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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-26
BRYAN DEFEATED
FOR TEMPORARY
GUARDIANSHIP
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II. Mr.. Bryan frequently was inter-
rupted in his remarks and 1t was re-
Rarded as doubtful tonight whether he
would get another hearing on any is
sue involving himself
Mr.. Bryan claimed the right to speak
today on the ground that in three pres
idential campaigns he had born aloft
the banner of democracy as its pres
tdential nominee. Now that the fruits
of victory were at hand he said he
should not be denied an opportunity to
rejoice with his party. The democratic
parry, "a pillar of fire by night for
The plain people" now that the dawn
has come. should, he declared, be made
pillar of clouds by day" Mr. Bryan
made another point which elected UNI
bounded enthusiasm from his hearers,
He said the sinister influences which
had been at work in the republican
national convention at Chicago were
operating even more brazenly at Balti-
more But. he added the democratic
party could not be run by the "Ryans
or bought by the Belmonts."
A rapid fire routine session tonight
closed the first day of the democratic
convention, which began with the de-
feat OF Bryan for temporary chairman
this afternoon. Scenes of disorder on
the floor which made further proceed
fngs impossible, forced tonights ses-
sion and compelled Alton b. Parker to
suspend his keynote speech until the
evening session.
Delegates in Hurry
Tonight the delegates on the floor
rave earnest evidence of their desire
to do everything In hurry. Lead
ers had planned to adjourn the session
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-26
Delegates in a Hurry

Tonight the delegates on the floor
gave earnest evidence of their desire
to do everything In a hurry. Lead
ers had planned to adjourn the session
tonight until O'Clock tomorrow and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-26

Mr. Bryan said he tried to get the
committee to agree on a progressive.
He said he urged Senator-elect James
to be leader in the fight bur he could
not consent Next he went to Senator
o'Gorman and then at last he appealed
to Senator Kern. II stand ready to sup
port any progressive who will Lead
he said, although If no other progress
sive appears ! shall accept the leader
ship and let you express through me
your advocacy in proportion to the
principles for which we have fought
fer 16 years"
Theodore Bell of California took the
platform as Bryan returned to his seat.
Cardinal Gibbons left the stage dur
ing the confusion.
democracy for which l stood in Dem
yer four years ago. declared Bell,
"and / should not have presided over
that convention If the democracy had
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-26

not approved the actions of the dis
tinguished gentleman from Nebraska"
In the present fight IT was with keen
regret, he said, that he could not sup
port either MIR. Bryan or Mr. Kern, but
would cast his vote in favor of Alton
B. Parker.
This called out a demonstration from
the anti-Bryan forces. II was of short
duration. however. and Mr.. Bell con-
tinued. He said he did not believe there
we're any sinister influences at all be-
hind Judge Parker. Many loyalists of
Mr.. Bryan would vote for Judge Par
ker.
Their votes will be cast" he said,
Gin the belief that Judge Parker's DEM
ocracy in the past"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29
Drive Germans Back
40 Miles from Warsaw

London.-lt is admitted In Vienna
that the German and Austrian armies
in Poland have been unable TO resume
their advance. Dispatches received
in Rome from the Austrian capital say
that the battle now raging is Of tre-
mendous importance. Repeated at
tempts b storm the fortified line held
by he Russians have failed. The Rus.
sian positions seem to be impregnable.
From Petrograd 1t is reported that
the Russians have driven the Germans
forty miles west OF Warsaw and that
the Cars army now holds Skiernie.
wicz, southwest OF Warsaw. The
town is an important railroad centre,
communicating with Thorn, Breslau
and Koenigshutte. The German line
now rests on the River Zoura, an afflu.
ent of the Vistula. The German col.
umns which threatened Warsaw have
all been halted at varying distances
from the Polish capital.
All the news points to a German
plan of a defensive campaign. Elab-
crate intrenchments similar to the de-
fences in northern France have been
constructed. The Germans have com
PEELED the inhabitants to dig trenches.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29
Six British Ships PreyOf
German Cruiser Emden
Four Steamers and Dredger Sunk,
Sixth Craft Seized, of English
India - $1o,ooo,ooo Damage
to British Commerce.

