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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-09
SERBIA WILLING
TO MEET DEMAND
FROM BULGARIA
Balkan League Revival as
Aid to Allies Offset by
Greek Stand.

London. Aug. 8.--Renewed indica-
tions of a revival of the Balkan League
as a friend of the Allies are seen IN ad-
vices from Nish, that Serbia is at last
willing TO cede back to Bulgaria the
Macedonian territory she conquered IN
the second Balkan war, thus ending
the resentment which has made I'M
nossible an agreement between the two
against the Teuton alliance or against
Turkey.
This favorable development is offset
by last nights report from Athens
that the Greek government is opposing
any suggestion that she should return
Kayala. the seaport in the vllayet oil
Saloniki. TO Bulgaria. 1t II thought
however, that this opposition may De
changed when Venizelos returns TO
mower. which is expected when the
Greek Parliament reassembles, early IN
September.
Venizelos offered Kavala TO Bulgaria
uhen he was Premier simply IN re-
turn for her continued neutrality, while
Greece went TO the assistance OF the
Allies against the Turks. But Ming
Constantine put his foot down on the
whole policy, and the political CRISIS
which resulted in the resignation OF the
Venizelos Cabinet, followed.
Paris. Aug. s.-The Bucharest CORE
snondent of ale Petit Parisien" sends
the following dispatch, dated August D.
and delayed in transmission:
1.-THE Cabinet has approved the . new rev
extraordinary credit of lOO,OOO'oOo
francs 500. 0OO,OOO) for military pur--
noses. The Rumanian Minister at
Paris has been called to Bucharest Tor
a consultation"
Berlin. Aug. S.-The Overseas News
Agency gives out the following:
Newspapers of Athens say that h'ng
Constantine has determined personally
10 omen the new session OF Parliament
with a speech emphasizing that 1t Is
necessary for Greece to preserve I'M
conditional neutrality during the war
This he will say is the only guar
antee of the country's welfare"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-09
Poland's Devastation
Fails to Check Germans

Berlin (by wireless to Sayville, Long
Island), Aug. S.--An account Of the
conditions under which the German
and Austrian armies are advancing
through the districts Of Poland devas-
tated by the Russians before their re-
treat was given out to-day by the
Overseas News Agency, which says
"The colossal scale on which ar
engagements were made to supply the
armies caused a sensation in the towns
evacuated by the Russians. Hundreds
Of thousands of troops between the
Vjstula and the Bug are being fed rs
we'll as though they were at home. The
men receive three warm meals daily.
Great herds Of cattle are driven be
hind the advancing troops. Millions
Of bottles of mineral water are dls-
tributed among the men. The rail-
roads were reopened speedily by the
Germans and Austrians, solving the
problem of restoring facilities for for
warding troops by rail. The furnish
ing of supplies TO the men has betn
ACCOMPLISHED notwithstanding the TACT
that the Russians removed all surh
supplies and set fire to the villages be-
fore they retreated.
IAN officer Of the Russian General
Staff said that Brest Litovsk ION the
Bug River east Of Warsaw would be
unable to resist such charge as that
made BY the army OF General Won
Wovrsch. Russian prisoners at Ivan
porod say that for some time they re-
ceived only eight cartridges daily.
"A CORRESPONDENT of the 'Tageblatt
at Lemberg, Galicia, reports that man
who succeeded in escaping from war
saw before its capture says that IN
spite of closest surveillance on the
part of the Russians proclamations
were circulated appealing to the peo-
ple TO oppose the military and pay on
old scores against the Russians.
"Prince Leopold Of Bavaria received
a tremendous ovation when he entered
Warsaw. Citizens of neutral coun-
tries. particularly American newspaper
correspondents, participated IN the
celebration. Crowds of Poles greeted
the Germans as liberators. The peo-
pie disregarded orders TO leave the
town before its evacuation. Families
of peasants, driven by the Russians
into Warsaw, already have been sent
back TO their homes.
"There were similar scenes OF popu-
lar rejoicing when the Germans occu-
MED Ivangorod and Lublin, where
large stores of -four and other ma
terials fell into the hands of the con-
ouerors. The generals commanding the
first arrivals of troops were greeted
formally by representatives OF the
cities. The Germans promised that
The new regime would be mild, pro-
vided the people obeyed police regula-
tons"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-09
U-B0ATS SINK 3 CRAFT
Crews Are Saved-Two Swed
ish Steamers Captured.

