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RENCH STRATEGY KEPT GERMANS FROM
CALAIS; BRITISH WAKE UP AT LAST;
GERMANS PROVE MILITARY SUPERIORITY
Kaiser's Drive on Chan
nel Ports Stemmed
by Allies at All
Points.
These articles are the third of the
comprehensive review of tlic first year
of the war. The will be continued
every day during tlio week.
By CARL W. ACKERMAN
BERLIN, July I8. aomumy'a .your "of
war In Uio West lias ortitpled .Franco and
shamed Uie .English. ITrum the outset of
tho war tho Germans developed an lnltln-
tlvo that Cttvo them a .superiority ovor
their enemies, nnfl slnoe then, 3io effort of
the French and Urltlnh aiinraanders has
been equal to tlio task ml wvjcjtowcrlaff Hie
numerically -waaSsxt Tuntonr.
Only once lias Oonmuty Xnmn oujreriotr m
numbors to her western opponent, ac
oordlnr to tho claim of Teatonlo authori
ties, That Tens dwlrur the mnh through
Belgium and to Paris. The .superiority at
that time was fluo to the slow mobilization
of tho French and tha tooakdon-n of the
Enzllsh plans for Tiiarytnz a Virgo army
to tho Continent. From tho days of the
Battle of the Mams the Germans have
hud to Aght with -wnabcr farces than their
enemies, and jet suras imva they been
overwhelmed.
Tho Oermans tingi.t ti "French and
Encllah tho socrcts -at avCvtaHvo entrencb
tntn the Germans xcrasioa the Brrperlorrity
of slejro buds oror the satronsost fort
resses, the Germans flnst Hnmyed tho
modem neoesdty lot- ids-powcroS shells
and" machine suns. AH tbeso factors of
warfa.ro woro intrad-aood Toy the Germans
In the West. The Germans nare kept
ahead of their TintTignnlsts as new problem
after new problem bos come to the front,
and tho year's nnlsnto ir tBcjcfort, great
ly in their favor.
ONLY CTCH 2H5TJLXE.
Only onca did tin Gorman military ma
chine miscalculate. That was In the bit
tlo before tho sates of Paris. General
von Kluck was sot lnformod that a field
army had been hidden away In Paris,
prepared' to strike at bis flank, and the
German General ElaC did not suppose
the French army ha'd in General Foch a
great military leader apablo of splitting
the Teutonic centre cast of Paris and
driving It back to the Alsno. General
von Moltke, who was a sick man through
out the summer campaign, was later re
placed as chief of the General Staff by
General von Falkenhayn, and since then,
Germany has been well satisfied with tho
progress of events In the west.
Tho retreat from Paris will go down In
German history as a brilliant feat of arms
becauro of tho manner In which It was
checked at tho JUsnc So puzzled wcro
the Allies by tho German maneuvers that
Sir John French actually reported In tho
early days of tho battle of tho Alsno that
It probably was only a rear guard action
on the part of the Germans. How tho
Kaiser's panting troops, almost exhausted
after tho Marno lighting, were ablo to
save themselves at tho Alsno will find a
permanent placo In tho heroic tales which
thls-war will give to history.
In tho conflicts that followed tho battlo
of the AlBne tho Germans completely out-
manouvered their antagonists. It Is cus
tomary In England to say tho dcrmaiu
nro defeated bocauso thoy didn't got to
Dunkirk and Calais. If thoso two towns
had been captured, tho English would now
bo proclaiming vlctorlos for themselves,
say the Germans, because Dleppo and
Havre were saved from tho Kaiser's
grasp. As a matter of fact, while tho
rapture of Dunkirk nnd Calais would havo
been welcomed by tho Germans, the se
curity of those seaports Is not a stragetlo
defeat for tho Germans. By retaining
Antwerp and Ostend, tho pressure which
Ocrmnny can bring to bear on England
In tho peace conference nfter the war will
be sufticlent for Germany's purposes.
The French and English were nblo to
save Dunkirk and Calais, but their of
fensive plans were sadly overturned by
the Germans. When General Joffro
started northward after the battle of the
Atsne It was his Intention to outflank
the Germans, or, falling that, to save
western Belgium and to-prevent the fall
of Antwerp. Sir John French's transfer
of the British expeditionary force from
Bolssons to Ypres was for th)e express
purpose of preventing tho Germans ad
vancing beyond Brussels. Tho Germans
won the campaign, for although thoy
didn't reach Dunkirk and! Calais, they
captured Antwerp and Osfend and held
the British In complete check. Tho story
has yet to be told of how the British
troops were defeated at La Bassee and
huw the British Government lied to Us
people nnd deliberately reported a de-
teai as -a victory.
