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GERMAN VICTORY IN
VOSGES SHORT LIVED
French Announce Rccapturc
of Trench Lost on Hart
mannsweilerkOpf.
FIGHTING IN ARGONNE
Special coble DespatcA to Tue srx


LONDON, Sept. 1O.-Fighting still con-
tinues in the Argonne. where the Crown
Princes army on Wednesday began an
Intellectual attempt to break through the
French line. but the centre of action APP
pears to-day to have been shifted to the
Nosges, with SchratZmaennele and Hart
mannswellerkopf as the chief points OF
interest.
In their attack in the Nosges the Ger
mans used both ~asphyNiating shells and
liquid fire and by use of the latter drove
the French from one OF their first line
trenches at SchratZmaennele. The French
portion of this trench was retaken the
Germans announce that the counter at
tack by which the French attempted to
recover the lost ground was repulsed.
The Germans operating against
Hartmannsweilerkopf formed French
trenche at the summit and gained a
foothold, which. according to the French
communicate. they were able to hold dur
ing the night only to lose II this morn
ing. A second German attack to-day
was repulsed.
The heavy bombardment along the
front in Belgium. about Arras n Rove
and In Champagne continues. In the Ar
onn in the fighting about La Harazee,
lighting with hand grenades and rifle fire
Is reported. with an attack by the Ger
mans on the road from La Harazee to
st. Hubert. This attack. the French
statement says, was repulsed. The Ger
mar heavy artillery Is showing marked
activity in this region.
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A NEW BOOST FOR
DOLLAR EXCHANGE
New Regulations for Bankers
Acccptanccs Are Issued by
Reserve Board.
BANK FACILITIES WIDEN

WAsHiNGroN. sept. IO.-Ncw regula-
acceptances by the Federal reserve
banks which are designed to have u
broadening influence upon this character
OF business were issued by the Federal
Reserve Board today. The regulations
supplement those issued las, February
in installing the business in acceptances.
and the board Is hopeful that this policy
viii extend the use of the acceptanccs.
The new regulations are explained
ia this statement from the Reserve
Board
The main feature Of the new 'ac-
ceptince' regulation, as prepared by the
board. isN seen in the fact tina under
subsection 9 Of section I OF the regula-
ton the power of renewal under speci-
fled conditions is granted This broad
min of the conditions upon which ac-
c~eptances are based is intended to
comply with existing mercantile customs
M To permit the development OF the
business more freely thar at present.
particularly through the use Of drafts
drawn in American currency.
These matters have been under con-
sideration by the board FOR nearly or
quite two months, and the complete.
VOL h'N 'F'H fl''Ati Ut lul Nttlt' III
the boards general policy, announced
when the subject was FIRST taken ~
hand. Of broHd.niug the conditions a.
tendant on the use of the acccptJnCes
when circumstance permit as justified
by experience.
1T mas been the aim OF tn. board -
do everything IN its power to create for
the American acceptance. that j. dollar
exchange. a dominating position ~ the
world market. Present conditions uf.r
In this respect a great opportunity. Ia
widening somewhat the facilities OF
Federal reserve banks in dealing Win
American bankers accspIanc.s the
board is attempting TO give the menu
Der banks a larger opportunity for d
veloping their sphere Of usefulness in
this respect.
The United States should do now
what Europe has done for many genera
tons for the United States. that is 10
say. the bank facilities Of the United
states should be used for the carrying
OF import and export TRANSACTIONS Tor
foreign countries just as much as
Europe up to now carried by its acurpt-
dnces the import and export transdc-
lions of the United states.
I'm order to do this with the exchange
diSorganized II was thought tina Il
would facilitate foreign transfers if
liberal conditions should he allowed for
the renewal Of such drafts 50 as To- en-
able these foreign countries TO have am
pie time to procure the Necessary cover,
against the acccptances drawn by
them"
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sentiment IN san Ernnci'c" Not
EnNnrnhIr ia Innm.

SAN FEAHCIsCo. Sept lO-LondiuS
bankers OF san Francisco are not in
favor OF investing IN the proposed loan
because the ytrc not advised as To the
conditions, terms and other details.
others say they re not Likely 10 pay
par tor bonds issued 10y a ouutry
which may become bankrupt before the
bonds mature. S,ill others say IL would
De poor business for them to participate
Ia a loan to the Allies when they have
Among their patrons many who aye in
syWptthy with Germany and who might
Withdraw their deposits from banks that
were aiding the enemy. No local banker
would permit tn" use uf his name IN
connection with these expressions
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BRITAIN EXTENDS LIQUOR LAW.
Withdrn wal OF spirits From bond
Ucncrforth restricted.

