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OFBRITISH FORCES
Kitchener, French and
Douglas Are Too Silent
and Reserved to be Popu
lar Idols.
By P. M. SARXE
LONDON, Sept. 22 A striking point
about the men who are in command of
England's armies during the present war
Is that the majority of them are of the
silent and "unpopular" type. Not per
sonally unpopular, of course, but not of
popularity seekers. They are all "Kitch
ener's men," and Kitchener does not ap
prove of advertisement or garrulity. "K.
of K." himself is a calculating machine
and pays not the slightest attention to
popular approval or disapproval. Where
another man would explain a temporarily
unpopular scheme, Kitchener disdains to
do so and pursues the even tenor of his
way without record for anybody's feel
ings or any consideration. He is not
loved, but he is respected by everybody,
and his appointment to the War Secre
taryship was hailed with a general sigh
of relief.
liven his rnachlnc-ltke "mailed fist" ar
rangements for the military part of King
Georre s coronation only made people
sa "Curse the brute, he might be deal
ing with Russians." but it didn't stop
'.hem admiring him They appreciated
tho fact that he was merely making a
thorough Job of It, and that for business
purposes, spectators had no rights at all.
FRENCH NOT GENIAL,
Field Marshal Sir John D. P. French,
commander in chief of the British expe- '
dltionary force, is another quiet man.
Sometimes the public professes a real af
fection for "Jack" French, but always
wishes he would show a little nf tho
genlall'y of "Bobs" fEarl Roberts), the
late Generals Buller and "Back-acher"
Gatacre. When crowds waiting outslda
the, War Office cherd him French '
looked surprised and annoyed. Cheers
had no part In his thoughts, and he .
glared at his admirers In a manner that
suggested he was considering the advls- ,
ability of calling a squadron of cavalry
to clear the streets i
It was as a cavalry leador that French
made his nam,e, though he was originally
destined for the navy, in Wiich servio
he remained four years His exploits in
the Egyptian and South African wars
marked htm out as perhaps the most
dashing cavalry leader In Europe Prac
ticallv the .ast man out of Ladvsmlth
before the Boers bottled up the late Sir
George White. French got root of his
cavalrv division awav, realizing that
mounted men were if no use In a be
sieged town, and tt wa h alone who
stemmed the tide of tne British disaster
after the "blaek week" of December, '
im.
Gatacre's defeat at Stormberg would
have b&en an absolute lout but for
French's cavalry and while ry Brit
Ish general was losing hard-earned repu
tations French was serenely dashing
along the Orange Free Stale frontier, '
checking pursuers and raiders and gen- .
eral'.y giving the enemy cause to "think
furiously " He gamed for the British
troops breathing space while Roberta
was eetting his arm into shape, and
his brilliant dash culminating in the r.
lief of Kinberle marked the turning
point of the war
OOUOLAS A POl'U SCOT
French s caval.y .t was, who rounded up
Cronjo at Pardebr, ertablieg Kitefc.
ener to bring up bis guns ari4 infantry
to amasn the Boer erral. aiu it wa
Frereh who rushed his advance guards
Into Bloemfontein Pretoria and Barber
ton before the Boers were aware of his
proximity In the big 'sweeping UP"
scheme by which Kitchener ended the
war, French was tireUss and his cavalry
appeared to be everywhere at once A
small, taciturn man with a bullet head,
he Is frequently passed unrecognised by
would-be admirers He resigned the pest
of Chief of the Imperial General Staff
as the result of the famous Cough
Memorandum" during the CUtejr crisis,
but at the request of King George ha
took over his former job of Inspector
general at the outbreak of the war
General Sir Charles W H Douglas.
Chief of the Imrerlal General staff. Is lit
tle known to the public A dour Seojch
soldier, he participated in Roberts' fa
mous march to Candahar. and served
with distinction in India. Egvpt and
South Africa In the last Boer war he
was on the staff and so did little of the
showy work, but his list of 'mentioned in
dispatches" rarely has been excelled
Douglas would be mightily astonished if
unybody cheered him and he would proo- I
Ably consider it an impertinence Any
way hie u not one of the faces that dec
orate picture postcards and not one in a '
thousand would reiuxuize his photo if I
tLo; eiir j ar it, '
WORLD TO PATTERN
GERMAN CULTURE,
SAYS NOTED WRITER
Gerhart Hauptmann
Praises Germany and At
tacks England for Calling
Japan to "Bite at Europe's
Heel."
