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i LT sie SAS, OR ate sn (Stren cree: Ym Berlin declaring that Dr. of Bethmann-Hollwer’s continuance | incre and his retirement might pos- be a fatal mistake. The tele- on on the Prussian franchise wi which is generally interpreted Berlin as a sign that Dr. von as, will remain, The Lokal-Anzelger attributes the t ‘gram to Count Czernin, the Austro- Hungarian Foreign Minister. e Executive Committee of the Me Centre of the Relchsta: other hand, believes Dr. imann-Hollweg unsuited to con- peace negotiations, and says he id be replaced before an ulti- mate peace conference. The attitude ‘this great party, which ts of quite ‘much importance as the views of AS Czernin on the same subject, ANd which have been repeatedly de. nied, is somewhat cleared by an an- Houncement of the party organ Ger- ‘Mania. JOLLWEG MAY ACCEPT THE (CE AIMS OF THE REICHSTAG, Taration of Germania that Chancellor oh Bethmann-Hollweg will accept « resolution of war aims of the majority parties in the Reichstag. This reso- mn, based on the formula of Herr ives and the ational Li co-operation with the Socialists an the Radicals, Andrassy, For many years ho has without annexations or indemnities is Tere is renson to believe the tes was obviously sent before the | fuence of Austria-Hungary is behind | the sudden swing of the Centre a The young Premier, Count Ester- | hazy, is @ political pupil of Count) ISADDED 0 OST been one of Andrassy’s political lieu- | tenants, and he still fluence of Andrassy and Appony!, on} both of whom fervently desire peace | von | without nnexation or indemnities, | Wen united influence of-Austria and Hun ery 1» therefore, is behind the d ma ind of “the German Liberals for an immediate tsa without annexations or indemniti wrhough the spectacular dttacks of berger and the Centriste on the Goverment are the immediate o casion of the present crisis, ite fund tal causes Me much deeper. in¢reasing pangs of undernour- ishment and in the disillastonment with respect to the ability of the eub. marine to force England to immediate peace. Although Germany's food sup- ply will hold out until th crop is harvested, the suffe' the lower classes have been intensi- fled oe during the iast mon An increasing number of the poorer ‘Classes each week eat at the muntol- kitchens. In these kitchens in rlin two meals a day are given, rger, the Centrist loader, will be | consisting of turnip soup and a saucer ‘Presented to the Reichstag today qnd will restate the Chancellor's an- nouncement at the outbreak of the war, that German & defensive war, grajority of the Reichstag now hed | Peace based on a mutual understand- ing and lasting reconciliation of na- the Hungarian Independent speaking in the House of Deputies, | #' ways a telegram from Budapest, de- elared: “The central polnt of the present German crisis is the question of . Every one in Germany wants . But it is not enough to desire the Nation must nogotiate for it, it Czernin has not confined him- aif to mero words, but has openly declared that we are ready for peace without annexatio: One of the pre: ee, conditions of peace is the tization of every country. 4 \ragha 2 the debate Baron Julius waid: HUNGARIANS ARE FOR PEACE, NOT WAR. * “There is no war policy to-day, but peace policy. The peace must oncrabie, a vege cre) Hungary's ers and her political independ ‘Count Esterhazy, the Premier, re- g 10 Baron Beck, said that the lungarian Government stands _the continuance of the alliance the Dual Monarchy and Ger- , as did the Government which ucceeded. “We cling fast to the brilliantly alliance of the monarchy with yy," sald the Premier, “The ment identified itself in this fully with the standpoint of tee previous Government. aro waging this war as a defensive war. Our peace atin is not conquest. Wo do not leave our enemie! mut this, On the contrary, we test!- clearly before the whole world readiness for’ p ‘This statement ireetea with well,” con- tinued the Premier. de our | 5, peace offer in full agreen allies. We emphasized that it was a estion of an acceptable and honor- je peace for all the belligerents, reby showing clearly the readiness peace of our entire group of rs. The responsibility for the continuance of the war rests on the _—> SEMAND FOR PEACE «© SPREADS IN GERMANY, BACKED BY AUSTRIA ayes WASHINGTON, July 14,—dnforma- ton reaching the Department of Syate indicates that the German po- litical crisis now centres primarily on the question of internal reform , in doubdt| m of fruit preserves. On Sundays one meal ,, given of fish, The menu ts