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speclnl cab. pe.ratcA 70 TnE srN.

LONDON. oct. 26.--The French steamer
Amiral Gantcaume, carrying about 100
refugees from Duukrk TO Calais and
bound for Havre, struck floating mn@
this aft, rnnon. Nearly all aboard were
rescued by the English steamer Queen,
belonging to the Southeastern Railway.
Apparently about thirty persons per-
ished. only as the result of the panic
which followed the explosion. The sur
vivors were landed at Folkcstouc.
\ correspondent Of the DdiiV Mai
who happened To- be aboard IN" Queen
which left Boul0gue at o'clock. says
the Queen sighted the distress Signals
OF the Amiral Ganteaume at 430,
The correspond mt says he could see
men and women climbing mp the
rigging AS the ship neared the wrecked
craft ne heard loud screaming and
when within 900 yards saw several pas
sengcrs jump overheard. He also saw
boat launched with six passengers,
This boat Immediately capsized and
three of the passengers were drowned
The Queen ran alongside with some
difficulty on account OF the high sea
which was running and the two vessels
met with crash.
The scene aboard the distressed
steamer was pitiable. Tho passengers
were huddled together on tho main
deck. where they had scarcely room to
move Great alarm prevailed Women
and children were screaming and some
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BRITISH ORDER
THE BRINDILLA
TO BE RELEASED
Question Of Registry Trans
fer of Standard Tanker
Not Raised.
PLATURIA MAY BE
ALLOWED TO PROCEED

LONDON. oct. 26.--lt was announced to-
night that the British Government had
received satisfactory proof that the des-
tinat!on of the Standard oil tank ship
Brindila, which was seized of Sandy
Hook about ten days ago and taken 20
Ialifax was Alexandria, Egypt. ana or
ders were therefore issued that the vessel
should be released and permitted to re-
sumo her voyage.
The question of the transference OF the
Rrlndilla to American registry which. as
TUE SuN has pointed out, was the nam
point OF contention. has not been formally
raised 10y Great Britain FOR reasons which
the correspondent has been unable to as
certain. but IL most likely because OF a
friendly intention on the part OF Great
Britain to interfere as little as possible
with American trade. she avoided raising
questions that might irritate American
public opinion and yet would In no~.st
affect or endanger England's position as
q belligercnt
The case Of the oil steamer PlatLrta Is
stil under investigation. She was bound
for Aarhus. Denmark There II no lu"s-
ton OF the bona ides Of h"r destinatlon'
hut there IS a question OF the ultimate
destination of the cargo Of oil.
II Denmark guarantees that there Will
bo no recxporiat.on OF the oil TO Germany
there IS little doubt that tho vessel VIII be
permitted to proceed.
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INDIAN TROOPS ROUT GERMANS,
10000 DEAD AND WOI JNDED ON FIELD

such slaughter. Twenty thousand dead
and wounded. nearly half OF the attacking
force, lay upon the field. according 10 the
computation OF British staff officer
our losses did not exceed 1000.
At Yprcs an unsuccessful attack resulted
in 5000 casualties for the Germans At
La Bassce they are apparently doing
better There their huge masses. well
supported by heavy artillery, seem at
present 10 be advancing slowly.
The heavy punishment dealt TO the
German troops has aroused high hopes on
the allies side. An officer who flew over
the German lines this morning says the
enemy now advance to the attack shout
ing like dervshes, The British, upper
turbed, wait TIL they are 300 yards away
and then give them fifteen rounds and MS
all over,
The German artillery fire continues 10
be excellent.
The Belgians, before giving way al
the User suffered severely. hut should
the Germans attempt to follow up their
advantage in force they are likely TO have
an awkward time of II.
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Rv Central Ne,os

NORTHWESTERN FRANCE, Sunday. IDe-
layed) The Germans gained the quick
st victory of the war last week in the
n.dghborhood OF Lille. They massed De
hind slight elevation and poured into
the British trenches in an irresistible tor
rent.
Cannon, Maxims and rifles poured rapid
death into their ranks but by sheer I'M
pytus their huge columns reached the
trenches and drove our men out lhe
Germans, showing great enterprise, fol
lowed up their triumph and went on,
cheering and singing in thf1r elation
Then OF a sudden they met the British
reserve forces, who CHANGED to be Indian
troops For moment there was wild
sllmmage Tho Sikhs and fhurkas
gave the enemy few rounds from their
rapid fircrs ana then swung into them
with the utmost fcrvor.
Back past the british trenches, through
the German trenches went the gray coated
Teutous, while the sikh bayonet and tn
Ghurka lxukri played havoc with their
disordered ranks. Never has there been
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MOST TERRIBLE or WAR
Germans strive Dcspcrntei, "a
Force Passage of User.
ny W. ". THOMAS,
Special cor,Sg0Hde,,; ~ Tur SuN and liz,
LondoH "Dd,'y Mai"

