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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
GERMANS MAKE
NEW AIR RAID
OVER ENGLAND
Zeppelins, Under Cover OF
Darkness, Kill 6, Hurt
% on East Coast. )
CASUALTIES ALL
AMONG CIVILIANS
Women and Children Chief Vic
tins of Dropping Bombs
One Dirigible Damaged.

London, Aug. l3.--0fficial announce
ment was made to-day Of an airshlp
raid last night on the east coast OF
England. Six persons were killed
twenty-three were injured and fourteen
houses were damaged seriously by
bombs. One Zeppelin, it is said' was
damaged, but escaped.
The announcement follows:
1.-TWO Zeppelins visited the east coast
last night, between $3.50 and ll:'o
o'clock, dropping incendiary and expio-
sive bombs IN various places, resulting
in the following casualties: Killed, four
men. two women; injured; three men,
eleven women, nine children, all civil
ians. Fourteen houses were seriously
damaged.
"The Zeppelins were engaged at some
points. but succeeded in getting away
from our aircraft patrols. One OF the
Zeppelins was probably damaged by the
mobile anti-aircraft section"
This raid of Zeppelins was the sec
ond this week. On Monday night Yep
plins flew over the English coast, and
With their bombs killed fourteen per-
sons and wounded fourteen others.
The last previous raid, with the ex-
cention of a minor attack on Harwlch,
eariy in July, was on June Is, when
sixteen persons were killed and forty
injured. In all there have been nearly
n score of these attacks, resulting IN
The death Of more than 100 persons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
In Brilliant Dash Drive
Out Turks and Gain
Strategic Position.
OTTOMANS REPORT
TAKING OF GUNS
Tell Also of Damaging "a Hos.
tile Warship" in Fighting in
Dardanelles.

Athens, Aug. 10 Dispatch to "The
London Chronicle'D Operations on an
extensive scale have been resumed on
the Gallipoli Peninsula and the latest
news is. on the whole. very favorable.
The battle has been general in the
region around Krithia. The Allies,
having been strongly reinforced, at
tackled the Turkish positions and in
brilliant fashion won two lines OF
trenches which. according to French
officers, possess considerable strategic
importance.
In the region Of Achi Bahia artillery
duels have been intense. At Ari Burnu
British battalion was forced to re
tire 300 yards before particularly
violent attack, but its position is none
the worse for that occurrence. Dur
ing this attack three enemy aeroplaneS
few over our lines, directing the Turk
iSh fire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
PLEAD FOR PEACE,
DESPITE KAISER
Germany Fails to Suppress
Manifestoes Issued by 700
Socialist Officials.
[BY Cable q Inc rrlnune !

London, Aug. 13-"The London
London Daily News" says:
Germany's latest attempt to sup
press her Socialists manifesto has not
succeeded. Recently 700 Socialist of
ficials addressed a manif to to the
Parliamentary party and tt executive
committee Of the German Social Dem
ocratic party. The executive commit
tee replied by calling upon the Ger
man government to open peace negotia-
tons and denouncing all suggestions
of annexations byb Germany. The So
ciaist party officials have now respond
ed by issuing two manifestoes which
no German paper has betl allowed TO
print. Their distribution has been pro-
hibited in Germany, under heavy pen
alties. One manifesto says:
The executive committee makes a
mistake # it hopes TO chloroform the
rapidly awakening conscience of work
ers with the phrase Defence of the
Fatherland,' phrase that for centuries
has been used by despots on engaging
in wars of conquest, TO drag the un-
willing masses into the horrors of war.
Under the cover of party truce, the
ruling class is Selling. one after an
other, positions which the workers had
won from them in a half century of
ceaseless combat.
THE most elementary rights of Ger
man workers have been more complete
~ broken by martial law than in either
England or France. Only persons with
out any historicalknowledge will be-
lieve that workers will be repaid for
the voluntary abdication Of their rights
during the war by an extension of our
rights after the war"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
Russian Armies Safe,
with UnbrOken Front

