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The sun., 1917-09-13
5000 CAPTIVES AT RIGA.
Teutons Also Won Much spoiis
From Dlshenrtened Russians.

LONDON. sept. 12.-Absorbed by It's
own tremendous crisis, Russia apparently
10 making no new moves toward the
German and Austrian foe. The opinion
10 held here that the army that retreated
from Riga is intrenched strongly enough
10 stop any immediate German advance,
and that the Iiindenburg forces scarcely
will attempt any important step during
the fall and winter.
At the same time IL Ia realized that
reiteration OF Germany's important gains
mt Riga must have a disheartening effect
upon the already disorganized defenders
OF the new republic,
The latest summary, made public by
Berlin to-day, claims the capture OF
5000 prisoners and 325 cannon AT the
northern Russian seaport A third OF
these guns are declared to have been
heavy pieces Several fully loaded mar
row guage trains, large quantities oi
pioneering materials and food supplies
numerous armored cars and "othei
troop conveyances" are listed with the
Teuton booty
Sporadic fighting seems to be IN
progress at various points Betweer
the Baltic and the Dvina the Russian,
have engaged In scouting operations
apparently without much success. "
the Pruth region the artillery actions
are characterized as lively.
n Russian attacks a. Solka, however
seem to have ceased without the at
-tainmcnt Of the objectives Tlrgul ant
.Okna have been IN. scenes OF sever.
Infantry engagements terminating IL
favor Of the Germans. according I,
Berlin.
The sun., 1917-09-13
CZARISM A DEAD ISSUE.
Trnchtcnberg Sees "Last stand of
Capital" In New Revolt.

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,aIIsm &" and tho, ,:ar Enr,t,ow q,
backed bv Tho m,n,,rar,,riny and ,,on-
evod eIenents mi ,bo r,,dIta oi.s.ns
hilc the KernrsLv f,rtinr corst.ts
largely Of radicals and ,ahor ,,io,i.,,
"a ,nor,rchist coun,er -ovoir,ior ba q
long been "a dead iss,c " said Nr Tr,cb
tenberg. The nonarrhists are ,hor.
oughly discredited and could not raise
a corporars guard to fight ,hei, battles
In the revolution Of Gen. KornilofY can.
italism IL making its las, stand in R,,s.
s!s. because although the revolution that
deposed the Car was not a so ial on.
II has moved thus far in direct opposi =
tion to the interests Of the bour-eo. se..
Failing to stem the tide by political ac-
ton the interests have rcsortad TO the
sword. But with Premier Kerensky
rapidly realizing his errors and the GER
tainty that all Socialists will flock to
the standards Of the provisional Gov
eminent. apd with the army ov.rwheim-
irgly IN favor of peace the revolution
will weather the storm
"MilIukon. the first Minister Of For
eign Affairs: Goutcnknr. the Moscow
banker and first Minister Of War. and
Rodzianko. President Of the last puma.
all OF whom wer. deposited by tn. Coun
ell Of Workmens and Soldiers Delegates
because of the insistence on war for
The sun., 1917-09-13
ANTI-GERMAN RIOTS
IN BUENOS AYRES
Continued from First Page.