Special CORE SyOHde"t 81 Tur SUI and tie
LOHdoH "Dd,'y Mai"
Special Cab's Despdtch 10 THE SrT
NORTHERN FRANCE. oct. 2G.--I am IN
formed by message from near the spot
of the occurrence that a large body OF
Germans made their way along the coast
under the dunes between Mddolk,rl>c ami
Newport on sunday morning They We're
allowed TO proceed to prepared trenches.
when they We're enfiladd by III" guns Of
the monitors and virtually wiped out
This information comes from a sourc"
which ! have always found to be dc-
curate. All accounts concur rs t. the
terrific nature Of the lighting on the Ss r..
Six times within two days one reach
was crossed ny the Germans at Incredible
cost. There was more terrible close fient-
ing than has been seen before In this war.
The defenders folt, they say. as IL some
cosmlc force was moving upon them,
against which their little weapons were
quite mpoteut to do more than fray the
edge, but they went on shooting in a
sort Of routine way. This onset was sue
ceeded hy shrapnel fire Of great intensity.
| will not attempt to suggest the losses
on the TWO sides. The BelGlans list
heavily. but their losses were not COM
parable with those of the Germans. The
German officers have seldom so forced
the mass tactics, 80 deliberately filed the
gaps with successive drafts of men.
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MINE IN CHANNEL SINKS
LINER WITH Z, 800 ABOARD
Anra Canteaume Bound for Havre Goe
Down. but English Ship Saves All but Thirty,
Who Are in Panic

who would not wait until they were
rescued threw themselves overheard.
When the two ships came together,
all the passengers made a wild scramble
to get aboard the Queen. tumblinr over
each other in their cagcrncss t. escape.
Many stumbled and were injured and 1t
was all the crew of the Queen could do
10 restore order among them.
Eight Red cross men, two members
of the crow and the correspondent. with
the aid of ropes, rescued eight from the
water.
capt. Andrew Of the Amlral, remained
aboard his ship as she was slowly sink
ing. but the officers said she would re-
main afoat two hours.
Tho captain of the Queen stated upon
his arrival nj FolkestOnc that he be-
lieved that the Amrial struck mine.
When the explosion took place, a
great cloud of smoke rose to more than
half the height of the ships mas.s.
The refugees faces hands and clothes
were blackened They said this was
because the explosion took place in the
coal and scattered ii all over the ship.
About twenty We're seriously injured.
Several children were badly scalded.
About one-half the deaths were due
to the people jumping overheard and
being drowned. \ majority of the
refugees came To- London.
The official press bureau In amour
eng the accident does not mention its
cause. but adds that the Local Govern
mcnt Board urg ntly appeals To all 10
help the distressed people.
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"On the other hand the neutral
countries concerned who are anxious
in the interests Of their neutrality 10
avoid being used as bases for hostilities
nv either belligerent, are now making
arrangements which will give sure guar
antees that articles which may he used In
war shall not he reexported.
"Rut II Is of course essential In the
interests Of free and undsturbed trade
between neutrals that every security pos
sible should be provided in order to en-
abe bcligerents TO form a speedy and
sure Judgment as 10 tho neutral dcstina-
ton of goods which may he used for
peaceful or wartime purposes.
"In the case OF the Rockefeller, which
was bound for a port in the near neigh
borhood OF the chief naval port OF bel
l!ecrent, the oil she carried was consigned
to order. and there was therefore no guar
antce that II would not be forwarded TO
tho enemy Sha was accordingly detained
anti proof was afforded OF the neutral
destination OF her cargo and tho inten-
don of the neutral Government TO pre-
vent rcexpori.
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NEW HAVEN INQUIRY ENDING.
Adjournment of Grand Jury IntiI
Monday Considered Significant.

