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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-09
NAMUR DEFENDERS
CUT TO PIECES
More than Half of $4,000
Belgians Lost Before
Surrender.

Ostcnd, Belgium, Sept S.-The rom
nant Of the Namur garrison has ar
rived here, bringing a story which ex-
plains TO some extent why a strong
hold so nearly impregnsble fell.
OF $4,000 men in the forts In the
environs of Namur 10000 have re-
turned 10 Belgian soil, making the
Belgian loss at Namur in killed,
wounded and missing $4,000.
II seems that, under the cover OF
the fog, the Germans finally got their
new siege guns into position, from
which they could concentrate their
fire on a single point OF the Namur
defences. The guns were at minimum
distances of three miles from the Bel
gian trenches, and consequently out
ranged the Belgian guns.
Without troubling about the forts,
said one Of the survivors, "the Ger
mans first centred their rain of steel
upon our intrenchments. For ten
hours our brave young fellows stood
the terrible ordeal, unable TO fire a
shot in return. Any man risking his
head above the fre-swept ramparts had
it blown off. Lying fat on our stom-
achs, all We could do was to wait for
the firing TO end. Whole regiments
were being decimated. The loss
among our officers was terrible.
Meanwhile, many German guns had
been turned on the forts, especially
Maizeret and Marchovelettc. The
men in them, armed with guns of much
smaller calibre than the Germans used
could offer but feeble resistance
Maizeret, in fact, fired only about ter
shots while receiving no less thar
/ 200 shells at the rate Of twenty 4
minute.
AT Marchevelette seventy-fve mel
persisted at the batteries, and boil
forts soon surrendered"
THE other works were still holding
out when the army left town. s.
much confidence had been placed in tn,
ability of General NIGEL and his stat
to hold the fortress that the eventua
retirement of the forces had in no wa!
been provided for, and, as a result
the greatest confusion ensued.
"No provision had been made FOL
the destruction Of the stores, and al
Of them, together with the fortress
artillery and most of the field artll
lcry. fell into the hands Of the enemy
Al the Catholic school was store Of
100000 rations.
"The ambulance corps was heavy
sufferer through lack of organization
losing $50 out Of 600 men. Many OF
our sick and wounded were left behind
in Nsmur, but such as could be moved
we're got through the French lines
and eventually were transferred &c
French hospitals"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-09
WAR SPIRIT SHOWN
BY LLOYD GEORGE
Must Keep Every Penny
to Fight Foe and Win,
Saws British Chancellor.

London. Sept. S.-"We want every
penny we can raise to help fight the
enemy" said David Lloyd George,
Chancellor of the Exchequer, replying
to-day to a deputation from the munic-
ipalities wanting aid in securing cheap
loans,
I've must come out triumphant in
this struggle" continued the Chan
cellor, "and as finance is going to play
a very important part in II we must
husband our resources. We do not
want a penny spent which is not abso-
lutely essential to relieve distress. In
my judgment the last few hundred
millions may win this war.
THE first hundred millions our
enemy can stand as well as we can, but
the last they cannot, thank God, and
therefore I think cash is going to count
much more than we imagine.
AT the present moment we are only
at the beginning. We are fighting a
very tough enemy who is well prepared
for the fight and will probably fight to
the very end before he will accept the
only conditions upon which we can
possibly make peace.
"If we are wise, that is where our
resources will come in, not merely OF
men, but Of cash. We have won with
a silver bullet before. We financed
Europe in the greatest war ever fought
and that Is what won. Or course, BRIT
ish tenacity and British courage always
come in, and they always Will. But iet
us remember that British cash tells
too"
That the Indian forces of the British
army are taking an active part IN the
operations in France Is indicated by
the casualty lists.
German fishing boats, decked with
{ Belgian colors, according TO Reuter-
dispatch from Ostend, have been sow
/ ing mines near the Sandettie lightship.
! In consequence Of this the mail boat
was unable to leave this morning.
The British government is adopting
stringent regulations In order TO keep
/ out of England alien enemies, who
/ heretofore have been permitted to lana
under the guise of Americans whose
| citizenship was attested by consular
certificates granted on the Continent;
After September Ia consular certlh.
Gates will not be accepted as PROOF Of
the American citizenship OF those ar
riving from the Continent. These per-
cons will not be permitted to land uh-
less they are provided with passports.
The following German official state
ment was received here this evening by
( The Marconi Wireless Telegraph Com
pany: IL C.zz,o,
professors of the leading German
universities have declared their inten-
tion TO renouncc sll distinctions be-
slowed upon them by British univer-
sites or learned societies on account
of Great Britain's attitude IN the
war" ,. -.
The official press bureau believes 10
be untrue the story that submarine
of the British feet recently ptene-
/ trated into the harbor OF BremerhaV-
I en-. ,,
Addressing a meeting in Aberdeen
/ tonight Lord Curzon of kedleston
urged that descriptive reports OF the
! fighting should be given TO the coun-
/ try. The official news bureau, he de,
( clared was altogether too reticent' ana
4 facts were kept back that were per-
| fectly well known to The enemy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-09
FRENCH SOLDIERS
DAILY RATIONS

