V
THE WEATHER-
Reatrlet Isitlmmtc advrHatnic and li
mediately there- aiinea a eondltloa of
commercial "leart-dleae tkat neltlier
Wall Street, Wklt.Hoiu aor all, the
1 Uas'a aoraea aad men can aaanaa-e. . .
Fair Sunday and Monday. y .
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WILMlKGTOKi C, HOXDAY' MOBKIKG SEPTEMBER 28, 1914
WHOLE KXJMBJTB 13,772.
AM
P II Inl yilL IrlUJllhili IfliLlnilkJiLLv
EAiiMiiiiiiiii
STATEMENTS FROM BQTH SIDE5 FILLED WITH OPTI
MISM AIJLIES SAY THEY HAVE CONTINUED THE
ADVANCE CONTINUED FORWARD MOVEU
MENT OF RUSSIAN TROOPS IN GALA
CIA BAYONET CHARGES FEA
TURED ALL THE COMB ATiS.
SERMAN BOMBS DROPPED ON SEVERAL TOWNS
Cracow Not Yet Attacked by Russian Hosts Dearth of Naval
News Gives Rise to peculation CKolera Officially Re
ported Among Austrian Troops German Empe-
ror's Illness Seems Likely to be More $eri-
ous Unique Method to Fill Depleted v
Ranks of the WarrinrNations.
:
London, Sept. 27. Along almost -wp-thirds of . the great
battle line across nortrjeasterri France thetof the allies
inH rxprmnv fniip-ht ftextelv todav at some ooints witn bavo
- " " O - - - -J .
tinued the advance.
nets and tonight stakments from both..s
tmism. It was agreed, here, hever, that the.alhes had con- , -f g are fiirhtinsr with the same
The French claimed fmarked progress." The German an
nounced from Berlin, ; though 'insisting that the advance had
been repulsed, nevertheless referred to it as an advance. ' " ;
Elsewhere along the battle front, neither side seems to have
achieved any notatole success.
The continued forward movement of Russian troops in Gal
acia; the appearance of German air craft dropping bombs over
various places in Belgium, andagain in Paris and Warsaw, and
the movement of vast bodies of German tropps into Russia by
vay of East Prussia were chiefly significant in a summary, of
the events in both theatres of war. , . -
Of the German bombs thrown, none seems to have done ex
tensive damage. One man is
Beldum and one in Paris. The.
quarter occupied by many Americans.
There is a rumor that an attack on Antwerp is impending.
Neither army has -achieved anything notable since the allies
icported progress in one' direction. . . - , -
The allies at one point claim to have thrown back a desper
2ie advance by the" crack Prussian guard, and the Germans in
sist that today, with a weakened force, their right has checked
the advance of a mixed French arid British force brought up
by rail. . ' .:;r;f- ---..v .: r-,
Recurring references to bayonet charges seem to prove con
clusively that this picturesque and romantic phase of warfare,
which it was thought had been, killed-by the advent of great
guns or modern arms,'is not all a thing of the past.
The French official communication says that at some points
the tremendous armies are only a short distance apart. , :
Dispatches from Petrograd report that fierce fighting still
Sees on in Galacia, thoudi Cracow, towardSvWhich the Russian
hncfc V,o,r hn mViJmr AVPr
'JJlJ "avi- uu uiaium w.w,
and communications cut, has not been attacked. - . ?
To the north the German invasion is assuming vaster pro
portions notwithstanding the Russian war office insists that the
Germans are being repulsed at. the frontier; It was estimated
Jiere that the German front extends from the Baltic coast to
the southern boundary of Silefsia, a distance of about 400 miles.
What opposition; the Germans have met is believed to have
een little more than a "cavalry screen. The fighting centered
a?ain today along the river Niemen, from Druskeniki in Si)r
atki, Russian Poland,' to Sopotzkin. Theofficial statement
issued tonight at Petrograd said the German artillery had been
unable to assume the offensive at Sopotzkin, and that their re:
treat was more or less general. A ; v
There has been a-dearth of nvaf news in trie last:24 hours,-
nd although the fall of; the Austrian seaport of Cattaro has
TO
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reported to have been killed in
explosives in Paris felli in me
ctnrA Pr7mvS WaS invaded!
