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VOL. xcv nsro. 7, :
Fiiliilil i raoAL acim
OF, MltM ; IHEfflSNE -KCfWHiHUED
Jeyond Admitting This .act; Official Statements From Loh
don, Paris and Berlin Are Vague, All in Substance Being
There is No Change in the Situation" Allies
Gaim to Have Made Slight Advances Here A
arid .There Along the Line, However.
MS
DENY ALL REPORTS OF REVERSES
Hey Seem to Have Redoubled Their Efforts to Hurt Back the
Allied L' ie Very Rigorous Censorship Seem to Have i
Been Imposed Pehograd Reports Officialiy
Tliat Austrian Stronghold is Invested-
Forts at Cattaro Sunk French Ship. '
Furious fighting continues in Northern France, where the
allied French and British armies are. at grips with the Gerrnna
forces in what is characterized as the crucial action of the bat--tie
of the Aisae.. .Beyond admitting this fact, the official
statements are vague. Few" details of the struggle which may
k the turning point" of the western campaign have been given
the waiting public: ; . : ' : V ; : ' ' - . -:.
One sentence: "There is no change in the situation,'' epito
mizes the official reports frorrivLondonj Paris and Berlin. The
Allies claim to haye madesHghiJYanceherend
ably on the heights of the Meuse. The German official state
ment, however, declares that "reports concerning a victorious
advance of the enemy are untrue." r r
Both the British and the French official statements refer to
the violence of the attacks made by. the Germans, who seem to
have redoubled theirefTorts in an attempt to hurl back the al
lied line. The, reports indicate, however, that the French arid
British have given no ground; .- '!
A very rigorous censorship evidently has been imposed at
virtually all points, particularly in London regarding the op
erations at the front, as very little news is being permitted to
come through. , Thenar officials probably hesitate to raise the
hopes of the people without some decisive result having been
attained, and fear that the publication of even the smallest de
tails of the operation-might be of aid to the Germans. ; '
Petrograd reports officialiy that the Austrian stronghold of
Przemysl, in Galacia, is invested completely by the Russians,
and that the main Austrian army is retiring behind, the Carpa
thians into Hungary; pursued by the Russians. Berlin, how
ever, declares thai reports of the fall of two of the Przemysl
forts are invention. J ' '
The Montenegrins, who have allied themselves with the
Servians in the conflict with Austria, are making advances, ac
cording to advices. A despatch from Cettinje, Montenegro,
says the Montenegrins are within artillery range of : Sarajevo,
capital of Bosnia. . :?; - , y ; v ;
The Austrian forts at Cattaro, Dalmatia, on September 19,
sunk a large French warship,-according to a despatch to the
Cologne Gazette. This ship was one of a;fleet of eighteen
which was met by a salvo from one of the Austrian forts as it
approached the stronghold." The rest of the fleet retreated
hastily, says the despatch, after the French ship was sunk.
A despatch from Constantinople says that the Dardanelles
have been closed to navigation. ' 4: K v ; ( . - y
The Austrian government hasconfiscated the Canadian Pa
cific Railway Company's securities and money deposited in
Vienna, according to report, as
tion cars running on Austrian
is said, of a refusal by the company to pay the dividends to
Austrian shareholders. ; -
Advices received in Raris say that the rapidincrease in grain
Prices in Austria is causing ianxiety in official circles;. rnrierS
are holding their supplies for higher prices, and fhe govern
ment proposes to fix a maximum price for this commodity. :
For the first time since thewar began, wireless news; sent'
out by the French government through the Eiffel tower has
heen received in London. .. The- message detailed : the fierce
fighting which took place in northern France between Septem
ber 26 and 28. :,;rC ,;.vcv;-:4:;;
Sir Edward Orsonrthe Ulster leader
( Continued on
well as the company's observaf-
railroads. This is the result, it
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WIIiMIJSTGTOK, :N.
t:s .... ' , -
'3TTON CONFERENCE FAILS
TO ARRIVE
Radical Differences of Opinion Develop Between Governors
!. and Congressional Delegation as to Whether. Proposed
- Relief Should Come Through Federal or -State
i Legislation; Also on Tax to Curtail Acreage :i
V
(t.Washington; Sept. 28. State and
Federal representatives of the. cotton
produclifgr states conferred here? today
and tonight without; arriving, at any
conclusion as to what should be done
to relieve the cotton situation in the
South from conditions brought r on by
the war in Europe. The conference
was called, by a joint congressional
committee ' composed of senators and
representatives of Southern states, and
the governors of the cotton states, at
tended .either in person or by re"presenr
tatives.. '.'.-. .- '-r. -" . .
