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The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15

A dispatch from Rome asserted that
the forthcoming papal encyclical, the
issue of which has been purposely de-
layed until the result of the decisive
battle, will contain an appeal for
peace.
Pope Benedict has approached Aus
tria and Germany through their ENJOYS
in Rome, and both informed the pom
tiff that they are favorably disposed
to second his efforts for peace. The
car is understood to be prepared to
submit the pope's offer to the defer
entail consideration of Great Britain
and France. Pope Benedict hopes that
his appeal may lead to an armistice,
which would be prelude to peace.
Paris reported to London on Septem-
Der IL that the allied armies in France
had delivered a crushing blow to the
German right flank, which was hurled
% miles back across the Marine !;
French troops resumed the offensive
in Alsace and sent the weakened Ger
man forces back toward the Rhine;
other French soldiers re-occupied
Luneville and forced the Germans
back to the Lorraine border, and the
army that threatened Paris is in full
retreat toward the frontier, with the
British in pursuit.
German official statements asserted
that the kaiser's army had captured
the French fortress of AIaubeuge and
10000 men and many guns. This as
sertion was vehemently denied by the
French
French Success In Lorraine.
The evacuation of Luneville, which
was announced by lie Temps, of Paris
followed an assault by the Germans
on the French position opposite. This
attack was repulsed. An official com
munique from Bordeaux states that
the French are now advancing in Lor
raine.
The Germans in this district had
been directed by the crown prince il
person and later by the kaiser.
The fighting in Alsace, according tc
the Journal des Debats of Paris, has
been in the neighborhood of Altkirch
where the French resumed their of
fenstve movement on September 2
The Germans, according to this news
paper, are in retreat toward the Rhine
An earlier report than this, comine
from Basel, Switzerland, was that the
Germans were evacuating Upper AL
SAGE in order to concentrate theil
troops on the eastern border to com
bat the Russian advance
The Germans also are said to have
evacuated Amiens, and the German
commander of the left wing was saiC
to be directing his retreat with the
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
IMPORTANT NEWS
ITEMS

Montpelier, VT, Sept. 1e.-Senator
William P. Dillingham; was unani-
mously nominated for United States
senator at the Republican state con-
vention in session here
Lawrence, L. l., Sept. 9.-Mrs. Rus
sell Sage celebrated her eighty-sixth
birthday. No special observance
marked the day as Mrs. Sage has not
been in her accustomed health re-
Gently.
While suffering from no malady, the
aged philanthropist is constantly IN
der the care of physicians to ward of
the inf1rmities of age
Paris, Sept 8.-A Havas agency
dispatch from Zurich, Switzerland.
says that the newspapers there an
nounce that Germany has rejected
Austria's request for loan and that
the bankers have taken similar &C.
ton
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
BUILDERS OF CANAL HoNoRED
House Passes Bill Extending the
Thanks of Congress to Colonel Goe-
thaIs and His Associates.

Washington, Sept. 9.-The house
unanimously passed bill extending
the thanks of congress to Col George
W. Goethals and his associates in the
construction of the Panama canal,
Brig. Gen. William c. Gorgas. Col. H.
f. Hodges, Lieut.. Col. William L. Sic.
bert and Commander H. H. Rousseau.
The bill advances Colonel Goethals to
the rank of major general of the line
and General Gorgas to the rank of ma
jor general of the medical department
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15

The general system adopted for pro-
viding medical service is practically
Identical in the armies of all the great
powers. 1t contemplates division of
the service into three portions-that
which belongs to and accompanies the
fighting troops, that which pertains to
the base (of supplies) and the line of
communications, and that which per-
tains to the home territory or the
zone of the interior" The principle
governing these services is that moth
ing but first aid and emergency treat
ment should be attempted in the i'm,
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
ST. PETERSBURG NOW
is CALLED PETR0GRAD

Petrograd The name st. Peters
burg. to designate the Russian CAPT
tai, is no more.
An imperial decree makes it known
that in the future the capital is to be
called Petrograd. This change had
been in the air for some time. The
German sounding name of the city had
long been q strange anomaly. and
with the outbreak of the war there
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
TEACH RECRUITS TO
SHOOT, SAYS KITCHENER

