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GERMANS CUT LINE
OF ALLIES' ARMY,
IS BERLIN REPORT
Coalition Forces Said to Be Isolated Near
Ypres French and British Announce
Gains Along Lys River Lille Recap
tured and Metz Threatened.
"On to Calais" Is Cry of Kaiser's Forces
Advancing Along Coast and General
Staff Promises Attack on Channel
Port Nearest England.
T Allies, operating near Ypres, Belgium, are reported to be cut off from
their main body by German troops, according to a Berlin dispatch.
A vigorous offensive against Calais, the nearest Channel port to the
English coast, is promised by the German General Staff today, and the state
ment adds: "We know tiiis movement will echo the longing in every German
heart."
French and British have gained further successes along the Lys. On
the right hank the Allies have occupied Flcurbaix and the immediate vicinity
of Armcntieres.
The Germans have been repulsed in the vicinity of Lille and the Allies
have taken the town.
French offensive movements in Alsace and Lorraine now are gaining
momentum. French troops are reported 1Z miles from Metz.
Paris expects this movement to result in the relief of Verdun, the re
capture of St. Mihiel and the weakening of the German offensive in the
northwest.
German forces, it is now admitted, have occupied Ostend and are advanc
ing on Dunkirk, an important French seaport. f
Berlin dispatches tell of heavy firing near Dunkirk, but the French
official statement says the Germans have not broken through the Allies
line extending from Ostend to Menin.
It is reported that the Kaiser has ordered another advance on Paris by
way of the coast. This movement would lead by a route covering Dunkirk
and Calais.
French and British armies, now re-enforced by the Belgian refugee
forces, stand firm in a line stretching to the coast and apparently arc block
ing the progress of the invaders.
Two more British cruisers, the Invincible and the Terrible, are' reported
sunk in the North Sea by German submarines. So persistent was the report
that the Admiralty took cognizance of it and issued denial of such a disaster.
Titanic onslaughts of the Germans against the entire Russian line in
Poland have been repulsed with heavy loss, according to the Pctrograd
official reports. At Warsaw the Germans have resumed their offensive after
having been driven back from a position within eight miles of the city. An
unofficial report states that the Russians have at last occupied Prremysl.
Austrians have captured several fortified positions held by Russians
along the San, and report repulse of Czar's troops across the river. Vienna
also claims rcoccupation of all the Carpathian passes.
Berlin reports continued success in East Prussian operations. Russian
attempts to retake Lyck have been repulsed.
Japanese troops, aided by the Britisii, captured the heights of Prinz
Heinrich Hill, near Tsing-Tao, according to Tokio reports. The Allies' losses
are reported as 150. The hill gives a commanding position over'thc German
fortifications.
GERMANS DRIVEN BACK,
IS PARIS ANNOUNCEMENT
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vn o- rM Smmm
CANDIDATE DIES OF HURT
Automobile Accident Fatal to J. Ar
thur McFnrlnnd.
NORRISTOWN, ra.. Oct. 17. J. Arthur
McFnrlnnd, of Glut Mills, Washington
party nominee for the Legislature In the
Second Assembly IDstrlct, died In St.
Luke's Hospital, South Bethlehem,' at
noon today from Injuries received In nn
nuto accident at Soudcrton yesterday.
His skull was fractured.
John Declo, of Korrlstown, nnother
member of the automobile party, com
posed mostly of Washington party nom
inees, Is found to be Internally Injured.
PENN MEN FACE
HEAVIEST TEAM
NAYY EYER HAD
ARMY-MVY GAME
HERE THIS YEAR IS
MIDDIES' PROPHECY
Soggy Turf Gives Still More
Advantage to Middies
When Football Warriors
Line Up on Franklin Field,
West Pointers' Team So
Good That Annapolis
Thinks They Would Not
Throw Away Good
Chance of Victory.
Stands Cay With Color as on
Days When the Army Meets Its
Old Rival 2000 Boy Scouts
There in Uniform.
SEARCH OF U.S. SHIP
AROUSES SENATORS
TO SHARP PROTEST
THEIR ONLY CONNECTION
VILLA LIEUTENANT
r paj:is, Oct. it.
