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" MA MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL TODAY'S NEWS TODAY THE WEATHER. Generally fajr tonight and Sunday. ran 1 HAH fnfii - --s j l.u . i i v i y r i i i i i i i i i i i i i i r 11 r x i i r iiiiiiti VOL. XXIII. CALUMET, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 19, 1914. NUMBER 284 n rv n n 17 Tv n n rr raTx n i-: . - UMUUH BUS MIT MM SUPRQK CO SIM I GET 111 RANK AUSTRIANS TRY TO SAVE THEIR ARRAY Remnants Fortify Extended New Front From Drotiobyez.Gal tela, to Cracow ATTACK ON PRZEMYSL Russians Plan to A: sail Fortress at Once-German Offensive Is Stopped Rerlin, via London, .Sept. 19. The. Gel man army continues operations in t lie dibit let about Suwalki, Russian Poland, uccording to the general BtufC. London, Sept. 19. Petrograd reports that General Rennnnkampf has defin itely arrested the German udvanre. The AuBtrians are engaged in a per sistent effort to avc the remnants of her army and re-establish it as a fighting force, and have, according to reports from Vienna, fortllied their ex tended new defcnslvu front from Dr6h obyez, southwest of Lemberg, to Cra cow, with' the. center on Prycmysl. An attack on the Przoniysl fortress Is expected at once from the Russians. From many points in the dual mon archy come disquieting reports. The Pola naval base on the Adriatic is said to he in revolt, while the people in Vienna are demanding news of the situation in Galicla from which dis trict hordes of refugee Poles and wounded Austrian soldiers are pour ing Into the capital daily. Violent scenes outside the ministry of war building in Vienna are reported. Przemysl Garrison Strong. Amsterdam, Sept. 19. A Vienna dis patch says that all villages around Przeniysl, Gulicia, have been ordered cvacauted and entrenchments are be ing dug around the fortress, which has a garrison of 60,000 and provisions fr two years. Russian Force of 7,000,000. London, Sept. 19. According to a Home dispatch, an army of 900,000 Jtussluns Is marching into central Pol end, followed by another army of 2, ('00,000, while a third army. ag gregating S.OOO.fiOO, is coming from more distant regions and wilt reach the front in October. There already are said to be 1.000,000 Russians In Gnllcia nnd 000,000 in Kast Prussia. While these numbers are enormous, they are considered probably a fair estimate of what Russia soon will have. Contirtied on 2nd Page, 3rd Column. BORDEAUX HAS ASPECT OF OLD TIME ROYALTY Desire to Build a Grandiose City Is Everywhere Evident. Paris, Sept. 19. Ilordeaux. the city to which the French Kovcmtncnt fcis been removed, has the aspect of a royal seat of government, lather than republican. It resembles Versailles. The desire to build a grandiose city is everywhere in evidence. The. streets are broad, the squares spacious, and the buildings of large proportion, yet the 25O.000 inhabitants of the city are Insufficient to give it the appearance f a populous tenter. P.ordeaux touUl easily shelter a population three times as large. Rordcaux is situated on the left bank of the Garonne, which forms a magnificent harbor some CO miles to the southeast of the mouth of tne river. It Is 3S9 miles from Paris. Not only Is It easy of access, but it is fa vorably placed Srr communication with other parts of France and with Spain, l-'or the second time In Its history it now becomes the provisional capital of Prance. During the Franco-German vr of 1870-71 the government was transferred thither from Paris, and re mained there until the conclusion of peace. SIX STEAMERS LEAVE FOR U. 8. WITH 6,000 AMERICANS Inndon, Sept. 19. Six steamers, ear ning fl.000 Americans, left the Rritlsh Isles today for the t'nltcd States. TURCOS WHO i.v rim. 3 1:0 Hardy fighters of the Nineteenth attacks on the enemy seem to utterly WILSON WOULD ABANDON RIVER AND HARBOR BILL Favors Substitute Measure in In terests of Economy Washington, Sept. 19. The day and night Unlit on the river and harbor bill in the Senate showed sinus of a break "today with a victory for the 1111 btistcring Republicans, when it became known that the president favored abandoning the bill and substituting a new resolution to appropriate twelve to fifteen million to continue only those projects under way. The original bill proposed llfty-lliree millions. The president believed the bill should be abandoned In its present form becau.se the government's reve nues are already falling us the result of the war and must be supplemented by a war tax. Kconomy will extend all aloiiJ the line. S. MAJOR IS RESCUED FROM PATH OF BATTLE. E. J. Stiver Tells of Painting American Flag. Which Was Respected. Paris, Sept. 19. Trying experiences befell Major Kdwln Jacobs Stivers, . S. A., retired, and his niece, Miss Stiv ers, who were caught in the track of battle at u little village called Vau moise, about foity-Jlve miles northeast of Paris. American Ambassador Myron T. Herrick learned on Thursday of the major's situation and sent l.ietit. Kd wln St. John Grlcbel, Jr., one of the young army ollUcrs now attached to