THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
ans
March 7, 1915,
Germans started another drive in
region of Pilica river.
Austrians retreated in Bukowina.
British drove Turks back from
Persian gulf, both sides losing
heavily.
Venizelos, premier of Greece, re-
signed.
——
March 8, 1915.
Russians silenced two German
siege batteries at Ossowetz.
Austrians gained ground in the
Carpathians and Galicia.
Allied fleet forced way further
up Dardanelles, silencing more
forts.
Russians destroyed Turk ports
on Black sea.
British collier Bengrove sunk in
Bristol channel.
Five convicted
frauds in U. 8.
of passport
March 9, 1915.
Campaign in Alsace hampered by
floods.
Germans raised siege of Osso-
wetz and retreated in North Po
land.
German submarines sank three
British merchantmen; many lives
lost.
British seapianes dropped bombs
on Ostend.
British government authorized to
take over engineering trade of
country to increase output of muni:
tions.
March 10, 1815,
Germans attempted to break
through Russian line in North Po-
land.
Eichorn's
the Niemen,
cavalry.
army, retreating from
harried by Russian
Austrians had successes in West
ern Galicia.
British cruiser Ariel rammed and
sank German submarine U-12.
Eitel
News
cruiser Prince
Friedrich reached
with crews of vessels it had sunk,
including that of American ship W.
P. Frye.
British collier
More Dardanelles forts reduced.
German
Newport
Beethoven sunk,
formed Greek
Ghounaris
ministry.
new
Germany called landsturm
classes 1869.73 to the colors
March 11, 1915
British captured Neuve Chapelle
after three days of severe fighting.
and mine sweep
ing in Dardanelles continued.
Bombardment
Panic in Constantinople, many
foreigners fleeing
Million men battling in North Po
land on 80-mile front
March 12, 19165.
British gained near Armenticres,
occupied Epinette and advanced
toward La Bassee.
Russians captured Lupkow and
Smolnik and surrounding heights
in Carpathians.
Dardanus batteries
danelles silenced.
on Dar
British auxiliary cruiser Bayano
sunk off the coast of Scotland; 200
lost.
German airmen bombarded Osso-
wetz
Bulgaria moved heavy artillery
to Greek frontier.
Germans fined
Lille $100,000.
inhabitants of
March 13, 1915,
Further gains made by British in
Neuve Chapelle region.
Russians checked German offen
sive against Przasnysz.
Austrians repulsed Russians near
Cisna.
Turks were driven back in Ar
menia and Northwestern Persia.
Submarine destroyed Swedish
iteamer Hanna.
Remarkable Echo.
Among the most noted
that heard from the suspension bridge
across the Menai strait. The sound of
a blow from a hammer on one of the
main piers of the structure is re
turned In suceession from each of the
crossbeams that support the roadway
and from the opposite pler at the dis
tance of 576 feet, in addition to which
the sound is many times repeated be
tween the water and the roadway af
the rate of 28 times in five seconds.
echoen |e
Hardly Worth Considering.
“Would your wife vote for you as @
candidate for office? “I don't think
there's any use of my bothering my
head about that,” replied Mr Meek
ton. “I don't believe Henrietta would
let me run in the first place.” — Wash
ington Star.
Where.
Mr. Buzzer—“Are you fond of
apples, Mr. Wrigg?” Mr. Wrigg—"Am
I? Well, I should say so. Why, I'm
80 fond of ‘em that I named my young
est daughter Cora.”
3,000 LIVES LOST ON
CRUISER PROVENCE
Greatest Ocean Disaster of
Modern Times.
4,000 TROOPS ON BOARD
Only 870 Saved-—Loss Of Life Double
That On Titanic — Cruiser On
Way To Saloniki When Sunk
In Mediterranean,
the
there
the
Provence,
Paris -~It wa announced at
French Ministry of Marine that
were nearly 4,000 men on board
French suxiliary cruiser
which was sunk in the Mediterranean
It stated that board the
Provence were the the Third
Colonial Infantry Regiment, the Third
Battalion, the Second Company of the
First Battalion, the Machine
and one exira company
was on
stafl of
Second
in all nearly 4,000 men
Only 870 Reported Saved.
f Marine on Feb
that the
Provence
the Ministry o
a0
2!
As
FUAry
survivors of the
was e
announced number
disaster
indicated by
that
timated at 870, it is
foregoing dispatch
mately 3,130 Hv
The of mors
ginking of the
the approxi
were lost,
thar
Pros
aster;
loas 3,000
once
of
the largest
ocean di modern
times Up to the present
ves ever lost in ong
when t}
liner Titanic
and sank
raion steam
East River
1964, when nearly
their deat}
i line satean
met
mar
the
150K,
funk in coll
ire, July
of 586
with the los
The Jar
LIVES
anese liner Marna,
Japan, Septem
loss of 1.000
Kioker
the
1812,
coast of
with the
ber IR
Hye
The Canadian-Pacific
press of Ireland, sunk
steamship Em
in collision with
tad in the St
loss of more than 1,000 lives,
The burning of the Uraninom line
steamship Volturno in midocean on
October 8, 1013, with the of 136
lives,
logs
THE COUNTRY AT LARGE
The budget of the city government
The fight against flood walters in the
district which Ineiludes
Miss. regarded
ended
wag as practically
G.
