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The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-29
GERMAN FORCES
INVADING RUSSIA
BATTLE FRONT EXTENDS ALONG
A LINE 400 MILES LONG SOUTH
FROM THE BALTIC.
Western Newspaper Union New, Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London.-The German invasion OF
the Russian provinces bordering ON
East Prussia is assuming vaster pro-
portions, Notwithstanding the Russian
War Office insists that the Germans
are being repulsed at the frontier.
The movement of enormous bodies
into Russia by way of East Prussia
is reported from various sources.
1t is estimated here that the Ger
man front extends from the Baltic
coast to the southern boundary of ST.
lesia, distance OF 400 miles.
What opposition the Germans have
met is believed to have been little
more than cavalry screen. The fight
ing Sunday conferred again along the
river Niemen from Druskeniki in Su.
walki, Russian Poland, to Sopotzkin.
The official statement issued Sunday
at Petrograd said the German artil-
leTy had been unable to assume the
offensive at Sopotzkin, and that their
retreat was more or less general.
Reports from Rome declare that the
Russians have occupied the greater
part OF the city of Przemysl in Cali
cha, and that the position of the gar
rison is critical. A Petrograd dis
patch says a considerable portion OF
the garrison is in retreat toward So
nox.
Other dispatches from Petrograd re.
port that fierce fighting still goes on
in Galicia, though Cracow, toward
which the Russian hosts have been
marching ever since Przemysl was in
vested and Communication cut, has
not been attacked.
The Russian General Staff gave out
the following official statement at Pc
trograd:
German attempts to cross the river
Niemen near Druskeniki, (Russian
Poland) have been foiled by our fire.
German artillery has beer unable to
oppose our offensive movement near
Sopotzkin. The German retreat to-
wards Suwalki has become general,
The fortress of Sosowetz continues to
resist the German heavy siege artil.
lery with success.
The fighting in Galicia has been
marked by special tenacity, particu-
larly at hill where the Fungarians
were dislodged from three positions
and withdrew in disorder. We lave
taken n whole battery and several
hundred prisoners. The pursuit OF
the enemy continues.
"All communications with Przenysl
are cut. The defense of 'hc fortress
there remains passive. Deecrters say
they heard that great troubles have
been encountered In the garrison.
THE fords of the river vislok are
occupied by the Russians. The Aus
tr;ar rear guards have fallen back to-
ward Donnaietz."
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-29
JAPANESE BOOE
NO GOOD TO US.
CONGRESSMAN BARTHOCOT BE-
LIEVES PRESS Is TOO BIT
TER TOWARD GERMANY.

New York.-Japan's entry into the
European war does not portend anyt
good for the United States. declared
Representative Richard Bartholdt of
Missouri Sunday, speaking here at the
thirteenth anniversary celebration OF
German Day.
'England's summons to the black
men. the brown men and the yellow
men to fight her battles against
white and highly cultured nation" he
declared will not be the end of IT,
Japan will demand her pound of flesh.
which is bound to come out Of the
skin of Uncle Sam. Even now SUI
premacy in the Pacific may have been
promised the yellow men In return
for his present aid for the protection
by Japan of India.
ION whom if not on Germany,
could we rely for assistance, If we
Representative Bartholdt asked. Ger
man-Americans are justifably embit-
tered" he continued. lat the animOs-
ity shown in the Anglo-American
press. 1t always has been an invari-
able rule of the German-Americans
here to show the utmost loyalty to
the United States, and the least they
can ask is that the press of this
country show fair mindedness toward
the country from which they came"
In conclusion, Mr.. Bartholdt yea
tured a prophecy by saying:
"A defeat or ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of the
German empire will mean eternal war.
because the Teutonic race never will
accept such result. A victory for
the two German races. however. will
signify permanent peace. Both Ger
many and Austria-Hungary cherish
peace. and their two rulers wish for
their people the blessings of fruitful
civilization. the growth of industry
and trade. and the highest develop
ment of the arts and sciences: and
the condition of such progress and the
healing of the wounds caused by this
horrible war is secure and perma-
nent peace anchored upon an interna-
tional agreement providing for dsarm-
ament and for high court of nations
which will adjust all the peoples diff
ferences and whose decisions will be
backed up by an international police
force"
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-29

