VOL, XIII. NO. 158.
THEGERBflANS
Strong French Fortress Sur
renders to Germans, Who
Take Four Generals, 40,-
000 French Troops and
4Uu uannon.
DESPERATE RESISTANCE
OF FRENCH UNAVAILING
"Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of
Hessen Is Included Among
' Wounded; German Trains
Are Running Into France,
Says Berlin.
By Karl H. von Wlegand.
Berlin, Sept. 9. (By wireless
via Sayville) The capture of
Maubeuge by the Germans wac
announced by the war office
here today.
The prisoners taken, it was
stated, included four French
generals and 40,000 troops. Four
hundred cannon also fell into
the , Germans' hands.
The place was one of France's
jinost powerful frontier strong
'holds. It made a long and des
Derate resistance.
The name of Prince Friedrich
Wilhelm of Iressen was given in
the list of wounded.
The Germans are inflicting tremen
' dous losses upon the Franco-British
allies In the battle now raging: In
northeastern France, it was stated
today In official government bulla
tins issued here.
The bulletins' tone ' Indicated, how
aver, that the kaiser's advisers are
worrlfil by' Rnstan aetfHtleir'Ia the
. cast.
German, trains were reported run
'nlng: Into France to a point 22 miles
south of Sedan. German engineers
were said' to be repairing road beds
tunnels and bridges and generally
perfecting communications with the
front as rapidly as possible.
BY RUSSIAN ARMY IN
POLAND; LOSS HEAVY
Germans Included Among the
Prisoners; Poland. Is Now
Cleared of Teuton' Allies.
(Cnlted Pres Leaned Wire.)
Trtrograd, Sept. 9. The war office
announced tonight that General
Xlouszky's Russian forces !n Poland
had crushed the Austrian armies un
der Generals Dankl and Von Auffen
, berg.
It was statM that large numbers of
prisoners were .taken. Including many
Germans, from which it was Inferred
that the Austrlans had been rein
forced, and that the Russians had
beaten the original Austrian armies
and the reinforcements as weQl. y
Rousiky's troops f ronv Rawaruska,
according to the war office's account,
attacked the Austrlans' right flank.
and another Russian force -from War
saw assailed their rear. The battle
was said to have begun Sunday and
continued until today, when 1t ended in
an overwhelming Muscovite victory.
The Austrlans were declared to be
fleeing, abandoning much artillery and
ammunition, and the capture by the
Russians of three regimental stand
ards was claimed.
Kxplalning that the Austrlans fell
into a trap, the war office declared:
.Russian Poland Is now clear of the
enemy."
, Russian losses were admittedly
' heavy. I
. "The Austrlans were forced to give
battle while in retreat,' said General
Rouaaky In his official report; "our
cavalry cutting great gaps in their
tear guard.
t "When they halted to repel this at
tack the Russian force, which recently
captured lumber?, attacked them, from
the south.
"The Russians gallantly carried
their entrenchments at the point of
the bayonet.
"It was a glorious victory."
. Thanks and Reward
7 : For Canal Builders
, Washington, Sept. 9. TAe bouse
passed the bill extending the thanks
cf congress to the chief builders of
- the Panama canal. Including Colonel
Goethals, Colonel Gorgaa and Com
mander Rosseau.
Congress authorised the promotion
on retirement of Colonel Goethals and
Burgeon General Gorgas to major gen
eral ships, and of oth er Panama canal
officials one grade. In - recognition of
ineir services. :;, . ' -T''.:-, -a-,-.-
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CRUSHED
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FALL OF MAUBEUGE IS
F OF DANGER OF
French Lose an Entire Army
Corps, Making Up for Ger
man's Heavier Losses,
By J. W.' T. Mason.
(Former London Correspondent for the
United Press.)
New, York, Sept. 9. The fall of
Maubeuge indicates what traps en
trenched, camps are, and testifies to
the allies' wisdom in leaving the La
Fere-Laon-Rhelms defenses unguard
ed when it became necessary for the
first army to retreat.
