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FRENCH AGAIN HURL FORCES FORWARD IN FIERCE ASSAULT ON GERMAN LEFT WING!
EIGHT ARMY CORPS
N FUK UUS KAT' ,H.!
retreat of Von Kluk's army would nat
urally compel the retirement of the
entire German force. Thord Is no piv
otal point In tlio extreme eastern part
of France for the army to swing upon,
so that we assume that the Herman
left will fall back to Metz ntul the
centro and right wing wilt move back
ward to Belgium. It Is my opinion
that the next big battle wilt bo fought
on Cierman nnd Belgian soil and that
the Germans will bo strletlv upon the
defensive. I would not bo surprised
ito see Germany suing for peace by
the beginning of 191G."
Wounded Kronen nnd British Eoldlers
arriving In this city report tremendous
fighting along the line, especially at
the western end, where the Allies have
been making a supreme effort to shat
ter the Invaders' flank, tho losses aro
frightful. Every trench that tho Ger
mans have been compelled to give up
Is full of dead. Tho French generals
telegraphed to General Galllenl, the
.military governor of Paris, to rush a
-trnlnload of chloride of lime. The Gor
man trenches will bo filled with Ilmo
'and the battlefields will be sprinkled.
Losses of tho Germans have boon
appalling. Some unotllclul estimates
place the Invaders' losses In the battle
ot-'tho Murno and the battle of the
Alsno at 500,000 killed, nunded and
prisoners. In tho absence of oflkial
estimates only guesses can bo made.
Tho eighteenth day of the big en
gagement found the German defensive
apparently much weaker and the Allies,
on account of tho strength Imparted by
fresh troops, have been, able to occupy
more favorable position". It is said
that the French and British have been
abto to capture a number of heav
German guns, but have not been nblo
to turn them upon the enemy, owing to
lack of suitable ammunition.
Crown I'rlnco ltupprceht of Bavaria
Is reported to have been captured by
the French and to bo a prisoner In
Nomony. In order to liberate tho
Crown Prince the Germans are mnklng
vigorous assaults against Nomeny, It
Is said.
An ofllcer, Just back from tho front,
says that the French who aro operat
ing In tho vicinity of Thlnucourt have
been meeting with success and that tho
Germans In their rearward movement
lost a number of prisoners. One Ger
man corps Is said to have been beaten
back In disorder at that point, many
of tho soldiers surrendering volun
tarily to the pursuers.
This corps Is believed to have been
tho 60th, which Is known to have) been
operating In that district.
Xhlaueourt is 27 miles southeast of
Verdun and about 23 miles northwest
of Nancy.
The Germans have been making vig
orous efforts to retain their lines and
the troops stationed in the centre, near
Ithclms, have been engaged In violent
operations which are believed to have
been a cover for tho reported retreat of
General vnn Kluli.
If, a claimed. Von Kluk's army is
giving way and there seems to bo
nothing to militate against such a con
clusion tho centre would have to hold
firm In order to prevent tho French
from driving northward at Uhelms and
cutting the German right off from the
balance of the army.
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REPULSE OF FRENCH RIGHT
ONLY CHANGE, BERLIN SAYS!
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The official line of battle as given out by the French War Office, but without date, so that changes may have occurred since the combatants occupied the
positions noted, has not changed markedly on the right, centre or left. As now lined up the French right runs from Pont-a-Mousson to St. Mihicl, then to
the heights of the Meuse southeast of Verdun, where stiff fighting, including a bombardment with siege guns, has been going on for several days. In the centre,
between Verdun and Rhcims, the line runs through Varcnnes, Souain, around Rheims to Berry-au-Bac and the heights north of the River Aisnc which it
follows almost to Soissons and Compicgne. Across, the Aisne and the Oise the line runs through Ribecourt (held by the French) to Lassigny (held by the
Germans), to Roye (held by the French), and Chaulnes (held by the Germans). To the north of the Somme the line stretches between Albert and Combles.
Further north, unofficially, it is reported that the French are fighting an extended German line near Cambrai and the Belgian border.
JAPANESE CRUSH
FORTS OF T5M-TA0
AND MENACE TOWN
NEW KRUPP GUNS ADD POWER
TO KAISER'S KIEL CRUISERS
BERLIN, Sept
tcrdam).
