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HFTlrTURK SHIPS
SUE BY RUSSIANS
: IN BLACK SEA RAID
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Havoc Wrought by Dc-
stoycr Craft in Attacks at
Trebizond and Rizc.
Bridges Wrecked.
prrrnoanAD. Feb. u.
Mors tlinn EO Turkish sailing ships have
'' tan vtnk by Uia Russian fleet In the
Jlfnck Sea iJurlnfr Its recstit operation, It
tWu oOIclallj- announced at the Admiralty
tedar. At Trebizond, which was bom-
b&rded, on February 8, heavy damage was
caused by tho Russian warships, which
. ucceeded In smashing three batteries
operated by Ottoman gunners defending
the port. The entire shore of. Asia Minor
between Ftatana and Kite, a distance of
more than 60 mites, has been shelled by
the Russians and three Important bridges
destroyed.
Details of the fleet's operations were
given In the following statement:
4 "On February S our torpedoboat de
stroyers In tho lllack Seat bombarded
three of the Turkish batteries at Trebl
j aynH and wrecked them. Other heavy
damage was dona there. Our warships
later destroyed two bridges west of Rlre.
"In the course of Its operations the
Russian fleet sank more than CO of the
enemy's ships."
AUSTRO-GERMAN ASSAULTS
TERRIFIC AT K0ZI0WA
i
Eighty Hours of Battle Still Without
Decision.
PETIIOGRAD, Feb. 11.
Despite their tcrrlflo losses In tho battle
pj ui lvoziowa, me uermans ana Jvusirmns
Ej, I vw. wviihillullls men IIIIUCKS upon XUQ
itussian positions mere, tho conflict has
i npw een in progress for SO hours and no
t, declslort has been reached, Dispatches
from Lemberg declare that the fierceness
I of the German assaults exceeds even that
J shown In the battle of BorJImow.
J Thus far the Russians have succeeded
In maintaining their hold upon the heights
J of Kozlowa. which were the key to pos-
-r ; wwirui ucuuiAK rais. in unnging up
4 Litcif itcbii iruupa ine Hermans ana aub
5 trlans are subjected to heavy cross-firo
that results In (errlblo losses.
SHATTERED TURKS RE-FORM
FOR ATTACK ON RUSSIANS
5
J Ottoman' Forces Gather for Now
Caucasian Drive.
S CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. ll.-Another
h offensive movement by the Turkish ar
f mtes against the Russians In Transcau
5 casla will soon be under way.
Sj Dispatches from Erzerum state that
t the. Turkish armies, after their defe.it
g near Ardagan, Oltl and Sara-Kamlsh,
hava fallen back to the Armenian border,
I heTo they are now being reorganized
I by Enver Pasha, the Turkish Minister of
$ War, and General Von Sanders, of the
J German array. When the reorganization
Is complete another offensive will be
j "launched against the Russians.
I PORT OF PHILADELPHIA
Steamships Arriving' Today
Btr. Tuscan, Boston, passencers snd mer
chandls. Merchants and Mlnn TraniDorti-
tlon Company. jz, ;. i.
8tr. Auchendale (lir ). Santlaco?" Iron ora.
j J. A. McCarthy.
Steamships to Arrive
FREIGHT.
Xama. From. Sailed.
Uncolnahlre . ...Manila Dec. 13
Jomsburir Ardrotsan . Jan. Q
fikjoldbcrg lopenlustn ...Jan. 11
Olaf KvrrA NtfLanoor .. Jan.
Kike , Cardiff Jan. 3
Mancheiter Ml. !r.... Manchester ...Jan.il
llavet Khlclda Jan. S3
J.'ctoi Oran Jan. 24
Andreas vri Jan. SI
Urlndlll Bhtalda Jan. 23
; Caatlemoor Alalera Jan. 11)
Jlentoao Chrlatobal ....Feb. 3
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Idyk
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! Amateldvk Rotterdam
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.Feb. 8
.Feb. 7
.Feb. 0
b XXancheater Port . .. .Manchester .