..The meetings were held behind clos-j
ed doors. but it. was i understood that
radical differences of. opinion, develop-f
ed betweenth governors and .the .con
gressional delegation as to whether
proposed relief should be. giyen through I
Federal of. state legislation.
Th main -proposal debated .was the
plan to .curtail either the crop .'direct
ly or the acreage planted in 1915. Sev
eral proposals ; were made that; the 1915
cotton yield be limited. to. 50 , per cent
of the crop produced in 1914 "by means
of a prohibitive tax on all production
in excess of that amount., One plan
of reduction was to fix a tax of 10
cents a pound on excess production and
another-. that a tax of 20 cents an, acre
rbe' placed ; upon: every, acre planted to
cottons in; 1915 in excess .of .50 per cent
of the .' acreage planted in .1914.
Division of .opinion: Occurred on- the"
question of .whether- or not this tax
should be levied by the Federal govv
em men tr, brh-at oTtrestnmaTettsttr
should be taken by the legislature of
each . cotton producing - state. -The diff
ference apparently 'was very pronounc
ed and - the' final decision . of the' con
ferenceto exclude' the press from; its
deliberations" was "reached only after
heated debate. ' '-
' The only matter' debated outside of
the proposal' to limit- the; 1915 crop was
Representative Henry's - bill which
would provide for a government 3 per
cent, loan to" cotton producers, the gov
ernment holding excess cotton as security-until
such' time as the market
could absorb the surplus. '
i Representative Henry spoke irt be-
CANDIDATES -OF THE. :
ORGANIZATIONS LEAD
In Republican and Democratic
Primaries in New York.
Ambassador Gerard . Runs Ahead of
Franklin -D. Roosevelt for United
; States Senate SulBer and "
. ' , . - . Davenpart Close. ; -
New :Tork, Sept. ; 29. Organization
candidates led strongly in the early
city, returns in the - primaries for the
Republican and - Democratic nomina
tions or governor and United States
senator. . Gov. Martin H. Glenn led
John A. Hennessy by approximately. 4
to 1 in the Democratic gubernational
priv iBi'f ps. ' : ''
In the -Democratic contest for United
States Senator James W. Gerard, Am
erica ambassador to V Germany, was
running ahea of . Franklin D. Roose
velt, assistant secretary to the Navy,
by about four and a! half - to one.
In the . Republican x primaries - for
governor, Charles S. Whitman, district
attorney of New. York county, r; was
leading Job Hedges," -by nearly ' 5 to, 1.
Harvey D. Hinmatf ran ;: considerably,
behing , Hedges. V ': ' V- '
Representative William M: Calder, of
Brooklyn, led James W. Wadsworth,
Jr., -by nearly- five1 to one for- the Re
publican nomination for: Unuited tMes
senator, and David Jayne Hill had re
ceived only, about one-eighth as many
votes of Wadsworth.
: The contest for J governor, in " the
Progressive primaries was Tunning
very close. ' The -"-candidates are Wil
liam' Sulzer, present -assemblyman, and
last year impeached as;, the Democratic
governor, and, ; Fred'k. M. Davenport.
.. .These figures were based on returns
from about- one eighth of 'j the - 1,780
election districts in .the city, in the
case bf .United States senator, and
about one ' fourth of the ' total number
in the ;case of governor. " '
There was no contest in the Pro
gressive r-primaries' for United- States
senator Bainbridge i Colby feeing the
pnly' nominee of this party. .
