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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-07
MINERS BELIEVED DEAD
Efforts to Communicates with I'm
prtsOnch Men Fail.

ADAMSoN. OKLA. September e.
Efforts TO day 10 communicate with the
thirteen miners Imprisoned since Fri
day in the mine here of tho Union Coal
Company were unsuccessful and il is
now believed that all of the men arc
dead. Several attempts were made 10
explore the minc. but each time the
rescue party WAS forced to abandon Tho
attempt because of the accumulation OF
gas.
The men were entrapped by cave
in, which wrecked the mine shaft late
Friday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-07
NEUTRAL. MERCHANT SHIPS
DESTROYED NY GERMAN MINES

WASFIINGTON, september 6--Ninc
neutral merchant ships have been dc
stroScd by German mines. according
10 British Foreign Office adviccs to
tho British embassy here made public
to.niS ht. Tho mcssaGc says:
The following neutral merchant
vessels are known Is the admiralty
70 have hcon destroyed by German
mines. In most case. with loss OF life
among the crews: Five Danish. two
hutch. one Nor .cGian, one SWcdish'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-07
ATrttI< oN ANIN ERR.
uG.I.lt,lI.D pnDll IN

EoT1 EItDAM. September & Cyia Lon.
don. i:56 T.. M.p-'rhc activity in the
German acrial service III tho vicinity of
Antwerp * believed here TO lie an in
dicatipn that general attack on Ant
Ncrp - but . matter of = few DAYS
Many persons arc leaving Antwerp
on bnrrcs for Dutch territory. The
wealthy people OF Client arc leaving
for England
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-07
BRITISH DESTROYER
SINKS GERMAN BOAT

\ Havas Agency dispatch from Pctro-
grad says the Novoc Nrcmya has
ceivcd a message from Tokyo, stating
tho British destroyer Wclland has sunk
several German torpedo boats
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-07
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-07
THIRD LIST MADE PUBLIC
HRI'IISH

LONDON. September i 10 T. Nd
I'm Official list o! the Eritish casualties
Was ISSUED to-niGht. This WAS the
tnird list made public. and completes
the casualties up to september /. u
was as follows: killed, nine officers
thirty-thrce men; wounded, twenty
seven officers. l"o men. missing, forty
nine officers. 1.5JS men
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-07
~ SUCCESSFUL ADVANCE
tItIu ACTIoN WITH nEIlMANS

PARIS. September & t,:30 T. Nh
II Is officially announced tonight that
the allies had successful advance
guard action with tine Germans south
cast OF Paris.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-07
British Cruiser
Blown Up by Mine

LONDON, September 6.-rhe light
CRUISER Pathfinder. OF the British
navy, has been blown up ny mine
In tho North sea. The loss Of ,irc tx
not definitely known,
The pnymastcr, sydney W. Rich,
was killed. and tho com iandcr,
Captain i'rsncis VI. Lcnke. was
wounded.
Six Junior officers and two petty
officers arc missing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-07
Engagement Announced.

Especial to The mes-Dispatch.l
LYNClIBURC;, VA, September C.
MIR. and Mrs. L. W. y. Iiorner. Of this
city. have announced the engagement
or their daughter, Miss Lois Michaux
Horncr. TO Walter Scott Nelson, of
charlottesville. The wedding will take
place here In November.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-07
GERMAN tuMN No LONGER
'TuRltTI<I<t. PARIS

LONDON september ,ii:30 v. MD.--
Now that tho German army no longer
Is threatening l'aris.' SAYS dispatch
TO Reuters from Paris, time is given
Ia complete tho task Of putting the
city. defense IN order. Tho work IS
being pushed forward Win tho utmost
attivity
Although feeling Of relief is no
iiccahle, some l'arisiaus seem almost
disappointed that the preparations
made TO oppose tho German entry into
the city arc not to lie put to = test.
The news papers describe tho agree
,nent entered into hv tho allies not TO
agree separately to peace terms rs q
pact OF freedom for tho modern world
and A Now holy alliance Of peoples who
arc determined not to be crushed under
the German heel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-29
Grinning Silhouettes of Blackened Walls and Ruins Greet Eye Everywhere,
 Declares Noted Educator

