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V Ligh Mm M ADVKRTISPfO IS TDK IMVERAAL LANCCAGK BrOKKX EVTCRTWrTJCRF. DT BUYERS AND SELLERS. ove of Teutons Amazes he Omaha Daily. Muss Bee THE "WEATKEIL Fair . VOL. XLI.V XO. 113. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER JS, 191 4 TWELVE PAUKK. On Trains and at Iotl Maws Steade. Bo. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. i GERMAN ERROR SAVES WARSAW, RUSSIAN, REPORT Night Attack Delayed AfteT Bril liant Advance Made by In vading: Forces. THE APPEARANCE UNEXPECTED Five Army Corps Past Through Dif ficult Swampy Region from Southwest REASON FOR FAILURE HIDDEN Delay Permits Siberian and Other Russian Forces to Save City. GERMANS' RETREAT ADMIRABLE .Whole Affair, Including Advance and Retreat, Puztles Russians. GERMAN WAR LOAN IS OVERSUBSCRIBED Total of Eight Hundred Million Dollars Has Been Paid o Fund. WOMAN TELLS A FALSE STORY English Goreraeee la eateneed to Prison for Maklag Allegation Gerasaa Soldier Attacked aad Iajared Slater. NO MORE BOMBS' ON WARSAW Vlfe of City Avals Become Almoat annal, Iafcabttaats Being; Rft - aaaored by Preaeaea of Be. in forcemeats. PETROQRAD, Oct. 27. (Via London.) Reliable information re ceived here from Warsaw, giving a detailed history of the attempted German advance in Russian Poland, says that the Russian generals are absolutely at a lose to explain what .they call a German error in delaying a night attack until the opportunity was lost. At the same time, however, the Russian generals, who are always frank in admitting the achievements of the enemy,' eipress admiration for t General Von Moreen's lightning ad vance of five German army corps over the difficult swampy 'region ap proaching Warsaw from the south west. The appearance of the Ger mans in this quarter was most unex pected, since the German, network of railway toystems 'and the' previously constructed platforms for heavy guns pointed to he- probability of a Ger man advance from' the' northwest or west or from ' any where exeep the southwest The Geramns made a grava error, it ia assarted. In not pursuing; the advantage derived from their unexpected advance, which would have enabled them to ap proach within eight miles of Warsaw without thetr presence being known. ; , German Attack Delayed. ' FYr unknown 'reasons ' the 'Germans uddenly decided to dela,' the attack un til morning, which allowed the Siberian and other Russian reinforcements, to protect the city adequately. Papers' found In . the possession of German of ficers Indicate that the general plan wa to attack Warsaw that night One ex planation for the change In the, plan ia that the Germans railed to obtain N the assistance of the Potlah element upon which they had counted. The Russian generals also admire the German's abrupt extrication when they found themselves outflanked, their re treat being so complete and precipitate that the Russians were unable to over take and engage the rear guard In action for several miles. Tha. whole affair In cluding the whlrlwlnj advance and re treat at present Is a puzzle to the Rus sians. . The inhabitanteof Warsaw say that the dropping of German bombs, which never werel very damaging, now has tested, and, - reassure by the presence of Russian -reinforcements and the pre paration being mate to enrage the enemy, .the life of the city has become almost normal. The Weather " for Nebraska Fair; warmer. For Iowa Fair; warmer east and south portions; moderate to fresh west to southwest winds. Teataeratare. at Omaha Veeterdar. BERLIN, Oct. tr. (via wireless.) In formation given out In official quarter! In Berlin today aa follows: "A total of 3,2(10,000,000 marks snu,or, 000) has been paid In on the German war loan, although the loan Itself was for enfy 2,06.00O,0OO marks (SWO.iXO.OOO.) The latest returns of the Imperial bank show specie to the amount of 1.828,000.000 marks (467.000,000), an increase of 27.oon.on') marks (K750.000). "Notes in circulation show a decrease of JM.000,000 marks (fcB.WO.OOO) tip to Oc tober 36. "An English governess named Kate Hume made