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The sun., 1916-09-25
MAIN DEFBNCBS OF
MONASTIR ATTACKED
Bulgarians on Both Flanks
Forced Back by Gen. Sar-
rails Troops.
BRITISH CROSS STRUMA
Official statements Tell Of
Greater Activity Near
Lake D0iran.

PARIS. Sept. :4.-Attacking both tanks
Of tho Bulgarian army In Macedonia.
Gen. sarrail's allied troops nave forged
ahead still further. tie Wal Once an.
nounces. British troops on the right
wing have again crossed tho strums
and are driving the BuiGarians before
them. The Serbs and French on tho
lett are attacking the main deieiices OF
Monastir.
a Bulgarian statement Of yesterday
announces that a mountain crest on The
heights OF S~taranerecks Planina south
OF the village Of Popla has been cap
tured by assault. The enemy retired In
disorder. leaving behind a great number
OF wounded say this statement. Al
He'd troops in the Moglenica Valley were
DISPERSED by Bulgarian artillery. II says.
m british are fighting now on the
eastern bank Of the S,ruma, which they
have crossed at three places. They
have Cscupicd Jenmita. which was In
names from their artillery fire. They
drove the fleeing Buigarlans toward
Kara Dzakovbaia. but here the Bulgari-
ans stood and are fighting fiercely. One
OF their counter attacks from Navel
Jen has been repulsed by British gun
hers, The lighting IL north OF kopriva.
on the east bank Of the Strrma. about
twenty-five miles north Of Lake Tahincs.
On the allied loft wing the Serbs made
progress northwest OF kaimakcalan. on
Serbian soil. and took some prisoners.
The French In this locality made slight
progress northwest OF F1orina and 70.
pulsed violent Bulgarian attacks near
Hll 1850. killing many Bulsarians.
The progress OF tho Serbs northwest
OF kaim.akcalan. which tho Wal Office
reports. Is the beginning Of the attack on
Monastir's main d%efences, the Tsouka for,
and the Baba mountain chain on the
right and left Sides Of the valley from
Florina to Monastir. IN the centre. or
the F1orina- Monastir Railroad, where u
crosses the border into Serbia. are the
German defences at KenaIi. sixteen line.
Of strong trenches. All of these position,
the Serbs must take before they car
take Monastir.
Both French and British ohiciai state,
ments tell Of greater activity In the cen
tire, about Lake Dorian and the VardaI
Valley. An artillery duel was resumed
violently from the Beles Mountains I,
the Vardar River" says the French
statement. The British announce tina
"on the Dorian front our patrols have
shown great activity, but mist has hin
dered the artillery work"
The sun., 1916-09-25

The opening of school
always finds a lot of boys
doing their own shopping.
Parents are busy and
think it a good way to
teach the boy to think and
act for himself.
Our experience shows
that most lads have unusu.
ally good judgment, though
no son can go very wrong
because if mother or father
doesn't approve. goods are
always returnable.
Then, too, our statesmen
are on their mettle to do
the best possible in return
for the confidence implied
School suits, smart, ye,
built for wear and tear"
Hats, shoes. shirts.
blouses, stockings. neck
wear.
Prices moderate.
The sun., 1916-09-25
LONG TRENCH WORK
WEAKENS GERMANS
Morale Of kaiscr's Troops
Lowered, Captive Of
ficcrs Admit.
Social Gable Despatch to Tue suS.

IoNnoN, Sept. ai-A correspondent
at British headquarters IN France says
that the recent British advances IN
which they Strengthened their line from
F1ers to Courcelette on the Somme front
have shown that the German morale has
been lowered.
1--WE are receiving abundant proof az
the Weakening OF the German troops
he writes. THE German prisoners as
cribe this partly to the system Of keep
ing the men In the trenches for long
periods without relief. with the result
tina they are completely worn out.
"German officers captured admit that
their troops are incapable OF prolonged
resistance because OF fatigue. Men Of
the German Thirteenth Corps repeatedly
conceded the superiority OF the British
and French troops and were particularly
impressed with the extraordinary eN-
penditure Of ammunition 10y he Allies
artillery.
German prisoners no longer cmaha-
size the presence of strong German re-
serves behind the front. Though they
will not admit that the Somme offensive
really threatens to enable the Allies TO
break through, some agree that VIII not
I've impossible. Captured orders COM
plain Of insufficient firing upon the AL
lies airmen and also show a shortage of
horses and fodder fpr moths past.
"The British sup emac! in the air is
freely admitted by German prisoners
a. the correspondent. "Cue officer
captured was completely puzzled at the
absence Of German aeroplancs after the
British ettack began.
1.-THE German weakness In the air II
not due" this officer said, 'to a lack of
officers or machines. us the GERMAN
aviation CORPS IL one of the most popu-
lar branches of the service, and the sup
ply OF officers exceeds the demand
There are many aeroplanes lying behind
the German lines, the prisoners said, and
they thought their airmen should at
tempt 10 maintain an observation service
for the German guns. no matter how
great the odds against them.
Their lying corps appears to be The
subject Of general criticism from tho
German troops. who say its inability tc
beat of British aignIen necess:tates ~,
infantry staying in their trenches with
out moving. for fear OF being detected
from above"
The sun., 1916-09-25
GERMANS FREE HENDRIX
Hold Esca ped Prisoners and British
Troops Found On Vessel.

