THE FULTON OOUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURG. Pa.
GERMAN
ALLIES
CZAR
DESPERATE
DEFENCE
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Fighting Between North Sea and La Bassee Most Violent
of War with Battle Still Undecided, but with
Franco-British Armies, on the Whole,
Maintaining Their Positions
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RUSSIANS PUSH SUCCESSES
Pal-in. The Germans have under
taken a general offensive movement
along the line extending from the
mouth of the River Yser, on the
North Sea, to the Mver Meuiie, and
while they have compelled the Allies
to give ground In some places they
themselves have lost position In
others. This, In a few words, Is what
Is gathered from ofllclnl reports corn
Inn from both the French and the
(iermun headquarters.
Marshalling his forces for. a su
preme effort Cen. von Kluck drove so
hard at the center of the Allies' left In
l,a Bassee section between Armen
tieres and Arras that the line was
bent and the German Invaders gained
possession of several more kilometers
of French territory. They did not suc
ceed In cutting a way through, how
ever, and the Allies' losses In La Bas
fee were partly compensated for by
an advance of severul miles to the
east of Armentleres and Lille over the
Belgian border.
Along the River Yser and on the
coast of the North Sea, the British
and Belgians, w ith the help of French
and English warships not only held
their own, but even succeeded In forc
ing the Hermans back a short way
toward Ostend.
In the Meuse section, there was con
siderable action, with both Hermans
and French claiming advantages
around Verdun and Toul.
There was a revival of activity along
the Alsne. the Allies reporting the
silencing of several German batteries.
A story current In Berlin says that
the German attack on Belfort is suc
ceeding and that the southern forts
have surrendered.
It Is reported that the French forces
have taken Altkirrh, In Haute Alsace,
at the point of the bayonet.
Along the East Prussian front, the
Russians' attacks near West Augus
towo have been repulsed and they
lost several machine guns, according
to the German report.
. In Galicla the usual stories of vic
tories are being sent out by both
Austrlans and Russians. The fighting
around Przemysl and on the San con
tinues. The general bonibnrdment of Tslng
tau has begun. The Germans are re
plying In a determined manner.
Flames and smoke shooting up from
the town Indicate that the high angle
fire of the Japanese guns Is effective.
There Is nothing In the official re
ports to cause apprehension, although
It Is apparent that the new effort by
the Germnns to hew through the Al
lied line wherever a weak section can
be found In Belgium or In northern
France has gained momentum In the
last six days. The German General
Staff has drained Belgium of garri
son troops and has hurried new corps
of young recruits and middle aged
resrvists from home depots.
Tt Is reported that the German com
manders are again adopting the policy
of trying to hack through the Allied
lines at whatever cost. The German
losses In Belgium In the past week
are estimated at 10,000 killed and
wounded. All reports, Including that
of Gen. .loffre, point to a further su
preme effort to take the road to Paris.
In the official statement given out
In Berlin, the Germans claimed to
have gained successes on the Yser
WOMEN SPIES SHOT
DAILY BY FRENCH
LONDON. A correspondent
of the Standard, writing from
the French Department of Pas
de Calais, says:
"No lists or figures are official
ly disclosed, but the shooting of
batches of spies takes place
daily in this and other towns of
the district, and for the last
three days there have been near
ly as many women shot as men.
The most hardened veteran
shrinks from shooting women,
but according to the laws of war
it must be done.
"They are lined up with the
men often young girls or wom
en of refinement at the height of
their charm and beauty. They
meet death as bravely as any
man."
HAS 1,000,000 FRESH TROOPS.
Number Germany Is Said to Have
Sent East and West Recently. -
London. A dispatch to the Ex
changeTelcgraph Company from I'etro
trad .says It is semiofficially stated
that the ntfmber of Germun troops
sent to the Eastern and Western
theatres of the war since September
Is $1,000,000.
The dispatch also states that the
export of any stores from Germany Is
prohibited and that this may serious
ly affect Switzerland.
ATTACK GAINS GROUND
ALSO REPORT SUCCESSES
REPELS KAISER'S ADVANCE
I
EFFORTS T& BREAK
OF CHANNEL SEA PORTS
IN NORTHERN POLAND
canal and that their troops have ad
vanced to the south of Dixmude. Ger
man attacks to the west of Lille were
successful and the troops have taken
possession of several villages. In the
eastern theatre of war Russian at
tacks west of Augustowa have been
repulsed.
