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'js 1 I r '.If WEATHER. s Fair Monday and Tuesday warmer interior; moderate northeast - to east winds. -,-.' , S TORE NEWS just now, with the opening of Fall, is unusu ally interesting. In these pages, are seen unusual bargains. vol. xcix-sro. 10. WIIiMIKGTOlSr, 1ST. C, MONDAY MORKING, OCTOBEK 2, 1916 WHOLE NUMBER 39,721 LONDON AND ENGLISH WILL VISIT SE ALL ATLANTA GARS AT A STANDSTILL TEUTONS DRIVEN OUT OF POSITIONS NEAR THE STUFF REDOUBT 73 PRESIDENT TODAY r NIGHT BY 1 r NATQR CLARKE COAST RAIDED LAS illU OF ARKANSAS DEAD ..' V; . - r - --V Several of the Airships Crossed Over Between Hours of Nine and Twelve 0 'Clock. ONE REPORTED DESTROYED Great Crowds Cheered the Specta cle as the Craft Fell in the . London District. . RAID WAS STILL GOING ON Some of the Airships in Vicinity of London at Midnight. London, October- 2.. - Another Zeppelin raid against London ahd the east coast of England is in pro gress. An airship is reported to have been brought down in flames north of London, according to the official statement issued shortly after midnight. - Great crowds cheered the spec tacle of the burning Zeppelin as it fell in the London tlistrict. The i great flare frjom the burnirig air craft was. visible for a long dis tance. . ' . Fourth to be Destroyed. Graphic accounts of the manner- irv V Men the Zeppelin the fourth to le brought down on English soil fell . a victim to Great Britain's anti-aircraft d-i'mses. nave been, received from Lon don suburbs. ' . ' Although the Zeppelin - crashed to : earth almost due north of London the spectacle was witnessed by thousands of Londoners. -Official Statement. The statement reads: . . "A number of hostile airships cross ed the east coast between '9 o'clock and " midnight. A few bombs were dropped near the coast, but' no .damage is yet reported. - "The raid is still in progress and some airships are in the vicinity of London, where some suns have been in action. , : - - . "An airship , is v reported brought down in flames north of London." . Fourth Raid in. Month. Four Zeppelin raids, on London and the east coast have been carried out in the last month, the more recent "at tacks being made by airships, of the newer and bigger types. On September 2 one Zeppelin was struck while flying over the London district and fell in flames. . Two Zeppelins were destroyed in the raid of September 23. On that occasion the raiders killed 38 . .persons", and wounded 125. The following night in another raid in which the airships apf parently escaped without damage, they killed 36 persons and wounded 27. In the raid of September 2 only two persons suffered death and 13 were in jured. " ' ROW MORE DIFFICTMP TO ATTACK ENGLAND FROM AIR Amsterdam, Oct. "1." (via London). The military critic or ttie Frankfurter Zeitung says conditions for Zeppelin attacks on England are much more dif ficult than even- a yar ago. The Brit ish, he says, have had time to carry their defense measures - to the highest perfection. The same critic predicts a tremendous attacks by the Russians before winter sets in. " ELECTION IN NICARAGUA Indications .Are General Champorro Will Be Elected Managua, Nicaragua, Oct. 1. Ballot ing was begun today in the presiden tial election but with the liberals and progressives abstaining from voting. The indications are that General Mil iano Champorro, candidate of the con servatives, will be elected,' . The newspapers today print ah Nin teryiew with General Champorro in which he denies that he signed the conditions reported to have been im posed by Dr. Benjamin L. Jefferson, the United States minister. A dispatch from Managua, September 25, gave a report that Dr. Jefferson had intimated to the conservative and liberal presidential candidates that the( victor in the elections must respect existing treaties with the United States, American economic interven tion in the country and the policing of Managua by American marines. . ' URGES CLOSE UNITY Between the Engrllsn and American Branches Episcopal Chureh. '' New York, Oct. 1.- Preaching in the cathedral of St. John. The Divine, here, today, the Right Rev. Dr. H. W.'Yea.-man-Biggs, Lord Bishop of Worcester England, made a plea for closer unity between the English and American branches of the Episcopal church, in the interest of civilization and Chris tianity. He will represent the church of England at the general convention of the Episcopal church to be held in Sti Louis this month. Chelsea .Mass., Oct. . 