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tThree Companies at Macon Ordered
to Bo Prepared to Proceed to
Prison Farm, Where
Trouble Feared.
ALL THE K0AD3 TOD EE GUAM)
Ximnrti Circulated Effort . to Be
Hade to Free- Man Convicted of
Phagan Murder.
PEN AUTHORITIES ARE WAITTNQ
ATLANTA, Ga., July 13. Three
companies o state militia at Macon
were ordered held at their armory
tonight In readiness to proceed to
the Milled geville state farm where
Leo M. Frank is confined. Governor
Harris announced the action after
reports had been circulated that an
effort was onfoot to liberate Prank.
Roads to Mllledgeville from Atlanta.
Marietta and other town are guarded by
county police. '
Trank recently began serving a life
term for the murder ot Mary Fhagan
after his sentenc of death wu com
muted by Governor Slaton.
Wneeler Receives Order.
MACON. Ga. July U-Major Wheeler,
commanding three militia . companies
here, announced tonight hs had received
orders from Adjutant General Nah to
hold his forces ready to proceed to the
. cut prison farm at Milled ire vUle where
Leo M. Frank Is eervlnga life sentence.
Reports wera In circulation that an ef
fort would be made tonight to release
Frank.',
Farm Well Gaardea.
MILLEDGEVILLE. Ga., July U.
garden Smith of the state prison farm
atated tonlsht that prison authorities
were "well prepared" if any attempt
..... la release Frank. Brtra
.. niarda atlll are on duty at the farm.
I
Bryan Says People
To Discard Duelist
Standards m Future
. t
HERMOSA BEACH. Cal July 1A-In
an Impromptu address delivered at a rs
MKtion her today. "William J. Bryan,
former secretary of state, deolared the
people would discard the standard of the
dtrellat. .Ha, referred ta s own military
ueflnce In the BpenlshnAtnertcan war
end said that If war should eeme aala
to the United Btete th country would
. tiiv sir the volunteers It Beaded.
V Ha salfti "I baHv that tf wharf hevs
che should promote th cause of peace.
I hava the rreat mass of the American
' people with me. That does not mean that
the American people will not fight If It
abould become necessary. If war should
come there would be aU th volunteers
cmiII be used, but until that time
comes the people have th right to dis
cuss th cause of war.
"As soon as th Bpanlsh-Amertoan war
broke out I was one of th first to offer
tny services and did not leav tn army
until the war' closed. I am th only de
feated candidate. for the presidency who
ever offered his services to the man who
defeated him.
'I believe the people of the country
-will us better Judgment' will reject and
discard forever th standard of honor
of th duelist , i
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Spring-Rice Refuses
to Discuss Attempt
; to Hold Up His Auto
WASHINGTON, July li-Th British
ambassador, Blr Cecil Sprlng-Rlc. today
refused to discuss th attempt to hold
hi. automobile near Olencove, U I.,
on .the night J. F. Morgan was snot by
Frank Holt, but at we inuu ui
account of th affair wer eubstanUally
confirmed. ;
Kir Cecil waa on his way from Mr.
Morgan's home to Willard D. Straight's
faous at Oreanvllle, after telephoning
word of til coming. No one else knew
of his plana
The automobile, from whloh a party of
men attempted to Stop th ambassador,
carried no license number.
The. Weather
PnmMit till 7 o. m. Wednesday:
For Onmha. Council Bluffa and Vicin
ity Unsettled: not much, change la tern'
persture.
Tenperetmre at Omaha Yesterday
Houra. Deg,
6 s. m 71
i a. m 71
- 7 a. m 7S
S a. ra ,. 74
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10 a. m
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1 p. m 78
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4 p. m si
5 p. m M
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ConparatlT Local Reer4.
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Hlrteat yesterday 83 si w) hi
Jxrtt ye.tertlux 11 10 74
Mean temperature 78 7 M 1
VreclplUiUon 04 .00 MS .00 .00
Normal temperature 77
Excea for the day i
Total deficiency alnc March l. Tii
Normal preclt&Uon. TlSlnch
Iefleeney for th day H lnoK. .
