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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03

uordsmiths Will PROBABLY COIN an ex-
-, for a new form OF entertainment
rsrh arrives OH Broadway tomorrow
cling, when the Webb electrical pict-
are presented at the Fulton Theatre.
the present we will have to call II
..son picture vaudeville, although that
=, Inadequate term. IL would be
.,,uv improper TO refer to the pictures
raIkies." because they are quite dis
s..t from those grotesque attempts TO
..o,bine the monograph and the films
sh,ch distressed vaudeville audiences for
,.vv weeks about a year ago.
m. Webb pictures represent a better
.o,uton of the problem of combining
..ypd with motion pictures than anything
.b,ch has yet been offered. The most
,ouplete tyro can see that the pictures
.,d the sounds must be recorded by the
,,me machine at the same time If there
/. 10 be any perfect synchronization. This
/. done in these pictures. and, besides
,hls. the sounds are not reproduced by
an ordinary photograph, but by means of
.l.ctrical vibrations which are designed
10 give natural harmonious sounds. When
selng shown the pictures and the sound
asvice are operated by the same machine.
The programme includes vaudeville.
rand opera and minstrel show. The
vaudeville features of the first week in
e,ude several popular performers. Car
rcIl Johnston and company OF twenty
four mlnstrels will provide a complete
minstrel show. while Lew Dockstader
will render several numbers. A number
If scenes from Gounod's Faust" will be
unr. with Nine. Feri. Nine. Franchi.
p.mangane and Gregoretu as the prin-
cipals.
George r. Webb is the inventor OF the
Webb pictures.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03

Jesse l.. Lasky's "Brewsters Millions"
with Edward Abeles in tho leading role,
starts on the Marcus Loew circuit Mon
day at the Lincoln Square Theatre, and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03

Beginning tomorrow afternoon the nine
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-31

TO PROBE SALE OF DELINQUENT
TAX PROPERTY?
The sale of porperty for delinquene
taxes which has been under the di-
rection of Carl R. Chinblom, county
attorney, will be the subject Of a
grand jury investigation, according
to statement made by States At
torney Hoyne.
Hoyne intimates that there is a
collision between professional tax
buyers and the county attorney. He
also asserts that the city has lost
100000 by the manner in which
these suits have been conducted.
The prosecutor also made public
the following complaint from the
Town of Thornton:
That there are about 1920 lots in
Thornton that have been forfeited
for failure to pay taxes, causing an
annual loss of about $4,000 to the
town. That seevral months ago Hen
ry l. Heckler, town supervisor; JUS
tees of the Peace CurTan, Green, De-
Young and Mcdonald and several
other officials went to Mr.. Chindbloms
and William F. Struckman, his as
sistant, and were promised immedi-'
ate aid.
That the town officials hired two
men to collect the data necessary to.
start the proper foreclosure suits and
that when the data was ready, after
several months of hard work, they
took it back to Mr. Chindblom and
Mr.. Struckman, who then said it was
a very difficult matter to proceed
with these suits and that it might
cost as much as $3.50 lot to clear
the titles.
That the county attorneys Office
further discouraged them by saying
ordinary buyers would not buy at
l. -, H.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-31
SAM GoMPERS, MCDONALD AND
MOVER BEFORE CONVENTION

u6l GOulp0TS, bunCdn ChSDOAASSA0 S'AANA
Chas. H. Meyer finished their per-
sonal statements to the miners con-
vention, each of the last two had
questioned Gompers' veracity and
motives, Gompers had called Melon
aid a liar" and had put his judg-
ment squarely against the opinions
of the other two.
The net result of yesterdays de-
velopments was that the president OF
the American Federation of Labor in
sisted no special assessment would
be levied on it's membership for the
relief of the Calumet strikers. Com
pers told Mcdonald and Meyer to
take their charges of drunkenness,
graft and machine rule before a con-
vention of the American Federation
of Labor.
President John P. White of the
miners left a sick bed to make the
charge at the convention that there
are emissaries of outside interests
here to create disturbance"
Seattle, Wash.-The manager OF
the New Richmond Hotel here, where
Samuel Gompers and Duncan Nc
Donald stayed during the recent con-
vention of the A. F. of L., denied that
any such trouble occurred as de-
scribed by Mcdonald at the Indiana
polls miners convention, when he de-
clared members of the A. F. of L., in
Guiding Gompers, prevented him from
sleeping, and that he entered their
room and found them intoxicated.
The manager said the rooms occu-
pied by Mcdonald and Gompers were
on floors two stories apart. He also
denied that Mcdonald ever made any
complaint about Gompers or the
other A. F. of L. men to the hotel
management.
Henry Cornelius Decker, 2, 1850
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-31

