Cities on the Rhine Prepar e mr aston The Omaha Daily Bee Ak-Sar-Den Festival Omaha, Sit. 30 to Oot. 10, XltotiioK.1 rad. Oetober T. rrateraity rintt, October B. Ooroaatlon Ball, Ootossr t. THE WEATHER. Tair VOL. XLIV NO. 79. OMAHA, FRIDAY MOUNIXO, SEITEMKEU 18, 1914-TWKLVH PAOKS. Om Trains end at aTotsl STews stands. Bo. SINULE COPY TWO CENTS. CIRCLE RUSSIANS If J EASTPRUSSIA Craj'i Men Have Been Most Success fol in Fighting Retreating Aui trians All Along Front. GERMANS LEAVE SILICIA Headlong Flight from Many Dis tricts Because of the Numer ous Russian Victories. RUSSIAN PATROL SPREADS OUT Austrians Say Czar Has Twenty Fresh Men for Every Ten . Killed in Battle. GRODECK IS NOW OCCUPIED - - 1 Position Eighteen Miles West of Lemberg, Near Lakes. MOSCISKA IS ALSO REACHED Tola Stronsr Position la Forty Mile Writ of Lrmbrrt, Leaving Has . slans 'bat Nineteen Mllea from Fort of Prsinayl. NEW YORK, Sept. 17. Colonel Golejewskl, military attache of the Russian embassy, today gave out at the Russian consulate here the fol lowing message from Petrograd: "The fighting against the Austrian rear guard continues all along the line. Reports about prisoners, guns and war stores being taken are com ing irf from all our armies. ;'0n the left bank of the river San we attacked successfully the retiring Austrians. In eastern Prussia, In pile of all the efforts of the Ger mans to surround a part of our re tiring, force, their plan did not suc ceed." .Austrian Retreat. . LONDON. Sept. 17. In summing up recent Russian operations, the Petrograd correspondent of tha Ex change Telegraph companys says: "The Russians have been success-i ful in the fighting with the retreat ing Austrians along the whole front and news is continuously coming in of the capture of further prisoners and guns. On the left bank of the river San the Russians have success- full? attacked the Austrians, who are retreating. "In eaatern Prussia all of the German ' efforts to surround a portion of the Rus sian have failed." A Petrograd dispatch to the Dally Tele graph says: "The news of the Russian vlctorlea, say German abandonment of Liege,' but it correspondents at the front, have caused a headlong flight among the Germans In the districts of Czenstochowa, Klobuoko Sreradz and Kaltsz, hinalan Poland. Long transports of munitions .and stores are moving and every day loaded trains leave Czenstochowa and Kreuzburg, Silesia. "Russian patrols are constantly widen ing their radlua of action. The Inhabitants of Zdunskawola, southeast . of Kaliss, have been given notice to evacuate the town In three days, as it is to be forti fied. . A special train is being provided foe those who wish to go to Germany." Plenty of Reinforcements. . VIENNA, Sept. 17.-(Vla Parish-Messages from special correspondents in Ga Ucla lay stress on the numerical superipr- Continued On Page Two, Column Pour.) The Weather Forecast till 7 p. m. Friday: For Omaha. Council Bluffs and Vicinity Partly cloudy; not much change In tem perature. remperatarea at Omaha Yesterday Hour. Deg. b a. m a. m 83 7 a. m C9 S a- m 70 9 a. m 71 10 a. m It a. m 78 13 m n I p. m 80 1 p. m w t p. m 83 4 p. m S3 ' S p. m 8'J p. m 81 7 p. m...j 80 8 p. m 77 . Comparative Loral neeord. 1914. 1913. 1912. ltlt Highest yesterday M 72 93 Lowest yesterday 9 61 4 63 Mean temperature Tti 6 M 7s Precipitation 23 .22 .10 .00 Temperature and precipitation departure from tha normal: Normal temperature , 68 Excess for the day It Total excess since March 1 433 Normal precipitation 10 Inch Excess for the day 12 inch Total rainfall since March 1.. 20.46 Inches Deficiency since March 1 Z 36 Inches Deficiency cor. period. 1913 7.08 Inches Deficiency cor. period, 1913.... 2 89 inches Reports from Stations at T P. Bf. Station and Stat Temp. High- RaJn of Weather. 