FAM8US DRAMATIST
STONED BY FRENCH
Accuse Rostand and Wife of
Cowardice for Flee
ing Paris.
Paris. Oct. 5.—The Intransigeant
gays that Edmond Rostand, the famous
poet and dramatist, his wife and the
Countess Noailles. who were induced
to leave Paris when the Germans ap
proached on the argument that the
enemy would make them hostages,
were stoned by a crowd at Chateaur
oux during an automobile journey to
Plerrences.
Mine. Rostand and the countess left
so hurriedly that they traveled in low
cut evening gowns. When they at
tempted to get dinner at Chatauroux a
crowd surrounded and accused them of
cowardice. The party left dinnerless
amid a shower of brickbats.
i The French boxers. Stuber and Ad
rien Hogan, are wounded. Georges Car
pentier, contrary to the English report,
Is not wounded.
BUSINESS INTERESTS
EXERCISING CAUTION
Situation Better But Dealers
In All Lines Show Con
servatism.
New York, Oct. 5.—Dun's Review to
day says:
' The abnormal business conditions
created by war continue and caution
and retrenchment still halt enterprise,
yet there is a significant growth of
confidence. Several factors contribute
to this situatitn. Undoubtedly the im
provement in the financial markets is
slow, but it is steady and the measures
taken to permit limited regulations
make at least the partial opening of the
London and New York exchanges a
nearer possibility.
“Another factor is the active export
movement of grain.
“Failures for the week in the United
States were 415 against 254 last year,
and in Canada. 60 against 53 last year.
“Bank exchanges were $2,151,488,000,
a decrease of 32.3 per cent from a year
ago." _ _
CANADIAN TROOP
MOVEMENT LARGE
31,300 Men and 800 Horses
Embark for European
War Zone.
Montreal, Oct. 5.—A correspondent
of the Daily Mail has sent from Ri
mouski the following description of "he
departure of the Canadian troops from
Quebec:
“Thirty-one ships were required to
carry the men, the horses and supplies
of the overseas expeditionary force. To
convoy that number of ships a fleet of
11 war vessels was requisitioned, the
whole movement being the largest and
most important ever effected on the
Atlantitc. It was carried out in a
splendid manner. The movement from
Valcartiers was effected in line style,
and the embarkation and sailing fol
lowed as a part of a well ordered plan.
The movement of 31,300 troops and 800
horses was the biggest war action that
Canada has ever undertaken, and it
was performed almost faultlessly."
LONDON IS PREPARED
^ FOR ZEPPELIN ATTACK
London, Oct. 5.—Among themselves,
Londoners frankly discuss the possi
bility of a Zeppelin raid over this city.
Kor a month all needless illumina
tions and electric signs have been done
away with. Such conspicuous affairs
as the lighted dome of the Coliseum
and the row of lights along the Em
bankment, have been put out of com
mission. water even has been drawn
from the lake in St. James park, so that
it cannot reflect lights.
The admiralty recently announced
that a British airship would examine
the effect of this dimmed illumination
and requested that nobody fire at he
ship while it was used for such ex
amination.
Searchlights are stationed on the
Charing Cross station, on the arch at
the entrance of Hyde park, and on
Lambeth bridge.
Such possible targets as Bucking
ham palace, the abbey, St. Paul's and
the Bank of England, are in absolute
darkness.
GERMAN SHIP PROTECTED
BY U. S. S. GALVESTON
Manila, P. I., Oct. 5.—The North (Jer
iian Lloyd steamer Mark, which sailed
from Yokohama on July 31. for Hatn
burg and Bremen and touched at
Hiago. August 5, is in the liabor at
Nasugbu, whither she was pursued
by a British cruiser.
Tile ship's agents telegraphed here
expressing the fear that the vessel
would be seized within the three mile
limit and the American cruiser Galves
ton was at once dispatched with or
ders to observe the situation at
Nasugbu closely, but not to commu
nicate with either the cruiser or the
British ship unless it was imperative
to do so. The local consular officials
are in agreement with the Philippine
authorities to observe consistently the
strictest formalities of neutrality.
