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^ "* ' *•*. t+ ' '* * ' ' „ *V * T "^1 fc " mrn-1 IH'HBNBTf PI,AINI>EAI,Efc, M'HENRY, Ifclk . m^m-' ;_• *£feA. . /V=4j fi** & l \ ' r % 1 •> -£ t * - '** •"' •' •" GATHERING THE HARVEST OF DEATH IN EUROPE DESCRIBES CONFLICT ON THE AISNE By RAYMOND E. 8WING. Correspondent of Chicago Daily News. With. Right Wing of the German tArmy in Prance.--Five miles ahead *ge the trenches, 200 yards apart, twhere the British and German troops ere taking their heroic parts in this 1>loodiest and hardest fought battle of modern times. Occasional explosions from big guns can be plainly beard. I have just returned from an auto­ mobile ride which brought me near enough to the firing line to see shells exploding on the horizon. First there •would be a great flash lighting up the evening sky, followed by a thunderous •discharge. I was not allowed to drive nearer. British Behind Rock Defenses. The positions on both sides are e*- •celient. The British troops at this point are mainly behind rock defenses, but the Germans have worked their •way bo close up that accurate Are on Iboth sides means death to the soldier who carelessly protrudes his head. One of the diversions of the Germans Is to put a cap on a rifle, hoist it above the trenches and draw the immediate . iuid unerring fire of the opponents. The soldiers in the trenches for idays and nights have had a terrible experience.. Recently they were lying In water under the exploding shrapnel and receiving food only at night, when (black bread, wine and sometimes soup ;were passed to them under cover of the darkness. On the German side for imany days the wounded lay in the trenches until night before they could be removed. Now the weather has improved and conditions are better. About three miles behind the trenches artillery is etatloned, dropping shells and shrap­ nel upon the trenches and the gun po­ sitions of the opponents. Flashlights Reveal Foe. My impression is that such fighting can continue unremittingly and that here at least the Germans will per- Jiaps only attempt to hold the lines while some other portion of the Ger­ man army breaks through, either on the far right wing or at Verdun. The British troops made, several attempts at night charges two nights ago. They left their trenches and advanced on the German positions, but the move­ ment was suddenly revealed „bjL.ji German flashlight, machine guns were quickly brought into position and an entire regiment of Englishmen was mowed down by the deadly fire. For two days I have been a guest of the general commanding this corps, who has his quarters in a beautiful French chateau. It Is Ideally situated la large grounds, richly provided with Came, which the staff officers have hunted these last few days during a slight pause in the fighting at the front. Before the' castle are artificial lakes, the . grounds giving the liqpres- eion of a small Versailles. Interested in U. 8. Attitude. I was welcomed warmly by the offi­ cers, all of whom were interested in learning the attitude of the United States. The Impression prevailed among them that the American gov­ ernment had assumed a protectorate over German interests in China. We dined together in the great sa<- Ion, the walls of which were hung profusely with valuable oil paintings. The menu was none too diverse, but It was plentiful, with wines in abun­ dance. I sat beside the city comman dant, who told me of the situation in the city. The castle itself is filled with costly treasure* There is an especially beautiful coin collection and there are also old engravings of priceless value. The chateau was crowded with offl eers. I had lodgings in the library, sleeping on a mattress on the floor be­ fore a cheerful fireplace in a room the antique furniture of which would make any connoisseur envious In the front hall of the chateau is a telephone switchboard, where two soldiers sit with receivers at their ears, making notes of reports from the firing line. Outside is a scene of ceaseless ac­ tivity. Every moment automobiles drive up the wide