The evening world. Newspaper, October 6, 1914, Page 2

__. FHE“2VENING” sic »: rene wennenh A HOW THE WAR SPIRIT IMBUES THE CHILDREN OF EUROPEAN CITIES any knowledge of the extent of casualties being| d by the enemy's air scouts, who are extremely active Wéavy losses. Because of the constant fighting it is impossible for the Red Cross, in a systematic manner, to gather those who can- et reach the rear themselves. In consequence many who otherwise be saved lie where they fall until they die. y others go insane from their sufferings, and the wild of some of those on the hospital trains are blood- as they pass through to the hospital camps. 4 scinsesenteiemansone GERMAN REPORT ON THEIR CAMPAIGNS. ing Forward Slowly, Declares Berlin War Office I, via The Hague, Oct. 6 (United Press) —The official war bul- named to-day said: ' “The offensive of the German troops on both wings of the battle line continues, and we are pushing forward slowly and in perfect ‘We now occupy the former positions of the allies on the western y bet the fighting continues with no let-up. Under our overwhelming on both wings we have compelled the enemy to take up less " ie cotter theatre of war we continue our offensive unchecked, General Dattle hes not materialised, although there ts constant } much of it in force. “Advices from Vienna say that Przemys! defies all efforts of the Rus- BOYS PLAYING wer. The children of ‘ero have absorbed the thrill of war time. [Aweoone They no. longer play the games dear to the heart of childhood, but march and drill as soldiers day after day. Just like , Ss to take it and that the Russian forward movement in Galicia has heen checked.” BERLIN, Oct. 6 (by wireless telegraphy to Sayville, L. 1.)—A report by Gen. von Hoshen and published officially to-day says that Fort Romatins, on the River Meuse, near St. Mihiel, after a number of fights, has been taken by the Germans. men were made prisoners. The remainder of the French im the ruins of the casemates. ie being expressed in Germany over the activity of the Ger It had been feared that they would prove victims to overwhelming force, but in every instance they have eluded pursuers. The Germans are now astonished to learn through the and British papers of the damage they are doing the enemies’ ship- The Goeben, Breslau, Emden, Karisruhe, Leipzig, Scharnhorst and their elders the objective point of those Bavarian children in the pictures is Paris. Note the markings on their home-made siege guns (a stovepipe mounted on wheels), “Nach Paris!” KAISER REMOVES STAMP TAX VOTED SUBMARINE FROM | GEN.VONMOLTKE, | ON MEDICINES. IN GHEF OF STAFF| WARREVENUE BIL Wide Range of Curatives In- cluded in the Levy—Measure Sent to Caucus. ns great strength Behind @ curved line extending from Thorn, a fortress on the Vistula, on the boundary Lda East Prussia and Pose, southward to the west of Lods, t! Poland, in the Gov Five French officers and RUSSIANS FIRE ON GERMAN FORTS ON jes PRUSSIAN BORDER Two Other Armies Attempting | to Flank Kaiser’s Forces TAKES RUSSIAN, ees than 500 e second city in ment of Piotr. cruisers scattered abroad. LONDON, Oct. 6 Assoc! ed Press). [Russian Poland and G: able, according to a Reuter from the puaatan capital by way of ITALIAN WATERS Officer Violates Neutrality and| Opposed Sian Desire to, Attack England at All Costs, Amsterdam Reports. German and Aus- |, “have forced the enemy from Opatow and Klimontow toward the Vistula River. rpathian Mountains the en completely beaten "BELGIAN REPORT ON ALLIES’ CAMPAIGN lar Office Declares Antwerp Forts Are Still Holding Out | ANTWERP, Oct. 6 [United Press] —The bombardment of the southern eastern chain of forth continues without interval day and night. It 1s some of the forts have been badly damaged. But the War Office de- thet the resistance ts well maintained. The official statement issued “The Germans coutiae thetr bombardment of the uter ring Wt dorte. They Rave utterly failed in thelr attempts to gain a foothold et any point In a series of sorties the garrison has inflicted great damage.on the enemy, wo has now abendoned.all efforts to carry Delivers Ship in French GERMAN PAPER TELLS OF STEADY FIGHTING IN THE VOSGES MOUNTAINS. LONDON, Oct. 6.