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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
BRITAIN RESENTS NEUTRAL PEACE
TALK; DEMANDS KNOCKOUT" OF FOE

impossible That mother was volcing the
spirit OF France.
yes. France will stick 20 the end. I
suppose Americas conception Of France and
the French soldier before the war was as
erroneous as the British idea. I suppose
you. too regarded the French soldier as
excitabie. brilliant in attack, but lacking
doEEed staying qualities.
Nothing was more unwarranted than
the popular idea OF the Frenchman as a
poor defensive fighter History never justi-
fed this idea, but there will be new ap-
praisement. new appreciation when the
real heroism. nobility and genius OF the
defense OF Verdun is fully understood.
France has fought the longest wars Of any
nation OF Europe and her history itself is
assurance enough that she will hold to
the end
with the British Il will be the sporting
spirit that will animate the army 10 the last
fair play the motive--faIr fight the method.
With the French II will be that fercely
burning patriotism that will sustain the
army to the end, regardless of when the
end may come"
'And Russian"
''win go through 60 the death % inter-
rupted Lloyd George.
Russia has been slow TO arouse, but she
will be equally slow 20 quiet The resent
ment Of the Russian against having been
Iorceu INTO war IL ueep. lie mas neither
forgotten nor forgiven the fact that this
happened when he was III prepared and
unsuspecting. No. there are and will be
no cutters among the Allies.
Never againg has become our battle
cry
''At home the suffering and sorrow is
great and Is growing. As to the war zone,
its terrors are indescribable have Just
visited the battlehelds Of France I stood,
Il were, at the door of hell. saw
myriads marching into the furnace. I saw
some coming out of it. scorched and multi
lated
This ghastllness must never be re-en-
acted on this earth and one method at least
of answering that end is the infiction of
such punishment upon the perpetrators of
this outrage against humanity that the
temptation to emulate their exploit will
be eliminated from the hearts Of the evil,
minded among the rulers Of men,"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28

getically continued their bombardment
OF the German defense works.
There was no infantry action during
the night.
Early last night a strong German at
tack on the Thiaumont-Fleury front
northwest Of Verdun) met with a
bloody check from our machine guns
and curtain OF fire.
Everywhere else the night was calm
strong German counter-attack on the
new French positions from Bouchavesnes to
south of the Bois l'Abbe farm was repulsed
with heavy losses according to a statedent
issued by the War Office last night. This
French extended their positions east and
southeast of Rancourt and penetrated st
Pierre Vast wood. The text of the official
statement follows:
North of the Somme after violent
artillery preparation, the enemy
launched a strong attack against our
new positions from Bouchavesnes to
south of the Bois l'Abbe farm. In
brilliant counter-offensive our troops
met the enemy waves of assault,
which were thrown back in disorder
After inflicting heavy losses On the Ger
mans, we captured $50 prisoners, in
Guiding six officers We also took eight
machine guns.
We appreciably extended our prog
ress to the east and southeast of Ran
court and penetrated the st. Pierre
Vaast wood.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
HOlLWEG EXPECTED
70 WEATHER STORMS
m RETCHSTAG SESSION
peassemble Today for Most
turbulent Meeting in His
tory of the German
Empire
n s. UNDER CRITICISM

