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Further to the south the left wing VI
Prince Leopold's army reached the Bug
at point north OF Dragitschin and
crossed the river. This point is about
twenty-five miles from the railroad run
ming between Brest-l.itoVsk. Bielsk and
Bielostock.
The centre and right wings OF the
same army group have made even more
of an advance and have occupied LosiCe
and Miedzyrzec. East OF Miedzyrzec thy
German troops pressed onward to tho
outskirts of the village Of Biala, which
IL twenty-five miles west of Bres..
Litovsk.
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still further south the army under
Field Marshal Won Mackensen occupie
Clale and Slawatycze, on the western
bank Of the Bug. while yet further south
they crossed to the east bank OF the
Bug near Wlodowa. Slawatycze is
twenty-five miles south of Brest-L LitoNsk
These advances are all reported in the
German official statement issued to-day
The text of the statement is as follows
Army group of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg During successful at
tacks on advanced position at Kovno
1880 Russians. including seven OFF,
GERS, were taken prisoners. \ pro-
jected attempt to break through the
Russian lines from the Narew to the
Bug after a crossing Of tha NorZec
River. succeeded and our pursuing
troops reached the hill at Brausk
More than 1000 prisoners fell into
our hands. At Novo Georglevsk the
defenders were driven back still fur
ther from their groups of fortiiica-
tions.
Amy groups of Prince Leopold OF
Bavaria: During the night the left
wing fought its WAY across the Bug
River east OF Dragitzchin least OF
Sokolow). After the centre and right
wings had captured L.osyce and
Miedzyrzec yesterday afternoon our
opponents offered new resistance only
in the sections of Toczmaw and Klu-
kowka, between MiedZyrZeC and
Biala but his resistance was broken
down east Of l.osyce AT daybreak
by an attack of the Siesian Land
wehr. The enemy is being pursued.
Army group of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen The pursuit of the
enemy continues, Ciale and Sla-
watycz have been occupied. Fast OF
WIodawa our troops are advancing
on the eastern bank of the Bug.
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This attack is the first Of any kind
made on the Irish Sea coast of England
and the first made by a submarine on
any part Of the British coast.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-28
Nearly Six Hundred Bodies of Eastland Victims
Were Laid Away in Cemeteries of
the Suburban Towns.
HEARSES EXHAUSTED BY THE DEMAND.
Investigation of Disaster, to Fix Responsibility
and Punish the Guilty, Will be Pushed
by State and Nation.

United Press Leased Wire 5ervice.l
CHICAGO, July 2S.-Under stream
ing skies, Chicago buried its dead to-
day.
The hue and cry for the guilty Of
the Eastland catastrophe was muffled
for the time. In its place the bells OF
Ia hundred churches tolled city's
sorrow.
In official places the doors were
closed. Public and semi-public build.
ings' flags dropped at half staff. In the
stricken villages OF Hawthorne, Clyde
and Cicero all things was brushed
aside by the overwhelming needs ct
la universally bereaved people.
From the west, where Mayor VIM.
Hale Thompson is speeding home as
fast as steam can bring him, was tele-
lgraphed formal expression of the
ctty's grief and a proclamation of a
lday of public mourning. Generally II
was observed. Federal and state laws
forbade the closing Of the banks and
in the grain pits at the board of trade,
barter and sale went On as usual. The
big department stores were open.
Baseball promoters closed their parks.
Cabarets were stilled. Many theatres
did not oren.
Close to 600 OF the victims Of the
Eastland were laid at rest today. So
great were the demands upon the
priests and the pastors that funeral
ceremonies were. by sheer necessity,
conducted over groups of bodies. At
ST. Mary's, mass was chanted over
thirty bodies. At Mary Queen of
Hearts church, twenty bodies received
their final religious attention. Bishop
Rhode of Green Bay, with twenty as
sisting priests, conducted the cere-
monies over the dead at St. MaTy's OF
Czestochowa's church. F'raternal u-.
ganizations had charge of many funer-
ais.
Conventional means Of conveying
the dead to their last resting place
proved to be hopelessly inadequate.
Hearses we're quickly exhausted as
were electric and steam funeral cars.
Many Of the sad professions were led
by coal, ice and express vans, swathe
in crepe. A hay rick carried twelve
collins to Polish cemetery. With
bowed heads, thousands walked to the
prairie cemeteries in the citys out
skirts that received the bulk OF the
Ea Stands dead.
Corners which fifty professions had
rassed by noon were common. Big,
brown eyed little Polish children fot-
lowed many numbering van which
contained the remains Of a playmate
who had gaily left them Saturday for
a day on the lake.
The great plant of the Western
Electric company draped in flowing
black and purple was closed for the
day. All of the trucks Of the company
we're employed in carrying the dead.
In the cemeteries on the west side,
long lines Of graves were ready. Grave
diggers had been working steadily
since Sunday Many were double. The
number were even larger. One for 4
family of five, another for family OF
eight
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What the War Moves Mean
By ]. w. T. Mason, Former European Man.
aQer of the United Press.

