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Evening star., 1914-09-27
Isl
III. S. NAVY TESTING SOUNDERS
TO DETECT SUBMARINES
Experiments Being Conducted With In
ventions That Herald the Approach
of Underwater Warships.

Of mines and the guns Of land forti-
fications. The opportunity for the sue
cessful use of submarines while the
British ships are strung out on wear
ing blockade duty near dangerous
mine fields is clearly with the Ger
mans. The larger the vessel. the easier
the mark. and the mighty battleships
can be sent to the bottom with no
greater effort than it takes to blow up
smaller vessels.
'"The loss Of the three cruisers may
necessitate an entire change In the dis
position Of the British feet. 1t cannot
afford to lie of den Of submarines
and mines exposed to attack and in dam
ger Of losing It's finest ships without
opportunity to infict equal damage on
the enemy.
The claim of Sir Percy Scott of the
British navy as to the value of the sub
marine as against the big ship will re-
ceive additional support from the sue
cessful work of the German submarines
September 20. and navy men the world
over will have great opportunity for re-
Election.
"The naval authorities will be called
upon to develop some system Of guard
ing against surprise attacks from sub
marines upon battleships. Already our
Navy Department is working on a
scheme by which the approach of sub
marines can be detected by submarine
saunders. Several inventions Of the
character have been offered the Navy
Department and experiments are now
being conducted"
Evening star., 1914-09-27
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 2s.-That the
United States Navy is now working on
. scheme which, if perfected. will warn
warships Of the approach of sub
marines by the utilization Of subma-
rine saunders is announced by the
Army and Navy Journal. The news Of
these experiments is given in an arti-
Gle dealing with the destruction few
days ago Of the British armored cruis-
ers Cressy, Hogue and Aboukir by the
German submarine U.s..
"In destroying at one stroke three fne
British cruisers Of 10000 tons each. the
Aboukir. Cressy and Hogue. in the North
sea, September g." says the Journal.
German submarines have achieved a
most notable success. The unlooked-for
destruction demonstrates beyond doubt
that submarines cannot in the future
be held in light esteem. While full de-
tails of the sinking of the three cruis-
ers are lacking. it is probable that they
were on scout duty, not far from the
German base. This would give the Ger
man submarines the best Of opportunity
to locate the enemy and strike.
'The British are handicapped from
going in after the Germans, as the
latter are protected by a heavy field
Evening star., 1914-09-27
FRENCH PRESS IS SILENT
~-@ ABOUT AISf0E BATTLE DETAILS
English Major Threatens to Shoot British
Newspaper Men if Found in His
District After Six Hours.

strictly forbidden. and that the rule
would be rigidly enforced.
The Temps tonight appeared nearly
an hour late with Significant gaps in
the column devoted to the military
situation. although the article as
printed seems but little more COM
municative than the official statement.
A story IL current about one Of the
best known English correspondents in
Paris, which gives some idea Of the
attitude OF the military authorities to-
ward the newspapers. The correspond
ent asked an English major for a pass
to enter the zone of operations, prom
ising to submit to him before trans
mission any Information that he might
obtain. The major replied:
Not only do refuse a pass but II
you are found in my district after six
hours you will be shot"
Evening star., 1914-09-27
BORDEAUX WINE MEN HOPE TO GET
GERMAN HOOK AND MOSELLE TRADE

BORDEAUX. September 76. 500 pm
in many of the famous vineyards
around Bordeaux vintage has begun.
Women, children and old men are TAX
ing the places Of the men fighting at
the front. They are aided by refugees
from Belgium and northern France.
The crop is not abundant. many i'm
mature grapes having dropped from
the stalk. owing to premature bios
soming. but II the promise of the fruit
IL fulfilled the wine will be good.
The disposal Of the wine is likely to
be a problem. as about 10000 900 bot
ties went to Germany each year. and,
Evening star., 1914-09-27
NOTED REGIMENTS HARD HIT
IN BRITISH CASUALTY LISTS
General Field Headquarters Sends Report
of 1O2 English Officers Killed,
Wounded and Missing.

