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New-York tribune., 1918-07-28
Dispute i'm Russian
Society Terminated

The dispute over leadership in the
Russian National Defence Society
WHICH broke up meeting Of volunteers
at Second Avenue Friday night, was
terminated yesterday afternoon when
the officers of the society surrendered
the books and records to the Fedora
tion of Russian Organizations.
Colonel N. N. Koch, the organizer of
the movement to raise, among the
Russians residing in this country, an
army to fight the German invaders
told yesterday the story of the con-
troversy.
"The Russian National Defence So
ciety was formed several months ago,
and entered the Russian Federation.
Archpriest Alexandroff, who reap
peared recently after long absence
from the Russian colony, joined US and
was elected president.
after he started campaign against
Bishop Nemolovsky, head of the Rus
sian Church in the United States.
many of us sought to get him to re-
sign"
member of the executive commit
tee of the federation said that the de-
fence society comprises all elements
except. the Bolsheviki and Monarchists.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-28
Serbian Minister Here De-
clares Free States Are
Necessary to Check Foe
Allies Asked to Aid
Should Exert Themselves for
Freedom of Jugo-Slavs and
Czecho-Slavs

WASHINGTON, July 27.--The peace
of the future can be assured only by
the dismemberment of Austria Hun
gary and the establishment of the free
states of the Czecho -Slovaks, the Poles
and the Jugo-Slavs. L. Michailovitch,
Serbian Minister to the United States.
so declared tonight in a statement
discussing the causes leading up to
and the issues of the world war. which
will enter upon it's fifth year to-mor-
row.
Establishment of these free states,
the minister said. will destroy the Ger
man scheme for extension both to Per-
Dual Monarchy exists in its present
form. he added, the roads to Bagdad
and Vladivostok will remain open.
"In her great plan for the domina-
tion of the world" continued Mr.. Mi
chailovitch, Germany had for her prin-
cipal ally Austria Hungary. Aided by
that empire and extending across its
territory, Germany's influence was to
have spread over the Balkans and the
Ottoman Empire to the Persian Gulf.
The existence and reinforcement of
Austria Hungary were essential for the
realization of this plan. which was
menaced by number of dangers. dan
gers which even threatened the very
existence of the Dual Monarchy.
Awaited Opportunity
There were, in the first place. the
development and progress of Serbia.
which, on account of identity of race
and its very democratic constitution.
became a point of attraction for all
the Jugo-Slavs. The second danger
was the ever growing resistance Of the
Jugo-Slavs, Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
to the Austro- Hungarian regime.
Finally there was the powerful national
organization of the Czecho- Slovak peo-
pie, which had always awaited a fa-
vorable occasion to settle its accounts
with the Hapsburgs and their support
ers.
can Independent Serbia was a bar
rier against the expansion of Germany
toward the East. To save Austria and
open the route to the East Germany
had but one means-war.
'Whatever may be the conditions Of
peace, if after this war Austria Hun
gary still continues to exist, German
will always have free field and
route open for her expansion toward
the East. and this for the reason that
Austria Hungary, by the force of
events, can only maintain herself with
the support of Germany"
United States Should Aid
For these and other reasons, Mr.. Mi
chailovitch said. the Allies and the
United States should aid the present
movement Of the Jugo -Slavs and the
Czecho-Slovaks in Austria Hungary to
attain national freedom by every
means in their power. and should guar
antee to those nationalities the reali-
zation of their national aspirations. for
which they now are openly struggling.
"The collapse of Russia" the min
lister said. in conclusion. "has been Of
enormous advantage to Germany. and
the collapse of Austria Hungary. which
has begun, will bring to Germany
either her defeat or her victory. This
depends solely on the point of view
the Allies and the United States will
take. On this decision depends the
conclusion of the war and the future
peace of the world"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-28

