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New-York tribune., 1916-07-26
German Statement.

Berlin. July oj.-Tho German Of
fetal statement issued to-day says
North Of the River Somme. after
the unsuccessful British attack Of July
p. the British and French forces yes
terday made resolute and combined
attack on the Pozieres-Maurepas front.
il again broke down either through our
fire or in some places after sharp hand
to-hand fighting.
East Of Pozieres, at Foresux Wood,
near Longueyal and near Guillemont,
the Brandenburger Grenadiers and the
gallant 104th Saxon Regiment again
distinguished themselves.
simultaneously the French threw
strong forces forward in a storming
attack south of the Somme, in the
Estrees- Soyecourt sector. which, how
ever, only temporarily gained ground
south of Estrees. Otherwise the at
tack was dispersed with the most Sc
we're and sanguinary loss TO the enemy.
In the Meuse region there were in
tense artillery duels from time to time.
On the left bank of the river unim-
pOrtant hand. grenade engagements de-
veloped On the right bank of the river
the enemy several times repeated his
attempts to recapture positions on the
Froide Terre Ridge. he being repulsed
by our curtain of fire.
North of Balschwiller, in Alsace, our
patrols brought back thirty prisoners
from a French position.
Lieutenant Baldumus shot down a
French biplane south Of Binarville,
thereby putting his fourth enemy aero
plane out of action.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-26
DEFEAT ENGLAND,
IS KAISER'S CRY
Emperor, in Speech, Tells
Troops They Must Prove
Germany Invincible.

London, July 25.-A dispatch from
Berne by way Of Pontarlier, France,
given out to-day by the Wireless Press
says:
Another speech by Emperor Will
am during his recent visit to the
Somme front is being discussed in
Berlin. The Emperor said:
Comrades, II is your especial privi-
lese 70 night against the English, which
means that you are fighting against a
nation that has sworn TO destroy Ger
many. The English built up during the
years before the war the combination
of countries which at a given signal
fell upon US, attacked us, the most
peaceful and peace-desiring people in
the world. The English led US TO be-
lleve they were our friends when they
were actually plotting our destruction.
English diplomacy brought about
the war, and now an English offensive
is intended to carry the operations 70
German soil, into our towns and vii
lagos, to the peril and undoing Of our
helpless women and children Your
duty Is TO break the English offensive,
70 prove once more that Germany is
lnvlnciDle and reduce 10 despair the
relentless enemies Of our country. so
that they will sue for peace on terms
honorable and profitable to Germany
From conservative circles in Berlin
comes the announcement that when the
Reichstag reassembles in the autumn
an Interpolation will be addressed 70
the Imperial Chancellor asking why in
spring speeches by the Emperor at the
front are withheld from general pub
licatiOn."
New-York tribune., 1916-07-26
Days Official Reports
on SOmme Offensive

London, July 25.-Ihe oplo"'
statement, issued tonight, says:
Throughout the day there has been
fierce hand-to-hand combats and bomb
fghting at various places along the
lattle front. The Germans attempted
n infantry attac!: on Pozieres from
he northeast this afternoon. but were
driven back by our artillery fire.
Between the Ancre and the sea no
Important incident occurred.
An earlier communication read;
In the last few days the enemy
brought further reinforcements OF IN
fantry and guns to the Somme front
Throughout yesterday the hostile bonn
bardment was fairly continuous and at
times became very heavy.
An attempt 70 attack our right flank
vas made Yesterday afternoon, but II
was frustrated by our artillery.
Last night two further infantry at
acks, preceded by a specially violent
artillery fire. were launched against
he centre Of our line. These attacks
also were stopped by the concentrated
FIRE Of our guns.
AT no place did the enemy succeed
IN reaching the British trenches and
his casualties in these fruitless attacks
must have been severe.
AT other parts in the line there has
been a good deal of hand-to-hand fight
ng and our infantry worked their way
forward in places.
North Of Pozieres. the greater part
Of which village now is in our posses
ion. the enemy continued TO offer
trong opposition, but here also we
aimed some ground and captured two
machine-Cuns and few more pris-
oners. including two battalion COM
-nsudpre
New-York tribune., 1916-07-26
BRITAIN MAY RELEASE
MOST OF SINN FEINERS
Strong Influence Exerted for
Easement Reprieve.

