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10 1914 THE WEATHER. tonight Fair; continued on ethnona! day. Report For Complete, Weather THE FOUR O'CLOCK. Volnme No. DR.

BORDEN AND 3 KILLED WHEN AUTO CRASHES INTO TRAIN Physician Was at Wheel-Mr. and Mrs. J. Harvey Wood Are Victims. SAME CAR KILLED POLICEMAN.

Physician Driving Then Was Disinherited by Father From 000 Estate. (Special to The Eagle.) Ocean City, N. September 9-Followed apparently by a relentless fate Dr. Matthew S. Borden of Manhattan, who less than two months ago, in an automobile he was driving, killed a mounted policeman and his horse, in Flushing, L.

was today instantly killed, with three companions, while at the wheel of his car at the Palermo station of the Reading Railroad. The others who were killed were J. Harvey Wood and Mrs. Wood, formerly of Brooklyn, and Leo Goldfround, Dr. Borden's chauffeur.

A fifth member the party, a man named Ryan, was badly hurt. Dr. Borden's automobile crashed at full speed into a moving locomotive, the car was completely demolished and the occupants were given no chance whatsoever of saving their lives. Dr. Borden is the same man who in 1912 was disinherited by his father from participation in an estate of 000,000 because he married an actress.

Mrs. Borden was not with the doctor when the accident occurred today. It has been learned that she is at Deal Beach, with her children. Dr. Borden and his friends left New York yesterday for May, where they were to attend a convention.

The party dined at Lakewood and set out from there last night to finish the journey by moonlight. The car was making thirt; -five miles an hour when it ran up on the tracks of the Reading Railroad. The locomotive's speed was estimated at twenty miles an bour. Mr. Wood saw the heavy bulk of the locomotive bearing down on them and, shouting a warning, threw his arms about his wife and clasped her close.

Dr. Borden apparently did not see the danger. When he heard Wood's cry he inade a frantic effort to stop the machine, but the margin of time was all too short. Mr. tand Mrs.

Wood, tightly locked in each other's arms, were thrown 30 feet from the car and struck against the station platform. They were killed so quickly that their embrace was not broken. Dr. Borden was mutilated beyond recognition. His body was carried 600 feet beneath the locomotive wheels.

The chauffeur was thrown 40 feet. The man Ryan was also thrown far away and lay there unconscious. At length he revived and told the story. Dr. Borden's Troubles Dated Back to Disinheritance in 1912.

The troubles of Dr. Borden began in 1912 when a codicil in the will of his father, Matthew C. D. Borden, a cotton goods manufacturer, cut off Dr. Borden entirely from any share in the estate.

The reason given was because the son made an "unfortunate riage." marDr. Borden married in 1893 Miss Mildred Nebauer, an actress and the daughter of a New Haven tailor. When the marriage became known to Mr. Borden he cut off his son, but settled a certain amount of money on him, which would yield him an income for the rest of his life. On July 15 last, in a thick fog, Mounted Policeman John Mee of Flushing was run down while on duty by Dr.

Borden's car. Moe died later in the Flushing Hospital. Dr. Borden drove the car, which skidded on the slippery roadway. While Mee was on the ground one of the horse's hoofs struck him in the head, fracturing his skull.

Dr. Borden was charged with homicide and placed under $5,000 bail. He was held for the Grand Jury and in all probability would have had to stand trial. J. Harvey Wood, Well-Known In Brooklyn.

A man corresponding in name to J. Harvey Wood, but who had "Jr." atAxed to his name, was married in the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, Manhattan, on August 3, 1910, to Miss Modjeska Clarke of 980 Bergen street, after considerable mystery which both parties said was was to "fool the He from Virginia, where he was captain in the militia, and came North to make a fortune out of real estate here. The wedding came after several weeks of waiting. in which Mrs. Emma Clarke, the mother of the bride, was no wiser than the friends as to when and where it would cacur.

In fact several times the wedding was declared to be off, and on other times the prospective bride and bridegroom took thrilling automobile rides fi.to tie country, after each of which the mother felt sure she would receive word that the marriage had taken place. It did not occur, however, until later, when both of Brooklyn. the young people came back to They announced that they would be married in the Littie Church around the Corner, at noon on August 3, but as a final effort to get married secretly, the ceremony was held further uptown and at night. Mr. Wood's father was James H.

