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PIIIIiADELPHIA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1914.
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CHILD LABOR
PENROSE BLIGHT
IN THIS STATE
Report of Census Bureau
Furnishes Convincing
Proof of Baleful Influence
of Machine on Pennsyl
vania Legislation.
A report Issued today by tho Census
Bureau In Washington Bhows that child
labor conditions In Philadelphia and Penn
sylvania arc the worst In the. United
Elates. Commenting on this this after
noon, Paul N. Furmnn, secretary of tho
Child Labor Association of Pennsylvania,
(aid this was duo entirely to the Inflttenco
of tho I'enrose controlled political ma
chine, which ho accused of having con
stantly stood In tho way of child labor
legislation, ana or naving uirotueil the
child labor bill drawn up by the associa
tion at the last session of the Leglslatuic.
Tho figures given by tho Census Butcau
are verified by the Stato Factory Inspec
tion Department.
According to tho report of the Census
Bureau, which Is not ns definite on the
matter of child labor as Is tho report
of the State Factory Inspector, In 191)
there were 494 males between tho ngo3
of 10 and 13 years omptoyed In Philadel
phia, 11.2S3 between the ages of II and
15, and 69,203 between the ages of 10 mid
30 Of females, says the report, thoio
were employed In this city, In 1010, 30
between the ages of 10 and 13, 901iJ be
tween the ages of 11 und 15, and 40,070
between the age3 of 15 and 20.
The report of the Stato Factor In
spector shows that 21,000 children, between
the aj's of 14 and IS yeais, nre continu
ally emploed In Philadelphia, and 34.0CO
children In the cntlie Stato of Pennsjl
, vanU. This condition Is woise than In
any other State or city In the Union,
laid Mr. Furman.
CHILD LABOR .STATISTICS
The following llguics on child labor In
the Greatest Industrial States In the Union
show bv comparison, the backwaidncss
of Pennsylvania In the matter:
As against tho ."I.COO chlldlen between
the ages ot It nnd 18 jeats employed In
the vnilous Industries of the Stato, New
York has 17,31.', Ohio, 5120, Mnnchusetls,
it 157 du( m ilnl to the large numbei of
chlldien emplord In tho textile trade. In
Illinois theie nie 10.St7, and In Indiana,
3391
"This state of affairs In the nll-Impott-ant
mntter of child labor, one of tho
greatest scourges of mullein Industry. Is
due to the fact that Pennsylvania has
no eight-horn child labor law." sild Mr.
I'm mini Ye have no law foiblddlng
nlsht work in the glass Industry and in
the messenger service Wo have no law
regulating the sheet, trades ot bavs nnd
girl dmirrg nils hodi of the day oi night
We lnvn no proper system of mutilating
the i"ti ince nnd uso or ccittllcates wliere
t It Mould be Impossible foi am child
to transfci Its ceitlficato to am other
child oi toniiin idle nnd out of school
for no loasnii wliatsnovu Woiklng cer
tificates ihotilrl be the property of the
is'iiani r officer and not of the child.
I'enns' Hanla Is sadlv behind in this
Mattel Tho gang-controlled political mi
chine with men at tho bend of It nerv
ing prlv ite inlet ests, do not care a
rap feu tin welfaio of chlldlen of the
Mate, and aie standing In the way of
pro'iekshe child labor legislation.'
WOMBS' WORKURR
The peuentngo of women woiklng at
remunerative occupations In Philadelphia
has Inireisod In proportion to tho popu
lation during tho ten .vcars between 1000
and lain, w Itlle In the corresponding perlo 1
the pfcentnse of male wnge-eiu nors
shows i slight deciease. according to the
report of the Census Hureau
In litfl the number of females oer 10
jam of age engaged In "gainful occu
pation" was 117,11, or 27.S per cent.,
whili In lilo this number had Increased
to !)G3, or 11 per cent. On tho other
hand tin numbei of malo woikeit, tuoic
than 10 eais of ago In 10 was 421270,
ori'l per cent , while in 1010 there were
610 71 or S21 nil cent.