1. Dr. George B. Wilson, commandant .of the naval hospital here, died today after a brief illness. He was . born in -Kittery, Maine; in 1863. Before coming here in 1912, he was surgeon of the : Asiatic It is Proposed to Operate Steamers , ' ; - Between Atlantic and Pacific Ports. COMPANY NOW ORGANIZED Steamers Would Connect at Pacific Portg for China Announcement Made by Official of South - era Commercial Congress. Washington October 1. Organiza tion of theChinese-American Exchange Company, a shipping corporation, which proposes to inaugurate a general mer cantile trade between China and Amer ican ports on the Pacific, Gulf and South Atlantic, was announced here tonight. Itjs-headed by Dr Clarence J. Owens, managing director 1 of the Southern Commercial Congress, and is understood to have the active backing of that or ganization. - U Establishment of regular sailings is contemplated between Norfolk, Charles ton, -Wilmington, Savannah, Jackson ville, Mobile and Galveston, on the east coast," and San Pedro, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland, on the west coast. At Portland connection will be made, with another fleet plying to and from the Chinese treaty ports. A bond issue of $1,500,000 will be is sued soon, company officials announ.ee. No date has been set for the inaugura tion of sailings. ; The company's Chinese correspondent will be Kai Fu Shah, formerly Chinese minister to the United States. The di rectors include Charles E. Faulkner Baltimore; John M. Parker, New Or leans; Carl Espy, Savannah; Senator Duncan U. Fletcher, of Florida; Adolph BoldtV Mobile ; Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia; Herman A. Metz, New Tork, and Charles Denby, former secretary of the American legation at Peking. F. Rose, former trade adviser to the State Department, has been selected general counsel';' Richard Chilcott, of Seattle, superintendent of the division of ship auxiliary, and Thomas Southgate, Nor folk, traffic adviser. In order to promote trade between this country and China, officials of the company announced, permanent exhib its of Chinese products will be estab lished in 14 cities .throughout the United States. General offices will be in the Southern Building, here. Seattle, Wash., Oct. 1. Aimaro ,Sato, recently appointed Japanese ambassa dor to the United States to succeed Bar on Chinda, arrived from Japan late to night on the line Yokohama Maru. Mr. Sato will remain - here two or three days, before proceeding to Washington. RED SOX CLINCH PENNANT IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE White Sox, Through Defeat by the Indians, Are Eliminated From the Race Either Brooklyn or Philadelphia Probably Will Win in the National League. New York, Oct. 1. Boston, winner of the world's championship of 1915, Ib again the pennant winner in the Amer ican League. Although Chicago's de feat in their first game today brought a decision in the American, the pennant in the National League is not yet clinched and it will take the conclud ing games of the season to decide the winner. Brooklyn, in first place, and Philadelphia, in second, appear to have the best mathematical chances of op posing Boston in the inter-league cham pionship series. The latter team can lose all : its remaining games without a chance of Chicago catching up. Whether Brooklyn, Philadelphia or Boston wins in the National the class ic of baseball will be played in the east, as it was last year, Boston as in the preceding two years, having one of the contending teams. Not since 1910, when Chicago won first place in the National -League; has the west had a contender in the championship series. Brooklyn, although maintaining its hold on first place, did not play the baseball the team showed during July and early August. Against Chicago in two games on Monday, Brooklyn broke even. On Tuesday and Wednesday Brooklyn won from Chicago in single games. Thursday brought the opening game of the concluding " series - with Philadelphia. In an erratic contest, Philadelphia, jwith Alexander,, in tire box, overwhelmed Brooklyn, 8 to 1. Friday's contest was postponed , until Sunday morning. ; when Philadelphia with Rixey? at the helm, defeatud Brooklyn decisively by "7 to 1. . In the afternoon game Brooklyn defeated Philadelphia 6 to 1. Maraur4hold the Champions to three bit, while -Alexander was hit hard. i Philadelphia lost one game during