have formally recognized the cession
of Tripoli to Italy. Nevertheless.
Tripolitans accept the sultan OF Iur-
KEY as their spiritual head ano 1t IS
probable secret emissaries OF the
bort are at work in Tripoli foment-
ing dissatisfaction with Italy's rule.
The eauivocaI situation II Tripod!
Is the dominant reason why 1taiy has
not more fully joined the allies ana
has -refrained from declaring war
against Turkey. The Turks are not
usins all their available military
forces In the Gallipoli campaign be-
cause the limited area of operations
makes this impossible. A strong
force could be thrown into Tripoil II
the opportunity presented; ana the
Turks would stand an excellent
chance of recovering the lost prov
ince. To oppose the attack would re-
ouire at least a complete read1ust'
ment of the italian plan OF campaign
and probably a change from offen-
sive to the defense against Austria.
n the Tripolitans continue to de-
veIop a spirit of revolt, Turkey her
self may in fact, declare war against
TtaIv and risk the possibility or WIN
ning hack the captive territory. PROB
hlS the lack of ammunition in Tur-
kev is the chief reason why the pol
icy has not been adopted before noS-
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limited Press Leased Wire Service1
NEW YORK July 2S.-Revolts
among the natives in the hinterland
oi Tripoli have compelled the Italians
70 evacuate that part Of their newly
acquired colony. The general situa-
uon IN Tripoli is causing uneasiness
~ aome. and military operations
aealnst Austria may have to be ham
ts pelea by detaching troops from the
.aohzo for service in the African de-
tendency.
no talys war against Turkey for
aossesslon aos of Tripoli. three years
$50 was severe task for the Itanan
don! ddi,ay at time when it was free to
MI. .,ote all its energy to subduing the
wosa aainneoans. II a general uprising
r..n e 70 take place at this time In
ioi, ios;p, Italy would be in danger OF
Ts TtsMnss her colony which has cost The
t.aa ian nation SO much blood and
easi,,l Sure. Such catastrphe might
lns,nss ls lead to an anti-dynastic revo-
r;a ,s.ion at home which would mean a
annoy ry for Austria and the probable
,i,,.Aatlon ,i,a,., by Austria of part OF
IT, northern provinces.
s,o,. hey at present Is debarred
At i..a assisting in Tripoli revolutions
ke,. 'east outwardly. Italy and Tur-
ae not at war and the Turks
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rhe Htcher Upe

CHICAGO, July 2S.-The higher
ups in the Eastland disaster will be
relentlessly prosecuted by tho federal
government, II became known today,
regardless of prosecutions that will
be developed from the coroner's In
quest and from at least six county
grand jury manslaughter indictments
which States Attorney Maclay Hoyne
predicted would he handed down before
six o'clock.
Possibility of friction between state
and federal, fear of which developed
yesterday, was eliminated today when
the United Press learned confidential-
ly that federal department OF Justice
officials and county authorities had
come to an agreement regarding wit
nesses and evidence, especially that
OF documentary nature
It was positively learned that high
federal officials after conference
with Hoyne, told him they would give
him access to all their evidence. They
told Hoyne they would make no at
tempt to subpoena his witnesses or
try to get any documentary evidence
In his possession until he Is through
with his case before the grand jury
when he promised voluntarily to turn
over to them whatever might be want
cd for presentation to the grand Jury
specially summoned by Federal Judge
Lands.
The state Investigation was given
further impetus today when Hoyne
was assured that contrary to general
belief yesterday, local department of
Justice officials would work with state
officials rather than with officials Of
the federal department Of commerce
which has Jurisdiction over steam
boat inspection service.
Further revelations by survivors OF
the Eastland and by her officers and
crew and members Of the steamship
companies as to possible causes of the
catastrophe and the history of the /,
"crazy Eastland" were given today
when the coroner's inquest resumed at
10 o'clock in the county building.
Coroner Hoffman was particularly
anxious to have more light thrown on
conditions which prevailed for the
seventeen minutes that the boat was
listing He planned today to dig
deeply into the question of why the
passengers were not warned at least
ten minutes before the great ship fin
ally toppled over carrying more than
200 to death in what was little more
than a canal Witnesses yesterday
members Of the crew swore
that at least three fourths, and per.
haps all the $500 and more souls on
board could have gotten Off in the
seven minutes remaining.
With General Manager w K. Green
baum, Of the Indiana Transportation
Co., which chartered the Eastland
from the St Joseph Chicago line al
ready under arrest, another arrest OF
a higher-up was promised today by
Prosecutor Hoyne Greenbaum was
arrested as he finished telling the
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AhCCE