Paris. Aug. 27.-Here is the daily
bill of fare Of the French private
soldier I'm the field:
Vegetable soup made from an
ounce and a half of mashed veEe-
tables.
Army biscuit, twenty ounces.
Rice Tor besns), seven ounces.
Fresh meat, sixteen ounces Cor
canned meat, twelve ounces).
Coffee, three-fourths Of an
ounce.
Sugar, one ounce.
A total Of nearly three pounds
a day.
Extras are fresh vegetables such
az Dotatoes, carrots and cabbage,
and occasionally wine. These de-
mend on purchases during the march.
Every French soldier in the field
carries in his knspsaek ten ounces
of biscuit. ten of canned meat one
Of condensed soup. two Of eofiee and
three Of sugar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-09
RUSSIA EXTENDS
new BORDER LINE
Creates a Frontier Of
1000 Miles by Hard
Fought Battles.
tRy c.bls to The TrieunAl

Petrograd, Sept. (Delsyed)--Ths
| frontier line Russia has newly ereate6
| by a series Of hard won fights against
| the armies of the GermRnie powers
extends a thousand miles. This takes
no account of the frontier on the side
of Turkey, which has not been for
gotten.
All along this thousand miles for
months past Russian soldiers have
| been active. No data can be referred
! to, for obvious reasons, but IL may be
stated that Russia has Arrayed against
Germany and Austria not fewer than
| five million men trained to arms. Be-
hind these stand another two million
at least, ready TO take their places in
the fighting line.
In the mean time other millions OF
fine, hardy material are drilling all
over a vast area. large percentage
OF these contingants have been given
six weeks leave, Russia feeling that
she has ample resources In the field.
Newspapers received here refer to
Russa's avalanche as irresistible but
very slow moving. There Is nothing
slow about Russia in this war, and the
sooner the allies recognize this the bet
ter for their harmonious cooperation.
The German advance into France IL
dubbed a lightning stroke. Russia,
with from ten to twenty times the dis
lance TO cover before her forces were
assembled to strike, has marched fur
Their into Germany, fighting all the
way, than the German lightning stroke
has carried Germany into France. The
German advance into France has been
only laggard lightning compared with
the speed Of the Russian advance into
| East Prussia and Galicia.
Russia had completed not merely her
mobilization, but the concentration OF
millions of men on the enemy's from
tier-two very different matters when
troops have been brought 500 to 5000
miles-by the time England was ready
10 throw a small body of men across .
few miles of sea The English press
bureau might initiate the correspond
ing institution here and warn the
press to treat our allies with real con-
sideration. England, in short, it is felt
here, has been culpably slow TO realize
what Russia has been doing for the
common cause.
The Russian lines at the seat Of war
are inundated with German and Aus
TRAN prisoners. Eighty-two thousand
are on their way to the interior from
the last battles on the Austrian front
Ter alone, and prisoners from the Ger
man front have not yet all been got
off to their destinations.
Among the prisoners are twenty Aus
TRAN civilians, who laid an smbuscade
for a Russian Red Cross field ambu-
lance and threw hand grensdes. They
have been taken 70 Moscow TO be tried
/ by court-martial.
/ Father Theodosius, a priest who was
riding with the Red Cross toward Ko-
nigsberg, has returned, having been
wounded in the leg when the PrussisnS
fired on his ambulance.
In German territory occupied BY
Russia the towns arc beginning to re
gain their normal appearance The re-
turning inhabitants appear greatly sur
prised 20 find the towns intact aud tsW
and order quietly reigning under Rus
/ sian administration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-09
PORTUGAL READY
TO AID BRITAIN
Will Send Troops Whenever
Her Old Ally Calls for
Them.

