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TRENCH WARFARE TO END;
NJ THE NEW WEAPON
British Officer Says Allies Will Soon Adopt Another
Method of Fighting-Day of Rifle and Bayonet
Over-Big Moves Planned.

are as safe here as in the wilds Of
Argyllsh!re or West k~enSinCton.
But there are drawbacks TO every
thing. The fact Is, "A trench Is that
most unintercstinE Of human devices.
"A compromise. 1t Is neither satisfactory
as a domiCilc nor efficient as "a weapon
Of offence The most luxurious dugout.
, the most artistic window hoN-these, in
spite Of all blasscd assertions to the
contrary. ompare "unfavorably with a
fiat in Knightsbridge. ON the other hand.
you have the knowledge that YOU are
keeping yourself tolerably immune from
the assaults of your enemy, who is
equally immune from yours. In other
words, YOU get no forrader' with a
trench and the one thing we are all
anxious 10 do out here is to bring this
war to "A speedy and CORY conclusion
and get home TO hot baths and regular
meals.
80 a few days ago we were not at
all surprised TO he informed officially
tina trench life is to he definitely ahan-
doned and Hun-hus,ling to begin in
earnest.
"To be just. this decision was made
months ago the difficulty was to put 1t
into execution. The winter weather was
dreadful. The enemy were many and
were were few. In Germany the devils
forge AT Essen was roaring night and
day in Great Britain trade union
bosses were carefully adjusting the re-
spective claims of patriotism and per-
sonal dignity before taking their coats
off. SO we cannot lay our want or prog
ress TO the charge of that logged band
of Grcathearts which has been holding
on, and holding on. and holding on
while the people at home were mak1ng
up for lost tlme-ever since the harba-
rian was hurled back from the Marine "a
the Aisne and confined behind his
earthen barrier.
I'VE snail win this wal one day, and
most OF the credit will go. as usual, Ia
those who are In at the finish. But when
we assign the glory and the praise. let
us not forget those who stood up to the
first rush. The new rmie which are
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Special Correspondence to TUE srs.

LoNpoN, Aug. 2s.-Recent news from
the battle front in France seems TO In
dictate that the trench warfare. which
has been going on for almost n year
Is about to be abandoned and that a big
effort is going TO he made against the
German lines. j. appears no violation
OF any military secret 10 reveal this fact,
as 1t has been given widespread pub
licity here and hIs been passed by the
censor The grea, weapon OF the OPP
posing forces is no longer either rifle
or bayonet. but bomb, and II 10 with thi,
new weapon that all recent advances o!
the allied troops have been made.
A remarkable letter on the subject
is printed in Bldckrood's Mdddsinc
written by a young officer at the front
He says:
For the first few months after the
war broke out confusion reigned s
preme. Belgium and the north OF France
were one huge. jumbled battlefield. rather
like a public park on a Saturday after
noon-one OF those parks where promis-
cuous football Is permitted. Friend and
foe were inextr!cably mingled. and the
direction OF the goal was uncertain II
YOU rode into n village you might fad
IL occupied by n Highland regiment ar a
squadron OF Uhlans. II YOU dimly dis
cerned troops marching side by side
with YOU In the dawning II was by no
means sertain that they would prove 10
he your friends.
ION the other hand. II was never SAT-
to assume that a battalion which YOU
saw hastily ~entrenching itself against
your approach was German. II might
belong to you own brigade. There was
no front and no rear, so direction
counted for nothing, The country
swarmed with troops which had bee'
left in the air owing to their own toe
rapid advance or the equally rapid re-
tirement OF their supporters. with scat
tered details trying TO rejoin their units
or with despatch riders hunting for q
p~eripatetic divisional headquarters. Snip,
ers shot both sides impartially. 1t wac
all most upsetting,
We'll as already indicated. the
trench system has put all hat right
The trenches now run continuously
long. irregular, but perfectly definite line
OF cleavage-from the North Sea to the
VosRes. Everybody has been carefully
sorted out--human beings on one side
Germans On the other.
THE result is an agreeable blend OF
war and peace. This week. for instance
our battalion has been undergoing a sort
Of rest cure a few miles from the hot,
test part OF tho firing line. I'VE had q
fairly heavy spell of work last week. }
In the morning we wash our clothes
and perform "A few mild martial ex,
ercises. In the afternoon we sleep, In
all degrees OF ~deshabille, under the trees
In an orchard. In the evening we play
football. or battle In the canal. or lie on
our backs on the grass, watching aero
planes buzzing hom1 to roost. attended
by German shrapnel. We could not have
done this In the autumn. Now. thanks
to our trenches a few miles away, we
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C~romveIl's Prayer.