7 pm. est. fall. Cheyenne, cloudy 12 It .00 .00 2.34 .00 .00 .22 .00 .00 .00 .10 .00 ix-nver, part cloudy a a lea Molnea, clear 8 M Lander, part cloudy 78 fHi Korth Platte, part cloudy 7S M Omaha, part cloudy SO M Pueblo, part cloudy SO M Rapid City, cloudy SO M Salt Lake City, pt cloudy 82 M fanta Fe, clear 7 M Pherldan, cloudy It M ttoux City, clear 74 . M Valentine, cloudy 74 ' 78 .00 .00 Ll A. WEL6H, Local Forecaster LEAb..uiEuNARMV German General Urgently Sum moned from East to Command Dirision in France. HESITATE TO TELL OF LOSSES Anthorltlea of Roth Armies Are He tleeat to DUeasa tha Terrible Toll of the Fish tins at Marne. and Alan. COPENHAGEN Via London). Sept. 17. General von Hlndenburg. who has been directing the German forces In East Prussia, lias been urgently summoned from East Prussia to take command of a dlvteion In the western area, according to a message received here from Stock holm. . Oeennr Ledge. LONDON, Sept 17.-Along a nl:iety-milc front the German armies are occupying a ledge across the river Aisne. which was won after one of the most spectacular and thrilling river crossings vr made by an attacking force tinder fire. For the last two days there have been sporadMo attacks from both sides along this line but, according to admissions from the rival headquarters, thoy have not produced any definite results. Both sldea have suffered enormously during the last week and the present pause un doubtedly is being used to bring up re inforcements and supplies. Petrograd reports that the flower of the German corps, detached for service in east Prussia, are again hurrying' back to the western front and Stockholm learns that General Von Htndenberg, flushed with victory against the Russians In the east Prussian frontier, has been urgent summoned to command the western army. Something of the horrors of modern warfare is Indicated by the hesitancy with which the authorities discussed the terrible losses marking the progress of the armies rrom the Marne to the Alsne. .The stories are told wltn great restraint, but with enough grewsome de tails to make even military men shudder Aaatrlaas ttfr(iililn(. The terribly battered Austrian army Is safe under 'the guns of Przemysl, but with the Russians only ninteen mllea away. Desperate efforts probably will be made to form a junction with the fourth Austrian army with the Idea of reorganizing with Cracow as the base. The Russians have crossed the river San and are hammering at the retreat ing Austro-German forces. Despite their unprecedented losses the forces of the Germanlo allies seem to retain their fight ing organisation and tf they gain Qracow thay may prevent the Russian right from making a march on Berlin from Warsaw. Tha Petrograd military critics express the belief that the German, having recognized the strategic unimportance-of eastern Prussia, will take that place and begin a. march pn Warsaw, thus forestall ing a Russian offensive of Berlin from that direction.. ' German Answer to Proposal of Peace . is Noncommittal WASHINGTON,- Sept. 17. President Wilson announced today that he had re ceived from the Imperial chancellor ( of Germany a non-committal reply to his Inquiry into the report that Emperor William was willing to discuss terms of peace. ...'.. , President Wllson.i said there waa noth ing to Indicate whether the Inquiry had been brought to the atentlon of Emperor William. The opinion prevails In official circles that a further reply la expected Bourgeois Tells of Alleged Atrocities PARIS, Sept. .17. Ieon Bourfeols. former premier and senator from Marne, who haa Just returned from a tour of the district recently occupied by the Ger mans, has made a detailed report of his observations, a copV of which haa been aiven to tha American ambassador Myron T. Herrlck for transmission to tha govern ment at Washington. The' report Ceclares thafNmost of the communltiea through which Tha 'Germans passed wera an nihilated by. fire and sword. Several mayors were shot and where the mayors wefe absent substitutes were shot in their places. ' The report recites an attack on women at Montmlrall and the shooting of a father and his twelve-year-old son. A number of witnesses of this alleged incident are named in the report. When the Germans were announced as approaching Chalones many of the In habitant rushed to tha station and be sieged train that were leaving, but most of the population retained thler com posure. The arrival of tha Germans, the report said, was preceded by a short bombard ment, in which' shells fell on tha hospital and the children's asylum. "It Is also charged In the report that the Germans pillaged stores and that later on an orgi took place In the wine cellars of the town during which cham pagne literally flowed like water." LONDON TO ACT AGAINST. HOSTILE STOCKHOLDERS LONDON, Bept 17.