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PIIILADEIiPniA, SATU11DAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1014.
PKIOE OKE GENT
FIRE IN PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
Stage Settings Burn, Causing Loss
of 5200.
Tire nmons the stage settings in the
Parochial school of the Roman I'nthollo
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, 63d street
and I.ancastcr avenue, today caused n
loss of fs. No person was In the build
ing at the time.
A hoy saw smoke coming from tho
third-stoii window, where the school
au.liturlum Is located. He told John Mo
Namee. the Janitor, who turned n an
ftlaini
500 Ptiests and Nuns to Get Relief
WASHINGTON'. Sent. 19 -As a result
or i"!'.,,,t,? ,,(.I,MlUialon and danger
of sui catholic priests and nuns In ilex.
1 "Administration today planned
UomMltlco me,'n3 ,nr remv"' them
WEATHER FORECAST
For Philadelphia and vicinity Gen
"ally fair tonight und Sunday; not
much change in temperature; mod
trute winds, mostly northcash
TEMPERATURE
Highest yesterday 88; time, 3 p. m.
Lowest last night 87; time 0 a. in.
"Yeta'1 sec last vape-
RAILROADS WIN PLEA
FOR A REHEARING IN'
FREIGHT RATE CASE
Interstate Commerce Com
mission Fixes October 19
as Date for Presentation of
New Evidence .
i
WASHINGTON, Sopt 19.-Tha Inter,
itate Commerce Commission today grant
ed the application ofEastern railroads
for ft reopening of tho rtvo per cent,
freight rate Increase case.
Hearings, to begin Octobor 15, the com
jnlslon said, would bo confined exclusively
to Information and evidence arising since
the teccnt decision granting only partial
Increases. ,
Meanwhile the rate orders of the recent
decision will remain In effect-. .
The favorable action of the commission
today, generally predicted, followed the
appeal of railroad presidents to I'icsldent
Wilson to present to tho country the rail
roads' financial situation because of tho
war.
rteopenlng of tho case affects 13a rail
roads In all States cast of Illinois nnd
generally north of the Ohio liver.
That the healings will he oxtiemely
brief and that a decision will bo forth
coming by November Is generally be
lieved here.
Tho text of the order of tho commission
follows:
"Upon consideration of a petition by
respondents for modification of orders
heretofore entered and good cause ap
pearing; therefore
"It Is ordered that further hearing In
gild cases be, and Is heieby, granted;
said hearing to be limited to presenta
tion of facts disclosed nnd occurrences
origlnitlng subsequently to tho date
upon which the lecords previously made
In these cases wero closed.
"It Is further ordered that pending
such healing and further order of tho
commission in the cases, the commis
sion's report, llndlngM und ordorB herc
tofoie entered therein shall icmain In
full force and effect.
"It Is fin thur oidcred that this pio
ceccllng be assigned for biarlng at the
office of tlio commission In Washington
on the 19th day of October, 1911, at 10
o'clock a. in.
"It is further order that a copy of this
orWr bo served upon each of the pnities
to the cases."
In October, 1913. the Eastern roads" filed
tariffs. ;it an expense of about $1,600,000,
proMlng Increases In freight lutes esti
mated to nveiage 5 per cent., which com
puted on the gioss levcnues of tho cur
riers livtolvcd of $!,n),O0O.COO a jcar.
would mpan additional nut revenue to
thm of about $50,000,000 Under date of
Jul) ?j last, the decision refused any In
crease In lates, except on a restricted
tonnage on roads In the Central Vrelght
Tcrrllorv ;.nd then only In the rates nn
appljlng within that territory
Since tho closing pf the former case
another fiscal jcar has been completed
In which gioss revenues declined $11,
Ttomn, compared with results In thf year
ended June SO, 1913, and net operating
revenue In the aggregate for the roads
concerned dropped $73,000,000.
Hence on the volume of business In
the 1011 j ear tho yield of an average
B per cent, advance would l)f $2,23",0O)
less than tho $30,000,010 originnlly pro
posed, and furthermore tho advance in
operating expenses and tuxes since the
foimci petition, coupled with the lo-s In
grosi,. would swallow up nn aveinfie 5
per cent, advance at this tlmo and still
leave net opciating iucomo over $2.'i.
Infi.nn smaller than In the 1313 ilscal
ear.
