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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-30
DESPERATE BATTLE RAGING
Battle in West Flanders and Northern
France Still Rages--Both Armies
Are Reinforced.

acknowledgements fighting con
tinues In West Flanders and Northern
France between Germany's armies re.
enforced by virtually all her forces in
the occupied portions of Belgium, and
French, British and Belgian troops,
aided by British warships.
Along the coast the Ysar river still
divides the ~contending forces. Neither
side, apparently, has advanced, but In
the interior, according to a German
report, the allies are retiring from
several important positions.
This statement of the Germans is
contradicted, however. by the French
communication, issued in Paris, which
says the allies have not been moved,
despite violent attacks.
All along the front from the North
Sea to the Swiss border, In fact. each
side claims to have ~repulsed the other
or to have made slight progress at va
rious points.
The ~contending armies seemingly
are so nearly equal in strength that
neither can force the other back,
pierce the front or get around the
wings.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-30
MAI. GEN. Won VOlGT-RHETz
HARD FIGHTING AT VERDuN
Paris Reports Victory Melzicourt
Commanding Roads Leading from
Varenncs. Taken bv French

New York.-The situation along tn.
North Sea coast and for many miles &c
the south appears to have changed
little. A continuation Of the great
battle that has been in progress since
the Germans essayed their advance on
the coast toward French seaports n
reported in official dispatches, and ap
parently the fire OF the opposing forces
is becoming more desperate than ever
with charges and counter-charges On
both sides.
Germany is said to have many thou
sands Of re-enforcements to aid thu
right wing In forcing it's way through
what Is, from a strategic viewpoint
the most important piece Of territory
in Northern Belgium. The Belgians
are fighting hard and there Is no doubt
that French re-enforcements, and pos
sibly British, have been brought up to
aid the allied armies.
The latest French official III
ication declares all attacks of the Ger.
mans from the North Sea to the south
of Arras have been repulsed. which is
a more optimistic view from the
French standpoint than that expressed
in an earlier announcement that the
Germans had made Roadway at Ger
tain points.
In addition, the French have o
pied the important position of Melzi-
court, which commands the roads lead.
ing from Varennes. around which there
are strong German forces, to the val
ley Of the Aisne.
The British and French waYships
continue to pour shells into German
ranks, and the Germans are guarding
points along the coast to be ready for
a possible British landing.
A German submarine has been sunk
off the Dutch coast by the British de-
stroyer Badger. The official
ment Of this incident gives no details,
but say the Badgers bow was dam
aged when she rammed the submarine
which is believed to have been attempt
ing a torpedo attack.
Berlin officially reports that Ger
man forces have crossed the User
canal, where for several days past the
Bergians had offered strong opposi
ton.
Berlin also reports that German
troops are advancing east Of Ypres
and southeast of Lille. There has been
very eve fighting for a long time
past In this vicinity.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-30
DISCUSS FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Reserve Board. Banks and English
Treasury Men Meet-We Can
Pay Our Debts.

Washington-Financial forces OF
the federal government, aided by the
friendly counsel of prominent Ameri.
can bankers and representatives of
Great Britain, were turned toward re-
adjustment of the foreign exchange
market, disturbed by the European
war.
For more than three hours the fed.
eral reserve board, Sir George Paish
and Basil B. Blackett, representing the
English treasury, and some of the best
known bankers in New York, discuss
ed the situation in all its aspects. Ac.
cording to those present No note OF
pessimism was sounded at the meet.
ing, and there was every reason to be-
lieve all the problems which doomed
so large on the financial horizon a few
months ago will be solved without
great difficulty. Here are the salient
conclusions reached by the confer.
once:
American bankers stand ready to
pay their obligations t o England In
cash. The $1,000 900 gold pool al.
ready formed and $4,000, 900 raised
by a New York syndicate to meet New
York City's obligations probably will
be enough. however. to satisfy Eng.
llsh creditors.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-30
BATTLE ON THE vlSTULA
Fighting in Russia Is at a Standstill.
Opposing Forces Are in Contact
Over a Wide Area.

