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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-12
Gen. Leman Writes to King
of Escape from Forts Ruins

onon Sept Leman, the Belgian commander who
od fame for himself by the Lege forts when he
made nrison the following letter to King Albert OF Belgium
aor1irg 70 an Amsterdam dispatch the Central News:
honorable engagement OF August 4 ana cohSdereu
that could only play the role OF forts OF arret (pooaOy
maintained the military government
order TO coordinate defence much possible and to exercise
? moral influence upon the garrison
that Fort Loncin August
with grief that the fort blown yesterday
at 20 the greater part OF the garrison beng buel
~ tho ruins That did life in that catastrophe is due
NV escort who stronghold whilst was being Suocated
,v gas from exploded powder.
81 WAS conveyed a trench, where fell German captain gave
me = drink and | was prisoner and taken to Lege
81 am certain shown caesness in this letter, but am
nlvscally shattered by explosion OF Fort Loncn
I'm honor surrendered neither the fortress
forts
c TO ask your pardon, In Germany where proceed
mo my thoughts will they always have beeno Belgium and the
o would willingly given my life the better them but
death granted to me
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-12
FOUGHT DAILY FOR HEIGHTS.

was for the possession these hills that the frech ou
early tc battle and that daily fight occurreu VIM"
went favor of one side then the other 1t Is beheu mere ~
the of VileFran0s was Haue " '
General stan 10 pan Sone o'o
means or way Of breaking through the French line
., rn,,, have Of back
n r, n meet the Russian advance 1t is not for moment THOUGHT
r that there will be any pause their efforts TO peat Tue
Crown Prince Frederick William has with him portion OF the ri"'
f Wueteces army lighting and all that the French reports
say o tls battle that change IN the Sl'lon' u
advances and retreats
brought siege guns against Num- ~
oro o in fine ysgcs reported change in the Suao
SEE POSSIBLE STRATEGIC MOVE
# is SUGGESTED nv military experts as being possible u'
the French are only holding the Marine on sunerance WINE "
in their line Of COMMUNICATIONS 7
these experts that there no reason 10 Sl ~ "
German army IA been fought to standSulL
The distress the right however mas gwen tne MUS
prian army another opportunity dc something ana Is s
vantage Of m harassg achievements whh are hurry
also to attack the German lett
Tcum As Only Of the German line are lett unere Tue
TelgianS have only 0 cope with the LandturnL
Germany Withdrawing troops from Aace
whether they frontier or to support the armies Which
has not been disclosed IL Is con-
e likely however the General stan Will gather all the FORCES
can get through force east Of Paris either W the route ~
bava boon irving during through Lunevle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-12
FOUR DAYS OF THIRST.

az have said we were four days WIN,
ort a drink That was because we usea
our last water for the poor beasts.
gentleman has 70 do that, you VIII
apree, and French soldier IS not par
Harlan Even then the horses had 10
90 without a drop of water Tor TWO
DAYS. and I'm not ashamed to say
went salt tears to see the suherlnss OF
those moor innocent creatures, VINO ala
not understand the meaning OF all this
bloody business and who wondered ~
our cruelty.
"Tbe nights were dreadful. All
around us were burning villages-dear
little villages of France and at every
faint puff Of wind sparks tloated about
them like falling stars. But other hre5
we're burning. Under the cover OF
darkness the Germans had piled their
dead into great heaps and had covered
them with straw and parattine. Then
thev had set a torch TO these funeral
nvres Carrion crows were about IN
The dawn that followed. There were
not many of them, but they came mop
ping about the dead and the living with
hungry beaks. One of my own com,
rades lay very badly wounded, ana
when he awakened out of his uncon-
seriousness one of these beastly BIRDS
was sitting on his chest waiting Tor
him to die. That is war!
"The German shells were terrifying.
| confess TO you that there were times
when my nerves were absolutely gone
| crouched Gown with my men-we were
in open formation and ducked my
head at the sound of n bursting obus
and trembled in every limb, as though
| had tit Of ague. 1t is true that, in
reality, the German shells are not very
effective only about one in four eX-
plodes nicely it is bad thing
when, as happened to me, shells drop
around in a diameter Of fifty metres.
One hears the zip-zip of bullets, the
boom Of the great guns, and the bang
of our French artillery, and, in all this
internal experience of noise and stencil,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-12

