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GER MANS
KEEP UP
ADVANCE
ALLlESFALL BACK
1EU7oNS SWEEP ON TOWARD
PARIS NOTWITHSTANDING
REFUSES.
WAR NEWS SUMMARIZED

The correspondent Of the London Elk.
press at Tho Hague wires his paper
that Emperor William has gone to
the Russian frontier.
No definite details are forthcoming re.
gardine the general battle which ap.
parentIy is in progress all along the
line.
An Antwerp dispatch credits General
Pau with victory over $4,000 Ger.
mans near Pcronne. Whether this
Is a new victory or one to which
reference was made several days
ago Is not known.
The French war minister has inspect.
ed the supplementary dcfcnses
around Paris which rapidly arc be.
Ing pushed forward in anticipation
Of possible investment of the
French capital.
According to official adviccs received
at Washington France is consider.
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Intern ationaI Aero Race OF.

New York, Sept. lowing to the
situation in Europe, which precludes
the possibility of several OF the en-
trants competing in the international
balloon race, which was to have start.
ed from Kansas City on Oct. 6. the
event has been postponed indefinitely
by the contest committee of the Aero
Club Of America.
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Cape Colony Official Arrested.

London, Sept. 1.-Sir James Sive'
wright, who has been prominent IN
the administration Of the Cape Colony,
has been arrested by the Germans
at Nuremberg. where he was taking
the cure. and is now he'd a prisoner
of war. The high commissioner of the
Irri~- cf cn.th Africa in ondon has
appealed to the American ambassador
n, per.ln 10 obtain Sir James re.ease.
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Shell Rock Man Killed.

Waterloo. Ia, Sept Edward
Green and Richard Corwin. both OF
Shell Rock, were pinned under an au
tomobi!e when it upset on country
road. Green was instantly killed. Mr..
Corwin was seriously, and perhaps ia
tally, injured.
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eurns His Money and Kills Himself.

Iowa City, Sept. 1.-joseph Klou
bee, Il wealthy Bohemian farmer liv'
ing near here drove his family from
the house placed several thousand DO
lars in bills and certificates of deposit
in a travelling bag, set fire to the bag
and shot himself through the heart
The money was almost totally de
StrnyC1
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ENGLISH +,
SEARCH U. !
5. VESSELS :;
MANY TAKEN. OFF
BOARD AMERlCAE LINERS FOR
GERMAN and AUSTRIAN
! SUBJECTS. !

Washington, Sept. 1.---Removal OF
German. and L. Austrian /, subjects by
British .warshius from neutral vessels
bound. tor the, scene ofiwar is afpriv.
ilcge Of the befligerent powers, az
cording to an opinion expressed By
Robert Lansing, counsellor of the state
department. Vessels flying the Amer
lean flag with foreigners aboard, he
said, might be stopped and such pas
EeugerS removed
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Cardinals Want to Hasten Election.
Rome. Sept. Cardinal Farley Of
New York said the cardinals are of
one mind in their desire to hasten the
election OF pope.
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Austrians Defeated In Russian Poland

Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 1.-The Aus.
trians have suffered an irreparable de,
feat at Zamozzin. Russian Poland, fifty
miles southeast of Lubliu.
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Antwerp. Sept 1.-The mayor OF
Bollcgnc Indignantly denies that Ger
man troops are close to Boulogne OF
that that port has been abandoned.
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Board U. S. Vessels.

The American liners Manchura and
China of the Pacific Mail Steamship
company's Oriental fleet were halted
by British warships off Hongkong and
forced to surrender to the British au.
thoritics sixty German and Austrian
reservists bound for the European war
from the Philippines, where they had
been living.
This was the news brought by Cap.
tam Thompson and Purser Landers OF
the China, which arrived at Honolulu,
bound for San Francisco.
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German Loss 10000 Slain?

