The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-25
RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES
WITHDRAW FROM POLAND
Won Bernstorff Reports Independent
Government Set Up, With War
saw as Capital.
GERMAN PEOPLE ENTHUSIASTIC
Returning Ambassador Says Nation
Is United to Defend Herself
Against Frivolous and Unwarrant-
ell Attack OF Jealous Powers.

NEW YORK. August 24-Count Jo-
ham Won BernstorT, German ambas-
sador to the United States. announced
upon his arrival here to-day from Rot
tcrdam that his government had been
informed that RUSSIAN civil and mill
ttary authorities had withdrawn from
Poland. and that the Poles had set up
an independent government, with War
saw as its capital
Count Won IiernstorN left Berlin on
august II. At that time he said. the
Germon government had reports that
not Russian soldier had been In
Poland.
Il do not know what sort OF gov
eminent the Poles set up. he said.
nor do vouch for tho accuracy OF
tho report"
Cable dispatches from st, Petersburg
two weeks ago stated that the Gar
had promised autonomy 10 Poland in
return for It's support Of the Russian
arms
The German people are az one man
for the war said the afrba ssadOr. 81
am old enough to remember 1870, and
the ncthusasin that stirred our coun-
try then. In this war the enthusiasm
Is ten times as great AZ II was then.
The women aud children and the
old men have unconpla iningiy gone
into the fields to gather the crops.
There is northumberland in Munich
who IL delivering mail from door 10
door He volunteered to do a post
mans work because the postlnan had
TO go 10 var.
GERMANY WILL. WIN,
ron CAUSE Is JUST
Count Won BernstorT returned TO
America to-day on the steamer Moor
dam, and gave out one OF the mos,
authoritative interviews got expressed
here on Gcrnany's attitude toward the
war Germany is bound to win I'm tho
end. he said. as she is nghting because
hcr cause is just Italy. he believed.
VIII not take sides against Germany.
My wife is win tho Red Cross a.
Munich" said the ambassador. and my
son is with Tho E'npcror's Guard All
my secretaries have gone TO the front.
and regret that WAC not able 10
sec active service myself
From tho Emperor to the lowest
unskilled wcrkmcn In the Fa;hrcland.
Germany is united 10 defend herself
AGAINST thc frivolous ANA unwarran'cd
attack OF jealous powers. The German
people viii ight 10 a finish and viii be
Victorious in the end.
st the out break OF the war" he
continued. tho English cut the cable
10 this neutral country for the sole
purpose Of preventing the truth from
coming here There was no excuse for
that act. except the desire 70 deceive
Tho people OF the United States. Bet
believe Americans viii prove them
selves fair enough to weigh carefully
all the news that come from English
and French sources
SUPREMACY or PACIFIC
IL ASSURED TO JAPAN
The calling Of the japanese into a
European quarrel shows one th'ng
above all else. II is that England docs
not feel very safe. The Japanese "ill
doubtless take Observation-Disclosures weight
az numbers assures that. But by the
-.
Suprcmac" OF the raclfc-a thing she
lns striven for during many wears.
Japan took advantage Of the stua %
tior 10 strike this blow for the sole
pu"nrs" OF acquiring this supremacy.
when tho true story OF the assault
on l.i.Se is told Americans will have
faf different opinion than that
gained from III" colorcd accounts from
Belgium. French and English sources
~ matter Of fact the troops under
Won I'nmich wh Oh went to the as
"ault ~ this strongly fortified position
nur. hercd only between 5000 and COS
infantry and cavalry The taking Of
lhc.;e Was one Of the greatest mill
tary feats in modern times What was
expected to take weeks, was accom-
Emmich was slightly wounded In the
leg during the attack, but did not re-
Hryuish comma
The ambassador denied reports that
the crown prince had been wounded
by an assassin in Berlin. Moreover.
he added. the crown prince had never
been wounded before Licge. for tn"
simple reason that he was not At
Ltcgc. but IN command OF troops at
the fortress at Metz
ARMY UNDER tROWN PRINCE
WINS GREAT VICTORY
The last great German victory I
heard Of before leaving Berlin" said