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REPORTED SUNK.

coNsTANTiNoPLE, Aug. 2. tvIa
Berlin wireIess)-A large Russian
destroyer has foundered and sunk Off
koeken, east Of SehiIe, according to
official dispatches today. Tho dis
patches said II was not known
whether tho warship was mined, tor
pedoed or sunk by an Internal explo-
sion.
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EMPRESS PRAISES PRUssIANs
AN ENGLISH SCHEME.

COPENHAGEN, WA BeFItn WIre-
Iess) Aug. 2-EngIand, In return for
permission to obtain coal. at her
ports, has compelled many neutral
ships to carry contraband to her, de-
cIared some Of the Danish newspa.
pers today, In explaining the sinking
tof large number Of neutral ships by
German submarines. The English, it
was pointed out, naturally prefer to
have neutral vessels sent to the bot
tom to the saving Of their own YES
sells.
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UNITED Press Leased Wire SCI
AMSTERDAM, Aug. % =
centlmeter guns have be, = ent 70
tho eastern battle front~t used IN
tho bonbardment OF the = saw fores
II the Russians continue a:rr Stubborn
resistance, according to Berlin ao-
vices today.
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NEW RATTLEsHiP.

BERLIN, (via wireless to SayviIle)
Aug. 2.-The wife Of Field Marsha
Won Hindenburs christened the new
German battle cruiser "Hindenburg'
launched at WfIheImshaven, according
to dispatches received here today. Vor
Alndenburs telegraphed the kaiser
expressing his gratitude at this un
usual honor. rrg
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GREAT COAST FIGHT
TO TEST THE FLEET
Forty ships Will Engage in
War Game Fr8... Cape
Cod to Florida.
BATTLE OPENS FRIDAY

NORFOLK. Va. Sept. 2j.-After two
weeks OF large practice, both night ana
day. the larger portion Of the battle
ship unit Of tho Atlantic fleet rested
this afternoon. Ten ships arrived in
Hampton Roads during the afternoon
and others are expected by tomorrow
night.
The ships now in the roads are the
Wyomins, flagship OF the fleet: the Ar
kansas, Nebraska, Rhode Island,
Texas, New York. Baltimore. Yankton.
Cyclops and San Francisco. The last
named vessel vas engaged In mine plant
ing tests.
Admiral Fletcher has practically com
pleted arrangements for the most reals
tic war game ever attempted by the fleet,
which will begin next Friday. Orders
will be issued To the Captain of each
ship on Monday.
Each ship win proceed TO sea under
sealed orders, which will not be opened
until the war vessels are beyond the
five mile limit. Then the ships will
be sent in all directions. There will be
more than forty war vessels. including
twenty-four torpedo boat d~"stroyers. in
these m~anUuvres,
They viii be scattered along the coast
from cape Cod TO Florida, There will
Ia two forces, a defending Meet, ana
an invading fleet. The Wyoming will
bc She flagship Of the former and tho
scout cruiser Chester will be flagship fol
the iuNaGiuu forces.
The defenders win try to prevent ,he
invaders from entering any port along
the Atlantic coast from Cape Cod 10
Florida. There Will be other manmu
vres. iuclud nv a mimic battle. the
details Of which are known only tC
Admiral Fletcher and officials of III,
Navy Department,
The hattleship Michigan, winner ol
take an important part in the "A game
and wach probably will he assigned tC
the defending fleet, may be dClay ed In
departing from the roads because of ar
accident To her turbine circulating
valves last night off the Virginia capes
She was obliged to abandon target
practice and return to Hampton Roads
The battleships Michigan. winner Of
the proficiency trophy for spring target
practice, and the Florida. which is re
/ ported Ia have made the best individual.
rscord of any ship in tn" fleet IN thu
practice just ended, had not returned
to the roads late Tonight, The were
reported manuuNriug of the Capes and
will probably proceed north after re,
ceivinE orders 10 participate in the wal
game.
Ships now in the roads are loading
coal. ammunition and provisions,
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GAINS ON LONG FRONT.
Germans Are Driven Back In Hell
Eium and France.

