THE WEATHER FORECAST.

Fair, slightly wnrmer, to-da- y; unsettle Jtttx. tirnorrov.Detailed weather reports will bo found on page IS.

VOL LXXXII. NO. 38. NEW YORK, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1914. CoVVH0M. 10H. bu l Bun Printing and Publltihinv As.oeMHon. PRICE TWO CENTS.

IIELLEN ANGRY

ATBEINGMADE

A DEFENDANT

fci.i- - rlimi tit' New Haven I.s

iMiiiinlt'd in "l'nrcCiissetlness."

HIlli:.rKM()F FIVEDKKKNDAXTS ATTACH KI)

In i iteiiieiifinale ctcrilay con- -

cn tie- Ne I'.tNjii's milt to recoverJ.." 147 fiiiin .lolin and Ills

IMoi-.ai-- s ii th" lllll.inl ec'npany, CharlesMelie . fnimer irsllTit of the New

IUr 'I'd tint ho illiln't understandyiw I" i i 'ik1 i ' be mentioned as a do-- t

t r ' .I' tlon except tliroiIKh "thop- - . . of those who Instituted;t

M . n made ether cautlc remarkibo ,t !! in. t administration of theSV ltlng f.ioct:il stuss on whatV "I i " propensity for discoveringinir.Ri- irk 'iuvii to tin-- prior ndmmlstra-o- n

"" ' th. ite.il by which theSen II.'. !. 1. ch hi the I luHton nmlMain.- - ! to tin- - lllllanl companyit !!." ' - ' iiid repurchased for $150i .i I' New Haven In Its present

. . m if ll'llnr.t mf.U-- iMttli a i ."! the New Haven In thin

.al il in f' le should return all of, i .mo pniip. deducting therefromi r ib' Miiinlsalon

In Itllltird Vn .Vnt Illllilliiy.M- - M.l.'i iiMlut. lined, however, as he

,:,". n Ii it testimony before the Inte-rsil ninmision at Washing- -

"n ' "i'ii'I assumed all the risk In

'.m il " vV.-- hi' iicted Individuallyio i i n ii i for ihe New Haven.Tli- rmet piesltlent made Ills state-me- r

i Ii" was Lmviiii; the Federal Orandur ' "ii. wneie, lor oer two houru, heii fi l inw. examination by the Uov-""""-

'H itinriieyri I14 the criminal Investl-cit.- o

f the New 'Haven system. Insplt if the oi deal, however, he was readyto i!.- - uss tin new phase of the NewlliW'n n troubles

"TN only theory on which this suitcould been brouclit," he said, "Is:nt ll":,ird was actlnu as a trustee inthe l. i. If that it so then I have lied

r.J l ' member of my board has lied.

Ilt-ii- l ii IIiiiiii I'ldr One,"I ton .fled at WashliiRton that Illllard'i

I'Un.'me and sale of the stock was amtih n ii- - deal and not the result of a'''' ' " ust .iKreemcnt. Hut perhaps some

"f w people ( referrliiR to tho presentIm n str.t'lon of tho road) havo found

''mi-- 'U f which we never knew. New4- hau a habit of discoverlut;

"1 linen been served In th suit asli i i far ai 1 know nono of my' op- - r i ins been attached. I don't

no iij should be brought Into theiiium throuKh the pur cussedness

' : who instituted It, I never hadf stock or a dollar In the lllllanl

re, Yes. I expect to be called a.i a.m. ii the suit and I shall testify."M. m. ien was remlnilwl of his tcstl-i.io- n

i.etjii! the Interstate Commercenm nn In which lie said that after

v It "V hi and Maine stock was bought"Wk fi ii llil.ard he was asked by hision. ,, ihrectoiH "to ko after Hlll.ird',lf " ths after he had itot the sluff." I

I . i I ii Ilia T,.t I inn n .

b id Mr Melleii in supplement-- -' "i in ,n , "I was authorized to

i. i.i. t with Millard which pro-wa- .i

to i etui n the stock.ni'iinhs latei - which, mind

- alter the contract had been put1.0 . ' ' i i -- D'uition was passed by theri iNkiim nn. to net lllllanl to con-- int i ii i lunges in the contract."fn. .i.in-- tu by Mr. Mcllen

t c the c infract o th:it Mr.H , i"i g.ve iii his pioflt of overII iho sioik transaction and

'nun islon.I' Mi II ihiid couldn't se it that

i) Mi Mcllen. "Some people, you'""i t . having contracts changed

tei i ,ve been executed."M l r- Mid that ho would resume

' before tho Orand Jury !nMl naeitlgatlon at 2 o'clock this

HOMES ARE ATTACHED.Melleii llealilei A inn ii FMr Diuler

"lierin's H'rlt.It. ' ' ' .i.n, (lit.