The ofliclal statement this afternoon
reports no decisive action between tho
" Oiso and Metiso Rivers, but adds that
tho Grman force operating against the
Vcrdun-Toul fortifications has repulsed
the French assault
The official statoment follows:
Between the Oise and the Jlause
the situation Is generally quiet. The
army operating against the forts of
tho Meuse has repulsed another at
tack by the French army from the
Verdun and Tuil forts.
An assault delivered by Belgian
. troops fro mthe Antwerp uarrison
has been repuNeed by the Germane,
n.-irler In the day the foldwlng brief
announcement was made.
An indecisive battle hns occurred
on the right w ing of the German
"aimy in France. Pitge guns opened
fire Tuesday on the Antwerp fort-
refcsei.
T" o French have renewed their
adances about Verdun. It Is quiet
along the centre.
A brief statement issued at midnight
declared that the allied French and
lirttlsh troops continued their attacks
without success, and that wheneer
any ground was los. by the Germans
It immediately was regained.
fThis is the first admlbsion from
Berlin that tho Germans ever have lost
1 ground in the Battle of the Aisne.)
I The latest list of casualties Issued
here Increases tho number of German
I troops killed, wounded and missing to
i more than 117,000. The great majority
are named ns missing. This total
covers tho fighting in both the eastern
and western theatres of war. In the
I latest list the COth Infantry P.eglment
Heavy Guns Placed for
Bombardment and Surren
der of German Garrison Is
Believed Imminent.
was tho heaviest loser. Out of Its en
rolment, IS officers, 10 non-commis
sioned officers and 3S
rmCI.Y, Sept. 30.
Tlio fall of TsiiiK-Tiio Is Imminent as
n lesuit of steady bombardment from
both land and sea. according to a state
ment issued at the Japanese Legation I
today. It said that Fort litis already
has lint n silenced nnd that heavy dam
age hud been inflicted on Fort Kalsor
men were listed , point. These two forts, with Fort
' as killed, 166 otilcer.s and men as
1 wounded and 130 missing.
1 It is stated officially that 1'ilnce Os
car, who Is suffering from heart dis
ease, will be unable to return to the
I front. He has begged his father, 13m-
i p?ror William, for permission to vio- i
late the phsiciun's orders, but the i
I Emperor has upheld their edict.
i "Prince Joachim, who was recently I
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wounded, will return to the front early
in October." the statement adds. "The
other sons of the Emperor are well."
This refuted the report sent by Eng-
j lish correspondents from Uelg'um that
i Prince Adalbert had died in a Brussels
' hospital.
REPORTS CONFIRM GERMAN
RETREAT, LONDON BELIEVES
LONDON, frn.pt 30.
That the armies nt the Allies ur
slowly but surely driwng back the
front lines of the Germans along tho
Aisne is tho firm belief of London
today.
Uery ieport is interpreted as con
firmation of this. The repulse of the
Germans tn th fighting between the
Aisne and the Oise Us believed to bo a (
failure of an action started by the I
enemy to nn.sk the retirement back of J
his intrenched lines. J
Tho removal of the headquarter of. .
General on ler Uulu. the German '
Governor of Belgium, to Nmir from
Brussels is believed authentic.
In It ia seen the preparation by the
Germans for change In tho scone of
conflict from the battle fronts in
Franco to Belgium, where the Germans
will have their lines alone their own
frontier.
The work uf fortifying the Rhine, of
which accounts have reached London
from both Sfvitserhtiid and Holland, ta
I'unflrmatory of this belief.
Today's official statements in Her
lin nnd Pari indicate the advantage
rests with the Allies. The German
a constant menace to
ui it will
these l.n..
The turning movement of the Allies i 'iiitT.
to the north menaces tho long line of '
thv 'iermun communlritUons through
Belgium. As has been pointed out in
the armies of Generals von Boehn and
these dispatches previously, this line, if ,
out, onl a rapid retreat can save the
German right wing and centre. i
Rciorts, have been received here that I
von Kluk, tomprikiiJB the German right I
lnfc-, were in full retreat.
Though the Ensllsl tensor permitted ,
the transmifcsiun of unofficial dispatches '
mating that the Ueiaian rigi t wins
had met with disanr. the Government
Press liureuu n-fused to i-onnrm them t
This statement was made lit 10:
a. m..
The Press Bureau I u-.iiblu to
c -infirm the report that tho German
right wing has been broken and Is
teing pushed back.
