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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-19
LIGHT SIX HAYNES IN TESTS

George O. Mcfarland. the HAYNES
agent, Is very enthusiastic over what
the Model 50 Light Six Haynes has
been doing in different kinds of tests.
His contention is that it is the hghtest.
wen-made six-eylinder car on the mar
ket, weighing 1850 pounds, that it
viii 60 further on gallon of gsso.
line than any other siN-cylinder car.
averaging 20 miles TO the gallon. that
1t will go up any hill faster at high
gear. faster at second gear and faster
at low gear and that il will also go up
any hill slower at high gear than any
other ear represented in this territory.
1t Is equipped with the most expensive
earburetor on the American market, the
Rayheld, the most expense starting and
lighting system, the Leece-Neville, and
the most efficient generator. the Remy.
that It will give more mileage on tires
than any other six-cylinder car made
and that the construction throughout
IS not surpassed by any six.cvlinder car
irregarding price.
\ recent test was made with the en-
sine running fifteen hundred revolu-
tions. \ lead pencil was stood on end
on the fender and the vibration was
not sufficient 10 upset the pencil. All
me usual hill.elimbing stunts have
been done by this car in such an easv
manner that 70 determine il il were nos
>ible 10 cause the ear 10 fall down. II
waS subjected to an unusual test the
other Gay. After going up Berryhill
street and turning into Crescent street
A. all kinds OF speed the ear was then
backed down Crescent street and the
wheels placed against the Berrvhill
street curb, the ear headed I'D Crescent
street. The motor was stopped and then
again started and shifted into high
gear. Il started 20 climb without a
tremor and was going % miles an hour
Al the top Of Crescent street. distance
OF about . few hundred feet and all
tnis severe test without a buck. a trem-
9r, a shake or working the car in 4
harmful manner. From standing starr
Inc car Will pick ~ and get into 35
m,ies an hour IN less number OF feet
thsn any other car in this territory.
There Is no car with any better EQUIP
snt or backed by any better firm and
w 10 challenge on any kind
wager anv car in Harris
the other party make all
Dand govern the contest. that
- haynes Light Six. Americas great
est car, will develop more power. speed
and ginger than any ear Of twice its
price.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-28
JOFFRE VISITS KING ALBERT.
commander In Chief and Ruler Re.
view Famous Regiment.

WEST FLANDERS. oct 27-Gen Joffre
commander In chief OF the allied ar
mics. paid n visit to King Albert at
Furnes Wednesday last. The King and
the General passed In review the Six
teenth French Chasseurs-a-Pied
This is a famous regiment During the
terrible retreat OF August 20 It was sta
toned in II village near the frontier with
French artillery. $500 men being opposed
To 10000 advancing Germans. Only 400
were left when the order to retire came
after four hours OF terrible lighting Since
then the regiment has been reinforced
and II now musters $50 men Who have
hardly missed fight since the war began.
They were chosen to be present at the
meeting of the King and the commander
I'm chief.
Cen Joffre went to the town hall.
where King Albert awaited him. Twenty
minutes later both emerged and took UP
positions on the sidewalk. Preceded by
seven mounted Chasseurs dAfrique in
light blue coats and red trousers, the
soldiers OF the sixteenth marched past.
Each ofRcCr saluted the King and the
General with a wide sweep of the sword.
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SUBMARINES DIVE TOO SLOW.
German Boat Tried NninIy 20 EIude
the British Badger.
Special Gable Despatch 10 THE suS.

LONDON, Oct. 27.--The crew OF the
destroyer Badger. which rammed and
sunk German submarine recently. say
they were searching for submarines when,
through the falling light Of the afternoon
and slight mist. the enemy was seen
suddenly on the surface OF the sea. II
was a mutual surprise, but the Badger
had the advantage, as the submarines
coming tower was open and the COM
mander was standing outside
Tho Badger was doing 20 knots at the
time, but her commando Immediately
ordered full speed and she sprang for
ward, firing her fore gun while doing
so. The submarine started to dive, but
was not quick CROUCH and the Badger
dashed into her full tint. The Badger
afterward cru!sed around in the rising
bubbles, but saw nothing OF the sub
marine or any Of her crew.
The collision shook the Badger sharply.
but the damage was not serious. She was
sent 20 Sheerness under escort % another
vessel but she outpaced tho latter and
arrived In port Rlon".
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FRENCH DRIVE GERMANS OVER BORDER IN LORRAINE

