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Evening star., 1914-10-02

1ndians' long hair. In response the
dark eastern eyes beamed their great
content, and rows Of white teeth fash
ed from laughing mouths.
in the picturesque park with rocky
heights. reminiscent of their faraway
hills. around them, and in the noon
light groups of Marseillaise stood on
all, adjacent roads, watching with un-
tagging interest the strange eastern
rites of these magnificent lighting men
from Britain's great dominion"
King George Sends Greetings.
King George. according to a Mar
settle dispatch to the Daily Telegraph.
sent two messages Of greeting to the
British-Indian troops for delivery to
them on their arrival in France. The
message to the British troops is as
follows:
You have been recalled from service
in India. together with your comrades
from that country. to fight for the
sium. whose country we are pledged
to defend, has been devastated and
France has been invaded by the same
powerful foe.
my soldiers. Duty is your watchword.
and I know your duty will be nobly
done.
IT shall follow your every movement
with the deepest interest and mark
with eager satisfaction your dailv
never be absent from my thoughts.
pray God to bless you and guard you
and bring you back victorious"
Confidence in valor of India.
The message to the Indian troops
which was in Urdu, Is translated az
follows:
."I look to all my Indian soldiers to
uphold the izzat Of the British ra!
against an aggressive and relentless
enemy. 1 know with what readiness
INV brave and loyal Indian soldiers are
prepared to fulhll this sacred trust on
the field of battle shoulder to shoul-
der with their comrades from all parts
of the empire.
"Rest assured that you will always
be In my thoughts and prayers. / DID
YOU 20 forward and add fresh luster
to the glorious achievements ana nooIe
traditions of courage and en,valry nval .nd oi
my Indian army. whose honor anu
fame are in your hands. -
The correspondent adds that at lo
o'clock Wednesday morning tne In.
dian troops were presented ny .ueli
commander before the general a. pns com,
mandlnR,
throueh the city, their splendid bear
Ing being the subject Of univsrsai ad-
miration, ard they were enenuSiasti'
cally cheered.
Guesses at Strength Of Contingent.
The London papers. both editorialiy
and in their news columns. embellished
with pictures. make feature OF the
landing of the Indian troops. and con-
graduate the war onice on the success
full feat Of moving many transports
from India without sin single gle. loss; rs
spirit Of patriotism Of the Indians which
answers once for all. they say. all for
efgn critics who maintained that in time
of stress the Indians would prove un-
Only guesses can be hazarded on the
strength Of the Indian forces and their
disposition, but, of course. whatever
has been done has taken place long be-
fore the censor lifted the veil.
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THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
senate:

Met at IL am.
Senator Norris led the attack
on the Clayton trust bill confer
ence report.
Finance committee democrats
continued work on the war reve-
nue. bill.
HOuSes
Met at noon.
Debate was resumed on the
Jones bill for Philippine inde-
pendence.
The judiciary committee form
ally filed its report recommend
ing that the impeachment pro-
ceedings against Federal Judge
Speer Of Georgia be dropped.
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ITALIANS ARE HELD SURE
SOON TO OCCUPY AyLONA

ROME. via Paris. October 2. 1880
a-m.-The Giornale d'Italta, comment
ing on the official denial of the occu-
patton Of Avlona. Albania, by italy.
soon occur. It will be suficient. the
paper says, to plant the Italian flag at
Avlona and Sasena Island, which would
mean that whoever touches Aviona
touches Italy.
Evening star., 1914-10-02
MEXICAN SOLDIERS LOOT MINE.
Seizure of 500, 900 Pesos From Rea
del Monte Property Is Reported.

Seizure of 100000 pesos by Mexican
soldiers from the Rea del Monte mine
an American property. was reported to-
day through foreign consular repre-
sentatives in Mexico. The money is
believed to have been taken by the
same band which seized 1,50U, 900 pesos
in which a British corporation was in
terested.
The British embassy here has made
to the State Depart
ment. Efforts are being made through
American consular agents to recover
the loot.
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Count Zeppelin Going to Front.

