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Won ZEPPELIN, ZEPPELIN AIRSHIP AND BATTLE
SCARBOROUGH, ENGLAND.

off the coast of Ireland, and subse-
quently Germany acknowledged that it
was the work of submarine
June 10 the United States sent the
second note to Germany on the LUST
tania sinking and reiterated the note
of May IS. Great Britain responded
to the United States protest Of April
on June "a, stating that the blockade
against neutral trade with German
ports would continue. To this the
United States replied on July IA that
British orders in council would not be
considered valid.
On July 8 Germany replied to the
American second note and proposed to
cooperate with the United States In
safeguarding American lives on YES
sets in the naval war zone. Germany
would respect American ships and Of
fered to supply vessels to be used in
American service flying the United
States flag. An answer to this note
was dispatched July 81 in language
which was firmand conclusive through
out and especially SO in the last para
graph, which stated that further at
tacks on American ships must be re-
garded as deliberately unfriendly."
Drive at Warsaw.
Since the beginning of July interest
has centered upon the German cam
paign for Warsaw. AS soon as the
Austro-Ger had driven the Rus
slams from Galicia three movements
were started to envelope the great
capital of Poland. The armies from
Galicia, under General Won Mackensen,
struck out for Ivangorod. which is
south of Warsaw. On the west, where
the Germans had been intrenched all
the winter and spring within twenty
five miles of the citadel the Germans
under General Won Hindenburg advanc-
ed eastward to within fifteen miles of
Warsaw.
Conforming to the movements OF
Won Hindenburg and Won Mackensen,
the strong German column north of
Warsaw marched southwark, aiming
at the Russian defenses known as
Narew river line, the center of which
is Pultusk. 1t was taken by the Ger
mans July %.
When the German allies arrived ir
front of Ivangorod on the south and
pressed forward toward the Vistula
west of Warsaw and also in the drive
from the north to the Narew river
line they encountered the Russian
forces in their strong defenses, but the
fall of Warsaw seemed imminent
The italian invasion of Austrian ter
ritory was made difficult by the noun
tains which abound and have but few
passes. These are well fortified. Ora
disca, on the Isonzo, fell on June IL, and
the Italian columns began to push for
ward across the Carso plateau.
In France and Belgium nothing Of
vital bearing took place in July. The
Germans captured Souchez cemetery
and a line of trenches nea- Arras. On
the allied right the French reported
success in the Argonne forest and IN
the Vosges mountains, where German
attacks were repulsed.
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Copyright, 1915, by American Press Asso-
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ciation.1
TATITH the close of July, 1915,
MAJ twelve months have elapsed
w since the German emperor
announced that a state Of
war exists throughout the German en-
pire. Nine days after the Archduke Fran
els Ferdinand of Austria and his wife
were assassinated in the capital of the
Austrian province of Bosnia dispatches
called attention to marked militaIs ac-
tivity in Austria-Hungary. On July %
Austria handed an ultimatum to Servia
demanding that Seryia dsavow all
anti-Austrian propaganda and that
Austrian officials be recognized to con-
duct the inquiry as to Servia's partici-
patton in the assassination of the arch
duke. F
On July "a Russia threatened ex-
IRENE measures unless Austria aban-
doned the time limit In the Servian
ultimatum. Seryia on July 25 accepted
Austria's terms. all except the provision
as to Austrian officials assuming the
conduct of the inquiry, and Russia an
nounced that she would not permit
Austria to wage unjustifiable war on
Servia. la tes ID
On July &c warning was issued from
Berlin to other powers not to interfere
with Austria's disciplinary measures
against Servia. On July 81 Austrian
troops invaded Servia and Russia COM
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fenced, the feet was well inside of the
strait and the prospect was so favor
able by the middle of March that the
British admiral promised to be in the
Turkish capital on Easter day, April f.
But the ships of the allies were rough
ly handled when they faced the forts
at the Narrows.
Here on the 18th of March the Brit
ish battleships Irresistible and Ocean
and the French battleship Bouvet were
sunk by Turkish mines or shells from
the forts. Two British battleships were
put out of action This disaster acted
as a stop to naval operations at the
Dardanelles. When the Easter month
passed the allies had merely secured
landing of troops on the Gallipoli pen
insula.
Among the striking naval events OF
the year, aside from the submarine war
fare and attack on the Dardanelles
forts, three are especially worth re-
counting. In November, 1914, British
squadron was defeated off Chile by
Won Specs German cruisers and Vice
Admiral Cradock with 1,700 men lost.
A week later the raider German cruis-
er Emden was sunk in the Indian ocean
by the Australian cruiser Sydney. In
December Sturdee's British squadron
destroyed Won Specs fleet off the Falk-
land islands. sinking four out of five
cruisers.
While the blow at Constantinople held
the attention of the world by reason of
its boldness the allies III northern
France resumed the attacks which had
been suspended all winter. March 10
the British broke the German line at
Neuve Chapelle, capturing the village,
and for three days the battle ragged
back and forth, the Germans, Eng
lish and French all losing heavily.
The allies were defeated in their at
tempt to take La Bassee and push east
to Lille. The capture of Hartmanns
weilerkopf mountain southern Alsace,
by the French was the only other event
of importance on the whole western
front
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Russians Strike at Hungary.

