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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27
NO WAR ON NORMAL.
MUNITIONS TRAFFIC
Austria Protests Solely Against
Economic Life of United States
Becoming "Militarized."
REPLY TO NOTE OF AUGUST IL
Washington Officials Manifest
Little Interest in Continual
ton Of Controversy.
REPLY TO NOTE OF AUGUST IL

AMSTERDAM. September 26 (via
London The Austro- Hungarian gov
crnmcnt, according to an official tele-
gram received here to-day from Vienna.
has in reply TO the American note OF
August IL, relative to the manufacture
OF ammunition in the United States.
reiterated the position taken in it's
protest OF June 90.
The reply affirms that Austria Hun
gary never intended to imply that it
expected Washington would forbid
American citizens to do a normal traf-
fic in war material with the enemies of
the dual monarchy. but solely pro-
tested against the economic life OF the
United States being made subscrvient
to the production of war material on
the greatest possible scale. whereby the
United States became 'militarizcd."
COMPUTES REFERENCE
OF L. y. TO PRECEDENTS
The note proceeds:
According to paragraphs and . of
the preamble of The Hague conver-
ton No. 13, of 1907, and supplemented
by the general principles of neutral
ity. the Austro-Hungariar government
considers the concentration Of so much
American energy on one aim; namely.
the delivery'of war material whereby
although not intentional. but, in fact.
effective support is rendered one of the
bclligerent parties. is "'fait nou-
veau'' tdeparture), which confutes the
reference of the United States to sup
posed preccdents.
The dual government is further of
| the opinion that the excessive export
of war material is not admissible. even
II it is exported to countries of both
| belligerent parties.
The above mentioned fait nouvcau
should be sufficient reason for altering
States in regard to its observance OF
! neutrality
CAN OPEN WAY FOR COMMERCE.
WITH THE CENTRAL POWERS
The suggestion of the Austro- Hun
garian government on the question OF
the supply OF war materials was in
tended TO prove that it is in the power
of the United States to open the way
for commerce with the central powers,
because this possibility has heen pre-
vented by the entente powers by meas.
urcs which even the government of the
United States regards as illgal
The reference by the United States
TO the Boer War is less apposite since
~ that time England did not prohibit
commerce and. therefore. there was no
question of the commercial isolation of
South Africa"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27
PIERCE GERMAN LINES
DISTANCE OF 1900 YARDS
British Forces Capture Trenches on
Front of Over Five
Miles.
HOLD ALL GROUND GAINED
Town Of Loos In Possession OF Eng
lish, Quarries Northwest Of Hull
luch Won and French Enabled to
Make Further Progress.

LONDON. September cs.-Rritish
Northern France. captured on Satur-
day flvc miles OF German trenches south
OF La Bassce Canal and east of Yer
melles. according to report of Field
Marshal Sir John French, made public
! to-day by the British official press
bureau. AT some places the British
troops penetrated tho Gernan positions
for a distance of 5000 yards
The British soldiers captured tho
western outskirts Of IIuruch. the viii
laSe OF Loos. and the mining works
around it. and Hill No. 10
The text of the report of the Brit
ish commander In chief in Franco fol-
lows:
Saturday morning We attacked tho
enemy south of La Basscc Canal to
the east Of Grcnay and Ncrmcllcs We
captured his trenches on a front Of
over five miles, penetrating his lines
in some places for distance Of 1000
yards.
I'VE captured the western outskirts
Of Hulluch, the village of Loos and the
mining works around it. and lIill No. 10
ATTACK DRAWS STRONG
RESERVE OF ENEMY
other attacks were made to the
north OF La Bassce Canal which drew
strong reserve Of the enemy toward
the point of the line where hard fight
ing occurred throughout the day with
varying success. At nightfall. our
troops north of the canal occupied their
positions of the morning.
We made another attack near Hooge
on either side OF the Menin road
AN attack north of the road sue
ceeded in occupying Bcllawaerde farm
and ridge. but this subsequently was
retaken by the enemy.
I'm the attacks to the south of the
road. we gained GOO yards OF the
enemy's trench and we consolidated the
ground won.
THE reports of captures up to the
present include about LOO prisoners
and eight guns, besides several machine
guns the number o. which is not yet
known.
The report in Fridays German com
munique that we attempted to make
an attack on the previous day south of
La Bassee Canal and which broke down
under hostile artillery fire is false. No
attack was attempted"
BRITISH HOLD GROUND
GAINED on SATURDAY
The British forces lighting in France
still hold all the ground they gained
Saturday from the Germans. except to
the north OF Loos, according to an
official communication issued tonight
The town of Loos is being held by the
British, the quarries northwest OF HUI
luch have been captured. and the
French on the British right have been
enabled to make further progress. the
statement says
There has been severe lighting to-
day on the ground won by us yester
day, the enemy making determined
counterattackS east and northeast OF
Loos.
The result OF this nghtiny is that
except just north of l.oos we hold all
the ground gained yesterday. including
the whole Of Loos Itself
This evening we retook the nuarries
northwest OF iluliuch, which we won
and lost yesterday. We have in this
lighting drawn in the enemy's reserves
enabling the French on our right to
make further progress"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27
MRS. AsTOR BECOMES NURSE
She Leaves for French Coast to Join
Staff OF Duchess of West
minister Hospital,

