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, fication? on the right bank of the Vis-1 ? tula River, has !.. i ; tired b> ...-r innn troops. GERMAN OFFICIAI The official statement follows: ? of Ponlewesch ta? i'iissian?.? rotreated Tmvatds the west front of Kovno I ?l*4*agr04M ?as made, and 100 RuSStaat ? were made prisoners and two ma? chine gurs taken. The snaioa of Gomral? von Bel ! and von GallwitS have, sftot stub- , born lighting, broken the resistance: of t neai Lemsa and the | mouth of the River Bug. : Th. uits of the tight in; from AuffUSt 1 to August 6 amount to U ou : -noie than 14,200 men | being taken pusoners. Siv cannon,; | eight bomb-thrower? and SO machino ? gn- , ? i'i.ptuii d. The troops investing Novo Georg? far tis the Narow River. The fort of Dtmba was taken from ! the south. Th? Vistula, as far as iched In Warsaw the position is un changed. The Russian? i I bombard tin- town Horn the , ? \ -tula. Our airships dropped bombs on the ona --i Nowomit Si? N, ;h of Ivsngorort the ? position remains unchanged. Between the Bug and the Vistula the i 'i>;i.- ?toi m? ,1 the crie my r. si Ruskowola, ; of Lubartow sad north, ?,-chr.a. and forced th? enemy to svacuat? bi? positions there. RI B8IAM OFFICIAL. The text of the official announce- | r-.i ? ? Gi.en Out in Petrograd Last Night. ? .\. en th? Ovir-.a and O N;o ?iiti. e fighting continued Friday w .thout any essential change ; front, i Near Kovno the enemy attacked . th?- of ' h? ' rat line of the ! fortress on the left of the Niemen. I ? nur heavy batteries are bombarding them vigorously. the enemy at dawn Friday developed an intense tire. and, launching great clouds of gas, began an assault on the ' itions. He car? ried work? tear Sosna. but vas dis .. I b) our lire and our counter attack. i>n the Narew there was desperate ting. On the roads to Oatrov the enemy on Friday, after a scries of tuinarj collisions, succeeded in progreaaing somewhat and extend? . ing the ground which he had OCCU ki pied. Di enemy attacha In the Serok region on the previous ? ? evening were successfully repulaed, On the Vistula there was a can? nonade. Our heavy artillery suc ifully counter attacked the wmk of pontoon parties on the Vistula during Thursday night. Betw? . and the Bug rivers n lie actions are . - fought .n the direction of Kuio-.v to Kotsk and in tl I the right bank of the Vieprs River north of na. AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL The following official statement was Vienna War Of? fice: ?tula and the Bug lighting is proceeding. Austro-Hun? an troop? south of Lubartow, we the Germana northeast of Leczna, Munich Celebrates Fall ? of Polish Capital Munich, Aup-. T. A crowd of more than 100,000 persons, representing all ? r -,, aaaembled at even on the historic K?nigapiatz to celebrate the German ? law and Ivangorod. ' ting talked of to . restest in the history of i * the city. The patriotism shown was ! .remarkable, as well as the deep relig? ious feeling of the crowd. During the ..planes circled above, ? i-i'iior* humming above tl l .'HCOs. Every inch of ? ...are, from the Glyptothek to li urn a?id from the Propyl?en 'o the Arcistrasse, was filled. With band hesilf the peo? ple stood I th( etting sun while pray? 4is ?en- bung .aid. The celebration began at 7:lr, p. m. with the ringing of church bel's. For * two hunt- people ha?] been streaming ; to the K?nigapl -h flag? lor the occasion. At 7:30, to 'he ac? companiment of a military hand, the ; crowd? aang the Ambroaian "Te Peum." Detachments of police :?>,?! ? .vero present to preserve order, but their ?enrieos were not needed. They , joined in the second anthem, "Now 'lhank Ye All Our God." lt?d by II? rr ven Burscht, Mayor of Munich. After this the Mayor made a short 19, closing with a call for three cheer? for Kinr* Ludwig of, Bavaria, Emperoi William and Em-I pero: seph. After this the assemblage joined in singing "H?il to the Kin?'," the melody "AV//r Rticker is a good deal like the leu us of Milo. There is not much left oj his arm, hut it is allright as far as it goes." II e y wood Broun, too, isa good deal like the Ve? nus of Milo. There's jnst enough of h i in e a c h morning to make y o u want for more. And every morn? ing yon find some new charm in his baseball stories in The Tribune. ?he ?Tribune First to Last ?the Truth: , ? News-Edt toiials-Advertisements of which ? the ?HMe a? "Americ Other ? ? ongi followed, it ? ai ??m ' ? h? n the den ended. At night every resUui.I0< U jammed with ! eoplc ?wai inn " ? ?roa tho informal part of the eelabi ?ion. It exceeded the demonotratle following the full of Proemyel ? Lern barga Germans Tell of Joy in Warsaw at Captui Berlin. Aug. 7. The German troo hi re welcomed i?