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CASES READY.
Formal statement VIII he Pre-
scented to T.. =. TO-day.

WlsHINGToN, oct. IA formal state
ment Of the cases OF the American pack
ors who are claimants before the Brit
ish Government 10 The amount OF 49,
400, 900 on account Of seizures OF meat
cargoes by the British will be presented
to the State Department tomorrow by
the counsel for the packers,
This statement ~ their cases will in
clude n request upon the Departmen
TO take such action as the packers thin
the situation regarding their interests
warrants. II is designed to lay the
groundwork for diplomatic action by the
United States Government.
Presentation OF this formal request
for Intervention in their behalf has bee,
delayed by the packers because Of the
fact that until to-day the ext OF the
decision of the British prize court In the
cases thus far passed upon was no,
available in this country,
Copies of the complete decision have
been received by Chandler Anderson.
special counsel Of the Department, who
has been giving the meat cases his at
tention. II was thereupOn decided ia
proceed with presentations OF a formal
request to the Government to take up
the American meat cases with Great
Britain.
The application vas presented by G..
!. Faulkner Of the Armour COMPANY
and Henry Needer Of the Swift com
pany, together representing the entire
group OF American packers involved.
Tho packers hold that the decision OF
III" British prize court in the cases thus
far decided was based on municipal law
that Is. the British orders in council, I'm
~contravention Of international law, and
that the court did not have before il
sufficient evidence to warraft it's de-
cision under the rules OF International
law, Therefore they are prepared 10 ask
That the United states in their behalf
file objections to prize court proceed.
ings IN the additional pending cases,
numbering twenty-nine, OF the ground
mat the prize court Cannot be relied
on 10 apply the rules Of International la W
and that this Government does not feel
that It's citizens should be subjected Ia
further proceedings which it cannot re-
gard as IN accordance with established
law.
Whether the state Department will
consent TO tai" this action Is not vet
known. IL viii probably not be deter
mined for some time. 1t is known. how
ever, that the DepartmeRf considers that
there is much reasunablrncss N the con-
tertion OF the packers and that the stu
arlon requires that soms action De
taken.
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French and the use Of both hish ex.
plosive shells n shrapnel.
This fire was borne philosophically.'
the eyewitness said, FOR since they have
had their new steel helmets u men
don't fear wounds In the head.
AT 1 o'clock In the afternoon he
continued. the guns ceased Bring and
we were ordered to attack again. Ma
! chine runs which the Germans had
p,aced on their 8apk. were put out Of
action I, was dinicuit going in the
woods Mo, .,up,h,e,, over bra
h,, a, ~. other hand bo,ca torn
A., a.. u.n,. b., ,ha,,. 800 ,h.,,or
1850 oahta 49, e. Th..a o,n.
49, s."s H. AZ. .n,ssnS
W.. ..".' - !" 80 80.
w" eo p'"'e, Wv ~ -. -"
"i.he.,"s IRE pu. Jul .nen u US U.s.
.ate' FROM oe"ihu use s.unnps " iIo'"
'ne PITS !ney kept nurl'hs u constant
streaW OF oonnDS anu soon uIoVe INC
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NOTHING X NOW.
frcnrh Stat~sman Says Great
Drive CannOt Re stopped.

