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Evening star., 1914-09-26
. nication toward the frontier of Bel

lnication toward the frontier Of Bel
GUM.
ened by the rush of troops from that
lposition to meet the threatening move
ment of the allies and two strong
forces were engaged at close quarters
yesterday between ST. quentin and
| The military authorities naturally re-
fuse to permit the disclosure Of the ex-
act position of the fighting. but 1t 10
Igenerally known that the battle now
progressing is Of prime importance.
| Meanwhile at other parts OF the bat
! tie line, which is about 120 miles long,
fighting continued in dogged fashion.
set by the Germans and dug them
| selves deeply In.
| The artillery of both armies kept up
an incessant fire, while French and
German aviators reconnoitered from
above.
The commanders Of tho allied forces
have found reason for the wonderful
precision of the German IRE in q spy
directions. He was caught and i'm
| mediately shot.
All the troops appear to have become
! thoroughly hardened and accustomed
the ammunition supply departments are
working perfectly: While the soldiers
are occupying the advanced firing
| lines, they are scarcely ever without
one not meal a Qays WnlCn l8 DFOu&aI
to them in camp kettles from the field
| kitchens.
The British artillery officers praise
highly the gunnery of their opponents.
They declare that the German shells
| almost always burst at accurate range.
but often too high to do damage. Tho
| soldiers rest occasionally when in deep
trenches. smoking pipes and cigarettes.
| for ration of tobacco Is served regU-
| larly. Meanwhile shells tear by over
| head with a sound like the ripping Of
parchment.
British officers relate an incident
| which they say occurred during twi-
light last evening.
A large force of German infantry,
| when charged by a British battalion.
held up their hands In token of sur
| render. The British approached to
| take them prisoners when. 1t Is said.
| the Germans reopened fire. The British
officers ordered their men to lie down.
which they did. Then three British
| machine guns were brought into ac-
tion and killed every German in that
] portion of the field.
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HARBoR BILL IN HOUSE.
Representative Cantor Offers Resolu.
ton Favoring New York.

The river and harbor appropriati ton
bill. cut from $4,000, 900 to s2Gooo.O 900
in the Senate, was discussed informally
in the House today. and referred to the
rivers and harbors committee. Whether
It will be brought back to the House in
its present form or otherwise is un-
certain in the opinion of some of the
members.
A resolution to empower the Secre-
tary Of War to proceed with the i'm
provement of East river and He'll Gate.
New York, and to make 100000 avail
able for that purpose out of the $2O.-
100000 lump sum appropriated by the
Senate, was introduced today by Repre-
sentative Cantor
Evening star., 1914-09-26
CHARGES OF "PRICE-FIxING. "
q. S. Attorney in Chicago 1nvesti'
eating Elgin Butter Board.

CHICAGO. September 26.-Charles r.
Clyne, United States district attorney.
began investigation today into COM
plants alleging that the Elgin butter
and egg board Is violating the federal
injunction restraining the price fixing
Of butter.
The inquiry is part Of the govern
ment's investigation of wartime prices
of food. Complaints against the Egin
board, Mr. Clyne asserted, charge that
the boards quotation committee still is
in operation in violation Of the decree
entered several months ago by Federal
Judge Landis. -
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GERMAN LOSSES HEAVY.
Latest List Shows % Officers in One
Regiment Killed in Five Days.

LONDON. September 26-Telegraph-
ing from Amsterdam. the correspondent
of the Reuter- Telegram Company says
the 31st German casualty list, carry
ing a total Of about 1000 men killed.
wounded and missing has been given
out.
1t includes the names of twenty-three
officers of one regiment who were killed
in five days fighting.
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SHOWS REVIVAL OF BUSINESS,
Decrease in Applications for Relief
of New York Destitute.