Maubeuge is one of the strongest
fortified centers In France, guarded
by outer and inner rings of detached
forts. Its capture Is what the Ger
mans have hoped for since the war
began. On a small scale It Is a re
production of the grand climax aimed
at by German strategy.
The fortress was defended by the
allies involuntarily. ; During the re
treat from Belgium part of the Brit
ish expedition and a French force were
cut off from the allies main body and
compelled to take refuge at Maubeuge
or surrender, sought the protection
of the great entrenched camp on the
Samhre.
Bombarded for Two Weeks.
It required a fortnight's bombard
ment by Germany's siege guns to force
a capitulation.
The same disaster would now be in
process of duplication elsewhere rf
the allies had not seen the danger of
placing too much reliance on their per
manent fortifications.
Fortunately for them, Maubeuge
stands alone as a demonstration of
the reason why the French general
staff appears more afraid of Its own
permanent defenses than of the Ger
man troops.
Maubeuge s surrender must mean
that the German guns battered the
forts to fragments.
The loss to the allies, if German
figures: are correct, totals an army
corps. - This goes some way toward
reducing the inequality of the Ger
mans' heavy losses during the advance
on Paris. It also means the release
for operations at the front of the
German besiegers, and the kaiser may
gain in this way two army corps at
the present critical moment, with the
allies endeavoring to assume the of
fensive east of Paris.
Battle Idas 225 Kllas Kong-.
The disposition of both the allies'!
and the Germans lines is most com
plex. Their fronts extend along a 225
mile undulating line, which, if drawn
straight, would be 1B0 miles long. r
Paris is at the west end of this
line, and the Lorraine frontier, behind
Nancy, is at . the eastern end.
That is to say, the Una is approxi
mately that of the Hudson river be
tween Albany and New YorK city.
' That the German right wing has
been thrown back there can be no
doubt, and suggestions to the effect
that the repulse can be felt 80 ; miles
to the rearward, at Amiens, gives a
measure of importance of the allies'
success at that point. -1 :
ARGENTINA LEADS -WORLD
f Buenos Aires. Sept. congres
sional investigation revealed 11,000,-
OOfr graft m construction ot Argentina's
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ENTRENCHED"
CAMPS
PORTLAND, OREGON,
NURSES AND THE SHIP
American Bed Cross nurses and' surgeons photographed on the deck of the steamship Red Cross tn New
York harbor.
Left to right Miss Helen Scott Hay, supervising nurse; Miss Jane Delano, president of the American
Bed Cross, and Major Robert Paterson, in charge of the corps of surgeons and nurses. f
Steamship Bed Cross, formerly the Hamburg-American liner Hamburg. Some delay has been experi
enced in starting this expedition.. British objection has been lodged that although the new officers
are American, the same crew is aboard as when she was a German vessel.
MAP SHOWIEL
GERMANS QUIT ALSACE
Basel, Switzerland, Sept. 9.
The Germans were reported her
today to nave evacuated upper Al
sace completely, the troops being
needed to oppose the Russians "in
East Prussia. ,
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MINTS LAYER CAPTURED
London, Sept. 9. A British gun
boat hag 1 captured a German mine
layer with, 2 00 mines on board, the
admiralty announced today. Where
the capture occurred was kept s
SAYS BERLIN GRIEF-STRICKEN
v; Bordeaux, Sept. S.-t-"Despite the
efforts of the kaiser's government
to stimulate wart enthusiasm t by
news :. of German i'Tlctoriealf,i said
. . . . . ; ; , .
FORGES 'ftWEivSi rJ- S
GOURNAK w (BRETEUlU; NOYOJJT Sn
. &ERrtA,fM ARMV C JfifiHnAiU
C3 FRENCH ArtMV,
WEDNESDAY EVENING,
THAT WILL CARRY THEM TO CARE FOR THE WOUNDED ON THE BATTLEFIELDS OF FRANCE
IN FRANCE"
Theophile Delcasse, ol the French,
cabinet, here today, ' "Berlin and
the people of Germany generally
are plunged in grief. ; Business is
prostrated; the cost of living is
rising." ".
