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New-York tribune., 1916-07-28
NETHERLANDS DEAF
TO GERMAN THREATS
Dutch Firm in Refusal to Let
Ammunition Through Canals.
fPy Cable 20 The Tribune ]

The Hague, July 27.--Holland has
defied Germany and the threatened re-
prisals by the Kaisers government In
refusing the recent demand that she
permit canal boats to go from German
to Belgian territory through the Dutch
canals whatever their cargo.
Under international law munitions
of war cannot be permitted TO pass
through neutral territory, but Ger
manys anxiety to improve her trans
portation facilities to the Belgian
front led her to demand that Holland
violate this law. The Dutch refusal
has brought the demand to crisis,
and all here are anxiously waiting 10
see whether Germany dare attempt to
make good her threats.
Germany's action in this case Is on
a plane with her demands on Switzer-
land. which have not yet been settled:
The Swiss frontier has been closed
since early in the war, so far as the
export of foodstufs Is concerned, and
Germany demands that the embargo
be removed. Switzerland. who has
not yet replied. does not have inter-
national law TO fall back on. Her ac-
ton was taken in self-defence, since
all her imports are at the mercy of the
Allies, and if she permitted Germany
to draw on her food supply she would
soon be sharing the German shortage.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-28
GERMANY SUPERIOR
TO ALL, HE INSISTS
Professor Won Stengel Says His
People Must Guide the World.


The Hague, July 27-"Ncutral ma
tions have only one means Of leading
a profitable existence-to submit 10
German guidance. which is superior TO
all others from every point Of view"
according to Professor Baron Won STEM
gel. The baron made this statement
in writing to the Dutch Pacifst League,
which had asked his opinion as to the
future of international law.
The baron, who Is a professor In the
University of Munich, is considered by
Germany one Of her leading experts IN
international law, and was one Of the
delegates to the first Hague confer
ence.
"Ths whole war up to date has shown
that Germany hsh been chosen by Prov
idence to lead all other peoples the
baron wrote. "We shall march at their
head and bring them to abiding peace.
For this mission we have the force, and
also all tho spiritual gifts, and we
are the crown of the whole Of civilia-
ton.
at is useless, in consequence, to dis
cusr pacifst or any other international
plans. The whole world, and especially
the neutral nations, have only one
means of profitable existence. It IS to
submit 10 our guidance, which is supe-
rior to all others from every point OF
view. No people has more widespread
or higher ideals and sentiment than we,
and no one under our rule need worry
about his rights"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-28
ITALIANS LAUNCH
VIGOROUS DRIVE
Some Progress Made,
They Say-Repulsed, Is
Austrian Report.

London, July 27.-Striking out from
their newly won positions in the
Tonezza plateau and Monte Cimone'
the Italians have launched vigorous
drive in an effort 10 force the Aus
TRANS back along the road they recent
" travelled in victory. The attack has
made "some progress" according TO
Rome; it has failed, Vienna says.
The Austrian statement indicates
fghting Of the creates. severity. while
the Italians rather minimize IL. Th.
leads the military experts here 70 be-
lieve that the battle has. so far at
least, gone in favor Of the Austrians
IL is always well TO magnify ones
successes and TO minimize ones de-
feats, and general stats are much Ike
other people in following this rule.
The Official statement given out by
the Italian War 0fice to-day reads;
yesterday on several sections OF
the front the enemy's artillery was
particularly active against towns and
villages in the Asiago basin, the up
per Boite and Degano valleys. Some
places on the lower lSOALo elsV NrtN
bombarded. The damage was slight
and only a few victims are reported.
"In the Val Arsa and at the head Of
the Posina Valley, on the night OF The
25th, the enemy attempted an attack
ON our position on the right bank OF
the Leno torrent and on the slopes
of Corno del Coston. On the Tonezza
Plateau the enemy Is stubbornly re-
sisting our advance In strongly in
trenched positions in the woods north
of Monte Cimone. Yesterday. how
ever. we succeeded in making some
progress. In the Trivignolo Valley
enemy artillery is active against our
new positions.
"The remainder Of the front is un-
changed"
An evening statement from Vienna
says: .,
"Strong Italian attacks, first with
artillery and then with infantry. made
from o'clock yesterday morning un-
til 2 o'clock in the afternoon, south
west of Paneveggio. were all repulsed.
The Italians with fresh forces then
renewed their heavy attacks until IL
o'clock at night, but our brave troops
maintained all their positions.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-28
Delville Wood Captured
After Hurricane OF Fire
E,sn british Cunners Amazed at Terrific Number or
Shells Hurled German Position-Ordereo
to Leave Nothing Standing