NEW YORK, September 26.-The num-
Der Of cases Of requests for: relief Ia
New York city decreased 10 per cent for
the first twenty days in September, as
compared with August, according to
figures made public today by the joint
application bureau, an organization con-
Quoted by the Charity Organization So
ciety. and the Association for Improving
the Condition OF the Poor.
These figures indicate, it was pointed
out, that. importing houses and manu-
facturers, who reduced their working
forces at the outbreak of the European
war, and being slowly adjusted to new
conditions and are no wtaking back
many employees.
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MAKES PLEA FOR ART.
Russian Painter Makes Protest to
America Against Vandalism"

LONDON, September 26.-The Ex-
change Telegraph Company has pub
lished a dispatch from its Petrograd
correspondent saying that the well
known Russian painter, Rochrich, di-
rector of the Imperial Society for the
Furtherance Of Art, acting upon the
unanimous vote of the council of the
society, has addressed a protest to the
American diplomatic representative at
Petrograd against the alleged destruc.
monuments.
The protest says that America has
proved. by the establishment of mu-
seums and art collections. that she is
seouently cannot look lightly on the
destruction of that which has given
H0ht to life on earth"
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BELGIAN ARMORED AUTOMOBILE
PROVES DEADLY WAR ENGINE

LONDON. September 26.-The corre-
spondent of the Chronicle at Ghent
says that the Belgian armored auto
mobile Minerva, carrying a Maxim,
has again accomplished notable ex-
ploit. He says:
ITO the north of Alost the armored
car came suddenly around the corner
and ran into a party of German cav
airy and cyclists The former had dis
mounted. and the Minerva's gun ami
hilated them before they could re-
mount
Then the car started in pursuit of
the cyclists, killing six AS they fed
along the road. dodging shots and TAX
ing shelter behind trees, when possi-
BILE, four others were wounded and
several captured.
The commander of the car. Lieut..
Delhaix, returned to headquarters with
helmets, overcoats, saddlery and cycles.
He carried a crew of only four picked
men. There are, however, always
many volunteers for these expeditions.
The Germans refer to the car as a land
cruiser.
German Camp at Waterloo.
The Ostend correspondent of the
Reuter- Telegram Company sends the
following dispatch:
Forty thousand Germans have been
encamped in the environs of Waterloo
since Saturday, headquarters being es-
tablished at Ruysbroeck. All pass
ports to Mons are being refused by the
German authorities at Brussels, the
object apparently being to prevent
travellers seeing the great amount OF
army transport which has already re-
turned there from France.
The Germans have installed heavy
siege guns at Grimberghen and Meysse
To prevent the inhabitants Of these
places from reporting this fact, the
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Try to Lessen Censorship.

Negotiations between the State De-
partment and the British government
look toward the removal Of some of
the stringent restrictions imposed by
British censors on commercial cable
grams, according to announcement
made today by Acting Secretary Lans-
ing He said that the British censors
feared that many apparently innocent
messages contained hidden meanings
in the addresses or text of the dis
patches.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS COMPEL
A CHANGE IN BATTLE PLANS

LONDON, September 26. 1917 am
The latest official announcement given
out In Berlin. according to advices
reaching London, sets forth that there
are no actual successes to record In
the western arena of the war, where
there have been only few minor en-
gagements.
Weather conditions have now i'm
proved along the west wing of the
allies. and, according to an official
communication given out in Paris. a
battle Of extraordinary violence is rag
ing in this locality
Driven From Their Trenches.
The correspondent of the Daily Mail
In France says that rain has effected
a change in the German operations on
the Aisne- The chalky soil, he says
helds water In the trenches like a Gun
and the autumn downpour, therefore
has driven the Germans out of their
trenches and forced them to fight in
the open, where the French get at them
with their bayonets.
The fighting at ST. Quentin. accord
Ing to the correspondent, has been
very fierce and determined The Ger
mans drove the French out and secured
a large part Of the town, which they
hold by means of their Maxims. The
French. he thinks, could have expelled
them by a bombardment, but feared
that this would set the town af1re and
cause great loss of life among the in
habitants.
Reinforcements for Germans.
German troops are being transported
Into France over the railway line be-
tween Munich. Bladbach and Aix-la-
according
correspondent of Reuters Telegram
Company, who says this fact is stated
in a telegram from Maestricht
The latest casualty list contains the
names Of six officers previously re-
ported wounded. who have since died
Of their wounds. Nine other officers
have been wounded and four officers of
the medical corps are missing
Correspondents telegraphing today
from Amsterdam and dating their dis
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men have all been shut up In a church
aD1 the women have been sent to
Brussels.
Brussels Needs Provisions.
"As a consequence of the exhaustion
of supplies in some classes of provi-
sions, the German governor Of Brus-
sells has consented to Burgomaster
Max going to Antwerp with the object
of securing the consent of the Belgian
government for the dispatch of grain
and cattle to reprovision the city
THE understanding is that these pro-
visions will not be requisitioned by
the Germans"
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caravels Return to Chicago.