II the indictments were voted Yesterday
by the Federal Grand Jury investigating
the New Haven case they will he handed
up to one of the Judges of the Federal
District Court ut 1890 next Monday
morning, until which time the Grand Jury
was dismissed yesterday afternoon
Special significance Ia attached 70 the
fact that the Grand Jury Will meet in
the morning instead Of between 2 and 4
o'clock in the afternoon as usually. mas
much as II II were intended TO hear fur
Their witnesses there would be a conflict
with the regular routine Grand Jury,
which sits In the morning
Moreover Il T. remarked that II the
criminal investigation had been dropped
tho jury would most probably not have
been summoned back AT n definite date.
Several of the grand jurors in passing
out OF the Grand Jury room shook hands
with James ". osborne. one OF the special
Government counsel appointed for this
investigation,
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Indications that a naval battle was
being fought off the Virginia coast were
CLEANED from wireless message re-
ceived at Sea Gate late last night from
the steamship Saratoga Of the Ward
Line. out of Havana on her way to New
York
The message stated that heavy firing
on the steamer. some twenty shots hav-
ing been fired by guns Of heavy calibre.
The message az received at Sea Gate
and the various other wireless stations
along the coast read:
Heavy firing heard beginning at S
o'clock tonight about go miles south
Of the Scotland lightship. apparently of
the Virginia coast. Searchlights are
very prominent. Some twenty shots
from heavy calibre guns about twenty
miles distant toward shore"
\ subsequent message asked the wire
less operator AZ Sea Gate whether he
had heard any news Of a naval engage
ment. Upon being told that no news
had reached this city tho operator on
the Saratoga replied that the Saratoga
was being headed about In the direction
of the firing "to find out what was
going on"
The message is the first apparently
authentic word received ~ a probable
engagement between the German and
/ British squadrons patro,ling the At
| lantic coast. wild rumors at various
times have located battles OF the United
! States coast from Florida to Maine.
1t is known that the German cruisers
/ Dresden and the Karlsruhe are operat-
ing off the south Atlantic coast Since
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CARRANZA YIELDING.
wiling 10 Retire tnder Cert"t"
Conditions.

v,s,rSGroN. oct. es.--Carranzn Is now
wiling 20 retire from the provisional Pres
derry Of Mexico, according TO advices
received here.
The First chief, however, is prepared to
l,ss. that he he left free to become
,a-dii,t. for the Presidency by popular
elect on Advires received from Mexico
,..y Indicate that Carranza Is beginning
10 appreciate the fact that the Aguas-
cal.ut,s conference Is likely to express
Preference for another than himself, and
IS prepared to accept gracefully su'h
action by the convention.
tie IS not willing, however, 20 pledge
! mself not 70 be "A candidate in the PresI-
GENITAL elections. and indications are that
II the convention declares him debarred
irom such candidacy Carranza VIII re-
lu.- - recoenize its authority
Neither is Carrauza willing to retire "
It appears ,hat villa Is to sain the as
,.r1aury 10y his withdrawal 1t Is said
g.. at Cprranzs ~ prepared 10 resist the
convention with the utmost stubbornn"ss
=, m demanding his withdrawal II pro-
rose O.. substitute In the provisional Pres
ideury NiUl cor one OF his recognized
leutrnaut-
NIyiaes from Aguascalieutrs are awaited
w.tl kaenest interest by officials mere as
Il Is Assumed that the convention resumed
ir7 proceedings 'o-day with the arrival OF
-ae Zapata delegates. II is believed the
question Of the chief leadership was ~
once 'tkeu up and every report received
'.us ftr ha. Indicated that when the con-
,.u,'pu expresses itself Carranza VIII mol
be ~ choice.
ErI. officials ar hopeful that actor
acceptable TO ali parties Will result me
contrary result would cause no surpTls'
i.r, J., Sc not considered that Carranza
..d.l the cause os harmony very much b!
,.suug u McNico city yesterday 5000
word manifesto deuouncing villa.
Juan rrquidi, who has been placed II
cnt-gr If tie Mexican Embassy anC
r-c1.yos here to-day. announced his rcsig
nation as an agent of the Carranza Gov
,umen.
II vas admitted that this action wa
,.rly tine result OF the reputation o
TsquiIHs BROTHER VINO has been Consul II
N.w York. Both are said 10 have aroused
Cdrrluzas ire - declaring that the!
oNrd their allegiance first to the Aguas
ciH,utrs convention rather than to Car
I4U21.
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CARRANZA WILL
RETIRE IF VILLA
AND ZAPATA GO
First Chief Also Demands
Right to BE Candidate
for Presidency.
TLTM\TIM LIKELY
TO PROVOKE NEW WAR

