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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
RAILROADS APPEAL AGAIN
FOR INCREASE IN RATES
Will Present Arguments to Interstate
Commerce Commission in Sup
port OF Request.
WANT July ORDER MODIFIED
Unforeseen European War Brings
About Unparalleled Conditions
That Cause Emergency Which Is
Extremely Serious.

! WASHINGTON. October 1S-Assert-
=, Ing they are confronted by unpre-
leedented financial conditions, aggra-
waited by the European war, Eastern
railways will esentsarguments to the
Interstate Commerce Commission to-
morrow in support of their application
I! for at least the per cent increase in
freight rates they recently were denied
Formal application for a rehearins
was fled on September Is the petit
toners including thirty-tive railway
systems in Eastern classification terri
tory. They requested 'such a moditi-
cation OF the order OF July. ., ola. as
VII, permit the carriers to make ef-
| fectiye the rates specified in the tariffs
which were. by said: order, directed to
be cancelled. Since the filing of 4the
| report and entry .of%the order by the
commission in these cases facts ana
circumstances have arisen.whic:S. taken
In connection with the facts already
before your committee, your. petitioners
believe Will Justify the. relief herein
3prayc1 for.H5ssf
The unforeseen European war;" the
| petition added, has brought about an
unparalleled destruction of wealth and
dislocation of credit throughout the
i civilized world. It is certain that the
competi ition for capital will be lseener
and interest rates higher for some
years to come than In any corresponds
ing period withingliy.flg memory The
emergency thus resulting! is extremely
serious" ssss: .ijt - 80
Attention also Vas directed to the
fact that the petit.oning railroads have
obligations maturing during the next
year amounting to moro than SIS 90, 600, :
600. and that It is imperntiy these. OBJ
legations b.. met iiEaas5
In reopening tho case, tile commits
sion limited It's; hearing to Facts dis
closed md occurrences originating sub
sequentlS to the dnte upon which the
records previously made Iii these cases
We're closed 80 sStGt tis
Shippers opposed to- the advance Will
be repreSe nted. " s3t- ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
WILSON AND WATTERsON
AGAIN ON GOOD. TERMS
Distinguished Kentucky Editor Calls
on President at White
House.
TALK IS LARGELY Personal
Every Incident OF Visit Emphasizes
ak IS LARGELY PERSONAL
Every incident Of Visit Emphasizes
Restoration of Harmonious Rela-
tions-End CT Controversy Grow
ing Out of Presidential Campaign.

WASHINGTON. october 1s.-Henry
Watterson, editor OF the Louisville
Courier j ournal. called on President
Wilson at tile White House to-day
following the example set several
weeks ago by George Harvey. former
editor OF Harper's Weekly. The meet
inss mark the cyl the controversy
between the President and the two
editors. which arose during Mr.. Will
sons prenominatiQn campaign for the
presidency.
Mr. Watterson. like Mr.. Harvey. went
to the White House at; the invitation
OF the President. HesSrernained 70,
moro than, an, hour, and later the visit
was described as entirely. pleasant and
The President and the
editor are related by marriage. and
their talk was said to have been large
ly personal. Every incident OF the
visit emphasized the restoration OF
Recently Mr.. Watterson has been
supporting the President. In his edi-
torials. and Rnf exchange of friendly
letters following Mrs. Wilson's death
was said to-day by friends of both men
to have made the meeting free from
embarrassment. Every effort was
made at the White House to make Mr..
Watterson feel the President had for
gotten the former unpleasantness.
After MIR. Watterson's visit r. it be-
came known that the Manhattan Club
controversy was discussed by MIR. Wat
terson and William r. McCombs. chair
man of the Democratic, committee, In
Paris months ago, when the editor ex
pressed regret for harsh words he used
In statements about Mr. Wilson. Since
he has exchanged letters with the
President, in which both expressed re-
gret over tho controversy.
The Presidents Mexican and foreign
policies We're touched on briefly at to-
days conference, and Mr.. Wilson ex-
planned the objects lie is seeking to
achieve
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
|CHkAGE IS IMPENDING
IN TITANIC STRUGGLE
Germans Preparing for Assault
IS Against Some Point in Extended
! Battle Front.
aGID sECRECY.P PRESERVED
Hostile Armies Face Each Other in
I Such Strongly Intrcnched Posi-
tions That Neither Is Able to Adj
. vance Except at Enormous Cost.