full significance OF the expose sink into
the swedish mind.
TIL. people Of Sweden now are inter-
csted kesnIy IN the elections. II is more
than ever plain that neither the United
states nor England intends TO force an
issuc Immediately. Their policy un-
ioubtedly will be 10 await more def
intc reply to the nyte already sen: and
then to secure full guarantees against
repetition of this evil.
It Is understood THAT the British Min
ister at Stockholm mas expressed his
surprise that such communications were
continued after Sweden's promise In 1918
that she would preserve absolute neu-
traIity Whether or not the United
States sprung the expose at this time 10
bolster ", plans for more efficient
blockade continues to be the mooted
question in England Many declare
that the position OF both the United
states and England row is most favor
abla for the quick c.amping oil Of
mea sures hitherto withheld.
THE SrS correspondent has learned
from n ligh American authority that n
, tremendous work has been accomplished
in interlocklng England's blockade bust
ness with that OF the United States, A
hig mass OF telegrams has reached
! American diplomats representatives
! here regarding what products Engla nd
| has barred 10 certain countries. II even
haa become necessary to establish a sep
. arate department TO tabulatc the queries
! and replies and 10 keep UP the continual
/ cooperation between thc two Govern
| morts.
The statement from the Swedish For
! eign once that the swedish undertaking
to cease sending German messages ap-
piled only to North America caused a
great surprise here. where the facts have
been we'll known for long time among
diplomats and others.
The British Minister at Stockholm
called at the Swedish Foreign Office yes
terday. drew attention to the charges
made against the Swedish Government
by the State Department at Washington
and expressed his amazement that |
was possible fox such charges 10 b'
, brought after the formal assurances
given Great Britain some time ago.
The Minister added that the British
Government was surprised that 1t ha'
not yet received any official explanatio
from Sweden.
The sun., 1917-09-13
ITALIANS UNSHAKEN.
ON GABRIELLE CREST
Austrians Make Repeated As.
saults, but Without Success.

RoME. Sept le.--Thc Italians still re-
tain the crest OF Monte San Gabrielle in
spite OF a series OF desperate Austrian
attacks. The latest assault upon the
line northcas, Of Goritz. according to
the official War ONCE statement, was
made yesterday. 1t lasted more than
six hours.
The enemy kept up the most violent
bomba rdment upon the crest OF the
mountain and the western slopes. Later
the point OF attack was shifted to the
east and thc south. Ralcano being the
centre OF Me Austrian offensive. From
there the heavy guns. followed always
by the storming parties Of infantry and
the machine guns, concentrated their
efforts upon St. Catcrlna
Toward midday the series Of attacks
ceased. The Zoe had made no progress
at any point and had suffered immense
losses. The Italian lines upon tho Balm
sixxa plateau not only are intact but
are being consolidated and the Austrians
are compelled to waste their effectives
upon the positions they themselves made
90 difhcult Of capture.
The sun., 1917-09-13
NEW BELGIAN AID PLAN.
special Department Created by
Red Cross Workers..

wAsHiNGToN. Sept. reformation OF
q special department under the American
Red Cross Commission to France to d.
rect all Red Cross activities IN Belgium
is announced in cable 10 the Red Cross
War Council.
Or. Ernest p. Bickncll, formerly
dircctor-Reneral OF civilian relief Of the
American Red Cross and now deputy
commissioner to Europe, Is to be placed
IN charge OF the work in Belgium. Az
sis,ing him viii he the Rev. John van
Schsick. Il Washington, u. C., member
OF the commission.
Tho decision of the commission 10 sep
arate Belgian relief work from that in
France was made after several audie noes
OF Major Murpny with the King and
Queen of Be|>ium. Headquarters Tor
the new d, partment will be at iIavre,
\ general programme ot relief for the
prcscn, is to include financial assistance
to Belgian hospitals and other relief
WORKS, special care Of between 1000 ana
6 900 Belgian children IN cooperation
with the Rockefeller Foundation. and aid
to the inhabitants OF Belgian villages
who recover their homes as the Germans
retire.
The sun., 1917-09-13
AMERICAN FLIER
BAGS TWO PLANES
Campbell, Chicago, Gets Both
in Single Air Battle.

PARIS, Sept, l2.---Word reached Paris
late last night that Corporal Andrew
Courtney Campbell. Jr., OF Chicago NY
ing with the French Sauadrilla No. 65.
had vanquished two German machines
In aerial engagements.
It was also reported that Corporal
Walter Lowell OF Roston. member
Of the Lcfayette Squadron, brought down
his third victim on Monday.
member of the Lafayette Squadron
on leave gives the following account OF
the aerial operations:
''1'he Lafayette pilots were engaged
with an enemy formation OF equal
strength Pilots of Sduadrilla 81 how
cred near by, refraining from interven-
ing out Of sportsmanship. hut fresh
batch OF German aircraft appeared and
attacked the three Americans The avia
tors OF Squadrilla So then hastened up
and helped to drive of the Germans
1t was during this brush that Corporal
Campbell bagged his two Germans"
The sun., 1917-09-13
DESTROYERS DELAYED,
Contracts Not Even Let Yet for
$50 New Torpedo Graft.

