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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-12
Spec.oi cube Despatch to THE sux

NUtctuf 'HOfc D,sUuf'N 10 LIE Sun
PARIS. Oct. 1.-THE German attempts
to retake the ground won from them by
the British aud French troops in the
vicinity Of Loos. attempts in which enor-
nous numbers OF men have been sacri-
feed. have failed completely. according
afternoon.
After several days Of almost constant
fighting between 1000 and 5000 Ger
man soldiers lie dead in front of the
positions which the French and British
forces captured in this vicinity during
the recent offensive. Tn attacks were
made with an effective force OF about
Sc, 900 men.
At the standard ratio between lead
and wounded In this sort of fighting, one
to four, II therefore appears that the
los-,. "a wounded must have approXl-
mated 10000. From this may he Judged
the seriousness to the Germans o. the
check administers and the Importance
o. the victory TO the Allies.
In Champagne. where the French
troops are stu driving ahead, gains OF
the first consequence were made to-day.
The entire German defence work south
east of Tahurc was captured 10y "A brill
liant assault. Progress was made north
east Of the village. During the fighting
q; La Goutte r,yine los German soldiers
wer, made prisoners. The night state
ment said
We have made considerable prog
ress In the woods west OF the road
from Souchez to Angres, in the VAL
ley of the Souchez creek. and 10 the
east of the Bots de Givenchy field
fort. We have also gained ground
on the crests toward La Folie.
about 100 prisoners belonging to
the Prussian guard are in our hands.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-12

In formulating the plan Tor a great
drive oward the east the position Of
Bulgaria has presented the greatest diiii-
Guilty To the Teutons, since any advance
into Turkey must sooner or later cross
Bulgarian soil, But with bulgaria
friendly and cooperating. half the prob
lem WAS solved. There remained then
the choice of two courses Of procedure,
to violate the neutrality of Rumania to
reach bulgaria or TO night a way across
Serbia. The first of these was rejected,
for Germany knows more about violating
neutrality now han she did fifteen
months ago, and she would hesitate long
before taking steps that would bring Ru-
mania's fine army into the ranks of her
enemies, Serbia, unbrDk,n though she
was hy her last years campaign against
Austria and her long wrestlc with dis
ease. seemed the weak point in the path,
and here accordingly the Teutuu enter
ing wedge was directed.
ON the west In" natural offences Of
Serbia are SO strong As to discourage
invasion from that direction. Rugged
mountain peaks alternate with deep
cauuns for many miles along the south
ern bosnian border, while further north
are low lying swampy Lands quite as
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-12

SpeciGi Cdblc DeSpdtct tn tn. ~''
VIENNA. via Amsterdam. CO.. '.
The Austrian War Olica tI-... -g.
the following bulletin rsll.. :l
Ing in Russia:
The Russian offcu,iy, bats
ishcd on the northeastern f..-'
the region h.twcen Zolczui.t ..
lower Siyr thu enemy NJ, r,n.,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-12

A considerable portion of the Bull
garian strength Is being concentrated on
the Dobrudja frontier, especially at
Polorim, opposite Giurgevo, from where
the Bucharest railroad Is dominated.
The presence Of Bulgarian troops on
this front proves without doubt that
Bulgaria continues to distrust the in
t~entions of Rumania and certainly indi-
Gates that there IL still some chance that
Rumanii Will take up arms on the side
OF Russia and the other Entente Powers.
II was the Dobrudja district. "A con-
siderable area which lies between the
Danube and the Black Sea coast, that
Bulgaria was forced TO Cede to Rumania
In the second Balkan war,
The main strength of the Bulgarian
armies, however, IL being massed along
the Serbian and Greek frontiers, and ii
10 here, ON the border line between Bull
earia and Serbia, that the first opera
tons IN force are expected from King
Ferdinand.
Thu Balkan situation has been some
what clarified during the day By Il des-
patch from Athens which quotes me
former Premier OF Greece. NJ. Nenizelos,
AZ saying hat he will not urge his party
TO oppose the policy of the new Gov
eminent, although lie will stand firmly
against any vote of confidence In the
Ministry which l. headed by Premier
Ialmls ana - solely the creation or hlhg
Constantine. Heretofore il had been
thought possible, and even hoped, By
some of the political critics that Venice
los, who directs the majority vote In the
Chamber OF Deputies. would throw as
many stumbling blocks ~ possible in the
path Of the" i~crmauophile Government
which has succeeded aim.
j is reported from Rome OF good
authority that the statement that Pre-
mier Radoslavoff Of bulgaria has formal
IS protested to Greece against the land
ing Of Entente troops at Salonlca Is not
true.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-12

