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I < . MEET THE HIGH • WEATHER COST OF LIVING FORECAST One way to meet the high coat of Mr ■ ■ ■ W 1 1 .Tvlng Is to spend more time studying iBL/ w. / .ffk. 'jg jfflL/ i|L 1A « « the advertisements in your morning newspaper. In that wa< you will leant ^ Washington, Sept. 30.—Forecast for • STbert ZTlll/ySJ100* "* „pmirwirn. Arkansas: Partiy cloudy Thursday possible value._ fgg ONLY NEWSPAPER IN HOT SPRINGS THAT RECEIVES THE FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT OVEM LEASED WIRES. and Friday VOLUME XXXII. HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 1, 1914. " NUMBER I8S [GERMANS BEGIN RETREAT TO BELGIUM END OE 810 ' BATHE 1$ ——— — LONDON WAR OFFICE PREDICTS 9 'THAT BREAKING OF GERMAN RIGHT WILL RESULT IN A DE CISIVE MOVEMENT—GERMANY i CANNOT STEM THE TIDE OF ALLIED ATTACKS. London, Sept. HO.—10:01 p. m.—The nineteenth day of the battle of the Aisne finds the allied armies pushing with all the strength they ca:i bring to hear in their great effort to out flank the German right wing ami force it back from its line of com mumcay.cf.is through Belgium. Trfere Is evidence that tills move m<gft. is beginning to tell and that unless something unforeseen happens tlif portion of tlie German army must ffill hack to another defensive line. J Tlie French official report today I says the action continues to develop j to tlie northward; so that the French j left must he pushing toward Cambrai, I as yesterday it was in the neighbor I hood of Albert. J liven farther north than this th« ■ French cavalry is operating, and last V week a German force which was sent V lo (trebles, It! miles southeast of i ill' . to punish Franctireurs for jin rf alleged attack on a German hospital at that place, met with superior forces and had to fail back. “.The Germans, too, admit they have been unable to arrest the French ad vance against their right and also that the allies have advanced on their right front. Indeed, there seems to be some agreement in the official re ports of tlie belligerents on the events of this part of the battlefield. The German reports refer to an ad vance of tlie allies wdiile the French communication says a vigorous at tack made by the Germans on Tracy le Mont, northeast of the forest of Aignc, was repulsed with heavy losses. These reports may ref»r to different incidents, but they agree that the advantage is with the allies. in tlie center from ithelms to tlie Meuse the adies appear still to lie waiting for the outcome of the fight ing on the wings, as there lias been a lull in the battle there. Between the Argonne and the Meuse and again in W'oevre there has been more severe fighting. Tlie ^French claim to have made slight .. - gress'and to have advamed at eral points, especially to the east St. Mihiel. 11 Although tlic French staff is spar ■ vvitli its information, it is evident it t.t tiic forces which advanced from •111-ill to oppose tho Germane who I1 " issed the Meuse near St. Miliiel. v,. succeeded in getting belliud tile V11 contingent of invaders who had IRcl out an uttempt. to bend the j .eh line at tills point, bther offensive movements by the I't between Verdun and Toni ■ J epmsed, however, according to Herman report. ' en Torraine and in the Vosges there ,s been no change in the situation, •re, too, the armies seem to be aiting the result of tho greater Intest going on furtlier west, whe'e ’itisli military experts believe tho fWlies at last have set the dam of their left in the German right wing under Genral Von Kluck. The Russian armies continue to sweep through Galicia and, accord! tg to a report from Rome tonight, that province of the Austrian empire is dear of Austsian troops. What is meant is that, tho field armies of Au stria either have gone into the fort resses of Przemysl and Cracow, or re treated to the south and west. The Russians have come across the country in great parallel fines and masking Przemysl have swept the country clear as far as a line drawn from IKmklo la the south to the north of Rzeszow in the north, while other forces have pushed their way through te passes of te Carpathians Into Hungary. They only have to go n little farther to get possession of the railway that runs from Sandec through the mountains to bublau and thence through the heart of the country to Budapest. If they accomplish this they Will ' e aide to Join hands with the army ap proaching Cracow. According I Je trogrud correspondents, they* -end x. to treat Cracow as they did Przemys. and continue their march into Silesia. in tlie meantime, they have for a week been fighting the Germans along tlie River Niemen between Kovno and Cirodno