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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01
BUY ROUMANIAN WHEAT CROP
Germans Conclude Purchaae. While
Allies Arc Negotiating.

LONDON. July 3l.-The announce
ment that the remainder Of Roumania's
wheat crop Is now going into Austria
at the rate OF $50 railway carloads a
day has caused great disappointment
here. for IT was hoped tina, England
and France would be able to conclude
arrangements to purchase all Of Rou-
mania's available supply, thus cutting
off the possibility Of all this foodstufl
entering Germany and Austria.
According to statement sent from
Paris by Colonel Edmond hery. attache
TO the French Ministry OF War. the
plan for purchase by England and
France fell through because the allied
countries were unable to act quickly
enough.
Some time ago" he states. pro
posals were made in France for the
esta bl!shment OF an international COM
mission TO which the allies would ap-
point one delegate each. to prevent the
import Into Germany OF any products
which would enable her to prolong the
war. While this suggestion was still
being considered. there came the pro-
posal TO buy up the Roumanian wheat
harvest We tried TO act on this pro-
posal. but found the difficulties Of red
tape almost insurmountable.
For example. when the French gov
eminent directed it's ambassador in
London 10 submit the proposal to the
British government. no less than eight
days passed before the ambassador
could get the opportunity Of seeing the
competent minister. Negotiations with
Russia involved further delay, and by
the time the allies had achieved har-
mony Of purpose II was already too
late; the Germans had stepped In and
bought UP the whole of the crop"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01
One Year OF War
Causes Deadlock
on Land and Sea
BRIT0NS AND SERBIANs
Story Told for First Time In Lecture by
DIR. Price In Liverpool.

LIVERPOOL. ENGLAND. July 81
The story OF the work which British
military and naval men have been do
ing in Serbia. mention of which has
heretofore been prohibited by the Brit
ish censors. was told for the first time
In lecture given here this week by
DR. Crawford Price
II am now at liberty to mention the
fact that British troops are lighting
side by side with the Serbians," said
Dr. Price. When II became necessary
to put an end to the Austrian monitors
on the Danube. the material al the ser
vice of the Serbians was primitive
The British government having given
It's consent, British officer arrived on
the scene. He was. In fact, the great
est secret that ever stalked through
Serbia In few weeks time he had
the Austrian monitors bottled up.
when the Serbians returned to Bel
grade after the evacuation another de-
tachment Of British troops arrived with
them. A few days later the Serbians
made an attack upon one of the
Islands In the Danube. The Austrians
suddenly saw in the dark huge.
heavily armored craft bristling with
cannon bearing down upon them. and
they promptly evacuated the island.
They could not imagine the origin
OF this river Dreadnought, which, as
a matter OF fact, had been carefully
constructed by the British, and which
had formerly been barge, but was
now covered with painted tin plates
and mounted two machine guns behind
the bows. Another boat, little bigger
than ferry boat. was rugged out later
and gained the name of the Terror of
the Danube IT was fitted with tor
pedoes, and with II Lieutenant Kerr
accounted for one Of the Austrian
monitors"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01
ShortHistory of Great Con-
Hct. Presenting Situation
Without Parallel in
History.
ny JAMES MORGAN.
III JA MFsS MUHENN,
Copyright, 1915, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)


paper Syndicate)
With 100000 mcE constantly under
arms. Europe lay for three decades be-
meath the burden and terror OF an
armed peace more exhausting than any
war the world had seen.
Slowly the nations were divided into
two vast camps by treaties OF alliance
that never have been brought TO the
light Of day, that never have been seen
by those whose blood they pledged
The peoples only saw above them an
ever-darkening cloud. surcharged with
spying suspicion and deceit envy, re-
venge and tho secret plots and coun-
terplots In which old-fashioned poll
ticians and militarists were helplessly
ensnarling themselves and their coun-
tries.
The atmosphere had grown omlnously
heavy at the opening OF the year 1914,
and the weatherwtse nations rushed
into the market for money TO fll their
war chests. Gold was sucked up as IL
by waterspouts. Not less than ss4 ,ooo,-
600 OF that shining armor Of modern
warfare was drawn from the United
States alone in the first six months of
the year. when II poured across the
Atlantic in a yellow current
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01
PEALS ITS LAST PEAL
"The tirent Gr0wlero in Vienna Pre-
scented to war-Metal Collection.

VIENNA. July 3l.-The huge bell in
the tower Of the Cathedral of ST. Stefan.
popularity known for years as Die
Crosse Brumm erin" (the Great
Crowley. has pealed it's last peal. It
has been presented to the war etal
collection" to be melted up and used
in the manufacture OF munition. Tho
bell has not been sounded for several
years. because IT was thought the tower
in which It has hung would not resist
the vibrations. 1t was cast in I'LL out
of the metal from captured Turkish
cannon. weighs some forty-four tons,
is almost nine feet high and some
thirty-two feet around the base.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01
TO AID EAST PRUSSIA
Plans for Reconsideration and Rehnbili-
tattOn Outlined.

