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Peopled Paper," and It strives at' nil times to
live p to Its iiitmo by do voting Its energies to
promoting tlio people's Interest.
(fas
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Vol. No. XXXIX.
Established 1878
As Tlio Const Mnll.
MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1915 EVENING EDITION
A Consolidation of Times, Const Mnll
nnd Coos Hay Advertiser.
No. 6
mmtB
" ' i "
RUSSIAN Air
BEING CRUSHED
Teutons Have Captured Pari
of Railroad and Are Cutting
Off Defeated Army
Eight Hundred Thousand In
habitants of Polish City Are
Fleeing Toward the East
U.UES ARE VERY ANXIOUS
Jellef is Ttmt Russia Is ov Out of
tho Fight for Rest of This Sum.
mcr nnd That Germany Will
Nov Attack Western Front
Ht Aaaoclata4 rrcn to Cooa liar TlmM.
I rlENtfA, July III. Ily tlio orcu
y putlon of Lublin, li n miles
" southoast of Warsaw, tlio Aus
rlans cut off tlio Russians from till
mportant' niciuiH of communication
onn'octlng tlio whole southern Rub
Inn front between tlio VIhIiiIii mill
lio niifj Rlvors.
Tho HiiBslaiiB battled despcratoly
o prevent tlio Toutoiile Allies gnln
ng possession of tlio Ivnngorod-Lub-In-Cholm
railroad, which for hoiiiu
letanco pnrajlcls tho ViHtula.
Can Move Troop.
Control of tlio railroad will uf
ord tlio Teutons menus of quickly
lasslng troops at any point desired
nil dcprlvo tlio RnsslniiH of tho main
vonuo of retreat. Tho military rnll
oad. built. by tlio HiibhIiuih south
rqni ublln during tho occupation
f Gajjcla, through tho region which
or strategic reasons wiih hitherto
ift .,111. ft.. A HflUHnnilH .. ...t .. aHMA..,
EVACUATE
WARSAU
j...-. ,. ,',,,, , , , force those already landed,
dvantapp'to tho AiiBtrlans In solving I .
no problem of communication.
''MAY"CJUT OFF RliTREAT
AYOlH
ioniums llnyo Tho Railroad
t South of Warsaw
On
(Ojr Aaaadttrd ttraa In Cooa Hi; Tlmra.)
LONDON,' July 31.--Official au
ouncoment today of the occupation
f Lublin by tho Aiistro-Gorniun fore
I supplemented the (ierman claims
lat tho' Itusslan grip along this
Hithorn front Iiiih been broi.on by
)o invaders, cutting off one lino f
outhcrn Polnnd. In tho meantime
on. Von Huolow continues to drlvo
iwnrd Vllna' seeking to cut off tho
ortliorn railroad from Warsaw to
otrograd and tho prudlcamont of
iq Russian armies seoklug to wlt'a
rnw Intact fi-Qin Warsaw, unless tho
lain forces, "aro alrcmly out of tho
latrlct, bocolnes more perilous.
,. Pcoplo Fleeing
Warsaw's 800,000 Inhabltnnta aro
oolhg from tho city toward tho eaBt
ud pvory dispatch from tho Russians
iako guarded roforenco to boiiio
liaso of the ovacuatlou.
llopo In (i'ouo
Official ahnouncomont of Its abati
jnment Is' ijot nmdo, howovcr, al
tough tho slender hope of tho eu-nto-powers
tliat tho (Jormans might
u withhold on tho threshhold, is dla
patcd and mjlltary writers coiifln
.g thomBolf to dobatlng drand Diiito
Ichdlas' cliancos of extracatlng his
i-mloa rf roin tho hard pitched. trlan
lo without disaster.
Diwidos, tho capture or Lubln mid
Uuro of tho railroad, tho Clerman'H
rossfd the VlBtula irlvor botweon
'arsaw'aud, fvangorod and tho pr b
m for tho 'Russians Ib to hold tho
higs. on iip north and .south of
'arWw, wlill'o tho conter rotlrcs, bo
iraBBRCiitd., It was argued that tho
mduct of the retreat, without Great
bs, wouldontall tho necessity tho
ubln-CheJin front holding firm.
