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PROGRESS OH AI8NE
Men Who Fed
Guns
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n -.mi uni-tl. It- -il-ii 'ill M'M'il
M j n -1 1 uii 1 lit wh'"-t. ! ihd .mi
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i i i-s tin p. am whtti lit man .it
tiw -.aln 1'uiuh an 1 Unmans wlo f. .1
t-i .1 tliaiRo nualnst the trenches, another
Imtteiv fought nnil was wounded. i'ioki1
In the spinney He hoi yes und oalisonx in
i f hlilfutiM licap. and . nd the splnnoj
i n wood of dense growtn
Ih.' wnod Is In ieip tiMl shadow, and
't 11 will th.'t diitknem Mlm i!d 'Hdf tho
Inn ii1) I saw amons thou tioe.
OLD MEN BURY THE DEAD
BEHIND CURTAIN OF NIGHT
Puisieux Lie in Ghastly
Mounds Beside Iron Skeletons.
PEOPLE, NOT THE RULERS.
BLAMED FOR GREAT WAR
BEHIND TUB ALLIES" MNKjS
FRANCE. Sept. i.
To the Bhustly fliUU ab.Mii i'.ji-iiu
I came, through th- lwuntui lnnurs
ot mon in gray and blue . niif ..n the
tcadside eume aa though thi uid lull.
down to rest and would sjirlim to tliei
feet at the trumpei'a xh.tip summons:
otheru a3 thouifh om anvai-e h.-aat
had sprung on them una u arc mid
mauled them to death; others .n thouKh
HehtnlnB had struck mem und l it n!y
the charred remam-i
One man was knielintf with hU rifle
on tho shattered fctuinp of a l.tliph
pole. Ilo mltrht have jut iiuhttd tin
enemy, but the ilni on tlir tilgger
wa stiff 4 nd cold, and thimurn the
brow of th- soldier was a tiiu h"k
A hundred liavoit to tie tu t 1 In
earthen parapets He a toin una over
turned tent, a rJ blanket, nn .r,m
soned strips of ilnen and ri'us or
cotton wool all totltnK the t ii. of
wounds and aironj. NeaiVn i- a
mound with a irons of orum In th
grave of a gallant officer l:vl by
bis men.
BLAZED THAIL WITH Bl.oor
The, nlr is charitU vvltti th f-ubtlc
and sleKenlnc olr of death.
Here on the sloping pUiti the fought
the batteries You can tracw t e ptb
of tho men who fi-d the batteries. They
havo blazed th trail wifh their blond
You can s"; ln.ie ih iimmunllli'.'i
wagons waited in the tear and lii.
the horses stumiu'd al uniiutient hoof
And the gunners, tin mm vh totisht
anions flame and thuudet in a t.'iiian;
of lead aim te-l jMiaidii, u un -.n-where
thtv stoud bei ii d this trfieii
wall, where they n.endd the iii.ntti (j
parapet with spent c.ies. win t1
took cover in a littiu am (Jub m n "'.(r
nf tho empldCMiiieut whmii answi I'ii t, .juiis
had got tlie range and poured ui'i t em
a deadly shower Men and jjuiia huv
gone, the bioad fU-ids aie silent, d'rtd.
and all tho emplacements are empty ex
cept two. outlined atfalimt the nt4v
sUy are the skeletons of suns. Thiv. is
always some stiaii!f atu action about 4
gun that has been wounded to i.attl-. It
Is llko a human beli.rf, it was tile Mine
with these Uermsn uns. I felt it i
stood before men who had fought iik
heroes, who had been sorely wouniJd and
left on the battlefield
HEROIC CU'NS AND ilRK.