ELBERFELD. EAST PRUSSIA. July
31.-To aid stricken East Prussia to
reconstruct and rehabilitate itself and
recover from the effects OF two Rus
sian invasions repr esentatives OF the
municipalities in the general district
Of Dusseldorf. at a recent meeting.
agreed to divide up the district equally
and assess each division proportionately
to take over tho sponsorship of some
given part Of East Prussia.
A division consisting Of the cities Of
Elberfeld, Barnes, Solingen and REM
scheid and the country districts OF
Lennep and Mettmann was given the
sponsorship for Marggrabowa. and was
charged with raising $4,000 marks for
rebuilding purposes.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01
birth Rate Shrinks.

LONDON, July a1.-This city's birth
rate continues to shrink, while the
death rate shows a steady increase.
During the first week of July there
were 1880 births and 1900 deaths. Tho
number Of births is $40 below the aver
age. and the number of deaths is near
ly 100 above.
Returns received here from Berlin
and Vienna for the last week In Juno
show similar conditions In those cities,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01
AUSTRALIA WILL TRY
TO SALVAGE CRUISER
Hopes to Take Emden to Sydney as
Permanent Memorial of Glori-
Gus Victory.
FAMOUS JAP DIVER SECURED
Railroad Which Will Connect Greece
With Rest OF Europe Now Nearly
Complete, Cutting Off Many Hours
OF Travel.

Especial Cable to The Times-Dispatch. !
LONDON. July 31.-Australia is to
undertake the salvage OF the wrecked
German cruiser Emden at Cocos Island,
and Australia will. for that purpose,
accept the preferred services OF Tel
suki Shimizu. the veteran diver OF
Kobe, who has the reputation OF being
one OF the most skilled salvage opera
tors In Japan. If the Emden can be
repaired and relocated. 1t is the inten-
ton OF the Australian authorities to
have her lowed to Sydney, there to
remain rs permanent memorial OF a
glorious achievement OF tho young
Australian navy.
Tho railroad which is to connect
Greece with the rest OF Europe is now
nearly complete, and will be opened
for traffic next month. 1t will then he
possible, when peace is restored, to
travel from Paris to the Piraeus in less
than sixty hours. and n saving of about
thirty hours will be effected in the In
dian mail service.
The new railroad, which was opened
as far as Larissa In 1905. will also
provide quicker route from England
TO Egypt. 1t has already enabled
travellers to visit such sites as Tanagra.
Thebes and Iivadia and the battle field
OF Chaeronea. This portion Of line
provides n new route to Delphi. hither-
to accessible by sea alone, and has
brought Chalcis and the lovely Island
Of Euboea within few hours of
Athens.
Mrs. Parker, sister OF Lord Kitch-
ener, told an anecdote OF her brother in
speech at club here. Speaking of
the 1rndency OF men to belittle women's
work, she said:
''Even my great brother. when said
/ was going to belong to the British
Women's Patriotic League. remark ed
oh, we'll. I don't think 1t will do you
any harm Since then he has improved
somewhat. but when I see him I re-
mind him Of that saying Of his-for
he has to acknowledge the good work
being done by women's organizations"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01
VICTIMS OF GERMANS
GO TO DEATH nRAyEI.Y

Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch. ]
PARIS, July 31.--A Belgian news
paper published at Maestricht. Holland,
by group of fugitive newspaper men
from Liege, describes as follows tho
recent execution OF women and eight
men at Liege on charges OF trying to
reveal the movement OF German troops
to the allies:
Our compatriots died like heroes.
They. one and all. refused to have
their eyes bandaged before being led
out to execution. The woman, Nine.
Louise Frenay. Of whom 1t is only
known that she tried to take some let
ters into Holland, was In a state Of
superb patriotic excitement.
"a correspondent, who appears TO BIO
well-informed, states that her singing
CONTINUED on Sixth Pago)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01
The NIGHTMARE.

AS tho unlocking world beheld the
great nations on the march II was In
credulous, dazed and then horror
stricken. The thing was unthinkable,
impossible. 1t would bankrupt Eu-
rope In twenty days. sixty days, ninety
days. 1t would overturn all govern
ment.
But with that guilty enjoyment OF
the spectacular and the monstrous
which a big fire. a big flood or big
earthquake arouses the excited spec
tators eagerly watched that awful mid
summer madness. when millions OF
CONTINUED on Eighth Page.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01
MANY SOLDIERS SAVED
WITH AID OF CELLULO|D
BY Means of Thin Sheets, Surgeons
Are Enabled to Observe Heal
ing Process.
METHOD is VERY sIspL1
Women Replacing Men Mail Carriers
Throughout Germany, Latter Hav-
Ing Been Called to Colors-Younp
Germans Act Wins Iron Cross.

