2 I EVENING LEDGER-PHILAPELPHIA, FEIDM, OCTOBER 2, 10U. Si 4 GERMAN CENTRE BREAKS AS KAISER'S FORCES FLEE BATTLEFIELD IN NORTH POLANDm German troops constantly were arriv ing from Franco. General Joffre has reported that the Germans have been making strong ef forts to occupy the heights around Roya and those commanding Fresnoy-le-drande, ten miles northwest of St. Quentln. However, thu French War Office statement, Issued late last night, eald: "German offensive movements against our left have been repulsed. Tho gon eral situation is satisfactory. Wo havo made progress In tlio vicinity of tho Argonne." Tho optimistic footing In Paris con tinues high, and every morning tho Parisians arise confident In their pre diction that tho night will bring "big news" of a German retirement. Further foreign relnforcoments for the Allies aro expected dally. Members of the staff of Gancral Gnl llenl, the French Military Governor of Paris, expect developments from tho vicinity of Arrau soon. According to authontlo Information tho French havo been able to mass a heavy force In that region for another series of at tacks against the troops of General von Bochn, who aro guarding General von Kluk's lino of communications into Belgium. avenue of assistance to drlvo the Ger mans from tho strong position they hold at tho apex of the triangle formed by tho junction of the Olse and Alsne Rivers. Naval artillery hoo even been rushed to the front to bombard he Invaders. The French navat guns are Bald to be able to outrange tho Ger man guns by about 700 yards. It Is known that tho heavy reinforce ments, rushed to tho front yesterday, aro making themselves felt, especially on tho left. Although figures aro withhold. It Is known that during tho last two days the army of General d'Amadc, which commands tho estrcmo left of the French position, has beon reinforced by nearly three army corps, so that It has been possible to cxtond this line nearly to tho Belgian bordor. Tho French are In touch with the Belgian forces operating irregularly in tho west of Belgium and with tho British baso nt Ostend. Tho percentage of old men In tho lino of prisoners continues to Increase There now is no doubt that membors of the Landsturm aro fighting shoulder to shoulder with the armies of tho first line. This Is bellovcd horo to bo duo to the forced withdrawal of active troops to stop the Russian advance from the Tho Allies are resorting to every east. ALLIES REPULSED ON WHOLE FRONT, BERLIN ASSERTS BERLIN, Oct. 2. That two of tho Belgian forts at Antwerp havo been silenced by Ger man artillery and that tho Germans are making steady progress in Franco, Ifter repulsing all attacks by tho Al es, Is asserted in an official statement Issued hero today. It also declares about 2000 Russian officers, Including 18 generals, have been taken prisoners by tho Germans. The statement follows: "German artillery has silenced two forts In the siege of Antwerp. Thirty aeroplanes sent from Franco to Bel gium have been captured by the Germans. "The great battle in France Is still undecided. The Germans aro hammer ing the French positions with heavy krtlllery. At numerous points attempts ?he Allies to break through tho Ger- llnes have been repulsed. They ounered their heaviest losses near tho Arcnnne forest. Tho Germans con tinue to make steady progress. "The fact that tho siege of Ant werp, tho big Dattie in rrurae uuu General von HIndenberg's operations In the east are being conducted simul taneously Is significant, Indicating that the Germans do not lack men. "In the war theatre In tho east tho r.usslan offensive from the Nlemen against our troops In the Government of Suwalki has failed. (This contra dicts the official announcement issued at Petrograd.) "The Russian fortress of Ossowlec Is being bombarded. "Official reports show that up to Sep tember 25 thoro had been in German war prison camps about 2000 captured iRusslan officers. Including IS generals." Accdrdlng to the German newspapers thd war news, characterized oy mo London Times as "lies from a Dutch source," Ib declared by the Nieue Rot- Jterdamsche Courant to be issued offi cially by Hie British Legation at Tho Hague. The Berlin Press Association I "says that tho Dutch paper Nleuws Van Den Dag