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Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-25

That the famous old cathedral of
Notre Dame at Rheims is not SO COM
pletely DESTROYED by German shells
that 1t cannot be restored is the cheer
Ing news that from Paris.
First reports had it that the celebrat-
ed church was in ruins.
AZ first sight the exterior of the
cathedral does not ppea to be much.
damaged, although the masonry lis
Clipped, Scared and whitened by
countless shrapnel bullets, while
many carved figures and g~argoyles
have been broken off," writes the
correspondent of the London Daily
Telegraph.
In the doorway still stands. the
crippled beggar who has sought aims
there for many years. He maintained
his post throughout the pomDardment,
and like a statue he stands. covered
with dust. pebbles and glass. The
man was unframed. He was. crippled
In the war of 1870. -,
An examination Of the interior
shows that the better part of fifty
shells have found Judgment, but
luckily, the range being very great,
the solid stOneWork of the building
had resisted the successive shocks.
1t was the ancient and priceless glass
OF the windows which suffered the
most. In the center of the vault the
great candelabrum which hung from
the roof lies broken in the center of
the hoor amid a great mass Of debris.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-25
(By Herbert Corey.)

London. Sept. 25.-Tommv is get
ting to know Hans better. Groups of
slightly wounded men are being sent
back from the shattered British front
east of Amiens. Every man. has been
told by his officers that he must not
talk for fourteten days. eve of his
personal adventures. The impossibly
have all knowledge Of this wal kept
from the world.
You can talk about the Dutch.
men," I suggested to one chap 1 me,
at the Charing Cross station
"That1l do no harm"
He agreed with me. He was a nice,
clean-cut boy-Private Harry Clark
of the Stafordshire regiment-and he
was just sweating to talk. A hole
through his arm only Inconvenience
him. m, He was smoking a huge pipe.
not afraid Of nothing. They come
on when the dead are lying in heaps
before them"
The war Office has persistently put
OF stories that the Germans cannot
stand the, bayonet. along with a com
panion piece that the Germans ham.
string. wounded men.
onet," said Private Clark. "They
don't know what 1t is to be a-feared
They keep a-cominE on. and just
trample all over U.s."
Clark's regiment was %intrenched
somewhere on the front at Mons. The
British have been forced to bear the
brunt, OF the German attack through
out this first great battle. Long be-
fore they first came in contact with
the foe they had been cheered BY the
war ONCE statement thar the Ger
mans are afraid OF cold steel. The
war office has also said that the Ger
mans are inferior as to field artillel
and in rifle practice.
Their guns was bloody eood,'' said
Private Clark. 1--WE used lust to get
a hole dug Tor ourselves and they'd
shell us out Of it. I didn't think much
o. tneir shrapnel; Seemed to me it
could sure 1t u.s."
h particular German regiment
that practtced upon Clark and his
comrades was not composed Of sharp
shooters, according to the Briton. For
an hour they lay in their trenches and
nred at each other. On the other
hand. other soldiers have. asserted the
German shooting is quite up to the
British standard. Then the Germans
scrambled out, Of their trenches and
started on = dog-trot across the field.
Moving Them Down Like Hay,
Looked as though they said to
themselves, you bally beggars, wen
myke you get out Of that" said Pri-
The English lay in their trenches
and Hired their rifles until they became
almost too hot TO hold. They were
supported by q company Of French
You couldn't miss .'em." said Pri-
vate Clark. "It wa like shooting at
g wal. they yer that close together
Lhsy aidn't ,ardly extend their order
He could see through the thin
! OF the modern rife men falling
In sroupA But the Germans KEPT
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-25

