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Gable Despatch TO TnE sus.

'p'''"t NuO'c besputcN 10 lhb SVN'
LONDON, Aug. 25.-The German bonn
OF Brest-L itovsk began in
earnest last night and to-day the Ger
man War Office announced that the ad-
vanced positions Of the fortress had been
penetrated from the southwest. North
OF the city the troops Of Field Marshal
Won Msckensen are advancing rapidly.
II Is said, aiming apparently to sever the
one railway line of retreat before the
Russians can ~evacuate tho stronghold.
Further north. at Bielostock. the Ger
mans are pursuing much the same tac-
tics, although at this point the actual
bombardment is not yet under way.
Since yesterday. however. Won linden
burg's advance troops have crossed the
Narew at two points south oil Tykocin
and are within twelve miles OF Bielostock
on the northwest. west and southwest.
Two railroads stlll remain to the Rus
SLAMS at Bielostok. n to Grodno ana
wilma on the northeast and another 10
Minsk and Moscow on tho east. But II
liz not likely that the road to Grodno
and wilma will remain long In Russian
hands. for already the Germans are
within some ten miles OF IT, according TO
the German official statement to-day.
The road to Minsk u n directly east
from Bielostok, and II is doubtless over
this line that the Russian garrison must
hope to make its escape II Bielostock
Is to fall.
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TOLMINO AND GORITZ
LIKELY TO FALL SOON
Italian Officers Say Summer
Campaign Will End by
September 20.
Special cable Despatch IN TUE sry

ROME. Aug. 25.-The Italian o,cupa.
ton OF both Tolmino and Gor.tz IS e,.
pected m"omentarily by Officers JUS, A..
rived in Rome from the front. VINO saw
that the summer campaign Will probably
come to an end September 20, the lnnl.
versary OF the italian occupation o,
Rome.
During the winter months In the Aims
IL will necessarily be impossible for the
troops of either side 20 carry on the
struggle, but TO the east along the
plateau toward Trieste the fighting will
continue.
Premier Salandra has left for IN.
front to be away "a week.
The War Ofnce issued the following
official statement this evening:
In the Tonale zone on the 2ls; after
artillery preparation we captured the
head Of the Strino Valley. compelling
the Austrlans to retire. Immediately
the enemy opened a bomhariment and
E.ade infantry attacks. which were re-
pulsed with losses Of material and am.
munition.
In the upper Cordevole the enemy
attempted TO damage our Col!anA ard
Argasl positions. We stopped him by
a counter bombardment.
Along the lsonzo. especially around
Tolmino. the enemy's artillery mas
been most active against our works.
An attempt to repair the Ntbres.nA
railroad line was frustrated this morn.
ing.
Austrian a%eroplanes bombard.d
Breecia. killing six n ~woundlng sew.
eral civilians.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-26
MAYOR ADVOCATES
SCHOOLBOY DRILLS
Says He'll Take Up Matter
With Board of Education
in September.

Mayor Mitchell believes that every
have a certain amount OF military
training. This opinion has been intensi-
fed by his experience at Plattsburg.
whence he came TO New York yesterday
on a furlough good until tonight.
II favor" he said. "the schoolboy
military training In use in Switzerland,
which IL interviewer with the days
studies and makes for better students
in every respect. What | mean Is cal
isthenics, setting up exercises, a certain
amount OF military training and other
disciplinary With this train
ing a schoolboy would be much more
readily moulded into "A real soldier than
under the present conditions.
cot course | don't want TO say offhand
that the swiss system Is going to be
adopted here. After September 7. when
| shall return to New York, | shall take
up the subject OF military training OF
schoolboys with the Board OF Educa-
ton"
Mr.. Mitchel wouldn't relate any OF his
e"ncRmpment experiences yesterday, as
SeftlnE tnat ne was no expert hIttr OIlly
two and a half weeks OF drilling. He
said that recognized experts at Platts-
burg deem New York's National Guard
the most efficient OF State militia bodies.
These men put the Seventy-trst, Sixty
ninth and Seventh infantry regiments.
the First and Second cavalry n sole
of the artillery regiments on "A espe-
cially high plane.
AS to the militia throughout the
the Mayor added. IL should
say that It is far below he mark. IA
organized it doesn't seem to meet the
situation at all, and we are realizing
this more and more every day, Even (!
il were all AZ good as New York's mill
tia we would have only 30, 900 efficient
troops, and that Is far from being
enough. The fact that we have a well
trained militia doesn't prove much ~
anything in solving the national de-
fence problem"
The Mayor laughed when he was re-
minded that a few outraEed persons
had said he had no business leavln-
the city to go soldering, He said
II wanted two things information At
first hand and 10 testify to my belle,
in the movemen and the necessitiA,
that lie behind IT."
The Mayors chief purpose In comm
here yesterday was to talk over Gl;y
affairs with acting Mayor McAneny,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-26
WELSH MINERS STRIKE AGAIN.
100000 May Quit In Protest
Against Arbitration Award.

