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PLEA TO MEXICO
HAS (10 HIIIT OF
ARMY PRESSURE
ran-American Appeal to Distressed
Sepublio Calls on Leaders
' to Meet for Conference.
GF7EE3 TO ACT AS KEDIATOES ;
Chief, Requested ,to Take Steps
Toward Reconstruction of
t Country.
MOTIVES OF FRIENDLHTES3 ;
WASHINGTON. Aug. 14. The
ram-American appeal to Mexico, now ;
elD delivered to the chiefs of fac
tions and governors of states, was
made public here tonight by the State
department.
Without even an Intimation of
armed Intervention, it calls upon the
leaders to meet somewhere in Mexico, .
on neutralised ground, in a confer-.
n, 't adopt the first steps neces
ary.to the constitutional reconstruc
tion of the country," and to issue a
fall for immediate election. The
services of the United States or any
of the other Pan-American conferees
are offered as intermediaries to ar
range the meeting.
The appeal, although addressed to the
political and military leader takes on
the form of an announcement to the
flexion '. people themselves. As made
jiubllo by the State department, the docu
ment prefaced by thia announcement:
"The Mexican people are informed that
the following " communication ha been
sent to ;many prominent persona in
. Mexico, who. possess authority or mlll
,tary! power within the republic."
v ' Text of Appeal.
Then follows the appeal, dated at Wash
ington. August U: ';
. "The undesigned, the secretary of state
:of the't'nlted States, the ambassador ex
traordinary and plenipotentiaries of
BJraill, ! Chile and Argentina, and the
envoys extraordinary and ministers pleni
potentiary of Bolivia, Uruguay, and Guate
mala, ' accredited to the government of
the t'nited States of Amerlca.ctlng sev
erally and Independently, unanimously
end to you the following comrounieatlon:
- npspfred y, the most, sincere . epir.t
of American fraternity ; and" convinced
that! bey rightly Interpret the earnest
wish it te entire continent, they- have
met Informally at the suggestion of the
secretary of state of the United Hates,
consider-tho -AIxicaaiUiat ton so ia to
j ascertain whether their friendly and dis
IriterVatea heptttrrabe suocesafully em
i ployed, to re-ostablUh peace and consti
tutional order In our sister republic.
; "In the beat of the. frightful struggle,
i which ,for so long has steeped jn blood,
i Mexican soil, many doubtless may well
j bave lost atsht of the dissolving effects j
. of the strife upon the' most vital ,conai
t ons of the national existence not only
VPon the life and liberty, of the Inhabi
tants, ibut on the prestige, and security
of the country.'
Woa'l Remain laseoved.
i "We cannot doubt.
however, no one i
can doubt that in the presence ef'js ayro
Vathetlc appeal from their' brothers .'hf;
' America recalling to them these dis
astrous effects,! asking them to save (heir
motherland from an abyss no one can
; doubt,-, wa repeat that the patriotism pf
'the. men who lead or aid in any way la
bloody strife will not remain unmoved;
no one can doubt that each and everyone
,f them, .measuring In his own conscience
, his share in the responsibilities of ' past
; misfortune and looking forward to his
' share in the glory of the paqlfloatton and
reconstruction of the country will - re
. spond . nobly - and ' resolutely - to this
, friendly appeal and give their best efforts
to opening' the way to some saving
action. . . f - - ' - '
' -We. the undersigned, believe' that it
the men directing the armed movements
'in Mexico, whether political or military
chiefs, should agree to meet, either In
person or by delegates, far from the
sound or' cannon, and ith no other ln-
ptratton save the thought of their af
flicted land, there to exchange Ideas and
to determine the - fate of ' the country
from such action would undoubtedly re
sult the strong and unyielding agreement
requisite to the creation of a provisional
government, which should adopt the
first steps necessary to the constitutional
reconstruction of the country and to
lssuo the first and most essential of
all. the immediate call to general elee
; tlona.
"An adequate place within the Mexican
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Tho Weather
7 ."e t.U T p. m. Sunday:
J ,r ;tbrkka-Partly cloudy; not much
ci.&r.g in temperature.
