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WX&Kvau RED OLODD, NEBRASKA, OHIEF IATTLE Of SOISSONS AS SEEN By JOHN ASHTON. jipeclal Correspondent of the Chicago Tribune. Paris. I havo just returned to ftraris to rest up a uay or two ana gei A few necessaries after a week at tho "Jttront of tho left wing of the allied mrmlcs who are facing General von 'iKluck'B army. ;M Farther to the east In a line ex Mtondlng from Reims to near Verdun IlMtho French are holding their ground M?agalnst a florce onslaught of tho Gor- T!niiina iinrlnr Din nrlnnn nt Wurtcm- burg. I will recount what I haTo wit nessed during the last few days: Leaving Mcaux, wo made our way through Varennea and Lizy, tho scene of fierce fighting during the battle 01 the Marne, some details ot which I gave In my first letter. All tho dead ,have now been Interred and tho wounded removed from tho several deserted villages through which we passed. Find Wrecked German Plane. Deforo arriving at Leerte Mllon we came across a German aeroplane which bad been brought down by tho British. The English flying squad have been doing grand work In the air not only as scouts but In attacking hostile air craft. It is reported that do less than seventeen German avia tors have fallen victims to the Eng lish flying men. On approaenmg vuiers-i;ouereiB, m the middle of the forest of that name, we' came across several military auto mobiles, lying by the side ot tho route, which tho QormanB had abandoned In their hurried flight to the north. Two f these were marked "Feld Post" (field or military post). A little far ther on we encountered six large Ger man motor trucks which had evi dently been destroyed by the Ger mans; everything was burnt up ex cept the Iron work. Theso wagons had been left in the road to delay A pursuit, but the French had over ': ' turned tbem. into the ditch on each i side ot the road. Meet German Prisoner. It wsb dark when we arrived at Vlllers-Cottcrets. Before we had time to get out of our auto I heard a cry: "Voile lea Allemands!" (here como the Germans!) and, Indeed, a moving gray mass soon came Into sight, sur rounded by a cavalry escort. There were about 100 of tbem, prisoners, marching In the cold rain. Many of them wore Red Cross arm bands, and I noticed a few officers among the bunch. Their expressionn was sour and sullen, but considering their pri vations, they looked fit enough phys ically. These we're men that had got lost In the forest and failed to catch up with their columns. Many prisoners are taken In a similar way on both aides. Sometimes they come strag gling In halt starved to death. Pass Night In a Chateau. We passed the night In an old chat eau. The town was full of troops, and the hotels packed with officers, o we were very lucky to get under cover at all. A few days previously the Germans had occupied the town, the staff having made their headquar ters at this same chateau. The cham ber maid left In charge of the house (the owner and his wife having fled) told us that the Germans had taken sway some valuable Gobelin tapes tries; the smaller tapestries bad been left. They had also taken away some liver plate, but ha'd left behind many pieces of considerable value. We slept on the floor in tlie li brary, In a separate building, one of the finest private libraries I have ever seen, containing several thousand vol umes. A very efegant secretaire In the library had been forced up, the eontenta ransacked, and the top wrenched oft and thrown on the floor. I had nothing to cover me with, and as It was cold I slept very little. We could hear the guns booming the greater part ot the night. Approach the Firing Line. Starting out early in the direction of SolsBons, we came upon the Thir teenth regiment of French artillery, at but five miles from the latter town. We could hardly believo we were bo close to the firing line, but there they wore, twelve guns (known as tho Seventy-five), pounding away acrosB the valloy to where tho Germans were In trenched. a We stopped our nuto nt a respect able distances and approached the bat- tertos on foot The ammunition wag ons and extra horsos and men wero all drawn up silent and motionless behind a hedge a short distance from tho guns. There waB no danger then, as the Germans were replying only to other French batteries lower down the Talley. Very soon the men not busy at the guns began to surround us, begging tobacco and cigarettes. It Is an aw ful thing for these poor soldiers to be deprlvod of the comforting weed, I saw a great deal of this lator, on the field and at hospitals. We had Intended, to go directly Into Solssons by the main road, but