limited Press Leased Wire Service.J
PARIS, July 2e.-The battle for the
trench country around Souchez was
resumed by the Germans after q iuII
Of nearly a week In three furious
charges during tho night. An official
communique this afternoon admitted
that the Teutons penetrated the
French trenches at ono point, but only
on a twenty yard front.
The Infantry onslaught was preced-
ed by a heavy artillery bombardment
that tore away sections Of the French
wire entangIements. The Germans
then charged In three simultaneous
rusl,es at different points on tho
French line. Excepting the slight loss
admitted by the war office, the enc
my's attacks were repulsed. ...
Solseons was heavily bombarded
during the night. Elsewhere, the war
office said, there was little to report.
A Erench areoplane bombarded a
Turkish aviation camp north Of Chan
ak, setting fire to the hangers and
gasoline depot and causing big hlazo
that destroyed surrounding buildings
An official communlque this after
noon reporting the incident said the
right wing Of the French forces on
Gallipo' peninsula, has made slight
progress.
Chanak lies on the AsIatc side Of
the DardsneIIes at the entrance to
the narrows.
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THE WAR BEGAN A YEAR AGO TODAY


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ROME, July 28.--in a series of
spectacular night battles, the Italians
have captured one position after an
other around Goritz. Dispatches re-
ceived here today repeated the runor
that the Austrians were preparing to
evacuate the fortress city, though war
Office dispatches offered no confirma-
ton.
The AustrIans still hold the heights
Of Podgora, dominating Goritz from
the west and are pouring down a
heavy fire on bersaaileri attempting
to storm their trenches. The fighting
ter and dispatches agree that the !tas-
ians have suffered heavy losses.
For moro than a fortnight the day
fighting has occurred under most op-
pressive weather conditions, the tenn
perature raging above 30 and often
above 100 degrees. Both armies are
becoming exhausted In tho terrific
struggle.
Several Of the moro Important Of
the ridges Of the carso plateau are
now held by italians. Monte selbusi
and Monte San Michele have beer,
captured, tho bersagilerl and AIpinIsts
combining In the attack and taking
several hundred prisoners.
Official dispatches today said that
terrific cross fire from the Austrian
guns forced the bersaeIleri to evacu-
ate the crest Of Monte San Michele.
They entrenched on the slopes and are
holding their positlons despite the
enemy's heavy fire.
The center Of the italian line at.
tacking on carso plateau has carried
Austrian trenches near San Martino
by bayonet charges. The bersa3lIer's
right wing took $500 prisoners In a
charge on the enemy position on
Monte Del.
Several strong Austrian attacks In
the Trentno have been repulsed.
Heavy fogs are impeding the progress
Of Italians around Monte Nero.
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RUSSIA

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
PETRoGRAD, July 2e.-In the most
successful raid on Turkish shipping
since the war began, Russian Black
sea destroyers on Sunday sank $50
Turkish sailing vessels in the harbors
Of Samsun and Ria, along the coast
Of Trebizond. A Russian motor launch
pursued and sank a loaded Turkish
vessel that attempted to escape.
An official statement today, dealing
with the operations Of the Black sea
squadron and the fighting in the Cau-
casus reported that the Turks in the
vicinity Of Mush have been reinforced
and are making stubborn resistance:
A Russian cavalry regiment charged
and sabred two companies of Turks
in hot engagement along the
Euphrates and drove the remnants to
the right bank Of the river.
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GERMANY

