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U. s. HAS NO REPLY
TO PEACE INQUIRY
Washington Doubts That Move
Will Lead to Definite
Negotiations.
BANKERS HERE ACTIVE
Effort to End War i'm Europe
VIII Be Renewed at Every
Opportunity.
BANKERS HERE ACTIVE

WNsutSc-oN, Sept. $50 'ar as was
learned Tonight no answer has vet bcor
received by tho stat" Department 10
this Government inquiry Of Germany
n she desires 10 discuss peace terms witt
her foes. That anything definite in IN,
way Of peace negotiations will come from
this inquiry IS doubted here
England and France having alread,
made II apparent that they cannot con.
slider peace until some definite proposals
are laid before them there il little IIkeli.
hood OF Germany taking tho Initiative
Furthermore. Germany would not con.
sidrr at this tim. tho ones requisite. dc.
mandcd by England and Francc--thc I'm.
demnircation OF Belgium for every cen,
or loss she has sustained through IN.
war
Tho Informal inquiry made through
Ambassador Gerard merely repr.gent,
me desire ~ this Government to lot no on.
portunlty escape for advancing the cause of
pedc" IN Europe The inquiry was based
s"lely on Impressions that had been gained
ny Oscar StrauS and others through talk,
with Count Won Bernstorfr. tho Gernnar
Ambassador. as to tho likelihood OF Ger.
many being willing to discuss peace. Tn.
German Ambassador Acknowledged how.
only his personal belief.
The one encouraging feature about the
inquiry In that II offers AN opportunity
Tor an exchange which may open tho vay
20 real move for peace In the future
Diplomats realize that the greatest dir.
nculiy usually in bringing about any
peace movement IN the breaking Of the
lce IN the beginning Although none OF
the diplomats In Washington believes thai
germany is ready to offer terms Of neare
the present situation will affurd oppor.
tunity for an expression Of views. witch
may lead on 10 other encouraging dc.
velopments
me impression is growing IN the Wash,
lhgton diplomatic Corps that banking
groups centred In New York cIty h,y,
been partly responsible for tho effort ,c
start real discussion Of peace BY IN,
warning nations. Tho prospect OF a lonr
war, II Is said. has deeply stirred thes,
! banking groups without any particular rs.
gard Tor their sympath!es IN the conflict
Consequently they are said 10 be ready
20 venture any move which seems 10 Offer
the slightest possibility OF bringing ar
carly peace. They may he expected, II 4,
asserted, to become more and more activ,
for peace rs the struggle continues. ant
renew AT every opportunity efforts 10 star
an exchange OF peace proposals between
tho warning Governments.
The belief In Washington is that m,
German Ambassador Is now working II
close touch with these New York bank
ers because he realizes the highly impor
tant Influence which the financial power,
81 America arc likely 10 have In hasteninr
a termination Of the conflict. 70 man,
In Washington this explains the continued
presence Of the German Ambassador IL
New York city.
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May Eyacunte East Poland.

Tho Mazur Lakes form very strong
position and an excellent base for fur
Their operations. I conceive that the
RUSSIANS viii cvacuate East Prussia to
the frontier. This also is indicated by
the fact that the Germans are begin
ming operations southwark on Poland.
n the Germans expect the Russians in
northeastern Prussia TO give battle they
would not divide their forces before the
battle is fought.
This news shows that the Germans
intend TO deliver a blow at the most
cxpo.cd part OF THIS theatre OF war
and directly or indirectly 80 to the aid
Of the AustriHn army in Its precarous
position, meanwhile IL necessary acting
on the defensive ia France and Bed
glum The strength ri the German
forces transferred to the Russian front
IL not known exactly. II Is generally
estimated at seven or eight army corps,
We'll Informed circles are surprised that
nc Germans nave divided the troops
drawn from the western front.
Some authorities say that five army
.orps arc being employed in East Prus-
STA and that the others are hurrynS
direct to avert the disaster seriously
threatening the Austrian armies.
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ATTACKS CARNEGIE'S
DEFENCE OF KAISER
NJ. Clcmenceau Says Germans
Should Apologize to and
for Belgium.
>pcc,a! cable Despatch 10 TnE stN


