The Washington times., 1914-08-31

.ov war news is hcinc received is
M CnOa more when reading this
rning's papers. Side by side the
.ors rrint two London dispatches.
a tolls that the Russians. hotly
-suinc the German forces. have en-
4 the great Fast Prussian fortress
honiCSherG on the heels of the
NY. securing command Of tho tow II
. fortress. Tho other states that
mans. under General Won Linden
.. defeated 4 big Russian army and
.No the cars troops across the
nv corps and that many cavalry
lsioNs Nere routed. "Austrians win.
90 adds the report. following up the
asnInk triumph. " nile St. Petersburg
0tnucs TO claim Victories
hat Paris is in a had way. there can
no doubt The war office at las
IellinG the anxious Parisians the
Ncd truth. and even If it had not. the
neararce of German aviator over
o 'I,y in broad daylight. throwing
nhs int" tn" streets. has opened the
vs ot the easily dupcc. Optimistic in
riranrs that. SO to say. the enemy is
the raIes." Heretofore. whenever
p Frcuch LOST Il fight. and were COM
81 L, retreat farther and farther
K toward the capital German papers
-rE" the authorities never were at
.n-s L. lind eNIeuuatinG CirCum-
.r"S hut in the face Of the Ger
. aviator. who had actually escaped
'ulur French aerial squadron.
h uE Paris and dropping bombs into
civ. tn" war office was obliged "a
the Veil OF secrecy-if not deccp-
from the s,aECcrinG facts.
Time For Secrecy Past.
nat the British also are being anak-
II 10 the stern necessity Of knowing
g real" truth without oratorical en-
Wshmonts and demonstrations OF
not members in the house Of COM
.s one can see from the dispatch
ne core rspondent OF the London Mail
q wires from Amiens: This is q
'Ful story which | have to tell. The
. for double dealings and secrecy
0sSt You in England should know
. truth and not half or part of the
aucInE inCessantly etc" The
u tells an unvarnished tale of the
.oo punishment inflicted upon the
,lsh soldiers during the fights of
week
far the most important news this
ming. according to the New York
rman press. is the report that Tur-
V IS preparing 10 enter the strife as
ally Of Germany. OF course. no one
his right senses could expect to see
r sultan take up arms on behalf Of
lssi9. the arch enemy of Turkey for
INJURIES past. But il is pleasing to
- that III" porte has not forgotten
the Kaiser has done TO save its
lSten"e in Europe and to COuuteract|
'Ssla and England in their efforts To-
asp the key TO the Dardanelles. ~
S report is confirmed. and there Isl
-siiG reason TO doubt its truth, as
.ama from the German embassy.
p the tables easily will be turned
l~~r the Gar. who will have to
- '-e bulk Of his army to safeguard
-0uther1 frontiers and the Black
q shore on the one hand. while he
81 keep up the present fight against
stria also. A number Of German
'arv officers are on the way to
~"has" Of the German men-or-war
chen and Breslau. who sought
7~tuary in Turkish waters when being
cod by the King Of Italy to leave
shelter they had sought at the
I "f Nessina. seem to leave hardly
- doubt as to the intentions Of the
erDmsrt Of the Sultan Germany
g receives her reward for having
one Of her most prominent staff
""~S. Won der GOltz. to Turkey to
~Ceuizo the Ottoman army. whi-n
r. moro than dozen wears to &C
0Plsn. This is the same Baron Won
70 G0.tz ~oltz PashaD whom the
.'sor appointed the other days a.
"ern0r of German Belgium'O
Wants Mikado to Aid.
-o-mer Foreign Minister Pichon. in
public statement. urges France 10
a England request the NikadO 10
4 his powerful army to Europe in
ier 70 aid the allies This would be
worse tHan that which England has
~ already by having Japan attack
many n east Asian waters But
'ess the Tokyo government would
7NlCt itself publicly IN tho eyes Of the
ole world as deCeivers Japan can
"rry well get herself enhrOied any
- he in the European wa For the
01nese foreign minister. as well AS
p ambassador here. have gone on rec
! TIbl"ly that by doing what she
80 far. Japan has fulfilled her
atv obligations toward her great ally.
gland. hut that as to OF her matters