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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-16
COMMERCE MARKS
REACH LOW LEVEL
Rx the Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16. - August
imports touched the lowest point
reached in any month since Novem-
Der. 1911, and August exports the
lowest point reached in any month
since August, 1909.
Imports of merchandise during
August, 1914, according to preliminary
figures Just completed by the Bureau
of Foreign and Domestic Commerce,
Department of Commerce. totaled
s129. 1896, 496. compared with $137,651, 1853
in August, 1918, and s154.756,770 in
August, 1912; while in the eight
months ended with August. imports
were valued at $1,2s9, 992. 1863, against
81 1856 SOC, 22s in 1918 and 81 .1Ss. O75, 234 in
1912.
August exports amounted to $110,-
s37, 545, compared with $187 sos, 020 in
August, 1913, and s167,s44,S71 in Au-
gust, 1912; while In the eight months
ended with August they were $751;
s1s,7o7, against $1,515,1S2.157 in 1918
and 81, 416, SAC, 429 in 1912.
Gold imports in August were valued
at $3,034,824, against $5,803,7h3 in Au-
gust, 1918, and gold exports aggre-
gated $18.125,617, against $1,194,657 in
August, 1918. For the eight months
ended with August, 1914, gold imports
aggregated $37, ,961. against SAL
572,s60 in 1918, and gold exports $685.
! 769,576. against $73,5S3,242 in 1913.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-16
BY WILLIAM G. SHEPARD
United Press Correspondent.

ANTWERP, Sept. Is, by mail Il
New York.-The real war correspond
ents, who dress like correspondents in
plays or in novels which they them
selves have written, are giving the
European generals little trouble. A
war correspondent must keep his dig
nifty and you can't do that while you
are quarrelng with generals. It's the
reporters-the fellows fresh from the
streets of New York or Chicago OF
San Francisco-who cause the gener-
ais trouble.
They have no dignity to keep-only
news to get. A courier from Brand
Whitlock, American minister to Bel
GUM, came through the German lines
from Brussels into Antwerp the other
day and described some of the doings
of twenty American correspondent
who were in the city when the Bel
gians evacuated 1t and permitted the
Germans to enter peacefully.
They're practically prisoners" he
said, because the Germans won't let
them get out themselves or send out
any news. But they worry the Ger
mans terribly
Then he told this story:
On the day that they heard the Ger
mans were approaching, five Amerl-
can reporters hired a taXicab at Q
fabulous rental and went out to meet
the Germans. They drew up along
side the road and prepared to watch
the procession as If it were circus
coming to town. OF course, the gen.
eral leading the troops noticed them
ordered them arrested and brought to
him.
'Who are you?'' he asked in broken
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-16
BY }. W. II. MASON,
OF limited Press.


NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-The Ger
mans have checked their headlong
retreat from Paris and their line is
holding fast except at the extreme
left. Here a retirement has taken
place to the frontier fortified line on
the German side of the Lorraine bor-
der, running south from Metz.
This army, in Lorraine, is prac-
ticaily a separate force. Its retreat
to the shelter of the permanent
mountain Notifications probably in
dicates that much of its strength has
been detached to reinforce the right
wing of the crown princes army and
the centre of the entire German line
to the north and northeast of Rheims
and the Aisne river.
This is the critical strategic posi-
ton of the invaders. Lines OF COM
munication and retreat woul6-pe here
n fine Allies broke through. The fact
that the Aisne posts are being held
NV the Germans must mean reinforce
ments have arrived. The Allies re-
ported several days ago they mad
nossessjon of the principal crossing
of the AiSne.
The suggestion advanced in London
that muddy roads and lack of proper
pontoon bridges account for the
diminished speed of the Allies pur-
suit is insufficient. The real explana-
ton must be that the Germans have
been strengthened and General Joffre
very properly has diverted a more
cautious advance. There is great
danger to the Germans In their pres
ent position, but it must be remem-
bered they have over million men,
and a serious blunder resulting from
too ardent pursuit might easily re-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-16
AUSTRIANS LOSE HEAVILY
IN COMBINING TWO ARMIES

