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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-09-18
WHY Won kLUCK'S
!. FORCES REITERATED
GERMAN RIGHT WING EXECUTED
A BRILLIANT COUNTER.
MOVEMENT.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

HWsssus newspaper Union News Service.
Paris.-The admirable discipline Of
NE censorship is revealed by commu.
nicAubns which show that the only
one sutside of the military authori
ties xho knew Of the whereabouts of
the Nench forces at the beginning Of
the 9eat battle were the Germans.
The kter learned Of 1t none too soon
an eir diversion from the route to
heretoiore attributed to fear OF
Iflkte situation. SIS
THE Germans penetrated France in
hrse columns, but the force con-
sisted of five armies ard at least SOe,.
600 men. The plan evidently was Tor
ia quick direct attack on Paris by
General Won Kluck, while the armies
Of General Won Buelow, the Princes Of
Wurtemburg and Saxony and the
crown prince dealt with the other
armies OF the allies.
The audacious commander Of the
German right wing, surprised by the
resistance Of the allies at Guise and
Compeigne, was rendered cautious
and must have discovered the pres.
ehce Of the army of Paris on his
flank He showed his resourceful
ness by \ a sharp countermovemen,
against this protecting force. The
critics give on Kluck full credit fol
skin, as well as hardihood, and, re-
ferring to General Joffres plans, say
It is match between masters in the
art OF war. General Joffre failed
they believe, by the narrowest mar
gin In gaining one Of the most bril-
liant victories in history.
1t Is generally thought that this
looping Of the loop adds immensely tc
the dangers Of Won Kluck's army. The
worn-out forces doubling on theil
own tracks. necessarily must lose
courage, 1t is argued, ss well al
strength, and have to count, not only
with the extraordinary endurance Of
the allies, but with the constant dan
ger from the flying column OF thu
comparatively fresh army of Paris.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-09-18
Remarkable Prophecy Justified.

"She' NaD'o TToPnecy JuStttle0.
Bordeaux.-Evenths these last days
have brought remarkable justification
OF a number Of prophecies made by
Nine. de Thebes, the Partisan chire.
mances, in her almanac for 1914, Is
sued last winter. This year." said
Nine. de Thebes, eight months age,
we will pass through the gravest and
most decisive hours. It will be year
especially happy for France, In spite
OF blood, in spite of tears and In spite
OF uneasy omens, victory! victory!
France will emerge renewed in
strength, reconstructed by war"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-09-18

ton on the line between Nanteuil lie
Haudin and Meaux.
1.-THE main portion Of the enemy's
right wing was attacked frontally BY
the British army, which has been
transferred from the north to the east
Of Paris. and by a French corps ad-
vancing alongside 1t on line be.
tween Crecy, Colommieres and &c.
zanne.
1.-THE combined. operations up to the
present have been completely sue.
cessful. The German outer flank was
forced back as far as the line Of the
Ourcq river. There 1t made a strong
defense and executed several vigor.
GUS counter attacks, but was unable
to beat of the pressure Of the
French advance.
"The main body Of the enemy's
right wing vainly endeavored to de-
fend the line Of the Grand MORN
river, and then that of the Petit Mo.
rim. Pressed back over both Of these
rivers and threatened on its right.
owing to the defeat of the covering
force by the allies lett, the German
right wing retreated over the Marine,
September 10.
.'The British army, with portion
Of the French forces on its left.
crossed this river below Chateau
Thierry-a movement which Obliged
the snemy's forces west Of the Ourcq,
already assailed BY the French CORPS
! forming the extreme left Of the al.
lies, to give way and retreat north.
eastward In the direction Of Soissons,
Germans Fall Back In Disorder.
"since September 10 the whole Of
the German right wing has fallen
back in considerable disorder, close.
| " followed by the French and British
troops. ~ E;isr
"Six thousand prisoners and IL
guns were captured on the tenth and
eleventh, and the enemy Is reported
to be continuing his retirement rapid.
ly over the Aisne, evacuating the
scissors region.
1.-THE British cavalry II reported TO-
day to be at Nsmes, not far from
Rheims.
while the German right wing thus
has been driven back and thrown in.
to disorder, the French armies fur.
Their to the east have been strongly
engaged with the German center,
which had pushed az far az vitry.le.
Fransois. Between September s and
10, our allies were unable to make
much impression west OF Vitry. On
the eleventh, however. a portion oil
the German army began to give way
and eventually abandoned vitryIe
Francois.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-09-18
TRAGIC TALE Of
BATTLE A! L|EGE'
WOUNDED GERMAN OFFICER RE-
LATEs HORRORS OF ATTACK
ON THE BELGIAN FORTS.

