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CHICAGO TEACHERS
MUST QUIT UNION
Education BOard-Rules Com
mittee Orders Federation
to Be Abolished.

CHICAGO. Aug. .3.-The Chicago
Teachers Federation, the most influential
organization OF Its kind in the United
States, was ordered abolished tonight by
the rules cominittee of the Board of Edu-
cation.
Jacob VI. Loeb, vice-president OF the
board and chairman OF the committee.
offered an amendment TO the rules of the
Educational Department prohibiting any
public school instructors from belonging
10 the federation.
Loeb announced that the amendment
was aimed directly at the federation"
He asserted his belief that It's existence
was detrimental to the welfare of the
3i5.O00 pupils OF the public schools.
Ernest Kruetgen moved the adoption
of the amendment and his motion was
They and Loeb were the only members
OF the committee present. In case the
amendment is adopted by the Board of
Education. which holds its next meeting
September 5, every school instructor in
Chicago will have 10 signify in writing
within three months that he or she Is not
a member of the federation in order to
remain on the school board payroll.
The adoption of the amendment is eX-
pected 10 cause united protest from
union labor throughout the country. The
Teachers Federation is affiliated with the
American Federation OF Labor.
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TWISTED LIONS TAIL
AND WON FOES LOVE.
Imperial Chancellor Again on
the Top Wave Of German
Popularity.
REICHSTAG SPEECH DID 1T

Special cable Despatch 10 THE SrN.
LONDON. Aug. 23.-The Berlin news
papers just received make it plain that
the speech Of Imperial Chancellor Dr.
Won Bethmann-Hollweg at the opening
Of the Rcchstag last Thursday put at
rest the swelling tide Of criticism which
of late had been directed against him.
To accomplish this end he struck the
most popular chord possible in Germany
to-day, namely, anmosity toward Eng
land, and from the editorial comment
Of the German papers it would appear
that the end desired was fully achieved
Everywhere, say the newspapers his
speech is being acclaimed as an immortal
pronouncement The political observers
are one in saying that surely the chan
cellors eloqucnce and the popular ideas
to which he gave voice will win back
for him the prestige which he seemed
to have lost Furthermore the bitter
est Of his political assailants have sud
denly ceased their campaign of criticism,
and some of them are even joining in
the general wave of approval which
the speech seems To have inspired.
The hoehiSChc /"itdO compares the
address to Blsmarck's famous We Ger
mans fear God, but nothing else IN the
world" The same paper, which Is typi-
cal of all the others ON this subject,
says further:
The crowded house was left IN no
doubt II recognized in the Chancellor
a man In whom the nations confidence
is more and more Ieposrd. He spoke
In the full uniform OF a Field Marshal
II is true that greater man once
stood IN the same place, but one felt
ustlnct,ycly as the words fell from the
Chaucellors lips in a cresceEdo OF all
annh.latiug force that the militant
spirit of bismarck WAS again lowering
over 'iermauy's national assembly.
THE ChanCcloys military aspect
gave the keynote 20 his speech, Il was
lnvuciblc He plunged deeply into the
network ~ hateful lies he thuuderei
into Grays ears The climax OF this
historic speech was relcut!ess exposure
of English stateSmaNship Ley Ho,'-
weg's iron words resouud In the ears
OF all our foes. Let those who have
been warned beware"
Other German newspapers :nsist that
the ChanCelor's Grafton has once Cor
all established F'ngllnds rcSpoas,-
lieved that his speech was prompted
only by a desire to stop the propa 70
Eanda begun against him.
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ZIGZAGS FOUR HOURS
BUT U BOAT HITS HER
British Merchantmen, After
Losing Thrilling Race,
Is Sent to Bottom.
PTRSTERS' SHELLS KILL 3

