W '4 EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1914. nun . Wampjp.j '. ir ? m ! T.J. J f'l I? ALLIES DRIVE GERMANS OVER BORDER NEAR NANCY Continued from rare One compelled to withdraw toward Thorn, their East Prussian stronghold, Pt trograd advices assert, in consequence of the blocking of their flanking move ment. Battle is raging at Warsaw, ac cording to the German version of operations in the east. The walls of the city are being shelled by heavy artillery and Zeppelins are creating heavy damage within by constant bomb-dropping. Russian reinforce ment from Siberia and the Caucasus have been badly beaten, Berlin says, outside the city, which the Council has left and from which the ir habitants are fleeing. In Galicia the Austrians arc fight ing with abated energy, and the Czar's forces have pushed their ad ant age by entering the region south of the San. On the cast Prussian front the Russians have defeated all attempts of the Germans to advance into North Poland. Austrian offensive continues in ALLIES FORGE AHEAD IN BELGIUM, PARIS REPORTS By FRANKLIN P. MERRICK PARIS. Oct. 27. Hard fighting Is going on all along the Itreat battle lino In France and Belgium, It was officially announced by the War Office this afternoon. There Is particu larly violent righting In the northern phero of hostilities around Yprcs, In Ilelglum, where the Allies have made progress. In the vicinity of Nancy the Allies have taken the offensive. On the centre an artillery duel has resulted In a success for the Allies, several German batteries being smashed. The full report follows: "The battle goes on continuously and Is raging '.vlth particular vigor between the lower reaches of the Yser River and the region of Lens. On this part of the front, the Allies have not yielded an Inch, whilst they have continued to make progress In the region betweon Ypres and Holders. " "In the region of Soissohs and In that of Borry-au-Bac, an artillery battle has turned to our advantage and has re sulted In the destruction of the enemy's batteries. "In the region east of Nancy, between the forest of Bezangc and the forest of Parroy. we have taken the offensive and have driven the enemy across the fron tier. 'On the River San and to the south of Przemysl, the Russian offensive has become accentuated." The heavy guns of the Germans, rushed to the coast to defend the German ' trenches, have proved superior to tho guna on the French and British war ships, It Is reported. The German can non wero heavier and of longer range than the naval guni of the French and English. The warships are reported to have been driven to sea by tho German shore batteries. The main positions of both armies are being fortliied with elaborate care. Trenches are being built bv tho Germans past T lourout In the direction of Bruges, BERLIN REPORTS VERDUN AS CUT OFF AND ABOUT TO FALL BERLIN. Oct. IT An offlcial report here today says: In the western arena German suc cesses continue. Verdun, which has been fiercely defended for many weeks, has been cut off from help by tho destruction of forts between that point and Toul. It will bo Impossible for help o reach Verdun, and tho sur render or destruction of that fortress Is onlv a matter of time. West of the Yser Canal, between Niiupoit and Il"cmude, which is still occupied by the enemy, our troops attacked the hostile Positions, which are obstinately defended The British tieet ro-operatcd, but was forced back by the heavy ar tillery fire Three ships were hit Dur ing the afternoon of October i' the Diet kept beyond the distance of sight. Near Ypres the battle is stagnunt. Couthwest of Yprcs and nest and southwest of I.tlle our attacks are progressing. During severe street fighting the English suffered great loss-s. leu ing iibout .' prlsoneis. North of Arras a heavy French at tack broke down, the French losses being severe. GERMAN ARMY HELD AT YSER BY BELGIANS AND BRITISH LONDON. Oct. 27 The German army In the region be tween the Yser River and the Dixmude Nieuport Canal has been unable to ef. feet a further advance since crossing the river. The British and Belgian troops have borne the brunt of the fighting in Bel slum