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PRAYERS FOR PEACE
IN MANY CHURCHES
Pastors Refer to German Note
and Ask Guidance for
Wilson.
WARFARE Is CONDEMNED

The German note was referred to yes
terday in their sermons by clergymen of
New York churches with hardly an ex-
ception. Several pastors devoted their
entire ermons to the subject. while many
others offered special prayers for peace
and wise guidance for President Wilson.
Visiting clergy from other cities did not,
however. make mucn comment on the
note.
The Rev. Dr. J. l.. Price In the Wash
ington Heights Methodist Church was
one OF those to SPEAK on the present sit
uation. He said:
I'm a controversy It IL always wise
to get as nearly as We can the view
point OF our opponent. Germany has her
side. She is fighting for her life. The
Teutonic mind. 1t must be remembered
has been trained In m.litarism and In
monarchy. We nave been trained to re-
spect the individual "a his rights and
title to himself. We are taught to hate
war and rely on a diplomacy like that o!
John Hay. Now. keeping this In view
WV ~ NANhlA NoA' JUS hss,H ~ - '''h -
gratifying. and certainly It's spirit is one
of Cancellation.
MI Wilson will probably insist that
the long established international law,
and usa ges shall be obeyed rather thar
revised, but II Is good TO know THU
rote from the Imperial Government does
not compel us TO choose between wal
and the sacrifice Of national honor"
The Rev. Or. A. " Moldenke. IN 81
Peters Lutheran CAurch. East Fifty
fourth street and Lexington avenue, sale
that he agreed with Bryan and though
the solution OF the controversy could nov
be settled by compromise OF some kind
He said
II think Gerfnany's reply Ia equitable
and fair and offers a means of com
promise between the position which TIT
United States II taking and which Ger
many must take. From com
ments I think II very unfair they shoult
ask u nation which Is conduerlng to CIV,
up it's present methods OF war In orde
to satisfy that which American paper
Think humanity requires.
The Germans In their submarin,
have their only weapon with which q
Use against the British sea power. and
do not think II prop-r for the Cnite'
States Government 20 side with Englanl
III trylnk 10 prevent germany from usiNi
this weapon. agree with Bryan that 1
IL the duty Of every American citizen q
act In such way hat he may avoid EN-
bsrrassing his Government In the pres
ent controversy and 20 keep of bel,iger
ent ships"
In Emmanuel Church. East Eighty
eighth street and Lexington avenue. IN
largest German Luth ran Church In tn
city. the Rev. Or. q. II Pannkoke q
Good Shepherd Church. BROOKLYN. spok
on modern warfare. the cause and cure
He said:
Modern war Is caused by the NOR
eyed and commercial classes. Theirs /
The advantage. while the common ma
pays the price In his own blood durin
the war and low wages after wars. ]
the proposition OF peace or war was ru
up 10 the common man he would ask 10
peace. The hope OF peace. therefore. lie
In democracy, and that democracy mus
be filled with the spirit of Christ
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T. R. STARTS FOR THE WEST.
Holds 10 German Piracy View, Re.
fers to Statements.

Col Theodore Roosevelt. before de-
parting yesterday for the West, reflected
his sentiments in regard to the last note
from Germany bearing on the Lusitania.
When seen by reporters at the Grand
Central Station he said:
81 have nothing to say, II you will
turn back in YOU files to what ! said
when the Lusitania was sunk, you will
find that | made two statements. What
] said then covers the case now. In the
end the United States will recognize that
fact"
In the statements made at Syracuse
when defending the libel suit started
against him by William Barnes, Jr.,
col Roosevelt said that the act Of Ger
many IN sinking the I.usitania was worse
than piracy, He referred to President
Wilson'S use Of the words, strict nc-
countab'l!ty," saying ut IL em!nently
proper to use the exact phrase that was
used, and having used It our ~self-re-
spcct demands hat we forthwith abide
by It."
Col Roosevelt, left on the s:B train
for Chicago, he was accompanied by
Mrs, Roosevelt and his secretary, John
W. McGrath, The party will 20 TO san
Francisco by way Of Vancouver. There
viii be a Roosevelt Day at the Panama
Pacific Exposition.
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UNSUITABLE TWOHY HERE,
survivor Of Lusitania. Titanic md
other recks, Hack.