The Germans htive been unable to
fealn a alnsle Inch of ground at any
folnt of the lone battle line, nccordine
to the official declaration of military
headquarters this afternoon. They
Jiave been compelled to give ground
fclong the Lys and along tho Meuse.
Tho general situation Is referred to
Jn tho most optimistic terms at the
headquarters of General Galllcni, nnd
while there is at the present time no
pvlrtenco of any serious disaster Im
pending to the enemy, tho constant
rounding on his lines Is steadily weak
tnlng him.
It Is now believed that It will be Im
possible for the Germans on the left
to make any serious attempt to In
vade Prance along tho seucoast line,
nithough there is plenty of evidence
that the enemy is Increasing his forces
n the vicinity of Ostend for an at
tempt of that character. But they
frvill meet determined resistance, as It
Js admitted that the Allies' army
guarding tho northern line from Ypres
lo thb sea la in great strength.
Now that flanking attacks are no
longer possible it la believed certain
that the next groat battle will be n
frontal assault along the line formed
y the Belgian frontier. The fresh
Perman levies, made up of troops
Withdrawn from the eastern Held, and
the new army which has completed its
(training, are being sent to the neigh
borhood of Ghent and Ostend. They
fcre In touch with the field army of
general von Boehn, which in turn Is In
touch with the forces of General von
Jiluk, and are plainly prepared for an
offensive movement.
Clause of thla fact. French rein
forcements have also been moved.
north, and It Is said that the force
massed along the Belgian frontier and
south to the Marne Is fully as strong
as the entire remainder of the armies
holding the line Into Lorraine.
The official statement In full follows:
In Belgium, Gorman troops occu
pying western Belgium have not
passed tho lino Ostend-Thorout-Iioulers-Menln.
Comparative quiet exists on the
greater part of the front.
At our left wing there Is no
change In tho situation In the re-
glon of Ypres.
On tho right bank of the Lys tho
allied troops have occupied Fleur-
halx, ns well as tho immediate
vicinity of Armentleres.
In the region of Arraa and In
that of St. lllhlel we have continued
to gain ground.
French armies continue to advance
In Alsace and Lorraine, one strong
force being only 12 miles from Mets.
This Invasion la being pushed with
vigor so that the pressure against Ver
dun may be relloved and the German
offensive In the northwest may be
weakened.
There Is a growing belief hero that
the French forces, who are carrying on
this campaign unaided, will be able to
rcoccupy St. Mihiel. Meanwhile, the
German lines of communication from
Metz aro reported In grave danger.
RelnforaMhave been sent Into the
line at this point. In addition, certain
"fire line" troops have been withdrawn
from other points where they were not
needed, to asslft in this maneuver,
'which. If it proves successful, will
transfer the fightlngoa the aat of the
line to German territory.
Desperate fighting In heavy rain con
tinues In the Northwest, according to
the reports reaching military head
quarters today. The Germans are re-
Boarding of Matapan Brings
Warning to Belligerents
That American Citizens'
Rights Must Be Respected.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-Haltlng of nn
American vessel by n foreign warship, Its
boarding by foreign odlcers nnd arrest
of Americans aboard an Incident similar
to that provoking the wnr of 1S12 wuh the
subject of a serious debate today In the
Senate,
Senator Thomas, of Colorado, read a
letter reporting the boarding of the
United Fruit liner Metnpan off Colon,
October 4, by the French cruiser Conde
and subjection by the Conde's ofneers of
Americans aboard to examination, result-
GREETS TRUCE PLEA
BY BOMBARDMENT
Attacks Naco on Receiving
Request for Suspension of
Hostilities American
Soldiers Wounded.
NACO, Ariz., Oct. 17. Kesponding to a
request for the suspension of hostilities
at Naco, Jlex., pending tho conference
at Aguascnllentps, Governor Maytorcna.
tho Villa leader, began tho bombardment
of tho garrison commanded by General
barricade.
Hill and Maytorona received messages
from Govornor Vlllareal, ono of tho lead
ing aspirants for the Presldenay, asking
that they quit fighting for a while. Hill
was willing, but his rival showed his un
willingness by firing shells into tho town.
