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Evening star., 1916-07-31
TURK ARMY MOVES WEST.
Passes Through Bulgarian Capital
on Way to Galicia.

SOFIA, July %, via Athens and T,on-
don. July 31.-The first trainload OF
Turkish soldiers passed through the
bulgarian capital today bound for the
Galician front.
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Clash With Bandits Who
Cross Border. Probably In
tent on Stealing Horses.
ATTEMPTED RAID NEAR
FORT HANCOCK, TEXAS
Several Shots Also Exchanged, But
With No Casualties. at
Brownsville.

Ell PASO. Tex, July 5l-Two
Americans were killed and one
wounded in clash with Mexican
bandits who had crossed the Rio
Grande five miles below Fort
Hancock, Tex, early today.
There were five bandits in the
party.
Private John Twoney. Troop F,
9Th United States Cavalry, and
Robert Woods. a United States
customs inspector. were killed.
Sergt. Lewis Thompson, Troop F,
Sth Cavalry, was seriously
wounded.
Evening star., 1916-07-31
Heavy Rains Extinguish For
est Fires That Had Caused
Devastation in Ontario.
SEVERAL SMALL TOWNS
ENTIRELY WIPED OUT
Believed That Reports to Come From
Outlying Districts Will Swell
List of Fatalities.

TORONTO, Ont, July 31.-A
message received by the depart
ment of mines and forests states
that the fires in northern On
tario have been entirely quenched
by heavy rains. All fires are out.
ENGLEHART, Ont, July 81
Forest fires raging in northern
Ontario are believed to have re-
suited in the loss of not less than
200 lives. Scores of persons have
been injured, and it is feared
many of them may die.
The known dead are: At Nushka.
81; Cochrane. 1s; Matheson. "a; Iro-
ouois Falls, Is. and Ramore,'15. total
Of 13s. 1t is learned that there has
been loss of life also at Porcupine
Junction, where only the railroad sta
ton escaped the flames. Outlying
places are expected to swell the list
materially when rescue patries re-
turn.
Iroquois Falls. where great paper
mills are located. was not entirely
burned, as reported last night. Advices
today state that the paper mills and
one store were saved from the flames.
Nushka. Matheson and Ramore were
entirely burned over and Cochrane
nearly so. Houses on two of its small
avenues were saved.
The death list will be materially in
creased. it is feared, by victims in
outlying districts There are appar
emily well authenticated reports that
many prospectors have been trapped
at Tashota and Kowash. One farmer
and his ten children are known to have
been burned, while the mans wife was
vainly seeking aid to check the on
rushing flames.
Walls of Fire Cut Off Escape.
Nushka a hamlet consiting of score
of frame buildings and stores. suffered
worst. 1t had been threatened for sew
in the hope they might save their
homes. They waited too long, however.
and walls of fire cut off escape.
A nearby lake in which they found
refuge saved many residents Of Coch-
rane on the line of the Temiskaming
and Northern Ontario railway. Only two
streets in the town were saved.
Thirty -four bodies are lying on the
platform of the railroad station at
Matheson. The station and two houses
are the only buildings now standing.
Ramore. a small settlement. was wiped
out.
\ The flames were checked at Timmons
after seventeen houses had been burn
ed. Only the sawmill was destroyed
at South Porcupine.
Refugees without food or clothing
are pouring into the larger towns south
of the burned district. A large number
have arrived here and are being sent
to Cobalt and Haileybury. Englehart
citizens worked all Of last night caring
for the homeless wanderers.
Relief Measures by R. b. Ohicials.
oncfaIs OF the Temiskaming and
4
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Criticises President Wilson
for Reappointing Gen. Smith
on the District Excise Board