In the last 21 hours. Assaults on the Allied line are bein; made by the Germans at three points south of the canal region at Armen tieres. near La Basses and in the region of Arras. Th advance of the Allies down the River Lys has been stayed by fresh German reinforcements. "With the battle of the north belns fought on land, on sea and In the air, military expert b here believe that th decisive phase of the struggle for tho mastery of the coasts has been reached. Though Nieuport Is still In the hands of the Allies, (he fact that the Germans hava succeeded In bringing up their big guns and driven the British warships back from the Belgian coast may result in the withdrawal of the Allies to another Una of battla farther south, where they may operate with Dunkirk as their support on the extreme left. Bvaouatlon or capture of Nieuport would give the Germans complete control of the Yser canal, the struggle over which has been the fiercest in the cam paign of the rivers which began with the battle of the Marne and was followed succewlvely by the battle of the Aisne, the battle of the Olse and Somme and the battle of the Yser, in which the Germans .cow claim to have gained the advantage. lU reports, official and unofficial, bear i ''j-i r f Vienna War Office de clares, and their forces hold firmly the entrenched positions from Sam bor to Przemysl. Battle still rages beyony the Carpathians, where the ' Austrian advance has compelled the Czar to rush heavy reinforcements. ' A sea fight is reported off the Vir ginia capes, and it is believed that i the German raiding cruiser Karls ruhe has been engaged by British or French warships. Heavy firing was heard by the crew of the steamship ' Saratoga. ' Tension in the relations between Greece and Italy was increased by i movements of the former to suppress anarchy in Hpirus. It is said the ' trouble is caused by Greek irregulars passing as Hpirotes. Baron Sounino, strongly pro-Brit- ' ish in his sympathies, is reported ready to accept the post as Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs. German soldiers in large numbers, together with much German arma ment, are reported in Constantinople. I and cement emplacements are being con I structcd for sun liases. I It Is olllclally reported that about COOO 1 Germans got Into Dl.xmundc. They held tt for a time, but were finally driven out. The following description of conditions In the Alsne Valley Is given by a news paper correspondent: "It Is certain that the Germans occupy ing a position In this valley cannot ad vance further Into French territory. It Is therefore possible that they may settle down for the winter In the position they now occupy. "There Is only one point at Rhelms where the Germans have heavy nrtlllury, nnd this consists of only one big gun nnd 20 pieces of small artillery, all of Aus trian make. (This Information Is at variance with earlier reports from the Rhelms district. The Germans were supposed to have a heavy supply of big guns, nnd It was these which were supposed to have bom barded the city. It Is Indicated that the heavy guns which were formerly trained against Rhelms have been shifted to some other part of the battle line). "This artillery Is located near Bcrru. The mfantrv lines occupy trenches run ning past Cernay and Bethany. At no point In this region are the German nnd French lines more than a few hundred yards apart "The GermanH havo lost no ground since the French took Rhelms, and this Is brought about by two reasons: The Ger man positions are too strong for an open attack and the French centre has been weakened by the shift of troops to both ends of the battle line. "Four hundred German prisoners wero taken lust Thursday. They claimed to b.