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TEUTONS ADVANCE LINE.
German Report Tells OF Occupation
of Russian Position.

BERLIN. via London. July 29.-Army
headquarters issued the following state
ment to-day regarding operations in the
East:
The situation north of the River Me
men remains unchanged. To the north
east of Suwalki. along both sides OF
the railroad to Ol!ti, our troops have
occupied "A portson OF the enemy's posi-
ton, capturing 2.9l0 prisoners and W
machine guns,
Last night the Russians delivered
repeated attacks against our front
south OF the River Narew and south OF
Nasielsk. All these ~endeaNors failed
with heavy losses TO the Enemy. To
the west of NovogeorgIevsk, ON the
south bank of the Nistula, we captured
l2S Russians,
In the district to the southwest Of
Gorakalwarya Russian forces on the
night OF July - attempted TO advance
in a westerly direction. Yesterday We
attacked them and drove them back.
In the southeastern theatre OF the
war the situation with regard to the
German troops is generally unchanged.
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GUEST URGES CONSUMPTION.
Gen. ircnch's Aid Tells mons
of Duty Not Met.

LoSu,S. July 90. Capt. the Hon.
7 ~ Guest, who is aid to Field
N~I.-'' SIR John French, was one OF
20" T.. erals who yesterday urged the
~" FOSSIL \. Of CONSUMPTION in the House
q. Commons in no unmistakable terms.
he HI- supported by Josiah Wedg-
y". ,lp returned wounded from the
pil ...,..
'" ... are those who have not come
r',N 'r. -liug to bear their fair share
ask. '',pt Guest. The Conservatives
gree. '.,s question with cheers.
Nv. .,u buy from America; let the
LAL -."H.u Tight" said Mr.. WedGwood'
"H frt say hat COmpulsion IL nee
t'a. ,o', but | do say that what we
wan A declaration from the Prime
N' t'.r that II circumstances require
" ' shy at that possibility.
..' alat We want in this country
~. o. Ig money and shells is "A leader.
FT sake give us II man who VIII
,''a AZ .ll' fear Of the consequences.
h'.'. ', the whole world from Vlad-
''-'.. 'p San Francisco is looking
10 See b, We can develop IA leader who
rA head 1nd can shape into line with
N'H'' oudtions."
~ ''slNIss 10 these speakers James
u l."HH'-, the railway mems leader
haf ''H' he voluntary system had
,o''a -a' siactory and that no in
1us''' st, able to spare more workers
ne 20 n..i to the Welsh coal strike a.
~ example If what Englishmen thought
!" c0mll,sion.
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RUSSIA FIGHTING r
PetrOgrad Says Teutons suffered
Heavy Losses on warsaN Front.

Special Cdbie Despatch TO Tue SITS.
P%ErRoGRAp. July 20. The Russian
forces are fighting desperately and main
tanning their positions In defence of
warsaw. according to the official state
ment made public tonight. II is as
follows:
Between the Niemen and the Dwina
mere is no material change.
The situation on the Narew front
is unchanged. The enemy suffered
enormously from our artillery in an
attempt to fortify the left bank OF the
river, and in the Skwa district cons.d-
cradle forces OF the enemy failed in
attempting to advance between the
Narew n the Ose.
In the direction of Sierok and Pull
tusk there IL fighting on both banks OF
the Narew.
We repulsed the enemy's advance
guards at Gor-Kilvaria and Groytzi,
on the left bank OF the Nistula. Be
tween the Nistu!a and the Wieprz II
is quiet.
Between the Bug and the Wieprz the
enemy has suffered enormous losses.
The enemy made partial attacks on
Wednesday In the region OF MADAM,
Dstrovsky and east Of Noislavltz and
kokalakavitze.
We repulsed two attacks Of the
Austrians on the Bug above Sokal.
SIX Austrian regiments crossed the
Bug near kamionka, capturing part of
our trenches on Wednesday. We COM
PEELED them 10 retreat IN disorder
beyond the river. capturing during the
twenty-four hours 1900 prisoners.
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BULGARIA Anglers RUSSIA.
Reported BnrGain with Turkey
Under hitter Criticism.