PArlionlan Oalboa .
J3Il(hland Monarch ....Dalboa
Steamships to Leave
PASSKNQEil.
Nro. For
Sardinian ., Gjrow . .
XIaverford LIterpool
FREIGHT.
Thtmlalo .Rotterdam
Helena .; Rotterdam .
Eouth Point Rotterdam ..
Manctteater Miller:,.. Manchtnter
Maclcioaw London ......
Date
.Feb. n
..Feb 13
..Feb.lt
..Feb. It
..Fab, 11
..Feb. 12
..Feb. 13
PORT OF iNEW YORK
Steamships Sue Today
NSfCa. Prom
Sailed.
...Jan. Id
. .Jan, la
...Jan. 23
...Jan. 2i
..Jan. HO
. . .Jan. .10
...Jan. SO
C. dl Meoalna ..Palermo
IMdcdalena Rotterdam
ElCUra Pnarth
Colomba ...... ......Dastlft
I Philadelphia ........ .Liverpool
Minreapolla London ...
jKlagaru , Havre
obcouiouipa j.q .ucavu
Kama.
For.
Date.
I Philadelphia. Liverpool Feb. 11
g Niagara ,,, Havre Feb. IB
lOrtunt, ., Uvorpool Feb. l'l
! America . .... ...anoa Feb. 13
j UlniieapQlIa London Feb. H
I FREIGHTS AND CHARTERS
J OuHerinR la restricted by the eontlnueJ
j scarcity of tonnatc, Rates are nrm.
STKAMSHirs.
5 Veata (Dutch), tttvi York to a Scandinavian
Iport. grain, ll.OCO quarters, private terms.
EMarcn.
aandaana (Br.). AOantlo ranso to west coaat
Jtaly. Brain, S, nuartera. Ida. 8d.. March.
Oleneak jBr.), Gol? to- Napl. sraln. aOOO
tH?rtr. VOa., damurrasa Kuaxanteed. March.
L'admlnton (Br . I3S fooa. Baltimore to
Cuenoa Alrta, coaL private tarma. February.
Allartton tRr.). 2IIS ton, BlUmora to the
MKMarrarieaB, coal private terms. February.
davereufc. IDr.l 411 torn. K.wnort Nawa
;t liavan. coal, private tinns. prompt.
Wata4a Umer.). SSW3 tons, Bremen to New
York, central carro prtvau terms. March.
i- wiivcr j. uiaan lAmer.J. HXi ions, same,
scnoavERS.
John B. BlanilUcr, S5S tons, aouth aaors Cuba.
I to nwth ut Matter, inu, 20a
L Charles Whlttemore. 6S3 ton, same.
AJeert . WlUle. 4ST tons, aame.
Cfcatlea A. Campbell. 103 tens, from Nor-
V " "W 9i
Movements of Vessels
u. Uld for,),
and Btrathan (Rr.. for
fPhlladelpiiis, iteuined from Nw York Febru-
tiuu
pjf Ky
f Kyrea (Nor.), for Philadelphia,
from ChrUtixnla, Fabruary 11, '
tttorado IBrX from jhlUdalphla,
if i 1J Tafc na,tpi VAham a 4 ft
mi, Rl Colorado IBj-.i.
wjff at nia Janeiro Irebrua:
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fJIrwJS-Mt: WflY 8t- Jh, N. B.
EAttierajr (Br.), from Pfcllailelphls,
sjrrttrt at BslUmer T ebrmu-y 10.
tftr. Indian, far lluladtlpiu l Savunth.
sWWJfrew JMkajavllu Fhrvrr 11
,S BMwraut from pkualphU, srrlved at
Ha-skserolUf yWirawy m
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OfTICIAL WAR REPORTS
1TRENCH
On all the front as far ns Cham
pagne there wero artillery duels yes
terdAy. Ill the region of the Depart
ment of Ndrd there were numerous
airship sortie on both sides, Tho
projectiles thrown by tho enemy's
aeroplanes upon our lines had not the
slightest effect
In Champagne a German attack upon
the forest which we recently captured
to the north of Mesiill-Les-IIurlus was
repulsed.