By GERHART HAUPTMANN
Gtmnn port nrtd dramatist, i inner of thr S'obet
prise for literature in ltlt and author of
"Die Versunhritf Clock?," "X)l HVSer."
"F.lga" and other ptibHraffoif.
NEW YORK. Sept. 22.
We are an eminently peaceable nation.
The 'hallow Parisian feuilletonist Ber
son may call us barbarians as much as
he plea"o!. The great poet and deluded
gallomaniac Maeterlinck mav Impose
upon us similar nice titles ifter having
called us the "conscience of Europe."
The world knows that we aro an old
civilized nation.
Nowhere is the Idea of cosmopolitism
rooted deeper than with us Look at
I our literature nf translations and name
me a nation which is trying just as hard
I as we to render justice to the spirit and
the originality of other nation so as
1 to thoroughly understand their soul. Did
not Maeterlinck win most of his glory
and his money with us? For a parlor
phllosophnster like Bergson, of course,
there Is no room In the country of Kant
and Schopenhauer.
I sav It franklv. We have and we had
no hatred against France, w hnv idol
ized the plastic art, sculpture, pictorial
art and the literature of that country.
For the worldwide recocnltlon of Rodin
the wnv was paved In Germany. We ad
mire Anatole Franc. Mannas-ant. riau-b-rt
and Balzac are read In Germany
like German author We feel a deep
affection for the national life of soutrfern
France Enthusiastic admirers of Mltral
cin be found even In small German cities
amoni? the poorer population.
SHOULD BE FRIENDS
It Is to be greatly regretted that Ger
many and France could not be political
friends They should have been, since
they are the administrators of tho Con
tinental productions of the mind and
since they are the two great thoroUKh
cultured European master nations. Fate,
however, wanted it different. In the
year 1570 the German tribes through
tlshtln? obtained for themselves the Ger
man unity and the German Empire
These achievements guaranteed to our
nation an epoch of peace for more than
10 ears, a time of budding, of growing,
of strengthen.;, of thriving, of fruit
bearing unparalleled.
Out of a population becoming more and
more numerous there arose more and
more numerous Individualities In
dividual energv and general elasticity
created the great achievements of our
Industry, of our commerce and of our
transportation s "terns I do not be
lieve that an American, English. Freneh
or Italian traveler ever believed himself
among barbarians while visiting German
families, German cities, German hotels.
German ships. German concerts. Ger
man theatres, Bevreuth. German Ubra'in
or Grrnan museums We have traveled
In other countries and we have always
welcomed any stranger
Of course our geographical situation.
with threatening Powers in the East and
West compelled us to look out for the
safety of our house For th)3 reason,
and for this reason only, our arm and
our navv were organized. Into this or
ganization the current of German indus
try, efficiency and inventive power was
direeted to a great extent. At the pres
ent time we know bettsr than we have
ever konwn before that this measure
was a verv necessary one
But Kaiser Wilhelm supreme Kriegs.
herr of tne Empire, did love the ptj-e
from w verv bottom of his sou! and did
keep the peace Our well. trained arm
was estab'ished for no other purpose
than fr defensfl We wanted to be pre
pared aeainst threatening assaults I
repeat, the Qerman nation, the German
prin-es. Kaiser Wilhelm, all of tnem had
no other thoasht In maintaining the army
nd navv than to safeguard the beehive
of the Empire, the Industrious, rich ac.
tivlty of peace.