Two survivors 81 the Cuuard.r Iusi.
tanis. r. j. Timm!rs. Texts r,Dcb
owner, and Francis Twony. s,okcr. nv
rived yesterday by the White Star liner
Baltic from Liverpool.
Mr., Timmins was travelling with
Ralph T, Moody. also 4 ranchmln They
can on deck with life belts. which thcv
gave 10 women. both believing that they
could swim until picked up. Nood,
who was the better M Ma
drowned,
The experience OF the uns!nkah HE
Twohy has been told before. lie has
been thirty years at sci. lie was at
the battle or Manila Bay with Admiral
pewey's feet, survived the wreck ur the
Titanic and the Empress Of Ireland avn
Is waiting for more wrecks.
Frank Searle. chief engineer OF the
Daimler company, who also arrived by
the Baltic, is here to represent the Rrii-
ish depa rtment OF munitions in the pur-
chase Of automobiles. lie SAYS he has
Il on authority that the biz drive So
long contemplated in France by the
Allies is about to begin
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LINER BOMB PLOT DENIED.
Department Of Justice Making No
Inquiry Into Natter.

Detectives searched Yesterday for ,e,-
son. who might have icon r-esnorsh,e
for the placing o. bombs on ocean yes-
sells leaving New York for foreign mort
in the last few months F~o,Iowing M
repor, that nine small bombs mad be.l
found on the British ,romn s,samer
KirkosNald whom she rencbad NJ.
soil,,. from This nor, late in N,y r,ma
,h,, exnlosives had hasr ais.
covered also on the Lord rr,s ub'ch
left for H,yre April % and tna B.rk.
dale. which sailed for HAVE Ma
From the investigation so far mazda
I am no, Inclined IN heIieve ,ner. 80
an, bomh Mo, " ia 90, T,,ra, -,
the dep,rtmru, Of detsctives ,ss,a,d,y
"Subseoueut reyeln,inns may chs,ya 80.
o~n!uior' I'm, mn 10 ,ha nreser, ,,,ns ,hara
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No Welding by q. y.

The understanding ia Washington IL
that the President will continue to
maintain the same friendly attitude that
he has IN the past. but that he will not
yield an lota on the principles that are
involved.
Newspaper comment or the German
note has been followed by officials here
with keen interest for they believe this
is going to have much 70 do with de-
termining the Presidents course OF ac-
ton.
Mr.. Wilson. 1t is insisted. will go no
further than the country wishes him to
20. The editorial comments. as Cleaned
here. from all parts Of the country re-
fiected a desire for "A strong stand, but
At the same dime there was observed a
note OF caution.
a very few suggested the breaking off
o. diplomatic relations, but "A majority
paused short OF this. ~favoring a discon-
tlnuance of the diplomatic discussion and
expressing confidence In the President TO
meet the situation.
Comments from ex-Secretaty Bryan
and his followers arr awaited here with
interest. There is a 'oeling that Ger
many, in the framing OF this note. DELHI
erately planned to appeal to Bryan and
his supporters just as she framed her
peace treaty idea. In the former at
tempt she succeeded. and many here be-
lieve that Bryan and others will be
found actively backing some OF the Ger
man proposals.
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AudnciOus Challenge.

