St. Louis Post-Dispatch
October 8, 1914

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Copyright This incident was officially described as follaws: A small party of French under a noncommissioned officer was cut off and surrounded. After a desperate resistance it was decided to go on fighting Finally the-noncommissioned officer and one man only was left, both being wounded. The Germans came up-to them and shouted to them to lay down their arms. The German commander, however hen asked permission to shake hands with the noncommissioned officer, who was carried off on a stretcher with his rifle by his side. | , can to keep their arms, and t ————- A ae in EE A ce — ew ee the United States by the Sun Printing and Publishing Co. a eee oe fag 8 s at 5a : 2 4 SS : sigs ae Pees o4 , “E> e , : > Rx —. ’ Pees ny ‘ ab pee SE ‘ “J, — . % am. ** os x —* 2. < oe . “. . WS . . » a ae nes : a4 ‘ . 7 i AEG ‘ roe we " ee bits ete eae Pagel ‘ 3 » 4 ro 4 Cw Son ee * cad “ Pee | ¢ eee Published in St. Louls exclusively by the Post-Dispatch by special arrangement with the Illustrated London News. to the end. signed to them eee ee oe ee CAVALRY CARRYING. BATTLE LINE IN. * FRANCE TO COAST ; German Forces North of Aisne Seem to Have Diminished---Violent At- tacks by Prussians to the West of Apremont Have Failed. is k's By ASSOCIATED PRESS. PARIS, Oct. 8, 3:15 p. m.—The following announcement was made in Paris this afternoon: . “(1 On our left wing, in the region of the Department of the Nord, the enemy has made progress at no point. At certain points he has moved back, particularly.to the north of Arras, where the fighting is developing under conditions.favorable for us . The op- erations of the opposing forces of cavalry are developing at the present time almost as far as the seacoast on the north. ‘‘Between the Somme and the Oise in the viciniy of Roye, the, enemy is still‘in force, but we have retaken the major part of the positions we were obliged to give up. “To? the north of the Aisne, the numerical strength of the German troops seems to have diminished. ‘*2. On the center between Rheims and the Meuse, there is nothing to report. On the heights of the Meuse, between Ver- duo and St. Mihiel, the enemy has drawn back to the north of Hattonchatel. He still holds St. Mihiel and some positions ‘tc te north of St. Mihiel on the right bank of the Meuse. ‘*In the Woevre district the violent attacks delivered by te enemy to.the west of Apremont have failed. **On our right wing, Lorraine and the Vosges, there has been no change.’’ The official communication issued by the War Department last might says: “Except on the two wings, where the German attacks have been repulsed; there has been nearly complete calm along the front. “On our left wing the German cavalry has been held in cheek; te the north of Lille it has been driven back. **“Between Chaulnes and Roye the ground previously ceded has been retaken. **On the center we have made an advance on certain points. “There is nothing to report on our right wing.”’ French Attacks in Argonne Repulsed LONDON, Oct. 8,—A Berlin dispatch to the Reuter Telegram py ig ie AS 4 at Re * fe 7 ‘eontains an official statement given out at general headquar- OR u 3 aa " . Ce ee ee ee eee ————— German Captain, a Prisoner, May Die 2 Aileen nonce for Burning Louvain ANTWERP, Oct. 7, via London HERE is great’ indignation here against the German Captain who is charged with having ordered the burning of Lou- Vain, and who was captured at the battle of Aerschot. In private life the man is a lawver, and defense, is said, that from superiors, ] is onl it is he re- ceived orders his and that it was not his to question orders. He court-martialed next week, and the expectation here is that he will be condemned to die. business will be Voights-Rhetz Gets New Job, but It Isn’t Von Moltke’s ROME, via Paris, Oct. made in German military circles witt regard to reports that Gen, von Moltke had been removed as chief of the general staff of the German army, brings forth the statement that the story is incorrect. The erroneous report, it is declared probably was caused by the change of officers made in the German Quartermaster General's department, where Gen. von Voights-Rhetz was appointed to succeed Gen. von Stein Gen. von Moltke retains his post. $.—Inquiries —- Another of Kaiser’s Sons, Eitel Friederich, Is Hurt LONDON, Oct. 8.—A dispatch to Reu- ter’s Telegram Co. from Berlin by way of Amsterdam says that Prince Litel F'riederich, second son of Emperor Wil- iam, was thrown from his horse in a re- cent battle and injured his knee. The Emperor's youngest son, Prince Joachim, who has recovered from a wound received in battle, is awaiting permission to return to the front. German Expert Says British Fleet Is to Invade Baltic LONDON, Oct. 8.