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SlXTV-TI IIRD YEAR. NO. 284.
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 15, 1914. TWELVE PAGES.
PRICE .TWO CENTS.
CRUSHING OF AUSTRIAN BY RUSSIANS M GALIGIA IS NOW ADMITTED;
FORTY LIVES LOST WHEN TRAIN GOES THROUG
BRIDGE
ON
FRSCO
HEAVY BLOW
FOR AUSTRIA
IS ADMITTED
Russians Overwhelm Ene
my With Their Numbers
in Galicia Flighting.
FIGURES STAGGERING
Pcfronrad Estimate! Losses at
w - m
300,000 Killed, Wounded
and Prisoners.
BERLIN. SEPT. 15 I (WIRELESS
VIA SAYVILLE, L. I.)-IT WAS OF
FICIALLY ANNOUNCED TODAY
THAT GENERAL VOl HINDEN
BUHO TELEGRAPHED EMPEROR
WILLIAM THAT THtt RUSSIAN
ARMY OF VILNA. COMPOSED OF
FOUR ARMY CORPS.) TWO RE
SERVE DIVISIONS AND FIVE DIVIS
IONS OF CAVALRY, HAD BEEN
COMPLETELY DEFEATED BY GER
MANS. THE RUSSIAN CASUAL
TIES WERE HEAVY. THE NUM
BER OF RUSSIAN PRISONERS IS
INCREASING, THERE HAVE BEEN
SPOILS OF WAR IN ENORMOUS
QUANTITIES. THE RUSSIAN ARMY
OF GRODNO HAS BEEN DEFEATED
AT LYCK. IT WAS COMPRISED OF
THE 22ND ARMY CORPS, A REM
NANT OF THE 6TH CORPS. AND
PART OF THE 3RD SIBERIAN
CORPS.
PetTograd, Sept. 13. (Evening.)
An oScial announcement sa.Vfl: "Rus-
ilia troops are progressing i lmg the
tower stretches of the Saa rivlr with
out meeting resistance from Ahe de
feated enemy, who continues Un re"
treat"
London, Sept. 15. A reasonable es
timate, a Times Petrograd dispatch
aaya, places Austrian losses in Glicia
at 300,000 killed, wounded and prison
era, nearly one-third of their forces.
They lost 1,000 guns, more than two
tiirdi of their available artillery.
Copenhagen. Sept. 15. The Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger rays the Austro-Ger
maa armies were d'-feated in Galicia
because the Russians numerically ex
edd the Germans and Austrians by
250,000 men. The Austrian losses were
enormous.
London, Sept. 15. A Tost Petrograd
diapatch nays: "The Germans have
toccentrated enormous forces In east
irrosala. causing corresponding re
tirement on the part of the Russians.
The Austrian army, which I retreat
In on the powerful fortress of
I'rzemygl, includes one whole German
mny corps and part of another. The
force are lost to Germany for the
Juration of the ar. for they will be
locked up in Przemysl, which the Rus
i2s must take by a prolonged 6iege."
20,000 Wounded in Vienna.
Vienna. Sept. 15 (via Paris). Rus
M re increasingly victorious in
th occupation of eastern Galicia and
'ie situation on the Servian frontier
to exercising a d"Dres :nT influence in
oBclal circles and among the intelli
ent classes. It Is c.-rtain there are
M.G0O wounded In Vienna today, prob
ably many more thousands in Buda
Pt, and thousands more in other
P'-ci. AmidFt all his terrible anxi
tie Emperor Francis Joserh is re
Ported in excellent health and con
stantly giving aud'ncea to ministers
t the dual monarchy.
Austrian, Hemmed In.
London. S"it. 15. An Exchange
Telegraph company dispatch from Pet
rrr4 tars affr the capture of Opole
nd Tourobine, Russian forces hemmed
fte enemy into an ang!e formed by a
Jonctioa of the River Vistula and the
&er Saa.
German Ships In Action.
London, Sept. 15. in a Rom dls
tch dated Sept. 14. a correspondent
the Exchange Telegraph company
it was officially report! there
froa Berlin tf.at the German Baltic
uadron. which is composed of 23
ealu" had 15 .: tn action.
SERVIANS REPORT
BORDER VICTORY
ih. Sept. 11 (delayed). A grea
wtle was fought Sept. 8 and 9 on the
hole northwestern frontier cf Ser-r--
The Austrians were repulsed with
eatlmated loss of 10,000 dead and
founded. The victory waa considered
decisive.