WAsHINGroN. Sept. l2-Optimis,ic re-
ports cablcd from Washington to foreign
capitals concerning plans OF the United
States Navy to have $50 new destroyers
ready to operate against the C-boats
next spring have aroused much interest
In official circles abroad apparently.
AS a matter of fact not a single con =
tract has yet been let for any one OF the
$50 destroyers and II Is not likely that
any contract will be let this month. The
first Of the $50 will be ready in one
year from next October. assuming that
the first contract is let next month.
Naval officers here are somewhat
mystifled at the tendency to make IL ap-
pear that the American Navy is pro-
crossing 20 much faster than II rcall,
Is They do not see what can possibly
be gained
With reference TO the $50 submarine
chasers to be ready thls year, II IL now
learned that only thirteen have been
completed and thlrty-,hree are only
more than - per cent. done. Less than
half will he ready before the end OF the
year and 10 are scarcely started II
will be next spring before the pro.
gramme Is completed. and the prediction
OF having them done before January !
naturally will not be fulfilled.
The sun., 1917-09-13
TYRANT OF BELGIUM
SHOOTS 80 A MONTH
Won FalkpnhauSen. New Ger
man Governor, More Cruel
Than Predecessor.
Special cable Despafch 70 THr st>.'

pAEIs, Sept lo-Reliable Information
that has reached the Belgiau Govern
n,eut at IIavre indicate. that Won
Faikenhausen. tho new Governor, Is
more brutally cruel than his predecessor
Won Kissing. The civilian population is
being crushed under an iron rule. no less
than thirty persons being shot monthly
10y his order.
The people arc terrorized by the prar-
,ice OF sending to the Charlcroi prison
hundreds on the preteXt that they vio-
lated any one % the innumerabe rules
laid down by the Germans. Many oi
these prisoners never come out except 10
face firing line. TIE names of those
executed no longer arc made public.
which fact adds TO tn" agony Of tho
people through uncertainty OF tN".r fate,
Food supplies are decreasing in guam
t,y and Increasing in cost Were /. not
for the food furnished by the American
Relief Commission the popuar" would
bc desperate. One-tourth of the people
subsist entirely upon what they receive
from thiN source. The rema nder live
upon what is left o. their scant" crops
after tho Germans have taken what thoy
want In the cities, meat and butter
cost $50 pound and rour is $40 d
pound
bread OF which the allow ance IS very
scarce. is almost uneatable, owing &c
the large percentage OF chaf and dirt
which is included. In consequence the
physical condition OF the inhabitants is
deteriorating rapidly. The people ar,
becoming atrophcd and annmiC.
Draft animals are being requi sitionec
by the Germans for leather Ever
hearse~ now are replaced in many case!
by wheelbarrows painted black, while
Inourners trundle the coffins through th'
streets. In some cities trolley cars arr
b. ing utilized
The sun., 1917-09-13
PROMPT AID FROM u. S.
Railway Equipment and Experts
VIII he fastened.

WAsHISDroS. Sept 12.--Immedlat e
aid in solving Russias transportation
probicms will lie given 10y the American n
Government. shipments of locomotives
and cars to Nladiyostok will be rushed
across the Pacific in Japanese vessels
an1 American railway men will ne sent
to serve a. inspectors along the Trans
siberian Railway.
The breaking down OF Russia's trans
portation system has been one OF her
che' handicaps in prosecuting the war
Thousa nds Of tons Of freight are piled on
the ground at Nlahivos,ok which Rus
sian railway men have found no way &c
( move. The arrival Of American locomo.
: tive, in large numbers is expected TO bt
OF great assistance in starting thi.
freight westward
The sun., 1917-09-13
NINE MORE WOUNDED.
Lieut.. Whidden Of New York
Among Victims OF Air Bombs,

