THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
Feb. 7, 1915,
British took German trenches at
Guinchy.
Germans rushed re-enforcements
to East Prussia.
Russians pierced second line of
German trenches near Borjimow.
Austrians resumed attacks on
Montenegrin positions on the Drina.
British foreign office upheld use
of American flag by Lusitania.
Feb. 8, 1915,
Germans shifted 600,000 troops
from Poland to East Prussia where
Russian cavalry were sweeping
northward.
Russians moved forward in Car
pathians but retired in Bukowina.
Turks in Egypt in full retreat.
Premier Asquith reported to par
liament British losses of 104,000 to
date.
Germany ordered all neutrals ex-
pelied from Alsace.
Feb. 9, 1915.
Germans again bombarded
Reims, Soissons and other towns.
Fighting on skis took place in Al
sace.
Austro-Germans attacked Rus
sians at three points in Carpathi
ans.
Russians made a wedge in East
Prussia across Angorapp river.
Turkish cruiser bombarded Yalta.
Russian warships shelled Trebi-
zond.
Feb. 10, 1915.
Fierce fighting took place in the
Carpathian passes.
Russians continued retirement
from Bukowina.
Allied aviators
in Adrianople.
dropped bombs
German
in
French brought down
airman who dropped bombs
Paris.
German Socialists indorsed the
war,
Steamer Great City sailed from
New York with relief cargo worth
$530,000 fcr Belgium.
Feb. 11, 1915.
Russians fall back Mazurian
Lake region, East Prussia.
Cargo of American
Wilhelmina, for Hamburg,
by British at Falmouth.
German submarines,
storm in Norwegian ports,
forced to leave.
in
steamship
seized
driven by
were
American note to Germany, warn
ing U. 8, would hold it to strict ac
countability for destruction of
American vessels or lives on high
seas, made public.
American note to England made
public, objecting to use of Ameri
can flag by British ships.
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Feb. 12, 1916.
Von Hindenburg won great
tory over Tenth Russian army in
Mazurian Lake region, Russians
fleeing across frontier leaving 30.
000 dead and wounded, 50,000 pris-
oners and many guns,
vic
Russians strengthened second
line of defense.
Thirty-four British
raided Belgian seaports.
raided German
airships
French aviators
aerdrome in Alsace.
Exchanges of disabled prisoners
between England and Germany ar
ranged.
American Qirls’' society sent to
France apparel for 20,000 persons.
Feb. 13, 1915,
Russians claimed German offen
sive in Poland had failed.
Germans defeated English on Or
ange river, South Africa, and invad
ed Uganda and British East Africa.
British wiped out Turkish force
at Tor.
Two British airmen killed at
Brussels,
Entire Austro-Hungarian
sturm was called out.
land
Why Guns Are Fired in Salute.
This is a sign of honor reserved
for royal and very distinguished per
sons. When ships or coast forts fire
their guns to welcome a distinguished
visitor the compliment, though noisy
in form, is more delicate in intestion
than some of us know. It means that
we know the purpose of the visitor's
coming is so peaceful that we need
not keep our guns loaded, but joyfully
empty them in his presence,
Make Punctuality a Habit.
Bomebody sald that the man who
was always on time spent half his Itfe
waiting for thé other man. Perhaps
that is so; yet the fact Is no excuse
for those who are habitually late. And
really it is quite as easy to be on time
as it is to be late, M we only make
punctuality a habit
Use for the Dowry.
A bachelor informs wes that a mar
riage dowry is a lump of sugar in
tended to nullify the bitterness of the
dose~Indiapapolis Stas.
GERMANY BALKS
ATWORD “ILLEGAL”
Negotiations in Lusitania Case
Again Critical.
SEEKING TO AVOID A BREAK
its Stand Is Final,
Note Delivered By Bernstorff
Admittedly Creates Grave
Berlin Declares
Situation,
The
different
one word
interpreted in
Washington
the
States and Germany, protrudes
draft of the Lusi
Ambas
irom the tentative
tania agreement, perfected by
Bernstorff
the stumbl
rel : .