CHICAGO, September 26.-After q
year or more of wandering about the
great lakes. the Nina and Pinta. two
Of the three Columbus caravels exhib-
tied at the worlds fair here. In 1893,
have. returned to this port. The third
craft. the Santa Maria, remains in the
east, pending decision Of proposition
to EXHIBIT her ut the San Franeisco
exposition,
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Fire Destroys Automobile.

Fire destroyed an automobile owned
by L. M. Waters Of Gap Creek, N. c.,
and operated by B. H. Waters. with Of
fees in the Woodward building, last
evening on Jewett street near Tunlaw
road northwest. The flames were Of
unknown origin. No. 20 engine COM
pany was called to the scene, but the
machine was practically destroyed be.
fore the fire apparatus arrived.
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Burning Roof Falls ON $50 Horses

NEW YORK. September ,2s.-Fire
which started today in a dve-story
brick stable on East 18th street near
the East river spread SO rapidly that
ive alarms were sounded. The roof Of
the stable fell in on $50 horses and
the adjoining structures appeared to be
heart of q congested tenement district
the flre department took no chances
and summoned half the apparatus in
the borough. The stable, however, was
the only building badly dama9ed and
no human lives were lost,
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Called West by Death Of Father.

Capt. T. H. Emerson. superintendent
of the State, War and Navy building.
having received notice of the death of
his father in California, has left for
that state, to be gone for a period of
two months. During his absence w. e.
Chapman, assistant superintendent.
win be acting superintendent and dis
bursting officer.
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Receivers for $1,000, 900 Company.

BUFFALO, N. Y, September 26.-
Upon application of the Pintsch Com
pressing Company of New Jersey, Fed
eral Judge Hazel has appointed Dr. Alex
ander c. Humphreys Of New York and
Harry T. Ramsdell of Buffalo receivers
of the Buffalo Gas Company, under bonds
Of $4,000 each The company is capi-
talized at $9,000.000. Failure to pay in
terest on bonds was claimed In the appli-
cation for the receivership.
Evening star., 1914-09-26
POINTS OUT THE "oNLY WAY"
Col. Roosevelt's Plea for Support Of
Progressive Ticket.

EAST ST. LOUIS. ILL.,. September 90
Col. Theodore Roosevelt finished his
Illinois campaign in behalf of the pro-
sressive ticket here last night.
II don't care a rap for the support Of
any man for me personally." he said.
"unless he stands for the principles I
I ana in this contest because
I am for those principles. the only way
any man can support me is by support
ing the progressive ticket"
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Mem in Ranks Promoted.

LONDON, September 2e.-To, I'LL up
the gaps in the ranks OF the ofllcers.
caused by the casualties in France. the
war once is promoting q large number
Of non-commissioned ofncers to the COM
missioned ranks. - =
Evening star., 1914-09-26
CENSOR ovERRULEs HIS CHIEF,
Refuses to Pass News Of Canadian
Troop Movements.

OTTAWA. Ont. September 26.-A Ca
madam official censor has overruled the
man who appointed him to Office, hold
ing up dispatch that the minister of
militia had asked to have forwarded.
The incident occurred when Col.
Samuel Hughes. who is the Canadian
minister of militia, gave Ottawa press
correspondents the date of the depart
ure of the Canadian expeditionary
force from the Valcartier camp. He
asked that the information be pub
lished.
The Canadian censor, who was named
by Col Hughes. held up the dispatches,
however. refusing to allow them to go
forward on the ground that they con-
tanned information which might prove
useful to the enemies of the British
cause.
Evening star., 1914-09-26

Col Moses was well known in Wash
ington, having been stationed at the
barracks mere several times. He was
taken i'll a few days ago with pneu-
monia, contracted while on duty in
the Mexican port.
Col. Moses served with distinction in
the Spanish sh-American, war, in the
philippines, in Nicaragua and in the
relief OF Peking. His last station in
this country was at Annapolis, where
ne commanded the marine barracks.
Col. Moses leaves, in addition to his
widow, his mother, Mrs. 4. X. Moses.
living at the Wilson. this city, and
three sisters, Mrs. H. d. Gaddings,
Florence Court; Mrs. h. r. Brice, Flor
ence Court. and MRS. S. G. Barker of
Sumter, s. c., the home of Col. Noses ,
The interment will take place at Ar
lington cemetery within the next fort
night.
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Booming "Buy-a-Bale" Movement.