AMSTERDAM, Sept. ga sent
Official telegram received here to-day
from Berlin describing the stopping and
searching by German naval forces of
the Dutch steamship Prins Hendrix
says u great number Of the passengers
were put under arrest, including Russian
and French prisoners Hllo had escaped
from German camps. and "A unhe Of
English soldiers apparently on furlough
from Dutch internment camps and some
couriers OF the Entente Powers with de.-
patches.
At noon yesterday, the message adds,
the steamer with the neutral passengers.
including women and children, and thu
mails, was released. the vessel belng
escorted from Zsebruggs by a Germau
torpedo boat. While accompanying the
Prins Hendrix. the torpedo boat was at
tackled by three hostile aeroplanes, The
steamer was slightly damaged aud three
of the crew were wounded. The torpedo
boat was unchanged.
A steamer Of the Batav'. Line, the
Baticvier H.. was seized to-day by Ger.
man warships and taken into Zeebrugge
The sun., 1916-09-25

adiers round the wreck, ana the hyins
corps men busy In watching and invests
eating. hut some OF the visitors were
persistent enough to get past the police
and the g~renadiers and the flying corps
men right up to and on to the wreck
itself.
Souvenir hunters did well. The field
where the wreck lay was searched inch
by inch; the adjoining fields. where very
early In the a boys had found thrill
Ing scraps, were almost an systematically
overrun. Bits OF wood, bits OF metal,
Dts OF SILK. any ngmen was a prize.
Curiosity went further. Beneath a tar
paulin lay the charred bodies OF the
crew, or all mat was left of them. and ut
lea 1t one man who uttpmptCn to lift that
The sun., 1916-09-25
GREECE MORE WARLIKE.
Newspapers COnsidered PPs.Ges.
man Now Favor Jsinins AlIlss.


ATHINs, Sept. %. via London. Sept.
- tdelayed) Irritation at Bulgaria be-
cause Of her virtual kidnapping Of Greek
troops II other aggressions is growing
here. Even the a~nti-Venizelis,s have
formed "A war party and newspapers con
sidered pro-German now favor joining
the Allies.
Nicolas Startos, Minister Of Mar r
in the pro-German Gounaris Cabinet. and
Agamemnon Schliemann. in 1914 Greek
Minister TO Washington. W. formed n
new anti-Nenizelos war party. NJ.
Stratos. formerly an ardent opponent OF
war. declares In nm editorial In the
H.spcr,hiH. an -venizelos organ
The country cannot further depend
on the diplomatic assurances of the
Central Empires and must enter the war
by national action
This editorial n others In Greek
papers take the interview that kins
Constantine gave recently. saying Greece
was ready to Join the Allies whenever
IL was to her advantage as II text for n
pro-war policy FOR Greece. They say IL
liz evident the King intends to depart
from neutrality.
A prominent political figure in Greece
said TO II correspondent yesterday:
THE King instead Of bargaining for
Grecce's entry into the war Is merely be
ing sensible enough not Ia enter until In
a position to be u real value to the
Entente Allies. We have made our prop.
osition to the Entente Powers. stating
frankly what We require IL we would not
he more trouble than assistance. The de
cision is M to them"
Ii IN announced officially to-day tha,
the Bulgarians in evacuating F1orina
made prisoners Of the Greek infantry
The sun., 1916-09-25
PSYCHOLOGY IN WITNESS BOX.
M~unsterberH % Make Unusull
Tests In BOst0n Murder Trial.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Sept, 2i,-The ef-
feet psychology may have on the testi-
mony Of witnesses In criminal cases
which come to trial lone after the acts
alleged will be described IN court here
NY Prof, Hugo Munsterberg OF Harvard
University at the trial OF Albert ]. Roper
OF Boston, charged with the murder Of
his father. Albert Roper OF Tewksbury.
william II. Wilson OF Lowell, senior
counsel for the defence. said to-day {:
''This case Ia 6oing TO be- one Of the
most interesting In years from "a psycho-
logical point Of view, Witnesses are to
lie asked to recall specific incidents from
tho daily routine OF IN day NJ Of hun-
dreds Of days alike. IT will DO interest
Ing to consider how this is done, / be-
lieys the phase OF the case affecting NELL
ysl suggestion Will develop facts Of per-
mansnt scientific value"
The sun., 1916-09-25
BENEFIT FOR GOTH N. G. N. Y.
Third Concert Well Attended At
Manhattan Opera House.