Paris, Sept. lit is estimated tina.
since the outbreak of hostilities the
Germans have lost $4,000 killed and
10000 wounded or prisoners.
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Russian Troops Digging Trench

soldiers almost
experience in with Japan
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caused uneasy waverings elsewhere
The elasticity Of a battle lire Is linn
tied and this weeks operations may
be felt by a considerable curtailmeni
Of the southern front. There have
been quarded references in the Paris
official announcements during the
week, reconneissances along the Metz
roads.
The South Africa rebellion which
occurred early in the week, 10 Of
questionable importance. The Brit
ish government has acted with
great promptness in assuring the az
sistance Of Portugueses troops If the
nutlny should develop serious pro-
portions. That It will do 20 in the
face Of pro-Rritish sympathies Of
most Of the soe- government lead.
ers, 10 improbable.
Of the week is about equally divided
German submarines have sunk a
British and Russian light cruiser, and
British warsFips have destroyed four
German torpedo boats.
The power for offensive tactics In
the four torpedo boats 10 greater than
the offensive strength cf the Hawke
and the PaIIada; but the stimulating
effecss Of the sea victories are prob
ably greater In the case Of the Ger
mans because Of mystery attaching to
the new submarine arm Of the service
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limited Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE sue.
scessfuI completion Of the first stags
OF Germany's offensive campaign
against Russia has been the most I'm
portant strategic development Of the
week. The Russian forces in Gaiicia
and along the east Prussian border
have been driven back and placed on
the defensive. They have had to
adopt waiting tactics while the
main siav armies contest the threat
.ened capture Of Warsaw and the occu-
patton Of tho yistuia basin.
General Won Hindenbers's success
IN engineering his army on Russian
territory, $50 miles from the German
frontier, has eliminated during the
week the possibility that a Russian
offensive movement can be relied up
on to assist the Immediate develop
ment Of the campaign in France and
Belgium.
The march Of the German troops
eeross Belgium, and the capture OF
Jostend are Far inferioT in signtf-
eance to the success against Russia
In Poland. The suFerinss Of 5eIgians
are Increased by the German oeeupa-
sion Of the western plains, but the
major strategy Of the Franco-eelgian
operations 10 not changed. The ex-
tension Of the battle front BY both
osilissrsnts 70 che seaeoast has
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RAN2ltz

IHy William Phi, s. Amms, United
g Press staff : ,spondent.l
PARIS, ,oet.l Fighting Of the
most severe chsr>cter continued all
along the northern battle lire today,
despite the heavy cold rains which
are now again deIuging the north coun.
try. The Germans are reported max,
Ing desperate effort to break
through along the coast, with Dun.
kirk as their objective.
The presumption here 10 that they
want DunkIrk for use as submarine
base. This 10 one Of the most impor.
tant military harbors on tho north.
west coast. II 10 strongly fortified.
Its harbor works are on the most ex.
tenslve scale, enormous sums having
been expended on them. Il has been
learned the German naval staff plans
the movement OF submarines from
the naval base by way Of AK Ia
chappeIie and there 10 no doubt left
Of the German coast objective. o..
tend would be worthless 40 . naval
base. Dunkirk on the contrary would
be ideal and once IN the Germans
possession would present a distinct
problem for the Anglo-French fleet.
The French general star, however,
realizes fully as we'll az does the Ger
man the Importance Of holding Dun
kir. and Il 10 admitted that very
strong bodies Of reinyorcsments have
been hurried to the north. nesnite
cIaims 81 the Germans i that they
have already opsned their attack on
D0nkirk, the military headquarters
herc tonight declared that the kaissr's
troops have not crossed the Belgian
frontier west Of point directly north
OF Armentieres. The allies are stead
ily driving the Germans eastward In
the vicinity cf Armentieres and Lille,
eight miles to the southeast.
On the centre in the territory east
Of Rheims, there has been severe
fighting and the French line 10 report
ed to haye been advanced.
In Alsace-Lorraine the French right
wing IL reported to be making dis
tInet progress. Il 10 advancing through
the passes Of the yosses In the midst
Of heavy snow storms and moving
east from the nelehborhood Of eeIfort.
II 10 reported here that the Germans
who were attempting movement
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UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
ENGLAND-lt is announced another
British expedition will soon be ready
to take the field against the Germans.
cruisers have been sunk by German
submarines are discredited by the
press bureau. only four Of the thirty
one officers Of the Hawke were saved.
Four German destroyers sent to the
bottom by the British cruiser un-
daunted.
FRANcE-it IL officially announced
that while the German situation 10
unmodIfied, much has been gained by
the allies In the neishborhood Of St.
Miziel and Arras and that the territory
around Armentieres 10 now held by the
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The War at a Glance
Summarized by John Edwin Nevin, United
Press Staff Correspondent.

