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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-23
SAYS FRANCE WILL
STAND BY ALLIES
EX-MiniSter Calls German Ell
fort to Alternate London from
Paris Colossal Stupidity"

London. Alg. pm. Stephen Pichon.
late French Minister of Foreign
Affairs, in an article in The SUNDAY
Times" remarks at the absence o.
peace overtuTes from Germany to Eng
land
This amounts to saying" he de-
clares, that Great Britain remains III
The eyes of the Germans the most
hated and most feared of their en-
cmies. and that they consider II use
less 70 attempt 70 seduce her, since
any such manPuyre Is a foredoomed
failure.
~ regret that France has not been
so well treated, and that certain of the
compatriots of Bethmann Hollweg in
suit her by 5upposing her 70 be capable
of being duped by their miscalcula-
tions. This, however, proves nothing
against France, but only against the
Judgment of the subjects of William
II. The idea that the French could
separate themselves from their allies.
sign their own death warrant, dishonor
themselves as the violators of Belgium
neutrality have done. betray their
brothers in arms. place their necks
under the yoke of Ge-manism-th
idea is so lnsensate that II can only
enter into .ue heads of those who lost
their own common sense.
zone Of the most colossal stupidities
of which the Germans could be dupes
is to suppose that they can succeed in
sowing distrust between London and
Pars' by belittling in their talk the
merits of the British army. by repeat
ing their ponderous Jokes about Brit
ish egoism' and by rewriting in their
own way the history of our ancient
rivalries."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-23
May Reduce Flesh Food
Consumption so p. C.,
Says Trade Report.
BREAD ALLOWANCE
CAN BE INCREASED
Large Importations Show Coun-
try Is Not Completely Isolated,
Asserts American Association.

Washington, Aug. 22.-Germany is
facing the necessity of reducing the
meat consumption Of her civil popula-
ton by 40 or so per cent, says a report
compiled by the American Association
of Commerce and Trade in Berlin and
just received at the Department Of
Commerce.
On the other hand, the report says,
the bread card system operated by the
government soon after the war began
has resulted in a surplus of wheat and
rye flour which will make possible an
increase in the bread allowance during
the coming year.
Introduction of a mea: card scheme
to restrict consumption and at the
same insure reasonable prices to the
masses is forecast by the association.
From statistics gathered before the
war it is estimated that Germany de-
pended unon imports from other ma
tions for about 27.3 per cent of her
foodstuffs.
in Analysing the effect of these fig
ures upon the general situation" says
the report, at should be borne in mind
that Germany's isolation is not COM
plete one, since about 100000 bushels
of wheat have been brought in since
the outbreak of the war and not much
less Of fodder which IS about one
tenth of the normal imports per year"
Importations of butter and meat
from Holland. Denmark and Sweden
are said to have been considerable,
while fish were secured in large Guanti-
ties from Norway. In this connection
the report points out that:
at can be assumed that one-quartcr
of the normal demand for foodstutfs
has been brought in. A further advan-
tage will be found in the fact that
since the beginning of hostilities the
German army in the field has been sup
ported TO n certain extent from prod
ucts of the occupied territory. which
saving in home products can be esti-
mated at TO s per cent"
The aggregated saving over peace
consumption of all foodstutfs is esti-
mated at from 10 to II per cent. The
bread card is credited with saving
about 90 per cent Of the bread con-
sumption.
Interest is now centred" continued
the report, ION the outlook for 1915
'16, and it is generally conceded that
in respect to wheat and rye no difficult
ties will arise if the next crop should
not be a bumper one"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-23
MAYOR BECOMES
A HORSE MARINE
He and Squad Uet Real Expert
ence of Picket Line SIAM
pede i'm Rain.
fBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune.