London, July 26.--The committee
which has been sitting as a tribunal to
hear the appeals of the Sim Fein
prisoners will conclude its inquiry
within a few days and present its re-
port TO the Home Office. with recon-
menGations as to the manner of deal
ing with the prisoners.
The proceedings have been private
but. according to the London morning
papers, the tribunal will advise the
release Of majority OF the two thou
sand prisoners.
The announcement that Sir Roger
Easement will be executed August 3
has caused no surprise. The question
OF reprieve is still in abeyance. as
strong influence Is being exerted il
behalf of the leader of the Irish re-
bellion.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-26
SAN ANTONIO GUARDED
AGAINST TROOP RIOTS
Military Police Aid Civil Au-
thorities in Keeping Order.

San Antonio, Tex, July 25.-For the
first time since mobilization provost
guards appeared in San Antonio to-
night to assist police in keeping order.
All was quiet to-day at the camp of
the sth Illinois. the negro regiment,
members of which were shot at last
night by the provost guard of the camp
after a street disturbance. No curtail-
ment of privileges was ordered, and the
usual number of negro soldiers visited
town tonight.
The guard was exonerated to-day for
firing last night.
The court martial of some of the
negroes was ordered.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-26
TURKS FORCED
TO QUIT ERzINGAN
Russians Sweep to Within
Ten Miles Of the
Town.

London, July 25.-The Russian com
munique tonight confirms the conf
dent anticipations Of London regard
ing the Caucksian fighting. The Turks
undoubtedly concentrated three-quar-
ters Of their entire forces on the
Caucasian and Persian fronts, compell-
ing the Russians for the time being TO
retreat before superior numbers. The
Ottomans, however, suffered so heav-
lily when the Russian army turned
again that they are now too weak TO
Withstand attack
In the last few days the Russians
have been advancing rapidly. throwing
the Turks into disorder. The Turks
have made gigantic efforts TO bring up
reinforcements, but Turkish reserves
are low and II is necessary for them
to traverse vast distances.
Critics here believe Erzingan will
fall into Russian hands within few
days. which will mean a terrific blow
TO Turkish power and prestige.
Already Russian detachments have
reached positions about ten miles from
the town. and the Turks are reported
preparing 20 evacuate.
To-night's Russian statement says:
"Thc Turkish armies are retreating
in disorder before the irresistible
pressure of our troops. Some Of our
gallant detachments are already fifteen
versts about ten miles) from the
town Of Erzingan, in Central Armenia,
in which. according to the reports Of
our aviators, the Turks arc hurriedly
piling together all kinds of provisions"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-26
English Officer Tells of
Hand-tO-Hand Fighting
at POZiereS.
ETHER TO STIMULATE
KAISER'S SOLDIERS
Whole Machine Gun Crew Wiped
Out by the Bayonets of
Australians.

Paris, July 25.-Thc fighting IN the
fortified village of Pozieres between
the British and the Germans is de-
scribed as follows by an oficer VINO
was wounded in the struggle:
Early Sunday morning, at the mo-
ment the signal for the attack was
given after frightfully intense bonn
bardment. the English infantry rushed
forward to the entrance of the village
carried it brilliantly. and occupied the
first houses. At 1880 O'Clock the
Germans counter-attacked. Their on
set was extraordinary. doubtlessly he
cause their courage had been stimu-
lated by ether, as one could tell from
the odor
Rifles Played No Part.
Here the rife played no part-the
knife, bayonet. revolver and grenade
were some of the weapons used. Inc
Germans employed a sort OF long
handled mace studded with nails such
as an Apache might use, not soldier.
saw a German officer using one OF
them on a wounded comrade, but as ne
was in the act of striking revolver
shot laid him beside his intended VIC
tim. ,,,d
"In a ruined house German squSI
with a machine gun was extermih d eu
TO the last man with the bayonet ny
an Australian party which had 1ollo"eu
tneu into the house. ! was present al
an exciting duel between two oihcefs
an English lieutenant, who was charg-
inc AT the head of his men, ana baN"-
rian captain.
Bavarian Is Killed.
"The lieutenant struck the Bavarian a
blow in the chest with his sword ana
al the same instant he received pSii
from his adversary's revolver IN the
stomach. Disregarding his suferlngs
the lieutenant had just strength
enough left to deliver another dow
This proved mortal to the bavariah;
Unfortunately, the lieutenant dled
shortly afterward. ... a. .
pressed by strong enemy FORCES the
English had to retreat during me AFTER
noon, but they strongly counter-ats,
tackled and at 7 o'clock were masters o.
tbree-ouarters Of the village. BY last
accounts fighting was still gong on IN
the northwest part OF the village 10 '"e
advantage of the Allies.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-26
Win Trenches on the
Asiago Plateau by
Assault.
ALPINE TROOPS
STORM BIG RIDGE
Scale Six.ThOusand-FO Bar
rier at the Side Of the
Monte Chiesa.