frock coats and silk hats and from
former army officers in shiny boots.
Al are trying to earn livelihood in
the commune" of Petrograd, where
property is confscated and incomes
have vanished.
Some of those on the Nevsky are
girls, pretty ones, and they walk the
long length of the street all the day
ana INTO the night, asking for the little
postage stamps that now pass for
money in Russia-because they are
hungry. And then there are other
girls, and the number grows larger
every day, who do not exactly beg. but
look wistful and hungry and sell them
selves, instead of biscuits or chocolates
or newspapers, to the rollicking sailors
and debonair spectators.
Where Do Vendors Get Food?
One of the mysteries of Russia is
where the vcnders of cakes and bis
cunts get the things they sell. There
IS IS absolutely no flour to be had, and
tne e bread allowance per person, which
one sometimes gets and sometimes
doesn't is one-half Of pound daily
tor the proietariat and onc-eighth Of
pound daily for the bourgeoise. The
bread is black and heavy and its in
gradients cannot be identified. Sugar
cannot be obtained in the shops. In
the homes horse meat, dried cabbage
and what bread is available is the prin-
cipal diet fer the majority. Eggs, but
ter and milk are high in price and ex-
tremely scarce.
Formerly an income of 200 rubles a
month was comparative opulence. Now,
according to the best estimates avail
able, it costs from $500 to 5000 rubles
month to maintain a family of three
in anything like comfort. Most of the
families in Petrograd, even with wages
soaring, have less than 1000 rubles a
month. But even the wealthy suffer
hunger pargs, because transportation
is crippled and the city is cut off from
the Ukraine, its principal flour and
sugar producing territory, and from
the nearby Finnish and Baltic COM
munitics that once supplied it with
butter, milk, eggs and vegetables.
In the city's largest hotels, some fer
merly among the show places of Eu-
rope, there is no electric light, no ele-
vators, no hot water and generally no
food. One always provides his own
bread and must keep it under lock and
key. A dinner in one of the better
class restaurants to-day costs 40 rubles
But the city struggles on. Now des-
perately and now nonchalantly it
strives to adapt itself to the topsy-
turviness Of it's present life.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-28
Petrograd Starves While
Earning Worthless Money
>ussa orer Capital City of Despair Where Erstvhie
Rich Must Pedde to the New Aristocracy
of the Proletariat

correspondence Of The Associated Press,
n1ho1RAD. June 15.-Petrograd is
city OF despair and near starvation.
ror many months threatening phan-
'om' munger has already struck down
thousands. "A great majority of the
TWO million persons now crowded into
the once proud capital of Peter the
1rea1 knows what it means to be with
OUT food and knows that winter is
coming with probably worse in store.
Inc people talk, dream and-when
'hey can-eat food. Long lines form
early IN the morning before the shops
10 BUY food. Thousands storm incom-
ing trains in wild scramble for food
Drought IN by peasants and travelling
soldiers. In front of every shop WIN
dow where foodstuffs are displayed
people stand and gaze longingly with
'heir eyes glued to the window panes
fetrograd is also a city with its
pockets full of worthless money.
M oney presses are working overtime
ana wages are increasing, but neither
can ca keep up with the rising prices.
The Nevsky Prospekt, "the" street Of
etiosrao, is picturesque evidence of
the clty's interest in food. In this sea-
son Of white nights" every hour of the
twenty Of daylight sees it lined from
one end to the other with street vend-
ers selling cakes and chocolate and
candies, and queer little pancakes
called "bleeneys" and sugar in Jumps
from carefully guarded little boxes.
Erstwhile Rich Are Now Pedlers
Persons who formerly owned limou-
sines and lived in palace-like homes
along the Neva are selling candy and
biscuits in the streets 20 earn their
living Their customers are opulent
sailors and workmen, who buy biscuits
at fabulous prices, because even they,
part OF the time, cannot get bread.
There is a daily sight that always
brings hopeful smiles-the motor lorry
loaded with -four on it's way to the
soldiers bakery. There is some flour
after all, and that is worth a smile in
Petrograd these days. Six cavalrymen
ride in front of the lorry and six sail.
ors. heavily armed, are perched high on
the sacks.
One need not be surprised if the ladv
dressed in silks and satins-once =
member of the bourge sells
him biscuit on the corner addresses
him In any of the two or three FOREIGN
languages she knows. Then one NAV
buy newspapers from graybeards in
New-York tribune., 1918-07-28
Cloudburst' Sweeps 3
Army Men to Death

DEM1NG, N. NJ, July 27.-Lieuten-
ant Lambert Herbert and Lieutenant
Jean Jegou, French officers. instructors
at Camp Cody, were drowned last night
IN White Water Creek. ten miles south
east of Silver City, N. NJ, when tor
rent of water from cloudburst in the
mountains overturned the motor car in
which they were riding and swept it
into the swollen stream
Sergeant Ernest Picard, of the United
States army, who was driving, also lost
his life.
The bodies of Lieutenants Herbert
and Jegou were found later buried in
the sand. The body of Sergeant Picard
was found near the overturned auto
mobile on the edge of the stream.
Picard's home was Worcester, Mass.
Lieutenant Herbert was an instructor
in light field artillery and Lieutenant
Jegou was instructor in bombing.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-28
Michaelis Warns Germany
OF Ships Dearth After War