In July of this year giotte levenucs con
tinued their downward tendency, but the
progress of cutting operating ovpenses
to the bono had begun to t,how its effects
and the losses in net revenue were mini
mized. Then came the unnettlomcnt to
trjtllr And especially to credit as a lesult
of the European war Gross levenucs In
August declined more sharply than In
Julv, and tho effect on net la more damag
ing according to early Indications, Even
more important is tho dislocation of
cieilit at a time when railroad maturities
nre heavj, amounting to a half a billion
dollars in the coming enr, nnd when tho
railroads nie in tho weakened (timings
poition.
Kuch aio the changed circumstances
which have manifested themselves since
the elosliig of the advance rata case, the
decision of which wa's handed down on
Jul .
NATIONAL LEAGUE
FIRST GAME "
St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phillies o 0 0 0 4 0 2 1
Batteries Alexander and KUlefcr; Perdue and Wingo,
Umpires Byron and O'Connor.
SECOND GAME
St. Louis o 0 3 0 1
Phillies 1 o 0 5
Batteries Rixey and Kllleferj Perritt and Snyder.
Umpires Byron and O'Connor.
R. H. E.
0
X
2
11
2
0
Cincinnati 0 0
Brooklyn 0 0
FIRST GAME
0 0 0 0 0 0
5 0 0 0 10
0
0
6
1
10
Batteries Ames, Yingllng and Gonzalesj PiefTer and McCarty.
Umpires Riglcr and Hart.
SECOND GAME
Cincinnati 3 0 0
Brooklyn 10 0
Batteries Lear and Gonzales; Ragon and Miller.
Umpires Hart and Riglcr.
f
Pittsburgh 0 3 0 0
Boston 0 10 0 .
Batteries Cooper and Coleman; Davis and Gowdy.
Umpires Klcm and Emslie.
Chicago 3
New York 3
0 0
0 2
'Batteries Hagerman and Archer; Tesreau and Meyers.
umpires i!-ason ana yuigiey.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Athletics 0 1 0
Detroit 2 0
Batteries Cavet and Baker; Bressler'and Lapp.
Umpires Dineen and Egan.
Boston 0
Cleveland 2
Batteries Collins and Carrigan; Tedrow and O'Neill.
Umpires Chill and Connolly.
R. H. E.
Washington 0
St. Louis 1
FIRST GAME
0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0
Batteries Engle and Henry; Leverenz and Agnew.
Umpires Evans and Sheridan.
RIXEY BATTED FROM
BOX IN SECOND
GAME BY ST. LOUIS
In Third Inning Phillies'
Pitcher Is Touched Up for
Five Hits, Which Netted
Three Runs for Visitors.
8KCOND CSAMH.
I'HII,L,li:S. ST. LOUIS
Lobrt, :il Dolan. If.
Ilcckcr, c-f. HuKKlna. -Ii.
Mncee. If Huller. s.
i-ravath. rf. Miller, lt
llyrne. 2b Wilson, rf.
Lurlerus, lb. Fnrtr. c
Martin, j rtiKctrt. cf,
Kllllror, c. Heck, ,1b.
Illxey, p. l'erritt. p.
PLANK IS MACK'S
CHOICE IN GAME
AGAINST DETROIT
Athletic Star Sent in to Do
Mound Duty in Preference
to Chief Bender Today by
Connie.
PHILADELPHIA BAM. PARK. Sept
19. In the second game of today's double-header
Eppa Rl.ey was driven from
tho mound b a fusillade of hits In tho
third Inning which netted tho Cardinals
three run3. Hrlor tu this tlmo tho Phil
lies had been leading. In tho first frame,
with two down. Captain linger bounded
a homo run In tho left field bleachers.
Rlxey was In tiouhlo in the first but
was sad temporarily when Killefer and
Mnitln caught Huggins at the plate on
an attempted double steal. At the be
ginning of this play Huggins changed his
line-up. Ho sent Miller to first, Butler
to short, Rlggert to centre field and Per
ritt and Snyder were selected to do the
battery work.
At the beginning of the fourth inning
Oeschgor replaced Rlxey In the box for
tho Phillies.
FIRST INNING.
Do!, in filed to Ciavntli. Huggins singled
over thlid base. Butler walked. Miller
forced liutler, l.obert to llyrne, Hoggins
tnklng third. On an attempted double
steal Huggins was cut down at the plate,
Killefer to Mai tin to Klllefer. No runs,
onohlt.
l.obert was safe when Miller dropped
neck's throw. Becker on an attempted
sacrifice popped to Snyder. Lobert died
stealing, Snjder to Huggins. Magee's
drive to left center bounded Into tho
bleachers for a home run Cravath lined
to Butler. One run, one lilt.