Paris, July 25.-Contnuing their
drive in Trentino, the Italians, after
a fierce night attack. captured Monte
Cimone to-day. A bayonet assault on
the Asiago Plateau won for the ltaIiahS
several enemy intrenchments, and Al
pine troops established themselves just
below the crest of the great barrier De-
tween Monte Chiesa and Monte Cam
pigoletto.
The Italian statement says;
"In the Lsgarina Valley the enemys
artillery activity increased.
"On the Posina-Astico line, at day
break of the Gath, after fierce attack
by night, we captured Monte Cimone.
Italians Win on Plateau.
con the Asiago Plateau during the
night of July % the enemy made vio-
lent attacks on the trenches. which we
had gained near Sasera and Leoio.
The 4Oth Battalion OF the l4th bersas-
lieri Regiment not only drove them
out each time with heavy loss, out as as
the result of a brilliant bayonet attack
gained possession Of another long IN
trenchment We took some prisoners
and one machine gun.
Further north our Alpine troops re-
newed their efforts against the steep
rock barrier, rising to more than Z'oVo
wards between the peaks OF Monte
Chiesa and Monte Camplgoletto. Uh-
der heavy fire from the enemys ma,
chine guns they crossed three lines OF
wire and succeeded in establishing
themselves just below the crest.
Occupy Ceramana Valley.
an the Fassa region, notwithstand-
ing bad weather. we extended our oc-
cupation to the Ceramana Valley.
"On the rest Of the front there was
artillery activity and bombing, par
ticularly in the Upper Fella Valley, on
the heights northwest OF Gorilla and IN
the Saint Michele del Carso region.
Early in the morning Of July "a hos
tile aircraft dropped bombs on Saint
Ciorgio di Nogaro and other places on
the lower Isonzo. With the exception
of the burning of one farmhouse no
damage was done"
The Austrian statement reads:
"All attacks by the enemy have oeen
repulsed. ,.I
military establishments at San Giorglo,
Dinogara. Gorge and Monfalcone, eaus-
ing fires 10 break out. Our areoplanes
returned undamaged."
New-York tribune., 1916-07-26
THANK U. S. FOR POLISH AID

The Hague, July 25.-The Polish Bu-
reau here to-day announced that the
Polish delegates to the Congress Of
Nationalitles at Lausanne, Switzerland.
had sent a cablegram to President vii,
son.
In it the American nation was thanked
for the action begun 70 suecor the
economic misery in Poland and the
hope expressed that the sacred watch
word OF liberty and independence for
Poland will find ready echo in
America"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-26
REPORT RUSSIAN ATTACK
IN SWEDISH WATERS
Germans Charge Destroyers
Tried to Capture Merchantmen.

Berlin, July 25.-An attack on Ger
man merchant vessels by Russian de-
stroyers, said TO have taken place in
Swedish territorial waters, is reported
in a statement to-day, which says:
1.-TWO Russian destroyers attacked
four German merchant steamers at
the entrance to the pOr. of Lulea,
within Swedish waters. The Swedish
torpedo boat Virgo steamed toward
them, and the Russian craft fed south
The Swedish government has protest
ed against this breach of neutrality"
The "Nya Dagligt Allehanda" an
nounces an increase in the Swedish
coast guard because Sweden has
reached the limit of toleration, even
if Russia offers satisfactory excuses"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-26
SIR EDGAR SPEYER
UPHELD FOR OFFICE
Higher Court Confirms Right 10
Keep Privy COuncillOrship.

London, July 25.--The Court Of Az
peals confirmed to-day the right OF 81
Edgar Speyer to remain in the Priv
Council. This upholds the lower eosrt
Sif Edgar, partner in the speys'
banking firm Of London, New York az.
FrankfOrt-on-Main, is a British elite;
nj German birth. At the outbreak q
ssr he was the subject Of violent a.
tacks. He was warmly defended by Pr'
.LIer AsduItn.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-26
French Win Near Estrees.

Paris. JuIy 25.-This afternoons
official announcement says;
South Of the Somme yesterday we
captured in a small attack south o.
Estrees a group Of powerfully forti-
fed houses. Our troops chased the
Germans from some trenches north Of
Vermandovillers. and occupied them.
Between the Disc and the Aisne We
dispersed with grenades several recon
noitring parties which attempted 70
each our lines in the sector Of Tracy
ie-Nal.
On the left bank Of the Meuse an
enemy attack with hand grenades
against Hill 3O4 failed under machine
gun fire. On the right bank there was
violent bombardment in the region be-
,ween Fleury and Laufee.
In Alsace. after artillery preparation,
he Germans delivered an attack on
our Balschwiller positions northwest
Of Altkirch. After lively fighting the
enemy was driven out from some ele-
New-York tribune., 1916-07-26
HOLLAND ASKS ENGLAND
TO FREE FISHING FLEET
Seizure of go Herring Craft
ArOuSes Trade.