unvaried except for an , cccasional substitution of cabba tions. can hi Count Michael Karolyi, leader of Party, the ore ont discouraged by t of the G nment* to arran, separate peare with Russia an the indications which — th cen cannot keep from them entirely that the United States intends to pro cute the war with all ite strength, HOODOO DAY HOLD-UP FOILED BY RABBIT’S FOOT Duke, Robbed of $503, Picks Right Man of Three to Chase and Gets Money Back, It's not every ma: ys Joseph Duke, Janitor, of No, 503 West One Hundred and Fifty-firet Street, that can draw $503 from the bank, be attacked by mien and robbed, chase the three, 4 thr let two go, and recover his $503 from|* the trousers pocket of the one that was caught, And as for drawing out the money on Friday the 13th, obseryes Duke, Saturday the 14th undid the spell. Duke drew the money because he Was going to complete payment to-day ‘on a back-to-the-farm proposition. Un wisely, after drawing it, he visited the Bowery and showed it. Three men shadowed him, and attacked him as he Was entering his home, ‘The Duke, reaching for choose that one.” Ho did, and at St. Nicholas Avenue and One Hundred and Fifty-first Street the man ran*into the arms of Police man Boyle. . He described himaelf as jacob Mentzer, twenty, of No, 199 Forsythe Street Duke is minus several teeth, but plus some atitches in his head, and even Stephen on the money. CHANG A REFUGEE IN DUTCH LEGATION Republicans Overwhelm Manchu Troops and Restore Quiet in | Chinese Capital. WASHINGTON, July 14,— Quiet has been restored in Peking after a battle tn which the monarchist troops were overwhelmed by the republican army. Gen. Chang Haun, the leader in the movement to re-establish the Mancbu dynasty, is a refugee | Dutch Legation, en 1S and peace, and that the question of changes in the personnel of the Gov- ernment {s subordinate in impor- tance. In spite of the bitterness of the present contest in Berlin, there is not the slightest reason to believe that It will result in anything remotely ap- Poaching revolution, or in any dim inntion of Germany's military pow ‘Phe crisis probably will lead to in ternal reforms, which, from the point Of view of Germany, will seem colos- sal, but will be, in truth, only the first aieps toward making the German peo- ple masters of their own destiny, Nevertheless, the out frankly in pport of Battle B aU Thrilling Story in (Hus: disposition to! Fishing Yawl and TO-MORROW’S SUNDAY WORLD Despatches from the Chinese capl- tal to the legation here report that | the republican victory was comple | Gen, Tuan's troops attacked Gen Chang's little army, which was in- | renched in the Forbidden City, at 4 o'clock yesterday morning, Tientsin oe ches says, using artill » guns and airplanes. In | Bourn 3,000 of Chang's men, occupy two ing the Temple of Heaven, surren dered. Thereupon Chang ‘took to | fight, seeking asylum in the Dutc gation, Halfa dozen forelgners a said to have been wounded by stray bullets while watehing the fight fro! the city walls, Wang ‘Tah Sieh, the new Foreign Minister, went eking from Tien- tsin yesterday, apparently to negoti- ate with t eign legations 1 etween a Boat Magazine Section trated) reaent ings 0} corresponds with another dec-/the twenty-five Ley Germans of five under the in- | Be Even Larger Before Session Ends. WASHINGTON, July 14, — Hati- mates of appropriations required for war purposes as submitted to Co: gress within the last nine days call for amounts approaching gn addi- tional billion of dollars, The total for & period of several weeks is $9,000,- 000,000. Financial authorities in Con- gresa would not be surprised if the amount goes well beyond this mark before the end of the present session. The Aviation Bill carries the largest single appropriation of recent esti- mates—-$640,000,000, An eatimate by Secretary Dantels formally laid before the House to-day calls for $100,000,000 asa naval emergency fund in connec- tion with new warships. The Naval d | radio Secretary also called for $56,000,000 for enlarging the aviation branch of the navy, and $200,000 for a high power ion at Porto Rico, Secretary of War Baker sent in an estimate for $5,854, Of this sum, $3,726,432 is made necessary by the employees added to the War Depart- ment since the beginning of war, cati- mated at more than 12,000 men and ae anne Mth Ded printing and binding draft regulations requ: n nadie tonal $874,600, Nat Few important changes are made in the Aviation Bill as eristoally: intro- dau by Mr. Den provision is added that the draft “alvadl not apply to any on nee the age of twenty- one Grades of chauffeur and first class chauffeur are created to re- ceive salaries the same, respectively, as Sergeant and first class Sergeant in the Signal Corps. All chauffeurs will rank with corporals of the (Signal Corps. TROOP TRAINS GOTO 8s TAKE SAMMIES FORWARD Will Carry the American Soldiers Into the Battle Zone, PARIS, July 14.