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Fergus County Democrat
VOL. XI. NO. 3.
LEWISTOWN, FERGUS COUNTY, MONTANA, SEPTEMBER 24,1914.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
TRYING TO
OUTFLANK
RIGHTWING
Battle of the Aisne Waiting
on the Allies' Attempt to
Make Turning Movement
LONDON, Sept. 23.—The battle of
the Aisne seems to be awaiting on
the outcome of the attempt of the
allied forces to outflank the German
right wing. At any rate, the French
official report, issued this afternoon,
while it speaks of an advance made
by the allies' left in the region of
Lassigny, and while unofficial reports
say that this advance was one of 18
kilometers (about 12 miles), simply
records the repulse of several violent
attacks by the Germans and the fact
that elsewhere the situation remains
unchanged. Military experts, however,
warn the public not to ignore the Ger
man efforts to force the French bar
rier chain at its-most assailable points.
It requires a lot of patience to wait
for the result of this battle, but so
confident are the English and French
that their armies will be successful,
they are much worried.
In Galicia, the Russians are pushing
steadily on to their goal, which for the
moment is F'rzemysl. They apparent
ly have that place pretty well sur
rounded by now, for, following the cap
ture of Jaroslau, they announce today
the occupation of Wislok, a town on
the Hungarian border southwest of
F'rzemysl, and an important station on
the railway, which runs from Sanok
through one of the passes of the Car
pathians to Zemplyn, and thence to
Budapest. Wislok probably was taken
by that part of the Russian army which
advanced from Lemberg by the south
ern route to cut off the retreat of the
Austrian army through the Carpath
ians to Hungary. It is also another
link in the chain which the Russians
are drawing around the fortresses of
Przemysl and Cracow. On the German
frontier, the Russians are in close
touch with the German forces, accord
ing to their report, but no fighting has
occurred.
The Servians are having almost
daily successes. This time it is the
capture of Liubovia, on the River
Drina.
The event of the day was the flight
of British naval aeroplanes from Ant
werp to Dusseldorff, approximately a
distance of 500 miles, in the course of
which they dropped bombs on the Zep
pelin sheds of the German aerial fleet,
which would co-operate with the Ger
man navy in case of a raid on Eng
land. The official bureau intimates
that the flight was undertaken as a
warning to the Germans that if any
more bombs are dropped on any un
fortified towns in Belgium or France,
the allies can retaliate. It is quite
likely that the warning is also intended
to include London, which has been
looking for a visit from the Zeppelins
for some days. The flight of the Brit
ish aeroplanes was one, so far as
distance is concerned, that they were
quite used to, as, for some time, the
British flying men have been put to
the test. They have made flights from
Montrose, Scotland, to Salisbury. This
is about the same distance as the
round trip between Antwerp and the
Rhine fortresses.
It has not been possible as yet to
make up the rolls of the losses occa
sioned by the sinking of the British
cruisers Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy
by German submaries, but thus far out
of 2,200 officers and men on the ships,
1,067 have been accounted for, and
it is hoped that thrawlers and other
vessels will bring in more survivors.
The landing of some of the survivors
in Holland has raised the interesting
question as to whether they must be
interned until after the war. It has
been taken for granted that this would
be the case, but the point is now
brought forward that they really are
shipwrecked sailors and are entitled to
the hospitality of a neutral country
as such until they are ready to return
home.
The losses through the sinking o
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Wounded Soldiers Arriving in Vienna
Clearly Show Cases of Asiatic Cholera
VENICE, Sept. 23.—(Via Paris, 6:35 p. m.)—Nine caaea of Aalatic
cholera have been discovered among wounded soldiers in Hungary, ac
cording to an official announcement by the Hungarian minister of the
interior... The announcement has excited apprehension throughout the
dual monarchy. It is learned here that the first suspected case of cholera
in Hungary was that of a wounded soldier, who was brought in on
September 15 to Bekescsaba from the Galician battle fields. The bac
teriological examination clearly showed Asiatic cholera. The patient was
immediately isolated... Since then, eight other cases have been discov
ered, also among the wounded who returned from Galicia. One case was
found at Munkacs, another at Tokod (Tokay) and six at Dumaszerdahely,
in Pressberg, immediately on the Austrian border, within an hour's ride
of Vienna.
