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Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-30
KAISER'S FORCES ARE
IN GRAVEST DANGER
CORRESPONDENT OF LONDON
NEWSPAPER DESCRIBES
THE SITUATION

London, Sept S0.-The Times has
received a dispatch from its Paris cor
dated September 25 and
delayed by the censor. 1t analyzes
the position in the battle of the Aisne
and describes terrible fighting which
took place in the valley of the Somme.
The correspondent says:
Movements hitherto concealed or
vaguely limited at are now unveiled
and the frontal attack of the allies on
the German position between the Oise
and the Argonne sinks into the back.
ground. One thing is certain, and
that is that the German armies are in
a position of the gravest danger The
allies have attacked the enemy on
10th flanks simultaneously. and he Is
compelled to fight for life.
TO save himself, he can hardly
maintain his center in his present po
sition, and it looks as If he will unfail
|ingly have to retire to withdraw him
|seIf from the grip of the allies claws
IF he is unable to do this he is beaten
land it viii be only the wreck Of hi
forces which viii then reach the Gei
man frontier
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-30
Shell Hits Hospital
eeIoians Defeat Germans

London, Sept. 30.-A dispatch to
Reuters Telegram company from
Amsterdam says that the TELEGRAPH
has received this message from An
twerp:
From various points the garrison
made sorties and repulsed the Ger
mans with heavy losses. The bonn
bardment Of Forts Woellhelm and st.
Catherine by the Germans continues.
A single attack has been delivered by
the Germans on Forts Liezele and
Breedonk"
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-30
Roumania Must Decide

London, Sept 3O.-The Rome cor
of the Exchange Telegraph
company reports that a message re-
ceiyed at Rome from Bucharest says
that King Charles has summoned the
cabinet to decide the attitude of Rou-
mania toward the war.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-30
All Night Hombardment

Antwerp, Sept 80 (By way of Lon
dom An official statement issued by
the Belgian general staff today says.
"A vigorous German bombardment
OF forts Woelhelm, Wavere and St
Catherine, which was continued
throughout the night, abated at 8
O'Clock this morning. The assailants
do not succeed in silencing the guns
Of the Belgian forts or in any way
low ering the morale Of the garrisons
Of the forts.
fnfantFy &frasd . sseNstreet g
AT no point did the German -nrayif
try dare to move against our first
lines of defenses. Only one attempt
was directed against Forts Liezele and
Breedonk. Our troops were holding
position between these works and
allowed the enemy to advance until
they were within close range when ar
tiilery and infantry, working in re-
markable combiation, showered the at
tacking column with hail of proiec-
tiles and bullets, which threw their
ranks into disorder and compelled a
precipitate retreat.
This attempt cost the Germans
dearly and was not repeated. In
short, the events of the day confirm
the confidence of the Belgians in the
power of resistance of their national
redoubts."
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-30
Austrians Lose Supplies

London, Sept, 30.-In dispatch
from Rome the correspondent of the
Central News says the Russian am
bassador announced that an Austrian
army fleeing before the Russians has
been surrounded near Douklo and
that its defeat is complete. All the
food, ammunition and war material
which was being conveyed back to
Austria, has fallen into the Russian
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-30

For three consecutive seasons Man
age Joe KiIlian has piloted the 0sh-
koeh team to the championship Of the.
Nisconsin-Illinoisl league.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-30
BELGIANS fight A
DESPERATE BATTLE
PUT UP BRILLIANT DEFENSE
AGAINST ATTACKS OF THE
GERMANS

London, Sept. 30.-The correspond
ent of the London Daily Chronicle,
with the Belgians, writing under yes
terdays date, estimates that nearly
10000 trops are engaged in a desper-
atc battle along line extending from
Termonde to Aerschot.
This battle, the correspondent says
appears to be the last effort on both
sides. Belgian resistance in the face
OF the superior German artillery is
really magnificent.
eAs regards Antwerp, it is not easy
to make any definite statement un-
ii! the result of today's TUESDAYS
btttle is known. In any case, the
town is well proyisioned and defend
ed. The German losses in the last
few days must have been enormous
Certainly many thousands have fall
or,
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-30
ND-TO-HAND FIGHTING
BOTH SIDES RESORT TO USE OF
BAYoNETS AND CAVALRY
SABRES
RUSSIANS STILL ADVANCING
OPERATIONS IN GALlcIA FEAT
uRED BY REiNFoRcEMENTs
FOR AusTRlANs