Henry Cornelius Decker, 2, 1850
S. Morgan st., wants papa. Wife be-
lieves husband murdered. DisaD-
peared Dec. 20. '.l-aE ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13
HOW FRENCH HERO, GENERAL PAU,
LOST ARM IS REVEALED IN LETTER

of August In the battle Of woerth.
had up to that time the luck not to be
touched: in the midst of a rain OF iron
and lead. when a shell smashed a tire
near me and a splinter struck me on the
right hand and put two fingers hors de
combat. An hour afterward I regretted
much less the loss Of the above-mentione
ed 6igits, because a Bavarian bullet frac-
tured the same hand. lodged itself be-
tween the two bones Of my wrist, from
which I delicately extracted 1t. I was
then ordered to the ambulance and 1t " as
while I dragged myself along m that d.
rection, obliged to pass under the fire of
the Prussian batteries. received a frag-
ment of a shell In my right thigh.
Finally Breaks News.
Unnecessary for me to tell you that
all is quite well with me. 1t is true they
had to amputate my wrist, but the oper-
alton was highly successful. How could
it be otherwise? am with the best folks
in the world nursed like child of the
family. visits. each more anectionate
than the last, I don't lack.
Enough of myself. needn't tell YOU
that I am anxious for both your pool
Lorraine and our poor France. Shall
be long while before I can fly toward
Nancs =? Training wing and dragging
foot 1t Is Lafonta:ne who gives thu
answer.
'In the meantime a thousand kisse,
and hoping to see you soon.
GERALD"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13
GERMAN GENERAL CONFIDENT
OF THE OVERTHROW OF FRANCE

Special Cablegram to The Star and New Yorl
Times.
PARIS. September 1.-THE Figaro
prints a letter from Pierre Delbet. pro-
lessor in the Paris College of Medicine.
describing the passage Of German troops
over the Grand NORM across q small
private bridge belonging to his mother.
aged seventy. who was occupying her
house on the property at the time the
Germans arrived. Saturday. September
5. about 10 am.
Finding the public bridges cut they ap-
preached Nine. Delbet's house. and
without waiting to inquire strengthened
the bridge and proceeded to file across.
two deep. for the following six and q
half hours. coming from the north to the
south toward Paris.
Sure Of German Success.
The general commanding sat with Mime.
Delbet, whom he treated most courteous
ly. on the piazza, watching the defile and
making comments freely. He promised
to have a commemorative tablet set up
over the door Of which she would ne
proud when she becameya German. as
was certain to happen, for nothing could
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13

tools and dug a better place for him, re-
sard;ess OF the fact that they thus ex-
po ed themselves to the enemy's fire.
Even in the midst of war alarms the
Engiishmen decline to abandon the tea
habit The Frenchman heard an officer
say In an interval between two desperate
attacks. Come, gent emen. let s take
tea" which his comrades proceeded 10
do
The English are equally particular
about shaving. the sold ers taking adcan.
tage Of the smallest respite to produce q
razor. brush. soap and pocket mirror.
La Liberties informant SAYS he was
tremendously struck by the Fnglish
catchword shouted by some incivldua
often at the most desperate moments
Are we downhearted?" followed hy q
stentorian roar Of No from every enc
present. Though this was only an Eng
gllsh notion of humor. he says. 1t pro-
duces a great effect on hearers ike him.
self. who realize it expresses the indom.
table spirit Of the British people. deter.
mined to conquer. no matter how difficult
1t be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13

