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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-19

Al through the present war sug-
,,4Ons Of the NaPOleOnic precedents
-. been unmistakable, but rarely has
49,. been 8 more perfect parallel than
A.. now presented by the course Of Aus
:. and Germany in Poland. What the
- Emperors have now undertaken to do
y,,oleOn did; his faults they have inn
....5 for reasons that recall his.
n. Poland that the Austrian and Ger
An Emperors have now restored does
-. contain all Of the territory which
Napoleon erected into the Grand Duchy
WARSAW. To that region now known as
e,.ssn Poland, but then including terri
,.J. taken by Car and Kaiser in the
.-llr partition, Napoleon added the
p-us.ian province Of Posen.
But Napoleon did leave TO Prussia the
p,ish district which once separated East
Prussia from the rest Of the Brandenburg
kingdom; be left Prussia Dantzig and that
eJu to acquire which the great Fred
.-ck had engineered the first Polish Par
aton. And to his father-in-law Of Aus
ris be left Galicia.
When Napoleon created the Grand
puchy Of Warsaw he was looking for
Polish recruits and he enlisted many. One
marshal Of France, Poniatowski, was a
psls there was a squadron of Polish Ian
urs about the Emperor on many famous
mrasions and thousands Of Poles fought
With him in the closing battles Of 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-19
THE POLAND OF THE POLES

risked. The Germans have insisted upon
it and have had their way at the last.
Knowing how difficult the German problem
in Posen has been we get some glimpse OF
the German predicament, when we see the
German Empire officially committed to the
cause of the Poles, however many qualifl-
cations and reservations there may be in
the German mind.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-19
No Separate Peace

We may conclude, fairly enough, that
the proclamation of the new Polish state
means that Austria and Germany have
abandoned all hope Of a separate peace
with Russia; we may conclude that they
have abandoned any hope Of an easy and
immediate victory. They did not annex
or liberate Russian Poland until now be-
cause II was a basis for bargain. They
have not erected the new Polish state now,
with a full realization of the peril 1t
brings. until the last chance Of speedy vic
tory has been extinguished and the need
90 recrpits at once has pushed aside the
more remote dangers
When the enemies Of France set a newly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-19
Austrian Dissent

All these facts are perfectly known 70
the Germans and TO the Austrians. The
Austrians have insisted that the restora-
ton of Poland, even the limited restora-
ton the Germans propose, should not be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-19

enlarged Sardinia to watch France along
the Alps, by the Treaty of Vienna, they
actually insured the uniication of Italy.
But the Poland that Austria and Germany
are restoring" represents larger share
Of the Polish population Of Europe than
Sardinia did of the Italian. French policy
was inevitable; the next Napoleonic en-
pire Joined with Sardinia TO free Northern
Italy. It is idle to expect less OF the kus-
SLAMS. whose ties are closer with the Poles
than the French were with the Italians.
Russia with the Poles
If Russia and her allies now win the
war. we may expect that Russia will insist
on the liberation of Austrian and German
Poles. She has promised Polish auton-
onry quite as generous as that now offered
bv tho Central Powers The course Of the
Central Powers in setting up a Polish
state made out of Russian territory offers
the Russians full warrant for continuing
the restoration Of Poland at the expense OF
Austria and Germany. But this means
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Prussia.
II Russia loses the present war and
ber Polish subjects are included in an
Austro-German state of Poland, Russia
will come back in the next war; and there
will be a next war, for subject populations
arc hound to revolt and to find allies. WIN
or lose. the Russians are now bound 70
hack the Poles against the Germans and
the Austrians, and if they lose the war
and Russian Poland, the Russians VIII
have no selfish reason for refraining from
plaving the role of Polish liberators.
But the Polish question only opens other
questions. If the Poles are to have liberty
autonomy, any shadow of liberty, what
about the Czechs OF Bohemia and Mora
Via? They have long sought for some
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-19
Supremacy in the
Balkans Is Great
Stake, and the
Battle in the
South May
Decide
War
Copyright toi6-The Tribune Assn.

