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NO. 3256
WEATHER FAIR; COOLER.
WASHINGTON, D. 0.. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1915.
FIVE CENTS.
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CZAR AGGRESSOR
ON EXTREMES OF
WAR LINEIN EAST
Battering Teuton Wings, but
Still Giving Way at
Center.
VIENNA ADMITS RETREAT
Forced Back from Sereth "In
Face of Superior
Numbers."
ARE HOLDING VON HINDENBURG
German Withdrawal from Newjaska
as Far as Niemen Reported in
Geneva Dispatch.
Frul Cibla to The Wtahiajton Henld.
London, Sept 13 While the German
renter continues to force its way toward j
the important lateral railway which runs '
through White Russia from Vilna to
Rovno, the Russians have gained the
ofTenive both in the north and south
and are battering the two extreme Teu
ton wings
A dispatch from Geneva says.
"Authoritative news reaching here is
to the effect that the Russians have
begun an offensive west of Vilkomlr,
throning the Germans back from New
jaska as far as the Niemen
"The Russian offensive on the Sereth
has reached the Lemberg-Grodno Rail
vv av
Th" Austrian war office admits that
Austrian troop" hae been compelled to
fall back from the Sereth front to the
heights west of the Strjpa River, "in
the face of superior numbers of Rus
sians '
Vienna Idnilts Retreat.
It is in this theater that the RussKns
lav flaim to a triple success during the
utt week. 22.0OI prisoners in all having
been taken in addition to a number of
gJns
Apparently the Russians in this narrow
Urip of Galician territory have been
Uronglv re-enforced and have received
flesh stores of amumtion
Even the Russians adriiit. however, that
the fighting in Galicia Is not the most im
portant now going on in the south, as so
fa no halt has been put to the offensive
of von Mackcnsen. who is endeavoring to
r In e the triangle of fortresses which
1 11 1 the Vilna-Lemberg Railway at
v ii li i.ermans are striking Two of
ih s- foi tresses have been taken, and
I r m n ports gains against Rovno, the
i nainins stionghold
IIciIilInK' Von HfndeiibnrK.
In addition to the reported Russian
offinfive around Vilkomir. the Russians
have howed signs of an aggressive
movement in other sections of the Baltic '
provinces Von Hindenburg Is being
h Id at a standstill along the Dvina, al
though strong efforts have been made by
troop- of this group to force a pas.-ace
of the wide and rapid stream in the re
gion of Fricdrichstudt It is here that
Von Beseler. The Battering Ram" of
Antwerp and Novo CkorRievsk is in
direct command of operations
With an improvement in their sup
plies of ammunition the Russians, mili
tary critics believe, will be able to hold
the Germans where thev are. even if
thev don't drive them back, until spring
allows a renewal of opemtions which
are already threatened with a complete
halt by the autumn lains
NORTHERN ITALY IS
INVADED BY AUSTRIANS
Rome's Official Announcement Men
tions Attack on Position at
Monte Marone.
Home, fejvt 11 Indications that Aus
trian forces are engaged It an invasion of
Northern Italv are contained in the ofli
ii announcement issued tonight bj the
war office This mentions fighting at
I i-zo He aslello ana Upper T'raio, -is
well as Austrian attacks on the Italian
positions at Monte Marone All these
places aro In the region of Lake Isco.
southwest of Lake Garda and about
tivent miles from nearest point on the
estera front of T rol.
The official report refers to the result
of the lighting as "small successes," so
It is believed that the Austrian, forces
engaged vnre not In sufficient, strength
to constitute a seiious menace to tho
Lombardy cities, ulthough one action Is
leported -it a place onl thirty miles
north of Bergamo
Italian troops operating against Tool
mlno. th strong fortress on the Upper
Isonzo, occupied an Austrian trench on
Santa Maria Hill, dominating the strong
hold, but were forced to abandon the
position owing to n heavy Are of deadly
gas bombs and "liquid fire."
CHLNA HAS BOMB TROUBLE.
wpaper Ursrlnir Monnrrhlal Got
ernment la Blorrn Vp.
Shanghai. Sept. II. Three persons were
killed today and Ave others were injured
when a bomb explosion occurred in the
plant of the Asiatic Dally News, a news
paper published In the Chinese language.
