New-York tribune., 1914-09-25

,.eognition OF their services, the iron
c,oss has been bestowed on each mem
h,r Of the crew Of the submarine.
Main headquarters reports that it
a, bsen sscertaincd that one mortar
rot was fired against the cathedral OF
Pbsims. as otherwise il would be i'm
oossible 70 drive away the enemy's OBJ
ssrrstion posts. which were noticed
tSsrs. with held artillery.
"a message from main head quarters
1.sribipc tine operations in France
avs there has been no fighting in the
l,st few DAYS, except some unimpor-
apt artillery engagements, and that
N spite Of the unfavorable weather the
German troops are in excellent condl-
ton"
Manchester. Mass, Sept 24.-Dr.
Csnstantin Thcodor Dumba, Austro-
Hungarian Ambassador to the United
States. announced tonight that he had
received a wireless message by way OF
Sayyille from Count Berchtold as fol-
aThere have been no fights in the
northern war theatre during the last
few days, except some unimportant cam
rbnsdes. Despite unfavorable weather
cur troops are in excellent condition.
ain the Balkan war theatre an i'm
portsnt Servian position west Of kru-
psiy Eroupauil was taken after sew
eral days Of hard lighting. The re-
sistance Of the Servians there is broken
and Servian guns captured
@The French feet has once more bonn
barded the fortihcstiOns at the en-
trance of Bocche Dilattaro Bocche dl
Cattsrol without any success. Two
lighthouses on a small island we're de-
stroyed; then the squadron left the
Adristic again
Saws They Are Servian Lies.
Ambassador Dumba added the follow
ing comment:
1T results from the above communi-
cation that all reports sent out from
ST. Petersburg Rome and London about
the desperate position or cutting on OF
General Dankl's army near PrZemysl
are again pure fiction, meant to impress
public opinion in neutral countries.
The same applies 10 the Servian lies
about successes I'm Servia and Bosnia"
london. Sept 24-The Reuter- CORE
spordgn, at Berlin, in a dispatch reach
ING here by way Of Amsterdam, trans
mits an official report given out at
army headquarters. This announce
ment is dated September %, evening,
and is as follows:
"The right wing of the German west
army, beyond the River Disc, has been
engaged in battle with the French. VINO
tried unsuccessfully to envelope 1t.
Eastward, as far as the Argonne
ForeT, there were no important en-
gagements to-day.
"To the east Of the Argonne region,
Narennes was captured in the course
Of the day, and the attack is proceed
ing.
"Germau troops attacking the French
forts south Of Verdun victOriously re-
pulsed a violent cOunteT-attack made
from Verduu. Toul and across the River
NeuSe The heavy artillery used
against Troyon-les-P Paroches, Camp
des-Rolains and Lunevllle was vlsloly
successful
Advance Guard Repulsed.
IN French Lorraine and on the Al
SAGE frontier French advance guards
have At some points been repulsed.
There has been no decisive action at
any point.
"No news has been received from
either the Belgian or the eastern the
aires Of war"
Berlin, Sept. "a (by wireless to Say
vile, Long lsland)-The official an
nouneement issued yesterday by the
headquarters of the German army says
that German heavy artillery is success
lqlly bombarding TroyOn- les -Paroches'
Camp-des-Romain and Louirville.
The Wolf Bureau, the semi-ofticial
news sgency, has published statement
giving details of an alleged outrage by
french military bicyclists in charge OF
an officer or wounded German soldiers
n two Red Cross motor cars near
betheBcourt. Only two men escaped,
and this in spite of their wounds, while
the remainder were killed by the bicy-
ehsts, and robbed. The German press
says this is another proof Of the bar
oarcUs treatment of wounded Germans
BY he French.
tn war loan has been oversubscribed
snd Is huge success. Official figures
Just published give the final results of
me subscription as follows: The total
1883 $40 600 marks lS1 ,097 1894, ,000),
consisting of 1,3l8,199, 800 marks
sSzsb49000l in imperial bonds, and
!ilt,205,0O0 marks 1924, 4,300,000), and
iS%lll 200 marks (S473,542, 5000 in
0'ner forms Of security.
ne German submarine, U-9, in
yaaFge o. Lieutenant Commander We'd
ISen, escaped unhurt after the sink
~ OF the British cruisers Aboukir,
Iessy and Hogue in the North Sea.
al the members OF the crew of this
sSuDaarlne have been decorated with
'ae Order Of the Iron Cross.
Submarine Sank Pathfinder.
ca ,ofhcisl statement says that the
IIsh ~. cruiser Pathfinder was sunk
=" ~ a mine, but by the German sub
eaged unhurt. '''''
"a s!gSitnesses to the bombardment of
Irn ,nheims Cathedral say that the
m. HnB was only slightly damaged.
~ Serman press calls attention 70
~. ~ iset that the English. when fbev
Nsa Delhi in 1857, did not spare
glorious monuments of India. and
A. 'eSites, also, that Nino Bixio. Leader
me Gsribaldinas, threatened 10
siS,;"lt si;s.tq the Vatican when he was be-
siag Rome.
LobSnlR3' Sept "a (vis The Hague and
rssssGa 1.-The German General Staff.
Geps.lq3g to the death Of Lieutenant
byS Steinmetz, says he was killed
isrlssa asment Of shrapnel severing his
feeisJ vein. General Steinmetg di-
biessss She fire Of the 42.6 centimetre
h0f curing the sieges of LieRe, Ma
Rsc,s " Aaubeuge. Later he was
'intrS N command Of division Of in
Eaes
A'inE The STAFF says that the