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i - THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST ,1. 1915. 14 PETROGRAD ADMITS : STRATEGIC RETREAT FROM. VARSAW'LINE '-.i ' Grand Duke Nicholas Aban dons Untenable Positions - It Is Announced, CITY TO BE EVACUATED Historic Polish Capital laeluded In Scheme of Retirement Determined Upon by Csar's Officers. - Petrograd. July 31. (U. P.) In pur suance of Grand Duke Nicholas' policy tf strategic retreat and abandonment of present untenable positions, ulti mately including Warsaw, Che war office tonight announced tne with drawal of Russian forces along thai-, portion of the Lublin railway- between Nova Alexandria and ReiovitLub liii is already believed to be in the hands of the Germans. - Russian Retirement Is Orderly. London, July 31 (I. N. S.) The evacuation of Warsaw is nearly com pleted, according to dispatches reach ing here tonight. The German part of the population ha been transported ? to Moscow and other points, and the ' troops are falling back on the Brest- Litovsk line, where strong fortifica tions have been prepared. The retire ment Is proceeding in an orderly man ner and it ts believed here that the ' Grand Duke Nicholas will save the - vbulk of his army. r v Despite the cutting pt the Lublin Cbolm railway the Russians still have a double track line running through Minsk and the Tpat from Ivangorod, through Lukow to the north. In ad- dition there are scores of roads which ' radiate from Warsaw, all of which are In good condition. It is along these that the German portion of the popu lation Is taking flight, carrying with them what things they could save from their abandoned homes. Germans Close in Past. Meanwhile the Germans are rap idly closing in on xhe Polish capital from north and south, while the army J- "of General Von Buelow in the far north constitutes what at present is the most decided menace to the Rus - sian plan of retirement. This army, which is composed largely of cavalry, is making a determined effort to reach 1 Vilna, weld an Iron and ring about ' that important point and cut the War " saw-Petrograd railway. f If it is successful the grand dukes position will be most critical, and' the loss of a great portion of his forces probably would result- This army Is moving rapidly and at present there appears to be no adequate Russian forces in that territory to cop, with ""' - It. Berlin has clamped the lid down tight on news of the activities of this force, and this fact Is causing serious apprehension in military circles. Von Uaektnitn Would Clxeck Betreat. The Austrians have occupied Lublin, the most Important city in southern Poland, about 9 miles south of War saw, and the entire Austro-German line- between the Vistula and the Bug Is pressing northward, attacking the Russians at all points. To the east. In the vicinity of Cholm, according to the Berlin advices, the army of Gen- eral -' von Mackensen is engaged In a tremendous endeavor- to break through in the direction of Brest-Litovsk and - cut off the retreating Russians. The Russians are cut off from re treat to the south by the solid Austro German line, and it is purely a matter of speculation how many will succeed " in retiring from the Lublin-Cholm line to the new Brest-Litovsk defenses, in view of Jhe great pressure being ex erted by the Germans and the fact tha their, strategic railway has been lost. This line, which ' is the nerve ! center of the entire Russian front be V tween the" Vistula and the Bug, is now - almost entirely in German hands and : the Teuton advance has been pressed V well to the north of the railway, i . , Russians' Plight Not Serious. It Is considered here, however, that as long as the Teuton armies now storming at the Bug lines behind War. $aw can be held in check., the Russians - have an excellent chance to make good '. the retreat of a vast portion of their Jr , forces. Their wastage already has been great, both in prisoners and killed, and the fact that their rear fg guards will have unusual strength in 1 " order to hold back the Teuton forces which will be at their heels In a pack ' as soon as Warsaw falls, will cost them many more men. These losses, in man power, it Is believed, however. J can. be made up easily and as soon as . their supplies of ammunition are- re : placed, the Russians will be In a , position for a vigorous offensive ..which will keep large numbers of Germans permanently engaged 'in the . east. The Russians have taken away or destroyed everything that could pos sibly be or use to the Germans In War saw and along the line of their retreat. For the 120 miles between the Polish capital and Brest-Litovsk, farms are being, stripped bare and crops de- stroyed, the farmers being paid an indemnity for their, losses. Warsaw