Wood of Virginia, and Mrs. Wood himmelt was president of the Urban Realty Company of Manhattan. Mr. Wood had been connected with the real estate business since he came north just before his wedding to MISS Clarke. His address is given as 201 West 15th street.

Following his marriage Mr. Wood lived at 126 Herkimer street. 25 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. Incorporated Today With the Secretary of State. Albany, September 9-Twenty-five steamship transportation companies.

each bearing the name of one of the United Fruit Company's vessels which recently came under United States reginter, were incorporated today with the Becretary of State. According to the papers, each corporation has capital stock of 110 par value and in to begin business with $1,000. The vessels of the corporations are to ply between ports in the United States, South America, Central America and the West Indies. BROOKLYN 74 250 NEW YORK CITY, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. 1914.

26 PAGES. THREE CENTS. DAILY EAGLE MAUBEUGE FALLS, WITH GARRISON OF 40,000, BERLIN WIRES; ALLIES REPORT GENERAL ADVANCE AGAINST REINFORCED GERMANS; RUSSIA CLAIMS THE SURRENDER OF AN AUSTRIAN REGIMENT The Eagle is the only Paper in that prints the Associated Press News and the complete Stock Market Reports. ASK END OF SMITH CHARGE Motion to Dismiss Charges Heard in Queens. A motion to dismiss the charges against District Attorney Matthew J.

Smith of Queens County was made today by Congressman Henry M. Goldfogle, at the opening hearing of the case before Commissioner Henry J. Bigham in the Special Term room of the Queens County Courthouse, Long Island City. This is the investigation of the District Attorney's action in failing to prosecute James Heffernan and Harry Scanlon for an assault on Mrs. Clara Ellert on December 18 last, for which Heffernan has since been sent to Sing Sing for three years.

Argument was made by Congressman General Goldfogle and by former Attorney James W. Osborne, also of Smith's counsel. Mr. Osborne characterized the whole case against Smith as "the most diabolicial plot ever conceived by mankind to destroy innocent people." With the opening of probe word came of a big shift in the office of the Attorney General of the State. It was announced that William A.

McQuaid who had been appointed to prosecute the case, had been promoted to First Deputy Attorney General of the State, and that the case would now be handled by Joseph D. Edelson, who was appointed to the former's place as First Deputy Attorney General for New York City. NEW RIVAL FOR TRAVIS Strasbourger Enters Field for State Controller. The chances of Eugene M. Travis, candidate for State Controller in the Republican primaries, which brightened perceptibly last' week when his rival, William Cunningham, of Dutchess, pulled out of that race and entered the lists for Secretary of State, were clouded again today when it became known that Samuel Strasbourger, Co of New York, had filed petition designating himself as a candidate against Travis.

With Cunningham out of it and James F. Hooker, of Schenectady, as his only rival, friends of the ex-State Senator from Brooklyn saw nothing but sure victory for the local man. It WaS conceded that under those conditions Travis would receive the solid support of the Republican organizatoin in both Manhuttan and Brooklyn, which meant that with littie up-State aid he could nose out Hooker, who is distinctly an anti-organization candidate and has not, as Travis Las, the support of the Barnes State machine. The projection of Strasbourger at the eleventh hour into the situation, however, has complicated matters. It tends to break up the solid city vote, which was the main support of Travis, and leave the up-State man unassailed by al home contestant and therefore in a much better strategic position than before.

Strasbourger's ambition to be State Controller developed only a few days ago. PATROLMAN SHOCKS DEPUTY Trill Admitted "Taking a Chance" and Was Caught. At the police trials at Brooklyn quarters today Obed Trill gave Deputy Commission Godley the shock of his life. Obed is a patrolman in the Glendale precinct. He was charged with having been absent from post during a tour of duty.

"What "have you to say to asked the Deputy Commissioner. "Guilty," replied Obed, blandly. want to tell you, Commissioner, that took a chance, the first in twenty years, and I was caught." "You seem to have told truth, and told it frankly. I like that," said Mr. Godley.

