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RUSSIANS CLAIM
MOREJICTORIES
Reports from Petroprad Tell of Re
peated Successes in Battles
in Poland.
i BALKAN ALLIES
NEMESIS OF BRITISH TRADING VESSELS The cruiser Eraden, which sent to the
bottom in the Indian ocean the English merchantmen, the Tumeric, King Lnd, Riberia and
Foyle, and the collier Bursk. The crews, the British War office announces, were trans
ferred to the steamer Gryfedalo, which was also captured, but later released in order to
take the crews of the sunken vessels to Colombo. The first capture by the Emden was on
September 10, when It took the Indus. On September 11 it took the Levat and on the 12th
the Katinga and the Killin, The Diplomat wa3 sunk on the 13th and the Txrabbock on
the 14th, and both crews put aboard the Katinga, which was taken to Calcutta by the
Emden and there abandoned.
REPORT YICTORY
Servian and Montenegrin Troops De
clare They Defeated Enemy
i and Gained Advantage.
Iaustrians SEND A DENIAL
ALL ARE SILENT ABOUT CRACOW
elther Side Gives Oat Anything Re
garding Bl Battle Which llu
Been Raarlnar Se.Ternl Dim
at Ancient Capital.
'VV.'
T11E OMAHA ST7XPAY RKH: OCTONKK 4, 1014.
Cgnnmes??sMsK
IONDON. Oct. a From rvtrorrsd there
continued to pour In uninterrupted clalma
of Runslan aurceesea on the frontier of
Poland; but from Qallrta, where the Rue
slan and combined German and Auatrlan
force are at death grips before Craoow,
baa com nothing to Indicate which aid
baa taken the first honor.
A belated despatch from Copenhagen
asserts that Kmperor William has re
cently been at Breslau, where he decided
on a four-fold offensive movement
against Kovno. Warsaw, lxds and
Gallcla. When this waa under way. It waa
added that he expected to return to the
western theater of war.
From the southeastern tin of Qellela,
that Is to say Pukowme, filters news of
the adyancea Russian forces - unheard
from for days. It was said that the enter
ing of Transylvania was already under
way and that a battle between the Aus
trian and the combined Ruselan and
ftervlon force was In Immediate prospect.
Rnnalnn Staff DeaKd.
"No news could be more auspicious for
the Russian plans," says the I'ctronrad
correspondent of the Times, "thin the
news now received that the enemv Is ad
vancing In force from Silesia. It was
feared that, having entrenched In the
line from Kails and Cxenstochovaa, ho
would await an attack, but It Is now ex
pected that the main blow of the Her
mans will be directed towards the upper
reaches of the Vistula.
"The plans of the Orand Duke Nich
olas, the Russian commander, are not
known, but it may be surmised that the
Russlana will take full advantage of the
splendid defensive line of the Vistula
For the complete overthrow of tho In
vaders It I essential that they should
advance as far as possible from their
baae of operatlona, especially at this
season, when the roads are practically
Impassible.
Carpathians waa so fierce that there waa
no time to bring vp ammunition. Nearly
1,000 guna were In action, but the rifle
fire was so strong at tlmca tt seemed to
rirnwn the artillery.
"The Auatrlana obstinate defense of
the pas caused them fearful losses. Kn
tire companies were wiped out by the
RuSHlan fire, and plica of Austrian bod
lea choked the trenchea, many being In
terlocked In the death struggle with thi
bayonet"
Russian Official statement.
FKTROQRAD, Oct, S. The general
staff headquarter last citght Issued the
following official statement:
"The battle on the front in eastern
Prussia continue on the line of Mlriam
pol. No decisive result has been ohtalned.
W't have at least occupied the German
positions at Preskasno, west of Symo.
"Under a night of defense attack by the
Russlana the enemy retired from Lel
pouny. In the direction of Suwalkl.