HELD THEIR OWN.
Elsewhere in the west tho Germans
have more than held their own against
superior numbers. Thoy have delivered
counter-attacks for every offensive do
vnloped by tho enemy, nnd In the minor
exchanges that have occurred since the
siege of trenches began the Germans have
fully held their own. The most satisfac
tory of all these encounters to the Ger
mans was the recent battle north and
ea of Ypres, at which the English were
forced to give ground nnd were put on
the defensive.
This engagement followed soon after the
date fixed by Lord Kitchener for the Jong
promised English offensive to begin May
i. The Germans believe this second bat
tle of Ypres has done more to confuse tho
English and create discontent among thern
than any other event of the war By every
law of warfare the British ought greatly
to have outnumbered the Germans, and
yet the latter were able to drive the
enemy back almost at will. Ypres itself
was saved to the English by little more
than an accident The British newspapers
were preparing the public for Its evacua
tion wnen more pressing interests de
manded the attention of tha aermans else
where. The Joss of the western border of Al
sace to the French is the qnly continental
defeat the Germans must acknowledge at
the close of the first year of the war. The
sentimental importance to the French of
UJng a part of Alsatian territory far
outweighs the military value to Germany
at driving the French across the Vosges.
At present the French hold little more
than the foothills of the Vosges. This
they have been able to do because the
Alsatian slopes of the VMgM arc so pre
cipitous that troops couils down bill have
an immense advantage ov'W ttu trying
to -o uphill But tr the war gees far Into
its second year, sad if the eastern situa
tion permits, ine French wi)l have to
climb back again.
Mre Than SP Italians Enlist
Rattans are iHl answering the call to
th dolors. Hundreds of men are nlit
lug dally, while mora than SG0 nseivlsts
war oiiciiUd at the Italian Consulate
t:trdy. Tt steady stream of men
Into tn cjilwimsnt olnoe U i-
to maw larK.r tvery Italian
must reiM. i. s August tt or tw
lewutu. ijr BeuJamln d
V:eai. i k and nek ectltt. at
Ss Ssuts IHli tr(, u tha orat IialUu
uv.u- Ui iht c.t tij be lallcd lo tl.e
i IK will tej.s im!td!tc! to
Hr lu itk il .au iUtl li
raaJWd i
Teutons Strike Terrific
Blows and Hold Rich
Territory Gained De
spite Losses.
By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
JPAIUS, July 28. When General do
Maudhuy blocked tho Knleer's lesions
In their smashing drive for Dunkirk,
Calais and Boulogne, he scored for
France one of the biggest victories of
the first year of the groat wan.
The Germans oven place this battle
first In Importance, and their verdict In
this matter might wen tx) taken, since
they, better than anybody else, should
know just what success thi.ro would havo
meant to them.
Whatever else a victory of U Im--pcria!
arms would have meant. It would
Jihts Drought them In sight of KngUnd,
Uis -whole course of ths -xar would have
tccn changed And tho remit probably
iares ltcen disastrous to ll Aloes' causa.
As It turned out. General d IXand
huy's success completely wed oca Ger
many's Initial strength, or what was left
of it after the Mtmft, lengthened the
bsttlofront considerably mxl Inaugurated
the strength-sapping winter campaign
in the trenches, each of these a hard
Mow to tho Teutonic hordes. For not
antr wero they thus doomod to months
of Immobilization when time was .so val-tu-Mo
to them, but General Joffro was
given time to roorcanlxe his resources
in men and material both on and lack
of tho line, now an urgent and neces
sary thing.
SECOND OFFENSIVE.
After tho battle of tho Marno. In early
October, the second great German offen
sive began: the dash for tho sea. General
Joffro henvn a similar movement about
the aime time, his object being to turn
his opponent's right flank. A series of
surprises followed. Everywhere they
went In their turning movement north
ward, they found tho aermnns n little
ahead of them, and though at the start
Von Bulpw"s movo seems to have bcon
taken for an endeavor to turn tho French
left. It was now perfectly ovldcnt that
the mass descent upon Paris had been j ornment appreciation of tho absolute no
Uonsformed lntc jan advance against the ccssity of mobilising tho Industry of the
Channel porta. By tho middle of October, j ,lntion If tho wnr was to be brought to a
a formidable front was presented by tho ; successful conclusion. France did 11 earlv
Germans clear to tho North Sea and the
situation looked serious.
