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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-30
GERMANS HERE TALK
OF HAVING W BANK
Bernard Riddcr FayorS Plan
aud Will Call Confer
cncc on II.

RruortS that German banking inter
ests In New York were planning to -.
tablish a German American national
bank IN this city were generally Dis
credited yesterday In German banking
circles. officials Of the German Amer.
lean Bank and the German Savings
Bank OF the city of New York denied
>, stcrday that they were Interested in
any such plan or that they had been APP
preached on that score. They stated
that they had the business Of their own
institutions 70 attend to- and inferred
that they were not in sympathy vita
any such movement.
Bernard VI. l,ddtr, Nicc-pres.dcNt d !
director Of the New Yorker Stja,s
Z.Ituug Corporation, however, Is vcr.
much in favor OF such q step be. =
taken. lie believes that there are
great many Germans In New York cE
and In the United States who Viii WE
20 Withdraw their deposits from btuas
which will participate iu the Ang. =
French LOAF in order to keep their
money from being used against IL.
fatherland. Mr.. RIddcr believes that
these Withdrawals Will furnish an exec.
lent opportunity for the formation of
big bank In this city for the German
people.
He said yesterday that Their" wts
abcu, $50. 600. GOO deposited In the banks
o; this country by Germans and thit
close t" 90 per cent. Of this amount Va
IN New York city. The average d.
pusits. he said. Were about $4,000 each
These figures. he said. had been secured
from replies to letters sent out by tu'
American Truth Society, which. desiring
TO Obtain thes- statistics, sent out MANY
letters. inquiries and advertisements for
that purpose recently. over 1000 re-
plies were received.
MIR. Riddyr said that the STARS
Z'ifunO proposed TO publish an advr--
tisemeGt shortly asking Germans aud
German Americans 10 communicate vita
Inn regarding their Willingness To- de-
post their funds in a strictly German
banking institution which they would he
assured would not participate IN any
loans To the Allies. collectively or iudl-
vidually. Mr.. Bidder SaId hat he hdt
been Informed that AZ much Is $j.Ouu
600 mad been Withdrawn from one bank
BY and persons uf German
~sympathies TO keep THEN funds from B. Sc
ing invested in the forthcoming Anglo
French loan or credit.
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RATES RISE.
trranEemen of \nglo-Irrn"h
Loan Causes Advance.

Tn announcement that tn" ucg"t.n-
tiuus for TIA. placing ~ the SH"",ooo, 900
ALGlo-FrenCh loan in this country h;.l
been brought to a satisfactory ecu, j.
sion caused a sharp advance iu th- ty-
chane. rates 81 all OF the financial rrN.
tres Of the Allies yesterday Demand
sterling. which closed o. Tuesday "a;
Al with cables at i7l%. Opened yr~-
tcrday morning at i.7e'g with cables ~
i.73. II closed AZ AZ for demand a. 4
4.72i. for cables, an advance ~ q CONT
Ia the pound for the day.
Francs We're strong, closing AZ =
for Paris checks and 57S'? for cah',r.
This compares with a previous clos" ~
1851. and 5.SJ respectively. ItulfHu
lire rose Ia 4 %, against a pr, vious clu,s
of 6.2N. Ruhlrs closed AT 30 is cu'1.
pared with 3il. on Tuesday.
Marks were unchanged at N3a. tO-
sight drafts and S37> for cables. Aus
trian kronen advanced from T. Is y
iJ.ji.
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EVENTS IN THE WAR
ONE YEAR C TO-DAY
80, 1914.

Allies left wing in France con-
tinues turning movement and al the
War Office says, The action con-
tinucs to develop rapidly more and
more toward the north" Attack also
developing at the Allies right wing
in French Lorraine.
German attack on Antwerp grows
more violent. one Of the outlying forts
having been destroyed by the big
German guns.
Russians reoccupy Augustowo,
Poland. after severe battle. Heavy
fighting also reported at Tarnow,
Gallicla, while cossack raiding par
ties are said to have entered Hun
gary through the Carpathian passes.
japanese land forces near Using
tao for attack on German position.
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M GAIN GROUND IN
THEIR MOVE ON DWINSK
Admission Made in Berlin That Russians Have Forced
Teutons to Take Defensive in Galicia and
Volhynia-Ivanoff Praised.
Special Cdbie Despdtch 10 Tnr srN