wood and Of the British dead VINO hao
fought 10 the last man. But the brlt-.
ish kent the southern end Of the wood
and the adjoining village OF Longuevai
against repeated attacks, raking tne
Germans with machine guns and smell
fire.
Nearly Entire Wood Taken.
When .he infantry advanced this
morning they did not expect TO recover
all the wood, but before the charge had
finished they had taken all except ABOUT
an acre on the northern end.
The troops engaged around Tongue
val and Delylle Wood, where the hght-
ing exceeds in ferocity for the posses
sion OF the valuable ground anything
vet seen in the offensive, have been
both hardened regulars and new army
battalions. The new army men, fresh
from the English drill grounds, when
put into this "hell's article" have SHOWN
the same racial stubbornness as the
regulars. ...n ~.
wav the teachers had pictured II 70
u.s." said one of the new army men
1--WE we're expecting il all-machine
gun, bombs, snipers, big shells ana
little shells-and so we were not sur
prised."
All Glad to Go Back.
The commander Of one famous divi-.
sion told the men If they were good
bows and fought well when they at
tackled July IA they would not be put
permanently in the reserve. but would
have another chance in the offensive:
They had a week Of this uninterrupted
orgy, and when they came out to rest
their commander told them they had
made good and could go back. The
dust-caked veterans cheered this an
nouncement.
"How anybody comes out OF Delviiie
Wood alive" is a miricle," said an Of
fcer who had been in the thick of the
struggle. "But | know men who were
bowled over FIVE times by shells,
knocked down by branches of falling
trees. whose scalps were cut with ma
chine gun bullets and yet came out"
This morning the British found there
a hundred German, mostly with some
kind of wound, who had survived the
fearful bombardment, which had left
them stunned, and huggng the bottom
OF shell holes or the remains Of their
trenches.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-28
TURKS DIDN'T DISPERSE
BRITISH, SAYS LONDON
Report of Victory Near the Suez
Canal Officially Denied.

London, July PA British Official
statement was issued to-day denying
the Turkish official report Of July %
that British cavalry forces in tho
neighborhood of the Suez Canal had
been dispersed. The statement fol-
lowsi
"The commander-in-chie In Egypt
reports; IT is stated by the German
wireless that our cavalry has been
driven back at Romani and Kstia.
Our cavalry Is in occupation Of Katia
and nowhere has been driven back
Complete superiority over the enemy
has been established by II, both in
pushing in reconnoissances and driving
in his covering parties at will.
"The enemy has not even ventured
TO press any reconnaissance in our
direction. The Turkish force at Oghra-
tina dare not advance from that place
and no Turk has been near Romani. ,"
The Turkish official statement re-
ferred 10 said:
West and southwest Of Katia our
troops advancing toward the canal dis
persed cavalry forces, inflicting losses
upon them. From their headgear il
was ascertained that they were Aus
tralians."
New-York tribune., 1916-07-28
VJ-BOATS SINK 4
NORWEGIAN SHIPS
Relentless War Started
Against Timber-Laden
Vessels in North Sea.

