n
ITALIANS BATTER
SECOND LINES OF
CARSO DEFENSES
First Austrian Posi
tions Smashed; Fods
i Forced to Fall Back
f Hurriedly.
ROME, Aug,8.
The first line of Austrian defenses In
Carso ha been taken and the Italian
front advanced over a considerable dis
tance of the most difficult country east
ot Monfnleone and Sagrado. Tho attack
in the second line of Austrian fortifica
tions, hastily erected from Itubbla to
Pi'tro ftoesn, on the eastern slopes ot
the Vallone depression, has already be
gan with success. j
The Italian aftlllery hag been brought
forward rapidly and la bombarding the
new Austrian trenches. The Infantry has
maintained a. steady pressure on the r
tfnatlng: Awitrlanii, and each day Is
tiarked by the capture of prisoners and
Considerable booty.
At Vallone, In the Carso, tho Aus
rlana have attempted n resolute of
fnslve ngnlnst the Italian right wing,
hlefly ngnlnst the positions from which
they were recently driven nt Monto Sel
Iiusl They were repulsed with aevero
rnsses. several hundred dead being left at
r xo place
.Vt the extreme right great reinforce
ment sent In dense columns from Dulno
yhd marching to attack the Italian posi
tion at Doberdo, came Under the fire
the rieavv Italian batteries and were
In 4ken up with crave losses '
"ho Italian heavy artillery has begun
to Interfere considerably with the Aus-
t an attempts to bring up reinforcements,
In large contingents being Immediately
"Med beforo they can reach the
vnches Tho remarkable precision of
da gunners aim accounts for the great
t1
sea sustained by the AUatrlans.
179.000 AUSTRIANB.
I Tho Teutons nt Carso alone are esti
mated nt more than 170,000, a largo per
centage of whom already have been put
?t of action
In connection with the battle In the
Ci so hilts, the advanco ot the Italian
iWitlonn at Pava has considerable Im
f tance, keeping the Auatrlana busy
ds'endlng both of the Qorlzla nanks
1ho wedge driven here between Gorlzla
drd Tolmlno is giving the Austrlana con
siderable concern,
Mcnte Kuk, where the Italians occupied
lib" trenches on the slopes, is the key to
p. -ystem of trenches and fortlcatlons on
Mrnto Santo which tho Italian batteries
tew have at their mercy.
The Italian positions also are hegln
nlnj to threaten the rear of Monte Sabo
t'no, defending the extreme right of the
A 'Strlans on the Isonio. Monte Babotlno
nt ' s threatened by the Italian batteries
it Podcora
Another brilliant achievement was the
C it tura by the Italian troops of the sum
OMi of Forcella whero, by the combined
diraek of two separata columns, the Aus
trian were driven out of their trenches
ri the point of the bayonet and their po
sitions occupied.
The combined artillery and Infantry ot
U on the positions recently tnlien by
tfc Italians at Costa Delia has failed, and
fh Austrian have been driven hack with
considerable loss.
; MANY OFFICERS TAKEN.
The number or olllcers taken prisoner
Continues exceptionally high, compared to
tji number of men Various explanation!
rjre orfered, but tho real one, from the
p t oners own atatements, seems that the
tvrilflo effect of the Italian artillery on the
Amtrltni when attacking or compelled to
rjMreat so demoralizes tho men they are
llailc-etrlcken and abandon the officers.
, Tha tatter, completely helpless because
rjf the murderous Are, fall Into the hands
or the Itnllan Infnntry, which, by rapid
tf ward dashes, takes them by sUrprlse
n official statement Issued hero saya:
'In the Cadore Valley the fog, which
l"i been prevailing for the last ten
dsvs. lifted and our artillery resumed
with fresh vigor tha work of demolishing
Jhi defenses of Upper Cordevole, Upper
t 'He, Lantlro and Sexten The conquest
tlf Mount Modetta, northeast of Clema
Cueatralta, marks a new and brilliant
episode In the struggle In Carnta. Tho
'ii 'my was strongly intrenched there and
Hrd the support ot artillery batteries
rested nearby Tho terrain was rough,
th only approach to the summit being
1, , a steep pass
After a long fight, with varying for
ts' nes, our Alpine troops, aided by an
fleetlve and accurate fire from the ar
V lery placed In the rear, succeeded with
great bravery In dislodging the enemy,
jhe latter, having received relnforce
r rnts, made n aeries of violent counter
ft intks. and It was only at nightfall that
t .e disputed summit could be said to bo
Mldly In our possession"
STRATEGY OUTLINED.
For the first time since the beginning
Of the war, General Cadorna, in his
bttest communique, discloses n, fairly full
tcrount or tactical action which proves
fnw strictly co-ordinated la the Italian
flan of war over the whole, front.
Whether the Tarvls group of fortifies
t'ons will fall first or those of Tolmlno
and Gorilla, the result will be the same
"amelv. that the whole Austrian line of
i -fense of the eastern frontier from ths
i xrreme Carnia right down to the Adri
atic shore wil. suffer an utter collapse,
s-upposing Gorilla succumbs first, the
AuiitrUna will be obliged to wheel round
K the east with the7 right wing under
cover of th Tarvls forte to make another
'tand, first on the River Idrla and there
Ifter on the Jtlver Save. That would
rheanr abandonment of the land defense
of tho entire Istrlan peninsula, and plac
ing relianre solely on the front between
Fiume and A gram fr stopping the Ital
ian invasion of th Hungarian plain.
