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'atiie Looms Up in West The Omaha Sunday PAUT ONE- THE WEATHER. NEWS SECTION PAGES ONE TO TWELVE Unsettled VOL. XLIV XO. if,. OMAHA, SUNDAY MOKXIXO. (X TO NEK 4, 1JM4--X1XK ISIXTIOXS SHVKNTV-TWO PAHKS. SIXOLK COPY FIVI-: (TATS. r 77 o Varpathi "TT v ; JdEE J FIRST DAYS OF 1914 AK-SAR-BEN BEST INJHISTORY Opening of Festival Brings Record Breaking Crowds and Magnifi cent Fall Weather. MORE SPLENDORS THIS WEEK Lincoln Beachey, Noted Aviator, to Thrill Crowds Who Will Come to Quivera. MANY FORMER OMAHANS COME 1 l Homecoming Week to Bring Back to This City Hundreds of Well Known Faces. BIGGEST CROWDS YET TO COME Electrical and Fraternal Parades j Will Be Brilliant Sights. j CORONATION IS FINAL SPLENDOR (romlait of Ak-Sar-Ilen Twentieth and Coronation Hall on Friday Hvenlnig to Fnrntah. Fitting- Close. CARNIVAL ATTE.VDANCll. 1914. 3.860 8,647 ....7,338 1913. 158 4.154 5 846 1913.1 Wednesday Thursday . XTiday .... 1.B8S 445s! Festival Features. Fall rsstlval, September 30 to Octo ber 10. Komeoomlag- weak, October 5 to 10. Electrical par ad a, Wedaasdsy night, October 7. Fraternal parade, Thursday afternoon, October 8. Coronation nail, Friday evening, Oo tober 9. Zdncoln Beachey, October 5. 8 and 7. Information Bureau, 1519 Howard treat. Success and popularity far ex ceeding that of all previous years, has crowned the close of the first week of the Ak-Sar-Ben fall festival. Judging from the record breaking attendance bo far, the excellence of all the early features on the High way, its perfect preparation and management, the Ideal weather which has prevailed so far and is predicted for next week, and the en thusiasm of the local and visiting thousands who have already joined In the festivities, the festival and its leading features to be presented during the coming six days, will easily exceed all similar events in the past history of Quivera. "If records for the first three days' attendance have all been broken," the crowds ask, "what unequalled figure will the attendance reach dur ing the coining week?" Then the big estival will be at Its best, Lincoln Beachey, king of the air, will court death from dizzy heights, the gorgeous electrical and fraternal parades will be held, the new king and queen will be crowned at a grand ball of unparalleled splen dor, and last, but not least, thou sands of former subjects of good King Ak, now in other lands, will come back to Cibola for Qulvera's great Home Coming week. With more Ideal weather promised, and the crops all put away, the an swer seems to be that his majesty King Ak-Sar-Ben XX, will receive a bigger and more magnificent wel come at his coronation, than any of his predecessors. More subjects of the kins continue toi arrive from the realm of Quivera outside although extra coaches are provided, and . ... , . come in auios lo auenu me gionuua festival. Special trains will soon be put tn to care for the coming crowds. Ample preparation has been made by the knights of the land to care for alllneaiJ and d,BCUBMd at pngtn the jap.ne.e subjects of the monarch who com to ,, . nhlnt. ll.ntv Th (Continued on Page Two, Column Three.) The Weather For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity Unsettled with showers; cooler. Teas prxa tare Omaha Yesterday, Hour. ltr. a a. in.., ti a. iu.. J a. ui... s a. ui.. V a ni.. 10 .a in CI Ui M Ui TI 71 , Ti , n 11 a. m 12 to lp . m 2 p. m S p. in... 4 p. m 5 p. m 73 T1 p. m. T p. tn. 71 70 ton iterative Local Record. 1914. 1913. 1913. 1911 Normal temperature 60 i.iifM for th.; day 8 Total excels bine e March 1 512 Normal precipitation Oi inch I efl'lency tor the day OS Inch Total rainfall since March 1 20 71 Inches I luiioiency since March 1 4 S Inches IieJli lency for cor. period, 1913. 