NpfCtul ' uDif pfkDdtFH 70 .lHf DIN
PARIS. Sept. 25.-French and British
infantry made valuable gains to-day in
Belgium, to the north OF Arras and in
Champagne.
The military value OF the constant
homhardment which the French and
British guns of all calibres have main
tanned in these districts, as we'll as on
many other points of the line for the
past weeks. was demonstrated by the at
tacks for which the long continued artil-
lery fire was a preparation. Day after
day the Paris public has read, The
artillery lighting continues north OF
Arras." &c.
TO-night's announcement that the in
fantry has been sent forward to occupy
n part Of the enemy's works after "A sus.
tanned hail of shells was taken as ar
indication that the allied commanders
believe the time has come for making a
beginning at the task OF showing the
Germans out of the lines which they
nave held for so many months.
The offensive was begun at the west
ern extremity OF the line on tho Belgian
coast. Here British ships and the French
batteries cooperated in IA bombardment
OF the German positions at Westende
and Middelkerke. The infantry took up
the fighting to tho west of Loos and HUI
luch. whore the British troops attacked
the German positions with success. To
the north OF Arras an energetic attack
was made by both French and British
infantry. and the Allies gained a foot
hold at many points Of the German line
In Champagne there was a heavy In
fantry assault between the .Suippe and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-26
DIR. DUMBA'S RECALL
EXPECTED ANY DAY
State Department Feels Sure
the Vienna Note Will Be
satisfactory.
FACTS KNOWN ABROAD

WAsHISGroN. Sept. c5-Oflcials OF
the state Department are satisfied
that such misunderstanding about the
puinDa case as might have existed in
Vienna is now cleared away. II was In
dicated to-day that the state Depart
ment has reason to believe that the re-
ply of the Vienna Government to the
American note requesting the recall Of
Ambassador Dumba will he forthcoming
very soon and that it will be satisfac-
tory in every respect.
BY exchanges with Ambassador PEN
field at Vienna the State Department
learned that all the facts in the Dumba
case were not thoroughly known u
understood in that quarter. conse-
quently the Department has sent sew
eIal messages to the Ambassador, not
only informing him fully of all the facts
which led To- the request for Ambassador
Dumba's recall, but also of subsequent
developments.
While this Information was sent pri-
marily for Ambassador Penleld IL is
not doubted hat the Foreign Office has
got the benefit of II.
lnasmuch as Dr. Dumba cannot get
home without one. he IL virtually com
PEELED to remain in this country until
his Government taxes the action re-
quircd by the United States.
OFFICIALS of the State Department eX-
pect to have IN Monday the rest Of the
papers taken from Archibald, who car
ricd the Dumba letter. Some of these
documents have been received, while the
rest were mailed on the Cymric, due at
New York to-day. decision In the cases
OF Capt. Won Papen, military attache
OF the German Embassy, and others In
volved I'm this correspondence, will be
made after the papers have been re-
ccived.
with regard to reports from San Fran
cisco that Capt. Won Papen and Prinz
Hatsfeldt are to leave there for Mexico
next Tuesday. officials of the State De-
partment said they were not informed.
Il was pointed out that Capt, Won Pa
pen, as military attache, Is accredited
TO Mexico az well as to the United
States. Persons supposedly In the con-
idence of the German Embassy have
declared. however, tina, reports that the
Captain wal to go to Mexico at this
! time were not well founded.
The Allies have consented to insure
safe conduct" for Nine. Dumba, wife
of the AustrO-Hungarian Ambassador
NJ. Jusserand. the French Ambassador
| to-day gave this assurance to acting
| Secretary of State Polk. Mime. Dumba
and her maid will sail on the Rotter-
dam OF the 2Sth.
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All Hellenic Railroads and
Steamships Taken Over
by Government.
SOFIA STANDS FOR
VI NEUTRALITY
Franco British Armies Win
Ground Over Long
Front.

Al Greek railroad and steamship
lncs have been taken over by the
Government. The mobilization order
Issued at Athens places $50 900 men
under arms by nor
Bulgaria that her mo-
tilization does not necessarily mean
war.
The Rumanian Cabinet is believed
10 nave reached a decision which has
leaders. The nature of the decision
Is not yet known.
Berlin that the long ex-
pec;ed Anglo-French offensive has be-
sun and hat the advancing troops
were driven back everywhere except
In Champagne. Paris tells Of successful
offensive movements in Belgium. near
Arras. and in Champagne.
The Russians have taken the Of
fensive at several points on their long
front and at three places-east OF
wilma, north of pinsk and at Luck
their attacks have been pressed Wig
orously and with Success. At LUX,
they say, 1000 prisoners were taken
Won H%Indenburg. however, continues
60 advance on OWNS. The Germans
too minimize their losses, while the
q. -, 400. ,k,, -. 81
front the Russians were repulsed with
heavy loss.
The German naval command has
been practically recognized: men OPP
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Mew Ofenstpe ofAMes
Is Launched in France
Infantry Attacks Following Terrific Bombardment of
German Lines Result in Ground Being
Gained on Long Front.

