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German Boat Attacks English
Cruiser and is Put
Out of Com
mission.
NEWS FROM THE NAVY
The Big Naval Clash 10 still Unfouaht
and May Not Occur for Sew
Grad Days to
Come.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Serivce.]
LONDON, Aug. 1o.-Purposeiy not
locating tho scene Of the encounter.
the admiralty today confirmed tho
sinking by the British cruiser squad.
ron Of the oerr,an submarine U IS.
The fac. tnat tho official statement
said the main Brltish cruiser fieeet
had been attacked by the submarines,
was taken as proof positive that tho
battle occurred In the North sea. Tho
admiralty said that the British fleet
had suffered no damage from the sub
marines attack.
is was vessel Of 800 tons and
carried crew Of fifteen msn. II 10
assumed all were lost.
MAY HAVE ESCAPED.
ROME, Aug. 1o.-The whereabouts
Of tho German battle cruiser Goeben
and her accompanying convoy, the
cruiser Bresiau. is still asmystery. = y
ls known that they have headed for
the AdrIatic and reports have been
received here Indicating that they
cIuded the British fleet. Reports Of
fighting In the AdriatIc and Of bat
tie cruiser seen floating afirc are still
unccnfirmed as 10 also the one that
an Austrian cruiser put Into erindisi
after being torpedoed by English tor
pedo boat destroycrs.
It Is accepted here that the British
squadron had carried Its pursuit Of the
Germans into the Adriatlc. This
British squadron Is very powerful.
Included In II are the battle cruisers
InflexibIe, IndefatisuabIe and lndomlt.
able; four armored cruisers Of lesser
speed and four destroyers. The Brit
ish battle cruisers are che equal OF tho
Goeben In speed and each one Is her
equal In armament
IN CHINESE WATERS.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 1O.-British war
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AL EYES WATCHING NAMlR FOR TYE
FIRST Bic BATTLE Of X WAR


|cepted he. TO mean he will
command in person the Ger
man army Of invasion, the ad-
vance guard of which, under
General Won Emmich is now
in Liege city and besieging the
forts there.
Brussels dispatches today
agree that the Germans at
Liege have halted their ad-
vance, presumably to await
the arrival of reinforcements
and badly needed supplies.
The French foreign office de-
clared the French and Belgian
cavalry have driven back the
Germans so that their advance
toward Brussels has been
completely checked.
Paris also reports serious
fighting in Luxembourg, where
it is said the Germans are
present in strength, but so far
have been unable to cross the
French frontier. Skirmishing
of a severe nature has been in
progress near the Luxembourg
French frontier for the last
forty eight hours, but claims
Of French victories are not
confirmed. 8
The French second mobili-
zation division which is oper-
ating in Alsace is engaged
with the Germans near Neu
Breisach but all details of
this fighting are refused by
the censor. It is believed,
however,, that the German de-
Tense here will be particularly
stubborn as there was plenty
of time to concentrate troops
here and the Notifications of
Neu Brieisach are very strong.
The French hold possession
Of the Vesges mountain passes,
having taken that at Saite
Marie and Bonhomme after
hard fighting in which the at
tacking force sustained severe
losses. The French aeroplanes
were of great service in this
fighting as they accurately To-
Gated the German forces.
Definite announcement that
France and Austria are at war
is expected very soon. France
has demanded of the Austrian
ambassador at Paris that his
country announce it's position.
This demand was made imme-
diately following the an
nouncement that an Austrian
army corps made up of veter-
ans from the Austrian Tyrol,
had crossed Lake Constance
and was already in position to
strike the French, operating
along the Swiss border of Al
SAGE. It was considered GER
tain that if a proper explana-
ion was not made-and one
was not expected-the anbas-
;ador would be handed his
passports. In fact rumors
hat such action had already
,een taken, have been circu-
ated in Paris but have not yet
been officially confirmed.
Frances delay in acting
against Austria was due to the
conviction of her chief Off
,ials that Austria wanted
France to take the initiative in !,
he hope that this would force
tally to come to her aid.
Announcement was made in |
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THE WEATHER.
Probably Local Showers.
Cooler. Local temp p. m.
"a; 7 a. m. 76.
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CHECKING INVASION OF GERMANY
SITUATION