London.-A wireless from Berlin
says:
at is officially stated in Vienna that
in the eastern theater of war the Aus
tro-Hungarian armies, with strong Ger
man forces, are stationed in an almost
unbroken front extending from the
northern slopes Of the eastern Carpa-
thians, across the Starry Sambor to
the eastern region before the Przemysl
fortress and along the lower San
through Polish Weishaell and into the
district of Plosk.
"These forces are engaging the main
forces of Russians, who have brought
into the field their Caucasian, Siberian
and Turkestan troops.
The Austro-Hungarian column ad-
vancing across the Carpathians have
attacked strong hostile forces in Mid
die Galicia. Both sides occupy strong
ly fortified positions and the battle
generally Is at a %standstill.
Fighting has been in progress to
the southwest of the Vistula in the dis
trict between "Ivangorod and Warsaw.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-30
GEN. DE WET AND BYERS LEAD
SECOND REVOLT AGAINST
BRITISH RULE.
PROTEST AGAINST ENGLAND
Little Progress Is Made by Armies in
Northern France-Germans Make
Desperate Effort TO Break
Through Line.

New York.-All the nations engaged
In the mighty struggle in Belgium and
the north of France are silent as to
actual happenings In that battle
SCARED zone. So far as known there
has been little progress on either side,
but from accounts filtering through
from various sources this stern en-
gagement. which has been going on in
~cessantly for several days, may be
characterized as the ~fiercest Of the
whole war.
Thousands upon thousands Of Ger
man re-enforcements have been added
to the great masses of troops endeavor-
ing to force their way to the northern
ports of France.
1t is said this ceaseless pushing for
ward of vast bodies of German soldiers
is by direct order of the emperor,
whose eye is fixed on England, against
which an early campaign is considered
among the possibilities, provided a
suitable base can be found upon which
to direct the forces.
Similarly, the allies have been
strongly REINFORCED and among the
new troops at the front are the Brit
ish Indians, who, according to all &C
counts, have been bearing themselves
we'll.
A new rebellion in the Union of
South Africa has given for anx'
Lefty both to the British and the South
African governments. Gems. De Wet
and Byers, both notable figures In the
South African war. have placed them
selves at the head of a revolt in the
Orange Free State and Western Trans
vaal.
The extent Of this rising Is not
known, nor can its importance be
foretold. but already the South African
government has issued a proclamation
to the people calling for their assist
snce and has taken measures to Quell
the rebellion.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-30
81 DIE IN MINE EXPLOSION
Earth at Royalton, ILL.,, Mine Gas
Cause of Tragedy.

Royalton, Ill.-A total Of 81 dead is
officials of the Franklin Coal and Coke
company. In whose mine near here
800 men were entombed at the going
to work hour.
The decrease in the number of dead
from earlier estimates was accounted
for by the registration Of scores OF
miners who escaped during the day
but who we're too busy assisting in
rescue work to answer to the roll call
OF the rescued.
Twenty minutes before the explosion
$40 men went into the mine. only the
last cage full of the day force remain
ing on the surface. Twenty-four bod
les had been recovered and 81 men
were missing. Mine officials conceded
to- the 81 still were entombed and
never would be brought out alive.
Rescue trains from Benton and
Springfield. H., and from Evansville,
Ind. were rushed to the scene, and
their crews, together with the popula-
ton OF Royalton-about 1,000-spent
the day and the greater part of the
night rescuing the living, attempting
to extinguish the fire that followed the
explosion and caring for the injured
and for the hysterical relatives Of the
dead and entombed.
The fire followed a gas explosion.
Deadly fumes prevented rescuers from
reaching the men entrapped on the
lower level.
Experts said It would be impossible
to subdue the fire raging in the lower
level until the burning sections were
sealed.
Stories of survivors are many. AL
most every one Of the blackened men
who have escaped from the fiery pit in
the west entry was brought back to
life only by the most desperate es-
capes. Each one has a tale to tell OF
greeting death in the dark.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-30
FRENCH IN AlSACE AGAIN
Fighting in Belgium Continues With
out Advantage on Either Side.
P~etrograd Claims Victory.

