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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-22
GERMANS CHASE FOE 81
MILES IN THREE DAYS
By GUSTAV SCHwEPPENDICK

BY GUSTAV Stf1 w EffEN blNh
Berlin, July q (via Rotterdam).-The
German advance upon the important
Russian cities OF Mitau and Riga has
developed into contest OF speed be-
tween the German troops and the flee
ing Russians. The amazing rapidity Of
the German advance is indicated in
dispatch from Tilsit by Paul Michaelis.
correspondent of the Tageblatt, who says
that the Kaiser's troops have advanced
over sixty-two miles in the last three
days. fighting a retreating Russian rear
guard all the way.
The Russians are meeting this German
whirlwind by the tactics which they
adopted against the historic advance
upon Moscow by Napoleon more than
100 years ago. As the Germans draw
near Mitau the Russians are running
wildly before them. burning their own
houses. deva sta ting their own crops, and
even removing the contents of their
houses. No matter IL the civil popula-
ton is left behind.
Meanwhile. the great movement to en-
circle Warsaw is proceeding rapidly,
but not without stubborn opposition.
The situation is we'll described by the
military expert of the Lokal AnZeiger.
THE big German tongs," he writes,
ARE closing more and more upon the
Russians. On July 10 the Germans were
only twelve miles from Warsaw. Pos
sibly the Russians will attempt to fall
back upon the Vistula by using their
sole remaining line Of communication,
but they have not much time to con-
slider plans The tongs are Tightening
piti!essly and the last line of retreat
will not remain undisturbed for long.
Whether the Russians are able to
retreat to the eastward or nor or
whether the Russians attempt resistance
here and there, 1t becomes clearer every
day that he has received a wound which
may finish him before long
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-22
STOREMEN BEAT GREEN
MEN ON FLORIST JAUNT
More Than 300 Attend Outing at
. Great Falls-Miss Bernice Rigby
Captures Diamond Prize.

More than 800 persons enjoyed the an
nual outing of the Florists Club of
Washington at Great Falls yesterday.
As the fun seekers climbed aboard spe-
cial cars in Georgetown shortly after
noon the women were given bouquets of
roses, the men carnations, and the chill
dren popcorn and peanuts.
A negro ragtime band furnished music
en- route to the playground. Later the
band gave dance music in the pavilion.
A buffet luncheon was served and motion
pictures shown, after which an elaborate
display of fireworks brought an end to
the outing.
The afternoon was devoted to athletic
events. The following won prizes:
Potato races-Girls. L years and under. Rose Min
der. Elizabeth Dove. and Mary Higbee; tots,
Helen Barry, E. Marche. and NJ Dauphin: boys
Il years and under Edgar Burnhsm. Granville
Guide and Teddy Schmd: open to all. Albert
Ford and Z. Smith; women, Miss d. B. Barry
and Miss J. Richards; boys. years and under.
Ralph Minder.
Flag race-Giris. L years and under. Rose Min
der Mary Higbee. and Mar Clark.
oyard dash for men-F. G. Weaver and Arthur
Shafer.
O-yard dash for women-Miss Victoria Wilbur.
Miss A. Barry. and Miss Marie Coli.
looyard dash for boys-Herbert Moreland and
George Hostetter.
Three-legred race for boys-AIbert Ford and
Harry kimmel.
Thrce-legged race for men-Albert schnell and
F. @. Weaver.
looyard race for members only-Hany Ley and
George e. Shatfer.
Putting ball in basket. for single women-Mss
Marie Coli. Miss d. B. Barry. and Miss Phillips
married women. Mrs. George c. Shafer and Mrs.
ID. j. Grbortzer; single and married women.
Miss Bernice Rigby prize diamond sunburst
Quoits-singles. r. l.. McIennsn. George II.
Shaffer. and William Clark doubles. J. J. Barry
and r. L. McLennan.
The "Storemen." captained by Charles
Scarborough. defeated the Greenhouse
men," captained by Elmer Padgett, in a
ball game by a score of 10 to 8.
The committee In charge consisted of
o. A. c. Oehmler. chairman; George w.
Hess, George c. Shaffer. William Marche.
George II. Cooke. Edward S. Schmid,
Jake Richards. Clarence l.. Linz. David
Grillbortzer. Theodore Diedrich. William
F. GUIDE, Harry Lewis, William Ernest.
Lloyd Jenkins. Otto Bauer, G. Milton and
Fred H. Kramer.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-22
Germans, Struggling in Canal,
Shot Down by Guns Of French