and thus far have held them In check while reinforce ments have been reaching them. The battle is described as a furious one, but no details have been allowed to leak out. The German object in sending a strong force in this direc tion is to attempt to cut t.ie railway line from Warsaw through Vilua and Grodno to Petrograd. The Germans are even busier than the Russians, for, besides the battles in France and Russia, they have be gun an attack on the outer forts of Antwerp. For two days they have been shell ing Forts Waelhelm and Wavre St. Catharines, which cover the road from Ma.lnes to Antwerp. Behind Waelhelm are the waterworks that supply Antwerp, hut even the de struction of these would not ho fatal to the fortress, as a good supply of water has been provided for from other sources. '.oncoming the progress of this at tack official reports give widely dif ferent accounts. The Belgians say the Geiman attempts to advr.ee have been repulsed and that ilieir shells have had no effect on the forts. On the other hand, the Germans declare tlie Belgian sorties have been driven hack, it probably will be some days yet before the Germans bring thr ill.1 force of their artillpr/ to hear and not until then can it be judged whether the forts can stand the fir.: of modern siege guns. The Germans have agra’d not to damage ur destroy historical itk nu lmnts or churches if tne Belgians agree not to use them for military purposes. Tiie sowing of floating mines by tile Austrians to harass tlie French and English warships in tlie Adrian has resulted in the sinking of an Italian fishing boat and the Italian government lias entered a protest at Vienna. Tlie incident lias created hit ter feeling in Italy, where it Is said the mines have drifted from tlie Au strian to the Italian yide of the'Adri atic and have terrorized tlie fishing industry, the chief source of this region’s industry. Marquis t'i Ban Gullano, the for eign minister, one of the chief friends of the *"iple alliance in ita.y, is seri ously .1 and Premier Salandra lias taken charge of the foreign office. It is suggested in London that this might bring about some change in tlie policy of Italy, as the premier is said to wish Italy to join the allies, to which Marquis Di San Guilano was strongly opposed. Semlin, the important Austrian town, opposite Belgrade, which flic Servians captured several weeks ago but evacuated when tlie Austrians threatened them in another quarter, again lias fallen into Servian hands. This will relieve Belgrade from the almost incessant cannonading to which that city has been subjected. Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia, is com ing within gunshot of the Servian and I Montenegrin armies, which hope to add that city to their conquests. Big Airships For England. New York, Sept. 2,0.—-Under cover of darkness, the American, said to he the world’s most powerful aeroplane, early today was loaded on the steam ship Mauretania and now is being taken across the Atlantic to he used by the British government for war service. The American was built for a trans-Atlantic flight and would have .been piloted by Lieutenant lohn U. Porte, a Hritldh naval lieutenant. Tlie American and two ottier aeroplanes constructed by a Haminandsport, N. Y., company were brought here on a special train 24 hours before the Mau retania sailed, it was learned tonight, and secretely stored in the Mattetaiiias hold. Tlie Mauretania was many miles at sea before announcement of the ship meat was made. Situation Satisfactory. Paris. Sept. 30.—11:17 p. m.—The following official communication was issued tonight: “The general sitifition is satisfac tory. There has been no change of any account on the front except south of Woevre, where we have oc cupied Seicheprey and advanced as far as the slopes to Rupt de Mad.” Mines Kill Italians. Rome, via Paris, £>ept. 30.-10:30 p. in.—Floating mines in the Adriatic, ac '(prding to an announcement today already have caused 19 deaths, which has aroused Italian feeling against those reg]K)iis:ble. It is recalled that at the time of the italo-Turkish war.Austria protest ed because a flotillosof* torpedo boats undi r command of tb“ '*«■» <>f \!t ruzzi approaclied the ' v *»* the Adriatic. GERMAN OFFICERS ON THE FIRING LINE i SAYS INDIA WILL DEVOLT NEWSPAPERS STILL PREDICTING THAT ENGLAND’S INDIAN COL ONIES WILL REBEL —BERLIN ACKNOWLEDGES IT HAS NO NEWS FROM SCENE OF BATTLE* IN FRANCE. I I Copenhagen, Sept. 14.