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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-06
CRACOW BATTLE
MAY END THE WAR
Russians Believe if Austrians De-
feated Great Struggle Virtu
ally Be Over.
NOTHING THEN IN WAY OF MOVE
Czar's General Staff Thinks Ger
man Invasion RuSe to Draw
Enemy Out of PO-
In nd

PETROGRAD. oct 4.-Cvla London,
rOct 5)-In Russian military circles it is
felt that the Russian general staff is, now
able to analyze and will be able to fore
stall the intended German invasion of
Russia.
In spite Of the great importance OF; the
.eight-day battle between General Rennan-
ksmpff of the Russian side and General
Won IIindenburE on the German side, which
has just come to an end and in which
the Germans were not only unsuccessful
in crossing the river Nieman according
to reports here but were driven back with
heavy losses 10 the frontier, losing the
entire province of Suwalki, excepting the
town OF that name, it is the opinion
OF Russian observers that the Germans
intended this costly and futile demonstra-
tion to draw the Iussian troops from Ia st
Poland IS a preliminary to their main
object. This, as revealed by the present
fighting near Warsaw. was an attempt to
take Warsaw and thence move southwark
to outflank the Russian army, which hav-
inG occupied Galicia, is now moving
through Bukowina into Hungary. 1t is de-
clalcd here that this intent has been made
impossible by the bad condition Of tho
roads. The heavy German artillery sank
into the roadWays and could not go on.
Nor has the German attempt TO take tine
offensive at Cracow thus far been pro-
ductive.
The reported presence Of Emperor VIII
liam in East Prussia and the departure
OF Emperor Nicholas 10" the front is
taken here TO emprasize the tremendous
importance Of the impending battle, which
may be the biggest conflict Of the war
up to the present time i'm either the west
ern or the eastern arenas. Three million
men, it IS estimated in Petrograd, will be
engaged.
Russians believe that II the German
Austrian army is defeated at Cracow, the
war will be virtually over Granted this
defeated. they declare there will then be
insufficient forces left 20 stem the Rus
sian invasion OF Sllesia and thence TO
Breslau and Berlin, well as the Rus
sian advances through Cracow to Vienna
and through Transylvania to Budapest.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-06
Forces of Coalition Are Enveloping
Army of General Won Kluck
in Net of Steel.
GERMANS HUNT WEAK POINT
Repeated Attacks Last Week Fail to
Break Line.
ALLIES CONCENTRATE FORCES
Master Keys of Battle and At
tempts Arc Making 10
Capture Them.
BULLETIN.

PARIS, Oct. 5.-(11:11 p. m.)-
The following official communica-
ton was issued by the French war
office tonight:
The general situation is station
airy On our left wing the action still
continues.
I'm the region OF the Argonne aud
on the heights of the Meuse. we have
repulsed night and day attacks
Grand Duke Nicholas had ad.
dressed to the ministry of war. to be
transmitted to General Joffre, a
telegram announcing the victory of
Augustowo. General Joffre has sent,
in his name and in the name of the
French army, his warmest congratu-
lations to the commander-in-chief of
the friendly and allied army on the
battle won. which is a guarantee of
future successes"
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BULLETIN.

PARIS, Oct. 5.-(3:02 p. m.)-
The official communication was
given out in Paris this afternoon;
''On our left wing, to the north OF
Oisne, the battle continues with
great violence. The result remains
indecisive. We have been obliged at
certain points to yield ground.
Along the remainder of the front
there has been no change.
TN Russia, after a battle which
lasted ten days, the German army,
which was operating between the
eastern Prussiar front and the Me
man river, has been driven back
along the entire line and made it's
retreat, abandoning a considerable
quantity OF war material. This army
has evacuated completely the terri
tory of the Russian provinces of Su,
walki and Lonja."
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AUSTRIANS DEFEAT.
ENEMIES IN BOSNIA
Field Marshal Potiorek Sends Mes.
sage His Forces Have Routed
Servians and Montenegrins.
PANICKY IN THEIR RETREAT
Invaders, Who Had Previously
Looted the state, Leave Their
Transports behind, To-
Eetber with Supplies.

