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The Russian statement received is as
follows:
During the course Of tho night Of
June "a and the whole of the fol-
lowing day. IN the Shawl region. an
artillery duel proceeded with advance
guard encounters on the front I.nT-
kovo- Popeliary and along tho right
bank OF the N!emcn River To the
west of the middle N!cmen IA" Ger
man offensive during the niAlt. be-
tween the Kovno-Wirhallen Railway
and the Amalva marshes. was re-
pulsed by our fire.
on the Narcw front the fghunr
was confined 10 sharp artillery firing
and !ocal OUTPOST encounters. Tho
firing was most violent during the
night Of the 2lst in the district Of
the Omulew and or2yc valleys, After
artillery preparation the Germans
took the offensive along these rivers,
hut were soon stopped In this ac-
,ion We took in the Omuicw section
eighty prisoners, but in the przvc VAL
ley we were forced T. g.Ne way. one
Of our works was completely destroyed
by the rucmy's annihllatiEg hre
on the Nistuid front, south or the
pllica. the enemy yesterday thrice
electives west OF Cocloff. but was
repulsed with great losses,
on the Tancw front. I'm the dircc-
tlon Of Zolkiew and l.cmherg, there
was no important change Tn" enemy
attempted to attack us along the rail-
way LEADING from Lenberg 10 Kan
orki and Brz"zauy,
ON the Dniestcr River during the
night OF the "3d We drov" back be
yond the river the remainder OF IN.
Germans who crossed the previous
day IN the Kozauy district. In the
region of Martyn0iistany on the eve
ming of the 93i we captured the
remnants OF the enemy who had
crossed the Dnester. altogether ff,
teen oniccrs and about 200 men. Not
withstanding the disastrous results
OF this crossing, the Germans and
Austrans attempted the very same
night 10 throw their forces across thu
Dniester by bridges constructed
south of Rukaszow.ce, they having
previously only crossed nc',,r ,he VII.
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NASHVILLE SCANDAL GROWS.
Three Oncials Indicted and Hood
shed IL Feared.

NASHVILLE, June 2S--Charging the
larceny OF public records and books and
destroying records TO involve Others, the
Grand Jury to-day returned indictments
against Finance Commissioner Lyle An
drews, Comptroller Miles Burns and j.
B. West. assistant city treasurer. West
In speeding toward Australia, hut An
drews and Burns gave bond to answer in
the Criminal Court
When the cases come up II is feared
bloodshed may follow. as the scandal Is
growing hourly. Harsh criminal charges
are being handled and officials are al
odds. ON Monday 1t is expected there
will he a ruling on the bill in chancery
asking for receivership Of the
municipality.
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ROB TRUNKS OF SILKS.
Thieves steal $1,000 Worth In
Passaic Express Once.

PAssAIc, n. j., June 26.-Thieves
broke into the Lawlor Express Com
panys office early to-day. forced open
six trunks and carried or $4,000 worth
OF finished silk consigned by Paterson
mills to New York commission houses
The robbers apparently used small
automobile truck or wagon to carry
away the loot. for they left 1900 worth
Of silks behind. The robbery was the
boldest here in years. general alarm
was sent out to police within 200 miles.
The silk was owned by the Central
Joelson, Hawthorne, Henshall 4 Queen
and Armour silk companies.
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Artillery at Coast.

West OF the Niemen In the kovno
w!rballen region and in the Amalvi
marshes there IL strong engagement.
on the Narew front. where the actual
drive AGAINST Warsaw could begin, the
artillery is exchanging fire.
There is a pronounced movement in
the valley OF the Omulew and the Orszyo
rivers. In the valley Of the first named
river the Russians are holding their
own, but In the latter they have been
driven from their positions aud one OF
their works was destroyed. This is on
the line of Field Marshal Won linden
burg's famous Mazurian lake drive in
February.
South OF the piltza region the Ger
man forces. which have long been dor
mant around Bla!a, have suddenly be-
come active.
There are no engagements reported
from the Bzura River front.
Gen. Won Mackeusen's advance guard
is in contact with the Russian rear guard
east Of Zolkiew and LemberG. The pur-
suit is following the line If the rail-
way 20 Brody and Bessarabia,
Gen. Won Llnslngens troops along the
Dniestcr appear still To oe in difficulties
Tho fighting stul continues around
Bul>aszowice. with the Russians on tho
offensive.
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WATER WAGON TRIP TO FAIR.
Rail splitter Quartet to HarmO-
niHe Over Lincoln Highway.

