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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1915-09-09, Page 7AUSTRIA ABOUT IQ ATTACK ROUMANIA? Declaration of War Is Considered Imminent ..-Latter Fully Prepared. Bulgaria's Demand Now Is For the Whole • of Macedonia. Athens Cable. --it is ;announced here that Serbia has accepted in prin- ciple the Entente proposals for terri- torial concessions to Bulgaria, with the reservation tbat the new Serbian frontier remain in contact with Greece in some part. Rome Cable.—Despatches from Bucharest tate that Austria's declara- tion of war on Roumania is consid- ered imminent. Preparations for war are being rushed at fever heat in Roumania, and the war fever is in- .. creasing throughout the kingdom. Volunteers are floelting to the colors in great numbers. The King, in al- luding to wholesale arrests and per- secutions of Rottmaniane in Transyl- sania, is quoted as having affirmed that the country is Prepared "for any and every sacrifice in a war of re- demption.' BULGARIA'S POSITION, Sofia, Bulgaria, Cable. ---Despite ' the ...et that a decision of the But- garlan Government regarding the nacedonian ,question is generally considered iminment, as it is realized on all sides that the time ie not far distant when this issue must culmi- nate in more than diplomatic conver- sations, there are no signs of excite- ment here, the capital remaining in its usual quiet state. At the Foreign Office this after- noon the following statement was made to the Associated Press corral spondent: "The Bulgarian Government is en- gaged in formulating its reply to the Serbian Government, although Ser- bia's statement has not yet been re- ceived, being guided in this by an in- timation recently given by the Quardruple Entente. Meanwhile the Bulgarian Government is continuing its negotiations with the Turkish Governnient concerning the cession of the Lypimetz-Adrianople-Dedeag- hatth railroad line and certain ad- jacent territories of great strategic importance. The prospects of a quick and satisfactory settlement are good, although hitherto the Turkish Government has required much time in reaching decisions on matters con- tributory to the main issue. "The Bulgarian Government is not inclined to embark upon an adventur- ous career. Statements to the con- trary, purporting to come from Bul- garian sources, are made by political opponents of the Government who are using them among the people for internal political purposes. Now, as teed" - 4 'heretofore, the Bulgarian Government Is guided by three factors: "First — Non-acceptance of the Treaty of Bucharest, which was not ratified by the National Assemble, and wheel is not acceptable to Bul- garia, so long as it remains unrevised. "Secondly—The unwillingness of the Bulgarian people to engage in a war, the outcome of which is at all doubt- ful. "Third—Tho absolute necessity of convincing the Bulgarian people that whatever action is undertaken for a result to be achieved will be such that no betrayal afterwards will be possible." From other Governmental sources It was learned that the Bulgarian Goverment and, it is declared, the Bulgarian people have in no wise modified the policy towards Mace- donia, outlined in February last, in a statement to the Associated Press by Premier Radislavoff, when he de- clared that the domination of Mace- donia by Serbia and Greece had pro- duced results diametrically opposite to the 'principles for which Budgar- tans had .stod for many centuries, anel that Bulgaria could not, afford to re- main heedless cf the appeals of the Macedonians. "ALL MACEDONIA." -.Bulgaria, it is learned, wants all cf Macedonia, and wet only those parts made the subject of recent notes by the quadruple entente. 'Wean - while the Entente powers insist that Bulgaria earn these parts by making war upon Turkey, while the proposals of the Central powers never went fur- ther than to assure the free passage through Bulgaria of materials needed by Turkey. It is argued here, that. while the proposals of the Entente, would, if accepted,,involve the eled- ding of Bulgarian blood against Tur- key, those -coming from the other side do not necessarily demand this from a nation still keenly- mindful of its losses in the recent Balkan war. "All eineedonia," is the slogan now of all circles in Bulgaria, although the country is still divided into two camps as to the best method by which the goal may be reached. Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklen- burg -Schwerin, former Regent ot Brunswick, who recently was in Con- stantinople on a diplomatic mission, is now in Sofia, accompanied by a Berlin Foreign Office expert on Bal- kan affairs. From a reliable source it is learned that no change in the present situa- tion is likely -during the next eight days. TERRIFIC STRUGGLE AT THE DARDANELLES Yeomanry Battalion In Action For the First Time Made British History. -Awful Bayone.t Fight For Hill 70, Lit Only By Gun Fire. London Cable—The London news papers print the following despatch from Ashmead Bartlett, their joint correspondent at the Dardanelles: • After several fruitless attacks on 11111 70, a final attack was made bY a battalion held in reserve and a mounted divisicn behind Lela Baba. This 'splendid body of troops was in action for the first time. Led by men bearing some of the best known names in England,it moved out from under cover and proceeded to cross Salt Lake In open order. No sooner did they ap- pear than the enemy concentrated a heavy shrapnel fire on the adv,aneing lines, fully exposed in the open. The crest was furiously bombarded by every available gun, while the Turk- ish batteries concentrated on our trenches. The scene was majestic, but awful. The light was now rapidly waning and the whole horizon blotted out with enormous clouds of smoke and flames and trees, scrub, homesteads and grass burnt furiously at a dozet different points. The noise of the guns was incessant, and the never - ceasing roar from thousand's a rifles rendered the scene a perfect inferno. A little after 6 o'elock the battal- ion went forward, seized the southern Slopes of the hill, and began Uri dii themselves in preparatory to a further advance against the stop. At this point the shell fire seemed to begin to tell on the Turks. Many of them Were seen streaming from the northern knoll of the hill down the trench line either because it became untenable or because they Were preparing to meet the advance' of our men. For about an hour there was no change in the situ- ation. The the yeomanry again raged forward in staid inns, forming up una der the Tower western and northern :slopes. It was now almost dark. The nttack seemed to hang fire, when suds &illy the yeotianry leaped to their feet as a single Man and charged right up the hill. They were met by a *withering fire, which rose in a drew. eendo as they neared the northern ereet. Nothing tould Stop thein. Thee charged with amazing e•peeda and witha Out a single halt from bottOrri to tole losing Many Men and Many thesen leaders, including the gallant Sir John afilLank. lit Was a stirritig sight, and WAR watelied be thousands in the ever - gathering glootn. At one Moment they were below the erest, the next en tole and a nioMent afterwards many disappeared Wilde theTtfrkLhi trenches, bayoneting all the defenders Vito bad not fled in titite, while others necer stopped at the trench line, but dashed in pursuit down the reverse slopes. From a thousand lips a shout went up that Hill 70 was won, but night now was rapidly falling ,and the fig- ures became blurred then lost all shape, and finally disappeared, and the view of the battlefield vanished completely. As one left Chocolate Hill, one looked back on a vistaof rolling cloude of dense smoke and huge fires, from the midst of which there was an incessant roar of rifle fire, which never for a motaent ceased. This was ominous, for, although Hill 70 was in our hands, the question arose, could we hold it throughout the night in the face of determined coun- ter-attacks. All through the night the battle raged incessantly. When morning broke, Hill 70 no longer was in our possession Apparently the Turks never were driven off the knoll on the northern crest, from which they en- filaded us with machine* guns and ar- tillery fire, while these yeomanry who dashed down the reverse slopes In pursuit were counter -attacked, lost heavily, and were obliged to retire. , During the night it was decided to be impossible to hold Hill 70 until daylight, and the order was given for the troops to withdraw to their orig- inal positions. Nothing, however, will lessen the glory of the final charge of England's yeomen. This ended the great fight. The troops at Anzec achieved some success the, Australian infantry final- ly driving the enemy from Hill 60, while our whole line was linked up in a trench line Instead of isolated posts." RECORD ADS. V.1•••=11.46•1a.mil. British Government as War Ad. Vertiser Outdoes All Others. London Cable.-- (Correspond - Mice of the Associated Press)—How tnany minim dollars the British -Gov- ernment has spent in advertising dur- ing the firet year of the war no ex - Pert accountant has had the facilities to estimate. It is a safe statement to make, however, that. no nation ever spent ene-tenth as Irma en printers' ink in the same period. Kitchener's army bas been raised ehiefly by advertising. Pull page, half -page and smaller advertieenients iu the papers are almost daily occur- rent', The billboards have been 0010,411...INIFfely , covered, with the greaten variety of poatere flay advertiser ever had print- ed. A collectioa of these wOulti re- veal every play of Ingenious appeal advertising expertare %liable of In- venting. The signs on trams, busses and private motor ears increase rather an decrease as the woe ventilates. There are appeals for recruits in prose and verse, in eartoon ,and sug- gestive picturing-eall dressed as at- tractively as colored hilts and trainee edvertising men can make them. The recent big War loan, the largest in the history of governmental bor- rowings, was the occasion of another tremendous advertising campaign. Even the