key, with Greece as future possibility
this is the aim. To it Poland on the East
and Belgium on the West may be added,
or Belgium and Poland may be tempo
rarily sacrificed, to insure the realization
of the main dream. 1t will be possible TO
add to the main structure later, il the
main structure ever gets built and stands
four square on its foundations.
The South to Decide
A good deal Of discussion may be heard
nowadays, much solemn disputation as TO
whether the war will be decided in the East
CT the West The fact is that Germany
has won the main prize Of the war in the
South. She can't surrender it without
abandoning her allies and her future; her
enemies can't permit her TO hold it with
out abandoning their allies, imperilling
their, future and permitting to endure a
European empire more menacing to Euro
pean independence than were those Of Ma
poleon or Louis XIV.
There will be no peace until the Balkan
question is settled, and I do not believe
that there will be any peace until the Ger
man road to. Constantinople is cut by the
restoration of Serbia or a prolongati6n Of
the war through several more years leads
to exhaustion. If Germany's foes are ex-
hausted first, she will then keep her road
to the East and retain the place in the
sun which she has fought for. But if she
loses the road to the East, do not be-
lieve peace will be long in coming, because
there will be nothing left worth fighting
for, since the. Allies have long ago recog-
nized that Germany cannot be destroyed
in this war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-19

the Rumanian example and wait for the
chance to complete the work of national
unity.
We are going to see some sort Of Poland
rise out of the ashes. 1t will probably be
a Poland consisting Of Russian and Aus
TRAN districts. 1t will either be free, guar
anteed by all the nations now fighting, or
the protected autonomous state OF either
the Slav or the Teuton. We are probably
seeing the beginning of a new European
question quite as difficult and quite as dan
gerous to world peace as the old Balkan
problem, the Eastern Question, which in
its latest form brought us to Armageddon.
Meantime we can measure the situation OF
the states which, to their own peril, have
raised the question by their act.
Balkans the Stake
More and more the war is becoming a
battle for supremacy in the Balkans. Ger
many is ready to consent to the evacuation
Of Belgium. Some months ago she was de-
handing all sorts OF guarantees against
the enslavement of Belgium by the French
and British. This set of demands is dis
appearing. Until recently Poland was to
be partitioned between Austria and Ger
many on lines suggesting the division
which preceded the Napoleonic turmoil |;
now Poland Is to be restored, rather rough
ly, to be sure, but restored, not annexed.
Hereafter Germany can find a way TO
reconcile her demands both in the East
and in the West, if necessary. There re-
mains the South, the Balkans. II she can
keep the road open to Constantinople and
Asia Minor she can afford TO make some
sacrifices and run some risks. She will
thus insure the existence Of Central Eu-
ropean state, now filing the press Of the
Empire. Germany, ustria-Hungary, Ser,
bia, Albania, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Tur-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-19

union OF all Poland, ana RUSSIA mas Deen
driven out Of her own Polish provinces and
occupies no land that has Polish popula-
ton.
Risk to Germany and Austria
Yet it must be apparent from the fore
going that in raising the question of Polish
unity the Germans and the Austrians have
taken great and obvious risks. There was
no hope of a restoration of Poland while
three great and reactionary empires held
fragments Of the old Polish state. How
ever much they might differ on Balkan
questions there was common ground be-
tween Berlin, Petrograd and Vienna in the
matter of Poland.
But if the Germans and Austrians
should succeed in maintaining themselves
in Russian Poland until peace comes and
writing into the peace agreement the cree
ton of a Polish state, consisting of Rus
sian territories inhabited by Poles, Rus
STA would no longer have any interest IN
supporting Austro-German policy IN the
matter of the Poles. On the contrary,
Russian policy would inevitably tend tow
ard the emancipation, not merely Of the
Poles in the new states, but Of all the
Poles.
AS for the Austrian Poles, they have
long been an important factor in the diff
ficult problem of German-Magyar suprem-
acy in the Dual Monarchy. They have
been better treated than the Poles of Rus
STA or of Prussia; they have political
power now, and they are bound to con-
tinue to have power, if Austria survives.
Certainly they will not be satisfied to re-
main Austrian when there is Polish
state and they can, joining the other Slavs
of Austria Hungary, threaten the unity
of the Hapsburg Kingdom. The eventual
return of the Poles of Austria to their
brethren of Russia, if new state is Gre
ated, must be recognized.
But such a state, with population OF
IS. 900, 900 people, however much it may
be temporarily shackled by German rulers,
will ultimately regain its freedom, and,
having regained its freedom, it will seek
TO restore racial unity. We have recently
seen in the case of Rumania a country,
still possessing a German ruler and long
bound to Germany and Austria by an al
lance. throw off the alliance and follow
the road of national instinct the moment
the opportunity came to march.
Russian policy, too, which encouraged
and inspired Serbian ambitions in Bosnia
and Herzegovina, ambitions which were ex-
actly like those the people Of a new Polish
state would have with reference to Posen
and East and West Prussia, would hard
ly miss the opportunity to take revenge
and at the same time TO set free Slavs
under Teutonic domination.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-19
The Two Emperors Seek Recruits as Did
Napoleon in Creating the Grand
Duchy of Warsaw-Cermany's
JnsOluble PrOblem-A Real
Poland Impossible
Bv FRANK H. SIMONDS
Author of ''The Great War;" "They Shall Not Pass"

