The Kiowa County News. (Lone Wolf, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 17, 1914 Page: 2 of 8
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CBHUN KIREIT
STUBBORN UNDER
FIERCE ASSAULTS
Teutons Drop Back Fifty Miles
—Slaughter Appalling On
Both Sides.
ADVANCE OF RUSSIANS IN
Austria, Facing Revolt Among Dlaaat-
ioflotf Maaaoa, May Rook Foaco
Early—Kalaar Protoata to
President Wilson.
(Summary oj Events.)
The laat wven (lava have been
A week of trouble for Germany.
Her army of western invasion,
after driving the Kreneh-liritiab
• army from the lielgian frontier
to a point within thirty miles of
Paria, haa been driven back fifty
milea by the allien. The lonaea
have been the heaviest, during
this period, in the history of civil-
iaed warfare.
After beating the AuxtriaiiN in
GENERAL SMITH-DORRIEN
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Qon. Sir Horace bmlth-Dorrlsn, who
commando the Second cor pa of tho
Britlah army on tho continent, haa
aeon much active service, having
.fought In tho Zulu war, tho Egyptian
war of 1182, the Nile expedition of
1884, tho Sudan campaign, tho Chitral
relief expedition, tho Tlrah campaign,
tho Nile expedition In 1898, and tho
South African war.
will bo weak henceforward. Follow
tag crushing defeats and tremendous
looses at tho haade of tbo Kussiaas la
tho north, and humiliating defeats at
tho hands of the Serbs aad Montone
grins In tho south, there Is much dis-
satisfaction among all classes la the
dual empire. Austro Hungary la com
l>oeed of many racial elements, and
these are at the point of revolt. Aus
trla may sue for peace Independently
of Germany within a short time
Turke>'s attitude continues to worry
the western world. Tho sultan has
withdrawn certain treaty rights long
ago granted France. Kngland, Kussta
and the I'nlted States There Is a
constant fear that the Moslem empire
will Join Germany. If she doos, Greece
and Italy, together with the lesser na-
PRUSSIA BLOCKED AGAIN I *^r,‘ Kur"*"’- w,u *
A. Itustem Key, Turkish ambassador
to the I'nlted States, made such in-
discreet remarks publicly during the
last few days that he was asked for-
mally to explain himself by Secretary
Hryan at the behest of President
Wilson
Lonf War Seamc Certain.
Winston Churchill, flrat lord of the
British admiralty, has announced Brit-
ain a plan for putting a million am
on the continent. The whole empire
will be drawn on for troop# Already
India, South Africa, Canada and Ana
trails have sent regiments. The Brit
Ish government does not anticipate a
cesaatlon of hostilities before next
summer. Russia, France. Kngland and
Japan have signed s pact mutually en-
gaging themselves not to conclude
peace separately.
President Wilson received from the
kaiser a long cable message charging
that the French and Hrltlnh soldiers
are using explosive bullets against the
Germans. Hearing of this charge.
President I'olncalre, of France, sent a
message to Mr. Wilson, making an em-
phatic denial of the cliurge. The 1 tel
gian commission hearing alleged evi-
dence of German utroclties in Itel-
gtuiii, has arrived In the United States
Great Britain has ordered all Ger-
man and Austrian consuls to leave
Egypt, a Hrltlsh protectorate. It is
charged the consuls have been foment-
ing a native revolt of Mohammedans
against all Christians -especially the
British garrison and colony.
Japan continues to besiege Tslng
Tau, the German naval base and col-
ony In the Chinese province of Kalo
Chow. About thirty thousand infan-
try and u strong fleet press the Ger
mans.
Allies Preaa Advantage.
Paris.—The allies, following up their
recent successes, with much ardor
have forced the German Invaders to
continue the retirement of their right
flank and center from the east of Parts.
The Germans abandoned much
equipment and at the same time sac-
rificed many prisoners and left tlielr
wounded where they fell.
The British were ugaln prominent
In the pursuit. In which, besides tak-
ing a large number of prisoners, they
captured eleven cannon, while the
French took another German regimen-
tal flag.
The Germans tried desperately to
cross the Marne near Meaux. French
engineers had blown up the bridges
and when the Germans threw pontoons
across, the famous 3-Inch guns of the
French demolished the structures be-
fore they could be used. Sixteen
times the Germans repeated the ef-
fort under a raking tire of shot and
shell.
Austrians Cut Off.
