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2,500 German Bodies
in the Canal Sunday
Morning After a
Night Battle
WAS HELL FROM
DARK TO DAWN
Face to Face Men Wrestled and Died
by Drowning Each Other in Ca
nal's Waters, Bays London "Daily
Mail" Correspondent
London. Oct. 27, 3.53 A. M.—The
correspondent of the ''Daily Mail" in
Northern France, telegraphing under
date of Sunday night regarding the
lighting on the river Yser says:
"There were 2,500 Gorman bodies
in the Yser canal this morning after
the fighting in the night. Many of
them were drowned and others were
bayonctted. The very water itself was
bloody while Dixmude's streets were
strewn thick with the dead.
"These ghoulish facts alone give
some idea of the savageuess of the
fighting desperation of the German at
tacks and the stubborness of the allies'
resistance.
Crossing of Yser a Sacrifice
"The night was a hell from dark to
dawn. At almost every point of the
line man was opposed by man, some
times at a few hundred yards distance
but more often in close grips. Face to
face men even wrestled and died by
drowning each other in the canal's wa
ters. The Germans had had orders to
get through that night, cost what it
might.
"An officer of theirs, who was cap
tured, said that the delay of more than
a week in crossing* this waterway, had
incensed the autocratic military mind
in Germany. It must be crossed to
night if it costs thousands of men.
That in effect was the order given and
the German soldiers all credit to them,
did their best.
5,000 Perish in Fight
"Probably five thousand gave their
lives last night. They could not give
more yet they failed but not because
the Germans did not literally obey their
orders. They crossed the waterway all
right as they were bid but once through
they could not make good. They were
mowed down with rifles and shot, torn
into fragments by shells and bavonet
ted back yard by yard over their own
dead into the waters of the canal. Into
the very gray of the morning this
bloody work went on so fiercely that
there was hardly a trench or bridge
guard in the whole line that did not
imagine that he'had been singled out
for special attack.
Frantic Scenes in the Water
"It is believed that some five thou
sand Germans crossed the river Yser,
but hardly one of them got back. Those
to the north and northeast of Dix
mude, probably two thousand, were
met by a fine rally of Belgian infantry
and of the cavalry who had tethered
their horses and were driven by main
force, at the bayonet's point, to the
river canal and into it. There must
have been frantic scenes and the bod
ies seen in the water on the next day
gave grim testimony of this.
"About three thousand German in
fantrymen got in Dixmude. They held
it for a time but with shell fire and
rifle fire the place was riddled through
and through. The Germans dashed out
of the crumbling houses only to be
wiped out by a sirocco of shrapnel and
shot in the streets.
Dixmude Resembles a Cemetery
"When Sunday morning broke the
dead and wounded were everywhere.
Dixmude was a cemetery, but in the
woods not far away the Germans still
lingered. They held a position under
a desperate fire and eventually were re
inforced. The allies could not oust them
and the Germans are still across the '■
Yser.
'•Their presence may not be perma
nent and they may suffer the same fate
as has overcome huedreds of their fel
lows during the week, who got over
enly to meet their death, but the Bel-,
gian and French lines, for the time be !
ing at least, have been drawn back
about this point."
THINK ALLIES WILL SOON
OCCUPY CITY OF QSTEND
London, Ot. 27. 3.17 A. M. —Tele-
graphing from Flushing under date of
Sunday the "Daily Mail" correspond
ent says:
''The General opinion is that tht
allies will soon be in Ostend again.
*>atand, like Bruges and Ghent, is over
flowing with wounded and Antwerp it
self is now tilling up. This unceasing!
How of wounded men is calculated to de- i
stroy the morale of the German troops)
in Ostend.
"Reports from all sides tell of ter
rible carnage around about Roulers
where the dead are lying in heaps. On
th>' sea front there the naval shells
worked havoc. Carts come anil go the \
day long with wounded.. Large farm'
wagons with their sloping sides are
packed with masses of wounded and
(lying men.''
