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SEBUNS 5WLEFON*^^CAPTOOES mm ' t w ,1 | ^ FEAR 1$ EXPRESSED FOR SAFE TY OF RUSSIAN ARMY IVANGOROD IS CAPTURED 7" ; ' •• r ~r - —-— Object of Retreating Russian Grand Duke is to Keep His Armies In tact—Rssian Retreats art Menaced Toward North and South—Prepare to Evacuate Riga. London Friday: With the great Russian . fortresses of Warsaw and Ivan go rod captured and the fall of Riga, the capital of the Baltic prov inces, imminent, the Austro-Germ an onslaught has reached its high tide in the east and the next step will be the German emperor's triumphant entry Into the Polish capital. That evidently is likely to be fol lowed by the pronouncement of a united and somi-autonomous Poland', embracing not only the territory wrested from the Russians, but the Austrian crown land of Galicia. Meantime, the Russian prtnies are fighting their way backward toward Russian property, inflicting blows on the invaders wherever possible, try ing to fend them off tho railways running north and south, in order that the ends of the German nippers may not meet and bring disaster to the Russian arms. The position of the army of Grand Duke Nicholas is a matter of solici tude, as the occupation of Warsaw is bellevtyl to be the prelude to envelop ing the retreating troops. Petrograd reports show the grand duke has retired to the right bank of Vistula, both at Warsaw and Ivan- gorod, destroying bridges and. con testing the German advance across the river. Back of the retiring Russians is t’ e vast morass of central Poland, v ith few railways and primitive r<»ads. making virtually impossible a ouick movement of guns and supplies, while hack of Warsaw, the only fort ress available as a rallying point is BresULitovsk. Thus the Russians are menaced by Gen. von Buelow's column bend ing southward, and by Field Marshal von Markensen’s southern army bending northward. The fall of Ivan- gorod proper is officially reported (o-day in bulletins both from Berlin and Vienna. # Berlin reports Friday via I^ondon: The Russian fortress of Ivangorod, situated on the Vistula river forty-' five miles southeast of Warsaw, was captured by the Teutonic armies Thursday, x Petrograd reports Friday via Lon don: A Russian general staff state ment, explaining preparations to evacuate Ivangorod, says: “Because of the . impossibility of Ivangorod sustaining seige, all its provisions were methodically remov ed Thursday. “On some of our lines west of Ivangorod our rear guards detained the enemy for some days, without heavy fighting, but on Wednesday conformably'to our general plan of action, those rear guards blew up the concrete bases supporting the brick casements of the forts, destroyed the bridges ad withdrew to the right l>ank of the Vistula.” The evacuation of Ivangorod ap parently was admitted Thursday night by Petrograd in an official statement which said: “In the Ivangorod district the Rus sians have crossed the right b»nk of the Vistula, blowing up the bridges behind them.” j\ statement issued later in the night explained that the Ivangorod forts were not properly constructed for modern warfare. This statement was made “in reply to the Austrian claim that a great victory was achiev ed in Ivangorod capture.” It fur ther states that all the provisions in the city were “methodically” recov ed after which the Russian rear guard blew up the concrete bases supporting the brick casements of the forts, destroyed the bridges and crossed the river. Ivangorod is located at the con fluence of the Vistula and Viepre rivers. It is situated on the railroad running to Lukow and Brest-Litovsk and also on a line connecting with Warsaw. London. Friday: Discussing the sit uation -around Riga, the Petrograd correspondent of the Morning Post says: “Russian military forces seem .merely ta be observing the German advance and falling back before it. The Germans now are fifteen miles farther east than yesterday. Their main body has got beyond the diffi cult swamp region which was the city’s chief natural defense. They now are in a good forest country through which they are being guided by local Germans^—Riga’s population is fifty per cent. German. “Refugees give illuminating ac counts of the conduct of those Riga Germans. When the Russian popu lation was preparing to leave Riga I s South American Governments Taken Into Conference of the United v States as to Mexico. Armed factions in Mexico are to be given one more opportunity to, say whether they are ready to make an honest effort among themselves to compose their differences. A message expressing the concert ed demand of North and South Amer ica that there shall be peace and res toration of constitutional govern ment, addressed to all the Mexican political and military leaders, prob ably will be dispatched within a few days as one of the first results of a conference at the state department Thursday in which the six ranking diplomats of the Pan-American lega tion corps participated with Secre tary Lansing at the invitation of PcesidenJ Wilson. While the appeal will be made to all the