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^ew Russian Leaders
Blamed for Disaster
? -?rensky and Aids, Petrograd Correspondent of London
Morning Post" Intimates, Are Incapable of Meeting
Crisis?S-^ys Honest Men Have Abandoned Government
ft**? Cab'.a te Tta T**_un?l
don, ?Tul-V **^ "Th(* ^ornlT1at
""7? pajrofrrad correspondent, whose
?** 0( the calamitous rout of the
"-fj-assian Army, due to a "cancer
?' cf treason, have excited a aensa
t Er.aT**n<'? k*' 8eDv t'*e -*??*ow*na?
t<>_^ 0f present conditions in Rus?
^der date of July 26:
.?-would be treachery to the great
of *'? civilization any longer to
*? words in dealing with affairs in
_ The tirr.e has come to set right
^Lo-j? opinion caught up abroad on '
*\f?nt? o? the "t4S'' iour months in
fLptd and the amount of revolu
^ia Russia.
?I ilway? myself used the term
^mpti reTolution,' for cerUinly it ?
??othirf* mere than that. Its con- ?
"L?. was fathered by Germany and '
**^-.. were the fantasies of half
? ?IB? mw* "
t^d dreamers. There are those
5 -.-y find something of honor in
Utter. rerhap?, but there can be no
?Leon ?bout the depth of dishonor
^jnr to tucb German parentage
tMastt*.
?Nasty Mt*??** Resulting
tjgt ?hol? hi?tory of the last four
^ here is one of fictitious aem- ,
yggt and an absence of realities.
V rttnlt appears only too plainly
' rothties are encountered. The i
-iiipr of war ha3 pricked the bub
-_d all that remains is a nasty
gLMtdiof ;?-.&rs, it" not generations,
??7. ?: . .
?n? leaders of the insurrection ill
_?a -?ho also made themselves the
?\e force and guiding light of ?he
!_*_1 povernment, are largely men ,
?litt been victims of poliet trick- ?
roder the cW r?gime. The best of;
Ut ministers I a lawyer whose
-, *us been ?per.*, in opposition
fa i? not th< btst preparation for '
gg\\\a ikilfully the retr.s of actual '
E s ? ?-**- heroes of un
MmMitaf. story.
? ?s the famous expropriation of
?am.? of money t dosen years air?
. Fet-rogra.i n plain Engliah, the
?eij robber\ in arms of note? an.i
mm which were being conveyed in
L?yli_ht through the streets of the !
et?l. And beh nd the ministers are
p\ whose ?t? riet figure largely in
M police and rnson records of past
"n" "Honeest Men Quit"
Honorable men have abandoned the
puni-tir.*, chieflv because they were
ail? to lai ?? upf"* ,ne publication
,?u nation of the true facts about
tG?rm?n oarentage of the events of
tilt four months. The army, being
-?l sot bv wordt but by hard facts, i
?jrompt?y fven the whole house of (
gp its death blow.
?Osthe Southwestern front, Russia, |
??ttson?*.?'., wtl fnc to one against'
the enemy, who was largely compose?
of Austnans. In technical strengt!
she was more than three to one. I d(
not know the rtespective states of th?
opposing armies on the Barar.owitschi
Smorgon-Krevo front, but in both case?.
th? Russians were engaged in 'politi
canting' and speechifying, leaving bat
talions composed of officers and a fe?*
steadfast regiments of soldiers?ac?
cording to the official bulletins, sc
few that they can be numbered on the
fingers of one hand?together with a
battalion of det?th' composed of women
to face the enemy unsupported.
"On the southw ?stern front the Ger
mrns have had, as the latest informa
tion and privat?* accounts of those whe
were there confirm, an absolute walk?
over.
Great Leaders Ousted
"The soldiers are not to blame, not
in the present case would it be fair tc
blrrne their officers. Many of the
???rent generals which this war has inadt
on the Russian side were months ago
or quite recently removed from theii
commands by a vote of elected com?
mittees of soldiers. Russia was always
;.t tae mercy of the ablest talkers,
whereas it is the universal rule that
the best fighting men are not talkers.
"Thus, neither the soldiers nor their
officers can Justly bo blamed for the
abominations of the last week on the
two Russian f-onts. The first battles
cf its soldiers were military victories.
