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YOUNG WOMEN MAY AVOID PAIN Need Only Trust to Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com pound,says Mrs. Kurtzweg. Buffalo, N.Y.—“ My daughter, whose picture is herewith, was much troubled nwith pains in her back and sides every month and they would sometimes be so bad that it would seem like acute in flammation of some organ. She read your advertisement in the newspapers and tried Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vege table Compound. She praises it highly as she has been relieved of all these pains by its use. All mothers should know of this remedy, and all young girls who suffer should try it ’’—Mrs. Matilda Kurtzweg, 529 High St, Buffalo, N. Y. Young women who are troubled with painful or irregular periods, backache, headache, dragging-down sensations, fainting spells or indigestion, should take Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Thousands have been re stored to health by this root and herb remedy. If you know of nny young wo man who is sick and needs nelp f ul advice, ask laer to write to tho Lydia E.Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. Only women will receive her letter, and it will ba Held in strictest confidence. r ■ Your Liver Is Clogged Up That'a Why You’re Tired—Out of Sorts —Have No Appetite. CARTER’S LITTLE, LIVER PILLS will put you right ^ In a few days.^ They do^ their duty.^ CureCon-i •tipation, Biliousness, Indigestion and Sick Headache SMALL PILL. SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE. Genuine must bear Signature FOR PERSONAL HYGIENE Diaeolved! in water for douches stops pelvic catarrh, ulceration and inflam mation. Recommended by Lydia E. Pinkham Med. Co. for ten years. A healing wonder for nasal catarrh, sore throat and sore eyes. Economical, flat extraordinary clean,ins and germicidal power. Sample Free. 50c. all dnicgua, or poitpaid by ^Jpnu^Tbejraxton^roile^ConimnyJOoaton^laia^^ I_ TURIIflin <• no more neceaasry TVPUlHIl than Smallpox. Army I; | 1 II Li 9 II experience has demonstrate* '• ■ • savreer (jj, almeat miraculous effl escy, and harmlestnest, of Antityphoid Vacclnatloa. Be vaccinated NOW by yonr physician, you an< wour family, R Is more vital than bouse insurance. Ask your physician, druggist, or send for Hava -pea had Typhoid!" tellla* of Typhoid Vaccina, gesulta from use, and dangor from Typhoid Carriers Producing Vaccines and Serums under It. S. Uitnau Tba Cuttsr Lakeratary. Berkeley, Cal.. Ckleaga. IIL CANADA HAS BIG TELESCOPE Reflecting Apparatus at Victoria ll Said to Be the Largest Yet Constructed. A seventy-three inch reflecting tele scope, which ranks in size as the largest telescope of that type yet com pleted, has been constructed for the Dominion Astronomical observatory at Victoria, Canada. The instrument is described in Popular Mechanics. The mirror, which in this type of telescope takes the place of a lens in concentrat ing the rays of light, measures 73 inches in diameter over all, is 12 inches thick at the edges, and is pierced by a bole ten and one-eighth inches in di ameter. The silvered upper surface is a parabola to bring the reflected light to a focus, 30 feet above tin' mirror. This enormous piece of glass weighs two and one-quarter tons and yet is so accurately supported that no flexure can distort the surface, which must nowhere deviate from the theoretical curve more than a 200-1,000 of an inch. The instrument weighs 55 tons and will rest on massive piers of re-en forced concrete. The tube is 31 feet long and weighs 12 tons. Of unusual Interest from an engineering point of view are the dome and observing bridge. The former is 3(1 feet in di ameter and is provided with a double shutter having an opening 15 feet wide. All the movements, including revolu tion to any desired position as well as the operation of the shutter, wind shield and tile observing bridge, are accomplished by means of electric mo tors. SUFFERED FOR FOUR YEARS. Mr. J. M. Sinclair of Olivehill Tenn., writes: "I strained my back which weakened my kidneys and caused an awful bad backache and inflammation of the bladder. La ter I became sc much worse that I consulted a doctor, who said that I had Dia betes and that my heart was af fected. I suffer mr. j. m. oiucma. ed for rour years and was in a nervous state and very much depressed. The doctor’s medi cine didn’t help me, so I decided to try Dodds Kidney Pills, and I cannot say enough to express my relief and thankfulness, as they cured me. Dia mond Dinner Pills cured me of Con stipation.” Dodds Kidney Pills, 50c. per box at your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Dodds Dyspepsia Tab lets for Indigestion have been proved, 60c. per box.