New York.-A vivid description Of
tie fighting before Lege, attributed
to German officer who was serious
ly wounded In the battle, Is published
by the Weser Zeitung. Of Bremen,
copies Of which reached here today
The officer DESCRIBES his experiences
in a letter in part a. follows:
sour trip to the Belgian border was
triumphal proeAssion.
AZ Nh 1kpsust 81 we marched
|tAtcush ths uub s3lsy sueetinx,
/ obstacles everywhere. II was An aw-
M nerch. In the afternoon we took
up quarters me vafIass sontiS q.
Lege.
Seven o'clock. An alarm IL
sounded! the captain shouts; STORM
Lsge. It ID impossible. We cannot
80 further; the forts are IS kilometers
away; but we press on. Thirty min
utes pass and We are fired upon from
the heights. Now shots are fired d.
rectly at us from nearer points.
'The field IL alive with troops. It /,
is raining in torrents. We press on.
We see soldiers fall. Now they fall In
masses and do not rise. We hear can.
noading.
Suddenly We hear that our bag.
gage has been attacked. One COM
pany turns back. The village has
been burned down; oil the people
shot. Such are the atrocities Of the
Franctireurs. Meanwhile we keep on
close to Liege and turn Of behind the
wood.
-Four regiments lay down their
knapsacks and iron rations' are taken
out. The last exhortation is given:
We form in ranks for the charge.
shells whiz past. but without aim.
We gallop by our artillery, stuck help
lessly In the mud up to the stomach.
A wild hail Of bullets bursts on 40
from point directly opposite. Our
own men are firing upon US. but just
in time we are recognized. Now We
are directly in front of the firing line
Of the forts. There is Wild clamor-
ing. The parole 'Whoerth' IL given.
Friend and enemy look alike.
II am lying before . barricade Of
trees and barbed wire, with my com
rade, Lieutenant O. on my LEFT.
and the captain on my right. Shells
explode all around: everywhere 10 the
internal noise Of musketry fire. A
few yards ahead We may get better
cover. I nudge Lieutenant O.
and ask: Shall We 80 forward!' No
answer-he 70 dead. The captain
Jumps to his feet and falls back; no
IL shot in the breast.
II rush forward. A terrible blow
throws me back three feet. l have
received she'll in the left thigh. The
pain is terrible. Before me an ofnoer
calls out his name, holds out his hand
to mo and then falls back-dead. In
front Of me there Is flag and Itry
to crawl up to II. The bearer Is dead.
A second shot strikes me in the left
arm; third in the right arm: l bitnI
tha earth with pain. A few step
front are the Belgian rifle pitt
men advar .. lie In one plac
~ IL hours. yet despite the halyNOE
bullets nothing happens to me. A doc
tor comes with bandages.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-09-18

the French had driven the Invaders
from their territory and Belgium had
been compensated, terms could not he
negotiated. Ambassador Pages report
Of his conversation with Sir Edward
Gray reached the White House. Great
Britain, according to Ambassador
Page, Is determined to make No
peace until German militarism has
been crushed. On the same day came
personal messages from Emperor
William and President Poincara Of
France concerning the use Of dumdum
bullets.
Friday-President Wilson and Sec.
rotary Bryan determined to await the
reply of the German emperor to the
inquiry sent on the previous Monday
before acknowledging personal mes.
sages from Emperor William and
President Poincare. Should the EN-.
peror's reply be favorable, the presi.
dent may express a hope that the
atrocities complained of may be-
ended through the making OF peace
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-09-18
Soldiers In ignorance.

Paris. Seven hundred German
prisoners arrived at Brienne lie Chs
teau. They expressed surprise thu
the British were fighting againsl
Germany. A party Of nifty uhlans
surrendered in starving condition.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-09-18

VIII Not Make Peace separately.
Copdnhagen.-The vossische Zeit-
ung Of Berlin declares that previous
to the outbreak Of the war Germany
and Austria Hungary agreed not u
make peace separately.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-09-18
Parls.Hayre Road Omen.