The Hague. July 25.-Owners and
crews of Dutch fishing vessels have pro-
tested to Great Britain against The
alleged seizure of sixty herring yes
sells. The protests declare that unless
the British measures are stopped ten
thousand men in the Dutch fishing
trade will be out of employment.
A deputation has gone 10 Loadon 10
endeavor 10 reach Il settlement with the
government.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-26
BRITAIN TO PURCHASE
LESS MUNITIONS HERE
Will Increase Output at Hori
Official Announces.

London, July s5.-During a debs.s :
the House OF Commons tonight D.
Christopher Addison, Parliamenls1
Secretary Of Munitions, said that ii
department was endeavoring to rstc';
contracts for munitions in the uniisi
States by increasing the output hel''
In one class Of explosives, he said, ~
department had undertaken the ee''
struetion and equipment OF factories ?
provide these explosives TO unhssrd o.
quantities.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-26

ments of the trenches where he had
gained a foothOld.
On July % Sub-Lieutenant Nunges-
ser brought down his tenth German
aeroplane. On the night of July 24-2b
one Of our aeroplane squadrons bonn
barded the railroad station at Pierre
pont and Longuyon and the bivouacs
near Mangiennes.
To-nighfs statement reads:
Apart from violent bombardment
Of La Laufee northeast of Verdun)
there has been no important event on
the whole Of the front.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-26
ApPAM A LEGITIMATE
PRIZE, GERMANS RULE
Prize Court Says S184,75O Gold
Shall Go to Reichstag.

Berlin, July 25.-The prize court has
decided that the Elder-Dempster liner
Appam, which was captured by the Ger
man raider Moewe in the early part
Of the year and taken by prize crew
into Hampton Roads, is a good prize,
and that accordingly the gold on board
the steamer, amounting TO $4,000
marks ls1s4,750) shall be turned over
to the Reichstag.
There have been various estimates
Of the amount of gold on board the
Appam when she was captured, but no
official statement concerning It has
been made heretofore. The estimates
ranged from 100000 to s2,5O0,0OO. The
Anpam is still in Newport News.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-26
Held as Purse Snatcher.

Charles Gafrney. homeless. was held
in $500 bail in Yorkville court, yes
terday, charged with snatching a purse
from Miss Mary MeSpirit, Of S3S Lex
ington Avenue. who is employed in the
cloak room OF the McAlpin. The
alleged robbery occurred in Eas.
Sixty-third Street. early yesterday
morning, as she was returning TO her
home.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-26
HUTCH TO ISSUE BREAD CARDS
Amsterdam Newspaper Says Grain
Shortage Is Reason.

Amsterdam. July %. The Dutch
Government intends to introduce oreaa
cards throughout Holland, according 10
announcement made by the Telegram.
The reason assigned is the shortage
of grain.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-26
ADVERTISEMENT.

.irk. and at Tracy le Var, between the
Disc and the Aisne, German attacks
we're repulsed after sharp fighting.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-26
Hungary and Peace.

chance 20 deal death blow TO Hun
gary. With the bond between that
country and Austria daily growing
weaker and the demands Of the Hun
garian people for peace daily growing
stronger, great show Of Russian
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-30
METHODIST UNION
COMING Up AGAIN
Saratoga Springs Confer
ence viii Act on Vital
Question.

Through American Methodism the
one hundredth anniversary of the
death Of Bishop Francis AsburN,
founder of American Methodism, is
being observed. Bishop Asbury died
in Spotsylvania county. Virginia,
March 81. 1916.
The general conference of the
NJ. Il. church meets next month at
Saratoga Springs. y. y. At that time
the question of organic union with the
NJ. +. shurch. south. will lie up for
action The southern general confer
encc has already adopted the plan of
union worked ont by the Joint fedora
ton commission and ii is now up to
the NJ T.. church to take action at
Saratoga Springs that Will make the
two great churches one.
In view of these two special events,
Rev. James T.. Mcconnell of the
Tigert Memorial church will deliver
an address at the regular service in
his church this evening on the sub
ject american Methodism-Disunion
and Reunion.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-30