Must Act Quickly
Now thatftt la broken, quick ne
on on thtipftrt of tho RusslniiB bo
imea Iinpratlyo wh also does tho
eromliig'eTtlio Increasing Clorman
rca drjvthg.' from Kovho and Su
alkl iQfjLtA'1 Vllna, tho capfuro of
hlch would cause tho northern lino
rotreat,
IiOht.For ThU Summer
With jevantaf shaped as they aro
w, It 'h realized hero that Russia
is lost the$lnitlatlvo for tho re
alnder of-the summer, which will
labia hientral Powers to strike
ird at eItherFrance, Belgium, Serb
er l(ly,
fc wmin Li'injx
(Bf AamMa f reaa to CXoa B7 Tlmea.J
ViBNKA, itily 31, Tho Austrian
info whNtid l.ulilln Friday aftcr-
L
AT YES
MAPI
I HNS RESISTED LANDING OK
Till: U. S. MARINES
Admiral Cnpciiou Foivusts Kurthcr
,v Itovolutlomiry Movements On
Inland In the Ktitiiro
(Of Aaaoclatrd Prraa tt Cunt Da? Tlraaa,
WASHINGTON, 1). C, July 31.
When tho llaltlcus rcBiatcd tho laud
ing of Hear Admiral Capcrton'a blue
Jnckcts and inarincfl 'thursday, bIx
natives wcro killed and two wound
ed In tho fighting. Caperton nmdo
this report today and furcust further
revolutionary disturbances on the Is
land. Continue Occiipalhiu
The Navy Department lias decided
to Head the hospital uhlp Solace to
Haiti. No further cnBiialtlca to the
American force's aro reported, but
offlclalH have coiuo to tho routiu
hIoii that tho American occupation
will coiitiuuo boiiio time.
At Port Ait I'rlnco the dlHarming
of the soldiers and civilians Is still
going on and a quantity of armu mil
aiiimuultlou Is already collected. Duo
to tho largo area covered by tho city
It will take boiiio time to coniploto
the disarming.
Expert Trouble
Admiral Caperto reports that tho
revolutionary committee declared (or
Itosnlvo Hobo for President after 12
other prominent men bad refusol.
At Cape Haltlou another presidential
candidate has been declared for 'Hid
further' trouble Is expected.
moreTmarixes
Huttlcshlp VJtli"!fo Men Sails Krom
Philadelphia-
fllr Aaaoelatrl 1'rrn to Cooa IIr TlmM.)
PHILADELPHIA,, Pa. July 31.
Tho baUlcHhlp Coiinctlcut with near
ly HO i) marines on board, sailed from
tho Philadelphia navy yard today for
i Port an Prlnco, whoro It will roin-
memiiehs ok rivers and iiaic
nous committee invited
Mnrshflclil CliamlKT of Commerce
and Port Sends Invitation lly
Who Today
Tho Marahflold Cluiinbor of Oom
iiiorco ontl Port of Coos Hay today
united In a telegraphic. Invitation to
tho members of tho Rivers and Ilur-
WLLYSNnY
Jtroat for tlio Itussla forces In -bors Committee of Congress who aro
touring tho coast to visit Coos Hay
Tho Invltatln was sent to San Fran
Cisco. Tho cominltteo Is
scheduled
to leave thero
tomorrow for tlioinf
north and will bo at Portland noxt
week.
It Is believed that If all tho com
inltteo does not stop hero, that some
of tho niombors will enno horo. Tho
fommltlco Is gottlng first hand In
formation as to conditions and work
dono on barborH and waterways re
ceiving fodoral assistance.
noon, according to an official state
ment Issued to day at tho Austrian
war office.
FLV OVFlir WARSAW
y Aanwtatftl I com io Cob lla; Tlmra
OICNHVA, July 31. (lorinan avla
torH returning to tho lines after n
flight over Warsaw, roportod that
thoy clearly saw tho Russian troops
evacuating tho capital, marching to
ward tho cast, says a dispatch from
Innsbruck.