' Ttaratare a Oasss VesterUar.
Keurs. Deg.
t a. m 61
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T a. m Si
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11 a. tn . . 7 i
U! m 77
1 p. m SI
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S p. m 83
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Comparative Luval Reoord.
Highest yesterday M M l'2 81
Ioweal yesterday ' , il , M
Mean temperature . .... 73 72 rt 74
PrAvlpitatton ..rt.fT. W) .13. .ftj .Ou
Temperature and precipitation deisr
'irs from the nurrnai;
formal tcmiwrature IS
I ef lclenoy tot the day J
Total defiHn-r since March 1 Jul
Normal trctiitaUon .11 ineli
iHsflrlenry for the dav i,!t (
Tofl laJnfsli since March t. W Inches
J'leflciency since March 1 Ol Ux h
fl, (ency fur cor. period, lkll. 4 ea inches
eflctaocy fur cor. period, toll. ln haj
U A. WtiiH. Local ror.c.ur.
GOING UP FOR A PEEP AT THE ENEMY'S SHIPS-This remarkable photograph
shows captive balloon on an Italian battleship about to ascend for reconnaissance pur
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Body isTTien Taken to rremit foj;
'.Interment,' :" ykerrtoFT!TtJirr."
. .. Services Are HelCT vi
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GRAVE
MASOEIC FinJEEAL AT
Funeral services for the late Judge
William Henry Munger yesterday
morning brought a larga .concourse
of friends to the family residence at
1624 - South Twenty-second avenue.
The TWJuse was. filled with beautiful
floral tributes sent from far and
wide, and they . were piled in pro
fusion around ihe, casket. Tele
grama and letters t( condolence from
colleagues on the bench and promt-
neht'ruen ail over the -United'States
FLwere received by -tl:t family. As' a
uiguuor oi aays vi Oiu. uev. jr.
llass of the Congregational church
of Fremont officiated, and the funeral
patty j left for' BTeifsbnt ' by " I train
shortly before noon. "
At the home here simple oeremonles
were . confined to a song rendered by
Walter B. Dale, prayer and a brief ser
mon, reviewing the dead judge's career,
in whic h Dr. Bust, cnaiacterised tbe good
heartedness and honesty, and conscien
tious devotion to duty, that had marked
hla ' rise from lowly beginning U emi
nence. Ha lamented that plans for retir
ing from the bench in October next, fad
to resume with his wife their residence
in Fremont had not- been permitted to
materialise, but said that Mrs. Munger
would now by herself make htr home
(Continued on Page Two, Column Three.)
Allies Debark Large
Number of Troops on
GallipolL Peninsula
PARIS, Aug. It. An official communi
cation on the situation at the Darda
nelles, given out by the French war office
this afternoon reads: -
"On the . Oalllpoll' peninsula Prltlsh
forces, since August , have been debark
ing successfully- at a point near the
Bay of SuvU on. the. west aide of the
penlnsu'a. They have made progress at
a point further to the south In the
vicinity of Oabs Tepe. Here, after some
severe fighting, these forces were sue
ceseful In gaining a footing on the slope
of the height of Earl Baslr. They took
more than Sao prisoners and captured nine
machine guns. Tbe operations at this
point continue to progress.
"At the south end of the peninsula the
efforts of tbe Turks to penetrate our
lines all resulted In failure. On August T
we made some slight progress. 61 nee this
date the activity of the French front has
consisted mainly tn artillery fighting,
with marked advantage tor our bat
teries." The French war office this afternoon
gave out a report on the progress of hos
tilities which reads:
"In the Artols district there was flKbt.
ing during a part of last night with
hand grenades and bombs.
"In the Argonne the enemy yesterday
evening delivered an attack along the
entire front in the Marie Therese sector.
Everywne rhey were repulsed and suf
fered perceptible 1 oases. At this point
there was a fresh German attack at an
early hour tills morning, but less violent
siM It as rapidly checked.