LONDON, Sept, l0,-The Government
has prohibited the withdrawal from bond
OF wine, spirits. tea, sugar and some
other dutiahle goods except AT n rate
corresponding to the daily average OF
the past three months.
The action is interpreted as confirming
the expectation that there will be a big
Increase in duties in the coming BUDGET,
-i'i"h viii be one OF the earliest matters
to be placed before Parliament when IL
reassemhles on september IA.
The clearance OF wines and spirits In
bond In the last few days has been en-
g%cptionallv heavy, the dealers expecting
plTAll gtnE dutic.. The duty on tobacco,
il is expected, ALSO viii I've greatly in
creased. lAoyds underwriters refuse to
quote rates 10 insure dealers.
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Some W ho Were There.

To give the names of all the men who
welcomed the commissioners would be
TO give the names OF the great bankers
of a dozen cities, the big trust company
men, the heads of great insurance COM
panies' savings banks and other large
investors.
Those who might he classified as
foreign guests arrived early. u. a
Thomas, the Welsh coal magnate. who
represents Lloyd George in this country
in the matter of facilitating the pur-
chase and forwarding Of munitions. was
one OF these, soon after him came Sir
). w. t. White. Canadian Minister of
Finance. and then Premier Borden. Sir
Thomas ~Shaughnessy. president OF the
Canadian Pacific, put in an early appear.
ance, and several other gentlemen said
to have been Canadian bankers.
Mr.. Dawson, eX-Ambassador Robert
Bacon and T.. T. Stotesbury, past and
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Continued from First Page.

'V"'sHH'u liOW USt fhO'.
order that the commerce II the three
countries may suffer as little as pos
sible during the course OF the war.
THAT is all W. car say now" the
Lord Chief Justice said. A little later
It was explained that Mr.. Blackett will
act as the secretary of the mission and
will give out all statements.
Il shall nave nothing to-day" said Mr..
Blackett.
The thing that was most commented
on as the six visiting financiers stood
with their three hosts was the
appearance of Mr.. Morgan. He lowered
head md shoulders above all Of them.
with the possible exception of Lord
Reading. and seemed like a man who
had never known an i'll day In his life.
His recovery from the recent attempt
on his life 10y the crazed bombmaker,
Frank Holt. appeared complete.
Collector Dudley Field Malone was
at the pier when the Lapland docked.
He had come to meet other friends but
he took time TO extend a welcome to
the party and assure them that they
would ind no trouble in the customs
or other departments In fact II was
but a few minutes after the ~gangplank
Mas down that the entire party was on
its way to the hotel.
The Lapiand was escorted out from
England by two torpedo boat destroyers.
One of them accompanied the liner until
6 o'clock on the evening of Thursday.
the day after she sailed. The other, the
Llewellyn. the fastest destroyer in the
patrol service, stayed with her until IL
o'clock that night, scouting ahead and on
zach side Of the liner for hostile craft.
The Lapland made the entire trip until
she was entering the channel on this side
without lights.
Arriving at the Biltmore the visitors
were received by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice,
the British Ambassador TO Washington,
and Lady Spring-Rice. after which they
went to their apartments. 1t was noted
that every p~recaution is to be taken
against N and undesirables. for
there were no less than six private
detectives at the hotel after the COM
missioners arrived.
Mr. Morgan and Mr.. Dawson arrived
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New Orleans FnNors t%nythinp "a
HELM Market Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. l0-Although
bankers in New orleans are not fully
Informed regarding the details of the
proposed loan to the Allies, they are
in favor Of anything that will reestab-
li~H IN. status Of exchange with Euro
pcIu countries and provide for the mar
k,t'uE OF cotton. II the loan were
sufficiently attractive IL is believed
BANKS tn N,w orleans would be willing
To help.
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terday owing to an increased demand for
bills OH London and the sentimental
effect of the arrival of the Anglo-French
financial delegates. Demand sterling
closed at 469ii, with cables At 40.
This compares with i.GS ana i.69 on
Thursday. Francs were slightly easier
at 5.96 for checks and 5.s6 for cables.
against n previous close Of 5.95 and 6.S4
respectively. Marks continued their rise,
selling up to S2bs FOR sight drafts and
spa, for cables. They closed Thursday
AZ SEA for the former and spa for the
latter. Italian lire advanced from SO
TO Git
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region OF Saint Die "A few artillery
actions are reported. The Germans
made a new and very violent attack
against Observation-Disclosures, which
was completely rcpulsed.
Two German aviators threw some
shells on Compiagnc, giNing partlc-
ular attention to the hospital quar-
ters. There were no casualties and
only small material damage OF little
only small material damag" IN
aviatik was obliged to land in our
lines near Observation-Disclosures. The
aviators were taken prisoners. StN
German machines attempted this
morning to fly over Sainte Menehould.
They were Obliged TO make. "A detour
before me fire OF our batteries.
The Afternoon Report.
The afternoon statement said
There Was continued artillery tight-
ing last NIGHT in the vicinity of Arlas.
i'm front of Roye and Oh the front in
Champagne.
In the Argonnc. in tie section of
La Harazee, there was fighting with
hand grenades and bombs as well as
rifle exchanges from trench to trench
together with effective intervention on
several occasions by our batteries.
In the Nosges the enemy yesterday
attacked our positions between the
Lingekopf as far as the Barrenkopf.
making use of asphyNiating shells. At
Schratzmaennele "A trench OF the first
line "A to he evacuated following the
throwing by the enemy OF tiaminS
liquids. a counter attack made II pos
sible for us 10 recapture the greater
portion of the lost ground and to Sc
cure n position about thirty feet from
that portion OF the trench which we
could not reoCcupy. Along the rest of
this front our positions were virtually
maintained.
Yesterday evening the Germans de-
livered an attack against our trenches
on the summit of Hartmans Weller
kopf, which resulted In their winning
a foothold during the night. We, how
ever, delivered a counter attack, re-
captured the lost trenches and drove
the enemy back to his line.
our aviators this morning bonn
barded the German mines and batter
les in the forest OF Nonnenbruck. as
well as the railroad station at Lutte
bach. Furthermore, about thirty bombs
were dropped on the railroad station
at Grand Pre-.
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~. Iouis bankers thary About
stating Opinions.

