ISwwwPlil 3 ?, Hi'VTWJNlJXl L,JflD'tflfiK-PH fz&rrzs-zrz: inr nwMinwmi i ii iiiii ii i mi nil iiimww.i i ,, limm,, ,iiw..tii-.i.i. ,,- , -. m . r liti rr ---' -- , - --, n -j i i wi ' -n irrn - - "v m n n "'' ""' "" ' ' ' ,- f - SLAV HORDE POUNDS ENEMY FROM BALTIC TOTHECARPATHIANS Austro-Germans Smashed in Grand Assault Along Ex tended Line by Muscovite Myriads. GERMANY TO SEIZE. ALLPRIYATEGRAIH ,; SUPPLIES, IS REPORT DEMOCRATS GAIN g1amt "jack JnNS0N" SUELL bursting on hill held by British TWO RECRUITS FOR P -k ..;? V.Vi SHIP PURCHASE BILL .'? .J - Smith and Ncvvlands Arrive at Capital Republicans Meet to Devise New Line of Battle. WASUINOTOtt, Feb. S.-Admlnlstratlon leaders In the Sehato el(ip purchase fldht wire delighted today at the arrival of Senator Smith, of South Carolina, whom tli ay had felvcn tip hope of seeing Sena tor Xewlahda, of Novnda, alo reached the battle lino today, completing the DoiitoC'faUc mobltlintlon, The Democrats were ready this after noon tot A vote whenover they could force one. Even on the motion, mnde by tlio bolting Democrats, to send the bill back to a hostile committee, they Ware willing for tlio first tlmo for a roll call. Tlio other plan would be to vote on Senator Gore's motion to forco out his Riibstttuto bill which already contains tlio amendments desired. This was tlio plan until Senator Smith's arrival miulo the choice of the two courses possible. On hearing of Senntor Newland-.' anu Smith's arrival the Republicans opposed to the ship bill met In Senator aalllngcr's office to re-form their battle line. Jt was . decided that Senator Dillingham, of Ver mont, should speak on Immigration, this bclnjr designed to call Smith's attention vividly to the presidential veto of that ' TIII. of which Smith was In charge. rhyslcally unablo to sit up, but refused a pair so thai he could go home with out losing the Democratic side a vote. Senator Ben Tillman lay stretched on a couch In his committee room In tho Capi tol this afternoon while his clerk watched to notify him should there be a vote. The Democratic leaders planned this afternoon, when n few set speeches had been got out of the way, to move the amendments agreed Upon with the Pro gressive Republicans. They had virtually decided to adopt the plan of amending the motion made by bolting Democrats in their "aubrnarlne attack." This would send the bill back to the hostile Commerce Committee, of which the leader of tho bolters, Clarke, of Arkansas, Is chairman, but would Instruct an Immediate report with thoso amend ments ordered and no others. Republican leaders said If this stage should be reached tho Republicans would continue the filibuster against a vote, thus shifting the filibuster again to the Republican side. JARRING NOTE IN HOUSE ' CONFERENCE! ON SHIP BILL WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. Complete harmony did not prevail today nt a Demo cratic House leaders' conference called at Speaker Clark's office following Rep resentative Underwood's return from the White House ito plan for hurrying tho ship purchase bill through the lower branch If it passes the Senate. The conferees. Including Clark, Under wood, Representative Kltchln, next ma jority leader, and Chairman Alexander And Henry, of the Interstate Commerce and Rules Committees, whose gathering was Indicative of their confidence of Sen ate success, agrcfd to bring tho bill In under a special rule limiting debate to one or at most twp days. Henry promised such action and Alex ander added: ('We can pass the bill In three days at the outside." Representative Kltchln, who opposes the bill, sounded the jarring note. It was learned that he said he would confine his opposition at this session to voting against the measure, but If an extra ses sion were called and the bill were pressed again he would fight It openly and ac tively. He was said to have given tho other Democratic leaders notice that the bill would, have rough sledding In the next Congress and he believed enough uernocratlc votes would be cast to defeat PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS Naxriea of Members of Diplomatic Service Announced. WASHINGTON. Feb. S.