In the morning three of Maytorena's
ROMLAND.R, R. .
DIRECTOR FOLLOWED
LEAD0FD.6.REID
The Army football game will bo played
this year and In Philadelphia, according
to Information obtained this morning nt
the Hotel Walton.
Navy men who refuse to permit tho urs
of their names owing to the stringent
regulations of the service, wore confident
that the negotiations opened yesterday
would result In bringing the famous serv
ice football classic to this city.
Tho reason advanced for this Is that
the Army has an excellent football team.
Its members and backers alike are confi
dent that It can "clean up the field" with
the Navy team. In spite of the latter's
weight and form. Naturally, West Point
wants the victory that It feels able to
win, and accordingly is expected to put
no more obstacles In tne way of the
game.
At the Walton this morning the mem
bers of the Navy football squad were
reticent, but there was no doubt of their
confldenco that they will meet their old
Frldlron enemies this year.
The, consensus of opinion among the
midshipmen Is that tho Army "bluffed."
Tho Navy "called" the bluff, and tho
Army Is now ready to talk terms again.
As ti their chances of winning the Ills
tprlc battJe, if It Istaged, the. Navvmcn
me as' corindc'nt"" nH tnej-' are over" the
game nlth Pcnn this afternoon.
By EDWARD R. BUSHNELt
FRANKLIN FIELD. Oct. 17. This bat
tle scarred gridiron presented an appear
ance not unlike the days of tho old Army
Navy contests when the Unlvorslty of
Pennsylvania and the United States Naval
Academy teams resumed football rela
tions this afternoon after a lapse of
twelve- years. On the navy side of tha
Held were banked nearly a thousand '
marines und navy ofilceis from Lcaguo
Island with the boxes filled with higher
dignitaries. All it lacked wa3 the corps
of midshipmen themselves.
Of course the Army wasn't here, but the
military aspect was given by the presence
of some awj boy scouts in their khaki uni
forms, who came n tho guests of the
Pennsylvania management. They prom
ised to be fairly Impartial in their cheer
ing, but they couldn't help hoping that
the Quaker team, whose guests they were,
would triumph.
Tho occasional view of the sun during
tho morning was welcome to both camps,
particularly to Pennsylvania. Ilain fell
almost all of j esterrtay and a good part
of tho evening Tho gridiron dotsn't
drain iny too well, and it was feared
that there might be pools of water for
the players to wallow In. But the cessa
tion of the rain with the timely appear
ance of tho sun, and a fairly good breeze,
helped to dry up the field so that when
the teams got ready for battle they had
no grtntor handicap to overcomo than a
sticky surface.
Tho condition of the field was an advan
tage to the Navy, which came here with
the heaviest team in Its history, one that
weighed an average of five pounds more
to the man than the Qunker. And since'
the middies have specialized nil year In
building up a line breaking attack their
superior weight was magnified by the wet
field. The hoggy turf also made. It r..r.
Testifies to Voting for Any
Project Favored by Head
of System -r- Ignorant of
Frisco and Other Deals.
CHANGES IN TICKETS
- - - -- i m mo mornins inree oi .tiayiorena i
Ing In temporary detention of five Ger- shells struck tho American side. One ex
man-Americans. plodcd close to the United States cavalri
Senator Stone, chairman of the Foreign
Relation Committee, voiced sharp warn
ing to the belligerent nations that they
would be held strictly responsible for
such unneutral acts against a friendly
nation.
"Under the circumstances," said Sen
ator Stone, "none will forget that both
belllgirents nnd neutrolH have certain
rights under International law. These are
well derlned. Tho Government and the
people of the United States have assumed
an attitude of strict neutrality, which
insures to this Government and to Its
citizens the rights of neutrals recognized
under international law.
"If any of the belligerent nations fall
to recognise these rights then the re-
cavalry
Darrtcaue.
Two Mexican women, who had taken
refuge on United States soil, were
wounded during the fighting.
Shortly after daybreak tho firing died
away. During tho lighting many rlflo
bullet and projectiles fell upon the
American side of the line and four United
States troopers attached to the border
patrol were wounded by the bursting of
a shell. A fragment of a bursting shrap
nel passed through the lungs of n
Mexican non-combatant, who had taken
refuge In this 'town. He probably will
die.
