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n propaganda in favor of peace. The propaganda is being mercilessly re- gressed by the police, according to the espatches, and the Socialists are be- ing closely watched. Paeulst liters. A despatch from Rome says:---) Bpatches from Switzerland state that the German Socialists have initiated A despatch from Washington says: w-President Wilson has called for re- ports on the subject of national de- tence. These will be made to him personally by the heads of the War A fresh gain of ground recorded in favor of Gen. Cadorna's troops who face the heavy artillery fire of the enemy, and continue to press forward, wrenching the country from the en- emy yard by yard. While Gorizia in the south, is being hard pressed by the Italians, Tolmino in the north, hard- ly less important from a stragetic point of view, is practically surround- ed. Gen. Cadorna, thanks to the su- perior organization and skill with which he has manoeuvred his armies, has been able simultaneously to at- tempt the reduction of Tolmino and Gorizia. The fight for Gorizia con- tinues with unabated vigor. The pro- gress of the Italians is slow but sure. Heavy Italian artillery is battering to pieces Austrian defences. Throughout the struggle between the two armies has been of a desperate and sangu-) inary nature. Despite fierce Aus- trian attacks the Italians held their ground, and advanced to the neigh- borhood of, Plava, where they drove the enemy back with heavy loss. So far all Austrian attempts to force the Italian enveloping line have failed disastrously, the enemy being pursued in turn and driven from the trenches, with the result that these severe en- gagements have allowed Italians to secure a firm footing on the lower left bank of the Isonzo. A despatch from Rome saysr-The situation of Gorizia, practically en- veloped on all sides by Italians, is hourly becoming more precarious. The great turning movement of our allies is simply sweeping all before it with irresistible dash. The Italian troops so far have driven the enemy from their path wherever he has been en- countered. Great ITALHAN ARMEES DRWING AHEAD Various theories as to what caused the Eastland to turn over are being discussed. The most discussed theories are four-that the boat was overloaded; that she was not properly ballasted; that a tug that made fast to warp the Eastland from the dock started pulling too soon; that con- Known to vesselmen as a "crank" or "hoodoo" steamer, the Eastland was about twelve years old, but was rebuilt at Cleveland several years ago by order of the authorities there in order to render her more seaworthy. She was required to carry water bal- last, but it is said that sometimes the water was pumped out temporarily to lighten her draft in traversing shal- lows. The listing of the boat to port was noticed, some said, 15 minutes be- fore she turned over. Capt. Peder- son said five minutes. Some women clutched their children, but decided the slope of the deck must be some- thing necessary in warping from the dock. When the full realization came the slow list had become an overturn. Some sudden signs of terror had driven smiles from gay faces several minutes before the waters swallowed the throng, but generally the women and girls, in white Summer attire, and the men and boys dressed for a jovial outing, were laughing and shouting farewells when death swept upon them. The Eastland, a steel steamer, list- ed to port and turned over in the, Chicago River near the heart of the, business district at 7.20 Saturday) morning. All her passengers save! two or three hundred, who clung to, the starboard rail or climbed out star- l board portholes, were thrown into] the river, crushed into the slimy mud? of the bottom, or imprisoned be-l tween decks. The passengers were) employes or friends of employes of, the Western Electric Company bound: for a picnic at Michigan City, ri: diana. I A despatch from Chicago says: The estimated total of those who went down to death in the Chicago River Saturday morning when the lbeel steamer bearing 2,408 excursion- ists rolled over at her dock remains at approximately 1,000. Steamer Packed With 2,408 Excursionists Upset . at Pier in Chicago River eat Turning Movement Sweeping All Before It With Irresistible \ Dash. 1,000 LIVES LOST IN BOAT TllhiE0T Asks for Reports on " National Defence Germany Repressing Peace Propaganda Realization Too Late, A1re has been sequestered by the au- 3thorities and a number of the more 1srominent among the propagandigts (have been arrested and summarily leonvicted in military courts. The )Swiss-Baden frontier has been closed again, the despatches say, with the {object of preventing the escape of the Socialists. _ and Navy Departments. The fact that this action had been taken be- came known here to-night after the release for publication of the note to Germany relating to submarine war- fare. The Valentine was sent to the bot- tom by a German cruiser half a mile off the Island of Mas A Fuera, one of the Juan Fernandez Islands in the Pacific belonging to Chile. France Claimed Germans Sank Boat in Neutral Waters. A despatch from Santiago, Chile, says: The French Government has presented a claim to Chile for the French barque Valentine, which was sunk last November by the Germans within the territorial waters of Chile. Chile has rejected the claim, declar-l ing that she had kept her neutrality.