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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-11
Retreat Of Allies in the Bal
kans Goes on Without
Delay, Says London.
LOSSES LESS HEAVY
According to Report Franco
British Forces Suffer
Lighter Casualties.

Paris, Dec. II, (5:10 a. m. -
France and Great Britain decided
today to continue the campaign in
the Balkans. and agreed On mill
tary measures designed to assure
the security of the expeditionary
forces which landed Mt SaiOuikf.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-11
CHINA PRESIDENT
FINALLY ACCEPTS
OFFER OF THRONE
Yuan Shi- Kai Is at Last Per
suaded to Become King of
People He Now Rules.

Picking, Dec. 1i--YuaE Shi-Kai. pres
ident OF the Chinese republic, has &C
cepted the throne of China. rendered to
him by the council of state.
Acting as a parliament, the council
of state today canvassed the vote on
the question of a change in the form
of the government Of China to a mon
archy and found that the votes of 1898
representatives out OF 2043 qualified
to vote on the proposition we're favor
able to the change.
The council of state Immediately
sent to Yuan Shi-Kai a petition urging
him to accept the throne. He declined
at first but when the petition was for
warded to him a second time he ac-
cepted, with the proyiso that he would
continue to act as president until a
convenient time for the coronation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-11

Associated Press
Leased Wire Report
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-04
AMERICAN ship
TAKEN AS PRIZE
German Submarine Puts
officer Aboard-British
Had Also Taken Her.

Berlin. Aug. (By Wireless to Say
Vile. \. YD.-Among the items given
out to-day for publication by the Over
seas News Agency was the following:
The American ship Pass of Balmaha
has arrived at Cuxhsveu having on
board one commissioned officer OF
German submarine boat which had
stopped the ship and placed the oih-
Ger on her as a prize crew. While the
officer was asleep the captain Of Pass
of Balmaha changed his course toward
the British coast, but when the officer
awakened he compelled the captain OF
the ship to obey his orders and put
into CuXhaven.
con investigation al Cuxhaven It was
discovered that British prize crew o.
one officer and four men were on board,
hiding below. The bark was bound
with cotton for Archangel, Russia. she
sailed from New York on June "a.
The Pass Of Balmaha is vessel o..
1871 tons. She is owned by the Pas:
Of Balmaha Shipping Company. OF
Boston. The ship was built IN looH' O.,
Glasgow. On her voyage to Archangel
she was commanded by Captain Scott
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-04
WILSON CONSULTS
WITH LANSING
Carefully Keeps Own Counsel
on Mexican and Other For
eign Questions.

Cornish, n. H., Aug 3. 3.-President
Wilson was in communication with
Secretary of State Lansing to-day re-
garding the Mexican situation and
other foreign questions The President
is handling his communications with
Secretary Lansing personally and is
keeping his own counsel regarding his
plans. Letters from the State De
partment are opened by Mr.. wilson
alone and he writes his replies and
his memoranda for the State Depart
ment on his own typewriter.
The President got to work late tins
morning because of the presence here
Of Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo
and Mrs. McAdoo but, after they left
not long before noon for their summer
home at North Haven, Ne, he went TO
his study and spent several hours an
swering correspondence and applying
himself TO official business,
Mr.. McAdoo said that his visit had
been merely social and that he had dis
cussed no important business with
President Wilson.
The Secretary declared that he was
devoting much time to studying the
shipping question, and confidently e>
pected that il would be pushed by the
administration during the next session
of Congress.
"The Democratic party is pledged to
provide an adequate merchant ma
rine for the United States said Mr..
McAdoo. "and in my opinion no time
should be lost in taking action
Although President Wilson has made
no definite plans for his return TO
Washington. it was said that he prob
ably would remain here another week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-04
WEDDING BELLS
RING IN SING SING
Convict, with Six Years More to
Serve, Reaches Through
Bars TO Take Bride.