—Long troop trains which will carry Gen. Pershing's American army across France from their maritime base to their training camp in the army zone, got under way to-day. At the same time at General Headquarters in Paris the need began to make itpolf felt for “business brains" to assiat in looking after the complicated machinery that must be set up for the welfare of the “Sammies.” Any American captains of industry who feel patriotic enough can come over to France, and help run ‘t will be made welcome. It is not the intention to rush the American soldiers across France at express speed. Stops will be made at many points, where French Red Cross nurses will see that the soldiers receive food and coffee. The supplied for the American soldiers ‘© regulation passenger coaches, and not box cara labelled “forty men or eight horses,” in which the French Army was carried to the battle front fifty years ago, MILITARY AEROPLANES ON THE DAVISON ESTATE Army and Navy Aviators Will Make Great Show at Peacock Point. The largest number of military aero- planes and naval seaplanes ever assem- bled in this country will be shown to- day at Peacock Point, l. L, to raise funds for the Red Cross ‘There will also be a baseball match between the army and naval aviators in which several millionaire flyers will take part. It is expected that a round dozen naval aviators will fly to Peacock Point and land, the naval aviators on H. P. and the army the Davison SPAIN TO KEEP NEUTRAL | UNLESS ATTAGKED he is quoted yerman are not Refer. Some Spaniar saying, Who are pro: antl-Entente by any means King said that the country was suf. fering from financial indigestion Part of the people*were very pro: Were siafering severely. ~ OF WAR THIS YEAR Congressmen ich Believe ‘Sum Will aa ring to internal affairs in Spain, the | perous owing to the war, while others | method, erally Invited to Express Views, NECESSITY 1S URGENT. Announced—Legislature Meets July 31, By Sophie Irene Loeb. legislation session of been July 81, main, the of the provisions of which were advo- cated by Tho Evening World. Mrs, William Grant Brown, Presi- dent of the State Federation of Wom- en's Clubs, will preside at the meet- subject will be invited to attend, in- cluding Association of The Evening World. Gov. Whitman is determined that @ proper food bill shall be passed State, especially during the war. While the Federal Food Bill is de- national resources, and to regulate the percentage of produce that shall go to the other side, the immediate State problem jn connection with buying and selling of food will need to be reg- ulated by State authorities, Gov. Whitman is one of the first Btate Executives to recognize this fact and will urge the Fer agape to} lose no time in forestaliing future speculation, especially as New York is the most congested State of tho Union, and in view of the many articles of food that leave here for foreign ports. It 19 believed by promin@nt slegia- bogrent that unless some definite action is taken by State authorities in the roper control of foodstuffs in this tate during the war great suf- fering will result, especially among the poor people. I have spoken to several Date of Meeting Soon to Be A mass meeting ts being arranged to take place at City Hall, the date to) fare and every effort will be made to be announced later, to consider the| carry it out. In a word, the principal Prospective fod dene for which the special the Legislature has It 1s stated that the new food bill will follow, in the one submitted in the| last few days of the Legislature, many ing and organizations interested in the the Housewives’ Protective | which will meet the needs of this! signed to take care mainly of the, mem- City Hall Mase Meeting Will Tell Legislators What Is Needed in Food Laws Housewives and Citizens Gen- bers of the Legislature and @ feecl- ing exists as to this HE, — ra) ait. ferent from that which ‘was pep fested in the closing days of the cent Legislature. The gravity of the situation ts a parent and it is generally conceded that the Governor will ‘re, the sup- *| port of the members of both houses in getting through @ measure that will really meet the crying needs. Force will be added in this Lea nection by the mass-meeting, when every