LONDON, July 2s.-The reported agree
ment between Turkey and Bulgaria is
viewed with Intense bitterness by the
press OF Russia, according to Petrograd
dispatches. by the terms OF this agree
ment Bulgaria Is supposed to have coded
the right of transportation OF IN
ton TO Turkey for possession OF the
part Of the Dedeagatch Railway lying in
Turkey and the territory bounded by 1t.
The NOrOc Irsmyd says that Russia
is mt likely tp foget Bulgaria's share
in the defence Of the Dardanelles. The
BowSc Gd:rtt" believes that the Allies
would not object to Bulgaria's possession
Of the territory even down to the Enos
Midia line, If acquired by conquest. but
declares emphatically that they will not
foe.
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NEW GERMAN LIGHT ON WAR.
Documents said tn Have bee"
Found I'm Brussels Published.

BERLIS, via London, July 2".-Ths
publication OF a series OF documents pur-
norting TO he secret Belgian diplomatic
reports found in Brussels was commenced
,o.day in the NorddcUtSchC Algemcuto
Zeitung. They describe international
political events from the Moroccan ctIsis
until the beginning OF the present war
and are intended 10 show that Germany.
throughout this period maintained a
peaceful attitude, while Great Britain
and France were schemlng for her is"-
lation.
To-day's series include reports from
Count de Lelaing. cN-Belgian Minister
10 Grea, Britain Baron dreindi, Minis
ter 10 Berlin Baron Leghait, at Paris,
and Count Dursel, Charge d'\faircs at
berlin. They were all addressed 10
Baron de Favereau, eN-Belgian FOR
eign Minister. They are dated 1909.
The documents all point to a growing
jealousy on the part of Great Britain
toward German commercial! growth, ana
are undoubtedly meant to prove the Ger
man assertion OF to-day that II was f.nS-
lands hatred OF German success mat
really caused her participation IN the
present war.
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ITALIANS PUSH AHEAD
IN DRIVE FOR GORITZ
Lines on CarsO Plateau, South
Of Stronghold. Are Straight
ened Out.
Special cable Despafch to THr srS.

rpt'fus " "pss ~ a"' ''Ns
ROME. July 2s.-The Italian forces on
Austrian trenches n occupied strategic
heights. are devoting their energies to
consolidating the positions preparatory
to a general attack On Goritz, the IsonZo
stronghold. In addition. however, they
nave made further advances at the ccn-
tire of the line. according to the official
report made public to-day.
Gen. Cadorna's report is as follows:
The enemy. profitlng by a fog. at
tempted an attack against our posi-
tions at Passo del Cacciatore. between
Mounts Chiadeni and Avanza, in Car
mia. but was promptly repulsed by
counter attacks. our Alpine detach-
menx attacked some OF the enemy's
trenches in front of positions at Pal
Piccolo n conquered the greater
number Of them.
On the Carso plateau YESTERDAY was
spent in Strengthening important posi-
tions captured the day before. In the
centre. nevertheless, further remark
able progress was made, thanks TO the
conquest OF some strongly held enemy
trenches which enabled us to straight
en- out our line of deployment. The
latest advices place the number of Off
GERS taken prisoner or the 26th as lO2.
On the rest of the front there has
been 10 especial change In the situa-
ton.
The following official statement was
Issued tonight:
In the Cordevole valley we pro-
crossed considerably and occupied
the slope descending from the Col di
Lana to Pieve di Livinallongo.
In the Padola valley the enemy
advanced. but was repulsed with the
loss of some prisoners.
On the CARGO plateau yesterday the
enemy displayed great activity. In
fantry forces supported by artillery
attempted to advance and retake the
positions lost. but our troops ener-
getically frustrated the plan, infiict-
ing heavy losses. Prisoners taken by
us stated that the attack was made
with fresh troops and that a Who'll
regiment Of Lan~deschutzen was an
initiated. We continue to advance
slowly. on July % and 2s we made
l.4s5 prisoners. Of whom twenty
seven were officers.
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ADMIT ENGLAND IS
SEEKING u. s. LABOR
Leaders Here Refuse TO Com
firm Report About $1,000
Emigrated Workers.
NOT SATISFIED WITH PAY