> aadamagotj ?Votai oo liberator? according to the ropa [oi*warded to Berlin by Kurt Aram, special i ..ri. ?pondent of the "I.okaln seiger." Aram places empLeoio on t itatemenl thai tho eity was nol ev?c ated withottl a conflict. The forts we protocted by barbed wlN, tranches, p falls and mines agalnal infantry , tacka Tho city i? not moationed having been damaged. The inhabitants of the Polish cnpit: it e?pondent Bays, tilled t' itreets an?! welcomed the ramarchli troopi with eveiy sign "f real enthui H?m ?ml rejoicing. The streets we richly beflainred. The Polish piasan who iong bad been reatra ??I in t' citj began leaving m tho earl*? mor ing for their .arms, driving the liv stock and conveying their houoeho rfleets, and they greeted the Gormo \> ith t.'.-irs. [*he Waraaw correapondenl of t1 ?^Berliner Tageblatt" confirma the repo that tie German troops met with a jo OUI reception. The streets, he sax were tilled with Poles, Je WO, I'.' iiv.a and Ruoaiano, who waved their ho joyfully to the German soldiers. The electric street cars were runnii as usual, the correspondent says, m elmoal ..II the shops were ??pencil. Ye little damage had been ?lone in the ci proper. The earthworks about the for show the German artillery made nun fair hits. The correspondent at Ivangorod the "Lokalanteiger" points out tl occupation of that fortress in itself important than the fact that mams poaaible an important i of concentric pressure on the Russii troops in South Poland. The offen?;' of the armies of Archduke Joaeph Fer inand and Field Marshal von Maeke sen, he add?, continues northward ai the ? ffect on the yet unchanged e:i G&licion front i? likely soon to mal : itself felt. According to dispatch? I now reaching Berlin, the Polish cnpit: fell a? the result of a midnight stor ??gainst the forts on the south of tl city. A division of Prussian reservists hi? the honor of making the first breac in the fortress line, nnd they entere the city at '! o'clock on the morning ( Augu?t 5. These troops had been heavily er gaged for two days and two nights wit the forts which, though deprived r heavy artillery, were capable of offei ing highly effective resistaace to th infantry. The forts in Wnrsaw ha?l bren d( strove?! last winter, when Field Marsh;. von Hindenburg*! Irive 'rom -1 i threatened the Russian lines aiong th Vistula, ami when the evacuation ol th eemed imminent, They later wer rebuilt as supporting points for in fantry and were surrounded with in tr?cate entanglements of wire, ditche and evtcm of buried mine t?. explode under tie :??-t of stormin columns. The fall of the west front of tb fortress occurred almost simultaneous ly with the capture ? f tin- southen forts by Prussians. Mixed division of Saxon, Bavarian and Wurtemberg Ian troops carried the western for'?. I that all four G( rman kingdoms wer represented in the victory, The troops attacking fro.n th' had :.? timi to do severe fighting ;i working their way within storming dis ? of 'In- forts. I'lie Ruaaiana re ? i stubbornly and retired under th cover of night. Oermans Held in Warsaw by Russian Artillery Petrograd, Aug. ~. Warsaw wa evacuated by the Russians without i struggle in its immediate vicinity ii order that the Polish capital migh escape ?iamage. The retreat was busi nesslike and orderly. All the war stock bail been previ ously removed from the city, alonf with the rolling stock of the railroads The Russian.? planted artillery to pre vent the rebuilding of the Vistuli budges by the (.? According to official information, i pan of the evacuating army re mained eloae to the city, prepared ti contest any effort made by the Ger mans to cross the Vistula in pursuit. Novo Georgievak, in spite of its in vestment on three sides, still has rail road communication to the southeasl through Nowy I??nr ami Yablona. 1 ! i former town is immediately acroaa th? Hug River, at the junction of the Vis tula. 'lile fortress presents a seriotl: obstacle to the co-operation of th( forcei of Prince Ltopoid of Bavaria ai Waraaw with those of Genera] Helta operating along the Nnrew. The Germana on the Narow are b? ing held a few m ?lei from the left ban? of the rive!