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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-29
SENT OUT
FROM EIITEEL STATION

LONDON, September 2s.-For tho
hrst time since the beginning Of the
war, news by wireless sent out by the
French government through the Eiffel
rover station was received in London
Tonight. The message dated Septo,n
herr 2s follows
Fecling that their position. was be-
coming more and more critical under
the pressure OF the allics arms. The
Germans have tried 10 stop rs by re-
pcatcd countcr-attack. Since Scptcm
n!ght frequent and very violent attacks
NJ several positions on our front.
Ever ywhcrc they have been rcpulsed
sustaining considerable losses and
ABANDONING thousands of dead au,i
wounded.
The Eighth Army Corps ana the
I'u3rds were severely put TO the test
ana large number OF prisoners fell
into our hands. Many OF the latter
gave up voluntarily, although they.
could have escaped
1T seems that the German soldiers
are beginning to have no further doubt
AS TO the treatment which awaits them
III captivity. At The beginning all those
"e captured had q terrified and sun
piicating attitude, arising out of state
inents made by their officers 10 the Eff
iect that the French shot their Dris-
oherS u Is rather by an eAcesa OF
kiuoncss that we transyresa In regard
10 them. ana the too kindly Treatment
which ~ mctcd out TO prisoners in Ger
taii districts OF France has even
evoked complaints. which occasionoIlv
nave been justified on the part OF all
those Who know how our men ar,
treated IN Germany"
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zhzkx
US az Az7a7de
REPORT ON BOMB INCIDENT
hcrrirh REPORTS American t.nba,,y
huildinI Severely shaken

WASHINGTON. September 2s--Thc
American embassy building ia Paris
was severely shaken by the explosion
Of ono OF the bombs dropped into that
city Yesterday from "A German aero
plane. Ambassador Iicrrick reported
the incident 10 tho state Department by
cable to-day without comment. Win
the embassy staff. Mr.. HerriclS made a
personal investigation OF the damage
caused by the bomb. which. besides
killing two persons. injured the
masonry Of surrounding buildings and
perforated steel shutters
The state Department wil! take no
action upon the report
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-29
DESOlATI0N OF LOUVAlN
IS SYSTEMATICALLY LONE
'rnphi" Description of Wrecked city
''i'rn in Letter to Ono of belgian
misslOncrs

WASHINGTON September 2S.--A
graphic description OF the wreck and
dcsolation of Louvaln. Belgium, liz given
by Professor Il. ellison. of the I-niver-
sity OF Louvain. in n lettcr to the Bel
gan Minister or Justice. Henry Carton
de Wharf. one Of tn. Belgian high com
/ nissioncrs vino recently presented Il
statement Of Eclgium's case To presi-
dent Wilson. Tn. letter says in part
The centre OF the city IL a smoking
heap Of ruins. Houses are cavcd in:
nothing remains but smoking ruins.
II Ia = veritablc pompeii.
I'm tho centre stands the walls Of
ST I'ctcr. now a erinninE silhouette
roof and bclfry gone. the walls black
eneh and caved In. In front stands tho
Hotel dc VILE dominating everything
and almost intact. The library and its
treasures are entirely gone
The sigh, is extraordinarily pic
turesque $50 gloomy. abominabie. and
more SO in the evening, when the full
moon Is shining over the mass of ruins
Then II is really fantastic. diaholicnl.
The centre OF old LouNain. the old city
OF the Dukes Of Erahaut, exists no
longer; ROW city will have to he
built
The big avenues convcrginE in the
centre have also greatly suffered; the
roads leading into the adjacent cities
are burnt wherever the bnrbarians
passed through. The village OF Hercnt
has been particularly the object OF at
tacks, IL Is half burnt; sixteen persons
were Shot and number of men sent
into captivity. including the old priest
and his Wears and the old retired
priest.
The aspect OF the ruins leaves no
doubt that the incendiary operations
We're carried on Systematically and be-
yond doubt by some ones order. Each
house was set on fire separately.
some houses spared bore the inscrip-
ton: This house to be spared
"Pillagc. as well as incendiarism has
been methodically carried on. II was
not The work of dcllrious drunken
trooper who all 1T once breaks from
his bonds but a minute sacking Evil
IDENTIFY. the thieves had looked for val
nahlcs that would not he too bulky 10
carry OF easily
1T is proved that the Prussian Of
iicers were stealing. no less than their
own men
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BIG FRENCH BATTLESHIP
SUNK BY AUSTRIAN FORTS
Intercepted WircieSs Gives Information
OF Approach Of Fleet, and Wen
Arc Fully Irepnrc,l