There aro really threo gates to th Chan
nel, the Tser River, La Brasse and
Arras, the last being considered by far the
best since It not only opens tho road to
tho coast but to Paris as well. Against
the Prussians wero General d'Urbal's
Eighth Army, tho British expeditionary
force, tho tattered remnants of tho Bel
gian army and General do Mnudhuy's
Tenth Army, tho last named holding tho
critical point between Albert and a point
to tho North of Arras, against tho whole
of Von Bulow'a command.
Military wrltors agree the attack on
Arras was probably tho critical moment
of tho terrific attempt of tho Germans to
reach tho Channel coast. Tho bombard
ment of tho city began October 6,
while General do Haudhuy, Justoutsldo
city to thn eastward, was holding In check
tho rapidly Increasing army of von
Bulow, tho Bavarians to the north trying
to outflank him.
Tho great battlo for the possession of
.'.ruj c.it.nued until October 26, the Ger-
mans at ono tlmo entering the city. The
famous Prussian Guards hammered away
at tho French, making somo of tho most
desperate assaults of tho war. They
hoped to Blash their way through to tho
coast, cutting off a large slice of France
and what remained of Belgium, and with
this territory tons of thousands of pris
oners. Including the entire Belgian army
and the whole of tho British expedi
tionary corps, not to mention seri
ously hampering communications between
France and England,
ARRAS HELD.
But De Maudhuy held firm, and more;
He drove the Germans, Including the
Prussian Guard, from Arras. He kept
open the lines of communication, and
tralnload after tralnload of reinforce
ments poured Into the north of France.
The Allies owe him a great debt, for his
was ono of the finest performances of the
war.
After Arras, the Germans tried to break
through on the Yser; they tried to get
past Dtxmude, defended by tho gallant
Admiral Ronarch and his daredevil Bre
ton marines. La Dassee saw very stub
born fighting, and lastly, one of the great
est engagements of tho whole war came
at Ypres. with the British, In bulldog
fashion, holding virtually the whole of
the line.
In subsequent battles had the Allies
been forced back at any point, reinforce
ments were at nana and the thing could
have been remedied. The British victory
at Ypres, by some said to' bo the biggest
battlo not only of this war, but of all
time, was not of Itself decisive, since de
Maud'huy had won out at Arras by Octo
ber 26, Insuring the arrival of reserves, all
along the line as far north as the sea,
and had tho British given way they very
probably would have been supported by
fresh troops and the German advance ar
rested before the coast was reached.
ALLIES PLACE BIG CIIAIlToRDER
Philadelphia Firm Gets Share
of
$10,000,000 Contract.
Philadelphia firms have obtained a big
share of another $15,000.(00 war order
placed for the Allies through J. P.
Morgan & Co., according; to reports that
came to light today. This newest order
is for 28,000 tons of various kinds of
chain, to be used for anchors and other
purposes on battleships, and probably to
impede navigation in tributaries of the
Dardanelles, and other streams.
The Bradley Chain Company. Sijsque
hanna avenue and Beach street, (hla cty,
th Woodhouso Manufacturing Company,
of Trenton, and the Standard Chain Com
pany, of Pittsburgh, are three of the
firms to which large shares of the order
have been given, it Is understood. All
the manufacturers decline to talk about
the order, apparently -fearing a demand
on the part of their workmen for In
creased pay.
CROP REPORT GOOD
Weath Bureau Teljs qf Excellent
Conditions in State.
Th weth.r and crop summary. Issued
by the Weather Bureau at noon today,
reports that favorable w,eathr and tam
Berature conditions for the growth and
development of crops have prevailed
throughout Pennsylvania during the
week eading July ft.
Th rains have bass light to moderate,
but sufficient for tl nd. sod a yield
slightly above tfet avjiyj Is Mpeted.
except in the MMtthsasUrn o"'Wl.
wberti Hfttn AIM hkV dOO COftsMw-ftMta-
datuAtfs
Oats andwheat wtu be plentiful and
potatoef r unusually toe. tot tart
crop lu . Cora l thriving: and to
Ucis bit uarvd iib.tly (rota bail Ui
i,Mm (iatu u MHii-tar County.