In the Argonne a battle around Fort
Marie Therese was very violent. Ac
cording to latest reports received tho
German forces numbered a brigade or
mqre. Wo maintained alt our posi
tions. The enemy's losses wero com-
slderable. Ours wero serious.
In the Vosges there was a thick fog
and heavy snow. It was during a
very dark night that there occurred
the Infantry action reported yesterday
nt La Fontenelle (Uan-dfl-Bapt). The
Germans had nt least two battalion
In this engagement After having
yielded ground our troops regained
all of this by a scries of counter
attaoks during the day of February 10.
AUSTRIAN
The general situation In Poland and
t Gallcla remains unchanged.
I'lghtlng In the Carpathians continues.
Bukowlna. as far as fluczaa, has
been cleared of the oncmy.
OERMAN
In the western theatre of war an
attack In the Argonne resulted In a.
gain of ground for Us. We capturrvl
six ofilcers, S07 men, two machine guns
and six small cannon.
In the central and southern Voge!
no also gained a few Bmall local suc
cesses yesterday.
In the eastern theatre, on the East
Prussian frontier, tho engagements
continued yesterday, with results sat
isfactory to us, although deep snow
hindered the movement of our troops.
In the Polish theatre, on the right
bank of tho Vistula, our advance
brought U3 into the district northwest
of Scrpez. Our opponents were ie
pulsed wherever found.
JAPANESE URGE FRIENDSHIP
BOND WITH UNITED STATES
High Officials Tell Americnns of Na
tion's Hope.
TOKIO, Feb. 11. Frank expressions, de
slfined to strengthen friendly rclatloni
between Japan and the United States,
were exchawjed today before tho Concor
dia Association. Prof. Shaller Mathews,
of tho University of Chicago, who, with
Prof. Sydney L. dullck, of New York,
came here under the auspices of tho Fed
eral Council ot Churches of Christian
America to foster cordial relations be
tween the two countries, delivered nn
address. He declared tho United States
harbored no aggressive designs and was
not hostile to the expansion of Japanese
commerce upon tho Pacific In crhlnn
Amonp; the Japanese officials present
were Prime Minister Kato, who Is also
Foreign Minister, and ttaron Hhllmsnun
president of the American-Japanese Asso
elation and chairman of tho Toklo Bank
ers' Association
Foreign Minister Kato said in ills ad
dress that Japan's ambition to extend
does not contemplate any Injury to the
United States or China. Nevertheless, ho
snld. Japan has keenly felt tho racial dis
crimination made against her,' which of
fended both her dignity and her honor.
ASQUITH HINTS AT BLOCKADE
OF ENTIRE GERMAN COAST
Premier Says Britain Is Considering
i Drastic Action Against Foe.
LONDON, Feb. 11,
In the House of Commons this after
noon Premier Asqulth announced that the
British Government was considering dras
tic measures to paralyze all German com
merce. He stated that the recent
"flagrant bleaches of the rules of inter
national warfare" made such steps neces
sary. While It was not disclosed what action
Is contemplated at this time, It Is under
stood that the suggested "submarine
blockade" by Germany will be followed
by an actual blockade of all of the Ger
man coast by the Biltlsh fleet.
BRITAIN NOT TO FIX PRICES
Asqulth Refuses to Bock Movement
for Control of Foodstuffs.
LONDON, Feb. 1J.
England io not yet ready either to buy
up all food supplies for distribution or to
fix a maximum price, above which mer
chants shall not go in selling such
articles.
In tho House of Commons thta evenlne
Premier Asqulth declined positively to
back a maximum price movement or to
have the Government take over the busi
ness of marketing the nation's foodstuffs.