On the Battle Front. via Paris
(Sunday).-Desperate attempts made
by the Germans on the western end
of the long line of battle to break
through the allies forces, which are
engaged in a turning movement, have
resulted in the most furious fighting
that has taken place since the begin
ming of the campaign.
After fighting without respite night
and day, corps after corps OF Ger
mans was hurled against the flower
of the French and English armies to.
day, only to be thrown back The in
fantry bore the brunt of the inces-
SAINT fighting. but the artillery OF both
armies continued through "a hours to
lombard each others positions. Hand
tohand combats occurred at many
points, and bayonets were used freely
The French colonial infantry, most
of whose men wear many medals for
bravery in colonial campaigns. was
to the fore. and beside these men
fought the black Sengalese troops,
while further along the line the Brit
ish troops held an important point
with the greatest determination.
The French troops showed more
than their accustomed dash in the at
tacks. and everywhere acts of wonder
full courage were performed The cav
airy also participated in the engage
ments at many points, the allies
horses having enjoyed a long rest,
which enabled this arm of the service
to distinguish itself. The famous
Scots Greys, finding the color of their
horses made prominent mark for the
German rifemen. dyed their mounts
brown
At Nubecourt, the home OF the par
ents of President Poincare, the Ger.
mans broke open the Poincare family
vault, it is reported. and buried a
number of their dead there. The Ger.
mans placarded the towns of valen-
ciennes. demanding from the mayors
of neighboring towns lists of available
supplies of clothing and food
A French lieutenant, NJ Verlin, is
the hero of the day as the result of
an affair in which he was the main
figure Saturday.
The lieutenant and so men, recon.
noitering 10 miles in advance of the
main body of the Disc river, encoun-
tered 5000 Germans. The Frenchmen
took refuge in nearby woods. and
from this shelter fired volleys until
only 13 of their detachment remained
alive and of these four were wound
ed. The party then crept away. The
Germans hesitated to attack the
woods for fear of a trap.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-29
Communication From Churches

New York.-The federal church
made public n communication from
% leading Protestant church men OF
Germany repudiating in behalf of
German Christianity and the German
governments responsibility for the
war. and fixing it on those who loEg
secretly and cunningly have been
spinning a web of conspiracy agnins.
Germany, which now they hive flung
over us to strangle us therein" The
communication is addressed to "thc
evangelical churches abroad"
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-29
'nTINC CONTINUES
THROUGH THE NIGHT
sSAULTS INDICATE THEY ARE
JADE BY ORDER OF HIGHEST
GERMAN AUTHORITY.
ENCH ARMY MORALE GOOD
'ps After Corps of German Troops
furIed Against Flower of French
and English Infantry.

tern Newspaper Unien News Service.
'aris.-The official communication
ued Sunday says the Germans con
lued night and day attacks of un
.ecedented violence, but have been
lsuccessful.
The text follows:
1t is confirmed that since the night
the 18th to the 26th and up to far
to the day of the 9th, the Germans
I'VE not ceased night or day to re-
wv on the entire front attacks of I'M
recedented violence with the deter
lined purpose of trying to break
hrough our lines.
These attacks were made with a
siformity denoting instructions from
highest command to seek the So
ion of the battle.
Not only have they not been able
! accomplish it, but during the action
Ne have captured one flag. some can.
mons and many prisoners.
"All our army commanders make
special mention of the fact that the
morale of our troops, Notwithstanding
this uninterrupted struggle, continues
excellent, and that they themselves
even have trouble to hold back the
troops in their desire to rush on the
enemy. who is sheltered in defensive
positions"
The following Official war bulletin
was issued Sunday.
First. On our left wing the battle
mas been continued with perceptibIe
progress on our part. On the front
between the rivers Disc and Somme.
/. I'D on the north of the Somme from
the AiSne to Rheims the Germans
have made violent attacks at several
points. some of them being at the
point of the bayonet, but they were all
repulsed. In many places the French
and German trenches were not than
100 meters apart.
Second. In the center frorl Rheims
to Souain the Prussian guard has un-
dertaken unsuccessfully a vigorous
offensive, being hurled back i, the re-
gion Of Berry Au BAG I'll miles north.
east of Rheims and about IS miles
east Of Soissons) and Nogent LAD
besse tthree miles due east Of
Rheims). From Sousain the enemy
yesterday made a successful attack
between the highway leading from
Somme to Chalon Sur Marine and the
HOe 0f the railway from 81 Man.
hculd to Vouziers. At the end of the
day our troops regained the ground
they lost.
Between the region of the Argonne
and the Mouse the enemy has not
manifested activity. On the heights
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-29
GERMANY'S CASUALTY LIST
Official List Of War Office Admits a
Total Of 1O4,5s9.