Pctrograd. Aug. 10 Dispatch to "The
London Morning PostD The Germans
appear now to be definitely held in
check and the Russians are again in
full command Of the situation, if in
deed they have ever lost it. The Ger
man plan aimed at surrounding the
Russian armies and compelling de-
cisive battle. Il utterly failed. The
Russians are now fifty miles behind
Warsaw in unbroken strength, and the
Germans have all their work to do over
again.
The Russian line runs, roughly, from
Lomza 10 Wlodava. with a convex face
toward the enemy that is being stead
lily fiattened backward The progress
of the fighting indicates that both
wings viii stubbornly hold fast until
the main forces in the centre have
reached the appointed positions. On
both wings the Germans continue TO
deliver the most determined attacks.
while the centre IS apparently almost
unmolested
Between the Narew and the lower
reaches Of the Bug the enemy is astride
the main line from Warsaw. near
Maxim. but is steadily held off from
the railway further nOrthWard.
The fortress Of KOvnO Is evidently
requiring an enormous concentration OF
German forces for its reduction. Ac-
cordlng to stories, the local peasantry
was impressed for excavation labor by
the Germans, and some who managed
20 escape the Russian lines say the
Germans have been laying down en-
placements for monster artillery for al
least d month past on the west banks
of the Niemen eight or ten miles dis
tant from the fortress itself.
These monster artillery positions are
solid beds of concrete, six feet thick
with steel columns inserted vertically
On the top Of the concrete is stone
foundation. The roads have been care
fully laid from the nearest railway
line with a concrete surface to bring
up the monster guns. These were
drawn by three traction engines at the
rate Of one mile an hour. These roads
which run under cover, also serve tC
maintain the ammunition supply dur
ing the bombardment. Shells are be
ing brought up IN motors. The peas
ants employed 70 eXcavate were dis
missed under guard 20 the rear wher
the digging was done and German en-
gineers completed the rest Of the work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
Duma Initiates Inquiry
Into Arms Deficiency

Petrograd, Aug. 13.-Details given to
the press of d secret session OF the
Duma on August 10 show that an IN
ouirv was initiated to determine the
responsibility for the deficiency in war
Several members having called atten-
tion TO the alleged irregularities IN
supplvinC munitions for the army ana
navy. the cmand was made Tor an I'M
mediate cessation Of irregularities ana
8 correction Of the shortage. Al!
sneakers emphasized the necessity OF
calling TO account all persons respon-
sible. regardless Of how high their po-
sitions.
General Polivanof, Minister Of War,
declared that for the purpose OF an I'M
martial inquiry into all that mad taken
place 20 bring the army into its din
cult situation there would be appointed
a commission Of inquiry. which would
have the aid Of both the members OF
the Duma and the Council OF the
Empire
The Duma applauded the resolution.
II has been informed that the Council
Of Ministers viii visit the Grand Duke
Nicholas az Headquarters and lay be-
fore him the results Of the Douma's
secret session.
Almost exclusive attention of mill
tary observers has recently been di-
rectcd 90 the operations at kovno
which is the first strong Russian for
tress attacked by the method employed
at Antwerp, a system devised by the
Bavauau General Sauer This consists
Of a cyclonic attack with heavy artil-
lery on one point, without an attempt
at investment.
The check and partial repulse Of the
Germans in the Baltic region has
stopped theoretical discussion OF the
possibilities of a German offensive
against Petrograd, which Is generally
regarded as premature
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
Allies Must Prevent Staple
Reaching Germany, Says
Lord Robert Cecil.
WILL CONSIDER
u. S. INTERESTS
England Will Give Americans
Neutral Markets, Under Sec
rotary Promises.

