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The sun., 1916-09-19
HALICZ HOLDS OUT,
RUSSIANS CHECKED
Germans Recapturc Trenches
Taken by the Cars
Troops Saturday.

BERLIN. via London. Sept. 1s.-Aga!n
the lighting between Russians and Tcu-
toni In Galicia has resulted in II dead
lock. Savage attacks and counter At
tacks by masses OF troops arc IN prog.
ress. but IIalicz still holds out. To.
SLAMS practically all of the trenches the
Cars troops captured on Saturday.
Besides INJECTING terrible losses upon
the Russians the Germans took $500
prisoners and sixteen machine guns.
strong Russian attacks ut many points
were repulscd along "a line Of seventy
miles. Tho Russian War Office IL silent
about this lighting. saying merely ION
tho western (Russian and Galician)
front there were no events Of impor-
lance"
The German counter attacks that had
tho greatest success were made on tho
Russian troops on both sides OF the Ma
raiuvka River. n tributary VI the Gnila
Lipa. In the region OF Brzczany. 1t was
here that the prisoners were taken, and
the Russians were unable to stem the
advance of these troops says tho Of.
fetal statement.
Telling Of other fierce lighting alona
the Galician front. the statement says:
Army group OF Prince Leopold Yves
OF Lutsk our effective curtain of fire i'm
peded an attempt of the enemy to launcf
a rush attack against the troops of Gen
Won Marwitz. North OF Cxelvov q
feeble attack was repulsed easily. Many
thousands Of Russian dead cover III,
battlefield Of Saturday.
Between the Sereth and the Stripi
repeated Russian attacks against tn,
trt ops under zen Won f.ben resulted IL
the same complete failure and hcavl
losses for the Russians as on the pre-
ceding day.
"Army group OF Archdukc Charlie
Francis: In heavy fighting west of tn,
Zlota 1.ipa Turkish troops. supported l.,
their allied comrades. successfully dc
fcnde themselves against superior force,
OF the enemy. Hostile detachmcnts
which penetrated their lines. were driver
out.
The sun., 1916-09-19
BORDEN MILK PLAN
FAILS, SAYS DILLON
Dairymen Refuse to Sign Con.
~tracts-Company Asserts
Usual Conditions Exist.

While State Commissioner Dillon said
last night that the farmers up State are
not signing contracts to sell their milk
to the Borden company at the small in
crease offered, Vice-president Hallock Of
the concern asserted that the usual con-
dltions exist" In regard to signing up.
The State Commissioner said that up
State farmers arc sticking to the de-
mand OF the Dairymen's League for an
increase OF nearly I cent per quart Fur
thermore. he added, they are joining the
league In great numbers M are going
to sell their milk through the state
department.
II. y. Ifallock stated that Il would be
several days before the compa ~ will
know TO what extent the producers have
signed contracts. In the past these con-
tracts have been made on a six months
basis.
Tho Shefield Farms Decker
Company put out It's delayed prices yes
tcrday and will seek six months con-
tracts. II was announced at h Office Of
the Mutual cDermott Dairy Corpor.
alton that 1t will forward its prices to the
farmers presumably On Friday next. Tn
I'll the recent commotion In tho milk
world, all the companies started their
bidding for milk on september 10.
Twenty-Five directors Of the league
had an executive comWittcc meeting at
the Sherman Square Hotel yesterday.
| Jacob Brill. tho now president. was In the
chair. lie declined to make public any
action or discussions IN committee.
COMMISSIONS Dillon said last night
one big milk distributing concern has
just made q contract with n Pennsyiva
MIA dairy farmer for two carloads OF
milk per day to be delivered In New York
up TO October IS at So. 20 per 100 pounds
or abou, n cent per quart more than
II "A willing to pay the regular New
York producer.
The sun., 1916-09-19
81 FROM KELVINIA
BLAME SUBMARINE
State Department Gets Sur.
yivors' Affidavits Of Sink
ing without Warning.

