The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, October 08, 1914, Image 2

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, BOTH LINES HOLD
Allies Claim Slight Advance,
While Germans Insist They
Have Repulsed Enemy.
SILENCE FORTS AT ANTWERP
Two Dutch Outworks Put Out of Ac
tlon Is Report from Berlin Kaiser's
Troops Never Cease Furious On
slaught on Allied Lines Russian
Attack Now Extended Along Entire
Battle Front
London, Oct. 4. The three weeks'
battle in the vlnclnlty of the Arsne
river Is still undecided.
Neither the Germans nor the allies
claim any decisive victory, although
the French and British troops have ad
vanced beyond tho Alano and are still
crowding back the kaiser's forces.
On tho other hand, the Germans
contend that the great battlo remains
a draw. They are described in official
Berlin dispatches as hammering the
French positions at various points
with heavy artillery and that attompts
by the allies to break through tho
German lines havo been repulsed
These Berlin dispatches report tho
heaviest losses In tho Argonne re
gions. Keep Up Terrific Battle.
On the Battlo Front, Paris, Oct. 4.
A thrill was In tho air all along the
extended allied lines today. The
French and British troops, who have
'been over a fortnight In tho closest
contact with the Germnns, felt they
'bad accomplished their hard task of
preventing the Germans from breaking
;the human barrier erected between
them and Paris, their main .objective,
and that this meant eventual victory
for the allies.
The fury of the German onslaughts
was unabated, especially on the west
ern wing; but their every effort was
met with vigor by the allies, who
seemed to vlo with each other In us
ing all their strength and courage
against tho attackers.
Tho scene of the most violent at
tacks changes day by day. The Ger
mans, finding it impossible to pene
trate the allied lines in the vicinity
of Reims nnd Solssons, quickly trans
ported many of their divisions farther
northwest and hurled them against
Roye. Again they foiled, although
they never ceased thler efforts to bat
ter down the resistance.
The allies' great turning movement
continued today and their western
$ wring extended toward Arms. Reports
from tho other end of the line on tho
frontier show the progress of the al
lies to be slow but sure.
Airships Great Aid.
Bordeaux, Oct. 4. The concentra
tion of Germans In great strength at
Roye, as mentioned In the war office's
statement issued this afternoon, Is ex
plained here by the ease with which
the commanding generals discover tho
dispositions of the enemy through
aeroplane scouts.
An Important factor In the winning
of battles Is surprises. The aviators
1n the present war have made this fac
tor a negligible one.
For this reason, tho battle of the
Alsne is continuing for an unprece
dented length of time. The public, not
familiar with all the strategy, is in
clined to be Impatient of fighting with
out an end, but those who know de
clare themselves perfectly satisfied
with the progress being made by tho
French armies.
GERMANS REPULSE ALLIES.
Berlin, Oct. 3, by wireless to Say
tllle, L. I. According to announce
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ment made In Berlin today tho great
battlo in France is still undecided.
The Germans are described as ham
mering tho French positions at numer
ous points by their heavy artillery.
The attempts of the allies to break
through tho German lines have been
repulsed. Tho heaviest losses havo
been In the Argonno region.
The Germans continue to make
steady progress.
The fighting in France, the siege of
Antwerp and the offensive operations
under General von Hlndenberg in the
east, all going on the the same time,
are taken In Berlin to indicate that
the German army is not lacking In
men.
Alarm In Berlin?
Amsterdam, via London, Oct 8.
A dispatch from the German capital
says that the Berliner Tageblatt prints
a significant article by its military
correspondent. Major Moraht, who,
while asserting confidence that there
will be a fresh .German advance on
Paris, to careful Vo add:
"But there is another possibility
which must command the conscien
tious attention of calm observers of
the fluctuating struggle: What would
be gained by the allies if they force
our right wing to the Belgian frontier?
Nothing but the passing success which
would be tho beginning of the end of
tho Franco-British presumption of vic
tory." Major Moraht then explains that the
farther the allies move from Verdun
and Toul, which, he says, form their
laBt great strongholds, the longer Is
tho distance thoy must travel back
when tho stream of German armies,
broad and unhindered, flows westward
from Lorraine.
FRESH TROOPS MEET GERMAN8.
On tho Battlo Front, Oct 2. Heavy
re-enforcements for tho allies, mado up
I of East Indian troops and territorials,
tho latter Including a Scotch regiment
of sharpshooters, have been hurled at
tho right wing of the German army,
which is giving way foot by foot be
foro tho terrific onslaught
The fresh troops aro continuing the
recent terrlblo hand-to-hand conflicts
occasioned by the intrepid Germans,
who are attempting at times Ineffec
tual sorties.
