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PHILADELPHIA, (.TUESDAY, SEPTEMBEK 29, 1014.
PRICE ONE CENT
REPORTS VILLA DEAD
BY ASSASSIN'S HAND
) IN MEXICAN CAMP
I ' 4
His Secretary, Fierro, Who
Was Charged With Kill
ing Benton, Named as
Murderer.
Carranza Holds on a$ National
Palace Despite Message De
manding His Surrender to
Caldoron.
EL PASO, Tex., Sept. 29. Reports
reaching here today from Mexico persist
In saying that General Francisco Villa
lias been assassinated by his secretary,
riorro.
Llttlo credence Is placed In the rumors
because the message from Chihuahua
last night quoted Villa on the present
Mexican situation.
Flcrro was court-martialed and then
released on the charge of having killed
Benton, the ranchman In Juarez, sev
eral months ago.
MEXICO CITY', Sept. Z).Despitc the
demands of General Villa and Villa's
generals, that Provisional President
Vcnustlaiio Carranza resign, the Indica
tions today were that General Carranza
would remain In tho National Palace at
least until the convention of Constitu
tionalist generals or their delegates Is
held here next month.
General Carranza believes that no
other plan of action on his part would
be consistent with the "Guadalupe agree
ment," of which Villa Is one of the
signers.
General Carranza and his advisers sat
late In the executive quarters of the Na
tional Palace last night working upon a
plan of campaign and drafting a reply
to the following telegram which Carranza
has Just made public:
'To Don Vcnustlano Carranza, first chief
o tho Constitutionalist Army and In
charge of the executive power, Mexico
City:
"Wo desire to make every effort to pre
vent the enemies of the cause of liberty,
who stoop to any medium that stains tho
Republic, from profiting by such circum
stances as seem Imminent. We nlso de
sire lo mako every sacrifice before putting
our fatherland In danger of foreign Inter
vention. "Only tho failure of oil those noble
hopes and all these generous efforts will
lead us Into a fratricidal struggle; Into
which wo would he compelled to enter os
our duty.
(Note: Part of the message Is here
stricken out by tho Mexican censor.)
"General Villa has telegraphed to all
our dear brothers to cease the hostile
attitude of tho division of the north as
fooii as you. In an outburst of patriotism
and self abnegation, turn over the su
preme command to tho Incorruptible
Liberal, Fernando Igleslas t'nlderon, who,
by his talents, energy and clean ante
cedents, will bo a guarantee for the
fruits of our revolution. Ho will know
how to lead the republic In the paths of
honor and glory and will never prove a
traitor to tho ideals of real democracy.
"General Villa hiis declared categori
cally that the whole of this division (tho
army of the north) will uphold firmly
S(-nor Igleslas, and In a hurst of high
patriotism General Villa has already an
nounced to tho world that none of his
Kenerulf aspires to the presidency of the
republic, nor tho vice presldecny. Tills
Is so in tiansltnry or permanent sense."
The telegram was signed by 15 generals
on the staff of General Villa, Including
oener.u Felipe Angeles, Eugenio Benn
vides. ltioul JIadero and Cnllxto Con
treras. The publication of this telegram hero
erated a sensation.
Genera! Alvuro Obregon and tho other
followers of Can-anna, who were sent to
tuat at unco with Villa's representatives,
aiv lietlewd to ho In Asuas Oallimtes:
but this conference Is separate anil dis
tinct from tho big convention called for
nt month. It will probably be held
on October 5.
Military preparations arc still going
foiward, amWGcnerHl Carranza now has
a strung army In the Held to oppose Gen
eral Villa's division of the North.
PREDICT EARLY SETTLEMENT
Constitutionalists at Washington
Think Carranza Will Yield to Villa.
WASHINGTON, Sept, 29.-Membcrs of
tho Constitutionalist party here havo In
formation, It waB stated today, upon
which they base belief, amounting to
conviction, that tho Vllla-Carranza split
will bo healed within 48 hours, Retlre
ment of Carranza as first chlof und also
as a potential candidates for President-
a complete capltatilatlon to Villa's flc-manda-wlll
be tho solution, It Is under
stood. "There will bo no wan-" said one mem
ber high In Constitutionalist circles today.
