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GERMANY ADMITS LOSS OF MANY
POSITIONS ON WESTERN FRONT
BERLIN ADMITS LOSSES
BERLIN, Sept. 27. — The war department officially
admits the successes of the Allies on the western front. It
i.so admits that the Germans have withdrawn from Szur
duk and Yulkan pass and that the Roumanians have oc
cupied them. __
ADMITS LOSS OF VILLAGE
BERLIN, Sept. 20.—(Via Savville wireless)—The
loss of villages on the Somme to the British and French is
admitted. 1'he commanders describe the attacks of the
past couple of days on the Somme to be the most violent
of the entire war but they declare the losses of the allied
troops to be enormous.
BRITISH TAKE THIEPVAL
LONDON, Sept, 27.—The British took Thiepval yes-;
terday and also the fortified high ridge of Geudecourt
east of the Hohenzollern redoubt and on the whole the(
victories of the past few days are the greatest since the
super-offensive began on the first of July. The Germans
fought to the death to retain Combles which was supplied
with the most wonderful subterranean passages and forti
fied with extraordinary skill and strength. These pas
sages were found tilled with German bodies when thej
British troops made their entry and the enemy’s losses
must have been awful.
COMBLES SUCCESS COSTLY
LONDON. Sept. 27.—The latest reports coming to
day from General Haig is that the operations which re
suited in the capture of Combles were entirely successful.
Two thousand prisoners were taken and much war mater
ial but it is admitted that the achievement was costly in
lives. The battle was participated in by both British and
French. Haig struck north occupying Norval while the
French to the south took Fregicourt and so cut the south
ern communications of the Germans. The greater bulk of
the enemy succeeded in withdrawing with the big guns.
THE ESCAPE FROM COMBLES
LONDON, Sept. 20.—When Combles fell to the Brit
ish the Germans who had occupied it escaped in the nick
of time by a valley that is only a mile in width. All other
positions surrounding the village had been occupied by
our forces but the Germans managed to keep this narrow
channel of escape open to the last moment and had their
artillery trained in a way to cover the retreat through it.
It is also announced today that we have captured the vil
lage of Moraval while the French have taken part of Frey
court and the canal at Dunord which opens towards Per
ronne. The fall of Combles had been expected for some
days owing to the fact that our troops had flanked it at
both sides. The losses of the enemy were heavy.
ALLIES MAKE MORE GAINS
PARIS, Sept. 27. — The official report this morning
shows more French gains on the Bapaume road. It also
announces that the spirit of the Germans has been brok
en in the Verdun region. They made violent attacks in the
Thiaumont and Fleury regions last night but were repuls
ed with heavy losses.
BULGARIANS REPULSED
PARIS, Sept. 2ti.—Violent Bulgarian counter attacks
in the Fiorina region on the Greek front were repulsed
last night and the lighting in that quarter has now become
nothing more than an intermittent artillery duel.
RUSSIANS REPULSED
VIENNA, Sept. 27.—The Russians have been repuls
ed by the Germans and Austrians on the eastern front, it
is officially announced. Heavy artillery fighting is now
proceeding at Carso.
ITALIANS REPULSE AUSTRIANS
ROME, Sept. 27.—Violent Austrian counter attacks
at Montecif have been repulsed by our troops. The war
office reports everything proceeding satisfactorily.
LONDON. Sept. 27. — The Russians have gained an
important victory in Dobrudja and have taken two thou
sand prisoners.
LONDON, Sept. 26.—Six hostile aeroplanes were de
stroyed in the fighting on Sunday. No details of the Ger
man raid on the northeast coast of England on Monday
night have been published.
PARIS, Sept. 20.—Bishop Agathangelos who arrived
at Saloniki on the steamer Choi is virtually a prisoner as
the allied authorities lielieve him to be a spy.
BERLIN, Sept. 27.—Sofia reports that the Bulgarians
have compelled the allied forces to retire along the whole
front in western Macedonia.
BILLINGS SAYS IT OUGHT
TO BE DEATH OK NOTHING
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26.—Bil
lings who has just been found guilty
of the murder by a bomb at the pre
paredness parade has written a
lengthy plea for retrial in which he
declares that the man w\\o was guilty
should be punished by death and noth
ing less. He scorns the recommenda
tion of the jury to mercy and declares
again his innocence.
MEN GO 01 T TO BRING
IN BERT FOREMAN’S BODY
Al Chamberlain, Bill Dewitt, Fred
Krushe and John Hughes went out on
the train this morning to bring the
body of Bert Foreman to the city
where an inquest will be held.
BI TLER PLEADS GITLTY
TO BLACKMAIL CHARGE
NEW YORK, Sept. 27.—Butler [
pleaded guilty today to the charge of
MacVmailing Mrs. Klipper and was
sentenced to eighteen months in the
Atlanta penitentiary.
Seward May Have
Real Exhibition
The land department of the Engi
neering Commission is now contem
plating the setting aside of the big
ground floor of the headquarters
building, the room in which the Fair
was held, for the purpose of maintain
ing a permanent exhibition of the re
sources of this district. The plans
have not been fully formed yet but it
is believed to be the intention to ask
the district itself to supply the ex
hibits, although it is likely that every
one would help for this purpose when
anything was found worth exhibiting.