"The night passed quietly on tbe re
niainder of the front."
.: ,.:'.-; y-tir j
Austria Prepares ':
Raid on Serbia to
; Relieve Turkey
LONDON, Aug. 4. Recent dlspatchpS,
from the BaIirafiTi'a;e. aUted that the
ADStrtMU Jiiva evseembled v.nif force of
io,000 men -'hear "Orsovk for the - purpose
i1 culling i.iiir war mrougn rwroia iq
relieve Turkey. ' ,
THREE BUSHELS OF
JEWELS AND PURSES
Large Quantity of Small Pieces of
Personal Property Found on Up-
per Deck of Eastland.
WRECKED SHIP ON EVEN KEEL
CHICAGO, Aug.. H. Three bush
els of jewels, purses and other small
pieces of personal property which bo
longed to victims of the Eastland
disaster were recovered when 'the
ship, Just, three weeks after the
catastrophe, was .restored to even
keel today. - The property was found
on the upper decks,- which were the
first available to search.
Rumor Teamsters'
Strike in St, Louis
. v May Be Settled
BT. . LOUIS. Mo., Aug. H.-The two
largest transfer companies that are af
fected by the strike of teamsters said
today that they would not try to operate
their -wagons with nonunion men before
Monday. .
The teamsters of four other flnnir. a
total of 100 men, Joined the strike today.
Postoffice Inspectors today notified the
union leaders that there must be no Interference)-
with the transportation ' of
mall between tit. Louis and East 'fit.
Louis. , . ,
I'mon officials replied that tbe . mall
vans would not be molested if they carry
nothng hut mall. The Inspectors agreed
to have large signs put on the wagons,
to show what they were carrying.
- A report that the strike might be set
tled today .gained currency.
Chicago City Pay :
Roll is Held Up
CHICAGO, -ug. lf-ftalartes of IT. OCX)
city employes, aggregating approximately
K,400,0CO a mouth, were held up today
by Percy Cohln, president of the city
commission, as a reprisal for the action
of City Treasurer Bergel In refusing to
pay the salaries of seven special men em
ployed In the civil commission work.
City Treasurer Rergel said the reason
he had refused to pay the seven men
was because civil service reform leaders
had Informed him the meu had not been
legally appointed.
GROCERY STORE My best one will
coat between Is.OOO and 17,000; an Us
for 114 were over ItO.oOo; profit,
after paying rroprletor $1,800 per
year was over I,000. It Is a wonder
some live wire dons not anap this up;
store has been owned bv one man
over twenty years.
roy further Information shoal
this opportunity, see t Waal
AS wui( of ToAayOj fee.
PLAN FOR ATTACK
ON SUEZFAILDRE
Geman Plant at Jaffa Preparing
Secret Expedition. U Destroyed .. ,
' v.4vt - by the Trench.-' - '
; ' s ... . .. ......-.
HOUSES IN CITY NOT. DAMAGED
PAiilS,' Aug.TjflTrV ' r an
i attack on .the Sues canal is said by
the ministry of marina today to have
been detected' and '. thwarted. ' An
nounpeiuent.was made In the follow
ing statement: :
"Oa August IS, after. warning had
been'glten to the governor Of Jaffa
and time given for the evacuation of
the vicinity, a French cruiser bom
barded and destroyed the principal
buildings of the shops of the German
firm of .Wagner Bros, which were
making arms and ammunition and
constructing boats destined for an
attack - on the 8ues canal. The
houses in the vicinity were not dam
aged." .
Jaffa, in ' southern ' Palestine,' Asiatlo
Turkey, is about ICO miles northeast of
Port Bald, at the Mediterranean end of
the dues canal. In Jaffa Is a large foun
dry owned by Wagner Brothers. '
The Frtnch marine ministry's communi
cations leaves in dcubt the nature of the
expedition said to havo been 'planned
against the canal. It would be obviously
Impossible to construct at Jaffa a naval
force of sufficient strength to cope with
the warships of Great Britain and Prance
In those waters and It might bo Inferred
that small vessels were being built ' for
a raid, depending on secrecy and speed
for the success of the adventure.