Lisbon, Aug. 90 (via LondonD.--The
Republican press reports that Portugal
is not adopting an attitude Of neutral
itv. but that her old alliance with Great
Britain rendered it unnecessary for her
TO declare herself bcllgerent, as she
became one as soon as Great Britain
was at war. 1t asserts that when Great
Rritain expresses a wish for Portu-
gucse troops Portugal will send them,
not only as a duty but with keen en-
tbusiasm. No official statement, how
ever, has been made on this point.
Great Britain is regarded here now
&c the champion of the small European
states and as comforting on her friends
and allies the inestimable advantage Of
being able to import coal and food sup
plies. ..,,.I,d :, ,bo
war is being raised here under the di-,
Tection Of the Belgian, French and
Rritish legations. and considerable
sum already has been subscribed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-09
SAYS KAISER HAS
FLIGHT IN VIEW
Has Vast Hoard in u. S,
and Will Come Here,
Financier Asserts.
IF HE WINS, WILL
FIGHT AMERICA
But If Beaten, Dynasty Ends and
Emperor Will Seek House
on Fifth Avenue.

London, Sept. s.--An article which
appeared In 1.-THE Financial News" yes
terdSy stated that there Is no doubt
that defeat Of Germany means for the
Kaiser either death at his own or some
body else's hands or else flight TO nom
Teutonic soil.
Ever since Germany began to make
preparations for the attack on Bel
GUM, France, Holland, England, and,
ultimately, the United States, the Kali
ser has been investing immense sums
on the other side of the Atlantic, says
the article. He Is one Of the largest
landowners in the Western states, not
in his own name. Of course. He owns
considerable sections Of property in
West Canada.
These enormous investments IN
America indicate very plainly that the
Kaiser, at the time he was preparing to
stake the fortunes of his dynasty upon
an attempt at the conquest Of Western
Europe was also preparing for tho
possibility of failure by consolidating
huge financial resources In the United
States and the Dominion Of Canada In
NNob ub Hdu " Gstdpb " NhAh PAT Va
the world. II he cannot boss" West
ern Europe ne means to have the finest
house on Fifth sv.
Whether these investments have been
continued during the last few months
is a question which II Is impossible TO
speak on definitely. II may be that
during recent days the Kaiser has been
forced to realize more wildly than ever
the necessity for the preparation for
an end of the HohenEollern dynasty.
Inasmuch as he is understood TO take
a large personal share, 2b per cent is
the figure mentioned. of all the black
mail levied by his troops. the Kaiser's
financial resources should have been
materially swelled during the last few
weeks. But the difficulties Of remit
lance must be considerable.
There is, moreover, the fact that
Count Won Bernstorf might find it diff
fcult to invest large sums of money
for his imperial master, with due re-
gard to secrecy at the present moment.
On the other hand, Won BernstorF is a
very astute person, and under imperial
pressure might make the most tre-
mendous exertions to consolidate his
masters vast financial resources on the
ether side Of the Atlantic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-09
GERMAN TROOPS
SEEMED WEARY
French ProvincialS Say They
Showed Wear of Marching
No Atrocities Reported.

London, Sept. S.--A Reuter- dispatch
from Paris says that Municipal Council
lor Dansset has just returned from a
visit 10 several villages IN the vicinity
Of Coulommiers, in the Department OF
the Seine, which the Germans had
evacuated shortly before.
According TO the councillor, the PEG
pie said the Germans appeared to be
completely exhausted, evidently having
been marching continuously for several
days. They broke open doors of empty
houses" Dansset said. but respected
the inhabited ones. They molested no
were able TO find. All the officers spoke
French"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-09
BRITISH HOLD SPANISH STEAMER.

Halifax ~ S, Sept SThe Glory arrived here late
to-day towing the Spanish steamer which $50
said to be Austrian sailed from
New York September s Barcelona Cadz Genoa.
The Glory which has been patrol duty off the Of
the United States for supposed have picked the
MontSed after she left York arbo Under the right Of
search is claimed by the the Glory had
power to bring the TO this dn her until the nationality
OF the suspected of being determined
The MontSerrat Is equipped with wireless and In regular trans
atlantic service She built Stet in 1880 and Of
4t4 She long and has beam of - feet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-09
AUSTRIAN AVlAT0RS
WATCH ALLIES FLEET