BERLIN, September IS tt5o a. NJ
VIA L"hdon $500 j.. MD.-By order OF
the military commander OF the FRO
"inc" oil iiraudcnburr, Norwoarts. or
gan OF In" Social Democratic party. has
suspended publication indeiiniteiy
Emperor William on Saturday visited
l'rlnc" oscar. one OF his sons, who is
III with heart trouble at Metz Tho
duchess of brunswick, sister OF the
prince. arrived the same day. and viii
remain with her brother until he re-
turns TO the front.
y dispatch 10 tho Cologne Gazette
from 1Salo DalmatIa asserts that the
Austrian forts AT Cattaro on Septcm-
Der -. sunk big French warship.
The forts had Intercepted "A wir.l.ss
inc direction of Cattaro OF fifteen war
ships ana three cruisers The Aus
trlahS awaited their arrival, fully pre-
pared. y shlvo from the FIRST fort sunk
The warship, and the other vessels in
the Ncet hastily rctrcatcd
The official report of the sinking re-
Gently OF The British cruisers Aboukir
cressy ana iiopuc Icy the German sub
marine t-". asserts that The U-e was
IA action one hour. This Was III. tim,
tiapsing between the firing OF the first
ana the last torpedo The british crui,
rr"' according Ia the report, did no,
In" a single shot. When attacked ,bey
W.r1 St%ah'inE abreast, with TIE Abou-
kir III the middle.
y report that German vessels ac-
companying the submarine Mcw the
Dutch flag was contrndicted
II Is denied that amy other sub
marines took part In tho attack or
were sunk after the destruction OF the
Cressy. Several British cruisers tor
redo- bonts ana destroyers pursued tho
% until evening. when tho subma-
rine escaped under cover Of night
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ADMIRALTY REPORT
ON ACTIVITIES Al SEA

= LONDON. September IS (2:45 i. Nj.
-TWelvc British ships. with an agGrc-
gate tonnage of 59.33l. have been sunk
on the high seas by German cruisers
mp To September %. according Ia an
Admiralty return issued this after
noon. Eighth other british ships whose
tonnage aggregate o,91?. have been
sunk by German mines in the North
Sea and twenty four fishing craft. with
{. tonnage of 4,334, have been captured
or sunk by the Germans in the same
waters. British ships detained 1T Ger
man ports number seventy -four with n
total tonnage of 10000.
on the credit side the admiralty
rives lo2 German ships. with a total
tonnage of 100000. detained in British
ports. since the outbreaks OF the war
Eishty eight German ships, of aG
Eresate tonnage OF %3S,0 coo, have been
captured since hostilities began.
The return shows also les German
ships with an aggregate tonnage Of
2S3.oc0 detained or captured by tho al
lies. Fifteen ships. with Il tonnage OF
1900, were detained in American ports.
while fourteen others. with q tonnage
Of 1000 remain in the Sucz Canal.
The German mines in the North Sen
have also To their credit seven Scandi-
navian ships. with 4 total Tonnage ot
ll.u?S
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-29
GRIM WAR. REALITIES
TACKLED IN EARNEST
Mobilization I'm Siberia Ordered In
Remarkable Business.Likc
Fashion.
COssACKs LIKE PAUL REVERE:
Multitude Of Riders Spread Across
Country Notifying Farmers and
Peasants of acknowledgements
American Methods Adopted.

