'A peddler maket sales V
merchant maket customer.
Customers a.ra mad by constant
advartiainf, good values and
uniform courtesy.
Ba a marchant not a paddlar.
Omaha
Bee
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CARRANZA PACKS
FOR FLIGHT FROM
MEXICO, IS BELIEF
Enemies of First Chief Point
to His Leaving Capital and
Sending Wife to United
; States as Proof. ;
H. 3 CONTROL GROWS WEAK
Families of His Generals Also
Take Departure From
Troubled Land.
LONG RUMORED ON BORDER
Washington, Oct. 24. Charges that
General Carranza is preparing to leave
Mexico ate being freely made by his
political, opponents in Mexico City.
T-hey are based upon his decision to
leave his capital for Queretaro, and
the fact that Mrs. Carranza already
. has crossed the border into the United
States, accompanied by the wife of
her husband's war minister and chief
supporter, General Obergon.
Information to this effect is reacliA
ing officials here from various 're
liable sources. So far nothing tangi
ble tending to support the story has
come through official channels. It is
known, however, that many officials
here believe General Carranza has
committed a political blunder at least
if he is . not in fact preparing for
flight, by permitting his family to
leave Mexico, just at this time. : The
rtip, they say, was certain to be con
k strued by his followers as a confession
of weakness.
' i Explanation of Her Visit.
The purpose of the visit of Mrs.
Carranza and Mrs.sObergon as ex
plained at the Mexican embassy is
for a tour of the United States. Word
of the arrival at the border als,o of
t T,.:n,A Trjwinn U7lfl r( the
military commander of Chihuahua
state, had not been received tonight.
It was pointed out, however, that
Trovinn h.ir been among Carranza's
staunchest supporters and that if the
first chief believed his hold on the
political situation was weakened Tre
yino very probably would be warned,
in order that he might also, place
his family in safety.
The State department had not re
ceived tonight word that Generals
.,-Carranza and Obergon had left Mex
ico City for Querretaro. Previous
advices, however, said that the first
chief would go to that place in con
nection with the meeting of the con-
t . -i ...l.!!. th.
sututionai .cviurcuuuiia,. i wnh-wiv
delegates were elected last week. '
Circulated On Border.
This is the only explanations ob
tainable here for Carranza's departure.
Presistent reports that Carranza was
about to leave Mexico have been in
circulation along the border for some
time. . ' ' ' .
It is not known that the American
military authorities have been able
to gather deffnite information in this
regard. War department officials
have expressed their conviction, how
ever, that the de facto government
or at least Gen. Carranza's personal
control of the political situation was
arnwincr stpaHilv weaker. Thev have
another report that ther time might
come soon when he would be forced
to leave Mexico.
Troops Go North. v .
El Paso, Tex., Oct. 24. Twelve
thousand Carranza troops are to be
sent north at once, to take part in
the campaign against Francisco Villa
and his bandit commander, Andres
Garcia, inspector-general of Carranza
consulates in the United States an
nounce tuuay upuii modern,, uutu
conference with General Carranza and
General Alvero Obregon, minister of
war at Mexico City. -
-He announced that 2,000 of these
troops would be sent to Juarez, where
a base would be established for oper
ations in the field in we3tern Chihua
hua. These troops will be made up
largely of cavalry, in order to pursue
the Villa commands in the mountain
districts of the state, it was an
nounced. The remainder of the troops will
be sent to Chihuahua City and will
(Uaotlnued on Paso Twa, Column One.)
The Weather
For Nebraska Unsettled.
T.Miuratnnu at Omaha Yeaterday.
nour. ab-
5 a. m 3
t a. m ST
7 a. ni
S a. m - 38
S a. m J
10 a. m SI
)T is m'...!!!!!!!!!!" ss
L, J P. m
- V- "
2 p. m
31
p. m 3D
5 p. m 39
p. m
7 p. m. .. . . ; , . -88
8 p. m 86
Comparative
Local Record.