Spscidi r1bis Despatch 10 THE Sun
orrENsrowN, Aug 23,-For -four eN-
citing hours. every minute pregnant with
the fear OF being hit with torpedo the
Dioued a British freighter OF less than
&. ooo tons, bound FOR Amsterdam zig
zasged To and fro at top speed wh!le TWO
German submarines pursued her taxing
,rrrs In flashing stop" signals and
dssna,ching a hail of shells, first over the
merchantman's bow, then into her mas'S
and bridge and hull.
The piomeds captain and quarter"
master and steward had been killed oN
tho nu,suers shells. the Chinese firemen
had gone on a strike in the course OF the
chase. refusing to continue stocking, thus
compelling deckhands, who had their
hands full with repair work. to take
their places. and the ships body had
been well rddled by shells, when the
p,omed's first officer at last ordered
stop"
promptly one OF the submarines APP
rroached the freighter, while her COM
nanion dashed in another direction after
rev prey. once again the merchantmen
attempted to break away, but the sub
mers.ble had come near enough to have
her AT the mercy Of its torpedoes, so she
surrendered,
In the few minutes allowed by the sub
marines commander two boats were
lowered and forty-nlne members OF the
crew got away, taking with them the
body of their captain
lust AZ the Diomed. after terrific
crash caused by the German torpedo be-
gan To sink one of the lifeboats was
swamped Two Englishmen and five
Chinese were drowned. The others were
picked up by the second boat. \ steam
snip arrived In time To rescue them Just
as the boat was giving wa to its cN-
cessive human burden. The submarine
stood off at a distance of about half a
mile until the Diomed had disappeared.
The assistant quartermaster later said
ne saw another steamship sinking not
far Off This vessel, II IS Thought. was
the victim Of the second submarine
The Diomed was owned by the B.ue
Funnel Line OF the Ocean steamship
Company OF Liverpool, She was 2la feet
long and was built in 1895.
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KAISER BOWS TO SOCIALISTS.
Directs Repeal of Two objection.
able Articles of Law.
SPECIAL Coo,e Despafch TO THs srs.

SpeGo Cooie Despofch TO The SuS.
ZURICH. Aug. 23.-Elated by the So
cialists' support in voting the new war
loan measure in the Reichstag. the
Kaiser has made the first move since
his ascension to the throne TO remove. o.
at least to lower. the once insurmounta a :
BILE barrier between the German Gov
ernment and the Socialist party. II Is
reported that the Emperor has ordered
the Federal Council to prepare legisla
tion providing for the abolition Of two
articles Of the constitutional law
against which the Socialists have been
r,liting for decades.
The first of the two articles is the one
declaring German the only recognized
language OF the empire. while the othe-
prohibits young men under IS years OF
age from attending political gatherings
The removal of the first affects the Poles
Danes. Alsatians and Lorrainers. The
abolition of the second Is vital to the
Socialist movement because IL enables
the party henceforth to include young
men In Its conclaves before they are OF
military age and are drawn for army
service. military instruction being replete
with anti-Socialist tendencies
Great interest is being displayed in
the report that Holland. Denmark and
other neutral nations are contemplating
a league for common protection. with
the view of making the United States
the leading factor In the movement The
plan is believed to be the result of the
German Chancellors statement that
Germany no longer intended to recognize
of in
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GERMANS CAPTURE
OSSOWIEC FORTRESS
Invaders Take Last Strong
hold Barring Advance Into
Russia Proper.
CLOSE TO BREST-LITOVSK
Russian Defences Both North
and South Of City Again
Pierced.
CLOSE TO BREST-LITOVSK

Special Gable Despatch TO THE sun.
LONDON. Aug. 23.-ossowiec. the last
fortiacation to hinder a German invasion
Of Russia proper. fell TO the Germans TO-
day, while elsewhere along the entire
front south OF Kovno the Russians con-
tinued to fall back little by little. II
would appear. however, that the victory
at Ossowiec was an empty one, for the
official German statement fails to men-
ton whether either prisoners or booty
were taken.
At Brest-Litovsk, the pivotal point In
the present line Of Russian defence no
advance has been made. according TO the
admission OF the German authorities.
Little hope. however. can be attached to
this fact. because it has been apparent
for the last two or three days that the
Germans at this point are aiming 10 en-
velop the stronghold before commencing
a general assault. II they do not in fact
design to isolate the fortress altogether
as was done In the case OF Novo Geor-
gievsk
In pursuance OF either one OF these
plans OF strategy the forces under Prince
Leopold OF Bavaria and Field Marshal
Won Mackensen continued last night and
to-day to hammer away at the Russian
line with unabated fury. Both Prince
Leopold. to the north Of Brest-Litovsk
and Won Mackensen. at the south, con-
tinued to advance in the face OF appar-
entity very determined resistance offered
by the Russians.
The Berlin official statement follows
Army group OF Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg The troops OF Gen.
Won Eichorn are making further prog
ress east of Kovno.
on the Bobr we occupied Ossowiec
fortress. which was evacuated by the
Russians.
North and south OF Tykocin sue
cessful engagements took place. Ty-
kocin was taken. On this occasion
1900 prisoners. including IL officers
and - machine guns. fell into our
hands.
Desperate Russian counter attacks
east OF Bielsk failed with very con-
siderable losses to the enemy, and we
advanced south of this town.
Army group OF Prince Leopold OF
Bavaria: Engaged in stubborn fight
ing, this army group has crossed the
Klesoze-Leranza line and is engaged
in further favorable attacks. We
took $3.50 prisoners and fifteen ma
chine guns were captured
Army group of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen The crossings over a
tributary OF the Pulva have been cap
tured after fierce resistance on the
front between Rama and the mouth
OF the river. An attack across the
Bug above the tributary OF the Pulva
Is making progress.
Before Brest-l.itovsk the situation
remains unchanged. on both sides
OF Svitjoze and AT Piszoza, east of
Nladova, the enemy was defeated yes-
terday and driven back toward the
northeast.
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SAY GERMANS ARE HELD
Russians Report Check Between
NiIija and the Ni~m~n.

