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INTO GER1MY
Germans Retreat Across Border Fcllswed
By Great Hordes of Russians.
Kaiser Alarmed
JAPANESE TAKE TSIIIG-TAU
Germans Surrender Important. Fortress
jn China Allies and Germans
Fighting Around Ypres
The past week has been an event
ful one in the European war. The
news dispatches from Petrograd tell
of overwhelming victories for' the Rus
sian forces in Russian Poland and East
Prussia. The demoralized Austrian ar
mies are. doomed if the reports be true
that the" Russians have cut them off
from the German forces in Galicia. An
other jolt was handed Germany in Chi
na when the German fortress at Tsing
Tau surrendered to the British and
Japanese troops. ' -
.. Turkey's advent into the war also
puts a new phase into the situation.
It is freely predicted that if Germa
ny fails to win, the Ottoman empire
will be vanquished by the allied
forces. For nearly a half century Tur
key has come out of one defeat only
to be launched into another war which
ends in defeat. This has resulted in
a reduction in the Turkish territory,
especially in Europe, until it is now
one of the smallest countries on the
continent. .. .
To hold their enemies and at the
same time inflict the greatest losses
possible, seems to be the campaign
the allies are carrying against the
Germans in the north of France and
in Belgium. For weeks the great
forces of the German empire have
been pounding away at the allied ranks
trying with desperation to . break
through their lines and force an open
ing to the French coast " But it has
all been in vain. Added to the ir
resistible strength of the allies the Ger
mans had to fight in a flooded territory.
It was too ntuch for them and they
were forced to ifetreaCT '
Another attempt Is now being made
by the Germans to force their way
through the region surrounding Ypres.
It seems to be the last chance the
Germans will have, and they must eith
er succeed or -retreat back through
Belgium. When the si?ge on Paris
failed, the kaiser, it is said, resolved
to begin a campaign on England. For
this purpose the control of the French
and Belgian coast - was necessary. Ant
werp was taken and the German forces
moved on to the Belgian coast. But all
was lost vlien they failed to' reach
the French ccast. . . " - " .--
Much interest is being manifested in
the campaign in the east With the
Great Russian hordes threatening the
richest region cf Germany with inva
sion, military experts are wondering
what will be the next-move of the
Germans. According to the latest re
ports the Russians have advanced as
far as the Warthe river, in Russian
Poland, and are now on the border
of East Prussia. The Germans are
said to have retreated into East Prus
sia. In the east of East Prussia the
Russians are also said to have made
much headway. With the Russians
closing in from two directions the Ger
man forces in Prussia are facing a
serious dilemma. -
Now that they have beenlmt off from
the German forces in Galicia, the Aus
tin armies have only one recourse,
ad that is, to retreat through the
Carpathian mountains. For many
eeks the Austrian forces have bat
Ned with the Russians, but it has been
a losing fight. When things .looked
tae bluest for the Austrians, reinforce
ments were sent them by the German
armies, it appeared for a time that
the Russians would be forced to give
UP the positions in Galicia they had
at a greaf sacrifice of life, but this
tae7 failed to do. , ' .
1.598 British Officers Killed
London. a tabulated list of casual
ties among British commissioned of fl
nw(s ln France between Otcober 20 and
-.ober 27, raises the total of officers
",. wounded or missing to 1,598.
e Ryal Welsh Fusiliers, who lost
an? ? cfficers killed, eight wounded
Arrn missiaS- and the Royal Field
tiiiery, ten of whose officers were
terU-?e(i' v,ere amonS the heaviest suf-
f!ava! Battle Is Pending
Ellington. Official rtienatrhoa nf
lali of Tsing-Tau were received at
' e Japanese embassy and interpreted
: waumg the beginning cf an of-
aad'h"PS Which haye heen occupying
kepi, V?Kading K1ao-Chow, which have
the r u u 13 saia, to hunt down
was man ships in the Pacific. It
Probat i at the embass)r that in. all
BnUsuluty a Joint occupation of the
5lapQ .atld JaPanese forces would take
Q a f, . 1 l a . . - -
- i rsing-Tau immediately.