-Tlie President today nominated the following: Secretaries of embassy or legations of Class 3-Rutherford Bingham, of District of Columbia, now In division of T.atln Amerlcan affairs Department of State; William P. Cresson, of Nevada, recently secretary of Legation nt Panama; Jor dan Herbert Stabler, of Maryland, now on detail as second secretary of Embassy at London; Frederick A. Sterling, of Texas, now second secretary of the Le gation at Pelcln. Secretary of embassy or legation of Class 4 Glenn Stewart, of Pennsylvania, now second secretary of the Legation at Havana. Consuls General of' Class 2-William If. Robertson, Virginia, now Consul at Man chester; John H. Snodgrass, West Vir ginia, now Consul General at Moscow. Consul General of Class 2-JTohn P. Pray, of North. Dakota, now Consul General at Sydney, Australia. Consuls General of Class 4-Joseph I. Brlttain, Ohio, now Consul General at Auckland, N. Z. ; Leo J. Keena. Michigan, now Consul General at Buenos Aires. Consuls Oeneral of Class 6-Maxwell Blake, Missouri, now Consul deneral at Tangier; William Coffin, Kentucky, now Consul Oeneral at Budapest, Hungary: Philip C. Ilanna, Iowa, now Consul Gen eral at Monterey, Nuevo Leon; Ernest I Harris, Illinois, now Consul General at Stockholm; George Horton, Illinois, now Consul General at Smyrna; Will I Lowrey, Illinois, now Consul General at Lisbon; Alexander W. Wendell, Virginia, now Consul General at Athens; Alfred A. Wlnslow, Indiana, now Consul General at Valparaiso; Edward D. Wlnslow, Illinois, now Consul General at Copenhagen. Coeul of Class J Ross E. Holaday, Ohio, now Consul at Santiago de Cuba. Consul Of Class !-PniV TV -Vl-l.l.. -Jowa, recently Consul at Amsterdam. Consul of Class 4-P. Merrill Griffith, Ohio, now Consul at Pernambuco. Consuls of Class 6 Armlnlus T, Haberle, Missouri, now Consul at St. Michael's Azores: Michael J". Ifi.nrlrlr.ir -m, -v .' now Consul at Chrlstlanla; Calvin Milton IlUch. Gfeortrla. now aimUtnnf ,tr --the Latin-American dlvlnlnn n.r,...; Kf ftot ' "" """ cwwtjl of Class e-Marlon Letcher. aarH, now Consul at CWhuahua, Chi- -w,s.j w, .tv, nuiJion, Tennessee, now nmjail. Gagera at Guatemala; Frederick Simpieli, Washington, now Vice Consul Nogalj. roftMfi of Class 7C!arence Carrlgan, vomte, n0w c0.,m at Orenoble; George C. Cole, West Virginia, now Con . a t Pewson, X. T.: Henry C. a. Damra, i; Alfred W. Donegan, Alabama, now kttogtr M!a, now Vice Consul at En- - aBP t "? -oniana, now VfS-ttffl at Kenzlbar; William T v..k.. ... ' : .i- -wi new onsui at aJerra Leon. jgc w '- oc va ocar 8. HtUst. rJUnWer, fflrt: Hmiic I. Berfas, Bt 1 , ' VU..,. Inhn H JI1M.S.- i. :: - v MffrrMh wfiaMiB WBfjrBirT' njgWtn - . ' .i-efia??iHf'S!1$rl ,. The other name that Tommy Atkins has for these German missiles is "coal box," because of the immense cloud of black smoke, earth and dust that it throws up. A recent statement by a British surgeon says that the mere sound of this explosion has sent to the hospital men who outwardly are unharmed, but whose nerves are shattered so they cannot sleep. The picture was taken near La Bassee, in France. OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS FBENCH From tho sea to tho Olse there was an artillery duel yesterday. This was rather violent In the region of Culnchy, west of La Bassee, To the southwest of Carcncy we succeeded In a surprise attack upon a German trench, which was blown ur by a mine and its defenders were killed or taken prisoners. On tho Alsne front and In Cham pagne there wore Intermittent bom bardments. The efficacy of our artil lery fire was demonstrated at several points. To the west of hill No. 191, north of Masslges, our batteries checked an at tempted attack. In the Argonne an attack by the en emy In the direction of Fontaine Madame was repulsed. At Bagatelle the Get mans begnn a violent Infantry action In the morning. At last re ports wo -nere maintaining our posi tion. On the rest of the front there Is nothing to report. GEBMAN In the western theatre the battles for our positions on the canal south west of I.a Bassee continue. We havo recaptured part of a short trench taken by the enemy. In the Argonne we took part of our opponents' fortified positions yester day. Nothing else of Importance oc