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TODAY'S AGE-HERALD
SECTION A.

SECTION A.
british capture important village Of
Ginchy and Russians drawing nearer
to Lemberg.
Austrians burn forts and bridges In
pathway of Cars armies.
Villa makes speech and boasts Of hav-
ing money to pay soldiers and claims
he is raising big army.
Session of Congress just closed most
dramatic in history of country.
Border peace is hard problem for
joint commission to solve.
Prices of living increased 9.3 per cent
during August
Paul Jones cruise comes to successful
end.
Democrats claim Maine by 5000 in
Mondays election.
Government of Denmark is making an
other effort to have treaty providing
for islands sale ratified.
New York car strike is spreading and
$50 900 may go out in sympathy.
3-Weatherly to retire from office soon.
5-Teachers to attend institute at. High
school tomorrow.
Italians of state coming today for Red
. Cross festival.
Board of revenue *,njoined from award
highway.
Huddleston speaks on peace at re-
union of local veterans.
Dastardly attack is made on young
girl
Birmingham delegation prepared te
present claim for arnaor plant.
lO-News of the movies.
SECTION B.
1-Uncle Sam acts guardian to German
prisoners in English camps.
and 3-Sports.
News Of interest to automohilists.
12-Bits Of By-Play by Luke McLuke.
SECTION c.
1, 2 and 5.-Society.
4Editorial comment and Ned Brace.
6-High-brow society solves war problem
7-Comparative figures prove that Ger
man farmers best Englishmen wht
till soil.
SECTION d.
Magazine Features
SECTION y.
Comic Supplement.
SECTION =.
Rotogravure Section
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forded by the high right bank OF the
Dneister, on which it is located.
According to some reports the rail-
road station of Halicz. on the left bank
of the river. opposite the town, fell
into Russian hands when the Russians
gained control of the railroad line run
ming south from Halicz. But If these re-
ports are true, the Russians look for
a hard struggle before they can force
the Dneister and take Halicz itself.
The Importance Of such a stroke was
demonstrated in August, 1914. when the
Austrians in Ga1icia lost Halicz and
the defeat on Galina Lipa brought
soon afterward the surrender of Lem
berg.
Too close parallel. however, can
not be drawn, as the Austrians now,
aided by the Germans and the Turks,
and having greatly improved the forth
fications leading to the city, presum-
ably can offer much stronger resist
ance. But with the fall of Halicz Count
Won Bothermar's army will have to
sacrifice the Galina Lipa positions and
continue the westerly retirement, leav-
ing the way open to Lemberg from the
southeast.
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100000 MAY GO
ON STRIKE TO AID
NEW YORK CARMEN

New York, September s.-The strike
of unionized employees in the subway
on the elevated railway lines and on
surface cars of the New York Rail-
ways company, which began three
days ago. spread tonight to the sur
face car lines OF the Second Avenue
Railway company and the Third Ave-
nue. Railroad company. These COM
panies operate virtually all of the sur
face cars in Manhattan and the Bronx,
and the strike II successful, it was
said, will completely tie up surface
traffic in the two boroughs.
Samuel Gompers. president Of the
American Federation of Labor, is ex-
pected here from Boston tomorrow to
take charge of the strike The move
ment. it was said, then will cease to
be the affair of the Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION of Street and Electric Rail-
way Employees and will become tho
fight OF the American Federation OF
Labor.
Immediately upon Mr.. Gomper's arr
rival, 1t was announced tonight, he
will confer with committee OF the
Central Federated Union, representing
the striking street car men, the Long
shoremen's union and the stationary
firemen. A programme which calls for
a strike of all traction employees in
the metropolitan district, suspension
of work on all subway contracts in
which the marlborough Rapid Tram
sit company may be interested and q
strike of the longshoremen, who han-
die coal and other supplies. will be
discussed. 1t was said Is
This may be followed. union Off
cials asserted, by a suspension OF work
for at least "a hours in all trades at
filiated with the American Federation
OF Labor in New York These tradea,
it is estimated. employ 100000 work.
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CONDENSED WAR
NEWS FROM ALL
FRONTS is GIVEN

