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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-10-05
CHAPTER xxxII (contlnusd).

Old Man Sheridan. nightly pleased
With 6Ibbs, has gone to Mary Vertrees
with the purpose OF fixing up" the
'-troubie" between her and his son.
He wants 10 eco the young folks
happy.
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ELEVATOR GOES WILD;
GIRL PASSENGER DIES
Fright Kills Young Woman,
While Others Escape From
Speeding Cage

NEW YORK. Sept. i5.--shroks and calls
for help from the elevator in the Livingston
Building. an eight-story loft structure at
50 West Third street. started tenants on
each floor running to the elevator shaft
doors late yesterday. Those on the lower
floors got TO the doors in time TO see the
elevator 20 by. There were nine women
and two men in II, besides Fred Small. the
negro operator. who called that he could
not stop the car.
II descended 20 the bottom OF the shaft
where the rccoil OF the bumpers sent Il
bounding aloft again. A girl sprang from
II as II started up. and Small followed her
The car continued up after the first re-
bound, but II moved slowly. and at the
NTH floor two girls managed TO open the
SHAFT door and jump out. At the sixth floor
Abraham EleshewitE pulled Ave girls from
the car.
IL continued TO the roof, and on the re-
turn trip Eleshewits got both men on at his
floor. girl lay on the floor of the car
and he could not reach her.
Meantime Small had found the engineer
who shut of the power. The elevator de.
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HALlCZ REPORTED CAPTURED
BY CZAR'S ARMIES IN GALICIA

LONDON, Sept. 15.-Halicz. the key to
hcial dispatches from Petrograd which
reached London last night
There Is as yet no ofiic al confirmation
OF these reports, but Petrograd's laconic
There Is nothing to report" has often
covered an important victory. Before an.
npuncing such a success. the Russian War
Office is accustomed to make certain that
the Cars troops will hold their gain in the
face of furious counter-attacks
Almost week agq the Halicz forts were
reported to be In flames and the Austrians
to have fled from some of them with the
Russians In pursuit. For a fortnight the
Russians have been battling for the west
banks of the Gnila Lipa, after the Austrians
were driven from the Zlota Lipa.
If the report of the capture Of Halicz is
true-and military observers here believe
II or hold that the victory cannot be long
last defense line before Lemberg, has been
turned and the attack on Lemberg itself
can be launched quickly
!, In such a case the Russian troops prob
ably would sweep forward in two columns
One would push up the Hallcz-Lemberg
road, driving for the -Galician capital itself,
while the other would move straight west
ward toward the important railway juno
tion of Stryj aiming to flank Lemberg
from the south.
The battle in the Carpathians continues
with undiminished violence. The Russians
are making a valiant effort to storm the
rest of the positions guarding the Rodna
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BRITISH BREAK TEUTONS' THIRD
, LINE: ADVANCE ON SIX-MIL,E LINE,

