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S4 TATE EDITION ONB CBNT ESTABLISHED 1832. PROBABLY FAIR FRIDAY. r-. — _ ... . — _ _____ ______ NEW POPE IS CHIESA OF ITALY Bologna Prelate, Elected , by Sacred College, As sumes the Name of Benedict XV. WAS BORN NOV. 21, 1854; CARDINAL MAY 25, 1914 Held Important Diplomatic Posts Under Pius X., Is Popu= lar and Spiritual—Condemned Tango, Last January 1. By the Associated Press. ROME, Sept. 3.—Cardinal Della Chiesa has been elected Pope In suc cession to the late Pius X. The new Pope will assume the name of Benedict XV. Cardinal Giacomo della Chiesa, who was today elected 'ope by the Sacred College in succession to Pius X., who died August 20, was created a cardinal May 25 1914. He is the archbishop of Bologna, Italy. He was born at Pegli, in the diocese of Genes, Novemlr 21. 1854, and was ordained a priest December 21, 1878. He served as secretary of the Noncia ture in Spain from 1883 to 1887, in which year he was appointed secre tary to the late Cardinal Rampolla. He was appointed substitute secre tary of state in 1901 and in 1907 was elected to the post of advisor to the holy office. In 1907 he was appointed papal nuncio ot Madrid in succession to Monsignor Rinaldini, but this ap \ pointment was canceled three days later. This incident had occurred just before he was made archbishop of Bologna. When Monsignor Della Chiesa was given this post it was de clared in Rome that it was mainly with the object of combating modern religious ideas, Bologna being the headquarters of the National Demo cratic League, whose members advo cated what is known as “Modernism” In religion. ('oiulemmMl tin* Tanjfo. In January, 1914. while still at Bo logna, the present pope issue a pas toral letter strongly condemning the tango. It has been 174 years since the time of the last Pope Benedict, li his election to the papacy in 1740 Cardi nal Prospero Lambertinl assumed that title! It is an interesting fact that the new pope was archiblshoir of Bo logna, while Pope Benedict XIV. was horn in Bologna. According to a dispatch from Rome dated 2:50 yesterday afternoon and re reived in New York early today the White Star line steamer Canopic, bearing Cardinals Gibbons and O’Con nell to Rome, was not due at Naples until tomorrow. Therefore it is prob- ; able that neither of these two Ameri- j can cardinals participated in the elec tion of the new pope. WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.—The apos tolic delegation has not yet been offi cially advised of the selection of the new Pope. Word of the choice j reached the delegation through press i sources, and great interest was man- j ifested. It is pointed out that Cardinal Della 1 Chiesa has had wide experience, both [ as administrator of the important See 1 of Bologne and also on the diplomatic! side as secretary of the Nuncio at | Madrid. He is described as a man j of great spiritual character, and one ot the most highly esteemed in the j hierarchy. He is of a stocky build and rather quiet. The choice falls on a cardinal of j Italian birth, as was expected from i tradition, and also from the disturbed ] conditions In Europe, which militat- i ed against the selection of a Pope! outside of the Italian hierarchy. It was at the age of twenty-four | that the new pope was ordained in the priesthood. He soon attracted the I attention of Cardinal Rampolla, later j secretary of state for Pope Lpo XIH. j _ ] (Continued nn Page 2. Column 6.) GET SUPPLIES FOR REO CROSS LINER Nurses and Surgeons Who Are to Make Trip Pouring Into New York. the Red Cross expedition to the Euro pean war zone continued today to pour into the headquarters of the so ciety in this city and a warehouse in Brooklyn from which the Hamburg American liner Hamburg, chartered for the trip, will be loaded. Miss Maiiei Boardman, chairman of the national committee of the Red Cross, is directing the assembling of sup plies, which she explained consisted of thousands of pounds of cotton, 300, ,'HtO yards of gauze and thousands of gallons of iodine and cases of ether. The vessel will also carry eight com plete sets of sqrgical instruments. In the warehouse'are also many large cases of linen sheets, towels and clothing for the use of the wounded while confined in hospitals. The nurses and surgeons who have volunteered tor service in Europe will , aboard the liner at 3 o'clock Sat urday afternoon. They will remain i on the ship Sunday morning when l lie vessel will move to a dock near I lie warehouse to take bn supplies. .She will sad at 4 P- m- Monday. filach nurse promises to remain six i months. If she returns sooner, she I pays her own expenses. If the war lasts longer than six monthH. all those who desire will be returned and others sent in their places. Most of the surgeons and nurses from the New York district reported yesterday and all who have been selected to make the trip are expected to arrive In the cltv before Saturday. (* SIEGE OF PARIS DEPENDS UPON BATTLE RESULT Struggle Between Allies and Germans Within 30 Miles of City in Progress. FRENCH TAKE HEART AT LEMBERG CAPTURE Confident That Paris Fortifica tions Can Withstand Long Investment. By tlic* AN80<‘iat?(l Frews. LONDON, Aug. 3.