New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-07
BRITAIN CLORIES in
COMMAND OF SEA
Unchallenged as Wars
First Month Ends, Says
Official Review.
rFrom Tn. Tribune Buresu.l

From Inc TFlDunS buTcbuI
Washington, Sept 8.-The British
Embassy made public this afternoon
the following dispatch received mere
to-day from the Foreign Office in Lon
don relative to the military opera
tions Of the allies. =,
at the end Of the first month OF
the war the command Of the sea IS
left unchallenged in the hands OF
Great Britain and her allies. Inc
main German and Austrian fleets re-
main in their harbors under shalter
Of their mines and batteries. four
German cruisers, one auxiliary cruls-
or, two destroyers and submarine
and one Austrian cruiser have oeeh
sunk. A German dreadnought and
cruiser have fed without fighting ana
have taken refuge in the Dardanelles'
The loss to the British navy has Deen
one light cruiser only.
"As a consequence of this naval su-
premacy over 100000 troops have Deen
able TO cross the sea in dlrereht
parts Of the world without the loss
Of a man The British eXpedltioh-
airy force has been carried TO france.
Colonial expeditions have been scnV
to attack the colonies of Germany III
Africa and the Pacific, and Frehcn
troops, under cover OF the commune
Anglo-French Mediterranean meet
have been escorted from Algeria "
! France.
"The resources of the empire under
! the cover of the British fleet VIII DC
| fully developed and the armies IN Eu
rope will be reinforced by those VI
( Australia. Canada, India and Africa
without ceasing. H..
/ German mercantile marine has as
snnearcd from the ocean. while the
! massage apparently omitted here In
/ every mart OF the outlying seas IN
/ China. the Pacific and the Atlantic'
| tho German ships have avoided &C
! ton with British cruisers, preferrlng
/ 10 make Intellectual attacks upon uh-
armed merchant vessels TO encounter
inc men-of-war. Although the German
cruisers are still at large their dep
relations have been small, ana they
arc unable to remain in any ps,C
wborc serious attack could be maze
upon British commerce.
"Strong as the British navy IS 10,
day. there will be an accession OF
strength within the next tweIve
months Of not less than ten first CLASS
canital ships; fifteen cruisers ana
t tnnnty destrovers; this still further
increasing the margin OF naVal Su
neriority in ships Of all classes over
Germany who, during the same peIlou'
III odd not more than a third OF TINS
: number 70 her feet. ,... ,.o
"Tbn prices Of commodities nav"
risen very little. There is only a S.haI
amount Of unemployment. i1 run
amounting to over 100000 CSlO'OoO',,
O0o1 has been voluntarily contributed
tv tine people to meet any distress tna'
NAV later arise. The financial sltua'
ton is satisfactory. =,
"Tbe British and French armies IN
France have fought Il series, OF hVtIy
contested engagements, IN when Inc!
/ Eovo inflicted on the enemy losses IN
menscly greater than they have SUI
ferod. Their fighting strength Is uI,
Unmarried. Meantime, IN response 600
the call OF the government 9og.GUT
fresh recruits have joined the brltish
army voluntarily. Many new diVislon'
arc already in process OF organlzat'on'
and the number Of recruits no"
listing each day are equal 10 one ~.
vision and half. The whole empire
is absolutely united and hrmly re- e.
solved to carry the war to Suecesslu'
issue. ;.,,.,dod
"Great Russian armies have INVADED
East Prussia and are on the point OF
entering Central Germany. The Aus
trians have been decisiyeIy beaten;
first bv the Servians at Shabatz ana
~ Tho Piyer Drina, and afterward by
the Russians in Galicia. They have
sbandoncd their campaign against
Seryia and have lost the fortified city
of Lcmbcrg.
Outside Of Europe the Japanese
feet and a force Of troops are blockad-
ing Using Tau, in China. The German
colony Of TogOland, in West Africa
has been surrendered to an Anglo,
French force, ard by the capture OF
the German armed vessel, the Wiss..
man. on Lake Nyassa, the control OF
;hp whole Of Lake Nyassa has been Sc
cured to Great Britain. Trade ard in
dustrv in ell the British colonies re-
main undisturbed. The colony of Sa-
moa, in the Pacific. has been taken by
a force from New Zealand"