In some cases soldiers of Italian
nationality belonging to regiments
whose home stations were in the south
ernmost provinces of Austria were sent
into the front lines in Galicia. To-
gether with the Slavs. Austrian So
diers of the Italian race are equally
suspected Of desire to waver in line
of battle.
1t is clear by this time that these
measures have not met with much sue
cess in Galicia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-12
GERMANS VICTIMS
OF POLISH hINED

London, Sept. H. A Reuter- o o,ss,c,.
from Petrograd says that a soI I,..grs
dent Of "The Bourse Gazettee "a y
thgt at Bcndzin, Russian r ,SNs Slsss
Germans compelled some Polis!n .ysi,s
TO load the coal trucks OF thsm u,is,se
The miners concealed hlsh eA st ,s,sS
in the fuel and Sae results We. Wsss 10
ling, I. is sand trait one miiita,y ,ias
was DESTROYED and that an ami'''
factory was wrecked.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-12

Czechs. Slovaks, Slovenians, Rutheni-
ans, etc.
The second line was composed Of
soldiers Of German and Hungarian ma
tionality. The Germans and Hunga.
rians, both of whom are full of racial
antagonism against Siavs, had special
orders to watch the Austrian troops If
Slavonc nationality and to fire or
them from behind at the first sign OF
sackness, to say nothing of open SYM
pathy with the Russian enemy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-12
AUSTRIA DOUBTS
SLAVS' DEVOTION

Especial Correspondent II The Now York
Tribune and London Standard."l
Rome, Sept. Liza Tribuna," the
most moderate and reliable and often
officially inspired Italian journal, de-
clares that the Austrian military an.
thorities foresaw and tried to take pre-
cautions against the sympathy of Aus
trian soldiers of the S!syonic races for
the Russians.
In fighting against Russians in Cali
cia the Austrian General Staff ar
ranged to send into the first line of
fire battalions composed Of soldiers OF
various Slavonic races, such as Poles,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-12
KAISER WINS IN WEST AND EAST,
SAYS GERMAN WIRELESS NEWS

Washington Sept 1.-THE Embassy this afternoon R Wv
the following wireless from Berlin; D.,...,. army
OfciaI headquarters reports the German Crown
yesterday Notifications OF Verdun Inc du..
the of Verdun The other toS' S
by heavy artillery aoso,,ed
Eastern Army
vim the still East Prussia Inc
everywhere Inc H liver
pursypr the Russians in direction toward '"e ~
ro.sIved
In the morning. the German Embassy out the following
by wireless, from Bern that in
HEADQUARTERS on Thursday official report says ina. Ooh,
hattie , o Paris the Germans heavy e.
against superior forces aCkng Meau
direction of Paris We and several 90. re-
but ed flank he advance of strong hoe 'O
ported. The failed to pursue . .dv.ncn0 over
The vanguard of the right Of the German troops h,,
Narne Paris attacked Dy -
the attack vas stoppcd vanguard being taken on
however nat following captured nifty guns anu
sand - nm tho eastern
"cadouar also reports fighting west OF Nerdun anu ." "
o wal ~ oFsrce in the
repors Austraus have assumed the
region &. Lerbg the second stage OF "no ALA
which go 900 infantry 1000 cavalry 1880 machine guns anu ~
guns engaged the Russian side , IL, oior Timok
"On sunday night anhated the entire S
the German troops officially that the enemies oil Germany " ~
duu-dun. bullets
London Sent 1.-THE following official German statement "4S '
here tonight by he Marc Telegraph Company .od
"In the eastern of the the battle has pee"
in the region oil Lenoer'
During the fighting is estimated that the am
had ono ed $50 infantry $500 machine guns ana ~
field guns"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-12
For Instant lteaI
A"MiIIer" OnHeaIGl.s