Circus Man Xeft $50,000
NOItniSTOWN. Pa., Feb. 11. The will
of Octavlus A. Mlssimer. late of Potts
town, a former circus man, admitted to
probata hero today, leaves an estate of
150,000 to nephews and nieces.
Blacltfeet Dying of Starvation
WASHINGTON. Feb. ll.-sturvntim, i.
the primary, though Indirect, cause of
many deaths among the Indians of the
Blackfeet Reservation In Montana, Sena
tor Harry Lane, of Oregon, declared today
In a report to the House and Senate
Indian, Commission.
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Capture of Lodz, in Poland, by the Russians deprives the Kaiser
of his chief base of supplies in the campaign against Warsaw. The
German headquarters have been hastily transferred to Kalisz, on
the German frontier, whither ammunition and stores have been re
moved. Seizure of Insterberg, in Hast Prussia, marks a decided
advance in the drive on Kocnigsberg.
FRENCH REPULSE
ARGONNE ATTACKS,
BUT LOSE HEAVILY
Admission by Paris of Severe
Casualties in Violent
Fighting Around Fort
Marie Therese.
TAHIS. Feb. 11.
The battle-scarred Argonne legion li
again being drenched by the blood of
the opposing Fiench and German soldiers.
An official communique Issued here tolls
of hard fighting around Fort Marie
Therese. It says that the German losses
were heavy, but also admits that those
of tho French were serious, though they
held their ground.
Champago Is another theatre of fighting.
The communiquo states that the Cermans
attacked the forest noith of Mesnll-Les-Hurlus,
which was recently captured by
the Frencii. but wero repulsed.
In the- Vosges also heavy fighting Is
reported. Tho French, by a series of
counter attacks, managed to regain yes
terday, all tho ground they had lost on tho
previous day at La Fontenelle (Ban-de-Sapt).
Thick fogs and heavy snow com
bine to make the movements of troops
difficult In that region, but the Germans
have nevertheless continued their violent
attacks.
Bombardments of positions from aero
planes were reported today by both sides
all along the battle lino In tho north.
This modern method of warfare has been
resorted to to aid the artillery duels,
wfilch continue without interruption.
KAISER SEEKS HUGE LOAN
Secret Conference Held With Finan
ciers, Amsterdam Hears
AMSTEKDAM, Feb. U.-Ad vices front
Berlin say that the Kaiser has summoned
tho leading financiers of Germany for a
secret conference, the object ot which Is
believed to bo tho floating! of a. new Ger
man war loan of Jl,60,000,000.
It In understood that a largo part of
this proposed loan Is expected to be taken
up by the Krupps and other big German
Arms In exchnngo for contracts with tho
Government for war materials
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Ketienting Bussinns Abandon Capi
tal, Vienna Itepoits.
VIENNA, Keb. 11.
The Itusslnn forces which have held
BUkowIna nro In full retreat. Already
tho combined Austro-Gennan forces have
pressed the linaders back beyond
Suczawa, south of Cernaultz, and the
Russians are fulling back nil alons the
line, resisting slronalv as tliey go.
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wlna campaign are marching north on
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lin sources It Is learned t'not the Russian
Governor of tho capital, General Evrel
moh, has abandoned Cernowltz and re
tired with his garrison to Novoslclon, on
the lUifslan bolder, cant of Ceinonltz.
AIR BOMB HITS DUTCH POST
Neutrality Violated; Nationality of
Airman Not Revealed.
LONDON, T'eb. 11. According to a
news agency dispatch from Amsterdam,
Dutch neutrality was violated today by
an aviator who flew over Flushing, Hol
land, it nd accidentally dropped a bomb
that struck tho bunk of the canal there,
but did no damage. , ,
The dispntch did not state the aviator's
nationality.
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U.S. WARNS GERMANY
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0NBL0CKADEDAN6ER
Notes Tell of Menace in
Use of Flag Insist on
Safety for American
Ships.
