it* crew, and as an additional precau-tlon twelve policemen were added toprevent any meddling with the cais¬son.

JAPAN NAY NOT RBSTOIIBGERMAN rilOTKCTOIlATE

TOKTO. AufcuRt 22 .Japanese news¬paper?" that are some times officially jInspired say that If Klauchau Is to ben ptlze of war. Japan may not heobliged to restore the Gonnan pro-tectrrato to China. Restoration, theystate, would be conditional on thepeaceful trancfrr of Klauchau to Japanby Germany.

Hochl sav« the German ambassadorio .inpan. Count A. Hex, will sail forSeattle on August 26. A number of. ferman ofllcials have already left onthe steamer China for San Francisco.There Is absorbing Interest In the nr- jrl\al at Peking of the recently ap-oolnted Japanese minister to China,l"kl Hlokl He Is expected to bringabout a friendly understanding: be-: ween Japan and ChinaCaptain Dmitri Vaasllleff. naval at-jtache at the Russian embassy In Wash- j

npton, e ho stopped here on his way to*h» United .States, said that Russia had4,*>f»0,000 men ready to strike and ptoh- |ably they would strike soon

N ll.NCOMBATAXTS SE\TFROM THREATENED POUT

PICKING. August 22..The Germani.uthorltles of Tslng Tau have beensending tioncombatants from thatp!a:e, according to advices receivedncre to-day. German women andehllrircn were the last to depart. All jhave none, with the exception of a fewwomen who remain to act as nurses jand some boys over fifteen years of age"ho have volunteered to act as dls-patch bearers.

A dispatch received here from Hong-ong contradicts a recent Btatemcnt

ftom Shanghai that two German war-ps lia.l been brought Into Hongkonga disabled condltlc»n.It is reliably reported in Peking

that the German fleet In Tslng Tauis Intact.The American consul at Tslng Tau.

Will\ s 11. Peek, has decided to rimalnthrough the siege. Washington madeit optional with him whether he should ,co or stay. .Several Americans of Ger- .

,,ian descent also are remaining, among1them two or three women who willnurse the wounded.

Reliable information received here bytelegraph from a point outside theKlaucliau territory says this German jr«titposts are at the borders of theirleased land. The country here Ismined, atid surrounding forests haveheen cut down The Chinese govern-mont has been careful to remove al-most all Chinese soldiers front ttfecountry surrounding Klauchau, fearingpossible complications with the Japa¬nese.No British contingent for Tslng Tau

has ret sailed from Tlen-Tsin.

MEMORIES or PASTiMIT DIlluAMS OF Kl.'Tl RE

I.ONDOS', August 22.."Kroin myfairly Intimate knowledge of the Jap¬anese. I felt certain thai as soon aswar broke out they would join in drlv-ing the Germans out of Klauchau,"said Sir Valentine Chirol. former dl-Tector of tiie foreign department oftli» Times, in r. statement to-night.

Sir Valentine Is looked upon as anauthority, whose words carry welchtin all the chancellories of Europe"The Japanese." lie continued, "prob¬

ably would have done it even if therehad been no Anglo-Jnpaneso treaty und jeven if the Japanese government hadtiled to hold back, popular feelingwould have insisted. The share whichGermany took with Russia and Francein compelling the Japanese to evacuatePort Arthur In 1S95, after their vic¬tories over China, never haa heen for¬gotten or forgiven.

"» was In Japan then, and In the

OBITUARYMrs. Ann Perrln.

Mrs. Ann T'errln, eighty-eightv ears old, mother of the late John

Don Leavy, died this morning at 1 15"'clock, at the home of her daughter- jin-law. Mrs J. I*. Don Lenvy. No ar-. a"gfnietits for the funeral have beenmade

Ml** llrfinlr OraWlus.I Special to The Times-Dispatch. I\NASHAS, VA. August 22..After at

lingering Illness, Miss Rcssie Dcaklnsat the home of her cousin. Mrs.