it self, when the Germans enter in a couple of days or a week, will be but a shell. Every-ounce of metal has been taken from the city. The historic difices have been strinned har of their art treasures and the banks of . their gold. . The homes , of the city are empty. ' More than' 350.000 persons have taken flight from Warsaw alone, while fully as many more. It la es timated, have deserted the surrounding districts. Flans Completed. Fortnight Ago! Plans for the evacuation were com ncieu, ii. is icporxea, more man a fortnight ago and so complete were tney that .every individual was as feigned to the road by which he must . travel and permitted to take with him just so much that there might be no loss of time along the way. Warsaw is completely isolated. The enure constuar corps, with the excep -tion of Hernando De Soto, the Amr. lean .consul, all the foreign residents " and all the civic officials are gone. Air. De Bo to has laid In a stock of sup . plies and says he will stick to his post. ; Kvery; kind of vehicle is. being used in, ilia great flight in which, it is be lieved, 700,000 civilians alone are tak ing part- Swisa Fear War Trouble. - Berlin, July 3t A dispatch from Swilfcertand. aya that General Ulrica "vriHa,: cominanderTf the Swiss army, -so addressed meeting held to celebrate ' -the anniversary of the battle of Sun. - paoh, salj that while ' Switzerland ' hoped that the. worst would be spared v her, tt jrature t was - uncertain. J It would, be unnsual luck. General Wills d eclared. accordin g to- tha dispatch, it I Switzerland should escape in the midst ' f the heavy storms raging- around her. ARMY LEADERS AND POINT 1 ''-"',' 'V Will- 11 . I K M fe s&rt j i f Sk "t , f&z-z- 1 III $ - - , -c. 1 nil r-i'-A ; dJl wV ' vV''''''''' I -ff V - 'ill' 'h,''' CA'" ' I 1 v lie Jip f 4MpyL tf-t$7 Top, left to right Grand Duke Nicholas, Russian commander, and Field Marshal von Hindenburg of Germanj', who are contending for Warsaw? a view of which is shown below. This mighty struggle features the first anniversary of the declaration of war on Russia by Germany., . FURIOUS FIGHTING MARKS ADVANCE OF TEUTONS IN POLAND German War Office Admits Russians Are Resisting the Kaiser's Troops, Berlin, via Amsterdam, July 31. (U. P.) Furious fighting all along the eastern front is marking the victorious sweep of the Austro-German forces into Poland. The war office announced further gains, but declared the Rus sians were resisting stubbornly. Enemy Resists Stubbornly. "Northwest of Lomza on the railway north of Goworowo and north of Ros pari our attack Is progressing," the statenJti declared. "On the right bank of' the ' Vistula General von Wovrsh has advanced eastward toward Ivangorod along the Warsaw railway, encountering stubborn resistance from the enemy. The counter attacks have been unsuccessful along the Nova Alexandria heights and along the north to -the Vistula to the north. . Lublin Occupied Friday Wight. ' "Lublin was occupied Friday night. "South of Cholm the enemy is des perately resisting General von Mack enzen's pursuit. "The enemy everywhere Is being at tacked." T- German Students Hoot at Americans Semonstratioa In Front of American Embassy in Berlin Threatened to Be come Serious Xrftst Week. Zurich, Switzerland, July 31. (I. N. S.) Serious anti-American demonstra tion occurred in Berlin on last Tues day and Wednesday, according to trav elers who have Just arrived here. The principal demonstration was be fore the American embassy, where a large crowd of students gathered and hooted and yelled until the police were summoned to disperse them. Amer icans in Berlin have been requested by the police to refrain from wearing the rtars and strips as. an emblem because the sight of these often irritate the Germans and sometimes lead to Insults and molestations to the wearers. Now Comes the Postwoman. London, July ,31. The question of employing women generally as post men is tinder the consideration of the Britfsh postoffice. and Herbert Samuel is expected ,to make a statement in the house of commons srtly. Approxi mately 16,000 men ac how acting as temporary postmen to replace the per manent officials who have joined the colors. About 9000 of this number are of military ace, but a large proportion of Jtbem are unfit for military service. Warsaw Stronghold foi Defense of Poland , K K 9t Many and Great Battles Have Been Waged Washington, D. C. July 81. On every field where the German armies are now fighting in the environs of Warsaw, great battles have gone be fore; for Warsaw has always been the chief stronghold for the defense of Poland, the industrial, commercial and financial center, as well as the physical center and the center to ward which all Polish lines of com munication take their way. declares