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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-24
CANADA LACKS ARMS
FOR HER RECRUITS
Shortage Of Rifles and Vast
age at Front Delay Send
ing Of More Men.

OTTAWA, oct. c3-One Of the great
handicaps that Canada has to contend
with In the raising Il equipp!ng Of
troops for overseas service is difficulty
in securing an adequate supply Of rifles.
SO serious Il the shortage OF small
arms that II has prevented the Dominion
Government from dcspatching TO the
front many additional battalions Of
troops and undoubtedly has stayed the
authorization OF "A fourth Canadian dt-
vision The wastage OF rifles at the
front Is declared to be enormous and
what rifle factories there are In Canada
are taxed to their fullest capacity sup
plying forces already al the front and
in training ut home.
Notwithstanding tRS difficulty II
seems certain tina; n call will shortly be
issued for greatly Increased numbers of
men. Sir Robert Borden. who is on a
recruiting tour In the maritime PROV
inces, hunted at further sacrifices and
declared that Canada was prepared Ia
send forty divisions, II necessary. to
carry oh the war TO r successful con
clusion. Sir sam Hughes used almos,
Identical language In addressing the Ca
nad!an Club In ottawa and Government
newspapers have announced that the re-
cent conference Of military heads decided
on raising nifty thousand additional men
within the next six months. At the
present time recruiting is exceptionally
good and. with the conclusion Of har-
vesting and threshing in the west there
Will be an undiminished supply of men.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-24
GERMANS TOUSE NO MEAT
EVERY WEEK
Increasing Shortage Compels the Government to Pro
hibit Sale-One Newspaper Puts
Blame on Usurers.

Germany's struggle with food prices de-
serves the thought Of every community
facing the food problem was the i'm
portant conclusion reached by tho debate
In the Berlin Council last night, at which
II Mas proved that nc one community
Gun solve the problem alone. Germany
hitherto has acted on the theory that, as
the empire possesses sufficient food.
prices should 10 controlled upon the
principle Of competition. The result has
been hat communities and districts have
competed against one nnother and that
prices have gone higher.
Berlin showed that It could not reduce
the price Of butter or potatoes because
tho regions where these supplies are
plentiful were keeping them for them.
selves. 1t virtually was the unanimous
decision Of all the speakers that the
State must solve the problem on the
basis OF equal supplies and equal prices
for all. In other words. the only solu
ton OF the food problem when there Is
no oversupply Is u State monopoly and
distribution only oil the basis Of citizen.
ship. Competition evidently works only
when there Is an oversupply.
. lneTe undoubtedly are many lnbtances
where prices have been sent skyward BY
individuals taking advantage OF the
situation for their wi enrichment. Blu
Mayor Wermuth showed that Berlin ha,
spent $4,000. 900 In buying food Il
throw on the market to prevent this
form OF abuse. The = question |,
distribution. which the state alone cal
control.
That the Imperial Government real
ICES the gravity Of the situation IL showi
by the appointment of a large commits
sion from the entire empire. composed o.
leading men. to act In an advisory ca
pacity. Maximum prices. 1t Is expected
soon will be placed on the most impor
tant Of the necessaries Of life.
There is every Indication that the Gov
eminent is preparing for a thorough sys
, TEN OF relief from present conditions
but rs this course is without n precedent
considerable time must elapse before tn,
/ sy stem will be working smoothly. Blu
before the war ceases the world may Sc,
in Germany "A practically worked GU
! scheme of food monopoly and distribu
ton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-24
ITALY DRIVES AHEAD
IN GREAT OFFENSIVE
Troops Rcpulsc Efforts of
Austrians to Rctake
Ground Lost.
FROM ALPS TO THE SEA

