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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-23
FRENCH S|GNALED
FROM CATHEDRAL,
GERMANS AFFIRM
War Office Says Artillery Range
Was Fixed from One
of Towers.

BERLIN, Sept. 20 (by wireless
through Sayville, l.. l., to the United
Press) THE war office officially de-
clared today that conditions at the
front continue to show the steady, but
necessarily slow advance of the Ger
man armies. The war office again
places all of the responsibility for the
destruction at Rheims, and especially
of the Rheims cathedral, squarely at
the doors of the French. 1t is stated
that the Germans withdrew from the
town to save it, but that the French
not only reoccupied it, but posted
much Of their artillery, especially
their three inch guns there. The tower
of the cathedral was occupied, the Of
fetal report says, by French officers,
who from that point of vantage sig
nailed the range of the German posi-
lions to the gunners in the streets
and on the outskirts of the city
When the deadly character of the
French artillery fire became manifest
it was discovered that these officers
were in the tower and the signal men
could be plainly seen. 1t was therefore
necessary for the Germans to open
fire on the town and drive the OBJ
servers from their point of vantage
That the cathedral was damaged is
q matter of deep regret to all Ger
mans, but it is insisted that firing on
Rheims became NATTER of the most
urgent military necessity when the
French themselves turned their city
into part of their battle line.
The sinking of the three English
cruisers is the big news feature here.
The morning newspapers all place
emphasis on this victory They ex-
plain 1t will serve to reconcile the
sailors with the policy OF repression
which the high naval authorities have
Imposed upon them. officers and men
alike have been chatting because they
were not permitted to go and fight,
| but now it is believed that the men
will be satisfied If successes of this
character continue
A hostile aeroplane dropped two
| bombs near the Dusseldorf airship
| hall Yesterday, but did no damage.
| Special messages from the west
front say that General Won linden
| burg pursued the Russians until they
reached the shelter of their fortresses
| at Kownow. The roads are now i'm
passable. The rainy season has set In
and torrential rains have made all OF
| the territory close to the frontier
quagmires.
A number of special correspondents
make charges that the Russians are
| violating the Red Cross. They assert
that they personally saw Russian
train of between forty and fifty cars
loaded with rifles and ammunition,
but with the insignia of the Red
| Cross displayed on every car.
The noted Bavarian Socialist, Mi
chael Schwab, has been awarded the
Iron cross for bravery in the field.
He was serving in the Landwehr.
| The German press emphasizes loyal
attitude of neutrality of America in
refusing to make a loan to France.
| At the same time the papers say that
SO far as Germany is concerned
there Is no need of any war loan from
abroad at this time.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-23
us. NAVY DELAYS
WIRELESS ACTION
BY the United Press.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23. - No ac-
ton will be taken by the navy today
regarding closing of the Marconi
wireless station at Siaeconsett, pend
ing a confidence this afternoon be-
tween Secretary of State Bryan
Secretary of the Navy Daniels and
Attorney General Gregory. Secretary
Daniels said he was still hopeful or
an amicable adjustment in the confer
ence with the Marconi company.
NEW YORK. Sept. 23.-The Mar
conf company announced today 1t Is
preparing papers for suit in the
federal courts to determine by judicial
decision the controversy between the
navy department and the Marconi
company over the Siasconsett sta
ton. In a statement issued today the
has in no way attempted to evade the
neutrality laws. The statement, in
explaining the controversy, says:
'The message from the British crui-
ser Suffolk, so much criticized by the
navy department, was one addressed
to a private person in New York, ask
ing that fresh beef, potatoes and
newspapers be sent to the Suffolk on
the high seas. This would be no more
a violation OF neutrality than would
the shipment of guns, ammunition,
powder, flour or wheat to any of the
countries at war"
The Marconi Company emphasized
the fact that 1t is an American cor
poration and that for the navy de-
partment to hamper its commercial
business is to deny Americans of their
constitutional rights"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-23
RESIGNATION OF
FRENCH CABINET
DUE TO KITCHENER
Ministers Refused to Punish
General Slow to Aid
British.