- famished and that the German com- m'ssariat has broken down, but tho con ditlon of the prisoners belled their story it is ocnevcu tnis story was told for a ruse. "Along the eastern part of the Alsne Valley the artillery Is seldom still. There are many hidden batteries which tire In termittently against the ereniy's lines." The French are still trying to advance against Metz, while th German attacks against the Toul-Verdun line goes on un ceasingly. The Belgian port city of Nieuport has l"en neat ly wiped out b fhells nnd I flames Tho famous old lighthouse built in 1!M wa. strudt by shells and was badly damaged. The magnltlcent Cloth Hall, a Gothic structure built In MS), was pierced by Mirapnel. The 15th century Gothic church has been shattered. Tho massive Baroque tover. which was re stored In 1W3. was struck by shelln and mined. The fine windows were shattered and thr wreckage was strewn over the. S'-u'.ptured altar and the renaissance choir stalls. Desolation marks the Hotel de Vllle. The famous paintings wore torn from the walls of this structure when tho bombardment of the city first began and were hidden by the Burgomaster. Another famous edifice that suffered was th" Tour des Templlers. the only relic of Templars' Castle, which was al most destroyed by the Inhabitants of Ghent and the English In USS. The fighting In the neighborhood at Nieuport is over the field of tho battle j or the Dunes,, where the Dutch under Maurice of Orange defeated the Span iards under Archduke Albert In July. 1C0O. witness to the sanguinary nature of the battle along the Yser Canal. A corres pondent of the Dally Mall says: "There were 25fO German bodies In the canal Sunday morning after the battle of the night. Many were drowned; others were bayoneted. The water itself was bloody, while the streets of Dixmude were strewn thick with the dead. "The night was a hell from dark to dawn. At almost every point of the line, man opposed man, sometimes at a few hundred yards distance, but more often at close grips. Face to face, men wrestled and died by drowning each other In the canal's waters." The correspondent estimated the Ger man losses in the fighting along the canal at 5,CM) men. Chauffeur Caught Between Autos WILMINGTON. Del.. Oct. 27.-Caught between two automobiles in the rear of Francis I du Pont's home, Raymond Steele a chauffeur, had his leg broken Ha Has sent t the Delaware Hospital. Mauch Chunk&Switchback LAST EXCURSIONS OF SEASON SPECIAL TRAINS LEAVE READING TERMINAL7:10 A. M. THURSDAY, Oct 2 9 SATURDAY, Oct 31 Round Trip Tickets Mauch Chunk, SO SO Including RideOver the Switchback $ 1 .00 Seashore Excursions Every Sunday X ; Leave Chestnut Street & South Street Ferries 7.30 A. A. n ? & ssMesNfv i 1 "1" Jul. -U. . .""y ," ii.i..i i, ,.i L ) ftir .IMh -Liu? fffi'"": . ViIr.?P:: wfcvfoy Wi NX. ) NY yVAL S - S-SJjwWNgxzT sS ' DETAILS OF THE NIEUPORT-DIXMUDE BATTLE LINE The map shows the present position of the German forces which are assailing the Allied lines between Nieuport and Dixmude, in Belgium, after crossing the Yser. The British monitors which shelled the German lines between Ostcnd and Nieuport are said to have withdrawn further to sea after being struck by shells from land batteries. FRENCH LINER SUNK IN BOULOGNE PORT BY FLOATING MINE Thirty Panic-stricken Pea sants Drown, But 2000 Refugees Are Saved by British Sailors. LONDON, Oct. 27. The disaster to the French stcnmshlp Admiral Ganteaume, which was carrying more than 2000 refugees from Calais, and which Is believed to havo struck a float ing mlno yesterday afternoon, was seen by the steamship Queen, traveling from Boulogne to Folkestone,- commanded by Captain Carey. Tho Queen quickly ran alongside the French vessel, ns there was not time to take the passengers off by boats. Tho decks of the wrecked vessel were crowded with refugees. There was no general panic, but some peasants lost their heads nnd Jumped Into the wnter be tween th" two vessels. Thirty were drowned nnd n few struck tho sides of the ship and were injured. More than 2CO0 persons wero transferred to the Queen In llttlf more than half an hour. They wero landed later at Folkestone. Captain Carey paid that he believed that everybody would have been saved If every one had remained calm. There were many women and children on board, one was a mother with a baby 3 days old. Some Infants were thrown from one ship to the other by their excited parents and were caught by the crew and the pas sengers of the Queen. The scene on their arrival at Folkestone was touching. Many of the children were black with coal dust, nnd a number of the refugees were soaked as a result of falling Into the sea. 