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SOUND STEAMER IN CRASH.
Passengers Of the Tennessee Taken
Of By the Concord.

NEW LoNpoN, Conn, oct. Sit was
reported here Tonight that the steam
snip Tennessee of the Bay State line
was IN collision with an unknown
schooner off Fishers Island. seven miles
south of this harhor. At II 40 tonight.
The steamship Concord of the Colonial
line is taking off the Tennessee's pas
sengsrs. The Scott Wrecking Company
has sent tugs to the vessels relief. II
is not known how badly she is damaged.
The wireless station here has gone out
of commission and the operator is await
ing a New York steamer due at 1 80 to
communicate with the Concord.
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NO DELAY ON BRITISH NOTE.
Lansing Decides Not to <wRlt
Consul skinner.

WAsIIlNGToN. oct. 9.-The note to
Britain on interference with neutral
trade will be sent to London without
waiting for the arrival OF Consul General
skinner. Secretary Lansing said to-day
that the President will go over the note
Monday or Tuesday and it will be des-
patched at once,
1t was said here to-day that Consul
General skinner, who was criticised by
some in England, will be appointed
,eni,oi ar,,y 10 tine position of foreig,
trade adviser to tho State Department
Later he may go to Mexico as Ambas,
sador.
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GERMAN ATTACKS
AT LOOS REPULSED
Advance in Close Formation,
but Are Cut Down by
French Fire.
TEUTONS LOSE TRENCH
Attempt by Them to Take Of
fehsive Fails All Along
the Line.
TEUTONS LOSE TRENCH

pApts Oct o--,rbc ottacl, made YES.
,ar,,, h,. ,,,o ,-o,u,,,, a.,t,st ,he
' Wv
positions III front Oh ioos take" NY ''e
Allies In the recent fighting was re-
peated this morning. but the enemy was
dri,,o, h,,,t. i,,,o ,,,s ,ro,,,os
NV '''
i"o a''"cN "'""e ny 'ne 'e'"'"'N "''
these same positions yesterday caused
them very heavy losses. according to
r.no,,s ra.,,,,rn tho "a =, ofeco last
iii, ,r,,s a,'a,.,, -, ,,o ,,,,c,, in
cins., ,o,,,,a,ts,, ,s..a go, aansa forn,a-
60. ro,,o,..,,',, ,,,a 80, ~ ,i,. o,h.r q, ,h.
.,,s.cL ori,, n ,a,, ds,.ci,monta of Tho
Germans s,,ccs,,dsd in setting foot :
hoid In ,b. ,renches recentIv lost bv
,h.,,, la, ,,,o.n Inos and III. Ier..
u.,h,,o road ,r,, ,fn,,i,I s,a,emont
.o,a ns ,hssa ,hr.s Jonsc yo,r,,tions nj
,h. ens,nv ",ii ,hese troons were cut
dom hw tho continued are OF our in
fan,,y o,,r nacbin. yuns and our
ar,i,ic,,.
Aiony III. roe, NJ ,be line Tin. Germans
so,,,, 10 taLo m. ow.,siy. ,n.dav with
ont result. In the Argonne the French
retook n trench lost to the Germans
yesterday on the Reillon-Leintrey front.
The official communipue issued by the
War Office Tonight follows:
The Germans renewed this morning
thci, attack against oGi trerches =.
front OF Loos. They were driven back
Into the trenches from which they
started. There was violent Doinhtrd-
ment on both sides in the course OF the
afternoon on the whoie Nrtois 'front.'.
Enemy demonstrations by artillery ana
nachine gun hrc AT the rive 'ross-
roads To the east OF Souchez' ana on
the Aisne, near lie fodl'' were s'oppeu
ny our barrier Nte an" We're ho' i''-
lowed ~ any ifiah'fs a''iot'.
In champagne we cothPie,e'! "
pulsed a counter a'ta'h aeaIh,t w
Tahure heighs ana hIsierseu VI.
enemy. apparently preparing "'"
N.nck' , 49,,
Ihcrc was heh'ii's WI" oo"''H az
aeriai 'orPtu"eS ~ VIC , m
the region OF l." our "e cs, ., w
he'sn'S w Wv. ,
N.hcu anu 1T ,r,,, a.,
IN L",Ia'ne We ~ q,
Wh,cn VI. e"e! ~ 80, =, ,os.
h.a,teI" ~ ~. ~ tron, he,Uaer
,s ,e's
Nei''o" a"" i1e'''@''
Inc AFTERNOON eo'''i'iuh'Pue was ~
iolio"s:
The reports OF last night set forth
that tho German losses In the oneh-
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TO FIGHT TILL VICTOR
Asuutth Says EURIand's Determi-
nation Has Never WaNered.