Fresh Troops Push On.
Not only have these new re-enforcements
prevented the Germans from
breaking through, but they have gained
ground, although at a terrific loss.
No intimation has been given by offi
cials regarding the number of fresh
men sent against the enemy on the
west Various guesses havo been
made, some an high as 70,000.
It was learned that further re-enforcements
aro expected momentarily.
Colonial troops are on their way, not
a few of whom have seen service In
South African and other campaigns.
Struggle With Russians.
London, Oct. 3. Tho groat struggle
botween the armies of RusBla and Ger
many, tho latter re-enforced by the
remnants of the Austrian forces, has
begun. Upon the outcome of tho series
of battles now In progress all along
tho great front from the Baltic on the
north to tho Austrian stronghold of
Cracow In the south the fate of Ger
many hangs, according to tho opinion
of many military authorities.
Germany now faces tho supremo test
of checking the great Russian armies
which threaten Invasion. Unless the
Russian armies can be decisively
checked all along the line Germany
will bo forced to wage a retreating
campaign in defense of Berlin.
For tbls decisive campaign an army
of 800,000 Germans and Austrlans has
boon assembled Just Inside the Russian
Poland frontier from Cracow through
Czenstochowa to Kallsz.
Russians Win In North.
The first stage of the great battle
seems to bo in favor of tho Russian
forces. It la ofllclully announced in
Petrograd that Russian armies have
won dcclslvo victories over largo Ger
man forces near the frontiers of
Prussia and Silesia.
Tho Russian embassy In Rome fur
nishes details of tho disaster which
has overtaken tho Gorman offensive In
Suwnlkl nnd Lodz provinces. In the
battles which brought about the col-
lapse of tholr Invasion of Russia tha
Germans lost 30,000 killed and 20,000
prisoners. They were bo thoroughly
beaten near Suwnlkl, Ostrovltz, and
other towns that they fled, leaving be
hind them wagon trains, batteries and
baggage.
Russians Aiming at Berlin.
All the news Indicates that Russia
Is successfully following the plans of
her general staff to paralyze German
Initiative along the Prussian-Poland
frontier while hastening an advance
In force against southeast Silesia, the
key to Brcslau and Berlin. The Rus
sian general staff expects to have
troops In Silesia by October 5.
While the success of the Russian
armies has boon so marked In the
north, the advanco through Hungary
Is amazingly rapid.
Germans Wearing Out
Tho German forces on tho weBt ap
pear to bo wearing out from excessive
fighting. Some of tho corps have been
almost wiped out
Tho German attacks In the last
twenty-four hours seem to have be
como lesB energetic. Tho allies havo
been able to repulso them and follow
up tho advantage moro easily.
"Enemy Impedes Us."
Amsterdam, via London, Oct. 2.
Tho Berliner Tageblatt in a leading
article says:
"Tho German people await anxious
ly but with confidonco further newB
from the French war theater. The
newB of tho great advance of tho
French troops against the flank of our
lino should not unbalance ub. Wo
know that our front line Is protected
by broad eschelone, which are ready
to oppose such an enterprise.
"Tho Influence of tho British re-enforcements
makeB Itself moro and
more felt. They are effective to Im
pede ub, though the results will not
bo lasting.
"Tho center of the battle front Is
silent, listening breathlessly to tho
struggle on both wings. Around Ver
dun a decision comes nearer. We
have forced our way through the for
est of Argonne, but found on the
heights on the west of the Mouse a
strong position which the enemy had
prepared."
Airships on Watch.
London, Oct 3. Tho value of the
services given by flying machines co
operating in naval and Military move
ments Is shown by the following state
ment issued tonight by the official
press bureau:
"While the expeditionary force was
being moved abroad a strong patrol to
the eastward of the Straits of Dover
was undertaken by both aeroplanes
and airships of tho naval air service.
By this means it was impossible for
the enemy's ships to approach the
straits without being seen for many
miles."
Denies Loss of Zeppelin.
Berlin, Oct 3, via Tho Hague and
London. The Thorno Gazette contra
dicts tho dispatch from Petrograd
which asserted that tho Zeppelin which
recently dropped bombs into Warsaw
was later captured by tho Russians.
Tho paper says that the Gorman air
craft returned to its homo port intact.
Germans Defeat British.
Cape Town, Oct. 3. A German force
haB defeated tho British in the Rod-fonteln-Warmbnd
district in a battle
which began on September 2G. The
British lost 1C killed and 43 wounded.