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Uet'.ulency aloe March 1 l.M tnul.e
reficlency for or. period, 1CU. l.M Inches
teflcienry for cor. Period, ma. 1S7 inch
RIrts from Statlvu at T P. M,
Station and Fiat Temp. High Raln-
of Weather. 1p.m. eat. rail.
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lavniHji t. nL cloudy.... 84 M .04
J't-nver, cloudy M w T
lcae City, dt-ar M . W .10
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Omaha, cluir T1 .j
BapiJ City, clear 84 S
; fnerldan. cloudy .. 71 SO .n
fluua City, clear. ......... K V? .00
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HDfllTIONS ACT
APPLIEDTO STRIKE
British Government Takes Prompt
Steps to Prevent Suspension of
Coal Mining in Wales.
LAW PROVIDES HEAVY PINE
LONDON, July 18. The British
government has decided to apply tbe
munitions war act; to the- South
Wales coal strike on the ground that
the strike la prejudicial to the trans
port, production and supply of muni
tlona of war. Tha fact that tho gov
ernment had reached this decision
was announced today In the House
of Commons by Walter Runcimen,
president of tha Board of Trade.
A. British official proclamation
will be Issued In the coursa of the
day" making if "n offense - to take
part In a coal strike. ,
. Jtooordinr to advices received bera from
Cardiff the vote of th delegates was
nearly "two to on In favor of a strike
on Thursday, This vote, however, waa
in direct opposition to tha men' a leaders.
who recently promised the minister of
munitions that there would b no strike
la the coal trade, in return for his adtlon
tn leaving th mine out of th trades
covered by th munitions bill.
The government will now call en the
labor leaders to redeem their promise.
It they are unsuccessful in averting th
strike, a proclamation will be made ap
plying the munitions bill to th South
Wale miners. NTh4a would Immediately
put into force Compulsory arbitration-and
make every striker liable to a fin of
15 dally.
The labor leaders tn London express
confidence that a ' threat to apply the
monitions bill would b sufficient to
avert a strike.
Pearce Sends More
Notes Threatening
British Vessels
NEW ORLEANS. La, July lS.-Two
mora letters slgnsd ' J'eerce." in which
the writer threatens disaster to British
merchant and mule ships war delivered
her today, by mall on to an afternoon
paper and the other to th chief of
police. In both th writer demanded tha
release of Hans Hall, held in oonneo
tion with receipt of a similar letter by
th New Orleans Tim Picayune, Sun
day night
Chief of Polioa Reynold aaya he re
gard th letter seriously. Stoma who have
betn watohlng th case closely ar In
clined to believe today's let tare ar a
boa.
Million Persons
Subscribe to Loan
LONDON, July IS. Th total subscrip
tion to the war loan amounted to close
to M,000,000,(MO, according to the state
ment made by Reginald McKenna, the
chancellor of th exchequer, in th Houet
of Commor today. The total number of
subsoribers through th Bank of England
was 60,000. whoa contributions aggre
gated $3,860,000,000.
The subscriptions through th poet office
have not yet cloeed. but up to dat (45,000
persons have ubacribed $76,000,000 through
this channel. No figures ar available
as to the number of small vouchers taken
out.
Mr. McKenna in making the statement
pointed out that the figure of $4,000,000,000
mentioned In the newapapers neither was
expected nor deaired by th government.
If that amount had bean reached ha said
a would hava bea naoasaary ta olos
th UsC
FIRE ON BATTLESHIP NEAR
MAGAZINE IS PUT OUT
BOBTON, July U A fir in th for
ward handling room within ten feet of
t.000 pounds of ponder on the battleship
Jew Jersey In dry dock at the Char'es-
tomn navy yards was extinguished by
quick work of seventy-five of tt- ere
today. It was believed that th fir
waa caused by a short trcatlng of lea
trio wire. The wire wera cut and th
room was flooded.
beMnd a protecting entrenchment along the Inundated
eighty yards of Austrian enemy's trenches.
I T If BMr aST I 1 1 ' - J
TfJt-fiATE'CITVOF'THE'WtSl
vl"soUfi Valley Veterinarian-
are meeting in Omaha.