"I'm going to put you on probation for three months. and 1 want you to keep on telling the truth." Several men were charged with being off post, and in most of the instances the men were put on probation for tehir better behnvior in future. James Done. gan of the Adams street station. was the man who got the heaviest penalty.

He had been caught by one of the "shoo-fly sergeants" in the barroom of the liquor store at 284 Hudson avenue, and was fined five days' pay. GAYNOR WEDDING SEPT. 16. Marriage License Issued to Miss Helen Gaynor and Mr. Bedford.

Miss Helen Deborah Gaynor, daughter of the Inte Mayor Gaynor, and Edward T. Bedford, 2d, of 193 Clinton avenue, secured a marriage license this afternoon, the wedding to take place at St. James, L. on September 16. The Rev.

William Holden and the Rev. Frank Page will officiate. The engagement of Miss Gaynor and Mr. Bedford was announced some time ago. FATAL VACATION SCRATCH.

Julius Cohn, a well -known dry goods merchant with a store at 762 Franklin avenue, died yesterday from blood polHoning that set in from a mere scratch on one of his legs just below the knee, which he received by falling while on a vaention in the country recently. He paid no attention to the scratch until his leg had swelled to twice its usual size, when a physician was called in and every effort made to save his life. DIVORCE FOR T. E. GANNON.

Mrs. Elizabeth Gannon, a middle aged, motherly looking woman, sat unconcerned in Justice Benedict's part of the Supreme Court today and heard testimony that prompted the court to grant a divorce decree to her husband, Thomas E. Gannon, who lives at 108 Bedford avenue. It was more than five years ago, according to the tenti. mony, that Mrs.

Gannon deserted her husband and three little children, two girls and a boy, the eldest of whom is now 13. PHILLIES LEAD BOSTONS. Boston, September Phillies jumped on the delivery of Pitcher Cocrehan in the first inning of the first game with the Boston Braves today, and pounded out five runs. The score: Philadelphia 5 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 Batteries -Alexander and Killifer: Cocrehan, Crutcher, Gowdy and Whaling. LEON DABO ARRIVES.

Leon the well-known Brooklyn artist, arrived last night at Quebec, 011 the Tyrolia from the war zone in rope. now at Montreal and will be in Brooklyn in a few days." DEATHS. DEATHS. REEVE-PAPPIN REEVE. 42 yenra of age, son of Hadie M.

Reeve, Brooklyn. Services private. Interment at Cypress Hills Cemetery Thursday nt o'clock. CANDIDATES BREAK INTO RIVAL PARTIES Nominating Petitions Show Democrats and Republicans Entered in Moose Primaries. LEADERS ARE NONPLUSSED.

Looseness of Primary Law Allows Duhamel to Run in Primaries of Four Parties. It developed today, through examination of the petitions of local candidates filed up to midnight yesterday. with the Board of Elections, that many ospirants to office had taken advantage of the flexibility of the new primary law and had themselves desIgnated to run in the primaries of one or more parties. Under the new law, man doesn't have to be a member of a given party to go into that party's primaries and seek a nomination on primary day. Further, it is not necessary for him, as it was in days of yore, to consult with the leaders of a party in a given district before he makes a bid for the nomination of that party.

just "sneak in," get the requisites per cent. of the voters in the given district to sign his petition It all without the party leader of the district even guessing at what's afoot -and turn up five minutes before midnight last day for fling petitions with the necessary signatures to put his name on the other fellow's ballot. Consequently a number of Brooklyn a district leaders were surprised today when they discovered who some of the candidates were to be on their party primary ballot on September 28, the official primary day. H. H.

Dale Puts in Progressive Petition, Although a Democrat. The Progressive party seems to have been the worst abused victim fo this practice. Harry Howard Dale, Democratic candidate for renomination A8 Representative in the Fourth district, filed a petition designating him in the Progressive primaries of that district late last night. He will run against Max Schaffer. That he had such a petition up his sleeve to file at the last moment apparently wasn't known to the Moose leaders at the meeting yesterday afternoon, for they asserted confidently that Schaffer was the only candidate.