LONDON. October 2, IFS p.m.-In a
dispatch from Amsterdam the corre-
spondent of Reuters Telegram Company
says information has reached that city
from Germany to the effect that Count
Zeppelin has passed through Essen on
the way to the front to supervise the
Evening star., 1914-10-02
W. H. Hearst to Form Government

TORONTO. October at was official-
ly announced last night that w. H.
Hearst. minister of lands, forests and
mines in the Whitney government, and
the youngest member Of the Ontario cab
met. was last night summoned to the
government house and asked by the
lieutenant governor to form q new pro-
vineial government. This disposes of
the question as TO who is to succeed
the late Sir James Whitney.
Evening star., 1914-10-02
100000 IN BRUSSELS FACING
STARVATION, SAYS HUGH GIBSON

-four to the citizens of Brussels will be
given out this afternoon.
Efforts to get food in from Antwerp
have failed. Insomuch as Brussels Is
in charge of the Germans, 1t is in ef-
feet German territory. Neutral ma
tions could not undertake to supply
food to Brussels If transportation ia
cIIties were not practically cut OF be-
cause of military operations.
Evening star., 1914-10-02

LONDON. October 2. :55 p.m.-Seven
hundred thousand persons in Brussels
are facing starvation, according to
Hugh Gibson, the secretary OF the
American embassy there, now in
this city. The supply of flour in the
Belgian capital will be exhausted to-
day. and other staples are virtually all
consumed. The last apportionment of
Evening star., 1914-10-02
FRENCH FINANCES o. z.
Cabinet Informed There Will Be No
Recourse to Loan,

BORDEAUX, France. October 2. 1885
p.m.-Alexandre Ribot. the minister of
finance. today informed the cabinet
that the financial situation October 1
was entirely satisfactory. as shown by
an examination of the books Of the
treasury department and the Bank of
France He said there would be no
new recourse to public loans.
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BRITAIN TO LAY MINES.

LONDON, October 2. 4s4O p.m-
The oficial information bureau
announced today that the gov
mines In certain areas ~ q
countef-stfoke 10 the Gernan
procedure.
Evening star., 1914-10-02
New State Committee.

The new state committee consists Of
$50 members instead of forty-three, as
heretofore, chosen at the primaries last
Monday, and the members are sup
posed to represent the popular vote. In
former days the state committee was
appointed at the state conventions, and
was made up OF men in sympathy with
the bosses and the dominant faction OF
the convention.
1t was seen at the outset yesterday
that MIR. Mills had no chance of cleo
ton at the hands of this committe, as
he had opposed Mr.. Whitman and Mr..
Barnes. and had favored Harvey ID.
Hinman, who was the candidate Of the
Roosevelt and progressive elements OF
the party. Mr.. Mills was offered the
treasurership. but refused II. and the
financial affairs will be left to COM
mittee consisting of Chairman Tanner,
M E. Lewis Of Rochester. County
Chairman Koenig and Richard L. Ltv-
ingston of Brooklyn.
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DISPATCH Riders Praised.

The generals in command of the allies
are full of praise for the corps of dis
patch riders who. since the beginning
of the great battle of the Aisne. have
Kept up Communication between the
various corps along the line now
spreading from the Sonme to the Mo-
selle and along the frontier of Alsace-
Lorraine
The dispatch riders are mostly volun-
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virginia's "Dry" Majority, 30,765

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND. Va. October 2.-The ma
jority for prohibition in Virginia was
declared officially today to be 30.765.
The total vote cast was 15S.137.
Twenty-one counties voted against
prohibition and seventy-one for. while
three cities voted against prohibition.
Evening star., 1914-10-02

PARIS, October 2.-The laconic state
ments of the war department give oue
little idea of che furious battle which
IS being waged these days in the north
Of France in pursuance of the effort the
great body of Germans is making TO
force the allies line. The left continues
to be the storm center. and from there
the word is that the English and
French continue to gain.
Whatever the Germans seek ana
whatever are their hopes, it appears
necessary that the intermiT,abie bat'ie
of the Aisne must soon have an end'
says Lieut.. Col. Rousset. the military
critic of the Petit Parisien. comment
ing on the two last official comrnun1ca-
tions.
THE two armies" says Rousset, have
fought for many days with 1urv on an
made progress daily upon two wings
TO the north of the River Somme ana IN
the south of Woevre, the army OF the
enemy is exhaustins 1tsei1 IN sain 81
forts to check our advance. after nav
ing uselessly tried to preak through
somewhere.
.'This situa ton, even though 1t can
still last some time. mnst inevi'aelS
end by the definite retreat of our ad-
yersary The besieged in any lines
the experience of battle teaches, can.
not indefinitely preserve the defensive
The council of revision is preparing
ee-hold sessions to examine the iaIse
class of exempt from army service
and those heretofore physically unfit
for service who may now be found able
to join the army.
General Situation Satisfactory.
The following official announcement
was issued last night:
This evening there is nothing of par
ticular importance to describe in the
region of Roye (on the French left
wing). where violent action has sue
eessfully turned in our favor. and IN
the Argonne, where we have made
progress at several new points.
! The general situation remains sat
isfactory."
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Mills Withdraws on Request.