a recent bulletin of the National Geo graphical society. The greatest of European conquerors have passed that way, and dealt with Warsaw as one of the half dozen most important towns on the continent. As a mili tary problem, Warsaw Is conscien tiously studied by the leading sol diers of Europe, and there are few fields for which the possibilities have been better canvassed. Girdled by a formidable' plan of fortifications and by fortified towns, which- build a circular line around a metropolis, Warsaw is the best de fended city in eastern Europe. Its Immediate line of forts are thrown before It at a- radius of about 16 miles from the heart of the city. In the immediate line of fortified towns beyond the Warsaw forts, varying from 25 to 40 miles In distance from the city, are Garwolin in the south east, Grojec In the south, Sklernie wice in the southwest, Blonle in the west,- Novo Georgievsk In the north west, Pultusk and Segrje In the north and Praga across the Vistula to the east. The ' most . powerful of these fortresses Is Novo Georgievsk. Surrounding- Country Xs Low and Flat The country around Warsaw is a plain, low and flat. Intensely culti vated, and dotted with many Indus trial villages. This plain stretches away to the Prussian frontier. To the south there are hill clusters, while in the -north, throughout the region adjoining the confluence of the Narew and the Bug with the Vistula, there are considerable Creates Trust Fund For His Old Horse Xiong- Island Physician Sets Aside $5000 la His Will for Benefit of "Faithful OloKFraaa." A Riverhead, L. ' L. July 31. Dr. George P. Grlfling, late. of Greenpoint, Brooklyn and South Jamesport, L. I., created a trust fund of 35000 in his will, filed for probate here, with the income from which his "faithful old horse Frank" is to be maintained in comfort for the rest of his life. After Frank dies the $6000 goes to the Jamesport Congregational church, which la also to have the income from 310,000 more. 'Dr. Griflings estate is valued at 385,000. The bequests in cluded ; 320,000 to bis sister-in-law, Hannah M. s Thompson of Jamesport, 315,000 to a friend,. Dr. Robert "Bruce Grimes of Philadelphia; 31000 to the Greenport W. C T. TJ.;' income from 35000 to Jamesport cemetery: income from 35000 each to a cousin, George M. Payne of Sag Harbor: and '. Johanna Smith, an aunt, of Henaonville, N. T. j. . t 6F ATTACK stretches of tangle and treacherous marsh land. During the spring and' autumn rains, this region frequently suffers from disastrous floods. The. floods now and then prove to be terribly destructive. Noyo Georgievsk fortress lies upon the confluence of the Bug and Vistula, and the swampy stretches near It are part of its scheme of defense. Six Trunkllne Boadi Traverse Flaln. The Vistula cleaves .through, this district, through fortresses before Warsaw, through the heart of , the metropolis, and through fortresses toward the German frontier, in a broad expanse of between a quarter and a third of a mile in width. Parts of the river's banks are high, and Warsaw stands over the Vistula on a steep terrace, lying between 100 and 140 feet above the Viver. Six great trunkllnes traverse the plain to Warsaw, connecting the Polish city with Petrograd, Moscow, Kiev, Dan zig, Berlin and Vienna. Over these railways and down to broad Vistula almost the whole ' trade of Russian Poland has taken its way through the firBt, city. All the. country before Warsaw - Is an 'open way of farm and factory. While the soils are not very fertile, being chiefly clay and sand deposits, large crops are raised upon them, crops that have been forced higher and higher to meet the needs of the great next door market. "Then, too, the Warsaw district Is the most mod ern and progressive district In Po land, progressive in its agricultural as in its manufacture and trade. The industry of the metropolis spreads out over, the city, through the neigh boring villages and towns. For 20 years, the .Poles have turned their energies to industry with all the se riousness which they formerly dis played In politics, and with better organization. Warsaw,- and the flat country In which it lies, are the heart and the inspiration of Potiah indus try. Wants Prisoners to Work for the Army Attorney Oeneral Gregory Baa Flaa for Employing icany of the Convicts la Federal Penitentiaries. Washington, July 31. Attorney Gen eral Gregory is more firmly than ever convinced of the feasibility of his plan for finding employment', for federal prisoners and turning over a part of the proceeds of their labor to their de pendent families. He is giving con sideration now to a proposal that the convicts be put to making United States military supplies. If this is done .they will make'' boots and shoes or , clothing and articles r of . a non-explosive kind. . 