Omaha is on the map as
one of the principal horse
markets of the country all
the year round.
TEUTONS MAKE
OFFER TORODHANIA
Propose to Give Territory for
Friendly Neutrality or Larger
't Slice for Active Help. N
THUEAT WRITTEN ITCT0 JfOTB
LONDON, July .18- Eoumanla
has been given a month to accept or
reject an offer of territorial compen
sation tor Its active military as
sistance or neutrality, according to
the Times Qalkan correspondent la
a dispatch, dated at Sofia last Sun
day. 1
Th correspondent saya that tha Aua
trlan minister at Bucharest on the 8th
presented a note to the Roumanian gov
ernment offering Roumania as a. consid
eration for Its friendly neutrality th
oeselon of pukowlna, with th Bereth
river as its northern boundary, together
with various concessions to the Rouman
ian Inhabitants of the dual monarchy,
Including the foundation of a university
at Brasso, (Kronstadt).
"In consideration for Its actJv mili
tary assistance," th correspondent con
tinues, "Roumania would receiv the
whole of tha Roumanian portion of
Buckowlna to the Pruth river, and also
an extension of territory along tha north
bank of the Danube to the Iron gates.
Including Mehadla, while Auatrla-Hun
gary would undertake to conquer
Beeearablai and transfer that province
immediately to Roumania as a permanent
posseeainn.
"Fulfillment of thee conditions ar
guaranteed by Germany and a month waa
given for a reply. The not further
intimated that the' central powers re
garded th right of passage - through
Roumanian territory as necessary. The
main different betwen th Austrian and
Russian proposals to Roumania la th
substitution of Bessarabia, with 1,000.009
Inhabitants, for Transylvania, with I,0u0.
ooo." Th Poet's Bucharest correspondent ex
plains that Roumania has ben given one
month to reply to th Austrian officers,
because for that time, Germany belivd
that Turkey will be abla to hold out tn
th Dardanelles, and be adds. Austria and
Germany will insist upon this time limit
owing to the anxiety caused by th Im
perative necessary of securing free trans
port of munitions for Turkey through
Roumania. '
Haas la Fvrtlf rtnj Border.
BERLIN (Via London). Jufy It A dis
patch to tha Tageblatt frcrra t corre
spondent at Caernowlts, Bukowtns, says:
'Tiro Russians ar fortifying their
Ruuraanlan border. Many thousands of
men ar at work digging trenches paral
lel with tha border and building barbed
wire entanglements. Th operations ar
being rushed with all speed." .
The Russian government of Bessarabia
borders Roumania on th east Austria
Hungary la reported to have pledged
Roumania to undertake the conquest of
Beasarabla and transfer It to the Balkan
stata la exchange for Roumania' active
support tn th war. Russia, on tha other
hand, has attempted to win th support
of Roumania for tha allies by promising
tha eeasioa ef th Hungarian territory of
Transylvania which borders Roumania on
th west.
DUFFIEL0 NAMED CHIEF
' OF POLICE AT DENVER
DENVER. Colo., July 11. -Glen Duf field.
'warden of the county jail, today was
appointed by Commissioner of Bafety
Alexander, N Is bet as chief of poile, suc
ceeding Teltx O'Neill, resigned. Duffleld
recently was th central flgur In charge
of mismanagement of th JaiL
YILLA IS ABODT TO '
GIYE .UPGOHHAND
Beport He Will Turn Army Over to
General Eobels as a Step To
ward Peace.
RUM0S, 13 NOT C0NITEMED
EL, PASO, Tex., July 18. General
Villa la about to turn the active com
mand of hia army over to General
Jose Isabel Roblea In order that soma
terms of peace may be agreed upon, j
according to a report credited here
tcday by well known Carransa ad
herents. The report, however, lacks
confirmation. Roblea Is said to have
been the intermediary in a plan for
peace. The present report. Is that
Villa's officer Insisted on Ma retire
ment ta favor ot Robles, bellevlngi
WiaCftoblas would be able to effect
some agreement with Carrania.
