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GERMANY HAS PROMISED
CRUSHING. OE, SIsnnIA

Especial Gable to The Times Dispatch
ATHENS. July 2s.--Information from
well-informed source confirms the
Deiief that In the coming month the
Aus'ro- German offensive will be re-
sumea on the Serbian from. In Con-.
stantinoplc 1t is positively asserted
.hat the offensive has been promised
oE the middle of August. Enver Pasha,
III a proclamation to the troops at
-Iailipoli urging them to resist. says
the time Is near for the crushing OF
serbia and for tho appearance in Con-
stanttnople of re-enforcements of
German troops"
. The situation in Turkey is critical.
The Daily Telegraph correspondent is
informed that IL il were not for the
dehnitc German promise of the com
ing crushing of Serbia and the opening
OF the way for the descent of the
German troops to Constantinoplc the
situation would be so desperate ms to
justify Turkey in suing for peace
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AMERICAN STANDPOINT
IS FIRMLY UPHELD

THE HAGUE, July IS Cvia London).-
in lengthy editorial on the American
note 10 Germany, the N!euwe Courant
upholds the American standpoint. de-
claring:
Warning nations must at all times
and Under all circumstances abstain
from Interference with the sovereign
rights OF ncutrals. If America or any
other neutral nation abandons that
standpoint. they would be unable any
longer 10 consider an injustice the
wrong committed against Belgium.
The Netherlands would then have
to recogniZ. even the violation OF its
territory as permissible II Germany
FOUND II necessary 20 commit such an
act In order 10 preserve its own ex-
istcnCe'
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EXTRAORDINARY ACTIVITY
ALONG BELGIAN COAST

Especial Gable to The Times Dispatch
LONDON July 2s.-Extraordinary
activity. in which the allies are taking
the offensive, has been renewed along
the Belgian coast. According to q
dispatch from Amsterdam French
airship has bombarded Zeebrugge, the
German submarine base. German
torpedo boat Is said to have been badly
damaged. Airships have. dropped
bombs on Zcebruggc for four success
sive nights
Another dispatch from Amsterdam
says that "a French airship. flew over
Client Oh Monday. 1t was fred at by
two German submarines. hut escaped.
Two German destroyers are reported
to have been damaged. The twelfth
German submarine is alleged to have
passed through Client en- route to Zee
hruggc.
The Germans are rctaiiating for
French activity by another long range
Smelling OF Dunkirk a dispatch from
there says the town was bombarded
to-day by Il German heavy howitzer.
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PAYS
WITH DEATH BY MOB

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the French legation and the insult to
the French nation.
1T Is clear to some officials that II
this event had taken place in Santo
domingo, which Is n Quasi-Amcrican
protectorate, Franco would hold the
united States for satisfaction and in
demhity. The United States has prac-
.icaiiy taken over Santo Domingo. and
10 responsible to all nations there un-
oer inc spirit Of the Monroe Doctrine
as well as by the special arrangement
pS winch the United States is admin
istering the affairs of the Dominican
Republic.
ono important consideration which
seems to throw the burden of ro.non
siDility for the insult to tho E,rench
nation in Haiti on the United State.
government is that the French several
weeks ago landed marines at Cane
Haitien from the cruiser Condo When
'he State Department heard of il Al
ihirai 'aperton was ordered to proceed
Immediately from Vera Cruz on IN.
Washington with 100 extra marines
The French politely and quietly with
drew TO their ships when the Washing
ton arrived. 1t Is thought the French
government may take the view that. as
'He Cnltcd states TOOK over the pro-
lection of foreign lives and property
from the French naval forces. tho
United States should exact PREPARATION
and apology in her behalf
FRANCE MAY FAKE ACTION
On HER OWN ACCOUNT
Other officials. however. think that
France Will take action on her own
account. and demand prompt settle
iheht with Haiti the momcn; order is
restored The United States naval au-
thorities would then cooperate with
the french authorities.
The violation OF the Dominican lesa-
tion. which occurred yesterday. pre-
hcnts another problem for this govern.
mcnt, but one hardly as grave az that
Ia which France Is concerned The
mob invaded the Dominican legation 10
capture General Oscar. Governor of
Port au Prince, and supporter OF
President Guillaumc. He was dragged
GU, and killed before the door of the
legation.
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CANADIANS ARE URGED
TO FURNISH MIfSJJIuyS