New York.-After days of incessant
fighting dents at last have been made
in that part of the battle line which
had run virtually straight north and
south from Ypres, in Belgium, to the
bend In the elbow in the vicinity of
the forest of Aigue, in France.
Just a short distance above its cen
ter this line now curves like an in
verted letter "S." the allies having
pushed back the Germans east OF Ar
mentieres in an endeavor to press into
Lille, and the Germans having forced
the allies to give ground around La
Bassee, probably hoping to obtain con-
troll of Bethune, a railroad center sew
en- miles west of La Bassee.
OF fighting near the coast, where
British and French naval vessels are
endeavoring to aid the allied troops
in holding back the German advance,
nothing was vouchsafed in the report.
Altkirch, in Upper Alsace, near the
Swiss frontier, has been taken by the
French at the point of the bayonet.
Since the outbreak Of the war this
town has been the scene Of much fight
ing and several times has changed
hands.
Petrograd claims the Germans con-
tinue to retreat and that Emperor
Nicholas forces have crossed the Wis
tula without resistance. The Austrians
are given credit in the Russian report
for continuing to fight stubbornly on
the Vistula, on the San and south OF
Przemysl.
The British admiralty has issued a
statement saying that the necessity TO
use its warships for convoy duty hav-
ing passed, British cruisers, aided by
vessels Of the Austrian, japanese,
French and Russian navies, will
search the seas in an endeavor to run
down the eight or nine German cruis'
ers, including the Emden and the
Karlsruhe, which have been playing
havoc with shipping Of the allied coun
tries.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-30
FOUND GUILTY OF TREASON
T~wenty-three Slavs Convicted Of Muir.
der of Francis Ferdinand-Wii
Sentence Them Next Week.

London.-A dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph company from Rome
gives the folding, received from Sara
1evo, Bosnia:
"Gavrio Prinzin, the assassin, and
GRADES, the student, Needeljo Gabrino-
vichs, and 81 of Princip's accomplices
were found guilty of treason for the
killing of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
and his wife.
"As the court pronounced the ver
dict there could be distinctly heard the
rumble of the artillery of the Servians,
who had fought desperately to capture
the city and liberate the prisoners, all
of whom r Slavs.
The court will pronounce sentence
next week"
Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir
apparent to the Austro-H Hungarian
throne, and his wife, were shot to
death by Prinzip while on a visit ia
S~arajevo. June rs last.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-30
CARMAN JURY DlSAGREES
Jury Discharged After Riotous All.
Night S~ession-Ten for Aequittsl.
Five Ballots Taken.

Mineola, l.. AFTER 10 hours and
Is minutes of the bitterest wrangling
that the little Nassau county court
has ever known, the jury. in whose
hands the fate OF Mrs. Florence Conk-
lin-Carman lay, disagreed and was
discharged. The final and almost first
vote was 10 for ~acquittal and two for
conviction. The two men who
throughout the long, ~sleepless night
stood out against the popular cry for
acquittal were Joseph H. Ashton,
manager for a publishing house of
Port Washington, and William G.
Hovey, the brawny salesman. who oc-
cupied chair No. 4 in the jury box.
Haggard, sullen and hopeless, the
Jury gave up the fight and reported to
Justice Kelby that there was not a
chance OF their agreeing. Their de.
alterations were torn by arguments
which could be heard on the court
house steps, and the 10 men who
fought for Mrs. Carman's liberation
combined IN open warfare against
Ashton and Hovey. They threatened
10 throw Ashton "out OF the window
and Ashton stood his ground, defying
them to carry out their threat. 1t
was said they would have done so
had not Hovey. the rugged giant.
jumped to Ashton's side and declared
that it would be necessary to throw
him out also.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-30
RUSSIANS WIN ON VISTULA
Germans Left Bridges and Russian Al
rance Was Aided-Russina Capt.
tai Aolow Over Success.

~
Petrograd.-An official communica-
ton issued by general headquarter
says:
Our troops beyond the Vistula are
pressing the armies of the enemy in
retreat. North of the Pilitza river the
Germans are are offering only feeble
resistance. They have been driven
back as far as Sk~lernievice.
"South of the Pillitza, on the roads
to Radon. we have forced the Austrc
Germ an troops to engage in a serious
battle. The fighting line extended 40
versts t26 .miles). At certain points
the engagements took on the charac-
ter Of hand-to-hand encounters
I'm the forest around Radon sew
eral Of our infantry regiments success
fully carried out bayonet attacks. At
other points we have taken prisoner
and rapid firers.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-30
ALLIES LINES ARE hOLDlNG-EN-
TIRE LINE FROM IA eASEE
TO soMME ATTACKED.
ALLIED DEFENSE STRONG
Germans Say British Ships Have Been
Silenced-Three Of Them Hit.
Heavy Guns Are Mounted
Along the Coast.