! LONDON. September 2s.-IIow 81
nerinns received news that war had
been declared and their action in pre-.
pairing for it is told In a dispatch from
omsk, Siberia. to the Daily Teis-
graphs correspondent:
| Here In tho heart Of Siberia" sav,
inc dispatch, tho mos, striking featur.
10 foreigner of the early stages o.
'hc war was the remarkable business,
hko fashion In which the country
tackled tho grim realities OF war. We
wore IN semipalatinsk, coo miles from,
'"e railway. when war Was declared
me news was carried all over Siberia
by gailoping Cossacks, who. like 4,
multitude OF Paul Revere. sn,oad
across the country. notifying the farm.
efs ana peasants ana ordering the
mobilization.
Semipalattnsk. We found humminp ,yj,h
ven regulated activity. There yer.
nearly 100000 rcservIsts alread, u..I,
crinS there, and being sent wentuard
Tot drii!inS III tho cncampmentx In
Southern Russia
raridity. precision and smothoees viii
"hich the vast nla.scs Of troops Hsr.
nhnuied. This waa an object lesson IN
the awakening OF the RUSSIAN empire
ana reminder that Siberia is adopt.
in; tho aggressive American method,
OF Erappiing with its vast problcn.
ATTITUDE or JEWS
ALSO INTERESTING
Tine attitude Of the Jews. Who cverv
where d!spla yed an enthusiaetic sym
i"thy With Russian attitude IN III.
"ar was also Interesting. II is re.
niarkablc sign or tho times this Jewi.h
movement. II tho occasion IL ura,pad
AZ thcro Ia reason TO beiieve Il Will
b.: u means an opportunity TO- the
solution OF the much mixed jewish
problem.
The attitude OF the Siberian. toward
tn'h var Is very different from their
attitude during the Japanese var.
~ pan meant li'tie or nothing 10 tho
SIBERIAN fnoutik. but he knows the Cor.
mans This is 40 struggle agains, an
uh known foe over an obscure inter
national disagreement. but war
which the personal equation largely
hSnrcs Every man feels that he +.
gong 10 help his brother Siavs 81
S"rv!a. and a, the Same time free Rus.
sia from Teutoa tutclagc
At Semipaiat!nsk tho breweries and
vodka shops were closed as soon az
war was declared
IT was thrilling scene a. the r..
servists took the boa, for the mobi,i
eaton point Great crowds thronged
Inc pier where the Governor haranEued
MS people In stirring words
This Is no war OF aggression he
SAID. you are lighting TO crush a cruel
oppression. and Almighty God is with
you. AS Tor your women folks, who ar.
lett, perhaps. TO mourn. let them be OF
goo! cheer. and By their courage ami
sel!-control cnblazon the Russian fac
win one more instance OF the dcvo
tion Of its womanhood.'"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-29
OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION
OF C0NTRABAND OF WAR
Director of bureau or War Risk In,ur-
"nrc Announces Risks lie u
PrcpnrcI TO Cnrrr

ASilINGToN. September cS-lhr
hist Official notification OF what article.
VA" United states government regards
as "ontraband OF war and conditional
contraband was given Tonight hv hi.
rector iielano. Of the bureau OF War
i.isk insurance. in an announcement Of
me flskN his bureau is prepared to
carry The coutraband list which will
NOT be- insured includes:
Arms OF All Kinds, including arms for
sporting purposes and their 'distinc-
two component parts.
lru)ectiles. charges and cartridges OF
all Kinds and their distinctive compo-
nent parts
Powder and explosives. especially
prepared for use In war.
fun mountings, timber boxes. lin,
p"r*. military wagons. ueld forgcs and
thcir distinctive component parts
clothing ana equipment OF n dis
uncttEely military character.
MI Kinds al harness OF n distinctive
military character.
saddle. draft ana pack animals s,;t :
able for use IN war.
Articles OF camp equipment and their
distinctive component parts.
MI wal equipment is included in the
coutrabund list
The additional list includes articles
which viii not be insured il designed
10: armed forces or "a government de-
partment OF a bellgcrcnt. Tie list fol :
lows:
FoCdstuffs
Forage and grain suitable FOR feed
ing animals.
Clothing. fabrics for clothing. and
boots and shoes suitable for use in
war
Gold and silver in coin or bullion,
paper money.
Vehicles OF all kinds available for
use In war. and their component parts.
Vessels. and boats OF nil kinds noat-
ms docks. parts of docks and their
component parts.
Hallway material both fixed and
rolling stock. and material for tele-
graph. wireless telegraph and tcle-
phones.
Fuel. lubricants
Powder and explosives not especial
~ prepared for use in war.
barbed wire and implements for fx-
ing and cutting same.
Horse shoes ana shooting material
Harness and saddl iry.
fleld glasses. telescopes. chronome-
ters ana all kinds OF nautical instru-
mCutS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-29
EXPECTS SETTLEMENT
Wilson VIII Continue to Prens for End
OF Colorado Ionl Atrike