Own (west Yorkshire) Regiment.
The casualties in officers among the
various regiments included:
The Sherwood Foresters. four officers
killed and seven wounded; the Con-
naught Rangers, four killed: the South
Lancashires, three killed and three
wounded: the West Workshires. three
killed, four wounded. including Col.
Towsey, and eight missing; the Wor-
cestershire Regiment, three killed, five
wounded and one missing: the Durham
Light Infantry. five killed nd six
wounded, and the East Yorkshires. five
wounded, including Col Benson, and
three missing.
Evening star., 1914-09-27

In addition. the spending power Of the
world will be diminished for some time
to come. owing to the immense cost
Of the war.
Incidentally they hope to deprive
champagne Of some Of its vogue.
With view to compensating this
falling of, the Bordeaux growers in
tend to make strong effort to cap
ture the big trade in sparkling hook
and moselle heretofore done in the
United States by Germany.
As an indication of the warlike con-
dittons under which the wine was pro-
duced the shippers will use as a label
fac similie of the bank note issued
by the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce
to relieve the current stringency.
Evening star., 1914-09-27
GERMAN SOLDIERS EATING GRASS;
FAMISF4ED WHEN MADE PRISONERS

Special Cablegram to The Star and New York Times.
PARIS. September 2s.-The closeness
with which the military situation is
guarded increases rather than dimin-
ishes. This morning the Paris papers
showed great white gaps where mat
ter had been censored. The censor
even cut out some portions Of Sir
John French's latest dispatch.
A talk with a British soldier this
morning shows that he knows even
less of what is going on than the
public does. He Is driving an automo-
bile back and forth between the base
and the front He said he was not
even allowed to ask the names Of vii
Evening star., 1914-09-27
SEVENTEEN HORSES
BURNED TO DEATH
ATICE CO.'S STABLE

The American Ice Company's stable
at 18th and q streets northeast was
badly damaged by IRE at an early hour
this morning. A second alarm was
soon followed by q third which called
a large number of fire companies 70
tho scene. Seventeen horses were
burned to death.
Tho fire alarm sounded shortly after
o'clock and by 3:45 the blazs was
under control For a time It appeared
as though the fire would spread to
other buildings. but the hard work OF
the fremen prevented IT.
Evening star., 1914-09-27

Cablesram to The Star and the New York Times.
PARIS, September 26.-The French
press maintain strict reserve concern
ing the great battle Of the Aisne. con-
fning their remarks to brief elucida-
tions Of the official bulletin without
adding any comment or making deduc-
tions therefrom about the probable
aim or result Of the strategy on either
side.
Apart from the patriotic reasons for
the silence, it should be said that NJ
Klots head of the press bureau. issued
a notice yesterday reminding the press
that references to the movements Of
troops or comment thereon were
Evening star., 1914-09-27

LONDON. September 2s. 1855 p.m.-A
casualty list received from the British
general headquarters in the field. under
date of September %, gives the names
of SIS officers killed, 81 others wounded
and IS missing.
The wounded officers include Lieut..
Col r. e. Benson of the East York.
shire Regiment, Lieut.. Col. w. D. Bird
Of the Royal Irish Rifles. Lieut.. Col. A.
W. Hasted of the Duke OF Edinburgh's
(Wiltshire) Regiment and Lieut.. Col.
F. W. Towsey of the Prince of Wales
Evening star., 1914-09-27

lagos through which he passed. French
guides go with each convoy. Other
thing
This soldier gives an Interesting ac-
count of the state of the German prts-
oners captured a week ago. He was
1850 Germans in a woods. These all
surrendered without further parley.
They were famished, he said, and had
been living on grass for some days.
Some of them were old men over fifty
years Of age, and were baldheaded.
The next morning twenty-five other
Germans were captured by the same
force. Other large bodies of the enemy
are said to have been capturd further
to the north. all in the same state Of
destitution and hunger.
Evening star., 1914-09-27
SAYS GARDEN DENIED TALK,
London Unofdcially States Diplomat
Repudiates Interview.

