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The sun., 1916-08-30
GERMAN MARK O
Hits New Low Record Of 7Oa ~
Rumania News.

Exchange on Germany broke yester-
day to the lowest figure at which II has
ever sold. Mark checks dropped to the
new low record figure OF 7Oa ard
showed no signs OF rallylng At the close
Of the market, The previous low on
mark checks WAS ~.
The parity of German exchange Is
95.2s, so that the present low on Berlin
represents n depreciation OF approXl-
mately 2775 per cent, in the price OF the
marks, In 1913. the year before the
war. German exchange sold as high ~
"a 80. The only reason ascribed for the
weakness OF the mark was the entrance
of I,umania into the war.
Sterling exchange was steady nj ycs-
~tcrday's prices. hut considerable more
strength was evidenced i'm francs and
ruhlcs. The latter sold as high rs 1915,
against a close Of 81 20 on the uiy pre-
,ious. while francs advanced to 5.SSi,,
II new high for the month of August.
Rublcs have not sold rs high as 1918
for many months. Foreign exchange
brokers said the strength of ruhle ex-
change was due both t. the sympathetic
effect Of Rumania's entering the war on
the side of the Allies and the fact that
Americans are buying heavily of the
Russian interior loan 81. per cent. war
bonds.
II was somewhat more difficult to ey-
plain the strength Of exchange ON Paris
aside from the fact that London 10 said
to have been n heavy buyer of francs
during the last few days. Foreign ex-
change brokers said thcy believed the
British buying OF francs was in line with
some three cornered arrangement where
hy France IL financing Rumania, while
London supports francs.
The sun., 1916-08-30
ITALY NOTIFIES I. 6.
Bases War Dccin rattan On uo.,i,,
Acts of Germany.

WAsHtNGToN. AUG 90 l'r'.. loo
laration Of war against G.rm.,, NJ.
communicated to- TIC Uui'al S.l..s N.
day in a formal motto from ,. i.,i,,
ambassador \ uro,'ima' .. ., ,s,.
trality will shortly be- l.,l,l b. pr...
dent Wilson The Gu'o say. .u r.r.
"SySicmatically h"s'll. l... r ~.
part Of the German GpVrrrm.r. D., tho
detrimont of ltaiy have si..,,o.l ono
another with incrca- us fr.tga. . c.r.
s.stlrg in both an actual war sd, p1,.
%ticipation and economic mal..r.. -,
every kind.
with regard ~ tho former vr
suffice 10 mention the Re t,rtt,i .irn.o,
Of arms and Of Instrument. - W. or.
restrial and MARTINI, furnished ly Ge-.
many to Austri1-Iiunglrv AND 'lr M =.
terrupted participation ~ T., rupn 2.
ncerS, soldiers and am" I'm 'tc ,,rurs
operations of war directed AGAINST l',l,
I'm fact It Is thanks 10 N, l.. stance
afforded her hy Germany .r '.. mos.
varied forms that Au-iriA-llg.g Iry l,.
recently been able to ouu,,,'tt', hop
most extensive effort against l'a,v
"Th" Government uf his Majesty m.
~ did not thinl; that Il could l.nr,-
tolerate such a stat" - thi.rs Which
aggraVatcs. to the cNH .UsiNc dotru,u' 4.
Italy. the SHARP contrast between 'le
de facto and tho de- jUrc situate on l~''.aIv
arising from the fact of thr aiI.a... 4
Italy and Germany with two groups d,
nations nj war with one uuu't,-
For these rcasors TIE royal l.lyo-n.
mcrt has ~ IA. name a.: r N,I, IS 90
King not ned M" ,i,'mtu a.. y.r' n--.
trough tho Sy $50 s.l.frn.. - sks,
The sun., 1916-08-30
BULGARS' SUCCESSES
ATAN END, SAYS PARIS
Entente Allies Advancing in
Macedonia on the Centre
and Wings Too.