Convict Peter Cullen, former ser
geant-at-arms of the Mutual Welfare
League, with six years still to serve IN
Sing Sing, was married yesterday N
Sing Sing Chapel to Miss Julia Su'h-
van. of 521 West Twenty seventh Stree
TO whom he was engaged four years
ago. at the time Of his commitment.
Rev. Father William Cashin. prison
chaplain, oficiated, and Warden Thomas
Mott Osborne and Assistant warden
Johnson were witnesses.
City Clerk Scully sent a special CLERK
ND to Ossining to take Cullen's afhdaW,
supplying the facts for his license;
Cullen is twenty-nine years old, and
has served four years OF a ten ye9rr
sentence. He is great favorite OF
Warden Osborne.
Recently Cullen's mother died. leay,,
ing small boy and girl, who would
have been committed TO an institution
if they had no legal guardian. SO t- ihat
she might look after these children
until her husband was released, MISS
Sullivan decided 10 be married at once.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-04

newspaper controversy with Mr..
Riley-he is my superior officer, and
never once have | said anything in
criticism of him He put me here and
have the kindliest feeling toward him.
"What | did say to the men in the
mess hall was that hoped they would
realize that they and | myself must be
prepared in any crisis that might arise
to keep our heads, and whatever hap
pened they must give their entire
allegiance to the Mutual Welfare
League. My object was simply this
they had been reading these reports
that might go and they were getting
nervous. wanted to reassure them
/ want these fellows to stick to their
job.
81 think Governor Whitman has very
great sympathy with the Mutual Wei
fare League and its work. He went to
Auburn and was greatly pleased with
what it is doing there. ! wish Mr.
Riley would come down here and sec
conditions and what is being done here
for himself"
The Superintendent has visited Sing
Sing only four times since Osborne
has been in charge, the records show
ing he was there on December &. Janu-
ary 10, February II and April l6. An
official at the prison said the reason Of
the opposition against Osborne came
Continued on page ., column
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-04
PAINT IN CAR CRASH
PUZZLED SURGEONS
Girl Artists Waist Stained When
Tube of Oil BrOke-SeVeral
Hurt in Broadway.

Ambulance surgeons from Polytechnic
Hospital feared for the worst last nigh.
when they answered a call at Broad
way and Seventy Street. wherc
two surface cars had collided. After
they had treated the minor injuries Of
several passengers they came upon
Miss Laura Overley, an artist, Of 22S
West Seventy eighth Street. Her white
waist was stained deep crimson from
collar to belt, but she did not appear
10 be wounded seriously. The surgeons
wondered how she had received injuries
which brought such a flow Of blood.
Aftcr careful examination theF
learned that the stain had come from a
tube of red oil paint which she carried.
1t had been broken by the smash.
Many passengers were slightly IN
iured. Miss Sarah Unterburg, of 81
Northern Avenue, The Bronx, was TAX
en- TO Polytechnic Hospital, suffering
from bruises and lacerations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-04
AdDQnce on WQrSQzD
LQQs: Ammunition L0U;
Rain Aids Russians
POINTS IN BRITAIN'S THREE NOTES
JUSTIFYING METHODS OF BLOCKADE

Britain unable accept the American contention that
enemy through neutral and thence
overland to the enemy it not be molested.
In the Civil War the United States forced to alter the app
of rules blockade the commerce OF te
South. Great Britain contends for the same right
blockade only by extending to neu
harmony with the principle OF blockade
precedent international law for the method OF
Great similar have
before arisen.
only immuabe principle applying the right of blockade
begerent entitled off by effective the sea-
borne commerce Of his enemy.
Great Britain abdd by international law subectng vessels
taking them into when was lawful
submitting the question of condemnation OF cagoe
ships the prize courts.
violations of law committed by Germany 1t seems
neither reasonable Britain should be pressed TO
abandon rights claimed by her. and 70 allow goods from Germany
TO pass through waters paoed by British warshps.
The Orders Council at variance with accepted
principles of international law
After exhaustng the legal offered the British
the United States is decisions before international
tribunal arbitration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-04
FUSES KILL THREE
IN u. S. ARSENAL
Soldiers and Civilian in Ord
nance Department Victims
of Explosion.

Philadelphia, Aug. 3.-Two soldiers
and a civilian were killed at the United
States arsenal at Frankford. this city,
to-day by an explosion of time fuses
used on shrapnel shells. Arthur E.
Brown. a civilian. was injured. The
dead are Arthur B. Rundlett, Of Bos-
ton: Prasileo Frasco, New York City,
private in the ordnance department,
and James F. Harkins, civilian, Phila-
delphia.
The men were at work on the firing
range. unpacking fuses which had been
withdrawn from service and sent 20 the
arsenal to be broken up, when one Of
the boxes exploded. Bits Of steel were
scattered in all directions, tearing and
manning the men. The cause Of the
explosion has not been ascertalned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-04
ANTI STOPS STRAW VOTE
Fair Debater Objects to Fa-
vor Won by Rival.