The third OF the Manhattan Opera
House Sunday night concerts was given
last night for the benefit OF the sixty
Regiment Relief Fund. Many
friends of the Sixty-nlnth Regiment.
which has 1000 men IN the border,
were present. Officers of the depot bat
talon Of the organization, including
Major L. L. Revelle. Adjt, g. A. Hickey.
cant J. J. Roche, Capt. II. y. Sullivan
and Capt w, G. Woods occupied boxes,
Thomas I.gan. the Irish tenor. and
Miss Lillian Breton were the soloists. An
orchestra Of se,enty-hve musicians was
under the direction OF Oscar Spirescu.
The programme was hberaliy inter-
spersed with Irish numbers.
Next sunday evening Margaret Matze-
nauer will he the princlpa! soloist at
the concert.
The sun., 1916-09-25
ROBBERS GET $4,000 IN GEMS.
They Crack . 5000 Pound safe In
Baltimore store.

BALTIMORE. Sept. 2l-Defying detec-
ton from the hourly visits OF a night
Waterman. cracksmen chiselled their way
early this morning into IA 1000 pound
safe In the jewelry store OF Steman a
Norwig and escaped with gems valued
approximately at $4,000.
NJ window or loo was broken. but
the burglars cut through the flooring
and ceiling OF the second floor n used
a rope to lower themselves directly In
front Of the safe.
Instead OF blowing the safe the
cracksmcn broke through from the rear,
cut away steel plate half an inch thick.
smashed through six inches OF concrete
backing and ch!selled a hole In u second
steel plate. Despite the large amount
Of work done within the building and
the quantity of dust from the broken ce-
ment. not u finger print was to be found
anywhere.
The sun., 1916-09-25
NEAR DEATH
BY AIRMAN'S BOMB
Belgian Relief Chairman
Standing Beside Man Wound
cd on Prins Hendrix.
NJ SEIZED SHIP
Allied Aircraft Trying for Es-
corting Destroyer Hits Cap
tured Mail Boat.

LoSDoS, Sept. 2t.-The Dutch mail
steamship Pr!ns Hendrix. which was
seized by German naval forces while
bound from Flushing for London and
taken into Z%eebrugge. WAS In danger
when. as the steamship was being es-
corted toward that port, for the second
time. an allied a~eroplane dropped within
twenty feet Of the vessel "A bomb in
tended for a conveying German de-
stroyer. wounding one Dutch passenger
u two sailors. This is tho story told
by passengers OF the Prins Hendrix who
have reached here:
Herbert G.. Hoover, chairman OF the
American Commission for Belgian Re-
lief. was standing beside the wounded
passenger ana had a narrow escape
from injury. The hull Of the vessel Mas
punctured in t~wenty-threc places.
The second trip to Zecbrugge was
due to the fact that "A research OF the
ship was ordered when a special courier
threw over a package which San mmc
diately. An American courier was not
molested by the Germans. while Mr..
Hoover was allowed to pass when he
showed his passport. which Was verb
fed from a book carried by the cxamln-
ing German.
The sun., 1916-09-25
HEW ~ ~ 1N1S01H3VU
Father Of Queens Youth Pr0nises
to Execute Decree.

"This boy deserves "A good thrashing
and ! want you 10 ZEE that no gets II. !
I'M going to leave his punishment In
your hands and suspend sentence
Thus spoke Magistrate John kochen-
dorfer in the Jamaica police court yes
terday to the father OF Anthony Schick.
is, Of 2tO9 Van Cortland avenue, Ridge
wood. Queens, who had been arraigned
for lettering and disturbing Rudolph Ru-
doiph, "a storekceper Of 42 Lotus ave
nue. Ridgewood. Rudolph said Schick
and two other youths broke one OF his
windows,
Schick's father promised to sdminis-
ter tho thrashing.
The sun., 1916-09-25
REVOLT IN CRETE SPREADS.
Several Killed Near HerakIciOns-
British Land Marines.

