South Bend News-Times, Volume 31, Number 287, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 7 October 1914 — Page 1

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BELGIUM; m pct nmm iu uu muivvlii No Fortifications Arc Strong Enough to Withstand Assault of Great Siege Guns in Kaiser's Attacking Artillery. HUMAN EQUATION WILL DECIDE GREAT BATTLE Teutons Believed to be Wearing Out Under Terrific Strain of Life in Trenches While Allies Have Freshness. nv iii:ieni:irr tiimpij:. LONDON", Oct. 7. British military oxpcrt.s declared here today that the human equation must soon enter Wrongly into this conflict between the Germans and allies in France which began with the battle of the Aisne and has now developed into the campaign of seven rivers. Allowing for the valuable discipline of the German troops and their strong postions, the Fnglish military men be lirvn that exhaustion will tell in the end and the British and French troop?, being fresher and better fed :in,i under less strain than the Ger mans, will force a general retreat of the invaders. suffering from exposure and some times for lack of food, under constant lire and subjected to the nerve breakin"- dread of continual attacks, both hv dav and bv night, the German sol diets, as hardy as they have proved themselves to he, must be ready to break down. On the other hand, I ield Marshal Sir John French de t lares that the morale and physical condition of the allies could not be better. The strain they are compelled to stand is less, their food is better and their temperament is more optimistic than that of the Germans German Master in Belgium. TIp; Germans ar-3 practically master in Belgium and the surrender of Antworn is onlv a matter of a short time. The German siege guns are evuicnuv within range of the city proper, and it is admitted universally that there are no f ortiti'-atiotis strong enough to resist these mighty cannon. Although the Russian general staff lias been ceaseless in its claims of vic tories over the Germans and Austrians and German strategy in this theater' of war lias been warmly criticised, the iew of impartial observers is that German strategy in the eastern theater if war is equal if not superior to Russian strategy. Man to man, the German soldiers seem to be better lighters than the Russians, although the Muscovites are in a position to put more men in the field than the Germans. SlUy-Fourth Day of War. This is the 64th day of the war in Puropo and the end is not yet in sight. In fact, it seems that the warring nations are Just beginning to light in earnest. In the western theater of war the Germans so far have had the advantage of Belgium and have been more than holding their own in n .-r in the eastern theater the Russians have been successful against Anuria, but the? conilict between the GfRDans and Russians has not been m'JCh better than a draw; in the southern theater the Servians have won some battles, but the situation there is not such as to give Servia the right to claim she lias won the war against Austria. The correspondent of the Times, writing from Kpernay, France, upon tho various phases of the conlitct in France, says: "The battle of the French rivers has now entered upon its fourth week and unless some ilanking movement is carried through successfully there appears to be no reason why the titanic tragedy should not continue for ;t long time in its run. Foes Aro Jnvi-lble. Vow that the perfection of the German trenches is rivalled by those of the allies, it has become a strugglo in which ono is pitted against an m visible foe. who is never seen until lie Mrings suddenly from his hidm !The country' side, along tho Aisne is vast military rabbit warren. Roth titles ore resolutely determ ined not to give ground The Ger 1 mans aro continually delivering at t tacks arJ counter-attacks but tho al lies ar not making any aggressive ' ntterant to advance in this region They are content for tho time being with beating back an me German ai tacks ana :iro not trying to occupy tho enemy's trenches. Allies Are IVcslier. "The forces of the Germans are worn by hard campaigning and by frequent attacks. while tho allies troops are fresh because thev are frequently rested and changed. Ono feature of the allies' stone wall policy ts that the casualties on the allies' side have, been very slight recently. pverything possible is being done to relieve the nun from their strain of waiting. Tobacco and newspapers are provided and mail is dt livered regularly. The strain of waiting has i,ren especially severe on the African troops, however, for whom there are no ordinary ui visions i-u-ii .w- mr French and British take advantage of. "One of the most useful atticles of the. German war equipment is a sky rocket which gives a powerful illumination lasting nearly a minute above the. ranks of the enemy, enabling the German artillery ottleers to obtain accurate range of the trenches." ABOLISH ALIi rKIZLS CHICAGO. Oct. 7. All prize with the exception of scholarships were ordered abolished from the city schools today. Mrs. i:!ia Klagg Young, superintendent, says she thought rivalry not good for the students.