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THE WEATHER
J
Forecast Till 7 P. M. Tomorrow, for
Rock laiand, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.
Unsettled weather tonight and Wed
nesday, probably showers, warmer to
night, fresh southerly winds.
Temperature at 7 a. m. 62. Highest
yesterday 82. lowest last night 61.
Velocity of wind at 7 a. m. 1 mile
per hour.
Precipitation up to 7 a. m. .95 inch.
Relative humidity at 7 p. m. 88. at
7 a. m. 100.
Stage of water 3.6. a rise of .1 In last
24 hours.
J. M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Evening t.irs: Mercury, Venus.
Mars, ui;;-: Morning star: Saturn.
The bright Mar Devel, at the head of
the Cross in Cygnus, baa been ranked
by old astronomers as being of first
magnitude,
HOPESlFPEAGE
GROW STRONGER
Influential German-Americans
Working to Bring About
End of War.
Washington. D. C, Sept. 15. Al
though no reply had been received
from the German government to the
Inquiry of the United States concern
ing the attitude of the former toward
peace in Europe, administration offi
cials are hopeful that from the infor
mal effort something tangible might
60on develop.
That many influential German-Americans
are working to bring about some
exchange of peace terms has been ad
mitted in official quarters. President
Wilson and Secretary Bryan are keep
ing in close touch with all these ef
forts. The feeling prevails among ad
ministration officials that as the casu
alty lists grow and the enormity of the
struggle, is brought home to the
masses in each country tha. movement
for peace will correspondingly gain
momentum.
It the midst of the conflict the Unit
ed States today will sign treaties of
peace with Great Britain. France,
Spain and China, countries whose com
bined population is more than two
thirds of the earth. The pacts, similar
to 19 already ratified by the senate,
are regarded by President Wilson and
Secretary Bryan as practically a gtiar
tee against w'ar , as they provide that
all disputes be submitted to a perma
nent commission for Investigation dur
ing a period of a year before any na
tion is free to engage in hostilities.
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, Jules Jusser
and and Juan Riano, the British,
French and Spanish ambassadors re
spectively, and Kai Fu Shah, the Chi
nese minister, have received instruc
tions from their governments to sign
the treaties today.
Announcement was made that Presi
dent Wilson would tomorrow receive
the Belgium commission, sent to the
United States to lodge formal protest
against alleged German atrocities.
Official dispatches to the American
government during the day confirmed
the pfess reports of the retreat of the
German army along the entire line In
France md speke of the rapidly re
turning frtrce of the people in the vi
cinity of P4Tis, that the capital was no
in any danrfer.
SUB SINKING THE
PATHFINDER LOST
German Destroyer Appears in
Midst of British Fleet
and Is Hid died.
London. Sept. 15. The Scotsman
states the German submarine which
sank the British cruiser Pathfinder has
itself been sunk- Wednesday last part
of the British fleet on the lookout for
German submarines became aware of
the near presence of one. The British
vessels divided when a submarine ap
peared with only the periscope show
ing. The British cruisers waited for
the reappearance of the submarine
which occurred in dramatic fashion.
. m miscalculation the submar
ines conning tower and apper struc
ture suddenly appeared n the midst
of the English vessels. From seven
British cruisers guns crashed out. In
ten seconds seven shots eltered the
frail shell of the suomanne.
25,239 IS THE TOTAL LOSS
ANNOUNCED BY GERMANY
Berlin. Sept. 15. (via Copenhagen).
The most extended list of German
casualties yet published ha been
made public. It comprises 784 killed.
2,190 wounded and 818 misslnt The
total of all published losses date
follows: Killed, 4.184 wound. 15.
S5, and missing. 5,070,
VON KLUGK IN
TRAP IS HELD
AS PRISONER
German General and Force
of 25,000 Men Report
ed in Surrender.
HEAVY SATTLES ARE ON
Berlin Says French Who At
tempt to Break Through
Lines Are Defeated.
LONDON, SEPT. 15. TELE
GRAPHING FROM DIEPPE UNDER
DATE OF MONDAY, A CENTRAL
NEWS CORRESPONDENT SAYS:
"A REPORT HAS REACHED DIEPPE
THAT THE EXTREME LEFT OF
THE ALLIES, AFTER MAKING AN
ENCIRCLING MOVEMENT BY WAY
OF ROYE AND HAM AND JOINING A
FORCE FROM THE BOULOGNE DIS
TRICT, HAS COMPELLED GEN
ERAL VON KLUCK TO SURRENDER
WITH, ACCORDING TO ONE RE
PORT, 14,000 MEN, AND ACCORD
ING TO ANOTHER, 25,000 AND A
QUANTITY OF GUNS AND MATE
RIAL." Berlin, Sept. 15 (via Copenhagen and
London). An official announcement
says: "In the western theatre of war,
the right wing of our army has been
engaged in heavy but indecisive bat
tles. The French, who endeavored to
break through our lines, were defeat
ed. At other points where there has
been -fighting, no -decisive results has
been reached."