Unofficial report from the south
tend to. confirm the reports of Villa
that he has forced Obregon Into
flight and that hla own army Is mov
ing southward
Villa's decree In which he fixed th
prio of his currency at SO cents United
States currency for one peso has resulted
in th calling of a meeting of mine op
erator and other business men and Villa
officials at Chihuahua, at which confer
ence an effort will be made to demon
strate to Villa's representatives ths In-
advisability of trying to arbitrarily regu
lars th prtc of exchang. If such regu
lation Is enforced business men declare
(Continued on Page Two, Column One.)
The Day '9 War News
ri'RTHBR GKRMAlf ADVANCES la
th vlelaltr of loses!, wfcer h
wnttirr was eaptare from th
French early om Monday ,sr re
ported from Bert t a. " Tha French
declare a violent attack by Ger
man troops In th Labyrinth"
was beaten ff. , ,
THIStTT-wiVB THKIfCn naroplnne
wt' srrav th railroad station
srrlngr th Calonn trench ren-ton
ana that the Aprem lores.
Ob hnndrea an eeventy-one
bomb wer dropped and several
fires vrer etarfed.
WAR MUNITION ACT Is t b
piled to th South . Wnles aoal
atrlU. Th strlk la held tm b
prejudicial 1 th prod action nf
manttkon e war and, their traas-
rnTStOGItAD OmOULlT reports
Hrely nsmarenints . asonn- m
rati rvneelan lrn. In h Bohr
sal Narevr rente", an tnrther
th Mitkimt, between th Pine
ana Roseaa rivers. There also has
been ftghttan- In th Praaanya re
arloa nloasr th lln north nf Wnr-
SOUTH OF WARSAW aaly epo radio
action have ocenrr4, bat from
' eastern Gallela, where an let has
prevails for em Has, Teatoni
attacks aroavsr th BltavLIa and
the Pmatater as reported. Th
Vpsvr Btg river, near Bask, has
alsa bean th ama at renewed
flahtla.
RESUMPTION OF HEAVY aasanlt
by the Germans In th Weevre re
gion In Franc le Interpreted by
. parte military observers ta mean
that th fallar ef recent attempts
ta break throaarh ta Verdan by
way t tb Araroaa 1 beiaa; fI.
lwa by a similar effort ,1a th
new atreetloa.
PARIS HAS RECEIVED a report
that aa th raamll of natenhav bat
tle on tha Oallipoll naalnanla tha
f tha emtaaa aUlea hav
OO roarda.
KIXOS OF Ore see, Hesnsali sal
Bal aria ar eooa to most In eon
(eroevea at Athens.
ATTITUDE OF ROUsfAMA toward
th two ajronps ef belllgereate I
aaala widely nader aleeaaelon. A,
ordlaa- to statemeale mad by
ssrrMsesdtst an th aid of th
cnteat allies, It ha been given
month aooeat or re)ot Anatrla
offer of territorial oiapaaalosi
lor native military ass Is teas M
friendly eaatrallty.
ARMS FACTORY IS
FACING STRIKE OF
MANY THOUSANDS
Practically No Progress Made To
ward Settlement of Labor
Trouble at the Iteming-
ton Plant.
MEANS CUTTING OF . .OUTPUT
Dispute Arises Over Direction
Millwrig-hts, Ironworkers
and Carpenters.
of
G0MPERS TO BE ASKED TO AID
BRIDGEPORT. Conn., July 13.
Practically no progress was made
today towards a settlement of the
labor trouble at the Remington Arms
company's plant, which promises, un
less speedily compromised, to Involve
some 8,000 machinists and Iron
workers In the city, despite confer
ences between officials of the arms
company, the Stewart Construction
company of New York, which has
charge of the new construction work
at the plant, and the leaders ot the
various labor organisations.
Try to Ft Responsibility.!
Ths labor leaders are trying to fix
responsibility 4or the issuing of an order
directing the millwrights employed at tha
plant to Join tha carpenters' union. Tha
arms company disclaims responsibility
for it, the labor leaders say) and so does
the construction company. ,
Ths present trouble arose over th
question of direction ovr th mill.
wrlghts, th truotuml Ironworkers and
ths carpenters' organisations, both claim
ing It.