-Tha London Stock exchange committee today announced that It shortly wllUfix a date after which America stocks in the name of alien enemies will eeas to be good for deliv ery. The members of th exchange holding such certificate are advised to take steps for thsir registration. Rivers Congress Called. WASHINGTON, bept. 17 -Th eleventh annual river and harbor congress was called today to, meet hera December t-11. IN THE TRENCHES BI FORE MALINES Here some of the most desperate of the fighting took place, the Bel gians resisting the German invasion with the utmost cour age. The men shown in the picture are typical Belgian infantrymen. . , . ' . !r" r - ; Ta-.k w , "-fi'v'- f. FOURTH ENGLISH ARMY iSJDILDIHG Third 'One. U Being. Formed on New "Camping Ground, Asserts Lord . . Kitchener. STRENGTH OF FORCES IS SHOWN More ThaiiHla Divisions of Troops and Two of Cavalry Malalalaed at Pnl Str.niUfc la France. LONDON. Sept. 17. Speaking In the House bt Lords today Field Marshal Earl Kitchener revealed the strength of the BrltlPh expeditionary force in France and described what he believed must be done to assure a successful issue of the con flict. A steady flow of reinforcements was required, he said. There were already in France, he said; more than rlx divisions of British troops nd two divisions of cavalry, which were being maintained at their full strength. Further-regular dlvlslona and additional cavalry were being organized from units drawn from overseas garrisons, - .Jii-h wera now being occupied by territorials and volunteers. A division of territorials already had left for Kgypt, a brigade had gone to Malta and a garrison force to Gibraltar.- Referring to the- two. new armies the secretary said the new divi sion' were now being collected at the training quarters. Third Army Forming;. The third army waa being formed on the new camping grounds and the fourth army was being cerated. -Meantime In dian divisions were on their way. In his dispatches from the front Sir John Fivnch, commander of 'the British expeditionary forces, had omi.iitted, the secretary continued, one aspect of the situation 'the consummate slll and calm courage of the commander, himself." Tha government appreciated, however, the full value of and the bravery and endurance of the officers and men. The latest ad vices 4rom General French did not ma terially change tha altuation as It was already known from published state ments. The troops were reported to be In good heart and ready to move forward "when the moment arlver." " Territorials Make Proarrrsa, On the subject of recruiting ' Earl Kitchener said: "A country which prides itself on" out door sport as does England should have no difficulty in finding men capable of making officers. Th territorials' are making great strides In efficiency and be fore long will be able to take their part In the campaign. Meanwhile reserve unita are being sent to sugment the ex peditionary force and their places are be ing filled by territorials. 'While England has good ground for quiet confidence It should be boms In mind that the struggle is bound to be a long one and it behooves ua to develop armed forces to csrry on and bring the mighty conflict to a sucoessful conclu sion. It will be necessary. In order to keep tha army at its full strength, to maintain a steady flow of reinforce ment." M1AVE a ltlO model TVtrolt Elec. trie, in good shape. Will sell for $800. re farther laformatloa about this opportunity, aha Waal Ad gteetloa of taaay Ilea. - ,r - ' ": v A y ' v'-';-,k. ARTILLERY FIRE - IN AINSE BATTLE - . A . ..' - Huge Guns on Eaoh Side Engaged in a Tremendous Struggle for Supremacy. GERMAN AEROPLANES VANISH French and British Aircraft Are I'n able to Locale the Well Masked latteries of the German Forces, NEW BRAINE, (On French Left Center, Wednesday. Sept. 18.) Via Taris, Sept. 17. There Is an . Incessant roar of artillery along the entire line of battle In the vicinity of Bralne, where, for the last four clays the great forces of the allies and the Germans have been in close grips. The field itself over which the armies Is fighting Is broken; consequently there Is comparltlvely little visible evidence of the terrific struggle in progress, although hundreds of thousands of men are en gaged In this vicinity.