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GERMAN LEADERS
MAKEJLUNDERS
British Headquarter Report Asserts
Effort of Enemy Without
Any Cohesion.
NO GROUND IS LOST BY ALLIES
Officers of High School Asociatiou
All Counter Attacks Hennlsed, la
Certain Instances with Very
Ptr Losses to Ike
Enemy.
IjONDON, Oct. S. The official press
bureau Issued tonight a statement from
the headquarters of the British expedi
tionary force, under date of September 2,
concerning the movements of the British,
fore and the French armies In Immediate
touch with It. The statement follows:
"The general situation, as viewed on the
map, remains practlsally the same as that
described In the last letter, and the task
of the army has not changed. It Is to
maintain Itself until there la a general
resumption of the offensive.
"No ground has been lost. Some has
been gained, and every counter attack ha
baen repulsed In certain Instances with
very severe losses to the enemy.
Slant of Inferior Leadership.
"Nevertheless, the question of position
Is only a part of the battle and there has
been considerable Improvement In the sit
uation In another Important respect. Re
cent offensive efforts of the enemy have
been made without cohesion, his assaults
being delivered by comparatively small
bodies, acting without co-operation of
those on either side. Some of them. In
deed, evidence clear signs of Inferior
leadership, this bearing out statements
made by prisoners as to great losses in
officers suffered by the enemy.
"Further, the hostile artillery fire has
decrased In volume uid deteriorated
both In control and direction. The first is
probably due to the transfer of metal to
other quarters but the two latter facts
may be the direct result of the activity of
our air craft and their interference with
tha enemy's air reconnaissance and ob
servation of his fire.
German Observation Methods.
"The Germans recently have been rely
ing, to some extent, on observations from
captive balloons sent up at some distance
In the rear of their first line, which
method, whatever its cause, Is a poor sub-
tltntft fnr the Airni wrhnri n.i.nnnniK.
sanco obtainable from aeroplanes.
"As a consequence the damage being
dona to us Is wholly disproportionate to
the amount df ammunition expended by
the enemy. For the last few days it has
amounted to pitting certain areas with
large craters, and In rendering some vil
lages unhealthy, as the soldiers put it. A
concrete example of what was on one oc
casion achieved against our Infantry
trenches is given later. , j
Pa ana ire of Aeroplane.
"Of recent events an actual narrative
will bo carried on from the 25th to 29th,
inclusive. During the whole of this period
the weather has remained fine though It
has not been so bright aa it was. On Fri
day, tha 26th, comparative quiet ranged in
our sphere of action. The only incident
worthy of special mention was the pass
age of a German aeroplane over the in
terior of our lines. It was flying high, but
drew a general fusillade from below, with
the result that the pilot was killed out
right and the observer was wounded.
"The latter, however, was able to con
tinue the flight for some miles, but was
then compelled to descend, his petroleum
tank having been struck. Ha was cap
tured by the French.
Germans RepaJsed.
"That night a general attack was made
against the greater part .of the allies'
position and it was renewed In tha early
-morning of the 26th. The Germans were
everywhere repulsed with loss. Indeed,
opposite one portion- of our lines, where
they were caught cn maes by our ma
chine guns and howitzers firing at differ
ent nines, it la estimated that thev left
1,000 killed or wounded.
"The mental attitude of our troops may
be gauged from the fact that the official
report next morning from one corps, of
which one division had borno tho brunt
of the fighting, ran thus laconically:
""The next was quiet, except for a cer
tain amount of shelling both , from the
enemy and ourselves.'
Attack on Right.
"At S:40 a. m. an attack was made on our
right At 6 a. m. there was a general at
tack on the right of the division but
no really heavy firing. Futher Ineffec
tual ertorts to drive us back were made
on Saturday at 8 a. m. and In the after
noon and the artillery fire continued all
day.
' "The Germans came on In "T formation.
several lines shoulder to shoulder followed
almost immediately by a column In sup
port. After a few minutes the men had
closed up Into a mob which afforded and
excellent target for our fire.
J "On Sunday, the 27th, while the German
heavy guns were In action, their brass
bands could be heard playing hymn tunes,
presumably at a divine service. The
enemy made an important advance on
part of our line at 6 p. m. and renewed
it In strength at one point with, however,
no better success than on the previous
night. Sniping continued alt day along
the whole front.
Nlaht Attack Made.
"fin f ....) I. no,. .
.. iim(, mi in, mere was nothing
more severe than a bombardment and In
termllent sniping and this Inactivity
continued during Tuesday, the 29th ex
cept for a night atack against our ex
treme rlcht.
"An Incident that occurred Sunday tha
27th, serves to illustrate the type of
fighting that has for the last two weeks
been going on Intermittently In various
parts of our line. It also bring out the
extreme difficulty of ascertaining what is
actually happening during an action,
apart from what seems to be happen ng
and points lo the value of good entrench
ments. "At a certain point. In our front our ad
vance trenches are on the north of the
Alsne. not far from a village on a hill
side, and also within a short distance of
German works, being on a slope ef a spur
formed by a subsidiary valley running
north and a main valley of the river. It
was calm, sunny afternoon, but haxy.
from our point f vantage south of tha
river It was dlflcult to locate on the far
bank tha wall concealed trenches.