roadways, officers dismount, answer the salutes of the orderlies, go inside, emerge again, hastily take their places in the auto­ mobiles and drive away quickly. Horsemen in small detachments «ome and go and soldiers on bicycles or on foot are in constant circulation from early In the morning till late at night One never forgets that this is rae of the brain centers of the Rattle going on five miles ahead. Tobacco Delights Fighters. There was especial delight over the trrlval a short time ago of a dozen svtomoblleB heavily laden with gifts tor the soldiers, such as tobacco, newspapers, warm clothing, chocolate tad little luxuries of all sorts. What lelighted the soldiers most was the arrival of the tobacco, for the supply was knig ago exhausted and cigars 3,000 GERMANS DIE IN FIVE FIERCE CHARGES London.--Details are Just available if the heroic attempt of Prussian (oards to cut the railway connecting Helms and Verdun. This attempt failed and the Ger­ mans were In danger of being caught between tie French Infantry and cav- llry. It was at this moment, while tke greater part of the German troops were retiring In the direction of REGIMENT IS TRAPPED; WIPED OUT BY FRENCH • Paris.--There Is a report here that a French force in Alsace annihilated the One Hundred and Ninth Baden regiment by means of a remarkable ruse successfully worked during a heavy fog. Between Altkirch and Waldighofen a considerable French force discov­ ered the nearness of the Baden regi­ ment. and cigarettes were unpurchasable. Soldiers had been offering 25 cents apiece for cigars and were unable to get them. I had brought a consider­ able supply along, which I gave away. At first the soldiers helped them­ selves sparingly with unwilling po* liteness. "Go ahead and take a lot," I said. With trembling hands they filled their pockets. , "For our comrades, too?" *ey asked. "When my comrades see these," said one, "they will leap so high," Indicating a jump high overhead. I have never before seen such joy as these soldiers displayed. Great Cry for Newspapers. The second greikt cry was for news­ papers. All along the trip from Ger­ many by automobile we were every­ where asked fof- newspapers, the sol­ diers crying out for them after the speeding car. This need is under­ standable, as the army at the front knows practically nothing of what is going on In the world. Wherever we halted we were sur- refunded by men asking for news and we had the pleasure of telling many hundreds of soldiers the first infor­ mation of the heroic deed of the Ger­ man submarine U9, Which sank three British cruisers. One of the diversions at the front Is shooting at French aeroplanes. For the first time since the beginning of the war I obtained reliable informa­ tion about the activities of the French and British flyers. At this point the aeroplanes are particularly plentiful and one of these hostile machines flies every morning about eleven o'clock, so regularly that Its pilot is called the "lunch flyer." When he appears he is greeted by the airship guns. I had the unique experience of see­ ing a French flyer under fire. The first Intimation that he was near was a loud explosion from a cannon near by. Far and high up in the sky I saw suddenly a round ball of white smoke where the shrapnel had exploded. Near by was the flyer looking like a black speck. Flies Away Under Fire. Another explosion, another white ball and the aeroplane close by. A third, fourth and fifth boom came, each followed by the appearance of a white ball of smoke, but each time the flyer was still there. After ten shots had been fired there waB a row of great round clouds of smoke stretched half way across the sky with the black speck of the aeroplane in the lead, and gradually mounting higher, away from the dangerous fire. In ten minutes $3,000 worth of ex­ plosives had been shot away without bringing down the air scout. Special Shrapnel for Air 8hots. The shrapnel fired at flyers 1b con­ structed differently from ordinary shrapnel, which describes a parabola, and is timed to explode over the enemy and send down a shower of