States
W. "Palmer, who was United
consul at the Island of Crete
during the Civil War and had since
held important government
in this country, died at hiz home, in
Plattsburg, N. Y
Relief committees in Natchez and
Vidalia, La, sent out by boats a small
supply of provisions for relief of flood
victims and their livestock in the Black
River section, where assistance appar
ently is most urgently needed.
United States District Judge Arthur
J. Tuttle, at Detroit, dismissed the peti.
tion of the Ann Arbor Railroad to re
strain the Michigan Rallroad Commis
cent passenger rate and proportionate
freight charges,
Mrz. Henrietta Williams, widow of
General J. 8. (Cerro Gordo) Williams,
the Mexican war veteran, died in Mt.
Sterling, Ky. During the Civil War
Mre. Williams fitted out a full com.
pany of Confederste infantry at her
own expense.
THREE MOST POPULAR
BOOKS THIS SEASON |
fromm on
CARMEN SYLUA
DOWAGER, DF!
| Queen Mother of
Victim of Pneumonia.
Roumania |
| FAMED BEAUTY AND POET |
:
{ Deep Note Of Sadness That
Her Life Echoed
Of Her
i
Vibrated
Through in Ex-
quisite Creatior
Poetical Cenius.
Wedding
Romant
e his wile
16, 1868, and she was re
enthusiamn by the Rou
Bue
be
November
ceived will
Hares!
With
maniang when she entered
a few days aller the weds
aracloriglic energy.
began ! niar ino
In a
ince al once
s life and spirit
short 1 ghe
in languare
acquainted with their
and national aspirations
only child, a daughter, was
four years later .
| The death of her child casi a deep
shadow upon the life of Carmen Sylva
and increased the strain of sadness
her poetry.
Princess Elizaboth herself |
completely to the welfare of her subs
jects and to her
pursuits. Bhe became the idol of her
people and the only regrel was
an heir to the throne was denied her
| During the war of IBI7,
| husband and Roumani
fought bravely on the Russian side, |
Princess Elizabth showed
tion By nursing and cor
wounded soldiers in the hospiials
of her peopl
ime became proficient
thor
cusloms,
In 1870 her
born, who
their and ughiy
ideas
died of diphtheria
devoied
in wl
the Army
devo
NEW ORLEANS MARDI GRAS ON. |
| Carnival Cpens With Pageant and the |
Momus Ball
{ New Orleans. New Orleans’ 19016!
| Mardi Gras carnival was opened with
i an illuminated pageant of the Knights
| of Momus, in which the mythical story
{of Pinocchio, “The Tale of a Mario
| otte,” was portrayed in elaborately de-
| corated floats bearing characters in
costume. The parade was followed by
the Momus ball
INDICATES U.27 SUNK.
ne Admiralty Refuses Full Con.
London.—Though they refused full
confirmation, Admiralty officials today
indicated that reports that the sub
| marine U-27, which sank the Arable,
waa later destroyed by a British patrol
boat are correct
BATILE OF VERDUN
LIKE A MASSACRE
to Certain Death.
BOTH SIDES SUFFER MUCH
Following the Order To Advance, No
Matter What the
the
Sacrifice May 2¢
Teutons Dash into the
Artillery Fire
were arin
fort
cry of trimmph
then
of the
went ap all
i the
the
in the
Irpass
we French line and ardor of
or aliack was redoubled
rtil
any previo
pided to
count
meantime an lary duel
ing | niansity im of
the war
ROW sede YH
The assaulting
lightly in
leaving the
re Sere 841
1 De Dalle
ed “a critical point
forces ive recoiled
region of Donawgnont reg
CONGRESS LINES
UP WITH PRESIDENT
——————— co ———
The Gore ResolutionisSwamped |
in Senate. |
i
HOUSE ALSO
IN LINE
Votes Confidence
Will Submit Report Declaring
Against Interference With
House Committee
President.
t 4
of 68
Pregiden
Washington. By
the Senate carr out
wish nnd killed Senator Gors
resolution to warn Americans “fl
armed belligerent
In the
Committees, by a vole of
a vole to
fed
son's
ship
House the Foreign Affair
17 te
rd meeting fu
- ishes 13
Mcloemore warnls
took
iy the
voted Lo report
Lhe ne
President
the
the
In
that the
g resolution with
recommendation
the rt the
titution
duct of diplomatic
Te
Ones
President, and “with
COT does not
the Hons
fare”
Low
of Represer
Pleased.