- II I.i'ha'ii and Oh tries K. Lord,the attachment writs

' Mi," suit of the New Haven"' "i-- t l"hii I,. lllllanl, Chillies S.

11 IMn ir.i i Hobblns and otliursI !' Hartford and re.

'" .ill hough they have been two'1,1 " t'i tusk, they have undir at- -

:ur 1. h.s than $4,000,000 of prop-- '' sev lefeiiilante

I ' 'i' t" realty l sto.il.s belong-i- i1. lllllanl and Chillies V.

roil in Merlden yestei-"- i.itt.i. bed y Mr. Blllard'i

" ' tin- Mer'den City Oas I.lglui nid the Mlectrlo Light

' ioing to New llavmi their- to attach the residences of

? nd.nits residing there:s Mellen, lldward I). Bobbins,' Morehouse, Samuel Hemlug- -

rj V Whipple.' Mr lloblili s, w ho

' 'tiiiTal counsel of th Nowi the .lie (iicstlon at Inue in

lher or not tho 125 piotlt'

j M Hill,ml on e.inh of thef Itost"ti and Maine stock

I ' .moot iinderf tand w hy" i Hie suit." said Mr Bob- -

- t nt e( been sen ed and" i wl it 1 sec In the news' licit ftc r a r nor

or of he lllllanl company anda ir, as ailvlser, in a

U.t" tircly apait from tho Boston

and Maine dealings with the Blllard Com-- !pany." j

Homer H. Cummlngs of Stamford, conn- - '

scl for Blllard, llomlr.eway nnd l.lnsley,said that the proreedlni: areessentially formal nml nn ouUrow-t- ofthe disclosures before tho Interstate Com-mcrc- o

Commlisloii."Jtr. Unsley anil Mr. Hemingway,"

continued Mr. Uuinmlngs, "aic connectedwith the suit only In formal way, nitthey were merely director of the tlllhirdCompany and had no pecuniary Interestat any time. Mr, lllllanl tin alrcndystated at (treat length when he appearedbefore tho committee at Washington hisconnections with the New Haven roadand the lllllanl Company."

TO FILE DECREE SOON.

llrlnlU of Dissolution Snlit tn IJrfully Asrrrrd Upon,

Wasiiiniiton, Oct. 7. Attorney-Gener-

Gregory expect that the agreed decrseiIIhsoUIiik the New Haven railroad sys-ter- n

will be tiled In the I'nltcd StateIMstrlct Couit at New York some time,next week. Conferences between officialsof the Department of Justice and theNew 1 In ven, which have been going onsince the agreement to end the anti-trust milt wn made, have exulted In asettlement tion the langnago of tho ele-

ctee. I.lttlo remnhiH to be done nowaside from tho completion of the reviseddrafts of the decree so that' It may besubmitted to the court.

The droicn provided for tho sale ofthe Iloston and Maine, tho trolley prop-erties of the New Haven and of varioussteamship and docklnK properties.

Bulgarians FightAgainst Servians

Fugitives in Sofin Tell of Fu-

rious Kncouutor IstipH(,sir'l.

Hi Crntrnl .Vetrs

A.MsraitHM, October 7.

to a dtspatch from Viennathe .S'ii((.ilirl.tcii- - Carri'uponilenz of thatcity saya tho Minister of War of ia

lin decided to give an extendedleave of absence to part of the, troopswhich havo been mobilized.

The ltcichtpost of Vienna says thatlUilcnriun fugitives arriving In Sofia onMonday told of furious fightingServians and Bulgarians. The latter,on receiving rcenforccments, laid siegeto Istlp (a town of 13,000, forty milessoutheast of I'skub), More, than 200Bulgarian families have been takenfrom their homes In chains.

