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SPIES
Responsible For Fall Of City of Ma
nur, According to Report Of
Belgian Correspondent.

LONDON. Oct. 4-The fall OF the
Belgian city of Namur was due large
ly TO the work of German spies. ac-
eording 20 Times correspondent in
Belgium.
"One OF the principal features OF
Namur's defenses was the river
Meuse." says the correspondent in
analyzing the fall of the city. The
Germans, assisted by spies. managed
to open the tide gates Of the Meuse.
thus lowering its waters which were
extremely deep. They were then
able to cross the liver.
when the NauTur commander saw
that resistance was impossible with
out reinforcements he tried to rally
all the forces from the outlying forts
TO the main points OF defense. but ow-
Ing TO the work OF spies he found hts
underground telephone system de-
stroyed. He was thus unable to di-
rect his campaign or to summon re-
inforcements.
"As the result Of the crippIine Of
the telephone lines each regiment
was compelled to fight its way out
of Namur separately with heavy
losses. IL the garrison had remained
twelve hours longer not a man or "A
gun would have been able 10 join the
allies. As a matter OF fact only Il. 900
OF the garrison OF $4,000 escaped.
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RUSSIANS VICTORIOUS

LONDON. oct TN despafch
dealing with the hghtinR In the Rus
sian provinces which border on Easf
Prussia. the Petrograd corresponden.
OF Reuters Telegram company. SAYS.
The recent German operation.
were particularly vigorous along the
railway line between suwaiti ana
olita. The enemy's intention was 10
reach wilma BY a turning movement
around Yovon
The Russians began 10 ram back
and then made a fierce counter At
tack The shock was terrible Tho
Russians made frequent bayonet
charEes and drove hack The Germans
ON whom they inflicted enormous
losses
"a rcrimcnt 81 Cossacks made a
dashing raid ON Petrokod which me
Germans had occupied Tho Cosaacka
travcrscd pefrokon like fash of
lighining. rabrcd 500 Germans ln the
streets and disappeared
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FIERCE FIGHT RACES
ON FRENCH LEFT WING,
BOTH SIDES REINFORCED

On our left wing the struggle full swing"
ment IN the official bulletin issued by the
mes the situation the field of battle in northern France
point that the real struggle for being fought
The of this determined Aras
the department Of Pas De Calais showing BY
The allied to the northwad
Aeer There has been no decisive result however the
cate that the
II is believed that the British troops the line
and possibly of the British
Germans have sent heavy from the
hard fighting soldiers the right
Field Marshal Frens have evidently action
again for in the region of Soissons end
the British ne of the
Along the remainder of infantry for
the most part in their trenches while dsultory with
the big guns
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GERMANS REPULSED AT
ROYE BY FRENCH WHO
RESUME THE OFFENSIVE

LONDON. Oct. 4. s:25 D. INLAY
ing repulsed the German attacks. pre-
sumably in the vicinity Of Roye. the
French. according TO the oficiai COM
municaton issued this afternoon at
Paris. have resumed the offensive at
several points. while other positions
on their left have been apparently
maintained.
The great effort of the allies to en-
velop the German right may. there
Tore. be said TO be again in operation.
and IL is believed that the whole
French column from Roye northward
10 Arras is moving eastward against
the German positions.
IL Is the same operation that has
been tried repeatedly for the last
three weeks in an attempt to reach
the German lines of communication.
and either encircIe the German army
forming the right wing or force 1t to
fall back to Belgium. Luxemburg.
The Germans have had a long time
In which 10 make their position se-
cure. so there Is a lot OF hard fighting
ahead for both the attacking forces
and the defenses. The defensive role
Is now apparently being assumed BY
the invaders.
In the center. from the Disc to the
Argonne. the two well-entrenched
armies are still watching each other,
ready al moments notice 10 meet
attacks, or. on the advice OF aerial OBJ
servers. TO move TO some point where
the line is threatened While there
have been many OF these movements
there Is little. according to the French
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W Congress Within > Few DAYS
seems Now certsinty-Rush-
ina LeaisIatlon.

