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1 A K J A A -J? THE OAZBTTB-NEWB HAS THK MOST EXPENSIVE ASSOCIAT ED PRESS BERVICH IN THE :: :i CAROUNAS it si OLUME XIX. NO. 186. GERMANS 11 GERMA S FJCEJUSltlS Snormous Forces Concentrat ed in East Prussia Causing Russian Retirement Is . Petrograd News. AUSTRIAN ARMY NOT YET ABLE TO RE-FORM News of Russians' Continued Victories in Galicia Is De pressing Austro-Hun-garian Officials. London. Sept. 15. A dispatch from h'etrograd to the Post, telling of op erations on the Russian frontier says: The Germans have concentrated enormous forces m east t-rusaia, (causing a corresponding retirement the part of the Russians. The Ger mans, in aia or tne naru pressuu armies on the Auatrian frontier, at tempted to. drive In with an over whelming force along the line from Xonlenbur to Goldap upon the Rus sian base. "At the same time, Germany has been drawing upon its western armies for material with which to withstand l ho Russians, thus weakening in French Invading .force. General Ren- niMikampf succeeded In driving backJ the Germans with heavy Tosses. The Austrian army, which is retreating on l'memysl has not been able to re form. They will be surrounded in I'rzemsyl which the Russians . must take, though perhaps not without a Ion siege. , i "Forty men of the scouts regiment swam the wide, j-ough Vistula river and succeeded In blowing up or set ting afire an enormous quantity of stores of the retreating Austrians, In cluding two steamboaU, 17 pontoons, IS laden barges a large number of smaller boats and rafts and a consid erable quantity of military equipment. Austrians Depressed. Vienna, Sept . 14. (Via London. Sept. 15.) News of Russia's Increas ing victorious occupation . of Galicia is rausing a depressing effect in Aus-tro-Hungarian ofllclal circles . and among the more intelligent classes of the monarchy, but up to the prcs tnt time the others appear credu lously willing to accept the few bulle tins given out. They cheer anything hair way encouraging. The anxiety felt in higher circles, however. Is manifest by the long au diences the ministers of the dual mon archy ure holding constantly at Sohoenbrunn with Emperor Francis Joseph. iThere have been a number of conferences since Friday with the minister of war and the Austrian and Hungarian premiers. The newspapers maintain an extraordinary reserve. Papers of Sunday, September 13 bare ly mentioned the battle that Is re ported to have been raging around Lernberg for the past six days. The (Continued on Page .) GE1AN AND JAP BATTLE OH LAND First 'Encounter of .the . Land Forces Sharp Skirmishes Take Place. Chl Mo, 8han Tung Province, China, Sunday. Kept. 13. :80 p. m. ) The first encounter between Ger man and Japanese forces on land oc curred this morning when there were number of sharp sklrmlsnes be tween patrols of the contesting forces at a point close to Chl Mo. Previous to these engagements a German aeroplane flew over the dis trict. Ths J&paji4e fired on ths ma chine but without success. - A considerable Japanese force Is reported 25 miles to ths north of here. A dispatch received from Wei JIlen (60 miles northwest of Klao how) says fifty Japanese troops ar rived here Burnley. Peking, Sept. IS. A report from Tslng-Tau of Japanese origin says a column of Japanese are at Klao city. Klao City Is about 10 miles ouUlde the border of the Oerman tterrttory Klao Chow lo tha west. SAYS FIGHTING IS UNDECISIVE German General Staff States That French Attempt to Break Through Lines Was Defeated. DECLARES SITUATION REMAINS FAVORABLE Reports in Berlin Say Belgian Army Is Surrounded Much Depends on ' . Crown Prince. Berlin, Sept. 15. (Via Amsterdam and London) The German general staff todny gave out the following an nouncement: "In the western theater of war the right wlrig of our army hH been en gAged in heavy but undecisive battles. The French who endeavored to break through our lines were defeated. At other pointa whore fighting has bien going on no definite results have been reached.' Tho general staff continues silent concerning details of , operations through France, but In response to a query today characterized the general situation as favorable. A general report which was In cir culation In parliamentary circles last night that fhu operations had already resulted In a great victory, had no confirmation. The Belgian army, quite surround ed, according to reports here, has been attempting repeated sdrtles to play at least a part In the war. (The censor nere nas deleted runner ref erences to the operations around Ant werp.) - The Germans presumably are push ing reinforcements forward and the announcement that their -armies with a united front have resumed the of fensive may perhaps be expected In two or three days. Much probably de pends upon the rapidity with which the army under the crown prince completes the Isolation