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Evening star., 1914-10-05
ALLIES THINK TIME HAS COME
FOR STRIKING DECISIVE BLOW

LONDON, October 5, 1:15 p.m.-The
fact that fighting is in progress in and
around the town of Douai. midway be-
tween Arras and Valenciennes. on the
railroad to Mons, is taken in London to
show how surely the allies in northern
France have pushed the forward move
ment they hope will envelop Gen. Won
Kluck, the commander of the German
right wing, in a net of steel
For the past week the Germans, SO
far as can be ascertained from the few
facts known in London, have been
yainly hurling themselves against d1f-
ferent points in the allied line in an
effort to discover a weak mesh In the
net. At the present time, in the view
of Gen. Joffre, commander-in-chief Of
the French forces, the process Of at
triton has gone far enough to justify
the RESUMPTION of offensive movements
on the part of the allies. as is announc-
ed in the latest communication from
French headquarters.
Contest Without Precedent.
Apparently the intent now is to at
tempt something decisive against the
German right wing. and If possible
bring to an end this contest, which for
magnitude and stubbornness is without
precedent in history.
The series of highlands stretching
north and south along the allied left
are the master keys Of the battle. and
a considerable force from overseas and
elsewhere has been pushed up to Sc
cure control Of them.
At scissors the German trenches al
ready have been captured. but the Ger
mans continue to fight f1ercsly, and are
still attacking at this point, as else
where along the entire line Of battle
Evening star., 1914-10-05

Purposes of Invasion.
According to reports from Russian
headquarters, the invasion Of Hungary
through the Carpathians has two OBJ
tects The first is to insure the left
flank of the Russian army operating
against Przemysl and along the San
river. and second, to open new field
of action in the vast Hungarian plains
where it can frighten the population
disturb the drilling of Hungarian re-
servists and recruits and cut the rail
way communications, besides freely
feeding an important portion Of the
army from the resources OF the
country.
1t is recalled that during the Rus
sfan-Turkish war of 1877 an expedition
commanded by Gen. Gourko, ard most
ly composed Of cavalry. did the same
thing, crossing the Balkan meuntains
and entering eastern Roumanla>
Actions Near PrzemysL
A dispatch from Petrograd;, !, to the
Central News states that mesnber OF
turned fro Galicia, who has sust re-
turned from Galicia, declares that the
Russians captured the heights four and
five miles from Przemysl, and shat the
Austrians have several times vainly at
tempted to retake them
A Petrograd dispatch to tn" Tele-
graph. dated Saturday night, says that
nothing is ascertainable there of the
reported battle of Cracow. News has
been received at Petrograd. says the
dispatch, that Archduke Frederick has
been replaced as commander-3n-chief
of the Austrian army by the heir pre-
snmDtiye to the Austrian throne,
prince charles Francis.
Russian Staff Statement.
The official communication from the
general staff headquarters issued in
Petroerad last night reads:
.-rhe battle of Augustowo ended yes
terday. october 3. in a victory for the
Russian arms. The German defeat lis
complete.
.~rhe enemy is at this moment in a
d,sordered retreat and flight toward
the East Prussian frontier. The valiant
Russian troops are in close pursuit. the
Germans abandoning. in their desper-
ate march, trains, cannon and muni-
tions. not having even time to gather
up their wounded
..It is already known that the battle
of Aueustowo began September 81.
with a bombardment by the German
Evening star., 1914-10-05
REACH IN FORTS
AROUND ANTWERP,
IS BERLIN CLAIM
Way Declared Now Open for
Attack on Inner Works and
the City Itself.
GERMAN REPORT DENIED
IN BELGIAN STATEMENT
Defenders Asserted to Be in Strong
. Position and to Have Repulsed
Desperate Assaults.
BIG GUNS HAMMERING AWAY
Observers Report Kaisers Com
manders as Apparently in a Hurry
to Reduce King Albert's Tenn
porary Capital.
English Are Reported
Aiding the BeIgians in
AntWerp's Defense

