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iUTHENTI (] For Women are shown on PRESS STYLES ?',fr i?m ? d ?' f THE TIMES-DISPATCH ?i^pafrh SUNDAY WANT Ileal Estate for - ? Sale. Houses to AD COPY TODAY THE TIMES-DISPATCH 64tli YEAR NUMBER 19,835. RICHMOND, VA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1914. ?TWELVE PAGES TO-DAY\S TrAIT? fS'EATITKR 1 PRICE. 2 CENTS ALLIES GAIN 37 MILES IN THEIR ADVANCE; GERMAN FORCES ARE STILL FALLING BACK Q? O SEEKS FREEDOM FROM DOMINATION OF GREAT POWERS Turkey Abrogates Conven tions Giving Rights to Foreigners. MAY FORESHADOW WAR AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN Upon Privileges Revoked Rests Legal Status of American Missionaries. )'?!;<?AN in i;i,FVEXTH CKNTritV AI he* Not Kvpeetwl to Mako Any ftrpresentntIon 1'ntll Peace Is I{f**torpfl. W A.-HINOTON, Sept" JO.?Tin ' formally notified t! ?? inlted States and other nations to-riav that she had ?? th?* <if i oilvcntlons, ? rati<- and privileges. ori^inatlm; as ?'' I; a*? l!i? el*\<nih r^intiry, whrr'liy '""?'Cn' rs ji; th" ijitoman etnpiro hitvc ??*'r. x? tnpt from Irval Jurisdiction in ? 'x '' ? riinliii.l ease;. |".>r?_-??yn suh ><??!? i,,j 1?f 11 je e j will enjoy what is 1 " "> r . tra - tf rritoi ,-i 1 iimhIh .'?...nigh "c J,,r|, t In ; }iuvr !K-r*^i t ried ' 'li ??.-* n Judges, diplomat!. r? pi - - ? ' ?'???<% ' i !??? consuls. prAi'li' t , .i holisheo |t\ Japan ?ii ye?i.? .<(?''? through nc? treaties, r> ''??'? 1 n11uv1.1 In ;i stroke of tlie "'' Pui'po?". it i , d- ' lured, is to ? ?'' ' 1 ? id1 pMidi.iH ' , and fi r? hot . ftoin '.In ? < ? ?; 11 i r .at ion '?1 tlie ci.-at |'U T.i. L Pol t|,t. 11K '11 i ? vukdi hat i ? .,t,d '? I ?: .u i v ..i Anicrli un mission '' 1,1 '<? l? inntllh^ them to 1 " ' I' in .-. Ii? >spl t a Is and "'??I' H ? ? 1: yli 11 ;i ft rrdotn. ili'- rrmi>\ ?! of i vi-ry kind of priv '1 njoyt'l h th> puwet.t i', ot ??li.it tin i.;ciiernl prii . iplr> |r,'. f-1 national luw allows. i- the meaning " ll,: tul'- v U'H.U-io Hey, Turkiidi ? adot t.j tin I nit..I .States, dc 1 -i.ojiit I Ii 1 > ?\ ' is Turkt-v's ??ppoi tunil; . "'i tuo? w \ it M- M\>l Jilt || AIS ? . _?114'''? ? >J*d?? i did li'.t i nt i lua t >? "'1 <!' i ''iri sliajowcd war 1 Britain, without whoso past no .- ii.d i radical would in,-.' attempted. '?'I'l-n..; ?! Hi. alh.,, powo,. now ? l,v:,'v' r.jrli.y M ..ppcaluiK to I aiionaii.li M. Kt I III. Ill oi lit r pe.. '* 1 ? "I' on anv flit ? 'Jl'l?that ma. an.-. ?? 111; ? Ireut lh h . .i pi. i' ,i l., dec la, < war ' ? i'ui-ki. I, a mi,a.- ado. mad. known ' ' lo:i in a public ,?V"t- ' 11 "j1.11 .it* I;ran to-da. ? - .t -' ii'.'. if ; , utonmr, 1 iioun.-ci.M i.t ' y -?tn t.. th. Turklrth an.i.a.s. ' "Jwr lrc'" ' !l" diniM. r of ;??orciK" Ali.tlrj that i,\ imperial ? tliv <Jttoiuaj) iVCrniiK. nt haa < tijoKu.ir.i' from ttic rir.m of October ? t. Hi*. coii\ ontic*iiH knou u .<?? ? .Pit tiiation: ,, ?ti ,..t,MK ;iOVe, I ' I ? ' ''?? rtlatlona with ?rtiihi poHcrt. All pri\lluyvt ail', liiimunit Irs ill -? soito these ? onventioiis oi tSsu !'.'k 'If oiii are equally repeal, d l:^i"< Hi us freed it.se If iron, an ?i ci. hie ohstacl. to all pioKies? in the ! ' '' t,,c "iipei ia 1 govt! Iiine,.t has win. m a" U"' of ,fy ';u,-r tl.e genera! i iin*.jiii1 *, ?.f international Ian. ^ ' ?'' ' ?t> 10..?> the "I'Vereiyns <>l ' :'t.'.nt inoplv v ranted . imi ters of e.\ i .