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shrapnel and exploding shells
on the trenches.
Everyone is compelled to
remain in the trenches, most
Of them partially filled with
water, at all times. The slight
est movement at any point on
the line is the signal for q
rain Of shells to come against
that very point. The groans
and cries of the wounded are
terrible and have greatly dis
Iheartened many Of the soldiers
who are forced to listen to
them and forced 70 realize
they can do nothing to relieve
the suffering. Only at night
is it possible to make an at
tempt to gather up the wound
ed, according to stories ted
me by these soldiers. Then if
the slightest noise is made, the
rapid fire guns are Immediate,
~ trained on those who are
carrying off the wounded and
many are themselves killed.
The morale of the troops
continues excellent, the sur
geon in charge told me, and
and they are constantly buoyed
up by the expectation Of ulti-
mate victory.
SHIFTING OF TROOPS.
IBy Ed 1. Keen, United Press staff
Correspondent.l
LONDON, Sept. 2e.-Adviees from
the front In France Indicate that the
Germans are again shifting their
troops. The Ninth German army,
which 10 commanded by General Won
Boehm and holds the extreme right
Of the German line, has again been
reinforced. II 10 thus made plain to
the military experts here that the Ger
mans themselves realize the entire
success Of their present movement
hinges on holding their right until
the Meuse line Of forts can be de-
moIIshed by the bombardment now In
progress.
In order to prevent this, however,
the French have drained soodiy bod
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United Press Leased Wire Service.1
NEW YORK, Sept. 20. (11:00 a. m.)
The large amount Of space given by
Field Marshal Sir John French In his
latest official report to the German
espionage system, 10 significant. u 10
Undoubtedly meant, a. an explanation
q the failure Of the allies to make
any impression on the enemy's de-
lenses.
Tightening OF the censorship and
new regulations curtailing the aetivi-
ues OF war correspondents coupled
with Sir John Freneh's usual report
On espionage, lead Inevitably to the
conclusion that the Germans have
oeen able to piece fragments Of news
sosether 30 accurately as to antie''
pate all the moves Of the allies at the
Alsne. The ability Of the Germans to
sepeI all assaults along their battle
'front.' requires this explanation to ac-
count for their consistent successes.
Heavily entrsnched though the Ger
mans are, the AnoIo-French forces
rse'y outnumher them, and 1t 10 NOT
''attering to the prowess OF the allies
snat they have been forced to a stand
"lIi after full fortniaht's fighting.
ne able strategy Of General Joffre
ourin9 the retreat toward Paris for
.ne stamina Of the French and Eng
aeh troops At the battle Of Marine pro-
ude material for arguing man-to-
man equality with the Germans. New
asneisss, something has occurred be
sen the battles Of the Marine ana
Assne to give advantage to the in
ere. This new element 10 un-
{ esdIy the German espionage sys-
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What the War Moves Mean
By J. w. T. Mason, Former European Man
aper of the United Press.

tenn. Il must have been prepared
Iona ago, and perfected with true
German thoroushness during the ad-
vance on Paris. When the Germans
were forced to retreat, the spies
stayed behind to maintain. constant
supply of information. Their work
must have been profoundly discon-
certing. since they drew from the
British eommander.in-chief lively
description Of their daring. Every
time the allied forces have attempted
to penetrate the German lins at new
anot. the Germans have been at that
exact locality in sufficient force to
keep the allies at bay. The battle
front now runs sixty-fivc miles south
from Belgium and $50 miles east to
the German frontier, total diatance
Of more than 200 miles. The length
Of a battle lire is always a measure
Of the advantage to the offensive ar
nv, because theoretically II can mass
suddenly, at chosen points, while the
defensive army must distribute its
strength.
The allies In this case are on the
offensive. The explanation Of their
failure must be the espionage meth
osd Of the Germans. The allies un-
doubtedIy have found weak spots
aIono the German lines, but the prep
arations for nassing troops there
have not been secret. The only sec
recy has been the means OF COM
,,.,r,e.tion between the German spies
and the German headquarters. onsil
this II. overcome, there will be no ad-
VANTAGE to the alIies in attack ana
the Germans will stay fastened IN
France.
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limited Press Leased Wire Serv1ce.J
ENGLAND-The British military
authorities are counting heavily on
the reserve British troops now going
into action In France to bring the
present battle to a successful coneius-
ion % far a. the allies are concerned.
FRANcE-Reyond the statement
that the fighting still continues at
various points along the main battle
line, the war office had no new In
formation to give today.
RUSSIA-It 10 stated In Petrosrad
that the Russian objective In Gaiieia
10 not craeow but that when that
fortress Is reached It will be masked
and the main Russian army, now COM
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The War at a Glance
Summarized by John Edwin Nevin, United
Press Staff Correspondent.