London, Sept 30.-The brief official
communications received here from
Paris declare that the conditions
along the battle front in France re
main unchanged Among the special
dispatces is one from Nancy, which
tells of the recapture by the French
of st. Mihel and the capture of the
crown prince Of Bavaria, and relates
that desperate attempts are being
made to retake the distinguished pris-
oner.
No one knows except those on the
ground just how the great siege battle
of the Aisne is progressing, but there
are many Indications that its nine.
teenth day may be Witnessing a stu
pendous and decisive struggle in the
valley of the Somme.
Fighting in Belgium
Belgium again has been the scene
of fighting which in war of less
magnitude than the present titanic
struggle would be called a great bat
tie. as 1t is estimated than more
than 10000 men were engaged yes
terday in the Antwerp triangle. Dur
ing the day desperate fighting took
place along line extending from
Termonde to Aerschot. The Germans
are reported to have been reinforced
from the south of Brussels and are
steadily drawing their lines about the
Antwerp fortresses, which their artil-
lery thus far has only felt out. From
Brussels comes the report that the
German military government is pre-
pairing to remove to Namur
In the east General Won Hinden-
burgh and General Rennenkampf
along the Niemen are reported to
have been engaged in fierce battle
during the last three days without any
decisive result having been obtained.
Operations in GaIicia
Vienna states that the much haras-
sed Austrian army from Galicia has
formed a junction with the German
corps at Cracow. This junction has
been executed, but in the British view
oet urred none too soon, as the Rus
SLAMS are reported to be only SO miles
distant. Heavy fighting in this re-
: gion and in SILICA is expected soon
Owing to the marshy ground, the Ger
mans have been compelled to place
their siege guns on the railroads
This is taken here to indicate tha
artillery viii not play as important {
part in the coming operations as i
has in previous battles of the war.
II the Russian forces have won th'
passes in the Carpatbians nothing eS
cept improvised forts remains to pre-
vent them overrunninE Hungary
which, 1t is reporteds has been abar
doned to it's fate by the Austrian
who left its defense to the Eonveds
the Hungarian national troops Buds
pest, however, reports that the despel
ate struggle still prevailing in tn
passes is holding the Russians /
check.
German Fleet Active
Petrograd reports signs of activit
on the part of the German fleet in th
Daltic and a gale, credited with bein
the heaviest within human memor
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-30
Balkan Allies Win

The Balkan allies pressing the at
tack on the Austrian province of Bos-
uia have won several minor success
es. but the investment of Sarsievo,
the capital, proceeds slowly, as the
nature of the country makes the move
ment of siege guns snail-like, while
the six miles which separate the as
sailants from the capital ore occupied
by a range of mountains and outlying
forts.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-30
German FIanks Weaken

The Times has received the follow
ing dispatch from its correspondent
in Bordeaux:
THE constant thrust of bayonet
charges and the battering of heavy
guns has made but little alteration
along the heavily entrenched German
center, but the less rigid flank posi-
ti,ns have been hammered into bro
ken lines both on the left and the
right.
"On the left front is the broaden
i1sg sweep of the allies turning move
nent which is reaching further to the
ncrth as it is pressed out at slightly
wider angle.
aWhile the position in the center is
.rtually unaltered. It is difficult to
trace events in this portion Of the
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-30
TWO GAMES IN EACH CITY
JUMPS WILL NOT BE MADE DAILY,
AS WAS THE CASE IN FOR
MER YEARS
FOUR UMPIRES ARE SELECTED
THE RIVAL LEAGUES ARE REP
RESENTED EQUALLY ON
OFFICIAL SIDE

