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EJVMtttG tiEBGEft-PHlLADEIsPHTA, TfftTOSDAY.- eTAfftTAKY T4 1015.
HEW HUN MINISTER
STRENGTHENS BONDS
OF DUAL MONARCHY
Shift of Portfolios Allays
Dissatisfaction Berch
told's Successor Announces
'Stand-pat" Policy.
VIENNA. Jan. 14.
Huron Stephen Burlan todny assumed
tho duties of Foreign Minister of Austria'
Hungary without any elaborate cere
monies. One of his first announcements
as to hla future policies was a, declarn
tlon tlmt Austria-Hungary and Its ally,
Germany, would carry on the war to
a successful conclusion and that the
policies of his predecessor, Count Leopold
Vort Berchtold, would be carried out.
'Tho ndvleo of Count Berchtold wilt
tie Invaluable to us," said tho new For
tjm Minister, 'The Emperor regrets
fthe retirement of Count Berchtold, who
lias been anxious to lay down his burden
(or ftdme time.
"Ills knowledge of conditions will be
utilized to the utmost In waging the
Wari m we Intend to do, to a successful
conclusion."'
Semiofficial denial was Issued today of
reports that the selection of Baron
Burlan, a Hungarian, had been caused
by threats mads by Hungary that It
Would separate from Austria unless It
was given better protection from Russian
attacks.
In response to memorials the Austrian
authorities have decided to change their
methods and will henceworth take the
public Into tholr confidence In regard to
both military and civil measures and
progress. In order to facilitate Important
measures and. to avoid Internal dis
sensions. In explaining tho replacing of Premier
Count von Berchtold by Baron Stephan
Burlan, former Minister of the Royal
Court In the Hungarian Cabinet, the Gov
ernment, In a statement Issued today,
repeats the declaration that there was no
political significance In the move. Berch
told withdrew for personal reasons. It Is
Stated, and the policies of the Austrian
Government will remain absolutely the
same.
Today the Emperor sent a personal let
ter of thanks for his services to tho re
tiring Premier accompanied by the dia
mond cross of the Order of Stephan.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA
Steamships Arriving: Today
Str. Bjny, Tuxpem. crude oil.
Ctr. Atlas (Dr.), Naples, b&llut. Joeaph C.
WebrHL
Btr. Delaware, New York,, merclnndlee,
Clyde Steamship Company.
Sir. Crown Point (Or.), London, merchen
!, Charlce II. Taylor's Bona.
Str. JndUn. Jacksonville, etc., merchandlie,
Uerehanta and Miners' Tnuiapqrt&tlon Com
pany. Str. New York, Norfolk, merchandise, Clyde
Steamship Company.
8tr. Clbao (Nor.), Shields, United Fruit
Company
Btr. .Steana Itomana (Nor.l, Chrletlanaand,
snerchandlae. Charles M. Taylor's Bona. .
btr. Carolyn (Am,). New fork, merchandise.
Xitickenbacb Steamship Company.
Str. Itacnblld (Dan,), Copenhasen. merchan
dise, J, A. McCarthy.
air. J. X.. Luckenbich. San Francisco, mer
handlts. Xtuckenbach Uteamshlp Company,
laths.
netv. c ai. jiucvrie ur.J, St. Joan, H. IS.,
D. Cummins - Co.
Steamships to Arrive
rASSENOEIt.
Name: Prom.
Voncollan Olaasow ,.,,
Ancona . ...Meesliuk ,.,,.
Dominion Liverpool ...
rnEiaiiT.
Data.
Jan. 3
Jan. 8
Jan. 13
Name. From. Date.
widdon ....,.., ..Bombay Nov. IS
Bkosetad ..Shields Dec. 10
Tbemlato ., Rotterdam Der, 1
Brysiol.t Type Dee. ?S
UUet Caleta Coloa....Deo. in
Ftnoea Chrletlanla Dec 23
Klruna Narvik Dee. 00
Jemtland , Shields Jan. 1
Slaartensdyk Rotterdam Jan.
Osiadla .... Fayal Jan. 3
Aacbenerag Cru Grande ...Jan. 5
TunlaUna Cardiff ....Ian. '
Jemtbors; ... 'Ardroetan Jan,
Jort Antonio -Port Antonio... Jan. IS
Steamships to Leave
PASSENGER,
Name. ' For. Date.