In loin there were a total of 711, WO per
sons more than 10 jutrs ot age at work,
or 4i 1 pei imt of the total population,
and V, l p.. i cent of the population 10
Jen- old oi oei. In 1000 there wero
S"'i.'! winch fntmeil 41 pti cent, ot the
total .iiilatlon nnd MO of tho popiil t
ti'ii mm. than 1 jeai3 old
Tie Til ps gainful workers In 1310 were
dlotiihutcil aaiung the main branches of
on upitiuns as follows Agiiciilture. foi
eatM nd animal husbindrj. 3701. or ,5
pei if lit ixtrnrtlon of mlncials, 1TB, ot
- per unt , manufacturing and mechan
ical Indu-nies. 3.1D00.S, or 47 8 per cent;
tMnspoitation. S.1,015, or 7 5 pet cent ;
trait I'ji-i.' r n,i pPr cent. , public
feixiiH i i.'i or 1 s pei cent , piofes.-lonal
'ii,, 170. or 49 per cent., domestic
and ,ei.nna seivlco, 07,0cW, or Ufri per
ind Ut-iiutl occupations, Ch7, or
GERMAN REVENGE SWIFT
FOR CIVILIAN ATTACK
Dolginn Towns Razed nnd Inhnbl
tnnts Mnssncred, Alleged In Ostend.
OSTBND, Sept. 22
It Is stated here that the Germans, In
tt venge for nn alleged attack on them by
civilians, have completely destroyed the
towns of Hone nnd Hettlce The Inhabi
tants, It h stated, resisted the demands
of the Get mans to pay i tine nnd furnish
certain ouautttles or foodstuffs.
in the fight that followed the Germans
lust henvlly. When thej llnalll cotuiueicd
they forced 50 of the mate Inhabitants to
bury the German dead ' Afterward they
mude them dig a pit and stood 48 of thcra
on the edge. All were shot and tumbled
Into the pit, after which the two sui vlvurs
wero compelled to bury their companions
and wero then detained as prisoners.
U.S. REVENUE CUTTER
WRECKED IN PACIFIC
SENDS CALL FOR AID
GERMANS SINK
BRITISH SHIPS
IN NORTHSEA
First Great Naval Disaster to
Britain Results in Destruc
tion of Aboukir, Hogue
and Cressy in Horth Sea.
Vessel, With 72 Aboard,
Lands on Bering Sea
Shoal Steamships Rush
ing to Her.
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 22 Two ships
aro rushing to tho rescue of tho clow
of the United States revenue cutter. Ta
huma, which went nshore and was
wrecked on a reef between Atka nnd
Attn Islands, In the Bchilng Set. Tho
vej-scls, which weie about 100 miles dU
lant when they picked up tho "d O.
S." wireless call, aro tho Japanese liner
Tacoma-Maiu nnd tho Nome steamer
Senator.
A wliclcss dispatch from Captain
nichard O Crisp, of the Tahoma, picked
up at sea and related to headquarters
from Sitka, Alaska, says the cutter Is
In Imminent danger, but It is believed
the nine office! s nnd crow of 03 on the
ship can take to the small boats with
which the cutter Is well supplied and
seek safety on one of the small Islands
which dot the sea In the vicinity of tit"
w reck.
Tho Tahoma Is a cutter )t the- first
clnss She was built at Wilmington,
Del. In 10OS and Is of S7 tons, with
1213 tons displacement and 152 feet In
length. The vessel Is of steel con
struction. The ofilcors are. Captain Richard O
Ctlsp, commanding, Tlrt Lieutenant
Thomns SI. Malloj. executive officer;
Second Lieutenant John J. llutson; Sec
ond Lieutenant William K Scammel,
Third Lieutenant Stephen S. Yeandle, who
recclvd a gold medal for heroism dur
ing a hurricane off the Georgia coast
three jears oso, Second Lieutenant of
IZnglnecis Thomns II Yeager Third
Lieutenant of Engineers Trancls C. Allen
Tlilid Lieutenant of 'Engineers Walter
SI. Troll, and Assistant Surgeon II SI
Thomas, of the Public Health Service
WASHINGTON", Sept 22 Slessnges to
the ievenuo cutter service here todav, an
nouncing the wreck of the cuttci Tahoma
In the Aleutian Islands, contained asstir-'
nnees that the entile crew of nine otll
roiS nnd h3 men would be saved,
"S. O. S." enlls fiom the Tahoma were
picked up hv ships and wireless stations
along the Alaskan coast, nnd the Japa
nese llnei Tnkoma Slnru nnd the stenmer
t-enntor nre speeding to her rescue
The Tnhom.1 Is one of the newest and
best cutters in the service and fear Is
tell that she will be pounded to pieces
on the reef where she Is fast.