SECOND INNING.
Becker made n great running catch of
Wilson's drive. Byrne threw Snyder
out. Rlggert struck out. No runs, no
hits.
Dolan made a clever catch of Byrne's
drive. Butler threw out I.uderus. Mar
tin was out, Beck to Miller. Xo runs, no
hits.
THIRD INNING
Beck doubled along the rlght-field line.
Perritt was called out on stilkes. Dolan
doubled to tight centre, scoring Beck.
Huggins beat out a bunt down the thlrd
baso line, Dolan teaching third. Butler
followed with a safo bunt down tho third
base lino, scoring Dolan and sending Hug
gins to recond. On an attempted double
steal Huggins was out at third. Killefer
to Illicit, Butler reaching second. Mil
ler singled to tight, scoring Butler, and
Miller went to second on the throw-In
Wilson out. Martin to I.uderus. Thiee
tuns, five hits.
Killefer tiled to Wilson Paskert batted
for Hl3.cj und lined to Dolan. l.obert
filed to Wilson. No runs, no hits.
Details of First Game on Page 2
DETROIT, Mich., Sept. U.-About WOO
fans were on hand to see the "World's
Champions in Detroit for the last time
during 1914. The weather was Ideal. Chief
Bender ngaln took tho spotlight before
the game started by working out In front
of the stands, but onco more Connie re
fused to send him against the Tigers.
Eddie Plank was the choice.
FIRST INNING.
Murphy grounded to Bush. Moriarty
throw out Barry. Collins beat a grounder
which glanced off Cnvet's glove. Collins
out stealing, Stanage to Bush, No runs,
one hit.
Hush doubled to right. Vltt sacrificed.
Plank to Mclnnls. Cobb singled to centre,
scoring Btixh. Crawford singled to right,
Cobb talcing third. Veach fliod to Oldring,
Cobb scoring. Cinwford stole second.
Burns fouled to Oldring. Two runs, three
hits.
CARNEGIE SAILS FOR NEW YORK
Six Steamships With 6000 Americans
Leave British Isles in Day.
LONDON. Sept. 19. Andrew Carnegie '
sailed for New York toda Six steam- 1
shlp.1 with 6W Americans left the BrltUh,
Isles today for the United States. This
makes the total o( American departures
during week 15 000. and since August 6,
S7.0W.
SOPHS ADORN, THEN PARADE
FIRST-YEAR COLLEGE MEN
Feminine Wearing Apparel and Tal
cum Powder Used on Freshmen.
Armed with n large supply of talcum
powder and articles of feminine wear
ing npparel, the sophomore students of
the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
furnished amusement for thousands at
Tenth and Cherry streets today by deco
rating freshmen with them.
Twelve of the hapless freshmen were
pounced upon outside the building fol
lowing; the formal opening of tho col
kge, with addresses by Dean Joseph P.
Remington and other members of the
faculty. The freshmen were roped to
gether and after having been adorned
with corsets, among other things, and
plentifully sprinkled with the powder,
were started on a hazing march.
Hundreds of pedestrians joined tho
procession and Policemen Strong and
Convery hurried to the scene to see that
the antics were not carried too far.
Parading the freshmen up Tenth street
to Market and then to the City Hall
plaza, the sophomores completed the
hazing with nn address by Harvey V.
Stokeley, their piesldent
Dean Remington. In speaking to the
students, reminded them the opening of
the college marked its 91th session.
D0BS0N MILLS TO RESUME
Large Order Received From United
States and Canadian Governments.
Ono thousand men and women will get
work Monday at the mills of John and
James Dobson In Manayunk to nil large
orders from the United) States and Cana
dian Governments. The entire plant will
operate on time and half time. For the
last six months the cloth mill has not
turned a wheel. Three hundred men will
go to work there.
Tho Canadian orders are for 200,000 coun
ty prison blankets and 300,000 yards of
prison cloth. The United States orders
are for 100.000 olive blankets and a large
cjuanllti of inatklnaw cloth.
BASEBALL PLAYERS
ARRESTED HERE FOR
ALLEGED ASSAULT
Shortstop Jack Miller and
Left Fielder Dolan, of St:
Louis Cardinals, Accused
by Pittsburgher.
As Jack Miller, shortstop of tho St.