Tammany Hall asserted that Govern
or Glynn ; would carry ' New Tork- by
75.000. !. .-rw.--fj Aft
As ' the polls did not close until 9
Vciock.f the count-was lat in. coming
in. - In some country districts Jt: is said
the .totals would . not bei. known until
iat'a.'.toinrrow,.-
C; TUESDAY MOBNIKG, SEPTEMBER 29, 1914
AT CONCLUSION
lialf of his bill tonight, a-nd read a let?
ter from Governor Colquit, . of Texas,
commending the planv.The. conference
was still, in.' session at a late hour
with little 'prospect" .thai '.any : conclu
sion could be reached tonight. Itvwas
understood ;the i deliberations , . would bd
continued tomprrow an.d i eyen. tbe foi-i
lowing day if necessary,. - .. '
No Call .fr iL8fllMre8. . r
The conference" decided that, news of
its -action only? should be. given out
through its presiding 'officer,,.. 'Gov. L.
E. Hall, of Louisaha, Vr ts secretary;
Representative John 'Gfinerl of ' Texas.'
determination of .thef governors -not to
call special sessions ,bf' the ' legislature
was expressed in a resolution adopt
ed by the goverticfrs Before 'the con
ference began. ' . " , " - " " ' ' '
' .The sentiment of - the resolution was
that the states were ' without coris
titutionajt power to aid ? themselves - in
this i emergency and 'must 'look 'to
Congress for Telief. ' -f'-,' ' '
' The conference adjourned ; shortly
after midnight until 11 o'clock tomor
row without r haying taken any ac
tion. ; ' Y" ' . Y-:
- - MANY PLANS ON TAPIS. .
To be Presented at .-New. Orleans Con-
ventionr Todays-.
New Orleans,;' Sept.: 4 28. Numerous
plans to remedy conditions affecting
the cotton situation aresxpected. to be
presented to the Southern Cotton Conj
vention which wijl.' convene nere z wr
morrow.-- . "-. 5 .--J.-'. 'f
: Harvey. Jordan, . president':, of the
Southern"Cbtton ..AsaodiatiOn, said to
night the-vconvettt'onvhTischU. ask Jhe
the : South 66,0QO,00O which ;he main
tatned was - collected : from., a , tax ; oh
the staple duringr and just 'after;; the
war between the States. . . :j. ' ,, .'.?
. . This money, Mr. Jordan-' said, has
been in the government." treasury .tBince
1.868 when Supreme-Court- judges' were
equally divided on .the' question-whether
or not it should - be returned. . -Reduction
of . acreage , and. -1 means
whereby 'reuejithat admittedly is
needed next, year, can. be forced , upon
the planter is expected 'to be the prin
cipal topic of ;discuasion. States ha've
sent their delegations: with varied in
structions: on the subject - , ..
Its Teeth Are Gone, Senator
. Reed Declares.
Charges His Democratic Colleagues
With Handling With Soft Glov- .
ed Hands Calls it Con
ferees Caprtulatlbn." ' '
f Washington Sept. 29.' Charging his
Democratic colleagues with handling
the trusts with soft gloved hands and
proposing that- instead' of trust ;i ex
terminations "no rude- sheriff or mar
shal is to lay callous, fingers upon' the
perfumed collar of captains; of indus
try," Senator Reed, of Missouri, today
assaulted the I conference Report v on the
Clayton ani-trust bilf; in, an, all-day
speech. ' ' f ' - .
The bill, as agreed to in conference,
he declared, ., should e called -ilthe
conferees' capitulation;" that in re
moving criminal penalties for various
offenses the conferees had: treated-with
monopoly as under a white flag and to
the soothing melodies ' of "Peace on
Earth ; Goodiwill to the Trusts." " o
: "When , the' Clayton . bill first' "was
written," .he added, "it; was a , raging
lion' with a mouth , full;. of teeth.;If has
degenerated " to a tabby:; cat with ' soft
gums.; and,. a... plaintive mew. , It is a
sort of legislative c apology tov -the
trusts,, delivered that in- hand ": and ac
companied by" assurances that no : dis
courtesy is intended.",: A . z.s - " ' ' '
' Senator Ree'd - insisted' the conferees
had. bo' destroyed the, bill, as to repu
diate the Democratic platform, and the
wishes . of the . i purpose expressed In
Mr. Wilson's trust message-, to ' Con
gress. x " ' ' , . ' . -. i i- ' - '
. "The members of this Congress com
pared ' with., that which1; . passed . the
Sherman - law,' - he .continued, ''are -a lot
of wet-' nurses -as against -soldiers on
the field of battle, swords in , hand.