,hlch appeared esterday for the first
time, and was launched for the purpose
Lof pushing, flie propaganda for a. mon
ies! form oz government in China,
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tors of the Canadian Pacific Rallvvav,
and for vars prominent Ir railroad de-
velopmint in Canadi died following an
operation nt the Rov.il Victoria Hos
pital some davs ?go lie vvas born In
Will Count j. 111. and htarted life as
a teleKmph opoiator for the Illinois
Central Rnilioad
$1,000,000 Films
Go Up in Flames
Listen, Movie Fans, Mary
Pickford Has Lost Her
Wardrobe.
New Tork, Sept. 11 Tw o thousind
persons vere rendered temporarilv home
less, a score of firemen and tenement
dwellers were injured ind a Ios of Jl ono -000
was entailed ton ght in a flvo-alirm
fire in the building it .'13-227 West
Twentv-sixth street Tbo structure, was
occupied prlncipalh bv the Famous
l'lavers Film Company, of which V
Zukor is piesidcnt, D iniel Frohmin
managing ilirector and David Belaico
one of the owners
When the h-e started. Mary Pickford
and a number of other prominent actors
were rchear&ing a plaj to be called I
"The Twisted Road" As the crv of
fire rang throuch the building Miss Pick
ford and th others hurried to th street
and escaped Miss Pickford lost her
entire wardrobe, nnd th loss on the
one film being rcheirsed was $75 0i
PrKcIes' nBUives which can nevn be
replaced were destrojed.
RESCUED FROM GRAND CANYON,
Ianf trnert Lost In rizona Slnve
'Nnrruvr Ionpe from Denth.
Grand Canvon Anz. Sept 11 Fam
ished fi-om wind" ring three dajs m the
Gi ind Ctnvon without food and half
crazed from di inking alkili water W
W Harvev. a retired wholesale grocer
of Manchester. N. Y. lin-iilj was resiued
from Hells Half Acre, one of the most
dangerous portions of the cans on
Rudolph Reimer. jr. a Urooklvn banker,
and "f-hort" Allen, a Grand Cmvon
guide, found Hirvej afti r James H
Haves, of New York, himself almost
starved, returned to the hotel and told
of Harvey being lost
The two started out without food, vva-t-r
or guide down tho Hermit trail nnd
ot lost Haes managed to lind his way
back to the trail, but then was unable
to tell the guides where to lind Harvey.
THREE MORE U-BOATS' TOLL.
One
I'rrnih nnd Two riritlnh Milps
Gn tn llnttom.
I'arls, Sept 11. The steamship
Vllle de Mostaginem ht3 been sunk
by gun fire from a German submarine
in the Mediterranean, accoiding to a
Havas Agency dispatch this afternoon
from Algiers. Sixteen of the crew,
threfl of whom were wounded, have
been picked up
London, fcept. 11. Tho British
steamer Cornubia ha been sunk by
a German submnrine. The crew was
saved.
The fishinK simck Bojneric was
sunk hj another subnarine Her crew
was rescued
NEW HAVEN IN STRIKE ZONE,
Labor Trouble Sfircatl 1,000 Worl.-
e-m AVnlk. I rtint Fnctor? .
New ljaven. Conn., Sept. 1L One thous
and emploves of the National Folding
Box and Paper Company's factory are out
of work today as a result of a strlko of
"00 girl emploes of the factory, whose
demands for an eight-hour day and a 25
per cent Increase In all piecework wages
were refused.
This is the first strike of moment In
this city In the general campaign for an
eight-hour day In New. England. It is
stated that other shops employing women
w orkers In the city aro anticipating trou
ble. 3JU to Philadelphia! 2J5 Chexter,
S2.0O llmlncton catl Ttti,va,
Baltimore and Ohio Sunday, Sept. 19
from Union Station at 7:0S m up
turning same day. Adv.
Mexican Raiders
Bomb U. S. Bridge
Fifty-seven Located at Texas
Ranch Troops in
Pursuit.
Brownsville. Tex.. Sept 11. Mexican
raiders tonight blew up a bridge fifteen
miles west of here on the railway be
tween this city and San Antonio.