of Verdun, In order to be In a position to resume major operations. A GREATJCONFLIGT Inflict Defeat on Austrians Trying to Invade Servia Battle Details. Nlsh, Servia, Sept. 11. (Delayed In transmission) A great battle was fought, September i and 9, on the whole of the northwestern frontier of Servia. The Austrians, who were try ing to Invade the country at different points, were everywhere repulsed and suffered heavy casualties. It Is esti mated that they lost 10,000 men In di ad and wounded. Military authori ties sonslder the victory a decisive one. The battle Is said to have been won by precise artillery fire and quick maneu vering of the Servians and especially by their brilliant bayonet charges. The Austrians are said to have directed machine gun fire against their own troops In order to prevent their re treat. In northern Servia the defense Is said to be proceeding successfully. Paris, Sept. 15. A Petrograd dis patch to the Havas agency says the Servians have attacked and destroyed the Hungarian station of Orsova on the Danube a short distance above where the river quits Hungarian terri tory thus cutting communication be tween Hungary and Roumanls, Hor sovla was the route by which Austrian allors reached Turkey. WINSTON-SALEM WINS GAME FROM NORFOLK i Wlnston-Balem, N. C, Bept. . Wlnston-Halem, champions of the North Carolina league, yesterday de feated Norfolk, champions of ths Vir ginia league, I to I, In the opening gams of ths post season series. Ray, for ths locals, .struck out It batters and Btuart hit thres horns nina Bat teries: Markls and Ulrlch; nay and Garvin. SERVIANS m ASHEVILLE, N. MAKING DET EE ALONG BANKj BERLIN TELLS OF SERIO US FIGHTING Crown Prince Driven Back, Says One Dis patch Capture of Two German Di RUSSIANS HOPE TO TIE VP AUSTRIANS Third of Aus trian Force Lost, Is the EstimateReports of Battles in Prussia Conflicting, London, Sept. 15. A corres pondent of the Central News, under date of Monday, Sep tember 14, reports from Dieppe that two German divisions have been forced to surrender. General von Kluck's army operating on the German right, has been retiring before the al lies for several days. Roye and Ham, to the south of Amiens, were occupied by the Germans two days ago. Recent reports show that these towns are now in possession of the allies. Londbn, Sept. 15. For once tho military critics on both sides agree that the campaign in northern France is in favor of the allies but as to the ac complished facts there is wide divergence. It is expected, therefore, that within two or three days there will be a re sumption of the offensive along the whole German front. On the other hand, the latest com munication in behalf of the al lies states that the crown prince has been driven back and has moved his headquar ters from Sainte Menehould, south of Rheims, to Mont Fau- con, about 25 miles northeast. Berlin adinits that the weak ened right wing has been turn ed back but discounts the re verse bv maintaining that it will have no effect on the for ward movement to be initiated when Verdun falls. A very candid statement by General Joffre regarding the sort of warfare his troops arc capable of waging, indicates that tlfe French are now able to take up the gage of battle on their own terms. The re capture of lost ground proba bly means more to the French army than tho rolling back of the left wing of the German army beyond Verdun. So the battle of the Aisne, beyond sanguinary fighting, is un doubtedly tho scene of a terri ble struggle of tho fiercest na ture. Petrograd says that although reports of the work of Gener al Brusscloff's army are lack ing and part of General Kuz sky's force still is to bo heard from, it is estimated that the Austrian forces have lost ono- C... TUESDAY AFTERNOON, visions Reported. third of their available per sonnel and two-thirds of their artillery. It is evident that the Russian generals now hope to bottle up the Austrians and their German contingents in Przemysl which is an Austrian Metz. Xo hope is expressed for, ihe (axly capture v of this fortress, but it is expected the remnants of the Austro-IIun-garian force will be kept with in its walls until the close of the war. Reports of fighting on the east Prussian border are con tradicting. According to Pet lograd, General Rennenkampf has resumed the offensive af ter winning an engagement on tho border, while the same I Russian sources report that the investment of Koenigsburg is continuing. On the other hajid, Berlin states that Genera) Rennen kampf 's defeat is nlmost as great as the preceding Rus sian disaster in this section. News from Berlin of the de struction of the German light cruiser Ilela by a submarine and the story of a Scotish newspaper that the loss of the British cruiser Pathfinder has been avenged would indicate that reprisal has been made by a British torpedo boat. The correspondent of the