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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-30
Rumania Searches TeutOn
Freight Cars for Arms

Paris, July pa report from
Bucharest that orders had been issued
to Rumanian officials at all frontier
stations to make thorough examina-
ton of freight cars owned by Austria
Hungary, Germany and Turkey, to pre-
vent the passage through Rumanian
territory of munitions and arms, was
officially confirmed to-day at the Ru-
manian Legation.
1t is reported that beer barrels
packed in ice sent from Germany 10
Turkey were found to contain war
munitions. Every device known TO mod
ern smugglers is said to have been used
to ship arms and munitions.
The Rumanian government has asked
the allied powers to lend it experienced
customs examiners and detectives TO
assist in enforcing the ban on NUM-
tions.
"All of which, said an interested
Diplomat questioned here to-day on the
truth of rumors that Rumania already
had concluded an Intervention agree
ment with the Triple Entente powers
and was only awaiting the concurrence
of Italy, tends to prove that the ne
eotiations for Rumania's early entry
into the war on the side Of the Entente
Allies are proceeding satisfactorily"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-30
BRITISH HOLD 10 AS QUOTES BELCIANS
SPIES; 4 CONFESS TO ATTACK BRITAIN
Berlin Paper Says ENJOYS
Reported in 1905 Kaiser
Maintained Peace.

Berlin, July 29.-The "Norddeutsche
Allgemeine Zeitung" began this morn
ing the publication of series OF
documents purporting to be secret Bel
gian diplomatic reports found in Brus-
sells by the Germans and describing
international political events from the
time of the Moroccan crisis to the
beginning OF the present conflict. The
purpose is to prove that Germany
maintained peaceful attitude
throughout this period.
The papers include alleged reports
made to Baron de Favereau, ex-bel-
gan Foreign Minister, by Count de
Lalaing, ex-Belgian Minister to Great
Britain; Baron Grendl, Minister to
Berlin; Baron Leghait, at Paris, and
Count Dursel, charge d'affaires at Ber-
lin.
Count Lalaing and Baron Grelndl
are quoted as having reported in Feb
ruary, 1905, that British hostility TO
Germany was caused by jealousy OF
her commercial and naval growth.
Count Lalaing is said to have asserted
that the British feared the days OF
their naval supremacy were numbered.
A statement attributed 20 Baron
Leghait of May 7, 1905, was that
while King Edward was in Paris he
said that the confidence existing be-
tween Germany and France had disap-
peared and that conditions were like
those twenty wears earlier.
Baron Greindl, it is said, on Sep
TENDER %, 1905, praised the Dreibund,
led by Germany, for having main
tanned European peace for thirty
years, and declared that the new dis
position of the British fleet was un-
ouestionably directed against Ger
many. The same minister is said to
have asserted that King Edward was
hostile to Germany and that Ger
many's isolation was the aim OF Brit
ish policy. All the letters emphasize
efforts said to have been made by
Great Britain to form coalition
against Germany.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-30
BRITISH DEFEAT
TURKS in ASIA

London, July %. According to an
official communication made public to-
night. British force defeated tie
Turks on July "a near Nasiriyeh, IN
Asiatic Turkey, and the disorganized
Turkish forces retreated northward
more than twenty-five miles. General
Sir John Nixon, in command of the
British force. says:
THE enemys casualties in killed,
wounded or prisoners amounted APP
proximately 10 $500 men, the prisoners
including forty-one officers and $50
men. of whom some 200 were wounded.
Our captures of arms and material in
clude one 40-pounder gun. twelve field
and two mountain guns, several ma
chine guns, 1000 rounds OF artillery
and 100000 rounds OF small-arm am
munition and explosives and bombs and
other miscellaneous ordnance stores.
"Our casualties numbered SOD men.
as follows British officers FILLED. ., and
wounded, 20; other ranks, killed AZ,
wounded 14S and missing 80; Indian
officers, killed =, wounded 7; other
ranks, killed IS, wounded 257, and
missing 6.
THE evacuation of the sick and
wounded from Nssiriyeh has COM
msnced."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-30
Russian Press Advises
Confidence in Result

