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OMAHA, TtUJKSlTAV MOKNIXXt, AUGUST b, 1015.-TWKNTY.KOIT? TA0ES
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CARRANZA'S GUNS
OPEN ON NOGALES.
FUNSTON MAY ACT
General Hat Orders to Use Artillery
and Shell Mexican Factions
if Fighting Endangers
Americans.
SUPPLIES AT WASHINGTON
Constitutionalist Chief Had Given!
Assurances He Had Forbidden
" Attack.
THAT IMPENDING AT PALOMAS
NOGALES, Arts.. Aug. 4. Bom
bardment of Nogales, Sonora, held
by Villa troops under Governor May
torena, was begun shortly before
soon by Carranza forces commanded
by General Calles. Tbe Carranza
guns appeared to be only two miles
from the border town.
Famaton May Interfere.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-MaJor Gen
eral Funston has orders to usa Ma ar
tillery and shell the Mexioan faction out
of their positions If any of the fighting
there endangers Americans, without re
ferring tha question further to Wash
ington. Officials here are amased at the Car
vansa attack on Nogales. Carranaa had
given assurance ha had Instructed hi
commander there not to attack the Villa
garrison under any circumstances because
of the agreement with the United States
not to endanger American-border towns
fey flghUng.
Battle Impending at Palomaa.
EL PASO, Tex., Aug. 4. Arrivals here
from Columbus, N. M., today stated
that a battla was Impending at Palomaa.
Mex,, ten mllea south of the border at
Columbus, N. M., between a -force of
Villa soldiers and the forces of the new
faction.
Imports valued at more than one thou
sand dollars, consigned to foreign and
Mexican merchants and mining corpora
tion, confiscated in the railroad yards
at Jaurei yesterday, were ordered shipped
south to the Villa government at Chl
huahua City.
Express companies have refused ship
ments of foodstuffs to mining camps.
Britons Observe
Anniversary of War
With Day of Prayer
LONDON. Aug. -4. The British empire
united today In prayerful observance of
the anniversary of the , declaration of
war against Germany. In virtually every
city and town In the British Isles, a well
as In all parts of the dominions and col
onies over seas, the day was one Of In
tercession and prayer with meetings to
ask the aid of the Almighty for ultimate
victory in a cause which the British pro
pies consider Just and righteous.
The chief ceremony was held In Lon
don, with services attended by King
George and Queen Mary at noon In St.
Paul's cathedral. The king and his con
sort drove to the cathedral In an open
landau With state ceremonial, through
cheering crowds.
The cathedral was thrown open to all
comers and before vast throng Rev.
Randall T. Davis, archbishop of canter
bury, and Right Rev. Arthur F. Ingram,
bishop of London, and their assistants,
conducted a brief and simple service,
concluding with the hymn, "Through the
Night of Darkest Hour" and the national
anthem.
A notable feature of the gathering was
the presence of a great number of
wounded soldiers and sailors, who were
given a preference of seats at the king's
request Ills majesty wore the khaki uni
form of a staff officer.
Patriotic meetings were held everywhere
throughout the afternoon to reaffirm
Great Britain's Intention to prosecute the
war to a successful conclusion.
0. 0, Curtis, Alleged
Bandit, Captured)
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Aug. 4.-C. C. Cur
tis, known as "Big Boy," charged with
complicity in the robbery of the Kaw
City (Okl.) National bank April 15, last
was arrested at Sttxra Madre today. Cur
tis admitted that he was the man sought,
but denied that ha took any part In the
bank robbery or battle with cltlsena
which followed.
The Weather
For Omaha, Council Bluff- and Vicin
ity Fair and .lightly warmer.
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of Weather. 7 p. n. tm fall
Cheyenne, clear 74 7. .
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lenver. part cloudy 7i Mi '1
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ITALIAN RESERVISTS PRACTISING THE FAMOUS BERSAGLIEN TROT In front
cf the Garibaldi statue to increase their speed and endurance before leaving for the front.