ROME, oct. 23.--Attempts by the Aus
trFans to regain ground lost in yester-
days great offensive on the whole
Italian front were repulsed to-day, ac.
cordinR to an official report made public
tonight.
The hottest fighting in this new ltal-
ian offensive ir on the coastal plain
around the Tolmino b~ridgehead and. or
the Doberdo plateau. south OF Gorilla
To-day's Official report recounts the cap.
ture Of numerous well guarded positions
in this section.
The report Is as follows:
The energetic offensive taken by
u brave and unwearying troops
continues, with important success all
along the front.
on the western bank OF Lake Garda
we have taken by assault Monte
Nordic. thus completing our advance
in the valley of the Ledro.
In Cordevole Valley pressure on the
enemy positions at the Col iii Lana
continues. Half way up we took "A
small fort and made some prisoners.
Between the height OF the Boite and
the head Of the Rienz our columns
are closing the valleys thanking and
crossing the Cristallo range and con-
verging On the Schluderbach, sweep
my away the ODstdCIcS prepared ny
the resisting enemy.
In Carnia successful raids ny our
troops in the Degano ana Chlarzo
valleys are constant. We have taken
twenty-one prisoners, Of whom n
was an officer.
The importance OF our success on
October u In the Seisera Valley Is
confirmed. Here We have buried i26
enemy dead.
Along the upper Isonzo and middle
1sonzo our troops progressed !ester-
day on Little J~avorock. on the fIill
of Santa Lucia. east of PLAYA. aud on
the Hill of Oslayfa. W violent
counter attacks against Mrzli were
repuised. On this part of our front
we made 1ol prisoners. including two
officers.
On the Carso our troops on the
morning of the 22b resumed the at
tack with renewed vigor. In spite
of the solid resistance OF the enemy.
supported by a violent and concen-
trated fire from numerous powerful
batteries. u infantry, after severe
and alternating struggles, succeeded
in advancing along almost the whole
front. especially toward San Mar
tino. Two thousand and nine prison
ers. OF whom sixty were officers, fell
into our hands. We also took seven
gun and a large quantity or mum
tons and other material.
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CZAR'S SHIPS SHELL
COAST TO AID RIGA
Fleet Also Lands Troops Near
Entrance of Gulf to Turn
German Left.
BERLIN REPORTS GAINS
.s,.r,oi Cable pe.pdtch TO Tnx srS.

SVVVNut
LONDON, Oct. 23,--Russian warships
bo,ntarded the coast Of Courland near
the entrance Of the Gulf of Riga and
landed troops to relieve the hard pressed
defenders Of the big Russian seaport,
which Ia partly enveloped by Field Mar
shall Won H!ndenburs's armies.
The forces landed are described as
weak by the Official statement Issued
by the German War Office to-day. The
naval action is understood by Berlin 10
signify an attempt to turn the extreme
left OF the German line.
A local success is claimed by the army
group fighting in the southwest, the town
of Kolki being reported occupied and 600
prisoners taken.
The landing OF troops by Russian YES
sels isposes Of the belief that the Rus
sian Baltic fleet has not complete con-
proaches.
The Russians during the last Few
weeks have made considerable gains al
along the line from the railroad inter
section Of ~Baronowitchi down to Czern'
owitch, the Bukowina capital reporte
captured by them three days ago.
Violent fighting continues In the soutf
and southwest. The Russians continue
to be the attackers, the object being tt
reestablish communication with the itu'
manian frontier, now separated froir
them by the Austro-Germans. The ful'
nlment Of this object would have al
important political effect, az It migh
alter the Rumanian attitude and decide
Rup,unia's intervention on the Allies
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BRITISH USED FOUR
GAS WAVES AT L0OS
Then Sprang From Earth Like
Devils, Writes German
Correspondent.
"THESE TERRIBLE HOURS"
Special Gable Despafch to Tue SuN.

Cpcssus uUt bcNputCH 10 u DUN
BERLIN. via Amsterdam and London.
Oct. ga correspondent Of the Ber-
liner Ta0ebiatt, describing tso battle OF
Loos, says:
A the result Of the terrific lombard
ment our admirably constructed trenches
were shot into cavities. wire entangle-
ments flew into shreds into the air and
behind the trenches. scrub trees and
grass, disappeared. leaving the earth fur
rowed q naked.
Then whitish fog banks began TO
creep slowly nearer. The landscape con-
sists OF fiat meadows and In these months
mist hangs over 1t morning and eve
ming. 1t happened hat our men
at first thought that the approaching
whitish vapor was mist. but very soon
they knew was the matter-it was
a gas attack. and the order was issued
to put on gas masks.
The bank of fog passed over our
trenches. than came a low bank Of black
green smoke, creeping toward us, then
another bank of gas. some ten min
utcs behind the first. Altogether four
double waves Of whitish gas and smoke
swept over the trenches. There was
nothing else TO be seen.
s'oh't VI ~ Uhtu lth utWH. olHeTS
stood steady as long as possible. The
English artillery at the same time fired
gas shells into our trenches.
Behind the fourth gas and smoke
cloud suddenly emerged the Englishmen
In thick lines Of storming columns They
rose suddenly from the earth. wearing
masks. looking not like soldiers but
devils. The wire was no longer there
10 hold them back.
shortly after Z o'clock no more news
reached the divisional fighting head
quarters at the rear. The telegraph and
telephone wires were shot to pieces and
communications had to be restored by
despatch riders in motors.
These were terrible hours.
THE adjoining division also reported
q gas attack and said that their first
line had been stormed by the English.
The smell of the gas made itself kcenly
noticeable, and the fog was so thick
even among the stats to the rear that
one could not see ten yards. Rumors flew
about and reports circulated Ike Wild
fire.
Then at last the news became more
definite. that the British. between the
last gas waves, had succeeded I'm Storm
ing the first trenches Of our division
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TABOO ON 10 U. S. SHIPS.
British Think Germans own Them
-UnueutraI Trade Suspected.

