'Ji -*r*.. ... '. ^.. -••-.-• -. -y ,^-.-r- ,v*- ^.-'f^s INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS WALKED INTO TRAP J?*- REPORT*'OF GENERAL FRENCH 80 DECLARES 8ECRETARY BRYAN TELll8 OF ALLIES' RUSE. -SEES DAWN OF PEACE. GOLDEN GRAIN Story Told By British Comfnander Far Calls Present vConvulslons" in Europe the Death Throes of Militarism— Different From One of Week Previous—Tribute Speaks at Celebration. to Aviators. HARPERS WHISKEY DISPATCHE8 SAY 120,000 MEN, IN•CLUDINQ -Baltimore, Sept. 14.—"The convulsions London, Sept. 15.—That a trap was 800 OFFIQER8, ROCK SPRING WATER through which Europe is now set for the advancing Germans by the ARE OF PRI8ONER8 passing are but the death throes of allies and sprung when part of General CZAR ALREADY. militarism." von Kluck's forces walked into it of With this statement. Secretary to the southeast of Paris is shown in State Bryan again expressed his confidence a report submiged by Field Marshal in the establishment of universal Sir John French to Lord Kitchener, UNDERWOOD & HASSELBARTH, local Ajents peace. He made the principal Just made public by the British official Claimed Germany Hat Withdrawn speech at the closing ceremonies of press-bureau. The report covers Support Frotp Her Ally in East International Falls, Minnesota the Star Spangled Banner centennial the movements -of' the British expeditionary to Strengthen Own Frontier, celebration here, representing President force from Sept 4 to 10 inclusive. Wilson. and Help Defeat 8oldiers "Accompanying the development of Telling a story far different from in France. 4 freedom has come a change in the that of a week ago, when he reported type of courage which man has manirested," the Britons in danger of complete annihilation, Petrograd, jSept. 14.—The Austrian said Bryan. "There has been from which they were saved army on the eastern frontier has been a. constant growth in the spirit of only through the valorous stand Utterly demoralized by the overwhelming brotherhood. During these years our of the troops under General Smith Border Wholesale Meat* & Grocery Co. defeats administered by the Russians flag has been 'gallantly streaming,' DOirien, General French's report tells who have captured to date 120,000 sometimes in 'rockets' red glare,' and how the German sledge-hammer advance Austrlans, including 800 officers. son has imitated his sire in willingness E. A. Yernberg, Manager suddenly encountered a stone German 8upport Withdrawn. to maintain, with his life, if Gen. Sir Hera** Smith-Dorrien, who wall. Germany has withdrawn her support necessary, the authority for" which it eommanda the Seoond eorps of the The invaders, previously numerically stands. from her ally because of her reverses British army en the continent, has stronger than the allies, met their Wholesale and Retail Mnati. in France. The Germans are "But the war er§ has ended in the seen much aetlv# eervloe, having match and their sudden rush into Groceries, Fruits and Food again moving their troops from the United States, and is drawing to a fought In the Zulu wart the Egyptian Franee was stopped short. cast to the west. close in foreign lands. The convulsions war of 1182, the Nile expedition of A few days' of skirmishing for a With these succesies already chronicled through which Europe is now the Sudan campaign, the Chitral 1884, change of position, and the allies suddenly Home-Made Sausage and there now comet a report that passing are hut the death throes of relief expedition,- the Ttreh campaign, leaped- to the offensive, driving two of the Austrian armies are surrounded militarism. We are entering upon a Hamburger the Nile expedition In 1898, and the the Germans northward toward the and their surrender is imminent. new stage in which freedom will be frontiers which only a* few days before South African Already from these armies given new interpretations and bravery they had crossed with rapid 60,000 more prisoners have been find new forms of expression. The SERVIANS rhythmic, swinging strides. CONTINUE TO WIN Give as a Trial and You Will taken, including 1,100 officers. doctrine of the divine right of kings Field Marshal French reports that Stay With Us Many Captures Reported. has been discarded to no purpose if the Britons'held the invaders Sept. 3, Of the captures included in the general the right of man does not lead to on the south of the river Marne. Being total the first Austrian army under -man's elevation. He has become his unable to advance further in that Our Prices are Always Right and Our Stock Always Fresh General Von Auffenberg constituted ASSERTED POPULATION OF HUNGARY own master, not that he may be brutish direction toward Paris, the Germans 300 officers, 28,000, soldiers and or brutal, but that he may be free WELCOMES INVASION. turned southeastward, Sept. and met 4, Second Ave. and Fifth Street International Falls, Minn, 400 guns, while the second Austrian to develop