Rome, Sept 9s--AustE1an aero
planes have been observed In the
neighborhood of AntivAri and along
the Adrlatic coast. They are
probably engaged In watching the
movements Of the Anglo-French
feet
Paris, Sept. "a French biplAne
flying over Vincennes last evening
fell. The aviator and an Odicer
were seriously injured.
Toxic, Sept. s.--BombS were
dropped on KiaO-chAu yesterday
from a Japanese naval aeroplane.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-09
PARIS TAKES CENSUS
ON A SIEGE BASIS

London, Sept. ga census vas
taken to-day of all persons left in
Paris" says Reuters Paris CORE
spondent. The object was to as
certain the number of persons who
must be fed II there is a siege and
also the nature of their require
ments. The heads of families were
asked concerning children under
fifteen months old, and those per-
sons requiring special diets we're
requested to give particulars"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-09
Gables Open to Antipodes.

The Western Union announced yes
terday that although the British-P Pa
cifc cable service was interrupted be-
cause of a break between Bantield,
d. c.. and Tanning Island, in the Pa
cific Ocean, messages for Australia and
New Zealand would be sent by the
Mediterranean route. The rate for the
new route is 80 cents, as compared 10
G6 cents for the old route.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-09
STRAUS SILENT ON PEACE
Won Bernstorff Says Germany
Seeks No Mediation.

Rumors that Count Won Bernstorh,
German Ambassador, and Oscar Straus
had consulted in Washington with Sec
rotary Bryan regarding mediation were
unconfirmed by Mr.. ftraus yesterday
and denied by the German Ambassador.
Germany Is not suing for peace" "
said Count Won Bernstorff. "Her posi-
ton is stronger than ever"
No significance should be attached TO
his trip to Washington with Mr.. Straus,
he said, as it was merely a coincidence.
81 am like the sphinx" said Mr..
Straus. ~ will tell you no truths and |
will tell you no untruths."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-09
BELGIUM MUST PAY
KAISER $14O,56O,O0O
This Is Total to Date, and There
Are Items Not Counted and
Some Not Yet Levied.

London, Sept. s.--"The Standard"
says indemnities TO the total of Sl4O,-
$50 900 have already been demanded by
the Germans from the towns and dis
tricts they have occupied.
The demands are as follows: Brus-
sells, s4O,OO0000; Liege, $l0,OOO,OOO;
Louvain, $4,000; Province of Brabant,
500 200, 600: Lille, $4,000; Amien',
5000, 600; Roubaix and Turcolng, $780,
600. A number of less important towns
have also been fined various small
sums.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-09
LINER SUNK IN NEUTRAL WATERS.

London Sept Cptan Makpeace skipper Of the British steam
Kpa which sunk BY the North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm the assertion that the British cruiser
hhyer sank the mod German liner neutral waters of the West
Coast Of Africa August D.
said Makepeae to-day, remember that the Kaiser
OF Las Pmas Canary Islands,
Spanish Consul that her captain had refused bulge her
itself international offence and for that
the British right in sinking her"
Makepeace the first maton received
Kpara the
Kpara sailed from LyetOn N S w. July - for Liverpool
Of and built in Glasgow
In 1905 belonged Zealand Shipping Company.
BRITISH STEAMER DEFIES GERMANS.
London Sept Safeguarding from Sydney N W. the Reuter-
correspondent
attempt Island German possession in the
Pacific Equator the Gilbert Islands, seize
British Messina magls
trate party approached the MeSsina and demanded to
board her.
by who's the Of the MeSSina asked
BY orders Majesty, Emperor William Of Germany the
magistrate replied
The mate laughed magistrate full speed ahead
and the reached the open sea-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-09
COFFEE LADEN DUTCH SHIP SEIZED.

London Sept S-A dispatch Daily Telegraph Bes
that the Dutch ship with coffee from the West Indies
has been taken into that
The $50 Germans and Auan who taken from the Holland
America according Dispatch
nterned Bougeon Oroyon Atlas
has been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-09
FIGHTING NATIONS SHIPS OF WAR
RELENTLESS IN PURSUIT OF FOES

Manila Sept SVessels arriving here bring reports indicating that
Phppne waters being constantly patrod by French Rus
sian ana Japanese warshipS intercept German merchantmen The
hampshire Is west OF Luon Russian with deStroyerS
parong to the north while the French amored cruisers Kleb and
duplex are to the southwark and the japanese wahps off San
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-09
FRENCH CANADIANS REACH FRANCE.