LONDON, oct. 6-A correspondent OF
Reuters Telegram company at Amster-
dam transmits the official report from
Vienna, signed Field Marshal Potiorek
The Servian and Montenegrin forces
invading East Bornia have compelled us
to detach mobile forces TO this region,
which is far from the arena of the princI-
pal scene OF action. The first action
started in East Bosnia already has come
to successful termination. Two Monte
negrin brigades, after two days of
severe fighting, were completely de-
feated and repuscd They now are in
a panicky retreat across the border, and
they must leave behind them their trans
ports, together with a considerable guam
tity OF supplies. These forces had previ-
ously looted Bosnia.
In the action undertaken in the north
ern part OF the country half a battalion
OF Austrian troops captured a fun bat
TALON Of Servians,'
servIans Menace SRraJeVO.
PARIS, oct. "a Havas Agency dis
patch from Nish brings the following
official statement from the serviau wal
office:
"Servian troops in Bosnia have ap-
preached the Notifications protecting
sara 'evo Uhe capitaD. The Austrians
who occupy the heights on the right bank
of the Drina, are suffering from - lack
OF provisions.
October 2. near Klenak on the Save
the Austrians attacked their own troops. p
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-06
British Aeroplane Gets Lost in Fog
and Drops Bomb Into Dutch City

Correspondence Of the Associated Press)
LONDON, Sept. 25.-People of the quiet
Dutch city of Maastricht, which lies on
a sort Of peninsula bounded on the west
by Germany and on the east by Belgium
have been striving hard to maintain the
neutrality of their kingdom. They were
startled Tuesday morning September %,
by the descent Of a bomb from the mist
overhead followed by the crash of glass.
An aeropIane' had swooped down to-
wards the roofs of the town and dropped
bomb. The projectile fell near the
Brussels gate of the old town, tore limbs
from trees, ripped gashes in the walls OF
a house and shattered a number of win
dows. Several citizens attempted TO fol-
low the course OF the seropIsne in motor
cars, but It soon was lost to sight
The Dutch government Immediately
took steps to inquire of the German Bel
gian government whether any flying
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-06

LONDON. Oct 5.-The Antwerp cor
respondent OF the Daily Telegraph tele-
graphing regarding the fighting around
Antwerp, under date OF Saturday. says
The Germans continue their efforts 10
capture Antwerp. They are in a des-
perate hurry to accomplish IL. pounding
away increasingly with their artillery at
forts Waelhem and Wavre. St Cath
crimes and flinging their infantry forward
in frantic efforts to break through.
Their losses have beer enormous and
the numbers KILLED are eEtimated as high
as 5000 during the present movement.
THE Belgans adopted a clever ruse at
Waelhem. After the bombardment had
lasted several hours the fort ceaseS to
reply, whereupon the German staff,
thinking the fort out of action ordered
the infantry 10 advance in close forma-
tion. The Belgian gunners waited until
they could see the whites OF their eyes
and then opened a murderous fire
Thus far the forts in the outer ring OF
the Antwerp defenses have suffered little
harm from the German bombRrdment. The
German big guns are not being worked
by regular soldiers. but by men in citi-
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Battle Near DouRI.

LONDON, Oct. b.-The fact that fight
ing Is In progress in and around the town
OF Douai. midway between Arras and
Nalenciennes. on the railroad to Mons.
is taken in London TO show how surely
the allies in northern France have pushed
the forward movement they hope will en-
velop General Won Tlluck, the German
right wing, in a net of steel
For the last week the Germans. so far
as can be ascertained from the few facts
known In London. have been vainly hurl-
ing themselves against different points
in the allied line in an effort TO discover
a weak mesh In the net. At the present
time, in the view OF General Joffre. COM
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men Of their armies were responsible for
the unpleasant surprise The sequel de-
veloped the next day when the press
bureau announced raid by British
aviators aimed at the Zeppelin establish
ments in Dusseldorf and Cologne The
British, aerial expedition started from
Antwerp, and while the section bound
for Dusseldorf reached it's destination
the Cologne contingent confessed that II
lost its way in the fog
The British minister at The Hague to-
day expressed the regret OF the British
government at the incident, says a dis
patch from that capital He explained
that the bombs were dropped accidentally
by an Rcroplane which had lost its bear
ings There is no information vet
whether the Dutch government will con-
slider the regrets and explanation sde-
quate, in diplomatic phrase to "close the
incident"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-06
Ten Thousand Horses
on Way to New York
on Special Trains