—The battle to decide whether history will repeat it self In a second siege of Paris is still jji progress, according to the latest official announcement here. Future military historians will write volumes about the details of this battle, but all the Rritish public I knows officially concerning the titan- ! tic struggle—the most momentous j British soldiers have fought since Waterloo—is contained in one sen tence of an official rep >rt Issued last night by the press bureau: “Contin uous lighting has been in progress along almost the whole line of bat tle.'’ j o this generally the French official communication adds the fact that the , allied forces have fallen back toward ! the southwest to avoid an action j which might have been engaged , under unfavorable conditions. How far and to what line the allies have j gone is unknown. There can be no revelation of mill- i tary secrets, nothing which a patri- ! otic censorship could criticise, in stat- j ing these facts, because the German army which Is engaging the allies knows precisely where their first line is drawn, and the purpose of the, censorship is only to suppress facts which might enlighten the enemy. First News of Hattie. The official bulletin of last night is the first word the British people have received from their government con cerning the'present battle. The last previous bulletin was Field Marshal Kitchener’s statement, issued Sun day night, throwing a welcome light on the previous four days’ battle, which ended Saturday, and which re flected tlie greatest credit on the gen eralship and discipline of the British army. In spite of the fact that the French capital has been removed to Bor deaux, and that the German army of the West is within thirty miles of the outer fortifications of Paris, a strange air of confidence prevails today among the allies. The general feel ing seems to be that the German at- j tack is wearing itself out in ham mering away at the allies’ fines, which give but do not break. President Polncaire has issued a proclamation to his people telling i hem that military necessity alone has led him to remove his govern ment to Bordeaux. Military experts agree that Paris will soon be the pivot of the hostile forces operating? in the area of the west. Even the downfall of the French capital is not expected to end the conflict. The feel ing of confidence was greatly In- < creased by the news of the victory of I the Russians in Galicia. Reports from j Petrograd (St. Petersburg) tell of th- j entry of Russians into Remberg. the j capital of Galicia. These appear cred ible, as news of the defeat of the j Austrians in tHat district has been : received from several sources. Lemberg Result Given llenrt. The battle of Eemberg was one of the greatest ever fought. Evidently it resulted In a decisive and perhaps overwhelming defeat of the Austri ans. The battle line extended 200 miles, and it is estimated 1,500,000 men were engaged. According to an official dispatch re ceived by Emperor Nicholas front Grand Duke Nicholas, commander-in chief of the Russian forces, the vic tory was won after seven days of fighting. The climax came when the Austrians were routed in a final desperate assault on the Russian centre, which was held by General Rupsky. The Austrian army in Galicia was acting in close cooperation with two German army corps facing Breslau and seeking to envelope the Russian forces in Poland. Their plans, how ever. met with a series of disasters ending in a complete rout when an attempt was made to pierce the Rus sian centre. In the west the line now held by th«' lefl Hank of the allied armies in the valley of the Oise runs diagonally from a point, northeast of Paris to Compiegne -and thence through Noy on (fourteen miles northeast by north of (_jDmpiegne)#to Ea Fere. Germans Hold 1-a Fere. I vi Fere, one of the weaker of the French fortresses, evidently is in the hands of the Germans. Farther east and north the allied armies apparent ly hold their own in the neighbor hood of Eaon and Rethel (twenty four mites northeast of Rheims). The right of the allies rests on the forti fied Franco-German frontier. The names of the British who fell in the four day’s battle last week will not be announced till they have been communicated to relatives. The heavy loss of officers in proportion to the men is the story of South Africa over again, it indicates that the of ficers refused to take cover as they insist that the men shall. The west coast of Belgium and the west coast of rtprtbern France are free from Germans. Many Ameri cans are crossing the channel to the continent determined to see some thing of the war at any risk. Declares War Will Open Field for Missionary Work ._. Ily the Associated Press. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Sept. 3—“The present European war is preparing the greatest missionary opportunity the world ever saw,” Dr. O. E. Brown, secretary of the Board of Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in an address to the Stale conference here today, said. "The war is making a chaos of Europe,” he continued, “and at its end will leave the Held cleared for mission work with old barriers broken down, old prejudices removed and the nations in a new frame of mind.” Dr. C. F. Reid, of Nashville, Tenn., for seventeen years a missionary to China; Dr. C. A. I. Lamar, of South western University, Dallas, Tex., and Dr. T. N. Ivey, of St. Louis, were speakers. Tonight will be educational night. FRENCH ARMY’S LEFT WING RETREATING; ALLIES MUST FALL BACK ON PARIS, BELIEF; POINCARE AND CABINET GO TO BORDEAUX BIFF! Will Read Message Before Joint Session of Congress Tomor row Afternoon. H.v tlic Assoi'lnted Press. WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.