British monitors. The gallant Belgians
hsif the User for a week. and then, by
sheer weight OF men and artillery the
Germans pushed them back, hut not be-
fore they had paid a heavy price for n
temporary gain At least two army corps
faced tho Bclgans. Their object was to
force the Bclsians right into France. thus
turning the allies left. 1t cost the Rel
sans thousands Of casualties to prevent
this
40 pne can say enough Of the heroism
~ this gallant remnant OF the Belgian
army. Yhcir grucliug on the User would
rave tested fresh troops of the best quail
itv, yet this tired WORKOUT force held on
Ike grim death till relief was certain.
This week will form "A glorious chapter in
belgian history.
1T Is reported on reliable authority
hat the Kaiser placed eight army corps
100 this section. Their losses were very
heavy and their successes practically nil
Toward tho end OF last week the situation
vas doubtful There Is now no reason to
fear failure for the allies.
The dash for the channel appears to
have definitely failed. Great progress is
being made with tho reorganization Of
the Belgian army"
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a presidency and violence which has not
been equalled in the whole campaign"
The correspondent mentions the tre-
mendous work Of the British naval guns
which one day killed 1000 men and
smashed ammunition and baggage col
umns. An armored car with wireless in
stallation Will rush up an cminence and
the men In IT will take immense risks to
keep the gunners supplied with informa-
tion as to the effect OF the fire on the
Germans and tell of fine shots. This car
had to fight It's way out of tight corners
time after time.
The correspondent adds that the geo
graphical position of the fight does not
change very much. The Belglans are
putting in an immense amount Of work
and German rcenforcements seem never
to cease coming fresh 10 the attack. Day
after day trains OF wounded are taken
away, hut the German force seems moro
numerous than ever. The Germans are
apparently ready to put every man here
rather than give way Their determine
tioN must not he underestimate.
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Raymond, DYING,
DREW UP REPORT
Senator Aviator Described in
Full Reconnaissance Over
German Lines.
BRAND IN THE WAR ZONE


PARIS. oct. 27-Mnister OF Justice
Aristide BRAND and Albert Sarraut. for
mer Under Secretary 81 St>te for the In
terror. have returned here after "A tour
through the eastern theatre OF war from
Nerdun to Lorraine They tell Of a touch
ing scene at the bedside of Senator Rey-
mond who was dyng as the result Of
wounds received in the course OF an aerial
reconnaissance
when the machine In which Senator
Reymond, who was one OF the leading
amateur avlators in France, was forced
To descend by we'll directed shots from
German guns a terrific battle ensued, the
Germans attempting 20 capture him and
handful Of French soldiers fighting
Nallantly over his body.
The battle lasted for two hours and
ended with the French carrying off Rey-
mond in safety. He would surely have
been captured IL he had not pretended TO
he dead. until the French came to his aid.
Although almost at the end OF his powers
he found strength 10 draw up report In
his usual clear careful way. not forgetting
"A single detail Of what he had observed
on the reconnaissance.
We'll, YOU see" he said, while NJ
BRAND and NJ. Sarraut stood by his bed,
ITS all over. / hope you VIII remember
me kindly when | am gone"
The two tried to cheer him M, but he
said. NO. Il Is all over"
They shook his hand and went away
Two hours later while they were under
fire some miles distant word was brought
to them that Senator Raymond was dead
VI BRAND says that what they saw in
the course Of the tour was both terrible
and comforting. In some villages which
they visited not a house was left stand
ire, while In others they heard accouu =
Of fires started uselessly but with intent.
OF inhabitants pushed into the flames and
other uncomfortable crueltics visited a. a
vengeance upon weak. innocent beings.
But" adds NJ. BRAND, certain con-
ISOLATION springs from these smoking
ruins The people 80 hardly tried have
kept their invinc!ble hope In the future.
Their morale is untouched, their cour-
age Is unbroken"
He related stories of women and chill
dren, old and young. returning 20 their
wrecked homes and Recommending their
daily toll trying TO save the crops. and
all this without a single word of COM
| plaint. The peasants simply said
TT was bound to happen. but we will
| get the better OF events"
"All these ruined people think Of moth
| ing else" comments NJ BRAND. although
standing before the debris thar was once
| their homes"
Similarly in the trenches NJ. BRAND re-
marked the gaye,y, confidence and en-
! thuslasm of the soldiers, particularly the
! close, intimate fraternal underst nding
| between the cfiicers and their men.
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BRITISH STILL FEAR
ATTACK FROM SEA
German Expert Says French
Coast Will Be Base for
Naval Offensive.
srec.nl cahl, n,.patch 70 TnE srN.