J. A. Morgan, on Friday. She was intiie forty-sixth year of her a«c. MissDraklns vsas a native of Charles Comi¬ty. Mai >laud, and lived for many years:i R.i ltiniore. anil also at llillsboro.Md. She was a niece of the late Rev.C.eoree Heaven, of llillsboro. The fun- Irial services were held this afternoonfrom Trinity Episcopal Church, and theInterment was In tin Manast-as Cciii.ler? The active pallbearers were W.M P.rown, «II I'arboroiiKh. O. I> Wa¬ters, Bryan Gordon, Robert Weir and

Weir Waters, of Culpeper.Rolcoinii Creasy.

-pev ia 1 i<. The Times-Dispatch Il. VNCII\l'RG, VA. August 22.--dl.ol

omb, the infant son of Mr. and ^Jrs.George W. Creasy, died yesterday" af- iternoon at the home of Mrs. Creasv's'parents at Carrollton, In CampbellCounty. Burial will take place to¬morrow from the Quaker Memorial<"'hurc h

Et« Mlllao Perdoson.[Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.1liVNCllRURO, VA-. August 22..EvsLillian, the ten-tnonths-old daughterof Mr and Mrs M. Ferdoson, died earl\

fi.'s morning at her parent's home, fiOlPeyton Street The hodv will he takenAppomota.v County for hurlal n

Mrs. I.uey I>li-lierson.[Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch 1I .'R F. DKR1CKSRI *RG. VA., August 22.Mrs Lucy Dlckerson. widow of Johnnickersori. of this city, died at thehome of her sister. Mrs. 1311a . Mast in.Spotsylvania County, yesterday, agedj-event;. -two years

DEATHSI.TMAN. Died, after n hrief illness, atthe home of her brother. T J. Pat¬terson, in Hanover ''ountv, Va Sun-day, August ifi. 1914, MRS. CARRIE-f'ATTERSON LYMAN. She is survivedby two children, J. W. l.yman. of NewVork. and Mrs. Fenn, of Philadelphia;one sister, Mrs. A t'. Henry, and onebrother, Mr. T. J. Patterson, of Han¬over County. The burial was In Holly¬wood.New Voik, Philadelphia and Manas-

ouan. N. J, papers please cop*.f'P.ARCE Died, at the residence ofMr. R P. Conger, Henrico County,Varina District, LOUISE Al.MA, Infantdaughter of E. O. Pearce, aged 11months <". days.

Funeral from Laurel Hill CemeteryTO-DAV nt 3 P M.ROACH Died. August 22, IP'4, p. t T 30P M., at his residence, 1^07 LewisStreet, CHARLES H. ROACH, aged.ears. He wafc the boh of the lata'Jldeon T Roach. He leaves a wife,runt, mother nnd three children toinourn their loss

Funeral MONDAV EVENING, 4 30 PM . at Pulton Rapt 1st Church.

Norfolk papers please copy.\DAMS.. Died, at his lesjrienre '.21North Twenty-seventh Street, at 30P. M. Saturdax. August 22. 1?14. WES-

U V ATjAMS.Funeral notice later

CP.RRIN.Died, a' the "v.fj^rieeMrs John F. Dm. Ltavy, at 1 I 5

' lock Sunday morning. MRS ANNPHRRIN, tnothrr of the late John Pton Leavy, In the eighty-eighth w.--r

¦' f ii't- a«re.funeral arrangement s la*e>

IN MEMORIAMOODALL.. In ead but lo\:nir t'rn«-rr-bra nee of FRANK L. WOODALL,-'.ho died at his home ir> Charlotte

. 'ountv one week ago to-d?y, Augustr i «,. rr- the pure m heart, foi

hall see God.

"Some men are born with opportunities, some make their oppor¬tunities, some have opportunities thrust upon them."

Here's your opportunity to save money on every¬thing you wear. Suits, shirts, collars, cravats, un¬derwear, socks, handkerchiefs, shoes, at prices thatmake one's money burn'his pocket. It's our cleaningup sale of summer wearables.

