and heattlly to con duct of such a putrlutlc and noblo char actor as to win the respect and support of his fellows. "A few laws honestly nud Impartially applied will niako for tho progress of a people. Vnguo, Intemperate, propulsive and radical enactments lend Inevitably to confusion, distrust and disaster. Theic should bo stability hi ordered procoduro jiut aa surely as in individual conduct. Leglslatuies should, like Individuals, be sure they lire right beforo they go ahead. "I am pleading for that typo of man who has respect for social and civic or der, who has the courage to doubt wisely before acting, and who, when the light tiling Is cleat ly vlsioued, will dovoto bis energies, his fortunt;, his life, his bacred honor to Its accomplishment. When would-bo leaders cry Mo here' or 'l,o there." ho will say 'Prove all things, hold fast that which Is good.' PENNSYLVANIA'S GRHAT HlriTORV. "Theie Is another matter that I wHali to piosent for a minute. When I taught school In Pennsylvania yours ago I be gan to leaiu the lesson that thero was a great deal of New England nnd Vir ginia hlbtory in our aeliouU, unci wry little Pennsylvania history, becauso those who had written the text books of our publto schools the bookH you studied mid 1 studied wcro men who knew the New England history and the Virginia history, but they did not know tho story of Penn sylvania. We have not taught It to our childiL'ii as wo should. "Gradually there haa to come into the conscience) of the people of this great Commonwealth tho fact that hero In Pennsylvania we have a hUtoiy of tho founding of a colony and the develop ment of u Commonweu th a iturj ui splendid service by men and women, that is as lino and splendid as any peuplo In the world luivo written into the an nate of time, und today. In this political campaign. I rejoice that 1 am u. Penn sylvania boy, and that you are citizens of tills great Stato that we all ought to love. "The moral of that is allow no man to speak III of our family, your home, your church, your town, your country! your Commonwealth. These ouht to tj the sacred t hint's for which you otand Frequent bursting of hose at flies in this city is duo to lack of proper tests by tho Klro Department, according to a repoi t Just made by tho National Board of Tiro Underwriters, which recently con ducted an investigation of the hose supply hero, Forty per cent, of the hose, tlio board points out, Is moro than five years old nnd should be replaced. Results of tho Investigation Indicate that while the supply of hoso in tho de- pat tment Is generally sufllclcnt to pro vide proper shifts, It will bo necessary for the department to purchase nt least 18,000 to J,O0O feet annually to rcplaco discarded sections. Tlio board urges that systematic tests be made of the older hoso In use and arrangements made for that which Is found defective. This report confirms tho statement made recently by Dliector Porter, who, following a similar Investigation, urged the Importance of purchasing new hose to rcplaco that worn out becauso of old age. The board's engineers have Just finished an Investigation of flro-lightlng facilities in Camden, N. J. In discussing the con flagration hazard there. Its report says: "The weak structural conditions, com bined with the narrow streets, numcious overhead wire obstructions nnd Inade quate fire-fighting facilities, would nor mally create a sovete conflagration hazard; however, as congestion Is lack In?, private protection Is provided whore most needed and powerful outside aid Is available within a short time, tho re sulting conflagration hazard as a whole Is low. Owing to weak construction and somewhat inadequate flre-llghtlng facil ities snvero individual and group fires nro piobablo. The hazard in tlio residential dlstilcts Is slight." Tho board calls attention to tho practice of Camden politicians dominating ap pointments and promotions In tlio dcpait ment. This system it condemns. It points out also that there Is laclt of proper training among tho flro ciews and that the engines are not well cared for. The flic alarm nystom Is In poor miupe. according to tlio board's leport, and the building Inspections being made Gale Endangers Boat in Storm Off Pacific Coast. PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 19. Ships were rushed today to the assistance of tho steamship Francis 11. I.cggett, reported In distress off the coast south of tho Co lumbia river, with 37 passengers and crew of 20 men aboard. News of the vessel's troublo came by wireless from n Japanese cruiser, sup posed to bo the Idzutno. Early rumors said that tho steamship had Bunk. A heavy gale Is blowing oft the coast. GERMAN ARMY CRASHES THROUGH ALLIES' LINES AND SEIZES BEAUMONT -o The War Today GERMAN DAY WILL BE DEVOTED TO PRAYERS In C'lindcii arc of Utile valuer -'. ?AlJutant Xleto, -fUUacatlK.Hrcncli-Jn-LB.