However, Dale is there with the petition and his name--the name of a real organization Democrat without any claims to belief in the referendum, the recall and all the rest -will go 011 the Progressive ballot primary day. Reuben L. Haskell, Republican Congressional candidate in the Tenth, was another G. O. P.

candidate who slipped onto the Progressive ballot in the same manner. And Haskell besides AUCceeded in getting his Assembly candidate, Nathan B. Finkelstein, into the Progressive race in the Twenty in the same manner. And the amusIng part of this is, that Nathan's brother. Dr.

Reuben Finkelstein, is the Moose candidate for the Assembly in that district. 50 Nathan will run against his brother in the latter's own party unless the latter backs for out. his Maybe he's done it already, petitions could be found around the Board of Elections last night, although it was snid in the afternoon that he would file them before midnight. Dale isn't the only Democrat who stole into the Moose primaries. Dale's Assembly candidate, Twenty-first, Isaac Mendelsohn, running in the put in a Moose petition, Also, and will run in the Moose primaries against.

Dr. Henry C. Karpen, a full blooded Progressive. Another Republican wno did the same stunt was Nathan Shapiro, the Republican Assembly candidate in the Sixth. who filed a petition designating him to run in the Moose primaries against George H.

Ittleman, the Progressive. Duhamel Petitions in Four Parties. State Senator James F. Duhamel, however, takes the prize at this game. He filed petitions In four partiesDemocratic, Republican, Progressive and Independence League as a candidate for Congress in the Eighth.

Fred H. Schomburg two, the Progressive and Republican, as canaldate for Congress in the same district. In one instance the Progressives got back at this game. William J. MeRoberts, Progressive candidate for Assembly in the Ninth, fled petitions for designation in the G.

O. P. primaries, also. U.S. CONSUL EFFECTS SURRENDER OF GHENT Washington, September 9-An dated dispatch from American Consul Johnson at Ostend to the State Department today that through the friendly Intervention, of Julius Van Hee, American the city of Ghent was saved from a bombardment.

An agreement was reached by which the German troops were not to enter city. Two wounded German officers who came Into Ghent by automobile, it was arranged, would not be held an prisoners of war. but would be returned to the German lines on their recovery. THE MISSES CULLEN RETURN. Sisters of Judge Cullen Home on the Lapland.

The Misses Margaret and Mary A. Cullen of Washington, D. sisters of former Judge Edgar Cullen of the Court of Appeals of Brooklyn, returned from abroad today on the Lapland. They were glad to get away from the scenes of turmell. They spent nuch time in Germany.

kindness that we now hear the Germans are extendirg to America: they raid, "has we fear, late to do the nation any goud. 'That is Book year and Dinners for season noW. Capacity of battroom. Luncheon. 11 to 1, 006.

The Imperial due dehmidt, 100 Pulten street, opposite Telephone 1157 Main. -Adv. TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY The fall of Maubeuge, a strong French fortress s'x miles from the Belgian frontier, is announced at the German army headquarters. Forty thousand prisoners, including four generals, and 400 guns were taken. The greatest battle of the war is still being fought east of Paris from Montmirail to Verdun and from Verdun to Nancy.

Three million men are said to be engaged. According to a dispatch from Copenhagen, Emperor William sent a message to President Wilson, protesting that the British were using dumdum bullets and that Belgian noncombatants were harassing Germans. The White House denies having received the message A dispatch from Berlin says that the Bucharest correspondent of the Cologne Gazette reports a strong sentiment in favor of Russia throughout Roumania. Advices from Tho Hague state that a state of siege in a number of towns on the coast of Holland has been proclaimed. Official confirmation of the report that Russian troops are in France is still lacking, though passengers arriving In New York today on the Lapland confirmed previous unofficial reports of a large movement of Russian troops through England.

Anxiety for the Finnish passenger steamer Sveaborg, bound from Raumo, Finland, for Stockholm, is felt in the latter city. The vessel has many British and Americans on board and is overdue. Russia is reported as assuming the offensive in East Prussia. The Russians are reported as having pushed their advance to a point sixty miles southwest of Koenigsberg. British officers, arriving in Paris today, report that the battle east of the city still rages furiously.