the best that fe in him. little effective resistance until Sept. 7. army of 70,000 men and 600 officers "Let no one think that the texture On that day the whole allied line suddenly were captured. of our manhood will be of a lower assumed the offensive. Shortly Austria Forced to Send All Troops It is interesting^ to note that this quality when its strength is no longer afterward the German retreat to the Against Russia, Leaving'Insufficient flood of Russian successes comes during tested by the stress of war. There Is northeast commenced. the festival in honor of the memory Troops in South. as much inspiration in a noble life as General French pays a glowing tribute of Saint Alexander Nevsky," the in a heroic death. to the work of the British aviation Russian warrior who first conquered "As the world is drawn- closer together corps, asserting that it has proved'its Nish, Servia, via London, Sept. 14.— Northern Minnesota Hospital the Germans. in the bonds-of universal brotherhood, superiority over the enemy in actual it is announced that the Servian offensive Austrians Imperiled. may the colors of our 'flag Invading work in the field. continues successfully. Servian The Austrian army Invading south stimulate the struggling, hoping hosts' troops haye crossed the river Save at Poland has been completely defeated of man to the impulses that are noblest, several points, and it is said that the by the Russians as a result of the to the service that is largest, Servians are being received enthusiastically 1 fighting abonut Lemberg and its retreat and to the, achievements that are most by the population of Hungary. REFUGEES IN CATTLE CAR is imperiled by the capture of enduring, as, in friendly rivalry, they Tomaszow by the Russians. advance through each, generation to I A semi-official statement reviewing higher grounds." As soon as these^ 'operations are the- operations against Austria since fmm completed,.it is reported, ,a huge Russian the outbreak of the war makes no army will take up its march on Possible Plan of Germans. mention of the capture of Semlin, before Germany, according to General Sukhqgnlinoff, Chateu1 Thierry, France, Sept. 14.— reported, but says: the Russian minister of A full half of the kaiser's army in war. Servia Dealing Blow. France is in full retreat. Thousands Statement Gives Situation. of prisoners, many guns and large I "The Austrians- have sent all their Million Face Russians. quantities cf war material are being troops to the east to stem the advance The following statement, issued by captured daily. There is an objective1" of the enormous Russian wave. The/ the Russian headquarters staff, describes —the evacuation of the northwest of small total force which it has at its the Russian operations culminating France and Belgium and concentration disposal already augurs fresh successes in the victories of Kransilc and for us. If by a miradle Austria eastward, either fflr the purpose of it Tomaszow, Russian Poland: escapes the catastrophy by which it is rebound or to save the empire itself, "The total Austrian and German as events may determine. A'decisive .menaced, it will be little Servia that forces exceeded 1,000,000 men, with 2,500 •victory can hardly be expected this has dealt the severest, blow to its guns—-that is, over 40 divisions of prestige." side of the line of Laon-Rheims-Chelons infantry, 11 divisions of cavalry, reinforced The statement asserts that in August, There always will rejnairi* the by several German divisions. Austria threw one-third of its great fortresses of the Rhine and Mc* R. H. Monohan, M. D. Elizabeth Monohan, M. D« Russians Deliver Counter Attack. total force of 850,000 men, against selle, unless before then the issue be "In spite of their numerical inadequacy, Mary Ghostley, M. D. settled elsewhere. Servia—200,000 of these at the weakest our troops in the center did not Poincare Reassures Belgium. point along the frontier on the Office over International State Bank. International Falls, Min confine themselves to defense. They Save and Drina from Ljubova to Shabatz. Bordeaux, Sept. 15.—King Albert of delivered a counter-attack, obtaining Belgium, Monday wired President Raymonw considerable success near Lacheve, Poincare as follows: "Belgium After sanguinary fighting the tide where for six days they did nothing heartily congratulates the French turned on August 19, the Austrians being but repel continual attacks of the enemy. completely beaten and pursued arms on their notable successes. The Only on Sept. 4 were they moved along the whole line. abominable cruelties which our population a little to the rear in accordance with is suffering only increase our "The enemy's only thought," continues SUBSCRIBE •W orders received. This maneuver obtained ardor." In reply to the -foregoing message the statement, "was of reaching President Poincare ^wired: a more developing disposition as quickly as possible the bridges American and English refugees He* for our forces. The success of General "When the hour of reparation arrives, $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE it had thrown across the Drina, not lng from France in a cattle car. They none will forget what the heroic Belgians Ruzsky' and General Brussiloff enabled even thinking of destroying them completely were glad to obtain even that crud« us to make a general offensive ha*-e done for the triumph of after their passage. The enormous transportation. movement and the enemy's center was the common cause of civilisation and losses of .