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New-York tribune., 1916-07-08
FricOurt Ruins Pounded
bvBritain' S Great Guns
What Was Left When British Took Village Shattered and
Pulverzed Under Heavy Fre-Placc
Strewn with the Dead.

state of inferiority that nothing re-
NAMED but 20 surrender. we theh
made n hasty decision and raised inc
white flag
Thought Destined for Verdun.
"'Did your commanders tell you OF
this offensive" u.l
"'No When we started we believed
We were going to Verdun. 1t was only
when we were on the way that we
learned we were TO fight against the
English
"'Are YOU satisfied to be out OF the
fight
cally in the Affirmative
Describing the character OF the new
Kitchener army which took part in the
battle. the observer gives the follow
ine statement by British officer:
"Three-quarters OF my battalions are
Of the recently formed army. Only one
Of my battalions belongs to the old
army. and vet when the test of battle
came my new battalions could not be
distinguished from the old They man
Uuvered with the same sureness anc
they moved with the expertness OF vet
erans. This homogcneity of the old
and the new pleased me greatly.
"Chiefs Of other brgades had the
same experience. The Germans hal
thought that this new army was a lot
of amateur soldiers. but they found
themselves deceived"
Booty Taken from Germans.
The work Of sorting the booty taken
by the French troops IN the fighting
al the Somme brings to light many
curious facts. In the Mereaucourt
woods a heavy German battery was
found completely dismounted The
battery commanders shelter alone re
maiued intact.
The luxury Of the arrangements in
the German positions on the Santerre
Plateau showed that they were CON
sidered impregnable. In the positions
occupied by the battery mentioned
were a piano. a brass bedstead and
complete hot and cold water supply.
The greatest booty fell TO General
Balfourier's famous Iron Corps.
which distinguished itself at Verdun.
This corps took enough material TO
set up a whole army.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-08
RUSSIANS SMASH TURK
LINES NEAR ERZERUM
Capture Fortified Heights and
Drive Back Foe.

Petrograd, July successes against
the Turks in the region along the
Tchoruk River, Turkish Armenia, are
reported by the War Office to-day.
an the region of Djivizlyk, early on
the morning of July s." says the state
ment, the Turks, supported by artil-
lery. attacked with strong effectives a
sector of our positions and succeeded
in forcing our trenches. They were
driven out again by US at the point Of
tn, bayonet and by bomb throwing
More than 300 enemy dead remained
in front Of our trenches.
East of the region Of Baiburt six
ty-ive miles northwest Of Erzerum),
after having weakened by our fire en-
cmy troops which undertook violent
bu, fiuitless counter attacks, We are
following up our progress at many
points and have taken possession of
several dominating heights elsborately
fortified BY the Turks"
Constantinople, July An Official
statement issued to-day by the Turk
ish War Department says:
Caucasian front: In the Tchoruk
sector. after successful battles. we
captured 100 prisoners. In the littoral
sector we repulsed several surprise at
tacks."
New-York tribune., 1916-07-08
AWIENS IS NOW
ALLIES CAPITAL
Continued from page !

operation, and a curtain Of fire and
the mitrailleuse bombardment sufced
10 disorganize the troops as they de-
louchcd from Berny. Two companies
were annihilatcd TO the last man, and
the entire attacking force were deci-
mated.
Foreign Legion Heroic
The French wounded returning from
the scene give credit for this stroke to
the Foreign Legion, which, after con-
solidating at Assevillers, had captured
and held Belloy. As for the German
forces engaged in the battle Of Picardy,
the French soldiers say that opposite
the fifteen kilometres held by them
there were at the beginning Of the
offensive twenty-seven German Dattal-
ions belonging TO the l2lst DIVISION
and some regiments OF the Seventeenth
Corps. Between July and the mini
mum Of four reserve divisions we're
sent TO reinforce the Peronne front.
Two of these are entirely engaged AL
present and have suffered heavily. me
Germans also sent reserves composed
of heterogeneous elements from other
narts Of the Somme-Rheims front. IN
which were found members OF the bat
TALON Of Guards, supposed 10 be an
initiated. mixed with companies OF
various battalions. All these are un-
dor the command Of General Won kln-
on, who formerly commanded the fi-
teenth Corps az Strasbourg. IL seems
no must RELY on such reserves, since
railroading from the eastern 'front.' is
out of the question this year.
Bavaran Tells Story.
The Poilu who captured Bavarian
captain more communicative than most
said the captain told him the fo!low-
ing: ...L so~
awe we're awaiting your attack Tor
although our aeroplaneS could not
ennroach YOUR lines. We knew your prep
srations and took all precautions.
Niros were pushed nearly under your
Tnos snecial shelters were dug IN rear
ord the depth Of undergrounds IN
creased. but after the bombardment
berap on the 25th nothing held. The
Ground rose in geysers into the air and
hitter smoke hung in heavy clouds over
our trenches We could see nothing op-
posite us. Naturally. our moral and
physical resistance diminished as We
counted feverishly the days. We were
expecting the sttaek on the 2Sth. We
were ready then TO receive and repulse
i. but being forced TO wait three days
longer. during which the violence Of
the bombardment redoub!ed, It was too
much 10 ask OF us. On the last two days
we received no food. On July !. at 9
in the morning. your infantry fell on
us with grenades. The fortified post,
with its four mitrailleuses, which |
commanded was useless before ! could
give orders. and within an hour | found
myself d prisoner with my comrades
New-York tribune., 1916-07-08
I. R. M'LEAN'S WILL
ATTACKED BY SON
Undue Influence Charged in Con.
test Begun in Washington.