—The correspondent of the Datly News at Copenhagen tele- Graphs the followin: @ Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zel- describing the frontier fighting in ‘The WASHINGTON, Oct. taxes on proprietary medicines, cos- metics, perfumes and chewing gum, such as were included in the Spanish ‘ar taxes, were voted into the War Revenue bill to-csy by the Demo- crats of the Senate Finance Com- mittee just before the measure was turned over to the Democratic Senate caucus for approval or revision. The committee added the medicine tax section to make up for any de- ficit that their original revision of the House might cause, and also to in- crease the revenue as much as pos: it being understood that t! Secretary of the Treasury would not object If the estimated revenue to be derived should exceed §100,000,000 PETROGRAD, Oct. Press).—The following official state- given out to-day at Russian TOME, Oct. @, via London (Asso- ciated Press).—The Italian-bullt sub- marine which disappeared while un- dergoing ao trial trip in the Guilt of Spesia arrived to-day at Bastia, a fortified seaport town of France in LONDON, Oct. 6.—The Standard’s correspondent at Amsterdam, téle- eraphing Sunday, says: “The German Emperor has missed the Chief of the General Staff, Field Marshal Count Helmuth von Moltke, and has appointed Major-Gen, von Voigts-Rhets to that post. “This is a case of changing horses while crossing the stream.” Information from the other side of the frontier reveals some of the re- ported causes of the dismissal of von Moltke, who appears to have come {nto collision with bis sovereign in regard to several important questions “The Russian offensive campaign continues. The fortified positions (of the enemy) on the frontier are under @ heavy artillery fire, The enemy bas received reinforcements from the gar- vison at Koeniguberg. There has been particularly desperate fighting in the vicinity of Kakalargewo, “Railroads in East Prussia ar crowded with troop trains and our aerial scouts report an uninterrupted Movement of Germans in a westerly German columns and Ge: man troop trains are withdrawing across the frontier,” “The German retreat he frontier of East Prussia, The Germans have been forced to evacuate their fortified positions be- tween Wiersbolo and Lyck." which had Ba Bpesia for the Russian Gotarasene, the command of Lieut. Angelo Bellini, retired, who was re- expressed dissatisfac- tion at the neutral attitude of Italy night for thirty-seven Germans are fecing where they are rendering superhuman seryioen, chiety. in wee filled ui Under the laws of could not permit the submarine to be }S | delivered to Russi the Italian officer vessel and delivered it in waters. He left a note sayin, know of bis intent! NEWCOMB IS READ OUT OF REPOBLICAN PARTY Former Senator Asked to Resign From the County TAS, strain, ye to be almost un- if the information which from Berlin be correct, the truth is thet the Kaiser wished to subordinate sound strategy to hie d sire te attack Moltke preferred troops th fighting Ii fare ie ny yet been given the com- mittee as to the amount to be derived from this war tax, but it will amount to several millions. The amendment would provide for a sraduated stamp tax of 1-8 of a cent. on articles costing not more than five cefits, to 5-8 of a cent for more than fifteen or less than twenty-five-cent articles, and 6-8 of a cents of value additional. Articles included in this list are pills, Causing muck sick- GERMAN ATTEMPTS TO CUT UGANDA RAILROAD BAFFLED, SAY BRITISH. eause they would have ne effect on the situation in the decisive ares of WAR SUMMARY ) | Fhe close censorship maintained for the last twelve hours over the of the allies in Northeastern France was penetrated to-day by e@icius statement from Paris. This set forth that the left wing of the ied army was extending more and more widely. H te epite of the tact that the Breach were yesterday compelled to yle ‘before the German attacks on their left wing, confidence in the ul gnecess of this flanking movement in favor of the allies is deseribed in deapateh as undiminished. Press).—The Russian War Office de- clares that Russian armies, fully “The Kaiser's famous order to con- centrate the best part of the German army operating in France on an at- tempt to crush the Bri statement cabled to Washington by the Colonial (ffice: “During September there has been considerable activity along the Angio- German boundary of the Kast African 1° Bow threatening the Germans on their front and flank. The Germans are re- ported here to be occupying their fortified positions along the border in- Angered by the announced : tion of Josiah T. Newcomb, a former Republican State Senator, to support Davenport, the Pro- “The Kaiser more recently wished to detach a large number of airafiips and aeroplanes for raids on English towns, but ven Moltke pointed out cept natural mineral or carbonated