Supposing Instead that Tarvls proper
nhnuld start knuckling down, the Aus
trian would then perforce retreat to
rrv River In ordar to block tbe road
tr Vienna Moreover, the Austrian
armiea now operating along the middle
Had lower Isonso would thereby be eom
Pad to fall back considerably tp avert
danger of being surrounded
fadorna allow the fact to transpire
Ui5ay that Fort iltwei. Usa than z mil
utatd Maiborghetta, It In its death
agony Tbu before tang we shall see
BOBvnunleAtlona rot on the great Aus
trian highway between the Carinthlan
skd Trerttino provinces and Italian "Jaek
4tnson' growling sgaliwt Tarvls
VOLVNTBRRS ANqrjy.
Italian volunteer earn ore In diep jj
tret as th u1t t a recent govern
rocnt order thai n volunteer U to be ae
ept under th aa of It. All tboae
who bav been t.aroted below thia
are ta be sent borne When thia aiMr
made known ouiK of U 3"l7
ur!rii' in the ranka were told ta ityj)
uu tuair arm and uniform a4 reWrn
i win- The diuipiine of tlu yPWatstra
underient a ere trial. The auddaji
.; .i)p&lnnjt was too much for tbe
i.-lu, of the newly made soldier, sod
tiiUnuli wei k 1 1 enoed rejaridbag the
minuter which ui, . ouit martial would
iuk cdllta i j ji ul t; dUcipline
'A lijj the mat ( tailing iam many
at the boya bro.s iin und wit
I'UIU Falk Vtmn WWwi Unhurt
ruiiti'ia! Vlnrtnl Furgaaoj. at
,... s vi ui i-Uk tw. fH from ecoad-
i 1 1 hdow in bar borne l algM to
i ; mmvui aitd was apt lujurwi Hi
a . ., brokita to tut and
. i Ham: ujuiktu.
GERftlANS AGAIN SHELL
S0ISS0NS; ATTACKS IN
ARG0NNE HURLED BACK
Kaiser's Artillery Active
, Along Entire Line; Hand
drrenade Battle Near SoU-
chez During Night Les
Eparges Bombarded.
PARtB, Aug 3
Sdlssons has again been bombarded by
tho Germans with their heavy long-rnngo
guns. The cannonade was described by
the French War omce today In an offlclal
eommunlquo as "extremely violent."
Tho Trench position nt I.es Eparges In
the Wocvre district, 12 miles northeast of
St, Mlhlel, haB nlso been shelled by the
Germans
German attacks against tho French po
sition at Barrenkopf, In the Vosges,
though very severe, were successfully re
pulsed '
(Solssons lies nt tho Junction of the
Olse and Alsne Itlvera, about B2 miles
northeast of Pari. It has been Inter
mittently bombarded for several week )
Thn tt of the communlaue follows:
"In Artols, In the vicinity of Souehcz.
there have boen vigorous engagements
with grenades nnd petards during a pnrt
of the night.
"On the plateau of Quennevleres nnd In
the vnlley ot the Alsne there havo been
nitlllcry confllcta of considerable In
tensity. Solssons has bean bombarded
"In thn Argonne In the sector of St
Hubert. Marie Therese. Fontalne-aux-Charmes
and Hill No. JU conflict con
tinued through the night. The Germans
attempted attack at several points, but
we prevented them from debouching from
their positions.
"At L.es Eparges there was an Intense
bombardment of our positions.
"In tha Vosges, the enemy launched an
attack on the evening of August 2 against
our positions at Llngekopf and three ut
tncks against those at Barrenkopf. Thcpo
attacks of much violence were all re
pulsed." ALLIES' MIGHTY FLEET
FAILING AT DARDANELLES
Continued from rare One
fected types Even were a ship able to
eludo the first line df mines, tho chances
that she could pass the real mine de
fenses that follows are so Inflnlteslmally
small as not to be calculable.
"At the very moment when tho world
at largo believed tha Turkish army weak
est, because of th reverse of the two
Bnlkan wars. It has come forward sud
denly with a degree ot strength nnd re
sistance never attained In tho past. This
I due to two thing In stilled Into It by
the young Turkish generation of today
national unity and sentiment for national
existence,
"Broadly speaking, the Turkish army of
today Is, for tha Jlrst time, really a
Turkish army, and is, for tho very first
time, a Turkish army fighting for tho
existence of a Turkish Empire that means
'Fatherland' to every Individual soldier.
"These, principally, are the reasons why
tho English nnd the Frepch, trying to
force their way Into the one city which
more than anything else symbolizes to
tho Turkish mind the greatness, glory
nnd even tho very existence of the Otto
man Empire, have found themselves fac
ing an Insurmountable barrier of Are
and steel."
I had been received by his Excellency at
the private apartment he occupies in
Constantinople during the alternate pe
riods which he passes here between his
duties as military aid to the Sultan and
chief commander of the first Turkish
army. Surrounded not only by tho officers
of his Immediate porsonal staff, but also
by a number of pedigreed cata and a
kennel of thoroughbred dogs. b managed
during the few hours of repose granted
him each evening to enjoy a little of tho
atmosphere of ".home" and domesticity.