big advertisers, who have contracts for the outside pages et the dailies, were pushed into the inside so John Bull could ask Britons to pour their savings into the nation's till. If the public bad not become accustomed to Great Britain as u big advertiser because of the' proportions of the army recruiting crusade, the dimen- sions of this campaigu. of advertising for money would heve seemed start - Wig, for in itself it \MS altogether without precedent among uations be-. fore this war. Now there are signs of a third big advertising movement by Great Brit- ain in its "thrift campaign." Already the posters are urging people to eat Less meat, to eat more vegetables, to insist that each loaf of bread weigh two pounds, to report any dealer try- ing to sell a smaller loaf, and giving similar advice as to economical house- keeping. This third eampaign on the part of tne Empire hitherto regarded conservative and not given to modern or sensational methods, has not yet reached the proportions of the other two—the campaign for recruits and the campaign for money—but it is in embryo edit. All the patent medicine and break- fast -food advertisers in the United States must take a back seat compared to the British Empire now when the dimensions, cost or character of dis- play advertising is in question. John Bull has become the greatest adver- tiser on earth. e eaa YOUNG TURKS FEAR OEFEI1T See Failure for Germany in the Great Struggle, And Prepare to Lessen Come- . quences to Turkey. Paris Cable.—A. despatch to the riavas Agency from Bucharest, dated Sets 1, says: "Constantinople telegrams say that the 'Committee of Union and Progress Is beginning to have doubts as to the finag victory of Germany and is con- sidering the eonsequences of defeat. It has given orders that Greeks and Bul- garians be treated with all consider- ation. Other foreigners, including bel- ligerents, are closely watched, but are not being molested. "No more artillery engineer officers are arriving end attempts are being made to train Turkish officers to re- place them, These attempts are meet- ing with but little success. "The great fear in Turkish official circles is that Bulgaria will refuse the agreement proposed and that Germany will fail in her negotiations with Roue mania for the transit of munitions. The opinion in Constantinople gener- ally inclines to pessimism." FORTUNE SAVED Belgian Who Buried $250,000 Will Get It After War. London Cable.—(Correspondence) —A refugee Belgian professor, who buried his entire fortune, consisting of $250,000 worth of stocks, bonds, jewels, gold and plate, in his .garden at Ma - lines, before he fled from that city, has just received word from the United States 'Consul at Matinee that his property is safe and has been taken under the guardianship of the United States Government. The house was bombarded and later burned to the ground, but the buried treasure in the garden was not disturbed. Some time after he reached London, the professor went to the American Embassy here, gave them a detailed plan of his house and garden, and told them where his treasure was hid. The search was successfully carried out by the American Consul at Malines, and the property is -now registered in his name, pending its releasefrom Ger- man trusteeship, when the war is over. DARING AIRMEN Splendid. Work Done by French Marine Aviators Told. Paris, Cable — The French Minis- tre of Marine gave out to -day a note outlining the operations of the naval aeroplane squadron since the opening of hostilities. "The marine aviation service has inade continual progress, showing marked. development. from day to day," the note says. "It has operated not only in Prance, but in Egypt, where it aesistee in the defence of the Suez Canal, on the Syrian coast, where it aided effectively the block- ade operations, and in the Adriatic, taking aetive part in actions hi the Gulf of Trieste. "In the north of France our aero - platten keep watch over the shores and sett. Their narticular objective has been destruction of the enemy's sub- marines; also boinbardnient of the enemy's estanMis.ea.ry bases at Brugeo, Zeebrugge and Ostend, and apprehen- sion or destruction of Zeppelins. Last week, notwithstanding heavy artillery fire, and the glare of rockets, our aviators dropped during the flight more than 300 00 -Millimetre bombes en German naval bases along the Belgian coast, besides taking an effeetive part it the bomba.relnient of Monthulet forest on Aug. 25. All the machines Worried, although several of them were damaged severely. "In Egypt and Syria. and et Veniee our rydra-aerOpittnes have ellown great tietivity. Engagements occurred recently With Austrian Itedroeuiro- 'Orates, 1v111011 were pat to feglif. Otte of them was pnremed as far as t'ola by a lerelleit inathine." ally time in denYing the .official Ger- ROSS 11IMIES The War Offiee etaternent remits: lean Version of the fighting' lit Aimee. ., "The slermane pretewl te have recaptured the line ot Lingekopt- N OA S'" li N 0 I N g :c:„Eu,c)2,„•elen'ilt'ati)r:ae, lit'lir031114:1AtiCi'ltIteii114:11.; a. front