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Now oemg rougnt in
France Germans
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Strong
AS YET
Forces While in Retreat Are Kept In
Perfect Order Wild .Demonstrations
In Rome In Behalf of the Allies Sol
diers Have to Charge Crowd
London, Sept. 16. A second great battle in Northern
France is now in progress, north of the river Aisne from Ar
gcnne Hills to Chateau Porcien and the French military prac
tice camp of Sissonne. It is unknown whether the Germans
are planning to fight to' a finish or merely covering the' re-j
treat, their commanders showing the same skill in the retreat
in keeping the forces intact that they displayed in the dash'
into France. So far the invasion has been without decisive re
suit and until a huge pitched battle neither side will be able
to claim more than the advantage in the great war game.
London, Sept. 16.--With relief nf&
Trovon by the French.forclngthe army
of the German Crown Prince, en the
left wing, back to the line northeast
of Rheimsv interest in the great battle
centered there today and the position
of the German army there was regard
ed by military authorities as danger i
ous. The recapture of Rheims, while
of great moral value.is said not to be of
strategic importance, as the line now
held by Germans is more defensible
than that from which they retired.
Advices from Berlin, where the pub
lic evidently has grown impatient and
is demanding news, say the General
Staff has announced that the German
line was successfully resisting the at-'
tacks of the allies. The news of the
last twenty-four hours in London!
agrees v.ith this except for relief of
Tfoyon. If the allies succeed in dis
lodging'the army from Metz observers
tel that the situation of the Crown
Prince VOllld hft mnre riosnprata than
w that of the German right wing I
tot week, when it was forced to make j
a quick retreat, to avoid-the breaking
c the general battle line. Reports in
dlcate that the German right wing is
makinS -a stubborn resistance along
t!je line of the river Aisne, but details
of the fighting are lacking.
Russian reports say the investment
of Konigsberg and raids into east Prus
6la were undertaken only with , the
Purpose of forcing the Germans to
reinforce their armies there
w'th men from the army of in-
Via rii ,
slun m I ranee. It is declared that
thi3
3 move has been brilliantly success-
ana was the salvation of the al
1s in France, as several German army
corps were taken from French soil to
East Prussia. It is predicted here to
da? that the Russian East Prus
lari force has withdrawn within the
idn border, abandoning the'
-iment of Keningsberg
ait th advance of Russian right
roin Oalicia, where the Austro-German
es are said to penned up iin a
riar'gle of forts, dominated by Pro-
-"mi. leaving the Russian main army
ree to direct its march toward Prus-' utude of stragglers and war mate
to. .rial were found hidden in the forest
ar indemnities exacted hvth a Gr-1 bt figures are withheld as might
from Belgian and French towns
eacii
veiy
Paia,
The
:i total of $144,300,000, only a
3 ill!
H part of which has been
Don't Believe Repor.
austrtiou that the German Emp-
o lake command in East Prus-
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f:nerally discredited here as
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e "t :e, has proven himself of fight-
H calibre.
-i, ownzerianu-, uispaicn, via
e says the Germans have been
tern
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orderedVto retire to the right bank
of the Rhine, evacuating France,
Belgium and Luxemberg.
' A Rome dispatch says the Austrian
armies, under Generals Dankl and
Auffenberg, separated by the Russian
'advance, succeeded in rejoining the
forces at Rzesow, thirteen miles
northeast of Jaroslaw and thirty-two
miles noith of Przemysl, losing forty
per cent, of their forces in the ope
ration. v Admiral Patey, commanding the
Australian fleet, reported from Syd
ney that the German losses at Her
bertshoehe, Bismarck Archipelago,
were twenty to thirty killed and sev
enteen officers captured. He said
the fleet had crippled all German
wireless stations in the pacific.
Big Battle Likely.
Paris, Sept. 16. It is believed a
great vbattle has been in' progress
since Sunday, the retiring Germans'
having made a stand along the high
grouna' wltn tne ngnt Protectea y
the rivers Oise and Aisne. If the
center and left are able to withdraw
to the same line, the Germans can
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more favorable conditions than along
the Marne. If forced to further re
treat, the invaders would be compell
ed to go via Longwwy and Sedan.
Observers are eager for details, in
order to determine if the- Germans
have been able to withdraw and get
into position , their heavy artillery,
despite the recent rains and mud-
clogged roads. It is believed ttie guns I
will have to be abandoned if the in
vaders are again driven back. An
unconfirmed report- today says that
an Indian ' cavalry had joined the
British forces and already has been
engaged.