He had received me attired in civilian cos
tume, such as any American business man
might wear.
"It would be a. mistake now to refer to
me as the 'father' of the modern Turkish
army," protested Field Marshal von der
Goltz. "The Turkish army organization
which Is now surprising the entire world
dates only from th Balkan War and I
entirely a creation of the Turk them
selves. Paradoxical as It may seem, the
disasters of the two Balkan Wars have
proved for tho Turks , their greatest
source of strength. Probably to them
alone they owe thslr present salvation
"Until the Balkan war It had been
necessary at all times to ktep the flower
of the Turkish army stationed constantly
In Macedonia and AlDania, necause or me
menace of uprising by the Bulgarian,
Servian, Greek, Albanian and other racial
element of the population. For the first
time n its nistory tne TurKun uovern-
ment u now able to concentrate In a very
small area of territory Its entire military
strength for the defense of Its capital and
the Ottoman Empire. There I no fear of
Internal uprisings or ot dissensions In
the rank
"Formerly when the Turkish army In
cluded large contingent of the 'various
racial element of Macedonia there wa
a lack of unity and of loyalty that con
stituted one ot Its greatest weaknesses.
This, too, was s.vept away by tha Balkan
wars The Turkish soldier fighting In tha
ranks today feels everywhere about him
the spirit of unity, the patriotism and tha
Inspiration which cornea from undivided
contact with men of his own race and re
ligion lie fights with all his old-tlma
bravery, valor and ieal
"Tha Interval between the close of tho
last Balkan war and the beginning- of the
present struggle wa too brief to permit
anything but the laying of the founda
tion of this reorganization of the Turk
ish army, but the effectiveness of that
haa been accomplished already has been
demonstrated
"Turkey, for Instance, planned that In
stead of being dependent on foreign
cures far her munitions ot war, she
would produce munitions herself
"Today sha ta turning out alt the war
materials she Is using In her successful
resistance. True, tha amount Is not all
she needs, and with greater supplies sha
oeuld make a greater showing. Never
theless, her output is ample for main
taining a successful resistance ta every
attack that can ba directed against her
for an Indefinite period.
"Inelduitally the entire world has, de
ceived Itself badly In guessing the numer
ical strength of the modern Turkish army
At the present moment there are no less
tbn a million and a, quarter of msn un
der arms, trained, equipped and offlcired
a no Turkish army n been In th pt
This mllHen and a quarter dots nat by
any means exhaust the reureees of tha
mpir. ana, man ior bm, in jiirKuo
(cUr M si d 'he English or
Praech Hfc environment has mad this
tru Tk 8MUhnan o Krsnehawn I
autond to vsrlous mMt that aeccm
Vy a highly alvlllnd life, and I Us
ffacttv ba tWKU UU, whw he Hod
Vtam lacking The Turk haa jnvr Iuwms
th aaads and the laak of them affect
hint U no way.
"Tb things explain the conddenc
ou an vry nana Tht confidence
f th blghtat Importance from aoothar
rtnt of viw When the war la Mdcd.
will prove a mot eSaetlv element in
tha new 'Ufa w titer, wyt ha taken on by
lt aMrtad T4UT Turfcay of tdy
r., regeneration which hacan with th
eloa at tha ac4 Haitian War. d
which. inrr4 ky tha ucca c4 tha
taui '. hrmly ubuh th
Txrkteb JCmi'lr for ail tu to coaaa o
tat Urruonal baaia it now kido-U stet
J greater vm.
EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THEREAT, ATT ft TT ST
HEADS OF BRITAIN AND FRANCE MEET TO PLAN N EW CAMPAIGN
Calais was tho scene of an auspicious
versing with
MiniBtor, met Alfred J. Ualfour (on extreme lenj, first, uora ot mo uhhbh u.unn.y, iu uluM ... w..
crals JolTre, French and Augaenour, a new plnn of campaign against the German forces. General Jottro is
in tho centre foreground. General French, of the British forces, is on tho right, in background, con
SLAVS IN PERIL AS FOE
CLOSES ON IVANGOROD
Continued from rage One
reduce tho forts of Warsaw and Novo
Qeorglevsk.
Warsaw Itself la undergoing continuous
attacks from enemy air raider
ONSLAUGHT IN BALTIC.
In the Mltau-Busk district tho Orman
forces under General von Buelow are
making the most terrific efforts against
tho Kusslan line, using cavalry forces on
a scale hitherto unheard of In warfare.
All along the battle front in Poland, ex
cept at the extreme ends, the Germans
and Austrian are using enormous num
bers of guns to batter their way through
the Russian tines.
At n single point they concentrated
150 cannon with which they swept the
Russian trenches with a hurricane of
shot and shell that could not be with
stood. Tho ammunition resources of the
Teuton seem Inexhaustible.
The situation east of tha Vistula and
south of Warsaw la becoming critical
The tenacity and courage of the Russians
could not withstand the superior artil
lery and munition supplies of the Ger
mans. On tha right bank of the Narew River
south of Ostrolenka bloody fighting la
In progress. It Is here that the Austro
German forces ore making their supreme
effort to sever the railway link between
Warsaw and Fetrograd. The Russians
defending the position have been ordered
to die fighting, but not, to retreat or
surrender.