American troops reached the scene five
minutes after the explosion, but could
find no trace of the bandits on account
of the heavy growth of mesquite In the
vicinity.
Flft-seen Mexicans have been lo
cated at Young's ranch, fifteen miles
south of here, and a strong detachment
of United States troops left hurriedly to
night In an effort to round them up. It
is believed that some of the leaders of
the "Amcrlcaji Invasion" party are in
this gang.
The bodies of thre more Mexican citi
zens of the United States were found
by rangers near here today. This
makes five peaceful citizens who have
been killed within the last two days.
probab! by the same gang.
It 's believed that the murder of the
five Mexicans Is part of the bandit plan
to terrorize the Americanized Mexicans
who oppose their invasion of the United
states and have assisted American resi
dents in hunting them down
Russian Caliiet
Ministers Quit
Coalition Body Is Planned.
War and Foreign Heads
Remain.
Fctrograd, Sept 11. The Russian cab
inet resUned today A coalition cab
inet will be formed In Its stead Some
of the former ministers will have posts
in the new cabinet, but it is expected
that M Goremvkin. who. as president of
the council of ministers, served as pre
mier, will retire from active service.
Goremjkln was appointed January 1,
19U Minister of War Pollnoff will re
tain his post In the new cabinet, ac
cording to reliable reports Foreign Min
ister Sazanoff also is expected to keep
his portfolio It is understood that Em
peror Nicholas has requested Finance
Minister Bark to continue his duties.
According to reliable reports, the re
organization of the cabinet has been
planned by the Czar for more than a
month. The new cabinet will be known
as a "war ministry" and It Is probable
that a minister of munitions will be
added to It, as was done in England.
lltilV ULtAlIl TIVUITI
POLICEMAN'S BULLET
Man Arrested for "Unlawful Assem
bly" Shot After Crowd
Threatens Officer.
Richard Miller. 13. of 914 G street
southwest. Is probably dvlng In Casualty
Hospital this morning from a bullet
firtd Into his body shortly before mid
night last night by Policeman B C
Kuehlmg. of the Fourth precinct. The
policeman attempted to arrest Miller for
"unlawful assemb!" at Eleventh and G
sticets southwcsL
Miller resisted, according to the police
man, and grabbed Kuehllng's club. The
cord became entangled about the police
man's wrist and Miller started dragglng
tlie policeman away, say detectives The
policeman vvarntd Miller to release his
hold, when several people standing bj,
apparcntlv friends of Miller, made hos
tile motions against the policeman. The
policeman blew his whistle for assist
ance, but received no response.
Kuchling placed his revolver against
MiIIer"s bodj and fired. The bullet en
tered the left side, ranged downward and
lodged in the left hip. An operation was
postponed because of Miller's condition
from shock. But little hope is held out
for his recovery.
Miller is said to have made a statement
con oborating the police version to Dr.
F V. Merryweather, of the Casualty
Hospital staff.
TURK SENATOR ASSASSINATED.
London, Sept. 11. Mahmed Pasha, a
member of the Turkish senate, was as
sassimted today by an unknown man.
according to dispatches received here
from Sofia.
The assassin attacked the senator with
a revolver.- Mahmed Pasha died of his
wounds and an attendant was severely
wounded. The assassin Is believed to
have escaped.
KAISER'S SON A KING?
Paris, Sept. 11. A Copenhagen special
to the France Dedemaln saya that toe
Kaiser has appointed his son. Prince
Joachim of Prussia, as King of
Livonia (one of the Russian Baltic prov
inces), which is not ret In possession of
the Germans.
According to a Rome dispatch to the
same paper, the Italians In Tripoli are
sending packs of dogs to hunt out hos
tile Turks and Arabs "from the excava
tions In which they have hidden.
Bobbed of $175.
Angelo Plctioangeto, of 38 H street
northeast, was robbed of OT5 but night
while in the rear yard of his home.
While suspecting the Identity of the
thief. Pfetloa.ngel,B unable to furnish
description.
BERNSTORFF DECLARES BREAK
WITH KAISER WILL MEAN WAR
New York, Sept. II. The Evening Sun today publishes an inter
view with Count von Bernstorff, the German Ambassador, in which he
says that if there should be a break in the diplomatic relations between
the United States and Germany it would be followed by war.