provision of the measure will | be properly presented. Thete wi will be prominent speakers to the [needs of this elty, which will be | brought to the attention of the repre- sentatives in Albany. A constructive programme will be adopted in the interest of public wel- purpose of the meeting is to unge nite action. “The people who have long and earnestly fought for such legislation are sick to death Of bilis in the Legis- lature that are intended only to in- vestigate and report, co-operate and called by | co-ordinate, whieh in the end ascom- Gov. Whitman on plish plish nothing as to the Brown. to ernor has taken hold of this matter and is determined that effective leg- islation shall be enacted, we ought to give him all the aid of public opinion that we can.” Among the features that are to be considered in the forthcoming law are the following: A commision of three to carry out the war food measure. Establish municipal terminal mar- kets. Determino reasonable prices by municipal sale of foods. Storage of foods for the shortest iod possibl Demonstra | bution of milk. | Establish muntetpal milk depots for the sale of milk to stores and thus | standardize the selling prices, Establish terminal dock and other distributing facilities for the delivery and distribution of food at the cep tres of population. Monthly reports from every stor- age house in the city. |, Foods taken from one atorage house must be placed on the markets and not put in another storage house. Foods properly etamped on entry in storage houses, especially » To limit the accumulation and storage of food. To prevent holding such product to increase the prices, To regulate the distribution of farm | machinery. To direct the sale of food to con- sumers. To fix _a maximum price at which such food can be sold, To seize and distribute food to re- HMeve public necessity or that of the armed forces of the State, To mpel common carriers to give Preference to food transportation, To encourage tillage of the soil | and to compel farm labor, To guarantee producers a fair price for their commodities, The commission to act in conjunc- tion with the Federal authorities, an economical distri- DANIELS TO TAKE ANTVICE CRUSADE TO BROOKLYN, 100 Agents Getting List. List of All Dis-| orderly Resorts Near Navy Yard, WASHINGTON, July 14.—Rrooklyn is to feel the effects of Secretary Daniels’s new anti-vice broom, but he said to-day he had no intention of carrying the vice crusade across the Bridge into New York City. Within a few days Mr, Dantels will call on Gov, Whitman to close every | dive in the vicinity of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, If this ts not done, he will have them picketed by marines tment's Inte aking a sur | to find the bad spots. While New York will escape, every precaution will be taken by the naval Bureau of Brooklyn yealdent of | authorities (0 #eo that youngsters] w, W, at ..ami and in nearby train. ndvouse, Advuiral Firko ‘and Voter [fom the yard are not enticed into! ing camps, Heavily armed guards lals and members of the club will be; ona 0 y SnSiBts Gad TORIORTA OF tn questionable resorts on Manhattan| naye been placed around the powder hero will be an admission charge to Island, Efforts will continue to P| magazines owned by mining com- the ‘serie! demonstrations ga a the ball the men out of barrooms, but as far} panies in that district, and a Loyalty £52 Cross. 4s can be learned the Navy Depart-| League, similar to those at Globe and ment has no complaint against New York saloon keopers for solling drinks to sailors, Mr, Daniels's latest order’ againat dives was isued against the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Inci- ---- dentally, he anid his policy was to] to question many men, only one wa: eclares nsi ake similar action every city| arrested, He was an Austria So Declare king Alf 080, WhO] where vice thrives near navy yarde| or tmes’ gic. implicated in asd Blames Home Troubles on an dtraining stations. His work 1a| mite plot. 4 heehleds ‘ated say being carried on in conjunction with Financial Indigestion, the War Department's plans for re-| Try to Barn Freight Train om South s: . moving temptaion from militla mob- Dakota Road, LONDON, July 14.