Plattsburg, ~ Y, Aug. 22.-Mayor
Mitchell and his squad of "horse ma
rines" returned bedragCled and weary
eyed this morning, after an adventur-
Gus night on the shores of the lake
near Gravelly Head. Hardly had the
rockies succeeded in getting the
horses to lie down and go to sleep"
as one of their number suggested, a
gust of wind and rain frightened the
animals, and before the sentry could
reach them they had broken the pick
ct lines and scattered in all d'rec-
tions.
After an hour Of pldnging through
swamps and thickets and falling into
puddles, the men corralled the horses
but would not believe the wind had
blown some Of theIr tents down and
soaked their beds.
When he returned the Mayor hastily
changed uniforms and was hurried
away in a motor ear to get rel
meal with Mrs. Mitchell.
As the first response to the plar
announced yesterday to establish
camps to train thousands of men
throughout the year the General
Electric Company announced, through
It's representative, Colonel J. NJ. An
drews, of the I'd Infantry, that 1t
would permit all ITS employees to at
tend the camps without loss of paw.
Army officers in charge of the camp
of instruction are teaching their en-
as much in one week as the training
camps of Europe, which prepare the
men for war, do in a month, accord
ing to Joseph Whitney Ganson, mem
Der Of a prominent New York family
and graduate of Harvard, after he
had served in Company + for one
week. Mr.. Ganson has recently re-
turned from France. waere he fought
ir the Flanders campaign. at CraoLne
ard other important battles. as a
member of the Foreign Legion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-23
GERMANS FAIL
IN VOSGESDRIvE
French Repulse Attacks
on Mountain Crest
Near SOucheZ.

Paris. Aug. 22.-Violent artillery
duels between French and German bat
teries in Artois, near Melville and
Roclincourt, and the repulse of German
attacks on the crest of Sondernach, in
he Vosges, north of Souchez. featured
,o-day's fighting on the west front, as
reported in French official bulletins.
Berlin reported the western situation
unchanged. The following official COM
munication was issued here tonight:
FRENCH OFFICIAL.
In Artois, especially n the region
of Melville and Roclincourt, our ar
tillery replied violently to the Ger
man batteries, which were remark
ably active to-day. A rather violent
artillery duel occurred in the region
of Rove, on the plateau of Quennes-
vieres, on the front of Laisne and
around Rheims.
In the Argonn', especially at
Courtes Clauses, there have been
nothing but struggles between Ihe
opposing trenches.
In the Woevre there has been fight
ing by means of bombs ard grenades
to the north of FlIrey.
In the Vosges. in the region OF the
River Fecht, there has been only
canno@ading.
An official statement issued this
afternoon said:
In Artois, to the north OF Souchez'
n tentative German attack, feebly
undertaken, was easily and quickly
repulsed. In the region of The
Labyrinth" the hand grenade fight
ing continues.
In the region of Roye there was
violent cannonading on both sides. -,
In the Vosges the enemy attacked
our positions or the crest Of Sender
mach. He was completely repulsed.
Upon the terrain conquered IN TINS
region on August Is we counted one
hundred German corpses.
The night passed without incident
on the rest of the front.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-23
FRENCH CABINET
CRISIS FEARED
Premier Viviani Expected
TO Insist on United Body
in Discussing War.

Paris, Aug. 22.-All the morning
papers discuss euardcdly the secret
session of the Chamber of Deputies set
for next Thursday. at which time, it is
expected, Premier Niviani will person
ally give the explanations demanded by
the deputies concerning the conduct Of
the war. The papers express the
opinion that if the Premier holds to
his resolution that the Cabinet stands
or falls together, not allowing the sing
ling out Of any one minister for at
tack. crisis may be expected.
In place Of its usual criticisms on
the sanitary service for the army, the
newspaper "LHomme Enchaint,' pub
lshed by Georges Clemenceau, leaves
a two ana q quarter column blank space
to-day which IS headed For the
Wounded" and signed &C. Clemenceau."
The first intimation Of dissension in
the French government to be pub
lished in this country was in an arti-
Gle in The Tribune ten days ago, based
on private information which had
Guided the censorship. According TO
this information, which Is in a large
measure borne out by the above dis
patch. the trouble was due TO two
causes: first. jealouay by the Deputies
OF the Cabinet as a whole because of
= al 4 .F n ffr rlNn 2 al "a
cabal against VI. Millerand, Minister
Of War. and General Jotfre. who have
stood together in almost autOcratic
control Of the army.
The reference in the above dispatch
90 the Premier's expected refusal T.
permit the singing out Of one member
Of the Cabinet for attack is believed
90 refer 10 the cabal against Mllerand.
The plan is understood 20 be 20 replace
tim as Minister OF War by General
Jofre. but TO surround the latter with
such aids" and so much red tape as
60 render him powerless, and TO entrust
the real command TO some one Of the
Younger generals whom he has pro-
noted 10 high position. Which gen
oral would be chosen has not been de-
termined, so far as can be learned. ]:
would hang on the result of the other
contest.
his is, in substance, Frances old
struggle between the army and the
civil power. The Cabinet, by withhold
in information from the Deputies has
practically transformed the govern
ment into an oligarchy, and the Depu-
ties bitterly resent their impotence. A
first move toward meeting this was
made by appointing a committee Of
forty, to which the Cabinet reported.
But this committee failed TO carry out
the Deputies expectation Of reporting
10 the Chamber, and the legislatc- $
still find themselves without power.
The Deputies, desiring to get the power
into their own hands, have talked of
reyiving the Committee of Safety of
the days of the Terror, thus ira: sfer-
ring all power, including the military
command. 10 their own hands.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-23
RUSSIANS SINK
TEN WARSHIPS
Continued from page |