CAPTURED A GERMAN COUNT
Private J. J. Rousseau of the Fourth
regiment of Belgian chausseura cheval
la ono of tho heroes of tho war by rea
son of his capturo of Count von Duo
low, son of tho Gorman chancellor. In
tho photograph ho Is wearing tho Mil
itary Gold Cross, presented him by the
Belgian king, and Is to be tha re
cipient of tha Order of Leopold. , Rous
seau was Injured by a kick from Von
Buolow's horse. Ho took from tho
count his dispatch box, his uniform
and 165,000 francs which bo turned
over to tho Red Cross.
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CARRANZA ASKED TO RCCON.
8IDER RESIGNATION.
EXPORTS TO WAR NATIONS
Great Britain and France Buying
Food Products Sunday a Day
i of Prayer for
Peace.
Western Newspaper Union News Service,
Mexico City. Shortly beforo mid
night Saturday tho delogates to the
general conferences of 80U,vern chiefs
rejected by an almost unanimous vote
tho resignation of General Venustlano
Carranza. tho first chief of tho con
stitutionalists." The resignation was
laid before the convention and tho
voto followed a heated dobate. A
commission was sent to tho national
palace to aslt General Carranza to ac
cent once more supreme power. The
entry of General Carranza into the
conference chamber in the oarly even
ing for tho purpose of tendering his
resignation was dramatic. After the
packed naileries and floors had waited
nearly an hour, tho first chief entered,
accompanied by his staff. All thoso
present arose and applauded.
Day of Prayer for Peace.
Washington. Prayers for peace In
Europe arose from all parts of the
United States Sunday in accordance
with President Wilson's proclamation.
Clergymen of all denominations read
the president's proclamation, Itself a
fervent peace prayer, and congrega
tions gathered to sing peace hymns
ani take part in peace services.
EXPORT8 TO WAR NATIONS.
Gre Britain and France Are Buying
Food Products.
New York. Dudley Field Malon'e,
collector of tho port of New York, has
made public a statement covering the
exports of sugar, flour, wheat, corn,
oats, barley, rice and beef from this
port during the poriod from Septem
ber 21 to September 30. Shipmonta
to England were as follows: Sugar,
73824 bags and 5.450 barrels, and of
cane sugar, 10,500 bags; flour, 25,387
bags; wheat, 47,993 bushels, and oats.
4,675 bushels.'
France was a heavy purchaser, tak
ing 45,535 bags of flour, 54.830 bushels
of wheat, 230,947 bushels of corn, 191,
258 bushels of oats and 40.060 quarters
of beef. Greece took 51,359 bushels of
wheat and 105,000 bushels of barley.
Shipments of oats to Sweden in the
poriod amounted to 330,000 bushels,
whllo the Netherlands took 27.722 bagB
of flour and 101,471 bushels of wheat.
Denmark was a purchaser to the ex
tent of 21.655 bags of flour and 158.
703 bushels of oats as well as 57,811
bushels of wheat
War Cost $420,000,000.
Paris. In an Interview here Min
ister of Finance Rlbold related that
the first two months of tho war had
cost France J420.000.000. This means
that tho conflict is costing tho repub
lic $7,000,000 a day. In pointing out
that tho financial condition of tho
country was still unimpaired despite
the heavy expense, Rlbold said the
Bank of Franco, on October 1, had
812,400,000 in cash, $63,800,000 more
than It had at the opening of the war.
National Employment Bureau.
Washington. The establishment of
a national employment bureau in the
department of labor is proposed In the
MacDonald bill, which a house labor
sub-committee has agreed upon. Chair
man Lewis and Representative Mac
Donald of Michigan, author of the bill,
will confer with Secretary Wilson and
TMvMnaAi HanArDl Rlirlftlton before
the committee perfects the measure
Opening Game at Lincoln.
Lincoln, Neb. Tho Nebraska Corn
huskors fumbled away a string of
promising touchdowns Saturday in
the season's football inaugural on Ne
braska field, yet were easy victors
over tho Washburn college from To
peka by a score of 14 to 7. Two thou
sand spectators witnessed tho combat
One of Pennant Winners a Nebraskan
Lincoln, Neb. Leslie Mann, out
fielder of the pennant-winning Boston
Braves of tho National league, is a
Nebraska boy. He was born and
reared at Lincoln and for a number
of years astounded local sportsmen
by his stellar work as a high school
football, baseball and track athlete.
He became a member of the Nebraska
City Mink league ball team. Tnat
barred him from amateur sport and he
later attended the Springfield Young
Men's Christian association training
school in Massachusetts.
New Game Law Now In Effect.