London, Aug. S.-Lloyds announces
that the British steamer Glenravel, OF
Belfast, the Swedish steamer Malm-
land and the trawler Ocean Queen have
been sunk by German submarines. The
crews of the three vessels have been
landed.
The Glenravel was a vessel Of 1892
tons and owned by the Antrim Iron
Ore Company. of Belfast. The Malm-
land was of 3,779 tons and owned at
Gothenburg.
A dispatch to "The Morning Post"
from Stockholm states that the Swed-
ish steamers Wico and Staura. with
large cargoes of petroleum from New
York for Stockholm, have been capt
ured by German torpedo boats OFF
Dragon and taken to Swinemunde.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-09
Russia Prepares to Begin
War Over Again and Win
by Gable 10 The Tribune. !

Petrograd, Aug. dispatch TO the
London Daily lO.-Russia is every
day putting herself in better shape for
beginning the war over again and car
rying it this time to successful con-
ciusion. The government has wisely
conceded the right of free speech to
members of the Douma, and has al
lowed leaders of industry to take part
in the reorganization which is required
10 produce what the army needs.
Now the ministers are urged TO go
a step further and fan the patriotic
spirit of the workmen by releasing them
from certain restrictions which hitherto
have been in force and associating them
with the great national task of regen-
Grafton. Not only the radicals but also
the conservatives, declare that this is
necessary for the attainment of victory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-09

portance. On the left bank of the
Vieprz there have been obstinate
rearguard actions. In the course oil
counter attacks we captured some
hundreds of prisoners. Between the
Nieprz aid the Bug there has oeeh
no essential change.
On the left bank Of the Bug, be-
tween Touria and Louga, we eXer-
cised pressure successfully on the
enemy's advance guards along a VIDE
front
There has been intermittent ar
tillery firing at some points on the
upper Bug, he Zlota Lipa and the
Dniester.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
The Berlin official war statement fol-
lows:
German troops on the Narew are
approaching the Lomza- Ostrov- Wysz-
kow road. At some points the enemy
offered stubborn resistance. South
of Wyszkow the Bug has been
reached. Serock. az the mouth OF the
RUG has been occupied. Near Nowo
Georgiewsk our siege troops took the
forts at Segrze.
Near Warsaw we gained the cast
ern bank OF the Nistula.
Under the pressure Of troops un-
der Field Marshal Won Mackensen the
Russians are retreating IN an east
erlv direction. Between the Nistula
and the Bug the left wing of the
Croup of armies under Won Macken-
SEN has driven back the enemy IN
northerlv direction. The right wing
is still fighting in the direction OF
the River Nieprz.
AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL.
The following official communication
WAS issued to-day from Vienna:
Russian war theatre-The. army. OF
Arckduke Joseph Ferdinand IN the
district between the NlStula ana the
Vieprz yesterday prosecuted It's al,
tack. Our attacking forces repulseo
the enemy from several INES west
Of the Nieprz and occupied IN 'he
afternoon Lubartov and advanced
northward to the bend Of the river
The repulsed enemy fed IN dlsorder
across the Nieprz.
South and southwest OF WlechoV
our troops gained a full success. IN
order TO parry our attack the enemy
counter-attacked. Hand-to-hand ngnt-
Ing developed anu llle eHNi"S' % o."
on the front and flank, was driven
back across the Nleprz. Inc NUMBER
Of prisoners taken at LuoartoV ana
Wiechov up to yesterday evening
aggregated twenty-three officers and
six thousand men and booty consist
ing of two cannon. eleven machine
guns and two munition cars.
Threatened by our troops, who
are VIGOROUSLY advancing from the
south toward the lower Vieprz, the
Russian corps which remained in the
Vistula district northwest Of Ivan
gorod began to retreat northwest
ward early this morning, pursued by
the Austro- Hungarian forces.
Between the Vieprz and the bug
fighting is proceeding.
In East Galicia the situation IS I'M
changed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-09
Russia to Go to UralS,
if Needed, for Victory