—Adv. Swat the Chlgger. Touch each chlgger bite with a brush that has been (lipped in iodine or apply strong solutions of niniuonia or com mon baking soda after itching has begun. The better plan ,of course, is to prevent the chlgger from getting a foothold at all. This may be done in a number of ways. A bath in hot water wltli strong soap is very ';.>od if tnken immediately after passing through tlie shrubbery and weeds from which the chlggers are picked up, but the best real preventive is flowers of sulphur rubbed all over the body, par ticularly from the knees down. The sulphur may be made to stick better it’ mixed with a little cold cream and rubbed on.—L. llaseman. It’s Usual Remark. “Pa, what does money say when it talks?" "Good-by.” Tlie Philadelphia mint Is swamped by gold receipts. mmm ^VKet Contents 15 Field Drachma! ^Jf E EP sEEsS {•^ I For Infants and Children. || ffiSS Mothers Know That If Genuine Castoria |l Alwaj3 ,i;oUij ALCOHOI - 3 PER CENT | w iHik A Vegetable Prepamlionlbr As- I ‘PnnTO +T>Q s imitating lb;loud.111JItegula- £ JJwui Q ULlu *»«r hrg tlhe Slo.T tdis/md liotveiS of 1 t r~~l \ Signature / V a* •••— iFl\r4 Promotes Digcstion,ClK*en»i!* •r« ness and Rest.Contains neither vl J,. Opium,Morphine nor MnirraL Not NiUtco ric. Ik •' jh^^tmtosi/rtu/Hurat 4 s §e»-) In p inters- ) # Ijqp aj A perfect Remedy for PsiHsITpa* WOO •klE tlon. Sour StoutaeJcDiarrlwea. Worms, Feverishness and r •■< f|.IAU 14 Loss OF Sleep. fflf UVST «««Q fWSimi v Sig uilurr of I $ Thirty Years gJNciOTIIM Baact Copy ol Wrappel me ocnt*u>i oom»nv. ncw tomh errr. e THE LONE STAR RANGER A ROMANCE OF THE BORDER BY ZANE GREY Author of "The Light of Western Stars,” "Riders of the Purple Sage,” eto. HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS NEW YORK AND LONDON MCMXV CHAPTER xxiv (Continued). Duane returned to the door. He could see far down the street, out into the country. There he waited, and minutes were eternities He saw no person near him; he heard no sound. He was insulated in his unnatural strain. At a few minutes before half past 2, a dark, compact body of horsemen ap peared far down, turning into the road. They came at a sharp trot—a group that would have attracted attention anywhere at any time. They came a little faster as they entered town; then faster still; now they were four blocks away, now three, now two. Duane backed down the middle of the vesti bule, up the steps, and halted in the center of the wide doorway. There seemed to be a rushing In his ears, through which pierced sharp, ringing clip-clop of iron hoofs. He could see only the corner of the street. But suddenly into that shot lean limbed, dusty bay horses. There was a clattering of nervous hoofs pulled to a halt. Duane saw the tawny Poggin speak to his companions. He dismounted quickly. They followed suit. They had the manner of ranchers about to con duct some business. No guns showed. Poggin started leisurely for the bank door, quickening step a little. The oth ers, close together, came behind him. Blossom Kane had a bag in his left hand. Jim Fletcher was left at the curb, and ho had already gathered up the bridles. Poggin entered the vestibule first, with Kane on one side, Boldt on the other a little in his rear. As lie strode in he saw Duane. "Hell's fire!” he cried. Something inside Duane burst, pierc ing all of him with cold. Was it that fear? "Buck Duane!” echoed Kane. One instant Poggin looked up and Duano looked down. Like a striking jaguar Poggin moved. Almost as quickly Duane threw his arm. The guns boomed almosfrtogethcr. Duane felt a blow just Ibefore