—President Wilson will appear before a joint ses sion of Congress tomorrow afternoon at 13:30 o’clock to ask for a war tax measure to raise $100,000,000 annu ally. This announcement was made loday following a visit of Democratic Leader Underwood to the White House. In his message the Presi dent will not advise means of raising the money. Japs Land More Troops in China CHEEFOO, China, Sept. 3.—Japan landed 4,500 additional men at Lung Kow today. Of these forces 500 men are marines, the others being sol diers. Lung-Kow is 100 miles north of Tsing-Tau, in Kiau-chau. Between 10,000 and 11,000 Japanese troops had been landed at Lung-Kow previous to today. The Japanese con trol the telegraph lines out of Lung Kow. \rchbishop Seton, Formerly Rector in Jersey City, Sails from Denmark for New York COPENHAGEN, via Gondon, Sept. | 3.—Among those who have obtained ; passage on the steamer Frederica | VIII. for New York, sailing today, is Archbishop Seton, of Jersey City. Archbishop Seton formerly was rec- j tor of St. Joseph’s Church, Jersey City. He retired about ten years ago to live in Rome. Some months ago he announced his intention to return to live in Maryland. He comes of the family after which Seton Hail College is named. The American legation has been obliged to increase its staff owing to the demands made upon it by anx- ( ious Americans and others desirous of learning about relatives in Eu rope- If the rush of stranded and ] destitute Americans continues there will not be enough room at the lega tion to accommodate all those wait ing for steamers. / NEW POPE BENEDICT XV., FORMERLY CARDINAL AT THE CITY OF BOLOGNA I ■' ---1 German Airship Is Shot Down By the United I'resi*. PARIS, Sept. 3.—It was officially announced today that one of the Ger man aeroplanes which have been dropping bombs on Paris was shot down by the troops near Gompeigne. Two German officers who were in the machine are declared to have been killed when it collapsed and fell from a great height. Neutrality of Sweden Is Again Proclaimed STOCKHOLM, Sept. 3.—-Sweden to day again proclaimed her neutrality in a statement from the foreign office denying steps were being taken to enter the war. * i Japs Occupy Seven Islands lly (he Associated Press. DON DON, Sept. 3.—A dispatch to the Renter Telegram Company from Tokio via Petrograd (St. Petersburg! says that the Japanese have occupied seven islands situated near Kiau chau. Kaiser and Kaiserin Smiled at Little “Billy” Dunbar Spei-lHl to the Kvenlnic Star. NEW YORK, Sept. 3.—Home look ed good to two-year-old "Billy’’ Dun bar, of Brooklyn, who arrived yester day from Rotterdam on the steam ship Ryndatn, but there Is one place that he wants to get to and that is Asbury Park where his grandma is. * Reported to Have Been Surren dered by Governor on August 29. By the Associated Press. LONDON, Sept. 3.—A dispatch re ceived here from Wellington, N. Z., de dares that the governor of New Zealand has received a message stating that the German governor of Samoa has surrendered and that he has been sent with other German prisoners to the Kikl Islands. The landing of British troops in Samoa was carried out with great expedition. The Union .lack was hoisted over German Samoa at 12:30 in the afternoon of August 29. The Samoan, on Navigator Islands, in the Pacific ocean, up to the present time, have been owned jointly by the United States and Germany, each country being in possession of two islands. Upolo and Savaii were the German holdings. The British force which took pos session of this German territory was sent from New Zealand. The an nouncement of the British occupancy whs first made through London Au gust 30. The Kikl Islands are a British col ony about 650 miles southwest of Samoa. Star-Spangled Banner Buoy to Show Where Song Was Written B.v the Press. WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.—Tile posi tion of the old British frigate Minden in Baltimore harbor, aboard which Francis Scott Key wrote the "Star-Spangled Banner,” after the bombardment of Fort McHenry one hundred years ago is to be marked by a buoy. It will be known as "The Star Spangled Banner Buoy,” and prob ably will be placed in position to morrow by the lighthouse service. “Barney” Martin Left Estate of a Little Over $5,000 NEW YORK, Sept. 3.—Bernard F. Martin, one of the “old guard’ of Tammany Hall, left only $3U0 in real estate and $5,000 in personal property when he died August 10 at Atlantic Highlands. Mr. Martin also failed to make a will, and Surrogate Cohalan was forced to issue letters of admin istration yesterday to Bernard F. Martin, a son. Sanguinary Battle Continues as Germans Hurl Fresh Troops Against Allied Defense. RUSSIANS DECLARE AUSTRIANS ARE COMPLETELY ROUTED News of Signal Victory Is Momentarily Expected in Petrograd—Claim Ger man Army in Prussia Inactive. By the Associated Press: WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—Advices of the withdrawal of the left wing of the allies toward Paris and the removal of the French capital to Bordeaux was contained in a private dispatch revived at the French embassy today from Paris. The cablegram bears yesterday's dtc. By the United Press: PARIS, Sept. 3.