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... t - THE WEATHER ADVERTISED GOODS They are generally right to 'price and quality. The advertising of such goods would defeat itself If they trere no. Advertising thus standardises quality and price. growers Friday, except fair near the coast; Saturday, shower. - A TTft GERMAN WERE Bernstorff Tells Lansing That ini. T I Was wnai luesuay s oiaie ment Meant to Imply. CRISIS PROBABLY PAST policy Had Been Adopted to , Settle Submarine Problem Before Arabic was Sunk. Germany to Send Communi cation Outlining Policy. Washington, Aug. 26. Two developments today in relations rith Germany" further reduced tension -and were taken to fore shadow a declaration from Berlin on submarine warfare which would eliminate that source of discords Count Bernstorff, the German ambassador, called on Secretary Lansing and informed him that the statement presented Tuesday by direction of Berlin saying there was no intent to cause loss of Am erican lives when the "White Star liner Arabic was destroyed was intended to imply that German submarine commanders ha d been ordered to attack no - more mer chantmen without warning. Ambassador Gerard, reporting from Berlin the substance of a con ference with Foreign Minister von Jagow. confirmed Associated Press dispatches that Germany, even be fore the sinking of the Arabic, had adopted a policy designed to set tle completely the whole subma rine problem. The State Depart ment did not make public Ambas sador Gerard's dispatch, but the optimism apparent at the State Department and the White House was taken as convincing proof that the situation once threatening a break in friendlv relations was on the way to settlement. The more hopeful officials thought the crisis past, and infer red that the views which Ambassa dor Bernstorff had been urging on Berlin ever since the sinking . of the Lusitania had prevailed. Awaits Germany's Declaration. Secretary Lansing, while outwardly encouraged, was reserved, awaiting some definite declaration from Berlin; and the same attitude was reflected at the White House where it was indicat ed that President Wilson, encouraged at the prospect of averting a break ould keep his mind open until all de tails are cleared up. One fact was outstanding in the 'hole situation. It was that a further communication is coming from Ger many outlining a policy which, it is wld, is expected to be satisfactory to tfle United States. It is understood that Germany will announce her sub marine commanders will be instructed nt to sink any merchantman without Earning-, pending a diplomatic discus sion of a proposal for a modus vlvendi " relaxations of the British blockaxle a?aiiist neutral commerce, i from such information as had reach ed official sources here it was apparent that the sinking of the Arabic assum the ship was sunk by a submarine was as much of a surprise in Ger many as to the rest of the world for, although it has not been officially ated, it is believed German subma ""e commanders after the sinking crC ne Lusitania received instructions to avid such a disaster. u was suggested today in diplomatic barters that while Germany had oicled making public announcement ' that fact she now was in a position do so because of the victories of the '"man arms in Poland. The same purees pointed out that the victories in r German armies aided the leaders " Germany who had been contending st Ihe views which Count Von Bern offio'e had been ursing on his foreign f T!?e Berlin news dispatches referring the German chancellor's declaration .at GprmaT1y had adopted a policy de zihfed t0 settle the question, was puz thn t0 Americar officials and even to g. !e !n German quarters. It was sug-s-ted it might foreshadow diplomatic vnit,atlns to work out a modus vl" DISCORD ELIMINATED. : ''fcht ta Which German Government Regards Sinking of Arable. ori ' via Lndon, Aug. 26. The As w, f,terJ Press is in a position to state lhf best authority that the Arabic a'oruinued ou Page Bight. J --- ORDERED MERCHANTMEN SUBMARINE NOT WITHOUT WARNING RESEfS Says Cotton Growers of Entire South Are Aroused. AND DEMANDING ACTION Says Great Britain's Action is Unwar ranted and "Should Not Be Toler erated" Clark, of Florida, of Same Opinion. (Special Star Teelgram.) Washington, Aug. 26. Discussing the cotton situation, Representative Kit chin, majority leader of the House, said today: "The cotton producers of North Carolina and the entire South are aroused over the action of Great Britain in declaring cotton contraband and they want the administration to be as emphatic in dealing with England on this score as we have been in deal ing with Germany on others. "Great Britain's action is unwar ranted, and should not be tolerated; I believe if the administration will speak decisively there will be a rescinding or modification of her order in council and the cotton contraband decree. Let us be firm with Great Britain as well as Germany; that is what the cotton pro ducers desire. "The entire South is agitated over the cotton question. Unless something is done there undoubtedly will be sen timent in Congress for retaliatory measures. This sentiment may back an embargo movement,. although -I am un able to discuss this possibility now. I regard it Jr as . certain, however, that if Great Britain believed ths government would declare an embargo on war -munitions and other products, Great Brit ain would come to terms quickly. Eng land does not want any serious con troversy with" us. She cannot afford it, for if we were to place an embargo on arms it would be disastrous to Eng land. The cotton producers believe that the administration can force Eng land's hand if emphatic representa tions are made, and they should be made. We ought to take a positive stand and force the removal of obsta cles in' the way of marketing our cot ton crop. "Great Britain's course is working great harm to our industries and some persons regard tne controversy with Great Britain as just as important as that with Germany." Same From Florida. Representative Frank Clark, who ar rived here today, said: "When I left Florida there was great concern and resentment over Great Britain's contraband decree. The action of Great Britain is regarded as high handed and without justification. With another big cotton crop ready to be marketed, the South is in favor of the strongest protest against the ar bitrary and indefensible contraband de cree of Great Britain. "I trust the administration will deal with the situation firmly, for the cotton producers expected relief. There " is some discussion of the advisability of holding a convention of producers here to discuss market prospects, but the plans have not matured - so far as I am advised." P. R. A. A "SMALL M" Opposed to Spending Large Sums for Dreadnoughts Favors Reasonable Appropriation for Submarines, Mines and Torpedo Boat Destroyers Creates Stir in Washington. (Special Star Telegram.) . Washington, D. C, Aug. 26. Repre sentative Claude Kitchin, chairman of the Ways and Means committee and leader of the Democratic majority, de clared here today that he is opposed to spending large sums of money for the construction of dreadnought battle ships. He favors, he said, a reasona ble appropriation for submarines, mines and torpedo boat destroyers. The statement of Mr. Kitchin caused a stir around Washington, in the light of the statement alleged to have been made by .Secretary of the Navy Dan iels in Boston Tuesday, that he vould ask Congress for millions for the Navy, and also because it is believed practi cally certain that .rresiaem w nson will recommend a considerably larger appropriation for the army and navy, in his message to Congress in Decem ber, than ever before asked for. Mr Kitchin is a "small navy" man; he has studied the European situation and he believes that the submarine and torpedo boat destroyers are worth far more than the larger type of sea craft. Therefore he will direct his energies to appropriations for the latter elass and - . unless t there is a remarkable change in sentiment no battleships will be built from the coming Congressional appropriation. .,- V p ' KITGH1N CON HAND CONGRESSMAN KITGHIN IN WILMINGTON, COMMANDERS TO A TTA CK CONFERENCE OVER Harding Discusses Problem With Bankers' Delegates. STATEMENT IS ISSUED Special Consideration to Loans Farmers on Cotton Security Re garded as Right and Proper -No Maximum Rate. to Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 26. The del egates appointed at the recent Gal veston conference of cqtton states bankers conferred at length here to day with W. P. G. Harding of the Federal Reserve Board, on the cotton situation. Afterward the delegates is sued a statement concluding as fol lows: "It is the sense of the delegation that it is right and proper for Southern bankers to accord special consideration to loans made to farmers based on in sured, warehoused cotton and other sta ple products, and to offer on such loans the lowest interest rates consist ent with sound business policy. It is not, however, deemed wise or necessary for any arbitrary maximum interest rate to be named, it being the sense of this delegation that better results to all concerned will be reached by en trusting this detail to the patriotism and sound business judgment of indi vidual bankers throughout the South, local conditions being given due con sideration." The statement was signed by F. M. Law, chairman, Houston, .Texas; More head Wright, secretary, Little Rock, Ark.; F. S. Etheridge, Jackson, Ga.; S. J. High; Tupelo, Miss.; F. W. Footc, Hatiesburg, Miss.;, Oscar Wells, Birmingham f L .- Mr Pool,- New-Orleans ; John W. Simpson, Spartanburg, S. C, and George W. Rogers, Little, , Rock, Ark.- After declaring the resolutions adopt ed at the Galveston conference Jfre heartily ratified and approved, the statement says: "It is a matter of much gratifica tion to the delegation to find that these resolutions are not only in accord with the views of Mr. Harding, a mem ber of the Federal Reserve Board and recognized authority upon the produc tion and marketing of cotton, but that they have met with such general ap proval throughout the country. The Federal Reserve Board and those en trusted with the management of the Federal Reserve banks are working in harmony with the principles contained in the plan for the gradual marketing of cotton ad we earnestly bespeak therefor their co-operation and en couragement." ENLARGE AMERICAN HOSPITAL. American Red Cross Colony at Petro grad Raises . Subscriptions. Petrograd, via London, Aug. 26. Simultaneously with the receipt of news that the American Red Cross units would be. withdrawn from Russia October 1st, the American colony here voted at a mass meeting to increase the capacity of the American hospital in this city from the 28 beds it contains at present to 40. Subscriptions were raised to cover the cost of enlarging the hospital. CONFLICTING THEORIES Statement of Minister Kayser's Pro-German Activities. Woman Says She Heard Him Talking of Plans to Frustrate Shipments .of Arms to Allies Police V Think Woman Involved. Gary, Ind., Aug. 26.A maze of con flicting theories tonight confronted authorities trying to clear up the mur der of Rev. Edmund A. J. Kayser, of Tollston, a suburb of Gary, whose body, tightly bound with cord, was .found Tuesday in a field near his home. Belief that Kayser was slain for his pro-German activities was considered by some to be given strength by the statement of a Gary woman that she was In the pastor's home an hour be fore he was killed and 'overheard him talking ' in German to a prominent Gary attorney about plans to frustrate shipments of arms tp the Allies. Earlier In the day detectives said to be In the employ of the German Alli ance, of which Kayser was president declaced-they had found evidence of a conspiracy to murder him. George Schneider, a member of the Gary Saxon Verein, was taken into cus tody today and: questioned by Police Chief Heintz but soon was released Schneider" and Kayser were said to have been unfriendly. : The police still are working on the theory that a woman was involved in the killing. - . -. ' . COTTON SITUATION ADVANCED FOR MURDER X. C, FIJI DAY MORNIKG, AUGUST 27, 1915 ROOSEVELT BARRED Garrison Expresses Depreca tion That Opportunity was Given at Plattsburg. EFFECT IS DETRIMENTAL Wires Gen. Wood That "Such Unfortunate Consequences" Must Not be Repeated. Washington, Aug. 26 Secretary Gar rison today telegraphed Major Genera Leonard Wood expressing deprecation that opportunity was given at the citi zen soldiery camp at Plattsburg for Colonel Roosevelt's sensational speech of yesterday arid directing that noth ing similar should be permitted at any the other camiis. Secretary Garrison referred to Colo nel Roosevelt's remarks on the coun try's military unpreparedness and the attitude of the administration. His telegram to General? Wood follows: "I have just seen; the report in the newspapers of the sbeech made by ex- President Roosevelt,; a't the Plattsburg camp. It is difficult ito conceive of any thing which could have a;more detri mental effect upon the real value of this experiment thaifSsuch an incident. "This camrj. held!, under irovernment auspices, was successfully demonstrat ing many things of grat moment. Its virtue consisted in the fact that it con veyed its own impressive lessons in its practical and successful operation and results. "No opportunity - should have been furnished to any one to present to the men any matter excepting that which was essential to, the necessary training they were there to receive. Anything else could only have the effect of dis tracting, attention;. from- the real .na ture of the experiment," diverting con sideration J;o issues iwhich excite con troversylitagonisMVand ill-4elin.g. and thereby impairing, if not destroy ing, what otherwise would have been so effective. "There must not be any opportunity given at Plattsburg or at any other similar camp for any such unfortunate consequences." Secretary Garrison said he had no further action now under contempla tion. He said he had not discussed the matter with President Wilson and had no knowledge of the President's views. Secretary Garrison also made public a portion of a letter from General Wood explaining the General's own speech on August 14, which attracted some attention and' which was called to the notice of the War Department. The general's explanation of his own remarks was satisfactory to the War Department. The Secretary had just read the let ter today on his return from his brief vacation at Seabright, N. J. The let ter contained : the following paragraph: "You perhaps have seen something of the articles in the various papers. It is needless, to state that there was no discussion by me nor has there been any by any officers here, of in ternational affairs or anything that might come under the President's pro hibition. The talks to the men have been on purely technical subjects ex plaining the use of armies, methods of raising them to sanitation, etc. "My own talk was absolutely on technical lines, and had to do with the methods of raising and maintaining armies, voluntary systems, etc., and the usual strong endorsement of the militia into which I think a great many of these men will go." ROOSEVELT MAKES STATEMENT. Says He Alone Responsible for Speech. Wood Not to Blame. New York, Aug. 26. Colonel Roose velt, when told today of Secretary Gar rison's telegram to General Wood, said he was entirely responsible for his own remarks at Plattsburg . and that he considered the Secretary had no right to criticise General Wood. "I am, of course, solely responsible for that speech and until yesterday General Wood had no more idea than Secretary Garrison what I was going to say," said -the former President in a statement. "In the speech not only did I never mention the President but I never mentioned the administration. I spoke purely of the Nation, of the people of the United States. "General Wood issued orders that attendance at . my speech was not re quired of any man," that it was optional to come or not; orders which at once established the fact that he had no re sponsibility for the speech. It was de livered outside the line of tents and one-half the audience was made up of men and women from the surrounding country." WOOD MAKES NO COMMENT Secretary Garrison's Telegram Much Discussed at PlattsburR- Camp. Plattsburg, N. Y., Aug. 26. Major General Leonard Wood tonight declined to comment on the telegram he received from Secretary of War Garrison in connection with the address of Theo dore Roosevelt delivered, hero last night: . . "I have received instructions from the Secretary of War," he said, "to allow no addresses to be made in these camps except, on subjects directly af fecting the technical military training, and of course, these instructions will be rigidly compiled wth." . . . The . Garrson telegram . caused much discussion about the camp tonight. Dudley Field Malone, collector of the port of New York, issued a statement on the remarks - of Mr.- Roosevelt, - re- f cContinuedsOn Page EiffhO s Kg S SHIP HELD BECAUSE OF RIFLE Steamer Waimana Carries a Four-Inch Gun on Deck. IS AT NEWPORT NEWS Customs Officials There Are Awaiting - Ruling From Treasury Officials Before Granting Clearance Papers. Newport News, Va., Aug. 28. Cus toms officials here today held up clearance papers to the British steamer Waimana, om Marseilles to Buenos Aires, after it was discovered the steamer carried a four-inch rifle mounted on her main deok aft. Treasury officials at Washington were asked for a ruling as to wheth er the Waimana was amenable to the agreement between the United States and Great Britain forbidding clearance of armed British merchantmen from American ports. The Waimana had put into Newport News for fuel coal. Captain Holmes, her skipper, explained that the gun hjad been mounted as a protection against submarines. The Waimana is a ship of 10,000 gross tons and carries a crew of 75. WILL DECIDE TODAY British-American Agreement May Not Affect Sailing of the Waimana. Washingotn, Aug. 26. Whether the British steamer Waimana shall be al lowed to clear from Newport News with a four-inch gun mounted on her after deck, will be decided tomorrow at a conference between officials of the Treasury and State Departments. Under an informal agreement be tween the American and British gov ernments entered into soon after the European war began, British vessels leaving ports of the United States are not permitted o carry mounted guns. This arrangement was made to prevent any question arising as to the peace ful character of merchantmen .par ticularly passenger vessels, plying out of American ports. Officials are net sure, however, that it applies to such a case as that of the Waimana, which f3 bound from France to South Ameri ca, and merely put in at Newport News for bunker coal. -International law does not majiAan armed vessel of a merchantman car rying guns for defensive purposes, and the fact that a gun is :less than six inches in calibre and "is- mounted aft has held to be in evidence that it is not not carried for an offensive purpose. Consequently, but for the agreement between the two governments there would Ve no question about the status of the Waimana. MAY SAIL TODAY. Believed Captain of Steamer Waimana Will be Granted Clearance. Norfolk, Va., Aug. 26. With a 4.7 inch gun mounted on her after deck, the British steamship Waimana, which arrived at Newport News today for (Continued on Page Eight.) DRIVING "ENEMY" FROM HARBOR OF NEW YORK. Fort Totten Engages in Prac tice of Actual Warfare. The Tvrelve-Inch Mortars Fire 1,800 Pound Projectiles at Moving Tar get 13,000 Yards from Shore. Continued Last Night. New York, Aug. 26. The scream of shells and the roar of cannon rolled over the waters of Long Island sound today. The long mute 12-inch mortars of Fort Totten, which guards the northern entrance to New York harbor, found tongue and sent 1,800-pound pro jectiles climbing miles into the sky at a moving speck of a target 13,000 yards off shore. Conditions of actual warfare were duplicated, so far as possible. In a little observatory on Sands Point, six miles away, an officer signalled the mortars by telephone computing by mathematical formula the range, the angle of fire and all the other intri cate factors to be considered. The ar tillery men in the gun pit saw nothing of the target, but followed the com mands of this officer, relayed to them by the battery commander a few feet away in the pit. Instead of a hostile fleet upon whose decks the gunners would endeavor to drop the big projectiles in actual war fare, they fired at a triangular sail on a bobbing float at the end of a 500-yard hawser let out by a tug. Observers shading their eyes against the glare of the sun on the water saw it as a dot on the horizon. Its actual measure ments were ,ten feet high by ten feet wide at the base. With searchlights playing " on the tiny float, the firing was repeated to night. How many hits were scored will not be computed, it was said, for several days. THE MAROWIJNE STILL MISSING. Naval Collier Reports No Trace of the Steamer is Found. Washington,-Aug. 26. The naval col lier Jupiter reported from Vera Cruz today that she had found no trace of the missing United Fruit liner Maro wijne during her cruise south through the .Gulf of Mexico. - - B T FRANCE HOT READY FOR PEACE TERMS Question "Would be Blown to Nothing," Says Premier. ADDRESS IN CHAMBER "Not Until Heroic Belgium Has Been Freed; Not Until We Have Re taken Alsace and Lorraine," He Says. Paris, Aug. 26. "Put the question of peace before the country and it would be blown to nothing," said Premier Vivian! today in an' address in the chamber of deputies. "Not until heroic Belgium has been freed, not until we have re-taken Alsace and Lorraine, could there be. mischievous divisions among us. , "Our enemies may continue astray in their dull error of last year, but not we, who have seen workmen and em ployer, the rich citizen and the poor, men of every party and every walk of life, fulfilling with a . single purpose and with equal zeal their duties in de fense of the liberty of the world "We must destroy the. legend that the republic of France, having borne for 45 years a horrible wound, did not make provision. for military defense. I must repeat the words of the comman der-in-chief during the last session of i the chamber: 'The republic may be proud of her armies.' "France has. created an army fulfill ing the most modern conceptions. She has instilled the love of justice, the love of right, and upon. the. day the war began, the children of France united in support of this high idea, without which there would have been only ar mies of mercenaries.'? The deputies cheered the premier wildly. When the demonstration had died ; down. Deputy Louis Accambray, who recently has several times criticis ed the government's, .conduct of ths war,-took the floor. and began, amidst disorder, a criticism, of Minister of War Millerand. ' The deputy spoke for an hqur, - but- little ..of what -he said could be heard because of the confu sion. Afterward several deputies spoke in approval of the. premier's . address and the chamber voted the credits asked by the government by '539 to.l. A proposition of-the socialists for se cret sessions -of the chamber of depu ties was received and- ordered printed and the chamber adjourned till Sep tember 16th. GARRISON TO SUBMIT PLANS Report on National Defense Probably to Be F'iled Early Next Week. Washington, Aug. 26. Secretary Gar rison's report in connection with the administrations' plans for strengthen ing, the national defense probably will be submitted to President Wilson early next week. The secretary is waiting only for some data being prepared at the war college. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT T OF Governors Review Parade of Massachusetts Militia. Part of Fourth Day's Session of State Executives Given Over to Treat ment of Prisoners Response to Blease's Speech. Boston, Mass., Aug. 261 A demonstra tion of the preparedness for active ser vice of the Massachusetts National Guard was given before the visiting governors and a great throng of tha entire state militia. Yesterday the governors saw the maneuvers of part of the Nation's naval arm. At tomor row's session of their confererice here they will consider the general topic of "Preparedness foi r?efense." Senator Henry. Cabot Lodge and Lieut. General Nelson, A. Miles, re tired, were with Governor Walsh and visiting governors and. former govern ors on the reviewing stand today while the militiamen marched past. , Before the parade, the governors held their fourth session for presentation and discussion of papers, the day be ing devoted to the treatment of pris oners and capital punishment. Response to Blease's Speech. j A statement by former Governor Cole X- Blease, of South Carolina, that "when mobs are no longer possible, lib erty will be dead" called forth a brief response from Governor Goldsborough, of Maryland, who said: "Such a statement Is un-Christly. If capital punishment is wrong, how much more so is capital punishment at the hands of a mob?" Governor Richard I. Manning, of South Carolina, saidthat when a lynch ing took place in his state now the county had t6 pay $2,000 to the fam ily of the victim. : Papers advocating abolition of the death penalty were read by Governor W. G. P. Hunt, of Arizona, and Gov ernor Edward F. Dunne, of Illinois. Others who favored abolition of the death penalty were former Governors Haines, of Maine, and Adams, of Col orado. " - ; An automobile: trip through the Met ropolitan Park system and a river car nival at Waltham. furnished th evening tertainment for the visitors. PAR DISCUSS ON WHOLE DUMBER 39,304 BREST-LITOVSK IS CAPTURED BY THE F Germans Now Control Whole Line, of Railroad From Chelm to Bialystok. RUSSIANS ARE RETIRING Air Craft of the Allies Have Broken Monotony of the Warfare of the West. London. Aug- 26. Brest-Litovsk, the main Russian fortress and concentra tion center of the Bug river line of de fenses, was occupied by the Austro Gerrnans today. While the Russians of fered stout resistence during the in- , vaders' approach, it is apparent no at tempt was made to defend Brest-Lit-ovsk itself. It was evacuated as was Ossowetz, in conformity with the Rus sian. intention to take up new posi tions farther east. The Germans now are in possession of the whole line of railway from Chelm to Bialystok. ' The Russians having al ready evacuated the latter city, the lea--ser fortresses of Grodno and Olita now are the only strongly defended posi tions remaining in the hands of the Russians. Both these are being ap proached by the Germans. They prob ably will be given up when they have fulfilled their propose of facilitating the Russian retreat. The Russians have not yet entered the vast Bieloviezh forest, which ex tends thirty miles north and south and ha3 a width of from 17 to 30 miles. The forest is a famous hunting center and bison preserve. . South of it ars the Pripet marshes, . which protect the Russian left, and, with plenty of roads, and three or four railroad lines, it is expected here that Grang Duke Nich olas will make good his retirement if Grodno and Vilna ; can hold out long enough. Even if they should fall, mil itary observers say the Grand Duke would be well on his way to his new positions, before the Germans could reach flank. There is again talk of Russian prep arations for a stand, but no indication as yet as to where this attempt is to be made. Air Craft Becomes Active. Air craft again have broken the mo notony of the western warfare. Sixty two French aeroplanes flew over the Dellingen Iron Works near Saarlouis, Rheinish Prussia, dropping 150 bombs, while a British aviator is reported to have dropped a bomb upon and de stroyed a German submarine off Ostend. The German report says four of the French machines in the attack near Saarkouis were brought down, one of them, however, falling . behind the French lines. The admiralty report 'of sinking the German submarine significantly stated that it has not been the practice of the admiralty to publish accounts regard ing the losses of German submarines," important though they have been," ir cases where the Germans had no other source of information as to the time and place at which .these losses oc curred. It has been reported for months that a large number of German sub marines, variously stated at from 20 to 40 have been caught by the British; navy, but today's statement is the only official admission that there were oth ers than those previously announced by the admiralty as having been de- stroyed. The Italians claim further minor sue cesses on all their fronts, but these ar consistently denied by Austria. Of thej operations on Galipoli peninsula, there ' is no further news. Except for the postponement of tha statement of the Greek Premier M. Venizelos on the future policy ot Greece, there is nothing new in tha Balkan situation. RUSSIAN FORCES DIVIDED. Anstrians Report Two Groups Are Un. able to Co-operate. . Austrian Headquarters, via London. Aug. 26. Austrian cavalry pushing1 eastward from Kovel has divided tha Russian forces into two groups which." now are unable to co-operate. with each other, according to a dispatch from the commanders at the front. The Austrian armies operating north of the Bug have gained ground toward, the railway connecting Brest-Litovsk. and Minsk. They now hold positions about three miles west of the river' Lesna. The wedge thrust into the Russian front by the Austrian cavalry occupy ing Kovel has been carried farther eastward and widened. GERMAN SUBMARINE SUNK British Admiralty Announces Attack by Aeroplanes Successful. London, Aug. 26. A German subma rine has. been destroyed near Ostend by a bomb dropped by an aeroplane, says an official announcement this evening. The anouncement follows: ' "The Secretary of the Admiralty anounces that Squadron Commander Arthur W. Bigsworth, R. N., destroyed! single handed a German submarine this morning by bombs dropped from an ae-1-roplane. The submarine was observed -to be completely wrecKed and sank oft? Ostend. . "It is not the practice of the ad miralty to publish statements regard ing the losses of German submarines important though they have been in cases where the enemy has no other', source of information as to the time and place at which these losses have occurred. "In the case referred to above, how ever, the .. brilliant fete of Squadron Commander, -Bigsworth, was performed' (Continued on Page-Eight.) TEUTONIC 1 - i i r I s! -t Ml 1 1 i - H entertai m AV'Tl : v
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