British troops have been engaged In
the heaviest kind of fighting along n
three md one-half mile front ON the
Somme, extending from High Wood to
LevzwOod and have captured Ginchy,
which lies almost directly north Of
COmbles, and all the ground between
Ginchy and Levxewood. On a front OF
more than quarter OF a mile the
British gained 800 yards east and
northeast Of Poxieres and captured 600
yards of German trenches. In these en-
gagements the German casualties, ac-
cording to the British official state
ment. were extremely heavy.
Likewise the French, forcing the at
taclx in the Verdun sector, captured a
whole section of German trenches east
of Fleury. the assault here being char
acterizcd by the French war office AZ
q brilliant action.
Fighting ON three fronts, the Ru-
manians have dealt hard blows Mt the
armies Of the central powers. In Dod-
rudja, or southeastern Rumania, Ru-
manian troops. aided by Russians, have
driven the BuIxarians from the town
cs Baxardjik. which was fortified, or
Dobricx, which was captured by the
Bulgarians on September 4. The Bull
garians also were forced to evacuate
another town In Dobrudja.
In northern Transvylvnnia the Ru-
manians. continuing their offensive In
the region Of Sxik szereda, have oc-
cupied Olas TOplitxa and = number Of
other towns. Bucharest records the re-
pulse Of an Austro-H Hungarian attack
south Of Mesadia. north Of Orsova. ON
the Danube.
The fall OF Halicxa, southeast Of
Lemberg. In Galicfa. appears Imminent,
according to unofficial dispatches from
PetrOgrad. The Austrians are reported
to be blowing up the forts in Halicz
and the Russlans are said to have oc-
cupied some Of them. II Il further UNI
officially reported that the Russians
ON the left hank Of the Deniester are
bombarding he retreating Austrlans.
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Washington. September 9.-(SpeclalJ
The first-half Of the Sixty-fourth session
of Congress constitutes new era in the
history of the United States.
1t is without precedent both in the en-
actment of extremely radical legislation,
and In the number Of averted crises
which not only threatened the peace,
but the very existence of the nation 1t
is exceptional in that despite domestic
and international unheaval. actual war
and rumors of war, prosperity to re-
noarkable degree, constantly prevailed.
No other period in the history OF the
republic is richer in epoch-marking incl
dent No other nine months have been
more pregnant with the dramatic and
the sensational In no other Tune nave
the people maintained more anxious
heart-gaze on the national capital. In
no other time have the domestic. the
home-ties of the people been more re-
peatedly threatened, or more gallantiy
preserved.
The half-session just concluded must
he regarded as an era of war In the
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DEMOCRATSC[A|M
MAINE BY 5000 IN
MONDAY ELECTION
Whole Nation Is Watching
Pine Tree State for Sign
as to Result in
November

Portland, Me-. September s.-The state
closed tonight after a total OF
2s2 set speeches had been crowded into
the Anal "a hours. One hundred meet
ings were addressed by men whose ma
tional prominence assured packed
house. supplementing this unprecedented
volume of oratory were brass bands. red
fire, organized cheering and a revival OF
old-time torchlight parading.
Presidential Candidate Charles E.
Hughes, at Rockland; United States
Senator William E. Borah of Idaho at
Augusta; former United States Senator
Theodore Burton Of Ohio, at Madison.
and Medill Mccormick, progressive. Of
Chicago, at Boothbay harbor appeared
on the concluding republican programme.
Prominent men sharing in the demo-
cratic windup included William c. Red
field. secretary OF commerce. at Card
nsr; FRANKLIN p. doossvsit. assistant
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INCREASED
9.3 PER CENT IN
MONITOR AUGUST
Department Of Agriculture
Issues Bulletin Showing
How Cost of Living Is
on Upward Grade