Especial Gable to The Times Dispatch
ROME. September 26.-Mrs. John
Astor has taken up nursing and has
left for the French coast to join the
staff of the Duchess OF Westminster
Hospital.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27
OFFICIALS MANIFEST
LITTLE INTEREST

WASHINGTON. September 26.-The
reply. OF Austria Hungary to the Amer
lean note on shipments of war muni-
tions has not reached here. Officials
manifested little interest in the contin-
uation by Austria of the controversy,
the view being held that so far as the
United States is concerned the Incl
dent has closed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27
MOBILIZATION CONSTITUTES
PREVENTIVE MEASURES

LONDON, September GA dispatch
from Athens to the Exchange Tele-
graph Company says:
The Bulgarian minister to-day de-
clared that the mobilization OF the Bull
garian army was not directed toward
any attack against Greece or Serbia,
but that it constituted preventive meas
ures In case Austro- German troops
should advance as far as Vidln.'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27

Ntdin is fortified town OF Bulgaria
on tho Danube. 130 miles southeast Of
Belgrade, Serbia. 1t would be the first
Bulgarian town to be reached py the
tro-Gernlan forces. should the ,.re-
dicted Teutonic advance toward Con-
stantinople In aid of the Turks, sue
ceed In crossing the northeastern COR
ner of Serbia.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27
FORCED TO ADOPT
ARMED NEIJTR Al ITx,

AMSTERDAM (via London). Septem-
Der 26.-The Bulgarian Premier. NJ.
Radoslavoff. in an interview given the
correspondent of the Berlin Tageblatt
Mt Sofia, confirms the statement made
in the semi-official note issued at Soft.
on September %. that Bulgaria had
been forced to adopt armed neutrality
owing to the development Of political
and military events In the world war.
(Continued on Second PaEeI
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27

TWENTY thousand unwoundcd
German prisoners and nm un-
entimated number OF dcnd and
wounded on both sides is the toll
tnken In the first two dnya' drive
OF the AnElo-Frcnch forces, who
hnre begun u Srent offensive move
mcnt along the western battle line.
which extends from the North sen
to the Swiss frontier.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27

Two distinctive operations are
under way. one north of trras and
the other In tho Champagne region,
while there hns been nm inrcSsnnt
bonn mbnr,lmcnt along almost the en-
tire front.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27

RUEGER'S-GRILI. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Harry Meyers clever cabaret entertainer.
Grill Room tonight, 8 till midnight
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27

In addition to having captured
'SOuchcE. much -dlsputch point of
vantage. the French have succeeded
In forcing pnssnEc IF tho Erent
series of trenches md fortifcntions
In Champagne. between AubcriVc
md Vile Sur Tourbc, driving the
Germans to the second line OF
trenches. two or three miles to the
rear. This offensive In stIlI In
prOSrcsa.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27

HOth the British nnd French hnve
hccu successful. carrying trenches
extending over distance OF twenty
miles. and at depths varying up TO
two md hnif miles. 1t In officially
reported. both from Pnris md Lon
don. TINT the advance In stiIl heiuE
continued, and that the ground
Enined In II lnrEe measure hns been
held and consolidated.
Rcrlin admits the retirement OF
the German forces mt VnrIous points,
but minimizcs the result OF the en-
EnEemcnts.
For several weeks British and
French artillery. have becn pound
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27