'fhe captain of the Queen believes that the Admiral Ganteaume struck a float ing mine. It Is also suggested that she may have been torpedoed, although there Is no evidence that she hud been "lam aged by a torpdo. Her boilers exploded, and It Is considered quite likely that the whole accident was due to a boiler explosion. ( Although tho condition of the French steamer is precarious, Captain Andrew and a few of the crew remained on board I In the hope of being able to nnvl?ntp her to a port. .V numbi ,,f I'rem h turi edo boats remained standing by the Admiral Ganteaume VON M0LTKE IS SUCCEEDED BY GERMAN WAR MINISTER General von Falkenhayn Now Chief of Kaiser's Staff. PARIS, Oct. 27 The Rome correspond ent of the Havas Agency says that, ac cording to dispatches received In Rome from Berlin, Mnior General Erich von Falkenhayn, the German Minister of War, has been appointed Chief of the n neral Stall, nm (.ending General Hel- muth von Moltke, who is 111. BERLIN. Oct. 27. General von Falken hayn hab been acting as Chief of the German General Staff during the Illness of Genernl von Moltke, who has been suf fering from a bilious complaint. General von Moltke's condition Is said not to be serious and already he has shown Im provement. Lieutenant General Erich G. A S. von Falki nliayn Is essentially a Prussian aristocrat nnd has long been rlose In the councils of the Kaiser. He Is S3 years old, and before bernming Minister of War In July. 1S13, succeeding General von Heer Ingen, he was Chief of Staff of the Fourth Army Corps. He was also a Privy Coun cillor, charged with the task of educating the Crown Prince In military ways. Earlier In his military career Von Falk enhayn was sent to China, where he was detailed as a military Instructor to the Chinese army. For this service he was decornted with the Iron Cross of the Second Class. He is looked upon In Eu rope as second only to Von Bernhardl as an exponent of German militarism, and ho Is a great adherent to the Prussian eudo of honor, which prescribes that only by a duel may the slightest personal dis pute among army ollicers be settled. KENTUCKY BANK FAILS PAl'l'CAH. Ky . Oct. 27. The first fail ure due to the tobacco situation occurred when the Citizens' Bank at Murray, Ky. n.s placed in the hands of the banking commissioner The bank had more paper thitn it was able to realize on. mostly tolxieco notes Its resources aro 171, Oj0 Iicpositors nill be paid in full. SEA FIGHT REPORTED OFF VIRGINIA CAPES; HEAVY FIRING HEARD Karlsruhe, German Raider, Believed Engaged in Bat tle With French or English Cruisers. NEW YOrtK, Oct. 27. A wireless mes sage was received at Sea Gate, near Coney Islnnd, catly today from the steamship Saratogn, of the Ward Line, from Havana to New York, Indicating that a naval bat tle was fought under searchlights off the Virginia Capes last night. Tho messngo stated that heavy firing wns distinctly audible to the pnsscngers and crew of the ship nnd that about 20 shots from heavy guns had been fired. At 8 o'clock this morning, several hours later, a radiogram was received by the local agents of the Saratoga from Cap tain Miller, who said his vessel would arrive off Quarantine about 1 o'clock this afternoon, but no reference was made to the supposed naval engagement. It Is believed that If such a fight actually took place It probably was be tween one of the British or French cruis ers and the German cruiser Karlsruhe, which has been preying upon British shipping in South Atlantic waters since the war started. U. S. NAVY OFFICIALS SCOUT REPORT OF NAVAL BATTLE Would Have Report of Such Engage ment, It Is Said. WASHINGTON, Oct. 27,-Navy Depart ment nUli'inl". scoffco today at tlio leport that a heavy naval battle had been fought last night off the Virginia const, as re ported by the Ward liner Saratoga, now on Its way to Now York from Havana. Such an action, they said, scarcely could have taken place without Its being re- 1 ported rrompt'y to Washington. ! It was pointed out that the battleship Delaware Is lying outside tho Virginia I I'api'.