3i.--Reports received here from Crete
say the uprising which had been SIM
mering for several days in the neishbog-
hood of NamOs resulted in u conflict
outside Of Ilerakleions, which the insur-
gents entered. Several persons We're
killed or wounded and the Greek ciyil
authorities were turned out.
The British have disemharhed a squad
OF marines at canca. where a meeting
or protest against the Government poll
icy was held THIS morning. The insur-
gents ale said to surround the city.
The sun., 1916-09-25
ITALIANS REPULsE ATTACKS.
Considerable Activity Reported
Along Most ~ Mountainous Front.

ROME. Sept. 2i.-ltilian barrage fire
directed at the big mine crater. which IL
now the summit OF Monte Clnone. in
the Dolomites, has kept the Austrians
from occupying the position. The War
Office announces also that the Italian
lines still are 100 yards from the sum
init. Oonslderab bic activity Is reported
along most Of the mountainous Italian
front.
The official statement says:
"In the Sugana Valley on Friday eve
ming the enemy renewed his attack on
Monte Civiron, but was promptly re-
pulsed. In the upper Cordcvole a sur
prise attack gave US possession Of an
advanced position toward the summit
of Monte Sirf. ON the remainder of
the front there were only artillery ac-
tons.
Last night OIL the Carso the enemy
launched fresh violent attacks against
our positions on Hills zoo n IA.
These were completely frustrated by the
stubborn resistance Of our troops
The sun., 1916-09-25
TRIBUTE TO u s. HERO sPURNED
Brother Prevents Dedication Oi
Monument TO Chicago Marine.

CHICAGO, Sept. ?t.-Edward Meisen-
berg, brother of Samuel Meisenberg. the
Chicago marine who lost his life NJ Vera
Cruz. plunged through a crowd gathered
about the monument In Waldheim Gene
terry erected to the marines memoir
and prevented It's dedication to-day. He
startled the zoo persons present by
charging that the society which erected
the monument had failed to give the
marines poverty stricken parents the
money promised them,
II will stop this thing II ! have to
fight to do IT," Me!senberg shouted,
you cant use my brothers grave and
body to advertise your society"
The dedication was called on. Officers
OF the society Meisenberg accused said
no promise OF money TO tho marines
parents had been made.
The sun., 1916-09-25

,clopel. Tho efficiency In dealing with
the raiders was further evidenced by tho
speed with which the searchlights picked
,p the FIRST raider that appeared above
the suburbs about midnight.
suddenly n searchlight bean, shot Into
the stariit sky. Three more dazzling
shafts followed. and within fifteen Sec
onds the whirring airships were caught
IN the tolls and the uns began sending
up shrleking shrapnel shells.
For n minute or two the raider Kept
It's course. then wavered. turned partly
away and suddenly dissolved apparently
into thin air. Evidently the Zeppelin
was becloudcd IN the smoke and the
lirhts lost her completely.
Meantime, however. bombs were drop.
ming and red flares were visible as they
hi, the earth. Then the city was quiet
for an hour, the searchlights flashing
only occasionally In the u for raiders.
London ON the watch.
All London within sound OF tho guns
and bombs mas out to see the spectacle
and almost despaired OF further excite
mcnt, when we'll to the eastward a tiny
glow appeared low in the sky. II looked
f1rSt like the moon rising red In its last
quarter from behind II cloud bank.
EIOm tnt WY VI dblt"ttu w htNf>
stationary for a minute or more. then
glowing reddcr and reddcr slowly turne |
to the perpendicular and streaked int,
the gloom of the smoky night ground
mist.
To the watchers In Essex. howev YER.
the spectacle OF the flaming Zeppeilns
had all the thrills of excitement which
marked the end Of the Lei and they
cheered the gunners and their for'unaic
shots that brought the raiders to earth.
London expected the attack II last
night. From the moment the first Yep
pelin appeared II WAS evident that the
raiders were Of the new and large I, pes.
One Of the Zeppelins In falling crashed
through u row of trees In Essex. two
OF which pierced the lattice work OF
the envelope supports.
As usual the village fire engine was
quickly on the scene and began putting
water on the blazing wreck. Police CON
stables and volunteers removed tn,
bodies as rapidly as possible. Some oi
these were chdrred beyond II recognt'
ton. while othcrs were still white and
recognizable.
Al appea red to he young men. wei
clad n wearing the remains of s'ou'
leather coats and shoes of rather poor
quality, which is taken here to indicat.
that good footwear is not plentiful II
Germany. The Zeppelins SCENE,
abundantly supplied with ammuni
tioD. To-day thousands journeye'
to Essex TO view the wreck, but uuicl
precautions prevented souvenir hunter
from making away with everything de
fachable. There were many sightseer,
also viewing the damaged outskirts o
the city.
The sun., 1916-09-25
MORGAN MAY GET CUBAN ROADS
Traveller From Havana Hears
British Transfer IL Expected,

William II. Strrnburg, consulting engi.
neer OF the Honolulu Iron Works. who
has been superintending the erection OF
the new plant Of the cIba Sugar Cane
Corporation In oricntc province. arrived
yesterday from Havana by h Ward
liner Moro Castle with the information
that cuban newspapers apparently cy-
pee, the Cuban railways to be trans
ierred from British Interests to j. u.
Morgan Il Co.
The expectation was based entirely
on rumOrs than nave been afoat for
some time in Havana.
The sun., 1916-09-25
Germans Were Courteous.