GALLWITZ'S DRIVE ON BUG.
Three hundred thousand Germans,
under General von Gallwlts, have begun
a terrific drive southward In an attempt
to cut tho Warsaw-Petrograd Railway
by crossing th River Bug at Wyizkow.
30 mllea northeast of Warsaw.
Their aim Is to seize the railway at
Tluscz, 20 mites northeast of Warsaw,
and (tut-round a part of the Russian
armies still holding the salient around
Warsaw. Von Gallwltz Is equipped with
heavy guns of alt calibres and ha hen
supplied with fresh troops, presumably
GERMAN CAVALRY ONLY 20 MILES
FROM RIGA, BALTIC NAVAL BASE
BERLIN, Aug. S.
General von Buelow' cavalry army,
which swept through Mitau on Sunday,
is now only 20 miles from the Important
Russian port city of Riga, the naval
biae on the Battlo sea.
Field Marshal von Mackensen' army
southeast of Warsaw haa also made fur
ther progress and now the gap In the
sernlclrcla around Warsaw I only 100
miles long at Its narrowest point east of
the city.
While the wings of the Anstro-German
forces are being drawn closer the army
of Field Marshal von Hlndenburg is
standing firm In front of tha city and the
Russian forces are being shelled by the
mightiest howitzer of the Teutonic
forces, Slxten and lMneh shells are
crashing Into the forta of Warsaw and
Novo Gaorglevsk.
JITNEY MEN SAY THEIR $2500
BOND WILL BE FILED TODAY
Attorney for Auto Service Association
So Informs City Solicitor.
The bond for 12500 which the Jitney
men must give to make valid the tem
porary Injunction granted by Judge Sulz
berger against the enforcement of Coun
cils' regulating ordinance will be Hied
today, according to officer of the Auto
Service Association. City Solicitor Ryan
was Informed by former Mayor Weaver,
attorney for tha Jitney men. that the bond
would be fitted either yesterday or today,
G. S. Winner, president of tha associa
tion, ald that three firms had offered to
provide the bond and that he had not
decided which offer to accept, and that
this wa the only reason for the delay.
Richard Costello. president of the Phila
delphia Jitney Association, aald he did
not understand the attitude ot the Auto
Service people In their delay There wa
something radically wrong somewhere, he
said. "Our association." h said, "has
always bten able to get th bond and
when wa saw that they had fallen down
on the proposition w went to them and
proffered our aid. Of course, w can do
nothing mora than procure tha bond for
them Th msn who Instituted th In.
Junction proceeding must sign It, Thl
they have refused to do."
A meeting of th Auto 8ervice Assoela.
tlon waa scheduled for today and I' we
aid that after this meeting the bond
would be forthcoming.
r-
BALDWINS TO BUILD PIER
Application for Permit for Structure
in Eddyatone Filed.
Th Baldwin Locomotive Werk ha
made appllcatta to th 8wi of CM9
iwera ot mvtgatior. tw f''JW
ta C0tru8t a modern bulkhtad 4 Pler
Mlbt Mhwaw Hiver. at Bddystan.
The BUM U to mdrn reinforced
aoacrta structure. W feat lour and uE
fet wide, with all ms4rn aqulpment for
handllBjr freight, taaaclaUy leaomotlves
It ia axpacted permission wilt b granted
th eeajMay. which will give It a front
al M DaUfvara Htvr. Th awlia
ttoV wm r(rf4 U th Cowsatti or
Wharvea aad Docks, with full powr Uk
f lWMKCH HAY
(AVZN-1.M
on ki
.uium aauajai ai
nMtSrrti
Train rss n Ha
arsa$ikt unacaHst tor lrlV,,rv,
WSWWKMk.li-m''
,li.nmililHlllll,Blll, H IWlll UlllimilW llllilHHI'HI ,,IPlll. " HI miwii, i .-.- -
meeting when M. Mlllerand (second
M. Augagneur, the French Minister
from the western battlefront. He evi
dently haa been ordered to batter In, by
quick, smashing blow, the northern de
fense to the capital nnd force the city a
fall without further delay.
The offlclal dispatches today placed the
advance guards of this German force
southeast of Olsakt, on tha railway lead
ing to Wyszkow and thence over the Bug,
but did not Indlcnte their exact distance
from tho river. Military men, however,
pointed out that If the Germans have tho
unlimited supplies of ammunition credited
to them in Berlin reports, they will be
nblo to continue Indefinitely their terrific
drive, eating through Warsaw'B northern
defenses, mile by mile, until the com
paratively small forco of Russians fltlll
defending th city Is forced to retire.
The Wnr Office declared today that the
Russian position along the Bug near
Wyszkow arc good and that there la no
ground for the belief that the Germans
can crush their way through to the War-Baw-Petrograd
Railway by a short cam
paign. On tho contrary. It was declared
possible that Russian tenacity and stam
ina may yet prova a match for tha
enemy's superiority In weight of gun
and metal
Official dispatches today dealing with
the German air attack on Warsaw last
Saturday said that seven persona wero
killed and U wounded The aviators at
tempted to destroy the river bridges con
necting Warsaw with Its suburb of Prnga,
on the right bank of tho Vistula, a move
that might have hindered tho retreat of
the last of the Russian defenders. Bombs
nlmed at tha brldgea fell harmlessly Into
the river.
