The evening world. Newspaper, October 24, 1914, Page 2

Mes at Arras and to retake Armentiores, weet of Litte, 1 They been unable to make any substantial gains Two distinct movements are ip ese. One has for ita objective Ba! ee is lanes cc (he Beit thus eutting off the Belgians and Ge am inside of the Belgian southerly frontier. Qemptates the eapture of the ratiway tines extending west from Arvea, Ghould ether succeed @ considerable portion of the allied army would be fm 8 dangerous way. To prevent it additional reinforcements were -_ at fast night. much rejoicing here over the progresa belug made is witha! TB gd was carried again after a desperate bayonet charge by the French ‘@rmy ia which both sides lost heavily. Steady progreas is being made is Afeace according to the reports reaching here. LONDON, Oct. 24 [Associated Preas).—Jt te reported that €00,000 re fafercoments have been rushed to the German right 4 1t seeme no | @gaggeration to cay that these operations spell the eugreme effort of the y. Wevaders to break through the limes of the allies. yy Germany ic said to be throwing airereft, and particularly Beppetine * tere and more into the fray, and news despatches relate the operation » @f Reppelins have been a marked feature of the fighting to the southwest ef Ostend, toward which seaport the treope of France, Bagiand end Belgium ‘ (9 working their way. OFFICIAL GERMAN REPORT Allies Fail to Check Germans, Says War Office at Berlin BERLIN (via The Hague), Oct. 24.—The War Office in a statement to ) @laime that the German offensive in being matstained at all potate the right wing and that material gains are telag reperted. ? The allies have been unable to check the German forward movement ip » be vicinity of Arras, Lille, on the Yeor Canal and south of Dismude The | Germans ore also advancing their lines along the Meuse and the bombaré- ome of Verdun continues. ‘The gemeral situation in both the east and the weet te declared to be BBRLAN (via Amsteriam and London), Oct. 24. (Associated Preas).— German army headquarters makes the following oMcial announcement under today's date: “The fighting costinurs seversly in the district of the Yeer Canal. the north we euccesded in crossing the canal with creat forces. “British ships yesterday bombarded Ostend without reason. “ast of Yores and southwest of Lille our troops are slowly advancing. “Ie the Argonne Forest our troops also are advancing, capturing some - @ackine « and a number of prieonern, Two Freuch aeroplanes were “Nerth of Toul, near Floury, the French declined a short truce to per- * qt che burial of the dead and the recovery of the wounded who are covering Bho Geld in front of the French battle line, “West of Augustowo the Russians renewed their attacks, but were _ OFFICIAL FRENCH REPORT. German Demand for an Armistice * Refused, Says Paris War Office PARIS, Oct. 34 [United Press].—The Germans today demanded an 4 @ruilsties in the region of Thiaucourt in order to bury their dead. Thi > eee ‘was refused by the French general commanding, and the fighting in Section te continuing with increasing violence, ‘Falavcvurt ts in the Department of Meurthe ot Moselle, about ten miles the Lorraine fronticr of Germany. It ts about twenty miles southwest Bets, the German stronghold, and about an equal distance southeast of Verden, the French fortress. ‘This announcement was made verbally te connection with the issuance net GBe regular 8 o'clock communique ing te the text of the commuatoatiqn: wattle continues on eur left wing. Ti seer bee mats presroes of Langemarck and in the region between Armentieres and Lille, | ,, @ question of inevitable fluctuations in the line of combat, which, ne iteelt as a whole. forest of Mortmare, te the eovth of Thiawcourt, and in the erent of Le aerth of Ponte-Meussoa.” 