-.,, wSll'lS.. tntry. led his section under tho most ??$ water supply. Urn depai tment and flic ami m system follows: . n!a.ttT. HnPI'ly rumplnc equipment not siilllelent, even considering smalt renerve at,a .." Foreo mains artiiiate. Ptnndplpo of nllglit vnlne. Consumption moderately high. Prepfurea Ion-. .Mutn arteries nn, secondary feeders of booiI tie and well ar ranced In moat nectlonf. Mlnnr distribu ter!, generally well Rrldlrone.1; cunstdcr.ihlo J and 4-Inch pljie, but belnn replaced. OM pipes apparently In poor condition inter im ly. tlato valves generally well spaced niul In ffooj condition. Hydrants fairly won spaccl, mainly of satisfactory sto and In good condition. Klre Department Full paid; under su pervision of Council committee: chief ex perienced. Only fair financial suppurt. Ap polntrnents nnrt promotions subject to po litical Influence. Companies slightly un dermined nnd strength not well main tained. Distribution of coinpanlen malnlv gooil. Total englno copnetty slightly Inad equate: engines not uell card for and crows poorly trained. Apparatus, except tun older trucks. In gou.l condition. Mtnur equipment ami nppllnncen for Imndllnir largn streams detlctcnt. A cowl supply of suitable engine fuel. Ample m,s. supply, Lilt not regulaily tested. Hespmmo to box alurnis good, except In i:t Camden: too few enslnes on telephone nnd Beeond alarms. Discipline fair; drills and train ing larking. Hre methods fair. HulMIng Inspections nf llttln nluo. Fire Alarm R stem. Under supervision of the electrical bureau. Automatic .sys tem. Insecurely housed Apparatus at head quarters fairly complete, with ollonancn for growth. Wiring nt headquarters and houses cood to very poor. Batteries and charging circuits mainly sailsfactorv. Boxes mainly of good typ. but not prop erly conspicuous at night: distribution mainly good. Extensile additions to un derground system In recent years; over head wires part bare and pirt Insulated: some on poles with high and low poten tial light and power wires. Duplicate alarm circuits to tire stations. Telephono aystem adequate. Tests freauent. In complete, records of testn and troubles. Complete maps and records of circuits pro vided. The National Board of Fire Under writers haE been making similar Inves tigations In nil parts of the country In an effort to cut down fire losses. No Patriotic Celebration This Year in "Washington. WASHINGTON, Sent. 19,-Gcrman Day In Washington this fall will bo observed as a dny of prayer, and all Germans In Washington will gather In churches. This announcement was made today by Martin Wlegand, president of the United Ger man Societies. The wlllliignoss of tho Germans to meet exactly tho spirit of President AVHson's request for observance of strict neutrality In this country led to tlio abandonment of the usual patriotic colehratlon. President Wilson Is much gratified by the nation-wide response to his proclama tion designating, at the suggestion of tho Pltdmc LuDtinn, Sunday, October 4, as "a day of prayer for peace." MARSEILLAISE DEATH SONG OF GENERAL BATAILLE "I Am Happy," Gasped French Hero Who Fell Leading His Troops. PARIS, Sept. ID. Details received concerning the death of General Batallle, whoso Iois was mentioned in yesterday's dispatches, showed that ho died as an Ideal soldier. Ho fell on September 8 nfter leading his men In tho thick of the fight, cheering them on with word and action. Brigadier Volterult, of the Dragoons, cried as he fell mortally wounded by a fragment of shrapnel: "Viva la Franco!" To a Red Cross doctor ho muttered: "I dlo for Franco nnd I die hnppy!" Ho tried feebly to sing the Marseillaise as ho expired. Another Frenchman mentioned for gal lantry was Lieutenant Blanc, wiio was killed In battlo on August 29, FIRES AND LOSSES IN CITY SHOW ENORMOUS INCREASE Property Damage Bounds $331,082 During First Six Months. Coincident with the leport of tho National Board of Klre I'nderwriters, It becr.mo kuuwn this afternoon that there has been a tiemondous Increase In Phila delphia In fires and fire losses during this year. Tho losses have been exceedingly heavy, there being n substantial Increase over the cot responding peiiod of last jear. Charles H. Hill, secretary of the Flio Insurance PatroJ, 1?) Walnut street, le ported this morning that for tho lii-dt fho months of this year there had born an Increase of f&il.ou los.i icsultiug from fires over the snmo peiiod In I9i:i. Tlio estimated total loss for tho (list flvo months ul' this jear had been JU'W.ojJ, as compated with a total los of l.T',47l ill VA3. The number of Urea has also greatly Increased. During