Military men today turned their at
tention almost exclusively to tha move
ment on Warsaw from the north along
the Narew and through Wyszkow. The
GernunB appear to havo been definitely
checked in their attscVRj.l'Wtb.a iBJqnle-Gora-Kalwarja
llnp extending from west
to southeast of tho.-clty. The actions In
tho Lublin district ar declared td Iia
progressing satisfactorily, though, ths
Russians ara withdrawing at some
places.
Although there Is no report of any ad
vance by tho Austro-German forces west
of Warsaw on the line stretching west ot
Novogeorglevsk and past Blonle and
Gora Kolwarlv, aerman military experta
are not pessimistic. They declare It (a
part of the masterly strategy of Field
Marshal von Hlndanburg to hold hi lino
without making any extraordinary efforts
to advance so that the Russian army at
Warsaw might not be pushed eastward
beyond tho Austro-German wings that
ore trying to encircle It behind Warsaw,
It Is the task of Von Hlndenburg to
prevent Russians from rending the Austro-German
line west of Warsaw while
General von Buelow and Field Marshal
von Mackensen push toward each other,
cutting the Russian lines of communica
tion and enclosing the Russians In a, cir
cle ot steel.
WJLWS EVBNTB ONE YEAR AQO
Balclum r'elutts flsrmon ojjrsr to
maintain integrity of the kingdom if
aerman troops are allowed to pas
through tht territory unnyoUtted.
Gsrmanv threaten to treat flelufum
as ait enemy if it rifuiei,
Btrong Indication fn London that
neutrality advocates in the flrltjjJi
Cabinet are toeaJkendiO',
The British army l maSIJlrlnp. T
formation of a coalition JJlniitry it
expected, with hard Kitchener as War
Minister,
Austrian troops icMeft af begun an
invasion o J3orua or withdrawn and
sent to the Human frontier. The
Austrian are bombarding Belgrade.
Italy formally notifies the Powers ot
Us neutrality.
BeventU'flve thousand French troops
invade Upper .alsaee, meeting with
little resistance
Oerman fleet defeats Bunion squad'
ron in the Bqltto off the Aland Islands
Three German armies, estimated at
1,090,000 men, are reported to be itt
vad(i0 France, the major farces com
ing by way of the Grand .DueAy of
Luxsmburg and the Belgian town of
Arion. Germany sends three army
carp to rp! th fijtsilaa advance
guards in Bast Prussia.
VILLA RELENTS OUTBURST
AGAINST UNITED STATES
"Pancho" Now Willing to Make Terms
With Businessmen.
TSh PABO. lex, Aug I -Suddenly r.
lenting in hi burst -of hostility against
th Unltd Stat. General Francisco
Villa ba deeided. to make satisfactory
terms with all frirB businessman in
the But of Chlhushua, according to
George, 8 Cargthers, spsoial agent of tha
Slat Deaartment, who arrlv4 from Chi
huahns. City on a, special train today
Merchants arriving tsiller from Chihua
hua City daclarad that Villa had out
flseated a 'considerable amount of Anise-lean-ownd
property. VllUi 1 hajlvd to
b in Juar tow. ,
Britain Iwjrts Muaitiswi Workers
QIjAMOW, 8M!aa Aug t-Th Al
lan lir Cwalcan arrived ht teday
with pari ! uunUc Jrom Britfeh
CoUBbi, yhe weik Imported t work
la BMUUtieax fa-cwriM.
'in" i " ' '"" "" 'wm ' "SiTI
C'opyrlsht Itndtrwool t'ndcrwnod
from tho left), tho French War
of Marina
RELEASE EASTLAND
INSPECTORS ON BAIL
Reid and EckHff, Held by Cor
oner's Jury, Allowed to Sign
Their Own Bond.
CHICAGO, Aug. 3 Robert Rcid nnd
Chartco II. EckHff, Federal steamship in
spectors, held by the Coroner's Jury aa
being partially responsible for the over
turning of tho steamer Eastland, were
rcloased today on order of Judge Landls,
of the Federal Court. The order stipu
lated that Reid nnd Eckllffo should each
sign a bond for $2500.
A. L. Thurston, solicitor for the De
partment of Commerce, promised on bo
half of Secretary of Commerce Redfleld
to produced the Inspectors when wanted.
Secretary Redfleld and Solicitor A. I
Thurman, of the Department of Com
merce, were behind tho move to effect
the release of Government employes held
by the Coroner's Jury as partially respon
sible for the overturning of the ship with
the loss of nearly 1000 lives.
The two Inspectors wero called beforo
Secretary Redfleld's board of inquiry late
yesterday, and when they entered the
room In the custody of deputy Bherlffa
thoy were handcuffed Secretary Hcdlleld
gasped in astonishment as the men ad
vanced to the witness chair with their
manacled hand uplifted.
Official figures on tho probable dead In
the Esptland disaster are now 83S Identi
fied dead, two unidentified dead and H2
missing, a total of 0S2.