WASHINGTON. Oct 4.-Members
OF congress abe preparing for a dssn
10 the political firing lines. Senator
ana representative are straining az
the leashes that has held them herr
continuously for eighteen months and
with the prospect OF release growing
brighter each day. the talk OF AZ.
lournment exceeds discussion OF tho
trailing threads OF legislation.
senator Kern and Representative
Underwood. the majority leaders ia
congress. are besiegsd every few min
utes IN the day by their colleagues
WIN inquiries about the plans for ad-
lournment Senator Kern invariably
replies that the session can be sd-
1curned II the members win stav AZ
their post and aid In expeditinV the
finishing touches TO the CLAYTON bill
ana passage OF teh war revenue
measure. Mr.. Underwood replies rhat
the house will complete its work as
soon as u disposes OF the Clayton bill
conference report, the Philippine bin
snu the senate revision OF the var
tax.
The Philippine bill will be passed
Nlthih day or two and will not be
taken ~ IN the senate. The senaf,
PROBABLY Viii dispose OF the Clayton
bih conference report tomorrow o.
tuesday The finance committee viii
Dc ready with the war revenue bilI
hy Tuesday and. some senators have
been 20 optimistic NJ 10 predict thar
congress could be ready 10 adiourp
next saturday night.
Republican senators. however. pro.
pose 20 Inject considerable polite al
discussion into the debate on the war
revenue bill
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Reports Proaress.

PARIS. Oct. 4. 1880 p. m.-The Of
ficial announcement by the French
war office tonight reports progress in
the region OF Soissons. where several
Of the German trenches have been
taken
The battle on the left wing is In
iull swing without any decisive result
having been attained.
The text OF the communication fol-
lows:
L. On our left wing the struggle
Is in full swing In the region Of Arras.
without any decision having as yet
been reached. The action has been
less violent between the upper valley
OF the Ancre and the Somme. and be-
tween the Somme and the Disc. We
have made progress in the region OF
scissors where some OF the enemy's
trenches have been captured.
=. On almost all the remainder of
the front. the lull. already noted, per-
sists. In the Woevre region we have
made some progress between Apre-
mont and the Meuse and on the Rupt
De Mad"
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INEFFECTIVE
German Howitzers Are Too compli-
Gated 20 Be EheetiVe-Me-
chanisnn lntricule.

LONDON. oct 5. 1:45 a. mD-N
wounded artillery officer who has re-
turned here from the front, says Reu-
ter's Paris correspondent. gives tho
following interesting details concern.
ing the workings and the effects Of
the hre Of the German i7inch
howitzers.
III well served and employed under
proper conditions" the officer said.
these guns are very effective: but
their handling and transport is 20
dinicult that this f. rarely the case.
Even 40 horses harnessed 70 the guns
are unable 70 drag these gigantic
pieces over the French roads. soaked
BY the autumn rains. while the mech.
anism Of the guns is 20 delicate and
complicated that u 81 extremely aim.
cult 20 replace Immediately lost parts.
Harmless a. Close Range
Again. while effective AZ distance.
the bir howitzcrs are comparatively
harmless az close range and the gun
nera are n the mercy of hayouet
charges Moreover. the shells burst
nearly All too soon. too late or not
at an
The troops quickly grasped the
best method for dealing with these
monsters Once having passed the
z0nc commanded by their fire. the
French. being handy with the 75 mil
limetre guns. swept away the German
artllerymen and then charge A.
ready a fair number OF the guns have
been captured in this way"
In conclusion the officer said the
big hoNiizera are only really useful
N their position is guaranteed by ef.
hcient support from light artillery and
Infantry
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Big Battle Con5inues With Honors Ever
REPULSED
Germans Drive Russians Back and
Report Situation Favorable In
All Theatre Of War.