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AT LEAST HE
. CHICAGO HERALD. 4.Uf '
Russians Advance Into Germany
London. Except for the fall of Tsihg
Tau, the most significant report from
any of the battle fronts and the most
welcome to the allies-is that the Rus
sians, besides driving the Austrians
back in Galicia, have reached the War
the river in Russian Poland, and have
established themselves on the r East
Prussian frontier.
"A Beilin of flciffl . nr
someXThe
Russian cavalry crossed the -Warthe,
but were driven back. To this the
Russian report adds that the town of
Warta, on the Warthe river, in Po
land, has been occupied and that a
Russian " column has proceeded west
ward through Czenstochowa, near the
Silesian frontier.
The Russians, too, are responsible
for the report that they have defeated
the Germans near Mlawa, in Poland,
just across the East Prussian boun
dary and at Lyck in East Prussia.
Military observers here say the
Russians have followed the retiring
Germans at a much faster pace than
was anticipated and that if they are
in force they may prevent the Ger
mans from taking up their new posi
tions on the Warthe and compel them
to fall back to the Silesian border. .
Despite all this, reports persist that
the Germans are sending westward
large numbers of their troops who
have been fighting in Poland to oppose
the allies in France and Belgium." That
they would do this with' enormous
Russian forces threatening their own
and richest territory military men hereH
say seems highly improbable unless
the Germans are satisfied a small
force can prevent the Russians enter
ing Silesia and lEast Prussia.
Allies Fighting Around Ypres
In the west the ding-dong fighting
continues. The Belgians, who hold
the lines along the coast, are being
given a comparative rest, after their
three months of almost continuous
fighting. , The Germans still are con
centrating around Ypres, where they
are trying to hack their way through
the Anglo-French troops to the coast.
Both sides claim to have made prog
ress here, the Anglo-French forces
southeast of the town and the Ger
mans ' southwest. Correspondents in
the rear of the armies say the fight
ing has not appreciably lessened and
that both sides are using tremendous
weight of artillery in an endeavor to
clear the ground "for an infantry ad
vance. ;:. ";
Both armies are being reinforced. It
seems to be realized that the Germans
cannot proceed farther west because
of - the co-operation xf the warships
with the -land forces and that a route
either here or farther south must be
found if the Germans are to attain
their ambition of reaching the French
coast . . :
Germans Hurled In River
Paris. The story of a French bay
onet attack which forced into the river
Oise a body of Germans after the
bridge by which they had crossed had
been destroyed by a. bomb ' dropped
from an aeroplane was rebounted in
dispatches reaching Paris. The inci
dent took place near Sempigny. The
French had been ordered to hold the
bridge at any cost. After quick-firers
had played havoc for twenty minutes
in the German ranks the bugle sound
ed retreat and the Germans poured
across the bridge.
HAS NERVE
German Ships Destroyed
Tokio, Japan. After desperate as
saults, in which the Japanese, in the.
face of heroic resistance, rivaled .the
bravery of their forces at Port Ar
thur, Tsing-Tau surrendered, .Gov, Meyer-Waldeck,
after the hoisting of I white
flags on the forts, sent an officer with
a flag of truce to the Anglo-Japanese,
lines. ' .,..0 -.' - J ' . 1 0 " '
Japanese and "German1 officers
opened a conference at Moltke ' bar
racks when the formalities of capitu
lation were concluded.
The Japanese officers highly praise
the bravery of the Germans, who
fought tenaciously to the last Un
official reports are that the Germans
blew up what was left of their forts
before surrendering and practically the
whole town is in ruins. . A Japanese
torpedo boat flotilla that entered the
bay found that nearly all the ships had
been destroyed.
Austrians Cut Off From Germans
Rome. A Tribuna dispatch from Pe-.
trograd says:
"The Russians have cut off the Aus
trian army from the Germans. The
Austrians were encircled on their left
flank and were forced to retreat, but
the . Russians occupied all the ways
of retreat toward Cracow and thus the
entire Austrian army was pushed to
ward the Carpathian mountains,
against which they are closely pressed.
The Austrians condition is desper
ate, as their only line of retreat lies
across the Carpathians, which, at this
time of the year, are almost impassa
ble to a million and a half of men
with provisions and munition trains
and artillery.