the Aisne II was preceded by a re.
newal OF the bomhardm,nt. under covcr
OF which the French seized the foremost
German line over almost the entire front
of the attack and are still pushing for
ward.
The night COMMUNICATE Of the War
Office said
ON the Belgian coast our batteries
cooperated with the English fleet in
the hombardmeut Of the German po-
s!tions at WrStcnde and Middelkerke.
The British troops attacked success
fully the enemy position to the west
OF L.oos and of liulluch.
our troops. operating in conjunc-
tion with the British army made an
energetic attack to tn, north Of Ar
ras This attack permitted them To-
gain a footing at many points of
the enemy's lines.
Between the Somme and the Aisne
there was fighting with aerial tor
pcdoes and bombs. In the sector
OF Sanny-sur-Matz our artillery ex-
plodcd a munitions depot in a for
titled house al Beuvra!gnes.
In Champaign. after "A new and
very violent bomhardmtnt of the
trenches. shelters. block HOUSES and
batteries of the enemy. our infantry
made an assault on the German lines
between the Suippe and the Aisne. The
first line Of enemy positions was oc-
cupied over almost all the front at
tackled. our advance is being pushed.
There was artillery lighting in the
Woevre. in Lorraine II In the Nosges
in the environs of La Chapelot,e and
OF the SChratzmaennele.
The afternoon communicate was as fol,
lows:
In the Artois district yesterday our
artillery continued its effective bom-
hardment OF the lines of the enemy.
To the south of the River Somme the
Germans bombarded our trenches and
our saps in the suburbs of Andechy
and Dancourt. Dur batteries RESPONDED
with energy, and at II large number
OF places took the initiative in firing.
The artillery exchanges to the north
Of the River Aisne and along the
banks of the canal between the Aisne
and the Marine continue with severity.
In the Champagne district the enemy
responded to "A violent hombardment
of his trenches by the firing of as
~phyNlatinC shells In the vicinity of
AuberiNc and ST. l~iilaire. These shells
had no effect, There was similar ac-
tivity yesterday in which both our ar
tillery and that Of the enemy plrtici-
pated in the Argonne district, par
ticularly in the sector of Courtcs
chaussees. and there hav been some
engagements with bombs and hand
grenadcs in the forest OF Prctre. In
Lorraine our patrols have brought in
several prisoners,
A squadron of French aeroplancs
yesterday threw on the Sablons rail-
road station near Metz something like
forty bombs.
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special CODE bssparcL 10 Tur sr>

FPf'lot teCNc ff' pd'fh ~ Z
BERLIN, by wireless, via London. Sept
2j.-The following official statement wa
issued here this afternoon regarding th'
operations on the western front:
ON the entire front from the sea to
the vosges the enemy's artillery fire
Increased in strength, and east OF
lpres, between La Bassee Canal and
Arras, as well AS in Champagne. from
lrosnes To the Argonne. it was OF the
utmost fierceness.
The attacks which were expected
after the strong artillery preparation
lasting oil certain parts of the line for
fifty hours lave begun.
Between the railway from Ipres
To- Roulers and that from fpres TO
Confines the English advanced early
to-day. ON the northern wins their
attack has been repulsed after hand
10 hand fighting before and In u
positions. They also are attacking
northeast and southeast OF Armen-
there's and north OF La Bassee Canal.
Dn Thursday evening, as has only
now become known, the French pene-
tratcd our battered down trenches
near Souchez. We elected them yes
terday. The French were again re-
pulsed yesterday near Souchez and on
10Th sides Of Melville.
In Champagne from Prosnes to the
Argonne the French attacked, but
were al a majority OF points repulsed,
This was due in part TO our strong
artillery fire. In part also the attacks
collapsed "A few steps In front Of u
distractions under the fire Of u IN
fantry and machine guns.
The ~retreating enemy columns suf-
fered considerable losses owing To the
very severe artillery and machine gun
fire.
At some points on the front hand
to hand lighting Is proceeding,
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Doubt BuIgar Promises,

