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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-11-13

by tho Germans with extraordin?r..
violence, and under the fierce cannon.
aiding the allies had to withdraw fror.
the town. which became no man
land across which shells from bot.
sides burst.
'"'rhe Germans made superhumar
and final effort under cover of fierc"
bombardment Of the British positions.
| The assault was met BY two regi-
ments, one Scottish and one of til"
Guards, which went down with bayo-
nets to stem the advance. 1t was tho
most terrible bayonet charge of the
whole war and it succeeded.
That was the last German effort
against Ypres. They are now assa!!
ing the allied line at Arras. 40 miles
further to the south, but not with tl,*
same fury.
so fierce has been the fighting
around Ypres that the German casual
ties are believed to 100000. though;
these figures may prove exaggerated
Germans Prepare For a Retreat.
A dispatch to the Times from Rot
terdam says that a Dutchman return
ing from Selzaete, in East Flanders.
states that the Germans have prepar
ed the first bridge over the Ghent-Ter-
neusen canal and between this and
the next bridge are constructing
trenches facing the direction of Ant
werp The Germans had been unable
to repair the main railway bridge,
which the Belgians destroyed.
It is reported that the Germans
fighting in South Belgium are chief
ly volunteers and that six million vol
unteers between the ages of 10 and
Il years are drilling in Germany
Several Dutch correspondents who,
despite the rigorous enforcement or.
der against leaving Belgian territory,
have managed to cross the frontier By
an old path used by smugglers. agree
that the Germans are apparently max
ing preparation to retreat. Norther.
ly Flanders is being covered with
trenches and Notifications.
A balloon station which was being
erected at Knesselacre has again been
demolished.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-11-13
ENGLAND WILL
NEVER GIVE Up
SAYS KITCHENER
The British Empire is Now
Fighting for Its Very
Existence
fNfMY'S ADVANTAGE
LAY IN ITS MACHINES
6UT ENGLAND HAS AN EN0R.
NOUS ADVANTAGE IN ITS
MEN AND MATERIAL.
JAPANESE CAPTURE TSINGTAU
Germany Yields last Foot Of It's Pos
sessions in Far East-Japan May
Now Help the Allies.
6U1 ENGLAND HAS AN ENOR.
NOUS ADVANTAGE IN ITS
MEN AND MATERIAL.
JAPANESE CAPTURE TSlNGTAU
Germany Yields Last Foot Of Its Pos.
sessions in Far East-Japan May
Now Help the Allies.
Jap Troops For France.

Japanese Troops For France.
" tau the question of Japan's send
. ing an army to Europe has begun
. to attract increasing attention.
The idea finds considerable sup.
" port in military circles. which, 1t
" is believed, that such a move
. would be welcomed by France.
Emperor Yoshohito has given
. $4,000 toward the foundation Of
: St Luke's international hospital
= ~ Toxic. The gift to q Christian
: institution, without precedent
= here, assures, It Is stated. the sue
: cess Of the undertaking, which
: VIII cost half million dollars
80 q =. &c s. 81 g Z! - . - - - - 4
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take the places of those who have
fallen"
AFRICAN REBELS ARE ROUTED
Six Million Volunteers Between ACES
Of 10 and q Are Said to Be Drill.
- ing IN Germany.