—Articles and caricatures in German newspapers and other periodicals show that the Germans still are confidently expect ing serious uprisings in India. Toe public is still in ignorance of the fact that a great number of the princes of India have offered money and troops to Great Britain. The Rhenish Westphalian Gazette publishes, with approving comment, the following letter: “The expectation frequently*, ex pressed that the Indians, whi ft they learn of the British defeats, will rise against their oppressors, yet may l>' fulfilled. I just have had an oppor tunity to talk with a German physi cian from Muenster, who was for many years in India. He says that Great Britain is circulating reports in India of fabulous victories at land and sea, and that Germany no longer can offer any earnest resistance. “All newspapers appearing in India are daily fed with reports of British victories and other newspapers with reports of even the slightest reverses are not allowed to enter the country. The censorship is extraordinarily sharp. The Indians believe these re ports, since they reel ve no other re ports Ilian such as are calculated to strengthen their belief that Great Britain is unconquerable. If this con fidence should be shaken ever so lit tle the consequences for British rule in India could not be foreseen. “It should therefore endeavor the German government lo see to it. that the truth is made known to the In dians, who are eager for freedom." Berlin Without News. Berlin, Sept. .HO.—3:50 p. in. via l/ondon—1(1:::s p. ni. No official news from thp' western battle -ground has been received here since last night. Tlie newspapers have not been infoim ed by dlieir correspondents regarding the great general engagement and de tails are not known here. Archduke Frederick of Austria, com mander-in chief of the Austrian lorces today declared a new and great vic tory was imminent in the German western camp, according to dispatcher from Vienna. Artillery For Italy. IHome, via Paris, Sept. 30.-11:55 p. m.—Factories are working night and, > to finish cannon ordered for the dan army. An order has been ia > - - sued to hasten the preparation of pro visions and ammunition for the troops Signor Monti-Guarnieri, deputy from Pesaro, recently called on the minis try of war for an explanation of the delay in the manufacture of cannon ordered from Italian firms. Parlia ment not being in session lihe inter rogation lias not been answered. It was stated semi officially that the question concerned XT field batteries. The delivery of guns of the T5 rnilini t ter type was delayed, owing to a mod ification in the specifications. Germany Defends Islands. Copenhagen, via London, Oct. 1.— 2:lln a. tn.—All the German troops who have bet n in Sclblesswig, Prussia, have been sent, hurridly to France. Belgium or to protest SyIt, one of the North Frisian islands off the west coast of Sehlesswig. These soldiers will he replaced by atidstruni troops. BELGIUM IN CLAIM THEY HAVE AGAIN OCCU PIED CITY CAPTURED BY GER MANS EARLY IN STAGE OF THE WAR—VIGOROUS ATTACK IS BEING MADE BY GERMAN ARMY ON ANTWERP. London, Sept. 1!0.—10:20 p. m.— "Malines has been reoccupied by the Belgians." says the Antwero corns (pondent of the Reuter Telegram company. His dispatch continues: "The Get mans today renewed the bombardment of Lierre la manufactur ing town nine miles south-east of \nt werp) and Heyst-Opdenberg (a town near barrel. In Lierre the tower of I lie clit.txlh of St. Gommarius, the con vent of the Blanc Sisters and some houses have been struck by shells. Four w< men have been wounded. Most of this district have been de sorted by the civilian population.’’ The church of St. Gommarius, one of plie lines! Catholic churches ill Bel glum was begun in 1425 and complet ed in 1527. Recently it was restored Three of its fine stained glass win dows wi re presented by Bmperor Max imilian. Burgomaster Arrested. London, Si pt. 30.—8:13 p. m.*-The following official dispatch has been received by wireless from Berlin: "The German military governor of Brussels lias announced Hie arrest of Bnr.-omaster Max by public poster as follows: ‘‘I have found myself abliged to sus pend Burgomaster Max from his office on account of his irreeotieiliahle attitude. He Is In honorable custody lu r fortress.” CONFLICT OF REPORTS BOTH RUSSIANS AND GERMANS CLAIM SUCCESS ON PRUSSIAN FRONTIER—AUSTRIAN ARCH DUKE MAKES /- DDRESS TO ARMY PREDICTING THE SUC CESS OF AUSTRIAN ARMS. London, Oct. 1.—3:45 a. m.