in Galicla, from the Russian point of
view, has been made public in Petro-
grad through semi-official channels:
Russian troops are pursuing the
Austrians with energy, and the defeat
of the enemy continues. Certain Aus
TRAN army corps have been virtually
annihilated Russian forces~ have
passed the river San. The eastern
Russian advance guard is approach
ing Przemsyl. The rapidly with
which military operations are being
conducted has made 1t impossible to
determine accurately the losses of the
enemy, but 1t may be said that they
are becoming colossal. According to
such information as has come to hand,
the Austrians have lost In the neigh
borhood of 100000 men in killed and
wounded, this in addition to 100000
prisoners, 400 pieces OF ordnance and a
number of standards. In all direc-
lions the roads are crowded with ar
tillery. transport wagons and arms
and ammunition, which have been
abandoned in mass during the pre-
cipitate retreat of the enemy.
On the river Vistula Russian
troops have taken possession of an
accumulation of material for bridge
building, and they destroyed several
steamers, one of which was armored.
The desperate efforts of German
troops to save the Austrian army
from utter rout should be recorded
The active participation of German
army corps in the fighting has been
revealed at several different places
along the Austrian front. as. for in
stance, at Tourobine. The Russians
captured thirty-six pieces \of long
range German artillery, in addition
to some 5000 German prisoners at
this point. At other places on the
front several dozen large German
guns, many of which had been pre-
vented by lack of time from being
used in the fighting, fell into their
hands,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-16
FRANCE SATISFIED
At WAR OUTLOOK
MiIIerand Says Germans ON Of
fensive Were Driven Back
Everywhere.
By the United Press.

BORDEAUX, Sept. 16.-Following
special session of the cabinet today
Minister of War Millerand stated
that the general situation in the the
atre of war is perfectly satisfactory
to the government. The reports re-
ceived from the front show the GerA
mans have abandoned their precipi-
tate retreat but are still slowly fall
ing back.
AT every point where the Germans
have essayed return to the Often
sive, they have been driven back,
Millerand says. The cabinet con-
sidered complete report from Cen
eral Joffre, in which he reviewed the
operations and said he had the situa-
ton well In hand. He declared the
chief difficulty his officers were en-
countering was restraining the i'm
petuosity of their men, who are so
anxious to get in action that they
occasionally overrun their supports.
There are evidences of q new Ger
man movement through Lorraine, and
ii is stated there has been consider
able fighting In the vicinity of Bel
fort. The French, however, still hold
most of upper Alsace and additional
troops are now being sent into that
field, in anticipation of a general for
ward movement on StraSburg, TO
which It is believed here the Germans
eventually will retire.
No information is as yet obtainabfe
regarding the total number of prison.
ers taken In the battle of the Marine,
as the complete reports have not yet
been received.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-16
Announce Quarterly
Dividend of | l-2 Per Cent.
to P. S. c. Stockholders

A quarterly dividend of tis per cent.
was declared at meeting OF the
board Of directors of the Public Ser
vice Corporation of New Jersey yes
terday afternoon. The dividend is
payable ON September 80 to stock
holders of record such as September
25, ON which day the books will be
closed.
Thomas N. McCarter, president of
the corporation, reviewed the business
of the corporation during the past
eight months. He declared that there
had been an increase in earnings,
despite unsettled conditions. The
earnings of the corporation had not
been as large as the gain of last year,
he said, but pointed out there had
been substantial gain while similar
companies. including the railroads.
had been showing a decrease in their
earnings.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-16
u S. WAR CORRESPONDENT S
CONOUERS GERMAN GENERAL
Cobb Who With Four Other American Reporters, Is
Arrested Threatened With Death, Turns Aside the
captors' Wrath With Merry ouip.