MOUNT VERNON. ". Y. June 26.-Dr.
Howard II. Russell. founder OF the anti
saloon league and head Of the Lin
coin Legion movement for obtaining a
million pledges to abstain, Is to leave
Mount Vernon for the Pacific coast July
with the rail splitter quartet from
the Glee Club OF Wesleyan University In
an automobile to he known ar the Lin
coin Water Wagon. The route will be
over the Lincoln Highway.
They are TO hold union meeting
in the first Baptist Church here before
starting. Gov. Carlson OF Colorado is
10 speak at the meeting. They expect
TO arrive In San Francisco September 8.
after holding meetings in ninety towns
and cities.
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British Army Helpless
Under German Fire, SAYS
an American Observer
Gives Details as to Lack of Shells and Other Equipment
Shortage of Small Arms and Ammunition
Needed to Follow Up Gains.


An American uho has Just returned
from England contributes to THE Sun
hc foiouin0 article containing infor-
nation rhich newspaper correspond
ents IN London hare not been permitted
TO send either by cable or IN the mails
regarding tcor conditions as they AFFECT
Great Britain. one correspondent uho
undertook TO transmit similar irformd-
hon through the mails found that his
letter had been stopped by the British
censor.
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Reports that Thaw showed abnormal
outbursts of temper while in Jail at
Shcrbrool<e, Canada upon learning that
William Travers Jerome had arrived in
Sherbrooke also will be gone into. Mr.,
Icckcr said Yesterday. 70 state will
send representatives, to Shcrhrooke this
week to examine Warden cor Governor,
as the warden il known in Canada La
Force and his keepers regarding these
alleged brainstorms,
II was learned only last night that
all efforts to find the jcwelled dog whip
which Thaw was charged at former
trials and hearings with using upon
young girls in Spsan Merrill's boarding
house In the Tcnderloin have been fruit
less. The whip was an important eX-
hibit In past proceedings and the At
torney-G Gcncrals office IL very anxious
to produce II in the present hearing.
The whip was last seen In court when
Thaw sought release from Matteawan
before Justice Keogh at White Plains
In those days of eXtravagantly long hat
pins Evelyn Nesbit Thnw one day play
fully put IN" dogwhip on her hat with
the remark that sit would make a stun
ming hatpin, wouldn't IT."
II was thought she had taken the
whip AS "A sort of souvenir. but further
inquiry disclosed that some time after
the white Plains hearing the whip dis
appeared.
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MOUNTAIN HUNT FOR
THAW'S WIFEBEGUN
State Will Seek Important
Witness Now i'm Retreat in
the AdirOndacks.
HARVARD TALES BOB UP
Prosecution to Ask DR.. Eliot
to Confirm story OF Ex-
pulsiOn.

Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and her little
son. Russell Thaw. two maids and
green parrot all departed from Manhat-
tan few days ago for the woodland
camp of her stage dancing partner. JACK
clifford. AT Chateaugay Lake i'll the
Adirondacks. so II was learned yester-
day by state officials who during the
last week at the County Court House
have been opposing Thaw'o efforts In
habeas corpus proceedings before SUI
prcme Court Justice Hendricks and a
jury to he discharged as sane.
As to clifford and younl Mrs. Thaw's
encourage the state IL not particularly
concerned. but Deputy Attorney General
Alfred l.. Becker. who with Deputy At
torney General Frank X. Cook. repre-
sents the State In the proceedings, said
yesterday that the State wants Mrs.
Thaw In Manhattan as witness and
that subpoena servers will look her up
in the woods and have her come back
to town
From Malone. y. y. which is about
twelve miles west OF Chateaugay Lake.
dispatches were received last night say
ing that Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. her
son and two maids arrived from New
York at Jack Clifford's camp on an
island In Chateaugay Lake last Wednes-
day. clifford, who has spent several
summers at his camp, is said to have
bought the island recently. The Malone
advices say that Mrs. Thaw and party
are seeing no one. but are remaining in
seClusion in the woods.
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Gains Not Followed ID.

