Nebraska Newspapers

    THE O’NEIL FRONTIER.
D. H. CRONIN. Publisher.
O’NEILL. NEBRASKA
The two expeditions sent north this
luminer by the Russian authorities to
leek missing Russia* exploring expe
litions—viz, the Hertha. which is look
■g for tbe Sedov expedition, and the
Eclipse, which is seeking the Brussilov
ind Bussanov expeditions—are equlp
|ed with aeroplanes the use of which
las been muck talked of during the
ast two years, but has not yet been
ictually attempted. As previously re
lorted in these ealumns, aeroplanes are
tlso expected to iigure in the expedl
dons of Payer (1*14) and Amundsen
11915).—Scientific American.
In order to reduce the noise of street
iars, and particularly the flat wheel
luisance, it was suggested at a recent
neetlng of the Tramways association,
n Newcastle, England, that street cars
»e provided with tires ef rubber. It
was argued that the wear on the rails
would be much reduced, and the life
of the rubber tire would exceed that on
inotor trucks and busee, which are
credited with an average life of 20,000
miles. It was also argued that a higher
rate of speed would be possible with
the flexible tire.
The individual's mental state in bat
tle Is described by several Austrian of
ficers who had never been under fire.
The evening before their first battle
they agreed their feelings were so
friendly fer tho enemy the first thing
they would wish to d» when they spied
a Russian would be to shake hands
with him. But the next day when they
got in action they found a fiendish de
light In killing every Russian within
reach.
Visitors to the fihaslio district,
China, at any time except when tho
•wheat is being harvested, find the en
tire population engaged in stripping,
cutting or plaiting straw for straw
braid. Only that part of the straw
about a foot from the root and below
about a foot from the head can be used
for braid. Pieces five nnd six inches
In length are thus secured, cut length
wise into n number of strips, and then
dampened and plaited.
In one of the young ladies’ schools in
a suburb of Berlin the pupils sent a
committee to the principal asking her
to discontinue instructions in French
and English, ns it would be unpa
triotic to learn the language of “na
tions who, in such an infamous man
ner, had dragged Germany into war.”
It took the principal considerable timo
to show the girls why their request
could not be complied with.
Mrs. Kate Boat, or Milton, Pa., 7«
years old, has taught In tho infant de
partment of Trinity Lutheran Sunday
school for 65 years. She began teach
ing in the infant department on Euster
Sunday In 1859 und la now superintend
ent of that department. Many of tho
present pupils are the grandchildren
of the first pupils.
Tho United States government is
erecting three 600-feet steel towers near
the Gatun locks, cunul zone, isthmus
of Panama, which will be used to sup
fiort the antennae of the Panama wire
css telegraph station. The towers will
be of triangular section, measuring 150
feet at the buso and tapering to 10 feet
at tho top. Tho three towers will re
quire about 1,000 tons of steel.
German newspapers are forbidden In
Austria. Then censorship in the dual
empire is extroinoly strict. Austrian pa
pers as a rule can print only a quarter
of a column of war news dally. Tho pa
{>ors are not even permitted to report
mrglaries for foar the people will be
lieve their property insecure.—New
York Evening Sun.
The deposits of the savings bank of
Garnavillo, la,, by recent report, havo
passed the *1150,000 mark. The popula
tion of Garnavillo is 342. A locomotive
has never blown a whistle nearer than
six miles. There Is no other bank in
Iowa In a town off the railroad with
such a record.
A striking illustration of the desire
for education in Formosa is furnished
by the fact that the English Presby
terian mission is founding a high school
in Tainan, which will cost *60,000 To
ward this sum *30,000 has been con
tributed by non-Christian Chinese.
High grade cattle fodder Is a now
French product from tomato seeds. The
seeds are dried in a furnace, sifted to
remove woody fiber, crushed by heat
ed millstones, freed from oil in a hy
draulic press and compressed Into four
pound loaves.
William H. Lacey, of New Haven,
bought some eggs a day or two ago,
and one of them bore this Inscription:
“This egg comes from Detroit, Mich.
It was packed by a handsome young
lady in the year of our Lord; AuguBt
17. 1909."
A rural mull carrier In Missouri has
driven the same horse 67,600 miles in
the last eight years. This is equal to
more than two complete trips uround
the world.
The Austrians report that the Rus
sians hare dews groat execution with
machine guos mounted in trees, which
to a novelty la the style of mounting
guns.
