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New-York tribune., 1916-07-22
FRENCH COLONIAL
TROOPS PLUCKY
They Play a Conspicuous
Part in the Fighting on
the SOmme.

Paris, July 2l.-French Colonial
troops played conspicuous part IN
the latest offensive along the River
Somme. Immediately before the ac-
ton Lieutenant Colonel L told his
men they would have to measure arms
with a powerful and well armed enemy,
but. he said, 81 have seen you at work
and know | can count on you. Good
luck Forward"
Not long afterward his men, in an
impetuous assault, captured three lines
of German trenches, twelve machine
runs and more than 500 prisoners.
Another exploit took place near Es-
trees. An infantry column encoun-
tered subterranesn fort, strongly de,
Tended By machine gun section. Leo
nv it's chiefs, il attacked the work with
such ferocity that the machine gunners
we're surrounded and put out OF action
without being able to give the siightest
resistance. Only one Frenchman WAS
wounded during the assault.
Not far from Belloy-en -Santerre'
near the Amiens-Peronne road, an ON
Ger Of the Colonial troops was wound
cd in the head by a ball from a ma
chine gun. Almost blinded by blood,
he turned toward his men ana ssIu
simply. "Avenge me-" With these
words his troops, with courage ana
dash. went at their adversaries with
the bayonet, and the result OF their
work, says an eyewitness, was hor'
rible. "
Among the prisoners taken in the
vicinity of the Somme were wuTtem- p
bergers, Saxons, Bavarians and frus. .
slams. For the most part they, were
very young. The eaptives ineluded ,,h;a an an
took an active part in the capture OF
mitted nit his regiment had been brought
hastily from Verdun on July y and
mt Immediately in the first line to re-
place Bavarian Landsturm troops
New-York tribune., 1916-07-22
HAGGARD TALKS OF
ENGLAND'S WOMEN
Continued from page I

land turned into a picturesque wander
ing Jewry outbound for Rhodesis or
the Australia bush.
Emigration To Go On.
Nonsense said Sir Rider, there is
no place on pioneer land for women.
"Only domestic servants are wanted
Those come in increasing numbers
now that some have gone out and
write back That emigration has in
creased since the war, and will steadily
so on.
"The two million women who have
gone into the factories and other ser
vice for war work are to stay there
They would, you know
Sir Rider cracked his joke.
"If there were only one job, and you
and me to want it, what would hap
pen!"
He passed it of to me with hardly
a struggle. Women, he said, under
cut in wages. They would manage t.
stay in.
The superfuousness Of women in
modern life he regarded as unavoid-
able, hard fact. | said no facts were
hard IL you were engaged on dealing
with them. Well, anyway, he SAID
German facts were; and, anyhow, here
we were in civilization, with more
women than men. The male was the
more delicate. More OF him died IN
infancy. He didn't live as long
Nature didn't grant him the old age
and endurance Of women. To be sure
he could level the forests Of British
Columbia, but that was another kind
of strength.
Women were bound to be superhu-
Gus, and with this zone woman bust
ness" as compared to the six-wife
plan of the Zu!us. he knew so well in
the days when he was writing "She,
war brought extra hardships and nc
children to women.
Has Look of Evangelist.
Sir Rider has the look of Methodist
evangelist, the deep-set eye with its
birdlike brightness; but there is more
than Christian warmth for what he
seems to regard as Zulu common sense
NO" ne leaned back and clspped
his hands, with their three Egyptian
rings, one from Pharaoh's tomb, on
the arms Of his chair. His secretary
who left off sweeping mines from the
North Sea for a try with the Royal
Colonial Institute, ran a thumb along
his suspenders and blew in the Ottawa
heat.
NO." said Sir Rider, II come on be-
half Of men, eX-service men, soldiers
and sailors after the war To be sure
preference on the land will always be
given to married men. Single men are
no good on the land. Here to-day and
gone tomorrow, into the next valley
What we know from our dominions
overseas is that they shall open their
new lands for settlement to British
New-York tribune., 1916-07-22
AUSTRIA ASKS MORE
DETAILS ON PETROLlTE
Nature of Reply to U. S. De-
mands Not Indicated.