bohDtAIN, september ld.
NJ. Clemenceau has a remarkable
article in to-day's Hommc Ltbre. 1t is
headed.
Tho National Device. Germany
Above All deutschland uebcr Ales),
Refutes the Substance of Won Beth
mann IIollweg's Manifesto"
\ considerable portion OF The artI-
Gle is devoted 10 Andrew Carnegie's
relations with the Kaiser.
Mr.. Carnegie" NJ. Clemcnceau says,
IAN excellent philauthropist ON whom
the Kaiser has bestowed fiatterlng
favors, pleads thnidly the cause of
this great assassin. alleging that he
deserves credit and that Europe owes
to him the forty years peace.
THE good Scotch multimilllonaire
talks glibly. The forty years Of peace
was punctuated by incessant quarrels
and five menaCes Of war and was
crowned by an effective war for which !
defy Mr. Carnegie to ind any other
reason than 1.-THE Kaiser'sl desire TO
crush French Independence and over.
come England and Russia.
"And what says the friend OF William
II. regarding the violation OF Belgian
neutrality in the face OF his sworn word !?
~ the VERY IlpHlful NltH MI AhfntSlt
was softly combating the American
protest the King OF England was writ
ing the King Of the Beglans In scath-
ing dcnunciation of the outrage per
petrated by the German aviator who
threw bombs on the royal residence
in Antwerp housing the Queen and
her children, We saw the same out
rage repeated continually against Paris.
"Can Mr.. Carnegie pretend that
Emperor Williams explanations are ten
able? These are facts.
However. the word of the great
pacihst of The Haguo-alas! how dis
tant: those times are dead has been
heard in Berlin by his Imperial pacfist
colleague. Coming from such a per
sonage It was necessary to reply TO
the invitation 10 speak. Otherwise IL
was to run the risk of definitely alien
ating American opinion at the moment
when all civilized Europe was against
him. Hence Won IIollwog
sought 10 make a decent apology for
these deeds The shame of the docu-
mont signed by him il worthy of its
imperial nsprer."
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ing Of the war he was commander ~ the
First Division Of the Imperial Guards.
lie was reported to have been killed at
Longwy on Angus; %.
ON September ? came a report that
he had been captured Another report
about this time had him commanding
the German army rushed to the eastern
frontier after tho carly Russian sue
cesses. The report on September . that
he had died In a hospita, OF wounds
received in battle with the French com
pletcs the li't so far as the Crown Prince
is concerned.
Crown Prince Frederick William is
81 years Old. lie has three sons.
\ Rotterdam despatch of September
IL reported that the Kaisor's second
son, Prince Etel Frederick, was killed
in action. The place OF the alleged en-
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Reports that the family of the Kaiser
has suffered severely In battle have
been frequent since the very beginning
Of the war. The Emperor has six sons,
all Of whom arc taking part In tho
fighting. Five Of them are with the
armies and one, Prince Adalbert, is with
the fleet.
II was reported from Berlin on August
that an attempt had been made there
to assasslnate Crown Prince Frederick
william. T. was learned later. how
ever. that the kaisers heir had been
attacked near his palace by two men
armed with clubs. The Crown Prince
according to German official reports.
Is leading one OF the ka!ser's armies
in France. having entered by way OF
Luxembourg and Longwy. At the open
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POPE PRAISES ENGLAND.
Letter to King GcorRr Calls Nation
Master Of Justice"

TURIN, Sept lathe Stdmpd says
to-day that Cardinal Bourne, Arch
bishop of Westminster, is taking back
with him from Rome a lester from Pope
Benedict TO King George. in which tho
Pontiff Expresses his sympathy for Eng
land in the war. He describes Great
Britain as the Guardian Of Peace and
the Master Of Justice
The newspaper says that when Car
dlnal MERCER. Archbishop of Malines,
was about to leave Rome after the con-
clave, Pope Benedict asked the German
ield Austrian ENJOYS to give him safe
conduct. On the ENJOYS refusing to
accede TO this request the Pope said he
would not forget
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Gagemcnt was not given, This Prince
Is ~ years Of age.
FRINGE Adalbert, 80 years old. Is the
third son Of Emperor william. lie Is
believed to he on board the battleship
koin which Is reported 10 have taken
part in the disastrous battle with the
British fleet of Holsoland. An Amster-
dam despatch on september IL said
that he died of wounds received in that
action.
The fourth and NTH sons OF the
Kaiser. Prince August william. aged
-, and Prince oscar, aged %. also are
in the lighting, but rumor has so far
spared them.
Prince Joachim. the youngest son,
aged -. was reported in an Amsterdam
despatch Of September 10 To have been
wounded on French soil. having been
struck by fragment Of shrapnel
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SER VIANS PLAN TO
ATTACK BUDAPEST
Invasion Of Dual Monarchy
From South said 10 bc
Big Success.