the French officers dissuaded us, saying that tho Germans would certainly 1 shell our autos. So wo went by an other route, to go by Vauxbuln, a village lying In the bottom of the val ley,' two and one-half miles from Bolssons. Under German Shell Fire. We stopped at an ancient, pictur esque chateau, turned Into a hospital, 'to inquire about the wounded. Hard BY WRITER ON FIRING LINE ly had we arrived In front ot the gates when German shells began screeching over our heads. V scarcely knew whero to go for safety, A feurful crosh on our right Just be hind tho hospital showed that the Ger man range was getting nearer. Some of our party naturally became alarmed. Then wo nil crouched down behind our autos as another shell whistled close to us and dropped in a garden. Two of tho spent pieces ac tually toll at our foot and a few sec ond afterwards another spent piece of shell, still hot, struck one of our party on the leg. It was evident that we wero In great danger. Somo one said, "stand by tho cars." It was a good Job we did not take this advice; but we might havo done It if at thai moment a woman at the door of the village wine shop across the street had not shouted: "Come Inside, for God's sake!" Flee Into a Cellar. We did not need twico asking. Hardly had wo got across tho thresh old when a tremendous nolso llko a million rawhide whips cracking at tho same moment, followed by tho noise of falling masonry, showed that we wero in for a regular bombardment. Everybody rushed for tho cellar. Ab soon as tho dust and smoke had cleared away someone cropt up the steps to look out and returned say ing ono of the turrets on each side of the entrance gates to the castlo had been completely demolished by tho last shell. And still they camo, and. thero wo huddled looking into each other's eyes, as well as the dim light would admit, In that little wine cellar with Its solid vaulted roof that we prayed might not give way should the house be struck. I shall never forget the time spent in that collar. Thero wero twenty-three of us, In cluding about seven women of the village and a little boy. We were there from 10:30 a. m. until a little after noon, with shells dropping all around us. One dropped five yards from the door, the shock breaking every pane of glass In the house and making an enormous hole In the road. Another shell struck the ground about twelve feet In front of our cars, Just grazing and mashing a portion of the village cross. Everything has an end, and we could hear the shells bursting farther and farther away. Still It was deemed prudent to He low for a bit. Eat ae 8hella 8cream. After a time one of the villagers went out at a rear door and brought back a big dish of fried chipped po tatoes and bfead, so that with the wine In the cellar we made a hearty lunch under the circumstances. We were very hungry, as we had eaten nothing since the previous evening. N When It was safe to get out wo found that the shell that dropped near the cars had burst two Uree on the car I rode In, bad smashed all three of the wind shields, and filled the car bodies and covers full of holes. The cars looked as If they bad been pep pered with machine guns. Luckily the engines were not damaged In the least. , The Germans, being deeply In trenched In old chalk quarries, a sort of natural fortress In the hillsides overlooking Solssons, continued to reply to the numerous French guns with Impunity and occasionally to bombard Solssons and Vauxbuln. Up to the time of my leaving this same thing had been going on for over a week. Solssons is In a pitiable state. The Germans have not spared its old ca thedral with Its two Gothic spires. From the rear of the hospital at Vauxbuln we had a fine view of this grand old landmark. One of the steeples Is broken oft about half way, and the other has a big hole In the side, plainly seen three miles off. I passed about four days here. The artillery firing was terrific from morning to night. The battlo ranged over an enormously extended front I Baw some shockingly wounded men while at Vauxbuln. The night before I left five men wero brought In with fearful Injuries in different parts of the body. A German shell had dropped among olght artillerymen serving one of the French guns. The other three men were killed on the spot. This is Just an Incident among hundreds that are hnppening every day. At one village I passed through, where the Germans lied lutl 160 wounded, most of whom were brought in under cover two days nfter the battle by the French, 'tho doctors asked me, Implored mo, to try and get somo milk for the wounded. Nearly all the cattle have been driven out of