Washington, July 21.-The state De
partment received from Austris-hun-
gary to-day. through Ambassador rem,
field Mt Vienna, n request FOR additional
dotaiIs Of the attack by an Austrian
submarine on the American tank
steamer Petrolite.
Mr.. Penfield did not indicate whether T
Vienna intended to comply wltn ns
demand for an apology. punishment OK
tho submarine commander and reparA-
tion. , .ka
officials declined to divulge he
nature Of the information SOUGHT n
rcply will 20 forward soon.
Tbo Austrian claim has been that tne
submarine commander fred on the Pet
roiite by mistake and that later tn, tne
master Of the tanker voluntarily fur'
nished the submarine with provisions. visions
The Petrolite's captain sweaIs. no
ayor that he was shelled without prov
ocation and compelled over protest 70
surrender much needed supplies
New-York tribune., 1916-07-22
TURK HOSPITAL SHIPS
TO RECEIVE NO MERCY
Russia Will Disregard Hague
Rules in Retaliation.

London, July PA Reuters Petro-
grad dispatch says that the Russian
Minister of Foreign Affairs has in
formed the Turkish government,
through the ambassadors of the United
States and Spain, that Russia will
henceforth disregard the principles Of
The Hague Convention as far as Turk
ish hospital ships are concerned.
The Russian hospital ship Portugal
was sunk by submarine in the Black
Sea last March. There were a large
number of wounded on board at the
time, and ll5 lives were lost. IL was at
iirst stated that the ship had been sunk
by a German submarine, but Turkey
later accepted the responsibility, de-
claring that the ship did not fly the
Red Cross flag and was mistaken for a
transport.
On July Q the Vperiode, which took
the place of the Portugal. was tor
pedoed and sent 20 the bottom while
on her way TO Batum to embark
wounded soldiers. The official report
OF the disaster made no mention OF
loss of life or of the nationality of the
submarine.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-22

ther than the British before tney can
accomplish the same result, but con-
versely. il they do, they will recover a
very much greater bit Of territory.
But if the French should move south
and east far enough 10 compel the Ger
mans TO retire from Noyon. Roye' Las
signy and Chaulnes, they would tnen
be faced with the far greater 'ass y.
breaking the new German line aoou,
ST. Quentin and La Fere. II !tney dio
this the whole German posltioh ~
France south of st. Quentin from
Rheims to the Disc would go. a SIM
lar wide sweeping result would ioiio"
a British advance TO Cambria l dis-
cuss these details fully in my SUNDAY
article tomorrow.
The important thing TO recogniz,e
now is however, that both the Brltlsh
and the French have only made Oe-
ginning. They havsnot been stopped'
q slight further advance VIII prooapIy
take Bapaume and turn the Germans
out OF Chaulnes and Roye.. but hel'
ther of these results would necessar'
ily be followed by any sweepIng
changes. There are series. OF steps
that will flow naturally. II the au'
vance continues. II is for these we
must watch and wait. The hrst step
;s the German retreat from Bapsume
and Chaulnes, with the collapse OF the
Bapaume salient and the serious mar
rowing Of the Noyon salient, for inc
Germans must now stop the Frenen
and British very quickly or retrea.
some material distance: Inc hrs'
nhase of the "Big Push" IS reachihs
its crisis. but it is only the first Phase
only the beginning. This must always
be kept in mind.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-22
British Force the Enemy
Out of FOureaux
Wood.
FRENCH REPULSE
COUNTER ATTACKS
/ Hold Lines South Of Soyecourt
Assaults at Verdun
Cease.

London, July 21.-The following
official statement wds issued to-
niQht:
Except for local encounters there has
been a comparative lull in the main
battle area to-day friday and there
has been no change in the situation
since the last report
The enemy made a bombing attack
on the north edge Of our positions in
the Leipsic salient and succeeded at
one point in entering our front
trenches. but at once was driven out.
1t has now been established that the
encmy's assault on July is on the Del
willie Wood area, over front of 1000
yards, was made by at least thirteen
battalions drawn from four different
divisions. The enemy's losses were cor
respOndinCly great
New-York tribune., 1916-07-22