Petrograd.—It Is announced that
the Russian troops have succeeded
In separating the left wing of the
Austrian army from the troops which
were operating around Tomaazow and
Rawa, in Russian Poland. Tomas/.ow
has been taken after a desperate light.
The German troops near Mysxlnec,
and Chorzele. Russian Poland, have
been repulsed with heavy losses.
(Chorzele is sixty miles north of War-
saw, near the east Prussian boundary.)
The Russian troops have taken by as-
sault the fortified position of Opole
and Tourbin (villages between I,ub)ln
and the San river. In Russian Poland)
and have pursued the enemy twenty-
live miles. Russian cavalry Is still
driving the rear guard of the enemy.
Ruaalang Repulsed.
London.—A Reuter dispatch from
Berlin says that the general staff
announces that the Twenty-second
Russian army corps of Finland has
tried to force an entrance'into Kast
Prussia by way of Lyck. The Russians
were defeated at Lyck. Lyck la In
Kast Prussia on I-ake l.yck, thirty
kaag enough to eaable Germany tn got*
her troopa Into Kail Prussia before
the Kuseless were able to dispose of
the Austrians and sweep down upon
Rilssla. Posen and Prussia.
Seri m Office Is Quiet.
Bar I is.—la accordance with Its
principle of re [Killing only aecom
pllalied facts, the general headquarters
of the army In Berlin is still silent con-
cerning the great battle which is be-
ing fought to the east of Paris The
Berlin censors, however, are permit-
ting local papers to publish dispatches
from abroad, and from these the peo-
ple of Berlin have learned that great
events are now taking place.
In the meanwhile the German fleet
Is active In the Baltic. It is reported
to have Invaded the tjutf of Bothnia,
where It captured and sunk a Russian
merchant steamer, the I'leaborg.
Servians Tsks temlin.
Nish, Hervta The Servians occu-
pied Semlln, across the river from
Belgrade, after a bloody battle.
May Exchange Prisonsrs.
Bordeaux.—The Socialist members
of the chamber of depntles here
have decided to ask the government
to iiermlt the French Socialists to
oetulu through the Swiss Socialist
party a list of the kronen prieouers
held In German). In excoauge, uis
French Socialists would furnish the
Swiss Socialists s list of the German
prisoners In France.
German* Admit Alliss’ Success.
London.—"Th* first official admis-
sion on the German side of success
hv the allies." says a Central News
dispatch from Amsterdam, "appears
tu oifilial communications just Issued
lu Berlin. Geueral Von Stein an-
nounces that the German army, which
ADMIRAL VON INGENOHL
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a aerien of decisive battles and in-
vesting two northern provinces,
the Russian army has made a fur-
ther advance into German Kast
I*ni8aia. Reports say the forti-
fied city of Konigsberg haa been
destroyed by the Randans. The
eastern German army is being
eonsiderably re-enforced by many
army corps from the west, how-
?ver, and the Slav invasion of the
Katherland is being seriously im-
peded.
All Bids* Call Reserves.
For more than s week a battle haa
been raging steadily along a 120-mile
line forming a crescent northwest,
north and northeast of Paris. A mil-
lion and a half men are engaged on
each side. The Germans are calling
upon their reserve forces In Belgium
and the French and British are being
constantly re-enforced with fresh men
from the south of France and Kng-
land.
That the Germans have been re-
treating steadily for several days Is
not an indication that they are beaten.* miles east of Ortelsburg
They advanced with such rapidity that
their lines of communication with
their bases of supplies were naturally
weak. When attacked vigorously with
the hill weight of the allied army In
both front and flank, the kaiser's army
crumpled a bit. Their losses have
been so heavy they have been forced
to retire for a reformation of corps
and a brief period of rest. The allies,
nevertheless, are wary of a trick.
Austria In Trouble.
From various reports. It appears
Admiral Von Ingenohl, commander-
ln-chlsf of ths German high seas fleet,
is In ths peculiar position of being in
command of a navy which is ths sec-
ond most powerful in th* world, but
still has Its traditions to make, and
haa never been “shot over.” Admiral
Von Ingenohl himself first cam* under
the notice of the kaissr as a lisutsnant
on ths royal yacht, ths Hohsnzollsrn,
in 1889, during a cruise to Norway and
England.
TURKEY DEFIES
THE POWERS
A88ERT8 RIGHT TO PLACE WITH
INOEPENOENT NATIONS
OP WORLD.
