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f » ^ \* « . , v * ^ K " . ^ ^ * > : " • " v ' - " > • » v a - v ~ * t j * « • *% ^ , *v^ P\ * '-^ f f'^fe^',WMP mzsmma&i MUENRY PLAINDEALER, BTHEJTRT. sl---*»«... 1 * * l2^.V * " * < - 4tk \ ffSMT FOR DAYS ALONG A BATTLE f 1 FRONT Of MIES Mfcl German and Allied Armies in " Jteath Grip in Terrific Battle .fc:H «f the Aisne. S : toast DETAILS ARE given &[*'& : f - * ?T~ ^•py&^jjfctourage and Desperation Shown by kg Contending Force# Has Never ®y ^|p"v^^aeen Surpassed--Big Gun* to $fP:v' if$' %"%':r:. IDecide the Greatest Con- Hot Known In Hla- " PQ &' %• -, ' x,<*" [|»^'V. - $'.?' '• SrstJ" fe-..r • •#*-> • * ^ \ Furious attacks and counter-attacks I continue to marks the entire front of •i the battle of the Aisne. $j?>; W!r $|£> *• pi p>i:< T- fc& rUsM v From strongly intrenched positions .-jboth armies alternately have ad- r ,'danced to the attack and fallen back. §io definite advantage has been ob­ tained yet by either side. Frsnch official statements announce ,v ilhe capture of thousands of prisoners between Rheims and the forest of Ar- " -konne. An admission was made that , v v the Germans had gained ground below /_ feoissons, north of the River Aisne, ~ j |*ut it was said that after furious coun- ^ ' .• ' lier-attacks the territory was regained Sc.' -*|ythe.mM. jpi,P; f Continuous progress is claimed on <N right bank of the River Oise. Ger- fjfy -\ . ttian attacks north of Rheims have keen repulsed and the allies are try- K; ; tug to outflank the German right. ijfe.V; Berlin declares the allies have been compelled to assume the defensive •long the entire battle line. On the Battle Front, via Paris, Sept 22.--The gigantic battle, or more prop- ever. During the darkness operations are rendered difficult owing to the re- Htctance of the opposing commanders to use searchlights, which might ex­ pose their positions. C After this stage of the fight waa con­ cluded the Germans appeared to re­ tire about seven miles. During the combat the adversaries in many in­ stances came to hand-to-hand clashes, and the bayonet was extensively used* The carnage was terrifying, but the troops of both armies appear to have been hardened to such scenes and fought with great coolness. |j!*nM Rcrman Batteries. .. The allies' aviators apparently dis­ covered the placements of some big German Guns, notwithstanding the cleverness with which they are hid­ den beneath an earthen covering strewn with the branches of trees. The allies' artillery opened a concen­ trated fire on a certain portion of the line and the heavy German artillery shortly afterward lapsed into silence at that spot, although It is not known whether they were rendered Impotent or were merely effecting a change of position, owing to their former em­ placement having been untenable. It is impossible to learn from any one portion of the line what is occur­ ring at other places, but an inclina­ tion to^recede slightly seemed evident on the German side, although tfcey of­ fered the most obstinate resistance and fought as if made of iron. The allies at the same time doggedly pur­ sued tho small advantage they gained and kept at the heels of their re­ luctantly retiring foe. British Troops 8ufTer. At a point where the bulk of the British troops formed part of the al­ lies' line the fighting was furious and some of tho most famous English, Scottish and Irish regiments, includ­ ing the Guards and the Highlanders, suffered severely. They performed the task set for them unflinchingly, ad­ vancing and occupying some of the advanced German positions, bat at ter­ rible cost. Behind the fighting line along the Acy-puiscux road still lie many of the dead who fell in the fighting of Sep­ tember 5. Laborers engaged in the British Divisions in France. Speaking In the house of lords, Field Marshal Earl Kitchener revealed the strength of the British expeditionary fore© in France and described what he believed must be done to assure a successful issue of the conflict A steady flow of re-enforcements was auired, he said. There were already In France, tho secretary of war said, rather more than six divisions of British troops and two divisions of cavalry, which were being maintained at their fall strength. Further regular divisions and addi­ tional cavalry werrf being organized from units drawn from over seas gar* risons, which were now being occupied by territorials