he pulled the trigger. His thoArhts came fast, like the strange dots fcfore his eyes. His rising gun had looAned in his hand. Poggin had drawn qVicker! A tearing agony encompass<Wv’ his breast. He pulled—pulled—at rAdom. Thunder of booming shots all about him! Red flashes, jets of smoke, sntill yells! He was sinking. The end; yes, the end! With fading sight he saw Kane go down, then Boldt. But, su preme torture, bitterer than death, Poggin stood, mane like a lion’s back to the wall, bloody faced, grand, with his guns spouting red! All faded, darkened. The thundery deadened. Duane fell, seemed floating. Thero it drifted—Ray Longstreth’s sweet face, white, with dark, tragic eyes, fading from his sight . . . fad ing , . . fading . . . CHAPTER XXV. Eight shone before Duane's eyes— thick, strange light that came and went. For a long time dull and boom ing sounds rushed by, filling all. It was a dream In which there was noth ing; st drifting under a burden; dark ness, light, sound, movement; and vague, obscure sense of time—time that was very long. There was fire—creep ing, consuming fire. A dark cloud of flame enveloped him, rolled him away. He saw then, dimly, a room that was strange, strange people moving about over him, with faint voices, far away, things in a dream. He saw again, clearly, and consciousness returned, still unreal, still strange, full of those vague and far away things. Then he was not dead. He lay stiff, like a stone, with a weight ponderous as a mountain upon him and all his bound body racked in slow, dull beating agony. A woman’s face hovered over him, white and tragic eyed, like one of his old haunting phantoms, yet sweet and eloquent. Then a man’s face bent over him, looked deep into his eyes, and seemed to whisper from a distance: “Dunne—Duane! Ah, he knew me!” After that there was another long interval of darkness. When the light came again, clearer this time, the same earnest faced men bent over him. It was Mac-Nelly. And with recognition the past flooded back. Duane tried to speak. His lips were weak, and lie could scarcely move them. "Poggin!’’ lie whispered. His first real conscious thought was for Poggin. Ruling passion—eternal instinct! “Poggin is dead, Duane; shot to pieces," replied MaeNelly, solemnly. “What a fight he made! He killed two of my men, wounded others. God! he was a tiger. He used up three guns before we downed him.” "Who—got—away ?” "Fletcher, the man with the horses. We downed all the others. Duane, the Job’s done—it’s done! Why, man, you’re—’’ i "What of—of—her?” “Miss Longstreih has been almost j constantly a, y tn bedside. She riel ed 1 the doctor. SI e watche i your wo. ads. / nd, D';ano, the other night, when you u..ns iuw—so i-.w—i inilik u was ner upirit that held your back. Oh, she s ft wonderful girl. Duane, sl.e never gave up, ne'- r loRt l.er ner\e for a| mom. nt. V 11'„ we re going to take you ! honit - nd sl.e 11 go with us. Colonel I i st.’etli left for Louisiana right aft er fig,... 1 advised It. There was1 gi .. ex< ..einent. It was best for him to leave." "May i—a—chance—to recover?" "chat, e? Why, man " exclaimed the captain, you'll t et well! You'll pack a sight ol' lead all your life. But you can stand that. l)u; t.e, the whole loutkwest knows your story. A ou need vnvcT again he ashamed of the name Luck Duane. The brand outlaw Is v ashed out. Te.as believes you’ve keen a senet ranger all the time. You aie a t ero. And now think of home, your mother, of this noblo girl—of your future." T*'e rangers took Duane home to Wellston. A railroad had hem built since Duane had gone Into exile. Wellston had grown. A noisy ciovd surrounded the stati 'n. but It stilled as Duane was 'arried from the train. sea of faces pressed close. Some were faces he remembered—school mates, friends, old neighbors. There was an upfllnglng of many hands. Duane was being welcomed home to the town from which he had fled. A deadness within him broke. This wel tome hurt him somehow, quickened .iv:-rri====ggsasa5a«i 21 him; and through his cold being, his weary mind, passed a change. His sight dimmed. Then there was a white house, his old home. How strange, yet how