Special cdbie Despatch To TINS srN.
LONDON. Sept. 29-To-day's reports
from the, eastern theatre of war dis
close no important operations on either
side. The German War Office statement
issued this afternoon claims further
Roadway by Gen. Won Hindcrburg's en-
Neloping movement aimed at Dwinsk and
progress In the efforts to gain complete
control Of the Wilna-Baronowitscha rail-
road sector. The statement follows
Army group Of Field Marshal yon
Hindcnburg: The attack southwcs: oi
Dwinsk has advanced rs far as the
region OF Lake Swcntou. South OF
AXE Drisitiata II At rostawy cav-
airy engagements continue.
After having effective" supported
the operations Of Gen. Won Eichhnrn
by advancing against the flank " the
enemy our cavalry left the district
near and east of Nilelkl. The euemy
remained inactive west Of Nileika. A
column OF the enemy which advanced
iDcautiously was dispersed 10y our ar-
tillery. Between SmorgOu Il Wisch-
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HILL IN GERMAN LOAN.
announcement Made Odiriniiy Ills
Hank VIII subscribe.

Sr, paw. MINI, Sept 29.--James j.
I'm will take part Of the third German
wal loan which is being offered in
this country. This was announced Off
clally tonight by T. II. Bailey, presi-
dent Of the First National Bank.
The decision 10 take part OF the Ger
man loan came ~ a surprise in finan-
cial circles here. The subscription WAS
recommended by the discount committee
OF the First National Bank this after
noon and MIR. I'm accepted the recon-
meudation At once.
Although Va statement as to the
amount was made. it is likely that the
First National Bank will take 5000, 900
Of the German loan and 5000, 900 OF the
Anglo-FrenCh loan.
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BRITISH FORCE TURKS
TO FLEE FROM TIGRIS
Mo'lcm> in Mesopotamia in
Full Retreat Toward
Bagdad. Is Report.

loNDo%. Sept. 2a.--An important suo.
cess by the British forces In Mesopo-
tamIa was announced IN the House of
Commons to-day by Austen Chamber.
lam. Secretary Of State FOR India. The
Turks At" aid TO be In fun retreat
toward BagdGd. tie British continuing
the pursuit.
Telegrams from Gen. Nixon, com.
mandcr In chief Of the forces In Meso-
rotamia. We're read by Mr.. Chamberlain
aud showed that the British took a long
line % Turkish defeuces astridc the IT,
girls River, Two British brigade
crossed the river from the right bank
and by a forced march reached the left
wing OF the Turkish army. carrying its
position by assaults. by niGa!full all
the positions had been carried.
When the British carried The Turkish
trenches they We're filled with GO ,scs.
The Turkish resistance is descrih-, as
extremely tenacious and their losses as
severe. Several hundred Turks were
captured and 4 large amount ~ war
material was taken. Tie British cas-
ualties are stated 10y Den. Nixon at "un-
der 800
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BRITAIN'S
ability To Pay Debts shown by SIR
George rntsh.

England's ability To take care of any
financial burdens she may incur as a
result OF the war L. set forth by Sir
George raish. editor Of the London
Stdtist. in the latest number OF that
publication to reach This country. Sir
George takes for the sake OF Cpmpari-
son the income n lei OF the United
Kingdom AT present and Immediately
following the Napolcouic wars, saying in
part
How large an Indebtedness an old
nation can incur withuu, serious strain
n without much discomfort is shown
by the experience Of Great Britain in the
Napoleonic wars ~ a entur ago. Ir
lNl6 after these wars We're over Great
Britain's population was about 2O,O0O,-
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Plans for distribution.