5 Germans Take Belfort Forts; French in Altkirch Again LONDON, Oct. 94 [Associated Prees)—A private Berlin deopateh, ac- at Copenhagen, states the battle raging between Nieuport and Dizmude ts the most violent the most important engagement of the entire war. 7" We adds that Zeppeline are caid to have given the Germans considerable cuppert. & Geapeteh from Copenhagen cays rumors have reached there from that the German attack on Belfort te euccesding and that the eouth- Gertes have surrendered. Be evntrediction to thie report te this despatch from Geneva: “Mone of the German heavy artillery has arrived before Verdun or Bel- jaa Pet, according to « correspondent ef the Tribuna, who hee returned te Basel after visiting the French and German frontier for a week. The @appenpenéeat says, that Belfort is 20 well armed that it would take 900,000 cannot afford.” A Parte deopatch cays: “Altkirch im Upper Aleace has been captured @e French at the point of the bayonet The place hes recently changed Fepeatedly. ‘Aecoréing to trustworthy accounts, fresh troops brought up by the have enabled them to deliver attacks with increased vigor on the Fight wing, where the battle hes been waged with alternate gains | ¥®! > ow Get News That Cruiser Sank Five British Vessels Oct, 24.—The German Bmbasey tedey announced re WASHINGTON, steamers and captured o sixth. {The above re, meebenty confirma the British Admiratty Foner’ of of ‘Wedneotay, which eaid that advices had been received frem Co- fembe, Ceylon, that the Emden had sunk Sve British ships and cap- Qured @ sixth 150 miles south of Cochin, British India The ships were the Chilkana, Troilus, Renmobr, Clan Grant and the Penrabbie, The vessel captured was the Exford.) SHENER BEGS BRITISH | «09 " PUBLIC TO STOP TREATING | SOLDIERS TO DRINK |in in Mane with his ging British expeditionary jin neigh where to be Saereneh Bi Bot meas | stationed to impress on women, “dl of temperance a: ay to-~ ony, a the ine Yolding tenept ane “yeoman ioe thie wire upward with hie ay. ) Whether “TALLIES ADVANCING | STEADILY, BRITISH OFFICIAL REPORT Quote Prisoners as Saying Germans Short of Food and Exhausted. BRAVERY OF SCOUTS. Unreserved Tribute to Fighting | Qualities, Skill and Endur- | ance of Kaiser's Troops. LONDON, Ost. 98 (Associnied Preas).—Another desoriptive recital of doings at the front, continuing the earlier report issued by the Om- lal Information Hureau, dated Oct. 17, wae issued to-day. It speaks of the @tnese of the troops and declares that “The fact that we are steadily advancing and that the enemy ts atving way before us naa proved a most welcome and inspiring change “Tale la not the only advantage we peneses over the Germans,” the re- bort goee on, “for we atill hear from prisoners that their advance troops at any rate are short of food and exhausted by continual outpost work. We can afford to give our troops more reat jd there te no nck of food, Many of the men op- posed to us at the present time na had only two wonths’ service, and ome of our prisoners declare that they t expose themselves in the trenches, Nevertheinss, the enemy In front of us te fighting well and skilfully and showing consider- Sble powers of endurance, They Generally contrive to remove their wounded an@ oftem to bury their kille@ before they retire, and 1 @soape Is often facilitated by the nu- me deep ditches in this country. ‘Many of their cavairy patrols aro wearing Belgian uniforms, a practice which te net excusab! the ground of any lack of their own. “An inoldent which ocourrea on Oct. 18 ahowe the regeurce and bravery of @ome of our enemy's scouts. A de- tachment of German artillery was re. tiring, and from time to time coming inte action, An officer of one of our @uak cavalry patrols had been stand- ing for some minutes under « tree, when he noticed a fine wire hanging down close to the trunk. He Levigchee astonished to ere one of the enemy ‘in the tree. As he drew his revolver and fired the German dropped onto his head, aleo firing. The British oMfcer ‘was stunned, and when he came to it was to find himself alone, with the peak of his cap blown away and his imiform covered with blood which waa not hie own. “Ae the campaign goes on the ten- Gency of the Germans to rely on their splendid war material with which they have been so amply provided, father than on the employment of masses of mea, hae become more