WASiiISGToN. September 2s.--P.es:
dent Wilson will continue 10 press for
acceptance the tentative basis for set
temen, OF tho Colorado coal strike
proposed by Federal inediators. despite
'hc partially uncavorablo reply Of tn.
operators
The President said he did not con
sid'r he reply of The operator. as clos
ing further discussion. and that he c3
pectod favorable settlement
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-29
Al S1NIANS DRIVEN uACk
nN Jsnut.I,S

LONDON. September IS u6:e0 =. MY.
y Central News dispatch from Rome
SAYS that the following telegram has
been received there from PctroGrad:
lhc right wing Of the Ausir iars has
nccn driven back beyond the Car
pathians into Hungary, where they are
being pursued by the Russians Tho
Austrans dcbaclc Is complete. and they
nave lost all their artillery. The Aus
tian left wing has rctrcated to Cra-
COW. The Russians have occupied
another OF the forts OF I'rXcmysl
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VIGOROUS ATTACK
~ WITHOUT SUCCESS

LONDON. September IS C6:li +. NJ.
The Official War Information Bureau
issued the following this afternoons:
Last night the enemy attacked our
line with even more viGor, but with no
more success.
There is no change in situation.
The Germans have gained no ground,
ana the French have advanced here
and there"
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FRENCH-CtNA EOnCr
or 5000 MEN To M. U.,sI,,

OTTAWA. ONT. September .s--A
distinctly French Canadian force. mum
oerinR 5000 men is 10 he raised 70,
service with a British army I'm Eu-one
To-day a delegation OF leading citi-
zens from Quebec PROVING. conferred
with Premier Sir Robert Borden. on,
OF the delegates. Or Arthur Mlgnca,Ilt
OF Montreal offered $4,000 TO dcfrnv
the expense Of equipping the force
rho government accepted .he uifr
and recruiting will commence n, oTcn
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UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER
TO ANGLO-FRENCu i'OltCI.

LONDON. September IS l5:l7 l.. Ny.
The official Press Bureau thos after
noon issued the following; statement.
Operations Of His Majcsty's naval
iorccs on the west coast Of Africa have
resulted in III" unconditional Surrcn.
Ger OF Duala, the capital Of Kamnrun
ana OF Bonabor, t. AN Anvlo-F French
force"
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AUsTRIANs CONFIsCATE
SECURITIES Am unN,,

VENICE. September Is 1via parjs.
sol f.. M).-The Austrian Government,
has confscatcd the Canaaian-rncinc
Railway COmpanys sccuri.i.. .rG
none. deposited in Vienna II is re-
ported. as well as the company. OH
aervation cars runn.ng on Austrian
railroads. This has been done. il is
SAID, az Il consequence OF the refusal
OF the company TO pay the dividends Of
Austrian Shareholders
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MAUBIiUGE PARTIALLY

PARIS. September 2S 1915 =. NIL
y resident OF Maubcuge. who had been
made prisoner but later escaped. states
thht MauhcuSc WAS three quarters
burned by the Germans. The forts re-
sisted FOR long time the assaults OF
10000 men.
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NAMES or OFFICERS