- Detachment of artillery from the allied 'front fire shells with great rapidity at the German posi tions. Overhead French and B.ritlsh aero lanes are flying i hither and thither en deavoring to locate the positions of 'the big German guns. These, however, are so well masked - that their emplacement haa not yet been discovered and they continue Incessantly to launch their pro jectiles in the direction of the allied forces. German aeroplane appear to -have vanished from the scene of action. For about a week ' past none ' ha - been ' ob served and British sharpshooters de clare that they have accounted for so many that, the other now hesitate to take the air. Many dashing Incidents are being re corded of the extraordinary reeckleaa bravery of the French troop. ' - Italian Attache at Berlin is Insulted ' PARIS, 8ept. 17. According to an article In the ' newspaper Advantl ' of Milan, Italy, th military attache of Italy has quit Berlin because of Insulting re marks concerning th attitude of Italy mad In the solon. It Is sold that the Italian attache vigorously resented the remarks. . Two German Generals in West Replaced by New Commanders BERLIN. Bept. 17. (By Wireless via Sayvills, L. l.)-An official report given out at army headquarters at midnight say that the French front remalna un changed. The French attacks on a num ber of points Tuesday night and Wednes day were successfully repulsed by the Germans, who made a number of vic torious counter attacks. Owing to lllnes. 'General von Hausen, former commander of the second, or Baxon, army, has been replaced by Gen eral von Finen,- former minister of war. General von Hausen 1 S8 yeara old. Another Chang in leadership ha taken place tn th Fourteenth reserve corps, where General voa genubert has been BATTLE RAGES Oil FIELD OF AISHE CITIES UPON RHINE PREPARING FOR A POSSIBlf ATTACK Four German Towns Strengthening Fortifications in Case Allies Cross the Border. REUTER REPORT TO LONDON Cologne, Dnsseldorf, Wesen and Duisburg Are Places Said to Be Taking Such Measures. TEUTON CASUALTY LIST GIVEN Four Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-Three Names on Official Roll of Losses. MENTION OF HARD FIGHTING Berlin Statement Tells of Engage ments in East Prussia. MAJOR GENERAL NIELAND SLAIN One f Ktlirr'i Chief. Killed While Leading- Ills Brlarade In fttrrrt Fight la Praare. LONDON. Sept.- 1". Telegraph ing; from Maestrtcht, Holland, the correspondent of the 'Reuter Tele gram company says that dispatches received iu Alaestricht from Cologne, DiiBsrldorf, Weaen and Dulsburg In dicate that these points are strength ening tholr fo'rtlflcatlong to meet a possible advance of the allies. On Rhine. -The four towns mentioned In the above dispatch are on the Rhine. Cologne Is forty-five miles north west of Coblenx, an important mili tary stronghold; DuBseldorf is twenty-one miles northwest ot Cologne: Dulsburg Is fifteen miles norta of Dusseldorf and- Wesel is thirty-two mllea northwest of Dusseldorf. To the west of this group of cities is the frontier of Holland, from which they are distant from twenty to thirty-five miles. Latest German Casualty List. BERLIN, Sept. 17. (Via London) An official casualty list published today shows 4,563 names. Mention Is made of the hard figptlng on the part of German Polish regiments in East Frussla. Three companies of the Fifty-ninth Infantry, stationed at Oldau lost Sto men. The Forty-seventh Infantry, with headquarters at Bosen, suffered Iffl casualties. .A majority of both regiment are Polish. S" A battalion of the Thirteenth Infantry stationed at Btrassburg lost 346 men, one company alone losing seven, officers and 111 men. A battalion of the One Hundredth and Forty-second Infantry of Baden iBadcn reported the loss of ten officers ,nd M men. Two battalions of the One Hun dredth and Forty-third Infantry, ata tloned at Btrassburg, lost thirteen officers and f8 men. Fla-ht On Heroically. Despite three losses the organisations fought on heroically, the official an nouncement rays. Th total of the published German