. "From far and near the hollow boom
of guns echoed along the vallev mH .
Intervals In a different direction the sky
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yicior Graham Br Zo
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The Omaha High School Student asso
ciation after a week of political campaign
ing elected Victor Graham, first lieuten
ant and adjutant of the second cadets'
battalion and a member of tho Laral, to
the presidency. Ills opponents were John
Jenkins and Fred Eyler. All three boys
were graduates of the same class at
Lothrop school four years ago.
ccy.
The remaining officers elected were
Lyman Phillips, vice president; Louis
Robblns, secretary; Ralph Henedict,
chairman of the reception committee;
l'onnld Klpllnger, chairman of the ad
vertising committee; Paul Flothow and
Kussell Larmon, student members of the
athletic board, and Robert Tatton, Arthur
Shrum nnd F. Sanders, cheer leaders.
gray column. To this no reply was made
by our side.
"Shortly Bfterwards there was a quick
succession of reports from a point som?
distance up the valley on tfce side op
posite our trenches and therefore rather
on their flank. It was not possible
either by ear or eye to locate the guns
from which the sound proceeded. Almost
simultaneously, as It seemed, there was
a corresponding succession of flashes and
sharp detonations In tho line which ap
peared to be our trenches. There was
then a pause and several clouds of smoke
roso slowly and remained stationary,
spaced as regularly as poplars.
Hnrrraslon of Reports.
"Again there was a succession of re
ports from German quick flrers on tha
far aside of the misty valley, like echoes
of detonations of high explosives; then
the row of expanding smoko clouds was
prolonged by several new ones. Another
pause and silence, except for the noise
in the distance.
"After a lew minutes there was a roar
from one side of the main valley as ovr
field guns opened one after another on
more deliberate fire on the positions of
the German guns. After some reports
there was again silence, save for tha
whirr of shell as they sang up the small
valley. Then followed flashes and balls
of smoke one, two, three, four, five, six
as the shrapnel burst over what In the
haze looked like some ruined buildings at
the edge of the wood.
"Again, after a short Interval, the
enemy's guns opened with a burst, still
further prolonging the smoke, which was
by now merged Into one solid screen above
a considerable length of the trenches, and
again did our guns reply and so the duel
went on for some time.
Ignore Hostile Gnna.
"Ignoring our guns the German artillery
men, probably relying on concealment for
Immunity, were concentrating all their
efforts In a particularly forceful effort to
enfilade our trenches. For them It must
have appeared to be the chance of a life
time and with their customary prodigality
of ammunition they continued to throw
high explosives or common shells into
our works.
"Occasionally, with a roar, a high angl?
projectile would sail over the hill and
blast a gap in the village. One oould only
pray that our men holding the trenches
had dug themselves In deep and well, and
that those In the village were In cellars.
"In the hazy valleys, bathed In sunlight,
not a man, not a horse, not a gun, nor
even a trench, was to be seen.
"There were only flashes and smoke
and noise. Against the blue sky several
round white clouds were hanging. The
only two visible human souls were repre
sented by a gllstenins speck In the air.
On high, also were to be heard more or
less gentle reports of the an(t-air craft
projectiles.
Dljr Selves Well In.
"But the deepest Impression created
was one of sympathy for men subjected
to the bursts along that trench. Upon
Inquiry as to the losses sustained, how
ever, It was found that our men had
been able to take care of themselves and
had dug themselves well In. In that
collection of trenches on that Sunday
afternoon were portions of four battalions
of Hrltlsh soldiers the Dorsets, the West
Kents, the king's Own Yorkshire light
Infantry and the King's Own Scottish
Borderers.
BRIEF CITY NEWS
are Boot Print It Now Beacon presa
Lighting Fixtures, Burgess-Granden Co.
ridellty Storage and Taa Co. Doug. 888.
Dworak accountant and auditor. D. 7406.
Tota for Thomas W. Blackburn for
congress. Advertisement
rirst Trust Company Are still mak
ing city loans. Prompt closing.
City Property For results, list that
house with Osborne Realty Co. D. 1474.
Bsaatlful All Modern bmmi Tor lals
or. the easy payment plan. Bankers'
Realty Investment Co. Tlione Poug. 2924.
Twenty-three Take Normal Training
Twenty-three girls at Central High hchool
are taking the normal training course
under the leadership of Miss Isaacson.
Leader of tha Cholr Ross B. Tindall,
son of Dev. D. K. Tindall, has been
selected by the music committee of Trinity
Methodist church to lead Its choir for tha
coming year.
IMvorce Decrees Granted The follow
ing divorce decrees have been Banted In
district court: Walter J. Perry against
Emma Perry, cruelty; Jasslca A. Hern
against D. King Hern, non-support.
"Today's- Complsta Movie Programa
may be found on the first page of tha
classified section today, and appears in
The Bee EXCLUSIVELY. Find out what
the various moving picture theaters offer.
Bennewlts to Address Club John A.