London.-The Admiralty has re-
ceived a report from Colombo. Ceylon.
that the German cruiser Emden has
sunk four British steamships, cap
tured a fifth, and sunk a dredger at
a point about $50 miles southwest Of
Cochin, British India.
The steamships sunk were the Chill
kama, Troilus, Benmohr and Clan
Grant, the Exford was captured and
the dredger Ponrable, bound for
Tasmania, was sunk.
It is estimated that the damage
done by the German cruiser Emden
in sinking British merchantmen is at
least $4,000, 900 $50, 900, 0O0) apart
from the loss of trade.
Emden so far has captured or sunk
q British vessels.
The Emden is a small protected
cruiser, six year old. She was com.
pleted in May, 1908. Her displace-
ment is $3.50 tons, her length 1866
feet and her two sets of triple expan-
sion engines will drive her at a rate
Of PAS knots when she is clean. She
has a lightly armored deck and car
ries ten Al inch guns, two machine
guns and two IS inch submerged tor.
pedo tubes. Her complement Is 361
men.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29
"Where Is the French
Army Of 4,OOO,OOO?"
London Times Military Expert An
swers Questions-They Were
Not Equipped.

London--Many ask why France, with
1000, 900 trained men and the sup
port of England and Belgium, has not
been able to turn a million and a half
Germans out of France, writes the
military expert Of the London Times.
The answer probably is that though
France had all the trained men she
claimed in her army, neither France
nor England ever seriously contem-
plated it would be necessary to place
such vast forces in the field.
Just as we in England find our
selves short of many things we need
for the large number of men now
necessary, so does France. Even Ger
many's venerable landsturm is now
coming into the field with old arms
and uniforms and they are unexpect-
edly figuring at the front.
In time all the weight Of France
will be brought to bear, but for the
moment our ally has just as many
men in reserve as we have here, not
fully equipped.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29
FINAL WAR
BULLETINS

The French War Office admits that
the extreme right wing of the Ger
mar Army has been heavily rein
forced, and has advanced at several
points along the line.
The Russians report that their army
is pursuing the retreating Germans
in Russian Poland.
A news dispatch from Copenhagen
states that the shipyards at kiel are
constructing a fleet Of thirty armored
lighters which may be used in trans
porting a German land force to the
shores of England.
An official announcement In Berlin
said that Germany has an ample
supply Of food. There is no necessi-
ty, 1t was declared, for calling out
the Landwehr and volunteers.
The German attack in the battle for
the French Channel ports is being
prosecuted with desperate valor and
energy.
The Prussian Diet voted 1915, 600, 0oo
more for war, and Vice Chancellor
Delbruck announced that Germans
would not lay down their arms until
they had gained a victory that
meant lasting peace.
The best army sent by Germany
against Russia has been broken and
is in full retreat, P%etrograd said.
The Germans told Of victory in Su.
walk and the Austrians reported
success in Galicia.
According to the British official repor,
the Belgian troops / cid the Germans
In check four days on a front nearly
twenty miles lone.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29
BELG|ANS YIELD
ON USER CANAL
Driven Back From Waterway
BY Germans After Stubborn
Resistance.
Hard Fighting at LiIIe---Paris
Reports German Attacks
There Repulsed.

The Belgian Army, which has been
stubbornly defending its position on
the User Canal for a number of days,
has at last been forced to give way
and the Germans have crossed the
User between Newport and Dixmude
An official announcement from Der
lin says that the crossing of the User
was effected Saturday, and that north
Of Ypres the Germans have advanced
at several points in spite Of the fact
that the Allies have been reinforced in
that neighborhood.
The French War Office, in an an
nouncement which reports the Ger
man advance in Belgium, says that at
tacks by the Germans south of Lille.
in France, have been repulsed, and
that the Allies have made small ad'
vances northwest of scissors and IL
the region of Craonne.
A wireless dispatch from Berlin says
that, according to official accounts.
the twelfth week of the war was signal
Ized by the final checking of the en-
veloping campaign which the Allies for
a month have directed against the Ger
mans right flank. The Germans, it IL
declared, have begun to slowly, but
definitely, push southwark"
From Oostburg, Netherlands, it is re-
ported that heavy firing heard in the
direction of Ostend is continually in
creasing, and that German troops have
been moved from Bruges to Ostend.
Petrograd reports that desperate
fighting continues along the River San
and south of Przemysl. Successes in
engagements with Germans and Aus
TRANS at various points are claimed.
Berlin reports receipt of word from
Vienna that a battle continues before
Przemysl, where the front has assumed
the form OF a crescent, with the Aus
TRANS vigorously attacking the north
and south horns.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29

