, 1915-08-25

duty. The "Ar0Dlc was American owned,
although under the British flag.
Advices from Washington state that the
reticence Of the officials indicates the gravity
of the situation and that It rupture of diplo-
matte relations is being discussed. The
situation prejudces the prospects Of a large
British loan III the United States, which had
ulmosG been arranged.
A later German official statement says:
"1ast Of Kovno our troops Continue the pur-
suit of the enemy aud have been successful
in a battle in the plnin from Sabina to the
road ON AugustowC to Grodno. The Rus
SLAMS who were driven Isck on a line from
Gudele, east Of Muriumpol, to Lozdzieje aud
Stuzioniczna, and me Offering fresh resist
ance. East Of Trojin there has been hard
fighting and the army of Won GallWitZ has
captured ten officers and 1904 men. Noyo
George vsk has been won after y stubborn
resistance and above 10000 men and 700
cannon were captured III the tnnl battle.
The left wing of lhe army under Won Mac
keusen drove the enemy behind Koterkakul-
va. On the south Bug we hive gained
ground on the Bresl-L toysk line, aud east
of WIcduwa we have reached the region of
Voudiszcza".
A Russian official communiqut states:
"After the occupation Of Koyuo by the Ger.
mans the rest Of the garrison reJolned Our
forces, occupying positions west Of The rail
way from Janow to k"chedAry. South OF
Koyno our troops are still on the left bank
of the NIemen. On the right bank Of the
NnIew, in the region of Strpkova and Coura,
in the Strablia- Biel-k sector and neNr Lipmt-
y. we continue TO withstand the enemy. On
the Bug, east OF Walodawn, the enemy has
occupied the right bank since the morn
ing of the nineteenth. Near Novo 9eorgie-
vsk a hurricane Of projcctiles almost COIN
pleteIy destroyed our fortIfcutlons. We
blew up the bridge across the N~rew and
abandoned the forts in the northern sec
ton.
London, Aug. 22ud-A French official
communicate from the Darduneles states
that in the southern zone there IS nothing
to report, but in the northern zone the
British left wing hns nude some progress on
the plnin Of Annfarts.
A Russian Official bulletin announces that
the German fleet has penetrated into the
Gulf Of Riga and engaged the Russian war
ships.
According to all Admiralty statement
thirteen vessels of a totnl tonnage OF 22,91O
were sunk in the week ending with the
eighteenth instant, eleven by submarines
and two by mines.
On the French front there mas been the
customary trench fighting. Lord Kitchener
and NJ. Milierand the French Minister for Wur,
have completed ~ second inspection tour Of
N4ar DAYS, in the course Of which Lord
Kitchener publicly presented the D'stin-
gnished Service Order sent by the KING to
Captn;n Doumnyou Of TIE French Army.
Advices from Paris state that NJ. Millerand
has received a vote of confidence III the
Chamber of Deputies.
On the italian front the usual mountnin
fighting is taking place, but no important
results have been reported.
The White Star Line has enlarged tn
list Of persons aboard the arabic" to 459,
the additions being MI missing, and doubt
less 50 persons lost their lives. \ th,rd
American passenger is among the missing.
Added details agSrayute the seriousness OF
the crime, confirming that no warning was
given and thnt no assistance was rendered
bv the submarine. The 'Arubic" was not
under convoy and there WAS therefore no
excuse for the attack.
LII Washington there are omInous eX-
pressions of opinion, but no action will be tax
en- until the facts have been iudlsputabIy es-
tablished.
In Berlin the publication of any details