LondOn.-The Germans have given
up. for the present at least, thei:
efforts to break through the allied
lines around Yprss N Belgium. The.
British and Eraich haze takna Tia,
r. 111ts0 E tlls 81 ~. "a Accofd
ings 70 reports from French headquar-
ters. have commanded to advance.
The Germans claim success at only
one point on the western battle front.
That is to the west of the Argonnes
region where the German emperor's
forces have succeeded In taking from
the French an important height near
Viennele-C Chateau.
Elsewhere the French troops have
made progress and retaken the posi-
lions which they had lost during the
course Of the week. This is notably
SO In the Aisne valley around Sois.
sons.
eeroians Hold Lines to Coast.
The Belgians, who are holding the
line reaching to the coast. also have
made progress and thus it would seem
that the Germans still are waiting for
additional retnforcements before re-
newing their attempt to smash through
TO the French sea ports.
The lighting Sunday was carried on
in fog which interfered with the
work of tho airmen and likewise tn,
artillery.
While the reports of the allies Of.
fensive In the west have given hope
in London that the Germans will fal,
back to q line further removed from
the sea. Ill uneasiness has not passed,
for they previously have shown won.
derful recuperative powers. The pres.
ence OF the Russians In East Prussia
and Silesia, however, although the lat.
ter are only cavalry, it is believed
here. will prevent the Germans from
sending any more troops to the west
II It does not compel them to with.
draw some Of their troops from that
front. 1921. .'-. .....-
South African Rebsis Defeated.
The Union defenses forces con.
tinues to round up t,,e rebels in South
Africa. Those in the northern part
Of Cape Providence, which have been
. worry to the government have been
completely routed, while those In
Transvaal that have not been captured
are scattering.
In Orange Free State. however, ser.
eral small commanders are showing
activity and have been footing towns
and damaging railways.
The Austrians have apparently sen:
stronger forces against Servia, and
have driven the Serbs out Of Slavonia.
OF what IS going on in Bosnia, which
the Servians and Montenegrins in
vaded almost to the capital. Sarajevo.
nothing has been disclosed for weeks.
but the operations against their
northern border must have had an Of
feet on the Servian plans In Bosnia.
Germans Fail q Ypres.
A dispatch to the Times from Dun.
kirk. France. filed Saturday night,
says:
After desperate attack. lasting
. whole week. the German attempt to
break the allies line ct Ypres has
failed.
TT may 10 admitted tha& the post.
ton at Yprss two days aso was ser:.
ous. The town itself vas bombarded
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-11-13
JAPANESE PRAISE
GERMANS BRAVERY
opl,o,a n 3 e., NM ~
TuNe or TolN0TAu AFTER
STUBBORN RESISTANCE.

Tokio.-After desperate assaults In
which the Japanese in Nhe face Of he.
roic resistance repeated the bravery
of their forces at Port Arthur, Tsin,
tau surrendered Saturday at 800 a.
m. At that hour Gov. Meyer.Wal.
deck sent an officer with q flag Of
truce to the Anglo-Japanese lines. At
4 p. m. the Japanese and German ON.
GERS opened conference at Moltke
barracks when the formalities Of CAP
itulation were concluded.
Japanese officers pay unstinted tri.
butte to the bravery Of the Germans,
who fought tenaciously to the last
Unofncial reports are that the Ger
mans blew up what was left of their
forts before surrendering. Virtually
the whole town is In ruins. A Japan.
ese torpedo boat hotilla that entered
the bay found nearly all the ships had
been destroyed.
An official estimate places the Jan.
anese killed in the final assault Friday
night at 36, with 1872 wounded. The
British took an important part In the
victory and two British officers were
wounded. No statement of the Ger.
man casualties is available, but it IL
believed they were heavy.
The minister Of war states that
the lessons learned from the siege
were first the destructiveness Of the
heavy guns that the Japanese used for
the first time and. second, the effec.
ttveness Of the aeroplane observation
service. The prisoners, who viii num-
Der. 1t is said, between 5000 and g..
900, will be brought to Japan. The Of.
fetal version Of the Anglo, Japan, vic.
tory, issued BY the japanese War OF.
fee, reads as follows:
"A general bombardment on Octo.
Der 81 permitted the occupation No.
vember ! Of 366 Meter Hill. We en-.
trenched and on November 1 pro-
crossed to q position at Pompuxa.
The heavy artillery co-opefated With
and protected the infantry. III,
ION the night OF November 6 Va oc.
cupied the third and ANAL attacking
position in front Of the entanglements
that screened the forts. General Yos.
himi Yamada's command advanced
from the center and forced its way
through three heavily wired defenses,
crossed the intervening bitches and
captured the center fort. This helped
General Horichi to occupy the north.
erly fort.
"The right wing under General 70
hoyi and the British right center led
BY Lieutenant Colonel Bernardiston
jointly charged and early on Novem.
Der Z occupies Hits, Moltke and Biz.
marck. forcing the enemy to ~ maya
Of surrender"
It was In the middle Of September
that the real attack began, although
preparations for the taking OF the
German stronghold In Asia were h.
Gun Immediately after war was a..
slaro1 - Japan. August 1e.s
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-11-13