real! His heart beat fast. Had so many, man) years passed? Familiar yet how strange it was, and all seemed magnified. They carried him in, these ranges comrades, and laid him down, and lift ed his head upon pillows. The house was still, though full of people. Du ane's gaze sought the open door. Some one entered—a tall girl ir white, with dark, wet eyes and a light upon her face. She was leading an ole lady, gray haired, austere faced, som ber and sad. His mother! She was feeble, but she walked erect. She was pale, shaking, yet maintained her dig nity. The some one in white uttered a low cry and knelt by Duane's bed. His mother flung wide her arms with a strange gesture. “This man! They've not brought back my boy. This man's his father! Where is my son? My son—oh, my son!” When Duane grew stronger It was s pleasure to lie by the west window ant: watch Uncle Jim whittle his stick anc: listen to his talk. The old man was broken now. He told many interesting things about people Duane had known —people who had grown up and mar ried, failed, succeeded, gone away, anc died. But it was hard to keep Uncle Jim off the subject of guns, outlaws fights. He could not seem to divine how mention of these things hurt Du ane. Uncle Jim was childish now, anc he had a great pride in his nephew. He wanted to hear of all of Duane's exile And if there was one thing more thar another that pleased him it was to talk about the bullets which Duane carried in Ids body. "Five bullets, ain’t it?” he asked, foi the 100th time. “Five in that las1 scrap! By gum! And you had six be fore?” "Yes, uncle," replied Duane. "Five and six. That makes 11. Bj gum! A man's a man, to carry all thai lead. But, Buck, you could carry more There’s that nigger Edwards, right here in Wellston. He's got a ton ol bullets in him. Doesn’t seem to mine them none. And there’s Cole Miller I’ve seen him. Been a bad man in his day. They say he packs 23 bullets But hf’s bigger than you—got more flesh, “i . Funny, wasn’t it. Buck about' the doctor only bein’ able to cul one l#ullet out of you—that one in youi breast bone? It was a 41 caliber, ar unusual cartridge. I saw it, and ] wanted it, but Miss Longstreth wouldn’l part with it. Buck, there was a bullel left in one of Poggin’s guns, and thal b»H£t was the same kind as the one cut out of you. By gum! Boy, it’c have Killed you ir it d stayed there. “It would indeed, uncle,” repliet Duane, and the old, haunting, sombei mood returned. But Duane was not often at the mer cy of childish old hero worshiping Un cle Jim. Miss Longstreth was the onlj person who seemed to divine Duane’s gloomy mood, and when she was wit! him she warded off all suggestion. One afternoon, while she was there at the west window, a message came for him. They read It together: "You have saved the ranger service to the Lone Star state.—MacNelly.” Ray knelt beside him at the window and he believed she meant to speak ther of the tiling they had shunned. Hei face was still white, but sweeter now warm with rich life beneath the mar ble; and her dark eyes were still in tent, still haunted by shadows, but nc longer tragic. “I'm glad for MacNelly’s sake as wel as the state’s,” said Duane. She made no reply to that anc seemed to be thinking deeply. Duan« shrank a little. “The pain— Is it any worse today?’ she asked, instantly. “No; it’s the same. It will always be the same. I'm full of lead,’ yoi know. But I don’t mind a little pain.’ “Then—it’s the old mood—the fear?’ she whispered. “Tell me." "Yes. It haunts me. I'll be well soor —able to go out. Then that—that hel will come back!” “No, no!" she said, with emotion. "Some drunken cowboy, some foo with a gun, will hunt me out in everj town, wherever I go,” he went on, mis erably. "Buck Duane! To kill Bucl Duane!” “Hush! Don’t speak so. Listen. Yoi remember that day In Val Verde when I came to you—plead with yoi not to meet Poggin? Oh, that was £ terrible hour for me. But it showed m< the truth. I saw the struggle betweer your passion to kill and your love foi me. I could have saved you then hat 1 known what I know now. Now understand that—that thing whict haunts you. But you’ll never have ti flaw