AMSTERDAM, July 27.-sIn an ar
ticle quoted by the Berlin Socialist
newspaper "Vorwaerts," DR.. Georg
Michaelis, former German Imperial
Chancellor, warns the German nation
that there will be a time of dearth
after the war because of lack of ship
ping.
"Let US not indulge in the idea that
all distress will come to an end and
happiness begin if our enemies in
demnify US for our billions of war
debt" he added. "Everything depends
upon how we face the period of dis
tress. The billions of the war of
1870 did us great HARM"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-28
Retreat On;
Allied Eiers
Aarass Foe
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of the men who first withsteod the al
most crushing weight of metal thrown
into the village and then doggedly
fought the advancing enemy waves.
Amid the ruin on the roads the hustle
and hustle of war continued-trucks,
automobiles, side cars, horses and men
each performing his part in continuing
the battle behind the hills on the north
bank of the Marne.
Leaving the car at Crezancy, we
walked distance of two miles. The
hind us, the airplanes lowering above,
many atmospheric strata pounding and
rumbling from the Allied guns in our
rear and the enemy's in front gave
proper war setting.
Before the war l saw a plastic re-
production of Messina after the earth
quake. This scene, however, was be-
yond the fondest dreams of reproduce
tion in the plastic art. AS the badly
destroyed villages are mostly alike, it
is useless to give a detailed descrip-
ton. But the outstanding fact was
that natures power of destruction has
now been far outstripped by the
science of the Hun. Between the vii
lagos ran narrow river, creeping from
view around a great curve. Behind
were sausages peering into the Ger
man lines that followed the rivers
curve. The ruins of the village stood
out in bold relief against the hilside's
green background, and the small town
on our side simply nestled almost at
the waters edge.
z! pontoon bridge, one of the several
Allied Marine crossings, now, however,
was what caused excitement On the
village road en- route to the bridge we
were suddenly assailed with machine
gun bullets putting" around us. and
we rapidly took to cover. 1t was one
of an advance guard feet of enemy
airplanes come to bomb the bridge.
The whirr of q shell was the next
distinction, its explosion and frag
ments coming all too close. In the
meantime the machine guns on the
semble a hurry job of riveters on
New York skyscraper. only they were
outdoing any hurry job of the riveters'
union in noise by about twentyfold.
Above was feet of enemy bombers,
fighting machines of convoy now
linked in combat with Allied planes
which hurried from every direction.
While the battle was going on the
bombers forged ahead, dropping heavy
missiles. 1t is difficult to recall how
many, but the main facts now are
IHdC lOIic CIiC UiiuSc.
One German fighting plane broke
off the combat suddenly and dove on
one of the several rapidly descending
sausages. We saw the observer jump,
his parachute open safely, and mo-
ment later the balloon was enveloped
in flames. 1t fell in a remarkably
brief time, leaving black trail.
The air fight now grew intense. One
machine, evidently a German, although
it was impossible to determine exactly,
fell from the sky in flames. The pilot
had possibly been killed by the spit
ting machine gun of an Allied plane
The fight swayed down the river,
and when it was mile away we saw
another fall from the sky with a sus-
picion of smoke trail behind him.
All these are only the little acts seen
many times in a day, according to the
doughboys and poilus there. What is
most significant is that they were en-
tirely cheerful and happy.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-28
Germans Steal Food
Stores From Russia

WASHINGTON, July 27.-The food
situation between Germany and Rus
STA has reached an acute stage, accord
ing to advices received to-day at the
State Department. There is not
enough food for both countries, and
the question as to who will get what
provisions there are has reached crit
ical stage.
High-handed methods have been
adopted by the Germans, it was said.
Soldiers with thrashing machines are
sent into the grain countries and the
grain is requisitioned. The Russian
peasants are allowed only such amounts
as the soldiers decide they need
The Germans also were said to be
requisitioning cattle and horses in Po-
land and Lithuania, and to be helping
themselves to timber in those coun-
tries without, in many instances, even
going through the formality of giving
receipts.
Information also reached the depart
ment to-day that the reason for the
refusal of the Allied diplomats at Vo-
logda to accept the Bolshevik invitation
to move to Moscow was that the So
Wet capital already is controlled by
the Germans, whose armed forces cas-
lily could take actual possession of the
city.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-28
All III. S. Called On to
Honor Serbia To-day
Lansing Asks Churches to Pay
Tribute to Nations De-
fiance of Hum

WASHINGTON, July 27. The
churches Of America were called upon
to-day by Secretary Lansing to observe
tomorrow, the fourth anniversary Of
Serbia's refusal to meet the demands
made by Austria, as Serbia Day and
to give Repression to their sympathy
with this wronged people and their
oppressed and dominated kindred in
other lands, and to invoke the bless
ing of Almighty God upon them and
the cause to which they are pledged"
High tribute was paid to the heroism
Of Serbia by Secretary Lansing in the
following words:
ION Sunday, the 2Sth of the present
month, will occur the fourth anniver-
sary of the day when the gallant peo-
pie of Serbia, rather than submit to
the studied and ignoble exactions of a
carefully prepared attack, were called
upon by the war declaration of Aus
tria-Hungary to defend their territory
and their homes against an enemy bent
upon their destruction. Nobly did they
respond.
$50 valiantly and courageously did
they oppose the forces of country
ten times greater in population and
resources that it was only after they
had thrice driven the Austrians back
and Germany and Bulgaria had come to
the aid of Austria that their armies
were compelled to retreat into Albania.
While their territory has been devas-
tated and their homes despoiled, the
spirit of the Serbian people has not
been broken.
Though overwhelmed by superior
forces, their love of freedom remains
undated. Brutal force has left un-
affected their firm determination to sac
rlfice everything for liberty and inde-
pendence."
Secretary Lansing urged the people
to not forget the "kind people of the
great Slavic race, who, now dominated
and oppressed by alien races, yearn
for independence and national unity"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-28
Dutch Colonies for
Japan, Bolshevik Yarn

LONDON. July 27.-Tsvestia," a
Bolshevjk newspaper of Moscow, on
July 19 published statement which
was circulated from Berlin reporting
that an arrangement had been made
between the Entente Powers and Japan.
1t alleged that Japan was to be com
pensated for her more active partici-
patton in the war by being given the
Dutch colonies.
Reuters, Ltd, learns officially that
not the smallest foundation exists for
the statement that the Entente Powers
ever proposed such compensation to
Japan for her participation in the war
and that the allegation is SO ridiculous
it scarcely needs refutation.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-28
Air F atalities Fewer:
Two Killed i'm Texas

WASHINGTON, July 27.-There we're
only three fatalities in airplane acct
dents in army aviation training camps
in the United States during the week
ending July 20, according to a state
ment to-day by the War Department.
The deaths occurred at San Antonio.
WACO, Tex. July 27.-Second Lieu
tenant Clarence H. Winter, an instruc-
tor at Rich Field, was killed to-day six
miles west of here when his airplane
fell. A cadet with Winter was not
hurt. Winters home was at Fort Col
Inns, Colorado.
FORT WORTH, Tex, July 27.-Flying
Cadet Fred q. Campbell, jr., whose
home was at Rosedale, Kan, was killed
here this morning when his plane
dropped into a tail spin at low alti-
tude. He was twenty six years old.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-28
Helfferich Starts for Moscow

LONDON, July 27.-Dr Helfferich,
the newly appointed German Ambassa-
dor to Russia, started for Moscow Fri
day, according to an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Amsterdam. On
the same train went battalion of
German soldiers.
DR.. Helferich, former Vice Chancel-
lor, takes the place of Count Won Mir
bach, who was assassinated in Moscow
early in JULY
New-York tribune., 1918-07-28
Build "Superhut" for Soldiers

the Y. NJ. c. A. is building super
hut" for departing soldiers near the
water front of one of the most i'm
portant embarkation ports It's front
age will be 1856 feet and its depth 112
feet. 1t will have a cafeteria big
enough to feed 1000 men an hour,
kitchens, storerooms, barber shop,
tailor shop, showers, baggage room,
library, social hall, hostess room and
other conveniences.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-28
Greek Kings Life Imperilled;
Bomb Falls Beside His Train

ATHENS. July 22.-King Alexander
of Greece had narrow escape yester-
day from death. The train on which
he was returning from the Serbian
front was bombed by an enemy aviator
at the Florina station.
The bomb just missed the engine.
Nobody was hurt.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-28
Adolph Friedrich,
German Duke, To
Be Finlandps Kinp