Berlin, (via London THE latest
German official communication issued
from Chief Headquarters says:
ION the User Canal heavy fighting
is still in progress. The enemy was
REINFORCED by artillery fire from the
sea at a point to the northwest Of
Newport, but in the engagement a
British torpedo boat was put out Of
action by our artillery.
Fighting continues to the west Of
Lille, and here also our troops have
assumed the offensive and have re-
pulsed the enemy at several points.
The English have lost several machine
guns.
mo decision has yet been reached
in the eastern theatre OF war"
The German central armies are max
ing a determined effort to reduce Yer.
dun. They have mounted heavy bat
teries with which some OF the outer
Notifications already have been de-
%stroyed.
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$4,000 HELD BY M
Or. Spring Also Says Prisoners Are
Well Treated.

New York.-Records of the German
War Office, according to DR.. William A.
Spring, formerly of Boston, on Sep
TENDER Is showed a detailed list Of
$4,000 prisoners taken by the German
troops and detained in military camps.
DR.. Spring, who has been a dentist,
practicing for rs years in Germany and
Holland, arrived here with his family
on the steamer Red Cross.
AT Berlin | have a personal friend
who is an officer of the German Army
in charge of the Bureau of Records"
DR.. Spring said: This friend showed
me his record made out in card index
form. showing the names, address,
nature of the wound and condition OF
English. French and Russian prison.
ers. The record he showed me was
added up; it totalled 100000 names.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29
KAlsER's ARMY REINFORCED.

London.-Evidently reinforced from
the interior of Germany and by a
naval brigade OF 10000 men, the Kais-
er's armies on the 350-mile front from
the North Sea to the Vosges, were
rushed forward again in desperate at
tempts to cut through the Allies line
at some weak point and resume the
interrupted march on Paris. But the
line did not break.
The heaviest fighting was in a strip
of territory 100 miles long and from
10 to 20 miles wide, stretching from
| Newport, Belgium, south to the banks
of the Disc, near Noyon.
The Germans are showing tremend-
GUS energy, but the Allies have been
able to repulse all attacks in the
west and centre, while gaining ground
in the east.
In the region OF La Bassee, near
Lille, General Won Kluck's right was
at grips with the English and French
and a German report declared 1000
English were captured.
General Won Trip and his staff were
killed by the fire of the British naval
guns at Leffingbe, near Middelkerke.
The German General and his staff
were in a group when the shell which
killed them fell in their midst.
The fighting neal Newport, Belgi'
UNI, is of an extraordinarily fierce
character. The casualties on both
sides are terribly heavy, especially
so on the German side. The Ger
mans have aged men Of the Landsturm
opposing the Belgian and French
armies reinforced by the British naval
artillery.
Although General Won Kluck now
has on his Belgian front the advantage
Of a practically complete system OF
railway communication, there is nc
sign, after the hard fighting Of the
last few days, of any breach in the
Allies line, the powerful arrange
ment OF which will be evident to any
one who follows closely the Official
DulltllliS'
All the German efforts to advance
have been repulsed, and they have
been compelled to retire. Shells con
tinually fall on their batteries, caus
ing great destruction. The battlefield
is covered with their dead, but fresh
troops are continually sent forward.
In the shell-ploughed zone the Ger
man cavalry is practically useless
men and horses being moved dowr
In heaps. Once fifty Uhlans attempt
ed to advance and only one returned
Hurricanes of shells are recognized
as a prelude to fierce %onslaughts BY
masses of German troops. who ar,
pushed forward, despite tremendou.
losses, till they reach the trenches
of the Allies.
These desperate tactics are beinl
pursued all along the line, but every
where the advance has been with thu
Allies, who are defending prepared
positions and are being succored from
the sea.
The enemy find II impossible t,
utilize their heavy artillery owing t
the softness of the ground, but I
the Germans are forced to retrea
the Allies will make important CAP
lures Of howitzers.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29
PRINCESS MARY PLANS
SOLDIERS CHRISTMAS