trie week. J.t beat Cincinnati Monday . ad Tuesday, -was- idle Wednesday and ! Will Take Lunch at Shadow Lawn -Expected to Discuss the Prospects for Peace. t SPEECH IS WELL RECEIVED Mr. Wilson Gets Many Messages of Congratulations fori His Satur day's Address Will Start to Omaha Tomorrow. Long Branch, N. J., October 1. So many messages congratulating Presi dent Wilson on his speech here yester day were received by him today that he has decided to follow the same gen eral line in future addresses at Shadow Lawn. His speeches in Omaha, Indian apolis, Chicago, and New York, which will be before non-partisan organiza tions, will be less political in tone. Arrangements were completed today for the President's trip to Omaha, be ginning Tuesday. He will arrive in Omaha Thursday morning at 11:40 o'clock, and will remain tire until 10 o'clock that night, returning to Long Branch Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. Saturday afternoon he will address an assemblage of independents here. , A busy day has been arranged for him in Omaha. Soon after his arrival he will attend a luncheon at the Com mercial Club. Then he will ride at the head of a historical pageant and later review it. After dinner in the evening he will speak in the Omaha auditorium. Henry Ford, of Detroit, who recent ly came out in support of Mr. Wilson, for another term, has been invited to visit the President here and will lunch with him tomorrow. Prospects for peace in Europe are expected to be dis cussed. . President Wilson rpceived a number of telegrams today bearing on his mes sage to -Jeremiah O'Leary presioent of the American Truth Society, telling him he wanted no "disloyal" Americans to vote for him. Most of the telegranjs praised the President for his stand, but a few criticised -him.. ; ' '. Statements'made "by" a'brdther"'ulTMr. O'Leary that suits should be brought against the President for libel were re ceived ' lightly by administration , offi cials. No comment was made, except that President Wilson personally hand led the telegram to Mr. O'Leary and stands back of the message. DESIGNATES NEXT SATURDAY INDEPENDENT VOTERS' DAY New York, October 1. President Wilson has designated next Saturday as independent voters' day at Shadow Lawn, the National Democratic commit tee announced tonight. The pilgrim age to Long Branch will bo under the auspices of Woodrow Wilson Indepen dent League, of which Representative W. S. Kent, of California, is chairman. The New York and New Jersey delega tions will travel in special trains. New York, Octv 1. The annual re port of the Illinois Central Railroad for the fiscal year ended June 30, last, shows an increase of $6,965,790. or 11.21 per cent in total . operating reve nues, and increase of $3,198,530 in net operating revenues. feated Brooklyn Thursday and in one game Saturday. Boston during the week took five games from Pittsburg, but fell before New York Thursday by losing two games at the Polo- grounds. On Saturday, against .New York, it broke even. The final, games of the season be tween the four first division teams in the National will be i played at Brook lyn and Philadelphia. New York and Brooklyn will meet in a four-game se-. ries on Monday, Tuescray, Wednesday and Thursday, while "Boston and Phil adelphia are battling in six games in the same, four days. Double headers are scheduled for Monday and Tues day in Philadelphia. Upon these games the pennant depends. Boston did not maintain its previous winning pace in the American League during the week. The Champions com pleted their western tour by losing to Cleveland on Sunday and winning from the same team on Moncay. After being idle Tuesday, Boston began a series against New York. ' Wednesday they won, 3 to 2, in ten Innings- and on Thursday New York won, 4 to 2, in ten inningst Boston won on Friday and Saturday, but had to go tenf in nings in the latter game. Previous, to Saturday, Chicago had played Only two games.. New York lost to Rowland's men on Sunday, and Monday. Chicago on Saturday took two from Cleveland. Detroit broke even in two- games against Washing ton on Sunday and Monday and defeat ed St. Louis on Friday and Saturday. Boston has three games yet to play against Philadelphia on Monday, .Tues day and Wednesdayi Chicago and De troit completed their scnedule today. : Philadelphia, in the AinericangLeague, has established a record for - games lost. .The previous mark of 113 games lost in -a