The Sun states that the interview was given "to a person close to
the Ambassador." The Ambassador is then quoted as saying:
"There seems to be a liking in this country for talk about breaking
off diplomatic relations. Does anybody, I wonder, understand what
breaking off relations means? Look at the state of affairs. Germany has
out of deference to the United States, and solely out of deference to the
United States, made most important concessions.
"Germany, understand, has adopted reprisals against England be
cause of England's blockade order and attempt to starve the entire Ger
man people, and we have adopted our submarine policy as a reprisal.
Then out of deference to the United States we have made the conces
sion that no passenger ship shall be attacked unless it attempts to escape
or ram.
"This has been achieved through diplomacy. If diplomatic rela
tions are broken off, the submarine commanders will be instructed to sink
everything they see. and, of course, this means war within two or three
days."
Son of S. Z. Poli Starts Elopement;
Heiress Runs off With College Chum
Bridgeport. Conn.. Sept 11 Miss
Ruth B Ailing, attractive young so-
clety girl, and daughter of the million
aire ownei of a chain of rubber goods
stores throughout the country, has
eloped with Taul J. Barber, of Wilkes
barre. Pa In three days time this
young1 lady fell in love with Barber,
Jilted a Bridgeport manufacturer to
whom she vvas engaged to be married,
left town secretly with the former,
and was married in New York by a.
magistrate on September 4.
Barber is the non of A. J Barber,
'president of the Hotel Terminal Com
pany, of Wilkesbarre, the leading ho
tel. John R. Wriglej. a manufacturer
of this city, is the deserted swain
It was not long ago that members
of Bridgeport society received cards
announcing the engagement of Miss
Ailing and Mr. Wrlgley. Today a sen
sation was caused by the information
that Miss Ailing was married. The
facts are admitted at the Ailing home.
The story of the romance Is as sen
sattenal as Its sudden culmination
About two weeks ago Edward Poll, son
of S Z. Poll, theatrical magnate, inter-
ested In Washington. D. C , visited
ALEXANDRIA TO HAVE
POWDER PLANT, RUMOR
Du Pont Company Said to Have
Picked Site on Outskirts of City.
Near Munitions Plant.
Alexandria, Va., Sept. 11. A rumor that
the Du Pont Power Company is planning
the erection of a big war munitions fac
tory Just outside this city was current
here tonight. According to the report,
the company has purchased a traet of
land In Fairfax County known as New
Alexandria. The tract, which lies south
of Alexandria, comprises several hundred
acres and is located on the river front.
Although no one could be found to veri
fy the report. It seemed to have gained
wide circulation. The site is regarded as
Ideal for the location of suc a plant
Business men of Alexandria were elated
over the rumor last night, expressing
the hope that It would materialize. They
believe it would boom the citv to the
prominence It held years ago as one of
the leading ports of the country.
The plot of ground mentioned in the
rumor is directly across the Potomac
from the big munitions plant of the
Washington Steel and Ordnance Com
pany. AMERICANS PIT FOR ALLIES.
Eight More In French Squndrllla,
According: to Than.
Paris, Sept. 11. William Thaw, the
American aviator who is In the service
of the French flying corps, declared to
day that there are eight other American
airmen in the French aerial squadriHa.
Those in tho French aerial service In
addition to myself," said Thaw, "are
Didler Mason. Norman Prince, Elliot
Cowilen. James Bach. Frazler Curtis, Hj
G. Guerin. and Burt Hall."
French Plan -for New Army.
Paris, SepL 1L A measure providing for
the creation of a new colonial army of
SO0.0OO men. to be recruited among natives
In Indo-Chlna and Africa, will be Intro
duced In the Chamber of Deputies.
More Earth Tremors in Aquilla.
Rome, Sept. 1L Several tremors were
felt at Aquilla today, following an earth
quake which wrecked twenty houses last
night Considerable damage was caused
in the surrounding district, but thus far
no loss of life has been reported.
Boy Diei After Fall in Play.