An increase la parasitical diseases
among poultry and game birds in lOng
land is attributed to Urn distribution
of dust through the ait by automo
biles.
The Hudson hay traffic is expanding
constantly. The number of vessels en
tering that water lust year was great
er than ever before.
The world’s production of pig iron in
1913 is estimated at 76.500,000 tons, a
new high record.
Winnipeg is soon to begin the build
ing of a *750,000 athletic club home, 13
atorles or more high.
Gen. J. P. Taylor, age SG, of Phila
delphia, has bought a coffin costing *1,
000 for his future use.
In 1913 Denmark made 3.460.633 gal
lons of alcohol from grain and potatoes.
More than 50,000 Africans—negroes—
have come into this country since 1901.
Thirty million dollars was the value
of California’s grape crop for 1913.
In 257 United Sttcs cities there are
now 1,543 playgrounds for children.
The buffalo of the United States and
Canada now number about 3.00o.
Belgian engineers have discovered ex
tensive deposit* of coal in Congo.
Copenhagen compels all taxicabs to
be ventilated after each trip.
Albeita’s coal resources are estimated
at L975,039.000,000 metric tons.
Umbrella ribs will last longer If their
joints axe oiled occasionally.
Italy now has 17 motion picture man
jjlacturen. -—
SAG GITY SALESMAN
IN NORFOLK ASYLUM
He Suddenly Became Deranged
While In Doctor’s Office—
Had Previous Spell.
Norfolk. Neb.. Oct. 26.—J. IT. Pringle,
an Implement traveling salesman, of
Sac City, Ia„ suddenly lost his mind
In Norfolk yesterday. He was taken
to the state hospital for insane by Nor
folk friends, who secured his admis
sion there as an emergency patient.
Examination by the doctors show that
he Is suffering from diabetes and they
believed this affliction caused his tem
porary Insanity.
Pringle walked into the office of Dr.
T. If. Walter and told the doctor he
had been directed there. He did not
know why he came and suddenly be
gan pacing the floor and tearing at his
hair. The doctor examined Pringle
and decided that he was suffering from
aphasia. The doctor believed that he
had lost understanding of language and
frequently his mind was a complete
blank. At long intervals he recited
verses from "The Night Refore Water
loo," and talked at length on the Eu
ropean war.
At times he seemed to recover his
normal mind nnd It was during one
of these brief periods that his name
and address were secured. It was also
learned in this way that Pringle had
suffered a similar attack once before,
but how he came to Norfolk and where
he had been could not be learned.
CALIFORNIA BOYS ON
EASTERN INSPECTION TOUR
Lln<oln, Neb., Oct. 2«.—Twenty Cali
fornia boys who won a trip that will
take them over a large portion of the
United States, In an agricultural club
cont«*t. were guests of the state ot
Nebraska yesterday. The boys were
contestants In a competition to deter
mine who hade the greatest profit on
agricultural experiments conducted
personally by each boy. One boy raised
3,000 pounds of peanuts on an acre ot
ground and made $15*. Another bought
a pig for $12 and after feeding it four
months sold it for $75. The boys were
shown over the state farm nnd heard
several professors explain what was
being attempted and what was being
done. They will attend the internntion- •
al live stock show in Chicago, visit tho
agricultural department at Washington
and take In all the sights In eastern
and southern cities. They are in
charge of tho head of tho University of
California agricultural extension de
partment, and he puts them to bed ev
ery night at a certain hour.
SHERIFF OF CASS COUNTY
CAPTURES TWO BANDITS
Weeping Water. Neb.. Oct. 26—
Sheriff Quinton captured two hold-up
men yesterday afternoon about two
miles west of town. The rapture was
made after a lively little chase, in
which the sheriff used his revolver In
cheeking the flight of the pair and in
flicted a slight scalp wound on ono of
I horn. The men are charged with hold
ing up Will Wenstli, a young farmer,
living southeast of Elmwood, who was
returning home in his automobile from
Elmwood. After relieving Nenstell of
$4 In cash and a $12.50 watch, they
proceeded to the town of Wabash,
where. It Is alleged, they broke into tile
Hulfish general store and stole some 22
caliber cartridges for their revolvers
and took some clothing and canned
goods. Some of this loot, which they
dropped along the way ns they proceed
ed eastward, was the means by which
Sheriff Quinton tracked them. The
men were poorly dressed, and were
armed with three revolvers and had on
their person, when captured, the money
and watch taken from Nenstell. The
sheriff took them immediately to the
county jail at Plattsmouth.