CARDIFF. Aug. 25.-One thousand
South Wales miners quit to-day in pro-
test against the arbitration award made
by Walter Runciman, President of the
British Board OF Trade. Great Britain
for the second time within a few weeks
Is threatened with a tieup of a large
portion OF her shipping and n wholesale
walkout that will again cripple her out
put OF munitions, A general strike OF
200, 900 South Wales miners is immi-
nent.
The miners who walked out to-day
charge that the Government IL trying to
play them into the hands OF the owners
and that the agreement entered into
through Minister of Munitions Lloyd
George has not been kept. They still
pin their hopes on further efforts IN
their behalf by Lloyd George and a dep
utation is expected to call on the Minis
ter within a few days.
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DANISH HONOR BRITISH DEAD.
Funeral ship Carries Away Men
Lost on the E-I3.

COPENHAGEN, via London, Aug. 25.-
A thunderous salute from the Danish
coast forts babe the last adieu to-day
to the fourteen British sailors Of the
E-13. as the Danish steamship Vidal
carried them off for Hull. The shore
was lined with a throns with heads
uncovered. including high Danish Gov
eminent officials and naval officers who
a come to pay the last tribute to the
British submarines crew who had lost
their lives when the submorslble was
destroyed by a German warship last
week AT Saltholm. In Danish waters.
All fags In Copenhagen We're at half
mas
Hundreds of flags and wreaths in
Danish and British colors covered the
fourteen coffins which Danish blue.
jackets carried between decks and placed
in an ~improvised chapel on the Vidal.
A brief. impressive service preceded the
funeral ships departure. Members OF
the Dantsh Cabinet. Danish naval orfi-
GERS and representatives of the British
Legation were present, while the sur
vivors OF the E-13. headed by Lieuten-
ant Commander Layton. formed a little
group Of their own, mourning their COM
rades.
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ENVOY OFF TO CAPITAL.
Count Won BernstorT suddenly
Changes Ills Plans.

Count Won Bernstorf. the German
Ambassador, left last night for Wash
ington. where 1t is expected that he will
have "A conference with Secretary OF
State Lansing. The departure OF the
Ambassador for the national capital APP
parently was rather sudden and was not
expected by his suite earlier In the day.
The statement was made a few hours be-
fore he left that he would not go 10
Washington at any time In the neat
future unless he received important in
formation from his Government which
required personal transmission on his
part or unless the State Department de-
sired his presence there.
The Ambassador anne In from the
summer embassy at C~edarhurst yester-
day morning and spent the day at the
Ritz-Carlton. Before the change In
plans was made which resulted In the
quick trip to Washington, 1t was aid at
the hotel that M additional news re.
garding the sinking OF the Arabic had
been received. The Ambassador seemed
- b. in an optimistic frame OF mind.
but he would make no statement.
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BRITISH GAIN 800
YARDS ON GALLIPOLI
Turkish Trenches Captured
Over Front Of Nearly
Half a Mile.
BOTH SIDES HARD HIT

PARIS. Aug. 25.-The British left
wing on the Gailopoli Peninsula gained
nearly half a mile Of trenches during
fierce fighting that lasted from August
90 till the morning Of August 25, says
the French War Office to-day In al OFF,
cial review Of the recent fighting at the
Dardanelles.
A large Turkish transport has been
sunk by a French aviator. who succeeded
In dropping a high power bomb on Its
deck. and the Asiatic suburbs of Con-
stantinople have been bombarded by
Russian aviators. The news Of the latter
exploit is contained In an Athens des-
patch which adds that forty-one per-
sons were killed or wounded by the
bombs from the attacking %aeroplanes.
The war Office report was as follows {:
The period OF Ave days since the
issuing OF the last communication on
the Dardanelles has been marked in
the northern zone by further progress
on the part Of the British left wing.
These British troops have occupied
500 yards Of enemy trenches.
In the southern zone the operations
have been limited TO artillery actions
and the fighting between patrols.
During the night of August 1894
a French company was successful In
a surprise attack on a Turkish position
used by the enemy for listening pur-
poses. In the morning OF August rs
"A detachment OF Turkish soldiers en-
avored to reoCCupy this position,
but they were repulsed.
On August 20 our squadron bonn
barded with success a point of de-
barkment at Acbachiliman, on the
European side OF the strait, to tho
north of Niagara. In spite of the
violent fire of numerous hostile bat
teries one of our aviators was sue
cessful In sinking at its anchorage
a large Turkish transport.
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NIGHT RIDERS GET 8 YEARS.
Bent n Man and Wife-sixty-four
kentucL inns Indicted.