LONDON. September IS C0:J5 +. Nj.
"A casualty list received from British
heauuuaitctS at the front, covering.
losses M 10 september "A, contains the
names oi one officer who was killed
seven VINO dicd from wounds nineteen
Wh" ar" Wounded and ten who are
missing. These missing men previous
Is had h"cn reported as wounded
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TRZtNiSL Is ENTIRELY
INVESTED nv RUSSIANS

ROME. September IS I:oo l.. ~. via
l'aris, t::l i. Milan official dispatch
from Tctrogrhd says that Przcinvscl
IN iaiicia is entirely invested 10y the
Iiussians and that the main Austrian
army is retiring behind Tho carpa
thiaN$.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-29
Profound OPPRESSION
Hi I<UNLMANN,S UE,Inn,

kuhinanns report which was
checked ny accounts and appropriations
received in Berlin from u number OF
*pie" and German journalists who had
been dispatched independently TO Bel
fast ana other parts OF Ulster. made n
profound Impression on the Kaiser ana
his Official advisers. From the ::ist of
II they derived the comforting, convic-
ton which was stiil strong during the
week ended August |. that England :
neutrality was forcgone conclusion.
know this. and further. i know
tho extensive use which was mad. Of
the assumption.
kuhlmanns report was cmphatic.
detailed and cogent. He had no mis-
giyings According 10 him the die was
throw could not he altered. The Brit.
!"h Cabinet was bound hand and foot
10y the results OF it's home rule policy
Hut even had II been otherwise. II was
irrcvocahly committed to peace The
AsQuith Cabinet was Hruly resolved not
10 be drawn into q continental war
whatever It's origin or its issues. thu,
vas Tho motive nl0t had restrained sir
t.dWHrd Grey from contracting any
binding obligations towards France
l'dradoNicul as II may sound, Ger.
mhn government suffered from a plc
thor" of information. II was too well
informed OF what Was going on in RUS
si"' france and Britain and too little
Gn"hhed To contemplate in correct
perspective In" things revealed i'm The
end ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-29
NOW WITHIN ARTILLERY
A Nl.l. III q A

'iETfNJE, September - tvia Paris.
90 +. N.).--Thc Montcnegrtns are
within artillery range OF Sarajovo, cnp-
ital OF the Austrian Province Of Bosnia
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TOO MUCH INFORMATION
IS COSTLY TO GERMANY
Acted Always ON ASSUMPTION That
England's Neutrality Was Fore
gone Conclusion.
PREPARED LONG AGO FOR WAR
Developments Enable Correspondent
to Gauge Sincerity OF Kaiscr's Ell
forts to Moderate Austria's Impet-
uoSity-RuSsfa Had No Secrets.
ny Dir. Il. j. DILLON.
tWnr Correspondent of the I. \. =. and
the London Daily TeIeRrnphA


the London Daily TeIeEraph1
LONDON. September 2s.--If Germany
be Indeed set apart by Providence as a
people chosen to rule Europe and sway
The world, the outcome OF tho present
conflict should be to sanction this in
scrudble decree of fate. Certainly the
hour has struck for which she has been
waiting and Keeping her powder drv
during tho past forty years. It is now
or never.
worse case with which to 20 before
the world than that of Germany I'm tic
present struggle it would be hard to
imagine. Sh. is engaged in a naked
might struggle. In which brute force is
pitted against the most sacred and I'm
prescriptiblc rights that lilo Mt the very
roots OF all organized society, and she
cpiis on COO TO help her effect her pur-
pose.
The attempt TO obtain without q wnr
return for her outlay on tho army and
navy by calling for coveted territory ns
"A propitiatory sacrifice was encructi-
caliy made. hut failed. Every prccau
tlonary measure that prudence prompt
cd or circumstance suggested was
adopted betimes. some secret. others
public. The method that characterized
these preparations foremost was to in
crease the German army and to levy n
ronrccurring war tax.
10 these moves Europe pays little
heed. Now. had Russia had rccours.
u measure Of this.k all the great
Powers would have clamored for OK
plantations. Germany was allowed TO
have her way unlucstioned, and yet the
Icrman Chancellor dropped hint Of
his real purpose which ought to have
recn sufhcicnt TO put Europe on guard.
lie spoke of the coming conflict be.
tween the Tcutons and Slavs. and, In
truth. that was the keynote Of the sit
uation In Russia II WAS heard and un-
derstood. Whether ii also was taken
TO heart AMI adequately acted upon IS
NIothcr matter. In the British islands
most people listened. smiled and went
their way unhecding. Yet this was the
hrst step toward tacklinE the entente
Powers. one by one. which constituted
tie alpha and omega OF the Kuiscrs
nolICy
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1s11an Army Retiring Into Hungary With Russians in Pursuit

