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The moral is that there ought to DO
such an Increase IN the output OF shells
that more discretionary power should be
In the hands OF the officer TO exceed in
a reasonable way the restrictions which
are probably applied by the General stan
to insure Il sufficient reserve OF smells.
II was quite convinced from my onscr.
Walton that our fellows to he given 4
fair chance must he supported by an un.
limited number OF high explosive shells.
which alone can smash az the opposing
trenches.
There seems almost a Kind OF ratio
between casualties and provision Of high
eN~plosives-in other words, the more
high explosives the fewer casualties. The
German trenches are veil made. deep
and .hinly held. because they are
bristling with machine guns. This sys-
tenn is effective so long a. that thin line
and It's reserve treuches are not SPRAYED
with something more effective from our
point of view.
when YOU Get the Germans on the
run then the %shrapnel comes in. hut
while your opponents are IN the trenches
YOU must use something 10 dislodge
them. and high explosives viii render
their trenches untcnahlc and probably
kill the men vino hold them.
AS an officer said 20 me we canno,
have too many shells.
at is astonishing how kccnly they
watch events across here. There was
more than one inquiry personally adj
dressed to ny. Whatever is the matter
In South Wales
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BRITISH ATTACK FAILS.
Breaks Down Before Artillery Fire
Near La Bas~cc.

Berlin. via Amsterdam. Sept. 81
The following statement was issued to-
dag by German army headquarters re-
lating to the western theatre OF war:
The activity OF the artillery and OF
aviators increased yesterday along the
etnire front.
An attack launched by white and
colored British troops south OF La
Bassee Cans broke down our ar
tillery fire.
on the coast an English aeroplane
was shot down and the pilot taken
prisoner,
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Peril In Delay.

The problem. therefore. Is how 10
secure this supply. ! cannot believe
that the workers OF the country will fail
To- strain every nerve 10 assis' their
fellow CountrNmen in the trenches. I
am sure they would do so II thev could
only realize what the actual position is
and what is AT stake.
81 am equally cure that those Ia re-
sponsiblc positions, either masters or
foremcn. who In any way put obstacles
n the way of harmonious working II
only they realized the same would re-
frsiu from any such action.
The trouble at present out there"
M. WHrdle added, does not Seem 10
bc want OF men. and therefore the ener-
Sies of all those in this country who can
he spared and who have any skill or
aptitude at all in the making OF mu-
nitions ought TO he so employed and at
their fullest capacity. Delay is vital"
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BRITISH IN AIR RAID.
German Communications Wear Val
cnctcnncs Cut.

LoNpo&. Sept. 2i-The official press
bureau gave out the following repor;
from Field Marshal SIR John French to-
day:
Field Marshal French reports that
hostile artillery IN the past three days
continued 10 show activity on our
front. We replied effectively. There
was mining activity. with ~unimportant
results.
our aircraft yesterday carried out
successfully a raid on the cncmy's
communications near Nalenciennes. A
railway train was hit and the line was
cut at several places,
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AIrmen win war Cross.

while in the last two weeks German
and Turkish aviators have not once APP
pcared over the French troops. our
aviation squadron has made besides the
daily reconnaissance several sorties in
force which have resulted in effective
commandments. On August 20. for in
stance. seven uf our a"rDplaucs effected
a general bombavdm,nt on the land <
places and provision depots on the Bay
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FRENCH OCCUPY RUAD.
Naval Force LAND. On Island East
Of Crete.

PARIS. Sept. 2;-pccupation hy a
French naval force uf Ruad Island. in
the McditcrraneIu east OF crete. - an
rounced to-day by MOuitcrr dc iu
FIotts. the official organ Of the French
Naval department The Islands popu-
latiou is about 1000.
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Spsc,a, cabie b,spa,,h.to Tpr su>