A Nish dispatch officially confirms!
the occupation of Vishegrad, Bosnia,
It is officially announced , that tne
Germans are fighting a defensive bat
tle along the (front from Noyon to a
point northofVerdun.
It declares many prisoners, a" mul-
be considered "fantastic."
The statement says, the German
ear guard, reinforced from the main
and 'certain positions, ' show
army
strong Organization. The - French
in -contact throughout
troops were
Monday and Tuesday, the Germans!
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TviTir'- the neients west ui
Rheims. Varennes has been evacu
ated and the line nor reaches Meuse,
near the forestvof Forges. N ;
German CommartJir Courtmartialed.
A Petrograd dispatch 'says Lieuten-
WOUNDED BELGIAN OFFICE!
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This photograph shows two wound
ed Belgian officers on the Quay at
Ostend preparing to board the Bel
gian hospital ship moored there for
Washington, Sept. 16. It is - be-ibe raised as in the Spanish war, by
lieved ihat with determination of the! a stamp tax on commercial docu
Democratic caucus to abandon the ; ments, telegraph and telephone mes-
proposed freight tax the war reve
nue -will now pass with little delay.
As now planned the emergency will
ant Preisker, formerly German, com
mander at Kalisz, Russian Poland, was
recently" captured and courtmartialed
to answer to charges of atrocities, com
mitted, by the German troops who en
tered the town.
A Petrograd message says the Rus
5iaUrear guard is at Krasnik, 228 miles
southeast of Lublin, Russian Poland,
and the Austrians, demoralized, con
tinue to retreat. It says a single Cos
sack captured three Austrian officers
and nineteen privates.
It is 'reported that a train load of
French' wounded, en '-route here, was
wrecked 20 miles east. No particulars
are given. .
Forty TJhlans, who had been wan-
dering - in the woods of Fontaine
Bleau since -the engagement at Mont-
mlrail, were . captured yesterday and ;
were nearly famished.
More Pro-Allies' Demonstrations.
A Rome message says pro-allies'
demonstrations continued last night
with manifestations under the win
dows, Of, Uhe Belgian legation and the
French embassy. Of the seven hun
dred apd" sixty German wounded ar
riving herq yesterday" one hundred
and 'fifty-one are in a critical condi
tion. The percentage of mortality
among the German wounded is great-
ly exceeding that amount, among
the French.
Raiser to Lead Troops.
A' Berlin" message, via Copenhagen,
says Emperor William will take per
sonal command in east Prussia
against ;-the Russians.
Berlin Still Says Little.
Berlin, Sept. 16. Official announce-
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treatment. The men's injuries have
been temporarily dressed on the bat
tlefield. sages, special taxes on bankers and
bj'akers, theatres, gasoline, tobacco
and liquors.
ment says the situation in France is
"favorable" and , the allies have won
no victory on the whole battle front.
No details are given. Among those
Jost in the naval battle off Helgo
land was Admiral Maas, commanding
the second scouting division.
Hundreds of British women gath
ered at the American embassy yes
terday to arrange passage to Eng
land, now permitted for women and
boys under sixteen years of age.
Special trains have been arranged.
Germans Evacuate Soissons.
- Sojssons, France, Sept. 16. Tho
German . right wing evacuated Sois
sons Monday, retiring northward
across the Aisne, with the French uH
pursuit. The French artillery was
in action Tuesday, across lthe river,
300 yards away.
Jap Airship Drops Bombs.
Tokia, Sept. 16. It is officially an
nounced that a Japanese aeroplane
dropped bombs on the German bar
racks at Tsing-Tau and escaped. The
Japanese destroyed flotilla drove in
the German patrols.
Boer General Accidentally Shot.
Capetown, South Africa, Sept, 16.
General Jacobus Hendrick DeLaRey,
the famous Boer commander, was ac
cidentally shot dead near Johannes
burg. Servian Invasion Defeated.
Vienna, Sept.. 16. The General
Staff has announced that the Ser
vian invasion of Hungary, which
crossed the river Save, has been de
feated along- the entire line and
Szerem, Salvonia ajad" Bahat are
clear of the enemy. -
Hid
Do the South American Coun
tries and its Up United
States.
This Country Has Failed to Take Ad
vantage of the Opportunities Pre
sented What Brazil Alone Uses.
.Washington, Sept. 16. Brazil
will be glad to get American codfish,
soap, leather, coal, fuel oil or flour.
Heretofore : England, Germany,
France and Belgium have shared
with' the United States the trade of
Brazil and other South American Re
publics; now the United States ha3
an opportunity to handle the entire
trade there.