IT'PAYs TO TRAVEL YORK RIVER LINE
To Baltimore and beyond. Excellent steam-
or service. Only $3.50 one way; $3.50 round
trip. Delightful sail up Chesapeake Bay.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27

'rhe British Snins have iccn mndc
10 the north of Arrns. They have
taken the town OF LooS md the
Gunrries northwest of Hulluch. and
hnvc compelled the Germans to drnyv
ON their reserves to check the nd
vance.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27
SIMILAR MANEuVER
NEAR THE MENfN ROAD

somewhat similar maneuver took
place to the north and south OF the
Mcnin road. east OF Ypres. and tho re-
suits were the same. North OF the
road. the British were unable TO hold
the ground taken, while To the south.
they gained about 500 yards OF the
German trenches and consolidated the
ground won. SO far as Is reported, tho
British took 700 prisoners with thirty.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27

Every Metropolitan Aduantase for
Newcomcrs--Sce It'd. Wants.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-13
VALUE OF ENGLISH
POUND AGAIN SLUMPS

New York. Oct. 13.-The English
pound, valued last week at $472, has
slumped to S4.67A, and financiers are
trying to find out the cause.
II is possible that new S250,O00,-
900 foreign loan may be taken pri-
vately by New York bankers to rem
edy matters.
The slump, in spite of the tiotation
of the $500, ,O00,O Anglo-French war
loan, came as a surprise. Foreign ac-
tual cash was getting cheap in the
United States, as il was imported in
bulk. Because of this growing depre-
citation il was found necessary by the
allies to establish credit in the United
States for war materials. Now that
the credit has been established the
old condition seems to prevail.
Sir Edwin Holden. financial repre-
sentative OF the allies in America. held
a conference with leading New York
financiers to see if some means could
not be found to keep the English
pound up to par
London and and American bankers
will cooperate for the purpose of cop
ing with the problem.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-13
TEUTONS HURL $4,000
SHELLS ON BELGRADE

Paris, Oct 13.-Although Belgrade
had been evacuated, says the Mathis
correspondent at Nish, the fighting
continued stubbornly on the hills sur
rounding the city, some of which had
been taken and retaken several times.
Artillery on both sides" the dis
patch says, has been firing without
respite for three days. The Servians
gained the advantage again when
they captured excellent positions near
Topoider and drove the Germans
back on a suburb of Belgrade called
Great vratchar, where a fierce strug-
gle is going on
THE invaders threw more than 5O,-
600 shells on Belgrade. sparing neither
hospitals nor churches. Synagogues
were destroyed and Jewish families,
who had taken refuge there, were
buried in the ruins. French artillery
took part in the defense of the city.
The British, with several heavy guns,
inflicted great losses upon the Ger
mans and sank two monitors in the
Danube.
Near Ram an the Danube the Ser
vians were driven back with the loss
of four howitzers and several ma
chine guns"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-13
LAUGHS SELF TO DEATH.
Victim Forced to Leave Dinner, Found
Dead on Lawn.

Patchogue, n. y During a dinner of
the Jeffersonian Democratic club at
Avery's hotel. on the beach at Blue
Point. William II. Gardiner. a promi-
nent resident Of this place. strangely
disappeared
Mr.. Gardiner laughed SO immoderate-
ly at jokes that were passing about
The table that he had to leave the ta-
BILE. He walked on the veranda, and
then the merrymakers forgot all about
him.
When he had not returned TO his
home his wife made inquiries His
friends recalled that he had left the
table, but they had not seen him after
that. search was begun, and his
body was found IN a flower bed ON
the hotel lawn.
Coroner +. S. Moore OF Bayshore or
dered an autopsy and 1t was found
that he had died of heart disease: that
probably his heart was not strong
enough 10 stand the strain of his con-
tinued and hearty laughing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-13
RUSSIA NOT PREPARED
FOR PROLONGED WAR