PARIS, Sept. 2i.-Gains by the French
troops on the edge Of the plateau de-
scending toward the kcreves River. sue
ccssful sorties by the French aviation
squadrons which wrecked a large Turk
ish transport and daring fcats by Brit
ish submarines both In the Sea Of
Marmora and In the D~ardanelles are
the principal features Of a report issued
tonight by the French war ONCE.
The report pays generous tribute to
tho valor and the stubborn resistance
OF the Turks. particularly to the Sui
tan's infantry. which. however. II Is
added. daily proves its inferiority to the
French infantry.
The fire of the Turkish artillery is
characterized rs "capricious,' alter
natcly displayin ing furious activity. II
then observing such complete silence
that it provokes the belief the Turks
have run short Of ammunition.
1hcF rcnch Hers were eulogizcd, and
il Is stated that the squadron. which
distinguished itself by a particularly
daring sortie. was decorated with the
War cross. The report follows
Turks Held In check.
I'm the last few weeks there has
been little activity. The operations gem
orally have been marked by artillery
ducls and sapping and mine operations.
"On August "a one OF our dctach-
ments took possession Of a listening post
in front of a Turkish trench. The
trench was Immediately occupied by a
defence force which offered n good tar
get for effective fire by our mitrailleuses
The edge of the plateau descending
toward the kcreVes Dere is the theatre
of operations preferred by our patrols.
Each time that the Turks have made the
slightest attempt to advance Dn this side
their enterprise has failed and our
sweeping fire has prevented a large
number Of assailants from returning TO
the point whence they came.
Each day our infantry gives further
proof OF its superiority over the brave
but passive infantry Of the Turks. On
August 80 our mountain artillery forced
the defenders OF n field work in the
kcrevcs Valley TO evacuate their posi-
tons and when night came our soldiers
finished the destruction OF the field
work.
our artillery Is continuing its Are
o. the batteries on the Achi Bahia height
discovered by our aviators. From the
Asiat.c side OF the straits the fire OF the
Turkish artillery is Capricious. On cCr-
ain days II might lie believed that the
Turks have no more ammunition II
the silence Of the batteries. above all
that OF the big guns. is almost complete.
Al other times. on tho contrary. a very
abundant fire IL poured over our zone.
This has caused. however. nothing but
material damage OF little Importance.
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BERLIS. via Amsterdam, Sept. "a
Crown Princess 'ecilie received to-day
the members Of the American Red Cross
party which arrived yesterday. She
thinked them for their work in caring
for the German wounded in Siberia last
winter.
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Il c BY GERMANY.
London Hears Bulgaria Was
Obliged TO Mobilize.

Special cable Despatch 10 THE SUN,
LoNpoN, Sept. 25,-The Daily Chron-
iclc'S correspondent at Athens says;
There is absolutely no difference of
opinion between the KIM and the Cab
met in regard to the step just taken.
1t is reported here that Bulgaria's hand
was eventually forced by Germany"
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BRITISH IN BELGRADE.
Berlin Says English Guns and Men
Defend serbian city.

BERLIN, via Amsterdam. Sept, "a
The following item was given out by the
Overseas News Agency to-day:
1T is reported that the city OF Bel
grade, Serbia, has been newly fortified
and equipped with heavy British guns
manned by British a~rtillerymen.
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CZAR CALLS
EIigibIes In China Called 10 Collars
by New lLRse.

LuNpoN. Sept. 24-A despatch from
pekin says that all eligible Russians
in china "A been called to the colors
under the most recent ukasc by the
car. II is also reported that llar-
bin aud NladivoStok will soon h. drawn
upon for all men of military age.
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I,7t7 Days British War Toll.

LONDON. Sept. 2t.-To-day's official
casualty list covering all British fronts
gives the number OF officers at 80. OF
whom II were killed, and that of men
at l.7lt Of whom 304 were killed.
This makes to-day's total casualties
l,74T, of whom 3l5 were killed.
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SEND RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS,
Third Set Of Papers on Way After
Othcrs Were Lost with Liner.