A straw vote taken in fifteen upstate
towns where Miss Helen Todd and Miss
Lucy Price have been holding woman
suffrage debates on a Chautauqua CIR
cult, shows that a majority of those
who heard them favor suffrage for
women. Miss Todd, who has been
championing suffrage, reports enthusi-
asm for the cause in every town she
visited. Decorated automobiles were
provided for her use at every stop ahu
scores of women offered to help secure
the massage of the suffrage amendment
on November ,.
The Chautauqua management hnally
gave orders to stop the straw vote II
Is said, because Miss Price complained
that her continued defeats injured her
reputation as a debater.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-04
Germans Tell of Many
Thousands of Prisoners

Berlin via London), Aug. 3.-The
German Army Headquarters Stan
to-day gave out the following official
statement:
"In the battles around Mltau we took
some 500 prisoners. ~
East Of Ponizweach (thirty-hye
miles southeast of ShavlD The enemy
having been partly elected from several
of his positions, discontinued his re-
sistance and retreated in an easterly
direction.
Our troops forced the road between
WobolniM and SubocZ, taking 1850
prisoners and two machine guns.
"In the direction Of Lomza We gained
ground and captured some 5000 Rus
SLAMS.
"Otherwise along the Narew from.
and before Warsaw there have been
only minor combats, all OF which nave
been favorable for US.
German troops under General Won
Woyrsch expanded their bridgehead
position on the east bank of the Vis-
lula. taking thereby $50 prisoners.
"Austro- Hungarian troops under Cen
eral Won Koevess gained decisive sue
cess on the west front Of Ivsngorod,
capturing 2.300 prisoners and 81 can
non, among them 2l heavy pieces and
two mortars.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen's
army yesterday met resistance on the
line OF Nowo Alexandria, Leizna and
Zalin, 10 the north Of Cholm. In the
afternoon the enemy's line was broken
20 the east Of Leczna (ffteen miles
northeast Of Lublin) and north Of
Cholm, whereupon during the night he
began 70 evacuate his positions on the
greater part of this front. Only At
some points is he still offering some re-
slstance.
East OF Leczna we yesterday
captured 1000 prisoners. Between the
Bug and Cholm on August / and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-04
RING LOST IN WAR
TURNS UP IN 0STEND
New York Woman 1000 Heir
loom Found by Wounded
Police Chief.

Mrs. Viet Engel, of 545 West 1llth
Street. was informed yesterday by the
New York police that $1,000 da-
mond ring she lost on July IS, 1914, in
Ostend, Belgium, vas awaiting its
owner in Hull. England.
Mrs Engel had given up hope of re-
covering the trinket. which was a
family heirloom. She was travelling
with a companion when it was lost,
and the two women remained at Os-
tend for several weeks hoping it might
be found. When the German drive be-
gan to creep uncomfortably near, they
departed, assured by Ernest Godefroy,
the Ostend Chief Of Police, that if the
ring was found it would be re-
turned.
The chief of police was wounded in
the war and was taken TO Hull, Eng
land. where a few weeks ago Godefroy
received the ring and notified Scotland
Yard. Mrs. Engei must now 20 70
Hull 70 identify it, Fearing sub
marines. she has written 70 Godefroy
Identifying the ring and asking that
it be sent TO her here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-04
NINE MEN RESCUED
IN GALE AT SEA
Volunteers from Cymric Risk
Lives to Save Crew of Wreck
ed Nova Scotia Ship.

London, Aug. 3.-The White Star
liner Cymric, which arrived at Liver
pool to-day, landed Captain Hatfield
the owner and master of the Nova
Scotia schooner Gypsy Queen, and
eight men rescued from that vessel,
which sank last Saturday six hundred
miles west Of Fastnet during strong
northerly gale.
The Gypsy Queen was bound from
Halifax with timber. When sighted by
the Cymric she was hopeless wreck;
Csn+ain Beadnen. o. the Cymric, called
for volunteers, and six men responded.
They went to the rescue in lifeboat'
and. despite the gale, saved every man
on the schooner.
The Cymric's passengers are loud IN
their praise Of the work of the ere"
and captain Of the liner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-04
VANDERBILT HOUSE
TO BE REMODELLED
Will Spend $24O,OO0 Altering
Structure at 51st Street and
Fifth Avenue.

