The evening world. Newspaper, September 25, 1914, Page 2

ens : Mt of Rheims ~: the direction of Berry. and Moronvilfters. | “Further to the east, as far as the Argonneregion the shows no change. To the east of the Argonnejthe iy has not been able to move out of Varennes. n the right bank of the River Meuse the enemy suc- in getting footing on the heights of the Meuse, in fegion of the promontory of Hattonchatel, and, forced B the direction of St. Michael, he bombarded the forts of and of Camp des Romains. “To offset this, south of Verdun, we remain masters of heights of the Mesue, and our troops, moving out of advanced until they reached the region of Beaumont. -—“Third—On our right wing—Lorraine and the Vosges— have repulsed attacks of minor importance on Nomeny. the east of Luneville the enemy has made some demon- along the lines of the River Vegouse and the River = LONDON, Sept. 25 [Associated Press).—The heaviest slege artillery, according to reports reaching London, transported by the Germans from Metz, and they sacrificing thousands of lives in their endeavors to place monsters in position. The plain to the east of Verdun d to be strewn with 10,000 dead and 15,000 wounded, fesult of repeated German advances which have fole each other with lightninge-like rapidity. PARIS, Sept. 28.—Gen. Von Kluck’s line of commun has been cut by French cavalry between St. Quentin Cambrai, probably in the vicinity of La Catelet, ac- ig to a report from the battle front. (The report of Sir John French to London, made public to-day, he had a report on Sept. 18 that French cavalry had de- part of the rajiroad to the north, thus cutting off one vi line of the enemy's communication. ‘The railway reported cut to-day is that by which Gen. von has been reported hurrying reinforcements to Gen. von at Bt Quentin from Mons. Von Kluck bas a second line of ) @ommeupication from St Quentin by way of Maubeuge.) |» Cenfirmation of the report.that the German army of yon Kluck has been very heavily reinforced was shown official French. statement, issued this afternoon, / The most reasonable estimates give the Germans 600,000 to 700,000 ee the line from St. Quentin to Montfaucon or Varennes, In this part of the great battle line they have from fifteen to seventeen ©orps. East of the Argonne and striking at the line of barrier forts fm Lorraine their strength is placed now at about 500,000. To this the allies are believed to be opposing 1,500,000 from Peronne to while operating from 400,000 to 600,000 in the Vosges and in So that, if these estimates by French military authorities are there are upward of 3,500,000 contending on a battle line of 160 miles. GERMAN REPORT OF WAR IN FRANCE. Fail All Along Line, Says the Berlin War Office (via Tho Hague), Sept. 25.—That the main line of the French et Gxtending from Verdun to Toul is being slowly battered to pieces by German siege guns—the 42 centimeter mortare—was announced by the if Office to-day. The official report, as made public td-day, read: > “The German troops are attacking the entire line of the French fortifi- glong the French eastern frontier from Verdun to Toul. In an at- to raise the siege and prevent the demolition of their forts, already eeverely from the Garman shell fire, the French have made several om force on the German lines, All have been repulsed with very eases to the enemy, who has also been driven back on bis main BELGMANS Ar‘ HorsTanr CAPTAIN BLEW UP KAISER WILHELM TO AVOID CAPTURE Sent Crew to Coaling Ships, Lighted Bombs and His Cigar. Capt. Rudolph Meyer of the lost converted cruiser Wilhelm der Grosse, which was sunk in an engagement with the British cruiser Highflyer off the west coast of Africa on Aug. was in retirement to-day. The vet- eran master of the North German Lloyd steamer, who escaped the shells of the man-of-war and later was picked out of the sea, is suffering from @ nervous breakdown, Tho captain is remembered here as @ ruddy-faced sailor in the full glow of health, with hair almost jet black. Now his hair is snowy white. He arrived from Kingston, Jamaica, on the United Fruit liner Santa Marta and was met at tho pier by A. M. Meyer and the latter's son and whisked away in a taxicab. He said last t he was a prisoner of the English on parole and didn’t want to speak. To his friends, this morning, he told the story of the sinking of his old ship and his subsequent rescue on the Bethania. “We captured seven British ships and sunk them before wa had to strike our own colors,” said the old master, “The Highflyer did not sink ae Tight wing of the German army has been under severe pressure | the combined British-French forces, but at no point has th my in making an impression on our lines. The main chain of de @leng the River Oise and the Alene are intact and the efforts of the to carry them by night attacks have proven utterly futile. “Along the line from our right through the Argonne forests no im- engagements have taken place, Eastof the Argonnes the German ise Rave been extended through Varennes, which was taken by a series of assaults in which the enemy lost heavily, French Lorraine and on the Alsace frontier fighting proceeds, but ‘9 ‘been little change here from the situation as previously reported,” ) Warships Reported Steaming Into Baltic Sea DON, Sept. 25.