LONDON. Oct. 4. 9:lo.p. m.-Ths
following German official statement
was received here tonight by the
Maronci wireless Telegraph Com,
pany:
The situation throughout the en-
tire theatre of war becomes daily
more favorable to German arms.
The Austro-Hungarian commander
IN chief. Archduke Frederick. and the
heir presumptive to teh Austro-Hun.
garian throne. Archduke Charles Fran.
els. have inspected the greater par,
OF the Austrian northern army and ex.
pressed themselves well satisfied with
inc splendid warlike spirit among the
troops.
The Russian troops. which crossed
the Carpathians and entered the dis.
trict OF Marmaros. ahve been repulsed
and driven back in disorder in the
direction OF the Galician frontier"
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report. to record. In other words. the
situation remains virtually as Il was.
Making Slow Proaresa
In the Argonne district. where tho
crown princes army attempted an ad-
vance a few days ago. there has been
additional fighting. In southern
Woevre the French are making prog
ress. but very slowly" against the Ger
mans. who crossed the Meuse at st.
Mihiel. but later were forced back
over that river
In Lorraine and the Vosges there Is
no change In the positions of the op-
posing armies. This probably Is ac-
counted for by the fact that the Ger
mans have not sufficient forces 10
attack the almost impregnabIe line OF
fortihcations. while the French are
too busy elsewhere TO attempt an in
vasion OF the lost provinces. They
have set themselves the task OF get
ting the Germans out of northeastern
France. and. IL this can be accom-
plished. they are faced with the nee
essity of attacking the German post
tionE in Alsace Lorraine.
or the result Of the operations
around the line OF fortifications Of
Antwerp, there is considerable mys-
tery. Last night the Belgian legation
at London announced that the Bel
gians had been compelled, before a
violent artillery attack. TO fall back
east Of the river Senne. toward the
Nethe.
This was taken to mean that some
CcOntanusd on Page rw.ivsJ
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NOT OPPOSED
Japanese Continue Along Railway
Line to Tsinan-Ameriesn Con-
sui 10 Leave Using Tau.

PEKING. Oct. 5. Monday. 2.l5 a. m.
Without further diplomatic contro-
versy. the japanese are proceeding
along the railway line TO Tsinan.
Their troops at Wei Hsien. who occu-
pied the station there, have been rein
forced. The Chinese have not with
drawn from the line. but are not op-
posing the Japanese march westward.
One Chinese was killed by the Japa-
nese when they took over the Wei
Hsien station. Further similar Incl
dents are feared. though the Chinese
government has not withdrawn its in
structions to the commanders not to
oppose the Japanese.
The Chinese foreign once proposed
TO Japan that China assume control of
the railway line. which is owned by
the Germans. expel all German en-
ployes from the district aud guarantee
that there would be no transfer OF the
road until the war was ended.
The japanese have claimed that Il
was necessary for them to occupy the
railway, as otherwise IL would be used
by the Germans for the transportation
OF war supplies TO Tsing Tau. TIE
japanese. however. rejected the pro-
posal.
The American State Department.
upon the advice OF the American min.
lister 10 China. Dr. Paul Samuel
Reinsch. who arrived In Peking last
"wednesday. has instructed WHY'S Y.
Peck. the American consul az Tsing
Tau. to withdraw from the Kiao Chow
district. The legation sent a message
To this effect TO Mr.. Peck BY wireless.
MIR Peck had earlier expressed a wish
10 remain ~ his post during the Japa-
nese attack on the German leased
possession
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Play Foot aaII.

on THE BATTLE FRONT. via
Paris. Oct Z. 1881 p. m.-After the
determined attacks and counter at.
lacks Of the past few days. there has
been more or less calm along the
western front. near Arras. where the
lighting has continued ipcessantly.
Both armies. however. have kept up
desultory firing az nearly all points. al.
though the infantry did not come into
action
The French soldiers were greatly
surprised to-day TO see their British
comrades. after the long spell in the
trenches. retire 10 some distance in
the rear and initiate several foot balls
and begin lively games. Some Of the
British battalions had lost a large
proportion Of their members In the Sc.
we're battles Of last week. but the zesi
~ the men for the sport was undated
This morning most Of the units not
aetually advanced on the firing line at
tended open-air religious services. con.
Quoted by the army chaplains.
The news that President Poincare
. coming 70 the front has created a
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The Belgians claim TO have resisted
The German attacks on the fortresses
around Antwerp. although Berlin Of
fcially reports the destruction of sew.
cral Of the forts. as well as satisfac.
tory ..rogress on the main front.
In the battle OF Augustowo In Rus.
ian Palond. victory is claimed for the
Russian arms, the official commounci.
lion from Petrograd declaring that the
German defeat - complete.
President POincare and Emperor
Nicholas have started for the front,
probably only with the intention d
.-heering the men who are lighting 70.
their countries.
y casually list issued by the British
official bureau shows the loss OF 727
non-commissioned Officers and men 10
the battle of the Aisne. of whom fifty
ave were killed. What period this
list covers has not been made public
similarly. the admiralty has issued a
list OF those lost. exclusive of officers
IN the sinking of the cruisers Abod
kir, Cressy and fIogue. the number
being given as i.433.
An Italian force is reported 10 have
landed at Avlons. an important sea.
port on the Adriatic. which may fose.
shadow change In the Italian policy
OF neutrality.
The japanese. in their campaign
against the German concession of
MAO Chow. have been reinforced al
Wei HSien in Shantung province Hsv.
ing made answer 10 the protest OF .hs
chinese government they are proceed.
ing With the business in nand without
further comment.
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OF PEACE IN MEXICO
DEPENDS ON THE CONFERENCE TODAY