Ancona Naplea , Jan. H
Mongolian , QUecow Jan. 24
fuejoht.
Name. For. Data,
Ameteldyk Rotterdam .....Jan. 14
crown point London ...,.. .Jan. 18
aCaaoheater Kxehanre. . Manchester- ....Jan. IS
PORT OF NEW YORK
Steamships) Arriving Today
Kama. ..rom. Sailed.
7'?- ..Palermo .......Jan. 1
Metallise Rotterdam ....Do.Si
Steamships to Leave
Nam. For. Date.
B2iV,"","",P?r,,ux Jan. 18
Philadelphia Liverpool Jan, la
Klnnetonka London ,, Jan. la
Verona,. .,..,, ,..,.., ..Naples Jan. la
yr,'n '.;; Liverpool Jan, la
fan, Ougll.lmo........Napl Janlld
N. Amsterdam ,..,.,,. Rotterdam ....Jan. IS
Movements of Vessels
Sir nulfnlt Port Arthur fny Ti.lls4.i.v.
towjnr be;. Shenenro, was Hi miles north of
Jupiter at noon January 13.
air. raraguar, rnuaneipnia for Sabine, wai
240 miles north of Jupiter at 0 p. m. Janu
an IS,
Str. Nelson. Philadelphia for Clenfuexoa. was
(S3 ralle from Orerfalla JljbUhlp at T P. ra.
January U.
& TS1."1?' tfT?" KbT tITar Bub.
llaSetphta for Sabine, passed Overfalls lis bt
Id UttOn jn. January 13.
Str. Dakotan, Honolulu for Philadelphia, was
8Q miles south of Delaware Breakwater at a
p. m. January Is.
Str. Wtpltred. Philadelphia for Port Arthur.
was StO miles' north ofjupiter at T p. m
January I.
Str OarthstUn Dr.). Philadelphia for
Olssjow. passed Kloaal January la
etr. Hayertord (Br), from PnUadeJphU, ar
rived at Uverpooi January 14.
Str. Dominion (Br.), tor Pbnadelphls.
steamed from Uverpool JatraarT la.
pit toiernrK iimiw), t-miaaclpiua, for Rot
tardam, paaaed Llterd January la. '
".ate fert Arrtonla Nor), for Pnlladslpbls,
teamed from Port Antonio January U.
firi-TV.?5' '". FWaaelPhis, eteamed from
tSl!maf$Srta W. rte4 at
FREIGHTS AND CHARTERS
Tunne cuntinaes sure and prices blrh In
tfc. tuin nrt.et. X ehn, for tie better l
CHARTKHa.
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UrtJ3 str. CJrce best). 4000 te 6000 tens
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Str. Quefcra (Br ). 2S01 toot. Savannah to
Utsrpoel or Manchester, cotton. SOa.. Jedusxr.
r,?irt Br.). Jsto uis, sIctsT 2,
r. yeU4s Oraer), S9S3 tons. Qalf u
Brnmen, cotton, Bilrat tens. MtraB.
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fpFHCIAL WAR REPORTS
GERMAN
Tn the western theatre of war, In
the dUhes of Nleuporl nnd southeast
of Ypres, artillery combats at;e continuing-.
The enemy's batteries have
directed an extremely strong fire on
Wettende, which tney will soon en
tirely destroy. The enemy's torpedcf
boats on the conat disappeared as toon
as they received our fire.
In the continuation of Activities on
January S our troops again attacked
the heights of Vreuny nmt elenred the
plain of the enemy. In a pouring rain,
sodden clay trench after trench was
stormed until after dark the enemy
had been driven back to the border
of the plain. We took It offlcerw, 1130
men, four cannon, four maohlne guns
and and ono searchlight. This bril
liant feat of arms by our ttoops was
accomplished under the very eyes of
the Uppermost war lord.
Northeast of Chalons the French
again attacked yesterday morning and
afternoon. Strong forces, vhlch at
Perthes penetrated our tronchea and
wore repulsed, counter attacked and
were driven back with heavy tosses
We took 1(0 prisoners In the Argonne.
In tho Vosges nothing 0f Importance
has happened.