—The Morning Post's Copenhagen correspondent says the Ger- man naval expert, Count Revenlow, writes that the British fleet apparently is preparing for an invasion of the Ba’ tic, necessitating a naval base in Den- mark or Norway. Three Sons of British Premier Volunteer; Two Are Accepted LONDON, Oct. 8—Three sons of Pre mier Asquith volunteered for with the British in France. Two of them are now training with their regiments, and the third, who has not recovered from a serious illness, failed to pass the doctor. servinre army ———- eee eee eee Commander of Bavarian Artillery Killed in Action BERLIN, via Oct. &—It be- came known today that Major-General Augustus Zeiman, commander of the fecond Bavarian Field Artillery. was killed in action Sept. 26. Your For Rent ads tn the Fost-Dis- petch may eliminate for years vour ten ant troubles. Instruct vwour agent to keep your property Usted the Biz House, Hone ihrec tory. London, itt and feat tistat f AEROPLANE DROPS “BOMBS IN PARIS 3 PERSONS HURT German Flies Over Metropolis and Two Suburbs to the North. PARIS, Oct. 8—A German aeroplane flying over Paris and the suburbs of Aubervilliers and Saint Denis, norti: of the city, at 8 o'clock this morning, droppeca two bombs. one of which wounded three persons. The other did no harm. Hostile air craft usually have avoided Paris and vicinity early in the day be- cause of dangerous air currents then present. French troops in the city and suburbs have been commanded not to fire upon the aeroplanes because of the danger to the public from falling bul- lets Germany Not 1 Keep Art Works Taken in the War LONDON, 8.—Reuter’s Telegram Co. has received a dispatch from Ber- lin, via Amsterdam, saving that Dr. Wilhelm Bode, Director of the Berlin covyal Museuins, has announced that neither the muesums themselves nor the German Government intends to retain works of art brought into Germany dur- ing the war Such works are removed merely to in- sure their safety | 32,000 Canadian Soldiers Arrive in English Waters LON DON, Oct, &.—The Canadian troops, it is announced, arrived in home waters today. They will be sent to an inland train- ing camp. The Canadian force numbers approximately 32,000 men. UNSETTLED WEATHER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW Oct. THE TEMPERATURE. 9 1 + a waedteee ie fs : Yesterday's Temperatures. High. Stnt2 p. m. Low. .64 at T 2. m. THE CAROINALY ARE PLAYING MASKED BALL Official fore- cant for <¢. Louis and yicina- ity: Lnsettied weather tenitght and tomorrow, probably shovw- ers; not much change in item- Perature. ee ee Por Missouri — Unsettled weather tonight and to- morrow. probabl, showers. mi For Tinois—Un- Settied weather tvo- night and tomer- ros with show- ers. | SUMMARY..OF THE WAR NEWS TODAY LONDON, Oct. 8, 10:30 a. m.—All eves today are turned to Antwerp, whose fate is regarded here as im- portant out of all proportion to the numbers of men engaged in its at- ‘tack and defense. Germany must not only keep an open door into France, it is argued here, but she must be prepared to close the back door to Essen, a most important German military center, jn case the long and stubborn fight of Gen. Von Kluck, the commander of the Ger- man right wing, ends in disaster. According to forma! notification sent into Antwerp by the German commander, the active bombardment of the city’ is now under way. This is confirmed by refugees to Ostend, who can hear heavy artillery firing. -— = Battle Line Near Belgium. In Northeastern France, on the Allies’ left wing, the main posi- tions Of the contending forces now reach within !0 or 15 miles of the Belgian border, while beyond these points, masses of cavalry continue the strugwie over the frontier line and into Belgium. Along the greater part of the front, however, the antagonists seem content to watch each other with- out attempting any definite move- mente. New German effectives have ap- peared in the Lille district, and the struggle now known as the Battle of the Three Rivers may decide the rrench campaign. —_— - Przemysl Suffering. In the East, Russians are batter- ing away at Przemsyl, which is said to be suffering severely under their artillery fire. All the efforts of the Austrians to relieve this fortress are reported as having been pulsed the besiegers re. by The Russian genera! staf{f reports that the German uritnv defeated on the Niemien River has retreated with much stubbornness to tho East Prussian frontier, where it has en- trenched itself, and Berlin supple- ments this information with the statement that the Russians have been repulsed with a loss of 2700 prisoners and nine machine guns The Gernians a minor gorod, Russian ful, Claris engagement southeast of Poland, they having taken 40 aiso that in near Ivan- Warsarr, in were success- prisoners. Petrograd declares that the conflict along the Vistula River has not as yet developed, although there have been preliminary engage- ments between advanced of the opposing armie: MAI forces Press Has More Freedom in Russia Than in England LONDON, Oct. 8—In a comparison of the censorship, as it is being applied In England and Russia, the Times’ military correspondent says: “We are able to discuss the campaign in the West with far less freedom than our Russian contemporaries. Tree