WASHINGTON, Feb, li.-The Stale
Department announces that It probably
wilt make publlo today the text or Ben
erat outlines of this Government's notes
to Great Britain and Germany,
These notes, forwarded yesterday, wero
withheld through diplomatic courtesy
until received In tho foreign capitals.
Meantllne, however. It became known
that tho English noto Bought to prevent
too frequent Use of the American flag
aboard British vessels. The Oermnu
note's purpose was to ascertain uhat
protection Germany will guarantee
American commerce In her proposed war
zones. It was generally considered the
giuumtnork for a real protest, should
Gcimtiuv fall to grant desired safety
measures.
This Government Is understood, too, to
hnve warned Germany that .destruction
of American commcrco or lives, without
following tho usual course nppllod to
neutral merchnnt vessels In time of war,
would bo considered a serious step.
In tho note to Germany It Is understood
that tho United States nflked how tho
Gorman Admiralty proposes to cairy out
In practice Its rocent proclamation of a
war on merchant ships and Its warning
that on account of tho misuse of neutral
Hags by belligerent vessels neutral ships
could not always be distinguished when
an nttack was made.
Tho Introduction of tho submarine Into
warfare produces a situation not covered
b any existing declaration of Interna
tional law, but the United States has
mode It clear, It Is understood, that an
attack on n vessel Hying the American
flat? without Ilrst ascertaining definitely
that such use was fictitious could not
but bo viewed gravely by tho American
Government and bring about serious com
plications. KILLED BY BUZZSAW
Young Man Caught in Flywheel in
Father's Mill.
AI.I-ENTOWN, Pa., Feb. 11. A teirible
fato this morning befell Alden Koch, 21,
automobile dealer of this city. He decided
to take a day oft to visit his father, John
Koch, r wealthy farmer, several miles
from town.
Tho father was preparing to operate his
sawmill and whllo tuning up Alden was
caught by the flywheel and hurled Into
the buz7saw.
U. S. Buys $00,000 Worth of Land
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 i-The Secretary
of, the Treasury today authorized the pur
chase of JIB.OOO worth of land adjoining
tho Fnlrbanks (Alaska) Federal Building.
Authority was also given 'to bny a Fed
eral building nt Tennessee avenue and
Lemon street for $75,000,
"Make pood," Wilson to Boy Scouts
"WASHINGTON. Feb. llA-'Make good
and never break faith," President Wilson
counseled the National Council of Boy
iooutsat the Whlto House today. Ho
.nlsp resolved a delegation from tho In
ternational Painters and Decorators' Association.
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DACIA SAILS FOR EUROPE
FLYING STARS AND STRIPES
Cotton Ship Expects Seizure; Sailing
of International import.
NORFOLK, Va., Feb. ll.-The ateam
shiD Dacla sailed from hero at lOlio a. m.
today. The captain was stltl confident
tho vessel would not be molested by Brit
ish war craft until well on its way across
the Atlantic.
When tho Dacla sailed the Stats and
Stripes wero flylngr foro and aft. Cap
..i u.nnniM n Id there wero still other
American flans on board that would be
used on other parrs oi mo oiim
was any doubt as io me uuuiw w fin
ish worships or war vessels of other na
tlons to distinguish her colors.
The Dacla sailed with an American crew,
with tho exception of seven men. Four
of these were Hollanders and the other
threo Swedes. .. , . .
Tho Dacla Is bound for Rotterdam, but
her cargo of 11,000 bales of cotton will bo
delivered at Bremen, Germany.
Captain McDonald was confident that ho
would deliver IiIb cargo safely and bring
his vessel back to America.
Tho captain's wife and six-year-old
daughter bado him good-by on the pier.
As tho vessel steamed out of the harbor
tho captain stood on the bridge waving
his handkerchief until tho Dacla rounded
a bend In tho Elizabeth River and disap
peared from view.
AIRSHIP TO ROUND UP SHEEP
Handler Will Purchase Dirigible for
Farm Use.