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SUNDAY'S TEMPLE
IS TO BEERECTED
Judge Redick Refuses to Enjoin
Building of Big Structure for
Sunday Meetings.
HOLDS IT WITHIN THE LAW
Rev. "Billy" Sunday may come to
Omaha as soon as be is ready..
Th big wooden tabernacle may
be built without infringing the fire
limit ordinance.
A temporary Injunction to prevent
Its construction at Fourteenth and
Capitol avenue bag been refused by
District Judge Redick.
In an opinion read from tbe bench
the Judge declared Mr. Margaret
Henry, proprietor of the Lord Lister
hospital, .bad failed . to establish a
i ght to .enjoin the construction of
tbe tabernacle on grounds that It
would , be a fire hazard and a
nuisance.
Judge Redick held that the Billy Sun
day revival will be "such a use of the
tabernacle as will be "for street fair
or carnival or other similar purposes"
within the meaning of a clause of the
Omaha fire ordinance. Temporary struc
tures for those purposes are the only
frame buildings allowable within the
fire limits by the laws of the city, which
can not bo suspended otherwise for any
particular prison or purpose.
Redlrk'a Statement.
Concerning the issue tviiether the taber-
fair, or other similar purposes, on
which the case In the main was decided,
Judge Redick remarks: ...
' It seems to have escaped the atten
tion of the counsel that the term 'oar
nival' had Its origin in a sort of re
ligious festival, the word being derived
from the Latin words, carno vale, mean-
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Runaway Car Hits
Passenger Train; .
Thirty Are Burned
SANTA ANA. Cal.. Aug. 4. A runaway
oil cur collided with an Atchison.. Topeks
tc Santa Fe local passenger train here to
day, killing the engineer and Betting fire
to the train. The fireman and an express
messenH.' are believed to have been
burned to death.
The oil car, runninr down grade at a
speed near sixty miles sn hour wrecked
the oil burning locomotive of the pas-.n-ger
train, raining its cargo of oil over the
coaches. The oil United from the fire
box and, the while train instantly bum
Into flames. Thirty passengers were
burned, but, according to railroad offi
cials, none fatally. Automobiles, pressed
into ambulance service at Yorba. were
I'rlnging the injured here.
ANAHtlM. Cal., Aug. 4. Amcng the
i-?ck victims brought here for treat
ent v.-ere: -
Misa Clara Gehrleln, Indianapolis. Ind.,
I are and arms slightly burned.
Miss B. Gehrleln, Indianapolis, Ind.,
jbrulbed and burned, slight.
I Mr. J. K. Moore, Temple, Tex., foot
burned, face bruised.
Belgian Steamship
Sunk by Submarine
LONDON. Aug. 4. The Belgian steamer
Koophendel of l.sSo tons gross, was sunk
today by a German submarine. Nine of
the crew were landed.
The Koophandel was built at West
Hartlepool In 111. The veaat-i was 27
feet long, 40 feet beam and IS feet deep.
FLAHERTY AGAIN HEADS
KNIGHTSOF COLUMBUS
SEATTLE. Wash.. Aug. 4.-J&mes A.
Flaherty of Philadelphia waa re-elected
supreme knight of the Knights of Colum
bus at the annual convention today. He
Is bow serving his fourth term. Th elec
tion was unanimous.
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MILES CANDIDATE
FOR GOYERNORSHIP
Former Hastings Mayor Announces
He Will Make Race
Republican Ticket.
on
FOR BUSINESS - ADMINISTRATION !
HASTINGS, Neb., Aug. 4. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Ex-Mayor Clarence
J. Miles today authorized the state- firmation of the existence of a new
ment that unless the political sltua- faction in northwestern Chihuahua
tion changes radically he will be a vai received here today from Colum
eandidate) for the republican nomina- bus, N. M.
tlon for governor next year, Ha 1s
the first man on the republican bIH
formally to enter the race. ,
Mr. Mile aerved eleven years as fnayer
ct Hastings, being elected twice without
. v .. Mnii m.Mi f the.