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BPIILIX, via Amsterdam, Oct 7. An otllcial statement issued at midnight admits that the French troops have trained some ground on the river Me use, but it declares that on the German right wing the army of Gen. von Boehn has successfully Hanked the Franco-British allies and forced them to rush reinforcements to the front to avert a retreat. "For strategic reasons." says the statement, "we have fallen hack at points on the Mouse and this has been followed by the French. Revere, fighting i3 going on there and our attacks In strength are threatening to force the enemy into a retreat. "The operations at Antwerp are highly successful. The outcome has not been in doubt since our siege guns were brought to bear on the fortifications. The situation in the eastern area is practically unchanged. We occupy strong" positions from which the Russians have tried in vain to re BIRTHDAY OF HOOSIER POET IS CELEBRATED Forty Thousand Indianapolis School Children Show Lovo for James Whltcomb Itllcy. INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 7. Forty thousand school children celebrated "JUley day" in tho Indianapolli? public schools "Wednesday and wished the beloved Iloosier poet many happy anniversaries. The school children were joined in their greetings by manyothers of all ages, who sent messages to tho Riley home. Favorite poems, such as "Little Orphan Annie", "When tho Frost is on the Pumpkins", "Old October", The Old Man and Jim" and others were recited in the various schools by the pupils. Most of tho rooms wero decorated with flowers and a picture of James Whltcomb lllley. A brief sketch oC his life was read in many grades4. The children received a characteristic greeting written for the occasion by tho poet. ELKHART MAN A SUICIDE DcntM in Despair Over Cancer l-Tntls Life With rolson. KLKl I ART, Ind., Oct. 7. Driven to despair when physicians informed him he could not long survive tho ravages of cancere with which he had been afflicted several years. Dr. Frank F. llanske, 50, a prominent dentist of this city, ended his life with cyanide of potassium Tuesday night. His body was found a few hours later in a room which he had rented for the purpose. He leaves a wife and two children. FIGHTS CANAL EXPENSE Judge) fitirko Opposes Plans for Illi nois-Michigan Waterway. ClIIGAGO. Oct. 7. Tho appropriation of $50,000 to ma'ui the Illinois and Michigan canal a real means of navigation will be fought tomorrow in the supreme court at Springfield by superior court Judge Richard F. Burke of Chicago. The petition against the spending of tho money will be heard by a master in chancery. The use of the money has been temporarily halted by an injunction secured by Judge Rurke. POLICE SEEK ELOPERS Milwaukee Mother Asks Aid of Chicago Authorities. CHICAGO. Oct. 7. Mrs. Cora Fragher of Milwaukee, has asked the Chicago police to llnd her daughter, Esther, aged IS, who, tho mother said, eloped with Benjamin Marina of Rlanchardville, Wis., to Rockford, 111., and came to this city. FRESH TROOPS RUSH TO DEFENSE OF ANTWERP Refugees Leave Besieged Belgian City Estimate War's Toll at 1,160,000. ANTWERP. Oct. 6. 11:30 p. m. (Delayed in transit) Kresh troops are rushing to the southern defenses of the eity. It is stated at the war office that the situation ia unchanged, but the sound of heavy cannon fire is terrific. A number of ships filled with refugees loft this evening. One of them is taking to Kngland a party including (deletion by censor) tho refugees who flocked into Antwerp from the north are now fleeing into Holland by every available route. RERUN, via Amsterdam. Oct. 7. Attaches of the army today estimated that the losses of all the armies engaged in the European war have reached the enormous total of 1,160,0 00 killed wounded and missing. Sine then 23.000 more have been listed and it is estimated that further losses up to tho present time have increased the derman total to 225.000. Th Rritish, French and Relgian losses are estimated at 32o,0)0. Ilussia the war ofi'ifVls declare haj? suffered more heavily than any other nation. They fix this country's loss at 4 00.000 nu n. Austria 123.000. while the German officials believe that the Servians and Montenegrins have lost SL.Oflfl

move us. The Austrian army in Galicia is driving back the Russians and in the south the Austrians are making gains ag-ainst the Servians and Montenegrins." The mention of Gen. von Roehn in this .statement is the first that has been made in reference to him since the official announcement that he had been sent with a new army to reinforce the German right wing in France. It is believed that his troops have been held inactive in Belgium and that they they are fresh for a terrific attack on the allies. This official report by the general staff was issued last evening: "Continued French outflanking movement against our right wing has extended the :battle front until it is north of Arras and west of Lille. Our advance guards are in contact with the enemy's cavalry. "So decision hai yet been reached in our counter attacks along the line between Arras, Albert and Roye."