One of the American troopers was shot
througli the temple and tha doctors
pronounced the wound a fatal one.
The attack was repulsed by the Cnr
ranza forces, the Villa soiuierx bclnc
sponsiblllty of violating tho rights of a compelled to fall back when day dawned
Fal4d oa rt rvst
neutral government will rest with them.
The United States will maintain Its posi
tion of strict neutrality, but It will be
well for other nations to know that wa
will not look with Indifference upon In
vasion of the rights of our citizens by
any belligerent nation."
R. W. Patterson, who wrote Senator
Thomas, Bald he was a passenger on the
Metnpan (since sunk In collision Just out
side of New York harbor) and that on
October 4, while nearlng Colon, she was
boarded by the Conde. All passengers,
he said, wore forced to undergo Inspection
in the dining room. In a few minutes all
were permitted to leavo except five young
Germans, of whom two had been born In
Germany. They weie not reservists on
their way to Germany, he said, but Amer
ican citizens on their way to the Interior
of Colombia, These oung men were
forced to sign a parole In which they
promised not to fight against the Allies In
this war before they were permitted to
remain on the Matapan and continue
their Journey. Meanwhile tho Matapan
was held up for two and a half hours.
Patterson pointed out that this was an
American ship, and that her captain, be
cauM he made no protest against the
action of the French man o" war, should
not be permitted to command nn Ameri
can boat. He was a British citizen, Pat
terson said, who had commanded the ves
sel when she was a British ship before
being transferred to the American regis
try under the recent new law He pointed
out that tht next warship to stop the
Metapan might be German, and she
might prccd under the tame dule to
take oft all English and French citizens.
After reading tho letter, Senator Thom
as said that It called for action by th .
puue xfpsjuicui
Mines exploded by the defenders shook
Concluded on 1'nio Twn
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-When Daniel
G. Reid or W, H. Moore, tho dominating
figures of the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pa clilcsystem, "pulled tho strings," the
directors of the road and of the numerous
subsidiary corporations danced, accord
ing to Joseph Folk, the Government's
chief counsel. The latter made this en
terpretation of the testimony of George
D. McMurtry, when the Interstate Com
merce Commission's Inquiry Into the
financial affairs of the railroads was re
sumed today.
McMurtry, a white-haired Scotsman, Is
a director of the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific Railroad Company, the Rock
Island Railway Company nnd the Rock
Island Company of New Jersey. Reply.
Ing to questions of Mr. Folk, he acknowl
edged thnt ho hail acted In accordance
"jwi uie nuvice oi Daniel A. Reld. He
said he was unfamiliar with the so-called
Frisco deal, and that the Chicago and
Alton purchase wob a "mysterv" to him
ion were a ngurennad, were you not?"
Substittutions nnd Withdrawals Cer
tified nt Hnrrisburjr.
HARRISBURO. Oct IT. Ccitlficntcs of
til n substituted nominations authorized
jes.tcrd.iy by the Washington nnd Demo
cratic .State Kxecutito Committees were
tiled nt the Ktnte Department today.
Withdrawals wer filed ns tollows:
Congress S. S. Mann, Democrat 3th:
.1. Moore, Kej stone nnd Bull Moose,
31st.
Legislative Joseph H. Paschull and
Louis R. Dlsbrow, Prohibition, Id Dela
ware; John F. Schreck. S. H. Rlchwino
and E. O. Myers, Democrat, M. Lancas:
W. O. Jenkins, Wnshlngton, 1st, Lacka
wanna ; Frank D. Selph, Democrat, Tioga;
Henry Wnlloy Davis, Democrat: Jesse
.ShalUross and O. A. Hoffmnn, Washing
ton. Chester; G. J. Kline, n. R Itelmnn i
and J O. F. Motz, Washington, M. West
moreland.
Among substitutions nied were Ralph
Gibson, Prohibition, Lycoming, legisla
tive, nnd Carl D. Smith, Keystone, -Hth.
senatorial.
replied Xtr. Mc-
WILL SUE J. P. MORGAN
Virginia to Begin Action for Recov
ery of Mnrtha Washington's Will.