KRONPRINZ WILHELM MAY HAVE BEEN SUNK Possibly One of Two German Merchantmen Sent Down by Allies' Cruisers. Paris, September 9--A dispatch from Bordeaux to the Havas agency states that two German merchant ships have been sunk in the Atlantic by the French cruisers Conde and Descartes, aided by the British cruiser Bristol. The only German merchantmen known to be in the Atlantic are the Graecia of the Hamburg-American fleet and the Kronprinz Wilhelm, the Brandenberg and the Neckar of the North German Lloyd. The Kronprinz Wilhelm, largest of the four, sailed from New York 3 heavily loaded with coal. She has been reported in the Atlantic, coaling warships.

The Graecia sailed from New York August 27 for Cadiz, with cargo and passengers. She is a vessel of 2,797 tons gross register, and was built in 1890. She is 322, feet long, and has a beam of 40 feet. The Brandenberg, which sailed from Philadelphia on August 23 with cargo for Bergen, was built in 1901, and registers 7,532 tons gross. She is 429 feet long and has a beam of feet.

The neckar, which sailed August from Havana for Bremen, has not been reported tot he New York agents of the line since. The Neckar had passengers and a large cargo. She is A vessel of 9,835 tons gross register, and is 499 fet long. Prior to the war in Europe the Neckar was in the rgular service betwen American ports. FIRE ENGINE KILLS BABY Jumps Sidewalk and Shoves Baby Carriage Through Wall.

In responding to an alarm of fire at 1518 St. Mark's avenue late yesterday afternoon, an automobile fire engine belonging to Company No. 283, on Bristol street, near East New York avenue, crashed into a factory buildIng at the corner of Park place and East New York avenue. The front wheel of the fire engine locked and it jumped the sidewalk, running down a baby, Gostynski, carriage 8 in months which old, of slept 1971 Francis Park place. The 'Impact of the heavy machine carried the baby carriage through the factory wall, after it had smashed inrge hole in the building.

The child, when rescued by firemen and policemen, was found to have fracture of the skull. Nearly every bone in its body was broken. It died shortly after being taken to the hospital. The engine was in charge of Frank Smith of 433 Pine street, and Engineer James Masterson. There Is a sharp bend nt this point, and it is called the "hoodoo by the firemen.

on February 4 last the same fire engine arashed into the same building, which I resembles the Flatiron Building in Manhattan. Before the machine struck the buildins yesterday, both Smith and Masterson jumped. The bits of flying bricks knocked down Israel Cohen and Henry Friedfleld. Both received vere cuts on the head and shoulders. The owners of the building brought suit against the city for the damage to the building last February.

The Corporation Counsel, however, has reported that the elty could not be held responsible as the neeldent occurred while the engine was on its way to duty. MeDERMOTT DAIRY CO. Bottled Milt. Cream, Condensed Milk, Buttermilk. None better.

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WILSON IS AGAINST RAISING INCOME TAX This Means That Democrats Must Drop Feature of War Taxation Bill. MEANS A SERIOUS CHANGE. President and Underwood Hold Conference to Devise Some Other Plan. Eagle Bureau, 608 Fourteenth Street. Washington, September 9-President Wilson is against an additional tax en incomes purpose of helping to raise an emergency income for the government, due to the smashing of toms duties by the European war.

This means almost to a certainty that the Democrats in Congress will have to drop this feature of the bill. It necessltates a serious change in their plans because the broadened income tax was relied upon to raise about one-third of the additional $100,000,000 that is needed by the government. The President opposes the income tax feature mainly on the ground that money thus raised will not be available to the government until July 1 next, whereas the treasury will probably have need of funds long before that time. The President wants a tax that will begin an Immediate yield. It 15 also understood that he is opposed to the minimum taxable income reducing to $2,000 because of doubts of its political wisdom at this time.

opposing an extra income President shares the views of Majority! Underwood of the House, with Leader whom he in for half an hour this was conference. Underwood's opposition to increasing income tax burdens was overridden by other Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee, but with the President's he is expected now to win. support income tax stricken out the With measure is reduced in Its war revenue yield to $65,000,000 annually, as nearly deas can be estimated, instead of the which means that the sired $100,000,000, will be driven to seek other Democrats sources of taxation. That problem promises to be troublesome. Thus far avoided several of the imthey have of the Spanish Ameriportant war tax features bill, which levied a stamp can all sorts of legal documents and tax instruments.