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ESTIMATES Of YIELDS Corn and Wheat Prices Will Likely be Advanced Over Last Year's Quotations. WASHINGTON. Oct, 7. The crop reporting board of the department of agriculture today made the following estimates of the condition and probable yields c' crops on Oct. 1: Corn Condition, 72.9. Oct. 1, 1913. 65.3; Kept. 1, 1914, 7.2. Average, 2 3.9 bushels, total production 2,076,000,000 bushels, September forecast 2, SOS, 000,000 bushels. 1913 final, 2,4 47,0)0,000 bushels. Prices Oct. 1, 7S.2c; last year, 75.3c. Spring Wheat (preliminary estimatt) Yield per acre 12.1, average 13.3 bushels; total production 217,000,000 bushels; September forecast 2221,000,000 bushels, 1913 final, 249,000,000 bushels. Price Oct. 1, 91. Sc; last year, 74 c. All Wheat (preliminary estimate) Yield per acre 16.7 bushels, average 14.7 bushels, total production 92, 000, 000 bushels, September forecast 896,000,000 bushels;' 1913 final, 763,000,000 bushels. Price Oct. 1, 93.5c; lat year, 77.9c. Oats Yield per acre 29.6 average 30.6 bushels, total tion 1,13;000,000' bushels; ber forecast 1.116,000,000 19913 linal, 1,122,000,000 bushels, bushels. Price Oct. 1, 43.3c; last year 39.6 per cent. Barley Yield per acre 26.1 bushels, average 2 4.3 bushels, total 191,700,000 bushels, September forecast 200.000,000 bushels; 1913 final, 178,-O-00.000 bushels. Price Oct. 1, 51. Sc; last year 56.8c. Ryes Yield per acre 16.8 bushels. average 16.1 bushels, total 43,000,000 bushels, September forecast 43,000,000 bushels; 1913 final 41,0.00,000 'bushels. Price Oct. 1, 79c; last year C4.Sc. STATE FORESTERS ARE MEETING IN LAP0RTE Indiana Court Receives Iteiorts'of Inoreaso In Membership at Annual Session. T.APORTF, Ind., Oct. 7. The Indiana court of the Independent Order of Foresters began its sessions Wednesday and will continue through Thursday when officers will be elected. About 10-0 courts in the state are represented. Tho present officers of the high court, and who will probably be reelected for another term of four years are: C. I. Anderson, high chief ranger, Chesterton; J. I. I3wonstelne, high treasurer. Valparaiso; James E. Mellon, high secretary, Ilobart; P. G. Moore, high medical examiner, Wabash. Reports submitted show the organization has numerically prospered during tho past year. FIRE TRAPS 150 MEN IN COLORADO MINE PE.WER, Colo.. Oct 7. One hundred and fifty men were trapped In a mine by fire Wednesday 20. Including the superintendent, were overcome by ga. Federal mine rescuer and crew have been summoned. REHEARING IS DENIED SPRINGFIELD. 111.. Oct. 7 The supreme- court Wednesday morning denied the motion for a rehearsing of the ease of Crown vs. Czarneoki in which the constitutionality of the woman's suffrage act was upheld at the last session of the court. Tho complainants In the case desired p, new hearing of the arguments, but the decision this morning closes the case.