against our position at Zabrezie. Our
troops stoutly repealed all three with
heavy losses to the enemy. A fur
Their attack in the same region met a
similar fate.
Near the Bolievatchku and Pro-
gorskt stands the enemy constructed
two bridges Of boats. Thanks to the
accuracy Of our artillery fire the Ro-
iievatchku bridge was shattered and
the enemy vas unable TO repair 1T.
ON the Drina before Badovintzi all
the enemy attacks on our positions
were repulsed witt heavy losses.
A despatch from Berne says that
n traveller arriving there from Hungary
says that Gen. Won Mackensen's troops
Near Temesvar are mostly young. fit
and admirably equipped with new ac-
coutroments. The whole ariny they say,
is provided with "A large number of
machine guns and 1000 field guns.
Even allowing for exaggerations II is
evident that the army comprises the
best available elements. ON the other
hand, the reserves sent to Alsace, near
the Swiss frontier. are Ill equipped. Most
Of them belong to the landsturm n
are veterans evidently intended to veil
movements behind the lines.
To-day's dispatches from German
sources respecting the occupation OF Bel
grade indicate that the resistance Of.
fered by ths Serbs there, while not of
q concerted character. was nevcrthe-
less extremely stubborn and of a kin
to cause heavy Losses to the invaders.
belgrade Fighting severr.
The A. Est, u Budapest paper. prints
The following from Its correspondent
"Our gain of ground and the breadth
OF our march into Serbia continue to in
crease. Despite all efforts Of the Ser
bians. in whose ranks are British officers
and who use British artillery. the river
crossing has been accomplished accOrd-
ing to the plan made. The enemy at
tempted with all means at his disposal
to hold his line of defence. Though he
subjected those of our troops who
crossed the river to a murderous fire the
latter nevertheless succeeded in attain
ing Serbian territory.
"a severe battle ragged about Belgrade.
where the Scrbians offered particularly
bitter opposition. Nevertheless we sue
cceded in reaching III" newly installed
connections over the Save and invaded
the northern portion of the city. where
our troops remained until reinforce
ments arrived.
"a bloody battle followed in the alleys.
In the northern part of Belgrade u ter
rible encounter with ~bayonets ragged for
two days and nights. The Serbians were
pushed back step by step In these nights.
and finally had to surrender the whole
city"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-12
BRITISH COLONIES REAL OBJECTIVE
FGERMANYS CAMPAIGN IN BALKANS
w HILE Constantinople is the
immediate aim of the So

w HILE Constantinople is the
w immediate aim of the So
called drive through the Balkans
by the Austro-German armies
aiding the hard pressed Turk, it
is n mere minor matter in the
Teutonic plans. The goal of this
expedition is Egypt and the Suez
Canal, a distance Of about 1900
miles from Belgrade, where the
Austro-G German armies are now
established. If Germany could
seize the Suez Canal the British
Empire would be cut in twain, for
it is this narrow strip of water
that holds the great fabric to-
gethcr. India would then be men,
aced, thus accomplishing what
Germany endeavored to do in
peace times by the building of
the Bagdad Railway.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-12
Italy Prepares To Act.

II Is believed Tonight that the Italian
Ministry has agreed upon "A plan Of
operations In the Balkans, There was Il
long Cabinet conference yesterday In
Rome, and last evening Premier Salan-
dra left for army headquarters IN the
north to obtain King Victor Emmanuel's
consent To The part II Is proposed to have
Italy play IA support Of Serbia,
TIL, HCd NdSioHdlc expresses the be-
lief that the Quadruple Powers Ia w
about completed plans for concerted ac-
non I'm the balkans. Other leading Ital-
IAN newspapers agree with THE belief.
Nevertheless, reports come from various
points In the Balkans hat the number
ot troops landed at SalOniCa Is wholly
insufficient To be Of material aid TO
serbia, and that there is no prospect
"t additional forces being landed there
Tor SOME time 10 come. Still Other re-
ports hay" II that the Decentralization of
british and French soldiers continues
ly night and day and that enormous
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-12