allies while the village Of Fieur-Pais
is also held by the French.
all Of Bel
gium is held by the Germans who are
maintaining only about 5000 men in
Ostend as a garrison.
RUSSIA-Because Of the activity OF
German submarines. Russia has clos
ed the CULTS OF Finland and Riga to
all shipping and will plant mines for
coast defense. 1t is officially stated
that the Germans have again lost
heavily In Russian Poland.
GERMANY-The war office ar
nounces that distinct gains have beer
made in both the eastern and western
theatres Of war.
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England Answers Activity Of the Kaiser's Navy
by Sinking Quartet Of Boats, Caught
Alone on the Waves.
SEVERAL HUNDRED men WERE. DROWNED
British Attacking Ships Came Out Of the Encoun-
ter With No Damage Done and With
No Lives Lost.
[sy Ed L. Keen, United Press staff
Correspondent.

fBy Ed L. Keen, United Press Staff
correspondent.]
LONDON, Oct II England
today answered the activities
cf the German navy. The
light protected cruiser I'm
dsunted, accompanied BY the
dsstroyers Legion, Loyal,
.ennox and Lance, Of the i
class sent four German de-
stroyers to the bottom Of the
North sea off the Dutch coast.
The British war vessels came
through the ordeal unscathed.
While up to the present time
the identity Of the destroyed
war craft Of the kaiser is
withheld, it is understood
here that they were compare
lively old vessels which have
been operating from a base in
the estuary Of the Ems. They
were cut -classed by the I'm
daunted, a brand new cruiser
Of the oil burning type, which
while Of only 5000 tons dis
placement, has speed Of better
than 80 knots an hour and
only went into commission
this year.
The fleet of cruisers Of this
type, known as the Aurora
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RUSSIA

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
PETRoGRAD, Oct. 17.-Desptte
combined cold rains and snow falls,
II was officially announced tonight
that the general Russian offensive
west Of Warsaw and west Of the Han
river In Gaiieia continues unchecked.
Because Of peculiar fitness Of their
transport, designed especially for cam
paigning through rough country, the
Russians are pressing the Austro-0er-
man columns hard. At every point
the Germans are declared to be on
the defensive. Tho Germans who we're
able to reach within ten miles Of War
saw. because Of the strategic plans Of
the general staff wore driven back
thirty miles. They are now reported
making a desperate effort to entrench
along a line which 10 roughly describ-
ed as extending through Sochaczew-
.Rudaguzowska Grojec sialobizesi.
Along the line from Warsaw they
were compelled tc abandon thirty-five
heavy guns, number Of automobile
guns and several rapid firers. Every
road is reported blocked by German
abandoned transport.
The plans Of the Russian general
staff have worked out with almost
mathematical precision. Forseeing
the present wintry conditions, the gen.
eral staff made preparations to substi.
tute at the front the Siberian army
corps which were especially we'll
eouioped for cold weather fiuhtins
These troops carry. In addition to their
heavy uniforms, water proofs lined
with sheep skins and long caps that
cover most Of the head. Consequent
ly they have an advantage over the
German forces which are as yet only
partly supplied with heavy uniforms,
waterproofs and blankets. The sue
cess Of the Russian columns, along the
line In Russian Poland was due In a
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Cotton Suffers and Finds No Relief In the War
Tax Bill Which Was Pushed Through
the Senate Last Night.
MANY ORDERS COMING FROM EUROPE
Horses, Grain, Auto Trucks, Rubber Boots and
Blankets are Wanted In
Enormous Quantities.