IT. Lorts. sept. lO.-Few leading
bank officials IN st. Louis care to cx-
press their opinion offhand as to whether
they VIII consider any proposition that
he made to them 20 ptrtiaipat" in
the proposed Sjun,uu" 400 Auglo-Fr,Nca
credit loan. even II Il t. attractive.
Several Of the leading banks here have
boards OF directors made up exclusively
OF Germans and II is doubtful II they
VIII take much interest in the Anglo.
French loan proposition.
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FRENCH LOSE TRENCH.
Occupants All Killed or Captured,
Berlin Reports.

BERLIN, via Amsterdam, Sept, TO-
Army headquarters issued the following
statement to-day regarding operations
in the west
West of Souchez an advanced
French trench was taken. The oc-
cupants, with the exception of "A few
prisoners. fell at the point Of the bayo-
net,
In the NosGes trenches near posi-
lions ~ SchratzWacuncle aud Hart
mans Weilerkopf were sturmed. Two
officers and l0a men were taken pris-
oncrs. We captured six machine guns
and one mine throwcr. \ counter at
tack OF Schratzmaeunele was repulsed
with sanguinary loss.
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Chicago BnnLrrs WiIIinR 10 sub
scribe 10 Loan.

'u'c,Go. sept lo-rhi,agn bankers
said to-day they would participate in "A
loan to the Allies If the securities Of
fered are high class American stocks
and bonds and the proposition is other
wise attractive. Among those h
spoke thus were Ernest A Hamill,
president corn Exchange National
Bank Edmund II Hubert. ~vice-presi-
dent OF the Merchants Loan and Trust
Company. and W. \ TIlden. president
oil tho For; Dearborn National Bank.
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ISLAM'S CHIEF QUITS.
Religious endcr DI-approvcs of
P~ro-Gcrman Policy.

Sprc'at tdbie DcSpdtc' 10 THE SIS.
LONDON. Sept. 1.-THE Times cor
respondent AT Athens forwards Informal
ton from ~Coustdutinople that the Sheik-
ul-lslIm, head of the ecclesiastical side
of the Government under the Sultan. and
the project Of police Of STEAMBOAT have
resigned
The ShrIk-ul-lslam, the correspondent
says, resigned because OF his dlsapproval
OF the policy of the Ministers In dcpriv-
ing Greeks and Jews Of privileges con-
fcrred upon Germans. The project OF
police, who is a member Of the national
defence committee, protested against a
draft involving 800. 600 men. The pre-
feet, the despatch adds. was threatened
with death and was compelled to wita-
draw his resignation.
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ST. PAUL, Mimi, sept. 1o.-St. Paul
bankers generally are deeply interest. a
I'm the proposed $500, 900, Ooo loan TO the
allied Governments OF Europe. TIE
majority of IN" banks In -. Paul and tho
Northwest viii participate Ia the loan,
it Is said authoritatively. among th"rn
the First National sank Of -. Paul. in,
largest i'm the West. which Is controlled
by james ]. lIill.
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ITALIANS
Attacks m TOImino Bridgchcsd
Fail. vienna
SPECIAL cable Despotch 10 Tnr sr>