EVENING TJEPGER-PHIEABELMrA, WEDNESDAY, JTTEY
England Learns It
Must Supply Modern
Munitions as Well as
Soldiers. ,
By ED. L. KEEN
LONDON, July 28. It took John Bull
10 months to discover that what lie
needed most was -a general business man
nger,
Of course, ho ha learned several other
lesson f, among them that it doesn't pay
to conceal the truth; that tha British
peoplo resent being treated like children?
that thoy can stand hoarln? bad news,
nnd that whn the situation Is put be
fore them with frankness they can ac
tually bo as patrlotlo as Frenchmen or
Germans.
But tho ono big lesson which tho Ger
mans havo taught him la that war now-n-days
la quite as much qt a business as
It Is a science, H has seen all the old
theories of wnrfsre upset. He wasn't
prepared for tho change In styles. He
had no Idoa tho system of trench war
fare would becomo so highly developed;
th.it such an amount of high explosive
shells would become necessary: that n
preponderating supply of machine guns
might spell nil tho difference between
success and failure: that the Germans
would Introduce tho wso of nsphyxlntlng
gas, liquid firo and other Ilka agencies
hitherto unrecognized In tho conduct of
civilized warfare but, nbove all that, tho
German superiority In tho now style of
fighting was due to the mobilization of
tho entire Industrial resources of the
Empire colncldentnlly with tho mobiliza
tion of soldiers.
Take tho matter of machine guns alono.
Tho Germans concentrated upon their
manufacture. Result: Theso weapons
havo practically rendorod tho rifle use
less, and caused the slaughter of British
troops, when on tho offensive. In num
bers entirely disproportionate to that of
Germans In similar circumstances. Ma
chine guno cannot bo Imnrovlood. Tho
machinery for making them requires
somo nlno months to build.
WAKES UP AT LAST.
It was this question of munitions that
finally brought homo to tho British Gov.
In tho war, but her Industrial resources
even In peace times, woro exceedingly
limited as compared with thoso of tho
British Empire, and today hor most im
portant Industrial provinces, Including TO
por cent, of hor steel production, aro In
tho handu of tho enemy.
It la up to Great Britain to help out
not only France, but Russia, as well as
horsolf. Tho driving of the Russian
armies out of Gnllcla was duo solely to
their lack of ammunition.
Hitherto Brltnln has been concentrating
upon soldiers. Now she Is concentrating
on munitions. "Get Into tho factory lino
and Hupply the firing line," has replaced
on tho posters tho old familiar "Your
King nnd country need you at the front."
They aro even bringing back from tho
trenches skilled workmen whose enlist
ment. It Is now agreed, should never havo
been permitted, Tho enrolment of volun
teers fpr the King's army tho use of the
term "Kitcheners army" has recently
been abandoned In tho posters of course
continues, but the enlistment of men at
all qualified to work In munition shops Is
discouraged.
With tho realization that organization
of tho country's Industries for tho manu
facture of munitions had become Impera
tive came appreciation of tho fact that
tho machinery of tho Governmont was
Inadequate. Lord Kitchener had not only
been overloaded personally, but tho anti
quated system of tho War Offlco had
proved Itself Incapable of handling tho
problem. So the Government mostly
Prime Minister Asqutth-declded to ap
point a general business manager.
LLOYD-GEORGE CHOSEN.
Lloyd-Georgo, the Welsh solicitor, who
so successfully had been running the na
tion's, finances, after a record of construc
tive reform legislation without parallel
In history, was chosen. Ho was given tho
title of Minister of Munitions; but his
commission was practically to take
charge of the Industries of tho country.
The first thing ho did was to tell his
ftllow-countrymen tho truth the grave
danger confronting the Empire through
tho deplorable slackness hitherto prevail
ing tn tho manufacture of the Instruments
of warfare. Next he brought both labor
and capital Into line. He got the trades
unions associated with munition making
to agrco to suspend during the war their
rules restricting output and to bend all
their energies toward the desired object;
and ho got the manufacturers to agree to
forego. all additional profits arising out of
war contracts In excess of 20 per cent.
To cinch matters he had Porltment put
these and other regulations In legisla
tion. Including Immediate government
control of the workshops, and the crea
tion of a Munitions Court with power to
Inflict adequate penalties for slackness,
strikes, lockouts, etc. Finally, to Insure
an uninterrupted flow of munitions in the
largest quantity posBiDie rrom the United
States and Canada, he sent hot-foot to
America one of England's ablest business
men, D, A. Thomas.
