St. Louis Post-Dispatch
September 3, 1914

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“Our troops continue the offensive increasingly and our cav- division has penetrated far into the interior of Hast Prussia, »means of communication. They have also occupied a | tation im the Koerschen region and Soldau and Sihsburg. “The -German forces remain inactive.’’ fseveral staff officers have fallen. A carried after an obstinate fight. The Austrians’ force, a whele army corps, lost about half of its strength. Death Blow to Defense. “These actions cccupjed the Russian left, their right still being in Russian territory. It is evident that these ac- tions were parts of a concerted move- ment with the surrounding of Lemberg as its objective, thus dealing a death blow to the Austrian defenre.”’ <A Times dispatch from Petrogra, filed Tuesday evening, says: “Army headquarters today reports that, thanks to their highly developed railway system, very superior -German forces concentrated from all parts oa the front, and fluag themselves against about two of our army corps. These were exposed to an extremely violent fire from the big guns, which inflicted large losses. “According to the reports received here, our trocps fought heroically. Gena. Samsonoff,, Martos and Pestitth and Ail possible measures to amend this dis- tressing event are teing taken. “On the Austrian front fighting continues. °’ A Petrograd special to the Reuter Telegram Co. says the garrison at Koenigsberg, East Prussia, has made an unsuccessful attempt at a sortie. stubborn Caar Decorates Gen. Rennenkampft and 20 Infantrymen. PETROGRAD, Sept. 3—The cross of jthe military Order of St. George has been conferred upon 20 tnembers of an infantry company who distinguished ee in the fighting in East Prus- After a Russian battery had been saad through the wounding of many dof the men and the killing of its horses, jthe men decorated 4 of | under a raking fire from ‘Wii: _ Emperor Nicholas has. ne ms = Poe fu te of the mew Pops, in ad- "G jtitle which is te “to receive the red hat. Archbishop Be- + sin of Queber was among the other Car- the Sacred Coliege, having been created a Cardinal by Pope Pius, May 30, last. Nine other Gardi- hals were created at the May consistory, which was :the last held by Fius X. In taking the name of Bene- dict, the new Pope assumes a historic. in. the Church of Rome, but which has ane OS™ — dete SEILER Mean hot been worn by any Pontiff in more than a century and a half. Benedict XV, who was a native of Bologna, died in 1758. Bene- dict (Latin, Benedictus) means “‘blessed.” ble), is Italian for ‘‘Church.’’ Was Not Leading Candidate. against the selection of a Pope outside Dec. 21, 1878. He soon attracted the ciature. Made Archbishop in 1907. see of Bologna. When Mgr. Della Chiesa was appoint- ed ‘to this post, it was declared in Rome that it was mainly with the object’ of combating modern religious ideas, Bo- logna being the headquarters of the Na- tional Demecratic League, whose mem- bers advocated what is known as “‘mod- ernism” in religion. Condemned Tango Last January. For seven years he administered the see of Bologna with notable success until in May last Pope Pius X named him among 13 members of the heirarchy dinals natned at that time, the othere being prelates of Spain, France, Austria, |Germany and Italy. In January, 1914, while still at Bo- logna, the present Pope issued a pas- non hely letter nde a Cone EAI the} Secretary of State for Pope Leo XIII, nuncio to Madrid, he took Mgr. Della Chiesa with him as Secretary of Nun- Pc f «se The name Chiesa (pronounced Kee-ay-za, accent second ‘sylla- Giacomo. Della Chiesa, translated into English, would become James of the Church. /* Cardinal Della Chiesa was not considered a leading candidate for the office of Pope at the time when the Papal conclave met. He was regarded as a supporter of the ‘‘party of the left,’ was said to have modern tendencies, and whose candidate was Cardinal Maffi. Maffi is said to have been in the lead-on the first ballot. Why Maffi could not be elected, and why Della Chiesa be- came acceptable to the majority, in spite of his newness in the Sacred College, is expected to become known soon. The choice falls on a Cardinal of Italian birth, as was expected from tra- dition and also from the disturbed conditions in Europe, which militated ’ which of the Italian ‘hierarchy. Cardinal Della Chiesa was born Nov. 21, 1854, and was ordained a: priest attention of Cardinal Rampolla, later When Cardinal Rampolla- was made On Cardinal Rampolla’s return to Rome to:become Secretary of State se the Vatican, Mgr. Chiesa entered the Secretariat of State as one of the inutamti, or minor officials, unti] 1901 when he was appointed substitute of the Secretariat and also Secretary of the Cypher. As secretary to the Secretary of State, Cardinal Della Chiesa was brought into notable prominence throughout the Catholic hierarchy, bat his position was not at that time of Cardinalist rank. On the accession of Pope Pius X., Mgr. Della Chiesa continued in the Secretariat until Dec. 16, 1907, when Pius X gave him a uoted promotion to the position of prebiiener of the important dition to Benedict XV.. will be Pope Bishop .of Rome and successor of St. Peter, Supreme. Pontiff of the Univer- sal Church, Patriarch of the West, Pri- mate of Italy, Archbishop, Metropolitan of the Roman Province, Sovereign of. the Temporal Dominion .f the Holy {Roman Catholic Church, The White Star steamer Canopic, bearing Cardinals Gibbons and O’Con- nell to Rome, was not due at Naples until tomorrow. Therefore, it is proba- ble that neither of these two American Cardinals participated in the election of the new Pope. Cardinal Farley of New York, who was in Switzerland when the late Pope died, probably reached Tome. Tt is reported.on good autiority that the slight delay of the Conclave in oe “PRESIDENT TO ASK CONGRESS FOR TAX OF $100,000,000 WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.