| "A small redoubt was captured with insignificant loss, and a successful attack was made on part of a com- munication trench held by the enemy. A Turkish machine gun opposite our left was knocked out by the French artillery. "In both sections the enetny's ar- tillery has been active." CHILE WILL NOT PAY FOR LOSS OF BARQUE. "In the British section there has been steady progress daily, consoli- dating and in some cases extending the trenches won. "In the southern area the Turks made an attack on some newly cap- tured trenches in the French section, but were repulsed with ease. "An anti-aircraft gun was located and hit with the second round from one of our guns. The fifth round blew it into the air. (British Section Consolidating and Extending Trenches Already Won. A despatch from London says.'--- "Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton reports that in the northern section of operations a raiding party rushed a trench on the front of our line. All the enemy fled except one, who was killed. STEAM AWAKE AT lJhll0hlEid0is Fred Swigert, a city fireman, work- ed three hours lifting bodies from the hold. Then a diver passed up the body of a little girl, her flimsy dress a pitiful, clinging shroud. Swigert placed the little body on a stretcher and then, looking closely at the drawn features, gasped and fell unconscious across the body, It was his own daughter. All witnesses agree that in the crisis women were the stronger and more sensible. While the men fought mad- ly for their lives, the women and girls, after the first panic, quickly re- covered. They clung patiently to bits of wreckage and obeyed commands of rescuers. Those trapped in the hull waited calmly for death or rescue. The men, however, chiefly young ones, dragged women from places of safety, and even afteritheir own safety was assured stood around stolidly without offering to assist. One boy, whose identity is yet a mystery, jumped from the dock into the river to help two women hanging to some object in the middle of the stream. He was swimming to the dock with one of the women, when the other flung her. arms around his neck, and all three were drowned. gestion of passengers rushing to the lport side attracted by some passing I sensation tipped the steamer over. l Deeds of Heroism. 5 Greater by hundreds would have len the number of dead, but for ‘prodigies of heroism. The heroes Iranged from slips of girls to ragged 1 dock rats and hoboes, to professionals. JA frail mite of a girl crawled over the slimy side of the ship at the im-; ‘minent risk of her own life, and with‘ her thin little arms dragged a num- ber of children to safety. A gloomy man who was out of work, and con- templating suicide in the river, fou.ndl plenty of work when the ship eapsiz-i ed. He plunged in and rescued nine persons before he was dragged out most dead by other rescuers. A police- man made a motorman stop between stations, ran back along the tracks, plunged into the river and saved eightl from drowning. There were numer-J ous cases of boy heroes; in two cases the little fellows themselves perished after helping many women and chil- dren to safety. (War Weariness Strongly Evident in I Wide Circle of Population. l A despatch from Stockholm says: 'A private message to the Stockholm Tidnijen from Berlin, which curiously enough passed the censor, states that war weariness in Germany is becom- ing strongly evident in wide circles of population and especially among the poorer classes. Great excitement pre- vails, and a proclamation of a state of siege is expected. The Dagens Nyheiter comments on this by saying that even if it is exaggerated one thing is certain, that among the whole ', German population longing for peace) is strongly felt. i ! Bit by bit large bodies of troops are being concentrated in and around At- hens. The struggle between Parlia- ment and the army may lead to grave incidents 'in Nationalist and Demo- ‘cratic circles. Great anxiety pre- "rails. The interventionists, includ- ing Venizelos, do not conceal their discouragement as the long delays and hesitation of the Gunaris Cabinet have greatly compromised chances of success if Greece intervenes in the war. At the same time, the delay in the meeting of Parliament is notp1- together unfavorable to the Venizelos party, as it gives it time to agitate and reorganize its forces. LONGING FOR PEACE GROWING IN GERMANY. A despatch from Milan says:-lhe situation in Greece is becoming more critical daily. The great majority of the people favor intervention on the side of the Allies, but the King, Court and General Staff are more pro-German than ever. Their in- fluenee has succeeded in getting the meeting of Parliament postponed un- til August 16th, the last delay allow- ed by the Constitution. The General