Ta,aer..,. LONDON. Sept. i5
S.esraphing from headduarters IN nor,h.
Ta. ience, , correspondent Of the Even,nv
Jews states that the Germaus third ill.,
nS nSs Deen broken by the terrific Rr,,,sh
% %omnsNe that began today following ,hs
Sapture OF Flers, only four miles ,ron,
ospaume, their main objective
umlns their advance in the d,s.
49,. soutn OF Thiepval. on the somme
49, .ne British swept back the German
"'1.nuers 1',i" by the fury OF their assault
oa he oHcial statement issued bv the Wa
Oince today announces the canturo =, =
rs, ,nousand yards OF trenches southeast .,
lnlepvai including the ''wunderwerL a
position which the Germans had for,,e.s
% until they believed II impregnable This
gpos.uon was desperately. defended but the
ans ,na,,n, We're thrown back and IL re-
NAMED In British hands.
10 the north of the road leading From,
Dapaume to Albert the Brit sh also sma shed
.ne me Ieuton line, advancing from 1000 10
svoV yards on front of six miles Th,s
orive was made between the Bouleaux wons
ana the Bapaume-Albert road
. Inc war Office announcement states tho,
tne British are still progressing under 20
vorable conditions u
The British used a new tyne OF hea,,,
armored car for the first time in this morn
ing great smash and with remarkable suc.
cess Seneral Haig reported. Four German
aeropianes were shot down in flames and
-FOUR others damaged On no sIngie dav
on any front since the beginning Of the war
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Macedonia have split into two factions one
insistent that neutrality must be main
tained and the other declaring openly for
the Allies
The diplomatic situation reflects the pug
zle OF the military. The continued advance
or the Bulgafs and Germans undoubtedly
VIII rouse more feeling for the Entente.
The stage. to an outward signs. is set for
Greek participation In the war on the side
OF the Allies. But changes are taking place
30 quickly at Athens that until sentiment
crystalllSes such action may be delayed.
M, Dimitracopoulos 20 whom King Con-
stantine offered the premiership. has refused
TO form Cabinet. He demanded full power
over the natinal policy n he took the reins.
After consultation with the Allied Min
isters. his program was outlined This
failed 70 satisfy the Entente and his re-
tusal OF the premiership followed.
The continued advance OF the Rfinanians
has added TO the tenslty OF the situation
In Greece. The belief Is held by many at
Athens that tho time for Greco to strike
was when Rumanla entered the war Di-
mitracopoulos Is reported TO have expressed
this view only recently
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have 50 many aeroplanes been put out of
commission.
British air forces co-operated spiendidiy
with the Infantry In the attack, fiying low
ana turning machine guns on German in
British airmen attacked German head
quarters at Bapaume and the enemy rail-
way station, bombardng rolling stock and
damaging one train. Two hostile kite bal
looms were destroyed.
PARIS, Sept. 15.--Resui,.lng their offen-
sive while the Germans ere still engaged
In fruitless efforts 10 retalSe lost positions.
the French troops on the Somme front have
extended their front southeast OF Combles
and north Of Peronne by capturing a sys-
tenn OF German trenches at Raucourt. A
French salient that was pushed forward
by the capture OF Bouchavesnes has thus
been spread until the troops operating
therein threaten TO envelop Combies from
the south and east while at the same time
holding a position favorable for an as
vault on Peronne from the north
The Germans attacked in force east OF
Clery, but were checked with heavy losses
South OF the Somme. northeast OF Berny-
en-Santerre, a German grenade attack was
checked.
Between the oise and the Aisne the
French cleaned up a German trench, in
flcting losses and taking prisoners At
Verdun the Germans twice unsuccessfully
tried to reach the French lines east OF
tho Meuse.
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EMBARGO ON NEUTRALS
WIDENED BY ENGLAND
Shipment of Certain Articles to
Sweden, Norway, Denmark,
Holland Now Prohibited

WASHINGTON. Sept. IA new en-.
oargo on trade with northern European
countries has been imposed by the British
war Trade Department. Consul General
skinner at London, reported to the De-
psrtment OF Commerce today.
The new regulations prohibit the shlp-
ment OF various specified products 20 Den
mark Norway, Sweden and, the Neither.
lands Consul General skinner reports that
no further licenses for trade In goods men.
TONED VIII be issued until stocks OF those
goods IN the countries affected have beer
materially reduced.
rhe restrictions" he said, have been
asreeo 70 by the Allies, and apply TO ship
ments from the United States. The articles
mentioned are those which have been sun
pileo - the countries concerned in ouan-
tlties alleged to exceed the normal REQUIRE
mehts OF such countries As stocks decline
articles VIII be removed from the lIst ~
Rronioitions. The Netherlands Overseas .
trust has been advised to issue no furthsr
permits Tor goods covered by this notJce
IL Is presumed that American Roods nj.
ready covered by letters OF assurance will
not be stopped" WIN
among the products embarsoed are
metals foodstuffs and oils.
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pass which offers a road into Hungary.
Nlenna says that these attacks were all
Oent back with heavy loss.
For the moment the thrust for Kovel has
matted. The whole Russian effort is con-
centrated on an attempt TO win LemberR.
rms VIII clear the way for advancing the
iett Hank Of the Russian army, struggling
TO win the Carpathian passes, and al the
same time will open a road along which
Kovel can be nanled.
The Turks have reached Galicla in CON-
siderable numbers to reinforce the Austrian
line Constantinople reports the capture OF
800 Russians in the battle before I,ernberR
on September Z. Apparently many of the
Sultans troops have been drawn from the
balkan and west fronts to reinforce the
defenses protecting Lemberg.
PETROGRAD. Sept Is. - The Russia n
War Office issued the following report to-
day:
On the western front (west of Rus
sia) the situation is unchanged
on the Caucasus front the activity
against hostile Kurds southwest OF
Kighi continues. In the direction of
Bitlis we drove the Kurds out of
Observation-Disclosures and as far as
Tchavkis.
LONDON, Sept. 15.-A wireless press dis
patch from Rome says the Austrians have
been defeated by the Russians in a three
day battle west of Mount Kapalu in the
Carpathians
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DIMITRAKOP0ULOS UNABLE
TO FORM MINISTRY; KING
MAY TURN TO VENIZEL0S