At the request o. the State Depart
mcnt. customs men took t., affidavits
yesterday Of twenty.seven American
survivors Of the British steamship KEEL
vinia, sunk by a German submarine On
the Bristol Channel on September 2.
They arrived by the Anchor liner Tus-
cania. They shipped from Newport
News as hostlers.
The men united In averrins that they
we're torpedoed without warning. The
submarine vas sighted. the Amsricans
said. about the same moment the tor
pedo hit the ship on the port side. No
body was injured. After all hands had
abandoned the ship they noted the sub
marine circlins her. After the sub
marine disappeared they owed back To
the Keivinla ana found that she coul
not be saved. a British trawler o
them to Bristol, whence they were sen,
to Liverpool.
WAsHiNoToS. Sept. 1s.-Cntil infor-
nation being sought by the American
Embassy at London has been received
the ketvinia incident. officials said to.
night. will not DO made the subject OF
"A diplomatic inquiry. Afidavits Of the
survivors taken at New York to-day will
be studied carefully In connection with
those being received by tho American
agents in England. Should II be estab-
lished upon American Information that
the kelvlnia was tOrpedoed and not sunk
by n mine the department Is expected to
take up the case with Germany.
There Is. however, no proof that Ger.
many's action In sinking the ship was
no, Justified from the German viewpoint
though II conflicts with the pledge which
Berlin gave to President Wilson after
the torpedoing OF the Sussex.
II Is learned that this Government
has already received reports OF scores o.
Instances where neutral and other mel
chantmen have been sunk by submarines
within the past six weeks. In each cas-
It appears to be established that tn
German submarine commander coult
not have known whether there were
Americans aboard or not, n In a few
isolated cases Americans have suffered
Hut this Government has found II cx
pedient to follow "a careful watchfu
waiting policy. II is explained.
The Herman official statement tha
1874 hostile merchant ships and twenty
Ave neutral merchant ships were SUM
by German submarines during The mont
OF August IL now before the state DE
partmeht. This Government. II Is ex
piained. will not proceed with n cas-
unless II can obtain impartial evidence
showing that Germany has not only VIC
lated deliberately her pledge. but tina
American lives nave again been sacrifice,
as a consequence.
The sun., 1916-09-19
BELGIUM PROTESTS
TO u. s. ON Big LOAN
Says Germany Violates Three
Provisions Of The Hague
Convention.

WASHINGTON. Sept. lS.-A protest al
lcging that German military authorities
are. attempting TO force u loan Of 1000
600. 200 francs $500. 600 .000) from the
BelRian banks and that NJ. earlier. d.
rector OF the National bank OF Belgium.
n private institution. which would he
taxed for three-nfths OF the amount.
has been imprisoned because OF his re-
fusal TO consent 10 he proposal was
filed ut the State Department to-day by
tho Belgian Legation.
In n statement the legation declared
It's adv!ces confirm the Information
concerning tho seizure by the Germans
~ private capital IN Re,gian hanks and
show at the same time the utter con-
tempt In which the German Govern.
mcnt holds the International laws and
the inyiolablllty OF private property"
Recent press reports from Belgium
contained references TO such "A loan and
to the imprisonment OF ". earlier. The
Overseas News Agency. n scmi.of'icial
Berlin concern. however. denied In n
statement that there had been any
seizure and declared the bank had agreed
10 the loan. TIL arrest OF NJ. earlier. the
agency declared. was mot connected with
this transactiOn."
state Department ofncials have not In
dicated that they considered the con-
troversy ono In which the United states
should intervene. The legations protest
says:
I'm order to break the resistance
which they met with the officers Of tho
National Bank. the German authorities
have thrown into prison the director. VI.
earlier. and threaten his colleagues with
similar treatment II they pcrsis. in their
refusal.
This forced taxation constitutes n
new violation Of articles a.. 90 and
4; OF the fourth convention OF The
Hague.
The Belgian Government protests
theoretically against this outrage against
private property and this violation OF the
International laws IN conventions
The sun., 1916-09-19
BRITISH ARMY USED UP.
Germans says Their Counter AZ.
tacks Weakened Fees yrerces.