marked, There are now indications, however, that thelr supply of material arrative then quotes from dropped by German airm. the French to Se ieerenee usd that they are itnute out of the fire tor he Po ig 5 after which it continues: from these endeavors to iatveace the enemy, ne le disseminated amo! he German toidlere by means of a special mili- tary paper called The Patrol, hich te fe pabtenes Ss ta Berlin. Its historical vole may be gauged by & Ne ae In Ite issue of A it. 6, ae follows: ‘It may elewape § be as- @erted that the resistance of the ac- tive army of the French has Bae besa overcome. The reserve troo Rew formations will no doubt. giv on om the ag of @ sort | eur herole forces plenty to do as| crew single-handed, Other Irishinen| tiny eavence further. came to his assistance and for more! L) three weeks more of Sght-| than an hour battle royal waa done ing, however, the facts must have convinced the German troops that this assertion waa not justified.’ The writer of thie report then gives frem captured German let- which indicate anziety concern- ing the result of the Aghting, One of these. dated Sept, 8%, contains the Gret to tl ‘nn’ e of t doptemper and le really painful to read of the boast- ful announcements of our march on Paris, for we are no nearer Paris | than we were then, J Septem! giving voxtracts Light arrows show points where Germans claim success. e aor cnet by allies. NORTH SEA |Great Battle Line From Arras and La Bassee to Sea, Where Germans and the Allies Both Claim Gains MUTINY OUT AT SEA ABOARD RED CROSS SHIP NOW IN PORT| (Continued trom First Page.) of the former German crow were found hiding among the cargo of bandages and cases of lodoform in the bold three days out. turned ‘They were or to French authorities at Bordeahe and are now In prison. Outlawry started on Hept. 25 when William Hade, one of the forty-three Negroes aboard, refiwed to serve hin table in the saloon and was found or- ganising @ demonstration among the! pantry negroes. When trl the purser to remonstrate with Bado the| trip to New York. latter suddenly whipped a revolver, | made, out of his pocket, pushed It againat “beat it.” Right there the competent master- | them were: Oct, iJ. Larkin, Kovarik, began to get busy. walked up to Bade, planted # fist between bis eyes and when he revived be found himself #e- curely ironed to @ staple in the wall) of the brig, away up forward In the bow. Hade stayed there five days, Inctptont fights between the negroen and the white mon of the oiling crew continued daily until Oct. 4, that day Jamos Torr: black, armed himasel: knife and started to decimate the stokehold population. master-at-arma stayed trouble—this time with a belaying pin. SWAY OF OUTBREAK TOLD BY DIARY. Kovarik kept aldtary of the troubles below docks, His entries, na read by an Bvening World reporter to-day, wore terae and to the point, unarmed, Karly Weat Indian with a butoher Again the Some of |of the mine field, all th the purser’s stomach and told him to! or tnne ene Meld. all the Red Crosses oiler, com- Plained of food-—-bit chef on bean with belaying pin. Placed In brig. Oct. 16.--Jamea Drain, negr Joaloue of attentions to one comin be- of the stewardesses of an Irish- man, caught her in @ companion- way and choked her. the negro—five daya solitary con- fnement in the brig Oct. 11.--K. Coffee and C. Jack- gon, both white, bounced belaying pin on my head. hadn't treated the whites in the e hold crew right. were subdued. Tho biggest fMaht on the ship oc- ocurred on the night of Oct. the Red Cross was lying in berth at Dan O'Brien, one of the ) returned from shore leave with what the master-at-arme terms a “wonderful Dutch ja to clean out the Rotterdam, oll all over the varik and » rup amuck One sto Duteh tri, covered | Holland port tod .Croas's decks. se of the stopped the fighting without having to call upon the Dutch policemen NEGRO ME8S8 BOY WITH A BUTCHER KNIFE. ped into trons there all the way back to port. three compantons in the dark hole fo R, Coffee and C.J ho had on the head of Kovarik ‘Torres, the a with the butcher