Washington, July :. Edward B. Nc
Lean fled suit in the District Of Co.
lumbia this afternoon to break the will
Of his father, John r. Mclean. who
died recently He alleges undue inhu-
ence and that his father was not Of
sound mind when he made the will
The estate left BY John Z. Mclean,
who was owner of The Washington
POST and The Cincinnati Enquirer"
runs into many millions
New-York tribune., 1916-07-08
GYPSIES HELD AS THIEVES
Eleven Women Charged with Looting
Jersey Cash Drawers.

John c. Whitney. Justice of the
peace Of Newton, y. j.. sent eleven
gypsy women 20 Jail yesterday for
further hearing, on charges OF petty
larceny.
Several business men of Sparta
claimed that under pretext Of telling
fortunes the women entered their
stores and rifed cash drawers.
The women were accompanied 20
court by their husbands. To prevent
trouble, the Sheriff had extra help az
hand.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-08
trenches. Violent counter attac" ~
the Germans are continuing
Germans Retreat at kolkt


the Germans are continuing
Germans Retreat at kolki.
The German official statement says:
"Army group Of General Won Llnsih
zen: A corner Of our lines protfuhing
toward Czartorysk has been abandoned
on account Of superior pressure on lt,
sides near Kostiukoyka and west OF
Kolki and new line Of defence Sc
lected.
"On both sides Of Sokul Russian at
tacks broke down with heavy losses
"West and southwest Of Lutsk the
situation is unchanged.
"Against the front OF Field MarsnaI
Won Hindenburg the Russians continued
their operations They attacked WIN
strong forces south OF Lake Narocz, ou'
after fierce fighting were repulsed.
"Northeast Of Smorgon and at otnef
points they were easily repulscd. 80
Army group Of Prince Leopold
Asido from "A weak enemy advance
onict generally prevailed on the front
which has been attacked during the last
few days"
Austrians Claim Successes.
The Austrian War Office statement
Of July 3 says:
"Thc fighting in the vicinity Of Kolo-
mea lGaliciaJ was extended. A strong
hostile advance west of the town was
checked By a counter attack; South
east Of Tiumach German and Austro-
Hungarian troops broke up with ar
tillery and infantry fire an attack over
a front Of one and one-half kilometres
by large force Of Russian cavalry.
an the district south OF Lutsk
(Volhynia) the attack Of the Teutonic
allies gained further ground. Violent
Russian advances west and northwest
Of Lutsk were repulsed. A Russian
cavalry attack in the Zloczeyka district
also was a failure.
Northeast Of Baranovichi German
and Austro- Hungarian troops repulsed
strong attacks for which preparation
was made with violent artillery fire.
These engagements have not been
ended
New-York tribune., 1916-07-08
J. G. MILBURN, JR., INJURED
Polo Player Hit in Neck by Fourth
Rocket

Hampstead, Long Island, July L.
]. G. Milburn. jr., is out Of polo for
some time. He is recuperating from 4
Fourth Of July accident.
With other friends Of Harry Payne
Whitney, he was participating IN the
celebration on Mr. Whitney's grounds
when a rocket went of UNEXPECTEDLY
and struck Mr.. Milburn in the neck
lie was able TO be about yesterday
though bandaged to the eyes.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-08
Wife Takes Poison After Quarrel

Mrs. Bertha Behrhof, Of 90 Berry
Street. Williamsburg, after a quarrel
yesterday with her husband, locked
herself in her bedroom. and swallowed
half a dozen bichloride OF mercury
tablets. A. the Eastern District Hos
pital il was said she will die
New-York tribune., 1916-07-08
Rinehart's Acouser Withdraws.