Thereupon Mr.. Whitman. the repub-
lican candidate for governor, requested
MIR. Mills to withdraw his candidacy for
state chairman. Mr.. Mills promptly ae-
quiesced. and the committee as prompt
Iy and without dissenting vote chose
Frederick c. Tanner to be chairman OF
the committee. Mr.. Mills assured the
assembled republicans that he wouId
heartily support the ticket
Mr. Tanner is young man and com
paratiVely newcomer in state affairs
AS the leader of the twenty-fifth as
sembly district he displayed such apt!-
tude Tor politics that Mr.. Whitman
selected him to manage his primary
campaign. His selection as the state
chairman is said to be acceptable also
Wadsworth, jr, the candidate for Unit
ed States senator.
Evening star., 1914-10-02
"OLD GUARD" DIRECTS
THOUGH BARNES QUITS
Frederick G. Tanner Chosen Head
of New York Republican State
Committee.

That the "old guard" is still in tho
saddle in the republican party in New
York Is attested In the selection yes
terday of the chairman of the repub-
lican state committee, according to
New York politicians in Washington
William Barnes, jr, the last of the line
of great bosses, such as Platt, Odeli
and their predecessors. stepped down
and out, in accordance with his oft-re
peated declaration that he would do SO
whenever he got good and ready. and
only then, but he left a tack in the
chair for unwary aspirants.
Ogden I. Mills had expected so be
chairman of the state committee, anc
was waiting in the lobby. while the
committee was in session, to receive
possible notification of his election.
But. according TO one report, Mr..
Barnes from a neighboring hotel called
up on the phone and expressed the fear
that Mr.. Mills Craftsmanship might
lessen the ardor of some of the up
state republican leaders. whose hearth
est cooperation viii be essential to re-
publican success at the polls in No
yember.
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The Emperor's Dream of Master of a World Empire
Crushed With the Rou of His Grand Army of
Half Million Men His Divorce of Josephine
and Marriage to Maria Louisa