Petrograd, Aug s.-The general com
mittees appointed TO organize indus
tries for military purposes began their
labors yesterday under the presidency
OF Alexander Guchkotf. formerly presi-
dent of the Duma. Representatives of
all parts of the Empire attended the
committee meetings.
Addressing the committee NJ. Ria
bouchinsky, the Moscow millionaire,
said:
1--WE shall retire, if necessary, as far
as the Ural Mountains. We shall fight
to the last man, but we shall gain VIC
tory"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-09
Germans Fail to Sink
Two Allied Hydroplanes

Paris, Aug. 8.-A note made public
by the War Office tonight says:
"The Germans endeavored to-day 10
destroy off Newport by means OF heavy
shells two allied hydroplanes. Our ar
tillery promptly silenced the German
batteries. Of the two planes, one came
back unaided. while the other was
towed into shore unchanged"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-09
ENGLISH DRIVES GERMAN
FROM RUSSIAN SCHOOLS
Language Will Be Substituted
in Commercial Curriculum.

Correspondence q Tie Associated Pressl
Petrograd, July 20.-The English
language is to be substituted for Ger
man in most of the commercial schools
Of Russia as one of the compulsory
subjects of the curriculum.
This step was ordered by the Min
lister of Finance at the request of the
school authorities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-09
Russia and Germany
to Trade Prisoners

London, Aug. S.-ArrangemeEts have
been completed for beginning on
Thursday the exchange " incapaci-
tated Russian and Germ prisoners
of war.
A dispatch from Copenhagen to the
Exchange Telegraph Company says that
steamer has been chartered for this
purpose, TO sail across the Baltic = =
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-09
GERMAN OFFICIAL.

From Berlin the following official
statement has been received:
French hand grenade attacks near
Souchez and counter attacks against
the trench taken from the French in
the Western Argonne on Friday were
repulsed. Fighting in the Vosges,
north of Muenster, was renewed Sat
urday afternoon. The right, how
ever. was uuiet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-09
SERBIANS WILLING
TO PASS ITALIANS
Twenty Thousand Prisoners
Taken in Galicia May Gross
to Join the Army.
[By Cable to The Tribune.l

Lugano, Aug. S.-The Serbian govern
ment has intimated it's willingness to
allow 10000 prisoners from the Italian
speaking provinces of Austria, capt
ured in Galicia, to traverse Serbian
territory to join the Italian army.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-09
A YEAR AGO TO-DAY
IN THE WORLD WAX

German submarine U-15 sunk
by the British cruiser Birming-
ham.
Liege forts invested.
French troops occupied Null
hansen, in Alsace.
German colony Of Togoland
seized by British and French
forces.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-09

tween Trelleborg and SassnitE, carry
ing 500 men on each trip.
The dispatch says also that the ex-
change of Austrian and Russian pris-
oners will begin next month.
Evening star., 1915-05-16
Am American Woman Tells of Her in the War

not get the fellow out of my mind. At
the Belgian headquarters | gave the
boys the rest of my cigars and We
passed through.
Then we had our experience. We met
a group OF French soldiers and | was
in the act OF taking their picture when
one of them rushed at US and eXclaim-
ed that we were spies or we wouldn't
want to take pictures They made us
get out of the car, searched our lug
gage and tied my husbands hands be-
hind him.
I'VE protested vigorously and called
their attention to the interview with
King Albert in my husbands bag.
which had the Belgian official seal upon
it, But they persisted. and we demand
ed to be allowed 10 speak to officers ~
authority. They put me in the car win
six men and marched my husband
under "A ridiculously large guard for
distance Of six miles to headquarters
MY ire had by tn1s time reached the
boiling point They didn't know how
10 run our car and even refused to let
me run it They murmured all the
v hile that they would get corporal $
stripes when it was known what an
important capture they had made.
When we got into headquarters every
one was yelling, See the spies" They
shut us up in a little room. Then. a
Evening star., 1915-05-16