Boulogne. July H.-Here is a graphic
description of the latest attack by the
Germans against the allies position on
the left bank of the User Canal, told me
by one who participated in the action:
Despite the precautions taken by the
Germans, our commanding officer learned
that the enemy was making prepare
lions for very heavy attack, and as
result gave orders for the men to have
everything in readiness for the reception
of the Germans.
Accordingly. when the enemy at dawn
Friday started to lombard us with gas
bombs, We were everywhere on the alert
A massed infantry attack followed to-
ward O'Clock, but it surprised no one.
The Germans made their heaviest as
sault at the old stone bridge of Boesinshe.
The water in the canal at this point
is very shallow, and here and there IL
may be forded The enemy managed to
cross the canal and take up a footing-a
very insecure one-on the same side as
ourselves.
The German commanding officer.
greatly miscaIculating his little initial
success ordered two hattalions OF in
fantry to advance and take the allies
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-22
FIREMEN ACCUSED OF ARSON.
Burglary Charges Also Made
Against Men in New York.

New York. July H.-One of the most
amazing scandals in the history of New
York. involving probably 100 members of
the fire department. came to light today.
From the exposures already made II is
said that at least 100 of the uniformed
members of the department may be in
dicted for wholesale arson and burglary
Two firemen-William Malone and John
Ferrick-already have been indicted by
a special grand jury on charges of grand
larceny in the first degree and burglary
in the third degree.
1t was charged by Assistant District
Attorney Weller when Ferrick was ar
raigned before Judge Grain in General
Sessions Court that about 100 members of
the department have for years been
making a practice of burglarizing loft
buildings in the lower part of the city
and setting fire to the looted places to
conceal their crimes.
The special grand jury which is in
vestigating the alleged burglaries will
be in session for several weeks. il is
said.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-22
NEAR.BEER IS SHEER BEER.
So Says Mr.. stephens, who Thinks
He Can Prove 1t.

Within the next ten days the District
will bring it's first case to test the legal
ity of selling ''near-beer' without a
liquor license Assistant Corporation
Counsel Stephens and District Chemist
Lynch yesterday held a conference con-
corning the matter.
Mr. Stephens plans to have the police
arrest one of the sellers Of the product.
The near beer" sold then will be ana
lyzed by the District chemist. 1t Is ex-
pected the analysis will show the pres
ence of about l95 per cent alcohol by
weight.
The excise law forbids the unlicensed
sale of certain specified liquors land all
other fermented. distilled. spirituous.
vinous. and malt liquors. Mr.. Stephens
will base his case upon this paragraph.
He will argue that "near-beer' Is the
same as beer. with the exception that
its percentage OF alcohol by weight is
slightly less.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-22
WEIGHT OF WAR RESTS
ON RUSSIA, SAYS CRITIC

Petrograd, July 21.-Complaints are be-
ginning to be heard that Russia is being
made to bear practically the entire brunt
of the war. These complaints are not
confined to the mass Of the people who
are not in a position to judge what is
really happening on any front.
For the second day In succession the
military critic of the Russky Invalid,
who certainly Is in close touch with the
general stan here. contrasts the furious
battles which are being fought in a dozen
different directions within the frontier Of
Russia with the apparent quiescence Of
the British. French and Italian armies.
without pledgine himself to their ac-
curacy he mentions various estimates
that between the vistula and the Bug
alone the Austro-Germans have upward
of twenty corps-say. 1.2oo.0 men.
THAT Is to say, he continues. ''as
many as are operating on the entire
western front"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-22
WABASH SOLD UNDER HAMMER
Railroad Bought by Goelet and Win
throp for s1s,eOO,OOO.