season, held by Washington, was equalled last Sunday, and up to Saturday, the . Philadelphia ; organiza tion ' has lost. '116. games. V Suffered Stroke of Apoplexy Last Friday, and Never Regain ed Consciousness; - ' x WAS SERVING THIRD TERM He Was President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and Some Important Leg islation Wa Passed While He Occupied the Chair. Little Rock, Ark. October 1. Sen ator James P. Clarke, of Arkansas, pres ident pro tem of the United States Senate, died at his home here at 1 o'clock. Senator Clarke suffered a stroke of apoplexy Friday and never regained . consciousness. News of his death came as a shock, as it was not generally known Until today that his condition was serious. Senator Clarke was born at Yazoo City, Miss., August 18, 1854. He was educated in the schools of his native state, and in 178 graduated from the law department of t he University of Virginia. He began, the practice of law in Helena, Ark., in 1879, he served several terms in' the Arkansas legisla ture, and later was elected attorney general of the state and governor. In 1903 he was elected United States Sen ator, and re-elected last year for his third term. His present term as Unit ed States Senator would not have ex pired until March 4, 1912. HAD BEEN PRESIDENT PRO TEM OF i SENATE SINCE 1915 Washington, October 1. Senator Clark had been president pro tempore of the Senate since the "Democratic par ty gained control in 1915. He was chos en by the party caucus to succeed the late Senator Frye,- of Maine, and was re-elected ,to the place in the sixty fourtli Congress despite determined opposition based on his sensational re volt" against tlufs; administration ship purchase bill in the' previous Congress. In the" closing days of the last ses sion he presided over the Senate, owing to t the absence Vice-President :lar shall.- The railroad '8-hour blir'was" passed, with Senator- Clarke in the chair, but b.e was one of two Democrat ic Senators to vote against the. measure and he refused to sign it. He appoint ed Senator Hughes as acting president pro tempore when the bill was pre sented at the presiding officer's chair for signature. He was many times the leader in opposition to measures pro posed by his- party. The climax to his independence was Reached when he led the Democratic revolt against the Ship Purchase bill. Senator Clark acted for several years as chairman of the important commit tee on commerce. He also was the ranking Democratic member of the Foreign Relations committee and the committee on Military Affairs. ALLEGES DAIRYMEN'S LEAGUE IS RESTRAINING MILK TRADE Appeals to New York State Attorney General For Investigation. NewYork, Oct. 1. Alleging that the Dairymen's League, an organization of farmers of four states who have re fused to renew contracts with the large milk distributing companies -in this city, is a combination' in restraint of trade, Loton Horton, president of the Sheffield Farms-Slawson-Oecker Com pany, tonight appealed to Attorney General Woodbury, of New York state, for an official investigation. A milk famine is threatened here as a result of the differences between the distrib utors and the farmers; who-claim they cannot produce milk profitably at the price paid them under contracts which expired today. Having entered into a large number of contracts with farmers for their Bupply of milk, the Dairymen's League, Mr. Horton declared, had turned over the contracts to John J. Dillon, state commissioner of foods''' and markets. Mr. Dillon, It is charged by Mr. Hor ton, "falsely pretends that in acting as agent for this conspiracy he is doing so as the agent of the state, and" in an official capacity he Is seeking to in crease the price of necessaries of life to the consumers of New York city." INCREASED PRODUCTION OF GASOLINE FROM NATURAL GAS Resulted in Expansion of Casing Head Gasoline Industry. Washington, October 1. Vast in crease in the production of raw gasoline from natural gas resulted from expan sion of the casing, head gasoline Indus try during, the last calendar year. The geological survey announced today that 65,364,665 talons of raw gasoline viS extracted and sold during the year. That was a gain of 22,712,033 gallons, or 53 per cent, over 1914. An average price of 7.9 a gallon for the unblended product -was received at sources of pro duction and the entire market value of the year's output was $5,150,823, a' gain of $2,044,914, or 66 