The southerlv one of the Wander
bilt dwellings. on the westerly side OF
Fifth av.. from 51st to 52d St. is to be
virtually rebuilt. It is at the north
vost corner Of 51st st.. and is the
home of Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Horace Trumbauer filed yesterday
plans for the improvement Of the
structure. the estimated cost being
placed at S24O.OOO. Up to the latter
part Of last year the premises were oc-
cupied by Henry c. Frick, at a yearly
rental Of $4,000. lie vacated the
house to take up his S5,O00,OOO mansion
at 10th st. and Fifth av. ,,,-
The interior of Mr. Vanderbilts
house will be entirely torn out, floors
altered and suits rearranged. The eX-
terror. doors and windows will also be
changed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-04
Never Criticised Riley.
STAGE LOSES MARL0WE
Wife's Illness, Sothern Says,
Has Ended Her Career.
lBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune J

Hartford Conn, Aug. 3.-Julia Mar
lowe will never appear again on the
stage, according to a statement made
this afternoon by her husband, Ed
ward Sothern. at Litchfeld, Conn,
where they are summering.
Miss Marlowe has absolutely re-
tired" said Mr. Sothern. "Her Illness
has made it impossible for her to play,
and the coming season will be the first
time she has not been with me. 1t is
too great an effort for her to try
again. The price is too high. 1t is
not worth it,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-04
Osborne Charges PlOtterS
Falsifed C0npict Speech
Somebody Spreading Lies About Me- Says Warden
Prisoners Threaten His Foes if He Is
Removed from Sing Sing

Warden Thomas Mott Osborne Of Sing
Sing denied yesterday that he had made
an address 10 the prisoners telling them
that he expected 20 be forced out of
Office. but would be back in eight
or nine days. He said he told them
that he neither expected to resign nor
TO be ousted. He attributed, he said
the giving out of the falsifed version
of his speech TO the work Of enemies
as a part of plot to bring about
an irreconcilable misunderstanding be-
tween himself and John b. Riley, Super
intendent Of Prisons
Somebody is spreading these lies
about me-" he said. There is de-
liberate purpose to misrepresent my
administration. AS soon as read the
false account Of my remarks sent
telegram TO Mr.. Riley repudiating
them. From first to last the story
was a damned lie. II was atrocious.
Such things create a feeling Of unrest
among the boys here.
Never Criticised Riley.
81 said absolutely nothing that could
be twisted into what appears in that
story. 1t bears the stamp of some
one trying to put me in false posi-
ton. | shall positively not engage in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-04
HELD FOR EMBASSY FRAUD
Englishman Obtained U. S.
Passport to Use in Germany.

London, Aug 3. Harold J. Fraser
described as a British subject. was re
manded without bail to-day in the
Bow Street Police Court, charged with
having in his possession an American
passport to which he was not entitled.
The passport was issued by the
American Embassy in London last
March. and Fraser is said TO have
travelled with this passport over a con-
siderable part of Germany and Austria.
He obtained the passport by represent
inc himself as an American, and. ac-
cordin TO his own admissions, took two
hours to persuade the Embassy 20 is
sue II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-04
DOUMA AGAINST PEACE
Votes Determination TO Fight
Until Russia Wins.

Petrograd. Aug. 3.-Michael V. Rod
zianko. of Ekaterinoslav to-day was
reelected preside of the Russian
Douma by a vote of 296 10 "a.
On the conclusion of the debate on
the war the Douma unanimously
adopted resolution declaring it TO be
the empires unshakable determination
not TO conclude peace before Russian
victory was complete. and pledgng the
willing assistance of the entire popu-
lation for the creation o. fresh means
Tor continuing the struggle.
The resolution emphasized the neces-
sity Of forgetting old political quar-
rels. and recalled the governments
beneyolence with regard 20 the in
terests of "all loyal citizens OF Russia
without distinction OF race. language
or religion"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-04
ALLIES BOMBARD
CITY OF STRASSBURG
French and British Aerial Flo
tilla Drop 25 Shells on the
CanitaI of AlsaCe.

Paris, Aug. g. A fotillt of French
and British aeroplanes to-day flew over
the German city Of Strassburg and
dropped twenty-five bombs, according
to Havas dispatch from Geneva. The
extent of the damage caused by the
explosion of the missiles has not yet
been ascertained. Strassburg, th"
capital Of Alsace. lies eighty miles
southeast of the German fortress Of
Metz and forty miles from the French
frontier.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-04
Gen. Tracy Slowly Sinking.

