The evening world. Newspaper, October 7, 1914, Page 2

Roe pine hdn “ot dominuntektion with 4 the coast cities Has ; ollowed by energetic efforts to check the movement. j feperted that the British Indian cavalry has been ide the north and it ‘will have its ‘baptism of fire” mst the Uhian columns of von Kluck and von Boehm. War Office believes they will check the widespread movement now being attempted by the German supported by automobile artillery. and every attempt of the Germans to break through § main allied line between Lassigny and Tracy-le-Mont | been repulsed with very heavy loss. DNDON, Oct. 7 (Associated Press|.—The conflict along of northern France, although now in its twenty- , shows fewer signs of an early end than it did two Gen. von Kluck appeared dangerously threatened enveloping movement of the allied armies. To-day ourceful German commander, having obtained heavy ci its, is apparently engaged in his turn in at- ng to outflank the French and British lines. iis counter stroke is viewed here as the supreme fea- in the situation in the western theatre of the war. ‘ von Kiuck has also been trying to cut right through c of the allies’ extended left at Lassigny. The offi- ich communication says this attempt was foiled, but doubted that the effort will be renewed. In the event out from the north and east. il French report as “‘more and more violent.” It is ed it must reach to Antwerp and largely influence the je of that fortress. surest way of raising the sieve of the temporary capital would be the success of the French turning it on the Oise. MENCH REPORT OF THE ALLIES’ CAMPAIGN. ‘rench War Office Now Admits Dangerous Move of the Germans s PARIS, Oct. 7 (United Press).—The Germans continue) weloping movement in northwestern France, accord- mate the official 3 o'clock communique. states that the battle continues with great violence on ia Prench left and has now extended to the vicinity of Lens fle Bassee. Basece is tn the Department of the Nord, on the canal of and is midway between Arras and Lille, while Lens is ix miles further south. The battle line extends to Armen- mine miles northwest of Lille, and close to the Belgian J battle is declared to be prolonged by enormous of cavalry, who are said to be centered at Armen- {The German cavalry is probably accompanied by @motor artillery. This device, newly created by the Germans, per- heavy guns to keep pace with quick moving mounted troops the first time in warfare. By turning loose the guns before Cavalry advances en masse the offensive power of the horsemen Greatly Increased. {The Germans at Lille can seriously interrupt the development sive against the German communications, and if the itish and French reinforcements are being pushed) it would compel the left wing of the French army to | < ire toward the coast in order to escape the German lines : “The fighting in this neighborhood is described in the} : yh ARR gh ihe ath Bet 1a THE nvENING WORLD, WEDNESDs Day, ooTosER 7, 101 = E = UKE FLM PLA, SAS SPECTATOR Lines Blotted Out in Instant by Shells, United States Vice-Consul Tells. - A vivid description of the battle of Amiens, France, fought between Ger- advance line is but a thin front it may be forced back a few from Arras.) fhe French and British columns have been unable to the German offensive. They have been compelled to } way further in the neighborhood of Doual and have back to the neighborhood of Lens. fighting now continues all along the north and | front, extending from the vicinity of Compiegne to the Belgian border. offset the German successes in the west the French fe drive the Germans back in the Woevre district. movement northward is increasing hourly in text of the official bulletin follows: left wing the battle still continues with great ; The opposing fronts extend into the region between La Bassee and are lengthened by masses of cavalry yin trips as far as the “oy of Armentieres on frontier. hack front extending from the Lidine to the Meuse to report. b ine loevre district the enemy miade a new effort progress but his attacks again failed. toe the German army, defeated in the battle of which lasted from Sept. 28 to Oct. 3, endeavored ‘the the Russian pursuit at, Seg Positions along of the Wirballen frontier, ck the Russian tinue their advance and at seve places they have into East Prussia. To sum up, the German of- ‘on the Niemen has been brought to an end by a check accompanied-by very considerable losses." ORATES SOLDIERS |. MADE BISHOP OF JERSEY. SAVED BABY GIRL H MIDST OF BATTLE. sonal ey Mas ld Eptecopal Discesan Con’ eution| Elects Rev, Paul RB. Matthews, | TRENTON, N. J., Oct, 7.—The Rev. Paul R. Matthews of Fartbauit, Minn., was to-day elected Bishop of the Pratestant Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey ata mpecial meeting of the diocesan convention, He succeeds ‘the late Bishop John Scarborough, Dr. Matthews's closest rival was the Rev. Dr, Bowden Sheppard, arch- deacon of the New Jersey diocese, —_——.