Spec'a' cable Despdich 10 THE suN
PETRoGRAp, Aug. 23-The follow ine
official statement was issued tonight:
ON the Sventa between the Villa
and the N!emen on Saturday and sun
day we held the German offensive ON
the kovarsk- Vilkomir-K X rs he'd a ry- Dis
ozun-l lchki front. Further to the south
some OF our units crossed to the right
bank OF the Middle Niemen.
On Saturday and Sunday the Ger
mans made their most stubborn at
tacks on the lower Bobr in the vicinity
of Chafranka and Blelsk, where they
operated in an easterly direction. and
on the klechtche Wysoka Brest-I.i-
tovsk front
On the right bank OF the Bug east
Of Nladova the main attacks continue
in the region OF the lakes Of Pashcha
On sunday evening the Germans at
tempted to assume the offensive in the
direction of Kovel.
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WILSON'S KIN IN QUARANTINE.
4 Cousin aud Her Husband De-
tained at SRn Francisco.

SAN Francisco, Aug, 23.-Mrs Joseph
Johnston, cousin of President Wilson
and her husband, fellow of Trinity
College. Dublin, were denied landing
here to-day by immigration officials upon
their arrival aboard the Shnyo Maru
after they had submitted to medical ex-
animation. Accordingly the couple were
taken to Angels Island,
The action OF the immigration officials
WIS takeh In accord with new rule
requiring all foreigners reaching here
from the Orient to submit to medical
examination before they can land.
Mr.. Johnston and his wife are touring
the world under the Alfred Kahn scholar
ship. which Johnston won at college.
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ARABIC ATTACK WILFUL.
British Admiralty Denies Liner
Was warned or Fled.

LONDON, Aug. 23--The British Ad-
miralty to-day made the following sup
Elementary announcement with regard
TO the sinking OF the Arabic;
The Arabic was an unarmed pas
senger ship. outward bound to a neutral
port. II was thus impossible for her TO
have been carrying Contraband to this
country.
"She was sunk by German sub
marine without warning, and she
neither attempted to attack the SUBJ
marine nor TO escape from it,
The Admiralty also denied the re-
port tina, the steamship Dunsley. which
was sunk shortly before the torpedoing
o. the Arabic, presumably by the same
submarine, was an armed patrol. The
Dunsley was "a peaceful and unarmed
trader" the Admiralty declared.
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German Submarine Supply Sta
ton and Batteries Near
City Reported Damaged.
FRENCH SINK WAR VESSEL
TeutOn Torpedo Boat Is De.
strOyed by Fire Of Two
Craft.
sp,cioi cob,, p,.potch TO The Sex