Hie. lli- 1114. 1913
HIshMt yesterday.... 3 0 49 ?
i-nw-ai vMlerdxv.... 36 E& 40 4(
len temperature.... 37 68 -44 SS
Precipitation 8 "0 I "
Temperature and precipitation departure!
rrom me normal;
Mnrmal t-mnnrafure
Deficiency (or the day. 13
Total exceaa alnce March 1... ...207
Noimal precipitation .vi men
for the day 29 Inch
Total rainfall ilnce March 1 18.28 tnehee
Deficiency alnce March 1 11.61 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1916.. 1.68 Inchee
Deficiency for cor. period, 1914. 2.88 tnchei
Reports From Ktatlona-at 1 P. M.
Station and State Temp. Hlfh- Rain-
of Weather.
Cheyenne, clear.
Davenport, rain.
Denver, cloudy..
7 p. m.
eat
fall.
33
60
34 . .02
(O 1.04
44 .14
44 .74
40 .43
40 - .00
28 .46
89 -r .86
44 .60
62 -.00
41 .00
44 T
44 .00
24 .68
42 .06
Dodge City, cloudy... T. 40
Lander, cloudy. . . ..
North Platte, clear.
Omaha, rain
Pueblo, clear
, 22
. 34
28
28
Rapid City, clear 48
Salt Lake City, clear., 44
Santa Pe, clear, ....... 49
Sheridan, cloudy
Sioux City, rain 24
Valentine. Dart cloudy. . 38
T Indicate traca of precipitation.
, L. . WBL8H, Materoloslat.
PRESIDENT OF STATE BANK
ERS' ASSOCIATION.
Thomas Kukeay
EPISCOPALIANS FOR
NEW LIQUOR LAWS
Deputies , Ask Legislation to
Preserve Temperance and
Repress Alcohol Traffic.
MOVIE CENSORSHIP NEEDED
St. Louis, Oct. 24. The house of
deputies of the Protestant Episcopal
general convention today adopted a
resolution favoring "such action in
our legislative assemblies as will pre
serve the large interests of temper
ance and aid in the repression'-of the
liquor traffic." '
The resolution was adopted as the
result of a memorial presented by
Francis Lynie Stetson, a layman of
New York, acting in behalf of the
church temperance society.
The resolution was reported favor
ably by the commission to which it
had-been referred. The repprt read
by Rev. James Freeman of Minneapo
lis, chairman of the commission, said:
"Our age is witnessing a vast and uni
versal readjustment with reference to
the manufacture and sale of liquor
and it is generally recognized that the
sUoon has become more and more a
menace to the best interests of ou
corporate' and individual life." v,
TnJoUs.e.ot deputies also adopted
a resolution ottered Dy nev. vy. v.i --- 1
Shayler of Seattle, calling'for a naAle?'ce.
tional censorship of moving pictures,
x '" Agree to Re-Election.'
"St Louis. Mo Oct 23.-The house
of deputies of rtr. Protestant Episco
pal general convention today con
curred with the house of bishops in
re-electing the present officers of the
Board ot Missions, y
The opposition to re-election was
based on the action of the Board of
Missions in sending delegates to par
ticipate in the Panama conference on
South' American missions. Represen
tatives of different Protestant
churches participated in this confer
ence, and objection was made to the
representatives 01 tne tsoaraoi Mis
sions of the Episcopal church taking
part. ,
The present omcers were re-eieciea
by a vote o- dioceses and orders in
the house of deputies:
Yeas: Clerical, 4Wa: lay, 0't-Kays:
Clerical, 21; lay, 13. Divided:
Clerical, 6; lay, 4.
Rev. John Williams, Omaha, said
the opposition was directed only at
the head of the Board of Missions,
Bishop Lloyd.
The matter of changing the name
of the church was brought before the
house of deputies by Rev. Martin
Agner, Erie, Pa., who asked that the
title book ot the prayer book be
changed to read "The Holy Catholic
Church, according to the usages ot
the Protestant Episcopal church. This
resolution was referred to a commit
tee, where it probably will remain.
The oraver book at present on its
title page refers to the church as the
r rotestant episcopal cnurcn.
The two houses today had a joint
session in honor of the fiftieth elec
tion to the eoiscaoacv of Right Rev.
Daniel ayivester luuie, oisnop oi
Missouri and presiding bishop of the
church.