the allegation that German soldiers had attacked and mutilated her sister, Grace, and produced the signa ture of two Belgian clergymen and o? certain British officials to support her claim. According) to the London Times, an English court declared that Kate Hume had forged these signatures and Invented the entire story. She was sen tenced to three months in prison. Riot, Reported In Karat. "Reports t from Constantinople de.lara there have been sanguinary encounters between tha British garrison and Indian troops at Alexandria. Egypt. Thirty men were sentenced to death by a court martial held In Alexandria. "The Havaa News Agency of Paris 're ports officially from London that the English torpedo boat destroyer Badger rammed and sank a Germaji submarine off the' coast of Holland. German offi cial reports of this same icldentare to the effect that while the ramming is a fact, the German submarine returned to harbor safe and without loss of its crow. "The military correspondent of the London Times declares the heavy Ger man artillery has destroyed all the cam paign plans of English and French com manders. "A member of the Young Turks com mittee . opened negotiations with the Ameer of Afghanistan and then sent a delegate to the aew Ameer from Con stantinople. The FranKfurter Zeltung now' publishes a dispatch from Constan tinople saying that Turkey and Afghan istan have signed an alliance. "The Neur Zurleher of Zurich. BwtUer laad, commenting on he recent disclos ures of the north German GU con cerning tha Anglo-Belgian' convention of 14, say a tnar real conspiracy against Germany has been established and that tha fact of Belgium's participation means a breach of neutrality. .- Eaatern Boaala Cleared. "An Austrian official report says that astern Bosnia to the Drina river has been cleared of Servians. . Tha Aus tiians attacked the Servians at a point west of Vlahnegrad on October 24, driv ing them back to Vishnegrad. They reached, the rrver at several' points and captured large quantities of artillery and rifle ammunition. The Montenegrins are retreating Independently to the south west., Austrian troops In the Drina dis trict shelled and stormed two of the enemy's positions near Ravnja and Ar denkovtc and captured four machine guns. "Swedish newspapers report that Bel gians and the French have suffered enormous loeees In West Flanders and that the Germans have advanced daily." INDIAN LANCER OUTPOSTS IN FRANCE Cavalry from India on the actual fighting front. ft 9 " ' I.. : : 1 W i, " Hour. S a m a m 1 a. in 7 a. m a. m 10 a. m U a, m 12 m 1 p. m 2 p. m p. ni 4 p. m I p. m p. in T p -m I p. m Dec. ... as ... 27 ... 30 ... ... 31 ... 34 ... 3 ... 44 ... V ... 48 ... 60 ... 49 ... 4( ...47 ... 44 "To London," is Cheer of Kaiser's Men at Zeppelin Launching LONDON. Oct. ST.-A disiatrh from Geneva, Switxerland, to the Express gives this account of the launching of a new Zeppelin: ( "The most powerful Zeppelin yet made haa been launched at Friedrichshafcn on Lake Constance. Without preliminary trials It flew away northward at gTeat speed, cheered by the shoulders, who shouted, "To London." Count Zeppelin waa present at the launching. "Tha airship has - a special armored compartment (or bombs near the pro peller and a big gun Is mounted In front to destroy aeroplanes A second airship of a similar type will be ready by the J end of October. i "As soon as this new airship the thirty-rirst of Its kind Is finished, work will be begun on another. More Zep pelins are being built at Durseldorf, Col mar and-Berlin, the German staff de siring that the number be brought to 100 quickly" 1 f, .. ... mint f. 1 " . l fry I German General Has Details All Worked Out for InvadingEngland TEUTONS ALLIES, ENGAGING MAIN ARMY OF RUSSIA Official Report from Vienna Says i Combined Armies Are Holding Strong Positions on Line. FIGHTING AT MANY POINTS Austrian Offensive in Galicia Com pels Czar to Send More Men Into This Territory. BATTLE ON THE LOWER SAN Austrian Report Tells of Victory Over, Muscovites in Section Southeast of Prtemysl. RUSSIAN REPORT IS DIFFERENT Dispatch from Petrograd Says Teu ton Hosts Are in Flight. RETREAT INTO EAST PRUSSIA Iaaabltaata Are Said to Have Been Ordered to Retire Into laterlar Hallruade Strew wilb LONDON, Oot.