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The Omaha Sunday Bee
THE WEATHER
WARMER
VOL. XLVI NO. 14
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1916 SIX SECTIONS THIRTY-SIX PAGES.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
STOCKMEN PLAN
VIGOROUS FIGHT
ON THE PACKERS
Resolutions' Urging Investiga
tion of Packing and Live
Stock Industries Put '
, Forth at Denver.
PROGRAM IS MAPPED OUT
Walter Fisher, Former Secre
tary of Interior Depart
ment, Outlines Policy.
WILL GO BEFORE CONCEESS
Denver, Colo., Sept. 16. Resolu
tions urging an investigation of. the
packing and live stock industries by
the federal trade commission were
adopted here today at the concluding
session of a three-day confernece of
the market committee of the Ameri
can .National Live Stock association
with prominent live stock men of the
west and southwest.
' An aggressive program was mapped
out for pressing at the next session
of congress 1 measures designed to
remedy "producing and marketing
conditions" of live stock throughout
the country.
Walter Fisher, former secertary of
the interior and counsel for the as
sociation, outlined proposed legisla
tive measures as follows:
"1. Illegal practices of packers
should be stopped.
"2. Practices that are not illegal,
but yet are injurious to the live stock
industry and the country, should be
remedied.
"3. Our present unsound economic
system must be radically changed."
Another resolution adopted urges
the enactment of laws by the various
states that would place stock yards and
terminal facilities under public utilities
laws.
The executive committee of the
association, which met in conjunction
with the marketing committee, con
tinued in session today to complete
the work of embodying the recom
mendations and resolutions in a for
mal statement of the association's pol
icy. - i
Germany Denies
. Seizure of Cash ,
Of Belgian Bank
Berlin, Sept 16. (Via Wireless to
Sayvrlte-'-The report from entente
quarters that the German government
had slized the entire cash holdings of
the Belgian National bank, accounting
to 600,000,000 francs, was denied in a
statement issued today oy tne uver
seas'News Agency. "
"There has been no seizure at all,"
says the agency statement "Several
months atro negotiations were opened
with the Belgian National bank and
the Societe Generate De Belgique,
and are now completed, according to
which the German KeicnsDanK notes
held by these banks were transferred
to the Reichsbank and" there credited
to the Belgian institutions. The banks
agreed to the transaction and the
Reichsbank ia, equally responsible for
these accounts as for its bank notes.
"It is also untrue," adds the state
ment, "that the arrest of M. Carlier,
manager of the Belgian National
bank, is connected with this transac
tion." Youth of Fourteen Years
Killed Under Freight Train
Falls City, Neb., Sept 16. (Special
Telegram.) A brown-haired, blue
eyed boy in knee pants, aged about
14 years, fell from a west-bound 'Bur
lington freight train about 6 a. m.
today, two miles west of Dawson, and
was killed. An inquest held dis
closed nothing more definite than that
he had fallen off -train No. 14. There
was nothing on his person to identify
him. He wore a tie bought in Kan
sas City. His clothes were clean,
which would indicate that he had not
ridden far. The body is held by the
Dawson undertaker.
Crawford County Old
Settlers Have Picnic
Denison, la., Sept-16. (Special.)
The annual picnic of the old settlers
of Crawford county took place at this
' city yesterday. The attendance, was
very good and the affair a success.
The new Denison band enlivened the
exercises with good music. The ad
dress of the day was given by J. R.
Files of Fort Dodge, who is a demo
cratic candidate for congress in this
"district. The address recited the trials
of the early settlers of Iowa and the
crowd was attentive and appreviative.
Isiah Main's of Charter Oak was
named for the new president, N. L.
Hunt continuing as the secretary.
And tyre's a Toast to Nebraska's
Hospitality and to Her Farmers
Something About the Grandeur
of the Stats and the Ener
getic People Who
Make It Great.
By A. R. OROH.
Fellow citizens. I "hold no brief"
for the Nebraska farmers, but I "yield
to no man" in my admiration for
them and I "point with pride" to the
experiences of some Omaha folks on
a recent automobile tour to Hastings.
(Incidentally, I find nothing to "view
with alarm. )
This party of young people made
the westward trip without incident
in one day. They were going too
fast to get acquainted with people
along the way. On the return trip,
they started out more leisurely; and
bad weather conditions later in the
day were the blessing in disguise that
introduced them to the admirable
qualities of the Nebraska farmers.
"Early in the morning," related one
of the party, "we met a farmer driv
ing along with a load of watermelons.