Even when, once In way. the British
guns are able TO make good expen-
diture OF shells and the infantry can
advance and occupy the German
trenches which have been demolished.
the result Is not very great. for the Ger
mans have the range OF their evacuated
position TO AN absolute nicely and can
resume upon It their terrific lombard
ment. while the British have no longer
tho munitions in high explosive shells
with which to follow IN their gains
Thus with the Germans no longer on
the whole sending their infantry to the
sure slaughter they always meet with
when they come TO hand to hand fighting
with tho British and Colonial troops
war by attrition IL no longer playing
the game OF the Allies. which is to In
fict such butchers bill upon the Ger
mans that at last they will be unable
10 face II.
II Is not only shells the British reed
hut machine guns and rifles. Four ma
chine guns to a battalion is the MAXI
mum. not often attained, in the British
army. The Germans have twelve, Then
again. even supposing a sufficiency OF
big guns and high explosive shells to
clear the way for an advance. to make
that advance properly effective "A great
weight OF men is necessary. Az is well
known. the British have the men. but
they are not equipped
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SIN without Rines.

To this day one meets friends from
various camps who tell of tens and tens
OF thousands OF men, well trained, In
the pink of condition, dying to exchange
the monorony Of the camp for the ac-
tuality of war. hut not yet have they
had rifles with which to do the abso-
lutely essential musketry drill and prac-
tice at the ranges They have done
shooting with the Morris tube. but that
OF course is quite insufficient
So too one hears from gunners who
say they have splendid men who would
be ready TO do great things tomorrow.
but at one time their camp has a suffi-
cient supply of guns and horses. but
absolutely no harness Then when the
harness comes within twenty-four hours
the horses are taken away and rushed
to the front. They never seem ablo to
have guns, ammunition. horses and har-
ncss all at the same time.
The late Government OF course ,ell
and evidently as did the Campbell Ban
herman Government on cordte, People
in England would feel better satisfied
II they could be sure that the coalition
Government was handling the question
of munitions az lntelligently AZ no doubt
II Is doing II keenly. II Is to the United
states and Canada that most English
people think there would he good hope
Of looking for an unlimited supply OF
munitions II proper and businessl,lSs
method were employed.
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Advance on Polish Capital
Seems to BE From All
Sides But East.
ARMIES FIGHTING
ON 700 MILE FRONT
Artillery Busy OH Narew
Line-Germans Bring
Up New Krupps.
RUSSIANS HOLD OWN
AT DNIESTER RIVER
Hostile Forces, Driven
Across the Stream, Defi-
nitely Checked.

LONDON, June 26--Despatches tndi-
cate that the German and Austriano
have become suddenly active along the
entire 700 miles OF the eastern front.
From the Niemen to the Bukowina line
there are artillery duels, engagements
and even battles. North and south OF
the Vis,ula there seems to be an ad,
vance toward Warsaw from all quar-,
ters except the east
In addition, night despatch from
Amsterdam says that several trainloads
OF the largest field guns have left Bessen,
Germany, for the Bzura River section OF
Poland, where Won Hindenburg's adj
vance Of three months ago proved costly
10 the Teutons.
In all the engagements reported to-
day there IS nothing decisive except tho
fact that the Russians In southwest CALI
cia have driven the Austrans and Ger
mans back over the Dniester River and
are holding them there.
So far as the operations In Russian
Poland are concerned 1t is reported from
Petrograd that an artillery duel is In
progress in the Shawl region. which is
the base for the operations against
Courland.
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play in the event OF hostlities with Ger
many. Now while it would take a long
time to equip an expeditionary force and
while the American navy might not be
greatly needed, OH the other hand the
United States might be OF incalculable
assistance to the Allies by mobilizing
and organizing American industries for
the purpose OF providing the Allies with
an abundant supply OF guns. arms, am
munition and munitions OF war.
such course would be worth n mill
ion men and would probably result In
bringing the war TO a much earlier con-
clusion than would be the case under
other circumstances. l would regard
such work on the part Of the United
States as OF very much greater value
than any one can imagine"
1t Is we'll known In London that the
recent Russian rebuffs have been caused
practically entirely by shortage Of NUM-
tions. SO vital Is the importance OF the
high explosive shell in vast quantities
that the Germans themselves. even after
their greatest victories over the Rus
SLAMS, once they have driven the Cars =
forces a short distance from their won-
derful railway system. can do no more
Away from the rail they cannot bring
UP In time the vast supplies OF shells
necessary 20 follow up their advantage
The fighting again becomes man to man.
The Russians are numerous their cour.
age is proverbial and they call a halt
upon the advance
sEW
Dardanelles Opinion.
The Dardanelles is another question
still very much discussed and still with
out any real facts made public on which
to base a judgment Quite well informed
opinion is divided into two camps. Both,
however. are agreed on this: The Oar
danelles campaign was undertaken on
the strength OF definite agreement
made with NJ. Tepizelos that Greece
would join In at once. This Of course
meant Greek army on the spot the
Greek islands acting as basis and a
fhplhIy VICTORIOUS tOrClng OF tne STRAIT
before the Turks and Germans were
ready.
The allied fleet started in at once. but
NJ Nenizelos could not make good. One
OF two points OF which tho allied fleet
had actually already begun to make use
they had TO abandon. Churchill. Fisher
and Kitchener are all believed by many
to have been disappointed In common on
this point.
or course there then came the ques-
ton OF holding up this campaign or GO
Ing on with 1t as has been done. 1t was
proceeded with, and now comes the
point OF divergence in opinion Men who
have come back from the Dardanelles
since the loss OF the Triumph say that
the allied troops in Gallipoli are simply
marooned They are unde. fire from
the landing edge to the most advanced
or their somewhat slightly advanced
trenches. 1t would be Impossible. they
say, TO withdraw them except at the
price OF absolutely ridiculous slaughter.
To go on must be a matter OF reinforce
ments made At great cost and pushing
their way inch by inch az far greater
cost.
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II. W Thornton. general manager os
the Great Eastern Railway OF England,
who Is American born. said to me soon
after the Lusitania disaster;
1T has occurred TO me that consider
able doubt exists In the United States az
to what useful part the country can
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Few <irships Destroyed.