ciamoring. The parole 'woerth' IL gtven.
Friend ard enemy look alike.
am lying before harricada o. .rees
e., on my left and tn" can "
right. Shells explode all around: eyery.
where Is the internal noise of Inusx.tey
fire. The air Is hot.
"A few yards ahead we may get bet
ter cover. I nudge Lieut. g. and Az
Shall we 90 forward? No answer-he
Is dead. The captain jumps to his ct
and falls back: he is shot in the br ast-
RAISE my arm. the company responds
to my word OF command.
Shot in Thigh by Shell.
Il rush forward. A terrible blow
throws me back three feet. have
received q shell In the left thigh. The
pain is terrible. Before me an officer
calls out his name. holds out his hand
to me and then falls back-dead
I'm front of me there Is a flag and
try to crawl up to it, The bearer is
dead. A second shot strikes me in
the left arm; q third in the right arm;
bite the earth with pain.
"A few steps in front are the Bel.
gian rifle pits. Our men advance.
Il lie In one place nearly twelve
hours. yet despite the hail of bullets.
nothing happens to me. A doctor
comes with bandages. At noon / am
carried away. Shivering with fever.
meet our regiment. Its losses are
terrible-three captains, six lieuten-
fnts dead. nearly all from my bat
TALON.
II am taken to a field hospital. Dur.
ing the first few days I suffer terribly.
but now I am much better. There are
others who have to suffer greater pain
than I; that makes one keep quiet
Il have lost everything. The clothes
wore were SO soaked with blood
that they were burned. A Russian
brought me some underwear and q
sympathetic little woman II washing
and mending a Uniform for me-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13
LISTS RETURNING TOURISTS.
Ambassador. Page Reports 21,o1c
Americans on Way Home.

Ambassador Page at London reported
to the State Department last night that
during the week Just ended about 5.O,O
persons have arrived In London from the
continent bound for the United States.
and about 10000 sailed from English
ports.
The relief committee in London. the
ambassador said. had given financial as
s'stance to nearly $500 during the week.
The total number who have received
financial assistance to date is reported
to be approximately 5000
Washington friends Of the Misses Mary,
Josephine and Helen Patten. who have
been concerned about their safety-no
definite word having been received from
them since the war broke out, when they
were In, Brussels--were assured of their
safety last evening. Mrs. Henry May OF
this city saw the young women In Lon
don at the Curzon Hotel. and they had
engaged passage to this country on the
Baltic, to sail this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13

save france.
The English were good sailors. he said
out OF no account on land. The Russians
were numerous but were an undisciplinet
horde. instead of an army. The French
themselves were a hopeiessly degenerate
race, as Nine. Delbet must have known
belonging to a medical family az she did
The Germans proposed to expei the
majority to America after the war, hi
said. only keeping the healthy minority
to intermarry with Germans which only
meant producing a strong race.
Different Story on Retreat.
The general said all the news of French
successes were untrue. The allies were
invariably defeated by the Germans, who
would occupy Paris in two days he said
which sentiment was echoed by his es.
cort and the rest Of the troops, who
seemed fresh and in excellent condition
the officers wearing new kid g'oves The
horses and equipment were equally good.
On the Monday following the whoe for, Z
retreated with steps in greater haste
than when they first came. This time
the general was less laxative. but one
of the troopers forming his escort. who
before was very attentive to the cook
entered the kitchen and said mournfuily
mo Paris. no Paris" and departed I'M
mediately on the heels of the enemy came
the British. pursuing hotly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13
SERVIANS KILL 500 AUSTRIANS
AT MITROV1TZA. SAYS REPORT
Five Hundred of the Foe Also Wounded.
Enemy Declared to Be Con-
tinuing Retreat. ~

ROME. Via London). September u. 6:is
p m.-The Nish CORRESPONDENT OF Tho
Messasero states that the Austr' ans lost
aO0 killed and $40 wounded at Mitrovitza
servia. The Austrians continue to re-
treat. leaving beh nd hundreds Of pieces
of artillery and thousands Of prisoners
It Is reported that Hungarian bat
talon has crossed the Roumanian FROM
tier and laid down its arms. ~
servian Methods Of Warfare.
LONDON. September II. pm-Tte
Prague Newspaper Bohemia. according
to an Amsterdam dispatch to the Ex
change Telegraph Company. publishes an
interview with a badly wounded AUS
TRAN captain concerning the servian
methods of warfare. The Austrian says
that many Servians surrendered merely
in order to give misleading information
to their captors or to commit assassina-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13
GERMANS TREAT GIRLS CRUELTY,
SAYS ENGLISH OFFICER AT FRONT

Special Cablegram to Tire Star and New, Yort
Times.
LONDON. September IA London
vicar sent to the London Times the fol.
lowing extracts from a letter from an
oaicer serving with the expeditionary
force:
Here I am in the thick Of 1t. We ar
rived in this pace about 8 pm. last
night. having marched fifty-six miles
At 3 o'clock this morning we got our
first glimpse Of the Germans. They ad-
vanced In solid masses. Their shells Al
first fell rather short, but they soon go,
their range and at $3.50 am. their shells
started to pitch into our trenches. The
first one killed thrse of@my poor fellows
including my sergeant - -
II am IN small Ffi,age on, thu extreme
left. and can see the horrible cruelty ID
the Germans to tho inha bitants.,We have
got three girls in the tfen hes with ms
who came to US for protection. One had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13
GERMANS REACH ENGLAND
FOR FIRST TIME SINCE WAR