knife. As noon as the Red Cross docked they were turned over to @ Federal oMoer. way attempted to come back undisco' Cross. She wae Ai who rom aboard at Rotter soldiers are tere to sooltrm this, concludes with great extent three days out 1 subdued They felt I They 10 while He staried 9 mection of the Ko- petty oMvers “bounced the bel ro meas boy, who had d aboard the Red a Hlommers, a muggiod herself im and wae @ from t She was turned over U. 8. hip at) {te firet port ite gommander, | SUBMARINE ry 3 LOST, | told of the distribution of doctors, nurses and supplies, At Falmouth, he sald, two “units of six doctors and twenty-four nurses each and ten arloads of medical supplies were ded for the Russians and two units" and twenty carloads of freight were put off for Lady Paget’ hospital and the British Naval Hos- pital at Portamouth, At Pauillac, the port of Bordeaux, which was reached Oct. 2, docti nursea_and supplies for the Fre! nh army hospitals were Leap Lol soldiers serving as stevedori M. Villerand, French Minister ‘ot W ‘We came in person to thank the Ameri- can Red Croes for the ald given, When the Red Cross sailed from Pauillao for Rotterdam tt waa stopped by a French torpedo boat off Cher- bourg and warned that a mine field stretched clear acrosa the Channel from the French coast to the Downs, in England, twenty-five miles in ex- tent. The pilot of an English Chan- nol steamer was taken on at the Downr to convoy the hospital ship through the dangerous waters, At Rotterdam doctors, nurses and sup- plies consigned to Germany and Aus- trian were landed and the Red Cross took on 188 parsengera for the return No more perilous trip waa eve Approaching the boundar! boate were swung out on the davite and life belts laid out for the passen- gers and crew, A British destroyer! fe nited the Red Croas on the border of | the mine field and warned the navi- kator that one of the mines waa loone and known to be floating somewhere in the path of the American mercy whip. The destroyer’s mission was to find) the wandering machine of denth—and a ticklish Job it was. Life preservers| lined the rails of the littte fighting) ship and her crew were rendy to tnke| to the water on an instant's warning. | ‘Two days later the Holland-America| Mine steamship struck a mine while she was pursuing the same course the Red Cross had taken. Rear-Admit Ward believes this was the w tethered mine the British destroye: wan fearching for. “It is my opinion,” said the Rear- Admiral to-day, “that after the firat heavy gales of autumn tn the Channel will present very unsafe | Lal EE naan FINE WORK BY AMERICAN NURSES AND DOCTORS REPORTED TO BERLIN. Oct. 23, via Rome, Oct. 24 Press).—Count Gold- achmidt-Rothschild, who te attached to the American Red Cross units which have undertaken hospital work in Germany, has just come to Berlin (Ansoctated fain vars, now Hirect trom the battle front, Mt ing. winter quartered comfortably Rae while the ‘am have warm welcome, ADMIRALTY ADMITTING IT HOLDS NO HOPES. | IDON, Qet. 24.—The fevaag | Dark arrows show points w CONGRESS ENDS B3RD SESSION; Cotton Men Surrender and Both Houses Push Clock Ahead to Hurry Away. WASINGTON, third Congress ended to-day when both adjourn at 4 P. M. to the December session. The filibuster of Southern members for legistation to relieve the cotton situation collapsed at the last moment after holding up adjourn- ment three days. ‘The House adjourned et 3. 25 o'clock. ‘The hands of the clock were moved to show four, as called for in the ad- Journment resotution. Lees than 100 members were present to cheer the final fall of the gavel ‘The Senate also moved the hands of the clock ahead and adjourned at 3.29 P. M, The lest act of the House before adjournment was the naming of a special committee to investigate and report to the next session on the cot- ton situation and the relief which | may be extended by the Government. In a written statement to explain his position, which he read to the House, Representative Henry said he was co! vinced there was no hope of securing aquorum to pass the cotton legislation and