-27 The- Daily : Mall's Bergen correspondent quotes the Ga'sette as authority for the following statement msds by General . Baron Armand von Aidenne, who last year was In the adju tant geneml's office In the war depart ment at Berlin: "If the English watch on our naval stations in the neighborhood of Helgo land is almost- Impossible now, it will be come quite impossible when Belgium and tha north count of France to the mouth of the Seine are In German hands. In course of time we shall possess Calais and probably Dieppe and Havre. Our twelve-Inch Howitzers have the large range ef fourteen- miles and the seven-tecn-inch a still greater range. England can expect still more artillery surprise Bven if w esmiof siirtst JVotti toe rriajfeh coast to the English coast, a Safety son could be made for German ships cover ing more than halt the navigable water. "The French mrbors will serve as tases for torpedo boats, submarines, cruisers and .Zeppelins, .and be made, lrn rregnable from the sea by a double or triple row of mines. If this triple field (.hould be laid from the French coast to the English coast, then I'ortrmoulh and Plymouth would be cut off from the North Sea, and connections around Scot land would be' difficult. "The possibility oX laying mines Is not doubted, as they could be laid under cover of artillery, t Our submarine and torpedo divisions would also come Into action. An Invasion of England mould be easy possibility." BERLIN,-(Monday. Oct. 26, by wireless to Sayville, Oct. 27.) An official Auatrlan war bulletin, given out in Berlin today, says that com bined Austrian and German forces bold atrong portions in the long and - olmont continuous battle line from Stryiand Sambor, lr. Gallila, thence to a point emt of Prremysl and along the San river, in a straight line to Plotk, in Kuflalan Polnnd, The main Russian army Is being engaged. The Austrian orfenslve be yond the Carpathians una compelled the Russians to send reinforcements into this territory. J The battle still is raging In central Galicia. Austrian troops have been successful on the lower Ban river, to the southeast of Prsemysl. Vigorous annnnntara ar n rrui A a.A i r mr Kxainati Ivangorod and Warsaw. VIENNA, Oct. ?7.-(Vla Hotterdam and London.) An official communication given out here today says. . "in the fighting before Ivangorod w have, up to the present tlmu. captured taataaratlve Local Record. 1914. 191J. 1912. 1811. Highest yesterday 4 78 44 lowest yesterday ti SI : Mean temperature S8 W M S7 frecipltation 00 . .06 .0) Temperature and precipitation depar tures from tha. forma I: Normal temperature 48 refiilency for the day 10 Total excess since March 1 667 Normal precipitation 7 Inch . Iefn tenoy for thn day 0T loch Total rainfall since VI arch 1..14 40 inches Orfloifcncy since March 1 2.60 Inches Deficiency cor. period. 1(13. ...' 47 inches Iflctency cor. period. 141 J.... IT.Stnehea Reports from Statloaa at T P. at. Station and State - Temp. High. Ka'ln ' of Weather. 7 p. m. eat. fall fbayenne, eleaf S4 M .m Davenport, part cloudy.. 40 40 . tea Moines, part cloudy, 41 ' 46 .00 North fiatte. clear 12 f .At) Omaha. rlee.r 4 .00 ioua City, cloudy 48 M .00 . . fc. A. WELBH, Local ForevssUr. Cotton Market Rises Thirteen Points NEvy ORLEANS, Oct. T,. Something approaching bullish sentiment was mani fested today in the locaj cotton market. January contracts were traded In at 7.08 cents, a gain of thirteen points. Im portance was attached to the rise of t, of a cent a pound In spot nrinea at Dal las. Middling today - wss quoted there at iJ-la oejits. Exports were heavy to day, Galveston alone clearing Sfi.Ml bales. increased activity la largely attributed o the British announcement that cotton ehlpmenta would not be Interfered wltli at sea. New British Gun is Terror to Birdmen LONDON, Oet 17. The new, British gun used for tha first time In recent days, aaya the correspondent