< territorial privilum.s, ,.;,lled ?ani ' Illations. rim V enetians XVel o -'?a: '"1 the .i-l,t oi trial by judK<:f up. :.oi"teti in \ enice ami permanentl\ re ?lu.k in ? onstaiitinople. When the 'Oium ttirk.s Kain-.i control. th? .,on "is " ere sounded as t? poMlble abro ;:.ition of the '-'apitulations. Th#? rcnlv unfavorahle. To-?in*'^ derlara '!tM). , ,H1 ;,s known, was nor pr.dared h\ any viui, discussion with the powers. \"ii\.w\rM)|, |>|.;_S( iiiiii:_s ?n ... ????;<.i:n Aiiitofi.u'Kii fl.fl Jurklsh atnhnssiidor defiorihed T?' IvIICRf.s abrogated as relating to ";w,nMnl,s ""?? ll"* administration of -rhese restrictions weiKl, heavilv on . ""oman stnlen. both materlnllv and morally.' he said. "Turkev has Droyented from Inlrodticlng re lorin? which it i,ak been ac.-.ise.l of de aylnK precisely bj powers, who ow lilt? to the enjoyment ol priviieKes on0?,he ' .' rl "7 ?f -., ion the pal t of government. Turkev hds been deprived of t|ml oontidence >\hich full independotice gives ti, ?, 5 e. Deprived of that independLnce tl.e moral ilbre of the nation relaxed In diplomatic e!rele? the announce ment of Turkey'? attitude attracted the widest attention. The alio? l e known to oxpe.t at any mom-nt ? declaration of war bj Turkev ii, cf Germany, t'oniment was heard among dinlomats of the allied powers as to possible deliberations between the tjerman Korelgn OlHee and ii,. I orle before tl.e decision to abrogate Hie treaties was reached. So far as diplomats of tl.e allies would venture an opinion the predic tion was tnnuc that ilreat liiltaln . ranee and Kussia probably w..uhl not make any representations on the sub let to Turkey nt tl,|.s time, leavintr it until the close of the war. Ilnfitter Detailed to Utitj. WASIIINt'-TOX. September io.--- ><| miral Charles ISadarer, who will be mic i-eeded on Tluirsday by Hear-Admiral ?'liarles Fletcher as eommander-in* chief of the Atlantic Fleet,' was de tailed to-day to duty with the navy general board, lie will retire next An-I KUSt. I Allies Will Not Enter Ne gotiations Until Kaiser Is Conquered. SENTIMENT CONVEYED TO PRESIDENT WILSON No Present Prospect of Diplo macy Bringing European War to End. i;\((?LM.\(;iVG SIGNS LACKING K/nlrrss From (tormany for Spolia tion of Neutrality of Belgium Kxpfrted. WASHINGTON, September 10 ? There In no present prospect of peace In Europe through diplomacy. Presi dent Wilson himself to-flay set at rest rumors that pr-ace measures were In th" making by revealing thut no inti mation had been conveyed to him ??f fb-lally from any quarter of a readi n< ss on the part of bolllge'rcnts to talk peace. The day's developments emphasized that Groat Britain. France and Kuesla were determined to make no peace un til they had decisively beaten Germany and Austria Groat Britain's position whs explained In detail at London by .^It Edward Grey to Aml>a?iiador Pa?e, who made a long report to President Wllbon. Thi British Foreign Secretary declared England had not sought war, hut, since It wan forced oil her, sho was irrevocably bent on crushing for ever the dangers of German militarism. .Sir Edward referred also to the spoliation by Germany of the neutrality of Belgium. and pointed out that the allies uould expect redress for thai, action. The conference between the Ameii cu 11 ambassador and the ftrltlsh For elgn Secreta/y is said to have occurred I on the Initiative of the latter. Sir Ed ward Grey, It Is understood, explained that, in view of the newspaper rumors that Germany was ready to make peace. Great Britain did not want to appear in the light of blocking the /novo, while Emperor William assumed the role of peace advocate. lA'KE.tSOV.tltl.l-: TEIIMS MAI hi; MADE IIY GERMANY To make peace now while German troops hold Belgium and a large part of France, (night cause Germany to exact unreasonable terms, according to the British view. 