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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-29
RUSSIANS HAVE HOPE.
officer Says Results of Weeks
Fighting Are Fairly satisfactory. :

LONDON, July 2S,-The Daily Mdirs
correspondent at Petrograd telegraphs
that the results of the first week Of the
great general engagement along a 900
mile front have been characterized as
fairly satisfactory by an officer OF the
General STAFF,
TIE scale irclnes as yet to neither
side" the officer is quoted as saying,
NOR have the fun resources Of either
side yet come into play. The enemy so
far has not made intensive use OF his
artillery Possibly he is saving his ann
muntion or perhaps he has not Yet
succeeded in bringing up his heavy guns
over the wretched reads of southern po-
land.
"On our side the activities of the
fortresses defending Warsaw have still
to be developed to their full extent
So far they have only partially engaged
the Germans. who are doing their best
TO avoid them by working around to the
north of the city.
THE Germans operating some distance
from Novo Georgicysk are trying Ia
strike southeastward to cut the COM
munications OF the fortress. South they
are avoiding frontal attacks, ON the
Rlonie line their aim is to turn our line
by working up between is southern end
at Nadarzyn and the Nistula,"
The correspondent emphasizes the ad-
vantagcs TO Great Britain and France in
Russias resolute resistance. Every day.
he says, brings nearer the moment when
Great Britain will be ready to join
France In active operations in the west
Time IL what the Russians are fighting
for. Not at any previous period OF the
war has the close cooperation Of the
Allies been so manifest as now,
"What another week may bring forth
no one can foretell, hut it is a hopeful
sign that the General stan look forward
To even better things in the near future
They consider that the fronts are sradu-
ally taking the shape which they must
assume before the decisive blow can he
delivered A few more prepa paratory en-
eagements must be fought on the Nirew,
the middle Nistula and between the Wis
tula and the Bug, Then both sides will
have to face the final stages Of the battle
upon which will depend the result of the
first years campaign on the eastern
front"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-29
BECKER RECEIVES NEWS
WITHOUT GREAT EMOTION
Whispers Denied, Denied" as He Reaches Through
Gratngs to Grasp Assistant Warden's Hand
Wife Leaves Just Before News Comes

OssiNiNc. - Y. July 2S.--Charlcs
Becker was sitting on the edge OF his
cot at 10 .3j tonight when Assistant
Warden Charles II Johnson entered the
death -house. walked to Bcckers cell,
and speaking as quietly as he could
whispered through the iron door
Charlie have bad news for you.
Your appeal has been denied"
Becker rose from his cot and came
to the door. His face was working
nervously and he stuck his hand be-
tween the gratings. clasped Johnsons
hand. and almost crushed IT,
His eyes were directed toward the
floor one moment and then he reached
for Johnsons hand again and shook ii
vigorously.
Denied denied" he said in a whis-
per He seemed dazed at the news.
And then Johnson left him to his
thoughts. standing at the door, with his
head bowed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-29
BURGLAR FLEES TO
DEATH IN SUBWAY
Ground Under Car Wheels in
Attempt to Escape by
Crossing Tracks.

burglar while being pursued by n
poicemln was ground to death yester-
day afternoon by a northbound Bronx
express train AT the Sc renty-ninth street
subway station
The dead man was identified by finger
print impressions last night by De,ec-
tive Leslie W. Smith. in charge OF the
bureau of criminal Identification. as
Edward j. Kelly. who IS shown by the
police records TO have had a sixteen
year career as a professional burglar
He had served three prison terms. the
last having ended on April Is last.
when he was DISCHARGED from Sing Sing
He was ~ years old, and when WORKING
was walter.
The chase started at the corrar q,
SeventJ'nlnth street and Columbus ave-
nue.. after the burglar had been sur.
prised in robbing the house at 100 wos,
Seventy-ninth street by Mrs. Michael
Murphy. She screamed and the man
fled first down Columbus avenue and
then doubling back west on Seventy
ninth street when he saw Patrolman
Kotschau OF the West Sixty-eighth street
station. The officer Immediately gave
chase.
negro employed in "A pressing shop
at Columbus avenue attempted TO sion
the man, Dut revolver was pointed at
him and he fell back The patrolman
commissioned an automobile which was
Stt,rr a,aI i.l1.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-29
MRS. BECKER STILL SILENT.
Refuses to Discuss husbands =
Doom on Return From Prison.