6 S Inches uejicitncy for cor. period, i. 14 Inch A- A. WKLH, Local Forecaster. at MILLIONS TO PRAY TODAY FOR PEACE Entire American Nation Will Raise Voice to God for End of the European Hostilities. MANY CREEDS AND NATIONS Pej-aona of All Hellarlona and from Com pet Hire Countries at War Will Join Innnlmlty at Supplication. Raising their voices in unison to Al mighty God, 'the maker of all, millions pt people throughout the nation will pray for peace today. By special proclamation of President Wilson, this Sunday has been designated as Peace Day, and will be Kobserved by men, women and children of all creeds and no creed. Omaha will take an active part In the great movement for permanent world peace. Churches and homes will join in the common prayer that peace may be restored among all the peoples of the earth, with the God of them all reigning supreme amid perpetual happiness, pros perity and amity. Without exception, representatives of all Interests, races, organizations and activ ities will lay aside their various differ ences and unite under the binding tie of tho brotherhood of all mankind, to peti tion for a cessation of the Kuropcan hos tilities and the relief of the suffering peo ples involved. Frank and Teuton, Huss and Uriton In America, along with the sympathizing natives of America, the land of the free, and peaceful. wUl voice their hopes and prayers that the war may end and the martial spirit may bend be fore the higher principles of peace and civilization. Pastors to Lend In Prayer. To promote the idea of Peace Day, pas tors of practically all churches will lead their congregations In prayer for the suc cess of the nation-wide movement. Those of the faith of Judah offered their peace prayers Saturday In their syna gogues. When the president's message, urging that today should be a day of peace (Continued on Page Three, Column On.) Chinese Ministry Protests Against Seizure of Railroad TEKING, Oct. 8. The Chinese govern ment today replied to the latest Japanese note. It declared that it considered the i Japanese occupation of Wel-Hslen In Shan Tung province a breach of neutral i lty and asserted that If the rest of the i railroad in Shan Tung was occupied such (action would constitute further viola tion. The state council, under the chairman ship of Vise President U Yu Heng, reached a consideration of current bust- speakers contended that the Japanese would make Shang Tung province another Manchuria; that the progress of Japanese troops along Uie railroad was unnecessary from th military standpoint; that Great Britain could not be excused from the disregard shown ly Its ally Japan, of China's neutrality, and that the Japanese, In view of the outrages in Shan Tung, are not treating the Chinese as a friendly na tion. The government la permitting Chinese newspapers to report and discuss the Japanese activity In Shan Tung. It still continue to prevent, however, the boy cotting of things Japanese which various Chinese cities have attempted to inaugur ate. ALL SERVIAN REPORTS OF VICTORIES DENIED AM.'TF.RDAM, (Via London). Oct- t An official dispatch received here from Vienna denies all Servian reports of vic tories over the Australians, and says that the Australians not only are secure In the povltlons they have captured east of the Drina river, but are adt awing uninterruptedly. One. Way Official Reports of Operations on Battlefields Directly Contradictory LONDON, Oct. J.-rnusual activity In the publicity dapurtipsnte of the German and Austrian . army headquarters has furnished an account of the results of current battles differing so radically from those from tho camps of their opponents as to render the widely divergent state ments Irreconcilable, In regard to the battle of the Alan there Is only a single point on which the French and German reports agree, .and that Is that General von Kluck still la going northward, though at a snail's paoe, and that he la so powerful tha General J off re. has been obliged to admit that the tierman commander was able to make a French detachment debouch ing from Arras to fall back. Farther south, In the neighborhood of Roye, according to the German staff, the French have been dislodged from their positions, but the French communication declares that all the German assaults there are shattered. Again, the Germans assert, they have fought their way southward and have made substantial advances in the Ar genne district, and the French counter this by' claiming to have made progress there, while on the far eastern end of WHAT TO SEND ON CHRISTMAS SHIP Many Are Wondering as to Nature of Gifts for Boys and Girls of Europe. ANYTHING OF USE IS NEEDED Only In This Month Left and Selection of la Left to the Entirely. to Prepare Donation Giver "PL.ATTSMOUTII, Neb., Oct. l.