LONDON, Sept. 22
Out of a clear ski carrie the laconic
announcement late this afternoon that
the Germans had struck another blow at
tho British sea supremacy. Three cruisers,
their value totalling Jl2,CO0,t0d nnd inny
Ing a complement of more than 2101 men,
were torpedoed and sunk In the North
Sea, off the Get man coast, by German,
submarines, esajlng a inld similar to
that In which they sent the scout patrol
cruiser Pathfinder to the bottom
These cruisers, the Abrouklr, Hogue
nnd CreS8, have been reported ns vcrj
active In scouting close to the Heligo
land bight In nn effort to locate the
main German war licet. Although the
location of the dlsarter, the greatest of
the war to date fiom the British stand
point, Is withheld, thcre nre evidences
that It was not far from where the
British cruiser squadron struck Its first
icnl blow against tho Germany In sink
ing tin co light crulscrB and two dc
atrojors. fortunately the loss of life la not ab
solute. The government snvs that a
"considerable number," of the crew were
picked up bj destroyers and trnwle-9
that hurried to the icscue. Itut the exact
number of casualties will not be obtain-
nble until the list of stuvera can be com- I
plcted It Is offlclullj admitted, however,
that It will be large and nnigng the num
ber It Is icported ale most of tho officers
of the three big wurshlps
The announcement of the loss uimc
jut ot a time when the British public
was dlsplnvlng Impatience over the lack
of activity ngulnst the Kaiser's naval
strength This Impatience, It wns stated,
had been shared bj cet tain of the high
otllclals of the Admlrnltj, who have be
lieved, that, as the Germans had tefused
to come out and fight, England should
go In nnd draw theit war cinft Into the
open The disaster has simply augmented
that feeling Demands for speedy venge
ance are hoard on all sides, and It Is likely
that before mnnv hours have passed news
will come of Important action by the
Biitlsh fleet.
Whothor the submarines that caused
the disaster escaped or whothor, llk
the ono which sunk the Pathfinder,
they have also been sent to the bottom
in their turn Is not jet known To
the excited throng that beset tho Ad
mlraltj nsking for additional news the
word was sent out that there was noth
ing "at present ' to add to the an
nouncement of tho war bureau
BRITISH REACH KIA0-CHAU
TO AID JAPANESE TROOPS
South Wales Hegiment Helps Assnll
German Leasehold
TOKIO. Sept. 22
British troops to co-operate with the
Japanese In tho uttuck on Tslng-Tno
hnvo been landed nt Lao Shan Bay.
Tho Germans have made several
sorties against the Jnpanete nnd a num
ber of severe sklrmlihos hnve lesultecl.
There have been numerous casualties
en both sides
Ileports that a Inpaneso destroyer
has" been sunk by a Germnn cruiser off
Klao-Chau arc cUrient heie, but the
Admiralty has given cut no Information
confirming them
Transports convcjlng the Hrltlsh de
tachment which Is to take part with the
Jnpnncse on the attack on Tslngtntt
left Ilen-Tsln on Satin Unj This de
tachment consists of one regiment, the
South Wales Borderers
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The War Today 'GERMAN ASSAULT
KING ALBERT KILLS
TREACHEROUS AIDE
TO ESCAPE GERMANS
Chauffeur Was Bearing Bel
gian Monarch Close to
Foes' Lines, Declares Story
From Lille.
PARIS, Sept. 22.
King Albeit, of tho Helglnns, escaped
capture hj the Germans icccntly onlj
by shooting the chnttftcui who was driv
ing him inpldl townid the Gel man
lines, aceoidlng to the newspaper Pro
Bicss Du Xnrtl. published In Lille.
Describing the itairow escape of tho
King, the pnpei snjs tho Incident oc
curred while His Slujcstj was making a
tour of Inspection of the Belgian foits.
He noticed that his clnuffpur was tak
ing him ncui tho German lines and
ordered him to stop Instead the chauf
feur put on full speed and headed
straight foi the enemy. King Albert
drew hl3 revolver and shot tho chauffeur
dead. Papers were found on his body
showing that the Germans had promised
him $200,000 If he was successful In de
livering tho King Into their hands.