per pent, over 1914.' It is estimated 24,000,000,000 cubic et of natural gas was utilized in the man ufacture, with the average recovery of 2.57 gallons of gasoline per 1,000 feet. NOT RETALIATORY MEASURE. Limiting Liquor Import Merely Detail of Pure Food Act, Washington,' October 1. It was ex plained at the State Department today that a recent order by the Department of Agriculture limiting importation of liquors merely was an administrative detail of the Fare Food . aot, and in no sense a retaliatory measure." Secre tary Lansing said there was no foun dation for a - published story that the department has decided to take. some of the retaliatory trade stepsj authorized tVn fi.ssion - of -Conerreas. -" - 1 Operating Company Claims Police Protection Against Strikers is Insufficient. WILL RESUME RUNS TODAY Ten Arrests Made Saturday Night on Charges of Disorderly Conduct. Downtown Streets Congested. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 1. All city and suburban street cars in. and around At lanta stopped running, before noon to day, the Georgia Railway and Power Company claiming that local police were not giving them sufficient protec tion against strikers and their sympa thizers. Sufficient police protection was promised for tomorrow and it was an nounced that regular service would be resumed Monday morning. , The strike was called at 6 o'clock Saturday afternoon "solely to enforec the right to organize and the right of free speech," according to organizers of the local branch of the Amalgamat ed Association of Street and Electric Employees of America.- Ten arrests, according to the police reports, were made last night and to day, chiefly on charge of disorderly conduct, as a result of interference with movement of cars, and Atlanta stpfct presented in the dowucewn ac tion an unusual appearance as cars moved irregularly through crowded streets, while their crews' were sub jected to jeers and hoots. In some in stances, police reports showed, trolley poles were pulled down and the ropce cut. Arrests, it was said, were. chiefly for such acts. After the cars stopped hundreds of jitneys and private auto mobiles were pressed - into service. Tliore were fev or o instances of actual violence or destruction of prop erty reported to the police. FEW OF PASSENGERS KNEW OF FIRE IN SHIP'S HOLD Steamer Philadelphia Arrives With Fire Still Smouldering. New York, Oct. 1. Fire which broke out in the cargo hold of the American Line steamship Philadelphia, 800 miles from this port, still was smouldering under a blanket of rle.in. -when she ar rived here, today. So successful were the officers and crew in keeping the news from the 646 passengers that few were aware of the peril until after the .big liner docked. The first intimation of fire was when smoke was seen pouring from a hatch. almost directly- under the steerage din ing room aft. The ' officers, it was said, removed the 343 steerage passen gers at once and took precautions to keep the news from spreading to the first and second cabin, passengers. While the blaze was quickly gotten under control,, no. time was lost in steaming to .port . The Philadelphia left Liverpool Sat urday, September 23. How the fire started, it was .said, -has -not- been de termined. Flooding .of the cargo hold checked the flames, according to the crew. .... GREEK KING EXPECTED TO RE A CH DECISION B Y TOD A Y Those Who Are Close to Him Are of the Three Leading Entente the War on the Athens. Sept. 28, via London, Oct. 1 (delayed by censor'. Notwithstanding the persistent assertions by adhsrents of former Prt-mier (V enizelos and ttie Entente that Ling Constantine is merely playing for time and does not intend to declare war, those close to the king are confident he will tele graph his decision to King George, Emperor Nicholas and President Poin care on Monday at the latest. (i The Athens stock market is extraordinarily bui'ish. Qi;ce the king's decision has been reached, it is expected a national "cabi net will . be formed, in consultation I with the British minister. M. Venize- los probably will have a portfolio if he desires and with three supporters or M. Venizelos in the 'cabinet. General Moschopoulos, chief of the general staff, asked King Constantine this noon to grant him leave of ab sence for 45 days. The king assented. General Gennadis probably will re place General Moschopoulos. COUNCIL EXPECTED TO MEET TODAY TO MAKE DECISION Athens, Sept. 30 (via London, Oct. 1). It is expected that the postponed meeting of the crown council, at which a decision regarding the entrance of Greece into the war may be reached, will be heldtoday. Rioting is reported on the Greek Island of Zante between reservists and followers of the former Premier Venizelos. MILITARY MEN AT ATHENS i JOIN FORCES OF ALLIES Athens, Oct., 1. Forty-five police men, cadets and soldiers who wer de sirous of joining the revolutionlstii at Saloniki, went to the , French legation yesterday. Jean GuiUemin, .the Flinch minister, .supplied' for; fnera an alflaed JOINT COMMISSION AI ATLANTIC CITY Will Meet There Today to Resume Consideration of Plans for Peace Along Border. EMBARRASSED BY VILLA Representatives .of American Mining Interests in -Mexico WiU Appear Before the American Members Today. Atlantic City, N. J., Oct. 1. Repre sentatives of the American mining in terests in Mexico are expected to ap-l-ar before the Amorloan members of th American-Mexican joint commission here tomorrow in support of a memor andum" already submitted regarding conditions in Mexico. Before they are received, the commissioners will hold their first joint session here in contin uation of the discussions begun at New London four weeks ago. Consideration of plans for the main tenance of peace along American-Mexican border will be resumed but reports which continue to arrive of Villa's ac tivity in Chihuahua may serve as a further delay to agreement. The com missioners make no -secret of the fact that failuVe of General Carranza's forc es to run down Villa has proved em barrassing to them in considering means for improving border conditions. It was considered-probable tonight that General Carranza's latest elector al decree will ' be discussed tomorrow . A cqpy of the decree hasf reached the Anaerican commissioners from Wash- lo,gton'ML'Dd-rbile-the details of Jthe document have not, been revealed, it -is said, to stipulate . tliat none of. those connected even .remotely with the Huerta administration shall have the right to vote at the coming presiden tial election. 4 Another subject that will be discuss ed more fully this week will be the closing of the National Bank and the Bank of London and Mexico. The offi cial order closing the two banks is in the hands of the' American commis sioners. Secretary Franklin K. Lane, head of the American commission, and Judge Gray arrived here today. Dr. J. R. Mott, the third member, and the Mexi can commissioners are expected late to night or early in the morning. Denies Roosevelt's Statement. Secretary Lane tonight sent a tele pram to Theodore Roosevelt denying a uuotation attributed to him wh'ch the former president made use of in a campaign speech at Battle Creek, Mich. Mr. Roosevelt taid a statement had been published saying that Mr. Lano, while explaining that in endeavoring to effect a settlement of the Mexican (Continued on Page Two). Confident He Will Telegraph Heads Powers That Greece Will Enter Side" of the Allies, escort from the troops guarding the French legation. With tins escort the men paraded through the streets to embark. Several Greek officers followed in an automobile and set out with the mfti for Saloniki. ISLAND OF TENEDOS HAS JOINED REB2L MOVEMENT Athens, Oct. 1 (via London). The official gazette of the provisional gov ernment publishes this mornirfg a de cree signed by M. Venizelos and Vice Admiral Coundouriotis, by virtue of the power vested in them by popular decree of September 26 naming Gen eral Panyotis Danglis, the 1 former min ister of war, as the third member of the triumvirate heading the provisional government. The island of Tenedos has joined the revolutionary move ment. TWO "BANDITS" HELD Believed the Men Slay Know Some thing of Train Hold-Up. Detroit, Mich., Oct.' 1. Two men are being held by the police here on suspi cion that they may know something about the holding up of a Michigan Central passenger train 10 miles west of here last Wednesday. They were taken into custody to night after a third man told the police that two men had confided to him that they robbed a passenger train and "got away with it," and that they had an opportunity to make some more money "if he would Join them." Clncinilati, Oct., 1. More than 450 bankers from all parts of the country gathered here today to attend the op ening, sessions, of the fifth annual con vention of the Investment Bankers' As sociation of America. The first regular business session will be called to or der tomorrow morning. Also Lose Most of Schwaben Re doubt and Are Forced Back at Several Other Points. DRIVE FOR LEMBURG BEGUN Reports at Variance Regarding Results of New Russian Drive on Galician Front. 