"On the road from Seyny, northward! to
Suwalkl, the movement of the Germans
pursued by the Russian cavalry, under
the protection of artillery, became at
times a disorderly retreat
"Flerco fighting Is going on In the vl-
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Field Maranat I'nttnrek aya They
Have, Been Vlrtnrlnna In Offen
alte Movement and thnt
Ile Been I'reaaed Bark.
IlNTON, Oct. S.-The Msh, Servla,
corrrspou.li nt of 1'cu(its Telpgrnm coiii
pmiy has forwarded the following Servian
official communication:
"The Servian and Montenegrin troops,
which are marching on Sarajevo, ltosnlu.
have left the lino between Srebnlta,
Jahornla and llonmnye, and after dee
ter;te attacks on the 1,-rHhta and Kar.
Ile t positions have gained a brilliant
victory and occupied Vafresnlta.
"Tle enemy has bombarded Shabats
(ServlaV It Is estimated they fired 10.0H)
shells, but fho town was little dn.maa.cd.
Auatrlana Report Advance,
VIKNNA. Oct. 3-lVtn london. Oc( S)
An official communication signed by
Field Marshall Potlorck baa been given
out hero as follows:
"For the last two days our troo(a In
Norvta have been attacking the enemy.
I'p to th, pri sent time out offensive move
ments bus Inst tho enemy, which Is
strongly fortified In positions further pro
tected with barbed wire entanglements,
have proceeded slowly, but favorably.
"The announcement from Bervla con
cerning tho annihilation of the four
tloth division of tho MunKarlnn honved
Is further proof of the vivid Imagination
of tho Servians. This division of troops,
hs tho Servians during the last few day
have hnd repealed opportunity to learn.
In In the best of condition at tho battle
front and It participated gloriously In
engagements laxt week at Vlshlgrud and
elsewhere."
tries and for the women and children
overwhelmed by the pain and woe of war.
"International peace arbitration com
mittee, Mrs. M. J. Wlckersham, chair
man: Mrs. I. N. Woodford and Mr. W.
IL Fuller."
ALLIES DEIVE
BACK GERMAN
Roumanian Monarch
Branded Traitor by
Legation Secretary
LONDON. Oct. 1 In a dlapatch from
Paris a correspondent of the Dispatch
said that a signed statement attaching
A mm A fWT fWT T) rtVr the attitude of King Charles of Ron mania,
(Continued from Page One.)
tended to harass the Belgians and prevent
them from tampering with the Gens an
lines of communication.
Vienna, according to roundabout dis
patches, purporting to emanate from the
Austrian capital, Is preparing for a siege
and there is even talk of removing the
eeat of government
Tho decision of the admiralty to mine a
certain area of the North Sea has given
England an added feeling of security.
While no alarm ha ever been manifested,
the move U hailed as one shielding the
Dover Straits and the Channel without
Interfering with the southern exit from
the Thames or the route to Ostend. uDn
klrk, Calais and Boulogne.
Germans Renew Attack.
PARIS. Oct S. After having tried In
vain recently In the north of France to
break at Tracy-be-Mont and then at
Roye the strong line of the allies, the
Germans have renewed their fierce at-
clnlty of Suwalkl. German relnforcoments, ,acka between the latter city and the
hurried by tho railroads toward Marg
grahowa to the rescue of the retreating
troops, took the offensive In front of
Augustowa and Suwalkl.
"Near Raczka the Germans made night
bayonet charges, met with heavy casual
ties, many of our men being killed or
wounded.
"Th enemy waa also forced to evacu
ate St. Shutshln and Grajevo, where the
Russian troop Invaded German territory.
"Th Russian have captured some
automobile trucks from a German column
operating agalnsOssowets.
"On the Mlawa line the enemy made
an offensive demonstration, but was re
pulsed by the Russian troopa.
