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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-28
ALLIES BEATEN BACK
SAYS BERLIN REPORT
German War Office states
That Offensive i'm the West
Broke Down.
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BERLIN. via London. Sept 21.--The
combined British and French offensive.
OF which 80 much had been heard. has
broken down completely before the i'm
penetrable strength OF the German de-
fensive works on the western front. ac-
cordng to to-days War Office state
ment which says that the French and
British troops have been driven back at
all points and that the net result of an
assault which extended from the North
Sea to the Nosges was nothing more
than a slight bending of the German
line at two points, In Artos, north of
ArraS, and in Champagne. north OF
IertheS.
The public is but little concerned over
the news that the Allies were able to
make little headway out OF such an
enormous amount of effort expended.
but -. on The other hand. filed with
renewed confidence in the impregnable
character OF the German positions IN
the west.
Whil" the French and British forces
were attempting TO make progress the
Germans SAYS the official statement.
captured more than 5000 of their SOL
dI"rs. including 42j officers. and took 4
large number of machine guns and other
n1!taf! material. Thc losses 10 IN"
a'h'kcrS III klIled ana Wouhheu are not
"'ih"l'd' hul II 5 sald that theE Were
very H'dNN' me ''rlhdhN R"N' w
som" pos ''onS hofth "i ArraS 'hu w
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the War Office.
quiet rrigned on the coast. only
uhp
Nruus of Middelkerke by vessels of
Ia. enemy which were lying IN the far
distance. aud these were without re-
suit.
IN" enemy has not repeated his
attacks In the Ypres sector
Southwest II Lille the great enemy
offensive has been brought to stand
sim by counter attack Fierce sep
arate attacks by the enemy north and
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" oman Offers E>idrncr.

Mrs, champion then offered to submit
30 him documentary evidence in proof
OF the charge that murderers and
thugs released from the penltentiaries
were put IN jobs by the Fuel company
and that while drawing pay as -m-
pluyecs of the Rockefeller company they
were in the militia
Mr.. Rockefeller refused to accept the
documents Mrs, champion rendered. lie
did. however. lis.en to her portrayal Of
horrors as changed by the union men and
AT the conclusion OF the long recital he
told her with some feeling that to pre-
vent q recurrence Of just such things
ia the colorado '.r,d was the real pur-
pose Of nis visit.
Mrs Champion g"j III" Impression
that Mr.. Rockefeller intended to reCog-
ME the United Mine Workers OF Amer
lea. Ia This she was mistaken, con-
founding his statement that he would
not discriminate agains union men IA
the matter Of employing worHers and lis
observation on collective bargaining.
"'rhr question OF recognizing the
United Mine Workers was not aiscd ="
said Mr. Rockefeller after the meeting.
"I lid say to Mr. thampiol ,hat suce
the question Of thu u"luu had been raised
my attitude on that was fully covered
in my statement read fore the Federal
Industrial Commission IA New York
At first Mr. Rockefeller refused 10
max" any comment on the conference.
but when told that Irs, champion
gathered the impression that he intended
TO recognize the miners union he con-
scntcd 20 clear that one point.
Mrs, Champion also asked Mr., Rocke-
rtller what he was going to do about
.ohu Il. Lawson and IN. 400 union
miners vino have been indicted since the
strike and are now awaiting trial. lie
replied that he had nothing To do with
that as t was a state matter and one
for the courts to handle.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-28
ROOSEVELT HOUSE SET ATTIRE.
Inc-ndiary at Home Of Assistant
Secretary of Navy.

PouGHKEEPsiE, Sept 27.--What is be-
lIeyed to have been an attempt by an
Incendlary to burn the s5O,O0O home OF
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy Frank
lin d. Roosevelt, near this city, was
frustrated carly this evening when
Charles Terpening, the night watchman,
saw the su,oke aud with the aid OF MEM
hers of the local fire company put out
the blaze.
Iandfuls Of dry excelsior were found
stuffed beneath the main floor OF the
building, close 10 the new section. which
contractors are building on 10 the his
torlc old Roosevelt mansion.
Deputy Sheriff Hover Immediately be-
gan an investigation. He learned that
no workmen had been in the vicinity
for an hour previous to the discovery
OF the blaze. The authorities also learned
that no fire had been used in connection
with the work and that no excelsior OF
the kind found where the fire started
was used on the building or anywhere In
the vicinity.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-28
MOREDANGER SPOTS
FOUND IN SUBWAY
Mayor Notifies Mccall of
Alarming Conditions
Seen by Engineers.
BROADWAY PERIL STAYS
New Traffic Rules Framed
Pending Safety WOrk-Street
Cars Move Again.
BROADWAY PERIL STAYS