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.RESUME OF WAR BULLETINS
i For three long 'days without cessation the Germans have
huMed their masses against the French and English, along the
entire front in -nprthern France. The French official view ; is
that these operations, the fiercest that haveyet taken" place, are
by high, command," meaning; possibly direct instructioris from
the Emperor himself. ; 0 , -
: Their purpose has been" to break through the allied linesy but
both French and British official
From Paris it is announced that
been unable to achieve their object, but they havelqst a flag,
guns and men in the attempt.
ic: "The situation is -satisfactory
British front have been beaten
enemy," the official report says. . ;
The bayonet has played an important part in these engage
ments,, where the men in the trenches on one side or the other,
only a few hundred yards apart,
the positions have been shelled
" : The French claim appreciable
a decisive victory over the famous Prussiaii Guard in the cen
ter. Of 'the Woevre. district, where. trie Germans havei made
Sains in the lasttwo of three days - little is said. One of thevre
markable things in this great battle, which has entered -upon
lis sixteenth day; is the spirit maintained by the troops: , bnt:
ish, French arid Germans have
: -'-LehAiHricr th wnrid frr ha; icnnwn. an .aimosi cnnblillll ; TiUU ui
determination and tenacityin the beginning, and that even
the commanders in some cases are having difficulty in holding
their men back.: "
- .The German general staff, by way of Berlin, reports that
the allies are using their railroads in a general attack on the.ex
treme end of the right flank of the German army. The general
staff also reports slight, gains on the center of the battle; front
and an engagement with artillery south of Verdun. ;r H :
'The German casualty list, as officially reported from Berlin,
numbers 104,589 up to date, of whom 1 5,674 are dead,- 65,908
wounded and 23v007 missing. ' 1 ,
!Jn the Far East, according. to Japanese reports, the Japanese
have defeated the Germans on the outskirts of Tsing Tau; cap
ltol of 'the German protectorate of Kiao Chow. Though the
battle lasted fourteen hours, the: losses so far as known .were
smalls
-German Zeppelins have dropped bombs on. Belgian .towns,
a German aeroplane has paid another visit to Paris,-dropping
explosives" in its flight, while a Zeppelin also has -appeared
above the city erf' Warsaw, f . " -::
' The German emperor is reported sufferingfrom inflamma
tion of the lungs. ; Only a-day or two ago his-fifth son, Prince
Oscar, was obliged to withdraw from his regiment, and is be
ing treated' for -a heart affection, the result of over-exertion.
The Emperor's youngest son, Prince Joachim, has-just re
covered frorn a bullet wound. n
. From Petrograd comes an official statement from the Russ
iaii general staff "that German attempts in Russian Poland have
been repulsed and that the Germans are in retreat. ; , ,
' ; WEATHER FOR WEEK.
Conditions Will be Normal Wltn Xlttle
' , " Haln Few , Showers.
Washington; iSeDt:s 27. Uormal fall
wither, with little rain-, was forecast
hJhe weather bur,
by the weather bureau tonight for the
"There will be -showers?' the bulle-tiri-
said," "attending' a' disturbance that
will appear in the. Far-West and move
eastward, crossing the '.central valleys
about "Wednesday-: and: : the pastern
states Thursday or Friday. Otherwise
the week will be generally fair. :,
?. -SifJ:tI nnoler weather over
v,r . o rhanre to cooiei w caiu
the -northern : naituj.
"Temperatures, during, the week -win
average nearly: normal over practical
lyall' parts of . the country." . ? ; -'.,
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; EMPEROR WltlIAM
f-'l: London. ;'Sept.- 37. A: , dispatch,
to the TlmsVrom Geneva -says,
the Suisse . states "that Emperor
4. William Is ill .with , inflammation
X 6f the lungU.as a result .of av--JL
ing fallen ;t .Into;a vtrenchnljed
3. 'ithi, water.' Y WJ'f.
reports say they have failed.
not only have the Germans
The British, as usual, are' lacon
and the. counter attack orr the
back with heavy losses;fcrtlie
come to grips with steel j after
and raked with rifle fire;
progress on the left wing, and
.withstood 5 the most ; erriffic
.