On the east front the winter weather
interfered with movements on a grand
scale. March opened with the Russians
everywhere on the defensive. The
German column in East Prussia and
northern Poland forced the enemy back
behind the Niemen, Bobr and Narew
rivers. In Galicia the Russians were
just able to check the Austrian attempt
to recapture Lemberg by the Bukoyina
route and to hold their own against
the Austrian advance northward down
the slopes of the Carpathians. But on
the 22d of March the war in the east
apparently took ON new phase with
the advantage wholly on the side of
the allies
The fortress of Przemysl, central Ga
licia, which had resisted the Russians
for seven months, capitulated. Over
100000 Austrian prisoners were claim
ed by the captors, who quickly an
nounced new drive over the Carpa-
thians to Hungary with the force set
free around Przemysl. But the move
broke down almost in it's inception be-
cause the Austrians kept a firm front
all along the east and west line in the
Carpathians and at the same time scor-
ed decisively ia a lunge eastward from
the Cracow base.
The Russians were driven across
Dunajec river, where their line pro-
tected the west flank of the column on
the Carpathian slopes By the end of
April the military men realized that
only calamity to the Austrian Ger
man forces could obviate the collapse
of the badly placed Russian column in
Galicia, foes in front and on both the
right and left tanks.
The Spring Campaigns.
On the French and Belgian fronts in
April there was lull until the fourth
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menced mobilization. Sir Edward Grey
proposed an international conference,
and this proposal was rejected on July
% by both Germany and Austria. On
July 81 Germany announced state of
war. The same day France and Bel
GUM took steps to mobilize.
Kaiser Unsheaths the Sword.
On Aug. Germany declared war on
Russia, and shots were exchanged be-
tween patrols. On Aug. England ask
ed Germany to respect Belgian neu-
trality. German columns attacked
Longwy, France, and crossed into
French territory near Nancy. On Aug.
3 Germany announced a state of war
with Russia, and German troops invad-i
ed Poland. The German ambassador
at Paris received his passports, and
fighting occurred at Petit-Croix be-
tween French and German forces Bel
GUM refused to grant passage to Ger
man troops.
On Aug. A Germany declared war on
France and Belgium. England this
day, in consequence of the failure to
obtain a pledge from Germany as to
the observance of Belgian neutrality,
declared war ON Germany and Ger
many in turn declared war on England.
Italy refused to join Germany Ger
man forces attempted to surprise the
forts at Liege, which barred the way
from Germany into Belgium
On Aug. 4, therefore, war existed as
between Servia and Austria, Germany
and Russia, Germany and France, Ger
many and Belgium and Germany and
England. On Aug. state of war ex-
listed between Austria and Russia. On
Aug. II war existed between Austria
and England and Austria and France.
On Aug. % war existed between Japan
and Germany and on Aug 25 war was
declared by Austria on Japan. On
Aug 80 Austria declared war on Bel
GUM. On Nov. l the ambassadors of
Russia, Great Britain and France left
Constantinople. Servia declared war
on Turkey on Nov. 4, and on Nov. 8
Great Britain and France declared war
ON Turkey. Russia invaded Armenia
on Nov. 5.
Montenegro cast her lot In with the
allies, and at the end of 1914 nine ma
tons We're involved-Germany Aus
tria and Turkey against England.
France, Russia, Belgium, Servia and
Montenegro.
Belgians Stop the Invaders.
German mobilization was ordered
on Aug. l, and three days later Gen
eral Won Emmich was assaulting the
defenses of Liege. Like a bolt out
of the clear sky the German attack
fell on Belgium, anG to the astonish-
n1ent of the world the Belgian forces
defended their ground. For three days
the Belgians withstood the onslaught
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Italy Attacks Austria.