LONDON. October s.
The Morning Posts English
correspondent in Antwerp
makes the following state
ment:
The Belgian field artil-
lery is cooperating effectu-
ally with our heavy artil-
lery. Our infantry is in
trenched on the near bank
of the Nethe opposite the
main German forces. Two
German attempts to cross
the river have been snoth-
cred by our artillery"
This dispatch is the first in
tirnation that English forces
have gone to Antwerp and
are cooperating with the
Belgians in the defense of
that city.
Evening star., 1914-10-05

heavy artillery in the region OF
Sopotzkin Con the left bank of the
River Niemen), followed by an often
sive movement by the enemy against
the Same fortified town.
Russians on Offensive.
"At the same time, the Germans
made repeated efforts to crush and
dislocate the Russian forces neal
Druskenlkf, on the Niemen.
september 26 the Germans also be-
gan an attack on the fortresses of
ossowetz. but everywhere met with
nerce resistance and were compelled
TO retreat. Not satisfied with counter
attacks, our troops took the offensive
vigorously and pursued the enemy
Notwithstanding the energetic resist
ance offered by the Germans thew
could not check the onward rush of
our troops. who captured the enemy's
positions, one after another.
Routed by this Irresistible engage
ment, the Germans weakened, and are
at present in full retreat; they are
leaving our territory in haste. At GER
tain points this retreat is degenerat-
ing into flight
Declares Russians Repulsed.
The following German official state
ment was received here last night nv
the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Com
pany:
The situation throughout the entire
theater of war becomes daily more IA
vorable to German arms.
1.-THE Austro-Hungarian commander
in-chief. Archduke Frederick. and the
heir presumptive to the Austro-Hun-
garian throne. Archduke Charles Fran
els. have inspected the greater mart
of the Austrian northern army and ex.
pressed themselves well satisfied with
the splendid warlike spirit among the
troops.
THE Russian troops which crossed
the Carpathians and entered the dis
trict of Marmaros have been repulsed
and driven back in disorder in the
direction Of the Galician frontier"
Evening star., 1914-10-05
COMPLETE REPORTS OF WORLDS SERIES
IN THE STARS BASE BALL EXTRAS

Evening Star will issue base ball giving
the worlds series championship base ball beginning
Friday with the
will be issued Immediately after
ing details of play by minute presenting
complete of everything that happens the field
Glo, The Stars base ball will the
in usual and all material signed by him
will In addition The Star will have the benefit of
detailed the
as we'll regular editions The
all the latest of the big
While games every the field will
REPRODUCED simultaneously the electric
a the shaded h side of The Star building
Evening star., 1914-10-05
"KLL ALL FRENCH" ORDER
is DENIED BY BERl IN

BERLIN. October S. by wireless via
Sayville. L. IAN official statement
says that the London Daily Chronicles
Bordeaux report that Gen. Won stem
ger, commander of the German 53rd
Infantry brigade. had given an order
that no quarter be granted and for his
soldiers to kill all the French en-
countered. armed or unarmed, is an
impudent lie, like the French report
that an Austrian motor battery was
captured on the Meuse,
Evening star., 1914-10-05
SPARED WORKS OF ART.
Kaiser's Brother-in-Law Left Note
for French Householder.

PARIS, October 5.-Duke Ernst
Gunther of Schleswig- -Holstein, brother
in-law of the German emperor, with
other Germans recently visited Pierre
Fonds, a French town eight miles
southeast of Compiegne. where Glenn
ent Bayard. a Paris manufacturer, has
a home Entering NJ. Bayard's house
the duke left for the manufacturer
an autograph note reading:
"I restore your home with its beauti-
full objects of art in the same state as
1 found them. without breaking or
damaging. as the servants can testify.
You see that the Germans are not bar
barians, as has been charged"
A chateau in the same town. how
ever, according to the Matin. was
burned by German troops. M Bayard
during visit to Germany shortly be-
fore the war was arrested on a charge
Of espionage. This called out a pro-
test from the French government,
Evening star., 1914-10-05
ABUSE OF DUTCH FLAG
IS CHARGED BY FRENCH

PARIS, October 5. 7:16 a-m.-The
Figaro says that France has protested
to Holland that German merchants are
using their flag to carry contraband.
and that Holland after investigating
announced that the complaints were
justified.
1t is believed, says the Figaro, that
state of siege will be proclaimed in
Rotterdam to end the trade in contra
band
Evening star., 1914-10-05
GERMAN STATEMENTS.

LONDON, October 1925 ANA dispatch to Reuters Tele
Company from Berlin Amsterdam gives official
issued the German headquarters the evening of Oob
1t says:
"n the theater the battle the wing and
in the Argonne district is proceeding successfully"
An official statement issued yesterday said
"On wing a French attempt to encircle
rpused The French have been elected
from their positions south of Roye.
"Sorties from Toul repused with heavy losses"
Evening star., 1914-10-05
RUSSIANS INVADING HUNGARY
THROUGH PASSES, SAYS REPORT
German Statement, on the Other Hand, Has
Gear Forces Driven From the
Carpathians

LONDON, October 5-A dispatch the Star from Rome
speaking of the Russian invasion of Hungary says:
Having captured all the Carpathia paes Russians have
the invasion of Hungary advancing SOUTH
they occupied Then the effected
ing They the and railway Czige thus
solating the remainder of Hungary"
Evening star., 1914-10-05
Perished With British Cruiser.