Jav BGee Rinehart, attorney and
uplifter. was cleared yesterday of the
grand larceny charge made against him
bv Fred srick Bauer, d Long Island nor
ist. The complaint was withdrawn by
permission Of Magistrate Nolan. in the
Tombs court. Bauer had alleged that
Rinehart had lent $4,000 intrusted to
him
New-York tribune., 1916-07-08
Francis w. Hirst Saws
Western Europe is Fac.
ing Bankruptcy.
PLEADS GUILTY
TO URGING PEACE
Noted Writer on Finance De-.
cIares All the Belligerent
Nations Desire II.

London, July 7.-Francis W. Hirr
prominent financial writer, in his ysl..
dictory resigning the editorship d
"The London Economist" after a Ten.
urc Of nine years, says:
an my view the financial balance o,
Western Europe is in imminent perl
and in a few more months il will r,
longer be possible 70 disguise the bsns
rupt condition Of several great nation,
Civilization, as we have known il, and
representative institutions are doome!
unless through the exertions Of ind.
viduals the rights without which a.
Englishman, at any rate, will hardy
care 70 live are speedily restored Z,
this end freedom and independence
must somehow be won back for Parlia.
ment and the press"
Earnestly for Peace.
Mr.. Hirst has been an opponent 0,
the restrictions enforced By the defene.
Of the realm act and "secret diplo.
macy" Replying 70 "The Times,
which states that he impaired 10 "Th'
Economist" "a dlstressingly pachs'
policy he says;
"In plain English, | am accused d
being a peacemaker. The accusation z
not distressing 20 me. | plead guilt
to the charge. Il has been my princi
pal object during the last year to pre-
pare the public mind for peace by seps
rating passion and fiction from resso'
and fact, and If / could believe | nat
fastened its advent by one day anC
saved the precious lives al d limbs los
in twenty-four hours should feel ny
self to have won a prize worth al th'
titles that emperors shower on theii
favorites and ministers on their sup
DOrters.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-08
Paris Reports Lull in Battle.

Paris. July 1.-THE French Official
statement issued tonight says:
on both sides Of the Somme there
was no action of Importance during
the day
The statement issued earlier read:
The night passed quietly on both
sides Of the Somme River.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-08
Difficult, but Possible.

THAT the negotiation Of peace is q
difficult task admit. That the attain.
ment of an honorable and lasting SCI.
tlemen. is beyond the region OF compe-
tent diplomacy deny. That peace s
desired by all belligerent nations ! feel
certain. and the fact that the circula.
ton of The Economist has touched It's
height during the last ten weeks may
serve to indicate the feeling Of our
business men"
Hartley Withers, financial adviser
TO the Treasury, succeeds Mr.. Hrst as
editor OF "The Economist" Il is un.
derstood the proprietors OF the paper
disagreed with Mr.. Hirss's editoris
policy.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-08
CAPTURE Two Important
Positions, 359 Prisoners
and 3 Machine Guns.
ARTILLERY ACTIVE
ALONG WHOLE LINE
Attacks Between Brenta and the
Adige Repulsed, Aus
trians Assert.

Rome, July THE italian offensive
is being pressed strongly, and IN Var'-
Gus sectors further progress has been
made. Fierce artillery fighting, the
capture Of important points OF the
enemy's defences and the taking OF
many prisoners are reported by the
War Office to-day. The official state
ment says:
Between the Adige and the Astlco
there is intense activity on the part OF
the artillery, particularly the enemy 8
batteries, which are bombarding tho
slopes Of Monte Majo. North of the
Posina. the enemy still resists our at
tacks on Monte Cimone, while our ar
tillery continues 10 make progress
along the Rio Freddo and Astico val
leys.
con the Settle Comuni Plateau we
renewed the attack, with the support
OF our artillery, on the strongly forti-
fed line of the enemy from Monte
lnterrotto to Monte Campigoletto. We
captured two important points of the
enemys defences near Casera Zeblo
and Malza Pozza, taking 359 prisoners,
including five officers, and three ma
chine guns. Violent attacks against
the positions we had Just capturec
were driven back with heavy loss 70
the enemy.
an the Campelle Valley we continued
10 dlslodge hostile detachments from
the slopes east o. the Maso. and took
103 prisoners. On the remainder OF
this front the artillery was active.
an the Monfalcone sector the en-
emy attempted to deliver two attacks
against our new positions east of Selz,
but was driven back at the point of the
bayonet, leaving about thirty prisoners
in our hands"
Vienna, July THE Austrian official
report to-day on the operations on the
Italian front says:
There was great activity on the part
OF the enemy's cannon and mine throw
ers against the Doberdo heights, par
ticularly in the district south of Monte
Deiseidus. Isolated and severe hand
grenade engagements developed. In the
Marmolata district and on the Austro-
Hungarian front between the Brenta
and the Adge several attacks of the
enemy were repulsed.
"In the vicinity Of Monte Interrotto
Lieutenant Kaiser, with a patrol of six
men from the 26th Austro Hungar an
Territorial Regiment, returned from a
successful enterprise against hostile
machine guns with 266 captured Ital-
ians, among whom were four officers.
In other places yesterday fourteen OH
GERS and 366 men were captured"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-08
French Prove Ability
to Hold What They Win

