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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-18
Helpless, Staggering Mass Of Men, Some Of Them
Driven Crazy by the Hardships Endured
During Their Former Victories
GREATEST OUTRAGES WERE C0MM|TTED';
March to Belgrade Was Bloody and Triumphant,
But the Retreat Was an Utter Rout
Of the Austrian Army.

antly took correspondents then with
the army, to Servia to show them
how the lines OF the enemy had been
driven back. We trayersed 15O miles
into the northwest corner OF Servla.
Eighteen towns which were passed
through were utterly deserted. In
every town saw one or two walls
riddled with bullts which had been
execution places. The Austrian and
Hungarian officers denied that they
executed women, but admitted the
execution Of hundreds OF men. One
Hungarian officer proudly showed me
a six foot pole which he used in his
killing. He explained that he stretched
q rope from this pole, forced the
Serb Victim to sit on chair and
then after fastening the free end OF
the rope about the Serbs neck, he
knocked the chair out from under him.
4He is usually dead within eight
or ten minutes" the officer said.
saw twenty-five square miles OF
Servian trenches OF perfect pattern.
in which the bodies Of Servians were
rotting. They were even denied q
decent burial.
The Austrians promised, with great
jubilation to take US to Belgrade, No
vember 25. But the plans were sud
denly changed. We we're hurried out
of Servia in wagons There was no
explanation for the sudden change Of
plans and after leaving the wagons.
we were loaded on a train and taken
to Budapest. There huge wagon
trains filled the reads. There were
mad men and wounded and then we
discovered that the Servians were
advancing.
We had taken part in retreat
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UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18Th a. ND
Berlin's suddenly developed enthus'
iasm over the military, situation In
Poland comes as surprise. The Ger
man authorities announced before the
battle Of Lodz that they believed
there need be no further fear Of an
invasion.
The Lodz engagement itself was
fought twelve days ago. Nothing has
occurred since then to warrant Ber.
Inns BELIEF that one Of the greatest
campaigns in the worlds history has
come to decisive issue.
Indeed, while the Germans have
advanced apparently dozen miles OF
so east OF Lodz, their movement upon
Warsaw from the north has been
beaten back. East Prussia is again
threatened by the possibility Of an In
vasion and as long as this condftion
exists In the north, Germany most
certainly is not safe from invasion.
The situation about Cracow. furth-
ermore is not so satisfactory that Ger
mans can take for granted the posi-
biity of Slav offensive developing In
silisia at some later time.
Cracow Is the doorway into Silesia
and but few days ago German of.
ncial statement commented upon the
desperate nature Of the fighting In
That district The first explanation
which presents itself is that the Ger
mans are becoming over-conddent In
The east This condition however. is
improbable. The German military
nave been too scientifically trained
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RANCE

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
PARIS, Dec. 18.-At the very point
where the Germans had massed great
forces intending to start an offensive
against the allies, British troops have
delivered blow which resulted in ar
! advance Of practically two miles. The
, extent of the forward movement o'
the allies is now increasing daily. The
latest advance is reported northeast
OF Arras.
Fresh troops which have taken ur
positions on the battle line are at
tackinq the Germans with the great
est determination. Particular atten
tion is being given to the clearing OF
all small woods Of the enemy where
their field guns have been masked.
From LaBsssee, westward to the
coast, heavy fighting is in progress
From hospital bases In tho rear Of
the lines reports have been received
that great numbers Of wounded are
arriving.
Admission Of the general offensive
taken by the allies 10 seen in the Ger
man unofficial statement which ha'
been received here, stating that there
is possibility of activities on con
siderable scale on the western front.
OFFICIAL REPORT.
PARIS, Dec. 1e.-Continued success
in the offensive movement In Belgium
and northwestern France with the
capture Of many German trenches, 4
officially announced today.
The communique from the war Of
flee states that about Biansy the first
line trenches Of the Germans were
taken along a front Of more than five
eighths Of mile.
The statement admits that the Ger
mans blew up one French trench II
the Argonne. The communiquc de
clares:
J ION December II we continued *
progress in Belgium. Counter attacks
| Of the enemy were repulsed.
Several trenches were captured
about LaBassee and in the region o.
Arras at ST. Laurent. We took
trenches Of the first line OF the enc
my on front Of more than kiio
meter, about Blangy.
"our heavy artillery held It's advan
taae about Tracy lie Val and in the
Aisne and Champagne regions.
"The Germans blew up one Of the
trenches in the Arsonne north OF
Four-De-Paris.
ATTACKS against St. Rubert were
repulsed. There Is nothing to report
east OF the Meuse and In the Vosges.'
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GERMANY