REPORT COUNTRY VILLAGES
ARE BEING DEVASTED
London, Oct. 27, 2.40 A. "M.—An
Amsterdam dispatch to Reuter's Tele
gram Company says:
" Prom Sluis comes a report that the
country villages around Roulers are be
iug devastated by the Germans, partly
for strategical reasons. Both in t'he
towns and outside of them many of the
inhabitants have lost their lives through
their own imprudence. It is estimated
thnt a t'honsand inhabitants were killed
and that 250 houses have been burned
down.
" Routers is as quiet as a graveyard
and only a few German soldiers are seen
in the streets. The villages nf Moor
slide, Koclkappelle. Westroosa'beke and
iJtaden arc heaps of ruins.'
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GERMANS GAN HOLD LINE
IN THE AISNE VALLEY ALL
WINTER, IF THEY OESIREi
London, Oct. 27, 3 A. ,M.—The cor- j
respondent of the "Morning Post,"l
writing from a point near Rheims un
der date of Saturday and discussing the
situation in the eastern part of the
Aisne valley, says:
"It is possible t'hat tho Germans in-,
tend to hold this line all winter and if
they fortify their positions it is quite
possible that they call do so. It is eer- j
tain that tliey can make no further
move forward into French territory.
"Around Rheims there is now only!
one point where t'he Germans have \
heavy artillery and this consists of only j
one big gun and twenty pieces of small- J
er field artillery. These are all Aus-'
trian. This artillery is located near j
'Berru, some distance from the city,
which, however, is well within the range j
of the big gun. This gun is a rapidly
moving piece, pulled bv a motor tractor
anil contents itself with a shot or two
daily.
"The German infantry lines, how-'
ever, are much further advanced. The,
German trenchers at Bethufie run iu aj
long unbroken line around to the right !
toy Cernay. At no point are the French I
trenches more than a few hundred yards j
away.
"The Germans have lost no ground
sinee they captured their R'heims posi-1
tion. The griroiid between trenches is
thickly covered with 'barbed wire en-!
tanglements.
" In the meantime the artillery duel I
along the eastern part of the Aisne va'l- j
ley is being continued wit'h great vio- J
lence. Although the allies seem to hold '
the advantage, the battle here is far \
from ended and the strong fortified po- j
sitions held 'by the Germans will call |
for exceptional measures.''
GERMANS RETREAT FROM
WARSAW BORING NIGHT
London, Oct. 27, 4.05 A. M.—ln a'
dispatch from 'Petrograd the eorre- '
spondent of Reuters Telegram Company I
gives some of the details of the retreat j
from (Warsaw. He savs:
"The Germans retreated from War-j
saw at night, covering over thirty'
miles on their first march. They left
artillery to mask their retreat. The
Russians caught up two days later.
"The capture of Lowiez virtually en- j
sured possession of the country for \
eighty miles to the westward of War- j
saw.
"Along the whole western front the i
Russian medical aid worked like clock- :
work. Trains, motors, vans and car
riages were plentiful everywhere. A
big lunatic asylum at Tvorok, in the j
zone of fighting near Warsaw, had to j
be evacuated. A detachment of troops j
was sent with orders not to use vio- |
lence. The doctors contrived a long j
rope of tied towels, telling the inmates j
if they let go of it they would be I
snot by the Germans. All were there-'
by taken to the railway. A few recal- j
eitrant women scratched, bit and I
kicked the warders."
I
RAILWAY TRACKS CONGESTED I
WITH CORPSES OF AUSTRIAN'S)
London. Oct 27, 4.18 A. M. —A Pe- [
tiograd dispatch to Reuter's Telegram'
Company says:
"The 'Army Messenger,' in summing i
up the operations on the Russian front, j
says that the German forces in the re
gion of Elawu and Vitzlavsk, dis
quieted by the mtuation on the front
at Thorn and Cracow, have retreated in
the direction of East Prussia, where
the population has been ordered to re
tire into the interior.