| Philadelphia, Sept 30.0The f1rsE
two games between the Philadelphia
Americans and the Boston Nationals
foi the baseball championship of the
world will be played in Philadelphia
on October and TO- The third and
fourth games will be played in Boston
October 12 and 49, The fifth game
will be played in Philadelphia Octo-
her ID and the sixth game in Boston
october Is, if more than four games
are necessary to decide the series.
This was decided here today at
Injecting of the National Baseball com.
mission. The umpires will be klein
and Byron of the National league AMI
Dineen and Hildebrand of the Ameri-
can league.
4 There will be three official scorers.
T. G. t. Sping of st. Louis and one
man to be picked by the Philadelphia
baseball writer's and by the Boston
: writer's.
Rules Are Unchanged
No changes, were made in the rules
for playing the worlds series game
As heretofofe. four games must a
: won " club e. claim the ohai
piopship II the event d seventh
sa -. haina necessary. ne toss q =
coin viii decide whether the Seventh
shall be played in Boston Of Philadel=
phia. In case of a tie game or post
ponement. the clubs will remain in
the city where the game was sched-
uled to be played until it is decided.
The Prices
The prices for seats are:
Boston--Boxes, S5 each seat; grand
stand, So; pavilions, reserved, 81: gem
eral admission, 81; bleacher seats. so
cents.
| Philadelphia-Box s5 each seat:
grand stand, So; pavilion reserved.
50: general admission. 81. Tickets
will be sold in each city for series
of three games. In the event that q
game is unplayed the money paid for
ticket for that game win be refund-
ed.
The EllgIhIes
The players eligible to participate
in the series are:
Boston Gather. Cochreham, Con-
molly, Cottrell. Crutcher. Davis. Deal,
Devore. Dugey. Evers, Gilbert. Gowdy,
Hess, James. Maranville, Mann, Mar
tin, Mitchell, Moran. Rudolph, Smith,
Schmidt, Strand, Tyler. Whaling and
Whitted.
Philadelphia- Baker, Barry Bender,
Dressler Bush, Collins, Coombs, Da-
vies, Davis, Kopf, Lapp. McAvoy, Nc
5 Innis, Murphy, Oldring, Pennock,
: Plank, schang, shawkey, strunl.
/, Thomas. Thomson, Walsh and Wyck-
off.
All three members of the national
g commission attended the meeting The
d Boston club was represented by Presi-
dent Gaffney and President Shibe and
Connie Mack looked after Philadel-
: phia's interests.
! When it came to tossing the coin
! to decide where the first two games
shall be played, Chairman Hermann
of the national commission flipped .
silver dollar and Mr.. Gaffney called
tails The coin dropped head un
and Connie Mack smiled and said
: philadelphia and To- Applicants
: : for press tickets will apply to Joseph
2 NJ McCready in philadelphia foz
shibe park reservations. and to RaInH
Y E. Mcmillan in Boston for Fenwas
z park seats.
2 The commission also arranged Il.
,. The lnfer-city Games
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-30
AIIIES ATTA(K Upon THE GERMAN RIGHT BEGINS
tn gain GROUND AND FLANK MOVE MAY SUCCEED.

front with any great accuracy. Be
tween the Argonne and the Meuse, the
French are progressing slightly
against entrenched and fortified posi-
tons"
Shell Hits Hospital
In a dispatch from Antwerp the
correspondent of Reuters Telegram
company says that four wounded men
and two women were killed by shell
which pierced the roof of hospital
at Lierre yesterday during the Ger
man bombardment. The ward in
which the wounded men lay was com
pletely wrecked.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-30

sweeping over the North Sea and Dem
mark, had washed ashore bodies OF
German sailors in uniform near Esb-
ierg Denmark
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-30

Continued fTum Raee rive
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-30

Petrograd reports signs of activity
on the part of the German fleet in the
baltic and a gale, credited with being
the heaviest within human memory,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-04-03

so satisfactory for suburban work dur
ing the past few years. Resting on a
good foundation of squared stones ce-
nented on the inside and made thor
oughly waterproof, strong timber
framework is erected In the ordinary
way as for a well-constructed frame
house. However instead Of the ordi-
nary beveled siding, face brick is sub
stituted, laid up in a four-inch wall
and securely tied to the studding with
galvanized iron wall ties every fifth
course of the brick work and to every
stud
This veneering Of brick reaches
rom the stone foundation course up
TO the line of the second story win
dow sills. From there up to the caves
The siding Is cement plaster on ex-
banded metal lath. A slate roof com
DIetes the exterior flreproof armor.
AS the majority of fires originate from
external hazards it will be seen that
1 building completely protected in
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-04-03