Britons Secure
Ground Gained On ,
Somme Monday
London, Oct. 24. "The ground
gained by us yesterday in the neigh
borhood of Gueudecourt and Les
boeufs (on the Somme front), has now
been fully secured," the war office
announces today.
During the night there was noth
ing to report except imcrrnincnc
shelling ot DOtn siaes.
"In answer to the claim that the
gains of Saturday between Schawben
redoubt and Lesads were won only
at the expense of heavy losses on our
part, it may be noted that the troops
engaged, which took over 1,000
prisoners, iiau uiujr auuui ,,fcw iaa
ualties." Health Report of
Soldiers on Border
Washington, Oct. 24. The health
report showing condition of soldiers
on the Mexican border for the week
ending October 21, Was made .-public
today by the War department.
Jhe per cent sick of National Guard
troops was 1.93 with six deaths for
the week as compared witty 1.91 and
three deaths for the preceding week.
Among regulars the per cent sick
was 3.09 and three deaths against 3.23
and five deaths.
: "
BE FOR AMERICA
OR DO NOT VOTE
FOR ME-HUGHES
Republican Candidate Says
None But Those for U. S. A.
Over All Need Cast Their
Ballots for Him.
TELLS GOTHAM AUDIENCES
Will Not Tolerate Divided Alle
giance, Asserts G. 0. P.
Candidate.
SPEAKS WITH MUCH VIOOR
' New York, Oct. 24. Charles E.
Hughes tonight told an audience that
crowded Scheutzen Park hall.' in
Queens borough that he did not want
the support "of anyone who has any
interest superior to that of the United
States, who would no t instantly
champion the right and interest of
America against any country what
ever, who wants' immunity for for
eign aggression, or who would have
the power of this nation held captive
to any foreign alliance or swerved by
alien machinations."
Mr. Hughes' declaration was made
at the first of three meetings at which
he spoke in New York City -tonight.
The other-two meetings were held in
Harlem and the Bronx' , '
No Unstated Purposes.
"It is hardly necessary to say that
if I am elected," Mr. Hughes de
clared, "we shall have an exclusively
American policy in 'the service of
American interests. 1 have no secret
understanding, no unstated purpose.
If anyone supposes that in case of my
election the rights and interests of
Americanj citizens will be subordi
nated to some ulterior purpose, or to
the interest of the policies of foreign
powers whatever,- hi is doomed to dis
appointment.
"I am an American, free and clear
of all foreign entanglements. We
propose to have an administration
an American administration while
dealing with all all nations on a basis
of the most absolute fairness, will
maintain unshakirigly American rights
on land and sea.-
I Won't Permit Threats.
"We shall not tolerate the use of
our soil for" foreign intrigue. We
shall not permit threats from any
quarter or any foreign influence .to
swerve us from our action. I believe
that the great mass of American peo
ple are sincerely patriotic, i
. l saiu long ago in -my speecn oi
acceptance, that Vwhether native or
naturalized, of whatever race of creed,
we have a eommon country and we
cduld not tolerate ' a divided "al-
We desire the . support of every
true American who stands for my
principles, whatever , his race, and I
do not want the support of anyone
who has any interest superior to that
of the United States. The United
States must be supreme
Let Them Go Elsewhere.
"And as to any. who would have
an allegiance , that is not single and
complete -as to any who would not
instantly champion the rights and in
terests of America against any
country whatever, as to any who
would seek immunity for foreign ag
gression or who would -have the
power of this nation held captive to
any foreign influence or swerved by
alien machinations, let them not vote
for me." ' , . .
German U-53 Sunk
Off Nova Scotia
Boston, Oct. 24. Captain W. G.
Tudor of the British steamship Hoch
elaga, which arrived today from
Louisburg, said that, before he left
Nova Scotia persistent rumors were
current that the German U boat" S3
hid been sunk off Sydney, Nova
Scotia, by the Canadian patrol boat
Stanley. He said he heard the rumor
several times, but was unable to ver
ify it.
."Before I left Louisburg, I was told
by a shipping man that I need not
worry about the German submarine,"
said 'Captain Tudor. This man said
the U boat would not bother any
more British vessels because it had
been sunk by the Stanley.