Tho official Sofia newspaper A'aroitnlPrma prints a declaration by Iho Bul-

garian Premier which says:"Behind our backs, against our will,

men of our kindred, not residents ofUulgnrln, nro undertaking enterprisesnot In keeping with tho peace reigningIn our country. Bulgaria decllnen allresponsibility for these enterprises."

The 7)rrit-na- - says It learns that theactivity of the- - Insurgents In GreekMacedonia Is Increasing. They havedestroyed three rullroad bridges be-

tween CKtrovo and Vladovo.There was lighting for eight hours

lust Thursday between Bulgiirlan andServian bands near Gewgell. The Bu-lgarians retired.

Pontiff Pleadsfor Neutrality

I'rit'sl.s An Kn joined to I'rcacliCliiirity Instead of lliiti'i--

of i'oo..

ttri'ial fatIf linipilch tu Tiik Si

Homk, Oct, 7. Tho O.vncTfiloic fo-n-

no In an Inspired editorial articlellio absolute neutrality of the

Holy Seo nnd warns Catholics, espe-cially prleMs, to advocate peaco and topreach charity Instead of contempt undhatred of enemies, thus Interpreting thewishes of the Tope.

Tills course. It la pointed out, woulduphold tho dignity of thn clergy, ac-

cording to thn I'npo'H desire, und wouldnot hamper the freedom of the ministrywhile, It was cooperating In movementsdesigned to bring peace, which la to thesupreme Interest of humanity. Warlikesermons and tho fomenting of thehatred of nations are especially con-

demned.Only peace, forgiveness and love

should sound within the churches, saysthe artlclo In conclusion.

CAUGHT WITH $100,000.

I'lisai'iiK'! Iliimitl fur Vienna With.Money for Treasury I Arrritril.

Sprrlal Cablt Dtiinlch to Tile SinBomk, Oct. 7, Tho police havo ar-

rested a passenger bound for Viennawho was nttemptlnK to cross the fron-tier with a portmanteau containing$100,000 In gold destined for theTreasury

SCHTFFS BIO ART PURCHASE.

Itepnrt Sn. lit-- Paid ll(MI,(H)o furlliirdnc .llnjiillcii Plates,

Il Is reported that Mortimer Sehlff hasJut paid JfiOO.OOO fur a group of majolicaplates from the Bardnc, collection, whichwas biouitht to this count iv last Novem-ber by Willi l Hey of the firm of ArnoldSellginann of this city Mr Schln couldnot be seen last night The price Is saidto be a iccnrd one

The Important items of the Mllectlunhave gone Into famous galleries, Includ-ing the MelliipolllHll Museum and P A. IS.Wlileiiei's, One simile plate hi MrSehlff's purchase, a Florentine piece, twofret in diameter, is i allied at $50,000,

emKT IIKAIt SI'ltlNO WATEK.10c tho caie of Hi cl'ii topprd uttl

RECORD WHEAT

GROPISWORTH

$834,000,000

Furnicrs Will Also Pocknt

Two Billions From Corn

Harvest.

OTITKK (MAINS FA K

AMOVE XOKMAI; MAKIC

Tho wheat crop of the United Statesthis year Is the greatest ever harvested,not only In the number nf.buihcls but Inmoney value as well.

The Government experts have figuredthat Undo will have almost 900,000,-00- 0

bushels In his bins, an Increase ofmore than 100,000,000 bushels ovir thebumper crop of lat ear.

This crop alone will put $S3t, 000,000Into the pockets of the fanners at 93 Hrents a Innhel, the prlco figured by

expertu, With the demand forwheat from many countries It Is expectedthat rtono will go to waste. Com andoats showed even greater sains. Thecorn crop Is worth about $2,090,S32,000.