LoNpoN. Sept, 2t,-A third set OF
papers FOR the annua examination IN the
United States for Rhodes scholarships
has been forwarded. The original papers
c down with the Arabic, and tho sec.
ond set was lost with the Hcsperian
Thc test Will he held October : and 6.
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non,s Active In Mediterranean,

HEHLlN, via Amsterdam, Sept ~
TN" overseas News Agency asserts tn
day that Spanish newspapers report the
sinking by German submarines Of soy.
eral French and British steamships in
the Mediterranean.
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The result has been that not only has
Canada been unable to contribute any
thing out of her own treasury toward
the cost Of the war but has found her
self unable TO make current revenues
pay ordinary expenditures. compelling
the recent fiotation I'm Wall Street and
increasing the national debt from about
s31O,O 900, 900 at the beginning of the
war % approximately s475,O00.00O.
The comparative failure OF higher
duties to bring greater revenue and the
strong a~nti-protection sentiment in
western Canada stand In the way of
further tinkering with the tariff as a
means of getting more revenue, while
the Unexpectedly small results obtained
from special taxes have convinced the
Government that a more direct tax
coupled with a domestic loan are neces-
sary for the future. The Government
Of Australia decided recently upon a
graduated income tax from which 1t is
hoped to raise Si0. 900 900 annually. II
is reliably reported that the framework
of this legislation will he copied in the
Canadian measure.
The matter of a domestic loan has
been under consideration for some time,
and while II is not the custom of Do
minlon nance ministers to anticipate
their budgets by premature
ments ii is expected that Mr.. White
will shortly give the country an OFF,
cial intimation that a loan Is to he
asked for. Judging from the criticisms
OF the loan hoated in New York II is
practically certain that a home ilota-
ton will he popular with the country
generally.
Tea is consumed In great quantities
by Canadians and a tax levied on II
would be sure to bring substantial re-
turns IN revenue. Neither a tax on
tea nor an income tax is likely Ia he
popular. and yet despite the fac that
the war is costing the country heavily
and will at the present rate of eNpcn-
diture leave the Dominion at the end OF
three years saddlcd with a billion dollar
debt-Slu0 for every man, woman and
child in the couutry--Canadians are not
disposed to grumblc.
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ITALIANS TAKE MOUNT COSTON.
surround aud Capture Positions
Northeast Of \rsirro Plateau.

Special Cdhic DSSBdfch 10 TuE SuN,
ROME. sapt. 2t,-Thc following Official
statement was issued by the Italian war
Office tonight
Our troops which mad grIdually
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Greece Calls Rrseryists From
Italy.

Spscidi Cdbie Despatch 10 THE StN.
ROME. Sept. 2i,-All Greek reservigts
residing in Italy were recalled by telc-
graph to-day.
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Danger BULGARIA. Faces.


The Mr or Sofia. whiCh takes the
sid of the Opposition and urges Bul-
garia TO reach an agreement with the
Entente Powers. gives this view OF the
dangers Bulgaria is running il she con-
tinucs her present course:
Since a German invasion of Serbia
will he emp VIVA, viii BULGARIA
do IL the Germans app,ar an nor
borders
ut would mean that tho Ru,y,rf,,.
must allow t,e undisn,,taJ nagg.aa -,
German troons ,hrnurh tboir 80.
II tho Ru,0,rians rorsor,.l nT,hI'
MAKING con,r,nr c,rso 80 ~
,her ,bo,. nn,,td ,a v,a, ~" "'h'S
same rTivilsoe to 3D., D ~
mioh, dis.,,h,,l ""o
O. 1,hon ,ba I '' Nv 'ia,N
n.o, 10 6rh, -, .S'L's "ouIu
49,. " - ian 'e'r''orN 10
nj. y, no, 80 =, o"e .'un''H ana Ieo-
SS,h,s pnrr - ".v u t"e "ho'' war.
onN "o"'u eunt'Be ruined IKE
.' "U,'oNeI' her honor would he
- u ~huls"i'ihs joined the Ger
mas S""u.' the\ triumph. then Bull
taIId wound he "A NassaI state OF Ger
many ana austria
ne "'o''die "Ifohd ar Rome makes
she ioiloNlhe comment ON the situation :
II BULGARIAN mobilization does not
mean an immediate invasion of Mace
coma or an attack On Serbia In the
rear ~ the case OF an Austro-German
Iusn through the Balkans the most OPP
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The Cars latest ukase, issued Sep
TENDER rs, called to the colors reserves
of the territorial army. The council
was instructed to determine the ages
and numbers of the reserves and the
districts from which they should be
drawn.
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V0N MACKENSEN'S
ARMY HURLED BACK
continued Prom F'rSi Page.

ing 20 the left bank. and IN III, dis
trlct southeast of Murchad. where the
enemy was repulscd With great loss
and retrcated.
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Special Correspondence to Tar srS.