WILSON SETS LIMIT
TO MEXICAN STRIFE
Continued front Face One
flatly declared against recognition, of
any of tho factions, nnd the plan of Leon
Canova, chief of the newly organized
Division of Mexican Affair, which leaned
toward recognition of Carranza. Both
of these plan agree on the necessity of
starting with a Provisional President
who waa a member of tha Madero
Cabinet, but whether the Provisional
President shall be Carranza or a man
of his selection or a man backed by Villa
and Zapata will be tho great problem
beforo the conference.
It Is understood that at tho conference
! .! '. "J 9,anova' and other officials
... Sta,e Department, who are fa
miliar with Mexican affairs, will be
asked, Inasmuch as the President Is
nnxlous that all of the South American
republics agree on a method which will
have the support of this Government, it
is not expected that Thursday's confer
ence will ba decisive. It will, probably,
be devoted to a frank exchange of views,
after which each of the diplomatic rep
reaentatlves will communicate tho con
sensus of opinion to his homo government
and will then ask for Its co-operatlon In
arriving- at the final decision. In the
meanwhile the various Juntas here are
endeavoring to obtain favorable consid
eration of the claims of their chief.
CARRANZA'S POWER ASSERTED,
In this connection the Carranza people
declare that the flrat chief of the Constt
tutlonallsta haa W.OOO veterin wilder i it
..T8."4 ?nd ' independent of the
United States for ammunition.
Secretary Lansing said that he planned
to confer with Arnold Shanklln thU
evening on Mexican affairs. The nature
of the conference, he said, would be con,
fldentlal. and no atatement of the various
subject, discussed or of the result woum
be made public. -uuiu
tTX'VA"1'?! L Wjr Bracken-
ridge
State today the recant v :;T.hv-" I", "l
...wUHBVM ,,,u inn HflCrtAlv
lUnVRa " "t,0n '
Dlspatchea from Vera Crus today state
t th, wire communication with MM
City ha bn restored and that railroad
communication has partly been T reopened
SfaT'i?" A"-""4 Con,u emiman Ptoday
that he will do everything possible to re.
tleva th food situation without delay
INCENSED AT VILLA.
.h" p.!te DeP,mnt 1 incensed over
tb ctlon of the Vllllsta offlclal. In
WWL SJ!S "" '"J at virtually i
if,.ih Lorf' gn roerohanta Chihuahua
Although It la stated by Vllllatus that
the good were not confiscated, but that
"eompen.alon" waa given, advice to the
department Indicate that the "compenaa.
t on was in Vllllsta currency and "rt
tlcally worthless.
r.?e mlnl1? "V? ,roltng Interest In
Chihuahua hav bean ordered by the Vll
Ji!. 0VJ""lit to meet in Chihuahua
City on August to "dUsus method if
operation" Th regulatlen already in
fft haa rultd In praatfeal whIU
tlajj of enoriwous quaatitt of property
already and mining msn have appealed to
th administration to it that fhla can
taren I attended by . rBi.ilt,tT
f th Wat Daaartra.nt who will pro !
thalr rights. -
AqaCY ISSUES BTATSUBNT
Tha VllUf ta guey gav out ta fax.
lowing Hitemeat from Diaz LsmboiSa.
Minister of Foreign Atfelra in, tha VUU
CWnt at Chihuahua, la conpscUojt vftl
th tronW thw. W"B
"Owing to unpardonable aba by
Hint trying to moaopalUa food
of actwlty In thl city,
U V81 wa. ffMlUd tZ tak
raatic raaaturM afsMt theoi Mowaver
m MfHiH Of Mtcn SMrcjSsu baa'
Whan !. Twnotfw immTmm h
Uued ralaitiv ta ueaiawe. W tti
Kiv cvary gwhianua Is frle att.
smm&iM witwM ttt tw.
3. 101ji
BRITISH SUBMARINES
SINK FOE'S VESSELS
IN SUCCESSFUL RAIDS
German Troopship Sent to
Bottom in Baltic Sea and
Destroyer Put Out of
Action Off Enemy's
Coast.
LONDON. Aug. 3.
Official announcement made here of sue
cessful exploits of British b'ln" h"
nroused much enthusiasm. In the Baltw
Sea, off Germany's North Sea coast and
ih Sea of Marmora the submarine,
havo won corisplcuous success.
The Admiralty announces that a Brltisn
submarine ha. returned and reported the
sinking of a German torpedoboat do
stroycr, believed to bo tho 0-19(1. on July
28, near tho Oerman coast
An official communication, issued in
Petrosrad, saya that a British submarino
has sunk a targe German transport In
the Baltic Sea. '
In addition tha British submarine op
erating In tho Sea of Marmora haa won
now laurels.
Thin craft not only crept so close to
inia "","'' ii, tnmpdnea at
Constantinople ns iu '"""-" -".inmablv
llB''?'"th!..9fie"rn;hr'nah
awaiting "".",;,, for a
but W in US Buns """" iVno- l,n
time tied up the railway skirting tho
Asiatic coast, delaying a troop I w n and
causing havoc among U mmUn ion
stores anu KiinnB i x.'""w, . 7ZmA
tho submarine considerably damaged
Turkish shipping and sank one craft be
lieved to bo a gunboat
CONVENTION HALL AID
PROMISED BY LEADERS
Continued from Togo One
lethargy on the Convention Hall project.