Mexican leaders it Will be in tended especially for Gen, Carranza and his followers, who oppose anoth er peace convention. It was disclosed that President Wilson has been in correspondence with the executives of the Latin-Aqierican nations, who have urged that the United States take the lead in a strong position to wards Mexico, and in this informal way have pledged their support to a Pan-yAmericap concert of action. Secretary Lansing, speaking for ill present, said: “I have absolutely nothing to say about to-day's^ pro ceedings. The informal conference will be resumed, to-morrow after noon. For the diplomats who were present I will say that they came into the conference with -the distinct un derstanding that it was to be held absolutely confidential and secret.” Meeting with Secretary Lansing were Ambassadors Naon of Argen tina, Dagama of Brazil, and Suare.: of Chile, and Ministers Mendez of Gua temala, Calderon of Bolivia, and De- jena of Uruguay. The ambassadors were- invited because they were the mediators who attempted to settle Mexican affairs at the NL.gara con ference last cummer. The ministers are the three ranking m mbers of the Latln-Amerlcan legation corps. Before a progrim fs adopted those who attended tho conference will sub mit it to their governments, and be fore it is put into effect all the Pan American nations will be asked for their approval. None of the Mexi can factions was reprcccnted in the conference;— —^ BAVARIAN TROOPS MAKE EN TRY INTO POLISH CITY AMERICA FILES PROTEST WITH FRANCE OVER DACU State Issue Whether Unite*! States Had Right to Register For mer German Vessel. Announcement from Paris that a French prize court had confirmed the seizure of the American steamer Da cia as a fair prize found the state de partment preparing to protest the de cision. which carries with it forfei ture of the vessel. 1- It is planned to make this a test case of the right of a neutral to grant registry to a bel llgerent owned merchant ship. The Dacia's cotton cargo is not in volved. The British government be fore the Dacia' sailed from Galveston last spring for Rotterdam, knnounc ed that the cargo, consigned to Bre men, would not be detained*, the an nouncement being binding upon France. The French government purchased the cotton. • The Issue in the Dacia case is the right of tlto United States to permit registry under its flag of a vessel for merly owned by a German corpora tion, but declared sold to an Ameri can citizen. Great Britain has sane tioned such transfers In wartime and could not consistently seize the Da cia. France h&s always held that the transfer of a merchant ship to a neu tral power must have been effected at least thirty days before the out break of hostilities. At the beginning of the war, the United States served notice on the belligerents that as they had not con sented to observe the- unratifled dec larations of Ix>ndon as a whole, this government would not be bound by them, but would stand on the general principles of international law. The- protest against condemnation of the DaCia will rest on these,prin ciples. * ’ Wait Report of U- Boat. The American ambassador at Ber- — — —— — . , , . lin Wednesday reported that he iTad flaaUJaei..tlijaLappfeaxauce uta jCity^eL ^leJX-LQX-xaar-guard .actions- . The- Tequested-'the German“gov'ernmenT -t- • ebrating a national holiday. Ger mans swarmed the streets and every sign of public rejoicing was . appar ent.” London, Friday: “The Russian war office has set aside twenty-five mil lion dollars to help pay the cost of the removal of Warsaw mills and fac tories to the interior of the empire,” says tbe Petrograd correspondent of the Times^ ’ The Warsaw retreat Is less the ^direct outcome of engage- ments on the Blonte line and In the Nowoggorgjewsk region than the re sult of the strategic situation, as a whofc. ' “In the region of Ostrolenka and the month of the Skwa the enemy threatened to cat oar rear eommaal- eatlon and deprive us of the oppor- tonlty of re-crooptnf. while by their In the Loman district the ■trlviag to effect a deep of o«r f erees oe UeYle- tula river. Should this offensive be further developed it possibly will be directed against Bialystok and Brest- Litovsk from'the north. It is quite likely that Field Marshal von Mack- ensen will transfer his troops from the Chelm district to co-operate in this attempt. “Another factor was the auxiliary operation on both banks of the Vieprz against Lukow, Intended to cut the Ivangorod-Lukow line. “To-day’s news warrants the con clusion that the fate of Riga is seal ed. The country on fhis side of the Mussa, where fighting is proceeding at the present, does not afford the Russians a line capable of stemming the enemy’s advance but Is suitable RUSSIANS ARE PURSUED River Dvina Is Intrinsically a more formidable obstacle but as Riga is situated on both sides of the river, it does not affonf opportunities for-ef- fective defenses. “Two corps of Qen. von Buelow’s army already have reached the Mus sa. Tbe evacuation of Riga is In fnll swing. The streets are packed with dense crowds and the stations are be sieged with those anxious to leave. 