shot from above. These aeroplane shrapnel send the shot straight ahead, and so probably every one of the shells I saw exploding sent some bul­ lets through the wings of the aero­ plane. If one of these shots shatters the motors or wounds the flyer or the ob­ server the shell has accomplished its purpose, for since the Germans have taken their position here no flyer of either army has been shot down, though practically no machine has re­ turned from a reconnoissance trip without its wings being punctured. Hate But Respect British. Throughout the army wherever I talked with officers and men, I found bitter hatred for the English, but warm praise for their fighting capa­ bilities. Especially effective has been the English artillery, which the dermans say astonished them by Its accuracy. One reason for this is that the region of France where we are has been used for maneuvers and the enemy knows the exact range. Nevertheless there is no sparing of praise for the good marksmanship. The English here have some naval guns which have done great damage. English soldiers have also astonish­ ed the Germans by their pow< of resistance and accurate rifle fire, but thq Germans say that the English strength lies mostly in the defensive. As much as the English are hated so much are the French respected. Everywhere the officers speak well of the French. "They fight a gallant light and ob­ serve the rules of war," say the Ger­ mans. "They are a worthy foe." BRAKES WIN IN 12TH BOSTON TAKES THIRD GAME OF ^SERIES FROM ATHLETICS-- * | SCORE 18 5 TO 4. G0WDY MAKES A HOME RUN TROOPS WILL REHAIT^ FUTURE POLICY IN MEXICO DEPEND ON CARRANZA. ^ Declared That Brazilian Says tlons Asked Are Answered• Indefinitely. ^ Score Was Tied Three Times During Thrilling Game--"Hank" Hailed as Hero of the Series in New Eng­ land. All along the valley of the Marne and the country io,»ud about over which the immense armies of Germany Ad the alTies fought as the former advanced toward Paris and then fell back the French peasants have been busy with the grim task of burying the dead soldiers. Scenes like those in the illustration were repeated endlessly. At the right is seen the simple cross marking the grave of a French soldier, his cap and scarf at its foot. BELGIAN BATTERY AT ANTWERP IN ACTION Fenway Park, Boston, Oct. 14.--The Boston Braves made it three straight oi the Athletics on Monday when they won a hard-fought 12-inning game by a score of 5 to 4. The game was played before one of the greatest crowds that ever wit­ nessed a world's series. It was lost by a wild throw by Bush, the nervy Athletic pitcher, in the twelfth In­ ning. Three times the score had been tied. It seemed in the tenth inning that the Athletics had their game won when they worked over two runs and had the Braves 4 to 2. Hank Gowdy, the batting sensation of the series, drove a home run into the center field stands in the Braves* half of . the tenth and, fired by his ex­ ample, they tore in and put over the tieing run on a base on balls, a Bingle by Evers and sacrifice. Hank was also responsible for the winning run In the twelfth. He was the first man up and doubled. Go w'd y^sta»df^out as the hero of the seriee I^; jtfrm cv out two doubles and a home Naco, Ariz., Oct. 12.--Mexican intei* nal warfare crossed the international boundary here, in violation of the ne»» ^ trality laws. ..'••£$$' Two Americans, Lee Hall, a promlk ^-3 ^ Bent citizen, and Corporal McAlliste^ ^ of troop B, Ninth United States caval» ^ ry, were struck by stray bullets. Halt ? was shot in the head and seriously :.f#/5J§ hurt. McAllister was shot through tha hand while on sentry duty in the stock- r* yards. . ' Four shells, persumably from th# guns of Governor Maytorena's Villa ^ • forces, who are attacking the Carranza 'vj, ^ garrison of Naco, Sonora, under Gen. Benjamin Hill, fell on the America* side. One shell wrecked the residence of P. E Pascal, one wrecked a mercaa* -'i- tile building; one damaged property adjoining the government customf Ifi house, and the fourth fell in a stock ' ' -4'" Aged Author Seeks 