John; Sherman; -and other t Republicans
of that -day wer fearless Jn their stand
gainst fthe trusts."; : Sf:i'-:
The conference . agreement, - the sena
tor asserte'd, -' would be welcomed ' by
men . Who organized . the .Standard. Oil
Company, the tobacco trust,: the sugar;
trust;' or the' men - who looted the New
Haven Railroad" :-; ZTZA.
v v The fighf,4 on the report-will;" be-continued"
tomorrow. -: Throughout' the
day, there., were .repeated call's '-for a
'quorum theVflght asunilng the gerir
.,'aral-' chaipacte'r. of ) a' 'fUlkuater v-- :
MAKES ALL-DAY SPEECH
AGAINST CLAYTON BILL
GUNS PRIMED AWAITING
'if.. .- r ' . . .-. - : . .... . ,
GEN. CARRANZA'S REPL Y
To Villa's Demand That He Resign in Favor of Calderon as
First Chief No Actual Armistice Established, and the
- " ' " ' lts f,vr:,r.;, ; ; , VrX'-'---';.. - '
Forces of Both Sides Continue Movements To
wards Each Other Villa Not Candidate.
1 - - - i , ; : - V -. ,- : ;
TE1 Paso, Tex.f Sept., 28. The,begini
ning, of actual hostilities between the
divided : Constitutionalist army await
ed .tonight .General Car rahKa's-, answer
to .'General Villa,', who has demanded
thatrhe resign . in favor of . Fernandio
Iglesias Calderon, as first chief. So
far "as could be learned, here,-however,
there has been established no actual
armistice' and both Carranza's and
Villa's ." forces' continued preparations
and movements toward, each other.
' The condition of ; the railroads and
other' communications between Chi
huahua City, Villa's headquarters and
Mexico City . probably will delay the
negotations . between the northern
leader's spokesman-and Alvaro Obre
gon and .ojther - Carranza representa
tive, who - are expected to.; confer at
Aguas Calientes. ' -. -i
r; From all . sections came: today re
parts of strong " pressure,, aside from
Villa's demand,' which -is being' brought
to bear on .Carranza. that he resign
once as first chief of the revolutionary
party. , Partisans . pt , Calderon and
representatives of "the, old , Federal
party declared - hisTinstallation I as .pro
visional "president : would be the best
meansjof assuring at least temporary
peac.' " . ' '. .,'
i t. J: Canova, . who has been acting
in. similar capacity,, remained at Villa's
headquarters - in Chihuahua. Al
though optimism was. the ; keynote of
expressions the Carranza ' and, " Villa
elemtits, as- reported in Sonora, con
tinued their actual warfare In the
second battle since the official declara
tion of peace in Mexico. Gen. Juan
Cabral, named military governor of
Sonora, has returned here declared he
has no connection -.with either side. .
,; ..... i " "'" ..:;-'f4y$ffe...
y&-fchljZ: JfOT A CANn IDATE." ; -
For .President " orVlce President; of
; Mexico Washington Hopeful. 1
TiWashIngt6n, Sept.: 2 9.-Fprmal' an
nouncement from," General ; Villa that
he will hot 'be a' candidate for 'presj4
Mexlcrt was
.f t ojclceresiqent el.
received at the State
day- through George C. Carothers, con
sul agent at Chihuahua Cfty. V?This
aispatch,-the first to reach-Washington
from the Interior of Mexica. since
Villa's revolt against --General Car
ranza's authorityiaa first chief of the
Constitutionalists, greatly strengthen-"
ed the 1 hopes of officials here for a
peaceful - adjustment; of th.e differences
between the . two .leaders. ;: .
- Special- significance was attached
to Villa's assurance, .'because it' fol
lowed "so closely .'the. declaration of
General .Carranza that he. would not
become a, candidate if Villa would give
a simila promise and all-the, military-
Fourteen Committees . Repre
sent Various Trades.
Nevf tYork . Merchants and Business
Men Interested, Set . Wheels ; in
'Motion to Take lDO.OOO '
Bales of Cotton.