LoNpoN, Aug. 23.-The Daily MATHS
correspondent at Rotterdam reports that
at daybreak to-day British squadron,
consisting OF forty cruisers and destroy
ers bombarded Zeebrugge and the ad-
Joining coast. He continues:
"As soon as twilight revealed the
chimneys OF the Solvay works at Zee
brugge the cruisers opened fre from a
distance of nine miles Shells burst on
the mole and on the works which supply
the German submarines with electrical
energy. As the light increased the cruis-
ers steamed along the coast well beyond
the mine area.
They bombarded the coast from Oster
to Knocke. shells bursting in the dunes
where the German Is inch guns defend
Ing Zeebrugge are concealed. A de-
| stroyer crept daringly close to the shore
! in order to draw the fire OF the German
batteries. which replied all along the
coast. The fire was most violent al
knocke and Zeebrugge. where the new
big guns recently were laid on concrete
emplacements.
The garrison OF Zeebrugge remained
iE specially prepared shelters. but the
marines at knocke assembled behind the
Grand Hotel. the officers fearing Brit
ish attempt at landing.
"a German aeroplane ascended. The
British directed their fire upon the
enemy's batteries during the lombard
ment. which lasted three hours Eyewit-
nesses declare that the British shells
were fired with great accuracy and
rapidity. The British thoroughly
searched the dunes. The German bat
teries at knocke were hit. while the
shore batteries seemed to make no i'm
preston upon the ships. most OF their
shells falling short. Some OF the British
shells exploded in the country behind
Zeebrugge.
The German batteries stopped fring
at o'clock. as the ships were out OF
their range. Beyond the West Capelle
lighthouse the batteries fired only at
great intervals, being apparently afraid
TO disclose their position.
"The bombardment equalled In force
and duration the first Smelling on No
vember II. The harbor works were eN-
tensively damaged and several guns at
Heyst and at Knocke were put out OF
action.
Between s and o'clock the squadron
sailed northward. leaving four ships to
keep guard over Zeebrugge Later In
the day German aeroplane flying over
! Dutch territory near Zelzaete was fired
on by a Dutch aeroplane and was
brought down on Belgian territory. The
airman, however. was able TO repair the
damage to his machine and returned IN
the direction OF Bruges'
The German official statement to-day
telegraphed from Berlin. says that a
hostile fleet of about forty ships APP
peared before Zeebrugge, but quickly
steamed away toward the northwest
after being fired at by the coast bat
teries.
The French Admiralty announced
this afternoon that two French torpedo
boats encountered German torped
boat OF Ostend last night. and in the
engagement which followei sank the
/ German craft. The French boats were
not damaged, according to the French
Admiralty. Nothing has been said re-
specting these activities by the British
Admiralty
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NO TRACE OF STEFANSSON.
Coast Guard Cutter Bear Back
From AInskR.

NOME, Alaska, Aug. 23.-No trace of
Vilhtalmur Stefansson. the explorer, and
his two companions were found by the
United States coast guard cutter Bear,
row. the most northerly point OF Alaska.
Stefansson. accompanied by ole An
derson and Storker Storkerson, left Mar
tin Point, west OF the mouth of the
Mackenzie River. April I of last year, go
ing north over the ice in the hope Of
finding new land and expecting, should
their quest fail. to turn east and reach
Banksland.
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Attack Was Undoubtedly
Deliberate. Commander
Finch Declares.
RIDICULES THEORY
THAT SHIP HIT MINE
Survivors of the DunSley
Declare That They Saw
the Submarine.
PRESIDENT CABLES
FOR AFFIDANITS
Washington Thinks Break
Is Inevitable Unless Ger
many DisavOws Act.

LONDON. Aug. 23.-Capt. william
Finch, commander Of the White Star
liner Arabic, when interviewed to-
night at Liverpool on his arrival from
Queenstown for conference with
officials Of the company declared en-
phatlcally that his ship was sunk by
torpedo. The German theory that
a mine may have caused the disaster
was ridiculed by him.
There is not the slightest doubt
that the Arabic was sunk by tor
pedo," said Capt. Finch. Neither -
there the slightest doubt that 1t was
fired at the Arabic deliberately. 1t y
quite true we never saw any sub
marine or any periscope, but ! saw
the white streak made by the passage
OF the torpedo through the water-a
white streak that commenced with air
bubbles in the water 800 yards from
us at the point where it was dis
charged at us.
"There was no mistaking OF the
cause of that white streak. which
ended in a torpedo entering the ship
and causing the explosion which sank
the vessel. ! was not alone in seeing
It. The chief officer. the second officer
and many passengers saw it. No one
can doubt for moment that it was
deliberately fired at the Arabic. Those
aboard the submarine evidently saw
us and got into position ready to
release their torpedo.
The fact that nobody on the Arabic
saw submarine may be easily OK
planned Those in command of it could
submerGe ard leave only a small por-
ton of the periscope showing above
the water When the missile was sent
at us under sucn Cu, uInstances IL
would be impossible for those on the
Arabic to see either the submarine or
the periscope
The suggestion that a mine ca used
the explosion is perfectly absurd. I
repeat that there was only one thing
that sent the Arabic to the bottom.
and that was a torpedo, which left a
clear white mark IN the water 300
yards in length.
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SISTERS SEE PRIEST DROWN.
steamers Wash Overcomcs Father
TObin, Bathing Near Niagara.

