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DAKOTA CITY, NEB., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1014.
VOL. 23.
NO. 7.
BRESLAU MAY BE BESJEGED BY RUSSIANS
LACK OF AUTHORITY.
TIDINGS OF A'
BUSS DEFEAT
Board of Control Cannot Transfer
Fund from One Dept. to Another.
AUSTRIAN ARMY FORCES A RE.
TREAT AT PRZEMYL
AIDED BY GERMANS.
STRONG OFFENSIVE PLANNED
Allies' Left Wing Stretching Dally
and Nightly Further West and
North, with Intention of Reaching
Coast If Necessary to Check Flank
ing Movement of Kaiser's Forces.
CMirrn Newnpuier Union Nev Seirlce.
Potrograd. The following official
statement was Issued tonight by the
chler of the general staff:
"On October 11 lighting began on
tuo left bank of the Vistula, In the
direction of Ivangoroil and Warsaw.
"There Is no chango at other points
on our front.
"Detachments of Husslan cavalry,
having passed through the dollies In
the Carpathian mountains, have em
erged Into the plains of Hungary."
Paris, Oct. 12. Tho following ofll-
clal statement was given out tonight:
"There Is nothing In particular to
report.
"Violent attacks have occurred
along the front. We have gained
ground at some points and we have
not lost at any place'
London, Oct. 12. The finger of the
censor having twisted the tornlquet
on all sources of news from Belgium,
Just now, perhaps, the most potential
ly Important scene of the fighting in
tho great war, tho British people
were forced ot content themselves to
day with tho official communication
from Paris, and even a close analysis
of this showed no marked change in
the situation favoring either side.
From the east ramo tidings of a
decided reversal in form, the dis
patches both from Vienna and Petro
grad indicating that the Austrian
army at Przemysl, so often reported
surrounded, hopelessly outclassed and
-on the verge of surrender, had turned
on the Russians with the aid or re-'
-inforcements and forced them to re
treat. Tho. first news of this claim eman
ated during the morning from the
Austrian capital. It was followed later
in the day by what purports to be a
"Petrograd admission that the Rus
sians had abandoned the siege of
PrzomyBl for stragetlcal reasonB, with
the object of drawing up a new line
against tho Austro-German army at
other points In Gallcla.
Important News Expected.
Whatever may be the truth of the
situation, the Russians have been
claiming an unbroken series of vic
tories in their sweep through Gallcla,
and the coincidence of today's dis
patches, supplemented as they were
"by more circumstantial accounts from
Vienna of a vigorous Austro-German
offensive, seemed to presage import
ant news.
The British and Belgian troops, who
retired from Antwerp before the Ger
tnan occupation, with the exception of
those who are now Interned on Dutch
Boll as a result of having crossed the
border, have been swallowed as com
pletely ns If they had been buried
under tho ruined forts. For military
reasons their positions and the area
of hostilities in Belgium muBt remain
obBcure until the turn of events bring
them sharply to the fore again, as
was tho case when, after the full of
Antwerp, the British public learned
for the first time that their forces had
sEslfited the garrison.
WAR 8UMMARY.
Oct. 13. The occupation of Ant
werp by the Germans has been fol
lowed, according to the latest report,
by the occupation of Ghent, which'
would seem to confirm the German
plan, aB it has been outlined, of a
movement toward tho coast, with Os
tend as its objective.
It is pointed out by British military
experts' that it is Germany's intention
to make a permanent stronghold of
Antwerp in order to hold Belgium in
her grip, and in this way gain a posi
tion within easy reach of the English
coast.
The lighting along the great line,
extending almost from the North sea
to the Gorman province of Lorrulne,
continues with Indefinite results, for
the operations in the northern section
of Franco are not being divulged to
any extent by the official statements
issued by the French war departments.
Where tho British reinforcements
have been sent is a matter of conject
ure, but It is belloved a considerable
force is already In the neighborhood of
Ostend.
German submarines have again
come Into prominence by tho sinking
of the Russian armored cruiser Palla
da In the Baltic sea. The Pallada,
with the Admiral Makarotv and thn
Bayan, have engaged In patrolling the
P-oltlc. Tho Gorman submarines mado
an attempt against the Admiral Maka
rov on Octobor 10, but with no success,
but on the folowing day ono of them
succeeded in torpedoing tho Pnllada,
which sank almost immediately, ac
cording to tho Russian official report,
with all her crew, consisting of nearly
tiou offii prs and n
Breslau. capital of Silesia, the city hall of which is here shown, is In
tho Russians, and has been prepared for a stubborn defense.