of 200 yards, but the French GO 0 ['NE retained the bulk of their positions. German papers publishing the French . . communique of AO. 29 relating to the check suffered by German aeroplanes in their attempted raid on Paris, falsify it in Rtiell a way as to give it an opposite meaning." The auniversary of the German entry Into this city and the execution of Mayor Eugene Odey and eeventeen citizens, was commernoratee yester- day with a sbnple ceremony. After a religious service at the cathedral the people of Senile gathered before the soldiers' monument in the cemetery end listenee to addresses in whieli tribute was mid to the herolem tha Mover by Denutv Mayor Depereeval and DeoutiePaisant. MONUMENT TO PEGOTTD. Henri Deutecit (de la Meurthe), president of the Aero Club of Franco, motored to Belfort to -day, carrying euperb wreath given by the club for Pegoud's funeral. A committee will be formed to -morrow to collect a, fund Lor the erection of a monument at Pegoturs birthplace, Montferrat, in the Isere Department. Municipal Councillor Cherioux has asked the Council to name a street at the side of the aviation field at Issyles-Moulineaux after Pegontl, The entire French press mourns the death of Pegoud with expressive; of deeper grief than It has shown for any of the other fallen heroes thus far in the war, and all papers urge the commanders of the air to avenge his cleat'. The sole consolation is drawn from tho fact that Pegoucl had downed six enemy machines. FRIONCH REPORT. Paris Cable.—The following offi- cial communication was issued this evening: "Cannonading of a violent character on both sides has occurred at a great many points, especially in Artois, in the Lorette and Neville section, be- tween the Somine and Oise; also in the region of Fouquescourt, Dancourt and Tilloloy, in Champagne, in tbe vicinity of Sopain, in the Argonne, on the front of Lorraine in the Remabois valley, and in the environs of Gon- drexon and Chaselles. Caunonading is also reported in the Vosges, in the region of Lesseux and Barrenkopf." Lorg Retirement Before the Mr - man Invasion Believed to be About Over, RUSSKY ON DVINA Noted General Trying to Stem the Teuton Drive Along Bal- tic Coast. Petrograd Cable. ---It was official- ly announced to -day that the retire - nein of the Russian armies is now almost completed, and that along the whole front a more or less stable position is being established which affords the Russians entire freedom of action. This freedom at the moment Is be- ing utilized mainly in detached move- ments in the area between the Sventa ana the Villya, and along the right bank of the latter river. The Immediate object of these operations is to cheek the advance of the enemy in the direction ot Vilna, and at the eame time weaken the pressure of the German force which itt crossing the Niemen at Olita swung southwara and led to the evacuation of Grodno. Now that the Russians are alto- gether withdrawn from the lett bank of the Niemen, the position in this quarter is declared to be sufficiently firm The abandonment of Grodno caused no surprise. Altogether .the prolongation of the German lines of supply and the sim- ultaneous shortening of those of the Russians seem to be telling the in- evitable tale. The greater part of the present theatre of war on this front now is very ill-suited for the purposes of the German war maehine, and if :he weather here, weere there has beea much lainduring the past few days, can le taken as a -criterion, the theatre of war must be rapidly soft- ening into the eormal autumn im- passability. RUSSKY HOLDS DVINA LINE. London Cables—The Germans in their official report to -day claim to have carried by assault the fortified bridge -head at Lennewada, on the Dvina River between Friedrichstadt and Big% This is considered for the Russians the most critical point on their whole front, for should the Germans succeed in crossing the Dvina the Russians would be com- pelled to evacuate Riga and their pos- ition between the Dvina and Vilna and even southwest of the latter city would be jeopardized. However, the Germans do not yet claim to have crossed the River, which is being defended by a rein- forced army under the command of Gen. Ruszky, who has proved him- self to be one Of the greatest strate- gists of the war, and who brought the previous German advance to a stop on the Bzura, River in front of Warsaw. It is believed by military critics that the Russians will make a stubborn defence of the Dvina, the opinion be- ing expressed that should. they fail here the German fleet would gain com- mand of the Gulf of Riga, and by land- ing troops at Pernau would, consider- ably shorten the protracted march to Petrograd, which is understood to be the ultimate objective of the German higher command. In view of the importance of the battle raging along the lower Dvina the fighting elsewhere loses some of its interest, for wherever they are the Russians must keep their eyes on this corner of the map. Grodno, which the Russians evacuated, apparently Proved an empty shell to the Ger- mans, as they captured