manded by Grand Duke Nicholas In
person will continue on toward Berlin
with the BresIau chain Of fortifica.
tions az the first objective.
RELGIUM-Reports from Amsten
dam say that the Germans have re,
occupied Alost In heavy force and that
battle is beginning between a Ger
man expedition from the south and
Belgian troops marching from Ant
werp.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES say that the
Germans expect to break through the
French line in northern France with
in week. The general situation 10
described az excellent especially In
the east where IL is said the Austrians
are now putting up strong defense.
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Military Experts on the Field Look Forward to
Great Battle Which Will Wipe Out the
Invaders.
FRENCH ARE ANXIOUS TO FIGHT
Germans are Firmly Entrenched in Positions
They Had Selected Long Time
Previously
exposing

from recklessly exposing
themselves.
I had an opportunity, per
sonally to observe the spirit Of
the French soldier. The thing
that most impressed me, was
his complete cheerfulness and
his desire to continue on the
offensive night and day. I was
surprised to find regiments Of
soldiers made up from those
who left the French shops and
factories and who according
to the German military COM
msnts could not stand hard
ships absolutely disregard
ing exposure and in every way
healthy. Under q nasty cold
drixzle, with their uniforms
soaked and the water dripping
from the tips Of their noses,
they would sing and jest with
each other.
The inspector general de-
clared that on the average
there were fewer French SOL
diers sick at present than dur
ing maneuvers or other strenu-
Gus test times when war time
conditions do not prevail.
Despite this, the utmost en-
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RUSSIA

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 2s.-It 10 now
apparent that the movement through
Ga,lcia 10 the main offensIve Of the
Russian army. II developed today that
Grand Duke Nicholas, the commander
In chief, Is with the forces there, who
number more than one million men.
The armies are proceeding along the
parallel lines Of railway, moving rap
idly westward. With all Of the six
carpathia passes occupied by Russian
troops and with strong forces on the
Hungarian plains just south Of these
points, all danger Of possible flank
ina movement has been avoided. Con-
seouentIy there 10 now nothing to re-
tard the Invasion.
cracow 10 not the object Of the ar
my. Neither will there be any halt
there to take the place by siege. In
stead, q strong army will be left there
similar to that now operating aoainst
PrzemysI and the main Russian forces
will press on to the west with eres-
lau and the forts Of which II 10 the
key, 40 the main obJectIve.
II 10 understood there that the re-
inforcements brought from the main
mobilization esnters have beer sent
into Gaiieia to aid the movement
there. Possession Of all railways In
GaIacia by the Russians has been a
great benefit. At ono point. thirty
engines and other equipment 10 In tho
hands Of the Russians.
Germans realize the Russian move
ment is through Gailcla. Reports
reaching here say already strong Ger
man reinforeements have been re-
ported In the western part Of Gal
Ieia and they are frantiealIy fortify-
ino along the main line, north and
south Of cracow. The latter fortress
also 10 held by Germans exclusively,
the Austrian garrison having been
sent forward to Join offenburs's ar
my. The northern Russian column Is
moving much more rapidly than the
southern one. The northern column
TODAY assaulted Tarnow and pitched
battle 10 now In progress there. The
Austrlans are putting up strong re-
slstanee but they are greatly out-nur-
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|fsy VIM. Philip sImms, United Prsss
staff corrsspondsnt.l
/ PARIS, Sept. %. That the
battle which will end the war
will be fought soon, probably
before the extreme cold wealth
er sets in, is the opinion Of for
eign military attaches here.
They believe that it must take
place probably Immediately
after the battle Of the Aisne
enters into its decisive stages
And To majority of them look
for simultaneous conflicts, one
in Belgium and west Of the
Rhine and the other in the
eastern theatre Of activities.
french officers to Wh0m i
talked on my trip from the
front seemed to share the same
opinion. They declared that
there was such q decided con.
trast between the spirit Of the
Germans and the allies that it
became very noticeable. The
French soldiers are absolutely
confident Of victory. In fact
they are so convinced they are
the superiors Of the Germans
that the chief difficulty of the
officers is keeping their troops
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JAPAN