BRITISH A VIA TION FLEET MAKES
A DA RING RAID INTO GERMANY
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IT SEEMED LIKE
II NIGHTMARE
THAT IS THE WAY SURVIVORS OF
THE SUNKEN BRITISH CRUIS
ERS DESCRIBE BATTLE.
DEATH ROLL WILL BE ABOUT 1,400
LONDON, Sept. 23.—(11:45 p. m.)—
A Harwich dispatch to the Central
News says it is learned from reliable
sources that the death roll of the
British cruisers Aboukir, Hogue and
Cressy will be about 1,400. Survivors
explain that the disaster happened in
so brief a period of time it seemed
like a nightmare. One of the crew of
the Aboukir said he was in the water
about four hours. In his opinion, all
the men between decks must have
gone down with the ship. He thought
that for the last three weeks the sub
marines of the enemy had been ob
serving the cruisers.
The canteen steward of the Hogue
was on the deck when he heard an
explosion and saw the Aboukir with
a decided list. In a few moments the
sea was dotted with heads. The
Hogue had just lowered boats when
she received a blow which shook the
ship, her stern seeming to go down.
Then a periscope was seen, traveling
very quickly, and the bow gun fired
at it.
The periscope disappeared but
whether the submarine descended of
her own accord or received her quietus
lie did not know.
At that moment, the Hogue received
another shock and began to heel over.
Within a quarter of an hour the waves
were washing about their feet, and
Captain Nicholson sang out "every
man for himself." At once all dived
overboard. From the water, they saw
the captain standing on the bridge
and gave him a cheer.
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BERLIN, Sept. 24.— (Via The Hague
to London, 12:25 a. m.)—The death
dealing trip of the German submarine
U-9 came shortly after the marriage
of her commander, Lieutenant Wed
dingsen.
Lieutenant Weddingsen returned
September 18, from a journey to the
Shetland islands and used the oppor
tunity offered by repairs to his sub
marine. He was accompanied on his
daring exploit by a crew of twenty
LONDON PAPER GIVES LINCOLN'S
PLEA FOR DRAFT OF SOLDIERS
LONDON, Sept. 23.-7:35 p. m.)
—The Spectator, in an article on
"President Lincoln and Compul
sory service," gives verbatim Lin
coln's plea for the draft as taken
from John Hay's biography of
Lincoln. The paper lays that
while England is likely to get
only a million men without con
scription it is obvit usly better to
leave things as they are during
the war "even though the volun
tarily system acts with a good
deal of unfairness and places a
heavy burden on willing shoul
ders.".
"We put Lincoln's words for
watd," says the Spectator, "not
fer immediate needs, but because
they are so wise and stimulating,
and because at the moment peo
ple will really listen when it is
a question of universal service."
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GREEK RESERVISTS SAIL.
NEW YORK, Sept. 23.—Seven hun
dred Greek reservists sailed tonight
or Piraeus on the Greek liner Athe
ai. Greece, about a fortnight ago,
ont out a call for reserves in this
*o"ntrv through her consuls here.
LONDON, Sept. 24.—(12:35 a. m.)—Two squad-j
LONDON, Sept. 24.—(12:35 a. m.)—Two squad
rons of British naval airmen made a daring raid
yesterday from Belgium against the German Zep
pelin airship bases at Dusseldorf and Cologne.