August and September exceeded by l
per cent those of corresponding
period In 1918. 1t was declared the
unusual activity was indicative Of
large spring trade In 1915.
Automobile sales havs eQuAlled
those OF the first ten months Of last
year. Noteworthy among the feass
Itures OF auto and motor truck activtty
/ Is the fact that large numbers Of cars
have been shipped from the st. Louis
markets to the south and west. many
machines going to Arkansas, Texas
and Oklahoma
Farmers in the immediate vicinity
|of st. Louis, also purchased trucks. to
replace their horses In reaching the
city markets
Representatives OF foreign govern
ments are said to have placed large
orders with the dealers in the East
st. Louis markets for horses and mules
for use In the European war Th>
French government is authoritatively
reported to have ordered five thousand
horses and mules and II is said the
dealers have been asked by various
representatives to be ready to supply
total of 100000 horses and mules.
Lead, zinc and other markets continue
low Missouri lead mines have been
ordered to curtail the output 25 per
cent. Large numbers OF men have
been laid Off Pronounced lethargy
has existed in the zinc and pig iron
markets for two months.
Great Wheat Crop.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Oct. 17.--With
the biggest wheat crop ever grown in
Kansas and the highest prices for it,
Kansas City is tonight optimistic, and
not worried about the gloom reported
in New York.
Before the European war broke out.
farmers looked for low prices for their
yield. But the war boosted the prices
which has been one Of the factors
that has sent Kansas City bank clear
ings above those OF st. Louis several
times recently. And at that Toreka
officially reports that the farmers havs
only sold one-third of their wheat.
only enough for ready cash. and that
they are holding the balance for high
er prices.
On top OF the Kansas wheat, north.
f~r al ~, \
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class, have been especially as
signed to patrol duty, q work
| for which they are especially
fitted during rough weather.
The destroyers accompanying,
also are Of the latest type, oil
burners with . speed Of "a
knots.
They are Of the class Z type
each Of them identical, 260
feet long and Of 965 tons dis.
placement. It is understood
that the flotilla, while cruis-
ing, sighted the enemy's de-
stroyers apparently reconnoit
ering. The destroyers re-
manned in the background
while the Undaunted steamed
directly toward the enemy
with her decks cleared for ac-
ition. AS soon as she came
within range, her six inch and
four inch guns were brough!
into action while torpedoes
were launched at the German
craft. While the admiralty
was tonight without details of
the combat, it was stated that
lit was of very short duration
and ended with the sending to
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BELGIUM
Il BY Ed 1. Keen, United Press Staff
Correspondent