8ervlce. Paris. -- Denied a position in the French navy because of his age (sixty- four years), Pierre Loti, the author, who is a captain in the French naval reserve, asked to be joined to the ma­ rines serving as guards in Paris. Reims, that a regiment of Prussian guards threw itself desperately upon the lines of the French cavalry. Not once bat five times did the de­ voted regiment hurl Itself against the solid French front. After the fifth charge there were only a hundred men left surrounding their flag. With signs of reluctance they gave the sig­ nal of surrender, and it was then found that nearly all of the hundred were wounded. In the course, of this engagement the guards lost S.OOO men. it la stated. Procuring many stick and boughs, the French stuck them Into the earth of an open field- The French placed their caps on the sticks. From a few feet away In the fog the capped stioks resembled troops blundering and help­ less. The French immediately am­ bushed themselves. The Germans, vaguely seeing the make-believe soldiers, cheered and charged wildly. The French waited until they were completely In the trap, then opened fire from three sid<«. The German regiment was cut to pieces. MARCHING OUT TO THEIR DEATH •rant Group of Belgian sharpshooters, engaged in guerrilla warefare and cap- tared by Germans, being led to the execution place, where they were shot. PUT THE GERMAN IN THE BOW He Wouldn't Tell British Captain Where Mines Were, 8o Had Danger Post. London.--A story is going the rounds here that when one of th*. British mine hunting boats captured a mine laying trawler manned by Ger­ mans in the North sea the British captain lined up his captives and picked out the weakest looking of the lot Ordering h|m to step forward, he said: "I want you to tell me where those mines are that you laid." "I'll die first," said the sailor, as he straightened up. "Very well," replied the captain; "you are going to die first anyway if any of us do. You have helped lay three mines. You know precisely where they are. We are going to hunt for them, and your position is going to be right In the bow of this ship so that if we hit one of them you surely will be the first man to die." He ordered the prisoner directly in the bow and then steamed ahead over the waters known to be mined. The end of the story is that this vessel picked up nearly 300 mines while the captured prisoner was kept in his position of danger. SANK A GERMAN SUBMARINE I WHAT DEFEAT MAY MEAN TO AUSTRIA-HUNGARY Vienna.--The reverses met by Aus- ' trla-Hungary since the beginning of her war against Servia and Russia has led to a discussion as to the probable result on the dual monarchy of her Anal defeat in the great European war. I Austria has about thirty million in­ habitants. Of these, only about one- third are Germans. Hungary has about twenty-two million inhabitants. Of these nominally ten million, but in reality only eight million, are Macrars. Both Austria and Hungary are ruled by a minority of the people. Of the va­ rious nationalities there, only the Ital­ ians and Roumanians, who together number 4,000,000, are non-Slavonic, while 30,000,000 are Slavs. These ars held down by the ruling Germans in Austria and by the Magyars in Hun­ gary. Formerly Austria was supreme throughout Austria-Hungary, and she suppressed the Magyars. They have fought for their independence, and One of the English heroes of the war is Albert Dougherty, chief gun­ ner of the cruiser Cressy, who fired the shot that sent a German subma­ rine to the bottom of the North sea after three British cruisers had been sunk by the foe. Praise for German Humanity. Berlin.--In the Novoe Vremya, Pe- trograd, is printed a letter from a cap­ tured Russian officer, praising the ho* inanity practiced in the German hos­ pitals and the untiring efforts of the surgeons. since then Austria and Hungary have become bitter enemies. Hitherto Austria-Hungary has sub­ sisted by keeping the subject nations, the Slavs, Roumanians and Italians, in awe, and by keeping them divided against themselves. With the break­ down of the Austrian army the terror of the Austrian name will be gone. Revolt may spread not only among the Slavonic provinces but also among the Slavonic regiments. The artificial fabric of the state threaten* to break scol& pF THIRD GAME. AthleticM.1^? R. H. P.O. A. K. Z '2 0 0 Old ring. If.... - 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 « 1 3 3 a 1 18 0 0 Barry, m ... 