Mrs Charles Becker, wife Of the CON
dcmued cx-policoman, reached her home
at 2@9l University avenue The Bronx,
about midnight from Sing Sing prison.
where she had been to see her husband
She left OssninG on the O:3l train
and at that time. it was asserted. she did
not know Of the decision against her
her home she had already received the
news
with her head bowed and n heavy
veil covering her face. she aighted
from surface car in front of her home
Half dozen reporters were waiting In
the rain near the house. They ap.
preached her, but Mrs, Becker, her head
bowed and walking rapidly as II seeking
to keep control of herself and as If wish
ing to avoid any interview brushed be-
tween the men.
Il have nothing to say" she announced
before a question had been asked.
"Rut do YOU know" some one
started TO ask
"Yes, ] know" she replied quickly
II know what II is" and then the door
shut behind her,
She went into the apartment of her
brother, John Lynch, After Il time her
sister-in-law came out and told the re-
porters that Mrs Becker had nothing
to say.
The question was asked whether Mrs
Becker would go To Albany to-day and
make a personal appeal TO Gov. Whit
man FOR her husbands life Mrs Lynch
said Mrs, Becker would not 30 to AL
bany,
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-29
100000 MEN LOST
IN WARSAW DRIVE
TcutOn Advance on Polish
Capital Slower. but Not
Yet Checked.
RAILWAY LINE THE KEY
Russian Forces Must Hold 1t,
Else City Will BE COM
pletcly Isolated.
Special cabi, D,spdtch 10 TnE suS.


LONDON, July 2s.--while the German
envelopng movement to the north OF
Warsaw has heen delayed by the Rus
sian resistance. late official despatches
from Berlin declare that there Is heht-
ing In the angle made by the confluence
OF the Narew and Bug rivers north OF
Cerock This Is taken to mean that the
advance IL only slowed up. not checked
as some OF the more optimistic have sur
missed
The Germans are s,ill advancing
toward the Bug and the Warsaw-Petro-
grad railway. where the crisis of the en-
tire German campaign In the east is to
be reached II they do not succeed in
isolating the capital the terrific loss or
men. said to be 5000 on all fronts.
and the lavish use OF ammunition and
war material will have been In vain.
The drive toward wilma. OF which moth
Ing was mentioned In the earlier des-
patches. can become effective only II the
Lublln-Cholm-lva -lvangorod drives succeed.
So long as Warsaw has an open road
TO the interior Of Russia ~ long can
the Russians maintain resistance.
Fresh troops are already facing the
Russians south OF Nas.elsh. which 10
south of Pultusk. and on the line OF the
railway leading into East Prussia. and
Goworowo. east OF the Rozan, has been
captured
The advance in the province OF Cour-
Ia nd toward Riga continues. This is re-
gardod as an independent movement.
The troops are within about fourteen
miles Of the city. but are going toward
the east.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-29
SOLDIER DROWNED
IN BATTLE AT CAMP
ManTuvres Halted by Death
Of Brooklyn Man-OtherS
Narrowly Escape.