Chambray road the whule episode of
by corpses. An isolated group of Ger
mans had made a rampant of the
roadside and remained there firing.
They could. not retire and held out as
long rs they could. The last of the
dead Frenchmen are three yards from
this spot-and then the assault passed
on. Pierced by bayonets. the Ger
mans fell with their backs against the
improvised parapets.
Separate Combat Revealed.
Twisted b%ayonets and broken rifles
a swift, fierce and desperate combat.
The Germans fell in small squads. A
group of corpses lies around the body
OF an officer. The retreat was pro-
tected by the successive sacrifice of
little companies.
How the dead bic each other!
They can only be distinguished by
their uniforms. On the ground,
French and Germans are the same.
Racial characteristics vanish beneath
the cruel mask Of death.
In the eternal truce Of death there
IS a species Of fraternity between fall
len enemies.
Each German corpse had a KNAPP
sack on his back. 1t is irreproachable,
as though prepared for review. Moth
ing is ~disarranRed. Cartridge belts,
rolled o~vercoats. tent canvas-every-
thing is neatly folded. laced and buck
led. All seem to form an integral
part of the body. Even the spiked
helmet remains fixed on the head.
Nothing creates the impression of a
routed enemy. If the French corpses
reveal the irresistible fury of the as
sault, the German dead display order
and discipline. The German army is
beaten. but not routed. It retired
quickly, but m~ethodically. not resist
ing attacks. 1t withdrew with fury.
but not in confusion. 1t disengaged it.
self.
Besides material. it abandoned also
ITS wounded. but with them it left
behind whole sections of it's hospital
corps to look after them. The French
made prisoners of the wounded and of
tnelr nurses. doctors and dispensers,
who maintain their rank sand$Authof-
ity, and all these form a H. little Ger
man organization. which continues to
act automatically in the midst of the
French army. isolated and imperturb-
able with its rigid salutes and mperi-
Gus commands. Just as II nothing had
happened
The retreat continues under the
protection of heavy artillery pIaced in
n rear guard. and 81 it is still pro-
ceeding. Close pursuit is impossible,
Action Of pursuing cavalry is out of
the question. Patient maneuvering is
necessary. Batteries must be turned
and dislodged. The German infantry
is out of reach. Gaps are made in the
German ranks and small bodies of
troops are captured. but as a whole
the army keeps intact. Defeat is not
yet.
The A~nglo-French victory might he
compared with the Japanese victory at
L~aio-yang, where the Russians retired
without losing effectiveness. There are
successful battles which do not finish.
h victory is great. but it cannot be
anything more than a magnificent pre-
face to the end.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-25

The general impression is that
the cathedral can be restored, al
though most of its priceless decora-
tons are ruined. =.
Some. of the, German wounded are
still in the. cathedral. Several of
them We're killed by shrapnel bullets
during h bombardment as well as
some Of the French soldiers who
were attending them"
The Cathedral. Of Notre Dame,
Rheims, where the kings of France
used to be crowned. was practically
completed in the thirteenth century.
1t was the finest. structure Of gothic
architecture in the world.
In 14S1 fire destroyed the roof and
spires.
In 1875 the national assembly
voted $4,000 pousads for repairs Of
the facade And:Asaabaiustrades. This
facade was the,.aafA1lka SNsts norton. Of the
Of the middle Aae
The three sporta1s we're laden with
statueseand statuets.
h rose-WindoWs over the main
portal, and he gallery beneath were
of rare magnifcence.
The cathedral possessed fine ia
pestries. OF these: the most import
ant series was that presented by
Robert de Lononcourt. archbishop
under Francis I. representing the life
of the virgin. II
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-25
TRAINS
49,. ARRIVE

Paris, Sept. 25.-Three trains bear
ing prisoners and wounded German
soldiers arrived yesterday. One train
carrying 400 prisoners was sent out Of
the city. One hundred prisoners from
another train, including a general OF
General o Kluck's staff, were
here. On the train with the wounded
prisoners were 1872 nurses and 80 doc
tors.
A son Of Field Marshal Count Won
ing at Esternay. ~
General o Deimling, commanding,
the German army in Alsace, has been
dismissed, according to a Geneva dis
patch. 80 49,
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-25
RELIEF PLANNED.
FOR THE FAMILIES

Paris, Sept. 25.-M. Gorges Berry,
one Of the few deputies still in Paris,
explained to me that he considered
his presence necessary to assist in
organizing relief for the soldiers fam
lilies and the starving population. He
estimates hat there are 10000 per-
sons without work in Paris.
Free meals are being given, and
already in the Ninth ACCOMPLISHMENT,
which he represents, $4,000 have been
served: A. committee, Of which he lie
q member, is also trying to set bust
ness going again in Paris, trade being
practically at a standstill, especially
n the wealthy quarters, owing to the
One great problem, he said, was tho
manufacturers lack Of raw material
due to the difficulty OF obtaining ships.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-25
BELGIUM PLIGHT
LESSON TO U. S.
Roosevelt Says Hostile Ma
ton Would Seize Panama
as Japan Did Korea.