Iondon.--Fieid Marshal Earl Kitch-
ener, in his instructions to officers en-
gagged in getting his second army into
condition for active service, shattered
ali precedents set by military red tape
By issuing the following order:
Never mind whether they know
anything about frill. 1t does not mat
ter If they don't know their right foot
horr their left Teach them how 70
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15

the events connected with the assassi-
nation of the Austrian heir; Servia's
responsibility, of course, does not ex-
tend beyond her frontiers. If all the
Serbs were united in one kingdom, as
is, the dream of the pan-Servian en-
thusiasts. they would make very con-
siderable nation
In Servia before the war there were
not quite 100000, and while the war
extended the boundaries of the king
dom, the added population is not
wholly Serb. No revised statistics are
available, but it is likely that the Ser.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15

shoot and do it quickly" :.
So persistently has he hammered
away at the idea that all energies must
be bent to the one task of proyidlns
Immediately an efficient fighting ma
chine that he finally has awakened tne
war officials
In mobilizing the first 100000 men
those eager to enlist often were forced
to- travel many miles to reach 'nS
nearest recruiting office, and then ssF
to go through en- appalling lot % for
maiities before they coul1 enter NV
service.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
Mrs. Amanda weeks pics.

Washington, Sept. 10.-Mrs. Amanda
Weeks, the last survivor of those tax
en- prisoner at the time of the assas-
sination of President Lincoln, died
here. Mrs. Weeks was ninety years
old. She was a visitor in the home
of Mrs Surratt at the time of the
assassination and foolishly remarked
Lincoln should have been shot long
before" After ten days she was re-
leased.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
WRITERS ABOUT WAR HELD
Germany Must Give Reason or United
States Protest viii Go to
Berlin.

Washington, Sept. 9.-An inquiry
by the state department is to be
made regarding the detention of Amer
lean newspaper correspondents by
Germany. If it develops that there is
no good reason for their being held
a vigorous protest will be made to
the government at Berlin. John T.
McCutcheon, James O'Donnei Ben
nett, Harry Hansen, Irwin s. Cobb and
Roger Lewis are being held in AK
la-Chapelle by the German authorities.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15

mediate zone of combat, and that hay.
Ing received this treatment the dis
abled should be quickly transported to
the base" where abundant facilities
for their care can be provided without
encumbering the fighting forces
Here at the base they are carefully
classified, and those who are so seri
ously disabled as to be unfit for fur.
Their service at the front are sent back
to hospitals at home, while thnse whe
are less seriously disabled are re-
tanned until they are well enough u
leave.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15

northeast of the city of Paris and ten
miles southeast of Senlis.
Meaux is % miles east of Paris and
Sezanne is about f1fty-five miles east
of the capital. Sezanne is also 20
miles southwest of Epenay.
Vitry-le-Francois is on the banks OF
the River Marine and 25 miles south
west OF Verdun.
Coulommiers is in the department
of Seine and Marine, and is Is miles
southeast of Meaux and 80 miles east
erly from Paris.
La Forte-Gaucher is ten miles east
of Coulommiers and about forty miles
to the east of Paris.
The official communique issued in
Paris, telling of the situation along
the whole line, says:
The first clash came when the Ger
man troops covering the tanks of the
main German army encountered ad-
vance detachments of the allies at
point near La Forte-Gauchet and were
forced to retire. The main bodies of
the opposing armies then took up the
struggle and the Germans were forced
to retire.
1t is estimated that 100000 troops
were engaged along the line, which
extends roughly 120 miles.
German Position Changes.
The German first army, which had
crossed Belgium, rounded the left.
wing of the allies army and then
turned southwark and to the east of
Paris, was forced to fight with its back
to that city.
Messages received from Paris say
this army was forced to retreat early
in the fighting and was being pursued
by French troops. From time to time
the Germans turn and engage with
the French, while French shells fall
continually in their ranks.
The retreat was being made to the
northeast, apparently to unite with
the German army in that direction.
Claim Austrian Defeat.
The following official announcement
was given out at Petrograd (St Pc
tersburg):
THE Austrian army corps between
| the River Vistula and the River Burg
are retreating with enormous losses.
The resistance of the enemy has been
broken.
There are evidences of the posi-
bility of a famine in Austria
Five hundred Austrian soldiers are
in hospitals suffering from dysentery
which is said to be ravaging the ranks
of the enemy.
''On the German front there have
been only insignificant skirmishes."
A dispatch from Bucharest, coming
by way of Odessa, announces the en-
try of Russian troops into Czernowitz.
The city is the capital of the province
of Bukewaina, in Austria Hungary, and
is 14S miles southeast of Lemberg.
Saw Russian Troops in England.
Two steamships, the first to leave
Southampton since the war began, ar.
rived from that port and three left
New York for other European ports
on September 10.
The Red Star liner Lapland brought
$50 Americans, including several who
corroborated the persistent reports
that Russian troops have been passing
through England on their way to aid
the allied forces on the continent.
i Huge German War Loan.
A dispatch to London from Amster
dam quotes Berlin papers as saying
that they learn from reliable source
that the directors of the Imperial bank
soon will publish the terms of the
. first German war loan. 1t is said that
the loan will be $3.50, 10000. consist
ing of five per cent treasury bonds
and government notes. Both will be
issued at $3.50. The loan will not be
redeemable until 1924.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15