June l the British army casualties
had reached 25S,069, over $4,000 being
killed. Neither the French nor British
took advantage of the German absorp
ton in Galicia to press its line in
France. French artillery bombarded
the Germans at Arras and in southeA
Alsace, but their infantry scored no
substantial advance until the 23d, when
they occupied the position near Arras
known as the Labyrinth.
Italy's long expected entrance into
the conflict as an enemy to Germany
took place May % by declaration of
war against Austria-Hungary. The
fighting strength of this new belliger-
ent was 100000 men. Hostiiities be.
gan on the 25th, Austrian naval and
air ships attacking the Italian coat
and Italian troops Selling Austrian ter
ritory across the northern border. tia
ly's primary object, as disclosed by hei
avowals and methods, was to extenc
her borders east and north Early il
June Italian troops forced passage
over the river Isonzo in an advance to
ward Trieste capturing Monfalcone
an important strategic town northwest
of Trieste.
War Zones and Neutral Rights
Early in the year the attention of the
whole world was focused upon the
possibility of new complications in.
volving neutral countries, but more
particularly the United States.
Feb. Grand Admiral Won Tirpitz
chief of the German admiralty, had de-
clared a naval war zone in the English
channel on and after Feb. 10. This
was an act of reprisal for the British
policy of stopping food shipments tic
Germany. AS German submarines
were attacking British ships on the
Irish coast, hundreds of miles from
their base in the North sea. the Cunar-
der Lusitania, voyaging from New
York to Liverpool. hoisted the United
States flag as a measure of protection
from attack. These two incidents
drew from the United States on Feb.
II notes to the German and British
governments, protesting against the
German war zone and the use of the
United States flag by the merchant
ships of the belligerents.
On the 10Th Germany informed the
United States that the war zone in the
English channel would be maintained.
On the 18th the German decree took
effect, and a Norwegian steamer was
torpedoed In the English channel. On
the Goth the American steamer Evelyn
was mysteriouslx sunk in the war zone
previously declared by Great Britain
in the Irish sea.
On March Great Britain announced
her intention to stop all ships to and
from the ports of Germany. On the
10Th Great Britain issued orders in
council cutting off all outside trade
with Germany and refused to agree
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TRANS re-entered as victors June %.
June % the Germans captured Halicz,
on the Dniester river, key to eastern
Galicia.
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At the beginning Of 1915 the situa-
ton on the several battle fronts was
as follows: The Germans occupied all
of Belgium except a district in the
southwest corner Their right flank
rested on the British channel near Nieu-
port. From this point the opposing
German and allied lines ran in a gen
eral direction south, passing through
or near Ypres, Belgium, and Lille, Ar
ras, Peronne to Noyon, all in France.
At Noyon the lines bent eastward, past
scissors to Rheims, yerdun. thence
southeastward past Nancy Grencm to
the Vosges mountains. from where a
direct southwark stretch of 100 miles
carried it to the border of Switzerland,
partly on French and partly on Ger
man soil (Alsacej On this line Of APP
proximately 400 miles as the trenches
Lay there were about 100000 French,
$4,000 British and 10000 Belgians.
The British and Belgians were on the
allied left flank in Belgium and near
the border The French held the line
from near Lille to the Swiss border.
Both sides were intrenched. The
new year opened with fighting around
Newport, the Germans being the ag-
gressors On the allied right, particu-
larly in Alsace. along the Vosges and
around holman. the French took the
initiative On the eastern front the
Germans were within twenty-five
miles Of Warsaw. Poland. and were
making desperate efforts to control the
passes ON the Bsura and Rawa rivers
In Galicia the Russians abandoned
their long siege of Cracow and began
a second attempt to invade Hungary
through the passes of the CaIpathians.
The strength .of the armies on the
who'll eastern front was probably 1,000,-
900 on each side. In front of Warsaw
both armies were strongly intrenched.
In the Caucasus the Russians claimed
to be overcoming the Turks. Germany
claimed that she held over 100000
prisoners. Lord Kitchener asked for
100000 more men.
The French won a small success
around Steinbach, in Alsace, ON Jan.
4, but this was offset Oh the 18th by a
brilliant stroke of the Germans at Sois-
sons, their nearest reach to Paris. The
French were forced back south of the
Aisne river from positions held since
September. The end of January found
fhn L7rat 1nh of tor, 1etff
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A Blow at Constantinople.