Kfforts to get an explanation ff the
word "unable," whether leaning that
no information had been received or
whether In accordance with the rule
that no report on dentins should be
isitifd until Ave days after it has taken
plat'e. met with no suedes.
This dispatch was received by the
Express from its correspondent at
Ghent:
"Persons arriving here from Drus.
sals say that the Germans nro prepar
Moltke, foim tho centre of the German
stronghold.
Confirming reports of Japanese successes
nt Klno-Chuu, the Tolilo Gov eminent. In
ii n official tateniHnt Issued this afternoon,
announced that a Japanefo naval fuieo
has succteded In capturing Lnoslic Il.tr
bor, clo-o to the main settlement of
'I !ng-Tau. Tho Japanese captured four
ne'd irmis
In order to shell fort- effectively It
Ij- neccsaTy to mount puns on Mount
uau-Shan. These weie dragged up the
mountain for 3H) fett under cover of an
attack that kept the real plnn of the
Japanese conceand. When the German-"
discovend what th Japanese tiuops
were doing, tour suns already had
reached the position chosen
A burstlnx shell killed the soldiers who
weie drawing up tho fifth, nnd it foil
hack to the bottom nt the mountain,
duelling W men to death. The com
btnd Japanese and Lngllsh forces cap
tured the lal'.road east of the Tung-Ho
Hiver in n nUht uttack. and Tsdng-Tnn
ha be n completely isolated as a result.
The right wing uf the Allies now e.-t-nds
to Klao-Chau Bay west of I.lu
I.lng Gun h.ive been mounted, there
that have u longer range than those on
the German gunboats in the bay, and
tin- latter have been fnrced to seek sliel-
II.' lMj'jnd Yin-Tau Island
' Bu'ore the German gunboats were
Ir.ven batk. bombs dropped from aero
i plant Had killed a number of English
Grent Fleet in North Sea Expected to
Give Early Battle.
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 30.
Germany Is Ftiengtlienlng the armament
of her fleet in the North Sea, according
to reports of travelers who have recently
passed through tho Kiel Canal. The ves
tels are being equipped with new ordnance
which the Krupp works have perfected
after two years of experiment. The new
guns aro being placed on both armored
crulseis and dreadnoughts.
The cnnal l described as being crowded
with warships, Including the largest bat.
tle.hlp. The arsenals are busy day nnd
night, and long trains arrive continuously
with immense guns for the ships.
The Girmaiis are reported ok declaring
that the whole fleet soon will be ready
to fight.
The coi respondent of the Evening News
has telegraphed to London that the sixth
German naval casualty list gives the
names of one man killed and 31 officers
and 4''3 men missing.
Beginning on Thursday, according to
orderr Issued teday by the British naval
authorities, no neutral trawlers will be
allowed to fish on the enst coast of Eng
land, but they may continue their opera
tions on he west const.
This outer will affect a largo number
of Dutch arid Danlt'li trawlers now using
Grimsby as a fishing base.
RUSSIAN ADVANCE,
SWEEPING HUNGARY,
NEARS BUDAPEST
BRITISH VIOLATE HOLLAND'S
NEUTRALITY, BERLIN SAYS
Capture Dutch Ships and Drop Tombs
on Towns, Aro Charges.
Bi:rtl IN. S. pt 30 - (By wireless
through Suyulle. L. 1.;
It in announced hre that Sven Hedln,
the f.imo.ie Swedish explorer, employed
to investigate charges that German
tr'"pn committed atrocities In Belgium.
nates in Bwe.lUh paper, to which he
ROUT OF VON KLUK
IMPROBABLE, SAYS
MILITARY ANALYST
German Right Actually Pro
gressing and Still on Offen
sive, Is Opinion of War
Writer.
By J. "W. T. MASON
Ni:V YOItfC, Sept. 30.-Tlicre is no
ofncial infotmttlon that can In any way
bo Interpreted as affording a basis for
the Paris report of General von Kluk't
letreat. On tho contrary, the new bat
tle line of tho Allies, announced with
usual frankness by the French Govern
ment, shows a considerable gain by the
Germans.