Senator Jones Of Washington TODAY in
the Senate vigorosly criticised President
Wilson for reappointing Gen. Robert G.
Smith and Mr.. Henry s. Baker members
of the board after Senate committee had
reported the board as permitting evasions
and pervasions of the exercise law. The
Senate has rejected the denomination of
Gen. Smith, and President Wilson has
since appointed Andrew ]. Cummings
in his place; but the President reap
pointed Mr.. Baker a member of the
board. and Mr.. Bakers nomination Is
being fought in the Senate
Senator Jones described in detail the
activities of the board when both Gen.
Smith and Mr.. Baker were members
and pointed out alleged evasions of the
law in the interests of the saloon, as
described in the report of the special
Senate committee. He told the Senate
the President had reappointed Gen
Smith notwithstanding this report, that
he had written to Senator Sheppard of
Texas that he was much concerned"
over the matter, and that in spite of
by the Senate, the President had-sent
in the reappointment of Mr. Baker
July IA
Z.
IT do not know whether the President
had read the investigating committees
report when he reappointed Mr.. Baker"
said Senator Jones. He said that he
had not read it when he reappointed
Gen. Smith When Gen. Smiths nomi-
nation was rejected think he should
have examined that report and testi-
mony most carefully.
"By his action the President again
denounced the report of the Senate
committee as false; he indicated again
his approval of the notification and
perversion of the law passed in behalf
of temperance, morality and good gov
ernment in the District of Columbia
and directly rebuked the Senate for
it's action in rejecting Gen. Smith,
Continuing, Senator Jones said: ''On
of Office OF Henry S. Baker expired
He was one of the original appointe es
to the excise board. From the begin
ming he approved and assisted in the
and showed by his action an utter dis
regard for it's provision, and an abject
subservience to the liquor interest.
THE excise law of the District was
not enacted in the interest of the liquor
traffic It was enacted to promote tenn
perance, morality and good citizenship.
Certain definite restrictions were placed
by the law upon the power of the
board to secure these purposes. and a
wide discretion was left in 1t. which
was hoped, believed and expected
would be used in the interest of the
people and not in the interest of the
saloon.
Favors to the Saloon.
.'The board resolved every doubtful
nroyision of the law in favor of the
saloon; it has exercised its discretion
always in favor Of the saloon, and 1t
has directly nullifed, disregarded and
perverted the plain provisions of tho
law in the interest of the saloon. Rob-
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
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Dlspatches from Switzerland Satur-
day saiu raar a Turkish army esti-
mated at 10000 strong. was being con-
centrated on the Hungarian plains for
the defense of Hungary against a Rus
sian invasion
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Thought to Be Horse Thieves.

More than 200 shots were fired dur
ing the engagement, it is reported.
The Mexicans, it is believed, crossed
the line to steal horses. They were
discovered by American outposts and
were killed by the cavalry patrol. JPhe
MeXicans, mounted on good horses, at
tempted to flee. but were intercepted
and forced to fight.
Gen. George Bell, jr, commanding
the Ell Paso military district. said he
had learned of the engagement only
through unofficial sources
May Be of Villa Band.
Other reports reaching here said
that efforts to identify any of the Mex
leans had been unsuccessful, but that
it was believed they were members of
one of the Villa bands recently report
ed operating south of the Rio Grande
in that section, where there have been
several stock-stealing raids within the
last few weeks One of them resulted
in o small American detachment cross
ing the border in pursuit of the raid
erS
Believed Bandits Were Killed.
Reports to Gen. George Bell. jr., COM
manding the Ell Paso military district,
indicated the bandits had been killed.
American patrols reported that
small detachment of Mexicans had
crossed the Rio Grande. and apparently
were making their way toward an
isolated section about f1fty-five miles
down the river. 1t was believed they
were either smugglers or stock thieves.
small detachment of Troop F. sth
Cavalry was sent in pursuit
The Mexcans were surprised and none
escaped.
Capt. H. D. Cushing. commanding c
Company. sth Massachusetts Infantry,
at Fort Hancock, reported to Gen. Bell
the few details he was able to obtain.
Shots Exchanged Near Brownsville.
BROWNSVILLE. Tex, July 31.-Sev-
eral shots were exchanged Saturday
night between outposts and guards at
the camp of the 1st Illinois Cavalry
and supposed Mexican bandits who ap-
parently were attempting to raid picket
lines of cavalry horses. So far as is
known. there were no casualties on
either side. The shooting took place
two and one-half miles north of
Brownsville.
Evening star., 1916-07-31
WEATHER