United Commercial Travelers of ,-Amer-
tea, and has held numerous honorary no-'
sltlons besides being a colonel -of the
state military staff of Governor Dietrich.
Ha Is) In the grain business here. Is a
director of the First National bank and
is closely connected with
business enterprises. -
number of
For two years Mr. Miles was president
of the Hastings base toall club, and the
last two seasons was the president of the
Nebraska State league, which he sue-
ceede in holding together long after tho
j aate generally fixed for Its diabandmemt.
Mr. Miles said today, it was too early ; venuon or tactions at. Aguaa uuiemea
to announce a platform, but ho has one several months ago, as head of the re
planned now that ho will offer: .'public.
"A business Administration of state uf- : The new faction totals perhaps 1.500
fairs."
Organ of Vatican
Defends Pontiff's
Peace Document
ROME, Aug. J. (Via Paris. Aug. 4.)
The Oflservatore Roma In an editorial
which is considered to have been Inspired,
replies to comments and criticism In the
world's press on the pope's appeal for
peace.
"We see In some BrltUh newspapers." j
the Vatican organ says, "a wrong appre
hension. They see a connection between
the pontifical document and recent events
In Russian Poland. The letter was due
to the spontaneous Initiative ef the pon
tiff. He was led to write it only by the
anniversary of the war and his solicitude
aa the vicar of Christ at the spectacle
of misery an anguish wrought to his
children by the year of war.
"It was addressed to all indiscrimin
ately and without conaideratlun as to
who are in fault. It was the father
of a great chrUtlan family who spoke.
"Allusions to peace, while the conflict
still is raging now are Infrequent or re
mote. Thus we salute with Joy tho mes
sages of Sir Edward Grey, the Brit sh
foreign serretsry. and William the Sec
ond, or all words whi h do not vibrate
with hatred and revenge. They show ths
first rsys of a bright cawn."
Boy IIbbr Self lu t'rll.
OAKLAND. Cat. Aug. 4. Leo Mayer, a
17-year-o!d Bavarian boy, who has been
In the county Jail hero since July 19,
! charted v.ith .theft, hsnced himself in his
cell las', night. It was .aid that Mayer
feared the Juvenile court, which had hi
case undr consideration. Intended to io
port him.
According to L. D. Compton. probation
officer. Mayer wss the son of a banker
t RuUhelm. Bavaria. The hoy came to
tl.ls coimtiy recently.
Rev. "Billy" Sunday will
atop off in Omaha next
month. That i$ now et
tled by the clearing1 of the
decks for erection of his tabernacle.
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ANOTHER FACTION
FORMED IN MEXICO
New Movement Embracei Four Gar
risons and Recognizes Gutierres
as Provisional President
'1 FOR VILLA AND CARRANZA
Bt LLKTIFT.
EL PASO, Tel., Aug. 4. Con-
. Qeneral' Ochoaea.. military - com-
- jnander of Casas Grandee, General
Contreras, and Colonel Garcia, who
are reported, "t6 head tha new ele
ment fa ft BUtement reported from
Columbus, gave aa tbe immediate
cauBe of the conception Of the new
jaction orders from Villa to proceed
south against the forces of General
Carranza. .;
The. new faction claims the garrisons
at Ascension, Palomaa, Gusman, Casea
Orandes and minor ports, and It Is) al
leged to have pledged Itself to a triangu
lar affiliation wltn General Villa as com
mander of tho north, Carransa as "first
chief" and General Eulalto Gutierres,
chonen . provisional president at a con-
men under arms.
"We recognise General Villa as the
general of tho forces of the north, but
not of the forces of the entire republic,'
the statement asld. "We recognise Gen
ersl iXilallo Gutierres as the real head
'of the republic."
The statement declares "General Villa
has had many of our comrade executed
.without cause" and concludes:
I ."We do not want to fight, but we will
defend our posts. ; We want peace. W
ask all cltisens of all parties except red
flaggers (former Orosco followers), to
Join in our appeal and efforts for peace."