There is $1,400,000 of city loan funds Immo
dlatoly available for the new Convention
Hall. Thoso funds have laid ldlo In the
city Treasury for years. The business
men told Senator Penrose yesterday that,
In their opinion, members of Councils with
conflicting views regarding the proper lo
cation for the hall were responsible for
tne delay. Tho Republican leaders wero
not- blamed.
Neither Sonators Varo nor McNichol
would Indicate whether any general lo
cality or particular site for the public
convention structure has their endorse
ment. ,
Senator McNichol Injected some humor
Into that phase of tho question by de
claring: "I wilt be in favor of tho site that miy
bo chosen by the members of Councils,
tho leprcsentatlves of tho people."
Asked what ho thought of the plan to
have tho Chamber of Commerce solect a
site by vote of its 4000 members, repre
senting Philadelphia business establish
ments, he Indicated, as did Senator Vore.
that he favored having Councils mako tho
selection.
Responding to a direct Inquiry aa to
whether he thought the hall would be
built In tho near future. Senator Mc
Nichol said:
McNICHOL'S STATEMENT.
"If the Republican National Convention
comes to Philadelphia next year, It can
meet in Convention Hall."
'"Do you mean a new convention hall
such as has been advocated by Phlladcl
phlans for years and for construction of
whloh $l,400,C0O ot loan moneys Is now ldlo
In the City Treasury?" he waa asked.
"Yes, I mean n new convention hall. If
the Republican Convention comes here,
I see no reason hy the construction of
tho hall should not be far enough ad
vanced by that time to accommodate
suitably the sessions of tbe National Con
vention." Senator Vare In commenting on tha
likelihood of Councils selecting a site and
Eroceedlng with th? construction of the
all at an early date said:
"I have not the slightest doubt that
Councils will furnish the convention hall
If the proper effort Is made to bring the
Republican National, Convention to this
city, toward TNhlch effort I havo already
Pledged $1000, If a proper start In the
movement Is made.
LIBERAL CITY TO GET MEETING.
"After nil, the large city that houses
the convention and takes care of Its ex
pensea Is the city that usually lands the
convention."
It la confidently believed, by advocates
of tho early construction of Convention
Hall, that the orders of the Organization
leaders to their cohorts In Councils will
be to takti action on the Convention Hall
question immediately after the Novem
ber election. Then tha matter win ba
taken up with great show of concern and
activity; a site will ba chosen and the
building will be rushed to completion.
With at least six separate sites Indorsed
for Convention Hall by business organi
zations and Individuals In a many sec
tions of the city, It is believed that the
Republican leaders are unwilling to or
der Councils to name a site which would
create discontent and probable antagonism
umorig the five unsuccessful groups of
claimants for recognition. Tha result of
cnuncilmanlo action before election, they
believe, would show an effect at the polls
In any event, It Is now regarded as cer
tain that Philadelphia's Convention Halt
will be put under construction within a
comparatively short time after the No
vember balloting. Ths Republican party
leaders realize ths benefit to themselves
aa well aa to tho community of bringing
tha National Convention to this city.
Unwillingness on the part pf the Rpub
llcan leader to have the contraota letand
construction of the hall begun during the
BVunkenburz administration Is thought
by soma to have been responsible for the
tack of action by Council in tho matter.
It Is, however, now regarded as certain
that construction of tha hall will start
after January 1 next
Th local political leader. It is as.
serted, will profit greatly along lines of
personal prestlg In national politic if
th National Convention comes her, and
on that account th Qonventton Hall pro.
Ject should have their entire support
BUSINESS MEN EAGER,-
Th business mn contend they are
eager ot attract in Republican National
Convention to thla city They are also
Just as eager to hav th Convention
Hall erected for the commercial welfare
of th city
A convenliui ball should be erected at
one Mj2 Mlan of all kinds, it I
delaa, fly thousand advertising men
will b is PMbWUiahla next mrin
anu? MMlop, and It I rgud that th
hall should ho ready to Acecmmodau
thtss,
Prminnt suffragist alio hav entered
th MBjpalgn for the onvntln hall it
to fcHvd that suitable struttijr W84,td
h a. patent fajjtar In brlnsine thIadel
PW th ntiM. vntW if W"l,.
rat P5erato r Wobmb' Clb. which
has mar than l.OCO.&M numbers,
Downey 81a ted for Court of Claims
WASHINGTON. Aug J Gaorga E
Downy, Comptroller of th Trusurv i.
tel4 f th veey w thTK'
th UNtatf SUtw Court ot CtaisaTasJS
b th rrtmUI of A MKchaU jBm7
of Pannarlvanla It w rliMy rajuj
tsrta PiWBj WlltM i ba331;
nr DeWtUi an a rxto . .i:.V 3f
whan ha rtturo ha item CwSK.
PRESIDENTS REJECT i
RIWSR
'BLOCKADE' METHODS!
London's Triple Note Holt
Unsatisfactory and Lans
ing Prepares New Pro
test Against Interference!
With U. S. Trade.