New York,. Sept. 28. New York bus
iness men interested in the "Buy-a-Bale
.of , Cotton" movement met today
and organized 14 i sub-committees rep-r
resenting various .trades and indus
tries. Another committee with five
members was appointed to look after
the details of the work. , "
' At the meeting a telegram was read
f rom the .bord of; trade; of Tuscaloosa,
Ala., expressing t appreciation 'of the
interest' shown by the New York mer
chants, and stating that a bale of cot
rton picked, by the-picanninies of Ala
bama was being sent as an expression'
of their gratitude. '
Members of the Silk Association of
America, who also are interested ir
the; movement, -have sent ; out" a letter
urging the -necessity .of helping the
South in this year's emergency caused
by its inability to 'dispose of its cotton
in Europe, and urging all who can af
ford to buy a bale to -.do so. ' .
SURGEON ' GENERAL BLUE ' "
VISITS A SPARTANBURG, S. C.
Inspects Pellagra Hosnltal and Con
1 fers With Thompson -Commission J
p Spartanburg, S.' C., : Sept. 28. Sur
geon General "Rupert'" Blue, of the
United States Public j Health Service,
conferred with the" Thompson Pellagra
Commission here;- today and" inspected
the - newy ' pellagro " hospital " recentl
opened here by " the,. Federal I govern
ment. -. The ' Thompson 'commission
came . south from New York to : study
the pellagra situation. '--'.". ; " - 'J-
-I"I"I"I"I"I"I"I-I"I"I"I"I"I-'I-iI"HH
.VRAILWAY WILLi EMPLOY
:-" : -j i -t ; , ' 6,00 .: EXTRA HBIf
Montreal J Sept. '28. The Can- !
iadian Pacific Railroad iannounc- JL
ed here today Its ' eastern and Ju
western lines would employ 6,000
extra men'' within the . next two
I months ' 1 to- -relieve distress
L brought about
by j, the war in JL
4 Europe. -
.' ;. -
Iyfrtf
BUY-A-BALE MOVEMENT
ORGANIZED III GOTHAM
leaders , were eliminated as presiden
tial possibilities.
The State Department tonight was
without Information from Mexico City
but It generally was believed in of
flcal circles that if General - Carranza
resigns Thursday as has been declared
he will, the convention called ,.by him
for that" date will name as his suc
cessor F. Iglesias ; Calderon, whose
selection has been demanded by Villa.
Constituttionalist ; representatives
here tonight were hopeful tha he
peace commissioners . dispatched, . by
Carranza: and Villa to ' mee in an at
tempt to adjust the existing difficul
ties between the two factions, would
reach a satisfactory.7 solution of the
problem. ;, " v
General Funston, commanding the
American forces r at Vera Cruz, in
formed the War -Department that Gen
eral Zapata,' the southern rebel leader,
had lodged a protest with him against
the surrender of, Vera Cruz to the Car
ranza governments Zapata made it
plan that he "did not recognize Car
ranza as the first chief of the Consitu
tionalists. Zapata's army makes him a
factor to be reckoned with, .and it is
admitted that his attitude wiil not be
calculated to hasten the preparations '
for the. American evacuation.
Orders for the withdrawal from
Mexican waters- - of the battleships
Arkansas, Delaware, and North. Da
kota; had : been prepared tonight and
only" awaited the signature of Sec
retary Daniels to 'become effective.
These- vessel are to be replieved
by the ! Texas, Minnesota and - Rhode
Island, which have been ordered to
Vera Cruz. ;
"At the Navy Department is -was
said "that" Secretary Daniels would re
lease the three ..battleships m
Mexico duty tomorrow. They will pro
ceed north for target practice maneu
vers and drills, which have been
suspended" during their stay in south
ern waters.
In. accordance with recommendations
that-only' four battleships be retained
fbr 'the present in Mexican waters,
submitted to i Secretary - Daniels by
Rear Adniirat Jlitcher, it , is proposed
ana A.anas, weaving ne , axh-nesota-.'w-J&hdde
Island: and Vermont to
constijttite the naval force in Mexico. :
,' . ";Wtrea Intact to . Capital. - "
" Laredo .Texas, Sept. 28. Overland
Wireff between Laredo and Mexico City
are:in:tact. - Efforts- to .communicate
with thej Mexican capital from other
points , along the" Texas border, how
ever, have not been successful and the
wires out ''of ' this' city ' have been Used
principally ..in the transmission of offi-
clal messages. - Elr, Paso is the only
bor&kv point in' communication with
Torreon; -where the ' peace commission
(Confinued on Page Two.)