The Sues canal was attacked by the
Turks earlier In the war. An army was
sent to Egypt last winter and In Febru
ary there waa sortie fighting .near .the
canal. The main forces of the Turks,
however, did not reach their goal. "
Mexican Generals
. . Repudiate
EJ. PABO. Tex., Aug. 11 The military
commanders of the states ' of Plnaloa,
Topic, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Guerrero and, It
la believed, Uurango, have refused to
recognise the authority of either Villa of
Carransa, according to authoritative ad
vices here today.
It is said tne commanders have decided
that for- these states the revolution Is
over, and, although prepared to resist
Invasion of their states, the soldiers are
to bo used in planting and barveatlng. .
It is said that the forces Villa sent to
Durango several weeks ago to head off
an advance by General Obragon joined
In a st te movement there and will aot
rejoin Villa.
General Angeles, second In command of
the Villa forces, was appointed last night
to deal with the affairs of native and
foreign nierohants whoso stores and goods
were confiscated recently at Chihuahua,
according to. advices received today .
(omasa Aids la aadlt Haat.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex.. Aug. 11-There
were Indications today of possible co
operation from Carransa forces on the
Mexican side of the R.lo Oraade In the
clean up of bandits, which Is now being
made in the Brownsville section by reav
ers and United States troops.
It was reported thst Carransa's troops
last night fired on Mexicans who were
trying to rrosa from the American side
into Mexleo near Mercedes. It Is believed
the Men icons who tried to escape ware
WAR DEPARTMENT
RUSHES REGIMENT
TO BROWNSYILLE
In Addition to Infantry, One Aero
plane and Two Batteries of
Artillery Are Ordered
to Border.
ARE ASKED FOE BT FUNST0N
Mexican SoldieTs Cross the Bound
ary and Begin Slaughtering
Cattle.
POSSES START ATTER THEM
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. Late
today the War department, at the
request of Major General Funston,
ordered one regiment of infantry
from Texas City to Brownsville and
also ordered one aeroplane, ono bat
tery of 4.7 guns nd one batters of
4.7 howltiers to Brownsville from
Fort stM. Okla.
Mapor Oeneral Bell, commanding at
Texas City, will select the Infantry rei
ment; the commander at Fort Fill will
choose the batteries. Although (list re
ports today Indicated no more forces
would be sunt to Brow nsvlllc, later de.
elopments evidently convlncd Ocnernl
Funston of the need of more protection
for the border line threatened by Mexican
raiders.
NOQALES, Arls., Aug. 14. Mex
ican soldiers entered American terri
tory fifteen miles west of Nogalcs
today and began slaughtering cattle,
according to a report from the Har
rison ranch, on the border. Three
automobiles loaded with armed men
started for the scene soon after the
report reached here.
' Form Ins; Secret Societies.
AUSTIN. Tex., Aug. !. Mexicans In
Guadalupe, Hays and Gonsales counties
are forming secret societies, which are
a menace to the safety of Americans, ac
cording to F. C. ' Welnert. manager of
the state cotton warehouses, who yester
day returned from a trip to Heguln, where
he was called to advise a group of farm
ers, who had received threatening letters.
"These Mexicans are organised by agi
tators from San Antonio," said Mr. Weln
ert. "The agitators have one argument
that always brings results. They say to
the peon 'These lends are really ours'
and Incite him to seise them. -
The agitators,, after organising secret
societies for the - "redemption' of lands
to Mexicans, generally disappear after
Collecting dues from the members. .
Ransrers Adept gwntmary ?t'de.