Louis baseball tenm, nnd Albert J. Dolan,
left fielder, stepped from tho b,rcakfast
room In tho Mnjestlc Hotel this morning,
thej wore arrested by Murray Edits, a
constablo of Pittsburgh, on warrants
charging n'ssatilt nnd battery upon Wil
liam D. Gasper, of Pittsburgh,
Both men were hustled to the Central
station and locked up, whllo Huggins,
manager of the Cardinals,' hurrcld nbout
In an effort to get his two plajers out of
a cell that they might pcrfoi m this after
noon In two giinms ngalnst tho Phils.
Both players were on hand nt bnll tlmo.
It Is said by the Pittsburgh police that
Jock Miller wns too attentive to Mrs
William D. Gnpper. Tho woman's hus
band objected. It Is said, after he had
trailed his wife nnd the ball player
through bright lighted refreshment places
of Pittsburgh.
Oaspr approached the ball player and
upbraided him. Then Jnck, It Is said,
emote him on the nose. Gnsper fought
back the best ho knew how when ho was
set upon by another boll player. This
man he believes was Dolan of the Cardi
nals. Dolan, on tho other, explained this
afternoon that he had never heard ot
Oaspcr and had nut the pleasure of ever
meeting Mrs. Gasper.
Miller was arrested by the Constnblo
several weeks ago In Pittsburgh, but
excused himself stating that he 'would
hurry through with a few soft-boiled
eggs nnd Join Edlls Immediately. Whllo
Edlls waited and wandered at the ap
petite of the plajcr. Miller was board
ing a train for home. Ho kept out of
Pennslvnnla until the present trip here.
Gasper, who was separated from his
wife, believed that she was receiving
tho attentions of Miller. His suspicions
were Increased when he found a pair of
trousers belonging to Miller In the room
of Mrs. Gasper. Ho Identified the
trousers by finding. It Is said, a cheek
for one month's pay drawn In favor ot
Miller.
Gasper accused his wife of friendliness
with the ball player. Sho made no de
nial nnd then Gasper tialled the two,
with the result that he wns badly pum
mcled by tho athletic escort of Mrs.
Gasper. Huggins was about as busy a
man as any In Philadelphia Just two
minutes after the arrests occurred. It
was not until after the bats begnn to
praek at tho Phllly's grounds that he
assumed a normal state of mind.
Both his players had then been held
under $800 ball each for a hearing in
Allegheny County. Huggins did not
have $1600 in his hip pocket, but In his
coat he had a fountain pen and a check
book. He gave a certified check for
J160O and hustled his errant players back
to the ball park In an automobile.
65 LIVES LOST WHEN
SCHOONER GOES DOWN
IN NIGHT COLLISION
Vessel Believed to Have
Been Rammed by Japanese
Cruiser Idzumo Only
Two Survivors Out of 67
on Board.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 19.-Slxty
five persons are believed to hae lost
their lives wh-n tho steam schooner
Francis H. Leggett was lammed CO
miles south of the Columbia River late
last night, supposedly by the Japanese
cruiser Idzumo, which first reported the
collision to tho Japanese Consul at
Seattle.
Of the entire passenger list and crew
numbering CT, only two survivors havo
teen picked up. according to advices re
ceived hero this afternoon by the owners
of the vessel.
The two survivors have arrived nt As
toria, Ore., but they are In such a criti
cal condition that they cannot talk.
GOLD FUND APPROVED
Designed for the Re-establishment of
Foreign Exchange.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -Formal ap
proval of the plan to establish a gold
fund of JUtf.O00.ou0 with the Bank of Eng
land, at Ottawa, Canada, In order to re
establish the foreign exchange, was today
given by the Federal Reserve Board.
ALBANwVS FLEEING RULER
GOES TO CONSULT KAISER
William of Wied, on Way, Has
Passed Through Lucerne and Zurich.
LUCERNE, Sept 19.-Prlnce William of
Wled, who came here when he fled from
his capital In Albania, has gone to Ger
man! by way of Zurich
He Ikj said to be on his way to const'
the Kaiser concerning
In catse complications
arli.la Alban
GERMANS' FIERCE DASH
PIERCES ALLIES' LINE;
2500 PRISONERS TAKEN
The War Today
German forcoi, on the left wing, con
tinuing the gigantic seven day'
battle, crushed through the nlllos'
lines nnd captured the town of
Heaumont, according; to Berlin nd
vlccs. In tho seizure 2500 French sol
diers wero tnken prisoners. It wns
slated ulso, unomchilly, thnt Kholms
was being bombarded and part of
the town wns In flair es. The Teuton
forces concentrated their attack on
the allies' centre to icllcvo tho se
vere pressure on the army of General
von Kluk on the German right wing.