was reported to have been sent flying
south to the aid of the German squad
ron that was destroyed in the battle
off the Cape of Good Hope. But moth
ing is really known of her.
Three more battle cruisers, even
more powerful than the Moltke, were
building in Germany when the war
broke out, and are now believed to
have been finished, or nearly so. They
are the Luetzow, tie Deriflinger ara
the Hertha. The perfflinger only has
been heard from. 81 was seriously
damaged in the Dogger Bank BATTLE.
The Moltkc was vessel of 22,e4O
tons and carried in ordinary times a
complement of l ,107 men. She was $50
feet long and was armed with ten IL
inch and twelve 6-inch guns and twelve
24-pounders. In addition her armament
included four 20-inch torpedo tubes:
She WAS built in 1911 and had a speed
of about % knots. She cost about
$l2,0O0,0O0.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-23

l. class. The Secretary recently post
poned the date for opening bids on the
latter to give two new submarine
builders a chance to compete.
In the past the Navy Department has
furnished precise specifications for the
underwater boats, and while this has
been done in the present case the
builders are expressly notified that they
need not follow them. So long as the
finished product comes up to the re-
quirements as to speed. effectiveness
and cruising radius, it can be of any
style or stripe that inventive genius
suggests.
In passing on the bids, therefore, the
construction experts of the navy will
have to consider not only the price but
the merit Of the design submitted. Sec
rotary Daniels believes the builders,
with their wide experience in construc-
ton, may be able to make material i'm
provements in the designs drawn by
the navy's engineers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-23

day and Saturday the persistent Of
fensive of the enemy.
On the left bank of the middle
Niemen and the upper Bobr there is
no change. The disposition of our
troops near Ossowetz. on the lower
Bobr. the upper Narew. along the
Bielsk- Wysoka, Brest-LitOvsk railway,
and along the right bank of the Bug,
remains almost stationary.
Since Friday evening the enemy
has continued to exert obstinate
pressure IN the region of Bielsk and
from Nladowa to Pothta. but he has
been held by our counter attacks.
In Galicia there is no change in
the situation.
There has been no direct news
from Novo GeOrgievsk. but reports
furnished by our aviators show that
toward nightfall of Friday the stu
alton of he fortress had become so
difficult that there was no reason TO
hope for -urther resistance on the
part of the garrison.
Washington, Aug. 22-To capture an
important fraction of the Russian
army is the sole object of the German
campaign in the east. according to
United States army strategists, who
believe that Germany is not trying to
get TO Petrograd or to take other cities
in Russia. 1t is just possible, they say.
that Petrograd will fall before the
German advance is checked, but the
possession of the capital would b OF
no military advantage and would be
merely an incident of the campaign.
The Brest-Litovsk line, on which the
Russian armies are trying to make
stand, is the last strongly fortified line
of defence, and is peculiarly advan-
taCeous because of the railroad run
ming parallel to the battle front behind
the Russian lines. This railroad rs
especially useful in redstributing
troops to meet concentrated offensives
Should the Russian be driven from
this line, they would have to fall back
considerable distance, possibly 200
miles, before they could again Jake up
defensible position. II is probable,
army officers say, that in executing TINS
movement without strong Notifications
TO rest on the German army would at
least partially accomplish its object
of surrounding an important part of
the Russian force.
With the main body Of the Russ.-.n
army itnact. however, Germany would
be placed in a difficult position, hun
dreds of miles from the frontier, with
out adequate transportation facilities
and badly placed to resist a renewed
Russian offensive. The winter coming
on with the armies so placed, and with
the German plan still unrealized
would. in the opinion of army experts,
give Russia a great advantage in that
She would then have several months
in which to mass stores of munitions
and TO rehabiitate her armies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-23
LONE AIRMAN SINKS
TURK TRANSPORT
Drops Bomb Which Destroys
Vessel and Kills All Troops
on Board.
rBy Cable to The Tribune