Thn Government crop report lstird yes-

terday was tho last of Importance, forthe season. It gave tho size of the In-

dicated total wheat crop as 892,000,000bushels, as compared with S9,000,000bushels tin September 1

Tho deterioration thus Indicated doesnot affect the status of the crop as thoblgget In the country's history. Tho pro-

duction compares with the next largestcrop, which was 7H3.3S0.000 bushels lastyrar. Tho jleld per acre was 16.fi, com-

pared with 15.2 bushels In 1913 Thereduction In the slue of the crop from theprevious month's estimate was, of course,in the spring wheat crop, which Is now es-

timated to bo 217.000.1100. against 221,000,-00- 0

bushtls on September 1

Winter Wlirnt Best.The crop of spring wheat was hardly

of normal size. Its Indicated size onOctober 1 was II3.O00.0on bushels lessthan the record spring wheat crop of 1912and 22.S19.H0O bushels les thin last year'scrop. The winter wheat crop of

buhels was the record breaker,being 152.000,000 bushels greater thanthe crop of 1913. the prevlou record.

Corn Improved In September. Tho sizeof the crop on October 1 was estimatedto be ;,7G, 000,000 bushels, against 2,598,-000,0-

flushels a month previous. Con-

dition also Improved, being 72 3 on Octo-

ber 1. against 71.7 a month before. Theten year average Is 79 1. The productionthis ear Is iib-iu- t a normal crop. Tbrecord was made In 1912 when 3.124,-7fi,00- 0

bushels wen. produced. IastJear's crop was 2. MG.'.iSS.OOO bushels, theMuni harvest.

The oats rrop Impioved during themonth The crop as of October 1 isestimated to be 1 .13T.000.ooo bushels,against l.llfi.OOO.noO bushels the previousmonth. The condition i given as Stl.4,

compared with S9.1 let vt year. Tlio yieldtier acre Is 9 it bushels, against 29.3last mouth and 29.3 last ear Therecord crop was l,tls,337,orti) bushels In

1IMS Iist ear's crop was l.lJI.ttlh.uOUbushels.

The barley crop as of Oetuber is esti-mated to bo 19i.imiii.ihi0 bushels, against100,000,000 the pievlous month and O

hustle's, the llnnl rrop of last year.The record mii 2?:24,hiiu bushels In1912

I'lav Ilelotv l,nst Year.Klax Is estimated to be a "iop of

17,0011,000 bushels, against ir.,oiio,i)uii esti-mated a month privlnis ami s.foo.ooolast yenr. tin- - llnal ha.-vix-t.

The toli.ieeo crop shows a large K iln onthe September istlinate p Is now Indi-cated to he 95I,0Oii,iiihi pounds, aanlii'tSB2.00o.d0o pounds a n eit-- before Lasteai' production was .'.M iiili.Onu 'i.nitiUs,Apples Improved in tie month ,'ruin a

crop of 220,000,01(0 biislie!" to 230.onO.HOi'bunhels.

White potatoes Improved dni:i(.- - themonth in condition fmni 75 'o S sweetpotatoes declined In condition from M sto S0.7 . biiekwhial from ' tu63.3.

WOULD GUILLOTINE OFFICERS,

I'PlKfirn" Nnines 4. n 4'linrueilJ With Pour Chief Atrocities,I ipetal fable J.jxKr. to Tn Sis

Paius, Oct. 7. The f'fiuro has con-

cluded that tho Identity of the offlcereresponsible for the four chief ntrocltl.of the wni has been siitllcie nty et:ib-- j

Ishcd to warrant coitrt-iniii-ti- fur.Major von Manteuffel for Lotivalii.Lieut. -- Col. von Blager for Pluiint, Majorvon Sommtrfeld for Tcnnoiule andBaron von Pl.ittenberg fur Bhelms.

The I'liiarn suggests that tho Powersshould cnurt-tnartl- al theso four olllc-er-

after the war nnd demand that theyhe. guillotined. It adds-

"As for Willi, m. Ills people wll lithim."

U. S. TRUCKS FOE ALLIES?

j "tnmliiril" Sns eli'lnli liase'oiiti'iiet for Wnr Vliiliirs.

Spevial Cable 'enrr tu Tin. Si n

j LoNisiN, Get. Hlmnltirit printsl.i report that Charles M. Schwab hasj made contracts with the' Trench and

Russian Governments amounting toover in,noi),uo(i to supply armored motor i

trucks mounted with guns.The Htnutlavtl recalls that tw,o ar- -'

mored automobiles built fur RushIii bythe Chiirron Motor Coiupany, nn ling- -

llsb coiicern, nt Its Trench factory, wereIn Giim.iny while being

sh'pped tbriiugh that country shortly1before tho war and ma still be lu the.possession of the Germans.