-, notwithstanding the bring ing up of heavy German relnforeenenti and the apparently oeriouo effort? modi in the last three day- to break through into th.' rear of the Russian Warsaw defender?. In the vicinity of the Baltic capital of Riga the Germant have been forced back toward Mitau. The TeutOl ; pear for the time being to have aban I doned their effort? m the direction oi Riga and intend instead to prevent the flanking of then from the di? rection of Poniewi ich- ?everthi is expected in Petrograd that Riga wi!l )'?' ii:? Bcene oi an early r? newal of iictivit es. I he railroads are not taking ?hip I ments deatined for Riga I monuments ore being removed from | the Citj and the exodus 0? i continu?e. Russians Retreat While Holding Warsaw Suburb 11'. ? ? II 'inc.) Zurich, Aug. 7 | Special dispatch to "The London Chroniele"). A special telegram tin; afternoon to the Zuiich "Neue Zeitung" from Berlin that the Russians still firmly occupy the Warsaw suburb of Praga, on the ??i.stern bank of the river Fresh ar? tillery due!? are taking place aeres* the rive'. 'I 1rs ri a? is proving of great value to the mitin body of the Russian army. FRENCH INSTITUTE ELECTS KING VICTOR MEMBER Italian Sovereign Is Authority on Coins and Medals. l'ai - '? Victor Kmman uel of Italj hoi h? .'?: elect? I a for? eign !: fie ?Ycademy of In ' ?>ns ?'t Belli I ?":>?.. m of the sections of the Institute of France. The King i? an authority and coins, ?l.s book on the .?ubjec awarded the academy prize in 1914. The Preach Institute now has txvo I Italy ami Presidenl Poincari of France, an former head o , ? I ?It, among its mem: ? British Cruisers In Peru Port. Lima, Peru, Aug. 7. The British eruiaeri Ken' and Neweaotle arrived I at ('al)ao this, morning and are taking ? on provisions. The warships will leave i thia port to morrow. , | ITALIANS TAKE KEY TO GORIZIA IN SHELL STORM I City's Fall Likely to Fol? low Capture of Monte San Michel. SAY SHRAPNEL SUNK AIRSHIP Germans Say Pola Raider Was Destroyed Before Doiny? Damage. Paris, Aug. 7. After n desperate I buttle the Italians have stormed and Captured the summit of .Monte San Michel?, which dominates Gorixia la "Petit Journal" dispatch from Turin. , The fall of Gorixia. twenty-two miles northwest of Trieste, on the laonXO, r.o i ii bel ?ved imminent, the ?lispatch adds. Iteriin. Aug. 7. An official statement ? given out to-day by the Gorman gov? , irnnient ?ays: "At midnight of August f, ?he Ital kirship Citta ?I?- Josi, while en i esvorint to approach over Pola, wns brought down by shrapnel before it i could do any damage. All the creiv. , consisting of thiee naval officers, ?me mechanic and two men. were taken 1 prisoners. The airship ivas tak-n into I Pola. AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL. From Vienna the following official report wns received: In the (iorizia district the front east of Polssxo and Kedipuglia was wry heavily bombardeo by the enemy in the forenoon. Several Ital? ian battalions attacked this sector in the afternoon, but after a short engagement ceased to advance. In the Tyrol and Carinthin there Were only artillery actions. The loss of an Italian dirigible bal? loon was officially admitted on AugUBt i by the Italian government, though the name of the aircraft was not given, the It.'.lian statement ?aid that the air? ship, after throwing bombs on several points, fell "for reasons which it has Impossible to establish" into the sea. Austrian U-Boat Sinks Italian Submarine Paris, Aug. 7. The Italian subma? rin- Nereide Is reported to have been sunk in an encounter with an Austrian submarine off the island of Pclagoaa, in the Adriatic Sea. according to a spe? cial dispatch from Home. The Nereide, which was built in 101", Wai 134 feet long, with a beam of It feet and ? displacement of ;'15 tons gro s. Her peace time- complement was 17 men. Italians Report Gains on the Carso Plateau Rome, Aug. 7. The following official communication from Lieutenant Gen? eral '?'Util ? ad.ii'i.a, chief of Staff of the Italian army, dated August 7, was given out here to-night : In the Plava sector our troops are establishing themselves in the con? quered positions. The enemy during the night of August ?1-7 tried two at tacks on them, supported by the Ii'? of numerous groups of artillery which were combated by oun reduced to silence. Hoth attacks v. ? ? i' i epulaed. In the Carso a stubborn struggle which laated all ?lay yesterday was decided toward evening by the ma succeas of our arma, especially in the centre, where we took part of depression descending toward Doberdo, and made 140 prisoners. (in the light wing the enemy B*> tillery tired incendiary bombs on the depot of Monfaleone, succeeding 'n starting a big lire and by violent salvos of artillery tried to stop our eh menta which sought to extin ; . h the fire. Nevertheless, the dash and energy of our troops en aii'i ?I them, after a while, to conf?n? the lire anil to limit considerably h? damage, ? $250,000,000 WAR ORDER TO MORGAN Cleveland's Share Reveals the Hanker as Agent for Rus sian Government. [B] T, ?.,-rai.h to Th- Till.iiri? | Cleveland, Aug. 7. Shrapnel, shells and other munitions of war to the . value of ?:.,.i.noil.000 have bren ordered in New York through Morgan it Co. by 'in- Russian government, it was learned here to-day, when it was announced that Cl-veland factnrie ? would turn out $10,000,000 worth of th?