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ALLEGED INCENDIARY
CAUGHT AT FORT WORTH
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 26.—Fire Commis
sioner Itldgell reeoived a telegram an
nouncing the arrest at Fort Worth,
Tex., of Ora E. Phillips, wanted in
Dawes county on a charge of incendi
arism. Phillips lias been eagerly sought
by the officers, who were spurred on
by a reward from the Insurance com
panies. Phillips was formerly county
superintendent of schools in Box Butte
county. The fire marshal says that
after a fire in a store building at Mars
hind things were found in such condi
tion as to give rise to the belief that
It was of incendiary origin. Phillips
was interested In the storo operated In
the building. Ridgcll says that Phil
lips was part owner of a stock of
goods elsewhere that was destroyed
within the last 18 months, and upon
which the insurance companies paid
411 ilArt
MERCHANT NOT^LIABLE
FOR CLERK’S PUGNACITY
Lincoln. Nob., Oct. 26.—If you go Into
a store und get Into an altercation with
a clerk over private matters not con
nected with your errand to the estab
lishment and get beaten up by the
clerk, you cannot hold the storekeeper
responsible. This Is the ruling made
by the courts in a peculiar case
brought by James A. Boggs against
tho Armstrong Clothing company and
H. A. Fortney, a clerk. Fortney was
a renter of Hoggs, and when the latter
came Into the store to buy a suit of
overalls for a workman ho got Into an
altercation over the amount of rental
owed by Fortney. The latter says
Boggs called him a liar and he knocked
lilm down twice. The court held that
tho clothing company could not bo held
responsible for Fortney’s acts, inas
much as he was hired to sell goods and
not assault customers.
RELIGIOUS ISSUE INJECTED
INTO NEBRASKA CAMPAIGN
Lincoln. Neb., Oct. 26.—Tho religious
issue has been thrust Into the cam
paign for governor. Someone in Oma
ha caused to be printed a card on which
the preferences Shown by Governor
Morehead towards Catholics in making
appointments were set forth, and a call
made for all good Catholics to support
him for re-election. It is suspected that
the card was prepared bv enemies of
the governor, inasmuch as many re
cipients of them were German Luther
ans. who are particularly opposed to
Catholicism. The governor’s private
secretary is a Catholic. At democratic
headquarters the card was denounced
as an effort to inject the religious is
suo into the campaign, and a great deal
of feeling is shown over tho matter.
NEBRASKA PATENTS.
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 24.—Official list of
patents Issued to inhabitants of Ne
braska for tho week ending October 24,
1914, as reported from the office of
Willard Eddy, Omaha, Neb.:
Peder Brix, Omaha, hand grip con
trol for motorcycles.
Charles R. Browning. Madrid, non
refillable bottle.
George H. Huenergardt, College View,
washing machine.
John R. Jewell, Wood River, vault
mold.
BROOKS’ ARREST DUE
TO ROW WITH MENZIE
OVER FAIR GAMBLING
Accused Man Denies He Had
Any Connection With Crime
and Returns Voluntarily.
Lincoln. Neb., Oct. 24;—Sheriff
Riffle, of Charles Mix county, South
Dakota, left last evening for home,
having in custody Robert F. Brooks,
who will stand a trial for being im
plicated in the murder at Geddes, S. D.,
of William Menzie, a grain dealer, and
his stenographer, Blanche Signal, on
Aprfl 16.
Brooks is a professional gambler
and had had trouble with Menzie. The
latter was a member of the county
fair board of managers and had closed
Brooks' game at the exposition there.
Brooke was suspected, because he had
made threats of getting even. He
was taken into custody at Sioux City
several months ago, but evidence suf
ficient to hold him was lacking. Lately
the state has dug up some facts they
think Justify them in bringing Brooks
to trial.
Brooks was known to have relatives
at Wymore, Neb., and a watch was
set for him. He showed up Thurs
day and was taken Into custody.
Brooks denies his guilt. He says that
he la willing to face a jury and went
back with the officer without demand
ing extradition papers. He says he
came near to giving himself up some
time ago when he heard he was
wanted, but thooght he would allow
the sheriff to do his own arresting.