New York, Sept. 25.-Theodore
Roosevelt finds in Belgium's plight the
best lesson for the United States In
the war.
Writing at length in the Outlook on
THE World War; Its Tragedies and
It's Lessons" the former president ar
CUES that the "wronging'' Of Belgium,s
neutral America, unless I'VE carry the
big stick" He says in part:
Could Seize Panama Canal.
What has occurred to Belgium is
precisely what would occur under
similar conditions to us, unless we
were able to show that the action
would be dangerous. If any old world
military power were engaged in war
and deemed such action necessary and
safe, 1t would at once seize the Pan
anna canal, exactly as Belgium and
Luxembourg have been overrun by Ger
many, as Korea has been seized by ia
pan.
The Big stick Again.
Zone Of the main lessons to learn
from this war is embodied In one
homely proverbs: Speak softly and
carry a big stick
"Persistently the effort has been
made to deride the men who wish to
safeguard u national interest and
honor and to insist that those who adj
vocate keeping our country able to de-
fend its rights are merely adopting
the policy Of the big stick n
Trust to Ourselves.
1.-THE most important lesson, there
fore, for us to learn from Belgium's
fate is that we must in any great cri-
sis trust for u national safety to
u ability and willingness to defend
ourselves by our own trained strength
and courage. We must not wrong 9TH
ers, and we must not trust to worth
less bits of paper unbacked by power,
but to our own madness and clear
sighted willingness to face facts.
Force Behind Righteousness.
disarmament Of the free and lib
erty loving nations would be merely
insuring the triumph of some barbar-
ism or despotism. But, in view of
what has occurred in this war, surely
the time ought to be ripe for the ma
tons to consider a great world agree
ment to back righteousness by force"
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-25
The European War Situation as Shown by Press Dispatches
ACCUSES AUSTRIA OF
SECRET MOVES aimed
AGAINST THE ITALIANS

Rome, Sept. IS. (via Paris.)-
The MessagerO publishes q tele-
gram from Udine, Vcnetia, saying
that Austria Is trying to deceive
Rome by denying that it has
ornaments along tho italian
frontier.
"The line from Pontafel to
Tarvis," says the dispatch, dis
strongly fortified as Is also tho
line between Jarvis and Raibal.
especially Bradil Pass. All the
valleys along the Carnical Pass,
leading from Austria into Italy,
from Ce%rvignano to Mount Paral-
ba. + occupied by q large NJ.
Der of troops.
Forests have been destroyed
wherever necessary to give artil-
lery full play and roads and paths
have been constructed and solid
entertainments erected.
The authorities have explained
to the population that these prep
arations have not been made
against italy but against a posi-
sible attempt by italian vOlun-
teers to invade Austria"
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-25
LIE AS # SLASHED
BY GIANT SCYTHE
French Dead in Long Rows
Show where Charge Over
come German Guns.
b Luigi Rarzini.l

Behind the Allies Lines. France.
Sept. III climbed from the hollow
in which Barey nestles and reached
the edge of the plain which was bar
red by German trenches.
A terrible vet sublime spectacle is
presented. The vast plain Is Uttered
with corpses. Hundreds and hun
dreds of bodies lie on the ground as
far as the eye can each. They are
all lying in one direction. like grass
cut by q scythe. Death has over
taken them in the furious rush and
assault. All lie with limbs extended
and faces forward.
There is potent. moving significance
in this uniform attitude Of the dead.
It relates. reveals. describes.
All Heads Towards Enemy.
1t is here that an impetuous. YELL
ing, overwhelming assault has taken
place. In the immobility OF death
there is irresistible elouuence. The
bodies are all pointed toward the en-
envy. heads foremost. A single thought.
a single desire. a single impuls" unit
ed the men in the last moment Of
life.
There is still an expression of vio-
lence and impetuous dash in this fall
len throng. Taken singly, thew are
horrible. Taken together these bodies
seem to have indescribable n fahul-
GUS life, and if at the sight Of this
slaughter one feels a wave of emo
ton, it is not caused by pity, but by
enthusiasm.
I think of the Japanese legend Of
heroes who never die: when their
bodies fall the multitude of their souls
continues the assault. Something Of
such deaths, something invisible and
prodigious. must have happened there.
In New Uniforms.
Possibly they were fresh troops.
The uniforms seem to be new. Blue
coats with the skirts turned back dis
close the red of the traditional trou-
sers which is seen afar by the enemy
"a vivacious color. an imprudent and
gay cue.
The national symbol of red must
have formed a flaming. trembling line
cross the plain at the moment of as
sault. Nearly all the dead lie with
their faces to the ground. having been
hit in the head or breast. and they
all have those strange. tnhuman, gro
tesque, sinister attitudes to which
they were condemned by death on the
battlefield.
Some Of the wounded have had
time to settle themselves and quietly
await the end. They appear to be
sleeping.
In front of each corpse is a rifle
which escaped from the grasp of a
falling man. Long %bayonets nave fur
rowed the earth.
Yelling Face Internal Fire.
The assault began at a distance of
700 or ~S00-yards from the first line of
German trenches. It is possible to fol-
low its course and reconstruct it. In
sensible to losses, yelling masses of
Frenchmen advanced at double for
nation under ar Internal fire.
German shrapnel had kindled piles
of straw, the remains Of which were
still smoking, but the German artillery
fire must have been reduced to silence
almost Immediately. At 500 Yards from
the trenches there were no more
corpses. The enemy had fled.
One crosses this empty space and
meets the dead again. but here thev
are all Germans. Along the edges Of
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-25
German Soldiers Fear Nothing,
Says Corey; Even Cold Steel
Doesn't Turn The Teutons Back

