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FRENCH HOLD GAINS
IN VOSGES FIGHTING
German Attacks on Newly
Won Positions in Mountains
Prove Futile.
RHEIMS AGAIN SHELLED

s,,aei Cabie Despofch 10 TnE srS.
pans. July 23-The French CARED
.,cund last night in La Pretre wood
and made a slight advance in the region
n Eaeatelle. In the Argonne. In the
,,cht engagement the Germans were
,Lve, oi, of a line of French trenches
,bt,h they had occupied. thus restoring
,te integrity OF the French position.
The Bagatelle gain was made In a line
a, trenches hitherto held by the enemy.
German attacks were ~repulsed In the
,,rion Of Arracourt n south OF La
fave. in the vosges. After a violent
,,mba rdment. the enemy succeeded In
penetrating a part OF the French posi-
Hon each of Metzeral. but was driven
out by a counter attack.
HEAVY artillery firing is reported along
4 considerable part of the front. with
Rheims and the outskirts OF scissors
again under shell fire.
French aviators dropped twenty-eight
bombs on the railway station at Contains
and drove on two German aeroplares,
compelling them 10 lane inside the Ger
man lines.
The communicate issued by the War
Office Tonight is as follows
The day was relatively calm on the
whole front. In Artois there was the
usual artillery activity on both sides.
Some shells were thrown or the out
skirts of scissors and on Rheims.
In lie Pretre wood. in the course or
the night of July 22-23. we regained a
footing in one line of trenches which
We previously had lost. Two German
counter attacks were repulsed with con-
siderable losses to the enemy.
one OF our aviation ~squadrons
threw twenty-eight bombs last night
on the railway station Of Contains. 1t
also compelled two German a~eroplanes
to descend within the German lines.
The afternoon statement said:
The night was considerably dis
turbed at several points along the
front In Artois. in tn neighborhood
OF Souchez. there was viol-nt cam
nonading and grenade fighting.
twpe IN the Disc and the .Aisne. in
the region OF Quennevierres. and on
the plateau OF Nouvron, on the right
bank of the Aisnc, near Soupir, and on
the Champagne 'front.', several artillery
actions also werr reported.
In the Argonne there was rifle and
KUN nrlnS M the region OF hasitelle'
wher one Of our companies succeed d
yesterday in seizing part of an enemy
trench. thus trsngthening the front
to our advantage.
Point-a-Mousson was internationally
bombarird during the night.
In tn region Of Arracourt a strong
hostile accommodating force supported
BY artillery was turned back by our
infantray and artillery.
In the vosges an attempted German
attack against our positions southwark
OF the FAYE was easily repulsed.
The positions We had won to the
east of MetZeral on the crest Of the
Linge and Barrenkopf were subjected
10 a very violent bo~mbardment. The
enemy nom entarily succeeded in pene-
trating part of our lines. but was
driven out by an energetic counter
attack on our part.
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BERLIN HIDES GRIEF, EATS
DRINKS AND SEEMS MERRY
Soldiers in Streets Wars Only Outward Sign
People, Scoring Mourning Vestments, Deny
They're Starved or Discouraged or Even Sad.

of restaurants. There Is an admittedly
great Increase In the prices OF staples,
In some instances as high as 800 TO JpO
per cent. but the actual cost of living,
owing To the imposed economy OF con-
sumption. has not been materially in
creased so far AS can be learned.
In the fashionab bic hotels like the
Adlon the prices of food remain the
same as before the war. At the more
popular places there has been an IN
crease of from 80 to 80 per cent. In
prices. but II is still possible at such
places TO get. say, an ample portion
OF roast goose with potatoes for 80
cents. "A filet steak (small but good)
Tor the same price. Strawbttries and
cream vary IN price. according to the
.haracter OF the restaurant, from l.
cents to a mark.
The drinking does not seem to have
notice ably decreased but Il re are no
Signs OF drunkenness, in fact THE SrN
correspondent during a stay OF three
weeks in Berlin saw only three cases
and tley were only mild The men had
Just been acc pied for service n
were celebrating.
French champagnes are taboocd. hut.
curiously, foreign liquors like Renedic-
tine and Scotch whiskey and sod, retain
their popularity. The favorite summer
drinks for the people seem, however. tn
hs light beers and boiler. This latter
varies In constituents and price. n
a litre of boiler made of Rhine wine,
soda water and fruit may be had for
20 cents. Among the Weather classes
the favorite summer drink IL German
champagne served in tail beakers. at
the bottom Of each "A peach. The peach
is repeatedly stabbed with a fork and
adds TO the champagne a flavor that is
not only supposed to be delicious hut
is dangerous TO the novice.
Dancing is tabooed In Berlin. About
half Of the theatres are closed and thos,
that are open are devoted to war plays
Moving pi:ture houses abound through
out the city and their programmes arr
largely made up Of war films and in
structive lectures IN the rogress VI thu
various campaigns. The Royal operi
season In Berlin ended shortly aftel
THE SuN correspondents arrival. bu
the season at Charlottenburg, the fash
ionable suburb Of Berlin, was still con
tinuing. The mixed bathing at Wannse,
maintains It's usual popularity, while tn
excursions through the chain of lake
TO Potsdam tax the capacities of tn
steamers which run every half hour.
Despite all these signs Vt normai't,
Berlin talks, eats. drinks and dreams n
war. War is the dominant topic Il
the papers and In the minds of IA
people.
T. WAS strange. therefore. to retur
to London and see the glaring news
paper posters with not val hut Bride
Bath Case Trial Result
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7euton Pace Slackens
in Advance on Warsaw
Checks, Possibly Temporary, Seem to Exist Despite Ber-
lin Report-Mackensen's Task Unfinished
1%vangorod Not Yet Isolated.
KAISER BIDS ARMY TAKE CAPITAL BY AUG.