strongly complains anout neglect of Dutch neutrality by French and British warships. It declares that even Holland's trade with her colonies has been rendered Impossible, and adds that Swedish pa pers nro complaining about tho inter ference with trade caused by declaring Swedish Iron ore contraband. An earlier War Offico statement said: "Our positions In France steadily aro being mado stronger, despite the re peated attacks of tho enemy on the right and left wings. Following the capture of Fresnoy-le-Grando and Royo wo drove tho enemy back with heavy losses wost of the Olse. He Is showing persistence In his attacks on the west, but the fury of these attacks apparently Is diminishing. Indicating that tho French troops aro withdraw ing to tho south or attempting a flank ing movement, "Positions of no strategic importance to the Germans havo been evacuated by them and occupied by the enemy, but he has beon unablo to bring to suc cess any efforts to threaten our main positions. "All attempts to dislodge us from the heights of Croonnc havo been repulsed. On the left end of our centre our su perior artillery has forced the enemy to give ground at some points, where we havo advanced and strengthened our lntronchments. "At the east of tho battle front wo again have taken the offensive after re pulsing sorties from the Meuse forts and havo regained ground that the French took with heavy losses and found themselves unable to hold. They have sacrificed largo fnrccs In this locality. "Tho situation In the Vosges is un changed, the ci.my having failed to renew their attacks," The latest list of casualties made public here Increases to moro than 126, 000 the total of dead, wounded and missing. Tho latest list Is only of the dead. As published In tho Tageblatt, it gives only tho regiments and tho number of officers and men killed, but tho list illls four columns. One regi ment alone lost 100, nearly one-seventh of Its total enrolment. w -ar..-9JmfsxV3iix, (tmivkmstcs ?.v aiSMww. , , -- twiilSMirifci lEmeS tfIC'm& s tmmmmmmMmmmimmmmmmm. fawmmMWmmwjp v rtot x Mfo$x&mtwrmkii .swif ;$c&og;ft3 v oismmmsmmmmimmmm jw 5KgK&srag! nJB3Si99FSfi &v. .wmMwmMmmmmmmimmi Kiasffiffwii eaemw ficrF xs" J MW&H&M x-wof J fzzas ifst -"smmmmmmm A- V waft?. (i5ww XJZ&wmL X$km i s $ ' ssnciu, . wymmmw RIDES OF TORTURE FOR NERVE-RACKED VICTIMS OF STRIFE The operation of the Allies and the German armies in France has now become interlocked with the German campaign in Belgium, where the investment and bombardment of Antwerp is proceeding vigorously, though the Germans are reported to have moved their Imidquarters from Brussels to Namur and to have bridged the Meuse between Givet and Namur with a number of pontoon bridges so as to keep their line of communication open from the field of battle in France. . There, while criicial bulletins give few details of any material changes in the position of the combatants, the German right, under von Kluk is believed as being slowly forced back to the Bel gian frontier, from his former position on the Aisne and Oise. In the centre the German line is fairly steady, while the French claim to be making a steady gain in the Verdun-Toul-Nancy district. Officially little is given out, but it is believed in London and Paris that the advantage lies with the Allies, who on the left are believed to have reached the Belgian frontier between Lille and .Valenciennes. Stiff fighting is going on in the centre at Juniville and on the left at Roye. TWO ANTWERP FORTS SILENCED BY GUNS TAKEN FROM LIEGE Bombardment and Aerial Attacks Continue, But the Kaiser's Infantry Abates Furious Assault. INNOCENT VICTIMS WRITHE IN AGONY UNDER WAR'S HEEL BERLIN, Oct. 2. It Is officially announced that the Ger man artillery has silenced two Antwurp forts. Tho heavy guns used against I.lege and Namur aro now In action. The lire of the German siege guns upon the Antwerp forts Is being directed from two large balloons anclTored behind their lines. Belgian avlutors have attempted three times to approach these balloons, but each time the aeroplane has been met with a sharp fire and forced to ro turn to Antwerp. The bombardment of the southern chain of fortifications continues without interruption. Under cover of last night