ANTWERP
TAKEN
AFTER SIEGE OF
' ELEVEN DAYS
King and Army Retreat to 0s
tend When the Germans En
ter the City.
BRITISH AIDED THE DEFENSE
Three English Naval Brigades Helped
Belgians Kaiser's Forces Expected
to Advance on Ostend Airships
Drop Bombs on French Capital
Minor News of the War From Va
rious Points.
London, Oct. 12. The capture of
Antwerp by tho Germans Is to be fol
lowed by an attack on Ostend, accord
ing to Information received hero from
Tho Hague.
Messages which arrived In London
said a large forco of Germans was
marching on the seashore resort to
which tho larger part of tho Belgian
and British troops retreated after they
had been forced to give up tho de
fense of the temporary capital of the
nation on Friday.
King Albert of Belgium and practi
cally all of the national officials are
In Osteud. The Germans, It Is said,
hope to make them prisoners. The
queen is In England, having taken a
steamer from Antwerp when It was
seen that the fall of the city was in
evitable. The reports that King Albert had
been wounded persist. Persons who
saw the king with his troops on Fri
day state that lie nau one arm lu a
sling. '
Siege Lasted Only Eleven Days.
Paris, Oct. 12. The forts surround
ing Antwerp and the city arc now In
complete possession of the Germans,
but the greater part of the Belgian
army has escaped.
It took the Germans jUBt 11 days to
capture oue of the strongest fortresses
In tho world.
An official admission that the Brit
ish participated in the defense ot Ant
werp is contained in an admiralty an
nouncement that three naval brigades
with heavy guns had been sent there
during the last week of the German at
tack. Tho announcement adds thut lu the
retreat from Antwetp two of the Brit
Inh brigades reached Osteud Bafely.
The other however, Mas cut off to the
north of Lokeren (a town of East
Plunders, 12 miles northeast of Ghent),
and 2,000 of the men were Interned In
Holland.' '
The retreat of the Belgian army was
accomplished successfully.
The louses of the British naval bri
gades probably will be less than three
hundred out of a total of 8,000 men.
The fall ot Antwerp Is evidence that
even the most powerful forts are no
match for tho dossal howitzers which
tho invaders have successfully em
ployed againBt every fortified place
that utood in their way. These huge
una open gaps through which the be
ilegera find an entrance for their Held
artillery and Infantry.
The GermunB, after shelling the city
Itself for many hours, making It un
tenable, entered the town through tho
luburb ot llercheiu, to the east. 'They
lad made a breach In tho outer lino ot
I forts, some of which were destroyed
by the big guns and others blown up
Dy tne aerenaors.
The Germans followed similar plans
in dealing with tho inner belt of forts
and at the same time threw shells Into
the city which eet aflro many places.
The Inner forts, like those farther out,
Boon succumbed to the enormous
shells, and on Friday morning several
of these forts had fallen, opening the
way for the Germans Into tho city. By
midday they were In occupation ot the
town 'and at 2:3Mn the afternoon tjio
war baunor on tho cathedral was re
placed by a white flag, Indicating sur
render. A few forts continued to hold out,
and It was not until 11 o'clock In the
morning that the Germans, according
to their own official report, wero In
complete possession of the city and
fortresses. When they arrived they
found that the Belgian Held army and
at least part of tho garrison had antici
pated them, and, like the king and
royal family, had escaped.
The doath roll resulting from the at
tack on and defenso of Antwerp has
not been compiled, and probably the
full details never will be known; but
nil accounts describe it as terribly
heavy. The Germans, although their
big guns cleared a path for them, had
to sacrifice many lives in crossing the
rivers and canals and In driving out
tho defenders, who held the Intrench
ments to the last.
Crowds of refugees arrived In Lon
don. Most of them left Antwerp Thurs
day night, and their accounts of thp
attack are confused. The Belgians
themselves, besides destroying the
forts, blew up steamers at the docks
and Bet lire to the petrol stores and
everything that could be of use to the
Invaders. They also took away what
tho transports could carry.
Berchem, where tho military and
other hospitals, the orphanage and
some public buildings are Bltuated, is
reported to bo entirely destroyed.
Even if this Is an exaggeration, it must
bo badly damaged, as It was burning
at least two days.