PARIS. Aug. 2o.-Bulgaria's successes
In Macedonia have ceased. the War or
hce asserted positively tonight. Their
advance on the French right wing has
halted. they have lost more ground In
the entire and on the French left
further. the Serbians have stopped their
progress and have inflicted heavy losses.
Assertions .manating from the Bu,-
gar!an army headquarters continuing -
claim victories are specifically denied.
the French troops are advancing toward
the Ljunulca River. and that the
Sorbians are progressing toward Netre-
NIX. Strong Bulgarian attacks north
west ~ Lake Ostrovo were rcpulsed by
the Scrhians.
A statement issued to-nigh, by the
Wa oitoc says:
There H. nothing new on the Struma
line, Since yesterday there have been
lively artillery actions around Lake
Dorian and on the banks OF the Nardar,
where We destroyed the Mar2cnoi ava
ton field west 81 Lake Do.ran. our
progress continues In the direction Of
the |L.jumnica River,
The Serbian army yesterday con-
tinued It's advance toward Netrenik and
repulsed strong Bulgarian attacks on
Hin 1906, northwest Of Lake ostrovo,
ard further To the south. A number Of
prisoners. including several officers. re-
manned in Serbian hands,
The bulgarian official Communications
continue to allude To alleged successes
on the wings toward the sea and south
Of kurit2a. southwest Of Florina. In
reality since the beginning Of operations
the Bulgarians have occupied only the
u~ndefended portion of Greek territory.
while to the west Of Lake Ostrovo the
left wing Of the Serbian army has stopped
all enemy attacks and has inflicted heavy
losses
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SOMME FIGHTING HALTED.
Few Minor Attacks Made as Had
Weather continues.

LONDON. Aug. 29.-Bsd weather, maxi
Ing aerial reconnaissance next to impos-
sible and hampering any attempts at in
fantry advances. almost has stopped
fighting IN the Somme front.
The Germans shelled Delyille wood
and the windmill near Pozieres. notw!th-
standing the fact that their avia'ors
could no, check up the accuracy Of the
fire. These ranges doubtless were fixed
long ago A small German detachment
tried to take a British trench near the
Pozieres mill. but was repulsed. The in
sisnificance of operations to-day may he
Inferred from the fact that this attack.
in which the German dead numbered
seven. found space In the official report
y little progress was made in the OUT
skirts OF Guillemont and Ginchy and
between Delville and High (Foureaux)
woods.
On the Verdun front the Germans
launched two attacks against the village
OF Fleury and the O a leading to Vaux
fort. Both attempts broke down under
French fire. with heavy losses to the
Germans. The French took some ground
southeast OF Thiaumont Work and forty
prisoners.
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repealed by our troops with heavy
losses to the enemy. Before the front
OF one OF our battalions about 400 Killed
were found.
On the banks Of the Euphratcs. TO
the west of the region Of Mush We
captured several guns and scores OF
prisoners while pursuing the enemy.
South OF Lake Nimrelgel we repealed
enemy attacks and took 1--WE officers
and lss men prisoner.
Rome Reports Successes.
Rome. Aug. 2s.-The official sta,emen
Issued to-day by the Italian War De
psrtment says:
In a skirinish on the northeastern
slopes Of Monte Mato. in the Posina
Valley. we drove back the enemy with
heavy loss. taking about twenty prison
ers. including n officer.
on Monte Cimone the effective fire
OF our trench mortars compelled the
enemy to withdraw on a section OF his
front north OF the summit
In Fassa, area OF Avisio, after fierce
lighting our Alpine troops gained pos
Session of the rocky peak OF Monte
Caur!ol. which rises abruptly 2,i35
meters $1,000 feet). The position was
promptly consolidated and Is being
strongly held. There We took about
thirty prisoners. including one Off
Ger.
The enemy used much artillery
against our positions on Monte Sief,
In the Upper Cordevole, on Castelletto
Tofana n in the upper valleys Of
the But and Fella.
On the Lower Isonzo the outskirts
The sun., 1916-08-30