> roerro~ Mexico. oct. GA schedule OF
Ca--7rz,'s demands uuou the Aguascali-
,.,.s rontcteuc. as condition prelim-
,,,-v 20 h,s retirement from the post OF
,hf.s Executive of Mexico was teio-
grabbed to-day with the statement that
Che demands would be presented before
,1e conference to-day. These require
ine~ts arc.
That Gen. villa sever all connection
with th, CoustitutioualiSt army and
retro To- private ne
Tha. Con. Zlp1tI turn ovc- the
command 81 his army to General
2, he, named 10y CarrarZa, II being
understood that all hostiliucs wouid
,h.reou cease.
That the Plan OF Guadalupe re-
ra-Jins the settlement of agrarian
problems DE used as the basis for any
'pIau ~ Aqua scalientcs.'
That no action regarding Gen. Car
rarza - first chief of tho Constitu-
,on,llsts shall be taken by tho con-
y.ution to bar Gen. Carranza from
Booming a candidate for election to
H.. Presidency at the first national
election to Ice held IN the republic.
That the term OF the provisional
Presidency shall not be unduly OK
tended assuming that Gen. Carrlnza
vii consent to retire from MS present
executive position.
Tho communication indicates in con
r'u-.on that these are tho only term
unou which Carranza will consent TO cf
fe,, a compromise with the convention
and agree to abide It's findings, and tina
y n., terms ara found unsatisfactory
vii be necessary to use force Of arms L
"sfuIuate" Generals villa and Hapata.
TIE .spatches Som Aguascalicntcs to
dsv reported that u might be possible I
effect an agreement to Carranza becom
ing candidate for tho Presidency pu
.rat insstence upon the full schedule q
demands would likely be provocative q
va Most Of the Carranza delegates ar
nov declared to have aligned themseIvc
with villa
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ALLIES CHECK
FOES ADVANCE
WEST OF USER
Germans Suffer Terribly in
Six Attacks in
Two Days.
WRESTLE IN TRENCHES:
DROWN EACH OTHER
Special cable Despatch TO THr srs

PARIS, oct. 26.-The Government re-
port tonight indicated that the hardest
fighting Of the past twenty-four hours
has been on the extreme west battle
front. between the North Sea and the
Somme The allied line held firmly
against powerful attacks. and It does
not appear that the Germans have
gained much by crossing the User. The
text Of the communicate issued at Il
Z. NJ, was as follows:
In Belgium Newport has been
violently hombarded. The Germans
have continued their attack along
the line from Nicuport to Dix
nude without having arrived at
any result. according to the latest
reports. The entire front extend
Ing from La Bassec to the Somme
has also been the object of violent
night attacks. all of which were re-
pulsed
on the remainder Of the front
there Is nothing TO report.
The report of the afternoon stated
positively that the German advance
had been halted at the User and tina:
in seven areas Of fighting along the
west flank the allies did not weaken
under repeated attack. Unofficial re-
ports that the Germans have lost
heavily IN their new offensive were con-
frmcd 10y Gcn. Joffrc. The report
given out ~ 2:54 Z. NJ. was as follows
"Throughuut the day yesterday
our battle front was maintained
along it's general lines from Ncu-
port to DiNmudc. The German
forces which crossed the User yes
terday between these two towns
I have not been able 10 advance
further
/ "The battle front also runs be-
tween Ypros and Roulcrs. between
/ Armentiorcs and Lille, west Of La
BHssce and Lens and east Of Arras.
whore II joins our line 10 the south.
which has already been indicated in
former communications. In the
fighting ~ these last few days tho
enemy seems to have suffered con-
siderable losses
"Russia--To the west OF the WIS.,
tula and north Of the Plica the
Germans nav" hcen driven back on
a line running from Lowicz to
Skicruiwicc. east of Rawa. These
two places were taken by the Rus
slams by bayouct charges. To the
south of the Iilica I'm the direction
of Radon a stiff fight is going on
between the Russians and the
Austro- German forces, who have
lost many prisoners and guns. To
the south OF Solec the Russian
troops have crossed the Nistula in
great strength, hurting back the
Austrians
Along the San AMI to the south
of Przcmysl stubborn lighting has
taken place the result being favor
able 10 the Russians. An Austrian
column coming from tho Car
pathians near Dolina has been
routed"
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EDISON'S SON.N-LAW AT FRONT.
Major O.-cr Fighting Win tn"
Artillery Of G-rmnny.

WEST ORANGE. y j.. oct. 26.--The rea-
son for Thomas ~ Edisons deep personal
interest in the present European conflict
became known to-day when 1t was learned
the husband of his daughter. Major Carl
O.ser, is at the front with the German
artillery. He has been In the army for
number OF years and II In the ordnance
department. For u time ne was assistant
chief Of the electrical mechanical DEPART
ment OF the German army.
Mr.. Edison, who with his wife and son
Charles are visiting Henry Ford at his
home in Detroit. Is expected home the
latter part of this week Several days
ago Mr. Edison received "A letter from his
daughter saying that her husband was at
the front. Mrs. Ocser Is daughter or the
inventor by his first wife.
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LOCATES GERMAN CRUISERS.
English Captain Tells Of Golfers
Leaving Vera Cruz.