of the Tiroes In northern France, has provided a fresh terror for German alrmea. Tha gun, the correspondent stated, succeeds In finding , it target with great facility. YSERRUNSREDWITH BLOQD OVERMANS Morning After Awful Carnage, Re- veali Gruesome Sight , ia the : Shipping- Canal. FIGHT IS TYPICALLY . SAVAGE Battle Is Hell of Hainan Kxtrraalna. Hon, with Mi tilrlnaj I'p Lives ' oa Both Bldea to Satisfy Laat of War. LONDON. Oct. 27. The ' correspondent of tha Dally Mall In northern France, telegraphing, under date of Sunday night regarding the fighting on the river Yser says: "There were l',600 Grnian bodies in the Yser canal this morning after the fight ing at nli.ht. Many of them were drowned and othei's were bayonetted. The very aur ltelf waa bloody while DUmtidc'a streets were strewn thick with the dead. "These ghoullNh facts alone give idea of the aavageness of the fighting, the des peration of the German attacks and the stubbornness of the allies' resistance. "The night wa a hell from dark to dawn. At almost every point of the Hue man was opposed by man, sometimes at a few hundred yards' distance, hut more I often In close grips. Face to face men even wrestled and died by drowning each ether In the canal'a waters, Tha tier mans had had orders to get through that night, coat what It may. "An officer of theirs, who aaa cap- MINERS CAUGHT BY GASEXPLOSION Three Hundred Men Imprisoned in ( Lower Workings of Colliery at Mitchell. 111. ONE HUNDRED ESCAPE ALIVE Thirty or lorj- nod lea Herovereal by nrscarrs lloadrrd Mrs oa Lowe Level, Which la Bars, lag, Probably Dra. 18,000 Russians and nineteen maohlna j guns. J "Near Jaioslau a Russian colonel and 200 soldiers were forced to surrender. j "Near Zalurie and In the vicinity of Paslecsna the enemy haa been driven I tsek. The situation generally ia un changed. (Signed.) "GENERAL VON HOKFER." (Jerniaaa Are Hr.lrea t lug. LONDON, Oct. 27. A Petrograd dis patch to Reuter's Telegram company says: "The Aimy Messenger, in summing, up the operations on the Russian front, say (Continued on Page Two. Column Three.) ROYALTON. III. .Oct. :,.Thie hun dred men were caught in (he Mitchell coal mine near here by a ga explosion soon after tha day shift entered the workings this morning. One hundred men escaped.' Thirty or forty bodies had been found by rescuers at 11 o'rloch and I'M mere known to bo iniprlsonul In a lower level, which waa burning. The mine la a mile from, thla town, ana the explosion was distinctly heard here. Aid waa summoned from Duquoln and Murphysboro. A rescuo car also was atnt from Benton. Within less than two hours several bodies had been taken from the working. Ilaaalreii Beyond Hope. No hopo la held out for the l(x) men on the loarr level. The flamea make It iin poaslble for rcicucta to reach them, anu it Is thought all are dead. At noon rescuers said they could set at least twenly-flve bodies on the tippet level. Krom this level rescuers sojcht to (Continued on I'sgn Two, Column Two.) Former King Manuel Offers to Serve with Portuguese Troops LONDON, Oct. IT.-Falllng the accept ance of the proffer of his services by J King George for the war agalnat G r 1 many, Manuel, former king of Porluaul, I lias now offered the government of the I republic of Portugal to serve with the j Portuguese contingent if that country aeclues to j In the allies. Manuel is strongly urging his follow ers at LUbon to as old any attempt to make pnlltl'-al capital out of the present ailuatliin. Former Queen Amelia of . Portugil, widow of King Carlos, already haa gone to the front with the British Red Cross. War Summary The unwleldlnK Ciofhian Una, ahlch for six veeks has been stretched across France, Is said by ihc French war office to have hopn broken at lost. Near the eastern end of the line. In the re gion beyond Nancy, yesterday's French official statement reports the Invaders have been driven back onto German soil. All other points over the long, line the of fensive has been resumed by the nllled forces after a long; period of comparative Inaction. The French claim to have won the advantage