—Tlie heviest fighting on the French front today was that in which the French left and the German right are still en gaged, the Germans throwing their greatest weight on the allied line that extended, roughly speaking, from Just south of Montididler to Roy® unfl Noyon. The German cavalry had swept south to the neigh borhood of Compeigne and Soissons and has been engaged for forty eight hours with the united llritish-French cavalry divisions. The lighting covers a wide stretch and is reported to be chiefly of a skir mishing nature. The fighting between Montididler, Roye and Noyon la of the most sanguinary character. The allied line is very strongly in trenched anil is very heavily supported with artillery and machine guns. It Is admitted at the war office that the Germans have brought many fresh troops Into action, and it is considered inevitable that a new liu* Is being formed on which the allies will fall back. MUST FALL BACK ON PARIS It is considered certain that the allied lines will eventually have to fall back to the Paris fortifications. Already there is discussion of | tile final line of occupation. So far as outward indications are con ' j earned the final line of defense wtH be e\ \ f rent el y advantageous to I the allies. Roughly speaking, it will take the form of a gigantic let ter "Z." The first line will extend northeast to a point inthevlclnity of ha Fere. The second will extend roughly to the southeast to Rheims. The third will extend northeast again to Mladeres and the fourth south east toward Verdun. . This latter line, however, is mobile, Inasmuch are in very great strength all through this trritory. The military experts declare that a line of tids character will give the French a material advantage. It will all he heavily entrenched, the angles resting in strongly fortified positions. To attack the German* would be compelled to divide their forces and move against forces that have all of th*) natural advantages of positions strongly equipped with artillery and rapid-fire guns that have already caused great execution. “On account of the turning movement of the Germans toward our left wing, and in order not to accept battle under conditions which might have been unfair, our troops withdrew toward the south and southwest,” tt said. “Our forces have stopped for the time being the enemy in the Bethel regions. The situation remains the same in the centre ami on our right. In western Prussia two Russian army corps have suffered a reverse, hut one that can be repaired between 27th and 20t)l. The invesfing of Koenlgsberg in eastern Prussia Is now nearly complete.” The dispatch added that at the request of the commanding gen eral at Paris, who feared the presence of the government might hamper his defense of the city, the capital would he removed from Paris to Bordeaux. Bv the Associated Press: PARIS, Sept. 3.—Presiden Poincaire and his cabinet have gone to Bordeaux, the new French seat of government. They arrived there fids morning. By (he Associa(ed Press: BONBON, Sept. .1.—The Petrograd (St. Petersburg) correspondent of the Post sends the following on the operations on the Russian front: “Russia is scoring success after success against Austria and is momentarily expecting news of a signal victory. “The commander-in-chief on the Austrian front apparently plans to drive in strongly with one army from the east, starting from the Russian provinces adjoining Roumanin. and in the meantime merely aims to restrain the Austrian advances into the Polish provinces, thus keeping Austria on the alert along the line of two to three hundred miles. “While pushiiig temporary advances In South Poland the Russians were forcing their way westward front Podolla and Bessarabia upon Bern berg. When the Austrians finally realized these plans they at tempted to turn the Russian left flank near Hnlioz, near the Junction of the Anita Bipa river with the Dneister, and a sanguinary fight took place there two days ago. The Austrians were signally defeated, los ing 5,000 killed and many prisoners, including one general, thirty-two guns, a standard and quantities of supplies. SERIES OF BATTLES “Apparently the progress of the southern Russian army from Po dolia In Galicia has been a series of tights on an increasing scale until j a third river, known as the Foul Ijipa, was reached. The fight for the i possession of the valley of the Foul Lipa was severe. The Austrians had realized the strength of the Russians and had strongly fortified a naturally formidable position. This was carried after ail obstinate ' light. The Austrian force, a whole army corps, lost about half of its i strength, “These actions occupied the Russian left, her right still being In Russian territory. It Is evident that all the actions wore part of a concerted movement with the surrounding of Lemberg as Its objective, thus dealing a death blow to the Austrian defense.” A dispatch to the Reuter Telegram Company from Pctrograd gives the following ofllciul announcement: “The battle on the east front in Galicia was participated in by the Twelfth Austrian corps, which had only been transferred from the Roumanian frontier on August Sit. The Austrian army has been rein ' forced by numerous bodies of the Landsturm. “Our troops continue the offensive Increasingly and our cavalrr division has penetrated far into the Interior of Fast Prussia, destroying means of communication. They have also occupied a station in tha Koerschen region and Soldau and Bensburg. “The German forces remain inactive." 0. *