More danger spots In the "cut aud
cover" subway work were discovered
yesterday by the Mayors committee OF
engineers. Those places were called to
the attention OF the Public Service Com
mission by Mayor Mitchell in letter
last evening In line with the Mayors
policy OF seeking to conserve the safety
Of persons in the streets
The Mayor asked Chairman Mccall
OF the Public Service Commission TO
request the contractors working on the
jobs where weak spots were discovered
to have additional supports put In. He
named. IN addition TO the places MEN
toned on Sunday. the part Of the Lex
ington avenue subway between Forty
second and Forty-third streets and PARK
avenue from Fortieth TO Forty-seconi
street, and he emphasized again the
point that his engineers still found. de-
spite additional snoring. that the section
Of broadway between Twenty-sixth aul
Thirty-thurd streets was still unsafe for
traffic.
As result OF the investigation by
Mayor Mltchels committee following the
two subway caveins OF last week, two
distinct phases developed yesterday out
ci the confusion due TO the tying up 81
surface car and vehicular traffic along
parts Of the broadway and Lexington
avenue subway lines
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-28
French Afternoon Report.

The afternoon commuuiquo was as fol-
lows
In the Artois diStri,, ", hay" main-
tanned our positions.
To the east Of Souchez our advance,
previously reported as having reached
the destroyed telegraph I'm, To- the
north Of Thelns, has not. a. "a matter
of fact, passed the orchards uf Ia
+ lie ana the highway from ArrlS
10 Lille, This advance, however has
been at all points maintained
Along the front to the south ur he
River Summr there has been nght.ug
with bombs and turprdOcs I'm the "
rlnity of Andrchy. cur artillery hos
vigorously counter attacked the bat.
teries Of tn" enemy which were cam
nonading our positions AZ QgoVHc-
vcres
In the Champagne district the fight
ing has been going ON with truiritv
along all the front We nave occupied
AT several places. notably AT Truu Brl.
cot, to tn" north of tho Wdours farm.
several positions N the rear of our
new lines, where certain d,taohm"ntS
of the enemy had been abb, tp main.
tain themselves
The previous statement thai ". had
captured 200 German officers ls 49,
runoous. We have 'akcn prisoner 200
German officers in tho 'hampaguo dis
triCt
Between NE Ncuse AND the N lie
Rad i'm the Lorraine district there
has seeu severe artillery lighting on
both sides.
4 yiolon, storm in the Vosgcs hai
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-28
TRAFFIC RULES FOR CITY
AS LAID DOWN BY MAYOR

Police Commissioner woods's
statement Uf the traffic situation in
the city follows:
In accordance with resolution
OF the Public Service Commission
no heavy trucking is allowed OH cut
and cover work anywhere in the
city.
by order Of the -,.ayor. in addi-
ton to the above. Broadway is
closed to north and south traffic
from Twenty-sixth to Thirty-ninth
street. East and west traffic across
broadway is permitted at Twenty
sixth, Thirty-frst, Thirty-second,
Thirty-third. Thirty-fourth, Thirty
sixth. Thirty-ninth and Fortleth
streets.
East and west traffic across
Broadway is stlll closed at Twenty
seventh. Twenty-eighth. Twenty
ninth. Thirtieth, Thirty-hfth, Thirty
seventh and Thirty-eighth streets.
by order of the Mayor also
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-28
Days British LOSSES a.2IS.


NpfcId7 Tdh7f UtN00ITF 70 TUI 81
boNpoN. Sept. .1-To-duy's Official
casualty list. covering all British fronts.
gives the number Of officers at "a, Of
whom - were killed, and that of men at
2,l9i, of whom ilS We're killed This
makes to-day's total British casualties
2,2lS, of whom 430 were killed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-28
WILSON TO VOTE AT PRINCETON
VIII Return 10 Capital In Time to
Address q. 4. u. To-day.

WAsHrNGToN. Sept, 27.--President Will
son viii 90 To Princeton tomorrow to
vote in the local primaries
lie viii leave at o'clock tomorrow
morning aud will return To Washington
In tho afternoon in time to speak to
t'' .. A. H. veterans AT the Pension Of
nee 90 l.. NJ.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-28
Zeppelin ON Way 20 England.

AMSTERDAM, Sept 27-A Zeppelin
sas sighted yesterday Hying westward.
' ' o"leved to lie heading for the east
"na.' ~ England.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-28
Plead. for Indicted Wen.