says The1e Ats
tacks weakened Fees Ferces
BERLIN, Sept. IS. via London
Tho q attack by tho British
along the somme front on Friday was,
according 20 adviccs reaching here. APP
parently carried on, only by means Of
ths concentration Of the entire British
forces. The Germans declare that there
Is hardly a fresh British division left.
The Germans, nevertheless. are not
ut all disposed TO give way To n IL
luslon that tho British army has been
completely weakened. although It IL as
serted In official quarters that tho latest
battle has served to convince them once
again that Germany's chief opponent In
the ives; 10 Franco.
Reports from the front rsiterate that
little a. the German troops like to 70.
treat. this policy L. preferred II thereby
lives can be saved At the expense OF
comparatively unimportant territory.
On sunday. while the Germans were
making counter attacks. and. amone
other things. rcgAinins n portion Of the
lost village Of M~artihpuich. both the Brit
bh and French continued their sRortA
at various points along the line. particu.
larry the British. between Thiepval and
Combles. These efforts. II Is announced,
were brought to = s~tandstill. The French
concentrated their efforts at Boucha-
vesnes. but we're thrown back.
The sun., 1916-09-19
NEW line IN
Nusso-R umaaia Forces Reach
Strongly Prepared Position.


stronsly Prepared Position.
LONDON, Sept. is.-strengthened by
reenforcements. the Russian and Ru-
manian army In the DobrudJa has
reached . strongly prepared position and
Il turning to hsht Won Mackensen's
army Of Germans. Bulsars and Turks.
At several points Of this new Russo
Rumanian line the two armies have
been engaged. TIE German official state
ment to-day lain that In the first OF
these preliminary engagements Won
Mackensen's advance guard captured
Ave guns south OF Rasova. on the Dam
ube. Near kobadin the Teutons are In
contao, with IA Rumanian advance posi-
ton. Telling of another successful out
post fight. the statement says:
"a brigade OF the enemy ycster-
LAY ATTEMPTED n counter attack against
our column on the extreme left, toward
the village Of Pulutchc. hut was re-
pulsed with great losses and left III our
hands several dozen prisoners. as well
as eight cRissons. M gun, four ma
chino guns and other material
The strong position which the Russo
Rumanian armies have II de-
scribeo to-h'ent !" o",el"i ,epo.' :"
somewhat south OF 'ne l'ns 'nu'ea'eu ."s.
night. Inc ai,ed troopS a'r a,ons !.
line running cas-, t.onn .ne rrnue ".
Rasova. through Soosu,hu 10 iu".a, on
tne BLACK eeA' Ins ~ 49,. ~
hve miles u n ABOUT Say m',.S
north OF the bulgarian oo!oeI' tnus WI
ting the noorudJl aimos' eNacs.s in no
haiVes' inc iower mn "n"' "
Teutonic troops have ~compuereu an Aien
OF ABOUT s'ooo square mics Oh i'o'"""'""
territory.
rms new posl''on was oars,uIIy re-
The sun., 1916-09-19
BATTLE ON TWO DAYS.
Dritain's Great Advance In Latest
somme FishtIng Descrihed.

LONDON. Sept. 1S.-A British officisl
communication issued this evening gives
a more complete account OF the hShting
in the Sommc region OF France Of Sep.
TENDER Is and IL. The communication
says:
THE attack was launched at $40
o'clock the morning OF the 18th on the
front from the I.euze wood to PoHeres.
Tho eneny's position consisted Of q
treble line OF entertainments. contacted
by strong subsidiary trenches. In addi-
tion to this. the enemy was holding some
advanced positions with machine guns
IN trenches. works and shell holes he
hind these Qualifications and at a dis
lance Of some 1000 yards from our
front. The enemy had recently con.
structed n wired q fourth mins line
Of trenches In front OF tho Ia Tfansloy.
1Bapaume road.
Supported by more h 4 thousand
guns OF all calIbres. the hostile defencs
was formidable. Punctually our infantry,
The sun., 1916-09-19
WILSON AT SISTERS FUNERAL.
Returas e shadow Lava This
Afternooa.