London. Oct 13.-The enormous
drain on Russia's supply of men and
the financial strain upon the country
are emphasized by the Times Rus
sian correspondent in a review of the
situation in the East Russia, he says,
never expected the war to last longer
than six months. She had sufficient
money an abundance of shells and
superfuity of men for such war,
but was not prepared for so prolong-
ed and so strenuous struggle.
"She strove hard" the correspond
ent declares, Ito meet the demands
for ammunition, but she possesses
neither the industrial background, the
skilled hands, nor the Industrial
mobility TO support her army ade-
quately She must depend on outside
help and has to buy from Japan, the
United States or elsewhere. Thus
the problem becomes largely finan-
cial"
Taking up Russia's enormous losses
in men the correspondent says they
diC 6iSohCA
generally supposed. No lists are pub
lished of losses in the ranks and it is
difficult to guage the extent of daily
casualties.
There was dreadful carnage in the
Russo-Japanese war" the writer de
elares, "but everything in this wal
has been on a scale five times as
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-13
JOHN D., IR., THE OWNER
Young Rockefeller Said to Control
Colorado Fuel Company.

Chicago, Oct 13.-Sufficient stock to
control the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company has passed into the hands OF
John d. Rockefeller. Jr., gift from
his father. according TO the Chicago
Tribune.
The Gift OF big block of the 1884,
600 900 common stock in the company
was made. the paper asserts. soon
after the appearance of Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter before the federal commission on
industrial relations at its New York
city hearing several months ago.
The admiration of John d. Rookie
feller, Sr., for his son became ap'
parent soon after the close of the
industrial hearing and 1t was then
that the presentation OF stock was
made, ii is declared.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-13
Another Note From United
States on Frye Case.
SAFETY OF LIFE OBJECT
Germany Requested That in Event Of
Destruction Of American Ships Pas
senuers and Crews Be Removed to
Safer Place Than Small Boats.

Washington, Oct. 13.-The United
States. in a note dispatched to Ger
many on the case of the American
ship William j. Frye. asks that If 1t is
found necessary to destroy American
ships carrying absolute contraband
passengers and crew be removed to a
safer place than small boats.
The note will be presented by Am
bassador Gerard.
The American government accepts
the German suggestion in reply to the
American proposal concerning a COM
mission to fix damages for the Frye.
agreeing to leave the case solely to
two experts, one from each country.
Regarding the agreement TO submit
to arbitration the Interpretation of the
treaty OF 1928 to determine whether II
gives Germany the right to destroy
American ships in order to stop con
traband traffic. officials here feel that
the treaty was a special arrangement
expressly drawn 10 protect the yes
sells and lives of subjects of either
party.
Since one of the articles of the
treaty specifically provides for the de
livery of contraband out of the cargo
of an American ship and then states
that the vessel can proceed to IL:
destination the American government
draws the inference that it was never
intended that American vessels shoult
be destroyed.
Germany has drawn the opposite in
/ ference that the sole object of th'
/ treaty was to prevent contraban'
/ from reaching the enemy and that de
struction was permissible, IL no othe
means presented itself.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-13
Won PAPEN CIPHER BATTLES
"ldiotic Yankees" Phrase in Letter to
Wife Is ignored.

Washington, Oct. 3.-Indications
from state department officials were
that no action was likely in the case
of Captain Won Papen, the German
military attache here, who entrusted
to James Archibald communications
to his government along with those
which caused the recall of DR.. Con-
stantine Dumba. the Austrian ambas-
sador.
1t was learned that officials had
been unable to decipher Won Papen's
messages and 1t was inferred that no
attention was paid to his letter to his
wife in which the phrase "idiotic YAM
KEGS" was used.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-13
HANGS HERSELF IN BARN
Body of Farmers Wife Is Found BY
Young Daughter.

Camp Crook, S. d.. Oct. 13.-When
the young daughter OF Mrs. Joseph
Lenhardt, who lived on farm near
New England, just over the North Da-
kota border, went out to the barn
after breakfast she found the body OF
her mother, fifty-two years old, hang
ing from a rafter Of the barn. The
woman had hung herself.
Mrs. Lenhardt had been in poor
health and was suffering from de-
mentia
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-13
British General Killed.