village of Herent has been particularly the object of attacks. 1t is half burnt; i6 persons were shot and a number of men sent into captivity including the old priest and his two vicars and the old re- tired priest
 '"These two observations made in the course of my exploration of this modern Pompei:
 '1. The aspect of the ruins leaves no doubt that the incendiary operations were carried on systematically and beyond doubt by some one's order Each house was set on fire separately This fact is particularly noticeable on the 'Chausse de Malines' wher. . large number of small houses, completely isolated, the dwellings of poor peasants were set on fire out of sheer malice. Some houses spared bore this inscription: 'Dieses haus gu schutzen' (this house to be spared).
 ''2 Another observation: Pillage, as well as incendiarism, has been methodically carried on. It was not the work of delirious drunken trooper who all at once breaks from his bonds. but a methodic and minute rahsackins. Evidently the thieves had looked TOT valuables that would not be too bulky to carry off easily Valuables, jewels, silverware and small art objects were especially looked for.
 It ia proved that the Prussian pfficers were stealing no less than their own men,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-29
Professor of University of Louvain in Letter to Bel
 gian Minister Tells Almost
 Complete Ruin of City

WashingtOn, September 29-A graphic description of the wreck and desoIation of Louvain, Belgium, is given hy Prof. K. Gilson of the University of Louvain in letter to the BelGian minister of justice. Henry Carton De Wfmrt. one of the Belgian high com- n,is~ioners who recently presented . stmtemeat of BeIgfum's case to Presi- dent Wilson. The letter aayss
 .T ent,~ the city. coming from Ter vleren. Beginning at Berthem, I see numerous rurnt and crumbling houses; the nearer yon come to the gloomy and silent city ths more their number.
 At the sept coins Louvain reveals Itself to my eyes like a luminous pam orama in the g4ede of forest. The center of the cit, is a smoking heap of ruins Houses are caved in. nothing remains hut smokinN ruins. It Is ver- itable Pompeii But how much more tragic and vivid 10 the sight of this new Pompeii! An oppressive silence everywhere. At the wtndows of cellars sse frightened faces And 1t the stssst
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-29
COTTON CONFERENCE
 AT NATIONAL CAPITAL
 FAILS ID ARRIVE AT ANY C0'xlUS|0NS
State and S7deral Repre- sentatiy : Discuss Situa- ton 6 sstion of CurtaiI- ing A age Brings Wide Variance of Opinions

Washington. September 2s,-(spe- cial')-With the governor of the state present and Senator White and Repre- sentative Underwood on the executive committee. Alabama today played n prominent part in n conference held to devise ways and means for finsnc- Ing the cotton crop through the war.
 Senator vardnman and Representa- tive Witherspoon of Mississippf are on the executive committee.
 Six governors were present and three sent personal representatives.
 Washington, September 2S--state and federal representatives of the cot ton producing states conferred here to- dny and tonight without arriving at any conclusion as to what should he done for the relief of the cotton rsisers of the south from conditions brought on by the war fin Europe. The confer encc was called by n joint consressiOn- al committee composed of senators and representatives of southern stntes aud the governors of the cotton states att tended either in person or by repre- sentatiyes.
 The meetings were held behind closed doors but it was understood rad ical differences of opinions developed between the governors and officers as to whether it should be governed through state or federal legislation.
 Would Curtail Acreage
 The main proposal debated was the plan to curtail either the crop direct ly or the acreage planted in 1915. Sew eral proposals were made that the 1915 cotton crop be limited to 50 per cent of the crop produced in 1914 by means of prohibitive tax on all production in excess of that amount. One plan offered was to fix a tax of 10 cents a pound on excess productions; another that tax of $20 an acre be placed upon every acre planted to cotton in 1915 in excess of 50 per cent of the acreage planted in 1914.
 Division of opinions occurred on the question of whether or not this tax would be levied by the federal gov ernment or that sonnet thing similar should be taken by the legislature of each cotton producing state. The diff ferences apparently were very pro- nounced and the final decision of the conference to exclude the press from it's deliberations was reached only aft CT heated debate.
 Debate Henry Bill
 The only matter debated outside of the proposal to limit the 1915 crop was Representative Henry's bill which would provide for a government per cent loan to cotton producers. the gov ernment holding excess cotton as se- curity until such time as the market could absorb the surplus.
 Representative Henry spoke in be- half of his bill tonight and read let- ter. from Governor Colquitt of Texas, the plan.
 The conference was still in session at late hour with little hope that a
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-29
|GRAPHIC PICTURE OF DESOLATION
 OF LOUVAIN IS GIVEN BY GIBSON

