The Wingham Advance, 1915-08-05, Page 7BECKER PAID PENALTY
IN THE DEATH CHAIR
Former N. Y. Police Lieutenant Electrocut-
ed For Rosenthal Murder.
Went Bravely to His Fate, and Died While
at Prayer.
Sing Sing Prison, Ossington, N. Ye
Iteport.—Charles Becker was put to
death in the electrie chair here this
morning for the killiag or Herman,
itosenthal, the New York gambler,
The former Now York police lieutere
anteeetained hie composure end pro-
tested his innocence to the last. He
went to his death with a photograph
ot Mc wife pinned on his shirt over
Jds heert. Three shocks wore given
before the physiclaus pronounced
Becker dead at 5.55 o'clock.
Beeleer led the way to hie ovia exe-.
eution. The conclemned man oat up
all night on the edge of his cot, calmly
talking to Deputy Charles H. Johnson.
lave got to face it," said Becker,
"rani1 am going to meet it quietly
and without trouble to anyone." The
aeputy warden left Becker Mena_ an
hour before the time set for the exe-
cution, and when the priests, Father
Nee 1. eashin, the prison priest, and.
leather Curry; of New York, came to
acheinieter the last rites, they found
the man who lustigated Herman Ros-
enthal's murder stains, with his face
resting on als .hand, gazing at the
prison floor. •Tho priests remained
with him to the end.
"It wee shortly after 5 o'clock when
the lirst of the witnesses of the exe-
cution began to assemble outside the
I risen walls. Quietly their names
were checked oft by Deputy Warden
Remora who directed them to take
their places at a gateway that led
directly to the execution chamber.
Theu the witnesses were led to the-
elace of execution, in a new death
house which had been built adjoining
the old execution chamber, where the
four gunmen were put to death over
a year ago for killing Rosenthal.
When the witnesses were seated Deputy
Warden Johnson nodded to Principal
Keeper Fred Dorner, and they left the
room through a small wooden door
that led to the death cells beyond,
where Becker was praying with his
spiritual advisers:.
Becker arose to his feet when he
saw Johnson, and took a crucifix from
the hand of the prison priest. To.
Father Curry, Becker gave his last
message as he took his place at the
head of the little file of men that
marched to the room of death.
Decker's message which he uttered to
the priest was:
HIS LAST MESSAGE.
"1 am not guilty by deed or con-
spiracy or in any other way of the
death of Rosenthal. I am sacriticed
by my friends. Bear this message to
the world and my friends. Amen."
a he ono time police officer hesitaa-
ed as he entered the exceutien room.
It seemed to the witneeees as If he was
stertled that the death chair was so
near at hand. He looked quiekly at
the doable row of witneeses, glanced
to the floor, swept with his eyes the
weiteaed walls of the room, and then
etindenly, as it coming to himself,
walked briskly over the abler: neat
aad seated himself in the electric
(hate. Behind Decker followed the
rrieon priests, chortling the prayer of
cesteth, which wa3 repeated by the con-
demned man.
"Jesus, Mary, Joseph, bleve MercY
on. my eaula' nervously spoke Decker
as delaty *wardens stepped forward
end adjusted the electreilea. Hardly
a minute elapsed before the electrode
(04_ was applied te the right leg, a slit
hating been previously cut in the
irouter leg frem the lease down. A4
ter the electrode had been tinily ad-
justed against a Fhaven spot on the
back of the condemned man's head,
the.. state executioner locked at Dep.
tete' Warden Johnsoft, who surveyed
the figure that was still mumbling
the aeath prayer in the Oahe John -
ton half turned his head, and the exe-
cuticner jemmed the switch,
DIED 1N PRAYER.
Ti.c first rhea la: ted a Tull minute,
and the exegutioner said that it Wa3
MILO volts and ten amperes in
strength. It came while Becket, was
still commending his soul to his
Maker.
The two orison preesitians stepped
forward to examihe the collapsed fig-
ura that sat supported in the death
chair by the thiek black leather
amps. The stothescope was applied
'lo the heart, and Dr. Chitties Parr,
the Dation rhyskiat) preesed his lin-
ger against an artery hi the neck.
There was still a feeble flutterieg of
•the Mart.
The physician stewed built front
the rubber mat and again the electric
turrent pulsed through the. body. The
shock lasted seven seconds, and the
eurient was then turned off. After a
hasty examination, Dr. Farr aeked
that a third shock be given. This
lasted five seconds. An examination
that teak several minutes followed.
Three physicians aineng the, witness-
es theft made an examination, and D.
Par, at 5 55 thelock,. quietly :Montle -
ed: "I prOtiounee this malt 'deed.'
During the night Recker pencilled
on a, piece or Vapor what ho catitioned
"My dying declaration." It Was tahen
to the warden's office, where two
copies were typewritten whieh Welt-
er *Meted with Ms fountain pen in a
bold hand. To Deputy 'Warden bine
son, Who had charge of the eXecution
In place of Warden Thomas Mott the
borne, Who does hot believe in the
death penalty, the one-tIm3 iioltce
lieutenant gave his fountain pen as a
gift. "It is the lest thiter that r have
to give, and I wAnt you to have it.
want you to give title stetement to
the newspapermen."
Decker's tneeeage, givest out just be-
fore he went to his death, lead*
Al EARLIER MESSAGE.
"Gentlemen:—.1 stand before you in
my tuli senses, allowing that no pow-
er on eatelt can save me from the
grave that is to receive. me, In the
face of that, in the teeth of note'
wins eondennted 1UP, and in the Dreg -
'mice of my Owl and your God, I pro-
elaim my absolute innotenee of the
foul manic for Whiell i =1St die. You
are now about to witnesany destrues
tion by the Stale, which is organized
to protect the lives of the inaocent
May Almighty God pardon everyone
who has coutributed in any degree to
My untimely death. And now on the
brink ot my grave, I declare to the
world that I gm prottd to have been
the husband of the purest, noblest
woman that ever lived—lielen Beck-
er, This acknowledgment is the only
legacy 1 can leave her. 1 bid you all
good-bye. Father, 1 am ready to go.
Amen,"
(Signed)
"ChlARLLSr BEiteliER,"
After his wife had said farewell,
shortly after midnight, Becker main-
tained a casual, conversation with.
Deputy 'Warden Johnson, who eat
beside the screen in front of his cell,
Sometimes he smoked cigars, after
which he would let his head fall on
his hand and gaze reflectively at
the 'concrete floor for minutes at a
time. Dawn found .him seated on the
edge of his eot carefully pinning a
photograph of his wife on his white
shirt just over his heart, Then Beck-
er put on a thin black alpaca coat,
Which he tightly buttoned.
An autopsy .on the body of Becker
was performed according to law im-
mediately after the execution.
After Beciter's body had been re-
moved from the electric chair Samuel
Haynes, a negro murderer, was
brought into the execution room and
electrocuted. *One of ilheckerhe last
requests to Warden Osborne was that
Ile 'be put to death before the negro,
HaYiS
ntes;
lViBECKER'S STATEMENT.
Ossining, N, Y., Report.—A state-
ment creaited to Mrs. Becker was
given out there shortly after her hus-
band's death,
1 . eiy supp es
have reached Germany and Austria
. via Sweden, Denmark and Holland,
practically breaking all the allies'
blockade.
All of these neutral countries now
have embargoes against re-exportation
of such goods. Efforts of tho State
Department to ascertain to what ex-
tent these embargoes have been vio-
lated have failed. Naturally, there
aro no records of an illicit traffic, The
lack of these statistic may prevent
the denartment from challenging Suc-
cessfully the British figures,
in the Original note, the deteetion of
the American steamer Neches, on
route from RotterdeM to New York,
with cargo anel the Ataeriean caveat
of July 17th declaring the orders -in
Council would not be recognized ley
this GoVernment as a substitute tor
international law, svill he Jelly ar-
gued.
eleanwhile much date bee betn
gatherea by the State Department oa
which to base a rejoinder, which
probabisr will be ready for Presideut
Vihison's consideration betore he re-
turns to Washington next week. The
accuracy of the figures producee in
Previous 13ritish notes covering the
volume of American exportatioaa to
Gerinany and Austria via neutral
ports Is being scrutinized, The Brit-
ish contention, le that these figures:
show large quantities of American
cotton and even mint '
"I shall never rest," she was quoted
as saying, "until I have exposed the
methods which were used to con-
vict my husband, Whether he was
guilty or innocent, there was no justa
tication for the means employed to
convict lam.
-1 would rather lose all the other
members of my family, as. dear as
they are to me, than lose Charlie,
No ane can take his place, In all of
the ten years of our married life I
never had occasion once to regret
that 1 was his wife.
"Charlie was no angel. He made
no pretense of being one. He was
just au ordinary human being— and
perhaps that is why I loved him so."
Dr. W. 0. Stillman, of Auburn, who
assisted in the autopsy, said that
Becker showed unusual resistance to
the electric fluid. After the autopsy,
Dr. Stillman said:
"I noticed no unusual effects upon
Becker's vital organs. The way he
resisted the strong current was re-
markable, showing hirn to be an un-
usually powerful man."
It was expected that Becker's body
will be removed some time to -day to
New York, where funeral services will'
probably be held on Sunday. Mrs.
Becker's last effort to save her hus-
band was made yesterday, when she
appealed personally to Governor C. S.
Whitman, who, as district attorney of
New eons, had prosecuted the case
against Becker for a reprieve, so that
au appeal might, be taken to the Court
of Appeals frone the decision of Jus-
tice herd. Missing the Governor at
Albany, Mrs. Becker* met him at
Poughkeepsie. The appeal was fruit-
less and the untiring wife hurried to
Sing 'Sing to bid her husband fare-
well. Mrs. Becker was with her hus-
band for an hour, leaving the death
house at 12.30 o'clock this morning.
She left the prison at L15 °clock for
New York, outwardly displaying no
effects of the severe mental stream
John Becker, her brother-in-law, and
John Lynch, her brother, accompanied
her.
New York, July 311—Returning from
her last visit to the death house at
Sing Sing Prison, where she had
taken her farewell of her husband,
Mrs. Charles Becker arrived at the
Becker home in the Bronx at 2.40 a, m.
to -day. She was accompanied by one
of Becker's friends; who half carried
her into the house. Mrs. Becker
showed evidences of the, deep distress
she was undergoing. No effort was
made to question. her about her visit
to Sing Sing. She was mot by her
Sister, Miss Mary Lynch.
THE NE 1N NOTE
FROM BRITI1IN
Argument On Neutral Rights is
Nearly Ready.
Formidable Docurant Covers the
Entire Ground,
Washington Iteport.—Tho supple-
mental British not regardiag the
rights of neutrals at sea and within
blockade lines will be delivered to the
Embassy at London within a day or
two. Ambassador Page advised the
State Department to -day, and prob-
ably will be released for publication
early next week. Whether the orig-
inal note reeeived here last Monday
and withheld from the press at the
request of the 13ritish Foreign. Offiee
wilt be allowed to stand in its pres-
ent form and so be made public has
not been disclosed, It is titought
possible the entire British argument
will be covered in the new note, and
the previetis coMtnunicatien be with-
drawn.
The new note, it is understood, is
the most formidable in point of
length and scope of the entire terite
eommunicatione eXchanged by the
two Governments on this enbject. It
In filled with citation.; and deals at
length with intritate questiong ef in-
ternational law. The British posi-
tion on at least two points net treated
NOMINIITIONS
IN MANITOBA
Winnipeg Has Plenty of Candi-
dates for Legislature.
•
Liberal Leader a Running in
Lansdowne.
Winnipeg Repor a—Following are
the complete results of to -day's nom-
inations:
Assiniboia---J, W. Wilton, Lib.; 3,
T. Haig, Con.; W. D. Bailey, Ind.
Arthur—John WillianisisLibo W. S.
Renner, Con,
Beautiful Plains—W. R. Wood,
Lib.; J. H. Irwin, Con.
Biala—G. H. Malcolm, Lib.; F.
Arnold, Com
Brandbn—S. le. Clement, Lib.; Sir
T. A. M. Ailtins, Con.
Carillon—T. B. Molloy, Lib.; A.
Prefontaine, Con,
Cypress—Dr, W. A. Myles, Lib,;
George Steele, Con.
Dauphin—Dr, Harrington, Lib.; W.
Buchanan, Con.; J. W. McQuay, Ind.
Deloraine—tion. Dr. Thornton,
Lib.; J. C. W. Reid, Con.
Dufferin—E. A. August, Lib.; A. S.
Argue, Con.
Elmwood—Dr, T. G. Hamilton,
Lib.; D. Munroe, Con.
Emerson -3, D. Baskerville, Mb.;
G. Coulter, Con. •
Gilbert Plains --W. D. Fin.dlater,
Lib.' S. Hughes, Con.
D. Furley, Lib.; G. Thor-
waldson, Con.
Gladstone—Dr, Armstrong, Lib.;
A. Singleton, Con.
Glenwood—hames Breakey, Lib.;
John Perdue, Con.
Grand Rapids—Deferred election.
Hamiota—J. H. McConnell, Lib.; 3.
M. Fraser, Con.
Iberville—James Black, Mb.; A.
Bernard, Con.
Kilclonan-St. Andrew's— G. W.
Prouty Mb.; R. Saunders, Con.
Killarney—S. M. flay den, Lib.;
Hon. G. Lawrerice, Con.
Lakeside—Lieut.-Col. C. D. Mc-
Pherson, Mb.; J. J. Garland, (ion.
Lansdowne—T-ion. T. C. Norris,
Lib.; W. 3. Cundy, Con,
Ln Verandrye—P. A. Talbot, Lib.;
J, B. Lauzone Con.
Minnedosa—George Grierson, Lib.;
James R. Muir, Con.
Mountain—J. B. Baird, Lib.; John
Dale, Con.
Morris—Win, Molloy, Lib.; J. Par-
ent, Con.
Manitou—Geo. T. Armstrong, Lib.;
W. 11. Sharpe, Con.
Morden-Rhineland—lion. Val Win-
kler, Mb.; W. J. Tupper, Con.
Nelson—Deferred election.
Norfolk --John Graham, Mb.; R. P.
Lyons, Con.
Partage la Prairie -r. A. alcPher-
eon, Mb.; IP. F. Taylor, Con.
Roblin—Wm. Angus, Lib.; F. Y.
Newton, Con.
Rockwood—Arthur Lobb, Lib.;
Thomas Scott, Con.
Russell—W. W. Wilson, Mb.; J. 13.
Layeock, Con.
St. Boniface—joseph Dumas, Mb.;
J. A. Beaupre, Con.; J. P. Howden,
Ind, Lib.
St. Clements—D. A. Ross, Lib.; T.
lieY,
St. George—Skuli Sigfusso, LW.;
Paul Reykdal, Con.
Ste. Rose—'h. II, 1thea.unle, Mb.; J.
Hamelin, Inch Con.; A. McLeod, Ind.
Lib.
Swan River—W, H. Slins, Lib.; D.
1). McDonald, Can,
Turtle Mountain—Geo. McDonald,
Lib.; Hon. J. Johnston, Con.
The Pas—Deferred election.
Virden—Dr. Geo. Clifton. Lib,: R.
A. Knight, Con.
Winnipeg North "A"—S. Itert
Green, Lib.; la It. Levinson, Con.; R.
A. Inn, Soc. Dem.
Winnipeg Neigh "D"—R. N. Low-
ery, Mb.; J. P. 1Poley, Cola; W.Beeth,
Soc. Dem.
Winnipeg Centre, "A"—Hon. T. II.
hohnson, Lib.; A. 3. Norquay, Con.
Winnipeg Centre, "B" ---la 3. Dixon,
Ind. Item; II, M. Henneeme, COIL; G.
AnnstOng, Ind.
Winnipeg South, "A"--floit. A. B.
Hudson, /Ob.; W. a. Iteyd, then.
Winnipeg South, "13"—W. L. rare
rieh, Lib.; L. MeMeans, Con -
HORSE 11-41EP SENTENCED.
St. Catharines, Report, --A Sens
tence of three years in the penitent.
Hoary wits to -clay imposed upon Jehn
Edward Smith f Toronto, a well-
clreised young ntan who beok a horse
tied buggy from a local livery estab.
lisament and owlets -vette to sell it at
Ilamilton, Smith has served two
1. mg in the Central prison in the
pet tWo yeara for housebreaking.
britle of Six weeks, whom he married
In a wpstern Canadian city, was Tett
at e total hotel. rie Is reported to
'have another wife ltd three. child-
ren. Ile masqueraded 'here under the
name 'of Wileore
It is never too late to mend, but
don't put it 00 till you forget how.
BUSS RETREAT
FROM
HARD TIISK
Experts Fear Grand Duke May
Havo Trouble Avoiding
Germanic Pursuit,
FIGHTING TASK
Though Ready to Give Up Capital,
Ita Defenders Aro Strug-
gling Fiercely,
London Cable.—The military cor-
respoacient of the Times, discussing
the possibilities of disaster to the
Rusin armies in retirement, says
that it will be a difficult retirement.
"The security of the whole line,"
continues the Times correspondent,
"depends upon whether General Von
Buelow an be prevented from forcing
a passage of the Sventa River (Kovno
Province) pn its forty -mile front, and
marching on Vilna, and whether, at
the same time, his cavalry masses -can
be prevented from cutting up the com-
munications farther atield. The nat-
ural course would be for Grand Duke
Nicholas to reinforce his fifth army
from reserves at Brest -Litovsk, and
en n the northern menace. If he does
not, General Von Buolow will throw
a ring around Kovno, clear the east
bank, of the Niemen, pass the tenth
German army corps across, and estab-
lish himself at Vilna, and astride the
Russian communications.
"There is a fair chance that the re-
tirement may be successfully carried
out, but the moment it begins, all
• German armies will throw themselves
Upon thel‘IvesR,oussia.n rear guards like
pI of
"From .Warsaw to Brest-Litovsh is
120 miles, or twelve days' march, and
the arduous duty of the Ruseian staff
Will be to so order the retreat that no
detachments may be cut off. The Rus-
sian wings must hold on until the
centre from Serock, Novogeorgievsk
and Warsaw comes abreast of. them,
and unless the Niemen and Bobr
fronts hold firm therewill be trouble.
"An interesting point is whether
the fortresses of Novo Georgievsk,
Warsaw and Ivangorod will be re-
tained or evacuated. Railways Ger-
many needs for a further advance
Pass through these fortresses, but if
Russian garrisons are left they may
abrbit0,000 men who may never be
see again."
Tho Chronicle believes Germany Will
be content to allow the .Ruesians to
retire to anew line, meanwhile oc-
cupying themselves with fortifying
their newly -captured positions.
"It is possible," says the Chronicle,
"that the Germans will not try to
break through the new Russian haw,
which gives thein in turn a .short and
easy line to defend. Then they can
promptly transfer their huge surplus
forces to another area for an offen-
sive against Italy, Serbia, or the An-
glo-French front. Before autumn one
of the three Is likely to be hammered
hard, and signs point to Serbia or
Italy as the first to be attacked.
"Warsaw touches us in England
very nearly and sharply," says the
Mail, in an editorial. "We shall feel
the lose of the city even more than
the Russians, who have limitless space
In which to retreat. We hope authori-
tative means will be taken to iaform
the Russiaa ,Deuma el its sitting to-
morrow that Great Britain stands
firm with Russia in this struggle."
STILL FiGHTING HARD
Petrograd, via London, ,Catle,
Crossing of the Vistula at several
points on pontoons, and efforts of tete
Anstro-tlerman allies to coestruct
bridges acres the river ettrioueey
enouct have (Melted less discussion
among Russian military critics than
the troseieg of the Vieprz near Tray,
Mika or the advance of the Germans
southward front !musk, which lies ho-
tween Riga and Poniewesch, in IC.ovno
province.
Operations against Kovtio neturally
are ;regard:ea as interesting, because
of the importanceattached to it fel
olle of the stronglicads of the prospec-
tive new Russian line. , The Ger-
mans, proceeding from the southweet,
bave reached the ativancea positions
of Kovno, and also are pushing nortle
eastward from Suwalki.
Meanwhile the Russians are defend-
ing gallantly their pcsitions on the
Nareee betweeo the Vistula and the
Vieprz and on the 13ug. They claim
notable sueeesees in the sector
Chmtel-Plaski. where they caueed
their autagonists henvy losse8. and
took 'MG thousand Auetrian prisoners
in the Soical region.
One •of the nuist thrilling minor acs
tions or the ear in this theatre was
the capture of an Auetrian aeroplane
on the 280 by Lieut. Pokrovski mot
Cornet Pionski east of the Ziota.h.ipa
River, haring constantly at the Aus•
trien -aviator from 4 higher altitude,
they forced Wm to descend. liee'letts-
sian machine followed, and tee aus-
Irian Reale:mot surrendered with
non-commieeioned officer. The, Aus-
trian aeroplane, which Was not dime
aged, was a new machine of the 120 -
horsepower type,
NO WANTON DESTRICTION.
London Cable.—Grand Duke Nich-
olas, tominander-In-chief of the Rus-
sian forces mw dceteed, according
to a Beater's Petograd desesseeh,
teat no property in Warsaw &tall be
destroyed, tiniest; such a step is im-
perative from a viewpoint of ralietary
neeessity. Owners at property and
growing crops which are cleetroyed
will be intle»inified by the ibiseian
tle',ernment. Specific rout., have
been ',designated for the use of the ire
hebitants of Werstrw, who ate volun.
tarily leaving the city.
MORE ommAN FORCES.
Leaden July 81...e-AII German fer-
ries 1et:wet:1i Sasenitz, oil the at
'coast if the Maned et Rugen, and
Trelleborge the southernmost te.wn of
Sweden, have ben withdrawn, as elei
ships, are being need t, eonvey laree
drefts of troops to the !Neaten Battle
erovietes, tteeorame to tb,1 Steskliolitt
cortetmondent ef Dm Morning Post.
Indignant 'Customer—Barber, why
did Yon dron that towel on stiv Wel
Barber—Because it watt hot, siteallos-
ton Globe. •
MAGET SEED IBIG GERMAN ASSAULT
Britain to Allow U, S. Sugar Beet
Growers a Privilege.
Washington Report.—Conditional
aesdrancee were received toalay from
(treat Britain that importation of
German sugar beet geed to plant next
eettr's Americau crop will be permit-
ted as o. result oe 'informal negotia-
tions by the State Departmeut. Jeach
ehiPeltent will be considered by Brit-
ish officials on its merits and will not
eadlested if three conditione Me-
ow(' by Oren. Britain are met, It
must be showa that the seed Is
available for purchase only in Ger-
many; ehipments must be made from
neutrni. ports only, and there can be
Po exchange of American commodities
with the.Germart exporter. Shipment
that do not fill all of these conditions
will be stopped under the order -in -
Council.
The agreement is expected to give
American sugar beet farmers an ado-
quete supply of seed, which is pro-
duced only in GormanY.
RUTH HPIE
ON BRITISH AT HOOGE
Huns Use Flame Projectors In Attempt to
Regain Lost Trenches.
Great French Air Fleck Make Many
Raids on Enemy.
London Cable. ----The following of-
ficial otatemeut was given otlt by the
British War Office Friday night:
"This (Friaay) morning the enemy
began a bombardment of our trenches
aorth and south of Hooge (eastcf.
Ypres, Beiglem), and followed this
ey an attack with Lame projectors,
dein ered chiefly agaiest the treneaes
recentlY captured by no at ihooge. By
huts meaue the ClLOiity eueceetuat UL
eenetiating eur tirsc line clew:nee ou
Iront ot mitotit etas yaws. lee legate
DEADLY puNEsi Ln1:5,=.1ansi,L12.714,3. e. IlL overact...as
ag,a,nst m.ues.a. at k,k, u e at ,..eu., auesu-
..
te or IlUt tlItli bUtl AO Ounl.d. tij .,16
1
any 1itrg0 Vial, LI, WO ,w-tabalL11 41.4-11J)
It Is expected tuat tae titeumus win
New Lir Machines. Armored, Fast, tura to too west, a wove/neat wnicn,
and POwerful. nowever, will mite a cesupie ot moutua`
at leas'' it will, tneretore, be a race
Petween tee leutortic tomes and the
hatish and lerenca as to winch side
wilt take the ottensive in Franca
where the situaticn remains as it has
been for weees past, except inAiettee,
where the French cctumu h
Carry Light Cannon and Outdo
the Germans.
Paris Cable,—The armed aero-
planes officially reported to heve
bombarded a train and obliged a Ger-
man flying machtne to alight are
supposed to be the now Mere' that
have been the subject of much mys-
terious private talk, but of which
nothing has been known officially,
Just what they are no one -has any
right to tell furtaer than that tney
are more powerful Hutu any of the
preceding French machines, and are
armed with a new cannon especially
made for them, supposed to fire an
inch and V. haif s0e11.
.nv.ac many eau:hens to this new
arm, it appears time it expeeteu to
accentuate tile team -riche,/ tue egenea
mem to have guinea over German
aviation. ane esenualt macaniee
were oetter erepeieu tor wartare
the beginning, lied mere powertui
motors and (Amid dietaeca hreaca
ir
machines in an achaee. eae
brought out more and more powenui
motors, protected some el weir ma-
chines wan steel plates and armed
them with special gun*. enese ma-
chines, in the hands of civilian avia-
tors, who volunteered for tne war,
and who have speciaazed themselves
in the chase of uetinan aer cratt, but
au end to the aeroplane raids" upon
Paris.
A. document publiseed by the gen-
eral staff of one of the German
armies recognizes the superiority of
the French Aviation Corps, partiou-
larly in directing fire of the artillery.
Recently the Germans announced
the appearance of a new machine,
supposed to surpass everything yet
produced, with four propellers- and
two motors to each propeller. A let-
ter from a French aviator says re-
garding an engagement with, one of
these machines:
s "Each time he passed me the ma-
chine gun man fired a whole band
of cartridges. Then the machine
swung around and came back above
me. Four times he repeated the
manouevre, and it seemed each time
1 could see the bullets. My passen-
ger and fired all our ammunition,
but the machine was too fast for us;
then we turned to draw the enemy to-
wards our lines. At 1.200 metres he
scented the ruse and turned tail."
As fast and effecient as these new
machines may be, the French clean
that their new air machine will fur-
ther revolutionize this kind of war-
fare.
TOO EXACTING
Are Medical Examiners Who Re-
. ject Recruits.
Ottawa Report.—Important changes
tit the etandarcl of physical fitness for
reigniting are foresh d as
aeowed to -day
a a sell of cobeideration by the Mili-
tia Commie
There ilOg been a lot of dissatisfac-
tion over the fact that men passed by
the doctor:: at recruiting eentres have
eubseeuently been turned down by
medical examiners at the mobilization
centres, and it is aroposed to remove
this difficulty by having but one ex-
amination under a fixed student at
the place where the 111511 are recruit-
ed on to the battalion estatilishinent.
It is estimated that about ten thou-
sand men have been tented down for
minor defetts, euch as had teeth,
ellghtly under size, etc., ana these
wtil letve aa&ther chance to volaa-
tear. Defective teeth will no longer
lee a barrier, lam tnat. the Canadian
Dental 'Corps has been ee hielished,
and ininor operations that will •fit
Men for serviee will be ietrtotened by
the Army Medical Corps.
The ethiniard of 'height will be re-
duced' by two inches, makinee it five
feet two 11101108 for infantry mot five
feet four inches for artillery. Where
chect exeansien is slightly below 33
inches, and there is a possibility of
'developing it by training, medical et -
Mews Will be empty:it:rod exercise
their diseretiote These charas
it is expected, be antioune.ed at an
early date.
portyuGuast pREstotNev.
Lisbon, Portugal, Cable,—The
number of 'candidates for the
Presidency of the republic he the
election to be held August 6 has now
been reduced virtually to two, Dr.
Duarte Leite, former Premier and
Minister of the Interior, and Dr.
Ilernmeano Machado, Minister to ;
Brazil, anti algo a former Premier, It
is generally believed Ilus letter wilt i
etteeeesful.
The Government is taking measures
to md
maintain order ening iitts 'basinot'e
tee Douro river, where tbere are
sporadic revolutionary outbreaks, The
Ilmiro forms the boundary between
Pertugal and Spain.
e t eir
at-
tacks on the positions protecting
A-luenaer There Itas been snarl) float-
ing Imre, Lice French actirance conver-
ging on Muenster from the north and
tram Metzeral to the southerast of mu-
ens(er valley, in which the town
stands, on the open road to Colmar.
AIRMEN BUSY.
The most extensive series of air
raids carried out by the allies since
the beginning of the war i's reported
this evening. From the most north-
erly, section of the battle line in Bel-
gium to Alsace, French aviators drop-
ped bombs on military positions, rail-
road stations and factories producing
war materials. In one of these raids
the flying squadron consisted of 45
aeroplanes, the object of which was
to bombard the German petroleum
worke near Wissembourg, 34 miles
northeast of Strassburg. Wissem-
bourg was the scene of the first battle
of the Franco-Prussian war. Another
squadron of ten aeroplanes made a
raid on an asphyxiating ges factory
at Dornach, in Alsace. Apart from
artillery duels and encounters be-
tween bomb -throwers, there vas little
activity on the French taut, to -day,
A desperate beetle is, however, in pro-
grees in the 'Vosges. 'lee Germans
delivered a counter-attack last night
in an effort to retake Barreitleopt The
sustained fire of the Ierench guns
broke clown this attack, but the figete
lag continued throughout the night.
The official report issued in. Paris
to -night slays: "On the 2)(11 instant
our aeroplanes bombarded the Ypres-
itoulcrs Railroad near Paeschendaele,
the catesps of the tlernmes in the
region of Longueval, to the west of
Combres. the German linee on the
Driniont hill, near Rheims: the inn.
tury station at Chatel in the Argonne
alai the statlon of Burthecourt in
Lorr
"timing the night og the 2a1ii-3(ith
one of our aviatero bombarded at Der-
nach (Alsace) a factory producing
esphyxlating gas. To -day aa aerial
squadron bombarded the station of
Isellicurg (Freiburg). Another squad-
ron, including ten aeroplanes front the
Paris entrehelted camp, dropped 44
bombs on the station at Chauny
(depertment of Aisne),
"A squadron ot 45 aeroplanes set
out this morning, having ae its 3 blee-
live the petrol works of Pcclielbronn,
Internee Hagenau and Wissembourg
(Weisseneurge A cloudy sky and
many mist banks permitted only part
of the squadron to reach the goal.
One hundred and three bombs were
dropped -on the Pechelbronn works..
iit addition six bombs wore dropped
on the station at Detwiller (Dett-
weiler), near Phalsbourg (Pfalzburg),
and six on the aviation sheds at
Phalsbourg. Every aeroplane came
back safely."
Pfalsburg, Dettweiler, Pechelbronn,
Hagenan and Weissenburg are all
places in lower Alsace, about 60 miles
front Strassburg. This is a district
where French aeroplanes heretotore
have not been active.
A despatch to Renter's Telegram
Company from Amsterdam says It is
officially 'stated in Berlin that three
allied airmen appeared early Friday
over Friebourg and dropped severn1
bombs. One civilian was killed and
six el -aliens were wounded. The ma-
terial damage done is declared to
have been unimportant.
mOrilenloar2=1•••••11VIMMINSIM, ,•111101,110
QUITTING WARSAW,
SAVING RUSS ARMIES
Grand Duke Is Believed to Be . Defeating
Hun Plans of Capture.
Germans Clam to Be Across the Lublin
--Ch.olm Railway.
London Cable. ---The Russians,
now are facing the problem of evacu-
ating Warsaw and the eurrounding
country without losing their armies,
while the Austro- German forces are
making a supreme effort to get across
their line of retreat. The Teutons are
said to have met with partial success
in this attempt, A Berlin official re-
port this evening stating that Field
Marshal von Mackensen, reeutaing
the offensive, had reached the
Cholni-Lubin railway, about midwaY
between those two cities, and that
southeast of this, as far as the Bug
shaken, River, Russian front had been
httk
The success of Gen. von Mackensen
in getting across this railway, after
having been virtually stopped JV the
Russian counter-attack, denies at
least One line of retreat to the Rus -
Sins, who might still be between him
and Warsaw, and also places the Ger-
mans in a position to move against
the Bug River front should this •be
decided upon.
SAFETY SEEMS CERTAIN.
British military critics, however,
refuse to believe that Grand Duke
Nieholas, Commander -in -Chief of the
Russian forces, has not nrovided for
111 contingencies, or that Ito was not
pretty sure of the safety of his troops
before indicating to the World that
he had decided to take up a new line.
Indeed the news contained in. the
Berlin official statement that the Ger-
mans have croseed the Vistula River
southeast of Warsaw, between the
Pince, River and Kozienice, leads the
military writers to the belief that the
Russians already have fallen hack in
tine region, and that perhaps even" the
fortress et Ivangorod has been left to
its fate.
There is no news of 'the satiation
on the Narew River or of Gen, von
nuelow's wider outflanking moven la
In KOvno Provinee. • However, the
(Million is expressed here that as the
Gerntan plans contemplate a series
Of attacks rather than a simultaheous
one, it is likely that they are wait -
Ing Field Marshal von Mackensen
on e ore tey resume at-
tacks.
to reach sante previously arranged
According to deepatelies recelvea
here the country around WrirSaW,
whit% the Rosins' are leaving, has
been Mit to the torch, while the eitY
Ralf has been deneded af everythieg
that might be of use to the Germans
when it falls into their halide.
It Mae be even some days hefere
the Teutons ovetipy the eapital,
for the Itueslano are fighting more
than a rear-Mt:MI aetion. In feet they
are still 'delivering A ery 'limey blows
ut tlutr oppontette, and are gailing
mime Itual emeeeses, earileularly on
the Narew and coutheset if
where tater are opposing the efforts'
of the Austrians to get iterOSS the Bug
River, However, military critics say
that these local successes will not af-
fect the Russian plan of falling back
to a shorter and stronger front.
A Petrograd report to -day states
that General Russity, who has been
military governor of the district of
Petrograd since his recent recovery
from severe illness, now is at the front
at the head of the Russian forces oat
erating on the Narew. •
A Berlin despatch Says: "The of-
ficial announcement which all Ger-
many Is waiting to hear did not come
to -night in the statement issued by
the general staff. Many believe it
will come as an anniversary eelebra-
tion."
THE AUSTRIAN REPORT.
The following Austrian official re-
port was iseued in Vienna to -night:
"The Teutonic' allies along the en-
tire front from the Vistula to the Bug
agaie have opened an offensive after
a several days' interval of inaction.
West of the Vieprz to the district of
the enemy's line was broken
through on a front of over 26 kilo-
metres (about 15 1-2 miles). An Aus-
tro-Hungarian corps, tater storming
five lines, captured the Russian posi-
tions nortlt of Chmiel. German troots
conquered thesline of Plaski-BiakuPlee
and the railway east from it. Near
Kowala and Belzyco and northeast of
Krasnostner and Wojelawice the allied
avrnies penetrated hostile lines.
"Early this morning the Russiats
began to retreat along the entire line,
devastating .all farms, even grain
fields. Our pursuit is proceeding.
Northwest of Ivangorod on both sides
of the nsouth of the Itadomka River
early Wednesday our troops under
heavy fighting forced a erossing Of
the Vistula, at several places. The
German and Austto-Hungarian pion-
eers, despite most difficult conditions,
found opeortunity to gtve proofs of
saleedid ability and a devoted sense of
dn'OtYn
' the Upper Vag the defenders
of thh bridgehead of Sokal withdrew
their south' front several hundred
metres before an attack of sapetteh
forces, and repulsed ferther enemy
attacks. Otherwiee the east Galician
situation is unchanged."
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MORE CANADIAN AIRMEN.
Toronto Report. --Three airmen
passed the Aero Club teets nt Long
1 Branch yesterday, whit% eutitle them
to eulellentenancirs la the Royal
Neal Air ale!siee, 'The names of
the *young airmen who will leave for
lariehn in it few days are: Sub -Lieut.
; eihs re wley, Vancouver; Sub -Lieut.
' lc, IT, le lantere. Heath street, Torun-
, to; anti A. 3. Neettineele, 22 (leaden
. venue, Teruel o. .
Tee eeteee 0 Malian IC Beet will
lea be delve veil ie Ititseiteerhut retain -
t:: lisiti*?tilla liv
ia t'iirel*Pi*IV. t
jS
iibIoi
low( e ielee
la ut. Huge. of the British Aiv tier-
viee, le being 'transferred to Buffalo
•
GREECE UNEASY
Papers There Are Worried Over
the Jorge of.
Athens, via andon,. Cable, The
newspapers are conenlentinh freely ea
the repOrted Turco -Bulgarian convene
tion. These newspapers, which are
mend to the former Premier Vent-
zelos, express the belief that it Judie
eates the definite turning of Bulgaria
to the Teutonic powers, and argue that
it ends the hope spf reforming the
Balkan Leegue, as fevered bY Great
hatain, Thema newspapers urge, tbere-
fore, that Greece must maintain her
neutrality at all costs.
The organs atielt uphold the policy
01 Venizeloo think, Bulgaria had betai
assured imeortant territorial addidons
besides tue ceesiou of the Midia-Enee
line, and urge Greece to Join the Triple
Entente powers in order to assure her-
self of correspoeding extensione of ter.
ritorY.
WHINE GUNS
STILL POOR IN
Marty Localities Preparing to
Swell Canada's Total.
Funds Already for 1,500 of the
Death Dealers,
Ottawa Report,—With money sub-
scribed by individuals, tnstitutions,
firms, societies, etc, already said to
be sufficient to purchase 1,500 ma-
chine guns, and with an assured
regulation complement supplied by
the Government of eight machine
guns for each battalion, the Canadian
troops bid fair to be well supplied
with these very useful arms of the
service. Offers, however, continue to
pour in from every quarter, and while
there is no inclination on the part of
the Militia, Department to diecourage
further subscriptions for the purpose,
it is intimated that other funds must
not be forgotten.
It is not to be understood, how-
ever, that there Is no demand for
further subscription for the deadly
weapons upon which modern infantry
to -day depend so much for their suc-
cess. lf the war is a long one, the
money can all be utilized. And the
more machine guns there are the less
the loss of life must be to the Cana-
dian troops and the greater the loss to
the enemy.
Guelph Report.—A most enthusias-
tic meeting of the faculty of ttai. On-
tario Agricultural College last night,
presided over by President Creeiman,
with every member present, subscribed
$1,875 for a machine gun for the Cana-
dian forces. Several members of the
faculty are away at the present time,
and it Is expected that enough will be
raised to secure three guns.
Dr, H. 'Hewitt has sent a cheque to
the Militia Department for $1,000 for
a macbine gun. Clark's rifles will
likely in it few days contribute to-
ward the purchase of a gun.
Mr. Sam Carter, 11.P.P., and family
have also subscribed sufficient funds
to purchase another machine gun.
Galt, Des.—Getty & Scott, Limit-
ed, of which firm F. S. Scott, M.P., is
President, will pre -tient a machine gun
to the 34th Battalion, C. E. F., now at
London, under command of Lielt.Col.
Oliver, of Galt. The money for the
gun was raised by popular subscrip-
tion among the eniployees, to which
was added a hardsome donation by the
firm.
The order for the gun was given to-
day.
London, Ont., Report,—A meeting*
will be held to-morrolv night under
the auspices Of the Mayor and Coun-
cil and Board of Trade to propose a
whirlwind campaign to raise money
for a machine gun contribution. Al-
ready four or five donations are in
sight, and it is expected that the sub-
scription list will start to -morrow
with individual amounts for a gun
each from quite a number of wealthy
citizens.
Brantford Report.—The Barber -El-
lis Company and their employees have
donated a mehine gun to the Canadian
Government for the use of the over-
seas forces. Mayor Spence Is
lnaUgut-
ating a movement for this city to sup -
Ply at least ten gans by public' sub-
scription.
Owen Sound Report.—Mayor Me-
Qtlaker and Mr, John Parker, Presi-
dent and Treasurer, respectively, of
the Owen Sound Patriotic and Benevo-
lent Association, have launched a
Machine gun subscription came
Patti.
OFFICERS LOST
Casualties Among Commissioned
Men for Two Weeks of July.
London Cable.—(Correspondence).
—Officers' casualty lists for the fed -
night ended July 19, Show that the
British army lost 1.90 kihbed, 40/
wounded, and 46 missing, a total ot
649. Sine° the beginning of the war
the total officer casualties amount to
12,261, of whom 4,061 have been killed
or died of wounds, 8,060 eve:eluded, and
1,161. are reported to be missing,
During the fortnight casualties have
been heaviest atnonget theta regi-
ments eartteipatittg in the Dardalte
elles fighting, the Calneronians (Ter-
ritorials) having 4 killed, 18 Wattrided
and 20 missing; 'loyal Scots: (Tart-
torittis) 20 killed, 24 wounded, 9 mis-
sing; Atstralians, 15 killed, 24 wound-
ed; New Zealettels, 3 killed, 10 wetted -
ed, and Dont Eng:neers„, A killed arid
Is wounded
The Indian 'contingent suffered to
tbe exteet of 20 killed and 4e wound-
': the Mum:tire regiments lost 12
halal and 20 woundeel, anal tne Royal
asield Artillery bad 3 killed and 15
wentaled.
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With .elue letene s men the impor-
tant business ef the day is going to
lunch—Lettisville tieurier-aournal