Meantime, Just to demonstrate, Lloyd
Georgo went out Into ono of the manu
facturing districts wrere, under the old
system of sub-contracting, about 10,000
shells a month were being produced, ln
jocted a little glnGer, and started an out
put qf 150,000 shells a month, whtch he
expects to have Increased to an average
of 00,000. Ho believes that under the
system already Inaugurated the 'United
Kingdom alone will soon be able to ex
ceed tho estimated product of 'the Central
Continental Powers of 250.000 shells a day.
POLICE TO BIEASURE
FAIR BATHERS' SKIRTS
Atlantic City Officers to Enforce Law
Governing Length.
ATLANTIC! CITY. N. X, July 28.,-Flve
thousand summer girls, who parade every
morning In the shortest of skirts and the
most abbreviated blouses from hotels and
cottage homes to the bathing beach, thus
avoiding the necessity of paying tribute
to bathing masters, are greatly worried
today. The story is that not only aro tha
police to continue enforcing the ukase
against traversing crowded streets In
garments of startling brevity, but tomor
row a. tape measure campaign will begin
to determine whether the bathing skirts
worn In the erosstown parades meet tha
prescribed standards.
According to the law as It stands, no
bathing garment lawfully can be worn
Upon the beach that does not come within
at least three incites of the knee. It is
sa4 to be the purpose of tha police to
rwteh the private bathers through an of
ficial measurement campaign and then to
prohibit th bathing masters front renting
aaV garments that do not conform to the
olBolal tftantfard.
The prpet of being aempelled to dis
card their wraps wha.rlMimn measure
is not plasis to tha strwt paradsrs.
ifl&etwl em Chief
LANCAsmjR. JiW .Harry Studeu
rob waa ct4 Mt of tha Columbia
Fir DPrtJUot at a meatus of ths
board test niht. He I oaabti cf Ml
Ksytee CbeuuofU Coohhui.
UNDERGROUND WIRING
PROPOSED BY MAYOR
Will Ask Councils to Pass Ordi
nance to Abolish Unsightly
Overhead System.
In an effort to have unsightly telephone
and telegraph poles removed from the
streets Mayor"1 Blankenbtirg' will request
Councils to pass ah ordinance with that
end In vlow when the city legislature re
convenes In October.
The measure would provldo that tho
removal bo under tho supervision of the
Chief of the Electrical Bureau; that all
wires and poles designated by him after
January 1, 1017, be removed; that one
year's notice be given tha parties owning
or maintaining such wires and poles, nnd
that. such parties shall not be forced to
remove tho wires and poles from moro
than 20 miles of streets within one year,
Tho measure also would provide for
Imposition of a penalty of $50 a day on
parties falling to comply with the pro-
lslons of tha ordinance.
Trolley poles nnd wires, and thoso used
for lamps, fire alarm boxes, street tele
phones, pollco catrdl boxes and signal
boxes aro exempt under the jirovlslona
of the proposed ordinance.
Clayton W. 11 ke, chief of tha Electrical
Bureau, estimates that there are 19,000
miles of wire along tho streets of this
city, and that If thoso running over
housetops were Included thero would be
enough overhead wiring; to onclrclo the
earth.
AUTO DRIVER HELD
Louis
Broltinsor Undor Ball
Knocking Down Boy.
for
Louis Breltlngcr, of 1507 Cayuga strcot.
driver of tho automobile which knocked
down and seriously Injured Ralph llof-
naglo, S years old, 16-12 Russner street,
last night, was held under $100 ball for a
further hearing, pending tho outcome of
the boy's Injuries, by Magistrate. Pennock,
at his ofllco today.
IIofnaglowas playing with his brother
at ISth and Russner streets and ran In
front of tho machlno. Ho was taken to
St. Luke's Hospital, where. In addition to
severe cuts and bruises, It was said ho
had a fractured skull.
Tho condition .of Ruth Gay, 5947 Vino
strcot, who was taken to tho German
Hospital yesterday following an attempt
to end her life by swallowing poison, was
greatly Improved today, nccordlng to
physicians at the hospital.
Joseph A. Cooper, of 152S South Tnncy
street, was so badly burned by a flare
out whon ho opened the door of an oil
still at Point Breeze today that ho Is In
St. Agnes' Hospital excepted to die.