Petrograd, July 90 (via London)'-
The military critics of the newspapers
of Petroprad, after conversations with
Competent military authorities. TO-
day call upon the Russian puollc 10
view the events which are ABOUT 10
tryrspire with confidence and iran
ouillity and 10 maintain their lalVn
in the glorious Russian army until
such time as it. shall undertake ue
oisive aggressive, to break once lot all
TIE power of the stubborn enemy.
The "Rech" says: Until sucn time
as our armies receive the needed mill
tary supplies the most sensible thlhg
is 20 avoid battle and retreat 10 pre-
viously prepared positions, even though
such retirement carry with II the oc-
cupaton by the enemy OF more eNIt :
sive territory than 1t previously W
held. 1t is better 10 give up territory
which may be regained than TO sacri,
ice an army which could De rep'aceu
only with difficulty. ~
Quoting = military authority, the
"Rech" goes on to say that IL Is pos
sible that Russia is on the eve OF
mannuvre which will consist Of the
retirement of the army from the llhe
OF the NlStuld " ne" NN-N'
tons marked by the strong fortresSes
of Kovno, Grodno and Brest-LitoysK'
In conclusion the "Rech" lays emphs-
sis upon the necessity of giving great,
err weight to strategic than polltlcsl
considerations.
The "Bourse Gazette" directs atten-
ton to an interview secured by us
military writer, who says that seventy
German divisions, all the German cav
airy and big part of the Austro-
Hungarian army is at present cooper
ating against Russia, thereby prevent
ing such concentration of the Russian
army on the northern front as would
pc necessary if Russia undertook at tins
time a decisive aggressive movement.
This paper points out that. until
Russia has completed the mobilization
of her industrial forces her army
cannot meet the German artillery on
equal terms. II argues Furthermore
against the retention of fortresses on
the Narew-Vistula line which are the
detectives OF the present German ad-
vance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-30
RUSSIANS BEGIN
TOLEAVE WARSAW
Continued from page |

tiorakalwarja Russian forces on the
night of July u attempted TO advance
in a westerly direction. Yesterday we
attacked them and drove them back.
an the southeastern theatre OF the
war the situation with regard to the
German troops is generally unchanged.
Austrians Win in South.
Following is the official commqnlca,-
ton issued at Austrian General Head
quarters to-day:
"On the frontier, between BukowIna
and Bessarabia, the CrOatian landwehr
and the Hungarian landsturm surprised
strongly fortified Russian P DoniIopy
the enemy fed after a s~n ~ jnn
hand-to-hand conflict, leaving l1O dead,
"Our troops captured entrenchmentss
east of Kamionka, making prisoners OF
a colonel, seven other officers and tve
hundred men: air
Near Sokal heavy attacks we're again
ranulsed. Otherwise, the situation on
the northeast front is unchanged
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-30
One Is a Native and One a
German Woman Married
to an EngliShman.

London, July 90 A British official
statement dealing with the question
of espionage was issued tonight
reading as follows:
an addition to the five persons
whose conviction for espionage has
already been announced, the authorl-
ties have arrested at various times
recently the following alleged German
agents:
"(a) A Dutch subject.
"(b) A Dutch subjec tried
By court-martial for attempting TO
communicate information regarding
the fleet. Findings and sentence not
yet promulgated.
"(c) A German with forged Amer
lean passport.
"(dJ A woman of German origin,
married TO a naturalized British sub
iect of Prussian birth, from whom she
is separated.
"(e) A Brazilian of German origin.
"(f) A native of Uruguay of Ger
"(g) A Peruvian of suspected Ger
man origin.
"lh) A Swede.
AD A German; claims to be a
naturslized American.
"G) A British subject.
"Of the above, d, C, h and l, since
their arrest, have made full comics,
sion of their mission. They Will all
be charged with attempting to collect
and communicate to the enemy infor'
nation regarding the fleet and mill
tary forces, with the intention OF as
sisting the enemy or committing an
act preparatory thereto.
The trials will be in camera. II
is not desirable in the public inter
est to give further details, but 1t may
be stated that, as far as is known
none of these persons had been IN
this country longer than three weeks
at the time of arrest. Owing TO GER
tain measures adopted by the authorl.
ties, their activities were cut short
in their early stages"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-30