-To the Christmas 8hlp Editor of The Bee: My pupils and 1 have been much Interested In your idea of a Christmas Ship bearing gifts to European children who cannot have much of a Christmas. We think It an excellent Idea and we want to help. "We had thought of sending useful ar ticles of clothing that we could make. Have you any special suggestion to make? Very truly, "MATTIE C. IARSON." Here Is the question that Is puxxllng the minds of hundreds of the generous hearted people In Nebraska today: What shall we give?" In a time when practically everything la needed, it is rather confusing to pick out one thing or another and say that this or that Is what Is wanted. The Christ mas Ship will carry anything and every thing, and the givers should feel that any gift will be welcome. Think of what you would be likely to offer to a desti tute American family about Christmas time, and bo sure that It will bo accept able to the German, the French, the Austrian, the Belgian, the English, the Irieh,' th Russian, or to whatever na tionality th family may belong to which, the patage goes. . For Boy and Girt of Karope. For Santa Clans knows do flag, and th spirit of giving bas no territorial limita tion. And remember, please, the Christ mas Ship was most of all Intended for the benefit of the children of Europe, who are sure to have no Chrtatmas cheer unless It Is provided by the children of America. It is for Santa Claus, first of (Continued on Pace Four, Column Three.) The National Capital Satardar, October 3, 1914. The araate. Met at 11 a. m. Consideration of the flsyton trust bin conference report was resumed. Finance committee democrats continued work on the war revenue bill. The Hobs. Met at noon. Debate was resu.ned on the Philippine bill with prospects of a vote today. ' the line around the nivor ileii: the French claim to have driven tho IhbI Germans back across the rtvrr, snd the Invaders say they have defeated all at tacks of the French In that quarter. Each side thus is furnished the news it wants to hear. The first Austrian staff report with any details, issued by Field Marshal Po tlorek, gives flat denial to tho Servians' vivid story of victory, hut It is only fair to say that the Serbs sre equally em phatic In giving the lie to the Austrian claims. According to Field Marshal Potlrek the Process of clearing up the Servian Utter In the province of Itosnla Is progressing apace, while the Austrian offensive In Bervla Is proceeding satisfactorily. Tho Servians and their Montenegrin allies, however, maintain that they hsve Sarajevo, the Bosnian capital, almost In their grasp. Tho new army of Rmneror Nicholas Is on the march, and according to the I Vt ro und general staff the Kusslnns once more have crossed tho German frontier at Pzcsuczy and Grajewo, Russian Pu land. This Is conceivably awkward for tho German Invaders, who are said to be retreating from the Suwalkl district. OUTLOOK IS BRIGHT DECLARES GEORGE Republican State Chairman Says Anti-Bryan Element Has Shattered Demos. OPPORTUNITY FOR REPUBLICANS Secretary of Male Made Object of Open Attache Krle.nda I rslnw Him to Respond Against Morehead. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Oct. 3. (Special.) The sltua- lion as It appears to repuhlloan workers : carry on the war to a suifeasful con si set out by Chairman Walter A. leot-K elusion, in the opinion of Vice Chan this morning In an Interview In which colter Clemens Ielbruck. The country he savs the outlook for tho republican' cannot be starved out. declared the vie ticket is good and getting; better all the time. To The Bee he said: "We've had the campaign In active operation for a month now. and we can begin to see the effect The state candl - dates, with Mr. Howell as the leading figure have canvassed the First con gressional district In the southeastern part of the state ani made a thousand mile circle up the Platte valley to the western part of the state and then over to the