SPUR TO CAPTURE OF ANTWERP.

tprrial Cubit Detimtch In Thkrw-- i 7 - Tbero is a rumor

here that the Kntser has offered as areward to the llrst man to enter Ant-werp, th decoration of the Iron Crossund 25,000 murks ((6,250) lu money.

ALLIES HOLD INVADER NORTH OF LILLE; .

REGAIN GROUND LOST NORTH OF ROYE;GERMANS CROSS NETHE NEAR ANTWERP

German Siejre Guns ArcHapidly Reducing IM-ia- n

Forts.

BKLEAGUEHEI) CITY

BEING HOMBAltDKI)

Citizens Seek Safety in Kng-liiu- d

and Holland by

Thousands.

OSTHXI) NOW SEAT

OF THE GOVERNMENT

Belgians Still ResistingStrongly Great Task

Confronts Germans.

n- - HITOII MARTIN,tpeci'it rnrreipon(tnt nf Tnz Be nnd fAs

I.nnrlon "i.afjy A'etci."Special Cablt DeipatcK to Titr Si N

Ohtknp, Oct. r.- -- Delayed). The Gov-

ernment wns removed hero from Ant-

werp Inst night. Ttii' Htop had been un-

der consideration for ttireo days, but thedecision was. not reached tlnally untilyesterday morning, Kverythlng Is qulotIn Antwerp nnd there Is no panic there,but thousandH are leaving tho city.There are crowdn of fugitives hero ntOstend.

The slog of Anrworp Is developingInto a Held battle. On Monday thisbattle raged from Termondo to Llerrealong the banks of tho Scheldt, Kupeland Nettie, which tho Belgian army,lighting against odds, wus defendingwith Rtulmorn determination.

Tho main attack was directed againstLlerre, the Hermans apparently beingdetermined to cross the Nntho nt thispoint. Vigorous pressurn was appliedalso ulong the Termondc-Mallne- s road,In the neighborhood of St. Amnnd, withthe object of forcing the Belgian Heldarmy beyond the eVbow of the Scheldt.

The Belgians had tho benefit of fight-

ing under their excellent fortress gun.There Is n vital difference between thedefences of Antwerp and thofo of I.legand Nam u r Forty-tw- o centimeter how-

itzers may shatter a ring fortress, butIt nowise follow Hint they will beequally sticcwful against the wide- -

above tollerlin slefce

almost toKesscl

Wnvro brokenon

spr. nd network of Hoods, mines, wlre , p0.Mn0B the Prussian f rem-

and prob-- 1 t,r , hol,ti, j, (jerinanlem I one which a vast army can j

FT

to the of un Invader. Crucow and thoI In the western area 'think beyond the Dunajec

a vigorous attempt In flullela was repulyed at thewas m ule by the enemy to a short

of

ofof of

of

of

length lii'lglun trenche. nnd n liull of rr"m via Tho tate thatswept over the plain two The tcgion of bad weather the strength of

to the of my Tho and the tho offensive thewui repulsed and y of strictly defensivediati-l- countered vigorous the Bus1nti- and They the

'rJmtnt .f the fortress tWviee Inby forces, and Silesia as Ihe Bur.ilnnwas the oh- - prbe of victory. The advance guards nnd ,mtoon

being without arllllt-r- of the Iltilnn n,,, on Hro shell.at thh and It down ihe north the Vistula tho to the frontier

Ihe In tin. are in collision the Germans anda few--

j Austrinr.s and Opatowthe exchaime ! was The official Issued In-t- o

note the iiputii;-o- the peDantM, w ho I In t'y the Generalwere still living find on was as follows.

in numbers the . - - -

fart and batteries. Children lis a

umiu'ii nan nie cottagesspick and men worked quietly on

holdings notupon to dig trenches for theThe famous of nml warwas outdone before Antwerp

GERMANS NET HE.

.il'iinei- - on Antiierii CityNiih

special Cable hetpatrh tu Tin i

AntwkiiI', October (delayed).The Germans succeeded a- - 4 o'clock

tins morning In making foot-

ing on the north of theNetlio between l.lcrre and Duffeld.Twice during the night

got Herns', hut were drivenor were wiped nut

At o'clock this morning someGermans were on the side of the

lien by all accounts,Have been crossing In number.