Little wonder was ii that this super
man seemed overwrought and anxious.
At Borodino he had just fought the
bloodiest and most iiercely contested of
all his battles up to that time. AS "a
result 10000 men lay dead-the very
flower of his invinCible Grand Army.
He was i'll he had lost his energy in
large part; he was subject to seizures
now thought Ia have been in the nature
of epilepsy. Yet here he was at the
summit of his career entering Moscow
and hoping within year or so To crush
his way into St. Petersburg. Then hav-
ing destroyed this great Russian ally of
England he would destroy England IT.
self and be master of a world empire.
For with Europe succumbed and sup
plant nothing but time would be
needed to wade through a slaughter
house of Turks and into the Far East.
He paused to regard with one long
glance the portrait OF that little child
in far off France. the King of Rome
for whom he was building this world
empire. Then he ordered his staff To
move forward with him to the Krem-
lin-that centre of Russian learning
religion, patriotism and sacred loyalty
Around 1t gathered the holy city,
forming a sort OF halo for this very
heart OF Russia.
BY 6 o'clock in the morning Ma
poleon had arrived at the Kremlin and
took possession OF the apartment OF
the Cars. Not sign was yet visible
of the confiagration In. any of the build
ings surrounding the palace. All day
long he was plunged In work; but in
the early evening he was pacing back
and forth in one of the great rooms
when he glanced through window
and saw some distance away great
glow spreading over the sky. The north
wind was growing stronger and swept
the flames directly toward the Kremlin
Soon wooden houses near by crashed
To earth. Warehouses holding quantl
ties of oil, brandy and other combustibl,
materials spurted forth flames which
would not die down. Sparks flew up
ward in clouds; enormous ember'
! rained on the roof of the palace, where
those within trembled at the though
that a single one of them happening t.
fall on an ammunition wagon nigh
cause an explosion which would blow
the building to peces-and by som,
piece Of inconceivabe negligence, add
Constant, a whole park of artillery hat
been established underneath the EN-
peror's windows.
| Quickly came reports to the En-
peror which seemed almost incredible
They We're that Russians themselve'
had been seen feeding the flames an'
setting lire to buildings previously un
touched. Eight hundred maddened mel
are said 10 have been apprehended h,
the French and punished for thu
spreading the confagration. Many wer'
convicts suddenly set free from TIT
prisons when Russian troops wer,
evacuating Moscow, Meanwhile, it Il
also alleged. the French soldiery pill
LACED on every hand, not even sparn,
the Kremlin itself at the height OF tn
Excitement.
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his tent. now and then drinking of a
light punch. At 5 in the morning he
arose and ordered the attack.
Not alone patriotism hut religious
fervor inspired the Russians as they
faced the oncomlng hosts of Napoleon 3
army. Rank after rank went down
before that host. but still they fought
throughout September and and the
combat continued to rage with undated
fury throughout the 9th and eth.
Finally the generals at the head Of
Napoleon's army made an agreement
with the generals commanding the rear
of the Russian troops whereby the lat
ter would be allowed to pass through
the city of Moscow unattached. pro-
| vided the French We're allowed To enter
it after them without being resisted.
In his capacity as valet Constant
was accustomed to attend the En-
peror ON every occasion when his SER
vices We're or might he needed: and
he made detailed notes of Napoleon's
entrance into Moscow. The Emperor
did not ride into the city until late
at night he says. Hour after hour
the Grand Army had been silently
pouring itself along the roadways, emp
tying itself into the suburbs and spread
ing out within the city Itself, The
clatter of shod hoofs, the groaning OF
wheels as wagons and guns moved for
| ward. the ceaseless tramp. tramp OF
thousands upon thousands Of feet. when
necessary "A sharp quick command
that was all.
| As the Emperor and his stan ad.
vanced they glanced this way and that
at windows OF houses on either side
not single human face did they see
| In some OF the windows a light would
appear, only to be quickly eXtinguished
At the entrance of Dorogomilow Napo.
leon halted and was lodged for the REST
| OF the night in house so dirty an6
miserable that the next morning his
bed and his clothing We're found to b,
infected with vermn. So overpower'
ing were the odors of that house tina
during the night he could not sleeI
and directed Constant to burn vinegar
then sugar and aloe wood.
At o'clock In the morning n coure
arrived to inform the Emperor tina
fire had broke out in the city beyond
and the report was confirmed by al
officer OF the Russian police. Instant.
flas'.ed through Napoleon's mind sus
picion that he was to be foiled afte
all; that while evacuating Moscow Rus
sian troops had deliberately set tn,
city afire in many places, preferrini
to destroy 1t altogether rather thai
have its magnificent buildings occupe
by the Monster of Europe" Still tn
Emperor could not credi. this suspi
cion.
1T is impossible" he exclaimed, hal
aloud, go, Constant, and find out II /
IL true"
Before daylight Constant returne
J and told his royal master the full trutl
} as he had been able to gain 1t. Upol
hearing 1t Napoleon c,enched his hand