.EERLlN. October is 5tvia The Hague
and London).-All signs iindicato a
change is impending insthe struggle in
Northern France, where for weeks. tho
hostile armies have faced each other
in such. strongly. intre1ched positions
that neither has been able to advance
except Mt enormous cost The prin-
cipal effect 1.-THE mutual thanking oper-
attons rhas been to extend the battle
lines, without either side finding. a
weak spot.
The German army which besleged
Antwerp now Is froe. and the Invading.
forces have been strengthened other.
wise for an assault against some point
IN the extended battle front, Rigid
secrecy is preserved as to the J., mt
chosen for that, movement omcial
German bulletins throw no light ON
the nature of the impending stroke.
America Is perhaps betters Informed
concerning that than Is Germany The
latest bulletin reports this stereotype.
The situation is unchanged"
LODGED IN ELABoRATELY
- PROTECTED SHELTER PITS
Reports from the front, state the In
trenched positions in the centre have
become full-fedged fortresses The IN
fantry IS lodged In such elaborntely
protected shelter pits that damage is
done only when heavy shell strikes
I saquarely. Shrapnel or shell fragments
do not penetrate. Heavy arttliery is
planted in masses near the line
1 .Demonstra tons are frequent After
the fall iof Antwerp the, cheers of tho
German troops caused the French to
believe "a general attack was impend- :
ying. and! It drew q general fire from the
French. y; = -
Che French stiIl hold the eastern
frontier fortress line e.zalthough a num-
ber!of barrier forts have fallen =
/. Swiss ~ eWspapers report severe f1Eht. !.
Ing santl frequent artillery dueis IN hi,
tHicinity:go - tort, France. The Ger.
m an. IN. .papes are, ithout5 direct news
regarding operations In this ctlon. 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
.HENRY's BILL BLOCKS
MAY T0ADJ0uRNNENT
Texas Representative Expected to Re-
sumo His sFilibuster in Y
House To-Day.
INSISTS ON COTTON REIIRE
May Force House to Call Absent
Members Back, and Threatens to
Sleep in Legislative ,Eallfif iNeces-
sary to Remain on Guard. s.

u a ~ .
WASHINGTON, October ls.-Al-
though the Senate has smnahedi the
plan offsenator Hoke Smith and other
Southern Senators to provide relief. for
the cotton growers ; Representative
Henry, OF Texas, chairman of the
Rules. Committee, still stands with his
cotton relief bill between Congress and
adjournment S ~
1t Is expected that when the House
merits to- morrow, Mr.. Henry VIII re-
sume. his Hlibustcr in an effort TO force
action for the relief Of the cotton
growers. ~
Ills last announcement on the sub
ject was that tile House would not be
able to adopt, a conference report on
the. war tax bill and adjourn. except by
the vote of n quorum. ,Inasmuch as
most OF the. members of the House have
gone home. Mrs. Henry may. force the
House to- call them back Mr.. Henry
said lie would sleep In the House, III
necessary for him to remain on con
stant guard. lG .s !. i
The war revenue bill wlilsnot pass
the House without the presence OF q
quorum, unless 1t contains legislation
taking care OF the cotton and tobacco
situation In the South, or unless there
Is some independent bill passed
throughsboths houses a t this time ST, .tl
Mr.. Henry. 49, - 3ts.1, 4,
The bill which Mr. Henry wants
Congress to pass Is the one agreed
upon mt IL conferences of Southern Con
gressmen. and provides that. the Treas.
ury SDepartmeiit.-s shall Issue bonds to
the extent of 250.000.06O, and lend
money to the GO tton growers through
tho banks Of the South. ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19

LONDON. October IS G(9:45 p. MI -
Two important successes In the battle
of punkirk and Calais for the, pos
session of which the Germans are striv-5
ing. are credited to- the allies in%thes
this afternoon. s..
The French are sa:t, to have treocctis -
pied Armentieres.3 a railway junction on.
tho Belgian frontier northwest Of Lille,2
ana To- have rspu fsed un .at tempt of the
Germans, toScross the River User, whfcha
flows through that little corner off
West Flanders which is all of Belgium
that remaina In Belgian hands. That.
would mean check to the German, at q
tempt to trench ,Dunkirk by the coast
route. The French also are. said tt,S
have pushed bnck still farther thas
German army, which is advancing
along the Belgian frontier to the elcoasts
The. battle which eliminated lii
Armentieres again coming under
French influence lasted for week.
The lighting was hard and continuous
The town was seized by the Germans
last week owing to Its importance as
railway centre. Besides, 1t is on the,
rona to Lille, which the Germans still
hold. The battle opened with a cavalry
attack. which gradually developed, tn y;
dicating that5the French are advancing
In force toward Lille. " ~
GERMAN WESTWARD
MOVEMENT oiIaCKED
The allies also have advanced north
of La Bassee Canal, betw cen that line:
and Arras. and ct certain points be "
tween Arras and the Oise. This fIatser
Is rather long front. but the ciai.ns
In the French communicatiora are taken
here to mean that the German move
ments westward have been checked Thsss
Germans are Bringing up reintorce-a
the offensive either toward Calais or
at some other point of the long frotity;I
Berlin says IL Is rot known wfser9 !
sthese new = roops. are going. and &C ~ /
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
FRENCit. GIVES DETAILS
OF RECENT EICKITYNc.