"On the Galician front the entire
Strv valley southward from the
river and the railway tracks from tho
Strv to Drohobycz are congested with
Austrian corpses. Between last Thurs
day and Saturday and during the pur
suit of the enemy the Russians cap
tured 17 officers, 4,000 men, 11 ma
chine guns, 22 guns, 23 caissons aud
masses of other war material.''
German Casualties lO.lMM) Daily
Rome. O. t. 26, 1.35 P. M.—Accord
ing to official reports received 'h»re the
German casualties daily average 10,
OHO men in killed and wounded. All of
those slightly or not gravely wounded
on average of from 70 to 80 per cent.,
return to the ranks after a relatively
short time.
ITARIHSBURG STAR-INI)EPEXPEXT. TUESDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 27. 1914.
MOST POWERFUL ZEPPELIN
VET MADE US LAUNCHED
London, Oct. 27, 4 A. M.—A dis
patch from Geneva, Switzerland, to the i
"Express" gives this account of the
launching ot' a new Zeppelin:
"The most powerful Zeppelin yet;
made has just been launched at Fried- (
richaveu on Lake Constance. Without j
preliminary trials it flew away nortli-1
wards at great speed, cheered by the!
soldiers who shouted 'To London!';
Count Zeppelin was present at the I
launching.
"The airship' has a special armored
compartment for bombs near her pro
pollers and her gun is mounted in front
to destroy aeroplanes. A second air
ship of a similar type will be ready by
the end of October."
GERMANS SENDING MASSES
OF TROOPS TO THE WESTW ARD
London, Oct, 27. 1.4 5 A. M-—The'
Germans continue to send large masses]
of troops to the westward and the j
southwestward, according to a dispatch
from Ternenseu, Holland, published a
t'he Amsterdam "Courant" to-day. A
message to this effect has been sent to |
Loudon by the Amsterdam Oorreapond
cut of Reuter's Telegram Company.
The Terneusen message says further
that the allies who approached Thielt
Saturday were repulsed by fresh Ger
man troops. Sunday 10,000 Austrian* j
arrived at Ghent, where oulv a few Ger
mans remain.
Kaiser to Head United Armies
London, Oct. 27, 4.41 A. M.—The'
Copenhagen correspondent o? the
"Times" learns from Berlin that tin
der the new military agreement be
tween Germany and Austria, Emperor'
William undertakes the leadership of
the United armies. According to the
latest accounts received in Copenhagen
the German Emperor is in good health
and spirits.
DESTRUCTION WROUGHT BY GERMAN SHELLS AND GRA VE OF HEROES
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TERRIBLE ARTILLERY FIRE I
AT BRITISH IN TRENCHES
i
London, Oct. 27, 4.50 A. M. —Tele-
graphing about the fighting in Belgium
the correspondent of the "Times" in
Northern France says:
"The enemy's most furious attack
, along the line of the Vser was at
Vpres, where a quarter of a million I
Germans for five days were held back ,
by the British force.
"The artillery five against the Brit
ishers in the trenches was •terrible, |
churning up the earth and often bury-j
iug the men by dozens. Repeatedly the
enemy's infantry advanced to within
a few hundred yards but every time j
our men leaped from the trenches and ■
went at them with the bayonets. The I
Germans have no relish for a bayonet j
charge and they (led, firing their ritles
over their shoulders as they ran.
"Many hundreds were captured and I
thousands were killed and wounded.|
fStill their shrapnel rained into the 1
British trenches and fresh infantry
took the places of the Germans who |
had been decimated.
"The situation grew more and more
critical and it seemed that the British |
were likely to be borne down by sheer
weight of numbers. Still they lield on.
Friday came at last ami with it need
ed reinforcements. The position was
saved and the Germans fell back 15
miles.''