and strobe hack and forth, kicking tn
! wretched floor of his bedroom.
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cussing measures Of offence and defence.
When other military campaigns were
opening, Napoleon, the fiery. the in
domitable. had stolen away from Paris
like lion-noiseless. determined. step
ping softly. and ready at any moment
10 spring upon the prey Now, how
ever, as he left Dresden for the front,
while Maria Louisa and her great train
Of attendants started back toward
Paris, ii was plain that his physical
self had been undergoing a marked,
though gradual, change. He had 10
rouse himself for ordinary matters not
connected with war or state. No longer
was he aleN, eager, an eagle In human
form knowing neither fear nor fatigue.
In his trunks he had brought the robes
and jewels worn at his coronation In
Notre Dame. He had brought COM
panies of actors and singers with him
70 Dresden. He planned to take them
with him to the very seat Of war. so
that near the firing line. IL need he.
he could enjoy drama and opera.
To accompany the half a million
| armed men ssomblng along the from
| tier and ready to invade Russia were
enormous trains of baggage. food, am
munition and equipment of all kinds.
| Pontoons We're there, and great guam
titles OF material with which TO con-
struct bridges. Thousands of wagons
| hauled by oxen were needed to trans
| port commlssary supplies, while 1t took
| $4,000 horses To haul the 1850 field
guns. Already sent on ahead, and
stored at carefully arranged places
were food supplies sufficient to last
400. 900 men for nearly two months.
| On marched that human avalanche
| which hoped to engulf Russia. Skir-
| mishes here, more serious engage
| ments there, and battles-among them
| Borodino, where the Russians We're to
lose 10000 men while making theil
final stand in defence of Moscow.
| The sun rose without a cloud, and
seeing II Napoleon exclaimed, 1T Is the
sun OF Austerlitz!" Quickly this say
ing was repeated to the troops, and
soon a hundred thousand voices were
echoing 1t. Then an address was issued
to the army-another of those brief
ringing addresses which had upliftet
other armies in years past.
"Behave as you did at Austerlitz, a
Friedland, at Smolensk," ran thu
proclamation, "and may your remotes
posterity point with pride to your con
duct on this day, and say of you, III
was in the grand battle under the walls
OF Moscow
when this proclamation was read t.
the soldiers Napoleon was standing OF
the heights Of Borodino, his arm
crossed, the sun shining full In his face
Far below were his hosts: he coul'
hear their mad shouts in response t.
his address: he could see the sunligh
CLINT and culver on bayonet and sword
All night long Napoleon seemed rest
less. and at In the morning he wa
seized with chill which seemed L
exhaust him. He refused TO rest, how
ever, for a great battle was impend
ing, and all night long he worked 4
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What, sire, you are crying, \ king.
a king cry! File; that is vllalnous."
Now, the great mass of common
people who had supported Napoleon
during twenty years of warfare hon.
estly believed that he was defending
their rights against foreign oppressors.
that he was extending his power so as
to give them more freedom, that he was
a man of themselves, born in humble
surroundings, and inspired by heaven to
serve them and aid them in securing
peaceful. happy life. But when he
threw aside Josephine and married
Maria Louisa. herself daughter Of an
emperor, who knew nothing of ex-
istence beyond the courtiers at Vienna
the common people suffered a rude
awakening.
Their worship of Napoleon crumbled
over night. They saw in a flash that
he had deceived them. Their military
obedience might remain, for they We're
loyal to their country and he was its
official head: but their faith in him,
their enthusiasm which had enabled
him to sweep to miracles of victory
this tremendous power vanished
For nearly two years the Emperor de-
voted himself TO his new wife and to
their little son. Nothing was too small
for him to attend to. He waited upon
Maria Louisa hand and foot; he en-
gagged governesses, nurses and attend
ants for his boy. He devoted precious
hours and days and weeks to selecting
toys for him, 10 choosing his diet and
personally experimenting the details OF
his life. And meanwhile rumblngs be-
came ominous of foreign complications,
Finally these burst into threat of war
with Russia, so recently his ally. And
then did Napoleon the Emperor wake
| up from his idyllc life as husband and
| father.
For weeks a great tide Of troops swept
across Europe from west to east-Na-
| poleon's Grand Army. Ploetz remarks
that the smaller part of the army was
French, the larger part being composed
OF Italians, Swiss, Dutch, Poles and
commands from various states compos-
| ing the Confederacy Of the Rhine.
When Napoleon finally crossed the
boundaries OF Russia 1t was at the head
of multitude estimated by Myers 10
number more than half million Of men
1.-THE boundaries Of that country had
never been crossed by such an army
| he adds, "snce Darius ]. led his Inn
mense hosts across the Danube twenty
four centuries before" 1t Is still called
the army OF twenty nations. and as
Rambaud has written, Russia seemed
likely to be overwhelmed by a human
avalanche"
Napoleon, however, did not spring d.
rectly to the attack as in years gone by
While his troops were assembling or
the frontier he and the Empress Maria