ATHENS, Sept. is.
M. Dimitrakopoulos informed King Con-
stantine today that he had found II Inn
possible to form a Cabinet having policy
calling for anything other than immediate
Greek participation In the war. and. there
fore, begged to be relieved of his task
1t became known late yesterday that
Dimitrakopoulos. had decided to reject the
premiership, but further efforts were made
last night to have him alter his determine
t,on. These failed and he informed the
King of his decision early today.
Friends Of the King have again advised
him 10 turn once more to Elutherios Neni-
zelos in his crisis. Constantine replied that
he desired 70 act for the best interest OF
Greece and that he would consider the sns-
gestions carefully.
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BERLIN ADMITS LOSSES
ON SOMME AND ALONG
THE MACEDONIAN FRONT

BERLIN. Sept is.
The German War Office announced to-
day that English troops had made another
attempt to capture the German salient me
a. srhiepval. on the Somme front, but had
failed. The official report admitted that
French troops had captured lie Priez Farm
near Combles, however
The report on Balkan operations states
that British troops were driven out OF
trenches on the east bank OF the Nardar
River in Macedonia.
The war once report follows:
Baikans-Field Marshal Won Mack
ensen. commanding the German BulgT
troops. has frequently broken the re-
slstance OF the enemy (Rumanisns and
Russians)r and driven him back % the
general line OF Cuzgun-Cara ormsn.
Prince Frederick Wilhelm, of Hesse,
was killed at Cara orman. The num-
Der OF prisoners taken during the
nghting and stormins operations at
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GENERAL CADORNA BEGINS
NEW DRIVE UPON AUSTRIANS

ROME Sept. 1.-THE Italian armies
on the Austrian front are starting another
great attack. according to reports received
here, that will be more violent than the
drive which resulted in the fall OF Gorilla.
The War Office issued the following re-
port today:
Between the head of the Vanoi and
Fiemme valleys our attacks on the crest
northeast Of Mt. Cauriol are proceeding sat-
isfactorily in spite Of the difficulties Of the
ground and the stubborn resistance of the
enemy. At Mount Lagazuoi. In the Ira
venanzes Valley, the enemy yesterday vio-
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FOUR MEN HELD FOR DEATHS
OF SISTERS ON LABOR DAY
Coroner Knight Denies Bail Until
Grand Jury Gets Case

The four men who are accused of being
responsible for the drowning OF Alice and
ennie Maussner, OF 1910 Bridge street when
the canoe in which the girls were riding
was capsized on Labor Day. were held
without bail today by Coroner Knight to
await the action OF the Grand Jury.
Coroner Knight held Fred Yanzak of
4765 Melrose street for beng cirec,iy re-
sponsible for the double drowning. while
the other three, Peter Strutski. William
Hafski and Stanley Mreckl, as accessories
before and after the fact.
This was the second time the quartet
was held, the first being the inquest in the
death OF Alice a week ago. Her sister, s
body was found on the Jersey side OF the
Delaware, and this delaScd tne inquest as
TO her death until today.
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Tutrakan amounts TO approximately
$4,000 men.
On the Macedonian front, after fierce
fighting Malkanidze, east OF Florina,
has been lost to the enemy. In the
Mogliena district the enemy was re-
pulsed. East Of the Vardar English de-
tachments which had established them
selves in advanced German trenches
were driven out again.
Eastern war theater-Front Of Prince
Leopold of Bavaria--No incidents of
Importance occurred.
Front Of Archduke Karl--In the
Marajowka sector and eastward there
OF, operations of German and Turkish
detachments were successful. In the
Carpathians Russian troops which pene-
trated our line on the western slope OF
Einbroslawa were driven out again.
A section OF the position which fell into
the hands Of the enemy west OF Kapul
yesterday was also recaptured. In
Transylyania German and Austro-Hun-
garian troops are engaged In fighting
that is favorable for them southwest
of Hoetzing.
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EASTERN RAILROAD HEADS
DISCUSS EIGHT-HOUR LAW
Dine Together in New York-Do Not
Announce Intentions