CAMP WHITMAN. Fishkll Plains,
y. Y, July 2s.-Prvate John +. O'pon-
nell of Company X, Fourteenth Regi-
ment, of Brooklyn. while fording Sprout
Creek to-day In the militia manpuvres
was drowned and two other members OF
the company were pulled out of the
stream unconscious.
The Fourteenth Regiment. comprising
part of the Blue army, had just driven
the hostile Reds from the west side OF
the stream and were ordered to ford
the creek to pursue the enemy. In
hundred yards or more up and down
the shallow creek the guardsmen dashed
into the water on the run To wade
across. The squad OF which ODonnell
was n member plunged into swim
ming hole Is feet deep and weighed
down by the rifles and accoutrement
sank at once.
Nearly all managed to founder
ashore, Private Walter T.. Mckeon of
$40 Twelfth street and Private George
Tutti of 202 Seventh avenue were
rescued by Capt. William Jackson.
adJutant or the regiment. After drag
ging Tutti ashore the Captain plunged
back again to save Mckeon The
drowning man grappled with his rescuer
and II looked as though both would be
drowned. McKeon was unconscious and
Capt. Jackson was In drowning con-
dition when both were pulled to safety.
O'Donnel was not missed until the
company roll was called TO discover II
there were any absentees. Expert swim
mers could not tind the body, A half
hour OF search was unava!lng until at
length one swimmer hundred feet be-
low the spot where the men plunged into
the creek discovered the body. ODcn-
nell lived at 1913 Seventh avenue. Brook
lyn.
The sham battle In which the Reds
and Blues were engaged when the acci-
dent happened was halted by the drown
ing The Reds had been driven from
their positions, where they were block
ing the advance of the Blues. who were
marching on New Hamburger, so the
Blues claim victory, The United
States regulars here composed the Red
army and the miltiamen the Blue army
The manoeuvres will continue to-mor-
row morning and tomorrow afternoon
Gov Whitman will review the Second
Brigade. which now occupies Camp Whit
man.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-29
BECKER DENIED NEW TRIAL:
MUST GOTOCHARTO-MORRO
NO APPEAL, ASSERTS JUSTICE
NO OTHER DECISION ON THE FACTS,
SAYS WHITMAN: COCHRAN SILENT

Gov Whitman "The evidence Ford
could have rendered other decision the If had doubt
about Beckers guilt would pardon him in a minute"
District Attorney Perkins, 90" that Justice
much time and looked the thoroughly
hdent that there merit adavts
mistake being made carrying imposed
W. Bourke Cochran chief Becker
nave make the decision
of any kind whether any attempt
to save Beckers life No, tell when shall make
statement if shall make al ALL"
John F. Mcntyre IL deeply
seemed to be hope that
has I feel
strongly however that Becker
the testimony of such Rose
vinced he is
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When Father Cashin visited Becker
five minutes after the deputy warden had
made known to the prisoner the failure
of his plea, the priest found the con-
demned man sitting quietly on the edge
OF his cot, smoking Il cigar Becker rose
and extended his arm through the cell
bars and the two claspoi hands
Then the cell door was opened and
E,th.r Cashin went inside. lie and
Rocker knolt on the floor beside the cot
and prayed The murmured words were
audible throughout the death house, and
rhe other inmates listened revercntiy
upti the end. standing at the doors Of
their cells.
Father Cashn spent twenty minutes
I'm the cell with Becker, and when he
came out he said the prisoner was
bearing up wonderfully and was quite
comp scd Becker had no statement 10
give out tonight, but to Father Cashin
he said
There is no justice here, but ! am
confident that justice will he accorded
me in the next world. feel assured
that the truth will come out in time
and the world will know that ! am not
the murderer ! am accused of being
Il don't fear death, father but ! do
deplore the stigma for myself and the
distress and sorrow of my loyal wife.
Her grief is uppcrmost in my thoughts -
Becker's last request as Father Cashin
left him was to call M his wife 10y tcle-
phone, tell her the news and comfort her
Mrs Becker had left Sing sing a short
while before the decision was brought in.
Father Cashn called up tho condemned
mans New York home on the wire, but
learned that Mrs. Becker had not yet
reached the city, He talked with John
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-29
SIX ATTACKS REPULSED.
PetrORrad Reports Hard Fishtinv
hut No Change ON the Narew.

Special Cabic De,pa'ch 10 ThE Su>.
PETROGRAp. via London, July 2S.-The
following official statement was made
public to-n'gh by the General stan
There has been violent artillery fire
on the Narew front. on the left bank
Of the river there has been stubborn
tighting without any change on the line
of front.
ON the right bank We repulsed six
attacks near the village of Budi
North of Madame we assumed the
offensive and captured l,500 prisoners.
We assumed the offensive against
the enemy. vino was crossing the river
near PtotorshitZe, south Of Sokal.
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TO expect any trouble at the capital
tteie was no ship there TO
take any measure when the attack on
the city began.
Had the Washington been AZ Port
au-Prince II Is regarded as certain that
the execution OF more than 100 political
prisoners would have been prevented
and there would have been no viola
tion OF the Dominican Legation, which
resulted In the Staying OF Gen. oscar.
President Sans chief aid. and GER
Continued on Second Page.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-29
COUNTER FAILS.
Germaas Claim. Further Successes
North of Warsaw