He smiled at us and said, 'Want a
watermelon?' We did. And, do you
know that man wouldn't take a cent
for it.' , ,
"Lates.on we stopped at an orchard
and were helping ourselves to some
apples, when the owner appeared.
We thought he was going to give
us a calling down like farmers do
to apple stealers in stories.
"But he only laughed. 'Take al! you
want,' he said. 'I just came out be
cause I heard so much noise. I
thought someone might be hurt or
something.' "
- Then came the rain. And it kept
coming. Before long the mud was
hub-deep, and finally the good car
came to a stop while the shades of
night were falling fast
No house was in sight. There was
nothing to do but wait. And wait they
did, as best they could, until morning.
must be hungrv I ' el
fast all
Then a brave volunteer stepped out
and waded, knee-deep in mud, to a
farm house. He brought back a pink
checked youth with a team of heavy
horses. The horses,' directed by the
blushing youth, pulled the car
through the mud and finally brought it
to the hard ound of the barnyard.
Then appeared a buxom matron,
the mother of the pink-cheeked de
liverer, "iou folks must be hungrv
ana i re got DrcaKtast
you, she said.
Oh, heavenly woV;
tanners wuc: f
TI.ere was hot po ; V...rifa1n and
eggs, home-made bread, delicious cof-
tee, golden butter, creamy milk.
And what was the price of this am-
brosial feat? You won't believe it
but it s the truth that the eood worn
an of the house wouhLaot accept one-
penny.
"Not one cent," she declared.
won't have it I've been in the same
fix and other people have done as
mucn tor me.
The travelers rewarded the pink
cheeked youth far beyond what he
considered lus services worth, and
then proceeded without further inci
dent to Omaha.
Talk about southern hosoitalitv
The mid-western brand is the finest
ever. The farmers of the middle west
have a n lmcMor generosity, unselfish
ncss and good sense, excelled by
none.
The old-time farmer was supposed
to gouge nis city neighbors when
ever he got a chance. He wa..a dis
contented, complaining chap. There is
a story about a city visitor who was
congratulating a tarmer on his good
crops.
wen, tnis year, everything is
good, said the visitor. "You .can I
find anything to complain of.
"Waal, I dunno," said the farmer.
"There won't be no spoiled hay for
tne young caives.
Nothing like this today among our
Droaq-minaed, Dig-vistoned farmers,
RAILWAY SHARES
IH GREAT DEMAND
Values Jump One to Three
Points and Buying is on an
Enormous Scale.
The Weather
For Nebraska Fair, cooler.
Temperatures at Omaha, Yesterday.
tiour.
& . m si
6 a, m 50
1 7 , tn 49
' s a, m 6.1
mmM at-:::::::::::?.
WYTV- 55:::::::::::
! ' 3 P. m 77
f' . 4 p. m .76
7 P. m 7
Comparatlr Loral Record.
. 19H. 1915. 1914. 1913.
Hirchent jreslerdny , , . . 77 76 S8 4
Lowet yostftrrtfty 49 68 71 59
Mean temperature. . . . Hi 67 SO 62
pi'oipltatlon no .in .is .23
from the normal at Omaha glnce March 1,
Knil compared with th taut two yearn:
Normal Lrmperaturo ' C6
Deficiency tor the day 3
'I'n'al 'xcesa since March 1, 1916.,., ... 283
N'nnnal precipitation ........... .11 Inch
Deficiency for the day 11 inch
To rainfall ilnc March 1 ... .13.98 Inch
D;tciency atnee March 1 9.7 ttichea
Deficiency tor cor. period. 1915.. .73 Inch
JjeficLncy fur cor. period. 1914.. 3. 48 Inches
UNION PACIFIC LEADS KISS
New York, lent, 16. Impressive
buying of railway shares, -which had
its inception in yesterday's, late deal
ings, was resumed yitb, greater activ
ity during today's short session of
the Stock exchange The, movement
appeared to be predicted on the high
ly favorable conditions, under which
the leading transportation roads are
known to be operating and probably
received additional stimulus from the
recent report of the Interstate Com
merce commission, which showed in
the last fiscal vear the principal rail
road systems of the country had for
the first time in their history made
net earnings in excess of a billion
dollars.
Union Pacfic Leads.
Today's advance was led by Union
Pacific, Great Northern, St. Paul, At
chison, New York Central, the prin-
c:. al coalers, Reading excepted, cot
ton carrying lines and numerous min
or issues. Gains of the first hour, in
which dealings assumed enormous
proportions, ranged from one to al
most three points.