How well they mut Uave fimuhl, thse
two comrades who stood proudlv side h
side among the wrtckase Wl.ul ihui.d..i .
bolts they muse h(v faeed' Many 1.
the wounds of these furs- T.-y be
been f trui K 111 a tuoie of piucts, jet thi
held fast to the dtalh. hui ltn l,acfe bolt
foi bolt, .-iliow et ins d'ttlu .11 1 dtuttoii
until the Uuntcau' uvt rwtit-luied tin n
mul the tins A hell Uam-d upJU tbeui.
burning the ei euith uiouiid and b.a
iiiK onl thrst iliaii 'I hup on wlin-h the
KUI13 lie otill '(oiiit.urf t. tin. tn.iiii, jt
flant etn In t u lmur of d-atli
"fne nu 11 a" fluent thni injt have
bceu worths of the uns I wonder If
he 1 1 1 in a "l-i ' s u J. 1 tl Irtn 1 1
i tie 'fj T Ins Uon ir i fit suit mh
SI r i K11 V h 'In d ttjifcl at
Professor Flic):, of Syiacuse, Thinks '
This Is Kacinl Struggle.
SYRACl SE, N Y.. Sf pt. 21 Declar
lii that the causes of the war lie in
n htftoucitl development of Europe since
the overthrow of Napolnon at U'ateiloo t
In 1'15. Prof. Alexander C Flick, head of 1
thi Department of History, at Syrucuse
l'ulerlty, todny said tho war was not
one of iulers, but n war of the people. I
Hi. returned from Europe a fn days
n jo.
No one man planned the present war.' 1
he continued "It is not one of rulers,
of dynustles or of cubtnets. It is n war 1
of the peoples, with cuntilctin material
liitrrrst.i of racial hatred and ji.ilousy ,
Th Austrian's raisfd ttie in Hid tl.st
nualnst the Sorb. The Russians im
rmdlat. ly prepared to strike Austiln
Then flermany threoteneel Russia and its
ally. France, and ultimately England
itiivs Its opportunity to strike a blow at
i!eriivill.
Resiionsibiiity for the war rests on no
iuUi no soveinment, nnd no people, but
upon the peculiarly Intrieate IHiropean
i' latlonsiilps military, colonial, lummi-r.
1 1 il. social and Industrial- Cecuusp of
these conditions, one Power after anoth
er was drawn into the conflict to appi-ul
to the court of war Instead of to the
court of reason and arbitration to Mttle
thi qtiesloiui at Issue.
Tin historic make-UP of Europe, the
ambitions of the various powers and the
cbaraitfr of the various races supply the
fundamental reasons for the war The 1
'intpln of the creat powers provide
the fuel fm the eonllasration, to that
when one power was involved the others
would be iliawu In inevitably."
Aided by Women They Mark Giavos
With Willow Crosses.
I.ON1ION, Sept. 21
A iail News correspondent who has
Just leturned to 'nils finm the nnlu
hoihood of Si rilN tells of a now imps
of the French aiim. He su i
"It is the Coips of the Sextons, nnd 1
thfie Is no nwe limit to their term of
service when tl.e enroll. When the cur
tain of ni-'ht has fallen the o from
villaces mul farmsteads, nu uicann.
silent procession, to set about tin It busi
ness ainoni; the dead, theli v n Illu
minated b horn lanterns ami torches,
and their nhudows dunce uhoul-liko m
the flickei of the beams. Little old men,
most of them and bent double, but theii
shudows nin d the trees are shadows of
ijiauts.
"Their woimu follow behind In nin'
llttlo bundh ot peeled willow u.inda
und strands of wire. Thev cut a few
iin-hes from uili wand and bind ii on
crosswise vltli the wlie, and when, mi '
an o'llci-i !. tound cold and t-tlff amid
the diad i iioss nf willow wand Is
placed omi Ins nriave.
"Hour aft. 1 hour, nlaht aflei muht,
the Corps of Sextons with the women
pl thi Ir uncle, marking iemeler dft"r
ci meter Theli bundle.-, of sticks ii-
tniiu-Oi ,1- this acretiKc of the ih.id
swells
l)i isiiuion mill plllae have left theii
-.oiilnl ti.ule mark. A'lnes have been
mowed down to make wuy for ielentles
111 lilies. Millions of bunches of rich
srapoF lie smashed. Evei whore wine
houses hne been raided, cellaro stormed,
and rich vintages looted b the Germans.
Theie are kIkhs of fierce isvelry aud
wild diuiikeuncEs.