The first flghtin,; of the Russians un
lier their new masters in Petrograd has
icsulted in something which is not
even a military defeat -for even a de
fiat may be honorable sometimes.
'"The results utterly condemn not
military Russia, not the real Russia at
?11, but wholly and solely 'politicant
ir.g' Petrograd. Russia is such a vast
bulk that it takes time to turn in any
i'irection. The success of the polit i -
carters' with the Russian armies is
due to the fact that huge masses of
men were conveniently congregated to?
gether.
Peasants Look to Moscow
"But Russia's million villages have
yet to speak. They look now, a? at
all time past, to MOSCOW for their sal?
vation. Moscow has never failed the
an people yet. and will not now.
The Allie? must look past Petrograd
into the deep heart of Russia, essen?
tially unmoved by the nightinpro of
the "last few mitith?. and still waiting
to respond to the true leaders of men
when they shall reappear in holy Rus?
sia.
"The conviction is fast stealing over
the nation that such leaders have not
yet appeared in the Petrograd move?
ment, which, with the- soldier.* the
Rus-ians have well proved themselves
to be in this war, cannot win vic?
tories with odds of five to one in men
and three to one in machinery in its
favor. It is certainly not a revolu?
tion. Whatever else it may be, it is
unwrrthy of the name of revolution.
It must be called a mere passing re?
volt or iasanactiea.
"In fact. :t is a degradation of n na?
tion grossly ?fnoragl by those who at
German instigation and for German
gold professed to be its saviors."
?Ektion in Spain
To Follow Crisis,
Premier Declares
pito Expresses Belief Rev
lutionary Element Is De?
cisively Suppressed
Hiirid, July tt Premier Dato, in
????arse of an interview with Larios
leltdrsno, editor of the "Liberal,"
\miut Spanish Parliament would be
\imb*4 and new elections held so'
M the constitutional guarantees
l*y W restored. Speaking of the
?Ottftaation, the Premier said:
1 sa sstisfied with what the govern
Wtksidone to re-establish calm and
J?t*t. Valencia and Bilbao now are
l****aiL I hope there will be no fur
??trwble and I believe the check
??aiiUred to revolutionary endeav
*"*i!l permit the government to re
?** ?ratal conditions."
?Awing to events in Barcelona and
> etas', polit -al and economic re
FtM, the Premier said the govern- ?
iae.ru mt*.\\ disposed to the Catalan- ?
ud reg:?*.*.'? d that the Deputies;
_ Stutors in Catalania had allowed
??alTts, principally for electioneer
IMSMS, to adopt a hostile attitude !
**jti the go-, i ? nra? r.t.
mi thee has not come for Spain to :
?"?a its reg.me." the Premier eon- ;
"??i "Th?- spectacle of a country |
5***war has had as a consequence
?1 '?volition ought to serve as a
1er us."
fc
Pi Will Continue
S?ric? Neutrality, Her
j President Declares
****.Ttn, July 28.-Th* Peruvian;
**"***? met to-day and after effect
1*"****nitatior. heard President Pardo
Jj ?1? message to the legislative
J-. m wh>h the steps Uken by
** ?? safeguard the rights of her
''?*?'?? Is connection with Germany's |
^"?a* warfare were mentioned and ?
'* **?r* expressed that Germany
t**~~* aatisfaetion for the linkin? j
jT* fenjrien steamer Lorton.
b^ **? mesaag* declared, adheres
,-** ?wlarations of President Wil
W "**********e or Apr.l 2. laat, passages
^?hich President Fardo read- ?
"J?'' relations were being main- '
???Hh all nations, he said, ard the
?2j***t was doing all possible to
aj?** the nation'? bonds of
a****** ** '*? other peoples. In the
to***" Nf ay tail war, Peru was
S*??-.?* fc*r ?'.net obliretions of
??*>*? ?? declared.
Lj^'ar mi-ntion wa? made of
C^^1*1 relations with Bolivia,
b, ***** at the Bolivian Boy Scouts.