The Petu PdrtSi'n says the allied
Powers have placed little faith in the
p"rDtestations of Premier Radoslavoff
word came of Bulgarian mobilization
The paper adds thar representatives of
these Powers have been considering just
such an e~Ventual!ty as now threatens
M have been laying their plans with a
view to eNcrtinE the greatest possible
force in the Balkans. As a result OF
his foresight, the paper adds, they are
in "A position to strike quickly with the
reserve forces in the vicinity of the
Dardanelles.
Berlin opinion, as reflected in Amster-
dam dispatches, displays profound as
Constituent at the mobilization in
Greece. Bitterness, too, is manifested
against Ruman.a, as in the following
comment from the Cologne Gdsettc:
whatever happens in tho Balkans,
Rumanla is played out. Her role as a
link between Austria and Turkey Is fin
ished. We shall pass through Sofia.
That will teach Rumania a lesson for
siding with our foes
Statements given out by the Overseas
News Agency in Berlin and received
here by wireless say:
Greek mobilization is regarded as n
measure of precaution for probable
eyentualities. It is not expected that
the King of Greece will give M his
policy of neutrality so long as the in
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posed to granting the demands upon
with respect to submarine warfare
have been removed. Admiral Won
HoltZcndorT succeeds Nicc-Admiral
Ba'hnann as head of the Naval Cen
eral staff. New instructions have been
given to L boat commanders restrict
ing attack on passenger vessels. 1t
Is now said that all liners will be
warned Of impending attack and pas
sengers and crew be given every OPP
portunity to escape IN safety. No
attacks will be made unless hostile in
tent is shown beyond doubt, or at
tempt is made to escape.
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saIonica In Danger.

II We allow Serbia To- be crushed to-
day by another Austro-German invasion
We have no assurance whatever that the
Austro-German armies will stop short
front of our Macedonian frontiers and
that they will not he tempted as a mat
ter of course TO come dow as far IA
S~alOnica.
But even IL this danger r. averted and
We admit that Austria. being satisfied
with a crushing defeat of Serbia, will not
wish to establish herself In Macedonia,
is there any possible doubt that Bul-
raria. at the invitation of Austria Will
advance and occupy Serbian Macedonia
And If that We're TO happen. what would
be IA position
We should then he obliged. in accord
ance with our treaty OF alliance. to
hasten to the aid of Serbia unless We
wished 20 incur the dishonor OF disre-
garding our treaty obligations.
Even IL w We're TO remain Indifferent
to our moral debasement and impas-
sive, we should by SO doing have to sub
NIT To the disturbance OF the Balkan
equilibrium of Bulgaria. That power,
thus strengthened, would either now or
some time hence be in n position to at
tack us, when we should he entirely
without friend or ally.
II. on the other hand. We had. In the
circumstances indicated, to go 70 help
Serbia in order to fulnl the duty incum-
bent on us, we should do 40 in far more
~unfavorable circumstances than II we
went to her assistance now, because
Serbia would already be crushed. and In
consequence u aid would be OF no, or
~ least OF very little, avail. Moreover,
by rejecting now the overtures of the
Powers OF the Triple Entente, sven in
the event Of victory We should secure
10 tangible compensation for our sup
port in their struggle.
Let us now examine under what cir
cumstances W. ought to take part In
the contest.
AboVe all we must seek the coopera-
tion not only Of Rumania but II pos
sible Of Bulgaria as well.
II we SHOULD succeed In obtaining
this cooperation through an alliance OF
all Christian States OF the Balkans not
only would every serious danger OF
local defeat be averted, but their par
ticipation would bring "A most important
influence to bear on the struggle OF the
Entente Powers For II is no exaggera-
tion to say that their participation
would exercise an important influence in
favor of the ~ascendency of the latter.
In order that this may be brought
about | think we should make adequate
concessions to Bulgaria. SO far we have
refused even to discuss any concessions
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PROTEST SENT TO WILSON.
German Baptist Churches Act
Against Munitions Exports.

NEWARK. n. J., Sept, 2b.-The Attain
tic conference of German Baptist
churches. at the eighteenth annual meet
ing In the First Church, Clinton avenue
and Fourteenth street. this afternoon
adopted the following resolution and sent
"A telegram ~embodying 1t TO President
Wilson
1--WE commend the former attitude of
President Wilson that our country re-
main neutral in thought. word and deed,
We therefore earnestly protest against
the expectation of things which Kill to
any OF the warning nations of Europe.
We pray God that our fair land may
emerge with clean hands as peacemakers
In this present world conflict"
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Greece to Stand by Serbs:
Bulgars Dtsclain Threat:
Allies Advance in West
ARMED NEUTRALITY
BULGARIA'S ATTITUDE