London, Aug. 13.-Lord Robert Cecil,
Parliamentary Under Secretary for
Foreign Affairs, in the course of a
formal interview to-day defining the
British governments attitude in the
complicated cotton situation, made
this statement: THE Allies must by
all lawful means prevent cotton
reaching their enemies. II may be
considered necessary to make cotton
contraband"
At the same time, Lord Cecil
studiously refrained from any hint
that the commodity would be re-
moved from the free list at any speci-
fed date or that the government had
evolved any solution to meet the de-
mands of American cotton growers and
neutral consumers. He stated ex-
plicitely, however, that If cotton were
made contraband England would con-
slider the act legal and internationally
justified.
Lord Cecil's statement says in part:
Effect on United States Realized.
"The British government is fully
aware of the Importance Of cotton TO
America. We fully understand that
upon a satisfactory adjustment of the
matter depends to a considerable de-
gree the welfare Of nearly quarter OF
the population Of the United States.
The welfare of the whole population Of
Great Britain, however, also is in
volved, as well as that Of all Great
Britain's allies, for whom the British
government is acting.
"The Allies must by all lawful means
prevent cotton reaching their enemies.
At the same time, and equally i'm
portant, consideration must be given
to a great cotton producing country
like America and to consuming coun-
tries like Sweden. Norway. Denmark
and Holland.
"Cotton has not yet been declared
contraband, but under our blockade ell
cotton which is believed to be destined
for Germany is stopped. 1t may be
considered necessary 10 make cotton
contrabaud
Cotton Used in Explosives.
Cotton is a very important, an es-
sential, ingredient, in fact, of propul-
sion explosives. In the present war it
has been shown TO be more important
than copper. II American cotton goes
through to Germany the Germans use
il TO kill allied soldiers. Therefore cot
ton must not go to Germany.
Making cotton contraband would be
a distinctly legal action, and can be
internationally justified beyond protest.
SO far as American cotton is concerned,
however, the problem of marketing
cotton on this side would undergo little
change The principal difference would
be that shipments from America which
were suspected of being for Germany
would be seized and would be liable TO
confiscation by prize court procedure if
proof were obtainable of German desti-
nation.
"In any case, whether cotton is con-
traband or not, the Allies must permit
neutral trading in this product. Amer
lean growers must be given their mar
ket in neutral countries even if they
are adjacent to Germany. We are in
terested only in keeping cotton out of
Germany We fully realize that If
there is no German and Austrian out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
AUSTRIANS RAID
ITALIAN COAST
Continued from page !

heights recently conquered by US
east of PLAYA.
On the Carso front the night of the
10Th. during a violent storm, the en-
envy tried to surprise our advance
works most menacing to him, but
without any result.
Isolated infantry and artillery &C
tions also took place in Carnla, IN
tho valley of the torrent of Fonteb-
bana. An Austrian detachment try
ing to climb the Italian slope was
attacked and put to flight.
AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL.
From Vienna the following official
was received to-day:
The naval commander reports that
early on Wednesday our ships bonn
barded the Italian littOral -allway
from Molfetta to Seno San Giorgio.
AT Molfetta four factories and two
railway viaducts were heavily bonn,
barded. One viaduct was shattered
and one factory set on fire.
At San Spirito the station and sew
eral depots were burned to the
ground.
At Bari the castle signal station
and five factories were bombarded.
One of the latter was destroyed. The
whole of Bari was covered with
clouds Of dust and smoke and the
population was panicstricken. ltal-
Ian guns of medium calibre fired in
effectively on our destroyers. An at
tack by a hostile submarine also
failed.
The railway viaduct at Seno San
Giorgio was badly damaged by our
fire.
our vessels all returned undam-
aged. With the exception OF sub
marines off Bari, nothing was seen
of hostile naval forces.
Yesterday and last night the enemy
on the coastal front Of the Italian
theatre again attempted some APP
proaches. which, however, were re
pulsed BIZ the fire of our artillery.
An Italian camp near Commons was
successfully bombarded. On the
Carnia frontier region there is no
change.
Fighting continues on the Tyrol
frontier south of Schluderbace.
Here also hostile attacks were an
successful, and the defenders >
NAMED in possession Of all their po-
sltions.
In the Etsch Valley an Austrian
armored train expelled hostile guards
from the villages of Serravalle and
Chiozzola.
Our submarine U-12 has not re
turned from a cruise in the Northern
Adriatic. According to Italian in
formation, it has been sunk, with its
entire crew.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
Turk Army Reorganizer
Sends Family to Safety
LRr Cahle 10 nc Tribune.l