 corners Prussian sentinels. sordid, i'm movable and silent.
 Walls Blackened
 'ln the center stand the walls of St. Peter. now grinning silhouette, roof and belfry gone. the walls black encd and caved in. In front stands the Hotel De Vile, dominating everything and almost intact. The library and it's treasures are entirely gone
 Entering St., Peters find what was the big bell among the ruins. There is continuous stream of stones fall- ing. SC that we could not enter 1t without danger. Everything is burnt. If the paintings by Boost and Wander Weghe have not been saved in time, they must have perished.
 TT walk all over the open space where the city used to stand. From are rising and enveloping everything find traces of fire. Tn this place. an old woman tells me. the Prussians burnt body after soaking 1t In pe- tr"l. Some men buried the charred, re- mains'
 Hslles.'. nothing Is burned. but every thing is pillaged.
 Tn the center of the city the sight is extraordinarily picturesque gloomy. abominable. and more go in the evening when the full moon is shining over the mass of ruins Then 1t Is really fantastic, diabolical. The center of old Louvain. the old city of the Dukes of Brabant exists no longer; new city will have to be built in the center of the quarters spared by the torch.
 However. that is not yet tEc end. The big avenues conveying in the center have also greatly suffered, the roads leading into the adjacent cities are burnt wher- ever the barbaflans pGssed through rne
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-29
LAPS IN EIGHT MILES .0F CITY 0F IS!NGTAu.

New York, September 2s.-The East and West News bureau tonight announced 1t had received a cable message from Tokio as follows:
 Tokio, September 2s.-According to the official announcement today the Japanese army began on the 18th an attack on the first advanced position of the Germans between the Poshaho river and the Litsun After skirmtshes the Japanese advanced their line on the 18th about eight miles from the city of Tsingtau
 Russia has accepted with high ap- preciat.on the offer of the Japanese Red Cross to assist in the hospital work A corps of surgeons and nurses, provided with necessary equipment, will leave Japan in the middle of October. A move ment to send Red Cross help to England and France Is also on foot
 German prisoners will receive the game civilized treatment as was accorded to the Russian prisoners. For that purpose bureau for taking care of prisdners has been established in Tokio. and all other preparations needed arc under way"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-29
OFFERS REWARD FOR
 ESSAY ON COTTON

Washington, September 2s-Miss Callie Hoke Smith, daughter of Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia, today offered through the National Cotton Fashions show. prizes of $20. $10 and s in gold to the three American school children under 16 years old who write the best 300-word essay on 'The Cotton Plant and It's Uses''
 All American school children are eli- gible to compete. The essays are to be written and mailed during the week of October 5-12. and the children competing must send their essays in their own handwriting with the names of their schools.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-29
WILL TRY ID ADJUST
 MEXICAN RUPTURE

Mexico City, September 2s.-The pacifi- cation committee organized among of ficials here in an endeavor to adjust diff ferences between General Carranza and General Villa. departed today with the immediate object of reaching the nearest point where they can consult the gen. erals of the division of the north. They will try to arrange cessation of hostili- ties and secure an agreement which will prevent further clashes between the fac lions.
 Where the conference win be held has dot been made public. Torreon has been suggested as the most likely place. All revolutionary chiefs will be kept fully inc formed of the proceedings of the confer ence.
 It Is learned from g high authority that the commission believes both Carranza and Villa surrounded by elements preju-' 1icial to continued peace and that the aelegates coneider one of their pr1ncipai msks will be 0 eliminate what they re- onsd as an undesirable fiction which they
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-29
FRENCH CANADIAN
 FORCE TO BE RAISED