"Petrograd is rejoicing over the
present decisive victory. Great dem
onstrations have been held, and in all
the churches services to celebrate the
event have taken place;
"Emperor Nicholas remained at the
front."
Russians Force German Retreat
Petrograd. The Russian general
staff has issued the following:
"On the. E.ast Prussian front the Rus
sian troops are developing with suc
cess an 'offensive in the region of the
forest of Rominten and Lyck (East
Prussia).
"The German rear guard was dis
lodged by us from Mlawa on November
4, suffering great losses.
"Beyond the Vistula the enemy con
tinues to fall back. A German col
umn passed through Czenstochowa,
Russian Poland moving west
! 'Minor engagements have occurred
near " Warta and on the road from
Andre jew to Mechow near Merzava. "
"In Galicia the Austrians in their
retreat left behind them many, soldiers
ill with cholera at Jaroslau, Przevorsk
and villages on the San."
German Cargoes Are Affected
London. The closing of the North
seaito all -shipping except that which
places itself under the protection of
the British fleet is recognized as"" the
first stroke of Admiral rBaron- Fishery
the new first sea lord of -the admi
ralty and as one of the most import
ant events cf the war. All cargoes
destined for German or Austrian con
sumption must run the ga.untlet of
British inspection in the English chan
nel, the st:ait of Gibraltar of the
Suez canal.
H RETURN
TO ASSAULT ALLIES
REINFORCEMENTS SENT TO BAT
TLE LINE IN WEST ALLIES
REPULSE ATTACKS.
RUSSIANS ON GERMAN SOIL
Germans .Abandon. Positions Along
Warthe. Berlin Reports Victory
Over Czars Troops.
London. The Germans have renew
ed their offensive In the vicinity- of
Ypres and Dixmude, where several at
tempts to break through the Allied
lines to the coast or France were" re
pulsed after the' most sever fighting
of the war.
Despite -the Austro-German armies
have suffered In the east, where the
Russians have set tneir feet on Ger
man territory, the Germans aresaid
to be still sending reinforcements to
the west in ah endeavor to break
down the resistance of the French,
British and Belgians.
There has been no decisive action
along the, whole front, but each side
is making gains which may count
when the crisis is at hand. With the
tremendous forces opposing each
other, any progress necessarily must
be slow, but both -the Allies andthe
Germans express satisfaction with the
way in , which the battle has gone
thus' far.
In the east-the Russian advance
guards are fighting on both the East
Prussia nand Posen borders and It
is believed that the Germans have
given up their first plen of resisting
the Russians' advance on the posi
tions which they had prepared along
the Warthe River.
According to a -German report, the
Russians have suffered a reverse on
the East Prussian frontier where
they lost 4,000 man- andssoma. machined
guns, but of the fighting 'elsewhere
in this region Berlin says nothing.
There have been no developments
in the Near East, the engagements
fought being between Russian and
Turkish frontier guards in the Cau
casus or the bombardment of ports.
The slackness in recuiting in Eng
land has been given a flllup by the
marches of some of the crack terri
torial regiments and the procession
through the streets of London in con
nection with the inauguration of the
Lord Mayor; in whicn Canadian and
other Dominion troops took part.
From all sections or the country
come reports of an increasing "number
of young men offering tnemselves for
3ervice. m
ALLIES WILL WIN IN WAR
ord Kitchener Declares That Eno
.Must Mean Victory for Englano.
London. Confidence in the ultimate
success of" the Allied arms was ex
pressed by Earl Kitchener who point
ed out the great issue at stake, the
advantages possessed by the Allies in
men and material and in "that won
derful spirit which never has under
stood the meaning of defeat"
Speaking of the Lord Mayor's ban
quet Lord Kitchener praised the ter
ritorials, particularly the London
Scottish and the East Indians spoke
ot the admiration of w the British
troops for - the "glorious French
army," and said: : . fv
' "Under-the direction of General Jof
fre, who is not only a great military
leader, but a great man,, we may : con
fidently rely on the ultimate success
of the Allied forces In the western
theater of the war."