tho Germans moved a number of their guns closer to the city. Wild-eyed Women, Tearful Children and Old Men Flee From Blackened Wastes of Northern France. (GERMAN LINES BENT BACK, IS LONDON INTERPRETATION LONDON, Oct. 2 Victory for tho Allies In France now 1b assured. Without disclosing partlcu- lara of present military operations. things may be said which will go far pward removing any misgivings con- i. v r.9 th(a Imivuneo fcerning mo ouicomo u iviwm "struggle. The French official communications are Informative to a deree unapparent ito the multitude, who have no concep tlon of the vast scheme which steadily i being developed to the undoing of the ierman forces. Far from overstating the facts, the 'pfflcUl bulletins tell hut a fraction of 'the truth. The moment is rapidly ap- proachlng when the curtain can be lifted on one of the greatest dramas Lyer enacted. The great battle line steadily l be. j-omlng greater and the position pf th Serman right wing is such. In the per- ilon between Lassigny and Cbaulneo, that Ita danger of destruction Is lminl. Inent- The German llmw, which a fw lays ago faced due west, are now facing northward, being steadily bent back- iard on the main line, the prineipal Ic'nte whereof are Chaulne, Cambral Id Vale "ten res. I has been Apparent thn-uglmut the stages cf t'to 1-attH rf rho Arena fea Klflttikpr's'.Ucn Js bc'ng- mMa more precarious because of the German Gcnoral Staff's crowding reinforce, ments upon him. There Is obvious dan ger of a partial or complete failure of his commissariat. This might have been avoided had tho Germans been prepared to sacrifice carefully organized positions in tho Noyon region, but they apparently havo staked nlmost everything on holding these places. The peril of envelopment has become more Imminent and it can only be supposed that they havo failed to comprehend the masterly manner in which their movements in this quarter hae been checked GERMAN STAFF MOVES BACK TO MAINZ, REPORT Prepared for Ketreat, Goes to East Bank of Bhine. lX)NDON, Oet. 2. A news agency dis patch from Amsterdam says that In preparation for a retreat from France, the Germans ba moved the general staff baadauarters from Luxemburg to Malax, wblsh I en the east bank of the RMa and la a stesg fortress. The same dlapatoh says advices from Bruie!a indicate that the Germans are rrntemp atln an early withdrawal from U-at r.tv having already sent to Ger many the wounded Midlers and official archives. ANTWERP, Oct. 2. The attack on tho Belgian forts by tho Germans continues night and day. but the fury of their Infantry attacks upon tho Belgian troops ".ias lessened us a io sult of a severe check they received near Fort A'avre-Ste. Catherine. It Is ie ported that In tho fighting there the Germans lost 6000 In killed alone. The following statement was issued at the War Offico tuday. The situation shows piactlcally no change. Tho German guns havo foiled to reduce tho forts and tho ninntle of the Belgian troops Is good, despite tho fact that the enemy Is trying to de moralize them by aerial attacks. Tho Germans have been forced to discontinue their Infantry attacks be cause of heavy losses Incurred in their abaultb on our entrenched lines. They ar receiving rclnforcemonts, howevor. and apparently intend to attack In force. The artillery duel that Is now pro. ctedlng has results to our advantage thus far. A number or guns that the Germans advanced within cosy range of our forts havo been silenced. noAOS cnowDBD with uepiukksJ For two days the roads in Antwerp hao been crowded with refugees Hun dreds of these have traversed the zone of fire, but, strange to relate, no reports of loss of life among tho refugees have come to headquarters. King Albert continues In personal rhaige of the defense of the cit He hits had the active assistance of n number of crack ilrttlsh aviators, who are now making their headquartors here. Zeppelin airships are co-operating with the German artillery In the attack An airship flew over Fort Waelhem early to day and succeeded in droiipfng two bomb, but It was driven away before It could drop more. A number of soldlere were wounded by the second bomb, but the first did no damage. Thin Zeppoiin In believed to have been the same one that How over