0 0 0 8 e Schajig, c...... 1 1 6 1 I Bush, p .0 0 0 6 l Totals ...~« 8 S3 20 2 Braves. R. H. P.O. A. B. Moran, rf ..1 0 2 0 • Evers, 2t> 0 s 3 5 0 Connolly, If ... 0 0 1 0 1 Whitted, cf ... 0 0 2 0 • Schmidt, lb.... „..l 1 17- 1 0 Deal, 3b ;.--0 1 2 s « Maranvllle, ss.. 1 1 2 s 0 Gowdy, c 1 s 6 0 0 'l'yler, p 0 0 1 s « James, p 0 0 0 s 0 l»evore 0 0 0 0 0 Mann ............1 0 0 0 a Ciilbert ......... _r..o 0 0 « • Totals ......; 1 36 1» 1 field. $ Athletics ...1 0 01*000020 0-4 Braves .....0 10100000X0 1-4 None out when winning run was scored. Mann ran for Gowdy in twelfth. Gil­ bert batted for James in twelfth. Devore batted for Tyler in tenth. Sac­ rifice hits--Old ring, Collins. Two-base hits--Murphy <2), Gowdy (2), MWnnUs. Deal, Baker. Home-run--Gowdy. Bases on balls--Off Bush, 3; off Tyler, 2. Stolen bases -- Collins, Evers, Maranvllle (2). Double play--Evers to Maranvllle to Schmidt. Struck out--By Bush, 1; Tyler, 4. Hits--Off Tyler, eight in ten lnnlnga. Umpires--Klem, Dineen, HIIdebrand and Byron. HARRY WOODS KILLS HIMSELF Secretary of 8tate of tlllnoli Ends Life With Bullet--His Accounts Pound O. K. Springfield, 111., Oct 14.--Secretary of State Hary Woods committed suicide here on Monday. He was found dead In the garage at the rear of his home. There was a bullet hole in his right temple and a revolver with one exploded cartridge was found at his side. Secretary Woods has been In the limelight considerably since his election In the Democratic landslide two years ago. His last performance was an unsuccessful race for senator on the Democratic ticket this fall. He finished a poor third to Sullivan and Stringer. Woods, who was elected from Chicago, formerly lived at 3000 Warren avenue. Pees of the office of secretary of state for the last three months have not been paid Into the state treasury. They are due next Wednesday. The amount of the fees due is estimated between $130,000 and $400,000. The bank examiners on Monday night had found no Irregularities. It was the secretary's wife who found his body. MOB IN ILLINOIS KILLS MAN Crowd Takes Prisoner Away From Marshal In Perry County and Riddles Body. Percy, 111., Oct. 13.--Albert Ciazza. one of the two ^brothers who engaged in bajtle with two American miners at Willlsville, IU., in which one man was killed and two were seriously wounded, was taken from officers and shot to death by masked men. Marshal Bresner of Wiilisville was conveying Qazza to Pinokneyville. the county seat of Perry county, at the time. Bres­ ner was held by three men and saw the tragedy. Fifteen wounds were found in Ciazza's body. The quarrel was started by Sam Ciazza's request for a cigaret. Disciples of Christ Show Gain. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 14.--Nearly 3,000 additions to the church in foreign mission fields last year were an­ nounced here before the International convention of Disciples of Christ. The income last year was $463,749. Negroes Increase Fast. Washington, Oct. 14.--The nuidttgr of negroes in the United States prop­ er in 1910 was 9,827,763, compared with 8.833,994 in 1900, or an increase of 903,769. a preliminary report of the census bureau just announced. G. T. Marye Goes to Petrograd. London. Oct. 14 --George T. Marye, Jr.. departed for his new post as American ambassador to Russia. He is accompanied to Petrograd by Mrs. Marye and John A. Ray. United States consul at Odessa. Ne# King Is Proclaimed. Rome, Oct. 14.--Prince Ferdinand was proclaimed king of Roumania on Sunday under the title of Ferdinand I, In succession to the late Carol I, according to a dispatch received from Bucharest. , 4 i £ One troop at least of the Unite®.; States border patrol was fired upon bJP the Mexicans. It returned the fire, i 5 Yaqui Indians, co-operating wittk Maytorena's forces, crossed the line in order to make a rear attack upoa..