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THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC t i, AN INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE JOURNAL TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR 10 PAGES PHOENIX, ARIZONA, MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1914 10 PAGES VOL. XXV. NO. 119 JOFFRE SENDS ALGERIAN "FIRE EATERS" OF FRENCH ARMY FIGHT LIKE DEMONS it, REPORT SAYiHG FAVOR OF ALLIED ARIUIIE III II K RAPIDLY ROU C LITE SIXTH WEEK OF THE WAR BETWEEN GER MANY', 'FRANCE, GREAT BRITAIN AND BEL GIUM HAS BROUGHT A YAST TRANSFORMA TION WITH THE PURSUED NOW THE PUR SUERSGEN. A ON KLUCK'S ARMY, WHICH SO LONG BATTLED TO TURN THE ALLIES' WEST ERN FLANK, IS ITSELF BEING SLOWLY BUT STEADILY OUTFLANK ED ITS RETIREMENT BEFORE THE SMALL BUT. HARDY BRITISH ARMY TURNED THE TIDE OF BATTLE THE FRENCH REOCCURY MANY TOWNS (Associated Press Dispatch) j LONDON, Sept. V.). The' sixth week of the war lx'-j tween Germany, France, Great Britain and Belgium j has brought a vast transfor-! mation. The pursued are now the pursuers. The ir resistible sweep of the seven (Jerman armies through Bel gium into France was met by an immovable force at the Marne river. General Yon Kluek's army which so long battled to turn the allies' western flank, is itself being slowly but steadily outflanked. Its retirement before the small but hardy British armv turned the tide of the battle. Todav, if the French of ficial reports are correct, all the German armies except that facing Yerdun, a few miles southwest, are retreat ing. General Yon Kluek's army, which a week ago was a few miles southwest of Paris, has retired more than sixty miles to- the northeast, while on the ex treme right the army of the Bavarian crown prince, which attacked the French eastern line from Nancy to Epinal, has fallen back to the frontiers of Lorraine, permitting the French to re oeeupy Luneville and - sev eral other towns. General Joffre, .French c o m m a nder-in-chief , pic tures the retreat as hurried, if not disorderlv, with the (lermans abandoning the Herrick Remaining In Paris To Be Of Help To Americans While Representatives of Practically All Other Na tions Have Fled to Bor deaux, American Ambas sador Remains at Post (Special to The Republican) PARIS, 8ept. 13. While the rep resentatives of practically all other nations have fled from Paris to Bor deaux, the American ambassador, My ron T. Herrick, remains. "I can see no reason why I Should depart from Paris at this time," Her rick says. "Americans in Paris need protection." Though she has been ill, and though she realizes that a bomb from a Ger man airship may take her life at any moment, Mrs. Herrick remains at her husband's side. Ehfe is helping him in looking atter me mieirau i ..... few Americans who still remain in i Paris. Herrick has charge of the German and Austrian embassies here, and is one of the busiest men in France. He is assisted now by William G. Sharp, who is . to take Herrick's place as ambassador, , and Robert S. Bacon, former ambassador to France. President Wilson has asked Herrick to continue in charge for the present. . o SERVIANS ON OFFENSIVE XISH, Sept. 13. It was announced that the Servian offensive continues successfully, and Servian troops have crossed the Saver at several points. It is said Servian troops were re ceived enthusiastically by the Hun garian .population. wounded, supplies and pris oners. Last Sunday was the darkest day in the Avar for the allies. The French gov ernment emigrated from Paris to Bordeaux in a long, sad procession of motor cars. An attack upon the capital appeared imminent, as the -main German force hammered a huge wedge into France betAv'een Paris and Yerdun, with its center some miles south of that line. The French people trem bled with the question of whether their army Avas not a beaten army and whether the history of 1870 would repeat itself. The battle of the Marne, which Avas decided in a week, is -regarded by -mili tary critics as the most mar velous reversal of the roles of two armies known. In their view, it appears to have decided the first phase of the war and to have made impossible the plan which the- German staff is sup posed to have had of smash ing the French by one com prehensive stroke and then turning the bulk of the Ger man forces eastward to con front the Russians. Military expci-ts, however, are still cautious. While recognizing the possibility that the German armies will yet rally and draw a strong defensive line, they recog nize also the possibility of the almost complete evacua- (Continued on Page Three) Ambassador and Mrs. MjroB T. u :. if I if 4' I 1 J I f Cm -A A 1 ? f var Hill ARMY IS DESTROYED CLAIMS REPORT X Dispatch from Petrogard to the Matin in Paris Tells of Loss of Over 90,000 Men and Capture of 400 Cannon LONDON, Sept. 13. "A bril liant Russian victory is reported today in which thirty thousand prisoners and several hundred guns were taken. This is pro))- j ably the immediate result of the Tomaszow action," says the Brit- ish official news bureau. I r ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH PARIS, Sept. 13. A dispatch from Petrograd to the Matin says: "Tne Austrian army has been de stroyed. Over the entire front it has been beaten or surrendered." "The first Austrian army, command ed by General Auffenburg, lost 300 offi cers and 20,000 ment and 400 cannon, while the second army lost In prisoners alone SOO officers and "0,000 soldiers." Deserting the Austrians LOXDOX, Sept. 13. A Reuter dis patch from Rome says: "News from the Austrian frontier describes even In darker colors the sit uation of the Austrian army, especially since Germany notified her ally that she will be unable to send any more reinforcements into Galicia owing: to graver conditions on the western fron tier. It is even asserted the German contingents which reached Grodek to help the Austrians, may be recalled to Germany, as Germany wishes to center all her efforts against the allies." A dispatch to the Lloyds news agency from Petrograd dated Saturdey, says that the Germans again are moving troops from the eastern field of opera tions to the west. GENEVA, Switzerland, via Paris, Sept. 13. News of the German retfeat, despite every precaution has passed through Switzerland to the north and caused profound depression in Ger many, after so many announced vic tories. According to advices received here, the people gathered in the streets in the various German towns shouting "Tell us the truth." "Give us the news." The newspaper offices at Munich are closed as disorders are feared. It is also reported that news of the steady retirement of the Germans in France has trickled into Berlin and benumbs the people. Along the Swiss-German frontier, the full extent of the German retreat s known. The people are crying: "If the French have beaten us wh.it will the Russians do." PEACE TERMS CONSIDERED Believed Kaiser May Soon Give His Views on Proposal fASSOCIATEO PRESS DISPATCHl AVASHIXGTOX, Sept. 13. Knowl edge that Emperor AVilliam has been considering for several days the mrs sage from the I'nited States govern ment inquiring, in effect, If Germany is desirous of discussing peace meas ures has set official and diplomatic Washington alert for possible exchange of peace terms between the belliger ents. ' Among the diplomatists of the friend ly allies, the view is expressed that while the effort to make peace may have seemingly failed, a sudden turn of events might at any moment change the situation. It is pointed out if the retreat of the German army continued so that it is forced to the borders of Kranw and if Austria's reverses are prolonged. President Wilson's personal influence in Great Britain and France might be brought to hear to obtain a definite statement of peace terms. SPAIN IS NEUTRAL ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH PARIS, Sept. 13 Eduardo Teato, the Spanish prime minister has is sued a statement. "Spain has con tracted no engagement, and will re main neutral throughout the war". according to a Madrid Dispatch to the Havas agency. The statement was issued in reply to newspaper comments suggesting intervention on bshalf of Germany by Spain. TO EXCHANGE PRISONERS associated press dispatch! LOXDOX, Sept. 13 Agreement has been reached whereby" France and Germany will exchange an equul number of prisoners, officers . and men, who will rejoin their armle.3, according to a Reuter's Amsterdam dispatch . - "pi fmM'Mln ilia H - , (c) Underwood & Underwood. Turcos from Algeria leaving Paris for the front. The most fearless of the fighting men arrayed by the French against the Germans are the hardy fighters from Algeria in northern Africa, known as the Turcos Their terrific assaults under General d'.' ade demaxa lize the German gunners, who are unaccustomed to meeting such fearless "fire eateis." GREAT CROWD HEARD FAULK An Outpouring House Plaza at; .Court Yesterdav Afternoon to Hear Elo quent Argument for-Prohibition Amendment Xo mass meeting held in Arizona in recent years rivaled in size that us- sembled at the court house plaza yes terday afternoon to hear Rev. P. H. Faulk, the prohibition orator of Texas, who had been brought here to make a canvass of the state for the prohi bition constitutional amendment. The audience of the week before when Mr. I'hafin was the chief speaker, was regarded as a record-breaker, but its figures were surpassed yesterday. It was estimated that almost, if not quite, 3000 persons had assembled. The meeting was called to order by Charles J. Hall, who Introduced G. F. Rinehart, in charge of the pro hibition amendment campaign. Mr. Rinehart presented a photograph he had taken of a billboard at the cor ner of Sixth and Washington streets. It displayed a poster-size photograph of President Wilson, and beside it, in large letters, were the words. "I am opposed to prohibition," and "I have seen it in operation wnere me siaic has been fixed as a unit and it has always failed." Then came the sig nature. "Woodrow Wilson, president of the I'nited States." The first sen tence was probably not uttered by the president. At any rate. . it is not quoted in the .poster. Xext to th,- picture of the president is an ad vertisement of Pabsts Hlue Kibbon