Washington. September "a 93 per
cent increase during August in the level
of prices paid producers for the principal
crops was announced today by the de-
partment of agriculture. During the last
eight years the price level decreased 81
per cent during August.
The index figure of prices on Septem-
Der l was about 21.9 per cent higher than
year ago, 14.3 per cent higher than two
years ago and 1876 per cent higher than
the average Of the last eight years on
September /.
Prices of meat animals, hogs. cattle,
sheep. chickens. prices to producers was
one-tenth of per cent less August Is
than a month previous. The increase In
that period in the last six years average
IL per cent. The index figures of prices
for those meat animals on August is
was about 1914 per cent higher than a
year ago. "a per cent higher than two
years ago. and lS.7 per cent higher than
average of the last six months The
average number of stock hogs was ais
per cent less than . year ago.
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DETAILS OF BRITISH BATTLE
London, September 9.--In the official
report issued tonight by the war Of
flee, which tells of the capture OF
Ginchy. the following details are given:
1--WE attacked this afternoon on a
front OF 5000 yards, extending from
High wood to Leuze wood. AS a result
the whole of Ginchy village now is in
our hands after severe fighting, and
the ground between it and Leuze wood
was captured.
EAST Of High wood we advanced 300
yards on a front of 500 yards. Num-
bers OF prisoners were taken and the
enemys casualties were very heavy.
GAIN AT POZIERES
Northeast of Pozieres we gained a
further 500 yards Of German trenches
and captured 60 prisoners. inflicting
heavy losses on the enemy. who was
caught by our artillery fire while
massing for counter attack.
"Our artillery bombarded the enemy's
trenches on Vimy ridge, opposite
Souchez. There was reciprocal artil-
lery activity in the neighborhood Of
Ca1onne and Ginchany and between La
Rassee canal and Neuve Chapelle.
MVrdAy afternoon many air fights
occurred"
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BORDER PEACE IS
HARD PROBLEM TO
JOINT COMMISSION
Members Are Finding Diff
Guilty in Devising Satisfac-
tory Plan to Insure
This in Future

New London. Conn. September Q.
sion considering relations between the
United States and Mexico are finding
some difficulty in devising satisfactory
plan to insure peace along the interna-
tional boundary. The full commission
was not in session tonight but Secre-
tary Lane and Judge Grey Of the Amer
lean commission. in an all-day strug-
gle with the various plans that have been
suggested for policing the border. decided
to summon expert military Judgment to
their assistance. For that purpose they
asked that Maj. Gen. Taskert II. Bliss,
attache of the staff of the army, be sent
to New London to confer with them. He
is expected to arrive Monday when the
full commission resumes its sittings.
The commission has not attempted as
yet to go beyond the immediate prob
lem of the border. 1t was indicated that
a comprehensive scheme is being sought
under which each section of the line will
be treated in the way best suited to its
physical pecularities. 1t il in this con-
nection that General Bliss opinion will
| be sought. The wide scope of the COM
| mission sought by the Washington gov
eminent will be reached later.
1t was stated authoritatively today that
the subject of possible loans to the Car
rama government had not been men,
| toned by either commission. and that
there was nothing to Indicate that the
project would come up. The Americans
are trying. 1t was said. to give help
full advice to the Mexican government
in facing the international problems Il
has encountered. For the present. at
least, the border situation is the only
one being considered with the idea Of
bringing immediate concrete results.
The commissioners who remain here
over Sunday will do no work tomorrow.
1t is expected long sessions will be held
every day next week, and that broader
plan will have been virtually complete In
that time for submission to the Washing
ton and the Mexico City governments for
ratification.
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By HUGH w. ROBERTS

first place, across the Atlantic, the ma
tons of Europe were engaged in the
most disastrous debacle in the history of
the world. In the second p;ace, there
were constant and ever-lurking dangers
besetting the peace OF this nation-count-
less temptations through any one OF
which the United States could easily
have become embroiled In the third
place, there were the complications with
Mexico, in the effort to compose which.
American blood at Columbus and Carri-
zal was spilled. In the fourth place,
the mobilization of the National Guard,
and the transportation of citizen soldiers
from the section of the country to the
other, created more than an artificial at
mosphere of war. And in the fifth place.,
the prime legislation with which Con-
gress was concerned contained provisions
for the transformation of the almost
antiquated army and navy Of the United
States into effective battalions, and bat
tie cruisers and dreadnaughs second to
none.
There was no peace. 1t is all the more
remarkable, therefore that in the face
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of unrest" upheaval at home and
abroad, Congress, steadfast in its pur-
pose, enacted progressive and beneeficnt
legislation to an extent never before
imagined. 1t is still more remarkable
that under the conditions. prosperity
came and remained-changeless
LABOR is RESTLESS
The war fever with which the world
was mad, infected organized labor.
There were street STRIKES" in WASH
ington, New York and other eastern
cities. Late in August came the climax.
Trainmen brotherhoods, demanding In
creased wages. threatened a strike"
which would have severed the Ameri-
can artery of trade-would have with
in 10 days closed down every factory,
every furnace and every other notable
Business enterprise in the United
States:
Congress. which had previously ad-
iusted international differences and
rushed to the border troops with which
to quell anti-American uprising and
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JOHN PAUL Jones
CRUISE COMES TO
SUCCESSFUL END
Civilian "Jackies" Finish
Training and Will Go
Back to Business
Better Citizens