J Carransa Controls Two Mora States.
GALVESTON. Tex.. Au. 4.-Oeneral
Obregon reports to Carranza headquarters
that his forces are now In complete con
trol of the states of Zacatecaa and Ban
Luis Pot o.l; that rail communication
has been established between San Luis
Potot and Tampico trtd the former city
and Cclaya. and that only small bands
of Villa troops remain In the sections
mentioned.
Tli's . Information was contained In
rutilegrsma received by the conntitutlon
tilltt cotiEulata today.
Garment Workers'
Strike is Averted
NEW YORK, Aug. l.-After another
conference today between the manufao
IU'-"rs and iiH.'cis of the l.a-licr' Garment
Workers' union it was unnounced a set
tlenur.t cf dllferences had been reached
and there would be no strike.
Today's conference wa. brought about
by Mayor Mitchell's conciliation council
and was considered aa being Lhu last i
hance to avert a strike t ",0.0 workers.
The trouble arose over the question of
the "right of review of illschsrge." The
manufacturers were willing to grunt the
employes this right during the working
season, but not In the dull season. The
ui.ion held out for tbe rii-'ht of review al
all teasons.
MISS DITTNER HELD AS
ACCESSORY TO MURDERS
CHICAGO, Aug- 4. Mis Msrguret
Blttner, alleged affinity of George H.
Jones, who killed his wife, his sister-in-law
and his brother-tn-lsw last Mon
day, and later committed suU-ide, - wss
held as an accessory after the facts
toduy. In default of 11,000 ball she wa
taken to th county Jail. Miss ttltttvtr
accompanied Jones in an automobile to
th scene of the murder and drove away
with him. but she did not witness th
, shooting and denies that she knew that
j J4aea coaUmplatad the tragedy.
WALL OF WATER
SWEEPS THROUGH
MIDDLE OF ERIE
Fifty People Reported Drowned
and the Property Loss is Es
timated at Three Mil
lion Dollars.
DAM ABOVE THE CITY BURSTS
Devastated Section of the City is
One Mile Ion" and a Block
in Width.
NEW YORK CITY IS FLOODED
ERIK, Ta., Aug. 4. Coroner D. S.
Hanler, shortly before noon today,
estlmstrd that fiftv persons perished
... ,., .r ,ij c,-
in UM night s (lood. Mayor Sterns
said the number probably would not
exceed twenty-five. The property
loss la estimated at $3,000,000.
. ....,
Although Coroner Hanley s figures
were based largely upon lists of miss-
Ing, many of w hom were later loca-
ted, he did not lower his estimate
as .these names came In and other
uty offlciaU were Inclined to accept
his estimate as the most accurate yet
made.
Eighteen bodies had been recov
ered tip to noon, of which ten bad
been Identified.
The Identified dead are.
EMMA OSBORNE, 44 years old. of Pa
raile ntreit.
JOHN DONOVAN, rlty fireman.
SWEKNKY ANDBIUON. (W venrs old.
Of Eurt Ninth street.
JOHN HIUUINH. 40 years old. a printer.
JAMES HUJUINS. 17 venra old. mnn of
John lii:ir1n
MRS. JOHN HIOG1NS AND INFANT.
MRS. CORA ANOI.ltaON MAIN. 11
ear old. Fust Seventeenth street.
KATHERINH K. CAHllOLU
THOMAS LANODON.
Rescue forces of police, firemen and
llfesavers were augmented during the day
by civilian volunteera and preparations
were made to work by artificial light dur
ing the nlxht
Debrla Is Piled Ilia".
Tbe Immense riles of wreckage form
barriers from fifty ts seventy feet high
in the middle course 4 the flood through
the city's business s:tlon and the task
before the workers was a tremendous on.