BACK TO FIRST HUSBAND
AFTER SECOND EXPERIMENT
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 24.—Nineteen
dayB of wedded life was all tliat were
vouchsafed to Joseph F. Noel, a trav
eling salesman, who married a grass
widow. The wedding occurred on Sep
tember 29. On October ® she left him
to return to her first husband, Robert
K. Smith, of Warrensburg, Mo., who,
she said, was still the man who held
her affections. Smith telephoned to
her sister in Lincoln shortly after his
wife had remarried and secured her
address. When he told her that he
wanted her to come back to him she
bade Noel goodby and told him where
she was going. Smith was in such a
hurry to have her rejoin him and his
former wife in such haste to reach
his side that the money to pay her
fare to Kansas City was borrowed
from her sister, who was later repaid
by Smith.
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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
AT PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD
Madison, Neb.. Oct. 24.—Yesterday's
forenoon session of the state synod of
Presbyterians was largely devoted to
appointment of committees and reports
of various Presbyterian colleges. The
Interest was keenest through reports
of Rev. J. P. Anderson, of Central City,
President R. B. Crone, Hastings college;
William Nichols, Bellevue college, and
Dr. J. P. Ransy, of the University of
Omaha. Julius Schwarz, of Omaha, dis
trict superintendent of the synod, w-as
re-elected. State Clerk Rev. H. Crothers
spoke on the united movement.
The afternoon session was devoted to
evangelistic work, Rev. A. W. Angell,
chairman, making the report. Tho eve
ning session also was devoted to evan
gelism. Dr. Stanley B. Roberts, repre
senting the general assembly on evan
gelism, made the chief address.
POLICE UNABLE TO MAKE
MEXICANS TELL OF MURDER
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 24.—Twenty
four hours' effort by the police have
failed to induce any of the Mexican
railroad laborers, who formed a beer
drinking party at which one of them,
M. Martinas, was shot to death, to
tell anything about the murder. Mar
tinas had four shots through his body,
and when found was lying in a bunk
car with four others. All insist they
know nothing of the circumstances
leading up to the man's death. The
only clue the authorities have is that
one of the workmen has not shown up
at his boarding house or work. It is
suspected that he and the dead man
had been enemies for a long time, and
that they shot it out while drunk. The
police have found the revolver, but not
the man.
KICKED ON PRICE OF LOT
IN CEMETERY FOR WIFE
Lincoln. Neb., Oct. 24.—After being
thrust in Jail on a charge of child de
sertion, but really for the purposo of
compelling him to pay for the burial
of his dead wife, Otto Baum, wealthy
Rumanian Jow, is again a free man.
Baum and his wife had trouble, and
she had sued for a divorce. Wednes
day she became seized with a violent
attack of illness and died within a few
hours. Baum refused to pay the cem
etery association the $75 it wanted for
a lot, saying he would not pay more
than $26. He also refused to pay
other expenses. After a taste of the
law, he came through and the funeral
was held.
PRUSSIAN DIET PASSES
$375,000,000 WAR LOAN
Berlin, Oct. 24 (via Amsterdam to
London).—The Prussian diet met yes
terday and passed war bills, including
one granting a credit of 1,600,000 000
marks ($376,000,000).
The house and the galleries were fill
ed. Many of the deputies some of
them wounded, attended the session in
their military uniforms.
After congratulatory messages to the
empire had been voted, Clemens Del
brueek. vice chancellor, submitted the
war bills. Herr Delbrueck said Oer
many hud been forced into the war by
the hatred and envy of her neighbors.
He regretted, he said, that the imperial
chancellor. Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg,
who had accompanied Kmperor Will
iam in the field, was unable to be
present.
ASKS MITCHEL’S AID.
Now York. Oct. 24.—Mayor Mitchell
recently received from the mayor of
Berlin a letter requesting him to act
as news distributor for the German
government in this city and to have
German war dispatches “displayed in
the sdrrcos of public information."
DUKE OF ROXBURGHE
WOUNDED IN BATTLE
London, Oct. 23.—The Pall Mall
Gazette, says that the Duke of Rox
burghe, captain of the Scot's guard,
was wounded while on service In
Prance. His wounds, however, are not
dangerous.
The Duke of Roxburghe is well
known in the United States especially
In New York, where in 1903 he mar
ried Miss May Goelot. The couple have
one sou.