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
TOXIC, Sept. 2S.-Japanese troops
yesterday captured fifty German SOL
diers and several machine guns In .
fierce attack on an outpost near kiao
chau concession. Today the British
and Japanese are within three miles Of
thu main kiao Chau stronghold.
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GERMANY

UNITED Press Leased wire SerVlce'J
BERLIN, (vIa The Haeue) Sept. %
The war Office In It, official state
ment today declared the operations
In France have settled down TO = gen
eral artillery duel lnterspersed with
frequent assaults At the vital points
along the iins.
"WhIIe tho fghtinn 10 general" the
report says, sit V not apparent At
any point OF the line Of battle that
the conflict has entered into deciding
staae. The German right has besn
subIect to sewers pressure but every
attempt 70 penetrate Il has been re-
PEELED with great loss to the enemy.
In the center there has been no de-
elded change for neariy week, while
on the left the fighting continues 70
make gains along the lines OF the
Meuss.
"Rsports from The eastern front
show that fighting eontinues N Gal.
leila and the Russian attempts 20 e
sums the initiative u ease PRUSSIA
have bssn baked. The fortress o'
Prsmysi holds out against Az a.
tempes on the part Or fne enemy so
take it ana IN series OF sucees1'
sortIes 4 70 said the garrison man
aged to disable TWO o. sne ma" nus
sian siege guns whose fsre was oam.
aging the outer wallis o. tne for'rsss.
In an earlier statement tne GOV
ernment emphatleaily denied 1ne
British contention that more tnsn
one submarine took pars ~ tns
tack on the cruisers Cressy' Aooukir
and Hogue. The report OF the c!essys
officers that she fired on the o-s are
characterized 40 false. NOT single
shot was fired from the 7three cru'ssrs :
that were sunk' y . saAtso' 'ne 80
was In action forty-sesen m'nu'es
and after the three cruisers nau Des"
sunk was pursued untii nonSAn y
tIest Of cruisers, dssfroyers IT. ano 'Sa'
! psdo boats bus undcr e0ssr oss ss''' a''
! ness, successfully escaped.
SANK FIVE SHIPS.
BERLIN, Sept. 2s-Ths Admiralty
announces that the German cruiser
Emdsn sank i've English merehans
men in the gulf Of Bengal A. we'll as
destroyed the oil tanks at Madras,
British India,
According TO information made pub.
lie bv the government, the Russian
oeneraIissimo has now revoked the
promise Of autonomy for Poland ne-
cause the Austrian Poles fought with
the Au8trI ans IN GaIlCt1. ne PouSH
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BAL kAhS

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
BUCHAREST, Roumania, Sept. 2e.-
kino Carlos Of Roumania has called a
special meeting Of the Roumanian
cabinet for Wednesday,.
At that time the question Of Rou-
mania's part in the war will be set
tied. Meanwhile mobilization Of the
army continues.
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Both Sides in France Crouch in the Trenches and
Pour Out Rain Of Bullets Day and
Night.
CANNOT GIVE WOUNDED ATTENTION
Germans Figure on Breaking Through the Lines
Within the Next Week as Resistance Grows
Weaker.