So great is this opportunity con
sidered by government experts., that
every effort is being made to turn
the tide of trade left open by the
war into American channels. Last
ytear Congress . appropriated $50,000
for the purpose of opening up trade
with' Latin-America and also provid
ed for the appointment of fourteen
"commercial attaches four of whom
are to be stationed at "South- Ameri
can capitals, including Rio de Ja
neiro. This feasure, although taken
jjbef ore .there, was,-any fufc.war,
has nevertheless placed taiS'lcotnltry
in a posjfipti to take immediate ad
vantage of the exceptional oppor
tunity now offered.
Already four experts, from the' De
partment of Commerce have started
to South American countries to in
vestigate trade conditions and possi
bilities, and recently the same gov-
i ernment department sent H. M. Dou-
thitt to the New York branch office
of the Bureau of Foreign and Do
mestic Commerce to act in an x ad
visory capacity in American mer
chants and manufacturers desiring to
open markets in South America. Mr.
Douthitt has lived in Brazil many
years.
Brazil offers one of the most fertile
fields for American merchants in
South America. Brazilian imports In
1912 the latest statistics available-
amounted to more than $307,800,000,
and of that total American export
ers got less than $50,000,000. Our
most successful competitors were
Great Britain and Germany, the for
mer sending products of the value
of more than $75,000,000.
Bleached piece gods aggregating
nearly. $1,500,000 were sent to Brazil
in 1912, and of that amount England
sent $1,310,000 and the United States
$12,000. Consul W. Henry Robert
son, of Manchester, England, tele
graphed last month: "Textile indus
try seriously depressed before war;
now paralyzed; wholesale closing of
mills seems inevitable. Gloomy out
look for raw cotton. Impossible
prophesy yet extent 4amaee to in-
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Another article imported by Brazil
solely from this country and the
United Kingdom was coal; the Unit
ed States sending less than $3,000,000
worth as against more than $15,000
000 from England.
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Of the watches imported by Bra
zil froin, the United States and Ger
many, we sent but two-thirds.
Of the dried fruits used ii one
year by Brazil less than $20,000 Worth
went from this country, France settd-4
ing those articles to the value of
more than $240,000.
France sent $150,000 worth of
hats in a year, England $90,000, this
country none.
We exported a little over $4,000
worth of window glass but the same
year England sent $135,000 worth
and Belgium more than $319,000. ,
We sent but one-twelfth of the
writing ink used in a year, the e
mainder goinjg from England; 4 r";
-In one of the circulars issued
daily by the Department of Com-
onerce dealing with trade situations
(Continued on Page v Seven.)
hot nor noi;:;:
Democrats are Bright Oyer the "Pros
pect in Louisiana Bull Mooters
Find ThemselVes fn a Hole.
Washington, SepL- 16 "Well ad
vised .Democrats have revised their
estimates as to what will happen in
Louisiana's Third Congressional dis
trict, the xne vwhich' early in the
summer, they "were willing to con
cede to the Bull Moosers. They are
satisfied now that the party ofl
Roosevelt will not even carry that
oVerWhelming sugar district.
Henri Gueydan, the Democratic
nominee, declared at the time tho
Bull Moose'rs yVh1id their turbulent
convention that le would carry the
district by from 6,000 to 8,000 simply
on account of the soreness created
in that convention. Gueydan i3
standing squarely by the Wilson ad
ministration. Every sugar man in the Third dis
trict has been given' a recapitulation
of the votes cast in the House and
Senate by Progressive Senators and
Representatives. In the final votes
the Progressive members voted for
the Underwood tariff law, which was
opposed by the Democrats from the
sugar sections
Henri Gueydan, the Democratic
nominee, is frankly opposed o free
sugar. Judge Martin,, the Progres
sive nominee, is also opposed to free
-sugar. The Democratic voters in tne
district therefore, are being invited
to go from one party 'that opposes
free sugar to 'another that does
likewise, as indicated by the votes
of Progressive members of the House
and Senate. They have been Demo
crats all their lives, disagreeing In
many tariff items with other Demo
crats, but. j the invitation tot turn
Progressive is given despite the fact
jthat that party, so 4 far as the votes
or its Congressional members are
concerned, .is more hostile than the
Democrats, because (they are in fa
vor of abolishing the coUon ex
changes, which would make it neces
sary for every seller of cotton to
deal with a buyer individually with
Liverpool quotations to guide him
and such information as he could
nmseii gainer as to now mucii oi m
1 allowance he would have to make to
the buyer to cover interest, insur
ance, freight and storage to get the
commodity to Liverpool.