MILLIONS TO PRAY
TODAY FOR PEACE
(Continued from Page One.)
prayer was received In Omaha it met
with approval and support from all quar
ter. Although it has been generally en
dorsed by divines and people of all faiths,
It ha not, however, been oflclally adopted one considers that after hardly
by any of them, because It waa thought of fighting the enemy waa nearly at the
best to allow every person and every i gates of Paris, It can be Been how much
region of Arras. Their latest efforts. In
which they have been hurling their ofrceB
against the French and English, have
had no better results.
The French, In an official statement,
frankly admit a slight falling back at the
left of one of their detachments. On the
other hand, the allies have not only suc
cessfully opposed the terrific onslaughts
of the enemy at other points, but have
made gains.
The allies continue to pour In their
troops at points where they are needed to
replace thoise worn out by the hard fight
ing, or In filling In paps In the ranks.
It Is assumed that England's native n
dlan troopa, whose arTlval at Marseilles
lat week has only Just been announced,
are either at the front or In Its vicinity.
They have greatly strengthened th
French line, which. It la roughly esti
mated, now numbers 750,000 men.
Lieutenant Colonel Rousset, th mili
tary crltlo of the Petit Parlsien. In re
viewing the situation, saya:
View of French Expert.
"It la on our left that the battl takes
on the most imposing proportion. When
month
the present Europeun crisis, has been
given out by Victor Jonnesoo, nephew of
the prime minister of Roumanla and at
present holding the post of secretary of
the Roumanian legation in Parts. M.
Jonnesco saya In part:
"From the commencement of this Eu
ropean conflict the Roumanian people
have been hostile to Germany and Austria
This heartily la pushing the people to
drastic action. The cry is for a greater
Roumanla and the liberation of our
brothers In Transylvania- Undoubtedly
the altuation has placed King Charles In
a dllemna, for he already has made his
choice between his duty as king of a free
people and his duty a a Ilohcnzo'.leren.
The later proved too dear to hla heart;
he is serving hla caete and will do so un
til his death.
"When Russia proposed to King Charles
that he occupy Transylvana and Bukowlna
he refused, declaring Ills troop were
needed to guard the frontier.
"Today Bukowanta witieh Is Just as
much Roumania us Transylvania, Is oc
cupied by Riwh1u.ii troops and has been
declared u Russian province.
"This policy of King Charles will give
him In history the rolo of a traitor to the
Interest of his country, although ho Ib a
hero in his staunchness to the llohetizol
leren and Hapsburg traditions.
"If his policy Is persisted In It will
meun thut the RoiiniH.niu.na in Transvl-
! vuiilft. vl-111 Khortlv bo delivered from the
Austrian yoke by Russia, and henceforth
Incorporated in the Russian empire "
hospital within an hour, some of them
believed to be mortally Injured.
John Andrews, superintendent of the
plant was placed under arrest.
American Relief
Party Returning
LONDON, Oct (12 noon.) Among the
Americans who sailed from Liverpool for
Now York today on the Lusltanla are all
but two members of the party that came
Youthful, Beautiful
Skin Easy To Hive
You Iimv be as healthy as a bird In
the ulr uiid still have a poor complex
ion. CliiuiKiiiK seasons anil leiiiwi atiireH,
wIiiiIh, dust and dirt, ar apt to in.iuic
any skin, even though the Rcneial health
he good. When theao external Influences
spoil the complexion, the natural thing
Im to remove the spoil by external means
oplituirv met colt.eil wiut will do this. It
will in luullv absorb tho weather-beaten
rilm-skln. a little each day. Ill a week or
two vou'll have a brand new complexion,
a new skin. The exiiuiHltely beautltui
over on the American cruiser Tennesee. I and youthlul 'W"" 1 'ST.-
with Assistant Secretary' of War Hrecken
rldge to distribute relief In Europe. The
exceptions are Captain II. F. Daltoti, IT.
8. A., and J. L. Wilmeth, chief clerk of
the United States Treasury department
Mrs. Herbert C. Hooever of California,
who has been chairman of the American
Women's Relief committee also was a
passenger.
comfort, there s no reason wnv any wo
1 1 1 U ii xliinild not adopt thin simple treat
f inercollsed wax at
any drug store, apply nightly like colli)
creain. washing It. ofr mornings, nno
will not fall In any case.