In the eastern thcatro of war Hus
slan attacks southeast of Oumblnhcn
and cast of Loetzen (Hast Prussia)
have been repulsed. We took hun
dreds of prisoners.
The situation In northern Poland Is
unchanged. Our attacks west of the
Vistula are being continued. Nothing
Important has happened on the east
bank of the Plllca.
PRENCH
In Belgium fog has Impeded artillery
Are. The cannonade has not been very
sharp for that reason around Nleu
porl and Ypres. Borne detachments
of Belgians have blown up a farm,
which served as an ammunition de
pot for the enemy to the southeast of
Stuyveskerke. o
Between the M's and the Olse, In
the region of Lens, our nrtlllery has
dispersed sappers and trench diggers
working In the environs of Angers,
and to the north of Beausejour we
havo blown up some mine plants to
hnlt the work of the enemy. The
enemy at that point, believing him
self attacked, manned his trenches
upon which was opened a heavy ar
tillery and rifle fire.
There Is nothing to report on the
rest of the front.
To the north of Solssons violent
combats were fought nil day. Tho
action wan localized on the ground
between the two rldsres located to the
northeast and to tho northwest of
Ci-ouy, of which we hold only the
first slopes. On the left our coun
tor attack made somo slight progress
without having been able, neverthe
less, to make an appreciable advance.
At the centre we maintain our posi
tion around tho village of Crouy de
spite repeated efforts by the enemy,
but to the enst. before Vregny, we
have been forced to cedo ground. Tho
persistent swelling of the Atsne has
carried away several bridges and
ferries which we had thrown across
the stream, putting the lines of com
munication of our troops In a very
precarious condition. Under these
circumstances we have established
ourselves to the south of the river
In the section of. ground lying be
tween Crouy and Mist, with the heads
of the bridges upon the north han't.
In Champagne, the region of Perthes
continues to be the theatre of local ac
tion for the possession of German
trenches of the second or third line.
To the north of Beauscjour we hnve
blown up some mine plants to halt
the work of the enemy.
The enemy at that point, believing
himself attacked, manned his trenches,
upon which was opened a violent ar
tillery and rifle fire.
There la nothing to report on the
rest of the front.
AUSTRIAN
The Russian Infantry's attempt to
gain ground along the entire front of
the lower Nlda River (southern Rus
sian Poland) has been repulsed with
heavy losses.
In Gallda and the Carpathians It Is
generally quiet. It Is foggy and there
have Been severe snowstorms. Only
minor engagements have taken place.
In the southern war theatre there
have been only reconnolterlng skir
mishes. RUSSIAN
Cannon and rifle fire prevailed on the
night of January 12 all along our
front Engagements of more Impor
tance took place In some districts on
the road followed by our vanguard
column advancing In the region to the
east of Rosog, East Prussia.
Our troops, having repulsed the
enemy's cavalry supported by Infantry,
occupied several tillages, one of
which, strongly fortified, could only
be cleared of the Germans by a bayo
net attack.
To the southwest of Mlawa we ad
vanced In the direction of Radzanowa.
On the front comprising' Kozlow, Bis
kupe, Zakrzsw and Sucha. the Ger
mans, after having prepared the
ground by an InUnse artillery fire,
made an offensive movement against
the southern section of this front We,
however, repulsed them easily.
In the region of Borjtmow, Galmlns,
Wolla and Bsldlowska, the enemy
made many unsuccessful attacks. The
Germans, in their advance against
Galmtne, tried to take cover under
shields.
In the region to the south of the
Moghely farm the enemy delivered a
series of attaoks, all of which were
sastly repulsed.
In the region of Oltl, after fierce
fighting, we defeated and routed the
Turkish rear guard, driving It be
yond Oltl. We captured an entire ar
tillery unit and numerous prisoners.
In the region of Kara Urgan the
Turks suffered enormous losses In
killed and prisoners on January U.
Including an entire battalion of the
(3d Regiment In the same region
we captured some mountain guns, a
quantity of arms, parka of artillery,
a drove of cattle, a convoy of stores
and a field hospital with 600 wounded
Turks.
CZAR'S TWO COLUMNS
STORM BUKOWINA PASSES
Mountain Artillery Founds Natural
JTortlficationB.