Staff is also taking measures to sup- press any interventionist manifesta- tions which might influence Parlia- ment. l Majority of People Favor Interven- tion on Side of Allies, But King and Staff Obdurate. GREEN. SlTlJh'li'l0li DEVELGPS IN GREECE As against these severe statements there is a feature of the note which is expected to go far toward allaying the deep anti-American feeling that is likely to be aroused in Germany. The President's warning that the But that is not the only expression through which President Wilson voices the determination of himself and the American people. He notifies Ger- many that the United States will contend for its rights as a neutral, "without compromise and at any cost." Practices of the German nav- al forces, such as haire been protesstei1 by this Government, if persisted in, will constitute "an unpardonable of- fence against the sovereignty of any neutral nation affected." "Friendship itself prompts it (the United States Government) to say to the Imperial German Government that repetition by the commanders of German naval vessels of acts in con- travention of those rights must be re- garded by the Government of the United States, when they affect Am- erican citizens, as deliberately un- friendly." The climax of President Wilson's warning to Germany in regard to the rights of Americans comes in the fin- al sentence of his note, as follows:-- A despatch from Washington says: --The note presented at the German Foreign Office by Ambassador Gerard as viewed in Washington, means that another submarine attack on Ameri- can life will result in a break between Germany and the United States. The old Belgian lady shown in the picture is a great friend of the French soldiers and is very popular with them. They call her La J oconde (the happy, laughing one). Despite the desperate battles which have been waged around her home, which borders on a trench of the Allies' first line, the old woman insists on remaining within range of the shells and car- ing, with a motherly care, for the soldiers. President Wilson Warns Kaiser Against Repetition of " Unfriendly" Submarine Acts. Mimil Rfli)hi 3llhSli5RilT0l)i' TO BREE! A650 BELGIAN WOMAN AS (5Rr'd5p'ed? or 7715 Feg/ye/r SOLD/52$. A despatch from Cape Town says: --Premier Botha arrived from the campaign which ended on July 9th with the surrender of German South.. west Africa. The Premier received an ovation wherever he appeared. Business was suspended. The city was decorated and the people throng- ed the streets. On the arrival a: Premier Botha at the Governmen House 10,000 school children sang the national anthem. k Ovation for Botha in Capital Union, i In offering stubborn resistance to ‘the German advance the Russians are making a continual threat at Von Maekensen's tfank along the Bug River from the east of Cholm to east of Lemberg. Between Krylow and Sokal their attacks have been particu- larly severe, compelling the Germans to send reinforcements, probably in-; tended to support von Mackensen, to meet them. Both Berlin and Vienna in their official statements tacitly ad- mitted that all is not going well on this front. The German report says there has been no change in the situ- ation as regards the German troops, while the Austrians describe tho state of affairs as "relatively calm." The other point of the pincers, which Field Marshal Von Mackensen is directing [at the ChoIm-Lublin rail- way, has hardly gained a yard of ground since it reached the village of Reiovetz, just south of the railway. A despatch from London says: Only on the northern point of the pin- cers, which the Austro-Germans for more than a week have been trying to close around Warsaw and the Russian armies in the Polish salient has made any progress during the last few days. This point has forced its way across the Narew River between the fort- resses of Pultusk and Rozan, and is advancing toward the Bug River, which stands for the greater part of the way between it and the Warsaw- Vilna railway, its objective. l RUSSEANS WED 89TH RAELWAYS Teutons Cross Narew, But Bug Still Protects Line to the North. V There is still another feautre of the note in which the German Govern- merit may, if it chooses to def so, find some cause for gratification. The President, in two paragraphs written by his own hand, adverts to the re- marks of the German note of July 8, about the mutual interest of the two Governments in "the freedom of the seas," and opens the way to Germany to prove the sincerity of her state- ment that she really desires law to reign supreme during the war. It often has been asserted that could the German Government and people be convinced that the United States was sincerely endeavoring only to assert its rights and not to favor the allies as against Germany, much of the resentment caused by the sub... marine issue would instantly disap- pear. This expression was deliberately written into the note with this phase of the German attitude in mind. There is no doubt this will be re- garded, both in Germany and in the United States, as a promise on the part of this Government to dear