Postponement of the Torreon conference
set for October J, yiiUi Villa's and Car
ranza s "peace commissioners' settlo tho
personal differences of their leaders, was
rumored hero today. All Information
pointed to selection of Fernando Iglnslas
Calduron, a Vlllulsta, ns Carranza's prob-
u"! micucssor.
Zapata's protest to General Funston
ngalnst surrendering Vera Cruz, to a
carranza representative complicated peace
i.miia. uuiciais also viewed with appre
hension the warlike attitude to Zapata
and other revolts of potty chieftains
"no. botn Corratwn and Villa. Pos-.
slbinty of brigandage and sporadic revo
lutionary movements were the unfavor
able surface Indications.
1,000,000 RUSSIANS
MOVE IN AVALANCHE
UPON GERMAN SOIL
Breslau, 190 Miles From
Berlin, Isv New Objective,
While Cracow Is Left to
Strong Investing Force.
"SUNK TWO BRITISH SHIPS,"
IS PIGEON'S MESSAGE
Announcement of German Victory
Off Florida Found in Cylinder,
ST. AlV.l'STlNB. Kla Sept. .
"September 21, 19H,- off Florida const.
Just Mink two British" ships.
(Signed) " GKRMAN B. S. I,. 12-12,"
It is supposed that tho code "H. H. U"
refers to the German cruiser Mreslau,
wli' h has been operating In waters off
th I'l'irlila coast.
T.us typewritten message 111 a small
olu.uv,- was take, from a ,..lrrIcl. ,,KC00
wim-h fluttered In from the Atlantic Ocean
.this mointng.
Aii..tii,.r carrier pigeon came In lato
ye.teruav, dropping from exhaustion,
bearing a tiny cylinder tied to Its leg.
f'e blinder was Inscribed "Germany
li-U."
PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICANS
OUT FOR DR. BRUMBAUGH
Former Washington Party Workers
Not for a "Radical Democrat."
.iTh?,PJ?'cssIve Republican League of
tho 3A Ward was organized recently by
men who forsook tho Washington Party
to support tho candldncy of Doctor Mar
ti.1,1 G. Brumbaugh, this morning sent to
Washington Party voters In tho ward
letters urging -them to rnltv tn Mm pur
port of Doctor Brumbaugh. Lorenzo
bmltli, secretury of the league, Is thu
State representative from tho 22d Dis
trict, elected In 1912 on the Washington
and Keystone tickets.
Tho letter states that the league It
composed of men who formerly wore
Washington Party workers, but who
cannot support u "radical Democrat" for
Governor. For this reason they have re
fused to stand behind tho action of tho
State Committee of tho Washington
Party In Indorsing Vance C. McCormlcl:
and declare they will work for the elec
tion of Doctor Brumbaugh.
GERMANS EXPECT VICTORY
WITHIN ONE MORE WEEK
Allies' Resistance Slowly is Weaken
ing, Berlin Alleges.
BERLIN, Sept. a t(vla wireless through
Sayvllle, L. I.).
Reports received hero directly from the
front soy tho high German military offi
cials directly In charge of the campaign
in France predict tho Germans will break
through the allied lines within the next
week. Tho resistance is said to bo slowly
slackening at several points.
That many of the wounded who might
be saved are being sacrlllced through
the scarcity of doctors at the front was
the statement made today hy the sui
geon In charge of a hospital train from
Alx-ln-Chappelle.
Only at night is It possible to make
any attempt to gather' up the wounded,
according to the stories told by soldiers.
men, it tue slightest noise Is mndo tho
rnpld-iiro guns Immediately nre trained
on those who are carrying off the
wounded, and many are themselves
killed. '
they are constantly buoyed up by the ex
cellent, tho surgeon In charge snld, and
they are constantly buoyed by the ex
pectation of ultimate victory.
SERB-MONTENEGRIN FORCES
BEGIN TO SHELL SARAJEVO
Austrians Also losing Final Foot
hold on Servian Soil.
ROME. Sept. 23.
A dispatch from CVttinJe siiva tim
Servian and Montenegrin forces before
Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia, havo begun
the bombardment of the city.
NISfl, Servla, Sept. 29.