London, SepL 15. A Rome dispatch
says the members of the Roumanian
ministry have tendered their resigna
tions. Parte, Sept. 15. An official state
ment says: "The western and central
armies of the German forces con
tinued their resistance today north of
the River Aisne and north of Rheims
and Chalons, while the eastern army
is retreating."'
Crown Prince Driven Further Ekack.
Iondon. SepL 15. An official an
nouncement says: "The enemy is still
occupying a strong position to the
north of the Aisne and fighting is go
ing on all along the whole line. The
crown prince's army, driven further
back is now on line of Varenns, Cor
senvoye and Orne. Six hundred pris
oners and 12 guns were captured yes
terday by the British right. Rain made
the roads heavy, increasing difficulty
of the German retreat."
Berlin, Sept. 15 (via Copenhagen and
London). It is officially announced th
that on morning of Sept. 13 the small
cruiser Hela was sunk by a torpedo
from a hostile submarine. Almost the
whole crew was saved.
MILLER WILL LEAVES MOST
OF $550,000 TO HIS WIDOW
Chicago, 111.. SepL 15. The will of
Darius "Miller, late president of the
Burlington road, disposing of his $550.
000 estate, was admitted yesterday to
probate. All but $50,000 represents
personality. Mr. Miller died on Aug.
23.
One-half of the estate Is given out
right to Mrs. Sue C. Miller of 1550
North State streeL the widow, who is
named executrix without bond, and the
other half Is to be held in trust by her.
From the income of the trust property.
$100 monthly is to be paid to Mrs
Elisabeth H. Miller of Selinsgrove. Pa.,
mother of the decedent. The remain
der or the income goes to the widow.
In the event of the Vidow's death
the document provides the trust estate
be turned over to the mother, and at
the latter's death to the Union Trust
company to be held In trust for Robert
and Grace Miller, nephew and niece
of the decedenL and when they reach
the age of 30 years the estate is to be
divided equally between them.
MRS. WILSON'S LAST WISH
MADE LAW BY CONGRESS
Washington. Sept. 15. Mrs. Wood
row Wilson's dying wish that congress
abolish the alley slums in the national
capital was fulfilled yesterday.
The house passed the senate bill
which prohibits the use of dwelling
houses In Washington alleys after
four years from the date of the legis
lation. The bill now goes to the presi
dent for his signature.
A few hours before Mrs. Wilson died
she told the president she could "go
away" happier if she knew the alley
slums would be wiped ouL Word was
sent to the eapltol. and the house dis
trict committee promptly reported a
bill carrying a large appropriation to
clear the slum,
What German
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This photograph shows damage
were not so numerous as in Antwerp.
AMBROSE BIERCE,
AUTHOR, MISSING
State and War Departments
Order Search for Van
ished Journalist.
Washington, TJ. C, SepC15 Search
is being made by the state and war
departments for Ambrpse Bierce, the
author and journalist, who has been
missing in Mexico for more than eight
months.
Mr. Bierce, who Is 72, has made his
home in Washington in recent years.
Last fall he went to Mexico to gather
material for literary work. His friends
here last heard from him from Chi
huahua in December. 1913, at about
the time a battle between the federals
and constitutionalists was impending
in that vicinity. It was supposed here
that he had made his w ay our of Mex
ico to California where he formerly
resided.
On Sept. 10 Herbert A. 'Meyer, pri
vate secretary to Secretary of the
Interior Franklin K. Lane, forwarded
to the state department an inquiry
concerning the whereabouts of Mr.
Bierce by a California friend. Tae
state department telegraphed John R.
Silliman, an American consular officer
in Mexico, to Institute a search for the
missing author.
Secretary of War Garrison also ca
bled instructions to General Funston
and other American army officers In
Mexico to assist in the search. Noth
ing has been, heard so far of the prog
ress of the Inquiry.
It appears that a woman who was
secretary to Mr. Bierce for many
years became alarmed several months
ago by the continued absence of the
author and went to Mexico in search
of him. She is understood to be on
her way back to Washington.