Robert Blatch!orI is no les ',.'
his attack on Lord Haliauc printed
the weekly Dispatch. and which is e
printed with much DISPLAY iu OBJ. i'.'.
Mail Every time ] think ~ lord It.-
dane says Mr. Blatghforl 81 rem. 'r
Oliver Cromwcll's prayer, SIR Harry
Nane, the Lord deiivor IA from s r " rrs
Nane.'"
Tine writer takes exception Goo '.. o..
lowing statement 10y lrrl ''.''t'"
which he describes as l0IlGl" 20
staGgers humanity;
when the time comes 10 '7F" STOCK
7 think the wonder Will %, r'' '.t N"
were so unpropared hu' '.a' $50 ""
so well prepared a. wa 81, .-f
the public did not 'usi~' |N'' 2" .-
rest OF Europe should Ice '.n 'n'.I
subject of political cons d'ra'..H, '.'
was II ready to devote 'No nav
energies g. securing It's 'u'uro 900 i'.
any more than 'n wa. TN. demo ''F
in this country was SI't'r'.~ ''.." N
~indisposition to reflect. 9.' .''
Quence was not disposed 90 -'," p.
few who preached
In discussing this s'g'.r..rf '.' " go
asSlils Hallauc a. '., ul. '
Huns. the culogisr Of ''r k..-" w.
Blatchford In this corr'"' st''
Holding the opinions h" ''" ~"
presses one would cNi,.' TO- ~.
10 have come TO the res .Ho Of ~"
try. on the contrary lo We '7
pillar Of the false security 'u'N
friends had deceived tho r'.'
Haldane was the great A"' M
Germany. Lord IIaldarc a..
lieve In the German war s.."
"Hc said, he could ASST. '.
that the continental 'h'
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Compulsory service is an idle dream
OF those who are amateurs at political
things and II my nam, should
ever be mentioned in the future should
Ike people to say that I helped 90 hurry
conscription-and In a deep grave" Us.
cussing this statement Arnold White
says:
Nine out of ten persons ctrthlo 81
intelligent thought are now convinced
that compulsory national scry.r, Is nee.
essary to win this war. reveal I'D 80.
crets that are rightly preserved hy the
censor's department, but being more or
less Independent Of newSpau,. u"N, hy
constantly travelling up and down r. Z.
land, ] say, with a sense uf rcspon> hil-
ity. from knowledge. not from h|etrstv,
that compulsory national service is AN.
solutely necessary for the salvation u
his couniry's maids, matrons ard chill.
dren.
What are the objections to ~ an
told 10y d~etrdCturs II Lord Kitchener that
his Lordship's desire is to win ne war
by the Kitchener army, and that there
fore he is opposed to compulsory rl-
tional service. There is not - word "
truth in this statement. II 10 certain
that Lord Kitchener or any Other War
Minister who occupied his private room
at Whitehall is and would j., thinking
more of his country tntu of himself
IF IN" War Minister is opposed -
~compulsion IL Is probable that BE- sAruhs
from cutting down the pay OF tn. r,gI-
lar army. a course that might he Though,
necessary in order to equalize matters
between soldiers who Joined tho vo'u0.
tary army and those who are cong, led
TO serve"
In conclusion the writer calls for 70
less than the punishment Of Lord U'.
dane. the annulmeut Of his psl~ ur trI
the dissertation OF his memory FOR all
time with the order of Pour d, m,r'e'
England. he says, has no use for Lori.
Haldane.'
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Gen. BObr Hesitated, Says Cor
respondent, but Yielded
Under Threat.
Special Correspondence 10 Tx srS.