only 400 pris- oners after street fighting. To the northwest of Vilna the Russians are on the offensive, and while the Ger- mans say the Russian counter-attacks have been a complete failure , it is said in Petrograd that the counter- offensive seriously threatens the Ger- man left flank and communications Wlth the army -of Lieut. -Gen. von The Russian centre is still retiring through the marshy districts. How- ever, every day they are taking a ton of their pursuers. The Rtissians also are offering resistance to -the Austro -German offensive • in Galicia, and eouth-eastward of Lutsk they hold a front of some 50 miles, inter- sected by hills, woods and rivers, which afford a splendid cover for a defensive army. STILL LOOKING FOR BIG PUSH Continued Bombardnient in West Believed to Herald It. Belgian Soldiers Do Good Work Around Dixtnude, London. Cable. ---Both afternoon and evening' communications of the French War Office are confined to de- scriptions of the intense cannonading in prOgrees at various points of the front. Many writers insist that this sustained bombardment of the Ger- man lines in the west Moans an early num bY the entente allies. The orifice point to this, the thorough redietribu- thin of the 13ritish and Freneh armies, and the shelling of Zeebrugge setae easel ago as heralding something at least Preliminary to a general offen- sive, laiGHTIIIG AT DINMUDel. The following Statement on the operations tlie Belgian army was made public to -day by the Belgian military authorities: "Lees night and this Morning were (Met. During the afternoon marked activity was :shown by the German ertillery. Heavy bomb fighting oe- curred before Dixmlide, in Which we hold the Upper liand." Tile Parte War ()Mee did not lose • PEACE PARLEYS • Pope Believes U. S. in Position to Open Negotiations. Washington Report — Efforts of Pope Benedict to bring about peace in Europe continued an absorbing sub- ject of -discussion, to -day in official and diplomatic circles here. Press despatches from Rome quot- ing the Pope as expressing the belief that the United States is now in a position to address both groups of bel- ligerents in the matter of peace, with the probability of inducing them to take the preliminaiy steps which would lead to negotiations for the cessation of the war, attracted consid- erable attention here. The Pontiff also expreseed gratification of the cordiality of the interview between President Wilson and Cardinal M- ims on Thursday, when the latter delivered a message to the' President from the Pope regarding peace. The Pope's .statement confirms re- ports in 'Catholic circles here that he was hopeful that the United States might make an effort to get the bel- ligureht nations to sign an agreement to enter a peace eonference. The be- lief was expressed by prominent Calle- ones usually informed regarding affair at the Vatican that the financial con- dition of the leading belligerents would compel consideration of peace over- turee before the opening of another winter campaign. HERO AIRMEN Went Behind German Lines and Rescued Fellow Aviator. Paris Cable.—Aljutant Berlin, of the French Aviation Corps, has been cited in the orders of the day and awarded the decoration of the Legion of Honor for alighting behind the Ger- man lines and bringing back in safety Adjutant Boyer, who was compelled to set fire to his machine as the result of an accident. Both aviators were engaged in re- connoitring expeditions in the same direction. Berlin's landing point was about four miles beyond that of Boy- er. On returning after executing his mission, Bertin saw Boyer's machine in flames. He landed in face of A. heavy fire, picked up his comrade and flew back to the French lines with a fragment of a shell in his thigh. The aeroplane was etruck in 98 places by bullets and pieces of shells. s• ONTARIO HEALTH Provincial Report Shows Improve- raent Over Last Year. Toronto Report—Smallpox, measles, whooping cough and cerebro-npinal Meningitis increased in Ontario dur- ing August, but the rest of the provin- cial health account showed improve- ment, with, on the whole, a consider- able reduction in the number Of cases of communicable diseases as Compared WIth a year ago. Only 52 cases of typhoid were reported for the whole province during the Month. In Au- gust, 1914, there were 124, The detailed returns show: 1915 Disease . Cases, Deaths. Smallpox ...... 39. 0 Scarlet fever ...... 53 2 Diphtheria .... 11.1 5 Measles .... 160 Whooping cough 101 5 Typhoid Tubereulosis 85 59 Infantile paralysis .. 0 Cerebro-spitial Meningitis 7 7 615 00 W:gwage-That girl yott admire .80 iift a frighthilly poor eomplexion. Iierduppe -Yea, but ithe has a fright- fully rich father. Free r•-••••• Tin OF PEKE ONLY ON TERMS BEFORE SHIED 0.,,,O.1.1••••••••••••, Britain's View Ras Not Changed From, the Statement Made - by Premier Asquith, IliE BLOCKADE. 'German Withdrawal From Illegal Practice Does Not Affect Our Legal Caurse, London Cable.—From 9,11111Orlia- tive sources in the British Govern - Mont a correspondent is informed that there is no change in the atti- tune of the Government on peace. Areas were taken up by Great Britain, it is explained, for the purely defeneivO purpose defined by Premier Asquith in his announcement of Nov. 9, and no change bas been made in the British policy, To pre -!but misconception it must be definitely understood that Great Britain will not ehtertain any idea of a separate peace, and that anything which she does in tne direction of peace must be done in concert with her allies, with whom the reciprocal confidence is growing stronger every day. Tile statement issued by the Ger- man ambassy itt Vvasningtou to the effect teat Germany is ready to make Peace mien the terms of freedom foe goland, freedom of the seas and free- dom for the Jews sounds peculiar en t3ritish ears. Nothing is said about the freedom of France an Belgium, while the German attitude toward the Jews is regarded as significant when it is considered that there are 400,000 Jews in the Russian army, and when it also is taken into consid- eration that Germany's attitude to- ward the Jews in the past is not such as to arouse confidence as to her treatment of that race in the future. The reports spread by Germany regarding the possibility of a separ- ate peace with Russia have only add- ed to the determination of the Rus- sian People to fight until the enemy Is defeated. In the view of British public men, the present German efforts toward peace would indicate that ehe is in some difficulty and desires the Uni- ted States to help her out. The "freedom of the seas" of which she speaks, certainly would mean nothing so long as the freedom of the land was not secure. There certainly is a desire for peace in England, but it must be a peace unfettered by any menace of Prussian militarism. THE SUBMARINE SITUATION. So far as the submarine altruttion is concerned, it is regarded here as a. distinct step in advance that Ger- many should admit that she is giving up an illegal thing. It is Great Bri- tain's contention that Germany's whole submarine campaign is illegal. If. Germany abandons this submarine policy in its entirety, it by no means necessarily follows that Great Britain will give up her reprieals, because it is contended that these are perfectly legal and that it would be ridiculous to give up a perfectly legal right just tecause Germany is giving up an illegal action. If Germany abandons all ber illegal acts, it will be time to spelt of a change of attitude on the part of Great Britain. The question is asked whether Great Britain will give up her block- ade of foodstuffs for Germany, not on the point of legality, but on account of its failure to starve Germany and the .111 -feeling which it has roused among neutral nations. The answer is made that it Ise difficult to differen- tiate between the foodstuffs destined for the civil population and the armed forces, particularly in this war, when Del the nations are practically armed camps. Nevertheless, should the United States approach the allies on thie matter, the commission will receive every respect and consideration, Incidental to' the discussions of the pcssibility of wholesale reduction of armaments on • sea, and lands an in- teresting suggeetion is thrown out of reviving the propositions made after 1815, of which England and Russia in the grand alliance were the °rime movers, arid which was nearly suc- cessful in making a union of powers, each pledged to chastise any power which ehould break the treaty or which should 'violate international law and to protect against a sudden out- break of war such as the present. It is suggested that disarmament would leave such a ecinbination of nations powerless to punish delinquent% but to this the answer is made that total disarmament will never occur. 1 STIR HOPE FOR RR SUCCESS Berlin Tageblatt Thinks Back - down to U. S. Not Fatal. Urges Need of Caltivating Am- erican Friendship. 1••••..m.d*Mi Berlin Cable, via. London — —The neWs og the settlement of the crisis between Germany and the 'United States by reason of Germany modify- ing her subinarine campaign has as yet evoked comparatively little com- ment in the German prem. Public attention line been mainly Concen- trated on the victories in the east, and rumors of an impending new cam- paign, so that little discussion int the American situation is being heard. The Tageblatt nnd the Frankfurter aleitung, however, print leading edi- torini articles, which evince hearty eatisfaetion that a conflict with the United States bas been avotdee, and express the hope that the relatiOns between the two -eountries from noW on will continue to improve. The thief editor of the Tageblatt, fitter pointing and that the eitutttion late been far graver than Was e,eneral- ly assumed in. CiermanY, aretlea that the understandieg with the United elate* was highly desirable, not only because ot tlie effect whioli a lavers eould have lied ou the Ileiltan situa- tion with its delicate negotiations, but because there Gould be nothing raore illogical for Germane imaginable than a cooflict with the United State) over each a (megaton. "The submarine Wee," says