? ???'4*Bt observed, had enabled
?****rttttril to reciprocate the
?L^V**"?? whirl-, the Peruvian Boy
iV****? r.-*,v*?j tin their excursion
m **'?'*?*? ?hile the. recent visit of
l^gj?*'"* ?arsh.p .Sarmiento had
m*) **-* *?*'*?*'? rnent and the peo
?H'*f- u their cor
I^Hthy toward Arger* it
Srg^?t,**'>? had b? ."J for
tfTV?<-d <>"*<'.' ot, treaties
?**\l\ I ''" ''"??'>'?*? reported, I
*mmt*tt* ?*****?' the r.-gotietiona for j
GT1 ?* ***e bour.tla*-*** lines with
th, j, **?'?? shortly be concluded. '
** bt['S**** M?***"? especial atten
" P?eD the passage of Iawa
against what he characterized as t
terrible plague of alcoholism.
The economic progress of the repu
lit VII alluded to as satisfactory, t
foreign trade last year having exceed
C5.000.000 sols, the'highest in the cou
try's history. The condition of t
banks was reported excellent. T
revenues had increased and intern
harmony had improved the financi
situation
Jose Carlos Dernales was elect
President of the Senate and Ju?
Tardo President of the Chamber
Deputies.
Britain's Airship
Output Is Triple?
Programme for Defence an
Offence Grows With
Rapidity
London, July 6. -The output of ai
craft in Great Britain is considerab
on the increase, according to Dr. Add
?on, Minister of Munitions. He statt
that since last January, when th? mil
istry became responsible to the flyir
services for supply, the programme ha
been steadily and largely increased. 1
was still expanding, and no limit coul
be set to it until the country ha
enough airplanes and seaplanes bot
for attack and defence. Dr. Addiso
said;
"No fewer than a hundred factor!?
are engaged on some process or othe
connected with the construction an
equipment of the flying machine. Out
put i? increasing by leaps and bound?
If, for the purpose of comparison, yoi
put the number of airplanes produce
in May, 191?'. at 100, then in May o
this year the number roso to rathe
more than 300. Even this rate of in
crease is being accelerated. The outpu
in December will be twice what it wa
in April, and the December total wil
be far surpassed in succeeding months
The number of airplane engine? turnei
out monthly has been more thai
doubled this year already, and thii
total will be doubled again before thi
close of the year.
"A growing number of worker? an
employed in the airplane factories, th?
increase in the last five months beinj
26 per cent on the previous total. T<
meet the demand for labor, ?pecia
school? have been started all over th?
country, where a training of about twi
month? qualifies a pupil to carry ou
some simple process in airplane manu
facture."_
Japanese Surgeons
To Aid Rumanians
100 Physicians Will Be Senl
From Tokio to Meet Ur?
gent Demand
Ry ADACHI KINNOSUKE
According to the cabled reporta to
the Japanese papers here from their
Tokio correspondent?, Japan is to ?end
one hundred aurgeons to the field hos?
pital? along th? Rumanian front. They
will be aent to Europe during the
month of September. The?e surgeon?
have been ?elected for their excep?
tional ability. They will be attache?) to
the field hoepital corp? of the Hu?
man lan army.
The main reason for their diapMcn
wa? the crying d?:man?l for medical men
all along the I'.urnanlnri frm.:. At tfct
?am? time the Japan*-?? ?urgeon? will
receive a prlcele?? opportunity for
Di_ctie-_ training, which nothing but
tU tctlvo fighting iront can atTord
than.
Mob Breaks Up
English Peace Meeting
Several Persons Seriously Hurt
When Wounded Soldier?
Interfere
London. July 28.?An attempt by the
'Workers' and Soldiers' Council," an
! organization recently formed on the
lines of the Soldiers* and Workmen's
I Council in Russia, to hold a peace
| meeting at the Brotherhood Church, in
1 King?land, to-day, resulted in riotous
1 scenes, during which the interior of
the church was virtually wrecked and
several persons seriously injured.
Before the meeting could be called
to order a determined crowd, which in
' eluded some wounded soldiers, rushed
? the doors, and in spite of the stubborn
resistance of those inside forced its
way into the church and demanded that
the meeting be Btopped. A general
melee followed.
Tables and chairs were thrown in nil
'lirections, and those on the platform
who intended to addres? the meetin>;
were flung t? the floor. Soon the crowd
succeeded in driving the supporters of
the meeting out of the church. It then
commenced an attack on the church
building. The windows, includins
large stained glass ones, were smashed
and the woodwork was torn away. Po?
lice reserves had considerable diffi?
culty in restoring order.