Washington, September with an
cruise" on which $500 civilians have
been in training since August 13, had
were issued by the navy department
terminating the training. The six re-
serve battleships comprising the train
ing fleet will land the men. most Of
them probably today at Norfolk.
Charleston, Boston, Philadelphia, Balti-
more and New York.
Admiral Benson. acting Secretary of
the Navy. said the orders were intend
ed to relieve the civilians so they
might return to their business Monday.
The cruise was to have ended Tues
day.
Reports received from the various
commanders in charge OF the vessels"
said Admiral Benson. indicate the
cruise has exceeded by far the highest
expectations OF naval officers. 1t has
been extraordinarily successful from a
ihi1itdAy Shd1iNP Oiht anu eAtS A2t@fS '" 80
derive a wholesome benefit from it. 1t
has established strong relationship
between the navy and business men OF
the country which will do much to en-
courage enlistment in the service and
give the public better understanding
than before OF what the navy actually
is"
Norfolk, September s.-The battle
ships Louisiana and Illinois of the
practice squadron manned by civilians
on a 80 days cruise. arrived at the
Norfolk navy yard today. Only $50 of
the 500 men who were aboard the ships
returned here, electing to land at 9TH
err ports by transfers to other craft in
the squadron. Those put ashore here
were from Baltimore, Chicago and Nor
folk.
Charleston. S. c., September 9.-The
|battleship Alabama arrived here today
from the north with some three score
civilians aboard who have completed
their months training cruise The Ala
bama was to sail late today for Phil
adelphia.
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ANOTHER ATTEMPT
IS MADE TO HAVE
TREATY RAT|F| led

Copenhagen, September 1o.-(Via Lon
don. 1.-THE government viii make another
attempt to have the treaty for the sale
NJ the Danish West Indies to the United
States agreed to. and intends to submit
q bill to the Rigsdag Tuesday based upon
the proposal made this week by the
conservative party. The conservatives
suggested that with the formation Of q
coalition cabinet a parliamentary COM
rnittee be appointed to examine into the
negotiations for the sale Of the islands
and to make a report thereon within q
limited time. There was proposed that
after the making up OF report q
1,ebiscite be held probably about the
Middle OF October.
frhe attitude of left and conservative
parties toward the governments bill Is
uncertain, and 1t IL not known II gem
ssal elections oan BE- avoided
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CLOSING IN ON LEMBERG

Petrograd, September s.-(via Lon
don. 1.-The fighting developing around
Halicz and along 25-mile front north
ward as far as the source of the Zlota
Lipa, represents one of the most inn
portant phases Of the campaign against
yLemberg.
y Gradually driven back from it's stub
bornly defended position, General
Count Won Bothmer's army in the last
10 days has had to retire five miles
westward from the Zlota Lipa line de-
lenses to positions along the Gnila Lipa
and its tributary. the Narayuvka. These
operations. properly speaking, have not
pierced the enemy lines. but the Aus
TRAN retirement left Halicz in criti-
cal position. 1t was surrounded on
three sides and was saved from imme-
date capture only by the defense af-
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VILLA BOASTING OF
HA WING SILVER TO
RAISE GREAT ARMY

arriving here today. villa was quoted
as saying:
You see before you Pancho' villa the
bandit But you see also that am
paying my soldiers in silver. and prom
Use you Il will not be long until / have a
large army. I now have plenty OF ma
chine guns and ammunition. You say
that neither the 'Gringoes' nor the Car
ranzistas could catch me even when L
was ILL., The 'Gnngoes' arc harder Tight
ers than the Carranzistas, but / bear
them no animosity. All am Interested
in is in Furnishing traitors and putting an
end to carranza."
San Antonio. September s.-No mention
has been made by General Pershing in
his dispatches to General Funston Of a
minor villa raid on camp OF American
engineers at ojo Federico. 1t was said
at Fort Sam Houston today. Patrols OF
the expedluonary force are keeping a
sharp lookout for bandits, but 1t was
said at southern department headquarters
there are no indications that villa is near
the American columns.
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INDIANS ARE TERBORIZING
RESIDENTS IN SONORA