The News-Times' Service During The Great World Series Will Be Up to The Minute The News-Times electric score board the largest in South Bend will be in service again this year. It will record instantaneously every play in every game cf the world series between the Athletics and the Braves. The leased wire of The News-Times, which is looped directly from the ball parks in Philadelphia and Boston, will tick off each play as it is made on the field and a few seconds afterwards the play will be flashed on the electric board in front of The NewsTimes office. Immediately after the game is over the regular edition of The News-Times will be on the streets with a full account of the game, including the box score.

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FACE BIG GUMS OF Cannon Rushed to Front With Reinforcements From Garrison at Koenigsberg to Maintain Positions. COSSACKS CUT OFF SIX RAILROADS IN HUNGARY Skirmishing is Daily Occurrence in Upper Regions of Vistula Sortie of Garrison at Przemysl Repulsed. Take Two More Forts BULLETIN'. PERLIX. Oct. 7. By wireless via Kayville, X. Y.) It is announced here that two more forts have been taken by the Germans at Antwerp. They are forts Kessel and Rroechem, forming part of the same line of defenses on which forts Waelhem, Wavre-St. Catherine and Koenigshoyeht are located. The announcement of their capture says that they were unable to resist the destructive power of the German siege guns. "The capitulation of Antwerp can only be a matter of a couple of days," the announcement adds. UV FRANCIS liAVEIJj: MURRAY. PETROGRAD. Oct. 7. The Germans' big guns have been sent forward in East Prussia to repel the attacks now being mad by Russian troops according to a report from the general staff issued here today. It states that the right wing of the German army that invaded Lomza and Suwalki, has been pushed back on the line of the Mazurian lakes, and continues: "The Germans are doing their best to maintain fresh fortilied positions extending for 53 miles. They are supported by fire from heavy guns that have been hurried to the front and have been reinforced by tho garrison from Koenigsberg. "It is supposed that these positions are defended by three or four army corps. The Russians continue to press forward. "Attacks on railway stations in East Prussia near the frontier have successfully blocked the German military trains." Capture German Position. Russian troops have captured several of the German positions between Lyck and Wirballen at the point of the bayonet, it was announced at the war olllce today, but the Germans, heavily reinforced, aro lighting stubbornly at Bakalarzew, just east of tho Russian frontier. The Germans have mounted artillery on the heights forming the west bank of the Rospuda river, and they are fighting to hold this position, which is an important point in the Mazurian line of fortifications. Czar Nicholas after a stay of two days at BrestLitovak, has proceeded with Gen. Sukhomlinoff, the minister of war to Siedlce, east of Warsaw. During his stop at Rrest-Lltovak, lie Inspected the field and reviewed several regiments of which he is an honorary ollicer. SkirmiIiin Goes On. That part of today's oilicial statement treating of operations in western Russian Poland, Hungary and Galicia says: "Skirmishing Is of dally occurrence on the upper reaches of the Vistula. These conflicts are increasing in violence. Reports from the front state that the Austro-German forces are moving east against our defenses only slowly because of tho continual attacks on British Hanks. "South of the Vistula, the Russian left wing is steadily advancing toward Cracow behind a screen of cossacks that aro repulsing every attempt to check our progress. The garrison of the Galician fortress of Przemysl has attempted another sorties but has been driven back with heavy loss. Our sdege guns are now bombarding Przemysl from the south and southwest, as well as from the east. CYsacks Cut lanes. "The operations of the cossacks forces in Hungary are continuing with success. ilx railroad lines have been cut and supplies gathered for the Austrian army havo been captured and burned. Several Hungarian detachments have been defeated in the valley of the river Nagy-Ag where our forces are advancing toward Huszt." Despite the movements of the great armies now in the field, the impression is growing here that the war will be prolonged throughout the winter and well into next year. The military experts of the newspapers point out that the German resources will enable her to hold out even if she is defeated in the series of battles which will of necessity precede the arrival of Russian troops before Berlin. According to the Army Gazette,