Milton Scrlviner, 10, of 10W Jefferson
street northwest, died in Georgetown
University Hospital yesterday from In
juries received Friday, when he fell while
playing In a barn.. The boy was with his
brother, Louis, and was playing on the
second floor of the, building when he .fell
through a hole. He struck the floor, ten
feet below, on his head. The barn U In
the rear of the home. ,-
KMk Inr. Ta tUturm gj.f
Baltimore and Ohio from Union 8tatlon
:15 a. m Sunday. Sept. 12. Ktturnlna
uu dar-kdT.
Bridgeport With him came Paul
Barber, a college chum from the Uni
versity of Pennslvania.
At Mr. Poll's suggestion a part of
four was made up for an automobile trip
and Miss Ailing was invited. It was
love at first sight between Miss Ailing
and Mr. Baiber IJ-irber went to Wilkes
barre on business and the next day re
ceived notice of the engagement of Miss
Ailing to Mr. Wrlgley.
He immtdiatel rushed to the long dis
tance telephone and burned up $:S worth
of toll line i barges pleading wkh Miss
Ailing, who vva'ted Speeding on the
fastest trains. Barber arrived here and
immediatelj pleaded his eaus-e to a suc
cessful conelusion. Matters were ar
ranged and the joung man secured con
sent of the parents of MisS Ailing and
hastened to the railroad station and the
pair were on their way to New York,
where the knot was tied at the City
Hall.
Mr. Bsrber Is associated with a chain
of drug stores bearing his name In Cen
tral Pcnnsjlvanla. Miss Alling's father
is Noves E Ailing, reputed to be worth
several millions.
Mr. Wrigley Is a prominent rnep hor
manufacturer of Bridgeport.
BACK, PALM BEACHES,
TO THE MOTH BALL!
Washington Second Hottest City Yes
terday, but It'll Be Cooler To
day. Forecaster Says.
The heat wave which held Washington
In ife grasp all the week was broken
last night by the arrival of cool breezes
from the north and a small shower and
the Weather Bureau forecaster promises
fair and cooler weather for toda).
While Washington was sweltering jes-
terday with the temperature at W de
grees, the second highest recorded in
any city in the country, according to
the Weather Bureau report, snow was
falling In Helena, Mont Vlcksburg,
Miss . had the honor of being the hottest
place in the United States with the tem
perature at 94.
An unusuall high record of humidity
for this time of the jear, S3, was re
corded for Washington jesterdaj.
ATTITUDE OF WILSON
RILES VIENNA PRESS
Appointment of Dumba's Successor
Not Expected Before End
of War.
Vienna (via Amsterdam), Sept 11. The
newspapers here are indignant over the
request of the United States for the re
call of Ambassador Dumba.
It Is not believed that a successor to
Dr. Dumba will be appointed until the
end of the war, and that the Austro
Hungirian Embassy In the United States
will be left under a charge d'affaires.
The police have seized an issue of the
Zclt containing an article asking the gov.
ernment to break oft diplomatic relations
with the United States.
The American Embassy In Vienna Is
being carefully guarded.
Napped on Her Shoulder; $10 Fine.
New York. Sept 11. For taking a
nap on a vglrl passenger's shoulder in
the subway, Louis Heller, 32, a fur
rier, of 1115 Wilkins avenue, the
Bronx was fined S10 by Magistrate
McQuade. Heller swore when the
guard waked him and declared his
pillow ideal.
"Divine Sara" Can't Use New Leg.
Paris, Sept 1L Sarah Bernhardt may
never appear on the stage again. After
a single performance here in the movies
she discovered that she was unable to
use her artificial leg well enough to walk
and has cancelled her American en
gagements, .i.
To lest F-4's Tanks for Clew.
Honolulu, Sept 11 The ballast
tanks of the wrecked submarine F-4
are to be tested In the hope of get
ting: a clew to the cause of the dis
aster. - '
VICE DISTRICT'S
ORGIES MUFFLED
Street in Shadow of Capitol
Given Thin Veneer of
Respectability.
LESS NOISE, THE RULE
Half-whispers Take Place of Loud In
vitations and Blinds Are
Drawn.