The Journal dcs DsbGts takes the
same tone in discussing the German
note.
Diplomatic history IL says, rarely
has seen a more extraordinary docu-
ment. Whether as regards justification
OF the past or proposals for the future,
rarely has a more audacious challentH
been made AGAINST truth. common sense,
the principles Of international right ana
the elementary rules governing the rela-
tons OF civilized nations"
The Figaro says:
Honest people will be embarrassed
to determine which prevails in the text,
the impudent cynicism OF German diplo-
macy or the extraordinary presumption
which believes that the United States
will be satisfied with such a reply. The
German mentality, as II results from
Kultur. alone explains It."
The Mdtin says:
1--WE do not know how President Will
son Judges the reply, but II cannot he
doubted that public opinion In every
couutry regards IL as a monument of
.mpudence. Every assertion Is "A lie
and the object OF derlsion.
1T seems inevitable that there will
be a strong tension between Germany
and the United States, which Is a proud
nation and strong enough to be unwill-
ing to be the laughing stock OF hu-
mainly"
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ONE NOTE OF ALARM.
Paul Hernss In "Tageblatt" Sees
Differences IrreconciIa BILE.

BERLIN. July il.-At least ore inn
portant pol.iical commentator. Paul
Herms, writing in the weekly review of
the Tdgcbldtt, regards the situation be-
tween Germany and the United States
with serious alarm.
He does not see, he wever. how Ger
many can accede to the American de-
mand that merchant steamer be warned
before attack and still continue with
success the submarine warfare on Great
Brttain's trade.
"One need make no bones OF saying
1t Is impossible TO reconcile the Ger
man n the American standpoints.' '
says the writer. That would mean
FOR US the giving up of submarine war
fare, ard IL Americans will not see
mat We cannot do that there is moth
Ing to he done. There IL no necessity
OF exchanging uotes TO reconcile IRE
concilable differences. The exchange is
ade for the purpose OF finding a
to!erable compromise, and in this de-
clsIon the German note goes extraor.
dinarily far"
Herr Herms says he fears that In
the case Of certain ships being desig-
rated as carrying Americans the Brit.
ish would employ false flags and signs
TO deceive subma rines and create arti.
fcial trouble with America. He leave,
for future discussion the question
whether the United States would b.
able. or even have the honest purpose
70 checkmate the latter possibility"
I'VE must assume, he continues. tina
the leading German departments are
convinced they can assume responsible
ny for the proposal made TO America
For us 1t only remains to have clearl,
In mind its scope and 10 hope that IN,
other side will appreciate the great
ness Of the concession for which tn,
German Government has declared itsel'
ready. The more reservedly We avail
In this hope the American answer IN,
better will the cause be served"
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KING GEORGE PRAISES FLEET.
Tells JrllicOe He L. Sure II VIII
Achieve Fresh Triumphs.

NpeoH CAME Dcsndtch 20 Ttir SrN
LONDON, July ll.-After leaving he
grand feet, King George sent the follow.
ing message to Admiral Jellicoe
whenever the day OF battle comes
am convinced that my navy will add
fresh triumphs % its old and GLORIOUS
traditions
Admiral Jellicoe sent the following re-
ply:
"On behalf OF the officers and men If
the fleet ] beg to tender To your Najes;y
their profound thanks. Your Majesty's
intimate knowledge OF the feelings per-
meating the officers and men enables
you to appreciate the depth OF their DE.
%yotion, Loyalty md respectful affection
which your visit has intensified. It's
memories will carry us through ,Ae
trials OF patience that may he before
us. On my W behalf ] assure youg
Majesty of my conviction that the glor, =
GUS traditions of the navy are safc n
the hands OF those whom I have III.
honor to command"
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KAISER PACIFIC TO U. S.
Paris "Tcmps" Quotes n Distin-
Quished American tn That Eject.