—The Petrograd correspondent of the Morning Post says the following: "The Germans continue to attempt a passage of the Niemen river, Rus sian Poland, but so far have been un successful. It is obvious that their forces an- increasing, for their last attack covered ground extending from Ossowetz to Symno (both these towns are in Russian Poland), a dis tance of 74 miles. "Tlie Russians are meeting the Gar mans west of the Niemen. They (the Germans) are hardly likely to at tempt any descent on the Raltic coast between Meme'i and Wiudau, which is the only stretch of Russian coast line that offers a chance for such operations. German ships showed considerable activities at this point last week. On two occasions flotillas of small gunboats, trans ports and cruisers approached the coast, it Is possible these movements were intended merely for effect. It. is not known whether there really were any troops aboard the trans ports, which, after taking soundings, departed.” ■ — - Austrians Recapture Pass. London, Oct. 1.—6:30 a. m.—An of ficial message issued in Budapest, ac cording to a Home dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company, states that the Hungarians have recaptured Pzsok Pass, in the Carpathians. Vienna's Glowing Reports. Venice, via Paris, Oct. 1.—1:35 a. m. Vienna papers are publishing daily reports of German and Austrian successes In the eastern and western theaters of war. The Neus Weler Journal declares German troops are going on from vic tory to victory and that the French army soon will be forced to retreat before the German advance. In the Austrian provinces the press Is even more optimistic, especially In south ern Austria, where the Slav Journals print such extraordinarily glowing re ports that the peasants believe the Germans already are in Paris, Lately the educated Classes in Au stria are beginning to show signs of dissatisfaction at the lack of reliable news. Women especially are de manding to know what ha* happened to their then folks. The newspapers atV trying to pacify then> with the ex p'Jjnation that It is diffi-Wlt to obtain h i V evftci news. Public demonstrations are reported to have occurred In Vienna and Gratis. Financial conditions in Austria Hungary show some improvement. At Trieste coal importers have asked (lie Austrian government to give definite assurance that coal imported from America In American bottoms will not he confiscated for military purposes. Their inquiries have not been answered. Germans Claim Success. TiOndon, Sept. lit). Io;2p. m. An official statement issued in Berlin to day and received here through Mar coni Wireless follows: "The Russians. In trying to cross the Carpathians in small columns and trreak through into Hungary have been repulsed everywhere. As the troops are operating a great distance from the main theater of war their maneuvers are unlmimrtant, but if the intention was to create disquiet among the Hungarian population it has been frustrated. ‘ "As the result of new opi rations commenced by the Hniteil German Austria Hungarian forci s, the enemy on both sides of Wi iclizl (in Salosia. on the Vistula) has retreated. Strong ttodles of Russian cavalry have been dispersed near Biecz (Galicia while to the north of Weichzl several divis ions of the enemy’s cavalry have been driven in front of the German army.’’ Germans Beaten Back. Ixfndon, Sept. 110.—10:07 p. m.—The fighting along the east Pros inn from tier in which the Russians have ex tended their front 150 versts (99 miles) (lias resulted in the repulse of all the German attempts to force a passage of the river Niemen. This statement is contained in a dispatch from Reuters Petrograd correspond ent. Austrain Archduke Optimistic. Vienna via Amsterdam and London, Sept. :i0.—11 p. m. Archduke Freder ick of Austria commander-in-chief of the Austrian army today issued the following arder: “The situation of the German ■ and Austrians is favorable. The Russian offensive is beginning to break down. We, with the German troops, again vlhall beat the enemy, already beaten at Kransnick, Zatnosec (both towns of Russian Polland). Insterberg and Tan nenburg (the last two places named are in Fast Prussia.) "The German main army, without hlnderance, lias penertated deep into France where a new and great victory is iminent. ‘"In tile Balkan theater we are fight ing the enemy’s territory. The Ser vian resistance is beginning to weaken. ‘"Internal dissatisfaction, insurrec tion lack of food threaten our enemy in the rear while the duel monarchy and Germany are united and have full confidence of fighting out to Hie end this war which was forced upon us. "This is the tnfh alamt the situs tion. Tills proclamation must he made known to all officers and men in their respective motiher tongue." Russians Invade Hungary. Vi nice, via ihu-is. Oct., 1. -2:5(1 a. ni.