Conditions approaching respectability
prevailed last night In a certain street
In the shadow of the National Capitol
It was the samo street which a week
ago was exposed as the main artery of a
new and flourishing "red light" district
How the street has iuddenly and mys
teriously reeovered a semblance of re
ipectabillt is evidenced by the follow
ing fact3, the result of an Investigation
extending over one hour and a half.
Onlj right namen accoutre .lie
Investigator wild lend jropoal.
Last Saturday night he nu solic
ited by mow than he could count.
Amonc the eluht were only two
vvbsiir look betrnjed them to be
little niorr than children. A week
ago there ncrc nevernl children In
nhort tlree, who noisily and
liolilb piled their trade.
Instead of runblni; out on the
ftlilenalW and clutchlnp; men by
their ftlecvew, the women warily ap
proached them from the ahadows
of bound and elced their pro
poaala In balf-whUpers.
Inntead of keeping "open house,'
an a week ago, the women had
drawn tbelr blindN, and chance iln
Itors were escorted Into the bouses
by the rear Mtulrwa?.
Aa wan the eaxc a week ago,
ninny of the women paraded the
MldevTnlk and accented men freely,
but their overtures were made a
trifle lens braxrnl). Several, how
ever, colled men from the door
MtepM. One of the younger girls who ac
costed the investigator appeared to be
about 16 She left her tag-playing
companions, ran to the sidewalk and
addressed the investigator while fol
low inn: it his elbow. Another girl ap
peared to be about 11.
Following his investigation of the
District a week a!go last night, and act
ing upon Maj Rajmond W. Pullman's
challenge, the Investigator gave Maj.
Pullman the street numbers of several
houses whicfi he knew to be conducted
as dives. Maj Pullman promptly sent
two detectives to the district. The
detectives went to the entrances of two
houses, then turned back, declaring
they lacked sufficient evidence upon
which to base a closer investigation.
Operating In other sections of the
clt, the same detects en have
evinced such xcal In flndlns; evi
dence of Immorality that they have
Invaded private home on the fllm
nlcat of pretexts, arresting; and Im-
prlsonins 'wltnenneV respect
able men and women and subject
ing legally married cenplen to un
told embarrassments. Many of
these "raids" have been condncrcd
in cases vvbere ne commercialized
vice was Involvrd. Yet these de
tectives conld nnd nothing to war
rant action of any kind In n dis
trict where women and children
had been openl and brasenly no
llrltlng men In flagrant dlsrcicaril
of law.
As far as is known no action other than
that of sending two detectives to the dis
trict and the jrrcst jesterday of a woman
caught in the act of soliciting men has
been taken b' officials However, two
dajs after the street had been first ex
posed as a dive district a sudden and
mysterious calm settled over it For two
or three dajs most of the women ac
cepted no visitors unless they were "in
troduced." or unless they gave a signal
well known In the district The reason Is
unknown, unless a wireless warning had
been Issued from somewhere. Then the
street gradually assumed Its former
aspect until last night it presented but a
flimsy pretext of respectability.
Maj Pullman has repeatedly denied that
conditions are due to police connivance.
He has stated that vice conditions are
improving In Washington, and that the
police are doing their best.
Aroused b recent disclosures of whole
sale vice In Washington, a number of
colored ministers, headed by Rev. Simon
P. W. Drew, have planned a sweeping
campaign to bring violators of the Ken
yon law- In the colored neighborhoods to
the attention of the police.
"We have decided to make a house-to-house
canvass." writes Dr. Drew In an
nouncing tho Intention of the pastors.
Colored ministers and leaders of the
race In Washington have been asked to
set aside Sunday, September 19, as a da)
of special prajer for the success of the
campaign, according to the announce
ment A forty-day revival meeting, the key
note of which will be vice among the
colored people of Washington, will be
gin at Cosmopolitan Baptist Church, N
street between Ninth and Tenth streets
northwest tonight A numbeiof other
colored ministers will tako part In the
rally.
Miners Entombed' in Westphalia.
Amsterdam. Sept 1L Many miners
were entombed today by an explosion in
the Burghstrasse colliery at Langendreer.
Westphalia. Eight bodies have been
taken out and niae Injured men have
been rescued. -
GERMAN ARBITRATION
SCHEME IS OPPOSED;
WAR ON ALIEN PLOTS
Acceptance of Berlin's Proposal in Arabic
Case Regarded as Improbable Coming
Note Will Aggravate Situation, Is Fear.