After the church had been cleared of
the wounded a Canadian soldier mount?
ed to the organ gallery and delivered a
patriotic speech. "P?ule Britannia" and
the national anthem were sung, during
which the delegates were compelled to
stand. A resolution supporting the
policy of the government was then
adopted amid cheers. The delegates
were stoned when leaving the church.
Newcastle-on-Tvne, July 28. -A con?
ference of the "Workers and Soldiers"
of the northeast coast held here to?
day ended In a free fight. At a pre?
vious meeting a scuffle took place in
the back of the hall, which was the
signal for soldiers and sailors outside
to rush the doors and engage in fisti?
cuffs with the organizers. The meet?
ing had to be abandoned.
Tolstoy Prophesied
War in 1910; Foresaw
Rise of New Napoleon
Prediction of World Leader Im?
mediately Suggests Keren
sky, Russian Premier
Four years before the outbreak of
the war, in the fall of 1910, Count Leo
Tolstoy prophesied the coming of a
great world conflagration. This proph?
ecy, part of which has come true, con?
tained a prediction of the rise of a new
Napoleon. The vision Tolstoy had of
this Napoleon immediately suggests
Kerensky. Tolstoy saw "a strange fig?
ure from the north" enter the stage of
the bloody drama, and described him:
"He is a man of little militaristic train?
ing, a writer or a journalist, but in his
grip most of Europe will remain till
1925."
The revelation of Tolstoy, dictated to
bis niece, read, in part, as follows:
"This is a revelation of events of a
universal character which must shortly
come to pass. Their spiritual outlines
are now before my eyes. I nee floating
upon the surface of the sea of human
fate the huge silhouette of a nude
woman. She is -with her beauty, her
poise, her smile, her jewels?a super
Venus. Nations rush madly after her,
each of them eager to attract her. But
she, like an eternal courtesan, flirts
with all. In her hair oritament of dia?
monds and rubies is engraved her
name 'Commercialism.' As alluring
and bewitching as she seems, much de?
struction and agony follow in her wake.
Her breath, reeking of sordid transac?
tions; her voice, of metallic character,
like gold, and her look of greed, are so
much poison to the nations who fall
victims to her charms.
"And behold! She has three gigantic
1 arms, with three torche? of universal
; corruption in her hand. The first torch
i represents the flame of war that the
beautiful courtesan carries from city
to city and country to country. Pa?
triotism answers with flashes of honest
flame, but the end is the roar of guns
and musketry. . . .
"The great conflagration will ?tart
' about 1912, net by the torch of the
! first arm in the countrie? of South
! eastern Europe. It will develop into
j a destructive calamity in 1913. In that
year I see all Europe in flames and
, bleeding. I hear the lamentations of
huge battlefields. But about the year
1916 a strange figure from the north
; a new Napoleon?enters the stage of
the bloody drama. He is a man of
! little militaristic training, a writer or
a journalist, but In his grip most of
Europe will remain till 1925. The end
of the great calamity will mark a new
j political era for the Old World. Thero
will bo left no empires and kingdoms,
but the world will form a federation
of the United States of Nations. There
will remain only four great giants the
; Anglo-Saxons, the Latins, the Slavs and
the Mongolians."
Tolstoy'? new Napoleon was to be a
journalist; Kerensky is. He wa? to
como from the north and have little
military training, which is character?
istic of Kerensky. In a recent speech
.:. Kiev, Kerensky spoke prophetically
of himsci. in the following manner:
"?'itizcns, this is not the time for
, words. It is the time of action. All
. that I have been observing of lato
make? me suffer. I might be unable to
j justify all the hopes placed in me. But,
! comrade?, somewhero deep in my soul
I h?ve faith that I shall be able to.
"I am going to the front with the
; passionate desire to ?top fraternization
I with the enemy. I ???urne I th? burden
of authority in order to ?how the world
i that our army and navy are ab!? to
I defend liberty and bring peace to hu
l manity.
"No one can doubt that wh?rttv?r 1
j do, whatever degree of rower I reach,
? I muit guide the countr the safety
? of the Constituent Asser.
American Soldier
Drowned in Canada
! B? Trtar *?t*h ??> 90? Tribun-.)
