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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
tBy Cable to The Tribune.I

London, Aug. 15.-Tne following ex-
tracts from a private letter received
from an English correspondent with
the Belgian forces give an idea of the
difficulties of war correspondents under
modern conditions:
81 am having - or time with
these military blighters here. Most Of
my afternoons and evenings are spent
in jail have pass from the Belgian
War Office, with my photograph at
tached, and countersigned by the gen.
eral staff, but the trouble is no one
apparently will recognize it. It's a
pure bluff and not worth the paper it's
written on. Then, peasants who are
too infirm to go to the front and young
sters of every village throughout Bel
GUM have turned themselves into a
police force, and IL you try TO go any
where outside of Brussels in an auto,
mobile you are held up, searched and
asked TO show your papers every half
mile. Yesterday two Belgian journal
lists and myself went to Namur and
Dinant, journey of about eighty
miles, hoping to discover the where
abouts of friends. kept record and
found we were stopped tifty-two times.
On reaching Namur on our way back,
despite our official papers, we were ar
rested as spies and dragged off by a
band of ferocious soldiers TO military
headquarters, followed by a savage
mob anxious to lynch US. We were
kept there some time before being re-
leased. When we got to the Office Of
the commandant we fonud The London
Times man already there, prisoner,
The most dangerous part OF the game
is that the average peasant is armed
with a rusty blunderbuss and harries
one along the road in the country. He
cannot even read and official papers
mean nothing to him. For him every
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
a CRITICAL REVIEW
OF ALSACE CAMPAIGN
German Army Officer Analyses the Preliminary
Movements of the Battle Now
Impending.

the enemy and found oct his power OF
resistance or has prevented him from
finding cur location and strength, ~
withdraws with more or less loss pald
fer its enterprise.
Then we read of battles fought, vic
tories won and many thousands killed
on the other side! The next day
readers are astonished because the side
which claimed the victory stands
number of miles back of the place
where it fought, and the side which
suffered the great losses has advanced
an equal number Of miles in its in
vasion.
Such news refers to the north and
south ends Of the wide field of action,
to the wings of the two great armies
opposing each other on the German
French frontier Nothing is known of
the movements in the centre, nor OF
the dislocation of the armies them
selves. II cannot with any approxima-
ton be told how near they stand to
each other, and therefore nothing can
be said of the time when they Will
meet in great decisive battle or
battles.
Struggles Are Preliminary.
The struggles on the Wings OF the
main position show that both antago-
nists have made, and are still making,
their great efforts to "overwing" and
flank" the others position, to turn
and bend the enemy's wing backward
and gain the advantage Of cross fire,
TO embrace" the enemy, and to finally
roll him up" when the final decision
approaches.
What is meant is easily seen, for
example, in studying the battle of
Gravelotte-St. Privat in the last Ger
man-French campaign, where the out
fanking of the right wing of the
French by the Saxon corps and the
cross fire from the Prussian Guards
and the Saxons inaugursted that move
ment of the French which ended only
in their retreat into fortified Metz.
Something similar on a much larger
scale, from one wing or from both at
the same time, is TO be expected in the
decisive battle to come.
There is no doubt that the Germans
have advanced their right wing con-
siderably in Belgium, and have forced
back the French right wing in Alsace;
no doubt that the present state OF
things at the French frontier is in
favor of the Germans; but probably il
will be a week or more from to-day
before the main armies meet. and a
first important victory will be gained.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
French and English Words Are
Lese Majesty in Berlin Now
by Cable to The Tribune.l