lBy j. w. T.. Mason, Former Euro
pean Manager of the United Press.]
NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-(11:oo a.
m.)-France is duplicating In souO-
ern Alsace the operations Of Ger
many in Belgium. The sudden shift
of the active battle area from Liege,
two hundred miles south, to Mulhaus-
en- and AItkIrch, means the French
general staff has started for Berlin
around Germany's left flank, north Of
Switzerland, while the kaiser Is try
Ing to reach Paris through France'-
left flank In Belgium.
The capture Of AItklrch and Null
hausen are Of far moro sentimental
than military Importance. They are
only the outposts of Germany's army
Of the upper Rhine. coImar and Neu
Brelsach together form secondary de.
fenses, but Frances first serious OBJ
stacIe Is the immense fortified camp
at strassburg, now looming up at
Germany's Liege Of the south.
The news that the SeIlle river,
along the Lorraine border is being
damned and flooded by Germany is
an Indication that the Berlin general
staff believes an advance on Strass-
burg from tho north and west may
be in contemplation to Join the
French forces moving up from MuI.
hausen. II France attempts SO dar.
Ina an enterprise, It will probably be
under the personal direction of Gen.
eraI Joffre, the comm ander In chief
Of the entire French army who has
always advocated Offensive tactics
from the start.
Prociamations In AIsace are being
Issued in General Joffres' name which
seems to Indicate his personal com.
mand Of Frances Asace-Lorraine
army. II this assumption Is correct,
France is facing the daring project Of
forcing. -hes~sN4ay across the Rhine.
Tho difficulties are Indicated by Ger
many's unsuccessful efforts to dcmi-
nate the far lesser dcfenses of the
Meuse.
The confused reports about the
fate Of Liege probably mean the Bel.
qian general staff has decided not to
keep Its army shut within the town
as France did at Sedan and Metz In
1870
The mobile Belgian forces probably
have left Liege for action as field
army, leaving handful Of defenders
in each of the twelve forts to con-
tnue the struggle. Those Germans
who can creep in between the forts
are thus permitted to occupy the city
but in the meantime the vast German
forces outzide are being held at bay
by a haudfuI of artillery servers In
the steel and concrete blockhouses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

,..tss,o, to the American Museum o.
Natural History MetLopY , d., Van cort-
Art. New York Ioolosieal I'M ,H,,,or,,n,
iani, park Museum and the Aquarium
So. Miss Katharine b. Davis and
- t.a'ryc McAneny at the luncheon oi me Bar
nd college Associate Aumne' Hotel savoy
,,,.-..,o, on Are Art. Literature and the
ancs"" ar the luncheon OF the REPUBLICAN
Civh q, The city OF New York NO. ~ west
10th street, p. M.
Dinner Of the Iowa Society OF New YORK ana
ne Iowa New Workers, Ark"nsnt Ciup no
400 broadway. $50 p. m
ni,r.r In commemoration Of the anniversary
~ The founding II Teachers college Aldihe
club. G:3O p. III.
n,,ner of the New York Alumni Association
~ Phi Kappa Psi Hotel Aston p. m
Dinner OF the Central Dental Association OF
New Jersey Hotel Astor, ! .. m.
rt,,., n the New York city Association OF
Passenger and Ticket Agents. Hotel As,or
I ?. m
Dinner OF the City Hall Reporters Hotel
Astor, : p. m.
Dinner OF the Iehigh University Club, Hotel
Aston, p. m
OF Greater New York. Waldorf Astoria I
p. IN.
miner Of the Evening High School Teachers
Association Hotel Plaza. Z y. ~.
Dinner OF the Theta NJ fialeln'''' "ai""''
Astoria. p. m. ,,
rnterrainment and supper OF the Canadian
society DelmonicOs. ?. m.
Entertainment and dance ~ the White Rats
1iuhnouse No g2T West I6th street. evening.
Dinner OF the Newspaper Artists. keisen-
weber's midnight. - 90.
Public lectures Of the Board OF Education' s:lo
m Notwithstanding School ~ ll5th
go, vest OF FIN avenue. strange sights
~ Ceylon'' DR. Resale ; Morton, Museum
Of Natural History. 7I,h stree, and Central
PARK West. "Lonsfelo". lhr rot ITO
49, I duncan spaeth Cooper Union. Third
avenue and sth street. Joan Milton; Poet
Puritan and Patriot" Dr. William Carter;
Public I.ibrary. No. l2l East osth street.
..itsIrac and the Realistic Novel. Or.
cba,iss + Horne. Public Library. No. Dos
Vet l,5th street. Wireless Telegraphy,
charles l. Harrington; - Bartholomew ;
usu No eoO East i2d street. The Gasolene
automobile" ". Wallace ker. y. VI. {. \.
Hail. No 3 West l23th street. japanese
Holidass," Miss Adah May Krecker.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Charlotte Brontes admiration lot
r,ocLerav is well known. She published
4, I'm the dedication OF the second edi'ioh
Of lane Eyre" The autograph Ms. 81
This dedication is In the collection. There
ore further letters from her pen that
contain references to Thackeray. vi
these. twenty-five were written py hei
70 ". $. Williams the reader Oh SHil'"'
Elder 4 Co. who discovered her genius
and advised the publication OF her oooSs'
rour others are addressed TO her father'
only five others are known 10 De III eN-
istence The other five were written W
Charlotte TO Miss Nussey. The COLLECTION
as a whole covers the period OF her grea'-
a., literary activity. and her two visits
IN London. With all her worship Tor
Thackeray. Charlotte Bronte was not az
together blind to some OF his shortcom-
t,,r What she considered his cynicism
Tor ono thing. "Thackerays Christmas
Rock" she wrote TO Mr.. Smith. at once
crieved and pleased meas most OF MS
writings do. have come to the con-
clrsion that whenever he writes Mephis-
topheles stands on his right hand ana
Ranhael on his left: the Great Doubter
and sneerer usually guides the pen. the
Angel noble and gentle interilnes letters
OF light here and there Alasl Thackeray
i wish your strong wings would HIT you
of,ener above the smoke Of cities
England is still occupied with the
"Bronte legends" Only the other day the
Heeer letters furnished new material TOT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
OBITUARY..
ALLEN IVES ORMSBEE.

