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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-08

JOHNSON TO MEET HOWARD.
'hcs Come Through semi-a nails Of
Baysidc Tennis Tourney.

Merle johnson and u. u. NJ. Howard
WIZ meet In the final for the cup offered
III the mems singles open tennis tourna-
ment that was started at the Bayside
Tennis club on saturday. The event was
10 nave beeu concluded yesterday, but by
mutual consent the final was postponed
until next week. Some rare tennis WAS
shown In the semi-hnals and an interest
ing match is looked for when Johnson and
Howard clash.
Johnson, who has figured prominently
In contests In Queens and Nassau countie.
"or from T. NJ Hoxie, while Howard
defeated Randolph II. Lee. The latter was
caught of his game and did not exhibit
the form that marked his game In the
earlier stages OF the tournament.
johnson defeated Hoxie by s-3. e..
while Howard won from Lee by 81,
80.
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TRIPLE TIE AT WEE BURN.
e. ". seeIey, the scratch Man, Make.
Score Of as In Handics,.

STAMFORD, Conn. Sept. "A 80 hole
handicap played at Wee Burn to-day. best
Is holes to count ended In a triple tie.
{. ii. Seeley. scratch and A. s. PITT and
5. O. Adams with handcaps OF each re-
turned net scores Of GS. Other scores
We're:
40 ~ r. Cole, It's. 60: P. y. Knapp. sal.
~. p. ". s"or~ld. SILL, II; - y S-ii.ck
I'D. 80. Or. j. VI. Staub. SILL ~; J. 8
Gillespie. sos. ~; W. L. Baldwin. S3-S, -
The scores IN this class were:
A $. clark. sg-27. 81: T. t. r.ilimsp.
SIS 50; G. T. Marling. 9e-e2. 70: IL t.
Woodbury.. ol--l9. -. l.. Y Rrown 1On-gf
49, A. L. Trowbridge ae-is 10; g. G
Kelley, ss--ls. IS, u. r. Woodbury.. 9i-i6.
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Fowler Win. at 81. Andrews.

NorNr Horn. y. Y. Sept 7.-Charles
~ Fo"leT, Jr., was the winner OF the
holiday handicap played at the st An
ure"s Golf club to-day. His selected
Hshteen hole score after playing thirty
TX holes was 7J--l5, 90. w. Forbes
n, ryan, Jr, with sO---l5, 65. was second.
The scores
Nharlss y. Fowler Jr, IS, $50; W.
,o.ots Morgan, Jr., 80, l5-s5. \. L. How
"a 10 u 50, Paul sheldon. So, IL ST;
nIehis " REID. "a. ST; a. r Bedding
,%4ssns Stevens, 20, 90, james B,r-
p'n' - 10, A. X. ward, ~, lis
!. . Harrison. 81, l5--76. Fred Iiolbrook,
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BRICK IS sTwANoY CHAMPION.
Defeats Edgar Leo In FINAL. rwo
sets TO One.

MouNr VERNON. y. Y. Sept. Perry
Br"'k won the Siwanoy Country Club
lawn tennis championship here to-day de-
feating Edgar +. Leo In the final round
AT IS. 60. 6--2. The doubles title
went to Clark and Leo. who vanaulshed
'orinley and Davis In the final round at
81. SIS. g.. The summaries:
Siwanoy Country Ciub--Men's champion
snip singles, final round--Perry Brock de-
tct,ed Edgar y. Leo IS, s.. IS
Mixed Doubles go Semi-nnal round Miss
Sills and Gormley defeated Miss Ticntden
ana bradburnc. IS, s--2, s--s.
Men. Doubles Final ruund--Clark and
g.. - y"
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RELAY RECORD SMASHED.
New York A. e. Team wipes out
Mark Set by irish Americans.