: JBROWNBVILLE. Tes.7 Aug. 'llCar
ransa. soldiers, It waa learned today,
temporarily took possession of Island
No. '10 In the Rio Grande for a short
time while the Mexican raiding was at
IU height a few days ago. This island
Is large, containing pasturage for con
siderable stock. American residents of
the vicinity, which Is near Rio Grande
City, 100 miles above here, were mysti
fied by the actions of the Mexican sol
diers. The latter finally withdrew from
the Island. -
Peace ' ' officers and rangers have
adopted a summary code of hindllrlg sus
pected Mexicans. At Fort Drown here
the following report was turned In, made
by peace officers to an army patrol of
ficer on duty at a small station north of
Brownsville:
"We' met two Mexicans. They tried
(Continued on Page Two, Column Two.)
Blast Furnaces to
Eesume Operation
SHARON. Pa., Aug. U-Actlvlty such
as this region has not known In seven
years la shown by blast furnace Interests,
due to the Increasing demand for pig Iron.
The statement was made today that fur
naces whioh havo long been idle would
be placed In operation before October 1.
Superintendent J. 8. Ilobblna of the Clair
Furnace company received orders to re
pair, the plant without delay, and Presi
dent George fi. Boyd of the Valley Mold
and Iron company, announced the Alice
furnace would bo placed In operation as
soon as possible. Two blast furnaces at
Middlesex are being repaired and the Hall
furnace of the Republic Iron and Steal
company also is being made ready for
work, while an additional furnace of tho
Bhenango . Furnaco company, It Is ex
pected, will bo blown In next week.
in Five States
Carranza and Villa
part of the band which crossed from
Mexico near Mercedes last night.
- Efforts Continue today to surround these
Mexicans In the brush on tbe American
side. The task la difficult, owing to the
density of the underbrush.
General E. P. Nafarrete, Carransa com
mander st Matamoroa, has been running
Mexican bandits out of the section under
his control. Immediately opposite thV
Texas border.
Raiders Steal Cattle.
KOGALKS, Arls., Aug. 14. With twenty
armed men. Sheriff W. A. McKnlght left
hens today for Harrison's ranch, nine
miles east, where Mexican raiders were
reported to have crossed the Interna
tional boundary and driven SdO head of
rattle Into Mexico. Nogales cltisena be
gan arming themselves, saying they
feared raids close by.
Bert Sorrel, manager of lha Harrison
ranch, said tha Mexicans, who appeared
to bo soldiers, made tho raid before dawn.
Sorrels said he and a cowboy fired on
the Mexicans, who returned the fire.
Fifty cowboys from other ranches were
riding toward the Harrison place with
tho announced Intention of going into
Mexico, ft necessary, to bring the cattle
back.
Carransa forces appeared close to No
gales. Sonora, today, and near the border.
Tbe Villa garrison under Oovernor Joss
Maytorena, prepared for an attack.
The Day's War News
BrSMtJI rottCRS aP eoatlaalac
their rapid eastward march from
Warsaw m4 Osertiasc laereaalasi
aresaaro an hath tho north mm
aoath win as of the Itaaslaa army.
Tho situation Is eaaslnar tho ejaeo
tloa to be raised la ra pi title of the
entente allies whether Orand Dane
Mrhotas' foroea will bo able to
hold their aeeoad line af defense
with Breat-t.HoTak aa Ita renter.
GRRMAN nmriAL RKPORT shows
that Field Marshal Vaa Maekea.
eea'o foreea hare swans; north
ward to a lino draws front
Radayn to Vladlva, prooslasj
oloeer ta tho Broet-Lltovak etrna.
hold, whtra ta aboat thirty-five
anllea sorts of Vladlva. Aastrw.
German forees already had noes
pled Radsya.
(iKRMA CROWN PRINm eontla
nes pooadlns: at tho Prenoh llaeo
la tho Arm-wane. Parts reports aa
attaek last alcht alpngr tho oatlro
frent la tho Maria Theresa aootor,
which was repnlsed with, pereept.
I Hie I oases to tho Hermans. Rer
Ha declares prosrreaa waa maaV bp
tho Oermaas near Martlnawerk, la
the Araronne resrloa.
BRITISH nTKAMKR CAIRO aad a
fishing; smack have been sank by
German anbmnrlnea.
FRENCH MINISTRY OF MARINE)
annonnred that threatened raid
on tho Sees eanal had bees fraa
trated (broach tha hombardmeat
by a French eralser of Gorman
shops Is Jaffa.