BORDEAUX, oct. 2G.-According to the
newspaper La France the captain OF an
English vessel recently at Bordeaux made
the following statement:
n have often wondered whtre the Ger
man cruisers were | know now. / have
just arrived from Mexico, where six col
Hers were AZ Vera Cruz NJ the same time
as my vessel They were laden with coal
ny to the bridge. No one seemed 10 know
their destination
zone day a mysterious laconic wireless
message arrived It merely indicated a
certain point IN the ocean by giving GER
tain latitude and longitude. The GOLFERS
left suddenly for .he direction indicated
The wireless had evidently been an order
10 them u 40 20 meet the cruisers. These
GOLFERS flew the Norwegian flag"
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INVASION OF POLAND BROKEN,
GERMANS NEARING FRONTIER IN
THEIR FLIGHT FROM WARSAW
SEA FIGHT OFF VIRGINIA
is REPORTED BY WIRELESS
The Saratoga of Ward Line Hears Heavy Firing
inlay Be Clash of British and German
Cruisers in Night Battle.

the declaration OF war the British
cruisers Essex, Berwick and SUFFOLK
and the French cruiser Des Cartes have
been trying to corner the Germans. The
Kronprinz Wilhelm, n converted North
German Lloyd craft, also has been at
lacking merchant craft in the Atlantic,
on several occasions the German
cruisers have been in sight OF the foe
hut have always taken to their heels.
Apparently. from the wireless despatch,
they have been outmanpuvred and the
long expected battle is being waged.
Later messages have been sent out
from the coast wireless stations to To-
cate the Saratoga and inquiring for
further information regarding the battle
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TITANIC SURVIVORS Welded.
Mrs. y. II. smith the Bride OF
Robert ". Daniel, Bunker.

PHILApErpurA, Oct. 26.-Mrs. E,nise
Hughes smith. survivor OF the Titanic
disaster. was married August II IN New
York city TO Robert W. Daniel. president
OF the Robert W Daniel banking house
OF this city and New York. The bride
e; DOM Is also a Titanic survivor and was
pulled into the life boat containing Mrs.
smith and Mrs. John Jacob Aston AS he
vas sinking.
News OF the wedding did not become
known Until yesterday and caused sur
phse here Mr. Daniel. who ~ wealthy. IL
"A native OF Richmond, Va. His bride is
the daughter of Congressman James a.
Hughes of Huntington, ". Va The couple
will mako their home in this city.
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GERMANY PROTESTS TO HAGUE
Complains Against british seizure
of Hospital ship.

THE HAGUE, oct 2G.-The German
Minister announced to-day that his Cow
eminent had lodged a protest against the
seizure by Great Britain OF the German
hospital ship Ophclla as an act In viola
tlon Of the Hague convention.
The Ophelia was captured by British
cruiser in the North Sea on October 10
and taken TO Yarmouth She was flying
the German nag,
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Great Use OF OIL In War.

81 need not point out that the course
OF the present war has shown the i'm
mense importance ot the motor, the
alrship and the submarine. all OF which
are consumers of mineral oil. \ large
proportion of the exports OF this country
has been consigned To neutral ports, and
according to evidence in our possession
has been transmitted from them 70 a
bellgerent country.
AS you are aware me Supreme Court
of the United States In 1858 ccnsid-
cred vessels AS carrying contraband, al
though sailing from one neutral port to
another IL the goods concerned were
destined TO be transported by lana or
sea from the neutral port Of landing INTO
the enemy's territory. II then decided that
the character Of the goods Is determined
by their ultimate and not their immedi
at, destination. and this doctrine was al
tine time acduiesced In by Great Britain,
though her own trade was the chief
sufferer
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MANY PRISONERS TAKEN.
London Report. Capture Of Guns on
Battle Front.

LONDON. oct. 26-Thc official press
bureau issued the following statement at
10: 40 this evening:
The situation continues 10 be salts
factory. The fighting Is severe and con-
tinuous. but ground Is being gained and
many prisoners have been taken.
one OF our divisions has captured two
guns.
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SUBMARINES TO CARRY TROOPS.
Germans build New Type for Use n.
POntOOns Also.
cable Despatch 10 THE suN

LONDON, oct 26--A despatch from
Copenhagen to the Times says the Ger
mans are building at Elbing and Ham
burg new type OF large submarine which
will! be used for the transportation of
troops The main object is to enable the
troops TO reach shore without being de-
tected by tho forces on land,
The new boats can also be employed
as pontoona on tho surface.