"Tales women liavo told mo in this
legion, told mo with frankness ou at
home would not believe potslble, liavo
made ine .shuildei. though 1 huve just
come tin ouch scenes of death nnd honor
mote than enough to scat- the soul of any
man. An hour ninoiiR these piteous
martyrs In blmk, listening to their toi
lent tlqw of nairntlve, stamps them
with cm tain tiutli. Of that t am ns
sure as I am that thoio is still u mui to
shine above tills scariod. dismantled,
desolate rej,'lon of La Hello Trance."
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SCOUK COUNTRY POR BANDITS
LOS ANtlELES, 'al . fcept 21 I'osses
under tho leadeihlp of .-Jheiirf Hummel
wero scnurinij tho lillls alone the Fei
uitndo Valle today for two bandits who
robbed more than 11 bcore of passengers,
last nlsht on 11 Southern I'.iclllc train
near Uurbmik, gettlntr "! In chsIi and
valualdoh w 01 th fiom SIOOm to J20U0.
GERMAN TRENCH DIGGER
SUPERIOR TOJTHE FRENCH
Sut Teuton Infantry Tire Is Declaied
to Be Inferior.
PARIS. Sept Jl
If ti Hermans an not tfooii sliut,
tnev at lst are eitcellent d.sseis," sajs
u. , ort espondunt of tlio Jntraslsearit, w til
ing from the front of the battle now m
progress on the Aisne He adds
"A Oermau soldier diss eight or nine
In nines for ops by 0 Freneh soldi 1
Tiifs trenchss. piotected by good nrtil
ers bivv coinage to their occupants
"The liermaii tnf4ntry Are Is bad Of
even luiii'lied French soldiers hit fully ,
M are onl slight!-wounded- ,
"in one vilUye I saw a Trench regiment
iharge .even times. When In tho village ,
and while passing a houso which wai ;
fllng the Red Cross flag they were le- ,
celveii bj a murderous fusillade which
druve them ba k Rut they returned the ,
oitfhlh time and drove th enemy out " '
dum-dum"sintended
for target practice only
German Newspaper Shows Photo
graphb of Alleged Deadly Missiles.
i'AHtS Sept 21 - Pnutosraphs. of ai
1'SeiJ duiii-4uni bullets taki 11 from French I
pr.soni rs. printed in a. cop of the Rer
niwr Irfikal Auu-ger received here, show
luvrtiy packagi of rouijh, cheap bul
isU intended for target practice," said I
an official communique J
The pUotugraph shows tho package la
te led I irtl,!l( llfc-M ilea ntn.iH " TV. , n,,,- I
uiuniMUe wu that thtie cartridges ar
neir ui.e0 in war. out are Intended fo:
muiviuuai targt tasts where it is nece1
sa to decrease the bullet's initial sci'J
' j in- use oi an uniicksted balk
Safety First
Every Day Ameri
can Lives Equaling
the Crews of Two
B a 1 1 1 e s h ips Are
Lost From Prevent
able Disease.
Every Week Ameri
can Lives Equaling1
the Crews of Two
B a 1 1 1 e s h ips Are
Lost From Prevent
able Accidents.
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if ) ' I I Ijj rn q .. If lier
"Ail American Dies TO very Minute From
Preventable Cause"
Carnival and Convention
of Safety
HOME AND SCHOOL LEAGUE
Convention Uall, Broad St. and Allegheny Ave,
Exhibition of Safety Devices Drills by Fire and Police Du
and Demonstrations of Acci- partments, Boy Scouts and
dent and Disease Prevention. Other Organizations.
September 26, 28, 29, 1914
The aim of the Home and School League in holding a
Carnival of Safety is to educate the public and the children
of the City of Philadelphia in "Safety First" principles and to
afford a broad opportunity for all to secure an intimate
knowledge of the elements of danger that lie in ignorance of
tiiObC principles.
Afternoons at 2 Evenings at 8
Admission Adults, 25 cents; Children, 10 cents
Reserved Seats, 50c and 75c, at Gimbel Brothers
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