connection between the Germans east Of
the Vistula and those west of it, or whether
100000 Germans shall be subjected TO
Polish rule, that there may be restored
Poland"
These questions the Germans and the
Austrians have not faced. Germany has
not made the smallest concession to her
Poles, actually the most prosecuted of all
the fractions Of the Polish race. Austria
has contented herself with promising her
Poles, together with the Ruthenians in
Galicia, autonomy at the end of the
war. Only Russia has promised the re-
union of all Poland, and Russia has been
driven out Of her own Polish provinces and
occupies no land that has Polish popula-
ton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-19
Germany Bid

Germany is looking for peace in her
Belgian proposal and for recruits in her
Polish plan. She will probably make little
progress in either venture, but both show
new conditions-the one mental and the
other physical. Like Napoleon, the Kaiser
is finding the business of conquering and
ruling Europe frightfuly expensive in
lives, and like Napoleon he is looking for
enlistments wherever he can buy them.
But it was with French armies that Ma
poleon conquered Europe, armies that he
inherited from the Revolution; his Saxon,
Bavarian and Prussian regiments deserted
in their turn and the mass of the Polish
people did not rally to him, because, like
the Kaiser, he offered Poland only minor
fraction of independence.
That portion Of the German public which
is against a prolongation of the war for
the purpose Of annexation may be tenn
porarily silenced by the concessions in Bel
GUM and Poland, but, however effective
as domestic sedative, these policies will
rot convince the enemies Of Germany nor
much contribute to peace.
NOTE.-As read the proof Of this
article notice the following official COM
ment Of the Russian government on the
Polish question, which is worth reproduc-
ing here:
"At the opening session of the Duma
NJ. Garusseviz, leader of The Polish Par
liamentary party, delivered the reply Of
the Russian Poles TO Germany's deciara-
ton of independence in Poland, saying:
"Tn the very midst Of the war the Ger
manic powers have had the audacity to
anticipate the destiny not only Of Poland
hut of all Central Europe. The Polish
kingdom founded by the Germans will de-
pend in many respects on the Germanic
powers, and will certainly become =
weapon Of German Imperialism
"'The Polish provinces Of Prussia, the
cradle of the Polish people, are condemned
to an implacable process Of Germanizatisa
in the future. Galicia remains in the
power of the Hapsburgs, and under the
pretence of autonomy is deprived Of all
influence OH the internal life Of Austria.
1.-THE Polish people will not consent 70
settlement opposed to all their aspirs-
tons, the aim Of which is the resurrection
Of the whole Of Poland-a resurrection
which the war has made a certainty"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
PREDICTS GERMAN DEFEAT
'rehiicr Nenizclos Openly
'haiirnGcs Kings Relief Tint
This Il ImpoSsihIc.