II told Mr., Rockefeller" said Mrs,
Champion, that nevertheless one word
from him would do a lot toward getting
"A fair trial for these imprisoned miners,
That was my opinion--and | believe IL
Is correct--but Mr. Rockefeller would
not listen to that suggestion at all.
IL am certain. however. that he was
greatly impressed with the union side
aud | believe he IL sincere. | believe
that he really wants 10 do better In
Colorado and that he viii The Ludlow
massacre statement IA ned him very
much"
Mrs Champion said that Mr., Rookie
feller impressed her as telling the truth
when he said he did not know OF many
things she complained Of,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-28
The Town Cat on.

For Ave hours after the explosion Ard
more was cut off completely from the
outside world. Telephone and telegram
communication was severed by the
wrecking of poles.
Thirty-one bodies have been recovered
30 far Some of the dead are so badly
mangled that II may he considerable
time before they can be Identified. Three
bodies We're burned to "A crisp, ana IL ~
certain that some OF the other victims
trapped IN the burning buildings VIII oe
charred beyond all hope OF recognition
Several of those reported as injured VIII
de from the effects of inhallng the burn
.ng gasOlen".
Ardinore is a town Of $500 population
in Carter county, sixty miles south OF
Muskogee It IS in "A rich farming and
grazing district and has large cotton
market. Asphalt and coal mines are
located near the city limits. An abund-
srce Of oil prevails in the vicinity. II
= on the Rock Island, Frisco and Gulf
Colorado and Sante Fe railroads.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-28

Seventh avenue Is closed TO north
and south traffic from sixteenth to
Thirty-first street. Crosstown traf-
fic. however. is permitted at Twen-
tieth. Twenty-first, Twenty-third,
Twenty eighth, Twenty ninth, Thir-
tieth and Thirty-first streets. Other
streets across Seventh avenue he
tween Sixteenth and Thirty-first
streets are closed to crosstown traf-
iiC
I'm the Broadway and Seventh
avenue district mentioned above
those parts which have been open
TO traffic still come under the reso-
luton Of the Public Service Com
mission and are not open to heavy
trucking.
"Nehicular traffic is permitted on
Seventh avenue south OF Sixteenth
street. Nehicular traffic is permit
ted to cross Seventh avenue at
Twentieth. Twenty-first and Thirty
first streets"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-28

"'rhey recommend that tranir re-
str,Cl ors lie removed on BroaGway south
of Twcnty-siNth street, on CANA street,
on Seventh avenue south Uf sixteenth
street, on Narlck street. cn West Brood
way and at the crossings Of Twenty.
sixth street and broadway, ThIrty-hrst
street aud Broadway and Thirty-siXth
street and Broadway.
"IInder the resolution adopted by your
commission ard communicated tn the
Commissioner of Police AL heavy trucks
have beer Excluded from these streets
and from all Others where cut and cover
work is under wa%. I'm view of this rec
ommendatOn of these engineers VIII you
not ask the commission 10 consider
whether or not II desires IL withdraw
the request for this restriction upon
traffic upon these streets? Pending your
action the Police Commissioner will con-
tnue the restriction AS requested by
Your commission, hut will permit the re.
sumption OF other traffic
"rhc board further recommends that
on Park avenue between Fortieth and
Forty second streets, ,he police strictly
control the movement Of heavy vehicles
to a slow rate of speed, This will he
done, Beyond that they recommend that
traffic restrictions In this district be re-
moved. The removal Of the restriction
Continued on Fifth Pane
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-28
Tank Car ExplodeS and Gov
ers ArlmOre. Okla. With
Burning Oil.
HAMMER BLOW SPARK
IGNlTES LEAKING GAS
Twelve Blocks in Heart of
Business District Suffer
Most Damage.