LONDON. oct. 23.-The Admiralty
posted to-day a list OF for,y-seven YES
sells, ten Of which are under the Amer
lean flag. with a warning to British ship
pers that the ships are suspected OF
being either controlled by German capital
or engaged in IA IN unneutral commerce.
Oficlals OF the Admiralty announced h a
any ship on the LEST. the owners Of which
submit evidence 10 prove that h sus-
piciou is ~unfounded, will BE- AT once taken
from the list.
The ten American ships on the list
belong to A.. Jensen or TO the American
Transatlantic Company, Their names
are; Allaguash. Ausabti. Genesie. Hook
ing. Kankakee, Maumee. Seneca. Sypres.
Vallianos. W~innebago and Winneconne
The following nations are represented
ON the tab0oed list Denmark. eight
ships belonging to the same company
as do the above named American YES
sells Norway, eighteen ships Sweden
two Spain. | Holland, four, and Brazil
-four
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The BULGARIAN statement Of the OPP
egations follows:
In the valley of the upper Timok
our troops reached the right bank
Of the river.
In Macedonia the enemy Is being
pursued further. ON account of the
extraordinarily bad weather opera
lions on certain portions of the front
are being retarded.
During the afternoon and evening
OF October ~ British and French
ships b~ombarded the .Egean coast,
especially the open OF Porto
Lagos. Maiconis, Makrl, and Deadea-
Catch, which have no fortiications
whatever. These operations OF the
hostile fleet were without military
significance.
The Serbian Minister to Greece ls'nu-
thorlty for the statement that the Ger
man operations in northern Serbia have
been suspended for the moment ana that
the Serbs have taken the offensive, fore
ing back the Germans at some points.
lilo says also that the Bulgarians who
IN cred Vranja were later driven out
by the Serbians.
The Minister denied also that thu
Rulgarlans had occupied kumanovo
pirot or KuprilI. His statement regard
ing the retaking of Vranta by the Serb
l, corroborated by French and British
military attaches arriving AT Athen'
rom Nish, who say that the town wal
not occupied by the Ruigarians. but tina
ihey merely made It cavalry raid there
nc were driven off
Gen. N,snoliko. an adjutant to The
fsusslln '@i,, is now on his way Il
9'!nlah ~N'hdpu,rtcrs. He Is quoted IN
. HuIlen despatch as saying that Rus
"ldn troops VIII he landed on the Bul
laIeSS, Wv
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-24
SAYS ALLIES
Correspondent Reports Failure a
DRrdanclles Campaign.
Special cable Despatch to THE srS

Special Gable Despatch to The srS.
AMSTERDAM, via London, oct. ga
The Constantinoplc correspondent of
NisuiCe ran den Dag, writing from Sofia
under date of October 3. says:
at can he regarded as certain that the
Entente Powers undertaking at the
Dardanelles has failed. II 10 stated
that in the Sedd el Bdhr. Ari Burnu and
Anafarta regions the allied troops are
retreating bit by bit because tho bad
wcather is making it impossible to
transport either supplies or reserves.
The sea il so rough that the warships
cannot assist the troops.
The forces accumulated at Lemnos
are not intended for Gallipoli. but for
the campaign against Bulgaria through
Salonica, Constantinople Is eagerly
looking forward to direct communication
with middle Europe"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-24
HEAVY FRENCH FIRE
CRUSHES GERMANS
Recommending Parties in
Champagne Sector Vir-
tually Destroyed.
TWO ATTACKS REFUSED
Special Cable Despatch 10 THL srs