— News of (Ihe lieginning of the Itus sian invasion of Hungary is exciting the greatest apprehension (throughout the monarchy despite all official as surance that the action Is without im portance and should give no occasion for anxiety. Work on .the fortifications around Vienna is being hastened and an of ficial warning lias been issued to the public against entering certain areas. Asiatic cholera is spreading, cases being reported daily in Vienna and variuos districts of Hungary. Scores of oases already have been found in Oalicia, wlh« lice tile disease has spread to other sections. No More Vodka. Petrograd, via l/ondon, Sept. tto.— 10 p. tn -An order was Issued today that tlie prohibition of the. wile of vodka shall he continued indefinably after the war . This order is based on the tremedously improved condition of the country since the ernpeor is sued the edict prohibiting traffic In the liquor. Travelers from Southern Russia say tlhe.ro is such a change in that region that the country is hardly recognized. Peasants who before the war had fal len Into hopeless Indolence and depriv it.v, already have emerged into self re specting citizens, Huts which for merly were dilapidated and allowed to s.'o without repairs arg now kept in first class condition. The towns have become more or derly and the peasants indulge in wholesome amusements. These peo ple now save 55 per cent of tlheir earnings, which formerly was spent for drink, and they have increased their earning capacity through sob riety. A change in the large cities also is no* 1c cable. j\ IS STARTED — jg,__ GERMANS ARE WITHDRAWING TROOPS FROM FRANCE TO COVER RETREAT OF MAIN ARMY TO BELGIUM — ALLIES STILL PUSHING MOVEMENT TO OUTFLANK VON KLUCK. --- I»ndon. Oct., | 3:25 a in A Rot ti'idam disi«ti |i to the Dally News say*: "Dispatches from the south idieate that preparations for the retreat of tin* Herman right have already be Gorman troops have been cfbserv eil eomirig from the north of France to word Toarnia and Moris prepared to •over the main army in ease of re treat." Prepare Way to Retreat. London, Oct. I.—4:25 a. m.--A dis patch from Ghent to the Express dated Wednesday declares the Ger mans have built fhe heavy pontoon bridges across the River Meuse be tween Civet and Namur, apparently to facilitate their retirement from France. Ad their wounded, the dis patch says, have been removed from Brussels. From the Battle Front, via Baris, Sept, 30.- 6:20 p. in.—This was the seventeenth day of continued hard fighting along the 150-mi.e front from the Somme to the Moselle-wcid yet there is no definite indicatim" that the battle is nearing a finish. There are, however, evidences that the Germans are receding before a forcible and sustained pushing from the allied armies, especially on their western and eastern wings, while the center, where the Germans are more strongly entrenched than at any other point with heavy artillery, re mains almost stationary. It is generally conc.uded by French military men that some Important move soon must be made by the Ger mans, who have found it impossible to stem the advance of the allies, though they offered the sternest and most desperate resistance, uacrifTcing thousands of men daily. The German wfngs appear to bo folding back on the center, leaving tlie sole loophole for a backward movement by way of Retliel, The German main supply base at Junivllle. protected by heavy masses of troop!?, it Is absolutely essential that this place shall be held for the revictualling of the German armies in northwestern France, it appears to be placed In a somewhat precarious situation with its single line of rail road. The line of battle has changed con siderably since the beginning of the actual contact between the two great armies, whose numbers and real posi tions it is not permitted to make public. The front now presents siau oils w indings, sloping inward and out ward at various points in a country which everywhere is adapted won derfully to defense. The allies’ commanders are hus banding their men's lives by keeping them whenever possible from frontal attucks on positions where the Ger mans are in advantageous situations. France Buys Horses. St. Louis, Mo.. Sept. 3D.—An order rot- 4550 cavalry horses and mules was plu -ed with St. laauis dealers today l>y representatives of the French gov ernment. This order will cost France approximately $750,000. Eight representatives of the French government here declared they were autihorized to buy 100,500 horses at an ’xpenditure of about. $12,000,000 England Officers Killed. London, Sept. 30.—10:15 p. in,—The >ff <■ il reoprt of cHsUallties among British officers In dispatches under ilato of September 24 and 26 form General headquarters Includes five filled 16 wounded, one died of wounds and two, .issing . One of the wounded Is Brigadier General Frederick V. Wing, command ing the third division royal arliller I General Wing won distinction in IldB South African war.