and pleaded | couldn't resist her. But
what gratitude did she show me?'
Dear, it was to be expected" said
his wife Every girl thinks OF mar
riage, college or no college"
Let her starve," answered the
farmer shortly.
But he Slept little that night and
sighed next morning as he went out
to his fields.
The mother had seen the daughter.
She had visited her without telling
her husband William Ives labored
hard under his grievance He was
difficult to turn. The mothers heart
was bleeding, but she could do moth
ing.
IF only he could see little Minnie
he might feel differently" she unused,
kissing the child.
Where do 90 live, grammar" in
quired Minnie, clutching at the old
woman's skirts.
I'm the big white house over yon-
der" answered the old woman sadly.
Then bymeby me an mamma
come to see you" said little Minnie
gravely, and the farmers wife turned
her face away.
Days passed She had not dared
renew the discussion with her hus-
band. All the village was talking
about the situation; most blamed the
father, but few thought he was act
ing rightly. This was the conserva-
tive element, the older folks who were
still unreconciled to the higher educa-
ton of women.
1t was about week after her con-
versation with her husband that Mary
Ives heard him calling angrily from
the front porch on which he sat after
his supper, to smoke and read She
hurried out of the house, to see the
old man glaring at the child.
90! You speak just like big
bear, grampa," lisped Minnie.
Take her away!" shouted Ives in
evaporation. "You can't fool me by
any such trick as that, Mary"
what do you mean?" faltered his
wife.
'You know what | mean You
Matched this scheme with that girl
that used to be mine. Thought you
would soften the old mans heart by
patching up a clumsy, worn-out trick
like that, didn't you?" he sneered.
We'll, | tell you it won't work-see?"
100000" mocked the child.
Speak like a bear again grampa"
She stood In front of him, gazing
up into his face with childish rapture.
Evidently she mistook the old farm
er's angry tones for playful growls,
and was nightly amused thereby.
Come here" said the old man,
looking at her ferociously who told
you to come here to me?"
me told me- said little Minnie.
"Gramma said 90 live in the big
white house. Me come"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-04-03
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WAS THE old STORY
BY HAROLD CARTER.

William" said the farmers wife
gently, coming up 10 where he sat and
placing her arm round his neck, what
are you going TO do about Bessie and
her little girl?'
The old man looked up angrily.
"Do?" he repeated in a dull, meohan.
lcal way. what do you suppose am
going to do? Nothing"
But we cant let her starye, dear"
"She would have let me starve." an
swered William Ives, staring into the
fire, III there hadn't been minerals
on that piece OF land l owned and
sold, Mary, where would we be now?
In the poorhouse. gave my bess
years TO her and now-no, let her
earn her own living"
But the board won't appoint a mar
ried woman as a teacher when she
has q child, even IL her husband is
dead William" said the anxious
mother Won't you help herr"
NO" said her husband finally.
Everyone In Locust knew the story.
Commonplace enough, 1t was yet es-
sentially one that finds its yearly
equivalent In thousand homes. VIII
liam Ives and his wife had scraped
for years, impoverishing their scanty
resources, to put their child through
college. When she had secured an
appointment as teacher she was to
repay them by helping support them.
Five years had passed since Bessie's
graduation, and for few months she
had contributed to the family income.
Then-she had given up her position
to marry a poor writer.
John Turner was consumptlve when
she married him, and soon the dis
ease had him in its full grasp. He
took his wife and baby west and died
there. Bessie had come back to Lo-
Gust to secure a position as teacher.
But the new board had passed strin-
gent rules, born out OF the over-supply
Of teachers, and under these Bessie
was unequivocally debarred. She had
not gone home; she was staying with
an old-time friend who had taken pity
on her and the little girl and given
them temporary shelter.
1T isn't as IL had wanted to send
her to college" muttered the old
man. Il amt hard. meant to treat
the girl well, and when she pleaded
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-04-03
OWE THEIR RICHES TO LUCK
Stories of Fortunate Miners Who Have
Gathered Wealth From Supposed
ly Worthless Claims.

1t is strange how often the miner
makes a fortune out Of an abandoned
or almost abandoned claim.
There was such case at Warn
Yarra, in Australia, in May, 1908. Two
Kingston miners bought an old claim
for a song, and found 1t in such bad
condition that it needed timbering all
through. One wanted to give 1t up,
but the other suggested that they
might try their luck for a day or two.
So they took some props down and set
to work
The first man stuck his pick into
the clay roof to make a hole for a
prop, and down fell large stone al.
most on his head. But it was not a
stone. 1t was a nugget of pure gold
weighing 11S ounces.
The richest copper mine in the
world is the United Verde, in Arizona.
1t was originally found by a couple
of ranchers, who sold it for $4,000 to
two men named Murray and Trimble.
They worked it and found little cop
per, and were absolutely at the end of
their resources when they struck a
pocket, not of "copper" but silver ore,
which netted them sum of $4,000.
They came to an end of the silver
and abandoned the mine as worthless.
Another man came down from Mon
tana and bought the old claim for a
few hundreds. He struck the real
rofv 10 yI yrytfb tOn
made him one of the richest men in
the world. In a single twelyemonth
he took out copper valued at $12,
100000.
This calls to mind the even more
famous Mt. Morgan gold mine. The
first owner of the land was Donald
Gordon, who grazed his flocks above
untold and unknown riches, and sold
the land for IS an acre to two broth
ers named Morgan.
They set to work, and the quartz
PANIED out up to 500 ounces of gold
to the ton In 1889 $5,000,OOO was dis
tributed to the shareholders. One
shareholder left a fortune of SILL.
555, 900.
Gradually the gold quartz petered
out, and the Mt. Morgan mine was
supposed to be dead,
Then some clever mineralogist, pok.
ing about the half-deserted works,
realized that there was more copper
than gold. In 1906 the mine was
reborn as copper producer, and a
new process was discovered for ex-
tracing gold from the copper. Today
Mt. Morgan is still going strong.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-04-03