—___. Mracke Didn't Get or Give. In filing to-day with ty Clerk, his “expense: Primaries in Brooklyn, Sept. 23. (by mail to to 'Inited Press)—The rescue old baby girl, Village street which wes set by shrapnel fire, won for ertillerymen the Cross of carers upon them by the attery was retiring hear one of the gunners saw ing from the doorway of into the path of the guns. @ismounted and rushed to infant. ‘The street was full shrapnel, and just as he ver- artilleryman threw himecif and shielded the little one hy candidate for State and County Commit- man troops and the allies early in September, was given to-day by El- wood Welden, formerly American Vice-Consul-General to Paris and to Budapest, Hungary, who landed 1 Jersey City with his wife from the Lioyd, Sabaudo steamship Regina a@'Ttalia, “The battle I witnessed. I would not call frightful,” be sald, “It seemed to me more as if I were wit- nessing a motion picture perform- ance. I would see a line of German soldiera advance, and then they would be blotted out. They woulll almply fade to notht “I would seq a Gerfhan ahell from ane of tboser43-centimetre guns come hurling through the air. Yes, it was possible to see those abells—and to bear'them, They would strike in the Mines of the allies, and then there, would be @ vacant spot, That is modern warfare, SAW GIRL WHOSE BREASTS WAD BEEN CUT OFF, “There was great excitement in Amiens, The village lies in a valley and is aurrounded by hiils, The road leading to it from Belgium passes through @ flat country, and by this road the Germans advanced, rpfugeew fleeing of them, The troupes of the allies were massed in the v “The refugees were .a sad sight, many of them having been mistreated by Germans, I saw one girl in the hospital at Amiens, both of whose breas' ad been cut off by German soldiers, according to her own ati “My trip to the hospital was nfado while the Germans were coming toward Amiens. An officer in the English medical corps finally led me out of the institution and we as- cended a hill about three miles from the valley. There the English medi- cal corps wae stationed, out of the line of fire from both sides. the Germans were close to the vil- jage. We were scanning the horizon toward the northeast eagerly to the first glimpse of t) The first of them we saw wa aeroplanes, hovering reconnoitring. “Down in the valley the allies id, fifty thousand strong. spread out in @ straight line, One of the English officers AMIENS BATTLE | "| singing through the air; I would see ry “Af noon word was passed that) /), ; | down lines of men and shells obiiter- Information available here says that the he Antwerp fortifications is Increasing | , Py 4a0e Mey -manse LOUVAIN begun to jas been e environs of Lite, rench and E ish. IRSON Mezieres strates WAR SUMMARY The battle in the north of France continues with great violence. The French War Office, in its statement to-day; says that the battle front extends virtually to the Belgian frontier. The German General Staff announced to-day that the fighting on the German right wing had been successful. Berlin also says, it is reported in Government circles that two more forts at Antwerp—Forts Kessel and Broochen—have fallen before the Germans, The capitulation of the city is regarded in Berlin as close at hand, A German tofpedo-boat has been sunk off the estuary of the Ems in the North Sea by the British submarine boat E-9. A Peking despatch quotes a German news agency as saying that Jap- anese forces have occupied the island of ¥ap of the Caroline group in the Pacific. A report from Petrograd says that Russian heavy artillery is bombard-| ing Przemys! in Galicia and that Austrian field forces that attempted to relieve the fortress were defeated and compelled to retire. Last night's German official statement sald that the new Russian advance against East Prussia had been checked and that Russian forces have been defeated in Russian Poland. Tokio announces thet the War Office believes that the Japanese have sunk a German cruiser and two German gunboats in Kiaochow Bay. An official statement issued in Vienna says that German and Austrian forces surprised the enemy in Russian Poland and drove the Russians back across the Vistula. A Rotterdam correspondent reports that a new plan to convoke the Berne Bureau in the interests of peace, while nét successtul, has been re- ceived with much sympathy. BARONESS ACCUSED OF THEFT BY HER AUNT infantry, headed by the Turcos, in the centre. The allies were to launch their centre at the enemy and protect | Woman Explains She Took Rela. the advance with the artillery, LINZ WOULD VANISH AS HUGE toes fri ay tg for SHELLE BURST, “Ominously the German crescent) he Baroness Helene de Foster, the wife of a Hungarian nobleman now came on toward those who were wait- Ing down in the valley, Then the| wien his Emperor's army, was in the West Side court to-day on a sum- shells of the big German siege guns began bursting, I weuld hear one mons obtained by her aunt, Mrs. Jeannette