GSTABL1 SHED 1873 f

course of . conversation Prince Mo.Kreat statesman, usually reticent

and rcwrved, brought hi. fist down on'able and exclaimed: 'Germany. «e

S Mcver '°rglvc; K.issln looks'uponas a future rival In the Far i;a«t

itnoorTanT co,,r6f'- her ally, and has

t "resti h, -Cf ?' Sn" ancient In-

10111 «as odious and gratuitous'M oreover. Japan believed. I reallv

,»'«<. Germany Instigated Russia,toum Oltuina. the present Premier

direct paraphrase. The curiofin ivpress Ion that .!».«

loua cx-

nient believes It in h'« i. <isc Povern-

advleo to the Imperiall° *iv*

« rter'^,h!"ee,,,r0vc-ars'Unhr W,1Jch««W..on for'Vtself'*from Vll 'na'Vh^ VronotB of" r° ®1""»m«e

,lnft loot 01 German influ-

"Jm1SrSSCI,'lloilH ,n ,he

her seat In iVi«°U wl«he« <o secure

the peopl'^o" JapHn1 aar'e conconi^l. ""

w/.Vv-.v.'AI'AKBSE TitOO P.N

I (lvrifiv 4JVKA'I'.m; lii.vt chai;

All*upt¦-3 12:10 A. M ) \

J»v» V? f) SpaUh ",0 Central NVw,

ia rppor,r'1 that the .inp.-,.

nfse licit, accompanied |.\ r, lariie

,r,,r,,,,r,s <n,.v.5i.R ,,.00|^Is near Kiauchau In readiness io he.gin operations immediately after theultima! um expires. The Germanahlps and forts are preparing u> «.f-ier the utmost resistance.

BATTLE OF GIANTSNOW IN PROGRESS

NEAR CHARLEROI.< on tinned Kroni Kirst Page.)

L,!^n-'f,,V 'J*10'"1 They are mostlv Rei-Mans. I.ut among them are . fewAmericans. Thex say the Kener..l on,,?."ii In Ostend to-day was that themans were not coming to the coa.iA dispatch to the Exchange T.'ie-

hIrrh.<.0,"Pnnr frHI" °Rt®"d. receivedhere this evening. denies previous re

Ghent.' tMr t5orn,nn6 have occupied

VICTORV HY fiKIlMANS

ra ,OVEIt FIIENCH TftOOPS

man >abaiv announced that K°m'"" ,nfornintlon or »

K»"ni \ ictoiy over tha *

s.nV^:i: "ass.' tsss-.U" E;\<cot NT OK prkskvi

rhifKDON, .SA?,;f2:^r,SiEAmsterdam0,"of«»^s " ccounT o7?h'" <;0mp"nv has sen,

«ii.< wuni or the present sitii-iiioxaI »» K'ven by the MaeR' .?,^respondent of the Rotterdam Co!,!The firing of a shot from a privateouse on the Quia! Pes Pecheur, in

,J esterday was the slRnal

'

forwidespread bombardment «nd nrCon on.>.« Part of the German army of .e

savs -?hJhoMar,r,Cht '¦"'""respondentff i i /""""o" °f the populationof Me*a became extremely perilousImmediately the shot was" fiJed the.umans opened up with their mai-hmek Ud ,wt,roved tw«nty houses andkilled the Inmates or ten other houses

In addition to the wai trlhn»« i

»»¦"}« "-I... ."i.1' lt>. Uege has been mulctod of n n

additional J2.000.0n0. the Germanv «...

administration having «o.re?l Vsamount of cash In private banks

"

han i .M3 been ordered tohand over their arnifl, and at the iiamo'"e ,he Pensants hnre been Invited

h°rvr:r;s ,o ,h- .»'^lnTdanKerS °..f, for<>,«n<!" »n Liege are

I'utch fen in t ^ nr". a manyJi. ,

LleRe. and the Dutch kov""""" ".".r

Lmperoi William, has left i.|..Ke'.rnMAN I KF.I. IMll(i\A\T

LONr>r,v" V,A " "s /; ur- vr »'«n u V

L. August 2 < ft 30 A »t\ dispatch to the K?:chnnKe Telecianh

'"h>s wcorf, S:.. r s froni Merlin the German prem

t* Intllpn.,,, at (ire,. ,ir|(a,.-, HC(P^SJapanese support The lead

nsc tapers declare that Germnt.v w<iir tallate by Mlrrln« up Islametlr iev iHuitons In India. Kgypi. Tunis. Algeria I«r.d the .Sudan, which will oulrklv

Krjfland and I"i-a»ice to teinis

A IOTORY OP HKnV TAX

V1SII sJ5??r/,VK" WT""**'i i

.'.'"MA. Au«ust C-. The f.l 1;owlnB announcement concerning ti,«

I

victory of Servian troops over the Auatrians was made here to-day:"The Servian army has Rained a

croat victory fit Mount lV.er ami theHIver Zadar. The enemy retired alongthe whole front. Our troops pursuedtliein vigorously. The enemy sufferedenormous loss: the booty was great.