—Spain Is deter-| ijigation points and cantonment cities. SIOUX FALLS, 8. Dak. July 1 mined to remain neutral throughout Acad cy UX PALA © ky duly Shee the war unless sho is attacked, King! GAVE CALF A FINE ne achivitise of thet 'W, W: apread Alfonso 1s quoted as saying in an in- RIDE. | to bgelgis ashe heaay When 40 Bt- terview at Madrid with a correspond. Ae ed tt od ae e es sie id Shien, Express, ilwaukee and St.Paul freight tra! ent of the Daily Express, The King Sentence. near Murdo. The fire was extin- added that Spain's relations with| Melvin Warren of Little Britain, guished and two arrests were made. France, Great Brituia and Italy were|Cornwall, Orange County, was Karlier this week the oll house of the excellent. tenced to the workhouse for six m Milwaukee Road, at Scotland June- “I¢ England could send us coal and| there yesterday after he had stol tion, was burned. the United States cotton everything | calf and hired an auto so he could carry Ginsan as Baamlee anor i would be perfect,’ the King declared, |!* 8¥® John Or the car t|led by Warren from .|Dhen he summoned by tele pho F tonded ne anirhal into the| Socialistic newspapers of Austria, -|tonneau and had the driver go to « : hop, Where he the Austrian Governmont has refused bute her shop, Where he sold the calf for! £0% ardon Dr, Friedrich Adler, under “You were certal paid Jude (him, those near The calf, welghing 175 pounds, was ‘HUNGRY | W. W. EXILES ARE FED BY THE ARMY ‘AND HELD AT COLUMBUS | (Continued from First Page.) | though some of them are doftant. ‘They are said td appear willing to abandon their original purpose and to return to thelr work if they are assured of being accepted, All reports indicate that there ts @ disposition to treat the men as | the Governor has instructed so long as they are docile and not in the {humor to start a disturbance, but | they are being watched closely by a \ detachment of cavalry which, it is aid, is strong enough and armed sufficiently to quell any trouble the 1, W. W. might undertake to breed, Vind Ten Germans tn an LW, W. Camp at Miam}, PHOPNIX, Ariz, July 14—Ten German subjects, at least two of whom are believed to be army off- ‘ers, have been located among the I. Bisbee has been formed, The league's organizers have ex- pressed their determination to stop W. W. meetings even if tt should Beovine necessary to drive out the agitators, as was done at Bisbee, While deputies at Bisbee continued LONDON, July 14.—An Amsterdam despatch to the Exchange Telegraph -|Company says that, according to sentence of death for the assassin DARE BLOCKADE TO CARRY FOOD > Eleven Steamers Put to Sea Without Licenses or Let- ters of Assurance. AN ATLANTIC PORT, July 14.— Complications are looked for to-day 4s & result of the dash to sea, late | yebterday, of eleven neutral steamers loaded with grain and other carga which could not have left an Ameri- can port after next Monday, when President, Wilson's embargo procia- mation becomes effective. The eleven vessels—ten Dutch and one Scandinavian—have no letters of assurance from the British authori~ ties, and will try to run the British blookade, @ feat considered tmpos- sible, @ vessels have been in this Port for some time, vainly endeavor- ing to reéeive such letters, which would permit them unmolested jour- neys. Besides grain, the ships carry a sreat quantity of mealcake and other cattle food included under the terms of the embargo proclamation as being non-exportable unless a license is granted by the Exports Council. ft is said the neutral shippers decided to risk their chances with the British blockade and Admiralty courts rather than wait until the embargo went into effect, believing the American Government would never license the cargoes, British offictats are reported to have declared the great cargoes are larger than are needed in Holland and the Scandinavian countries, and are in- tended, ultimately, for Germany. They predict that the veasels will be selzed by British crulsers and that ge VESSELS VOY OF FRANCE | GUEST OF fone Fou | IN NEW YORK TO-D. not one of them will reach its home port until it has passed through tho British prize court. Such action may lead to complications with Holland and the Scandinavian countries, Likely to Re: to the Shipper. WASHINGTON, July 14.