Partly cloudy and continued warmer
tonight and tomorrow; gentle shifting
winds.
ending . pm: Highest. 90. at pm.
today; lowest, Il, at am. today.
Full report on page 13.
Evening star., 1916-07-31
Petrograd Says Cars Armies
Have Reached Rivers Gra-
berki and Sereth.
NEW TURNING MOVEMENT
ON Won B0THMER,S RIGHT
Gen. Letchitzky Active South Of the
Dniester, After Idleness
Due to Floods.

PETROGRAD, July 81, via
London, 3 3::36>p.m.-In the region
of Brody, on the Volhynian and
Galician frontier, Russian troops
are pursuing the Austro-German
armies, it was officially announced
here today, and have reached the
Rivers Graberki and Sereth.
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Favors to the Saloon.

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Iavoc Wrought on Bedloe's Island.

Continued on Second Pags.)
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1SS]]e@ y ~ ~
Z ofictais OF the Temiskaming and
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ATHENS IS
herman plan IA kidnnP '.rr~L
Army Corps at KavaIa Resented.

ATHENS. Sept. l5-Great Indignation
has hceu aroused here 10y the helated
news that the Fourth Greek Army Corps.
low reported from German sources to
number $4,000 men. Is TO he transported
to Germany from kavsla The people
generally are furlous at the German.
aad Bulgaw
Fuel has been added to ,he flames by
the report that Zaimis as Premier asked
Germany 10 prevent Bulgaria rom
occupying Kayala. ne Germany II Bull
garia had pledged themselves not To take
kavala, Drama or Seres. The ~newsPaper
H,S.tn. organ OF NJ. Nenizrlos. SAYS
Count won Mirbach-Iiarr. the German
Minister, declared he could 10 nothing
as tn" Bulgars were determined 10 treat
the creeks as enemies.
The German and bulgarian legations
deny this story, but IT ia generally be-
lievcd and IL incensing the Greeks SIN
more at the Bulgars. The British Legal
ton says also tina; the British fleet did
everything possible to save the Greeks
from kayala M took away AZ many
soldiers as wished TO leave, with much
wa material. The Germans claimed the
Allies had deserted the Greeks.
Klng Constantine has tried to per-
suade VI. Iaimis TO reconsider his resig-
nation Of the Premiership. but the aged
diplomat has remained obduratr. The
King saw him to-day at Tatoi. his sum
mer home. but could not persuade him.
The choice OF NJ. Dimitracopulos was
not ~ all popular. II develops,
Berlin dispatches quote the vossische
2si'un0 as saying that the officers OF
the Fourth Greek army corps Will he
MN ni.ai IN THAR f,fltM- tl,,.
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~ RETIRE.
''"s """k In the DObrsdja, Bu'
rhRrest Announces

n"'hhNfSr, Sept, Russian and
r,'di.An troops in the Dobrudja are
ra''!s n"rthward before the advance
ON" hI'ghrs and Germans. the Wal
"lu"In""d to-day, Previous an
u ,"'IN'''s have told Of heavy fighting
r",.' WIN NJ" Teutonic forces that took
''sa' and Sillstria.
pennsylvania, however, the Ru-
'' advance stili goes steadily for
n,N hilntulan troops have occupied
ota, towns, Barsaolt. Bogata and
> N'"" 90 III" middle Aluta. about forty
r. ."h Of the Rumanian border.
t.,oo. "''' also captured a munitions
IOWA i'I std'cmen, telcgraphed here
~" '...'d admits that he I,umanians
* ia" Nluta cast Of Fagaros.
y, '.' northwest Of kronstadt.
,,,, h.''"''ns also have captured an
UtI''l "rmorcd train neal Sibia tbe-
n.m" I" mean Sibiiu. the Rumanian
T Tor Hermannstadt).
"'' War Office issued tonight the
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following denial of the Bulgarian
charges Of atrocities. which the Sofia
Government has asked the United states
and other neutrals TO investigate:
The German press c~irculates state
ments accusing the Rumanian troops
operating In the Dobrudja Of acts OF
cruelty against the Bulgarian popula-
ton. II is hardly necessary to deny
these false assertions, which are in
tended to divert attention from the
atrocities the Bulgarians have COM
mitted on wounded prisoners and Ru-
manian inhabitants elsewhere. The
Bulgarian army IL no stranger TO the
reputation gained by the violence 1t
committed against ~nefghboring Balkan
states without exception during recent
wars.
The sun., 1916-09-16
SPAIN COLD TO PLAN
TO JOIN ENTENTE
Manra'> Speech Is Regarded ~
Menace tn Nations
Neutrality.
SPECIAL ',bie Dsspo,ch 10 Tnr 5, ,