towns south of Antwerp "ast nl?ht and then ap proached Fort Broecliem. but was forced to depart by heavy 8re. WOMAN FOUND NOT GUILTY Vindicated After Shooting Conductor on Illinois Central Train. CHICAGO, Oct I-Mr. NelH Hisss wa found not guilty bv a mry today of tne muraer oi w w Wiii.b The was out lets than an hour Mr Higgs. who shot wuii, Ust Ap,, en an UllnoU Centralaste-ger train on, -wbeb he waa the c-jj-j-t-r r'ta-Vd th- unwrJtlnJaw,aid tlnporary insani'v By LAURENCE ELSTON CALAIS, France, Oct. 2. Thousands of squaio miles of northeastern France, comprising the ancient district of Nor mandy, hac been laid In waste by the war. The extent of damage to propert nnd suffering to tho populace Is Incal culable. MRny non-combatnnts, old men. women nnd chlldion, havo been killed In the fighting or have otheiwise met their death as a dliect result of hostilities. The lie.-nlost damngo to property has come from artillery duels between the French and Germans. Scoies of cities, towns and villages have been badly damaged or wiped out completely. Great farms are now blackened ruins. Klegant cha teaux In magnificent estates are deso lato nnd deneited or are being used us Keil Cross depots. i nis devastation is still going on. Non combatants are still being slaughtered. Tho destruction of villages Is a dally event. The ports of the llngllsh Chan ncl to.ist. notably Calais, aro clogged with refugees. Thoy are hnmeless and penniless and thty hie anions the most pitiful victlmn of war. Families Imve been btoUen up. uncaicd for dilution wult for parents thoy will nnor see Again. All the wuy across France from the Somme Itlver to the Belgian and Ifeiman borders tho war lb daily adding tu the destruction By day the sun Is obscured by the sniuko which rolls up from bat tin and from burning Milages; by night the sUy is crimson from tho glato of thcj,o conflagrations. Forests h,ie been burne'd, utilroad tiacks torn up and bridges shattered. Towns stand desert ed and silent, hs though swept by a ddly !es!ilence. The fields nro untitled and are torn by shell fire The roads ore furl owed unci iniitain the cat cashes of hoi sea and tattle. Old trenches muik the points where the Ficiuii and Cngllsli made a stand on tluir retreat south of the Germans' fortt lied position on their retirement. AVild-eyeil lofutes bring wilder stories. Thoj bring icpoits of detachments of Uhlans at points far distant from the nmln German army. They come Into the et weak from hunger and with the panic of pattle still in tneir eyes. Tho greatest fears are felt that the Ger mans will make an airship raid over the toast. Hundreds nf thousands of persons spend the night In cellars to bo safe from ueiial bombs. Although tlio Fiench 'nave been ahle to get fur to tho notth and are strong south of Arras, it Is not yet absolutely cer tain that General von Kluk's German army U in retreat There have been re ports to that effect, but thoy have not been perilled olllclally. Thousands of French women have gone to Kniilaud to slay until trie Germ. in aip expelled from Fiance. Food its scarce In north-astern France, and it is wonderful how the Germans are able to bring In enough provisions to feed their enormous army BRITISH NAVY FEARS FIGHT IN THE OPEN, . GERMAN DECLARES Critic Believes Ke Forces Can Hold aiser s oea Their Own and Disputes Supremacy on Water Foe's BERLIN, Oct. 2. "Tho German. naval policy Is of neces sity a waiting one. If England Is dis satisfied It has its redress. England has tho men and tho ships, and knows ex actly where our fleet Is." That was tho declaration mado todiy by Count Ernst O. Heventlow, Ger many's greatest naval eiltlc, who has Just returned from a visit to the Ger man naval base, In explaining why theio had not been a naval battle of magnitude to date. "It Is not up to our fleet about half the size of tho English fleet to attack and give battle on their own ground," continued the Count. "The English lleet has shown no disposition to court bat tle. When our desti overs and subma rines heek them wo find them close to their own coast lino. "Ship for ship our licet Is tho equal of the niltlsn. 