—Clearance of eleven neutrals from an Atlantic port yesterday with cargoes coming under the ban of the export embargo is regarded by officials here as likely to result In no advantage for the in- terests involved. Letters of assurance on the cargoes were refused by the British in line with the general policy of thwarting attempts to evade the American em- bargo. Sixty Big Grain Veanels Litter This Porf, Waiting for Licenses. According to grain shippers, there are sixty big Holland eteamers in New York, loaded with grain, seeking permission to eail for Holland via Halifax, Unless they get out with British letters of assurance they are likely to be seized at sea by British cruisers and sent to a prize court. If thoy delay their departure until Mon- day they cannot sail without a license from the American Exports Council. Piers and anchorage spaces in the Upper Bay are so crowded, nearly a score of big Dutch steamers are lined up in the North River above Forty- second Street, ——>____ ARMY OFFICER ASPIRANTS GET MORE TIME TO APPLY They Have Until Midnight of Mon- day for Their Appli- cations, It was announced at the office of the Military Training Camps Association to- day that its o will be kept open this afternoon and all day to-morrow (Sunday) for the accommodation of possible candidates for admission to the new series of OM ‘Training Camps of the army which are to be begun in the South next month. en, H. P, McCain, Adjutant General of the army, announced from Washing- son yesterday that the Ume for filing pplications had been extended until midnight, Monday, July 16, because the cCriwinad date for closing the lists fell on tunday, Gen, McCain sald the stand- rd of manliness and intelligence set for the second camps had been very high, but was being splendidly met by men’ from the ages of twenty-one to forty- four, who were of the type fit to comm, troops. No previo training is required of thou, uch experience makes instruo- ‘The Government mps $26 a DANIEL BLUM! ENTHAL Se enavow sieves, LSATIANS TO WELCOME BLUMENTHAL TO-DAY Myron T. Herrick to Preside Over Ceremonies Here for French Envoy. A reception in honor of Daniel Blumenthal, former Mayor of Colmar, Alsace-Lorraine, under the auspices of Les Amis de l'Alsace-Lorraine, at Aeolian Hall this afternoon will be one of the ceremonies to-day in cele- bration of the French national holli- day, July 14, Mr. Blumenthal is @ special envoy te this country from the French Gov- ernment, his mission being to make known the policy of Germany aoward the “lost provinces” and to urge that their restoration to France be made a condition of peace at the end of the war, Myron T. Herrick, former Ambas- sador to France, will preside at the reception, which will begin at 3.30 o'clock, The eakers will be Mr. Blumenthal, Bishop Darlington, chap- lain to the Huguenot Society of Amer- ica; Rabbi Stephen 8. Wise and the Rev. Father Cliffort. A luncheon at the Biltmore Hotel will precede the reception. The Association Democratique des | Canadiens et Francais de New York will give @ reception and ball at the Harlem River Casino in the evening for the benefit of the Allied War Re- Nef Funds. BASTILE MAY OPEN» = FOR TWELVE SUFFS Will Make aSortie on White House To-Day, Joining French in Celebrating. WASHINGTON, July 14.—Twelve Suffragettes of the National Woman's Party announced that to-day, the day on which the French nation celebrates its independence an@ on which the| Bastile fell, they will attempt another | drive on the White House, It i to be led by Miss Lucy Burns, but whether it will proceed any further than the entrance to Cameron House remains for the police officials to de- cide. They say they will be fully pre- pared for any demonstration and will arrest any one attempting to resume picketing in front of the Executive Mansion. On one of the banners which may be unfurled to-morrow is the inscrip- tion, symbolical of the French legend “Liberty, Equality and Fraternit On another will be this appeal: “Mr, President, how long must American women wait for suffrage?” “We selected July 14,” said Mrs. Abby Scott Baker, “for the next demonstration in front of the White House because the French celebrated our Independence Dew in such an enthustastic manner. We trying to Ket our hands out, across the sea to our French sisters.” A meeting of the Executive Com- mittee was held to-day in tho hospi- tal where Miss Alice Paul, its Chair- | man, {9 recuperating from her activi- | ties of the last month, Many protests | were read against the imprisonment of American women for “technical” offenses, and the treasurer reported that in’ the last forty-eight hours $25,000 had been subscribed to help the “cause,” the offerings coming from tions of the country. determined to make a demon- stration in front of the White House at least once a week, unless the police | interfere, | Incidentally the Superintendent of | the House of Detention is preparing for a dozen new “boarders” for tho week end. month, unless. they are already under Jon and entitled to higher pay (long should be made at Gov- nd in the building adjoining arters of the Eastern De- partment, TWO BRITISH AIRMEN KILLED IN LAST RAID — LONDON, July 14.