'STATE INVESTIGATING !
ALLEGED FEE GRAFTS
AT MATERNITY HOMES
, Unfortunates Gulled For Extra
Fee of $30 to $50 to Find
Home For Child.
Lincoln. Neb., Oct. 24.—State agents
have discovered that several Omaha
Institutions are charging a heavy fee
for finding homes for children born
out of wedlock in maternity homes.
The fact became known when a young
woman told a local charity agent that
her attending physician had Informed
her that she would have to pay some
institution $20 to $50 for placing her
child. An Investigation Is to be made.
The state maintains a home for un
fortunate women, and as an adjunct
has a society which finds hemes for
the ehi.dren without any fee being
charged. Superintendent Caten says
that this fact Is not generally known,
but that in spite of this a great deal
of money has been diverted from the
coffers of the Institutions that charge
for this work.
A legislative investigation two years
ago was directed towards this matter,
hut It never amounted to much. It Is
likely that the facts about the matter
will be gathered and submitted at the
coming session.
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PIONEER POSTAL EMPLOYE
TRAPPED BY DECOY LETTER
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 24.—Paul Meyen,
aged 66 years, living at 3026 Emmet
street, and for 23 years a trusted em
ploye in the postal service in this city,
has been arrested for opening special
delivery letters and extracting money
therefrom.
Meyen has been under suspicion since
the first of the year and was arrested
after having been seen to open one of
four decoy letters and remove several
bills which had been marked.
He was placed under arrest by the
postoffice Inspectors and his bonds
fixed at $1,000. Postmaster Wharton
declared that Meyen had been drinking
heavily for some time and attributed
his downfall to this cause.
Meyen is well educated, speaks five
languages and Is the father of a large
family. His wife Is overcome with
grief. Mrs. Meyen agreed with Post
master Wharton that drink had been
the cause of her husband’s downfall.
GETS 20 KNIFE WOUNDS
IN FIGHT WITH EURGLAR
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 24.—Charles Tru
dell is In the hospital with 20 knife
wounds In his person. He received
them in a fight in the dark Wednesday
morning with a huge negro burglar
whom he surprised in the house of V.
Timitch, a manufacturer. Trudell was
sleeping downstairs when he heard the
negro at the silverware cabinet. The
burglar drew a pocket knife and used it
with telling effect. Trudell clung to
him until he got a slash across tho
chest over the heart, when he went to
the floor. Timitch arrived by this time
and the negro ran. The doctor says
Trudell will recover. Six or seven
thousand dollars’ worth of diamonds
were saved from the burglar by Tru
dell’s defense. Trudell was a former
marine In the French navy.
TAINTED MILK GIVEN
AS CAUSE OF EPIDEMIC
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 24.—Investigation
by officers of the state board of health
point to a dairy as being responsible
for the typhoid fever epidemic In Te
cumseh. Both samples of milk wero
found to contain typhoid bacilli.
Samples of water from the city well
also showed the presence of sewage.
The well at the dairy is located within
10 feet of a manure heap. The water
from the well l.!> used by the dairyman’s
family for cleaning the bottle in which
the milk is sold to the public. Most
of the families in which cases of fever
appear are patrons of the dairy. The
city water is taken from wells near a
channel into which sewage empties.
PARTY FROM MASON CITY
IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
Broken Bow, Neb., Oct. 24.—While
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Runyon, of Mason
City, with their son and two daughters,
were motoring through this city yes
terday, the car overturned, seriously
Injuring three of the occupants. Mrs.
Banning, the oldest daughter, was In
jured about the spine and possibly in
ternally. Mabel, 7 years old, sustained
a broken thigh, and Mrs. Runyon’s
foot was crushod.
Tho accident was caused by an at
tempt to turn out for a passing mo
torcycle.
ENEMIES’ SHIPS IN SUEZ
CANAL TO BE DEALT WITH
London, Oct. 24.—Through the of
ficial press bureau the government sets
forth its attitude toward the ships of
an enemy in the Suez canal. Some ves
sels, it states, were detained by the
Egyptian government because of hos
tile acts committed in the canal and
some because it was believed that they
contemplated hostile acts. In a third
class are placed the ships which re
fused to leave though free passage
was offered, “thus disclosing an inten
tion to use tlie ports of the canal as a
refuge—a measure not contemplated
by the Suez canal convention.”