Ottawa, July 28. Edmond A. Scott,
a nati-ra of Jamaica, Long Island,
wa? drowned here thi? week. He wa?
attached 'o the Signallera' Corpa of
the Canadian expeditionary force, and
rr?et death while ?wimming. The body
has not been recovered.
In ctsualty lists appear the names
of the following American?: Pre
umai dead Dfiiald Keith, Seattle;
il.nry J. Wilson, Northeote, Minn.;
Sergetnt W Burns, Boston. Wounded
1'iivate 0. OUen, International
Fall*, Minn; Private W. Bragdon,
Limestone, Me : Henry Booth. Spring,
field 111- Killed In action (Infantry1?
A Conghlin, Nacedah, Wit.
Russian Women
In Battle Seize
German Sisters
"Command of Death ' Finds
Feminine Fighters in
Teuton Ranks
Girls' Voices Terrify
Enemy Forces Lose Nerve
on Hearing Cries of
Weaker Sex
_
Petrograd, Friday, July 27. When
the Russian women's battalion, known
officially as the "Command of Death."
went into action against the Germans
near Smorgon, July 25, it captured sev?
eral women, from.whom it was learned
for tho first time that German women
also were fighting on the battle front
in Western Russia. Ten wounded hero?
ines of the women's battalion arrived
in Petrograd to-day, leaving their com?
mander, Vera ButchkaretT, and Marya
Skrydlotf, a daughter of Admiral
Skrydlo'ff, former commander of the
Baltic fleet ai.d Minister of Marine, in '?
hospital at Vitebsk.
Interviewed, the women said it was
report?t* that of the 20?) of the com- j
mand who reached the front only fifty !
remained. Twenty were killed, eight
were taken prisoner and all the rest
wore wounded.
"Several times," said one wounded
girl, "we attacked the Germans. Espe?
cially memorable was our attack at
Novospassky Wood, near Smorgun,
1 where the ^enemy, hearing the voices
of girls. \oii their nerve. The result
was that many of them were killed,
' wounded or taken prisoner. Among
, the prisoners were a few women, from
whom we Uaratt. for the first time
that German women also were fighting.
"We did not feel the slightest fear
j for our personal safety. Our passion
! was to serve the fatherland. We ad?
vanced gayly against the foe with
laughter and song, our only unpleas?
ant sentiments being when we first
came to the corpses. Once, when re?
plying to the enemy's severe rifle and
machine gun fire, we discovered to our
amazement that all our men com
ra les in the neighboring trenches had
treacherously fled, leaving us a hand?
ful of women -to face the enemy
alone."
Russian Girl
Soldiers Upset
Every Convention
[8? Vr?tM Pr**??]
Petrograd, July 2**i. - Drilling daily
through rain and mud, quartered no
whit better than the lowliest peasant
private, asking no favors but to fight
on equal terms against the enemy,
braving at first the sneers and jeers
of the male fighters, Russian women
in the Legion of Death have proved
in the suDreme test there is a place
for women in the fighting line.
This is the opinion of Rheta Childe
Dorr, American suffragist and writer.
She returned to Petrograd to-day,
after having gone to tho front and
spent two weeks with the first women
fighters who ever were attached to a
modern army.
"When I left they had been demand?
ing for many davs that they be taken
to the fighting zone," Miss Dorr said.
"I spent two weeks with these girls
pearants, intellectuals, doctors, ste
nogranhers, telephone operators and
plain girls," she continued, "and I am
convinced there is a place for women
on the fighting line as a result of
: that experience.
Ridiculed on Way to Front
"Leaving Petrograd we travelled in
? wooden bunks on regular trains. All
! along our journey .?tation platform
crowds greeted us with ridicule.
"'Why are you going to fight?' they
. would jeer.
"'Because you men are cowards!'
' the girls would shout back.
"Wa had a forty-hour trip to head?
quarters near V'ilna. There we were
conducted to long wooden huts half
buried in the earth, with shelves for
1 beds.
"Thousands of soldiers gathered to
greet us, and their shouts reminded
me of New Yorkers watching a suf?
frage parade in the early days, when
suffragists were taunted and ridiculed.
"On our very ti.st night at the
front we heard a great pounding on
. the door to the building. A Jewess
sentry challenged instantly.
"'Aren't there girls here?' demanded
a voice without.