REPULSED; ALLIES
RUSH ON CRAONNE
French Push Forward Heavy Guns From
Paris to Aid Advance on Heights
Taken By Invaders at Left Centre of
Long Battle Line.
General Joffre Announces Continued
Success of Left Wing Against Von
Kluk and Says Resistance Must Soon
Turn Into Precipitate Retreat.
Itenowcd assaults along the whole
front by the Germans opened the
tenth day of the terrific struggle in
France The Alllei beat back tho as
saults und claimed further successes
against the right wins; of tho Invad
ers The French made desperate at
tacks ngalnst Von Buolow's, forces
Tho contending armies are fighting
In n iiungmlre, making movements of
heavy nrtlllery difficult, but big guns
have been rushed from Pnrld to the
left wing. A fierce battle Is taglng
on tho plateau of t'raonne
Russians have captured several small
towns nnd five of tho, outer Jnroslaw
redoubts, and their siege guns con
tinue heavy bombardment here and
at Przomysl They have taken Hes
zow, width Interrupts communication
between tho Austrlnr.s In the field l
and their western base of supplle, PAR1S' U M" BUn" Iltue ln rcr,aln "lacci bePn wlth
nnd reinforcements. Cracow, reported G?rman forces t0,la l,eKan tho , tIrawn toward the cx,rcmc h'"- T,,B
terrified ,l,j the westvvnid advance of ! tc,uh da' of the Krcat 1,altle by aBR,n lb ,,lalnIy a Petitionary movement.
the Russian main army, Is preparing
for Investment nnd many non-com-balants)
have left the city, to which
FUEL SHIPMENTS ON
PENNSY SHOW DECLINE
Anthracite Is Only Grade That Re
corded nn Increase.
Fuel shipments nn the Tennsylvnnla
I railroad lines eat of Pittsburgh and
Hlle In August with the exception of
nnthraclte, fell olf trom the same month
of tho previous year Thev were also
smaller for the eight months' period,
the onlv Increase being In nnthraclte
Tim number of tons of anthracite enr
lled In the month weie M" iSj, Increase,
"J 131, bituminous, 1 290.810, increase,
S'iSS); coke, 792 0M. decrease, 3flS,S2S,
total !iS9R.fl3l. decro.a&c, :33,221.
foi the .ght months' period the totals
weie Anthiaclte, 7,153.4r7. Increase,
301,'Sl, bituminous 31,821310, decrease
l."l,'i37, oke, f..SG7 07fl, decrease, 2,Sfi3.
76i;, total. 4i8l2i12, decrease. 4,130,012
NINETY-ONE DEGREES TODAY
cent
per i nt
BOY FIGHTS VICIOUS DOG
Uses Schoolbooks When Animal Bites
Him on Z,eg,
On his ,) tn bl.nnoi to,,ay sijc.jenr-old
fclanrnrii I'onvwiy. of "tnO York street, was
attacked hj a dog near Ids homi S-ov
"i! mip.tnioiih who weio with tho bo
" In alarm when the dog hit him on tho
Jfs r,lc Jaungster then heat the tnlmal
itn his books, but the dog held on
'no ""en passing In an automobile
cnaked the dog nwa Thej took the boy
jo me wmen a Homeopathic Hospital
neirl got tho best of him." sild the
utile pailmt, .,!, the phjslclans attended
h's 'vound
BOMB FALLS ON MAESTRICHT
Violation of Dutch Neutrality by
Unknown Paities, Reported,
T. AMSTBHOAM. Sept 22
.,',! m.nander of the Dutch garrison
vuestricht has telegraphed the com
Sf i hr"".''thpf nt 'lhe ,,a8"e a report
to,? imb ,bc'"e 'b-opped on Uutch terrt
0' Uetails are lacking
of tSr!'.kh,t is a clt r 3,'"' ",e capital
lv il . '.U' """'nee of Uemhuig diroct-
m name " He'S'a" prV,nte ot th9
Hottest September 22d Since 1805,
Says Weatherman.