- shells. The order was placed ten ?lays ago , and while hints as to some feat j ? ? it had been given out in New York the vast extent of the order was ftrat hare I to Jay by Henry C. Oaborn, president of the American Multigraph Company, which is expected to share in the Cleve? land contracts. "Contracta uere let for a maximum of 13,000,000 shells," Mr. Oaborn ?aid, "and the ??eal revealed the fait tha: ? ,n & Co. are acting not onll a? ! financial agents for the British War i Office, but alao f??r the Russians. "Virtually the vast quantity of shells wns ordered m one contract, split up 1 among a number of compar.it... A com? plete shell will cost in the neighbor loo.I of $M, making a total eOSt of 1234,000,000. The facts have been kept more oi leas secret, becauae, while the I contract lias been placed, an important decision as to 'he style of fuse to b? used has yet to be made. Upon tha?. tub-contract? hit.i ne, ? le veil Mr. (?.?born declared that a rommis nade up of Ruaaian army ifficers and munition experts is now on It? way to this country to conduct firing ind determine whether an Amer iinii or i: laaian type of fuse ;? to be use?!. The commission ha-, been with absolute authority, hut its mov? menta have been kept secret by th? ? .-eminent and its mui - country. The contract has been divided ist live companies ths Genera] Electric, Baldwin Locomotive. American < an, American Tobacco and II and Foundrs. GERMAN SHIP SOLD HERE New Yorkers Will Place Stein? beck Under U. S. Flajtj. ?'I', A.ig 7 The ("erman ship S:e i.?.,, i.. '.-. hich . Hellingham when the war broke out. and which WSS interned at Kagle Har Por. near Seattle, has been sold in N?'.v York to American shippers and will be placed under the American flag. The pim-hase price was |70,.'. or double the sum for which ihc Stein | beck was bought a year aj?o. KINGSANCTIONSMEDAL FOR MINOR NAVAL FEATS ? I.on.lon, Aug. 7.-King Gwrgl has sanctioned the establishment of n nie?lnl 1o be known us the naviil general servi? ?? medal. This will be awarded for service in minor navul operation?., whether in the nature of belligerency or of police duty, which may l?c consid? ered of sufficient importnnce to justify nn award in cases where no other medal would he appro? priate. It is slated that these medals will be awarded to the officers and *n?| of the warships employed in the operations for tl.e suppression of traffic in arms on the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf between October, 1909, and August, 1914. JAPAN STRIPS OWN FORTS FOR RUSSIA Big Guns from Northeast? ern Fortifications Ship? ped to Galicia. Tokio, July 18 ( Correspondence of The ? Associated Press i. Now that the dan ' ger of war with China is over all Japan and Corea nre engnged in making IUO ' plies for Russia and her Allies The war brought big financial ! to Japan, bul the paps are being filled in Pi.rt bv the furnishing of gun?, urn ', munition and geneial necessities to the J armies at the front particularly the i armies of Russin. Japan hn? given practical expression to her friendship toward Russia by go? ing BO far as to dismantle some of her fortiticHtions on the northeastern c ast of the empire. Big coast guns from these fortifications have been shipped to Vladivostok and thence to Galicia to strengthen the artillery of the Czar. Americana who visit Japan are erpo? cjallv astonished at the almost limit number of tiny shops In the big cities of this nation miles upon miles of itreet? filled with them all occu pied in making something when they t.re not aelling 10m? thing. Tho ? are reall) the faetgriea of the empire. It i? here thai cioth good? and In? numerable articles needed to keep huge ?.mi?'? in supplies are turned out. handed over to commission men hunts, bled in treat ?niaiiti'iis and ?Ii?- ' tributed to Ruaaia. France and even1 England. Practically every household, m ? orea is hard at work making cloth ' tor Russia. Corea is making ah" big guantitiei <>f boots and ammunition i case.