LONDON, Sept. 9.-In the midst of the
labor troubles which are ~springing up
on all sides. and particularly in tho coal
mining districts. the British Government
mas devised a novel scheme which is
proving extremely effective. Leaders of
the various labor declarations are being
invited to visit the front to see the SOL
dlers In their trenches and to witness
actual lighting from as near a viewpoint
AZ they can safely he permitted to reach.
These men are Of course delighted with
the exceptional opportunity to see the
glad to avail themselves OF the facilities
offered to them.
On their return these men describe
what they have seen in glowing terms
and the accounts they give of their visit
prove OF the most stimulating effect.
The latest party to visit the front un-
der the guidance Of War Office officials
included Arthur Henderson. NJ. T., Min
istcr Of Education and chairman Of the
National Advisory Committee William
Moses. secretary Of the committee. and
j. T. Brownie. John Hi. members of
me committee IT, IL. ROBERTS, NJ. y. ;
Frank Goldstone, VI. j.. and George
Wardle. VI. y, representing the Parlia-
inentary Munitions Committee.
Describing the troops. Frank Goldstuue
said that the chief impression OF all the
members of the party was the great need
for more shells. He gave the following
instance of the necessity for greater
quantities OF high explosives.
"Supposing there is a farm building
which the Germans have rebuilt behind
their lines and fortified with machine
guns. the officer In command Of a battery
would not he expected To- exceed IA GER
tain number of shells which represents
his allowance for the battery. n the
farm buildings were not thoroughly
smashed II il doubtful whether another
shot would he fired that day.
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sang as They Marched.

con one occasion | stood In a trench
and watched where a German sniper IN
one OF N. trees about goo yards away
was busy. one OF his favorite targets
was the p%eriscope through which
looked al the German trenches "A rev
score yards awav
ut was splendid to see the cheerful
ness Of the men singing songs a. they
marched through u pelting shower OF
rain.
81 might add that tho spirit which cx-
lists between men and officers is IN in
spring one. and il means victory
Mr.. Wardle. who accompanied the
party as representative Of the rarlia-
mentary Munitions Committee. alsc said
that the predominating Impression left
upor the minds Of the visitors at the
front was the vital importance Of con-
centrating all efforts OF the nation upon
the necessity Of Increasing the supply Of
munitions.
After visiting the trenches" he said.
and seeing what is the situation on
only problem II a sufficient supply Of
nroiecti'es OF various kinds II there Is
TO be any successful move forward
THE obstacles in the way OF a sue
cesstul attack until practically the
whole. at least. OF the front line trenches
have been battered beyond all recoe
milton a.c 81 formidable that the only
solution - to give them such a batter
ing.
Anything which interteres with the
manufacture Of shells. guns or other inn
PIGMENTS necessary to secure such a
supply OF these ~ to make IL abso-
lutely impossible for any troops, nc
matter how brave. to hold their trenches
* = crime OF the most dastardly dcscrip'
tiou.
out in the front Mr.. Wardle rom
tinued. both officers and men are splen-
did. Cheerful under difficulties which
are exceedingly great. living under con-
ditions which impose an exceedingly
heavy strain upon both alike. they are
looking to their fellow countrymen here
to give them the necessary ammunition.
without which the campaign must he
hampered, and its cost. both in lives and
money. made very much heavier.
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CANADA READY FOR
FRESH SACRIFICES
Heavy Duty on Tea and Grad
uated Income Tax Part of
Cabinet Plan.
SEEK 800, 100000 LOAN