Reeves, widow of D. W. it whissing like @ shooting star. Then “f would follow @ crash and an oblitera- \eno m & wealthy real estate broker, tion of part of the allied formation, | WhO killed bimself Aug. 26. Mrs. “It seemed as if 1 were dreaming | Reeves, who was committed to Relle- that what | saw was not reaiit; vue Hospital psychopathic ward Aug. big wae © dream of ety hot 30 because her mind was temporarily feeling only by saying 1 oould ‘not | fected, charged that the Haroness comprehen that what was before me went to her aunt's apartment at No, was reality—that felt sure 1 would | 60 West Ninety-fourth street apd ap- Beer ee nen} pee (seen 8 8 propriated $149 in money ana t large ’e quantity of ‘elry and clothing. know what was to take place | ‘Taking the stand to muke a general point about two | denial of having misappropriated any- of the allies, the | thing, the Baroness, who is young and . At| beautiful, said that she took posse: sion of the money in order to he able to provide for the care of Mra, Keeves at the hospital. She elvo removed two diamond link cuff buttons which, she said, the late Mr, Reeves had given her in his life time, but nothing ating other bodies. I sick else, I turned away. ae ceeeeaiaenameage PRESIDENT POINCARE TAKES with the two points facing the allies. “On the left wing of the allies was the British artillery and on the right wing the French artillery, with the with gatling guns mowing stay the allies. Cavalry have marth of the furthest advance’ the extreme right of the German centre is now progressing HOW THE BATTLE LINE ON FRENCH BORDER LOOKS TO-DAY ChAIEAADLIDREDEDADS ROOD I NS ChE TIONED OER ILD bombardment ef violence. “aaa ‘ ¢ i ; ® SUPPORT FOR GLYNN DISCUSSED BY WILSON President, With Eis Political Ad- visers, Plans Aid—McAdoo and Redfield May Speak. ‘WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.—Support to be given Gov. Glynn and the Demo- cratic ticket in New York in the November campaign occupied the at- tention of President Wilson and his political advisers to-day, Secretary Bryan wanted to speak in New York next Tuesday, but it was found arrangements could not be made. Secretary McAdoo 4 Secre- tary Redfield probably will take his place. ————. ITEMS FOR INVESTORS, Stewart Mining Company declared regularly quarterly dividend of 10 per cent. and an extra dividend of 2 1-2 per cent. payable Oct. 19 to stock of record Oct. 8, Loulsville and Nashville fourth week of September earnings declined $300,381; month September decreased $683,141; from July 1 gross decreased $1,231,890 compared with a year ago. Surplus for year ended June 30 after increase in dividends of $421,267 was $2,122,678 below previous year. Interborough Rapid Transit—Two months gross from July 1 increased $249,911: surplus after charges in- creased $288,421. American Telephone and Telegraph —Year ended June 80, gtoss decreased $8,018,327; net declined §8,898,537; total income increased $905,941; dividends increased 9517,710; total surplus de- cre $926,134; surplus after charges equal to 9.53 per cent on capital stock. the adoption of @ resolution to sub- ordinate their interests to the com- mittee of five officially recognized by the New York Stock Exchange Com- mittee, although the committee refuses to change the personel of the commit. tee on unllated securities, composed of dealers. A special committee was ap- pointed with power to investigate com- plaints, and work for a betterment of the situation, Cotton exports to-day totalled 22,210 bales, all of which went to Great Bri- tain and the Continent; 13,055 bales out of this total left Galveston. , From July 1 to Oct. 8, elev: ary markets received 177,978, 000 ot as of wheat against 126,554,000 in 1 Corn receipts for eleven ‘monthy total 31,000,000 bushels less than for preceding period. e€ — CHICAGO WHEAT AND CORN MARKET, WHEAT, rye as We es BN AG ee a, CORN, Rat ¢ ants that 1 was struggiing thre # nightmare and that I might aw SIX GERMAN FLAGS TO DEPOSIT THEM IN PARIS. to Paris, fighting lasted four hours, of the allies was a teint. PARIS, Oct 7 (Centrab News).—Presl- looking toward Arras at last cried 1 ete Se coos. wen tp Oey, It was nutes afterward before I Niies were driven back. Germans entered the town, ain and got 'e the rosea! mans seemed to drive them back. The | dent Poincare to-day visited the en- allies fought bravely, but the Ger-/trenched camp at Paris, He brought 4 fought bravely and systematic- | pack six German flags which had been to by + Welden's Nome te tn Philadel, |e a [et ‘Wheat steadier on limited offerings. Market was quiet. There was not much evidence of an important ex- port inquiry Government report In- dicated wheat + bushels; 1918 final 7 Outalde brokers’ meeting resulted in | 8tein. fas ele aR tthe ae ,, oo ant DESEGUROLATELS OF METROPOLITAN SHGERS IN WA | Poor Dinh Gilly Was Among | First to Go to the Front. — While there will be plenty of grand opera stars in New York this wint many will be fighting in Europe, cording to Andre: * Bpan baritone, whe reached h to-day on the steamship Regina @'Ttalia. “Seventy grand opera stars will sail from Italy on the Canople on Oct. 15," he sald. “Mr. Gattl-Cazgsza will be at the head of them. But— alas!