What then is the Immediate duty Of
Canadians; To raise largo SUNG of
money Not so much. old John Bull
may be safvly trusted to look after the
financing Of this war
listen to the insistent iteration Of
Lloyd George: Munitions and ma
chine guns. munitions and machine
guns"
Let every Canadian wheel that can
'"'h on !" shell he set a-goinY Let
every Canadian workman and work
woman that can get to 4 ,uuLitiou fnc
tor! or gun factory get there and with
All speed. Shells and more shells.
Machin" guns and more machine guns.
Where British soldiers have Two ma /.
'hine guns Germans have forty. shcIis
wasted mean battnliOrs Enved We
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GERMANS BALKED
BY STUBBORNESS-
OF RUSSIAN LINE
(Continned from First PageO

Russians. and at several points the
Russians have suffered particularly
heavy losses. $500 prisonc having
been taken by the Germans alon. the
Narew alone. In this sector, Won Hin
denhurg's troops have taken by storm
the Russian CONFERENCE.-The. arc press
ing forward TO the Bug in an effort to
cut the Petros rad Wilma railway and
encircle the Polish capital
In the Courland and Kovno Provinces
only the capture of some Russians of
the scattered Fifth Army is reported
ana II is believed that countcrattacks
launched against Won Buelow by forces
OF Cossacks in this region have halted.
at least temporarily, his sweep upon
the important railway systems running
from back of Warsaw into the north
eastern interior of Russia
In the south also Won Mackensen is
standing still. while the Russian at
lacks shatter themselves upon his lines
hut. although these commentaries are
undoubtedly costing the Russians
hcaNilN, they are preventing the Ger
mans and Austriaus from Keeping up
VIZ sweeping gains winch for time
promised to bring them into Warsaw
within a few days
III SSIANS ARE DEFEATED
IN REGION OF SoKAI.
The Russians have suffered Il reverse
IN the region Of Sokal. where their at
tacks on Won Mackensen's nanks have
been defeated, and they have received
severe setback, the Austrians press
ing across the Bug and releasing large
numbers held there for use on other
parts of the Lublim- Chclm line
Berlin to-day reports the capture of
Pirounow, fifteen miles west Of War
saw AS this town is west of the
Glonic. or western fort line before the
ioliSh capital, its loss is OF little effect
10 the Russians. The Germans ii thew
attempt frontal attacks in this direc-
tioh, VIII have 10 face one OF the
strongest lines ever constructed.
Military critics. in view of the slow
ness OF the German movements of the
iast le" DAYS. are beginning to pick up
a little confidence. They point out tina,
the Grand Duke Nicholas is lighting on
ground OF his own choosing, and that
'hiS atone Is or great advantage to the
russians. Warsaw, they admit is in
the most precarious position it has We,
raced but they hope that The lighting
OF the next few days may bring some
development looking 10 the dcliverancc
OF the city from the iron ring Won
HindenburS is casting
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have tried lighting mace no guns with
men and have learned bitter lesson.
canadian shells ana machine guns
mean the saving OF Canadian men.
Seriously. soberly, solemnly. let 1t be
said that unless munitions of war can
be furnished and Overwhelming mem
of-war. the bitterness and humiliatio
OF defeat will he our portion and the
shame and slavery Of Al infamous and
;yrannous militaryiSm will be the por-
ton Of our children.
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N"'ncn begin Service.