HOPEP TO KEEP PEACE
Without bins boastful, simply express,
ins my deepett conviction, I say that it
always ha been a favorite idea of the
Kaiser to which he clung with heartfelt
enthusiasm, to keep to the end the blessed
epoch of his Administration one of absa.
lute peace It U not his, not our. fault
that it turned out different
The war in which we are engagel
and which was forced upon us is a war
)f aefense Yhcever would dispute this
fact would hae to do so against his
better knowledge Look at the enemy
on the eastern, on the northern, on the
western frontier O lr blood fraternity
with Austria means tos botn countries
notmng less than self-preeervation That
the sword was forced into our hand can
be plainly seen from the dispatches ex
changed between the. Emperor and the
Cult and between th Emperor and the
DEEDS OF DARING, ROMANCE
AND COMEDY FROM WAR ZONE
The "highest" man (so German papers
say) to enlist In the German army was
the mountain guide, Glatr, stationed at
the Hugspltze in southern Baarla, D72."
feet above the sea, who, when the sum
mons to join his regiment came to him,
telephoned: "Is schon recht, 1 Klmm
glei!" (It's nil right, I'll be down soon),
and In five hours hurried down Into the
valley from the highest summit In the
German empire.
How a black cat saw the British fleet
sink several German German warship-
off Heligoland is told In a letter from
Alfred Bishop, who was in the fight,
The cat Is the mascot of one of the
British cruisers and was on deck through
out the engagement. She la Immensely
popular now and In danger of becoming
spoiled.
"Our dear little, black, lucky kitten
sat under our foremost gun during the
whole of the battle and wasn't fright
ened at all, only when we first started
firing. But afterward she sat and licked
herself We all kissed her afterwards,"
writes Bishop.
Kins of England by everybody who enres
for an understanding and not for a de
lusion. Of course, now we have taken
up the sword and now wo are not going
to lay It down until before God and
men we have proved our holy fight.
Who was it that did conspire to bring
about this war? Who even whistled for
the Mongolian, for the Jap, that he
should come to viciously and cowardly
bite at Europe's heel? Doubtless our
vnemies who, surrounded by hordes of
Cossacks, clnlm to tight for European
civilization.
It In with great pain and bltterncs
that I pronounce the word "England."
I belonu to those barbarans upon whom
the English University of Oxford be-
stowed the degree of doctor honoris
j causa. I hnve friendo in England who
with one foot are standing on the in
tellectual soil of Germany. Hnldane.
I former Engllh Minuter of War, and
1 with him numerous Englishmen under
took regular pilgrimages to the small
barbarian city of Weimar, whore the
barbarians Goethe, Schiller, Herder,
Wleland ami others have exerted them
Eelvs for tho humanity of the whole
world
BLOOD TIES OF RULERS.
Wo have a German poet whose dramas
have become national property ns the
dramas of tin other German poet Hi?
name is William Shakespeare, tho same
Shakespeare who is England' prince of
poets. Th. mother of our Emperor Is
an English woman, the wife of the
King of England a German And yet
this roncenerlral and congenial nation
....-. B.-iii me ufTiurniion ot war into our
lions... Why? Heaven only may know.
But this much Is certain the sangui-tluou.-'
world loncert now raging on the
European Continent lias an English diplo
mat us impresario and condii'-tor The
qufstkin U whether the finale of this
horrible inusio still will sea the same
condui tor. "Mi cousin, thou didst not
mean well, neither with thyself nor withl
us, vhn thv tools threw inurdei andi
urion into our hut.s." While I am writ-i
ins these words the day of the solar
'clipc ha- passed. The German armyt
has defeated between Metis and the
. nr..- mill i rencn army corps and"
driven them into flight. Every German
in his nntivq countrv feels it had to
come this way. Our Jealous enemies
forged an iron ring around our breast
and we knew our breast had to expand,
that it had to split asunder this ring, or
else we had to cease breathing But
Germanv will not censo to breathe, and
so It came to pass that the Iron ring was
forced apart
We rather want to and will keep on
being German barbarians, who consider
the women and children of our enemies
sar-d I am In a position to assure Mr
Maeterlinck that we will nevt-r stoop so
low as to torture and slaughter, like cow
ards. Belgian girls, women ur children
As ta d before, on frontiers our off
spring is standing, the Socialist elbow to
elbow with the bourgeois, the peasant
shoulder to shoulder with the scientist,
the prince and tlte laborer side by side,
all fighting for German libertv. German
home life. German art, German science.