1IOWDV PAP
AH Loyal Order of Mooso aro ro
quested to attend tho regular meet
ing of tho ordor noxt Tuesday night,
August 3rd. A movement has boon
htarted to orgunlzo a drill team co
If you aro Interested In this work
wo wnnt you to como out Monday
night ns well us Tuesday night at
tho I. O. O. F. Hall. Auyono outsldo
tho Lodgo that would liko to Join a
toam of this kind will bo moro than
woJeoino. Seo olthor Fred Smith
of Goorgo Gottlng. This moot
ing on Tuesday evening will bo
very Important as n number of things
will como up In regard to tho trip
to Ilandon, Mooso day. como out and
show yoursolf and bo A Loyal
Mooso.
Georgo 13. Cook, Secrotary
VKSSKLMOVKMKXTS
Sailed
Nann Smith, San Francisco, 3:30
p. m. today.
Duo lleio
F. A. Kllburn, Portland, Sunday
morning.
. ...... .
Santa Clara, Eureka,
morning.
Duo to Sail
nreakwater, Portlnnd, 8
Sunday.
Sunday
a. m.
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WILL FOLL
Serious Condition on Rogue
River is Reported in Evi
dence in Circuit Court
appeals! judge
Roderick Macleay States Re
cent Injunction Issued Has
Been Openly Violated
NINE CITED TO APPEAR
Alleged That Attempt Was Mudo to
Itiirii Wccldeibtiin Cannery and
Acid Poured on .Vet.s Witness
Says Anarchy Exists
T
HAT a condition of anarchy ex
ists on Roguo river In Curry
county and that without pro
tection of tho court thoro Is dan
ger of a reign of bloodshed and ter
ror, wns tho testimony of Rodorlck
Macleay of Portland before Judge
John S. Coko In chambers yesterday
afternoon. Other evidence of u start-
! llg naturo waB given, Indicating that
conditions In tho Roguo river fish
ing controversy are serloim.
Mr. Macleay Is president of tho
Macleay cstato which owns largo
holdings on Roguo river and oper
ates under tho name of tho Wcddcr
burn Trading Company. A largo sal
mon cannery Is lqcated In tho com
pany's town, Woddorburn, and tho
company owun most of the laud on
both bIiIcb of tho river for a dlstanco
of twelvo miles up from tho mouth.
OjijKisltlou Cannery
This season P. A. Sraborg built
a cannery m a tract of land on tho
Gold Reach sldo of tfio river and
which Is owned by Alf Miller nnd
leased from him. In July an Injunc
tion was asked of Judgo Coko on the
grounds that rishormon working un
dor contrnct for Scaborg wcro tres
passing on tho property of tho Wod
dorburn Trailing Company. Judge
Coko Issued tho Injunction restrain
ing 83 men from trespassing or oth
erwise harnisslng tho company. It Is
now claimed that boiiio of thoso mon
have flagrantly and oponly violated
tho Injunction and It was asked In a
petition that thoy bo cited on n
ehargo of contempt of court,
lliirncd Fences
District Attonloy J. C. Johnson
of Grry CQXmy lUU Vcvh and Peck
Miiu ?tv ntuinarod for Mr. Macleay
--- .
who In addition to giving tho facts
In tho potltlon, testified on tlio wlt-j
nr-ss stand. Ho Bald that tho mon had'
burned down his fences, had poured
acid on his nets to destroy thoin and
hod tried to sot flro to his cannery.,
Tho company hod put up tho foncos
around Its property ho that It would .
bo trespass to ontor and tho foncos
wore torn down for tho purposo of
leaving tho ground open, ho it was!
claimed. Tlio posts, It was atatod, had
boon piled up and burned and tho
wlro wound up and placed on tho
flro.
Owner Tliieatoncd
Mr. Macleay stated that ho hlm
Bolf had boon threatened and that ho
had applied to tho county court for
permission to carry a gun to pro
tect himself but Hint tho county
Judgo did not huvo authority to
grant this potltlon.
Mr. Macleay In his testimony mtulo
It clear that It was not local pcoplo
who woro guilty of tho mischief but
men brought from tho outBldo to fish
for tho othor cannory who It was
stated woro of a rough character.
A reign of terror, Mr. Macleay said
on tho witness stand, was being at
tempted, much to tho detriment of j
his business and to tlio locality, no
said that condltlona had reached a
stato of anarchy.