WAsHINGroN. Sept, Ii--Nine other
Americans wcrc wounded when bombs
from German air raiders killed Lieut..
Fizsimmons and three privates OF the
Medical Corps in hospital back of the
lines in France last week. A list of the
wounded received at the War Depart
mcnt from Gen. Pershing Tonight shows
that two of the wounded were severely
hurt. They are;
FIRST Glass Private Allen Mason, who
enlisted at Boston, Mass. and Private
Aubrey :. Mcleod of Marlboro. Mass.
Wounds described az moderate were
suffered by Lieut.. Rae W. Whdden of
New York. Lieut. Thaddeus Il. Smith.
Neenah. Wis, Lieut., Clarence A. Me
Cure, Kansas city, Mo. First class
Private Elmer G. Sloan, Elwood Ind
and Private John + Stanton ~ HYDE
Park. Mass
Eva Parmalee. an army nurse. address,
unknown, and Private Hiram p Brewer
Of Cambridge, Mass escaped with sligh,
injuries.
All the wounded beone to the Medical
Corps.
The sun., 1917-09-13
PEACE CONFERENCE
CALLED IN HUNGARY
Sponsors Believe Papal Note
Indicates Method Of Bring
ing War to an End.

Lo.poN, Sept. IA meeting ca led
On the initiative ~ a number of polit-
ical leaders and ecclesiastical authori-
tics is TO he held in budapest on Sep
teMbcr % for the purpose of expressing
the view that tre time las come for
peace negotiations. says a des match to-
day from tn" Hungarian capital to
Amsterdam.
The Papal note. according to the view
Of In" sponsors Of the movement. ind
Gated the exact Wy Z, bring the war
to all end. The speakers at the meet
ing. II is stated VIII include Matthias
ErzhergPr. leader of the Catholic Center
party in the German ReicNstag
\ despatch from Innsbruck to Geneva
says the Austrian Empress has written
q long personal memora ndum to the Ger
man Emperor dealing with the coming
fourth winter Of the campaign The En-
press exposes many facts which have
been hidden 80 far hN Vienna statesmen
and diplomats, and the memorandum is
reported /" be a striking document
The sun., 1917-09-13
SOCIALISTS BATTLE PAINLEVE
War Minister Fniln In Plans tO
Form Cabinet.

PARIS, Sept. l2.-- Paul Painlevc, Minis
ter Of War, continues his efforts to con-
struct Cabinet. but so far he has met
with small success. Tactics of obstruc-
ton BY the Socialists Albert Thomas
and Alexandra Narenne apparently
form the main trouble The nature OF
tho Socials, plan Is FAR from clear,
The raineve Ministry was supposed
10 he completed last night, but long
conference with its prospective members
terminated with the appearance OF NJ.
painlevc a. the Elyseo Palace early this
morning and his dccinntlon Of the Pre-
mership, He returned to the task upon
the insistence Of the President. but to-
night the situation IL far from clear,
Efforts to include former Premier
Ribot In the Cabinet seem tos have
formed one Of the chief stumbling blocks.
The sun., 1917-09-13
GREECE TELLS WAR AIMS.
Protection of Nationals In Turkey
IL Leading One.

ATHENS, Sept, 1e.--C;uarantcc Of pro-
lection of Greeks living in Turkey and
Asia Minor is one OF the main objects
of Greece in the war, according to a
statement given out by Foreign Minister
Politis Greece has three million sub
jects in those countries, NJ. Poltis adde, 4
that the Germans have been even NOR,
cruel than the Turks IN oppression OF
defenceless Greek nationals
Realization OF tho aspirations of Ser
bia is declared another point of primo
Importance to Greece. A. the same time
the Foreign Minister holds the opinion
that Greece has no direct concern in tn"
nationality issue Of Serbia agans, AUS
tria. The important future interests %
Greece lie In the eastern Mediterranean
but not In the Adriatic. according To NJ
Politis. He holds that Italy is the
Power chiefly concerned with the Adri'
attic.
The sun., 1917-09-13
COURTESY ABUSED.
Spccia, cable Despnfch 10 The srs from the
London Times.