northwestern corner and bark down the Klkhorn valley. The reports w Bet from the county organizations on the effect of all of this indicates an enthusi astic regatherlng around the republican ticket of practically of that big body of voters that made up the republican party as it was before the Chicago convention two years ago. Voters for Hrpublleana. rrom every pan or tne slate we g word of the enthusiasm among the vote iur ine repuuuean licKei and at the sani' time of a general lukewarmncas anion: the Bryan and Wilson democrats for th Morehead candidacy on the grounds that the governor was, two years hko. and la now, backed and controlled by tiie atitl I ryun element of the party. "There is hardly a community in the state where there are not democrats, sup porters of Morehead two years ago, who are openly opposing1 him now. This re action against the governor seems to have been aroused by his broken promises, his violated one term pledge and his 'business like administration' that was so ably ex posed by Mr. Iterge, one of the demo cratic candidates in the primary contest. "We are not throwing mud at the gov ernor In our campaign and we are not going to," said Mr. George. Brra ( aaraea l.very where. "Hut we are letting him defend him self as beit he ran against the TV r ire charges that his administration has been careless and Inefficient. Mr. Derge's flg- iContinued on Page Four, Colunui Three.) RUSSIANS OCCUPY BUKOWINA CITIES CZAR'S SOLDIERS BEGIN AN ADVANCE ON TRANSYLVANIA Austria. Hoping to Defeat Musco vite Menace, Concentrate Huge Army. BIG BATTIE REPORTED LOOMING Great Struggle Said to Be Impend in gin West Carpathian Mountains. CITIES OF BUKOWINA OCCUPIED Germany Prepared to Make Long Defensive Stand Against the Allies. TIMES DISCUSSES THE MATTER Military Expert Points Out Strength of Teuton Empire. MUST NOT ENTERTAIN ALLUSION Line of Wen. When Forced, Will I'nue to He Only One of Mnny Fronts of He alatnnce. ni i.i.r.Tiv LONDON, Oct. 3. A corroppond rnt of tho Exchange Telegraph com pany at Homo Bays a dlnpatch has been received from Bucharest Baying that after occupying the principal I cities of ttukowlna ( a crown land ; of AiiHtrla-Hungary), the Russians have begun an advance on Tran sylvania. Austria, hoping to defeat this serious menace, has concentrated In the went Carpathians several army corps, and a big battle Is Im minent. Ntrnng on Defensive, LONDON, Oct. 3. The military expert of ho Time today saya: "However much, we may . bend back the Oernian right wing and re lieve Antwerp, whatever confidence we have that the shock of the 'litis alan manses In the east will prove decisive, we must not entertain the slightest Illusion regarding the hard and trying condition w hlh awaits all the allies In the future In operating against Germany reduced to the de fensive, i "Germany In still united. Her resources grow iitop. All her might In arms, all her , rsenuls are working at full pressure. Her j fleet wll strike when the hour comes, , probably In co-operation with the army. , "The line of tho Alsne, when forced, may prove to be only one of many similar lines prepared In tho rear of It. H may take a very long time for the Hllle to compel Oerinany to frel a wenkness. It therefore devolves on the allies to look forward to a long war." (ierinan Finances Are. Good. BKltl.lN, Oct. J. (By Way of The Hague and 1ondon. Oct. 3, 1:10 a. m.i Germany's position economically and i financially Is such as will enable it to i hancellor In a long Interview today. l'nemplo inent Is steadily decreasing, with from' 5,nio.ox) to n.oun.ox) men In the field, ho said. Many Industries were : working overtime on war orders and ' if.!iaiir.a bad tn tHken tr OlVert lAIKr from Idlo branches to busy departments, until now the unemployed number only from 6 to 7 per cent of ttie worklngmen In the country. n Moratorium I.lkelr. Measures have been taken also to put the finances and the credit of trade and Industry on a war footing, and these have been so thoroughly successful thnt a general moratorium undoubtedly will be warded off during the entire war, said Herr lielbrueck. pfaclng Germany In a far better position after the war