Efforts were made yesterday to Obtain
from labor leaders confirmation or de-
NAL OF reports that machinists and en-
gineers of this country who have gone
to work In England since the war began
have become dissatisfied with conditions.
hard and long work and other things.
wish to return. Inquiries not only failed
to elicit any information upon the sub
ject, but met with the emphatic state-
ment that II would be impossible TO get
any one who knows anything about the
matter to discuss II In any way.
Some OF the labor officials who arc
certainly In a position to know labor
conditions In the English munitions fac
tories, as well as the approximate num-
her OF American workmen VINO have
gone abroad to work In them. even pre-
tended blank ignorance on the subject.
They said they had no records. although
their office has supplied many OF the
men who went abroad. Besides, so they
maintained, they knew no one who
might have the desired information.
on the other hand. assertions have
been made at various times that more
than $4,000 skilled mechanics emigrated
from this country to work In the Allies
tllA Nhk'AAhE VI 'A'
Government have visited all OF the large
manufacturing cities to draft men for
England's factoric-, IL Is said. Prom
Uses Of overtime pay and plenty OF work
have VOL al ,ct~t several thousand
workmen, " - believed. to leave THIS
country.
The recruiting of skilled mechanics
for that kind of work has gone on in
secret, as was apparent yesterday.
George Barnes, a labor member of Par
lament who passed through the Cnlted
states on his way TO Canada TO enlist
workmen In the Dominion, has recruited
openly there, but not 40 on this side or
the border. Local business agents or
the mechanics unions have obtained
many men. private agencies nave adneo
to the number. but seemingly IL Is mn
possible 10 gather any accurate STATISTICS
from local labor people.
W don't know said II. J. Deerins.
business agent of the international AS
sociation OF Machiuists Of the metLopoI-
stan district. We have no records'heie.
No. | don't know who does know. You
can't get any Information on mat SUD
feet. OF course. 4 great many men nave
| gone 10 Europe. Are they dIssatlsneu :
| Maybe some of them have made All IN"
money they want and would like to come
home"
Inquiry vas next made of George
Wallace, secretary OF the Amalgamated
Society OF Engineers, an English orShn-
ization. Wallace admitted that ne Knew
something about tn. situation, nut no
also made it plain that what ne KNOWS
| he will keep to himself.
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u. S. MAY PROTEST IN
LEELANAW CASE SOON
1928 Treaty Violated. Says
Washington-Thinks Cargo
Was Not COntraband.

WASHINGTON. July 2e.-It Is expected
that the State Department. will prepare
in a few days a note to the German Gov
rnmen on the case Of the Leelanaw.
the American steamship t~orpedoed by =
German submarine of the coast of Scot
land last sunday.
II has been clearly established in oni-
clal reports that the law as to visit ana
search was fully compiled with by the
submarine and the crew Of the American
vessel was treated with the utmost re-
gard for the safety n comfort OF the
men. 1t is equally clear TO officials mere
however, that the sinking OF the Lee
lanaw was in gross violation OF the
treaty of ls2S between the United states
and Prussia. Representations involving
a demand for the aymen OF uaihases
will be made on that score.
The United States is not even prepared
IN concede that the fax and tow on
| board the Leelanaw were properly 70 DE
considered contraband OF war. Ihese
articles were placed on the German con
traband list last April. but II was an
nounced at the time that his action was
A form Of r~eprisal against Great BRITAIN
The legality OF such action Is much ques-
toned by American officials. particularly
AZ IL was admitted to have peen Il re-
prisal. The c~ontraband issue VIII be pu,
forth as proof that the German naVal
| commander had no right to destroy ever
| the cargo Of the Leelanaw. much less the
\ vessel herself. .
n treaty Of 1928 provides that
commander may take of the c~ontraband
from an American vessel. but that the
shin ia to be permitted to go free ano
the cargo is to be paid for, The Ger.
mans aid not even attempt to ~1ettisor
the cargo Of the Leelanaw. but sank TN
vessel as soon as her officers and ere"
! could get into the ships boats.
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TURKS BLAME GERMANY.
Grand Nizicr, Mt Conference
Makes Direct Accusation.
Special cabie Despatch TO TUE suS