The attack upon Dusseldorf was officially re
ported as successful. Lieutenant Collett dropped
three bombs there on a Zeppelin shed, sweeping
down to within 200 feet of his target. The attack
on Cologne apparently failed, as the official an
nouncement does not mention it. An Antwerp
paper, however, says that four bombs fell on the
Zeppelin camp at Dusseldorf and set fire to the
hangars. The squadrons making the raid into
Germany are believed to have consisted of five
aeroplanes with a navigator and an assistant in
every machine. The novel expedition started
from an unmentioned base. The weather was
misty, which assisted in the secrecy of the air
fleet's approach to the intended zones of opera
tion. It is thought in some circles that the weath
er conditions may have caused a hitch in the sched
ule of the aerplanes and that it is possible the two
bombs which were dropped on the Dutch town of
jMaestricht, near the German border, Tuesday,
| from a mysterious air craft, may have come from
one of the British fliers. No fatalities resulted
from the explosions in Maestricht.
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An Antwerp dispatch to the Ex
change Telegraph company gives ad
ditional details of the British aviation
raids. It seems that the expedition
was divided in two parts, one with
Cologne as its objective point and the
other Dusseldorf.
Because of the mist the Cologne ex
pedition failed, but the other flew over
the Zeppelin sheds at Dusseldorf,
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AUSTRIANS SAID TO HAVE TAKEN
NEW POSITION OF DEFENSE
AGAINST RUSSIANS.
WIRELESS TO AMERICAN EMBASSY
MANCHESTER, Mass., Sept. 23.— ;
The Austro-Hungarian embassy, tem
porarily located here, announced to
night that it received the following
official telegram by wireless:
"The Austrian forces concentrated
in new positions for several days,
await in vain a serious attack by the
Russians. This is the best proof
against the correctness of assertions
that the Russians were victorious,
that they had defeated Dankl's army,
and that the Austrian troops were in
dissolution, pursued by Russians.
"Equally incorrect is all news afiout
famine and depressed public feeling
in the monarchy. The population and
the army are full of confidence in
final victory.
"In the last few days the Austrians
have had several successful engage
ments with Servians. The Forty-sec
ond landwelir division, consisting of
Crotia.ns, displayed extraordinary cour
age.
''(Signed): Count Berchtoldt."
RUSSIAN TROOPG ARE IN CLOSE
CONTACT WITH THE 6ERMANS
PARIS, Sept. 23—(11:03 p. m.)
—The Havas agency received the
following Russian official state
ment from Petrograd tonight:
"Pursuing the retreating Aus
trian army, the Russian troops
have reached the Wislok river (in
Austrian-Galicia) and in the region
of Przemysl our operations are de
veloping with success. On the
German front the Russian troops
are in close contact with the Ger
mans, but no engagement haa oc
curred."
LONDON, Sept. 24.—(2:17 a.
m.)—An Antwerp dispatch to the
Reuter Telegram company says
that Belgian gendarmes have ar
rested 40 nuns in a German con
vent at Horsbeeck on account of
one of the nuns addressing the
villagers in favor of Germany and
denouncing King Albert. The vil
lagers, highly incensed, would
have demolished the convent had
net' the authorities interfered.
The nuns will be expelled from
the country.
throwing down a number of bombs.
While the extent of the damage is
not definitely known, all the projec
tiles were disposed of and, it is be
lieved, they inflicted extensive Injury
without the aviators being disturbed.
The raiders were convoyed by Bel
| gian automobiles and flew at a height
| of about 1,000 feet. These facts were
| given out by the chief of the British
! aviation squadron.
HOSPITALS OF PARIS AND BERLIN,
COTTAGES AND CHURCHES
FILLED TO OVERFLOWING.
WORK FOR MANY MORE SURGEONS
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NEW YORK, Sept. 23.— 1 The num
ber of those wounued in battle in Eu
rope is already in the hundreds of
thousands. The hospitals of Paris and
Berlin, the cottages on the battle fields
and the churches are filled, and many
other wounded lie exposed in trenches,
according to Ernest P. Bicknell, na
tional director of the American Red
Cross, who arrived here today on the
steamship Olympic from Liverpool. Mr.
Bicknell spent several weeks observ
ing conditions in the countries at war.
"The truth is," said Mr. Bicknell,
"that over the thousands of square
miles already battle-swept there have
been left almost countless thousands
of men helpless from ghastly wounds.