These institutions. cooperating with
bond houses and banks throughout the
country. viii attend 70 the distribution
o. the bonds. and In connection with this
u was SAID they are arranging for 4
selling Cam21iGn which has never been
equalled in jnc country
Following Al elaborate advertising
campaign which is TO inform every person
IN the country just what the proposal
Is, statesmen will take the road as they
do In private financing. selling the bonds
n every section. These men Will he
commission statesmen and they will he
paid their regular fees. They will have
the bonds IN denominations of 800.
$500 n $1,000 and II was ssuhcd
that almost one-half OF the $4,000. 600
commission viii go in expenses OF this
kind.
The American bankers are not Vet
ready TO talk of the general belief that
as o o as the bond matter is settled
they VIII take up the question Of adj
rancing "A further sum. said TO be $780,
600. 00O. TO the allied countries To be
used for purchasing munitions. This
will Ice a short term loan on notes, saii
10 lie for ninety days, and will lie en-
tirely a banking proposition.
In this connection IL Was thought that
the munitions manufacturers may got
together and agree to take notes to the
AMOUNT of their profits on contracts. the
balance being paid in gold as at present.
These notes would he d~iscountable at a
bank or purchasable 10y a trust company.
Lord Reading. Sir Edward Holden.
Basil " Blackett M Ernst Millet will
return from Chicago this morning and
to-uight will attend the dinner to he
given for the Anglo-French mission by
the Pilgrims at Sherry's. They Will bc
guests al a luncheon tomorrow given
by the Franco American Committee at
the Hotel Knickcrbockcr.
The mission Will not return abroad
at once. They will remain to execute
the formal agreements necessary and
may he here FOR a month longer.
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new our troops are advancing VIC
tOriously.
Nothing of Importance has happened
In connection with the operations of
the army groups OF Prince Leopold
and Field Marshal Won Mackensen.
Army group of Gen. Won Lins!nRen
The Russians have been driven behind
kormin and Putilowka.
Major Moraht. military expert OF tn,
Boritncr TdDebidtt. is quoted in a Berlin
despatch as saying:
our battlefront In east Galicla and
northeast Nolhynia is restricted at pres.
eNt 20 the defensive. Here Zen. Ivanufi
undoubtedly has beer fortunate. lie has
understood how to render harmless oui
threatening nanhing movements OH the
north and south IL the battlefront. The
Nolhyhian triangle Of fo:,r"sses must be
conquered later"
The Nolhyaian fortress trlarg.s con.
s.siS OF Dub:o, the apex LUX. the west.
ern corner" aad Rovuo. the northeast.
ern angle. Duhno and LUX were can.
tured by the Anstru-,Ierinans SOM. time
ago. but Ro:no is stil! la Russian hands,
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MARCHAND OUT OF DANGER.
Gen. Cremer BADLY Injured lille
Testing Explosives.

NBoCid' 'uOte DeSrdfch 10 TIE sly.
PARIS. Sept. 2s-tallers AZ the home
of Gen. j. X. Marchand of Fashoda fame.
VINO was wounded in the fighting Ia
the Champagne last saturday. were in
formed to-day that the General is out OF
danger and that ii is hoped he may he
taken from the military hospital al
SuippeS to Paris.
His two brigade Generals also We're
wounded at the time Gen. Marchuud was
struck by "A shell fragment, but their
wounds are of Il less serious nature.
Gen, Cremer and : stan of officers
were hurled some distance when "A mine
exploded accidentally at the SatorA
camp, the General being seriously
wounded. His thigh was broken and he
was badly burned. while his companions
sustained less serious Injuries. They
were watching experiments with eN-
plosivcs when the accident occurred.
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"a British battalion arrived in tie village
after his men had passed on toward
Hill 20 and took up headquarters In "a
house which had been untouched by
the bombardment. The German bat.
teries were silent, fearful 40 doubt OF
killing their " men.
Before long shells began 20 fan. how
ever, and 1t was apparent that "A hot
fire was being directed against the
house I'm which the headquarters had
been established. The Colonel caused
a search of the place to be made and
In "A sub-cellar "A German oiliy' was
found with Il telephone befor" him
through which lie was directing the fire
Of "A German battery toward the house.
Had 1t been struck he himself would
have been "A victim.
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DISSATISFACTION FOR
HUGE LOAN PREDICTED
New York Banks and individuals Expected to Take 60
Per Cent, or in Neighborhood Of $500, OOO, 900
Fifty Institutions in City Group.