RICHMOND. Va., Oct. IT. - Attorney
General Pollard was today directed by
Governor Stewart to bring, suit against
J. Plerpont Morgan, of New York, to re
cover the will of Mrs. Martha Washing
ton, which was stolen from the Court
house of Fairfax County, Va., during
tho Civil War. Tho document was bought
by Mr. Morgan from a dealer In manu
scripts. The suit Is to be brought In the
United States Supreme Court at once.
RUSSIAN REPULSE AT LYCK
Germans Take 800 Prisoners and
Several Guns.
LONDON. Oct 17.
A German victory over the Russians
at Lyck on October 11. In which th, Rus
sians lost SOO prisoners, was announced
In a statement from I'erllnglven out by
the German wireless press bureau today
The Germans report they have taktn
pn cajyjon And three machlns guns
inquired Mr. Folk
"I was not active,
Murtry.
The witness snld he accepted the word
of Reld, and that ho did not know an,.
thing about an alleged gift of 'l.OOO.OOO to
It. A. Jackson, vice president of the road
Ho had not the slightest recollection of
the deal whereby the Rock Island Rail
way Company borrowed 17 M0.O0O from the
First National R.ink, of New Tork to
pay an obligation of the Rock Island
Railroad.
VOTED WITH REID AND MOORE
Chief Counsel Folk brought out that
McMurtry took the advice of Reld and
Mooro without It even being given; that
Is, he never received any verbal advice
o direction on how to vote In board meet
ings, hut when either of the railroad
magnates mado a motion he had so much
confidence In their wisdom that he voted
for that motion.
Rolk asked him If fie thought that good
business men nerved on railroad director
ates without keeping themielves posted
on the affairs of tho road. McMurtry
replied In the affirmative. He asserted
he did not have time to attend closely to
this branch of his business.
Counsel Roberts Walker, for the Rock
Island, sought to show that McMurtry
was not directly accountable for the
road's polio . He asked the witness If
be was a member of the executive com
mittee and a member of the Iowa Hold
ing Compan McMurtry replied In the
negative. Wajker then asserted that it
was the Iowa Holding Company which
engineered the Frisco purchase, and
pointed out that McMurtry naturally
would know nothing about it
Folk wanted to know If it were not '
true that the board of directors, of which
McMurtry was a member, did not have
to ratify actions of the executive com
mittee. McMurtry assented, but on sub
sequent questioning, said that wlu never
Moore or Reld made a motion, fttvprable
or otherwise, on any dal, he always
voted for It.
McMurUy testified that he has been a
tuln that both teams would find It diffi
cult, to operate the forward pass suc
cessfully. This has not been classed as
n successful piny In the Quakers' scheme
of atUielr this season, but -the. middle.
have done execution with It. and how to
stop it line occupied a good deal of
thought on Coach Brooke's part
As soon ns the Navy coaches and team
reached the field the players were hur
ried Into the dressing room to get ready
nr wio gnme. a nair a dozen conchta
immediately hurried on to the glrdlron to
Inspect the condition of the turf, und
found two spots on tho CO-yard line
which were about two Inches deep In
mud. Several bags of sawdust were
brought forth and the turf was quickly
put Into good condition.
On account of the heavy field the Penn
sylvania conches mnde a Inst minute
shift, by which tho entile left side of
the line was changed. Hopkins was se
lected to replnre Murdoc kat end, Rus
sell took Hennlngs plnco at tackle and
Wl throw went In nt guard In plnce of
Dorlzas. The decision of the coaches not
to let Dorlzas start was made after the
men began to dress. The coaches fig
ured that the greater experience of Wlth
tow adn his good playing in the Lafayette
game merited nnother chance for him.
i-ennsynnmn's cohorts bognn to flock
into the south stands shortly after I
o'clack.
Sailors from the battleships at League
Island singly and In small groups were
among the first to enter the north stand
sections. Long before the time for play
... n.i.k nit- jnurny ciouas nad cleared,
the sun made things a trlflo worm, but
otherwise It was Ideal for football. A
real autumn breeze was blowing over the
field nnd many of those In the stands
mado use of their overcoats, wraps nnd
blankets.