Demand Big Ransom From Prince
London. Oct. 27, 5.30 A. M. —A dis
patch from Paris to the Exchange Tele
graph Company says that the Germans
have seized the Prince of Monaco's
chatealu De Marchais near Rheims and .
declare that they will blow it up un
less the prince immediately pays a ran
some of half a million dollars. The
prince has addressed an appeal in the
case to the neutral countries.
To Fix Maximum Grain Price
Berlin. Via London. Oct. 27, 1 A. M. j,
—The "Tngeblatt" announces that the
Federal Council on Wednesday will es
tablish a maximum price for grain.
SWINDLER'S CAREER ENDS
Dr. Richard C. Flower, Who Blade Mil
lions, Old and Penniless
New York, Oct. 27.—Dr. Richard
. C. Flower, promoter of mining enter
prises, who evaded arrest from 1903
until ue was caught in Toronto last
: Wednesday, pleaded guilty in the Su
pre.'ne Court yesterday to two indict
ments charging him with grand larceny.
He was remanded until October 29 for
: sentence.
Broken in health, old and penniless,
, the man who is said to have made mil
lions through mining swindles declared
he di«l not care to fig'ht conviction any
j longer. When Justice Davis told him
! to consider his action carefully, he re
! plied:
"1 have considered. I have spent all
I the money I made in trying to get out
i of being obliged to do what I now do
| voluntarily.''
Dr. Flower was indicted by a Grand
.Turv in New York in 1903. when he
was charged with the larceny of various
sums from women whom he induced to
invest in his mining enterprises. He lor
' feited his'bail, and after that he is said
to have wandered about .North ami
South America until arrested at Torouto
by a Ncv. York detective.
Buys Essex Woolen Mills
a The stoic of the Essex Woolen Mills
Company, 14 North Third street, lias
been purchased by E. Rcniinger, who
will conduct it under the name of Es
sex Woolen Mills. Mr. Remingcr has
been manager of the store for about a
; year and was previously connected with
the clothing departments of several
large firms in this city and York. He
understands the business thoroughly and
is well qualified by experience and abil
ity to give the public the best of serv
i ice. He has* recently restocked the
: store with the newest fabrics for fall
i and winter wear.
HOW TO FIGHT PELLAGRA
Oue-Sided Diet Will Prevent and Eradx- j
cate Dread Disease, Says Federal i
Health Commission
Washington. Oct. 27. — That the sub-j
■ stitution of a mixed, well-balanced
, I varied diet l'or the restricted, one-sided
*I . I
idiot will prevent and eradicate the
I dread disease of pellagra is the conclu
sion of the Federal Public Health Serv-
I ice Commission which has been investi
' gating the pellagra problem in the
| South. In a report yesterday the Com
• mission, which is headed by Dr. Joseph
II Goldberger, announces tnat as a result
.'of its investigations it has reached the
, | conclusion that pellagra is not a com
. | municable disease but is dependent upon
j some yet undetermined fault in a diet
I: in which the animal or leguminous pro
l tein component is disproportionately
i small and the non-leguminous vegetable
I component disproportionately large and
I that it does not develop in those who
> j consume a good, rich, mixed and well
s | balanced and varied diet. Those at'
> I Dieted witn the di/case should be fed
an abundance «>i' fresh milk, eggs, fresh
I j lean meat, beans and peas.
II "We are not to be understood as say
' ing that nil caseifc.iwll, or can, iu- this \
or any other nnff Im» saved." say{» the
Commission. "We fear that there will
Always be patients who even iu theiri
< first attacks aie, and will be beyond
* hope of recovery."
>j The Commission recommends that the
people of the South, particularly the
< poor, be urged to include in their daily
i diet articles o f food containing the
i 1 leguminous proteins especially during
1 the late fall, winter and early spriug
5: months.
I The evidence is daily becoming i
stronger that the eventual eradication
* of pellagra from our South will depend
;; largely upon the successful iutrodue-
I j tion of our common dried leguminous
| into the winter dietary.