NEW BRUNSWICK, y. j. Sent 7-At tho
games OF the Michelin A. c. held NJ New
town to-day the New York \. q. relay
team broke tho record for 1,2OO yards,
each man running 800 yards. Tho quar-
Yet was composed OF Tom Lennon, NJ
iagay. Frank McNally and W. Van Win
hle. They completed the distance In 2
minutes 2-5 seconds, clippinp tvo-fiftbs
Of u second from the time made by Shen-
pard, Rosenberser. Coyle and Kiviat OF
the Irish American A. G. at Celtic Park
last september. Tho New York 4. g.
team ran from scratch and won the race
ne Smart Set \. e. was second from
20 yards and the ozanam \. \. third tom
81 yards
X. Curtis won the pol. vauIt with 10
Feet inches. Homer Baker OF the New
YORK A. G.. starting fifteen yards behind
scratch. won the half mile In | minute
So 40 seconds
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Lawes and sawyer Head List.

MoNTCLAIR, Sept IA best ball four
some on the Upper Montclair Country
Club links to-day was won in the morn
ing competition by e. o. Lawes and T.. \
Sawyer with -, l2-6j, and In the
afternoon by ~ u. Buzby and r. 4.
Clapp with rs, Sc. The prize for the
Individual low net score Ina Class A went
10 c. u, Halsey with Sc. 16--70, while
A. n. Brownie won the low gross score
In Glass u with %. In the afternoon
the individual low net went to H. NOR
with rs.
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At the Irving y. G. soldier Delaney and
Al Benedict fought a draw,
At the Military \. G. Bushey Graham
had the better Of Jimmy Fasane.
At the Bergen Beach sporting club Al
kalc knocked out Jimmy belmont In the
second round.
81 the New Polo \, &, hid Butts quh
to John Lester johnson In the third round.
At the Vanderbilt \, G. Young Glover
knocked out Paddy Conway In tho seventh
round.
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In team match between teams cap
tanned by Thurston Ely and c. II, Muir
ply At the Great Neck Golf club yes
terday the formers side won by n score
OF Il To T. Foursnmes were played in
the afternoon and doubles in the morn
ing. In d Scotch foursome in which the
women members OF tho club participated
Mrs n Stewart Mcknight and Mrs. r.
Scott Mcknight won.
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GLEN RIDGE, Sept. Tn thirty-six
hole competition on the Glen Ridge Coun-
try Club links to-day IA cup presented by
Edward q. Ward for the lowest net score.
regardless OF class, went to G. c. Beck
man with 1872. %6--lt6, In Class A an
other cup was won BY ID. ~. Standish
with lS6, 3S-i4s, while In Class Is Dun
can Reid won with Els, 66--l52. For
the low net score at eighteen holes w. O..
Thomas won in Class A with So. 7-7b
and in Glass u. G. Braine won out
with 95, 2e-73. For the best selected
eighteen holes the prize went TO III. l..
SNYDER with so, 1t-66.
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rour Bnu TITLE mt stake.

PIAINFIELp. \. J., Sept. The chief
event at the Plainheld Country Club to-
day was the four ball championship OF the
club with the following results
First Round-H. L, Butler and N. J.
pumont beat II. h stockton ana
baton heat r. r. Perrin and II. A Fisk,
aud 3. W. l.. Cheney and I. -. Reinhart
heat IA u HibbHrd ana W. \, Engeman.
and ]; Arthur Murphy and .. o. Rogers
beat j. H. shoemaker aud J. Z. Erickson
second Hounds. n, Lounsbsry. and II.
T Eaton beat IL v Butler and NJ Dn-
mont, 3 aud g Arthur Murphy and D, O.
Rogers beat ". l.. Cheney ana +. o.
RpluhuTt, | up,
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hARrsnAlE, \, Y, Sept THE Presl-
.i ZAP gwen ny NJ. q, Starrett was
'ayed Tor to-day at the Scarsdale Golf
,'' country club. II was won by r. W.
''" whose card for the thlrty-siN
round Was l72--26. lt6. Lee W.
"AN"' Won the selected score COMPETE
w.t., WI. N''' -. The scores Tor the Presi-
~ " r,lSlIn. 1875, AS: q. II. cheney.
g.. g. II Quereau, 1870. ISL;
10 'tnps i7o--ls, l5i. Il. q. Holston,
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Ashmore's Handicap Counts.