Losses of approximately 150,000 arc es
timated In tho seven days' fighting.
It Is said the allies have Buffered tho
heaviest casualties In attempting to
storm th Teutons' fortified posltjgrp.
Night attacks havo characterized the
fearful onslaughts ngalnst the allies,
tho Germans using- searchlights to
guide their movements.
In East Prussia's campaign Berlin re
ports tho advance of General von
Hlndenbtirs's army from Lyck to
Invade Russian Poland, with 0?owiec,
a strongly fortified strategic point,
as the Immediate and War.aw as thu
ultimate objective. Success In thh
Fierce Onslaught by Teutons in Mam
moth Array Opens Seventh Day of
Combat Determined Assault Made
to Force Back Advancing British.
French Deny Repulse Along Lorraine
Border Terrific Bombardment of
Rheims Continues, Says Unofficial
Dispatch; Denied in Bordeaux.
PARIS. Sept. 19.
Herman forces today broke through
the 120-mlte battle line, along which
3,000,000 are in death grapple, according
to news received here. They captured
Beaumont with 250(1 French prisoners.
It Is unofficially reported that Hhelms
Is undergoing terrific bombardment,
with the city burning In various sec
tions. The Thirteenth, Fourth and parts
of several other German corps have
campaign will mean German aid for i cornluctecl a successful operation south
the Austrlans In Gallcla.
Vienna War Office states that Austrian
armies havo concentrated on a line
connecting Cracow, Tarnow nnd
Przemysl. Under the strategic direc
tion of the German General Staff,
and with German reinforcements, I
they will resist tho advance of the
Russians, who have reported winning
constantly In the region between -e
San and the Vistula. Vienna char
acterizes as exaggerated the reports
of decisive Russl3. successes In this
vicinity, but admits an attack ngalnst
PrzemyBl Is expected momentarily.
Further claim Is made that the de
cisive battle In Galicl.i hns not yet
been fought.
French War Office announces satisfac
tion with the progtess of the nllled
troops and officially reports the rout
i,i the determined German night ns
toault by English forces. The War Of
fice adds: "On the left in the valley
of the Olse we occupy Mannrnue Hgllse,
Carlecont and Cuti. To the north of
the River Aline wo have advanced
slightly. Three attacks attempted by
the Germans ngainst the English army
have been chocked at Troyon between
Solssonto and Crnonne."
German General Staff expresses confi
dence In the outcome and states that
the French are weakening, while the
Kaisor's lines are being strengthened
nnd the troopi mor numerous. The
reported shortnge in ammunition Is
denied. Relnforcemonts are reported
on their way to join the Germans. Cap.
turo of Beaumont, wiui .khxj irencn
soldiers Is officially announced.
I'etrograd War Office in briefest Mate
ment of the war says: "Military op
orations continue successfully." The
main attack on Przemysl nwnits tho
arrival of Russian siege guns.
British War Office statements express
confidence in the outcomo of the
struggle along the line, but admit
losses of the allies have been ter
rific. British forces repulsed ten at
tempts of the Germans to assault
their positions by night.
Italy Is the scene of popular demon
strations against the Government's
neutrality. The Russian and German
Ambassadors have engaged In an un
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 were 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.
i his way to consW(( 1 u
; German'e attiufje J
with f reisn i'o-ett I p
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BLACK SEA FLEET REPORTED
OFF THE DARDANELLES
Said to Be Ready to Attack Turks,
But Ships May Be British.
NAPLES, Sept. 19
Omeers of the steamship Favlgnana re
ported todoi' that the Russian Black Sea
fleet of twenty units is cruising off the
entrance to the Dardanelles, ready to
attack the Turkish squadron if Its leaves
Its harbor
li Is Improbable that the Russian fleet
has succeeded tn passli'g through the
Uophorus and trie Dardanelles, but the
Ftvlgnana may tme sighted a BrltUh
Oet. which is reported to nave secured
station on the island of Lemnos,
of Noyon, It Is stated.
Contrary to the reported reverses
along the allies' right. It Is officially
announced that the allies' left wing Is
making progress and that the German
Crown Prince's at my continues Its te
treat. Unofficial, but apparently reliable, re
ports received here today say that the
Germans have taken up a position near
the Sulppo River, east by northeast
from Ithelms, nnd are bombarding that
city.
Several sections of Rheims aic re
ported to have been set on fire from
bursting shells, which were directed
against the French troops In that city.