10y Karl n. Won WIsoand, United
Press starr correspondsnt.]
BERLIN, Sept. 20. Via
wireless through sayville, L. I.
to the United Press)-Reports
received here directly from the
front say the high German
military officials directly in
charge Of the campaign in
France predict the Germans
will break through the allied
lines within the next week.
The resistance is said to be
slowly slackening at several
points ~, sisyss
That many Of the wounded
who might be saved, are being
sacrificed through the scarcity
Of doctors at the front, was the
statement made to me today
by the surgeon in charge Of a
hospital train on which ! came
back from AK La Chapelle.
He alleged that the chief rea-
son for this has been the utter
disregard of the Red Cross by
the French. OF the German
doctors sent to the front, this
surgeon alleged many have
been killed or wounded while
trying to aid the suffering
along the battle line.
The train was simply crowd
ed to its capacity. Although
many Of the wounded were
very serious cases, they re.
NAMED uncomplaining. They
declared, however, that the
conditions at the front were
hellish.
They described the fighting
as the most bitter in the his
tory Of the world. Day and
night it continues. First there
is an artillery duel. Then there
is an attempted charge by one
side or other that is checked
either with machine guns or
with the bayonet. At all times
the artillery throws its rain of
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RANCE

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
PARIS. Sept. 29.-That the French
continue to make slow gains on the
left whore the general thanking move
ment was In progress was all the IN
formation obtainable at military head
quarters today prior to tho arrival OF
the ofeicial statement from Bordeaux.
Il was said that there was almost con-
tinuous lighting In the Aisne district
and along the heights Of the Meuse'
but that other points on the battle
line were quiet, the result Of exhaus-
tlon Of the beligerants. u 10 rsport.
cd Tire Germans havs renewed the'r
operations In upper Alsacs and that
fierce fighting 10 again In progress N
the vicinity Of Muihaussn. The Ger
mans continue their assauit against
the verdun-Toul line Of forts, but ie
70 oMlclaIly denied that they have
made favorable progress. While abso-
Iutsly no authentic figures are obtain
able from headquarters, ofteers VINO
are familiar with the situation declare
that the German casualties IN the
battle Of the Aisne, now believed en-
terlna lts decisive stage, total fully
1so. 600 In killed, wounded and miss.
inn. The losses Of the allies they say
will probably reach 10000 In a. much
40 a. many points Of the line Il has
been found necessary to deliver from.
tai attacks on heavily entrsnchsd po
sitions. In the case o. tho Germans,
II is said they have = far higher per
centaae In dead than the allies. Tho
British have lost heavily but all OF
the gaps In their forces have been
filled with the members Of the latest
expedition to reach France.
Several ofsleers In the garb Of Brit
ish indian troops have been seen IN
Paris and this 10 accepted ~ concsu.
sive proof that at last the Indian reg
iments are In the field although up
20 the prsssnt time there has been no
-oss,olal atatssants ON ahls, snbjeet.
FRENCH REPORT.
PARIS, Sept. 2s.-A complete state.
mont dealing with the operations IN
detail was Issued at $500 o'clock ~
follows:
non our LEFT wing, 30 the north OF
the somms and the Olse, the enemy
-. .<<AnanH>d "a continue hja ntoht
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BELGIUM

United Press Leased Wire Service.]
osTEND, Sept. 2e.-7urgomaster
Max Of Brussels continues opposition
TO tho German demands. A. result
he has been arrested BY order OF the
German governor Of Brussels. When
the latter called upon the burgomast-
er for the payment Of an installrent on
the war tax levy demanded by Ger
many for sparin0 Brussels, the burgo-
master rendered in payment, instead
Of ooId, the German bonds held by the
BRUSSELS banks. The German COM
mander demanded that the payment
be In gold. Max refused, insisting
that the German bonds represented
coin. He was finally thrown into pris-
on and was not released until the
municipality paid over $6,ooo,oO0.
At the time Of the capture Of 6rus-
sells IL was announced that Germany
had levied $40, o,oco, 900 tribute on 1rus-
.eIs and that the Germans had taken
three OF the most important Belgian
citizens a. hostages until the money
should be paid. Later II was officially
denied from Berlin that any definite
sum had been fixed AZ war inden,-
nifty, but that the amount to be levied
would be fixed by q special commits
sion, At that time It was reported
that Brussels had already paid $12,-
ooO.o 900 to the Germans. The exact
amount that has been levied on the
city 10 not now definitely known.
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FRENCH REPORT.

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BATTLE IN PROGRESS.