LONDON, July can important CON
ference was held at Constantiuople on
Tuesday between representatives OF Ger
many. including Gen. Won der Goltl'
Austria. bulgaria and the ottoman cab
met. The probable participation or
Italy In the Dardanellcs fighting was
discussed. The news comes from the
Salonica correspondent OF the Geneva
Tribune.
Turkey he says. rs convinced that
Italy's entrance INTO this field of the
war is inevitable and that there Is
little opportunity OF averting a conflict
between Turkey and Greece.
There was "A violent interchange OF
views at the conference, caused chiefly
by the Grand Vizier's charge that Ger
many is. responsible for Turkeys un-
fortunate position"
Meanwhile It Is learned from Athens
that the Turks continue To erect i'm
portant works on the T~chataldia lines
Four light railways have been con-
structed 10 facilitate the transportation
OF big guns, which are being placed
everywhere. Barbcd wire eutanglements
are being erected all around Tchataldju
and Adrianople.
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SUBMARINES SINK 292.
berlin Reports on opera''o"'
During Twenty-Five Week"
SnecioI CdbIe Despatch 20 THE sV'

Spscioi Gable Despatch to THE sun
BERLIN, via London, July 2s.-During
tho last twenty-five. weeks or since reo-
ruary is, when the German blockade OF
Enciand began, until July 20. German
submarines have sunk 229 English ships,
az ships owned in other beiligereht
countries, s neutral ships that were ms
taken as hostile and 81 neutral ships
DESTROYED although their nationality was
known. $1,000 u,,
This information was issued to-night
oocially in denial of figures circulated
in England tina during this period only
! as british ships had been sunk while NO
neutrsls were destroyed.
The statement says that the twenty
so,en neutral ships destroyed were first
stained and examined. They were De-
stroyed because they carried c~ontraband
and because it was impossible to con-
vow them'to a German port.
In commenting on this announcement
the Deutsche Tdgesseitnn0 says the TACT
,bat the crew Of the American freighter
Iealanaw was saved was due entirely
10 the extremely favorable circumstance
and the fact that the ship was SUNK
in the neighborhood OF the rkney
stands.
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TURKS ROUTED BY BRITISH.
Lose 2.5OO Men aud Many Guns
In IN Jhratc. Fight.