LoHpoN, oct. ?.--Premler Asquith
sent message to-day ia his ccnstitu-
cnts Of East Fife. saying:
Had been aDlc TO Join you
should have found the same unity Of
aim and the same spirit Of stcadfast-
ness which unimates the country. This
spirit of fixed determination. at no
matter what sacrifice, to carry the war
to q victorious conclusion has never
wavered from the first moment We took
M arms at the call Of duty and no mo-
menta,y difficulties can for an instant
weaken IT,"
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ItOOper's strategy.

The first Boston player at the bat was
Hooper. who is good waiter. Three
subsequent balls went wide ot the Plate
and he walked 10 FIRST base. The re-
suit was that Hooper scored the first
run of the game. The contest being
won by a margin Of only one run. base
ball doplsts inquired that Philadelphia s
courtesy to TIN. President cost the home
team dearly.
The Philadelphia fans did not so as
far as this In their analysis of the why's
and wherefores OF the home teams de-
feat, or II they did they did not hold
the point against the President They
gave him and his bride-tO-be tumu.
tuous welcome when the couple appeared
IN their box at the centre of the grand
stand. and throughout the game evil
deNced the friendliest interest in the
Presidential party.
Mr. Wilson and his tiancce were rivals
with the splendid contest itself in the in
terest they aroused among the fans.
Everybody wanted TO see whether Mrs.
Calf was as beautiful as her pictures.
how the President looked when talking
with her; and for n little while after
their arrival thousands of people divided
their attention between Mr.. Wilson )
box and the events on the diamond. II
was not long. however, before the game
absorbed the attention Of every body, in
cluding the President.
The President arrived in Philadelphia
Al ] o'clock from New York. lie hal
luncheon in his private car at the Broad
street station and did not arrive at the
ball park until a few minutes after the
time scheduled for the opening of the
game.
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Thousands of persons who had no
hopes of seeing the game were gathered
outside the park and cheered him az his
automobile drew up at the gate, With
considerable difficulty the party made its
way through the thronged entrance and
down the asles of the grand stand to
the seats which Mr.. Wilson had pur-
chased.
Mayor Blankenburg OF Philadelphia
was waiting at the Presidents box 70
extend a greeting on behalf of the city.
With him was President Baker OF the
Philadelphia club. The cheering and
waving of flags which marked the Pres
idents arrival quickly subsidized as I'M
pirc Rigler handed the chief Executive
u ball with which to open the game,
The President. who played second
base as Tommy Wilson, in his college
days. drew back and with IA good twirl-
cr's swing threw the ball into Pitcher
Mayer's hands. The Philadelphia
pitcher had hardly caught the ball when
the umpire gave the word for the game
to begin.
After the President had received the
first pitched ball. he handed 1t to Mrs.
Gait, who smiled. The souvenir then
was passed to Joseph Murphy. chief of
the Presidents secret service bodyguard.
In the seventh inning, when all of
the Philadelphia fans were standing,
hoping to bring good luck to the home
team. the President and Mrs. Gait con-
tinued in their chairs. apparently OBJ
Iivious OF the movement in the grand
stand and lost In the interest for each
other. On all sides there were stand
ing fans. Even In the Presidents box
everybody else was up. Mrs Gait, who
had apparently forgotten that she was
for Philadelphia, suddenly nudged the
Presidents arm and they jumped up
together, with startled expressions or
their faces.
Thc same ,hlng happened IN the latter
half Of the eighth inning, when the
Continued on Second PAGE.
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VIII Keep ON Fighting.

"J shall fight Carranza and his despot. &c
principles as long as he and MS princi-
pies are threatening the freedom ot the
poor people OF Mexico said Gen. Via.
How many troops have you"'
81 cannot count them, they are so
scattered throughout every state III Mex
loo under many commanders. Carranza
cannot defeat my army, try as he may,
and represent himself and his strength
as he will"
But just how does recognition OF car
rama affect you and the Conventiohalist
cause
"In results not at all. despite the rec
ogni,ion OF the so-called Constitutionaiist
Govcrnnient which is no more than Car
rama and the old reactionaries. The
Conyentionalist forces will continue az
though nothing had happened. The III
terests of the common people, the poor
and oppressed of Mexico. demand it
Gen. villa appeared from his inner
office laughing like boy and munching
on "A pear while he greeted half score
of officers and friends whom he had no'
seen for several weeks. His smile
changed to "A scowl when told that Car
rama was to be recognized. His suit
of khaki was new one. his Stetson
was fresh. and he wore "A soft col'arcd
shirt twisted little sideways at the
neck, with no tie TO adorn IL
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DO Not Represent Poor.