than that of states whose Industrial life Is affected by a moratorium. ;;Big Shipment of Food to Europeans NKW YORK, Oct. S. Hudley Field M alone, collector of the port of New York, today made public a statement cov ering the export of sugsr, flour, wheat, corn, outs, barley, rice and beef from tins port during the period from Septem ber 21 to Heptember 31. hhlpmenls to England were as follows: riugar, 73.X24 ba-s, and C, CO bur ruin; corn sugar, 10MI bags; flour, liG.W bags; wheat, 47,&K3 bushels, and oatx, 4.6i bushels. France was a heavy purchaser, taking the following: 45,(36 bags of flour. iA.h'M bushels of wheat, 'SJi.'M! bushels of corn, liil .2iH bushels of oats and 40.UH0 quarters of beef. Greece took Mv.36!) bushels of w)uat and l''.luO bushels of barley. Shipments of oats to Sweden In the period amounted to S.V,0 bushels, while the Netherlands took 27,'"2 hags of flour and 101,471 busiiela of wheat. Denmark was a purchaser to the extent of ll,6o5 hags of flour and 1,783 bushels of oats, as well a (7,811 bushels of wheat. War Summary French and Oermnn reports agree that the fighting tin the western end of the buttle Hue in northern France continues with out decisive nilvantafto to either side. . In an announcement made yesterday afternoon In l'arls, the French War office saya that a violent action progresses In the region of lloye, where tho allies have repulsed all (ierman attacks on the left wing. A statement from the German headquarters Issued lust night said that the right wing of the German army In France had re pulsed renewed efforts on the part of the allioA to outflank It. To the south of Uoye the French had been dislodged from their posi tions, It was declared. German advances In the Argonne reglou were recorded, while the situation on the center was reported as un changed. The French state ment says that the army of the crown prince has been driven back In the Argonne district and thnt slow hut continuous progress la being made by the allies In the Woevro district. Nothing, It says, is to be noted on the line from Khelma to the Argonne region. Reports from the eastern arena of tho war continue conflicting. Glowing accounts of Husslan suc cesses, with a new Invasion of east Prussia, emanates from i'etrograd and other pro-Hufslun sources. On the other hand, It Is claimed that the German army which drove the Rusaluns from east Prusala U making a serious Invasion to (he east and that an Important engagement along (he river Nlemen la imminent, while other German and Austrian forces are checking th? westward move ment of the Russians In Russian Poland and GiUlela. The most dependable reports Indicate that the really great bat tie Is being fought at Cracow, where an unnumbered Russian force la attacking the Germans and Austrlana, there united In ini inense strength. . .Still farther . reports are the contrary claims regarding the struggle of the Austrian against the armies of Servla and Monte negro. An .official statement from Bervla says that the Italkan allies bave gained a brilliant vie tory at Vafresenttza. According to Austrian reports, the Invaders of Hoanla are being scattered while tho counter Invasion of Pervla proceeds satisfactorily. A new German casualty list adds 9,600 names to tho dead wounded and missing. Proposed Advance in Soft Coal Rate to Omaha Suspended WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-An advance of cents a ton In the freight rale on bi tuminous coal from mines In the Illinois field to destinations In tlie middle west, of which Omaha is typical, was sus pended today by the Interstate Commerce commission until February 2, UilC, pend ing a general Investigation. Emperor Nicholas Starts for the Front PETKOGRAM, Oct. 3 Emiernr Nich olas, It Is announced, has left (or the theater of war. The French aviator I'oiret has been decorated with the order of the Russian tnl'itary i rosa fur his ablo and daring recon nalxsance work with the Ruwtan ui my. The branch In ltumla of the Red Cross has sent a large quiiiiti'y of hottpitul sup- 1 lies lo bervla. Harvester Decree is Modified by Court PT. I'AI I., Minn , (Jet. 3. -The Cnited States district court handed down a