-, and th- fist In the vicinity is patrolled by naval vessels and cutters of , tho revenue service. No such battle could have bt .i lougiit without these sea sen tinels knowing of it. nnd as all are equipped with powerful wlrelcBS outfits tho information promptly would have been relayed to the Navy Department's big wireless towers at Arlington. IRON CROSS FOR MECHANIC; REPAIRS ZEPPELIN ALOFT Decoration Reward for Sawing Off Propeller Under Antwerp's Fire. UBRLIK. Oct. 27. Artificer Lulckhardt, of a Zeppelin air ship crew, has been decorated with the Iron Cross. llrBt class. While the Zeppe lin wui dropping bombs on Antwerp re cently it was detected by a searchlight In the town and a battery showered shells around It. One of the shells shat tered the framework of a propeller, the damage threatening entirely to disable the airship. Lulckhurdt, when he realized this dan ger, volunteered to saw off the propeller, which task he accomplished In half an hour while clinging to the shattered frame, work C0u0 feet above the guns of the fortress. Lnttr, when the dirigible got under way ami was speeding nt the rato of 40 miles an hour. Lulckhardt repaired a long rent made In her hull by a shell. English Hall Clocks CASED IN A SELECTION OF BEAUTIFUL CABINET WOODS J. E. CALDWELL & CO. 902 Chestnut Street CZAR'S FORCES FOIL ADVANCE ON FLANK FROM EAST PRUSSIA Beat Back New German Movement to Base at Thorn Blizzard on Bat tle Front. PETTIOGRAD, Oct 27. Defeat of the Germans In their flanking movement north of Warsaw Is announced In a report from tlio llueslan General Staff, Issued today. It states that tho Germans have retiented toward Thorn, their bnsc In East Prussia. A heavy snowstorm Is raging along tho battle front In East Prussia and Itusslnn 1'oland. It Is almost a blizzard, but fight ing continue between the opposing forces. The fiercest conflict along tho front Is now going on In tho forest of Nemiglow sky, southeast of Ilawa, whero tho Siber ian troops are attacking the Intrenched Germans with their bayonets. Tho battle In tho forest has bean raging for four days and tho tossscs on both sides havo been enormous, but It Is re ported that throe lines of tho Gorman trenches have been captured. Tho General Staff's report announcing the defeat of tho German's flanking move ment In the north was na follows: While tho Germans were making frontal attacks on our positions along the Vis tula, other forces, operating from Thorn, attempted a tanking movement, appar ently with tho purpoao of seizing tho rail road from Mlawa to tho fortress of Novo Qoorglcvsk and Warsaw. This attempt wns repulsed by the Russians. "As a result of their losses, tho Ger mans were compelled to withdraw toward Thnrn. their base In East Prussia. The forces of the enemy that reached the Mlawa district nnd those farther east were forced to withdraw to Prussia be cause their supports failed to como up from Thorn. "In anticipation of an Invasion by our forces, tho people of East Prussia, along the frontier of Poland, havo been ordered to withdraw Into the Interior." An additional statement says: "The Austrians In Galicia aro fighting with less energy. The Russians have en tered the region south of the San at Starollcsto, where they captured 20 guna and many cases of ammunition. Tho whole volley of the river Sprulnl Is Bown with the bodies of dead Germans not less than EOOO In number. "The Russians have defeated all at tempts by iho enemy to mako a pnrlnl advance on the East Prussian front." NEW BRITISH GUN ROUTS AIR RAIDERS OF GERMANS Taubes Flee Before Deadly Fire of Fresh Terror. NORTHERN FRANCE. Oct. 27.