western NeusDapee Un1oa lewy Service.
London. That England Is prepared
to carry on the war indefinitely with
every confidence In the result was
the tenor Of the speeches ct the an
nual banquet inaugurating the new
lord mayor Of London at the Guild
Hall Monday night, delivered by the
men who are responsible for the con-
duct Of the war.
1.-THE British empire Is now aghting
for ito existence said Lord Kitchen
or. Il want every citizen to under.
stand this. for only from clear con.
csption Of the vast importance Of the
issue at stake can como the great M.
tional moral impulse without which
the government war ministers or
their navies can do but little. We
have enormous advantages In our re.
sources Of men and material, and In
that wonderful spirit OF ours which
has never understood the meaning Of
defeat. All these are great assets, but
they must be used judiciously and ef.
fectively.
Il have no complaint to make about
the response to my appeals for men.
The progress in the military training
Of those who have already enlisted IA
most remarkable and the country may
well be proud Of them, but l shall
want more men and still more until
the enemy IL crushed. .s.
Armies cannot be called together
- with the magician's wand, and In
the process OF formation there may
have been discomforts and inconven.
fences In some cases-even downright
suffering. cannot promise that this
condition win wholly cease, but I can
give You every assurance that they
have already greatly diminished ana
everything that administra energy
can do to bring them to an end q.
suredly win be done.
''The men who have come forward
must remember that they are endur.
Ing for their country's sake Just rs
their comrades are in the shell-torn
trenches. The introduction Of elabo.
rate destructive machinery with which
orr enemies had 80 amply and care
fully supplied themselves has been
the subject Of much eulogy by mill
tary critics, but It must be remember
"a that In the matter OF preparations
those who TX beforehand the date Of
! war have . considerable advantage
over their neighbors.
$50 far % we are concerned, we
lare claarJy open to no similar suspi.
cion. This Development Of arma-
msnts AaS modified the application Of
81 yeinelples Of strategy and tactics
an1 roancs1 tho present warfare TO
.soansGhing approaching siegs opera
.(uf $3.50 q The trenches have
80 ooseeA 1T sach casualties ars
o6sos1i1g he British nation
II - = ~ natAse tArosgh. They
~ p 80 % - 1nesatiyo g Brie.
= = ! - = Dssls tAsnsslvss .
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-11-13
RUSSIANS SWEEP
FOE BEFORE THEM
~NS-cal
German. Continue Their Retreat Be.
You'd the vi.tu!a and Austrian.
Are Retiring Fast.

Wester., Newspaper Union News Servi.,
London.-That the Russians are
continuing their victorious advance
into German territory is reported in
official announcements in Petrograd
Monday. The Russian General Staff
tells Of the occupation Of Goldap, sew.
eral miles across the frontier in East
Prussia. and adds that the Russian
onrush has stopped the movements of
the German railway trains near the
station of Soldau. many miles south
west of Goldap, in East Prussia.
Further south the Germans have
continued their retreat beyond the
Vistula river and on the roads to era.
COW the cars armies are pushing the
retreating Austrians. according to Pc.
trograd.
The Russian advance guards are
now fighting on both the East Prus.
sian and Posen borders, and it IS be.
lieved that the Germans have given
up their first plan. of Offering resist.
ance on the Positions which they had
prepared along the Wharf.-The river.
AIcolu.nE "o uerman reports
on the East Rrussian frontier, where
they lost 4,ose men and secured some
m.culne gun. ". =. tne asntins e'se-
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a dispatchst0 the Reuters Te'e'
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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-11-13
MAJOR GENERAL ALLENBY

MAJOR General AI1enby, who has
been distinguishing himsek on tho
left wing Of tho allied army in France,
10 recognized 40 one Of the most ca.
pabls Of Great eritain's cavalry lesd.
ers. He won fame In the South Af1l.
can war and In 1910 was made In.
speetor general Of cavalry In England.
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Claim I Complete Victory.

London.-A Mafconi wireless de.
patch from Berlin rays: admiral
Craddock's lleet has been annihilated
n the Pacific b. the Germans. Our
losses were . few wounded and IN.
significant damage
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-11-13
Flashes From the Moving
Picture Drama Of War

