The chronicle=news., 1914-09-21
BATTLE Of NATIONS +.
IS UNDECIDED

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disorders Shave been court martial
ed and shot.
brussels is reported quiet. The
|price OF provisions has increased
considerably and some products are
scarce.
Chalons-Sur-Marne. via Paris
|Sept. 21.-The Germans continued
bombarding the principal building'
of Rheims all yesterday and last
night. Debris and crumbling walls
are all that is left of the thirteenth.
century cathedral, the most remark
able example extant of early Gothic
architecture.
In addition to the cathedral, the
hospital and the part Of the city
where all the business buildings are
is full of ruins. Several inhabitants
OF the city were killed. In spite OF
the bombardment and their repeat
ed attacks on it the Germans have
been unable to take Rheims.
Berlin, Sept. 81 (by Wireless via
Sayville. l.. Subscriptions thus
far received to the German war loan
have assured the brilliant success Of
the plan. One paper speaks Of the
public response as the victory of
those at Somme.' The call was for
1900, 100000 marks ($1,050.O00).
With number of reports not yet
received the total to the imperial
bonds issued reaches 100000, 900
marks.
The treasury certificates which
were offered to the amount of one
billion marks have been over-sub-
scribed by 260.0O0.0O0 marks.
The newspapers express pride that
this result has been reported with
out sending blanks to many of the
wealthy Germans now in the fields.
Account of the unexpected success
the financial terms o. payment have
been POSTPONED until December.
Last nights report from headquar-
ters stated that the German armies.
in France have assumed the offens-
i've.
The Swedish explorer. Anders
sven f1eulu, is n suest Vi Lmpeioi
William at headquarters. He will be
allowed to visit the eastern and west
ern fronts in order to give non-par-
tisan account of the situation.
Advices from Vienna deny the re-
port that Henry Szenkewicz. author
Of "Quo vadis". is a prisoner Of war
|of the Austrians. He is in Vienna
en- route for Tyrol. and is preparing
to write a book on his experiences in
the war - l -t -r - ...-. :.
The Crown Council at Bucharest.
capital of Rumania. on Saturday de-
cided to continue the strictest neu-
trality.
The Novo Vrema of Petrograd re-
ports that the destroyers OF the Ger
man embassy in Petrograd, who were
arrested, have now been released, as
the destruction of the embassy was
prompted by noble and patriotic
feelings.
DR.. Fridtjof Nanzen. the explorer
and author, is reported at Christiana
to have emphasized, amid a road of
cheers. that Norway must arrange
the closest military union with
Sweden for guarding in common
their independence.
London, Sept. ia dispatch
from Antwerp to the Central News
says the armistice proposal made
some days ago by Germany to Bel
GUM provided that civil government
in all towns should be Immediately
resumed by the Belgians and the
German occupation of these towns be
discontinued on condition that COM
munication with the Germans in
France be not interfered with.
The Belgians refused to agree. say
ing to do SO would be disloyal to the
English.
Bordeaux, Sent. 21.-A detailed
account of the German bombardment
of Rheims relates that the cannonad-
ing has lasted for fortnight. The
Germans are said to have used pc
troleum shells and the city was set
on fire in many places and whole
blocks OF houses destroyed. The part
of the population which was unable
or unwilling to leave the city was
without food for several days. The
people took shelter in cellars. Some
were injured, but how many or how
much has not been reported.
The French foreign office has for
warded to neutral governments a
lprotest' against the German lombard
ment of the cathedral of Rheims,
couched in the following terms:
without being able to invoke ev-
en- the appearance OF military neces-
sity. and for the mere pleasure Of de-
struction. German troops have sub
jected the cathedral of Rheims to a
systematic and furious bombardment.
At this hour the famous basilicia is
but heap of ruins. ....
"It is the duty OF the government