and volunteers. A di­ vision of territorials already had left! for Egypt, a brigade had gone to Malta, and a garrison force to Gibral­ tar. • . " ' Arrange to Exchange Prisoners. The French and German govern­ ments are arranging through Washing­ ton for the exchange of prisoners of ,war. It is \mderstood that James W. Gerard, |he American ambassador to Germany, has cabled Germany's jtd* hesion to the plan. Naval Fights Reported. Tpe German protected cruiser Koe- nigaberg caught the British light cruiser Pegasus overhauling her ma­ chinery in Zanzibar and attacked and completely disabled her. The British lost heavily and the Koenlgsberg was able to steam away. The British loss is given as 25 killed and 80. wounded. The German cruiser Emden captured six British merchant steamers in the Bay of Bengal in six days and sank five of them. The Emden reappeared at Rangoon, possibly having taken part in other exploits as yet not known. On the British side the score waa the sinking of a German merchant cruiser, supposed to have been the Cap Trafalgar or the Berlin, by the former Cunard liner Carmania, also armed as a cruiser, on Septemberr 14, in waters which the admiralty describee as "off the eset coast of South America." The ALLIES CO FORWARD -• ii ,i . " r Assert That They Have Eoroed ^Bafck the German Line W • ^ ... J&yen Miles.,_ .. JV.A i tfh'V p.s»;. BERtlW OTFIClMi-|*EPORT Bays,, Success ,Has Met the Kalser*e Efforts on the Offentive--Loss t, wf British Officers Mas h ' • t . v> "* Been Extremely Heavy. AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS FOR FRENCH ARMY W, If: American, residents of Paris, who have organized a volunteer regiment to fight In the Freaeb MMny, are here> in the Place de 1'Opera en route to their drilling place and carrying the Stars and Stripes. . . . *r>" w erly, battles, continue day and night ' along the entire front from Noyon to /the f-ontier. The fighting does not consist of one sustained and combined • movement, but of several combats /proceeding incessantly at the strong- •est points of the German's defending line along the River Aisne. Each encounter, however, Influenced .. the execution of the general idea of "the commander-in-chief of the allied ^armies. Attacks and counter attacks v followed one another in rapid succes­ sion every hour out of the twenty- four. Ten Attaoke in Night. 7 During the night of September 15-16 the Germans attempted a formidable movement in the western sphere, but . were met by the French and British , with courage that was marvelous .against overwhelming odds. The Ger- . roans returned to the attvek no fewer ' than ten times with remarkable tena­ city end, intrepidity, but were unable L to break through the firm line pre- , cented by the allies' infantry. The light Just before daybreak was the most violent of all. The Germans appeared to throw into the charge all :• that remained of their energy, but were rolled, back with enormous . losses. / Before retiring behind their big guns they sacrificed many of their number, displaying resolution which approached desperation. A vigorous counter-attack from the allies ensued, during which a small extent of ground ' was gained. More Furious Than Ever. The night of the 18th was relative­ ly calm along the irout. but next day the fighting became more furious than task of Interment declared that, al­ though they had buried great num­ bers, over a thousand bodies still awaited removal from the battlefield. May Make Peace With Russia. The Corrlere della Sere of Milan, Italy, learns that preliminary steps are being taken toward a possible ar­ rangement for peace between Austria and Russia. It is asserted Emperor Franz Joseph cherishes a hope that Berlin would offer no serious opposi­ tion, since apart from the cordial tra­ ditional friendship that marked Anglo- Austrian relations there is a strong ground for believing that England really desires the preservation of Aus- tro-Hungary. The motives constraining to such an initiative may be found in the remark­ able revolution of public feeling in Vi­ enna, where there are grave symptoms of popular revolt, and in other parts of the empire, particularly in Bohe­ mia. Deny French Victory. The German embassy at Washing­ ton cn the 2Qth received the following wireless from Berlin: "All the French-Englith reports of victories of battles in France are un­ true. The German retreat of. the