BAR WRITERS AND ARTISTS.
London, Oct. S.—A Copenhagen dis
patch to the Central News says that
the German general staff has an
nounced that no correspondent, painter
or photographer will be allowed in ihe
future at the German frontier.
FRENCH SHOOT SPIES
WITHOUT FORMAL TRIALS1
Paris, Oct. 3.—A French court mar
tial has begun hearing the case of Ger
mans taken prisoner by the French
while in disguise, and on whose per
sons there have been found objects of
value. All German prisoners in French
hands thus suspected of pillage are to
lie tried. One such man has just been
sentenced to imprisonment for live
years, while two others were given
oentonces of eight months’ confine
ment.
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j WOUNDED GERMANS TAKEN PRISONERS BY FRENCH TURCOS IN FIGHT NEAR MEAUX. j
mm.irrra-~1—rnrnirrrrrr“ i..i —mu rmimiiin- inrim _
(e) I nderwooa it i nderwooa.
These wounded Germans were taken prisoners in an engagement with French Turcos near Meaux. They are seen standing outside a church
used as a hospital by the Red Cross. In front of this edifice the Turcos picked out their war souvenirs from the equipment taken from the Germans.
Austria Says She’s Licking
Servia and Serbs Come
Right Back With a
Counter Claim.
London, Oct. 5.—The first Austrian
staff report with any details issued by
Field Marshal Potiorek gives flat de
nial to the Servians' vivid stories ot
victory, but it is only fair to say that
the Serbs are equally emphatic in giv
ing the lie to the Austrian claims.
According to Field Marshal Potiorek
the process of clearing up the Servian
litter in the province of Bosnia is pro
gressing apm ■ while the Austrian of
fensive in Servia is proceeding satis
factorily.
The Servians and their Montenegrin
allies, however, maintain that they have
Sarajevo the Bosnian capital almost in
their grasp.
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AUSTRIA TAKES OFFENSIVE
AGAINST SERVIAN ENEMY j
Vienna, (via London). Oct. 3.—An 1
official communication signed by Field I
Marshal Potiorek lias been given out j
here as follows:
“For the last two days our troops in i
Servia have been attacking the enemy, j
Up to the present time our offensive!
movements against the enemy, who is j
strongly fortified in a position further
protected with barbed wire entangle
ments, have proceeded slowly but fa
vorably.
“There has been started energeti
cally a movement to clear the regions
in Bosnia, which have been disturbed
by Servian and Montenegrin troops i
and irregulars.
"The announcement from Servia con
cerning the annihilation of the Fortieth
division of the Hungarian Honved is
a further proof ot the vivid imagina
tion of the Servians. This division of
troops, as the Servians during the last
few days have had repeated opportu
nity to learn, is in the best of con
dition at the battle front and it par
ticipated gloriously in engagements
last week at Vicliigrad and elsewhere.”
MONTENEGRINS CLOSING
IN ON BOSNIAN CAPITAL
Paris. Oct. 3.—A dispatch to the
Havas agency from Cettinje says:
"The retarded Servian and Monten
egrin advance guard has reached the
mountains where are situated the first
fortifications of Sarajevo, the capital of
Bosnia.
“General Potiorek. the Austrian com
mander, asked for an exchange of pris
oners. which was refused by the Mon
tenegrins, who are quoted as having
declared that “no Montenegrin is a
prisoner of the Austrians."
AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT
IS CONSIDERING MOVE
Rome (via Paris), Oct. 3.—A deep im
pression lias been produced by a re
port circulating in diplomatic circles
here to the effect that the Austrian
government, in view of the present ses
sion, is urging Emperor Francis Joseph
to transfer the court and seat of gov
ernment either to Prague or Salzburg.