the Army Administration tonight. The
envcluping movement of Warsaw con-
tinued and the troops pressed closer upon
the fortified cities OF the Bobr. Narew
and Vistula. The statement Is as fol-
lows
We are pursuing the Russians. VINO
are retiring In an e~asterly direction
in Courland. We are fighting without
interruption and we have captured
many guns. munition wagons and
field kitchens.
The Germans are steadily advanc
ing toward the Narew and the bridge
head positions of Warsaw Before
Rozan we took At the point of the
bayonet the village OF Miluny and the
fortified position OF Szygi. In the
latter defensive work we captured 800
prisoners.
Nocturnal sallics from Novo Geor-
gievsk failed. The west bank OF the
Vistula from J~anouwiec. west of ka-
zimierz, to Grdnica is free from the
enemy.
We are fighting the Russian rear
guard southwest of Gozinies.
Between the Bug and the Nistula
the Teujonic allies succeeded In break
ing through the resistance OF the
enemy at various places. compelling
him to retire.
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ITALIANS ADVANCE
IN CARSO BATTLE
Repulse Austrian Counter At
tack, Capturing 1900
Prisoners.
MOVE TOWARD PLAYA

Special CoJie Despatch to THE srN.
ROME, July 23.-Further progress by
the Italian forces now closing in from
three sides IN the great Austrian Tor
tress al Goritz Is reported in the latest
official statement from Gen. Cadorna'
Alpine troops who captured the summit
and slopes of Monte Nero. north OF Toll
mino. several weeks ago have advanced
against the Luznica crest ana nave
stormed the advanced positions OF the
Austrians.
The sixth day of the battle on the
Carso plateau, the main defence OF
Goritz. and the roads TO Trieste, hnds the
Italians in possession of strong positions
which they are holding against desperate
ATTACKS on the part of the Austrians'
Gen. Cadorna reports that In the hsht-
ing Of last night and this morning me
Austrians In this region lost l.50o
prisoners. including seventy-six officers
The official report vas as follows
The battle continues along the
whole Isonzo line. our success : IN
creasing. In the Monte Nero zone our
Alpine troops advanced against the
crest OF Luznica. The enemy offered
a vigorous resistance. but the Alpinists
occupied the advanced Austrian posi-
tons inficting heavy losses on the
enemy and taking 100 prisoners.
Progressing toward PLAYA our
troops captured several guns. rifles
and large quantities Of ammunition.
On June 22 the enemy delivered a
vain attack m our positions on the
Carso plateau. ON the following
morning. after receiving heavy reen-
forcements. he delivered a fresh attack
supported by artillery. Our troops.
although severely tried. resisted
vigorously, and. reinforced by artil-
lery. delivered a counter attack In
which they captured 1890 prisoners.
including seventy-six officers. The
battlefield liz strewn with dead.
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FRENCH NOT BLIND TO PERL.
rarls Press, Noting Anniversary,
Lands Nations Resolution.