"rarranZa and his government do not
,enres,nt the poor people" Villa COM
tinued. "Carranza controls only whcrc
his troops are actually stationed. Han
a mile. a mile. two miles from car
ranza soldiers we of the Conventional
list Government get all our information
from the poor people. who see their
homes carried forward by the conven-
tionalst army and who hate carran2a
and his reactionaries.
"I do not understand how the Pan
American conference can recogniz" car
ranza. He represents the faction which
Dlaz and Huerta did and until the In
terests Of the poor people are consd-
cred in Mexican government there VIII
be no peace.
"Carranza represents much for the
stockholders and the big monopoles,
but he represents nothing for the poor
people. who would be against Carranza
for life.
The Pan American conferees in rec
ognizing Carranza only open the way
for anarchy in Mexico, for tarranZa
means favor,ism for the moneyed iG-
terests--nothiug for the common people
who have been oppressed by despotir
government in Mexico under D!aI and
would have been under liuerta had he
BY any miracle been able to establish
a stable government when lie was IN the
Presidential chair.
"Surprise comes 10 me that tho Pan
American conferees could think of recoG-
nizing Carraaza and his forces when
they look at the map. Nilllsta forces
are everywhere IN Mexico. and where
there are no Niliista soldiers and no
carranzista soldiers the poor people are
for Villa and the Conventonalist gov
ernment.
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BULGARS SAID TO HAVE
CUT STRATEGIC LINE
Uncontirned Report From Bucharest Says Invaders
Blew Up Bridge on Salonica-Nish Road Over
Which Allies Must Pass.

appears that the Austrians storined the
citadel and the Germans the konak. The
citadel is an ancient fortress overlook
ing the Danube and Save rivers. Its
walls were badly battered during the
Austrian invasion last December. when
the city was almost laid waste by a
bombardineut which lasted for several
weeks Since that time the Serbs have
been unable to make good the destruc-
tion caused by the Austrian heavy guns.
TrutOn Prrpa lions.
Reports to hand to-day from the Aus
trlan war press headquarters give the
first description OF the opening Of the
Austro-Gcrman offensive against Serbia
While the heavy artillery of th.i Austro-
German armies Systematically bonn
hirded day and night the Serbian fortifl-
cations on the river banks, thus ensag-
ing the attention of the frontier guards.
pontoons and materials for bridge con-
struct!On We're transported in great guam
Titles over the Hungarian railways. and
We're prepared at suitable points as
secretly as possible.
French aviators were sent to make
observations, but they We're bafiled by
tine Cleverness of the Tcuton devices
used TO conceal the work being done
They We're also haraSsed by anti-arcraft
guns and 10y the aeIoplancs of the Aus
tro-tierInan armies. \ bombardWent OF
terrible violence compelled the Serbian
frontier guards To retreat to intrenchel
positions and even there they were kept
constantly under fire. At numerous
places the German aud Austrian
pioneers started preparations for cross-
ing the rivers under cover Of infantry
and IA "A fen hours the Drina Save and
Danube We're crossed at several points
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For the reports Of yesterdays
world series baseball game, which
the Boston team won by 2 to in
ih'isde'phis, see page l3. The
next game will be played in B,s-
ton tomorrow.
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>pecioi ,a5Je Dtsba,cA 10 THE srx.