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homo Il gives 20.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-12
VIVID STORY OF BATTLE
BY FRENCH OFFICER
Continued from page ]

those German still the gunn@s That was Dttore
shell FIRE Well they ala goou H9
those Zouavcs Of mine but it wasn't pleasant work
we village village was very close hghtms, SO
that sometimes could look into enemies eyes Inc Noo
were with unlike my boys VINO are freNc'"
they like demons with their bayonet work 9el o. Inc
lagos were set before they retired from e ana
soon great columns pillars flame and clouds OF ymS
sparks rose up blue SKY and made picture 't nell 'y
was hell on earth gunner, sheng the Germans from Pillar
to p, as were and strewng ground with their dead
1T was and these bodies that we infantry nap
e c Law about in heaps OF bleeding flesh 1t made
nc sick the excitement OF all The cnemyS quick "e Wei"
marvellous am bound say did get all our own way
They always manoeuvred them in the same style ana very 0e'
r Is First Of they mask them with infantry men, Wheh the
French charge they reveal them and put as to the test under m most
1t almost impossible to stand against " anu " @
retire after each rush Tor about I'o
lightning the Germans their miaerses across the ground wch
we had Welded to waited for on again. wheh ty
eneaed the same operation tell it was pretty trying the
OF my Zouaves, who were very sleauy !" H' " '
losses
ARTILLERY EVENLY MATCHED.
Is quite untrue that the Germans have greater NUMBER
f raIscs than French believe that the proportion ta
the same TO each DIVISION handle them more cever and their
fire much more than In village named FenGnaru |
~ VERY sharp fighting Of artillery were posted
bacabou Presently German aeropare came overhead 's
round in reconnaissance but out for more than ina"
suddenly drop bombs and whether by design or oth
se hcv exploded middle of field hospital One OF my friends
r doctor was wounded the left arm by bullet from one Of
those bombs but what other casualties there were
The inevitable happened shortly after the GsapPe@'1ne ~ Nv
c German shells position and found with unpaS
t ac It always The German aeropaneS are "
wonderful in way they search out the positions OF our guns we
] that within half an OF observation by aeropane shells
iii hecin 70 fall above unless they have altered ueI P
; was so in this fighting around Meaux yesterday
FOUR DAYS OF THIRST.
", four I,v h, rahuntng the villages on the lett bank
% M Ourco went on time and we were not very HAPPY WIN
% ' b ,, we had no water and four days thirsty 1t
c,,v terrible heat terrific during me Gay ana some
of us were mad with thirst Our tongues were D ca w.
rid dreams intoerabe agony but we dd Our pest
10 the horses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-12

i t Prince Of Wurttcmhcrgs These attacks which
Of sangunary chRrac'el
m ~ ror and were only stopped General Pau got IN posses
the Of which his arhe! co"u
the valley which the Germans would necessarily ~ "
frnn( bnnn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-12

10 ne. forget it--Diake, ,n,SS'afseta..,s.t
Edward iIIer & Co., E.iaf ~. ~
o. and 20 Park Place, Ns., sh -,
- short Walk from Noo'N
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-12

occurred In , region there have been operating besides the
M wing of the army General BUeow the army OF SSxony
and part Of the army commanded by the Prince OF WueEte
berg.
REPEATED ATTACKS FAIL
'che Germans have tried 20 break our centre ny repeaeu
and violent attacks Our the plateau 10 the norm
enabled us in our turn to take the offensive, and in the
f last night the enemy stopped fighting the front be-
tween the marsh Of ST. GOnd and SOnme'Ou' district ana te ~
IN the region west Of Vitryle-FrancOI'' ,
Or the Onain River between the Agonne fOeS' anu
h River Mouse where the of the Prince or
and the Crown Prince of Germany were operating nghs VI"
@ going on with alternate advances and retreats but without any
great change in the situation. . .:
'"Thus the first phase of the battle OF the Naine 'S
out IN favor of the allied armies, since the Ne'i s e
centre at present in retreat 49,,
40 ~ rich, the situation remains without notable change
= ,h V and around Nancy which the Germans have tried
TO lombard with long range guns
'be general situation has thus been completely
during the last two DAYS both from strategic and tacuca 0
view Not only have our troops stopped the Germaps "'
which thew thought was victorious but the enemy mas I
back before Is a nearly every point
The French military authorities who heretofore have con-
fined their announcements concerning military operations east
Paris TO sconc statements very general IN character uS
CHANGED their completely, when they gave out the
rcedng description of the important battle since the De-
ginning of hOstlites ,Lo..L
Evidently the left wing of the allied armies facing the nO
east has horne the brnt of preliminary engagements IN "'
the British took prominent part that they are tne
the highest compliments the part of French military men,
The combat according the official announcement seems
- b loping into an abandonment of least the advance p0
sions held by the Germans who are retiring along s
of the line for forty-hve miles at some points.
The furious onslaugh now by the French and again by the
s. occurred about the centre of extensive line IN the
vicinity of Vitry-le-Francoi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-12
GERMAN ARMIES FORM JUNCTION.