Paris. July :. Yesterdays defensive
fighting has gwen almost as much
satisfaction 20 the French as the pre-
vious days captures. for, they say, it
has clearly shown that the Entente
Allies not only are able to win posi-
tions from .he Germans wherever they
like. but are able 10 held those posi-
tions when won.
The first German counter attack was
launched In the night in the Hem sec
tion. north Of the canallzed Somme
River. The Germans succeeded in
carrying two small woods south of the
Clcry- -Maric3urt road.
The French troops, being more or
less in the air. fell back on the village
and, swinging their left wing slightly.
captured another small wood az the
northeastern end Of the village. along
the edge Of the road from Clery 20
Hem and Curiu. This was the only
change in the situation in the twenty
four hours during which the counter
offensive lasted.
Second Attack Fails.
The second German attack was on
the extreme right between Estress and
Bclloy, their objcc, being 20 drive q
wedge between the French centre and
right, where the French line crosses
the Somme River from Hem 70 Full
lercs, and between the extreme right
nd the rest Of the French front
The success Of these manRuvres
would have forced the eventual retire
ment of the whole French line, but the
attacking wave was caught in a whirl-
wind Of machine gun fire from the
trenches and was shot 20 pieces by the
"seventy-fves." while the German sup
ports following and reserves far in the
rear were shattered by salvos from
medium and heavy batteries
The German infantry plodded for
ward again and again, but nowhere.
French reports say, made any impress
sion on the French lines Rarely even
did they get 10 grips with the men in
the trenches, which accounts for the
small number of prisoners taken.
Reserves Unequal to Task.
At the beginning Of the battle there
were behind the front assigned 20 the
French attack twenty-scven German
battalions drawn from the 12lst Di-
vision and from regiments OF the 18th
Army Corps.
Between July ] and 5 the German
commanders sent 20 the Peronne front
four reserve divisions. Of which two
already are declared virtually out of
commission. The other reserves
brought from points between Rheims
and the Somme were of most hetero-
geneous nature. One battalion Of the
guard which was annihilated had been
formed Of companies from several diff
ferent battalons.
French officers say there can be no
doubt that the rapidty of the French
advance, II not the advance itself. took
the Germans by surprise. This. il IS
provided adequate reserves for such a
contingency.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-08

Berlin, J,dy THE official state
ment issued today says:
On both sides Of the Somme lively
ENGAGEMENTS continued throughout the
might. not unfavorably for US. The
region south of Combination, Hem
ana Estrees witnessed the most severe
fighting.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-08
RUSSIANS BEGIN
DRIVE IN NORTH
Russian advance west Of Kolomea was
checked b. strong counter attack.
10000 TeutOns Captured.
Continued from page 1

I'm the last few days the Russians
have CAPTURED well over 10000 prison
ers. OF these. 10000 were taken on
the lower Strips IN two days fighting.
The Russian official communication
to-day says:
The battles west OF the lower Styr
are continuing with much success for
us. In the Observation-Disclosures
region We have taken possession Of
fortified Austrian and German posi-
tions. The enemy took fight under the
fire Of our artillery. Our cavalry, pur-
suing. charged into them in the region
Of Noltcetzk ard captured a Krupp bat
terry of six cannon, which hardly had
time to fire few shots. A. the end
Of the violent battle We occupied the
villages Of Komarow and Grady.
According 10 the latest reports. our
cavalry carried the railway station of
Manev.tchi. and in the course Of the
pursuit captured another battery Of
four cannon and three pieces Of heavy
artillery.
South Of the River Stokhod and in
the region of the lower Lipa there have
been artillery due.-.
In Ialicia, near Giiadki. the enemy.
after having exploded number Of
mines. attempted to begin an offensive,
but was repulsed.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-08
Ten Thousand Austrians Captured.