A Hou & sal
the Bena
follos
vole was sensational
White House
Whi
ed with
debite
At the
The
which
8 the 1i ie
Renstors
remarks, dec)
Lavwri emocrs
v
with for moderat
would have been a
Congrons sin
thal the
vileperative «
Democrat of
the
their au
Admini
ILD END
WwW A
vA
Call ¥F
dispatches
mada por
enapoerall
also be asked to
tend Ford Is
will have the active
Covoramaont
TRIBUTE TO FIRST MRS. WILSON
President's Gift Of $1000 For Me
morial Forwarded By Wife.
Atlanta, Ga--—-A donation of $1.000
fron President Wilson Ellen
troaps. The
left, at Pep
seemed to
Freneh
French
Poivre),
and surrounded by
attacks upon
per Hill (Cote dn
have falled completely, However,
tacks made repeatedly with such heavy
masses as the Germans are constantly
bringing up, It is admitted by military
authorities, are always likely to make
further gains, provided the officers are
is
Lif
at-
GEN. ARGUMEDO EXECUTED.
tions Opposing Carranza.
El Pazo, Tex. Gen. Benjamin Aree
Durango and
was executed
Durango Chty,
received from
yeneral Murguya, military commander
of Durango state, by the Mexican con
de facto government in
La Cuna districts
court-martial at
JUDGE MAKES COUNTY “DRY.™
At Mercer, Pa.
Mercer, Pa. Mercer county went
dry Wednesday when Judge James A.
Mclaughey refused 47 liguor license
applications. Mercer ia the third Penn
aylvania connty to be added to the
“dry” list this year,
CHEWING GUM FATAL TO BOY.
Lodges In the Intestines and Causes
Brain Fever.
Tarrytown, N. Y.-—John, the 6. year
old son of Mr. and Mra. Daniel Mul
holland, died from chewing gum. He
swallowed some of the gum and It
lodged In his Intestines, causing brain
fever, For gix days he was uncon
selous.
i
{
here for awarding scholarships to chil
was received by officers of Lhe me
morial The President's personal
check for that amount was inclosed in
a letlewr from Mra Edith Bolling Wil
pom, requesting that it be added to the
fund
SIX MINERS KILLED
Others Said To Be Injured In
Explosion In Mine.
Many
Kempton, W. Va —8ix miners were
killed, @ number injured and 33 were
reported still entombed in mine No.
42 of the Davis colliery here follow
ing a terrific dust explosion. Mine
rescue cars were rushed from Mahan,
W. Va, and Russelliton, Pa, in an ef
fort to save those still buried. Ful
lowing the explosion 26
brought out uninjured,
bodios of the 2ix dead.
carrying the
WILL RECALL ENVOYS
Cermany and Portugal Reported To
Sever Diplomatic Relations,
Berlin, via Amsterdam.--It is re
ported that Germany will recall its
Minister to Portugal and the diplo-
matie relations belween the two coun
tries will be severed owing to the
seisure of German ships in Portuguese
harbors. Austria is expected to take
a similar step.
—————— AON
MILLIONS FOR NAVY YARD.
Committee Favors Appropriation Of
$2,065,000 For Puget Sound.
Washington.—The Senate Naval Af.
fairs Committee unanimously reported
# $2,065,000 appropriation to equip the
Puget Sound Navy Yard for battleship
eonstrection,
THE MOFWE SAFE
IN GERMAN PORT
Captured Fifteen Ships and Sunk
Most of Them,
REMARKABLE WAR EXPLOIT
Two Of Captured Vessels Named in
Commander's Report Not Previous
ly Reported—Through Lines
Of British Patrol Ships
Ei
mane
Caen
by the
tne Germ
an cont
y
turned a Lermar
10
5 me} 19 UrisoTIeT
i 2 MEARE]
d bar
250,000 TONS SUGAR ON WAY
Shipment From HM New Yors
Valued A?
hd
consignment
to New York re
FLOOC LONA, 18 VRIDOE
the freight charges
ghborhood of $31.000,
consignnent will
ar 120
tire re
freight oars, solid
trains
Austrian Says Munitions Embarge
Wouid Have Stopped War,
Zurich
prominent
Helllngar, a
the Austrian
Alois
of
in
member
the Nobel commitiee at Stockholm
recommending that the Panes
prize for 1816 be awarded to William
for his endeavors to stop
export of munitions. Ii
this would haw
ended the war and brought
about peace negotintions under the
powerful segis of America
Nobel
American
TWO ZEPPELINE RAID ENGLAND
Pass Over Northeast Coast Damage
Done Not Stated.
A Zeppelin raid was mad
when two hostile airships crossed over
the northeast coast of Bagland., The
official statement announcing the raid
gives no information as to the damage
done,
London
GIRL SWALLOWS PIN
Accident Occurs While She ts Hang.
ing Curtains
Wayneetsro, Pa--Misse Nona Rod
gers, 19-year-old daughter of Constable
Irvin Rodgers, Rouzerville, swallowed
a pin Saturday while hanging curtains
The accident occurred when she tried
to talk while holding the pin in her
mouth. The pin was located in the
girls’ stomach by the use of Xrays by
Dr. Croft, Waynesboro. It has sot yet
been removed.