1 bollevo that, whatever may happen to our fleet, it will ghe an nccount of Itself that when tho battle is over there will be grave doubt whether the British aro still the greatest naval power In tlio woild. And I believe abso lutely that the EilBllah themselves take such an outcome Into consideration, und have been waiting In the hope that we will attack them In theii waters wheio ever) thing is In their lavor. Vou know they sunk the Koeulglu l.iilao almost in the very mouth of tho Thames " "How long do )ou think the war will lost?" tho fount was asked. "1 don't know. The English sa that it will be a lung vvni. and that their ad vantage will Increase with ita duiutlon," leplied tho Count. "It may develop Into a long, bitter struggle between Germany and England after France and Itubsia are exhausted England can be expected to seek to dictate a peace against which German) will light to tho last ditch. In Its eff irt.s to crush Germany. England has called upon the yellow hordes of Asia, and France upon Africa Thereby they Imve In ought tlio futme stiuggle for the master) of tlio world imuli nearer. And I believe that America will ho thp first to feel this. Anyhow Germany has nt present time no reason for depression." Red Cross Unable to Proper ly Care for Wounded. Hospitals Overcrowded and Relief Trains Inade quate. PAItlS, Oct. 2. Tho Bed Cross and nllled Institutions of mercy havo been swamped by the vast number of wounded soldiers from the great battle of tho Alsne. Early In the conflict Paris was overwhelmed by the constant stream of wounded men that flowed In from the north and east. Hospitals were established In tho suburbs, but those wcro filled Immediately, and now all of Bouthern and western Franco Is full of stations for the care of the wounded. Thoro Is n constant call for doctors and nurses. Many wounded British soldiers havo been sent to England for treatment, but a large number of them wera hurt so severely that they could not stand the Journey. Judging from tho casualties of tho first week of the gigantic engagement, It would bo safe to estimate tho losses of the Allies to date nt moro than 100,01. Ot these, tho greater part were wounded, but many classed ns wounded have died. Tho greater part of tho wounded are brought southward by night. There Is little place In a great war llko the pres ent one for tenderness, so that most of tho soldiers aro brought from the front In cattlo cars, on couches of blood-soaked straw. In some Instances oidlnary freight cars are used. The floor Is covered with straw to tho depth of two feet. Tho wounded nre then arranged In the car nnd tho door Is locked. Theio Is little nlr and no food or water. Only a few trains are accompanied by surgeons, be cause their services nre needed too badly ot the front. Sometimes a smoky lantern, that elves off a stench of oil nnd but little light. Is hung in the car. Often, however, tho cars aro In total darkness. At times, owing to a change of posi tion or a movement of nitillery, the freight trains filled with wounded are shunted about upon sidetracks for hours, each sudden Jerk of the train sending pangs of torture through the fever racked bodies of the victims. Tho sights witnessed at the destination of one of these rhnrnel tialns, when the doors are cast back and tho Bed Cross nurses begin to carry out the shattered passengers. Is too painful to be remem bered. Here Is one man with his head bandnged In a bloodsoaked lag nnd who. In the parox)sms of pain has burrowed his face Into the filthy red stiavv; here Is another with a shattered arm or leg which shoots razor pains through his body nt every movement of tho train; hero Is anothei with a bullet In his body, his lips black and 'his eyes gluzed with the him of death. Among this groaning caigo lies one who neither moans nor moves nnd to whom tho battle shout nor tho thunder of the cannonade brlng3 nny disturbance. He has paid his measure of devotion to his country and his life was the consldeintlon. The doctois have been amazed at tho stoicism of the Tin cos. who aio lighting with the French. These wild, battle-loving wnrrlors seldom give way to emo tion, no matter how badly they havo been hint. Many French families havo thrown open their homes to the wounded. An intei estiug contrast is piesented by tho sight of seeing a ditty, bearded soldier, his bandaged