Some buildings were totally demolished,
while others were tossed virtually Intact
upon the hills between which the tor
rent rushed. The bodies of soma of the
victims were found a mile from the spot
where they were caught by the rush of
water. " .
A' systematic canvass of tbe city for
(Continued on Page Two Column One.)
Eastland Safe if
Ballast Tanks Are
Properly. Handled
aiasaaaaaB-Ma
CHICAGO, Aug.' 4.-Secretary Redflsld
of the Department of Commeroo resumed
bis Inquiry Into the Eastland disaster
today by calling James Lee Ackerson, a
government naval constructor, from
Washington aa a witness. .
The witness said in the United "tates
navy water ballast was used only - on
certain colliers and auxiliary vessels.
Ackerson said he believed the Eastland's
water ballast system safe If properly
handled. He added that any vessel using
water ballast required careful attentloi.
William P. Eels of Philsdelphla, i.uper.
vising Inspector of the Travelers' Insur
ance company, was next called and testi
fied he was engineer of the F.atlaml In
1904 and 1906. He said that the Eastland
listed badly on one occsston while leaving
the South Haven (Mich.) harbor, but that
he considered it a safe float If its water
ballast was properly tandled.
Secretary Redfteld exjiected to adjourn
his Inquiry today and return to Washing
ton until after the federal grand Jury's
Investigation Is concluded.
One Bandit Robs
Cedar Rapids Bank;
Teller is Gagged
CEDAR RAPIDS, la., Aug. 4.-A lone
bandit held up and robbed th Cedar
Rapid National bank early today. He
is said to have made his escape with
123,600. Lee Perrln. paying teller In th
bank, was discovered bound and gagged
an hour later.
Th robbery took place shortly before
T o'clock. Perrln was In the bank getting
out currency shipments when the robber
entered by a side door and covered him
with a revolver. A scuffle ensued, In
which the robber was victorious.
Penin, the psylng teller of tha bank.
wa taken to a local hospital, temporarily
Insane from the shock, according to phy
sicians who examined him. No trace of
the bandit had been discovered at 10
o'clock.
LEAVES FIVE THOUSAND
FOR CARE OF HIS DOG
CHICAGO, Aus. 4. David .Russell
Greene, the wholesale druggist of Chi
cago, who was killed In an automobile
sccldent a few weeks ago. leaves I.VO00
for th care of his dog "Nellie." The
value of the estate wa
in the will filed today.
not mentioned
The Day's War News
Hl'SSIAW OFFICIAL STATEMENT
from Petrosrad claims roatlaa4
aaa rrnilsi rrslataaea ta ef.
forat ol tar Orrmaa ermle eat
off Warsaw. Taer ha ea se
vere flghtlag aad very heavy
loear oa hoth aide. The Gtram
la.Polaad bar area relaloreed
with trooa hroaaht from Fraaeo.
C.rroiaa losses are. aaerlhe4 by the
Hasslan a ""'r" la oa cao
aad "very heavy" la aaothrr,
whll he loaae of th Haaalaaa
also ar t dowa as "very heavr."
GERMANY ASSERTS
FRYE SINKING LEGAL
Imperial Government Unyielding in
Refusal to Admit Act Vio
lated Treaty.
OFFERS TO MAKE A PAYMENT
WASHINGTON. Aug. 4. Germany
la unyielding in Its refusal to concede
that the sinking of tbe American sail
ing ship, William P. Fry by the aux
iliary cruiser Print Eitel Frledrlch In
the 8outh Atlantic last January was
a violation of American rights under
tbe Pruasian-Amerlcan treaty or In
ternational law.
i ,0 tne )t representations of
the United States, the German foreign
jfflce. In a note made public here tonight
hy the State department, reiterates a
pr,vlo, ju,tlfrilUon of aermany'.
course, declsres again Its willingness to
pay for the ship and accepts a proposal
advanced by the United States-that
'he amount of damages be fixed by two
,xp(ru on, t0 by rh roun
jry.
rieda-ed rirt.