curred. Eastern theatre On the East Prus sian frontier, southeast of the plain of the lakes, and in Poland, on the right bonk of tho Vistula, a few success ful engagements of local Importance occurred. Otherwise there Is nothing to report. .RUSSIAN In East Prussia the battle In the Instcr and Szeszuppe Valleys has as sumed a more violent character. The battle front on the left bank of tho Vistula (Russian Poland) Is spreading out under a very violent artillery fire. In spite of the German counter attacks, our troops not only maintain their positions on the left bank of the Bzura River near its Juncture with the Vistula, but havo undertaken a further offensive move ment and havo captured a very Im portant point of support of the enemy north of tho village of Vltkovltzc. On an estate near BorJImow (east of the Bzura) we havo captured a con siderable section of the German in trenched lines, also a portion of the second-line trenches, taking six rapid fire guns. In the region of BorJImow the enemy has made three pronounced attacks without success. In the Carpathians the fighting con tinues along the whole front. The Russians broko the enemy's resistance In three fortified positions at Mezo Laborer, capturing during tho pursuit two Maxim guns, the commander of the Cd Hanover Regiment, 47 officers and SMS men. North of the Uzsok Pass, at Leko wlsco, the enemy was compelled to re treat, and the Russians captured three Maxims and a large number of pris oners. Attacks by the enemy who crossed the Besekld and Tukhola Passes on Friday havo been repulsed, and finally the enemy was compelled to retreat hurriedly, sustaining great losses. AUSTRIAN The situation In Russian Poland and Western Gallcla remains unchanged, In the Carpathians heavy battles are proceeding. In Southern Bukowlna our troops are making progress, and the Russians are In complete retreat, Twelye hundred prisoners and much war material have been captured. In the afternoon our troops entered Klrapolung and were acclaimed by the population, In the southern theatre there Is no change, In the Adriatic the attacks of our avlatora on French transports met with success; many bombs were drop ped. The resignation of Finance Minister von Bllnskt has been accepted. For mer Premier von Kober succeed to that office. TURKISH Our vanguards arrived In the region east of the Suez Canal and drove back, the British outpost against the canal. Battle took place around Ismalla and El ICantara and are still proceeding. XtitmktiUpJMikiitws. i WltHo DOBBINS EiEcriucQAP suit wtiar t4ltr aa Tour Uotbt f Uta SBuatsiJitr than' ium of nautltlaa mull tu4 ; ;4 ' wvnj k inu. tAMM lUngi it mtiptr. Iw wfmz at lift fwcti, 4,000,000 TEUTONIC RESERVES AGAINST 5,000,000 ALLIES French Army Already Recruited to Maximum Strength, Ex pert Declares, But British Can Raise 2,000,000 More Men Russia the Unknown Quantity. By HILIARE BELLOC LONDON. Fob. S. What can tho vailous Powers engaged in tho war rely upon for reserves that is, for new formations to be gradually trained, equipped and put Into the field after the end of the first six months? In considering this question we havo both determinate and Indeterminate ele ments. The determinate elements are clear. France and Servla have no one hi reserve. Germany has about I'.COO.OCO men whom she has been busily training and is about to put forwurd. Austria has about the same number, tbut sho has already a large proportion in the field; her hasty recruitment piocetdlng fiom panic fol lowing the first invasion or Hungary, tho first breakdown In Gallcla und her Igno minious defeat suffered In Servla. At any rate, the Germanic Powers have got over 4,000,000 men as untrained Hnd more or less satisfactory material to add to the original 8,000,000 before their man power Is exhausted. Great Britain has already produced MONGOL REVOLT INCITED BY RUSSIAN DOMINATION Troops Prom Mukden Take Field Against 2000 Insurgents. PETROGRAD, Fob. 8.