beer. Mr. Rinehart prefaced his remarks with the statement that he was a democrat, and he thought it was fair to the president to say that he had confessed to many other previous er rors. He had once opposed popular government, and had become an earnest advocate of it. Four years ago he wrote the famous Joline let ter, in which he expressed the ervenl wish that some means might be dis covered whereby Mr. Bryih might be "knocked into a cocked hat." Yet he thought better of Mr. Bryan later Mr. Bryan had heape.l coals of fire on the Wilson head .by making him president of the United States. Mr. Rinehart then read letters from governors of several states where pro hibition is in force, testifying to its efficacy and its benefits. These gov ernors, speaking of things they knew, constituted a higher authority than the president, who had done as he had so often done before, rashly pro mulgated a hastily formed theory. In conclusion, Mr. Rinehart quoted from Mr. Bryan in favor of prohibi tion. Mr. Faulk was then introduced. He is a gentleman of aggressive appear ance and a trained orator. Humorous anecdotes were sprinkled plentifully throughout his discourse. His theme was personal liberty, and he invited any member of the audience who be leved in personal liberty to occupy a seat on the stand that they might have it out. Mr. Faulk laid down several propo- (Continued on Page Three) HORSES HARMONIZE WITH THE FOLIAGE LOXDOX, Sept. 13. It is re- ported that the Russian cossacks have painted all their white and gray horses green. ' making them harmonize with the foliage so their movements cannot be seen by scouting aeroplanes. This plan was first adopted by the British in the struggle with the Boers. American Slang Causes Arrest As German Spy associated press dispatch NEW YORK, Sept. 13. Dr. Alexan der Becker, instructor in a Brooklyn school, who arrived on the steamer Acona, told of his arrest in Germany on suspicion of being a spy as the re sult of receiving a message written in slang from a friend in Italy. The message 'w hich caused the ar rest of Becker was: "Kale all gone; wire thirty beans at once.' When the German censor at Ma'r kirch, in Alsace intercepted this mes sage, the strange words evidently aroused his suspicion. "Kale" looked somewhat like "Kehl," a town in Ba den on the Rhine, and "beans" bore some resemblance to "bombs". Ap parently the censor concluded that Bec ker was Implicated in a plot to blow up a big bridge at Kehl. Becker was kept in a cell for thirty hours. He was given twelve hours to leave Germany and fled to Switzerland. Later he met his friend in Xaples, the latter explaining that, as soon as war broke out the bank where he kept his money was closed and so he appealed to Becker for funds, using slang. o FIGHTING REVENUE BILL Strong Opposition Develops Against 3 Per Cent Freight Bill associated press dispatch WASHINGTON. Sept. 13 War rev enue legislation faces a fight within the democratic ranks this week that may rival in intensity the struggle over the repeal of the Panama canal tolls exemption for American ships. Revolt against the proposed three per cent tax on freight charge.-', which developed such proportions l.?st week that the ad ministration leaders decided to await the return of the president before in troducing the revenue bill, continues to grow in strength and a party caucus has been demanded by democratic members of the house on the subject. o COMMUNICATION CUT associated press oispatch LOXDOX, Sept. 1". A Bordeaux dispatch to Lloyds' W'eekly says lines of communication used by the Ger mans have been cut and they cannot use the lines east of the Argonne for est, owing to the rapid advance of the allies on the center and right. They must. . therefore, try the line through the Meuse valley and Luxemburg. o NATIONAL DEFENSE BONDS associated press dispatch BORDEAUX, Sept. 13. President Foincare has signed a decree auth orizing the issuance of five percent "National defense bonds" redeemable in from three months to a year, the holders' of which are given prefer ence in a future loan allottment. E MEN INTO THE Advertisements for . Petti coats for Able-bodied Lag gards and Offer of Wo man to Take Place Aid Keci'iiitimr associated press dispatch LOXDOX,- Sept. in "Wanted Pet tieoats for strong, able-bodied young men not in the army" is a sample of personal advertising in the columns of London papers since it has become evident that recruiting the army up to the strength desired b General Kitchne.