Special Correspondence 10 Tx SuS.
Novo GEoRorEvsK, Aug 3l.-All after
moor and far into the night the bonn
bardment Of Novo G%eorgievsk had con-
,inued. The Russians, on the other
hand. kept up their firing intermit-
tently. concentrating their heavy fire
into several minutes. after which they
allowed a lull TO set in. Weary, worn
n hungry, the group OF American
and other foreign newspaper men re-
turned to Warsaw after midnight,
knowing well hat another day OF siren
uous observation awaited them.
The day following was largely n rep.
etition OF the day before. with can
nonading that grew more and more
Intense every minute. Here and there
an in~trenchment was stormed by the
German troops at the point of the bay
onet after II had been thoroughly shelled
by the German artillery.
On a side road We met a heavy Aus
trian mortar battery OF 3s.5 advancing
its position two kilometers. A stalwart
young Austrian Lieutenant lovingly
patted his big instrument OF death as he
impulsively explained its effective
mechanism.
The day before we had been received
by Lieut.. Gen. Won Beseler. the con-
queror OF Antwerp. who was In COM
mand Of the artillery forces before Novo
Georgievsk and who declared that the
fall OF the fortress could he a matter OF
only a few days.
The Significance OF taking this last
stronghold OF the RUSSIAN army I'm Po-
land. Gen. Won Beseler pointed out.
would lie in the fact that thereby the
Nistula would become free for the Ger
mans. greatly facilitating the transpor-
tation OF troops and supplies TO all cen-
tres OF the German advancing columns.
And, true enough, at 4 o'clock in the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-12
ATTACK ON HALDANE
GROWS MORE BITTER
English Writers DcnOunce Ills
Friendly Feeling for
Germany.
MAY GET CABINET POST
Special Correspondence 10 Tur sr;.

'pttfut PtSpVNueNif W NV ~ u.
LONDON, Aug. 2s.-In anticipation n,
the rumored plan Of Premier Asqulth 10
call back Lord Haldane into the CahIre,
after the reopening of Parliament A
strong campaign Is being waged agains
the former Lord High Chancellor.
Lord Haldane will probably never Ia
forgiven by his enemies and all those
who have Joined the opposition aea.ns,
him for the remarks friendly To Ger.
many with which he is credited Wide.
spread publicity IL being given to III.
nov famous statement In which DO In
reported to have said that few people in
England had learned more from German
thought and German history than he.
and that he felt that he still owed Ger.
many a deep personal debt.
Commenting on this statement Arnold
White writing in the Daily Espr,,,
says: Lord Haldane has amply r,p,t1
to Germany his deep personal uch' 4
now remains to England TO require from
Lord Haldane the liquidation Of his deem
personal debt to the country IN which he
was born. which he has been rl,d 10
serve md from which he still draws A
pension OF $4,000 G25, o0O) a year"
Another point which has gone strtigh,
to the hearts Of those who are working
most emphatlcally for the national ,,Ise
OF Great Britain Is the statement, on
compulsory service attributed To- the Tor.
mer Cabinet member.
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DO SUMS IN THEIR OWN WAY,
Russian Peasants Always Use +: ns
MultipIier and system Works"

LOSpoN, Aug. 16,-Russian peasants,
whose arithmetic IL Of the elementary
description, have an interesting method
or multiplying without using n higher
multIplier than :. Here IL the method
Take am two numbers, say l47x
ZIG 81 ,7b2. Divide the IA by . In sue
cessiv" steps, neglccting the odd unit Of
zone over when II occurs. Multiply tie
PIG by ? in parallel successive steps.
Next cross out all steps when there is
an even figure in the l47 or loft hand
column. Finally add w the figures
which are left in the .i6 or right hand
column, which gives the answer 3l.762.
nus
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CONSUMPTION IDEA
BITTERLY OPPOSED
London "Daily Telegraph"
Leads Fight Against Com
pulsory Service.
CALLS 1T MISCHIEvOUS
Special Correspondence TO The suS