Lugano, Aug. 13.-The wife and fam
lily of Won der Golrz Pacha, reor-
ganzer of the Turkish army, passed
through Bucharest TUESDAY from Con
stantinople, bound for Berlin. This IS
considered a sign that he believes
the position Of the Turks despel ate.
The substitution Of the Grand Duke
of Mecklenburg for Liman Won Sanders
as commander in chief of the troops
at Gallipoli is called another proof OF
dissensions in the German star at
Constantinople. Germany is making
her best efforts to intlmidate Bulgaria
and Rumania by pouring immense
numbers of troops into Hungary:
Nearly 100000 are now concentrated
between the Ess and the Danube.
If the attack on Serbia is successful
Bulgaria will be summoned 10 grant
free passage 10 the Austro-German
army on its march to Constai tinople.
This critical situation forces the Bal
kan States to decide Immediately with
whom they will side.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
Say Disorder Threatens
Retreat of Russians

Austrian Headquarters (via London
Aug Is. Despite the resistance which
the Russians are offering to the press
ure of the Austro-German armies on
the northern and southern TANKS, the
Russian armies in Poland are steadily
being jammed and crowded together
into a mass, the orderly retreat of
which is becoming more and more diff
ticult.
On the southern wing, where signs
Of breaking were observed in the bat
Ting around Lubartow, the envelE-
ing allied forces again have inflicted
a number Of severe blows, and driven
the Russian rear guards in upon their
main body.
The Prussian Guard Corps payticu-
larry distinguished itself in the fighting
in the difficult swamp and scrub coun-
try westward Of the Bug River. Ii has
broken the most energetic Russian re
Sistance in this region and accelerated
Field Marshal Won Mackensen's whole
advance against Brest-Litoysk. IL is
hoped by the German commanders that
the effect of this pressure will soon be
seen in the capture OF increased num-
bers of prisoners, guns and supplies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
IRr Cnhle 20 The Trihnne !


London, Aug. 10. Colonel Theodore
Kitching. Of the Salvation Army Head
quarters, In an article TO the "Chroni-
Gle" from Petrograd. dated July "a,
communicates his impressions of Rus
STA war-worn, wounded. in mourning,
orphaned or widowed. with the enemy
nj her front gate, and yet determined,
hopeful. secure in her faith OF victory.
"Within the last eight months
writes Colonel Kitching, 81 have WIS.,
tied many European countries which
are affected by war. In each case
have visited the capital as well as the
smaller cities and have seen some
thing Of the underworld Of poverty
and sorrow and death which peryades
the homes of the lower classes as well
as the grief and tears and sacrlilce
that reigns in the homes of refinement
and luxury. OF all the cities visited,
in none is the fact of war more evi-
dent. and that at every turn. than it
>
Get away from the memory of war.
81 had hardly boarded an electric
car outside the Finnish railway station
after an all night train ride from Hell
singfors before detachment OF
wounded soldiers hobbled by. Ncvsky
Prospect. that great pulsating avenue
Of commercial life, was dotted on both
sides with little groups Of wounded
Never did you see one wounded sol
der alone. Always there were at least
two. and invariably Red Cross nurse
was with them, responsible for their
safe transit through the busy thor
cughfares and for their safe return to
the hospital.
Wounded Soldiers Everywhere.
"On the great bridges spanning the
Neva, more wounded soldiers and
nurses. In the churches of St. Peter and
st. Paul, the Resurrection and st. lzak,
more wounded soldiers and nurses. In
little chapels, in railway stations and
at the crossways Of great avenues,
where holy pictures with lights ever
burning before them claim worship and
aims of the passerby, more wounded
soldiers and nurses. Everywhere
wounded soldiers and nurses.
and yet hope reigns, not despair.
There are countless sad faces, but the
sadness is rather the expression Of
sober determination than Of grief or
anguish 1t is something that is typi-
cally Russian. It is something you
feel you have seen before, but you
know not where. And then you re
member you have seen it years ago in
some war picture of Nerestchagin, and
as you look again the very look makes
you clench your teeth and set your
chin and throw your shoulders back
and say TO yourself: Yes, we must go
on; whatever the cost we must 80 on
TO the end
Sadness and HOpefulness Combine.
Sadness and hopefulness combine.
That is the chord that one hears
struck and it makes music. My first
night in Petrograd slept in the slums,
by choice. just without the eastern
gate of the city. Despite the squalor
in the slums, as well as in the man
sions Of aristocrats, that same spirit
of hopeful expectancy held sway. The
Salvation Army slum officers at whose
table | sat told me of the COURAGE which
they find everywhere in the hearts of
the poor as day by day they 90 in and
cut among them in back streets teem-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
Cross Mountain Tops
and Glacier to Fight

