Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-17
THE WEEK
Epitome Of Events Fading July
IL, 1915.
War Conditions Affecting the o. S.

War Conditions Affecting the U. s.
The President plans to consult his cab
met Tuesday upon his reply to the Ger
man note on the Lusitania tragedy. after
having considered the text of the note at
his summer home in Cornish, n. H; he
was reported as determined further to
insist upon the freedom of the seas for
neutral nations. as preliminary to any
further discussion of ways and means.
Former President Roosevelt. criticising
the course of the administration. likened
President Wilson to former President
Buchanan, in bringing the nation into
jeopardy through errors OF policy. For
mer Secretary of State W. ]. Bryan,
commenting on the German note. urged
the American traveller to comply with
the suggestions of avoidance of I'M
randum Germany admitted that the
American steamer Nebraskan was tor
pedoed by German submarine and
expressed regrets. with promise OF
reparation pay: over what it desig-
mated as an unfortunate accident The
state Department decided to make
formal Representations to Great Brit
ain for the release of neutral meat
cargoes detained by the naval authori-
ties Of that nation. letter signed
with the name "Pearce," received by
a New Orleans newspaper. declared
that the writer had placed bombs on
two British vessels which left that
port: neither vessel reported a bomb
explosion or any bomb found.
Progress Of the War.
The kaiser in speech to German
bankers was reported to have predicted
the end of the war by October. Ru-
mania was given a month by Austria
to consider Austria's offer of territorial
compensation in exchange for neutral
ity or military assistance. Coal miners
in the Welsh mines. to the number OF
100000 or more, defying the prohibit
prospect of punishment, walked out
on strike. Demanding higher pay and
shorter hours, the workers of the Ger
man krupp plant at Essen threatened
to strike. Berlin reported the capture
of the town of Przasnysz as result OF
new drive from the north toward
Warsaw; Russian forces checked the
advance of the Austrian enemy upon
Lublin. Germany claimed to have adj
vanced beyond the cemetery at Souche1
ian troops were reported to have taker
two miles of Austrian trenches in the
Alps. The allies were reported to have
made gains in land fighting on the Gal.
lipoli peninsula.
Thomas A. Edison accepted the invi.
tation of Secretary Daniels to head q
board of civilian expert advisers for thu
development of the navy; he went IL
| conference with Secretary Daniels Il
discuss the personnel and work of the
board. Secretary Garrison of the Wal
Department accepted the designations
of two army officers who wish to en-
gage in private business for the max.
! ing of arms and ammunition on the
ground that they would aid in enlarg'
ing the country's resources for making
war munitions. Capt. A. F; Fechteler
U. S. n, was advanced to the grade o,
rear admiral. The "cribbing scandal
at the Naval Academy at Annapolis
reached the stage Of final argumen!
Thaw. slayer of Stanford White. wal
adjudsed sane by a jury sitting on the
case in the New York court; the judge
concurred in the verdict and released