BUCHAREST, Rumania, Jan. It
After some delay caused by unimpor
tant skirmishes the Russian In Bukowlna
are advancing upon Hungary In two col
umn, by way of Qura-aturmora and by
way of JClmpolunr. At Vale Putna they
have concentrated an army with moun
tain artillery for tha reduction of the
fortification at Pertietakamsh (Borgo)
Pas.
This t a natural fort traversed by
the railway through a tunnel a mils
Ion and 1 the. last Austrian stronghold
left tn Bukowlna. Tha Ruatan possess
a full knowledge of the nature of tha
fortifications, and If they succeed In tak
Ing tha pas nothing- can prevent them
from overunnlng Transylvania.
HAXI, ESTATE (JOES 10 PAMILY
BIDaWAT. Pa., Jan. H-Tha will of
Senator J.K. P. JIall ha been filed for
probate here. The first paragraph of tho
-will bequeaths to the widow all the
household goods, ta The remainder or
the. estate) f divided equally between the
widow and children. Mil Mary E. JIall,
a sUter of the Senator, get 11099 a year
for a period of 10 year. Hannah John
son, Huida Johnson, Charles o Conner
awt Jobs &4jmd. serve-sits of the. Unil
MNShd, et t9 auk. Tjm wit! give
S9 tafonutf3 a to th Tiu af tin
teV
MAP OF ITALY'S
The greatest damage that resulted from the earthquake of yesterday
was reported from central Italy. The town of Avezrano, shown in
the map east of Rome, was virtually destroyed and 4000 persons arc
believed to have lost their lives there. There were no fatalities In
Rome, but 80 buildings were destroyed there and 57 public buildings
damaged.
FLOODS FORCE FRENCH
FROM AISNE SHORE
Contlnm'il from l'age One
countryside. Tho artillery exchanges are
extremely violent, especially In the Nlou-port-Tpres
regions.
Tho Belgians aro reported to have dyna
mited a munition depot In the region of
Stuyvekenskerlke, three miles northwost
of Dlxmude, killing many Ocrinnns and
Uestrojlng a Inrge quantity of munitions.
Fighting Is In progress along the heights
of the Meuse, but the Bnow and fog hno
proi-ented any renewal of tho offensive
In upper Alsace and In the Vosges,
General on Kluk. the German uencrnl
who led tho drive of the Invaders against
Paris Inst September, Is reported to be
directing operations north of Solssons on
the German side Ills military ability Is
moro highly respected by the com
manders on the side of the Allies thnn
that of an other Teuton general In the
western theatre of war.
Tho Germnns massed a heavy body of
troops In front of Crouy (north o ftln
Alsno), supported by big guns nnd ma
chine guns, and efforts of the French
to advance from there on Tuesday night
were unsuccessful.
Although weather conditions east of tho
Mcubo are very bad, the fighting contin
ues there with nrtlllery plaMng the chief
role. In upper AlBace the French troopi
lying west of Mulhansen have not tried
nnv overwhelming offensive, being con
tent with attacks of varying vigor against
certain pnrts of tho German front which
seemed weaker.
SHELLS FALL IN RHEIMS
AS GERMANS PUSH ATTACK
Cathedral City Once More Damaged
by Heavy Bombardment.
BERLIN'. Jan. 14.
It wbb stated here today that the Ger
man bombardment of Rheims Is being
pushed with vigor. During yesterday 108
shells fell Ineldo tho French lines In the
town. Inflicting considerable damage
Fighting Is also In progress to the cast
of tho city and In tho neighborhood of
Solssons, where several French attacks
In force have been repulsed. The Ger
man forces hove succeeded In advancing
their lines somewhat to the east of Sols
sons nnd have also repelled several
French ottackB In force In the Argonne
nnd the Woevre regions Elsewhere on
the west the situation Is quiet. '
On the enstcrn front there Is fighting
In progress nt several points of the long
bottle line, but the official reports Indi
cate that nt no point Is It becoming
decisive.
The official explanation of the resump
tion of the bombardment of Rheims de
clares that French batteries have again
been placed In the city to shell the Ger
man position: in that region, and this
compelled the German nrtlllory to bom
bard tho famous French city again.