AIh1.NS via LondonD. July "a
Former Premier Neni2elos openly chal-
iehges King Constantines expressed
belief that Germany cannot be defeat
Cd IN an article which appears in to-
days Herald Venizclos quotes an in
terTi"w given b. IN" King 10 an Asso-
c!atcd Press representative last Jam
narf' IN which the monarch declared
'hat the war would result in draw.
!" r" IS NOW 50 blinded BY preju
ulse' ASKS the statesman. that he still
belieteS in German victory" Who TO-
day. after the REORGANIZATION Of The
Russian army and the organization or
kitchener's army. by which England
is raised 10 The rank cf great mill
iar% power SIM imacines that the
war can J." ended by = bastard peace
N whieh there viii i" neither victor
nor NauGUishcd -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
ACTIVITY AROUND PIER
INDICATES EARLY DEPARTURE

BALTIMORE. July pa series Of
events this afternoon a, the pier where
the merchant submarine Deutschland
is nerthed indicated that her departure
would no, he louc dolsycd The most
sisnihcan, Of these was the filing OF
her water tanks and tho slowing below
her decks OF m. crews bedding as It
yeas removed from tho steamer Neckar.
near-by. since their arrival. two
weeks ago. the Deutschland's crew
have been sleeping aboard the Neckar.
shortly after the water tanks had
been 6llei heavy blue smoke was
noticed coming from behind the har-es
that screened tho Deutschland from
view and directly ~ her stern. The
wind. blowing in the direction II the
submarine. carried the odor of fuel oil.
and IL was evident tina; the vessels
engines were being tested
These activities We're preceded by the
.ealing OF the submarines wireless ap-
naratus by government radio inspec-
tor This was In accordance with
Federal law calling for such action at
the expiration of two weeks
No application for clearance papers
had been made up to the close of bust
ness at the custom house to-day, Ii was
announced. Arrangement may be
made. however. for this 10 he done
out OF hours.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
WILSON SILENT ON SUFFRAGE
hriu>cs :" Drhp" Its pu>ition on
tnth"nE Amendment I" Dcicga-
tion Of Women Visitors

WASHINGTON. Iuly a4-pres;dan,
Wilson refused 10 define his post,;on
on the Susan b. Anthony amoulmen,
Tor nation wide woman suffrage wben
t"td by delegation Of woman suf-
irasists to-day that woman voters in
the United States arc waiting 70 know
no" a." and Charles +. Hughes s,and
on The question. Mr.. Wilson asked rho
aeie9at'on many questions concerning
ehclr purposes. and when they ler, ,bay
stated they felt encouraged at the
Presidents attitude.
me delegation included Mrs Hsrr;e,
stanton Batch. OF Kansas. Miss Helen
Todd Of California. and Mrs. Abraha,
Won "inkie and Mrs. George NJ Ia
mont. OF New Jersey
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
SENATOR N. B. EARLY, JR.,
CONES OUT FOR CONGRESS
will Oppose Judge L. W. Harrison
for Nomination in Seventh
. District.
COMMITTEE MEETS TOD,
VIII Determine Method Of Choosing
Successor To Congressman james
Hay-Wcavcr, Mentioned 10 Sue
cced Harrison. Has Opposition.

Announcement was made last night
of the candidacy of State Senator y. s.
Early. Jr., of Greene County, for tho
seat in Congress from the Seventh Dis
trict, soon TO he vacated hy Congress
man James Hay, who has hccn APP
pointed n Judge of tho Court OF Claims
Following a conference last night of
supporters OF Senator Early, the fol-
lowing statement was issued hv w.
Sam. Burnley. representing Senator
Early:
The friends OF state Senator y. r.
Early. Jr.. who represents Alhemarlc
Greene and the city OF Charlottesville.
are responsible for the statement that
he Will he q candidate for Congress
from the Seventh District of Virginia.
to succeed James Hay. who rctircs 10
acccp; a Federal judGeShip. Scpator
Early has hen solicited 10 run for Con-
gross by many men of influences in the
district.
THE friends OF Senator Early in pre-
sent!ng his claims. say the contention.
that as those counties Of the. district
lying cast OF tho Blue Ridge. have
furnished the Congressman for the
district covering Il period Of about
nineteen years. tho honor should now
so TO the counties west Of the Eluc
Ridge. is not we'll founded and If the
honor is To be equally diyided hciwccn
the eastern and western sections OF
the district, the counties cast Of tho
mountains are entitled 10 the Congress-
man for five or six years To come.
IN support of this contention. il is
pointed ont that the members "f con.
Eress from the Seventh District, up Ia
the election OF James Hay. had been
chosen from west the Blue Ridge for
twentS-four years in succession. that
the representatives Of the district dur
ing this Period were John T. Harris
John Paul, Charles Z. O'Fcrrau and
smith Turner; and, further. that while
Mr Hay has resided east Of the moun-
tains during his term in Congress. hc
was born. reared and lived in tho val
Icy good many years
CONTENTION As TO DISTRICT
Is NOT UPHELD
Senator Early's friends maintain
therefore, that to follow logically the
contention of Judge Harrison's friends
| and TO apply the principle with Justice
Judge Harrison is out of court, and his
suit cannot mature for some years yet
that he who seeks equity must do
equity.
1T is not the intention OF senate,
Early's supporters, on either side oi
the mountain 10 make this an issue in
the campaign. but attention. is called Ia
the facts as they arc for the purpose oi
| rebnttine the contention made by some
OF the fr'cpds OF Judge Harrison from
the upper Valley section, and in behalf
4
Continued on Second Page.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
RRITiSH CAPTURE PANT
OF VILLAGE or, roZJEREs