Three great German armies, commanded by Henera Won
Kluk the Crown Prince Frederick William and the luke Oh
tberU effected junction and repeatedly hurled themselves
against the French positions with the greatest viso Oh! were
able 10 achieve the seeming object OF breaking the aeS
and thus dividing the Ango-French armies
The French and British offered an equally vigorous
eventually compelling the Germans to withdraw The hghtg
continued throughout last night and the allies position 1t Is un
derstood improved to-day. r.
rainstorm caused great difficulties In the marshy oiS"c
b Hid not op the operations The fuades OF the troops ana
, artillery duel proceeded all day. It is believed thai the reng
Germans suffered more the allies from the Storm as tneT
columns were encountered with baggage and aIu
milton wagons ,,,,. Co.
Some idea of how the were harassed by artillery ne
DURING their retreat was obtained visit to the FIELDS near Nea
the scene of a severe fight yesterday.
The German infantry had taken position in sunken roao
IN either side of which were stretched extended lines OF dltches
e Of them natural and the work OF spades In the hano
of soldiers. N
Beside many bodies forty fifty empty cartridge shells
while fragments of clothing and knapsacs were scattered
about This destruction wrought by batteries little more
than three miles distant Struggling cump OF wood interviewed
ben the batteries and their mark but the range had been de-
tned bv an officer elevation mile from the gunnetS
He nboned directions for the firing and through glasses watched
the bursting shells
The ,en road was Uttered with bodies to-day. The road
lined with poplars the branches of which, severed by fragments
If b were stren among the dead In places whole tops OF
trees had been torn away by the artillery FIRE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-12

occurred In this region there have been operating besides the
left wing of the army General BUelOw the army OF Ssxony
and part of the army commanded by the Prince OF Wuerte
berg.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-08-15


Tratte, vaglia, su
lutte lie citta' del mon
do, dando il migliore
sconto della giornata. ,
Vendiamo biglietti
di passaggio da e per
PEuropa, America Cen
trale e del Sud.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-08-15
QUESTIONS THAT
A GOOD CITIZEN
SHOULD KNOW.

OF Lne UnlCeQ OCaCeS
R. Yes.
D. What form of Government is
this?
r. Republican.
D. What is the Constitution of the
United States?
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country.
D. Who makes the laws of the
United States?
R. The Congress.
| D. What does Congress consist of?
r. Senate and House of Representa-
tives.
D. Who is the chief executive of the
United States?
r. President.
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the United States elected?
R. years.
D. Who takes the place of the Presi-
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R. The Vice President.
D. What is his name?
R. Thomas R. Marshall.
D. By whom is the President of the
United States elected?
R. By the electors.
D. By whom are the electors
elected?
R. BY the people.
D. Who makes the laws for the
State of Pennsylvania
r. The Legislature.
D. What does the Legislature con-
sist of?
r. Senate and Assembly.
D. How many States in the Union?
R. 48.
D. When was the Declaration of
Independence signed?
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D. By whom was it written?
R. Thomas Jefferson.
D. Which is the capital of the
United States?
R. Washington.
D. Which is the Capital of the State
OF pennsylvania!
R. Harrisburg.
D. How many Senator'S has each
State in the United States Senate?
R. Two.
D. By whom are they elected?
R. By the people.
D. For how long?
R. years.
D. How many representatives are
there?
R. According to the population one
to every 10000.
D. For how long are they elected?
R. years.
D. How many electoral votes has
the State of Pennsylvania
r. "a.
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D. For how long is he elected?
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!. D. Do you believe in organized gov
ernment?
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D. Are you opposed to organized
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mist?
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of the United States?
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the City?
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TO Attend Every Session of the As.
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please remember that to attend every
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-06
HENRY B. JOY OPERATED ON.
blood Ctot Removed From ITS Head
in Roosevelt Hospital.