BERLIN, via London. July 2s-The
General Army Headquarters issued the
following statement to-day.
Between Mitau and the Niemen We
yesterday captured about 1000 scat
tered Russians. East southeast of
Rozan our attacks are proceeding
Gowo-owo teast OF RoZan) was cap
tufed
North of Serock or both banks o.
the Narew. and south OF Nas.elsk a
Russian counter attack failed The
enemy here and near Rczar lost $500
men. wno were taken prisoners. and
seven machine guns
Before warsaw. west Of Blonie. We
stormed the village oi Piorunow
In the district TO the southwest OF
Cora -kalwarya fighting Is proceeding
In the southeastern war theatre:
The situation OF the German troops
generally is unchanged
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-29
I,572, U-Bonts' Toll Of Lives.
Special cable Despatch TO TnE Sun

LONDON. July as.-The Admiralty an
nounced tonight that up to and includ-
ing July 81 1.6b0 persons had lost their
lives by the attacks of German sub
marines on British merchantmen and
twenty-five persons had been killed IN
attack5$n neutral merchantmen.
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Preparations Now Going On
for. Execution at 5:t5 in
the Morning.
ONLY GOVERNOR CAN
AVERT DEATH NOW
Prisoners Counsel to Meet
To-day in Last Effort to
Save Him.
ALL CONVENTIONS
BY PERKINS UPHELD
Affidavit Concerning Meet
ing With Big Tim Dis
carded by Court.

Charles Beckcr's motion for a new
trial on the ground of newly dis
covered evidence was denied last night
by Supreme Court Justice Ford.
There is now no power on earth
which can save Becker from going 10
the electric chair at > :i5 tomorrow
morning except that vested in Gov.
whitman. unless of course more new
evidence is discovered which viii
stand the test which BeCker's latest
Offering failed TO do. and upon which
Justice Ford has passed.
District Attorney Perkins and MEM
bers of his legal staff. and Justice Ford
himself. say there IS no appeal from
the courts findings, although w.
Bourke Cochran, chief of Becker's
counsel, believes that he can find a
way.
Justice Ford. who has been almost
continuously at work since last Mon
day on the problem offered by Beckers
motion. with the exception of three
hours and a half in court in TWO days
and four hours sleep each night. an
nounced his decision at 1915 last
night.
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loNpnN, July 2S,--An army dirlgibls
exploded In its hangar at Wormwood
Acrubs to-day and killed three mech
anicians and injured several others
1t is believed a lighted cigar ignited es-
eaplng gas.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-29
Contracts Fur Behind.

to British sufflciency, which has
ms arr'd II as certain since the out
""nk Of the war that everything would
"'e ogt ali right. received rude jolt
anon Minister of Munitions Lloyd
''ors' -ppke.
lH.' almost coldly, the Minister
M'nrl the Commons that the contrac-
'' I"' munitiOGS are already wofully
F".HH "a their contracts and that it will
weeks or months before the country
an nope for any substantial output
rom n"W works. Four-iifths Of the ma
h'N'" IN the armament works are not
t"Nis fun time ami only one-fifth are
N.hs used at night.
Nts altogether a discouraging pic
u'e 8'dWn by the speaker That af-
rc'-l only present conditions for the
,uio he Was much more optimistic
We caused cheer when he announced
"dt ~ least ninety men, all first class
,us''ess men, had volunteered their SER
noes Tor the Ministry of Munitions. the
.aIol.y OF whom would serve without
,aS' These men, he said received sal.
uIes regularly. greater than the Govern
"ehi could afford to pay.
me work OF his department. he said
,Nued itself into two sections---speeding
EXISTING contracts and obtaining fresh
ou''es Of supply. He could not hope
ge' any substantial output from new
,Nhs for some weeks or months to
nHo, therefore the immediate supply
'Ne front depends upon expediting
~ "orh Of those who have undertaken
~"Tac's They are all, he declared,
Continued on Third Page.
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lie uphods all the contentious "
District Attorney Perkins in regard 10
the newly discovered evidence which
was offered by Mr.. CoCkran. Bccker's
own statement, containing the first
definite news Of the meeting he had
with Big Tim sullivan the Sunday
night before the murder, is discarded
90 not newly discovered because
Becker knew about II at the time of
his trials and failed to make use ~ il.
All the attacks on the inf0rmcrs.
particularly Rose and Webher. which
are made in the eleven afidavits Of
fered 10y MIR Cochran. are declared 10
he cumulative by Justice Ford. lie
limits the powers of his own court To
the powers prescribed by statute. and
denies that he has inherent power. a
statement to which effect was part Of
Mr.. toCkrau's argument
Justice Ford was TO have passed his
hfty-thrd birthday with his family
yesterday. but instead remained in his
chambers balancing Recker's life in
the scales After he had made his de-
clsion public he said he had almost
reached his decision Tuesday night.
The power of any court Is limited
by statute lac said. "dud m, reason
for it on a motion Of this Kind IS plain.
So court would want to take the lcspuIl-
biltN for mans execution, and (
evidence such ar this were enough TO
cause new trial no one would ever
go to tnc chair.
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u. $. Caught UnpPepared.