RUSSIANS DECLARE
THE LIMILL, HOLD
Assert Brest-Litovsk Front Will
Stand Finn Ag-ainst the '
v Teutons.
PETR0GRAD STILL CONFIDENT
PETROGRAD, Aug, U-Vla London.)
The new positions occupied by tho dor
mant and Austrlans were outlined with
approximate accuracy on good authority
today, for the first time since tho fall
of Warsaw. The line stalling from the
vicinity of Ossowets, near the Prussian
border, opposite the Masurian lakea
region, curves to the south and east,
running through Bokolow, Sledilce, Lu
kow, Ostrow and Vladov. ,
The concentration of Auatro-Oermaa
forces In the direction of the fortress of
Brest-Litovsk Is 'proceeding along three
roads, running to- that point from Me
kin, from Lukow aad Vladova. The In
vaders are still between forty and fitly
miles from "Brest-Litovsk and are moot
ing with strong opposition at every stop
Of their advance.
According to Russian military observers.
In tn nesr future the original plan of
retirement from ths Vistula line will be
accomplished and Brest-Litovsk,' althOufch
not' yet la the 'sphere of Activity, will
sstume Its' function as 'ens end of the
llusslan line.- In'Petrosrad 'the1 opinion
Is expressed with confidence that the ad
vance of the Austrlans and Germans will
bo checked on this line.
i
Naval Action Described. ... ,
Belated details of tha recent naval ac
tion at the entrance of the gulf of Riga,
show that the Germans with nine shirs
of the line and twelve cruisers drew up
In battle formation. A fleet of trawlers,
preceding the warships, cleared away
mines. vbf vbg
' Ths Russian defenders estimated that
tha Oermans opened fire with one-fifth
of their strength. Meanwhile Russian
hydro-aeroplanes bombarded h' trawl
ers and warships.
The trawlers eventually were driven off.
Two of the German warships damaged
were torpedo boats, the other a cruiser.
They struck mines and apparently were
Injured severely. ,
Tho oounsel of ministers baa approved
the project for the uUlUatloiV of prison
ers of Var and foreign laborers for tho
manufacture of 'war supplies. Olnooe,
Koreans and Persians are to be employed.
The council also approved the plan of
the minister of education for opening
certain universities to women, in the
medical, scientific and legal branches.
Rnsslana Abaadonlaa; Blalystok.
BIALT8T0K. Aug. H-tVIa Petrograd.)
Tha equipment and supplies of factories
and stores are being removed from this
city, which Is flrty-flve miles east of
Lomas. ' Many Inhabitants are depart
ing, although the civil government, state
and private banks, tbe postal and telo
grph services are stllj In operation.
The roads leading to this city from the
west and northwest are lined with end
leas processions of refugees with their
wagons. Many peasants In the Lomas,
Ostrow and Malkin districts have do
parted hurriedly.
Week Beginning AagmsS IS.
FREE MOVIE COUPON
Admitting to the Following Picture Show:
This Bee Coupon entitles bearer to & f-c ticket to any
one of these hi?h class Moving Pictur Theaters on the
days named. Present at Box Office with regular price
of one adult paid ticket and get additional ticket free.
DJr??.E GA.D MONROE FAVORITE
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Bouth oaaha. BBAVTrrui,' S5SS Taraam viM vt.
"Tho Baokla of ! it??r,' U Teatare " Theater,
Booth O m a h a's lha Borne of lala-ll . with vUe immi
iimi." .!.. erode ITlotuires, Stlw Theater. sieving Rotates.