Cooper was employed by the United Gas
Improvement Compnny.
Camden county detectives, today nr
rcsted Georgo S. Cronce nnd Harry Wiley,
of North Camden, who last week stolo
an automobllo from a garage at 821 Mar
ket street, Camden, nnd went "Joy riding"
to New York city, Tho machine, .which
was owned by William F. Clark, was
found near Trenton totally wrecked. Tho
youths will be given a hearing before
Judge William "I. Boyle In Camdon to
morrow.
Frank Augusteln, 712 North street, re
ported to tho police today that ho was
mado the victim of a confldcnco game by
two alleged Italian reservists yesterday.
Ha met tho men at 2d and Carpenter
streets nnd after somo hesitation they
trusted him with a largo sealed envclopo
supposed to contain a considerable sum
of money to purchaso several steamship
tickets for Italy.
The men, ho said. Insisted he leave hla
gold watch and his own pocketboqk con-i
talnlng J2.I0 as security. Ho compiled with
their request. When ho reached tho
steamship oljlce tho large envelope wns
found to contain only blank paper. Tho
alleged reservists In tho meantlmo had
disappeared.
Policeman Joseph Kennedy, of tho Man
ayunk station, picked up a little matter
of $25 today when ho arrested C, A,
Moore, 627 North 10th street, accused of
posing as a representative of New York
publications. One of tho periodicals has
a standing reward of $25 for the arrest of
such men.
Three-year-old Walter Blutton, of La
Mott, near Oak Lane, drank a bottle of
creosote at his homo today when his
mother was out of the house. The child
was hurried to tho Jewish Hospital, where
physicians used a stomach pump. He Is
out of danger. The boy's mother had
been using the drug for toothache and
had left It on a table.
Accused by tho pollco of attempted
highway robbery, Thomas Woodruff, 1021
Bristol street, was held under $400 ball
by Magistrate Pennock at tho nth Dis
trict police station today for a further
hearing tomorrow morning to allow his
alleged victim to. appear and Identify
him.
When Mrs. Naomi Parker, 252 East Hort
ter street, was returning to her home late
at night on July 2, Woodruff, It Is al
leged, knocked her down and attempted
to snatch her handbag and watch. Her
cries brought Officer Leary, who, follow
ing an Investigation, today arrested
Woodruff.
The body of Charles Walters, 29 years
old, of 412 Glenwood avenue, was found
In the Delaware River today about ono
nuio irom ine Torresaaie wharf from
Which he was drowned last Sunday.
Former Lancaster Man Found Dead
LANCASTER, Pa.. July 23. Elmer
Schaeffer, 27 years old, who waa found
dying yesterday on a railroad track near
Havannah, Ga with several bullet
wounds In his body nnd who died later,
was a resident of Lancaster until 18
months ngo, when he went South. He
Is a son of Isaac 8. Schaeffer, of Lancas
ter, and was a butcher.
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Tho need for reinforcements to press
homo tlio operations against Warsaw Is
causing an Important change In the Ger
man campaign In tho Battlo provinces.
Instead of continuing to advance along
tho Baltic coast, the Gormawi are moving
Into the Interior and aro retracing the
direction of their original advance In
order to attack the chief Warsaw line
that runs from Petrograd,
This curtailment of tho Baltic plan of
operations has been mado necessary by
tho Btrong resistance the Russians aro
developing about Warsaw. Tho Germans
nro discovering again, as thoy found after
the division of tholr forces at Lemberg,
tlmt It is not yet wise to develop too
many simultaneous offensives against tho
Slavs. The Baltic campaign was Intended
originally to confuse the Russians and to
create a diversion favorable- to tho main
German offenstvo against Warsaw, Tho
effect, howovor, has been primarily to
weaken the German assaults In Poland
by decreasing tho numbor of men avail
able for the Narow, Bug and Vistula op
erations.
There can be little doubt but that the
Germans expected Warsaw to fall before
this, and In particular oxpected Marshal
von Mnckonsen to make better progress
TWO WORKMEN GROUND
TO DEATH BY TRAIN
Linemen Killed by Faat Express
as Brother of One of the Vic
tims Looks On.
Two men, cnunht between two trains
of tho Philadelphia 'and Reading Railway
nt Lehigh avenue, were ground toi death
today under tho wheels of a fast express.
A brother of ono of the victims wit
nessed tho tragedy.