Tho Servian AVar Ofllco issues tho fol
lowing statement:
"Tho next few days will see all tho
Austrians expelled from Servia. Their
sole remaining foothold Is In tho moun
tains southwest of Krupnnl, where our
forces aie winning In fighting in tho
mountain passes."
ATTACK ON ENGLAND NEXT,
SAID TO BE GERMAN PLAN
Fierce Battle Wages at Tarnow
in North Przomysl Bombard
ment Heavy Galician Rail
ways and Carpathian Passes
Held.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 20.
Breslau, In SUesla, 190 miles from Ber
lin, Is now believed to bo tho main Rus
Blan objective. Cracow, which tho Rus
sians' northern column Is nearlng, will
.bo Invested by a large army, following
the precedent set at Przomysl. A million
men aro reported engaged In this move
ment. The northern column has assaulted
Tarnow and d pitched battle Is now In
progress there. The Austrians are put
ting up a strong resistance but they are
greatly outnumbered. With Tarnow In
possession of tho Russians tho last ob
stacle In the way of the siege of Cracow
will have been removed. Dumbrlcko, a
railroad station on the way to Tarnow,
has already been captured.
It Is now apparent that the movement
through Gallcla Is the main offensive
of tho Busslan army. It developed to
day that Grand Duke Nicholas, the com-mander-ln-chlcf,
Is with the forces there,
which number more than 1,000,000 men.
Tho armies, proceeding along the
parallel lines of railway, aro moving
rapidly westward. With all the six
Carpathian passes occupied by Russian
troops and with strong forces on the
Hungarian plains Just south of these
points all danger of a possible flanking
movement has been avoided. Conse
quently there Is now nothing to retard
the movement.
The pursuit by the Russians of tho
Austrian army In Gallcla Is compared by
the military experts hero with General
Kutozoff's pursuit of Nupoleon's army
from Moscow In 1812, und General Grant's
harrying chaso of Lee's army in tho
civil war In 1SG5.
Tho victorious Russian forces have al
ready traversed more than half of tho
route from Przomysl to Cracow and the
latter Is now only four days' inarch dis
tant. Tho northern Russian column Is mov
ing much more rapidly than tho south
ern one. This Is believed hero t6 Indi
cate they expect the Austrian retreat,
when It comes, to be toward the south,
and tho army moving In that direction
will be able to cut off their retreat.
AUSTRIANS FALL BACK TO CRACOW.
The Austrians havo fallen back until
they aro close to Cracow, where they
como under command of the German gen
erals. They havo not only abandoned all
defense of their own country, but have
left Hungary to the protection of Its own
national troops.
Tho Austrians havo also apparently re
linquished all idea of Independent action
and have decided to tack themselves on
to the right wing of tho Germans and to
play a. modest rolo as a component part
of tho German army now operating on
Germany's eastern frontier.
Tho brief Russian War Ofllce statement
claims continuous success In the west
ward advance and adds:
"Sorties by tho Austrian garrison at
Przemysl continue, but they have boon
repulsed. Many prisoners, a number of
cannon and some ammunition have fallen
In our hands.
"As the Austrians retreat confusion Is
noticeable In their ranks.
"Tho Austrians are now suffering from
shortage of food. In Przemysl military
rations have been reduced by 25 per
cent."
TSING-TAO FORTS TARGET
0F JAPANESE BOMBARDMENT
Fleet Begins Shelling Leasehold
Town Land Assault Continues.
TOKIO, Sept. 29.
Tho Japanese fleet has begun tho bom
bardment of the German fortresses at
Tsltig-Tao,
Official announcement to this effect was
made todny.
The land forces of th'c Japanese and
their allies have driven hack the outer
defenses of the Germans In Kloa-Chau,
capturing four quick-fire Kilns and DO
prisoners'. '
The Japanese casualties were 130. Ger
man casualties unknown.
BRITISH WARSHIPS,
LURKING OFF CAPES,
COVET CONTRABAND
Great Britain Aims to Break
Up Practice of Supplying
German Cruisers From
This Port.
ALLIES' LEFT WING
REPELS TERRIFIC
GERMAN ATTACKS
KEEN, FROSTY AIR MAKES
WHOLE CITY SHIVER TODAY
Small Boys Are Happy, Though, for
Chestnut Time Is Here.
