St. Louis Post-Dispatch
October 7, 1914

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EE a a —~ scanennaaniinemeemenemmenss ee — wane > ee “The Turn of the Tide” —Beginning of German Retreat on the Marne | Drawn by Frederic Villiers, of the Illustrated London News. ‘Convrighted by the Sun Printing and Publishing Co, Published in St. Louis_Ay special arrangement with the Llustrated London News.) een an —_ ee oer CONTIN | WI GREAT FORGE Germans Frequently Force Night At- tacks, Exhausting Troops on Both Sides—Invaders Use Captive Bal- loons and Searchlights to Hunt French Positions. . Pg Fat Rete aes SRY SORE NBS Da ‘ 4 . Ra? int et i i acai Ae ham cee at Son sae RAL vk Bv ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS, Oct. 7, 3:08 p. m.—The following official communi- cation was given out in Paris this afternoon: ‘“On our left wing the battle still continues with great violence. The opposing fronts-extend into the region between Lens (nine miles northeast of Arras) and La Bassee (13 miles southeast of Lille), and are lengthened by masses of cavalry which are in grips as far as the vicinity of Armentieres (nine miles northwest of Lille and virtually on the Belgian frontier). ‘On the front extending from the Somme to the Meuse there is nothing to report. aoe ‘In the Woevre district, the enemy made a new effort to stop our progress, but its attacks again failed.’’ The War Office last night made public the following official communication : ‘‘The characteristics of the situation continue the same. On our left wing to the north of the River Oise the action grows more and more violent. ‘‘In the center comparative calm prevails. ‘*A little ground has been gained in the northern part of the heights of the Meuse.”’ inn tanta a Nin cneieages ii Neciles canines eaitenoe adil “~ se VGS3 COI: BUA IS CIINK BY | BERLIN, Oct. 6.—By wireless to Sayville, L. 1—The German |General Staff in its report on the situation in the Western arena Reference to the map shows that the French have made no considerable gain to the East, as they must to cut the German communications and get behind Von Kluck, which is the great object of present operations. The Gert- vans have steadily fended them off, forcing them continually to extend their line northward instead of east, to protect their own rear. HIS drawing by Frederic Villiers, famous war artist, gives a good idea of the actual general appearance of one part of the battle- field of the Marne. It pictures the beginning of the retreat of the German center September 11, after four days of resistance to the allied forces. It was this retreat, announced in an official bulletin from the Paris War Office on the night of Sept. 11, which relieved Paris TWO MORE ANTWERP FORTS REPORTED TO HAVE FALLEN: A. RUSIEM 1 INDEFIANT MOOD, | * INNER: LINE NOW MENACED ‘Germans’ Big-Guns Moved Into New Position for Bombardment of Inner Defenses — Citi- ‘gens Are Warned That Attack Is Imminent, and: Are Requested to Leave City. ‘By Aasociated Press. BERLIN, Oct. 7, by wireless to Say- ville, lL. L—Despite the general expec- tations that a slight pause would be made in the advance of the Germans on Antwerp, it was reported today in Gov- ernment quarters that two more forts hed fallen -into German hands. They were Fort Kessel and Fort Brocchen (respectively east and north of Lierre), which were no longer able to resist the destructive power of the German siege guns, The capitulation of Antwerp, accord- ing to German military authorities, can be only « matter of a couple of days. By Associated Press. BERLIN, Oct. 7, via Wireless to Say- vile, L. I—News received here from the situation before Antwerp sets forth that the German big guns have been ad- VYanced to new positions for the bom- bardment of the inner line of forts. The military critic of the Lokal An- seiger expresses the opinion that a heavy bombardment will be necessary before a breach in these closely linked fortifications can be made. He says sorties may be expected. - (Note—A French official announce- ‘ment, made yesterday, stated that the Belgian forces defending Antwerp had “ocoupied strongly” the line between the River Rupel and the River Neth. “Against this line,” it was declared, “the attacks of the Germans have failed.” . This announcement appears to confirm the German announcement, made sev- eral days ago, of the capture of Forts Wavre-St. Catherine and Waelhem, two of the outer defenses of Antwerp. The narrow space between the Rupel and the Nethe is northwest of Fort Waelhem and between the forts mentioned and 7 > ' the city. The presence of a Belgian : a be a ci pe 4 BSS 5 SR BO’ + , . force there indicates that the fort has been lost. American Nun Driven by Shélis From Convent Near Antwerp. LONDON, Oct. 7.