U. S. TO FIGHT CONSPIRATORS
Department of' Justice Officials Plan Prosecution of All
Guilty of Plotting Interference with American Industries.
Documents in Dumba Case Awaited.
The State Department has been In
formed of the receipt by Ambassador
Penfleld at Vienna of the note forwarded
by Secretary Lansing requesting the
Austro-Hungarian government to recall
Dr. Constantin T. Dumba. Ambassador
to the United States. The note has been
presented to Count Burian, minister for
foreign affairs. The State Department is
expecting at any moment to be Informed
of any oral observations made by the
minister for foreign affairs incident to
the presentation of the note requesting
Dr. Dumba's recall. Ambassador Pen-
field also Is exiccted to advise the de
partment Immediately as to the attitude
the Austrian government will adopt in
its formal response to the note of the
government of the United States
In diplomatic circles It is suggested that
the Austrian government may refuse to
recall Dr. Dumba, which would require
the United States to dismiss him. This
has resulted In a recurrence of reports
that Ambassador Penfleld may be forced
to leave Vienna, although State Depart
ment officials do not apprehend any such
ev entuallty.
The situation in regard to the subma
rine controversy with Germany Is now
regarded as more confused and perplex
ing than ever before. So far as the
State Department Is concerned, no de
cisions whatever have been reached as
regards the next step in the controversy.
There are indications that several dajs
will elapse before anv step Is taken by
the President and Sceretarj Lansing.
Reports became current jesterday that
the note handed Mr. Gerard Thursdaj
night is not a favorable general note
on the submarine issue, but Is Ger
many s answer to American Inquiries
regarding the attempt Jo torpedo the
British liner Orduna on July 9. When
It was reported that the German com
munication seeks to Justify the attempt
ed torpedoing of the liner without warn
ing. It was felt here that if this were
trulj- the else, prospects of the two gov
ernments reaching an understanding
were remote. Indeed.
Attempt to Bally Public.
The reported statements of Ambassador
Bernstorff. published in the New York
nvening Sun. are not regarded here as al
together an encouraging factor. The
statements attributed to the Ambassador
savor too much, in the opinion of official
Washington, of an attempt to frighten
and bullj- the American public into a
different attitude on the German subma
rine question. It has been noted here
that the Ambassador repudiated the In
terview attributed to him. In diplomatic
circles the opinion was expressed that
had he not repudiated the alleged inter
view, action bj- this government looking
toward an explanation would have been
necessary. It is pointed out that it would
be a most extraordinary thing for an
ambassador to warn the American peo
ple of war with his government, by means
of a newspaper Interview, or chide the
American press for Its comment on re
lations between the American govern
ment and the government he might rep
resent As a result of the Ambassador's
prompt repudiation of the Interview. It
Is understood that no official notice of It
will be taken in Washington.
The Immediate Issue before the State
Department lb the German note on the
Arabic case. Though considerably puz
zled at first by the German arbitration
proposal, the State Department Is now
satisfied that what Germany suggests
is that the question as to whether the
German submarine commander was
Justified in treating the Arabic as a
hostile vessel, or vessel of hostile In
tent, be arbitrated. Officials reached
the conclusion that separation of this
single question from the general con
troversy, and Interpretation of the facts
involved by an arbitral court, was quite
within the range of possibility. This
view, however. It was pointed out, is
quite apart from any decision as to
whether the United States 'will consent
to the arbitration of the point In ques
tion. Arbitration In Disfavor.
In some quarters it Is held that the
United States would be guilty of sub
mitting to arbitration what ought to be
regarded as an absurdity if It acceded
to the German proposal. On the other
hand, there are those who feel that
there Is something to be said for the
submarine commander's excuse; that he
could not know whether the Arabic
sawhlm or not and that he had but
little time in which to act It Is de
clared that the United SUtes. by ask
ing Germany for a statement on the
Arabic case, bound Itself to give rea
sonable consideration to what Germany
saya. and cannot bluntly reject an offer
to determine a question of this 'single
ounuituD oh rip xfto, .