REFUSE TO EXTEND TIME
FOR WILDING BATTLESHIPS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. — The
navy department has refused to ex
tend the time for the construction of
the battleships for which the money
was appropriated. The contracts call
for the building in three years but the
department will probably offer a
bonus instead of increasing the time
limit.
WENT ON EVANS
The following went out on the
Evans today: Mrs. G. B. Poindexter
and child. Rev. C. T. Cook and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pierce, C. It. Bush
nell, wife and son.
VENIZELOS DECLARES HIMSELF
LONDON, Sept. 27.—Venizelos has publicly announc
ed that a provisional Greek government has been establish
ed outside of Athens for the purpose of preserving Mace
donia to Greece but that he and this provisional govern
ment will support the Athens government politically and
military if it does its duty to the country and moves in
the right direction. Personally, he declares, he intends to
tight only the enemies of Greece. General Moschopoulos,
the commander of the army, has demanded the abandon
ment of the attitude of neutrality on the part of the king.
The French press is now attacking the Greek king and
showing where he is threatening his country with destruc
tion. It points out that the Entente alliance is friendly
to Greece if Greece will only be a friend to itself. It is
stated in dispatches from Athens that Constantine is ex
pected to be about to declare war against the Central
powers in spite of the belief to the contrary.
GREECE IS ON THE BRINK
ATHENS’ Sept. 26.—It is anticipated that the minist
er of the interior will resign tonight as a protest against
maintaining a neutral attitude and his resignation is ex
pected to precipitate matters. The shares of the National
Bank of Greece have dropped one hundred and twenty
francs because of the general opinion that war is at hand.
GREEK MINISTERS PULL OUT
LONDON, Sept. 26.—It was expected today that Yen
izelos would issue a manifesto from his native Crete to
morrow calling on the king to head the movement for na
tional defense. The former premier has finally decided to
head the separatist government and all his former cabinet
ministers, except the minister of justice, will join him.
The most sensational desertion ofthe king was that of Ad
miral Coundouriotis, the head of the navy, who has openly
joined the war party.
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ATHENS EXPECTS ACTION
ATHENS, Sept. 26.—Political circles are now waiting
for an expected house cleaning in the cabinet. Several of
the members will probably be removed as undesirable but
the cause of their undesirability is not clearly explained.
It is generally understood that the government is renew
ing its advances to the Entente with a view to making a
good bargain in return for Greece’s aid.
ROUMANIANS BLOW UP OFFICERS
BERLIN, Sept. 27.—Indirect reports from Kronstadt
are to the affect that disaffected Roumanian soldiers have
'dynamited a train in which were four hundred of their
own officers and several passengers. It is said that only
seven of the occupants were unhurt. The Roumanian
troops are said to be almost on the point of revolt. One
company of them refused to shoot two non-commissioned
comrades who had been sentenced to death. They also re
fused to execute four privates.
PREDICT FALL OF PERONNE
LONDON, Sept. 27.—Military experts are predicting
the fall of Baupaume and Peronne within a fortnight.
The news from Combles was received here with great re
joicing. . _ . . .
GEN. BELL SAYS FIVE HUNDRED
| VILLA FOLLOWERS WERE EXECUTED
ADMIRAL LINE
MAYHX DEAL
IF PACIFIC COAST CO. TAKEN
OVER IT MEANS $10,000,
1)011 TRANSFER.
SAX FRANCISCO. Sept. 27.—That
tiu* Pacific Coast Steamship com
pany’s transfer to the Admiral line is
practically consummated is the infor
mation in the best informed circles
today. The Pacific Coast directors
will vote tomorrow, it is said, to
either give a time charter to the other
company or to make an outright con
tract for a deed. The amount of
money involved is estimated at ten j
millions.
SEATTLE, Sept. 27. — J. C. Ford
and Ward are silent regarding the
sale of the Pacific (’oast company and
the story of the sale has not been of
ficially confirmed.
TACOMA, Sept. 27.—President
Alexander of the Admiral line is also
silent regarding the steamship com
pany deal.
SEATTLE, Sept. 27.—It was learn
ed this afternoon that a special meet
ing of the Pacific Coast company di
rectors is being held this afternoon
in New York to consider the offer ot
ten million dollars by the Admiral
line for the company. If consummat
ed Alexadner • ill be the leading ship
ping magnate of the Pacific coast. He
is now conferring with the leading di
rectors in Tacoma.
Threatening Worst
Strike in History
Governor of New York Meets State
Legislators to T alk it Over.
NEW YORK, Sept. 27.—Less than
a hundred thousand men are out all
together, the leaders say this after
noon but it may be a million before
long. President O’Connor decided to
day not to call out the longshoremen.
A dozen were injured in a Lexington
street car smash today because the
cars were manned by inexperienced
crews. Thousands of pamphlets were
issued today attacking the Morgan
and Rockefeller interests.