English, probably thinking they were
his enemies, the English.
Were five American reporters"
came the reply.
whats that? Correspondents"
Yes" answered large plump
writer who happened to be Irwin S.
Cobb, well-known to American maya
zine readers.
Don't you know there are no cor
respondents with the German army?"
Numbered the general.
beg pardon, general" said Cobb,
with his funniest smile, you've got
five with you now"
"Ill order you all shot," snapped
the German commander, who prob
ably felt himself weakening at the
sight of the reporters Jolly smile.
Then he spent twenty minutes looking
at their American passports.
Il can stand being shot, general"
said Cobb; II can stand the firing
squad and the stone wall and the dis
grace to my family, but / can't stand
the ticking of that taxicab meter over
there"
The general laughed, every member
of his staff who could understand
English laughed, while the taxicab
Joined the procession into Brussels.
They say the general has wished
half dozen times since that he had
shot them all, but at last reports
they have got him so that he permits
them to go on foot behind the
cavalry when the Uhlans make short
sorties out from the town. They are
often seen. dusty. but happy. walk
ing or running, according to the pace
of the horses, following the German
cavalry to some scene of possible
battle.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-16
CESSATION OF GERMANS
RETREAT INDICATES THEY
HAVE BEEN REINFORCED
United Press War Expert Says Explanation by Allies That
Muddy Roads and Lack of Pontoon Bridges Account tor
Diminished Speed of Their Pursuit Is insufficient

suit in disaster to large part of the
Allies forces. From the standpoint
of the Allies, therefore, it is said that
a more cautious policy is now opera
tive.
An attempt to rival the rapidity OF
the German drive on Paris would be
in keeping with the former ideas of
the French temperament which Cen
eral Joffre's calm ability has done so
much to dissipate. The German gen.
eral staff doubtless is counting on the
possibility of impetuous generalship
leading the French into q trap of
their own making. 1t was largely this
same impetuosity, perhaps dictated
by strategic regulations, that led to
the German Marine disaster. With so
recent an example before them a
march by the French at this moment
would be inexplicable.
Russia's advance to the San river
suggests that the major opera
tions in Galicia may be sufficiently
near an end to permit the main adj
vance on Berlin shortly to begin Once
over the San river in force, Russia
will be past the main Austrian forth
fled line, and, = the Petrograd re-
ports of stupendous, victories in Cali
cha are true, Cracow, 120 miles west
Of the San, should be reached with
out serious opposition Once at Cra-
COW, Russia will be in possession of
all Galicia, which the czar covets for
annexation to. his own Poland. Then
the Russian general staff can give all
it's time to planning the march to
Berlin.
Russia's military machine, there
fore, by crossing the San Is entering
upon the last stage of the Galician
journey, which must be concluded to
insure the cars share in the spoils
of war before the long advance
through Germany begins.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-16
German Aviator Tells Thrilling
Story of Escape
BY the United Press.

BERLIN, Sept. 8. by courier via
rotterdam to New York.-How Ger
man aviator secured control of a fall
ing aeroplane after his companion
had been killed is described in thrill.
ing letter received by his father here
today. 1t reads:
"Dear Father-I am lying here in a
beautiful Belgian castle, SLOWLY 're-
covering from wounds which l
thought would kill me. On August
22 I made q flight with Lieutenant
l.. a splendid aviator. and estap-
lished the fact that the enemy was
advancing toward us. In the region
of Bertrix we came into heavy ram
clouds and had to descend to S,Voo
foot As we came through the clouds
yva were seen and an entire French
division began shooting at us. Lieu
tenant / was hit in the abdomen.
our motor was put out OF COMMISSION.
We were trying to volpiane across
forest in the distance when, sudoeniy,
/ felt the machine give Jump.
t,,rned round, as was sitting II
front. and found that second bullet
haa hi lieutenant J. in the head
and killed him.
'T leaned over the back of the seat
and managed to reach the steering
annaratus and headed down. A hail
~ shots whistled about me. felt
Something hit me in the forehead
Rlood ran into my eyes. was faint.
7 fell in the midst Of the enemy with
NV dead companion. The red trous-
ers. were coming from all directions
and / drew my pistol and shot three
of them. / felt a bayonet at my
breast and gave myself UP for deao
when an officer shouted:
'I,et him live-he is a brave sol.
| der"
al was taken into their field hos.
pital and cared for. The officers Were
very nice to me and when the French
fell back took advantage'of the CON
| fusion to crawl under bush, where
/ remained until our troops came"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-16
GENERAL De LAREY
KILLED BY POLICE

BY the Associated Press.