London.-Princess Mary has issued
an appeal in which she says;
II want you all to help me send a
Christmas present from the whole ma
ton to every sailor afloat and every
soldier at the front. On Christmas
eve when, like the shepherds of old,
they keep their watch, doubtless their
thoughts will turn to home and loved
ones left behind. Perhaps, too. they
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29
Russians Pursue
German Armies
Kaiser's Battle Line Continues to
Break and Retreat May Become
G.neraI-I oesee put AZ o00I

eCUCl W ~ WV
Petrograd.-A despatch describing
the battle OF the Vistula says that the
fighting was confined to the German
left wing and that 100000 Germans
we're engaged against 100000 Rus
slams. The Russians drove ten caval'
ry divisions from Novoe Georgievesk
to points west of the Bzuora. The
Germans were completely outflanked,
the Russian cavalry appearing in
their zeal and producing a panic. The
order was given for a general retreat
ON Lowics and Skiernevicz. The re-
treat soon became a flight and the
Russians, pursuing the fleeing army,
inflicted upon 1t severe losses.
The reports reaching military head
quarters from the front say that the
total losses Of the Germans, killed,
wounded and prisoners, in their OPP
erations in Poland to date, number
100000.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29

Paris.-The Germans have under
taken a general offensive movement
along the line extending from the
mouth OF the River User, on the
North Sea-, to the River Mouse, and
while they have compelled the Allies
to give ground in SOM places they
themselves have lost position In
others. This. in a few words, Is what
Is gathered from official reports com
ing from both the French m the
German headquarters.
M~arshalling his forces for a SUI
preme effort Gen. Won Kluck drove so
hard at the center of the Allies left in
La Bassee section between Armen-
there's and Arras that the line was
bent and the German invaders gained
possession OF several more kilometers
of French territory. They did moi sue
coed in cutting a way through, now
ever, and the Allies losses in La Bas'
see were partly compensated for by
an advance of several miles to the
east OF Armentieres and Lille over the
49,
Belgian border.
Along the River User and on the
coast OF the North Sea, the British
and Belgians, with the help of French
and English warships not only held
their own, but ever succeeded In fore
ing the Germans back a short way
toward Ostend.
In the Meuse section, there was con-
siderable action, with both Germans
and French claiming advantages
around Verdun and Toul.
There was a revival OF activity along
the Aisne. the Allies reporting the
silencing of several German batteries.
A story current in Berlin says that
the German attack on Belfort is sue
ceeding and that the southern forts
have surrendered.
1t is reported that the French forces
have taken Altkirch. In Haute Alsace,
at the point of the bayonet.
Along the East Prussian front, the
Russians attacks nea West Angus
towo have been repulsed and they
lost several machine guns, according
to the German report.
In Galicia the usual stories Of vic
tories are being sent out by both
Austrlans and Russians. The fighting
around Przemysl and on the San con
tinues.
The general bombardment Of Using.
tau has begun. The Germans are re
plying in a determined manner
Flames and smoke shooting up from
the town indicate that the high angle
fire OF the Japanese guns Is effective.
There is nothing in the official re-
ports to cause apprehension, although
1t Is apparent that the new effort by
the Germans to hew through the Al.
lied line wherever a weak section can
be found in Belgium or in northern
France has gained momentum In the
last six days. The German General
STAFF has drained Belgium of garri'
son troops and has hurried new corps
reservists from home depots.
II is reported that the German com
manders are again adopting the policy
of trying to hack through the Allied
lines at whatever cost. The German
losses in Belgium in the past week
are estimated at 10000 killed and
wounded, All reports, including that
of Gen. Joffre, point to a further su
preme effort to take the road to Paris
In the official statement given out
in Berlin, the Germans claimed &c
have gained successes on the Ysei
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29
WOMEN SPIES SHOT
DAILY BY FRENCH

LoNDoN.-A correspondent
Of the Standard, writing from
the French Department Of Pas
de Calais, says:
mo lists or figures are official
ly disclosed, but the shooting Of
patches Of spies takes place
daily in this and other towns of
the district, and for the last
three days there have been near
ly as many women shot as men.
The most hardened veteran
shrinks from shooting women,
but according to the laws Of war
it must be done.
"They are lined up with the
men-often young girls or wom-
en- Of refinement at the height of
their charm and beauty. They
meet death as bravely as any
man."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29
10000 Prisoners,
300 Guns Taken
by Allied Army
T%hirty.one Flags Also Reported
Captured in Operations Between
Chalons and Longwy.