the embassy, in an automobile to bring the major and his niece to Palls. Lieut. Griebel found the American, who is K0 years old, broken in health The major sai.l the Riitlsh troops had been in the village on Aug. SO 'and 31 and the Germans from Sept. 1 to Sept. 10. There had been a good deal of shoolini; around his cottage, lie paint ed a small American Hag on a piece of board which he nailed to the cottage and this was" usually respected. Miss Stivers, however, was made to do all kinds of work for the German soldiers, such ns serving them at table, making tea nnd watering their horses. BOSTON WOMAN WINS THE NATIONAL GOLF HONORS. Glencoe. N. Y., Sept. 19. Mrs. Ar nold Jackson of Hoston won the wom an's national golf championship, de feating Mls Klaine Rosenthal of Chi cago, ALLEGED ROBBERS CAUGHT. Momence, Ills., Sept. 19. Two of the men who. It Is nllced. robbed Mrs. Nellie Clark of Kankakee of diamonds valued at 1'iO.itOO. were captured In a cornfield near here this afternoon. They had eight diamond ilnss on their persons. , ARE FIGHTING IN THE .3 m nr. wwwtw 131 f corps of the Algerian contingent in demoralize the German gunners. STEAMER REPORTED. SUNK WITH LOSS OF FIFTY-FIVE LIVES. Astoria, Ore., Sept. 19. It is reported that the steamer Francis H. Legett, bound for San Francisco, with thirty-seven passengers and crew of twenty, sunk sixty miles south of the Columbia river. It is said two survivors were pick ed up. No information as to the number of lives lost is ob tainable. JAPANESE TROOPS SEIZE KIAU CHAU R. R. STATION Tokio, Sept. 19. Japanese troops landed at Lao.shan I'.ay September 1 according to an otliclal announcement. Cavalry on September 17th captured the Kiau Chan station and seized a train. Among the passengers was the president of the Shantung railroad, w ho was made a prisoner. The Shantung railway Is German owned. German Officer is Killed. Peking, Sept. 19. A report says lia ron Von Kiscnhach, was the first Ger man ( llicer to be killed la-fore Tsing Tau. lie met death In a skirmish on Set 'timber 16. Maintaining Blockade. Toklo, Sept. 19. The Japanese Meet Is maintaining a complete blockade at Kiau Chau, but so far has failed to attempt any serious bombardment of the harbor forts. The land invest ment proceeds according to original plans. CARUSO WILLING TO FIGHT. Singer Says He Would Not Shirk if Country Called Him. Rome, Italy, Sept. 19. In the event of Italy's becoming Involved in war, Knrico Caruso, the tenor, Is liable for duty with the' artillery reserve, lie la engaged to sing with the Metropolitan Opera company In New York, but he says that although he would bo ex empt from service If he applied to the war olllce. he would Join the colors when called. Italians, he says, should I lace patriotism above everything else. Ills plans depend upon Italy's atti tude. BIRDS OF PREY FLOCKING TO BATTLEFIELDS. Petrograd, Sept. 19. Peas- ants in southwestern Russia, v noticed that all birds of have prey, including crows and small eagles, have left their usual v haunts, attracted by the battle- fields. Consequently, field mice and ture other enemies of agricul are running unchecked, threatening future crops. Birds of prey seem to be the only 'I' creatures that are gloating over the massacre on the scenes of !' the Austro Russian battles. FRENCH ARMY ft :cas & 5cr " the French army, Their fearless, floret NEW SIEGE GUN STRONGEST FORT Terrible Weapon of Germans Un known to World Before War London, Sept. 19. The correspond cut of the Associated Press in Ueilin says: "Tile day of the fortress has passed The new siege kuiv of t tie German forces appears to have demonstrated its ability to demolish the strongest fortifications. At Liege, a single projectile demol ished utterly, walls of reinforced con crete and Tecl, ripped open steel cov ers and piled a mas of debris on the foils' defenders. The existence of the terrible weapon was not known to foreign nations, and only a few high German olliclals had as much as heard of it before the war broke out. According to an expert there are not enough forts in the world to wear out one of these guns. RECORD ENROLLMENT AT M. A. C. IS PREDICTED. Fast Lansing, Mich.. Sept. 19. When school opens at the Mi higan Agricul tural college oil the l'3rd of September, the books will show the largest en rollment in the history of the Institu tion. Last year a new record was made when U.O'ifi students were en rolled. The freshman class numbered better than i!oo, which was nearly 200 more than the lirst year class of the pievlmis year boasted of. Judging from the number of appli cations whl'h have already reached the president's dlice, the l!Ut fresh man class will exceed last year's rec ord by nearly lao. At noon today 2." more applications were at hand than last year on the same day. In order to provide for the new students, Mo new military uniforms have been ordered. N. Y. GIRLS ARE MAKING 10,000 NEUTRAL NIGHT SHIRTS FOR SOLDIERS. New York, Sept. 19. Ten thousand neutral nlht shirts are being manu factured In New Vork city. They are for the Red Cross stations in the war zone, and will be delivered without fa vor among Germans, Prltish, French, Russians. Re lgians. Austrlans and Ser vians wherever night phirta are need ed. The garments nre of canton flannel, nnd are being made hy fifty young women of the Girls Vacation bureau. The material was furnished by a New Fngland millionaire firm. BANKERS' PLAN APPROVED. Washington, Sept 19. The bankers plnn for a fion.oon.ooo gold fund In meet American obligations to Europe was approved today by the federal re serve board. GERMAN LOSS MORE THAN I TO 1 IN DEAD Invaders Said to Have Lost 100.