Last week Peionne and Lassigny were
in possession of the Allies, representing
the closest points to Von Kluk's main
defenses that had been captured Mnco
the battle of tho Aisne began. The new
deposition of the battle front restores
Lassigny to Von Kluk and moves the
Allies 10 miles back of Pcronne, between
ha eiv-n impression, r,f his journey j Ambles nnd Albeit. The reconstructed
statement admits that tho French are ' ln to '""ve the administrative head
artv-notn in .h .,.i.i.i.ri..i w fjuartew of the military government
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Frrim fitniuxAlo tn Wnmnp Thla
dun. The frem-h statement confirms j (aUn ,u n,, th4t th. oermans 8re
tnis ana elves the further information
that Hermans have been driven eat of
sr. Miiuei, which the Germans recently
iaptured.
The Berlin statement says that no
decisive result has been attained on
the Oerman right wing. The French
officially deiUre that the rlst Wins
has been repulsed in an attack on
Traey-Je-Mont and tliat the turning
movement of the Allies i extending'
steadily toward the north. Tlila is
the movement whKh. if uneheiked.
spells disaster for tiie (jtrman ann.v.
The Germans have betn unable to
perfect their short lines f uninmni
catiun from Metz and through Luxem
burg, because oa long as Verdun holds
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geuintf ready for the next stand
nearer their own frontier."
Karour Is on the Hermans' main line
of communications, if the Germans
failed to hold it, the annihilation of
the entire western part of their forces
undoubtedly would follow.
Most of the newspapers print the
farts rumors that the aermn right
wing Is in complete retreat, bm de
elare It must be accepted "under re
serve," Inasmuch as there would be
little likelihuod of news of this mag
nitude being- withheld.
It is admitted that the German right
winp must boon retire or bo ioUtei
and captured, but up to noon lotlaj
tiie War office absolutely was without
thtoiiBh H. lMti and Trench territory
occupied by the Germans, that the pop.
ulation, on returnim; to iholr homes,
pruteed the splendid diuslptlne of the
German troops.
This information also was slvon out
toilny ,
"Owlntr to the bellicose attitude of the
Br'ih warships cruising near the Par
danIlis, Turkey closed the straits
'Holland U eserclned by the capture
of Ijutch ship by the British The Iot
tiii'ia1 m.-1ic Pourant states that Hnclnnd
thotoiuhb dlsiesurds the rights of
lie.itral Stales The tlutch Steamer
Sophie. Rotterdam to New York, was
captured by the British in th channel
I and taken to Lowe
"The British Silnister at The Hasue
has admitted that a British aviator llv
intf above the Putch town of Maestricbt
dropped a bomb, thus violating Putch
neutrality
"Captured British officers, Colonel
Goroon and Lieutenant Colonel .Wish,
both of the Goruon Highlanders, have
confensed in an official examination thut
the British Government handed over to
both uuni-dum bullets to take the place
of Browning "
(Colonel Gordon was repoi ted more
than two weeks ago tu hare been killed
In battle
ilerr ISallin, head of the Hambur
An.eHcan Line. uUtee in the ilamburger
N.lcriiiUiten that th Lritish nioriej mai
hn hus bee'i ill"diU(l by the mora
torium tur a 1'ik time
"IJkewise tiie ( uttiriB of the German
cable ard the stupenlous line of the Lnjj
lUh and French nts uRtncics.' ha sas.
' have produced a moratorium of truth
for the over-sens world-"
tattle line shows considerable offensive
power is retained by Von Kluk
Von Kluk's rout at this time could bo
caused only by tho unexpected appear
ance of strong reinforcements for the Al
lies. Such additions to the assailants
probablv would have to be supplied fiom
Great Britain Most of tho British troops
sent to France hubtequent tn the arrival
of the first expeditionary army have had
to be used for makiiiK good losses and
ltopinp tho British corps up to their
full strength.
It is Improbable that a becond army
has yet crotsfed the BimlUh Channel
This second ajmj. composed of trained
Colonials and Home Territorials, corre
sponding to American National Guard,
should, however, boon be ready.
Its, sudden arrival at the battle front
might force Von Kluk to retire as hastily
.is the pretent unconfirmed French ru
mars s unites t
Hosts Pour Through Car
pathian Passes and Move
Briskly Through Unforti
fied Territory Galician
Campaign Quiet.
PETBOGBAD, Sept 30.
The Russian advance guards are now
within 1M miles of Budapest, with an un
fortified country before them, through
three pathways In the Carpathians, at
Dukla Pass, Sanok Pass and Uzsok Pass,
the columns detached to advance into
Hungary are pouring out on the plains.
Through two of the passes are railroads,
which the Russians now control to points
in the foothills on the Hungarian elde
of the Southern Galician border.