Washington. Amendments to the
department of agriculture's regula
tions for the protection of migratory
birds, Just published, became effec
tive October first The effect of ono
of tho changes Is to pormlt on tho
Missouri and tho upper waters of tho
Mississippi tho shooting of all migra
tory game birds for which there Is
an open season from Octobor 1, 1914,"
to January 1, 1915. After the latter
dato the prohibition will be in force
again. ,
BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA
Friday is G. A. R. patriotic day in
Nebraska.
York will hold her fall festival Oc
tober 13 to 17.
Much interest is bolng taken In uni
versity football this season.
Platte county has made great prop
aratlons for tho fair this week.
The national dog races aro belni
pulled oft at Wymore this week.
South Dakota's football team will
meet Nebraska at Lincoln next Satur
day.
A system of union delivery has beet
put Into effect by tho merchants o
Fremont.
Gus Duorfolat of Barada Is export
menting with Canadian wheat foi
Bcodlng.
Tho Christian church at Harvard
haB been holding a scries of revival
meetings.
Tho Hastings Chautauqua park hai
been secured for the big democrats
barbecue.
Farm Demonstrator Llebcrs has In
oculatcd about 1,000 Gage county hogt
for cholera.
The opera houso at Papllllon hai
been purchased by the Masonic lodge
of that city.
Rev. Charlo3 Burns, pastor of thi
M. E. church at Western, has been as
signed to tho pastorato of the Ccdai
Bluffs church.
St Paul will shortly voto on a
proposition to establish a municipal
lighting plant.
Ed Nichols of Seward received a
painful injury when his pet rooster
pecked his eyo.
H. C. Letson of Red Cloud has been
nominated by President Wilson as
postmaster at that place.
Nebraska City Is growing enthusi
astic over the prospect of a horse shoe
tournament in tho near future.
Fire of unknown origin In the Ayres
cafe at Beatrlco for a time threatened
the business district of the city.
Sixty decorated autos wero in the
suffrage parade on old soldier's day
at the fall festival at Falls City.
Roy Haggerty was run over by sn
auto as he waB on his return from;
school at Lincoln and seriously in
Jured. '
The office of the Bluo Springs lum
ber yard was entered by robbers, who
secured but a few dollars for their
trouble.
George and John Everett of Avoca
wero severely Injured when acetylene
gas exploded In a plant at the home of
the former.
Thomas Endicott of Alliance re
ceived a bullet In his right lung when
a rifle he was carrying was accident
ally discharged.
John J. Ryder of Omaha was re
elected president of the league ol
American municipalities at its meet
ing at Milwaukee.
Many cases of hog cholera are re
ported in Gage county, and farmers
are using every possible precaution to
prevent Its spread.
The flvo-year-old son of Mrs. Wil
liam Grady of Crab Orchard, fell from
a merry-go-round and broke his leg
Just above the ankle.
Probation Officer Bernstein of
Omaha has mado an appeal to the
public for funds with which to fight
tho traffic In cocaine.
Rev. Harry Huntington, pastor of
the M, E. church nt Pawneo City for
several years, has been assigned to
a charge at Columbus.
Mr. and Mrs. Shadrach Chaflln last
week celebrated their fiftieth wed
ding anniversary at Humboldt. Near
ly a hundred relatives assisted.
Earl Thompson, living near Broken
Bow, was kicked on the left breast
by a horse, receiving Injuries that re
sulted in his death a fow hours later
The new artificial Ice plant at West
Point is now finished and running at
Its full capacity, shipping carloads of
tho product daily' to neighboring
towns.
The first serious football Injury to
be reported in the state tyris season
occurred at Tocumseh when Frank
MorrisBey suffered a fractured collar
bone while in practice.
John McClatchey, a fanner near
York, lost a team of horses, harness,
several tons of hay and 1,400 bushels
I ' wheat when his barn was destroyed
uy lire,
Rev. Peter Grobbei, pastor of St
Anthony's church at St. Charles, near
West Point, Is marooned in Europe.
He was last beard from at Lausanne,
Switzerland, July 28.
In Adams county, a movement Is on
foot to rent the county farm and take
care of the poor in Hastings at a
county home. The women aro behind
the movement and have enlisted the
support of fifty business men.
The Hastings Woman's club has or
ganized branches in the sixteen town
ships of Adams county to raise funds
for the new building for tho Sunny
side Home for Old People.
The farmers' union of Clay county
held a picnic on the fair grounds at
Clay Center last week that proved 'to
be ono of the most successful gather
ings ever held in the county.
Names of over 2,000 voters are at
tached to a petition that will be pre
sented to the Lincoln city commission
ers requesting that tho question of
Sunday baseball be submitted at tho
coming election.