Gen DeWet, the rebel leader, de-
feated British commando under Gen
Cronjs near Drornberg. and Cen d.
Vets son Daniel was killed.
Russian cruisers 'bombarded the
Straits OF Bosphorus Saturday.
The Russian Black Sea nest he's left
sesastopol and y proceeding east
ward. s-..A a's'a..z
An railroad transportation has beea
suspended In Belgium.
{. Dutch forts are guarding the river
Sheldt and preventing Germany frbo
using It Is Q naval base.
The French government has granted
military attaches Of other countries
to proceed to the front for observe
ton.
Austria's imports for September
were $z2,200. 900. compared with $751;
100000 in September, 1913.
employed On other points with he d.
ject OF preserving the best trooDs.
This would appear to indicate that he
Germans would have given up theR
Russian adventure and Win once noso
concentrate against France anA
Great Britain in Belgium. Clearly Tie
Russians. Who have. cut the railway
ct Pleschen. are sending along forces
With great rapidly On both tanks q
the positions On which the defeated
Germans are retreating.
Grand Duke Nicholas refers In DIS
patches announcing his victory to the
new task q opening 4 new period q,
the war, and means. II I am not mis-.
taken. that Russia win now turn her
main attention toward the settlement
Of the eastern question. This means.
llrst and foremost. the breaking Up a
Austria Hungary, followed BY the e.,
pulsion OF the Turks from Europe.
and possibly the reconstructioa Of q
new Armenia. among other reaIranee-
ments Of the Balkan states. No Rus.
sian doubts that Constantinople 10
the natural capital Of the Russian
VAAsDNSs OAS>s NV OOSAAssS0 WnA W
thought too great for the attainment
Of this historical goal"
Rome.-A special dispatch to tho
Tribuna in Rsasa from Petrogsad
says:
1.-THE Russians cut OF the Ans-
TRAN army from the Germans. The
Austrians were sncircled q their left
flank and compelled to precipitaaely
retreat. Thursday the Russians, with
swift movement, occupied III the
ways Of retreat toward Cracow. and
thus the entire Austrian army was
pushed toward the Carpathian noun
tains. against which they ere closely
pressed.
Their conditioo here il desperate.
% their only line OF retreat Mes across
the Carpathians into Hungary. But
the Carpathians at this time OF the
year. and with the recent snowfalls.
are almost impossible to q million
and 4 half Of men with provisions and
munitlon trains and artillery.
emperor Nicholas remains It the
'front.'" - s7
Tho Berlin o6Acial report says come
Russian cavalry crossed the Warthe.
but Was driven hack. TO this The
Russian report Odds that tho town
q Wsfta, o. the Warthe river. IN
Poland. has been occupied, and that
. German column has proceeded weet.
ward through CseaDtocAowa, WhjcA q
vosy ueaS ~ 0oqolaa otQQsjoe.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-11-13
GERMANS FAIL
T0BREAk LINES
HEAVY roc HAS OEEN DELAYING
OPERATIONS ~ THE NORTH
..s.s..-sls asssys.%- 0eGQ AeleE

London.-The Germans have re.
newed their Offensive In the vicinity
Of Ypres and Dixmude, where sew.
eral previous attempts to break
through tho allied lines and gain the
coast of France have been repulsed
after the most severe fighting OF the
war.
Despite the reverses which the Aus.
troIGerman armies have suffered In
the East, where the Russians have
now invaded German territory, both
in East Prussia and Posen. the Ger.
mans are said to DC still sending re-
Inducements to the West In IN en-
deavor to break down the resistance
Of the British. French and Belgians.
who have been holding their positions
and have In places made small but
important advances.
There has. however. been no decis.
i've action fought along tho whole
front, but each side - making gains
which may count when the crisis ar.
rives. with tho tremendous forces op.
posing each other, any progress must
necessarily be slow in these days Of
siege battles, but both the allies and
the Germans express satisfaction with
the way. in which the battle has gone
thus far. ..t.
A Marconi dispatch from Berlin
Monday night says:
Main headquarters reports that
several OF the enemy's ships again IT.
tackled our right wing Monday after.
noon. but were rapidly driven OF by
our artillery" a.-..
The French oficial' communication
issued in Paris Monday night says:
"There has been no notable modi
hcation in the situation BY reason Of
the dimculties which IN intense foe
has created In connection with opera
lions OF any extent.
Elm the North the day has been
GOOD. We have maintained our post
lions between the River Lys and Lang
marck and made appreciate prog
ress between Langmarck and DIX
NUDE"
London.-A Petrograd dispatch "a
the Post says: t-t
1.-THE rapidly Of the movement 'ol
the battleAelds In Poland has moi
been equaled since the days Of M
poleon. Deducting the time spent b
actual lighting. the Russian pursuit
has been pressed for more than Z
week At . rate averaging fourteen
miles per day On the Polish roads
which are very heavy after tho rainy
season.
"There IL believed. To be no dub
that the Germans. in their retreat
pased Csenstochows without stop
ping. The troops q this column
which apparently were marching ID
good order. were probably the ara
line q the German divisions extri
Gated from Tie disastrous Ashting n
poland at the cost q the resesvl
troops and the allied AuotS1aas.
sDtmiloS tactics 0ooD % have bQol
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-18
LoEw's EMPRESS