orpr,fN. Sept. gs.-with advocates OF
a.1c submnrine and Zeppelin warfare.
-.',,rs of the food and censorship regula-
.,,.s ana those who urge a coalition min
LEV al prepared for action, the German
,o.,rhssas reassembled today for what will
rrohabiy be the storIniest session OF Its
history. ,, ,,,.,
<.r, and the Kaiser. the opinion of n ma.
srr,tx seems to be that Imperial Chancellor
<r,, pethmann- -Hollweg will weather the
.,orrn and continue In power with the Gov
~,nmept almost unaltered.
Hard words for the United States are
.xneefed from the submarine advocates, the
~c,cailed Tirpltzists, who scoff 1t American
srotests against British sea regulations as
hsIncere
,rbe Socialists. who have supported the
<>.ncellor in the submarine dispute, are
<sinr asked by some OF their leaders t.
Scrrst factional differences and present
1oIid 'front.' In view OF the critical stage OF
anairs
<ocIalist leader, whose punishment for at
1>npted treason and resistance to the mill
<.rv authorities and the police has been in
creased TO four years and one month in
state prison. will in all probability cause
much trouble.
The radical wing of the Socialists, under
the leIueFcuip VI DcpuNy i1hSSep idWNtT
rom Koenigsberg. has prepared an inter-
peilation and will demand the immediate
release OF the convicted party leader. To
efye force TO their demand the radicals
fhroaten TO organize general strike of
SOCIALIST workingmen.
4 Although these threats are daily re-
peated by the small part of the socialistic
rress which supports Doctor Liebknecht,
hey will hardly have any influence on the
<1nvrrosnent because an oyerwheiuoinp nna
3oritya OF the people considers the convic-
tIon OF the former Deputy just and his
enlistment very lenient in view of the
rravity OF his offense.
The military court of appeals in increas-
Ine the prison term of the anti-war agltator
and denying all civil rights to him for a
period Of seven years, hold that a death
pentence would have been justified At
Ms trial LieblSnecht, who tried to organize
Evolutionary demonstration on May /,
boasted that his aim was to start up-
fslnes 30 as to weakekn the German
1khting power and bring about the defeat
4 the empire by France and England.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
AUSTRIANS START OFFENSIVE
AGAINST ITALY IN ATTEMPT
TO REGAIN THE ISONZO LINE

ROME. Sept 2s.--Austria has begun 0
new offensive in an attempt to regain
Gorilla. The Isonzo town is under BON
bardment by the Austrian heavy ARTILLERY
and, according to today's War ONCE state.
ment, "a few shells fell into the city" Or
the whole Isonzo front a violent ARTILLERY
battle RACES. General Cadorna's troops re-
pulsed an Austrian attack on the new Ital
ian positions on the summit of Mount Sief
The official report follows:
The enemy's artillery was very ac-
tive at Limone and between the Avisio
and VanoiCismon valleys.
On the Asiago plateau our infantry
raided and destroyed strong Aus
trian intrenchment
In the upper Cordevoie the enemy
attacked our new positions on the sum
NIT of Mount Sief. He was repulsed
with heavy losses.
On the rest of the front there was
artillery activity.
A few shells fell into Gorilla
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
RUSSIANS VOLHYNIA ADVANCE
HINDERED BY FOES ATTACKS,
CARS WAR OFFICE ADMITS

PETRoGRAD, Sept 2s.--A big air fight
over the German aerodrome at Lake An
germ, In which battleplanes and seaplanes
took part was reported by the Russian
War Office today.
The official statement told of numerous
German attacks and admitted that the
Russians advance in Volhynia is being
hindered by the Teutons' assaults. The
text follows:
West of Riga and southeast of
Pinsk small detachments from enemy
advance posts attacked but were re-
PEELED. In the region of Bubnov, SWIM
iuchi and Korytnica stubborn counter
attacks are hindering our advance.
Our battleplanes and seaplanes bombed
the enemy aerodrome at Lake Angren.
They engaged in combat twenty enemy
machines and also land batteries One
of our planes was lost.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28

given by officers. while the tanks" machine
guns were blazing right and left, and taking
heavy toll OF life, some Germans managed
TO creep along their trenches under the
fore and hind legs of this crushing beast
and then they swarmed over Il, looking for
an opening through which they might strike
at It's vitals. They fired their rifles into
It's joints and bombed II all over, but 10 no
more avail than burglars trying TO Jimmy
their way into the turret Of a battleship.
MACHINE GUNS BUSY
All the while its machine guns were kept
busy at all the human targets In reach. Its
crew, all chosen dare-devils, concluded TO
stick until they starved out or the Germans
found the proper can-opener TO get them
out. Finally British infantrymen, seeing
the tanks" distress, did not wait on any
generals orders to remain at their objec-
tive, which was already gained. They were
out to save that impounded comrade. with
cheer the British rushed the Germans
and overwhelmed them. When the crew OF
the tank" heard laughing and shouting In
English they opened the door and called
out:
I'VE are all right IL you will only get
us some juice Let the old girl have
guzzle OF her proper drink and we can take
the road again"
So the English formed a line in front of
the tank" determined to defend her TO
the last man. while a runner was hurried
back for can of gasoline, which arrived
safely.
The beast having taken a swallow,
ambled back to the reserves amid more
cheers 1t left behind $50 dead Germans
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
HAIGS TROOPS ADVANCE
CLOSER TO BAPAUME