The force which advanced to Sanok
Pass was opposed by German artillery
Eent to cut off its movement. Tho Ger
mans were defeated in engagements
south of the city of Sanok and retreated
to the northwest, abandoning their guns.
The Russian force moved on through
the de.tle.
ln the Uzsok Pass the Russians dl
lodjjsd the Hunveds from three positions
and gained the further side, where thej
aro now descending to the Hungarian
plateau.
There arc no fortifications south of the
Carpathians to stay ihe progress of th.'
armies from the north.
THU GALICIAN CAMPAIGN.
In Gallcia the campaign Is quiet. The
southern column has taken Dukla, a
railroad centre.
The fighting nt Dulka Is believed to
have been with the Austrlans, who fell
back to Jaslo and attempted to rally
there. Both Dukla and Jaslo are on
the JasielLa River.
Unofficial advices state that part of
General Ruzsky'tt forces has already
reached Tarnow, and that fighting has
been In progress there for 24 hours. Tho
capture of Tarnow will leave the road
clear for an advance on Cracow,
That the Gcrmuns expect no attempt
by the Russians to take Cracow by
Btorm, but expect General Ruzsky to
rest content with an investment of that
city, while his main forces purnuo their
march on Silesia, Is Indicated by a dis
patch from Warsaw stating that the
Germans arc fortifying the heights
south of Klelce, Russian Poland. These
are tn tho way of a direct advance Into
Silesia.
The Russian onward march through
Gallcia is declared to be proceeding un
interruptedl.v In two parallel lines. The
Austrian retlstance is declared to be al
ready so badly hiolien that the tioops
of the Dual Umpire seoni unable to
make a decided stand. It Is not believed
that they will give battle until Cracow
Is reached
The Austilau Crown Prince, Archduke
Carl Franz Josef, Is reported to have
reached Cracow yesterduy and to have
taken command of that post, with Gen
eral Conrad von Hoetzendorf as his chief
of staff.
U. S, ORDERS WARSHIPS
TO ENTER TURKISH WATERS
Steps Taken to Protect America in
terests After Treaty Abrogation,
WASHINGTON, Sept 30.-Wth the
abrogation of all Turkish treaties
scheduled to take place at midnight to
night, tho admission by Secretary of the
Navy Daniels today that ihe United
States cruin-r Tennessee has been order
ed to the Mediterranean took on a new
sUnlfltance.
The State Deportment has received no
reply to its note delivered to th Turkish
Government of two weeks oo, protest
ing against the abrogation of the Turkish
treaties In the absence of a renlv to
this protest the Tennessee has been
ordered to the vicinity of Turkey ln order
to be ready for any possible outbreaks
MRS. A. B. COLBRIDGE
Mrs Anna Biomhall Colbrldge. wife
of fcertara Forrest Colbrldte of the
Hth Id-trt. t plRi nation dlid ti'day 1 the e
at her horn, fi I im Hjin-a ttnet ijer- 1 The cruiser North I'arultne, I within
inj-ntowo His 'c'b ii,e u3 57 iCars 12 hours selling of Turkish waters, and
nformation of any decided change in 011 and had h-n li for son tune she it Is expected that these warshlpd will be
the situation on the battle ltne north succumbed this morning to a stroke of sufficient to guard Americans and their
:(p!rt, n lne Da"18 ,me nonn I para'vsls Her husband, one son and a property In Turkev w the event of an
oi i ana. daughter survive. I anti-foreign outbreak.
AUSTRIANS RESIST CZAR'S
INVASION OF HUNGARY
Fresh Troops Hurried to Isolated
Provinces Battle Reported,
AMSTCRUAM. Sept. 30.
A dispatch to the Konespondence
states that the Austrian Government ii
sending fresh troops Into Northeastern
Hungary to stem the Russian udvanco
widen already has penetrated the Car
pathians. It Is unofficially reported In the
Hungarian capital that a battle was
fought between Austrian and Russian
soldiers near Malomszeg vesterday.
The dispatch follows:
Tekplonlc communication with the
districts of Okormeto and Maramaies
Interrupted. Ftesh troops have been
dispatched to those districts, thus com
pletely altering the situation. News
from a tellable source, not yet olll
clally confirmed, suites that yesterday
a battle was fought near Malomszeg
Orokomoso is about 2J0 miles east of
Iludapest Maramaros U a county in
Hungary bordering on Trsnsylvanla and
Gallcia The Carpathian Mountains ex
tend through It Its western border Is
about 176 miles east of Iludapest.