bulletin brings good news from many
parts of the front For days past the
bulletin mas not reported such a num-
Der of cheering episodes. Does this
mean that the tide of battle all along
the big front is turning in the Rus
SLAMS favor and that the Germans are
on the eve Of being driven back? IN
fortunately. no. These episodes just
illustrate the amazing heroism OF the
Russian troops against enormous odds.
They are the pledge OF ultimate put
not Of immediate victory. The fact
must be faced that the Russian army
in its present circumstances cannot ad-
vance. cannot develop It's partial sue
cesses into "A broad, aggressive move
ment. -.
Nor has Russia reached alone the
decision which may decide the rate OF
Europe. She came TO decision IN con-
cert with her allies.
The mobilization of Russian indus
try for munitions work has only JUST
begun, and the army must be kept III
being until supplied with means LOT
throwing all its heroism into one Dig
advance. The Russians, unable 10 al
vance. must try fresh man9uvre. hey
must again retire, they must toll IT, Ihe
enemy's plan Of cutting them or. ne
way TO do this is TO eyacuate that fo1-
ish front which they have heId lot
vear II is a hard sacrifice 10 make,
~. a, this stage of the war there IS
no choice. The Polish theatre projects
RIGHT out into the enemy's country, and,
according TO earlier strateglcal plans, IL
was TO have been evacuated lmme-
Giatelv on the outbreak OF the war.
Tho fact that the Russians have not
only held it for year, but have used
il as base from which 70 invade the
enemy's territory Is an achievement
which was quite info seen.
When the enemy turned his who.e
! strength against Russia; when nearly
the whole Austrian army and seventy
German divisions, supported by artll-
/ lerv of Unprecedented strength and by
! practically all the Austrian and German
cavalry. flung themselves on Poland,
the defects of this theatre became oo'
vious 70 defend il 10 the utmost
would be 10 fall into the German trap
10 expose the Russian army 10 destruc-
ton and 10 bring the war, so far as
( the eastern front IS concerned, TO a
/ sudden and inglorious end.
To avoid this catastrophe, 70 con
serve its forces in order TO pursue the
war 10 a distant, but triumphant close
the Russian chief command Will tenn
norarilv withdraw its army beyond the
Vistula. but before II does this and
while It does this, the Russian army
will continue its work Of wearing do"n
The Germans, and the exhausted enemy
when he does occupy the Polish the
atre. will find il, not the granary that
I il was at the beginning OF the war, but
A desert from which all supplies are
/ withdrawn and large proportion OF
the population have fed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-30
Bv JAMES O'DONNELL BENNETT.

Christiania, June 30-In Chrlstlania
social intercourse among persons whose
circle includes the diplomatic set
grows more and more difficult and the
problams of the hostesses more and
more perplexing. %
Some Of the diplomats who used 20
he good friends are no longer speaN
ing to each other.
The occasional neutral OF pro DER,
nan sympathies who may be included
in q dinner party has 10 watch MS
speech carefully because any re ,Ini,'
that is made about Germany is llkely
TO bring the ominous PINK Spots ~
the cheeks Of women from neutra!
countries especially the United states
unless the remark Is capable OF pc
ing interpreted-or mlsinterpreted oa as
a reflection against Germany Ohe
has 10 be cautious or he VIII, wltnouI;
having meant TO start anything Spoll
a party. .r.o;,
At dinner | was carefully refrain
ing from any reference TO the war
when another guest-a neutral -sdIu'
81 hear you were in northern france
LIST month. Do tell us something
about the condition of the poor peo'
Their condition didn't seem to me
desperate, nor anything like that'
said. r. :.
being as we'll administered AS Ter
nan cities are. .;o1
"Tn some respects these occupied
towns are better off than they were
before the war. In ~. quentin 10
example. the people can now 81
J in comfort at their open WINDOWS ~
/ an evening and they couldn't DO una
before the war because the sttIASi
parading in the streets behaved DadIA
threw bad words and an OCCASION
stone through the windows. ne yer
man soldiers garrlsoning tne to~,
don, do that. | believe the peopi'
are we'll governed. II
That remark made bad feeling. I'M
cheek of charming woman ~
tral-at the end of the table hame'
Poor people, They would rattle
face death than be even we'll governed
by the hideous Germans. 49,.
"Thev don't appear 10 feel ina
wav" said land the two PINK spot
in the charming woman's charmlnl
cheeks grew brighter. 49, ina,
The finest spirited and inc JUS
est of all the dinner party c9htto
yersialists have met IN either SIocA
holm or Christina Is the wile OIL a
Englishman in the diplomatic serV'c
of his country. .-
A little. eager creature she - vel
keen and vibrant. as tnoTough pa
asrtisvoman as ever | have me-
When We were presented she shlo'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-30
GERARD CALLED
IN CONFERENCE
ON U. 5. NOTE
American Ambassador and
German Chancellor Dis
Cuss Situation.
NO CHANGE YET
IN BERLIN VIEW
Washington Protest in Leelanaw
Case Likely to Deny Cargo
Was Contraband.