de- c'.s'on here late toduy modifying the In ternatlonal llarvexter company dlxsolu. tion decree, filed Inst Augunt, altering the decree so as not to apply to the foreign trade and commerce of the company and giantlng in part the change . In the plan for dissolution asked by the company In a motion filed this afternoon. NEW POSTAL STATION FOR NORTH PLATTE NORTH SIDE (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. (Special Tele gram.) Congressman K Ink a Id of the Blxth Nebraska district was notified to day by the Piwtofflce department that the application for a new postal station to b located In the north side of the city of North Plalte had been granted. Judge Kinkaid was also advised that the application for a star route between Mud Springs and Canton had been agreed upon. ALLIES DRIVE BACK GERMAN ATTACKON ROYE French Official Statement Reports Defeat of . Violent Attack Made by Teutons. ALLIES LOSE ON THE LEFT Report Frankly Admits Falling Back of Detachment on North End of the Line, VIGOROUS ACTION AT ALBERT Germans Also Reported DriTen from Southernmost Lodgement Near St. Mihiel. GERMAN PLAN IN BELGIUM Siege of Antwerp May Be Only Ruse to Keep Belgians Bnsy. VIEW OF A FRENCH EXPERT Military I.arae Critic falls Attention i Tone from Which Jer- nmna Hare lleea Foreed Within l.aat Month. Bt I.I.F.TIX. PARIS, Oct. 3. The official com munication irteued. tonight gays: "There Is no new detail to an nounce. The general Impression 13 favorable." ntUKTiv, PARIS, Oct. 3. (3:0S p. m.) The official announcement Issued thin afternoon declares that the vio lent attack of tho Germans at Roye has been repulsed by the allies. The text of the statement follows: "First On our left wing the vio lent action which has been progress ing since yesterday continues with out Interruption, .particularly In the region of noye, where we have re pulsed all attacks, although on this part of the front the enemy has been reinforced by new additions taken from the enemy's center, as has been previously reported. "Second On the center nothing Is to bo noted from Rhelms to the Argonne region. In the ' Argonne district the Sixteenth German corps (the army of the crown prlncej, which had attempted to slip by through the woods of Grurle, has been driven back toward the north of the Vaerennes-La-Harazee-Vlen. neB-La-Vllle line. "In the Woevre district and on the heights of the Meuse our prog- res Is always slow, but continuous. n the Itelglan field the Germans are bombarding the front southeast of the Antwerp position without be ing yet able to produce- any consid erable effect of the works. They have delivered many Infantry at tacks, which have been repulsed.' LONDON, Oct. 3 Though the Germans' right is less than fifty miles from the Belgian frontier, never since the outbreak of the war, apparently, have the people of Great Iirltaln been more reconciled to the Idea that the struggle will be lone . .1 ,n..u.l. irt.A. . i. .-1 n i. vi in ii"ic. lien (no ucilllBUD first began to retreat, 'after their rush toward Paris, hope ran high that some master stroke would bring compute rout to the Invaders. Now, however, many observers emphasise that even should the so-called battle line be terminated, the Germans would only fall back on equally strong entrenchments.' There Is nothing from the French bat tle line this morning. to indicate a marked change in the situation. The fiercest fighting apparently still: centers on that part of the battle line stretching due north for about forty miles. In an almost straight line,-from Hoye. The vicinity of the little town of Alrfert has again been the scene of vigorous action, where the allies claim progress, and. though It seems Incrodible, the latest announcements as sured that the remainder of the vast line was quiet with the exception of the regtoa around St. Mhlel from which the Ger mans were driven from their southern most lodgement. (ierman Operations In Helalnsa." British critics seem unable to agree as to whether the recent revival of Qarmaa activity In Belgium means a serious attempt to take Antwerp and other points, or whether the operations are merely tn- (Ccutinued. on Pa Throw, Column Xwe.) 4