The man smiled bitterly 80 your
grandmother put you up to this trick.
did she2" he asked do you know
who am?"
"'Es. 90 grampa" said the child,
nesting confidently against his knee.
William Ives was bewlldered. In
spite Of his hardness and OF his reso-
luton a new tenderness was creeping
into his heart. The little creature
was sIngularly like his daughter, as
she had been at that age. He could
picture Bessie perfectly In his minds
eye when she was four He used 20
sit out there on the same porch, smok-
ing his pipe and listening to her child
ish prattle but how different had
been his thoughts thenl How high
his hopes had been! Bessie was his
ilrstborn; there had been a boy, but
he had died and all his pride had CEN
tered in the girl after his sons death.
What are you going to be when
you grow up?" the old man asked the
child. He spoke In mechanical
way, hardly knowing what he said.
because he was fighting hard no keep
back the flood OF tenderness that
brimmed over within him.
ME so to college, Iisped Minnie.
ME go to mammals college!"
William Ives let his pipe fall from
his hand and his eyes became sudden
ly dim. SO It was the old story all
over again, and the younger genera
tion was dreaming the same dreams
and hoping the same hopes when his
old life was broken
"Wllllaml" said his wife appealing
ly Send her home, then, but don't
be angry with her, poor little mite"
you hear that?" asked the old man
of the child. you go home now and
and tell your mother supper's walt
ing for her. Do you understand, my
dear?' he continued, taking her in his
arms and kissing her in a shame
faced manner.
The child toddled away happily.
But the old man sat very silently
upon the porch.
Il guess I've been wrong, mother"
he said at length, huskily. We've
had our day and we mustn't expect the
younger people to think about us.
guess-I guess we can AFFORD another
college course, whether we live to sea
1t through or notch, mother?
Copyright. 1914, by w. G. Chapman)
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-04-03
Not Much of a Mystery.

Tenants of a certain apartment
house were mystified on noticing two
long poles with red rags dangling from
the ends, attached to the front We
randa.
Its the surveyors" explained some.
Those things are surveyors rods"
IT'S housebreakers," opined others.
They've put those up to identify our
house. They will come some night
and rob it,"
In their perplexity the tenants
sought out the landlord.
do you know anything about those
poles?" they asked.
The landlord did.
Il put them there myself" he said.
They're to scare OF the sparrows."
The landlord, It developed, hated the
small birds, and had improvlsed these
"scarecrows" with the idea OF fright
ening them away.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-04-03

a barbed arrow for the truth that is
in them?" And he sat down.
That was hard on john" said old
James, but he deserves it, every
word"
"A blow from the shoulder for
James!" said old John. Time he got
one, too. IL 1T isn't TOO late"
81 wonder whether either of those
two old sinners will take his medicine
and be the better for it," said old
William. But the little saint hurried
home, knelt down by her little bed
and cried out in anguish, my God!
my God! have mercy on me and give
me for this stone heart OF fesh!"
Laura E. Richards in the Century.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-04-03
Musical Truism.

Walter Damrosch recounted to an
orchestra leader the theme Of new
opera that he thought of writing
Such an opera would be beautiful"
said the orchestra leader, but I'm
afraid it wouldn't go in New York"
why not?" the composer demanded.
Because, with that plot your first
and last acts would contain your finest
music. Well, YOU know the New York
er never sees the first act of an op.
era because he arrives too late. Meth
er does he see the last act because
he hurries out long before the curtain
goes down. So, unless you can put
all your most effective music in your
second and third acts, you won't sue.
ceed in New York"