To quickly remove wrinkles, signs of
rare and aae, bathe the face occasion
ally In a Molutlon of powdered saxollte.
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church to participate in the peace move
ment at the time and In the manner they
should think most fitting.
All Will Participate.
Tho Ministerial Union and Church Fed
eration decided upon the half hour of spe
cial peaoe prayers in Protestant churches.
Other denominations and faitha will put
the Idea of the day Into effect in their
own way or have already done so. The
same la true of many organizatlona that
are not religious in character.
Either before or after this morning's
aervlce a half hour prayer service for
the restoration of world peace will be
held In every Protestant church In
Omaha. In the Catholic parishes the
prayer for peace will be read from tho
book of prayer during the services.
.Mas. .Mrrtlnic at Y. M. '. A.
In addition to the church and syna
gogue observance of the day, a big mass
meeting will be held at 4 o'clock th
afternoon at the Young Men's ChrlutriTn
association. William Balrd, an Omaha !
territory we have gained on the Germans,
who counted on crushing us.
"The enemy has brought to Its right
Four Men Killed
by Explosion in
Fireworks Plant
tu,lm;ijHvJ niiy l.i iiiliiim m ii ii.ywysypija w uju..l'iMi mmmmnnmmm
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(M.UE SERGE
IF SUIT SPECIAL
JERSEY CITY. N. J., Oct. S.-Four men
were killed and many Injured today by
an explosion of the powder magazine of
the fireworks manufacturing plant of the
Detwlller & Street company on the Hack
ensack meadows. Just outside the city.
It waa reported to the police that the
number Injured was probably forty.- All
the ambulancea In Jersey City were sent
to the scene. Windows were broken a
mile away.
Of the ITiO men usually employed at the
plant approximately half were on duty
today. The plant consisted of a dozen or
large forces, hoping to break our of- j niore m11 -hulldlng scattered over sev-
fensive, and, at the same time It returns
to attempt the passage of tho Meuse. It
is making thus a visible effort on two
wings and at the same time guarding on
the rest of the front in an expectant at
titude. This Is the old tactic of flanking
which reappears, unfortunately, for it ha
no more the merit of secrecy than that
of surprise. We know it too well now to
have it still imposed on us."
The troops In the'trenches are suffering
severely in the chilly nights and conse
quently a number of Hritish supply offi
cers have visited Paris and have pur
chased all of the available supplies of
warm clothing, furs, comforters and
sweaters. Each man in the field has hern
supplied with a blanket, a waterproof
sheet and an overcoat, but the districts
where the flighting Is proceeding are sub
jected to thick mlHts, making a long
eral acres of ground-at distances of forty
feet or more apart
The explosion occurred in the drying
room. Twenty -one persons were taken to
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attorney who recently returned from the i ,olollrn n the open air unendurable.
war son, will mane an aaarees. jus re
marks will include mention of his ex
citing experiences abroad and hla ob
servations of the condition brought about
by the war. Ills theme will be In keep
ing with the Peace day Idea, nnd it Is
expected that what he tells of the pres
ent Kuropean situation will be a power
ful, practical argument of peace.
Women as well as men will be welcome
at the mab meeting, wliieh will take the j
place of the regular men's Sunday meet
ing of the association. Inspiring music
will be played and ung. W. E. Williams
will sing several solos, and a apeclal
orchestra wllf play. I. R- Line, new di
rector of rellglou work for the associa
tion, will offer th mass meeting's
prayer for pear.
1. A. R. ttttertal Request.
Omaha and Major laoae 8adl.r chap
ter of the Paughtera of the Am-rlran
evolution are In receipt of the follow
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"You are aaked to observe devoutly
I'eac day, October 4, the day set aside
by Preeident Wllaon. imploring relief for
th patriot of th blood -drenched coun-j
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