LONDON. September IL. TAO pm
For the first time since the outbreak
Of the war there was considerable
number Of German passengers by to-
days boat from Folkestone to Flush
ing. They included a party of thirty
five German schoolgirls, in charge or
Mrs. Laura Degenhartet, an American
citizen. who has undertaken at her
own expense to assist in the exchange
of non-combatants. She hopes to re-
turn from Germany with a number Of
English girls. She has letter from
Lord Faidane, who wrote:
What you propose to accomplish Is
noble and Christian work for both
countries. 1 trust 1t Will be given to
you to effect much good"
women on the boat. among them gov
crnesses. nurses and domestic serv-
ants. who are being sent to their own
homes by friends or the emergency
committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13
RED CROSS LEAVES PORT
AND THEN SHE PUTS BACK
Relief Ship Starts ON Ocean Trip
But Returns and Anchors in
Gravesend Bay.

NEW YORK, September 1.-The steam
er Red Cross. which will carry American
surgeons and nurses to Europe's battle
fields, probably viii not begin her trans
atlantic voyage until Monday.
Apparently she had started on her de-
layed trip late this afternoon( but. afte,
.,assing quarantine, she turned about and
took anchorage in Gravesend bay. There
she is expected to remain for another
.h'rty-six hours at least.
Josephus Daniels. Secretary Of the
Navy. babe the Red Cross farewell In
person. He raised the Stars and Stripes
at the relief ships stern. Persons on
shore believed when they saw he.
steaming down the Hudson toward the
harbor that she was off for Europe at
last.
recent delays were due to British and
French officials protests that the Rec
Cros~' crew contained Germans. These
men were replaced with Americans.
1t is believed the purpose of the Red
ross. IN waiting until Monday before
departing Is to enable her new crew te
further famiiartze themselves with the
ship. 1t was explained also that the
anil ors were In need of testing
.CermanFf ethattes i.hRfdiold WAvcosr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13

Some Of the prisoners threw hand gre
nades at the Austrian patrols accompany
ing them and managed to escape owing
to the confusion created by such an un.
expected attack.
Even women. the Austrian captain de-
clafes. have thrown these grenades at tho
Austrian troops He credits the Servian
infantry with showing great courage. but
exhibiting very poor marksmanship.
Their artillery service, however, was ex-
cellent.
Avlona Situation Grave.
Advjces from Avlona received in Rome
describe the situation there as becoming
graver hourly. owing to the threat Of
KtamH Elbassan to invade and sack the
town, with -hisS forces. which number over
1910. - <
Avlona IL unattended and many Of the
people have fed already. An invasion By
troops from Epirus Is feared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13
FARMER AND TWO OTHERS
VICTIMS OF ASSASSIN
Crime In Kansas Believed to Have
Resulted From Eamity Of
Neighbors.