in an engagement at the point where the line sweeps cnM wards, less than sixty miles from Paris. Between Solssons and Rerre, Au-Ilac to the east of the bend In the line, heavy artil lery fight Idr has been resumed. Apparently (he engagement was limited to an artillery diwl, the entrenched positions of the oppos ing forbidding (he UKe of Infan try. To (he northward, along (ho Franco-HHglan border, (he figur ing continues with undiminished ferocity. Along the Yser, where the struggle had been most in tense, (he allies have not drawn back, says the French official stntement. while (oward the sou(h further progress has boen nude between Ypies and Houlers. As reports filter in from the m ene of righdng along (he Nor(h Sea;' supplemVndng. the unemo tional official statement, It be came evident yesterday that re cent bullies along the shore of the North Kea hnve been the moft terrible of the war. From Em peror William himself. It Is said, came the order (hat the Herman advance down the coast must be continued at auy tost, and that Calais must be tahen. The des perate assaults which followed, particularly along (he Yser canal. have few precedent In modern military hlutory. British newspaper correspon dent, estimate that some 5,000 (lermans succeeded In forcing their way across the canal. They did it at frightful cost. lal0 a nart storm of shrapnel and shot the Germans charged night after ulg-ht, only to be cut down by tho thousands until the canal waa clogged at points with their bod ies. Those who succeeded In forcing (heir way across came to death grips with thelr waiting ad versaries, and with rifle shot aud bayonet, the struggle went on. Of the Germans who crossed the Yser, accordlug to Dritinh reports, few escaped alive. All reports agree that the fight ing In the east continues without decisive result. The French offi cial statement says that on the river San and south ot Prcemyel the Russian offensive la becoming "more accentuated." Latet Austrian communica tions st,ate that the main Russian army Is being engaged and that minor successes have been won by the Germans and Austrians. From Petrograd no report had tome up to early afternoon. FIGHT FOR ROAD TO CALAIS STILL IS UNDECIDED Territory Wet of Yser River Con tines to Be Scene of Bloodiest Battle of War. GERMAN LOSSES ARE ENORMOUS Number Killed and Wounded Much Largei- in Proportion to Area Than Any Other Confliot LEFT OF ALLIES IS REINFORCED Flow of German Troops Against Po , sition of Yser Seeming-ly With , out End. EMPEROR Kaiser DEMANDS CALAIS Said to Have Ordered Port Taken at Any Cost ' 'CANALS CHOKED WITH DEAD Tonne la W eat Flaadera Are la Italne aad C'oaalryalde la Scarred aa by an Kartaqaake -Maay Belglaa Troops Mala. BILLLTIX. PARIS. Oct. 27. (2:44 p. m.) j The French official announcement (riven out this afternoon says that spirited fightlug continues between the mouth of the Yser and Lens; ' ! that iu this district the allies have j not drawn back, and that they have , conlnued to advance In the region between Ypres and Roulers and else where. ' j The text of the communication follows: "The fighting continues to be par ticularly spirited between the mouth of the Yter and 'he region ot Lens. In this part oi trie front the allied forces have1 at no point drawn back and they have continued to make ' nrnpFAki (n iha mirln hfetwAan Vnrea ana iiuuirra, 111 iud geut'iaj rcgiuu between Solssons and Eerry-Au-Dac an artillery engagement resulted in our advantage and resulted In ttvc destruction of several batteries of the cnemjV ' ' "Irf the region to the east of Nancy between the forest of Uezange and the forewt of Parroy, we have as sumed the offensive and have driven (he enemy across the frontier." LONDON, Oct. 27. The battle for the road to Calais still was undeclde today. The territory west of the Yser, the crowing which cost ' the German army more nien, compared with the areaof hostilities' than any other single engagement. In -toe war, con (Continued on Page Five, Column Two.) BARTON THE "HERE" MAN OFCONGRESS Fifth District Congressman Has Record for