7‘The evacuation of Mltau was ef fected by tbe post office employees and man fesMirwerTgreatly delfgfiTed at the arrival of their countrymen. They had made no secret of their syYopathlea. * / French warship* on August t bom barded Sighadjtk. on the Anatolian tha and tha Retreating; Army May Find New Po sition Has Been Turned by the Austrians Who Have Crossed the Bng—Germans Cross Narew and Baltic Raid Continues Dangerous. t " The Germans hold Wdrsawv capi tal of Poland, and the third largest city in the Russian empire. ^Bava- rian troops entered the city Thurs day morning, having taken succes sively the Blonie lines and the outer and inner fortresses of the city it self, the Russians only fighting rear guard actions to allow their main army to escape. While to the Bavarians under Prince Leopold has fallen the honor of taking over Warsaw in the name of thq .German emperor and his con sort, who are expected to make a state entry within a few days, the real conquerors are von Hindenberg’s troops fighting along the Narew river to the.northwest, the Au'stro-Germans who crossed the Vistula to the south of the city and the armies of. the Austrian Archduke Joseph Ferdinand and the German field marshal, von Mackensen, advancing northward be tween the Vistula and the Bug rivets. The Russians are fighting desper* ately and stubbornly to check the progress of these four armies, and have had several successes, inflict ing heavy losses on their pursueNv but they are being steadily pressed back, which made the longer occupa tion of the Warsaw Polish salient a hazardous undertaking. Even now, although the steadiness of Russian troops and their fierce counter-attacks have gained much valuable time for them, it Is proble matical whether the whole Russian army will reach new positions chosen or whether, if it should get there, it will not find those positions turned by the Austrians, who have crossed the Bug southeast of Chelm, and the Germans under von Scholz and von Gallwitz, who have crossed the Na- rey. ' ’ . At the northeastern end of the line the Russian communications are further threatened by Gen. von Bue- low, advancing towards Dvlnsk. on the VUna-Petrogrmd railway. Indeed, the Austro-Germans have set three traps to catch and destroy Vhe Rus sian army. None of them was sprung, but one was so near to closing that Grand Duke Nicholas was forced to evacuate Warsaw and now Is fight ing with all his might to prevent the others from cutting off his retreat. Thus far he seemingly has been successful, for, although the Germans claim the capture of many prisonera, the aggregate la small when compar ed with the Immense forces engaged. In addition the Russian guns ap parently are well on their way to the rear. From refugees, who left Warsaw some days ago and have arrived at Moscow, it has been learned that Warsaw, even at that early date, had been denuded of virtually everything that might be useful to the Teutons. Factories have been stripped of their machinery and all war storep moved into the interior of Russia, and the government of the city lett to the Polish population. The Russians also are preparing to evacuate Riga, in the north. The ar rival of Germans ten miles south of that city already has been the cause Of the civilian population departing. While expressing the fullest con fidence in the future, the British mil itary critics make no attempt to be little the achievements of Teutons or the effect their success is likely to have in the near east and the west. Since early in May, when they start ed* their great counter-offensive in Western Galicia, against the Rus- sions, who were debouching through the Carpathians onto the plains of Hungary the troops of the Germanic powers have cleared the Russians out of Galicia, with the exception of a narrow strip of territory in tbe south west, have recaptured Przemysl and I^emberg, taken Lublin, Chelm and Warsaw and are in military occupa tion of virtually the whole of Po land. v N What their next move will be is a matter of conjecture. Some military observers believe . they will continue to attack the Russians in the hope of finally crushing them, a task consid ered difficult by the fact that the Russians In their retreat, lay the country in waste. Others of the ob- seevers think Serbia will be attacked to impress the Balkan States, while still others look for a big offensive in the west.; All t>f the observers are of the opinion that wherever the new oper-tfon is begun it will be on a big scale. ... for full reports concerning the recent attacks on the American steamer Pass of Bahama and the British ships Leelanaw and Ibernian. Town Destroyed by Cruisers. Paris reports that the town of Spelia was shelled and destroyed by French cruisers. It was-supposed to be a supply depot of eneqiy subma rines. * Washington. WeAnesiJIy,' says state department officials are busy prepar ing a reply to the British notes re ceived recently. - ■ •' i » ^ » Berlin says • Gen has soak the British of the MEMBER FEDERAL BOARD DIIIPS THF WAVFS DISCUSSES THE