the first si mouths of this scar thero have been -IS moro than tho coriespoiidlng period in lust ear. Tha total number of tiles for the first six months pf this year Is "M. Thero have been 320 mote alarms rung in during the first six months of 1911 than in that period In 1913. The total number of alarms for that tuno this je-ar is 2512. violent flro. Finally all his men were killed or wounded. Then Adjutant Deto grabbed a gun and continued firing as he retired. A shell hurst near him and he was killed with his face to the enemy. Lieutenant Maqucst. of the 2;sth In fantry reservists, nlso was mentioned for bravery. Although wounded, he con tinued the direction of hiVi troops until all tho other ofllcers of his section had fallen. Two explanations are offered for the great number of French officers killed: Ono Is tlmt the officers showed extraor dinary zeal, leading their men Into tho hottest fire; another Is that the Germans purposely picked off the ofllcers. mo as to leavo the French troops leaderless. RAILROAD FREIGHT RATE CASE ORDERED REOPENED Rehearing of Petition for Increase Will Begin October 10. WASHINGTON. Sept. 19.-TIie Inter stato Coinmorce Commission today grant ed the application of Eastern railroads for a reopening of the five per cent, freight rate Increase case. Hearings, to begin October 19, the com mlslon said, would bo confined exclusively to Information and evidence arlslny since the recent decision granting only partial Increases. Meanwhlleihe rate orders of the recent decision will remain In efTect. GERMANS OFFER VAST FRONT Berlin Heport Declares Army Ex tends Over 200 Kilometres. COPUNHAGKN, Sept. W. A private dispatch from Berlin mv that the Germans In France, like the Austrian In GalUia, ars spread over a front of almost 3M kilometres. Reports from tho west nro still very scarce, and It Is Impossible to obtain a complete Idea of tho en tlio situation. RABBI KRAUSKOPF SPEAKS Preaches First Sermon Here After Touring the World. Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf, after a tour of tlio world that lupt him awny eleven months, today preached to his conglt gallon at Keneseth Israel his first ser mon slnco his return to Philadelphia last week. Rabbi Krauskopf said his trip had taken him over 57,00) miles into nineteen differ ent countries und actosa savon great bodies, of water. Ho commented particularly on the new Alumni Undoing that stands next to the synagogue, which was built and dedicated during his absence, and congratulated the congregation on the splendid monument to their endeavois. HOPE FOR ENTOMBED MINERS German forces, ulonu the Itlvcr Alsne, continuing the gigantic soven days' battle, crushed through tho allies' lines nnd captured tho town of Beaumont, according- to Berlin ad vices. In the seizure 2500 French sol diers wero taken prisoners. It was stated nlso, unofficially, that Rhclms was being bombarded and part of tho town was In flames. Tho Teuton forces concentrated their attack on the tillj.es' centre to relieve the se vere pressure on the army of General von Kluk on the German right wing. Losses of approximately 1CO.000 are es timated In tho seven days' fighting. It Is said the allies have sulTcrcd tho heaviest casualties In attempting to storm th Teutons' fortified positions. Night attacks have characterized tho fearful onslaughts against tho allies, tho Germans using searchlights to guide their movements. In Kast Prussia's campaign Berlin re ports tho advnnco of General von Hindcnburs's army from Lyck to Invade Russian Poland, with Osowicc, a strongly fortified strategic point, as the Immediate and Wnrsaw as the ultlmato objective. Success In this campaign will mean German aid for tho Austrlans in Gallcia. Vienna War Ofllce states that Austrian armies have concentrated on a lino connecting Cracow, Tamow nnd Przemysl. Under the strategic direc tion of the German General Staff, and with German reinforcements, they will resist tho advance of the Russians, who havo reported winning constantly In the region between "'c San and.the Vistula. Vienna char- as exaggerated the-ioports of declslvo Russian successes In this vicinity, but admits nn attack against Przemysl Is expected momentarily. Furthor claim Is made that tho de- j cislve battlo In Gallcia has not yet I been fought. French War Office announces satisfac tion with the progress of the nllled troops and officially reports tho rout of tho determined German night as sault by English forces. Tho War Offlco adds: "On the left In the valley of tho Olse wo occupy llenarque Egllse, Carlecont nnd Cuts. To the north of the River Aisno we have advanced slightly. Three at tacks attempted by the Germans ugnlnst tho English army havo been checked at Troyon between Solson-j