II. Ashmore won the thirty-slx medal
play handicap at the Flushing Country
Club yesterday. with James A. Dayton,
Commission OF Public Works Of the
Borough of Queens, second The scores
II. Ashmore. 203, 52--l5l James A. Day
ton, 1876. 42-l53; r. r. Gates, IA. is
1856; w. l.. Barker, 1913. 42-l57: T.
Wright, 1914 Slit: +, b. Porter. 1875,
36-l59; +. +. Phillips. 200, i4-l59: w.
Babcock, 1913, 36--l62 r. ". Hemmeo.
COZ. t9---l69 c. II Roberts. el0. b6-l6a
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Marshall Back From War Zone.

Frank j. Marshall, United states chess
champion. return to America yesterday on
the steamship Rochamoeau from haVre,
after having been abroad to participate
In the international masters tournaments
AT st. Petersburg and Mannheim, In both
OF which was a prize inner.
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HEN LAYS ALL RIVALS LOW.
Wins Both Morning and Afternoon
Races of seawaphaka CIub.

OYSTER BAY. Sept 7--Yachtsmen Of
the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht club
mad double header here to-day. In the
morning there was an Interesting regatta
that brought sin OF the fifteen footers TO
the starting line. The winner was Hen
The property OF @. Nichols. The same boat
also was nrst home in the race sailed
during the afternoon. The wind was from
the west and fresh throughout. The sum
narles:
SLoOPS FIFTEEN EooTnRS- START. 40
INSIDE CDl'PSE
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Ties Plentiful At knoIIwood.

ELMsroRp, y. Y. Sept Ties were
plentiful in the competitions At the Knoll
wood Country Club to-day In the morn
Ing J. q. Dean and $. Keith Evans both
reached the nineteenth green in the tomb
stone competition and upon playing of in
the afternoon they again broke even, get
ting as far as the eighteenth green T.
Fox and Herman Marcus tied in the bogey
competition and on the playon Fox was
victorious.
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NtsLgN'oN.rHE-fI HUDSON, Sept Am
,Sn"'H 1ol" handicap was played At the
Use. luh to-day, and the winner was
". 'I'isou liz score Was Sj--l6, 60
os ne.d participated In the holiday
The leading scores:
- W Hudson, SID, 90. Ice Jenny,
~ Townsend Horror, SD. -; \
MN Il. II - 1reen. S. NH 5'' IT, in"a & g
''5'', 100 g. IS, o q smith, >: Is.
- " Coapor, yy.-l6, 10, q. =. smith,
-'s' ~. \ -. Bcebe 9g--lS. ST.
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HAwoRrH, y. d. Sept. 7.-tiolf competi-
tions were played to-day at the Haworth
Country club In Glass A eighteen hole
medal play Ira 81. Hedges won with s..
l2-72. g. Engle was second with s..
IO--75. In Glass b W, II. Glstt won with
l0l, 33--.6s. n A. Craighill Jr, was
second with %, 21-7+.
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Miss Freeman and shafer Triumph.

GLEN RIp0E. Sept, IA mixed doubles
tournament on the Glen Ridge La~n'Ten-
mis- club courts to-day resulted in VIC
torv In the final for Miss Helen Free
man and w. b. Shafer. who beat Miss
Margaret Uhler and Thomas Salter ID
"a 81, ct. In the semi-finals Miss
Irhler and Salter beat Miss Hague and f..
Waring 7--5, 60. Miss Freeman and
shafer beat Mr. and Mrs. J, NJ Merrill
A. q III G-4
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HAworTH. y. j., Sept. THE tourna-
mcnt for the tennis championship OF the
Haworth Country club was completed to-
day when the Anal match was won by
Frank u, Knapp from Dennsn Fink
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-08

HAchEHsAck, y. J, sept. THE Hack
cnsack Field club defeated Oritaui Field
club here this afternoon In a league base
ball game by score of 10 to 7. The game
was poorly played by both teams
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PRINCETON AND YALE
FIRST ROUND VICTORS
Cornell and Williams Put Out Of
Golf Team Match Mt
Garden City.
HARVARD AND PENN MEET
PLAY To-day in Semi-finals.
HARVARD AND PENN MEET
PLAY To-day in Semi-finals.
While Bulldog Clashes
With Tiger.