Tho dead mcti aro Thomas Dooley, 29
years old, of 2103 North 13th street, and
Georgo McGrath, 23 years old, of 120S
Wagner uvenuo. They wcro signal line
men of the Philadelphia and Reading
Railway. Thomas McGrath, George Mc
Grath's brothor, through a window saw
tho trains pass that killed his brother
nnd companion. Ho gavo tho alarm.
Dooley nnd McGrath were repairing the
block signal lines just abovo Lehigh ave
nue. They were standing between the
middle track and the southbound local
track, when a commuters' train, run
ning south, approached. In trying to
avoid It, thoy (stepped near the mlddlo
track. Tho southbound Buffalo express,
duo to pass Huntingdon Street Station
at 7:21 a. m flashed by on this track,
forming a trap In whlctj the two men
were caught. The suction presumably
caused them to lose their balance. ,
The bodies, horribly mangled, were re
covered 40 yards down tho tracks nnd
taken to tho machlno shop offlco at
Broad street nnd Lehigh avenue. It
was from ,a window of tho shop that
Thomas McGrath saw the accident. The
patrol wagon of tho Park and Lehigh
avenues pollco station carried the bodies
to tho Samaritan Hospital, and then to
their homes. Both men wero unmarried.
Dog Saved From Death
A telegram today brought a "stay df
execution" for a white bulldog doomed to
dlo. The dog, unable to give his namb
and street nddress, wagged his Bhort tall
with gratitude. The dog was found by
the pollco of the 19th and Oxford' streets
station and, In the nbsenco of a frantic
owner's notification, sent him to the
Morris Refuge, 1242 Lombard street, to
bo killed. But the dog's excellent man
ners nnd apparently good breeding drew
sympathy. Detective headquarters was
notified that the dog bore an Atlantic
City license tag. A telegram was sent
to tho Atlantic City police for Instruc
tions. Tho answer said; "Hold dog.
Owner coming."
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T. MASON
Ihnn h !,,, han Ohio In Ad. The ttmbl
tlous project of overwhelming the entire
Russian field force as well ns capturing
the Polish capital Is now oppearlng td bo
a mighty undertaking even for tho Ger
mans to accomplish. Warsaw may fall,
'but there, la no evidence that tho Slavs
will bo annihilated.
Unquestionably tho Russian defensive
power was underestimated at Berlin after
the success of the Gallr.Ian drive. The
Germans wero encouraged to hopo that
another Sedan, on a far vaster scale
might be won In the Enstern war arena.
But, If any prophesy Is safe concerning
the present Polish operations, It Is that
the Grand Duke Nicholas will save ma
armies even if ho doesn't Bavo Warsaw,
After tho present oporntlons como to an
end, however, whether Warsaw falls or
not, tho offensive power of the Russians
will bo destroyed for a long time to como.
Nevertheless, tho possibility of Its re
vival at a later date milst remain unless
tho Germans succeed In annihilating the
Slav forces by enormous captures of men
and stores. This fato the Grand Duke
Nicholas Is escaping and probably will
conttnuo to escape ns long as Von Mack
ensen's army Is prevented from closing
In on the railway lines running back from"
Warsaw.
MARTINDALE SHOOTS
BEAR AT CRATER'S RIM
Philadelphian Bags Beast on
Mountain' 11,000 Feet Above
Sea.
Shooting a bear on the crater of nn ex
tinct volcano, 11,000 feet up In tho snows,
was ono of tho experiences enjoyed by
Thomas Martlndalo on his hunting trip
In Alaska, from whlnh ho has' Just re
turned. Mr. Martlndalc, who Is the senior
member of the Thomas Mnrtlndale Com
pany, 10th and Market streets, bagged
two bears and a wolvorlno on his trip.
This Is moro than half tho total gamo
shot by 16 men who wero hunting In the
same region.
Mr. Mnrtlndalo's camp was situated four
miles from Mt. Redoubt, an active vol
cano, nearly 11,000 feet high, and bo did
most of his hunting In the mountains,
7000 feet abovo tho earth. His first bear
was bagged on tho edgo of nn extinct vol
cano. Mr. Martlndalc's hands became so
cold that he couldn't pull tho trigger after
his third shot and his guide finished tha
beast with a bullet tn the skull. The near
est habitation was Seldovla, an Indian
vlllngo of 30 families, which was more
than 70 miles across tho bay.