again. You’ll never have »o kil another man, thank God!” Like a drowning man he would hav< grasped at straws, but he couid no voice his passionate query. OllC put U'lrnt'l ;uui» aiuuiui mo i»g-i_rv “Because you'll ha\o me With you ai v ays," she rep''- 1. “Because always shall he between you and that—ilia terrible thin: .” It seemed with the spoken though nbsolute assurance of her power came to her. Duone realized Instantly tha he was In the a, ms of a stronge. woman than she who had plead wit! him that fat: 1 day. ••We’ll—we ll be married and leav< Texas," she s ild, softly, with the re< blood rising rich und dark In hei cheeks. “Kay!” -yes we will, though you're laggarc in asking me, sir.” # “But, dear—suppose,” he repliec huskily, "suppose there might be—b< children—a boy. A boy with hii father’s blood!" “I pray God there will be. I do no fear what you fear. But even so—be’l l,e half my blood. Duane felt the storm rise and breal In him. And his terror was that o joy quelling fear. This shining glor; of love In this woman's eyes made hin weak as a child. How could she lov. him—how could she so bravely face i future with him? Yet she held hin In her arms, twining her hands roun. his neck, and pressing close to him Her faith and love and beauty—theB she meant to throw between him an. all that terrible past. They were he power, and she meant to use them al Ho dared not think of accepting he j sacrifice. "But Ray—you dear, roble girl—rm poor. I have nothing. And I’m a cripple.” “Oh, you’ll be well some day,” she replied. “And listen. I have money. My mother left me well off. All she had was her father's— Do you under stand? We’ll take Uncle Jim and your mother. We’ll go to Louisiana—to my old home. It’s far from here. There’s a plantation to work. There are horses and cattle—a great cypress for est to cut. Oh, you’ll have much to do. You’ll forget there. You'll learn to love my home. It’s a beautiful old place. There are groves where the gray moss blows all day and the nightin gales sing all night.” “My darling!” cried Duare, brokenly. "No, no, no!” Yet he knew in his heart that he was yielding to her, that he could not re sist her a moment longer. What was this madness of love? "We’ll be happy,’*! she whispered. “Oh, I know. Come!—come!—come!” Her eyes were closing, heavy lidded, and she lifted sweet, tremulous, wait ing lips. With bursting heart Duane bent to them. Then he held her, close pressed to him, /hile with dim eyes he looked out over the line of low hills in the west, down where the sun was setting gold and red, down over the Nueces and the wild brakes of the Rio Grande which he was never to see again. It was in this solemn and exalted moment that Duane accepted happi ness and faced new life, trusting this brave and tender woman to be stronger than the dark and fateful passion that had shadowed his past. It would come back—that wind of flame, that madness to forget, that driving, relentless instinct for blood, it would come back with those pale, drift ing, haunting faces and the accusing fading eyes, but all his life, always between them and him, rendering them powerless, would be the faith and love and beauty of this noble woman. , THE END. MENTAL DEFECTIVES IN WASHINGTON, D. C. There are 330,000 persons in the Dis trict of Columbia. Of these about 1,500 are known to be insane. Recently the children's bureau of the department of labor made a search for feeble minded persons. They found 798. The opinion is general that there are about as many feeble minded as there are insane in a community. The bureau sought information from all institutions and societies that might know of defective persons and all social settlements, pastors, physicians, and such private individuals as they thnilO’ht m I crVi t lrnnnr nf CqqIvIq rvninrlafl persons. While this is the most comprehensive survey of the defectives in an Ameri can community that has been reported on so far as I know, it is easy to under stand how it found only 800 instead of 1,400. Some surveys now in the mak ing or now being planned should fur nish much more accurate figures. The American Association for th$ Study of Feeble Minded adopted