Berlin. July 29.-Dr. Theobald Won
Pe.bmanr HollweC. German Imperial
Chancellor. who returned TO the capt.
tai Yesterday from a visit 10 the army
headouarters in the field. where he
talked with Emperor William. sent for
lanes ". Gerard, American Ambassa-
dor. TODAY.
The conference lasted an hour and a
ousrter. Relations between Germany
and the United States were exhaust
ivelv discussed, but, as far as can be
,scertained, the conference is not
likely TO lead 20 tangible results. nor
20 any formal change in Germany's
manner OF conducting her submarine
campaign.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-30
Gounaris Government Has
Brought On Discord,
He Declares.
RUMANIA SEARCHES
ALL GERMAN CARS
Finds Munitions for Turkey in
Beer Barrels-Asks Allies
to- Aid in Hunt.
By GORDON GORDON.SMITH.


Milan. July 20 violent attack on
the government by Venizelos is con-
sidered in Italy to mark n new phase
Of the Greek situation. The Gounaris
Cabinet, he declared, had done every
thing to prevent the nation giving
expression to its will, had stopped the
constitutional life of the country and
had used the name of the King, but
the nation had nevertheless broken
through all the obstacles by which IL
had been neutralized.
"The danger in the situation lies IN
the fact that the government, without
authority, has plunged into discord,
continued Venizelos. This caused me
to decide to return to public life. In
vain the present government, claiming
10 have the confidence of the King,
hut not that of the people, has tired
to falsify the elections.
81 hope that the Kings restoration
to health will soon put an end to all
the rumors which accuse the govern
ment of planning a coup d'etat, that
OF the dissolution of Parliament De
fore il even meets"
There is not the slightest doubt that
the internal situation in Greece is
rapidly approaching crisis of the
most dangerous kind. The notorious
Baron Won Schenck is at the head OF
the pro- German agitation, and his hun
Greds of agents are working night
and day to oppose the return OF Veni-
zelos to power and to keep active the
shipping of contraband into Turkey by
Greek vessels and business houses.
He also is expanding immense sums to
subsidize the press, which is trying
TO create friction on account o. the
activity of warships in suppresslng
contraband.
If any further effort is made to ad-
journ the meeting of the Chamber
critical situation will be created.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-30
May Deny Leelanaw's
Cargo Was Contraband

Washington. July 29.-In the note
,,h,cb The state Department Will soon
se1d 20 Germany protesting against
,be sinking Of the American steamship
Iee}anaw the legality OF tne German
cortertion that the ships cargo was
contrabaud Of war probably will be
questioned. Flax. of which the cargo
wss chiefly composed, was declared con-
d,tional contraband in the German list
~ last April, but as the April list was
PROMULGATED as a reprisal against the
English lists some officials regard II
as OF doubtful legality.
The last note 10 Germany on the
Iusitania case made clear that al!
measures Of reprisal must be regarded
as extra-legal per sc, but 1t is not
believed the application OF this doc
trine 10 the Leelanaw affair would ma
terially alter the governments course
Secretary Lansing regards the Leeia-
nav case as almost exactly analogous
10 that of the William P. Frye.
No bill for damages has been pre-
scented by the Leelanaw's owners, but
the State Department Will not delay
its note on this account. Germany
has already taken the stand that the
amount of indemnity must be hXed by
the German prize courts. Inc Chlleo
States strongly dissents from this rul'
ing. holding that the sinking OF an
American vessel is a violation OF the
treaty of 1928 and must be adjusted
automatically.
Oficials of the State Department
said to-day that the alleged attempt
Of the Leelanaw TO escape did not IN
any way condone the destruction Oh the
vessel. Had repeated attempts to nee
been followed by destruction as the
only means of arresting the Night, y
is declared, this government could nave
had no cause for complaint, but once
nc steamer was halted, the attempted
escape could not affect the rights OF
the owners to the integrity Of then
urOpertV.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-30
WILSON ADDS HAYTl
TO CORNISH STUDIES
Spends Day Golfing, Autoing
and Reading Reports.