LONDON July Is Women r,,u 49,
!iers made theu Hrs, apnear,ncc =,
LONDON this week. when twelve Young
women We're assigned 10 replace male
pos men in the GoldcrS Green district
u! IN" northwestern part Of the city.
4"ey are being paid at the same rat. a =
auAi!iaFy male pos,mon.
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MEN BORN IN ISp8
ARE CALLED no CoIoUS

Especial Gable TO The Times Dispatch
fETRoGRAD, July IS (via London) =
An imperial ukase issued to-day calls
to the colors men born in 1896
1t is reported that a governmental
order is about to be issued for a general
mobilization throughout Siberia.
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ians from positions which they recent.
~ occupied. The Austrian attack was
preceded by artillery fire and Infantry
detachments supported by numerous
machine guns, but the Austrians wer.
obliged TO retire after severe losses.
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n.d Cro,, Nm C.,c,,,o,

berlin, July 2s.--The Red Cross is
arranging !oT the celebration through
out Germany ~ August /. anniversary
OF me "ntbfehk OF the way as a day OF
self-den!al II IS hoped 10 raise SI5
100000 for variouk charitable purposes
on that day.
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War Cnu,.. MIR pr,r

CONSTANTINOPLE. July 2S.-Thc re-
ccipts of the Turkish governmental to-
bacco monopoly for May, 1915, dropped
10 ls.'o0.ooo piastcrs For the same
month III 1914 they were -. 900, 900 pias-
tiers. The war is held responsible for
tho big drop.
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THEIR EYES ARE OPENED
TO SPECTRE OF DEFEAT

What was wrong? The fact was sim
ply TINS: That the British people were
standing and looking with newly
opened eyes at the spectre OF defeat
looming UP through The channel mists,
a spectre unlike the traditional spec
tres OF our dreams sleeping or walk
ing. N that IL refused TO disappcar
ana wore "a shiny helmet That spec-
ire unless conditions were changed
could not be laid, but would take on
2 reality Of hideousncss and pcrma-
nencE for their children to contemplate
Tor generations. There are people
doubtless, reading this line who paus
TO say rot But the British pcople
are not saying rot" any more and did
not say rot when their eyes were
opened some two months and q half
ago.
The British people sat up broad
awake. and with that superb, cool
pleasant ana terrible facts. looked the
situation III the eye and began forth
attn 10 change things
Inc government showed the way
NTH that fine power of sacrifice which
5 The characteristic of the British
statesman, Asquith met the crisis, for
crisis II was. II was "a bitter, hard dav
Tor the Premier. the bitterest and hard
est day OF his whole great career, but
re vas equal TO the demand made upon
MS patriotism. y coalition government
"as formed Then the house clcaninp
began Among other things the War
bi'lce was rcorganizcd. y new DEPART
mcnt was created with LLOYD George
that wonderful, great. little man, at its
nea" as Minister OF munitions
Up 10 this time the call had been
:"r men. men, and more men. Now to
Inc nations ears came new cry:
Munitions, munitions, and more muni-
ti"ns. That wonder working little
Wcishnan was on 10 his Job One
question sim remains TO be answered.
What is to be the issue ri this serious
var The answer is plain. so plain
that even the crstwhiie cheerful on
tInist can see it. Ana the answer ia
thiS: IF the change In conditions. 80
splendidiy initiated be not continued
ana with ever-incrcas!ng accelcrution.
the Issue is: Defeat"
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Gold.boro out Of Race.

BALTIMORE, MD, July 2S-Gov-
ernor Goldsboro announced tonight
that he was out of the race for re-
nomination 1t is believed his support
will 20 10 O. + Weller, chairman of
the Roads Commission. a Republican
candidate
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PERKINS SURE no MISTAKE
WILL BE MADE IN EXECUTION

District Attorney Perkins. who led
the states forces, when told OF the de-
cision. said
II am very glad Justice Ford took
SO much time and looked into tho case
so thoroughly. am quite confident
there was no merit in he anidavits,
am sure no mistake is being made in
carrying out the sentence imposed
Justice Ford declined 10 say whether
Becker can appeal from the decision
Justice Fords decision means that
Becker undoubtedly will n" put 20
death in the electric chair early on
Friday for crime of which he was
twice convicted after two sensational
trials, which attracted widespread in
teIest.
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SAN MARITIME HEIGHTS
ST0RMED BY ITALIANS
Bristling Notifications Manned With
Austrian Guns Fail to Hold
Invaders Buck.
MANY PRISONERS ARE TAKEN
Recent Actions Most Sanguinary OF
War, and Mountainsides Literally
Covered With Dend-Every Inch
OF Ground PlOwed by Shells.
ny ANDRE BEAUMONT.