Rus- sia, the last home of liberty of the press, has become positively enviable to us in Eneland. Russian reports are far more full than ours and Russian comment therefore more illuminating. “We shall have a good deal to say about English censorship when the lib- erty of the press is restored, but no one doubts that in the present critical phas- es of operations in the West, Gen. Joftre ix really justified in exercising dictator- ship in news and comment. It is norma! for all dictators to be distrustful of their closest. friends, and we have no cause to complain if our dictators treat us after the manner of their kind.” Expeditionary Force Cheered by 100,000 in Melbourne LONDON, Oct. %—The Chronicle cor- respondent at Melbourne says that an- other remarkabie demonstration took place in Sydney Tuesday. When the New South Wales portion of the first expeditionary force paraded the city streets business was entirely suspended and all the main thoroughfares were decorated. Emplovers allowed their workmen spe- | | , celal leave to enable them to cheer the] Post-Dispatch For Sale Want Ad brings troops. ft is estimated that over 1%, | persons witnessed the march. eel Runaway Submarine Turned Back to Italy by French LEGHORN, Itals. Oct. & Paris. The cruise of the Italian-built rine. which disappeared from the Gulf of Spezia some days ago and late turned up at Ajaccio, Corsica, has com to an end. The French Ajaccio, who took vessel, asked Paris what they should make of her Parts municated with Rome. Italy sent stroyer to get the submarine and ther is reason to believe that she now on her way home under this convo’ This submarine was under the corm- mand of a retired naval Lieutenant Angelo Bellone, who, leaving a letter in which he said Italian neutrality was a mistake, and that !t was the duty of every Italian to work individually bring about Italian intervention in the present war, headed for the open sa. Hiere Bellone sdid his crew that he had been entrusted with a cret mission and that was on way to the Island of Corsica On arriving at Ajaccio the crew bhe- gan to suspect that al! not right with the expedition. They voiced their suspicions to the port authorities, who at once took possession of the vesee’!. All the members of the crew returned to Leghorn this morning from Corsica and the submarine doubtless will be in the hands of her owners In a few davs Via subma- dauthorithles of of the disposition possession COtllI«- a de- is to to he his wax Just stop # mument and think—the ready buyers and makes business trana- actions quick, plereant and pr ‘le. —— BELGIAN CAPITAL = IN PANIC: THOUSANDS FLEE FROM CITY | Five Army Corps Said to Be Engaged in Attack on City—Germans Force ~ Crossing of River Nethe With Heavy Artillery After Suffering Severely. LONDON, Oct. 8 (5:12 p. m:)—‘‘Antwerp was subjected to a furious bombardment throughout last night,”’ telegraphs the correspondent of the Star at Ghent. Shells from the German 16- inch (42 centimetre guns) were falling early this morning in Place Verte, close to the cathedral. AMSTERDAM, via.London, Oct. 8:—The Handlesblad learns from Antwerp that the commander of the German forces besieging that city announced at 1 p. m. Wednesday that the bombardmetit would begin at 3 a. m. Thursday, ‘unless the city surrendered. ‘The Germans forced the crossing of the River Nethe by meaus of their heavy artillery. ——— German Aircraft in Two Flights Over Antwerp Drop Bombs, Killing Score ANTWERP, Oct. 7, via The Hague and London, Oct. 8.—The condition of panic among the populace was increased today by the appearance at 1! o'clock this morning and 3 this afternoon of German aircraft, which dropped bombs, destroying seven houses and killing a score of people. \ On account of the Zeppelin’s successful attack, the large avenue leading to the railroad station quickly became black with a struggling mass of per- sons, eager to escape from the city. Seized with an unreasoning, terrible Ss fear of a bombardment, or of a charge of German cavalry, the residents are transporting invalids, cripples and even the occupants of lunatic asyi- ums. 7 It was a pathetic sight to see the poor people, some carrying on their backs their hopelessly maimed or idiotic relatives, who were crowded tfite railroad vans and transported northward, to remain in some cattle shed or railroad platform until rooms can be found for them tn Dutch asylums and” institutions. é: The people remaining in the city tomight are taking to the cellars, prepared to hear the first German shell in the morning. The Belgian minie — ters are trying to reach Ostend through Flanders and by way of Holland i The Belgian army is marching into the city. tired out, leaving ; the Ooi guarding of the forts for the night to fresh troops. eo The unexpected flerceness of the German attack on Antwerp, which, a ix reported, is being made by five army corps, has given rise to the opinion ~~ among the higher military officers bere that Germany intends to. ee me. Ae ‘ ~~ oe P - Ly Sapte pe Fas . ~t cl | i |