Berlin, (via London). The latest
German official communication issued
from Chief Headquarters says:
"On the Yser Canal heavy fighting
Is still In progress. The enemy was
re-enrorccd by artillery fire from the
Bea at a point to the northwest of
Nleuport, but In the engagement a
British torpedo boat was put out of
action by our artillery.
"Fighting continues to the west of
Lille, and here also our troops have
assumed the offensive and have re
pulsed the enemy at several points.
The English have lost several machine
guns.
"No decision has yet been reached
In the eastern theatre of war."
The German central armies are mak
ing a determined effort to reduce Ver
dun. They have mounted heavy bat
teries with which some of the outer
fortifications already have been de
stroyed. KAISER'S ARMY REINFORCED.
London. Evidently reinforced from
the Interior of Germany and by a
naval brigade of 10,000 men, the Kais
er's armies on the 350-mile front from
the North Sea to the Vosges, were
rushed forward again In desperate at
tempts to cut through the Allies' line
at some weak point and resume the
Interrupted march on Paris. But the
line did not break.
The heaviest fighting was In a strip
of territory 100 miles long and from
10 to 20 miles wide, stretching from
Nleuport, Belgium, south to the banks
of the Oise, near Noyon.
The Germans are showing tremend
ous energy, but the Allies have been
able to repulse all attacks In the
wCst and centre, while gaining ground
In the east.
In the region of La Bassee, near
Lille, General von Kluck's right was
at grips with the English and French
and a German report declared 2,000
English were captured.
General Von Trip and his staff were
killed by the fire of the British naval
guns at Lefflngbe, near Mlddelkerke.
The German General and his staff
were In a group when the shell which
killed them fell In their midst.
The fightnlg near Nleuport, Belgi
um, Is of an extraordinarily fierce
character. The casualties on both
sides are terribly heavy, especially
so on the German side. The Ger
mans have aged men of the Landsturm
opposing the Belgian and French
armies reinforced by the British naval
artillery.
Although GenernI von Kluck now
has on his Belgian front the advantage
of a practically complete system of
railway communication, there Is no
sign, after the hard fighting of the
last few days, of any breach In the
Allies' line, the powerful arrange
ment of which will be evident to any
one who follows cloBely the official
bulletins.
All the German efforts to advance
have been repulsed, and they have
been compelled to retire. Shells con
tinually fall on their batteries, caus
ing great destruction. The battlefield
Is covered with their dead, but fresh
troops are continually sent forward.
In the shell-ploughed zone the Ger
man cavalry Is practically useless,
men and horses being mowed down
In heaps. Once fifty Uhlans attempt
ed to advance and only one returned.
Hurricanes of Bliells are recognized
as a prelude to fierce onslaughts by
masses of German troops, who are
pushed forward, despite tremendous
losses, till they reach the trenches
of the Allies.
Thpse desperate tactics are being
pursued all along the line, but every
where the advance has been with the
Allies, who are defending prepared
positions and are being succored from
the sea.
The enemy find It Impossible to
utilize their heavy artillery owing to
the softness of the ground, but if
the Germans are forced to retreat
the Allies will muke Important cap
tures of howitzers.
MAY LIGHTEN CENSORSHIP.
French Papers Hopeful of Ameliora
tion of Restrictions.
Paris. There Is a possibility -that
the extreme measures taken as re
gards the press and the conservation
of Becrecy will be ameliorated.
The Minister of the Interior, M.
Malvy, reeclved a delegation of repre
sentatives of the Paris newspapers
and examined them upon the question
of censorship methods In the event
that greater freedom consistent with
military prudence be granted.
Russians Pursue
German Armies
Kaiier't Battle Line Continues to
Break and Retreat May Become
General Losses Put at 200,000.
Fetrograd. A despatch describing
the battle of the Vistula says that the
fighting was confined to the German
left wing and that 000,000 Germans
were engaged against 1,000,000 Rus
sians. The Russians drove ten caval
ry divisions from Novoe Georglevesk
to points west of the Bzuora, The
Germans were completely outflanked,
the Russian cavalry appearing In
their rear and producing a panic. The,
order was given for a general retreat
on Lowlcs and Skiernevicz. The re
treat soon became a flight and the
Russians, pursuing the fleeing army,
inflicted upon It severe losses.
The reports reaching military head
quarters from the front say that the
total losses of the Germans, killed,
wounded and prisoners, In their op
erations in Poland to date, number
200,000.