LONDON. Sept. 1.-The nj
OF the Times AT Madrid says tina the
speech Of eS-premier Maura. declaring
that spain should enter the war and in
timatin2 that 1t should he on the eide Of
the Allies. has been coldly received b,
Liberals n Conservatives.
Both parties. the correspondent says.
see in the speech IA threat against the
absolute neutrality upon which the Span
ish Government has been leaning for two
years. and which has brought peace.
safety and relative plenty to Spain when
the war has been devastating the res, OF
Europe.
The suggested leaning toward the Al
lies has been especially annoying to
senior Maura's own reactionary follow ers.
whose traditional dislike for England
and France is still strong. Ills severe
remarks about English and French
policy says The correspondent. were
doubtless "A concession to their pr.Ju-
dices.'
The sun., 1916-09-16
British Make Big Advance,

LONDON. sept. 1.-THE official com
munication ISSUED tonight by the Wa
Oihce says
To-day's fighting. which has been
severe, resulted in our capture OF Nir-
tual,y, al the high ground her weeu
''ombles and the Po2iercs- Rapaume
road.
Most OF the BouleauN wood. Flers
High wood, Martirpuich and cour-
relette haN. fallen into our hands
The enemy fought s~tuhboruly To re
tain his ground.
over 900 prisoners already have
been passed back. including 6i officers.
~ of them being battalion COM
iu1ni"is tmajors)
our air service to-day .naiutained n
constant successful COOPERATION with
our artillery and infantry. Freouent
accurate reports have been furnished
or the course Of the battle. Hostil. ar.
ftllery and infantry have been eff
fectually gauged by our aeropIanes
with machine gun fire. Many bomb
INK attack were carries ouy aga'ns'
hostile aeiodromes and railway sta
Ions. in the course OF which troop
tNains were hit and transport and rail
way Sidiugs We're attacked with ma
chine an
Another German kite balloon was
brought down. The total number of
hostile aeroplanes destroyed to-da,
was thirteen. Mn others were driven
down in a damaged condition. Four
or our machines are missing.
Thu text OF the day statement follows
Last night enemy trenches south
east OF Thiepval OF IA front OF about
1000 yards, including the strongly de.
fcndc locality known ~ the "Wun-
der Werk,' wer" captured by our
troops.
This morning we attacked the enc
my on "A front extending from Ro,I-
l"auN Nood to north Of the Albert
Rapaume road. n distance OF abou,
six miles, Considerable successes al
ready have been obtained. Our troors
nav" advanced some 1000 to 5000
yards at various places and the at
tack Is progressing satisfactorily,
\ large umbe of prisoners has
been taken.
In this attack we employed for the
first time a new type Of heavy arrnored
Al, which proved 10 he OF consider.
able utility.
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n The same region French and Rus
~ 'roops from Salonica completely
cared out the bulgarian bands 81
~ 'adji. irregulars. which had ad-
aaccd as Far south as Kozani. twenty
NJ miles south of Lake Ostrovo. Not
Of these bands Is left within a
|sdus IL thirty-five miles.
IN the centre Of the allied line. about
AGe poiran and the valley OF the Var
on. British on the east bank Of the
YER and French on the west charged
ward after long artillery preparation
: took Bulgarian positions. II IL NJ
e vsrdar Valley that the main attack
j he made.
The British on the eastern bank fought
"a 10 hand against Bulgarian troops
! ported by Germans. These troops
go drove ont of the village Of Maku-
Eoro and pushed still further north. &C.
.1yinr wa reuton positions. They took
FL prisoners and ten machine guns.
Ncst " the Nardar the French took
'' 'H" point Of the bayonct Bulgarian
.'ashes along a front OF a mile and TO
iepth Of half a mile. Tonight the
French artillery Is laundering. making
FAD, tor another attack.
\ sofia despatch says the Bulgarian
itN'rum-nt has invited the American
7a-ce d Anaires TO inspect the ruins OF
10 'Iiligcs destroyed 10y the Rumanians
'."'g their retreat in the Dobrudja and
"siIgaic the charges of atrocities. The
Government has protested TO
. neu'ra' nations and their representa-
: IS IN Sofia will be asked to aid in the
tvestigation.
The sun., 1916-09-16
BLACKWELL'S NOW
TO LOSE ITS TITLE
Main Penitentiary TO Be on
Harris Island, Plans Com
missioner Lewis.