'Mi the hide ?,! Germany and Austria, likewise, the President hap found no encouraging sign for peace. Asked whether Emperor William's message or yesterday was susceptible of Interpre tation as a peace overture, the Presi j dent said ;i protested merely alleged ruse of dum-dum bullets by the French., and the activity of Belgian citizenry! in the war. Mr. Wilson .-aid :>e would reply soon to the Emperor's message. The an- j swer :na> be merely a courteous ac- j knowledgement of the German Em peror s message, or it may be the ex-j pretssion of the hope that the rules of v-arfare laid down by The Hague con vention.-: will l?e binding on all bol ligerent.-. Tho answer inay refer to the President'* standing offer of medi ation. Obnetvets 111 close touch with ilia. White House thought to-night the first) course to he the most likely, merely t acknowledging (lie niessnRe It was said the feeling was general among' orllcials that the present was not the' time to press for peace with prospects of success. "We haven't gotten to the point," said Secrctarj Bryan to-day in response ?to a question, "where wc can take up the subject of mediation." "KVEItl ONE WANTS PEACE. HIT NOW IT IS UAH" "Every one. wants peace," remarked Ambassador .lusiserand, of France, as i lie was leaving the State Department, to-day. "but now it is war." The anihasgauol' said that as a remit of the protest of; Emperor William, he had been authorized t?< rnform Presi-i dent Wilson that >10 bullets whatsoever; not approved l>,\{ Tho Hague confer-' ences either ha%V: been used bv the 1 French soldiers would be lined, in 1 spite of any provocation. Pi the midst o(J the diplomatic chaos j in Europe, Great Britain, France. Spain and China. it became known to-ilay, have agreed with the Cnited States <>11 th<' text of treaties to be signed in 1 few days. rhc.v i.rovide for the inves tigation by a commission for a period of one year or inoVc of all international disputes that mai arise between thes" countries and tli^ L'nited States One clVect of the signing of the treaties ! would he to prevent this country from j being suddenly drawn Into Hie Euro- 1 pean war over neutrality questions or, other unexpected difllcultles. A. Kusteni Hey, tho Turkish ambas- ; sailor, predicted to-day there would be j 110 peace Pegottat ions in the near future. "Every nation/ at war." lie said, 1 "knows the advantages of peace, and j has known them for years as thorough- 1 ly as any peace advocate or any pence ' society. It is now not a question of advantages of y>l-:iro. It is a question t of war: war tittil a tlr.clslvo victory is won, for one; side or the othor, o: the contending J forces are exhausted.. There might well be talk of peace a year or a yearVjnd a half from now; not at present."' NO PI"ACE KXf.'UPT 11V MITl'AI, CONSENT PET ROOK AD. September ft ivja Lon don. September 10, G:5fi A. M.).--A dis patch from Tokjo says Japan has joined tlie agreement of the allies not to conclude peace except by mutual consent. Japan has informed Russia, tho dis patch says, thut she will not mako ?.Continued 011 Second Page.) TM?IZJ/VG J^o/y C3?r?-?/tjvt?r /?*- OVftsatw/) ILASv0fJtwC^?rr RESPONDS TO PLEA OF RAILROAD MEN President Calls to Attention of Country Imperative Need of Co-Operation. UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION Letter Reflects View That Com panies Should Not Be Sub ject for Agitation. WASHINGTON. 