rIJnited Press Leased Wire Service J
BERLIN (via wireless to london)
Dec. 1s.-Two British destroyers
were sunk during the running nsns
in the North sea between the English
patrol ships and German cruisers, foi.
LOWING the bombardment OF Hart,e-
pool, Scarborough and Whitby py ene
Germans, an official statement issued
here today asserts.
In addition to the two destroyers
which the Germans claim were sum-
the statement declares another o'sap-
peared badly damaged. The batteries
at Hartiepooi were siIenced, the gas
works destroyed and three fires cou'o
be seen In the town. The statement
admits the German cruisers were
struck BY shells fron, the British
coast batteries, but says little oam-
age was done.
The statement declares. "After ap-
preaching the English coast our eruis-
ers were unsuccessfully attacked by
four English torpedo boats. one was
destroyed and another disappeared IN
severely damaged condition.
"The batteries at Hart!epooi were
silenced. The gas works were de-
stroyed and several explosions were
heard. Three large fires in town
could be observed from our ships.
1--WE received few hits from the
coast batteries but suffered very lit
tie damage. Elsewhere another Eng
Iish destroyer was sunk"
KAISER TO THE FRONT.
IBy Kari II. Won Wiegand, United
Press STAFF Correspondent
BERLIN, (via The Hasue), Dec. 10.
Kaiser Wilhelm 10 planning to re-
turn to the front. Within few days
he will 90 to the eastern or western
battle front.
i learned today from. Minister Won
rreutIer OF the kaiser's personal suite,
that the condition Of his majesty has
90 improved that he 10 now practically
wen enough to asaIn take the fie'd.
u n am quite satisfied with the kals-
ere condition and the progress he has
made during his brief Illness" said
the minister. "He has received and
heard reports from the various gov
eminent heads daily. He had to be
somewhat careful. Of his voice, but the
hoarseness from which he suffered
has now been greatly relieved. His
condition has neevr been serious. The
kaiser is planning TO return to the
field within a few days. Whether he
,.,;,J -. - %h> Aaatern or western front
has not yet been determined"
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(By VIM. G. Shepherd, United Press
Staff Correspondent

lBy Vim. G. Shepherd, United Press
Staff Correspondent
LONDON, Dec. 1S.-The route OF
retreat OF the Austrian army from
Servia is a path OF horror. 1t is a
path marked by the bodies OF the
dead and dying, OF wrecked wagons
and worse wrecks of men, driven In
sane. hopelessly mad-by the sufler'
ing they have endured.
was with the Austrian army In Its
precipitious retreat from Servia.
saw this army transformed almost in
a day from that OF q force OF con-
querors to helpless, staggering dis
organized mass of men. The retreat
from Servia was rout. Afte- hav-
ing spent weeks In Belgium and
France. having seen the German
army in the neld and for weeks
watched the fighting at Przemysl, Il
was in little Servia that / Witnessed
the most horrible scenes OF the war.
l had come to see the Servian cam
paign after many weeks with the
Austrian army In Galicia where had
seen its heroic attack and defense
against the Russians. had seen the
Austrians bearing up heroically un-
der lack OF hospital supplies. But this
Servian campaign was different. Per-
haps the long smouldering hatred OF
Servia, the belief that Servian plot
tiers had arranged and carried out the
assassination of Arch Duke Frederick
was responsible.
The Austrian outrages in Servia are
greater than the Germans are alleged
to have committed in Belgium. For
forty miles from the frontier, the
country Is as deserted and as silent
as tomb. Hundreds OF residents Of
Servian towns have been executed.
On November Is, Austrlans jubil-
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Accidental peath.

limited Press Leased Wire Servfce.1
CHICAGO, Dec. 1S.-A man, be-
lieyed by letters found In his posses
sion to be John Walsh Of Wsukegan,
ILL.,, and girl of about eighteen years,
were found dead in rooming house
today, victims of asphyxiation. The
fact that q gas jet was only partly
open, led the police to believe that
death was accidental.
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policeman Died.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. I
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec. 18.-Mur-
der was added today to the criminal
record of Frank Hohl, automobile
bandit, who yesterday looted two
banks OF $4,000 and was killed in a
battle with the police. Patrelman
Edward Knaul, shot seven times by
Hohl, died today Of his wounds.
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THE WEATHER

