Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, October 11, 1916, Night Extra, Page 4, Image 4

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Melt Cheney's
prestidigitation
was too poor to se
cure him s living on
the stage, but it was
mor than good
enough to win him
the kingship of a little
Island in the South Sens
whore his three years of
wandoriag ended Jn happi
ness. "The Kingship of Melt
Cheney" is a cannibal story
of a, quite unusual sort, by
Albert Biftelow Pninc in
this week's issue of
Colli
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TKi NATIONAL Wt SKIT
GERMAN TROOPS
INVADE RUMANIA
FROM THE NORTH
Von Krafft'fl Forces on En
emy Soil After Taking
Red Tower Pass
FOE'S ARMIES SMASHED
Falkfinhuyn Privjcs Opponent
Across Mountains Into the
Alt. Valley
bkrljn, Out II.'
pavarlen troop undr general von
Kraftt, after capturing tl4 Red Towsr Pass,
hav marched southward wnd lovnded Ru
mania from tha north (or th first tlm
alnce th beginning of the war, It was .semi
officially jinnounced.
The -flrt and Bfoind Rumanian armies
that Invaded Transylvania have en p-0-nlhllafed
by tho Auatro-acrman, Who, Bra
weeping the enemy back ujwn their own
frontier, The northern army, composed of
Rumanians and Russians, s retreating
haetfly through (be Gcorgsqy Mountain
beyond Parolt.
The rnlltr,y critic of the semiofficial
pyareeaa New Agency pointed tout today
that jie results of General Falkenhayn'a
victory oyer the Rumanians war Hermann
tadf are now ehown to Ibe of greater lm
port'apc Jb.an ,wa first realise, Vgn Krafft
marched southward through the lied Tower
Pass and stands on eneliy soil near tlie
Itobucalpy Jtfountaln.
Fulkenhayi). tiavng annihilated tha first
Rumanian army, turned once against the
second Rumanian army ud rolled It up
from west and south wUli an Irrcslstibtt
attack that broke the enemy's, ppponltlon on
the Rlnka Itlver, and threw the Rumanians
acrorm the mountains of the Gelaterwood
Into the Alt Valley.
Three German submarines shelled and
heavily damaged the Russian, -adlo station
at yehnovaloji, n (he Murrpan coast. along
the Arctic Sea, said Copenhagen reports
trwjny One mast Are's shot down and several
mep killed.
A Christiana, newspaper reported yesterr
ay th( a Rusln droyr lnU two Her
man sybmarnra aid crlpyb?d third off
Yepnovslok.
i'sraoaiup, pet. iihpy rlinry
exchanges and scouting operations are oc
curring In Dobrudjs, the War Office nn
nounced to4pyc. Jn the Caucasus jhja Turks
were dislodged from mountain slopes near
Hoga and pnardjlk.
BItlTIHIl TROOPfl NEAR SPURS
AS flfiJlllANg NBAH M0NA8TW;
IiqjIT TOTAKBOHUKA MIGHT
WHDOH, Opf, 1J.
British troops hftYe BrrtVMl wlhn twp
miles of the Greek city uf Seres In their new
offensive against the Bulgars, It was onV
(ally announced today. A Bulgaria) cay.
atry atiLcprnant, fJDratlnr wq miles south
Sri WM d!""P",f. ni lryn back.
The Hrltl'h occupied. Toicloy and Prog,
lenlk vag.s, lfar Knt.tall nn enemy
,post was rsldad. 4wrlP(T Ul ntept and ls
occupants dispersed.
EW vIbi )nve bsen captured, since
British forces took the pffenslye gnd n
comparW1f' Urge number of prisoners
have baen brPlHth Jl-
8rh!' trWP r engaged n a tierce
btts wlh the Pulgars for poasson of
cfcuj H'?Mi nb'oimnly 49mlntn- the
Important town of Monatr,
An Athens dispatch tn4y rporteit that
tha Herbs captured the village of Schochlvlr
and then pressed on and attacke4 the
belijt. Captr o( the (ttrong PpiIqii w
be Inlawed by the fall of Monaitlr, Atheng
T AVtrorffnan rmy, pnir General
AN MXGMI.I.MNT TO win ud
PALDPATE
lMWff4 In U, 8, am Qaiwa,
HAIR TONIC
BVlEWEfa WBDQBR PHlLADBIiPHIA, WEDNMSDAY, OOTOBEK 11, 1916
van JHItHtrtMkj'ii, wttlflti ts irt r(f -wMb Me
MwmenlMw In the TranerlreMen Atf, Is
rncremlhg Ha preeeitre and the retreat of
the KtnnanlftiM e becoming rouC
With the Rureenlsne fleeing through the
mountain passes military expert predict
that all tha flghtlng In the Troneyrrantan
theater of war will be taking place m Ru
manian soli before the present week le out
On both side of Kronetadt (Brosao) Oer
man troops are pressing on the heels of tbe
disorganised Rumanians.