as vigorously and insistently with Brit- ish violation of neutral rights in the high seas as with Germany's illegal acts. United States will contend for Ameri- can rights on the high seas "without compromise and at any cost" is made to apply equally to Great Britain as well as to Germany. These rights will be protected "from whatever quarter violated," is the way Mr. Wilson puts it. A despatch from Rome says:--1n- formation has been received from dip- lomatic sources that the Turks as well as the allied forces on the Galli- poli Peninsula expects that the Dar- danelles will be forced within a fort- night. _ T The Emperor then asked what the sergeant thought of the food supplied to the prisoners. "We are given ab. solutely uneatable stuff at present," Avelline says the sergeant responded: "Later on I suppose William II. will give us nothing but bricks." The Emperdr's suite, M. Avelline says, was horrified at the remark, but the Emperor, unperturbed, passed on. Turks Purposely Wasting Ammunition to End Resistance Which They Regard as Hopeless. Informed the Kaiser Food Was Uneatable. A despatch from Paris says:--AI- bert Avelline, a member of the Paris Opera Company, has returned from Germany, having been taken prisoner while acting as a stretcher-bearer. He tells of a colloquy which he says oe- curred between Emperor William and a captured French sergeant. Preceiv- ing the number of the sergeant's regi- ment on his collar, the Emperor prais- ed the regiment, saying: "I know it very well, and I think most highly of it." "Not more than I do," "irG'ruii the sergeant, Aerial engagements, such as have characterized the operations on the western battle front daily, but appar- ently without important results for either side. Nine German counter-attacks were delivered in one day against the posi- tions seized by the French in the re- gion of the Little Reichackerkopf, but all failed, according lo the Paris re- port, and the French troops were able slightly to extend the conquered ground. The Berlin version is to the effect that six French attacks were successfully repulsed by Bavarian troops. Germans in the Vosges Gradually Be- ing Driven Back Towards Muerw ster and the Rhine Valley. A despatch from London says:--The French forces have made further pro- gress on the heights dominating the valley of the Feche, in Alsace. The summit of Linge Peak, which lies near the northern branch of the river, and to the north of Muenster, was occupied after an obstinate struggle. South of the summit a foothold was secured in some quarters, which are named in the official report as Sch- ratzmannele, and in the wood of Bar- renkopf. FRENCH (1)l0JllRlili) WEE Rlioirl' PEAKS ARIES ARE EGEEENG TEE I)hfllWEu,llis ICE CREAM The consumption of City Dairy Ice Cream is in.. creasing every season. The local dealer has not the facilities, besides he makes so little that he cannot turn out a uniform lee Cream. Discriminating shop keepers everywhere are selling City Dairy lee Cream instead of their own make, and their patron- age is increasing because City Dairy Ice Cream is better and the quality is uniform. want an Agent in every town. (IT'S A FOOD) Because of this expectation, accord- ing to the information, the Turks are purposely wasting their ammunition in order to exhaust the supply rapidly, their object being to compel the Ger- mans to permit the discontinuance of a resistance which the Turks regard as hopeless. TORONTO. A despatch from London says: Speaking for the Government in the House of Lords, Lord Newton said that the number of married men at present in the British army was ap- proximately 843,000. The aggregate cost of separation allowances paid to wives and children of these men han been 225,000,000. Semi-finished Steel. A despatch from Pittsburg, Pa., says: For the first time in two years manufacturers report a scarcity of semi-finished steel. Pittsburg pro- ducers of open-hearth steel billets and sheet bars have been out of the market, so far as new business is con- cerned, for some time, but the pres- sure for delivery on orders booked has been so great that shipments are be.. hind. Youngstown steel makers have advanced the price of sheet bars to $23.50, Pittsburg, the highest point in more than two years. A month ago sheet bars were available at $20,50, Pittsburg. Another paragraph of the Penal Code authorizes prosecution in the case of such offenies, even when com- mitted abroad, and it is understood that the German courts will proceed against offenders. ' Berlin (by Wireless via Sayville)! -An official declaration is published here calling attention to the fact that "Germans working in factories in' neutral countries, particularly in the United States, producing war sup- plies for the enemy render themselves liable to prosecution for treason, un- der Paragraph 89 of the Penal Code, penalizing such assistance to an en- emy with a maximum of ten years' imprisonment." Subjects Working in Munitions Fac- tories in U. S. Are Guilty of Trea- son, Declares Berlin. GERMANS liihllfil)iil SE‘EELLS AR Aims 843,000 Benedicts in Army. the Sign. Loon for