The condition of General BENJAMIN
F Tracy, former Secretary Of the Navy.
who is seriously i'll at his home. IA
Fast Sixtieth Street. was unchanged at
midnight. His physician. DR.. William
b. Pritchard Of l43 West Seventy-sec-
ond Street. said General Tracy was de-
pending entirely upon his eNtfaordl-
nary vitality, but that thcre was lli'le
hope that he would SURVIVE ahotheF
daV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-04
MaCkenSen PierCeS
Defenders Lines
at Two Points.
NORTH OF CHOLM
AND AT LECZNA
Germans Defeated at Orr
and Surrounded, Says
Innsbruck Report.
AUSTRIANS WIN FIGHT
Operations in Courland and
Near Lomza Menace Russian
Army's Main Supply Lines.

London. Aug. 3.-The stubborn re-
sistance which the Russians are offer
ing to the Austro- Germans and the
slowness with which the forces Of the
invaders have been able 10 move during
the last few days have led 70 the be-
lief that the German supply Of ammu-
milton is beginning 70 feel the effect
Of the protracted struggle and that
Russia may yet save the Polish capital
Wet weather, too, may have impeded
the invaders.
Previous experience with German
tactics. however. has been that a tenn
porary slowing down is followed soon
by greater efforts, and when Field Mar
shall Won Mackensen has concluded his
present operations in the southeast
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg, it is ex-
pected, will renew his heavy blow on
the Narew front
For the moment, therefore, the great
est interest attaches TO the Southeast,
where. according 10 to-night's Berlin
official report, the Germans have ex-
tended their bridgehead positions south
of Warsaw; the Austrians have gained
decisive success TO the west of Ivan.
gorod. and Won Mackensen, after meet
ing with considerable resistance, has
broken the Russian line east of Leczna
and north of Cholm. An Innsbruck dis
patch 10 Geneva, however says that rain
is hindering the German advance in this
section.
Successes have also been gained by
the Germans in CORTLAND and in the
direction of Lomza. To the minds Of
many military men the Courland opera
tions. which General Won Bulow is
directing. are fraught with the greatest
danger to the Russians. as a big victory
for the Germans IN this region would
enable them 10 move across the rail-
ways which feed the Russian armies.
Further west they are already near
Poniewesch, which is the junction Of
two branch lines OF the NilnaPetro-
grad Railway.
"In the direction Of Riga" says an
official statement issued tonight IN
Petrograd, "our troops withdrew be
yond the River Eyu.'
Geneva Cvia Paris, Aug "a dis
patch to the Tribune de Geneve' from
Innsbruck says:
"A large force Of Germans from Ko-
moroya and Mazowieckie 20 Brok Gin
the region between the Narew and the
Bug) are making an advance on the
Bug. which is twenty miles distant.
Heavy fighting is ensuing, as the Rus
slams are making a firm stand The
Germans already have lost 10000 men
Cossacks are making brilliant charges.
The Germans, defeated at Orr, are re-
treating. surrounded by the Russians.
General Won Woyrsch's army suf-
fered such heavy losses recently that
he was obliged TO rearrange IT.. On Au-
gust Archduke Joseph Ferdinand sent
large reinforcements which enabled
General Won Woyrsch 10 cross the Wis
tula and occupy positions before IN ?
fortresscs Of Ivangorod and Novo Al
exandria.
"Wet weather is hindering the Ger
man advance in this section"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-04
BRITISH GAIN THE
CALLIPOLI CREST
Carry Ridge That Threat
ened Safety of Austria
lian Trenches.

London. Aug. 3-The crest of the
ridge in the Gallipoli Peninsula has
been gained by British troops, and the
position of the British in the Dsrda-
ndsles has been improved, according to
a s.ater.~nt given ont to-day by the
Official Press Bureau.
The text Of the statement follows:
General Sir Ian Hamilton reports
on August ? that on the right position
held by the Australian and New Zea-
land corps a successful attack was car
ried out against a network of Turkish
trenches which was beginning to
threaten the safety OF an advanced
post called Tasmania Post.
"The attack consisted Of lombard
ment of neichborng works and the ex-
plosion Of three mines under sections
Of trench. These sections were oc-
cupied at once.
"Another section was rushed with
the bayonet. Inc Turks did not cOun-
ter attack At least seventy Turks
were killed In and around the works.
THE result has been 10 gain the
crest of the ridge. and it has ma
terially improved our position in that
section Of the line"
Constantinople. Aug 3. The Turkish
War Department to-day gave out the
following official statement:
"An attempt made by the enemy 10
capture our trench near Ari Burnu on
July 81 was repused with heavy
losses.
"In the Caucasus on July 80 our
right wing drove the enemy from his
fortified and we'll organized position in
the neighborhood Of Tastak, on the
frontier. We made 100 prisoners and
took a quantity of rifles and ammuni-
tion and equipment"