LONDON. octobert1s ts. .5P.T NJ i'm
two long reports made public here to-
day. Field Marshal Sir John French
cornIantler-in n-chief of British armies
on the Continent. reconnts with con-,
siderable details the fghting IN whi,,ai
the Eritish eXpeditionary force was en-
gagged during tho month ending! Sep
teniber IS. s Fse3
This fighting included the retirement
from Mons isouthward to the Seine. and
the advance, after most vigorous Of
fensiye on the part of the allies, back
to the River Aisne. and the first stage
or the desperate encounters along the
line of that river which included the
crossing of the streams in the face of
deterinincd German opposition,
The first report discloses that it vas
September that the allies took tho
offensive, which checked the EGermar.
General Won Kluck's advance to the
southeast of Paris, and that it re-
qured four days to compel the Ger
mans TO Iurn their backs ontthe French
capital. Two days later. the Germans.
according to the report, were back
across the Aisne having lost heavily In
men, guns and transport In their re-
treat. Then began the battle OF the
Aisnc, which lasted FOR month, and
the first phases of which are dealt
with. "a,
In the second report. dated October.
Is, General French refers to the Mt
.tacks and counter attacks. which were
proceeding when the report was con-
cluded September 2S.
In an additional report. General
French makes special mention of a
long list of officers and men who lave
distinguished themselves.
CEAsELEssLY ENGAGED,
WITHOUT SINGLE DAY OF REST
Sir John French's first report dated
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
DAMAGE BY EARTHQUAKE.
Two Villages Destroyed, but Number
OF Casualties Not Known.

4 PARIS. October u s. sts:in A. M).--A
Havas Agency dispatch from Athens
says great damage was done by ycs-
sterday's earthquak ke. The villages of
destroyed. The Grecfan Proyine of
Boeotia suffered most twenty distinct
.shocks being felt. q 81, ,lsy.J.
The number OF casualties is not
known, Provisions and tents arc being
hurried for the lromeless. Aiater dis
patch from Athens. saysFail the houses
stations on the Larisca line su ffersd
apuch and n GOD deal of damage was
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
RECENT BATTLES PROVE ...
HEAVIER GUNS NEEDED
Expeditionary Force Engaged
ceaselessly, Without Halt or
Rest Of Amy Kind.
NO CHANGES OF IMPORTANCE
Considerable Detail of Fighting Dur,
ing Month Ending Sep
ternber 20.
Especial Cable to The Times -pispatch.I J

Especial Cable to The Times -Dispat tch.]
LONDON. October 1S.4Thc official
press bureau of tile War Office to day
issued as q supplement to the London
Omc.al Gazette several lengthy dis
patches from Field Marshal Sir John
French. detailing the operationsfof the
British expeditionary force In France
and its progress since August 2S. The
dispatches contained detailed TeN-
planation of tho military manoeuyres
up to September IS. i. ( {, i..
General French states that the ,ex-
perience OF the Br:tish in tile cam
paign seems to point to the necessity
for employment of more heavy guns
OF larger calibre in tho great battles
which lasted several days and during
which time must be gained by both
sides to carry out their powerful In
trenching work"
The report contained this startling
fnformation:
Tt Is a fact that between Scptem-
Der l2 and October s. the total killed,
wounded and missing among the Brit
ish. exped.tionary force has reached
sol officers and 1880 men. proving
the severity of the struggle In which
our. troops have been cngaged."t
The report continues: Me-
. : From August i Q TO. September Il Z.
from. Mons hack TO the Seine and Stu
the Aisnc. lie army spnde m SSSconi-
{ llailus mas. OeeuSslGeaSciSSSlgE. engaged
without single days halt Or rest OF
any kind. s-;:lSy -,--.s 4 $ I. "a. s;
ROYAL FLYING CoRt,s -.
s5 oIs IsSGREAT. HAI.uE
y Sir David Henderson and the Royal
Flying Corps have again proved til cir
incalculablc value Great strides have
been made in the development and Tho
use of a.r craft In the tactical sphere
by establishing effective communities
tton between the air craft nnd the units
in action"
The War Office tonight issued an
other casualty list received from head
quarters under date OF September g.
It gives ffty-one noncommissioned Of
lfcers and men as having been killed,
i4s men wounded. and $50 men miss.
Ing.
Those of the Killed belonged entire
ly to the Royal Scots. the Royal Irish
ant! the East Surrey Regiments rne
East Surveys. the Kings Own Scottish
}ordcrers, and the Somerset Light In
faEtry figure largely in the missing
list. is :
OF commissioned officers the list
gives four killed and five wounded
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
PROTEST. eERMANsI nm HOTELS