Todav Is the hottest September 23 since
ISO'S according to Geoigo S Rliss, of tho
Weather Hureau Tho thermometer reg
istered 91 degrees at 1 o'clock In 1SD5
tho tempeiaturo on this ilay was 97 de
grees.. That Is the onl duy In the last
13 jears nn which the temperature has
ej.ceeiled that of toda
Cooler weather Is ilue tomoriovv even
ing, with probable rains.
The latter organization slinply stated
that the Aboukir while engnged In patrol
wns torpedoed bv a submarine, that tho
Hogue and Cressy closed In to rescue thu
survivors then struggling in tho water,
that they ln turn fell victims to thn
Oermnn submarines, nnd that a part of
the crews had been rescued by the do
stiojers nnd trawlers who, witnessing tho
tragedv from afar, had hurried to the
scene
The three armored cruisers were each
of 12.000 tons. The Cressv was built In
1901 had n speed of 20 knots, cost W,7I6,000
Her armament consisted of two 9 2 Inch
guns, twelve C Inch nnd batteries of
smaller ones Tho Aboukir nnd Hogue
weie both built In 1102 The Aboukir had
a speed of 21 B knots and tho Hogue of
22 6 knots Doth cnrrled armaments of
two 9 2 guns, twelve 6 Inch and batteries
of smaller guns.
Tho statement follows:
Tho British ships Aboukir, Hoguo
nnd Cressy have been sunk by sub
marines In the North Sea. Tho Aboukii
was torpedoed, and while the Hogu
nnd Cressy weio standing by to save
the Abouklr'3 crew, they, too. wero
torpedoed A consllerable number of
seamen wore saved by the ship Lowe
stoft, torpedo boat destroyers and other
craft The casualties nre unknown
The three sunken voxels weie stf'or
ships Thev were ntmnred cruisers of
a comparatively old tpe, having been
built 14 jears ago"
SAPIENT "EDDIE" SAVES
ENVOYS FROM CLASHES
Secretary Aryan's' Messenger Shows
Diplomacy in Steering- Visitors.
WASHINGTON, Sept 22.-The d'plo
macj of labile Savov, Secretary Brian's
coloied messcngei, wns put to the test
toda: when the Charge d'Affaires of
ihc German Hmbassi tailed nt the Htnto
J Department close on the heels of both
mo iirutsn and Trench Ambassadois.
Through tho manipulations of the sa
pient Eddie, the representatives of the
w airing nations were splilted through
the halls and corrldois of tho building
nunoui. collision
Slice the beginning of the European
war, Hddle has been main times called
upon r keep the diplomatists of thiso
and othei vvairlng nntlons from coming
Into embarrassing contact at the Depart
ment Without specific instructions from
nny jnf the officials of the Department.
I.ddle, the veteran of mnn Administra
tions, has handled the situation with raro
skill and Ju Igment. for which lie has been
repeatedlj waimly commended.
EX-BOSS KUEHNLE FACES
OLD HENCHMEN IN BATTLE
VON BOHEN'S HEADQUARTERS
ESTABLISHED AT M0NS
May Explain London Report of von
Kluk's Retreat.
OSTKND. Sept 22
General von Rotten, commander of the
German army tent to irlnfnrce the west
ern side of the Kaiser's forces, has es
tnldlshed his headquarters nt lions, nc
conllng to advices received heie today
'I ho foregoing dispatch piobably ex
plains the report received In London
that General von Kluk had been forced
ta retreat to lions
WEATHER FORECAST
For Philadelphia und vicinity Fair
w continued uarm tonvjht; Wednea
aV increasing cloudiness with cooler
n the afternoon and night; moderate
toutherlij winds becoming westerly,
tor details, see pane 14.
NEWSPAPER DYNAMITED
Pnit of Plant Wrecked During Con
troversy With I. W. W.
TONOPAII, Nev. Sept .'2 -An explosion
pf djnamlte beneath a corner of the Job
printing plant of the Bonanza, an after
noon paper, blew out a part of the build
ing, wrecked a garage and shattered
windows a block awa The newspaper
plant Is in an adjoining structure and was
not djiiuiged
The paper has been active for the West
ern Federation of Miners In Its contro-
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
GRANTS A HEARING TO COOKE
He Wnnts Thorough Investigation
Made of Philadelphia Electric Co.