been lost and that hundreds of private
dwellings. stores and factories had been
destroyed. the strategic value of the
attack would scarcely have been en-
hanced. for il is evident, from the re-
suits. that the crews of the two Yep
pelinS were Obliged to drop their ex-
ploSives at random.
80 long as the Zeppelin cannot work
with accuracy in releasing its BON bs
on strategic points, such as railroad
terminals. walls and fortifications, mill
tary arsenalS and the like, its value is
nearly nil AS well carry on battle
by means of artillery fire directed by
intuition"
Prior to the war the Zeppei n was
thought of by many the absolute
mistress of the air. Its rigid construc-
tion and speedy lines made II superior
to other Tighter than air" machines in
combating storms and traVersing dis
tances. IT was hoped that the division
into many compartments of it's huge
gas enveiop would protect il from de-
struction by shot and shell in the same
way that alright bulkheads aboard an
ocean liner insure against sinking.
Zeppelin enthusiasts pointed to the
great carrying capacity Of the ship,
where ammunition is counted in tons
rather than pounds, with pride and sat
isfaction. No other aircraft they ar
gued. was capable of hurting on an en-
emy during single raid SO vast "A
number Of death dealing bombs. AS
for aeroplanes. the defenders of Zeppe-
lin efficiency pointed out that no aero
plane mounted gun large enough to
work serious havoc with so huge an
adversary as the German sky dread
naught whereas the guns of the Yep
pelin could easily shatter smaller craft
Serious consideration was also given
to the possibilities lying in the terror
iZation o. enemy populations by the
Evening star., 1915-05-16

Paris awaited them in total darkness.
Betrayed by searchlight. assaulted
with incendiary bombs from the ter
rible "seixante- -quinZe" aero guns be-
low. and baff1ed by cloaking darkness.
they dared not approach the center of
the city. much less descend within fir
ing range, to seek out railway stations
and government buildings. Completely
thwarted in their purpose. they were
forced to content themselves with let
ting fall score of explosive bombs on
points picked out at random.
So small. in fact, did the military
commanders of the city consider the
menace of their presence that the
waiting aeroplanes We're forbidden to
risk battle with the dirigibleS for fear
of the havoc that might have been
caused by the precipitation of wreck
ed Zeppelin and a shattered aeroplane
on the roofs of the suburbs
A second raid was attempted the
night of March %. apparently with the
object in view of redeeming the failure
Of the first attack. The alarm went
through the city as before, but this time
shortly after o'clock in the evening.
while belated diners were still enjoying
their inevitable coffee and cigarette IN
the restaurants. All Paris shrugged
its shoulders derisively and waited
while the wheeling searchlights Kept
their watch above.
No Zeppelins arrived and IL was
learned that the attempted raid had
failed more hopelessly than it's prede-
cessor. when the daily papers next day
far to the north and. after dropping a
few bombs on an outlying village. had
returned whence il came.
Paris. from wall to wall. viewed the
Evening star., 1915-05-16