Amsterdam.-The News Van den
Dag states:
"The Allies have taken 10000 Ger
man prisoners in the fights between
Chalons and Longwy. In addition
they took 800 guns and thirtyone
flags"
Chalons is thirty miles southwest
of Rheims and Longwy lies n hun
dred miles to the east on the Luxem-
burg frontier. The captures referred
to in the dispatches probably cover
those made in the series of engage
ments waged around Verdun.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29
GERMAN ATTACK GAINS GROUND
ALLIES ALSO REPORT SUCCESSES
CAR REPELS KAISER'S ADVANCE
PRUSSlANS VOTE
HUGE WAR FUND
Diet Hears Greetings from the
Kaiser and Grants Credit
Of 1915, 10000

BERLIN, (via Amsterdam to
London).-The Prusslan Diet
met and passed war bills, In
Guiding n granting i credit Of
1,5oo,ooo,ooo marks, ($375,ooo,-
ooo).
The House and the galleries
we're filled to overlooking. Many
Of the Deputies, some Of them
wounded, attended the session
dressed in their military uni
forms.
Clemens Delbruck, Vice Chan.
cellor, submitted the war bills.
Herr Delbruck said Germany
had been forced into the war by
the hatred and envy Of her
neighbors. Unprecedented claims
are being made on US, and the
most gigantic sacrifices are de-
manded, but everybody knows
that we possess the resources
which will enable US to hold out
until peace is attained"
He then read a message OF
greeting from the Kaiser, who
is amid his victorious troops"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29
GERMAN OFFICER POSES AS
BRlT0N; SAVES LIFE

Berlin.-There has been given out
here a story relating how Count
Schwerin, a German officer, who
speaks English fuently, was success
full in obtaining information from the
enemy which resulted in the winning
of a battle by the Germans.
While accommodating beyond the
French lines Count Schwerin was dis
covered by a French officer. He told
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29
Won MUCK WITH FRESH TROOPS
MAKES DESPERATE EFFORTS TO BREAK
DEFENCE OF CHANNEL SEA PORTS
Fighting Between North Sea and La Bassee Most Violent
Of War with Battle Still Undecided, but with
Franco-British Armies, on the Whole,
Maintaining Their Positions
RUSSIANS PUSH SUCCESSES IN NORTHERN POLAND

canal and that their troops have adj
vanced to the south of Dixmude. Ger
man attacks to the west of Lille were
successful and the troops have taken
possession of several villages. In the
eastern theatre Of war Russian at
tacks west Of Augustowa have been
repulsed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29
KAlSER's HEADQUARTERS.
1900 Men Attend Him While He Is In
the Field.

London.-It is semi-oficially an
nounced in %Petrograd, telegraphs the
correspondent of the Exchange Tele.
graph Company, that Emperor VII.
liam's headquarters, which are nov in
France, are so extensive as to resemble
a thickly-populated village. The per.
sonnet amounts to about 1900 men, in
addition to convoy and many servants.
The Emperor's suite consists of Gen.
erals Ploessen, Gontard, Helms and
Marchand; Colonel Mutius; Lieuten-
ant Colonel Hautne; Major Capristi,
Major Hirschfeld and Major Count Won
Moltke. There are also large suites at
tached to the Prince of S%choenberg
and Lieutenant Colonel the Prince OF
Pless.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29
REFUGEES AT LA ROCHELLE.
Thousands Of Beleians Find Refuge
In French Town.

Paris.-Despatches from La Ro-
chelle say that thousands Of Belgian
refugees are arriving there.
The residents of La Rochelle are
receiving the refugees with the great.
est kindness, supplying them with
warm meals and lodgings pending
their distribution over the interior in
accordance with the Governments
plan. Railways are carrying refugees
to their destination without charge.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29
TO MOVE BACK TO PARIS.
French Government Employees Notl.
fled or Return To Capital.

Paris.-The new from Bordeaux
indicates that Parliament is not to be
called to meet there, but in Paris. The
employees of both the Chamber and the
Senate have been notified that they
may return to Paris at the end of this
month, which is taken as a sign Of
confidence in official circles and is
making a good impression.