AIG Set Ll
sador
Lan
yon
ing, a ing block
caused Berlin to refer to the
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tiationg as having reached a i
hington to characterize
grave
New Concession Offered.
4 HR ANBWE presented to Se
Count
ead of an ou
Hit
pally Oi
ithod ol ibmarine warfare u
the Gen authoritie in
snlance of
Lansing
wer falls
¢ manner, it mas tated
that it does
tely
nent or an open break must fol
be
Wlively not follow
sither a comple satisfactory
at the end of that time
ations may continue
REJECTS MINERS TERMS,
Anthracite Operators Say They Can.
not Afford To Pay More.
New York.~The anthracite coal
operators rejected here the demands
of their miners for a 20 per cent in
crease In wages, complete recognition
of the United Mine Workers of Amer.
eight-hour day and changes in
methods of fixing wages,
The operators propose that if the dif.
ferences cannot be settled by the “in.
terested parties” themselves, they be
submitied to the board of conciliation
provided for in the award of the
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission of
19602.
The miners’ demands were formu
lated last September at Wilkes-Barre,
Pa., and were ratified last week by the
United Mine Workers’ convention at
Indianapolis.
FOOD PRICES DROP.
Decrease In First Nine Months
1918 One Per Cent.
Washington. Relative retail prices
of
United States decerased one per cent.
during the first nine months of last
year.
Labor Statistics also show that prices
in September, 1915, were five per cent,
lower than in Seplamber, 1014, but
wore the same as for September, 1913.
LITTLE ALE
CK KILL JOY
DOESHT EARN AS
MUCH AS You PO
ice
ParliamentHouse Fire Officially
Declared Accidental.
FIVE KILLED, SOME MISSING
Of Duke
WILSONS GIVE RECEPTION
Members Of
Honor At White House.
Washingtlon The
| Mrs. Wilson held
| ce pion of the White House
i gon, with Justices of the Supreme
| Court and other members of the Fed
! eral judiciary as guests of honor. Mem
bers of the Cabinet stood In the Blue
Room with the President during the
reception and thelr wives assisted Mrs
{ Wilson. Nearly 2,000 persons, includ
ing, besides members of the judiciary,
many other high Government officials,
| were present.
Judiciary Guests Of
President
the second state r
oclial rea
i
wil
Come To United States.
{ Berlin~Henry Morgenthau, Ameri
ican Ambassador at Constantinople, ar.
{rived In Berlin on his way to the
{| United States. He was accompanied
i by hig son, Henry Morgenthau, Jr. Mr.
Morgenthau will remain here a day or
two before leaving for New York by
way of Rotterdam or Copenhagen.
$12,800,000 IN GOLD IMPORTED.
Exporte'For December §5,480,000, Saye
Reserve Board.
Washington. - Gold imported into
the United States from January 1 to
January 21 was worth $12.5800,000,
while exports for the same period were
worth $6,480,000, according to figures
made public by the Federal Reserve
Board. Foreign coin imported amount.
od to $10,403,000; foreign coin exported
to $2,307,000.
THIS 15 COUSIN IALK.
HE WAS MARRIED
LAST WEEK
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BRITISH SET OUT FOR HOME
Ru
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heing } ad 3
to New York
The Britis} yovernment is caring
for and crews of the
and will send them
avail
der Dempster Com
for the of
und aboard the first
The |
Arrange
able sh
DARBY
the Appam’s crew
Berge, mmanding
prize ship Appam, ial} the first
| time He ridiculed the
| suggestion that his raider was the new
| fruit trader Ponga, insisting that she
{ was the Moewe., He confirmed the ac
| sounts of his capture of the seven Eng
{ lish vessels and declared be had noth
ing to say regarding his future plans.
ip
win return
lieutenant
ol for
of his cruise
$135,000 FIRE IN WAYNESBORO,
{Half a Block In Business Section
Destroyed.
| Waynesboro, Pa.—The buildings oe-
| eupying half of an entire block in the
business section were destroyed by
fire. with a loss of $136,000. A volun
| teer fire brigade saved the First Na
tional Dank and the American Nation.
al Bank after they had been damaged.