DESCRIBES LOGIN
AS VERITABLE POMPII
Graphic Description of Its
Wreck and Desolation. ,
Prof. E. . Gilsota, of "the - University of
Louvaln, Writes Interestingly in
Letter to Belgian Minister
' ;. of Justice Ruins. -
Washington, Sept." 28: A 'graphic de
scription of the wreck" and desolation
of LouVain, Belgium, is given by Prof.
E. Gilson, of the University of Louvain,
in a letter to the -Belgian minister of
justice, .Henry Carton De Wiart, one
of the .King of the Belgians high com
missioners who recently presented a
statement of Belgium's case to Presi
dent. Wilson. The i letter in part fol
lows:",;...... .. ;i .':.' -f : -,. ." .
"The. center of the city is a smoking
heap of ruins. Houses are .caved in,
nothing remains but smoking runs. It
is a veritable Pompeii.
"In the center stand the walls of St.
Peter, how a grinning : silhouette, roof
and belfry gone, .the walls, blackened
and caved in: r In fronf stands the Ho
tel De Ville dominating everything and
almost. Intact. The -library and its
treasures are entirely 'gone. .
"The Bight is extraordinarily pictur
esque,, gloomy, abominable, and 'more
so in the evening when the full moon is
shining over the mass of ruins. - Then
it Is really fantastic, diabolical. The
center Of old Louyain, . the old city of
the Dukes of -Brabant, exists no long
er, a new city; will have to, be, built ..
' The big avenues converging- in the
center have also greatly suffered, the
roads leading -into the adjacent, cities
are burned wherever, the barbarians
passed through. - The village of Herent
has been particularly the object of at
tacks, It Is half burned; 16 ' persons
were shot andJ a, number' of ; men' sent
Into captivity, including the old priest
and hia two vicars ahd the old retired
priest. ;i,.;-i'.:..i.;;V ..;..;'' ';.; j . ' .- : . ;-.;
- "The aspect of the ruins leaves no
doubt that the- incendiary .' operations
were carried on .systematically and be
y ound doubt " some one's orders. , Each
house was set on fire separately. Some
houses . spared bore .'.the inscription:
"This house to be spared Pillaging has
been "methodically Carried on' also.'- It
was not the'-work; of :.dellrious- drunk
en troopers who, at cnce breaks from
his bonds, .but a minute sacking. Evi
dently the- thieves ' had looked for val
uables i that would not. be' too bulky
to "car'off easily C;"'' ,
-."It Is proved that the Prussian offi
cers were , stealing no less than their
J own? men.'
TOOLE KTIMBEB; 13,773.
VIOLENT ATTACKS
ON ALLIES' CENTER
Little Change - on Eastern and
, ... ' Western Wings2
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS
Germans Deny All Reports of Reverses
Oflldal Reports Issued at Parla4 ;
; London and Berlin tMt-.'f''
.4 . ' : Nla-ht. i
Paris, Sept. 28 The following Offi
cial - communication ' was issued ': tb
nlght:" ..,
"First 9n our left-wing the reports?
of the situation are favorable. .' . ' .
"Second On the center our troops
have successfully withstood new, and
very violent attacks. - , We ; have made"
some slight' progress on the heights bf
the Meuse. :in the Woevre region : a'.
thick fog caused a suspension of oper . "f
ations. . "!.';; .-.;:;:,;!!i:V.",
"Third-dn our right wing- (Lor- .
raine and the Sterges) there has been.'' -no
change in the situation. I i f-; r;
NO CHANGE ANYWHERE.
Reports of German Reverse False;
Says Berlin Official Statement.
London, 'Sept. 28. A Marconi -wire-'. :
less from Berlin ; gives the following
official statement Issued . today: v ; " ,'y'-
"There is no change in the situation, - ;.
In any of the theatres ' of war ahd re-'-V'
ports concerning a victorious advanca :
of the enemy are -untrue. ' ' jf "Vi "' 'A
"Reports of the fall" of two of tha !