As such action might block the use
of the canal by other ships, it is con
tended that "the Egyptian government
is fully justified in removing all the
enemy's ships which have been long
enough at canal ports to show clearly
that they have no intention of depart
ing from the ordinary way."
NO WHITE HOUSE PARTIES
THIS WINTER SAYS WILSON
Washington, Oct. 24.—All social af
fairs probably will bo abandoned nt
the White House this winter because 1
of Mrs. Wilson's death. Officials said
today It was improbable the president
would care to hold even the formal
dinners and receptions to the diplo
matic corps, the supreme court, the 1
cabinet and congress.
REICHSTAG TO MEET IN
DECEMBER; LOAN NEEDED .
Berlin, Oct. 22.—The German gov- j
ernment has summoned the reichstag
to convene early in December to dis- 1
cuss the war situation and, accord- : t
ing to advices from Berlin, the Prus- j
sian diet is in session today and will t
authorized a loan of $375,000,000. J
About one-third of Great Britain’* ^
telegrauhors are _\vomec.
GERMAN ARMY REINFORCED
BY 600,000 FRESH TROOPS;
BATTLE LINE WAVERS BUT
NEITHER GETS ADVANTAGE
Kaiser’s Forces Have Made Gains to the Worth of Dixmude In
Belgium and at La Bassee In France, While Allies Have Ad
vanced Between Lille and Armentierres and to the East of
Wieuport—Both Sides Admit Outcome of This Engagement
Will Largely Influence Conduct of Future Campaign.
ZEPPELINS RAIN SHELLS UPON ALLIES' ARMIES
Berlin Military Expert Describes Present Conflict As Most Vio
lent and Most Important of the War and London Concurs
In That Opinion—French Report Further Advances Between
Metz and Verdun, Claiming to Have Cut Crown Prince’s
Communications and Say They Are Planning an Assault.
Two months ago today the British army began its retreat from
Afons. Today the battered forces of Sir John French are 50 miles
to the northwest of Mans. In the intervening period the impetuous
German advance penetrated almost to the gates of Paris, only to be
hurled back again in the crucial battle of the Marne, and now the
hostile forces are deadlocked 50 miles to the northwest of Mons.
Today’s reports throw little new light on the course of the
battle. On the fighting on the plains of Flanders, in the opinion alike
of German, French and British observers, depends in large measure
the outcome of the whole campaign.
The official French statement indicates with wliat intensity the
opposing forces are contesting the issue. It is admitted that the
Germans have advanced to the north of Dixmude and in the neigh
borhood of La Bassee, but as a counter stroke, it is said, the French
have pushed forward of Nieuport, in the region of Langemarck and
between Armentieres and Lille. These, in the language of the
French war office, are “inestimable fluctuations of a contest waged to
fiercely.”
The war office contented itself with
the general statement that the line of
combat as a whole has been main
tained.
The official communication, given out
at the Paris war office, this afternoon,
says:
“The battle continues on ur left
wing. The enemy has made progress
to the north of Dixmude and In the
vicinity of Da Bnssee. We have made
very perceptible advances to the east
of Nieuport, in the region of Lange
marck, and in the region between Ar
mentieres and Lille. It is a question
of inevitable fluctuations in the line
of combat, which, however, maintains
itself ns a whole.
"On the rest of the front several Ger
man attacks by day and by night have
been repulsed. At various places we
have made slight progress. In the
AVoevre district our advance has cor
tinued in the direction of the forest
of Moutmare, to the south of Thiau
eourt, and tho forest of Le Petre, north
of Pont-a-Mousson.
Germans Waging Life and Death
Struggle In Battle of Flanders
London, Oct. 2G.—What a Gorman
military expert has called a life and
death struggle for Germany is still
raging along the coast end of the
western battle front and every indica
tion shows that thft invaders are hur
ling their full strength against the
allies in a determined effort to cap
ture Dunkirk and Calais.
Strange reports come from various
captured cities In Belgium of evacua
tion. or the preparation for departure,
of German forces, but these movements
may merely mean that every available
man is being thrown forward to the
Franco-Belgian frontier and does not
necessarily forecast the abandonment
of positions. Antwerp is said to have
been practically deserted and the w'ives
of German officers in Brussels are said
to have received orders to leave within
4S hours.