--It has become known that a second British airman was killed in Saturday's ratd, Only when an inquest was held at Dart- ford on Licut, W. G. Salmon did the public first learn that any aviator at ail had been killed, News of the death of Lieut. J. DB. R, Young is now revealed by a letter to his father from his son's commander. ee Police Guard for Workers, The Brooklyn Union Gas Company yesterday asked police protection for the moter Attors whe, refused to Join tion of Premier Stucrgkh at V: last October, 'y AEDT It moany's offices ras ein wut CMR sre wed lett They want ir Day. 675 LIVES SNUFFED OUT; BOY CHAMPION GAT CATCHER Capture of 15 Feline Animals At- tributed to Patrick Enright and Associates. | Patrick Beviet, ten years old, of No.| 45 Washi t, known among his chums (* “Ham and Eggs,” 1s| hailed to-day as the champion cat catcher of the Bowling Green district. | from Vesey Street to the Battery and| Broadway to the Hudson, The district had @ round-up of cats) under the auspices of the Neighborhood Association. Boys and girls represent: | nationalities helped It was pointed out cats were a menace to the welfare of babies, Well, were captured, seventy-five of the alley posts and as each cat 18 re- t eo 8. P. C. us svwhich it did, ptures were not without casual- 0 the captors—for many young: received scratches. “Ham and won the championship, with fit- The tle ter ieee” HN OF RUSSIANS "ON FFTY-MILE. FRONT [S MENACING GERMANS (Continued from First Page.) ern Galicia on Wednesd says the official statement issued to-day by the Russian War Department, the Rus- slans captured ten officers and 8650 rank and file, chiefly Germans. They also took five heavy guns and ten machine guns. BERLIN, July 14—Russian etteeks at several places on the Lomnica ine, in Galicia, between the Dniester and the Carpathians, were repulsed Thursday, the War Office announcer. Increased activity on the Roumanian front is reported. ‘The following official statement wan issued to-day by the Austro-Hungar- fan generol headquarters staff: “In Roumania and on the army front of the Archduke Joseph there was lively enemy reconnoitring aotiv- ity. Several Russian thrusts againat our Lomnica position were repulsed. “In Volhynia our reconnoitring de- tachments’ dispersed several enemy skirmishing partie ston Gets © ews of Russian Offensive. WASHINGTON, July 14.—The new Russian offensive is shown in de- spatches to the embassy here to-day not only to have opened the road to Lemberg, the capital of Galicia, but to have cut south from Stanislau in such a way as to affect seriously the Augtrian forces operating against the newly restored Roumanian Army The ejection of Gen. Tertiatsky's army from Stanislavoft {9 predicted as the possible first step of an offen- sive in conjunction with the Rou. manians. Conditions in Petrograd are sala to be continuing to clear up. Many of the troops held there are going to the front. ‘The radical Bolsheviki Party has issued a statement that their pro- gramme {fs not in any sense in sym- pathy with the Anarchists, and the general Soclalists-Populists Congress, under the stimulus of its leader, Min- |leter ‘of Agriculture Chernoff, has vig- crously supported the offensive, eial Straits Told in jecret Sess! PETROGRAD, July 14,—R serious Gnanclal probloms..were re- ferred to in @ report read at @ recen’ secret session of the Duma by Deputy Bubltkoff, who said the nation's gold reserve of $850,000,000 covers 1 cent, of the paper money ‘in circula tion, The debt at the end of 1918 was $4,400,000,000, and at the beginning of 1917 was $16,800,000,000. Adding the pa per money issued during the war, ho said, brings the total debt to about $22,500,000,000. Of the total nationai expenditures tn 1917, between $6,000, 000,000 and $7,000,000,000 representa a deficit. The Deputy referred to the i» FA great drop in the ruble’s purchssing value, and sald that to cover this deficit by issuing more paper would mean a further serfous increase in prices, Wes the mercury starts to climb, re- member that, at any time you want, YOU can climb too—away from it. Away from the heat of the pavement, into a seat of breezy coolness, up the steps DIED, yun. -SRRMAN FINN, Bervi at THD NERAL CHURCH 1970 Broadway (Campbell's), @unday s P.M. WOOLEY.—ELNA WOOLEY, Servicesat THE FUNERAT, OHUROR, 1970 Broadway (Campbell's), Saturday, ap M All “Lost and Found” articiens ‘gdvertisod tn The World or renorted to “Lost and Found Bureau." Room 108, World Building, will be lated for thirty days. ‘Th at any of Tho 4 Found” advertisomen ean be left at any of The Word's Advertising telephoned Cal! 4000 1 Brooklyn Off! 0 The World. an. New York, of 4100 Matn - ”