Roosevelt's speeches in Louisiana
have soured the big sugar planters
because many of them have been
avowed Republicans, and those not
openly Republicans have always
worked for the election of Democrats
such as Murphy J . Foster, who was
willing to work in the House and
Senate with reactionary Republicans.
They sent Broussard to the Senate
because he has always been willing
to co-operate with Cannon, Aldrich
and ' Penrose. Broussard, instead of
hurting himself in 1909 by voting
for the Cannon organization, made
himself stronger.
Roosevelt going into that part of
the State denouncing reactionary
policies made himself as popular with
the leaders of" the so-called revolt as
if he had come there bringing' the
germs of yellow lever. Gueydan,
the Democratic nominee, and Martin,
the Progressive, have always been
allied with the wing of the Demo
cratic party that worked in harmony
with the men Roosevelt denounced.
The question, therefore, before the
voters of the Third district on elec
tion day is as to whether they want a
reactionary who now wears a Pro
gressive label, although not in agree
ment with Roosevelt's denunciation
of reactionary politics, or whether
they will support Gueydan frankly
opposed to free sugar, yet willing to
go along with the, party in the belief
that some day it will restore a reve
nue duty to sugar.
The nomination of Judge Martin
was brought about by the Broussardl
influence, Edwin, brother of the Senator-elect,
throwing his votes to Mar-
TTn on the final ballot. Gueydan has
been a member of the Broussard
wing of the party, so much so that
the Gueydan committee ( of 100 in
one of the counties of the district has
in its membership . twenty-one men
whose last name is Broussard.- In
Iberia county, or parish, the home
of the Uroussard family, the Gueydan
committee is composed half and half
of Broussards and half non-Brous-sards.
Of course, if the relatives of
the Broussards bearing other names
were counted the Gueydan commit?
tee would be split about 80 per cent.
Austrian Losses Reported to
fcHayeBecn Enormous in V
Galicia
GERMANS GAVE
DEPERATE AID
Quarter Million in Xead and
Wounded and Hundred
Thousand Prisoners Taken.
Five Thousand Germans
Captured.
Petrograd,
Russia, Sept. 16. A'
summary of the campaign in Galicia-''
says that the Russian troops are pur
suing the Austrians, and , have passed"
the river San, after annihilating sev
eral.army corps. The enemy's losses. '
have not been accurately determin
ed, but are said to be "colossal," ap
proximating 250,000 killed and
wounded, 100,000 prisoners and 400
guns. The roads are -crowded withv
abandoned military equipment.
The statement says the "desperate
effort- of the German troops to save
the Austrian' army from utter rout
should be recorded."
The Russians captured thirty-six
pieces of long-range German artil
lery at Tourpbine and .5,000. German '
prisoners. At other poiaits several
dozen German heavy guns were tak
en before they had -chance to, be
used in the -lighting. , - . '
TtlEXICAri BOROEB SOBCES
VILL BEllll :
Washington, Sept. 16 While plan
for carrying out the President's order
for evacuation of Vera Cruz by Ameri'
can forces were worked out today, no
preparations have been made to with
draw the forces along the Mexican bor
der, now engaged in maneuvers. It
is intimated, however, that the troops
will return to the home stations at con
elusion of the maneuvers, rstorin
normal conditions on the border.
FRENCH REPORT
MADE TO WASHINGTON
Washington, Sept. 16. A French .
Embassy message says the Germans
resisted yesterday on the line north of
the Aisne river and of fthelma, while
the invaders south of Argonne coniin
ued their retreat between Argonne and .
the River Meuse, toward Metz. The
line of resistance last Anight was it ,
Varennes and Consenvoye.
REFUSED CLEARANCE
TO AMERICAN SHIP
Washington, Sept. i6.The British ,
steamer, Robert Dollar, belonging to an
American Company was refused clear
ance at Rio Janiero when she attemp- ;
ted to take advantage of the new. reg
istry law and raise the American flag. 1
The authorities are said to have acted
on the objection of the British ConsuL' .
The State Department is investigate -ing.
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Jap Scouts Occupy Station.
Tokiq, Sept. 16. It is announced that '
Japanese scouts have occupied the
railroad station five miles from Kiac-v
chow.
STORM MOVING NORTHWARD
Washington, D. C. Sept. 16th, 1914.
Observer, Wilmington, N. C,
Advisory message. .Disturbance off
East Florida coast, increasing in in
tensity , and , moving' northward;-1
Dangerous condition for vessels south
of Virginia Capes. . . , t
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