NisH. VIA London. Sept. I3 a.
vance OF the Servian forces into tI.. a
is proceeding with great success a.a tr
invading army is enthusiastically -, t0
by the Serb population OF inc G.t on"
pirc, The Scrviaus plan 90 marc" 'H
budapest and effect a Junction w'l '
Russians
sem-oncial statement reviewing Ar
operations against Austria since uD "N
break of the war SAYS.
The Austr.aus have s,H' 90
troops to the east to stem the davtr.. o'
the enormous RUSSIAN wave lN' e0H'
total force which II has at u.s. dispose
already augurs fresh successes l'. -
II by a miracle Austria csc p.e ..r
catastrophe by which 1t is mrH'.'l ''
Will b, little SerVid that has dealt '''
severest blow to its prcstigc.
The statement asserts that 'n \t-'''
Austria threw oue-third OF ITS total '''
$4,000 men. against serVla -'H "
these at tho weakest point H..
frontier, on the save and prn' .''
Ljubova to Shabatz.
The enemy only thought
the statement, "wHs OF reaching %. .u.
AS possible the bridges q hHl
across the Driua, not even tn"'s
destroying them after their passag
enormous losses of the enemy ",
70 the massed formation Of the N..
They had 10000 killed. SN tuo.- %
these fen al tho River User
Thirty thousand WEI NOT Ol'.f
tai Of the cnemys wounded lr '"
fields along the valley ~ IT,, On
'u the forests some of IA. ou'u'
who We're thrown in the rear
being encountered Among thctc
officers who more more han a V"
lived sole on maize
I4oNpoN, Sept. ia dosUt'.'
DmiU Telegraph from A'ncu.
Scrvian army is acting on t
plan OF campaign with the Russo
crdl stan
with Scmln occupied, their .'.
jcctive ia potcrwardcin, tho cant
which Will open the PLAIN of II '..-'
to them. Tho Servan forces. Docs
crossed the Novihazar frontier. f"
vancing on Kalonovitch forty miles s..
of Sarajevo
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LOSSES REACH 80. 1000?
one Report says 100000 Nustrinns
Are Prisoners

PARIS, Sept ia despatch to the
MdtH from 81. Petersburg says:
THE First Austrian army, under Gen.
Won Aunenberg, has lost 500 officers
$4,000 soldiers and 400 guns The Second
Austrian Army has lost as prisoners DOC
officers and 10000 men"
\ message from ST Petersburg to tho
Journal says that the Russians have taken
10000 prisoners and that other captures
are imminent.
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GALTCIA FIGHT ENDING.
Pursnit ~ Enemy Continues. says
Rnssisn Report.

ST. pFrEEsRuRG. Sept, l3.-The follow
tnS statement was issued by che Rus
ssnn hcadquartcrs stan to-day;
The total Austrian and German
forces exceeded 900 900 mon with $500
Guns-that Is more than forty divisions
NJ infantry and eleven divisions Of cav
slrv, reinforced by several German di.
"is ont
"Iac man body Of the enemy humber
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POSITION NOT HOPELESS.
one austrian Army strongly
Placed, says Correspondents.
ny ~. W. NORREGAARD.
Npec,al corre .pondenf a. TuE SIS amt me
L0HdoR "Douv Hnd'