ACT IN CONSIDERED SIGNIFICANCE
Austrians on tho Offensive.
The following official German state-
ment was received by the Marconi
Wireless Telegraph Company:
‘ In the eastern theater of war. the
battle has been re commenced and the
Austrians have assumed the offensive
tn the region of Lemberg. I hiring the
nine days' fighting It Is estimated the
Russians have engaged 500,000 infan-
try. 40.000 cavalry. 1.500 machine guns
and 2.000 field guns."
It is possible that the Austrians have
that Austria's part in the great conflict kept the Russians busy in Galicia just
BELGIANS HARRASS REAR
OF RETREATING GERMANS
London.—A dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph Company from
Ghent says that Belgian troops are
pursuing a German army eorpe which
is marching toward France. A.i en-
gagement has taken place on the right
hank of the Scheldt In the triangle
formed by Audenard. Courtral and
Renais.
The Germans are said to have com-
pletely evacuated the region of the
8cheldl between Antwerp sad Ghent,
had advanced across the Marneto the
east of Paris, was attacked heavily
by the enemy between Farts, Meaux
and Montmlrall. The fighting lasted
two days," the report says. "The Ger-
mans had checked the enemy and even
had advanced, but stronger hostile
columns came to the assistance of the
allies and the enemy won the battle,
compelling the German troops to re-
tire. Fifty guns were captured by the
allies and some thousands of men
made prisoners.”
Peres Back German Right.
London.—While the latest official
statements give few details of th*
great battle which is being waged in
France and In which approximately
3,000.000 men are engaged, it seems
apparent that the German forces are
still'falling back, from the announce-
ment that the allies have gained about
thirty-seven miles of territory in their
advance, an Increase of twelve tn the
operations during the last twenty-four
hours. Both British and French half of Germany.
troops have crossed the River Marne,
the British capturing men and guns.
The action of greatest severity Is be-
ing fought between Mallly and Vitry-
le-Francois.
Relieved Probable Preliminary 8tap to
Early Declaration ad War
Afainat Great Britain
and Others.
Washington.—Turkey formally no-
tified the United States and other
vat Ions that she had abrogated ths
series of conventions, treaties and
privileges originating as early as ths
Seventh century, whereby foreigners
n the Ottoman empire have been ex-
§mpt from local Jurisdiction in civil
tnd criminal cases. Foreign subjects
oo longer will enjoy whnt la known
na extra-territorial rights through
which they hava been tried by their
iva Judges, diplomatic representatives
ar consuls.
Thin practice, abolished by Japan
several years ago through her new
treaties, Turkey has removed by a
stroke of the pen. Her purpose, Ift Is
declared, la to assert her independ-
ence and free herself from tbe domi-
nation of the great powers.
Upon the rights revoked has rested
the legal status of American mission-
sries In Turkey, permitting them to
maintain churches, hospitals and
schools in religious freedom.
War Turkey's Opportunity.
"The removal of every klud of priv-
ileges enjoyed by the powers in excess
of what the general principles of in-
ternational law allow Is the meaning
of this step,” A. Rustem Bey. Turkish
ambassador to the United States, de-
clared. "This war is Turkey’s oppor-
tunity.
The ambasador did not Intimate
whether the action foreshadowed war
against Great Britain, without whose
consent in the past no such radical
action would have been attempted.
Diplomats of the ajlled powers, how-
ever. believe Turkey is appealing to
the nationalist sentiment of her peo-
ple and is ready to seize on any diffi-
culties that may arise with Great
Britain as a pretext to declare war.
The Turkish ambassador made
known his government's action in a
public announcement after it had
been communicated to Secretary Bry-
an, as a formal note from the Otto-
man empire.
"A cablegram to the Turktsh am-
bassador from th* Ottoman minister
of foreign affairs states that by im-
perial trade the Ottoman government
hns abrogated from October 1, next,
the conventions known as the capitu-
lations restricting the sovereignty of
Turkey in her relations with certain
powers.
"All privileges and immunities ac-
cessory to these conventions or Issu-
ing therefrom are equally repealed.
Having thus freed Itself from an In-
tolerable obstacle to all progress in
the empire, the imperial government
had adopted as the basis of its rela-
tions with the others powers thd gen-
eral principles of international law."