natural mineral waters, * (on given “chautauquas, lect lyceums, agricultural or industrial fairs and religious and charitable entertain- ments.” Senator Simmons, Chairman of the Finance Committee, submitting the bill to the caucus pleaded for party har- mony and prompt action. eee Williams and Gore opposed Sohne ont a cent @ gallon tax on They maintained that thie tax would affect the small manufactur- er, the farmer and the householder” who could not so well afford to pay ap the automobile owner. They offered @ substitute to tax not only automobile sales, but all passenger automobiles, 25 cents per horse-power on owners and $1 per horse-power on sales. De- bate on this amendment was prolonged. In the midst of discussion of a motion to increase the tax on beer from $1.50 to $2 a barrel the caucus recessed without deciding the ques- tion. Senator Stone of Missouri made a vigorous protest against piling up the tax on beer, declaring beer was @ temperance drink and Deinting out that it was already carrying large proportion of the taxes sof the country, pa aegpeaaoes CARRANZA’S REFORM PLANS ANNOUNCED. MEXICO CITY, Oct. 6—Gen. Ven- ustiano Carransa proposed the fol- lowing reforms for Mexico in the statement which he submitted last ‘week when offering his resignation to @ conference of Constitutionaliste, Generals and Governors: “Assurance of municipal vents a. vision of national lands and of lands which the Government may purchase from large holders; expropriation lands in the vicinity of munict ties of five hundred Las yee oF more, the proceeds to’ ii erecting achool: houses; obliging all peovets to pay weekly and in coin all ir employees; limitation of houra of labor and of Sunday work; werk, men compensation laws for injuries; just taxation of la tariff laws in- tended to help the poorer cl: portation of necessitie: country does not culti formation of banking laws to per- mit the establishment. of State banks.’ Gen. Carransa proposes: eiving the marriage contract a c at the same time takin; due interventio a tablishment of absolute divorce jaw: when both parties consent, and th general betterment of the working essences and all similar articles for | c! @ide of the Kast Prussian frontier. Russian forces, however, are moving | to flank them from the south. ‘The/estimates of the German casu- alties im the series of battles that extended well Gown into Russian Pol- and continue to grow. They are now placed at 70,000, In addition the Rus- sians have captured @ large number of German cannon, mired in during the retreat and were gressive candidate for Governor, the Commonwealth Club, a Republican organisation of the Twenty-third Assembly District, last night read t| Mr, Newcomb out of the Republican The action was taken at meeting of the organizatio! venue and One Hundred and Fifty-eight} street ‘UZx-Senator Neweomb at the prim- ary a week ago was elected 2 mem- ber of the Republican County Com® mittee from the Twenty-third As- Bince then he has come out for Mr, Davenport instesd of the Republican candidate, Charles 8, Whiteman, The resolution, as that all the available aircraft of all types were urgently needed in the decisive war sphere. French military critics refuse to attach any importance to the setback which @ private formule is claimeg. Similar rates of taxation would be applied to perfumery, cosmetics, hair olls, pomades, hair dyes, dentrifices, ac, The proposed tax on chewing gum is four cents for each box worth $1 or less, and four cents additional for each added dollar of val: In perfectin gthe measu mittee stipulated that the proposed tax of 60 cents per horse-power on utomobiles should apply to passenger ‘Another tax added ts bos} sparkling wal bill at the rate of or less and two cents for more than in Paris yesterday. Great Britain {s also described as optimistic the nature of the revelations when the curtain of secrecy is ~The Kaiser's feeling against Eng- fand i fully shared by his officers, but many of them would net allow their military judgment to be influ- The dismissal of von Moltke geems to indjeate that the Kaiser ie determined to have bis own Many years ago he declared thet if ever Germany went to war he himself would lead. his legions to battle and victory,” Raids against England may now be expected.” At the fuperal in 1891 of the great strategist of the war of 1870 the Kai- wer told Major von Moltke, as wes, that he would be promot dignity of personal Aide-de-Camp, “No confirmation has come from any German source of the reported by Emperor William of Field Marshal von Moltke from the post of the German General Staff, and his succession by Majorden. ‘and no at ansiety ie toutes te which became pt BRITISH OFFICER WANTS CAVALRY TO CHARGE THE GERMAN SHIPS OVER ICE. 26 by @y mai) to Fork to United Preas).