Some have been gathered into trains
by the Red Cross surgeons and nurses
and taken to hospitals in the larger
cities.
"Let no man imagine the American
Red Cross can do too much or enough.
Nurses and surgeons are needed more
and more, and also medical and hos
pital supplies."
MANY INDIA STATES OFFER TO
ASSIST ENGLAND WITH TROOPS
LONDON, Sept. 23.-10:50 p.
m.)—Offers of assistance from the
many India states continue to
pour in. The viceory reports that
contingents of the imperial ser
vice troops already have been ac
cepted from 15 states and that
similar offers from 10 other states
will be accepted if the need arises.
The joint offers of the other
states, the viceroy adds, is un
der consideration. The tribes
men of Kurram and Swat valley
are anxious to participate in be
half of the empire, while various
Maharajas and the Arab chiefs in
the Aden Hinterland have ex
pressed their loyalty and desire
to be of service. The Maharaja
of Gwalior has given |110,000 for
motor cars and transports and
$25,000 for the relief of the Bel
gian sufferers.
ANOTHER PLAGUE CA8E.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 23.—The ill
ness of Mrs. Helene Schuler was diag
nosed as bubonic plague today. This
is the 28th case reported since the
malady was discovered on June 27.
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GENERAL JOFFRE IS DEVOTING
MUCH ATTENTION TO THE
GERMAN WESTERN WING.
SOISSONS IS FURIOUSLY BOMBARDED
PARIS, Sept. 23.—(6:06 p. m.) —
General Joffro, the commander-in-chief
of the French army, is devoting much
attention to the western wing on the
battle line, where the fighting has been
incessant night and day. The allies,
since the beginning of the battle of
the Aisne, have pushed back the Ger
mans a distance of nearly 11 miles, forc
ing them to seek a further defensive
position on the plateuus and in the
rough country which, however, offers
excellent opportunities for entrench
ment.
The headquarters' staff has been en
abled to make a long movement for
ward to the north. Tin* town of Kois
sons lias been subjected to u furious
German bombardment for nine days.
The cannonade starts each day at
dawn and begins again at 4 o'clock,
continuing until 7 in the evening. The
j cathedral and other buildings have
I been greatly damaged.
I The German artillery is posted to the
I northeast of the town, while the
) French guns occupy an emplacement
to the southeast. There appears no
necessity for the shells to fall on the
| town itself, as the French troops are
] stationed a considerable distance from
| it. Noyon also is suffering from the
; German gun lire, but the fine cathe
i dral up to the present lias escaped.
! Today's advance of the allied troops
! entailed very severe lighting, in which
| the artillery played a large part. The
combat had lasted for 24 hours, hut
1 eventually the German yielded much
j ground after losing heavily. The allies
j suffered severely. Many ambulance
trains have left the front for provin
! cial cities, carrying German and
' Frencli wounded. Large numbers of
; seriously wounded British officers and
; men have been transported to the
American and other hospitals in Paris.
Eight American and British corre
i spondents arrested at Rheims on Mon
day for visiting that city without leave,
have been released through the inter
i vention of the American ambassador,
j Myron T. Herrick.
AUSTRIA HAS A PROBLEM TO
FEED HER MANY UNEMPLOYED
1 VENICE, Sept. 24 Via Paris,
2:50 a. m.)—Reliable reports
from semi-official sources estimate
th(( number of unemployed in Vi
enna at between 90,000 and 100,
0#0. Hundreds more are still
coming in from the country dis
tricts in spite of official warning
j that no labor is needed in the
capita). A proportionately large
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'number of unemployed are to be
I foVNid in the chief provincial
j cities. The problem of sheltering
| and feeding them is causing seri
i ous trouble to the local authori
ties. Conditions are expected to
grow worse at the approach of
winter. Disturbances are feared
because of the bulk of the gen
darmerie have been drafted into
the army.
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NEW COLLEGE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.—Dr. Fred
erick William llinnitt, president of
the Central University of Kentucky,
at Danville, was today elected presi
dent of the Washington and Jefferson
college here, succeeding Dr. James D.