st. Louis. July A-The properties of
the Wabash Railroad, a s22 100000 cor
poration, were sold under the hammer
here this afternoon for 5000, 900 to Rob-
ert Goelet and H. r. Winthrop, of New
York, representing the Wabash reorgani-
zation committee.
The sale was in accordance with a
foreclosure decree issued some time ago
by Federal Judge Adams, under whose
Jurisdiction the road has been managed
by receivers for nearly four years.
E. F. Kearney will be president of the
new company.
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second line of trenches, situated a short
distance OF. By this time the bridges
across the water were streaming with
German troops, who were coming to re-
enforce those already across the canal
Suddenly, as large number OF Ba-
varian infantrymen were coming across
the Boesinghe bridge. the French brought
q number of seventy-fives into action. 1t
was not many minutes before the bridge
heads were brought crashing into the wa
ter below, dragging with them numbers
of the enemy.
"All was panic in the German lines.
officers and men were struggling in the
canal for their lives, and those who did
not drown were shot down as soon as
they crawled to land. The small portion
of the canal that was fordable had by
now been placed under the careful sur
vey of four seventy-fives. and there be-
ing no bridge left the two German bat
talions on our side of the canal were
completely isolated from the main party.
BY a brilliant counterattack with fixed
bayonets the French marines and Bel
gians soon cleared our side of the canal
of all the Germans. Those not killed or
drowned gave themselves up as pris-
oners.'
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-22
JANE adams SEES WILSON.
Visitor Has Little Hope of Peace in
Near Future.

Miss Jane Adams. of Chicago. who re-
Gently returned from the Woman's Peace
Congress at The Hague. called on Presi-
dent Wilson yesterday and discussed
with him for an hour the prospects Of
peace in Europe.
Miss Adams told the President that
she does not think there is any hope OF
peace in the immediate future. She told
him also that everywhere the United
States is regarded as the biggest, most
important neutral nation, and the one
from which suggestions for peace may
most appropriately come.
In Miss Adams opinion the time has
come for peace proposals. Later Miss
Adams left for Chicago.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-22
MILITARY CRITICS TELL HOW
WARSAW MIGHT BE SAVED

London. July 2l.-The real interest of
the fight for Warsaw. according to mill
tary critics. is this: Have the Russians
decided to defend the Narew line. hold
ing the bridgeheads temporarily as best
they can and deciding to use the river
itself for their main obsta Gle? II so will
they be near enough to railway supply
and will they have enough munitions
from that railway to maintain this natu-
raj line?
If they cannot. then Warsaw is. of
course. lost. If they can II Is, SO far as
the northern attacking line is concerned,
saved.
Whether the Russians will or can hold
the Narew line only the future can de-
termine. 1t is significant they have not
fought in front of 1t as they did in Feb
ruary. but have fallen back to it and per-
haps beyond it.
The Narew River. one of the largest
tributaries of the Vistula. runs roughly
parallel to the northern line of the Ger
man advance under Gems. Won linden
burg and Won Gallwitz. Within the
Narew lines are sheltered two great rail-
way communications. one the road to the
Baltic ports. and the other to Petrograd
and the chief Russian central cities of
supply.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-22
HIKE BY MOONLIGHT.

wanderlusters See Lily Ponds At
kenilw0rth-w.P p. Hall Leads.
The wanderlusters left Benning race
track at o'clock last night and walked
to Kenilworth by moonlight.
At Kenilworth the mixers inspected the
famous lily ponds. They were shown
around by Mr.. Ball. in charge of the
ponds.
Some Of the mixers carried Japanese
lanterns. The party was led by W. Pal
mer Hall. They returned to Benning.
took cars. and rode to the city. arriving
at 10 o'clock.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-22
Women Pass Counterfeit Bills.

Malone. N. Y, July IA counterfeit
IS bill declared by Secret Service agents
to be the most perfect imitation ever
made is being circulated by a gang of
counterfeiters in Northern New York.
Women are believed to be passing the
money in Utica, Watertown. Ogdensburg
Plattsburg and Malone.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-22
Want Autos to Garry Veterans.

Omcials of the Soldiers Home have
Issued an appeal for automobiles to
take the veterans to Camp Good Will
for days outing August I. The old
to the kiddies at the camp. but the
vehicles Of the home are not capable
Of carrying all the men. Persons
willing to lend their autos are asked
to notify the chief clerk Of the quar-
termaster's department at the Home.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-22
Fight Over Countess Will Ends,

Philadelphia. July H.-The will of
Countess Goffredo CALI. formerly Miss
Clara Roberts. of this city. was admitted
to probate today, after three years Of
litigation. More than 100000 is in
volved. The countess died In Paris Sep
TENDER II, 1911.
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browns Herself and Child.

Middletown, N. Y, July H.-Clasping
her 5-year-old stepson in her arms. Mrs.
Frank Kuhlwein leaped into q pond here
today Both were drowned. The woman
Is believed to have gone insane from
grief over the suicide Of her own son.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-22
Diving, Confesses Being Bandit.