Another striking feature of the ses
sion was the new record scored by
United States Steel, iC l07'4. In
the main, however, industrial and re
cent favorite specialties were relegat
ed to comparative obscurity.
Sales of the first hour aggregated
almost half a million shares, of which
rails, it was es':mated, supplies fully
two-thirds.
Steel continued to feature the in
dustrials m the second hour on a fur
ther gain to the new maximu..i of
108, with some inquiry for Colorado
Fuel, Great Northern Ore, People's
Gas, American Sugar and Internation
al Harvester. Maxwell was the only
strong issue in, the motor group and
coppers hardened slightly, but munitions--and
most equipments were ir
regular to heavy throughout.
Total sales aggregated almost 800,.
000 shares, or at the rate of 2,000,000
for the full day.
Washington Highway
May Pass Arbor Lodge
Nebraska City, Neb., Sept. 16.
(Special.) The board of directors of
the Business Men's association is con
sidering a plan to change the route
of the proposed George Washington
highway through Nebraska City, so
as to take tourists through Morton
park and past Arbor Lodge. I he
opinion of the board is that this
should be done in order, to show
strangers the points of interest in the
city, and when the time comes for the
definite marking of the road it is be
lieved this plan will be carried out.
Doctor's Wife Thrown
From Auto in Accident
A big auto, driven by Charles
Brinn, 316 South Sixteenth street,
crashed into a small runabout at the
intersection of Nineteenfir and Far-
7sLnam streets Friday night. The smalr
machine was demolished and its oc
cupant, Mrs. L. S. Fields, 216 Pax
ton Court, was thrown to the street,
sustaining many bruises about the
head and shoulders.
LANSING STUDIES
BLOCKADE ORDER
Cablegram from Skinner Indi
cates it Makes Little Change
in American Trading. .
LIST OF GOODS UNDER BAN
The Kite-Flying Contest Contagion
1
TEUTON ALLIES
GAIN A DECISIVE
VICTORY IN EAST
Kaiser in Personal Telegram
Reports Defeat of Russians
and Roumanians in '.
Dobrudja. . z
BATTLE ON A LONG, LINE
Here's September Snow
Falling in Minnesota
Chicago, Sept. 15. Snow was re
ported at Little Falls, Minn, today.
Light frosts were expected here to
night. Davenport, Dubuque anil Dcs
Moines, la., and several cities in Kan
sas reported frosts last night. The
minimum temperature in Chicago to
day was 45 degrees.
Washington, Sept 16. While the
State department is investigating the
latest British order restraining com
meree to Norway, Sweden, Denmark
and Holland, officials are in 'some'
doubt as to whether it affects Amen
can goods already qovered by letters
of assurance through the operations
of the Netherlands Overseas trust
British embassy officials say it does
not. xney say tnat no change so
fundamental asthat reported in Lon
don dispatches could possibly . have
been made without notification to
them here.
The only official information before
the State department, a cablegram
from Consul General Skinner, dated
September 11, seems, to support the
view that the new order actually
works no change, for it. says "it is
presumed that American goods al
ready covered by letters 01 assur
ance will not be stopped."
Many Articles Under Ban.
The message from Consul General
skinner Jollows:
"Announcement has been made that
no further export licenses or other
facilities will be given until October
1, or until further notice bv the Brit.
ish government, for the shipment of
the following goods to the countries
named:
Dmmsrk Anlms.1 oils aim fati, apricot
noriiais, oorais 01 lime, borax anrf hnra
compound. bristles. e voile mh ,ihnm.n
grass afflds, hair, meat, ing-o, starches, sul-
fuwucreu uuc, lapioea, tea, vegeta
ble libera, vegetable oil, and am Brf ,.v
eluding soya aeeda).
Norway Beef casings, (oral and borax
compounds, cocoa, coffee, nickel, .pitch,
sheep skins, powdered-talc, tar and tkr oil.
Sweden Antimony, apricot kernels; bin
der twine, bristles, carnauba wax, casein,
casings, cocoa, corkwood, coffee, dried fruit,
gums (except shellac), hair, honey, leather,
margarine, (raw materials using In manu
facture of), meat, peach kernels, plum ker
nels, rice, rosin, spices, starches, sisal, steel,
(high speed), tea, turpentine and turpentine
oil.