Marcus Loew's new policy
vaudeville opened at the Loew's
Empress last night before an au-
dience that filled the big theater.
The new show is almost twice az
long as previous offerings.
!. 0vertures<-J. Edwin Owens
orchestra
2. Waldo & Company - iIlu-
sions and comedy-very good.
3. Yvonne--accordion virtuoso
4. Helen Stuart and Fred Hall
flop and American girl
fair singing and clever comedy.
5. Murray Livingstone & Co.
Italian drama-good.
8. Irving Jones and Roy John
son-eolored comedians-fair.
z. Buch Brothers-boundfn
net artists-very clever.
s. Five reels motion pictures
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-18
eUGENlE SILICON.
THREE ARENIC STARS OF THE h

breakfast. Here is a list of some
of the food purchased here and
scheduled for delivery on the
show grounds at five O'Clock In
the morning: Eighty gallons OF
fresh milk, twelve gallons of evap-
GRATED milk, eight hundred loaves
of bread, two hundred pounds of
porterhouse steak, Westphalta
ham, young lamb chops and young
veal outlets for breakfast, seven
hundred pounds of butter, thirty
five bushels of potatoes, ten BUSH
els of vegetables. fifty packages of
macarOni, fifty pounds of Ameri-
can cheese, one hundred pounds
of rice pudding, two hundred and
fifty pies of three varieties, and
one hundred and fifty quarts of
ice cream.
This quantity of food is supple
mented by one hundred and forty
five gallons of coffee a day and
fifty gallons of tea. It is prepared
for the hungry employees OF the
show by seven cooks working un-
der one chef whose word in the
kitchen" is law. Two butchers
cut mp the meat. Ten boys, en-
pIoyed as helpers in the big-tent
during performances, do nothing
for an hour before mealtime but
peel potatoes and prepare the
other vegetables, and the meals
are served by twenty-five walters
on the workmen's side of the din
ing-tent and BY thirty-five on the
side occupied by the officials of
the show, the performers and the
freaks. There are eight boys
who, at rnealtimes, do nothing but
serve water, tea, coffee and milk.
The open-air parade will leave
the show grounds as nearly ten
o clock tomorrow as possible, and
an eye-feast of professional glor-
les such as was never before wit
messed is promised. Three miles
e moving marveis will disclose.
absolutely free. upon the streets.
open dens Of Wild beasts. teams
Of trained zebras. herds Of pom
deroas elephants. droTes of Ash
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-18

The Barnum & Bailey circus
will be here tomorrow with all its
famously time-known frills and
fanfare and fascination of parade
and performance. The cherished
American institution is coming
prepared to demonstrate anew
that il remains superbly solitary
in popular amusement pre-emi-
nence; that in prodigious proper
tions, splendid equipment, mod
ern progress and public esteem 1t
is now, always has been and al
ways will be the Greatest Show
on Earth"
grounds will be a ehiIdhood's
Paradise, and a magic wonder
land where age reverts to youth.
That fraction of the city's popu-
lation which will HE itself to the
railroad yards in the hours of
tomorrow's dawn to greet the in
coming circus cavalcade, section
by section, from Seattle, will not
be inconsiderable. With the cir
Gus almost every day is moving
day. Into its eighty-five double
length cars are loaded and unload
ed nearly 1900 employees. 750|
horses, 40 elephants, three herds
of camels, acres of tents. great
wagons and chariots in scores.
properties, scenery and costumes
by the ton, and natures rare BIZ
peds, quadrupeds and mammals,
herbivorous, ealnivorous and am
phibiOus creatures from every
land and every sea
Spectators at the scene of de-
trainment and on the show
grounds will be given a remark
able demonstration of. efficient
organization and systenfe No 9TH
er thing so vast and complicated
in dimension springs 50 rapidly
into existence as the Barnum a
Bailey encampment.
Some Cook Tent.
The city housewife would stand
aghast In the cook tent Of the
circus tomorrow morning when
the attaches are taking their