bod) covcieil with a torn, mud-caked blood-clotted uniform, car i led Into one of these splendid mansions, whoie spotless linen and lino wines await his pleasure This' Is but ono pliaso of Flench patilotiniu. The British Red Cross organization is putting :) motor ambulances into Fiance. Five hundred would not ho loo many. The military hospital at the Trianon I'alnio. Veisnlllos, contains about WO Hilt isli soldlcis. The Amoilcau hospital nt the I,)cce I'asteur, Ncuilly (dedicated to military puinosoai. contains about ISO lilltish soldiers. Auicrliaiis have a light i to lie prouJ of this hospital, which is do- ; bciihed ns one of tht lest of its l)i. Theio aio near!) I'X Ulitlsli toldieis I in the Atoiia Hotel, which has beuu transformed Into a hospital. Many other Bailsian hotels also Imve Leen turned I Into hospitals , FRENCH TURN HOSE 4 ON TRENCHES AND ' DROWN GERMANS London Correspondent De-'l scribes How Kaiser s Sr'.diers Were Slain in" Lines at Chalons. LONDON, Oct. 2.1 How German troops, whom the FrencH were unablo to drive from their posltlonsB " urowncn in ineir trencnes is tcJ In a dispatch received today by tho Tlmt from a correspondent who had been a! lowed to visit Chalons. Ho says ths the French troops laid lines of hose me uerman trenches and then flooded them. Tho Germans nro gono and ChalonJ is rejoicing," says tho correspondent! Tho latest reports seem to Indicate general retirement from the strong lln of defense which the Germans construotJ ca to tlio north of Bhelms and to thI east and west. ,mi.l ...- . ..... 1 i.roir irciicneH on tnjs line aro wonderwM mi worKs or military art Dug to a aopm or six reet, they are covered and' protected In many cases with layers of. J luuuoicca concrete. xnis work was done' ) lorccci moor or trro inhabitants to form a defensive position In case of need, whllel iio iroops sun wero lighting on the JIarne, up to this lino the French worked their way, foot by foot, until In places wnero ineir xront was not 100 yards from) tho German trenches. Tho condition off the undralncd trenches will be found to ' bo terrible. The wounded, as well as the dead. He where they fell. Tho French, In the ndvanced trenches, could' hear cries at night when tho flrlnsl I'uuoi-u, willing niwaa luu nilirow DGK over which tho two armies fought. "These terrible conditions are much' worse, because tho French Are dislodged' j the Germans from their Tnlnlntiir frt ! In some of the trenches on the heights"' uuove Ithelms, the French had to drown"! out tho Germans. Lines of hose were lnld from tho towns and flro pumpfl worked until the water stood breast high. Many wero drowned. "Chalons suffered little from the Ger nian occupation. Not a stngls house was damaged and only ono Inhabitant was killed. "The German Government Imposed a fine of JGOO.onO on the department of Ma me, of which Chalons Is the principal town. This later was reduced to J100,00"3 and It was paid Immediately. "When the French retook the town on September 11, the Germans left be hind their wounded." GERMANS IN ROUT, WITH LINES BROKEN, FLEE NORTH POLAND Seven Days' Battle West of Niemen Halts Invasion as Russians Retake Captured Positions. Kaiser's Forces Concentrated in West Entrench Troops to Pro tect Silesia Siege of Osso wiec Lifted. BRITAIN TO MINE WATERS AVENGING GERMAN RAVAGES "fi ill WOMAN NAMED KAISER HARASSED IN LONDON Admiralty Warns Shipping of Intention to Combat Foe's Method of Sea Destruction. AUTO ItOUTB TO WHITEMAKSH V. O GilllUh, Uiulrmun of the Xtoute n rv ( ommltue or the Automoiuie I tub. sug gests the following as the bet route to be uued lit going to the Wli!temarh iac meet tomorrow. To I'liotnut Hill b) wa uf the I 'ark drive, and the Un coin drive to the I hestnut Hill 1'ennsyl vunla Railroad station, down the llthle ku pike to the Wheel 1'uinp Hotel, turn to the left between the Inn and tU earn, and where the macadam road ends turn to toe rioht. and a half mile stretch of r ad reaches the Whttemarsh Valle) Hunt Club r-ntl-er route Is o !t Frnd (street and 'ver b' --n wni t It" J'ctHrbera pike, t ""l i. If tbe p ten 3gs lAathi left at 1--1 rrt frK. a-d ca d lHHIE lUb German Cognomen Leads to Ameri can's Arrest. HUSTON. Oct. 2. HJeutcd from a London hotel mid hec tored by a mob