BUFFALO. Aug. 23-The Rev. Michael
]. Tobin. pastor OF st. Peters Catholic
Church, Lewiston. drowned when bath
ing near Niagara -on-the-Lake. Ont.
this afternoon. being overcome by the
wash Of a Toronto steamer Father
Tobin's sisters. May Tobn OF New York
and Nell Tobin OF Chicago, his guests,
saw the drowning from their seats on
the beach The efforts OF Or. william
Driscoll OF Buffalo, bathing with Father
Tobin. were unable to effect a rescue.
The life saving crew at n station near by
unsuccessfully attempted a rescue. but
recovered the body.
Father Tobin was to have entered a
retreat at Niagara University tonight.
The Rev. Willis Tobin Of Niagara Falls
is q brother.
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GOOD.BY TO GRAPE JUICE.
Secretary Lansing Replaces Bryan
TippIe with Wine.

WAsHINGToS, Aug 23.-Grape juice
at diplomatic dinners given by the
premier Of the Wilson Administration is
thing Of the past.
Robert Lansing. the new Secretary Of
State, entertained tonight in honor Of
to Mexico, Grape juice was not in
eveidence. despite the precedent set by
William j. Bryan. The wines usually
served at official dinners were provided
for the guests.
Wine will be served at all diplomatic
banquets where the Secretary of State Is
host" said Mrs. Lansing when ques-
toned as to her plans MIR, Lansing
and ] are not extremists in the advo-
cacy OF temperance"
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SPAIN MAY ACT FOR KAISER
To Take over London Interests In
Case of Break with 4. 8.

LoNDoN. Aug 23.-THE SUNS corre-
spondent learns from an authoritative
made with a view to entrusting Ger
manys interests in Great Britain to the
Spanish Ambassador in the event that
diplomatic relations between Germany
At the outbreak of the war between
Germany and Great Britain the formers
interests were placed In the hands OF the
American Embassy in London, while Am
bassador Gerard took over the represen-
tation of British interests in Germany.
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Accident to Channel steamer.

PARIS, Aug. ga mishap to a Chan
mel steamer on voyage from Folkestone
to Boulogne is persistently rumored In
Paris. Passengers from England who
were due here last night failed TO ar
rive. A report which reached railway
officials was that the vessel met with
an accident and returned to Folkestone,
where the passengers were transferred
to another boat. No Official informa tion
could be obtained.
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IN Alternative Course.

secretary McAdoo said that II Il
should appear, however, that the object
j. view can be accomplished with greater
efficiency to the cotton producers. the
merchants and the banks of the South
Icy depOsiting Government funds in the
National banks direct instead OF In the
Fedora, reserve banks he would take
Iuti course and make deposits In such
national banks as would give him the as
sIrdnce that the money so deposited or
the credit based thereon would be loaned
On cotton insured and warehoused and AT
rate of interest not to exceed 6 per
cent
The Secretary said he believed that
There was no occasion for alarm about
The future OF cotton and that II the
bankers and merchants would cooperate
with each other and with the cotton pro-
nucers Of the South In spirit OF patriot
Ism and mutual regard for each others
welfare the situation could be handled
ne eSpre ssed the earnest hope that this
would be done"
The State Department has taken under
advisement the declarations OF Great
Britain and France placing cotton on
me contraband list. The impression in
o'toial circles IL that this Government
VIII not permit this step to be taken
without most vigorous protest. for II is
contrary to the diplomatic policy OF both
hreat Britain and France In compara-
lively recent years.
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ENVOY CLASHES WITH PORTE
MorgenthRu Unable 10 Oct sRtis-
faction In Case Of Scorpion.

Special Cabie Despdfch 10 THE SuS.
LONDON, Aug, "a, (Tuesday. The
Mitylene correspondent of the Times
reports that friction has risen between
the American Ambassador Henry Nor
genthau, and the Turkish Government
over the status of the Scorpion, which
has been alternately reported as sta
toned at the Golden Horn or as being
under strict surveillance.
1t Is stated that the Porte has refused
to comply with Mr. Morgenthau's re-
monstrances, but has tried to placate
him by Withdrawing the refusal to allow
several English and French residents TO
depart from Turkey.
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NEW PEACE MOVE IN BERLIN
announcement of Proposal In Two
Weeks Predicted.

LONDON. Aug. "a tTuesday). The
Daily Chronicle prints the following
despatch from its Amsterdam correspon-
dent:
From source which is often well
informed | am told that new big
peace scheme is now in course of de
'elopment In Berlin. the nature of which
Ia not disclosed. But I am assured that
II will not take the form Of feelers In
the neutral press and other neutral
quarters as hitherto.
"If the plans do not mlscarry the
scheme will be disclosed to the world
In about two weeks"