Sept S.-Acording information received Sunday
French with Canadians board has
August 49,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-09
AUSTRIA CLAIMS
GAINS in POLAND
Tells of Repulsing Rus
slams and Capturing
600 Prisoners.

London, Sept. s.--A German official
statement, received by Msrcont wire
less from Berlin, says:
THE Austrian General staff reports
that the Russian bombsrdment Of the
earthworks around Lemberg on Sep
tcmber 3 was directed against unoc-
cupied and undefended positions, the
Austrians having previously withdrawn
in order to spare the bOmbardmsnt OF
an open town.
The army commanded by General
Dankl was recently engaged in heavy
fighting. The Russians brought up by
rail large reinforcements, and a severe
attack followed, but the troops COM
manded by Field Marshal kestranek
repulsed this attack, inficting heavy
loss on the Russians and taking 600
prisoners.
Elsewhere along the front there IS
comparative quiet"
Manchester, Mass, Sept. S.-Con-
stantin Dumba, the Austro-Hungarian
Ambassador, made public to-day the
following wireless dispatch received
from Count Berchtold, Austrian Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs:
"The column under the command OF
General Kestranek, advancing with
the eastern army of General Dankl In
Russian Poland, repulsed a violent at
tack from the Russians and captured
coo prisoners.
ain the south the Servians tried 70
break into Croatian territory near
Nitrowitza. About 5000 Servians
were captured, with much war mate
rial.
ut appears from this that the ad-
vance of the Austrian eastern army
in Russian Poland continues"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-09
MILITARY EXPERT
REVIEWS THE WAR
-, Need of Decisive Victory Completely Alters
German Plan of Attack in France =
Allies Commanders Hands Forced

me o r Of the "'a.'a'D '"1'o" IN Fr@"os the rssa
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-23
RICHIE SAYS NO TO
ALL OFFERS FOR BOUT
Former Champ Tells All Promoters
lie VIII Not he Ready Until Late
January or February.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 23.-Willie
Richie is in receipt of an offer from
Frank Mulkern. the Milwaukee pro-
mOter. Mulkern offers him the date
OF Jan. II TO box either Dundee, Vol
EAST. Rivers. Duffy or White 10 rounds
Ritcnie wired that he would be de-
lighted to accept but doesn't care to
get into action before late in January
CT early i'm February.
Richie is still planning on opening
the New Orleans boxing club for Tom
McCarey, the former Los Angeles
promoter. He has practically come TO
terms with McCarey and a letter ne
received "a few days ago conveyed the
news that McCarey is progr essing
nicely at his new stand
Jimmy JOhnst,n. manager of Mad
isOn square Garden in New York Of
fered Richie $1,000 for a bout with
Welsh in January and Ritchie wired
back that the bout was a go If it could
be staged in February He is waiting
10 hear further from Johnston.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-23
CURLEY PREPARES FOR
JOHNSON WILLARD FIGHT

Ell PASO. Texas. Dec. 23.-Jack
Curley has established a line OF credit
at the First National bank and made
preliminary arrangements for the
Jack JOhnsOn-Jess Willard fight To be
held in JuaTeZ this winter.
Curley announced that he would
erect n big arena for the fight as he is
afraid that the bull ring. where the
fights are staged by the Juarez A. G.
s too small to accommodate the
crowd which is expected 10 attend the
battle for the championship. He says
Johnson can avoid Arrest by coming
through Mexico by some east coast
port. and that he has assurances that
he viii not be mOlested in his pro
noting of the fight game across the
Rio Grande
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-23
L0BERT FAILS TO SIGN
WITH FEDS AT CHICAGO
Windy City Rumor Has il That Hans
Is Wanted by McGraw i'm Trade
Involving Rube Vanguard.

CHICAGO. Dec. 23-Hans Lobert,
the third baseman of the Phillies, left
for home last night after his terms
for a Federal contract had been re
fused by PRIEST Gilmore.
Mgr. McGraw of the Giants, before
he left for the east, also said Lobert's
price was too steep, but il was per
sistently reported that Mc--raw would
try to trade for Lobert.
RUDE Marquard. who tangled him
self up with the BroCkfeds while un-
der contract TO the Giants is believed
10 be one OF the bats that will be Of
fered the Phillies for LObert. IL is
probable that Stock or Grant, or both
will be thrown in.
McGraw also was looking for Her
man Schaefer. recently released by
" ashington, but failed 10 locate him.
1t is probable that Schaefer will COM
municate with the New Yorker in the
near future