casualties to date are 3S.7S6 killed, woun-led or missing. Blure last week the average daily losses are shown by the casualty lists to be 1,300. Among the killed on September 11 wss Princs Otto Victor of rVlioenlmrg Watdenberg, a first lieu tenant of the Hussar guards and a brother of ths Princess of Wled. Major General Nleland waa killed while leading his brigade In a street tight in a French city on August 27. Count Kirch bsch, commander of the Tenth reserve corps, died on September I. On being mortally wounded, he gave up his com mand to General Von E1xn. General Hlndenburg'a advance In East Prussia Is described as having progresed to such an extent that a regulation con cerning the importation of Russian cat tle, which are being used for the1 army. Is being Issued. Erperlments msde tn the manufacture of a new bread composed of rye flour, potatoea and starch are declared to have had satisfactory results. , replaced by Quartermaster General von Btein, th well known editor of th offi cial report and author of laconic war bulletins. It is reported here from Vienna that l.sno Galician traitors havs been brought into Oras, Austria, where they are await ing sentence. They are aald to have been paid by Russia to signal the position of Austrian troops to ths Russian army. Lieutenant Tledemann of th Fifth Prussian cuirassiers found " twenty-one German recruits lying helpless on a highway in East Prussia. Cossacks had surprised them the day before and had severed their handa or leg and had cut their ears and noaea. War Summary The third day of the battle of the Alsne finds the hosts of the Germans and tho allies fating each other along a line from Novon, fifty-five miles northeast of Tarls, southeast to the Swi?8 frontier. The battle line proper extends roughly from Noyon to Nancy, about 150 miles. Here between 2,000,000 and 3,000,000 men are engHged In a struggle that in ferocity and strategic importance bids fair' to rival the battle of the Marne. Karli side claims a slight ad vantageand no more. It is known only that the German re treat has been turned Into a stub born resistance. The allies assert that they were so close on tho heels of the Ger mans that the latter were com pelled to turn about and fight to escape destruction. German re ports represent their armies as re forming in strong positions fol lowing the withdrawal from the vicinity of Paris and taking the offensive. Rain continues falling on the battlefield and has rendered parts of It (mpassable for guns and cav alry, adding greatly to the dls tretw of the men. Yesterday's official announce ment at Paris says that a great buttle continues all alo&g the river Aisne and that thVOermans are slowly giving way. Conflicting reports of the situ ation in the eastern theater of the war are received from offlcla! and unofficial sources. The sev eral German army corps Sent into east Prussia appear to have pushed back the Russian Invad ers of that territory with great loss to the Russians. It is thought that a part of the German force may be diverted to Russian Poland. In Galicla the Russian suc cesses seem to be continued, with the Austrian and Germans fall ing back on Pmemysl. The latest official announce ment at Nlsh claims lesa for the Servian arms than have earlier statements, Indicating that Aus tria still has considerate forces available to oppose the Servian Invasion. The latest word from the far east describes the Japanese troops as struggling through the floods north of Shang Tung peninsula trying to reach Ktao-Chow. There U nolndlcation of an early Invest ment of that German stronghold. .The Turkish army is reported from Petrograd to be concen trating on the Bulgarian frontier. Turkey's Right to End Restrictions is Denied by Bryan . WASHINGTON. Sept. 17. -The Washing ton government today awaited the reply of the Turkish government to It protest agalnM. the abrogation of the capitula tions by the Porte. Ambassador Morgenthau at Constanti nople had been Instructed by Secretary Bryan to Inform he Turkish government that the United States doe not sequlaee In the reported Intention of Turkey to deprive foreigners of their extra territorial rights. "Furthermore," says ,8ecretary Bryan, in an paraphrased statement of the cablegram to Mr. Morgenthau, "this government does nut recognize that the Ottoman government haa a right to abro gate the capitulations, or that Its action to this end can have any effect upon the rights and privileges enjoyed under the capitulatory conventions.