LONDON, Aug. 2s.-The campaign In
favor OF compulsory seryice in thu Brit
In. .u -. - -
- ' ""NN" - y" ""se" y "
newspapers owned py ord Northcline
and also by a group of men prominent
In varlous u,a,k. n, u,s IN erd,,~ ..u.
gus oppos''ioh' ana inc ieau Vi 'nis ne"
movement has been taken by the Daily
Telegraph. This newspaper d%enounces
,h. oror,. -nu a. co.,,,., co.
"' "e
eminent 10 ADOPT conscrlption as IRAN
tic and futile" II urges the country
TO trust the Government. and to adhere
10 the voluntary princlp,e. until tho
time. should IL come. when III. British
Government decides that military n.ces-
sity makes this important change inn
peratiye.
TIL TeIeoyoph give, much dixplay TO
Lord Derby,s advice 70 the people that
this "a n time for LOYALTY 10 the Govern
ment and not for criticism. and that the
decision for or against concentration must
be left TO the Government. II warns
the country against attacks on any OF
the men who are in charge OF the az.
fairs OF state.
I'VE have gone through n whole year
of war yithout dangerous controyersy."
saws the Tele gropb. I'VE have success
fully SUNK nartisanship we hive set IN
n Goa ,Ion Government whose sole raj
son d'etre Is 10 proseru,e the war un-
ainchingly TO n triumphant issue.
And vet now we see contro-
yersiaIists who are eager TO he on the
Warmth asain-not against the COM
mon enemy but against one another.
This agitation" proceeds the writer,
has brewed up a most mlschievous and
stormy atmosphere. Those who adyo-
cate compulsory military service seem
70 have no concentIon Of the strength
OF the old feeling against IL. When the
people see what they Judge TO be an at
temnt 10 sta mpede the Government then
p~retudIces nj once start into life again.
IL a sense of public shirt and public
dirty does not guide the decisions OF
Mr.. Asauith and Mr.. Balfour. OF Lord
Lansdowne and Sir Edward Grey, of
Iloyd George and Mr.. Ronar Law. OF
Lord Curzon and Lord Crewe-to name
only a few-where are we TO look for
any new sayior, of the slater
"Moreoyer. does any one suppose that
Lord Ktchener will HESITATE 10 tell the
ablne that the present system has
broke, down n II falls 10 produce the
number which In his o~ninlon. the milf
tary situa,ton reouires? lie nj least il
NOT n politician. and IN not moved. con-
s%ciously or uncon.ciously by political
motives. But he and the Cabinet know
the facts. at which their outside critics
can only make random guesses.
The Government are naturally anx-
,ous TO preserve ~invtolate the voluntary
system. which. whatever its manifest
dra wbacks. has given us splendid armies
on a scale which no n dreamed Dos
slble a wear ago. The disturbers Of the
national unanimity do the state a
marked disseryice when they needlessly
provoks controversy and create a most
inturjous impression not only at home,
but among the Allies. In the meantime.
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The Russian commander, Gen. Bobr,
replied that while he would surrender
personally. he could not think of sur
rendering the fortress. Gen. won Bese-
ler's answe was anything hut amhig-
uous. The Russian General was tol I
hat he would he given exactly one hour
to make up his mind II he had not
surrendered the fortress 10y > o'clock he
would have to take the consequences.
Thereupon Gen. Bohr surrendered Si.0o0
men and seven hundred cannon and the
fortress. which had been pretty effeC-
tually destroyed by fire by other re-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-12
FRANCE MISSES ITS
WHITE BREAD MOST
Law Limiting Wheat FlOur's
Use Aroused Storm Of
Protest.
THE "TEMPS" Is INCENSED
Special Correspondence 10 TuK srS.

PARIS, Aug. 2s-If the English really
believe that bread IL the stan OF life
how should a Frenchman describe II?
Something more than a staff perhaps
"a pair of crutches" to a legless man
would not be too strong.
"As long as n day without bread Is
O French saying TO describe a dreary.
monotonous occasion, and everybody
knows the definition OF u Frenchman as
one who wears a decoration in his but
tonhole. knows no geography and asks
for more bread. The scarcity OF bread
at the English table must have delayed
the coming of the Entente Cordiale for
many a year. Now a relentless Chamber
OF Deputies has dared to thrust a legis-
iative fist into the French kneading
trough. and II the Senate confirms It's
decision bread will no longer be bread.
but n mixture.
II was a severe blow when 1t was de-
breed that no more petits pains (rolls)
br croissants should be baked. but every
pne recognized that war Is war; and
submitted. After months OF uninterest-
Ing household bread fancy bread VAS
hgain allowed. but Il had 10 be made
In lengths OF not less than a foot or 50.
Then the rumor spread that rolls and
rroissants were once more TO be allowed
within the intrenched camps OF Paris,
end every one felt that the war was
making progress.
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afternoon OF the next day the fortress
had become 81 tightly wedged in by
German artillery fire that during "A par
ley Gen. Won Beseler could demand the
unconditional surrender of the fortress.
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Special Correspondence TO TuE suS