csDtinned from Page One
work known as the Stuff Redoubt. on the
main ridge. 1000 yards northeast of the
village.
Tn Combles we took more than 1900
rifles, four fiammenwefer (fiame projectors)
and many thousand rounds of artillery am
nunition and grenades. and our allies also
made large captures of material
The prisoners taken in the last two
days nghting bring the total for the opera
tons Of the last fortnight to 10000"
& The Allied forces on the Somme not only
have hold every inch of ground won in the
tremendous attacks of the last three days,
bat have swung forward to fresh successes.
10000 PRISONERS IN TWO WEEKS
A brilliant assault by the French resulted
h the seizure Of a strongly fortified wood
sast et Vefmandovillers and the wiping out
q salient that had long protrpded into
the French lines at that point. After re-
plslng the German counter-blows along the
feronner Bapaume highway south of Bou-
ehayesnes the French also renewed the at
uck In the sector around Rancourt and
succeeded In pushing further to the east
y hat town and penetrating the St Pierre
Eeod, east Of Fregicourt.
PERoNNE FACES ENLIGHTENMENT
These gains all mark further progress in
ne methodical and co-ordinated campaign
the Allied forces against the two great
ee)ecoves stlll holding out. Steadily the
french are moving toward the positions
northeast of Peronne, from which the pock-
wing process that overwhelmed Combles
nay be repeated. The French advance
east and northeast of Rancourt represented
BIG step toward this end.
The new French drive east OF vermando-
Nhers aims to surround Chaulnes, just
q ccmbles was surrounded TO the north.
!No miles south of this stronghold and
- than that distance north of II the
trench are now entrenched and preparing
ier smashing advance that will pocket
0e town
me British are continuing the unceasing
-mmering at the enemy's lines south of
A1paume. and every hour are moving
1sHfer their goal. From Le Sars to Gueu-
voourt the battle is raging with unabated
and the two and a half miles of
oono that separates the British forces
; <om bapaume is steadily being cut down.
Eas IN the exact center of this stretch of
< .Eory that Haig's troops smashed for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
REVENGEFUL GERMANS FAIL TO
DEMOLISH STALLED TANK"
LAUNDERING LandShip Halts Lizardlike Raid of Enemy
Trenches When Gasoline Runs Out Tanks
Up and Ambles On
Bv FREDERICK PALMER
Accredited corresponden, with IN. pr,,,sh ar
Of the preas Of The IfnItnh etnAna

~0creoted correspondent with the British army
- on the press OF the United States.
Al THE BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE,
Sept 2s
win a lull prevailing after the two days
Wnch gained five villages and in which
oVVV prisoners were taken, your correspond
ent mas Cleaned from participants many
stories not only OF courage and Impulse,
put OF humor and paradox, possible only
~ such complicated and remorseloss war.
fare as that Of the grand offensive
Inc most wonderful OF ALL perhaps was
mat OF one OF the tanks" or new arYnored
motor cars which started for Berlin on It's
own initiative. This monstrous land ship,
ambllng and numbering along. did not walt
ior the infantry after the taking OF Gueude-
court, but plodded over shell holes and
across lots looking for food like some pre-.
historic lizard. Sooner or later Il was
pound to nnd another German trench and
engage the occupants with It's machine guns
iene.
GERMANS REvENGEFUL
When the Germans found this strange
creature, with It's steel hide stalled, curios-
ity ana desire for revenge was a Flip to
their courage. They went after Il with the
stalking avidity of the prehistoric man
going after wounded mammoth that has
had its bulk fast in one of the alleys Of
cave Dwellers' row, while they tried to
avoid the thrusts Of Its deadly tuslxs.
NO such game was ever seen before on
this western front, which is used to all
kinds Of bizarre fighting.
According to the account veraciously
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
'ERhAN ATTACKS AGAINST
THIAUMONT-FLEURY LINE,
ON VERDUN FRONT, FAIL