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PARIS. Battle precipitated by flanking movements on western front raging with great violence. Battle lines extended into region of Lens. French advancing. Large forces cavalry now engaged in conflict. Five hundred thousand men engaged in double ilanking movement. BERLIN. Admitted French troops have gained some ground on Meuse. German right wing under Gen. von Boehn has successfully Hanked Franco-English allies forcing them to rush reinforcement to avert retreat. Two more forts been taken by Germans at Antwerp. Capture of city only matter of couple of days. Russians have failed in efforts to drive Germans from strong positions. Estimated losses of all nations at war total 1,160,000 killed, wounded and missing. LONDON. Reported British sub-marine sank a German torpedo boat destroyer oil Dutch coast last night. PETROGRAD. Russians have captured several German positions between Lyck, and Wirballen by bayonet charges. Germans, reinforced, are fighting stubbornly at Bakalarzew. Russian left wing steadily advancing toward Cracow. Austrian garrison attempted another sortie at Przemysl but repulsed with heavy loss. Russians bombarding fortress from south and southwest as well as east. German right wing which invided Lomza and Suwalki pushed back into east Prussia. TOKIO. Semi-ofiicial reports say German protected cruiser Cormoran and two gunboats have been sunk in Kiao-Chau bay by

bombardment of British and Japanese warships. ; ROME. Trieste correspondent of Rome newspaper says three Austrian torpedo boats have been sunk by French oil Cattaro. Prin- j cipal fort has been dismantled. Montenegrins batterv have reduced i

inside of the fortifications. DEMOCRATIC SPEAKERS County Chairmen From 13th District Meet at Capital and Plan Month's Campaign. Special Correspondence. INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 7. Definite plans for the speaking campaign of the democratic party in the thirteenth congressional district were worked out at a conference of the county chairmen of the district. District Chairman Dan M. Bechtel of Goshen and members of the utate central committee at a meeting held at noon Wednesday in the Denison hotel. The thirteenth district was unusually well taken care of in the assortment of orators. The speaking dates of Gov. Samuel M. Ralston were arranged' as follows: Warsaw, Oct. 21. afternoon; Rochester, Oct. 27, afternoon; Plymouth. Oct. 2S, afternoon; Michigan City, Oct. 27, night. L. Hrt Slack, among other speeches he will make In the district, will make one at Plymouth on Oct. 2$, following the address of the governor. Marshall to Sirak Here. Vice Pres. Marshall is to make a speech at South Rend late in the campaign, but it was uncertain whether he would be scheduled officially until a little later. Sen. Shively and Rep. Henry A. Rarnhart were scheduled to speak at South Bend on the night of Oct. 26. Other speakers assigned to the district, whose dates were to be reported following the conclusion of the district meeting here included Thomas Duncan, chairman of the public service commission; Mr. Slack, Richard Milburn of Jasper, candidate for attorneygeneral, and B. F. Deahl of the thirteenth district. Other speakershave been secured for Laporte, Elkhart and Goshen and it wa? expected that the oilicial list of all speakers and dates would be announced very shortly. Mr. Bechtel arrived in Indianapolis late Tuesday night, following- a short trip to Goshen after lie had attended the meeting of the state committee here last Sunday afternoon. He reported that conditions so far as the democrats in the district were concerned were excellent. Those who attended the meeting there Wednesday at noon included A. J. Miller, Laporte; B. F. Leader. Goshen, a representative for Rudolph Ackerman, South Rend; August Knosman. Knox; L. c. Harlev, Plymouth; William Shafer, Warsaw. All o? these men were county chairmen of the district. Members of the state committee and attaches of the democratic campaign speakers bureau assisted in working out the retails of the remaining of the thirteenth district speaking campaign. WILL GIVE UP FOR BAIL Acviitril Murderer Offers Compromise With Chicago Police. CHICAGO. Oct. 7. Clarence White, ! wanted on a charge of murdering Jame Barry. Xt. Ixuls produce merchant in Chicago, today offered through a second party to surrender to the police if his release on bail could be arranged in advance. which Is supposed to voice tho belief of the military sentiments, tho conflict will be prolonged for at least a year and possibly longer. It says that the winter will probably hamper operations in a large measure.