LOndOn Jim"s.
(Copyrigh,, 1917. all rights r5sev-edl
STOCKHOLM. Sept. II tdelayed) The
Foreign Office comminique Issued yes
tsrdly was largely commented upon by
the press here to-day. The general fell
ing evinced seems to he one OF anger
and disgust that the Swedish authorities
laid themselves open TO the accusation
of unfalrness. even indirectly. In aiding
and abetting such nefarious schemes as
those pronounced in the German agents
kilograms passing through their hands.
The belief is universally expressed
however. that the authorities acted IN
good faith although with too great con-
fidence in those to whom this service
was rendered, who abused 1t; similar
services had heen allowed To others. Dr
Wal,cnberg then Foreign Minister did
not like. therefore, to refuse II to Ger
manya, all the more so as, being a
known friend Of the Entente Allies, MS
! refusal might be taken 10 be dictated
| by partially
The process was afterward continued
automatically under the Minister VINO
| succeeded him. Both Dr. Wallenberg
/ and Admiral Lindman. however neg
lected to exercise proper control over the
nature Of the ciphered kilograms which
their subordinates were forwarding
This is the view taken by the oppos!-
| tuu MS well as the conservative press.
The Dagens Nyhetcr and the stock
bo,ms Idnin9cn both emphasize their be-
lief that the Foreign OFFICE had nc
thought of performing an unneutral act
furthcring belligorent purposes but SIM
ply intended aiding belliHerent state
| 10 communicate with it's agents In a
| neutral country The Socialist organs
! blame the authorities for not taking
proper preca utions to prevent the abust
of their confidence, especially after the
warning given by the British Minister
in 1915.
Htalmar Branting the Socialist leader
in the Social Demokraten also exoner
stes the Foreign Once from any intsn
The sun., 1917-09-13
DENIES EMBARGO VIOLATION.
Vance MrCormick Sets Sensational
Rumor. at Rest.
Special Despatch 10 THE su>

WASHINGTON. Sept. la.-Reports which
were current here to-day that sensa-
t!onal discoveries had been made by the
Treasury Department in connection with
the violation of the embargo act were
denied by Vance Mccormick. chairman
OF the export administrative board.
The rumors were based on the iSsu-
ance Of an order to collectors At various
ports throughout the country instructing
them to exercise the greatest caution in
checking the manifests OF vessels clear
ing with cargocs covered by an export
license. According to Mr.. Mccormick
the order was merely matter OF pre-
cautionary routine.
The sun., 1917-09-13
HARVARD MAN WOUNDED.
Legs tmputRted After German Air
men Bomb Hospital.

MARLBORO. Mass, Sept, IA cable
gram saying that Aubrey g. Mcleod. of
the Harvard base hospital now in
France. was so severely wounded in "A
raid by German airmen on September I
that II was necessary to amputate both
legs was received to-day by his parents,
Mr., and Mrs. Joseph Mcleod Of this
town. The message, sent by Col. Pat
terson. In command OF the Harvard unit.
sod McIcods chances of recovery were
good.
recent report to tho War Depart
mcnt from Gen pershing gavo the
names of four Americans killed in the
hospital raid. including Oscar Z. Tugo
OF Boston.
The sun., 1917-09-13
GERMAN CHANCE WAVES
Even <rw Divisions Fail to Gain
Ground Near N~rdun.
y, GERALD I\MPBELI.
s,ecldi cab!e DtsDatci 70 rHr srN rom n.
Loudon Tim.s