C. V.NEWS
KILLING PARK 50UIRRELS
j Exterminating Protected Game Which
Wanders About in Search
of Water
'' Gettysburg, Oct. 27.—The killing of
, a large number of squirrels t>hat wan
dered from government ground lias oc
, | easioned a great deal of annoyance to
[ those in charge of the National I'ark
and efforts are being made to prevent
J the 'continued slaughter which is mudo
' possible by tlio animals leaving tlio
■ property of t)he I'ark Commission in
| search of water.
The long continued drought took from
; Hie squirrels sonic of their watering
! (daces 011 the 'battlefield and they wero
i forced to look elsewhere for their sup
| ply. In Dheir search fchey found small
| ponds nearby and daily went there to
| drink. Unfortunately, this was discov
ered and. when tlie squirrel season open
ed, residents went there and sin dy
l i waited with gun in hand until the littln
j gray creatures appeared. Then thev
! blazed away and in a short time hail
'l tlio six allowed <I)V the law anil left to
| j return the next day.
i'i NEVILLE MINISTER DIES
. The Rev. J. J. Kerr Succumbs After
■ I Illness of Several Weeks
Carlisle. Oct. 27,—After an illness
M of several weeks tlie Rev. J. J. Kerr,
; former pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran
I church. Xewville, Civil war veteran au i
, j one of the foremost church men and
11 most honored citizens of the county,
I i died at 8.30 o'clock at his home in
j Xewville Monday morning. Had ho
I lived until January lie would have been
1 ! 7 9 years old.
The Rev. Mr. Kerr was a minister of
the gospel for fifty years, twenty years
of which was spent as pastor'of the
! Xewville church in which capacity he
i endeared himself to hundreds of per
j sons, not only in that town but in the
j county at large. He was a familiar fig
j ure at CJrand Army reunions.
In July of this year, the Kev. Mr.
j Kerr was forced by the infirmities of
j age to give irp his ;ositiou as pastor uf
the Xewville church.
Had. Eye Eeraoved
Waynet'iioio. Oct. 27.—The left eye
iof B, Wiles, Clayton avenue, was
j removed Sunday morning by Drs. A.
| Ban- Snively and I). M. Shoemaker.
Several weeks ago while Mr. Wiles,
; who is employed in the li. B. shops,
was iiourinjj molten iron into a defect
ive road roller wheel, the metal explod
ed ami a portion of it struck Mr. Wiles
in llie eye.
One fragment, half as largo as a cof
fee grain, was buried in the ball anil
caused the loss of sight in that mem -
ber. To prevent a sympathetic action
upon the right eye, the left eye was re
moved.
"DOPEY BENNY" GETS GRACE
| East Side Gangster Trades Information
for Light Sentence
New York. Oct. 27.—Benjamin Fein,
j known professionally and to newspaper
j readers an "Dopey Benny," the Kast
! Side gangster, pleaded guilty in Part
II of General Sessions yesterday to at
! tcinptcd extortion. At the same time
it became known that he has been giv
ing to Assistart District Attorney Du
Vivicr information about old gang
crimes and the habits of gangsters,
which will lead to wholesale arrests au I
convictions. In return for this he wa<*
j allowed to plead guilty as a first of
i fender, which reduces the maximum
penalty in his case from twenty years
to seven years.
Suicide After a Bad Bargain
Doylestown, Pa., Oct. 27.—Melan
choly for some time, William Sliupe, a
well-known resident of Ottsville, aj;cd
65 years, hanged himself yesterday
morning. Sliupe's mind, it is alleged,
was turue<l through the sale of iiis fine
property at Ottsville anil its repur
; chase at a considerable advance.
A Record-breaking Hen's Egg
! Marietta, Oct. 27. J. A. Buchanan
! yesterday found an egg laid by a black
Minorca hen that was eight inches in
j circumference one way, and six and a
1 half inches the other way. It had a
double yolk and was perfect inside. Mr.
. Buchanan also had the pleasure of tale-
I ing strawberries from several vines in
• his garden yesterday.