Netherlands Biscuits, bristles, eggs, egg
yolk and egg albumen, fish oil, fruit, nuts
and kernels, gums, hair, honey, matches,
pitch, preserved and canned goods, sul
phur, spirits, spices, starches, rubber and
balata, powdered talc, tar, Vegetable fibers
and yeast.
Holders of unexhausted licenses
for the shinment of foods namrrl an-
directed to communicate with the war
trade department. The forecoinir re
strictions have been agreed to by the
nice uu appncu. 10 snipments from
the United States'. The articles men.
tioned are those which have been sup
plied to the countries concerned in
quantities alleged to exceed the tior
mal requirements of such countries.
As stocks decline articles will be re
moved from the list of prohibtion.
"The Netherlands Overseas trust
has been advised to issue no further
permits for goods covered by this no
tice. It is presumed that American
goods already covered by letters of
assurance will nto be stopped,"
Say Policy Unchanged.
Absolutely no change of policy has
been made by England in months,
according to officials of the British
embassy.
The plan to allow only enough im
ports into neutral states contiguous
to Germany to provide them with
such a stock of goods as they con
sumed before the war, the British of
iicials say,, has been in operation for
months.
Tlicy point out that when the stock
in Nany country is reached no more
"letters of assurance" are given to
Americans and no more licenses are
given to British exporters.
The modification officials consider
of benefit principally to their instance
companies, but it will also aid "black- j
listed" American concerns in moving
their .merchandise by allowing them
tp obtain British untlerwritings. Offi
cials here believe the real motive is
to enable British marine underwriters
to hold American insurance business
and not lose it through operation of
the "blacklist."
Fighting Touches Five Points
Along Former Roumanian
Frontier, Says Report.
PAYOR'S UNIVERSAL
MILITARYTRAINIHG
Carranza Says with Every Man
, Taught to Fight Army Can- ;
not Run Over Civilians. :
NATION'S DAY IS OBSERVHD
Mexico City, Sept. 16. Militarism
was recommended and universal mill
tary training advocated in Mexican
independence day celebration speech
es here today by Felix' Palavicini,
minister of public instruction in the
de facto cabinet Palavicini spoke as
the unofficial representative of Gen
eral Carranza.
The speaker declared that while it
was the intention to establish a
strong government in Mexico it was
not intended that such a government
should be controlled by military pow
er alone. Universal military training,
the minister said, would fulfill the
plans of the de facto government be
cause when each citizen had been
made a trained soldier there would be
ho chance for the army to control and
run over those engaged in civil pur
suits, f-
The T06th anniversary of Mexican
independence was being celebrated
today throughput the republic.
Commissioners Consult Bliss.
New London. Conn.. Sent. 16. The
American members of the American
Mexican joint commission which is
seeking a solution of the international
problems arising from the Mexican
situation, in the absence of the Mexi
can commissioners studied today the
subject, to be discussed at the re
sumption of sessions next week.
Oenerat lasker H. Bliss, who
pointed out to the commission the ne
cessity for border protection by Mex
ican troops 111 event that American
forces are withdrawn,- was called into
tne consultation.
It is. believed unlikely, however.
that the earlier meetings of the com
mission will deal with this phase of
the situation. It is more probable the
Mexican attairs atlected by the Amer
icans as the more basic points at issue
will be considered.
Zulus Solve Eugenics
. Problems with Clubs
Chicago, Sept. 16. A club is the
solution of ' the eugenics problem
among the Zulus of Africa, said J. H.
Ualmcr, tor thirty-two years a resi
dent of that country, before the Inter
national Lyceum convention here last
night.
When a baby is born to Zulu par
ents and it appears to be below the
Zulu standard, it is given a gentle
wallop over the head," he explained.
Alter that there is a funeral.
Retail Credit Men to
Choose Officers Tuesday
Election of directors of the Retail
Credit Men's association is to be held
meetinK at the Fontenelle hotel
Tuesday evening, September 19, Din
ner will be served at 6:.)0. Ofhcers
for the ensuing years are to be ap
pointed at this meeting also. An
outline of the proposed work for the
new financial department is to be re
ported. Music and song is to be
sprinkled into the program.
Bulgarians Evacuate
The Town of Kastoria
Athens (Via London), Scot. 15.
The Bulgarians have given up the
town 1. 01 Kastoria, southwest of
Fiorina. However, they have occupied
the heiuhts of Coryba, fortifying them
against a possible advance of the en
tente forces in that sector.
Announcement!