Rotterdam Aug. -The German give practically no war
news bu contain some notes Berlin during time which are
not without interest English words have disappeared
from bon fronts and it is unpatrohc them Ill
yon Among the banned words formerly use are
obes" "naneaux' manicure and tngrh clothing
All menus At the hotels and appear German and
% "oeisetae The well known Queens Bar has become
oct Deutschland" "Boheme has been renamed Oemia
The Hague Aug l5Heny Dyke American Minister 10 Inc
Netherlands has gone and arrange Tor the nous
mo d the Americans there from Germany lie also
vii arrange for their early transportation the United States
The American offered to help all the subjects ana %eS
nj the nations ar war to repatranng them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
BELGIAN HA WKSHAW WIS
TARTARS TO THE PRESS

one not wearing a Belgian uniform is
German spy.
"Some Belgian officers are little bets
ter than these ignorant peasants. Lei
me give you an example: Yesterday on
leaving Namur on our way 10 Brussels
three officers, members of a flying
corps, asked for lift as far as their
aerodrome. Anxious TO oblige, ] con-
scented and drove them right inside the
ground where the aeroplanes are kept.
Once there, they rewarded our kind
ness by denouncing US as spies and or
dering our arrest by soldiers. This
will give you some idea of the Difficult
ties encountered in attempting 10 get
anywhere near where things are hap
pening. | don't anticipate ever getting
anywhere within cannon sound of the
battlefield, and even IL | did succeed
in getting TO the front I don't expect
| should ever be allowed to return
alive with story. All these people
have made up their minds to harry cor
respondents as if they were so many
dogs"
London, Aug. ia letter received
in Cardiff from private in the Belgian
army who took part in the lighting a.
Liege describes how a young corporal
by the name of Lupin shot the officers
and the gunners of German battery
and then was killed by German shell.
The letter says that the Germans.
having failed in frontal attack, were
bringing up artillery, when Lupin, ex-
claiming Leave them to me-" dashed
out and, taking cover behind wall 10
the German left, enfiladed the crew OF
the German battery. He shot down in
quick succession the chief officer. then
the under-officers and finally the gun
ners Confusion ensued among the
Germans, who directed their last gun at
the wall, bringing it down and crush
ing Lupin 10 death.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16

Several members Of the Tolstoy fami-
~, including .Toystoy's widow, have Of
fered their services to the government
for Red Cross or other work.
The Austrian and German consuls
have left Riga.
a semi-oficial communication is pub
lished, denying the charges that Rus
SLAMS have sacked the Armenian dis
tricts bordering on Russia, and that the
Russians have massacred many Mussel-
mans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
By A. f.. PIORKOwSkI, Major lmpe-
rial German Army.

rial German Army.
A suffering public in this country
has of late complaiped much that war
news is very one-sided, uncertain and
unreliable; that it reads Of daily vic
tories and unexpected successes by
the Belgians and their allies and the
enormous losses of the Germans, OF the
invasion of Alsace by the French, the
taking of the fortress" of Muhlhausen
and the like, and yet finds the next day
in the papers the situation hardly
changed. The public therefore is ready
to accuse newspapers Of partially in
favor of Servia and the Triple Entente
and Belgium.
This is rather unjust. The fact is
that our news, with unfortunately few
exceptions, reaches US by way OF Lon
don or Brussels and is censored by
British authorities. We can judge only
as VIC hear il from the other side.
The trouble is that we receive numer-
Gus rumors, assumptions and inven-
tions, often political lies, and such we
give to the public. .
As long as the German are prevented
from sending their news or are unwill-
ing to give il, there is only one thing
to do-to survey the whole field Of re-
ports available, think them over crit
ically, compare yesterdays news with
to-day's and form an opinion Of our
own.
No Great Battle Yet.
One thing seems certain. There has
not yet been a battle or any simiIa ar
important enterprise from either side.
All these advances, cavalry fights mot
all the German horsemen are Uhlans,
as one might suppose from the papers,
and skirmishes are only preliminary.
They are Reconnaissance, from small
patrols up TO "reconnoissances in
force" of comparatively small bodies Of
combined cavalry, infantry and artil-
lery. Their results, as far as loss OF
life and advance. or retreat are con-
cerned, are Of little consequence TO the
secret march of events. Their purpose
il to veil cur own movements and TO
learn the antagonists whereabouts and
strength.
Armies nowadays are concealed by
an outer veil of cavalry designed for
such n purpose. When armies are APP.
preaching one another the cavalry
forces-the wells" and the eyes" of
the greater bodies behind-are the first
TO meet in conflict. As SO n as its pur-
pose is attained and il has drawn out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
Germany Threatens Death
to Patriots Who Interfere