—-As the mn fleet persists in refusing to accept Winston Churchill's 10 put to ses and have it ow! The Russian advance into Gelicia and that of the Cossack divisions in- to Hungary through the Carpathian Mountain passes contin movement against Cracow is declaréd to be seriously interfered with by tor- rential rains and the destruction of all river bridges by the Austrians, army in place of Gen von Stein, who had been given command of sembly District, | The Japanese Navy Department, in explainipg the occupation of the faland of Jaluit, one of the Marshall group in the South Pacific, the move was made for military purposes and not for permanent In*the Proposed tax of $10 for gen- member of the al amusement halls @ | County Committes, WELL- GROOMED WOMEN REMOVE HAIR GROWTHS ys EL RADO ie aes article an cold but it fe slowly progressing. “Two Russian armies are preseed: Ing, one from the weet and another irom the south, toward Allenetein (in Bast Prussia, Ofty miles southeast of He made the Major a General in 1809 and gave bim commend of the First Infantry Brigade of Guards at Potedam. British, an impatient retired neva) officer has written to the T ing whether England ts to wait for» severe freese in order that the German warships may be captured by cavalry, The Dutch fleet was so captured in the Texel ay ae by French hussars SIR EDGAR SPEYER QUITS BANKING FIR) BECAUSE OF CITIZENSHIP, ‘The banking firm of Speyer & Co., which was originally founded ie Prank- fort, Germany, and still maiptains Ger- man connections, notified the Stock Ex- change to-day that in view of the proc knewtedne fqmation of King George forbidding British subdjocte to give ald te Germany, or otherwise, Gir Bdgar temporary thelr London setae, troops are well established in Alsace, according to « ne seh from Belfort, France, and the German forces before them st mumerous, Another newspaper correspondent telegraphs that the are fortified in excellent positions in the Vouges. Three mitiion men, it ts estimated here, will be engaged in the impend- battle in Mouth Poland, which may be the biggest copfict of the|oeok# war, up to the present time, ‘The Russians continue to push east. ward om Cracow, evidently with the hope of getting thence ¢o Breslau, and they go em atvetehing their ten. tacles out southward toward Buds- pest, Cossacks are well in on the plaing of Hungary, admits that they Dave crossed the River Theles, which was regarded as one of the maip obstacles to their progress. By getting across the rali- road at Ssigeth, capital of the County an the lee, nd fought it eut on the — BRITAIN SETS FREE AMERICAN WHO HAD LETTERS TO GERMANS, | sever LONDON, Ost. 6.-George 8. Speets, a racing man claiming to be in the employ of W. B. D. Stokes, and who was arrest, od by fcotland Yard detectives on the charge of carrying letters between Lon- don and Berlin, has been released at the request of the American Ambassador and will sail for New York tomorrow. Speets was in charge of @ racing stable at Vienna and when the war fan he came to London. , & eecond Rossien army is Hungary, according to a threatening the town of Husst, in Kest- we despatch from Rome. Husst is forty from the boundary of Galicia, which is here the crest of the Carpa- %. Always Something New in Candy Creation 4 ons tre ante, ie pau an smhenes and Wonca Fels seme varius,” next weeks complete Cleek story in the Sunday World enters upon a novel and variegated field. Among other adventures incidental to the quest of the stolen violin, Cleek encounters @ militant suffrae yi gette, studies music, questions a tolletale dagger, and demonstrates rare the close connection of great artists ving and the “movies.” wee fond Yord, by T. W, Ae vremeiee eomglete otory ovary Sunday in the World| © ‘Dwenty-tour American nuress and ox doptors, members of the Red Even Budapest ‘Salts assigned to Rusale, are at Btockholm, Sweden, on their way to Geng Fighter Caught With Pistol Verfelte Batt, ‘The name of Samuel Boseciio, alias Polizzo, of No. 2056 @goend avenue, | im Harlent Court force of ninety French architects and 3,000 workmen stands ready dod eo forth into the war sone to repair damage done by shell and 3 on being arrested add: 4] Cleas of Scot- ‘Special for Wednesday ORIENTAL FRUIT MInsES—A saperb blending of rich oe Cream with the pcre chopped