NEW YORK, Sept 23.-The Even
ing World publishes today an inter-
view with Dr. Fred s. Mason, of New
York, who returned on the Olympic,
in which the physician claims to
have been informed by a high French
official at Boulougne, that II was
Lord Kitchener, Britain's Minister of
War, who forced the resignation of
the French cabinet shortly after the
outbreak of the war.
DIR. Mason, according to the Eve
ming World, is a close friend of Sur
geon General Bell, of the British ex-
pedtionary force in France.
General Bell introduced him to the
French official, Dr. Mason said, and
the following is report Of the facts
as they were told to him:
when 100000 British under Cen
eral French were opposed by 225,00
Germans of General Won Kluck's
army at Mons, General French sent
an appeal for aid to the French mil
itary commander of that district. He
asked that 10000 French troops be
rushed to his assistance at once.
1.-THE French commander did not
respond to General French's appeal
for three days and by that time the
British had managed to cut their
way out OF Ifle herman trap Nv dl-
most superhuman effort and at a
tremendous loss They were in full
retreat away from Mons when the
reinforcements arrived. Genera
French sent a bitter complaint &c
Lord Kitchener.
Lord Kitchener was furious. He
made secret trip to Paris and laic
his complaint against the dilators
French commander before Presiden
Poincare and the French war minis
ter. The latter, who was a friend OF
the general complained against, re
fused to punish him, whereupor
Kitchener threatened the president o
France with practical withdrawal o
the British expeditionary forces from
the field unless the general .wer'
court-martialed.
President Poincare, eager to maxi
every concession to Lord Kitchener
forced the resignation of his who'll
cabinet which was disposed to bacl
up the war minister in opposition t
Kitchener. This was on August 26
! week after the battle of Mons"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-23

of Belgian neutrality-suspicious.
ly promised the help of England to
the French ambassador at the Court
of st. James in the case of bonn
bardment of the French coast by
the German navy.
britain Knows No Scruples."
"But British policy knows no moral
scruples and thus the English gov
eminent which has always posed as
a champion of liberty and justice has
allied itself with Russia, the spokes-
man of the worst despotism, coun-
try that knows no intellectual nor
religious freedom, and which treads
under foot the liberties of whole peo-
Piles as well as Of individuals.
Already England must begin to
see that she has made a miscalcu-
lation, since Germany is winning the
mastery over her foes. Therefore,
England now tries to injure Ger
many by the most petty means, strik-
ing at our commerce and our colonies,
WHILE regardless of the inevitable
consequences for the common civili-
zation of our white race, England has
provoked Japan to a predatory raid
on our colony at Kiau-chau, and has
led the negroes of Africa to battle
against the Germans in our colonies
there.
after destroying all of Germany's
means of communication across the
sea, England went further and opened
an all-around campaign of lies. Thus
you Americans are told that German
troops have burned down Belgium viii
lagos and cities, but you are not told
that Belgian women gouged out the
eyes of our helpless wounded men,
lying on the battlefield. The officials
OF Belgian cities invited officers of our
army to eat with them and then shot
them dead across the table.
Invited, Then Shot Down.
Contrary to all laws of humanity,
the whole civil population of Belgium
was called II arms and Belgian civil
lians, after their first friendly recep-
ton of our troops, shot them down
from behind with concealed weapons,
and committed all manner Of horrible
cruelties. Belgian women have cut
the threats of German soldiers whom
they had received in their houses,
after those soldiers unsuspectingly
had lain down to sleep.
ENGLAND will also have told you
nothing of those dum-dum bullets
which the English and the French,
despite all formal conventions and
all pretences of humanity, employed
against us. These dum-dun bullets
have been shown here in their orig
inal packages, just as they were
found in the possession of English
and French prisoners of war.
Kaiser Confides In Americans.
His majesty the emperor has
authorized me to say all this and to
declare that he has complete conf
dence in the sense of Justice of the
American people, who will not let
themselves be hoodwinked by the
campaign Of lies which our foes are
waging against us.
I'VE shall win, thanks to the great
moral momentum which a just cause
has given to our armies, and in the
end even the worst lies shall fail to
obscure our victories any more than
they can deprive us of our rights"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-23
KAISER CONFIDES
INPEOPLE OF U. S.
Full Text of German ChanceI-
Ior's Statement Is Received
Here.
ENCL AND'S DUPLIClTY
BLAMED FOR THE WAR
Speaks of Belgian Atrocities"
and English and French Lies
and Dumdums."

NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-The full text
OF the signed statement of the Ger
man chancellor, Theobald Won Beth
mann Holweg, given in Berlin to the
representatives of the American
press and in which he declared the
emperor has complete confidence IN
the sense of justice of the American
aeople. who will not let themselves be
hoodwinked by the campaign of lies
which our foes are waging against
us" was received by the United
Press today from Karl Won Wiegand,
It's staff correspondent in Berlin. The
statement, issued under date OF Sep
TENDER 4, follows:
q don't know what is thought in
America of this war. But / assume
that since its beginning the exchange
of kilograms between his majesty
the emperor and the car of Russia
and the king of England has been
made public. This proves irrefutably
that our emperor strove until the
very last moment to maintain peace.
His efforts were destined to remain
futile because Russia was determined
to have war at all hazards, While
England, which for a whole decade
had been fomenting enmity against
the German national spirit in Rus
STA and France, now found a splen-
did opportunity to approve its oft
asserted desire for peace, but pre-
ferred to let this go by; otherwise
the war of our country with France
and England could have been avoid
ed.
"When Archives Are Opened"
'Once the official archives are
opened the world will learn how Of
ter Germany put forth a hand of
friendship toward England. But
England wanted none of Germany's
friendship. Jealous of the develop
ment of Germany and feeling that
the English were being surpassed by
German efficiency and German indus
try in many fields, England longed
to overthrow Germany by sheer force
Of arms, just as of yore 1t ground
down Spain, Holland and France. Ac-
cordingly, England thought the
proper moment had come and, there
fore, made the German advance into
Belgium a welcome pretext for taxi
ing part in the war. But Germany
was driven to this advance into Bel
GUM because we had to anticipate
the planned French advance into Bel
GUM for which the Belgians were
only waiting TO make common cause
with France. That this was only
a pretext for England is proved by
the fact that Sir Edward Grey as
early as the afternoon of August q
that is, before Germany's violation
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-23
DESCRIBE ATTACK
BY SUBMARINES
Continued from First Psxe)

disappeared. There was some smoke
and / heard a slight explosion.
"At once dashed in their direction
and on arriving in the vicinity low
cred away two boats to rescue large
number of men, who l saw swimming
about In the water. Altogether
picked UP Ill men and three officers.
All were naked for they had thrown
off their clothes in the water. One
of the officers was Commander w. S.
Sells, of Portmouth. His wrist watch
had stopped at five minutes past sew
en- and II was at ten o'clock that
picked him up. All were exhausted.
Commander Exhausted.
AS soon as the commander was
brought on board he dropped down
exhausted. He was given wine and
in about ten minutes he came around.
Then he smiled and said II was a
long swim.
while was on my way the re-
naming cruiser rolled over and sank.
When l arrived l was pleased to
find that two Lowestoft cutters had
reached the spot before me. They
were pulling naked men out of the
water. One boat was absolutely full
of men and other men were strug-
Cling all around, but they were, near
ly exhausted and almost numb from
tho cold. Many were clinging to
wreckage, one group clustering
around a, floating table
1.-THE Ffcra picked up over 200, and
the Lowestofts boats rescued others
before l came up. One destroyer
came up too late to rescue any, but
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-23
KAISER PRAISES SON FOR
VICTORY WON AT VERDUN