OTTAWA. Sept. IA war budget pro-
viding for n domestic loan OF .ooo'-
600. heavy duty on tea aud a graduated
tax on incomes IL understood TO nc
under consideration by the Cabinet.
with war expenditures increasing at an
alarming rate and revenues falling
away, despite war taxation measures
enacted at the last parliamentary ses-
sion. the Dominion is faced with a Sc
rlous financial problem.
At the outbreak of the war Canada
arranged to borrow from the Imperial
Treasury all money necessary TO finance
her share In prosecuting the conflict.
But the war expenditures OF canada,
like those OF the motherland. have been
far heavier than expected, and with
prospects of "A Ion war and because
of the tremendous financial strain under
which Great britain IL laboring I'M
perial and Dominion statesmen nave
decided that II will be in the interests
of the empire generally IL
can arrange to finance their own snare
In the war In the future. This does not
mean that Canada is unable TO borrow
more war money In London nor that she
will not do so. but 1t is altogether likely
that ,he Dominion Government Will seek
to tighten the burden OF Great Britain
by increasing taxation in Canada.
How to get the money is not an easy
task. Last January Parliament prac-
tically abolished the free list. raised
the general tariff : per cent. n the
British preferential rate ) per cent.
taxed LIQUORS, tobaccos. drugs, luxuries
of all kinds, banks. railway tickets,
checks and a score OF other things, and
Finance Minister White was confident
that the measure would bring increased
revenue to the extent OF 100000 900
His expectations will fall far short OF
realization. A tremendous falling on
in imports defeated the objects OF the
Increased tariff, while the special taxes
have not been nearly as good revenue
producers as had been believed.
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BRITAIN SENDS B
TO O TO SEE WAR
Novel Scheme Adopted to Convince Federation Leaders
of Pressing Need for Shells-Visitors
Much Impressed.

I'm fact there Is an atmosphere OF
anxiety and. I am bound to say it. just
a little bitterness on the part OF those
who perhaps do not realize the position
altogether"
Mr.. Goldstone has brought back with
him as souvenirs OF his memorable trip
fragments OF n shell which exploded only
fifty yards away from where he stood
His collection includes the nose or an
armor piercing s inch German shell or
high explosive power
The Washington times., 1915-08-02
PUBLICITY FOR SCHOOLS

Probably the news of no city de-
partment is SO widely read by all
classes of city's citizens as school
news. 1t has not been many years
since the school boards and admin
istrative officials of schools discour-
aged publicity. There was a feeling
that publicity might be construed as
advertising.
That feeling still is prevalent in
some quarters, judging from a cur
rent bulletin of the United States
Bureau of Education. "Frank pub
licity" in securing the cooperation
sf the community in school develop
Nent is urged.
"A superintendent who was COM
ySaining about lack of interest
among the parents in the schools of
his city was asked whether he re-
ported the progress of the schools
through the papers," the bulletin
states. "He replied that he did not
believe in advertising himself. He
failed to grasp the idea that school
news is not for the purpose of boost
ing a superintendent; besides being
legitimate news, it calls attention to
the needs of the school so that the
school may become more efficient"
Much of the progress of the Wash
ington school system doubtless is
due to the fact that school officials
here almost uniformly have taken
the public into their confidence, and
have gained, through proper public
ity, the cooperation of individual
citizens as we'll as the parents
leagues, mothers clubs, and other
organizations.
The Washington times., 1915-08-02
THE "PEACE COUNCIL"

There is temptation to doubt
whether the right to free speech is
an unmixed national blessing, after
all, when meeting like that
trumped up by q few German
agents, masquerading under the
name of "Labor's National Peace
Council" can be held in the National
Capital for the deliberate purpose of
complicating Americas position in
the present delicate international
situation.
Under the guise of fostering a
peace movement the self-constituted
leaders of the Council" and of sew
eral other organizations that exist
only on paper, inveigled representa-
tives of agricultural organizations,
that really exist, to come here, but
these canny gentlemen soon smelt a
rat, and declined to support a reso-
luton to prohibit the export of mu-
nitions.
In the course Of trying to dis
credit the Administration the Pres
ident's right to send the most re-
cent note to Germany was assailed,
and unfounded charges about clear
ance papers alleged to have been H.
legally given to vessels leaving New
York were made. One cannot help
wondering just what would happen
to such a meeting, in Berlin, carry
ing on a similar campaign to dis
credit the governments acts. If the
gentlemen who organized it would
try a like proceeding in the land
where their sympathies seem to lie,
thsy would be suppressed with the
same celerity that German papers
have been when they attempted
much less reasonable propaganda.