MILAN, July 2S.-Following their
Carso battle field. Italian troops scored
another considerable success OH Mon
day, whom they stormed the heights of
san Martino, bristling with fortifca-
tons, and occupied the village Fur
ther to the right, they pushed their
attack from the Dobcrdo plateau and
around Monte Seibusi, encirclinE a
large contingent of Austrian troops.
They took 5000 prisoners as well as a
large amount of provisions ammuni-
ton and war material
simultaneously. severe fighting has
been carried on around Monte San
MicheIc, from the summit of which the
Austrfans have been definitely com
PEELED 10 retreat
OFFERS TOO EASY MARK
FOR AUSTRIA FORTS
After occupying the summit the Ital-
ian troops withdrew behind it, because
the mountain crest offers too easy a
mark for the concentrated fro from
the Austrian forts and batteries al
Gorilla.
The main object, however. has been
attained by driving the Austrians from
the strong positions on the mountains
and compelling them 10 remove their
batteries, which nearly fell into the
hands of The Italians AS they reach ed
the summit
This action was one OF the most SAN
Sulnary Of the war An Austrian Of
hcer says that in the course Of the
battle every inch of the mountainside
was plowcd with shells and concen-
irated fire from numerous Italian bat
tcries. The sigh; of the Austrian dead
VINO literally covered portions Of the
ground. was sickening, he states
The Austrian resistance at this point
was extremely stubborn. The positions
at Monte San Michele and Monte san
MARITIME were stubbornly defended
because they form the points command
ing the passage OF the lower Isonzo
from Gradisca and are the key Of the
Austrian center. Monte san Michele
being the highest OF the two and nearer
Gorizia. was the most important 1t
has been the Italian objective for the
last forty days-cvcr since the move
men, on the left bank OF the Isonzo
began.
PRINCIPAL. OBJECT
OF BATTLE. ACHIEVED
Daily progress has been made since
July %, and after numerous arden,
assaults, in which scores of trenches
had 10 be carried with the bayonet and
wire dcfcnses demolished in the face
Of a murderous fire, one of the prin-
cipal objects Of the Carso battle has
been accomplished
y little further southeast. the I,al-
ians are advancing in the valley which
they entered a week ago
ON other parts Of the Italian front
all Austrian attempts TO create a diver
sion have completely failed In the
Nal!ey of the Dones an elaborate at
tempt was made TO dislodge the Ital-
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BLAME is PLACED
FOR RIVER HORROR
Confined from First parel

VNontihued from First PaScD
DAY disclosed only-'two corps.s to add
to the $50 victims previously recovered
WnECNERs START WORK
OF RIGHTINt; VESSEL
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GREAT BRITAIN FACING
GRIM sPECTER OF DEFEAT
Country Finally Has Awakened to
Fact That Danger Is Acute
and Imminent.
OPTIMISM HAS VANISHED
Ralph Connor, Author, Returns From
London With Vivid Description of
England ArouSing From Lethurgy.
Problem Now One of Munitions.
Especial to The Timcs-Dispatch.1