German progrers: fighting In full and
clear o,nsriousncFS for a noble and rl-h
national treasure for all we call our own,
for ",ur material and spiritual posses.
sio"j which art- furthering the general
progress and ascent of humanity
NEUTRALITY PALLS
ON ITALY; WAR MAY
COME IN FEW DAYS
RUSSIAN REFUGEES
BRUTALLY TREATED
BY FOES, IS REPORT
As Czar's Troops Advance
in East Prussia Conduct of
Officials Becomes Intoler
ant, Englishman Alleges.
Even Socialists Are Clamor
ing for Move Toward Re
gaining Provinces Aus
tria Guards Against In
vasion.
FLEETS OF GERMANY
LIKENED TO RATS IN HOLE
Churchill Declares Britain Will Dig
Them Out.
LONDON. Sfjpt 22 Speaking at a
srreat recruiting imeeting In Liverpool last
night, Winston Churchill. First Lord of
the Admiralty, said:
"If the German navy doesn't come out
and fight they will be dug out like rats In
a hole
"The English should have no anxiety
about the result of the war "
ROME. Sept. 22.
Tho voices of thousands of men who
have been thrown out of work as a
result of the war are being added to those
who favor Intervention on tho side of
France and England.
The immense death list of the Austrian
regiments, recruited In the so-called
Italian provinces of Austria, In the fight
ing in Gallcla; the belief that the pro
German authorities of Turkey arc fo
menting the insurrection In Dalmatla, and
a popular desire to bring the "provinces"
back under the Italian flag, all contrib
ute to the clamor, which Is steadily grow
ing, for Italy to abandon Its neutral policy.
Every popular gathering In Rome Is
a demonstration of enthusiastic friend
ship for England and France and of
hostility toward Germany and Austria.
Itallun troops now stationed In everv large
city are called upon almost dally to
break up these demonstrations. The
guards of troops about the German and
Austrian Embassies In Rome have Been
strengthened.
Even the Socialists have Joined the
ranks of the antl-neutrallty faction. The
warlike spirit exists over trfe whole coun
try, and even the newspapers are ex
pressing their Indignation at the tardy
spirt of the Government in delaying the
settling of the old scores against Austria.
During yesterday s annlvernry celebra-
Hlon of the occupation of Rome thousands
lof persons gathered in front of the British
(Embassy Cheering for the British was
(interspersed w-ith shouts of "Long live
'England, Italv's friend"1
When a Union Jack was raised near the
.Embassy the applause nd cheering were
irenewed. the more enthusiastic Italians
Itosslng their hats into the air
These demonstrations were preceded by
a procession of fullv lOOiV) persons
I uin'ugn uic jjnin.uai avitriH i-,vfrj reier-
ence to tne uriusn ana xne allies met
with outbursts by the paraders
PARIS, Sept. 22
The Flsaro publishes a dispatch from
Rome declaring that Italian intervention
Is almost sure within the next few davs
The article says that Italy Is threatened
with disaster by the unemplovment con
sequent upon the war. and the discon
tent of the laboring classes Is adding to
the difficulties of the Government in
maintaining its strict neutrality
The attention of all Italy, It says, is
fastened upon Valona. in Albania, and
upon Trent and Trieste.
PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS
ORDERED BY. GERMANS
COPENHAGEN. Sept. 2 J.
A young Englishman who has Just ar
rived here from East Prussia, tells of the
terrible scenes that followed the "Russian
avalancho" that was so vigorously precipi
tated on the part of the Gorman Empire.
He was the last Englishman to pass
through Konlgsbcrg before Its Investment
by the Czar's troops, and he and soma
rich Russian refugees who have also
reached Copenhagen, speak of the dreadful
scenes on tho German side of the frontier
of every town they passed being choked
with wounded brought In from the battle
field, of fearful suffering among tho Rus
sian peasantry, and of the harsh treat
ment shown to foreigners by German vil
lagers, who spat upon and stoned their
enemies In the streets.
"The railway line," he said, "was thick
with transport trains filled with wounded.