London Aug l5The correspondent Of the Exchange Telegraph
Company Berlin that Germany
Belgium through neutral stating
the German army leave doubt that France
organized popular Germany which
private wearing firing upon German troops
Germany gives that from to-day Belgian French
private who although uniform fires German
troops with communications between the OF
the guard interfere with the
advance army will be shot Immediately The note adds
that character will be the fault OF
France and BelgiuH-not Of Germany.
Brussels Aug 5An newspapers print III large their
Civilians enonng them keep their doors
closed and in the that hamlet occupied by Ger
man troops give the Germans opportunity
Of accusing non-combatants OF firing them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
German losses in killed throughout inc "S
ing agains he Belgians 81 far amounts to 5000
ASSAULT ON FORTS CONTINUES.


ing agains he Belgians far amounts to $1,000
ASSAULT ON FORTS CONTINUES.
to-day tho Belgian major IN command
the Legc cond the rumors that they hsu
surrendered The battle is declared TO be still going on
adds that the conduct and courage OF
Lgc have been exemplary as hey fede
that France has replied the appeal Of Belgium for aid
Ministry War to-day officially denied inc uno 'd
the Germans had occupied the Of Det the northeast
Of Louvaiu.
The Belgian that TO o'clock TINS evening
there had been no engagement Des The number OF Germans
uq Province have been exaggerated and the genera
military situation excellent but for strategic reasons inc
General Staff says that / will issue more bulletins
Accompany Belgian infantry abushed companies OF herman
OF Cunlth 1880 o'clock FRIDAY
According dispatch the Germans broke and fed leaving
fifty dead The Belgian suffered casualties
Train suspended between Iemont ana a"ue d
German force. are reported be that region
ondon Aug 5Thre indications Of an intention on the part
Of the German troops enveop left the allied forces
according to statement the official bureau here TINS
afternoon. The statement adds: r, g., -.
"No special importance has come to hand Ihee nave
engagements at one or points but these to have been NANNY
outpost affairs ,., r.t 81
News from indicate that the Frenh ana
Rcgn artillery proving superior the German and also that the
German infantrymcn do determinedy face bayonets
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
WOUNDED AT MOSCOW
Tolstoy's Widow Offers Her
Services for Red Cross Work.

London, Aug. 16.--German wounded
are beginning to arrive at Moscow. says
Reuter- dispatch from st. Petersburg,
and they are being we'll cared for.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
Portugal, Anti-German, Shops
Joy in English Alliance
IBy Cable to The Tribune.

Lisbon Aug IA elayed)-The press here very d
bles news OF German which sometimes aterwad con-
tradcted ,,- -,
The Minister of Foreign Affairs interview declared that the
Of Portugal England could not be better Never before ne
said had the advantages alliance with Great Britain been so clearly
sen since Portugal was enabled obtain and provisions
The prevalent during the first days OF the war has now s
subsid
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
Italy Refuses Way Through
Country for Austrian Arm,

to his government asking Italy TO allow
free passage through the country of
four corps Of the Austrian army and
facilitate their progress to the French
frontier Italy, it is added, Indignantly
refused.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
lRy cable 70 The TrIbune. ]

Paris. Aug. ia special dispatch
TO "L'Excelsior" from Geneva states,
on highly credible authority, that the
Duca d'Avarna, Italian Ambassador TO
Austria, was charged with the mission
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
CBy Cable to The Tribune.)