CAPE TOWN, Union of South
Africa (via London), Sept. 16.-Gen-
eral Jacobus Hendrick de la Rey, the
well-known Boer general, has been
accidentally shot dead near johann
nesburg.
General de la Rey, accompanied by
General Beyers, who has just resign
ed his position as commander in
chief of the defense forces of tbs
Union of South Africa, was return
ing yesterday evening by automobile
to his farm when the police, who
were watching for gang of despera-
does known to be using a car similar
to that of de la Rey, challenged the
general. 1t is evident that neither
General de la Rey nor the men in the
car with him heard the challenge, for
they proceeded without stopping
The police fired at the car and a
bullet entered General de la Rey's
heart.
The shooting of the general has
caused great sensation throughout
South Africa.
General de la Rey was born in
1S4S. He was a member of the first
Volksraad of the Transvaal, and
commanded the Litchtenburg burgil-
ers during the Boer war, during
which he Won a high reputation as
military leader. After the war he
went to England with Generals de
Wet and Botha and took an irnpor-
tant part in the peace negotiations.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-16
STORIES OF THE WAR
Paris Crowds Beam Over
Wounded Soldiers :.
BY the Associated Press.

PARIS, Sept. 1s.--Since the big bat
tie of the Marine great many more
soldiers have been seen off duty on
the streets of Paris than at any time
since hostilitles commenced. Among
them are many with arms In sings or
heads bandaged. AS soon as they
appear they are quickly urrounded
by sympathetic crowds eager to
praise and feast them and get stories
from the front. The English soldiers
and the Turcos are particularly popu-
lar.
The war office has decided that all
soldiers on leave more than forty
eight hours must submit their per-
mission to visit to a local commander
An order has also been issued thar
any soldier speaking of the military
operations in a way to cause dis.
quietude must rejoin his corps imme.
diately.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-16
nv the Associated Press.

LONDON. Sept. ia dispatch to
the Express from Rome states that
the two Austrian armies commanded
by Generals - III and Auffenberg
lnve Joined It Rzesow, thirteen
mi mort of Jaroslau, and
thirtv-two due north of
Przemysl. In tlV course of this oper-
alton the dispatch says they lost 10
per cent. of their numbers.
The Petrograd correspondent OF the
Exchange Telegraph Company quotes
the military critic Michalowsh as
saying that Russia's victory during
the past week over three Austrian
armies on the line from Vistula to
the Carpathians leaves the road to
Budapest, along the northern base Of
the Carpathians, completely open.
The first period of the war on the
western frontier. he adds, thus ends.
Telegraphing from Rome the cor
respondent of the Daily Express says:
"The surrender OF the Austrian
army led by, Generals Dankl and Won
Auffenburg is imminent. The heir to
the Austrian throne, Archduke
Charles Francis, is with General
Dankl's army. which is entirely cut
off from communication.
Five German army corps march
ing to the relief of the Austrians have
been checked at Grodek by the third
Russian corps. General Dankls army
is caught in the morass west Of the
river San. Further west fanking
army of 100000 Cossacks is awaiting
it, It's artillery has been lost and
its cavalry is In the bog.
'The last hope of the Austrians Is
10 concentrate between the triangular
fortress works OF Przemysl, Cracow
and Jaroslaw. They can accomplish
this. if at all. only by tremendous
losses"
by the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 16.-The fol-
lowing summary of the recent fighting
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-16
BELGIAN QUEENS
ENVOY DUE HERE
Mime. VanderveIde on the Cretio
With Appeal to Ameri-
can Women.

NEW YORK, Sept. Height for
eign steamships were due to- arrive
in New York today. On board one
of them, the Cretic, from Liverpool,
was Nine Vandervelde, wife of a
member of the special Belgian COM
mission which came to the United
States last week to lay before Presi-
dent Wilson details of alleged German
atrocities in Belgium. Nine. Van
dervelde is the bearer of an appeal
from Queen Elizabeth, of Belgium for
the help of American women in re-
storing ruined homes and reuniting
scattered families.
The Desola, from Santa Marta,
locked early today. She had aboard
three members of the crew of the
German steamer Prinz August Will
helm, which Is informed at that port.
The steamer Irish Monarch arrived
from Santos, Brazil She reported
passing the British cruiser Monmouth
off Pernambuco.
Other ships expected today were the
Menominee, from London; the Atene.
from Genoa; the Athinai from
Patras; the Patria, from Marseilles,
and the Thessalonika, from Palermo.
most of them bringing home Ameri-
can refugees.
Five big transatlantic liners were to
sail today-the Campania, st. Louis
and Celtic, for Liverpool; the France.
for Havre, and the Europa, for
Naples.
By the Associated Press.
ROME, Sept. Is, via Paris.-The
steamship Stampalia sailed yesterday
for New York with 200 passengers
aboard, mostly Americans.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-16
American Correspondents
With Allies Are Arrested
Bx enc Assoclated Presu.