tachment succeeded in entering our
position on the summit. assisted by
strong artillery fire. After obstinate
fighting Monte Cauriol fell into the
enemy's hands.
On the coastal front, at Monte San
Gabrielle and In the district OF No.
vavas. italian artillery kept up an ac-
tive IRE.
Fire 1000 Gas shells.
PErRoGRAD, Aug. 29.-The official
statement issued to-day by the Russian
Wal Department says:
In the region OF Toboly-fIelinin the
enemy launched an attack upon our
position on the western bank OF the
Stokhod River. The attack was re-
PEELED. During the day the enemy
fired 1000 %asphyxiating gas shells In
this region.
Southeast Of Smolary the enemy at
tackled our attachments which were
occupying the Islands. but without
any success.
Caucasian front: On the line from
kyGhi to the western bank OF Lake
Van oWr troops. having driven the
enemy out of his position. made an
advance near Ognot,, where we took
2S3 men prisoners. An attack launched
by Turks TO the west II Oynott was
The sun., 1916-08-30
PLAN SWIFT o
Germans Believe Rumnnis Il Not
Ready for Effective Fighting.

BERLIN. via London. Aug. 29.-All
property Of the Rumanian Government
in the Austrian region OF the Danube
has been sequestrated by order of the
military commander Of that district.
German and Austrian banks and firms
generally are forbidden to make pay
ments to Rumanian citizens and cor
p%orations.
There has been no declaration Of war
by Bulgaria against Rumania. so far as
can be learned here. At the Bulgarian
Legation It was stated that the sofia
authorities would declare wal IA a mat
ter of course. Austria. however. may
make no official reply to the I,umanian
declaration. according to the Vienna
Neue Freie Prcssc.
TIE plan OF the Central Powers con-
templates carrying tn" war into the new
enemy's territory. military commen:a-
tors here say. This will be done by swift
movements against the Rumanian flank
The Rumanian army OF 100000 men IL
not moderated. but II IL believed that
IL lacks experience and that it's morale
IL therefore low. The opinion hSe is
that Rumania has ammunition for not
more than n months fighting. hut prob
ably has arranged to be supplied from
Russia. a swift invasion OF the nation
would give the Central Powers welcome
supplies OF grain and oil.
The sun., 1916-08-30
Fighting in Carpnthians.

BERLIN. Aug. 29.-The only referenc,
~ the Rumanians In the War ONCE re
port Is contained in the following sen
kence:
In the Carpathlans there was fight
Ing with Russo-Rumanian v%anguards.
Elsewhere on the eastern front no i'm
portant actions occurred yesterday. TIL,
Report says:
In the eastern war theatre the sltua-
tio generally IL unchanged. At
some places the firing was more ac-
tive.
West OF the Stokhod, near Rudka-
Chcrvlsche. there were infantry en-
Eagements. North of the Dniester
feeble Russian attacks were repulsed.
We took more than 100 prisoners.
Near Burs7now, on the Gnils-Lipa, a
Russian aeroplane was brought down
In an aerial engagement.
The sun., 1916-08-30
I<chitsky holds 100 kilometers OF ridge,

Lechitsky holds 100 kilometers OF ridges
from the source OF the two Bystritza
rivers toward Rajailow az far as kirlI-
bahia and easily can aid the Rumanian s,
who on entering Transylvania certainly
will envelop the army OF Gen. Koevess
II he does not retreat quickly. Won
Hlndenburg cannot assist. being kept
busy by BrusiloY.
The PETE Journal hears from It's
Bucharest correspondent that Bulgaria
will not formally declare war on Ru-
mania even II the latter permits the
passage through It's territory of Russian
troops.
The sun., 1916-08-30
IRISH NEWSPAPERS SEIZED.
Gen. Maxwell Acts On Charge Of
Provoking DisR Election.

DUBLIN, Aug, 29,-police and soldiers
seized to-day the machinery and plant
In Tralee. where the newspapers, NcU
Banner. KerTyndn and L%iborator were
published.
The authorities acted under "A warrant
Issued by Gen. Sir John Maxwell, COM
mander Of the forces In Ireland, charg-
Ing the newspapers with publishing ON
August 10 an article calculated to cause
disarection. Griffin, managing director
OF the newspapers, was arrested during
the Dublin rebellion last Easter, but was
released.
The sun., 1916-08-30
KAISER PREPARES
TO FIGHT GREECE
Her Entry on Allies Side
Close at Hand-Greeks
Leaving Germany.

