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Aire river, almost directly west of Verdun. Ostend. German Zeppelin last night dropped three bombs over this city, demolishing big fish depot, but "with no casualties. Petrograd. Concentration of Rus sian forces about Przemysl and bom bardment of that fort by heavy ar tillery continues. General staff be lieves that with the total cutting off of the city the garrison will be un able to withstand the siege more than a short time, as the Russians have been led to believe that the hasty retreat of the Austrians did not give them time adequately to pro vision and supply the fortress. London. It was announced-at the Admiralty today that only 878 of the enlisted men on the armored cruis ers sunk by a German submarine on Tuesday were rescued. They were divided as follows: From the Hogue, 454; from the Aboukir, 236; from the Cressy, 188. Ostend. Last night's raid over this city by a Zeppelin, which drop ped three bombs, one exploding and demolishing one of the biggest fish depots, killing a watchdog, is believ ed to be the forerunner of a series of Zeppelin raids along the coast. It is also feared that the Germans are trying out their great airships in an ticipation of a raid across the chan nel on English territory. It is well know that Count Zep pelin, inventor of the great dirigibles that bear h's name, has volunteered to lead a fleet of these -vessels over the channel and across the city of London. With the coming of the foggy autumn season the danger from thfe cause is certain to be acute and the British are already making preparations to forestall such a raid. A number of the officials of the British aviation squad have been here for a week and it is understood they have a eflet of armored biplanes in readiness prepared to take the of fensive when the dirigibles are "sent into action. ' LOCAL WAR BRIEFS It is said that party of wealthy En glishmen, stopping at Blackstone Ho tel, are buying large numbers of horses and mules for use in the Brit ish army. Mrs. William H. "Lee, Evans'ton, and her daughter arrived here from Germany last night. Refuted stories of so-called barbarity of German troops. Eleven Chicagoans still lost In Eu rope. No word has been heard from them. Armand Crabbe, Belgian baritone, reported dead, is coming to Chicago to live, according to his friend Wil liam H. CoUins, 4565 Woodlawn av. All men applying for citizenship papers are told America is for peace before they are given their papers. "Every dollar donated to the Red Cross means that the powers fn Eu rope saves, that dollar to buy powder with," said Clarence Darrow yester day. He advocates waiting till the war is over before we help. o o- WOMEN WANT RIGHT TO LIVE UNDER GOOD CONDITIONS Women's rights, not to vote but to work and live under goqd conditions, will be discussed in the public con vention of Illinois working women which opens tonight in the hall of the Women's Trade Union League at 1579 Milwaukee av. The convention is the first of its kind in this state.- They will discuss problems of the wage earner from the female standpoint. Women from many of the prom inent unions of the city and state will be present and will speak. o o HINT FOR HUMANE SOCIETY Proud Father I think 111 send Lambert to West Point He has the making of a cavalry officer. Indulgent Mother No, you'd bet ter save him for the aviation corps. He tried to crawl out of the second stoiy window yesterday. " jUjgjgbjHjgj J