are advancing on both cxtremities from
Lu.sk and Kolomes. The British are
simply holding the north side OF the
Bapaume salient with their troops
about Arras. They are advancing INTO
the salient and across its rear from
the ground west of Peronne and east
of Albert. The French are holding inc
south side of the Noyon salient, with
their troops in line from Craonne 70
Noyon still immoble. They are at
tacking from their position east OF Al
hort and north Of Chaunes. Actually
the British and French, having sd-
vanced east side by side. nearly to
Peronne. have turned south and north
and are fighting back TO back.
II Won think of the British as hold
ing the Bapaume salient between the
thumb and forefnger OF the left hand'
palm out, the forehnger representing
Arras. and pressing in with their
thumb. you have the idea. The french
are holding the Noyon salient, between
the thumb of the left hand, palm out,
at scissors and the forehnger west and
south of Peronne and pressing IN the
forefnger. In each case the Allies are
attempting 10 squeeze the Germans out
of q salient; the Germans are hgnting
desperately to prevent the pressure
from forcing in one side Of the salient
and compelling them to get out.
The Noyon salient Is very. much
larger than that of Bspaume; the ais
tance across the neck of the Bapaume
salient from Arras to Peronne IS NOT
much more than twenty miles; II is
fifty from P6ronne to Craonne. Thus
the task of the French is far greater:
thew will have TO advance much fur
New-York tribune., 1916-07-22
SPANIEL Breaks Down
After Killing Wife and
Army Officer.
FAMILIES HAD BEEN
INTIMATE FRIENDS
Border Excited Over Doubl.
Murder and the Prisoner l.
Taken to Another Town.
fBy telegraph 10 IN. rnhun. 7

El Paso. Tex, July 2l.--rnsan. ,.,,
ousy, prompted by the belief tha, 4,
wife and an ermy officer had b.eo-.
infatuated with each other, is belize,
to have caused Harry J. SPANIEL ;,
shoot to death his wife and Lieu..,
ant Colonel NJ. c. Butler. Of the Sir.
Cavalry, in Alpine, last night.
SPANIEL. who had given himself =,
Immediately after the double travs1r
was secretly taken to-day from Al.
pine TO Maria, Tex, because Of N.
great excitement in Alpine, and for HI.
same reason no attempt was mad. :,
hold an examining trial in Alpine.
The whole border country is ny,,.
fed over the tragedy. SPANIEL, who
broke down after surrendering, refused
to-day TO speak Of the affair or to as.
sign any reason for his act.
Families Warm Friends.
Mrs. SPANIEL. who was twenty.nins
years old, was considered one Of the
most beautiful women in Wes.er,
Texas. She was the daughter Of job,
Holland, a wealthy cattlemsn, who va
in FL Paso when he heard Of the ,rag.
edy. He had given Mrs. SPANIEL the
Holland Hotel in Alpine, at which Lieu
tenant Colonel Butler, his wife and
their seven-year-old son we're guests.
The Spannells and Buffers were almos,
constantly together and SPANIEL and
the officer were the best Of friends.
When SPANIEL helped his wife and
Lieutenant Colonel Butler into an au-
tomobile in front of the hotel yester-
day afternoon he joked with them and
with friends who we're near and gave
no sign that half an hour later he
would kill both.
SPANIEL drove the car through the
residence portion of the town, and
while in one OF the principal streets
suddenly turned n the car and CON-
menced shooting Butler in the face.
Wife Pleads Sor Mercy.
Mrs. SPANIEL was heard 70 cry,
Harry, don't kill mel" when the hus.
band turned and shot her twice in the
face and breast.
SPANIEL then jumped from the car
and ran toward town. but stopped, rsr
back to the car and fired several mor'
shots into the bodies of his victims
Then he went to the county jail, sur
rendered to the Sheriff and was locke
up.
SPANIEL soon broke down, and to-ds!
he has been frantic with grief and re
morse.
A daughter, six years old. survive
Mrs. SPANIEL. The child was in TN
car with her mother when the doubl
tragedy occurred.
Lieutenant Colonel Butler only re
Gently was promoted from the ranl
Of major. He had been stationed a
Alpine in command OF the garrison 70
about two months, and had become pop
ular with the citizens.
Buffers body was sent to Washing
ton to-day for burial IN Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-22
What the French Are Doing
Continued from page I

o os 70 take ND position behind the Somme from foe'
hb Ham and thence Noyon the Disc They would however,
have to quit Lassigny also Il, .,.onor,
Such retirement quite the thing as the reureic'
British push into the Bapaume ae
h threw the Germans back Arras Bapaume-Peonne hne'
II youd amount to Strengthening out OF the German o
hs vast but il would involve great retirement
and it certainly the withdrawal from FRANCE
there actual piercing of their Nnes wn'cn e"'
contingency yet . , p-;.;h
There is an absolute similarity between the French ana D' M
operatons In Allied lines incose salient " o
wedge from only one soe 90
rad with Russians drawing circle around A
have m indicated the completed the half CIRCLE ana
New-York tribune., 1916-07-22
PENNSYLVANIA TO BE
MAY0'S NEW FLAGSHIP
Will Replace Wyoming at Head
of Atlantic Fleet.