NEW YORK, Sept 15.-The presidents
OF the railroads east OF Chicago held their
regular monthly luncheon In New York this
afternoon. 1t is understood that the eight
hour bill recently passed by Congress. was
the chief topic of the informal discussion
that took place This is the first gathering
OF its kind since the bill was passed.
There Is good authority for the state
ment that the eastern railroad presidents
Will not put themselves on record with
respect to the bill In the way that Presi-
dent Ripley, of the Atchson, has done
through the medium of formal statement
of several published interviews. On the
contrary. between now and election and
particularly before January 1, when the bill
goes into effect they and their counsel will
study the whole question very carefully
sue.
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lently bombarded the positions we recently
captured, but his efforts were without re-
suit.
"on the lower Isonzo yesterday our heavy
artillery and heavy trench mortars main
tained an intense fire against enemy lines
TO the eastward Of Gorilla.
'On the Carso during a torrential rain
in the afternoon we storned positions east
ward of Vallone. taking lines OF entrench-
ments and capturing 21i7 prisoners. includ-
ing seventy-one officers, as well as machine
guns and trench mortars.
"One OF our aeroplane squadrons brought
down two enemy seaplanes of Panzano"
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COUNT APPONYI SCORES
AUSTRIAN COMMAND; SAYS
LUTSK DEFEAT WAS CONCEALED

bOhAfESls sept. 10.
Count Albert Apponyi, leader OF the op-
position, made sharp attack on the Aus
TRAN military administration In the Hun
garian Parliament
Count Apponyi declared that a grave
defeat had been administered to the Dual
Monarchys army at LutslS by the Russians
which the government had attempted to con-
ceal
This completely changed the Austrians'
eastern front" he asserted. 1T is necessary
that we should receive guarantees that
there be no recurrence of such disaster"
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DSSLAN FLERS ROUT
EIGHT GERMAN PLANES
ALLAN Battleplanes Drop Five
Tons of High Explosives on
Trieste Arsenal

-oNDoN. Sept. 16.--A Reuter- dispatch
~ reuoerad says four giant Russian
'p"nes OF the Murometz type bombarded
ce'man seaplane station, on Lake Angern,
"s ouif OF Riga. where they discovered
'snsen seaplanes OF various sizes and
The Russians dropped seventy.
~, bombs. with resultant fire and smoke.
=. soon concealed the seaplane sheds.
1'kht German machines attacked the Rus.
<n machines, but were soon put 70 night.
~"t me bombing and air fight no fewer
~ eiknt German machines were de-
e<so or put out OF action. The Russian
''anes returned safely
HoAE. Sept ia squadron Of italian
q. Yesterday raided the Austrian
"A .na asropiane hangers near Trieste.
"a statement issued by the War Once
Htnt Five tons OF high explosives
afopped and large fires were observed
at The statement says;
1esterday afternoon. in unfavorabie
....>u.--... conditions, 1 squadron Of
4 y-two OF our caproni battleplanes,
1870 py Nieuport thasers. made
On Lioyds arscnal and hydro
hangars near Trieste. One
<<..* hnd seyenty-two bombs. equiv
[<-' 20 nve tons Of high explosives.
-,s ..opped on the railway establish
/ -" 1ttti1 4HutI construction.
r..2 nres were observed
-. eeFopianes were attacked by the
[-<-s snti-aircraft artillery and
~. Z,''.sroplanes. but ali returned TO
-s{- nsht an enemy air squadron
l I'M Nee san 0iorEio al Nogaro, -
k~<r 'Neht'na and other places In the
<III-< n<o district One man was
'nq some fires were caused.
INA Sept 1b.--An OFFICIAL .ts,smsn,
1'<hl said ' s'-''''e'''
nrs.s-'''' afternoon an enemy air
I-r--<<t. *tteeked Trieste. Six enemy
|r1-< 'e and two motorboats as
|.''sso .''' ,''nps were dropped, hat these
-..--x x slight damage One man
1- << wounded.
*1ee <no 4nli.airc1aft he<-
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ROMA. 1b settembre.