Paris l5-Accordng information from St Petersburg the
proclamation the Polish population Of Germany
Austria stating restoring territorial integrity Poland
and giving governor nominated by the Gar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
GERMANS TO HURL FULL
FORCE AGAINST BELGLANS
Continued from page I

has mix bluff with the German strategy against
Brussels The bombdment Lge with siege reported for the
find the passage the under the the
impossible.
an noting the operations have used dis
compliment from the Regarding
localities official bulletins disclosed the theatre somewhat but
still is best not closely The only legitimate interest
these early operations observations OF tactics
yesterday at point near again made half
attack and repued easily with sght Belgian loss Ger
man cavalry, which in close order suffered heavily
"Began cyclists proving horny German cavalry on this
terrain which resembles closely that OF the OF Sussex 1t is
oed that cyclists effective that the Germans have
thew will give them no quarter this without confirmation
"Bv the train that from Osend Brussels thirty well
Guarded dbeyeled spies CLEANED by jealous bands from different
n the line One ticket collectors alone had caught
four IN the last few days obviously pleased with himself for
this service 0 his country
evening outside cafe was watching seven french
arrive with the battered diapdated relic of what had been
once luxurious limousine held high with tires when there
was scuAie Just behind Vicious OF "epon and then
nban member Of the Cyque led doubtful person
Belgian uniform spies taken each day tried late night and
hear there is no appeal number shot each day dawn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
GERMANS DROP BOMBS.

Three bombs dropped from German areopne Namur
Friday evening damage but the second wounded
FIVE men three of them seriously third fell pavement OF the
Omas Bridge One of the had the lower part Of both legs
bv aneed OF Namur very indignant over this
outrage against a which a Of siege
yesterday Des and retreated
Hat heavily They tried the attack the Belgian
southern cavalry division charged This operation
the
direction and Tongre but engagement occurred
In the battle according the latest advices in the Bel
pan capital soldiers escaped unhu OF the 1900
5000 engaged Many the field OF the German artillery
lost in the swamp remained Of the German attack
ing column retire o Tongres
special train has been
the Among them reported be German
The News correspondent Brussels who has returned from
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-14

III the OlQ udyS, as uV6 passes plalnly
indicate. 1t was these passes that |
got him in trouble.
To any one who isn't Historically
optimistic, there is small chance for
the Sox to win that American League
pennant. If it were just question of
the pitching staff, President Comis-
key could already place an order for
printing the worlds series tickets.
But outfields and infieIds also have
something to do with winning ball
games, and our strength in those two
departments is not of pennant getting
proportions. There is at least one
weak spot on the infield, and possibly
two. The outfeld hasn't the batting
strength or the speed on base to gath
er the runs for enough games to land
at the head of the column.
Sunday Joe Tinker's outfieId regis
tered an even dozen hits in two
games. Yesterday, to show that the
performance was not freak, the
Tot gardeners proceeded to amass II
more safeties There was not so much
consistency in the work yesterday, |
Zwilling smacking six of the blows.
Ward Miller looks very good in a
Sloufed uniform, but it is doubtful if |
he would aid the Cubs any more this |
season than he did in 1913. i
Miller has overcome tendency to |
hit solely to left field, as his homer
and triple in the second game showed. |
Both smashes travelled to right, the |
four-bagger landing among the
bleacherites.
Possibly Tinker is teaching his
young men to take desperate chances
on the bases in an effort to put the |
opposition up in the air. But he GER
tainly isn't teaching so many of them |
to get trapped off first base. /
Joey's crew is not good baserun-
ming aggregation, taking it from top |
to bottom. Zeider, Flack and Farrell |
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-14

uSuE0, as the Inks are Strung
enough with the stick to step into the
ball and whale a victory. But if there :
is a batting slump, there must be
comparative reaction in the base
work.
Poor old Walter Johnson. That de-
crepit person could only hold Detroit
to three hits and fan 10, besides bat
ting in the run needed to win. Milan
and Shanks helped get the other two
tallies.
Collins held Cleveland to two hits,
and Red Sox were never in danger.
Marvellous fielding by Graney and Lie
bold kept down the Boston score.
Dugey knocked a homer in the 18th
with one on and-Boston Braves nosed
out Cards. Five pitchers worked.
Dolan got a homer, double and single,
Meanwhile two doubles and a single,
and Wilson a double and triple.
+ Steve Evans homer in 18th only
run of Pittsburgh-Tip Top game.
Dickson and Finneran each allowed
but five hits.
Russell Ford was hammered after
MS Buffalo pals naQ won the nrSC
game from Baltimore. Booze and
Knabe each got three hits in the =,
opener. a--s
indianapolis punched five hits off
Packard in the fifth for five runs and
the game. Laporte, Chadbourne and
Gilmore were hitting stars.
Cleveland has purchased Pitcher
Doty from Vancouver of the North
western League. -...-....
White Sox are reported to have
bought Dutch Altman, loutfelder
from Grand Forks of the Northern.
League, for delivery August 1. He is
hitting 1926 in the minor company.
Pitcher Rowan has been released
by Cincinnati to Chattanooga of the
Southern League. " ~. -..,
Ray BiegIer and John Samuel tied
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-05