after suspicion as to her nationality had been amused by her namo on the register. Mm. Wlllluni Kaiser, of Ncwarh, N J , was glad to be In Hoston today. She arrived on tlie Ar.iblc from Liverpool. bne lisa Peen traveling with a patly of !K from New York and vicinity and ' made all haste to get to England after I the vvar had staitid. Hvor) thing went well until a servant In n hotel noticed tne name of "Mrs. William KaUer" on a trunk. He promptl) c.illed hM felluvv seivauts, and the baguugu was demol ished. in one of the ti links the men found fonif rictman newspdiiers the urt) had collected on their wuy Ihiough tlvimuny The police were informed While the Americana were at dinner the nwiji was entered by soldier and the entire num ber placed under arrest, and subjected tu an examination Kvery trunk wad opened i, ...a.w ..., nut wv.mau new- t, tii t juia-i un ypTi, numb i iiorn?s 10 wine arms tin,, ainvai ai r Alivae ncir vi.vu, fcivi'n llllQ IIH' 110.009 i TI V I i i I vt u muu j,'iiirrrj I'u-.-siao una out oil hi l-.-, ia. t M ahvi n f ivanir WH.9 ur 101" to I pH -i tis Servants f'iPnvrl I r abt r-y ri, 'Hieb. der Kaiser a'i S""H tb9 aiuiri - I4.NPUN. uct. i "The imiiacruninatu UinK of mines by the Herman has necuanitated counter measures b) tbia country," ,8U)s an uiiu fnl statement Untied by tjm Admiralty Olticc tills afternoon. "A ajBicin of miu tlelds has therefore bten authorised en a lonudtruble cdle. The Admiralty, to reduiu the rbtk tu iion-comlHUanU. announce therefore that it Will be dangeruUK Ipiuefmih to ci-ukm the una between latitude 51. 1 j ruj 6i W ' north aim lunKUudt' 1 i and 3uu tast I instructions Have In en Issued to war I tdiiiis to warn all east-guuuf vecoelk.' i ue uiui which tin- Aumtrait) toa 0e ignuted a a mini (Uld covci the eutiie iut!iu end of tho strqlts of Hover, touching north l'l.iolund, on the south east coast of UnKlutii. und including the HcIkIuii coast at iistcnd and for kuiiu. dlstanco east of that uint EXPELLED HINDUS MUTINY Sixteen Killed in Fight With Indian Police One European Slain. LONDON. Oil. !.- New aeui.) di riatihes fiojn Calcutta tut) that the Hin du Who fttli' expelled 1 1 o 11 Valltouvel PETnOGnAD, Oct. 3. That the Germans arc In full retreat in tho province of Suwalki, Russian Po land, was tho announcement of the War Olllce today. It is stated that the Ger man centre was broken when tho attaik on Ossowicc failed, and that the com bined Russian assault which followed Bieutl) demoralized tho Hermans. Tlio seven-day battle between the Ger mans nnd Russians west of the River Nlemen in Poland has ended in victory for tho Czar's troops, accoi diner to the I official announcement. i The slese of Ossowlec has bopn lifted. I Paiticularly violent fighting is reported ! in piogrcsa today In the teaiop west of Simno. 1 The main bod) of the German army li now stutod to bo concentrated In the westt i rn districts of Pctrokow and Kielce, i wheie it is reported to be stiongly In- I tremhed. j The Itussian rnvulry has cut the Ger man Hues ot communication at .veral I points und has surrounded and . apiured UI.II1) prisoners. Kroni these it nas been.. I dt finitely determined that tin- nouns op posing the Itussians at the pieseiit time,, aro ihe vetciuns of the earlier campaign, lii. France They have been withdrawn and rushed to the east In an effort on (, i the nait of the Germans to ctir. k 'be. westward movoment of the great Hussiajj,.,,,, i war machine now entering tho first . stages or us oiueiency. ,, Ori'MCIAI. STATHMHNT Tho ohieial statement follows The Germans are retreating on the bordeis of .Suwalki and the Govern. ment of I.omza umlir presmre MW."?1 (.1 mi.. ,.-. .... u ln .Honied "'" narm'lni nra nui i IfiHv n treatlHi ' ' ..ti. 1 1 ... I'-iot Iiriiaatn lirimnn ' fni-iiau nt inii(l ft m hi P sIZO ha O CCilXm " ,.iMli-nlvi mi tho KirlcP-Ptlltl tkflW II... !... n l- ...... .1.. Ujt. uJ., n Illlt, UU lliaIUIl Uvl4llf tr l(l- pal their nclvance. Nous of tho Uerman ronceniiutioi) pA-m-J HW lVJPIL".UirUVV I lilt, Hit. li 13 m oui'ueteni rolaud. bears o.it the the try that tho Invasion of Suwaikj nll onivi by Ueuerul von llhulenbj 4 WiP., merely a movemens 10 .ivi U3ft. 0tf'f)i-IIJn Ut !!? 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