The Public ServTfe Commission of
Pennsjlvanla todn notlfle i Director
Cooke, of the Department of Public
Works, that a hearing on tho complaint
fled by him against tho Phltidelphla
Hlectrlc Companj will be held In Har
rlsburg November 17, nt 2 30 p nt.
Director Cooke, In his rompltlnt to the
commission, asked for a. thorough inves
tigation of the companj 's organization,
service nnd lates
Action was taken bj' the director when
the electric? companj submitted a bid for
the public lighting of the eltj In 191")
nt no reduction from the cost of the 1914
continct approNlmntelj JWWOfo
Director Cooke then denounced tho 1915
proposal as exorbitant He declared tho
Philadelphia IJIectrlc Companj to be a
monopoly nnd characterized tho com
panj s management as "slothful and In
efficient." and appealed to tho State
Commission
A protest from the Philadelphia Elec
tric Companv against hearing the com
plaint was died some time ai,o It was
contended In tho protest that tho cost
or the Investigation would in all prob
abllitj fall on the electric companj
Several months ago President McCall
of the Philadelphia Electric Companj
declared that his companj welcomed a
full and impartial Investigation before
the. State Commission
GERMAN WIRELESS RUINED
Last of Pacific Stations, on Nauru
Island, Reported Destroyed.
SYDNEY. Australia. Sept 32 -The Gei
man wireless station on thu Uland of
Nauru Is reported to have ben de
strojed b a British naval force If this
,erbj with the Industrial orkerS of ,h. oar. ief, Ut . w. EI .'
tlon in thu Pacific
2000 Negro Voters Among Those
Swinging to the Bachnrnchs.
ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 22"Commo
(lore" Louis Kuehnle. once Atlantic CItj's
political dictator, has his back to tho
wnll In on of the stiangest battles of
his political caieer hero todav. Lined up
against him In active support of the
Bachaiaehs, who have been open enemies
of the ex-bo's for jenrs, are many of
Kuehnle'f enco most setvlle henchmen
Against him alfco nre tho 200o Negro voters,
whom the "Conunoilur" u few jeurs back
voted bj battalions under the leadership
of piecinct bosses, some of whom were
fcent to prison Piactlcally the entire
Negro voting population Is In a state of
Insiu rectlon agnirnt Kuehnle because
Richards, his candidate for Congress, op
posed the seating of Jnmis Bourne, n
Nctro druggist, In the Board of Educa
tion. Kuehnle has nn anchor to wind
ward, howevet. In tho fact that Joseph
It. Barlett, nun of his most loyal sup
porters I'urlng a dozen jeans, is vlrtunllj
certain of the Republican nomination for
Sheriff.
There are picturesque figures In the
primary battle, A M Heston City
Comptroller for 16 jears, whom Kuehnla
pulled out of olllce for insubordination,
Is running for City Treasurer. Dave
Barrett, whom Kuehnle made Heston a
successor, anil who was In turn sum
marllj removed by the City Commls
slon for insubordination, Is a candidate
far freeholder, a $3' job Samuel Hast,
ngs Kelly, ono-tlme boss of tho Fourth
Ward. Is a candidate for Tax Col
lector. Ventnor City Is lit the throes
of a miter maj orally nomination baj.
tie between George Gumphert, a Phila
delphia manufacturer, and Dahlgren
Albertson ct-1'resldent o Council.
PARIS CENSUS 1,026,507 LESS
Fewer Families in Capital "by One
third Than in 1011.
PARIS. Sept 22-HlllclaI figures on
the census of Paris within the city
walls, show that there are todaj In
the capital 3C2.454 fewer families than
there we're In 1911 The number ot
houieholds now In the cltj is 761 200
Consequently a thiru ot the lesldent
families has left Numerical. as to
Inhabitants, tho population todaj shows
a reduction of 1036 507 as compared
with 1911 Thl la equal to bj per cent
oX the. population tn normal limes
the Austrian icserves nnd a largo
body of the German Landvvehr are
being rushed.
Kussluns are believed to have nt last
penetrated Silesia. Beilln has not
heard from lircslau by telephone or
telegraph for a day, and fenrs the
Investiture pf this Important strateg
ical point, 190 miles away, In the
Russian plan of campaign against
tho German capital.