PITTSBURGH oct 81. s. McFayden,
general manager OF the Herr Island stock
yards here, today was notified by the
Pennsylvania railroad to prepare to
handle 1000 horses tomorrow, feeding and
watering and unloading them for a rest
OF five hours. They are being brought
from East st. Louis and are on their
way to New York, where they will be
shipped TO Europe by the British govern
ment Ninet housand more are to follow
as rapidly as they can be handled, Tho
horses are travelling in special trains,
fifty cars TO the train
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-06
War Summary

The allies have been Obliged to
give ground at certain points on
the western side OF the battle line.
This was announced in a state
ment issued by the French war
office.
The announcement contained
only the additional information
that the battle continues with
great violence to the north of the
Oisne without decisive result; and
that there is no change on the re-
mainder OF the front.
A wireless dispatch from Ber-
lin to Salville, Long Island. today
brings a long German official
statement, in which there is no
reference whatever to the great
engagement in which the allies
are attempting to turn the Ger
man right wing in northern
France and reach the German line
of communication TO Belgium.
The German war office de-
clares that in the siege Of Ant
werp, Forts Lierre, Waelhem and
Konigshoyckt have been taken,
opening the way for an attack, on
the inner circle of fertilization
and the city proper.
Official Belgian denials that
any of their forts have fallen came
from Antwerp today. They de-
clare the situation around Ant
werp remains unchanged.
The German war office says
that the Russian left wing was
defeated after a furious battle OF
two days on the Nieman river.
There has been nothing official
from Petrograd. but the most re-
cent reports. official and unoffi-
cial, from the Russian capital set
forth that the German and Aus
!trian forces all along the fighting
area from the Baltic to Hungary
were being checked, driven back
route.
The returns from the German
Imperial bank last week are de-
scribed in Berlin dispatch as
showing an increase in specie of
$1O,250,OO0 over the last previ-
Gus report.
The German infantry have ap-
peared in the fighting in the ter
ritory of Kiao Chow, China.
Toxic announces a night surprise
attack from Using Tau, but says
that the attack was repulsed
Fighting between the land and
naval forces at Kiao Chow con-
tinues.
The Servians still claim to be
about to capture Sarajevo, the
capital OF the Austrian province
or Bosnia. War headquarters at
Nish announce that Servian
troops have approached the forti-
fications Of the city.
An official report from Vienna
says that the Austrians are driv-
ing the Servian and Montenegrin
invaders from east Bosnia and
that two Montenegrin brigades
were repulsed after severe en-
gagement lasting two days.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-06
PROPOSED LIFT IN RATE
OEMURRAGE SUSPENDED

WASHINGTON. Oct. "a proposed in
crease in the demurrase charge on per-
lshsbie freight from 81 TO SO a car, made
By railroads operating in the middle west,
was suspended today by the Interstate
Commerce. commission until January %,
1918. An inquiry into the advance al
ready has been begun blythe commission.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-06
German Infantry is
Repulsed in Surprise
Attack on Using Tau

TOXIC, Oct. Sit is officially an
nounced that German infantry at Tsing
Tau delivered surprise night attack
against the Japanese, but were repulsed
The Germans had forty-eight killed and
the Japanese five killed and eight
wounded. The cannonading on land and
sea in the vicinity OF Using Tau contin-
ues. -Four Japanese shells hit the Cor
man gunboat Iltis, which retired 10 the
inner harbor after the exchange OF shots
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-06
BODY OF STEVENS TO BE
BURIED AT ARLINGTON

WAbHINGTON, oct. 5.-Rear Admiral
Thomas H. Stevens. L. S. n, retired,
who died here Saturday night Of Brights
disease will be buried in Arlington Ma
tional cemetery tomorrow with military
honon,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-06
The National Capital
Monday, October 3. 1914.