Drive Germans Back
40 Miles from Warsaw
Londou. It is admitted In Vienna
that the German and Austrian armies
In Poland have been unable to resume
their advance. Despatches received
In Rome from the Austrian capital say
that the battle now raging Is of tre
mendous Importance. Repeated at
tempts to storm the fortified line held
by he Russians have failed. The Rus
sian positions seem to be Impregnable.
From Petrograd it Is reported that
the Russians have driven the Germans
forty miles west of Warsaw and that
the Czar's army now holds Sklernle
wlcz, southwest of Warsaw. The
town is an Important railroad centre,
communicating with Thorn, BreBlau
and Koenlgshutte. The German line
now rests on the River Zoura, an afflu
ent of the Vistula. The German col
umns which threatened Warsaw have
all been halted at varying distances
from the Polish capital.
All the news points to a German
plan of a defensive campaign. Elab
orate intrenchments similar to the de
fences In northern France have been
constructed. The Germans have com
pelled the inhabitants to dig trenches.
70,000 Prisoners,
300 Guns Taken
by Allied Army
Thirty-one Flags Also Reported
Captured in Operations Between
Chalons and Longwy.
Amsterdam. The Nleuws Van den
Dag states:
"The Allies have taken 70,000 Ger
man prisoners in the fights between
Chalons and Longwy. In addition
they took 300 guns and thirty-one
flags."
Chalons is thirty miles southwest
of Rhelms and Longwy Ilea one hun
dred miloB to the east on the Luxem
burg frontier. The captures referred
to in the dispatches probably cover
those made in the series of engage
ments waged around Verdun.
FINAL WAR
BULLETINS
The French War Office admits that
the extreme right wing of the Ger
man Army has been heavily rein
forced, and has advanced at several
points along the line.
The Russians report that their army
is pursuing the retreating Germans
. in Russian Poland.
A news dispatch from Copenhagen
states that the shipyards at Kiel are
constructing a fleet of thirty armored
lighters which may be used in trans
porting a German land force to the
shores of England.
An official announcement In Berlin
said that Germany has an ample
supply of food. There Is no necessi
ty, it was declared, for calling out
the Landwehr and volunteers.
The German attack in the battle for
the French Channel ports Is being
prosecuted with desperate valor and
energy.
The Prussian Diet voted $375,000,000
more for war, and Vice Chancellor
Delbruck announced that Germans
would not lay down their arms until
they had gained a victory that
meant lasting peace.
The best army sent by Germany
against Russia has been broken and
la In full retreat, Petrograd said.
rhe Germans told of victory In Su
walki and the Austrlans reported
success in Galicia.
According to the British official report
the Belgian troops 1 eld the Germans
In check four days on a front nearly
twenty miles long.
REFUGEES AT LA ROCHELLE
Thousands of Belgians Find Refuge
In French Town.
Paris. Despatches from I-a Ro
chelle say that thousands of Belgian
refugees are arriving 'there.
The residents of La Rochelle are
receiving the refugees with the great
est kindness, supplying them with
warm meals and lodgings pending
their distribution over the Interior In
accordance with the Government's
plan. Railways aro carrying rofugees
to their destination without charge.
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PRUSSIANS VOTE ;
HUGE WAR FUND E
Diet Hears Greetings from the
Kaiser and Grants Credit i
of $375,000,000. :
: BERLIN, (via Amsterdam to :
: London). The Prussian Diet I
: met and passed war bills, in- S
: eluding one granting ! credit of S
: 1,600,000,000 marks, ($375,000,- :
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: The House and the galleries :
: were filled to overflowing. Many :
: of the Deputies, some of them
: wounded, attended the session :
: dressed in i their military unl- :
forms. ;
Clemens Delbruck, Vice Chan- :
: cellor, submitted the war bills. ;
Herr Delbruck said "Germany
had been forced Into the war by
the hatred and envy of her S
neighbors. Unprecedented claims
are being made on us, and the
: most gigantic sacrifices are de-
; manded, but everybody knows
that we possess the resources
: which will enable us to hold out
until peace Is attained."
He then read message of
: greeting from the Kaiser, "who
; is amid his victorious troops."
,iiiiiiiiiniiinMinim'H"'"""Mmni;
Six British Ships Prey cf
German Cruiser Emden
Four Steamers and Dredger Sunk,
Sixth Craft Seized, Off English
India $10,000,000 Damage
to British Commerce.