'V ., - - Mr. Gregory la anxious not to have the prison made goods come, directly Into .competition with free labor, and he is also aware that they would have to work In trades requiring unskilled workmanship, for few convicts are skilled in any of the trades. ' NEW BABY BOY BRINGS : TRIAL OF THE CASHIER CASE TO FULL STOP Arrival' of Son at Home: of Hiram House Detains Gov ernment's Star Witness, MANY LETTERS ARE. READ Bvidence Submitted by Frosecntiom Zn tended to Prove Misrepresenta tion Was Fractioed. i Legal machinery grinding in the federal court on the trial of the In dicted officials and salesmen of the U. S. Cashier company, hesitated, and then stopped a full quarter of an hour earlier than usual yesterday forenoon, all on account Qf the arrival in the world of a nine-pound boy. The jury, nor the defendants did not know the reason. In fact.- very few in the courtroom knew what was behind the simple announcement of United States Attorney Reames that the gov ernment's star witness, Hiram House, expert accountant for the prosecution, was unable to be present. Judge Bean Understood. But Judge Bean was in on the se cret and readily adjourned court at 11:45 a.- m. when Reames stated that the government's case had reached a point where the presence of House was necessary,: and he could not be present. ' ' "Very well," said Judge Bean, smiling slightly, "the jury is excused until Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mr. bailiff, adjourn court." And five minutes later Reames got a telephone message: "It's -a boy nine pounds." sang House, who is still In Ignorance, probably that the arrival of the youngster was responsible for the halting of the big case. Government to 8est Soon. The government's case against the seven defendants is now nearing a close. Indications are that Reames will rest either Monday evening or Tuesday forenoon, and the defense, will then open, and probably will take not less than 10 days introducing testi mony in an attempt to offset the charges of fraud and misuse of the malls preferred by the United States. At yesterday's session Mr. Reames spent practically the entire forenoon reading letters written by Frank Men efee, president of the company, and telegrams he sent from St. Louis and Indianapolis in 1912 and the latter part of 1913 to Secretary Gloyd In Portland. These were submitted as evidence to bear out the contention of the gov ernment that Menefee practiced mis representations and planned : to sell stock but not manufacture machines. Menefee Letters BVead. Three letters to which the govern ment seemed .to attach great impor tance are alleged to have been written by Menefee from Indianapolis in De cember, of 1913,' whither he had been sent to Interest capitalists in a plan to reorganize the Cashier company and remove its plant to the east from Portland, following Us financial and legal difficulties here. Menefee had failed to find any men willing to take over the burden, and in Jiis letters so stated, and came for ward with a proposition to organize a new company with a view of begin ning a new stock selling campaign to raise funds to start the concern olng and to square the debts of the Cashier company. Wanted Authority Given Sim. In these letters, he suggested cap italization " of $1,500,000 for the pro posed organization, and urged the Cashier company directors to give him full authority to go ahead with hia own plans. "This sitting on. a- powder keg Is really distressing," said one letter urging the directors t6 act. At, the same time he' appealed to Gloyd to raise 31500 to pay for Incorporating the new concern and promised that with this done he' could make a con tract with it under which it would take over the U, S. Cashier and ex penses, and give him 'an opportunity to start a new stock selling campaign to raise the money that would pull the Cashier company out of Its diffi culties. Telegram Tola of Big- Sale. Mr. Reames read a telegram pur porting to be from Menefee to Gloyd sent from St. Louis November 29, 1912, announcing -the 'closing of a deal with the St. Louis car company for 6000 lightning change makers at $25 each. This alleged transaction was widely advertised by the ' company later as the largest single order ever reqpived from one . concern. The contract sub mitted a few moments later by Reames, however, showed that the con tract was made not with the car com pany but with George E. J. Kossush, chairman of the company's board of directors, acting as an individual. Contract With Individual, Instead of an order the contract showed that Kosbush was simply ap pointed as the sole agent for the ma chines In the United States and the order was an option on that number of machines and Kdsbush was bound to pay for only, the machines he Bold and was not held responsible for any others. ! When the contract went in as evi dence, there was a general expression of satisfaction noticeable on the faces of the defendant salesmen. - One of them whispered loudly: ! "That's pretty good for us. Jt shows we got our orders higher up, and sim ply repeated what we were told were facts." v ' -r Tells of Stock Purchased. 