west­ ern wins was a practical maneuver not affecting the strategical position. The French attempt to break through the center of the German position was vie- toriously repulsed. "There is confirmation of German (successes at several points of the long (extended battlefield. The Paris Temps reports' that the losses of the British iarmy in the recent fighting amount to 15,000 dead and wounded." British loss was small--nine killed and 25 wounded. Report From' Petrograd. The official statement from the chief of general staff at Petrograd says that the Russians are bombarding the fort­ ress of Przemysl, the artillery of which has opened fire. The statement follows: "The Austrian troops which attempt­ ed to check our advance in front' of Baranow and Ranichow (in Galicia) were repulsed with heavy losses. "Siege artillery is now bombarding the* fortifications of Jaroslau. "Fighting is going on against the garrison at Przemysl, which has re­ plied with artillery fire. "The Russian troops crossing the forests are finding batteries aban­ doned by the Austrians." Many Officers Are Shot. A casualty liet made public by the British war office shows a large num­ ber of officers among the killed, wounded or missing. Sixteen officers are reported killed, 28 wounded and 10 missing. - . 500.000 Men ip Italy Uruter Arptjp. Italy already has more than five hundred thousand men under arms. "The best of these troops are in camps and barracks in the Lombardy and Ve­ netian provinces^ ' Famous Cathedral Destroyed. The French minister of the interior, Louis J. Malvy, announced that the famous cathedra! of Notre Dame, Rheims, had been - destroyed and all the other historic and pliblic buildiag3 either laid in ruins or seriously dam­ aged during the- bombardment, of Rheims by the Qerman artillery. * * Paris, SeH 23 --The CMttnan right wing under General von Ktuck has been forced back seven miles. It has been driven back onto Noyon, where it has been forced to seek defensive strongholds, to the southeast of the city and on the left bank of the Oise. Re-enforcements reached General •on Kluck, but their arrival did not st^y the successful movement of the French and British. General von Kluck is now exposed to the flanking movement of the allies' left, tfhich has been progressing up the right bank of the Oise In an en­ veloping maneuver. The French and British have driven forward until they occupied the heights of Lassigny, west of Noyon. have swept by Noyon itself on the north, and have stretched their lines as far east as Laon. With advances by the allies' center, where the Germans also have been pushed'back, it is believed that the crackling of the Teutons' lines por­ tends the withdrawal; of the Invaders from France. An officer returning from Solssons to Paris today reported that* an aerial scout just back from a reconnaissance of the Germans' position says the Ger­ mans were «$een retreating in large bodies. Bvecess With German Armies. Berlin, via Amsterdam, Sept. 23.-- The following official statement coh­ ering the general situation in France was issued today: "Success Is meeting1 ouy offensive against the allied British and French forces. We are making progress at several points. Heavy rain for a few days compelled the German troops to withhold their attack, but we are now moving forward, with the enemy mak­ ing an eneygetic defense." The Germans have retaliated to( some extent by penetrating the terri­ tory of Suwalki, Russian Poland, v 6,126 Germans on Casualty List. Berlin. Sept. 23.--A casualty list made up largely of the losses of a few regiments, was made public to- dav. Of the 6,126 casualties reported, 3,976 fall to 15 battalions of eight reg­ iments. The One Hundred and Thirty-first regiment reporffed 1,141 casualties. Six of its officers were killed and 23' wounded. The One Hundred and Thir- ty-second infantry reported 32 officers and 561 men killed, wounded or miss- The Tenth Grenadiers lost 20 offi­ cers and 820 tnen, and one battalion of the One Hundred and Fifty-seventh infantry had eight officers killed and five wounded. ^ •; •.. - . . ^ Slaughter of British OfNeers. London, Sept. 23.--Casualty lists compiled from reports received from the French front to date give the bare testimony of the prominent part played by British officers In the fight­ ing which has been going on with only two or three brief respites since August 23. Thq percentage of officers, killed, wounded and missing is out of all pro­ portions to the losses in the ranks. Of the 797 officers whose names ap­ peared in the list, 130 were killed. 