St. Louis Post-Dispatch
September 26, 1914

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Put under a German military command- of shi asi 4 sales 2%.—The correspondent ler, - All the Austrian officials of the| _ ® Standard telegraphs from Bucha- rest: Frown have left and the residents are} wm. pumanian press devotes lone Jriceins in a panic. articles to the Russian occupation of | German Advance Checked, Czernowitz, an important universit, \ The General Staff has issued the fol-/;,y jn Sait Aseia® “atin ima ‘o towing statement: tion of more than 70,000, and eulogizes 4 On Sept. 23 the Russians checked the! the consideration of the Russian wate £ tative move of the German vanguard! gers On entering the city iin ined h © advance on the Government of Su-/mander of the Russian forces assured at. aiki (a Government of Russian Poland, | the inhabitants there was absolutely 1 ordering on Prussia). Within the cir- —— cles between Scheschupchin nt several engagements with the front : cause for fear of any kind. and Vin-} “typon the instruction of the com- mander, Bitty neve ceousea tavrorahty | ternary cae Pomtiation, wae summoned the Russians. Rabbi to assemble in the public eine “In West Galicia there is no fighting. @. The Austrian army, driven from Khy- ow, continues a general retreat.’ By eae saber A PRESS. ROME, Sept. 26, via London, 4:23 p. m.—The fleets of Great Britain and France are today bombarding heavily all the fortified Austrian positions in the vicinity of Cattaro in Dalmatia. A wireless dispatch reeccived from the commandant of the French fleet announces that the powerful Austrian fortress of Pe- lagosa has been dismantled. | French Left Continues its Slow Advance North of Paris PARIS, Sept. 26—3:35 p. m.—Heavy ftirhting is in progress on both the east and west wings of the battle between the Allias—.— and Germans in France, according to the official announcement issued this afternoon by the French War Department. Following is the text of the communication : ‘‘WTRST—On our left wing, between the Somme and the Oise, the battle continues very violently. Between the River Oise and Soissons our troops have advanced slightly. The enemy has not attempted an attack. ‘‘Between Soissons and Rheims there has been no iin- portant change in the situation. ‘“SECOND—On the center, between Rh@ms and Verdun, the situation also is unchanged. In the Woevre region the enemy has heen able to cross the River Meuse in the vicinity of St. Mihiel. but the offensive taken by our troops already has. to a large extent, thrown him back upon the river. ‘ the south of the Woevre region, our attacks have not ceased to progress. The Fourteenth German Army Corps has fallen back after having suffered great losses. ‘“THIRD—On our right wing (in Lorraine and in, the Vosges) the effective German forces seem to have been re- duced. These detachments (of the enemy)’ which had at certain . points driven back our advance posts, have been repulsed by the entrance into action of our reserves. ‘(Tn the Russian zone, the Russians have captured Rzeszow on the railroad leading to Cracow and have also taken two fortified positions to the north and south of Przemysl. ‘‘In Poland, the Germans appeared to have fortified them- | selves to the north of Kalisz.’ Photograph bv the American Press Assoctation, | Highland Horatius Dies With 3) Wounds, but He Held the Bridge LONDON, Sept. 26. HE Paris correspondent. of the Daily Mail recites a_ gallant ' T feat performed by a Highlander. in the fighting at. Seissons last week. ie “sf Tt appears tha#f150 Highlanders, wifé had” béen detailed to hold the Aisne were threatened by an overwhelming force of Germans who gradually approached nearer the Highlanders. Their Maxim gun had ceased fire, all of its crew being killed, when one Highlander got up from cover, lifted the Maxim on his back, and, braving a storm of German bullets, carried it, tripod aud all, across the bridge to the far side. The weight was near 110 pounds. There be put the gun down, and the Maxim being stili charged, opened a hail of bullets upon the advancing Germans, who wavered and then broke and fled to cover, leaving many dead behind. At this. moment the Highlander himself was killed, but he had checked- the German advance and, British reinforcements arriving, the Germais abandoned the attempt to capture the bridge. Afterwards it was found that the Highlander’s body had 30 wounds. 7 to the a ao ae Bi: es — -- ——— ne “CCNCRETE GUN BASES FCA MAUBEUGE SIEGE PUT IN BY GERMANS BEFCRE WAR” ee ee —_ RO ete ee FRENCH WARSHIP. TAKES A GERMAN URT IN AFRICA Small Unarmored Gunboat First Sinks Two German Vessels and Then Lands Marines. Aviators More in Fear of Rifle Fire Than of Shrapnel PARIS, Sept. 26.