the country to safer places or havo been requisitioned either by tho Ger man or the French forces. Many lives nre lost on both sides through exposure and lack of attention after being wounded. Cases of gangrene and tetanus are not Infrequent. The doctors and nurses aro doing heroic work, but it often happens that they aro very much overcrowded before they have a chance to removo those wounded who aro able to bo sent to other hospitals. At Vauxbuln the hos pital was crowded. Thero were 400 people there, and the house had only accommodations tor 100. Huge Jewish Army. Petrograd. A quarter of a Jews are with tho Russian million forces. This is tho largest Jowlsh army ever gathered since the tall of Jerusalem. FARMERS INSTITUTES FOR THE MONTH LIST OF MEETINGS FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. GOSSIP FROM STATE CAPITAL Items of Interest Gathered from Re liable Sources and Presented In Condensed Form to Our Readers. Western Newspaper Union News Servfee Farmers' institutes woro started last iveok by tho agricultural extension servlco of tho university farm In both central und northern Nebraska. The list of speakers includes a number of the veteran institute lecturers, as well ns a number ot trained recruits now to Nebraska audiences. Tho ap proximate number of meetings scheduled for the month is thirty eight. Four of these are agricultural short courses. Tho institute dates for tho balance of tho month in central Nebraska arc: Lebanon, October 15; Dartlcy, Octobor 15 and 16; Holbrook, October 16 und 17; Trenton, Octobor 17; Champion, October 19; Culbert son, October 20, 21 and 22; Cam bridge, October 22 and 23; Saronvllle, October 23 nnd 24; Gonoa, October 21, 22 and 23; Raymond, Octobor 29 and 30. Law Stands In the Way. Physical, financial and legal diffi culties stand In the way ot tho pro posed Irrigation project for Kearney, Gosper nnd Phelps counties, according to a report formulated by Engineers Walters and Pease of the federal rec lamation service. It was intended ta take the water for the projoct from tho Platte river and store it for use when no rain fell to help out growing crops. Tho exports pay stress on the following features which, work against the plan: The water supply at present Is not sufficient to meet the demands, hence there could be no added drain. Cancellation of a multitude of watei rights would have to be undertakes and this would Involve long and ex pensive litigation and possible defeat in the courts. Welcome University Students. Twelve churches in the capital city :hrew open their doors to the university students Friday night It was the night set aside for the an nual church reception to new and old students and practically all of the larger churches Invited the student to get acquainted. The largest num ber ot students attended the reception at St Paul'B church. The crowd was estimated at more than 400. Two sep arate receptions were conducted, one for men and one for women, until 9 p. m., when the two were turned Into ono. Musical programs with short talks from the pastor were given in most of the churches. 'Dancing feat ured the entertainment provided by one church. Will Start 8ult to Collect Fund. Suit to collect the long outstanding Insane fund accounts something others failed to do will soon be started by Auditor Howard against Dakota, Boone, Burt, Gage and Stan ton counties. The total principal in volved is about $18,000, with Interest of about one and a half times that amount. When the auditor started col lection there was a total of 1300,000, counting principal and Interest, out standing against thirty-three counties or the state. Part of It has been gath ered In. The law under which the col-, lection Is made has been tested out In tbe state supreme court In the case ot Douglas county. That county had to pay a total of $100,000 several years ago. Back From Flour Rate Hearing. U. Q. Powell, rata expert for th state railway commission, has re turned from Chicago, after attending tho hearing before the Interstate com merce commission on flour and wheat rates from Nebraska and Kansas to California points, Tho railroads have changed their first application by pro posing to raise both flour and wheat 10 cents per 100 pounds. They are also offering to reduco the intermedi ate rate to Tucson, Ariz., from $1.12 to 75 cents on flour. Nebraska millers ire resisting the increase. Taxable Property In Nebraska. All of tho taxable proporty In Ne braska found by nssossors this yeai amounts to $471,933,972. Tho exact amount was known In July, but the verification of the totals for each item in tbe grand assessment roll was not