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Oct. A.
The conference which opo Is to-mor-
row at Aguas Calientes between repre-
sentatives OF Carranza and Villa must
decide whether or not peace Is to be
restored in Mexico. in the opinion of
officials here. Administration oficials
believed tonight that an agreement
would be reached providing for the
selection OF Fernando Iglesias Calde-
ron as provisional president. and set
ting at rest other perplexing questions.
In the absence OF official reports
from Mexico to-day information as 20
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Po.stion EseslIsnt.

LUNDON, OCT Z. l1.42 p M de-
spatch 20 the Exchange Telegraph rrora
The Haeue says:
Refugees arriving here tonight from
Antwerp say that the position Of the
bolgian forces L. excellent and that the
German advance has been steadily
checked The forts are admirably r--
sisting the heavy German artillery Ere
In the city OF Antwerp itself great
hopes are entertained OF a final victory.
There s. not the slightest panic King
Albert - continually M the trenches
personally conducting operations The
king stayed IN one OF the trenches Tor
over twenty-four hours without resting. -
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developments in Mexico City was
lacking. Neither administration Of
ncials nor constitutionalist represents
atlves. however. attached much sig
nincance TO the action of the con
ference of southern chiefs in Mexico
City yesterday in refusing to accept
the resignation OF General Carranza
as FIRST chief. II was pointed ont that
had the. resignation been accepted II
would have left the government with
out any official head and seriously
complicated the situation.
That Fernando lgiesias calderol,
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ROUTED
Russ,an Neenersi STAR Reports Big
Victory Over Germans Resulting
In Hasty Retreat

PETRoGRAD. Oct. 4.-The official
communication from the general stan
headquarters issued tonight reads:
The battle of Augustowo ended
Yesterday, October 3. in a victory
for the Russians arms. The German
defeat Is complete.
The enemy is at this moment in
disordered retreat and In flight to-
ward the East Prussian frontier. The
valiant Russian troops are in close pur.
suit. the Germans abandoning in their
desperate march trains. cannon and
munitions. not haying even time 10
gather up their wounded.
1t is already known that the battle
of Augustowo began on September 20
with bombardment by the German
heavy artillery in the region Of So
potzkin ION the left bank of the river
Niemen) followed by an offensive
movement by the enemy against the
same fortified town.
AT the same time. the Germans
made repeated efforts to crush and
dislocate the Russian forces near
Druskeniki. on the Niemen.
Compelled To Retreat.
"on September IS. the Germans
also began an attack on the fortresses
OF Ossowetz. but everywhere met with
fierce resistance and were compelled
tconttnued on Pare rwsivs)
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despite his refusal to accept the pro
Visional government in the manner in
which the division of the north OF.
fered IL 10 him. would assume that
office was firmly believed. It is OF ;
olcted that the peace convention.
scheduled TO convene In Mexico City
october 10. would in all probability
reconsider carranEa's resignation and
select Calderon as PROVISIONAL presi.
dent The latter has agreed to accetd
the post IL offered by representatfs es
of both factions.
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NATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK
SUES TO RECOVER, ON BONDS

spaeciai uispatch to the inteIiieen~er.
NEW YORK. OCT f-Three suits
are on the calendar of the Supreme
Court Tor tomorrow against the firm
~ Farson. Son and Company. bond
brokers in which allegations of fraud
are made 70 is alleged that the
nrm In 1909 and 1910 made false rep.
resentations regarding the value Of
$4,000 900 Of bonds Of the North sterI-
ing irrigation district Of Logan coun.
ty. Colo The plaintiffs and the
amounts they sue for are the National
ExchanEe Bank. WheeiinE. W Va
$1,000. Charles y Tatum. $40 21g
and stephen E Royce te9f
n is similarly alleged I'M each or
the three suits thai the Farson hrm
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Issued prospectus inviting subscrip-
tions TO The $50 600 600 bond issue on
the representation that tho bond issue
was prior lien on s0.00o acres or
land bonded AZ s25 an acre 10 pay for
the irritation system. % is alleged
that these statements were false. -
under the Colorado laws Irrigation
bonds are not secured by the land and
are not a lien on the land The plain
tins say that the bonds which they
we're induced TO buy are worthless
farson Son and company have an
swercd the suits BY Denying that
there was any misrepresentation in
The sale of the bonds and thai they
were worth the money paid for them.
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GERMANS REPULSED