London. July 27.-German subma-
rines have started relentless war
against timber-laden vessels IN the
North Sea. Four ships, all Norwegian,
were reported to have been sunk TO
dav. They were the Bans, Siebrld'
Juno and Kentgern.
The captain and twelve men OF the
Kentcern were landed to-day. at
Shields. where they gave details OF the
destruction of their vessel. The Ger
man submarine commander, after ex-
nmining the Norwegian vessePs papers,
is quoted by men OF the crew as say
ing; 80.
"Well, / suppose must do'it. l am
very sorry, but it is my duty. am
sick and tired of the whole business
The ship was then saturated with
paraffine and set on fire.
Twenty-eight men Of the crews of the
Bans, Siebrid and Juno were landed
at Rotterdam to-day by fishing
smack. says a dispatch TO LloyGs
shipping agency. The three vessels
were sunk by torpedoes in the North
Sea while carrying cargoes Of timber:
The Danish steamer Normandiet OF
1.195 tons. has been seized by a Ger
man torpedo boat. says Copenhagen
dispatch to Lloyds. The vessel was
bound from Skelleftea, Sweden, for La
Pallice, France, with cargo OF WOOD
pulp.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-28
Page to Investigate
Detention of Americans

Washington, July 27.-Ambassador
Page at London has been instructed TO
inquire of the British government the
cause Of detention at Liverpool Of Eu-
gene Hughes Kelly. of New York,
treasurer of the Irish Relief Fund;
Mrs. Kelly and Joseph Smith. The
ambassador also was directed to do
everything possible in behalf Of the
Americans who have been denied per-
mission to remain in England or
travel to Dublin.
Similar representations probably
will be made on behalf Of S. S. Nc
Clure, the New York publisher. who
has been ordered to leave England. as
soon as the State Department receives
an Official report on the incident.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-28

activity on both sides lasted into the
night. Enemy hand grenade attacks
were repulsed west of Pozieres.
South of the Somme a French at
tack carried out northeast of Barleux
failed.
During the night several strong
French attacks made in the region OF
Froide Terre and Fleury were repulsed.
Fighting continues at some points.
"Strong reconnoitring detachments
attacking on the front southwest Of
Warneton and patrols near Richebourg
were repulsed.
"A French coup de main north or
Vienne le Chateau failed Near VII
leaux Bois and northwest of Prunay
our patrols made about so prisoners in
the French position.
"A French biplane was shot down in
nm aerial fight"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-28
Russian Advance Covers
100 Miles i'm One Week

BetrOGrdQ, July G. huoo'al NANSP"
covered q hundred miles IN their ad-
vance on Erzingan within a week. Inc
capture of that city means the virtual
completion of the Russian occupation
of Turkish Armenia and gives Russia
the benefit of the extremely fertile val
lev and opens an easy means of com
munication through Trebizond for the
western and southern Caucasian
armies. =,
II is estimated that the Turks had
b.tween twenty-five and thirty divi-
sIons between the Black Sea and Mush
approximately 100000 men. Three
months ago the Turks undertook com
prehensive campaign, intended 70 re-
capture Erzerum, and incidentally 10
draw troops from the Russian European
theatre. General Eudenich, the Rus
sian commander in the Caucasus, sue
ceeded, however, in holding the Turks
in the Erzerum district while deliver
ing an effective blow at them IN the
Mush district.
In order to counter this fanklng
from the south and a similar effort
from the north the Russians were
obliged temporarily to abandon Nam
akhatun. fifty miles west of Erzerum.
The Russians now have captured Treb-
izond, Baiburt and Gumish Khaneh and
reoccupied Mamakhatun.
Germans Leave the Balkans.
The Galician advance of the Rus
SLAMS has caused the Germans to with
draw troops from the Balkans, and
Turks were sent there TO replace them.
The Russians, quick TO see the advan-
taee thus afforded, started vigorous
offensive toward Erzingan. Only rear
guard battle preceded the capture OF
the town, the Turkish main forces hav-
ing been beaten and forced to retreat
toward Sivas.
Colonel Shumsky, military critic OF
the "Bourse Gazette" in an article On
the victory of the Russians at Erzlngan,
says:
This defeat of the best troops OF
the Ottoman Empire has quite broken
the Turkish defence. No further seri-
Gus offensive can be expected, since
only parts of divisions from the Con-
stantinoplo, Thracean and Egyptian
armies can be spared TO patch up these
broken units
Discussing the energetic preparations
Of the Russians for the continuance Of
the war, General Chouvaieff, Minister
of War, in an interview with the
"Russky Slovo," says:
at is necessary TO dispel the illusion
that the war can end in the autumn.
The breaking down Of the enemy's
forces has already begun-a fact as
well known by the Germans as by the
Entente Allies--but Germany's tech
nique is so high that in spite of her
economic weakening and the lowered
morale of her troops Germany still
has the power 20 resist, and we must
look forward TO further struggle be-
fore the final victory.
This explains the recent orders call
ing men ordinarily exempt 10 the col
ors. Russia already has a large re-
serve, but II is our intention that this
reserve shall not diminish. II is fitting
also that the foreign races in Russia.
who ordinarily would not be obliged
TO serve, should be recruited, if not in
the active army, ct least in work con-
nected with the conduct of the war, for
all elements in Russia will receive the
benefits Of victory"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-28