London. The Admiralty lias re
ceived a report from Colombo, Ceylon,
that the German cruiser Emden bas
sunk four British steamships, cap
tured a fifth, and sunk a dredger at
a point about ISO miles southwest of
Cochin, British India.
The steamships sunk were the Chll
kana, Troilus, Benmohr and Clan
Grant, the Exford was captured and
the dredger Tonrable, bound for
Tasmania, was sunk.
It Is estimated that the damage
done by the German cruiser Emden
In sinking British merchantmen Is at
least 2,000,000 ($10,000,000) apart
from the loss of trade.
Emden so far bas captured or sunk
21 British vessels.
The Emden Is a small protected
cruiser, six year old. She was com
pleted In May, 1908. Her displace
ment Is 3,650 tons, her length 386.6
feet and her two seta of triple expan
sion engines will drive her at a rate
of 24.5 knot when she Is clean. She
has a lightly armored deck and car
ries ten 4.1 Inch guns, two machine
guns and two 18 inch submerged tor
pedo tubes. Her complement Is 361
men.
"Where Is the French
Army of 4,000,000?"
London Times Military Expert An
swers Questions They Were
Not Equipped.
London Many ask why France, with
4,000,000 trained men and the sup
port of England and Belgium, has not
been able to turn a million and a half
Germans out of France, writes the
military expert of the London Times.
The answer probably is that though
France had all the trained men she
claimed In her army, neither France
nor England ever seriously contem
plated It would be necessary to place
such vast forces In the field.
Just as we in England find our
selves short of many things we need
for the large number of men now
necessary, so does France. Even Ger
many's venerable landsturm Is now
coming Into the field with old arms
and uniforms and they are unexpect
edly figuring at the front.
In time all the weight of France
will be brought to bear, but for the
moment our ally has just as many
men In reserve as we have here, not
fully equipped.
FIGHTING OF DESPERATE CHAR
ACTER. London. Fighting o! the most des
perate character is in progress in
northwestern France. The Belgian
army, supported by the Allies, Is hold
ing on stubbornly to the line of the
River Yser, despite determined Ger
man attacks, and has thus far suc
ceeded In bringing to a halt the ad'
vance of the Invaders along the coast,
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g AIRCRAFT POLICY ON
WESTMINSTER ABBEY
LONDON. Westminster Ab
bey has been insured for $750,
000 against damage from air
craft attacks.
PRIVATE AID FOR BELGIUM.
American Consuls Act as Individual,
Says the President.
Washington. President Wilson
pointed out that the movement to sup
ply food and assistance to Belgian
sufferers was entirely a private move'
ment, and that the United States Gov-
ernment had no direct connection with
It.
An Inquiry had been addressed to
the Government, the President said,
asking whether Consuls could assist
In distributing supplies.
BELGIANS YIELD
YSER
CANAL
Driven Back From Waterway
By Germans After Stubborn
' Resistance.
Hard Fighting at Lille Paris
Reports German Attacks
There Repulsed.
The Belgian Army, which has been
stubbornly defending its position on
the Yser Canal for a number of days,
has at last been forced to give way
and the Germans have crossed the
Yser between Nleuport and Dixmude
An official announcement from Ber
lin says that the crossing of the Yset
was effected Suturday, and that north
of Ypres the Germans have advanced
at several points in spite of the fact
that the Allies have been reinforced in
that neighborhood.
The French War Office, in an an
nouncement which reports the Ger
man advance in Belgium, says that at
tacks by the Germans south of Llllo,
in France, have been repulsed, and
that the Allies have made small ad
vances northwest of Soissons and Ic
the region of Craonn.
A wireless dispatch from Berlin Bays
that, "according to ofllclnl accounts,
the twelfth week of the war was signal
ized by the final checking of the en
veloping campaign which the Allies for
a month have directed against the Ger
mans' right flank. The Germans, it is
declared, have begun to slowly, but
definitely, push southward."
From Oostburg, Netherlands, It is re
ported that heavy tiring hoard in the
direction of Ostend is continually in
creasing, and that German troops have
been moved from Bruges to Ostend.
retrograd reports that desperate
fighting continues along the River San
and south of Pr.eniysl. Successes in
engagements with Germans and Aus
trlans at various point are claimed.
Berlin reports receipt of word from
Vienna that a battle continues before
Przemysl, where the front has assumed
the form of a crescent, with the Aus
trlans vigorously attacking the north
and south horns.