BN11IE TN FHC0NE0S.
AMSTERDAM, Sept 29.-t 10 re-
ported that 10000 Germans have reoc-
cupied AIost and that the 6elsians
who are advancing from Antwerp In
tn. general direction of Brussels are
now In contact with the Germans and
that q general battle 10 believed to be
beginning.
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aoMa pRoPPING,

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 29.-German
zeppeIIns continue their activity In
northern Belgium. one today drop
ped four bombs on the old city Of
peynze and two on the equally his
torie cloth making city Of ThIeti.
The bombs dropped on Deynze bad
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THE WEATHER,
Fair Tonight and Wednes-
day. Local temp p. m.
70; z a. m. Sc.
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Galley Hdw. co.

Mile Lacs lake is becoming more
and more popular as, an outing place
and every Sunday it is visited by
numerous pleasure seekers. Last
Sunday several score of Elk Riverites
passed through Princeton in II auto
mobiles, with the lake as their des-
tination. They returned to their
homes the evening of the same day,
and there is no doubt but what an
enjoyable time was had. Z: 81.
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The Misses LISA and Eva Ross,
Ida May Schmidt, Mayme Elliot and
Stella Parks rusticated at Green
lake from Friday morning to Sun
day evening. Fishing and boating
was enjoyed and the time was passed
very pleasantly. 49,. @>'~ z- "
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The West Branch Young Peoples
society will meet at o. H. Uglem's
Friday evening, August q. ALI are
invited to attend.
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An advertisement in the St. Cloud
Journal-Press announces that E. NJ.
Chapman has commenced buying
potatoes in that city. Elmer was
raised in the potato belt and ought
to know all about spuds and their
market value. =. ..> =
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The Misses Ruth Williams and
Grace Toye of Minneapolis are visit
ing with their friend, Miss Adena
! Carlson.
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Cooling Wash Stops That Itch

Yes-not in half an hour-not in
ten ninutes-but in seconds. =. ..
Just a. few drops Of that mild, sooth-
ing. cooling wash, the D. D. D. Pre-
Scription, the famous cure for Eczema,
and the itch is gone. Your burning skin
IS instantly relieved and you have alb
so4ute protection from all summer skin
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A dance will be given at the Brick
ton hall next Saturday evening,
August Is. Good music and a good
time assured. 34-1tc .
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Mrs. A. D. Evans departed for
Hutchinson Monday morning, where
her husband has a barber shop and
pool and billiard hall.
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Directors of telephone com panies
should not forget the meeting to be
held in Princeton on - Saturday, Au-
gust p.
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We are now buying potatoes at the
old Dalbo warehouse, south of the
depot. Will be in the market every
day from now on. and highest market
prices will always prevail. F. W.
Manke & Co. 33-2tc
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Next Sunday at the fair grounds
the speedy Lindstrom aggregation of
ball tossers will clash with the local
swatsmen, and all who enjoy fast
ball game should attend. Lindstrom
has defeated Princeton once this
season in a close contest and the
locals will be out to win. Don't
miss this contest.
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Harry Orting Of ST. Paul visited
his friend, DR.. G. r. Dunn, from
Friday evening to Sunday evening,
returning by way of Cambridge.
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The scorching hot weather in July
lnjurlously affected the oat crop in
this vicinity. The yield will be
light, and in many fields the quality
is poor.
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troubles. We can give you good size
trial bottle Of the genuine D. D. D.
Prescription for only IS cents.
Don't fail to try this famous rer.edv
for any kind Of summer skin trouble
we know D. D. D. will give you 1ustanf
relief.
@. A. Jack, Druggist.
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Robt. Fl. King transacted business
in Minneapolis the first of the week.
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Mr. Gustaf Lindstrand and Mrs.
Agnes Cakes Of Milaca, we're married
at the Methodist parsonage last Fri
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The Farmers creamery turned out
about 90 tubs Of butter for the week
ending Tuesday. Seventy-two tubs
we're shipped to the eastern market
Tuesday morning.
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Highest cash prices paid for eggs.
Produce House. 33-tfc
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G. H. Decker and son of Melrose,
Wis: who have been visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. 0. NJ. Warner,
returned to their home Friday morn
ing
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New advertisements appear in this
issue Of the Union as follows: G. H.
Nelson, G. A. Jack, Galley Hardware
Co., and the Minnesota State fair.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Henschel and
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Henschel visited
friends in MINNEAPOLIS over Sunday