Predictions were freely made by men
o. responsibility yesterday afternoon
that tie Angio-French $780, 600, 900 loar
Will De oversubscribed. These predic-
lions were based on expressions OF
opinion from all parts OF the country
spontaneously offered, once the terms OF
the loan became known.
Although II was said to be safe 10
priat that the Chicago banks will not. ms
BANKS, form a group Of the underwent
iiis syndicate. queries and reports from
"a dozen other cities, some OF which were
not considered at frs;. indicated that the
syndicate Will be much larger than was
AZ first thought likely. To every such
inquiry, IL was said last night, j. T..
Morgan n Co, acting for the organizers.
sent a telegraphic Invitation TO the
banks 10 form a group and come In.
New York city banks and individuals
will take Mt least so per cent. OF the
lean. or 5000. 600. 600, perhaps a little
more. Moro than o%ne.third OF this
amount. 4; was sad. has already been
subscribed ror by Individual inv, stors.
RockefcIIcrs ON List.
IN this rumber. 4, was said, could be
counted the heads OF the industries now
engaged in making munitions of war, as
well as the po.srssors OF great wealth.
such as John II. rockefeller, who Is con-
WINGED tina: the credit IL not 10 perpetu-
ate the war. but TO aid American pro-
iucers Of ali classes IN ~d.sposing OF their
s~Sportablc surplus
William Rockefeller IL another sub
s'riber. James S~tillinan "A third. ana
William X. Vanderbilt, James J. Hill.
l.. 6. Converse. Cleveland n Dodge,
ilenry c. Fr'ck, Charles VI Schwsb.
Charles L. Coffin and T. H.. Gary are
others. Some OF these men are reported
to he ready 10 suscrlbe as high ne sl0,-
OOO.0 and none under $500. 900.
Fifty-one national banks, trust COM
psnies and private banking institutions
have already Joined the New York group
and the list Is not yet complete. mas
much as every institution able to meet
the requirements Is asked to join. as
sured that after all expenses are paid.
what there ~ to divide will be divided
evenly.
No minimum of Subscription has been
placed On the membership because. as
Henry J.. Dawson Of j. L. Morgan d
Co. said yesterday. the banks that a.
ready have Joined have subscribed with
such l!berality that L has not been nee
essdty to place IL" lowest sum which
will qualify FOR membership. l. was
thought by some that $3.50. 900 might be
placed as the minimum later. but 10 ii-
stI,ution has yet undertaken t. supply
al mount as small, as that.
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OTTAWA. sept, 29.-Striking indication
of the progress of recruiting in Canadi
T. contained n official enlistment ASur-s
for the last four weeks. The hg'u es
show thu, IN nine military divisions
a",%iS men ,olunteerel for service du;-
ing the month ended September 20.
ewan-continues to he the most fruit
full portion Of the Dominion for vol
unteers.
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GERMAN LINE HOLDS.
All Attempts to Penetrate Front
Futile, Says Berlin.
Special cable Despatch to THr srv.

BERLIN, via London. Sept. 29.-The
British offensive in the region of Loos
has broker Down before fierce German
counter attacks. according to the War
Office statement to-day. and some OF the
ground lost there has been recovered.
In Champagne the French are still
endeavoring to take the hills at Mas
skies, but are failing absolutely. They
hsv We made desperate efforts to %recapture
the trenches taken from them at La
File Morte. hut have been driven back
with sanguinary losses.
The War Office statement says
The enemy's attempts to break
through u lines continued with Bit
terness in the present region Of at
tacks. 4 counter attack, foil wing
another fruitless British attack, led
to the ~rscapturing OF part of the ter
ritory We abandoned north Of LJos.
A fierce British stack from the re-
gion OF Loos broke down with heavy
Kisses.
Repeated and stubborn French at
taCks In the region OF Souchez and
Melville We're partly repulsed by
ri! counter attacks.
IN Champagne also all attempts of
the enemy 10 break Throughout lines
were upsuccessful, The only result
has been that the enemy has not yet
been driven out OF our trenches again
northwest Of Souchez, extending over a
distance uf 100 meters.
Constantly advancing waves Of
French attacking troops broke down
before the lnfiexible resistance If Ba-
den battalIons. Rhineland Reserve Reg
iment No. 10 and Westphalian lnfan-
try Regiment No. l5S.
The heavy losses which the enemy
incurred during often repeated storm
attacks against the hills at Massiges
were in vain. The hills have been
maintained by our troops without "A
break. Attempts OF the French to re-
capture trenches which they lost at La
File Morte failed. The number OF
prisoners has been increased.
In Flanders two British aero planes
we're shot down. The occupants were
made prisoners.
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Two High GcrmRn ndcrs
Dismissed berlin Hears.