PARIS. Sept 2s.
vEman troops on the verdun front last
.nt renewed their efforts 70 recapture
<~ery' but were repulsed. the War ONCE
IA ~ Today. The German Crown Prince
~ hung his iegions against the French
<p-non az Thiaumont work. a mile north.
~ ot Fleury, but there too, the French
heir ground. There was no infantry
IA 9n that section of the Somme front
1'.e by the French.
ne Text OF the oficial report follows:
on the Somme our batteries ener.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
Points Way to Suffrapists

The nonpartisan path is the only correct
one for the prospective woman voter, ac-
cording to Mrs. Helen N. Stevens, a voter
of Seattle. Washington, who visited the
suffrage headquarters at 1723 Chestnut
street here. The women voters OF Wash
ington stand by the best movements in the
community. she said.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
United Brethren Meet Again

Sessions of the 117th annual conference
of the United Brethren of Christ, which
are being held in Second Church, Fifty
ninth and Catharine streets. will be de-
voted today to the business Of the confer
ence. A song service will be held this
evening, followed by an address by the
Rev. C. w. Brewbaker, of Dayton, o.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28

Bulgarians In an effort to retake Florina
but both were repulsed by the Franco-Rus
sian troops.
The text follows:
On the Struma the British artillery
bombarded the enemy encampments.
In the direction of Jenimah a Bull
garian column was taken under the
fire of our batteries and was dispersed
with heavy loss
At the foot of Mount Beles and on
the Vardar there was patrol activity
and intermittent cannonading.
On the Serbian front the enemy did
not renew attacks against Kaimalx-
calan.
A few elements of trenches taken by
the Bulgars at this point cost the latter
heavy losses, thanks TO the stubborn
resistance Of the Serblans. On our left
wing two attacks by the Bulgarians
against our positions east and west of
Florina were stifled in the violent fire
or the FrancoRussian troops.
Our aviators bombarded Kenali,
southeast of Monastir.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
RUMANIANS DRIVE BACK
FOES EIGHT MILES In FIERCE
FIGHTING IN TRANSYLVANIA
BUCHAREST. Sent. "a

BUCHAREST, Sept 28.
A distinct Rumanian victory over tho
Austro-Germans who attempted to invade
Rumania through the Vulcan pass was
reported today.
The Rumanians have driven the Teutons
northward more than eight miles by strong
frontal attacks and threats against the
Teutonic left flank. The enemy retired in
disorder TO the outskirts of the coal town
of Petroseny. where fighting is now 60
ing on.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
Ends Life in School Building

liam Haines, a carpenter. ended his life
late yesterday in the cellar OF the East Bur-
lington public school building, where he
was making repairs, by putting a bullet
through his heart. A few hours later An
drew Poinsett. who delivered a load of lum-
Der at the school, found the body.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
LONDON. Sent. 2s.

oply minor actions marked the las
twenty.four hours of the fighting on tn,
Allied right wing in Macedonia, where
British and Italian forces face the Bul
garian left. The War Office issued thi,
statement today:
In the Doiran sector our artillery
dispersed enemy working parties.
Enemy air craft was active. One ma
chine was brought down. on the
Struma front Allied warships shelled
and dispersed enemy detachments at
RazolidaS
French artillery shelled and dis
persed an enemy column at Jenimas.
In patrol encounter at the Orljak
bridge the enemy was forced to retire.
Our aeroplanes bombed the railway
station of Angista.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
BULGAR ATTEMPTS TO REGAIN
FLORINA BEATEN BACK,
SAYS PARIS REPORT
PARIS, Sept. 2s.

PARIS, Sept. rs.
Another repulse for the Bugarlans in
western Greek Macedonia was announced
by the War Office today in report on
Balkan operations.
Two powerful attacks were delivered by
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
Falls Dead at Baseball Game

wILLIAMSPoRT, Pa, Sept. 2S.--Lewis
w. Bumgardner of this city. fell dead at a
baseball game late yesterday. He was
stricken as he was cheering Justify during
an exciting moment
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-31