4 Thomas Bilyeu, director and inven tor, of .the Cashier company, was con nected with the stock, sale when Jacob Losll, a tinsmith of this city, testified that he purchased 50 shares at $10 per share through representations made by Bilyeu in the company's office in September of JjUO. "Bilyeu, I kfciw for many years,, said Losll in broken English "He tell me about owning patents and about what big .dividends what was. to be. I guess he was the whole thing in the office." "What induced you to buy? asked Reames. "Dividends!" responded the witness, emphatically. On cross-examination It was brought out that. Bilyeu cent Losll to O. E. Gernert, salesman, ' and now a defend ant, to buy the stock.3 Gernert was in the office at the tirrys. but sold it with out making any; representations. ; Sanies . Being Board. J-'- IX VL ; 'VR.ii Kincaid of ..Eugene, former secretary of state and a resident of Oregon for 2 years, vw the: next wlt- . ness. His name appeared on the much discussed advisory board of the com I pany. He . swore that he never served Three Views, of. As the Engl By the Earl of Selborne, tC. C, G. C. M. G.t P. C. . President of the Board of Agriculture in the New British Coalition Min- Jistrr First Lord of the Admiralty ' (100O-5); Governor of the Transvaal and High Commissioner for South Africa (1005-10); .. One of the leaders of the Conservative party. . . . Copyright, 1915, by United Press. iW E HATE war and did not' enter knew that Germany and Austria accumulated through years of preparation and that the war had been forced Ion' Europe at a moment deliberately chosen by the central powers as that (most favorable to themselves. , We knew" that the war must be a terrible ne "and a' long one. But the path of duty seemed quite plain to us. We per ceived that the German government bad dishonored the- faith of Germany and attacked: the country It had promised ta, defend in pursuance of a delib erate policy, .which, if successful, involved the ruin alike of Belgium and of. France and of the British Empire. - The German government proposes to itself to establish peace iif the world by the dominant power of Germany. The German army and navy is to act as the world's police and to enforce on other nations a rule of conduct prescribed for them by the German government. Any nation, great or small, which stands in the way of the success of this policy Is to be ground into the dust. j Fighting for national Ideals. E wi are fighting, therefore, not only for our existence as a great power but also for our national ideals, since, this conception of world policy Is incompatible with our idea of the "liberty of nationsor of individual men. It Involves. moreover, as vye have seen repeatedly in the last 12 months, the action of 'Germany as a non-moral state, whereas We .believe that there is no hope for' the progress of the world towards peace unless the nations are prepared to accept the Christian code of the duties of trustees as that on which they should endeavor to-act in their relations with one another. Any boasting would be as sQy as profane if breathed in connection with such a struggle. It is enougVto say that the British people have never had and have not a shadow df doubt that their duty is to fight out these Issues to the end. and that they - have supreme confidence in their allies and in themselves. By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes'; Author of "The Lost ' World,' Creator of Poison Belt,',' Etc. f Copyright, 1915, by United Press. Copyright In Great Britain. Much stay happen between this the war, but taking things as they congratulations. No one ban deny that when war broke out Germany had a great numer ical superiority of men actually available, and a huge preponderance of how itzers, high explosive shells, machine guns and other necessities of modern warfare. A power which KNpws that war will break out- at a certain date has that certain advantage over powers which only fear that-; It may come sooner or later. Yet by some miracle the Germans were stopped after a month of great success, and from that the balance has gradually come more level. - Britain Slow to Get Under Way. ! This would have occurred sooner had It not fceen that Great ' Britain did not get her slow, ponderous strengths to bear at once. But under the stimulus of foelish Zeppelin attacks and bombardments of watering places, with