-Russla has an other war on Its hands. A revolt against the Russian domination of the Mongolian Government has broken out. Five hundred Russian soldiers were dis patched today from .MuUuVii, Manchuria, in take Hit- Held aguiust z(M) .Mongolian Insurgents concentrated near Tsln-Tlng and A nan. When Mongolia seceded from China, at the time of the formation of the Chinese Republic, Russia guaranteed the Integrity of tho new Mongolian Government. ITALY MUST FIGHT GARIBALDI General Declares Trouble Brews at Neutral Course. PARIS, Feb. 8. "If Italy does not enter the war at the side of the Triple Entente at the desired moment there will be the gravest disorders in my country," said General Ricclotl Garibaldi, who arrived here yesterday. "The death of my two sons haa com pletely upset Prince Buelow'a Intrigues In Italy. Ills mission has failed absolutely." The Mouse that Deppe Built FOUNDED IN 1865 ADOPTED ONE-PRICE SYSTEM IN 1881 C. J. Heppe & Son, 11 17-1 U9 Chestnut St. 6th & Thompson Sis. Real Piano Bargains Important A used piano ta be, good must come from a good home. Our used pianos come from the lmmes of our pianola patrons the best famiUes in Phitadejphiaj No tetter. Mruments can. be obtained anywhere. moi o than an extra million and will. If tho wur should last another eight months, pioduco another million, making an extr.i L',000,000. But the pioccss of equipping theso new formations Is slower than tho piocess of recruiting and training. Russia Is a doubtful factor. Her actual reserve udult mules Is enormoii". It Is equivalent to those of Austria and Ger many combined, but the rate of equip ment is necessarily much slower by far than that of any of her allies. During the vlnler months tho can obtain llttlo from abroad thiough her Ice-bound ports, and her comparative lack of industrial development causes her to produco less from within by far than France or Eng land, If In the whole course of this year Russia can add 3,000,009 equipped troops to her piescnt effectives it is the maximum. I suggest, therefore, live millions, not six, will prove, when the history of the war Is written, to havo been the total effort of this side. Such are tho numerical factors of the campaign so far as I can estimate them from what wo know, and from what we reasonably deduce from what we know. FRENCH SURPRISE WINS MINED TRENCH AT CARENCY German Force Wiped Out After De fenses Were Blown Up. TARIS, Feb. 8. The ccpturo of a German trench to the southwest of Carency, which lies north west of Arras, is tho chief announcement made In this nfternoou's official com nilque. Blowing up the trench with a mine, the French Immediately thereafter made a surpilse attack. All the Germans In the trench were killed or taken pris oners. In the Champagne region, north of Mas slges, a tentative German attack was checked yesterday by the French artil lery, us was also another in the region of Fontaine Madame, In the Argonne. In the north the lowlands are again Inundated and troop movements are almost Impossible. But from tho sea to the Olse the artillery duel Is of the most violent character. IlKSOKTS ATLANTIC C1TV, N, Hntpl YnrW Otltit. 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The British outpost's were driven back and successes were won near Bl ICantara. BERLIN, Fob. S. The British forces In Egypt are menaced on the west as well as from the east, according to Informa tion given out by tho official news bureau today. It Is stated that a dispatch published by an Italian newspaper announced that 20,000 Bedouin tribesmen had occupied tho Slwah oasis, southwest of Cairo, and that Sudanese troops In tho British army were deserting, one officer taking 230 men Into tho Turkish army from Suez. BRITISH WARSHIPS SHELL FORTS OF DARDANELLES Reported Destruction of Magazines in Turk Strongholds. LONDON. Feb. 8. British destroyers hurled shells Into tho Turkish land de fenses near tho Dardanelles with telling effect, according to dispatches from Athens today. A Turkish fort opened upon the de stroyers. They promptly replied, firing nearly SOO shells. Heavy explosions were heard from the direction of the fort, sug gesting that the shells had exploded the magazines. 