PARIS, Aug. 2s.-The escape OF
Eugene Gilbert, the French aviator,
who had been informed in Switzerland
since June IS. had something OF a
protean aspect in that he donned three
DISCUSSES in the course of his flight from
the village OF Hospenthal to the French
frontier Germans. whom his escape
annoyed quite as much as II did the
Swiss authorities. telephoned ahead that
he was dressed like an Old woman. lie
denies this. saying that he posed as a
laborer. n chauffeur and "A tourist.
When Gilbert was forced. owing TO
trouble with his aeroplane. todescerd
two months ago on Swiss soil, this re-
sulting in his internment. he gave his
word not 10 try to escape. Because OF
this promise I've enjoyed a considerable
degree OF liberty.
But I was bored to DEATH he says,
adding that he put duty to France above
everything. Undoubtedly his emu was
very real. for life in n little Swiss village
contains no thrills for one who has o
fame for daring as a war aviator. 80"
he says. az took back my promise"
First n friend. the chief engineer OF
the plot to escape. telephoned to Gilbert
that the flowers along a nearby brook
were beautiful and that he ought 10
gather some.
Arrange Plan of Escape.
Really" says the friend, II don't
know IL he gathered many. but | know
that | did meet him at the place desig-
mated. and that we went into the woods
where we could talk freely. and there
We discussed the details OF our plan
They agreed to effect the escape by any
ruse necessary. but in no ease to use
force. The second day following eau
gust 22) was the time set.
The friend then went to Geneva, where
he bought everything needed. including
false beard and mustache, and incurred
some danger on his own account when
he ordered clothing much too large for
himself-Gilbert being considerably
taller.
Gilbert obtained leave to go for a
stroll and met his friend at the rendez-
vous In the woods. where the first dis
guise. that OF a boarded lahorer, was pu.
on. There were two hours 10 pass before
they could reach a train, so they tool a
roundabout route to the station.
Twice they were halted by sentries,
hut on each occasion they escaped merely
by answering ~perfunctory questions. Gil
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Aviator Posed as Laborer, Chauffeur, Tourist in Dash
From Switzerland-Inquisitive Swiss Closely
Scrutinized Frenchman at Railroad Station.

bert's disguise was so good that he
passed for what he seemed TO be-. They
reached the railway station with more
time to spare than they wished. A Swiss
patrol approached them. 1t was time
for quick action. Gilbert hid behind 4
~wheelbarrow and his companion behind
a cart. The patrol passed without see
ing them and they marched boldly to the
train shed.
\ spick and span policeman was pa
trolling the platform, but he cared much
more for his own neatness h for the
presence OF possibly suspicious charac-
tiers. Not so. however. with a civilian.
who seemed to have a keen eye for
DISCUSSES. He scrutinized Gilbert closely,
even insolently. He seemed to know
that something was wrong. Twice he
seemed on the point OF action. and Gil
bert admits that he passed some I'M
comfortable moments. Even after the
two fugitlves were On the train and
proceeding to Lucerne they were far
from easy. realizing that the scrutinizing
stranger might wire ahead TO have them
held.
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Arrive at Lucerne.

Nothing OF the kind happened. how
ever, n the two arrived at Lucerne
without further incident. There an au-
tomobile was waiting for them. AS soon
as possible Gilbert removed his false
beard and donned the attire OF an auto
mobile driver. to which was added ~!
the marks OF genulneness--not over
looking the supplement OF n false
mustache. on approaching the frontier
Gilbert made another change. this time
TO the conventional dress of IA tourist.
This was done by way OF precaution.
although they had not been halted from
the time they started. The customs col
lector made n p~erfunctory examination
of their baggaEe--what little they had
am. they crossed the frontier into Anne
masse and were at last in France and
in safety. To make this final step the
safer Gilbert had taken no personal be-
longings by which he could be identified,
except the very one by which he would
have been known the most surely-his
military cross.
Since the above article was written the
aviator Gilbert has been sent back TO
Switzerland ~ the French Government
because he violated his parole. This ac-
ton was greatly appreciated by the
Swiss Government n the Swiss Min
lister In Paris called on the Minister OF
Foreign Affairs TO thank him.
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The lines In italics are to be taken as
Crossed out.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-12-15

us our beloved sister, Miss Lille Smith.
She suffered three weeks with typhoid
fever before she was called home. She
was good Christian and loved by all
who knew her. She was twenty
years old and leaves father, two
brothers and host of friends to mourn
her death, but their loss is her eternal
gain.
Miss Smith professed religion and
united with the Presbyterian church at
Effices in 1918, and lived a devoted
Christian until death. She has been
heard to say: 81 am not going to live
long, but | am ready to go when God
calls me-"
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. c. l.. Burlington at the 'Meth-
odist church The body was laid 10 rest
in the Scott graveyard.