Coupon aood for Coupons are good flood for Tues- This Bee Coupon
Mon. and Thur. for any Monday mvm h. Is aood on Mon.
nlahta if acconi- night when ao- aya when aoeoro- days! accomoan
Varied by a 10c companled by one hanlad by a 10 a paid Id
Paid admission. paid admission. paid admission, mission.
hippodromearborsuburbanlothrop
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Always the Beet ia Consider.
not ares Obtoio. Toat Favorite. atwa. -h raailly
. b'" Good on Mondays When aceompan- Thawte
This Coupon soo . Thu r m d V led by a paid ad- .
uiy Monday nlsht T6ur " ' mission, this Cou- Ooo,, on Mo,l1a
,f accompanied by w'tn one paid ton ta coo any evenlnas with on
paid admission, ticket. Monday nlshC Paid admission.
PREPARING FOR
DRIVE THROUGH
RUSSIAN CENTER
Germans Now Bold Front About
Fifty Miles in Width on Line
- Sixty Miles East of the
City of Warsaw.
FOUR TOWNS ARE CAPTURED
Enveloping- Movement to the North
Along the River Dvint. Also
Continues.
PETROGRAD REPORTS CHECK
BULLETIN.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. The
American consul at Riga has taken
over tba British Interests there. Am
bassador Mar ye so reported today
from Petrograd, but gava bo explana
tion.
BULLETIN.
BERLIN, Aug;. 14. (Via Lon
don.) The forces of Field Marshal
Von .Mackensen, pursuing the re
treating Resqlani from th south.
have reached the Una of the high
road leading from Radiyn to Wldwlo
daw. It wag officially announced by
German army headquarters today.
LONDON, Aug. 14. Steady prog
ress for the forces of Prince Leopold
of Bavaria eastward from Warsaw Is
taken here to Indicate that the Oer
mans are now massing their main
movements on a drive through the
Russian center and the continuance
of the enveloping effort in the north
along the Dvlna. Both Petrograd
and Berlin agree that tho Germans
have occupied the towns of Bokolow,
Sledlce and Lukow, forming a Ger
man front about sixty miles east of
Warsaw and fifty miles wide.
This is more than half way to
Brest-Litovsk, which Grand DifUe
Nicholas, the Russian eommander-ln-chlef,
hopej to make the new center
of his defense. It is now regarded
aa probable, that this point will be
abandoned. -
Potrogrrad' Resorts Check.
Petrograd claims that ths Germans
have been checked between ppnlewesqli
and Dvtruk, Berlin, however, does not
ooncodo this. For the moment ths In
tensity of the fighting la giving way to
a sofumws a; tiia tiring forces to avoid
ths enveloping net and tha rapid advance
of ths Oerms.nl to gather tha full fruits
J of tho fall of Warsaw. ' ' -j
' The outooms of these movements prob.
ably wUl b Indicated within a few days
.Whether Grand Duks Nicholas will he
,able to resume the offensive along the
new 'front or will concentrate his ener
j Sirs In roar guard fighting during a stow
retirement. '
German correspondents accompanying
the Invading armies say the Russians are
follwlng tha tactics of the Napoleonic
campaign laying waste tho country which
I hey abandon.
1 Operations In ths western field have
virtually been halted, except for occa
sional local trench skirmishes.
War clouds continue to gather over the
Balkans. A Central News dispatch from
Amsterdam reports that Germany Is pre
paring for eventualities by transporting
,000 troops from Warsaw to the Berbian
frontlet. - -
Reports front the oast coast say that
the Zeppelna which participated In the
raid of Thursday were plainly visible.
Crowds gaibered ad the balconied of
hotels and wntobod tho aerial battle, In
which the dirigible wore driven off by
British airships After having been first
attacked by anti-aircraft guns.
Mr. Taft Starts On -Trip
Through West
NEW YORK. Aug. 14.WUllara H.
Taft leaves New Tort today on a west
ern trip, to bo absent until October I.
He will stop first at Rockville. Ind.. and
will then go to Bt Louis for a two
days' stay and to address the Chamber
of Commerce there. He will speak be
fore tho American Bar association In
Rait Lake City, and then proceed to San
Francisco to Act as president of the
Unitarian convention and to address tlx
Red Cross .conference. On September S
he will apeak before tho American Bank
ers' association at Seattle, and will leave
San Franclsoo September IS to return to
New York by way of the Panama canal.