evident intention of repassing the Bel
gian border east of Lille.
Admit Sinking of Liner.
The official press bureau at London
said the Oceanic, the White Star liner
in service as a converted cruiser, is a
total wreck on the north coast of
Scotland. The officers and crew were
saved.
Russians Press Forward.
Rawaruska, the last strategic OBJ
stacle in Austria to the passage of the
Russian armies from the south toward
Berlin, has fallen. 1t was officially
announced from Petrograd that the
Russian victory is complete. With
Lemberg occupied by the Russians.
with Przemysl and Jaroslav invested,
the way has been opened, so far as
Austrian opposition is concerned. The
Austrian armies are disheartened, de-
moralized, sick and mutinous.
The German ambassador admitted
that in a cablegram to the president,
Emperor William had protested
against the use of dumdum bullets
by the allied army and the partici-
patton in the war by Belgian civilians.
Allies ExuItant.
The advantage in the fighting, ac-
cording to official statements of the
French and British war offices, made
on September 9, lies entirely with the
allies.
Wherever conflicts have been decis-
i've, on a battle line extending $50
miles from the neighborhood of Paris
to Verdun, the Germans have been
forced back.
General Gallieni, military governor
of Paris, announced that the Germans
we're retreating over the whole. front
and that the French and English have
assumed the offensive.
The French center, General Gallieni
said, has defeated the enemy with ire
mendous losses.
According to those in a position to
obtain authentic information, the cas-
ualties have been terrific All agree
that the Germans have suffered more
heavily than the allies.
Russian Army in France.
A Russian army, said to number
100000 men, is now in France, accord
ing to the Rome Tribuna. The Tri
buna usually is considered well in
formed regarding Russian movements
Official confirmation of the report. il
refused at the press bureau.
Nation to Pray for Peace.
President Wilson issued a procla
nation fixing Sunday, October 4, a:
day for prayers for peace.
italian Neutrality.
The reduction of Italian troops, mob
ilized on the Austrian frontier, to {
peace footing may be regarded as al
indication that the government of Vic
tor Emmanuel is determined to OBJ
serve strictly the situation to a con
siderable extent, especially in view O
the fact that the threatened wal
action of Turkey has subsidized for the
moment. The latter facts may alsC
momentarily dispel British fears IL
regard to Egypt, where the close re
lationship of the khedive with the
royal house Of Turkey and his we'll
known German sympathies, hav,
caused apprehension.
Joffre's Plan Going Well.
An announcement issued by the of
| fetal French bureau said:
General Joffre's plans are beint
steadily carried out The allied forces
acting on the offensive, have been sue
cessful in checking and forcing bacl
in northeast direction the Germa,
forces opposed to them"
1t was officially announced in Pari
that the Germans were retreatin,
from the line of Nanteuil-le-houd
to Verdun.
Location of the Cities.
! Nanteuil-le-H is % mile
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15

VANS of Serb race are now about
100000. To these may be added
2s0,0OO Montenegrins, Serb by race
and uncompromising allies. The rest
of the Serbs, more than half, are in
Austria-Hungary, and are thus distrib-
uted: Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1,713,0OO
Dalmatia, 667,000; Istria, $1,000;
Croatia-Slavonia, 1884, 900; Banat and
Batchka. $4,000. The total is about
100000. The incapacity of the
Slavs for stanch cooperation has kept
that race at the mercy of the govern.
ing races.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
WOULD MAKE GREAT NATION
Serb Race, If 1t Could Be Combined,
Has Great PossiblIities-Ob-
stacles In the Way.