Admiral Henry T. Mayo, commander
in chief of the Atlantic fleet, will make
the new dreadnought, the Pennsylvania,
his flagship in place Of the Wyoming
The Pennsylvania sailed from Norfolk
yesterday afternoon to join the feet.
Three large vessels have been added
to Admiral Mayo's command within the
last year. Largest of all is the Penn
sylvania. She displaces 3l,400 tons
Next comes the Nevada, which has been
with the Atlantic division several
months, with 27,500 tonnage. The
Oklahoma, due to arrive on August /,
is also of 27,500 tons. Each of these
three battleships carries ten l4-inch
guns.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-22
ITALY TO INTERN
ALL GERMANS
Action Expected to Lead
to War Between
Countries.

Rome. July 21.--The italian forces
in the Trentiuo made further gains TO-
day, capturing trenches on the north
ern slopes Of Monte Maio and causing
fires by heavy bombardment Of Riya'
Arco and Rovereto.
A ministerial decree was issued to-
day placing tho persons and property
of Germans on the same footing as
those Of Austrisns and Hungarians.
The decree does not directly mention
Germans, but states that allies Of Aus
tria are to be treated as enemies md
their subjects and goods are liable to
sequestration.
Prior to the war German property
and interests in Italy were estimate
to be worth 5o,000,00o. Their value
is now placed at about sl50,ooo.ooo.
There are only few German subjects
now In Italy, and these will be either
placed in concentration camps or sent
across the Swiss border.
would BREAK Win BerIln.
There has been a strong agitation in
Italy for some time for the breaking
off of all relations with Germany. The
curious situation caused by Italy being
at war with Austria while nominally
at peace with Germany was empna-
sized by an agreement between Rome
apd Berlin, wherein all rights OF the
citizens Of one country domiciled in
the other were to be respected. On
July l6 this agreement was denounced
by Italy on the ground it was not being
observed by Germany.
At the great council of the Entente
Powers held in Paris last February
the Italian representatives were
pressed for an explanation as TO why
Italy had not declared war or Ger
many. On February 20 Italy requisi-
toned thirty-four German ships which
were interned in Italian ports.
As similar action by Portugal had
promptly called forth an ultmatum
from Berlin which was followed by a
declaration OF war, Italy confidently
expected the same sequel. AS far as
is known, however, Wilhelmstrasse did
not even make protest. If war is now
declared Italian troops may be sent
to the Western front, according 20 the
expectations expressed in London and
Paris.
Italian Advances.
The War Office made public to-day
the following announcement:
an view Of the persistent sheling
Of Ala and other places in the Adige
Valley by the heavy artillery of the
ei.emy, our artillery Yesterday bora-
barded Riya, Arco and Rovereto. We
caused fires and by our curtain Of frc
prevented their extinction.
"ln the Upper Posina small forces
Of the enemy made persistent attacks
to prevent consolidation of our new
positions, but were in all cases re-
pulsed with heavy losses.
"We captured further trenches on
the northern slopes Of Monte Maio.
The enepy's artillery used ssphyxiat-
ing shells against our positions at the
head OF the Cosetana, in the region Of
the upper Boite, without doing any
harm.
"On the 'Isonzo front there were ar
tillery engagements. The enemy
shelled Monfalcone. We replied by
bombarding Doberdo, Jamiano and st.
Giovanni"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-22