BERLIN. July 31.-The German army
surgeons In the field and in the hos
pitfalls have succeeded in saving the
lives. or at least the limbs. Of many
wounded soldiers with the aid of cellu-
loid. Tho method IS simple The
wounds after their antiseptlc treatment,
are covered with very thin sheets OF
transparent celluloid which are fast
cncd around the edges with adhesive
plaster. This system enables the sur
Geon to watch the healing process
closely without removing the bandage.
The celluloid sheets are practically in
destructible and can be used times and
again after proper sterilization.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01
PHANTASY GETS GERMAN
OFFICER INTO TROUBLE

One of the most interesting writings
from the German trenches has for it's
author noncommissioned officer,
native of the Danish portion Of Schles-
wig. He is lighting for the Germans.
but has his own views. These he has
expressed In manner which has got
him into trouble. He wrote:
I'VE have fought France, taken back
Alsace and lorraine as we formerly
took SchleswiE. Unfortunately, we
forgot Jutland and the islands. This
time II is the whole of Denmark that
we shall take. 1t will be equally
agreeable to take Sweden. She has the
good port of Karlsrona. which can be
useful to U.S. We shall naturally alb
sorb Holland as we have already put
Belgium In our pocket. It Is evident
that small countries like this must
vanish like smoke.
after this campaign we shall be
magnificent and splendid We shall
then take. as matter of course. Aus
tria. Spain. England, Russia and Tur-
key We shall occupy Asia and annex
Africa. AS for America, It Will be-
come our colony.
I'm the world. nothing that is worth
swallowing will be left. The planet is
evidently too small. We shall go with
Won Moltke to the moon, and extra
ordinary things will take place there
we shall fortify the two poles with
batteries. Next we shall lombard tho
sun, and equip an expedition to heaven
The Kaiser and his Augusta will pay
visit to heaven. We shall then annex
heaven, and my faith. Wilhelm will
be God. We would also occupy hell.
but there we have already Bismarck
as the devil"
The Danes phantasy was discovered.
and he was taken before n Prussian
court-martial and sentenced to four
months imprisonment.
A German officer. who had been for
CONTINUED on Sixth Page.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01
When fhe Cloud Burst.

men me (iOud Burst.
AS Austria fell upon Serbia. Ger
many babe the powers stand aside and
keep their hands Off while her ally
chastised the nation OF the youth who
had slain an Austrian prince. But the
fat was In the fire. Russia declined to
let the Austrians march over help
less and PROSTATE Serbia on the road
to Censtantinople. and made ready to
go to the rescue of the Serbs. who were
also joined by their neIghbors, the
MonteneGrins.
Germany thereupon drew off to strike
Russia. But, not daring to turn her
back on Russia's ally in the west, she
suddenly whirled upon France, knock
Ing down Belgium as she went This
quickly brought England to the aid OF
her French ally and to the defense OF
the opposite shore Of her channel.
In vain the Teutonic empires appealed
to their Italian ally. And their only
other ally was unready to come to
their aid, Turkey playing for time
while preparing for war. Japan, on
the other hand. promptly responded to
the call OF her associates in the en-
tente. and aimed her blow at Ger
many's only Asiatic possession, a little
colony in China.
medieval twilight descended upor
civilization. The market places of two
hemispheres put up their shutter.
against the universal panic. Railroad
that had bound together the nation.
OF the round earth in hoops of stee
were cut. and neighbors who had dwell
and toiled side by side through half q
century and a century OF peace saw.
agely few at one another's threats
They knew not why. nor have they vel
been told. They only saw their coun.
tries and their homes in peril. and ever,
man among them feels that he Is fight.
ing in self-defense
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01

A young German volunteer, Christian
Weizer. OF Weiden. Bavaria. has been
rewarded with the iron cross for an
act OF uncommon bravery In the
course of the battles in GaIicia Weizcr.
VINO Is eighteen years old, was SEN
arated from his company lie wan
dered about for some time in dense
Forest, and while trying 10 regain the
German lines he ran across n Russian
detachment. Firing a few shots he
loHdiH commanded tho Russians to sur
render. and they did so without re-
sistance, as they had been fleeing for
three days and were thoroughly dis
heartened Single handed he directed
MS prisoners. one officer and fifty-one
men, for miles until he reached the
German front
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01

SO many German mail carriers have
oeen called to the colors that the SER
vice suffers seriously. In many dis
'rlcts the delivery of letters and par
cells Is delayed for days. To remedy
his condition the postal authorities
nave decided to employ women. wher-
ever this is possible. Several hundred
postwomen" have been appointed in
diHerent cities, and In the rural dis
tricts the mail will shortly be entirely
IN female hands
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01
DISSATISFIED TURKS
STAY GERMAN OFFICERS
to Which They Had Been
Invited.
ALL HAD BEEN STABBED
Native OF Schleswig Gets In Trouble
Through Authorship OF Phantasy
Pfcturing Conquest Of Heaven, With
Kaiser Playing Role of God.
BY GEORGE DrFREsNE.