LONDON, oct. IA Rotterdam des-
patch says that four British %aeroplanes
severely bomhardcd Client during a misty
sunday evening.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-12
Advance In Cha payne

In Champagne We have made
fresh progress northeast of Tahure
and have captured by a vigorous at
tack tn" entire German defensive
works southeast OF the village. On
the side OF la Goutte ravlne we
made los prisoners. of whom two
are officers.
our %CannonS have effectively
counter bombarded the German
pieces which directed u violent fire
against our new positions.
There were reciprocal artillery en-
gagcments of particular intensity at
Les Epargcs. in lie Pretre wood, to the
north Of I~,eillon. in Lorraine II
also IN the Nosges to the south of
Steinbach and in the environs OF
Thaun.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-12


Germany. il Is presumed. will be as
sisted IN her invasion by the Bulgarian
forces working from two points, one In
the direction OF Nish and the other along
the Nardar Valley. where sh" is expected
To mold I'm check the forces that the
Allies have sent 20 Serb!a's assistance
through Salonica. Granted the often
proved bravery of the Serbian army its
stand against this double invasion seems
hopeless, ever with such aid as the
Allies may get to II. II Germany strikes
with the force and speed that ha,o
hitherto been her greatest strength she
IL not likely 10 find any surmountab
obstaC!" in the way of her junction with
the Bulgarian army and her advance TO
Turkey II 'onstartinoplc. Once ar
rived there, with Serbia crushed and the
Bulgarian army behind her to keep the
lines open for the movement of troops
and supplies, Germany will be prepared
for the development Of her eastern cam
paign,
Any fOrecaS; of what direction this
cdmlIdlsu might take must at the present
time be pure speculation. Many eNpedl-
tons ar. possible that would threaten
the Allies from many sides. hut 50 larg,
loom the practical difficulties In the way
that even speculation goes wild. The
one fact that Germany has not "A single
Guy NV ~ 80 F'' "'hiA '' wv ~
discourage any but the most nctiy,
imagination.
As Is well known, Germany has long
seen her brightest future in the East
For many years her cleNrrcst diplomacy
and her most careful commercial coloni-
cation schemes havc been directed there
SO intrcnchcd has she become In Asia
Minor ami palestrIc that an English
Consul reported tnat Germans could get
for the mere asking concessions that II
took Engllshmen many years of worn
and scheluing 10 secure. The building
OF the liagiad railroad has been re-
garded - one Of Germany's greatest
triumphs IN m" East. The i,npurtanc,
that she herself attached to it in the
present crisis is Shown ly the fact that
work on IL has been vigorously pushed
by German contractors during the past
year. Il Is cyid IT that tcrWauv has
during this year fcrcsccn the iiSetulncS -
Of this road before he war should end.
This railroad a. designed ~ tho
great connecting link between th6
trade and travel routes of western Eu-
rope and the Persian Gulf and India.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-12

uliilcuIt Tor military purposes as the
mountains. The most promising field for
INVASION TX from the north over the
plains OF Hungary and on across the
danube. and the Save. Here the line Of
the Orient railroad enters Serbia, "A lire
which once held 10y the Teutons would
expedite enormously their junction with
the BULGARIAN army and their advance
on INTO Turkey ana the east.
TIL" two points on the Danube where
the railroad touches are S.mendria and
Belgrade, neither of which are strong
strategic points. and both OF which seem
to nave been captured with little more
than rear guard actions in their defence
II is evident that the Scrbians. follow
ing the same tactics that proved so sue
cessful aeainst the Austrians last year,
Will make their stand in the interior OF
the country. where the topography is In
their favor and where with the aid of
English officers they ave been hard at
work for many months in building de-
fences.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-12

quantities Of military supplies are being
transported with all haste to Serbia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-09
A Mothers Plea.