TlmP. It. T. Is saving up Its psychologic heat.
Until the blizzard clays arrive and frozen aro
tllft fnl .
VThe frost Is In llio subway, In the surface
vF3 ana u ,
But when they'll start tho fnblo of the healing
none can tell.
0
Tho dew that has been drenching the
pumpkin and the fodder In tho shock
nppeared on tho golden globe that made
New England famous today In form not
unlike the unshaven growth upon tho
cheeks of youth. 'TwaS the frost.
Shivering Is, tho favorite outdoor pas
time today for those who have not yet
found their overcoats. A foggy some
thing seemed to have crept Into tho at
mosphere this morning, chilling to tho
bones those who were lightly clad.
Small boys were tickled to death when
they sniffed the frost. Erost means the
opening of the chestnut burr. A burr
opened by frost means that the chestnut
Is ripe. Also It means less trouble In
getting at the nut through Its porcupine
covering. Frost Is. furthermore, the her
ald of winter days, snow and coasting.
Ice and skating for tho small boy.
A second attack was made today upon
obdurate furnaces. Pipes taken down
to be cleaned a few days ago and left
standing for another day were hurriedly
shot back Into place and houses this
morning were filled with smoke. 111 humor
and metaphorlc sulphur when tho refrac
tory flues worked backwards.
Coal dealers are chuckling and arc now
beginning to reap their annual harvest.
The P. R. T. has not yet announced
that Its cars are heated. That comes
later. So far as can he learned there
will be no change this year In the clever
plan of defeating good 'Intentions of the
heaters on the subway-elevated trains.
Contrary to precedent, these heaters
work.
TRAINS CRASH IN
NEW YORK SUBWAY
Panic and Fire Follow "When Pas
sengers Fight Guards.
Reported Moving On Ostend as Naval
Base,
AMSTKIUXUI. Kept. 29.-1 1 Is reported
that IM.OOO Germans have reoccupled
Alost, and that the Belgians who aro d
vanclng from Antwerp i tho general
direction of Brussels are now In contact
with tho Germans and that n general bat
tle Is believed to be beginning,
It is Milil the Germans have Ostend as
their objective, and plan an attack on
Kngland.
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LONDON, Sept. 29.
The Russian Embassy gave out the
following statement today:
"Russian troops In great numbers havo
been able to penetrato Hungary at sev
eral points us far as Unghvar."
If the foregoing announcement Is truo
it means that the Russian army Invading
Hungary Is only 170 miles from Budapest,
the Hungarian capital. Unghvar Is only
1T0 miles northeast of Budapest. Further
more, this information. If authentic, re
veals one of the greatest feats of arms
tho Russians havo been able to accom
plish slnco the war broke out. Thej
must have crossed the Carpathian-moun
tains, a natural barrier facing their ad
vance, and the fact that they have pushed
so far In such short time Indicates that
they either met with very little resis
tance In the Carpathian mountain passes
or else wero able to achieve a notable
victory in overcoming opposition so easily.
CONVENT BADLY DAMAGED
BY BOMB FROM ZEPPELIN
More Raids Over Belgium German
Aviator Killed Near Paris,
AMSTERDAM. Sept. .
Further Zeppelin forays are reported.
Another one occurred yesterday over
Deynze. a city of 6000, ten miles south
west of Ghent, where four bombs were
dropped. At Thlelt, a city of 12.0)0 neo.
pie, in West Flanders, four or rive miles
FAlRj
WEATHER FORECAST
For Philadelphia and vicinity Fair
tonight and probably Wednesday, with
ruing temperature; moderate vari
ab'o winds.
For details, see last $aa&.
PRINCE ADALBERT KILLED
BY GERMAN SHOT, IS REPORT
Belgian Doctor Says Kaiser's Third
Son Died in Ghent Hospital,
aiiR.vr. .s8pt. ;d.
A Belgian doctor. Just out of Brussels
says that Prince Adalbert, the Kaiser's
third ton, died In a hospital there and
Umt Vr, I-epase, King Albert's physician
was ordered to hold an autopsy n (no'
presence of two German doctors, it u-.-,
found, ho says, that the Prince had been ! wet of Deynze, two bombs were dropped.