Paris reports that the action on the
allies’ left continues with great vio
lence, especially around Arras, La
Rassee and Arinentleres. where some
of tho most desperate fighting of the
war has taken place. Here the usual
see-saw occurs, first the allies giving
some ground and tho Germans doing
the same at some other point, but
without either gaining what might be
called a technical advantage over the
other.
A special dispatch states that the
allies have advanoed further on Os
tend, their lines now extending from
the coast to a point between Slype and
St. Pierre Capeile. Other dispatches
relate that the Germans, after a suc
cess on tho Yser, are leaving the coast
and working around by Dlxmude to
Lille, thereby clearing the way to Os
tend and leaving their position open to
a flanking movement by the allies.
One thing emerges clear from all
these reports and that is Incessant
fighting prevails over the west Fkin
Jers front from Roulers to Thourout
and between Nieuport and Ostend.
Greatest Battle of War Being
Fought on Franco-Belgian Border
London. Oct. 26.—Superlatives have
been so frequently used in the attempts
to describe the engagements of the
present war that the emphasis of such
terms as “most desperute,” “violent,"
ind "crucial," has been weakened by
laily use, but, today, as by mutual
agreement, both German and British
newspapers characterize the conflict
ilong the front from Lille In France to
the Belgian seaboard as the greatest
struggle of all.
London newspapers were quick to
seize the suggestion of a German mili
tary expert, os cabled here from Ber
lin. that this is the crucial conflict of
the whole campaign and whether this
be so or not, it is contended that the
nuteome is likely to decide the future
if German operations in France. Rein
forcements of GOO,000 men are said to
navo been rushed to the German right
iving, and it seems no exaggeration to
say that these operations spell the su
preme effort of the invaders to break
through the allies' line.
BELGIAN KING LAYS i
CASE BEFORE AMERICA!
Hopes United States Will Re
member Belgium Fought to
Remain Neutral.
London, Oct. 24.—King Albert, of
3elgium, Issued a statement today,
.ontalnlng a special message to Amer
ca. It follows:
“I hope the United States will re
nember Belgium has been scrupu
ously exact in carrying out its obli
gations as a neutral country. It never
lad been Belgian policy to interfere in
nternational politics. The nation hod
indertaken no warlike preparations
vhen Belgium was invaded, the army
,vas concentrated In the center of the
■ountry far from any frontier.
"As an indication of the attitude
oward those who were compelled to
eave Belgium when the war began the
American minister, Brand Whitlock,
ind his secretary, Mr. Gibson, can tes
ify how the Belgian soldiers tended
o comfort them.
“His majesty hopes the American na
ion as a neutral will not forget the
icutrallty of Belgium was violated.
Vhen the war is ended this fact should
(ear heavily on the terms of peace. ’ i
Being denied the use of warships,
which have been rendering good serv
ice for the allies. Germany is said to
be tin-owing her air craft, and particu
larly Zeppelins, more and more into
the fray, and news dispatches relate
that the operations of Zeppelins have
been a marked feature of tile lighting
to the southwest of Ostena. toward
which seaport the tropes of Prance.
England and Belgium are said to be
working their way.
This, in brief, is a broad view of the
situation in France and Belgium from
the English standpoint Which side had
the advantage Is not known except to
the general staffs of the opposing ar
mies. All the public win know, barring
something unforeseen in tho nature of
a catnstrope to one army or the other
will ho that the terrific artillery duet
near the Belgian coast, luis continued
and that one side was pushed hack
here only to advance there, as was ex
plained in the official communication
Issued in Paris last night.
30 MEN ROB FORCE
OF WAR MATERIALS
Burglarious Methods Employed
By Cape Colony Guards to
Stem Mutiny.
Cape Town (via London), Oct. 24.—
The correspondent or tne Cape Times,
a.t Carnarvon, Cape Colony, describing
tho recent revolt of Lieut. Col. Solomon
Gerhardus Maritz, says:
"When Maritz came to Kakamas, in
the Cape province, as commandant of
the defense force, he took away all
the rifles of the local garrison on tho
plea that he needed them to arm a
force against the Germans. Maritz
went away and was returning with 700
Hermans and traitors when the gar
rison luckily heard of his approacli
“Thirty-eight daring men went to
fis camp in the night and took rifles
immunition and horses. Maritz caught
jp with them SO miles away. There
was a throe hours' fight; then the men
rom the garrison took to the bush
where they played hide and seek for
iix days before they escaped with the
oss of only one man.”
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