LONDON. September 26-Sir Lionel
Garden, British minister to Mexico, who
recently was appointed minister to
Brazil. called at the foreign office to-
day and made his report to Sir Edward
Grey, secretary of state for foreign
affairs.
While no official announcement has
been made concerning the interviews
credited to Sir Lionel Garden, criticis-
ing the American administration in
Mexican affairs. he is understood to
have denied such statements.
Evening star., 1914-09-27
ANARCHY RULES MEXICO,
SAYS RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT
No Prospect Of Stable Government
in Opinion Of Alexandra
de stalegsky.

NEW YORK, September 26-Before
sailing for Glasgow on his way to
Petrograd aboard the Olympic today,
Alexandra de 6talegsky. Russian min
lister to Mexico. spoke freely on con-
ditions in that country as he said he
had found them.
Mexico il without a government and
practically in q state of anarchy" he
said. with the exception of the state
Of Yucatan, where some semblance Of
order is still maintained. 1t is unsafe
for q person to travel in Mexico.
Bands of brigands that rob, burn
and pillage as they please without in
reference from the authorities are the
cause OF all the trouble. There is no
interference from the national author
tional government worth mentioning.
"The United States should not with
draw its troops from Vera Cruz. From
what l was able to observe there Is
NAV ms be established in Mexico.
'Carranza IL An able political chief.
He cannot compare with Villa as .
leader Of men.
in Mexico today are not one-haIf as
Food as they were during the reign Of
Madero."
Border Bridges Guarded.
. BROWNSvILLE. Tex. September 2s.
MILITARY guards were today re-estab-
lished by the United States troops at
the International bridge approaches
here.
Siliman on Way to Mexico City.
SAN ANTONIO. Texas. September "a.
John r. silliman. vice consul at Sal
clio and President Wilson's personal
representative In Mexico, left here to-
night for Mexico City on orders from
Warrington. He came here today
from Laredo. whore he had been max
ing q special Investigation OF border
conditions.
Evening star., 1914-09-27
MILITARY SITUATION IS FAVORABLE
TO AUSTRIA, SAY VIENNA PAPERS

NIsH. servia (via Paris), September
26, sos p.m.-According to reports
reaching here from Belgrade. when a
representative Of the Austrian COM
mander. bearing a white flag, was ad-
mitted to the presence of the Servian
commander with the demand for the
surrender of the capital the Servian
officer replied:
Return to your camp and in three
hours you will receive my answer from
the cannon's mouth"
Three hours later a Servian battery
opened fire upon the Austrian positions
across the Danube.
Evening star., 1914-09-27