Brescia, Italy, Aug. l3.-The exploit
of Austrian troops. told o fby the War
office yesterday. called for audacity and
endurance which. Italians concede, rival
feats of their ,wn Alpine soldiers, OF
whom they are so proud.
The Austrian mountaineers advanced
through the Furva Valley. They crossed
granite mountains 1900 feet high, COW
cred with snow. They also made their
way ,ver the Forno glacier, the largest
of sixty in that region, being eight
miles wide.
After surmount.ng these difficulties
the Austrans penetrated five miles be
yond the border. but when detected and
attacked by Italian troops were forced
to fall back.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
Bulgarian Loan May Be
Abandoned by Germany

Rome, Aus. IS dispatch to the Lon
don Daily TelegraphD.-New Difficult
ties have arisen in the payment of the
first part OF the German loan to Bull
garia. Austro- German bankers are i'm
posing extraordinary conditions, which
Bulgaria apparently cannot accept 1t
appears that the bankers cannot dis
pose of so much gold and offer the
equivalent amount in German and Aus
trian paper.
In fine, the loan Of 5OO,OOO,O 900 francs
runs the risk o. postponement or aban-
donment. Difficulties of a similar kind
have also arisen between Bulgaria and
Turkey in regard TO the Dedeagatch-
Adrianople railway. Turkey is propos-
ing conditions which are called ex-
travagant and unacceptable.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14

will not follow up their advantage any
further than the second line of Rus
san defences after the fall Of the
Russian fortrcsses. but will reorgan
ize themselves behind Warsaw and
await ftrther developments there,
Strengthening and rebuilding the de-
fences behind them.
This theory is not only borne out by
the fact that further advance would
be suicidal. owing to the marshes. but
also by the statement Of General Mar
witt. commander Of the 10th German
Army Corps, who is undergoing the
cure in Hungary at present. He re-
ceived Hungarian journalist, and in
answer to a question on the subject
said:
"If the Russians repeat the strategy
Of 1912 by devastating and burning
everything behind them they can do so
without, however compelling US to re-
peat the strategy of Napoleon. The
tactics Of the Russians to retreat
when in dangerous positions will not
persuade us to follow them into dan
gerous positions.
For themselves continuous retreat
is detrimental to the morale OF their
troops, and as far as II can be judged
from a distance one may presume the
spirit of the Russian army is broken
already.
"As to the 1912 tactics, am per
fectly safe in saying that our armies
will only continue the pursuit so long
as their communications are not threat
ened. and the work of supplying the
army goes on unhlndered. Up 10 now
six Of the Russian fortresses are IN
Austro German hands, and dozens OF
others have to be taken before the
object of establishing themselves IN
the Russian lines Of Notifications IS
accomplished.
This object seems to be the final
aim on The Eastern front, and IN TACT
one cannot see how anything else than
that could be accomplished under the
circumstances. All available strength
has been concentrated on a long line
and the immense losses suffered Will
not allow the embarking on another
daring ertCrcr!se. Neither Germany
nor Austria-Hungary has another 5O",-
600 men 10 sacrifice for theatrical pur-
noses. such as move toward the in
terror of Russia would undoubtedly
demand, apart altogether from the fact
that such an invasion would mean two
separate movements north and south
of the marshes. The strength Of the
central empires has lain in the mo-
oility Of their armies up to the pres
ent. in the railway system which per
mitted swift reinforcements and uneX-
pected attacks. This would not be the
case if they moved toward the east
even though the Russian pretended TO
be unable to make a stand on the
Brest-Litovsk line
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
Turks Urged to Break
with italy, Is Report

Rome, Aug 13.-It is reported from
Constantinople that the Young Turks
held a meeting, at which Enver Pacha,
Turkish War Minister, argued the ne
cessity for breaking relations with Italy
and thus free Turkey from the leading
spy" namely, the Italian Ambassador,
and simultaneously adopting severe
measures against the Italians.
After a long discussion. it is report
ed, the meeting decided to postpone a
definite decision, meanwhile sending
Deputy harasso TO Italy TO investigate
the situation.