LEXINGTON. Ky. Aug, 2b.-Jerry Clark
and Ernest Webster. on trial ut Hart
ford. Ky, M the ''poesum hunter cases,
pleaded guilty to-day to charges Of con
spring and banding together to whip
Reuben Howard INC wife and were sen
fenced to serve three years each In the
~peniten,iary. Nine other men are to DO
tried ON this charge
Sixty-four persons are charged with
participation in night riding outrages in
Onto county. Some OF the m,sst nromi-
nent men in the county are named I'm tho
indictments. The charges range from
maltrea'rnent to murder. The regula.
tors defence In one case OF noer np
was that the victim lacked industry
AMI thrift
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-26
PERNOV ATTACK FAILED.
New Version of German Attempt
10 Land Troops Given.

LONDON. Aug. a5.-Still another ac.
count OF the German attempt 10 land
troops at rernov, On the Gulf OF Riga.
has been oabled from Petrograd. II is
the story OF a Russian official OF Pernov
who arrived at Petrograd this morning.
He says that four transports and three
cruisers approached Pernov about II
o'clock at night August 10. The war
ships began a bombardment which
lasted until 8 o'clock the next morning.
but very little damage was lone and oniy
a few persons were killed. The Russian
batteries. on the other hand, fired with
such good aim that three of the trans
ports were crippled and the supporting
cruisers we're compelled to withdraw.
There was a panic among the civil
population when the German ships were
first sighted. Many OF the people fed
from the city by the first train they
could take.
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the Berlin authorities finally are heed
ing the advice OF their representatives In
his country that they are for the first
time giving evidence OF having realized
the seriousness w!tl which the United
States regards the submarine issue and
the extremes to which his Government
is prepared to go in defending its
rights.
This alone, IN the opinion Of Washing
ton authorities, Is a long step in the
right direction. for II Berlin has finally
begun to appreciate the American View
point It Is believed the chances for
reaching an adjustment Of the Difficult
ties are much brighter.
The likelihood Is that Secretary Ian
sing will meet the German Ambassador
In the near future for the purpose Of
discussing the submarine issue. The
Secretary of state has as yet made no
appointment to meet Count Won Bern
storr, but developments here to-day
seemed TO Indicate that such a confer
enco would be held.
washinEton Hopeful.
II has been a long time since WASH
ngton has experienced as agreeable n
sensation as hat which resulted from
the receipt of the German instructions
to Ambassador Won Bernstorff. The
tension which had been growing in Of
fetal quarters for about a week had
disappeared almost completely and In
III place was a feeling Of confidence
that the beginning of the end OF the
Arabic incident, and possibly the en-
tire submarine controversy. Is In sight.
There was much speculation as to the
real reasons behind the more c~onciliatory
spirit shown by Germany. Many be-
lieve that. besides representing a better
realization by Germany of the serious
ness OF the issue. the note reflects Ger
many's anxiety to avoid n develop
ment at his time which might Influence
the Balkan States In their decision in
regard to the European war. Also 1t
is believed that Germany has come to
realize the risk hat she IL running
through the possibility Of aligning the
great financial resources OF the United
States actively behind her enemies.
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PEACE FRIENDS ISSUE CALL.
VIII Hold Convention In Chicago
On September g..

The call for a convention OF peace
advocates In Chicago on September
and G has been issued from thu head.
quarters Of The Friends OF Peace So
ciety at $50 Nassau street. Leaders Of
the movement assert that the purpose Of
the convention is to combat "the same
subtle influences which dragged tie
Italian nation into the war agsins; the
peoples will and which are at work N
America along Identical lines"
The necessity for the peace move.
ment. according to the statement issued
yesterday, Is the British born cam.
paign Of moulding public opinion" and
the militaristic tendencies OF the capi.
talist controlled press IN America
One Of the official statements say.
with sorrow We have noticed IN 4 cer'
tain class OF metropolitan newspapersa
disposition to malign and Why every
person whose voice Is raised IN the cause
of peace"
Among the objects q: -
convention is 10 urg the early CON-
vening of Congress for the purpose q
considering an embargo on the expur'a.
ton OF war supplies, Among those 'r'
vited TO address the convention Is WIN
lam Jennings Bryan. The couveutO on
contemplates a peace Demonstrate on
Labor Day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-26
DOUBLE ATTACK MADE.
British Give Details Of Fighting
on GaIItpoIi Peninsula.