Kiiieu uy ii ui'iniuii uuuei and that In "lu l oiivoih uj ni. Vincent and St.
other csumliiatiuiitf officers were found 'au' a W'ne was badly damaged.
to have lled, too, from wounds made i
by Unman bullets. BORDEAUX, Sept. 19.
The man who told this was firmly con. Tim German aeroplane which flew over
liiccd uf the truth nf his statement, but ' '''!J3 on Sunday and dropped bombs
It should be accepted with reserve. I killing neveral persons, was fired upon
and brought to earth near Montgeron.
a tew miles southwest of Paris, accord
ing to a telegram received here today.
The aviator was killed.
According to this message, the German
aviator had Just dropped a bomb upon
a tralnloud of French soldiers when a
5liill hit the aeroplane.
NEW YORK. Sept. 20.-One of tho most
serious accidents In tho history of the
New York subway system, which has
been remarkably free of any mishaps,
occurred early today when two trains
collided underneath 142d street, the
Bronx.
The Injured men are Isaac Schwartz,
motorman of empty passenger train;
William Horton, motorman of work
train, nnd Frank Colomboslck, a track
walker.
The men are all subway employes.
They were taken to tho Fordham Hos
pital, from which ambulnnces and sur
geons had been summoned. There It was
stated they had a small chance of re
covery. After the collision the trains took tiro
and In fighting the blaze 30 firemen were
overcome by tho dense smokn which
choked the tunnel. One hundred pas
sengers on a train following those which
collded wero thrown Into a panic nud
fought the guards until the doors wero
opened. They then walked seven blocks
back through the smoke-filled tunnel.
Frank Williams, one passenger, was
badly bruised when tho rear train came
to a sudden stop after the collision of
the trains ahead. He was thrown heavily
against a door, but after being treated
was ublo to go to his home.
The trains which collided were a work
train and two passenger cars, carrying
newspapers only. The cause of the ac
cident had not been determined several
hours after It had occurred. Wires were
short circuited by the crash, however,
and tho cars Immediately took lire. Tho
current was cut off, and this auto
matically stopped tho train carrying pas
sengers which was following. Service
on the Bronx system was completely tied
up, and the tunnel was tilled with thick,
heavy smoke.
Three fire alarms were turned in. and
tho firemen fought tho blaze by pouring
great streams of water from hose thrust
through vault holes In the street. All
of the tin re trains Involved In the acci
dent were northbound.
Whllo agents of the Federal Govern
ment aro starting an Investigation to dis
cover the original shippers of the con
traband, destined for German warships,
In the Norwegian steamships From and
Sommerstad, tho vessels are discharging
their cargoes at the new Municipal Pier
ut tho foot of Dock street, and two Brit
ish cruisers, chcattd of their prey, are
lying Idly off tho Delaware Capes.
It was not known until today that
Great Britain had ordered two warships
to patrol tho entrance of the Delaware
Bay to break up the practice of supply
ing tho German cruisers Karlsruhe and
Dresden from this port. Several weeks
ago tho cruiser Cssex was seen there.
She was relieved by tho converted
auxiliary cruiser Caronla and today an
other vessel, believed to bo the Brltlannla,
made her appearance. Tho cruiser seen
by several incoming vessels has four
funnels and Is constructed along the
same lines as the Cressy, Abouklr and
HOguc, sunk a few days ago by Gorman
submarines. The watchful waiting
policy of the Caronla and hor reinforce
ment, shipping men stated today, did
more to make Captain Axelsen, of the
Sommorstad, and Captain Grlndhelm, of
the Fram, to change their minds about
delivering their cargoes than did orders
from the owners of their vessels. Each
master was In a fair way to win a small
fortune for his woVk, but tho fear of be
ing captured and Imprisoned until the end
of tho war made them decide to sur
render the clearance papers and remain
In port until a neutral cargo could ic
pluce the contraband stowed In the holds.