completed until last week. Tho total Is n slight increase over tho total ot last year, but Is tho smallest tncroasa since the revenue law of 1904 went In effect The assessed value of property Is really only one-fourth of tho actual valuo as found by nssossors and equalized by tho stato board Vlsltore at tWo state penitentiary will have an opportunity to contribute toward tbo moving picture machine which Warden Fenton Lb planning to socuro for the institution. Convict Cartoonist Naylor Is preparing a sign which will bo placed on the contribu tion box In which donations to the baseball fund wero placed during tin summer months. Tho warden plani to show tho pictures in tho now din Ing rooms, tho walls of which are coated with white so that they can be utilized as screen. E THEN GET MARRIED Sweethearts Ask Warrants ton Each Other, but Secure Mar riage License Instead. GIRL STARTED THINGS' Swore They Would Never Rest Until; Each Had Unplugged All Trouble In the World on the Head of the Other. los Angeles, Cal. Graco UclloSumy and Asa II. Hoffman had a foolish fuss sovural days ago. Graco is dark and attractive, und la proprietress of an active institution which she calls her temper. Asa is better naturcd, young, and not Ineligible to the rank ot Ro meo. Both aro photographers, both photo graph for their living, both think they know the best methods of muklng both tho photographs and the living. They had intended to gut married, but when Asa said that Graco wus bungling her finishing work on tho photoB, Grace told him somo things about his labor, that wero not complimentary or con ciliatory. That Btartcd thlnga and they Bworo they would never rest until each had unplugged all the troubles in the world on tho liend of tho other. Things reached such a stage that Grace trotted up to city prosecutor's of fice with her woes. She wanted Ass Hoffman, the terrible thing, arrested What charge? Oh, any charge, just tc get him behind tho bars. Tho city prosecutor could not be so obliging. While Grace was In the office, a deputy was listening to the troubles of Abb Hoffman. Ho wanted Grace arrested, Just to teach her a lesson. When each began to analyze the trou ble, each found It very small. Each was In rather a shamed mood. Eacb rose to go. Tho door to Mr. McKoeby's office opened and Graco walked out. She walked directly against Asa Hoffman, who was standing ready to leave Dop uty City Prosecutor Morton'B office. "You!" said Grace. "You!" said ABa. They looked, they frowned, and they, smiled. "Let'B forget it," Bald ABa. ' "All right, you naughty boy," sail Grace. "Let's get married," said Asa, "When?" asked Grace. "Now." "How?" "Wow!" was all Asa exclaimed, and he fled for the license bureau. While Graco was waiting for the groom-to-be to return, Pollco Judge She Wanted Asa Hoffman, the Terri ble Thing, Arrested. White dropped Into Prosecutor's Mc Koeby's oltice to discuss a case. Hack camo Asa with tho license, and also a ring. Pollco Judgo White married them, City Prosecutor McKeeby guve the bride awny, nnd tho brldo kissed them both and said they wero Just lovely. But the congratulations had to be short, for thero was a woman wultlns to tell the city prosecutor how h-r hiifbaiul bud t"ctfi. -. New Jersey Woman Escapes Punish ment When Prosecutor Gets Glimpse of Her Size. Camden, N. H. Prosecutor Kraft, who has made a repututlon for send ing wife beuterH to Jail, was called up tho other day (o consider a caso whero ,the shoo waa on the other foot. George ,Qulnn caused tho arrest ot his wife ,for giving him a thrashing. 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A Ber lin paper reports that a quiet street In Charlottenburg was suddenly alarmed by shrill cries of "Police 1 Po lice I" A great crowd promptly col- IUUICU ftUUUl UiU yOI DUU ICDpuUOlUlU lUli me aisiuroance, an ezcuoa young woman, obviously American. "Arrest this man, officer," she said aa soon as a policeman appeared. "I am Miss Ellington from Cincinnati, U. S. A., and he bad the impertinence to speak to me." Tho policeman, guided by the young woman's accusing finger, picked out the culprit. "The man is a stranger to you?" he asked. "An entire stranger," replied Miss Ellington. "I have only been taking violin lessons from him for six months." She Knew. A new drama waa being rehearsed, and the two women who bad promi nent parte were not on the most friendly terms. "In this scene," remarked the tall, stately blonde, "I am supposed to leave the stage, at the rear, while you stand In the front facing the audience. What will be your cue to resume your lines?" 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