Mount Negrulut, west of Vulean rase,
Is again In Germs n hands. An Important
factor In (he situation Is the power tbe Rus
sians can exert In the Pebrudja and the
extent to which they can dlrert troope Xnrni
Palktnhayn'a command.
There Is Increasing activity in the IH
brudji, with Indications that the Utile
there will be reiumtd without delay,- The
Russians are sending more men Into this
province, and Mackeneen Is being hard
pressed along his right wing. The Bulgarian
offensive seems to have been checked defi-tlltely.
FttENCJi MAKB NEW GAINS
ON HOHME; HALT ASSAUWS IN
CHAMPAOKK AND AT VERDUN
PAniH. OcL II.
Fresh progrese has been made by the
French on the gommo front and German at.
Ueks In Champagne and In the Verdun sec
tor hava been beaten off, the French War
Office stated today In Us omctal com.
munlijue.
frSputh of the Homme, where the French
smred a brilliant gain yesterday, they have
consolidated their gains. Fourteen hundred
primners were taken.
"The text of the communique follows!
South of tho Soroino the French have
consolidated their new ground and
made fresh progress In grenade at
tacks. The numbrr of prisoners taken
hus reached H00, In the Fleury sec
tor and In Champagne enemy attacks
were beaten off. k
In J lie Vusges Mountains the enemy
bombarded our position ery violently
In the sector of Hchoenholx after which
ho subsequently nltnckcd with Infantry.
The Germans succeeded In reaching the
French trenches, but were then .beaten
back to their own Jlnes with vere
losses. ,
LONDON, Oct. It.
Anglo-French positions on tho Somme
front were kept under violent artillery Are
by the Germans during the night, especial
ly the new positions of the French south of
the ,Somme River. The Germans were at
tempting to prevent consolidation of the
newly gained ground of the Allies and some
strong counter-attacks were launched.
Allied nrtlllery replied to the German
guns and a lively artillery duel developed.
General Koch's troops are on tho out
skirts of the Important town of Chaulnrs'
as a result of the new thrust yes'terday,
and It Is believed that Chnulnes will soon be
In French hands.
THE RELIEF HAS COME AT LAST
new greek cabinet called
colorless'; king constantine
in fear of Assassins
LONDON, Oct. 11,
Telegraphing from Athens, IteUter's oor
respondent said .Professor Lambros had
succeeded tn forming a Cabinet.
Tho correspondent describes this fia
politlqally the most colorless Cabinet Oreecs
has eer k,npwn.
. Kleutherlos Venlxclos, accompanied by
other members of the provisional govern
ment, arrived at Halontcn Monday, accord
ing to a dispatch from that city to Reuter's.
nbw ypRK, OctTITi King Cpnstnntlno
of Greece Is barricaded In his summer
palace at Tatol, afrd If he ventures forth
except under heavy guard he will be as
sassinated by one of his subjects or rushed
(pto exile by Allied military officers, ac
pordlng to Nicholas G. Pfcakl, a lawyer, pf
49 Wall street, who has returned to New
York on tho Kspagne, after having spent
three months In Athens.
Mr. Fsakl lcl)ee the eeonomlo pres
sure that tho Allies are bringing against
the Greek nation, coupled wm the activities
of the new national defense movement.
Will combine to throw Greece Into the war
with the Fntente I'owerH within tho next
month.
"Here In America wo one, day hear that
Constantino pro-Ally, the next day we
hear that he Is pro-Oennan," Mr, I'sakl
said, "America should dismiss all doubt
from Its mind. There Is not today In all
the Kaiser's empire a more loyal subject'
than the King of Orfece,
"What the secret behind the King's
ptunch pro-Germanism may be one cap only
guess. Hut the Greeks make no effort to
suppress the rumor that early In the war
(heir King received from the Central Powers
a magnlflcent financial present upon his
promise to keep his country neutral. Th
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From Virmlmr Tovmol. Fttrcrrsd. by Cartoons lrilne.
A Ruulan cartoon on tho recent German bolstcrinir of tho Austrian
army. Tho sign on tho flopo of the hill Is Russian for "Carpathians."
belief Is general that this Is what actually
occurred. In some quarters It Is stated
that tho reward for neutrality has not been
paid, but Is to be made at the close of
the war after Constantino has delivered
the commodity which he Is believed to haye
old." I
ITALIANS CAPTURE ENEMY
POSITION ON PASUIJIO SLOPES;
DRIVE OFF FOE'S ATTACKS
ROMK. Oct. 11. Heavy fighting con
tinues In the Trentlno, where tho Italian
am exerting heavy pressure on tho Aus.
trlan lines, and are slowly pushing their
way forward. The Italians, according to
last night's War Oltlce report, stormed Aus
trlan positions on tho northern slopes of
Monte Pasublo (southeast of Rovercto),
capturing trenches In the sector of Coimsg.
non and Sette Crocf with about 175 pris
oners. In the Travlgnolo Valley tho Austrian
were the attackers. Italian troops on the
second peak of Col Drlcon (northeast of
Trent), drove off the Austrlans, Inflicting
heavy losses. The Italians nlso repulsed
an attack on the northern slopes of Mont
Slef. further to the north.