PARIS. oct. SENATOR Pichon. en-
| Foreign Minister, declared to-day hat
the Franco-British operations Of the last
few days are only the beginning OF the
I great offensive on the western front and
that IL will not stop until "A vital result
| has been achieved.
Until the present we lacked ma
t~orials," Senator Pichon explained. We
had no heavy artillery. our ammuui-
ton supplies were insufficient. We are
now amply provided with everything
needful. We have both big guns II
plenty OF shells. If from now on we
are only favored by the weather l am
sure things Will go nicely.
"Souchez and the German positions
near Nimy are now In our hands. a.
you zee in the communicates. We are
making steady progress on every front.
What may occasionally appear as a
slackeniny Of the great offensive need
cause no surprise. Battles are not
fought to-day as they were in the days
when loo. 900 men were "A great army
and hours or a few days suficed to score
"A creRi victory.
THE weather IL now one Of the
biggest factors in the battle along the
German front. II may make or mar the
| success of important movements ON
account of the increased Importance OF
artillery a heavy rainfall and muddy
roads might seriously hinder our opera
lions.
hut one thing already has been
demonstrated that FrenVl, troops. man
! for man, army for army. are the SUI
perior Of the enemy. They have more
spirit numerically. They have nothing
to fear. 1t liz because I know the spirit
of the men IN the trenches that I firmly
believe tn" offensive will continue TO be-
victorious. And another thing. Germany
will be unable to send much aid to Tur-
key because she will need her
nearer home"
Senator Picho was asked what ef.
feet the Allies drive would have OIL
Russia.
1T undoubtedly will relieve the situa.
ton there very much" he replied. "Con.
siderable pressure will be taken OF the
Russian army ON the whole our sue.
cesses undoubtedly will have a Rrea,
value both IN a military and diplomatic
way. Yes. YOU may say certainly tina,
this is the beginning OF the great of.
fens!ye"
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RESISTANCE WEAKER.
Tia M ering of HERMAN Lines
Csu.es Heavy strain On Them.

Sprctut TOfS beSpnFfN 10 I'VE Sun
LONDON. Oct. 1.-The 1tmes CORE
~spondent at British field headquarters ~
"A despatch dated Wednesday says drench.
ing rain and bitter wind are interfering
with the operations, preventing air re-
connaisances. hindcring artillery obser'
walton work and dampening the spirits
of the men.
referring to the work that lies ahead
Of the British forces the correspond
,nt says
AT some parts Of the front we are
against the German second position. II
"ther the second has been carried and
"" are facing the third.
Some people talk as n there were
AN endless series Of these German posi-.
tons stretching right ava to the Rhine
That of cours" H. unbelievable. We dc
not know their number. hut We may be
sure it is strictly limited.
Fortified positions ON the German
scale necessitate long and arluous labor
Again. after zach position iS aiken the
resisting power Of the enemy grow
weaker. He is losing heavily in guns
and men. and though he gets all the re-
endorsements he asks he IL sufrerinp
under the strain Of the most harassing
kind undergone In this war.
The time Will come when cur success
siNe attacks VIII lead to some sector
being assaulted on both sides at one,
and withdrawal on a large scale MA
hs compulsory. This is especially true
OF "A front which has the ~oontiguration
OF the German front IN tn. west.
lit Is a great HIM to have carried
the German FIRST position on - wid.
a front. hut 1t ~ only the beginning
The Italians DID the same thing an thu
lsunz" aud they have been strugglgg
FOR three months against IN. second
linz.
the success OF the allied offensive de-
ponds u,,on repeated efforts of equa
strength Of the first. There is no need
of fcN.rish hurry. Victory ~ not a
question of hours or days, but Of weeks
Human effort could make German
positions no stronger han they are, but
" We are able TO bring the fight wea.
,'ou against then they Will 60. What
Ne have lone with the first and second
line We can do with the third and fourth
1t means men and munitions. sspe'
cially munitions. II these are forth.
coming this autumn may Vet So. tina,
msnmuNre battle on the grand seal,
for which the world has been waiting.
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ALLIES ON NEW
LINE HOLD OFF
HEAVY ATTACKS


under our trenches south Of the Menin
road, gaining a footing in our front
line. BY unit attacks made on
September 30 we ecovere all but a
small portion Of the trench lost.
To-day there has been no change in
the situation on our front. For the
last seven days our aircraft have been
very active. Seventeen air combats
are reported. In only n OF which
wrs a British machine worsted. A
herman machine was brought down
within our lines yesterday. Attacks
were made on railways In the hostile
area and the main lines damaged at
fifteen places. five and probably six
trains were partly wrecked. the To-
connective sheds at Nalenciennes were
fired and considerable interference
was caused with the German railway
organization.
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NEW BOMB
British Territorial Describes Fixb,
at HOOge.

l.oNpoN, oct. IA Territorial. one OF
a consignment OF wounded which ar
rived in London at midnight last night.
tells OF the fighting at Hooge: lie has
SIX wounds In one arm caused by "A
bomb OF the type known to the men as
Withholding Tho Territorial said tina
all was going well AT Hooee In spite OF
the giving UP OF captured trenches and
added IF there had been no such
thing as machine guns wa would have
gone straight through the German line
now he on our way 10 Berlin.
Those. trenches which We gava up we
can a again and, what Is more, We
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WAR STOPS HELLO" TO U. s.
wireless Telephone Across Orcau
Only Retarded, says Expcr,.