An immediate effect, It waa stated to
day, would be th curtailment ot th
shipment of war munitions ahould tha
strike continue.
Gomper to Asked.
WASHINGTON, . July Is. President
Gompers of th American Federation of
Labor said today ha had been Informally
advised that he was to be asked to act
as arbltor In tha Bridgeport labor trouble,
but that as yet the request had not
been reoelved. He waa given to under
stand that if ha were to act. th matter
would be brought ham, as ha finds it
impossible to go tn Bridgeport.
Other Inventors
Asked to Become
Members of Board
": WA8HWQT0N, July 1. Announoa
msnt by Thomaa A. Edison ot his ac-
eaptanc of Secretary Daniels' offer to
head an advlaory board of civilian In
ventor for ths proposed bureau of lnVen
tion and- development in tha Navy de
partment was received with gratification
today by naval officials. Secretary Dan
iels, who sppealed to Mr. EkUson to un
dertake th task on patrtotlo grounda
went ahead today with tha perfection of
hla new plans. It Is planned to have men
prominent In special lines of Inventive
and research . work associated with th
bureau, several names already being un
der consideration.
One of the big problems to be laid be
fore the bureau will be that of knprov
lng ths navy's submarines and aeroplanes.
Another Important task of the bureau
will be to make a oareful study with
view to their possible adoption of all th
numerous suggestions , and inventions
which ar received almost dally by the
Navy department from naval officers and
civilians.
When a large list of names of Ameri
cans prominent In various lines of science
and invention was mentioned to Secre
tary Daniels today . ha , refused to b
drawn into any discussion of probable
elections, saying ha would not speculate
at all, but would wait until ha waa raady
to make known th acceptance.
Among-. th name mentioned wer Alex
ander Graham Bell, a tin on Lake, OrvllI
Wright. Prof. B. A. rosnenden, John
Hays Hammond, Jr.; Hudson' Maxim and
Henry Ford.
Dr. Bell, besides his rfention of ths
telephone, 1 a wide worker In th field
of science. Mr. Lake's name la asso
ciated with submarines; Mr. Wright, It
waa suggested, would . work on aerial
problems; Prof. Fesndn is a wireless
expert; Mr. Hammond has conducted
soooassfm xper)mnls with high explo
sives and wKh a dsvto for controlling
th courses of torpedoes and even ships
by wire lass; Hudson Maxim works with
explosives, and Mr. Ford is an expert
in gasoline engine construction, a fea
ture of naval aero experiment which will
be prominent.
House of Commons
Votes Thanks to
General Botha
LONDON, July la Tb House of Com
mons today voted Its hearty thanks to
General Louis Botha, Oeneral Jan Chris
tian Bmuta and tha force of th Union of
South Africa upon th successful con
clusion of th campaign in German
Southwest Africa. Premier Asqulth, who
moved the resolution, paid tributo b
what he characterised as "ths remark,
able campaign which has Just been
brought to a remarkable aiid glorious
conclusion. , '
"Th German dominion of Southweat
Aarkte baa eeasod to list,' he said.
1 x asa mo aouoo, omu wm praww in
(his . peroration, "to teefy to th ad-
ml ration of tha whole etnptr for, and
ita gratitude to tha tUustrtoua ganaral
who ha rendered such an estimable
service to the empire which he entered
by adaption, and of whkh he lias be
come one of the moot honored and cher
ished sons, and to his dauntless and
muoh enduring troops. whether of
burghar or Briltah birth, who fought Ilka
bratfarsn. std by aid, in tba caua whloh
la equally aa dear to than aa ta na tha
broadmrlng of the bond of human Ub-erty-
WILSON STUDIES
NOTE FROM KAISER
Intimation from Cornish that Presi
dent Regards Situation as Far
from Hopeless.
LANSING IS PREPARING DATA
CORNISH. N. H.. July 18. Presi
dent Alison devoted his attention
today to detailed study of the situa
tion growing out of the receipt of the
latest Oermsn note on submarine
warfare. After a game ot golf he
retired to his study at Hsrlakenden
House, with tba official text ot the
note before him.