—A despatch to nat supply pilote with: rd from Copenhagen states | B&F neutrality. out upsetting fleet bas arrived at Falk-|,yoOME, Sept, 26:-—A Bawol despatch Bweden, which has been in| Mots ‘heir heathen enTOuEnE from ye proximity to @ fleet of thirty] tack on cere but were unable They were sighted in the| to Place owing to the at THE “EVENING” “woRtp, PRIDAy, SEPTEMBER: 25, 5 500, 000 FACE EACH OTHER ON THE GERMAN-ALLIES’ LINES 1914. mately sixty miles north of Paris. and 15,000 wounded, bas transpired. ertillery, have been captured. in on Craweow, war arena. seaside resort of Ostend. inhabitants. trenches before Verdun. for permission toesend her forces bombarding the historic c A news agency despat edral at toad: See Danien talana | Are.from the forts. “All the cereney attacks, it is suid, tegat, an arm of the North] und the despatch places’ the eet has Sweden on the east|™an loss at 10,000 dead and 15,0") @etland on the west. pationality of the warships has @ivulged. They were steam- ig Gown the principal deep water on the Swedish side in a ly direction toward the only/ to for large vessela to the Bal- the North Sea. The news great excitement in Cop- ar sound {# extensively foreign war vessels run one in steaming in without Denmark, F, could us, as reported. We saw that all hope was gone and we blew the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse up. We ~| could not get away from the High- flyer, although sho did not approach us nearer than five miles. They thought on board the cruiser that wo had laid mines about our ship, but we hadn't for the reason that there was not time. We were out of coal and had no drinking water. One of the British merchantmen we captured we let go because her captain was an old man‘ and she had women and children on board, From the rest of the captured vessels we took all h» and then sunk the vessels. HIGHFLYER'S GUNNERS GOOD SHOTS, HE SAYS. “The last capture we made was the Galician of the Union Castle line, she sent out § O 8 calls until we threat ened to sink her, But her signals had been caught by the British cruier Highfiyer and the latter was after us, fs f.. 36.—The corre- y Telegraph in sctmanty cavalrymen - Piely woeded, oUntTY eating 7 overhauling five Taube aerop The pat patrol made @ dash to round up the lot, but met with Merce resiatance pea twelve cavalrymen were killed fore the airmen were beaten, aeroplanes will never fly again.” gian King Turns Down One More German Offer ', Rept. 9 (United ~ --2) Office mays that Germany ched Beigium with an: etter of peace terms, but Ki: pt Bas definitely refused to con- troops who are massed in’ the north perros Antwerp and Brussels have n attacked by a strong force of Belgians, who sortied from the outer wing of Antwerp defens The Bal- glans won the victory In a sharp fig! it in stated, and took 800 prisoners and three guns. alonaide of us tho collier Bethunia and the Galician. On tho latter was a prize crew and all the passengers and crews of the ships we had sunk. We thought to get coal from the Bethania, but she had no more than she needed herself. The Highflyer hove in sight unced that the German ED $600,000 @ny attack is made on them by On the morning of the 27th we had| days’ fighting. shots, Our own gunners weren't bad. They put two of the Highflyer’s guns out of commission, The shells of the Englishmen splintered what top- hamper we carried and splinters filled the alr like a cloud of dust, The con- cussion of our own guns broke all our windows and loosened the window and door frames. While the Highflyer kept wp her bombardment we were getting our men off to the Bethania and the Galictan, “Finally everybody had been safely transferred to the other bouts ex- cept our commanding officer, his ad- jutant and two other officers. A bomb, about the size of a hand gron- ade, with a time fuse attached, was placed in the stern of the Kaiser, another amidships and a third in the bow. Then the hatches were blown off so that the steamer would fill more rapidly, We four officers stood on the bridge and watted for the fin- COMMANDER LIGHTED CIGAR early on the morning of the 27th and turned her guns loose immediately, “I was navigating officer on the ship civilians is shown by @ despatch trom UHLAN’S DEATH, & correspondent of the Daily Mall at AYS