Bennewitz, one of tho Union Pacific at
torneys, will address the newly organized
Traffic ' club at . tha Commercial club
Thursday noon, following the regular
luncheon.
Chambers' Dancing- Aosdumy Th
home of modern and classic dances, in
structor of teachers, who are successful
both in Omaha and other cities. Classes
reopen September 23. 1914. Telephons
Douglas 187L The school to depend upon.
Utt to Visit Boybood Haunts John K
I'tt, general aKnt of the Rock Island
has gone to Oregon, Mo., where for a
month, or so, he will be a boy again,
picking wild flowers, seeking out tne
old swimming hole and roaming through
the woods. Mr. Utt was born in the vi
cinity of Oregon and -resided there until
he left home. It has been close to fifty
years since he has been back to the
scenes of his childhood days.
Hailed tha Bight Man "There's a b.vl
looking nigger." exclaimed Detective VA
Fleming to his partner, Frank Murphy,
as they watched a colored man at
Twelfth nnd Capitol avenue. They jailed
him because of his looks, and an hour
later a telegram came from the Kansas
City chief of police asking the Omaha
authorities to look for John Cope, wanted
for grand larceny. Tho police looked for
him, but found him in Jail. He gave his
name of Gugler on the blotter.
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This Week We Hold Our Birthday
Party and We Invite You to Attend
It's the First Dirthday of Our New Department Devoted to
WOMEN'S APPAREL
For 13 yrnrs wo have no successfully filled the clothes needs of the men folks, wi
we decided we could do n equal Rervice for the women. We hHve mnintained Rencrous
stocks, we have kept in close touch always with the newest styles, and above, all, we
have sold our women's wear at lower prices than can he found elsewhere.
This has made the department a success; a preater one even than
we anticipated. That is why we celebrate, and we want you to share
in the celebration.
Now Comes the Birthday Cake We Cut and
There's a Generous Slic: for You
ANNIVERSARY WEEK
Beginning Monday, Oct. 5th, to Saturday, Oct. 10th,
Wc Offer Any Garment in Our Women's Dept. at
OFF
Think what this means! Night at the start of the season, when
" every woman needs additions to her wardrobe, you save ONE-FIFTH
on whatever you buy. The stock is new the prices are marked in
plain fiRures. If you buy a $25.00 suit, you pay us $20.00. If it's
a $5.00 waist, you pay us $4.U0, or if it's a dollar purchase you get it
for 80c.
It Will Be a Great Week! It's Our Anniversary
Week and We Want You to Celebrate With Us.
Don't Forget Monday, Oct. 5, to Saturday, Oct. 10.
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FOREIGN 'CHANGE OFF AGAIN
Purchases of Bills on London and
Independent Demand the Cause.
CABLES AND SIGHTDEAFTS DROP
Trading; In These Remittance. Is
I'alrly Extensive as Hesnlt of
Week's llenvr Grain and
Cotton Exports.
NEW YORK, Oct. 8. Purchase of bills
on London by the llflO.OOO.QOO gold pool
and demand from Independent sources
brought about another decline In foreign
exchange today, cables falling to 4 'i
and sight drafts to 4.S5V4.
Trading In these remittances was agHln
fnlrly extensive as the result of the
celt's heavy grain and cotton exports,
tlraln shipments ere some 2,wft),O0O
bushels larncr than In the preceding week
nnd about S.300,000 bushels in excoMS of
the same week of 1P13.
The Inquiry for bonds, particularly
those maturing within the next few years,
whs somewhat broader at concessions
which placed most of them on a 8 per
rent busts.
There were wide estimates regarding
the weekly movement of caHh, forecasts
Indicating a gain by local Institutions of
from Sir.00n,0ii0 to ;'"i,fl00,00(). Further con
traction of loans Is expected, with a con
current reduction of the deficit In eanli
reserves. Time money Is gradually com
ing back Into the market and the middle
of the month Is likely to show an easier
tendency. This sanio condition will
doubllenn apply to commercial paper and
other financial documents.
Announcement by a inibnlcllnry of the
1'nlted States Steel corporation of Its In
tention to cancel the exlHtlng wsge agree
ment at the beginning of the coming year
revived rumors of a general reduction In
this and silled Industries.
ItHiik clearings continue to record pro
nounced contraction, the tola) at leading
cities of the country showing a decrease
of over Hi per cent, compared with the
same week last year. The only exception
tr this condition Is In the middle west,
where the abnormal activity In grain has
resulted In an Increase of exchanges.
Johnson and llairrmsn Champa.
During the season to date. Just two
players have enjoyed the distinction of
cleaning up tne loaned liases wun
homer. They are Walter Johnson of
Wushlngton and Pitcher Hagerman ot
Cleveland.
HUMANE OFFICERS GIVE
MONK CHANCE FOR ALLEY
One concession on the King's Highway
is dark.
Humane officers last night objected to
one of the ball throwing games on tha
ground of cruelty to animals. A monkey
was chained In front of a canvas ant
boys and men for so much per plt wero
striving to hit the monk with base balls
while the monk was trying equally hard
to dodge,
The humane officers alleged that the
monk did not have a chance for his whits
alley because he was c.harned go they
stopped the game.
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