that therefore he would not con- tinue the fight. “My positive information is,” he sald, “that Congress will be reconvened in extraordinary session by the middle of November. about three weeks until we can return and take up the fight for the reltef of the South.” At the conference which agreed on the adjournment, Southern members of the House fighting for legislation to relieve cotton growers, themselves not to biook the plun with points of no quorum or other tech- Btoalities, The plan was accepted by Senate leaders where the Alibus- ter aleo bad collapsed. Senator Smith of Georgia, who has been the head and front of the fill- buster in the Senate, said he would not block the adjournment if the m: fority of the Southern Senators decided to abandon the filibuster, ‘With Representative Henry, who led wired the War en to-day that buster, interposii -|a truce between Gen. an ry the House filibuster, interposing no ob Staytorane at ne, out: Jection, the House voted 56 to 2 adjourn at 4 o'clock sine die. applause greeted the announcement of the vote, Henry demanded no roll | some wiles south of Naco. call and did not make a point of no quorum. The adjournment Immediately to the Senate. passed and concurred in the House LON the Prese tareeg? tof ottoer wale {ew ‘be maintained. Jerlin official of Oct” a0, sand that the British a marine 1:3 sunk Sunday, Oct. 1 shipa in the North Bea. my £3 le the) phus Denies rt hen the warring powers heed the vevaie of the t the Unit Rajournment resolution, agreeing that iat Congrese adjourn sine die at 4 o'clock. fear: ne ho} ‘The Senates action y ofthe submarine can inent @ certainty, ‘Thus enced YY three-day fight dur- | ing which eleventh -hour disappoint- arican, under, dete ments wore the -rincipal feature. ———_——— SUBMARINE SINKS | Bhortly after 3 o'clock the Senate, i | AMSTERDAM. Oct. 24.—A despatch from B 24, 101 -EPPELINS AID GERMANS IN THE BIG BA TTLE NEAR NIEUPORS § BRITISHCRUSERS [GERMANS WON'T ORDERED 10 LEAVE) INFRINGE UPON \NEW YORK GATEWAY! MONROE DOCTRINE —_—>— a London Quickly Responds to) Count Bernstorff Says He Sent Protest Made at Instance ~| State Department Official of Navy Department. Statement to That Effect. ~ — oy \ WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.—There will be no further interference by British crutsers with American commerce at the gateway to New York. WASHIN’ -N, Oct. 4—The Ger- man Ambaseador, Count Bernsterf, sald to-day that be had Sled with the State rty Sept. At the beginning of the Europeas | soon after bis arrival in ets coentey * war several British cruisers made from Berlin, a written official etate- their appearance off Sandy Hook, and| ent that Ge. wiany would mot ime while there were no seisures in that é Immediate neighborhood, captains of | T"*° wh Map) Magliade at bones Mad neutral ships were signalled and in| M&tter what the outcome of the war. some cases stopped by the British] 72 Ambassador sald that Ble as cruisers to etablish their identity, surances had first been given, infor- destination of their ships and the na-| "ly. In a convarsation with one of ture of the entgo. the officials of the State Department he could not :ecal! whe ° 1 was ‘The attention of the British Gov- ernment was called to the practice at a Bryan or Counsellor Lam- the euggestion of the Navy Depart- Mr. Lansing sald to-day the ae ment, and orders have been given for wurances be rot been given to ttm ite prompt discontinuance. ana he ¢'* not know of them. $15,000 FUR ROBBERY igh Congr sang IN “BURGLAR PROOF” WEST SIDE STORE was made because of statements from sources that Ger- many, If successful, would not respect | Scientific Thieves Take Two Truck Loads, but Safe Con- taining $48,000 Resists Them. the Monroe Doctrine and doubtless would attempt to make Resch tion schemes im South Ai oe The Ambassador declared that all { such statements were entirely false and that hie statement filed with the Department made that very clear. ‘the Ambassador said he could not recall exactly how many days it had been between the time of informal tent and his putting the matter