"Yesterday the Servians continuedpursuing the Austrians' left wing to¬ward the Drlna, and captured two morncannon. The Austrian attacks on theServians' left wing were repulsed, theenemy retiring, pursued by a Servianartillery fire. On the northern frontthere Is only a feeble bombardment ofBelgrade."The Servian artillery ha* destroyed

three Austrian steamers and threebarges near Stara."

*t STRIAN VA Nfit'AIll)ATTACKS fOSSAt K

AMSTERDAM. HOM.AND. August22 « via London. 7: 'Jo I'. M An of-lictal dispatch from Vienna says thevanguard of n Cossack division, teiii-for« ed by Infantry, was nttaeked ve.sterday by an Austrian vanguard Nolocations aro given.

DKl.t'ASSK A\l» WlTI'I'il\ 1TA 1.1A > « A PIT\l.

LONDON. August 22 ««:r.r» l\ m"A dispatch to tiie Evening News fromHome says it was announced to-day Inthe Italian capital that Theophilo D«M-cassc, former Foreign Minister ofI'rnnrc, and Count Wltt«\ ex-Premierof Russia, are In Italy.

WI'ITK I O\Fi:ilS WITHi~ohhh;> iiimsti-mi

PARIS, August 22..The Home cor¬respondent of the Ifavas Agency tele¬graphs that Count Witte, former Pre¬mier of Russia, conferred to-da\ withthe Italian Foreign Minister, Marqulr;San Gluliano.

TWO GKBAT DBLV8IOKSkvthhtai\ki) n\ nttrnsn

[Special Cable to The Times-Dispatch. 1LONDON, August 22 .The Loii'lonMorning Post, the organ of aristocraticsociety, warns Kngland against over-confidence. It says."Only by realizing that Kngland is

at (be crisis of her fate and iitu t putforth her utmost strength can victotybe won."It continues:"I'ltiess enlistment is m. >ntained :: \

its full swing, it will be impossible tocontinue pouring the fresh fitters ontothe Continent which certainly will berequired.

"< >ne hundred thousand men a monthi* a large order, but we shall have i,,keep it tip to st>iueihtug like that toluive an effective intluence on land inthe war."Two great delusions aro eniot t;t inert

on the part the P.ritisii t>uI> 1 1 Tin \are first, their excessive reliance onUussia. and second and the worse .!.¦luslor.- because It certainly is false,that the Germans. as a nation, aro doJected anil disunited In the face of se-vere reverses and \\ ill go to pieces, andthat socialism will become formidable."I NAItl.E TO DKKUM) ITSHI.F

AGA INST FALSEHOODSNEW YORK, August 22..The Asso¬

ciated Press has received the followingmessage through the German embassy;

"Berlin, August 22."The Associated Press, New York:"Germany Is completely cut off from

the rest of the world, and neither cansend out news nor receive It Theempire, therefore. Is unable to defendItself against the falsehoods propagatedby the press of hostile countries Itonly can defend Itself by Its deeds. TheGerman people will be profoundlygrateful for every effort to dissemi¬nate the real truth.

"VON RE . HM ANX HOLLW E«"Imperial Germnn Chancellot

Itrltlsli Ships Sunk.[Special Cable to The Times-Dispatch ILONDON. August 22 .*. A. M.).' \press association dispatch from Man¬chester says that the British steamersllyades and City of Winchester, havebeen stink by German warships NoInformation of the locality of tlie dis¬aster Is obtainable.