For Keokuk and vicinity: Probably
light snow this afternoon or tonight.
Saturday partly cloudy and colder.
For Iowa: Generally fair and cold
er tonight and Saturday. Fresh
winds.
For Missouri: Light rain or snow
this afternoon and probably tonight.
Warmer in the southeast and colder
in the northwest portion tonight. Sat
urday partly cloudy, colder.
For Illinois. Light snow in the
northern portion, rain or snow in the
southern portion tonight. Saturday
cloudy with colder weather in the aft
ernoon. Fresh winds.
Weather Conditions.
The temperature has risen decided
ly from the Rockies eastward as the
area of high pressure moved out the
northeastern coast, and a depression
developed in the Lake Superior re-
gion, which was attended by light
snow flurries in the Upper Mississip-
pi valley.
The California depression is ad-
vancing to the southern plains and
has been attended by rains from Cali
fornia to the lower Mississippi, which
were heavy at San Francisco and
Galveston.
Another area Of high pressure Is
moving from the north into the noun
tain region, causing lower tempera-
ture, and conditions indicate probably
light snow for this section this after
noon or tonight, and partly cloudy,
colder weather Saturday.
Local Observations.
Dec. Bar Their. Wind W'th'r
II p. m. .30.41 16 Sc Cfdy
IS a. M. 3017 90 8 Cl'dy
Precipitation in "a hours. 5.
River stage 700 a. m. s below low
water.
Change in past "a hours. rise L.
Mean temperature 18th, 12; high
est, 90; lowest, 2.
Lowest last ngiht, 16.
FRED z. GOsBWISCH.
Observer.
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THE PAPER THAT BOOSTS lkEO-
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Probably snow. Colder. Lo-
cal temp p. m. 16; Z a. M. - 2295
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-13
But IS
CAPTURED AGAIN
Cunningham, Old Timer,
Given Forty Days for
Petit Larceny.

To oscar from the strong arm of
the law and then be caught again by
the same officer, was the fate Of Hen
ny Cunningham, an old-timer around
East Grand Forks. He was given 40
days this morning by Judge Rasmus-
sen on q charge OF petit larceny.
Cunningham and several others are
alleged to have rolled" q sleeper
In the woods yesterday afternoon.
Captain Hugh Quigley happened along
and took Cunningham and three 9TH
ers up to the city hall; where he met
Patrolman Norman and City Engineer
Powers. While Quigley was unlock
ing the cells Cunningham slipped by
the other two and made his getaway.
Quigley Immediately took after him
and tracked him t the jungles again.
There. after a fruitless search the
officer located three young boys and
gave them q description Of the fugi-
tive. He promised them q dollar
apiece II they would scour the woods
and locate him.
They searched for half an hour and
found Cunningham, who is a big,
husky specimen Of humanity, hidden
under the high sidewalk on Water
street, apparently waiting for q North.
ern Pacific train, 20 he could make
T6e oys Cot Thetr Douass.
ThesyobbSry case lGAtppt him WA
weak; Toy lack q aytdsncs md AZ
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-13
East Grand Forks
SUNDAY LID MUST
Be SPIKED Down
Saloonkeepers in Danger of
Not getting Licenses if
They Don't.

There will be no liquor licenses
granted next fall to the saloonkeep.
ers who continue to try and evade the
Sunday closing law. This is the edict
OF the city aldermen. and they prom
ise to strictly enforce their ultimatum
with drastic action. I.
Last Thursday fourteen of the local
saloonkeepers held a meeting and
signed a pledge to strictly observe the
that one Of the Liberty league men
caused this action, claiming that sew
eral were selling while others were
trying to live up to the law.
The aldermen want the balance of
the thirty-two saloonkeepers to get
In this agreement and live up to it
strictly, with the promise Of turning
them down for licenses If they do not
do so.
F. Liquor In Woods.
Yesterday there was considerable H.
quor selling around the woods adj
Joining the city. it is said. A num-
Der who were found intoxicated were
arrested. but they all testified that
a young heavy-set fellow sold them
the liquor, and the police are hot on
his trail, several Of the transients
promising to identify him, II he is
found.
In all, more than thirty men faced
Judge Rasmussen this morning. It
was a motley collection. among them
being five ;bricklayers from Grand
Forks who had imbibed too freely.
Their employers paid their fines,
however, and had them released sc
they could go to work. One. Grand
Forks man, an old offender, begged
very hard to be let off.
Please, pretty please, judge" wa.
one of his contrite5 expressions. whicE
convulsed the audience.
Complaint has also been made tina
several boys around the age Of 1s hal
been buying drinks over the bar
Drastic action will be taken agains
the saloonkeepers selling to thes,
young. men by their parents, and tn.
dealers are warned to cease this prac
tice at one by the local officers.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-13
ON FOR
SCHOOL BOARD
Mrs. F. c. Massee Candidate
to Oppose One Of Retir-
ing Directors.