A plan which has as its pr,urpa
features the transformation Of Black.
wells Island penitentiary into a clearing
house for the c.ty's prisoners, and the
branch institution oil Harris Island into
n main p~enitentiary, and which in time
Will allow every able bodied prisoner Il
do at least eight hours work a day,
will be put in operation next Monday,
Burdette c.. Lewis. COMMISSIONS OF
Correction. announced yesterday.
The shops on Blackwelrs will he
moved to Harris Island John j
Murtha. warden at Blackwells. will he
transferred to Harris. He has been in
structed to establish a reformatory dis
cipline Of the best sort. Isolation as n
means Of punishment will be done away
with no far az possible.
The shoe Industry nov in operation
on Blackwell's will be transferred and
put on an efficient basis under the
supervision of Luther G. White. super
intcndent Of industries. Room will be
made as soon as possible for the other
shops now on Blackwells.
Henry q. Schleth. warden Of Harris
Island, will be placed In charge OF the
clearing house on Blackwells. Under
the new arrangement prisoners will he
sent to Blackwell's and there will be
classified for distribution to the city's
other penal institutions. The reforma-
tory at New Hampton will he considered
first In the disposition of prisoners after
they have been classified.
There are s67 men in the penitentiary.
6G3 of whom were committed under the
indeterminate sentences. OF the G63.
there are 425 grouped by the Parole
Commission who will be sent to the New
Hampton Farm. R!ker's Island and
Harris Island.
one OF the buildings on B~lackweli's
will be used nv an almshouse for the
Department OF Charities. thus avoiding
the necessity Of a new building, and the
Department Of Correction with a moder-
ate appropriation will be able to make
room for the male w~orkhouse population
at Riker's Island.
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". c." FOR SEA FIGHT HEl.0ES.
British Honor for Three. Including
I~8.Year.Old Boy.

LONDON. Sept. l5.-An echo Of the
Jutland nava battle last May is found
In the announcement in the OFFICIAL Ga
:ctts to-day Of the bestowal OF three
Victoria Crosses. two Of them postum
GUS. on participants in the sea fight.
One of those named is a s~ixteen-year-
old boy. John Travers Cornwall. who,
although MORALLY wounded in the be-
ginning OF the battle. remained at his
post until the end Of the action and then
died. He has become a popular hero.
The other two names are those Of the
Hon. Edward Bingham. now "A prisoner
Of the Germans, his ship having been
sunk beneath him, n Major Francis
Harvey Of the Marine Corps. who. al
though MORALLY wounded. saved his ship
from sinking by flooding the magazine.
lie then died at his post.
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ITALIANS RESUME DRIVE.
storm Austrian Positions ON CarsO
Plateau IN Heavy Rain.