On the 10th of February the large
fleet of allied ships made desperate
attempt to force entrance through Oar
Bombardment was kept up two days
and resumed on the 25th without i'm
portant results. This was intended for
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The Lusitania Case.

On April 4 the Emitted States formal
~ challenged Great Britain's right to
bar noneontraband trade from German
ports. On May / the Lusitania left
New York. for Liverpool, having ON
board large quantities of war muni-
tions and over TO American subjects
among the passengers. On the eve of
sailing the German embassy at Wash
ington published warning to intend
ing voyagers TO Europe to avoid Brit
ish liners. Also on May | the United
States steamer Gulfight was torpedoed
by German submarine in the war
zone. On the 7th the Lusitania was
torpedoed and sunk off the Irish coast
Many Americans were drowned. May
13 the United States again protested
against submarine warfare, citing the
Lusitania case. May 26 the United
States steamer Nebraskan was sunk
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with German proposal to modify
the war zone b ekades. To this the
United States made protest March 30.
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Cars Armies Active.

Late in January the Russians invad-
ed East Prussia, aiming to strike Koe-
nigsberg, a strong German post on the
Baltic. Early in February the Ger
mans forced the fighting in front of
Warsaw and at the same time drove.
the invading Russians from East Prus-
STA, making heavy captures Mean
while the Germans recaptured Plock,
on the Fistula, in northern Poland, and
pushed northeast toward the Niemen
river, across the Russian border. Ger
man soil was now free of foes, for the
Austrians defeated the Russians at
Dukla pass, in the Carpathians, and
were gradually forcing them out of
Bukovina, an Austrian crown province
east of Galicia, which the cars forces
had occupied since September
The Russian advance toward Hun
gary was met by Austrians marching
north, and by the middle of February
the Russians had been driven from the
four great passes of the Carpathians
and were held as in a wise in southern
Galicia, between the mountains on the
south and the Austrian front in Buko
wilma and the Austro-German front
based ON CracOw
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The Spring Campaigns.
On the French and Belgian fronts in
April there was a lull until the fourth
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-07
EGGS AND OYSTERS