388 wounded and 279 missing. Many of the missing later probably will be shown as killed or wounded.. German Loan Successful* Berlin, Sept. 23 by wireless via Sayvllle, L. I.).--Subscriptions thus far received to the German war loan have assured the brilliant success of the war loan plan. One paper speaks of the public response as the "vlcton^ of those at the Somme." The calle was for 4,200,000,000 marks ($1,050,000,000). With a number of re­ ports not y6t received the total sub­ scription to the Imperial bffBdt fjfiqsdy is 2,940,000,000 marks. - . BROUGHT FROM ALL POINTS; W pnsMf*. War Has 8een Really a Wonderful Movement of the Different Armie*. The audacity of the big military op- Stations in this war surpass anything that the genius of the soldier has yet dared. Re-enforcements for the British army have circled the world. One body left India and crossed the Pacific to Canada and was transported over f.. OFTEN CENTER OF BATTLE ' OKy ** Cracow Has Been 8acked and v,##? . .r, , Hany Times During •|i"Tvvvv' " Long History. ma devastated time and m and time again, the city of Cracow has from time immemorial been the scene of cafiia^e ouu .battle. Once the cap­ ital of Poland, the city has withstood •leges time and again, and in turn has been in possession o.' the Tartars, Bo- Cosi&oks^Austiians, French the continent to the Atlantic, where it was once mo^e embarked to cross an­ other ocean. Another body of troops ,|eft India by way of the Indian ocean and the Red sea to meet the first body fc'hen it reached France. But even more impressive than this Is the long reach of the British troops from the east­ ern front of the German army to the western front by way of the Arctic sea. The arrival of the Russian re-en­ forcements reported several days ago, has been verified, and the world now knows that the 40 transports which and others, who, during the history of Eurfope, have made the district one of the points In which their greatest activities in war were waged. According to tradition, Cracow was founded about 700 A. D. by the myth­ ical Krak, a Polish prince. Its early history is, however, entirely obscure. It was annexed !n the tenth century by the Bohemian principality, but re­ captured later by Bosleslaus Chrobry, who made it the seat of a bl^iopric, and it became the capital of®ne of the principalities into which Poland left England fpr an unnamed destina­ t i o n e a r l y I n A u g u s t w e r e h e a d e d f o r the Russian port of Archangel on the White sea.- The array of 150,000 Rus­ sians, who dared the polar ice and skirted the North c&pe that rears its sullen front to challenge the frigid sea, has been landed in France and Belgium. The movement of vast bodies of troops over such magnificent distances has never before been attempted in any world warfare.--Philadelphia Led­ ger. Brussels Left in Charge of Austrians.' Amsterdam (via London), Sept. 23. --According to ' a message* which reached the Telegraaf, the troops of the German empire that were in Brus­ sels have left that city for the French and Russian fronts. The army occu­ pying Brussels is now Austrian and has with it seven heavy siege guns. Amsterdam, Sept. 23.--An unofficial dispatch from Antwerp states that General von Kluck is establishing his headquarters at Mons for his retreat from France. SHUMINKS Will,. 14 CANADIAN GOVERNMENTS BOAT RAMMED IN 8T. LAWRENCE. •• *tjftrt ktftw} Mor* Injured in Alabama Great South* ern Railroad Wreck. Quebec, 8ept 21^-The Black Dia- mand collier Lingan rammed and sank the government steamer Montmagny in a fog at Bc&ujcu banks, a mile be­ low Crane island, in the St. Lawrenoe river, and 26 miles from Quebec. Four­ teen persons, members of the Mont- megny's crew and of families of two lighthouse keepers aboard the Mont* magny lost their lives. Second Officer La Chance of the Montmagny was one of those who per­ ished. He died with two children in his arms in a heroic but unsuccessful attempt to, rescue them. Mrs. LaVelle, wife of the lighthouse keepers at Flower island, and her four children were lost Mrs. Richards, wife of a lighthouse keeper at Belle Isle, and her seven children were aboard the Montmagny. How many of them were saved is not known. Survivors were picked up by the steam collier Potaiia and taken to Goose Isle. The government boat Alice was ordered to bring them from Groose Isle to Quebec. Livingston, Ala., Sept. Si.