the murder of fishermen and merchant sailors, there has come a temper In this country which has never us now to bend our whole energy to tne taste witnout recourse to tnose metnoas of compulsion which are hateful to our conception of freedom. The war would never have been taken so seriously by our easy-going people had It not been for the mistakes of our enemy in indulging in these senseless brutalities which have frightened no one but which have exasperated every one, so that any government which suggests a compromise would not live for a day. The scandalous treatment of our prisoners (now greatly ameliorated)) has helped to the same end. F The result Is that Great Britain will enter the second year of the war greatly strengthened in every way, with her navy unimpaired, her army ten times larger, and her people united In fighting to an absolute" finish, cost what it may. That the cost will be heavy In lives and money no one doubts, but the end "is as sure as tomorrow's sunrise. By Mrs. Henry Fawcett, LL. D. President of the Xational Union of Women's Suffrage Societies of Great Britain (non-militant). Copyright, 1816, by United Press. Copyright In Great Britain. When the shock'of war came upon us In August,. 1914, the first thought of every man and woman throughout the British Empire was "What can I do to help my country in this supreme crisis?" j The way In which men could help was clear: and the creation, of what Is known as Kitchener's army was the response given by; the young manhood of the whole empire. Not only from the home-land but from ?very part of the empire, men and gifts kept pouring In. No external compulsion was needed The compulsion proceeded from within. Love of country and free dom, and the keen desire to serve were better than any external compulsion; wo b . r.Mwnrthv that when reverses and misfortune were our lot the immediate result was a sharp rise In the numbers recruiting. Kothing more inspiring to our faith and confidence can be imagined than taw way In which the young manhood of our country immediately recognized their duty and 4id it, not counting the cost, content and happy to be allowed to Epend their lives for freedom and their country. c Women Save Done Their Fart. '" Amid much that is terrible and depressing in the last twelve months this stands out a bright, clear, shining light. Our smalParmy of a w hundred thousand has become an army of 3.000.000 recruited from the best blood and all ranks, not in the spirit ef bravado and Jingoism, but in ?e spirit of solemn, and at the same time. Joyful, self -dedication. Those who have seen our men at the front have no words to express their admira Hon for them- their cheerfulness, their heroism, their absolute unselfishness. The men left behind had to work double shifts to -support the men t the front. Every man In the fighting line needs two or three men and women at home to keep him supplied with all he needs In the way ot equip- "Theomen have t been behind the men in recognizing their duty. h .Twiatlne distress and checking want of employment In the first months by alleviating a"sl" , .hn of the national situation was changed nnd the government demand for' war work was so great that Unemployment If th dutv of women changed also. Trained women, of course, had from the first In their thousands to their posts as nurses and doctors, kf, In from e ery part of the empire. The dpath rate among the and this. s aro"m disease have been astonishingly small in this wounded, nae5ririent medical and commissariat organization, and above ZV'to iMt ln these thlngs women have had thB prlvUw doing their part. in an advisory capacity, and had been in the company's office only three U oncross-examination Attorney Dob- lTLto rfo recollection concerning either aetter. Patent Records la Portland. Carl Mack, assistant librarian of the .Multnoma County Law library, and Miss Mildred Davis of the public libra ry were called to show that complete reads'6 oT patents with j plans specifications, are kept in Mack said his library did not carry such records. "We've "That is all." said Reames. we ye made a mistake. Sorry! Miss Davis, however, said the pumic llbmry records in this connection are completed since 1905 and that partial records are on file from lM . The Menefee letters were then In troduced, after which adjournment was taken. i RUSSIANS LEAD GERMANS) OVER HISTORIC ROUTE Continued From Page One) mand that Poland be made Into a sep arate buffer state to serve as a future German protection, against RuSfcv Plans Made for Triumphant Eat: AJl preparations have been made, it is believed here, for the triumphal en try into the city by the kaiser, the kaiser in. the crown princess and pos sibly the crown prince also. Field Marshal von Hindenburg, next