Special cabie Despatch 10 Tnr srN.
PARIS. July 1.-THE correspondent Of
the Temps at Copenhagen telegraphs an
Interview with a distinguished Ameri-
ran. whose name the writer was not per-
mitted TO use, in which the statement In
made without equivocation that the kai-
ser. supported by the high fnanciers OF
the fatherland. desires to retain pacific
relations with the United States. while
the naval party wishes TO continue Its
violent methods OF conducting submarine
warfare.
The American who gives this informa-
ton has been a resident Of Berlin for
some time. He was recently in Copen-
hagen and IL was while there that the
correspondent OF the Temps interviewed
him.
He averred that the only naval YES
sells being constructed in Germany at
the present time are submarines. men
tioning this fact in support OF the great
power welded by the naval party.
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LINER LONG DETAINED.
The Rotterdam Had Three Pnssen.
gers Taken by British.

Commodore q Stenger of the Holland
America fleet and commander Of the
steamship Rotterdam. In yesterday from
Rotterdam and Avonmouth, says he may
take along a lot Of fishing tackle and
enjoy himself in the Downs IL the British
Admiralty holds him up 80 long as II
did this trip. He was ten days In Brit
ISL waters and some of his passengers
and crew did do IA little angling.
The British gave no explanation OF
the long detention. The mails were not
disturbed and none OF the cargo was re-
moved. Three OF the passengers were
taken TO English detention camps. They
are Baron Moritz Won Turckhelm, 40. a
coffee planter OF Mexico Hans Busch
man. l6. a second cabin passenger, and
Joseph Okonok, IS, a steerage pas
senger.
vernon stiles, the American tenor, who
was a passenger by the Rotterdam. won
an encore from the troopship Franconia.
bound for the ~Dardanelles, as she passed
the Rotterdam at anchor by singing
through a megaphone to the rting
soldiers Annie Laurie' n Aud Lang
syne,' The troops Joined In the no
ruses. as did many OF the oRtterdam's
VIZ ne SDlllftS.
DIR. John Van Setback. who was in
charge of the Rockefeller Foundation
for Belgian relief in Holland, returned
by the Rotterdam with his wife. He sal
there We're stu $4,000 B~elglans being
cared for and hat the food supply was
q month ahead OF the demand.
Miss Rebocca Shelley, who attended
the peace conference at The Hague and
then went 20 Germany, said II was all
bosh about the Germans being in fear Of
starvation. The ground up to the very
rails OF the railroad tracks was cult.
waited and everybody not needed at the
front was working in the fields.
On July 3, when the Rotterdam was O
short distance out from Avonmouth
Sebastian Descanter, i3, an American
citizen in the Storage, died OF apoplexy
He had been to his native land, Bel
gium, on a visit when the war came
He was made totally blind and lost hi,
left arm In an explosion in Kansas.
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BRITISH ATTACK ON
YPRES CANAL FAILS
Berlin Reports Rcpulsc of
Enemy With Heavy Los,
North of City.
Special Cabie D,spo.n 70 Tur =,

Special 'dble D,spdsf 70 1Hr -
BERLIN, via Amsterdam. July Ii
The German official statement ..sl.i
here to-day is as follows
In the western theatres:
North of Ypres the English regeN'ei
Yesterday their attempts Of July & -
take possession OF our position or ne
canal. The attack failed with heavy
loss to the enemy.
Due north Of the Sog-hez.Ah.l.7
road the French made az a;'t n
the afternoon which came into con.
tact with a German attack. The
fighting still continues.
\ French attack On Fricour', s1uth
Of Albert, was easily repu.sed 4
trench captured from the enemy ,ist
night northwest uf the B'iIs'10lr
farm was lost on the fullow..s U.''.
ing. Tonight. however, II v11
sturmed and taken after nve a'.1'k'
Retween Ailly and Ap:ewort ut,3
cessful French grenade t;tf-Ns '.,
place.
In the fores, OF the Bo.s le Pc =
attacks which had been p~sutreI '-
10y heavy artillery fire broke a.N"
IN front of oug new positions wa
heavy loss TO the enemy
An attack upon N position ,.i'h.
east OF Sondernach and soutnet- I
Muenster was beaten off.
Our airmen attacked the s'4t.on
buildings at Gerardmer.
In the eastern theatre:
The position is unchanged.
In the southeastern theatre:
During the last few days loct. Hsr''
=
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sp,cia, cable Despatch to THE sr>