LONDON. October 5.-Exclusive of Of
ficers. 1.433 lives were lost in the sink
ing of the British cruisers Aboukir.
Cressy and Hogue in the North sea
September 90, according to a report ia
sued by the admiralty tonight. The
Aboukir lost $40 men, the Cressy 58l
and the Hogue 362.
Evening star., 1914-10-05
Pope Urges Ending of. War.

ROME. via Paris. October 5.-Pope
Benedict has addressed an autograph
letter to Emperor Francis Joseph of
Austria, yesterday being the rulers
name day, again urging the emperor to
as much as possible,
Evening star., 1914-10-05
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.

The allies have been obliged tc
give ground at certain points or
the western side of the battle line
This is announced in a statemen,
issued by the French war office a,
3 o'clock this afternoon. The an.
nouncement contains the ad.
ditional information that the bat.
tie continues with great violence
to the north of the Disc withou,
decisive result, and that there is
no change on the remainder of the
front.
A wireless dispatch direct from
Berlin to Sayville, L. l., today
brings. a. long. German. official
statement, in which, however,
there is no reference whatever to
the great engagement in which
the allies are attempting to turn
the German right wing in north
ern France and reach the German
line of communication to Bel
GUM.
The German war office declares
that in the siege of Antwerp
forts Lierre, Waelhem and Konig-
shoyckt have been taken, opening
the way for an attack on the inner
circle of fortifcations and the citv
proper.
Belgian denials that any of
their forts had fallen came from
Antwerp by way of London yes
terday, and again today an official
Belgian announcement declares
that the situation of the fortified
positions around Antwerp re-
mains unchanged today.
The German war Office saws
that the Russian left wing was
defeated after a furious battle of
two days on the Niemen river
Fighting between the land and
naval forces at Kiaochow con-
tinues.
The Servians still claim to be
about to capture Sarajevo, the
capital of the Austrian province of
Bosnia. An official report from
Vienna says that the Austrians
are driving the Servian and
Montenegrin invaders from East
Bosnia.
Evening star., 1914-10-05

BERLIN, October S (by wire
less to Sayville, L. I.).-An Off
cial report from the German army
headquarters says that in the
siege of Antwerp the forts of
Lierre, Waelhem and Konings-
hoyct and the intermediate re-
doubts, with thirty guns, have
been taken.
Breach in Outer Circle.
''Thus breach has been made
in the outer circle of forts," the
report adds, rendering an attack
on the inner circle of forts and
the town itself possible.
The government of the Meth
erlands has strengthened the
Dutch force along the frontier
districts to disarm Belgian troops
when the latter cross the frontier
from Antwerp"
Denial From Antwerp.
ANTWERP, Belgium, October
S, via London, 4:o3 p.m.-Ac-
cording to official announcement
made here today the situation of
the fortified positions around Ant
werp reamains today without
change.
One Fort Badly Damaged.
LONDON, October 5.-The Belgian
minister here yesteday received dis
patches from Antwerp denying a re-
port that three forts defending the
city had fallen. He says Fort Wael-
hem was badly damaged by the Ger
mans. but that none of the fortifica-
tions surrendered. and that the Bel
gians have strong positions. which
they are holding successfully.
A news dispatch to the Central News
from Amsterdam says word has
reached there from Antwerp that Fort
Waelhem destroyed an entire regiment
of the besieging Germans Saturday
afternoon.
Germans in a Hurry.
The Antwerp correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph, telegraphing regard
ing the fighting around Antwerp. un-
der date of Saturday. says:
The Germans continue their des-
perate efforts to capture Antwerp.
They are in desperate hurry to ac-
complish it. pounding away unceasing-
ly with their artillery at Forts wael-
hem and Wavre-St. GATHERINGS, and
hinging their infantry forward in
frantic efforts to break through
Their losses have been enormous and
the numbers killed are estimated as
high as 5000 during the present move
ment.
THE Belgians adopted a clever ruse
at Waelhem. After the bombardment
had lasted several hours the fort
ceased to reply. whereupon the German
staff. thinking the fort out of action. or.
dered the infantry to advance in close
formation. The Belgian gunners wait
ed until they could see the whites OF
the Germans eyes and then opened q
murderous fire.
) Volunteers Work Guns.
Thus far the forts in the outer ring
(Continusk on Second Pa9e.)
Evening star., 1914-10-05
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.