A new parsonago is being built for
the pastor of the Grace Lutheran
church at West Point.
The supreme court of Nebraska has
ruled that chiropractors cannot legally
practice healing In Nebraska. The
court holds that licenses must be se
cured by tho chiropractors.
Instead of giving a parade to cele
brate Germnn day this year, the German-American
alliance of Omaha will
have meetings October 2 and 4 at the
Gorman homo. Tho Germans gave up
their demonstration out ot respect for
President Wilson's neutrality procla
mation.
NORMAL STATEMENT
AMOUNT ,OF APPROPRIATIONS
FOR MAINTENANCE.
GOSSIP FROM STATE CAPITAL
Items of Interest Gathered from Re
liable Sources and Presented In
Condensed Form to Our
Readers-
Western Newspaper Union News Service,
State Treasurer Gcorgo has submit
ted to the normal board a statement ot
the amount of money' in tho mainten
ance fund available- for each state nor
mal. It may be necessary for the
board to take $5,000 from the Wayne
normal's maintenance fund and give
It to tho Peru normal. Tho board last
year appropriated a certain portion
of the etate normal tax levy for the
ubo of each normal for maintenance.
These appropriations, the amount ex
pended, and the amount remaining un
expended are as follows:
Chadron
Appropriation $80,000.00
Expended 49,406.18
Balance
Kearney
.$30,593.82
Appropriation $140,000.00
Expended 109.312.86"
Balanco $30,687.14
Peru
Appropriation $160,000.00
Expended 126,195.84
. Balanco $33,804.16
Way no
Appropriation $110,000.00
Expended , 73,168.76
Balance $ 36,841.24
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What Milk Is Worth.
When you buy a quart ot milk, did
you ever stop to think what It is
worth? As a matter of fact, it is
worth as much as 44 cents worth of
dried beef, 35 cents worth of oranges,
or 23 cents worth of beef, and it is
equal In food value and cheaper than
the following amountB of food at the
given market value:
Lbs.
Wienerwurst 0.47
Mutton 77
Catfish 76
Dried beef 89
Beef chuck 85
Pork loin 65
Beef sirloin 79
Eggs 1.00
Oranges ...: 4.11
Potatoes 2.25
Tomatoes 6.65
Cost.
$0.07
.154
.162
.445
.17
.121
.237
.19
.35
.034
.116
On tho other hand, milk costs moro
than rico, dates, corn meal, cheese,
prunes, and wheat bread. Tho above
data prepared by tho dairy depart
ment are bolng shown in the county
fair exhibit of the Nebraska College
of Agriculture.
Must Look to Legislature.
In deciding that chiropractors are
practicing medicine or healing with
out a license in violation ot tho state
medical law, tho supremo court has
followed precedent and interpreted tho
law as it has from tho passage of the
act in 1891. It has in tho past decided
against the Christian sclenco healers
and against tho osteopaths. The lat
ter Bchool of medicine besieged the
legislature and obtained a law for
themselves which allows their practi
tioners to practice. The chiropractors
havo nothing to do except to make an
onslaught on the next legislature for
the Durnoso of Retting a law passed
that will permit them to be licensed
the same as osteopaths are new
licensed.
A total of 757 state and savings
banks the greatest number of state
banks ever enrolled in Nebraska
have been asked to make their quar
terly report to the state banking board.
Banking conditions on the whole are
believed by banking board officials to
be as good In 'Nebraska as any other
state In the union. A closer co-operation
between tho people and their In
stitutions is said to be apparent in this
state. There is a greater confidence
in the banks on account of the protec
tive laws, and a general air of pros
perity which members of tho banking
board believe should cause people ot
the state to be thankful. Extensive
credit for the condition Is given to the
guaranty deposits law.
Feeding Alfalfa to Horses.
Alfalfa is a splendid horse feed, but
must be fed with judgment and care.
Because of Its palatablllty, mature
horses are likely to eat too much, it
permitted to have free acoesB to it
The average farm horse at hard work
is allowed to eat much more of this
and other roughage than he really
needs to maintain his weight One
pound of alfalfa or other hay and
pbout ono and a quarter pounds ot
grain per day for each 100 pounds of
the norse's weight make a good ration
for the working horse-
Football at University.
Enthusiasm is running rampant at
the University ovor tho prospects for
a winning football team this fall. In
the first practice scrlmmago between
tho varsity and tho freshmen both
teams showed up in qulta a remark
able way as compared with tho teams
ot the past years. The varsity won
33 to 7 and kopt tho crowd on their
feet by many brilliant rushes. The
freshmen made a sixty-yard rifi for a
touchdown and at times held tho regu
lars for downs.
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