SITUATION IIIL H/t! Lll Harding Gives His Views on the Cot ton Situation, Comparing This Season With the Last- Conditions that confront the South In handling the 1915 cotton crop and the conditions a year ag6 are con trasted by W. P. G. Harding, of the federal reserve board, In the current Issue of the Federal Reserve Bulle tin. The position of cotton to-day Is much stronger and financial and oth er conditions are much better than a year ago, in Mr. Harding’s opinion, and if the people of the South will not weaken their position “by unwise action,” they have little to tear. “The cotton tragedy of 1914,” says Mr. Harding, “will be succeeded in 1915 by nothing more serious than a drama." Mr. Hirding warns the South in its desire to see a broad mar ket established for cotton to do noth ing to embarrass President Wilson in his conduct of international affairs. “It should be remembered,” says Mr. Harding, “that the president owes a higher duty to the South, to the whole country and Do mankind at this juncture than the establishment -of cotton values. Serious complications between this country and any great foreign power certainly would not enhance cotton values.” After compar-ng conditions affect ing the market this year and last, Mr. Harding says: “Under the most adverse condi tions conceivable, with demoralization in every money market, with high in terest rates, with emergency currency being issued dally in large volume, with enormous gold shipments abroad, with crippled'shlpplng facili ties, without adequate insurance pro tection and &ith oce^n freights three to five times normal, we began in August, 1914, to market a crop of nearly 17,000,000 bales of cottbn. Financial institutions, already hard pressed, were unable and unwilling to make advances on cotton. In ad dition to this the Soutnern farmers, who have this year planted record- breaking food crops, were faced witli a deficiency in home-raised food stuffs. and were in many cases forced to sell cotton to pay off pressing in debtedness and to secure adequate food supplies.” Attention is called to the fact that the high prices for cotton now pre vailing in Germany and Russia, about thirty cents a pound, will attract cot ton to those countries In. spite of ap parently insurmountable obstacles, just as high prices paid for cotton abroad during the civil war made blockade-running a steady business. There seems to be no question that ample funds can be obtained to fin ance in a normal way a much larger volume of cotton than was taken care of last year, and that even If Ger many and Austria-Hungary should be forced to suspend cotton manufactur ing entirely, statistics show that the mills of the united States. Great Bri tain. Spain, Russia. Italy, Japan, China and India have spindles suffi cient to absorb every bale of cotton that is likely to be cultivated. “It should be noted,” says Mr. Harding, “that the reduction in American cotton acreage this year amounts to more than 5,000,000 acres, and that Egypt and India have also made radical reductions in cot ton acreage. It is probable that the world's cotton crop, based on an average yield per acre, will be about 6,000,000 bales less than last year. “Cotton, unlike grain, is a com modity the market value of which de preciates in time of war, and the South was a producer of that com modity has suffered. “The actual position of cotton, however, is so much stronger than was the case a year ago, the financial and other conditions, are so very much more favorable that there can be no doubt that if the South will keep cool and wllFrefrain from mere ly weakening its own position by un wise action the present nervousness regarding the market for tjhe growing crop will soon disappear. “Even in the face of all the adverse conditions during the last twelve months the average price of cotton has been about what might have been expected for a 17,500,000-bale crop had there been no war, and there is every reason to believe that the aver age price of cotton during the next twelve months will be higher. The real question is: Will Southern mer chants and Southern bai.kers, and all others interested in Southern trade, co-operate in securing for the cotton producer the benefit of this average price, and will the cotton producers themselves do their part? My knowl- <nlge of Southern character and of Southern business conditions justifies a confident belief that an affirmative answer Will be given. DENIES AUSTRIA’S REQUEST -V; Note on Embargo Has Been Complet ed by State Department. The American reply-\o ' Austria- Hungary’s recent diploniptic note suggesting an embargo on war ex ports to the allies on the ground that the traffic has grown to proportions wfilch vT8Tate American Beutra practically has been finished by t! state department and will be dis patched to Vienna shortly. The note reiterates the position of the United States, as expressed to Count Bernstorff, the German ambas sador, that “the planing of % an em bargo on the trade In arms at this time would be a direct violation of the neutrality of the United State!.” Austria’s contention ,thp.t “a neu tral government is not permitted to alloAkunhindered trade In contraband of wer If mr UIUF —IIBTmm character or proportions that the neu trality of the country la thereby Im paired.” is declared In the American reply .to be Impractical. Aa embargo has baaa placed oa all shipments of British coal aa Is umaicae! to th. ENGLISH FLEET HAS DONE ITS WORK IN THE VAR EXPERT REVIEWS FIGHT GERMAN COUNCIL DECIDES im •, - ■ \ * American Naval'strategist Compares Claims Set Forth by German and English Reviewers as to the Oper ations of Battleships and Subma rines in the War. Some time ago Count vdn Revent- low, of Berlin, a naval expert, review ed the situation on the sea\from a German standpoint, and the\ Hon. Balfour * presented Great Br side about the same time, studying both summaries, an Am can expert arbitrates between them- He says: “Count von Reventlow’s review of the accomplishments of the German navy during tho first year of the war is maiply an apology for what It has not done, and Mr. Balfour’s reply states the situation as well as any man could. Most naval officers, viewing the situation impartially, would probably concede that the Brit; ish navy has accomplished all that Mr. Baifour claims for it.’ 1 This statement was made to the New York World by a high naval au thority when asked for an expression regarding the respective summaries of Count von Reventlow and Mr. Bal four, concerning the claims of the exponents of these enemies. Con tinuing, he said: “Mr. Balfour speaks of seven things which a fleet may do. Many naval officers probably would not state the proposition in that way, and yet agree with him. The most im- ixirt&nt tiling of all is to render im potent or powerless the fleet of the enemy. That the British navy has bottled up the German navy and ren dered it practically impotent can hardly oe questioned. All It can do at present U to make submarine at tacks by stealth on unarmed mer chant ships and fishing boats. "The meaning of Count Reventlow is not clear when he says: Tt Is plainly the standpoint of the British admiralty to avoid aerlous encounters with tha Gasman fleet except under specially favorable conditions. It fears that it would otherwise have too few ships left and be weaker than the United States after the war.’ “Count Reventlow la mistaken when he attempts to state the volley of the RritM admiralty. Men who have followed closely the course of the war are very confident that the ’standpoint’ of the British admiralty is to attack the German fleet every chance It gets. "Every time the Germans have sent a fleet outside of Its protected naval bates and mine fields and' at tempted to do anything the move ment has been reported by British scout ships and a British fleet has been on the scene on short notice prepared for action. “it is unquestionably true, as stat ed by Count Reventlow, that ‘It Is not correct to say that great armored ships do not come out and fight for fear of submarines, for there are many other reasons to be consider ed.’ There ia.no particular reason now why either the British or the German great armored ships should come out and fight. If conditions re quired it and were Imperative, how ever, the submarines would not stdp them. "Where Farragut was entering Mobile Bay and the flagship of the fleet was sunk almost In an Instant by the explosion of a mine he did not withdraw from the attack. He said. ‘Damn the mines! Go ahead.’ That same spirit prevails to-day in naval circles, and when there is work that must be done commanding officers are ever ready to take their chances against submarines, mines or what not and go ahead and do it. "The feat of the German subma rines in cruising from the North Sea to the Dardanelles was a remarkable accomplishment in steaming. It Is true, also, that after ti^jr arrival they sank some enemy Warships— two British and one French. The enemy at the Dardanelles was sur prised. They were not expecting sub marine attack. It is equally true, however, that since the sinking of these sltips at the Dardanelles by the German submarines notliing more has been heard from them. They may have been destroyed and may have steamed elsewhere*. At any rate, the rommanders of the allied fleet are now prepared for them and have been successful in defending their fighting ships against the submarines. “Of course, the German navy has protected its own coasts from attack by fhe British fleet, and Count Rev- entipw may well remind Great Britain that the boast of a former admiralty chief that tbe British dreadnoughts would be on the German coasts be fore the news of the breaking out of the war appeared in the German newspapers was a purely idle one and has not been made good. On the other -haad,- the attacks by Gorman, ships on the English coast, while daring, accomglisiipd nothing* of a Uitlttary value. They have not been very numerous and none have been attempted for months. “Nobody can gainsay Mr. Rplfour's German PHnee Will Rale Over ince Under Anstrlaa and Polish. Role. The occupation of Warsaw Is taring attention on a series of impor tant events