—An aviator who has just returned from the front tells of the difficulty encountered by the flying men on reconnaissance duty. He said: “We are obliged to fly at a height of about one mile and a. quarter, which makes dbservations difficult,.as small ‘objects, even with the aid of the strong- est glasses, assume unfamiHar. shapes and become foreshortened. “If we fly under that height we are greeted by a hail of rifite fre whieh is far more effective than the cannon.. We the rifles more than the bursting shrapnel as the fire of the regiments, concentrated on a single object is far deadiy. RR Here, the Russian General, surrounded by officials and soldiers, addressed th - people in friendly terms, exhorting them | ~~ not to be alarmed, to maintain order, GAUSTRIAN FORCE — | ostee tn eerent Bove ier } RUSHES INTO TRAP them that any person assaulting the Russians would be punished severely. eve Battalions Are Wiped Out at River by Small Body “Dense crowds, promising obedience, accompanied the commander to his of Russians . Associated Press. headquarters. The shops were opened immediately afterward. “Rumors about the humanity of the —. soldiers hdd spread with mar- Vv PETROGRAD, via London, Sept. %4.— ae tn et Oe emty ih. Gaarne- he Russkoe Slov has obtained from vyounded soldiers, it states, a descriptiou @ ruse whereby a smal! Russian de- nt in Galicia virtually wiped out Preparations Made, It Is Asserted, Under Pre- tense of Boring for Water and Building Foundations for Factories. ee By Associated Press. aie a farm, under the pretext that they LONDON, Sept. were boring for water. They put In foundations of concrete, So that everything was ready. As theit guns had a longer range than thosetfear of the Maubeuge forts, it was. not difficult for them conquer,” The Paris correspondent ‘of London Chronicle confirms the Statement, and 20.- -Correspondents telegraphing today from Amster- oh SMS IRR RS 8 | Gr dam, and dating their dispatches result- writ- of GaA- expedient the scene “France,” an the expulsion froin ing from ers from anywhere near operations, again dwell cellent character of the of the on the German to hoa “4o - . . . the | more BOR DEAUX, Sent. 26.-The Ministry of Marine announteé . todav. that the Freneh Surprisé, on Sept. 24, | ——— ee {ore- = that -all io wa , AGUh witz, but likewise in the neighboring villages. Thousands who, before the onslaught of Russian troops, fled to the Rumanian frontier, came back to Czern- owitz in masses. large Austrian force. In its account the incident it says: “According to a prearranged plat, Veral squadrons of Cossacks and ar- llerymen, simulating retreat, began tuo Bs back under cover of the infantry. 4 “The Austrians rose to the ait and t from their trenches in pursuit — direction of a small river, where of Russian intantry checked furious Austrian onslaught. Cos- ~s and artillery, crossing by a , began to entrench themselves on i: — bank, posting guns in nes in the bushes unperceived by ele "enemy. | “When the preparations were com- for the enemy’s reception, the in- try burriedly retreated to the oppo- bank, where they pretended to sei to the bridge as if to cut off the & advance. “The Austrian troops, seeing before a small body of Russians, blindly \sharged. The enemy's infantry, with ats of victory, approached the bridge Nie their cavalry dashed through the Se ee . — ee a f puddenly a terrific explosion was L and the bridge, which was crowd- with massed Austrian columns, was to pieces, while, on the opposite the Russian guns and quick firers geath among the advancinys as untis the river was choked jwa bodies. . _ “Panic-stricken, the foe attempted to Wies. throwing away their weapons, bu: Cossacks forded the stream and pur- tis he enemy, with yells of triumph f| “Halt an hour later several Austrian | ss had ceased to exist’ s and Montenegrins Occupy cee Vight Resaian Citles. 1f ‘4 Spe Sep! “% - & shispeateh ' Sets a, iv the Havin Agee. ase vt Sept, 2, says: was bat mwas the: Seats between Win, om “Ewa RS! pat nennnsitiininhers te ne WR «ye [pweree oe un i “Soon after the entry of the Russian soldiers Austrian proclamations were found in the streets announcing ‘Bril- liant Austro-Hungarian Victories.’ “The day following the formal] occu- pation the Russian General issued a de- cree prohibiting increase in prices of foodstuff.”’ — Germans Take Charge of the Defense of Cracow, LONDON, Sept. %.