ROMA, ID SettemDre
sorxe itallane operanti sulla fronts
.--sr,sca stanno preparando una violenta
@.r.,va che sara plu' grandiosa di auellt
VI <t,rmino nell'agosto scroso con ia presa
Soorisia del Carso occi1entale' IL gen
ny caeD.n~ e,,n,Isr,s ed / mortal da trinces
y1,-ni hanno continuamente bombardatc
II ~-o~lxloni austrlache ad est di Gorizia
~. riornata di ieri. Ecco II testo del rap,
--~to del generate Cadorna puoblicato ogg
&, MlnIstero della Guerra:
ira le testate delle vaili di Vanoi
!. ,.,.,,,,,,o nostrl attacchi sulla cresta
..ra-est del Monte Cauriol procedono
-.sclarmente nonostante lie difficolta'
~ terreno e raccanita reslstenza del
ssr,.co
Ell Monte Lagazuoi nella giornata di
..,s \, nemico bombardo' violentemente
= ,,s,zIoni ia moi recentemente conqui-
',.ts ma suoi sforzi non diedero alcun
,'.s,,.to
'~, ha,.o raonzo nella giornata di
~ aastra grossa artiglIeria ed nostre
rn'.ss ~ ,nortaI da trincea mantennero
80. s',-.as suoco contro IL iinse nemiche
IN ln.e a, corIzIa
- -so d,,rante una pioepia tor
.,S ~ -, cono,,,stammo mel pornerIs-
nh's,o ~ sn,aI ,osIzonI trincerate
po passa 49, tara ndovi 9II7 nr,glonieri
su''I.a l.., y, ,mciai, q nrendendo mira
" ~, ,s,ar.oi AZ tr,ncea
p..ul ~ .,as-tr,,a n, rcstri aeronlan,,
q. We - ohha+,,to Arc idroaaro-
a. cseSla 80. .,,o 10 ,an,a a. pan1ono
pam he"'0' "S
UN RAID SU TRIESTE.
u ~. .,,.ar,g,,a dt aeroplanI Caproni ha
e"~ .sarcoiadi nm raid sulI'arsenale q
',.a s s,,e,i banears della stessa citta'
. - Al ssnIoaivi che hanno provocato vio-
~, incsndii. Ecco IL testo del communicate
=, mi II Ministero della Guerra annuncia
/. ~re,to raid:
Il. A.roniani nenoici banno Iasciato
e.ssre bombe SUI Auronzo. senza pero'
fsra aIcun danno Una souadriglia
Al idroacroplani nemici che ST diri-
seva al Rayenna e. stata costretta a
rtr,rsi dale batterie antiaeree daf
rostri aeronlant.
Nella riornata di ieri una souadri-
IA nennica ha bonbardato san Giorgio
Il Noraro. villa Vicentina ed altri posi-
nella zona del basso Isonzo. Un uomo
alcuni incendii che furono subito spenti.
s,ohn rs,s po,lieriss,o ssa, -, ,eIi' III conuzoni
{a-.a 4, o, So, ,, ~
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s-.asa N,s,,S,.r. fcae.a - "a ,,.,,,,a
ss,a ..,rp, ~ e @ un ,ss,a, sau SUI
4 X Tr,ss,. roatr; asrpnio pu ~ Iaso,aron
r ~ ho,'ha q, a,,,,I,,aia,,, e,,a,'a 3an
-'r..e =, .',,.
!, s,,s..n 49, s.o esp,os ss "1, snI Pm
.sts ss so.',np', ov,nDe ueIo sus" ss
$50 osiarn , su naVi ~ IN ooms.u
TX as aVsul sv'a.orl Usservaron'
c.ns opp,o 4 y, srsnoi moenoiI proNoSasi
~ 49, =, n0s.e ~. Oon,oe ,.s' Ia noslra squs .In
w ~ a,taccata oahartgneria antiae-
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sccnded to the bumpers again and ran up
to the third floor before Il halted The rifl
was taken from Il dead. II is supposed
she died Of heart disease and fright. She
was Identified as Edith FLETCHER. OF Ho-
boken. n. J.
Small was arrested on technical charge
homicide.
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ALLIES DEAL THREE SMASHING
BLOWS AT CENTRAL EMPIRES

o''t'nued from Rare One.
.ne 'front.' OF the Bulsarians, their trad,.
uonai enemies. was the most spectacular
pnase OF the general offensive Tho ord.r
y. 20 ADVANCE was met with cheers ana A.
ehe,,o nrst rush the Serbs captured Count
neSt ass.,ns s point OF the bayonet They
as the Malkannidge crater. ana shors,n, TTr
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afterward drove the Buigars out OF the
nlnese OF Eksisua due west OF the southern
point Of Lake ostrovo.
sALoNIcA, Sept. rs.
bulgarian troops are falling back upon
.ne Greek town Of Florina, hotly pursued
oy the Serbians who have captured the
principal heights OF Malkanidge. The Serbs
nave captured twenty guns.
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GREEK SITUATION MUDDLED;
TROOPS IN MACEDONIA SPLIT
In FACTIONS ON WAR ISSUE

LONDON, Sept. is.
The situation In Greece has become more
muddied than ever. The Greek troops In
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M 7PRTCIONIERE SONO
CATTURATI SUI CARS0
DALE FORE TALIANE
\ cenerale Cadorna Inizia Una
xuova e Piu' Violenta Offen-
silva Contro lie Forze
Austriache
ra,EsTE BoMBARDATA
ROMA. is settembre.

ROMA, Is Settembre.
x.t,.,e dalla fronte italiana dieono
i. 4 eenerale Cadorna sta preparando
ruova offensivs contro rAustria,
4. ara assai piu' violenta grandi-
9. A queIIa che fini' con la presa di
c.4sis del Carso.