5000 hand grenades. 1000 shells and
600 caissons Of cartridges. Al hssta-
han We captured a hospital OF 500 beds:
At Erzingan we captured depot OF
rifles, revolvers, bayonets and artillery
munitions, together with 1,0oO POUNDS
OF petrol and bcnzine. The town OF
Erzingan was not damaged.
Zeppelin Drops Fifteen Bombs.
Baltic Sea-On Tuesday evening. a
Zeppelin dropped fifteen bombs at the
mouth of the Gulf of Finland and on
the outskirts Of the town of ADO. IN
the Aland Islands, without damaging
the ships or shore. Shelled by our
batteries, the Zeppelin disappeared
southwark.
"The same day eight enemy water
planes attacked our water plane sta
tion. dropping one hundred bombs. Two
Of our water planes engaged the enemy,
hitting one machine, which caught fre.
The Austrian official communication
tonight says:
"Repeated severe enemy attacks yes
terday afternoon between Radziviloh
and the Styr collapsed.
"On both sides of the road from
Leszniow the Russians continued their
efforts, but were repulsed after bitter
fighting, leaving a thousand prisoners
in our hands.
Austrian Forces Withdrawn
An earlier statement said: -,
"South Of Leszniow twelve miles
north of Brody) our troops were WITH
drawn behind the Boldurka sector be-
fore superior enemy forces. Very VIC;
lent Russian attacks in the vicinity OF
Radziviloff (six miles northeast OF
Brody) resulted in insignificant nus
sian advantages. The Russians SUI
fercd extraordinarily heavy losses
The German statement relating 70
operations on the Eastern front says;
"The Russians yesterday, evening
Made a futile storming attack against
our positions on the Shara, northwest
of Liachovichy. They also were san
guinarily repulsed west of Berestechk, n, I.
On tbe Komaira. south OF Vidzy. which
wa. only productive Of severe enemy
losses. there is nothing to report
New-York tribune., 1916-07-28