350,000 HELD BY GERMANS.
Dr. Spring Also Says Prisoners Are
Well Treated.
Now York. Records of the German
War Office, according to Dr. William A.
Spring, formerly of Boston, on Sep
tember 15 showed a detailed list of
350,000 prisoners taken by the German
troops and detained in military camps.
Dr. Spring, who hns been a dentist,
practicing for 25 years in Germany nnd
Holland, arrived here with his family
on the steamer Red Cross.
"At Berlin I have a personal friend
who is an officer of the German Army
In charge of the Bureau of Records,"
Dr. Spring said: "This friend showed
me bis record made out in card Index
form, showing the names, address.
nature of the wound and condition ot
English, French and Russian prison
ers. The record he showed me was
added up; it totalled 350,000 names.
KAISER'S HEADQUARTERS.
1,500 Men Attend Him While He Is In
the Field.
London. It is semi-officially an
nounced in Tetrograd, telegraphs the
correspondent of the Exchange Tele'
graph Company, that Emperor Wil
liam's headquarters, which are now in
France, are so extensive as to resemble
a thlckly-populnted village. The per
Honnel amounts to about 1,500 men, In
addition to convoy and ninny servants.
The Emperor's suite consists of Gen
erals rioessen, Gontard, Helms and
Marchand; Colonel Mutlus; Lleutcn
ant Colonel Hautne; Major Caprlstl
Major Illrschfeld and Major Count von
Moltke. There are also large suites at
tached to the Prince of Schoenberg
and Lieutenant Colonel the Frince ot
riess.
A GERMAN DENIAL.
Statement Attributed To the Kaiser Is
Repudiated.
London. The Amsterdam corre
spondent of Reuter's Telegram Com
pany forwards an official telegram
from Berlin denouncing as "entirely
fictitious" the statements which it as'
Berts have been repeated constantly In
the English press that Emperor Wil
Ham at Alx-la-Chapelle, on August 19,
Issued an order in which he character
ized the British expeditionary force as
"the contemptible British Army." The
telegram declares that the Emperor
has not been at Alx-la-Chapelle since
the beginning of the war and never
Issued such an order as was reported
TO MOVE BACK TO PARIS.
French Government Employes Notl
fied Of Return To Capital.
Tarls. The news from Bordeaux
indicates that Parliament is not to be
called to meet there, but In Tarls. The
employes of both the Chamber and the
Senate have been notified that they
may return to Tarls at the end of this
month, which is taken as a sign of
confidence in official circles and Is
making a good Impression.
DUKE OF ROXBURGHE WOUNDED
Husband Of Former Miss Goelet Hit
In Action In France.'
London. The Pall Mall Gazette
says that the Duke of Roxburghe, cap
tain of the Scots Guard, was wounded
while in service In France. His
wounds, however, are not dangerous.
The Duke of Itoxbtirghe is well known
In the United States, especially in
New York, where, In 1903, he married
Miss May GoeleL The couple have
one son, the heir to the Dukedom, who
was born September 8, 1913.
CORRESPONDENT WITH GERMAN ARMY
By Jacques Obels.
CorrenpoiidMit of the Chicago Dally
JMCW.
Antwerp, Belgium. I have Just
reached Antwerp after an absence of
20 days, 17 of which I passed as a pris
oner In the bands ot the Germans in
Brussels. I find scattered patches ot
this city either knocked down by ehells
or burned, but it Is Impossible at the
moment to estimate the damage. The
town is dead, the total Belgian popula
tion amounting only to about five hun
dred. However, refugees are return
ing slowly, the trains which are bring
ing them arriving intermittently from
HollTd. The Germans are running a
service of motor cars from Brussels to
Antwerp and I came here on one of
these cars.
8es Mallnea Bombardment
My experiences since leaving Ghent
include, besides Imprisonment, walk
ing with half a dozen other civilians
before a column ot German infantry
advancing against the Belgians in the
streets of Mallnes, while the bullets
whistled about us and while shells
from the kaiser's heavy artillery
screamed overhead and boomed
against Foit Waelhem. I was an eye
witness of the bombardment ot Ma
llnes, the details of which I will give
aB my story progresses.
On riding out from Antwerp on a
bicycle 20 days ago as the battle on
the pluln was beginning I heard the
heaviest firing in the direction of Ma
llnes. I asked a responsible Belgian
couimunder It It would be sufe for me
to go to Mallnes. "Yes," said he, "for
we shall hold the town at least until
tonight."