In addition 10 tine Zeppelin destroyed
by young Warneford near Ghent, which
was one of those on its way home from
England, the North Sea fleet accounted
for another. So much Is certain, There
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Not since the beginning Of the war
has there been such feeling of pes
sim!sm in London as during the last
three or four weeks. At the bottom of
1t all IL the sudden realisation OF the
truth that the shortage OF munitions OF
war for the Allies is n fact
The French. with their great ingenuity
and quickness Of perception. grasped
this fact sooner than did the British.
They organized all their industrial re-
sources for the supply OF munitions and
brought back from active service every
skilled worker who could be OF use. But
even with this they are still, unable to
use their wonderful guns to the full ex-
tent. As for the British. they have been
attempting to exc out Russias scan,s
supplies when they cannot furnish enough
for their own troops on the west.
Men just back from the front who
know what they are talking about and
who within the last ten days have been
from one end OF the British line to the
other tell you that the British are just
holding their trenches and sitting under
high explosive shell fire which their own
guns are unable to return. They say
that the Germans are no longer throwing
away the lives Of their infantry by send
ing them along to follow UP their terrific
shell fire. but are content with the vast
age OF lives they tnfiict on the British
with their continuous artillery lombard
ments.
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when Thaw Left Harvard.

- ,.
re th'reupon' says the mhior,'iah',
'"oh quarters W Quincy IIa!i. Hooul
s'ai '"','' ''c H''iy 'o'itI"u's, ~
so' ,nice p"!s h''o ms 0u'ncE h"',
apartment ana neat mem, NewS oi
,,,ls ie",H'u I,vSr'"t ,naiieS W
fho' ana ~ EIIo' hau ma" sum
hI"h'o 10 ms "I'r, H@,'ct @ 'ain
=" ABOUT an m"ur ~ rno, S''u
l" nave given INA" ms ehoi0' 81 eaN
ing 'he uihNerSS v! o',"oh 'h"s
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villistas Make Appeal to U.
S.-Say Ex-DictatOr Plots
to Resume Rule.
SIX GENERALS ON
WAY TO JOIN PARTY
Plan Is Said to BE to Take
Over Villa Forces and
Crush Carranza.
GOVERNMENT TO ACT
If \ DASH Is TRIED
Caperton Sent to Yucatan
Because of Unsettled
Conditions There.