Przemysl' forts are inventions. . - ' i; ; ;?;
"The Austrian government ' alleges'".. .
that Russian troops ' have been uslns ;i
dura dum cartridges and in the course :,
Of their protest-thfey remarked, that lt V
Is not at present the Indention of th
commander In chief-bf the Austro-Hun i? -garian
army to adopt reprisals." v.
NO CHANGE IN SITUATION.
German Attack With More Vigor Bat ; , '
No More Success, jsay Brltisn.
' London, Sept. 28.- The official war ln vA re
formation bureau issued the following V
this afternoon: -' . , ;'; ,;.:'. ' --'"'K:, ;,-';'
"Last niarht" the eiwoiy' attacked ohr ';
tfifi wiieveh";nTpreigOTr
nor'nrore- success. -r-v'?' . r-'-r? v.'J.'.v.
"There is no change in the situation, . ; , t
The Germans have gained no ground '
and the French have advanced here
and there." ' . ; '. ''.--y-
"NOTHING? NEW TO REPORT."
Germans Delivering Violent 'Attacks
Says French Report.
Paris, , Sept.' 28. The following, offi-'!
cial communication was given qut In
Paris this afternoon: . ' 1 - .
11 "There ' is nothing; new to report tn ,
the general situation. Relative calm
prevails along a portidn of the front;
Nevertheless,, at certain points, nota
bly, between the -river Aisne and the
Argonne district, the enemy has de
livered, further, violent attacks, which,
however, have been repulsed." ;
GOOD TO BE CAPTURED.
German Prisoners Fare Well in Hands) v
of . French, So Latter Say.
London, Sept. 28. For the first time
since the beginning of the war, news .j
by wireless sent . out by the French
government through the Eiffel lower1
station was received in London tonigh't.(
The message, dated September 28, fol-
lows:; " . j .,.!.;; . .'.'".''...,.:.
"Feeling' that their position was be
coming more and more critical under '
the pressure of the enemy's jarms, the . !
Germans have tried to stop us by re- ;,
peated attacks. Since September 25
they J have delivered by day and night
frequent and yvery violent attacks ate
several positions on our front. Every- '
where .they have been repulsed sua- '
taining considerable losses and aban- '
donirig thousands of their wounded.
"The j eighth army corps and the'
guards were . severely " put to the :( test ,
and a large number of; prisoners fell
into our hands. Many . of - the latter .
gave up voluntarily, , although they
should have escaped. . 'j-. -''- "
t"It seems . that the German ' soldiers
are beginning to have no further, doubt
as to the treatment which awaits them
in captivity.. At' the beginning all -those
we captured had a terrified and
supplicating attitude, , arising .out of
statements. made by theif. officers to the
j-effect that' the French shot their pfis- .
oners. It vis rather . by an excess of ;
kindness thatkwe transgress. in regaiyl- '
to them and the too kindly treatment
which .is meted, out to prisoners ..In -certain
districts ofFrance,. has even. .i
evoked complaints,- which . occasionally
have been Justified, on .the part, of all
those who know - how ' our,- men are ,
treated In Germany." , . ' . . '
EYE. WITNESS REPORTS.
-, , .... ... .-
Descriptive Account of Operations of
French' and British. ,
London, Sept. 28. The. official; press
bureau issued tonight a descriptive, ac-
Lcount of the operations in France - of
the Brit" sh. forces ana the French at-.
mies In .touch with It, communicated
by- an e,ye witness present at, the head
quarters ; of Field Marshal Sir John
French. '- This ..account;' which supple
ments that issued September 24 from
general headquarters, follows : -, , ,; ,
"September 25, 1914. "For four " days '
there, has been a comparative lull all
along our, front. V
"Advantage has been taken of , the
arrival of reinforcementsto relieve by
fresh troops the men who have been
on th firing lin tor' some time. .
. "Since the last letter, evidence; has
been received which points to the faet
that! during counter attacks on the
night of" the 20th the German infantry
fired into each other-as a. result. ofj an
attempt, to "carry out the dangerous ex
pedient of a converging advance in . the
dark.,: y"7( ; ;r
'"This narrative' begins with Septem
ber. 2? and Covers only two days. Rec
onnolteriftg parties sent out dufln
the night of 51-22 discovered somf de
r: CCojptinued OH p44,TWO' .
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