IN my OF the theatres ct war. and re-
ports concerning Il victorious advance
OF the enemy are untrue.
Is Reports OF the fall OF two OF tho
rrzemysl forts are inventions.
The Austrian government alleges
that Russian troops have been using
dum-dum cartridges. and in tho course
of their protest they remarked that 1t
Is not nj present the intention of the
commandment chief ct the Austro-I 'un-
Sariau army To adopt rcprisala"
PARIS. September 2S (.l1:0S +. Nd
The following official communication
WAS issued Tonight:
'First-On our left wing the reports
OF tho situation are favorable.
"Second--On the centre our troops
have successfully withstood new and
very violent attacks. We have made
some Slight progress ola the heights
OF the Mouse. In the Wocvrc region a
thick fog has caused suspension OF
operations.
"Th!rd---On our right wing horrainc
and the Nosges) there has been 10
change in the situation
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RANKING MAN0EUNRtS
PART OF PREPARATION

y ~
German banking manocuvrcs began
later. Enormous sums Of gold were
, Earncrcd in by German financial insti-
tutions through their influential agents
in England. Ever since the war began.
large patches OF checks ANA bills, in
dorsed TO London bankers by financial
houses In Sweden. Denmark, Holland,
Portugal and italy, have been for
warded to London for discount and
collection. for In this respect too the
british are trusting people.
Mobilization began secretly some
weeks before the war was actually
declared Among papers found on
letter disciplinins him for not imme-
diately answering AN order for mobi-
li@ation. dated July 10
This date enables US TO gauge the
sincerity OF the Kaiser's efforts TO
moderate Aus,ria's impctuosity.
II is hardly an cXagEeration to say
EuSsia had no secrets whatever from
agents, diplomatic and military, OF tho
German government. Every intrigue
mat was woven. every thing that was
iaid before the various state depart
mcnts at rctrograd. every casual re-
mrak dropped by the Car in intimacy
ana ~ private as Ia the real or sup
posed weakness in the imperial defcuscs
Was carefully reported with all local
.anccdotic embroidery and duly taken
coEnizancc OF in Berlin.
German representatives were made
aware OF advice rendered TO the car
by His MaJcsty's trusted advisors In
various critical emergencies, and they
duly announced II to their chiefs, the
cars present enemies
! can affirm that certain State docu-
mcnts were this very year conveyed
10 the future enemy. md that one OF
them, together with all the facts and
figures adduced therein, contributed
materially to Ciermany's decision to
present its ultimatum TO Russia and
incur the seemingly unlikely risk OF
var against that empire IL It should
decide to take up the challenge make
this statement with iirst-hund know
lego. ] could prove II IL needs were
Thus Russian righteousness and can
dor played their part probably {; de-
cisirc one, in bringing down the fright
ful calamity on that nation. German
diplomacy never. contcntcd itself with
single track; AL rs lines w.r. many
tracked
IN London, Prince Iichnowsky. like
his colleague Count PourtaIcs. in st
Petersburg. shrank during the period
OF crisis preceding the war to n mere
hSurc- Of the embassy. Earon Won
kuh!rnann was ambassador then. IL
was his Information that was treated
as decisive: IL was he who was asked
20 s"nd a report to WIlhctnstrasscs as
10 the likelihood II civil war breaking
out in Ireland. its probable duration
and the general effect ii would have
upon the country ana the British gov
eminent.