Cornish. n. H.. July 29.-President
Wilson went golfng and automobiling
to-day, but spent several hours reading
reports from the State Department and
debating answers to messages COM
mending the last note to Germany.
Reports of conditions in Hayti were
forwarded to the President Some ad-
visers favor the establishment in Hayti
of financial system similar to that
in the Dominican republic. where the
United States collects the customs.
The President rode more than sew
enty-five miles in his automobile this
afternoon with Mrs. Norman Calf, of
Washington; Miss Margaret Wilson
and Miss Helen Woodrow Bones.
DR.. Cary I. Grayson left this after
noon for Boston to consult with a
physician attending Ellen Wilson Nc
Adoo, the Presidents baby grand
daughter, who is sick at North Haven.
Me. DR. Grayson may go to North
Haven himself.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-30
EXPECT BRITAIN
TO STAND FIRM
u. S. Officials Unable to
Get Relief from Order
in Council.

Washington, July 29.-Unofhcial but
vigorous efforts by the State Depart
ment to obtain for American importers
the release of consignments Of Ger.
man, Austrian and other goods held
up in neutral European ports by the
British Order in Council are believed
by officials here to have influenced
Great Britain to formulate the supple.
mental note expected next week. The
communication is expected to present
an answer TO the unofficial representa-
tons made just after the original Brit
ish note was framed.
Pressure of American demands for
detained shipments has been great
While the State Department has off
cially declined to recognize the right
of Great Britain to interfere in any
way with American trade with neutral
ports. unofficial efforts have been made
to exempt at least part of these con-
signments from the operation of the
Order in Council. These negotiations
have not been generally successful, anG
emphatic though informal representa-
tons have been sent to support the
claims of American shippers.
Delay Of goods valued at S167 100000
now held in Rotterdam Las been the
principal case discussed. These ship
ments include German and Belgian
products. Efforts to release some OF
them on the ground that they were
contracted for prior to the issuance
of the British Order in Council, and
others on the ground that they were
bona fide neutral .hipments of Belgian
origin, have so far been unsuccessful
officials now believe that Great Britain
has decided to state her side of the
case officially in the supplemental note
Seizure of the steamer Neches, from
Rotterdam to New York, with goods ot
this character made it clear that Great
0ritain was determined to prevent
movement of such commerce.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-30
ARABIC LOADED
WITH MUNITIONS

In the cargo of the steamer Arabic
Of the White Star Line, which left this
port Wednesday for Liverpool, it was
learned yesterday, were the following
contraband articles:
Four thousand cases Of cartridges,
2,272 empty shells. packed separately;
2173 cases smaller shells, 497 cases
fuses, SO aeroplanes and parts, JOG au-
tomobile trucks. 1875 bales cotton, 1883
automobile tires, 337 barrels lubricat-
ing oil. 60 barrels wax, GA logs lignum
vitae SO cedar logs. 1914 bags meal,
769 steel billets, SAT- packages steel,
1885 plates spelter, 6,3Ol lead pigs,
| .564 copper catholics, 9lS canvas tents,
2.7lO nickel ingots, 80 barrels nickel
blanks, 141 cases brass blanks. 500
cases brass rods. 1855 pieces of sun,
dries. including machinery parts and
204 coils of wire rope.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-30
BRUSSELS FINED
ANOTHER MILLION
Kaiser Imposes Penalty Because
Allies Aviators Destroyed
Zeppelin.

Paris, July 29-Another fine of one
million dollars has been imposed on
The. city of Brussels by the German
Zeppelin al Evere by aviators of the
Entente Allies, according to the Havre
correspondent Of the Petit Parisien."
A dispatch from Amsterdam June Il
SAID that British airmen had attacked
the Zeppelin shed at Evere, north of
Brussels, and had Sc fire to the build
ing destroying the Zeppelin inside.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-30
Withdrawal Means
Saving of Big Army

tBy cable to The Tribune
Petrograd, July % dispatch 70 The
London Daily Chronicle'D. 7 o-day's