the following classification of the feeble minded: Idiots—Those so deeply defective that their mental development does not exceed that of a normal child of about 2 years. Imbeciles—Those whose development is higher than that of an idiot but does not exceed that of a normal child of about 7 years. Morons—Those whose mental devel opment is above that of an imbecile but does not exceed that of a normal child of about 12 years. Probably not very many idiots were missed in the Washington survey. Idiots are so different from other peo ple that the existence of an idiot in a neighborhood is a matter of common information. On the other hand, idiots are generally harmless. They are as nonaggressive as a small child. Oc casionally some low down man will take advantage of the incapacity for resistance of an idiotic woman and a. defective child is begotten—about the only way in which an idiot can posi tively harm society. In such a survey some, but not many, imbeciles are missed. Imbeciles are generally marked individualcs known to the neighbors. Some were no doubt missed, and, to make mattors worse, occasionally an Imbecile will be come a positive enemy to society. Im beciles can be trained to do simple work well enough to more than pay for their care. An inquiry of the kind made in Washington would fail to uncover a lot of morons. A good trained moron i properly directed can more than pay his way. Untrained, uncontrolled mo-i rons are responsible for a large part of, the crime. Of the 798 feeble minded found In; Washington 97 were in appropriate in-! stitutions, 249 were in inappropriate in stitutions, and 452 were not in institu tions. As regards feeble mindedness Wash-, ington is neither better nor worse than other communities. To get the num ber of its easily recognized feeble minded a community can figure that it has such a proportion of 800 as Its pop ulation is of 330,000. The School Lunch. From the Woman's World for October. The beginning- of school presents an i other problem for the home cook to solve—how Is the growing boy or girl,-' used to three substantial meals a day. to be properly fed at mid day? If school is near enough and luncheon can be taken at home it must l e composed i of such viands as can be eaten, not i hurtle Ily, but with briskness, and not I prodictive of indigestion later. If tl.o . lunch mi st be earned it will have 10 be ai peiizing as well as satisfying, and | of a fair vaiiefy, so it will not pull up , I on the paia e. It is suggested that mothers lay in a supply of plain paper ; i napkins, waxed laper, jat ier mache ; cups and plates. The cost of these Is j trifling, end they save the table linen wondeifully. also they require nowash I ing and can be thrown in'o t^e waste box after the lunch is eaten. Even the • home lunch tal le might be alt actively set out with such articles, and many i e..tra minutes gained for the homo ,1 cook. I | Moist eatables such as baked arples, ! pickles, cream cheese and the 'ike, may be carried neally in the lunch 'ox if | wrapped In two thicknesses of waxed II paper. Hot eoeoa or soup may be t>i i ken In a small thermos botile holding I a pint. i Political Reel Estate. From the Washington Star. • "Do you expect a landslide next fall?' "No, replied Senator Sorghum. “Out our way I'm afraid the only movement i 1 political real estate will be a little mud ^ slinging." His Job. i From Puck. " The Magistrate—The officer says you i have no employment or trade or any kind, i The Vag—He's got me wrong, your hon i or, I'm a rock-breaker emeritus for the sta te. | A Now Psril. . From Browning's Magaz.lns. Hickory dlckory dock, the mouse han up • the clock. r “Heavens." cried the pretty girl, "sup pose the brute runs up a wrist Watch!" WARRANT SOUGHT * FOR CHIEF HEALY Head of Chicago Police Depart ment Accused of Conspir acy With Operators of Vice Resorts. OTHERS ALSO INVOLVED State’s Attorney Maclay Hoyna Announces Determination to Air Underworld Scan dal in Courts. Chicago, Oct. 14.