Allen Ives Ormsbee, member OF the
New York Stock Exchange for hfty-hVe
years AMI organizer of the Second Ma
tional Bank, of which he was the hrs'
cashier, died Yesterday at his home NO
ls2 Joralemon street. Brooklyn. where he
had lived since 1863. lie was born at
Providence on June %, 1884.
He was a great-grandson or Kanoall
Holden. ono of the founders OF khode
Island. and his mother was a descendant
Of Roger Williams. He was graduated
fro m Brown University in 1882, taking
up his residence in Brooklyn the follow
ing wear. lie was member Of the Ham,
ilton Club. the New England Society the
Brown, University Club of New York ana
the Canoe Brook Country club. o. sum
NIT. Y. J. lie leaves three childrehII-
James j.. Of IT Paso, Tex; Mrs. >. =
Geertz. OF Montclair. and Allen +. Orms-
hoo Cf RrOoklyn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
OBITUARY NOTES.

ARTHUR II. PIERCE. professor Of
psychology at Smith College. Gied in
Northampton, Mass. last night
WILLIAM WHITMAN BAILEY. pro-
fessor emeritus of botany at Brown Uni
versity, is dead a Providence lie was
born at West Point. \. Y. in 1913.
PROFESSOR JOHN HEDMAN. of the
department OF Romance languages and
literature At Colby College. is dead at
Waterville, Me. aged forty-nye years.
He was born In Sweden.
CONRAD CRAMER. ninety-one years
old resident OF Staten Island for near
ly forty years, died last night at the
home of his son, George Cramer. No. 3S
Pommer avenue. Stapleton Heights Mr..
Cramer leaves two sons and one daugh-
ter.
CHARLES FREDERICK WILSON.
sixty-six years old veteran Of the civil
War. died yesterday at his home, No. Sal
Classon avenue. Brooklyn. He was
member Of Nassau Lodge. I. and \. NJ;
Golden Star Chapter. i. A. NJ; Tent
Post. C. A. R.. and the Association OF
Prisoners OF War. He leaves a wife and
four children.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
BEETHOVEN CHARM
IS PROVED AGAIN
Concert at AeOlian Hall Is Elk.
cellent Tribute to Work
of Master.