Npsc,1i corre .poHdent a. THE srN amt me
L0HdoR "DGiv naA'
Npcciui 'nbis Despatch 10 THE SrS
Sr, PETERSBURG, Sept. 10, sunday
Tho main interest in the official com
muu!que giving the broad outlines OF
the seventeen days of fighting In Galicia
lies In the fact that the first chapter
IN the history Of the war seems 10 DO
considered closed.
The Austrian armies have suffered n
most serious defeat. losing "a vast num-
her in killed. wounded and prisoners,
and great quantity Of guns and ma
chine guns, horses and train stores. and
their morale is badly shaken. But. on
The other hand, there Is no question
Of dohacle. This army still represents
considerable lighting force and be-
hind the San River is in a strong posi-
ton,
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ing 100000 men. moved toward Zavich-
vart and Tomaszow. advancing on Lublin
and Kholm. Russian Poland. Its right
wing was covered by the Lemberg tcap-
ital OF Galicia) army, numb, ring 200
battalions It's left wing was covered
by several Austro-Gcrman divisions
around Radon, Russian Poland.
ION August % the Austrian armies
began a determined advance tn counter
act the blow which was threatening
Eastern Prussia. The dcployment OF
Russian troops over front several
hundred versts "a verst is approx
mately two-thirds OF a m!le) had not yet
been completed. We could. therefore
face the Austrians only In the north
with a greatly inferior force. The first
attacks of the enemy were directed
against Krasnik, but the centre of the
Austrian efforts very soon were re-
moved to Tomaszow. a district into
which their reenforcements began to
pour.
{ ION September g. when the fall Of
NdS wv %NNSN' 'N''
advance reached a eliminating point.
on It's frontal line the enemy extended
from Opoe to Bychave, approaching
within gunshot of the station at
Travnk and cnveloping Krasnostav
J Cthlrty-four miles south of Lubun),
Zamos and Grabessof. near Josefow ton
the east bank of the Vistula a short dis
lance south of Opole).
Two bridges were thrown across the
Vstula, over which troops from Radon
crossed on their way to the battlefield.
While awaiting the result OF Gen.
Ruzskys operations our plan was based
on the rapid reinforcement of our right
wing. The Russian railway carried out
this task very successfully our troops
in the Kholm district, which were In
sufficient and too widely spread out and
against which the principal attack OF
the Austrians was directed, did not
receive recnforcements, for the advance
of the Austrians even to khOlm itself
could eventually only increase the con-
sequence OF their defeat in the event
Of the ultimate success of our wings.
in spite of their numerical mad
rquacy our troops In the centre did not
confne themselves to defence. They
delivered a counter attack, obtaining
considerable success near Lacheve
where for six days they did nothing bu
repcl continual attacks of the enemy
Only on September 4 were they movec
"A little 10 the rear in accordance Will
orders received, This manpuvrc Oh
tanned more enveloping disposition
for our forces.
THE successes OF Gen. Ruzsky an
Gen. Brussilon enabled US 10 make
general offensive movement, and tn
cncmy's centre was beaten at Sukbo
doyle.
AS result OF rapid movemcn
among the Austrian troops at krasnli
these were attacked by Gen. Ruzsk!
from the southwest on September an
we're forced to accept battle on thrc'
fronts. We repealed counter attacks o
the Krasuik troops and We carried b,
} impctuous assault the cnemys position
! on the front from Op"le to Tourobsn
extending over a distance of forty miles
on September o.
Tho Austrlans fed ahandonin
their arms. They continued vigorousl
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KNIFE UNDER ENGLISH NOSE. -
Brigium's Destiny ns kaiscr's Friend
Is Reported to See u.

BY THr suns and tie LoHdon "DaRy Neus's'
War Serticc.
CoPESHAGEN, Sept. l3.-ACcording to
a copy Of tho Berlin Lokdi-iHsciGcr re-
ceived here yesterday. Gen. Won q, stcrley.
a friend Of the kaisers declares that
Belgium must become a part OF the GER
man empire, because her harbors are
wanted ito hold a knife under the nose
OF perlldous cOwardly England
Holland also may he persuaded to
enter the German union by offering her
great advantages Of sea rule" Gays the
General, We will then be established
over tho Infamous nation of shopkecpcrs.
our future lies on the sea
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ITALIAN SOCIALISTS LAUD ARMY.
Party Leaders Make Patriotic DEM
onstratton In Rome,
specia, cable De,patch n rur So

Special CdbIf NfspnfrN n TIM SrN
ROME, Sept. ia great crowd, in
Guiding the leaders of the Socialists ard
the Republicans. made patriotic
demonstration before the Quirnai this
morning,
They chcercd and applauded the
Royal Guard, shouting, Ions live the
army" with great enthusiasm
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SHOOT DOWN GERMAN Filler.
French Dragons Cause Death of
Two occupants of AerOplane.

NpeCIqI T1bIf DesDdfch 10 Tnr SUI
PARIS, Sept. l3.--French dragons chas-
ing a Germany cavalry patrol known TO
be wandering in the Fontainebieau forest
brought down a Taube aeroplane flying at
"A height of 500 meters
The two occupants OF the acroplane
were Killed.
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Gen DanlI's army, forming the Aus
trian left wing, is In a most precarlous
pusition. The fortified positions extend
ing from Opole to Turobin were stormed
Thursday and the Austrians were forced
10 retreat hurricdly. the Russians cner-
getically pursuing and pressing hard in
the rear. VERY large forces Of Russian
cavalry crossing the Nistu'a have ar
rived on the left bank Of the river San,
whore they Joined large cavalry forces
advancing through the gap left by the
ncclng Aus,rians in the centre and
crossing the san.
Gen. Dankrs army. which has been
completely severed from the other Aus
rrian armies and therefore is in dire
distress, may be unable to cross the
iuarshy banked san in the face OF very
considerable Russian forces. II is hard
pressed on tho rear and left flank by
~upcrtor forces and news Of is surren-
Jcr may therefore bc expected shortly.
The Russians thus have succeeded in
accomplishing their primary object OF
seriously iniuring II not completely de-
stroyinS the Austrian armies. They hold
undsputed possession of the whole OF
eastern Gallcia 10 the Ravarusska-
G1rodol, line and the Carpathian The
next object. viii be the capturing OF
Gorodok tGrodekD before tackling the
more serious problem of the capture
rrzemysl
In East Prussia the Germans are
continuing their advance with the bulk
Of their forces concentrated in the
Nazur Lakes district. Whether III,
Eusslahs in the presence of vastly SUI
pcrior forces. intend TO abandon the
whole of East Prussia and withdraw tc
strong defence lines further east Is not
quite clear
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SURRENDER OF
AUSTRIANS IS
BELIEVED NEAR
roniruod From FIRST Pogs.