TO ENCOtJRAGE SIA?RRIAGE.
Warrlngr Nations - Wpuld lEnconrae
Families to; Fill up the -Ranks.
Lotildon, ept. 27.- The Archbishop of
Canterbury has sent letter1 to. all the
bishops, urging? . them, to. reduce' mar
riage . license fees so that; soldiers and
sailors summoned to ;, active .service
way wed before "leaving hpme Mar
riage fees aggregate 10 whicV ; in
cludes S2.50 .in a stamped duty,, to the
government;. The "archbkjhpp has. re
quested ; the government tawatvethe
recruits, - . V? t rt-iJ ' .
4., Many dioceses .already nave iowerea
the license fee to $2.60 'and : clergymen
are waiving - their right to personal
fees.' The wholesale encouragement of
marriages on. the part ;of the, soldiers
and sailors of Germany, Austria. , and
France ' has attracted much' interest in
England and probably Inspired the
arcnDisnop Svawiuu. . .. . r- ,
XaMERICANS ; IN NO; HURRY.
Those In S witaerland Are , Weajthyjand
Qoiat Cre to. Return. ; ','.
-. -Paris. I Sept" 27.::-Therelare between
800: and .900 Americans IniSwitzertand,
apeordjing , to j the. latest , estimate.? aiost
of .those remaining are weajthyyand
are in no nurry ; w my uone. ;
GERMAN GHURGHES
ISSUE AN ADDRESS
Repudiate Country's Responsi-
' bility f or War.
TO FEDERAL COUNCIL
Text Given ; Out . 'In. .New ; York, Last
AtSliit-rf Attitude pt Christians In
" United States' Set Forth', by
Secretary of Organization. "
" New York, Sept 27. The Federal
Council, of . Churches tonight . made
public a communication from 29 lead
ing Protestant churches of . Germany,
repudiating J in behalf- of . German
Christianity and the German govern
ment, responsibility for the European
war and fixing , it on ' "those who long,
secretly a,nd cunningly have been spin-1
ning a web of conspiracy against Ger
many, which now they have flung over
us to strangle us therein." The com
munication is addressed to the "Evan
gelical churches abroad." -
"Its ; warlike one,", says ia statement
issued "by the Federal council, . "and
.vigorous denunciation" of Germany's op
ponents is a , matter,.' of considerable
surprise to members of the council."
"A.v systematic, network of lies" the
communication reads,' "controlling the
international telegraph servicev is en
deavoring in other lands to cast on our
people and; its government "gililt for
the , outbreak of this war, and. has dar
ed, dispute the inner, right of us. arid
our Emperor to invoke the assistance
of God." . ' "
The communication points to Ger
many's 43 years of peace and to her
material development "in friendly com
petition with other -people,"- and de
clares that "only under compulsion to
repel a, wanton attack has she drawn
the sword." Her frontiers threatened,
Germany- was compelled to protect her
self ,rom being ravaged by Asiatic
barbarism," it is declared. , 1 ;
"Oer against a world 'irf arms," the
communication -continues, ."we reCog
nze -xtfetrly that we have 'to 4 defend
our exitefce'and our hofior. No scru
plevbilfolEojLir enemies, when-in
tKeirWi4)n .tere is a , prdspect
thwugft-t pat- iK3fetructfon of seizing for
colonial vppssessioris or bur -.trade; itWe
stadoir against this raglBg'pttie
peoplejSfearless because 'our trusfv is
ipf Godv- tThis war has been - thrust on
us,-ootl'flnd us a single people in which
drstinctfons of race arid rank, oi par
ties and confessions 'have - vanished In
a holy ' enthusiasm not shrinking from
battle ahd'Irom 'deathr and . looking to
(Jod. we are all of one mind and pre
pared joyfully to stake our all for our
land and for our liberty."
It is "declared that "unnainable hor
rors have been-committed against Ger
rnans livinar neacefully abroad," and
that "into 'the war which he Czar has
openly proclaimed as the decisive cam
Daitrn agianst - Teutonism and Protes
tanti'sm, heathen Japan is called s under
the pretext of an alliance.