WAsuiSGroS. June 25.-That Vic
toriano Huerta and several OF his old
followers are organizing with view
10 regaining ascendency In Mexico was
the charge made here tonight by the
representatives OF both villa and Car
-anza II was asserted that six OF
Huertas old military leaders, accom-
panied by other OF his followers, are
now en- route to III Paso where, II Is
said. the new movement is to be or
canzed and launched. Enrique C. Llo-
ren,e, the villa agent in this city. an
nounced that the agency had heard that
Huer,a himself was on his way to El
Paso.
So firmly convinced was the villa
agent that a conspiracy Is about to be
launched to restore the Huerta regime
that he called the matter to the atten-
ton Of the State Department and laid
before the United states officials all the
Information ne had.
II was definitely stated in a telegram
nom haNsdS 'ltN to-UlsHt tnSt TiutTta
had passed through there. but had de-
cared that he was on his way to the
San Francisco exposition. His ticket
however, was for FL Paso.
II the United States authorities are
convinced that an expedition Is being
organized on American soil and that the
Huerta leaders are gathering at El Paso
for a dash into Mexico they vndoubt-
edy will oct to see that there Is no
violation OF United States laws.
In announcing that he had been ad-
v!sed that Il number Of prominent Huer-
;.stas We're about to assemble on the
border. Mr. Llorente said their purpose
was 10 organize expeditions against
Judrez and Ojinaga with mercenaries'
recruited In that region.
According to Llorente. the Huertistas
about to reach the border with hostile
designs on CarranZa and villa are Cen
erals Bravo, Eduardo Cauz. Vicente Cal
ZERO, Jose Robles. Victor Huerta, En-
riqne Gorastiela and other military
chiefs accompanied by former members
d the Mexican Congress who held Of
Ace during the Huerta regime. Llorente
said that his party had passed through
San Antonio to-day en- route from Kan
sas City 10 III Paso.
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May Cross 20 Cana sia.

Thaws wife. Il is said has for some
time told friends that now that she is
earning her own living on the stage and
IL free OF the Thaws she does not wish
to he connected further with Thaw's
legal troubles. But unless young Mrs.
Thaw crosses into Canada-she is said
to be only short defiance ny au,omo-
bile from the border-ahead of the
process servers the state will bring her
To- town in the hope that she will give
new testimony concerning her relations
with stanford White which the State
expects will prove Thaw had no sane
reason for shooting White.
When the present insanity hearing
was begun last Tuesday the States
lawyers had been told and believed that
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was Ill in Chit
cago and could not be brought into the
State. Only yesterday. said Mr. Becker.
II was learned positively that young
Mrs. Thaw was in Manhattan "a few
days ago and from here had gone to
Clifford's camp In the woods.
Some details of the States version
of why Thaw left Harvard in 1892
were revealed yesterday. This version
has II that when Thaw first went to
Harvard as special student" he lived
AT "A boarding house run by Mrs. Emma
Spyyee at 3s North (now Msssachu-
setts) avenue, and while in this board
ing house he was charged with getting
young boys into the house and beating
them.
one day, 50 lawyers opposed to Thaw
say Thaw enticed the young son Of IA
local policeman to the boarding house.
The boy ran screaming from the whip
and told his father what had happened.
The matter was hushed up, but Thaw
was compelled to leave the boarding
house.
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Conspiracy Charged.

The following statemen; was issued
oy Arredondo head of the Constitution
Alst agency here:
Former officers OF the Federal army
are concentrating at FL Paso with a
Tiew 10 organizing a new movement
lgainst the Constitutionalist Govern
nent.in Mexico and in favor Of the re-
'ctlonary elements. according to infor-
nation received at the Constitutionalist
agency to-day
Gathering at FL Paso. 1t is known
nat the plan of the eX-Federals IL TO
eliminate villa, assuming control of his
'orces and driving that army into line
or the old regime. This IN the plan
N Cen Felipe Angeles and II IL on his
initiative and AZ the result OF his recent
-ctivitles in the United States that the
movement has been started"
The Carranza agent expressed the
}plnion that the attention OF the United
states Government might we'll be di-
.ected 10 the present situation with a
view 10 stopping this reactionary move
mtnt In Mexico
From other quarters, however. come
'eeports that the forces that supported
iuerta In his fight on the Constitutional
3" cause are getting ready to take steps
gain TO assume control in Mexico.
'As activity Oh the part of Huertistas
IoOdb,y means more trouble for the
United States in It's relations with
Mexico. II Is taken for granted that
his Government will give no encourage
hent 70 Huerta or those in sympathy
win him II a serious attempt IL made
~ The reactionaries to restore them
elves 70 power in the southern republic.
The present activity OF the Huerta
blowers II undoubtedly inspired by the
2e.let that the inability Of the villa and
.aFranza factions to compose their diff
'ereaces as suggested by President Will
'On opens an opportunity for the old
'egime TO take hold in Mexico.