At 2 o'clock fow of the boxes were occu
pied, and those In the stands were watch
ing for the arrival of the celebrities. The
nearest thing to gold braid nt that hour
was on tho shoulders of police officials.
MARINES ENTER WITH HAND
The Penn rooters started n little cheer
ing n half hour beforo the game started
GERMANTOWN POLICE HOLD
ANOTHER ROBBERY SUSPECT
Declnre Man Peddled Pencils to Get
Lay of the Land.
In the arrest of Patrick rries, yenrs
old, 232 North Franklin street, by Spe-
cln! Policeman t'orry In Oermantown to
day, the police believe they have cap
tured another man wanttd for robberies
committed the Inn six weeks In the Ger
mantown district.
Krie. u'nR repnmilr.p.l hv mnid. In v.a
home of Jnmes Pollack. S025 Seminole Tno ftrst rcnI cheering started at ten
stteet. Chestnut Hill, when he culled , minutes after I o'clock, when tho ma
there this morning, as tho man who Is rines from Iengue Island marched
said to hao taken a watch nnd chain I through the south gate In cloj-o oMer
and a diamond btlckpin from the Pollack to tho blnie of march music. The tea
homn moro than a month ago. The po- soldiers were given a rousing reception
lice bellevo. In order to get the lay of by the followers of Ponn and the Vavv
the land, Fries called nt tho dlfforent alike They circled the fleia .v,
houses during tho day under a pretext ning track to sections rv r. ..
of selling pencils. In the north stands.
The Quaker management hoped for a
record-breaking crowd, and for that rea
son erected extra seats around the grid
iron, some of them for the Boy Scouts
and tho others for tho ordinary spec
tators. The new seats brought the seat
ing capacity of the field up to rs.OM.
PENN NOT CONFIDENT.
There is good reason for Pennsylvania's
lack of confidence. First of nil, the
Quakers are a creen team. ihn, k.i
only two veterans from last year In tha
first line. They are Captain Journrav
and Harris at right guard and right
tackle The backfield Is entirely new
and Is further weakened by the Inclusion
of two men nt the 11th hour. On top of
this tho Pennsjlvanla players are not In
the best of condition physically. It Isn't
that any of the men are seriously hurt,
but there are a number who have minor
Ir.Jurles which will likely slow up the
team or if aggravated put good men out
of the game
The Navy came hero confidant In Its
strength and In all probability further
advanced In team play than the Quakers.
The middles have the advantage of some
two weeks' more prellminar) practice.
Furthermore the cancellation of their
game with the Army has made this their
one big match, and they want to maks
a successful showing to secure a good
CI v I l rvVTC nJ ,,u " l"' w wona for tbls
Lv J U U 1 A. i reason they are likely to be censklrably
more auiancea uian toe nea and Blue la
THE WEATHER tfam pUy """ c"u"Uwi.
e z -i i i . . . ' Th WW "eight of tha wld-
t or Fhuadelphut and vicinity I'm- dies' lino from end to end i
Mettled tonight and probably Sundau- ' 3"7 P0""3' J"' 'our te'K avirag
. , . ' 'l1 aunaay, 1751, pounds. whtl th average for th
moderate temperatures , gentle van- entire eleven is w -U pounds. From end
able winds, I
For details, tea last ,. ,. I Coacioded .a tag, Tw.
SENATOR HALL IMPROVES
His Condition Still Critical Following
nn Operation,
CLEVELAND, O. Oct, 17.-Relntlves
of Senator James K. P. Hall, of Rldg.
way. Pa., this morning said that the
Senator's condition was slightly Improved,
although still critical.
Senator Hall was brought to Cleveland
early this week for an operation which
was performed Thursday In Lakeside
Hospital by Dr George Crlle. Yestcrda
there was slight hope for his recovery,
but there was a change for the better In
the night
Aceompanlng Mr Hall here were h's
wife, his sons. William and L. O. Hall,
and his daughters, Mrs. H. C. Stackpole,
of St Mary's. Pa , and Mrs. William A
Scully, of New York
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