Moffatt, resigned.
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There were but two sympathy
strikes in Canada last year.
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Single Submarine, the U-9, Carried Out
Successful Raid Against British Fleet
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 23.—(Via London, 8 p. m.)—Unofficial reports
received here from Berlin say that a single submarine, the U-9, carried
out the successful raid against the British fleet In the North sea, in
which the cruisers Hogue, Aboukir and Cressy were sunk. The account
says the torpedo attack was made Tuesday morning at 6 o'clock, In clear
weather. The first attack was directed against the Aboukir, which sank
in five minutes. The other two British cruisers then began the work
of rescuing their comrades. In another three minutes the Hogue sank,
and the foundering of the Cressy occurred about 8 o'clock. Submarine
U-9, the report adds, evaded pursuit and the hope was expressel in
Berlin that she had reached a place of safety. The report that five
submarines took part in the attack, of which two were sunk, ie false,
the statement says; and that the names of this vessel's crew of 20 men
will be published.
THROWS HIS
SOMBRERO
IN THE RING
Disavows Authority of Carranza
as First Chief of (he Army
and Head of Government
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.—General
Villa has telegraphed General Carran
za, disavowing tho latter as first chief
of the constitutionalist army in charge
of the executive power In Mexico. This
was announced in a telegram from
General Carranza tonight to the con
stitutionalist agency at this place.
General Villa at the same time an
nounced that neither he nor his dele
gates would participate in the national
convention, called for October 1, at
Mexico City, to designate a provision
al president. The exchange of tele
grams resulted from General Carran
za's order to suspend railroad commu
nication between Aguas Caliente to
Torreon until he could learn whether
or not General Obregon, commander
of the division of the northeast, was
held under arrest by Villa.
After receiving a long message from
| General Carranza, Rafael Zubaran
| Capmany, head of the constitutional
I 1st agency at the Mexican embassy,
| authorized the following statement:
: "Contrary to Villa's denial that he had
arrested General Obregon, who had
gone to Chihuahua on a special invi
tation from Villa himself, the latest of
ficial reports received from Mexico
City this afternoon, by the constitu
tionalist agency, make clear that he
is still being held in the territory con
trolled by Villa's forces.
"In view of the unjustifiable act on
Villa's part, Carranza took precau
tionary measures to protect the rail
roads, giving orders to discontinue,
temporarily, service over them to the
north of Aguas Calientes. Thereupon
Villa asked the first chief for an im
mediate explanation of this act. Car
ranza answered Villa that before he
would vouchsafe him an explanation
he demanded on Villa's part an ex
planation of Villa's conduct In unwar
rantably holding General Obregon.
"Instead of giving to Carranza a
satisfactory explanation, Villa in
formed the first chief that he had
given orders to halt Obregon at Tor
reon and that the forces under Villa's
command would not be represented at
the national convention to be held In
Mexico City on October 1. In conclu
sion, Villa said he no longer recog
nized Carranza as the first chief of
the constitutionalists."
This sudden break between the tw.
foremost factors in Mexican politics
caused a profound sensation here.
Secretary Bryan would make no com
ment and White House officials like
wise were silent.
It was generally understood, how
ever, that President Wilson, who has
set no date for the departure of Amer
ican forces from Vera Cruz, probably
would delay the evacuation until the
controversy was adjusted.
Official reports from various points
in Mexico throughout the day had pic
tured the situation as ominous.
From Mexico City come reports that
Carranza was considering the advis
ability of postponing the convention
10 days.
From this fact, a ray of hope was
obtained by some officials who
thought the breach might be healed
if a new method of representation
at the convention was agreed upon.
That the raliroad had been inter
rupted north of Aguas Calientes came
in official reports, together with the
information that Villa's delegates had
delayed their departure.
During the day Paul Fuller, who
hat had personal conferences with
both Villa and Carranza for the Wash
ington government, reported at length
to President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan. He gave them detailed Infor
mation of the attitude of both. Mr.
Fuller is understood to have explained
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