It is asserted that the emperor dis
likes the project because of the dis
comfort it would produce throughout
the empire.
Prague is better adapted for a pro
visional capital, but it is objected to.
it is said, because of hostility of the
Bohemians. At Salzburg the emperor
would have a magnificent castle as a
residence, but there would be poor ac
commodations for the government offi
ces.
WAR BRINGS PROSPERITY
TO BRITISH FACTORIES
London, Oct. 3.—The large orders on
rthort time contracts that France has
placed in England for boots for its
soldiers bears out the report that the
footwear of the French went to pieces
early in the campaign.
One order has been placed at
Northampton for the delivery of 100.000
pairs to France before October 35. The
short twne limit of these contracts
shows how imperative is the need.
The war has caused an artificial
manufacturing boom throughout Eng
land. Where there were formerly hordes
of unemployed, factories are running
night and day on military supplies. The
needs have a wide range and include
cannon, shoe strings, razors, traction
engines, cartridges, socks, saddles, ra
tions. cloth, uniforms, underclothes, oil
skins, bayonets, kitchen equipment,
tents, me»or trucks, and explosives.
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PRESIDENT TO STAND
BY ANTI-TRUST BILL
Washington, Oct. 3.—President Wil
son will adhere to his previous en
dorsement of the conference report on
tlie Clayton trust bill despite criticism
in the Senate. Charges that the teeth
have been drawn from the bill and it
has been emasculated have not suffi
ciently impressed the president to make
him alter his position. Close friends of
the administration say the bill if passed
as desired by Senator Reed and others
would be too radical.
ZAPATA HEAI OF
Former Bandit Will Not Ally
Forces With Villa — Says
Federal Politicians Are
His Friends.
Naco, Sonora, Mex., Oct. 5.—Villa
forces, under Governor Maytorena, con
tinued, through the night, desultory
firing upon the outposts of General
Benjamin Hill's Naco garrison, but
ceased at daylight.. The town’s defend
ers are awaiting the attack, which,
Maytorena informed Colonel Guilfoyle.
commanding the United States border
guard, will be delivered shortly after
daylight. Hill soldiers reported that the
skirmishing yesterday resulted in a loss
of 10 killed for Maytorena.
Hundreds of refugees, from Naco,
slept out in the rain, last night, in the
streets of Naco, Arlz.
Washington. Oet. 3.—The American
commander, opposite Naco, Mex., has
been instructed not to permit th“
bringing of Mexican wounded across
the boundary.
American surgeons, however, if nec
essary, will treat wounded on Mexican
soil.
Zapata will not join Villa, according
to a report to constitutionalist head
quarters here, from a Carranza agent
in San Antonio. He reported that Is
mael Palafox. Zapata’s representative,
said, yesterday, in San Antonio, after
having conferred with General Villa
in Chihuahua, that Zapata never would
Join Villa, because Anggeles and many
join Villa, because Angeles and many
tas and other reactionary elements,
“are joining Villa and will soon control
him, using him as a tool."
Another report, which reached hero
today from a point along the border,
says that General Domingo Arrleta de
feated General Urbina in Durango and
that Urbina and many of his men were
wounded and carried to Torreon.
General Arrieta is a Carranza sup
An outline of what the immediate
Dutcome of the conventions at Mexico
City and Aguas Calientes probably will
be was received here last night by
Agents of the constitutionalists.
According to the dispatches the dele
gates of the Carranza faction now i**.
convention at Mexico City probably
will adjourn tomorrow and meet in
joint session on October 5 with the
Aguas Calientes peace conference, at
tended by representatives of Villa and
Zapata, as well as the Carranza fac
tion.
Officials here expect a supreme effort
will be made then to settle all contro
versies between the several factions.
The committee in Mexico City might
lecide to continue in session for sev
eral days, but if so, in all probability
t would adjourn in sufficient time to
permit the delegates to be present at
:he opening of the Aguas Calientes
noetirg.