--Eight per­ sons are knptyn to be dead, two fa­ tally and more than a score seriously hurt as a result of the derailment of fast train No. 2 on the Alabama Great Southern railroad near Klondike sta­ tion. Of the dead five gre white men and on a white baby. Engineer Jonee and a white woman are fatally injured. The train ran Into an open switch while running at full speed. The engine, baggage and ex­ press cars and three coaches left the rails, the wooden coaches smashing to kindling wood. x The dead': MARCELLUS HAS8ELE, York, Ala. JACK itYAN, aged seventy; home snknown. R. H. E. JUNE, Dayton, Tenn. Unidentified white man, believed to be C. T. Fallon of Stonewall, Miss. FELIX HARDEN, railway mail clerk. ELISE SMITH, five-^ear-old girl of Gulfport, Miss, Unidentified negro woman. Unidentified man. The 'train is the New Orleans-Cin­ cinnati fafct train of the Queen and Crescent line and was bound north. The dead have been taken to York,. Ala., ar.d the injured to Meridian. Miss. {HNIMMMMHMNNMIf NEWS FROM FAR AND NEAR iimiinen Russ Port to Be Kept Open, London, Sept. 23--According to in­ formation received it may be found possible to keep open the Russian port of Archangel in the Arctic ocean by means of ice-breaking steamers un­ til the end of November. It*is hoped also to make arrange­ ments for additional berths which will facilitate the discharge of private car­ goes. Archangel harbor usually is free from ice only between July and Sep­ tember. Archangel harbor usually Is free from only between July and September. was divided from the twelfth century. In 1241 it was devastated by the first Tartar Invasion, but later its prosper­ ity was partly restored through Ger­ man colonisti*. In 1257 it received a Magdeburg constitution. Other Tartar invasions, however, swept past Its j nounced here. gates, impairing its riches. In 1290 | The forces it was captured by Wenceslaus 11 of Bohemia and held until 1306, when Ladislaus Lokietek recovered it fiom Wencetlaus III., Ladislaus 4t that tline made C his capital. * Japs Destroy Qerman Forts. Tokyo, Sept. 23.--Two of the im­ portant forts at Tsing Tao, China, guarding the way to the German leased possession of Kiauchau, have been destroyed by bombs dropped from Japanese aeroplanes, It was en- Washington, Sept. 17.--War risk in­ surance amounting to $3,222,000 has been written on 11 vessels by the federal war risk bureau. Applications for $3,600,000 more are pending. Washington, Sept. 17. -- President Wilson decided not to insist upon a freight tax for emergency revenue In the face of opposition within the Democratic ranks. A substitute plan will be submitted. New York, Sept 17.--A representa­ tive of tbe German foreign' office, who is expected to make answer at Wash­ ington to the Belgian accusations of brutality, arrived on the liner Pots­ dam. ; Washington. Sept 17.--Peace be­ tween the United States and Great Britain, France, Spain and China was guaranteed by the signing of peace treaties with these four countries at the state department. Chicago, Sept. 17.--After a ten days' shut down for repairs the Pullman company's works at Pullman resumed operations. Of the 8,400 laid off 7,500 were re-employed. / DEMOCRAT WINS IN MAINE O. C. Curtis Elected Governor Over W. T. Haines--Q. O. P. Ahead of Taft's Reoord. Portland, Me., Sept 17.--Wfth re­ turns complete from all the cities, towns and plantations, Oakleigh C. Curtis, Democrat, mayor of Portland, was elected governor of Maine at the slate election held on Monday by 2,698 plurality over the present incum­ bent, Gov. William T. Haines, Repub­ lican. Gardner, Progressive, ran over forty thousand behind the other two candidates. The returns givue Curtis 58,877, Haines 66,179, Gardner, 17,157. The four congressmen, A. C. Hinds, J. A. Peters and Frank E. Guernsey, Re­ publicans, and D. J. McGillcuddy, Democrat, have been re-elected. The Democrats made gains in the state legislature. The Republican vote in the state showed a gain of about 150 per cent over that cast for President Taft. The Democrats gained about 13 per cent while the Progressive lost 65 per cent. Belmont's Racers 8elsed. "New York, Sept. ?2.