Special CAME De.pdtch TO Tur SIS
LONDON. oct. l-'iodfrcy lssars. man
aging director OF the Maroon Wireless
Telegraph Company. a. quoted 10y Gle,
Daily NctCs as saying that n IL had mo-
been for the war wireless t~"lnpho'jn-
between London and New York " .u.l
now be an accomplished fact.
Our experiments nave been into.
rupted by the war; he said. IS o.
stations are now used for t;ovcrumc
work. but We have carried our cNpor
mentS FAR enough to know unIuuhted y
that after the war Nc shall be able to
talk to New York"
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SO BRITISH SHIPS LOST.
September Attacks H., rms ms
Cost - Lives.

l.oNDoS. oct. i.-Twcuty-uluc Brit
steamships and sew n British ~dIl 81
vessels were destroyed iu the month 100
September. with TN" loss of scv'uty-'W
lives.
OF these. twenty ~ tine .i.aursr
and all OF IN, sailing vessel are kuuN
10 have been sunk by German wai-hr,,
the loss of lif" on these twenty scve,
vessels being forty-thIcc. The other.
either werc sunk by German warships %
were destroyed by mines.
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N LINES.

AMSTERDAM. via London. cot. -
Thir;y-eight heavy troop traiiS la>.,i
through Belgium with GERMAN r.'gfu.,a-
ments for the western front last r.
according to Information received h,',
All the railroads in Gcrmdby and &c..
GUM have been taken over Tor tn, move.
merst of men and gums and many h,t,.
guns have been shippeI from lLll, TO- a
railway centre # Ipouai, from vu n
they may be sent ~ to any par .f
front by the railways convcrgiug th,r,
Reports received here Indicate tl,t
the German fortiiications at Namur and
Client are being strengthened.
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Berlin RrmodcUIng RntIr"nd.

berlin. Via Amsterdam. oct. r.
city Is building two new railroad tTar.
through the heart OF Berlin rio GO.
Fr.edr!chstrassc station is being r.
modelled. fou platforms 10" thr"
trains and s,N Tor Locals bciug 60,
str1lCted.
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been rendered possible by the really
splendid fighting qualities of the Rus
sian soldier. who In every case where
actual contact has taken place has
shown himself Infinitely superior to his
adversary. 1t IL these fighting qualities
of the men of the Russian army which
have empowered her able Generals and
competent stan to carry out the i'm
mensely difficult operation of "A retire
ment Of the whole line over some 100 10
200 miles without allowing the enemy to
break through at any point. or. by sur
rounding their forces, to bring about a
tactical position which might have in
volved a surrender OF +, considerable
portion Of the Russian army.
Thus We see the Russian army re-
naming to-day intact a. "A fighting force
II has doubtless suffered severely from
the hard fighting t. which It has been
subjected during recent mouths. hi the
German forNes have also had to pay "A
heavy toll for their advanc" into Rus
s.a. and who will venture to say. until
the preseat grips are relaxed. which Of
the armies has suffered the more? II
must not toe forgotten hat Russia with
her vast territory has always been able
ultimately To envclop and annihSlate the
largest invading armies. In this she Is
certainly no less capable to-day than
she Vas "A century ago.
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nave risen from 2.si6,1oi pounds IN
May. 1919, TO f,oot,0lj
pounds III Ja~nuaty-Md\. l9lo, an IN
crease In round numbers OF ll'ooo'ooo.
exports from the United states Tor
the same months have risen from IL
800 pounds IN 1871 to l6.ole,ooo
pounds IN 1919. an increase OF lo'oVo'-
V"o. THESE ngurcs speak Tor them-
selves.
In the FIRST i've months OF 19li the
thited Kingdom reeNports OF GORGE 10
the same countries 10 so'-
400 hundredwe.ght and the exports
from the United states to 1915 nun
dredweight. In the corresponding
frc months of 1915 the United King
dom reexports were 263.Ass hundred
weight. while the imports from n
United states were 2S5.l6o hundred
weight. showing that the United states
exports. which were formerly much
less, are now greater than those OF
the United Kingdom.
In the case OF rice the increased re-
export from the United Kingdom.
which amounted to 1s3.t5s hundred
weight for the period under review.
was entirely due to the diversion to
the United Kingdom ports of the large
trade In Indian rice formerly carried
on through Hamburg and other Con
t~inental ports. The exports from the
United States rave increased from 262
hundred weight in January-May. 1914.
to 1880 hundred weight In January
May. 1915. an increase Of 21.53S hun.
dredweight.
The United Kingdom increase in the
export OF wheat -four to Scandinavi III
and the Netherlands during January
May. 1915. compared with 1914. was
1905 hundred weight the United
States increase was 2.555.593 hundred
weight for the same period.
For the same period the United
Kingdom increase IN the export OF
barley to Scandinavia and the Neither
lands was 249.5l2 hundredweight
the United States increase e,0l6.S?2
hundredweight.
! could point to many other in
stances OF similar proportionate in
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DRIVE ONLY BEGUN.
King George refer to "Outset Of
Cont mon Offensive