Tho Department of Commerce and Jus
tice, upon the request of the British Gov
ernment, has taken up the shipment
of contraband from various American
ports. In addition to Investigating the
case of tho Sommorstad and Fram, they
nrj looking after the American steamship
Lorenzo and Norwegian steamship Thor,
both of which were captured In tho act
of delivering coal to Gorman war ves
sels. A significant fact In the capture of
tlie Thor Is that she was under charter
by the Inter-American Steamship Com
pany of New York, tho same concern
which has contracted for the Sommer-
stud and Fram. It is also said that this
company employed the four other Nor
wegian steamships sailing from here the
last two months with similar cargoes.
On of them, tho Helna, was captured oft
St. Thomas, D. W. I., hy a French
cruiser. William J. Grandflcld & Co. of
SOU Walnut street, were the local agents
for the vessels They refuse to discuss
tho case.
Government Inspectors nre watching the
discharge of tho cargoes of tho Fram
and the Sommerstad and will see that
It is all placed ashore. It .will bo stored
until claimed by the consignor or consignors.
Official Statement Reports Violent Bom
bardment of Centre, and Says French
Are Making Slight Progress Between
Argonne and the Meuse.
Many Invaders Captured in Recent Fight
ing Berlin Announces Advance
Through Verdun-Toul Forts Contin
uesBattle Raging in Upper Alsace.
The War Today
Continuous fighting along the whole
120-mile battle lino began the 17th
day of the great battle, raging from
the Alsno to the Mouse.
Paris has a report that General von
Kluk has begun to withdraw, but the
WRECKED VESSEL SAVED
ZEPPELINS FALL VICTIMS
0F ALLIES' DEADLY FIRE
Artillery Brings Down Number of
German Air Fighters.
LONDON. Sept W.-A Router dispatch
from Pans uys that the French and
KnglUh urtllltry has beon particularly
successful lo the last few days tn bring
ing down German aeroplanes.
"A slnglo eye witness Informs the cor
respondent that he saw two German
aeroplanes shattered In one t 8aya
ttn trksram "One of them was struck
is a tiruri't ana v. as msbed j,ite ...
egg shell, The avlatora were killed "
Four-Master Schooner Picked Up Off
the Delaware Capes,
-News reached this city today that the
four-misted schuoner. Helen Montague,
dismasted and waterlogged, whs picked
lip oft the Delawure Capes on Monday by
tho steamship Suffolk, from Boston, and
towed Into Hampton Roads.
The vcvisel was wrecked during a storm
on Sunday night. None of her crow was
lost. Several sustaintHl severe Injuries
whllo fighting for life In the howling gale.
The Bchooner was bound for Boston from
Baltimore with u cargo of coal.
ANGLO-FRENCH FLEET AGAIN
TRAINS GUNS ON CATTAR0
Two Forts Destroyed in Renewal of
Bombardment.
BRINDISI. Italy, Sept. CD.
The Anglo-French lleet in the Adriatic
has resumed Its bombardment of the Aus
trian port of Cattaro. Two of the forts
which havo been defenidng the city have
been destroyed.
An Austrian man-of-war is reported to
have been torpedoed by the Anglo-French
fleet.
VIKNNA, Sept. ?J,
It Is stated hero that the French bomb
ardment of Cattaro has been unsuccess
ful. One big French cruiser is said to havo
been sunk by tho Austrian forts at Cat
taro and two others aro reported dam
aged. BEKXIN. Sont. 20.
A dispatch to the Cologne Gazette from
Igalo, Dalmatla, asserts that tho Aus
trian forts at Cattaui on September is
sank a big French warship.
The forts. It Is said, had intercepted
a wireless message concerning the move
ment In tho direction of Cattaro of 15
warships and three cruisers. Tho us.
trlans awaited their arrival, fully 'ro.
pared. A salvo from the first fort sank
the warship, rtnd tho other vessels In
tho fleet retreated hastily.
500 KILLED AT RHEIMS
. t
Civilians Met Death During German
Bombardment,
PARIS, Sept. 30. -More than M mem
bers .of tho civil population of Rhelms
wero killed during tho bombardment of
the city by the Germans, according ta
nfllcial figures compiled by the French
Government and made public today
FRENCH TAKE GERMAN CONGO
Occupy Greater Part of Foe's Terri
tory in Africa.