They were huddled together, and some f
them were hanging out of the windows
gasping for fresh air. At most of the big
stations in East Prussia nurses and doc
tors were watting on the platform to ar
range the bandages of the wounded Ger
mans. We passed through towns bf ter
rified Inhabitants, and the wounded were
everywhere. The less severel hurt wero
conveyed bnck as near as popslhle to the
central part of the cnuntry, so hs to mnke
room for the urgent cases that could not
be removed,
"In some towns Englishmen,. French
men and Russians were very harshly
treated, especially by subordinate offi
cials. Disgusting remaiks were hut led
at them by the Germans. Sometimes
they were openly assaulted, and this Ill
feeling became Intensified as tho Russian
nrny advanced As a result the Rus
sian refugees lied in terror and the Eng
lish there were also treated with con
tinual Ignominy and Insult.
"At Stettin, however, the feeling
toward foreigners was exceedingly good.
There are. It Is said, about 3000 Russian
refugees there and these are without any
means whn'tever.
"I should like It stated." this English
man adds, "that the official In chargo
of these Russian peasants and harvesters
Is one of the most kind-hearted men I
have ever met A Russian girl, obviously
of very good famllv. was brought to
Stettin and reported that she had been
subiected to very cruel treatment on the
railway She was absolutely penniless,
and this German official took her Into his
home and gave her food and shelter."
AFRICAN WARRIOR'S
ADORNMENT SHOWS
BARBARITY OF WAR
Sengalese and Turcos Have
No Mercy, Says London
Writer, Who Also Ac
cuses Germans of Atroci-ties
NO MALICE IN TUCKERT0N
WIRELESS BREAK-DOWN
Naval Board Finds Damage, to Sta
tion Accidental,
WASHINGTON, Sept 22 -The Inturv to
the wireless stntlon at Tuckerton N J ,
was purelv accidental and could not have
been caused by any deliberate attempt
to put the station out of commission
Reports to this effect today were made
to Secretary- of the Nnvy Daniels by the
naval board of Inquiry The board stated
that a flaw n the four-ton rotarv had
caused the accident and the plant can
not be repaired for several 'eeks
LONDON, Sept. 22.
The London Globe prints a gruesome
story of the manner In which the French
Sengalese soldiers have followed up vic
tories over German troops. The ac
count Is contained In a letter from a
render of the Globe, who says he wit
nesses tho Incidents.
"It is a wonder," reads the letter to
the Globe, "that the French and British
troops have not retaliated on the Ger
mans for the terrible atrocities commit
ted by the latter. The Turcos and Sen
galese, however, are not scrupulous.
"One Sengalese warrior Is wnlklng
about Havre with a necklace ot German
ears strung across his shoulders. An
other carries at his waist the gory head
of a Uhlan with a dented plcket-haubo
set with a rakish tilt over one eye.
"A wounded Turco was put into a car
riage of a Red Cross train with four
wounded Germans. At the first stop a
doctor came to the window and asked if
they were all right. Tho Turco replied
that the Germans were 'resting peace
fully.' "It was not until the train reached Its
destination that It was discovered quite
how peaceful their rest was. The Turco
had strangled all four."
In the Bame letter to the Globe the
writer made charges of atrocities against
the German soldiers.
"One can understand the French de
sire to get at the Germans," the letter
stated "I hear first hand stories, not
third hand 'yarns' that make my blood
run cold. All boys whom they catch
have their right arms cut off, sometimes
at the wrist, sometimes higher up Both
boys anil girls are mutilated in revolt
ing fashion Quite close to Arras a
three-weeks-old child was torn from
Its mother's breast and hacked In bits
before her eyes,"
SCAPEGOAT HUNT
LEADS WAR CHIEFS
TO IGNOBLE DEATH
Austrian, Cashiered for Ex
posing Troops Needlessly,
Commits Suicide; Another
Is Executed for' Aiding
Russians.
GERMANS IN LORRAINE
BLOCK FRENCH ADVANCE
ROME, Sept. 22,
The Austrlans arc endeavoring to flnl
scapegoats for their recent debacles. It
Is reported in Vienna that tho Austrian
Field Marshal Vodlnowskl, who was of
Slav origin and waa accused of com
municating secret Intelligence to th
Russians in Gallcla, was tried by court
martial and summarily shot.