TOURNAI, BELGIUM. Toarnal, Belgium, just sarees the rete woo . An taste vA : WAR SUMMARY The twelfth day of the great battle of the Aisne, to the northwoat of Paris, finda the Franco-British and German armies still fighting desper- ately, with the Germans fiercely resisting the gradual advance of the allies on Gen, yon Kluck’s flank. The French army is now entrenched in a posi- tion between the River Somme and the River Olse, in a position approxi- BELGIANS GUARDING RAILWAY AT BATTLE OF HOFSTADE RI/SSIANS CAPTURE [: On the eastern end of the battle line in France the Germans are re- ported to be making a determined assault on the Verdun positions, One report of the fighting there places the German casualties at 10,000 dead The German army headquarters in its latest official statement says| easements little know, what a fight there have been some minor engagements, but that nothing of importance The sharpening of the censorship over news passing through the hands of the British authorities, as announced last night would be put into effect, is apparent to a marked degree to-day, zone {s not being transmitted from England, In the eastern theatre the Russian pursuit of the Austro-German forces in Galicta continues. A Russian official statement says the Galician forti- 27, | fled positions of Czyechky and Foulstyn, together with all the Austrian! Following the capture of Jaroslaw, the Russian flag has moved for- ward twelve miles to the west of that position and now flies over the town of Przeworsk and Nancut. The Russians claim to be steadily closing A Berlin official statement says there is no news from the eastern Zeppelin airships have extended their operations to the Belgian Three bombs dropped from a dirigible caused considerable damage to buildings and created a panic among the Emperor William is reported to be suffering from a severe cold caught in a violent raistorm while observing the German soldiers in the The Berne Government is reported to have declined Germany's request Italy, it is sald, is prepared to defend Switzerland's neutrality should Germany forcibly attempt to cross the frontier. A French official announcement states that the Germans are again through Switzerland. Rheims, from Ostend says that there are 40,000 Ger- mans encamped at Waterloo and that all passes to the south from Brus- sels have been refused. The belief is stated that heavy German artillery is being returned from France to Mons, The thirty-first German casualty list, carrying a total of about 1,000 men killed, wounded and missing, has been given out. names of twenty-three officers of one regiment who were killed In fiv stay bythe ship until the water ts within a foot of the bridge. Then the ve him- commander may jump to self, We had only two boats, fight and die, into our home por began to sink. | wi eager the adjutant twen the Kaiser and | H ‘was picked up by th AND WAITED. “The commander, when everything) by the Galtcla: Bie oem. serone his drenst, It Special despatches from the war| feu! of explosions on board.” It includes the told us when we sailed from Bremen that we would need no boats, were going out to fight or die—to “The Commander stood facing the Highflyer with a smile on his lps, The bombardment from within and without had shattered the nerves of |= all of us, but that officer in charge of the Kalser Wilhelm der Grosse was as calm as if we were sailing A terrific explo: sion shook the vessel in every fib The three bombs had gone off and The good old ocean traveller filled quickly, as if the sea to help her out of her id the Commander, ambled some reply, next thing I knew I was in the water, I think all the others escaped except Ife was crushed be- he Bethania, Bethania and 1 think the other two were picked up Immediately both vessels steamed away. The Bethania of which I had been captain and| had been done, when the fuses had| was captured, as you you keow, turned her bow to the enemy, #o that | been lighted and had ten minutes to| cruleer Essex off Chari wre pasannnes leon 988 taxat, The} reach the bombs, lighted a cigar and take s)—The Austrian fortes have- Again endeavored to cross the Danube’ bs Belgrage and were repulsed as they were on every previous en- deavor, the War Office announced to-~ day. The attempted advance of the Aus- trians came after a five-hour bom- bardment of Belgrade and under the vover of heavy artillery fire, it was stated. FORTS AND CANNON FROM AUSTRIANS | cx epee rg, t correspondent of the Havas | ark Agency says that among the en; ments preceding the capture of * | law by the Russians that at Sadowe, on the Vistula River, ~as the most important. This fight Iasted days without interruption. The Austrians were @p- (trenched on the summits of some | wooded hills rising from a broad and unsheltered plain, The Russians were forced to charge acroxs this open plain in the face of a raking machine gun fire. Their losses were tremen- dous and they were repulsed many tin until finally their guns found the range; then their Charge was suc- ; cossful. ROME, Sept. 25 (United Presa).