A clear distinction must be kept be-
tween Servians, or subjects of the
kingdom of Servia, and Serbs, or peo-
pie Of the Serb race wherever found.
Inaccurate knowledge on this point
has led to some misunderstanding of
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
was widespread demand that it be

was a widespread demand that it be
altered.
Among the Slav alternatives pro-
posed were Petregorod, Petrovsk, Pet
rolf and Sviato Peerovsk.
The appellation actually selected Is
by no means novel in its use. There
was time when old-fashioned people
pretty generally spoke of Petrograo
and not of st. Petersburg. The name
now officially adopted tor the capita.
is also applied to it in the works OF
Pushkin, Lermontoff, Alexei. Tolstoi
and Nekrasoff.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
Noted Rriton Is Dead.

London, Sept. 10.-Sir ]. Heniker
Heaton. father OF penny postage be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States, died at Geneva, Switzerland.
He was at Carlsbad before the war
in poor health.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
NAV Wheat Reaches s1.s1.

Chicago, Sept T. May wheat
reached the highest point in years
when it was forced up to s1.31 The
price was s1251a when the market
opened and this gradually advanced
The scene in the pit was exciting.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
Firm Falls; Owes Million.

New York, Sept. IA petition in
bankruptcy with liabilities listed at
more than million dollars was
filed in the federal district court by
Carl F. Boxer and Herman N Boxer &
Co.. dealers in metal and hardware.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
Families of Soldiers Pay No Rent.

London. Sept. 10.-Sixty families
who occupy houses belonging to a
Sheffield firm have been notified that
they need not pay rent while their
men folk are serving their country in
the war.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
Earthquake at Seattle, Wash.

Seattle, Wash, Sept ga slight
earthquake shock was felt here Sun
day. The disturbance was recorded
on the University of Seattle siesmo.
graph. TO damage was done in this
vicinity
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
Extras Paid bv CONGRESS.

Washington, Sept. 10.-The million
dollar emergency appropriation asked
by Secretary Bryan to meet extror-
binary diplomatic and consular ex-
penses because of the European war
was passed by the house.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
Manx Hurt n rrain Wreck.

Chicago, Sept. 8.-Nearly score of
persons were hurt when a passenger
train on the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad crashed head-on into
an engine as 1t was nearing the Union
station.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
U. S. lakes over Wireless Station.

Washington, Sept. 10.-The navy de-
partment on Tuesday formally took
over the wireless station at Tucker
ton, N. J., pursuant to an executive
order issued Saturday by President
Wilson.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
Rhodes Scholars Join Army.

ottawa, Ont.-All the Rhodes schoi-
ars from Canada and most OF the
Rhodes scholars from other parts Oh
the world who arc now at Oxford nave
enlisted for service with the British
forces,
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
CARING FOR THE WOUNDED
Elaborate Provision. Made for Those
Who Are Disabled During Prog
ress of Enoauements.

The care of the wounded is neces-
sarily an important duty imposed on
every nation in case of war, and the
methods adopted ID European armies,
as told in an article in the special war
edition of the Scientific American of
September S, is particularly interest
ing as VIII be seen from the follow
ing extract:
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
SUMMARY OF
WAR SITUATION
AS REPORTED
France Officially Claims That Its
Army Has Been Victorious
in Engagements.
GERMANS ARE FORCED BACK