PARIS. July 3l.-A French officer of
the Dardanelles forces, writing home,
narrates an incident which shows how
some Of the Turkish soldiers regard
the German officers placed over them.
His trench is separated from that OF
the Turks by fifty yards. One day
twelve soldiers left their holes mt dawn,
holding up their hands. The French
allowed them TO approach, and they
were soon followed by 800 of their
comrades.
A Turkish noncommissloned officer,
speaking French. said 20 the officer:
Come with me, and you will see
some thing IN our trench"
The French officer. fearing a trap,
hesitated. Finally. taking a dozen men
with him. he accompanied the officer.
At the bottom of the Turkish trench
he found the bodies OF eleven German
officers. who had been stabbed by the
soldiers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01
The Hush Before sh. storm.

Then. In far-away Bosnian town. a
pistol shot rang out on the quiet OF a
June Sunday and ran like a fash of
lightning across the sullen skies. AS
II died away there followed stiffness
that deluded the hopes OF humanity. 1t
was only the hush before the bursting
OF the long-pent storm
Not syllable or sound Of what
went on In those four silent fateful
weeks that followed the assassination
OF the Austrian Crown Prince has vet
been permitted to escape the Cabinets
of Europe. But even Americans heard
tho rumble Of gold laden wagons in
their streets as SAG. oo0. 900 OF the metal
was hungr!ly snatched from the United
States In twenty days.
Yet, while the issue OF peace and
war was trembling in the balance, and
the lives OF millions were at stake, the
peoples were not called into conference
anywhere. No legislative bodies were
convoked. No hint Of the Impending
conflict was communicated through the
press. Nowhere was public opinion
consulted on problem that involved
the destines OF the human race
Whatever was done was done in tho
dark by governing craft OF the Louis
<HosoiEc ptIiou, men without an IDEA
under 200 years old.
Turn to the books Of varied hues
with which the laundering ministries
have tried to color the facts TO suit
their several tastes, and mark the sig
nthcant gap In them all. That gap
Will not be filed until posterity. until
history brings out Its black book"
For In the books OF red. white and
blue. green. yellow and brown there is
no entry between June %. when
Serbian boy murdered the heir of the
Hapsburgs. and July %, when the
chancelleries OF alliance and the
entente began to thunder. The very
next day Austria roared her ultimatum
TO Serbia, and In another week the
plotting. military and naval powers
that so long had sown the wind with
bayonets were reaping the whirlwind.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-03

with abou, five feet OF tho peri.
scope showing.
AS caught sight OF the three
British cruisers I submerged com
pleteiy and laid my course 30 as
10 bring up In the center OF the
trio.
II was within range when !
first sighted them but TO make
sure | vent In on them. Then l
loosed one OF my torpedocs at the
middle ship was then about II
fee, under water climbed 10 the
surface 10 get sight through my
tube OF the effect. and discovered
that the shot had gone straight,
and true. striking the ship. which
I later learned was the AboukIr.
under one OF her magazines. which
in exploding helped tho ,orpedo's
work OF destruction.
There was n fountain OF water.
burst OF smoke. n flash OF fire.
and part OF the cruiser rose In the
air. She had been broken apart
and sank in a few minutes.
Her crew. even with death star.
ing them In tho face. kept TO their
posts ready 10 handle their use.
less guns. for ! submerged at once
But had stayed on top long
enough 10 see the other cruisers.
which ! learned were the Cresay
and the Hogue. turn and steam
full speed 10 their dying sister.
whose plight they could not under.
stand. unless Il had been due to
an accident.
But soon the other two English
cruisers learned what had brought
about the destruction 80 suddenly.
AS I reached my torpedo depth
sent a second charge az the near
es, of the oncoming vessels. which
was the Hogue.
The attack on the Iogue went
true.
But this time did not have
the advantageous aid OF having the
torpedo detonats under the maya
zine. 30 for 20 minutes the Hogue
lay wounded and helpless on the
surface before she heayed. half
turned over. and sank.
by this time the third cruiser
knew. OF course. that the enemy
was upon her. and she sought as
best she could 10 defend hersek.
she loosed her torpedo defense
batteries and boats. starboard and
port, and stood her ground.
I'm common with the method OF
defending herself against sub.