— Advices received here confirm the re- port that the Montenegrins have oc~ cupied Mostar, capital of Hersego- vina, and that’ as a result communi- cation with Cattaro on the Dalmatian coust has been cut off. ‘Tho French fleet continues its bom- bardment of Cattaro and its capture Is expected. The Austrian troops have acuated most of Bosnia and Herze. Czar’s Troops Also Report New ; Victories Near Fortress | of Przemysl. PETROGRAD, Sept. 25 (Associated Press).—An official announcement from Grand Duke Nicholas, Com- mander-in-Chief of the Russian forces.in the field, says: “On the southwest front the Russian troops have taken pos- in of the fortified position of Czyschky and Foulstyn, which covered Khyroff and other posi- tions, in the Radymne region (be- tween Jaroslaw and Przemys!), u- | ovina, seen repulsed inthe eostern sopment TAG DAY IN YONKERS toward the line of forte. NETS $2,600 FOR THE ‘There has been no fighting on the German front.” RED CROSS WOMEN. PETROGRAD, Sept. 25 (United nina Press).—That the Russian armtes| ‘The Yonkers branch of the Red Cross | marching against Cracow have | sent to the national Red Cross Fund to- pushed almost to the outer fortifica- Slag patareay i A rae Dae eee one | tions is announced here. The main army is reported near Tarnow, WIth |“ iieaded by Mrs. Hiram Wilson Tay= another army, which crossed the San | jor, President of the Yonkers branch, at @ point south of Przemysl, and has |and Mrs. Franklin P. Dwyer, Chairman | already occupied Wislok and Sanok,|of the “Tag Day" Committee, - three | moving to effect a junction with it] hundred and Afty of the most prominent from | Women of Yonkers dressed themselves [cece oouthers railway line as nurses yesterday and went out with janok. their tags. They were on duty from 6 Tho general staff announces that) goieck in the morning until 10 lest three distinct attempts on the part of nie! Many of the contributions re« the Germans to invade Russian terrl-| ¢ were in sums of $100. tory from East Prussia have been repulsed. To-day’s offictal statement said: “On our southwestern front the Russian troops have occupied all of the positions commanding Chy- row. We have taken all of the positions in the Radynmo district and in this connection we cap- tured a large number of fiéid guns. The garrison at Przemysl has at- tempted a number of sorties, but in every instance has been driven back with heavy losses, The bom- a IND ERW OOD AN DUN DERWOOD Prisoner, invited me into his cabin and treated me like a brother. He had wine brought and toasted the Katser. Then [ toasted the King of England. He invited me to make his wardrobe my own. When we reached Kingston he paroled me as a prisoner of war, it was not necessary for me to take out the Kalser Wilhelm der Grosse, as I am over the war age mit. But [ couldn't see my old ship Line go out under another navigator on| bardment of the Przemyal forts New JERSEY CENTRAL such s mission and I warted to do] continues night and day. READING and Barunone & Omd RRS mething for my “The pursuit of the Austrians west of the River San is being | pushed with as much vigor as ta | possible under present weather | conditions. The capture of Cra- cow 1s sure and this will Jeopar- dize the German positions in East Prussia." NISH, Servia, nade my last voyag least.. I have had an experi shall never forget, and never want again. Those who read of naval en- rare fumity te vistt the pos] TIS neces is “termotane. Rept. avn Oct, 1m Oot jor. th & 39d. P.M; Labetty @, tet gy kok Yiveand Court way, ‘Court Bt. Brdstiyar Gabe ituitied for acts at sea means. Th under us and the continuous explo- sions were deafening. We had to keep cotton in our cars. We were | obliged to pour water on the ammuni- tion continually in the tropics for steamer rocked : Sept. 25 (United Capt. Meyer, as soon as he Is recov- ered, will go to Bremen, where his family is living. He has a brother in the North German Lloyd service, whose ship ts tled up in Rio de Ja- neiro, —— HERE ARE THE TERMS ON WHICH GERMANS WOULD MAKE PEACE. BERLIN, Bept. 26 (via wireless tel- | egraphy to Sayville, L. 1.)—The Ber- lin Tageblatt says that in view of the ormous sacrifices by Germany, Dr. Von B weg, the Imperial Chancellor, and Gen, Von Moltke, the Chief of the General Staff, could agree to peace only after Germany's future position has been made unassailab! Special for Friday, Sept. 25th CHOCOLATE COVERED EN SUR- Bhat ittle tyeneure chest Special for Sat., Sept. aie FRUIT AND ner War! 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