The president gave directions
that he be left undisturbed and paid
less attention than usual to the
morning mall received from Wash-
ngton. v
No plans were made this morn-
ng tor President Wilson's return to
Washington and there was every In
dication that be intended to remstn
here several days longer. By the
time he goes back to Washington It
Is expected that he will have the
next step in the American policy
mapped out In a genersl way.
Itnatlon Not Ilopeleea.
It became known after th president
had read tha not that he does not look
upon th situation as critical, but at ths
sam time ha Is not Inclined to under
estimate tha possibilities of the problem
presented to him and is determined
firmly to uphold ths dignity of the United
States.
.Tha German not cams to tha presi
dent by telegraph and he immediately
went into his study at Hsrlakenden hous
to consider it foregoing his usual auto
mobile rid with hla family la th aft
ernoon. .
That the president wak able anstarday to
devote himself to other matters than th
situation with Germany was shown this
morning when he played his best sama
of golf in months. Just before receiving
th official text ef th not he defeated
Dr. Cary T. Grayson, his naval aide,
and physician, who usually plays well
up with Mr. Wilson. Ths president msd
th unusually difficult course tn ninety
strokes.
Lansing- Preparing Daia.
WASHINGTON. July 1. Becratary
(Lansing said today ther wer no devel
opment In th situation with Germany,
that ha bad no word from President Wil
son and that h did not know whether
he would go to Cornish or await th
president's return.
Btate department officials eontlnoed to
prepare memorandum, all ot whloh Is as
sembled at tha and. of each day and for
warded to th president. , It Is regarded
as probable that nothing ef a definite
ohareoter concerning th American policy
would be revealed before next week,
when President Wilson U expected tn
Washington.
Tha situation was deabribed In official
quartan aa critical, and there waa no
concealment of th fact that relations be
tween Germany and th United State
had become more strained than at any
time In their history. '
To II Carefully Worked Oat. .
High official said ths policy of th
American government would be carefully
worked out, and that In order to meet
th situation firmly tha utmost dellliera
tlon was required. This information was
given out In orler that a delsy of poidl
bly a week or more- in preparing an an
swer might not be misinterpreted aa
meaning that th United State Intended
In any a-ay to recede from th position It
had taken tn th two note already sent
to Berlin.
Ther was much Informal discussion
among officials of tha contents of ths
German reply. Th trend tf their opln
ton was that I ha evasion of th America a
argument in ths German notes had nar-
(Continued on Page Two, Column Thro.)
Garrison Accepts
Resignations of the
' Ordnance Experts
WABHINOTON, July 11. -On tha theory
that th aafety of the country may rest
upon the adequate development of Its
commercial guns and smmurutton fac
tories. Secretary Garrison announced to
day ha had decided to accept th resig
nation of Lieutenant Colonel Odus C.
Homey-and Major William A. Phillip
of th army ordnano bureau, who hava
been offered posts with companies hold
ing large munitions contracts from Eu
ropean belligerents.
The resignations hav Veen pending for
several weeks while Secretsry Oarrlson
asked Attorney Oeneral Gregory for a
legal opinion" as to his power to huld th
officer In th government suit. The De
partment pf Justice has not yet deter
mined th question and meanwhile Mr.
Garrison decided to act
Colonel Horney I now la charge of
Picatlnnl arsenal at Dover, N. J., and
Major Phillips ia detailed to ordnance
work at the Sandy Hook proving around.
Secretary Oarrlson said h eonslderedi
that lea expert officers were fully com
petent to operste plants st these ststions
slready Installed.
The skill of Colonel Ilorney and Major
fhllllpe lies In the construction of new
plants. Ths plant they will build, Mr.
Ovrrleon said, may In. future prove of
vital importance to th American gov
ernment. It is mors important, he said,
that a large number of plants be ready
to turn out ammunition, than that tha
most. expert otfioers b held to th work
of superintending those already In op
eration. Th secretary said th situation
in England wttere extraordlnaryeffort
sr being made to increase th output
of guna and ammunition showed the ne
cessity of preparing for great mergrary
In time of peace.