1>. C? September 10. ?President tvilson responded to-day to the request of several railroad exe cutives that he fall to the attention of the country the imperative need that railway credits be sustained, and that the roads be helped wherever feasible by government agencies or by private co-operative effort. The 1'rpsident outlined his views for th" country in a letter to l-'rank Trum bull, chairman of the Chesapeake and Ohio board, who acted as spokesman for the railroad presidents who saw Mr. Wilson on Wednesday. Discussing his action with callers to day, the president said he was greatly impressed with the reasonable attitude of the railroad men. Ilo added they had not displayed any feeling of u questionable- kind, nor critic,ized the In terstate Commerce Commission. Although he does not think he should advice other governmental1 agencies which liavc to do with the railroads h's to their action, the Presi dent declared he would be glad to con fer with any one who wfinted to see lilni. Various reports have said the call of the railroad men upon the President was pr*llniitiar> to a request for an Increase in freight rates. Western roads already are preparing such in creases for submission to the Inter state Commerce Commission. I.'nder the law, (he Kastern roads may not apply within the new two years for increases on rates recently adjudicated by the commission. Kastern lines, however, arc preparing to eft'ccl tho economies the commission suggested by making charges for free services to large shippers, and to increase their passenger fares. President Wilson's letter to Mr. Trumbull reflected his eonlldcnce in the integrity and soundness of the Ameri can railroads, ano his view that they should not l?e the subject for agitation. Mis letter follows: i'hiomih:m*s i.kttkh TO >1 it. 'I'lil Mill 1,1, The President's letter !o Mr. Trum bull follows: "Since you read it to mo yesterday, I have read again tin statement yon made on behalf of Ihc committee of railroad presidents, whom J had the pleasure of meeting and conferring ? with at m.v oiliee. it is a lucid state me.it of plain truths "You asked me to call the attention of the country to the imperative need, ? iContinttcil on Second Pago.) f'OUP l.OT MIKIINt. TO-MMIT. Auspices IV. '1*. I. A. I M. Itow l?imi, J. A. Cartoonist Klv-hu: (loon. , CONFERENCE ENDS ANNEXATION WAR Contract, Binding Henrico Coun ty to Abandon Fight Against Decree, Is Signed. ALL PARTIES ARE SATISFIED , County and City Officers Gather | in Love-Feast at Office of City Attorney. ? Following a conference between' county and city authorities in the office of the City Attorney yesterday after-! noon, Chairman \V. Conway Saunders. I of the Hoard of Supervisors of Henrico County, affixed hip signature to a con tract binding Henrico County to aban don it." fight against the annexation de?iee entered by Judge Campbell on .1 <ily l 7. With tHo signing of the contract i>y Mi. Saunders disappeared the last, bar-] rier Iti (lie way of an early realisation of the Creator Richmond plans upon] which tlifj City Council spent a round I >mi of labor, .lndirc- Campbell".- decree will become effective on November ?>. w ithout a contest, ami auti<matleally on j that date the city will In come larger | by seventeen square miles and 1'M.uOft j inhabitant:-'. In considera tion <>f the ? ?oiinty's ar ijiiieseeii e in the annexation plan the ! agreement executed yesterday binds the! eitv of Itii'linioml to spend *100,000 in j the permanent improvement of conn-j t<- highways leading into the city. Tlio j expenditure of this appropriation is I to l>e directed bv the Hoard ? ? f Super-] Visors of Henrico '"entity with the ap-j proval of the Administrative