I'AHIS, Sept. .
trench forces have occupied the greater
CMt er the I Virgo tf.nti-y ceded to Ger- 5
tty tv t ept rm. u was ortlr..,
Jy ann.nnn.eii today
SATURDAY IS YOUR LAST
CHANCE TO REGISTER
Next Saturday, October 3. is the
last registration day for the November
election.
It Is tho last chance to qualify to
vote for Vnited States Senator. Gov
ernor, Congressmen, members of the
legislature and for other important
otHces to be nilcd on November 3
, Poll tx i-ecelpts can he purchased
at the polling places,
V-rt" ttr.ll nt HJI t pr.v .try
made known that the report of the sink.
Ing of French warship by Austrian
forts Is entirely false, and umt t,Cr0 j8
nothing to justify such a story, l'p tn
date no French warship has been
reached by an Austrian projectile."
Another dispatch from Bordrau. to tha
Embassy dealing with the moratorium
aa applied to banks reads as follows;
"The French Uqwrnnnnt published to
day In the oniclal Journal ,1 Mw decree
deciding the prorogation of payments ami
tho withdrawal of money deposited In
banking establishments According to
the terms of article 5 of the moratorium
the benefit of the sundry delays given to
tho banking establishments by this de
ciee cannot he claimed by any corpora
tion which would havo paid dividends on
Us stock or on founders' shares. This
disposition has been taken for tho reason
that the creditors of banking establish
ments, and In particular those who have
checking accounts, aro so situated that
they must have preference over stockholders."
"War Office Is reticent. Slow gains
against the German right are an
nounced, and It Is added that the
Germans' efforts to break through tho
line at Rhcims have been violent.
Prince Adalbert, the Kaiser's third
son, la said to have been killed by his
own men by mistake.
Two hundred and fifty thousand Ger
man naval reserves are reported be
ing rushed from North Sea ports to
aid In the siege of Antwerp. This in
dicates the German plan to crtish
completely the Delgian flanking
movements.
In East Prussia conflicting reports '
claim the aggressive for both tho
Russians and the Germans. It seems
certain that the German bombard
ment of Ossowlcz has been repulsed.
Petrograd claims a general retirement
of tho Germans across the Tolish
frontier into F.ast Prussia. Berlin
states that the Russians havo been
unublo to take the initiative in an
advance into Kast Prussia,
r.ussiuns havo begun direct operations
against Breslau. The million men in
tho northern column, now within four
marches ot Cracow, will leave tho
siege of that former objective to a
strong investing force and move
across the German frontier, in pur
suance of tho general plan to reach
Berlin before winter is over. Severe
fighting Is going on at Tarnow, DO
miles from Cracow. Pumblckn and
other positions on tho road have beon
taken, and the main Russian army is
making1 rapid progress. In tho south
movement is less rapid on account of
the marshy ground, but the Austrians
nro described as losing in frequent
minor encounters.
Berlin War Otnce olneially announces
thero is nothing to indiento that the
great battle has entered tho decid
ing stuges. It suys lighting is gen
eral, with no decided eltango except
along tho Meuso, whoro tho Germans
contlnuo to mako gains. Tho right
wing has stood tlrm, although sub.
Jeeted to severe presmiro.
Belgium War OlHvo announces Ger
mans have occupied Mechlin after
severe bombardment. Much damage
has been dune to A lust, an import
nut city. The presence of largo
numbers of Germans tn Brussels has
led to a belief that the retreat from
France has begun.
DISASTER IN ADRIATIC
CANARD, SAYS EMBASSY
No Austrian Projectile Has Yet Hit
French Vesel,
WASHINGTON. Sept. .-Tho French
Government, throimh its Kmbassy hen.
today dunifd tho report emanating from
German sourefs that tho Austrian forts
at Cattaro had sunk a large Fiench
warship. The dispatch reads:
-ine trench .Minister of Marino has r "wee reports urieny
the continued bombardment of Przo
mysl and repulse of .sorties hy the
garrison, i'rido is expressed in the
seizure of nil tho Carpathian passes,
which prevents the passage of an
Austrian fore to attack tho Russian
armies, advancing on Cracow and
Breslau, on tho rear. The retiring
Austrians in tho south are, as re
ported, low in supplies and as losing
many men and suns in skirmishes.