and Duke Albrecht of Wuerttemberg
have advanced, while our easterli
army has thrown three Russian army
corps over the frontier and two more
Russian army corps have been cap
tured in the field. n.
For all these victories we have
one God to thank, and He is our an
cient God who is over u.s..
Emperor William then again kissed
his son and drove off in motor car.
Recently Emperor William visited
an establishments Protestant re-
ligious order which is now hospital
He walked through the rows of
wounded, shook hands with the men
unable to rise and sent a rose to
every wounded soldier who did not
have the honor of speaking with him.
He also distributed iron crosses right
and left.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-23

LONDON, Sept 23.-Emperor Will
lam, after reviewing the Imperial
Grenadiers, commanded by his son,
Prince Oscar, following the battle
of Verdun, spoke to the troops, says
Copenhagen dispatch to the Daily
News.
II salute you," said the emperor
after embracing the prince. 81 have
often seen your gallant regiment at
maneuvers, and 1t is a great pleasure
to meet you again on conquered
grounds.
1.-THE heroic deeds at Verdun will
be engraved on the history of the war
forever in golden letters. Your regi-
ment has upheld the glorious tradi-
tons of your forefathers in 1870 and
1871. The armies of the crown prince
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-23
Priest Translates Spiritual Con-
ISOLATION for French Chaplain
By the Associated Press.

BORDEAUX, Sept. GA young
German soldier lay dying of his
wounds this morning in a Bordeaux
hospital. He asked for spiritual con-
ISOLATION, and a French Protestant
chaplain came to his side. The chap
lain, however, spoke no German.
Hearing of the difficulty a Catholic
priest volunteered to interpret. The
Protestant minister pronounced the
words of consolation and peace in
French, and the priest translated
them into German to the dying man.
who breathed his last peacefully.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-23
FIERCE FIGHT NEAR AMIENS
Continued from First Page)
than miles from the frontier apparently
define the high waite markof inxasion.'
By the Associated Press:

M)The battle of the entFenched
progressing with
The question which military
have definitely assumed
German general staff regards
be followed
Peronne and ST. Quentin
German right
desperate fighting has taken
place for the possession of the
repeng attacks with
great cost 10
in the three days in the battle
lines along the main front.
allies Germans
ground crush the
thus break the chain of forts be-
tween Verdi and
British expeditonay under
general features
giving geographical details
battle the Asne
conflict have been pub
probably British staff has not had
time % compile lists.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-23

she took away some of the men
to England. Those engaged in the
work of rescue had to row among
floating naked bodies"
THE HAGUE, Sept. % (via Lon
don).-One of the sailors who was
rescued by the Dutch steamer Flora
when the three British cruisers were
sunk by German submarines, said:
when we were thirty miles off the
New Waterway, a terrific explosion
occurred near the Aboukir. Imme-
diately the cruisers Hogue and Greasy
rushed to the assistance of the at
tackled cruiser with small boats but
while still engaged in rescue work,
thirty minutes later, three explosions
occurred near the Hogue. A quarter
of an hour afterward, when two of
the cruisers were already at the bot
tom of the sea, two tremendous col
umns of water shot up near the
Cressy and she went down. All three
warships sank within a few minutes"
According to one survivor, the
third cruiser to go down was not the
Cressy, He says that another ship
was afioat when the Greasy sank, 1T
Is thought here that the German SUBJ
marines came from the direction of
the southern reaches of Doggerbank
Ga sandbank occupying the centre of
the sea intermediate between the
shores of England and Denmark).
Those saved tell of a whole fiotilla
of German submarines, but this is
doubted by the Dutch seamen, who
saw but two masts, and were not
sure whether or not 1t was the same
submarine sighted twice. 1t is
thought possible, however, that there
may have been other submarines in
the action that did not come to the
surface.
Another survivor thought that
about 1890 men had persisted. Many,
he said, died as help was at hand.
One sailor brought with him the flag
of his vessel.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-23
BY the Associated Press:
By the Associated Press:

LONDON, Sept. % (7:42 A. MA dispatch to the
gram Company from Cettnje says Monenegrins
pied Rogatitza about ten miles from sarayevo.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-23
Hands Down 20 Indictments

The September grand jury yester-
day afternoon handed down twenty
indictments. Judge Martin, AFTER re-
ceiving the indictments, told the
jurors that homicide had been COM
mitted since they were sworn.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-23

By the Associated Press.
HARWICH, England, via London,
Sept. 23.-Survivors to the number
of 10 from the British cruisers
Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue, which
were torpedoed and sunk by German
submarines, arrived at Harwich and
Parkeston. three miles west, last
night. OF the survivors, thirty were
officers and the others seamen and
all bore evidence of the trial through
which they had passed.
According to estimates obtained
from the survivors about 700 men in
all of crews approximating 1000 men
were saved when disaster overlook
their ships.
Crowds of towsnpeople silently
watched the arrival of the cruiser
and a fiotilla of destroyers, which
carried the survivors and which
reached the harbor at o'clock.
All during the latter part of the
day the little town had been on a
tip-toe of excitement and rumors of
all kinds had been rife. The towns
people had seen fleet of local de-
stroyers leave at top speed early in
the day and 1t was evident that this
was the prelude to news of great i'm
portance.
Rescued Receive ovation.
As the rescuing boats came up the
harbor, the sound of cheering aboard
torpedo boats in the harbof was
heard. The crews of the welcoming
boats were cheering those who had
sbeen rescued from the sailors bed of
honor In the North Sea.
Soon after 5 o'clock the first party
of survivors we're landed at Harwich
pier. They appeared to be naval off,
GERS.
The news of what had happened
spread like wildfire, although nobody
had been allowed to talk directly with
the survivors. In the crowd there
were soon many fearful faces, for
most of those along the pier and beach
had relatives or friends aboard the
sunken cruisers.
Hospital Boat Takes injured.
Following the landing of the unin-
jured survivors little hospital boat
showed off from the pier and took of
the injured from the cruiser and the
destroyers. These were transferred
at once to the Shotley Naval Hos
pital, while the uninjured survivors
went to the Great Eastern Hotel,
which is now used as a military hos
pital, where they will be allowed to
rest for several days.
Many of them had spent some time
struggling in the water, but few
showed any serious effects of their
experiences. They walked through
the line of questioning faces with
firm steps and smiling. as II a sub
marine attack was no very unusual
experience. Their clothing. however
was something to marvel at Mosi
of them wore blankets or even pieces
of burlap sacking, while others were
protected from the chill night air by
| llama coats. such as seamen use or
| night watches.
The crowd of weeping women whit
besieged the hospitals for the name:
| of those saved were informed as
gently as possible that no informa
ton would be given out excep
| through the official channels of. tn,
admiralty. Sentries guarded all en-
frances to the hospital and prevented
anyone from reaching the survivors
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-04

that election booth bills should run
from January to January instead OF
from November to November, as is
the case with the Morford bill. Mr..
Morford- who was present, stated that
his original contract with Col. Cassil
was from November to November.
The committee to investigate the
need of more land for the use of the
sewage disposal plant recommended
that same be purchased. Although
the original request was for a 25-foot
strip, council expressed itself in favor
Of purchasing so feet, but left the
matter to the service director and the
city engineer.
Mr.. T. ]. Morford asked council for
some gravel to place on the sidewalks
Of Greer street, so that school chill
dren would not be forced to walk
through the mud.
Adjourned for two weeks.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-04
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about year ago was troubled with
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that lasted for two or three days at a
time. I doctored and tried number
OF remedies but nothing helped me un-
til during one of those sick spells a
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