Runs Into German Army.
Thereupon I rode rapidly toward
Mulines, around which thundered
heavy guns. Entering the town with
the full assurance that It was held by
Belgians, I suddenly found myself face
to face with a column of German In
fnntry keeping close to one side of a
street on the other side of which
shell fire was bringing down quantities
of brick and stone. This Bhell fire pro
ceeded from the Belgian guns at Fort
Waelhem. At the other end of the
town 1 Baw the last of the regiments
of Belgian Infantry bucking stubborn
ly out of the bullet-swept streets.
Rides on His Wheel to Front
But I must return to the beginning
of my story. Every day, beginning
with September 11, I rode on my bi
cycle from Antwerp to the fighting
front, which extended in a wide semi
circle well beyond the outer ring of
forts. On the 11th, 12th and 13th the
Belgians fought a series of battles so
determined and brilliant that the Ger
mans are still talking admiringly of
them. Then they were driven within
the outer forts and the Germans be
gan immediately to prepare positions
for their great guns by leveling the
ground aiTti.. building concrote plat
forms. Saturday, September 26, the
Belgians made a desperate sortie for
the purpose of blowing up the German
Intrenchments and concrete emplace
ments. They persisted in this attempt all
day Saturday and Saturday night, but
early Sunday morning I found them in
full retreat. I reached the foremost
trenches, where the final stand was
made prior to the return within the
forts. The Belgians had fallen back
from Buggenhout and were making
their stand along the high road to Ma
llnea and Termonde. Their trenches
were hastily dug and manned and ma
chine guns were hurried Into position.
The Germans hidden In the wood
opened a heavy rifle fire and this was
so hot thut the Belgians launched a
cavalry movement to clear the wood.
Sees Marvelous Marksmanship.
When the cavulry had covered about
half the distance I witnessed a marvel
ous feat of marksmanship by the Ger
mans. Their artillery wus In position
about two and a quarter miles behind
their advance troops. The Belgian
charge having been signaled, the Ger
man artillerists fired one shell, which
dropped In the very midst of the Bel
gian horsemen, killing and wounding
many and sending the others Into
headlong flight for shelter. Afterward
the Germuns came quickly upon us
with their buyonets, charging reck
lessly through our rifle fire. So many
were there thut we were forced to flee
for our lives. )
Witnesses Artillery Duel.
The next duy, Monday, September
28, 1 went to Wlldebroek. An artlllory
duel raged along the whole length of
the line and the incessnnt scream ot
the shells deafened one and made
one's head ache.
Pushing on to Mulines, I fell Into
the hands of the Germans, as previous
ly told. They ordered me to take my
pluce with other civilians at the head
of a column of infuntry. I pointed to
the American flag about my urm with
letters In gilt, "it Is no use," said the
officer in command.
I took my place in front of the sol
diers nnd advanced at the word ot
GERMAN OFFICER POSES AS
BRITON; SAVES LIFE
Berlin. There has been given out
here a story relating bow Count
Schwerin, a German officer, who
Bpeaks English fluently, wus success
ful In obtnining Information from the
enemy which resulted in the winning
of a battle by the Germans.
While reconnoiterlng beyond the
French lines Count Schwerin was dlB
covered by a French officer. He told
PRINCESS MARY PLANS
SOLDIERS' CHRISTMAS
London. PrlnceBS Mary has Issued
an appeal in which she says:
"I want you all to help me send a
Christmas present from the whole na
tion to every sailor afloat and every
soldier at the front. On Christmas
eve when, like the shepherds of old,
they keep their watch, doubtless their
thoughts will turn to homo and loved
ones left behind. Perhaps, too. they
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uauiwiift uui vi luwil, as 1 Said, tl
wring as mey reurea
Relentlessly pressed, the Iielg4
moved out of town, crossed the bridi
over me mver uyio and march
about eight hundred yards down t
river, where they hastily took a p,,
lion.
Hides on a Prison Porch
I saw several fires started br Tl
glan shells and I pasBed the fanw,
cathedral of St. Rombold, which kJ
been badly damaged. We crossed iej
erai priages, me ueigtans tiring on J
at rigiu angles irom down the rin
On the bridge the Guimune advancJ
as fast as they could run, inaklnf J
aeep aneaa ot mem. On the In
bridge I crossed I found' myself i(,n
with a German officer. He inspects
my flag, beard my story and told ra
to take refuge In the porch of tii
prison, which stood clone by, and J
unui tue general came up.