In the event an agreement is reached
it the Aguas Calientes convention the
r»lan is to have the leaders of all fac
tions proceed to Mexico City, there to
lcsignate a provisional president and
irrang ' for elections and the establish
ment of a permanent government.
Official announcement today that the
American troops would not he with
drawn from Vera Cruz before October
II. and that no time hid been fixed for
the transfer ot control of that port to
Mexican authorities, was accepted as
meaning that General Funston’s forces
will not ordered home until the
: 'nrrnnza-Villa break has been settled
•aid order restored in tin* republic.
It. w .-• pointed out that if the troops
were withdrawn before the trouble be
tween the constitutionalist factions had
been adjust d the action would be in
terpreted as :m indication of favoritism
toward the party to which the port of
Vera Cruz was surrend od.
Officials said last night, howeVrr,
that it was highly probable several de
tachments would be withdrawn from
Vera Cruz within the next two weeks,
leaving a sufficient force to remain as
long as the circumstances warranted.
GERMANY IS SENDING FOUR
ARMIES AGAINST RUSSIANS
Mighty Host of Teutonic and Austrian Soldiers Will Be Massed
to Assume Offensive Against Muscovites In Eastern Theater
of War—Petrograd Dispatches Continue to Relate Stories
of Successes Against the Enemy.
Petrograd, Oct. £.—Emperor Nich
olas, it is announced, has left for
the theater of war.
London. Oct. G.—While Germany is
massing four armies to be sent against
the Russians intending, it is said, to
threaten Warsaw and other Polish cen
ters and regain, if possible, the lost
province of Galicia for the Austrians,
the new armv of the czar is advancing
toward the field of action.
The great battle of Cracow, begun
yesterday, has been without results, so
far as known. Neither side has given
out any details of the action in that
region, though the Petrograd dispatches
state that the Russians have had fur
ther successes in their operations
against the Germans north of that
point.
The new army of Emperor Nicholas
is on the march, and according to the
Petrograd general staff the Russians
once more have crossed the German
frontier at Szczuezy and Grajewo, Rus
sian Poland. This is conceivably awk
ward for the German invaders, who are
said to be retreating from the Euwalki
district.
The offlciul statement Issued by the
Berlin war office today makes only
brief mention of affairs in the eastern
arena of war. It says:
"In the eastern area of the war an ad
vance of Russian forces across the
Niemen river against the Germans in
the province of Suwalki seems immi
nent."
The official French statement issued
today describes the situation in Prussia
and along the Polish border us fol
lows :
"In the Russian field of operations a
strong German army of four corps has
taken position between the frontier
of East Prussia and the River Niemen.
"Its left wing has been thrown back
on Mariampol and Suwalki. At the cen
ter the city of Agustovo has been taken
by the Russians. On the German right
wing the struggle continues around
Ossovetz (between Eyck altd Bielo
stok).
"In Galicia the rear guard of the
Austrians has retreated in disorder as
far as the Vistula.
“In Bosnia. Servian and Montenegrin
columns are advancing on Sarajevo."
Kaiser Plans Four Fold Attack
On Russian Poland and Galicia
London. Oct. 5.—From Petrograd
there continues to pour in uninterrupt
ed claims of Russian successes on the
frontier of Poland; but from Galicia,
where the Russian and combined Ger
man and Austrian forces are at death
grips before Cracow has come nothing
to indicate which side has taken the
Hrst honors.
A belated dispatch from Copenhagen
asserts that Emperor William has re
cently been at Breslau, where he de
cided on a four-fold offensive move
against Kovno, Warsaw. Lodz and
Galicia When this was under way, it
TMITOyt SAYS
Nephew of Premier Charges
Ruler Has Ignored Country’s
Interests to Support
German Emperor.
Rome, Oct. 5, (via London).—A dis
patch to the Giornalo D’ltalia, from So
fia, Bulgaria, says that the condition
of King Charles of Rumania has. sud
denly become worse. The doctors’ bul
letin, today, declares he must have ab
solute quiet in order to save his life.