according 10 the latest information,
the prisoners taken on July 4 and
west OF the lower Stripa were 270 oili-
GERS and $500 men. The following
booty has been registered up 70 the
present: Twenty-nine machine guns,
six bomb-throwers, three mine-th throw
ers and more than five thousand rifles.
Northwest Of Kimpolung Southern
Bukowinal the enemy undertook an en-
ergetic offensive. which we repelled.
"On the Dyina front, in the region
of Dvinsk and down 20 the region of
Poland. violent artillery engagements
occurred at several points. Southwest
Of Lake Narocz. as the outcome Of a
fierce bayonet attack, We captured from
tAe Germans pan of their first line
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-01
ENTHUSIASM IS NEEDED

"In the last 20 years there has been
a great change in the attitude Of pub
lie sentiment toward schools and all
organized agencies" said DR.. w O.
Thompson in his talk at convocation
at The Ohio State University last
week. "One of the characteristics of
the change is the public demand that
the schools should adapt themselves
to the needs of the YOUTH" he de-
clared.
The need>of enthusiasm of the teach
ing profession, and criticism of the
selfish motives of many college stu
dents, were other topics which were
discussed by DR.. Thompson. ~ regard
the teacher or the professor as fail
ure who does not arouse in his stu
dents a profound enthusiasm for the
work which they are taking" con-
tinued DIR. Thompson. GA feeling
that one has been called to his life
work is the highest conception a man
can have of his business" he said.
The prevalent idea that person
who comes to colleges does SO merely
that he may start in to earn his living
as soon as he gets out, was criticised
by the President, who expressed the
opinion atwealthy young men should
spend their money in developing the
liberal arts and culture instead of
spending it for automobiles
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-01
EXTENSION
DEPARTMENT is PRAISED

After five days visit to study the
work of the department of agricultur-
al extension of The Ohio State Uni
versity, L. A. Clinton of the states
relations service of the United States
department of agriculture was enthu-
siastic in his praise of the spirit and
cooperation shown by the men and
women connected with this department
Of the University. He was delighted
with the manner in which the great
field for extension service in Ohio is
being developed Mr.. Clinton's in
spection was in accordance with the
Smith-Lever act instituting Govern
ment supervision of agricultural ex-
tension service in the various states
and providing an annual tour of in
spection.
The Ohio organization, with head
quarters on the campus, now extends
over II counties. Franklin and Sum
nit Counties are the latest additions.
The annual meeting of the Association
of American Agricultural Colleges
and Extension SCHOOLS, which was
held in Washington, D c., last Fri
day, was attended by Clark S.
Wheeler, director of agricultural ex-
tension of the University, and A. M.
Johnson, state leader of county
l-agents.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-01
CUT HIGH COST OF LIVING

That the high cost of living may
be reduced by the increased use of
milk, highly nutritious and digest
lble food, is the opinion of A. E. Per-
kins, dairy chemist at the Ohio Ex-
pertinent Station. He says that a
quart of milk is equal in food value to
three-fourths of a pound of beef
steak, eight eggs, Is pounds of oys-
ters, two pounds of fish, six pounds
of tomatoes or three pounds of ap-
pies, and the milk is more easily di-
gested and far more economical than
any of the other foods
One erroneous conception the pub
lie has, this chemist declares, is that
cream contains in concentrated form
most of the valuable food material
present in the milk from which the
cream was taken. Because of this
fact the cream is usually sold for as
much as the original milk, while the
skimmilk, which contains about half
of the food material, is fed to ami
mails or thrown away. He has shown
that in fact cream is a luxury and
that milk is much cheaper and more
nutritious. Digestive disorders some
times follow excessive eating of fats,
which is another argument besides
cost against the substitution of cream
for milk.
Protein is the most expensive in
gredient in foods, being especially
costly in meats 1t is exceptionally
abundant in milk. For this reason
milk is said to be a suitable food tc
balance a diet rich in starches, su
gars and fat, such as would result
from the use of only cereals, fruit:
and vegetables. At ordinary price:
, Chemist Perkins has figured tina
. skimmilk at 10 cents a quart woulC
be a more economical food than meat