LONDON. Sept. GA despatch from
berlin via Amsterdam asserts that two
German Generals, unnamed, nave been
dismissed from their ~ mauds as "A re-
suit OF the German setback In the West.
The appointment of a new German com.
WANDER In chief on the western front Is
limited at. Field Marshal Won linden
burg's nam" being mentioned IN MS con-
nection.
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Chicago banks are hot expected to form
"A group. This banker said German in
fuenCes were 80 strong in the banks on
there. on the boards and among the do
positors. that the banks could not safely
Join the syndicate. However, nothinl
will prevent individuals from that city
coming In for a round sum. J. Ogdei
Armour has already signiied his lnten'
ton OF subscribing. ~ has James A
patten.
other cities Mentioned.
Boston has already set about the or
ganization OF Its group. II was Judged
from Mr.. Davison's conversation. and
In the list from that city are kidder,
Peabody & Co. and Lee, Higginson &
Co, also members OF the New York
group. The banks Of Pittsburg will come
In practically as a unit. Philadelphia
and st. Louis also are mentioned. The
names Of the cities and the component
groups are to be withheld until the or
ganizatlon Is effected.
ut has been said that New York city
will taxi about so per cent, of the Loan
Mr.. Dawson was told.
That Is her fair share OF the re-
sources Of the country" was his answer.
He was asked about the prospects of
nv WV h'''iilb NhNli "og INV Ni'
hands Of investors. 1t had been said
that perhaps one-ffth of them would go
into the possession OF individuals. AT
once he replied hat It was already
known that more than that sum had
been asked for by individuals or insti-
tu,ions which will hold them as invest
ments
II was at this point In esponse to a
question that Mr.. Dawson ventured the
prophecy hat the loan will be oversub-
scribed. He could not give n details
OF the operation. saying that It had
been left In the hands Of a committee
of bond houses.
II was learned that representatives OF
eight banking institutions known as
among the foremost bond houses Of the
country had met at the Morgan offices
to work out the details. They were
Harris, Forbes X Co, Brown Bros. &
Co, j. & W. Sellgman & Co, Lee. Hig-
ginson Il Co, William A. Read n Co
White, Weld 4 Co., Kissel. Einnicutt g.
Co. and the Guaranty Trust Company.
These houses at once selected a com
mi;tee TO cooperate with the syndicate
managers and chose 4 ~ Forbes a.
chairman.
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LONDON. Sept. 29-The Danish steam
ship California, from New York.. August
81, for christiania, with "A general cargo.
has been detained by the British au-
thorities at Leith. The Swedish steam
ship Helsingborn. bound for Arhus, Dem
mark, from Port Arthur. Tex. August
az, with "A cargo OF ~cottonseed, has
been taken into Kirkwall.
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says Italians sheIIrd Hospital.

berlin. via Amsterdam. Sept. 29.-
The Austrian official statement OF yes
terday AS received here asserts hat the
Italians nave again shelled tile Rcd
Cross Hospital at Goritz despite the fact
that the hospital was marked with the
Red Cross flag.
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AUSTRIANS HARD PRESSED.
Rome Successes IN the
rolminO Zone.
>pec.di cabie Dsspdrch 10 TuE 81,

NDtrIdI 'uOTe UssDIfcN % I'M IN.
ROME. Sept. 29.-The following on
cial statement was issued by the Italian
War office tonight
In the Tolmino zone the enemy is
hard pressed. ON the Santa Maria
heights the Austrians attempted two
surprise attacks during the nights OF
the 2Sth and the 18th. They were
rcpulsed,
Last night our garrisons attacked
m enemy ON the Monte Nero forts
ON the road leading to Tolmino. We
succeeded In eNpelling him and took
sixty prisoners and two mitrailleuses.
Three mines which the enemy sent
adrift in the hope Of damaging our
bridges were fshed out Of the Isonzo.
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GEN. Won Kiuck Well Again.

BERLIN. via London, Sept. 29.--Gcn.
Won Kluck, who was wounded by "A piece
of shrapnel last March while inspecting
German positions on the western front.
IL now fully recovered and is living in
his Berlin residence, according TO unof-
fetal announcement. IT Is not known
whether or not he will return TO active
service.
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DUTCH DEFEND NEUTRALITY.
Government Protests Against Pas
sage of German Aircraft.

THE hague. Sept. 2a.-Holland has
sent an emphatic protest TO the German
Government concerning the passage of
German aircraft over Dutch territory.
Germany Is asked to take adequate steps
to prevent occurrences.
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The occupation Of SukesL-Sheyukh. on
the Euphrates. In Arabia. by the Brit
ish was announced on July % IN the
latest official British report c%oncerning
tn" lighting In Mesopotamia. Fighting
mad been going on for some time near
the junction of the T!gris and Euphrates
rivers. The distance between this june
ton and Bagdad is about $50 miles.
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10 British Officers. 44O Wen killed.


LONDON, Sept. 2?.-To-day's official
casualty list states the number of Of
ticers at twenty-slX. of whom ten were
killed, and that of men at 1.>j5, Of
whom 4i0 We're killed, making to-day's
total casualties l,SSl, Of whom $50 We're
killed.
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American Vessel burned.

LONDON. Sept. 2o,-The American
sailing vessel Vincent has been burned,
Her crew was saved, The Vincent left
Archanpel on September 4 for London
and New York, Her displacement was
1904 tons. She vas built In 1884 and
was owned In Boston
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Yesterdays official Austrian statement
aS transmitted to this country Via Lon
don did not contain the above assertion.
| may have been deleted by the British
&c nSor.