NE WYORK, Sept. 26.—The local
members of the state legislature met
with Governor Whitman today at tlie
St. Regis Hotel to talk over matters
connected with the strike but no in
formation was given out. The ques
tion discussed is sure to have been the
advisability of calling a special ses
sion to cope with the situation. Or
ganizer Fitzgerald promises the worst
strike in history unless the demands
of the carmen are granted.
NEW YORK, Sept. 27.—Industry in
the city is apparently not affected by
the strike but the leaders of the strik
ers predict victory within forty-eight
hours because, they say, the city can
not afford to have it continue. An ad
ditional 100,000 strike daily now and
conditions are sure to become worse
quickly.
NEW YORK, Sept. 27.—Disorders
occurred today in connection with the
strike. An elevated train was bom
barded by the strikers and three peo
ple were injured. No news has yet
MEXICAN FIELD HEADQUARTERS, Sept. 26.—
Villa is now moving northward in the direction of the
American expeditionary force and no one doubts that lie
is about to attack for the purpose of compelling the Unit
ed States to take action. He has crossed the Sanandres
line and has had a skirmish with the Carranza force but
the Carranza garrison of Namiquipa is now preparing to
confront him and stop his march. It is reported that his
band is composed of only two hundred men but particulars
are hard to secure.
MANY VILLA MEN EXECUTED
EL PASO, Sept. 27. — General Bell reports that live
hundred supporters of Villa have been executed by orders
of Carranza since the battle at Chihuahua. It is the opin
ion here that the American commanders have received
orders from Washington not to engage in a fight unless
they are attacked and this would account for the present
motionless tactics.
STANDING OF CLUBS
Bl(i LEAtiUES WILL
FINISH NIXI WEEK
As things now stand the last game
of the American league for the season
will be played on October 4, next Wed
nesday. The last National League
game will be played on the following
day, October 5. The following is the
standing of the clubs now:
AMERICAN LEAL I E
Won Lost. Pet
Boston . 87 60 .502
Chicago . 85 64 .*>71
Detroit . 85 66 .566
New York . 76 71 ••►17
St. Louis . 78 76 .516
Cleveland . 76 74 .507
Washington . 76 76, .500
Philadelphia . 6,6, 116 .226
NATIONAL LKAdi'K
Won Lost. Pet.
Brooklyn . 89 57 .609
Philadelphia . 87 57 .604
Boston . 81 58 .582
New York .. 81 62 .566
Pittsburgh . 65 84 .426
Chicago . 65 85 .422*
St. Louis. 60 89 .402
Cincinnati . 57 92 .280
If Brooklyn loses today and Phila
delphia wins in the National league it
will leave them even with a score of
.606 each.
Baseball Results
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn 4, Chicago 1; A single by
Pfeflfer that scored two was respon
sible.
New York 6, St. Louis 1.
Boston 3, Pittsburgh 0.
Second game: Boston 2. Pittsburgh
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Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati 2.
American League—No games.
been given out about the conference
that took place between Whitman and
the state legislators. This afternoon
Frnyne declared that three hundred
thousand men would be out on strike
tomorrow and a conference is planned
to extend the strike to the building
trades. Some leaders have told May
or Mitchell that half a million men
will be out by Saturday and it is stat
ed that Whitman is planning a special
session to force arbitration and to
make it a law that men who violate
the peace laws can be fined five thou
sand dollars.
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Campaign Warming
tp in the States
i All Sorts of Challenges Hying Be
tween the Candidate?*.
SPOKANE, Sept. 27. Senator
James Hamilton Lewis who is earn
paigning for President Wilson made a
speech here last night in which In* de
clared that the railroad companies and
not the employees forced congress to
its action at the time of the threaten
ed strike and he challenged Hughes
to answer.
HI’CUES I H \LLENGES
CHICAGO, Sept. 27. — Judge
Hughes here last night challenged
President Wilson to deny that Lind
had been authorized by him to say
that Huerta would be forced out of
die Mexican presidency.
MI ST WIN NEW YORK
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 27.—Presi
dent Wilson conferred today with
Sea bury who was the Progressive
candidate for governor of New York
All the Democratic leaders believe it
is imperative for them to carry New
York and some strange alliance may
I
i be looked for.
PRINCESS ALICE FOR HCGHES
CHICAGO, Sept. 27.—Alice Long
worth, Mrs. Gifford Pinchot and other
leading women have decided to cam
paign for Hughes.
| FREE GRAVES FOR THE
PEOPLE OF SEWARI)
The city engineer is still prospect
ing for a graveyard and is now hav
ing holes dug on the Stewart ranch
and on ground in the neighborhood to
find a suitable place. The holes being
dug are regular graves and if the
ground on which they are dug is
chosen for the cemetery they will be
left open and be given free to the next
shufflers. It was prosposed to auction
i them off a la government lots but it
was feared that speculators might get
hold of them instead of people who
might need them badly soon. The
i choice of the gravevard is expected to
i be made in a day or two.
MEETING OF LADIES AID
The Lutheran Ladies Aid of Seward
will meet tomorrow afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Yansen. Members and
' friends are cordially invited to the
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