FA VOItAIIliB IM PHKSS lo \< Iti:\TKI) IN HI-:i.«.M M

LONDON, August 23 (2 12 A. Me)The Paris correspondent of the RenterTelegram Company In a dispatch says"A more than favorable Impression

has heeti produced here h> the decisionof the British government to advance$50,000,000 to Belgium. The Tempssa > s:"'England has replied nobly to tier-

tnany's brutal action in exacting a levy-on the city of Brussels nti-1 tliaProvince of I,lege One more bondthus unites In closo collaboration thearmies at rayed against Gorman plra> \

Belgium, France and England atespending their blood for the welfare ofall. Kngland adds her gold

llltlTIHIi Sl'MMAIIVOF VAVAI. SITI \TIOX

^Special to The Times-Disps tch. tWASHINGTON, August 22. The fol¬lowing summary of the naval situationof the fighting European powers war.given out to-night by the British em¬bassy"The floating trade of Germany ha®

been brought to a standstill bv theoperations of ihe British cruisers In iliedifferent parts of the world. The i",e-man licet i.«« unable to Interfere witht lie cruisers Already about 7 percent of the :otal German tonnage In]in British bands, another 20 per centIs sheltering in neutral harbors, nndthe remainder Is either In German barbors unable to move ov endeavoringto find security. i

"British shipping:. with ti e exceptionof lees than I per i.I, whl< h was in jGerman imibors at thu outbreak, ol

war. in actively persuing Us businessKrrnt commercial routes.

"Tho Herman squadron In China hasbeen rendered ineffectlvo by tho con¬stant pursuit by tho British squadronIn the Far Kast. Trade In China Is.therefore, unaffected. T

"Tli® Austrian squadron in theAdriatic has retired Into the Adriaticbefore the combined Anglo-Frenchfleet, which is so superior that it Isable to send strong detachments to anyparts of the Mediterranean or adjoln-ln» seas In which naval forces maybe required.

"Great numbers of the sea-farinapopulation of Knglan^l are offeringthemselves for service In tho fleet."

..."mill of .fudge Shelby.

111 NTSVILLK, ALA., August 152..Judge David I>. Shelby, of the UnitedSlates fourt or Appeals, died here at

J>:.0 o clock to-night.

FINAL ACTION DELAYEDWar Itlnk Innurniice (IIII l»ut Over

t'ntll Neil Wffk.WASHINGTON. August Final

disposition of tlie administration warrisk insurance bill was put over untilnext week on objection in I ho Houseto-day by Republican Leader Mann.Tho measure probably will be urgedfor pas-iag* on Monday.

Mr. Mann did not state on whatK round he objected to consideration ofthe bill, unanimous consent for whichwas asked by Representative Adam-son.

While anticipating some oppositionto ihe bill to provide for- governmentpurchase of ocean-nolng ships, mem¬bers of the Senate Commerce Commit-tee to-dav predicted tho measure wouldbe passed next week. Senators Sim¬mons and Chamberlain are urging itsexpedition.

WHITE SLAVERY CHARGEDIN DYING DECLARATION

. Continued From First Page.);M longest piece of evidence which willbe Introduced against Mrs. Coiien at

! her triall! sets forth that w hen the position

which had been promised her failed to

develop, and Clarke Cohen > as askedabout it. she replied that positions inRichmond were hard to secure, and

¦that they paid but little.The declaration further sets forth

that the Cohen woman asked a man.whose name was given the police, tovlsli her and tho girl. This man Is!snld to have 4old her of tho Cohenwoman s character, and the characterof the house in which she was living,ntid to have declared that he wouldsee I hut she was released If he had tosecure her arrest. This man called atthe house yesterday afternoon Just lie- !fore the shooting, and again said thatlie would secure her release. Me leftand before his return the shooting oc¬curred.tilVKS lMll.n r. XA.MIS OK MAN

*iw: IIOI.DS HKS»»0.\M|||,|.J'".loaning from the effects of her

wounds, the girl told the detective thatshe had not lived a life of immoralltvuntil she came to live with the Cohen !woman here She then gave the name

1 ",r "«*" whom she alleges is re¬sponsible for her downfall in the lastfeu sentences of her declaration, thef, 5"H th»t "be had shot herselftouKb the rig lit breast, rather than

'lie left, because she wished to t,»Uwhat she knew of the Cohen woman.

quarrel with this woman earlier inlie day was admitted to have been themme.hat.. cause of the tragedy and the Idevelopments which followed. The girl J^.<l'l that tli. Cohen woman had visited»>ei at th<j hospital, and had told her

u. i'?-eSt°ryi \° 7" "l0 sur«eo,1» and theI 1"< .and had threatened h«-r life if'she told of the life sho had led sincecoming to this city.