PERSIAN GOVERNOR FLEES
AFTER GUARDS ARE SLAIN
Garrison of Malndnb FortB Annihi
lated In 10-Hour Fight
PETROGRAD. Jan. K
Souda-ed-Dowlah, former Governor of
the Province of Azerbaijan, northern
Persia, has arrived at Tlflls from Tabriz
with a story of massacres by the Turkish
forces now overrunning Persia. He de
clares Turkish and German agents have
been hard at work for months using their
Influence with the Persians to work up
prejudice against the Russians.
He declares he posted U00 troops at one
of the Malndab forts and 1200 at the
other, while ho, with 400 horsemen, de
fended the bridge, thus enabling refu
gees to escape to Maraga. After 10 hours
of fighting his guard was annihilated, he
said, tho Turks bringing up machine
guns and using them to advantage. He
and three survivors fled to Tabriz and
later to Tlflls.
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EARTHQUAKE ZONE
TURKS MASSACRE
CHRISTIANS IN RAID
ON PERSIAN TOWN
Three Hundred Slain in
Night Attack Near Tibriz.
Thousands Flee Before
Moslem Advance.
TIFI.IS, Jan. 14.
As the Turks ndvance Into Persia Kurd
tribesmen, allies of the Ottoman troops,
nro m.-issncring all Christians whom they
capture At Mlnadoab, south of Tabriz,
which was taken In n night attack, tho
Kurds killed all the Christians In tho
town, about 300.
Thousands of non-combntants aro flee
ing from the war zone. Forty thousand
refugees have sought shelter within the
Russian IIiich.
The Huoslun province of Erlvan Is
supposed to be tho objective of tho
Turkish army, whose advance. If It suc
ceeds, will eventually reach TifllB. Tabriz
Ilea between tho Caspian Sea and Lake
Urlmln, on both of which bodies of water
the Germans and Turks would Uko to get
a footing. The city is in that part of
Persia -which has been considered as
under Russian domination and will prove
n valuable baso for the movement north
and cast Into Armenia.
In addition to this reported success the
Ttuks ure putting up a stubborn fight
after their rout at Sari Kamysh and
Ardagnn to maintain their positions along
the Oltl River. The Russian forces seem
now. however, to be getting tho upper
hand, the Russian General Staff renort-
ing that the battle Is turning In -their
fa or,
TURKEY FAILS TO COMPLY
WITH DEMANDS OF ITALY
Hodeidah Incident Again Beported
Not Closed.
ROME, Jan., 14.-So far as Is known
hero no dallnlte agreement has been
reached whereby Turkey assents to tho
demands of Italy In connection with tho
forcible removal of British Vice Consul
Richardson from the Italian Consulate at
Hodeidah, in the Yemen district of
Arabia.
On Decemoer IB last, Baron Sonnlno,
tho Italian Foreign Minister, announoed
In the Senate that Turkey had ncccded to
Italy's demand and had sent, through the
medium of Itnly, Instructions to the Gov
ernor of Yemen to give immediate tatls
factlon. It Is learned that theso Instruc
tions havo reached tho Governor, but that
that official haa merely promised to Inves
tigate the case.
Special dispatches from Rome yester
day reported that Turkey had ordered
the release of Consul Richardson, had
piomlBed to punish those responsible for
the romovnl of the Consul from the Ital
ian Consulate, and to salute tho Italian
flag when It was again hoisted over tha
building.
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NORMAN HAPGOOD
TELLS WOMEN WHY
THEY SHOULD VOTE
War in Europe an Example
fr M nr . A a C
JliVllS 1 hat AflSe r rom
Dominance of Men in Po
litical Life.
Norman Hapsood, editor of Harpor'.i
Weekly, was the guest of honor nnd
chief speaker at a luncheon which fol
lowed the annual meeting of tho EqUnl
Franchise Society, In the clover room of
the Bellevuo-Btrntford, today. Jtr. Ilnp
good declared that the present war In
Kurope had proved tho unwisdom of
limiting- tho power and Influence of
women. ,
In men he said, tho ovor-comballvo side
had been developed through centuries and
for this reason they naturally turned to
wnr to settle difficulties. In tho effort to
make tho world peaceable, loving nnd
Just, Mr. Hapgood said that women must
be allowed to play a prominent part
In answer to tho claim of nntl-suf-fraglsts
that tho place of women Is In the
home, Mr. Ilapgood declared that "thn
homo Is now ovcrywhere, nnd Is no
longer limited by four walls," Th
progrcsl of civilization and tho rapid
spread of cul ure, he said, had brought
about tills condition. Modern politics
moro than anything else In our modern
life, needed the Influenco of women.