troops because the Teutons have not
time to destroy them as they retire.
For this reason military critics here
are unanimously of the opinion that
nothing can check the Russians ad-
vance along the stream into Galicia.
Once Stanislavczyk is taken by the
Russians. Brody, menaced on two sldes
and from the rear, will be isolated and
the way will be cleared for the renewal
Of the Russian advance along the
Dubno-Lemberg railway. For weeks
the Russians have been trying TO open
up this road northeast OF Brody, but
they have been checked almost on the
frontier lines. Now they have prepared
the way from an unexpected quarter
and vastly increased the menace con-
fronting the Galician capital.
Linsingen Faces Rear Attack.
At the same time this blow has ex-
posed the entire Teuton lines along the
Lipa 10 a rearguard attack. which may
soon result in the Russians capture
of Stojanoff, the northern terminus OF
another railway running into Lemberg.
On the Riga front Kuropatkin's army
is still assailing Won Hindenburg'
lines, but has not yet accomplished
anything of Importance. Along the
Carpathian front there has been little
change in the situation since yester'
day.
Floods Along Dniester.
The floods along the Dniester con-
tinue to benefit the stro-Germans
allowing them TO liberate troops with
which 10 reinforce, at least temporarily
the Kovel-Vladimir-Volynski and Buko-
wilma Transylvania fronts.
The summer foods in the Dniester
rise quickly to height of six or seven
feet, covering wide expanses Of ada
cent country and making military
operations impracticable for about a
month. The recent cessation of the
fighting in the Dniester region on the
roads from Buczacz and Kolomea
therefore. was 10 be expected.
A former town councillor of Vladimir
Volynski, who escaped, says the town
is depopulated except for women, chill
dren and aged persons. All able-bodied
persons. he reports. were compelled "a
work on the defences or were deported
to Austria. The population is starving
The cheapest black bread is sold at
ruble a pound and there is no meat
There is much typhoid and other dis
eases.
Teutons Driven from Lipa.
The Russian communication issueC
this evening says:
"The valiant army of General SAX
haroff, having surmounted all the dit
New-York tribune., 1916-07-22
Germans Threaten
Air Raid RepriSalS

Berlin, July 21.-Threats of air raids
on open French towns, as measures OF
reprisal, are made in an official state
mert issued here to-day.
The statement says that the French
airmen have bombarded towns in the
Black Forest which are outside the
zone of field operations.
ave shall now be forced" says the
statement, "tO use our strong battle
squadrons for the purpose Of reprisal.
A great number Of peaceful French
towns outside the zone of field opera
tions are within the reach Of our air
sougdrons."
New-York tribune., 1916-07-22

soldiers on precisely the same terms
as TO their own returning troops"
Occasionally, in his journey during
the last five months through South
Africa, Australasia and Canada, Sir
/ Rider has run across representatives
of the Salvation Army working for
women.
"By their persistence they may get
something" he says.
Scheme Begun Eight Years Ago.
The Salvation Army scheme was In
itiated eight years ago in connection
with the emigration department Of the
Darkest London campaign. 1t based
its plan on the knowledge that in peace
time there were more than 10000 needy
widows, with more than 100000 chill
dren. in the United Kingdom, who
ought, if possible, and if they wished
! it, to be transported to the dominions
overseas, where, close to the land,
health was possible for the family and
opportunities for the children, as we'll
as the mother, greater.
The army plan has been revived and
F, million-pound fund is being raised
whereby through the army, for several
years to come, war widows can obtain
transportation and the overseeing of
the Salvation Army, which will for
four years underwrite their chances of
success.
But the fate of the men, not the
women, of England concerns Sir Rider.
They-the females-are all to him
young things who cannot leave their
mothers.
But the fate of the men and women
of nation can never be divided" was
his final touch on the subject.
And yet, in a way, they, more than
the men, concern him, for il is popula-
tion that Sir Rider wants for the Brit
ish Empire.
German Phrase Brought Up.
But you have to play birth politics
TO do that" | said, and explained that
had got the phrase from German poll
ticians, who always speak Of the effect
OF sheer rising birth rates along from
tiers as the fact TO be considered in
struggles for dominion.
But" | continued, "they are play
ing the game now despite slaughter
east, west and south, in terms Of the
sternest social conservation of child
hood. Orphan asylums that are model.
illegitimates."
"Do they have places where they take
all children and no questions asked 7"
Sir Rider plunged into a cross-exami-
nation Of German social institutions.
| went back 10 Berlin for his benefit
and walked in the corridors of the
Sauglinheim with Herr DR.. Lissauer,
no relative. by the way. to the author
of "The Hymn of Hate"
Hospital Care in Hungary.
remembered DR.. Lissauer's half
touch Of humor as he bent over a
crinkly pickaninny that German
dienstmadchen had borne after her
flight from German South East Africs
Souvenir" he had said to me. "of onr
place in the SUM"
told Sir Rider Of the eiob,sa,
founding asylums in Hungary where
children may be sent for hospital care
and where they are farmed out 70 the
healthy peasantry FOR bringing up. al
ways under the standardizinr supervis-
ing eye of the government. which bs.
recognized both their right TO ,uch
care and the advantage to the state.