LONDON. Aug. 25.-The Press Bureau
announces to-day that the fighting on
the Gallipoli peninsula since August 9
been very fierce and tina II still SON
tinues. the Allies not yet having achieved
the object set for them. The statement
says:
II is now possible Ia give a further
account OF the important operations
which have heen In progress since
August q on the western extremity of
the GallipUli peninsula. These opera
lions have comprised two separate
lines OF attack. the first from the old
"Anzac' position, which has been
principally participated IN by the Aus
tralian and New Zealand troops, and
the second from the new landing place
on Suvla Bay. in which the fresh army
has been employed. An attack also
VAS mad IN conjunction with the
above operations from Cape Helles
TOWARD krithta.
There has been very severe and con-
tinuous fighting since the beginning
with heavy losses III both sides. our
forces have not yet gained the object
which they are aiming at in either
sphere OF the operations, though they
have made decided advances toward
them and have greatly increased the
area OF our possessions,
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BERLIN DISAVOWS
WISH TO FLOUT U. S.
Intent to Disregard America
in Arabic or Other Is
sues Denied.
GERARD AWAITS REPORT
Special Gable De.p1tch 10 THR srS.

Special Gable Dsspdfch 10 THE SrN.
BERLIN. via Amsterdam. Aug. 25.-
Germany has no intention OF fiouting the
United states or seeking to bring about
n situation such as is alluded to In
President Wilson's last Lusitania note.
This fact. made clsa ar by officials OF the
Foreign Office In conversations with cor
respondents-and, IL is believed. formally
explained to Ambassador Gerard-is the
predominant development OF the last
twenty-four hours, so far as Germany's
in the German-American crisis over
the sinking of the Arabic Is concerned.
Ambassador Gerard called on Foreign
Minister Won Jagow last night to seek
information concerning the Arabic's de-
struction. He was told that no official
Information whatever was In the hands
Of the German authorities thus far and
that newspaper dispatches formed the
only source OF news. This news, how
ever. Is regarded by the Foreign Office as
not sufficiently dependable upon which to
base any determined stand.
II Is made plain TO all interviewers,
therefore. that the Arabic case will not
he discussed. o will any official decla-
ration OF policy be made until the Ger
man Government Is in receipt of official
information.
Count Schwerin. President Of the
Prusslan Diet and deputy OF the ON
sentative party to the Reichstag. made
this statement with regard to the
Arabic's destruction
81 am sure the entire German ma
ton now as always desires to remain
on friendly terms With the United
States. OF course We must protect our
interests and retain our freedom by ac-
ton necessitsted by the character OF
this war"
Eduard David. one of the Socialist
leaders. In n statement asserts that his
party Is opposed to a war between Ger
man and the United States.
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"H. Ashmead-B Bartlett, correspondent
al the Dardanelles for the London news
papers, sends the following account Of
the landing at Suvla Bay
1T was 80 +, NJ, when the first
ships conveying troops made "A rendez-
vous, Throughout the night the re-
mainder OF the transports, trawlers and
destroyers follow ed in prearranged
order, 1t was a pitch black night. At
2 a. NJ, the first light put In toward
the shore and "a brigade put ashore
near the end of the northern spit, where
II battalion already had landed.
"These troops advancing along the
Kizlos Dgod ridge gained some three
miles OF front and entTenched. They
held the ground all day.
simultaneously "A division began TO
disembark on the southern spit. The
immediate front was on a small Hill,
LaA Raba, which the enemy held.
There was a short, sharp fight, after
which our men rushed the position with
bayonets, Groups OF Turkish snipers
on tn right of salt Lake caused some
casualties,
"The precision with w:lc< this mass
Of men was put ashore was most re-
ma rkahle. as was the hearing of tho
army under heavy shell nre for IN.
first time, The whole episode was
something Of which the country should
he proud and IL one which opens up
the brightest prospects for the future
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ARABIC SURVIVORS SAIL.
On the St. Paul with Ambassador
Pages Daughter and son-in-Iav w.
al Cdbie Dtspatch 10 TnE SrN