Further steps in the situation re
sulting from the Dumba letter, which
caused this government to ask Austria-Hungary
to recall the Ambas
sador, will be considered this week.
No further action is expected until
the receipt at the State Department
of the documents now on the way from
the Embassj at London. These docu
ments "are copies of all the papers
taken from Archibald, the American
employed as dispatch bearer lry Am
bassador Dumba and Capt. Franz von
Papen. of the German Embassj-. Sec
retary of State Lansing has received
by cable a list of the aocuments for
warded bv Ambassador Page.
The State Department has not yet,
communicated with the Department of
Justice formally on these cases, but
Is expected to do so following the re
ceipt of the documents coming from
London In the meantime, it is under
stood that the State Department looks
to the Department of Justice to take
cognizance of any developments tend
ing to show that German or Austrian
agents are violating United States laws
by activities in reference to establish
ments where war munitions are being
made.
AVord from Penfleld walted.
Today or tomorrow the State De-
pratment hopes to have some word
from Ambassador Penfleld as to the
response of tbVujtro-Hungarlafi gov
ernmentolJRi&te he presented ask
ing forjjtne recall of Dr. Dumba.
Meantime, there has developed In .of
ficial quarters a quiet confidence that
the Vienna government will promptly
acquiesce In this government's request
The Department of Justice has decided
to call the attention of United States Dis
trict Attorney Marshall at New To'rk to
the evidence regarding the case of James
F. Archibald, the American correspondent
whom the Austrian Ambassador, Dr.
Dumb-i, admitted he had emplojed rp
bear secret messages to Vienna.
Department of Justice officials let it be
known jesterday that It will be the policy
of the government to prosecute every
American citizen or amenable alien who
Is deemed guiltj of participation In the
conspiracy to cripple the industrial plants
of the United States. I,t was understood,
however, that no immediate action will
be launched against any of the aliens
whom the agents of the Department of
Justice have been Investigating until the.
more immediate Interest of the State De
partment In the different cases have been
disposed of.
Newspaper Editor Watched.
Among the Austrian-Americans who
have been mentioned In connection with
the plan to tie up plants In this country
Is William Warm, recently associate edi
tor of the Dally Szabadsag, a big Hunga
rlan newspaper. Warm, together with
numerous Austrian editors and their
agents, is said to have been an actlvs
force in the formulation of the plan to
tie up factories In the West and Middle
West.
It is known that Department of Justice
officials are active In making Inqnirlei
Into the operations of aliens representing
European belligerents. Mr. Blelaskl, chief
of the Division of Investigation, Depart
ment of' Justice, had a talk yesterday
with State Department officials.
Lenox. Mass . Sept. 11. Dr. Constantin
Theodor Dumba :achcd his summer
home nar here at 2 o'clock this after
noon, accompanied by Prince Hobenlohe
and two secretaries. Madame Dumba was
at the station and the party wag quickly
whirled away in two motor cars to "The
Poplars." the Dumba summer home.
It was a different Dr. Dumba that ar
rived here compared with the Dr. Dumba
who during the last few dajs in New
York angrily rebuffed newspaper men.
Suave, debonair, and lightly twirling a
cane, he stepped Jauntily from his auto
mobile at the summer embassy and
paused to return the greeting waved to
him by neighbors In adjoining residences.
Then Dr. Dumba noticed the newspaper
men.
"What jou here in Lenox; too?" .ho
exclaimed. "I thought and earnestly
hoped. If I may so state, that I had left
J-ou behind In New York."
"Have jou heard from your govern
ment?" he was asked.
"I have heard nothing. I don't expect
to hear from my government for several
days." replied Dr. Dumba.
"Have you heard from Washington
during the last forty-eight hours?" ha
was .asked.
"I have nothing to say on that subject
Just now." he said.
' Cleveland, Sept 1L Dr. Ernest Ludwlg,
Austro-Hungarian consul In Cleveland,'
announced this evening that he would in
stitute suits on Monday morning: against
the New York world for 1500,000 and
aaainst the Detroit Free Press forttOOiOeO.
The basis of these suits, ha says, would
bo found In the published attacks Involv
ing his name In connection with tk
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