--August Bel- nrtrnt learned that five of his valuable thoroughbreds in France have been seized by the French army. The horses were Voluvente, Ravall, Dram­ atist, King Cade and Bayard 1IL 'Gold Ship Returns October 1. "London, Sept. 22.--The American cruiser Tennessee will start for America about October 1, carrying home virtually all of the army officers who came over to Europe on govern- ment relief work. m LOSE IMS «TKAllKR LEGG1TT GOES DOWN OREGON COAST IN 'a " FIERCK QALK. V;- • 0«m,TW0 RfEN ARE SAVED attacking Tsing Tao soon will be re-enforced by a regi­ ment of the South Wales borderers. Transports conveying the Briiiib de­ tachment left Tientsin Saturday, ac­ cording i-J jrfvices« reoeived f»*m Pefcjps- . •; ,-^i^ Peaceful In Mexleo City. V Washington, Sept. 21.--That condi­ tions in Mexico City are peaceful, and show no signs of impending anarchy, was the infromation that came to the White House from official sources in Mexico City. Fire Damages Morgan's House. New York, Sept. 21.--Though the actual damages from a fire dis­ covered in the home of J. P. Mor­ gan amounted to only $3,000, more than $22,000 loss was caused by fight against the flames. Survivor Picked Lip by Another Vessel Relatea a Thrilling T»u Rescue From the Waters of the P» elfie Oeean; " • y Portland, Ore., Sept. 22.--Betweeu seventy and eighty men, women and children, coastwise passengers and crew, on the three-masted steam schooner Francis H. Leggett were drowned ' when the Leggett was pounded to pieces in a gale 60 miles seuth of the mouih of the Columbia river Saturday. Alexander Fan-ell, the Only survivor to reach land thus far, recounted how, In the height of the storm, Cap­ tain J. Jensen of San Francisco, a passenger, who lost his own ship six months ago, and for four, months suc­ ceeding was maiOoned oh an unhab- ited island, came to the aid of Captain Moro of the Leggett, took command of the passengers and controlled them until she sank, taking him with her. The other rescued passenger, George H. Pullman of Winnipeg, Canada, 1b on board the Buck, which is now lying off the Columbia bar awaiting calmer weather before crossing in. Farrell, who had recovered consid­ erably from his exhaustion, said the Leggett carried a full list of passen­ gers, between forty and fifty, while the crew numbered about twenty-five. "The craft carried a full load of lumber," said Farrell. "Almost im­ mediately after leaving Gray's Harbor, Wash., we ran into heavy weather, which increased in violence until morning, when it was blowing a ter­ rific gale. "Shortly after noon the crew began to jettison the deckload, and most of the passengers were driven below to keep them out of harm's 'way. Sud­ denly a terrific sea tore open a hatch, the water pouring in in torrents and the vessel lurched to one side and capsized. All this occurred within a few minutes, but in the meantime the crew launched two boats, one contain­ ing two women and four men and the other with four women and their hus­ bands on board. "It was at that moment that the only excitement occurred. As the sec­ ond boat was being prepared some men rushed for It, but Captain Jensen made them stand back, saying he would shoot tbe first man who stepped aboard until all the women wer^ cared for. The effort was useless, hoVever, for as soon as the small boats struck the water they capsized, and all in them'Were lost. "1 was standing near the bridge when the Bteamer went over. I went down with the suction, how far I can­ not say, but it was a long way. For­ tunately I was able to grab a floating tie. Probably thirty people were in sight when I first came to the sur­ face, hanging to places of wreckage, but they succumbed one by one until there were only five of us left. 'One of these was the wireless op­ erator and the other three besides my­ self were women. The latter kept afloat until nearly dark, when they too dis­ appeared. It must have been about 3:10 in the afternoon when the Leg­ gett turned turtle, and it was one o'clock in the morning before I was picked up." Farrell said the wireless operator clung to a railway tie until a woman was tossed against him by the waves. He helped her grasp hold of the tie, but it was not large enough to hold them both above • the surface. Real­ izing the situation, the man let go and sank. Apple Crop Lsrge This Year. Washington, Sept. 19.