1900. A..
T'E'F> .'f' t. - NeP', - 'Ie ana
Princeton Won "'SIF w inc hrst round
o. the team '1tmpiouship OF the Inter
,olesai, ,toif Association. played to-
A., -.,- .h, ..ot~.,. of tho ,;ard., ,i,v
~ ri, 81, ..,,..-. -. go,
''H '''' ''"'
""s ''s W NC"
cut Of tie running 10y an 10 victory.
Harvard and Pennsylvania drew byes and
,,u MAY against each other in one semi
'."...-.s-..,,. ,.i..ia VI a,,1 oct.
faa! 'o'l"orro" VINE ' a,e ana ir'''''-
r,.,-..,,,,.. ,,cr, ,l,,.d I'm tho uorniry
-. 49, t,r,
.,... I'M. -..i', of the rourson,es forecast
-, -,, ,,- vi. ,so,, ,,,.. 81 ,h.
ne "'.'" w. ,,.i,,i.. Nv, ~, ''.'
t7re u, ''. .'H ''''" " ',''''''s "'' nv =,
'or took TWO our VT thr,e rom 'orht'l
Prrcetpus task was made little easier
W .Ne fact that Cornell was a man short.
Il Mst',eM' ''v h,',.., 'an, .,, y" -
Tar ana +. ~ lrlhu'' wdn oo,hpy nc, 10
y. Q, princeton single handed. lie was
go he, IN ard 4 10 NAV
~ ,,rr,,n,' ,bers was ono unset
~, N,rsb,u tho Williams CAPTAIN.
1880 " II GARDNER I'd. the Yale
l,4der. by up and TO play. All OF
no other Vale men won their matches
p-iurefo1 Won all along the line In the
,.,a-,o., ro, a single cornell man win
''crUo'.' no, taxts ~ TorreIl
Wing ne NAV -. - " ~,
rsrrl"d W ~ l''"'i'' 'ia '"N ".
ponen'. 20 me "Ile'e"'h Steer .u' ti
was Cnrucl!s ucdrst approach 10 SCOT
log point one singles match was de
,.,,,,.J o, trtprafon The summaries:
'"'' w. -
,N-vp,pf 1 Et.ATE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
'SrSS'o''IA'ff iRsr RoGSp '
yAryNS WILLIAMS
-,
f"Wsou''7'
os,dler and Pierce Marshall AMI tonnHr "
4 and ~ ...-. coleman ana tessen'
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TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
FIRST ROUND
YALE " WILLIAMS


NAIF " IIIsIN'I"
as,d,.- ana Pierce Marshall ami CourHr
4 and 81 ... coleman anu tes-eh'
rsylcr and Rourke % den a. and .....,. !
p-.din aud Bush a. Gleason and Victor. o
and % Inconsistencies. y
-' Total ......s.'sss'.s.. 1
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'TEEN FooTERs- START. !
INSIDE COURSE.
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BoMBARDiNG TSlNGTAU
Germans Resisting Japanese Attack
In Eastern Province

Toxic, Aug. 24.-The Toxic Yamato
in an extra edition Yesterday says
that the bombardment of Tsingtau by
the Japanese feet has begun. This
message was passed by the censor of
the navy department.
The blockade OF Tsingtau, the forti-
fed seaport Of Kiauchau, has begun
says a dispatch from Pekin. British
French and Russian vessels of war
are taking part In the movement. Up
to the present time only British regi-
ments have received orders TO keep
with the Japanese in the operations
against Kiauchau on the land side.
The French, however are expecting
orders TO assist the British. There
probably will not be more than two
or three regiments from each natioA
No reliable information has reached
PekiD yet as to any japanese landing
on the Kiauchau territory
The cipher message from Emperor
William addressed to the Tsingtau
garrison, in which they were called
upon TO defend the position to the ut
termost. was read aloud at rollcall
last Friday evening, says dispatch
from Tsingtau Ii was received stoi-
cally. The Germans have dynamited
all the tall structures in the city I
which might be of any assistance to
an attacking fleet in giving them
points. They have also des
troyed the railroad bridge at the boun
dairy OF their leased territory. and
they have RACED the Chinese villages
within the territory The inhabitants
If these villages have been partially
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Allies Not Seriously Worried Over
First German Victory
General Joffres Army Taken By Germans, Consisting
of 10000 Men Ensigns, Officers and
Provisions