Antwerp will now tosubmit to nt and perhapssiege.

will Antwerp earlymorning the Inst nf the

nnd Trench colonies. con-

suls and the pereontml of theand with the representa-tive of Powers, left al-

ready. The consuls go becauseusefulness Is at an end. Antwerpputting her house hi order. The pen-I'- ll

Mill cling to the hope thein ly yel be driven the

or

1110,000 lieri In Holland.yptctal Ca e lifpatrh to Tur cv

7. --There arc now

nn

(Ill- -IU.U1.-.IIIK- INN.

Gt. ii .: Mnn ml ,ltc,

UYBXgr HBR0ECHEM

X HAESDONCK 7r IKSS

shows tho forts oast, south west Ant-werp. A report from that guns of Germansarc provinR moat effective against outer defences Antwerp nndtho walls some the forts hnvo been bnttcrcd powder.

more forts, report asserts, havosurrendered. Germans claimed n few days ago Forts Woolheraand St. Cutherine hnd fallen. They thus have tho outerring of defences two forts on cast the southeast.

Czar's ArmyBudapest Is

Ossovice. in Russian Poland.as in

to

i0iik KastIntersected watercourses. The column

onlvsolve satisfaction jitviimu from atrlko

While was ofHuhiaiioperation brief but mver

storm

miles whole Brentsouth Buxn compelled

our Held nuns Imme-- 1 hard battle between' Hennas assume,

bom- -

Cracow withweak, enemy trnl nttermain armies proceedlnt; with They

point, died along destroyedheavier guns forts llred with

shots. .''andomlcrsisirionsi announcement

day I'ptrogr.nl Staffevery

day work large amongplayed

ever, Keptspun,

their little when

peuceevery day.

CROSS

HostMfiml lliiiiiliiirdiiifiil.

good theirside ttlver

small detach-ments theseback

2,000

northriver. Since they

greatPresumably- have

bombardon

Two boats leavewith

"Both

other havetheir

that enemyback across river

Triini

Bot'KRPVm, Oct,

Fourth I'nfle,

listen. Opin

Tho map tho nndMtys the big the

tho that

Two the nnd Brochcm, thoTho that

the nnd two

with

siege

bankwhen

HAND ON IN

lipeeial Cable nupatch to Tns Sov.

IoNnoN', October 7.

The extont of Busslu's offensive op

erations against Germany was admittedy in despatches from Berlin and

coutlrmeu by reports oi correoouei""In Homo and Vienna.

A from Budapest, via Borne,snys tho Busslatis are only six hours by

mil from Budapest They are still on

the offensive.all efforts to the

war Into north the (Jermans

have fallen back to strong defensive

Whlch attempted by forced marches to)

vistulu and driven back with heavy '

FKANCR Tile otllcial communique Is-

sued last night at Paris sajs thatexcept on the wliiss. where the German

have been repulsed, calm Isnearly complete along tha whole lino.On tho left the cavalry hasbeen held north of Mile, to which pointt was pievKiusly lepulseil. At the

centre the Trench have advanced Inortalii parts and between Chaulnesand llnye ground previously Inst hasbeen retaken On the Trenchwing, according to the olllclal

Usiieil In the nftfriion, the Int.tie was raging with great violence, thelines having been extended into theregion from I.ens to Lu lint-sec-

, thelatter point blng abuiit ten miles fromthe Belgian border.

Br.t.OU'M Alter stiugge will. Ii

entailed heavy loses on both sidesthn Germans Iiiiva siiccieded ingetting a foothold on the northhank of the r!er N'ntlie Thisbrings them within the outermost

Antwerp nnd I one stepto accomplish which they have been

The henvy Krtipp siegegun are now-- said to be nearlnc thoouter forts of the city But beforethe Inviulors actually can take the citythey will hnvo to il..fnat the llolgtiuifield nrmy and so far In the presentopej-atlon-

s the llrlglims have been su.---

cisi fill In rrpullng the German at-- ,tacks

RUSSIA Germans appear to h.nall effort to the war

Into northern Poland, to re-ports from Petronrad, and have fnlle"back on tin Silesia n liorikr The w holo '

region of northwest (lallcla and south- -west Poland Is the scene of hard light-ing. The tlcnran.- - have abandonedthe bombardment of ossowlec and haveretired, the Petrograd report says, aftersettlng l hu cltv and destroying'the rnllinad to the I