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RESERVE BOARD SELECTS DIRECTORS FOR DISTRICT Columbia City. Ind., Man !s Chosen Deputy Agent and Vice President of Board.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. Class C. directors for the Chicago district Wednesday were named by the federal reserve board as follows: C. II. Rosworth, Chicago, federal reserve agent and chairman of the board of directors. W. L. McAllen. Columbia City. Ind., deputy federal reserve agent and vice chairman, and Edward T. Meredith, Des Moines, la., director. Class C directors for the Kansas City district are: J. Z. Miller, Kansas City, federal reserve agent and chairman of the board of directors. A. K. Ramsey, Muskogee, Okla., deputy federal reserve agent and vice chairman, and R. H. Malone, Denver, Colo., director. RIVER POISONS CATTLE Illinois Coninii-ivloii Orders Sewerage Sytom Installed. CHICAGO. Oct. 7. Because Thomas 1. Pick cannot catch any tish in the Des Plaines river below Elm hurst, the state rivers and harbors commission announced today it would enter an order requiring Elmhurst to build a sewerage system to cease polluting the river. Many farmers joined with Pick in liling complaint, stating that the water from the Des Plaines was so poisonous it killed their cattle. KANKAKEE PIONEER DIES Dr. A. L. .Small, Native of Indiana, Succumbs at 1. KANKAKEE, 111.. Oct. 7. lr. A. L. Small, father of Len Small and Judge .Small of this city, is dead at the age of S4. Mr. Small was a native of Wayne county, Indiana. After graduating at Rush Medical college he came to this region and began practicing medicine before the city of Kankakee wjis founded. LARGEST COTTON STALKS Step ladder Will be Used to Pick Crop in Mississippi. CLA R ICS DALE, Miss.. Oct. 7. Step ladders will be used to pick the cotton on the n.OOO-acros plantation of E. R. Crutcher. Tho stalks are 11 feet high, the largest ever known in the delta section of Mississippi. Crutcher says the crop will be two bales to the acre double the normal crop. SEIZURE OF ISLANDS (Although Bryan Denies Report it is Stated That U. S. is Probing Matter. WASHINGTON'. Oct. 7. While S'e of State IJryan Wt-JntsJay Insisted that thl3 government is taking no steps with respect to the reportc-il seizure of tho Marshal Inlands by tho Jajianf-se, it .vas learned at tho Ftat department that Ambassador Guthrie at Tokio ha been instructed to ascertain if the Japanese have taken tho islands and what disposition they Intend to make of them. These instructions, it is said, were issued to the American ambassador after a discus.-don of the matter at Tuesday'd cabinet meeting. Hvery effort is beinff made to keep the matter secret, but it is known that government officially are greatly concerned ovt the action of Japan In yizinr the Islands, which is rf'g:unk'd here as a violation of the Japanese promise to confirm their operations to the China si. The jdate department, it is believed, will file an official protest at Tokio concerning the incident, unless the South Iaciflc base J turned oer to Great Britain by tho Japanese govern-

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WITH VIOLENCE Opposing Fronts Are Extending Further Each Day, Prolonged by Masses of Cavalry in Contact West of Lille. GERMANS REPULSED IN WOEVRE REGION AGAIN Paris Announcement Declares Russians Have Penetrated to Several Points in East PrussiaHalt German Ativans. 1'A.llS. t. 7. Continual-,-- i' ing on the alius' left wnu' .md further extension on the Little line wi. reported of the ur.