that are being arrani First will be the selection of a C man governor. Reports indicate the appointee will be & German prince, possibly a son of tbe German emper or, or an Austrian archduke, who will be vested with authority akin to that which Napoleon gave to hfar brothers and to hla marshals as king* of occupied territory. Berlin reports a council to be held on Sunday will formulate a procla mation declaring Poland to he a semi- autonomous state under joint (Polish and Austro-Hungarian rule. This conforms with a recent decision of a Polish congress held at Piotrkow, Russian Poland, which proposed a joint Polish and Austro-Hungarlae rule with a separate Polish army and the fullest autonomy conaiatent with the strategic interests of Austria- Hungary. ' The German offer' of autonomy fs regarded as a bid for thfe support of the population of Poland as against a similar declaration of Emperor Nicholas promising eventual Polish autonomy under Russian suzerainty. The outcome of these events In War saw probably will determine the po litical status of Poland during the war. —• • between Osrmaay 190# declaration that the British navy has driven Orman commerce off the seas and renderad Germany's navy utterly Impotent to stiike a blow or to land a man in defense of her colon!—. Neither will anybody question the proved efficiency of the British navy In Irmsportlng RyUlah apd CoteaUl Britain. It will be recalled that Ger many was even greatly chagrinned that England determined to enter tbe war. “But England had to enter the war. British statesmen and naval and military experts knew that Ger many would defeat France and Ri sia and probably take over Belgiui They knew that the danger to land with Germany In possession ports on the French or Belgian and even on the English Channel seif, would be very greatly Incrs That is why England entered the ' She knew that Germany was makt great strides In building up a mods navy and was growing corns at a remarkable rate. “A clash between England was bound England chose a time Germany would be I an antagonist. “A clash Great Britain was Ineritahle cotint of tbe race between til for naval supremacy. la many started seriously to but navy. At that time England far ahead as to make the equalling Its naval eetablli most hopeless. But a came In ItOC, as pointed Count von Reventlow. it that the dreadnought was Germany was quick to seise the port unity. “The development of the dr night, relegating to the rear the battleships which preceded It. Germany a chance to start a with Great Britain on equal footing. England had dreadnought and Germany aoaa. "England, however, was not can nipping. She quickly discovered German, drift and Immediately gurated the policy of constructing modern navy equal to that of two countries. Germany had that she could build dreadnoughts fast aa England, because she had good shipyards and shipbuilders, aa much wealth. But England forg ed ahead at a much more rapid rata- [.and outdistanced her rival. After time It became apparent that land had entered upon too amMtioi a building plan even for tho mlatr of the seas. "Meanwhile the United Btatea develo|>ed a considerable navy the British policy changed to fiO pgr cent, more than that of any other country except the United w lilch she placed in the list of wltfi which hostilities' improbable. In this connection soma may wouder whether In making tha statement quoted above regard! the weakness of the United States navy Count Reventlow did not deeirs to leave tbe impression that the Unit ed States Is only awaiting an oppor tunity to jump on John Bull rathar. than to sneer at our navy. “In any event, there could be onl. one outcome of the feverish race ha- « tween Great Britain and Germany for naval supremacy tr-m 1906 on. Such a raco must wind up in n clash sooner or later. Germany's object la attempting to surpacs the British fleet could mean only that she wan determined to wrest from England the title of mistress of the seas. Eng land was equally determined that no power should do so.” Asked whether late official advieas indicate a Irrgo increase in the Ger man navy since the outbreak of tftfr war, this authority said: “The latest advices are that any attempt to dotermine Germany’s present naval strength would b? wild guess. Her shipbuilding plant arp and have been since the outbm__ of the war working day and night. They are turning out .submarines . rapidly as possible and are adding the-strength of thb V fighting ships. “The same thing is <rue of land, of course. Whether Gers is building more rapldly*th?o laud nobody on the outsider knoi In England the. shipbuilding are running all of tho tline ai workmen have been excused fr listing in the ranks on the that they can perform n greataj by sticking to their regular/ tlons and assisting in tar new fighting ships.” troops to France and Belgium, de spite the proximity of German sub marines sad naval bases. , ' * “4 think i( is undoubted]? ah— also al standpoint Uer- wnr. f'ouLt Revent- 1s correct In that at the oetbreak of Drowsed Her Mrs. Lae Tntnm of Thursday into s fif mitted