Hoard. ; Provision is made for an arbitrator in liie event that the two bodies <hs-' agree as to the manner in which tho money shall be expended. TiiiiiiATK.vt i> nirrin i/i \ \itosi: kho>i itr.sfii.tTiov The difficulty wiiicli threatened fur a time to delay annexation for >*? year j or more grew out of the action of the' Hoard of Supervisors of Henrico Conii-j ty in adopting on September t a reso-j hition calling upon th?'Administrative | Hoard to approve a detailed schedule of road improvements prepared by the ] suporvisors, as a condition precedent loj the execution of a contract blmling tho j county to withdraw it-> ?tipcaf from the I annexation decree. The Administrative Hoard lield that it was without power to approve the' detailed plan of expenditure submit-, ted, in advance of the execution of the. contract under which the. appropria-! tion became available for expenditure, j It was upheld in this position by ilio City Attorney. A deadlock ensued and it began to j appeal that no agreement with the I counti would be reached. I'romincnl i citizens, however, took tin* rc.atier in I hand and yesterday'* aiui'-abb; confer- ! dice, adjusting all differences was the; result of the peacemakers' efforts. 11. j had been known for several days that | ! iContinued on Second l'age.) t ANOTHER 500,000 MEN i I VOTED FOB BRITISH ARMY ? ? j i Will Increase He^ular Force to L'n ; preoeilenteil Strength of Approxi mately 1,100.000 Soldiers. i ADDITION AKKKD IJV ASQU1TH I Appeals I?> Parliament Not to Show N'ipuaiilly Spirit Towanl Those Hustling tf; .loin Nation's Far Flung llaitic lane. ! I>.\ I >< )X. September 10.?I'arliament | to-day vot?-i tu Mirri'nsf the r<:-'.' 1.".r |r.!*im> in the ? iii;11-<?:11 111? t strength uf ; l.4no.npi moil. Thi - tollowed the r? - 1 ? si made li> Premier Asquit.li. i:i a j w bile paper. :.sUiiu; that 500.DO1' men | r .* all mnks in' aib'el in the r??tr?i In i i ai'Ms" :iml iliat Parliament niunv no i,ty;.,mll> spirit Inward the men who ;? tusliiin: '?? j ji?? Knpland's far Il '.i in. Ii;?l I If lin* . Tilt- Ill's! .*iini.liAi> men \\ ere voted \u I f.'iisi ij. Mnii; Ihan t.ia.OOO men oxelusive nf lorntorlaIs. have answered ii> this I fall. TIicm', v ilh 100,000 ri'Kulat'.s ;mil | lirsl rcsur\??? thai composed the army before llio lirsl call ami the .'itfO.'lUU thai Kn^laiid expect.- will enlist in respon* in I In second call. will make tho army stronger numerically than al any inm in IC-island's history. '' hi' l*i ?-niiii in lii.- i-nnmiu un a I ion. paid a tribute in the War Oflice <n y'a n rci t ion and dealt ivitli the various liifi' ?ulties connected with the rush of recruits. AI ? nsuivs had boon taken. raid, lo meet tiio congestion. 'I'lvse included ait allowance of 7."i cents .1 day lo those for whom no accninnioda tior.s could In- found in the barracks if iho Kraut wore paused, ho was sure tlli- response would lie no less keen anil ample than wiis that to the tli-?;t lc,\\ rle should then ln> iii a position to | ut somethiiu: like 1.100,00') men in !he field. That was.the provision of the. Mn'iicr t'ountrv herself, exclusive of I' i'1'ilorij 1 ?, the national reserve and ilo' contributions promised from India and tin- dominions. It was an effort w oi*ih> of a great sacrtlice. \s(| I'lTII AI'l'KAl?S AI.AIVsl MiaiAIIIMA SIMICfl As lo the expense Involved the Pre mier was sure that Hie House of Coin-1 inons would be ready to ??rant inonev | as accasion arose, but he wanted. it ? Continued on Second I'aRi'.i ??Till: TKIAI. or .IOIIN ItAUl KM OHN." l?v l-J\-tSovoritn* .1. Kr.mk lluillv, "1 In ilinnii. I'll > Ailililnrinm. Molality. .Si'inoiiilHM* 'I. <s 1'. M. A iiiu.il graphic pri* mil Ix lion ?? f pr?