'. "Not for the sake' of our people.
whose sword is bright and keen, but
for the sake of the unique world-task
of'the Christian people in the decisive
hour of the wofld mission, we now ad
dress ' ourselves . to Christians abroad
in 'neutral and, inimical lands. ,"
? ,"If the . peoples among -whom mis
sions and brotherly love had begun , to
be a- power lapse into savagery in mur-,
derous war through hate and bitter-,
ness; :if Christian Europe' forfeits a
notable portion of her position . In the
world,- the guilt of' this , rests not on
our people. "We know that througn
this sanguinary judgment God is call
ing our nation to repentance, and we
rejoice that she Is ; hearing His. holy
Voice and turning to Him. But .hi this
we Know - tnat we-can- ana -must repu
diate responsibility ' for the terrible
crime , of this war and, all? its .conse
quences, development of the Kingdom
of God on earth. - With, the conviction
we must contribute .it to those ; who
have long secretly and cunningly been
spinning a web of conspiracy against
Germany which they now have " flung
bver us;in order to strangle us there
in." ' ;
The communication, was ;made public
with the following comment ' by the
Rev. Charles McFarland, secretary of
the council: , . "'
';: "I do not see how a statement of this
kind - can help matters. American
churches are endeavoring to maintain,
without interruption, the relations pre
viously existing" with the 5 German
churches and with the churches of all
nations. Our attitude - Is more than
one of neutrality,, it is an attitude of
conciliation." :: ' .
PRESIDENT AT "CHURCH.
Motored to - Baltimore and Was Gnest
of His Brother. '
paltlmore, Sept. 27 President Wood-'
row Wilson motored to Baltimore to
dayt attended church and after dinner
at the homexof - his brother, Joseph R.
Wilsonr returned to Washington. The
President was accompanied by his physician,-'
Dr. Stockton Axson, and ,his
cousin. Miss Helen Bones. They were
followed by r a. car : containing -?secret
service men. . , v -P.'"' - ;
' The : President and his. relatives at
tended servides- at Franklin . Street
Presbyterian church, where the 'party
occupied front pews, reserved for
'them.. - :' V'"'. -
;m - . -..'V, , a . ' '
. TEDDY "BUTTS IN. - ?
Receives the - Belgian Commission ' and
: Gives Them a Send-Off.
Cleveland, O.; Sept. 27. Col. Theo
dore Roosevelt granted an Interview
i - . n J n n tM V. a f i a - "O .1 oi o n
royai commission. in ui uuunn yi-c-senting
clairiis of alleged German atro
' , , .! '
cities. ', M. Hyams,-minister of Btate f or
Belgium, said, the commission thanked
the former.- President for. the t tone of
his Vecent articles on the war '.which
they .consideredvfayorableto the tBel-
rian ' cause.' r The commission , left tor
New York," Intending ; to: sail f orEu-
rope Tuesday.
WEEK IN CONGRESS
AS IT IS OUTLINED
Completion of War Tax and
Trust Laws.
DEMOCRATS TO CONFER
Will Map Out LeglslatlTe Program For
Balance y of Session Philippine
Independence Promise to be
; Drawn Out Other Bills. .
" ' ,.' . ., . ' .
Washington, Sept. 27. Congress this
week will undertake enactment of the
war - tax. bill - and completion of the
anti-trust legislation. The war, rev
enue, measure, already passed by the
House, : is before the Senate finance
committee. The Clayton, anti-trust
bill conference report will be taken
up by the Senate. .Monday.
Administration leaders believe both
of these measures can' be disposed of
withing-ten .days. Both, however, will
be assailed.
-Notwithstanding President Wilson's
endorsement of the Clayton bill Sena
tor ? Reed" -of Missouri will make an ef-
fprtv to have - it recommitted on the
ground that it has - been weakened by
elimination of specific penalties and
modification of many features. The
Senate -finance committee hopes to
have the ; war tax "bill ready for the
Seriate " as soon as the Clayton bill
is disposed of.
Conferences of Democratic leaders
will be held -tomorrow to consider the
legislative program for" the. rest of
the season.