- is to be slow work. Another reads: -Doctor's wife, middle aged, will undertake the work of any tramway conductor, coach man, shop assistant or other married worktr with children provided that worker will undertake to enlist and fight for his country in our hour of need All wages earned will "o turned over to the wife and family. Apply, Mrs. Lowry, 1 Priory-Terrace, K. w-green, S. W." Sir Gilbert Parker is among the prominent men who are alartned by the reluctance of young men. to an swer the call to arms. In a ring ing appeal he says: . "The men of the country as a whole do not understand yet the peri; in which we are. the crisis in which we -are moving. They do not realize the day is here when it may be nec essary for every man from 15 to 60 to shoulder si rifle and fight for his very home and hearthstone. The country is not yet awake. England must wake soon until the farthest cottager in the farthest country sh.ll imagine an enemy on his doorstep, and be ready and fitted to give his life and save his home and country." The ease with which Canada ais ed 100,000 volunteers in less time than it took England to raise the same number has produced many caustic letters. One woman- writes: ."Khaki should be the only wear for self-respecting men between 10 and 30 and women should show their disinclination to be seen in public with any man- of suitable age and 1 1 Vivid Story Of Attack And Pursuit Of German Plane associated press dispatch XEW YORK, Sept. 13. Among the passengers on the steamer France, ar riving from Havre today, was Russell H. Landale, a lawyer, who told of a bomb dropping on Paris. With five United States army officers be was dining in a cafe on August 2S when the crackling of rifle fire was heard. They went into the street, "There we saw flashes of guns, and looking upward discovered a mono plane circling about 3.P0O . feet over the city. It was going very, rapidly and lt:. seemed to me that: everybody Commander-in-Chief of tho French Forces Announces Yictory is More and Moro Complete With Enemv Still in Retreat GERMANS LEAVE THEIR AVOUNDED After Heroic Struggle of Seven Days, French Army is Flushed With Success and Keeps on the Heels of Germans associated press dispatch BORDEAUX, Sept. 13 Minister of War, Alexandre Millerand, communi cated .today to the cabinet the follow ing telegram which he received from General Joffre, commander-in-chie: of the French forces: "Our victory is confirmed as mon and more complete. Everywhere tho enemy is in retreat. Everywhere the Germans are abandoning their prisoners, their wounded, and muni tions of war. "After heroic efforts on the part of our troops during this formidable, struggle, which lasted from the fifth to the twelfth of September, all our arms are flushed by success, and aro executing a pursuit unexampled for its extent. On our left we crossed the Aisne, below Soissons, thus gain ¬ ing 100 kilometers (about 65 miles) in six days' fighting. "Our armies of the center are al ready north of the Marne, whiU those of Lorraine and Vosges are ar riving on the frontier. The morale. endurance, and ardor of our troops and those of our allies are admirable. Th.- pursuit will be continued with all our energy. The government of the republic may well be proud of the nirny with which it is equipped. "(Signed) "JOFFRE." : NO REPORTS RECEIVED PARIS. Sept. 13 The following of ficial statement was issued tonight: "Xo report was received tonight from general headquarters. Tho statements published yesterday after noon depicted with what vigor our troops were pursuing the Germans in their retreat. "It is natural under these circum stances that the general headquar ters cannot send twice a day partic ulars concerning the incidents of this pursuit. "All we Know is that the forward march of the allied armies continue." all along the front, the contact wit':i the enemy being maintained. "On our 16ft wing we have crossed the river Aisne." A Havas agency dispatch from Bordeaux gives the following commu nication signed by General Von Stein officially issued at Berlin; "Xews has been received from headquarters that the army situated east of Paris which advanced across the Marne was attacked by a super ior force of the enemy proceeding from Paris between Meaux Montm'. rail. tThe battle lasted two days, result ing in heavy losses on both side.. The French troops advanced, and our troops retreated, followed by columns of strong fresh French troops. "The situation in the. region of Vosges remains without change. In eastern Prussia fighting has been re commenced." RED CROSS ON WAY associated press dispatch NEW YORK, Sept. 13. The steamer Red Cross, bound on an errand of mercy to the European war zone, left her anchorage in Gravesend bay shortly before six o'clock on her way past the Sandy Hook bar. - physique who is not serving his country in its hour of need." Other correspondents deplore tha fact that men of military age remain to "serve out lace and ribbons from behind counters" when millions of women stand ready to assume such duties and release the men for army service. Sandwich board women who for merly advertised "Votes for Women" now bear the message: "Your King and Country need you. Enlist today." in Paris was taking a shot at it. Eif fel Tower is a fortress armed wit.t rapidfire guns, and the guns now be gan to shoot like a Fourth of July celebration. "It was just growing dusk, and in the dim light we saw a small ob ject drop from the aeroplane just above the Eiffel tower. Following its flight we expected a fearful explosion, but nothing occurred, the shell failing to explode. At that moment two French aeroplanes rose from the city and started straight for the invader, who was pursued by the two French planes until it was out of sight." i L