—Dispatches from Petrograd say the Germans have thrown three corps into Cracow in preparation for the Russian attack, which it is ex- pected will not be delayed much longer. The Russian capital, these dispatches say, has been advised that all traffic has been stopped between Rerlin and the Baltic ports of Danzig, Elbing and Stet- tin. This news has set experts to figuring on the possibility of a German descent on Russian territory by way of the Baltic. Any such move is regarded here as impossible from the standpoint of an effective act of war, although it might be theatrically effective in supporting the morale of the Berlin populace. Another demand has been made Austria for the surrender of Belgrade. This was answered by the shelling of the Austrian monitor on the river. The Balkan allies continue their attack of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia. Cunarder, Now British Cruiser, on Vigil at New York’s Door NEW YORK, Sept. %—The British uvxiliary cruiser that formerly was the Cunarder Caronia,. continued today the strict watch she kept vesterday at the deor of New York She lav as if a’ off the lleek eaeracaei2 thbar ssf VER ty’ apehor epdas. thee a. tical “tired wa: Piet sf. eruise:r tancaster, had wets ite ela slurtieg the nignt, hewever, nyt to be seen Mae auernlog. trenchments. From spondents it places along front thre hillsides of these workines have been in German hands for years. It would appear that, during several weeks before the opening of hostilities, thousands of stones were cut these quar- later to be the con- by the Germans barriers iwainst which the. hi artillery has little effect. Foundations of Concrcte. Englishman, writing from district, reveals some preparations which. the This man, ' eorre- many battl many that in the Aisne quarries dot majority accounts by seems stone and Pa from tor of ries, used struction uviest the of An Maubeuge the remarkable he alleges, were mans for the in his letter, “The Germans installedalang time before the war, certain portions cf some of their big 42-ce ntimeter guns Ae Ae, a a, cements eae alia i Germans Owing Swiss Said to Be Investing in War Loan BORDEAUX, 11:45 newspaper published nt Fonds, Switzerland, have been declares that manufacturers of the Chaux-de-Fonds region have received letters from their German customers, informing them they are unable to settle their bills, # being contrary to the interests of Ger- many to send money out of the coun- try. . Convinced, however, the Swiss manu- facturers desire to see Germany trt- nmph, the debtors had with tue amounts due their Swiss creditors pur- cir names stock in the Ger writ made by Ger- present war. S; avs: ee Sept. 2, a. m.—A Chaux-de- copies ot which received here, fhoawed in th ain Vise demded only with i4 ' . on ers SN furthe: they thave tar do husiness after the war ,going ihe German heavy artillery was placed on concrete years ago. as factories never to platforms selected foundations completed. sone for be Liverpool Market Under Control cf the Government CHICAGO, Sept. 26.-On those days when the Board of Trade has been un- Preparations for Invaston, Belated reports giving intimate tails the occupation of Amiens and (Compeigne, from | which the Germans subsequently were driven, throw further light what in England characterized] as Ger- man advance preparations for le - of cities on is int's- sion. According’ to most every French which the German army swept, some- one in the ranks would point out where he had, until recently, resided mn inconspicuous eitizen. Throush great quantities of stores and this, together with the knowledge of the country by such soldier residents, these stories, in al- town through as such were men found, mained have | such firms as accept this arreaagement, | proved of immense value. Edison Meets a War. Problem and Promptly Solves It NEW YORK, Sept. 26.—Thomas A. Fd- ison hus overcome what threatened to bag a serious problem as a result of the European War. Large quantities of carbolic acid are used in the various Edison works at West Orange, N. J.. which, when run- ning on full time, employ 6000 men and able to obtain quotations on grain from the quotations were sup- the British censor, it Was members of the local board Liverpool, pressed by stated by today. The vestigation, statement wre2 made after an in- and ndds that the Liverpool which is influential in basing is practically controlled man representing the British Government. that on those days quotations were suppressed on agent was buying for market, American prices, one and when ‘he cables this the Government. Belgian Airman Defeats German in Aerial Battle LONDON, Sept. %.