- 000 in Rattle of Marne and Allies 50,000 GREATEST ON RECORD Out in Present Fighting Along the River Aisne Paris Sept. 19. Otliclal reports thus far have neglected the question of losses, which, In a tight such as the battle of the Marne, covering a front 'f 1"0 miles, are almost impossible to est I male. Some ur.o(llci:d icports placed the allies' losse.4 at i.0.000 and the Ger mans at !'' i'Mi In the series of en eauements comprised in the last great clash of the armies. The losses certainly are the greatest on record, and perhaps th proportion for the Germans 1h greater than twe to one in dead at least. For the great proportion of French ofllccrs killed and wounded two ex planation are given, the zeal of offi cers and the orders to German rille men to pick them out. An officer of a Prussian guard regi ment, who Is a prisoner, said: "My regiment left for the front with sixty officers. It counts today only five. We underwent terrible trials." Famous Regiments Wiped Out. London, Sept. pj. The most cruel aspect from the liritlsh standpoint of the terrible battle now laging in the western arena of the war is the dread ful apprehension with which the Prlt ish public awaits the publication of the casualty list of last week's lighting. Many of Great Kritain's most famous regiments are reported to have been mowed down in terrific assaults on heights held by the Germans above the River Aisne. The German public may also expect a shock in this regard for the battle fields already swept over give evi dence, according to reports here, that the famous Prussian guard corps has been virtually wiped out. Picture of Devastation. Ijondnn, Sept. 19. Telegraphing from Sezanne, the Times' correspond ent sas: The territory over which the sec ond day's battle of the Maine was fought is now a picture of devastation, aliomliin itioii and death, almost too awful to describe." The villages of Oyes, Villanueve, Chatillon and Soizy-Anx-P.ois were bombarded and completely destroyed, the correspondent added. ADVISES AMERICANS TO PUT OFF EUROPEAN VISITS Washington, Sept. 19. London re ports that American diplomatic nnd consular officers in Europe had been instructed that passports Issued to na turalized Americans, born In Germany would not be good in Great liritaiii, France and Russia. Servla and Jiel gium, were formally denied today by the state department. The department, however, did r.lt tiate Its former notlco that natuiallz cd Americans should refrain from vis iting their "countries of origin or coun tries which are at war therewith," be cause "it is npptehended that natural ised American citizens may experience difficulty In establishing satisfactorily their disinterestedness and neutral po s t ion, ns well as their American citi zenship." CROWN PRINCE LOSES AIDE. Rerlin. via ome, Sept. 19. Captain Wedlgo von Medel, personal aide and probably the most Intimate friend of rown I'rlnee Frederick William, has een killed in action at the battle of the Alste. PEACE MOVE AT STANDSTILL. Washington, Sept. 19. The informal peace movement begun In Washington n fortnight ngo la today at a tand- atill. WAR SUMMARY A report from German army head quarters, made public in Berlin today, cla ims German and Austrian success es in all theaters of the war. The storming of Beaumont, France, and the capture of many French pris oners is announced. In the east the Germans are contin uing their advance against the Rus sians. The Austrians have routed the Servians, it is said. It is officially reported in Vienna that the Germans and Austrians have formed a new defense line and are awaiting the Russian assault on the fortress of Przemysl. News dispatches represent London as regarding the present battle as the supreme conflict of the campaign in France. Continued optimism is reported at Paria and Bordeaux. SAYS WAR WAS NECESSARYTO UPHOLD HONOR Lloyd George Says It Was Brit ain's Duty to Aid Belgium London, Sept. 19. "There Is no man inside or outside of this hall aIio is more convinced than I that wt could not have avoided the present war without national disgrace. Great Rrit ain Is bound by honorably obligations to defend the independence and Integ rity ot Uelglum." This was the text of a speech by Chancellor David Lloyd-George In Queen's hall this afternoon to arouse Welsh enthusiasm for Earl Kitchen er's new army. RUSSIA BRINGING LIBERTY TO AUSTRIA, SAYS CHIEF. Grand Duke Nicholas Appeals to Peo ple for Friendship, Tetrograd. Sept. IS. ISy order of Grand Duke