As early as 1056 the sovereign of
Constantinople granted charters of ex-
traterritorial privileges, called capitu-
lations. The Venetians first were
granted the right of trial by judges
appointed in Venice and permanently
residing in Constantinople. When
the young Turks gained control the
powers were sounded as to possible
abrogation of the capitulations. The
reply was unfavorable. This now
declaration, so far as known, was not
prefaced by any such discussion with
the powers.
The Turkish ambassador described
the privileges abrogated as relating to
economics and the administration of
justice.
“In the economic field,'• he said,
“the Turkish government can not fix
or change the customs duties without
tbs consent of foreign powers. Nor
can the Turkish government Impose
* professional tax on foreigners be-
cause the powers have not consented.
"In ths administration of justice
the Ottoman government Is not free
to deal with foreign culprits in tbs
matter of certain trials without In-
tervention of ths representatives of
the foreign ambassador or minister
to which the culprits owe allegiance.
In diplomatic circles the announce-
ment of Turkey's attitude attracted
the widest attention. The allies^re
known to expert at any moment a
declaration of war by Turkey in be-
Comment was heard
Many German soldiers detached from
their units are being made prisoners
in the environs of Termonde.
Before departing from Termonde the
Germans pillaged and destroyed the
town Out of 1,400 houses. 1,100 are
in ashes and the works of art and his-
torical memorials have been entirely
destroyed. Several notable people
have been taken prisoners and 200
civilians have been sent to Germany.
Bands of Uhlans have been pursued
gives the following official announce-
ment Issued by the Belgian govern-
ment:
"The operations undertaken by our
field army against the German forces
marching on the fortified position at
Antwerp, the firs! result of which was
the capture of Aerschot. have been
continued with method and with*suc-
cess. Our army advanced continually
»nd Inflicted Important losses on ths
Germans. These losses were due to
among diplomats of the allied powers
as to possible deliberations between
the German foreign office and the
porte before the decision to abrogate
j the treaties wns reached.
So far as diplomats of the allies
would venture an opinion, the predic-
tion was made that Great Rrltaln.
France ,and Russia probably would
not make any representations on the
subject to Turkey at this time, leav-
ing it until the close of the war.
Into the woods surrounding tjuatrecht the action of our artillery, principally
and Wetleren. to the work of our new field guns.
A Reuter dispatch from Antwerp whose effects were decisive.”
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mil II THE WEST
Sixty-five Miles Covered in Six Days Fight-
ing Says General Joffre; Berlin Re-
port Admits Retreat
Arm Shot Away, Carries It Off Field!
Pari*.—A French colonel had hla
arm shot away at the battle of Char
lerol. He could not bear the thought
of leaving It on the field, and he
picked It up. running soveral yards
before h* was overcome.
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RIVERS MNSE KNDMKRNE HE6MRED
Only Meuse Valley and Luxemburg Left
Open to Teutons; Forces of Crown
Princes Surrounding Verdun
Bordeaux.—Tbe minister of war, Alsxendre Mlllerand, Sunday commu-
nicated to tbe cabinet the following telegram which be received from Gen-
eral Joffre. commander-in-chief of the French forces:
"Our victory la conflrn'ied ns more complete. Everywhere the enemy to
in retreat. Everywhere the Germans are abandoning prisoners, wounded and
munitions or war. v
"After heroic efforts on the part of our troops during this formidable
struggle, which lasted from the 5th to the 12th of (September, all our arms
are flushed by success and executing a pursuit unexampled for Its extent.
“On our left we have crossed the Aisne below Soissons, gaining sixty-
five miles In six days' fighting.
'Our armies of the center are north of Marne, while those of Lorraine
and the Vosges are arriving on the frontier. The morale, endurance and
ardor of our troops and those of our allies are admirable. The pursuit will
he continued with all our energy. The government of the French may well
be proud of the army It haa equipped.
The official statement Issued Sun-
day afternoon says:
First—On the left wing the enemy
"The military governor of Paris la
happy to bring this telegram to th*
knowledge of the troops under his
tions to the army of Pariw for the-
part it had in the operations.
“He felicitates alBO the troops or
the entrenched camps on the efforts
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continues retreating. He has evar-1 command. He adds his own felicita-
uated Amiens, falling back eastward
between Hoissons and Rheims. The
Germans have retired northward from
the Vesle. They have not defended
the Marne southeast of Khelms.
“Second—At the center the enemy,
though it has lost Revigny and Bra-
bant-Le Roi, still holds the south end
of the forest of Argonne.
Several Cities Reoccupled by Frencn.