COLUMBIA. 3. C., Sept. 1S.-rrcsIdent
Wilson. who came here to-day for tho
funeral CT his only sister, Mrs. Anne Il.
Howe. left at GAS o'clock this evening
for tho summer White House at Long
Branch. ". J. He will arrive at West
End. n. j., noon after 9 o'clock io-mor-
row afternoon II go by automobile to
Shadow Lawn.
The special train hearing the body
ana members OF tho funeral party ar
rived here Just before noon. Auto
mobiles took tho President and mem
bers Of his family directly TO the First
Presbyterian Church. where services
were held.
In the party we're Joseph II. Wilson.
the Presidents brother; John 4. Wilson,
a cousin Mrs. Anne Cothran. daughter
of Mrs. Howe George Howe and Wilson
Howe. sons; Miss Margaret Wilson. the
! residents daughter. n DR.. C. I.
GrRyson.
The last services took place inside an
enclosure In the shaded graveyard,
where arc buried Mrs. Howe's husband
the father IND mother of tho President,
and several other relatives. An flags
In Columbia were at half mast during
tho funeral.
The sun., 1916-09-19
GERMAN PRESS SEES DANGER,
While some Make Light Of SOInn,e
Losses. Cthers Are Alarmed.

LONDON. Sept. 12.-Swiss dispatches
note that while the German newspapers
usually quoted. inany OF the;i PrnssIan.
insist that tho allied attack on the
Sonme is u~nlmportant as regards Ger
Manyls d%efcDces. which they say are
iinpregnable. and amounts merely 10 the
capture Of u few villages. some south
German papers do not conceal their
anxiety at the allied gains.
The SUddeufsche /citunD says the sit
uation on the Sommc t. very serious and
that this IL proved by the fact that tho
German official statement refers TO the
offensive az an attempt to break our
front"
Tho C~onsfdn:cr /cifnuO says 4. Is to
bc hoped that Won liindenhurG rcalizes
tho danger OF the western front. II
says III our enemies break through the
result must be 4 general retreat OF our
troops toward the Rhine
The sun., 1916-09-19
GERMANS ROUTED IN AFRICA.
British Report Capture Of Cans and
Amn,unition Depots.

I.oSpoS, sept. ls.-An official state
ment issued by the British War Depart
ment to-day regarding military opera
tons in German Fast Africa says the
Germans hayc been d~islodgcd from the
Cluguru hills with the loss OF many
men, quantities OF stores and most II II I
all of their artillery and ammunition
dcpots. which constantly are being dis
covered and destroyed.
Lindi and Mikindani. the last remain
ing ports In the German colony. have
been occupied by naval forces. roya!
marines and African troops. small GER
man forces retired inland In each case.
The sun., 1916-09-19

accompanied By heavy armored cars.
moved forward TO the assault close I'M
der ' Of our neId artillery and bar
rage.
THE front of the German line was
carried everywhere except at W points,
namely. or the high ground between
Ginchy and the Leuxe wood n at tho
Foureaux wood. Negiectin. these places
the infantry swept forward around them.
and by 10 o'clock In the morning had
captured the whole Of the village OF
F1srs, with IL strong points, and adj
vanced to a position beyond the village.
rive villages Tsken.
1.-THE outskirts Of Martinpulch and
C~ourceIetts also were reached about the
same time. The latter two villages fell
| In our hands In the course OF the after
noon. The Northumbrian and London
Territorials. Scottish and English new
army divisions, with troops from Canada
and New Zealand. shared with our
guards the credit for these successes.
ION our right the enemy maintained
his hold on the high ground northwest Of
Leuze Wood. and u Efforts 70 dislodSe
/ him were not successful. At the Four
eaux Wood. however. the enemy began
70 surrender whom both his hanks were
turned. and By II o'clock the whole wood
was In our possession.
I'VE thus gained not only practically
the whole OF the ground between the
! Combiss Valley and the River Ancre. but
are we'll down the forward slopes.
Thanks 70 our excellent artillery obser.
v~ations. thus afforded, WI are In a posi-
! ton to innict heavy punishment on the
Germans. Our armored cars calamity
led the action. knocking nut hostile ma
| chine ans and inhictine heavy losses BY
their machine gun IRE. e~nfilading the
German trenches and causing indescrp-
able Generalization In the eneny's ranks.
"On the night Of the 18th the enemy
began 70 counter attack with forces
hastily brought from all directions.
These counter attacks continued through
out the 18th. and were all repulsed with
heavy losses to the enemy. The New
Zealand troops, after gaining their OBJ
~jectlves on the 18TH, we're particularly
heavily counter attacked n not only
stood their ground and punished the
enemy severely. but even a some
progress.
ION the 18th our troops made furthe,
progrese. especially in the direction Of
L~Asboeufs. In the course OF the above
opsrations. and In close connection with
them. the new army troops have skill
fully and calamity extended our eair
south Of Thispval. seisine trenches and
capturing hundreds Of prisoners. Thu
result Of the fighting 10 Of great inpor
lance. and II probably the most affective
blow which has yet been dealt the enemy
BY the British troops
THE damage 20 his morale II prob
ably Of greater consequence than thu
seisure OF dominating positions and TIL
capture Of between 1000 and 5000 pris
oners."
The sun., 1916-09-19
s0MME FRONT A GRAVEYARD.
German Dead Lie Solid In Certain
Parts of battlefield.
Special cable Despatch 10 Tnr sv~