of it's bombs and hence it's great stores
of explosives have been made useless.
Nor can the Zeppelin's guns offer any
resistance to aeroplanes since the
French airmen have adopted the ex-
pedient of running their hurtling ma
chimes headforemost into the enemy.
and. by forfeting their lives, can sue
ceed in bringing the monster dirigibles
to earth. a tangle of wreckage
Equally impossible for the Zeppelin
has proven the terrorization OF civilian
populations The raid on Paris excited
curiosity among the populace. not ter
ror Par1sians appeared to have the
utmost contempt for the powers of the
raiders and the supremest confidence
in the air defenses of the city There
was no note Of terror anywhere in the
French capital during the entire time
Of the raid. And. finally. the Zeppelin
is defeated in Its work by darkness.
which throws a cloak of safety about
all that it would destroy. 1t must
work in the dark. The menace Of the
seroplane by day is far too great.
Every single one of these primary
defects in the Zeppelin appeared only
too plainly when Paris Withstood the
forced to attend on the pleasure Of the
weather and made their appearance
over the French capital when condi-
tions were such as to favor their enc
mics equally with themselves. The
cIoudless sky afforded them no possible
shelter from the pitiless beams of the
searchlights that ringed the city
Long before they sighted Paris the
beat of their racing engines gave the
alarm to watching French sentries and
Evening star., 1915-05-16

constant menace of the formidable
Zeppelin. and it was further predicted
that strategic points which proved in
vulnerable to ordinary siege gun and
artillery fire might be finally brought
to terms by a storm of Zeppelin bombs
hurled in quantities from above.
Before the war no one could say
with certainty that these claims for
the Zeppelins might not be justified
when the crucial moment for their ac-
tual proof arrived. London has so far
believed in them that il has not, since
shor..y after war wcs declared dare
MAINTAIN the light in its streets that
was considered indispensable in times
of peace.
But, now that Paris has lived through
the raid of March II. military opinion
declares that German airmen have to-
tally lost their argument for the Yep
pelin. Not one of their claims stands
justified The very inactivity which has
marked the career of Germany's air
fleet throughout hostilities proves say
French airmen. that the Zeppelin is
worse than useless under anything but
the very best atmospheric conditions.
In the matter of speed 1t has always
been known that the huge machines
could not compare with the aeroplane
The division of the Zeppelin's envelop
into compartments is no longer a guar
antee against destruction since incen
diary bombs have come into use
throughout the allied armies. The IA
nous French 15-millimeter gun, mount
ed on a special carriage. has proven
such a sure menace to aircraft that no
Zeppelin attacking fortified position
can risk descending low enough to rem
der in any way effective the dropping
Evening star., 1915-05-16

had just landed. he proceeded to tell
me thar the Germans were reported to
arrive the next day and that | was en-
dangerfng my life.
"A; last I reached the hotel The
manager refused me accommodate
saying that every one was leaving and
that he would be forced TO close. in
sisted that my husband was there, and
American on the third floor might be
he
Fortunately it was he. and a very
amazed he at that, when he saw that
had undertaken to personally bring
over his uniform. He repeated the in
formation 1 had from the man on the
street that the Germans were reported
due the next day.
In the morning weswere awakened
by knock at the door. Hurry. hide
the English uniform said my husband,
its the Germans I hid the uniform,
but the knock came from one of the
motel people. We decided to go out and
see the Germans come in
We went down to the digue-the
Ostend boardwalk. which overlooks the
sea-and there we saw the terrorized
Belgians huddled together with their
babies and their bundles. They were
running from everywhere-aimles
one had yelled Fire." My husband
called my attention to a sight that he
said was typical of this affiicted peo-
pie. crowd was hurrying along the
road and an old man who had fallen
exhausted by the wayside was disre-
garded and left to himself by the
others. who paced heedlessly by In their
efforts to escape the dreaded Ger
mans.
Il was amazed at their state of alb
ject fear. / talked to the crowd gath
cred there on the digue and tried to
reason with them that the Germans
would come in quietly and officially
take the town. but would not harm
them If they put up no resistance.
succeeded in calming them down until
one excited woman cried out: They
killed my mother and brother at Lou
vain; they'll kill me here" That threw
the crowd into pandemonium again
At that point a German officer waa
seen approaching. He rode casually up
to u.s. looked at the assembled Bel
CLANS and passed on. Then others came
They did the same thing, and the Bel
gians, reassured, picked up their bun
dies and went back to their homes
1T was extraordinary" exclaimed
Mrs. Fortescue. apparently they had
imagined the Germans were converted
into some dreadful monsters. for when