Nicholas, commander-in-chief of the Russian forces, the follow ing public announcement printed In nine of the principal languages of Austria, Is being distributed in the Austrian districts captured by the Rus sians. "The inhabitants of Austria-Hungary: "The government of Austria declar ed war against Russia because the great empire, ever faithful of its his torical traditions, could not forsake in offensive Servia nor ncknowedge Its enslavement. "On ertering the Austro-Hungarlan territory, I detlare In the name of the great emperor, that Russia, which has shed its blood many times for the email Ipatioii of nations from the for eign yoke mly seeks the rehabilitation of rights and justice. "Russia also brings liberty and the realization of your national vows. For many centuries the Austro-Hungarlan government planted among you dis cord and enmity for It knew that as a result of this strife its domination over you would continue. "On the contrary, my sole aim Is that each and every one of you may grow and prosper anil keep at the same time the previous Inheritance of lan guage nnd faith of your fathers. "I.et every one of you, united to his brother, live In peace and harmony with your neighbors, respecting their na tional rights. Itelng convinced that ymi will co-operate with all your strength to realize this end I call up on you to welcome the Russian troops ns faithful fi lends who are f gating for the realization of your greatest ambi tions." FRENCH GENERAL REFERRED TO THE WAR A YEAR AGO. Told Admirers Man Who Led Army Into Germany Should be Honored. Paris, September lit. The French papers are recalling an Interesting re ply which General Pan made a year ago when his admirers proposed to present him with a sword of honor upon the occasion of his Klving ui command of the 20th Army corps. "I certainly should not accept the sword of honr that you and other well mean ing patriots think of giving me," he said. "Such a recompense must be reserved for the man who shall lead our victorious armies beyond Metz and Strassburv, beyond the Rhine, Into the very heart of the German empire. As for me, modest worker In times of peace, enemy to publicity and popu larity, it is sufficient that 1 have the confidence of those who have served under my orders, and the suffrages of good people such as you." NO DECIDED CHANGE ON LONG FRONT Reports From Berlin Have More Is Optimistic BEAUMONT STORMED Germans Claim to Have Captured Many Prisoners; Both Sides Claim Successes BRITISH STATEMENT London, Sept. 19. The following of ficial statement was Issued in London this afternoon: "The situation is unchanged. A counter attack against the first divi sion during the night was driven back. The weather Is bad. It is raining con tinually." FRENCH STATEMENT Paris, Sept. 19. Official statement: "The French have advanced on the rifiht bank of the Oise. The Germans are bringing reinforcements from Lor raine to the River Aisne. The enemy is holding firm on the center. The army of the German crown prince con tinues to retreat." Paris. Sert. 19. (Afternoon.) Offi cial: "The Germans are strongly en trenching mi the River Aisne, with re inforcements from Lorraine. Washington, ept. 19. An official Rordeaux dispatch to the French em bassy says: "The battle continues on the whole front lrom the River oise to the River YVncvre during the eighteenth without any important change at any point." GERMAN STATEMENT Rerlin, Sept. 19. (Wireless to tHay vllle, L. I.) An official statement says : "It is reported that a decisive at tack is being made by the thirteenth and fourth army corps, and parts of other German division, south of Noy on. "Reaumont has been stormed and 2, uUO French prisoners taken. "Attacks along the entire front are being repulsed. "Many guns and prisoners have been captured. The number is not yet avail able. "The German eastern army contin ues operations In the Suwalki prov ince and is advancing against the Rus sians. Dispatches from Agram report the victory over the Servians was far greater than at first believed. Tho Servians were driven in Might ncros: the River Save. Many were drowned. London. Sept. 19. The battle of the Aisne, now in the sixth day and tie ginning as a rear guard action, has de veloped Into the supreme conflict of tho French campaign. The latest official new sets forth that there has been a lull in tho ti tanic artillery duel. This is taken to Indicate that today's struggle may be marked by a tremendous advance of Infantry, uch ns made the battlefields of the Marne n scene of Indescribable horror and desolation. News from RerPn concerning tho position of the German forces has a more confident ring. The admission Is made that the German army was short of ammunition, but this has leen rectified nnd supplies nnd reinforce ments nre being sent forward without trouble. A French officer Jut returned from the battle front Is authority for the statement that the strain cn both Fides of the line promises soon to jret beyond human endurance, lie likens the antagonists to two exhausted pu- Continued on 2nd Page, 1st Column.