Nogales. Ariz., September 3.
Fifty mounted Yaquis are ter
rorizing residents OF the small
towns and ranches in northern
Sonora. IL was reported here to-
day. The Indians have raided
Aqua Nueva, Santa Maria, FL
Orc, Sauceda and the Jesus Ma
ria ranch in the last three days,
killing a total of II people.
among them being prominent
ranchmen of the district.
A force of civilian volunteers
encountered the Yaquis at Tua-
fpi yesterday and were beaten
back with loss of three men,
1t was reported.
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BRITISH CAPTURE VILLAGE OF GINCHY;
Y LEMBERG DEFENSES ARE FALLING AWAY
AUSTRIANS BLOW UP
FORTS AND RETREAT,
DESTROYING BRIDGE
TO STOP RUSSIANS

London Hears of Slav Success Along Dneister in
Galicia-Czar's Armies Are Pressing Closer and
Closer on Hungary Through Carpathians.
Bulgars Are Driven Back in Southeastern
Rumania-French Make Brilliant Assault on
Somme Line-Italans Lose Trenches in Trenti-
no and Retake Them
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secretary Of The navy. at Eastport; Judge
John w. Wescott, attorney general Of
New Jersey. at Rockland, and Bainbridge
Colby, former national chairman of the
progressive party, in this city.
Tonight both sides claimed the election
the democrats by a plurality of 5000:
the republicans by 1A0oA
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Arcanum Rate Increased

Saratoga. N. y, September San m
crease in assessment rates was author
lied by the supreme council of the Royal
Arcanum here today. The new schedule,
it was said, provides graded increa Sc
in virtually every class Of insurance Of
fered by the order.
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Bucharest September 9Via London 1.-The Bulgars have
driven from Bazard Dorbc southeastern Rumana
by Russian and Rumanan troops the official communca
ton issued by the Rumanan office today. In northern
the Rumanans occupied Oah Toptza and
five other towns.
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Austrians Blow Up Forts
five other towns.

London September 9-The Austrans have begun to blow
up forts Haicz Gaca according dispatches published by
the Peogad Rsky Sovo and forwarded by the Reuter-
respondent The Russians have occupied of them The
great bridge the Dneer the dispatch adds has been
blown up The Russians hold the left bank of the and
cannonadng the retreatng Austrans
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French Make Brilliant Assault

Paris, September 9-(Va London French troops by
brilliant assault this afternoon captured section of German
trenches of the village of Feury erdun ector accord
ing the official communication issued by the department
German attempts retake positions the neghborhood of
Ber1Iy, on the Somme front repulsed
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BRITISH OCCUPY GINCHY


the British succeeded the whole Ginchy
village according
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SESSION or CONGRESS JUST
CLOSED MOST DRAMATIC IN
HISTORY OF UNITED STATES

Radical and Progressive Legislation and in Number
Dangerous Through Which Passed First Half Sixty
No Equal of Past Of It's Sitting Full
Incidents and National Peace Seemed Many Times
the BreakngGreaP Problems Were Solved and Prosperity
Throughout
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FL Paso, Tex, September e.-From the
seat of a wagon Francisco Villa addressed
the populace of Satevo. Chihuahua, when
his forces captured the town about two
weeks ago. according to an American
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"GOOD FORM HAS IT'S EVILS

The evils of good form" arise
from two sources--its perfect assur-
ance of its own righteousness, and its
belief that correct manners are more
to be desired than intellect or artistic
creation or vital energy, or any of
the other sources of progress in the
world. Perfect assurance, by itself,
is enough to destroy all mental prog
ress in those who have 1t. And when
1t is combined with contempt for the
irregularities and awkwardnesses that
are almost invariably combined with
great mental power, 1t becomes a
source of destruction to all who come
In contact with it. Good form" is
itself dead, static, incapable Of
growth; and by its attitude to those
who are without it, 1t spreads its own
death to many who might otherwise
have life. The harm which 1t has
done to well-to-do Englishmen, and
to men whose abilities have led the
well-to-do to notice them, Is meal
culable.-Bertrand Russell in the At
lantic Monthly.