added.
It was, for now Nora Doyle began.
to assume a very diff: aspect in.
his imagination. He knew that if he
had any sense he would have pro-
posed to Nora long before.
But he could not tell Ethel Shes
looked so happy, her manner was 500
loving, her greeting so affectiOnate.'
And sadly Jim came to the cOnclu-S
sion that he would have to marry
her
Nora Doyle and he seemed always
to be meeting now. Ethel asked jim
that their engagement should remain
secret for the present; consequently
Nora suspected nothing. And Jim
found it impossible to avoid telling
her of his love and of his tragic mis-,
take.
He avoided her, but still they met
He would go for long country trampsS
and he would encounter Nora on the
way. He went to town once, and
Nora happened to. be on the same
train. And at last, utterly worn out
he resolved to ask Ethel to marry
himsat once. The sooner it was over,
the sooner he could learn resigna-l
ton.
EthePs manner had been a little
ceremonious of late. Jim had not
seen her for two days. AS he en-
tered the garden of her house he
heard her voice, then a mans, and tOs
his establishment it sounded like
Harry's. The next moment he had
turned the corner of the hedge and,
come upon Harry holding Ethel in.
his arms.
He stood still, struck speechless,l
with a mixture of wild relief and al
most ungovernable fury. The pair.9
surprised, started apart; then Ethel'ss
ringing laughter broke upon Jim'sS
ears.
''You tell him, Harry" she said. u
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-31


ting where he was.
"a regular case of Miles Standish
over again, Jim. I told her you were
Ianguishing with love for her, and
hadn't the grit to ask her to be your
wife. She's accepted you, my boy"
''You bithering ASST said Jim.
You'll make a splendid pair
said Harry. 81 meant to pretend to
be you and propose in your name,
but 1 guess we don't look enough
alike for that Good luck, old boyw
Jim's hand fell on Harry's collar.
"Is that straight, Harry" his broth
er demanded.
Absolute truth"
'Pn never loan you another cent.
And I'll go tell her at once that you
were playing the fool"
Harry grinned as he twisted him
self out of his brothers grasp. You
ought to have lent me that thou
sand" he said. GO, and tell her by
all means. See, here she comes"
They were little away from the
other guest, hidden from their view
by bank of flowers. Jim, standing
in a daze, saw Ethel Fisher approach
him with a happy face. She came
quickly up to him and-and kissed
him.
Dear" she said, 81 am the happi-
est woman in the world"
And Jim, looking wretchedly from
EtheIs happy face to the grinning
one of his brother, realized that it
was not so easy to tell her as he had
thought it would be.
He arrived home in Harry's wake,
raging. Nothing would satisfy him
but that Harry should go to Ethel
and at once confess the prank he
had played. But Harry was adaman-
tine.
"Jim, old man, it's for your own
good" he said. ''It's time you were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20

sic from the constraining moulds of traditional form that had, from the be- ginning, prevented it's attainment of perfect freedom and flexibility of movement
 The achievement seems today very much matter of course; a thing long familiar, to which we are thoroughly and affectionately habituated. But 50 years ago it's effect was convulsing; for some, it was as the revelation of a new heaven and new earth for the many, it was sheer chaos. Heinrich Dorm, the eminent pedagogue, declared that in this score harmony was "used in way that scoffs at its very name;" of melody there was practically none." The great Hanslick found in it ''an as- sassination of sense and language" Others saw in it only higher cat music" "a monstrosity,' "a tone-chaos of heartrending chords" Today, as we have indicated, Tristan" is milk for babes. The young ladies finishing schools are taken to it in droves. It's once revolutionary dissonances are merely the starting point for the youth- full composer.
 We have spoken lightly of the sim plicity and familiarity and approach ableness that Tristan" years for the musical world of today. Yet even today how overwhelming is the impression made by this music.-not By its strangeness, it's revolutionary quality. but by it's ineffab1e beauty, it's terrible eloquence, its crowding miracles of in-, spiration. the amazing, the incompar- able genius that flames through it from the first note to the last. For 20 years we have been listening to it.; through 60 performances we have watched its loveliness unfold and have been silent in the presence of its heights and depths. Here indeed are thoughts that wander through etern- ity." Here is an altar and an altar fire before which the proudest must bow in reverence; a temple of the spirit wherein we would fain believe that the divinity that broods within is repeating the sublime affirmation of the Giat: CT am Beauty itself amid beautiful things"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20
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