—President Wilson will appear before a joint ses- sion of Congress tomorrow afternoon at 12:30 oe’clock to ask for a war tax measure to raise $100,000,000 annually. This announcement was made today, following a visit. of Democratic Leader Underwood to the White House. In his message the President will not advise means of raising the money. | The President finished his address to- day and showed it to Mr. Underwood. Mr. Wilson believes the war tax is necessary to keep the Treasury in 4a strong condition and make it ufneces- sary to call in funds advanced to banks. He will ask Congress to provide for ob- taining the money needed in a way which will be felt least by the people. Arrangements were made for joint session of House and Senate... Chairman Underwood announced that the Ways and Means Committee would meet Sat- urday or Monday. Suggestions for taxes are pouring into the Capitol and White House from every side. . er Grrr PRINCE WILLIAM OF WIED QUITS HIS NEW KINGDOM DURAZZO, Albania, via Paris, Sept. 8—Prince William of Wied quit his new kingdom this morning, taking pass- age for Venice on the Italian steamer Misurala. and is rather quiet and reserved in manner. | Though apparently in ; robust health and pos- sessed of a rugged con- stitution he has an air that conveys the impres- sion of great spirituality. ee EUGENE FIELD’$ DAUGHTER RUTH TO MARRY TONIGHT ‘Original oOf..Many of Father's Childhood Poems. Bride of Wisconsin Man. CHICAGO, Sept. 3.—Ruth Gray Wield. youngest daughter of the late Kugene Field, will be married here this eveniwe to Elmer David Foster of Temahawk, Wis. father’s “Little Mistress Sans Merci,” and many other poems of childhood, Field would have been 64 years of age today. H .R. KURRIE carta MONON Chicago Man Is Made "Presiaetit of RaHroad. CHICAGO, Sept. 3.—Harry R. Kurrie of Chicago was elected president of the Monon Railroad at.a meeting of the directors held in New York. Announcement -was made quarters here today. at head- WEATHER TO REMAIN FAIR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW THE TEMPERATURES, Yesterday’s Temperatures, High. 75 at 5 p. m.3 low, 62 at 10 «. m. “Official fore. cast for St. Louls and vicinity — F atr tonight and much change in temperature, ca For Missouri— Fair tonight and tomorrow; no important change in temper ture. ieee Duke of Westminster Bravely Saves Comrade LONDON, Sept. 2M Pp Bg The Duke of Westminster has ,dis- tinguished himself on the- bat- tlefield. He was in & company, with Capt. Grenfell and Lieut. Percy Wyndham, son of Countess Grosvenor, during @ hot engagement, when Grenfell felt -wotnded. At great ‘personal - risk, amidst: a galling tire, the Duke rushed \throwh the battle zone, and carried n vs For Illinois Fair tonight ang tomorrow; no important change in temperature, Stage of the river, 5.8 feet, a rise. of 5. Your To Let or For Sate ad may 06s made the most timely and important thing In the paper to many of the reac iad a bP ti Was pug. to. 8 a Speech of ene ras j\Grenfell. to Sefety.. — ¥e bk eee Home and Real Estate | Miss Field was the original of her | conditions. history will repeat itself in a se¢ond siege of Paris is etill: do progress, according to the latest official announcement here. Future military historians will write volumes about the. de tails of this battle, but all the British public knows officially con- cerning the Titanic struggle—the most momentous British soldiers have fought since Waterloo—is contained in the official tie ‘ise sued last night by the Press Bureau: tise ‘‘Continuous fighting has been in progress along almost. 2 ‘ “3 whole line of battle. The British cavalry engaged with inc- tion the cavalry of the enemy and brushed them back and ap. tured 10 guns. ee ‘The French army has continued the offensive and all ground in the Lorraine district.’’ Ps British People Have Received Little News. Ss To this generally the French official communication adds the fact that the allied forces have fallen back toward the oiatieieiial: to avoid an action which might have been engaged under favorable — How far and to what line the allies have gone is eo vie ee “ umknown here. ume brief official bulletin of last i Ga is the » fir Kitehener’s atement issued. Studay, light on-the previous four days’ Wattle ¥ fed. . the greatest credit 6n the generalship and In spite of thie. bet that the Pack § capital has been | to Bordeaux, and thet the German army of the West is miles of the outer fortifications of ,Paris, a strange air of co de dence prevails today among the allies. The general feeling | eet to be that the German attack is wearing itself out In ham | away at the allies’ lines, which give but do not break. The battle of Lemberg was one of the greatest ever fol Evidently it resulted in a decisive and perhaps overwhelmin defeat of the Austrians. The battle line extended more than 2 miles and it is estimated that 1,500,000 men were em a According to an official dispatch reeeived by Emperor N icholas from Grand Duke Nicholas, commander-in-chief of the Russian forces, the victory was won after seven days of fighting climax came when the Austrians were routed in a final des assault on the Russian center, which was held by Ge The Austrian army in Galicia was acting in elo tion with two German army corps facing wee, nd envelope the Russian forces in ‘Poland. Their plans, however, met with a series of disas in a rout when an attempt was made to are th tu La Fere Evidently in the Hands of the Gs Bae Mi In the West the line now held by the left f armies in the valley of the Oise runs di northeast of Paris to Compiegne and thence t igh miles northeast by north of apr to ta? Fe :. _ La Fere, one of the weaker of the French fort in the hands of the Germans. eterew F tas : armies apparently hold their own im and and Bethel Song miles saci bed ers of the POST-DISPATCH Big ety al