JAPAN PASSES WAR BUDGET
Tokio, Sept 9. Following the
low1 branch' of the Japanese par
liament's example, the upper bouse
today, passed the .government's
126,500,000 war budget by a unan
imous vote. .
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AUSTRO-FRENCH AIR BATTLE
SRome, ;.Sept. 9..rr An . Austrian
aeroplane carrying " a light machine
gUtt4todar attacked two -French
hydro-aeroplanes which.", had as
cended ; from.-Antlvarl, Montenegro,
SEPTEMBER 9, 1914. SIXTEEN PAGES.
on a scouting, expedition, but the
Frenchmen escaped. The Aus
trlans were mining Cattaro harbor.
TURKISH MUTINY RUMORED
London,' Sept. 9. The mutiny
of ' Turkish troops at Adrianople
was reported in a news agency
dispatch received here today from
Bucharest. f
A widespread famine was feared.
SINK GERMAN VESSELS
Paris, Sept. 9. The French
cruisers Conde and . Descartes, co
operating ' with" a British cruiser,
have sunk two big German mer
chant" steamships In the Atlantic,
according to , Fournier's . news
agency today. : The names of the
were not dirnlffe
AVIATORS FIGHT IN MID-AIR IN A TERRIFIC
EFFORT TO ANNIHILATE RIVALS; GERMANS
CAUGHr6ETlEraElHTISf
"I Know How a Bird Feels With an Eagle Swooping Upon
It," Says' Sergeant Werner of German Corps,. Telling
of Thrilling Fight in the Skies,
B7 Karl H. von Wiegand.
Berlin, via The Hague, Sept. 9. At
Liege, before I returned here, I saw
the chief actor In the first actual
"battle In the air." Sergeant Werner,
of the German army aviation corps,
who piloted Lieutenant von Heidsen
on his flight over Paris.
"The men who hold the reserved
seats in the theatre of this war and
who see the battles- as not even the
generals see them," said Werner, "are
the aviators.
"I owe it to Providence that I am
alive today.
"I received orders to locate the Brit
ish forces and to learn their exact line
of battle.
"Accompanied by Lieutenant Ton
Heidsen, an expert observer, I mads
a monoplane aaoent and headed south
toward Paris.
Map British Positions.
The Sunday before we had flown
over Paris, where we dropped three
bombs. On this later trip, however,
we flew south from Mons, foUowlng
a broad road, passed the edge-of a
magnificent forest In which 40.000 of
the country's Inhabitants had taken
refuge, soared over the British head
quarters, locating the positions of the
commander In chief and his staff, made
maps of these positions, crossed to the
WILSON, SAYS REPORT
!E
But the President Has Re
ceived No Message About
Alleged Dum Dum Bullets.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
London, Sept. 9. The kaiser has ca
bled to President "Wilson, it was stated
In & Copenhagen dispatch received by
the Chronicle today, protesting against
the alleged use of dum dum bullets by
British troops on the continent.
It was stated his majesty's message
also denounced in general the : Bel
gians participation in the war, and de
clared the Germans were compelled to
act drastically against them on ac
count of atrocities they perpetrated
against the Qermans.
For the destruction ox Lou vain he
was quoted as expressing regret.':
No Message at White House.
Washington, Sept. 9. Tha cablegram
reported to hav been sent to presi
dent. Wilson by Kaiser Wilhelm of Ger
many protesting against the alleged
use v of dam ' dum bullets by British
troops In Franca "had not reached . the
Whits Housa up to noon today. - .-
KAISER
HAS
CABLED
FROM DANISH SOURC
French position and located the artil
lery, which was masked. Von Heid
sen roughly sketched everything.
"Suddenly he pressed my arm and
pointed upward.
"We were then nearly 6000 feet
high.
English Biplane Olves Chase.
"Looking where Von Heidsen point
ed, I saw, 1000 feet above us, a bltf
Bristol biplane, speeding toward us.
"It was evidently swifter than our
monoplane.
"I tried to climb, realising that the
biplane would drop a bomb as soon
as It was directly above and destroy
us.
"But I failed. X could not reach the
biplane's level.
"Soon It was directly overhead.
"I was not afraid, but It was a mo
ment of suspense such as to take years
out of one's life.