>! 11 Iii ? Ion from a ptiimlar tint '?'? d i-iami point. Kveryl?oil> invited. [ Hill to Rui.se $107,000,000 a Year ! Agreed Upon by Democratic Members of Committee. I ^ i II AS APPROVAL OF PRKS1RKXT I I mlcrwHiKl (tains Support of .McAdoo ami Hurleson for His Program. 1 Leaders Determine to Prune River I and Harbors Appropriations. i \\ ASIIIXC5TOX, September 10.--Dem locrata <>r the Ways and Means Com? linlttec to-day completed the war reve nue tax hill, providing for a tax of por font on nil freight transporta [ tkm, .in increase <?f f>n cents on beer ! .1 iid 2o cents a gallon un all domestic wines, This will net ;?< i estimated revenue of #107.0t)0.0i)0 a year. Tho ta\ on freight was agreed to after a confer, ncc .Willi tin* President, who had expressed opposition to it. The freight lax will he ;, per rent of the transportation charges on all freight packages, whether carried by tail <?r .--hip, and will iucludi express. It will not inelnde parcel post. The shipper will pay the tax to the railroad, which will retain I per cent of the total anioiint collected for ad I ministration expenses, and make re turn* to ihe government on the basis of the fielvht Mils. There will he no stamps. The .riti<cent tax on beer is on a barrel, which now pays $1. inak I im? the total tax Sl.aO. Domestic : wines pay various taxes. The tax on wines will be assessed ' against tho. ' "herenftei manufactured and fold, ->r hereafter removed for sale." Ii will not allcei wines'manu factured not for sale. i M>i-:n\\ooii r<?M'i:i?s w itii I'UKsinr.vr IJepresentatiN e Underwood conferred with President Wilson personally In re ward to tin freight tax, and also had the ,i ,oval of Secretary of (he Treas . .I'cAdoo and Postmaster-tSeneral '.iirJ.'-s. a ii> the plati which was stib s'.ImMmI for the iueonii- t ?\ increase and the proposed stamp tax on com mercial paper. "As an illustration of the operation .<?f Mn freight tax." said Mr. Under wood. "a man who does a business ag- , 'grcgating <10,000 in freight hills would, pa\ n revenue tax of $:sot>. "A freight bill of that sitiv would indie:.Ic an actual business of Sl.oo. ?HMi or $l.fiOo.Opo. A S:too tax spread over Dint amount of business would he intl nitc'iimal and could have little or almost no effect on retail prices. A ' I (Continued on Second I'.igc.j DECISIVE RESULT I NOT YET REACHED IN CRUCIAL FIGHT Kaiser's Forces Suffer Se verely, and Men Arc in Exhausted Condition. [ ! GREAT BRITAIN'S ARMY CROSSES RIVER MARNE Fiercest Struggle Against French Centre, Between Rheitns and Verdun. THREE MILLION MEN KNtMtiKI> . L'nplish ContehtiiiR Seeontl llanl Fought Kngagcnicnt Against Teuton Kight. Forces of Kaiser Still Palling Back While Jhf latent oRicial slatc i mcnts (five fnr rtrliil* nf the itrpitl battle licliic Ttiiicnl In Frtmec, In which Il.tMMUino men lire en?njicd, It aeem* apparent tlmt tlie i.rrniiin force* are rat ill fnl tine hack. frora the nnnon ncement that tlie allies hare (tallied about tlilrt >-set en mile* of territory In their ttilvitnce, an Increafte of tnelve In the post trrenty-fonr hour*' opernIIons. 