'lopyrioh'. 1915. al nights rtscrr~d.'
FRENCH FRONT. sept l2.--The Ger
mans had to wait nearly three weeks
before counter attacking at Nerduit.
This shows the difficulty they had in get
ting a big enough force together t. war
rant any hope OF success
On the right bank of the Meuse alone.
between SamuEueux and BcZunvauN.
twelve German divisions were observed
since August 90. compared with three
previously operating there I'm the left
the Germans advanced five times. gain
ing no ground.
To all practical purposes the Germans
on the Ncrdun from, have lost the whole
OF their positions won At such huge cost
OF men and materials. and their chance
OF getting them back grows smaller
cvelN day.
The sun., 1917-09-13

tionai share in the German agent'a ac-
tviues In promoting submarine de-
struC Ctiveness, but accuses all concerned
Of urplrdonab BILE neglect in transmitting
mes! } ,es without ascertsining their pur
port He declares the acceptance of the
role OF intermediary under such condi-
tions was incompatible with strictly i'm
partial neutrality.
The sun., 1917-09-13
WOMEN FOR KERENSKY.
Leader of Battalion H"Dcs 10 De-
Defend prtr0grrd.

pETEoGRAD, Sept l2 --Th" women SOL
diers Of Russia will fight for the Gov
ernmen, Tho women's battalion de-
clarcs II is It's duty to take an active
part In the domestic struggle.
In connection with the report that the
women soldiers were entirely for Gen.
kornilor. a star correspondent Of the
Associated Press visited the head
The sun., 1917-09-13

SprcIU UfSpdTCH 10 THt oTN,
BALTIMORE. Sept, l..--The compul-
sorry work law has not resulted In many
idlers going to work or leaving town,
but has helped the police situation in
Baltimore to the extent that II has rid
the city Of large hordes Of corner loafers
and professional beggarA
The sun., 1917-09-13
SWEDEN MUST ACT.
WHshingtOn PrObn bly, VIII De-
mand LOwen's Recall.

WAsHINGToN. Sept. IL. - Recall Of
Baron Lowen and punishment of other
Swedish officials involved in the trans
mission Of unneutral messages from Ar
Eentina to Germany probably will lie
forced by Washington. Although failure
on Sweden's part 70 take these steps
would not be caFus belli It may be
said on high official authority that the
Governme of King Gustaf V. must
purge itself completely Of dishonor IL
that Government is to escape the con-
sequences Of allied displeasure.
Broad inttmation was given to-day
that sweden will lie a country isolated
unless she acts along the indicated lines
The United States probably will make
no declaration of policy. The other
Allies also are expected TO maintain an
official silence. Nevertheless. according
to predictions made by responsible Of
fcials, Sweden will and herself cut off
from practically all trade with the En-
tente nations and Will bc able to main
tain communication with the rest of the
world only under the stric;est censor
ship.
! At the State Department II is not
! difficult to learn that the contentious
! Of Admira, Liniman. Minister for For
egn Affairs, who asserts I0weu Is
/ suiltless because he was unaware OF
the contents Of the messages sent nn
: their way TO Germany. are regarded as
| ridiculous and as merely an attempt
! to avoid the real issue. His statement
! that LoWen will not be recalled from
his post In Buenos Ayres has stirred re-
sentiment here and has made more dif-
j ficul. the continuation OF relations un-
reservedly cordial
There Is reason TO believe that the
! swedish Government would not have
found entirely unwelcone a request from
Argentina for the recall OF Lowen at
the same time the request of Germany
I was made for the recall Of Count Lux
burg.
Sweden woul have been able in this
event to save its face. 1t could have
recalled Lpwen AS "A matter OF inter
national courtesy without admitting that
Lowen was culpablc. The United states
and the other Allies would have beer
propit!ateJ at last In large part. for
II already has been unoffic!any an
rounced that Sweden will take care that
it's envoys and other officials do not in
the future assist in the Transmission
| OF unneutral correspondence.
The Socialist leader. Hjalmar Bran
ting, called today an Ira Nelson Morris
the American Minister. with whom IN
lengthily discussed the Argentine affair
The sun., 1917-09-13

AMSTERDAM. sept. 1.-THE N'cSrr
2rrunO says tho German reply to Pope
Eeuedicts peace plea aill contain no do
tails. but VIII accept I'm principle the
Popes peace programme The paper
adds that tho reply will not he sub
mitted to the main committee OF the
Rechstag.