-A now British gun, used for a first time during tho last few days, has provided a fresh terror for German airmen, who up to the present have avoided every oppor tunity to combat with tho airmen of the Allies unless escape without reply was plainly Impossible. A Taube (lew toward the headquarters of tho British General Staff Friday, scat tering bombs, but Its career was abruptly stoppea ny a snot or two Irom tho new gun, which fund Its target with llttlo u..T. stilly. BRITISH SYMPATHIZER MAY BECOME ITALIAN MINISTER Baron Sonnlno Reported Ready to Accept Post. ItOME, Oct. 27. It Is unofficially reported that Baron Sidney Sonnlno will accept the place as Minister of Foreign Affairs, left vacant by the death of Marquis De San Glullano. The portfolio was offered to him more than a week ago. Much (peculation is being indulged In as to the effect on Italy's neutrality policy If Haron Sonnlno accepts tho po sition. Ho Is a well-known pro-Hrltlsh sympathizer and his policies can un doubtedly be expected to reflect his personal stand. Baton Sonnlno was Minister of Finance In 1S03 and Minister of the Treasury In 1856. In both olllces ho effected reforms In the Italian monetnry and banking systems and restored the Italian credit. Prior to entering the Cabinet he was in the diplomatic service. GERMANS REPORT GREAT ADVANCE NEAR ARRAS Doual and Valenciennes Abandoned, Asserts Cologne Gazette. COPENHAGEN', Oct, 27. Tho Cologne Gazette reports tho Ger mans In the north of France, near Arms, have pUBhed the fighting line 0 kilo metres further westward and that the French population has fled from Doual Bnd other towns. At Valenciennes French troops retired without offering resistance. - - ' , m NO PROTEST FROM JAPAN ON HAVEN FOR CRUISER German Crnft Allowed to Make Re pairs nt Honolulu. WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-NO protest or communication from Japan regarding tho German cruiser Gclcr has been received at tho State Department, Acting Secre tary of Stato Lansing stated today, Tho Gelcr, according to unoniclal cablo ad vices, was supposed by tho Toklo Gov ernment to bo using Honolulu, Hawaii, a& onso or operations, Jtr. Lansing said he had heard this re port indirectly, but that It was not true. Tho Gorman ship entered the American Pacific port In an unscaworthy condition and Is allowed to remain a sufllclcnt leilgth of time to make necessary repairs boforo again putting to sea. This Is per missible under the provisions of Interna tional law. GERMAN FLYER SHOT DEAD IN MID-AIR BY SWOOPING AVIATOR Paulhan, Famous Airman, Is Then Brought Down, But Attacking Uhlans Are Driven Off by Rescuers. PAniS, Oct. 27.-A thrilling ndvonturo of which Louis Paulhan, famous aviator, was the "hero Is related In a report printed by a. provincial paper. Paulhan, who was ono of tho first aviators to acquire worldwido famo, re tired aorno time ago, nnd It was under stood that ho Intended to devoto tho rest of his life to raising flowers to be used In the manufacture of perfumes. It now appears that ho Is serving In the army as an aviator with the rank of lieutenant Faulhan's mechanic say they were flying toward Amiens on October 1 and pmsseu over the German height of 8000 feet. army at a As wo flow over tho aviation park wo were saluted by a volley from tho wmi aircraft cannon used by tho Ger mans," ho says. "Wo wero laughing at their attempts when suddenly, to our great delight, a 'boche' (Gorman) aero Plane which hitherto had been concealed by a cloud appeared beneath us. Tho possibility of an aerial combat de lighted us. "I loaded the mitrailleuse and Paul J,an, "llowfrd th machine- to descend fdiv and V? BnlnCd n th Gorma" P" !,L? d when, wo we' n' o samo height and only 200 yards away I pre pared to fire. As he perceived us ho of him lTV,ins,r,Urn-, Thnt wns end of him. He offered a splendid target and when I saw him appear between tho sights of the gun I pressed tho trigger and bang! 'down ho went.' "In trlumnh wo watched tho terrible fail. I could not but feel some pity for those brave men who died trying to fleo boforo us." The descent of the French aeroplane brought It within rnnge of the German guns. Soveral bullets struck the engine, which began to fall. But the mechanic held his finger against a bullet hole In the gasolene tank. This enabled the Frenchmen to land safely within their uwn jines. While they were making repairs Uhlans attacked the 40 soldiers who had como to their assistance. Tho mechnnlc, still seated In the aeroplane, worked his mi trailleuse and the two score Frenchmen charged tho enemy with bayonets. Twelve of the Germans wero killed and eight were wounded. The French lost threo killed and five wounded and took several prisoners. 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