The Antwerp railway stations also
made marks for the shells from the
big guns, but according to some or
thoBe who remained in the city the
cathedral, although hit by shells. Is
only slightly damaged. '
Germany -as Imposed a fine of 20,
000,000 pounds atorllng ($100,000,000)
on Antwerp as a war indemnity.
A dispatch from Tho Hague says
that according to trustworthy Informa
tion from Belgium tho Germans are
advancing swiftly toward Ostend with
the object of capturing the Belgian
king, queen and government officials.
It Is Bald the queen haa loft for Eng
land. A dispatch from Rozendaal,
Holland, says King Albert and tho
main Belglun and British force
reached Ostend safely lu their retreat
from Antwerp.
Enthusiasm in Germany.
Rome, Oct 12. Dispatches from
Berlin say that the capitulation ot
Antwerp caused unprecedented eni
thuslasm throughout Germuuy, where
the general opinion Is that the fall ot
the Belgian city marks tho beginning
of the end.
Everywhere there aro Blgns of great
rejoicing. Flags have, boen raised
and demonstrators parade the streets
acclaiming tho army.
Many wounded Germans are arriv
ing from Belgium ut Alx-Chapelle, Co
logne and Duesseldorf. They nre re
celved with enthusiasm and showered
with flowers by the people.
Points to Paris' Fall.
London, Oct. 10. "Tho capture of
Antwerp In ll days carries the germ
of tho capture of Purls," BayB tho
DeutBche Tageszoltung, according to a
dispatch from Berlin by way of Am-
I
nomo danger of being besieged by
sterdam to tho Reuter Telofrram com
pany. "The fall of this fortress," adds tho
newspaper, "not only means tho over
throw of the Belgians, but It Is a
most Borlous blow to England. It
proves that It 1b only necessary to
break down a large section ot oven
the most extended fortresses to ren
der the remaining part untenable."
Bombs Dropped on Paris.
Paris, Oct. 11. Twenty bombs,
launched ondlfterentgo4rter of Paris
by two Gorman aviators today, killed
four civilians and Injured twenty oth
ers. Twelve of the wounded wero
women and, children. The damage to
property was small.
A pennant which was dropped with
the bombs bore the Inscription in Ger
man: "We have taken Antwerp; your
turn will soon come."
The airmen appeared soon after
noon. One began the attack by drop
ping a bomb near tho Northorn rail
way terminal, another In Rue St
Lazare, and a third which landed on
the roof of the cathedral of Notre
Dame and set fire to a beam.
Three more bombs were dropped
by tho same airman In the vicinity of
the bourse. A house was set on fire,
but the loss was not great.
Causes Dismay In France.
Bordeaux, Oct. 12. The occupation
of Antwerp waB discounted In govern
ment circles, but nevertheless the
;v; .
It has lorig been realized that the
German 42-centlmeter guns made lm
posBlblo the successful defense of any
existing fort. Those at Antwerp, It
is pointed out, held long enough to
enable the Belgian army to evacuate.
The best military opinion hero con
siders the pvent of no strategic im
portance, It is Btated. It releases the
German besieging force, but as thlB
body numbers less than 100,000 men,
its addition will have little Influence,
It Is declared, upon ,tho great battle
line In northern France.
Austrian Torpedo Boats Sunk.
London, Oct. 12. A dUpatch to the
Dally Mall from Rome says:
"It Is reported here that the Anglo
French fleet off Ragusa, Dal mat la, on
Frldny sunk two Austrian torpedo
boats, ono of which was escorting a
steamship laden with munitions of
war. Their crews were naved."
German Armies In the Field.
Rome, Oct. 12. From reliable in
formation it Is learned that German
forces at present engaged consist' of
54 army corps, 27 of first lino troops
and 27 of reserves, totaling 2,200,000
men and distributed as follows:
Corps.
France 24
Belgium 8
Thorn-Cracow 11
East Prussia 13
In addition there are 1,500,000 ter
ritorials garrisoned in Germany. Halt
a million recruits are expected to be
fully trained by November.
Cholera Spreading Over Austria.
London, Oct. 12. Tho Rome corre
spondent of tho Exchange Telegraph
company ways that according to a
Vienna message cholera 1b now spread
ing over tho entire dual monarchy,
new cbbpb averaging forty dally.
New War Head for Italy.