With the British Army In the Field
July q (via London, July 28).-The
British went after Delville Wood again
to-day and took 1t.
The Germans had been quiet because
the British made no infantry attack,
but all the while the machine guns
had been rattling and the artillery had
kept up a thunderous drum-seat IN
what before this offensive would nave
been referred to as a violent artillery
duel. So commonplace has the con-
tinual bombardment become that one
officer, whose post Of duty is with the
transport just out OF range OF tne
shells, complains that he is awkened
when there is lull at night.
This morning the British put on
Delville Wood the heaviest concentra-
ton of shell fire in a given area ever
directed against field fortifications. Even
The ounners were amazed when they
computed its volume per minute IN pre-
narine the way for the infantry: Couhl-
INC the front Of a thousand yards, there
must have been three shells a minute
falling on every yard.
To Leave Nothing Standing.
The purpose was to leave nothlns
standing nothing living. Not single
German sniper in a tree, not a single
German machine gun but was to be put
out of business by tho tornado OF
blasts. Delville Wood has left Trones
Wood with a tame reputation. The
infantry of both sides there have no
dug-outs. Their only protection Is
shallow trenches, such as are dug IN
open field operations. A shell which
tears a hole among the roots OF tree
killing a man, makes some protection
for his neighbor who surveys the
scene.
Snipers and machine guns watch for
any head that shows itself. Patrols
which 20 out in the night engage IN
hand-to hand encounters. The flash OF
a bursting she'll may reveal one patrol
TO another and give it the advantage.
The British had nearly all the Del
willie wood after the advance Of July IA,
but the Germans got an enfillade ma,
chine gun and she'll fire on them ana
took possession of the middle OF the
New-York tribune., 1916-07-28
10,105 British Officers
Killed on West Front

London, July 27.-The severity of the
fighting since the beginning of the
present offensive on the Western front
is indicated by the list of casualties
among officers issued by the War Office:
II shows for the first three weeks Of
July 1,10S killed, 1884 wounded and
49l missing, a total of 4,433.
This makes the aggregate loss OF
officers since the beginning of the war
33,S57, of which 10,105 were killed,
2l .290 wounded and 2,462 missing.
The proportion of killed to wounded
is still about Q to 1, although it was
rather less than this for the first fort
night of July.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-28
AUSTRIA PROTESTS
SUBMARINE ATTACKS
Berlin Hears Merchant Ships
Were Torpedoed by Allied Craft.

Berlin, July 27.-"The Austro-Hun-
garian government" said the Overseas
News Agency to-day, "has protested to
neutrals against repeated criminal at
tacks OF enemy submarines on Austro-
Hungarian merchant ships.
at cites as an example the unarmed
steamer Biokowo, OF 229 tons, with one
woman passenger, attacked off Cspa-
blanca without any warning. two torpe-
does being fred; also the unarmed
l,l00-ton steamer Albanian, sunk of
the Island of Dolin without any warn
ing by two torpedoes, fired probably BY
an Italian submarine, three sailors be-
ing drowned"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-28
Nationalist Defies Speaker
After Assailing Govern
ment and Secretary.
PREMIER MOVES
HIS SUSPENSION
Points in Agreement Between
LLOYD George and Irish Lead
ers Made Public.