Dispatches received from Petrogred yes
terday stated that the Mutilans had pene
trated Hungary as far as Unghvaj, which
is onl 170 miles from Budapest Other
dispatches said it was evidently the in
tention of the Austrian Government to
leave Hungary to Its fat and centro Its
activities in helping the Oermans This
surmise, in view of the above dispatch.
was apparently wrong.
GERMAN WARSHIP
REPORTED LOST IN
NORTH SEA STORM
Bodies of Sailors Strew
Shores, Says Danish News
paper Hurricane at 110
Miles an Hour.
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 30. Reports cur
rent hero for 21 hours that a German
warship has been wrecked In the North
Sen have been corroborated, Danish nens
papcrs say, by the finding of many bodies
on the short south of Lsbjerg. All wore
the uniform of the German navy.
The disaster is said to have occurred
ln a terrific hurricane that is sweeping
tho North Sea and Denmark. The wind
nt times has reached a velocity of 110
miles an hour. Severe damage has been
done at many points.
BELGIANS BEAT BACK
GERMANS MARCHING
ON ANTWERP FORTS
Heavy Fire Against Outer
Works Ceases "Hold
Capital at Any Cost," King
Orders Generals.
ANTWKRP, Sept. 30.
Tho German operations against Ant
werp continue to take shape. Tho Ger
man long-range bombardment of tho
outer ring of fortifications of the city is
progressing with no apparent damage to
the Belgian positions.
According to the War Office the Belgian
troops, by a series of sorties from the
Antwerp forts, have succeeded In Inflict
ing considerable damage on tho enemy.
After a heavy bombardment of the
outer forts tho Germnn artillery fire died
out at 8 o'clock this morning and a lull
ensued.
OFFICIAL STATKMKNT
Tho War Office issued an official state
ment to this effect this afteino'on. The
statement follows:
The German bombardment bated at
8 o'clock without silencing the forts
During the firing many houses Iti
Llcrre, a suburb, were set on fire.
The populace has taken refuge In this
city.
The Germans used heavy guns
against the forts, and Belgian
artiiliry replied vigorously. Tho fact
mm. me uerman orunance Is much
heavier than that of the IJelgluns has
enabled the Germans to attack at
very short range.
A member of the General Staff i-aid
this afternoon:
The German attacks have been re
pulsed with heavy losses. Tho de
fenders are confident of resisting a
siege.
AUSTRIAN'S AID GKRMANS
It is now certain that the reduction of
the Antwerp forts will bo attempted, and
this operation will be carried on by the
marines and naval reserves from the
fleet and the engineers from the Land
vvehr organizations and the speo BUn
battalions By this arrangement It wl'l
not be nccesiary for the Germans to
withdraw any of their active troops
from France where they are now heavily
engaged.
It is reported here that Austrian troops
have been seen in the German line out.
side of Antwerp and tcouts report that
heavy Austrian siege artillery, which
was used with the Germans in the re!
auction of Maubeuge. is being brought m,
from the south. ruusm up
It Is not believed that It wilt be pojMble
for the Germans to take Antwerp The
fortifications have been placed In condl!
tlon to withstand a siege ftt all nonii
In addition there have been new ramdi
nr. f""' """"ted at points of vantage
and the dykes have been opened, hood!
Ing the lowlands. wu
King Albert ln a council nr m. .
declared that Antwerp must be held it
Any coftt.
ON POLISH BORDER
Germans, Reinforced, Seclc
to Renew Checked, Ad-
vance Against Warsaw,!
Deny Losing Ground. ;
PETROGRAD, Sept, jA
Tho German army, heavily reinforce!
Is battling today with the Russian arm?
of Gcncrnl Itcnncnkampt In tho tcrnt'ory '
between NIcmen Illver and tho East Prui.
slan frontier. The fighting la especially
desperate In tho vicinity of Ossowtecx.
Drusklnlkt nnd Augustowo.
Four army corps arc reported engaged
on each side.
Tho Russians have concentrated their
armies along the Nlemcn, from Vllna and
Grodno.
Tho Garmnns are attempting to cut the
rallwnys between Warsaw and Petto,
grnd. Tho battlo will perhaps continue
for Bcvcial Wcoks.