PARIS. July 23.-The French news
papers, noting the anniversary to-day OF
me Austrian ultimatum to Serbia. which
was sent on July 20, 1914. reflect the de-
elimination OF france and her allies to
larry on the wal to a successful con-
eluslon.
Writing in the Figaro Of the spirit
displayed by France in resisting the
Germans Alfred Capus says:
France did not show the least hesi-
alton, the least doubt about the danger
which menaced her nor in regard to tho
snemy's designs. Rarely has a nation
mad a more prompt or a clearer vision
Of her destiny. In a few hours she TOOK
stock of herself, accepted the German
challenge and swore TO conquer"
The Matin says,
Germany had reached the point OF
Wishing 70 crush by diplomacy. II not by
,orce, the nations unwilling to accept
her yoke. She WAS completely carried
away by the desire Of domination al
ven AZ by the mania which led her 10
otl'eve that she could not exist without
Heontested superiority In Europe"
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BRITISH TO SEEK
S~1OO,OOO,000 HERE
Talk of Having Loan Based on
American Securities Held
in England.
DIFFICULTIES IN WAY

A loan OF at least stoo. 600. 900 to
Great Britain to he floatcd in his
market. based on American securities
owned or held by British institutions.
deposited as collateral with American
bankers. has been under discussion by
New York and London bankers in the
negotiations for the big British loan
which is to be brought out here. This
form OF credit Is only one OF many
which have been talked over. 1t Is
similar to the French credit already ar
ranged with Paris bankers.
From the American point OF view
such "A loan is considered ideal. No
more popular loan. II vas said ny
prominent bankers yesterday, could oe
arranged. The difficulties IN the way,
however, are so great that 1t Is con-
sidered III 1t could not he arranged
to the extent that the needs Of Great
Britain for a loan here require.
The British investor Is loath TO part
with the American securities OF high
grade which would be necessary Tor TINS
loan. There are few means AT the as
posal OF the British financial authorltles
to influence the Individual or the institu-
ton to give them W. The British Gov
Is not DESTROYS OF resorting 10
any compulsory means to accomplish
this end, as the need for suCh eNtiehe
measures L. as yet distant.
II was stated yesterday that the ar
arrangement Of a big British loan here 10
still a question which is some distance
off. The exchange situation has not yct
reached the point where such a loan 3
urgent and at the same time the british
Government Is not anxious to bring out
another loan 80 close upon the Notation
of the big domestic loan. This II par
ticularly true because of the necessity
according to the American point oil view,
of "A higher interest rate on the loan
! here than that on the home loan. The
lapse OF a reasonable time Is therefore
looked for and among some prominent
bankers here the arrangement Of the
British loan here is not looked for until
at least the end of the year.
The minimum amount looked for when
the loan here Is finally brought out ia
500. 900, 900. A larger sum is expected.
II is pointed out that a British loan
would be the most popular foreign loan
tina could be- floatcd here and that II
the experience Of Japan can be counted
as an indication the iiotation of loans
for her during her war should prcsage
the placing OF u considerably larger
amount than siO0. 900. oOO for Grcai
Britain now.
II was stated yesterday that while d
British loan based on American securi,
ties will continue 10 rcCeiv" much attcg.
tion and may be utilized TO some extent
in the financial arrangement to h- made
the practical difficulties involved poIu'
TO nothe character of loan as the NOR
likely because of the broader scope it.
uuired.
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RUSSIANS ON OFFENSIVE.
vienna, Claiming Gains, Tells of
sim Fighting In Poland.
Special Co6,e Despatch TO Tnr ST

Special Cable Despatch 10 THE Sex.
VIENNA. via Amsterdam, July ga
The War Office issued the following
official statement regarding the opera
lions In the east
In south Poland fighting continues
In Nolhynia and on the upper Bug.
Strong Russian forces were sent from
Kamionka, Strumilowa and krystno-
pol to Sokal where we have estab-
lished bridgehead positions on the
eastern bank of the river.
At some points the Russians ad-
vanced to within 500 PAGES of our
trenches. At other points there was
hand to hand fighting. The Russians
were every where repulsed.
Northwest of Groubechow the Ger
mans hav progressed between the
Bystritza and Nistula. The army OF
the Austrian Archduke Joseph Ferdi-
nand has repulsed the Russians at
Belzyce and across the Wronew.
West of the Nistula from the mouth
OF the Pilitza the Germans have
ssed forward Il the circle OF Ivan
gOrOd.
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THIEF FREE; VICTIM IN JAIL.
Witness. Unable to Furnish Boud.
n Prisoner 20 Days.

EVANSVILLE. Ind. July 23.-Dcurgr
Kingston, -, - farmer 81 Equality, H..
who was held IN the county jail here
for seventy days as u witness against
Henry Uranium. who is alleged to have
robbed INN Of $500, has been released
from jail,
I'r. Hannah Graham Of l~udiauapoiI"
wired here offering to 60 on tn" man
bond. br. Graham Is president Of toe
Equal suffrage Association If Indiana
The authorities hclu Kingston Zoe JIl
even after Uranium. who ~ alleged t.
Rave robbed him, had forfeited h's uwi
bond and disappeared Kingston 81
unable go furnish the $l0o bond as ptu-
yideG by the circuit court.
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GERMAN RUSE FAILS.
Rife Fire Ia British Reply to all
for Help.