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
BERLIN, (via The Hague), July 2s.
The Germans have closed In rapidly
on Warsaw in the last forty-eight
hours. The Polish capital Is now two
third surrounded. But two railways
feasible for the use when the expect
ed Slav retreat begins, remain In the
hands Of the cars armies.
General Won Gallwitzs' right wing
has reached the river Bug, only twen-
tv miles north Of Warsaw, according
to dispatches received here today. The
Russians counter attacked vigorously
on both banks Of the Narew, holding
up the German advance for twenty
four hours, but eventually gave way
and retired southwark through Serock.
Won GaIlwitzs' center and right are
now moving forward, pressing the
Russians back steadily toward their
last defensive positions on the Bug.
The advance is necessarily slow be-
cause of the nature Of the country,
but the Russians have been unable to
administer any serious check to the
German offensive. ..
South Of Warsaw, tho Germans who
reached the Vistula east Of Cora kal-
warja, have moved three miles near
er the capital and are attacking the
Russians on thirty mile front ex-
tending from near BIonie through
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-28
Clerk in Consul's Office at
Berlin Had Issued False
Passport to English
man. H..-
WAS TRYING TO ESCAPE
Liable to Imprisonment II Found
Guilty Of the Serious Charge
Made Against
Him.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Harry L.
Wilson, of Oregon, clerk to the Ameri.
can consul general at Berlin, has been
arrested by the German authorities
on the Danish frontier, on the tech.
nical charge OF attempting to leave
Germany without passport, 1t was
learned at the state department to.
day.
Wilson'S real offense, it is under
stood, was issuing passport to an
Englishman, as an American citizen,
thereby enabling him to evade the
German authorities. Wilson is not
tense Is believed to be grave.
The state department Is investigat.
Ing.
According to early unofficial reports,
Wilson was believed to be relative
of the president. This could not be
confirmed. lie was appointed from
Oregon and has been in the consular
service about five years. His official
position, however, gives him no i'm.
munity under the German law, and
any leniency extended by that govern
ment, it was explained, will be solely
q courtesy. Sas'-S ~
Wilson was arrested, It is said, as
he was leaving Germany via Denmark
It is believed Wilson knew German
authorities were aware Of his alleged
violation Of law in connection with
the English subjects passports and
that he was trying to escape when
caught on the frontier. r...
The state department, 1t became
known, is making a searching inquiry
into the facts and will attempt to
obtain all possible leniency for Will
son from the German government. A
similar offense on the part Of Ger
man subject would be treason, 1t is
believed, but Wilson's American citi-
zenship gives the situation peculiar
legal twist Imprisonment at least, it
is believed, will result If the charge
is proved, unless the German govern
ment grants him leniency on the pro-
viso that he leaves the country.
Only a sweeping vindication of Will
son will save his place in the con-
sular service.
State department officials express
intense regret at the occurrence, say
ing that suspicion inevitably would
be cast on other American consular
officers in Germany.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-28
Europe's Most Widely known Publisher Predict
ed it Would be Long Struggle and
Has Renewed His Prophecy.
WHAT The END OF IT WILL BRING
Bitter Against Germany Which He Calls Second
Rate Nation and Has Great Praise
For United States.