Will Cuu-o Loss
Tho potltlon to tho court sets forth
that tho fishing season ends Aug.
2C and thut If something is not rtono
to stop tho troublo tho men aro mak
ing for tho company, that many
thousands of dollars will bo lost and
that bloodshed Is feared.
The payroll of tho Wedderburn
m ii... mi.onv Ic (i liirtrn one and
iruuiiiK "'"i1"") " ---
the fishing bo iar mis jui u -
fnlr but Mr. Macleay points out that
tho troublo being made by tho men
against whom he has filed complaint
will not only cause him to lose money
but that tho fishermen who aro do-
I nllnilr. frt 4 ft A
penning on nis opeiuun (
Boason's work will also Biirrer losses
CMatfou Issued
Judgo Coko Issued a citation
II w
JAILED JN MEXICO
NEWSPAPER HEAD, HIS FAMILY
AND STAFF IX PRISON
People Connected With .Mexico City
lleiald Tlnvatencd With Court
Martial Me.sMigo Delayed
tDr AaaorlatM l'rcaa to Cooa liar Tlmra.)
MEXICO CITV, July 111. (Delay
ed) Paul Hudson, president of the
Herald Publishing Company of .Mex
ico City, nn American citizen, to
gether with tho members of his fam
ily and tho staff of the paper, ire
prisoners In Mexico City and arc
threatened with court martial. Tho
charges have not been set forth.
JC
xoti:d'.mkrciiaxt pitixci: will
VISIT MAHSHKIHLD RICLATIVH
Head of Great Clialnof Klghty
tlueo Stores KypoeU'd here in
A Day Or So On Auto Tour
J. C. Ponnoy, head of tho eighty
throe J. C. Ponnoy Company Btorcs,
Is expected hero within a day or two
to visit the Marshflold store anil also
to seo his nephew, R. F. Whitman,
Its manager.
Mr. Pcniioy Is Just completing an
nuto tour across tho continent dur
ing which he hns visited most of his
stores. Ho was nccoinpaiiled on tho
trip by his two young boiib nnd his
slstor.nud a chauffeur. Ills wlfo tllod
sonio tlmo ago.
This will bo Mr. Poniiey's first vis
It to Mnrshfleld. Although head of
ouo of tho largest retail syndicates In
the country, Mr. Penney Is but thlr-ty-uluo
years old. Ho was born and
reared at Hamilton, Mo., and was
a Bchoolmuto of Alva Doll of Marah
fleld. Mr, Whitman was also reared
nt Hamilton. Twp or Mr. Whitman's
brothers aro managers of other Pen
ney stores.
Mr. Pennoy's entry Into business
for hlniBolf wos nbout twenty years
ago at Kemmerer, Vyo nnd ho still
owns tho storo there. Ho went to
Denver for his health, obtained a po
sition as a clerk. Ho later wont to
Kemmerer, bought n meat market
but did not llko tlio business and
went back to tho dry goods and
clothing business and later bought
tho storo.
There. was conceived the Idea of a
great chain of stores oporatod under
ono head, gaining tho advantage of
accumulated buying power and nl
tho advantage of tho cash system.
His Biircess has beeu little short
of remarkable and all has been nc-j
couipllsliod by his own efforts. He Is j
now handling n business running In
to tho millions of dollars annualh'.
,
OHK.GO.V RAILROAD COMMISSION
COMING TO IIF.AR COMPLAINT
Anuoiiiico Hearing Wjll be Held In
Marshflold City Hall August II
Concerning Intensions, Ktc.
(Special to Tho Ylincs.)
SALKM, Oro., July 3 J. Secretary
11. II. Coroy of the Oregon Railroad
Commission announces that tho niom
bors of tho commission '.will go to
Marshflold to hold a further heating
thero August 11 on tho complaints
of tl.o cities of Marshflold and North
Hentl against tho Coos Ray Water
company concerning extensions, etc,
Tho' hearing Is to bo held hi tln
Marshflold City Hall commencing at
10 o'clock Thursday mornliig, Aug
ust 11.