LONDON. July a4.-B British troops
nave captured a large part of the viii
lage Of Posieres, says the official Brit
iSh statement issued this afternoon.
Ihey also gained some ground near
High wood. in the direction of Guile.
mont The night. the statement adds.
was comparatively calm.
The statement tollowsf
Apart from continued heavy she'll
'ne by both sides during the night.
comparative calm followed the severe
hShtinE Of yesterday.
Yesterday between High wood and
Guillemont repeated counterattacks by
the enemy gained for him no advan-
tase and very heavy casualties were
inflicted hE our artillery and machine
gun fire
We gained some ground near High
wood and in the direction OF Guille-
mont In the neighborhood OF Poziercs
we secured important advantages, In
spite OF the Stubborn defense OF the
enemy. and large portion OF the VIII
iagc Is now in our hands Here wa
have capturod two guns and sixty moro
prisoners"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25

Hohfo oi.h. Na" IHlS -i,--Soino!dene
with the appearance of Il nov allied
,yarsbin ,o.d,y a. no r..,ol linz
nc threc -mt!c unit of cape Henry
came reports from a source heretofore
relIsblo ,hs, q second lin. ., aSh.iny
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).
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..sna,... =, -, ,,..,,'",, -.
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".%T IN an Amertean ror,' .'~' and @ TO me = prob.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
IMPRISONED IN TUNNEL
s'A'een Men. mt Work on CIcveIspd,.
Now Winter System. Relieved
tn he Dead

CLEVELAND. July o4.-Imprisone5
IN the new wateTworks tunnel undar
la ke Ere as the result OF terrific
eNnioslon Of gas in the tube. sixtecn
men ar" believed TO be dead The blast
occurred shortly before midnight. ard
NE savers and the crews of the fire
'"Es rushed to the outer crib five miles
from shore with lung motors. prepared
10 enter the tunnel and rescue the vic
Tins II alive.
that any survived the gas explosion
Is considered hopeless Arrangements
nave neen made to receive the bodies
of the tunnel workers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
GREEN RETURNS TO HIS HOME
Former nankcr OF Wayncshoro, Miss,
Rcnppcars iftcr Eighteen
Months Absence.

MOBILE, ALA, July 34.---C. C. Green.
former banker and business man Of
Waynesboro. Miss, who disappeared
from his home on January 10, 1915,
and who for more than eighteen months
was thought by his family TO he dead.
to-day returned to his home. He gave
as his reason for his long absence
mental pressure under burden Of
debts and his horror of going into
Bankruptcy. which, he said. he faced at
the time of his departure.
In signed statement given to a
local newspaper Tonight, Green told OF
living during his absence among "kind
people and acquaintances" under an
assumed name. lie refused TO say
where he made his residence
Il shall Immediately resume charge
of my business affairs" he said.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
SENATE CONFIRMS CLARKE
VIII Take His Place on Supreme uepch
When Court Conyenes
Next E'utl.

WASHINGTON. July 24.-The Senate
Tonight unanimously confirmed the
nomination of John II. Clarke. Of Clcve-
iand, as associate justice of the Su-
preme Court 10 succeed former Justice
hughes. Justice Clarke will take his
place on the bench when the court
convenes next fall.
president Wilson sent the nomina-
'ioh TO the Senate on July Ii. y sub
committee recommended confirmation
ana the Judiciary Committee took SINH
lar action to-day.