He praised the .brilliant leadership
of Grand Duke Nicholas sand also "the
splendid deeds of she gallant Belgian
army" and , the gallantry of the Jap
anese forces. Continuing, Lord Kitch
ener said: '
"The British empire is fighting for
Its existence. I want every citizen to
understand this cardinal fact for only
from a clear conception of the vast
importance of the issue at stake can
come the great national moral im
pulse without which the government
war ministers, or even their navies
can do but little. T Vv
- "We have enormous advantages In
our resources of men and material
and in that wonderful spirit of ours
which never has understood the mean
ing of defeat All these are great as
sets but they must be used judiciously
and effectively.
"I have no compalint to make what
ever about the response to my appeals
for men. The progress in the military
training of those "who already have
enlisted is remarkable and the coun
try well may be proud of them, but I
shall want more men and still more
until the enemy is crushed."
COTTON GINNED IS
NEAR PAST RECORD
UP TO NOVEMBER 1 THE CROP
WAS WITHIN 5,170 BALES
OF RECORD.
AN ENORMOUS WHEAT CROP
Despite Loss in Cotton, U. S. Crops
Are Worth Much More Than In
Any Previous Year.
Washington. Ginning of cotton
continues active despite the low price
Southern farmers are receiving and
the depression in the industry caused
by the war.
During the period from October
18 to November 1 the ginning amount
ed to 2,207,144 bales, making the
aggregate for the season 9,828,695
bales, the period's ginning was only
5,170 bales less than ginned during
the same period on the record pro
duction year of 1911 and the aggre
gate for the season is only 142,210
bales less. Compared with last year
the ginning on November 1 were
855,177 bales more.
In Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana and
Oklahoma the ginnings to November
1 exceeded those for any of the past
eight years.
The fourth cotton ginning report
of the season, compiled from reports
of census bureau correspondents and
agents throughout the cotton belt just
issued, announced that 9,828,695 bales
of cotton counting round as half bales,
of the growth of 1914 had been ginned
prior to November 1. This compared
with 8,830,396 bales, or 63.2 per cent
of the entire crop, ginned prior to
November 1, last year, 8,869,222 bales,
or 65.8 per cent in 1912 and 9,970,905
bales or 64.1 per cent in 1911.
' Important farm crops of the United
States this year are worth $5,068,742,
000 or $104,000,000 more than the
value of -the same crops last year.: not
withstanding a loss of $418,000,000
sustained by cotton planters on lint
alone as a result of the European
war. " -
Preliminary . estimates announced
by the department of agriculture and
statistics of average prices paid to
producers November 1 indicate that
this year's wheat and corn crops are
the most valuable ever grown in the
United States, that the wheat and
apple crops are record harvests.
The huge wheat crop and the in
creased price of that cereal, the large
corn and apple crops and the increased
price in oats, barley and rye more
than offset the big loss in cotton.
GUTIERREZ NAMES HIS CABINET
Carranza Orders His Commanders to
Return to Posts of Duty. ...
Mexico City. General Venustiano
Carranza issued an ultimatum declar
ing himseli chief head of the repub
lic. The proclamation was issued t
Cordoba and directed to military
chieftains and civil employes of the
central government who. were ordered
to disregard the mandates of ? the
Aguas Calientes convention. To the
military-chieftains Carranza said that
unless they left the . conference and
were back at their posts by 6 o'clock
Tuesday evening their next in rank
would assume their places. .
Gen. Eulallo Gutierrez, appointed
provisional president of Mexico by
the Aguas Calientes convention, has
proclaimed himself the chief executive
beginning November 10 and has ap
pointed the folo wing cabinet:
Foreign Minister, Fernando Iglias
Calderon.
Minister of Communications, Gem
Antonio Villareal. - -
Minister of War, Gen. ( Juvenio
Robles. "
Minister ot. the Interior, Gen. Jose
Blanco. :
Minister of Public Instructions,
Signor Soto y.Gama.
Minister of Justice, Jose Vascon
selos. . ..
Minister of Progress,. Pastor RoaixV
Minister of the Treasury, Feliclts
Villareal. A ;
i Enrique C. Llorente will be ap
pointed Washington representative of
the Constitutionalists.
North Carolina Wins Boundry Case.
Washington. The. dispute between
the states, of Tennessee and North
Carolina-over their boundary was de
cided by the Supreme Court in favor
of North Carolina. The dispute arose
over, the exact location of the state
boundary as projected by a commis
sion in 1821. Both states laid claim
to some .40,000 acres of mountainous
timber land near Slick Rock" Creek
and, for years each state has imposed
taxes on the lands. Justice McKenna
announced the court's decision.