-' Boys Lose Pursuit in Stolen Engine KED.U.IA. Mo.Kept 17.-rrape from the reform school at Tionnevllle, Mo, a wild rldo through the night on a rtolen engine, pursued by detectlvrs in a Imiliir conveyance, and In Imminent dang, r ot being hurled Into a wreck through a din patcher's orders, was the experience !ul night of four boys, ho were still at Isrge today. Hcven boys were! in the party that evaded guards and left the school. Thrie were recaptured. According to the author ities, the remaining four made their way to Bedaila. Engine No. 70S, one of the largest used by the Missouri, Kansas unci Texas railway, stood In the yards hero with th steam up. Poon railroad em ployes notiredNt was moving. Anot'nr engine was tiulikly obtained and with do tlves aboard, started In pursuit. But the. race was one-sided. No. 70$, bearing the lads, quickly drew aay. Orders were given by the train' dispatcher to oerall the stolen engine at Pilot Grove, thirty five miles south of Sedalla. With whistle blowing and bell ringing, the engine, traveling sixty miles an hour, reached Pilot Grove before the switch had been arranged and swept through the town. A mile further on, it was aban doned and th boys disappeared. ARMIES BATTLE ON EVEN TERMS; 3,000,000 FIGHT Conflicting .Claims Indicate Ad vantages Gained by Both at Different Pouits. MAY DE6IDE WAR IN THE WEST Germans Would Be Compelled to Fall Back to Mease if Wing is Again Turned. REINFORCEMENTS ARE ENGAGED Slightly Curved Battle Line is One Hundred and Fifty Milei in ' Length. ITALY AND RUMANIA MAY CLASH Germany May Be Left Alone to Re pel Russians. . -, BERLIN DENIES ALLIED VICTORY Official Statement Says All FreneH and KnglUh Reports of Victories In France Are tnlrae- , Itrltlah Losses Heavy. Bt'LLKTIM. PARIS, Sept. 17. The official statement issued today announces that tho situation is without chauge. til I,i.kti. . ; PARIS. Sept. 17. The official re port issued in Paris this afternoon on the progress of the fighting northeast of the capital, shows that the great battle la continuing with undecisive results. The resistance of the Germans haa not been broken, although at certain points they are described as giving back slightly. At other points they continue to fortffy themselves." "j The French have repulsed some ef their counter attacks. LONDON, Bept. 17. Tha world has once more been set the task of guessing how the terriflo clash of arms on the height northward of AIkim river Is progressing. Berlin clsims that the attacka ot th allies have been repulsed and that the German counter attacks have succeeded, while it Is asserted officially In London that the German counter attacks have been repulsed and that the Invader ara slowly giving way. Sympathisers with, both side are thus met with directly con flicting statements, which can be recon ciled only on the aasumptlon that the narrators are referring to different point in the vast field of actions. As the crow fies, tha front of tha op. ' posing armies, which with the heavy reinforcement that hav reached them,'! prohahly total In the neighborhood of 3.000.0HO men, stretches 110 miles. Making 1 allowances for tha deviation north to Laon, the line must be 160 mile long, so.' there Is ample room for successes on on part of the field and reverses elsewhere, j The German are In their selected poal- t tlons, with strong reinforcement rushed ' up from Lorraine, consequently this great ' battle may yet prove on of the most de- . clalve ot th wsr. ! , i Allies Hepeat Tarnlag Movement.' 1 Tha British and French armies seem tit' be, attempting to repeat on the Alan tha turning movementa carried out so sue- ' cesifujjy on the Marne, and In th pres ent rase they have the additional In." (Continued on Pago Two, Column Five.) A Comfortable House or Cottage Omaha is a city of desirable houses and cottages. It is surprise lng when you know what it Is possi ble to secure at a modest rental. 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