PARIS. July ~ CM~onday).-The text
OF the German reply to the second Amer
lean Lusitsnia note is published In the
Paris evening papers. The reply was
received in an official despatch from
Berlin received here by way OF Amster-
dam.
The final paragraph, to the effect that
Germany does not object to the placing
Of four enemy passenger vessels undo
the American nag, arrived later than
the rest OF the message and hence Is not
commented upon by the newspapers.
The Temps says editorially
The German reply has been pondered
for a long time. For a month Berlin
sounded American opinion by
cations to the press before anvil w
a definite answer. and some twenty more
American lives were added to those lost
on the l.usitania II the Falaba'
The impa ssiveness with which the
United States has awaited Germany :
decision seems to have caused Berlin t.
believe that II was not Impossible 10
continue the conversations with Wash
ington without abandoning her suhma-
rtae war.
Sea Bandittism.
Berlin refuses TO und erstand that
the United States demands a renuncia-
ton OF bandittism at sea and affects
to consider the American lnjunctions,
which entail a categoric reply on a
question OF right, as protestations WITH
the object OF obtaining by compromise
free sea circulation for Americans.
The Temps calls the German pr
posals IA bargain against which Amer
can conscience can only Indignantly 80
volt" and cont nues:
Germany is not satisfied with u
insulting offer to allow American oo' ~
to pass II she is allowed TO torpedo
others. but tries to blackmail A''er'c'
into preventing ammunition commeirt
with the Allies. seeking 10 impose ne
own law on Washington.
"Germanic diplomacy has surpassed
itself. It takes advantage Of he as
s%assination OF some $50 Americans q
claim control of transatlantic navi%a
ton. Such monumental cynicism vii
complete the opening OF the eyes q
those Americans who are not vet dc
cided as regards Teuton good faith.
The audacity of the German pretcn
I sions constitutes an absolute provoci
ton against President Wilson'S senL
ments OF peace II justice. The en''r,
public opinion OF the United States vii
keenly resent such an offence agair'
the dignity and authority of the gre /
republic
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$4o0, 900 FOR FRENCH RELIEF
Half Of Amount Received In ia ris
Came From This Country,
Special cable Despatch 10 Tur SITS

PARIS, July ll,--Hermun Harjes pre-
sided at yesterdays meeting OF the
executive coma !ttee OF the relief clear
ing house, The financial report showed
that l.997,ll0 francs Cs339.i22) was re-
ceived up to June 80 for various pur-
poses, OF this 1908, 565 francs E2Ol.-
9l3) was received from the United
states for organizations registered with
the clearing house. In May and June
$50 cases OF goods were received,
The Government has facilitated tho
handling OF supplies received from
America so that the cases are received
In Paris almost M quickly as in time OF
ptace. Cases OF relief supplies should
always be sent through the New York
clearing house and not direct to Paris.
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MINNEHAHA SAILS AGAIN.
Wire F"und In Her Hold Nny he
Fart Of u Bomb,

HAl1FAN, July 1.-THE M~t"nehaha
sailed for London to-day, 1t having been
found hat she had received less damage
from tre ihan had been expected. 4
piece OF copper wire II a fuse found
In hold NJ 3 led to the belief that
they wcr" part Of n bomb which had
lccn exploded.
Investigation showed that no ammu,
milton VAS stored in the hold T. which
the fire occurred.
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PRUSSIAN LOSSES l,5O4,523.
Casualty Lists Do Not Include
Those of other German states.