Times at Bordeaux discussing what he calls the precarious position of the crown prince of Germany near Verdun, says: "If he is .strong enough to hold the Argonne forest, the Germans may be able to com plete a change of front and swing their annics on tho piv ot of Argonne around to the Meuse valley. It looks at present as though the whole German army is withdrawing to make a 6tand on the Perrone-St. Quentin-Vcrvins-Merzeries lino which would give them a line of retreat through Luxemburg. "This is known to have been prepared by the sappers for a determined Menso." A Reuter's dispatch from Antwerp gives the following information: "Tho importance of the re sults of the battlo between our army and the army of the Ger- (Continued on Tag I.) mm mm SEPTEMBER 15, 1914. Germany's armies to the north and east of Paris, after retreating for upwards of fifty miles toward the Belgian fron tier, are today making a deter mined stand along the river Aisne. A newspaper dispatch' from Dieppe says that General von Kluck has been enveloped by a French encircling movement and forced to surrender with a large command and a quantity of guns and ammunition. The German general staff, however, announced today that heavy engagements were being fought by General von Kluck's right wing to the northeast of Paris without a decisive result so far. , The French attempts to break through the lines were said to have been repulsed. Reports regarding the opera tions in East Prussia contra dict each other. From Petrograd it is stated that General Rennenkampf has resumed action and that the investment of Koenigsburg is complete. Austrian advice, however, is to the effect that the Russian general has suffered defeat nearly as great as the Russian disaster at Allenstem. Further Petrograd dispatch es estimate the casualties of the Austrians in Galicia to number 300,000, nearly one third of their forces. The sinking of the German protected cruiser Hela, of 2040 tons by a submarine, of the al lied fleet, is announced in an official statement issued at Ber lin. A German submarine which sank the British cruiser Path finderwith a loss of 246 lives is reported to have been de stroyed by the fire of several Eritish cruisers. Sharp skirmishing has been going on between the Japa nese and the German defenders of the Kiao Chow territory. A measure was introduced in the British parliament to day suspending until after the war the proceedings on the Irish home rule bill and the Welsh dis-establishment bills. Queen Wilhelmina opening parliament in person empha sized the necessity of the Netherlands maintaining the strictest neutrality in the war. According to a statement is sued in London by the Servian legation there are now in Hun gary at least 150,000 Servian troops sucessfully pushing an offensive movement against the forces of the dual mon archy. Miss Helen Moore leaves tomorrow morning for Atlanta where she goes to enter Agnes Bcott Institute. . MINED OF AISNE CURTIS AHEAD Democrtic Candidate in Maine Election Has 5387 Plural ity 37 Cities Not Heard From. THREE REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMEN WIN Heavy Vote Cast Republicans Gain 31,125; Democrats 10,423; Progressives Lose 30,142. Portland, Me,, Sept. 15. The dem ocratic victory in Maine's gubernato rial race yesterday amounted to a plurality of 5,387, according to unof ticial returns from all but 37 of the 521 cities and towns today. All four congressmen, three republicans and one democrat were re-elected. In a vote heavier than that cast at the last presidential election, both Mayor Oakley C. Curtis of Portland, tho democratic candidate for govern or. Governor William Haines, and Haines Curtis ran well ahead of the Taft-Wilson figures, while the pro gressive voles cast for Halbert P. Gardner, head of the ticket, showed a pronounced slump from that cast fcr Roosevelt. The comparative Taturns available from 484 cities and towns give: (Continued on Page. 9.) 21 PEOPLE KILLED OF Texas Limited on 'Frisco Goes Through Bridge Near Springfield, Mo. Springlicld, Mo., Sept. 15. Between 35 and 40 persons were either killed or drowned and many were Injured to day when the locomotive, baggage ear, and forward chulr ear of St. Imls and San lYancisco passenger truiu iiumlM-r live planned through a bridge over Itrusli creek near Lebanon, Mo., and were submerged In the swollen, stream. Suringfleld, Mo., Sept. 15. Twenly nersons were killed and many injured when St. Louis and Sun Francisco truln number five known as the "Texas Limited" crashed through a EH MANY INJURED IH WRECK 1 bridge iibout fifty miles from nee... I After tj,p addresses of welcome Telegraph and telephone communl- "jf ,he r,sponspg had been delivered cation hus been destroyed by a severe storm und details are almost unob tainable. According to meager Information received here the train plunged through a bridge over Brush creek, four