LoSpoN, oct. 27.--An interesting mar
ration OF Germanys hopes OF attacking
England is printed in the Sdron State
Gazette in the form Of an interview with
Gen. Baron Armand Won Ardenne. The
Daily Mail correspondent sends Il.
Gen. Won Ardenne, who was In the
Adjutant Generals office In the War Office
in Berlin last year. said that when the
Belgian and northern French coasts down
to the Seine have fallen into German
hands English warships Will present no
further peril TO the Germans and that
under these conditions an invasion of
England is easily possible. He said
IF the English watch on our naval
stations In the neighborhood of Helgo-
land is almost impossible now, II will
become quite impossible when Belgium
and the north coast Of France to the
mouth of the Seine are In our hands.
In the course OF time we shall possess
Calais and probably Dieppe and Havre.
our IL inch howitzers have a range OF
fourteen miles, and our larger guns have
a stu greater range. England may ex-
pect still greater artillery surprises. Even
II We cannot shoot from the French coast
TO the English coast, safety zone could
be made for German ships. This would
cover more than half the navigable water.
The French harbors will serve AS
bases for torpedo boats, submarines.
cruisers and Heppelins. and can be made
impregnable from the sea by double
or triple row OF mines. II this triple mine
field should be laid from the French
coast to the English coast Portsmouth
and Plymouth would be cut off from the
North Sea and connection around Scot
land would be very difficult There IL
no doubt of the possibility of placing
such mines, Ms they could be laid under
cover OF artillery, and our submarine and
torpedo division would also come into
action"
II is learned that although the British
authorities are belittllng suggestions OF "A
Zeppelin attack on England. they are
making all the preparations they can 20
give the airshlps a sturdy reception.
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"Uhlan Hunting' Is Sport
to Belgtans, Says Bnton
Eyewitness Describes Operations Of Allies in Wcst-M
Some Villages Residents Greet Cyclists With
Kisses; Others Block Soldiers Advance.


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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-28
War News in Brief

The official communique last
night reports an advance OF the allies
south OF D!xmude. The official com
munique in tho afternoon says that In
the region east OF Nancy between the
forest Of Bezange and Parroy the French
took the offensive and drove the Ger
mans across the frontier. II also re-
ports that the artillery battle In the
regions OF SCISSORS and Bcrry-au- Bac
turned TO the French advantage and re-
suited in the destruction OF several
German batteries.
The battle has been severe hetween
the lower reaches OF the User River and
the region OF Lens, along which part OF
the battle line the allies have not
yielded any ground but have continued
To- make progress In the region between
lpres ana Roulers. The Germans were
unable to take much advantage OF their
passage Of the User on account of the
condition OF the Grouns. which was
marshy throughout and in many places
scarcely more than "a bog and ab-o-
lutely unfit for intrenChmcnt
SOUTH AFRICA-The Governor-General
OF South Africa has made report OF
the conditions to the Home ONCE. In
the north part of the orange Free state
number OF hurgners have been COM
Wandered under the authority OF Gen.
Christian de Wet and in western
Trinsvaal the same thing has been eff
fected under Gen. Beyers. The rebels
have taken Hebron and have made
the Government officials there prisoners
They also stopped a train at Rel;z and
captured a number OF armed citizens
OF the defence who were aboard and dis.
armed them.
report from Petrograd says
that the German army which has beer
driven seventy-lve miles west and
south 81 Warsaw is making desperat,
effort to resume tho defensive. SO far
they have not succeeded because the
Russian vanguard is 40 close upon then
In strength that they are prevented
from reforming their lines. The battle
In Russian Poland Is not yet finished
but the Russians claim that the advan-
tages are with them.
japanese in an attack upor
Tslng-tao encountered mines which had
been laid by the Germans and lost SOC
killed ana wounded. The Japanese now
believe that IN" forts cannot be taker
10y direct attack but only by a long
continued siege.
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BIG GUN ON AIRSHIP.
Powerful New Zeppelin Sails North
From Friedrtcbshafen.