WASHINGTON. Aus- xfi
The Wilson Administration will rofirti
to nccept tho British defense of Its blocks
ado methods and Its Order In Council
Already Secretory of Btate Lanslne i2
bringing up to data tho protest that ?f
10 go iorwnrn wiinin a itw nays, intliM
Ing on tlto rignt ot American merchahW
to carry on a ireo anu unnuerruptjj
trade witn neutral nations inis protw
will be eomnteted this week, so thai 5
enn be considered by President Wilson
nnd tho cnDinet, wncn ne returns to m,
city, probably ono week from today
Moanwhlle, It Is understood at ih
Stnte Department, Germany will wlthhiM
her rejoinder to PreSldoht Wllabn's lap
est note until tho American posltled
toward tho "British starvation blockade
Is dollncd.
Officials nlrondy, sen a strong prosotc
of alt tho questions nt Issue between tliirt
country nnd England being diverted tol
n court of arbitration, tsnginna nnd tj
United States nro parties to one of th
Brvan peace treaties, and If Entlin
should point blank refuse to make sm
concessions to this Government, following
II, U CVUUlt'b V li,u ,iuii., aug ll
nbla In tho event thnt President WHto
should threaten any sharp action, etil
as an interruption of diplomatic) fjli
tlons, to demand that nit of the questions!
In dlsputo be sent to arbitration lii?
this respect nt least, officials here deehttT'
TT.nvlanri Una Mm whin lifttirl nn iliA TrnllAjr
States at ths present time. 1
Meanwhile tho sentiment for Congru?
slonal action to lorce L.nginnds hani
is declared to do increasing, iiunaredt
of letters nro pouring In on tho Admliv
Istrntlon, and tho protests of shlotun
nnd importers nro growing more Inslitt (
day by day. Southern member of
gress nro wnxlntr Indignant as the ,'
approaches for tho marketing of anot
CQiion crop, ana nro muitiiiii inai il 'j
nrltUh hlnrkndn In now tho mrml Im.
portant thing beforo the Administration. $
.
CITY RUNS IN DEBT ON
JULY 4TH EXPENSES!
Committee Used Up $2500 MoreJ
Than Appropriations AJ
lowed by Councils.
Tho expenses Incurred by. tho city tors
tho Tourth of July celebration last month
exceeded tho appropriation made y
Councils for thnt purpose by more lhn
12500, despite the fact that the approprln
tlon was $12,060. or twice as large ns that 3
of last year. j
Tho Schuylkill Navy, which was la,
charge of tho regatta on the SchuylklllJ
River, expended $2000 for prizes and others
expenses, nnd ns yet has received noth-fj
Ing from the city. ;j
The sum appropriated by Councils wif
in addition to a $10,000 nprpoprlatlon of'J
tho State, the tatter to he utilized, in this
main, for n banquet. The Increased spV f
nrnnrlntlnn In this city was made Upon
the recommendation of Common Council f
man John H. uaiziey, who aavouaica a
celebration to attract nauon-wiae auei
tlon, nnd that rio expense be sparea'ii
entertaining tne city s gucsia on inai
caslon.
PHILADELPHIA SHIP
SEIZED BY BRITISH
Continued from rage One
infnrmntlon na to the name pf the con
slgnee of the cargo of coal which the
Bchooner carried.
Tho Laura C. Anderson sailed fro
Norfolk July 1 with a cargo of coal, coi
Isned to order, and bound for Metll!
Morocco, Mr. Cummins sold today tha
h thinks the schooner will be release
when the destination of the cargo of cc
Is made clear.
nr- r'.,mtr,ln nntrl thrA wnn mm, 1
regularity In tho way the schooner clean
.... KTnWAilr nnrl fthnwerl Biirnrlsa whe;
he learned that the cargo had been cost
6gnea to oraer.
Captalh Morris Is a Phlladelphlan III
home Is at W3 South Mth street Th,
..itMnnnp tvhlrVt tins n. cross tonnage 0
arj nna nnrl lu 1K.1 fpt Inner, was hull
i naiii M In 1891 Cantaln Morrll
cable does not give the name of the ErUl
ish cruiser nor the date on which tbl
mV.A uMKnnnnv n.lrt A PfAW fit S0Ve
men. It was tho first trip she hnd msij
across the ocean. The schooner was fn(
merly engaged in the coastwise trade, ba
on by the scarcity of shlpi at the out
decided to havo the schooner make w
trip across tne nimimc
It was pointed out In shipping rirc
today that small schooners In .maUn;
oewn trips under existing conditions c
often earn more man tney nru wi
carrying a sufficiently large cargo
i?i aj aw. A a tU. tm&.lnsn flair
waa aiftu ciMvu umi hip (iicu.aii
Btjaom een on Bhlpplns vessels in w
HAITI SEETHING WITH
SPIRIT OF REVOLUTION
Continued from I'age Ope
rush an expedition to any part of
Island where disturbance might crop
at any Urge.
U. S. PROTECTORATE IN HAIWa
NOW VIRTUALLY A FAl
American Marines Will Not Lest
until Peaeo Is Assured.
WASHINGTON. Aug 3 -What vlrtusH
Is an Arqirlean protectorate exists
lfalti aireaay. it w aammea m
ernment circles her today
Official said it probably would B
in- KOOd results If it were not that Itl
tian polltlWans far vengeance from rl
native groups a soon as it is witnaraw
Tiav wr hhneful. however that R
Admiral Cperton would succeed in brlaf
ing th groups together and estaoiiiaw
a. new government
tJ
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