LoSpos. sept. 1s.-Phiiip Gibbs In a
despatch to the Chronicle from the
Somme front says tn" German losses In
the fHhtlng since Friday have been
frightful. Eight to ten thousand IL the
estimate OF n British stan officer.
The German dead 10 solid In certain
parts of the battle front. There are fields
Of horror around Hish Wood and above
pclv.lle Wood. Across tho ridge when
the wind blows there come a dreadful
m,asma. 1t is the odor from these
heaps Of death. The whole OF the great
stretch Of the battlefield along High
Ridge to Delvillo Wood and Ginchy Is
one great graveyard.
The sun., 1916-09-19

VIENNA. Sept. ls.--rhe Austrian War
once statement regarding the italian
nont says:
Yesterday the Italian Third Army
renewed its attacks against the whole OF
U front on the Carso plateau. During
the last o days lighting the tenacious
defenders maintained their position.
Wherever the enemy penetrated our first
line trenches he was driven back again
by counter attacks. At many points.
however. his assaults broke down under
the concentrated fire OF our brave artil.
lery with very heavy losses
The sun., 1916-09-19
Pail "BIocks.''

Pail "Blocks."
Doing as we are the
greatest hat business in
our history, we attribute it
largely to confidence in
our Quality!
While our $3.50 and So
hats, for example. are just
as generous values as al
ways, our higher priced
hats never were so fine as
they are this Fall.
Why?
Because, whereas Europe
formerly gobbled up the
Lions share, most all of
South Americas finest furs
now come
better furs for our hats for
the same money.
The SIS Rogers Peet"
hats, as we'll as our SIS Stet-
sons, are especially note
worthy examples.
The sun., 1916-09-19
Atoms the vardar.

The statement continues. speaking OF
fighting on tho centre and left:
"ln the Mogiencia Valley and on the
right bank OF the vardar calm prevails.
On tho left bank Of the vardar there was
violent c~annonad!ne. \ weak attack by
tho enemy west Of DoldJeli was beaten
back bS our fire.
I'm the Struma Valley after strong ar
ullery preparation The enemy attempted
An infantry attack along the front Of
the villages Of komarian. Osman-Kamila
and Djamawhale. but was ountc at
tackled and thrown back Of tho right
bank Of the Struma."
The sun., 1916-09-19