For the special benefit of
our women readers. The
Bee has arranged for a
"Home Economics De
partment' to be con
' ducted by '
Miss If ma H. Gross
of the Domestic Science k
Department, Central
High School,
' This new feature will
begin next week. Fuller ,
details later. . f
Coming ! Watch for It!
President Wilson's
Sister, Mrs. Howe,
Dies at New London
New London, Coiin., Sept 16.
Mrs. Annie Howe, only sister of Pres
ident Wilson, died at her apartments
in a local hotel early today. Mrs,
Howe had been extremely ill for
about a week with peritonitis and the
end had been expected at any mo
ment for the last two days. The
president came here last Monday, re
turning Wednesday to hhadow Lawn.
Mrs. Howe was too weak to recog
nize him.
Mrs. Howe came here from her
Philadelphia home in the early sum
mer with her niece, Miss Margaret
Wilson, daughter of the president.
Her health had long been impaired.
With her were her two sons, George
Howe of North Carolina and Wilson
Howe of Richmond, Va., and a daugh
ter, Mrs. Cothran of Philadelphia, be
sides Miss Wilson.
There will be no funeral services
here, the body being taken later in
the day to Columbia, S. C, where it
will arrive about noon on Monday.
President Wilson will join the fu
neral party at some point not yet de
termined. Long Branch, Sept. 16. On receipt
of news that his sister, Mrs.' Annie
Howe, died early today at New Lon
don, President Wilson cancelled an
engagement to speak in St. Louis next
Wednesday. He is expected, how
ever, to go to Baltimore September
25 to speak before the National Grain
Dealers association. The president
will attend Mrs. Howe's funeral,
which will be held at Columbia, S. C.
Big Building at
Minneapolis Burns
Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 16. Fire
starting in an unoccuried building to
day caused a loss estimated at $300,
000, endangered the lives of guests of
two small hotels who were forced
into the street thinly clad, and for a
time threatened to sweep the entire
wholesale district. One building was
destroyed and several nearby struc
tures badly damaged.
The police believe tramps sleeping
in the vacant building started the
fire.
Thirty Carloads of Autos
Come Direct from Factory
A special train of thirty flat cars
carrying ninety Kuick automobiles,
came in over the Sock Island. They
are all for Omaha territory and are
all sold to city people and those of
nearby towns. They were shipped on
flat cars owing to the scarcity oi box
cars, and in making the trip from the
factory were ill charge of a special
watchman during the entire time cu-routc.
TRANSIT COMPANY
PREPARjSTO FIGHT
May Make Conspiracy Charge
Against Union Officials Pro
moting Sympathy Strike, -
ALLIED ONIONS' VOTING
New York, Sept 16.Wnil labor
leaders were perfecting plans for a
sympathetic walkout by 75,000 work
ers to aid the striking railway mtri,
officials of the Interborough .-Rapid
Transit company, against .which the
fight is principally directed, discussed
today the possibility of instituting ac
tion charging' conspiracy against the
union leaders. ,
Business men and merchants who
have suffered heavily because of the
traction tieup are said to be co-operating
in the movement to restrain the
labor leaden. James L. Quackenbush,
general counsel for the Interborough,
said in this connection that his assis
tants are collecting evidence of the
transaction of the union leaders and
that when "sufficient cumulative evi
dence had been secured and conditions
so demand, action will be taken.
Mr. Quackenbush said he was cer
tain his company could obtain an in
junction restraining the strikers and
their leaders from interfering with the
loyal employes of the Interboroush in
the event such a course is deemed ad
visable.
Union Art Voting.
Several trade unions voted today
for the purpose of determining their
response to the call for a sympathetic
strike to back up the striking street
car employes. Bv Mondav labor lead
ers expect to learn the sentiment of
the longshoremen, teamsters, tide
water boatmen, coal bargemen, sta
tionary engineers and firemen. They
assert 70,000 men will be called out.
The union leaders announce the ma
jority of the members of the machin
ists' union, totalling 25,000, have voted
to strike.
Should the longshoremen, boatmen
and coal barge workers go out the
strike leaders say virtually all work
along the water front will be tied up.
Roumania Prohibits
Sale of All Liquors
Berlin, Sept. 16. (By Wireless to
hayvillej According to the Vossiche
Zeitung Russia has ' induced Rou
mania to prohibit absolutely the sale
of liquors, and to consenttto the ap
pointment ot Russians as members
of the Roumanian secret police and
department of finance and as com
manders of the forts ' 1 northeast
ern Kouinama and administrators of
the railroads. The newspaper says a
person who was in Bucharest when
Roumania declared war against Aus
tria says a member of the Petrocrad
police force led a mob which attacked
Jews, killing three and wounding a
large number.