FARis. Oct. king George tele-
grsphed his congratulations to-day to
President Poincare and Gen. Jorre on
the successes won by the French troops
al the outset OF our common offensive
The wording Of the despatch is taken to
support the belief that the recent ac-
tivity OF the French and British forces
il only the beginning of a great drive.
voiA.
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Was Deeply Impressed by
Its High State Of
Efficiency"
FOUND THE TRENCHES
ARE ~IMPREGNABLE

Special Correspondence to THE STU.
LONDON. Sept. i6.-Lord kitcheners
review OF the military situation as out
lined by him before the House Of Lord
yesterday is hailed by the British press
as the most concise and definite state
ment made by any member OF the Gov.
IN on the developments Ia the
great war since the beginning Of hos
Titles.
Lord k~itchener's address was a terse
yet graphic soldierlike speech packed full
Of facts. Through II the public learned for
the first time a number Of facts regard
ing activities Of the British troops In
France. The War Secretary announced
definitely that reenforcements to the
total OF eleven divisions have been sent
to Sir John French and that many
others are in training that the number
OF heavy gums M the British front has
been increased in q very large proper
ton and that seventeen miles have been
added TO the battle line held by the
British in France
Lord Kitchener admitted that recruit
ing is falling OF and that serious meas
ures to remedy this condition are being
considered by the Government.
The War Secretary's announcement
that there is abundant evidence Of the
process OF Generalization having set In
among the German led or. rather, Ger
mar driven Turks n that the Rus
sian army Is still n powerful and undi-
vided unit caused a profound impress
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AS regards the net result, all the Ger
mans ran place Ia their credit is that
at enormous sacrifice they have captured
certain lori resscs But our recent ex-
perience shows that the best fortiica-
tons aud practically the only ones that
can effectively resist the new %nachiner,
Of war are those which can be uuicki,
dug deep in the soil such trenches
to-day form better defences than most
OF the carefully fortified places Of which
engineers until lately were so proud.
The Germans appear almost to have
shot their holt. Their advanc. into
Russia. which at one time WAS carried
out AT an average daily rate ~ approx
matcly five miles. has o diminished 10
less thar one mile ~ day, ard We see
the forces which they boastingly de-
scrfhed ~ defeated and broken troops
flying before them still dogradly and
~rluckily fighting along the whole line.
and in some places indeed turning on the
tadel invaders Of their territory and in
ficting heavy losses upon them. The
Russian army. far from falling out of
the teiltsng lists, az Germany fondly
hoped would he the case. is still a pow
erful and undefeasrd unit. and the de-
termination and confidence OF the troops.
fortified by al increasNn g supply Of mu-
nitions, have only risen In proportion TO
the strain which has been tmposed upon
them.
I'm this ipomentnus hour OF stress his
imperial Majesty the ga has taken
executive" command Of his armies in the
field, The enthusiasm created by this
step Viii se"v" to conc, nitrate all the
enc gi'- ~ his officers and men on driN-
ing uy'k the invaders and preventing
rl"n' frnm reaching any vital portion OF
III" "'rspire To sum NJ We may fairly
say ina while the Germans have pre-
vailed 10y sheer weigh OF guns and at
immrus. cost % themselves in forcing
back the Russian front. nothing but bar
rem territory and evacuated fortrcsses
have been gained thus their strategy
has clearly failed and victories they
claim may only prove a. military his
tory has = often demonstrated 10 he
defeats In isguise
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Everything In the statistics I have
quoted tends to show that the mer-
camille community Of the United
States has made profits proportion
ately equal to or greater than those of
the mercantile community of Great
Britain In respect to all those de-
mands which have inevitably arisen In
Scandinavia and IN" Netherlan ds as
a ~nsequen Of the closing OF Ger
man ports.
The total volume OF the trade of
The United States with these countries
has increased 800 per cent. as your
EXcellency will see from the accom-
panying table. taken from the United
States official Monthly summary Of
Foreign % m'rce. which shows the
comparative value Of the total exports
OF the United States to Scandinavian
countries and the Netherlands during
the first five months OF 1914 and 1915.
The value of the total increase in
those exports during this period
amounted TO sli5.6jS. 600.
T.. GREY.
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British Re~xpOrts Decumc.