-. The .Japan Celluloid Company, at Aboahi, near Kobe, has abandoned tern- I poranlv the eelloloid biisincla for a! more profitabl? ousinesi of making ox ploeivoe. Tins company recently re ceived an or.ler fi.itn the Russian gov ernraent for 11?> tana "f iruncotton to be delivered before the "ml of the year The production of nil.'- in .lapan is limited in capacity compared to other countrieo, and Japan i* anxious io till ?ut her own reoerve stock. The avail? able number of rifle? for the t? ?trength of the Japaneae nmr,' donated ai 500,<KH), and il ; understood that id" General Staff of the nrmv is 'is of increaainff the number to 1.000,000. I? has learned a l.?-i,n from the unpreparedneaa of the Allies with leaped to guns and ammunition, and I Irom the vast expenditure of muni? tion- demonstrated to he necessary to i he successful conduct of moilern war Japan, therefore, meani to gel ready hei lelf along th?' linos revealed bv the tional wi,r. m MIMIC WAR AGAIN TO TEST FLEET Atlantic Squadron Will lie Called On to Protect Coast in fall Game. Newport, R. L, Aug. 7. The Atlantic fleet is again to be put to the test of protecting the Eaatern seaboard from i lavaci?n b] a supposed foreign fleet. ' Admiral Frank F. Fletcher, its com? mander, announced to-night that officers 1 of the Naval War ('??liege xvere at work mapping out the problems of another war game, to lane place after the tar : get practice in Nariaganselt Bay next fall. According to Admiral Fletcher, the manoeuvres will be based on lessons derived from the mimic war of las* June, when the "enemy" fleet uccom pliahed iti purpose in effecting a land? ing ?m 'he shores of Chooopoako Bay. As in the previous war gomo, it la ex? pected that the Atlantic fleet will be called on to protect the coast from Eaatport, Me., to ?ape Hatteraa. AMBASSADOR LEADS FIGHT WITH FLAMES Count di Cellere, Italian Envoy, Aids in Saving Valuables at Beverly Blaze. !!?? Tea ira?t, i,, TkiTila?i] Beverly, Maaa., Aug. 7. Count V. Macchi ?ii Cellere, the Italian Ambas? sador, led a detail of attaches of the emba eg valuables in a lire which threatened Pitch Pine Hall, the sunmier embassy in Hale Street, to? day. The tire started in the laundry at the cottage, ft:-.'! rapidly gained head? ? way. The city tire department respond ed, and with it many volunteers from the summer colony. Big clouds of smoke burst from the : L-. ?.nd furniture of the embassy was hustled out of doors and valuables from room?. The embassy at? urre prominent in the work. After an hour's hard lighting the fire? men extinguished the fire. The dam? age to the main house was slight. Arthur F. Luke, of New York, owns the cottage, which in past seasons has been the Turkish Embaosy and the summer h"?"1?' of J. D. Rockefeller, jr., and P. ?.'. Knox, former Secretary o7" State. The loss is estimated at $1.500. a Her Suit Trails Him to War. An ordei ??'' Og a commission to take the teatimonj ?,i Ernest Voll mei . a Germau armj eaptoia now fighting in France, was signed yester? day b i Court Justice Calla ; ghan in Brooklyn. The suit against i Vollmer.? was brought hy Kthel Voll? mers :n Nassau County. Just how the I eommiaaion araa to do its work was not 1 explained in court. IMPORTERS FUWE BECAUSE GOODS ARE STILL HELD Complain to State Depart? ment of British Tie Up Order. RUSSIA MAY LIFT EXPORTS EMBARGO Tentative Scheme, Completed Here, Will Be Cabled for Minister's Indorsement. Washington, Aug. 7. American im? porter; who have contracted for Be!? gian merchandise rind whose shipments have been hebl up by the British or? der in council are flooding tb? State Department with requests for an op? portunity to re-lease their goods, even under the last British proposal that payment be ma?le tnrough London financial Sgent? to prevent any pos? sible benent to German interests. Ar rangementa probably will be mad? soon for the relaass o? a small quan? tits of goods under this plan. Sluch of tha Belgian products now held at Rotterdam end other neutral ports already has been paid for, and the importers are urging the depart I ment to obtain some concession from Great Britain that will allow their shipments to come out, holding that they cannot be expect??! to pay twice. This phase of the ?juestion huas been presented to (ireat Britain through Sir Richard Crawford, the commercial at? tach?