miles east of Lebanon. Heavy rains recently. It is believed, weaken ed the structure. ' The "Texas Limited" Is one of the best equipped trains on the Frisco. The train left St. 1ouls last night at 11:60 p. m., for Galveston and carried three Pullman, two coaches, a bag gage cur, a smoker and a diner. AH equipment was of steel. A message sent by a physician on the train wild 20 passengers, the en gineer and fireman were drowned. A special relief trln left hero at once tor the scene of the wreck. St. Louis. Bept. 15. Thirty-five or forty are estimated to be dead In the Frisco wreck near I.enanon. Two c are went into a guney ana are euu- merged. Both cars were well filled with passengers. St. I-ouis, Sept. 15. At B:30 o clock this morning seven bodies had been taken from the submerged chair ear. It Is thought every person In that car and the smoker wa drowned. Four sleeping ran did not leave the track. These dead have been Identified, according to the Frisco's ofllces here: HENRY WAOONF.lt, Harrison. Ark. MRS. ELIZABETH ROSTETER, Alliance, O. W. H. CH1LDRER8, JOHN MYERS, wife snd daughter, Thayer, Mo. .WEATHEB FOEECASTj FAIR WEATHER. PRICE FIVE CENTS IS Big Convention of State Cora missioners Is Being Held at the Grove Park Inn Be ginning Today. GOVERNOR LOCKE CRAIG DELIVERS THE WELCOME Practically Every State in the Union Is Represented by a Commissioner at the Meeting. With practically every state in thi ' union represented the forty-fifth an nual session of the National Conven tion of Insurance Commissioners con vened at Grove Park Inn this mornn ing, shortly after 10 o'clock, for a. four day session. The governor of tha state of North Carolina, a represen tative of the city of Ashevllle and another of the board of trade wel comed the 125 visitors to the city. There were appropriate responses. When Commissioner of Insurance James It . Young of North Carolina, who is the president of the associa tion called the meeting to order this morning one of the most representa tive gatherings that has ever attended, a meeting of the insurance commis sioners was on hand at the Inn. In surance men arc here from New York to Los Angeles, Cal.; from Denver to Florida and from Lansing, Mich., to Louisiana. Indications point towards a successful convention In every re spect. Governor Locke Craig . aeliverea the address of welcome to the state. He was enthusiastic illy received by the insurance men. The chief execu tive of North Carolina said that this state was glad lo welcome the com missioners of insurance within Its borders. He spoke In a happy vein and the address of welcome was well received. The governor said that tho commissioners of Insurance held Im portant posts of honor; that much depended upon them. On behalf of the mayor and board, of aldermen. It. It. Williams wel comed the visitors to Ashevllle, be ing delegated to this task by Mayor; James E. ltankln. Rev. Wyatt Brown, rector of Trln- . Ity Episcopal church of this city spoke In behalf of the local board ot trade. All of the addresses of welcome were well received. The responses wore made by Vice President John S. Darst, who is tha auditor of the state of West Virginia and ex-offlclo Insurance commission er of his state and by James H., Southgnte of Durham, an ex-presl dent of the organization, who up ok a in behalf of the insurance Interests.' Both talks were of a happy nature and like other speakers on the pro gram, well receiver!. the convention got down to routine business. lroirram for This Evening. The commissioners will hold thelf second session of the convention at the Inn commencing at 8:30 o'clock) this evening. Commissioners T. M. Henry of the Insurance department of the state of Mlfslclppl Rnd F. HV McMaster a like ofllclal from South Carolina are on the program. Following will come a discussion ol the suhject, "Should th State En courage the Formation of New Com panies," by W. W. Collier of Texa and E. H. Denvltt of Vermont. The delegates attending the convention will followjng the reading of the for mat paper cnmpninK uio itkiuiu with geneiHl discussions. The forty-fifth annual convention will come to a close on Friday with the election of the officers who ar to serve during the coming year, ol until the association' meets again. Frlilny afternoon will be devoted tc further meetings of committees, be fore winding up the affairs of th convention and plnnnlng for the com ing yenr. and to recreation. Many ol the visitors are plnnnlng to spend thi entire week In Ashevllle at the Inn. After Sunday several will make sld trips to points of Interest In the Lena of the Sky, one party now beln formed, so It was learned this morn ing, to go to Mt. Mitchell early nexJ week. Many Visitor are Her. Visitors to the forty-fifth annual convention of the Insurance eommls- (Continued on page I) HOW DISCUSSED
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