MONTGOMERY. Ala. esptemb9 81
The buy-a-bals cotton movement, devtssd
~ an aid to tho south. ON account Of the
decreased demand for cotton oaussd BY
the European war. was advertised here
yesterday in . huge parade .ef COTTON
products, led BY Gov. OeNeal o6 Alabama
Moro than thirty thounand parsons sfa
esimaasd 70 have viswSd ths diaplax
Evening star., 1914-09-26
Wilson Radiographs Peace Plea.

Marking the opening of the new wire
less station at Marshall. Cal, which will
work with Kahuko. Hawaii. Pres dent
Wilson yesterday sent the following
message to the Governor of Hawaii:
MAY God bind the nations together in
thought and purpose and lasting peace"
Evening star., 1914-09-26

I patches from France" an expedient
resulting resulting from the expulsion Of the
writer's from anywhere near the scene
OF operations. again dwell on the ex-
cellent character Of the German in
trenchments- 1t seems that in many
places along the Aisne battle front
stone quarrfes dot the hillsides. and a
majority of these workings have been
in German hands for years. It would
appear that during several weeks be.
fore the opening of hostilities thou
sands OF tons Of stone were cut from
these quarries, later to be used for the
construction. by the Germans, of bar
riers against which the heaviest artil.
lery has little effect.
An Englishman writing from the
Maubeuge district reveals some Of the
leges. were made by the Germans for
the present war. This man in his let
ter saysi The Germans installed, q
long time before the war. certain por-
tions OF their big forty-two-centimeter
guns on a farm. under the pretext that
they were boring for water. They put
IN foundations of concrete, so that
everything was ready: AS their guns
Maubeuge forts. it was not dificult for
them to conquer"
On Old Factory Foundations.
The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Chronicle confirms the foregoing
statement, and adds that all the Ger
man heavy artillery was placed on con-
crete platforms erected some years
ago as foundations for factories never
to be completed.
Belared reports giving intimate de-
tails of the occupation Of Amiens and
Compiegne. from which cities the Ger
mans subsequently were driven. throw
further light on what In England Is
characterized as German advance
preparations for invasion. According
to these stories. in almost every French
town through which the German army
swept, some one in the ranks would
point out where he had until recently
resided as an inconspicuous citizen.
Through such men great quantities of
stores were found. and these, together
with the knowledge of tre country
gained by such soldier residents, have
proved of immense value.
Evening star., 1914-09-26

1t was announced by T. W. Crothers,
minister of labor in the Dominion Of
Canada, in ST. John. N. B.. yesterday.
that $4,000 Canadian volunteers had
gone to the front q day or two ago."
Evening star., 1914-09-26
Basis for Compromise Likely.

Inasmuch as Gen. Villas chief objec-
ton to the present government in Mex
leo City IL the fact that Gen. Carranza
Is its executive. basis for compromise
is thought likely among officials. and
many Mexicans. because it is known
that Gen. Carranza intended shortly to
retire in favor of a provisional presi-
dent acceptable to all factions.
Some observers are disposed to think
that Gen. Villas threats of a revolt are
designed more as a show of force,
either to prevent Carranza from plac-
ing in power as provisional president
one of his supporters or to diminish
Carransa's chances of being chosen
president in the general election.
At the Mexican embassy here the be-
lief was reiterated that bloodshed
would be avoided and mediation sue
cessful.
Rafael Zubaran Capmany. head of the
constitutionalist agency. gave out the
following telegram from Mexican Con-
sui Garcia at Laredo, Tex:
1T is not true that the head of the
garrison at Nuevo Laredo. Col, Re-
nando Garsa, has declared his alle-
glance to Gen. Villa. He remains in his
place Of honor defending with loyalty
and honor the principles of liberty and
Justice"
Evening star., 1914-09-26
COL. MOSES DEAD.
Well Known Marine Corps Office,
Pneumonia Victim in Mexico.

VERA CRUZ, September 26.-Col
Franklin ]. Moses. commander of the
1st Brigade of United States Marines,
at Vera Cruz, died today of pneumonia
on board the hospital ship Solace.
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COAST LEAGUE
YESTERDAYS GAMES.