"The quetlo(( of developing mcro fac
tories," Mr. Oarrlson mi id. "may mean
tha dirfsrenf between safety ani dis
aster to th country. Thesegmea srs ex
pert In the installation of maohlnary ta
make suns and amuwnfeUoa. Tha mar
supartnUndanaa of plant already In-
tailed can be oosm ty lesa-eapart nan.''
MYSTERY VEILS
WAR SITUATION'
III EAST ARENA
One , Beport Saya Aostrian-HrxBc
g-arian- Army Was Badly De
feated at Eratnit and is
Planning Betreat
GEN. VON MACXEXZEN QUIET
Persistent Silenoe Hay Be Dato
Fact hit Coup is About to-Ba
Executed. s
GERMANS THREATENING T-TT.T.M
LONDON, July IS. Ckjntradletory
reports regarding the extent ot the
Austro-Hun'arlan reverse at Krea
nlk, In southern Russian Poland,
continue, some even claiming that
the Austro-Hungnrians are contem
plating a general retreat, but tha
mystery of the situation la the per
sistant silence maintained by Field
Marshal Von Mackensen, who ap
parently Is making no effort to re
sume the German advance on War
saw. Petrograd regards this Inactivity
of the Germans aa being due to fear
of Field Marshal Von Maokeasea -that
his left flank would be exposed r
while the Austrian s were on tha de
fensive, but some fear Is expressed
by London observers that tha bril
liant German commander la planning
an unexpected coup.
Ths German attaok on Souohss, where
th Pre no h advance had threatened the
town of Lille, may Indicate th arrival on
tha western front of th long expected
Teuton lo relnfonvMneote, but vtdanoe
still is lacking of any oonoartsd offenaiv
on either eld along; the battle front tn
Kranoa and Belgium,
Presaare on Hoamanta.
Germany and Anstrtsr-Hungarys eooord-
lng to dlspstchas from tha Balkan states,
ar using svery diploma Uo resource to
Indue Roumania to join the military
foroee with tha central powers, or, at
lesat, to preserV an attitude of per
manent friendly neutrality. U la reported V
that tH uatro-Hungarian minister at
Bucharest has offered tba Roumanian
government liberal territorial compensa
tion for armed assistance, eoontarlnej
Russia's offer of Transylvania with that
of Bessarabia. Ita reward for friendly
neutrality la said to be bukowtna ae far
as th rtvr Pruth.. 1 1 " '
Prom Austrian source eornaa a report
that Russia Is giving substantial proof
of the possibility of Roumania aoosptln'
en of the Teutonic offers by bidldlngr
trenches and entanglements along its
Roumanian frontier. . -
Bulgaria and Turkey are said to hava
reached a deadlock In their nagotletione
on aooount of th refusal of Sofia to do
mora than preserve a friendly neutrality
in return for territorial oampannatloua
from Constantinopla
French. Official Report.
PARI", July 11. The following official
communication regarding ths program of
the-war was Issued today:
"In front ot our positions at tha Laby
rinth a German attaok waa attempted
last night under the protection of a vio
lent curtain of firs. Th assailants wrs
decimated and completely thrown back
upon their linea
"Thar waa a combat with hand gren
ades and cannonading In th forest of
Apremont in ths region of Beglevtll and
In tba forest .of Lepretre.
"la tha Vosges an attempted attaok by
ths Germans directed at a brtdgeheal
occupied by ua on the east bank of tha
Feoht river at Sondernanh waa repulsed.
"An aerial squadron of thirty-five avia
tors ascended this morning In spit of a
wind blowing forty miles an hour and
bombarded tha railroad stations strate
gically occupied by the German at Vlg
neulles I - Hattonchatel. This station
served the region of ' ths Calonna
trenches and at th forest of Apremont.
Very Important stores of over kind, and
particularly ammunition, were concen
trated ther. Our aviator dropped upon
these objectives 1TI bombs of ninety kilo-
(Continued on Psgo Two, Column Four.)
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