The upheaval At Fort -au- Prince during
the last two days is the second instance
this summer OF the United States Gov
ernment being caught unprepared In the
Haytian situation. When the attack
on the city and President Sans res.
dence began yesterday morning there
was no American naval vessel in the
aIbor. while Admiral Caperton on the
Washington and the converted vac
Eagle were lying idle at Cape Haytien,
sixteen hours run distant. Neither Ad-
miral Caperton nor Charge Davies at
the legation az Port-au-prince had re-
ported anything which led officials here
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Theu he dealt with the criticisms Of
the Government, There were twl recog-
r0ed organs of criticism, he said one
was the press. a very delicate topic.
Il Will content myself with saying
that since the outbreak of the war, un-
der peculiarly trying conditions and
under the imposition of novel and un-
familiar restraints the press of the
United Kingdom. with one or two mel
snsAoy and notorious exceptions, has
discharged It's duties with patriotism
md seif-restraint, in "a public spirit and
~ manner worthy of the best ira
4.uous."
The other organ of criticism was the
Commons. for which he felt the great
est deierence and to which he attached
more Importance. When there was no
legislation the criticism resolved itself
Into Interrogation and the number of
questions put to him since Whitsuntide
vas Unprecedented. A certain propor-
Ton Of them were trivial, sometimes
they were petty. again with the most
patriotic intentions questions had been
put which could not re answered with
but mis- yhievous result from Noven-
ber TO July % Parliamentary Secretary
Tenant hao answered orally l,552
questions, he had replied to 46S ques-
tons .1 writing He, the Prime Min
S'er, had given &6S oral replies and 5l
written answers, taking no account OF
NE supplementary questions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-29

GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER.
oc the case Of six gIasS stoppered bottles
ado,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-29

Commons adopted the Governments
proposal TO adjourn tonight without go-
ing to the division lobbies and the Gov
eminent itself emerged from "A fiery as
sault unscathed and with the approval
Of a majority of the members
There was full house in attendance
In anticipation of an unusually interest
ing session, for apart from the question
% vacations it was known that Prime
Minister Asquth and Lloyd George had
important statements to make. IL began
when the motion to suspend the IL
o'clock rule having been carried the
Prime Minister formally moved the ad-
Iournment from July 20 to September Ia.
He contended that the fifteen weeks
y vacation which the House had taken
In the last nine months was not eX-
ressive. There had been very sub
stantial legislative output. They had
nassed the war loan bill. which is a
measure absolutely unprecedented in the
history of England or Of any other
country Its passage had convinced the
world. particularly the Allies, that so
FAR as Great Britain is concerned she
Is determined to devote her whole
resources To the successful prosecution
NJ the war.
They had also passed the munitions
At and the national register bill,
enabling them to review. survey, ap-
praise and mobilize the resources Of the
personnel. men and women.
Referring 10 the pensions act he mucn
regretted thar it could not be added to
tue list Despite the action of Earl
'rewe aud Lord Lansdowne the House
e Lords mad decided 10 postpone con-
sderation until after adjournment. II
me bill had been read second time
he was sure It would have gone to final
Rssdge
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How Prohibition Works in Kansas.

Easiest thing in the world to buy a drink.
investigator says after months expe.
rience in this dry" State. Don't
! miss this article in THE SUN
next Sunday.