Berlin. via London.--The total Ger
man casualties in dead, wounded and
missing, as officially reported to date.
are 104.5S9. The casualty list an
nounced Sunday adds a total of TO-
527 names to those previously an
nounced.
The total casualty list is made up as
follows
Dead, 1874.
Wounded. 65,90S.
Missing, 23,007.
According to letter from an on
Ger of the German auxiliary cruiser
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, this YES
sci was not sunk by the British cruis.
er High Flyer, as was asserted, but
was blown up when her ammunition
was gone.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-29
An Austrian Army AnnihiIated.

Copenhagen.-Th most definite
and important war news comes not
from the French frontier, but from
Galicia, where the Russian army in
the past fortnight in three local bat
ties has defeated asd almost annihi.
lated more than half OF the entire
Austrian army. AT Lemberg the first
Austrian army was routed and nearly
$4,000 prisoners taken. The Second
Austrian army, consisting of more
than six Austrian army corps of 40,-
600 men each, has been cut to pieces.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-29
Japanese Win a Battle.

Tokio.--It is officially announced
that the japanese have defeated the
Germans in a 14-hour battle on the
outskirts of Tsingtau, seat Of govern,
ment on the German leased posses
sion of Kiaochau, China Japanese
casualties are given as three killed
and u wounded. According to the
statement, the fight began September
26. German gunboats bombarded the
Japanese troops. japanese aero
planes proved effective and are re
,,nrtod to have ESCAPED unframed.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-29
Gun Works Overworkcd.

Edinburgh, Scotland,-A Scotch
woman, who has returned here from,
Germany, where she has been stayinq
with friends at Essen, relates thai
work is going on at the Krupp gun
factory furiously day and nighr The
gun and ammunition departments
alone are being operated, but these
keep 10000 men constantly employed
This woman relates also that for
eign spies have been numerous, and
that one day IA Russians dressed as
women were shot
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-29
Cholera In Vienna Hospitals.

London--A Rome dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph says message
from Vienna states that government
hacteriologists have definitely estab-
lished the presence of Asiatic cholera
among the many thousand wounded
in Vienna hospitals.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-29
German Movement Checked.

London. The Petrograd CORE
,spondent of the Daily Telegraph for
| warded the following semi-ofIiclal
statement Sunday.
"The movement of German troops
from East Prussia in the direction Of
Warsaw has come to nothing. In the
government of Suwalki tRussian Pc
Iand1 the Germans have suffered a Sc
rious repulse. The left flank of the
Russian army has defeated the
eroops under command of General Won
~indenburg near Suwalki,"
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-29
Alfonso Leads Peace Movement.

Washington.-Ano movement to
bring peace in Europe has been for
mally inaugurated by King Alfonso OF
Spain. who has communicated his
plans to the State Department. He
also has taken up the subject official.
ly with Italy. Switzerland. Denmark,
Norway and the other nations which
have remained neutral.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-29

of the Mouse nothing new has devel-
oped. In the southern part of the
Woevre district the Germans occupy
front which passes by St. Mihiel
and northwest of Pont-a- Mousson.
'On our right wing, in Lorraine, the
Vosges and Alsace, there has been no
important change"
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-29
Japanese Capture Pei-Ho.

London'-A dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph from Peking says
1t is officially announced there that
Pei-Ho was occupied September 81
by small Japanese detachment
which repulsed 800 Germans.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-29
German Colony Taken.

Bordeaux.-The Ministry of Marine
announced that the French gunboat
Surprise on September 81. took pos.
session of Coco Beach in Kamarun,
the German colony in Western Equa-
torial Africa.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-29
German REGIMENT AnnihiIated.