The ofllclal report of the War Office fol
lows: On Monto Pasublo, after artlllory
preparation, our troops stormed and
took enemy Intrenchments In tho
sector of Cosmagnon and Kette Crocl,
and captured 176 men of the Katser
pager. Including six officers and one
machlno gun.
In the Travlgnolo Valley after a
demonstration on the slopes of Clma
Mooch In snimy attacked, our posi
tion on the second peak of Col Drlcon
In fore. They were driven oft with
heavy losses, and were pursued by the
effective fire of our batteries. An at
tack against our advanced line on the
northern slopes of Monte Slef was alsq
decisively repulsed.
On tho front In the Julian Alps 111
artillery activity on both sides has
hn Increased, Tho enemy shelled
Oorllla, causing damage to building
gnd a few casualties among the In
habitants. In the course of small en
gagements on the Car bo front forty
three prisoners were taken.
Last night hostile aeroplanes mad
nnpther raid on th lower Isonxo, drop.
PlnK a large number of bombs on vl.
lagta In the Orado Lagoon and else.
whr. Thr persons wro killed and
two others. wounded, and some material
dnrnsge was don.
One of our aeroplane squadrons
dropped bombs on enemy positions on
Cn Hanto, north of Monte Pasublo.
Our aviators drove off numerous aerial
attacks and returned safely.
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a general attack against Austrian positions
south of Gorltla Monday, after an eight
day bombardment, said an official statement
from the Austrian War Office received here
today. Tho enemy's ''mighty attack" was
repuld at evry point, VUnna declared,
the Italians suffering tho heavleat lones.
TEUTONS TAKE OFFENSIVE
ALONG FRONT FR03I STOKIIOD
RIVER TO THE ZLOTA L1PA
LONDON, Oct. 11. The Austro-Gcrmtn
troops ar on the offensive from the Htokhod
to the southern end of the Zlota Llpa
line. Herlln credits Prince Leopold's troops
with the capture of an advanced position
nn the Stokhod, almost duo east of Korel.
These positions were held against counter
attacks. Th village of llerbutow. In Gallcla, was
stormed by German troops, who captured
four officers and two hundred men. The
Germans also claim to have driven oft
counter-attacks agaln.t their recently con.
quered positions on Oaba Ludova. It Is
considered significant that the Germans
have been able to hold their own In the
Kouthern Carpathians without weakening
von Falkonhayn's armies engaged In driving
the Rumanians out of Transylvania,
Petrograd announces that there Is "noth
ing to report from any of tho Russian
fronts."
Morris Tour Is Postponed
MADIRON, N. J., Oct. 11 Ths tour of
Morris County by II. Otto Wlttpenn, Demo,
cratlc candidate for Governor, and United
mates Henator Martlne, scheduled for to.
day, has been postponed for two weeks, at
the request of tho county committee
Fire Destroyi Dozen Homes
IIARRISDURG, Pa., Oct II Fire orig
inating In th warehouse of th Kej.tone
Iron and Metal Company was fanned by
a stiff breexe and destroysd a row of
frame dwellings, making a dosen families
homels. The loss I estimated at 110,000,
UNAVnTORIAITALUNA
TRA H M0N1E PASUBI0
ED BL MOMTC COLSANTO
Trinccrnmcnti Austriaci Conqui-
stati d'AssaltoAttacchi del
Ncmico Rcspinti ir Val
Travigmolo o sul Sief
AVANZATA IN ALBANIA
ROMA. II Ottobre.
Sutla front dl Trentlno contlnuano ad
avrl violenti eombattlmentl. Il '
truppe Itallann esercltano sempr una vlg-
orosa prrsslon sla pr Impedlre ch II
nemlco rllevl truppe per lnvlarle ad altrl
settorl dtlla fronts Italian o ad altra
frontl dl battaglla sla per prosegulr la
lenta opera dl rltggluttamento dell lines
Italians dl approcclo dell poililonl plu'
vlUII degll auitrlacl. II rapporto dl gn-
erale Cadorna. pubbllcato lert era dal
Mlnlftero dtlla Ouerra, annuncla la con-
qulsta dl Importantl poililonl auitrlache
suit falde settentrlonall del Mont Pasublo.
Kcoone II testoi
prtparailone dl artlgllerla, le noitre
truppe hanno prtso d'assslto trln-
ctramtntl nemlcl nel settora dl Kasma-
gnon dl Belts Crocl, facendo prlglo-
nltrl ITS kalstrpaegers, tra cul sel urn-
clall. a prendndo al ntmlco una mltra-
gllatrlce.
Netla vail del Travlgnolo, dopo una
aslone dlmostratlva sulla Clma Ilocche,
II nemlco attacco' In forse le nostra po
sition! sulla seconds sommlta' dI Col
Drleon. Gil austriaci furono retplntl
con gravl perdlts e furono Insegultl dal
tlrl efflcarl delta nostre batterle,
IO nostre truppe resplnsero anche un
atlacco neto ewrtro ."
xlonl avartat wl Monte 8lef, nena
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