Editor Kennebec Journal
The tragedy of Saturday at Gardiner,
which resulted in the death of an inno-
cent young man, has filled our hearts
with sadness, which no words can ex-
press. My son or your son might have
been the victim. What great curse stands
behind it-RUM.
Who Is at fault? Who should be pun
ished? Not alone the man crazed with
poison. First comes our government.
What, does it stand for?-Rum. l say
not the man they all helped to destroy
should be alone behind the bars; not the
mother and children who have to bear
the shame. but those who permit the
traffic should be punished, and last but
not least the men who sell rum in Gardi-
ner.
Clean out the dens opposite the post
office; clean out the fruit stores; clean
out the dens opposite the millinery stores
clean out the drug stores; clean them all
out! Wake up you fathers and mothers
wake up you young men who are being
destroyed in these dens; wake up you
ministers of God! wake up Oranges and
orders for purer living; wake up, l say,
and compel your officers of the law to
keep the oath they have taken, to pro-
tect our young men and women of Gar
diner.
l have not been in Gardiner once this
winter, that / have not seen young boys,
some under 16, drunk on our streets.
| have boys; my neighbors have boys;
Gardiner is full of boys, and this young
stranger within our gates is not the first
one filed with shot in the legs by rum.
A Mother.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-09
The Lessons Of tho Hour.

The Washington Star now sizes up
the how of the tide in "a way that
suggests it may have been reading the
Kennebec Journal. Read it:
The temperance people are lucky
these days. Everything seems to be
coming their way. Whatever turns
up. there is something in it for them
No sooner is one lesson applied than
another presents itself. Now war on
a colossal scale teaches, and now a
vulgar prize fight. Verify, this is
the time when booze is being rushed
around the ring and pummeled as
never before.
At Havana yesterday Jack Johnson
paid an old. old penalty. High
and loose living must, soon or late,
settle up. Sometimes the settlement
is late, but it cannot be evaded. The
captains Office is always open, and
those VINO travel must pay.
the footprints Of a long process
sion of sluggers mark John Barley
corn's highway. Roadhouses along
that, thoroughfare are numerous. and
the entertainment such as such per-
sons readily fall for" A winner
emerging from inside the ropes is
flush" and he hits the trair' for all
he IL worth. He may go far, he may
stop short. But, far or near, when
ne takes the count it is as a flabby
creature, conquered as much by over
Indulgence as by his fistic opponent
The history Of the prize ring is one
Of the strongest of temperance lee
lures. Awful examples are quotable
wherever the low sport has found
favor.
One man comes, another goes. For
the man who has just gone there will
be small sympathy. Undoubtedly
when in his prime he was fighter
Of the first class. But prosperity
developed qualities which made him
despised as man by the great ma
jority Of both races.
For the man who has just come
there are the usual, the inevitable,
perils. How far will he go? How
long will he last? Young, vigorous,
temperate now. what will be the effect
on him Of the intoxicating acclaim Of
the sporting world. and the tempta-
tons within easy reach Of a fat wallet?
Meanwhile let us not begrudge the
smoker ~ have afforded the more OBJ
servant ~ thoughtful Cubans. When
We app the island few years
$50 70 ~ things and teach tho
kAf1 especially
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-09
The Blockade Vote.

Editors Of the country's leading
newspapers comment upon the temper
ate, straightforward and kindly tone
of the American note to Great Britain
regarding the order in council pro-
claiming a virtual blockade Of Ger
many and in effect also Of neutral
countries adjacent to Germany.
Now is the hour for the American
people to ask themselves this ques-
ton: "Would our note to Great Britain
be as temperate, tolerant and kindly
if we had in commission two effective
warships for every one Of Great Brit
ain'S?"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-09
Roots Responsibility"