The annual East Grand Forks
school election will be held Saturday
night, and judging from present in
dications a rather warm fight is to
be waged.. @
Mrs. F. G. Massee has announced
herself as a candidate to oppose one
of the retiring board members DR..
w. G. Wilson and John O'Leary are
the school directors who retire Sat
urday, and it is understood they are
to seek reelection.
The opposition planned putting two
women in, the field at first, but, after
considering matters. it was decided
to oppose just one Of the members.
The election fight is the result Of
! opposition to the present school adj
ministration.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-13
Additional Sport
real merry time
FOR THE MAR00NS
Clout Out Two Victories at
Superior Yesterday
Joke Contests.

Superior. Wis. July 13.-Winnipeg
took from Superior both games of a
double-header yesterday which poor
playing in the field and at the bat by
the home team make joke contests.
The first game was won IA to 2, and
the second 10 to 8 In six innings. Su-
perior pitchers could not head the Wis
itors. and the support given them
was miserable. bonehead work being
the rule when errors were not made.
Dahlgren started in the first game for
Superior, and was taken off in the
first inning. Chicken proved an i'm
provement. House was wild, but set
tied in the pinches. Rhodes for Su-
perior in the second was also wild,
forcing in several scores on passes
and dead balls Boley was effective
at all stages. The scores:
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-13
C0M|SKY ASKS
PRICE ON altman
White sox Owner of Chi
cago Interested in Flick
ertail Left Fielder.

Charles Comiskey of the White Sox
is dickering with the Grand Forks
ball club for the services of Dutch
Altman. left fielder Of the local club,
whose hitting and fielding this season
have attracted attention from higher
up" Altman. II sgld,s will go under
the wire to escape the drafting season.
During the last Three years Altman
has shown himsel ia consistent hitter.
During the last two weeks heThas suf-
fered somewhat Of a slump. but. not
serious enough to hurt h sale. OF
him.
Altman came back yesterday with
a couple Of blows, and it Is more than
likely that his batting of yesterday
marks the beginning Of a new cam
paign with the stick.
Yankees Are Interested.
The New York Yankees are also
interested. in Altman, and Head Scout
Irwin of the American league club
will be in Grand Forks shortly to
look over his work. Advices to this
effect have just been received from
New York city through a personal
friend Of M. Stanchield, and who is
a former Athletic player, now engaged
as a travelling saleman. 1t Is believed
that the latter is responsible for the
interest that New York Is taking In
Altman.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-13
BASEMENT

pleaded. guilty to- petit larceny and
took 40 days. with the promise Of
being vagged If he " showed up
here again.
The local police had a busy time Of
it yesterday and Saturday night. The
Sells-Floto circus and carnival left a
motley crowd Of hard characters
about, and many attempted robberies
were reported. However. by dint Of
hard work the majority Of them were
cleaned out and paraded from the city
limits. About a half dozen were put
to work in the city park. which Is fast
becoming a resort beautiful, due to
their board and room from the city
by enhancing the park system.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-13
FIGHTING UNDER WAY.

Saltillo, Mex, July H., via Laredo.
Tex, July 13.-Fighting already has
commenced at San Luis Potosi. En-
gagements of outposts, designed by
the constitutionalists to establish the
federal strength and position, are of
daily occurrence. according to reports
received here by General C%arranza.
These actions are carefully recon-
noisances.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-13
TWO N0-H|TS, NO.
RUN BALL GAMES

Clyde, N. D.. July 1s.-sherr1n and
Fayette, both former Northern league
pitchers, pitched no-hit. no-run
games for Clyde against Hansboro
Sunday, the double-header being
stage at Clyde.
The scores were 4 to 0 and 3 to o.
In the first game of nine innings.
Sherrin struck out eight men, while
Sanders. Of Hansboro. Whitfield four.
| Sanders allowed six hits.
In the second game, of seven in
nings, Fayette struck out Is men.
| Carol whitfield five Of the Clyde men,
while two hits were made off the lat
ter.
Langdon plays a double-header
here. July 10.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-13
Returns Home After nlnesn