LONDON, July 23.-The official press
bureau issued an Eyewitness" account
OF the fighting in Flanders to-day. The
statement, which is dated July is. tells
OF a German ruse which was unsuccess-
tul. 1t says
AT one point on the British line our
men heard calls for help in excellent
English coming from a point $50 yards
IN front of our advanced trench. We
replied 10 the calls with rifle fire and
hey Immediately ceased, while those
who had been making them shouted,
fou damned Scotchmen"
Near ST. Eloi, West Flanders. the
Germans blew up a house close to our
Inc and damaged some Of our trenches.
> few casualties were inflicted.
Opposite one section of our centre the
Germans recently waved flags n took
Considerable pains to inform US they
we're SdXons."
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SUNK IN THE SUEZ CANAL.
british ship Srnt tn ROttOm by
Mine Says RcrIiu.

InNpoN. ,iuly GA wireless des-
patch from Berlin forwards reports re-
,riNc d IN the herman capital from Cairo
hy way of The Hague of the sinking Of
the British ship Theresa by a Turkish
mine IN the Suez canal
The vessel is supposed to he IN.
Telresias, the sinking of which in the
Suoa Canal, supposedly by a mine, was
rcportcd in London on July IA. The
Tcticsias was a vessel of +,S22 tons and
sailed from Liverpool for Yokohama
on June -.
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Won BUELoW's BROTHER HELD.
informed In England for striving
to Ala Germany.
>pccmI Cabie ht'p'fca 10 TuE Sr>

LoNpoN. July 23.-Friedrich Won
Ruclow. brother Of the ~eN-'hanccllor OF
Germany, has been informed with Baron
Won Kissing. who was sent to a detention
camp yesterday although he has been n
British subject by naturalization for
thirty-cight years.
Won Buelow, on The other hand, has
been in England for little more than "A
year and is not naturaliaed. He was ar
rested 1T the outbreak of the war and re-
leased on parole, but charges that he
was doing everything in his power to
create public opinion in favor OF Ger
many were made against him ms in
Baron Won Bissing's case. II is ad-
mitted that no breach of parole was al
legged against him.
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BRITISH CABLE SHIP LOST.
>%trathronn Eoundered Near FIJI
JsI nnds-Pnrt Of Crew saved,

H~oSoLrLU. July 23.-The Union Line
steamship Niagara arrived here to-day
bringing news of the loss of the British
cable schooner Strathcona near the Fiji
Islands in the South Pacific. The
Strathcoua was on her way from Auck-
land. New Zealand. to the flaming ISL
auds aud Honolulu.
The cable layer Iris notified the wire
less station at Suv on July ~. the off
GERS of the NIAGARA report. that the Iris
had pi,ked M one hoatload of the
S,rathcona's crew and was still search
ing FOR a second boat. which was be-
lievcd To- hc making for Tungatabu or
one OF the outlying FL Islands.
The Strathvoua il believed to have
grounded on Minerva reef and foun-
dtrea.
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RUSSIAN LINES FIRM.
Prtrograd Admits Some LOsses, hut
Claims GRtns.
Sp,cjny Gable Despotch 10 THs SuN,

Sp.ci1y Cable Despatch TO THs suN.
P~ErRoGRAp, July 23.-The following
official statement was made pubic TO-
night by the General Staf:
In tn region west of Mitawa (Cour-
land) there has been no Significant
fighting. The enemy occupied JAM
niski and attempted to advance to the
southeast. At Roosieny the enemy
advanced to the Shoushwa River.
on the Narew on Thursday there
we're further stubborn attacks on the
bridgehead at Rozan.
on the left bank OF the Nistula the
enemy stormed the outposts on the
Ivangorod front at Bakhinski and
Gnis woshow. ard in one place sue
ceeded In breaking through the barbed
wire entanglements, but eventually
they were repulsed by "A counter
attack.
on the Vistula and the Bug the
fighting continues. In the direction OF
Lublin the Austrians are ATTACKING
Belzhitse. The centre or the enemy
suffered heavily on Wednesday In an
attack on Rhoniel. Piaski, Woislwitse
and Groubieshow. -.
The enemy delivered an Intellectual
attack on the left bank OF the WieprZ
and also in the direction of Reiowits'
on the front OF NidIudIs -oSt
Wousl-Awitse and Oukhane large
German forces at first occupied the
trenches of the Russians and gained
territory in the north, but subsequent
operations In the forest on Thursday
night saw them repulsed. losing six
field guns and 500 prisoners.
In the Groubie show region the
enemy on Thursday succeeded In gain
ing some territory to the north. On
the Bug River at Bjary the enemy
was repulsed beyond the river.
Near Sokal the Russians captured
several lines OF trenches from the
enemy after stubborn fighting while
energetically pressing the enemy bacH
into Sokal itself.
Large forces Of the enemy occu-
pied a portion of the village oil
Pottourghitse. which was b
~ouentiy recaptured by the Russians
The fighting continues. -.
Al Dobrotwor on Wednesday tht
enemy was at first successful, bu,
later in the evening he was repuiseo
and hundreds Of prisoners were taken
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PLAN SILENT LONDON RAID.
Zeppelins said to lave Motors
which Make No Noise.

