The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1914-10-09
nation OBSERVES
PEACE SUNDAY
Prayers For Peace In Europe Are Offered
Up In Churches Over the Entire
Country.
ALLIES ARE SLOWLY GAINING
At Aisne-Rulers OF Three Warning
Nations With Their Troops
At The Front

While the voices of thousands of peo-
pie assembled in the churches through
out the United States was lifted in
prayer on Sunday for peace among the
warning nations of Europe, the titanic
struggle on the European continent
continued with All its fury. 1t is re-
ported that the rulers of the three ma
tions at war have gone to the front
Kaiser William of Germany is said to
the progress of the Russians in East
Prussia; King Albert, the Belgian king,
is leading his troops against the Ger
man armies, and President Poincare
of France has gone to join his soldiers
in the north of France.
1t was announced from Paris that
President Poincare's mission to his
soldiers was not to direct the fighting
or to interfere with General Joffres
plans, but to deliver to the soldiers
his personal appreciation for their he
roic efforts in repulsing the German
invaders from French soil. Kaiser
William is much alarmed over the con-
tinued successes of the Russians in
East Prussia, German Poland and Ga
licia. Vienna fears that the Russians
will endeavor to take the Austrian
capital. The Germans up to the pres
ent time have been unable to check
the progress of the oars armies in
German territory.
Slowly but surely the allied armies
Of France and Great Britain have
been pushing the Germans backward
out Of France into Belgium. The bat
tie line is now close to the Belgian Dor
der The fortunes of war have been |
playing tickle with the contesting ar
mics in the north of France. In some |
places the Germans gain an advan-
tage, while at other points along the |
150-mile battle line the allies have the !
better of the argument
5eleans Reinforced At Antwerp
The little Belgian army is again |
bearing it's share of the attack of the !
German armies. For the past week |
the kaisers soldiers have been doing |
their utmost to crush the defenses at |
Antwerp and capture the city. Ant
werp is one of the strongest fortified |
cities in the world. Tie British are |
watching the attack on Antwerp with
much anxiety, as the capture of this
important city would render possible
an opening to the North sea and a
future campaign in England. The Brit
ish have hurried their artillery to aid
the Belgians in the defense of the city
Austria Agrees To ItaIy's Demands
For time it appeared that Austria
and Italy would become entangled in
a diplomatic struggle which might end
in the declaration of war by Italy on
Austria, but this was happily ayerted
when Austria agreed to the demands
of Italy to remove the floating mines
in the Adriatic sea and to pay an in
demnity to the families of Italian fish
ermen who were killed by the destruc-
tion of a fishing boat by an Austrian
mine. 1t is expected that shipping on
the Adriatic sea will be resumed as
soon as Austria gives notice that all
of the mines have been removed.
German Victory For Africa
In China the Japanese troops have
been extremely active in their cam
paign against the German colony in
China but they have done little fight
ing so far. 1t is said that China COM
planned of the Japanese violating their
neutrality, but the Japanese have paid
little attention to these complaints and
have moved their troops by the most
direct routes. They were not modest
ed by the Chinese soldiers. There has
been somewhat of lull in the fight
ing between the British and Germans
in South Africa with the exception of
one small skirmish in which the Ger
mans were the viCtors.
In an earnest desire for hasty cul-
mination of the war in Europe, Presi-
dent Wilson issued a proclamation set
ting aside Sunday October 4, as peace
day and requested that prayers be
offered up by the American people all
over the United States for peace