- here, Arranging final details to lift the Russian embargo on exports to the I'nited States, a conference to-day com pleii-d a tentative scheme for handling j the trallie, representative! of the Rus? sian Embassy and the Stats and Com I merce departments participating. The i plan will be cabled te the Russian Min I ister of Finance for indorsement. Under proposals made by the I'nited ! States and accepted in principle by ] Russia, all Russian exports to this country will be consigne?! to the .secre? tary of Commerce and delivered by him to loci consumei? ander gustantes that none will reach Russia's enemies ! by re-exporta!ion. As formulate?! to-day the agreement , provides for the deposit by importer? of a bond satisfactory to the Russian Embassy with the Secretary of Com merce, covering all goods to be im? ported from Russia. It would be held by the Secretary of Commerce pending iCtory evidence of the final con? sumption of the goods in this country, tir until the end of the European war. Importa to be liberated by the lifting of the embargo include hide?, fUW rind fur skins, vetch se??!, mineral oil and numerous other products. PROTESTS RULING OF PRIZE COURT II. S. Chafes Germany Violated Treaty in Slaking Indian Prince. Washington. Aug. 7. The I'nitel Slates will protest against the decision of the German prise court in th? cs ? of the British stesmer Indian Prince, sunk with a cargo of American owned coffee 'ri the South Atlantic last winter by the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich. The court had justi \ Red the sii ? The State Department take^ the view 1 that it is another clear violation of tha Prussian American treaty of 1828 an I the principles of international law. The seizure of two American shins, , the Llama and the Wico, loaded with ! oil for Stockholm, Sweden, by German ?vessels caused considerable surprise hete (?day, especially because of the popular belief that Sweden is deci le lly pro-German, und in view of the fact that th? British authorities have re? garded -rig from this country ? i. i as being ultimately destined ! to Germany, The situation is made still move ?curious and vexation? because tha vos? ?ela, elraoet with the same caigo-,, ynil while one was bound to : i nsvian ports sad the other to Cop in? halan, hive been held up befare by British authorities, In the present incident details Ate awaited as to whether the Wieo WSJ IS iured by being run ?ground while under I,? t own control, or whether she was si injured while being towed to poit by her captors. The latter was Indi? cated in the report received by the State Department to-day from the Standard Oil Company, Roth veaaeli were ti wed to Swinr nvinil?-. NAVY DEPT. MEN'S GRAFT BARED Inquiry On Into Charges That Employes Got Money from En? listed Men for Promotions. 11'rotii I ! l!'ir,'?u 1 Washington, Aug. 7. A sweeping in? vestigation is being made at the Navy Department, it was learned to-day, into charges of graft brought against cer , tain employes of the department, who i are alleged to have secured money from enlisted men about to be promoted in grade. One messenger of the depart? ment has been discharged as a conse : quence of the investigation, and other heads may fall if the suspicions of the department chiefs are confirme?!. The graft conditions were revealed to the department through the acci? dental finding of a private letter writ? ten to a messenger, revealing that he \ had agreed to secure the promotion of a seaman for a small remittance, which was forwarded. Subsequent inquir??? i e I that this ha,i been goinj* an , for several years, although the num ? her of men oacerned ami the amounts paid wen- never very largo. Tht messengers' plan was to make ' use of the department's re certain when a promotion or favorable ?transfer was to be made, and then writs to the seaman concerned and promise to obt?in this promotion or transfer for him for a consider In most cases, it ii said, the attempt was successful, as evidenced by the | fact that no complaint was ever lodged j with the department. The seamen concernai will also be hunted down and disciplined, probably, ofBcisla think, by redaction in rank. 