LONDON. Aug. 2o.-An Exchange Tel
orraph despatch from The Hague says
that Germany is making preparation for
the eventual entry Of Greece into the
war. which in German diplomatic cir
cIes is regarded as certain 10 take place.
\ number Of Greeks have departed from
Germany in the las few days, and to-
morrow the Greek Minister in Berlin Is
to be received by Chancellor Won Beth
mann-iiollwcg
An agency despatch from Athens saws
King Constantine was unable 20 receive
Yesterday a delegation 81 the Greek
Liberal party which had asked for an
audience To- present the Nenizelos ieSolu-
lions, az the King still was suffering
from a slight operation he underwent
on Sundny.
An Athens despatch. sent Sunday. hut
DELAYED in transmission, descr hes tho
~pro-Entcutc demonstration before the
residence ~ former Premier Nenizelos.
in which $4,000 persons - part. l.
says a committee Of representative Lib
erals was appointed 10 present to King
Constantine the resolutions outlined by
VI Nenlzelus In his address.
The sun., 1916-08-30
Kings Advisers Must Go.

AS a result Of these warped ideas we
see to-day, instead Of extension Of the
territory Of Greece to Asia Minor,
Thrace and Cyprus, that Macedonia ls
Invaded by the Bulgarians. that. tens OF
thousands Of dollars worth OF military
supplies have been surrendered to the
invaders and that northern Epirus is In
danger OF being permanently lost,
I'VE, the people, by this demonstra-
tiou, declare that We do not approve the
course recently followed AND insist on
dismissal from around the Kings person
of tn" present sinister advisers. The in
PRODUCTION ~ the Kings name into the
electoral contest constitutes an Internal
revolution against the Liberal party.
"National unity has been DESTROYED by
thrustiug the royal prestige into politics.
'Phc Xaimls Ministry Is neces-
sary to-day and the Liberals are pre-
pared 10 give It all support TO enable II
10 be n political instead Of n mere In
term cabinet and 10 assure to IN" En-
,cn,o the most benevolent neutrality
c~onceivable.'
Commenting on the bulgarian occu-
patton of Kavala. former Premier Vcni-
zclos said 81 predicted that the Bul-
garian assurances that they would not
occupy kaNa!a would not hold good five
days. They lasted just four days.
"Cnn You conceive anything more
criminal in n military sense than the ac-
ton 81 the Greek General stan in de-
modifying thr"" army corps and leaving
III" entire artillery and other supplies be-
hind to fall into the hands OF the Bull
garians""
The French official announcement OF
The sun., 1916-08-30

These resolutions. as framed by NJ.
Ncnizclns. concluded with these words:
III We the people are not heard in
these our resolutions We must take cour-
rel what is Ia he done to minimize the
iuin which awaits us
The scene before the residence OF the
former Premier was II Of The widest
enthusiasm All n. surrounding streets
were crowded when NJ. Nenizelos ap-
pcared on the balcony. News of the
bulgarian occupation of the Greek port
~ Kavala intensified the feeling. and
hose in the ihroug apparently were ready
to- follow the former Premier in what
ever he might advisa. The text of the
resolutions. as given ly ". Nenizelns in
his speech, follows;
"By these resolutions we the people
advise the monarch that he has fallen a
victim of evil advisers wi, seek to nullify
the results of the revolution Of 1909 and
misgovernment, while satisfying personal
hatred Of NJ. Nenizelos: that the sovereign
las fallen victim to advisers OF purely
military and oligarchical ideas. who have
persuaded him that Germany must he
victorious, and trading upon the Kings
admiration for the Germans. whose vic
tory he believed in and desired. hoped
by GermHny's victory to he enabled To
set aside the free constitutions of Greece
and concentrate absolute power in royal
hands,
The sun., 1916-08-30

WITH the entrance of Rumania into the war all
the nations of Europe, with the exception of
Holland, Spain, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway,
Sweden and Greece, are engaged in the titanic
struggle, and the Hellenic Kingdom is wavering on
the brink. Germany and her allies are now COM
pletely surrounded either by enemy nations or by
The sun., 1916-08-30

IoNpoN, u 29,-The German sub
marine |-aO attacked a Portuguese gun
boat nj the Lisbon llarbor entrance last
night. according to n despatch from the
Portuguese capital. The torpedo missed
its mark and the submarine submerged
when the gunboat opened fire.
The sun., 1916-08-30
Rumnnians Caught Unawares.