Mitylene, Aug % dispatch to The
London Times").-An exploit compara-
BILE in the Importance of its result II
not in the daring of its execution with
that of the flight of Sub-LieLtenant
Warneford. V. c.. was, | learn, per-
formed on August ~ by Lieutenant I'd
mords IN the Dardanelles.
While flying over the straits in his
seaplane he sighted a Turkish trans
port carrying troops. Making straight
for his quarry ne descended low
enough TO be able 10 drop a heavy bomb
full on he deck of the vessel. The re
sulting explosion split up the trans
port and killed. it is believed. all the
troops on board. r.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-23
BUILDERS GENIUS
IN NEW SUBMARINES
U. S. to Open Bids on Is, Giving
Wide Scope TO Firms That
Keep Cost Low.

Washington. Aug. 22.-Purssuing ITS
campaign for new ideas" the Navy
Department has broadened instructions
TO shipbuilders submitting bids for the
submarines TO which contracts are 10
be awarded IN October Builders need
not necessari.y feel limited by the
specifications published by the depart.
ment, but may branch out into any
line of improvement their inventors
can suggest, limited only by the navy ;
pocketbook. Secretary Daniels mas az
ready told them how much he could
afford to pay fer each sub.
Two more Of the giant "Schley FPe
craft are to be built. and sixteen o. TUG
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-23
A YEAR AGO TO-DAY
IN THE WORLD WAR

Japan declared war on Ger
many.
Namur attacked by Germans.
Three forts destroyed.
Battle of Mons, resulting in de-
feat of Anglo-French forces,
began.
French army in Alsace fell
back upon Nancy and Belfort,
the Germans entering France and
occupying Lun6ville.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-23
Man and Woman Boat Thieves

An eighteen-foot auxiliary cat6oat
owned by Robert II. Allen, an empIoye
of the engineering staff IN the Bor-
ouCh OF Richmond. has been stolen
from her mooring in Great Kills stat
en- Island. IL is believed that she wa
taken by a man and woman who stole
a rowboat snd made their way out to
the Allen craft.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-23

Our and front is firm in the re-
zion of Riga and in the direction OF
Jacobsbadr and Dyinsk; Toward the
west there has been hghtng on parts
of the same front The SITUATION IN
the region of Wilkomir also Is WITH
out essential change.
Toward the west Of Kochevary our
+roons continued to hold during Fri
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-12-10

s HANDICRAFT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS S
A. Nicely HALL and DOROTHY PEi<A1NS
a Ii zSs



First of all, you win need some nas
pieces of rubber. There are many
sources from which to get tnese.
Mothers discarded clothesrinser n.
a pair of rollers that can be stripes
Of their rubber coverings. or you can
use pieces of Q worn-out hotweses
bag. . piece Of . bicycle or MOTOR
cycle tire, or the inner tube OF an Az
tomobile tire. II you cant nnd any,
such pieces Of rubber at home' pEoe
ably some friend can supply you. n
addition to the rubber. you VIII neeo
thread spools on which to mount ths
rubber.
Figs. 1 to s show the steps in pro
pairing q letter "A" stamp. The hole
in each spool must be plugged win
Q wooden peg Zig. -. and the pes
cut OF even with both ends OF tne
spool SO . letter may be mounted up
on each. Cut q square OF rubber OF
the size of the letter you wish 20
make, and glue 1t upon the spool end;
then with q ruler and pencil draw the
letter upon the rubber Zig. -. or. II
you have prints Of large type. cut out
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-12-10

lay on distance of one-half inch on
the center-line. measuring from the
edge Of face B. to provide for the
thickness Of the propeller-hut (Step
q. ard from the point representing
the end of this measurement draw d.
agonal lines to the upper left and up
per right-hand corners (Step -.
Then with q saw cut away the por-
tons above these lines. a. shown In
Step 8. Mark out the one-half.inch
hub upon faces A and B Of the block.
and bore small hole through the
center for the propellershaft to run
through (Step 81. Then draw dag
cnal lines from the ends Of the hub
center-line to all four corners (Step
~, and saw away the wood above and
below theee lines (Step 81.
Step 8 consists In laying ont the
form Of the propeller blade upon al
four sides and ends Of the block. and
Step IL the final cutting and shaping
Of the blades.
After finishing the cutting. place the
propeller ct its center upon the edge
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-12-10
SHOTS MAKE DOUBLE REPORT
Curious Phenomenon Arouses Great
Curiosity Among the Soldiers In
European War.