Corbin. KY, July 2l.-Policeman 9. E.
Bowes shot and killed Edward Perkins
early today after he had caught Perkins
robbing a store. AS Perkins was dying
he confessed he had been bandit for
some time and had committed many rob-
berries which had hitherto been mys-
terry
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-22

Vienna. July 21.-In the Russian
theater: The Russians have taken up
new positions on the railway running
south of ChOlm via Lublin TO Ivan
gorod. Notwithstanding stubborn re-
sistance the Austro-German troops
have succeeded in breaking through at
several places.
Near Rozan Field Marshal Won ARR
with German battalion. pushed
through the enemy's positions
Southwest of Biskupice the Ger
mans forced the enemy to retreat dur
ing the night.
Between the Bystritza and the VS.
tula the army of Archduke Joseph
Ferdinand pushed on against strong
Russian resistance. In stubborn hand-
to-hand fighting against Siberian regl-
ments our troops captured separate
positions on both sides of BorZechow
This army made prisoners of thirty
officers and 5000 men ana captured
nine machine guns.
Retween the Nistuia and the Pilica our
pursuit Of the enemy continued. German
troops penetrated northeast OF Zwolen TO
advanced positions at the hridgehead to
Ivangorod. Fighting for the positions
connected with this bridehead continues.
In Eastern Galcia fighting has begun
near Sokalo-
Ar various places the enemy penetrated
our trenches and had to be driven out
in violent hand-to-hand fighting. South
east of Reichs-Acker kopf the enemy
stfll retains a section of our trenches
which he had captured.
Berlin. July 21-Eastern theater: The
enemy is retiring from Popliany and
Kurschany before our advancing troops
Vest of the Shawl the enemy's last
intrenchments were stormed and occu-
pied. The pursuit of the enemy continues
in an easterly direction.
On the Duhissa. east of Rossiany, the
Russians lines were broken through by
German alta cks- The enemy is retiring.
An attack east of Mariampol and Kovno
led to the capture of the villages of kis-
kierski and Kanowka. Three successive
Russian positions We're conquered.
The Russians retired. leaving behind
600 prisoners and two machine guns.
Further south on the Narew strong
Notifications of advanced positions at
Eosan were stormed and taken. $50 pris-
orers and three machine guns being
cdptured.
Desperate attacks with troops gathered
lions at Rosan. PultuSk. and Novo
g, orGevisk failed. The Russians suffered
heavy losses. We captured 1000 pris-
Oners.
Under our pressure all sides the
ussians began to abandon their posi-
tons west of the CROCK. retiring in an
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-22

New York. July H.-The distinguished
looking woman who claims to be the
widow of Henry NJ. Flagler, vice presi-
dent of the Standard Oil Company and
founder of the Florida East Coast Rail-
way, was arraisned in Yorkville Court
before Magistrate McQuade today on a
charge of grand larceny and held in $500
bail for further examination on Friday.
Assistant District Attorney Hebron
requested bail be fixed at this figure,
saying he had been informed the pris-
oner had obtained money from several
other people in a manner similar to
that charged by the complainant,
Frank J. Mahoney.
Mrs. Flagler" said that she would
be released on bail in quick time. but
at a late hour tonight she was still in
a cell.
w. II. Beardsley, of No. 26 Broad
way. and C. S. Schofeld. of No. S.
Wall Street. executor and attorney re-
spectively for the Henry NJ. Flagler
estate after a talk with the woman
yesterday, said her story was false
and that she was in no way connected
with the estate of the late fnancier.
Lawrence c. Haines, of No. 90 Gates
avenue, Brooklyn, another executor,
made affidavit that the defendant 10
not the widow Of Henry NJ. Flagler.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-22
No Furlouehs for Germans.

Amsterdam. July H-All leaves Of alb
sence from the German army have been
stopped. It 10 believed that this order
foreshadows important developments In
thu vaat.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-22
THOUSAND ENJOY OUTING.
Excursion of Safety First Associa
tion Is Well Attended

Several thousand persons enjoyed an
all-day outing at Marshall Hall yes
terday, on the annual excursion of the
Washington Safety First Association.
At Glen Echo yesterday the inmates
of the Methodist Home for the Aged
held sway. The management Of the
park provided special entertainment
for them. They returned early in the
evening.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-22
purelp personal