—think of the brave singers who now are fighting for their countries! “Dinb Gilly is @ prisoner at Prague. Poor Dinh! Do you remember how they made fun of his name? Those persons who did ridicule his name probably are sorry now, for Dinh | Gailty was one of the first to go to the front a9 @ private. tenor, ls a prisoner in France. Renaud, | the t singer, the great actor, is fighting for France at Verdun, Nad Rothier is fighting at Rheims. , The Spanish baritone was rearing | 0 his customary monocle when boat docked and Capt. Vieilentont |i Quintino,. of the Regina d'itaia, threw up both hands and said he,was Also on the liner was Miss Ano >| Fitsui, a Chicago young woman who went to Italy penniless and friendless two years ago, made her debut in Grand Opera, and since has scored triumphs in France and Spain. ,8he sang for the Queen of Spain a Pies | months ago and the Queen presen ew with @ jewelled pin bearing the 1 crest, rot American girls are nought er as operatic singers abroad,” baid the young wo “To ny, they-are not wanted ts rd. My own case proves the truth of that.” ACCUSED OF THEFT WHER HE APPEALS TO POLICE "| ‘Objected to Being Shadowed as Suspect: After Losses by Bundle Wagor. Boys, For three days Detectives Cassassa and Gaynor have been following Louis Harris, believing that he was the cause of the complaints from mer- chante and their patrons that some- body was watching the delivery de- partments of stores, hurrying ahead of the Wagons to the places where pack- ages were to be delivered and tricking the delivery boy into giving them up. At Broadway and Eighteent® street to-day Harris turned on Gay- nor and made a noisy protest against being followed. He appealed to a traffic policeman to arrest Gaynor and was laughed at. A crowd gath- ered and Harris was so abusive that] p, Gaynor arrested bim for “disorderly conduct.” A number of complainants regant- ing package thefts were at once sum- money to Police Headquarters, Two of them positively identified Harris as the man who had robbed them. VON MOLTKE STILL CHIEF OF GERMAN GENERAL STAFF, | > LATE BERLIN ADVICES SAY. LONDON, Oct. 7 (Asseciated Press), Apparently there is some misappre- hension as to the appointment given Gen. Volgts-Rhets, Late Berlin ad- Chief of General Staff. “Then Albert Kelss, the German; isis ol oH CASSIDY. APPEAL TO-MORROW Justice Jenks to Announce Judg- ment in Case of Willett ai Same Time. i Presiding Justice Jenks of the Ap- Pellate Division, Brooklyn, annowhced to-day that to-morrow he would ren- der his decision on the application . “Curly” Joe-Cassidy and William Willett, convicted of conspiracy in poet fy Supreme Court nomination scandal, for # certificate of reaso! Spare on whigh to go before the ig peals With an appeal from ion of the Appellate Division. a the caso‘of Louis I. Walter jr convicted with them, whose ball bond of $5,000 hag’ been declared forfeited, the ational Surety Company stated to-day that it did not consider that it was obligated to produce Walter owing Ree Stay granted: by Justice si sinietsA tiara Croprey _ holda’ that Walter is aan im jum. ties, although Walter has offer sive himeelt up THREE SHOTIN STREET DUEL - Chidage Polltipinn an and Twe. Be teetives Sufe: Gen Fight. + CHICAGO, Oct. 7.—In @ revolver duet at one of the city’s busiest corners this afternoon Barney Bertsche; former Prominent politician, was seriously wounded, Detective Sergeant James \~ Monehan was shot below the heart aad will ue nd Detective Bergeant Willem Ej red a bad wound. ertache, a former stioonkoeper and & wer during the) regime ot the, labore layor Busse, was poral Latta ahan since the tri when Bertache met the two dete fe > Randolph and Dearborn streets tne afternoon the duel followed. anarenliptiomnenet BIG CORN CROP PROSPECTS. Forecast of Yield Shows Gain of 78,000,000 Bashels. WASHINGTON, Det, 7,—Gre: Prospects by 78,000,000 bu: great improvement in tobacco, tn- creasing the prospects of that crop over the forecast in September by $2,000,000 pounds, ober crop report, anm 4 Gas Kn Inceonse oF 11,008,000 Bush ela in the potato crop, 21,000,000 buah- ela in the oats crop end 10,000,000 bushels in the apple crop also were forecast. ring wheat showed a slight de- crease, being 4,000,000 bushels under the September forecast, yet the com- bin crop of winter wh and vlan wheat mi 88 year's har- vest of th ara one. epatch received here from “Munten says that Prince Franeis,; fourth eon of the King of Bavaria, was wounded in the left thigh in a battle. Ho was operated on in a hospital and blood poisoning was feared for a time, but he is now out of danger. ~ WOMEN VOLUNTEERS. In stresq and trouble the women of @ nation are always to “counted © upon. 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