Special Cable Despatch to rHE srs
PARIS. oct. 23.-Two attempts by the
Germans TO make attacks. one In Artois
and the other In Champagne, are re-
ported to-day. Both were repulsed with
out great difficulty, and in the case OF
German recommending parties which at
tempted to seize French positions at the
Butte-de-Tahure the enemy was Nir-
tually annihilated by the French fire
The other German attacks were made
in Artois. in the southern part OF the
Bois-en-Hache and near Givenchy. These
attacks also failed quickly.
There was "A renewal OF the nghtine
In Lorraine, the French taking a German
trench at an important road junction az
ter "a hand to hand feh
The afternoon communicate follows:
Yesterday evening troops OF the
enemy endeavored to come out from
their trenches In the southern part OF
Bois en- Hache and near the fort at
Givenchy. They were Immediately
II easily dispersed.
In the Champagne district also
strong reooHnoltring parties OF the
enemy. supported by the firing of
shells which irritatcd the eyes n
produced sufrocat!on, e~ndeavored to
take possession OF our positions in the
vicinity OF Butte de Tahure. These
parties were everywhere repulsed and
virtually destroyed by the fire of our
| infantry and machine guns.
ON the front in Lorraine French
forces. after a stubborn hand to
hand conflict, occupied IA trench held
by the enemy At IA point near the juno
| ton of the roads running between
Leintrey and Gondrexon and Amenon-
court and Relllon.
The night passed IN relative calm on
the remainder OF the front.
The official communicate issued 10
night follows:
There is nothing important TO re-
port since the previous communicate.
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FLEEs TO DESERT FROM TURKS
Former NontcInir Girl Reported
Hidtng In wild.

MoNTCIAIR, y. j., oct. 23.-WOrd has
been received here from Sivas. Turkey.
that Mrs. Leon Sewny. formerly Of
Montclair, IL now "A refugee in the des-
ert. Mrs, Sewny was formerly Miss Lii
liam Cole, She graduated as a nurse
from the Mountainside Hospital In 1884.
Recently her husband died from typhoid
fever. After his death. a massacre OF
Christians occurred.
Mrs. Sew ny, being an American. had
an opportunity to leave the country, but
she refused TO desert her husbands peO-
Pile, and with them she fled into the
desert. Her exact location at the pres
ent time Is not known.
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WILSON o. ks BRITISH NOTE.
Trnde Interference rotest VIII he
sent ut Once.

WAslINGToN, Oct. 23-President Nh
son approved the tinai draft Of the note
to GNit Britain to-day ard returGed
the document TO the state Department
Officials understand tina Il will be
cabled to Ambassador Page at London
Immediately. II became known tonight
that It had been the President intention
TO send the note this week.
The sending OF the note is viewed here
AS having considerable political inter-
es, as hearing on the attitude of the
German Americans In this country.
A protest to Great Britain has
been favored az n necessary evidence
to the German Government thai the
United states is impartial in demand
ing of the bolligerent nations thai they
respect the rights of neutrals In the con-
duct OF the war.
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Special Cao,e Despatch to TIE scs.

BERLIN. via Amsterdam. Oct. :a.-Ah
restaurants in Germany will be COM
PEELED to stop the sale OF meat dishes
on two days every week.
This Is one of a series OF measures
proposed by the Government in dealing
with the periis threatened this coming
winter owing to the increasing shortage
Of meat. The Federal Council has been
discussing the food question. which
crows more serious daily, for several
weeks.
In order to teach restraint to restau-
rant customers delicacies are to DC Tor
hidden and on certain days only boiled
dishes are to be permitted. Drastic
measures are contemplated still furtner
to reduce the consumption OF butter
and milk. Many chemical substitutes
| for butter are being introduced. put oW-
ing to the shortage OF oils and ats these
soon will b. insufficient to meet the
demand.
The Koe,~iscAe ZeitUao sharply at
tacks the usurers, to whom II Attributes
the difficulties In the matter OF food.
transportation Is fostering among the
people," II says. because the task OF
holding out In a lons war IL psihs r'n-
dered 20 difficult by tnuse who zee IN
the present economic conditions an op-
portunity for making money. usury re-
| mains an %unsightly stain on the white
| German shield Of honor.
THE usurers incur an overwhelming
responsibility and gradually are produc-
ing a feeling OF gloom and exasperation
among the people. who. conscious OF VIC
tory, are displaying the utmost self
saeriace and endurance. The tension
among the people is 80 great that a
safety valve must be opened
The newspaper declares that the RENE
dial measures no far adopted are feebly
and i~nadequately executed and demand
that drastic steps be taken. 1t predicts
that unless there 10 a speedy improve
ment tho Government will seize the
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Turks Report Success.

CoNsrANrINoPLE, via Berlin and Am
Oct. 2S,-The Turkish War OF
fee issued the following to-day:
Near Anafarta our artillery bonn
barded II barricade erected near AS
makdere. which. together with three
machine guns. was destroyed. Near
Ar Burnu our strong artillery fire
silcnccd the enemy batteries on land
and sea-. which for some time had
bombarded III positions unsuccess-
fully. Near Sedd-e | -Bahr the enemy
fred some thousand shells asWinst eur
left wing without doing damage.
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FOOD SHORTAGE IN MOSCOW.