I Such um ,h ,mn government
pledges ltscir f pay promptly wun me
I stipulation, however, that the payment
shall not be viewed as a satisfaction for
violation of American rights. Should that
method be unatlsfactory, Germany In
vites the I'nited States to arbitration at
Tho Hague.
The unofficial report here la that rep
aration by a commission of experts prob
ably will be satisfactory to the United
States with the express provision, how
ever, that It Is not a waiver of treaty
rights for which the Amerioan govern
ment contends, but applies only to the
mater of damages.
It Is practically certain that If the
United Statea allows the dispute to go to
The Hague for Interpretation of the
treaty provision of continues the academic
discussion of principles through the chan
nel of diplomacy It will insist that, mean
while, Germany refrain from violation of
what the United States contends are its
rlKhts.
Tho entire dispute revolves about ar
ticle 13 of the Trusslan-Amerlcan treaty
of 17W, which was revived and Included In
the treaty of IKS. That article, the United
States contends, specifically protected the
William P. Fi ye from being sunk, al
though it did not protect a contraband
cargo.
Takes Opposite Vlevr.
Germany takes precisely an oppostte
lew, contending that the article only
obligated it to pay damages. Further
more, Germany replies that aa the Frye's
cargo of wheat destined to England was
contraband, the ship was liable to confis
cation, and that aa an atempt to take the
prise Into a German ..port .would hava
Imperilled Its' captor, the destruction of
the Fry "was according o gennral prin
ciple ef International law." ; r' ' Tv ',
"Tbe tight of sinking." say th Ger
man note,- 'la,. not -rmmtfofied . in the
treaty, and Is therefore neither expressly
permittee nor expressly prohibited. . so
that on this point theparty stipulations
must be supplemented by the general
rules of International law. Jt I not dis
puted hv thuAnurlcin mv.ramnt that
according to the general principles of
ternatlonal laws a belligerent is author
tied In sinking neutral vessels under al
most any conditions for carrying contra
band." The not argues at length for the Ger
man Interpretation of the disputed treaty
provision, contending that its Intent is
to establish a reasonable compromise be
tween th military Interests of the bel
ligerent' contracting party and the com
mercial Interests of th neutral party.
Rlarht of Helll.crrat.
"On th on rand," nays the note, "the
be.niin.r-.nt rtv I. tn h.v. .h riJhr t
prevent the transportation of war sup
plies to his adversaries, even when car
ried en vessel of th neutral party; on
th other hand, th commerce and navi
gation of the neutral party la to be In
terfered with as little as possible by the
measures necessary for such prevention
and reasonable compensation Is to be
paid for any Inconvenience or damage
which may, nevertheless, ensue from the
proceeding of th belligerent party.
That, in short. Is Germany's argument,
based on Its Interpretation of the treaty,
and to that, the view of the United
States 1 squarely opposed.
Payment .for th Fry In tbe manner
suggested would not affect the question
of rights under the treaty.
A German prise court on July 10 beld
the Imperial government for damages,
but fixed no amount sine th United
State declined to become a party to th
proceedings, demanding settlement by
diplomacy under the treaty.
The case of the American steamer Lee
lanaw, recently sunk by a Oerman sub
marine, I parallel to the Fry ess. It
now Is In the preliminary stages of dip
lomatic negotiation.
Alleged Iowa Bank
Robbers Arrested
DETROIT. Aug. . W. R. Smith, who It
Is charged participated In the robbery of
a bank at North Liberty. la., on July
1, last, waa arrested In Detroit yesterday
by George E. Rldwell, special agent of the
Iowa department of Justice. Smith, It Is
said, ha agreed to return to Iowa with
out extradition proceeding.
William Looms, said to hav taken part
In th robbery, wa captured at Rock
Island, 111., last week.
Tha bank waa rob bad In daylight by
two men, who bound th cashier, ob
tained 11,030, and drove away In a stolen
automobile,
Boy Tries to Hold
Up Bank Teller
SAVANNAH. O.. Aug. 4. -Jamas T.