LONDON, oct. 27.--The Express CORE
spondent at Geneva SAYS the most power
full Zeppelin yet made has just been
launched at Friedrchshafen. ON Lake
Constance Tho machine few northward
AT great speed without undergoing any
preliminary trials The soldiers below
cried Mach London" Count Zeppelin
witnessed the launching OF his latest afr
ship.
The correspondent continues:
THE airship has n special armored
compartment for bombs near the propel-
lers and a big gun IL mounted in front to
destroy aeroplanes A second airship ~
a similar type will he ready by tho end
of October.
AS soon as this new airshlp-the
thirty-first Of its kinds finished work
will begin on another. More Zeppelins
are being built at Dusseldorf. Colmar
and Berlin. the German star desiring that
the number be brought to 100 quickly"
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LONDON, oct. 27.--The official account
by an eyewitness at the front, either Col
Swinton or Ea'l Percy, the last previous
instalment OF which was given out on
October "a, Is continued to-day in the
following report bringing the narrative
up to October 20.
The statement begins by saying that
the arrival OF reinforcements enabled the
British troops to assist in the extension
Of tho allied line against the advance OF
the enemy from the northeast and east
The German front extended from Mont
Descats, 10 miles northeast OF Haze
brouck. through Metersn, five miles to
the south and then on To Estlres. IL
miles west OF Lille, on the Lys. South
of the Lys tho enemy's line extended to
a point three miles east of Bcthunc, 20
Nornelles.
The statement continues:
The allies encountered resistance all
along the line on the 18th and 18Th.
when the enemy's right fell back hastily
Bailleul seventeen miles northwest by
west Of Lille. which had been occupied
by the foe for eight days. was abandoned
without shot being fired.
ION the l4th our left wing advanced
driving the enemy back. and on the night
Of the 18TH We were in possession of all
the country on the left bank OF tho Lys
The enemy retired from that town on
the 10th. and the river line, to within
A short distance OF Frelnghien, fell Into
our hands.
THE state Of the crossings over the
I.ys indicated that no organized scheme
Of defence had been executed, some OF
the bridges being in n state OF repair,
others merely harricaded, while one was
not even offended or broken.
"The resistance offered to our advance
on the 18th was OF a most determined
character The fighting consisted Of
herco,y contested encounters, infantry at
tacks on the villages being unavailng
until our howltzers reduced the houses to
ruins other villages were taken and re-
taken three times before they were finally
secured.
1.-THE French cavalry here gave welcome
support. and on the evening OF the 18th
the resistance was overcome, the enemy
retiring five miles 10 the eastward.
zone Of the important crossings OF the
Lys at Warneton was strongly held by the
Germans with n harricade loopholed at
the bottom to enable the men TO fire while
lying down.
"Our cavalry with the artillery. blew
the harricade to pieces and scattered the
defenders. Advancing three-quarters OF a
mile our troops reached the square. when
one Of the buildings appeared to leap sky
ward. sheet Of flame and a shower OF
star shells at the same time made the
place as light as day and enabled the
enemy ensconced IN surrounding houses
to pour a devastating IRE from rifles and
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SHIP HITS MINE ON
ENGLISH WEST COAST
Captain and Thirteen Of Crew
Of the Manchester Com
mcrce Are Lost.
80 TAKEN OFF FREIGHTER