Londoners Learn That, some Employ
Tfutons. While Others DO Not. :.
IS LONDON, October Is The agitation
Of the london press against the em-
ployment of thousands OF Germans In
day In ar announcementSthnt> three OF
the large and fashloh9ble hopaes &ero
Tree gof, Germans md AuBtrianss This
was followed by a. similar announces
iments from two no tells iu the Blooms
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19

The HoIlnnd-American Line:
steamer Noordnm, which recently
struck n mine In the North Sea, has
arrived ut Rotterdnm. -,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19

The steamer Brindilla. now flying
the American flus. but formerly un-
der German cOlors, ns the YasIi-
ington. has been taken into Hniifnx
as a prize by the lIritish auNIliary
cruiser Cnrona. s9 3 q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19

Z Anti-Germnn mobs In London
have wrecked twenty bakeries
butcher shops aud saloons bcIonRius.
to Gcrmnns and looted the atorcH:
and nlso dwelling places OF their
owners above them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19

Eight hundred Austrian sailors
and mechanics have arrived In Con-
stantinoDic to serve In the Turkish
navy and forts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19

The Austro- German md Russian,
reports of fighting in the enst CON
tinue contrnilictory. both sides
claiming Victories Mt vnrious points
nnd denying slefents. In .hc south,
the Scrvinns again nnno,,nce suc-5
cesscs against the sAustrians. III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
GERMAN ATTEMPT
TO REACH DUnkIRK
HALTED BY ALLIES
.Kaiser's Forces Advancing
Along Belgian Frontier
Also Pushed Back.
FAIL IN THEIR EFFORT
TO CROSS RIVER USER
French Reoccupy Armentieres,
Railway Junction, North
west of Lille.
TWO IMPORTANT SUCCESSES
Russians and Austrians Again Com
tradict One Another as ss
to Events.
Germans Driven Back
Il More Than 80 Miles

pROGRESS of the allies In North-g
ern France, Rnd Bcigium lis fn-ft
dicRted by the statement issued by 4
tho Dritish official prrss brrcausthnt
in the northern nrea the. Gcraurir
have bccn driven bacls more than
thirty miles.N This In nnrt In con-
y Hrmcd by nm Amsterdam dispatch,
which Fnys the Germans have cvac-g
intcu Courtrni, which III very icoi,-4
siderable distance to the northeast
OF Lille. 50 sss
ThiH advance, however,, has rct-S
erencc only 10 what was formerly
Known ny the French left wing
+ This wing extends to Tic North Sen. =
and Il tsf here that tile Brltish 1nd
French rcinforccInrnts have come
= to the German right win is-tke
army which is trying to force
its way down the eonst TO the@
French q channel ports. .53 SSSsS
On this important pIasea of IA he
EFent5 battle the latest OFFICIAL sfate-
ia " :lssa hs II, stfs
4 sOHfce rive lfftlcsi n formation, n, e Strf,
fot the recording OF fhe e rceap t,,sc q, &
JArtnenticrea by the allies naI the
repusscN of several attacks bs sier-
mans In BelEfum, with notRblee
advance north OF lSrrns. is
Field iNInrshni Sir John Erenci,,s
conrnnnler5of the British cxpc,li-
tionury force. hns sent two iatcresf-
Ing reports to the Nnr Dennrtrncptga a
RELATIVES to the battle OF 1.-THE hfane.S
He describes the valiant work of
hts generals, md inciIe ntnIIy y tcilsS
OF severe British Ioascs. An idea
of these cnn he obtained tcron, the \
fEurcS showing TINT from Septa1a-
her ~ TO October $. H8I officers and
1?.0S0 men were among the isilied.
wounded and missing. s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19

Puts your quest. for n situation
on strictly business basis when
you advertise In S.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-01-08
LITTLE PEAT FUEL IN USE
United States is Rich in the Material
But 1t Does Not Seem to BE
In Demand.