Paris.-The following official ON
m%unication was issued by the French
Wal Office:
"In Belgium, Newport has been vi
olently bombarded, and the effort of
the Germans has continued on the
front between Newport and Dixmude,
without. according to the latest ad-
vices, may result whatever having
been reached.
"All the front comprised between
La Basee and the Sonme has been
equally the object Of violent attacks
at night, all of which have been re-
pulsed.
"On the remainder OF the front there
is nothing to report"
Berlin. via Amsterdam and London.
A report from general headquarters
says:
West of the User Canal, between
Newport and Dixmude, which is still
occupied by the enemy, our troops at
tackled the hostile positions. which are
obstinately defended.
1.-THE British fleet co~-operated, but
was forced back by the heavy artillery
fire. Three ships were hit.
Near Ypres the battle is s%tagnant.
Southwest of Ypres and west and
southwest of Lille our attacks are pro.
crossing. During evere street fight
ing the English suffered great losses,
leaving about 500 prisoners.
North Of Arras a heavy French at
tack broke down, the French losses
being severe.
an the eastern theater Of the war
our offensive on Augustowo is pro
crossing. The battle neal Ivangorod
is favorable. but till now there has not
been a decision"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-30
COTTON LOANS EXPLAINED
Members Make Details Of Plan
Public-Harding Chairman.

Washington.-Full details OF the
plan for a s135, 900, 900 loan fund to
take care of the surplus cotton crop
were made public by the federal re-
serve board. The boards outline Of the
plan was sent to the clearing house as
sociation throughout the country. Re-
sponses are expected before the end Of
the week and officials were hopeful
that the plan would meet with suffi-
cient banking support to make its
adoption certain.
The outline differs only in detail
from the previous announcements Of
the board. The fund, it shows, is to be
administered under the direction of a
committee TO be known as the central
committee. to be composed of individ-
ual reserve board members. Actual
administration Of the fund will be I'M
der a cotton loan committee consist
ing of these members:
W. P G Harding, member Of the
board, chairman; Paul NJ. Warburg OF
the board, Col. E. NJ. House, Austin,
Tex; A. II. Wiggin, New York; James
S. Alexander, New York; James B.
Forgan. Chicago; Festus j. Wade, st.
Louis; Leci L. Rue, Philadelphia. and
Williams A. CASTOR, Boston.
There are to be two classes of sub
scriptions. The first will be known as
class a." will aggregate 500. 900 900
and will be raised in non-cotton-pro-
ducing states. Glass "B" subscriptions
are to be made by banks or bankers In
cotton producing states.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-30

tract the piranhas, whereas the
skinned carcass of a good-sized mon
key was at once seized. pulled under
the water and completely %devoured by
the blood-crazy fish.
A man who had dropped something
of value waded In after 1t to above
the knee. but went very slowly and
quietly, avoiding every possibility Of
disturbance. and not v~enturing to put
his hands into the water. But no
body could battle, and even the slight.
est disturbance in the water, such as
that made by scrubbing the hands Wig.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-30
MOVE MENT SOUTH IS BEGUN
Allies Attempt on German Right Flank
Fails, Says 6erlin-Claim Panic
in Parja-