New proof. II that were needed. wa,
given half dozen years ago Of the en-.
during magic OF Beethoven's music over
the New York public. when Walter Dam.
rosch and the Symphony Society gave
festival devoted solely 10 compositions
by the German master
Another Beethoven festival. now VI
progress. arranged by the same conductor
and orchestra. entered upon It's second
concert last evening In Aeolan Hall. AM
once again there was heartening evidence
Of the unfailing power OF this music tc
attract and hold a miscellaneous throns
OF listeners.
Looking about the well filled auditorium
enc might sec faces long familiar az good
concerts. but also many others that sug.
gestel response to the special character
Of this occasion rather than a steady cul.
tivation Of serious music. Scattered about
tho hail were groups OF modish young
girls. obviously recruited from fashion
able boarding schools and duly watched
and warded
During the intermisslon enthusiast,
youths. carrying yellow gloves and walk.
And at glance one could also study the
physiognomies Of old men. middle aged
men. women OF all ages. heterogeneous
assemblage indeed. but all drawn because
there was 10 be heard great music writ
ten century ago by Ludwig van Beeth-
oven.
And there was close and even fervent
attention to all that was played by Mr..
Damrosch and his men and by the SOLO
violinIst, Miss Kathleen Parow.
Every movement of the "Eroica" SYM
phony and OF the Violin concerto, which
together comprised the programme, COM
msnied the undivided interest OF the
audience. and at every opportunity there
was round OF applause that left no
doubt as TO its sincerity. From the mo-
ment when the concert master, Mr..
Saslavsky, waved his conductors baton
for the fanfare Of instruments arranged
from the "Leonore" overture as an in
troductory ceremony until the end ~
the evenings music the festal spirit pre-
vailed.
AS to the performances Of the two IA
, miliar master works it may be said with
| conviction that they We're both OF dis
tinguished sort Mr.. Damrosch conducted
the "Eroica" symphony with earnestness
and vlgor and with a relish and apprecia-
ton so genuine as to sway and delight his
hearers. Without fireworks without the
atricalism. the orchestral performance
was steadily admirable from first to last,
Miss Parlow's participation in place OF
Mr.. Ysaye, who first had been announced
for this concert. bit who would not con-
sent to play only the Beethoven concerto
| without second number by Vivadi,
brought forward a crystalline presenta-
ton OF the composition. She left little to
be desired as TO tonal accuracy and beau
ty Of phrasng, but one might have wished
at times for something more trenchant
| and imposing in style.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
S14,132 AT BOOK SALE
John Swans 'Speculum Mundi'
Brings $3.50 at Last Session.

Johr Swans "Speculum Mundi; or,
Glasse Representing the Face Of the
World printed in London in l6SJ. said TO
be the best editicsl extant. brought the top
rice-S50-yesterday at tho final SESSION
Of the sale OF the Wood and Whitney IL
braries at the Anderson galleries. n.
I'rueman the purchaser, also paid $40 FOR
the original manuscript score OF Rubin
stems "Polonais, Op. IA
For a set Of the first editions OF the
writings Of Charles Lever, in hfty-two
volumes. r. 4. Eameston gave 500. lie
also paid Sl05 for first edition Of The
Genera tragedy in FIVE acts by Shelley.
y. J. Bartlett & Co. obtained for 500
set Of the sporting novels Of r. S. Sur
tees-all first editions. I'm six volumes.
The same firm gave Sl35 Tor Aliens IL
brary edition. in thirty-nine volumes OF
the works Of Ruskin.
George n. Smith gave 500 for copy OF
Magnolia Christi Americana: or. The
Ecclesiastical History Of New England.
in seven books. by Cotton Mather. The
total Of the session was so.SS6 %. making
the total for the entire sale si,lS2.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
Coming Sale of Unique
Collection in This City
Next Week.
MORE BROOKFIELD-
THACKERAY LETTERS
Library Rich in Items OF First m
pOrtance-Some of the Prizes
A Good Catalogue.

The DISPERSION. by Iuhlc sale. Of
famous collection. whether II he Of old
masters or Of rare ana valuable books
and manuscripts. has come to be in
certain sense a sporting event Beyond
the circle OF connoisseurs and amateurs.
collectors and dealers. there is far
greator circle % people whose interest
in the intrinsic value. beauty. scarcity.
or associations OF the OBJECTS offered for
sale is only slight. but whose curiosity
concerning ;he prices paid and their
comparison with earlier records is lively.
Such sale offers the true opportunity
for the study Of what is now known as
the psychology If the auction room.
II was thus AZ the sale Of the Hoe
library: 1t will be thus, undoubtedly at
the sale. on Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday afternoons and evenings Of next
week. by the Metropolitan Art Associa-
tion ut the Anderson Auction Rooms. OF
the Thackerayana collected by the late
Major William II. Lambert. OF Pkiladei-
phia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
OTHER THACKERAYANA.