Washington Aug. 25.-The German
army today captured 10000 men, sew
eral important generals of the French
Army. end all the equipment and en-
signs of the division commanded by
General Joffre and now holds Long
wry and the greater part of the Bel
go-Francan frontier
The German war Office via wire
less, informed the German embassy
here as follows:
Numerous ensigns, over $50 guns.
and 10000 prisoners taken by the
victorious German army in the cap
ture OF Lunneville today. Total army
of General Joffre dismembered, and
is no Longer capable of action. The
German Crown Princes army faced
the French west of Longwry and
overcame them. The army of the
Duke of Wuertenburg marched unob
structed through Belgium and cross
ed the River Semais completely
crushing the French Army at all
points. Numerous ensgns. prison
ers, guns and generals captured.
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TROOPS OF KAISER:
COMPEL ALLIES
TO RETREAT
Allied Forces Admit Failure of
Attack
GERMAN TROOPS IN PURSUIT
Japanese Fleet Begins Operations In
the East-Tsingtau Being
Bombsrded
GERMAN TROOPS IN PURSUIT

The French and British armies co
operating TO resist the German invas
ion Of France have suffered a severe
reverse and have been forced to re
tire ION the covering positions" as
the French official announcement puts
IT, Il is admitted that the aggressive
tactics have failed and that the allies
are now on the defensive
This French admission of the fail
ure follows official German reports OF
the defeat of five French army corps
by the German forces under the
crown prince and the cutting off of
the retreat of the French on Nerdun.
A wireless dispatch TO the Associat
cd Press f-om Berlin reports the de
feat of French army AZ Neufchateau
Belgium southeast or Namur and
about is miles from the French from
tier) by Prince Ruprecht of Bavaria,
and the vigorous pursuit Of tho
Ffenoh by Prince -RunrechL- Crown
Prince Frederick William and Grand
Duke Albrccht. The army under the
crown prince is said to have pursued
tho French beyond Longwy Tin
French territory, near the Luxembourg
frontier. and TO the west the Ger
mans are said to have defeated an
English cavalry brigade and to be adj
vancing against Maulbeuge Gin
French territory, south of Mons.
An unconfrmed rumor reached
Paris yesterday OF the occupation of
the French city of Nancy (S5 miles
south OF Metz by the Germans.
Austria has abandoned the war
against Servia to prepare TO meet the
Russian advance. Servia. however,
will be punished later. when opportu-
nifty arises, the announcement SAYS
The Russian advance in full
strength is reported from st Peters
burg, and according TO Paris reports.
the Russians now occupy territory 90
miles wide on the German eastern
frontier
The Japanese fleet has begun the
bombardment OF TsinGtau. the port Of
Kiauchau.
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DOUBLE TRAGEDY
Foreigner Shoots Woman and Later
Kills Himself

Bellows Falls, Aug. 2S-While the
police we're searching for Steve
Smith, Russian, last night on a
. charge of assault with attempt to
murder Mrs. Mike Greek. OF whom ne
was jealous. he went 20 the public
playground and committed suicide by
shooting himself through the heart
and his body was found about noon
today
About nine o'clock Smith met Mrs.
Greek on School street. less than
three minutes walk from the bust
ness section Of the town, and fired
three shots at her. one taking effect
in the abdomen. She then walked to
a doctors Office half a mile away
and now is in the Rockingham hos
ptal. where it is expected she will
live IL complications do not follow.
After shooting the woman. with
whom he was infatuated. Smith went
to the playground and apparently re
clined on the grass and fired the shol
which killed him. II entered the
body from the right and following a
course downward. came out his side
and thence into his left hand where
its passage was stopped. Sometime
yesterday the Russian left
note in his room in the tenement
house at $50 Atkinson street in which
he said he intended tokill the woman
and fbon EffIbf rrcoff
He wrote that he did not want any
eother man charged with his murder
He lefgt $3.50 in money and directed
wha, should be done with IT, other
Russians say that Smith has been try
ing to get Mrs. Greek to leave town
with him. but that she refused to 20.
Until few weeks ago he boarded
with Mr. and Mrs. Greek. He has
appeared in the local police court sew
eral times lie was regarded as the
strongest man in the employ Of the
paper mills here.
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TOURISTS WHO ARE
IN WAR zONEA ABLE
TO GET MONEY
Those UnprOvlded With Letters
of Credit Can Obtain Gold
URGED TO RETURN HOME
Trains in All Countries Available for
Americans-Steame Sail
nes Adequate
URGED TO RETURN HOME