Henry r. JOY OF Detroit, president OF the
Lincoln Highway Association and of the
Packard Motor Car Company Is In Roosc-
welt Hospital. where he was operated on
Friday by Or. Charles n. Dowd. who re-
moved blood clot that had formed on Mr.
joys head.
Mr.. JOY was driving his car through
ohio Just prior to coming TO New York to
attend meeting of the Automobile Boa I'd
Of Trade. when the accident resulting II
the operation occurred lie was driving
alone at night on a rough piece Of road
way that s eventually to be part OF
the Lincoln Highway. when the car strucl,
a water breaker, throwing Mr.. Joy agains;
the windshield and decorating his scalp.
The injury appeared so sligh' that Mr.
Joy paid little attention TO IL. bu, Friday
morning he complained of Illness and was
taken 20 the hospital I, was stated yes
,erday that Mr.. Joy was resting easily.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-06
CHILD'S NECK BROKEN,
BUT SHE'S WELL AGAIN
Marian Wallace Back in School
/, After Four Months Strapped
TO Board.

FREEpoRT. l.. l.. Dec. Sin school aEain
and practically normal Marian II. Wal
lace. Q years old. daughter Of NJ. and
Mrs Archer y. Wallace Of Church street.
is beginning to forget the last four months
Of horror. when she was kept In plaster
cast strapped to board in an effort TO
mend broken neck which che suffered In
a fall last July.
She can't play quite as freely as for
merly, but that Is because she lost tenn
po-arily the use OF many OF her muscles
while she was strapped TO the board II
won't be long. however. according to Or
William II. Runcie OF Merrick road. betors
she can romp Just as hard as she ever did
The girl. close friend Of the daughter ~
Dr. and Mrs. Edwin Carnan. who lives lust
around the corner. was playing follow
the leader In barn last July. The leader
climbed a swinging door Marian wen,
next, but at the top her grip relaxed and
she fell ten feet TO the cement floor, land
ing on her neck and shoulders
Or. Runcie took the child to the Nassau
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-06

Hospital to be X-rayed There were two
distinct fractures of the neck the laminB
of the third and fifth vertebra were
broken and there was a dislocation OF the
backbone
Then they put her in a plaster cast and
strapped her to the board. The plaster
cast encased her from hip 20 head. exccpe
for certain parts OF the face and arms.
Or. Runcie says no adult could have becn
more patient or cheerful than was Marian.
Four days ago the cast was removed
and for the first time in four months she
was able to move her arms and neck. All
the muscles which had been encased In the
plaster moved stifT'y, particularly the neck
muscles. but they recovered their power
quickly and on Thursday she was per-
mittcd to go to school she does not have
TO wear straps or apparatus Of any sort
to mold her neck In place.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-06
CH1LDs ESTATE SETTLED.
Miss Robinson Accepts $1,000 In
settlement Of 100000 Claim.


Litigation over the estate Of Irving W.
Childs. who dissipated a large part Of his
estate before he died in an asylum at the
age of %. came to an end in the Sur
rogate's Court yesterday when his widow,
Mrs. Gertrude T.. Childs. got permission
from Surrogate Cohalan to settle a claim
Of Lydia A. Robinson amounting TO nearly
so, 900 for $4,000
For several years before his death
Childs lived apart from his wife and
travelled extensively. He was accom-
panied frequently by Miss Robinson and
in leaving her $4,000 in his will be re-
ferred TO her as my friend who was with
me in Spain" The will was set aside In
a suit brought 10y the widow.
In making her claim Mics Robinson al
legged that the estate owed her 1888 for
money lent TO Chids and also the value
OF household articles which have been
ir a storage warehouse for several years.
Mrs, Childs rejected the claim and the
case was referred to Jamee s. McDcnogh
as referee. He reported that claims ag-
gregatng about $4,000 we're genuine. but
Mrs Chl!ds was not satisfied Miss Rob
inson then decided to accept 81, 700 rather
than have the litigation continued.