—Sister Mary Mc- Laughlin of Skaneateles, N. Y., was among several hundred refugees from the vicinity of Antwerp to reach Lon- don today. Together with 80 other Augustinian Sisters, she was driven from the Fille de Marie Convent at Willebroeck, 50 miles south of Antwerp, by the bombarding of the fort at that place Sept. 29. Speak- ing of her experiences, Sister Mary said: “We stayed at the convent as long as possible to protect the property, but the school] being near the fort, shells struck our chapel and other buildings, shattering windows and wrecking the roofs. Driven out, we made our way two miles north to Boom, where we were told that that town had been destroyed. “Thursday we had to leave Boom on account of the bombardment. Finally, we reached Antwerp, but were ordered to leave there immediately. We were unable to get a boat until Monday night. “Two weeks ago woe sent all our pu- pile home from the convent, but in Ant- werp I met many of my girls among the rnenniless refugees fleeing from danger. Like many of our sisters, they had no place to go. One of our sisters is blind and another is paralytic; they are with- out relatives to whom they can turn. Our poor superior stayed with these invalids, trying to find a safe place for them in Antwerp. “I have been in Belgium teaching for 138 years. Some of our helpless sisters have been in the convent for § years. All the members of their families are dead, and until we can get back to our Continued on Page 3, Column 8. | Aas paige ; r Gowen. en ee ee SAILS FOR TURKEY Ambassador Declares He Hasn't Been Recalled—Stands by Recent Interview. NEW YORK, Oct. 7.—A. Rustem Bey, Turkish Ambassador to the United States, sailed for Naples on the Italian liner Stampalia today, after announc- ing that he stood by the interview he gave in Washington recently and that he intended to return to the United States. On the pier today he said: “I have not resigned and I have not been recalled. I am still the Ambassa- dor from Turkey to the United States. I am going to Constantinople for sev- eral weeks on business and will then return to Washington. The only thing of any importance that I have heard late- ly is that on Oct. 1 all the foreign postoffices in Constantinople had been closed, but without ostentation.”’ The Ambassador was asked whether the abrogation of foreign concessions in Turkey ‘might lead to rioting and mas- sacres. “I resent that question,’’ the Ambas- sador replied. ‘“‘Why should there ove any massacre? We Turks resent the suggestion that we are apt to do any- ‘thing terrible.” The Ambassador commented situation In Turkey by saying: “I do not expect that Turkey will be drawn into the war. The mobilization of troops is merely a matter of precau- tion. The Swiss have mobilized their troops, too, Dut there has been no sug- gestion that Switzerland might go to war. Ai] we Turks want is to be lett alone. “I do not believe that Italy will go to war and therefore I feel perfectly safe in traveling on a vessel that flies the Italian flag. Of course, I anticipate some difficulty in traveling overland from Naples to Constantinople. The reason I did not saijl yesterday was that I had some business in New York that required me to stay one day longer.’’ on the Advertise your property as though you believed its sale or rental to be impor- tant, by keeping it listed in the Big House, Home and Real Esta: Directory. from the immediate threat of siege, and which changed the battle line from the Marne to the Aisne and Oise. HE vilage of Mondement stretches along the center of the picture, and at its left is the chateau, somewhat hidden by trees, which was taken and retaken four times in the four days’ fighting. In the roadway along the left and center of the picture appears a retreating column of Gerinans, and the field is dotted with stragglers moving northward. To the east of the chateau there is a great declivity, with the marshes of St. Gond, cleverly concealed by nature, at the bottom. Further on are the dry, treeless hils of Epernay, Rheims and Cham- pagne. The heights of Argonne stand out boldly in the distance. The artist’s original notes are written upon the picture. wr a . = ——— oe ee a ee ee ee a ee ee ee ee —_—_— -—— ee ———— ee ee CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS TONIGHT AND ee _THE TEMPERATURES 8 ee _——~ —- ow = - ee ees ee French President, Back From Battle Line, Visits Paris PARIS, Oct. 7.—President Poincare, accompanied by Premier Viviani and Minister of War Millerand, returned to Faris last night after his trip from Bor- deaux to the line of battle. The President and his reached army headquarters Monday morning. They spent several hours with Gen. Joffre, commander in chief of the French forces, and then proceed- ed to the British headquarters, where they called upon Sir John French, the commander of the British expeditionary force. Tuesday they went out among the forces in the field, saw the commis- sary, hospital and postal departments and inspected existing methods for the transportation of wounded. This morn- ing the party, accompanied by Gen. Gallieni, Military Governor of Paris, | visited the Paris fortifications and the | s entrenched camp near the capital. ; ss For Mlinois — Partly cloudy to- Last Aid Named by Slain night and tomor- Archduke Killed in Battle row, probably showers in north ROME, via Paris, Oct. 7.—The body of | porties, inte te Capt. Engelbert Piltz has been brought | night tomor- to Vienna, according to a dispatch from | row. the Austrian capital. Capt. Piltz, who! was killed in an engagement against Germany Sends 16-Inch a the Servians, was the last aid appointed | Guns Through Dardenelles by Archduke Francis Ferdinand prior; LONDON, Oct. 7.