"'Not girls but soldiers,' the Jew?
ess sternly returned, 'and if you don't
leave we will shoot.'
"The disturber or disturbers went,
too.
Guarded Whle Bathing
"The next day tho girls bathed in
the river. Girl sentinels were sta?
tioned in a wide circle about the
i banks, while a number of officers?all
gentlemen -assisted in keeping away
intruders.
"It rained every day, but the girls
drilled just the same. They lived
? just as the men did except that Mme.
| Botchkoreva, the commander, was more
strict than the men's commanders.
; The girls colled her 'Mr. Commander.'
"I asked why.
"'Oh,' she replied, 'all militan'terms
are masculine, and it is much too use?
less a work to go through the list
feminizing the nomenclature of war.'
"It was natural that many men
; thought the girls were of evil inten
? tion. But their minds were very soon
disabused.
"Many soldiers told the -rirls they
would never be allowed to get to the
1 front because the Bolshevikis would
kill the girl fighters.
"The I.eglon of Death did receive a
refusal of their request for front ser?
vice from a meeting of Bolshevikis.
\ the explanation being that superior
' officers felt the women had not been
sufficiently trained.
"When word finally did come that
the legion was to be sent nearer the
front, the girls' cheers, and hurrahs
i lasted many minutes.
"The women's Legion of Death has
' overthrown every convention. The
girla in it have forgotten everything
' they were ev?r taught as women -and
you've no idea how nice women can be
when they are absolutely natural and
? unselfish.
"Tho girls did their Job In dead
earnest. There waa no notis'n?-*.
I When there was skylarking Mr. ?nm
! mandar Botchkoreva used to shout:
'Don't he silly' You may be dead in
five days!'
"I never before thought women
ought to go to war. But I am con?
vinced that in any country, under such
conditions as those now facing Russia,
the women ourht to step into the
breach, gun in hand.
"It is their country as much as the
men's."
Finnish Freedom Asked
Of Russian Government
Helsingfors, Finland. July 28.?The
Finnish Diet has adopted a resolution
for presentation to the Russian gov?
ernment, in which it is pointed out that
while the Russian revolution put an
. end to the enslavement of the Finnish
: people by the government of the Em
I peror the Diet nevertheless is of this
j opinion:
"The introduction in Russia of a new
' political regime does not give the Pro?
visional Government the right to ad
, minister Finland, for that would be
, equivalent, as before, to the restriction
of Finland's constitution and would
: seriously compromise her political sit
1 uation.
"In order to maintain the internal
J independence of the country which its
i constitution guarantees to it," con?
tinues the resolution, "it has been nec
' cssary to transfer the internal govern
'. ing power, which must be fundamental?
ly natioasil. to the Finnish nation."
Tho address gives assurance that the
rights of Russian citizens in Finland.
as well as those of the Jews, will not
undergo any modification, and declares
that to live in harmony with the Rus- :
sian people has always been and will
be an essential condition of the pros?
perity of Finland.
-.
Rout Sevastopol Extremists
The following cablegram was received
yesterday by the "Jewish Dally For- .
ward" from its Petrograd correspond?
ent:
"Soldiers and sailors at Sevastopol ;
have demolished the headquarters of
the Extremists. Sevastopol is the most
important Black Sea port and was the
scene of disturbances at the time Ad?
miral Glennon, of the American Com?
mission, was visiting the Black Sea
fleet. .
"A feeling of resentment is growing
among the radical and labor element of
the capital against the prosecution of
the Extremists and against being ac?
cused of serving the interesta of Ger?
many. Forty trade unions have sent to '
the government a formal protest.
"One army at the front wires to the
government that the defence of revolu?
tionary Russia justifies the restitution
of capital punishment."
Former Czar Breaks Leg
London, July 28.?A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph Company from
Petrograd says that former Emperor
Nicholas fell and broke his leg while
cycling in the gardens of the Tsarskoe
Selo Palace, where he has been incar?
cerated since the revolution.
-a?
Defeat Move to Unify
French Parliament
Socialist Moved That Both
Houses Hold Their Meet?
ing at Versailles
Paris, July 27 I Delayed). Pierre
Renaudel, leader of the majority So?
cialists in the Chamber of Deputies,
moved in the Chamber to-day a discus?
sion of the revision of the constitution
so as to permit both chambers of the
parliament to meet together at Ver?
sailles. The discussion was postponed
indefinitely by a vote of 191 to 33?).