The German forces have been repulsed
In their endeavor to cross the Nlemen,
but heavy fighting continues In th
Suwnlkl district, according to an oftlclsl
report from Grand DJlto Nlcholoi, Commander-in-Chief
of nil tho Russian
armies.
The report from Grand Duke Nicholas
was as follows: -
There wm revere fighting on Sep-",
tember 2? near Ossnwlecz and Druj
scnlkl. Tho enemy tried to cross the
Nlerncn, but was repulsed. The bat
tlo continues.
The Austrlans In Gallcia have been
repulsed near Dulka.
Tho objectlvo of the Germans Is the
northern outlet to tho forests ln th
Augustowo section, nnd they are also
anxlouB to. got across tho NIcmen and
to retake Grodno, from which they wer
driven. It Is Btntcd that tho Russians
have made material gains all along tin
line, nlthough the battlo Is still far from
a decisive stage.
RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS IN BERLIN.
In this connection, In an address to
his army General Kennenkampf Is
quoted today In ndvlccs from tho front
as declaring that the Russians will ba
In Berlin for Christmas, and that, there-
fore, the troops can easily meet thj
nresent lianLihlpa and campaigning
thiough heavy rains, with expectations,
of good times to come.
The correspondent of tho Bourse Ga
zette says'
"The battle along the Drussnlkl-Grodno
line has been raging with great fury
since Sunday. Four army corps (160,00)
men) aro engaged on both sides, nnd tin
Russlnns nro receiving reinforcements
from Vllna. Tho Germans have tried
to cross the NIomen at several points,
but have been repulsed ln every at
tempt." ,
BERLIN, Sept, ii.
According to n War Ofllco statement, la
tho East the Germans continue thslf
advance, and tho Russian army of Gen
eial Kennenkampf Is being driven back
In tho Suwalltl District. The Germans
are now moving eastward along tho mala
railway line, and It Is stated that they
have captured numerous prisoners and
taken a number of guns.
PARIS, Sept. S.
The War Office has issued this stit
ment on the situation in tho eastern
thcatro of war:
"In Gallcia the attempted sorties ct
tho garrison of Prezmysl have failed.
Tho Austrian armies continue to retreat
In disorder, losing many prisoners, guns
and supplies. At tho Uzsok Pass ths
Russians have defeated a Hungarian
brigade and penetrated into Hungary.'1
RUSSIA ACCEPTS
TERMS OF PEACE
PACT WITH U.S.
Ambassador Bakhmeteff
and Secretary Bryan Will
Sign Convention Tomor
row Commerce Treaty.
May Follow.
i
Triton oca RTirr coBBEsro.Dt.T.7
WASHINGTON. Sept. 30. "I have Just
conferred with George Bakhmeteff. the
Russian Ambassador, and agreed upon
the terms of the peace treaty with Rus
sia and tho convention will be signed to
morrow," This statement was mado to the
Evekino Leporr correspondent this
afternoon by Secretary of State Bryan
Treaties of peace already have been
signed with Great Britain, France, Spain
and China and u score of other nations
during the Wilson Administration
Secretary Bryan, in his talk with the
Evcnino I.uiiaEn correspondent, added!
"It may also Interest th public t
know that Greeco and Sweden have
agreed to sign fclmllar treaties and I am
hopeful that these new pacts, bringing
the total up to 2S, will be signed by cany
next week." ' , . ...
Russian's manifestation ot trienu"'i'
for the United States expressed by tna
blgnlni of the pence treaty tomorrow
may lead to negotiations for a new treaty
of commerce nnd navigation between tnt
two countries to replace the one abro
gated during the Taft Administration.
Thli was the view of many diplomat
lets nnd officials The treaties proy'dJ
foi the submission of all disputes tnat
cannot be settled by dlplomacj to a per
manent commisflon for investigation our
ln(-- a period of ono ear, nnd are re
garded by the Washington Government
us a pract'eal safeguard aguinst any ua
den outbreak of war.
Officials expressed the View that Rus
sia's reported modification of btrliig"
regulations against the Hebrews befu
of their loyalty to the Government ni
struggle in the present European war
might pave the way for an understanoiBs
for a new treaty The former treaty
denounced by Congress and became J"?
ope-attve January 1. 1913, because It was
interpreted by Russia as permuting in
exclusion of American Hebrews from o
d'mln'on. ,i.
Neither Oerroany nor Japan ha
fled a willingness to s'gn sim'lar P
as yet. but t e subject is under ow
cration jf tac,
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