Met at II am
Resumed consideration Of confer
ence report on Clayton antitrust
bill.
Senator Walsh of Montana re-
piled to criticisms of report by
Senator Reed.
Representative Palmer Of Penn
sylvania made statement before
elections committee concerning
Norris resolution for investigation
of expenditures in primaries.
H0unes
Met at noon.
Filibuster by Representative
Henry Of Texas prevented resump-
ton Of debate on Philippines bill.
Evening star., 1914-10-05
NEWS OF THE REVERSE COMES
AS A VICTORY IS EXPECTED
Military Experts Had Assured French and British
Public That the German Right Was
IN Imminent Peril.
FRENCH OFFICIAL STATEMENT.

FRENCH OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
PARIS October 3:oz pm-The following official conmun
cation was given in Paris this afternoon:
On left the north of the Ose the battle
tinues with great violence The result remains deve We
have been obliged at certain points to yield ground
"Along the remainder of the front there has been
change.
"n Russia, after a battle which lasted days. the Ger
which operating between the eastern Prus
sian and the Neen has been driven back along
the entire line and in retreat abandoned considerable
quantity of material This has evacuated complete
y the Of the Russian Of Suwa and Lon
Evening star., 1914-10-05
GERMANS IN TRAP
At RIVER N|EMEN
Petrograd Correspondent Tells
of Terrible Slaughter in
Attempted Crossing.
10000 BODIES DECLARED
OFFERED TO THE FLOOD
Attempt After Attempt to Cross
Bridges in Face of Deadly
Machine-Gun Fire.

LONDON. October 5.-A graphic ac-
count of the Illustration of an attempt
by the Germans to cross the Niemen
| river is given by the Daily Telegraph's 8
Petrograd correspondent.
The Germans appear to have fallen
into Russian trap" the correspond
ent says. September 90 the rear guard
of the Russian Gen. Rennenkamp's
army was transferred to the right bank
of the river. and the following even
ing the Germans approached the
stream. The next day, seeing no signs
of opposition, the Germans proceeded
to construct pontoon bridges and COM
pleted this work without molestation
1T was only when the troops were
pouring across to the right bank in
fancied security that a sound like the
roll of thunder was heard and dozens
| OF Russian guns. cleverly posted and
screened, opened their concentrated fire
on the crowded bridges
German Guns in Action.
Before the blast of shrapnel and
| machine gun projectiles the Germans
were swept into the river by hundreds
speedlly' however. the challenge of the
Russian guns was taken up by the
German artillery and after a long time
the duel continued.
At last the Germans, thinking they
hao gone the measure of the Russian
suhners. made another attempt to
throw their troops across the Niemen.
But this time also they had no better
luck and not one of the soldiers who
stepped upon the bridges either reached
the opposite shore or returned.
me bodies of the slain fioated in
Nlemen. Still the Germans vigorously
maintained their bombardment. and
about O'Clock in the evening made y
last and desperate effort to utilize the
pains.
columns in close formation were
sent forward to the crossings, but once
again every man was moved down BY
the murderous fire of the Russian ma
chine guns.
Harassed by Cossacks.
with the fall of evening the German
batteries were silenced one after the
other by the steady and well directed
fire of the Russian artillerists. The
enemy then fell back eight miles, pur-
sued and harassed by Cossacks, who
had crossed the river on the German
bridges.
According to one account, no fewer
than 10000 German corpses were car
ried down the Niemen after this awful
carnage.
I'm the fight at Sredniki, on the Me
men, September Is, the German casual
ties also are said to have been large.
An eyewitness of the battle says that
in the river and on one of its banks no
fewer than 5000 Germans perished. On
the opposite shore from the city the
bodies of 1900 Germans were lying un-
buried for some days afterward."
Evening star., 1914-10-05
WEATHER.