There is much on financial opposition in Democratic and the quarters fear that to such a form of tax capital will he made out of it, political although so far as the Republicans are concerned criticism would be checred fact that the Spanish Ameriby the can war tax was a Republican measure. The opposition to general stamp taxation is on the ground that it a is conirritant to the average citizen; stant that it in puts his him daily to transactions, and is trouble and annoyance reminder of the fact that he a general being taxed. The Democrats from are is anxious to raiso extra revenue which will not so closely touch sources the citizen in his daily routine, realizing the inconveniences of a general levy on checks and other docustamp ments of a business character. With the income tax feature almost certainly eliminated by the President's opposition, the tentatively agreed upon emergency measure embraces the lowing chief items: Rectified spirits, 2 cents tax per gallon, estimated yield wines, 20 cents per gallon, timated yield beer, 50 centa parrel, estimated yield per gasoline, 2 cents This per makes gallon, a total estimated estiyield $20,000,000. mated revenue of $65,000,000, as nearly.

it can be figured, not counting small as yield from a proposed tax of cents per 1,000 .11 cigars, and tax upon playing cards and Pullman sleeping car tickets. It is now probable that there will be renewed agitation for taxation of railroad tickets generally, and amusement tickets. There will also be a demand for n. hither tax on whisky and other rectifled spirits, Certain It is that many commodities which the crate planned not to touch will have to be levied upon if the income fenture be thrown overboard. It 18 sible that they may be driven to the taxation of business documents and legal instruments to a modified extent, although they are extremely desirous of avoiding such sources of revenue.

INDIAN TROOPS FOR ALLIES IN ENGLAND London. September 9-Lord Kitchener's "unknown factor," heretofore held to be a great secret, which is pected to alter the situation at the front, is now known to be the arrival of forces from India. Two divisions of infantry and a brigade of cavalry constitute these forces. A dozen Indian potentates have been selected to accompany this Pertab expeditionary force. These Include Sir Singh, Hir Ganga Bahadur, Maharaja of Bikaner, and Sir Bhupindra Singh, Maharaja of Patiain.

JEWS IN POLAND PLEDGED FREEDOM BY AUSTRIA London, September 9 German newspapers which have reached London quote the following proclamation issued by Austria to the Jews in Poland: "The herote armies of the mid-European states of Germany and tria- Hungary have entered Poland. Our Naga bring justice, freedom and equal rights 0.9 citizens; religion freedom and freedom to live undis. turbed in economic and cultural life. "Too long you have suffered under the iron yoke of Moscow. We come IN friends.

The foreign barbarian yoke is gone. A new era begins for Poland. We will use all our strength to put It on sure foundation of equal rights tor the Jews. equal righta for the Jews. Your ered duty in to work with us all your might for freedom, Four Generals and 400 Guns Taken by Kaiser With First- Class French Fortress.

Dr. Dr. it in so 40 a BRITISH PUSH GERMAN FLANK Fierce Fighting Continues All Along the Battle Line, East of Paris, Without Any Decisive Result. Berlin, September 9 (by wireless telegraphy to the Associated Press, by way of Sayville, I. -Official announcement was made today at army headquarters that the French fortress of Maubeuge, on the Sambre River, bad fallen.

The Germans took 40,000 prisoners, including four generals. Four bundied guns also were captured. Washington, September 9-The embassy received a wireless today from Berlin saying: "General headquarters report that Maubeuge has fallen, 400 guns, four generals and 40,000 prisoners captured." The message to the embassy adds that "Ludwig Frank, the most inent Socialist of the Reichstag, fell while storming the charges near Luneville on September 3 and Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Hessen was wounded. The embassy received another tressage saying: "The Spanish ambassador in Berlin strongly denier rumors of Spain's 111 friendly attitude against Germany and Austria, all Spanish party leaders ing for strict nefitrality. "All the papers speak of the Importance of the capture of Maubeuge.