director picked Carolyn Thomson, a
Minneapolis girl quite unknown to
fame. But she had beauty, voice
and charm and they got her the
part. Miss Thomson is only IS. She
made her debut at Atlantic and be-
fore she went on the stage for her
first performance received the fol-
lowing letter: .:r-
my Dear Miss Thomson: .H
81 am informed that in competition
with many applicants you secured
the position of prima donna. You
have splendid future before you,
and 1 join with your many friends in
Minnesota in wishing you all possible
success. Very sincerely yours,
"a. o. Eberhart, Governor"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-05
UNION MEN IN PROTEST

AGAINST JUDGES ACTION
Three members of the Flat Jani-
tors Union were up before Judge
Wade at the Municipal Court, 35th
and Halsted streets, charged with
disorderly conduct and fined 5000.
The judge then suspended sentence
and continued the case for six
months. -.
The men, John Sullivan, Eugene
Fosdick and Arthur tombstone, deny
that they were at any time disorder
ly and claim that the complainant,
Mrs. Riser, 1906 Ellis avenue, charg-
ed them with disorderly conduct be-
cause they had been trying to organ
ize her flats.
No evidence was given and no one
sworn in at the trial. The men want
ed a continuance to obtain lawyer,
but the Judge refused to grant it and
Immediately assessed the fine, the
men claim.
There was no case against the
men and the union was not prepared
for such an outcome. The officials
claim that it is an effort to handicap
their activities in the event of
strike.
Sullivan and Fosdick are officials
of the union and the 5000 fine may be
used as a club if they become too
active in the 35th street district.
A subcommittee consisting OF
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-05

New York, Jan. 5.-Sixty aspiring
prima donnas responded when JOS
eph P. Bickerton sent out a call for
someone to fill the leading role in a
second company of adele" his mu-
steal comedy. &.
Out of them all Bickerton's stage
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-18
RIVAL CAPITALS
CLAIM VICTORY
EASTERN THEATRE
BRITAIN TO OPEN CAMPAIGN
AGAINST GERMAN SOUTH AFRI-
CAN COLONIAL POSSESSIONS
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, Dec. 18-Conflicting state
ments regarding military progress in
Poland fail to disclose accurate infor-
nation regarding the campaign in the
eastern theatre of the war. Both Ber-
lin and Vienna dispatches assert to-
day that decisive defeat has been in
flicted upon the Russians and that the
Muscovite forces are retreating along
the whole line. All resistance to the
Austro-German advance has been en-
tirely broken or so enfeebled as to be
insignificant, say the Teutons, while
Petrograd advices fatty contradict
such statement.
The Russian version of the Polish
campaign says one of the German col
umns advancing toward Warsaw has
been utterly routed, and in other sec
tions practically no change has oc-
Cured That the Russian positions
are being stoutly maintained is the
substance of Petrograd kilograms ear
ly today, and the failure Of the Ger
mans to reach Warsaw, seems to lend
veracity to the claim of Russian sue
cesses against Won Hindenburg's force.
From Berlin information concerning
Emperor Wilhelms health is to the eff
feet that the kaiser's condition is such
as to permit his immediate return to
the front. The kaiser will probably
rejoin the German army at an early
date, and personally direct the opera
tions in the field.
Premier Botha, of the Union of
South Africa, announces that the re-
bellion against British authority in
that quarter of the globe has been
crushed and that preparations are
now being made to invade the German
African colonies. Native African troops
under British officers will be used in
the campaign against Germans col
onial possession, and British naval
vessels will asst the expeditionary
force.