There are here however, many other
prizes worth coveting, for, as MI buthe'
{ Livingston. the compiler of the excei-
lently annotated catalogue, points out
this collection is "the finest ever Drought
together" There are complete se's u
.rrbo Snob" and THE Townsman, TWO
.colIege magazines TO which ThackeraS
in his youth; proOao'!
,nior,e COPY of the first and only issue oil
The Whitley Brown Paper Magazine
comics OF the privately printed little plays
.t;iry GIumpus'' and The Exquisites'
with Thackerays drawings copy u
..rhe Yellowplush Correspondents pun
lished i'm philadelphia in 1873, reprlhteu
from "Fraser's Magazine ana the hrst
volume of Thackeray's writings lssueu
anywhere. and. most valuable OF all the
Of The Rose and the hihs'
With series of eighty-one drawings
some Of them in colors, ana ihciuui"e
more than twenty which were not printed
in the published book and when nave
never been reproduced. There are signed
artoprsph letters written by Thackeray
during his first visit TO this country, not
always fattering to his American hosts:
It's nothing here but dollars ana
Natterv: but | don't think II harms my
head as ] keep In constant we" that tlle
people are always eXaggeralng ana Una.
I am not half such swell In my own
country as they made me out here. :.
I don't intend to make book NO. NO.
The goose is much too good a goosey 10
he killed. I'm fact I'm looking ahead
and my dear friends must help me- ! We
been here and there in the Upper Ten
world but not much. It's the most curl
ms yarnish of civilization. The girls are
dressed like the most stunning french
actresses the houses furnished ike the
most splendid gambling houses. -.
Now I have seen three great CIT =
les Boston, New York. Philadelphia J
think | like them all mighty wei. Ihey
seem TO be not so civilized as our Lon,
don. but more so than Manchester ana
TJverpool At Boston is very good lite-
rate COMPANY indeed. IL is like Edin-
hurch for that-a vast amount OF Tory
ism and donnishness everywhere mat OF
New York the simplest and least preten,,
tious. for IL suffces that a man should
keen fine house give parties. ana nave
a daughter. TO get all the world TO MN.
The Society was comprenez III
doing a good business at Baltimore ana a
small select one here lin Nashlns'ohl
The big-Wigs all come and are pleased
iii the legations and old Scott the unsuc-
cessful candidate for the Presidency etc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
MONTROSE w. HOUCk.

Montrose w. IIouck, for three years
commodore of the New Rochelle lach'
club and as long the president OF the
1yapderers' Hockey club. dropped dead
at noon yesterday while at the Ems
Club. Heart disease was given as the
cause of death. For the last few years
Commodore Houck had not been active
in either yachting or hockey. lie now
ever. had many friends in both sports
and had always been an enthusiastic ioi-
lower of all athletic games. lie also was
a member of the New York Athietlc
club Commodore Houck lived in New
Rochelle lie was in the wholesale com
Mission business at No. lS9 Franklin
street He leaves a wife and one son
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
AN INTERESTING SALE.

To collectors Of Thackerayana this
sale offers an opportunity such as is not
likely ever to occur again. Interest In
it has centred thus far chiefly in the new
collection of Thackeray- Brookfeld let
tiers Editorial comment was made some
time ago I'm these columns on these con-
fessons Of the platonic love or the
greatest of English novelists for lady
whose clerical husband was very mucn
annoyed over Il. and sharply interfered
IN the end The right and the wrong OF
IL have been discussed from every pos
sible point Of view. light in abundance
favorable and unfavorable. has been
drawn from IT on Thackeray's charac-
ter wherefore II remains. for the mo-
mont. 10 point out that this part OF the
collection must be sold as unit. in or
der 10 retain its value and enhance II Tor
the DAYS to come. For the information
Of the sporting element in our auction
rooms II may be added here that another
part of the Thackcray- Brookheld letters
was bought at the sale Of the Augustin
DAILY library I'm 1900 for $4,000 by the
late J. Pierpont Morgan. Major Lam
bort was a bidder at this sale. but the
master collector carried of the prize
The bidding for these thirty-two letters
promises to be lively; their future own
ership arouses curiosity for at least one
Obvious reason. Lively interest VIII also
be taken in the presence or absence at
this sale of foreign collectors and deal
ers. VIII all these treasures be retained
ir this country. or will England erdeaVor
10 secure at least part Of them as cher-
ished relics Of her great Victorian novel,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
TIE REV. DR.. j. w. CAMPBELL

The Rev. Or. j. W. Campbell died yes
terdav al the home Of his daughter MrS
Norman Earnestly. of Scarborough. III
Campbell was closing a five-year pastor
a.. ar Mount Kisco and was in his sixty
fifth year He was born at Bath' o'euoe'
County. and educated at Bala%in1 u nor
tant Methodist pulpits. among them peihs
tbree i'm New York-Sixteenth street
Treroont and Washington Heights.
The funeral will be held IN the NOUN
ty,Ico ltethodist Church on Monday az 1
NICK nlIoc IL leaves a wife and four chill