Another speaker was Miss Ann Martin,
president of the Woman Suffrage Asso
ciation of N'evada, who said of tho re
cent sufTrngo victory In hor State:
"Nevada won equal suffrage through
organization nnd nny Eastern State can
bo won In the same way. Every voter In
the Stato was reached several times by
literature and every procinct In the State
with 13 votors was In most cases reached
personally by an organizer.
"Meetings were held everywhere nnd
precinct leaders wcro appointed nnd sup
plied with literature Bv sending tele
grams from Stato headquarters every
voter In tho State could be reached within
two days' time and everv voter was
i cached on election day. That was all
there was to It."
At tho business session preceding tho
luncheon, Mrs. Frank Miles Dny nn
nounced that nrrangementa had been
completed by tho mnny women's clubi or
thli city to hold meetings every Monday
afternoon throughout the year at the
Curtis Building, for tho discussion of sub
jects having to do with lcglslntlon af
fecting the good of the city and the State.
Tho following directors wcro rc-eleoted:
Mrs. Oswald Chew, Mrs. Frank Mllea
Day, "Miss Martha Dnvis, Mro. Wilfred
Lewis. Mrs. Horatio Gates Lloyd, Mrs.
Harry Lowenburg and Miss Ellen Mc
Murtrle. '
MRS. SAGE OFFERS $250,000
TO PRINCETON, WITH PROVISO
University Must Raise Equal
Amount Before. July 1,
PRINCETON, N. J., Jan. H. Mrs. Rus
sell Sage has offered to gIVe 5250,000 to
Princeton, university trustees announced
nt their mldwInteAimeetngth.'-. u ..-.,
equal sum Is raised by the -university be
fore July 1.
Mrs. Sage's gift came as a gieat -ur-prise
to the students. Mrs. Saga had
promised to give J100.000 provided that
WO000 were raised by the first of this
J
tM" l
I here goes a car that sells for $1650," he said, "but it has
the same specifications as the car I have to get $5000 for."
"The Jeffcry high-speed high-efficiency motor
with small bore and long stroke is the lightest in
if. pulP W
TWsSifSstsa rSm.
i Broad and Race-Streets
LiJllill wl J 1 M
year, and as nothing had been an
nounced It wa undsrstood that tho unl
Verslty authorities had not been success
ful In their efforts.
The renewal of tha gift and the Irt
creasing of It to IS60.000 came ns a most
welcome offer. Th money would provide
for the construction of a new university
dining hall to complete the present group
of Sage buildings on tha northwest cor
ner of the campus,
Of the 25C!,W0 to be raised by tho uni
versity $75,000 has already been pledged
or received. Tho members of tho'sopho
moro class are carrying on n campaign
1 nmong their parents and have already
raised mooo, and hope to got 1SO,000. A
Prof. Dana Carloton Munfo. of the
University of Wisconsin, has been, of
fored tho chair of medieval history at
Princeton,
CZAR CHECKS GERMAN
ATTACKS WEST OF WARSAW
Blflo Plro Brcalt8 Charging' Columns
at Samlco.
PBTROQRAD, Jan. 14.
Tho sltuatloh on tho Bsura nnd Rnwka
Is still far from clenr and It Is too early
to speak of a general German retreat
from beforo Warshaw, although It Is ob
vious that tho Impact of tho enemy's
attack has weakened.
Russian forces, howover, havo mado a
further advance to tho soutliwcst of
Rawa, another Indication that they con
tomplato a repetition of tholr nttempt
nt an Invasion of East Prussia from tho
enst and south, desptto tho fact that re
peated German attacks Bouth of tho Lower
Vistula In Poland aro koeplng them fairly
busy. Theso attacks aro being mado nt
different points and, according to the
Russian official statements, aro casly ro
polled. There were soveral sharp engagements
yesterday west of Warsaw and almost
continuous nrtlllery flro by tho Oormans,
but tho Russians say they (repulsed nil
attacks both hero and In tho Borjlmow
region.