The Socialist leader argued that the
proposal was in no way a man?uvre
against the prerogatives of the Presi?
dent, but was intended to economize
time, the slowness of the workings of
the parliamentary system being dan?
gerous in time of war, as was instanced
by the delay in the legislation over the
questions of the payment of rents, the
price of coal and the paper crisis, which
i last was threatening to imperil the ex?
istence of the newspapers.
When the time for pourparlers be?
tween the belligerents came, M. Renau?
del maintained, there would undoubt
?dly be a meeting of the National As- I
sembly, so that preparations for such a i
meeting ought to be made.
Gaston Thomson, former Minister of
Commerce, who had reported against
M. Renaudel's bill, opposed the pro?
posal, causing laughter by suggesting
, that it would lead to other propositions,
such as the suppression of the Presi?
dency. Premier Ribot spoke in opposi?
tion to any weakening of the country
institutions as constituting a weaken
1 ing of the national defence.
American Military
Commission in Turin
rrrem Th? Tribun? Bureau]
i Washington. July 28. An American
military commission, engaged in the
Inspection of airplanes and dirigible
plants and other military works In
Italy has arrived at Turin, according
to dispatches from Rome to-day. The
commission is visiting several Italian
cities.
Rome, July 28. Both the army and
civilians are enthusiastic over a report
that the United States government pur?
pose?, to send aviators to the Italian
front. King Victor Emmanuel sought
information on this subject from the
American mission while here and the
American Embassy has taken up the
matter.
?jfficial opinion here is convinced that
America can give the speediest aid to
secure an early victory by sending
many aviators. The presence of
Americans on the Italian front, it is
contended, would have a great effect
and would increase the good will in
Italy for the United States.
Greek Steamship Is Sunk
Victim of U-Boat Sailed From
United States
Word that the Greek steamship
> Chalkydon, a vessel of 2,870 tons gross
register, had been torpedoed and sunk
i by a German submarine was received
yesterday In marine circles. The Chalky
i don, formerly the steamship Straits-of
Menai, left New York June 28 with
cargo for Marseilles, under charter to
I J. W. Elwell & Co.
News of the foundering of the Brit
1 ish schooner F. G. French, off Barba
| do?, July 7, was received here to-day.
; The crew was saved. The schooner, 149
? gross tonnage, sailed from this port
June 26.
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5th Avenue
34th Street
Purchases on Monday *_nd Tuestday will
appear on bills rendered September 1st.
AUGUST SALE
Linens & Bed Coverings
Decided Price Reductions
Immediately after the successful August Sale, last year, these Linens were pur
chased in anticipation of this year's sale.
Notwithstanding the general advance in all grades of Linen goods from
20% to 40%, our prices are actually about the same as quoted during our last
great August Sale.
Irish Linen Damask Tablecloths.regularly 4.00, 5.00, 6.00, each
Table Napkins.regularly 4.00, .5.50, 6.50. do/..
Scotch Linen Damask Tablecloths.regularly 4.25, 5.75, 6.75, each
Table Napkins to match.regularl
Double Satin Damask Tablecloths.regularly 6.00, 7.25, 8.50, each
Table Napkins to match.regularly 8.00 and 9.00
Round Scalloped Damask Tablecloths.regularly 5.00 and 6.00
Hemstitched Linen Damask Tea Napkins, .regularly 4.75, 5.75, 7.f>0, doz.
Hemstitched Pure Linen Sheets.regularly 9.?50,12.50,16.00, pair 7
Hemstitched Pure Linen Pillow Cases, .regularly 2.75, ?1.25, 4.00, pair 1
2.90, 3.75.4.50
3.00, 4.25, 4.75
3.25.4.00. 5.00
y 5.76, doz. 4.75
4.75, 6.00. 7.00
. doz. 6.50, 7.50
. doz. 4.25, 4.75
4.00. 4.50. 6.50
.50.9.50,12.50
.90,2.50. 3.00
Towel?
Hemmed Huckaback Towels.regularly 2.50, 3.00, 4
Hemstitched Huckaback Towels.regularly ?3.00, ?3.75, 6
Hemmed Pure Linen Scotch Huck Towels:
size 17x34 ins.. regularly 6.00, doz. 4.50 20x37 ins.