—An Athens dis- to his assassination at Sarajevo. He | was in an automobile following the} Patch Published tn the Times says: “According to trustworthy advices Archduke at the time of the tragedy. Baron Rumorskirch, a member of the! from Constantinople, four huge howitz- of the 42-centimeter (16.38 inches) Archduke’s suite, gave to Capt. Piltz! a snuff box set with diamonds, saying’ Mode! have arrived from Germany and that it was the gift which the Archduke! have been sent through the Dardanelles making him personally.jon German merchantmen, together with was found on the Aus-! large quantities of ammunition and war bod materia! Ques Official fore- cast for St. Louls and vicin- ity: Generally cloudy weather tonight and to- morrow, prob- ably with show- ers; not much change in tem- perature. ministers FULL DRESS 1S NOT ALWAYS & FITTING COSTUME Missouri— cloudy to- tomor- For Partly night and row. ——- or ers had intended The snuff box trian Captains NORTH SEA MINE Destroyer’s Crew Saved by Cruis- er After Accident Near Estuary of Ems. By Associated Press. LONDON, Oct. 7, 1:23 man torpedo boat destrover, the Estuary of the Ems in the Sea, has been sunk by a mine, ing to a dispatch from Amsterdam to the Reuter Telegram Co. This news reached A dam ina dispatch from the sland Sniermon. nik, one of the Friesland Ish®fids in the North Sea, belonging to Holland. This message says that at the time of the disaster, 11 o'clock this morning, the dstrover-was northeast of Schiermon- nik, not far from the Estuary of the Ems. Observers on the island heard a sud- den explosion and a huge mass of water arose from under the bows of the de- stroyer. The boat keeled over and dis- appeared in three minutes. The periscopes of two submarines ap- peared. Their nationality could not be ascertained, but probably were German. A German arrived from the Ems Estuary in time to save the crew of the destrover. Six Austrian Torpedo Boats Destroyed by Mine in Adriatic. PARIS, Oct. 7.—The Mesagero pub- lishes a dispatch from Ancona, Italy, on the Adriatic, telegraphs the Rome corre- spondent of the Havas Agency, which declares that four Austrian torpedo boats and two Austrian torpedo boat destroyers have been lost off the coast of Dalmatia as a result of coming in contact with mines. The Ancona dispatch adds t! jority of the membe: the these six vessels lost np. m.—A GWer- cruising off North accord- they cruiser At A NA- ‘s of crewe of their lives. lright wing have William of Wied Hopes to Regain Crown on Battlefield Rome, via Paris, Oct. 7.—Prince Wij- liani of Wied, former ruler of Albanta according to advices received here from Berlin, in an address to his company of uhlians said he hoped through their bravery to reconquer on the battlefield the crown of Albania of the war says the fighting on the German right wing in France has been successful. BERLIN, Oct. 7, via Amsterdam and London, 11:55 a. m.— The following communication was given out by the headquarters staff of the German army last evening: ‘‘Continuous French outflanking movements against our extended the battle front until it is now north of Arras. West of Lille and west of Lens (nine miles northeast of Arras) our advance guards are in touch with the enemy’s cavalry. ‘‘No decision yet has been reached in our counter-attacks along the line between Arras, Albert and Roye. ‘“The situation remains unchanged along the battle front be- tween the Oise and the Meuse in the vicinity of Verdun and in Alsace-Lorraine. Germans Often Force Night Attacks; Show Skill in Hiding Positions PARIS, Oct. 7.—Captive balloons to discover and observe the movements of the allied armies and powerful searchlights to point out the positions and to blind the defense during night attacks, are being used by the Germans in the great battle to the north and east of Paris, which still is without definite result. Military science frequently is lost sight of and the contest becomes merely the hurling of forces against one another. Night combats have become an important element in the action. They are frequently forced by the Germans and as often are repulsed by the allies. They are telling on the stamina of the troops on each side, many of whom already are worn out on the firing line in the seemingly — struggle. French General Says Germans Fight With Remarkable Method. The French public, who throughout have shown calm, are patiently awaiting a decision. The changing actions at various points along the bat- tle line, as indicated by the War Office statements, furnish opportunity for diversified comment as to their significance. Lieutenant-Colonel Rousset, the military critic of La Liberte, sees ix the latest maneuvers of the Germans an element of daring. A large sprea:)- ing movement on the flank of an adversary, he says, can have the incon- / venience, generally grave, of enlarging the space which exists between the moving troops and those in front. This must necessarily have a reasonable limit under the risk of transforming the plan into a detached operation sim- ply, which would be very perilous for those executing it. ‘‘Such a movement, moreover,’’ says Lieutenant-Colone) Rousset, Bas hardly a chance of succeeding and only so when not discovered, which does not appear to be the case, judging from the War Office statements.’’ 3 Gen. Pierre Cherfils, in commenting on the situation, declares that the 4