fallen to the French attacks south Of the
Somme. Deniecou:t was first svr.
rounded. then cleared Of Germans. and
ts, now held by the French. who also
ave taken more trenches south of the
Somme. North Of the river the French
Rave pushed to within 200 yards Of
Complies,
IN ali the successful operations Of
toy and yesterday south Of the
81 oSnA the French have taken 1900
,1btDppoed prisoners. Of whom twenty.
40 were captured to-day. There 10
every Indication that the Germans srs
surrsndsring moro readily to the French
a. we'll a. TO the British than II any
time since the Somme battle commenced.
In addition to their victories on the
0ornme the French attacked successfully
at Verdun. where once they were on
the defensive. They took . German
trench on the southern slopes Of the
6m0us Mort Homms hill, ana made
soms prisoner.
Dcene Of Fierce FiehUnG.
Dcniecourt vas The scene of the nerc.
est fghting OF the day. when French
troops. after pushing forward 70 north
and south Of the village and meeting
rCSonu IT, turheu bscA 70 oleau OUT the
Ccr'nans from ~ streets ana houses
n cellars. 1t was desperate work. and
the war once statement calls u fierce
fighting."
After c~aptur,nr the last ~ N. IA,
nm garrison. the French swept on still
further ana drove the GERMAN advance
posts a half mile 70 tine south. toward
Ablaincourt. ~ the same time. the
french n0rth OF berny' which village is
norm OF Deniecourt. captured n German
trcnch west OF the hamlet OF Horgny.
TO the south OF Dehiecourt toward
vermandovilers. the french charged
forwaId from tho trencnss tney Dol
yesterday ana wrested from the Ger
mans tnrce smsh weoac near the Nttle
ciump OF houses calieo bovent.
sTnus v arms ars pushing Forward
toward thc viiisse OF SIeshes. when hes
1ust west OF the feIonhe raiiroad. oppo-
sue misery esst OF ". Lne rrencn are
Icss nan q mie irom Freshes' anu 'hs
soihs - Ill do~n VII
C10sis8 In 81 Ceub1es.
To tho north nj the somme the French
-,--. - -
The sun., 1916-09-19
BULGARS ROUTED,
FLORINA CAPTURED
Brilliant Franco.Russian Vic.
tory in Macedonia Follows
Great Battle.

Paris, Sept. 1s.-French and Russian
troops have taken the important town Of
F1orina, In northwestern Macedonia,
despite q stubborn resistance by the Bull
sariAns. who are now r~etreauns north
toward their base In Monastir.
According to dispatches from Athens
this victory and other successes
achieved by the Serbs. which are also
announced officially. have resulted in the
surrounding OF a part Of the Bulgar right
wing. The French War Ofice's state.
ment announcing the capture Of rlorina
Gays:
ION our left wing Franco-Russlan
troops engaged strong Bulgarian forces
on tho Rosna-F iorina front. After n
desperate struggle lasting through the
whole day of the 18th and all Of the
following night and despite the desperate
livered n series Of counter attacks and
cavalry charges. our troops gained a
brilliant victory.
'The town OF Fiorina was carried by
assault at 10 o'clock this morning By
French troops and u entirely In our
power. The enemy 10 retiring In dis
order in the direction OF Monastir."
serbian Troops Advance.
The Serbian troops continue their ad-
vance east of the Cerna and have car
ried the Bulgar frst line OF trenches
along the crest Of Kaimakcalan on tho
Serbian border In \ single ferco rush
This limo VAS strongly defended and had
| thick wire entanGlements. Bulsar coun'
ter attacks during tho night were re.
pulsed. according to h offclai state
mcnt.
Further Serbian successes are reported
by the War once. as follows:
East OF the Cerna Serbian troop
| have reached the approaches TO Vetre
1 nix and have repulsed violent Bulgarian
attacks. Taken under barrage and ma
chine gun hre. enemr contingents sui
fsrcd heavy losses. Northwest Of LAX
| Ostrovo Serbian infantry continues tn
crossing the River Brod (Broda) q,
Serbia). while the artillery ensrgeticall,
bombards Bulgarian positions on tn
| right bank"
An ofnciai Bulgarian statement re
ceIved hsre from Sofa Ia silent about thu
allied successes and only says: 9TH
troops on our right wing fought n stub
born battle south Of Lerine through Sat
urday. There wal lively artillery firlng
Night attacks made by the enemy wer'
repulsed."
The sun., 1916-09-19

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Special attention to Quitting school
boys by mail.
The sun., 1916-09-19

to what effect the elimination ~ a : cent
loaf and the substitution of a - cen,
loaf would have in the do,nes.i. pip.
rrammc OF the poorer housewives.
The sun., 1916-09-19

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