While the United States is the rich
est country in the world in deposits Of
peat. little active work is being done
in mining or digging it, and so far as
is known very few of the peat fuel
plants established have gone beyond
the experimental stage. and many Of
them have never been equipped with
essential machinery Reports from all
known peat fuel plans in the United
States. according to Charles a Davis
In his Mineral Resources ia 1912, show
that with one exception they were idle
during the summer that year
The only plant reporting productions
made are dried cylindrical peat blocks
which, when thoroughly dry, were
about six inches long and two inches
Ia diameter, dense and hard and stood
handling we'll The output of peat fuel
was reported as about 1900 tons, val
ued at S4.450. All of this peat was
sold.
The production of peat for fertilizer
was. so far as reported in 1912. 41,0S0
short tons, of which about 5000 tons
was reported as sold air dried that is,
not dried by artificial heat. The value
OF this material at the selling prices
reported was $1S6,522. Goal Age
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-01-08
AT THE PALACE.
Good Bill at The Popular PhOtOplsy
Theatre Tonight.

Fate takes a hand in bringing a
villain to justice in the new Kalem
drama of the Southwest. Her In
dian Brother. " This feature produce
tion will be shown at the Palace
tonight. IL is the story of an I'M
scrupulous white mans cruelty to
an Indian maid, and of her brothers
efforts to wipe out the wrong.
Before the last Leaves Fsll'' is
very pretty drama by the Selig
Company. IL will interest all who
see IL, and the Vitograph comedy
irama The Honorable Algernon. Z"
The restaurant proprietress takes
rather a fancy to the Honorable AL
gernon, stranded in New York. il
working as a waiter in her establish
ment. But when she proposes to him
he refuses her, saying that he is al
ready engaged.
This is proved by the arrival of
his fianeee from England who takes
MIN away, having inherited large
forum. Blinkers, the proprietresses'
head man, is made happy, toe, when
she decides to console herself with
him for her husband. Another good
picture will complete a very pleasing
program of Palace Quality"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-01-08
TO IMPERSONATE DICKENS.
BATHS Coming Jan. rs To Government
House.

Few real impeTsonators of Charles
Dickens are known today, but the
peer of Dickens impersonators is
William Sterling BATHS, who comes
to the Government House on jan
uary 26.
Mr.. BATHS is the real Dickens
Man. He was seen here last sum-
mer at the Chautauqua with a
great deal of pleasure. II is con-
ceded by all who know Mr.. BATHS
that he is one of the best posted,
most thoroughly acquainted and most
practical Dickens scholar in the
lyceum. To talk with Mr.. BATHS is
tc realize that the sayings of Dickens
fall from his lips as fuently as slang
from the lips Of newsbcy. The oc-
casion promises to be one of great
social enjoyment. Tickets are for
sale by the following ladies': Mrs.
Alden. Mrs. BuTrage, Mrs. Capron,
Mrs. Chew, Mrs. Cresap, Mrs. Den
mis- Claude, Mrs. Cusachs, Mrs. Douw,
Mrs. Fauble, Mrs. Fenton, Mrs. 6 as
saway, Miss Iglehart, Miss Margaret
Martin, Mrs. McComas. Mrs. Nun
roe, Mrs. Daniel r. Randall, Miss
Kate Randall, Miss Adele Randall,
Miss Suydam. Besides, these tickets
are on sale at Carvel Hall.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-01-08
FEEDING BIRDS IN WINTER
kindly Act e Set Dinner Table for
the Wild Feathered Song
sters

How best TO feed the birds Is al
most an art in itself A winter lunch
counter spread with suet. nuts, hemp
seed. meat and crumbs win attract
nHthatches. chickadees. downy and
hairy woodpeckers, creepers, blneiays.
etc. Canary seed. buekwheat, oats
and hay chat seattle "a on the
ground beneath VIII pro lie IN ire
sistible banquet for other iei hered
boarders. A feeding place o. III. sort
can be arranged for convenient q ser
walton from a window and aitorl no
end OF diversion and instruction. Nut
whether close TO home or far afield,
the great secret of success in such
work is regularity. Begin TO put the
food out early in November, and let
the birds get to know that they are
always sure to find a supply Of dain-
ties in q certain spot, and the news
viii soon spread among them. In win
try weather. especially, II is amazing
what can be accomplished by feeding
the birds regularly, and at least the
following birds have been induced TO
feed from the human hand: Chicka-
dee. white breasted nuthatch, red
breasted nuthatch. brown creeper,
Carolina wren. cardinal, evening gros.
beak, tufted titmouse. Canada jay,
Florida jay. Oregon Jay, and redpoll
Even in spring untiring patience has
resulted in the qualification of this SUI
preme ambition OF the bird lover, and
bluebird. robin. catbird. brown thrash
er and yellow throated vireo have
been known to feed from the hand OF
a trusted friend, even with plenty OF
food all around.--F'rom Boy Scouts OF
America.