Lo&DoN. oct. 9.---Belgrade. the peace
capital Of Serbia and the most impor-
tant city in the country. was stormed
and the greater part Of 1t was occupied
by Austrian and German forces last
night and this morning.
There is no expectation that the small
portion OF the city still held by the
Serbian troops when to-day's official
German statement was issued will be
able to hold out against the invaders.
II is probable that the Germans and
Austrians are tonight In full possession
Of the city and are consequently ready
to begin their march along the Orient
railway To- Ntsh and the bulgarian bur-
der. the chief object of their expedition.
other .\ustro-,iermau forces operating
further east have crossed the Danube
at four points below Semendria. accord
.ng to the assertion OF the German War
Office, and are now driving the Ser
bi;tns sOuthward. 1t is from Senendr1
that "A branch of the Orient railway
runs south To meet the main line some
fifty miles below Belgrade.
Guns Dominated citadel.
The operations against Belgrade were
directed from the southwest After the
main body OF the forces had made good
their crosslu, of the Save they stormed
and occupied hill lying west and south
of the capital from the heights of whica
their guns readily dominated the citadel.
Ii would appear from the meagre mfor-
nation at hand that the Serbs were not
able TO make "A very determined resist
ance and fell back quickly before the
onrush OF German anl Austrian forces.
The official German statement to-day
says:
The man sections of the two new
armies under Field Marshal Won
Mackensen crossed the Save and
Danube rivers.
After the army of Gen Won koeNes
had captured Ziguner Island and the
hill to the southwest of belgrade 1t
succeeded in capturing the greater
part of Belgrade itself. The Aus
trians stormed the citadel. The Ger
mans stormed the konak tGovern-
ment buildings. These forces are
now penetrating The southern portions
of the town.
The army under Gen. Won Gallwitz
forced crossings of the Danube at
four points below Seinchurla, utNlhg
the enemy southwark.
An unconfirned despatch from Blu
charest says IA Bulgarian force has in
yaded Serbia and, pressing forward
with great rapidity. has reached Demir
Kapou and blown up the railway bridge
of the Salonlca Nish- Belgrade railway
AT that point. There is no official news
TO confirm this report, which II true is
az tho greatest importance, as IL is over
this line that the French and British
r.euforcements to Serbia must pass.
The. city of Belgrade stands on an
eminence ut the confluence of the Save
and Danube rivers and consequently af-
rords natural means OF defence. In spite
OF the natural advantages, however. the
Serbs were forced to give way, the in
vading forces advancing along many
avenues from the west of the city to the
very heart OF it at the Konak,
From the official German statement 1t
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Tile next stelf ~ tho decision bV lie
respective Governments 81 tu Whether
they Will acquicScc Ia the recommends.
ton of their representative in the Ia..
American conference at Washington
That they will promptly do so T. certain.
IL Is understood that tine United states
Will defer the act of according rtcogu' =
ion OF their representatives IN tho Pan
II mas heard from the other Clover
ments IL Is therefore considered ,uiito
possible that there may bc Stjll uuuth,r
conference in which the mcmbor, VII
present the replies of their respective
Governments.
AS soon as the formal ac,uicSrcu,, ut
the Governments in the proposed reto.,-
nition OF tarranZt l. received al Mu~u-
ington the United States Government
VIII promptly recognize the tarranzt
Government. The other Governments
will take similar action in such mauur p
and at such time as hes, suits their con-
venience. but certainly very soon att.-
the action of the United States.
Secretary Lansing authorized the
statement Tonight that the conference -
unanimous in reaching the conclusion
with reference to recognizing caryanza.
1t is also stated that inquiry made in
Latin American quarters hcrc disclosed
the fact that all the other tiulc.nmrnis <
could undoubtedly be counted u3ou 20
follow the lead of the United States aud
the six Latin American members OF tho
conference.
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stutZ u Cool Victor.

.,...,-.
'"H NV h'''" ~ ny" 'ia'I . 0'ul.
= ~" '''N me tremendous excitement
Vi '.'H III 'ho HT'a'ts' "u'oih"p''t
rae. ever '"HHht i"t SINCE .he s'eaI'us
o' '"'"'. S'V'.tS pesdh' tno splehulu
'','. % "'e"N'hS Il "'''" T''"i" y"
Mlth di- 'tr' the pride oi beating the
f't"o.iu,H at the'r own skliiui game as
."P r.'''tplN - II some one ma" 'oIu
"I' "' "'t thc winner "i Don Oh
,Hd'H 'H = lottery. re Sillied h'tie'
borrowed pencil from I" newspaper
.'' 'h 'h' press stand sent matter OF
"a announcement 81 th' news 10 m
"''"" ana th"h ',N'd what was 'nc
""' 'l h. N"r'' series pasepaii
-'''.- som """N "Hhru nun 'h"N no"
'c PtH. money would ne hlNl Nlueu' the
,'"''" 80 Nh''u'E "hh Piu'hiiS won
" NNH',7vl ana ROONEY
'"' IN" monty Fa'd larry Stutl.
INIT goes to the boys, of course. Gil
can hhvc hlH priae ana Tom can have
- H' Scl 'ho cup ana tie h"hor,
NO. = Nha' more d"es a man want
''' somehow iet ihat the 'o,ooo
''''"' VINO had Witnessed the great
~ 'lSot 10 KNOW at once, ON the
Nn',' "''t ms man had DONE SO that
INC! weren't completely cheered out
Il'E '"uid raise a grand salute, FOR
U' U u'nE was h'S ana handsomely done
'', Wv ''''u were StdtIcrlls 10 Trains
anu puNrd automobiles, and they VIII
nave I" wait until THIS morning ia
SNOW how this man from indianapolis
W'h th' "I"dlt and let the cash go.
80 follower OF old omar. he.
'la great race had its triumphs,
Nl'l pas FOR Uncle SANS make Of car
"'' Tor Inc few drivers of cold steel
h''f' tnd fiery heart who survived tho
"'i',' slialh ON body and mind. II
i''' 'IS1 IT'S tragedies. it's shattered ann
u'''n- and brutallv crushed hopes
IH''' WAS young Darin Resta, who has
h"'u 4, NIX comet wise across the frma-
men of the racing world, young Resta
Q, Italian hirh and British training
VINO enjoyed uutil yesterday the honor
"' driving faster than any man had
dared 10 go; who was first favorite foI
I'D" u tor cup, whose chances were ot
u" brightest. had he been OF more
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Under this joint government ! am
willing TO he eliminated. I am not am
bilious to be President or to hold Of
flee at all ! am fighting for the free
dom of the poor people OF Mexico. not
Tor myself
"T would not divide Mexico. That
would he against the Constitution. which
guarantees the unity Of the nation as a
whole. mean one Government in which
half the officers shall be representatives
of the ConNentionalist faction and the
other half officers be representatives
of the Constitutionalist faction. The
President OF course would have to be
absolutely neutral and picked carefully
by joint conference of Carranza and
Villa leaders
After receiving the confirmation of
the recognition of Carranza from his
Washington agents Villa backed his
special train out of the JuareZ yards and
started southwest for caSas GrandeS,
where I've has assembled the majority
of his army.
IL is predicted here that Villa will
start tine worst guerrilla warfare in the
history Of Mexico, spreading his bands
wherever he can send them, burning,
looting, destroying railroad communica-
tiuu and doing everything possible 20
demonstrate the inability OF Carranza
to control Mexico.
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roofi"wd on FUtcHh p -.
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Anderson. in Il Stutz. Covers
$50 Miles With Average
speed of l02 Miles.
5000 SEE AUTOS
RACE At SHEEPSIEAD
Onl, Six Cars Finish Dis
tance-ReSta Has TO
Leave Track.