.Whothor tho hearing will bo con
fined to tho extensions which' tho tit-,
los desire is not stated. Complaint
was mudo homo time ago that tho
Coos Ray Wutor company lied not
mado all tho oxtouslotis and Improve
ments which tho railroad limimlsslon
ordered when thoy allowel tho com
pany to IncreahQ Its rutos,
against nlno mon. Thoy aro' cited to
appear In tho circuit court at Co
qulllo Wednesday anil hhow cause
why they should not bo filed for con
tempt of court In violating the In
junction. Tho men cited to appear aro A. D.
Wh.egtV. Charles Wilion, William
Hunter,, Alex McLeod, William Ash,
A. R. Conger, G. C. LeClalro and
Frank Hogo. In addition W. P.
Spenco, who was enjoined In 1914,
was also cited to appear. Kvldonco on
both Bides will bo heard. Judgo Coko
issued tho papers last night and thoy
will bo served by tlio nherlff of Cur
ry county.
PI COMING
ITER
Cut
001
1
1
SEITLE FIGHT
United States Officials Are
Forming Plan of Action to
Bring About Peace
E IS LEFT
Believed That Leaders Will Be
Given Opportunity to Settle
Their Affairs Now
AWAIT WILSON'S RETURN
President Has Taken Into Considera
tion Possibility of Refusal of Lead
ers to Hold Conference In La) lug
Out Ills Policy Will Limit
IVf Aaaot latoj Vtft Io Cooa liar Tlmra,
f i ASI1INGTON, D. C, July 31.
WW Officials of tho United.
States government nro go
lug ahead today with plans for
tho pacification of Mexico. Def
inite action, however, will await
President Wilson's return. Reports
generally credited hero said a mes
tuige would bo Kent to the Mexican
factional leaders giving thorn a
last chance to end the strife within
a limited time.
Thu possibility of tlio Mexican fac
tions again falling to meet In con
ference to seltlo their (llfforenco Is
being taken Into consideration by
President Wilson, It Is said, In for
mulating his plan of action.
TAKF.S CAPITAL
CoiiHtltiirbmnllNtH Reoccupy Mexico
City It Is Reported
tllr AaaotlatM I'rraa tu Cooa Iraf Tlmra.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 31.
Tho re-occupation of Mexico City last
night by tho CoiiBtltutloiinllsts under
Gonzales was reported In a telegram
received hero today by Sainuol llol
deu, legal representative of Carran
za. (nr AMorUtrfl rrvaa to Cooa na Tlmra.
PHOKNIX, Ariz., .July 31. Al
though Assistant Attorney Goneral
Ilarbeu bus advised Warden Sims to
disregard the appeal to tho Supremo
court for a now trlnl for the flvo
Mexicans condemned to bo banged, It
was said today tho execution would
not take placo until September when
court convenes. The suporior court
yestcrdoy vacated ItB own order nmdo
earlier In tho day donylug a writ of
habeiiH c.irpun and permitted an ap
peal to tho supremo court, to bo tak-
en.
12,
Al'STRIANS SCKKK.R GRKATLV
FIGHT WITH ITALIANS
IX
Thu Latins .Make An Attach Willi
Force of Ono Hundred and
Seventy Thousand
I Mr Aho lalnl I'riM Io l'o.a liar Tlmra.)
GKNKXA, July 31. A dispatch
fi out Lnlbach to tho Tribune says tho
AiiBtriniiH attacked tho Italians at
Gorfzlu with 170,000 mon on tho
njgiit of July 28 with disastrous
results. Tlio Austrian losses number
ed 12,000. On tho day following a
fierce Austrian attack on tho Carsu
plateau also was repulsed.
llr Aaao'latMl I'reaa Io Cooa liar Tlmra.)
CHICAGO, July 31. Secretary of
Commorco Redfleld, stirred by crit
icism of his inquiry Into tho Hast
land disaster, assorted today ho
would niiiko a thorough Investigation
tlop of tho entire United States
steamboat Inspection sorvlco If prop
er charges nro filed.
