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had been reassured and which line the latest English papers teceived here asserted would hold out long against the Germans. It is now revealed that Austrian motor batteries, each consisting of two 12-inch guns mounted in automobiles, have been co-operating with tie German heavy artillery in the reduction of northern fortresses. The mobility and accuracy of fire of these batteriesare highly praised by head~ quarters and the special correspondents. The decoration of the order of the Iron Cross has been conferred upon aviator lieutenants Zahn and Rheinhardt. | The acrial arnt of the German forces probably will receive many such distinctions, as their achievements over a heavy fire have been remarkable. BRITISH REPORT ON THE ALLIES. LONDON, Sept. 4 [Associated Press].—Telegraphing from Copenhagen the correspondent of the Central News says that Berlin newspapers which have been received there describe the battle which was proceeding Wednesday between Rheims and Verdun as the greatest battle in history. Three-quarters of a million men were declared to be participating in the engagement. . The correspondent of the Times at Dieppe, under Thurs- day’s date, indicates that the Germans are less than twenty- five miles from Paris. He says: “All day yesterday the head of the wedge, which now forms the German right, was furiously forcing its way to} Paris, battering the rear of the retreating French through Crell, Senlis and Crepy-en-Valois. “The cannonading broke windows in Chantilly, which Germans are also near Soissons.”” {Creit, Senlis and Crepy-en-Valois are distant twenty-four, twenty and thirty-five miles respoctively from the boundaries of + Parle proper. The fortifications of the French capital extend roughly ten miles beyond the city limits.) Another despatch to the Times from Beauvais, forty miles northwest from Paris, says that the Germans entered around Beauvais. The German plan, acgprding to popular speculation, is not to besiege Paris but to Attempt to force a breach in the chain of-fortresses with their huge sixteen-inch Krupp guns ‘and gain entrance to the capital as they did at Liege and Namur. A Paris despatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company ~ Paris Wednesday were brought down, one at Chelles and ‘the other at Champigny. The occupants were killed in the Germans Send Wounded To the Belgian Capital ' .. OBTEND, Belgium, Sept. 4 [Associated Press).—According to advices ) from Brussels numerous convoys of German wounded from the south The German authorities a forbidden all traffic on the Boulevard Botanique in order to prevent Brussels throughout Wednesday night. the public witnessing the arrival of wounded men. Great activity on the railroads was to be seen on Thursday. Trains bearing German troops were constantly passing. All exit from the north side of Brussels has been interdicted. The Mayors of the various suburbs of the Belgian capital have been informed by the German military governor of Brusscls that they will be held responsible for the maintenance of local order and the prevention of assemblages or hostile demonstrations. These officials are threatened, in the case of the slightest contravention of these orders, with the harshest measures against not only the guilty, but their entire community. Communication between Ostend and Paris is interrupted. Germans Seek Refuge, Switzerland Reports LONDON, Sept. 4—[Associated Pri —-Telegraphing from Rome the ived there from Basel, Switserland, declares that a report has come ito Basel from Berne setting forth that Lieut.-Gen. von Deimleing and the lemme forces under his command have crossed into Switzerland to prevent "their capture by the French, Ulster Unionists Volunteer service. Sir Edward Carson, leader of the Ulster Unionists, later addressed a * Qattalion of volunteers, assuring the men that “sufficient volunteers will It will keep as a province remain in Ulster to prevent it beging invaded. for you until you return.” WOMAN BOOKKEEPER IS ROBBED OF $806 BY DARING FOOTPAD Phoebe H. Lum, bookkeeper for the uttle Roofing Company, of No. 522 East Twentieth street, reported to the police of the East Twenty-second Street station that while on her way from the Garfield National Bank, at Twenty-third syeet and Fifth ave- juey this afternoon, carrying , $806.41 a cigar box to the offices of tho pany, she was attacked by a man _at Twenty-second street and Avenue and the cigar box with the money taken from her. JOHN FLEMING WILSON John Fleming Wilson, and writer of short stories, was ar- for separation and