Paris, OcL 12, A Havas agency
dispatch from Korao saya King victor
Emmanuel has named Genoral Zu
pelll to succeed General Grandl as
minister of war. Genoral Grandl re
signed becauso ot newspaper crltlclem.
Tho Board of Control having Jurlt
diction over stato institutions, has no
nuthorlty under tho law to transfer
the funds appropriated for one de
partment to anothor doparUnont of
tho Btuno Institution, according to an
opinion Just haudod down by tho at
torney goneral. Tho matter was put
up to State Auditor Howard by tho
Stato Board of Control, which desired
to dlvort $11,000 from tho omployo's
fund of tho stato penitentiary to tho
maintenance fund of that Institution
In order to prevent n deficiency. Tho
stato auditor passod tho matter up to
tho attorney general, who holds that
while Section 2, chapter 231 ot tho
act creating tho board, attempted to
clothe tho board with auch power,
Section 22 article 3 of tho constitu
tion plainly prohibits tho transferring
of funds from one department to an
other. U. Q. Powell, who represented tho
Nebraska railway commission at tho
flour rate hearing in Chicago boforo
the Interstate commcrco commission
has returned with tho report that tho
carriers have proposed to inako a rato
of 75 cents n hundred on flour from
Nebraska and Kansas points to sta
tions In southern California and all
Intermediate territory, and a rate of
68 cents on wheat. This is an advance
of 10 cents a hundred on what and
Hour.
Edith A. Lothrop, Inspector of rural
Bchools, haB mado her report to tho
Btato superintendent of tho schools
under her supervision and shows that
of tho 10,040 pupils competing in tho
ninety-three rural schools of tho
stato under tho rural high school act,,
completing the olghth grade, 4,496 are
boyB and 6,545 nre girls. Tho total
number coming from towns,' villages
and vParochial school Is 4,360.
Certification ot the mortgago
bonds negotiated by the Wabash rail
road for tho purchase of $834,000
worth of equipment have been mado
to tho secretary of state. Included In
tho list of purchases which will bo
made aro: Thirty-seven inogulB, ten
Hwltch engines, ten Atlantic typo loco
motlvos and ten ten-wheeler locomo
tives. Tha mortgage has been execut
ed In favor of tho Bankers' Trust Co.
of New York city.
"Two now stale bauks have received
charters from the banking board. The
Nobraska State bank of Ohlowa has
organized with a capital stock of $15,
000. A. R. Thompson is president, J.
H. Lohman vice president and C. H.
Brlnkmann cashier. The First State
bank ot North Bend has a capital
stock of $25,000. Tho following aro
the officers: Alox Thorn, president;
T. J. Kastle, vice president; M. C.
Cuaaack, cashier.
The state rallwayvcommlBBlon has
received a report ot tho Investigation
made in Donver aa to tho effect of au
tomobiles on the revenues of tho
street car company of that city. Foot
passengers and people who rodq in
automobiles and In carriages wore
counted for two days at tho principal
street corners. Tho conclusion ar
rived nt is that automobiles cut down
the revenues of the Btreet car com
pany $437,000 a year.
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kansas and Oklahoma have agreed to
stand as a unit in opposing .freight
and passenger rate ralseB In tho west
ern states. That was the action taken
at a meeting held at Kansas City
from which Railway Commissioner
Taylor and Rato Expert Powell, rep
resenting this Btato, have Just re
turned. Playing cards have boen bought
by the board of control for Inmates
of tho asylum for he Insane at Nor
folk. Tho cards aro intended to,
amuse tho inmatos but are not for
tho ujio ot officers and omployoa. This
is the first time playing cards havo
boen asked for1 by superintendents ot
state Institutions since tho board of
control camo Into existence.
The flrat volume ot tho supreme
court reports, which are being print
od by a Missouri Ann under a now
contract which Printing Commission
er Ludl lot, la complete and is being
distributed. The stato saved an even
$100 on this Job under lta new con
tract und stands good to savo $1,000
on its printing bill for the enlro year.
The Btato board of control has com
pletod Ha awards tor supplies tor the
fourteen state institutions for tho en
suing six months. Supplies will cost
tho state considerably moro than they
did six months ago, owing to tho
Europoan war.
According to a report filed by the
Norhweatorn railroad with the State
Railway commission the operating ex
penses of tho road amounted to $4,
602,486.95 for the fiscal year. Tho
revenue amounted to $7,012,067.98.