Hemstitched Pure Linen Heavy Irish Huck Towels:
size 20x36 ins. . regularly 7..50, doz. 6.00 22x38 ins.
500 dozen Hemstitched Huckaback Guest Towels, 16x24 ins.
Hemmed Pure Linen Guest Towels:
13x21 in.regularly 3.75, doz. 2.75
Hemstitched Pure Linen Guest Towels:
15x22 ins.regularly 4.00, doz. 3.00
Kitchen Towels, with name woven in red..
.00. doz. 1.75, 2.25, 3.00
on. doz. 2.50, 3.00,4.50
regularly 7.80, doz. 6.00
regularly 10.00, doz.
.regularly 3.00, doz
7.50
1.90
15x25 ins.regularly 4.75, doz. 3.75
14x21 ins.
regularly 4.25, 5.75, 6
Check Glass Towels, hemmed, with striped borders.
. regularly 6.00, doz.
00, doz. 3.50, 4.50.
regularly 3.00, doz.
4.50
5.00
2.50
Blankets, Comfortables and Bed Spreads
White Wool Blankets, with pink or blue borders :
Single bed size.regularly 5.25, 6.75, 8.00, pair 4.25, 5.50, 6.50
Double bed size.regularly 5.75, 7.50, 9.00, pair 4.75, 6.00, 7.50
400 pairs Plaid Blankets.regularly 4.75. pair 3.50
500 pairs White California Wool Blankets; superior quality :
Single size...regularly 10.00, pair 7.50 Double size, .regularly 12.50, pair 8.75
Figured Silkoline Comfortables, cotton filled.regularly _._"), 1.65
Figured Silkoline Comfortables, with plain borders ; cotton filled.regularly 2.50, 193
Figured Silk ?Mull Comfortables, with plain borders; cotton filled.regularly 1.75, 3.95
300 Crochet Bed Spreads, hemmed, 1.25
regularly 1.65
200 Corded Dimity Spreads, with scal?
loped edge, cut corners.
regularly 2.50, 1.90
150 Marseilles Satin Finish Spreads,
hemmed, 2.45 anci 4,25
regularly 3.25 and 5.5d
100 Marseilles Satin Finish Spreads,
scalloped. regularly 6.75, 5.50
Special Purchase and Sale
ROYAL WILTON RUGS
Size ? x 12 ft
38.50
regularly 19.50
These rugs are from the looms of two prominent Philadelphia manufact?
urers and represent wonderful values, as the colors and patterns arc excellent
and the quality is guaranteed.
No%C. O. D.'s
No Approvals
No Returns
Midsummer Sale
McCREERY "MASTER-MADE" FURNITURE
At Reductions of 10% to 50%
Chamber Furniture
Four-piece William and Mary Model Suite,
?as illustrated; made of Solid Mahogany in
Antique Brown finish : Suite consists of
Dresser, ChiiTorobe, Toilet Table and full size
Bed. formerly 275.00 175.00
Four-piece Louis XVI. Model Suites fin?
ished in Antique Ivory, Mahogany or Walnut.
Suites consist of Dresser, Chifforobe, Toilet
Table and Bed. formerly 275.00 225.00
Four-piece Louis XVI. Model Suites in
Walnut, Ivory Enamel or Mahogany finish;
Bed has bow foot, formerly 395.00 298.00
Four-piece English Model Suites finished
In Brown Mahogany. 198.50
formerly 250.00
Four-piece Colonial Model Suites.
formerly 175.00 138.00
Dining Room Furniture
Ten-piece William and Mary Model Suite,
as illustrated; finished in American Walnut;
consists of 66-inch Buffet, China Closet, 54
inch Extension Table and Side Tables, five
Side Chairs and one Arm Chair. 295.00
formerly 375.00
Ten-piece Louis XVI. Model Suites made
of the finest American Walnut with burled
panels. formerly 495.00 425.00
Ten-piece Louis XVI. Model Suites made
of Solid American Walnut. 298.50
formerly 375.00
Ten-piece Adam Model Suites made of
Solid Mahogany. 275.00
formerly 350.00
Ten-piece Chippendale Model Suites made
of the finest crotched Mahogany. 695.00
formerly 850.00