A despatch from petrograd by way I

nf Borne says that thi Russians liavoccupied .Mnrmaroa-Hzlget- , Hungary,after ar Austrian armycorps In six day battlB. A messauo

7 7"OE.LEGHAM1

MM iV STCATHERINE

MALINES

ApproachingRome Report

Set Afire by German Troops

(i ALICIA

"On the Host Prussian frontier thoOermans, hrouglit up reenforce-ment- s

from Koenlgsberg, continue tooppost a tenacious upon thobattle front of Vladlslnvoff nnd Hatcbka, j

proiiiiug oy ine uuinr.-,-, mitr mm,marslies in ths region of TchernoganJ.i. ;

"Beyond the Vistula advance guard!

They Retreat Kaiser's Forces RepulsedKffort, Strike Foe's Flank.

FIGHTING

WAR NEWS

NORTHWEST

battles have occurred In the region of: While these cnvnlry engagements wereOpatow nnd Kandomlers. I

l'rogress between contending llni.klng,"'"In the Carpathians, west of UlP

Bivor Hanok, nn Austrlnn detachment t forces Ihe allies resumed a powerfulwas defeated, und ninchlne guns nnd j offensive nt the hinge of the buttleprisoners captured ,ln0 "0r,h f ,,M nnrt w"rc -

"At Saliva, twenty kilometers from j

the city of Muiikiitch. we have cap-- ! cesful. There were forward movements

of h0si, Berlin Haguerllle fire northwest Oaltclal and

position. attack southwest Poland was scenefought to n

a Auslro-Gcrm.i- n movement. abandoned bom-

bardment ofshrapnel with Poland und retiredThejesponse Wf ftviously sulllclent rty

completely of railroads

nearDuring

carrying

military.plottiro

'1

t!

consulateslegations,

Coiitbnieil

message

Abandoning 'carryPoland

attacks

German

left

a

of

struggling.

The eabandoned ca'iy

accoidlng

allivfior.tlcr

annihilatinga

having

resistance

Hired un artillery pnrlt nnd numerousconvoys.

Begardlug the opemllons along thol:.it Prussia frontier, which resulted

disaster to the Hermans, u despatch

and are attempting to hold the RussiansIn check from heavily Intrenched posi-

tions near Prostlten.It is statnl that the lighting at All- -

t'oiiflntui! oa fircontl Pane,

IN BRIEFfrom Budapest says the Busslans areonly six hour by rail from Budapest.

JAPAN. A report from Toklo Is to the.effect that the nn, of tho JnpanesoMeet hnnilinrdlng Tslng-tn- o has sunktho German cruiser Cormornn and twosmall German gunboat.-)- . Jnpaneso sol -

'dlors have taken possession of the rail -road etation at Ct;l-nii!- i, lu tho prov -inco cr ana lao morettviiilis lll-- etiwcleil A Pelfln m.r.spondent tolngrnphs that tbo German ,

nuthormrs are reported tn havo In-

formed China of tholr willingness tohand over Ihe Shantung reilrnnd toChina, but they declare that If tho.lapanom eontlnue their advance west-ward the Germans will burn tbo bridgesand stations at the Wc,iist!ii.T..'anfusection

Al'STItlA. According to a despatch fromItouie, the outer ring of defences ofChttaro has been ilemoll'hed and the.Inhabited aiea Is in ruins. The de-

fences of Pola are reported to havobeen completoJ.