Tho French War Mlnlstei, Mlllerand,
reports the virtual collapse of thi
German right, with the Allies' cen
tie presenting a solid wall of Bteel
against attempts to plerco the lino
The War Minister expects the "Bat
tle of Two Rivers" to continue for
several days, but is confident of a
decisive victory fcr the Allies.
Berlin War Office officially denies the
sdven-'inile retreat of General von
Kluk on tho German right and states
that ho Is standing firm nt all points.
Official statements further report
tho capture of the heights of Cra
onne and the town of Bethany. The
War Ofllce praises the Allies for
their valor In attacking fortified po
sitions, but adds that these assaults
are growing weaker. Germany Is
preparing for a bitter winter cam
paign. London states that the German right
is being forced back four miles each
day. This retreat is expected to be
come more precipitate, as Von
Kluk's artay has been forced to
abandon Its strongest Intrcnch
ments. Military experts profess sat
isfaction with the progress of the
titanic contest along the Alsne,
which has developed into a contest
of endurance. The Allies' successes
are attributed to repeated bayonet
charges.
Potrograd War Office announces that
final Austrian resistance in Galicia
on a largo scale will centre at Cra
cow. The main Russian army Is
pressing westward toward this great
fortified city, which is the base of
supplies for the Austrlans Minister
of War Soukhomllnoff states that
sufficient forces will be left to Insure
the capture of Przemysl and Jaros-
law in the east, nnd that the main
army will make cautious progress
west on account of the difficult ter
ritory to be traversed
Vienna admits the Russian passage of
tho San, but states that the troops
nre cavalry sklrmiaheis and that the
main army will find progrehs from
Jnroslaw difficult on account of the
San marshes The War Office be
lieves tho next great bittl will be
fought in the foothills of the Car
puthlnns and not at Cracow.
Servia officially reports crushing an
taking the offensive along the whole
front, although It hid been announced.,
that tho Invndeis had started to re
treat. It -was officially announced that the
Teutons' nsaault3 were without ap- !
but It muj alBo be tho beginning of
the long-oxpected retreat.
It Is believed here that if the Ger
mans finally abandon their present
base they nre unlikely to attempt to
preclablo tcsults (in the tight ban'c hold a new line in tho north of B'rance.
of the Olsc the Gtimatts aie giving Their left nnd left centre continue cf-
ground. forta ugninst the strong Krcnch fort-
Tho official statement Issued today , ressos In the eastern frontier region,
follows.
On the whole ft out, from the
Olse to the "Woevre region, the
Germans manifested on the 21st
a certain activity without obtain
ing appieciuble results.
On our left wing on the right
bank of the Olse the Germans have
given ground before the .French at
tack. Between the Olse nnd the Aisno
the situation Is unchanged. The
enemy has made no serious at
tack, contenting himself jesterday
eening with a long range bom
bardment. At the centre, between Rheims
and Soualn, the enemj attempted
an offenBlvo movement, which has
been repulsed, while between Sou
aln and the Argonne forest we
have made some progress.
Between the Argonne and tho
Meuse tVre Is no change.
In the Woevie region the enemj'
made a iolent effort. They at
tempted the heights of tho Meuse
on the front of Tresauvau-Vlg-neulles-Houdlcourt
without being
able to take foothold on the
heights.
On our right In Lorraine tho
enemy has crossed the frontier
again with small columns. He has
re-occupled Domestre, to the south
of Blamont.
During the days of the 20th and
21st we took 20 re-vlctunllng motors
with nil their personnel and a num
ber of prisoners, belonging notably
to the Fourth, Sixth, Seventh.
Eighth, Ninth, Fourteenth, Fif
teenth German corps, to the Bava
rian Landvvehr and to the reserve
corps.
It is understood the Allied armies to
day are making a supreme effort to
break through the lines of the Ger
man army commanded by General von
Buelow. The latter was compelled to
weaken his lines by withdrawing a
part of his main forco to send to the
relief of General von Kluk and tho
right wing.