Iondon. July 27.-Laurence Ginneii'
a stormy Nationalist, who in questiohS
N the Cabinet ministers makes the
most serious charges against the gov
ernment. caused short suspension OF
the sitting in the House Of Commons
today by refusing to withdraw when
ordered to do so by the Speaker OF the
House.
Mr.. Ginnell refused to bulge when
approached by the sergeant-at-arms'
who was ordered to remove him. NOT
until the sergeant had summoned as
sistance and his brother Nationaliss
had advised him 70 do so did Mr. Gin
nell obey the command Of the Speaker.
The Nationalist member had asked
Herbert Samuel, Secretary for Home
A~airs. whether the military authori-
,;os AZ the time Of the insurrection at
Dublin had the sanction Of the gov
ernment for "bombarding the head
CHARTERS Of the Cumannamban nurses,
rr,,ttino the red crosses OF their dresses
"a irnrisonipg them as criminals"
DeniaIs by Home Secretary.
The Home Secretary categoriically de-
nied all the allegations, wnereupoh
Ginnell said:
owing to the insolent reply OF the
" He got no'further, as there were loud
ebonts Of "Orderl" He withdrew the
word "insolent," but insisted upon re-
turning the question, whereupon the
sneaker named him TO the House.
apd in accordance with practice, Pre-
mier Asouith moved that Ginnell be
suspended. 49,
motion. ...I
In accordance with Premier Asquith's
promise, an official paper giving the
heads of the agreement arrived at re,
Gently between David Lloyd George ana
the Irish leaders in the Irish negotla-
tions was issued tonight. 1t bears out
the contention made in debate in the
House by John Redmond. with regard
To the retention of the Irish members
of the Imperial Parliament, inasmuen
as Clause merely says that the irish
representatives in the Imperial Parlia-
ment shall remain unaltered, namely
103," and says nothing concerning any
subsequent reduction in their number.
With regard to the duration Of the
new bill, the official paper confirms
Premier Asquith's statement OF July
10. namely, that IL Parliament had not
by twelve months after the war MADE
a further permanent provision for the
government of Ireland then the dura-
tion of the operation Of the bill shall
be extended by an order in council for
such time as may be necessary 70 make
such provision.
Ulster Exclusion Indefinite.
The clause referring to the exclusion
of the Ulster counties merely dehnes
the excluded counties, but does not say
whether the exclusion is to be per-
manent.
An interesting clause in the agree
ment, not previously mentioned, gives
the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland power
to summon conferences between mem
bers for constituencies in the excluded
area and members for the rest Of Ire
land.
A petition is being largely signed In
the House of Commons asking for a
renewal Of the negotiations for an
Irish compromise on the lines sug-
gested by John Redmond and Sir Ed
ward Carson.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-28
German Plane Bombards
Allied Submarine Base

Berlin. July PA German naval
airship. on July 25. attacked the nam
base for Russian and British suoma-
rines at Mariehamn, 1t was ofhciaily
snnounced by the German Admiralty
to-day. -.
The airship bombarded the port
successfully, 1t is added. with IoO kilo-
grams of explosive bombs. Although
the air vessel was shelled, II returned
10 mort undamaged.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-28
BRITISH SHIP TAKEN
BY GERMAN CRUISER
Steamship Eskimo Seized, Is
Charge. in Norwegian Waters.

London, July 27.-The Wilson Line
steamer Eskimo has been captured by
a German auxiliary cruiser, according
to Reuters Christianssnd correspond
ent.
"The seizure" says the correspond
ent, occurred in Norwegian territorial
waters, according to the crew Of Nor
wegian guardship, while the Germans
claim that the vessel was five miles
from land"
The Eskimo is a vessel Of 8,326 tons,
and was last ryoorted as having arrived
at Hull, June 26, on q voyage from
Christiania.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-28
Treaty With Honduras Signed.

Washington. July 27-An arbitration
treaty between the United States and
Honduras, similar to those negotiated
by former Secretary B-yan with many
countries, was signed to-day at the
State Department. II is the thirty-frst
of the treaties negotiated to be con-
summated.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-28
BRITISH SEIZE NAILS
ON TWO STEAMERS
ellis and NoOrdham Halted at
KirkWall, Says Agency.

Berlin, July 27.-British authorities
at Kirkwall. says the Overseas. News
Agency. have taken the. mails from
the steamship ellis, bound for Rot
terdam for India. Mails, the agency
adds, were also seized upon the steam
ship Noordam. bound from Rotterdam
for New York
New-York tribune., 1916-07-28
Boy Bather's Body Floats In.

An hour after Vincent Aund. seven
teen years old, of Far Rockaway, was
drowned yesterday while bathing off
the foot of Centre Street, Rockaway
Beach, his body fioated ashore.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-28
HERO DIES IN AIR BATTLE
Parschau Was Decorated After Bring
ing Down 5 Aeros.

London, July 27.-Lieutenant Otto
Parschau, who recently received the
decoration Of Pour le Merite for
bringing down his eighth enemy aero
plane, has been killed in an air battle,
according to q Reuters Amsterdam dis
patch.
The news agency quotes the "FrAnk-
futrer ZeitunR"