SPECIAL Gable Despotrh 10 TnE sr>.
VIENNA, Sept. 1O,-The following
statement was issued nv the Austrian
War ONCE tonight with regard To the
operations against the Italians
Yesterday afternoon and evening the
Italians attacked the bridgchcad ~
Tolmino repeatedly They We're re-
pulsed every time with heavy losses
near our acknowledgements.
In the Doberdo sector our troops re-
pulsed Italian approaches.
At sea yesterday one of our torpedo
boats which was recommending was
torpedoed by a hostile torpedo boat
and damaged at the bow. She reached
port.
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BnItimorc HnnLcrs IN Favor of
short Term Notes.

BALTIMORE. sept. -BaIitmor,
bankers would participate In a loan to
the allied Powers If it natures in ON.
or two years. Although they are we'll
supplied w.ih funds q cy do not care 10
tie up their money for too long a period.
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GREECE UNDECIDED.
King and Premier Begin Confer
ences On Participation In War.

ATHENS, Sept. lO.-The decision OF
Greece regarding possible participation
In the war on the side OF the Allies will
not be known until the conferences be-
tween King Constantine and PREMIER
venizeios. begun to-day, have come TO a
close. These CONF rences are expected
to take considerable time.
II is generally recognized that the
anti-war party has been strengthened
by tho recent Russian reverses, which
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The country banks hereabout would
take part also. and though the amount
offered by each would not be large. col
lcCtiNcly II wodld Ice considerable. es-
p~ecially II the ratc Of interest is salts
factory and ~" loan natures within
three or four wears All prefer short
term notes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-11
BRITISH UNION MEN
REJECT PEACE PLAN
Trades Congress Declines to
Adopt Resolution Calling
for Wars End.
FRENCH misunderstood
s.,o, cobI, D,spatch 10 Tar srs.

so>oo, Cabis Despatch 10 THE Sus.
pc,sro,. Sept 1O.-Peace was rejected
Overwhelming vote to-day by the
-.,des Union Congress. which repre-
.,,,. rore than 100000 organized
British workers.
Supporting his stand by pointing 10
, similar move made by II German
.o-smen. one Of the delegates intro
,...d a resolution calling upon the
parliamentary Committee OF the Labor
art, 10 formulate and advocate terms
=, neace satisfactory TO the working
,t,,.es This resolution was defeated
by a great majority.
RAMSAY Macdonald. Labor member
4, Parliament. denied the charge that
h. ar any other Labor delegate In the
uopse OF Commons had ever counselled
p,i,,sh workers To shirk their duty.
Tho congress passed a resolution de-
sanding that women employed In war
work he paid the same wages as men.
During the midday recess a pacihst
,.mphlet was distributed without au-
,,orlration. At the resumption OF the
session. one of the members protested.
saving that the pamphlet was intended
=, vhitewash Germany. He tore his
coDy into fragments and advised the
cher members to do the same. His ex-
annie was followed promptly and a
realistic "snowstorm' of scraps of paper
followed.
The congress adopted a resolution in
dorsing the Parliamentary committees
decision TO investigate and report upon
NJ. Lloyd Georges accusations made In
bis speech yesterday before the con-
Uess. that In some factories. including
me woolwich arsenal. the output MAS
restricted and skilled workmen were re-
fusins to work beside unskilled work.
men-in short. that labor was not per-
forming its part in the agreement with
the Government. The congress ex-
pressed itself as being seriously con-
cerned resarding the charges.
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rcdiscounted 10y Federal reserve banks,
although the fact that the goods We're
destined To- such bclligereuts has not
been apparent.
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Air Attacks RepuIsed.