Whole columns kept on comlni
crossing the bridge at a run In groui
or io. Alter mem camo light nai
guns drawn by marines. The genen
staff followed soon after and alto to
shelter behind the prison. Ajiparnj
ly, the Belgian artillery had be
warned of this fact, for their shells li
gan to burst near the prlnon.
Several wounded soldiers f
brought Into the office and I mamlJ
at their fortitude.
I also was surprised to see the C,4
man officers expose themselves vd
absolute disregard of their lives. Dn
lng all the street fighting they were A
ways among their men, commandis
them to take shelter near the walls i
behind projecting corners. I saw i
soldiers doing this while the offlo
themselves were walking r i k h t in tti
middle of the road. The ufllccr w
whom I crossed the last bridge chi
ted with me, utterly Indifferent to tli
fact that bullets were (lying about 1
and flattening themselves against la
iron work of the bridge.
Given Staff Officer Guard,
I Interviewed Admiral von Schro
der, commanding the marine dirtily
He was a hearty old sea dog, imok:i
a short German pipe and dressed lil
a yachtsman. He told me that I m'.f
return to Antwerp and tell the Ei
glans there that he would le wr
them In a couple of weeks.
"You also may wire Ixuidon," t
the admiral, "that I will be there in
couple of months." As I had 1
enough of marching toward Antw
at the head of an attacking column
begged the admiral to let tue go
Brussels.
"Granted," said the admiral. "
only this, but two staff officers
take you In their motor car.
They did so, treating me with t
greatest cordiulity. The cuuutry i
Bentcd a shocking aspect. Kvery v
lage church and farm building li
been burned to the ground, all goii
down before the tide of fire. The fiVi
were desolate and the Inhabitants ti
fled. As we passed u village call!
Hopstade I saw four 4tcentlmeti
(18.1-Inch) guns being put into pi
tlon. I knew then that Antwerp a
fortress was doomed.
Charoed with Being Spy.
On my arrival In llruels the Gj
mans' consideration for me rams
an end abruntlv for the time belrft
I was sent to the war office nulldinj
the upper rooms in which had b
converted Into a prison. Ih'ro I j
brought before a Judge, and subject
to a drastic search and crnss-eianilsf
tlon. The detectives found some t4
war maps, with penciled Indications I
the position of tho German artllhrl
notes I had taken for myself, anda.l
a camera with undeveloped films I
military pictures that I had aken I
the courso of my journeying! J
. ... .... ., ,,,! ilia lieil'
uom me ueiiii"" -.
r .ai,inM 1 was rharpf
.nv Vnino nnv In iiito of the
dant proof of my position as a cortj
spondent. The Judgo bluntly old nj
. . . - . . . t -i. .. l,o next flWl
thut I migni De biuh a
Inc. and this suggestion was promM
made to the commanding general,
before b
summoned mo to appear
Again I stnted my case, i j
judge, the general seemed more
ious to do Justice man w
leged spies.
lj-ij H.4II Antwerp ran
..v.. h.vi. Important Informal'!
werp." sum .I- forl,
you guinea oy - - nPt(
den territory, nnu i
down tne posiuu.i
tlllery. You must rema n J"
guard here until Antwerp to
hands; then , ,o. . r ' J
I cunnoi - - - j nl
the dny of my rcu-ase
bow sorrowful I felt for b
prisoners I left behind. A i
Antwerp i. .. '""-,,, that c
repairing mo ruu
and Brussels.
. nn Enf;
the Frenchman m- - ,
officer and asked directs
the English lines. count
Tho French officer
his mess and the Fi
tallied him at , va, !
After dinner tho count
ahorse and a French "! WJ E
tailed to escort blm b cK fo
uh linen. Once niounw -
Schwerin uiado a dast d (0
storm of revolver bu HeU ,
i.i... Ho recn ncd tnB " ..iu
wim military Intor-lW 'J
SV vn as chlW1?
will recall the days when j
ihBinHelves they were a
up their stockings -the
morrow bad in s or . (f
T m sure we v. in . Ih,t
Christmas morning to cUf
have helped by !ed;jahyJ
it.n nf love and M, nt t
-- , neriiu"- s
thing useful or . f p.
the making of h'L"loyrneitn
. . nrm-tdiiig eon?'0', ,..;
menus ui ..-- tfd oy -trades
adversely afft f ,
It is expected that
will be raiati