Secretary Of Labor Wilson will be
away from Washington for the remain
der of the week, having left yesterday
for his home at Frostburg. Pa.
The executive committee of the Ma
tional Historical Society, 30 East Forty
second street, New York. has elected as
founders Mrs. s. A. B. Cartwright. Miss
S. p. Casey. ]. 7. Granger. Mrs. L. Pen
nington. Commander E. T. Pollock. Brig.
Gen. r. D. Potts. Mrs. L. p. Roome,
Mrs. E. s. Thompson. and Mrs. c. ].
Train. all Of Washington. d. c.
At the request of Senator Duncan L.
Fletcher. president. and Managing Di-
rector Clarence J. Owen. of the Southern
Commercial Congress. Secretary Of War
Garrison yesterday accepted an invita-
ton to address the convention of the
congress in December. Secretary Of the
Navy Daniels accompanied the two OFF,
GERS to Secretary Garrison's office and
Joined in their request.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-22

Egret farming is proving profitable in
India.
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"FLAGLER WIDOW" Is
SHROUDED IN MYSTERY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

the bolt. His faint steps were heard as
ne returned to his room.
Talked 0f EoPtune
The Semi-weekly leader., 1915-06-26
.LEMBERG FALLS
BEFORE TEUT0NS
oALIcEAN CAPITAL ONCE MORE
IN HANDS or ORIGINAL
OWNERS.
TURKISH ATTACKS FAILURES
Desperate Engagement on Peninsula
Results In Death Of Over 1000
MosIems AssauItng British
Trenches.
TURKISH ATTACKS FAILURES

London.--Many unconfirmed re-
ports have reached London that Lem
berg has fallen to the Austro-Ger-
mans.
More than 100000 Austrians and
Germans have been operating along
the fronts almost encircling Lemberg,
and with the Russian withdrawal be-
hind the Grodek lines, the evacua-
tion of Lemberg as a base, announced
by Petrograd, was accomplished.
The Russian batterS commanders
have been ordered to save their guns
at all costs.
The infantry attacks to the north
of Arras, France, have temporarily
come to an end, but there has been
an artillery action Of great violence
in the ne1ghborhood CT Souchez aud
Ecurie. French aTtillerists have To-
Gated and opened fire with Shei-
heavy batteries on German long
range gun, which had thrown 30
large shells into the town of Dunkirk.
1000 Turks Killed.
On the Gallipoli Peninsula heavy
fighting has been in progress. On
June 10 a Turkish engagement oc-
CURED along a Turkish trench and
later in the British lines, in which
1000 Turkish dead were left on the
ground, according to the British Off
cial statement. Prior TO this the
Turks had thrown 45O high explosive
shells on the left and center trenches
of the allies, had repulsed British
brigade and had penetrated the Brit.
ish line.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1915-06-26
A Mistake In Scott.

Novel readers who like to combine
the classic with the topical may be
turning back, now that another great
chapter in the history of Constants
nople is opening, to one Of Scott's less
popular works, Count Robert of
Paris" And there they will find one
of those curious slips, analogous to
the lady novelist's horse that won the
Derby three years running and the
eclipse of the sun in King Solomon's
Mines" followed by a moonlight
night. Scott's slip is more excusable,
seeing that he had not seen Constan-
tinople, but it cannot be explained
away. Sir Edwin Pears, while testi-
flying that Scott's descriptions are
upon the whole singularly exact, OBJ
serves that he makes the Crusaders
wait before crossing 1. bay on the
Bosporus until the tide has ebbed.
Now there Is no tide in either the
Bosphorus or the Marmora.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1915-06-26
RELATIONS OF GOD AND MAN
Gradual ReadIustment Means a Con-
tinuaI Advance Toward the
Higher Life.

In studying the Bible it becomes in
ereasingly apparent that the relations
between God and man are not con-
slant or fixed, but are subject to
gradual readjustment. In the earlier
chapters the ideal held out is for man
to "fear" God. Later he learns to
trust, to limited extent. this higher
life. Eventually this grudging faith
is turned to love, which recognizes God
as the father, constantly giving him
self, as life and wisdom, to his chill
dren. And beyond this comes that
truition of growth which constitutes
real unity; man is merged with God,
and comes to realize that "I and the
Father are one"
God never changes, but our under
standing of him does change. And
1t is the evolution of this ideal which
we have of the great sea of life in
which we live, and which lives in
and through us, which constitutes real
growth and advancement. Life is for
that; the everyday tasks tend toward
the bringing forth of self-conscious-
ness, which is always fuller consci-
BUSINESS of God.-From the Nautilus.