right IN. The field pieces cut holes
through their mass. but they did not
halt. 1t is Private Clark's own opin-
ion that no Drawer men ever charged
under fire.
They wasn't 'ardly fifty feet away
when 1 slipped some more cartridges
in my rifle" said he. "and I emptied
EN- all before they got up to me. I
know I accounted sfor some in that
mess. sir. You couldn't 'ardly miss
EN- if you tried."S .'aa
But the Germans kept on coming.
Clark could see them falling as they
.camess but they kept on coming. They
were fnnumerable. They swept down
the British force by sheer weight.
They aren't fancy with the bayonet
like we are" said Clark. ''They lust
dig In like they were pitching hay"
Germans Don't Fear Cold Steel.
No n will ever make him believe
that the German has a distaste for cold
steel any more. The Germans went
on and over the Britons. Clark found
himself where the British line had
d and near a clump OF small
trees.
"1t weren't no good Angling" said
he, and so I an. I thought those
trees: would myke q nice v for
More than one hundred other Eng
lish soldiers had been taken with the
same thought: The. trees were not big
enough to hide a COW. But they all
got away. What's more they all had
their guns, and as. soon as they came
to they reformed and hiked
on until they came to another British
unit, which they Joined. Clark think,
that five Germans fell to every Eng
lishman in that charge. His estimate
is not far out OF the way, as the Eng
lishmen. were in a ditch until they
Were routed out Of It.
But that didn't myke no differ
ence," said Clark. '..They, don't mind
being killed. those. beksars. TheS
Ciark's story Is merely i sample
Of other stories that are being told
by other men who have been invalid
ed home. 1t Is of value lust for this
that it gives the lie to the yarns that
nave been persistentlv CIRCULATED, with
the approval of the war office censors
to the effect that Hans is a coward
and afraid Of the steel. Innumerable
stories have also been printed that
the Germans have been namstringine'
wounded men,, or cutting the tendons
of their wrists
81 don't believe that said Clark.
Lott Of our chaps believe It, but i
.ayent seen n ons who saw It done
mere was one chan on our train with
2 ole through his thigh. ana when he
saw a German coming to him where.
ne was ne fixed himself to shoot irst.
But the Dutchman shook his head.
ave a drink 2. said this Dutch
man. And blessed II o didn't give
our chap q drink out OF his NJ bot
tie " its eH - ~ tH as
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-25
RUMANIA O
TO JOIN LII

Bucharest, Sept. 25.-E1igh officials
today declared that Rumania has now
finally decided to participate in the
war on the side Of the allies. It is
stated that the new cabinet has at last
succeeded in overcoming the oppose
ton of King Carol. at least to the ex-
ten Of ordering mobilization Of the
Rumanian army. The military coun-
Gil believes that Rumania will declare
war and will at ono proceed to- the
occupation of Pennsylvania. The
army, numbering 100000, is anxious
to get into action. 1t is in excellent
shape. The king has opposed Ru-
mania siding against Germany for
family reasons, as he is a Hohenzol-
lern.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-25
AGENTS ON
WATCH FOR PLOTS
Government Follows Tips
From Agitated Canada,
But Find Nothing.