Berlin.-The following German COM
ment on the French official statement
has been given to the press:
1.-THE tone Of the French official war
bulletin was rather depressed and
caused a panic in Paris. 1t admits a
retreat between the sea and Canal La
Bassee, and mentions the impetuosity
Of the German attacks a Arras and
the Somme.
This aggravates the pessimistic i'm.
preston. 1t repeats that there have
been French defeats on the north
wing. In order to soften the impress
sion, an official note was issued two
hours later saying that the battle front
had shifted 200 kilometers northward,
and therefore patience always was
needed"
According to official accounts, the
twelfth week of the war was s~ignalized
by the final checking of the ~envelop-
ing campaign which the allies for a
month have directed against the Ger
man right flank. The Germans, 1t is
declared, have begun to slowly but
definitely push southwark.
Events in the eastern theater of the
war have not entered a decisive phase,
it is said.
Dispatches from the Austrian army
headquarters report that a battle con
tinues before Przemysl. where the line
has now assumed the shape OF a cres-
cent, with the Austrians attacking the
north and south horns.
On Oct. "a. $500 Russ."n prisoners
passed the Austrian h n%dquarters.
while $4,000 additional prisoners from
Przemysl and Jaroslau are reported en-
route.
The use Of the anti-cholera serum in
the Austrian army has proved effect
i've. Army surgeons regard the danger
Of an epidemic As having disappeared.
The total number Of prisoners of
war confined in the camps in Germany
vas announced to be 5,401 officers and
291 ,46S men. including six French, 13
Russian and three Belgian generals.
More prisoners are said to be on the
way from the front,
Denial is given to a report credited
to an Italian telegraph agency at Rome
that Cossacks had captured a Zeppe'
lin near Warsaw. 1t is officially
stated that no Zeppelin has been in
the vicinity Of Warsaw. and. more
over. that none Of the Zeppelins has
been taken in Russian Poland or any,
where else.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-30

orously with soap, Immediately at.
tracted the attention Of the savage
little creatures. who darted to the
place. evidently hoping to find some
animal in difficulties.
Once, while some Indians were at.
tempting to launch a boat. esd wero
making a great commotion In the
water. a piranha attacked a naked In
dian who belonged to the party and
mutilated him as he struggled and
splashed, waist deep In the stream.
Men not making a splashing and strug-
Cling are rarely attacked; but II one
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-30
Election In Switze

Berne, Switzerland.-The trienniai
elections for members of the Swiss ma
tional council resulted In the change Of
only eight seats. The standing OF the
political parties in the council now is:
Radicals. 10; conservative Catholics.
80; socialists. IS; liberals. 10; social
reformers, 7; independents. 2.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-30

Denver.-Word hat just been re-
ceived here of a serious clash between
a party of Colorado game wardens and
100 Utes from the government Indian
reservation in Utah, who invaded Colo
RADIO for the purpose Of getting their
winter supply of venison.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-30
NAVIGATING FISH GO MAD
Piranhas, Described by Theodore
Roosevelt, scorn Birds, but De-
YOUR Skinned Monkeys.

Writing OF the piranha, the canni-
bal fish Of South America. Colonel
Roosevelt In Scribner's says hat he
did not find hat they were cannibals
among themselves. but only in the
sense Of eating the flesh of men. Dead
birds and mammals thrown whole and
unskinned into the water failed to at.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-30

Kenosha, Wis.-The youth whose
body was found In the mouth Of Pike
river here recently was identified as
Selden Miller, member of a wealthy
Philadelphia family, who disappeared
from home a year ago. The identified
ton was made by a brother, Emlin H.
Miller.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-30
Handy at eanquets.

On the occasion Of ofhcial banquets
in Gwalior. India. a miniature ocomo-
tive and train of cars. electrical. run
ming over a diminutive track laid
along the table. Is so constructed that
It automatically stops before each
guest with q cargo Of cordials and
cigars.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-30
Villages on Fire.

London.-"The villages Of Schooten
Teftinghef. Wilskerke and Slype, in
Northern Belgium, are partly on fire.
according 10 the Daily Mails Flushing
correspondent.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-30

London.-Gen. Sir Charles Whiting.
ham Horsley Douglas, chief of the i'm.
perial general stan and first military
member Of the army council, died
here.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-30

Ell Paso, Tex.-Gen. Maclovia Her
rera. a Carranza follower. has broken
the armistice fixed by the peace con-
v~ention at Aguas Calientes and attack.
etd Parral, Chihuahua, according to OF.
fetal advices here
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-30
Hebrews Gather.

Cincinnati. - The most important
meeting of Hebrew executives Of re-
cent years attended by the leaders in
all the various progressive movements
OF American Hebrew was held.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-30

Peking.-Japanese heavy artillery
apparently has succeeded In sinking
the Austrian cruiser moored In Kh'
chau harbor.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-30

is attacked by any chance, the blood
in the water maddens the piranhas-
and they assail the man with frightful
ferocity.