Met at II a. m.
Resumed consideration OF conference
report on Clayton antitrust bill
Senator Walsh of Montana replied to
criticisms of report by Senator Reed
Representative Palmer OF Pennsylyania
made statement before elections COM
investigation Of expenditures in pri-
mares.
Agreed TO conference report on Claypool
antitrust bill by vote Of 35 10 "a
Senator Kern, majority leader issued
a call for a caucus tomorrow to consider
war revenue bill and other matters TO be
taken up at this session.
Adjourned at 6:A p. m. until noon on
Wednesd esday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-06
REPORT
GERMANS DEFEATED
Information Via London Conveys
News Car Men Are Winners
at Nieman River Fight.
HAVE THE PRzEMYsL HEIGHTS
Member of Duma Returning from
Front Declares Positions of
Advantage Taken from
the Austrians.

LONDON, oct. 5-Russian reports indi-
cate that the German offensive toward the
Niemen river from the East Prussian
frontier has ended in a German Tout after
the battle Of Augustowo, which has been
under way since September 5. IL these
reports are true II means that not only
has General Renncnkampff been given an
opportunity to resume the offensive, but
the important fortress of Ossowetz has
been relieved from investment
An official message from the command
ant of the German fortress at Koengs-
berg. however directly contradicts the
Russian report and the Berlin version OF
the fighting though it does not localize
it as particularly as the Russian report,
maintains that the Germans along the
East Prussian frontier have generally
been victorious
As was expected, subsequent reports
have discredited the rumor that the Rus
slams were investing Crscrow. II was
hardly possible for the Muscovite forces
to have reached there In such a short
time, but a report that Cossacks have
reached the neighborhood of Cracow is
distinctly credible. as the famous Russian
cavalry is showing an ability TO cover the
same wide field Of operations as the
Uhlans in the western war area.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-06
Emperor Nicholas
Reaches the Front

PETRoGRAD Ovt. 5.-Emperor Mich
olss, commander inc chief of the Russian
armies, has arrived at the Headquarters
OF the active army. This information was
given out today from general headquart-
ers
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-06
GERMANSPOUNDING
FORTS AT ANTWERP
Kaisers Forces Keeping Up an In
cessant Attack Upon Fortifica-
tions of Famous Seaport.
GUN MAKERS ARE FIGHTING
Men Handling Heavy Artillery Said
10 Bc from Krupp Factory and
SO Hastily Summoned They
Have No Uniforms.
BULLETIN.

ANTWERP. Belgium. oct. 5.-CVis Lon
on)--According to official announcement
made here today the situation OF the
fortified positions around Antwerp re-
mains without change.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-06
The House.

Met at noon.
I Filibuster by Representative Henry
Of Texas prevented resumption Of debate
on Philippines bill
Rejected the Lever bill for facilitating
bank credits on warehouse receipts by "a
thirds ovte.
Adjourned at 800 p, m. until noon Tues
day.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-06
Only ON Giant Din.

But the anxious crowd found that King
AXIS luatest and best thriller had merely
been taking a giant dip and had right"d
his plane and had ma, a safe and beau
tiful DESCENT Without the slightest trou-
bic or accident When the people on the
landing grounds rushed up to congratu-
late him and ask If he was all right, he
remarked in matter-of-fact way that
he was having hard time taking off a
new pair of gloves,
Beachey made two successful flights
yesterday over the Kings Highway, from
which an excellent view OF his perform
ancc may he had. lie will fly again this
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-06

SMYRNA, Asiatic Turkey oct 4--tNia
London, Oct. 5)-The towns OF lsbarta
population about 5000 and Burdur
(poulation about 10000, in the province
of Konia, were severely damaged by an
earthquake last night at midnight The
loss OF life was very heavy These two
towns are centers of the carpet industry.
dispatch from Fort De France, Island
of Martinique, received in New York last
Saturday said that shortly after o'clock
that day a severe earthquake shock was
felt at Fort De France. The direction
was from north to south No damage
was done locally.
The same shock was recorded also
through the Windward and Leeward
Islands
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-06
The Weather

Forecast till I p. m. Tuesday;
For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Parity cloudy, slightly warmer
pemDcraturc at Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-06
Population of One of Them is Twen-
ty-Fine Thousand an dof Other
Twelve Thousand.
SHOCK FELT AT FORT DE FRANCE
Direction OF it is from North to
South.
MARTINIQUE PORT DISPATCH
same Movement - Also Recorded d
Through the Wind~Rrd and Lee
ward Islands, 60 IL RE-
ported.