intellectually. no other man in New
York is so admirably qualified to pre-
side over the deliberations Of a Con-
stitutional Convention as Elihu Root.
"Mr. Root is not only a great lawyer
and trained student of government,
but he has had a wide and various ex-
perience with public affairs in their
most important aspects. There Is no
high office in the State or Nation that
he is not capable of filling, and filling
well. New York has produced few
men of whom that could be said.
yet Mr.. Root is not without serious
disqualifications as a maker of Con-
situations for free men. These disqual-
ifications are mainly temperamental,
and can best be described in the Ian
guage that Emerson applied to Web
ster."
Thus saith the New York World,
Democratic, and then, after quoting
from Emerson's language as applied
to Webster, said:
To put the matter bluntly, Mr..
Roots ideal government is govern
ment by property To understand how
thoroughly this belief is ingrained it
is necessary only to read his recent
speech before the Union League Club
in Philadelphia, when he appealed to
the business men Of the country to or
ganize and take control of the Gov
eminent. Property is Mr.. Roots "pe-
culiar institution" as truly as human
slavery was the South's peculiar in
stitution, and his highly organized
mind rejects extreme Toryism not as
wrong but merely as inexpedient."
Down through half column more
the Worlds criticism is implied, not
specific or real. 1t is paving the way
for criticism Of the product of the
conventional Mr.. Root should be a
candidate for the Presidency. The
World appears to fear stupid conser-
vatism," but we believe that Elihu
Root will steer as clear of that as he
will Of malignant reform" Socialis-
tic, automatic cure-alls have caused a
reaction, and progress" no longer
means frantic grasping here and there
at every theory of government that
is shot off by rapid-f1re reformers
The president of New York's con-
stitutional convention will hardly be
stampeded by this reactionary or that
radical. If any man in America can
hold an even balance between reck-
less innovations and irredeemable
standpatism he can do it. AS the
World admits, he will dominate the
convention not only by reason Of his
office but "by reason of his ability, ex-
perience and prestige"
That is well for New York. Pity it
is that other states could not revise
their constitutions under the guiding
mind of such as Elihu Root. For what
is good for one state should not be
discarded by others without careful
scrutiny and understanding, and who
better understands the laws Of many
states than he? The readjustment Of
organic law to modern requirements is
the task in hand in New York. by a
body Of 1853 members. It's launching is
happy because Of a wise selection Of
the man at the wheel.
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Eastern Steamship CorporatIean
BOSTON e PORTLAND LINE y

Duo TON q POR LAND LINE .
Steamships BAY STATE or COVER.
NOR DINGLEY leave Franklin Wharf
week days 100 P. NJ. for Boston. Re. a
turning leave Boston from Central WhaHeC
week days 700 P. M. %
Day trips leave Portland 600 A. NJ.
Fridays. Due Boston 200 p. NJ.
MAINE STEAMSHIP LINE. NJ
Reduced fare to New York 90. $30o"'
Passenger steamship NORTH LANDie
leaves Portland for New York at 600 P1e
NJ. April l and g. Commencing April :er
steamship NORTH LAND or NORTE y,
STAR will leave Portland at 600 p.
Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays. Y
BATH AND eOoTHBAY LINE &c
Leave Bath week days at 245 P. Mini
Returning leave Boothbay Harbor weeia
days at 100 A. M.
NJ. A. HARADEN, Supt., Bath, Maine. al
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Wiscasset, Waterville &
Pennington Railway Company
rNy c,rrrr 1orA
VASSALBORO
IN EFFECT SEPT. q. 1914.

EAST.-Mrs. Guy Crosby Of
who has been visiting Mrs. 2. A. But
terfeld, returned home Monday. 81
Chesterfield Marden attended "
masquerade social given Friday eyer
ing by the Sophomore class at 0d
Grove Seminary.
Edward Buck Of Hopkinton, Mass
is the guest for the remainder of To
week Of his sister, Mrs. Addie Table
The Easter concert was given SUI
day afternoon at the NJ E. Church. ID
exercises were under the direction
the Epworth League.
Misses Elona Pierce, Melvina Mas
Helen Dow and Marian Pope will o.
tend the Y. w. G. A. Conferences
Portland. They will be accompane
by Miss Nancy Gates.
The Epworth League service Pc
Sunday evening will be led by Har'
Small.
The many friends Of Mr.. and Nne1
Clarence Rowe OF Riverside win e.
pleased to hear Of the arrival Aesl
I ~ Z baby hoy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-09

Senator Cummins of Iowa. who is
prominently mentioned as a candidate
for the Republican nomination for presi-
dent, has come out for national prohibit
ton and even predicts international pro-
hibition in the future. That is going
some" 1t brings back an ancient joke
attributed to a horrible example" at the
time of the American boards historic
meeting in this city some Is years ago
when the question of probation after
death engaged the theologians: They've
done us out Of our drink on Sundays;
they've done US out of our drink on week
days, and now they are talking about pro-
hibition after death.'-Springfield Repub-
lican.
The manager will not allow alcohol
where drinkers go.