ARpNonE. okla, Sept. 27.-At least
nf,y persons are believed 90 be dead
and $50 were injured. most of them
dangerously. when $50 barrel tank
car Of gasolene standing near the Santa
Fe freight Office In the business district
exploded this afternoon.
The tremendous force OF the blast
wrecked many buildings and threw
buring gasoiene in every direction. A
few minutes later the whole town was
at the mercy of a score of fires. At
80 tonight the fires were all under
control and the city was placed under
martial law.
\ spark from hammer ignited g. =
fumes which came through n small leak
in the tank and caused the explosion.
Two worknen We're busy on the tank
al the time. Both were killed.
Private houses were thrown open to
The injured Immediately after the en-
posou. and score of men began
searching in the ruips in the main part
u the town for victims.
The buildings destroyed besides the
railroad station included those Of Swift
1 CO.. Pennington Wholesale Grocery
Company. Whittington Hotel. Madden a
Co. dry goods, and Dewitt n CO.. to-
bacconists. Not building on Main
street escaped damage. TIL. PUBLISHING
plants OF the Daily irdmoreitc and the
Statesman were badly damaged.
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''irst II was made clear that heavy
u ucking, as suggested by the l'upllr
Service Commission on sunday. will nos
be allowed over the subway cons truction
work where the "cut and cover method
is being used. The Public Service COM
mission and the Police Commis ,ioner.
however, have decided after a confer
encc, 10 permit heavy truCling on Sew
enth avenue south OF Sixteenth street
and across Twentieth. Twenty first.
1hirtleth and Thirty first streets at sew
enth avenue.
Secondly, while surface car traffic has
been restored IN the broadway and Sew
enth avenue districts. where the a,,,-
dents Of last week occurred. excepting
on Broadway from Tweuty-sixth -
Thirty-ninth street and In Seventh ave-
nue. from sixteenth to Thirty-frst
street a number of cIosstown streets
on those thoroughfares have been opened
:or light traffic.
Practically all the thoroughfares have
been opened FOR pedestrians excepting
broadway between Thlrty-eighth and
Thlrty-ninth streets, The west side u
that Broadway block was closed yes
trTday and likewise was the east side
until last evening
Mayors committee have decided upon
as dangerous--and Chairman Mccall
said yesterday afternoon that the rock
formation in parts Of Manhattan was
such az make the subway excavation
dangerOus---arr as follows
Rroadway from Twenty.siNth to
Thirty third street and NJ Thirty.hiih.
Thirty. seventh ana Thirty. eighth
streets.
seventh avenue from sixteenth to
Thirty. first street. excepting the inter.
sections at Twentieth. Twenty hrst. .
ThlrtIpth and Thirty-drst streets.
Park avenue from Fortieth to Forty.
second street.
Lexington avenue from Forty second
to Forty third street.
Christopher aud West Fourth streets.
After the Mayor had conferred with
his committee Of sixteen engineers who
had spent the day travelling through the
subways under construction and study.
ing the snoring he sent letter tn
Chairman Mccall reading in part
THE engineers to-day made q REIN
spection of the broadway district from
, Twenty-siNth street north to Thirty
third street, and are still more con-
WINGED than they were yesterday thar
there exists within this district a gray"
danger. Mr.. Lewis will suggest to yol
certain detailed steps which, In their
Judgment, are necessary even in adj
dition 10 those which indicated in my
letter of yesterday. Meanwhile they are
OF the opinion that the diagonal brac'nC
. which is in process of installation IA
accordance with the recommendation
made yesterday ls hardly Of satisfar-
tory nature. tntil your commission is
able 10 go INTO This matter again with
the engineers I have continued the or
der excluding traffic from this portion
OF Broadway.
"'rhe board also recommends shat
diagonal transverse hricing he Installed
20 about "o0 feet httweeu Forty-third
and F'ortv-second streets on Lexington
avenue, ncCrsS,tItcd, - their Judgment,
bv the cousttI-,' tons work being done by
the New Yoc', fgu,rdl Railroad Com
pany, which enthe!y removes TIE west
wall of the trench at this point
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-28
Paris Says TeutOn Counter
Attacks on Long Front
Were Unsuccessful.
FRENCH ARMY READY
FOR SECOND DRIVE
Five German Army Corps
Ordered From Russia
to West Front.
CROWN PRINCE FAILS
To DISLODGE ALLIES
JOffrp'S Army Said to Have
Made Bic Gains. All i'm
Twenty Minutes.
special Cobr Despotcb 10 Tnr srv.


PARIS. Sept. 27.-Thc German armies
which were driven back hy the French
and British rush Yesterday caught
their breath over night and. reinforced
by bodies Of fresh troops. turned upon
their victors. but without avail. All
Of the German counter attacks were
repulsed. many of them at the point
OF the bayonct. some by tornadoes Of
machine gun fire and tonight the
extensive defenccs which were cap
tured yesterday were still in French
and British hands.
In Champagne the French troops
are now drawn mp solidlv before the
second line of German defence works
over a front Of fifteen miles and are
apparently waiting only for the ar
tillery to do its work Of destruction
before making another leap forward.
In Artois the situation is the same.
The victorious troops have dug them
selves In, while the heavy guns at the
rear are preparing the way for
another dash toward Lens ard Lille.
further ON. which is the real objec-
tive in that vicinity.
The brunt of the German offensive
was struck in tn" Argonre II is
there that the German Crown Prince
is N command, and it was with his
troops apparently, that the German
General Stan hoped to make up in q
measure for the heavy losses suffered
elsew here. Eut from the first c,.aree
the German troops were held by the
French fire, and when the day closed
the attacking troops had been able
10 make no hcadway.
The newly gained positions in Ar
tots and in Champagne are now SOL
idly occupied. The gaps in the French
ranks have been filled in and the few
posts 10 which the q, -mans had been
able To cling have been cleared.
German OTcnsiv" Checked.
The night communique says:
North of Arras the situation IS un-
changed. The enemy made only feeble
counter attacks against the new posi-
tions occupied 10y our troops The
number OF pris ncrs made in this re-
giun totals 500
In Champagne the battle continues
without abatement, our troops are
now facing the second line of German
defence works ON . front bounded by
I'm lS5, west ~ Ia" Nayarrn farm.
the height nf Souaiu, the tree of Illi
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-28
Many Blocks Da amngcd.