At the front, Field Marshal Foreico,
who commanded an Austrian cavalry
division which was cut up by the Ruj.
slans, shot himself after being cashiered
for needlessly exposing his troops,
Tho belief Is growing In official clrclti
hero that the Austrian reverses In
Gallcla to a. largo extent wero brought
about by exact knowledge held by ths
Russian War Offico of Austria's mob.
ilzatlon and campaign plans, which had
been secured through an elaborate s.vi
tern of espionage.
The military authorities, It is claimed,
two years ago discovered that Colontl
Alfred Redl, chief of tho General Stilt
of the Eighth Austrian Army Corpi,
had betrayed Information of 'vital Im
portance to Russia and although It ,U
thought probable the Austrian General
Staff later made chapges In their plain,
the military experts are of the belief
that the modifications would not havt
affected greatly the general basis oJ
the campaign as worked out.
The statlonmaster of Lemberg, brother
of the famous Colonel Redl, who com
mltted suicide In the spring of last
year when accused of espionage, also
hns been shot ns a spy.
French in Occupied Towns Will Not
Be Molested,
BORDEAUX, Sept 22
Proclamations have been posted in all
towns in France that are occupied by the
Germans stating that private property
wl'l be protected and that peaceful eltl-
. zens will not be moiestffl, nut that anv
..r-., nnr- f- -,-,-. .... civilians acting in a way detrimental ib
METAL ROOFS FOR ZEPPELINS I the Germans will be shot
, I One of the proclamations given out by
Germans Building New Craft to Fight j ,h.?AHu?Sritl V'Vhe municipality
With rjeet. I are informed that every peaceful In-
f fiPFA'HAfiLS. Set Fmm rtif. ' habitant can follow his regular occupa-
ferent sources the news is confirmed that I ,lon ln fu" securlt'- private propertv l
the Germ.ins a?f constructins several
Zeppe'lns with aluminum roofs which are
destined to operate In conjunction with
the fleet.
They aro equiprd with an armored
apparatus which & suspended unler the
car from which bomb:, or toipedoes can
be difrchargd or telephone communica
tion held
TURKISH OFFICIAL AKRESTED
LONDON. Sept 2a The Router News
Apemy states that Sallh Bey Gourlu.
managing director ot the Ottoman tele
graph company has tbeen arrested at the
request of Germany because ha made
public authentic war news.
be absolutely respected and provisions
f.aid for.
"If the population dare under any form
whatever to take part In hostilities the
severest punishment will be inflicted on
the refractory
"The people must give up their arms.
Every armed Individual will be put to
death Whoever cuts telegraph wires,
destroys railroad bridges or road, or com
mits any act in detriment to the Ger
mans will be 'shot
"Towns or villages whose Inhabitants
have taken part In any combat or wri
fire upon us from ambush will be burned
down and the guilty shot at once. The
civil authorities will be held responsible
"VON MOLTKE."
MARCONI COMPANY GETS
DAY OF GRACE TO REPLY
Must Accede to Censorship or Sins
conset Station Will Be Closed.
WASHINGTON, Sept 11 -The Marcini
Company will have until tomorrow to
accede to the demand' of the Government
In connection with their radio station at
Siasconset. MaFS If the Slarronl officials
do no rHI'v the Naw Pepartnunt bv
that time that thev will recognize the
Government censorship the station will
be closed
This was the ultimatum issued by Sec
retary of the Navy Daniels on his re
turn to Washington today Secretary
Daniels was informed that no reply had
been received to his letter of Saturday.
In which the wireless company was In
formed that the Siasconset station would
have to operate under Governmental regu
lations or clore He then decided to
allow the companv another day of grace,
in which to indicate the course they In
tend to pursue before the Government
takes forcible action
Whan shown an interview with John
W Griggs, president of the Marconi Wire
less Company, in which Griggs stated
that he intended to Hght the Navy De
partment order. Secretary Daniels merely
smiled and said.
"I don't think he will fight very Ions"
INQUIRY INTO ARMY STRIFE
AMSTERDAM. Sept 22 A dispatch
from Brussels says that General Von Der
GolU Is conducting a personal Inquiry
Into the fighting recently between soldiers
of the Bavarian and Trustuan forces la
the German army.