United Mine Workers
Nominate Officers
Indianapolis, Intl., Sept. 16. Nomi
nations for international officers of
the United Mine Workers of America
have just been concluded and Inter
national Secretary William Green
sent out notices from the headquar
ters here today to candidates who
have been nominated. The nominees
have until October 1 to accept.
President John P. White of Iowa,
who is a candidate for re-election, re
ceived nominations from 936 locals,
and John HI Walker .of Illinois was
nominated for the presidency by 329
local unions. Secretary Green and
Vice President Frank J, Hayes prac
tically have 110 opposition, it was an
nounced. .
BIO GUN DUEL ON STRUMA
Sofia, Friday, Sept 15. (Via Lon
don," Sept, 16.) The official account
of the victory won by German and
Bulgarian troops which are invading
eastern Roumania, issued here today,
says the battle ended yesterday with
the "complete destruction" of the
Roumanians, who'-are retreating along
the entire line. - 1
' "On. the Roumanian 1 front'," the
statement says, "the great battlt on
the line of the Alina lake and the
villages of Parachioi, Abataat, Musu
bey and -Karaomer ended Thursday
with the complete destruction of the
enemy. The enemy is retreating along
the entire line, energetically pursued
by our troops. ' .
"The number of prisoners and the
amount of booty taken is now being
computed. ' The second, fifth, ninth,
nineteenth Roumanian divisions, the
sixth Russian division, a mixed Serb
ian division and three divisions of
Russian cavalry participated in the
fighting."
Berlin, Sept 16. (Via London.)
The Teutonic allies in Dobrudja
have gained a decisive victory over
the Russian and Roumanian forces,
says an official telegram from Em
peror William to the empress. ( -
The telegram was forwarded yes
trrday and as officially given out
-,eads:'-.; , i
"Field Marshal von Mackensen just
informs me that the' Bulgarian-Tur-kish-Gcrman
troops in Dobrudja have
gained a decisive victory ' overt the
Kusso-Roumanian forces. ;
' Field Marshal von Mackensen, in
command of the troops of the central
powers in the Balkans, has decisively
defeated the Roumanians and Rus
sians in the province of Dobrudja and
it now pursumgMtiieni, says tne om.
cial statement issued --.day by tht
German .'arm v hrarinisnsfcfc a' in...
. Sofia Reports Gains.
Sofia, Sept. 14,-(Via Landon.)
'Fighting all along the line on the
Roumanian and Macedonian fronts
with, the Bulgarians having the ad
vantage is reported in today's official
war office statement which says!
"On the Danube, the tnemy inef
fectively shelled Kaldovo and the vil
lage of Vavidoveu. Weak enemy de
tachments twice attempted to reach
the villages of Kostol, Malka-Var-bitza
and Goemaurabitza.
' "In Dobrudja fighting, which de
veloped on the line running through
Oltena Lake, Parkeny, Aptast, Mussa
bey.and Tjisutkeny along the former
Roumanian frontier,. iv prcceeding in
our favor. The enemy has been re
pulsed, suffering great loss.
"On Lake Ostrovo there hat been
minor infantry activity. In the Mog-
jciiit vaucy wtc activiry is increas
ing. The enemy repeatedly but un
successfully attacked Bahovo hill, the
heights of Kovil and Bayuktskh.-All
the attacks were repulsed with heavy
losses. : f . :--., :
"On both sides of the Vardar and
on the Struma front there have been
vigorous artillery engagements."
Serbs Defeat Bulgars.
Saloniki (Via London), Sept 16.
The Bulgarians are fallinr back in
disorder toward Monastir, pursued by
the victorious Serbians, according to
an official statement issued at Ser
bian headquarters. The text of the
statement follows:
"After! wo days' artillery prepara
tions and the occupation of the en
emy's posts, our troops carried out a
decisive attack on the principal Bul
garian' positions in the direction of
Fiorina, which was crowned with
complete success. The Bulgarian po
sitions atMalkanidze and Malareka
are now in our hands, and General
Boyadjciff's army is retiring in dis
order toward Monastir, pursued by
our victorious troops.
"We made a large number of pris
oners and captured twenty-nine guns,
including several of heavy caliber.
The Bulgarian losses are enormous.
One Bulgarian regiment los' 1,500
men. Our troops have already de
scended into the plain of Florjna.
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