GHRMAXV KF.PLIF.S TO
THU FKVK XOTi:
(Ur Aaioi-latod I'rm to Cooa liar Tlmra
IIHRLIN, July 31. Cor-
many's reply to the Amorlcan
noto on J"no 24 regarding
tho sinking of tlio Amorlcan
ship William P. Fryo was
transmitted to Washington
Inst night
H
POSTPONE
1
I
STIRRED
AMERICAN KILLED
koch ,mi:i:t df.atii ox vksshl
WHICH IS SIIKLLKD
Attacked by German Siibinarliio and
Sent to Ilottom Causing
Seven Deaths
WOULD NOT STOP
tDr Aavtrlatal Trraa Io C.oa Har Tlmra.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Ju
ly 31. Consul Frost at
Qncenstown reported that
tho Iberian disregarded tho
German submarine's orders
to stop and consequently was
shelled.
444444
(Of Aa.orlattx! rrraa Io Cooa liar Tlmra.
LONDON, July 31. Tho Loylond
liner Iberian, G223 gross tons, was
Bunk by a German submarine. Ouo
of tho Bovcn mon killed Is said to
hnvo been nn American. Slxty-ono
lauded safely. Tho casualties woro
caused by shell fire. Tho siibmnrluo
then torpedoed tho Iberian mid tho
vessel went to tho bottom. Two men
died In thu rcscuo boats.
A.MKRICAXS AltROAD
A dispatch from Queemitowii says
thu Iberian had a large crow aboard
Including a number of American cat
tlemen returning to tho United
Stntes.
SAILKD FROM HOSTOX
fit? Aaan. latoil I'reaa Io coa naj Tlmra.
NlflW YORK, July 31. Tho'lborl
au sailed from Ilostju July 7 for
Manchester where sho wns reported
to havo arrived July 20. Sho was 137
feet long With a beam of 18 feet nnd
wns built In 1900. Sho has been used
sovoral months for tho transportation
of wnr supplies botween tho United
Stntes and Kiigland,
VICTIM A MULKTKI'll
Or Apaoclalad Trna lu Ooa flaj Tlmaa.
WASHINGTON, 1). C, July 31.
Only one Amcrcnu, a miiln tonder
named Whyloy was killed when tho
British steamer Iberian was shelled
and sunk by a Gorman submarine
Ainorlcnn Consul Frost at Quoons
town reported todny thnt tho dori
an disregarded tho submarine's
waning to stop. Later tho German
commnndor gave tho crow tlmo to
take to tho boats before firing tho
torpedo. Whyloy died of abode and
wounils from tho shells.
Consul's Report
Consul Frost's report said: "Tho
steamer Iborlnu wiih submarined.
Whyloy, nu American muleteer, was
killed. Thu snip surgoon of tho Iberi
an and tho American captain stato
tho siibinarliio did not Bboll tho Iber
ian until tho lattor disregarded sig
nals, and gavo tlmo to take to tho
boats. No Americans were Injured.
""
THAWLK.HS SUNK
(II; Aaorlalal I'rraa io Cooa liar Tlmra.) 4
LONDON, July 31. Four
more Lowestoft trawlers 4
havo been sunk by Gorman
submarines. Tho crows woro
saved. Tho veasuls woro tho
Quest, Strive, Achieve and
Athena.
IS TO PILL VACANCY
PORT WILL SIILFCT L. .1. SIMP.
SOX'S Sl'CCF.SSOR OX IIODV
O. S. Wlusor Only Ono Vet Suggmt-
ed A. II, Powers Will llecomu
President of Commission
Tho Port of Cooh Ray at Its next
meeting will tuko steps to fill thu
vacancy caused by tho resignation of
L. J. Simpson as u mombor of that
body. Tho law provides that the
commission shall fill any vacancies
on tho body. It Is likely that u
North Rend man will hu appointed by
tho commission us Mr. Simpson rep
resented that portion of tho district.
C, S. Wiiisod, vlcu-presldeut of tho
First National bank of North Rend
and a prominent resldunt thoro, Is
tho only ono Hiigestcd for tho va
cancy so far.
A. II. Powers, vlco-presldont of tho
Port, will automatically succeed Mr.