Generally cloudy tonight and Tues
day; gentle winds, mostly northeast
and east
remnerature past twenty-four hours:
High -. at pm. today; low. 81. at
1890 pm. yesterday.
For full report see page IA.
Evening star., 1914-10-05

Continues on Second Page.l
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13

In the rest Of Africa, Tripoli. re-
Gently conquered by Italy. might re-
volt. But Tunis and Algeria. which is
supplying the celebrated Turcos,
would be loyal to the tricolor.
Most of the negroes of Africa are
now Mohammedans. but there lie little
unity among them. On the whole. the
100000 Mohammedan Africans
under French rule. the 100000 under
the British rule, and the 100000
under Italian rule could scarcely be
reused to serious efforts against the
whites. The Kaiser has only 100000
Mohammedans in his African territory.
Afghanistan is wholly Mohammedan
and Beluchistan So per cent, but the
Sultan Of Turkey is not held in es-
pecial veneration.
OF the total population of the Indian
Empire. nearly 100000. 900, about 81
per cent, IL Mohammedan. With very
rare exceptions the Mohammedan COM
munities are pro-British. They de-
spise the Hindus and seek to ally
themselves with the English against
the majority race. Both Hindu and
Mohammedan regiments from India
now fight for Great Britain in France.
They vie with each other which can
do the most for King George v.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13

them the Mohammedans of Persia
who are all Shuahs.
1t bars, too, the Moslems of Hindu
stan. for the Shuahs here are the more
influential, though fewer in number
And the Shuah to the Sunnite is "a
cursed hereto" while the Sunnite Ia
called IAN unreasoning fanatic" by
the Shuahs.
Then, too, the different Mohamme.
dan communities are separated wide
ly, geographically. They cling tena.
ciously to their religion but they have
little intercourse. either of goods or
Of news.
1t is fair to believe that a proclaim
alton by the Sultan at Constantinople
would not reach Moslems for many
months or even years. Then it might
be flouted.
Ethnographically the Cossacks are
closely related to the Turks. But the
hard riders of South Russia were in
the front ranks of the Cars troops
in the Russo-Turkish war and in the
present struggle they would be unlike
ly to desert on account of the COM
mand of the Sheik.ul-Islam. And as
for the Persian Mohammedans, they
would probably be attacked carry in
the war by the Sultan's men. The
Kurds would raid toward Ceheran and
Russians. Mohammedans and Persians
would oppose them.
The sultan OF Turkey might, how.
ever, cause a great deal Of trouble by
rousing the wild tribes of Arabia.
These Bedouins. always fighting the
Constantinople ruler, might yet be
brought to his standard by a combina-
ton of religious fanaticism and desire
lor booty. In British Somaliland, too,
there are 100000 Mohammedan ne
groid natives. who remember wildly
the wars Of the Mad Mullah" and
might be induced to take up arms
again.
The Germans promise to take ad-
vantage Of Egypt's discomfort. Egypt
has been under the domination of
Great Britain since 1883. There have
been many pilots against the govern.
ment In recent years and Turkish
emissaries have lately been very busy
In Egypt. But the disconnected class
In the Nile valley Is small. The
Fellaheen. who are not fighters any.
way, realize that British domination
has meant better crops and better
times. There are. however. about six
hundred thousand desert nomads in
Egypt and these might be rallied to
the jehad.
NCairo is the seat Of Moslem learn.
ing. Here 10 the Mosque and Univer.
sity Of Ell Azhar. with $4,000 students.
The Sheik-ul-Islam 10 himself a gradu.
ate. The students would join in
jehad and their influence would be
But the $4,000 Egyptian
troops, who are ofiicered by British.
probably would stand by their mas
ters.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13

HUNTING THE SHCE
BY n. N. EGeERr.

All the way over Nicholson had tried
to make the acquaintance Of the girl
In brown. But, try a. hard - he
could. he failed to elicit anything
more than parting greeting from her
She was named Mary Martin. and he
overheard her telling the steward that
she was q school teacher and spend.
ing her vacation on Q tour Of the Brit.
ish cities.
Nicholson was making . pleasure
tour. He was one of those fortunate
young men who have sufficient income
to make work unnecessary. Not that
he was an idler. He meant to take
up sociology seriously-was. In fact.
on his way to England At the invita-
ton of a friend. to attend some crowd
ed political meetings in the Black
Country, the Industrial part Of the
Midlands.
The girl in brown would not say
anything more than "g0od-morning"
and "good-evening." She even seemed
10 resent Nicholson's attempts to
force himself upon her. the young
man thought. So, BY the time the voy-
age was half ended he had left her
severely alone.
1t was one Of the greatest disap-
pointments that he had ever had. He
was not an unduly impressionable
youne man, but the girl In brown had
made q profound impression upon his
heart. There 10 some inner sense that
tells US whether these affairs have in
them the possibility Of permsnence.
Nicholson felt that he could love the
girl in brown-given propinquity for
the development Of his passion-until
he died.
However. love must have responsive
ness. and by the time he reached OK
ford he had only q pleasant, mellowed
memory Of her. He put up at the
Queens hotel. His room was on a
long corridor. And a. he entered II
he heard light footsteps coming along