Dr. Belgiman. the Rumauian Minis
ter here. cannot be found lie was not at
the summer resort. whore he WAS sup
posed to ave been. The legation. how
ever. says he will be OF hand tomorrow
Rumanian residents here were rlught
entirely unawar and are bitter against
their consular and diplomatic repIesen-
tatives for leaving them in the dark.
Count Won itev-ntiow, ia. naval ex-
pert Of the Tdp's-Zot'unD. remarks that
the new enemy. after two years Of
%purposeful waiting and deception now
enters the camp of our enemies and
draws his sword for the simple reason
that he believed the momcnt had come
to take booty"
The sun., 1916-08-30

the sea, which is controlled by her enemies, except
where Turkey in Europe joins Turkey in Asia. The
allied nations are solid black, the Central Empires
and their allies white, the neutral Powers horizon
tally shaded and Greece and Albania vertically
shaded on the map.
The sun., 1916-08-30
Two Norwegian Steamship sunk

LoNpoN, Aug 29,--The 1900 ton Nor
wegian steamship Renteria has been
sunk. Nineteen OF her crew arrived at
Rotterdam to-day on Il lugger. The
Norwegian steamship Isdalen, formerly
(WUb u9vd
The sun., 1916-08-30
H%INDENBURG PLACED
IN FULL COMMAND


bombarded the Rumanian town OF Yer
| ciorova at the iron gates. Turnu SEVERN
q little lower down the Danube. and ais
Giurgevo. where the f%erryboat crosses
from Rustchuk on the principal route
from Sofia to Bucharest. according to a
Bucharest despatch to the Times. These
towns all possess artillery defences.
The despatch adds that Virtila Bro
tiano has been appointed Minister Of Wa
in the place Of his brother. j. J. c. Bro
tiano. who retains the premiership. Re-
formation Of a coalition ministry.
King Ferdinand. after ordering a gen.
eral mobilization. departed from Blu
charest to-day to take the command OF
the armies In the field. according to des-
patches from various capitals. The Ru-
manian ~populace IL reported to be enthu-
siastic at the turn affairs have taken.
Russia. according to news received In
Paris. has been hurrying troops to Ger
nowitz, to prepare for active coopera-
ton with the Rumanians. n at Tulcea.
a Rumanian town rear the mouth OF the
Danube, has massed pontoons to con-
struct four bridges across the river. to
put the Russian and Ruman.an armies
In touch at that point.
Friendly Population.
The help this massing Of force at
Bulgaria's rear will be to the allied
FORCES under Gen. Sarrail on the Mace
DOMAIN front Is obvious and has been
pointed out In detail.
But II is agreed that the invasion OF
Hungary Is by far the more important
Of the two phases OF operation Rumania
will undertake. Entering Austria. the
Ruinanian troops will. In Transylvania,
find themselves In the midst OF n friendly
population and Will occupy the territory
which. according to the best informed
opinion. has been demanded BY KING
Ferdinand and his supporters as the
price OF the nations aid OF the Allies.
The passage OF the Danube. an ad-
vance on Sofia and the breaking down OF
The Bulgarian power. In cooperation with
the allied forces at Solonica Is the at
traction" Is the way the Times's mill
tary correspondent tersely sums ny the
situation.
Russia has prepared considerable forces
for use in the Balkans. according to the
Morn,no post,s Petrograd correspondent.
These forces are composed Of former
Austro.Hunrarian subtects, oYicered
nartly nv Hunparians and partly
hv SsrhIan. who ha.e taken the oath of
,i,..,a,c. ,c ,he car
prace for Rumania's Aid.
-. o.
interesting iac's arc oesI"n'hs "
trahspire "h'ch nhane u ease " ~
Automatic contes, be,ween the Allies
n the Central Powers Tor fun'an'a :
aid. Rumania's price now ~ said .o
have been large slices OF Irahs!iNah'a
and OF Bessarab!a. but when terms
finally we're reached Rumanian demands
In Bessarabia were considerably abated'
A day had been set for the ltuman,an
declaration OF wal and II leaked so ina
II became almost public property. " hen
the day passed the British pubic was
Inclined to scorn the prophets VINO ma"
staked their regulations on the accuracy
Of this Information. Now IL develops
that there was an interesting STORY pc
hind the delay. When the expected DAY
arrived Russia had won great mii'tars
successes. Flushed win victory sne nv
The sun., 1916-08-30

The French official announcement OF
SATURDAY,. August 20. stated that the
Bulgarians had Occupied MI the .Segtx q
k2vala except one.
The sun., 1916-08-30
Hand TO Hand FighNnG.