CARRANZA TAKES
OVER RAILROADS
Constitutionalist Is Substituted
for Nation in Naming of
the System.
Washington, D. C 5ept 15. Consul
Sllliman today reported from Mexico
City that the constitutionalists have
taken possession of the National rail
ways of Mexico and renamed them the
Constitutionalist Railways of Mexico.
Practically all common stock is. held
by tlie Mexican government. The
mileage is 6.000.
Davies Quits Party.
Madison, Wis., Sept. 15. Joseph E.
Davies has announced his resignation
as a member of the. democratic na
tional committee.
GERMAN COLONEL
KILLED IN ACTION
Berlin, Sept, 15. The Cologne Volks
Zeltung says Colonel Von Reuler of
Zabern fame fell in r ranee while lead
ing the 12th grenadier regiment. His
father fell in 1870 as commander of
the same res' meat.
Air Bomb Throwers Did to Paris
done in Paris by bombs dropped fro m
COACHES FALL IN
GULLY; 40 KILLED
Texas Limited on the St. Louis
& San Francisco Goes
Through a Bridge.
Springfield, Mo., Sept. 15. Twenty
persons are reported to have been kill
ed and many injured when the St.
Louis & San Francisco railroad's
"Texas Limited" crashed through a
bridge near Lebanon, Mo., early to
day. Wires between, here and the
scene of the wreck were prostrated by
a severe 6fbrm.
St. Louis, Mo. Sept 15. Thirty-five
or forty are estimated dead in the
'Frisco wreck near Lebanon, Mo. Two
track' and the embankment beneath
gavo way.
The engineer said the train was run
ning slowly when a cloudburst occur
red. A wall of water swept across the
track and the embankmet beeath gave
way.
POLICEMAN RICH
AFTER DREAMING
Longed for Auto and a Fine
Home in Vain Until Wife .
Inherits $150,000
Chicago, III., Sept. 15. If you were
a policeman,
And supported a wife and two chil
dren, And dreamed of autmobiles and Cne
houses.
And never could afford buying eith
er, and
Then somebody handed you a tele
gram saying that your wife, with
whom you were upon good terms, had
inherited $150,000.
How would you feel?
Policeman A. C. Christensen, doing
clerical work in the office of Superin
tendent of Police Gleason, received
just such a telegram yesterday.
Christensen looked blankly at the
message. Then he sighed. The sigh
was followed by a grin, then a laugh.
And the policeman jumped out of his
chair and shouted "Hurray!"
Other policemen thought him insane,
They crowded around. This is what
they read:
"Colonel W. F. Figg, 77 years old,
of Red Oak, Iowa, is dead. He left
Mrs. Dollie Christensen, your wife, a
fortune of $150,000. Wire instructions
or come at once."
All that Christensen ever knew
about automobiles was that the num
bers were hard to read and the lights
glared in his eyes.
Hut while the other policemen were
reading the message an automobile
horn In the street below squawked
loudly.
"That's it." cried Christensen. "We'll
have one of those gas wagons, good
schools for the kids, fine home, fine
things for the wife. Say, ain't I lucky?"
' Then Christensen grabbed the tele
gram and hurried for hU home at 26 IS
West Walton street. He is 25 years
old, has been married 15 years and
has been a policeman 10 rears. The
late Colonel Figg, named in the tele
gram, was his wife's undo.
German aeroplanes. The casualties
JAP IS ENGAGING
GERMANY ON LAND
Number of Sharp Skirmishes
Between Patrols Occur
Near Chimo, China.
Chimo,' China, SepL 13. (Delayed).
The first engagement between Ger
man and Japanese forces on land oc
curred this morning. There were a
number of sharp skirmishes between
patrols of the contesting forces near
Chimo.
Pekin, Sept. 15. A report from
Ting-Tau of German origin says a van
guard of Japanesa cavalry is at Kiao
Chow city, five Biles outside the
Kiao-Chow boundary.
BELGIANS CLAIM
MORE ATROCITIES
Second Report of Commission
Named to Investigate Is .
Made Public,
London, Sept. 15. The second report
of the Belgian commission appointed
to inquire Into alleged German atroci
ties was made public today. The re
port reviews incidents heretofore gen
erally - reported,' but adds documents
in evidence on which its conclusions
rest, to be published in due course.