London.-"The French have sur
rounded and annihilated the 109th
regiment of German Reserves" says
the Basel correspondent of the Elk
change Telegraph Company. in mes
sage sent by way of Rome.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-29
Allied Fleets eombard Austrlana

Rome.-The fleets of Great Britain
and France are bombarding heavily
all the fortified Austrian positions in
the Vicinity of Cattaro. in Dalmatia.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-29

Venice.-In the absence of any def.
mite war news from Galicia or Servia,
Vienna newspapers continue TO as
sert that the military situation in
both theaters of war is favorable to
Austria
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11
TO NFLICT JOHNSON
UPON SOUTH AMERICA

epecial u The Washington HeTad
New York, Oct. M.-Joe woodman,
manager Of Sam L-angford, and Dan
MCKetrick. mentor OF Joe Jeanette,
the two colored heavywelghts, who met
at the Stadium A. c. the other night.
have received cablegrams from Richard
Klegin inquiring for terms for their
charges to box Jack johnson for the
worlds heavyweight championship in
South America
Klegin Is the American who has been
promoting sporting events throughout
Europe for several years. He was one
OF the first to introduce boxing IN
France. He is now in London and is
planning to tour the South American
countries with a troupe of boxers, in
cluding johnson. and initiate the ma
tives south OF the equator into the mys-
teries of the sport.
Klegin is understood to have johnson
under contract. Owing to legal barriers
erected against his return to this coun-
try and the war abroad. Johson's field
OF professional activities has been con-
siderably lessened. Klegin proposes To
take him to South America and there
promote championship matches.
As there are no opponents in that
land for him to meet. II is necessary
TO import some for him. Consequently
the overtures to McKetrick and Wood
man by Dick. Both men have deferred
giving KIegin a definite answeg until
his plans have matured
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11
FALSE CHARGES ARE
MADE BY BIRMINGHAM
Manager of Maps Wrong When He
Claims Lajoie Laid Down Dur
ing Season Just Closed.

There are few fans in the country to-
day who can believe the charges brought
by Manger Joe Birmingham, Of the Maps,
that Larry Lajoie has laid down on him
that the great Frenchman has not
given the club the best that was in him.
Those who know Lajoie personally and
those who know him only through his
record as a ball player cannot believe
that Birmingham's charges are founded
on fact. For eighteen years Lajoie has
been in big league baseball, and during
all those years he has been a credit and
an honor to the game. For eighteen
years not a breat a OF scandal has nut
tered about his name.
And now comes Birmingham, disgrunt-
led and angered because he Is the leader
OF a tail-end team and attempts to
blacken the name Of a man who has
done a hundred times more for baseball
than he ever has done or ever viii do,
and whose memory win live and be cher
ished for decades after Birmingham s
has been forgotten.
Does Birmingham wish TO get nd OF
Lajoie because he fears that the veteran
second baseman may supplant him as
manager9 There are some who feel that
this might be the underlying cause for
Birmingham's charges against the vet
eran- Several months ago report was
current that such q change would take
place. Birmingham Is said to have a
contract that stiil has two years TO run.
but managers are not always retained for
the full length Of their contract
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
70 LEAGUE TO START


The Southern Railway Clerks Duck
pin League was re-Organized at we'll
attended and enthusiastic meeting held in
the general of1ce building, 1900 Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest and the pros
poets for very successful season are
bright. -.. =
Oficers were reelected for the coming
season, as follows: President, Dave Fee
gan; treasurer, W.. F. Barse, and sec
retary and official scorer, c. Thomas
Parker.
The six teams which will comprise
the circuit. were represented as follows:
Book-keepers, William Weyrick; Me-
chanieal, H. c. Sparks; Managers, D..
Fegan; Law. L. Terry; Tie and Timber.
H c. Lawrenceson, and Treasurers, Z.
Thomas Parker.
According 10 present plans, the sea
son will open on October u. and all six
teams viii be- seen on the alleys at the
same time. All games will be played at
the palace Alleys every Monday night,
where the league has engaged all six
alleys down stairs. which night viii be
known as Southern Railway Night"
Schedule for irst series. as follows:
october I2-Bcokkeepers VA nessurers, MechanicaI
vs. Law. Managers N. Tie and Timber
October l9-LAE vs Managers BookkeepeEs Va
Mechanical. Tseasuren ts Tie and Timber
October &-Manacers IA Bookksepen lie and
-Tinher ". Law. Mechanical W Treasnrers
Norember 9-Law Va TreasuIerx Managera vs.
MecAsnical Bookkespen v. lie and Timber.
Nortmber 9Tie and Timber Va MechanicaI,
Treasures "a Aanagsis. Law ". BooktsspssA
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11
PUBLIC TO DECIDE
BEST SECOND SACKER
Fans at World Series Games Deciding
Question of Ability of Johnny -
Evers and Eddie Collins.