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Russia's full fighting strength is In the field at last after more than six months of war, nnd the pressure of tho offensive that It has hurled against the AUstro German armies In tho eastern theatre of war Is making Itself felt on all tho battle fronts, In East Prussia, northern Poland, west of Warsaw, southern Poland, Callcla and Bukowlna, tlio Czar's myriads aro thrust ing back the Teutonic allies in what Is described tho greatest general assault recorded III history. Behind the great armies that aro attacking the Austrlans nnd Germans and forcing them back aro other rcservo forces as large, if not laiger, than the armies that are waging the battles, Tito smashing attacks of the Germans sent to help the Austrlans In tho Car puthlaus have been checked, and today the Russian waves nro again rolling through the Icy passes Into Hungary. Minister of War Sukhomllnoff, who re mained In Potrograd when Emperor Nicholas left for tho front, declared today that Russia had entered Into a decisive phase of tho war-a phnso that could havo only one result, and that a complate victory for Russia. "From the Baltic Sea to southern Buko wlna, wo aro now on tho offensive," said General Sukhomllnoff. "The high tide of German success his been reached and Is now ebbing. The enemy cannot win." Tho latest report from the Russian Gen eral Staff bears out tho confident predic tion from tho Ministry of "War. In tho last two days of fighting In tho Car pathians the Russians have taken nearly 0000 prisoners. Tho AUBtro-Gcrman forces concentrated at Lupkow and Beskld passes have boen compelled to letrent, whllo In Bukowlna tho fighting Is turning to the Russians' advantage. West of Warsaw tho Russians ale hold ing tho positions won ot Kamlon and have repulsed every attempt of tho Ger mans to recross tho Bzura at that point. In northern Poland a battle Is develop ing about Rypln. The Russians have made a number of successful night at tacks there. In East Prussia, north of Gumblnnen, six villages, where tho Germans had In trenched themselves, havo been taken by the Russians. Heavy German reinforce ments have arrived In East Prussia to teslst the Russian advance In the direc tion ot Koenlgsberg, AUSTRIAN REINFORCEMENTS HURRIED TO UPPER ALSACE German Lines Strengthened by Men and Guns. PARIS, Feb. S. Despite the ciltlcal situation In the eastern theatre of war, Austria Is sending reinforcements to strengthen ihe German nrmles In Alsace-Lorraine. Artillery Is olio being transported from upper Aus tria and' Bohemia. In tlio fighting east of St. Die and near Altklrch a number of Austrian artillery men weio taken prisoners by the French. These prisoners told their captors that a largo number of heavy Austrian guns have been concentrated near Strassburg and Moiz nnd also at Muelhausen. in Alsace the French lines now lie north and south of Aluelhauscn, as well as to tho west of that German stronghold. The country has been devastated by warfare, and hundreds of homeless have made their way to StrasBburg. ACTORS TO AID THEMSELVES PAKIS, Feb. 8. The players at the Grand Gulgnol Theatre Intend to re open the house for their own benefit, giving a percentage of the profits to the families of their companions In the army. r SERVE YOUR GUESTS J tiMMwmu!e uhe(imtDi!mr&BanquttBevraM S?8giSMSS;SSSSSWSMi-.SS: ft - i y v.rmxs . 'Ti itnin- tw- urin Will Commandeer AH Ex cess Food Stores- How ever, Modifies General Order of Supply Seizures. LONDON. Feb. .-An Amsterdam cor. respondent reiegrapned today lht ti ; German Federal Council, according ' German newspapers on Baturdu, . " " powored the military authorities to 6oml uauucei ..it oiarea 01 mo grain and flour In prlvato houses above the weight of 23 kilograms, However, the general ordr vi ewmeo una uccn moained. Positive assurances that grain ImporUd irom America will not be Used for th German army or tho German AdmtnUiu. nun item Kven uy ICQ Clemens Dolbruaclt. Chancellor 1 f A rltntrtfA.I II. a . .i .... vtv... iu regulations undj. which imported grain wob subject to uU ' only to municipalities or tho grain monn. ' oly organization had been revoked Ll ... ....o.m.i HI1U announced tha will. . bigness of the Government to Intruu tin I sale of such grain to an American or.. Nation foi the duration of the war. i)r this step, he said, the absdlutely'non. contraband character of such grain ship. inents would bo established. 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