LONDON. Sept. 16.--The Daily
Chronicles Paris correspondent, UNI
der date of Sunday. says
I'm conformity with the govern
ment's rule against correspondent
accompanying the allied armies, the
following persons were brought into
Paris today under arrest: Robert
Dunn, New York Evening Post; John
Reid, attached to an American maya
zine, and several correspondents OF
London newspapers.
"They had asked the British GER
eral Smith Dorriens permission to
accompany his column and General
Smith Dorrien turned them over to
the french staff"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-16
MACHINERY At
BIC TUCKERTON
PLANT BROKEN
Wireless Station Out of Com
mission Until Repairs Can
= Be Made.
By the Associated Press.

TUCKERTON, Sept. 16.-The big
wireless station here, one of the two
plants in the United States in direct
touch with Germany, was closed to-
day.
Lieutenant Felix X. Gygax, U. S.
N, in charge of the station, said later
that one of the generators of the
plant had burned out last midnight.
He said there was no evidence of any
tampering with. the machinery.
The station Is out of operation for
an indefinite period, Lieutenant Gy-
gax said, as the extent of the re-
pairs to be made has not yet been
determined. 1t may take a week or
more to get the machinery in condi-
ton to operate the wireless.
There was a large amount of pri-
vate and government business on
hand to be flashed across the Allan
tic when the breakdown occurred.
Lieutenant Gygax said that it
might be possible to reopen the plant
within week only in case the nee
essary material to repair the break
could be obtained in the United
States. The equipment was manu-
featured in Germany. II the mate
rial cannot be obtained here it may
be six months before the plant can
resume operations.
SAYvILLE. n. Y. Sept. 16.-The
Telefunken wireless station here re-
ceived today message from the sta
ton at Tuckerton, announcing that
the plant there was out of commits
sion. The Sayyille station forwarded
this advice to the radio station at
communication, asking that the tower
at Hanover, with which Tuckerton
communicated, be notified.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-The dis.
abling of the Tuckerton wireless sta
| ton was explained in this statement
| by Secretary Daniels:
"A message has been received from
| the naval officer representing the
navy department in charge of the
Tuckerton radio station to the effect
| that the station is completely dis.
abled for sending by reason of the
high frequency generator having
burning out last night, No details
regarding the cause of the accident
| nor the time for repairs have beer
received but it Is probable that il
will be impossible for the station Il
send messages for some weeks
Secretary Daniels expects to re.
ceive from Attorney General Gregor,
today an opinion which will deter
mine his reply to a protest from tn,
Marconi company against the imposi
ton of a censorship on the Siasconse
station by the navy department
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-16
German Public Amazed
at News That Kaiser's
Armies Are Retreating
Rx the Assoclated Press.

: LONDON, Sept. 16.--A Bordeaux
dispatch to the Central News says;
sAccording to Berlin kilograms the
newspapers there testify to the stupe-
faction OF the German people on
learning of the retreat of the armies,
which were believed to be under the
walls of Paris. The papers endeayor
to explain the retreat as strategic,
adding that the final result must be
awaited.
THE German public is also said to
be impressed by the news of the dis
asters which have overtaken the Aus
trians in lGalicia."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-16
Woman Dealt With Germans at
scissors a

PARIS, Sept ia story has
reached here of the courageous ac-
ton of Mime. Macherez, of Scissors.
When the Germans arrived there they
demanded to see the mayor, who was
absent. None of the officials respond
ed to the call, whereupon Nine Ma
cherez went to the Germans and said:
There Is no mayor here, but I am
here and I answer for every one and
everything as you will have to do II
depredations are committed"
After disputing the acquisitions and
the conditions of the Germans the
courageous woman saved Scissors on
easy terms.