im writing, but it could not have very long. TOLD FIANCEE HIS WIFE WAS MOTHER-IN-LAW Girl Says She Will Not Give Up Man Arrested for Bigamy. Ernest H. Belden, forty-stz and tm the construction business, was eo struck withthe beauty of twenty-one-yenrseld with the beauty of twenty-one-year-eld Mary Logan when he went to. beasd with her mother at No. 290 Bridge street, Brooklyn, some months ago, that he conceived the notion, ae the police say, of representing his wif} as his step-mother and then woetng the young girl who had caught hie famey. To do it, they say, he moved hig wife to No, 68 Lawrence street. That was four months ago, As month ago he got a marriage Leese and had Father O'Hara of St. James’ Roman Cathollc Chureh, in Jay street, near Tillary, publish the bauns. Seme, © gne who knew him, however, tela the’ priest, who notified the potice, Detectives discovered Belden married Mrs. Sarah M. Newark {in 1889 ond that ba] never ty a ile ACG lant week Belden an took her to reat. found Ham last night and arrested Bek was arraigned Court to-day. His Drie. the Adams rest Bs cae cee, 4 sed utep-mother ¥ f his rite. Belden was held for the Jury. As he was led out, Miss who had recovered. ran to him declared she would never give bim up. ——— WOMAN AUTOIST MANGLED. ‘Hw FILIBUSTER FAILS Despite strenuous efforts of the police to suppress the facts, dotails of a daring $15,000 fur robbery and an attempt to blow open @ safe con- taining $48,000 In money and jewels came to light to-day when Dimon Brothers, importers and exporters of furs, at No. 24 West Twenty-fifth street, offered a reward of $500 for the return of the stolen furs. ‘The robbery occurred last Saturday morning after midnight and was committed by some of the most ex- pert robbers the police have had to deal with in years. Besides entering @ store protected by the latest de- vices in burglar alarms, the thieves proved themselves expert judges of furs, spending more than three hours is assorting the skins, and taking only the best. The Dimon Brothers occupied the ground floor and basement. The en- tire front of the re is glass, At rear there is a skylight 40 feet long and 6 feet wide. Along the sky- Nght, at Intervals of four inches, are thin electric wires, the breaking of any of which would sound a burglar alarm. ‘The robbers broke Into the cellar of an adjoining bulldi: nd made their way to a courtyard in the rear of the fur store. There they placed a ladder alongside the skylight and removed ae 1 of the foot-square gla: en the robbers connec! electric wires to the ends of Oct. 34.—The Bixty- houses adopted resolutions to 5 = i soon as the longer wires the thin wires were cut Nine Maiving the burglars room to equeeze through. Eleven bales of fox weighing 180 pounds, were first taken. Large squirrel skin linings wore used as hom in which to pack the skins. MI jmon said to-day that two large truck: weal pave been required to remove 100! After removing the skins the rob- bers tried desperately to drill the large safe i. i, @ office of the firm, from th rom Ution, The burglars, the police be- Nev an electric drill, But failed to make a hole sufficiently large to oid enough aitroglycerine to blow Sieoute, we It will therefore be but BUFFALO, Oct. 24.—Miss Mad ‘Thomas, thirty years old, of Buélaie, 8 killed to-day and three others were {Frau tyhen caett if gutomeniie okiddes pledged In the safe at the time was nearly $50,000 Ms money, usgotiable sali worked without gloves | tives were able to secure | excellent finger prints trom the door | of the saf { re to Truce at Nace, WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.—Gen. Bilss to Long wal ba oe convention at Aj tae" a ig femon, Bora Maytorena will retire with his forces to Villa Verde, Fesolution went | Next Week’s Complete Novel in The Evening World The Cottage on the Fells By H. DE VERE STACPOOLE (Author of “The Ship of Coral,” &c.) One of the Strangest Detec- tive Stories Ever Written WILL BEGIN MONDAY made edjourn- A BRITISH STEAMER ON NORWAY’S COAST. ' eBrlin saya it ts officially an- that the Germen submarine