OKH.M AN V - - According to the wirelessfrom Berlin Hie capture of Antwerp Isceitaln within a few- day, It Is statedthat tw i .additional foits, KessM anilBrnehein. have surrendered to tile Gel- -

.ll.'.l.r ..'.i viu.l.ll II,. ll u lllM'l 1 in I'lllug placed in poltlnu at varlimu pointsand the Inner ring of the Antwerp fortsIs tiling vigorously bombarded. Thooll'.i-l.i- l report declares that the GermanofIenIVe on their right on the battleHue In Prance Is constantly Increaiilnglu Its Intensity and that the French nrjbeirr driven back and enveloped, Onthe Gi ritimi left It Is stated tlvit troops ,

have been wltlulrawn from points in tlnnelslibortiiti'd of Ht Mlhlel because of I

the tuces-'t- v of their being used atother points of the battle line

GIM2AT BBITAIN- - The British submn- -

rlne K-- ( esnl; a German destroyer Justof,-- the mouth of the Km. Two otherGerman ships came up nl one and It labelieved rescued most of the men ofthe destroys!- This Is the m sub- -niarln that sank the cruiser Hula inWllholmshaven harbor.

Counter Flankiiiff Movementof Germans Checked

Near Frontier.

ALLIES MAKE GAINON CENTRE OF LINE

Rattle on the Left Winjr Con-

tinues "With UnabatedViolence.

REPORT SKIRMISHESTO SOUTH OF OSTEND

Canadian Troops .Reach Brit-ish Waters on Wn.v

, to Front.

Special Vahlt Deepateh to Tub Si s.

londo. Oct. 7. Tho Canadian troopfor service In tho wnr Hrrlvest In Britishwaters nnd will landThey will tip sent lnlnnil to n enmp totrain for nctlvo hcrvlrc.

Special Cable Detpatcti to Tar SrI'Aitts, Oclotior 7.

Tlioro Is reason for satisfaction inthe Kovcmnicnt reports of iho bnttlesIn northern Trance The unfa-

vorable news eif yesterday that the al-

lies tin it lost crnund at certain pointsIs eiffw't by report that thisground betwectf Clmtilnes and Hoye hasbeen retaken.

The (Jermnns, with lnrse fore-e- s i!cavalry, sought to heart off thnorthern advance 0f the nllles nnd getbetween them nnd the const cities. Theystruck nt Armentleres, but were Imbedl)y ,iPternlnPil r08istimco The Oovertl-.

"l s" " "ernianbus been held north of Lille.

by the British and Trench In the centrof the line, presiminbly from Bhelms to

the ridge of the Argonue.

In this Quarter the Hermans had(heir forces in ordor to sup-jw-

Von bTltick nnd to launch n flank-lu- g

movement of their own. There 1

reason to mipposo tbnt Gen. Joffrei in

now profiting by lessened flcrmanstrength lu the centre.

Skirmishes between ourpott at Yprea,

south of Ostend and close to tbo Frenchfrontier are reported here, Tho Ger-

mans ure said to have attnekod thotrenches In force nnd were repulsod.

Tho Troncb seem to tie mnlntnlnlngslew but steady advance In the Woevre

district, whllo flnnly holding their posi-

tions nlting the Mcuse,

REGAIN LOST GROUND.

Cecrninn CuvnJrr HepnUe.t .NorthPrenoh Urorl.'

Special Cablt 0pnffft to Ttit Sti

' cloberTl1" Government report wan

brief but wholly reassuring. Jt wasi,i mso P. M. and wanfollows:

Excerpt on the wings, wlic; thGerman attacks hnve been repulsed,there Is u lull along virtually thswhole line. On our left wlr.fc theGerman cavalry has been held northof Lille, to which point It was pre-

viously repulsed. Between Chaulnesami Boyn ground previously losthns been retaken. At the centre wehave advanced In certain parts.Thepo Is nothing new on our lightwing.

The report of the afternoon Indicated

tho nature of tho operations In tti

north ns a steady advance toward Bfl- -

.i,,,,, in a constantly widening ftic.Th tox, of tm. r,.1)0rt was as follows:

Un our left wing the buttle stillcontinues with great violence. Theopposing fronts extend into the le-

gion between Lens and Liv Rasseeand are lengthened by masses ofcavalry which aro In grips as farus lb vicinity of Armentleres.

On the front extondtng from thHomme to tho Mouse, thoro la noth-ing to report.

In the Woevre district the enemymade n new effort to stop ourprogress, but his attacks againfailed.

In Russia tho German nrmy de-

featist In the. battle of Augus-towo-,

whtch laatcd from September 25 toOct, ier S, endeavored to arrent theRussian pursuit at yruparod no--