Ottawa, September S.--A distinctively French Canadian force numbering 5000 men, is to be raised for service with the British army in Europe.
 Today a delegation of leading citizens from Quebec province conferred with Premier Sir Robert Borden. One of the delegates. Dr. Arthur Migneault of Mon treal, offered $5o,ooo to defray the expense of equipping the force.
 The government accepted the gift and recruiting will commence at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-29

number of prisoners fell into our hands. It Is to be remarked that many of the latter gave up voluntarily, although they could have escaped.
 Tt seems that the Germans are begin- ming to have no further doubt as to the treatment which awaits them in captiv- ity. At the beginning all those we cap tired had terrified and supplicating at titude. arising out of statements made by their officers to the effect that the French shot their prisoners
 ''It is rather by an excess of kindness that we transgress in regard to them and the too kindly treatment which is neted out to prisoners in certain dis tricts of France has even evoked com rlaints which occasionally have been just fred, on the part of all those who know how our men are treated in Germany"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-29

BRITISH REPULSE
 GERMAN ATTACK
 Paris, September 29.--(5:01 a. m.) British on the left wing have repulsed for days the attacks of the Germans, who have been endeavoring to take the allied positions by assault.
 The British, however, did not bear the hrunt of the fighting. for the French troops including A division of the famous colonial infantry, the Tur- cos, battalions of French regulars and territorial troops. also faced success fully prolonged and fierce attacks.
 The vigor and spirit of the soldiers were considered remarkable after such an exhausting campaign, during which they have had scarcely full days rest. When not actually engaged in fighting many of the regiments have marched 80 miles daily for several days when changing position in order to carry out new movements.
 The reason for the recent determined attacks by the Germans along the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-29

%, lOllO " g.
 s'Feeling that their position was be- coming more and more critical under the pressure of the allies arms, the Germans have tried to stop us by re- peated counter attacks. Since Sep tember 26 they have delivered by day and night frequent and very violent attacks at several positions on our frontier. Everywhere they have been repulsed, sustaining considerable losses and abandoning thousands of dead and wounded.
 The eighth army corps and the guards were severly put to the test and a large
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-29

Paris, September 2S.-(11 D. m)-The following official communication issued tonight
 First left wing, the reports the situation fa yorable.
 Second the center troops have successfully with stood and violent attacks We have made slight progress the heights of the Meuse In the Woevre region a thick fog has caused the suspension of operations
 Third right wing orrane and the Vosges) there has been change in the situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-29

many led Franklin D. Roosevelt by a wide margin for the democratic nomina- tion for United States senator.
 The republican senatorial nomination was somewhat in doubt. William Calder piled up big lead here, but late returns from upstate showed J. w. Wordsworth, Jr., as gaining rapidly. John A. Hen messy, who headed the anti-Tammany ticket against Governor Glynn. was gain ing in late returns from upstate, but his friends admitted he had no chance of victory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-29
Official Statements of Op- posing Forces Are Vague. Few Details of Battle Given Public
GERMANS REDOUBLE
 EFFORTS TO THROW
 BACK ALLIES LINES
Violent Attacks Fruitless, According to French and
 English Reports-Strict Censorship Shr0uds News

London. September 2S.-Furious fighting continues in northern France where the allied French and British armies are at grips with the German forces in what is characterized as the crucial action of the battle of the Aisne. Beyond admitting this fact the official statements are vague. Few details of the struggle which may be the turning point of the west ern campaign have been given the waiting public.
 One sentence, "There is no change in the situation," epitomizes the of ficial reports from London, Paris and Berlin. The allies claim to have made slight advances here and there, notably on the heights of the Mouse. The German official statement, how ever, declares that reports concern ing a victorious advance of the enemy are untrueo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-29