Tho report regarding the amount of
fuel need by locomotives Indicates
that tho Northwestern company has
gone Into the ubo of oil extensively aa
fuel for its locomotives, tho report
showing that 31,076,871 gallons wero
UBed during tho year, Tho coal used
umouuted to 37,585 tons, while wood
amounted to 2,230 cords,
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AN afternoon gown which Is elabo
rate enough tor formal occasions
and qulot enough for tho Informal will
appeal to most women. Hero la ono
which is novel and beautiful in com
position and In which tho wearer
might fool at easo at an afternoon
tea or on evening reception. It Is
.conservative as to stylo, gracoful In
outline, and of a type which will out
llvo a single season.
Gray satin forms tho foundation ot
tho skirt, which 1b bordered at the
bottom with two scalloped flounces,
each about a quarter of a yard in
width when fljilsht'd, aUd bound tWlth
a narrow piping of tho silk, Tho
skirt escapes tho ground by about
threo inches, measured from tho mid
dle of the edge of the scallops, and
is comfortably wide, npnroachlng two
yards. This gives plonty of room oven
considering demands of dancing.
At tho head ot the second flounce
scant festoons are arranged in tho ma
terial. Thoy aro caught up with small
bows of the fabric and are simply
two shallow folds tacked to position.
Extra width is allowed in tho up
per flounco to allow for this draping.
A tunio ot vollo, In the same color
aB tho silk, reachos to within twelve
inchos of tho bottom of tho skirt, or
may be mado longor. It is laid in
side plaits at the waist lino and al
lowed to flaro below tho hips. A nar
row hem finishes tho bottom. Trans
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IN clothes for littlo girls as well
as In thoso for womankind tho
"fur-clotho" (by which name tho now
plushoa aro called) will be found ex
ceptionally good. Thoy aro woven
more Bupplo than ever, lu a greater
number of colora and In greater vari
ety of dcfllgn.
Plushes aro used for coats, for neck
pieces and muffB and for hats made to
bo worn by children, big and Httlo.
Thoy answer all these purposes for
grown-ups and furthermore are com
bined with cloth or velvet In Btreet
Mid visiting dresseB br entire costumes.
For the little girl of threo and up
ward the broadtail und chinchilla pat
terns are mado into elegant little
coats that fasten close about the neck
Besides Its comfort the coat of plush
haa tho sreatest durability to recom
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parent tunics may bo counted upon f
a strong feature in tho coming; styles
Thoy aro sometimes atayed with a
small wire at tho bottom and oftea)
bordered with fur or marabout feathn
era.
The bodlco haa a, foundation off
figured chiffon in which vague figure
in rich colors on a white background.'
appear. Tho Bhort bIoqvcb are longt&i
encd with a border of handsome laca.
A wide black laco In princess dealgaf
overlaps the chiffon foundation, ext
tending over the chiffon portion ot ta
sleoves and along tho sides and partly!
ovel the front' and' hicX of the bodio)
An ovorbodico ot the &rar voile lsj
draped on the foundation and trimmed,
away in a "V" ehapo at the neolt,
This leavoB a small Yosteo of tho flgt
ured chiffon.
Re vers"' of satin are eet on the bolt .
ice at the front, with panela of tb
Batln extending from them to thir
waist lino. Thoy widen toward th
bottom, merging into a narrow toelt at;
the Bides, which is finished with. &
flat bow at tho back.
A lino laco-cdgod net collar corre
spondB with tho lace finish ot tin
slooveB. A border of chiffon, of thm
samo color as the voile in the draw,
is sot undor the pointed edge of ta
laco in the lower sieves. The bodle
fastens at the front with small satin
covered buttons.
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mend It Linings are made of fig
ured crepo or silk showing email fl&
urea or flowers on a light ground.
Muffs and neckpieces, much to b
preferred over those ot cheap fur, and
as Inexpensive, are made of fancy
plushes for tho little onc8. It is sj
protty fashion to make these sets wltb
a hat or cap to match, and thoy arc
slmplo enough in construction to b
easily made at home.
A hat ot mottled plush, Jn croara .
and white, 1b shown in tho picture'
given here. It is faced with plala
pink plush and trimmed with a flat
bow of folded pink ribbon and a bunck
ot tiny roses. The same plush wouI4
make a delightful neckpiece and muff
in which the wee wearer might k
fortified against the coldost wathrj
JULIA iOTTOMLEY.
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