"The German military railroad lines are now free, The papers also speak of the 40,000 captured, meaning the weakening of the enemy. "At Strassburg, after a courtmartial session, the official statement was made: French authorities months before mobilization organized franctireur (snipers) bands by distributing arms to Manbeuge a Fortress of the First Class, 19 a French fortress of Mauheuge the first class. It is situated in the du Nord, about six miles Department the Belgian frontier, and about from 100 miles north of the present line of battle east of Paris. The German onslaughts on this position have been determined, and Judging from incomplete news rethey have been going on for a ports week or more while the operations near Paris have been in progress. from London under Dispatches of September 5, mid that part of the British expeditionary force in France at Maubeuge, assisted the French was garrison in its defense.

The German general staff announced in Berlin September 6 that two of the Maubeuge forts had fallen, and that the fire of the German artillery was on that date being directed against the town, which was In Names, On the same day an official communication given out in Paris said that Maubeuge continued its herole resistance. A omcial announcement under September 7 referred Prench, to the French defense of Maubeuge follows: "The Minister of War has telegraphed to the Governor of Maubeuge expressing the government's tion for the herole defense, and anying: 'You stop at nothing to prolong resistance until the hour of your approaching deliverance, which will be "The commander in -chief has placed the name of the Governor of Maubeuge in the order of the day for his splendid defense." Strategically the capture of Maubeuge IN very important to the Germans. it was the last important interior fortress in northern France and Belgium in the hands of the Allies, and Its capture gives the Germans a free Reid of operations in that territory. Had the reinforcements which the Allien were hurrying to the spot arrived in time, they might have co-operated with the garrison of 40,000 in a move. ment which would have caught the German forces between two firea.

With Maubeuge in the hands of the enemy, a German retiring movement from the advanced positions now would also have become much difficult. occupied, The German success at Maubeuge also will release about .100,000 men for operations in the line farther south. French Office Reports German Right Retreating East of Paris. Paris, Sept. 9, 3.05 P.M.- official communication issued this afternoon says the situation remains satisfactory, The German right is retreating before the English.

The French center is slowly advancing. The situation on the right is unchanged. The statement says: "First--On the left wing, although the Germans have been reinforced, thi situation remains Tho enemy is retreating beforo the British I army. "Second--At the center our advance is slow, but general. On the right wing the action of the enemy against the great circle of Nancy.

In the Vosges, and in Alsace, the situation remains unchanged." British officers and soldiers arriving from the front today declare that the four dass, battle which still continues Ito the of Paris is being carried on furiously. They assert that the French captured a considerable number of field and machine guns while the Germans often surrendered in groups. Field Marshal Sir John French, the commander-in-chief of the he British expeditionary force, now fighting with the French army, looked perfectly satisfied with the situation, according to the British soldiers. They say he about the lines smoking a cigarlette as though he were on the parade ground. The Journal says that among the wounded arriving in Paris yesterday was a young British nurse who bad been struck by a German bullet as she was attending a wounded German soldier.

Report Capture of Many Prisoners. Washington, September 9-Bordeaux dispatch to the French Embassy said: the 7th the French and English offenses had compelled the Germans to withdraw. Two of its army corps have been thrown on the left side of the Oureq. "The Fourth army has attacked us in the Vitre-le-Francola region. A talling back movement of the enemy has been clearly observed.

"The success of the Russians continues against the Austrians, whose Forty -fifth regiment of Infantry has surrendered in its entirety." The British Embasy today received the following dispatch from its Foreign Office: "Following is official communique of the French September 8: Angio-French' forces have taken many prisoners, Including A battalion of infantry, a mitrailleuse company and many GERMAN AVIATOR TELLS OF BATTLE IN MID-AIR to IN or on me the Berlin, Sept, (via London, Sept. 9) -Hergeant Werner of the tion corps returned today from the front after making repeated scouting fights over the French and Britisb troops. He described as his most thrilling flight one in which he battled with two neroplanes of the enemy, one British biplane and the other a French monoplane, Both were much faster than his machine, which was old and tered. "My two enemies flew beside and about me for a long time." he said. expected momentarily they would throw bombs, but apparently they had none.

Both of them fired revolvers peatedly in my direction and 1 replied with my revolver, but none of the shots was effective. After an anxious quarter of an hour I drew them toward the German lines and they were compelled to withdraw." The Cologne Gazette correspondent reporta from Montmedy, In the French Department of the Meuse, twenty-two miles southenst of Sedan, that German trains are aiready running into France.