The passengers report that the Ger
mans conducted the examination in u
courteous, but very business'ike man
ner. The chief examiner hid ii book
which apparently contained the names
OF many OF the passengers. The most
prominent k;ngi!shman aboard was W.
Irwin. chairman Of the Fish Commits
sion. which regulates the disposal Of the
catch Of the Scandinavian and Dutch
fishing fleets.
The Prins Hendrix on her final trip
out from Zeebrusga was escorted, IN adj
dltion to the destroyers, by three Ger
man aeroplanes, the pilots OF which
amused themselves by shooting vile
ducks with their machine guns.
The sun., 1916-09-25
AUSTRIAN MAIL RATES RISE.
Terms 81 Postal Agreement Will
Made Pablo.

BERLIN, Sept. 23-vla London. Sept.
2t.-The terms of tho new German and
Aus'ro-iIungar!an postal agreement. to
become effective October !, were made
public to-day. The agreement calls for
approximately the same increases in
rates between the two empires as already
are in force In Germany on all classes Of
mail matter.
Letters Will cost 10 pfennigs in
stead of 10 pfennigs. and postals will
cost IA piennies instead or .. Press
rates Oh kilograms are abolished.
The sun., 1916-09-25

The only other American aboard, IsI-
1or Polak. was taken ashore protesting
vigorously. but as his protests Were
made in German his fellow passengers
were ignorant o. the cause OF his de-
tentior.
The only woman landed was the wife
Of Baron dc .Andriont of the Belgian
diplomatic s%erNi.H. who elected To ac-
company her hu and, VI. Benlot OF the
French diplomatic service Was removed,
but his wife remained aboard.
The only be!ligerent who ayoided cap
ture detention was "A nineteen-year-
old French soldier. Armed Schran, who
had escaped from "A German prison lamp.
lie remained for Ave hours in "A wooden
tub which had the open end propped
against the deck house. Among the .s-
capped prisoners captured were one
French and one Russian officer.
The sun., 1916-09-25
UsIy Dog Bites Little Roy.

william sager, g years old. Of 40 New
Jersey avenue. East New York, was
badly bitten in tho right hand and leg
yesterday when he tried to drive away
an ugly dog that had attacked his three
year-old playmate, lily Knapp OF 4b
New Jersey avenue. His injuries were
treated at the Bradford Street Hospital,
The sun., 1916-09-25

Adolph Converse Of q Lincoln avenu
Grant Guy. Richmond, wan killed yester-
day afternoon while riding on the run
mug board Of a trolley car on the Amboy
road at bongan Hills. Eighty-hve pas
scngers on tho car saw t'onverse's head
strike u telephone pole IN the roadside.
The sun., 1916-09-25

Our boys" Westpointer"
shoes are designed to keep
a boy from making the &C.
quaintance of those enc
mics of good nature and
health-the corn, the bun.
ion, the crooked toe and
the fallen arch.
In both russell and black. in al
sizes from 10 to jia.
The sun., 1916-09-25
Yep TRAGEDY GAVE
COCKNEY HOLIDAY
LOndOn's Rich and Poor Cele-
brated Recent Death Scene
at Cufflcy.
GLOATING OF CITY PRESS
Provincial Newspapers At
tackled Metropolis for an En-
hibitiOn Of Bad Taste.

The Zeppelin raid on London S0tMr-
day night and yesterday Worrying. jnst
three ceeks after the raid Of the night
OF Sepfcm Der ga. In Which the Ger
man oirship Lei ,cas shot dozen. 0ipcs
special Interest to the following article
by THE sUN's London correspondent,
uhich comments on the London pablo
mdki"J a cockney holiday out Of tho
tragedy Of the SKI.
The sun., 1916-09-25
French Ship Eludes q boat.

MARsEiLLEs, Sept. ai.-Thc French
Mediterranean liner Caucase Of 4.l26
tons was brought safely into port to-
day after being chased and fred upon
by u Teutonic submarine.