Correoponoent.l
LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE emphatic
declaration Of King Albert Of Belgium
that neither he nor the queen will &C.
cept asylum and that the Belgian
army will continue its advance on the
Germans TO the very last has today
stirred all England. Loudest praise
10 being heard from all sides OF the
Belgian heroism and its answer ia
expected to be the hurrylno to the
front almost at once Of the next Brit
Ish expeditionary force, now compIet-
ino its training. It will be utilized to
prevent the expected German attempt.
ed southern movement paraileIing the
Aeacoast.
\ London was greatly stirred today by
a rumor, the authorship Of which
could not be ascertained, that two ad-
ditionaI British cruisers, the Terrible
and InvincibIe, had been torpedoed
and sunk by the Germans. The ad.
nniralty and the official press bureau
entered an emphatic and positive de
nIaI and accompanied II with the re-
assuring declaration there had been
no casualties to British warships 9th
er than those already reported.
In this connection It was announced
that only four Of the cruiser Hawkes.
officers had been saved and that
twenty-seven Of them, including the
captain, had been lost. Reports from
An,berdeen emphasize the heroic con-
duct Of the crew Of tho III fated cruis-
er which went down In eight minutes.
They remained at their post until the
order every man for himself" was
sounded by orders from the bridge.
Adviees from the far east were re-
assuring today. They show that Rus.
SLAMS have again assumed the OF.
fensive and that they are driving the
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United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Oct. IL.
Rejecting the Hoke Smith cot
ton purchase amendment and
with It all hope of cotton legis-
lation at this session Of con
gress. the senate tonight
passed the war tax bill by q
solid party vote. The only
democratic opponent Of the
measure was Senator Lane Of
Oregon.
The little host Of eight southern
democrats who planned earlier In
the evening to block the whole. tax
bill unless the relief legislation was
included, wilted under . sarcastlc fire
from the other democrats. Senator
Shepard Of Texas was won from hls
opposition by Postmaster General
surisson Of Texas. With Shepard,
Shields Of Tennessee, Smith Of South
Carolina and White Of Alabama, sue
cumbed to the administration persua-
slons and voted for the measure.
Hoke Smith, vardaman, Robinson OF
Arkansas and Clark Of Arkansas
either pleaded pairing, or illness, or
were absent when the show down
came. Hoke Smiths amendment IL
self was voted down 20 to Fl and
motion by Senator vardaman to post
pone the tax bill indefinitely was
voted down 90 to IS. With these two
out Of the way, the fight was prae-
ticaIly. at an end and the recaici-
trants, as Senator stone called q.
southerners, fell into line.
The insurgents were fIayed by 9TH
or democrats for starving the treas
ury. Republicans hugged them
selves with Joy at the spectacle Of
discord in the majority ranks.
Dry Goods Better.
limited Press Leased Wire Service
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Oct. 17.-Complete
recovery Of the wholesale dry goods
market from the depression that i'm
mediately followed the beginning of
European hostilities, was announced
today by local wholesalers. The deal
ers pointed out that their sales during
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REPORT or VICTORIES.
The Cash Account.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PARIS, Oct. 1S.-(Sunday)- Ac-
cor6'ing to an estimate furnished by
Paul Leroy Beaulieu. the distinguish
ed political economist. the war is cost
ing 5000, 100000 a month for each ma
ton.
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eatt,eshin Contracts.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-Secretary
of the Navy Daniels this afternoon
awarded contract for one of the
newly authorized battleships to the
New York Ship Building company Of
Camden, N. j., at $7.25o,0o and an
other to the Newport News Ship
Building company ct $7,115,00O
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FORT WAS
ALL READY
GERMANS HAD BUILDING
IN EDINBURGH PRE-.
PARED.

United Press Leased Wire Service ]
EDINBURGH, Oct. 10.
ysunday) Special govern
ment agents shortly after mid
night, raided q factory build
ing occupied by q German
firm and arrested all occu-
pants. The building, it was
stated, dominated the Edin-
burgh naval base and tho
bridge across the Firth Of
Forth. Inside the structure,
government officials found a
secret wireless telegraph set Of
the most powerful charter.
They also made the interesting
discovery that while the fac
tory was bare Of the machinl
cry that would be necessary
for use, it was one Of the
strongest concrete structures
ever built in the city. In ev-
cry way, according to report,
the building was reinf forced
and there were q number of
places which seemed TO have
been built in q manner suitable
for gum mounts. Officials de-
clare the building was in ev-
cry respect similar to a struc-
ture discovered in Belgium
and which had been specially
constructed by German agents
and used to mount big guns on.
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GERMANY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
BERLIN, Oct. ~. (via the Hague.)
The war office tonight gave out the
following recently complied list Of
prisoners now in German concentra.
tion camps as revised UP Until octob-
er 1-British, 1so officers, 5000 men;
French, 2,o5o of,eers, 123,ooo men;
Belgian, 47o officers, $1,000 men; Rus
sIa, 2,1o5 officers and 10000 mem
Since the figures for October were
received, II is stated here that the
number Of Russian prisoners has
nearly doubled.
REPORT OF VICTORIES.
WASHINGTON, Oct. II. - Eight
thousand Russians captured near Licks
and heavy forces in northern France
repulsed, the German embassy an
nounced this evening. The official
statement was az follows:
"official headquarters reports that
the Russians tried on the fourteenth
to occupy Lick, were repuIsed, 5000
men and twenty-three machine guns
were taken. The Germans occupied
Bruaes on the fourteenth. Ostend on
the fifteenth, heavy French attack In
northwest repulsed."