The well informed, however, according
to the dispatch, believe the king’s ill
ness is really a political step, whose
aim is to end the popular agitation to
have Rumania join forces against Ger
many.
London, Oct. 3. In a dispatch from
Paris, the correspondent of the Post
relates that a signed statement at
tacking the attitude of King Charles
of Rumania, in the present European
crisis, has been given out by Victor
.lonnesco, nephew of the prime minister
of Rumania, and at present holding the !
post of secretary of the Rumanian le
gation in Paris. Mr. Jonnesco says in !
part:
“From the commencement of this |
European conflict the Rumanian peo- i
pie have been hostile to Germany and \
Austria. This hostility is pushing the
people to drastic action. The cry is for
a greater Rumania, and the liberation
of our brothers in Transylvania. Un
doubtedly the situation has placed
King Charles in a dilemma, for he al
ready has made his choice between his
duty as king of a free people and his
duty as a Hohenzollern. The latter
proved too dear to his heart. He is
serving his caste and will do so until
his death.
"When Russia proposed to King
Charles that he occupy Transylvania
was added, he expected to return to the
western theater of war.
From the southeastern tip of Oallcla,
that is to say Bukowina. filters news
of the advance Russian forces unheard
from for days. It was said that the en
tering of Transylvania was already un
der way and that a battle bi tween the
Austrians and the combined Russian
and Servian forces will be in im
mediate prospect.
Vienna, according to roundabout dis
patches, purporting to emanate from
the Austrian capital is preparing for
a siege and there is even talk of re
moving the seat of government.
and Bukowina he refused, declaring
his troops were needed to guard the
frontier. Today Bukowina, which is
just as Rumanian as Translyvania, is
occupied by Russian troops and has
been declared a Russian province.
“This policy of King Charles will
give him in history the role of a traitor
to the interests of his country, al
though he is a hero in his staunchness
to the Hohenzollern and Ilapsburg tra.
ditions.
"If his policy is persisted in it will
mean that the Rumanians in Trans
sylvania will shortly be delivered from
the Austrian yoke by Russia and
henceforth incorporated in the Russian
empire.”
RUSTEN BEY STILL
THINKS US INHUMAN
Opinions Concerning Lynchings
and “Water Cure” Are
Unchanged.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 3 A. Rus
tem Bey, the Turkish ambassador, has
left Washington for New York, and
today is on his way to Turkey. In a
statement before leaving, the ambas
sador said that he was quitting the
United States on leave of absence at
his own initiative.
He explained that this step, which '
he had undertaken without conferring
with his government, with which ho
had not been in communication, was •
the result of the attitude of the United I
States toward statements he had made
comparing lynchings in the United
States and the “water cure’’ in the
Philippines to massacres in Turkey.
When government officials indicated
that an explanation or modification of
the minister’s view would be welcomed
by the United States, Rustem Bey no
tified the secretary of state that his
<»pinions were unchanged.
In order to prevent his wife from at
tending a nearby picnic, Paul Wyoda,
of Parsons, Kan., removed the high '
French heels *from her shoes and tore ,
up her best dress.
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GREAT WAR STIRS
1ST INIS TO
All Natives of Tiny and Un
heard of Isles Prepare
Against German
Invasion.
TAKE KINDLY TO THE WAR
Carrying Flintlocks and Riding
Bicycles Behind Brass Bands
Are Welcome Substitutes
to Day Labor.
New York, Oct. 5.—The steamer Ko
rona today brought a cargo of war
tales from the West Indies. Every na
tive there sleeps with his gun under
Ills pillow, said the Korona's sailors.