Which had been besun by his wife, Lulu Fleanor Wilson-Wilson, w: sent to Ludlow Btreet Jail, Mrs. Wilson alleges ee married to Wilson in J 1906, use of liquor. In May, 1914, Wilson return loft her, he struck her, she says. ENGLISH AIRSHIP SCOUTING OVER OSTEND. — (This Photogri is only seventcen miles north of the defenses of Paris. The Clermont, thirty-five miles from Paris, at 7 o’clock Wednes- day morning. At the same time their cavalry was operating ‘says that two German Taube aeroplanes which flew over | LONDON, Sept. 4 (Associated Press), | The sinking of the Austrian steam- er Hathorl by # Britivh cruiser in the Hay of Biscay was reported this | afternoon, Tho Austrian refused to heave to until the cruiser put a shot across her bow. The warship then took off the! HUNDREDS COME BACK IN STEERAGE OF LINER CEDRIC: Spies Caught Trying to Poison English Troops. WirteanaTIONAL Mews cumvices |ITALY AND TURKEY Ship's Officer Reports German |S The Italian Government te deter- Carrying 1,460 passengers, a majori-| mined to maintain the strictest neutral- ty of them American refugees, tho/{t%,,,7his action, le indorsed by the crew of twenty-six and sent the steamer to the bottom: ‘The prisoners taken included a German Imperial | Staff officer, The Bathori was a steamor of 1,383) #. She plied between Flume and | h ports and was last reported in Havre roads Aug. 5. te TO REMAIN NEUTRAL; WAR NOT DECLARED. WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.—That Turkey has not decli ainst any coun- try and tl il further insist upon her neutrality was the substance of a cablegram from Constuntinople to the Turkish Ambassador to-day. Ambassador Chinda of Japan was formed to-day that hia request | that dor Gerard intercede in behalf gapenees Jailed in Berlin has the American diplomat. o try to an has requested Geri obtain the. release of the OME, Se} ports that Italy han served another atum on Austria, The Premier Italian people general); jy Was Barred by the Censor from Publication In England.) mer NE SNORE isin _ [ASQUITH euls 7 fVERY ABLE-BODIED BRITIS Declares That the “Buccaneers” Must Be Re | pressed “If It Takes Last Resources of the Empire.” LONDON, Sept. 4 (United Pre-n) - —Probably tho most bitter denuncia- | tlon of « hostile nation ever made by 4 British statesman featured a meet- ing held at Guildhall to-day to en- | Courage recruiting. Premler Asquith, the seat of war, in whatever direction we look there is abundant ground pride and comfort. Our troops fighting as Britieh troops have always fought—always facing the enemy and giving better in return than they re- cave” CONC Manin MORES GEG VEHHRICRED AAO Aaa SN | EUROPE’S GREAT WAR ALREADY HAS COST Machine Guns and Sharpshoot- ENGLISH ARMY’ AIRSHIP BETA SCOUTING OVER OSTEND Austrian Steamer Sunk By a British Warship THE STAGGERING TOTAL OF $1,870,000,000 LONDON, Sept. 4 (Associated Press).—The European war to date has cost the countries involved the vast total of $1,870,000,000. This total is based on the figures of $55,000,000 loss a day, estimated by the most eminent French and English statisticians. The dally estimate of $55,000,000 includes lost earning power, economic loss, loss by destruction of warships, destruction of ammunt- tion, loss by normal bombardment of towns, economic loss through casualties, loss in animals and industrial and commercial loss. It docs not include such abnormal losses as the destruction of Louvain, which was, approximately, $100,000,000. FORTS OF ANTWERP ENGLISH GUNBOAT. DRIVE OF TEPPELIN AND MERCHANTMAN INADAYLIGHT RAI, SUNK IN NORTH SEA Both Victims of Floating Mines Let Loose by Germany. ers Keep Up Constant Fire on Big Dirigible. as the chief speaker, denounced Ger- many as a barbarian nation and de- | Clared that not since the Thirty-Yoars' | war has civilization been so outraged. speakers to disguise the seriousness of the situation, That men are badly wanted and all England and her was the tenor of evory speech. Tar Premier called upon every abje-bodted man of military age to come to the hel: of his country, The Premier was loudly cheered when he made It known for the first jtime that already 300,000 men had volunteered for service and that the rush to enlist shows no signs of leas- ening. The city of London already |had givon 82,000 men to the enlist- ment. Tho Premier was applauded to the utmost as he denounced Germany and insisted that there could be no defense of her. He said: “We have received only a fraction jof the accounts of the countless out- jTages of these buccancering levics, They have exacted tribute from the unprotected, from