COTTON LOAN FUND
PLAN NOT ILLEGAL
ATTORNEY GENERAL GREGORY
AY8 PLAN. DOES- NOT
VIOLATE FEDERAL LAW
SUCCESS TO M0VEMENTSURE
President Wilson Asked ths Attorney
General For An Opinion. Up to,
New England Bankers. V
W a Cr-V in rCrf y-vn XTx vtvla lsvn 'Caw.
eral anti-trust laws is threatened by ;
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w v. .vmu UA JSM 1 TT- r-rfll 11 J .
perfected by bankers and member-of
the Federal Reserve Board, accord-"
ingr to an opinion handed down Xtf'
Attorney General Gregory at the re-
quest of President Wilson.
. Success of the $135,000,000 pool "
now is believed by treasury officials
to be assured. More than $80,000,00
of the $100,000,000 to be raised among
northern bankers already has been
subscribed and practically all of the
remainder, ft is understood, had been
promised on condition of a favorable
opinion from the Attorney General.
New England financiers, it was said,
were reluctant to enter the plan until
definitely assured that the method of
raising the fund would not be con
strued as unlawful.
Attorney General Gregory's opinion
was rendered after a conference witn
President Wilson. The Treasury De
partment made public the following
"The White House,
"My Dear Mr. Attorney General:
"I am sending tie enclosed papers, ;
submitted to me by the Secretary of
the Treasury, in order to ascertain -
whether in your opinion the proposed
cotton loan fund may be . lawfully
formed. I know that it is contrary
to the practice of the department of
give opinions beforehand ;as to con- 'v
templatedl transactions, and I think
that such opinions ouht never in or
dinary circumstances to be given, but
the circumstances with regard to the
handling of the great cotton crop
which have been created by the Euro
pean war are most extraordinary and
sem to lustlfv extraordinarv action.
It is for that reason that I venture to
ask you to depart in this" case from
the usual practice of your department.
"It occurs to me that the fund con
templated stands in a class by itself,
ft is hardly conceivable that such ar
rangements should Become settled
practices or furnish precedents which
would be followed in the regular
course of business or under ordinary
conditions. They are as exceptional in
their nature as the circumstances
they are meant to deal with and can
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bility even, dangerous precedents. It
is for this reason that I feel the morel ,
justified in asking for your opinion in
the premises. x :
"Cordially and sincerely yours,
(Signed) : '
"WOODROW MILSON."
Mr. Gregory replied at once to tie
President's letter stating that he was -
be thought to fall within the purview
of the anti-trust laws. ' -
VICTORY UNDER SHEMAN LAW.
Railroads Give Up Stock in Coal Mines
Valued at 3,750,000. -
Cincinnati, 0 Stock in Ohio and
West Virginia coal mines valued ; at
$3,750,000 passed , into the hands ' of
John S. Jones, a Chicago coal opera
tor, as a result of an entry made by
three Federal ; judges . here in a suit
brought by the government against
the New York Central and the Chesa
peake & Ohfo Railway Company, their
subsidiaries and various coal com
panies they control.
The case wai brought under the
Sherman law and federal officials de
clared it was the most sweeping vic
tory ,eyer accomplished under the act.
The case has been known, as the
"East Ohio and West Virginia bitu
minous coal case."
y.i Attorneys for both tlie railroads
and the "government appeared before
the court with an agreement that the
properties "of the railroads be disin
tegrated and owenrship dissolved, -
Capital Paid in by. Banks..
Washington. Payment of the first
installment of the capital j stock of
federal reserve banks, called for No
vember 2, practically has been com
pleted. The paid in total, the Federal
Reserve Board announced- has reach
ed $17,947,106, as 'follows A ? Boston
$1,617,925; New York $3,320,380; Phil
adelphia $2,068,559; Cleveland $2,012,
353; , Bichmond $1,063,458 ; :: Atlanta,
$777248; Chicago 2,191,000;" St Louis
$912,000; Mineapolis $794,500; Kansas
City $916,000; Dallas; $951,335; San,
Francisco $1,322,346.: