The evening world. Newspaper, August 21, 1915, Page 1

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PETROGRAD (via London), Aug. 21,.—Russian military observers in @eir comment on the recent operations in the east minimize the importance ef the fall of the Fortresses of Kovno and Novogeorgicysk, which for days bad been anticipated, and point with these fortres: ‘The military writers declare that man efforts in the central theatre of war, where in the n satisfaction to the heroic defense of by the Russian garrison. Brest-Litovsk {s the goal of all Ger- r future the Russians will be forced to contend against three approaching armies for the possession of this most tmportant Referring to the evacuation of Kovne, it id that almost the en- tire garrison gave up their lives be- fore surrendering the position. To-day's official statement of the Russian War Office indicates that the Austro-Germans are pressing toward Brest-Litovek from the northwest end the south with the evident in- tion to execute if possible a flank movement to the southwestward, where they have already crossed the important north and south railway and pushed their forces well toward Pisha, twelve miles east of Viodava. The Russian defense in this direction fs aided by swamps, which extend far to the east of the River Bug Russian military men see in the de- termined German efforts to push across the railway north of Brest- Litovak a plan to cut off the Russian armies based on that fortress from those operating at Ossowetz, and thus enable the Germans to approach Os#o- base. TEN MEET DEATH INST. LOUIS FLOOD; DAMAGE HEAVY Thousands Homeless After Storm That Hit Three States —Troops in Rescue Work. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 21.—Ten persons are known to have perished in the flood that swept the west and south- wetz from the south The presence of a German fieet in| the Guif of Riga, where it is co-oper- | ating with the land forces, brings th evacuation of Riga close at hand, —— GERMANS TAKE BIELSK; RUSSIAN ARMY DRIVE ACROSS BIALA RIVER‘ BERLIN, via London, Aug. 21 ‘The Germans have captured the Rus- sian town cf Bicls, twen y-five miles jouth of Bialystok, and have driven the Russians over the Biala River, according to an official announcement given out to-day by the German Army Headquarters and staff, | [The capture of Bielsk puts the | Germans astride ¢ Biolostok- | Brest-Litovsk railway, cutting the rail communteations between the Russian army still holding Grodno fortress and the Russians at Brest-Litovsk. Bielsk Is a city of about 10,000, fifty miles north- west of Brest-Litovsk.] ‘The official statement follows: | missing. ern parts of St. Louis and some of the suburbs yesterday, and two are Ten bodies were found to- day—one that of a white woman and eight those of negroes. The missing ave negroes. The woman found dead was Mrs. Anna Wagoner, elghty years old The storm, which was an offshoot of that which swept Texas eartior in the week, did damage estimated at several million dollars to orops and ther | property, seriously impatred transportation and wire facilities and endangered thousands of lives Ja Tli- nois, Arkansas and Missouri, St, Louls, its suburbs and neigh- boring Dlinois towns suffered most from tho flood waters which followed the storm, ‘The unprecedented down- pour—seven to nine inches in twenty- four houra—converted brooklets into raging torrents which tore away bridges, levees, dams and every- thing in their path At East Alton a of the new levee go of water from the 800-foot section © way and @ wall Wood River rushed “army group of Field Marshal von Hindenburg.-In the fighting east of} Kovno 450 prisoners and six machine guns were taken, South of Kovno the anamy evacuated his position on the Jasia River and is retreating in an easterly direction Near Gudele and Seyny Russian pasitiens were stormed. In the fight- ng of Tykocin the Russians lost 610 ghee including five officers and four machine gus. “The army of Gen, von Gallwitz took Bielsk and south of that place drove the Russians over the Biala, “The army group of Prince Leo- pola broke the renewed resistance of the enemy yesterday afternoon and evening, end since early this morning (Continued on Second Page) toward the towns of Wood River, Benbow and st Alton, but two horsemen—who had stood watch at the levee-—-raced a hundred yards ahead of the oncoming water calling right and left, “Run for your lives |, im less than an hour the three |towna ware covered with ten fost of| \s , bUL no 9 4 “a The population of Benbow raced for jWhile residents of refuge in Alton. | in St, Louis fifty men tolled all night to divert newly made streams which began to undermine the wate! works and started to break big mains controlling the city’s water supply |To-day the Missour! Naval Reserves and tho first regiment of the Miasourl National Guard joined in the rescue work and relieved policemen and fire- men who had spent the day and night in rowing or wading to flooded homes and carrying women and children to safety, The water was receding rapidly this afternoon and the city assuming its normal aspect, took ‘Alton Bast REIGHSTAG PASSES ~NEW LOAN FOR WAR OF $2,500,000,000 | All the Socialists With the Ex- | ception of Liebknecht Vote for It. | “PEACE CONTRIBUTION.” | Declaration of Imperial Treas- urer, Who Says Germany Is Fipancially Sound. BPRLIN (vin wireless to Sayville), Aug. 21.—The providing new German war lonn, 500,000,000 for war pur poxes, was passed by unanimous vate of the Reichstag to-day. Dr. whose demand that Karl Liebknecht, Socialist leader, the government state erms it would con- nt n immediate peace, was yes- terday ignored, and sat in silence when the vote was taken. Other] members of the Reichstag, inchiding| some of the Socigdist members who} voted to support the new loan, hooted | and laughed at Liebknecht, The vote was taken after Dr. Karl| Helfferic Secretary of the German Imperial Treasury, had concluded a two-day speech on the condition of the nation’s finances, in which he sup- ported the new war loan. Dr, Helfferich sald Germany's finan- cial and economic condition were ex- cellent, as compared to that of her enemies, but warned the Reichstag that this was no time for extravagant waste, He admitted that German cur- rency has depreciated, but he said that Germany's enemies, who former- ly talked loudly of that fact, were now silent because of the financial] situation in thelr own capitals, “This new war loan,” be said in} conclusion, “will contritvute to victory | and =p giving us guarantees | against aggression and the avidity of our enemies, at the same time leading enemies back from the curse of | misled passions and artifictally oulti- od hallucinations and bringing | quiet end lborty to bleeding nations Finally, it will bring that peace whioh the whole of Europe needs in order to maintain a place In the world and | fulfil her mission.” In the course of the debate to-day Dr. Eduard Davis, the Socialist leader, said Ace, our “There lives in the hearts of the people, as in all other peoples, a longing for the day of restoration of peace, It were ill for} humanity if It were otherwise, ‘The European peoples aro bleeding froin | thousands and thousands of wounds, | Every day of the war meane further | frightful destruction of values, | “Therefore I point again to-day to| the declaration which our party made in the Reichstag. We adhere to the| principle declared on Aug. 4, 1914, that an end must be made to the war as soon as our enemies are inclined o make peace, | “Lust for conquest must not pro- long this war unnecessarily, Em- | peror Willlam said we were waging | no war of conquest, and the Chan- cellor'’s speech yesterday supplied| |furcher proof. Unfortunately, Ger- | many’s enemies are not yet inclined to peace, notwithstanding their se- vere defeats, Their leading states- men only recently asserted the de- termination to continue the war until Germany {s crushed and their plane for conquest are realized. They are still looking for allies among the neu- trails, They say time {s thetr ally, and hope to wear out Germany's eco- — Some American Passengers on the Liner Arabic, Her Captain Who Was Wounded and His Ship Ss. Anas 4 ARES on. JOHN OLSCHEWSKI KRNN ETH DooSLas ~ and military » war, Ire peace, power by pro- therefore, “A Litle Barrel Can the} she Lett New York] World Statt MRS. COT iH Ret PHMIPS | P | | MEKiCAns AGAIN FIRE | ON AMERICAN TROOPS Shoot Across Arizona Border While} Cava Phil: | Irymen Were on Prac- ‘+ C tice March nian LLIPS, DONALD, SWENDOL YN, AGNES ‘aD STANLEY ‘WILLIAMS AGAIN ROVES MASTER OF M'LOUGHLIN idelphian Defeats Califor- Final Match for casino Cup at Newport. in ” WASHINGTON, Aug 2 A 4 Give but Little Meal tachment of American cavalry was| NEWPORT, R, L, Aug. 2°.—Tennis And how can one expect to find a great) fired upon yesterday while on a prac | history rep vd itself to-day tn the number and variety of advertised op-|tico march between Ranch 80 and|Vietory of R. Norris Wilhama, 2nd,, portunities In a diminutive newspaper! Lochiel, Ariz, by Mexicans over the Of Philadelphia over Maurice Me- with an abbreviated circulation? border line Loughlin of Sun Francisco in the But what a remarkable diversity of Gon. Iunston in reporting the in-| final contest for the Casino cup on chances to work, hire, rent, buy, sell, cident to the War Departinent to-day |the same court on whieh Williams invest, &¢., will be presented by the | said 9,000 Mextoans under Gen, Calles| won from McLoughlin the title of na MORE THAN 6,009 SEPARATE WANT-| Were at Santa Cruz, near Lochiel tional champion a year ago, The FILLING ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE) ae score was '—7, 6—4, 6—~8, 6—83. BIG SUNDAY WORLD TO-MORROW! | eve Gest Moanith | As McLoughlin defeated Williama which will have a circulation in New) | PHILADELPHIA, Aug: 21 4t Longwood three weeks ago tn a York City greater than the Sunday | “@*/Ph@ National La four-set match, the honors of the Baral, bast eid and Sunday, | versa purcha, ore nenaten the} season between leading tennis stars ribune MBINED! ease of George McQuillan. eQuillan | i | eet gaan. Msgu of the country are now even, Both SEND SUNDAY WORLD ADS, | ng but’he was ‘roleured to Citicinnatl | are entered In the national champion: and subsequently he played with Pitt nip tournament, whic egins at IN EARLY TO-DAY! i burgh. New York on Aug. 0, - v an LONDON SAYS OFICLLY German Government's attention to that if the German Government has any facts which, in Its opinion, go to mitigate the circumstances of the attack, such as an attempt to escape or an attempt to resist or attack the submarine, the Berlin Foreign Office should have opportunity to present them. ‘To-day’s announcement, moreover, indicates that before President Wil- won takes any action, there may be some exchange of diplomatic com- munications. It 1s understood that the State De- partment’s policy is to show the ut- most deliberation consistent with the delicate question agd to omit no op- portunity of avoiding a severance of relations with Germany so long as there is a reasonable expectation that a sufficient excuse can be given for the sinking of the Arabic, Becretary Lansing said he could do no more now th@n had been done, and was continuing to await offictal in- formation necessary to determine the Government's course, at Queenstown The exact contents were not given out, but it was under- stood he reported that all the Amer- feans agreed that the ship was tor- pedoed without warning. An amended list of passengers lost on the Arabic gives a total of six- teen, which, with the forty members of the crew who were lost, places the number of dead at fifty-six. The other passengers whose names do not appear in the list of survivors believed to have age passengers were: Mrs. Hermans, Miss Florence Thomas, Thomas MacMahon, Miss Mary Har- rington, Miss Mary Raddington, Cor- nelius Sullivan. The management of the White Star Line telegraphed to-day to Capt. Arabic and to invile an explanation. This was the first indication from any official source that Germany would have an opportunity to give the reasons for the attack, apparently in disregard of President Wilson's solemn warning that such an act would be regarded as deliberately unfriendly, ‘The State Department's attitude 1s@——_—_—_———________. and who are per- ished were all British subjects, he cabin passengers were Miss Mary) | English, Mrs. Mary Eaton, Mrs, Ne- gus, W. G, Randall, Mre, W. G. Ran- dali, Miss Irene Tattersall, Mra John H, Neave, Mrs. Frank Tattersall, LINER WAS WITHOUT CONVOY AND RECEIVED NO WARNING Gerard Instructed ment to “Invite Explanation” From Germany About Sink- ing of Arabic. MRS. BRUGUIERE’S BODY IS REPORTED AS FOUND WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.—It was announced at the State Depart ment to-day that Ambassador Gerard probably will be directed to call the by State Depart- the sinking of the White Star liner Although it has been reported that the German Embassy bad evidence that Capt. Finch of the Aratic had been warned and attempted to escape before the torpedo was discharged, it was said at the State Department that no information of thet kind bed been received from the German Bm- bassy or from any other official quar- ter. Vice Consul Thompson's deapatekes from Queenstown this morning com- firmed the White Star statement thet it bad been definitely determined that only two Americans were lost. t wee tho first oficial agreement on Ameri- can lomses, Nothing new wae received from Ambassador Page. A cable from Ambassador Page, London, to the State Department this afternoon said the Queenstown Vice Consul had advised the Embasey that Mr. and Mrs, Fred Burgess and J. Kellett, Americans on the Arabic, had been accounted for, leaving the number of missiMg oMclally at two, No Convoy With the Arabic, Says British Government LONDON, Aug. 21.—The British Government to-day authorised the statemont that the steamship Arabic was not being convoyed when she was torpedoed by a German submarine. Practically all the American survivors of the White Star liner Arabie made affidavits concerning the sinking of the steamship upon their arrival Other statements were taken here and Ambassador Page to-day cabled a summary to the State Department at Washington, of bis messag® Finch an expreasion of its “profound- est admiration of the excellent dig- clpline and exemplary conduet of all concerned which resulted in mintmis- ing what under other circumstances might have proved to be an infinitely greater calamity.” QUEENSTOWN, Aug. %1.—After checking wp ali ete of Amestcans op the White Star steamship Arabio, tor- pedoed Thursday morning by a Ger- man submarine, the United States | Consulate reports that the only Amer- icans missing are Mrs, Josephine L. Bruguiere and Edmond T, Woods. Bodies of two viottins of the Arabic disaster, the first discovered, were brought to Queenstown te-day and placed in a morgue to await identia. cation, The patrol ship Adventuress ar- rived with three of the Arabio's iife- boats, picked up five miles from the @pot where the liner was torpedoed. In one was the body of @ woman, the