The French are now attacking th
fortified positions held bj' the Ger
mans which control the railway be
tween Rethel nnd Laon. They have
gained slight advantages here and, if
they can drive their wedge through,
they will place both von Buelow and
von Kluk at a material disadvantage,
Evidences accumulate to indicate
that the German right has been forced
to take a position almost north and
south to prevent the turning of its linea
ill the Noj-on-Soissons region and that
the entire force of 100,000 men, sent to
Austrian army of invasion in n four aid Von Kluk to hold the right, had to
dajs' battle near the River Wrlnn
Tho other Servian army, in conjunc.
tion with the Montenegrins, ao.
cording to a late report, has occu
pied Sarajevo,
Italy clamors for war Thousands of
men out of work continue demon
strations denounping the national
policy of neutrality. Austria has
called out the third line of reserves
to guard the frontiers of Its prov
inces against an Italian invasion.
War is expected
Parisians rejoiced U the news that
the famous Cathedral at Rheims had
not been irreparably de&trojed Re
ports weie receled that while the
artistic edifice had been battered -erely
it could be restored
m m ur tiorit in i
- -. 8ee vaUc U. uorid I ,l0n in the Pacific I thi population In normaf limes ""'
L' ?
MBBBTininiti i m .nn - .-- nun nr- -
bo disposed of in this way to check an
silled turning movement.
If this had succeeded it would havs,
compelled the surrender of General von
Kluk nnd a part of General von Bue
low "s armies Rut the fact that the
Germans wero forced to use this force
to prevent their rear being exposed to
attack was a, real victory to the Allies
As a result they hae been able 'to re
pulse the efforts of the Germans to
advance, and are slowly pressing the
Germans back toward their lines of
communication
in fact, it Is stated positively that
roiurtc nt tho Prflrti'rt DrltleU . i..
..., rtiaiors bombardment at Rheims continues the
who have reconnoitred the German shells being directed aga.n.t the F.en. n
portion .how indtction. of a retro- I force, south of th, cit Mn f th.
grade movement. The heavy .lege , ,hrapnel. however, fall in thn c ty
plalnlj with the hope of demolishing
! Ihbm .... .U.. i ...
....... .-,u iiiac ii a. Htiaigni westward
offensive movement Is undertuken later
it will not be hampered by the re
duction of fortifications.
Heavy guns fiom the Paris fortn
were ruwhed to the front today to reply
to the bombaidment of the monster
16-Inch howltzeis of the German,
while at tho same time the Allies con
tinued their pressure against the right
wing of the invading army.
While there had been a lull In tho
ftehtlng lato jesterday, owing to tho
physical exhaustion of the s-oldlers, the
engagement, which is reallj composed
of four separate battles, was resumed
furiously at daybreak.
As a result of the operations of tho
Fiench and British, who aro vigor
ously pushing an enveloping movement
to encircle the German right flank, tha
battlo line is being extended west of
the Oihe River. General von Kluk is
moving guns into position to protect
his lino of communication and to pre
vent a tetreat, which would expose
the rear of the troops stationed In tho
Craonne region.
The big guns from the Paris works
will be used to bombard the German
works upon the plateau of Craonne,
where the invade: s occupy a position
of enormous strength. The German in
fantry stationed upon the Craonne
heights is supported with heavy artil
lery of longer range than the French
guns w hlch have ben opposing It
The tenth da of this mighty struggle
found the artillery duel ot the two
great armies a draw, while the main
lines of both armies aro believed to be
intact
The French claim to hav shoved
back tho German right, but at the
same tlme nn official statement from
the French War Office gives an ac
count of fighting west of the Ois-e at
a point from which it had been thought
that the Germans had been expelled.
Reports have again become current
that the Germans aro short of ammu
nition, but the terrific nature of tho
German cannonade seems to give this
rumor the lie
Convinced that Germany now has
her entire field strength available, tho
hlch military officials here declare that
within another fortnight, or three
weeks at the outside, she will be fight
Ing a defensive contest outside of
French territory.
The four points where the fighting
centres are the valley of the Olse.
Solssons. Rheims and Verdun Tho
German left centre is making a vig.
orous assault on the forts at Verdun,
alternately bombarding them and then
making effortH to storm them from two
sides.
Much sickness has resulted from tha
cold, rainy weather, to which tho
French, German and British troop
have been exposed. The Fienoh tmops
that were drawn from northern Afn. a,
tha Algerians and the Indian troops
feel the inclement weather most keenlj
coming direct fiom a hot, drj llmate
Severe influenza, pneumonia and rheu
matism have made their appearance m
both camps, and big batches of s it
soldiers are being taken to the it,
pitals daily
Late reports say that the trman