Servian War iilliee reports that a se
voro battle is waging near Krupani,
where the invading Austrians have,
mado their final stand on Servian tcr
rltory. From Cottinje comes the re
port that the bombardment of Sara,
jevo. capital of Uuni, has cam
menccd. The combined Servian,
Montenegrin forces have strongly Jn
vested the city.
Italy Is stirred over the election of a
Turkish Prince to the Presidency f
Albania, and agitators are uremic
that encroachments urn rtoi ... i
FIVE VICTIMS OF EMDEN
BKHLIX. Sept 2s.-Tho Admtralu t -day
announced that th German tru.s. r
K-nden had sunk five British nwrrhant
ships In Benga' Gulf. An i! ,.ir I
PARIS, Sept. 29.
Night and day attacks by the Ger
mans on the Allies' left wing have
been repulsed, according to an olllclal
statement issued tit 3 p. m. (oday.
The statement nays:
"On our left wing, to the north of
the Suramc and between tho Somme
and the Olse, the enemy has attempted
night and day attacks and hus been
repulsed. On the north of tho Alsne
there Is no change.
"At the centre, in the Champagne
district, and to the east of the Ar
gonne, the enemy has been engaged
In conducting a heavy bombardment
of our position. Between the Argonno
region and the Meuse slight progress
has been made by our troops, who
find themselves facing strongly organ
ized positions on the heights of tho
Meuse.
"In the Wocvro section and on our
right wing (Lorraine and the Vosgcs)
no notable change has occurred.
"In a general way, our Hue is thrown
east and west along a point from the
region of Pont-a-Mousson, Apremont.
tho Mouse, the region of St. Mihlel, ths
heights to the north of Spada and a
part of the heights of tho Meuso to the
southeast of Verdun.
"Between Verdun and Rhelms the
general front Is bounded by a lino pass
ing through the region of Varennes
to the north of Souain and Cliaussco
Romalnc. and at Rheinis encloses the
approaches to Hhelms, tho Rhelms road
to Berry-au-Bac and the hojghts called
the Chemin du Dames.
"On the right bank of the River
Alsno this line follows tho river as
far as the region of Sotssons. Between
Solssons and the forest of LAigle It
includes the first plateaus of the right
bank of the Alsne. Between the Rivera
Olse and Somme this line corresponds
to tho front to Ribecourt (otcuplcd by
usj, Lasslgny (occupied by the enemy).
Hoye (occupied by us) and Chalons
(tho enemy's).
"To tho north of tho Somme tho lino
stretches ncross tho plateau between
Alberta and Combles.
"Wo took many more prisoners yes
terday. Theso belonged notably to the
Seventh Corps, tho Seventh Reserve
Corps, tho lUttj, Ith, 15th and the 19th
Corps of the Germany army."
It is reported Germans have renewed
their operations in upper Alsaoo and
that fierce fighting is again in prog
ress in tho vicinity of Muelhausen.
T.xo Hermans continue their assaults
against tho Verdun-Toul line of forts,
but it officially is denied that they have
made any substantial progress
Unofttcial reports from the front
show this: That there is bard fight
ing around Cnmbrni, whero the Ger
mans are trying to offset tho growing
vigor of tho French uttaiks; that the
Germans have redoubled their efforts to
weakon the Allies' centre near Rhelms
In order to draw French troops from
the region of the Olse. nnd that thn
German operations along the Meuse,
although carried on with the strength
of desperation, are being checked by
tho superior numbers of the French.
There was a persistent rumor that
General von Kluk, the commander of
the army making up the German right,
had begun to withdraw, leaving a
strong force to guard his rear, but thin
lacks confirmation.
Several ottlccrs in the garb of the
British Indian troop have been een
in Paris, and thu is accepted as con
clusive proof tliat at hut the Indian
reglmenm are la, the IW. although up
to the prwat time there ban been na
otllcial statement on this subject
There is a strong inclination a rht$
htaiuanera of General Oalheni, JIU,
''""W- Mnging to the British Qov- Ital to encr the war on the side of
follow in sufficient degree to cau lary "t'or of l'ria, i believe: that
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