to the kaiser, will have the leading part in this entry, despite the reluctance on his part to appear in a spectacular role. All military authorities belleye, no matter how long the war lasts. Ger many will be able to hold the. Vistula line and Warsaw against any conceiv able Russian attempt to reconquer the lost territory. t ' While Germany rejoices IB the suc cessee of her generals, no disposition 14 ahoVB to ' discount : the bravery . of the Russian troops, despite their poor leadership and poor equipment. . r. Soeed ud to 180 miles an hour with safety la claimed by the French In ventor of a new type or suspencrea monorail railroad. Year of War ish Look at It Copyright in Great Britain,; upon: this war light-heartedly. Ws possessed an Immense military power The date (July 2) and the anniversary of are the allies hav"e every reason for been seen before and which enables'' ROUND TRIP AUG. 1-2-3 Track J V s-po $i495 r Eagles' - CoEavemlrapp RETURN LIMIT SUNDAY AUGUST Inland North SI 1 The North City 'Ticket Office, 5th & BELIEVED SINKING OF IBERIAN PROMPTED BY BRITAIN'S BLOCKADE his Is Washington View of "Torpedoing by Germans of -Boat Carrying Cargo,' y SHIP DISREGARDED SIGNAL 4. Because of This Tact V. 8. Sees Ho Hew Trouble WltlT Germany One American pa Board Killed. .Washington. July 31. N. S.) The sinking of the Leyland ship Iber ian, by a German submarine, with the loss of i at least one American life, is accepted here as Germany's answer to Great Britain's recent activity in stop ping the shipment of goods from Ger many and Austria to the United States. A ; ; ..-. : The Iberian was on its way from Manchester to Boston, carrying a car go' of general merchandise. Hereto- -fore ' Germany has confined her sub marine operations almost entirely- to vessels which were carrying munitions of war or other contraband from the United States to Europe, for the use of the allies. " I The name of the American who lost -his life is given , variously as Wile, TV'hlley and WUey.. lie was a muleteer on the Iberian. - Disregards Signal. - j According to , the report of the acci dent rceivedat the state department f torn ponsulFrost at Queenstown, Ire land, the German submarine signaled the Iberian to stop. When its signal was aisregaraea, it- sneiied the ves sel. , i Consul Ffost eabled: "Steamer Iberian submarined. Wiley. American muleteer, killed. Bhlu Sur geon Burns Of the Iberian, an Amer ican citizen, states the submarine did not shell the Iberian until the latter disregarded signals. It gave time to tike to boats.; Wifcy died of . shock ahd superficial wounds. - No -other American injured." J After the men had left the Iberiaii the submarine torpedoed and sank the vessel, i ...-.! BTo Mew Trouble Expected. The State department at once ca bled Consul General Skirvner at Lon don for a full report of the sinking of the Iberian and the death of Wiley. Aj reply Is expected tomorrow, ' Officials of the department do not expect that the Iberian Incident will add., to the Issues .between this gov. eroment and Germany;- The concern . oftha'Unlted States Is that Germany,, lri her submarine rwarfare, shall" take precautions to safeguard 'American lives, arid these precautions appenjeto have been taken in this case. ' The state department has admit ted that the submarine has a rincht to a holt a vessel if It attempts to es cape after being warned to stop. Opportunity Given. (Furthermore, this .government In sists that submarines shall visit and search ships to establish thelp Iden tity and the nature of theln cargoes, . and shall give those on board a proper ' opportunity to get away in their -bout before sinking; the vessel., . According : to the messages of Consul, Frost this opportunity was given. - ' The-vlewls held here that If Great Britain, .; as anticipated, modifies her order-ln-cooncll , to' permit J goods bought by Americans in Germany and Austria to be taken; ut, Germany will probably : discontinue her new warfare akainst westbound7 freight. Vote Kay Mention Situation. (The note from Great Britain which Is exnected to have Momelhlna- tn mxv oft this subject, will probably srrlve nre Hunaay or Monday. An interesting report was received hera today that the reason why Oreat Britain . extended ber order to 'pre vent the shipment of Belgian goods to the United States fwas the discovery that German and Austrian gooda had beh substituted for Belgian goods, for which shipping permlta had been obtained. . j It Is said that British authorities have evidence that Germans forced the Belgian shippers to substitute German ahd Austrian goods for part of each shipment - f A AM'E iMsMsBsBsaW - "' Tram 5?nnc rf the Smoothest in the West Empire Express 9:55 'A.1 1L Bank Limited 7:25 P. II I Bank Road Stark. Bdwy. 920, A-C371