CNON . OFNW 90
At San Francisco-San Francisco :,
Venice o.
At Los Angeles - Los Angeles 2,
Oakland I.
At Sacramento-PortIan s. Sacra-
mento o.
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RECRUITS TRY TO IMPRESS M'GRAW
BY MAKING EASY ONES SHOOK HARD

out taking a look or recovering his
balance, and it came straight for the
plate 1t took one short bounce to
the catcher, and Donlin was out 70
feet Mike was The most surprised
man on the grounds. l certainly wish
that l could have got Speaker away
from Mike Finn that time l saw him
playing with the Little Rock Club at
ter he had been passed along to Mike
for the use of the ball park by the Sox
in spring practice, when he was first
,, breaking in. But you know that az
soon as Boston heard l was after him
they held Finn to his promise not to
sell Speaker"
KLEIN in a Predicament
The boys were telling me about 4
funny play that came up on the
worlds trip and that would have made
a good problem for Billy" Evans. |
think it was in London that a low
fence ran around the ou-field and a
ground rule was made before the con-
test that a ball hit over this fence
would be good for two bases. One of
the batters drove out a fly. and Ma
see went back for the ball, jumped
the fence and caught the hit Or
, course there was protest from the
hitter's team that the man was not
out and that it should go for two
Eases, as the ground rule read that
way.
But the ball was caught" argued
,, McGraw.
It's a two base hit anyway" ruled
Klein. This precipitated big discus
sion. but his decision stood. Now,
which one was right? Don't ask me,
because | don't know There seems
to be much to be said on both sides.
McGraw has again put down his
foot on golf during the championship
season. as he did last year when sew
eral of us were enthusiastically play
, ing the Scotch game. Larry" Doyle
was also opposed to golf laSt summer
because it woke him up early in the
morning. since Larry" and Fred
Merkle rOOmpd together. Merkle USED
i to arise at $3.50 or o'clock so as to
get in round or two before the con
test in the afternoon. and he would
leave a call in the hotel office. The
telephone bell no, being of the selec-
tive type would awaken Doyle as vel!
as Merkle One day Larry" began
! "heefing" in the clubhouse after the
Giants had had a bad day the bar
"Why don't YOU keep your car in
! the garage, Doyle. and then YOU might
hit?" McGraW sand to Larry" "Au-
tumUhllr driving don't help the eyes
any"
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JUNIOR SOPHS OF
HAWAII WIN FROM
SENlOR-FRESHlES

III a rather one-sided game yester-
day afternoon on Alexander Field the
Sophomore baseball nine from
the College OF Hawaii defeated the
Senior Freshman combination by the
score OF 50 With Tallant pitching
and Goo on the receiving end OF the
line the winners found the other team
an easy victim and at no time were
they in danger OF losing.
zee and Ow, who held down the
places of pitcher and catcher respec-
lively on the losing team, played
well but were given such poor support
by the rest of the school that they
were not able TO do much.
The first game played between
these teams resulted in anOthe~ vic
tory for the JuniOr.Sophs, the score
being 16-4.
Those who played were, for the
Junior Sophomores: Yong. Tallant
Goo, Ahuna, Chan Sing. Emai, Stick
ney, Kau. Fuchino. For the Fresh
man-Senior team: Morgan, Lum, zee.
Ow. Hicks, Barnhart, Fong, Ho.
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MAUI PLANS BASEBALL
CAMPAIGN FOR SEASON

A meeting was held at the town hall
on the evening of March 9th, by the
Maui Athletic Association. for the pur
pose of electing officers Of the asso
citation for the present year. A large
number attended the meeting, which
was called to order by The president
Mr.. L. M. Baldwin. and the election OF
officers then followed, resulting in the
election of the following persons:
J. Garcia, president; D. T. Carey
vice-president; Major w. E. Bal, treas
urer; w. F. Crockett, secretary Mem
bers of the executive committee con.
.sisting of seven persons, rweFe eleet
ed as follows: - D. l.. NJ eyer, =. A
Soares, w. 8. Mountcastle, NJ. g. Pas
schcal, J. Meinike, Jas. T. Fantom
and J. s. Medeiros.
The matter of electing a manager
for the All-Maui team was taken up
and George Cummings was elected
manager, H. F. Meyer, captain.
There will be another meeting to
morrow evening, and the arranging OF
a schedule for the 1914 season will be
taken up and an announcement made
very soon. Applications will also be
received of the various clubs, which
desire to enter the league for the 1914
series of games.-Maui Times.
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A poor leader may make a good
follower.