Berlin.-One of the curious phenom-
ena connected with the sounds Of
flying bullets is the apparently double
report from the shot of q single gun.
This is observed with especial fire.
quency by the Austrians fighting in
the Alps against the Italians. They
were disposed to believe the second
report was the echo of the first, but
the curious fact remained that the
second report was louder than the
first. Moreover. the German soldiers
fighting in Belgium, where the land
lies as level as a table. often heard
two reports.
The explanation now put forward
is that the flying bullet compacts the
air in front of 1t, and that this pro-
duces sound waves which, when they
first strike the ear. give the effect Of
an explosion.
As the small-caliber bullet of the
modern rife flies considerably faster
than sound travels, the main report
arrives later. and is naturally louder
than the first.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-12-10
FIRST WHITE W|NGS|
Sea Scavengers Are Used to War
on Mice.
Gulls May Render Important Inland
Service to Farmer-Californla
Variety 10 Extremely
Fond Of Mice.

Washington.-Not only as sea scav.
engers are the gulls valuable, but as
an aid to agriculture, rendering the
farmers a great service in their war
fare against field mice. black crickets
and insects. according to the depart
ment Of agriculture.
THE term gull usually is associat-
ed in the popular mind only with the
long-winged swimmers seen along the
salt water shores and in coast har-
bors," says q statement issued by the
department. There are represented
in the United States, however. % spe-
cies or subspecies of gulls. including
the gull-like birds known as skuas and
jaegers. OF these some are true in
land birds. frequenting prairies.
marshes and inland lakes.
"Flocks Of gulls on the waters of
our harbors or following the wake
of vessels are q familiar sight, but
not every observer of the graceful
motions of the bird is aware of the
fact that gulls are the original white
wings
AS sea scavengers they welcome
as food dead fish, garbage and offal
Of various sorts, and their services in
cleaning up such material are not to
be regarded lightly. 1t will. however.
surprise many to learn that some of
the gull family render important in
land service. especially to agriculture.
At least one species. the California
gull, is extremely fond of field mice,
and during an outbreak of that pest in
Nevada in 1908 hundreds Of gulls as
sembled in and near the devastated
alfalfa fields and fed entirely on mice,
thus lending the farmers material aid
in their warfare against the pestifer-
Gus little rodents. The skua also feeds
on mice and Jennings.
Several species of gulls render val
liable service to agriculture by de-
stroying insects also. and In spring
hundreds Of Franklin's gulls in Wis
consin and the Dakotas follow the
plowman to pick up the insect larvae
uncovered Oy the snare.
THAT at least one community has
not been unmindful Of the substantial
debt 1t owes the gull is attested in
Salt Lake City, where stands q monu-
ment surmounted by q bronze figure
Of two gulls. erected by the people of
that city ''in grateful remembrance"
Of the signal service rendered by
these birds at a critical time in the
history Of the community.
For three consecutive years-1S48.
1849 and 1850-black crickets by mil
lions threatened to ruin the crops upon
which depended the very lives Of the
settlers. Larke flocks of gulls came to
the rescue and devoured vast numbers
Of the destructive insects, until the
fields we're entirely freed from them"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-12-10
CLING TWO HOURS TO TREE
Young People on Way to Wedding In
Kansas Washed Out Of
Carriage.

Maryville. Kan.-Miss Clara Pacha
and Elmer Pribyl. residing near Oketo.
eight miles north of here. narrowly
escaped being drowned in the Big
Blue river. at Oketo. when en- route
to this city to attend the wedding of
the formers brother and latters sis
ter.
The recent heavy rains in southern
Nebraska had swollen the river and a
big hole was washed out at the river
bridge at Oketo. Into this hole their
team stepped as they were driven on
the bridge. The team was drowned.
The young people were thrown into
the stream, but saved themselves by
catching the overhanging limbs of
trees. from which they were rescued
two hours later by Oketo townspeople