und Crnonnc." German General Staff expresses confi dence In the outcome and states that tho French are weakening, while the Kaiser's lines are being strengthened and the troops mora numerous. The reported shortage in ammunition Is denied. Reinforcements are reported onHheir way to Join the Germans. Petrograd War Ofilce In briefest state ment of the war says: "Military op- I cratlons continue successfully." The j main attack on Przemysl awaits the arrival of Russian siege guns. British War Offlco statements express confidence In tho outcome of the strugglo along the Hue, but admit losses of the allies have been ter rific. British forces repulsed ten at tempts of tho Germans to assault their positions by night. Italy is the scene of popular demon strations against the Qovernment'a neutrality. The Russian and German Ambassndors have engaged In an tin diplomatic war of words In the effort to enlist Italy's aid. The Ger mans have distributed broadcast a pamphlet urging Italians stand by the Triple Alliance and "win with us." Washington officials wero somewhat discouraged over prospects of media tion the warlike attitude of the al. lies strongly Indicating that efforts for peace at this time were futile. Fierce Onslaught by Teutons in Mam moth Array Opens Seventh Day of Combat Determined Assault Made to Force Back Advancing British. Storming Force Takes 2500 French Prisoners, According to Reports. Rheims Said to Be Burning as Result of Terrific Bombardment. PARIS, Sept. 19. German forces today broke through the RIO-nille battlo line, along which 3,000,000 aro In death grapple, according to news received here. They captured Beaumont with 2300 French prisoners. It Is unofficially rrported that Rheims Is undergoing terrific bombardment, with tlio city burning In various sec tions. The Thirteenth, Fourteenth and parts of several other German corps havo conducted a successful operation soutli of Noyon, it is stated. Contrary to the 'eported reverses along the allies' centre, it Is officially announced that the allies' left wing is making progress nnd that the German Crown Prince's army continues Its re treat. Unofficial, but apparently reliable, re ports received here today say that tho Germans have taken up a position near tho Sulppo River, cast by northeast from Rheims, and aro bombarding that city. Several sections of Rheims aio le ported to have been set on fire from bursting shells, which were directed I against the French troops In that city. Unofficial estimates placo the Gor man losses at 100,000 men, and tho allies at half that numbera total 150,000 In killed, wounded and missing. The fighting on tho left, where com bined armies of Generals von Kluk and von Buelow are mnssed, Increases In Intensity, but the allied lines aro slowly being pushed forward, accord ing to reports received by General Gal lienl. Tho Germans retired to now positions consjructed in the rear of their original ones as the pressure In creased. But at no point have they actually been defeated. Along tha rest of the line the great battle continues as an artillery duel. There has been almost no lighting by the Infantry for 86 hours, both sides realizing the futility of sacrificing men while tho entrenched positions remain Intact. Connoquently every effort Is being brought to bear to demolish the German batteries. The French ar tillery fire Is Increasing in intensity nil along the line, according to the reports reaching here. It was kept up nil night and there are Indications of a coming charge from the German side. The German assaults of the last five days havo been tremendous. At a dozen potnui on tho centre they havo tried ngaln and again to take the of. fentdve. Division after division has been hurled forward en masse, only to bo shattered by the nllles' shell fire and forced to give ground. And every time the German lines havo bhown signs of wavering the allies have been thrown against them with the bayonet. As n result at a number of points gunjml has beon gained, ss tha Ger man soldiers do not relish tha bayonet fighting, But tho main German en trenchments, escept on the extreme left, temain intact, as their artillery Tj Cwicluded im rse 8 Rescue Gangs Working to Release 12 Men Heard Tapping KrrtKKA, Utah. Sept 19 . Tapping heard in tho Centennial mine today gave hope lo the recurs that noma of the IS! men eiitonibJ Thursday by a cave-in iiif htlll alive. Thf iC5CUi' Bans uoiklns in lmuij , huts, aro (uruivhtig theli to t n eij.r. wherri these uppins sounrii origi jm ani, expert t-j ica'ii it fc'foi & j'tfaJU CARNEGIE SAILS FOR NEW YORK Six Steamships With GOOO Americans BLACK SEA FLEET REPORTED .ueuve .uruisu asies in Day, LONDON, Sept. 19.