way 10 Berlin from tho southeast. There
s. = report that Eussl1n cavalry has
penetrated already To- the vicinity n
Fosen aud Hrcslau and ;hat they have
been .hcro tor two days. The German
and Austrian rccnforcomcnts arc said
+. be of an inferior quality. made M
Of poorly trained reserves.
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retreats, harassed by hostile inhabitants
who are aiding the Russians, tho Aus
TRAN forces are on the point of capitu-
lation."
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HELD BY .SERVIANS.
Austrian Territory between Dann''
aud Save. Rom. Wears.

ROW, sept l3.--Thc NfsSGG'fo
respondent ~ Belgr1dr SAYS that me
VANS have occupied all the Austrian
ritory between the DANUBE and The ,
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No Degrees OF Guilt.

II is not true that in this gigantic
crime there are innocent and guilty or
degrees Of guilt. They stand on one
level, al who have taken part. The
German from tho north has no more cs-
pecial craving for blood than the Ger
man from the south has especial ten
derncSs and pity. II is very simple
II Is the German from one end Of tho
country to tho other who stands re-
vealed as a beast OF prey that the firm
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This Is the moment. therefore. for us
TO frame our memorable resolution.
After the final victory. when the enemy
Is crushed--as crushed he will be.
efforts will be made to enlist our sym
pathy. We shall be told that the un-
fortunate German people are merely
thc victims Of their monarch and their
feudal caste; that no blame attaches to
tho Germany we know that Is 80 sympa-
thetic and cordlal--tho Germany of
quaint old houses and open hearted
greetings; the Germany that sits under
It's lime trees beneath the clear light
of tine moon---but only TO Prussin, hate
ful. arrogant Prussia. that homely.
peace loving Bavaria. the genial. hos
pitable dwellers on tho banks OF the
Rhine, the Silesian and Saxon--I know
not who bes!des--have merely obcyed
and been compelled to obey orders they
detested. but were unable TO resist.
We are In the face of reality now
Let us look at It Will and pronounce
our sentence. for this il the moment
when We hold the proofs in our hands
when the elements Of the crime are hot
before us and should out-the truth
that will soon fade from our memory
Let us tell ourselves now therefore that
all We shall he told hereafter will he
false. Let ~ un1inchingly adhere &c
what wo decide at this moment whcr
the glare OF the horror is on us
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nv MAURICE MAETERLINCK

Espsc,anv written for fhe sen ana h'
London "baiip Nal
LONDON. Sept. I3.--At these moments
~ tragedy mono should be allowed To
sneak who cannot shoulder n rife. for
the written word seems 30 monstrously
useless, and so overwhelmingly trivial
I'm face Of this mighty drama that VIII
for long timo and maybe forever free
mankind from the scourge OF war-the
one scourge among all that cannot be
EXCUSED and that cannot be explained
since alone among all scourgcs Il issues
entirely from the hands OF man.
But II IL while this scourRe Is upon
us-whilc we have our being In It's yer.
Centre-that We shall do well to weigh
tho guilt OF those who committed this
INCAPABLE crime. II is now when we are
in the awful horror. undergoing and
feeling II. that we have the energy and
clearsghtedpess needed 20 Judge f.
From the depths Of the most fearful
injustice Justice II best perceived. when
tho hour shall have come for settling
accounts--it will not he long delayed
We shall have forgotten much OF what
We have suffered and a censurable pity
will creep over us and cloud our eyes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-02-17
STRICKEN DURING
MARRIAGE CEREMONY
Groom Suffers From Attack Of
Epilepsy.

Correctionville, Ia, Feb. TO-
Just as the wedding march began
at noon yesterday, the groom, Geo
Dempster, aged %, was stricken
with epilepsy and his marriage to
Miss Ruth Conklin, the 16-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. C. H.
Conklin, residents Of this city, was
postponed. The wedding dinner,
however, was served while the
young man was being revived up
stairs.
The father refused the request of
the bride to let the ceremony pro-
coed, and the marriage has been in
definitely postponed. There were
fifty guests present. They gathered
up the gifts they had brought and
departed after the dinner.