LONDON, Oct. 5.-An official
message from Constantinople trans
mitted from Amsterdam to the Cen
trsl News says, that the victims OF
the earthquake in the province OF
Konia, Asia Minor, are estimated at
$500.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-06

Festival Features.
Fan Festival. September 80 to ooto-
ber 10.
Homecoming week, October S to 10.
Electrical parade, "wednesday night,
October z,
Fraternal parade. Thursday Afternoon.
Coronation ball, Friday evening. o.
tobsr 3,
Lincoln Beachey today at 80 and 4 80
p. Mi Wednesday at 1850 q. m. and p.
M,
Information Bureau, 1913 howard
street.
over 20CO0 people shuddered Monday
afternoon, as they saw Lincoln Beachey's 3
biplane dart earthward from a height Of
over 5000 feet after he had looped the
loop three times and had flown UPS de
down over the carnival grounds in his
first Ak-Sar- Ben fight. With the tail
end of the machine pointing toward the
sky and the front end directed straight
down, it looked as II the little wizard Of
the air had lost control and would he
instantly killed
The downward dash to argCcca, dr tn
continued till the plano was Que Of sight
OF spectators downtown, the hills trees
and housetops shutting off the views
while the plucky aviator was atiil 1,OO)
feet from the c! uslyward shrdluvb
feet above the ground, Many auto and
motorcyliets rushed to the west end OF
the city to see If Beachey had been
killed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-06

A despatch from Petrograd TO the Cen
trad News states that q member OF the
Russian Duma, who has Just returned
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-06
LINCOLN BEACHEY
THROWS THRILLS
into SPECTATORS

Visitors and Citizens Watch Little
Birdman in His Fantastic Flights
Over City in Biplane.
HARDER WORK THAN IT SEEMS
Dangers of Many Kinds Continu-
ally Threaten Him While He is
Cutting Curlicues in Sky.
TAKES A HIGHER ALTITUDE
Dipping, Coasting, Spiralling, Loop.
ing and Flying Upside Down
is Dangerous Work.
DRESSES WARNER THAN USUAL
Buys Additional Clothes Because it
Gets Cold Up in the Air.
BELONGS TO THE ARMY FLYERS
ShOuld War Break Out Would Join
Uncle SANS Forces in the ca
Pacity of Reconnoiterer and
Aerial Rou,b1
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-06

EUTNN IIVTTI TITN WUTTTT
Normal temperatur
Excess for the day
Total excess since J
Normal precipitation
Deficiency for the {
Total rainfall since
Deficiency since Ma
Deficiency for cor.
Deficiency for cor. /
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-06
Reports from stations at p. NJ.

IT indicates trace Of precipitation.
l. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-06

lures from the norma
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-06
Yesterday.
comparative Local Record.

nd precipitation dcpar-
,rmal:
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Continued on Page Two-Column Four
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-06

Omaha, Sept. 30 TO oct. 10.
Electrical Parade, October z.
fraternity Parade, octobsr g.
Coronation BAN, October 9
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-06

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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-13

lends to divert trade from the local
eenters 10 the great stores OF the biz
cities. Expresses the thousands ~
small merchants in cities and sm3iIt!
towns and is bringing about that
same concentration Of business I'm the
retail field which has thrust upon the
american people the trust problem.
declared MIR lngersoll
1T not only hurts BUSINESS in the
smaller centers, hut by leSseuing the
opportunity for the Young people
growing up there contributes ro the
depopulati0n OF the towns, sending
shem TO the cities in search of OPP
purtunity.
Chains" Operating Everywhere.
The drug business and the cigar
business have been largely brought
within the control of single comps
aies operating chain stores n fdCt.
Jle cigar business from coast To Cuas ST
s in uo small degree in the hands ~
q welI-known chain store system with
Is Thousand branch establishments.
while the president of this same COM
uauy IS reported recently To have as-
uuired control OF the largest cha N
store system Of drug stores, with The
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-13
Weekly Pay for US.
Soldiers Is Planned

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1S.-Uncle
Sans soldiers VIII no longer be paid
at the end of each month if a plan
now contemplated is carried into eff
feet.
SO many complaints have been re-
ceiVed from post commanders that
TOR two or three days after each
monthly pay day soldiers are unfit for
duty. or have lost their money gam
bling, it has been decided to permit
them to draw their money every week
as soon as they have earned it. This
will prevent them from having too
much money at one time.