LoNnoN, oct 27,--The freight steam
chester for Montreal. has been sunk on
the west coast OF England ny striking a
mine. This is the first occasion on which
steamship has struck n mine on the
west coast.
Lloyd's agent nj Carslough Bay on the
British coast reports that a trawler has
arrived there with thirty survivors of the
crew. These say that the captain and
thirteen of the crew were lost.
The exact location of the wreck OF
the Manchester Commerce is withheld
The Admiralty has notified ship owners
AZ Liverpool and other places that the
Germans have laid mines around the
north Of Ireland ships should not pass
within sixty miles q Tory Island 1t is
that tho steamer Manchester Commerce
struck.
Lloyd's war risk rate on voyages 10
America has doubled since the freight
steamship Manchester Commerce, from
Manchester for Montreal. was sunk on
the west coast Of England by striking a
mine. The rate is now II per cent.
The Celtic viii not sail tomorrow, the
Lapland replacing her
The Admiralty has issued warning to
all merchant vessels approaching British
ports not to make use of private signals
of any description either by day or night
stating that such action will render them
liable to be fired on.
The Manchester Commerce ;s ono OF
the fleet of the Manchester Liners, Ltd.
She was a steel vessel OF 3,4ii tons,
built In 1899 at West HartlcDool
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M0SLEM VILLAGES
SHELLEDBY GREEKS
Troops, Joining Epirotes, Bonn
bard and Burn Several AL
bantam Towns.
Sp1cinl Cnhi. DespatcA 70 rHE SUI

ROME, oct. 27-Despatches from
Avlona say that a landing party of
Italian bluejackets. besides medical re-
lief sections, has arrived there on board
the Italian coast defence battleship
Dandolo.
4 detachment OF 500 Greek regulars
with quickfirers arrived yesterday at
Nasri and shelled the encampment Of
the Moslem Albanans. who retired.
The Greeks are now marching toward
Kerciovo.
Greeks Joined the Epirotes and have
hombarded and burned and subse-
quently occupied the villages of Scla-
lisi, Bust. Rubzi and Kaitza and
massacred the Moslem inhabitants.
The Greek Minister called at the
Italian Foreign Office to-day and had
long conference,
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LoNpoN. oct. 1.-THE London DdIy
Nct1S prints. under date OF Sunday. the
story OF young Belgian volunteer is
told to its corr, spondent in Belgium. The
r"gment to which the soldier belonged
fought IN the trenches AT Antwerp. with
drawing at dawn of a day in which he
md his comrades hoped to get some rest.
Instead they were marched nearly 100
miles to the battle line at Newport, where
they have been IN acton without cessation
ever since.
The soldier begins his narrative wi.h
Inc occupation by his regiment OF a town
100 southern Beg um ;hdt had been
evacuated by the Germans. At nghttall
when IN. Germans saw the lights In the
wn they SHIELDED II until only third %
ne 600 men VINO had gone IN were LEFT.
In the morning the Bclgians moved
Town To reinforce the troops lighting ON
ne banks OF the User. In the trenches
hey stood for six hours in water waist
dcep. firing steadily to keep the Germans
from crossing a bridge The narrative
continues.
The Germans got across the bridge
We could not show our heads or hands
over our bank. The German machine
suns shot at rs from crcvices In their
raised bank across the river only a few
Yards away
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RESERVISTS FEARED.
Germans and Austrinns in Montreal
Create Disturbance,

OTTAWA. Oct. 27-The presence IN Mont
real OF 10000 German and Austrian re-
servists. most OF them out OF employment
and tho majority OF them, according TO
the police. armed and inclined to make
trouble for the authorities has alarmed
the population.
A civic delegation will wait upon the
Government tomorrow and demand Fed
eral protection for the city. Most of the
city policemen In the foreign quarter of
the city are already armed with rifles and
bridges and strategic points are guarded
by soldiers. II In not unlikely that the
Dominion Government will follow the ex-
ample OF England and round up every
German under suspicion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-28
ALLIES GAIN GROUND.
british Division Captures Two Guns
London Announces.

LoNnoS. Or,. - tDelayed) The off,
cIal news bureau issued this statement at
10 30 o'clock tonight
Tho situation continues satisfactory
Fighting has been severe and continuous,
hut ground Is being gained. Many pris-
unors have been taken one Of our divi-
sIuns has captured two guns
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Points mentioned in the official
communications yesterday are un-
derlined in the map.
From the mouth of the User to
the region Of Lens the allies have
not yielded ground, but have made
progress between Ypres and Roul-
ers and south of Dixmude.
In the regions of Scissors and
Berry-au-Bac the French report
German batteries destroyed.
In the region east of Nancy, be-
tween the forests of Bezange and
Parroy. the French took the often
sive and drove the Germans over
the border into Lorraine.