Captain Tudor said no mention was
made of the submarine's crew.
Masonic Temple at
Huron, S, D., Burned
Huron, S. D., Oct. 24. Fire of un
known origin last night damaged the
Masonic temple here to the extent
of at least $25,000. The principal
losers are those who had offices on
the first and second floors.
British Steamship
Midland Reported Sunk
London, Oct. 4. The 4,200-ton
British steamship Midland has been
sunk. .
The Midland. 380 feet long and
built in 1913, was owned in London.
It was last reported on a voyage
from Melbourne, Australia, to Las
Palmas, Canaries, during which it
sailed from Capetown on Septem
ber 17. ,
Registration Dates
The ofEcesof the election com
missioner will be open until 9 p. m.
on the following days for the reg
istration of voters for the Novem
ber election:
October 23 to 27, Monday to Fri
day, inclusive.
Registration for the November
election closes' on Friday, October
27.
All who have changed their place
of residence since last fall must
register again.
COST-IGNORANCE
MEANS BUSINESS
FAILURE ALWAYS
.
Chairman Hurley of Federal
Trade Commission Talks to
State
Bankers. r''&
oninvaa to vvfrtrr . v
V-
Cut-Throat Rival Not Only
Hurts Competition, But v
Kills Himself.
COMING BANK LAWS
All business concerns, big or little,
should have accurate, clear-cut ac
counting systems, according to Ed
ward N Hurley, chairman of the
Federal Trade, commission, who
spoke to the delegates of the Ne
braska Bankers' association in their
convention at the Hotel Fontenelle
yesterday afternoon. He even went
so far as to suggest to the bankers
that they make a loan to business
houses conditional upon their estab
lishing an accounting system that
will shdw their real costs and their
real financial condition.
"I think you ought to do this, not
simply for their sakes'," he said, "and
to protect your loans to them, but
to protect your loan to the man who
is sound, and to protect business as
a whole. For the man who does not
know his' true costs is iust the man
who prices his goods foolishly, and
thereby impairs the business of his
sound competitors at the same time
that he ruins his own.
Guesses Fatal.
'"oo low price-makinsr. based on
guesswork or on partial costs, is a
menace to sound business. The
menace is not in underselling, for a
business concern must expect to face
the low prices that are due to ef
ficiency. But even the most efficient
concern is not always able to meet
cut-throat, prices based on ignorance.
I predict that within five years
there will be very little money loaned
by any banker in the United States
to any merchant or manufacturer
who does not present a statement
showing detailed information, not
only regarding his true assets and
liabilities, but also indicating that he
is conducting his business in an ef
ficient manner, and that he knows his
true costs." )
S. M. Felton. president of the Chi
cago Great Western Railway com
pany, spoke on the effect of the au
tomobile on railroad passenger traf
fic. He developed the subject of the
competition the roads have had from
boat lines, from electric railways and
other sources, and said: "But the
latest t appear in the field promises
to De more universal and trouble
some to deal with. No fixed rails
have to be laid and paid for to con
tract its spheres of operation. Any-'
one with a Ford and the price of a
few gallons of gasoline in his jeans
can enter the lists with the most
costly twelve-car Pullman train in the
land. The whole vast continent af
fords the field for his operations..
That Auto Parade.
At a point eight miles from the
city hall in Chicago these automo
biles flit by for two hours, night and
morning, at the rate of 100 a minute
at an average speed of twenty to
twenty-five' miles an hour, Is it any
wonder that between a parallel trolley
line and automobile competition, the
Chicago &' Northwestern, which for
merly had a monopoly of the Chi
cago north shore passenger traffic,
should see its average passenger
lengthened from about twenty-seven
to thirty-five miles during the last
sixteen years r
The fact that the railroads in 1916
contributed in taxes $152,000,000
toward the building of permanent
highways for the automobiles was a
point on which Mr. Felton touched.
That does not strike the funny bone
of the railroad manager either," he
said.