DEATH IN CREAM PUFF BY MAIL
Woman Alleged To Have Sent Pack
age To Man is Held,
Woonsocket, R. 1.--The presence of
arsenie In the stomach of Almand
vadehoneoeur, who died, it is asserted,
after eating a cream puff sent him by
mail, was reported by Dr. Henry 8
Bernstein, State pathologist. Mrs,
Hattie Oakley, who is alleged to have
mailed the package, is awaiting a hear
ing on the charge of murder.
ABLE 0 WIN OUT
turned Ford Ceiegate.
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and Civilians—Each
Thinks It Would
man Officers
Side Have
-l
n any
do
oYer Ve
| foodstal
{many oll
the
notably
Germar
and meat, but this is
only
that cgulaled
{ of bread
| line with her policy, and making «
tain that the rmany thing
are poing along as these things is in
keeping with the means of production
Everywhere in usual. For ins
know that the Kaiser was at the opera
in Berlin two days before he was re
ported in England as being desperate
ly Mm”
er
use of Ge
NEW OFFICE CREATED.
On Commercial Treaties
is the Latest
Washington. —To prepare for pos
gible revigion of commercial treaties
and negotiations of trade agreements
at the end of the war, Secretary Lan:
ging base created the office of adviser
on commercial treaties in the State
Department and appointed to the
place W. B. Fleming, formerly one of
the Department's trade advisers. He
will investigate and analyze trade re
latioms between the United States and
other principal nations,
———
TEN BLOWN TO DEATH.
An Advisor
Ceeat Loss Of Life Caused By An
Explosion On a Towboat.
PFwnotington, W. Va-—Ten persons
wore killed and fou seriously burned
by the explosion of the boilers on the
towboat Bam Brown, of Pitthburgh, in
the Ohio River here. The explosion
ia believed to have been due to the
admission of cold walter into the
botlera
GUARD BRIDGES
OVER WARSHIPS
New York Police Patrol Those
Cruiser Passes Under.
Takes
When Cruiser
Came
tions Washingto
into the New
Navy Yard
NEXT MOVE ON THE
2
Augstro.Cerman Offensive
Saloniki Imminent
ck on Duras
OLD RAIL TIES FOR TREALCHES
Buys Timbers Hitherto
Burned At 5 Cents Each.
An offer of 5
cast-off
£}
i
Daston cents a pleee
railroad ties was
¢ Boston and Maine Ral)
British Government
the railroad burned ite
but orders gent through
out the system directing that they be
saved It is understood that the Brit
feh Government is negotiating with
other railroads in the hope of obtain
ing 500,000 ties for use in canstructing
trenches in France.
road from the
Formerly all
were
DEAN WHITEHEAD DEAD.
Head Of Medical Faculty Victim Of
Pneumonia.
Charlottesville, Va-—Dr. Ricard HH
Whitehead, dean of the medical fae
alty of the University of Virginia, died
of pneumonia at his residence at that
institution. He had been ill for some
days, when pneumonia developed in
both lungs. While his condition was
serious, it was not regarded as hope
lees until a few hours before his death,
WILLIAM T. MITCHELL DEAD.
Former Consul Was Oldest Masonic
Past Master In United States.
Port Huron, Mich. -— Willlam T.
Mitchell, United Stales oonsul te
Quebec during the administration of
President Cleveland, died at his home
here. He was 98 years old Mr
Mitchell for many years was judge of
the Circuit Court here, and is said to
have been the oldest Masonle past
master in the United States.