All school buildings. business hous,s
pnd residences within twelve blocks of
the business district bear evidences OF
the explosion. Practically every win
dow In town was shattered by it's force.
The flames spread rapidly until all
OF Main street appeared a roaring fur
mace Thirty freight cars in the Santa
Fe yards were destroyed. The pail OF
smoke hanging over the whole city pre-
vented the rescuers from doing effective
work.
The roof of the Wilmington Hotel was
blown of by the force OF the first eNplo-
son. but all patrons were believed TO
have saved their lives.
The entire block in which the Penning-
ton Wholesale Grocery Company was
'Osated was raZed by fire. At the store
O Madden a. CO. scores of girls were
working and it was feared Tonight that
some OF them lost their lives.
Acts of heroism were many. woman
waiting at the railroad station with u
baby in her arms and a four-year-old
child at her side dashed three blocks
with her double burden. her own clothes
blazing AS she ran. rassersby sInothered
the flames with their bare hands. Tn"
mother was taken 10 a hospital danger
ouslv burned The children were not
seriously injured.
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Continued on FUih Page,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-04
Judicial Stacking of Press

Judge Killits in condemning the
Toledo News Bee for contempt OF
court says that nothing derogatory TO
party must be published while the
case is pending In court.
Do you get that?
A street railway company Is apply.
ing for a franchise. IL starts a case
In court. Citizens and newspapers
cannot speak or publish their opin'
ions OF that company because Ii Is a
party to q case In court. Wouldnt
that be q cinch?
| And that was exactly the situation
In Toledo. The local street car com
pany was applying for a renewal OF
its franchise. IL was buying pages
OF space in the other newspapers oil
Toledo to present its case including
abouse OF its opponents. Yet the
News-Bee which refused it's money,
could not present the views or cfti
gems or It's own views in opposition
to the application for a franchise
without danger Of getting jailed Tor
contempt.
How long Is such paddock to con
tinue? AS long as thefca remains
pending In court, says Killits. Can
anybody tell how long that will be?
One has visions OF Jarndyce VS.. Jarn
dyce and the passing OF generations
before the case ceases TO De pend
ing" as a legal cause. This TOLEDO
trouble arose out Of an application
for the appointment OF receiver Tor
the street railway company and al.
though more than q year has elapsed
since the case was filed, the applica-
ton has never yet been presented TO
tn court. But the case is still pend
Iing!"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-04
Statistics of Wars Losses

will be supplied by the combine,
classes or 1916 and 1917. GermaX
losses In the first six months may ~
estimated at 100000. At this rat4l
100000 will be removed permanent
ly from the German lines In each dV
the first two years OF war. Thus, az
the opening OF the third, GermanYy
will still have 100000 men to drawl
on. But her losses thereafter will bf
definite, because she will have eI}
hausted her reserve. AS to Austria,|
she has lost more than 100000 aid
ready in her many disasters. She may,
still have 100000. In the field. but a
year hence, two years hence, she cad.
hope for no more and her resourceS
too. Will be completely exhausted. N
Thus. as the third year OF the waA|
opens not more than 100000 AustroA
Germans. the, last line, will confront
100000 Russians, British, and
French. helped by some hundreds OF
thousands OF Slavs and Belgians, be-
hind whom Will stand Russian and
British reserves of at least 1000, 900.
This means. with every discount for
the roughness of the estimate, that
sometime I'm the third year. while
Russia and Britain are stili able TO
keep their armies at their present
point. AustroGerman forces will be-
gin to decline rapidly and q tremen-
dous advantage Of numbers will be-
long to the enemies OF Germany. Such
Is the statement OF what may be
called the mathematics of murder
from HALF A Year df World War"
by Frank H. Simons. In the Amerf.
can Review of Reviews for February.