Strong Fortifications Erected Where
Invasion Was Planned.
LONDON. Sept. 22.
All reports received from the battle
fielda of France Indicate that the blood
iest conflict of the w6r may be In progress
today. The War Office refuses all com
ment except to say that the British and
allied lines are holding, and that the sit
Uatlou is unchanged
Unable to shell the Allies from their
positions on the left centre, the Germans
havn resoited to the bayonet Tho
French and British troops have met them,
sttel to steel, and it Is certain that enor
mous losses have been sjstalned
The German attacks have been re
pulsed, it Is declared, and though the
I casualties of the Allies may be stagger
ing, the losses of the troops of the
Kaiser endeavoring to pierce the allied
lines must have been even heavier.
The advance of the French lines to Las
slgny has revived tho belief here that
the determined movement to envelop tho
aims "f General von K.uk mav yet be
successful. In spite of a counter-attack,
which reports indicate the Germans In
stituted, the Fiench lines were extended
eight miles west of Noyon .ovidentl" as
a part of a movement towau Roye,
hringing the Allies nearer a position for
a successful movement upon the German
tear.
The original line of the French offer.
1 sive, into Lorraine is now blocked by
' the Germans This Is Indicated by the
Information which has reached the
French War Offlce that fortifications
i are being erected around Delme and
i Eouth of Chateau Sallus. This was the
line of the French advance in the ini
tial movements, and the German forces
! are reported as being strongly en-
trenched there
GERMANS QUARREL
AND PETTY STRIFES
SPLIT ARMY CORPS
Prussian and Bavarian
Troops Fly at Each Other's
Throats on Charges of
Favoritism.
GERMANS WILL HOLD '
BELGIAN TOWNS TO END i
Berlin Denies Evacuation of Any Oc- j
cupied Territory, i
BERLIN toy w'ay of Amsterdam),
Sept 11.
German troops will remain In Bel
glum until the end of the war. This
was officially announced todav in denial
of reports that preparations were being
made to evacuate Brussels and Liege.
It was stated that all of Belgium ex- i
cept Antwerp was under German admin
istration and would remain so. and that
the population was quiet
A Russian major accused of shooting ,
German sanitation officers to death nas
been executed A prisoner supposed to
oe General Martos. tho Rubsian charged '
with extrvme cruelty demos he Is Martos J
and ins court martial has oeen postponed i
ANTWERP, Sept 21
Quarrels between the Bavarian and
Prussian troops of the German army
stationed In Brussels are reported t
have reached such a point today that
serious trouble is feared by the offlcen.
It is rumored that many quarrels durinj
tho last week reached a point when)
blows and shots were exchanged and that
several German soldiers were killed if
their brothers in arms.
The 111 feeling botvveen the two bod!e
of troops has been caused by the fact
that tho Prussians have defiled the por
traits of the Queen of Belgium, who, be
fore her marriage, was a Bavarian Prin
cess. When tho Bavarians called on th
Prussians to stop the Prussians Unored
them.
Another factor that Is said to have in
flamed the Bavarians toward the Prus
sians Is the fact that they claim th
Prussians are the favored soldiers of ths
Kaiser.
It Is said that when the Bavarians were
called out for war duty, the were not
told that It was for actuat service but
simply for maneuvers Then thej '
rushed off to the front without a chance
to put their domestic affairs in order
The Bavarians contend. It Is said ihat
the Prussians had warning that they
would have to go Into battle, and there
fore, were able to adjust their hunie af
fairs before leaving
It has been reported from time to urns
that the Prussian generals were sending
the Bavarians Into the thickest of tne
fighting, where thousands were klliw
and wounded, and that tho hav ten
saving the Prussians
BELATED FRENCH VOLUNTEER
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept -l"jt
French balk LuFontains - Jjv jn
from Umden. Prussia for this p i
command of Captain Pierre Kjihuu w
lived here todav and Ua.n J ,( ,
time of the European wa. l- ' " .
crew at once otfeied then t" '
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