the Tageblatt, "wlitell is canaille of ex- ercising a decisive effect upon the final outcome of the war, could scarce- ly Wive been modified, but the conces- sion that passenger steamers will be torpedoed only after a warning and after non-cOMbatazits' safety has been assured certainly will not affect so vitally' the ultimate result." The Tageblatt says it hopes and 'expects the American people will accept the attitude of the German Government as truetworthw proof of its peaceful and friendly disposition. He hopes, too, that tbe American Government as trustworthy proof of sideration in future steps against England. "It is further to be hoped," adds the Tageblatt, "that no one in Germany will fail to appreciate the motives whicli influenced the choice of under- standing instead of conflict. Our friendship with the American people undeniably has suffered during the war, and scarcely can. be expeeted to regain its former warmth immediate- ly, but the differences are of a tem- porary nature. There are no deep- rooted conflicts of interests to per- eetuate them." ,19 IN TIGER Italian Guns Dominate the Big Austrian City, Teutons Rush Reinforcements Against Invaders. Rome .Cable — The Ahstrians at Gorizia mamta:n a precarious noet on the railroad which they are utilizing to make their escape. They :ire rush- ing reinforcements to the Carso pla- teau, where their recent activity masks their retreat, which is orderly and slow. Gorizia, is not yet surrounded com- pletely, but the city is untenable, since it is dominated by the Italian artillery. The Italian official statement only confirms that the operations at thls point have been successfully con- cluded. A. despatch from Innsbruck gives detail of the flight of the inhabitants from Rovoreto, the Italian guns now being within close range. The outly- ing forts were blown up yesterday by the garrisons, who retired toward Trent. The Austrians first burned the houses of Italian residents, and this destruction was added to by Aus- trian artillery, who later shelled the city from the heights. Accordine to a 'despatch from Lai- bach, 200,000 Austrian reinforcements have reached 'the front and have been distributed at the points weere the Italians are making their strongest at- tacks. These new forces are chiefly 18-yeano1d soldiers from Bosnia, Her- IZegovina and Dalmatia. The Austrians have also received 80 new batteries and an abundant supply of ammune tion for them. A general Austrian offensive is ex- pected. The Austro-Hungarian army is already attaeldng violently in the Sugana, valley and at Plezzo. They have brought up large forces for the defence of Gorizia. --••••-• ONE WAR RESULT The "Windjammer" is Coming Again Into Its Own, • Sydney, Australia, Cable.—(Corres- pondence).—One of the extraordinary results of the war in so far as the Pati- ne is concerned is the recrudesence of the "windjammer," or sailing vessel. The dearth of steamers and high freights is responsible to a large ex- tent for this. At present there are etther on the way to Sydney and Mel- bourne or about to sail a fleet of 116 sailing ships ranging from the big e500 tanner to the shapely American schooner of 500 tons. Of the latter the four master predominates. The majority ot the sailors engaged are of American registry, most of them corning from the Pacific coast lumber ports. These are receiving freights up to $21.25 per 1,000 cubic feet—a state of affairs which it is said in Australian shipping ch•cles is unprece- dented. It is ale° understood here that apart from the marvellous impetus in the lumber -carrying trade numerous large sailing vessels are landing at New York or are destined to load there for Australian ports. 9 • t PROMOTIONS Major -Gen. Hughes Makes Some Announcements. Ottawa Report — News of Severn appointments to fill vacancies in the first division were given out by (len. Sir Sam Hughes to -day. 'Major W. H. Dodds, second in command of the first artillery brigade, and formerly of the lst Regiment Canadian Grena- dier Guards, eIontreal, having joined the artillery when war broke out, bas been appointed commander of the brigade to succeed Col. Morrison, who now becomes brigadier -general. Word has ale been received of the appointnient of Lieut. -Col. R. G. Leckie, of the 16th Battalion, Vancou- ver, as brigadier -general in succeesion to Gen. Turner, who now becomes a divisional Commander. Confirmation of the turner that Gen. Alderson would command the new Canadian army eorps created bY the union of the first and second divisions was also given to -day by Gen. Sir Sam Hughes. 'Under Gen. Alderson will be Generals Slurry mid Turner, who will Path eommand it division. A report that Chia might be done had been received here, but there had been no official eonfirMatiOn thereof up to the present, THE FIESPEIIIC CASE WORRIES S, OFFICIALS Looks Like a Direct Contradiction of Germany's Recent Renunciation, FIGHT ARE DEAD According to Report Sent to Washington rrom Consul at Queenstown, Washington, Sept. Z.