'Secretary Daniel- will return to Wash? ington on Monday, ami will immediate I ly d.rect what ?ieps shall be taken with regard to the culprits. It was stated positively by an official of the Navy Department that no men "higher up" or in confidential positions had been implicated, and the belief is l that none will be. DOUBT BRITAIN COULD BUY ALL U. S. COTTON Washington Thinks Price Would Be Prohibitive and Plan Illegal. SAY MANUFACTURERS WOULD SELL ABROAD F.xperts Believe Chance of Profit Would Be Too Tempting to Keep Staple Here. |l'r??m Til? Trlli'in? l!iair?'i ? Washington, Aug. 7. England- plan ? to buy all the cotton of the United States which is usually exported, in or? aler to avoid complication,? and possibly I to realize a little profit by reselling it, ! is causing considerable speculation in j diplomatic and financial circles in Wa ihiogtO-a Assuming that the total of this year's crop should be about ItftOQjOeSi bales, the amount which would reasonably be [ exported, were it not for war condi ' tions, would be about H.000,000 bales, tho rcmaittder being spun in this coun j try. Therefore, under her proposed plan, England would have to buy about ' ifiOoflOO. bales. State Department officials pointed out ! to-day that the government of the , United States could not sanction such a plan, as it would be strictly a con. mercial transaction between En.'lanc. and the cotton planters and factors of ?he South. If then' were on? dealer , who could bargain with England on the price of the K,Ol)O,0i?0 bales, and deliver the entire quantity to her, the situa? tion would be comparatively simple. But officials view an attempt to buy 1 ?s.000,000 bales on the market as simi lar in it? results to an attempt to buy control of a railroad on the New York Stock Exchange. The price would boom at the first news of such a plan, and would jump higher with every pur ehooo until it reached a prohibitive figure. Thai England would have to pay a ?tuf prie to." the Bret thousand huir., iho bought, nuil with every pur l.ii-i' the price would go higher. By th.- time four or five million bales had beer, bought and taken off the mar? k?t by England such ? price would exist, it was declared, oi has never been seen in thl ? eoui try. A would come the trouble. Marking tho ! rice U!? 10 01 to make a profit oi, the cotton ahe had already bought. Eng? land would try to dispose ?if It to neutrals as ?lie would reel lure WOttld not permit any of il to get to Ger? many. Some factor-, learning of the high prices prevailing for cotton in that neutral country, would charter a ship and send a load of the staple to ! that Country. The ship would pr be held up by the British Beet, and the situation would then be juat ??here it ia now, with nothing ginned by Eng? land by the man?uvre. I would pro!,ably incur the ill will of the eountriea to which, she attempt? sell the cotton .it a price lower than , could bo met by would-be exporten from tin? country. Even if England obtained 'hi e-itire ; ? sport crop of th?' Cur . it was ! ointed out, the four millioi for consumption in this ?-oui.try would b? offered at once abroa ! on ai vanee in price, even if it \<..>re in the hands of manufacturero, sine4 the profit would be ?? than that to be made by ?pinning the ' cotton. AUSTRALIAN HERO AN AMERICAN Sergeant Major Who Died in Battle Served in War with Spain. Sydney. July 10. The names of sev? eral men who gave their home as the United States when volunteering with Australian contingents for the war have lately appeared in tho published li.-ts of casualties cabled from Turkey. Notable among those killed wa geant Major A. L. Sherbourne, who en? liated in o New South Wales command Sherbourne wai a notiv? of Indiano and was thirty-one yean old. H? was a trolley eai conductor in Newcastle. He was seriously wounded in the landing of Australian troops upon the Gallipoli Peninsula, but in a recent let? ter to a friend in Newcastle he an? nounced his intention of soon returning to the front. He ?liil so and ni.-t hil death. Sergeant Major Sherbourne serve.! in the United States navy in the war with Spain ami inbaequently in the Britiah army in the Boer war. lie was present at the capture of San? tiago in the former war and in tho latter he earned o medal. After the Boer war he joined the Cape Mounted in South Africa und received i-0-nmendatioii for cour:i"0' us I condi Later he entered the railway Si iv. S luth ?frico M? was a man of line i hyiique and an expert boxer and athlete. He n io h id tonal literary attainment! and wa author of a number of shor* In a letter written by him to a Syd? ney newspaper before the Australian expeditionary force was ahiftcd to Turkey he defended the conduct of the Australian soldiery in Egypt, it hav? ing been reported in ?omc quarters that the troops from the Antipodal wire falling into evil ways. He left Australia a corporal and evidently was promoted when in Egypt. ,-,-?. ITALIAN SOCIALISTS FIGHT OVER PEACE Cermany Is Accused of Giving Funds for Agitation Against Participation. By GORDON GORDON?