-Andrew Carmx-u sailed for Nuw York todai. Six in, i ". ". '. ship with u0 Americans left the n,m"h I Said t0 Be Rettdy t0 AttaCk Turks I fire Is too deadly to bo faced up to tho present time. Additional reinforcements have been sent forward to the loft. Tlio general situation, as described in tho first offi cial statement posted todny, Is satis factory, but practically unchanged. An English correspondent who ha succeeded in getting through from Rheims gives the following account oC the situation near that point: "The stronghold of the German posi tion Is the height of Nogent l'Abbesso, three miles due cast from Rheims. Theie the Germans occupied the sito of what UBed to bo the forts of Rheims, and from there they are bombarding the city, which was on firo In eight Places nt i o'clock Thursday afternoon, when I came down from tho tower of the Cathedral from which I had been watching the fierce battle slnco morn ing." At many places on the Alsno lino tho Germans wcro successful In masking batteries upon the wooded hills. The- heax-y honitzcra .of the3ebattrl'jEtj;: ".opt up an incessnnt cannonade, -a shells doing havoc among the Frei ti. 'of and British troops on the south side ;P the valley. ro When tho British and French neiJg. planes went up to discover theso plac' , mentfl they were met with a murdcroi I ne, tire from the hilltop batteries of tlh,i invaders. In several instances, hov,t J ever, the Germans guns were locateU and the British and French artlllerj concentrated ngalnst them, compelling them to move. In order to prevent the location of the hidden batteries being discovered, the Germans used smokeless powder In their cannon. Some of the flenches are half full of water from the heavy rains, and the troops ate soaked through and through. The soggy condition of tho clay soil is impeding the work of dig ging fresh trenches, but the German 6oldlers are held to this task, and night nnd day the labor goes forward. These lines aro being constructed all along the front. They are covered with screens to protect tha Rnhiir from shrapnel, and at Intervals pla toons of machine guns are stationed to sweep the ranks of tho French ami British If they should try to capture the German batteries by storm. The French and English also arc building redoubts, although theru seems llltlo chance of the entire right wing of tho Germans attempting an assault. It Is the opinion of many military men here that tho only places where tho Germans havo moved forward from their trenches to charge tha allies me points where the allies havo succeeded In getting to tho north sido of tha Alsne. The German line has again been re inforced and at certain points the Ger. mans outnumber the nmes. The fresh troops vthMi havo Just reached tha front ara supposed to ho part of th4 three corps under General von Bochn. which were rushed through Belgium at top speed. J OFF THE DARDANELLES '"" ivuuj- mi- me l tuteu States. This makes the total of American departures dining the week 13,0. and slnco Augusts S7.0CW. Soccer Season Opens Today The local soccer season will be ushered in this afternoon In an exhibition game between the Hibernian and Vivtor teams of the American League, on the Third street and Lehigh avenue grounds. Other gimes scheduled for todaj follow Pea body v. Putnam, at AVashlngton Park, and Fulls Y. M. l A vs. Smiths, at nnr,. 4oas Fie'd. Falls of Svhu) IkUl, But Ships May Be British NAPLES, Sept. 19. Onbeii of the steamship Favignana ie. ported today that the Russian Black Sea fleet of twenty units U crulsins off the entrance to the Dardanelles, ready to attack the Turkish squadron If Its leaves Us harbor. It U improbable that the Rassian fleet has succeeded in pasir-g through tn Bosphorus and the Dard inehes, out the KaignaU may hie eig-ted a Brltlih fleet, wtl "h Is reverted to ha o s-eurtd a lUtlon on the bland of Lemno. 2500 FRENCH CAPTURED IN SEIZURE OF BEAUMONT BERLIN. Sept. 19 -(By wireless to SayvHIe. U 10 The following official statement was Issued at headquarters today: A decisive attack has been made by tha Thirteenth and Fourth Corps and parts of other divisions south of Noyon. They suffered untie loss. Beaumont has been tormed. Twent-ftc hundred French pns oners have been captured. tThere are three towns of Beaumont ihat might be meant by thla dispatch, but it probably refers to Beaumont in the Ardennes region not far from Ke, dan There Is another Ilaaumuni ubout twenty miles north of Pari. Tina town Is IS miles southwest of Noyon and It Is hardly probable that the Qer mans have been able to get so clone to Pans. Thirty-five miles souths Is another to o ut Beaumont It itt In the mo miaujoa? region of NaiT-- j Attacks a.rg ma entire batt'a Ia hae Tfccr easily repuUel, m :m:
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