in behalf of the National Petroleum
association, which was simplicity in
itself. offering straight royalty and
bonuses for the producing territory
in the Usage Nation. aseregatinS
about $4,000 600 When the Usage
council met last June at the Indian
office 1t was informed that an offer
had been submitted by the National
Petroleum association which was a
modified form of the so-cdlled OliNer
plan. Recalling the intricacies of the
original plan submitted by Mr.. Oliver,
the subsequent offer was not con-
sidcred, with the belief that the new
Ian was too complicated.
Learn of Offer.
As a matter of fact. ii was as plain
as the "a, c's, but this fact, for un-
known reasons, was not commune
Gated to the Indians by the depart
ment officials. Not until the senate
Indian committee had commenced TO
delye into the Usage releasing ques-
ton last winter did the Osages know
that they had been offered $4,000
600 for producing oil lands, which
the department was very generously
willing to give away.
A similar attempt was made to bar
Charles Page of Sand Springs and
Tulsa from securing any Usage gas
territory, although Mr.. Page had,
prior to the June meeting of the
council, offered to pay them royal
ties of three cents thousand Tor gas
at the we'll The department, how
ever, ruled that the June resolution
had barred Mr.. Page from considera-
ton for any gas territory whatso-
ever. II so happened, however, that
Mr.. Page was not so easily licked
and after being turned down by the
department he carried his fight to
congress. The senate Indian com
mittee was amazed at the disclos-
ures brought out and Secretary Lane
was called upon to explain. after In
dian Commissioner Sells had hope
.essly floundered about in an at
tempt to throw some light upon what
had really been done in reference to
releasing Usage gas lands. As re-
suit, the senate Indian committee
served notice on the de-
partment that the Page proposition,
which contemplated five hundred per
cent increased gas royalties, should
he considered.
Gives Notice Of Meeting.
As a result of the committees
action, missioner Sells notified
all persons interested in securing
Usage gas acreage that meeting of
interested parties would be held be-
fore Secretary Lane. A full hearing
was held, it being generally con-
cedcd that Mr.. Page had won his
fight for 100000 acres of gas acre
age, upon a three-cent royalty basis
A. day or so later, Mr.. Page was in
formed that he would be given some
acreage in an undevelopcd part of
the field and 1t was only after he
had announced his Willingness to pay
a royalty of cents for gas II need
be and to put up cash bonus OF
800 900 In addition and renew his
fight In congress, that the depart
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-30

ment finally gave in. and awarded
the acreage to Mr.. Page, for which
he had been fighting.
With the gas situation disposed Of,
| the Osages at "A mass meeting at
Pawhuska protested against the ap-
proval of new oil leases without COM
pensation or conn ntition and wired
! the resolutions to Washington to a
member of the Usage council who
attempted to file them with Secre
tary Lane, who waved them aside
with the remark that he was deal
ing with majority of the Usage
council and not the Usage people.
OF course, everyone realizes that
the releasing of the Usage oil and
gas lands has been a most difficult
problem to handle, but what the
Osages complain of is that they
the wards of the government-have
been made the sufferers rather than
the beneficiaries under the depart
mental plan governing the releasing
of their lands.
Will Go to Bottom.
only the high spots have thus far
been touched in the controversy but
enough evidence, sustained by the
records in the case, are available, to
indicate that Superintendent Gabe T..
Parker could probably handle in "A
much more satifactory manner the
affairs of individual Indians of the
Five Civilized Tribes, as is proposed
by the Hastings bill, which is vio-
lently opposed by Indian Commits
sioner Sells for no apparently good
reason than Indian affairs are at
present administered by the Indian
office in Washington.
The Usage deal has left bad
taste i'm the mouths of many right
thinking people. In fact it has al
most developed into a public stink,
for which no good explanation has as
yet been offered by the department.
The injunction proceedings brought
by the Osages against departmental
approval of the leases, which have
already been executed by the Usage
council at departmental dictation, is
therefore being followed with con-
suming interest by the oil fraternity
as well as the public generally. 1t
has almost reached the stage where
the Hon. Joseph II. Choate should
write letter protesting against the
gauging of the Osages, although it Is
doubtful ii 1t would be sent out
under an Indian office frank. as in
the case of his letter of protest
against the Hastings bill in which
he expressed the fear the members
of the Five Civilized Tribes were
about to be plundered.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-30
Why Mail Was SLOW.
Meet Me a'

A ew postofifce was established at
a small village far out west and the
office OF postmaster was bestowed on
u native of the soil.
After while complaints were
made that no mail was sent out from
the new office SO an inspector was
sent to inquire into the matter.
The postmaster pointed to big