-at b:ittV of 11.Aisne. now urowinu ini t!ie e.iinpaii?n of the seven rii m the o filial statement issped today. The full ollioial statement follows: "On our left wing the' battle eoi.. tinues with great violeneo. The opposing fronts have extended ever, into the region of ns-La-liassee prolonged by masses of cavalry whieli are in contact even to the region of Arinentieres w-st of Lille). "On the front from the Somme as far as the Meuse there is nothing t" report. "In the Woevre region the enemy has attempted to make a new etfoit to arrest our progress, hut its attacks have been repulsed. "In Russia the German army, defeated in the batle of Augustowo which lasted from Sept. -J5 to (id. 3, Is attempting to arrest pursuit on tho positions along the frontier from Wirballen to Lyck. The Russians continue to ndva!- and hae penetrated at several points into Hast Prussia. In general the German c!Tensie on the Xeimen has been terminated by a complete defeat and very large losses." Half a million men are engaged in the gir-at double ilanking movement in northeastern Prance with the Germans pressing forward in an effort to cut off and surround the Prem-h troops near Arras and Douai. This enterprise, which was begun l.t -1 week, is being pushed with the utmost vigor by the invaders. The allies were evidently taken by surprise because they thought that the Germans lid not have nough reserve troops for such an adaeious attempt. The hardest lighting is still nlong the western end of the battle line. A new front, nearly 100 miles long running at angles toward the north from tiie original line of the Aisbe river has been formed. This is tho scene of furious night and day lighting, and tremendous destruction being caused by the almost continual lire of the artillery. r.ml Not at Hand. The end of the great battle of thAisne which beiran on Sept. 1 and has been railing for lo days, is not at hand. In spite of the constant lighting and shifting of activities the n;.in lines of the armies are still Intact and the doughty German command- r on the German right. Gen. von Kluek. seems absolutely determined to fo.low the instructions of the kaiser "to win or die tryin-." The invaders are evidently cxpertinr big things from their cavalrv which i now being projected into this engagement for the :",rst time. During the long period of inactivity, which has prevailed since the Crmans made their present stand the: has been time for reorganization the mounted section of the German army. The men have been rested and equipped with new arms and mounts have been secured to replace the great numbers of horsey killed on the German march toward pans and in the battle of the M ini1. Idttlo I"c for Caalry. Tho German army in Prar; . especially the center .and the richt wine, has had little us; for cavalry since the conilict began, as the ii':o of th" lighting has consisted in infantry chargej against earth works ! and long ran go artillery duelling. TIi obvious intention of the Germans now is to throw a strong cavalry force nrross northwestern Pram from the Reltrian border to a point northwest of Arras for th p.:rpoof cutting the I'rench railroad and making the more important infantry operation in the rear of. the s.re::. Attacks and counter attacks ar still in progress along the heights the Meu-e, where both Prer.ch and Germans have claimed st:. c-. However, nothing decisiv e has develop, d In that (iuarter. In the center there has l-een a lu!l. Although the German army cf Gen. von Ituelow has been weakened to stren-'then the right flank, the position of the inadcrs in that region is too strong to permit of a general assault by the French. HrltUU light Gallantly. The British are !U-hting g.llam'.agalnst the Germans north of Seasons and it has been mainly through their courage and lighting ability that th German lost goil positions. Heavy numbers of Rritish wound. have been brought to Paris s:r..-. Sunday, for the polish soldiers v.-. ( exposed to a deadly rii'.e oR,i n. t ,.n.. .. pun !lr vhn they moved fnr u 1 ?. storm th German redoubts. "!;!.;n the past 2 4 hours two Knghsh generals were hrought from the fioi.t fcerloui-lv wouuJcJ