3,000 RUMANIANS CAPTURED Teutons Also Took Many Guns and Quantities of Supplies. Still further gains by the Brit ish and French troops north of the Somme river in France are chron icled in the latest official commu nications from London and Paris. The Germans have been cleared out "of positions near the Stuff re doubt, which they had held since the heavy fighting of last week, and also have been forced to give up all except a ver small portion of the Schwaben redoubt, in this region. Other Gains for Allies. In addition, to the east, between Le Sars and Flers, the troops of General -Sir Douglas Haig have pushed forward their positions. During Saturday night . and Sunday German trenches near Morval and Clery fell into the hands of the French n gienade fighting. Berlin reports, however, that attacks by the British east of Thiepval and by the Frenchln-the vicity ofJtancourt, Courcelette, Morval .and Halle were- repulsed. . The activity . around Halle may indicate 'the commencement of an Entente drive with Peronne as its ob jective. Another Russian Offensive In Galicia the Russians have started another big offensive with the purpose of; driving on to Lemberg. The official reports from Petrograd and Berlin are at variance with regard to the re sults of the fighting. Petrograd re- ports that 30 miles northeast of Lem berg, along the Brody-Krasne railway the Russians are forcing their way forward despite the stubborn resistance of the Teutonic allies and . have cap tured 1.987 officers and men. Also south of Brzezany, 50 miles southwest of Lemberg, and along the right bank of the Zlota-Lipa, Austro-German po sitions are reported to have been tak en and 112 officers and 2,268 men made prisoner. . Berlin asserts that the Russian forc es along the Brody-Lemberg railway were stopped by the artillery of the Teutons. But on the southern wing Berlin admits the Russians gained a foothold and also advanced in the angle from Tseniuvka and Zlota-Lipa rive. Austrlans Turn to Offensive. In the Carpathians, in the Ludowa sector the" Austrians have turned to the offensive and, according to Vien na, in an attack captured four Russian officers and 532 men and eight machine guns. The Rumanian theatre is witnessing only local engagements. The number of prisoners taken by the army of Gen eral von Falkenhayn in the Hermann stadt region exceeded 3,000. Thirteen guns and large quantities of supplies ' also were captured, including 300 rail road cars laden with munitions. In Macedonia, the Serbians, after days of bitter fighting, have at last, captured the Kaimakcalan height on the Greek-Serbian border from the Bul garians. The British on the Struma have taken a portion of the Bulgarian line near the Orljak bridge. GERMAN SEIZE NORWEGIAN SHIP AND TWO DUTCH TUGS Berlin, Oct. 1, (via Sayville). The admiralty made the folowing announce ment today: "German sea forces on the night "of September 27-28 brought in from th southern part of the North sea the Norwegian steamer Sport Lea, with contraband and two Dutch tug boats, the Zuider Zed, and Gouw Zee, each with two lighters which apparently were intended for military, purposes. All the vessels were bound for Eng land. MORE THAN 3.O0O RUMANIANS C.rTliREP BY THE GERM W Berlin, via Lor don, Oct. 1. More than 3,000 prisoners have been taken by the Germans in the battle near Hermann stadt, Transylvania, where the First Rumanian army was defeated and dis persed. Thirteen guns and a . large quantity of war supplies also have been captured. Rumanian attacks have been repulsed. SOME ELEMENTS OF TRENCHES 1 HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY FRENCH Paris, Oct. 1. French troops have captured some elements of trenches to the north of Rancourt and southeast of Morval on the Somme front, according to the official communication issued to night. SERBS CAUSE FRIGHTFUL HAVOC IN BULGAR RANKS London, Oct, 1 The Serbians on Saturday gained an important strike at Kaimakcalan, says " a Reuter dis patch from Saloniki. After violent a tillery preparation, causing frightful havoc in the ranks of the BulgariaASi (Continued on Page Eight.) 1 15 1'4 is. is.; ;:-. hi .4 V ." v ; . 6 -V.-fi
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