Fannan. aa 18-year-old boy. attemptad
to hold up H. I. William, teller of th
Merchant National bank hare, shortly
after noon today, failed and waa captured.
Fannan appeared at the teller' window
and demanded a bag of money h saw
Inside. When William refused, Fannaa
fired at th teller, but missed. Fannaa
ran out of th bank and took refug In
a printing office, where be wa caught
by pollc and civilian.
RUSSIAN REAR
GUARD HOLDING
TEUilOtilG HOSTS
Anitro-Oennan Attack on the Lint
Aronnd Warsaw Makes Slight
Advance at Two Widely
Separated Points.
CZAR HOPES TO SAVE THE CITY
Latex Dispatches ' Picture Life in
the Beleaguered Capital as
Fairly Normal. -
DAY OF PRAYER IN BRITAIN
LONDON, Aug. 4. Rear guard
fighting of the Russians to the north
west of Warsaw has proved so effec
tive that the German tide seems to
hare been held up, while to the south
Field Marshal Von Mackensen's
forces pushing north from Lublin are
being badly shattered.
About the only Austro-German
progress chronicled on the vast semi
circle in the east Is toward Riga, In
extreme north, and before Ivangorod.
Warsaw still holds out and tbe
hope that the Polish capital may yet
be saved Is becoming stronger
throughout Russia, France and
Great Britain.
Problem a Complicated.
The Oerman press notes the pause In
the Teutonic! offensive and explains with
the dally lengthening of communication,
the problem ot transport and reinforce
menta become more complicated, which
accounts for the delay. At the same
time tbe efficiency of the Rue-Ian rear
guard blows Is not Ignored by the news
papers. The German emperor and his
consort, therefore, reported on their way
to Warsaw for the triumphant entry,
have had perforce to postpone th. com
pletion cf their trip.
From . Warsaw comes the optimistic
prediction that If the city la able (
endure a week longerand the despatch
wag written four days ago the evacua
tion may be avoided. Although thousands
of civilians have fled, the lire of the
beleaguered capital la pictured aa fairly
normal.
The British empire observed with
prayer today the anniversary of tha
declaration of war. Services are being
held In London and In the province and.
throughout , the dominions and colonl-s,
t.ermaaa Defeated Along -r?,
PETROORA D, Aug. '4.-4. Via London.)
An official statement given out tcday by
the Riisslaa staff any:
DirringbV at three dsys th enemy .
ha made enormous' efforts to. dislodge
us from I he sector of the Narew river
from Ostrolenka to I-ottiia.
-"In the. dlsti lrt of Jedwabno the enemy
Is conducting trench warfare, but In tha
exploding of mines wo have continually .
held the upper hand.
"On the Plrsa and 8k wa rivers, th
1n-jwho1, nrnV army attacked us. having
first launched airainst us relnforcoments
brought from France. Nevertheless we
soon saw a complote German defeat In
this sector, for It took th enemy a week
to drlv back from the village, cf Ror
watka (on the right bank of the Plesal
our rear guard regiment, while the battle
for the passage of the Narew, ntar .No
vogorod, hns rot even begun.
"Near the mouth of the Skwa, tie
enemy, thanks to the forests, succeed I
In passing to our side of the river, but
we successfully prevented ih.m
! bringing their rtlllery acros th Nare
ami ai inn pomi or is cayonet we an
nihilated some foroes which wer de
prived th protection of their artillery.
"These failures compelled the enemy to
withdraw from this section the reinforce
ments which had come from Franoe. and
t "end tham to relnforc th Roman arm v.
wmcn was moving more rapidly.
"This army was considerably strength
ened by other reinforcements, which camv
to it from tha left bank of th Vlstuta.
Nevertheless, all efforts of the enemy to'
make progress to the east and west were
broken by th River OJe.
"Th enemy then cnanged the direction'
of their attack and now on th front be-
(Continued on Pag Two. Column Four.)
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