"On top of the loss in nassemrer
traffic," he continued, "comes a sure
loss through motor truck competition
The radius of motor truck daily de-
uvcijr is iiuw wcu uvcr iiuriy miles
and every mile of improved ,road the
railwavs helD to lav adds to ita Uncrth
and efficiency. In England the rail
ways have met the competition by
going mio me motor business mem
selves.
' Helping Rivals.
"In Nebraska something over 81.-
000 automobiles are in use this vear.
and the railwavs paid nearlv $2.-000.-
Mjuy in taxes to build roads for these
motors to operate; so you see we can
not escape this competition. How we
will meet it has not yet been worked
out, and I confess the problem
stumps me.
The railway official told the bank
PTl the problem should interest them
as well as the railway men, as the
financing of railroads new and old is
a part of their business. '"What are
you going to do to lighten the burden
imposed on your servants?" he asked.
President Peter W. Goebel of the
American Bankers' association talked
briefly, urging the Nebraska bankers
to lift their membership in the
American association from the pres.
ent 500 to 700 next year.
The bankers attended the Orpheum
theater in a body last night as the
guests of the bankers of Greater
Omaha.
Nearly 800 bankers are registered
for the convention.
Amend Bank' Law.
The state bank guarantee law needs
amendment, and needs it badly, ac
cording to Thomas Murray of Duiv
bar, president of the Nebraska Bank'
ers' association.
The president touched on a recent
ruling of a district court in Omaha
with regard to a technicality in the
Decatur bank failure case, and said,
It simply means that if a state
banker wanted to be crooked, he" could
go out and borrow on his certificate
of deposit any amount of money and
abscond with it, and the depositors'
guarantee fund wuold be liable for the
I loss." ,'
"They'll All Have
';' ' ' .
HITCHCOCK GETS
FROSTAT LINCOLN
Few Attend Meeting and Fol
lowers of Bryan Noticeable
for Absence. 1
HOW THE DEMOCRATS FEEL
' (From a Staff Correapondtnt.)
Lincoln, Oct) 24. (Special.) "Can
I, conscientiously " and consistently
vdte for Senator Hitchcock after vot
ing for President Wilson," appears to
be a question uppermost with demo
crats. , ' - '. ' '
The small number attending the
meeting last night - when Senator
Hitcheock 'was billed to-speak to the
members of the democratic county
committee and democratic workers
in general, has caused no little worry
among supporters o tthe senator to
day.; Attention is called to the fact
that neither Mayor Charles "Bryan
nor many of his very close personal
friends or friends of William J. were
present. Some of them were in the
Lindell hotel lobby at the time the
meeting was held, but did not attend,
which again brings up the question
whether after defeating both of the
Bryans at the primary, - the Mullen
Hitchcock combination will be able
to whip them into line or the very
men who less than six months ago
were saying' uncomplimentary things
about the Bryans.' -
Senator Thorn.
Discussing the matter today a well
known Lincoln business man said:
"It is a very serious' problem for
me to settle. Suppose I vote for
President Wilson, can I vote for Sena
tor Hitchcock with any assurance that
he will stand by the president, if
elected, any better than he- has in
the past four years? I am pretty well
informed as to the record of Senator
Hitchcock during the present ad
ministration. I know that he has been
more than once a thorn in the side of
the president on seve ral matters that
Mr. Wilson wanted to be made into
laws. When I look at those things
I sometimes wonder if a republican
would not have given our democratic
president just as good support as has
Mr. Hitchcock. -
"We do not expect very much sup
oort from a feoublican senator for a
democratic president, just as republi
cans do not expect much support trom
a democratic senator tor a republican
president, but both parties do expect
that senators of their won political
belief will support a president on mat
ters of general welfare ot the people,
or what the party believes is of gen
eral welfare to the people whether it
is or not. ' .
Take No Chances.
"Consequently it is a hard matter
for me to determine just what to do.
The way I feel now I would much
rather take chances .on some good
wide-awake progressive republican
than I would on a reactionary demo
crat, whom we know will go back
on the president, because he has done
it so often the past four years that
he will do it again, in all probability,
if he gets a chance, therefore, feel'
ing as I do, I am not able to say that
I will vote for Mr. Hitchcock. Per
haps I may change my mind, but
there ure so many of us feeling the
wav I have spoken that it looks to
me as if there might be serious dif
ficulties for Mr. Hitchcock to sur
mount if he expects the votes of real
Wilson democrats. .