Personal Investigation Of reported mis-
treatment of Red Cross nurses on Eu-
ropean battleields show that they have
been grossly exaggerated. according to
IA statement issued by the Red, Cross
headquarters last night based on dis
patches sent by George F. Porter. q
prominent Citizen Of Chicago, who is
now in London.
Mr.. Porter, who has taken an active
interest in the efforts Of the Red Cross
to ameliorate suffering caused by the
war. and who was among the early
liberal contributors to the American Red
Cross war relief fund, took it upon him.
self to investigate certain reports of al
legged atrocities committed in which Red
Cross nurses were injured or killed.
Atrocities are enormously exaggerat-
ed" writes Mr.. Porter from London un-
der date Of September II. Tuesday
night I was told by an American woman
OF forty Belgian Red Cross nurses in q
London private hospital, each with the
thumb and first two fingers Of each hand
cut OF. OF course. l wanted to get at
siderable dimculty obtained the name
Of the supposed private hospital in
Hammersmfth. went there and found 1t
musb to
and had given her house for nursing,
preparing garments, etc. She would not
see me, but ! saw her friend. who tried
and finally got an admission from q
responsible person whom I know that
the whole story was hearsay, and with
no foundation.
Story Is Untrue.
'rhey did tell me. however, of a
Belgian nurse at the st. Thomas Hos
pita1 here with the tendons of her
wrists cut. I went there Immediately,
saw the secretary Of the hospital and
found there was a nurse there. but that
instead of the tendons Of her wrists
being cut she had burned her wrists
badly by the explosion Of spirit lamp
on which she was making tea. Here
was a typical example Of the way
stories are fabricated out Of nothing.
Responsible English people are dis
turbed over the effect these reported
atrocities may have in America"
Prominent women, in Princeton. N. J..
have been authorized by telegraph BY
Red Cross headquarters to organize
a local branch Of the Red Cross there,
in the campaign for European war re-
lief funds. The organizers are Mrs. g.
q. Hibben, Mrs. G. B. Mcclellan, Mrs.
w. F. Magic, Mrs. A. Trowbridge, Mrs.
.. MAEOuAnd
Mrs. Mcclellan is the wife OF the
former mayor of New York city.
Home for War Orphans.
Among human interest letters re-
ceived at Red Cross headquarters is
| one fromba man Of means in the mid
die west who expresses the hope that
| the American Red Cross can bring
| back to America from the distressed
region in Europe children who have
been made orphans by the present war
He volunteers to adopt one orphan.
| Good headway is being made by the
Red Cross helpers of the District Of
Columbia. They meet every Wednes
day morning at 1880 o'clock in st
Johns Parish Hall and receive from
the numerous units Of helpers com.
| pleted hospital garments. and issue
| material for more garments.
Evening star., 1914-09-27

VENICE, via Paris. September 2s.-
In the absence of any definite war news
from Galicia or Servia, the Vienna
newspapers continue to assert that the
military situation In both theaters OF
war IL favorable to Austria
MANCHESTER, Mass. September 26.
DR. Constantin Theodor Dumba, the
Austro-Hungarian ambassador. an
nounced tonight that he had been OFF,
cially advised by wireless that the re-
ported capture Of Sarajevo by the Serv-
ians was pure invention"
Evening star., 1914-09-27
DAMAGE TO RHEIMS CATHEDRAL
ESTIMATED BY TI4IEBAULT SLSSON

at the crossing Of the transepts and
apse, had vanished. The vaults are still
standing. and the nave was not touched
by fire.
The writer thinks, however, that the
autumn Gains and frost will play havoc
with the stones. and that measures must
be- taken Immediately to strengthen the
walls. He concludes by quoting the
words of the German emperors son to
the Rheims municipality few days be-
fore the bombardment:
touch the building is that I am anxious
to put the wounded tnside.".
Evening star., 1914-09-27

ALDERSHOT. England. September 26.
via London. $40 p.m.-King George. who
was accompanied by Queen Mary and
their daughter. Princess Mary. spent
the day here inspecting huge section
Of Field Marshal Earl Kitcheners new
army. Most Of the men were in khaki.
but here and there were seen splashes OF
black where regiments Of men who had
Evening star., 1914-09-27
Home for War Orphans.
Labor Taboos Party Movement,

BOSTON, September 26.-The annual
convention of the state branch, Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor. before ad-
journment today defeated q resolution
providing for the formation of q state
labor party. which would nominate can
didates for all elective ofices in state,
city and town elections. A resolution op-
posing nationwide prohibition was
adopted.
Evening star., 1914-09-27

LONDON, September 81. LOS ANA
Reuter- dispatch from Paris says THE
bault sisson. art critic of the Temps.
has visited the cathedral at Rheims and
Etves the following description Of the
structure a. II now stands:
ITO Judge Of the damage. 1t was neces-
sary to ascend the towers There I saw
the bells completely melted. The roof,
which Was made Of lead plates. had en-
tirely disappeared; the magnificent cam
panile, made Of wood and lead. erected
Evening star., 1914-09-27
KITCHENER'S NEW ARMY OF 10000
REVIEWED BY THE KING AND QUEEN