This report is contradicted, unoffi
cially, from Bordeaux In this state
ment: Rheims ii no longer threatened
by the Germans, who bombarded
It on Thursday. According to word
received from the front, the Ger
mans have withdrawn their artil
lery at that point toward Chateau
Porclen, and the Infantry has fallen
back with the supporting guns.
Unofficial estimates place the Ger
man losses at 100,000 men, nnd the
allies at half that number a total ot
130,000 In killed, wounded and missing.
The fighting on the left, where com
bined amies of Generals on Kluk
and von Buelow are massed, Increases
In Intensity, but the allied lines are
slowly being pushed forward, accord
ing to reports received by General Gal
llenl. The Germans retired to new
positions constructed In the rear of
their original ores as the pressure In
creased. But at no point have thoy
actually been defeated.
Along the rest of the lino the great
battle continues as an artillery duel.
There has been almost no fighting hy
the Infantry for 36 hours, both sides
realizing the futility of sacrificing men
while tho entrenched positions remain
Intact. Consequently every rffort 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
ground has been gained, as the Ger
man soldiers do not relish the bayonet
fighting. J5ut tho main German en
trenchments, except on tho extreme
left, remain Intact, as their nrtlllery
fire Is too deadly to be faced up to the
present time.
Additional reinforcements havo been
sent forward to tho left. The general
situation, as described In the first offi
cial statement posted today, is satis
factory, but practically unchanged.
An English correspondent who has
succeeded In getting through from
Rheims gives the following account or
the situation near that point:
"The stronghold of thj German po-ny
tloit Is the bright of Xogent PAbbese,
threo miles due east from Rheims.
There the Germans occupied tho slto
of what used to be the forts of Rheims,
and from thore they arc bombarding
the city, which was on fire In eight
places at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon,
when I came down from the tower of
the Cathedral from which I had be?n
watching the fierce battle since morn
ing." , t..- "
At many places on the Alsne line th
Germans were successful In masking
battel les upon the wooded hills. Tha
heavy howitzers of these batteries hava
kept up an incessant cannonade tho
shells doing havoc among the Flench
nnd British troops on the buuth side of
tho valley.
When the British and p- .ich aero
planes went up to discover these place
ments they were met with a murdernu
fire from tho hilltop batteries or tha
Invaders. In several Instances, how
ever, the Germans guns were located
and the British and French artillery
concentrated against them, compelling
thorn to move.
In order to prevent the location jf
the hidden batteries being discovered.
the Germans used smokeless powder In
their cannon.
Some of the trenches nre half full
of water from the heavy rains, and the
troops are soaked through and
through. The soggy condition of the
clay soil Is Impeding tho work of dig.
glng fresh trenches, but the German
soldiers nre held to this task, and
night and day the labor goes forward.
These lines are being constructed all
along the front. Thoy nr covered
with screens to protect the soldiers
from shrapnel, and at Intervals pla
toons of machine guns are stationed
to sweep the ranks ot the French and
British If they should try to capture
the German batteries by storm.
The French nnd English also nre
building redoubts, although there
seems little chance of the entire rl ht
i
wing of the Germans attemntimr nn
reports reaching here. It wns kept up ' assault.
all night and there nre Indications of
a coming charge from the German
side.
The German assaults of the last Ave
days have been tremendous. At a
dozen points on the centre they hnve
tried ngaln and again to take the of
fensive. Division after division has
been hurled forward en masse, only to
bo shattered by the allies' shell fire
and forced to give ground. And every
time the German lines have shown
signs of wavering the allies have been
thrown against them with the bayonet.
As a result at a number of points
It Is the opinion of many military
men here that the only places where
the Germans have moved forward from
their trenches to charge the allies are
points where the allies havo succeeded
In getting to the north side or ths
Alsne,
The German line has again been re.
Inforced and at certain points the Ger.
mans outnumber the allies, The fresh
troops which havo Just reached the
front are supposed to h part of the
three corps under General von Boehn,
which were rushed through Belgium
at top speed.
2500 FRENCH CAPTURED
IN SEIZURE OF BEAUMONT
BRRI.IN. Sept. 19 -(By witeless to I
Sayvllle. 1 I ) The following official '
statement was issued at headquarter i
todu .
A decisive attack has been made
b the Thirteenth and Fourth
Corps and parts of other divisions
south of Noyon. They Buffered
some loss.
Beaumont has been stormed.
and taken and 2,500 French prls
oners have been captured
While not officially stated. It is be
lieved that Beaumont was capturrd
by the army of Prince Ruprecht TUs
towu is twenty mlUs northern of
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