Eight-Cent Milk at
New York Meat Shops
New York. Oct. 24.As compensa
tion for the recent ir:irea.e in the
price of milk, plans were announced
today by which consumers who are
willing to carry the milk horns will
he able to buy it for 2 cents a quart
less than the price now charged for
milk delivered in bottles. The state
commissioner nr food and markets
said that thf Dairymen's league was
arranging to place milk on sale at
butcher shops at 8 cents a quart and
that the price might go even lower.
to Knuckle to Us"
TWO ARE KILLED IN
WRECK AT BUSHNELL
Los Angeles Limited Strikes a
Freight Train Few Miles
from Wyoming Line; ;
ONE PASSENGER IS HURT
Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct. 24. Two
trainmen were killed and several pas
sengers slightly injured when Union
Pacific Limited, No. 7, westbound, col
lided ywith a freight train near Bush'
nell, Neb., late last night. . .
; The dead:
JOHN W. CRAWFORD, Sr. man,
W. A..MOOHK,. brahman,, twtk: o
Chaysnaa. 1 ' . i
'John Ulrieh, also of Cheyenne, was
severely scalded.
Three cars of the passenger train
overturned. . -
. .... mmmm'. ' ' ,,j
. The report to the general manager
of the Union Pacific Indicates that
while No. 7, the Los Angeles Limited,
was running on itsown time, at an
early hour this morning, it bumped
into a freight car that had, been de
railed at a point near Buahnell, the
second station this side of the Wyo
ming line. In the wreck that re
sulted John Crawford, fireman, and
W. A. Moore, brakeman, both living
in Cheyenne and both of No. 7, were
killed. -
One tourist car passenger and three
of the waiters on No. 7 were some
what injured. -According
to the official report,
there had been a rear-end collision
between two freight trains, east-
bound. One of the freight cars had
been thrown over, onto the west
bound track and it was into this car
that No. 7 ran. The impact was so
great that three cars, one a tourist,
one a diner and, the other a bagKage
car, were derailed. It was in these cars
that tne tourist passenger and the
waiters were riding.
the wreckage was cleared up so
that trains passed over the line by
noon. . -
E. E.Calvin Elected
Head of St. Joseph
& Grand Island
St. Joseph, Mo., Oct. 24. At the
annual meeting of the directors of the
St. Joseph & Grand Island railway
here today E. E. Calvin of Omaha,
president of the Union Pacific, was
made president. G. G. Lacv of St.
Joseph, retiring president, was elected
vice president and made treasurer.
Alexander Millar of New York was
elected secretary and W. N. Purcis of
C 1 1- - . T?
oi. juscpn aaBiaram actrciary. c,
Cltncrr frpnpral manaffrr nf rhp TFn.
ion Pacific, who also has Been general
manager of the Grand Island, was re
elected general manager.
The object of making Mr, Calvin
president is said to have been on ac
count of a desire to place the line
in closer touch with the Union Pa
cific, with which the system is allied.
It was voted to expend a large sum
in betterments along the line.
Heavy Loss by Tire
; To Hastings Firm
Hastings, Neb., Oct. 24. (Special
Telegram.) Ari early morning fire
today did an estimated damage of
$27,000 to the building and stock of
the l.swson Hardware company and
adjacent A, Pickens building and the
stocks of its occupants, the heaviest
loser of whom was the Twidale Shoe
company. Tlic damage was estimated
by the proprietors ot the establish
ments affected as follows:
TwMala fthoa company atork, 110,00(1
Lawaim hardware flock, 17,000: Lawaon
liulMmv. IH.0Q0; A Plckma building, IM00;
3. O. Hbartnnn J,-.,lry Block, $8,000; W. T.
Joliltann cfric-, ,00i Andaraon Bttldlo, 1300;
mrmcra' cl'.ir. rooma, 1100. Total, 137,000.
The Twidale,- Lawson and Pickens
losses are fully covered by insurance.