[Note:-On this, the anniversary
II the first of the declarations OF war
that led to the present world conflict
Austria against Serbia-the United
Press asked Lord Northciiffe, Eu-
rope's most widely known publisher,
10 summarize the first year Of the
war. His views on the response to
that request. follow:]
BY LORD NoRTHcLIFFE
Leading newspaper publisher Of
Great Britain: controller of the
Times, publisher Of the Daily Mail.
he Evening News and numerous 9TH
q, periodicals., whose recent cam
pign Of publicity in regard to the
vn resulted in the formation OF the
coalition ministry. in England.
Watten especially for the United
j pfts
Copyright 1915 by the United Press]
copyrighted In Great Britainl
LONDON, July 2S.-These are my
views Of the war from my own pure
" individual British standpoint.
First, desire to give credit to the
Russians who enabled q non-military
and unprepared nation like ourselves
to hold off colossal German attacks
at the beginning OF the war.
Secondly, desire. to say that the
efforts of France are sinsufficiently
appreciated In the United States and
to lesser extent in Great Britain.
Owing to the efforts of socialistic
politicians and professional peace
mongers, France was not prepared
for the sudden German onslaught.
She has pulled herself together In
marvellous fashion and her army to-
day is the best in the world. Her
losses, nobly borne, amount I be-
lieve, to nearly a million and half.
killed. wounded and missing.
OF the efforts of little Belgium.
need not speak to Americans. The
Valor of the small Belgian army is
only equalled by the magnificent gen.
erosity OF the American people who
are enabling the Belgians to exist.
Italian, Serbian, tiny Montenegro are
all entitled to great praise.
OF our own part in the war, it Is
little invidious for an Englishman to
speak, but there has not, think,
oeen due recognition in the United
States and Canada. Of the fact that
O, our fleet has swept the Germans from
'ae seas and holds billions OF dollars
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-28
The War i'm Mexico
Latest Developments Among Our Revolution
ary Neighbors of the South.

Rio Grande before his return to Wash
ingtOn
Secretary of State Lansing had not
sent the president any data or infor-
nation concerning Mexico since he
last came here. None is expected dur
ing his stay which may last a week
or ten days.
The presidents answers did not pre-
clude the possibility that some imnle-
date action may be taken in Mexico
when he returns TO Washington. But
they did make it positive that such
action has not been decided upon.
Further developments are awaited, it
is believed.
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worth of German shipping in bond
age.
Summarizing may increase, but so,
may say without revealing secrets,
are our means Of counteracting the
submarines. Our fleet has not been
SO badly meddled with by the politi-
clans as has our army. One Of our
great seamen, Sisser, resigned be-
cause Of political interference in a
certain portion Of the sea war.
The English. Scotch. Welsh, Irish.
Canadian, Australian, South African
Der of Americans who have joined
our forces in one way or the other,
have exhibited in the face OF twen-
tfeth century killing machines, a
bravery that equals any previous ex-
amples OF courage in the worlds his
tory.
II any one who reads these lines
remembers my previous communities
tions to the. American press. he Will
know that from the outset. / ex-
pressed my belief that the present
upheaval would be of long duration.
Nor have I ever altered my belief
that it will have one ending-the
Smashing Oh Ll6 OTEdulzcu luAlAtshIy
tyranny which seeks to dominate the
world.
What Bismarck called tie nation
Of house servants, always obedient to
word of command. has been provided
W tn most Of the inventions Of Amecl
can ingenuity-the aeroplane, the
machine gun and the like. 1t Is not
possible, however, whatever may be
the fluctuating fortunes Of war, that
nations composed Of free men and
individualists shall be ruled by such
second rate and initiative races as
the .Prussians, Saxons and Bavarians.
I have always held that this niassed
attempt of the second-rate to domt-
nate the world will fail because it is
unjust and engineered by the second
rate. believe that the free races
of Europe will undergo far greater
tribulation at the hand OF the or
ganized servants than they have yet
endured, but the end Is just as GER
tain as it was in 1915. when. instead
of massed mediocrity, the world was
fighting the individual genius. Ma
poleon.
Speculations as to whether the
United States can or should enter
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limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
LAREDO Texas, July discharged
with recruiting soldiers for the VII
Iista army here in violation of Ameri-
can neutrality laws, Manuel De Icaza,
Villa consul here, was arrested today
by Deputy United States Marshal
Walker.
No Plans Made.
CORNISH, n. J.. July 28.-Presldent
Wilson today denied that any definite
steps had been decided upon by the
a administration Regarding Mexico. He
said nothing would be done concern
ing the turbulent republic south Of the
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ENGL. AND

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.]
LONDON, July 2s-Three persons
were killed and twenty injured by the
explosion of an army dirigbIe in Its
hanoar at Wormwood Scrubs today.
The dead and injured we're mostly
mechanicians employed about the
aviation camp. II is believed that es-
Gaping gas was set OFF by a i'Snteo
cigar.
SATISFACTORY SITUATION.
LONDON, July 2S.-Premier AS
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THE WEATHER

Probably showers tonight and
tomorrow. Local temp p.
m. 80; 7 a. m. 20.