Special Cable Despatch TO TnE srs.
LoNDoS. Aug. 25.-The liner 81. Paul,
sailing from Liverpool to-day. carried
a number OF survivors Of the Arabic. in
Guiding Mr.. and Mrs. S. l.. Covington,
Aubrey Gualter and Charles L. =. Kres-
ser. The passenger list also included
C. @. Loring. Ambassador Pages SON
in-law. and the Ambassadors daughter.
Mrs. Loring. Ambassador Page saw the
couple off. All OF the Arabic's survivors
were In good spirits.
Clifford " Carver. Mr.. Pages secre-
tary. was also a passenger. He is TAX
ing the ~afiidavits of the Arabic sur
vivors to Washington.
Otto T. Barnard. president Of the Nav
York Trust Company. who was among
the passengers. said, before mis- depart
ure: A Americans will unanimously
support any action President Wilson
may take, but II the severance of our
relations with Germany does not occur
before ! arrive In New York / certainly
shall not know what to think of my
nation"
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KANLISSIK ATTACKED.
Turks Report Capture OF balloon
Near sedd el Hair.

Special Cable Despatch 10 THH Sun.
CoNsTANTlSoPLE, via Amsterdam. Aug,
25,-The War Office issued the following
statement to-day:
ON August 23 nothing of Importance
occurred on the Anafarta front, Near
Avi Burnu tie enemy delivered strong
attacks at Kanlissik on Sunday, On
the evening OF August 20 the enemy
attacked near Yechil Tepe and Sungu-
bahr. Near Sedd el Bahr we brought
down an enemy captive balloon.
On the other fronts there has been
no change.
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ITALIANS
Vienna Claims 10 Have Driven
Them Back on Doberdo Plateau.

Special Cable Dsspdfch 10 THE srN.
VIENNA, via Amsterdam. Aus. as
The following official statement regard.
ing the Italian theatre Mas issued 10.
night:
On the Doberdo plateau our artil.
lery forced h hasty retreat Of Italian
infantry which had occupied the south
slopes OF Monte Del and Monte Sci
Bust.
Southwest of San Marc our from,
was again under heavy artillery FIRE,
The Italians began a new attack, but
were repulsed.
Before the br%idgeheads OF Gor'Iis
and Tolmino and In the Krn tMonts
Nero district comparative quiet pre-.
walls. Furious fighting repeatedly de.
veloped before Flitsch.
Last evening Italian infantry al.
vanced toward the northern sector Of
the plateau Of L~avaronne. This morn.
ing the attack was repulsed On both
sides OF the road to Tonale Italian
battalions attacked soon after day.
break and the fighting continues.
Along the entire Tyrolean front
artillery combats continue.
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Germans Advancing.
The official german statement say,

Army group Of Field Marshal o
Hindenburg North of the Niemen
River $50 Russians were taken pris-
oners during successful engagements
in the neighborhood Of Birshi.
The army of Gen. Won Eichhorn III
advancing VIGOROUSLY toward the
east. fighting all the way. This army
captured 1850 Russians and ook sew
tral machine guns.
The army OF Gen. Won Scholz
reached Berecowka, captured Knyszyn,
and crossed the Narew River to the
south OF Tykocin.
The army of Gen. Won Gallwitz cap
tured the Narew River crossing on the
Sokoly- BialyHok highroad. its right
wing has reached Orlanka, after hav-
ing driven back the enemy. This army
took more than 400 prisoners, in
Guiding eighteen officers and nine ma
chine guns.
Army group Of Prince Leopold Of
Bavaria Yesterday the enemy at
tempted In vain to bring our pursuit
to "A %standstlli. lie was attacked and
thrown back into Bialowieska forest.
South of this forest our troops reached
the region to the east Of Wierschowicze.
We captured more than LOO pris-
oners.
Army group OF Field Marshal Won
Mackensen: Pursuing the defeated
enemy. this army group Is approach
ing the hills On the western bank OF
the Bosnia, north of Brest-Litovsk. On
the southwestern front Of Brest-
Litovsk. at Dobbynka. the Austro-
Hungarian and German troops broke
through the advanced positions of the
fortress yesterday.
ON the eastern bank OF the Bug.
northeast Of Nladova, parts Of the
army of Gen. Won Linsingen are ad-
vancing toward the north. fighting all
the way
severe lighting in the vicinity Of Kovel