not yet received their uniforms were
drawn up.
Altogether $50, 900 men passed before
their majesties, many of them wearing
ribbons and medals Of the South African
and other campaigns.
The royal party also made a tour of
the German prisoners camp.
The king and queen will devote Sun.
day to visiting the wounded.
Evening star., 1914-09-27

have taken Luederitz bay. known also
as Angra Pequena, and one or two
ports Of German Southwest Africa
the formation Of new armies. The more
advanced recruits. including many of
the men who fought in South Africa
and In England's little wars" were
Those less advanced are being trained
in all parts of the country by drill
sergeants, hundreds of whom have re-
Evening star., 1914-09-27
pENvERITE Is RELEASED.
American Held at Plymouth a. Sus.
pect Set at Liberty.

LONDON. September 26.-James r.
Macy Of Denver. whose invalid wife
killed herself in London. August 8,
after being driven out OF an Antwerp
hospital by the outbreak Of hostilfties,
was today set at liberty At Plymouth.
where he had been held In custody -
q suspect.
Evening star., 1914-09-27

Joined the colors for this purpose:
As Premier Asquith, who had been
In Ireland, addressing recruiting meet
ings. left Kingstown this afternoon the
Save the King" and ''Come Back to
Erin" The singing of the national
anthem at the close Of last nights
meeting in Doublin was the first time
that HYMN has been sung in many
years at a gathering of nationalists
in the Irish capital.
Evening star., 1914-09-27
Need Eighteen Trains
for German Wounded
LONDON. September

a6, e:43 p.m.-An Arnster-
dam dispatch to the Central
News, on authority Of a dis
patch from Maestricht, says
that between the hours Of
$500 and 1890 Friday eight
cen trainloads of wounded
Germans passed through
x-la-ChapeIle from France.
Evening star., 1914-09-27

tually all border police stations. It 10
reported that 300 Germans who crossed
the Orange river recently have occupied
the Catholic mission station at Pella,
Cape Colony, unopposed. They are evil
IDENTIFY bent on cutting the line of COM
munication of steinkopf and Humans
Drift"
Evening star., 1914-09-27
GERMANS OCCUPY REITFONTEIN,
IN BRITISH BEC4UANALAND. AFRICA

LONDON. September 26. 8 p.m.-"Ths
occupation of Reitfontein Tin British
Bechuanaland. on the border Of German
Southwest Africa) was reported today"
says a dispatch from the Capetown cor
respondent Of the Reuter- Telegram Conn.,
pany. The message continues:
THE Germans have cleared out vir.
Evening star., 1914-09-27

ROME, September Is. via London. 4:23
p.m.-Ths deets Of Great Britain and
France are today bombarding heavily
all the fortified Austrian positions In
the vicinity of Cattaro, in Dalmatia.
Evening star., 1914-09-27
Red Cross Woman Nurses.
Left at Peronne, Armed

FAN4S, 0ePGSIuOeT 20,
$50 p.m.-The Germans in
retreating from Peronne left
behind them a hospital staff
of IS surgeons, 70 woman
nurses, $50 male nurses, a
Protestant pastor, a Domin-
lean priest and several dea-
conesses. o.
Each of the woman nurses
carried a repeating pistol.
When the chief surgeon was
reminded that this was con-
trary to the Red Cross regu-
lations he explained that the
women had been given arms
ito make their persons rs-.
spected."'
Evening star., 1914-09-27
ALLIED FLEET DISMANTLES
PELAGOSA, AUSTRIAN FORTRESS
Bombardment of Cattaro, in Dalmatia, by
French and British Warships Is
Reported by Rome

A wireless dispatch received from the
commandant of the French feet an
nounces that the powerful Austrian
fortress of Peiasosa has been dis
mantled,
Evening star., 1914-09-27
Prince Oscar Is III,
Berlin Announces

BERLIN, via The Hague
and London, September 26,
1856 p.m.-Prince Oscar, the
emperor's fifth son. it was
announced today. is suffer-
ing from a heart affection,
due to his exertions in the
field, and has been obliged to
leave his regiment. He is
under the care Of physicians
at Metz.
The empress received a
letter last night from the
emperor, in which he re-
ferred optirnistically to the
situation. -
Evening star., 1914-09-27
CHRISTMAS SHIP IDEA
GLORIOUS, SAYS LANE
Secretary Of Interior Believes It
Will Do Our Children Good-Big
Lawn Party to Be Held.
The Christmas ship is a glorious
idea, a Christian idea 1t will do
our children good as well as the
little ones in Europe.
FRANKLIN K. LANE.