While the Senate debates the Clayton
bill the House will continue discussion
of the -Jones bill to pave the way for
Philippirie independence. : This meas
ure," Democratic leaders declare, ' -will
encounter serious opposition in the
Senate and will hold Congress indefini
tely, if there Is a disposition to pass
it before adjournment. - - 5
CHOLERA AMONG WOUNDED.
Government; Physicians Have Definite
ly .Diagnosed Cases In Vienna.
London, ept. S27. A Rome dispatch
to the Telegram says a dispatch from
Vienna1' states that government physi
cian have .defijaUelX-tb11811 -the-iStesence
:of Asiatic oi'er atbng - ihe
military wOiiiided.in Vieniia; hospitals.
'. ' :..'. . .'. . '-''.
i?-. It, has been . pffiisiaily announced that,
one ' case,, has been discovered among
thle woiinded soldiers.
TENNESSEE TO REMAIN.
Cruiser ; Will be Vat London as Deposi
, i: tory of American Relief.
. London,. . Sept. 27. The- American
cruiser 'Tennessee will remain in Eng
land . indefinitely as depository of the
American government relief- funds.
James L.. Wilmeth, . chief elerk of the
United .States . Treasury . Department,
and Capt. HarrytF. Dalton will have
charge-of the closing? up of the affairs
connected with the relief fund. Henry
H. Breckenridge, assistant Secretary of
War, and army officers will sail from
Liverpool for home October 3rd..
i .
. BOMBARDING . MALINES.
Dispatch From Antwerp Says Germans
. , Have Re-opened Fire.
London," Sept. 27. A dispatch to the
Reuter Telegram Company from Ant
werp says the Germans today recom
mended the bombardment of Malines
The people were obliged to quit their
reconstructed . habitations. Heavy gun
flrine- was heard In the direction of
Hof stade. ,
OFHCERS
he
Picked Up by Steamer and
Survey Ship.
Revenue Cutter Service Officers With
out Information as to Cause of
' the Mishap Ship Will be
a Total Loss.
Washington, Sept. 27. Four officers
and' 56 men aboard the revenue cutter
Tahoma when she went ashore on the
Western Aleutian Islands last week,
have been picked up by the steamer
Cordova and survey ship Patterson,
near AgaUu Island. Advices today to
revenue ; cutter headquarters said
search -was . proceeding for 23 others
from the Tahoma who landed from
boats on nearby Islands. ' "
-The message indicated that the Ta-
i-homa will be a total loss. 1 No details
of - the : condition "of the , men rescued
were -given. The 60 refugees left the
Tahoma" In four boats. ' Whether ; they
Lwere cruising when , they- were , over
taken 'by the rescue ships or had tak
en refuge on one of the numerous Is
lands, was not Indicated In the- mes
sage, -which was sent, by Capt.; 'Rey
nolds, commanding' the Bering Sea
fleet. . ': ' "'- ' - V ' y:
.The Tahorna - strucx- September 21.
She had aboard 83 - persons including
nine officers, 'the crew ; and several
members . of - a. revenue 1 cutter shore
party.? o i-;t-." ;. -Vv'y"';',':
-. ' Revenue ; cutter, service officers to
night 4were without: Information as to
the ..cause - of - theTahoma's . , mishap.
That -she had stumbled onto a rock or
ost'.her Jjeartngs In, the fogwere sug
gested "as. possible, reasons.. , v :
jXae j?atj;erspn.. was from Unalaaka.
AND
ME
SCUED FROM TAHOMfl
OFFICIAL BULLETINS
Paris; London, Petrograd and
- Berlin Claims
'.
THE WAR STATEMENTS
Perceptible Progress on French Ieft
- Wing Germans Capture a - Bar -;
. v'vxier- Port Nothing New -;
: From the Meme
Paris , Sept. . 27. The following . ofB-
cial war bulletin -was Issued today: .
"First--Oni our left wing ' the . battlo
has" been continued :with perceptibl
progress - on our.- part.- On the " front 4
between the , rivers OlBe and Somme
and on the. north , of the Somme, from
the Aisne to Rheims, 'the Germans have
made- violent attacks at several points,
some of them being at the point of the .
bayonet, ; but they ' were air repulsed. .