The commission finds the German
troops entering Louvain requisitioned
food and lodgings, took possession of
cash in all banks, burst open houses,
pillaged and committed other excess
es. The report relates two alleged in
stances in which women were outrag
ed by . German ' soldiers, and asserts
there have been instances where wo
men and children were stabbed with
bayonets and their legs cut off. In
one case a workman was covered with
kerosene and thrown into a burning
house. "
HARD TASK TO GET JURY
FOR NEW PETRAS TRIAL
Geneva, 111., SepL 15. As the sec
onl trial of Anthony Petras, charged
with the murder ot Theresa Hollan
der at Aurora last winter, began yes
terday it was evident the task of get
ting a jury would be a hard one.
Judge Duane J. Carnes realized
there is scarcely a person in this dis
trict who has not discussed the club
bing to death of the young girl in the
graveyard. He asked those of the 112
Jurors summoned who had formed
opinion which could not be changed
to signify by standing. Immediately
102 of the 112 got to their feeL The
102 were then excused, and subpoe
nal for 100 more from farming dis
tricts were made out This venire was
in court- today.
Attorney D. H. Gunsul. chief consul
for Petras, offered to take 4 change of
venue to. Cook county if the state
would release his client on bail, but
the offer was refused by the prosecu
tion. "I am not guilty your honor," plead
ed Petras quietly.
He was pale and his hair is now
flicked with gray, although only 23
years old. t . ' ,
WILSON WINS
APPROVAL OF
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STATE
Curtis. Democrat, Elected
Gavernor Over Haines,
Office Incumbent.
HIS PLURALITY IS 3,587
Progressives Suffer a Large
Shrinkage in Votes Fight
Made on Administration,
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YESTERDAY'S ELECTION, OAKLEY
CURTIS, DEMOCRAT, DEFEATED
GOVERNOR WILLIAM HAINES, RE
PUBLICAN, SEEKING REELECTION
BY A PLURALITY OF 3,587. ALL
FOUR CONGRESSMEN, THREE RE
PUBLICANS AND ONE DEMOCRAT,
WERE REELECTED.
Comparative returns available from
484 cities and towns show an increase
in the republican vote since the presi
dential election of 31,541, a progres
sive loss of 30,461 and democratic gain'
of 10,798.
The. great unexpected feature of the
returns in hand is the tremendous
slump of the progressive party's vote.
Halbert P. Gardner, progressive can
didate for governor, has barely one
third of the vote that was given to
Roosevelt two years ago in the presi
dential election.
The republican vote is more than
twice as great as that received by
Taft. .
The democratic vote given to Mayor
Oakley C. Curtis for governor la larger
than Wilson's, in 1912.
Fought out on national issues main
ly, principally on the tariff law, the
election is taken by men of ail parties
as giving an inkling of what the coun
try has in store in succeeding elec
tions in other states, for it is a proverb
that "as Maine goes, so goes the coun
try." A full state ticket and Maine's four
congressmen were elected in the day's
balloting. Democrats, republicans,
progressives and socialists had full
state and congressional tickets in the
field. The prohibitionists had ont a
state ticket and candidates for con
gress in two districts.
Have Warm Campaign.
. Comparison of these results with the
ratio , of gain of the republican candi
date in preceding returns indicates
Haines' victory.
Throughout the campaign speakers
of national prominence, including
United States senators, congressmen,
governors, ex-governors and one ex
president, stumped the state tn the
interest of their respective parties.
The issues were the new tariff law, the
Wilson administration, prohibition and
state finances.
The first and last were more or less
weak issues, however. In the case of
me iormer it may ue uaiu nini us ci
ted was dulled by the influence that
war in Europe was having on business
here, while the matter of state fi
nances was not strongly pressed be
cause of the failure of the democrats
to effectively criticise the business
management of state affairs by the
present republican administration.
But while these two issues w-ere rel
egated to the background to sona
extent, the other two were pushed to
the front with relentless vigor, with .
that of state prohibition taking the
more prominent position.
Washington, D. C, SepL 15. One ot
the first things the president did when
he returned to the White house was to
examine the figures of the Maine elec-'
tion. He expressed gratification to the
cabinet as it assembled.
Republicans to Fight War Tax.
Washington, D. C, SepL 15. Senate
termined to fight any war revenue
measure in any form.
Meat prices have continually ad
vanced in Germany during the last
few years and it is estimated that
from 1907 to .1912 the number of
horned cattle in Prussia alone waa
reduced by 160,000.
EXECUTE RUSSIAN
GENERAL AS A SPY
Rotterdam. Sept. 15- A dispatctt
from Sofia says Russian General Kaul
bara has been executed, at Odeaaa tor
easlonase, . . - '
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