London.--The road from Havre to
Paris has been reopened and declared
safe for automobiles and traffic, &C.
cording to a message from Havre to
the Weekly Dispatch.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-09-18
z,fa
RUSSIANS STILL
GAINING GROUND
TEUToN ARMIES UNABLE 70
CHECK VICTORIOUS MARCH
OF cZAR'S SOLDIERS.
MANY THOUSANDS CAPTURED
Battle Lines Said to Be Hundreds OF
Miles Long--over a Million op'
pose Siav Invasion.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
--ondon.-Success appears to cling
to the Russians in the battles In Ga.
licia and Russian Poland. They are
reported to have won a decisive vic
tory at Rasknik and Tomaznow, and
the British War Office reports re
ceipt OF news of a brilliant Russian
victory in which 10000 prisoners and
several hundred guns were taken.
A dispatch to Lloyd's News from
Petrograd says:
1.-TWO Austrian armies, are sur
rounded and $4,000 prisoners have
been taken, including 500 officers
from one army and 900 from another.
The surrender of both armies is i'm,
pending. The Germans again are
moving troops from the east to the
west"
A dispatch to the Reuter- Telegram
Company frorn Paris says:
"The Matin learns from Petrograd
that the first Austrian army, under
General Won Nuremberg, has lost 800
officers, $4,000 soldiers and 400 guns:
and that the second Austrian army fla,
lost as prisoners 500 officers and TO-.
900 men. The Russian victory Is con.
sidered to be absolutely complete"
The Austrian and German armies
ara estimated at 40 divisions Of IN.
fantry and II Of cavalry, totaling
more than million men, and rein.
forced by several German divisions.
The Russians describe their line an ex-
tending over several hundred versts.
GA yerst Is about two.thirds of =
nils. .s'4'sAs-
Fighting has been proceeding con.
tinuously since August 25,. and the
Russians claim to be winning both ii
Poland and Galicia.
Vienna says the Austrians were sue.
cessful during the first stages Of the
fighting in Galicia. and took 10000
prisoners. but that they were obliged
to withdraw from Lemberg and con.
centrate in better position because
the northern wing of the Austrian
army in Poland was threatened BY
greatly superior numbers.
The Servian offensive continues sue.
cessfully. Servian troops have crossed
the Save at several points and 1t ts
said the Servians are being received
enthusiastically by the Hungarians.
A semioficial statement reviewing
operations against Austria since the
outbreak Of the war makes no men.
ton Of the capture of Semlin. before
reported, but says:
The Austrians have sent all their
troops to the east to stem the ad-
vance Of the enormous Russian wave.
The small total force it has at it,
disposal already argues fresh sue
cesses for us. II by a miracle. Aus.
tria escapes the catastrophe by which
1t is menaced, 1t will be little servia
that has dealt the severest blow to
Its prestige"
The statement asserts that in Au.
gust, Austria threw one-third Of its
total forces, or 100000 men, against
Servia-200,O00 Of these at the weak
est point along the frontier on the
Save and Drina from Liubova and
Shabat. After sanguinary fighting
the tide turned August 10, the Aus
TRANS being completely beaten and
pursued along the whole line.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-09-18
RUSSIANS SMASH
AUSTRIAN LEFT
PLAN TO PUT ENEMY OUT OF
FIGHT BEFORE GERMAN REIN.
FoRcEMENTs ARRIVE.

London.-The Russians continue to
strike at the Austrian left In Galicia
and. according to Petrograd reports,
have succeeded In smashing 1t. The
object In concentrating the attack on
this wing Of the Austrian army is
obvious, for the Russians have de-
sired more than anything else at the
present time to put the Austrian army
entirely out of the fight before more
German rsinf0rccments could come
to It's aid.
What remains Of the Austrian left
are said to be In the angle between
the River Vistula and San, where the
Russians hope to force a surrender of
the Prussian and Posen campaign.
Nothing has been divulged, but Off
cial reports say the Russians are ope-
rating before Posen and Breslau anG
have occupied Tzenstochoff and Pc.
trokoff. It is believed, however, they
will satisfy themselves with trying to
hold their present position in both
Prussia and Posen, until they have at.
tempted more completely to dispose
Of the Austrians. In addition, with
the arrival of the rainy season, Rus
sian Poland will be transformed into
marsh in which the Germans will
find 1t impossible to move.
The Servians continue their sue.
cesses against the Austrians, accord
ing to Russian reports.
Russian successes are reported
everywhere in the theater of opera
tions," says a Petrograd dispatch.
Notwithstanding brilliant efforts Of
the Hungarian cavalry and the ability
Of the Austrians to entrench them.
selves in a clever manner, the Rus
SLAMS have crushed the bulk Of the
opposing armies, occupying more ter.
ritory every day.
Northern light., 1914-06-01
UNALAKLEET NEWS