In many other instances re-
export trade for the first Ave months
Of this yea shows n large decline.
Tho following statement gives a few
examples OF such decrease in reex-
ports from the United Kingdom to all
destinations.
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Turning to the eastern theatre, the
enemy. taking advantage Of their CEN
trail position. since early in Juna have
been employing a very large proportion
Of their forces In strenuous efforts 10
crush our Russian ally. In the prosecu-
ton OF these operations. which We have
all closely followed. the Germans. In adj
dition to their great numerical upper
iority, developed vastly preponderating
artillery. which enabled them to force
the Russians from their defences. Tho
German objective var evidently to de-
strOy the Russian army AZ a force in
being and thus 10 set free large numbers
OF their troops for action elsewhere, but.
as In the case OF many other plans ar
ranged by the German STAFF during this
war, there has been a signal failure to
carry out the original Intentions.
"In the history OF this wal few cpl
sodes will stand out more prominently
or more c%reditably than the ma sterly
manner In which the Russian forces, dis
tributed along "A line Of some $50 miles,
have been handled while facing the
violent assaults OF an neny greatly
superior, not only In numbers. bu, espe-
cially In guns and munitions, The sue
cess Of this great rearguard action has
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BRITISH REPLY A FLAT
DENIAL OF TRADE HOLDUP

nnlT1Cn nrnp " RI At
OH i'1Il NET IL n rLA1
nCN1A1 nc TDAnC nnn nj m
DA61 VI MILL
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III Ambassador Pages memorandum ar
presents the trade statistics
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Iam $3.50. ".n,nnat, 9,
what the exuo,t. OF the United KING
dom were IN comparison with those
OF the TINTED states during the nrst
nNc n>onths OF TINS year. IN ORDER
mat ms impression may DE removed
as soon as possible nut as ] near
that statements no douot inspired pE
'erman agents are pcihg circulated III
america 10 the eH.ct mat MS MA
Sestys Government are trying TO STOP
tne legitimate traue OF the ,h''e"
STATES WIN neutral countries IN or
yer 70 cap'ur" the trade Tor the HfTt-
IN empire ana are therefore
eoods 10 DE exported from the lh''eu
"nhch 'hey nave not al
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cou'tr'es from 'he 'Hh'e" S'a,es'
tnink II wen 10 INFORM your Excel
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o 'he case ana WIN tnls view 10 IN
we a,'ei"oh 10 the io'io"lhs oa'a
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jump IL Cotton Exports.
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I-ebruary f., June tol3 ne r.J
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coded cxpor,s from the I,ni,ed states
Jun 40. 1914
~ mas peen necessary 10 adopt ihls
net'ou' hs 'he "o"'h'g summary o!
fore'gn commerce. issued ny the
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ie" aetaiis w'lh regard TO american
tIHue WIN 'nose countries II Is evil
oeh' mat SON. must nave
taN"h place nom the 'hl'ed states 10
ecahu'naN,a ana me MEMBRANES