Washington. Sept. 25.-Assistant
Secretary of State Robert Lansing
said today that no special investiga-
ton Is to be made by this department
Of alleged violation Of neutrality by
German societies in western cities. No
come to the state department, and
when previous reports were investi-
gated, at the instance Of the. British
ambassador, they were found to be
without foundation.
This vas the case with statements
that Germans were going to raise q
force to invade Canada. When they
were looked into 1t was found that
they emanated from individuals. and
been started. Milwaukee and Cincin-
natl were mentioned at the state de-
partment today as the places where
the most serious reports originated.
All Reports Investigated.
Ambassador Sir Cecil Spring-Rice,
according to the view Of the state de-
partment, presents these reports to
the United States government as a
matter OF duty toward his govern
ment and its dependencies. The state
department. as a matter of good faith,
has Investigated each case thoroughly,
using the department Of Justice and
its field force as an agent, and has
made careful response to the British
ambassador. r
From other sources it was learned
today that the Canadian government
has prompted the British ambassador
to make most of the inquiries at the
state department. There is apparently
a fear among Canadian officials that
ments at war will commit some act
that will disable their means of COM
Indication.
Fear for Welland. Canal.
There was a report in circulation
shortly after the war began hat the
locks Of the Welland canal had been
mined and that they would be de-
stroyed in a short time. Apparently
there is also a fear that attempts
would be made by persons going
across the. border from the United
States to destroy some of the impor-
tant railroad bridges, thus harnpering
transportation between different parts
of the dominion. Therefore, It is said,
whenever any report reaches Cana
dian government officials that any
movement against that country is con-
templated by individuals or groups Of
individuals, an appeal is made to the
British ambassador to have the prop.
er department of the United States
government prevent n hOst1le DEM
onstration. :
Neutrality to Be Enforced.
At the state department it was said
today that If any person attempts to
organize a ..orce to invade Canada, he
will subject himself to arrest under
the United States laws. That this
government has the power to make
an arrest in such cases was demon
strated during the Fenian troubles in
1871, when several persons were ar
rested for attempting to raise a force
to Invade the northern country from
this side Of the boundary.
Although investigation has shown
that none OF the reports Of violation
Of neutrality has been we'll founded,
state department officials say that they
are prepared to look into others, and
that the neutrality laws will be strict.
ly enforced,
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-25
WOMAN REFUGEE LOSES
MEMORY

London. Sept. 25.-The American
relief committee is trying to solve the
mysterious case Of a young woman
who. with a baby. arrived here from
Germany, her memory all but lost.
She was able to explain that she was
separated from her husband when
they were changing trains at Magde-
burg in Saxony, and that her name
is Mrs: Harry Phillips Martin. She
cannot recall where she lived.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-25

MS and other salves too. but they
did no good. I read the advertisement Of
the Cuticura Soap and Ointment, and I
decided to send for some for triSl. After
using them q few times I got relief. I bought
seventy-hve cents worth Of Cutacura scan
and Ointment and followed the direction
Given Tor eczema and was cured" (signed}
i'm Lsusnes. Mar. "a, 1914.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-25
HEADACHES

Thousands of men and women suffer from
headaches every day, other thousands have
headaches every week or every month and still
Others have headaches occasionally, but not al
regular Intervals. The best Doctor is often unable
and IN most other cases, knowing the cause. be
does not know what will remove It, 20 as to give
permanent cure: All he can do IL to prescribe
the usual pain BELIEVERS, which give temporary
relief. but the headache returns as usual, and
treatment Is again necessary. If you suffer from
headaches, no matter what their nature, take
Antl-kaInnia Tablets, and the results will be salts.
factory IN the highest degree. You can obtaip
5eem 1t al druggists 10 any quantity. loc worth
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-25
THE WORRY HABIT.

Mr. Newlywed-Why are you cry.
ting, pct? =.
Mrs. Newiywed Oh. Dick. I was
thinking. suppose baby should grow
daughters should have q White
House wedding and you earned as
more than you do now, I wouldn't
have q thing ct to wear!
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-25
BRITAIN NAMES NEW CENSOR.

London, Sept. 25.-Sir Stanley o.
B~uckmaster. solicitor general since
October. 1913, will become next Sat-
urday director of the official press bu-
reau OF the British war office. Sir
Stanley will succeed in that capacity
Frederick E. Smith, who has been or
dered to the front.