Mir. Dwyer is back with lis once more. He seems much improved We hope that his strong co1istitu~ tion will master the trouble and that he may fully recover
 MT. Munyan, manager of the Nome Cold storage spent several days i'll our town w4i,i3g for the faithfu! Jeanllie to take him to St. Michael. MT. Steinhanser tool: the picked hunters of the village and went with the Jeannie after seal. Some twenty or more seal were killed and
 ore walrus brought home. Page 8
Northern light., 1914-06-01

lhally AlOOilS dSO. MI BdItIStC IS dil interesting talker. Full of live know, ledge gained by extensive travel A1a entertainer tobe sought He is at home with the nillio lere, statesman, noble man and peasant. The" Karluk' is wracE on Wrangell Island. It was with the utmost difficulty that the island was reached by the wrecied bolt.
 capt. Bartlett latter narageG to make the mainland of a desolate barren stretch of Sibarias coast lire. Af- ter walk of 1900 miles he finally relhed Emma Harbor where for two weeks he was r C d for by Baron Kleist who is stationed there as a marshal. Two weeks later the whaler Hermon came to his rescue and brought him to St Michael where he could wire the Canadian government as to his and his crews whereabouts. He was supposed tobe lost. The en- tie story of tie expedition and it's fate was wired to the WY. Times. For days the wires of St. Michael s.iswered the queries of an interested world.
 MT Bartlett is a Newfoundlander.
 ->.s.tt.eSs~
 UNALAKLEET NEWS
 Mir. DWyer is back with lis once
Northern light., 1914-06-01

ST MICHAEL NEWS
 Mr. Runyan arrived o1l the Jearnie. He is here i'll the interest of the cold storage plant.
 MT ETicson, manager of the cold storage plant at this place, died recently.
 Supt. X. N. Evans was also passan- ger on the Jeannie He is here look ing after the interest of the B. of E.
 Mrs Lucia Petrie and II r father are expected to arrive oil the Vic.
 Mrs. N. G. Hall underwent a slight operation at the hospital some time past Dr. Ferenbaugh says she will soon te fully recovered.
 spring has been cold damp, wet. foggy dismal and dissg: eeable, But let us look on the bright siGe-We had no earth quake.
 St. Michael was the radiating cen ter of world wide news few days ago. This was brought about by the coming of the whaler, Herlnon, which had oil board Capt. Bartlett, of the Stefensoa Arctic Expedition, formerly of the Roosevelt i'll Perry's SIC ess- full dash to the pole.
 St. Michael did herself proud ill en- te-taining the distinguished guest,
 Dr. and Mrs. Ferenbaugh gave a dinner i'll his Il Il r.The Bachelor officers entertained him royalty.
 Later a dinner at the K.O. $ made evry ore rejoice that providence or fate had cast in their midst Capt. po,ttot+ Ha u,oc o1SO the 1,O,,Ora6
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-22

VERA CRUZ, Mexico, April 22.-At
a conference held on board the Ameri-
can battleship Arkansas Rear Admir-
ais Badger and Fletcher decided this
morning to complete the investment of
Vera Cruz
Rear Admiral Badger ordered
landing force composed Of 200 ma
rines and blueiackets to be concen-
trated, and before daybreak these had
all been sent ashore
Rear Admiral Fletcher reported that
the Mexicans were still firing from
the housetops. and that the rilemen
were composed Of irregulars and armed
citizens, who continued sniping from
behind shelters. The regular Mexican
Federal troops forming the garrison
at Vera Cruz are said to have with
drawn to a distance Of l5 to % miles
inland
Rear Admiral Badgers 5 fleet of five
battleships is now outside the break
water. All American war vessels are
| held in readiness to start TO Tampieo
at an hour s notice, il Rear Admiral
Mayo, in command there desires aid.
The American forces began to ad-
vance to take the entire city Of Vera
| Cruz at s o clock today under the pro
lection Of the guns Of the warships
according to report from Consul Can
'aaa, received at tine state department
this morning. Reinforcements from
Rear Admiral Badgers ; feet landed to
day under the guns Of American war
ships, to aid in taking the city.
Consul Canada reported to the stat,
department that $50 Mexicans wer,
killed and wounded in the engagement,
at Vera Cruz yesterday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-22
FORMER RESIDENT
OF GUILFORD DEAD
Mrs Charles f Estabrook Was at
Home of Her Daughter i'll Brock
ton-Native of Green River.