Mr. Martlndale was joined by Leslie
Slmson, a South African hunter. They
were In the mountains, shut off from
civilization, for more than six weeks. The'
party subsisted on tho largo eggs of the
seagulls, which wero gathered In the
mountain nosts by the guides. Tho days
were 18 hours long, Mr, Martlndale Bald,
which made It extremely difficult to
sleep.
With tho exception of tho mountains In
the background, the low lying, swnmpy
marshro and meadows which character
ize tho land, contrary to tho general opin
ion, remind ono of New Jersey, Mr. Mar
tlndalo snld. The mild cllmato nnd tho
hordes of mosquitoes which infest the
meadows mado life unbearable without
mosquito nets. "Jersey Isn't In It," Mr.
Martlndalo said.
Mr. Martlndalo brought a remarkable
collection of photographs back with him,
showing tho mountain sceneo, bears and
Interesting Incidents. Ho will glvo a
lecture on his trip In Witherspoon Hnll
October 29.
Danish Press Under Restraint
COPENHAGEN, July 28. A temporary
law giving tho Danish Minister of Justice
arbitrary powers to restrain the press in
Its comment upon subjects connected with
the war has been hurriedly passed and
signed by King Christian. Newspapers
violating this regulation will be Bubject
to fine nnd will not havo recourse to the
regular tribunals. The passage of the
measure Is due to tho desire of the Gov
ernment to check criticism of the bel
ligerent powers.
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WATERWAY ADVOCATES
DISCUSS DEFENSE
800 Notables Meet in Demon.''
atration Along Delaware To.,
day. i
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Three hundred waterway enthusiasts,
Including Governbrs, Congressmen and
army and navy officials participated In i
tho "Waterways National Defense Day"S
ueiuuiisiiuuuii neiu luuay unucr the auv m
fttcfin nt thft Atlnntlrt rftnnii- xtniA. f M
Association,
Congressman J. Hampton Moor.. ni.
dent of tho association, led the exoedt. M
Hon, which left South Street whnrt this tl
morning on tno uyivnn ucil for an In
spcctlon of tho lower Delaware and de-'
fenses guarding tho river nnd city of
Philadelphia. r
Tho party visited Fort Mott, old Fort'
Delaware, and on Ub arrival at Fort
du Pont was re'cclved by Colonel Kel.
chum, In command of tha defenses of
tho Delaware, where a reception to
held, luncheon Bcrved nnd speeches made I
on tlio subjoct of watorways and national 1
defense i
Among thoso who nttended were s
Governor Charles R. Miller, of Dtla.
waroi Congressmen Varo, Moore, Graham
and Dnrrow, of Philadelphia; Thomas w
Milter, of Delaware; Mayors Donnelly, of"
Trenton, Ward, of Chostor and Howell, et tt
Wilmington. Colonel Georgo Montgom- ' .
ory, of the FrnnkforU Arsenal; Major ".
Penrose, of tho Schuylkill Arsenal, and i
Captain ICnapp, of tho Philadelphia Navy.' &
Ynrd, havo accepted Invitations' to b ')
present ,
HOUSE BREAKERS CAUGHT -
Men Nabbed Trying to Enter Homo j
Closed for Summer. tr
Tho pollco of tho Park and Lehigh ave- A
nues station aro congratulating them-
selves today on tho capture of two alleged u
despcrato burglars, who, thoy say, wero t
caught red-handed '"Jimmying" their way i
into a nouso closed for tho summer. The 1
men nro josepn xrosi, or juji lsast Berks
street, and Goorgo Wilson, alias Robert
Sergeant, of 603 East Harper street, and
both havo records, according to tho police.
Special Policemen Richardson and Mel.
Ion surprised tho men Inst night nt the
homo of William Brlnton, 2039 North 13lhV
street' Tho family is 'away. Wilson waitfe
using a "Jimmy" on a sldo window, the 31
pollco say, whllo Trost was watchlnr.'0
Each was held In J1000 ball by Magistrate "tj
Jimciy ior lurmor neanng Tupsday. Trost -
denied that ho was with Wilson. J
Philadelphinns Wed at Elkton
ELKTON, Md., July 28. Victor H,
Powers and Edith M. Barrett, Thomas M.
Goldy and Elizabeth M. Straub, Fred
Edclson nnd Janet Kent, nnd Harry J.
Frazenfold and Harriott B. Lawson wcro
the Phllndolphla couples married In Elk
ton this morning.
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