Beat four eggs until light; do not
separate yolks from whites. Wash
and look over, ten large oysters and
cut them into small pieces; put Il y
tablespoons of butter in small frying
pan over slow fire, stir and do not
brown; turn in the eggs and cook
until the eggs begin to thicken. Then
add oysters and a little salt and cook
until eggs are just firm. Turn over
hot buttered toast and serve at once.
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todian of the .community's morals;
as the woman is, so society; society
never rises higher than the women
who compose its ranks.
do not believe that women wear
these immodest garments designed
ly to lure men, but even when evil
motive is lacking the evil conse-
quences may be the same.
But the ways of women are mys-
FERROUS, as the Book of Ecclesiastics
proves, and I've learned not to say
much about them on my own &C
count; but 1 can fall back on the
Pauline declaration: LET women
adorn themselves in modest apparel,
with shamefacedness and sobriety."
But modern women have forgotten
st. PauI's counsel. They no longer
dress with "shamefacedness and So
briefly; they make of dress snare
for men of light mind.
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for a girl of six to be a suffragist.
That's the age of Emily Georgine
Grimes; who has the distinction Of
being the youngest worker for the
Congressional Union for Woman Suf-
frage. She is the daughter of Mrs.
Geo. L. Grimes of Detroit, secretary
of the Michigan. State Suffrage assn.
The youngest 'slffragist almost daily
takes her place in the big van that
makes the rounds of the business
section of Washington with the suf-
frage speakers. It is her job to pass
around the literature that is given
out with the speeches.
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BISHOP RALLOWs
OH! THESE MEN!

A neighbor remarked to my wife:
81 understand your husband is some
thing of an after-dinner speaker" to
which wife replied: Eyes, what Char
lie is liable to say after dinner is the
reason we can't keep a. cook. -
c. L. H. -. -.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-07
COTTON MARKETS.

New York, March 6.-Continued strength shown in
the cotton markets today is not explained By spe-
cial news Developments unless the advance in Liver
rool prices AID sustained quotations in Southern
spot markets can be taken such
The market Gained fourteen points for the day
following advance in Liverpool Of to n. points
IN spots and futures
in spotA nd futures.
APPROXIMATELY 100000 bales Of cotton have been
exported to foreign countries since August / last.
Of this amount moer than 10000 bales remain on
ship board at American ports not yet officially
cleared This means that previous estimates of for
ciSn takngs fer the season must be increased at
least 20o.o0o oaes remain At Southern seaports and
the larger interior towns a large part Of which has
been purchased BY foreign buyers and is awaiting
shipping facilities.
Exports last year amounted to SIS 900 bales and
many things suggest that his total M Be nearly
approached oefore this season is over -
II is worthy Of note that cotton has not vet been
declared cuntraband OF war by the allies The
opinion prevails that Great Britain will buy all
cotton pointed towards German markets rather than
Kermit that cnantry TO secure supplies with which
to make explosives.
Southern sint markets were all reported steady or
higher today with good inquiry and literal sales
About ZOO bales Of cotton, valued at more than
81 .000c have been shipped during the past two
weeks from Seattle to Vladivostok. II the allies
succeed in oIenins the DardanelleS to commerce.
shiTments TO Eussia will be greatly facilitated
With contract markets nearing the high levels
reached on the list Of February, when May de
lirerles sold AT $40 end October at 80 the srecl,-
latiue trade rs again hecuming optimistic Nearly
al advice, from brokers urge the purchase and
holding Of contracts for much higher prices.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-07
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

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TRADING IN STOCKS IS DULL.
Holders Not Inclined to Offer Price
COncessiOns.

Trading was dull on the Washington
Stock Exchange yesterday in both the
stock and bond lists. Despite the lethar-
sic condition of the market. prices were
lrm. holders not being willing to court
sales with price concessions.
A slight Improvement was shown in
the price of Washington Railway and
Electric bonds, some of the Is going at
VI is. This transaction and the sale Of
some Washington Gas Is at 104 Il were
the only sales in the bond list.
Former prices for utility stocks hold,
bids bringing forward no holders willing
TO sell hTree lots Of Commercial Ma
ional Bank stock sold at 100 l..
Yesterday the last dollar Of the $S37 90
III emergency currency issued to the Dis
trict banks in August, last year, when
the first stress due to the war appeared
here. was retired. The currency was is
sued to banks that were members of
the Washington Currency Association
The retirement Of the currency issue
practically puts the association out of
business, as the Vreeland- Aldrich law.
under which the issue was made. has
been superseded by the new Federal re-
serve act although the older law has not
actually expired.