Devils Lake Journal: Miss Myrtle
Tverson, Of Churchs Ferry, passed
through the city. returning from a
visit with her brother in Grand Forks.
Miss Everson's visit in Grand Forks
was Unexpectedly prolonged when she
was taken i'll with a severe attack of
diptheria. from which she has Just
recovered. She and her mother, Mrs.
Gum, Of Churchs Ferry, go to Fergus
Falls, Mimi, next week on a several
weeks visit.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-13
At The Net Today,

Laughter is the order OF the day at
the Met, when mabel at the, Wheel"
will be seen. This Is a comedy in
two parts that starts with a smile
which develops into a broad grin and
finally finishes with creams of laugh
ter. In addition there Is a delightful
little drama, The Girl in the Shack"
a pleasing heart story by the. Reliance
company. Admission, 10c; children,
6c.-Adv.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-13

Winnipeg ...:......700 1872 130-14
Superior ...:.....10o 100 600. 2
Summary: Two-base hits, Benrud,
Krkham, Aftermath; home run, Nc
Gee; double plays, Tackle to Curtis,
Tackle to Wilkes to Curtis; bases on
balls. off House 8. off Dahlgren 1,
off Chicken 8; left on bases. Winni-
peg 9, Superior 8; hit by pitched ball,
Tackle and Wilkes; hits off Dahlgren,
4 in 1 inning, off Chicken z in 8 in
nings; struck out, by House 4, by
Chicken 2: passed ball. Benrud; wild
pitch, Chicken. Time Of game-2:10.
Umpires-Flood and Landry.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-13
Elfr1n~ on Vacation.

Rev. William H. Elfring, pastor of
the Plymouth Congregational church,
leaves tomorrow morning for Sperl-
ing, Man. where he will Join his fam
lily. Mr.. Elfring will spend his va
cation there. Mrs Elfring and chill
dren went to Sperling several weeks
ago. While at that place. Mr.. Elfring
will supply the Presbyterian church
pulpit for two Sundays.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-13
Tie City ID Brief
Al the Hotel Northern.

Cafeteria lunch 25c; dining room
yervice meals soc; cool and refresh
Ing drinks served in cafeteria until
mtdnight.-Adv.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-13
Give Us q Trial.

We want a feather pillow. comfort
or and blanket from every family in
h city or country. If our work does
not please you, there will be no
charge. Our prices are. pillows csc,
comforters Csc. blankets. single, Csc,
double wool SOC. All We ask is a trial.
Model Steam Laundry. Both phones
179.-AdY.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-13

Summary: Two-base hits, Wilkes,
Curtis, Persch, Dunn: stolen bases,
Wilkes, Curtis 2, Dunn; sacrifice hits,
Boley, Kelly; hit by pitched balls,
Curtis. Tackle, Swain. Ellis, Boley;
struck out. by Boley 4, by Rhoades 9;
passed ball, Warner. Time of game
1925. Umpires-Landry and Flood.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-13
On Buying Expedition.

Mike Panovitz left Saturday even
ing for Chicago and Grand Rapids;
Mich, to make the purchase Of fall
stock for the Panovitz store.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-13
Contractor Is Injured.

Contractor James Henry, of Cotton,
wood street, was injured Saturday
when he fell from a ladder while en-
gagged in the erection Of a residence
on the c. E. Garvin farm just west
of the city. One leg was injured
slightly, but he is able to be up and
around.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-13
A GRAITIFED BOATNIAN.
-(WaShington starry

"Well," said Noah, as he launched
the ark there's a certain satisfac-
ton about the situation"
Whats that?'
This is one argument in which our
shipping line gets all the best Of it,
The transcontinental carriers won't
have a chance"
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-13
L NATIONS WIN
OVER JAMESTOWN

Jamestown, N. D.. July 13.-By the
score of 10 to 5 the Affiliations de-
feated jamestown for the second time
Sunday. having the game we'll in
hand at all stages. The game was
featured by the heavy batting Of the
Affiliations. The score:
Affiliations 200 3O2 1910 IA 3
jamestown 1000 100 3O1-5 7 4
Mendez and Schawnburg; Hurting,
Boyle and Stovern.