GENEVA. via Paris. July 23.--Reports
from Friedrichshafen, the German air.
craft base, say another air raid on Lon
don Is to be made by "A new type Of
Zeppelin with silent motors, which will
be able to approach the capital without
giving any audible sign.
The raiders will be equipped, accord
ing to the reports, with huge illuminate
ing bombs which. when dropped. throw
out a light so brilliant as to obscure the
movements OF the airship. These bombs.
1t is said, were tried out successfully
by Austrian aviators IN . raid on
Venice,
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REPRESS GERMAN SOCIALISTS.
Police Try Ia Halt Peace rropn-
snndn from S%witxcrIn nd.

dispatches from Switzerland the Gcr-
man Socialists have initiated "A propa-
ganda in favor Of peace. The propa
ganda is being mrrcilessly reprcSsed by
the police, according to the dispatches.
and the Socialists are being closely
watched. haciiist literature has been
seaucstered hy the authorities and "A
number Of the nor" prominent among
the ~propagaudists have been arrested
and summary convicted IN the military
courts,
The swiss Baden frontier has been
closed again. the dispatches add, with
the object of preventing the escape of
the Socialists.
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BIG GUNS TO POLAND.
Innsbruck Despatch Tells Of Aus
trian NcttNttS.
Special cable Despnch to Tnr $

Special cable Despatch 10 THE SrN
LONDON. July 23.-The DdiIU Express
has received from it's correspondent AT
Geneva the contents of a telegram from
Innsbruck saying that the Austrians
have taken seven huge field guns Of
1875 inches and 1871 inches To Ivan
gorod with which they IRE ~bombarding
the fortress, infiicting enormous damage,
They are also bombarding Rozan and
Pultusk.
The despatch reads further that the
Russians drove the Austrians back north
of Wolika for "a distance Of eight miles
and defeated "A large German force north
Of K~rasnotav. where the enemy was
forced to retreat twelve miles. losing
. 5000 in killed. wounded and prisoners.
The Russians have begun "A strong
offensive in Bessarabia," is the last
statement.
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GOPITZ SUBURB RUINED.
Italians unNc Entire City In ItRngc
of RiR Guns Vow.

LONDON, July 23.-The Italian assault
on the lsonzo front has progressed
against all the chief Austrian positions
attacked. according to the Rome cor
respondent of the Daily Mail
"The only remaining portion Of the
road on the light bank In Austrian
hands now" he says. is between San
Mauro and PLAYA.
THE eastern suburb OF Goritz is in
ruins. The Austrians still hold Monte
San Niche and Monte Sabatino, but
their resistance. Is much weakened. The
Italians have climbed we'll up ~ Ia
Michele.
THE Italian II inch guns have CAS-
tagnavizza heights. On the 'arso plateau,
under fire. while the Austrian batteries
AT pobcrdo have been considerably dam
aged. The others facing Gradisca have
been forced To retire
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vIsCOUNT TIvERTON AT FRONT.
Lady Dun-GOrdOn's SOn-in-law In
Aerial scouting Corps.

Niscount Tiverton, son OF the Earl OF
H%alsbury. has Joined the aerial scouting
corps attached to the British navy and
has left for the front. according to a let
ter received yesterday from Lady liver
ton by her mother. Lady f-Gordon.
who il spending the summer In this
country. Lord Tlverton had never been
connected with either the army or navy,
hut has taken up aviation since the war
began, qualifying as a pilot within the
past few months.
Eight years ago he married Esme
Wallace. daughter Of Lady Duff-Gordon.
They have two children. the Hon. An
thony Giffard. 7 years old, and the Hon.
Flavia Giffard, 3 years old.