An attack was made by two German
aviators on the French hospital quar-
ters at Compiegne. causing little dam
age. The French captured the crew OF
an aeroplane near Observation-Disclosures
and drove OFF six machines from Ste.
Menehould.
The statement issued by the French
War Office tonight IL as follows
There was "A very lively %cannonade
in Belgium, In the regions OF Nieu-
port n Steenstraete, about Arras,
In front OF Roye and In Champagne
from Auberive to Souain. In the Ar
gonne the enemy homharded with
shells Of very large calibre the avine
OF La Fontaine aux 'harmes and at
tempted an attack on the road from
La Harazee to Saint Hubert, which
was quickly stopped.
To Inc north or Filrey and In the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-23
FOR SALE

LOST-Nickel-p plated tail lamp automo-
bile number 6i95i attached. q, >, Mud
ing, Mendon. II, d. No. 3, git
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-23
Sale of Mercer County
Pike Bonds.
Auditors Office, Mercer County

.
Notice is hereby given that. sealed bids
will be received at the County Auditor S
Office, in Celina, Ohio, until Friday, the
30th day Of April, 1915, at l o'clock p, M,
for the purchase of Four Thousand Eight
Hundred Dollars ($4S00) of Mercer Coun-
ty Pike Bonds for the use and benefit of
the Dabbelt Road Improvement, said
bonds being dated May Is, 1915, and shall
be payable at the County Treasurer's Off
ce, at Celina, Ohio, and made payable as
One 1J Bond of 5000 due May Is, in
each of the years 1916 to 1928, inclusive.
Said bond to have five per cent. interest
coupons attached, payable semi annually
on May Is and November Is of each year
at the County Treasurer office.
Said bonds will be issued under author
ity of Ohio Laws, Sections 6949 and $3.50,
passed April 8, 1913
Each bid must be accompanied by de-
posit of one hundred dollars in money,
which shall be left with the County
Treasurer as a guarantee that the pur-
chaser to whom said bonds will be award
ed will except and pay for the same at
the price indicated in the bid, and the
failure to accept the bonds and pay for
the same at the County. Treasurer's on.
ce in Celina, Ohio, on May Is, 1915, shall
work an absolute forfeiture of said sum
Of S100 deposited with the County Treas
urer, and the Treasurer win be authorized
to pay the same into the county fund for
the use and benefit of the Dabbelt pike
improvement.
The Board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids BY order of the Board of
County Commissioners of Mercer County,
J. F. sTEINBRUNNER, Auditor.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-23
ST. HENRY

Lightning struck the barn on the
George Krebs farm about z O'Clock
Tuesday night and burned II TO the
ground, A passing fishing party in
an auto saw the blaze and rendered
first aid by liberating the stock,
The surry, buggy. corn and other
feed together with some chickens and
chicks were destroyed.
Mr. Kreb lost his house by fire
about % years ago, IL Is a hard
blow 10 the old folks as they are
aged and not able to do much work.
Henry Beckman attended the fair
board meeting at Cellna, Friday
The loss Is covered by insurance In
the Marion Mutual Insurance Co.
Mrs. j. r. Dayik and daughter Al
ma We're shopping at Celina, Satur-
day.
Mrs. Emma Schwartz, of Egypt,
was spending the week here visiting
relatives.
Henry Harting returned from Rae
ine, Wis, Friday, whore he was on
machinery business. He says st.
Henry Is good enough for him.
Mayor Winkeljohan, Frank Hart
ing and John Losenkamp were in
Kentucky viewing an electric light
plant Wednesday, trying to find what
Is best suited for st. Henry.
j. f. Davis and family are making
preparations TO 90 10 the Panama eX-
position at ST. Francisco about May
/. They will also spend some time
seeing other points Of interest in the
western states visiting relatives. They
will be gone about two months.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-23
PIKE SALE

Sealed proposals will be received by the
undersigned, at the County Auditor S
Office, Celina, Mercer County, Ohio, up to
10 o'clock a. m. on
FRIDAY, April 30, 1915,
and specifications, and profile, for the
ditching, grading, grubbing, graveling or
matchmaking, and for the construction
of the necessary CulVerts of the ONTROP
ROAD IMPROVEMENT.
The route of said road is as follows:
Beginning on the Section line between
Sections IL and 12, and 1S and IA, all in
Recovery Township, Mercer County, Ohio.
The total length is 1O643 lineal feet, and
will be sold in one section. Estimate is
SS,500.00.
The work must be completed on or be-
fore the first day of November, 1915.
Bidders win be required to deposit
One Hundred Dollars in u. S. Currency,
with the County Auditor which will be
forfeited to the County in case the sue
cessful bidder fails to enter into the con-
tract and give an acceptable bond five
days after day of sale.
The County Commissioners and En-
gineer reserve the right to reject any or
all bids.
Bidders will be required to file ten
pound sample of the material which they
propose to construct the road of Sam
pies shall be filed with the County En-
gineer at least two days before day Of
sale.
Profile and specifications are on file at
the County Auditors Office
DILLON r. SMALLEY Engineer.