—The news, of- ficial and otherwise, in Washington, teat a German submarine had torpe- doed the Allan Liner Hesperian last night off Fastnet, produced a wide- spread sensation. Unofficially, the White .House and • the State Department were informed of the fact early to -day. Later a menage was received from Ambassa- dor Page, at London, to the State Department, in which he gave no facts and expressed no opinions. He said that a report was coming to the de- partment from Queenstown. The dangerous import of the news was tbat on its Vice it appeared to be a direct contradiction og the as- surances given to the State Depart- ment, after the sinking of the Arable, that German submarines had been in-. strueted not, to sink any liner, and that Proper provisions would be made for the safety of non-combatants in case of any attack by torpedo. The following account of the tor- Pedoing wile sent to the State De- partment by Consul Frost at Queens- town, the text of Ilis despatch hav- ing been" given out by the State De- partment: The Hesperian was torpedoed bra German submarine seventy miles southwest of Faetnet at 8.30 o'clock Saturday evening. One or two Americans were on board, but no Americans were lost. About eight lives were lost. The Hesperian has not sunk. Admiralty boate landed passengers and crew at Queenstown at 8.30 o'clock this morning, and have returned to bring in the Hesperian, which is due to arrive at Queenstown about 9 o'clock Monday morning. The Hesperian carried about forty- five Canadian soldiers, who were un- organized, and were being invalided back home. The Hesperian was bound for Mon- treal. The Hesperian carried one 4.7 -inch gun mounted, and visible astern. WASHINGTON IS FIRM FOR WARNING. - This official account leaves open the important question whether the Hesperian was warned in accordance with the official assurances of Ambas- sador Bernstorff, and whether she was trying to escape. It is clear that the attitude of the Administration con- tinues to be that vessels must be vis- ited when hailed. If the liner had been warned, and she bad refused to stop, officials here think that the other questions raised in Consul Frost's telegram may be threehed out diplomatically without serious friction. The fact that no Americal lives were lost differentiates this case with the Arabic and Lusitania. The official ac- count, which indicates thal the Hes- perian was "chased" for two hours or more by the submarine, seems to war- rant the inference that the Hesperian was trying to escape. If she was trying to escape after be- ing hailed, it is probable that the case will become one of easy settlement as between the U. S. and Germany. One of the new questions raised is Whether Germany will seek to justify the attack on the Hesperian on the ground that she had hot ceased to be a transport of the British Government. One of the officials of the depart- ment said that even in that case the vessel was entitled to be warned, be- cause it could not be assumed that slie was acting only as a transport. In other words, the presumption would be that as a liner she was 'carrying passengers, and that some of them might have been American citizens. STATE SECRETARY SILENT. Secretary of State Ieensine would not comment an the facts as pre- sented by Consul Prost. The opinion is that the U. S. Gov- ernment would be apt to take into favorable consideration the fact that this liner was armed, as she had a gun astern. It is known that in me ease a ves- sel which was armed and was alanit l0 leave Phileeletehte took off hes ante before sailing. State Depart- ment official% however, say to -day that Me was dons voluntarily, so as to "avoid any question." "The Departmatt holds that a com- mercial vessel can carry defensive weapoils. Whatever the "defensive weapons" are on beard a vessel wince may be proved to be a transport is an- other question which the Department officials will not consider tonight. It is admitted by officials that if the Hesperiatt were trying to escape she v as in a poaition to US3 her stern gun with full- effect on tho ouveuing web- mat•ine. Officials v1II not diseuss, in advance of it full report froni Anibaseador Page, how fat the penetice on boarl of ()median eoldiers, who Were ins valided home, and the military or non - Military eharaeter nf the Hest erten, will effect the representation be be made by this government itt her case. In as much as the °Metal report from the State Department, at least ns given out, throws ne light on facts which would warrant a- statement by The Department, the questions to be nnewered are these. Filet, was the Itesperia.n a "liner" in fact or a edjunet of the British nave, and how far 'that fate, if proven, Would justify an attack with or without warning by a German Second, did the Gerntari sub. have knowledge there were Canadian sol- diers on board, and aid not know that tbee were invalided Poldiers? Third, Whether the German aubmarine knew that the liner wee artned ta destroy the eulinierine, if the liner were attacked'? leortrtit, wbether the veseel War in feet warne.d aed tried to twelve.. Beauty is only skin deep, but ogii• nes goes all the way through.