the non-combat- jants after thelr defenses have been compelled to fall back. are certain outrages that stand out Jover all to appali the world, Chief of these is that greatest crime against civilization and culture, the shame- less holocaust of irreplaceable treas- ures lit by blind barbarian revenge at Louvain, It was unperdonable and inexcusable, murder of the non-combatants else- where in Belgium, it emphasizes the blood lust of our enemy. “I would sooner see England blotted out of history than to have seen her remain a silent witness to this traglo triumph of force over law and free- dom. That was just what Germany sion of Belgium and her violation of Beigian neutrality. “Germany's ultimate aim crush the independence not only of Belgium, but of Holland and Switser- land as well, It is England's duty No attempt was made by any of the! colonies must accept the responsibility | But there| and, following on the|~ j Stands, will perish by the sword.” meant when she forced this war.) ‘That was what was bebind her inva- | is to; Andrew" Konar-Law, the Conserva- tive leader in Parliament, warmly supported Premier Asquith in, his call for recruits, Ho declared that England woyld furnish the 0 needed to crush for all time the” spirit of militarism, “The German Government bas drawn the sword,” declared th speaker, “and I hopo that the ae- cursed spirit for which the Kaiser, as the head of ‘hat government. Arthur Balfour sald that Great Britain had entered the war because honor and interests could not be di- vorced, and because of a nation which strove for great power but which was utterly ignorant how to use it. The meeting closed with the sing- ing of the national anthem. ‘Those at the meeting refused to dis- porse until they had heard Yinston Spencer Churchill, the Firvt Lore of the Admiralty. He apoke briefly. “You may rely with good Cpe 4 upon the strength: and efficiency bf our naval forces,” said he. ‘That @e- fense will enable you to live and work and draw the means of life and power from the uttermost ends of the earth. “It will give you time and it will give you the means to create the pow erful military force which: this ooum- try must wield before the ati brought to {ts conclusion. Bu: of this that you have only to You have only to perse e yourselves 94. to save all those who rely on you. You bave only to go right on and the road, be it short or lon; and honor will be found correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company says that a message For Service on Continent BELFAST, Ireland (by way of London), Sept. 4 [Associated Press}.— | Within an hour after the opening to-day of the recruiting office for Ulster _ voluntcers 700 men of the North Belfast Regiment had enrolled for foreign White Star liner Cedric reached port this afternoon after a tedious, un- eventful voyage in which lights were hidden at night and almost constant communication was held through the wireless with British vessels of war. There wer 244 Americana in the steor- age with’ 341 aliens, but the Amori- cans didn't complain. They were glad to get back to the United States under any conditions. Among the passengers were Junius 8. Morgan of Paris, a counsin of J. girdle ln CENSORS MISTOOK TENNIS GAME SCORE the Ansoctated Proxs).— the British censorship pass all under- standing. The war excitement was not} se that the London papers did) ny Cup tennis matches ‘ik, but | he news did not come when It was ex- new to say about war conditions in| Senaorahi by not, anne Europe. Their experiences were about | code the same as the experiencs of tns of thousands of othr Americans who have preceded them. H. B. Van Sindersen of Brooklyn, who ts connected with the American Trading Company and has been in Japan for two years, passed through Russian territory from Harbin to 8t. Petersburg in the height of the war excitement. He sald that the mo- bilization of the Russian army was conducted with remarkable efficiency, considering the vast distances in the country and the poor raflroad facill- tea, Mr. Van Sinderen was in Moscow on the night of Aug. 12, when there was an anti-German outbreak. Of 12,000 Germans in Moscow 4,000 were Imprisoned and the rest were ordered out of the country, As there were no trains to the German border ex- the full names jSclnlenitn” might be for some German dae iD INSANE BELGIAN PRISONER BAYONETTED BY GERMANS (Associated Press).—The soldier, Who Was guarding. th soldier's comrades killed the ade with their bayonet, id in the excit ment some of the by ra were woun ed. The incident led t of the guard. Tho. di eaeeeninareen SHIP FROM UNDER SEA FOR “CODE” NUMBERS.’ LONDON, Aug. 2 (Correspondence of ‘The vagaries of © print the reports of the Davis! P. Morgan; Mrs. W. Pferson Hamil- Piloute went by. Inaulry was pursued uy wit! the cabl companies an nal ton, a daughter of the late J. Pier-| Hyg Mascovered. thet the incoming pont Morgan, and her‘four children: ronorte nad bebn held up by the gensors, i «they detected mystery In, wi re Mr. and Mrs, Colgate Hoyt, Mra.) oiiet tho code aumbers® “following | Norman Hapgood and William H.|the proper he ‘ 60 * were the acore: Crane, the actor. of the neta rth senders of the Few of the passengers had anything | despatches ed the of} delay the guns were turned loose. WHENHE STRIKES SENTRY. | AMSTERDAM, Sept. 4, via London Nieuwe Rot- terdamscho Courant has been advised from the Holland-German frontier that while a body of 1,000 Belgtan civil pris- loners were being transported to Germany one of them went mad and attacked a @ strengthening elgian prisoners were so-called no tireurs,”” from Louvain, who had accused of firing on German sol- ? ANTWERP, Sept. 4 (United Press). Another aerial raid by a Zeppelin was attempted to-day, but it was un- productive of any serious damage within the city. The forts and the riflemen, especially selected for that | work, drove the dirigible off, ‘Tho Germans attempted to surprise the forts by swinging around the city far beyond the limYs and then drifting down the wind from the di- rection of the Scheldt River in order that the nolse of their propellers might not be heard. The ruse, however, did not prove successful. The watchers at one of the outlying forts saw the great shape far up in the air, Without a second’s At the same time the riflemen begah a constant fire, the bullets from their repeating rifles making a picket fence of steel almost a mile high. ‘The big dirigible, apparently realts- ing that only speed could save it started full wireless station, the object of Wednes- day morning’s attack. But long be- in the cathedral placed on the roofs of the City Hall point higher into the alr, camps. shots fired from the ; not brought down. speed toward the big fore it reached the scene the fire from the lightweight automatic guns spire and those caused the ZeppeUin to swerve and to When it reached a height at which it could hardly be followed from the ground it turned and swept off across the forts in the direction of the German It is believed here that some of the bag: Fond reached thetr mark, although the Zeppelin was LONDON, Sept. 4—A part of a despatch allowed to pass the censor- ship gives news of the sinking of the British torpedo gunboat Speedy, an old vessel which, before the war, had been relegated to the patrol of the North Sea fishing fleet. She Is sup- posed to have been on mine dragging duty. The censored despatch reads: “The missing include the skipper and four men of the Linsdell (a merchant vessel). Two men were seriously injured. The remainder of the crew of the Linsdell had been picked up by the Speedy before the latter struck @ mins oo | STORY OF EXECUTION OF PROPESSOR MASARYK FALSE, AMERICAN CONSUL CABLES. WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 ‘The American Consul at Prague informed the State Department to-day under date of Aug. 2% that the report of the execution of Prof. Thom Masaryk, momber of the Austrian Par- Hament, is false, Secretary of State Bryan had beer asked by Bohemian societies in America to investigate the report. Prof Masaryk has lectured in America and his wife an American. PAINTER SARGENT SAFE IN NORTH OF ITALY; Word was received in this city to-day by friends of John S. Saryant,’ the (Uatted | IS COMING HOME SOON. | to crush this aggression. It must do | {t even though in accomplishing this task it is necessary to utilize, the very last resource of the empire.” | The Premier declared that while the! ' war was unprecedented in the world's OIEo. annals, yet it had been entered into by | JONGRNSEN.—Buddenty, of apoplexy, oe England with a full realization of] Wednesday, Sept. 2, 1014, et Beyvittt, everything that was involved. L. 1, MINNIE EVELTN WRIGHT, ‘Our conscience is clear,” continued | “early Beloved wife of Magar W. & the Premier. “The highest interests | of civilization are being served by our | peuidet participation in this war. So far as) on Frida the general situation is concerned at Ora be held at Rer late ~ rookie. arr, Mm inte Sept. | Labor Day Specials. | Ich GRADE BON BONS & CHOCOLATES, e+ an assortment of elates put win Special Labor Day Bones.’ The fa mest design tes the Scales ef Justice, Laurel Wreath of Victery, ne that th» friends of Labor recogniz> 25c went wing caren COMBINATION aa NO. 6 gil pat up te a0 their ideals.” The sweets ore strictly high class, sad presented Se = that im splendid variety of styles and favors. 5 ial Tor Fie, Sept oe BLA rns Tne ue fee ball un 10c ATLANTIC CITY ST¥ IS IN ALIMONY CLUB cept troop trains the Germans were j unable to leave and Mr. Van Binderen supposes that the entire 12,000 are prisoners of war. A amall English boat on which Mr. Van Sinderen rode from Christiania, Norway, to Hull, England, was pur- SAVES GERMAN AVIATOR WITH CRIPPLED WINGS. HARWICH, England, Sept. 4 (Aauo- clated Press).—A British submarine has brought In a German airman and his /HINMAN AIMS A BLOW AT DIRECT PRIMARY LAW eminent American painter, thet he was | safo in Northern Italy and was about ready to return to this country with paintings he has made for the Boston Public Library, food, ola alte on erected aie | fa anver new ese, wrapped raftin paner, ia. offer 1 9c re nr Bae good a Rath ROK an author rested to-day on a norder signed by Supreme Court Justice Guy on the charge that he was about to leave the State and had failed to answer a sult alimony fees she was attempt of two German sples to poison in Portland, Ore, and they lived amica- bly with each other exceut that the | defendant was addicted to exceasive at the concentration camp on Salis- went to Hermuda alone, and upon his discovered two When they met on the street, when he wes in company of two women, | sued by two German cruisers along the Norwegian coast. It was in the late afternoon, The captain of the English boat headed for land and escaped into a little harbor where he put out all his lights. The cruisers went by, returned after a time and then disappeared down the coast, Third Officer James Wylie brought to port one of the most dramatic re- citals of the war which has come to | this country, It was the story ef the their con! marine sunk the aeroplane OPIUM DEALER S SENTENCED. jen aerop! Offendin term of three months in British soldiers wholesalp in England | 122 served @ term onthe fm q th penitent! before they coud be sent to the front. | pieanmant in qth. P Manufacturing “My brother was a sentry on duty | smoking opium. without a Federal cense, was arraigned before Jud, Julius Mayer in the Criminal Br of the United States District Court to- day, and pleaded guilty to indictn chatging him’ wits runniug | amo oplum tnyouts in Dell street and Kas One Hundred and Seventy-aixth street Assistant United States District-At bury Plain,” M Wylie said, “and he nang attempting io sneak past his post. Hoe halted and | captured them and it was found that | they were provided with a large quaa- tity of cyanide of potassiu with fhe alleges her husband earns! which they intended the | torney Harold A. Content asked for « é haptieg no Injuries and hurried | 419 C09 a year, Mrs. Wilaol asks for | food in the Commissa ent. |petern fanrence. ANG SNane Maree ee je East Twenty-second street $50'a week alimony aud $500 counsel! “The two Germans weer tried by im terete, Wear Fenitentiagy at At station. tees, summary court martial and shot" @ Bne ¥i0,000 ar mechanic, who were found floating on 0 aixty miles off the After rescuing the men the oub- Seven Years and 810,000 Fine for A Chinaman named Lee Sing, who in| 6 neh nt ng up by Col. into the Bull came to at this end of the State, campaign manager, form in a day or two, |to the referendum, initiative and ro- eal, opposition to boss control of party and invisible government, Of the direct primary law Mr, Hin- man saya: “My idea of the presen| direct primary law ts that designed by the people to prevent t Harvey D, Hinman, who was picked Roosevelt, then thrown Moose waste-basket, town from Binghamton to-day to begin his campaign for the Republican Gubernatorial nomination He ts con- ferring with J. Calvin McKnight, his Mr, Hinman will announce his plat- But among the things he believes in politically jand atands for are these: Opposition opposition to woman suffrage, it was ho wanted the Progressives from coming back to or wniting with the Repubigans in wiping out the Demo- PURE--DELICIOUS WHOLESOME ‘a Good on Sandwiches. CENTS. -akes Cold & Hot Meats Tasty | as ‘inogar. Gteren GULDEN'S| AMERICAN BEAUTY FILLED CONFECTIONS (frested), Vienna Style—A collection of silky fin- lehed, brilliantly tinted geme of ewaptnens presented ts in gseeliont wctoas i ne ot ie re Torx 7 id of olther 34c i HON HONS AND, * aoe xp CHOC Ate, oF many fiat fe al ine bora rohan vine Sweet relay Street Sein Sate Uji Clones ai 38, Wet, “oe 1 eo ake in each case,