Mrs Charles F. Estabrook, 20, a
native of Guilford, died yesterday at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jesse
l.. Squircs, in Brockton, Mass. The
body will be brought to Guilford Fri
day or Saturday and placed in the
Estabrook vault in that town.
Mrs Estabrook s maiden name was
Angeline L. Aldrich. She was born
in Green River (Guilford), Dee. 20,
1884, daughter of Lyman and Doro-
thy (Baker) Aldrich and was married
to Charles f. Estabrook in 1860. He
died in 1899. Mrs. Estabrook, who
was the last of her family, leaves
one daughter. Mrs. Squires. brother,
Henry o. Aldrich, was for many years
prominent member of the firm Of
Cobb. Aldrieh & Co., wholesale grocers,
of Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Estabrook were among
the best known people of Guilford dur
| ing their residence there. Mr.. Esta.
| brook was widely known as Il manu-
| facturer of summer beverages
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-22
Getting the V. N. G. Ready

Lee ;. Illtotson, adjutant general of
Vermont, though he has received no
official notification from the war de
partment regarding the possibility that
the Vermont National Guard NAV be
called into the federal service, has
taken steps to have the state militia
in readiness if called upon Gen. Til
lotson said late last night that he had
communicated with the captains OF
each of the II companies of the 1st
Vermont regiment asking the com
manders to ascertain at once how many
men in each company viii enlist in the
federal service if the government calls
upon the National Guard of the various
states in connection with the Mexican
situation.
Gen. TillOtson said that he does not
understand that it will be necessary to
convene the legislature in extraordi-
nary session should the government call
for the National Guard of Vermont,
as he understands that the volunteer
act, Just passed. makes provision for
mastering state troops into service and
also provides funds for immediate con
centration of militia regiments to mob
ilization points
The adintant general said that the
strength of the 1st regiment is appar-
emily TOO men, and that if the war
department should call for a regiment
on a war footing it will be necessary to
enlist about 600 more men, He said
that the regiments equipment of arms,
tentage, etc, is in readiness for imme-
diate use.
Gen. Tillotson said that while he
would not hazard even a guess as TO
whether the federal government antici-
pates calling upon the militia Of the
several states, he believed, in the adj
vent of any prolonged difficulty with
Mexico the state troops viii be called
INTO service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-22
TO REPELL THE
AMERICAN INVASION
Mexican Federals Ordered to Concen-
trate at Saltillo-12OO Enlisted
Last Night.

EAGLE PASS, Texas. April 22.-All
Federal forces Of the Mexieans have
been ordered by Gen. Mas to concen-
trate at Saltillo, 70 "repel the Ameri-
can invasion. Last night, when the
people of Piedras Negras learned that
American marines had occupied Vera
Cruz, dozen recruiting offices We're
opened and arms issued for volunteer
companies as fast ar organized More
than 1000 went to Offices 10 volunteer
and they were enlisted during the even
ing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-22
TEXTILE WORKERS TO
FURTHER ORGANIZE
-Four Workers to Be Put in the Field
at Once in Various Parts of the
Country.

FALL RIVER, Mass, April %. -
The American Federation of labor has
authorized the United Textile Workers
of America to place at work four or
ganizers in various parts of the coun-
try, this announcement being made to-
day following a meeting of the emer-
gency commission of the United Tex
tile workers here The new organizers
are T. +. McMahon for the Rhode
Island district, b. f. Mcintyre of Au-
gusta, Ca, for the southern district,
Edmond Sicard of Lowell, Mass, FOR
the New England district and Miss
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-22
YESTERDAYS FIGHTING

following dispatch received from Al
miral Fletcher al Is p m. Yesterday:
TUESDAY in face Of approaching
norther. landed marines and sailors
from battleships Utah. Florida and
transport Prairie and seized customs
house. Mexican forces did not oppose
landing, but opened fire with rife and
artillery after our seizure Of customs
house. Prairie shelling Mexicans out
of their positions. Desultory firing from
housetors and streets. Hold customs
house and section Of city in vicinity Of
wharyes and consulate. Casualties -four
dead and 20 wounded
Those killed, SAYS a dispatch from
Galveston, Tex, were: Coxswain Shoe
yr-.....,l r
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-22
VERMONT REGIMENT
MAY BE CALLED
Adjutant General Wants to Know How
Many Would Enlist in Federal Ser
vice-Co. I has As Men.

Although Adjutant General Lee s Til
lotson has written to each captain of the
II companies in the LIST Vermont regi-
ment asking them to report at once how
many men OF their commands would en-
list for federal service in the event OF
their being needed, Captain Dana H. Gil
man of Company [ at noon had not re-
ceiyed tho order
The present strength OF the company Is
46 and the regulation peace footing is IS.
A war footing calls for los men 10 com
pany so that in the event of Company |
being called into service and every man Of
the present command enlsting it would he
necessary to enlist g. more to bring up
the number to the full strength.
Neither Major Linn ID. Taylor OF the
Inspector generals department, nor Major
Walter O. Cooley of the 1st regiment has
received any orders from headquarters