RoME. Sept. 15.-Italisn troops have
resumed their drive for Trieste across
the Carso plateau. In torrential rains
yesterday afternoon they stormed AUS
trian positions east Of Gorltz and east OF
Nallone. taking 2.1l7 prisoners. inc,ud-
ing II officers and many machine guns
An Austrian officia, statement tonight
says the Italian attacks were made
along a wide front and that. although
1t is conceded the Italians occupied Aus
trian first line trenches at many points,
the attack is considered n failure"
Between the heads OF the Vano and
Femme valleys. in the Trentino. the
Italians arc directing their attacks
toward getting more Of the crest north
east Of Monte Cauriol and are making
progress.
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BLAKEL0CK SEES NEW YORK.
Famous Artist, Freed From AsyIun,
Passes Might Here.

Ralph A. B~lakclock. the artist. who
has been at the I.ynwood Lodge Sanl-
tarium near Englcwood, y. j., since his
release from the Middlctown State Hos
pital for the Insane. came to New York
Yesterday for "A short sightseeing tour
This In the first time he has left his
New Jersey retreat,
Mr.. Blakelock was accompanied by
Mrs, Van Rensselaer, Adams. one of
those appointed 10 look after him. Mr..
Blakelock spent the night in the city and
will return this afternoon after meeting
John Il Agar, attorney Of the committee
which raised a fund for the artist and
his family.
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by exceedingly perseyering drum Are.
and which were intended as an effort
to break through our lines between
farcourt n the Somme, also failed
with very heavy and %sanguinary
losses. lie Priez Farm. west Of Ran.
court. has been occupied by the enemy.
West OF Belloy and south Of Soye-
court partial attacks were rcpulsed.
In successful aerial engagements
Capt. Boclke and Lieut.. Wingens
brought down two enemy aeroplanes
each.
Army Group OF Germsn Crown
Prince-Subsequently to the actions
reported on Wednesday parts Of u
foremost lines west of the Souville
salient were lost. After bitter hght-
Ing which continued throughout the
night the enemy was elected again.
In the evening IL strong French attack
before our Thieumont -tleury front
broke down completely.
Eastern front
Army Group of Prime. Leopold OF
Bavarla-There In nothing to report
Army Group Of Archduke Charles
Francis--ln the Mara iOwka sect or and
to the east thereof operations by GER
man and Turkish attachments we're
successful.
IN the 'a~rpathians Russian troops
which penetrated our line on the west
ern slope OF the Einbroslaw awk were
driven out again. A section Of our
position west Of kapui which fell into
the hands Of the enemy In the fighting
reported yesterday has been recap-
tured.
In TransylvJnia German and Aus.
~tro-Hungarlan troops engaged IN favor
able fighting southwest of Hoetzing
and Hatzeg.
Balkan Front At several places we
broke up the enemy's resista nee. dr!v-
ing him back to the general line OF
CaZpun-Cara rina Prince Fred.
crick William OF Hesse fell near Cara
Orman. The number OF prisoners
made during the co,nbats around Tur-
tukai and in the conqest Of this fort
ress. according to reports now avail
able. IL approximately $4,000 men.
Macedonian F'ront-After violent
lighting M~alkan'dze. east OF Florina.
was conquered by the enemy. In the
Moglerica sector the enemy's attack.
w"r. repulsed. East Of the vardar
British attachments having obtained n
roofing IN German trenches. were
ELECTED again.
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Won M0LTKE's POST FILLED.
BarOn Won Freytag.LOringhoven u
On General Stan.

BERLIN. Via London, Sept. 15.-Lieut =
Gen. Baron Won Freytag.L oringhoven
has been appointed chief Of the supple
mentary General STAFF to succeed the
late Lieut.-Gen. Won Moltke, His APP
pointment is regarded AS a consequence
OF the appointment of Field Marshal voE
Hindenburg. who took with him
Gen. Won Ludendorf as Quartermaster-
General. leaving Gen. Won Freytag-Lor-
inghoven, the former Quartermaster-
General. open for another position,
Since the death OF Field Marshal Won
der Goltz, Gen. Freytag- ~Loringhoven Is
probably Germany's most prominent
authority and writer on military sub
jects.