Western Front-On numerous SEC
tors Of the front the hostile FIRE was
more active. The artillery engage
ments on the Somme front were very
violent.
North of the Somme the British at
racks were repeated with considerable
forces between Thiepval and Pozieres.
These attempts failed. with heavy
losses for the enemy. At some places
there was hand to hand fighting, which
is continuing north OF Ov!llers with
violence. Several hand grenade at
tacks In Delville wood and southeast OF
Guil!emont were repulsed.
On the right bank OF the Meuse
Ncrdun front) the French attacked
between Thiaumont work and Fleury
n In the adjoining wooded section.
The attacking waves broke down under
the fire OF u artillery. machine guns
and rifles.
Minor hostile advances south and
southeast of st. Mihlel were without
success.
Three hostile acroplanes were shot
DOWN in aerial engagements, one south
or Arras and two near Bapaume. A
Fourth aeroplanc fell unchanged in
our hands east of st. Quentin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-21

Curley, Ripping Mad,
Relieves Aching Mind
Offers for Big
Bout Pour In

Offers for the Moran-Willard bout
are still pouring in. Yesterday
lack O'Bricr. of Philadelphia.
walked into Jack Curley's office and
laid a certified check for $4,000 on
his desk.
Thanks for the gift. Jack. but
why?" asked Curlcy.
I'm serious. Curlcy," said
O'Brien. This check goes IS
guarantee of good faith In the offer
am about to make YOU. | repre-
sent n MIR. Miller. head Of Phila-
dclphia syndicate, and do now Of
fer YOU $4,000 for the Willard
Moran fight. the bout To take place
i'm or out of doors in Philadelphia.
six rounds. some time between now
and the last of May. What do YOU
say"
"Sorry. Jack. but I've decided TO
run the show myself. Your offer
il the best one made yet. but ! Will
not consider il. or any of the others.
| am going 10 conduct the contest
IN my own way.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-21
TWENTY.SIX GAMES
FOR COLUMBIA NINE
POST Season Trip TO Be Taken
After Commencement Day.

Columbia Will play twenty-s'N base
ball games next spring. according 20
the schedule announced yesterday. he
regular season is made up OF twenty
games and there is a post-season list OF
six contests. Only three OF the games
on the regular schedule are TO be played
away from the home diamond These
are the contests with Yale, Pennsyi-
vania and Fordham.
Manhattan will be Columbla's oppo-
nent i'm the opening game. which IS to
be played on March % on South Field.
Eleven games will be played in April.
with Amherst. Dartmouth. Yale. Har-
ward. Union and Pennsylvania on the
list for that month. There will he
home and home games with Pennsyl.
vania. Cornell, Union and tordham. and
there will be two games with Dart
mouth. both on South Field, the first N
April and the second in May.
The schedule is as follows:
March %. Manhattan. a. South Fed
Ap-H Kruger, a. south Field Amler>t. .
south Field. s. g. Z. y 5. a. south Field. :.
Manhattan. - South Field. d. Dartmouth. a.
~ south Field. %. Harvard. a. south Field. g.
Union. 30 south Field 20. Penns} lyania. a. fhiia
deiphis. g. Foniham. ~ Forihsm
May 3. Cornell. a. south Field. q. Neseyan. a.
south Field DO. stevens. - South FIELD. %. Ford
ham. a. south Field 10. Dartmouth. A south
Field. o. Ncn YORK. UNIVERSITY ~ south Field.
90 Lafayette a. South Field
June =. Pennsyirsuia. st south Field. IN. Brow
Il = / Al Tro} d. Williams VI Winamsi1Hf
D.. Wesleyan Or MiIIlrto"n. 3D. Cornell. a. Ihdea