,cvcnt« subsequent.»

-hont.iig, ( larke Cohen said thatMil, SI reel r

lhv hou"(> *" A't ihSII 111 Si I I'.'t from H Visit to the North¬'s Ii i j

fn'' lunch. Cora Padgettbut n Ve W*5, Ullwcl1' ate-tli little Slie Hoon retired to her

V:,V,,X ,llr r°,un woman. with

'-.llol'.v U',mnfln «"«np»inl..n. w ho are

Vi be I.bie T," .<< 'be bouse..<! the table. It was while Ih,v were'was in- j'" v";,"1.'' r,,,;:al ,hru I be shot..,, i'i them could account.. .,

th.-i. tame from the Pad-

m.i., "^b.'.'i'M,"..'h" Kro«",n* « xcl«ina-When the man ar,,] t wo womenrushed It, Ihe Vir| ,s sai.1 to have been

'i nil"wlfl. -yiMl* !lr''sr,'r- b .i 1 f he ii t over.

i r.'.sV si ,1aV,f! heri i a. t. she was led to the bed. and».ll across it, w bile the man rushed toumuion the ambnlanee The r..hen

tYatnaM,ei"«h,i,;V 'h" Ktrl h'1 "^-larednat tli. shooting was accidental at

tended "o-do'U. .Khe ha" mM !M"

Mir: not ..in mkvoi.vkh. 1 .,1 .VI

,,I;M °UN I'llUTKmox' Mike (\oiien accounted for the pres-

enci of t be revolver in the house l»v.eying that the Isolation of the houseI" be suburbs had made her afraido ki there after dark, and that slie! purchased t lie pistol a a n nrotec-

hrihe'SJ:;^,^"" ,!pfl dressern the| 1 adgett air) s room. The bul-

iC,\ xVas extracted from the In-\i P 9 m

bosom, was in Captain Mc-, V-' n,om<;c la?t night. It was from

i i irevolver, and a long shiver

Oi lead had been stripped from itNhowing that It had come Into contact

bodynftor entering the girl's

ti.l'Yw" Cohen, or Annie Norman, toldthe detectives how sho had first lefthome and had lived in several citieshr.Mmhout this State. Later sho came !o Richmond, and has lived at a niim-

oi places here. She further told !ie police that she had been In the

...jb" of sending money to her parents !"id that they allowed her to cornelhome at will. 7, was while she wason one of these periodical visits home'that she persuaded Cora I'adKett to'cturn with her to Richmond. Sincemoving to tho house on Spring Hillstreet the two women have' been onlvtiking their meals tliere. and have;been speniiing their nights at 112 NorthIClKhtl. Street, she said.M I'l'JIINTKMJKN'i' OK HOSPITAL

....INI'',,,t,ls I'OI.K'K OI'" SIKiO'I'I

Ihe iirst news of the shooting cameto the police yesterday from tJie super¬intendent of the Memorial Hospital.. elective Duffy was at onoe assigned<> the case, and secured the declaration'"in the injured woman and also the!.une of "'larke Cohen and the other!men and women in th? case. Me. with.elective i iordon .Smith, was assigned" f ' est the ' 'ohen woman, and dur

! k' "»e early part of the nicht visited'wuse after bouse in their efforts to

;' t e her. Finally, after successive.uiuie.s. they again visited Memorial"".M'lal to discover (,'ora Padgett's"iidition. It was <\i|ile there that thev

n.'il that the I'olien woman had sev-times called a that the iihv-

iwf ,u'.' telephone number.<.-itl\e Huffy had one of tho sur-

telephone iier to come (o tho'."spita I immediately. She did so. and"'.r a few minutes spont with theinjuied girl she came out of the door.¦it' was at once arrested and taken toe.i.iciuarters, where the entire storv

"t the tragedy came out. ,

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WITHOUT SERIOUS CHECKGERMAN FORCES ADVANCE(Continued From First Page.)

did base for operations with the aircraft against England.