Simpson as president,
Mr, Simpson has not filed his res
ignation with the Port so fur and
his verbal statement thut ho Is go
ing to retire Is all tlio kuowledgo
thoy havo of It. Press of his pri
vate business affairs and the fact
that ho has moved to Shore Acros,
which Is outside tho Port District,
nro tho reasons given by him for
retiring.
Tho next regular mooting of the
Port Commission will bo held Aim
list nth,
FIRST lEAR OF
IS
But No Decisive Results Ob
tained and the End is
Not in Sight
T IS
In Lives, Money and Property,
World Has Paid Dearly for
the Struggle
SUMMARY 'OF YEAR GIVEN
Dead mid Wounded Numbered in
Millions Kxpcnscs Counted In Bil
lions mid More Than Half tho
World Is Xow HclRgcront
ly AMoclalisI Troaa to Cooa liar Tlmra,
NBW YORK, July 31. Tho fol
lowing Is a summary of tho
first yenr of tho war:
Tho second year of tho Euro
pean war opens tomorrow. On
August I, 1911, Germany declared
war against Russia and tlio last
chnuco vanished of localizing tho
AiiBtro-Serblan war, doclarod thrco
days previously by Austria-Hungary.
All tho great powors of Kurapo
wore drawn Into n struggle, tho llko
of which history has not 'heretofore
recorded. Eleven nations aro
at war and almost nil lands aro af
fected, directly or Indirectly. Mil
lions of men hnvo boon killed,
wounded or carried Into .captivity In
hostile countries. Rltllons of dol
lars have bcon expended. Thousand's
of square miles of territory havo
been devastated and hundreds of
cities nnd towns laid wnsto. Half
tho world Is In mourning for tho
dead. And although tlio war has
boon In progress with uncxaniplod
fury for a"year thb result may he
summarized In ono brief Bontonco:
No declslyo results havo boon achiev
ed and tho end Is not In sight.
Determination to purBiio tho war
to u decisive ending tins been express-,
oil by high officials of all tlio belli
gerent nations, preparations nro' bo
lug made for next winter's campaign,
ami, In fact, Indications from Eur
ope nro that it Is moro likely to
Increase In size rather than doorcase
It Is still nn opon question whothor
Rulgurhi, Rumania or Grocco will
bo drawn In.
Xo Standards. .
In view of tho Immensity of tho
struggle, previous standards count
for II tt Io In considering tho prlco
tho world Is-pnylng. Tho figures In
volved nro so vast as to convoy lit
tlo moaning. Tlio nations at war
havo poured out their treasures of
men mid gold without limit. Tho
usual standards of Ufa havo boon
subordinated or disregarded, and In
somo cases social, Industrial and po
litical activities huvo bcon virtually
reorganized on a militaristic basis,
to mnko all contrlbuto to tho su
premo necessities of war.
It Is Impossible to obtain accurato
statistics of tho number of mon on
gaged, the casualties and tho cost
For obvious reasons thu slzo of tho
various 'armies Is kopt secret. Most
of tho nations do not consttlor It ox
podiout to reveal tho number of cas
ualties; In fact, Groat Rrltaln Is tho
only ouu which has given nut offi
cial totals. Ah to tho monoy ex
pended, thoro aro avnllablo only par
tial statistics.
Involves Half tho World.
More than half tho population of
tlio world lives In tho countries nt
war. Tho population of tlio warring
countries Is estimated roughly at
917,000,000, and of tho countries
at poaco 797,000,000. Tho popula
tion of tho Kntonto nations Is per
haps flvo times as great as that of
their opponents. Tho number of
men uudor arms has beon estimated
variously, usually In tho neighbor
hood of 20,000,000. William Mich
iioIIb, writing recently In a Dorlln
magazine put tho number of sol
diers ut war nt 21,770,000; for tho
allies; 12,820,000 for Germany, Aus
tria-Hungary and Turkoy, 8,950,000.
No provloiiB war has approached
tho present ono lu wholosulo destruc
tion of life, This Is duo not only
to tho niimbor of mon Involved, but
to tho torrlblo offlctoncy of modern
woapons. Trench warfaro on a
groat scalo, with Its doadly charges,
mining operations and extensive use
of artillery and hand grenades, has
contributed to thin end. Whereas
(ContlnuoiJ on Pago Two.)
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