GREAT BEND. Kan, September H.
Lee Morgan. q farmer. nfty Year, old:
Mrs. Mayme McQui,lan. his housekeeper.
aged forty. and Clarence McGuin. farm
hand. were found murdered on Morgan's
farm near Heiser. Barton county, today.
They had been shot.
Morgan is known to have had enemies
and authorities believe the shooting was
done by one of these. large diamond
which Morgan wore Is missing
Morgan was at dinner when the shoot
ing occurred. shot fired through q
widow killed him. The farmland evil
IDENTIFY ran into the barnyard. where he
was shot in the back. Mrs McQu!l.an.
who was In the dining room. was shot In
the neck and there were eviaences OF
powder burns upon her body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
PARIS. September 2.-Gen. Paul GeS-
aid Pau. hero of the second capture Of
Muelhausen and whose army has borne
one of the biggest parts In the war. in q
letter just published, written to his moth
er soon after the battle Of woerth, In
1870. In which he lost his right arm,
told the story Of his wound, as follows:
MY Good Mother:
las I don't know If any Of the letters
that I have W.T. tten to you have arrived,
or. rather. since I have strong reasons
for believing that none Of them have
reached you, while. this time. l may
hope that you will be able to see my au-
tosraph. l am going to relate my adven-
lures at length.
Jokes Over His Writing.
First of all. the originality of the pre-
ceding seven lines must lead you to think
that they were traced by a foot instead
OF a hand. Undeceive yourself, and
laugh neither at the first efforts of an
Impractical hand. nor at the style. Be-
sides the fact that I speak almost ex-
clusively German just now. swear that
elegant phrases don't flow easily when II
takes five minutes to trace line.
But / am forgetting that haven't told
you the main thing. am wounded, but
you see. not dangerously. II was the 9Th
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no. clothes on. she having been outraged
by the Germans. have given her my
shirt and divided my rations among them
IN consequence l feel rather hungry, hav.
ing had nothing for thirty-two hours ex-
cept some milk and chocolate. -.
We have been hard at the Germans all
day. and have successfully driven them
back. Our mems shooting is wonder
.uliy accurate. The Germans collapse
like ninepins under 1t. but the slaughter
is awful I started this morning with
ifty men in my trench and now have
twenty-three and no non-commissioned
officers. They are wonderful y CHEEKY.
Il have been hit twice: one took the
heel of my boot and one went through
ny shoulder, which is rather sore, 50
must have 1t dressed. 49,
Another poor girl has Just come in
having had both Of her breasts cur of.
Luc1ily. 1 caught a uhlan ofahicer IN the
act. and with my rifle, at 3tU yards kill
ed him. Now she is with US. but poor
gira am afraid she will die. She IL very
retty and only about nineteen. and only
has skirt on"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13
BRITISH GOODNESS IN BATTLE
TOLD BY FRENCH INTERPRETER

Special Cablesram to The Star and the New Yori
Times.
PARIS. September FLA Liberte pub
fishes impressions of the British troops
furnished by a French SO der attached
to Ens!and's force as an Interpreter dur
ing the retreat from Mons to the neigh.
borhood Of Paris. He was particularly
struck by their amazing coo.ness in bat
tie. and instances a section Of High
landers defending a village under a ter
rible fire as a forlorn ho7e to enable the
rest Of the regiment to withdraw.
When the sergeant in command per-
cetved number Of packets Of choco-
late In a wrecked grocery. he cried:
Every one who gets his man will have
piece OF chocolate" proceeding forth
with to distribute the prizes to the men
firing coolly as II at target r>ct'ce
speaking Of their attitude toward him.
self. the Interpreter SAYS once In a trench
some Scotchmen perceived he had q
cramped position and Immediately seized
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13
DIFFICULT MILITARY PROBLEM :.
SOLVED BY JOFFRE, SAYS ECLAIR

tily toward scissors and CompieSns.
while the third. :he s1on !. 40
fourth. under the Grand Duke sf Wurt-
temberg. have been hurled violently
away from the two former. with VIII IN
they tried to establish con act by means
OF the Prussian Guard They are now
retreating northeast. In almost the op-
posite direction to the line followed by
Won kluck and Won Buelow.
AS a consequences. a assure In the
German dispositions opens by way Of
Epernay. Rheims and Rethel before the
allies. who now menace the TANKS OF the
enemy II they persist In remaining be-
fore Maflly and V:try-le-Francois
The announcement in the latest bull
letin Of a German retirement between
Sezanne and Revigny shows that the
enemy realize the danger and have begun
general retreat"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13
BERLIN NEWSPAPERS INDICATE
FIGHTING NEAR PARIS SEVERE

are veterans, the others are fresh troo,s
The Lokal Anzeiger says: Our troops.
not battling for the fru Is Of former VIC
tories. will risk everything to infict Q
obstructive defeat on the ai.iea In an
5pen battle" -; -
The Tageblatt says: Victory 10 not
Likely to rest with one side Immediately.
Before Victory can come to either side
the fortunes Of war will frequently
change. and defeats must be expected"
The newspapers warn the people
a"ainst nlacing vcredence In foreign re-
ports. The TasebIatt prominently displays
ma Ant:y inspired. denial of foreign
reports unfavorable to the German ST
uation near Paris .va-io o runo-s con-
eining the fate Of Yerdun are in :circu-
alton, but there il no trustworthy in-
formation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13
FRENCH RAILROAD SERVICE
RESUMES AS GERMANS RETREAT

PARIS. September IL. 5:15 pm.-Serv.
ice on the northern railway. which was
interrupted by the German INVASION. II
gradually being resumed between Paris
and the more distant suburbs.
Large numbers of railway employees
who left their posts upon the approach
Of the Germans have been recalled. and II
was said today that there was a posi-
bility In the event Of further retirement