A. American driver aud an Aner-
can .l.--;.l anderson and his white
S,u,l--Nun the Astor cup race at the
shccpshead Bay Speedway yesterday af-
icrno,n by travelling faster than man
ever travelled before FOR a distance so
,onc-350 miles IN hours - min
utes e. seconds. or at the rate of 1926
miles an hour.
Throughout the long afternoon Gil
Anderson nt.l round the vast ellipse of
the speedway as a hunted soul iiees on
the rim of Time. Inc and his curly haired.
.aughing eyed teammatc Tom Rooney.
The evil fortune that ruined the hopes
q. more famous drivers that they could
not match their sustained speed and
ihclr cool, clear judgment of how much
overd.iycn machinery can do AT mere
mans VIII saved them from such errors
~ furious zeal as wrecked the ambitions
Of Daro Rcsta. Johnny Aitbcn, Barney
uldhold. Bob Buruan and Howard
WILCOX.
Outspecdcd ut the first 10y the Peugeot
mel. dS tine a crew OF racing dare
devil As ever winked at the hereafter {:
outoag giued by the Peugcot ears, the
most powerful racing machines that
France or any other country ever offered
on the altar Of the crazy god of speed.
;hey kept their steady pace, Gil Aader-
son aad Tom Rooney not daring too
at,Jtly nor giving too much. always
determined and confident. always sure
oi Themselves and OF their sturdy cars.
Always acr ain that the rcugeot men
could ot maintain the astounding pace
;H,y hAi set. the Stutz men knew thai
unless the laws Of natur, had changed
Veg a,ght 10 machine ever made by
he hand uf man could keep going to
the ed u,.dcr such pace as lsusta set,
lt1 niles an hour, 80 they played the
game 80 their own way and went on
Orally % win honor aud glory and much
cash the great silver cup tor Harry
Il. Stu'I oc indianapolis, ,hc $20.1Oo
ni,t prilu tor Anderson and the $4,000
second przc for Rooney.
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ConNentionalist gONcrnuItlts sylnpathiz-
ers are to he found everywhere.
''Conventionalist government IL the
common people. the poor who have been
downtrodden for 50 long under despotic
rule in Mexico. This force will win
against such reactlonary government
as CarranZa represents.
Until you have an election by ali
the people I'll bet YOU there wtll be no
peace in Mexico. Now the nearest "ou
can come to that is my plan. 1t is as
follows: Have half The Government Of
ficers sent to the capitals In the cities,
States and nation by Convcntionalist
representatives. the other half by Con-
stituHonalist representatives then select
n President who shall not be biassed in
favor Of or against either Conventional
ist or Constitutionalist factions and he
unresponsive to pressure from any side
or person. no matter how influential.