Answering Roll Calls. j Manuel was the second son of King ' Carlos of Portugal, who together with I tha crown prince waa aasasMnated at J Lisbon In 1!. By the death of his : father and crown prince, he became king. j Belgian Parliament 1 Will Meet in Havre 'ABSENCES'1 MARK DEMO Two llaadred of them IgalaM "aaker Boerbona, nlta htxlf tn Credit of the Repaallraae. Oa A Farm is Now One of the Best Paying Business Propositions Tin fumier has, indeed, come into his own. lie is rec ognized as Uie groat financial strength of this country. Farmingasabusi hess is highly prof-"" itable and the recent great increases in' prices of farm prod ucts proves that tre mendous sums of money are made. Western fanners will receive. Germans Are Driven Beyond Frontier in the Nancy District LONDON. Oct. ST. 8:60 p. m.r-A dis patch to the Reutar Telegraph rompanf in Paris, summarising the situation la rraaee. ears: "Again today there la no marked change to report In the general aituatlon.hough the Impression remaiiia favorabU. and it ia staled that the allies have advanced slightly between Ypres and Roulers and i a'so at Halaaona. j vin the Nancy d strict the enemy has been driven back beyond. lbs frontier." J (Continued en PugM Five, Column Three.) General Von Besler Commits Suicide 1-onnre.is responded I" during thelasl mrn i LONDON'. Oet. r.-Tarsms from Rer- I b,"n of , 0"Kiea ia comparatively simple, I lin stated according to a dispatch to b,,t to ''iake ttn absolute record of the ! COril I the Renter Tilegr.ini nmany from n"r"ll,r ol timet e.ery member of the ! Amsterdam that the report about con- j ho"'" rcBponded present" Inl every time jvoUing the Hrlfclan Parliament by the hr "bMnt" Is a horse of another jtiermaii administration in Helglum ia . 1 4o1r.r. 1 ins, nowever, l jui,t whst the pair clerk of the rtpubllnun nlde of Hie house have done, and a mlphty Interesting stoi-y ot devotion it Is when taken in conjunc tion with the "absenteeism" of the democrat. LONDON, Oet. 17 A tlisputch to the Evening "New a from Rotterdam saya that General von Heeler, the conqueror of Ant werp, is desd. It is aald. the newspaper adda, that he shot himself Thursdsy in hta room at Bruges. pure invention and that all attempta to connect Chancellor von Fethm&nn-Holl-weg's visit to Hrusaela therewith are un founded. The PeTxian government Intemls, It la reported, to convoke at Havre both chambers and to open the session of Par- In November.1 Numerous deputies an senators followed the flight of the Bel gian ministry from Antwerp to Havre. WANTED Young man steno grapher, good tutuie, 130. For farther tsformaUoa aaoat thla opvortaaity, see ta Waa Aa actio of today's Be. British Warship Reported Burning PERMS'. Oct. V.iVj Wireless. )-Re-ports received here today from Rotter dam set forth that the British warship struck by German artillery (lr off the t ot Belgium broke into flames. iKion a Ptaff Correspondent.) ! WAMIINHTON. Oct. :7. (Ppeclal Trie- gram.) To make on authoritail e re Do ft on the number of roll culls a member of j ir7."h,0'K),(K)0 m0re On nCCOUnt of the rise in prices of wheat, nnl oats alone. This is only 2.V less than our na tionnl debt, and represent merely tlie inr-rtiie in prices. Buy a farm and enjoy some of this prosperity. Begin today fay look ing over TL Bee "Farms and Rach" ad-. vertisements. 'This should spell financial independence and even luxury for hundreds . of those who read this advertisement. Telephone Tyler 1000 THE OMAHA BEE Everbodv Read Dee Want A J BartOH l-eada Them All. Representative Barton of the fifth Ne braska district, like Abou Ben Adham. leads the entire congress lit the number of roll calls in which lie showed his pres ence, list ing voted HO times and reported absent but once, which in. these days la "going some" for faithful attendance upon the duties of, a congressman. Next to Mr. Barton, in point of attendance ao far aa the Nebraska delegation ia Inter ested, Mr. tiOutre waa "Johnny on the spot" with i "presents" and alx ab aenoee. j Representative Bloen of the Fourth dis- iCvntinued on Page Five,' Column Three)