Little specks of island that no one
ever heard of north of the Tropic of
Cancer are throwing up towering
earthworks, and bare footed natives,
yesterday's nobodles. are today's gen
erals; roustabouts are soldiers; every
town has a guard; every island dis
trusts every other Island. Ten thous
and rusty flintlock muskets rule the
land, and from the sea conies tales of
strange men-of-war threading in and
out among the islands, always seeking
and never finding one another.
"This was the war gossip current
among sailors from other ports, whom
they met in docks at St. Lucia. "One
of the interesting things,” said Frank
De Lcgarde, the Korona's assistant
purser, "was the native guard. Every
native on the island is happy these
days for he totes a gun, rides on a
bicycle, and marches behind a brass
bund and the government pays for it
all. -||
It’s Some Army, Believe Him!
‘‘Some of the strangest looking bi
cycles I ever saw have been com
mandeered by the authorities. Some of
them are the old high wheel affairs
that our fathers rode on; some of thenj,
have no tires; most of them are red
with rust, and all of them squeak. I
heard the troops coming two blocks
away. And the arms they carry are in
the same class.
"At Barbadoes. every negro and
Chinaman on the Island has joined the
army. They have what they call a 'life
guard’ to protect the place. What they
are afraid of, 1 don't know; but I heard
that they had been told that the kaiser
was planning to send his fleet over and
and rapture the possessions. That
was enough for those natives. They
threw up a line of breastworks that the
whole of Europe could not take. They
fire a cannon every time a ship is
sighted. They have burnt up a lot of
powder that way, I understand. When
ever that old cannon cuts loose, the ar
my comes, lickety-split for the shore.
The line up behind the breastworks
with their muzzle loaders and their
derringers, and you’ve got to show them
that you don't mean any monkey busi
ness.
Look Out, Your Majesty!
"At Dominues. near St. Thomas, the
natives have built a little fort just to
fight the German navy when it does
come over. There are not enough white
men in Dominues to hold a meeting,
and not many more colored. In the
center of their fort they have planted
a tall flag pole. Every morning at day
light a mart pull§ himself up to the
top of that flagpole with a pulley, un
folds a camp stool and sticks there
looking out to sea. He is looking for
the German navy. Two hours Inter he
comes down and another man takes
his pluce. This has been kept up every
day for weeks, from dawn till dark
ness.
"English, French and German war
ships chase each other around the Isl
ands. and it's no wonder the natives are
figgety. At St. Lucia there were 19
ships tied up, all ufrald to stir outside
the harbor.
"At St. Lucia we saw the Hamburg
Amcrican liner. Spreewald, loaded to
tile gunwales with prime South Amer
ican beef, was nosing around the isl
ands when the Berwick spotted her
about daylight one morning. The
German boat did not have a chance, so
she lay to. When the British w'ere
launching their boats to send over a
prize crew the Spreewald’s captain got
busy with the refrigerator und the ma
chinery. He opened up the hatches and
shut down the plant, and I heard he
fixed it so tlint a lot of the beef spoiled.
Then lie threw a wrench into the wire
less plant and put that out of commis
slon."
MINE KILLS
50 ITALIAN
Austrians Float Explosives In
Waters of Trieste Region—
All Traffic With Italian
Ports Shut Off.
Venice, (via Rome and Paris), Oct. 5.
—A report has reached here of the
sinking of another Italian boat and the
death of her crew of 50 men at a point
near Trieste, as a result of coming in
contact with a floating mine.
There is alarm all along the Italian
coast at the presence of Austrian mines
at sea. Water traffic with Austria, has
been suspended and goods destined for
Austrian ports ure being left on the
docks.
CONSUL LEAVES RHEIMS
UNDER HEAVY FIRING
Paris, Oct. 3.—William Bardel, the
American consul at Rheims. ac
companied by his wife, daughter and
son. left Rheims today for Troyes.
There are no meie Americans in
Rheims, nor any otter reason why ho
should stay; consequently no is aeek
tm; safety elsewhere. Just before the
Uardels left a shell burst near where
Mrs. Bardel was walking in the sires/
und killed three persons.
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