TEUTON ALLIES
TAKE TWO MORE
DOBRUDJA CITIES
Rashova and Mediidie, North
west of Oonstanza, Taken
After a Most Violent
Battle. s '
ROUMANIAN LOSS 18 LARGE
Berlin Reports Capture of
Nearly 7,000 Men and Sev
. , enty-Two Guns.
SERBIANS MAKE GAINS
Berlin, Oct. 24 (By.Wireless to Say-
ville) The capture of1 the Russian ,
town of Rashova, in Dobrudja on the
Danube below Tchernavoda, was an
nounced toda by the war office. . i
Medjidie, on the-Tchnervado-Con- ;
stanra railroad, also has been cap
tured.. The army of Field Marshal
von ' Mackensen has taken prisoner
more than 6,700 Roumanians and Rus
sians,
The announcement follows:
"The enemy is yielding in confu
sion before our right wing.. The pur- i
tuing cavalry of the Teutonic allies
has reached the district of Tiara
Murat, sixteen miles northwest of , -Constanaa,,
Medjidie and Rashova
were captured after violent fighting.
The total booty, including that re- .
ported on October 211 is seventy-five
officers, 6,693 men, one flag, seventy
two machine guns, twelve cannon and
one mine thrower. The losses ot tne
Russians and Roumanian reinforce
ments hastily sent in are heavy.
"The fortress of Bucharest has been
once more bombarded," 1
Fall of Constanza Expected.
Paris. Oct. 24. The capture of Con-
stanza by the Teutonic allies, although
not unexpected, nevertheless puts a ;
damper on the enthusiasm aroused by
tire continued progress of the entente
allies on the front in Picardy. French
commentators do not unduly exag- :
gerate the importance of the achieve
ment of Field Marshal von Macken
sen, whose action up to the present -time
is considered here as a defen
sive one in shortening his front so
as to hold it better with fewer men.
They point out the only way he
could do this is to advance, since, if
he fell back, his front would, on ths '
contrary, be lengthened insofar as he
succeeded, t hese oDservers say aiso
that if he manages to tie up the
Russo-Roumanian forces In Dobrudja
by holding a narrow, front slightly
south of the railroad he will not be
low to employ his troops thus re
leased to act in direct correlation with
the Austro-German army openating in ;
Transylvania, wnicn tney assert 11
the essential front from which alone,
Bucharest can be attacked with any
chance of decisive success.
Long before that it is believed nere ;v
Rnnmania with the helo of the al
lies will be in a position to turn the ,
tables uoon its enemies. French crit
ics assert this belief seemingly is jus-
tified by the gallant defense the Rou
manians are maintaining in uic pass- -es
of the Carpathians.
Roumanians Retake Guns.
Bucharest. Oct 24. (Via London.) ,
Roumanian troops made an attack )
yesterday along the whole Oitur front
near the Transylvanian-Roumanian -border.
The war office announces the
capture of ten machine guns and sev
eral hundred prisoners.
Serbs Win In Macedonia. .,
Paris. Oct. 24. Serbian troops
operating in the Cerna region on the
Macedonian front have won a new
success, according to -today s an- .
nouncement by the war office. A
counter attack launched by German
and Bulgarian troops was stopped by
the Serbian artillery, the Serbians
then attacked the opposing lines and
captured several trenches. . -,- ,
Jury for McDaniel ' (
Murder Case Will
Be Completed Today
St. Joseph, Mo., Oct. 24.-Pleased
with their unexpected success yester
day, when thirteen veniremen .were
obtained, attorneys for both the de
frnse and orosecution in the trial here-,, ,
of Oscar D. McDaniel, prosecuting aty
torney of Buchanan county, cnargeoj
with, the murder of his wife, exprected
today to complete the list of forty,
from which will be chosen the twelve'
jurors who will decide the fate of thorp
accused man. - '
Belief that the actual trial with a
jury selected might commence tomor
row was strengthened when Judge
Thomas F. Ryan, who is hearing the
case in the criminal court, excused
witnesses and accepted veniremen una
til the opening of court on that day.
Additional lights were ordered
placed in the court room by Judge
Ryan to make possible the holding oi
night sessions.
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