With practically all the New York city vote and seventh of the upstate vote in early today, 1t seemed certain that Governor Martin H. Glynn was the demo- cratic gubernatorial nominee. and District Attorney Charles S. Whitman the republi- can.
 Former Governor William Sulzer and former State Senator Fred M. Davenport was running close together for the pro- gressive gubernatorial nomination and both claiming the victory.
 James w. Gerard. ambassador to Ger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-29
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1--fireat armies clash in battle.
 Battle of Aisne reaches crucial
 stage
 Villa does not seek presidency. Organization candidates lead in
 New York. 2---t;arly giimpses of next legislature. 3--Think McAdoo has done good work. 4--Editorial comment. 5-Democratic committees meets. Farmers visit Birmingham Friday. Negro escapes With bank roll. ilobson unable to speak in cam-
 paign. sopening of big State Fair. S--sports. s---r,vtailed. story of English opera
 tions in France. ,-.Markets. 2--Bill for purchase of ships may Go
 over to next session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-29

Somne is credited in French military circles to the desire of the newly ap- pointed German generals to carry out some daring exploit.
 The battlefield on the Somme seems 70 have been made by nature for such a formidable conflict. The country is undulating and is in some places with out woods. The lower parts offer splen- did trxef,pR for troops approaching to attack. This advantage. however, has been rendered to a great extent to no avail owing to the number of aero planes in use on both sides.
 The center of the battle line today again became the scene of heavy fight ing Here the Germans have most of their big guns and they also brought much infantry into action. NO CHANGE, SAYS
 BERLIN REPORT
 London, September 2S.-(9.40 p. m.)
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-29
FRENCH WARSHIP
 REPORTED SUNK

The Austrian foftS at CattarO, Dal- matia, on September i9. sunk large French warship, according to dis patch to the Cologne Gazette. This ship was one of a fleet of IS which was met ty salvo from one of the Aus trian forts as 1t approached the strong hold The rest of the fleet retreated hastily, says the dispatch after the French ship was sunk.
 A dispatch from Constantinople says that the Dardanelles have been closed to navigation.
 The Austrian government has con fiscated the Canadian Pacific Railway compnny's securities and money de- posted in Vienna, according to report, as well as the company's observation cars running on Austrian railroads. This is the result. 1t is said. of a re- fusal of the company to pay the divi- dcnds of Austrian shareholders.
 Advices received in Paris say that the rapid increase in grain prices In Austria Is causing anxiety in official circles. Farmers are holding their supplies for higher prices and the gov ei nment proposes to fix a maximum price for this commodity.
 Fer the first time since the war be- gan. wireless news sent out by the French government through the Eiffel tower has been received In London. The message detailed the fierce fight ling hch took place in northern France between September se and 2s. Sir Edward Carson. the Ulster lead CT. i,, outlining the Ulster programme with respect to the home rule bill has called upon .Ulstetites to throw them selves "wbole heartedly in the patriotic |nction that the time demands in sup porting the empire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-29
VIOLENT ATTACK
 BY GERMANS

Both the British and the French of fic1al statements refer to the violence Of the attacks made by the Germans, who seem to have redoubled their ef- forts in an attempt to hurl back the allied line. The reports indicate, how ever, that the French and British have Givon no ground.
 A very rigorous censorship evident ly has been imposed at virtually all points, particularly in London. regard ing the operations at the front, as very little news is being permitted to come through. The War officials probably hesitate to raise the hopes of the peo- pie without some decisive result hav- hg been attained and fear that the publication of even the smallest details of the operations might be of aid to tho Germans.
 Petrograd reports officially that the Austrian stronghold of Przemysl, in Galicia, Is invested completely by the Russians and that the main Austrian army Is retiring behind the Carpa- thians into Hungary, pursued by the Russians. Berlin. however. declares that reports of the fall of two of the Frzemysl are invention"
 The Montenegrns. who have allied themselves with the Servians in the conflict with Austria. are making ad- vanees, according to advices A dis patch from Cettinje. Montenegro says the Montenegrins are within artillery range of Snrajevo. capital of Bosnia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-29
The Dardanelles Closed

London. September 2s.-d1:l5 D. m.)--The Dardanelles have been closed to naviga- tion. according to a Reuter- dispatch from Constantinople. The duration of the clos ure is not stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-29
French Claim Slight Progress On Heights of the Meuse-S uation on Allies Left Report ed Favorable.
BERLIN DENIES FALL OF
 TWO OF PRZEMYSL FORTS

Allies Claims of Victories Untrue, Says Official German Report Russians Report Galican Stronghold Entirely Invested and Austrians Are Retreating.