3 Iloth flrltlali nnd French troops ] have crossed the1-Hiver Mnrne, the Drltlnli capturing men nnil ^nni. The action of greatest severity Is beluR foiiKht between .11 nil I.i ami Vltrj-le-ProDcoh. In an enKaKement betneen Itrillsh and tierman* In XynHNaland, llrltlNh Central Africa, the tlermans, ac cording to the Itritlnli olllcial prrst bureau, nere drlien hack to the lllyer Son^pe, which I* part of the i frontier between the Mrltl.sli nml I CJerman protectorate*. j Prince Joachim Alhrecht. of I'rns I alii, ?on of the late I'riiiec Frederick | Albert, repent of llrunawlck. uuil a ?econd coiiHln of the t.erm:in Kin 1 peror, ban been wounded In battle. llntli the (iermun nml iillleii nrniies In France are IicIiik reinforced, nnd the battle In France In likely to Inst some day* yet. Ueportu eoncertilnc the progress | of tlie ltuMMlan and Austrian nrni.t are meafrre, but a I'etroprud dls patch niijn it In liclicvcil the t.cr ninn Crown I'rlnec ha* liccn ap pointed chief commander of ihe force* nlili'li are to oppose the llus Mian advance. Pope Oeuedict XV., in encyclical to the lCplseopncy of the nurlil, urRea peace and brotherhood among the nation*. In t la in encyclical, the I'ope Maya: "We esliort imi.it earnestly those 1 ttIio govern the destiny ol' the mi tIon* that they hlioiilil bring them selves to a frame of mind, w hercliy they may put anlde all dissension* contrary to the welfare or human ity." Tlie nritl*h I'rliuc Minister ha* called for more men to seric the country. Additional Hrltlsli casualties hate been made public, I'overinK the period up to Septrmhrr 7. anil hrlug '"B the total for the cnnipalun close to killed, womidcd and miss Ins, LONDON. September 10 (11 ]?. >j.) Tlie crucial battle of the war in France has not reached any decisive result. Field Marshal Sir John French, com mandcr of the i:rjtii-n forces, report-d j to-day that tlie Germans had been driven back ail aloim the line; tlmt the Uritibh had crossed the Uiver Mariie that tho Germans had suffered severely! and that their men were supposed so be in an cxtremeh exhausted comii tion. Notwithstanding this report. miliiary cxports do not rush to sveepini; ,-on elusions. .Military writers m the [.tui tion paper* repeat that from the . scrvalive terms of tVie French olllcial statement yesterdaj, it is too rarl\ to anticipate the result of a attic . v tending over a frt.nl of n. arl* rT"j miles. Three million men is the no ? - 1? r estimated to be emjancd actively and .ik reserves, and tin. r ,i ha: ties at least are in progress. I'robably the fiercest strnu-jle i against the French centre. Ix-twccn 1 theiins and Verdun, while th<- Urltish army is contorting the second haul fought engagement against the Ger man right. The Germans are believed to l>e still at tacki ng tii. French r'ght from Verdun to Nanev. I.CNSF.It I K.llTIMi |\ i'ltof:it i :.ss i \ \i,s \<i; Lesser fij^litinvr is in progress in Al sace. from which province the Germans appear to have drawn awav part of their army, ami the French an taking advantage of this opening. Ihe -.'cat battle may continue for days, when it is remembered that smaller operations in Manchuria, in which hundreds of thousands onlv were concerned, lasted a fortnight The German western armies have been fighting almost continuouslv for twcnty-tive days, and until the hut phase of the campaign, on the of fensive. Field Marshall Fr.-i.ch'> vicu that I hey arc becoming exhausted tinds ready credence anions military eipott." here. A German oflici;i 1 wireless dispatch to-night says that no report has been made public m Merlin of events in Franco for the past three days. From Holland comes the news that 60.000 German i.lnforc;noii .,;?>? marching south. The.se troop-. ma> have an effect upon the tide or hut there is reason to believe t|?. allteil armies also are reeclvinn a cotlnter balanciiit; aceessit/u of strength That the German navy has not been without enterprise Is revealed in th? admiralty announcement to-day that