“On our Ight the hostile forces
which were along the Meurthe are
retreating beyond St. Die and Lune-
vllle. We have reoccupled Draon. L«e
Tape. Baccarrat. Remirville, Nomeny
and Pontamous8on.
"In the Belgian field of operations,
the Belgian army haa vigorously
taken the offensive south of Lirre.
"In the Russian field the battle that
has been in progress in Galicia for
the last seventeen days has ended In
a great victory for the Rusisans. The
Austrians have retrtated along the
entire front, leaving in the hands of
the Russians a great number of pris-
oners and war material.’'
“The battle of the last five days
has ended in an undeniable victory.
The retreat of the first, second and
third German armies is hastening be-
fore our left, and at our center. In
turn the fourth German army Is com-
mencing to fall back to the north from
Vitry-Le-Francois and from the Ser-
maiso Les-Bains (In the province of
Marne, seventeen miles east of Vltry-
Le-Francols.)
"We have taken many prisoners.
Our troops show evidences of the in-
tensity of the struggle and the extra-
ordinary efforts made by the Germans
in their attempt to resist our vehe-
mence.
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Blr John French
which they had made during this-
period and which efforts shoud be con-
continued without relaxation."
Austria Left to Its Fat*.
London.—A Reuter dispatch front
Rome says:
"News from the Austrian frontier
"Our vicorous retaking of the often- describes even in darker colors the
sive has determined tho success, situation of the Austrian army, es-
Every officer, subaltern and soldier peclally since Germany has notified
haa responded to my call. All merit | her ally that she la unable to send
well from the fatherland.” ! more reinforcements into Galicia, ow-
In making the foreging public G.en- ing to graver conditions on the west-
eral Galllent added this note: j ern frontier.
A GREAT CHANGE IN ONE WEEK
Londofi.—The sixth week of the
western campaign has brought a vast
transformation. The pursued are now
the pursuers. The Irresistible sweep
of seven German armies thrdugh Bel-
gium into France met an Immovable
force at the river Mam*.
The army of Otncril Voa Kluck,
which so long battled in taro the
allies’ western flanh was slowly and
steadily outflanked. It* retirement
before the small but hardy British
army turned the tide of battle. To
day. if French official reports are cor-
rect. all the Germau armies except
that facing Verdun and a few miles
southwest are retreating. General
Von Kluck’s army which a week ago
few miles southwest of Paris.
French to reoccupy Luneville and sev-
eral other towns.
General Joffre. French commander-
in-chlef, pictures the retreat as hur-
ried, if not disorderly, with the Ger-
mans abandoning prisoners, wounded
and supplies.
Last Sunday was the darkest day of
the war for the allies. The French
government emigrated from Paria to
Bordeaux in a long, sad procession of
motor cam. An attack on the capital
appeared imminent and the main Ger-
man force had hammered a huge
wedge into France between Paris and
Verdun with its center some miles
south of that line.
The French people trembled with
was a tew mues soumsr.i ------ the question whether their army was
has retired more than sixty miles ho not a beaten army: whether the his-
thenortheast while on the extreme tory of 1870 would repeat itself,
right the army of the Bavarian crown TS- battle of the Marne, which was
prince which was attacking the
French eastern line from Nancy to
Eptnal, has fallen back to the fron-
tiers of Lorraine, permitting
derided In a week, la regarded by
military critics as the most marvel-
ous reversal of roles of two armiea
the i known.
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Actor Turns Policeman
London.—Sir Beerbohm Tree. Eng-
land’s greatest actor-manager, is serv-
ing as commander of a special squad
of 40 volunteer policemen recruited
from among Ixmdon thespians. They
are on duty from midnight to 4 »- m
Japs To RnTs* War Fund.
Tokio. — Announcement is mad*
thnt the government will ask the diet
for an appropriation of 56.00,000 yen
(about $28,000,000) for a war fund
tnd 10.000.00 yen tf5,000.0009 with
which tg biiil4 dnntrojhiw
Trophies From Front at Paris
Peris.—The helmet, sword and pis-
tol of Baron Henri Marschall, sod of
the famous German ambassador to
Constantinople, have been received
by the “Matin." He was shot In a
skirmish between Uhlans and the ru-
ral guard.
Russian Fund Two Billions
Petrograd.—The Russian minister
of finance says that Russia hns
.170.000,000 pounds sterling ImmedW
Jhtely available far war purpose a.
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