—A duel in the air over Brussels between a Belgian biplane, which was maxing a reconnaissance and a German machine which was in pur- suit of the b xlane is described briefly correspondent of the Exchange who witnessed the con- by a Telegraph Co., test, The two machines ascended to a great altitude, and after a swift flight the aviators exchanged shots at short range Suddenly the German turned turtle and fell and the Belgian biplane returned towards Antwerp. women. This product was obtained en- tirely from England and Germany. It has been impossible to get any from the Freemasons Offer Palace in latter country and England hesitated to send a supply because of the fact that the acid is used also in many explosives. Mr. Fdison has surmounted the diffi- culty by making his own acid tn the Sil. ver Lake chemical work: *y~ CY ening ne u blishes fhe Paet-Dienpetch is the o paper in St. Louls that receives or asws gathered by Ue Assncisiod ROME. via Paris, Sept. 26.—The Freemasons have offered the Gov- ernment the palace here in which they have had their headquarters ne of the largest Rome. [ol | pital ijRes ase of ister reply hos Min would war. The wnaid he im ‘ of War in remember the kind offer in case of | & «eneral ‘ — ~ Smitpamecnan sage 0E. ante -~ Z Rome for Hospital Use| 3 gunboat fook possession of Coco Beach, in Ka- marun, the Gérman colony tn westerr Equatorial. Africa. Victor Augagneur, rine, announced the Beach at the Cabinet meéting.. He said that previous tq landing ler marines, who dislodged the German troops on shore, the Surprise. whic’ is a small vessel, unarmored and carrying 1 emall guns, sunk two vessels belonging to the German auxiliary fléet, the Rhios and the Italo. M. Augagneur said this capture was a brilliant cxplolt to the eredit of the Surprise. Minister of Ma- capture of Coco at the entrance of the Muni River, which falls into the sea in Corisco Bay This territory was ceded to Germany as a resuit of the Franco-German Congo § agree- ment of 1911. Austria Officially Tells of One Case of Cholera VENICE, Sept. 2%, via Paris, Sept. %. 9:00 a. m.—The first case of Asiatic cholera has been officially announced in | Vienna. It was the case of a wounded | officer brought from Galicia. The pa- | tient has been isolated and it,is re- ported that he is recovering. There are a large number of cases of dysentery in the capital. The military commander at Sarajevo. capital of Bosnia, has forbidden al] in- gress and egress to and from the town Coco Beach is without special passports. Rothschilds Volunteer to Aid British; 5 With Tentous| LONDON, Sept. &@—Three young British Rothschilds have volunteered for front with their regiment, whil- three belonging to t! are on the German side. —Two members of the Austrian family are with the Aus- tiie e Frankfort Drane.: “Much Activity” Says London LONDON, Sept. 26, 5:15 p. m.—The Official Press Bureau this afternoon issued a statement reading as follows ‘“There has been much activity on the part of the enemy all along the line (in France). ‘‘Some heavy counter-attacks have been repulsed and a con- siderable loss has been inflicted on the enemy.’’ LONDON, Sept. 26.—The latest official announcement. given put in Berlin according to advices reaching London sets forth that there are no actual successes to record in the Western arena of the war, where there have been only a few minor engagements. Weather conditions have now improved along the west wing of the allies, and according to an official communication give out in Paris, a battle of extraordinary violence is raging in thig locality. Allies Left Gives G-ou7d, Is Reinforced, Resumes Offen:ive PARIS, Sept. 26. The official communication issued late ‘last night regarding the progress of the battle in Northern France, said that in the morning French troops ts the region of Noyon were compelled to give ground before superior forces, but had been reinforced and again assumed the offensive, the engagement being one of particular violence, The text of the statement follows: : ‘‘1. On our left wing in the region to the northwest of Noyom our advaneed troops, baving come in contact with superior forces of the enemy, were compelled this morning to give a little ground. Being reinforced, however, by fresh troops, these troops have vigorously resumed the offensive, The struggle in this region bas taken on a character of extreme violence. ‘+9 In the center there is nothing i@ report. ‘+3. On our right wing ‘the enemy has begun to give way before the attacks of our troops coming from the direction of Naney and Toul. ‘‘In the southera zegion of Woevre the enemy js retiring toward Bupe | ee ee ee ee ee = " r ~ ee ee ee ee NR SMR PLR paired RE a RRR MDI A aan ek votre