"Air raids" ur* feared In England to¬night. An Invasion by the dread Zep¬pelins has seised upon tho Imagina¬tions of the people. The possibility ofdirigible balloons loaded with explo¬sives spreading destruction is openlydiscussed. tEngland, moreover, Is awakening to

tho responsibility she has assumed Inespousing the jcauBe of the allies. Thepossibility that the French rnoblllssa-tlon was delayed, that the Kaiser hasretrieved by the past three days ofbrilliant success the setback at i-lego,and that it may fall to the lot of thoEnglish troops to bear the brunt oftho fighting against the German forcesis now being openly discussed.The correspondent of tho Telegraph,hiring from Glvet, sounds this warn¬

ing:"The enemy is advancing like a tidal

wave. Many lives must bo sacrificed to1!stem tho cngulling flood. All signspoint to the fact that a heavy tierinanforce has crossed the Men.so, and thecontending armies are In contact alonga line about IIfty miles In extent."The Belgian lino "was so extended

that It could not withstand the Ger-man cavalry assault. It Is rumoredthat the lines of tho alilo have hadto bo withdrawn (o fortified positionsalong tho French boundary."The official press bureau continues

to warn tho people to keep cool andriot overestimate tho Importance of thovictories tho Hermans have gained. Iturges tho public to bear In mind thatfor practical purposes almost all In¬formation. omclal or unofficial, con¬cerning tho progress or the land opera¬tions comes at present from the sideof tho allies.OKKM I \ I, S'l'ATK1IK.N'T

m 'I'llK I'ltKS.l III RRAVThe official statement continues:"Very little news filters In from Ger¬

many and Austria by tho channels ofneutral countries, but sufficient does!filter through to indicate that theenemy claims successor m variousquarters both in western and easterntheatres of the war.

"It should furthermore ho remem¬bered that these campaigns have beencarried out on an enormous scale amithai a majority of the encounterswhich already have taken place canonly in their due perspective be clnssedas incidents of minor Importance"No achievement on either nj(lo

serves to be called n victory. TheFrench have gained gratifying sue-ccss In Alsace, and tho Germans bya steady pressure have obliged a largeportion of the Belgian Held nrtny toretire on Antwerp.

"In the F.astern theatre there havebeen a number of afTalrs in which ourallies are believed to have gainedground, but the campaign In tlia' quar¬ter can scarcely be said to have com-mencerl. The exaggeration into im-potlant triumphs of minor episodes lrwhich the allied fr>i»res ;irp alleged tohave gained the tipper hand Is mislead-lug

"This, however, may be said In the'Western theatre of the war.that Inwhich this country Is most immediate-1> hitorcstoil.-oho real noteworthy sue-ccss has boon gained. although iishould perhaps be cullod a Germanfailure rather than an allied success.

"At the end of three weeks, the en- jem> has not yet attempted to deliver.iii attack, u hirli had It taken place andproved even partially successful aweek ago. might conceivably have Interfored with tho concent ration of theFrench army, and might have provedprejudicial to their subsequent op«r-:¦ t if-ns

"It was rpprehended that tho enemywould bo ready first and would nkefill advantage of this ctrcunista nco. 'Phese suppositions have proved Incor-rect. The situation at this moment isIn a military sense satisfactoryWII.I, .NOT CONTINI'K

TO OCC1TPV llltUSSKIAI.ate reports from Antwerp are to the

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army before Antwerp is said to havebeen accomplished In good order, andthe morale «f the Belgian troops Is re¬ported to be unimpaired.While German patrols are close to

Antwerp, no strong detachments yethave been reported neai the city.'\\ hethcr or not the Germans will at-tempt to capture Antwerp or simplyInvest ll is not yet clear.

All Northern Belgium Is now n Oer-man province, temporarily at least. Noopposition was offerer) to the Germans!at Ghent, Ostetid or Bruges At Ostendevery preparation was made to renderthe town open. The civic guard was!disbanded. Four thousand volunteerswere removed from the port. Thorapidity of tho German movementsthroughout Belgium Is due In a meas¬ure to the failure of the retiring Bel¬gians to destroy railroads and bridgesbehind them.

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