LoNuON. oct. 8. $50 a. m-f ,fe-
snatch % the Central News from Anf-
Wern dated sunday night says.
The Germans have been rcuulztd
they asked for n two hour arnniafIca 20
nnrr their dead but the Helgiana re-
fused 60 comply
The Helrians have destroyed au the
bridges over the river Nethe. The Ger
mnne attempted unsucce-sfuily 90 re-
build thr bridges
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elrpt MARY f.enff aged n years and
lirulah t.nnff. aged FaHra were shot fn
nruth early fu.daN ~ fhrfr father.
James = irufF uf fhrlr home here.
Irn'n tnrn shot and tiilrd himself
The mother and the three rrnlaInira =
Childrfn escaped an their uirhf clothes
Mrs Leut1 rald her husband hai fTsn
ffrF Quarreleume for several months
ard had Frequently threatened o. Nm fhr
entire family
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OCCUPY LANAEKEN

LONDON. Oct. ). 12:4i a. m.-Reu-
Ter Amsterdam correspondent, in a
dispatch filed Sunday. SAYS:
me German troops to-day dis
played greater activity around the
dutch frontier. They occupied Lanae-
Ken, after short bombardment."
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ROME. via Paris. oct. 5. 2.55 a ma
report received here from Vienna SAYS
that Emperor Francis Joseph has yield
ed 20 the advice of hia physicians TO ab.
stain from visiting the hospitals where
wounded soldiers are being trea'ed
Archduke Eugene will now take ur
this task for the Emperor
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iope Thls WlII De Laat.

NEW YORK. Oct. 4.-Hope that the
European war viii be the last object
lesson OF the horrors OF strife. and
that after Il all the efforts of man
will be devoted TO production rather
than destruction. was expressed to-
day by Secretary OF State Bryan and
Oscar :. Straus. former secretary of
commerce and labor. at the special
peace day service held AZ Carengie
hall. The meeting was one Of many
held In this city in accordance with
President Wilson's recent proclama-
tion designating to-day as a day for
prayer for peace Tch large hall was
hlled and hundreds Of people had 10
be turned away.
To-day. when a number Of nations.
all our friends. have been drawn into
the vortex Of awr.- said Secretary
Bryan. "our FIRST duty is 90 use sucn
influence as We may have 10 hasten
the return of peace There viii be
ample time afterward 10 discuss wavs
and means for preventing fuwre az
peals to arms
In this age our interests are 90 en-
twined with the interests OF those who
reside In other lands that no nation
can live or die unto itself alone. If
We had no higher reason for encourag-
Ing conditions conducive 70 peace. ve
should End ample Justification In .he
fact that the burdens Of war are no
longer borne entirely b. those VINO
tconunusd on PaTs rwsv.1
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ANTWERP. oct Z. 2.sO p m. via
Loninu. e:25 D. m.--The belgian war
office announced this afternoon that the
situation In regard 20 the forts Of Ant
wcrD was unchanged.
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LONDON. oct ;. 1881 q. n.-An Off
ciai statement from Antwerp received
b. Keufers Telegram Company SAYS.
The artillery duel continued through
out the dey The general situation f.
unchanged"
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IKE wEATHER

wAsHruoTou, oct. s.-rorseasts
ono west virginia and PannaVfva-
nla-Locai showers and cooler Monday
Tuesday parity cloudr.
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SHIP SUNK BY A NINE

LONDON. oct & 1895 n mA
Reuter- dispatch from Amsterdam
says that the Dutch steamer Nieuw
land. while on n voyage from Gooie.
hnRiand. 10 Rotterdam. struck y miue
IN the North Sea and sank Her crew
OF ~ men was saved bv n trawier and
landed az Ymuiden. Holland
Available shipping records do not
contain the steamer Nicuwland