In many places the" French and German
trenches were not more than -100 me-
ters apart " . . . ,. . ..
"Second In the center from Rheirps
to Souain the Prussian guard has un
dertaken unsuccessfully a vigorous offensive,"-being,
hurled back '' In. the re--gion-
of Berry au'Bae (11 miles north-"
east of Rheims and about 25; mills'
east of Solssons) arid Nogent 'L Abbea
(three miles north of Rheims). From '
Souain the enemy yesterday made a -successful
attack t between highway
leading from Somme to Chalons- Sur
Marne and the line of the railway from
St. ' Menehould . to , Vouziers. . At the '
end "of the day pur .troops regained the
ground, they lost.,. t ' , .
"Between the region of the Argonne
and the Meuse the enemy has not mail-
ifested; activity. .In the, heights of .the
Meuse nothing new has developed.; Ln
the south of Woevre the Germans cori-
trol a front from St. Mihlel to Pont '
Amousson. . r .
"On. our' right wing, in Lorraine, tha
Vosges arid Alsace, there has been no '
important i change." . r
"Until far into the day of the 27th
the Germans .have not ceased, 'night or
day-; f, to. renew on the; entire; fr.ont t
taeks ;hprecedened ,: Violence; with
the determined, purpose of trying; to ,
break through bar lines.'
"These" attacks - were made ' with a .
uniformity denoting instructions frOm
the highest , command to seek the so
lution of the battle.
."Not only v have they not been able .
to accomplish it, but during the action
we have ' captured one flag, some cart
nori. and .many, prisoners. . '
"All bur , army commanders " make
special, mention of the fact that the :
morale of our troops, notwithstanding
this uninterrupted struggle, continues
excellent and that they " themselves
even have trouble to hold back the
troops In their; desire to rush on the
memy which' is sheltered in defensive
positions." ' ' ' 1
' Gains Claimed by Berlin.
Berlin, Sept. 27. (By Wireless to
Sayville, L. I.) The following state
ment .on the -i condition In Northern
France was made public today:
"The enemy Are using their reserves
In a general attack, on the end of the
right flank of .the German army,
, "At Bapaume ,(ln Pas de Calais, four
miles southeast Of -Arras) an advanced
French division was- repulsed ,by a
smaller German. force.; ., ; .
"In the center .of the battle, front we
have made slight gains. .
"The forts under bombardment south
of .Verdun ,have ' withdrawn their fire
(Continued on. Page Two.)
VILLA HIES TERMS :
FOR MEXICAII PEACE
Resignation of Carranza it His
" , Ultimatum. , . ( i
Government, Must be - Turned Over to
Calderon Pending Calling of Elee-
tlons Time Will Show Wis- T .
dom " of Course. -. i
Mexico City, Sep. 27. General Alva
ro Obregon, the Carranta commander,
and three generals left .here today for
Aguas Callentes to meet a commission
from General Villa's . army In t an at- ;.
tempt to t adjust differences between
Generals Villa "and Carranza.
Officials here' are J hopeful that a
peaceful solution of the problem may.
be found. - -: - - . - .
' Chihauhau, ' Sept. 27. The resigna
tion1 of Venustlanp Carranza from u- '
preme vcpirimands of , Mexico's army is
General , Vllla'a only basis . of adjust,
ment of the present differences, ac
cording to his .. messages from official
in Mexico , City ' who protested against
Villa's position v against ; his 'former .
chief.! General Villa declared he would '
never' accept' Carranza as head of the
Republic. V ':;.: 'iVT..'.- 1 . -'
General Villa's "reply , as given ' out
here today follows: . - '
' '. "I lament" the t circumstances which
have - brought about grave danger, but
sincerely. protet that my sole ambfc- J
tlon .will.' be . to-; arrange existing -dlfflp s ;
cultles without shedding blood, if pos- ,
sible. , a emphatically: state, however, .?
that ithe only move which can bring .
about ; cessation of .hostilities Ph- my
- ' Continued: on Pasre Two.) .. 1 .
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(.conunuea on -a