"The biplane's speed was regulated
so as just to keep pace with us as it
swept lower and lower. - 1
"I learned then how a bird feels
Concluded OB Pafe Two. Column Od. )
BILL IS PROPOSED BY
PRESIDENT, SENATORS
Measure Would Eliminate
$15,000,000', Giving to tbe
Columbia $1,000,000.
(Waabtngtoo Bureau of The Journal.)
asnington, Sept. 9. As a result
of a conference between tho president
and several senators today. It is re
ported a new rivers and harbors bill
will be brought in, eliminating about
$15,000,000,, including 15,000,000 for the
Columbia river continuing contract.
but leavlag $1,003,000 for the Columbia.
tho president denied that ho would
veto tho present bill if it came to him,
but said he thought soma projects
might Judiciously - be eliminated. The
plan would be to reenact tho Columbia
S5.000.900 item next year.
Senator Chamberlain, , being asked
about the probability of a new bill be
ing brought in, said there has baen
soma discussion of the subject among
Democratic senators and that It is poa-
sime tne out wui oe trimmed down.
"The chief of engineers." h aiL
-thinks that In view of tho fact that
tho season is nearly over, tho amounts
appropriated In 'the bill can bo mate
rially reaucea. , snoma this be done.
there'll , be a reduction -. all . along tho
line. 1 don t know wnetner tho Orea-on
items will bo cat-i The whole matter
Is tentaUve. ' We haven't taken it" up
NEW RIVERS
HARBORS
wita tne Totner siao at au yet-
PRICB TWO CENTS. VtESAV&Zl
ALLIES II
German Right Wing Reported.
to Be in Complete Retreat,
the Effects of Which Are f
Being Felt as Far North as;
Amiens.
ALLIES' CENTERIHOLDS, ;
DESPITE FIERCE ATTACK
British Leap Over Trenches
to Follow Up Fleeing Ger
mans, Who Leave Bodies
Piled in Fields Marking the
Line of Retreat
U nltwl Prw Leaoed Wire.)
Bordeaux, Sept. y. The.
French war office here issued
the following statement this aft
ernoon :
"The general battle between
the allies and the Germans, be
gun Sunday in the territory
northeast of Paris and toward
the eastern frontier, continues,
with French successes reported,
in the main.
"The German attack on the
French right wing has weak
ened for the first time, and the!
French wing is now reported ad-'
vancing.
"The. Paris cfefense -army, co
operating with the French a'nd
British field forces, is engaged
with the Germans near the river
Ourc;. The allies have gained
a decisive victory in this quar
ter, pressing the Germans far
"Severe fighting is in progress
in the vicinities of Sezanne and
V'i'try !e Francois, a point to
ward whicli the Germans have
soured heavy reinforcements in
in effort to break the French
me. - -
Maubeuge Holds Out.
"The French artillery is un
usually effective and the
strength of the German assault
has been so far broken that thr
French are- able to charge and
drive the Germans noon their
uwn reserve lines. !
"The defense of Maubeujre
continues heroically aeain'st
strong German forces provided
wun neavy siege guns.
The statement concerning Maubeuge
was in direct contradiction of the Ger
man claim, of which news was re
ceived here through British sources.
iu me euect mat me Maubeuge for
tifications had fallen, and that with
them the Germans had taken in Ann
prisoners.
It could not b? learned whath
war office intended- its statement as
a denial of the German story or If
Eemn naa later information, than
Bordeaux.
Allies' Strategy Snooaods.
Shortly aftr the statement's an.
pearance War Minister Mlllerand de
clared that the kaiser's offense was
oroaen ana mat tne allies themselves
were on the aggressive. ftnr.i
Joffre' strategy having baen suc
cessful everywhere.
The allies, after damaging the Mmv
enormously during his advance, llll-
ierana conunuea, nnany withdrew to
a previously chosen lino and ran
battle.
This fight, he said, was still contin.
ulng, much to the allies advantage.
uermans a.re xxnaosted.
The Germans are exhausted, the war
(Conclul4 on Pasa Vive. Column One.)
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