[ the Naco garrison. Several were' ' caught and disarmed by the trooper^ ' Casualties on the Mexican side ara vaguely reported. Hill lost eight; killed and 57 wounded. Maytorena's loss is reported to be from 20 to 200. Urgent appeals for protection wera sent to President Wilson and to Gov­ ernor Hunt of Arizona. El Paso, Tex., Oct. 12.--A proclama­ tion calling on all Mexicans to fight against the Americans who hold Vera Cruz and against Francisco's Villa's forces has been issued at Parral by Maclovio Herrera, the former Villa brigade commander, who joined tha Carranza side at the recent split of / the constitutionalist forces. Copies of this statement reached here. j 4 i % Rome, via Paris, Oct. 9.--Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page, wife of the American ambassador, arrived here from England. Providence, R. I., Oct. 9.--State Sear a tor R. Livingstone Beekman of New* port, was nominated for governor by the Republican state convention. London, Oct. 9.--Mrs. Winston Spencer Churchill, wife of the first lord of the admiralty, gave birth to a daughter. > • Louisville, Ky., Oct 9.--Eleven rev­ enue officers surrounded moonshiner® in a ravine in the mountains near Jelllco. Tenn. The mountaineers re» fused to surrender and a battle fol­ lowed In which two officers were killed and three moonshiners wound? ed. ^ Washington, Cltet •---The investlg*- tlons by the interstate commerce commission into the Rock Island and Pere Marquette railroad systems which were postponed indefinitely on account of the European v. ar, wiii be made during the coming winter. It was learned at the commission. Cob* missloner Clements is working ap preliminary details of the case and a staff of expert accountants of t]» commission is gathering documentary evidence. It was stated that LooJa D. Brandeis will act as chief proaa* cutor in the new investigation. Bordeaux, Oct. 7.--Count Adrien-Al- bert-Merle de Mun, a grandson of the marquis de Mun, who was a chamber- lain of Napoleon I, has died suddenly of heart failure. -Hd leaves three sons, all in the French army. OoaM de Mun was born In 1851. 'J' H v*!jj .•i&j CARDINAL FERRATA IS DEAD Papal Secretary of State Succumbs to ̂ Peritonitis In Rome--Sixty-Seven. Years Old. Rome, Oct. 13.--Cardinal Mom into Ferrate, papal secretary of state, died at 1:30 o'clock on Saturday at the age of sixty-seven. He had been ill tor several weeks. The cardinal was stricken with appendicitis shortly after the com clave in which he was a leadin* candidate for the papacy and peri­ tonitis later developed. It was sup* posed until early today that he was recovering, but he suffered a relapse and soon sank into a comatose con­ dition. Pope Benedict was immedi­ ately notified of the fact that hii secretary of state was dying and the pontiff sent his final blessing to the stricken cardinal. Cardinal Ferrata was born In 1847 at Montefiascone^ Italy. He has always been regarded as one of the ablest statesmen of th*- Catholic church. •J 283 Vessels Built In U. 8. Washington, Oct. 13.--There 283 sailing, steam and unrigged sels of 56,510 gross tons built in tha United States during the three months ending September 30 last, acawJljM^, to the bnrean of navigation. ' -i . Pitcher Hurt In Auto Crash. St. Louis, Oct. 13.--Earl Hamilton pitcher for the St Louis American^ and five girls were injured seriously-*- several of the girls probably fata!!y-~7! In an automobile accident on tha Ea*J: side of the Eads bridge. '4 4 Wounded Sheriff Dead! - Hopkinsville. Ky., Oct 13.--FoilUST Sheriff J. M. Henshaw, who was slhii through the head by an assassin ser» eral days ago, died from his wounds. Two arrests have been made, b«t there is no proof as to the assessfc. |f Suspected Leper Is Arrested. Reno, Nev., Oct 12.--A Mexican gi»» log the name of Velasquez, but bt*;' lieved to be Jose Pavano, who ay» parently is suffering from leprosy, was arrested. He admitted being where a case was raportatf. / 1 5.48 v,->;