_MITII Milan, Aug. 7. Diocord betwe? n the cfficial und independent SoeialUtO in Italy is daily becoming tistest over the attempt and methods to provide more funds for agitation against Ital? ian participation in the war. The rumor that fund* came from ? arnegie an?l Mrs. Warren Spring is no longer advanced, thereby creating the suspicion that the money came from German Socialists, and was real y provided by the German govern? ment. What created distrust is the fact hat, though the official Sociali? party oclorei that it refuse?! the offer it pr. ?ccrc-t the fact that such an offer ad been made ur.til it was r.'.ealed a Paris newspaper. Independent oculists declare that all foreign sub ention? must be refused, as Germany ?as given proofs that she has agents verywhera well provided with funds ROSE, BRYAN INTIMATE, QUITS STATE DEPARTMENT Resigns as Foreign Trade Ad? viser to Resume Law. IKrum Th? Trlliiilt? Bur't'i I Washington, Ans*. 7. Robert. F. Ro?e, close friend of William J. Bry? an, resigned to-?lav as Foreign Trade Adviaer to th*" State Department. Mr. Rose has been 'n the department two years, snd lately has been in charge of the informal negotiations with (?-real Hritain for the release of American cargoes. Mr. Rose is both a lawyer and short han*' reporter of considerable no'e. ID- 'ravelled with Bryan ?luring the campaign of l*.;??'? and repoi'cd all his speeches, of'en as many as thirty a day. When Mr. Bryan became Secre? tary of Stale he asked Mr. Rose to enter the department.? For the past ?ix months Mr. Rose says, he has been trying to resign in order to return to his profession?! work, but remained in office at the ear request of Mr. Brvan, and, later, of Mr. Lansing. Through his efforts importan' marieta for American jrood? I me been opened up in Europe, and it wai h" Who finally persuaded the German government to permit the ex? portation of ?lyestuffs and cyanide when American manufacturers were crippled for want of them. HOW SINGLE GERMAN WORSTED 5 BRITISH Captured American Skipper Aided Capture of Prize Crew Washm-rton, Aug 7 Ho? ? HrtUeh priz? crew of an officer and four mm w?s t?ken into a German port V? single German petty officer on ta? American bark Pass of Balmah? wM Void to-day In a cable r?port fr?. Ambassador Gerard. The bark had 6,000 balei of :otUt from New York for Areh?ng?|, wie, a British cruiser held her u?t atar Iceland and placed a prize crew ?.bo??. to take her to Kirkwall. Aft..r th? cruiser disappeared a Germsn laba?. rin? halted the bark, and the Urititi concealed themselves in a cabin. One non-commissioned officer wet? aboard, and eleven days later to?k Ut? I'ass of Balmaha into Cuxhavtn "*??.. ing all this time the British rrtw tt mained below, prevented from roais? on deck by the captain's fear that "?rouble would follow" any attta*?. oa their part to overcome th? G?,. man officer. FINAL CLEARANCE of Summer Styles must be effected at any cos??honce these extremely low prices. $55 - $125 Dresses?$35 For afternoon and dance wear. $45 .o $85 Dresses?$25 Street and afternoon styles, of silk and cloth. $35 ,o $45 Dresses?$ 15 Of net?crepe and batist?*. $25 to $35 Morning & Country Dresses at $8. $45 to $125 White Gowns-$35<"$65 Of lace, lingene and net. (More expensive stylet reduced accordingly) $l50*o$300 Evening Gowns- $65**95 M<">de's of the most luxurious character. *35.o$55SikWraps-$10 .0 $25 Afternoon styles in coats, coatees and throws. $35 *o*55Coats-$15,$18,$25 In white ard colors?small groups to close. $45 to $75 Shantung Coats?$22, $35, $48. $25 to $65 Linen Suits $1 5 Remaining stock of h'gh class styles in linen ? /\lso a few cloth wit? $45 to $95 Suits (Siik & cioth)?$22 Remaining styles in outing, trotteur and travel suits. $65 io $ 145 Higher-cost Suits?$3 5, $45 ($125 to $165 Silk Costume Suitt at $55) Incliidlag tht?*-pc. titects. $ 1 5 Fashionable Outing Skirts?$9 Awning strip--, corduroy, cotton gab?tdin< and crevy-ch?? $8 to $15 Summer Blouses-$3 * $6 ??cS?//e par?rien?. Importations just received on the S. S. Espagne, via Bordeaux?from our represen? tatives now in Paris?will be on display, for the first time, to-morrow? s??Gdd QHatS' from Maison Leids Georgette?Lanvin?Rehoux?Maria Guy ?Madclaine?Odette and others. Also Preliminary Displays of Autumn Modes?& GOWNS ? WRAPS - SUITS - CO.VTS at? DRESSES?from the World's Fashion Authorities bring Parts to your very door, and are already to be seen in splendid array?for Immediate selection?or made to sour special order. (Fren h Salon, 4th Floor)