Special Cable Despatch to The ST.

LONDON, Oct. 23,-The Daily Mairs
correspondent at Petrograd telegraphs I:
M. Kvostoff. the new Russian Min
lister Of the Interior. went suddenly to
Moscow Thursday night.
The scarcity and dearnes of o In
Moscow are worse h In Petrograd. This
Is due solely to the mismanagement OF
the railroads There Is plenty OF food
in the country, but a good system Of
transportation In needed.
1.-THE Cabinet has approved the sug-
Kestions made by NJ. Kvoston for feed.
Ing the populations of the towns regu-
larly at the normal pri 'es. and tho sug-
g~estions will be put into effect first at
Moscow"
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DUTCH MINISTER PRO.GERMAN
VdDIe UeSpdfCh 10 TnE Sun,

LoNDoN, oct. .3.--The Bucharest corr
respondent OF the Morning Post says:
although the Netherlands has been
charged with the protection OF the sub
jects OF the Entente Powers In Bull
garia, the Dutch Minister NJ Bucharest
ID associating himself with the German
ophile agitation. openly stating that II
would be to the advantage Of Holian nd
10 enter the Germanic confederation"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-24
ALLIES REPULSE TURKS.
strons Attacks Driven on ON Gal
ltpOli Peninsula.

PARIS, oct. 23,-The troops OF the En-
tente Allies on Wednesday repulsed
strong Turkish attacks In the Suvla and
Krithia regions. on the Gallipoli Pen
insula. according TO a despatch from
Mytilene. The Turks are said to have
lost heavily.
An artillery action continues.
Two d%estroyers entered the strait and
bomba rded Tsaca Tepe.
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N. Y. PRIEST KILLED AT FRONT.
Father Reynaud shot by GermRns
who Fired on Red Cross.

The Rev. Maurice Reynaud. q. j. NJ.
who left his post an rector OF the
Church of Notrs Dame on Morningsade
Drive and ll4th street at tho outbreak
of tho war 10 enlist In the French cause,
was killed by German soldiers who fred
on Red Cross nurses at work In the
north OF France. according to word just
received at the rectory.
Addresses on the subject are TO be
made at the services at Notrc Dame this
morning.
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MAY OFFER RHODES.
Italy said to Re Considering An.
other hid to Greece.

PARIS, France, oct. est IL reported
in Paris that E%ngland's offer Of Cyprus
to Greece may be followed by an ofer
Of the Island of Rhodes to Greece by
Italy and an offer OF Bessarabia to Ru-
mania by Russia.
The Allies undoubtedly feel that the
Balkan situation IL ALREADY so serious
as to require prompt and effective ac-
tipn
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LUXEMBOURG CABINET RESIGNS.
Ministers said to Have Disa greed
with the Grand Duchess.

AMSTERDAM, via London. Oct. "a
The Cologne Gdeetto prints u despatch
from Luxembourg saying that the Minis
try OF the Grand Duchy Of Luxembourg
has resigned as the result OF differences
of opinion arising bet " the Ministry
and the Grand Duchess.
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WARNED KING, GETS LIFE
Bulgarian Leader Sentenced fol
O~ppOsins German Alliance.

AMSTERDAM. Via London. Oct. ga
NJ Stsmbulowsky. leader OF the Agra
r!an party in Bulgaria, who was one OF
those who urged King Ferdinand not
to join with Germany IN the war, has
been sentenced to life IMPRISONMENT, ac-
Ia IA despatch from Sofia.
II Is reported tlNt when NJ. Stainbu.
iowsky warned the King that "A military
alliance with Germany might result in
the King losing his head. Ferdinand re-
torted that VI. Stambulowsky had bet
ter take care lest he lose his owr.
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WOUNDED NEW YORKER SAILS.
DR.. W. j. MalOney, Diss bicd In Gall
IipOiI Campaign, Returniug,

LoNDoN, Oct. 23.-Dr. W. ]. Maloney
of New York, who was wounded at the
Dardanellcs while serving with the
British Medical Corps several months
ago. sailed for New York to-day.
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FAVORS FOOD MONOPOLY.

Berlin Council Decides state
should Regulate Distribution.
BERLIN, Via London. Oct. 23.-That
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W im.borne Directs irish Recruiting

Special CobIe Despatch 10 TIN suN.
LONDON. oct. 23.-Isord Wimbornc.
viceroy OF Ireland. has been appointed
director OF recruiting for Ireland.