{he enemy were due liberty/* beaten at Sukhodoyle. As a result of to the massed, formation of the Austrians. &?/• London.—A Willesden shopkeeper a rapid movement among the Austrian They had 10,0 to killed, 6,000 British Deny Revolt in India. is disposing of a stock of small sili troops at Krasnik, these were attacked of whom fell at the River Tser. Washington, Sept. 15.-rThe British German flags by offering them as by General Ruzsky from the southwest "In one small village 600 bodies, foreign office cabled to.the British embassy "pipe cleaners four a penny." on Sept. 6 and were forced to ac-' were buried. The number of the Austrian here an emphatical denial of I International Falls Abstract Co cept battle on three fronts. We replied wounded vastly exceeded the the report of a revolution in India.- counter attacks* of the Krasnik total of those killed. Over 2,00.0 of AUSTRIM SHARPSHOOTERS HOLD BACK SERBS troops, and we carried,- by impetuous their wounded remained on the battle BURDICK, KREMER & KING, Proprietors assault, the enemy's position on the field. The prisoners, not including the ',A front at Opole Tourobine and extending wounded, number 4,000. Thirty thou Abstracts, Real Estate and Insurance over a distance of 60 vqfsts, on sand will not cover the total of thtf Se$t. 9. They fled, abandqming their enemy's wounded. In the maize fields 7 Collections, Conveying and Loans arms.. along the valley of the Drina and in I the forests some of the enemy's J. E. BURDICK, Manager .: soldiers thrown in the .rear are still 5 A Pursuit of being encountered. Among these are International Falls Minnesota mm "The Austrians continued vigorously--some officers^ who for more than a to attack our left wing in order to weeu had lived solely on maize." Win success in the direction of Lem- The statement says that 150 guns I berg. However, about Sept'. 12, we I w^re captured and the Seventh Aus- also resumed the offensive on -this-trian corps practically annihilated side, and^now the battle of Galicia,It. adds: "Despite efforts made by which has lasted 17~ days, is drawing the Austfians to conceal from the International Feed I to an end. The pursuit, of the enemy country their defeat it seems that 1 continues."- there are already certain movements among^tlie peoples of the dual mon- ifc^: m?* Germans Evacuate Brussels. !-archy» which may be-the beginning'of London, Sept. 14.—A dispatph to the the disintegration of the Ajistro-Hun-' London Star, dated at Folkenston, garian empire.'' I Bays: "On the arival here of the boat from Flushing- passengers stated that V- Carries the Choicest Stock of Hayv J..-Italians Landed in- Albania. a rumor was current at Flushing that Ptois,^Septv 14—Troops of the Ital-' "1 Grain, Feed, and Flour. Brussels-'had been reocycupied by 'tan lan army are being disembarked in AnglcKBelgian army of 75,000 men. Albania especiaily at Valona, according •Ml The Gernl&ns had already evacuated to a dispatch from Triesttj to the GASH SALES, SMALL PROFITS. the capital.":- cj w^,- Echo De Paris. U. 3. May Join Protest. rr Japs Favor Russian Alliance^ Washington, Sept 14.—The United Petrograd, Sept. .14.^-Japanese officials Potatoes in Car Loads, Dug EveryTen States probably will loin the protest have declared, according to a .v of the powers against Turkey's abroga-' Russian Journalist that the whole of Days. tion of the capitulations which grant€d Japan Is in favor of an alliance with foreigners extra-territorial rights Russia. Travelers "returning .from Hay a°Specialty in Car Load Lots. afid otherwise""" restricted the sovareignty Constantinople and- Sofia bring" the jreport ot the Ottoman empire This that there is a. famine i^ the wmm was predicted by administration officials, Turkish"capital. Reports reching here Burt Hele, Prop. although a definite course, of action say that Berlin is trying to' 0ve little tias not finally been decided upon importance to •the -Gefirian' retreat. Olson BldgT €r. Phone 223 by President Wilson and Secretary Political circles in Vienna are- much Austrian sharpshooters along the Danube .river checking the advance 5th Ate. & 3rd St. •V Bryan.- The dispositoin Qf th^ Wash, depressed becanfie of the inability xf the Servian troops. J, v- fngton government was to awai£ th^ the German army to give-further a» iniatiye of the European folio