LoNpoN. July 2@.-As "A result of the
action on July "a near Iiesiriyeh. on the
Euphrates. the d~isorganized Turkish
forces retrcated ~anorthward twenty-five
miles. says an official despatch Ia the
India office. The Turkish casualties in
killed. wounded and prisoners were APP
proximately $500 mon. of whom forty
one were officers. Considerable booty
was taken ms well by the British forces,
including one forty pound gun, twelve
field guns i've mountain guns and sew
cral machine guns. with 1000 rounds of
artillery ammunition and 500 600 rounds
of small arms ammunition.
The British casualties in this en-
gagement. says the press bureau. Were
SEA. divided AZ follows: British oiii-
GERS. killed. . wounded, 20 men killed.
~ wounded. l43 missing, 80 Indian
officers killed, I wounded, : men killed,
- wounded. 25T missing. G.
The evacuation Of Hesiriych has been
begun.
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aid reaches the wounded very late, II at
all. that accounts chiefly for the high
death rate.
But hat II seems useless to speak Of
humanity In relation to such an enemy.
a truce surely might be acceptable to
Doth sides A respite for an hour or
two coul be agreed upon at a certain
signal 80 as to remove the wounded.
II has even been suggested that women
dressed In some very conspicuous man
ner might be employed for this purpose.
for there would be no possibility Of mis-
taking their pacific purpose.
III we could once more fight In the
open. where the entire body, instead Of
merely the head would be exposed IL
the rife bullet resumed its ~acendancy (;
and u. further. 1t was possible to relieve
all the wounded rs soon az the battle
was over. we should then doubtless find
that the PERCENTAGE of recoveries among
the wounded was In keeping with what
we are entitled to expect from the adj
vance In surgical science.
Transportation of Wounded.
Especially will this be the case IL
solute rest n full treatment be given
for a sufficient length Of time close to
the battlefield in cases of abdominal and
other wounds that are dangerously ag-
gravated by travelling. This. we UNI
derstand. is now actually done. though
perhaps. there is room for some i'm
provement In the shape OF more extern
sive accommodation near the front.
"A greater number Of portable tent
hospitals will be required. particularly
when the armies begin to move. Railway
head lines for ambulance trains may not
be so conveniently near as at present.
Certainly there is an extensive network
of railways In the countries over which
the armies now in Flanders are likely
to move. But the army that retreats
will naturally destroy the rails and blow
up the bridges whenever possible. and
there may even be a scarcity OF houses
remaining that might serve as temporary
hospitals. Battles wiz probably be
/ fought long before the lines of communi.
cations can be repaired. The present
facilities for promptly d~isposing OF the
wounded by sending them 10 the base
hospitals cannot always be maintained.
1T will not 20 or forever. and now is
the time to prepare for the very differ
ent conditions that will prevail when wt
are once again able to carry out rapid
movements. Tent hospitals that can be
d~ismantled. packed In carts or railway
trucks. conveyed in n direction and
put up again in a few hours are likely
TO be especially useful"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-30
ITALIANS REPULSED.
Vienna Reports Invaders Evacu-
ated GOritx Positions.
al Gable Despdfch to THE suS

Special Gable Despdfch to Tue Sun.
VIESNA, via Amsterdam. July ga
The following official statement regard.
ing the operations on the Italian from
was made public by the War Office
tonight
on the coastal front (the I~sonzo)
the Italians undertook unsuccessful
attacks on the edge OF the poberdo
plateau at Sdraussina tbetween era
disca and Mount San Michele),
The Italians have evacuated their
positions before the bridgehead Of
Goritx and have retreated to posi-
lions occupied by them prior 10 the
battle.
There have been artillery duels and
skirmishes on the Carinthinan from
tier.
In Tyrol n battalion OF the enemy
was repulsed near Marcelu in the
Etsch (Adige) valley.
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MORE DIE OF WOUNDS
THAN IN Any OTHER WAR
Kate OF "a Per Cent. Due to Inability to Give Timely Aid
to Victims Between Trenches-Science Handi-
capped, Though Highly Developed.