London, Aug. "A. - Cash fol
Americans in London, even though
they are unprovided with credit pa
pers, has been arranged by Embassa
dor Page, according TO his report &c
the state department in Washington
yesterday. Those having letters OF
credit are now getting specie. Provi
sion for an indefinite number Of de,
mands has been made, ambassador
Page states, and the steady stream OF
almost destitute Americans pouring
in from the continent is promptly car.
ed for The ambassador reports that
he is urging all Americans to leave
for home. Transportation is being ar
ranged as quickly as possible.
Rapidly with which Americans are
being moved to European ports and
taking home passage, makes it seem
improbable, in the opinion of officials
at Washington, that il will be neces-
sary to send army transports being
fitted out at Newport News, Va.
Official dispatches to Secretary Gar
rison say that the German govern
ment is arranging for special trains
to take Americans to Dutch ports,
whence they can cross to England and
embark for home. From Austria
Hungary word was received that the
government has sent a special train
with 800 Americans from Carlsbad in
TO Germany, en- route to Holland 9th
ers are moving into l.aly. France is
doing its utmost to bring Americans
out from. Switzerland. A line is open
to Genoa, although few are leaving BY
the Italian port.
Three moe ships will leave Italian
ports between today and early in Sep
TENDER with total capacity Of i414
II is reported that many Americans
are leaving Italy for France. and
there are no cases of distress in the
fO-mer country. The American charge
in st. Petersburg reports that nearly
all Americans have left Russia.
Assistant Secretary Breckenridge
OF the war department cabled the fol.
lowing report yesterday from Berlin
81 left The Hague with party last
Saturday. August %, the Dutch gov
eminent furnishing a special train to
the frontier. There the German gov.
eminent gave us a special to Berlin,
where we arrived at o'clock Sunday
The trip was made possible by the ex-
treme courtesy of the German govern
ment. ] will get in touch with the sit
uation in Austria and Italy from
here"
The minister to Portugal, Thomas
Birch, cabled from Lisbon that no f.
nancial aid was necessary. Consul
Robert J. Thompson at Aix-la-Cha
pelle, Ger, telegraphed that Ameri
cans and British in East Belgium.
Liege, VIEWERS and Spa were all
right. and that noncombatants we're
given full protection.
Consul Bergholz at Dresden tele
graphed that his failure to find Amer
leans inquired about should cause no
worry. as hundreds of Americans left
Dresden at the outbreak of the war
for coast cities. The consul added
that he could say that positively
Americans and their property are
safe I'm Desdpn
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ALLIES NOT WORRIED
Falling Back in Second Line Of De
Tense Have Only Begun to Fight


Washington. Aug. 25.-The French
army still holds Altkirch and Null
housen. Following their defeat at
the advance of the Germans earlier
today the allies have been falling
back on their second line OF defense
and have firmly and still more strong
ly established themselves at a point
west of the place where the great
battle of yesterday and the early
part OF today was fought.
The French and English war OFF,
ces appear not in the least Brighten.
cd by the German advances. accord
ing to official dispatches from the
French war Office in Paris to the diff.
ferent embassies here. Their atti-
tude expresses the belief that the
g-est battle for the defense OF Paris
has only just begun. and the capture
OF General Joffres army by the Ger
mans a very small part OF the vic
tory that will be necessary before
the advancing German hosts actually
pass into the French capital.