—Warrants charging Chief of Police Charles C. Healy with conspiracy and with malfeasance in of fice will be applied for by State’s At torney Maclay Hoyne this afternoon, Mr. Hoyne announced today. “I shall probably ask for the arrest of other persons also," said Mr. Hoyne. The charges are said to have their root in the chief’s administration of the law with regard to vice, saloons and gambling. Mr. Hoyne explained that his action was due to the assertions of the chief. Mayor Thompson, and the “city hall crowd,” generally, that Mr. Hoyne was playing politics in an endeavor to de feat the republican candidate who is Harry D. Miller, for the state’s attor neyship. Mr. Hoyne is a democrat. “Grand jury proceedings are secret and although the idea is erroneous, the opinion nevertheless prevails that the grand jury Is under the thumb of the state’s attorney,” said Mr. Hoyne. “For this reason I have determined to throw the whole matter into open court where the public may judge whether I am doing my duty or merely playing poli tics.” British Advance Guards Score * Gains In Macedonia— Heavy Fighting on Other Fronts. Saloniki, Greece, (via London) Oct. 14.—British advance guards have made some advance east of the Struma river, in Greek Macedonia, says the official statement issued at the entente allied headquarters today. British armored cars explored the region, where the Feres-Demir-Hissar railroad joins the Seres-Saloniki line and found that the railway was being strongly held by the Bulgarians. The statement follows: "On the Struma front we passed for ward patrols from Prosenik and Topol va east of the railway, and our armored cars have reconnoitered to the junction of the Seres, Demir-Hissar and Seres Saloniki road. The enemy holding the railway was found to be in strength. ‘ About the Nihor-Doiran front, north v. of Doljeli, hostile trenches were raided, J and after strong resistance the enemy \ fled, leaving dead on the field.” ' RUMANIANS DEFEATED. T Vienna, Oct. 12, (via London, Oct. 14).—Efforts by the Rumanians to stay the Austro-German advance in Tran sylvania have failed, the war office an nounced today, and they are being driven back further by General von Falkenhayn’s troops. The statement follows: « "Rumanian attacks near Vulcan pass H failed. In the region of Kronstadt, the enemy was compelled to retire in the direction of the frontier passes. In the last two days 18 officers, 639 men and one heavy gun, five machine guns and much war material have been brought in.” ADMIT ITALIAN GAINS. Vioima, Oct. 12, (via London, Oct. 1'*).—'J'ue Italians are maintaining their attacks on the Austrians without cessation and desperate fighting con tinued throughout yesterday. Today’# official announcement says the Italian# gained ground east of Oppacchiasella, in their drive toward Trieste, and cap tured the town of Novavas. At other points the utmost efforts of the Italian# gained nothing for them. The number of Italian prisoners has been increased to Z, lUU. BOMB ARP TRANSPORTS. Berlin, (by wireless to Sayvllle), Oet. 13.—A successful attack by Ger man naval aeroplanes upon Russia-* transrorts n the Rumanian harbor < t • 'onstanza, n the Hlaclt sea. is report - e l iu ;> u a imivaltv ru tenient issued under date of October 12. BRITISH MAKE CAIN. London. Ort. 13.—Frogi ess for th« British in vesteiday’s tlgl ting on th» d Somme front was announced in an of- r rtcinl statement today. The British ad vanees were score! hetween Gueude 1-O’irt nil Lesboeufs and north o| Oueudecourt. Some 150 Germans wer« made prisoner. — 4.— ADVANCE; DRIVEN BACK. Betrogra 1. (via London), Oet. 13.— t German troops took the offenslv* 4 yesterday along the Shara liver In Rut*, tia, north of the Pinsk marshes. Th4 war office announced to lay that th« Germans captured a trench section, but were suL'sequeniJy expelled with heavy losses. — TIC ARTIt LiRY BATTLE. Barts Oct ..a Sharp artillery fight lng t'-ok p.a«.« on the Bomme front last night. Today’s official announce ment says the bombar* raeni was par ticularly severe in the regions of Mor- ^ val, Bouchavesnes, Ablaincourt and Chaulnes. | RUMANIANS IN FLIGHT. Berlin, Oct. 13.—(via London)—'Th« Rumanians have been expelled from further portions of Transylvania and are being pursued by the Austro-Ger man forces, it was announced officially today.