Especial to The Times Dispatch
TORONTO. July 2S.-Rev. Charles w.
Gordon, ID. D., famous as an author and
minister. chaplain OF the Forty third
Battalion OF Cameron IliEhlanders,
tensely loyal English newspaper, that
Great Britain faces the spccter of de-
feat in this war"
Dr. Gordon returned to Canada to
bring back his brother. Lieutenant
Colonel a. r. Gordon, OF the Cameron
HiShlanders who is dangerously i'll.
Or. Gordons pen name in literature is
Ralph Common. He signs that name to
the following extraordinary article in
the Toronto Globe:
By RALPH CONNOR.
Every one has been dutifully saying
that this war is a serious business but
no living man. not even Kitchener
Lloyd George, Bonar Law or the labor
leaders of Britain and the labor unions
know just how serious. how deadly
serious this war is. And on London
streets and III London offices. in the
drawing-rooms and at week ends men
are asking each other soto voce ques-
tons they would not dare to ask aloud
ana are getting answers sometimes that
give a queer feeling at their British
hearts.
CHEERFUL OPTIMIST
NO LONGER NEEDED
serious business, indeed. is this
war The issue OF it, the cheerful and
irresponsible optimist with his eye on
the past when wars were waped by men
and not by machines. and when valor
not explosives, won fights declares to
be assured. Only one Issue is possible
victory for our arms. y pleasant man
4, ~
that MS eye is upon the back trail or
In the clouds. When You know him.
YOU dam him for "A misleading fool.
Every man in the empire that ought
10 be listened to sees no hope Of vic
tory, absolutely none and little hope OF
even drawn battle. until conditions
be changed, changed so as TO be utter
~ diterent from those under which the
war has hitherto been waged
Inc hrst impression one got on reach
ing London, about two months ago was
that the traditional British cocksure-
ness had been shattered and had been
replaced by paralyZinC sense of un-
certainty You caught il everywhere
on the streets in the hotels. at din
ncrs, III the House Of Commons and in
the press. even in the press 1t was not
so much what people said. but what
me! refused 10 say. IL was the de
termined and obvious effort 10 be cheer
tui that depressed and disturbed one.
tNerybod" was saying TO his ncighbor:
Cheer up. things will improve
But everybody when by himself, re-
fused 10 cheer up. being firmly con-
WINGED that things were "beastly rot
ten He engaged during those lonely
moments III damning in his own way
something or somebody and not the
Germans either, because OF the rot
ten heatliness" of things in general
and especially things about the War
Office.
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as newly discovered III tho afNoaYits on
behalf OF the defendant meet the re-
quirements of The statute and OF the
Court OF Appeals"
HOW COURT INTERRUPTS
VARIOUS AEF'IDANITS
He then intcrpre,s the ai'idavits as
follows:
"As to the defendants own affidavit,
II is not contcnded that il sets forth
newly discovered evidence. and must
be disregarded.
"Kaufmanns two anidavits' detail
certain conversations with Bridgic
wclber. Rosonthal. Mrs Roscnthal,
.Applcbaum and one MutNc. very little
of which would be admissible under tho
rules of evidence.
$50. OF the affidavit OF Edward c.
Ginty. which purrorts TO give the SUBJ
stance of = conversation had with Rose
10 the effect that ii was not intended
that Roscnthal should he Killed. that
Rose had over $4,000 in his possession
to bc given 10 Rosenthal for tho pur-
pose of getting him out Of tho way, aud
That Rose was shocked and disap-
pointed when he heard OF Rosenthals
death The only theory on which this
evidence could be considered competent
is that 1t might he introduced 10 i'm
peach or contradict Rose. but such pro-
posed evidence is clearly OF no weight
upon this action.
- The same may be said of the af
fidavi; Of the convict, Murphy"
The affidavits of John +. Mcintyre
and Martin T Mauton. of counsel for
Becker: Deputy Warden Johnson. of
Sing SinE and Harry NJ. Applebaum.
former private secretary 10 the late
Senator Timothy sullivan arc declared
to offer no new evidence
= The opinion dismisses the other af-
-tidayits as immaterial and incompetent.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-21

rem of houses as when old New York
was young" Nearly mile Of solid
block fronts is yet to be improved, and
an invasion of apartment house build
ers is bound to be n feature of this
district at an carly date.
In this part of Broadway there is an
abundance of room for the creation OF
all apartment house centre for Pany
thousand persons. The section IS
nearly the highest point of the
Heights, and can be readily changed,
into one Of the best residential regions
of upper Broadway.
Quite a number of apartment houses
representing an investment Of many
hundred thousand dollars, have been
built in Broadway north of sherman
Square in the last five years. The Ad.
maston, at the northwest corner OF
Eightv-ninth Street. is one OF that
group. It was built by the Eighty
ninth-Ninetieth Street Company from
plans bv George and Edward Blum, the
estimated cost being $1,000,OO0 The
Roxborough. at the northwest corner
Of Ninety-second Street, built by the
Yorkshire Realty and Construction
Company, is also among the most mod
ern houses in this part of Broadway