London, Oct 13.-The casualty list
includes the names of six officers and
1000 men, nearly all from the West
ern front Among those reported
killed was Brigadier General Frede-
rick F. Wormald, who has been pro-
NOTED from the rank of major of Hus-
sars since the war began and who
won the distinguished service medal
In South Africa
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-13

London, Oct. 1.-TWO Bulgarian di-
visions are engaged in the attack on
the Servians at KniazhevatZ, which is
thirty miles from Nish, and temporary
capital of Servia.
Thus the Bulgarians are striking at
both the Servian governmental offices
and the allies line of communication
for heading off the Teutonie forces
drive on Constantinople.
General Won Mackensen's Austro-
German army, about 10000 strong. is
still pushing forward TO the southeast
ward. also in the direction of Nish
and a junction with the Bulgarian in
vaders.
The Servians are reported resist
ing this advance, but it is believed
they are trying only to delay, not to
stop il. in the hope of making it so
slow the allies would have time to
come to the rescue.
While the Austro-German crossing
of the Danube into Servia proved a
success the Servian version is still to
the effect that the German troops
have not yet managed to get to the
Servian banks of the Rivers Save
and Drina Hard fighting is report
ed along both streams.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-13
Crete Asks Autonomy.

Amsterdam, Oct. ia dispatch re-
ceiyed here from Vienna asserts that
deep impression has been caused in
Athens by news from Canea of
separate movement demanding COM
plete autonomy for Crete
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-13
CHINESE URGE MONARCHY
President Declares Wishes of People
Will Prevail.

Peking, Oct 13.--In a mandate just
issued President Yuan Shi Kai ac-
knowledges the receipt from all the
provinces of the Chinese republic OF
petitions urging restoration of a
monarchy.
The peoples real wishes will be
followed, President Yuan Shi Kai de
clares. He orders those in control OF
the elections to carry out their duties
strictly in accordance with the law
and the popular will.
The presidents statement indicates
that he will accept the emperorship
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-13

A dispatch from Bucharest says
King Ferdinand of Bulgaria summon
ed the British and French ministers
to the palace before they left Sofia
and told them how sorry he was to
enter the war. Il am grieved that
things have come to this pass, he
said. but what can | do? Germany
will win the war All that | can ask
is that you convey to France my ad-
vice TO be prudent"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-13
Airman's Body is Lost.

San Diego, Cal, Oct. 13.-All night
search failed to locate the body of
Lieutenant Walter Il. Taliferro. Unit.
ed States army aviator. who was killed
when he fell 1000 feet into the bay.
The aviator was strapped to his ma
chine, which sank in forty feet of
water
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-13
German Collier Is Sunk.

Copenhagen, Oct ia German
collier was sunk, supposedly by Brit
ish submarine, in Kalmar sound, off
GLAND island, said a telegram from
Karlskona, Sweden. A Swedish tim
Der boat saved the crew. The Ger
man steamer Germania was shelled
later by the same submarine and 80
badly damaged 1t had to be beached.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-13
AIbanians Urged to Fight.

Rome, Oct. 13.-German and Aus
trian agents are trying to induce the
Albanians to attack Servia. according
to Bari advices. Prince William of
Wied, for short time of Albania, is
with the Germans on the Servian
frontier. Il = stated.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-13
PROTEST RATE CASE ACTION
Wool Growers and Live Stock Men
Object to Reopeninq.

Washington, Oct. 13.-Informal pro.
tests against a reopening and rear
gument of the Western advance
freight rate case, as asked by the
railroads, have been received by the
interstate commerce commission from
the National Wool Growers associa-
ton and the National Live Stock as
sociation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-13
VIII Not Visit Exposition.

Washington. Oct. 13.-President
Wilson decided finally that he will be
unable to visit the Pacific coast to
see the San Francisco and San Diego
expositions. Exposition officials OF
San Diego we're informed OF the presi-
dents decision by Long distance tsle.
phnnn,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-13
Lake Steamer Is Sunk.

Houghton, Mich, Oct 13.-The
whaleback steamer Nelson, bound for
Duluth with cargo of coal, sank in
eighteen feet of water near Point
Isabel during a storm. Coast guards
saved the crew
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-13
Aviation ease DESTROYED.

Amsterdam, Oct. 13.-All German
hangers and their contents on the
Ghent aviation grounds have been de-
stroyed by allied aeroplane raids, ac-
cording to the Echo Beige.