General GaIlieni, Military Governor of
Paris, Sends Out the News-Pope
Benedict Preparing a Power
full Appeal to the Warning
Nations to Make Peace
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-21
SHOT A WOLF
IN CITY STREETS
Wild Animal Had Rcen Giving the
Citizens Scare for Sew
eraI Nights.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
DETROIT. Mich, Dec. 21.-Justif-
cation for the belief Of a certain type
OF Manhattan dwellers that Detroit
still is of the wild and woody west
was seen here today when the body
OF a huge gray wolf killed yesterday
on the sand lots of the circus grounds
in east jefferson avenue, was put up
for display in a downtown store win
dow. Tie animal was shot down by
A. l.. waldorf, after it had made the
night life OF east Jefferson residents
miserable for many weeks.
Waldorf toGay made claim to the
s25 bounty on wolf hides offered by
Wayne county under an obsolete
statute. 1t is believed the wolf cross
ed into Detroit on the river Ice from
Canada.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-21
RICHARDS GRABS
THREE PHENOMS
ListIess Lizzie Signs Man He Thinks
is Headed for Some Major =.
League Club.

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, Dec. 21.-
Three new signed contracts were re-
ported by Manager Frank Richards OF
the Ansons, and II the touting Of the
manager IL 70 be believed, one Of
them at least will make his mark in
the Central association next season.
This player IS Infclder Ryan OF Hen
deraon. ~ who vas a bright star in
the Kitty league last summer. He
participated in 102 games in that
LEAGUE. With a batting average of .294
and his fielding averages are .924 In
the total Of sevanty-two games at
i second base and $40 for a total of
/ thirty games Il short. Richards is
/ exceedingly enthusiastic regarding
his man whom he describes Of major
league caliDre, TIE other two pIav-
! ars are Catcher Ryan anG In3elder
Anderson Of Elgin. III.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-21
JOHNSON HAS
SIGNED CONTRACT
Clark Griffith Has it saeIy Tucked
Away in His Poeket-says Wal
ter Still Will Draw
Well.
HANS LoBERT NEAR LINE
Third easeman Of Phiilies is Es-
peeted to Plunge into Federal
League Baseball Before
Day is Over.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Ssrvice-1
CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-With Waiter
Johnson's CONTRACT tucked away In his
pocket. Manager Clark Griffith Of the
washington Senators today planned TO
meet Col. Jacob Rupert. Jr., and T.
L. Huston OF New York, prospective
purchasers of the New York Yanks,
VINO are enroute to Chicago. In talk
bout that may later result In the swap
of several players.
Griffith. however, denied report
that he was willing to trade the Coz
feyyille star, provided several good
men were offered In return. john
sons fip-fop from organized baseball
to the Feds and then back again, VIII
not make him less a Craving card
with the Washington fans, he said.
THAT sort of talk comes from the
Fed league" said the Washington
pilot. They look yellow to me, beef
ing about the loss OF Johnson in mid
winter, after having taken ball play
ers in organized baseball right out OF
their uniforms In mid-season. let
them have three months to get new
pitcher and they yell their heads on.
President Gilmore OF the Fed LEAGUE
was away from his Office on a secret
hike today and it was reported he had
gone to CofeyvilIe, Kans., for a per
sonal interview with johnson. At his
office II was said he had not received
any reply to his invitation to john
SON to come here and talk things over.
Hans LoDert, third baseman OF the
.Philies. Is expected to take the Fed
eral league plunge before night. He
came to Chicago today in custody OF
Vice President Bali OF the st. Louis
Feds. and went into a conference at
Fed headquarters
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-21
ADJUSTMENTS.
..Ihe BED Widow

Songs, laughter and dainty terp-
sichorean numbers are promised when
The Red Widow" the biggest Of last
seasons musical comedy successes
from the Astor theatre. New York,
will be offered here. The play is said
to fairly reek with ridiculous situa-
lions, scintillate with lyrical gems
and to contain dance numbers. the wit
Messing OF the evolutions Of which will
entrance ali the young as well as the
elderly ladies who have at any time
tripped to tuneful melodies and charm
ing dance music. The story Of the
pIay-but why go into detail 1t will
hold your risibilities to the end. The
songs will be hummed and strummed
long after the attraction has gone and
the memory Of its scenic and sartorial
delights will linger pleasinsly when
ever the name Of THE Red Widow"
pops up into memory's domain. A
cast OF nearly a score OF people will
aid in evolving the funnisms and
Iaughterisms. At the Grand Saturday,
December 26. matinee and night