Four moro Gorman nttneks were de
livered at Samlce, but again all were
repulsed by the Russians, who broke the
charging columns with rifle fire. Their
hattorles were not calloa Into action,
llie nusslnn trenches nro well equipped
with sonrchllghtB, and the scrrlod col
umns of tho attacking Oormans were
rendered as plainly visible an in dny
!im?; Aflor ne night's work at Samlce
X,Perman corPaes were picked up.
Tho Bzurn fighting, according to Rus
sian estimates, has already cost Germans
moro than 2G0,000 men. To take the Rus
nlan lines probably would cost as manv
again, If not moro. There would still
remain the famous Blonlo lines, south
west of Warsaw, which, according to the
unanimous opinion of experts, would In
volve the sacrifice or nt least 400,000
men without tho certainty of capture.
BRITAIN MAY ANNEX SYRIA
Scheme for Great Transcontinental
Itnilroad Indicated.
ROME, Jan. 14.-The Glornalo d'ltalla
prints a dlbpatch from its correspondent
at Cairo saying that tho British Govern
ment Is planning to transform Syria Into
nn Independent kingdom, with Prlnce-Mo-hammed
Daud us sovereign under a Brit
ish protectorate. Prince Mohammed
Dand is a direct descendant of Moham
ined All. who conquered Syria In 1831-32
but whom the Powors compelled to re
linquish hlB control of the country In
Tho correspondent says the establish
ment of the protectorate will enable Great
Britain to realize Its hope for a railway
fron tho Syrian coast through Jerusalem
BasraMndPolh,I-to Calcutta.-
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SALESMAN for one of
pncea cars in America, crossing Broad Street at
Chestnut, saw a Tefferv fllipstprflplfi fiiv cm Uv
proportion to norse-power
built. That means economy
"The high grade steels used in Jeffery con
struction are all specially heat treated at the Jefrery
plant, where there is one of the best equipped heat
treating departments and one of the most efficient
drop forging plants in the country.
"The Bijur starting and lighting system is the
same as that used on the most popular high-priced
car built, while the four forward speeds, the Bosch
high tension ignition and other details of equipment
are common to cars selling at from $4000 to $5000."'
T Pwn"s ?f t,'e h'8ht priced cars are invited to visit the
Jeffery booth, where they will see for the first time, in a car
of moderate price, all the features of the cars to .which they have
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BRITISH GUNS BEAT'
BACK SMARM
INDOYERASSAI
.Sinlfincr nf fnrtvm., n'i
e - vuuu vratl
Denied, But Attempt
Wflirl ArAhrtMVa .O . fl
v.u tuia iwettairg
Aviators With Fleet.
LONDON, Jan. 14,-Whtla the p6rt'
mermen ai uovor deny mat two Qefi
submarines wero sunk by shot fmm
coast battorles yesterday, it Is hot JSH
that a raid from tho soa was atUiBB"B51
' '"" muuHui to n,vt tJJ
bt1neejj .,1 m sAKteje,ltM ieft ---"
from the air. Tho presence of hn.inrf
ships over tho English Channel duruistV"
past night has been reported tods fL',
various points on tho coast, ThMi?
norts. however, have as vet n.i v..Vti
n t ' i
Tha Chronlclo correspondent
says! "About midnight tha ec,,,'
heavy firing caused a great deal of iSfl
at Dover nlid vicinity. As soon , as twl
sound of heavy guns from the .T..!r
fort was heard people began to hri.l
toward the shore, lights betrsn in ..M
In tho windows of houses nnd ooa?tW
promenade.
"Tho cause of tho firing was ids S
Jeot of much speculation, as In the dtrkJt
ness nothing could be seen seatoirA ..
copt flashes of searchlights. InforrnjilMl
Bith..(iitnnMv rtlitnti,,,4 1i.m. ..... -J
HUUHb.lub..k., ....... .....u DtiutYA mat, thi
lookout on tho breakwater was reporW
to havo sighted a hostllo submarine, M
tho firing Immediately followed iU. .7
port. Tho Bubmarlno disappeared l thill
"Earlier last night tho batteries on fif
east pier were In nctlon, owing to thj
report that another submarine had tJ
eueii in iiiuAijmtjr iv mo iiuruor entf).rQ
but after a couple of rounds had ',
fired the vessel disappeared."
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