Hearty Endorsement of the plan to
send a Santa Claus ship of toys, cloth
ing and other gifts to the children in
the warning countries Of Europe has
been voluntarily given by Franklin K
Lane. Secretary of the Interior. Many
other government officials are in SYM
pathy with the effort to make Christ
mas a happy time for these, children.
into whose lives SO much misery has
been brought by war.
Contributions Of toys and money with
which to buy playthings for the chill
dren are being sent to The Star. Three
little girls yesterday brought in $2.07;
v. e. r. donated 81. Many telephone
calls each day make inquiry what can
be done. It is expected that early this
Claus ship will be organized, and dona-
tions gathered in different sections Of
the city can be brought to q central
station.
Lawn Party to Be Held.
Tomorrow evening the first public
gathering to raise money for filling
box to be placed on the ship is to be
held, in the nature Of a lawn party at
658 9Th street northeast. - This party
represents the Initiative effort OF little
Miss Isabel McGhan, who organized her
little playmatss to work Tor the Christ.
Scott Fegan. at whose homo the lawn
fete il to be held. The work OF or
ganizing the boys to assist was per.
formed by Charles McGhan. who had
In arranging for the lawn party. these
children have called themselves Santa
Claus Ship Club No. l." They have
enlisted the support Of their parents.
Mrs. c. Fegan. 656 6th street. Is to be
secretary treasurer Of the social, and
Mrs. A. H. McGhan Is to be president.
The children have arranged for con-
tributions Of cake, ice cream. peanuts
and other goodies. They are going to
toy dogs will be disposed Of to the
greatest possible profit. There Is to be
a grab bag and several other nickel
alluring devices.
Girls and Boys Helping.
Among the girls assisting are Edna
Busey. Hazel, Frances and Ellen WILL
son. Anna Luckett. Margaret and Flor
ence Bangle. Margaret Long, Edna
Horner, Edna Burroughs, Lucy Murray.
Steine, Christine Curtin, Josephine
Manders. Margaret volkman, Orestes
Tigg, Esther and Margaret Briel, Edna
Harper. Margaret Madigan and Cynthia
Sheriff.
Among the boys who have been work.
ing for the success of the lawn party
are Keith Watkins, Norman volkman,
H. Briel, william Burrough, F. Hi.-
lizard, H. Ford, c. Smith. H. Molenof,
E. Robertson. w. Reynolds, ]. German.
N. Halleck, L. Manders, J. Barret, C.
Mitchell, H. Young, L. Molenof, C.
Reese. H. Miller. A. Loveless, H Me-
theeny, A. Lake, E. Kesterson, E. Welt
gel, c. Hipkins, T. r. Watkins. c. Hal
la 1T
McGhan, F. Sullivan, j. Simons, F. P.
McGhan, C. Heiss, D. Fortner. r. Guest,
Robert Booth, Lester Auhart, Karl Jen-
ntngs and George Metheeny.
Evening star., 1914-09-27
RED CROSS NURSE ABUSE
EXAGGERATED, HE SAYS
Wealthy Contributor Investigates
Two Tales and Finds Both to
Be Wholly Untrue.

The Star will receive. aclknovvl-
edge and transmit to the AAeri-
can Red Cross contributions from
the public toward the work to he
undertaken By that organization
In connection with the war
abroad.
Evening star., 1914-09-27
Border Bridges Guarded.

:, BROWNSVILLE. Tex. September 26
military guards were today re-estab-
lished by the United States troops al
the international bridge approaches
here.