'pf'"f 'HDfc DcNVHsCH 10 LIE oNNs
LONDON, Sept. 25.-An
official statement from Sofia
sent here by wireless from
Berlin says Bulgarian
mobilization does not mean
that Bulgaria has hostile in
tentions, but intends simply
to enter a state of armed
neutrality.
This step, the wireless
despatch says, is explained
by changes to be made
shortly in the political and
military situation and by
general conditions in the
Balkans.
Bulgaria, it is added, has
no hostile intentions, but is
firmly resolved to safeguard
all her rights and her indie
pendence, by force of arms
if necessary. Owing to the
movement of troops by her
neighbors, Bulgaria has been
forced to declare an armed
neutrality. Negotiations
with the representatives of
both groups of belligerents
the Allies and the Ger
manic Powers - continue
and there is no immediate
intention to enter the war on
either side.
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f IN ATTACK.
Special cabIe Despatch to Tur ST

AMSTERDAM. Sept. 25.-Five large
British warships and twenty-five
smaller fighting ships participated in
the bombardment OF the German naval
base at Zecbrugge this morning.
Dispatches received here tonight said
that the warships stood close I'm and
shelled the German dcfences from $50
A. M, to 10 30. The Germans replied
with light artillery, German a~eroplancs
n observers stationed In a captiy,
balloon directing the German fire. The
result OF the bombardment In unknown.
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SACRIFICE
URGED ON KING
BY VENIZELOS
Text of Premier's Letters
Shows He Would Give Up
Kavala to Bulgars.
HAD PROMISE OF
IMMENSE GAINS

Eieutherios X. Vcniselos is again at
the helm Of Greek Affairs. NJ. Vcntselos
as Premier urged on Greece carly IN the
Europeaa Udr the ddrisdb iHfy OF seek
Ing TO rcunite the States OF the Bdlkdn
League in aid Of Serbia and In cooperd-
ton nth the Entente Popcrs against
Turkey. King Constantine. ,chose toife
Is a sister Of the Raiser. declined TO
accept this adricc aud the Premier re-
signed. Greek public opinion. however,
remained steddidstiy Nth he Premier
aud he i1ds finally recalled TO popcer.
In the present situation " the Bd'kdns,
utth AuStro-German armies threatening
another inudsion Of Serbia. and "uh
Bulgaria mdssinO troops on the Seroo-
Bulgarian frontier, Greece may soon
hare 10 make a decision betpeen sup
port Of Serbia. uith 1hom she has an
alliance. aud the danger OF being iett
irithout friends IN the Balkans.
The foIiorino letters, written BY ".
Tcni.cios to King Constantine IN the
period prccedE1O his resignation as Pre-
WlCT, orphan IN u'ldti tNt pOS't'oN " mo
man who undoubtedly. as q result Of
his political rictory orcr King Con-
stdntine. iriH haze the responsibility Of
deciding the policy Of the country.
YoVE MAJESTY I now have the honor
to submit To- your Majesty the contents
+ a communication which the British
Minister here made t. me with instruc.
lions from Sir Edward Grey.
Greece. by his communication. Is again
! confronted with one OF the most critical
periods in tho history of the nation.
Until to-day our policy simply con-
sisted in the preservation u neutrality,
In So far az our treaty obligations with
Serbia did not ohlige Us to depart there
from. But we are now called upon to
participate In the war, no longer In order
e. fulfil simply moral obligations, hut in
view OF clinpcnsatious which IL realized
will create a great and powerful Greece
such as not even the holdest optimist
/, could have imagined only "A few years
back.
In order 70 obtain these great COM
| pnrsatinns great danGe-s will certainly
! have to he faced. hut after long and
careful study of the question | hold
IN" piuion that We ought To face these
hangers
We ought to face them chiefly because
even though We were To- take no part IN
! the war now. and TO- endeavor Ia pre-
serve our neutrality until the end. We
should md ourselves exposed to dangers
equally serious.
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RUMANIA REPORTED TO
HAVE COME TO DECISION
London Hears Bucharest Cabinet Has Agreed on Ac-
ton in Balkan Crisis and National
Leaders Are Satisfied.

sid and EnglaGd, her two best friends,
who backed and preserved Bulsaria's eX-
istence.' As for the reason for Bull
garian mobilization, the Consul-General
said
III Germany Is firing her guns into
Belgrade and intends to invade Serbia
through Bulgaria or to march TO Con-
stantinople, surely Bulgaria must be pre-
pared, and If her neutrality is i~nfringcd
upon must resist. She cannot resist un-
less mObilized."
NJ. Aneelof said that the ~twenty-slx
classes called to the colors by Bulgaria
represent 10000 men, better equipped
the war against Turkey.
IF the concessions in Macedonia had
been made months ago" he added, 1.-The
losses in Gallipoli would have been un-
necessary. as "A Bulgarian army could
have marched direct to Constantinople."