New York, Oct 10.-Second In impor-
tance to the battle between teams in the
worlds series will be the battle between
Johnny Evers. Of the Braves, and Eddie
Collins, of the Athletics. In which each
will attempt TO convince the public that
he is the greatest second baseman in
baseball today. ..... .-. ...r- .r-.r
For many years the question as to
which player was the more valuable TO a
team has been a mooted one. Collins has
big edge on Eyers in batting, but the
supporters Of Trojan Johnny declare
Collins supremacy ends there. They
claim that Collins, brainy as he is, must
yield to Evers in field generalship.
Evers ranks head and shoulders above
any second baseman in the National
League Collins holds the same position
in the American League, and so the bat
tie between the rival second basemen in
the worlds series may enable the fans to
decide which is entitled to the honor Of
being the real keystone king"
Collins, by his wonderful fielding his
great batting. quick thinking, and fine
.baserunning, has been the biggest single
factor in the success OF the Athletics dur
ing the past FIVE years. Collins always
has been ''on the job" He has answered
every call; he never has failed In a crisis.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11
THOMAS Will GO
DISTANCE TODAY
District Feather-weight Boxer
VIII Travel Twenty Rounds
with Sparring Partners.
WITHIN WEIGHT LIMIT
Public Is Invited to Attend Workout.
Kid Marshall Is Training Hard
and Is Confident.
WITHIN WEIGHT LIMIT

Young Thomas, who meets Kid Mar
shall, Of the Engineers, in twenty-round
battle October 1s in the Ardmore Arena,
has trained himself down 20 lighting
weight, ana is ready to enter the arena
at a minutes notice.
Today he will go over the twenty-round
route with three Of his sparring partners
Young Earn, OF Baltimore; Joe Thomas,
his brother, and young Joe Waicott. All
three Of the assistants outweigh Thomas,
but he feels confident that he viii be able
10 20 the full distance IN good order.
: The public has been invited to attend
the WORKOUT which will take place at
Ninth and D streets southwest, place
known as McC ney's Club.
Young Thorlas weighed in after a long
run yesterday and tipped the beam at
122 pounds. He Is in the pink Of condition,
and when he enters the roped arena he
win not have any excuses 70 oner II ne
is beaten by Kid Marshall i am ready
to fight at once, and when 1 meet this
Kid Marshall II he should happen to beat
me which 1 don't think he will. then 1
viii have no excuse to offer, none in the
least. / viii be q beaten man, and that
will end It for all time"
Kid Marshall will most likely have one
of his men down to look me over TO-DAY
in nv workouts, but that will make no
difference to me- Let him spy around,
that is what 1 want him to do, and II II
will help him any to lick me ] Will tell
him all of my tricks and my tactics
KID Marshall has been biding his time
and is working out daily to get down to
weight for the fight He realizes that he
viii have TO go the limit to win, and is
making no bones about it. All he wants
is a good crack at Young Thomas, and he
SAYS he will send the youngster to dream
land.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11
JOHN K. TENER HAS
PROVEN REAL LEADER
Governor of State of Pennsylvania Is
Second Moses" for the Ma
tional League.

John K. Tener has proven to be a sec
ond Moses. He has led the National
League from out Of the state Of quarrels.
pickering and near-dissolution to the
promised land Of good fortune, peace
and harmony.
Tener today is the dominating figure In
baseball What Tener says goes, wheth-
er his utterance concerns merely his
own league or the National Baseball
Commission, the governing body Of or
ganized baseball. Magnates Of not only
the National League, but Of the Amer
ican and the minor leagues as well. fol-
low Tener's lead and follow It blindly,
IL occasion demands. They have con-
fidence in his Judgment, his leadership
and his fairness.
Less than a year ago Tener assumed
the role Of National League president.
During that short period, in which he
has been able to give only part Of his
time to the affairs Of baseball. he has
demonstrated that the National League
magnates made q master stroke when
they induced him to take the job
Tener still is governor Of the State
Of Pennsylvania That job expires on
December 81. Holding two jobs at one
and the same time is a mighty task
hun Tener has been equal TO the occa-
sion