--Indications are that the commercial apple crop at the United States this year will be far in excess of that of last year, but smaller than that of 1912 by several Million barrels, according to an an* nouncement made by the department of agriculture. Department, officials say the problem of distribution will be complex, owing to conditions resulting from the 'European war. -- v.'" - 950,000 Robbery Reported. Kankakee, III., Sept 19. -- Fire armed robbers entered the home of Mrs. Nellie Clark shortly after mid­ night and escaped with money and jewels whose value Is estimated at more than $50,000 by the police. Armed posses in automobiles and bloodhounds are hunting the thieves. ---- ---- ' r~ Famous Wisconsin Man Dead. Fond de Lac, Wis., Sept. 21-- Judge Norman S. Gilson, aged seventy-five, former chairman of the Wisconsin state tax commission, died here' from heart trouble, after being ill less than S4 hours. , Respect 8wiss Neutrality.^ Paris, Sept. 22.--A diBpatcn to'the Havas agency from Berne says that, in reply to Switzerland's declaration of neutrality, France, Germany and Austria have afilrmed their Intention to respect that neutrality. testant in the motorcycle meet that marked tbe closing of the Marshall county fair, was killed when he skid­ ded into the fence. Hr £ meat Shac.kleton Is Off. London, Sept. 21.--Sir Ernest Shack- leton whose Antsrctic expedition got nearly to the 3outh pole several years ago, left on another Antarctic dash. Sir' Ernest was accompanied by a ^imhpr of scientists. Italians Burn Austrisn Flag. London, Sept. 21.--A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company states that at a demonstration of Italians at Milan an Austrian flag vas burned In th» center of the city. Signor Marl- petti was arrested as ringleader. 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The iron of th® inner portion was traditionally held to be one of the long nails used at the crucifixion. For "a long time the crown was kept the famous monastery at Monza. In 774 it was brought forth to be placed upon the head of Charlemagne as "king of the Lombards," and on later occasions it figured in the tri­ umphs of Frederick IV and Charles V. Pinaly, in the presence of all the rep­ resentatives of state, the foreign en­ voys and princes and officers. Na­ poleon Bonaparte solemnly united it to the crown of Prance. The crown belongs to the state, and the custodian of it is the legitimate representative of the basilica of Moih za. The title of "grand custodian." however, pertains to the head of the Order of Cf vallers. jBhoea for Soldiers. 4 study of the orders given by Nsr poleon indicates the care he exercised to have a sufficient supply of shoes provided. On one occasion he wrote? "Yoif know that shoes are always needed In war," and at another time he Said to Baron Lejeune: "Shoes marches, and marches win marches, and marches win To Sir John Burgoyne's addressed to Wellington What |r*s the first requirement of n soldier?*4 "A good pair of shoes," he ireplied, "And the second require. , mentr* "A good pair of shoes for a change." "And the thirdT" ' A pair of soles for jrepairs."--Scientific Amer- tic* OOCTOH Ffoper Food Put Him Right. ' The food experience of a physician in his own case when wom and weak from sickness and when needing nour­ ishment the worst way, Is valuable: "An attack of grip, so severe it came near making an end of me, left my itomach in snch condition I could not retain any ordinary food. I knew o( course that I must have food nourish* ment or I could never recover. "I began to take four teaspoonfuls of Grape-Nuts and crfam three titnos a day and for 2 weeks this was almost - my only food* It tasted so delicious that I enjoyed it immensely and my" stomach handled It perfectly from thii help on help on battles." question Voorhees of Cedar Rapids, la., a con- I was quickly built back to norm# health and strength. "Grape-Nuts is of great value as fodi to sustain life during serious attaefcs in which the Btomach is «o derange^ It cannot digest and assimilate othdl* foods. ! "I am* convinced that were Orapt* Nuts more widely used by physicians* It woul<* save many lives that are oth­ erwise lost from lack of nourishment.'* Name given by Postum Co., Battljfc Creek, Mich. - , jf The most perfect food in the world. Trial of Grape-Nuts and cream 10 da^j|'|, proves. "There's a Reason." Look in pkgs. for the little book. "The Road to Wellville." Bwr read the sbove Irtftft A appear* frsa '".f1™?". pre genuine, tree, Md tail •* titCNM. .1 i". .'WkJ"-