In calling attention to Prime Minister
AsQuith's recent announcement that
nearly - per cent. OF the British
wounded died OF their wounds, the
Lancet says that contrary to general
opinion this most modern Of wars is pro-
~portionately more costly in men thar
even the notorious Crimean campaign.
This is due principally to warfare In the
trenches. which does not permit Of the
rescue OF men stricken down between the
lines. The Ldncet's follows:
we have already pointed out that
the percentage Of deaths during the
Crimean war wal only 22, and this In
spite of the appalling insanitary con-
ditions which then prevailed. This pro-
portion was reduced to 20 per cent. dur
ins the Boer war, but forty-four ear
ago. during the Franco-Prussian war,
the lost only 1853 per cent
OF their wounded. The introduction OF
aseptic and antiseptic surgery and the
great progress generally accomplished
since then made IL only reasonable TO
expect an even greater saving Of human
life.
But In spite of the figures quoted by
Mr.. Asquith In the House the antici-
pated Improvement has taken place
given conditions similar to those that
prevailed In 1s70-7i we may confidently
say that the percentage OF deaths is less
now than then. But conditions generally
are utterly different to-day. The trench
fghting results In a much larger number
OF injuries due to shells and shrapnel
Wounds from rifle bullets are compare.
lively rare n when they do occur the
body Is 80 sheltered by. the trenches tina,
II is generally the nead which is hit
and the probability Of fatal results 1.
consequently much greater.
Timely Help Dinicult.
But by far the most terrible feature
OF the present war is the fact thai In &c
many cases 1t is absolutely impossible
to bring timely help to the wounded
The trenches face each other at very
short distances. An attack Is delivered
and the mass of the wounded fall OF
the unsheltered space between the
trenches. When the struggle is oveI
this space is carefully watched. and tn,
slightest movement brings a volley from
rifles or machine guns. At night only
when favored by darkness, some Of thu
wounded may be able to crawl back &c
their trenches. 1t IL the cruel fact tina
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MINES EXPLODED.
Little Damage Caused ON British
Front. says French.

Special Cable Despd,cL 10 The suS.
LONDON. July 29.-Field Marshal Sir
John French sent to-day the following
report Of operations in Northern France :
Active mining operations continued
on both sides during the last few days
With Intermittent artillery engage
meuts but 10 infantry t>acks The
enemy exploded three mines in the
ielghborhood of ST. Eloi. \ mine which
was exploded "A Givenchy was the
only one which did damage. and in that
case the damage was but slight.
We exploded a mine on July 20 north
Of Zwarteleen which destroyed twenty
yards of the eremy's parapet. on
July - one OF our aviators shot down
. German machine. which fell in our
hres, east OF Zillebeke.
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FRENCH MAKE NEW
GAINS IN VOSGES
Take Part Of LaunOis Village
and Hold Barren Kopf
Against Counter Attack.
BATTERY Is

Spec a. Cdbis Despatch 10 TuE Sun.
r,R's. July 29.-Thc French campaign
=. The Vosees nctted further gains to.
sav and last night. a fresh group OF
houses in the southwestern part o.
raunois was occupied and elsewhere
many m counter attacks OF a
very violent nature were %.repulsed.
The night communicate was as
follows;
The day was one of calm from
the sea to the Nosges.
Artillery activity was more marked
IN the sector of Souchez, around
Arras. near scissors, in the Argonne.
a, Marie Therese and before Fey-en-
Haye.
I'm the Vosges at Ban de Sapt we
succeeded in occupying "A fresh group
OF houses In the southwestern part Of
Launoi. Saint Die and Than were
struck by several shells.
At Barren kopf the Germans tried
10 retake the positions Of which we
had made ourselves masters. The
very violent attack which the
launched was repulsed. All the
ground gained by us was maintained.
A German battery which supported
the attack was destroyed by our fire.
The day statement said
In the Artois region there was the
customary bOnbardment last night.
and in the Souchez sector there were
several engagements with hand gre
nades and bombs. In the Argonne there
has been lighting with bombs and tor
pedOes In the vicinity of Bagatelle
and at Courte Chaussee.
Near st. Hubert. as well as in the
forest OF Malancourt. we blew up by
means Of mines several German po-
sitiOns.
In the Nosges. at Lingekopf, in the
positions taken by us July 22, we
picked up yesterday goo German
corpses and took possession of two
machine guns. goo rifles and a great
quantity OF munitions and equipment.
The German forces left on the ground
al Barrenkopf more thar 400 dead
The exact number of German pris-
oners made during the recent engage
menis. July q and July IS. is col.