LONDON. July Little ii,' ,N..'
Prussian casually lists .oH't." 90.
names OF 94.747 officers and men
and wounded, making the tool Fuss.
losses to the end OF June i,1o|,., ill.,
vording to a Bern despatch 90 'r
Morning Post THIS doe, uo' 60 '..'
1914 saxon casualty lists. lH> Et'.rH.
lists. Ell Wurt,emher- lists ard 'hr'
six laval lists.
Of 10000 German national s'''
teachers under arms 4.9un ht'" cen
killed in battle.
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LONDON "TIMES" CALLS
BERLIN NOTE
The Newspaper Says 1t Is a Compound Of Misstate-
ment and Effrontery Such as Only Teutonic
Diplomacy Could Have Brewed.

the q. rman Admiralty. But IL Ameri-
cans cease travelling In enemy vessels
and undertake not TO shin another cargo
of war material under the American
flag. then the mercy OF the great war
lord will b. shown unto them. Having
swallowed their principles, ~abrogated
their indefea sible rights and placed their
liberty OF movement and trade in his
Keeping, they will be permitted to live.
Such IL the essence OF the German
orer. What further steps the United
States Government will see III to take
we don't nov President Wilson SO
iar mas shown In his dealings with
a wise restraint ana perfect
courtesy
"""s'' iH""reo'
He now fuds his sincere conciliatory
efforts OF no avail. his patience treated
as a sign OF weakness and his request,
for compensatlons for the past and guar
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PARIS PRESS is BITTER
AGAINST GERMAN NOTE

II President Wilson does not abandon
the declarations of his last note Ger
many's proposed arrangement of the
submarine question will be unacccpt-
able. The note. the paper say does
offer security for American travellers
AZ sea, but fails TO settle the more gen
eral question OF international rights OF
neutrals that President Wilson invoked
in his communication to Germany.
II is concluded that Germany is seek
ing at any price TO p~rolong the nego,ia-
tons between the two Governments.
while In the meantime the submarine
warfare will be wased as heretofore.
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POPE PRAYS ITALY WINS
Informs King lie Offers Mass Dnil'
/ for Success Of Troops.

Spscid' Cdbie DcspG'ct 20 THi
ROME, July ll.-An army o'.0
now at the front has informed D..
Benedict that besides many soldiers t
amor these kin OF Gen tadnr.a SOL
oral Generals regularly attend mass ard
often receive Communion.
The Pope instructed the chan''" "'
fdcntially 10 inform the KING '-a' :
praNs daily and offer mas ftr l't Dr.
victory. AZ the same time no s."'
blessing to the army
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Home

The only explanation the paper can
find Of the note Is that II II chiefly to
appease internal politics In Germany
and to uphold and strengthen the pub
lie mind in the belief that the Imperial
Government Is strong,
II is not expected by this paper that
President Wilson will accept the "mlser-
able compromise"
The Journal finds the note another
dilatory II especially en-
phasizes the absence Of all traces Of
bargaining by which Germany might
he willirg to abandon her submarine
policy, especially II food supplies should
be permitted to reach It's shores. The
Journal does not think that Germany
believes the note will be accepted. hut
is confident in the gain OF time that
will follow,
The GdHlOis says:
such n masterpiece of hypocrisy and
cynicism could not be elaborated upon
In a day"
| The paper then continues to say that
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R SHIPS LEAVE NORWAY
- which Had SOUGHT RctuGr >''
for Unknown tinu..

NPcClG, 'd'ic DtND0ffH p ir
LONDON. July IA christ "+
patch says that twcNty-.o.- .r'.
steamships which had soue0' ..'
Norwegian ports since IN, .,E'' '
the war have left
Their destinations are unhr-w
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WAR HONORs FOR AMERICAN,
'erEeant SwecnN of Fur~ipn Leuiou
Made n Sub-Lieutenant,

PARIS, July illus SUN's core
spondent with the Foreign Legion sends
the following
"Serg,. Sweeny WAS informed tn,
other day that he had been promoted 20
"A sub-ieutcnantcv, the official appoint
men' 10 he gazetted in a few da's, We
are all delighted at this rare honor uoln:
paid to one OF our number and Tho
news has come AS a fitting climax @ our
Fourth Of July celebration"