CHICAGO, Feb. 11. J. Stanley Smith
has arrived horo, bound for New York,
whero ho expects to buy an airship to
round up tho sheep on his 75,000-acro
ranch nt tho foot of tho Crazy Mountains
In Montana.
Smith lives at MartlnBdale, which has
40 Inhabitants, each of whom has an auto
mobile. He said he had UBcd autos to
round up his stock, but oxpocts tho air
ship to reduco the cost and expedite tho
speed about 25 per cent.
Ho has decided on a dirigible.
FORTUNE HANGS ON LETTER
Change of "F" for 'R" Affects
Legacy of 500,000.
TRENTON, Feb. 11. By substituting an
"f" for an "r," Vice Chancellor Backes
has been able to decldo that the will of
the late Joseph Wood, of this city- In
volving an estate of half a million dol
lars, should be distributed among tho
three children of Mrs. Parmolla Sergent
Wood Stokes.
Tho decision was reached after It was
discovered that the word "or" in the will
should have been "of." Wood was a
prominent citizen of this city a half
century ago.
DOO LOVER VINDICATED
A hearing before Judge Ferguson to
day on an appeal by counsol for A. C.
Quell, a member of the Kensington Ken
nel Club, who was fined $13 50 by Mag
istrate Emoly on January 15 for the
alleged poisoning of a Pomeranian dog,
disclosed no evidence to connect Mr. Quell
with the death, and he was vindicated
of the charge. It appeared that he had
called upon the owner of tho dog to
induce him to have It entered In the
Kensington Kennel Club, and It was
shortly after he left that the dog died.
Tho owner became suspicious that 'his
visitor had some ulterior motlvo and was
responsible for tho sudden death of his
pet.
Woman Leaps From Ship at Sea
NEW YORK, Feb. 11. Mrs. Chester M.
Kneppner, wife ot a retired captain of
tho United States Navy, was )osl"ht sea
February 5, Jt was learned todaj' when
tho French steamship Niagara arrived
from Havre. Passengers declare she
Jumped overboard during a storm. Her
husband was with her.
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CONTROL OF CHINA
SOUGHT IN ALLEGE!
DEMANDS BY JAP,
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Autonomy of Celestial C!
ernment Threatened I
Concessions Reported!
Have Been Made, J
PEKIN, Feb. 11,-u Is reporters
although verification Is not Immeail
at hand, that tho following Is (,,1
tlally the body of tho Japanese aof(
ment's demand on China: ' y
No section of China's coan 0r?t
Island off tho coast hereafter (hit'
ceded or leased to another Power,
China must employ Japanese VI
Official positions In tho Army, xmVif.
financial departments. '
China may call upon Japan aW.!
tho preservation of her Integrity.
xno lorcigners, except Japanese, r
bo employed In tho arsenals. At fi
half of tho arms and ammuriltforu
China hereafter must be purchaied i
Japan. Japan will establish an arsenji
China.
t
China must grant to Japan Ihe i
privileges as other nations for' the '
tablishment of schools, churches
pltals and missions and for the purer,
of lands for them. . .
. In tho Ynng-tso Valley, which f.
British havo formerly considered a
sphere of Influence, Japan requires,
control with tho Chlnceo 0f, tb.g j,
Yang Iron works, the Tayeh mlnesj
tho Plng-Hnlang collieries. China
grant no competing concessions to ot!
foreigners. i
Railway concessions are denuro
from Nan Chang to Chaochow-Fu, ft
wan unang io Kuklang, from Nan cij
to Wu-Chang, and from Nan cimj
Hang Chow.
In Fuklen urovlnce. to which the Ji
anese lay special claim because at
proximity to tho Japanese Isltiia
Formosa, tho Japanese rcqulro the e
slon of other foreigners from future r
ways, mining and dock building cone
slons unless by Japanese consent.
In tho Province of Shan Tun. be(
the transfer of all the German rlghtj i
Japanese demand special concessions' i
eluding a railway. '
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