PARIS, July 27.-The crown of Fin
land has been offered to Duke Adolph
Friedrich of Mecklenbure- -Schwerin
and he has accepted. says Zurich dis
patch to lie Journal" The offer was
made by deputation from the Finnish
Landtag. The duke will return with
the deputation aboard a Finnish war
ship.
The coronation. the dispatch adds,
will take place within few weeks.
1t was reported early in May that ne
gotiations were in progress to offer the
Finnish crown to Duke Adolph Friedrich.
Within the last week, however, dis
patches from Scandinavia said the Fin
nish Landtag had refused to approve
the erection of a monarchy under a
German King.
Duke Adolph Friedrich was born in
SchYerin in 1878. He is a colonel in
the Prussan Guard and served for a
time as Governor of Togoland. The
duke is an uncle of the reiening Grand
Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin and is
unmarried
New-York tribune., 1918-07-28
Kaiser Rewards Boy-Ed

Captain Boy-Ed, former German
military attache in Washington, whose
recall was demanded because of his
connection with German propaganda
in this country, has received official
recognition by Emperor William for
his activities here. The Cologne Ca
zette," reporting speech by Boy-Ed,
refers to him as Naval Captain won"
Boy-E
New-York tribune., 1918-07-28
British Casualties Drop

LONDON, July 27.-British casual
ties reported in the week ended to-day
total 1888, compared with the aggre-
gate of 1891 reported in the previous
week. These are divided as follows:
Killed or Died of Manufacturers,
1928; men, 1,764.
Wounded or Missing-ohicers. 3o4;
men, 10,697.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-28
Especial Dispatch to The Tr,bune)

Especial Dispatch to The Tr1bunc)
WASHINGTON, July 27.-Publica
tion in London of what was believed to
be an inspired statement indicating
that the movement of Japanese forces
into Siberia had already begun, accord
ing to the terms of the Allied and
American agreement, was said at the
State Department to-day to be without
any basis in fact
This government is rigidly maintain
ing its attitude of secrecy concerning
the negotiations between the United
States, Japan and the Entente powers
in regard to intervention in Siberia and
Russia, and there was no intimation to-
day when an official announcement
would be made.
The Russian Embassy received
cable message to-day from the Vladi-
vostok government, which recently
proclaimed itself the government of
independent Siberia, declaring its de.
sire to expel the Central Powers from
Russia. to reestablish the Eastern
front OF the Allies, inviting Allied mil
ltary and economic assistance for Rus
sla ana otherwise asking for coopera-
ton.
Receipt of the telegram tended to
dlscredlt press dispatch stating that
the Vladlvostok government had re-
signed, and it also contradicted pre-
vlous unofficial advices REPRESENTING
the Vladivostok government to be op.
posed 70 Allled Intervention in Siberia
Russian officials here stated that
nation to the Vladivostok administra-
ton as the government of Siberia. Rus.
sian diplomatic missions being able to
extend recognition to no faction or
party in Russia. or to any detached
governmental authority. it is the atti
tude of the Russian diplomatic mis-
slons to recognize the de facto local
auth critics Of such governments.
The same attitude is maintained d
toward the government of General Hor-
vath at Harbin. These Russians assert
that the differences between the several
so-called Siberian governments. there
being another prominent one at Omsk.
and their natural riva!ries, are not I'M.
portant.
1t was learned to-day that willie in
the main the Czecho-Slovak troops con-
troll the Transsiberian Railroad there
are stretches of the line in Western
Siberia in the hands of Austro German
soldiers, formerly prisoners of war,
who are cooperating with the Bolshe-
vlk'. AS consequence, communicate ton
between Western and Eastern Siberia
Is cut, both by mail and by telegraph.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-28
Mission Dispatched to Re.
pair Chinese Railway,
Report Says
Semenof Faces 10000
Troops in Manchuria
Washington Denies Rumor
That Japanese Troops
Have Entered Russia
(Py The Associated Press)

HARDIN, Manchuria, July "a
American engineers have been ordered
to proceed from Nagasaki to Vladivo-
stok to effect repairs to the Chinese
Eastern Rsilway.
General Semenoff, head of the anti
Bolshevik movement in Siberia, is re-
ported to be facing an enemy force of
10000 near the Manchurian border.
from which place they were preparing
to advance into Chinese territory,
where there is a substantial force of
Czechs.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-28
July Transport
OfMen torrance
To Reach 800, 900

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