1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 in mmm and Austria FACE DEAOtY FAMINE, WASHINGTON IS TOLD Rural Districts in Both Empires Reported on Verge of Starvation, But Situation Is Better in Larger Cities. U. S. Unable to Extend Aid to Civilian Sufferers Without Consent of Allies Food Riots Suppressed by Francis Joseph's Troops. WASHINGTON. Feb. lS.-Admlnlslra-tlon oMclala and diplomats representing foreign Governments havo been Informed that threatened famines In Germany and Austria has compelled the active slops adopted by Germnny to procure food for hr civil population. Hits Information Is contained In con fidential advices sent Unoush Unked States representatives In Germany and Austria and others. The reports permit llttlo room to tloubt that conditions In Germany and Austria are almost as bad a those In 1'oInnJ and Balglum. Outside of Vienna, Budapest and other AustrooHuiiKarlan cities the drain on the local supplies of foodstuffs necessary to maintain the armies has been so steady for the last four months that starvation Is reported to confront hundreds of thou sands. In Germany the conditions are de scribed as not so terrifying as In some of th districts of Austria-Hungary. But even In districts of tho German Emplro remote from the larger cities, Inure Is reported to be a atcady and constant de crease of the necessities of lire that can not be replaced except from outside sources now closed. Few Instances of disorder resulting from the shortage of food come in the reports from Germany. But those de scribing the situation in Austria-Hungary make reference to some outbreaks on tho part of the populace In several provinces, which the military and civil authorities have had to suppress by vigorous meth ods. Any undertaking on the part of tho United States or other neutral nations to relieve the Increasing distress of the noncombatants In Germany and Austria is said to be certain to provoke a protest from those allied In the war against the' two countries. ItUSSrANS RENEW OFFENSIVE AT CARPATHIAN PASSES . Admit Bukowina Retreat; Maintain Hungary Foothold. PETROGBAD, Fob. 19. In the Carpathians, because of Indica tions that the Austro-Gcrman attacks there are weakening, the Russian troops have in turn opened an offensive and havo gained a number of successes with their counter attacks at Tuckln, Wyszkow and Noilowka. The Slav foothold nt Slrdnlk In Hungary Is maintained, according to today's official report. An official statement Issued at midnight admitted that the Russians In Bukowina had retired to the north bank of tho Pruth river, but tho military experts hete declared this would havo no effect on the Russian campaign in Gallcla, The correspondent of the Bourse Gazette at Lemberg telegraphed today that the Rus sians had gained all approaches to Uszok Pass and that two columns were concen trating on Ungvar Pass, the capture of which should permit tho Russians to pour Into Hungary. GERMAN AIR RAIDERS FAIL IN ATTACK UPON BELFORT Several Persons Killed by Bombs Dropped on Railway Station. GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb. 13. German aviators attempted to blow up tho French fcSrts at Belfort with bombs on "Wednesday, but were driven off by the batteries there. They later dropped three bombs upon the railway station near Mount Bealeard. Several civilians and soldiers were killed. uui Lilian properly a am age was done. In an attempt to destroy the Vlellard Iron Works at Meslry, which have been turnod into a gun-manufacturing plant, the German aircraft dropped 60 bombs, but nono of them caused serious damage. GERMANS RETAKE TRENCHES ALONG ARRAS-LILLE ROAD Hill No. 600 In the Voages Carried by Storm. BERLIN. Feb. 19. Tho recaptura of trenches on the road from Arras to Lille, which had been won by the French on February IB, la announced In today's report of the Gen eral Staff, The report also claims the capture of Hill No. 600, In the Vosges, which was taken by storm, and the complete re pulao of French assaults near Combles, at of Verdun. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA 4 Vessels Arriving: Today Mr. Paralan. .Jacksonville. tc paaaencars trSrili fiSS3Mbii.Ww Tork- " ln Vfii B'SInnT'Conyy0 niercbandU.. Vessel Cfenral ' M mmmmmtmmmmmmmmm'ii!WU(mm ! ra!?W-.-. 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East of Verdun, near Combles, the French, after a short-lived success, were repulsed with heavy looses, In tho Vosges the Germans stormed Hill No. 600, south of Lussc, and took two machine guns. Tho Germans yesterday occupied Tauroggen. Tho engagements of the pursuing Germans with the retreat ing Russians northwest of Grodno and north of AUchstvola nre near their end. The engagement northwest of Kolno still continues. South of Myszynlca the Germans drove the Russians out of soveral villages In Poland. North of the Vistula, on both sides of the Skrwa and each side of Racionc thcro wero minor engagements yes terday. From that section of Poland south of tho Vistula nothing new Is reported. FRENCH There Is nothing Important to report rliice the communique of last evening. The night was calm. There wero artillery combats of some vlolenco in the valley of tho Aline nnd In the sector of Hhelms. In the region of Terthcs all the posi tions conquered by Us remain In our hands. Between the Argonne and the Mouse, at Pont-des-Quatre-EnfantB, wc captured a bomb thrower. In the Vosges wc repulsed two In fantry, attacks to tho north of WIs senbach, In tho region of Bonhomme. In addition we strengthened and or ganized our positions', proceeding methodically to the north and to tho fcouth of the Sudel farm. BRITISH Tho enemy dlsplnyed considerable activity during the last few days southeast of Ypres. The fighting on this part of the line was very severe ot times. On two points the enemy succeeded In occupying some of our trenches, but was driven out by coun-tor-attacks. At one jilace GO Ger mans were left dead upon the field. One of their trenches was blown up and many prisoners taken. On the night of Febrnuary 1B-1G an attack wob mado against our line north of the Tprcs canal. On the following night a similar attack wob mnde against our lines near Neuve Chappelle. Both wero eosllv repulsed with losses to the enemy. All the ground recently gained has been strengthened and held with out difficulty.- South of the Lys our guns have dealt very effectively with the enemy's artillery, whoso fire has greatly Increased recently. RUSSIAN On the front from the Nlomen to tho Vistula, fighting continued on February 17. It was of a particularly desperate character In the region of Augustowo and also In the region from Serpez to Plock. In the Carpathians tho Russians repelled a scries of persistent at tacks on the Hungarian front at Svld nlk. AUSTRIAN In Bukowina tho enemy has been driven beyond the Pruth. Orno wltz wns occupied by our troops Wed nesday afternoon. Tho Russians de parted from there In tho direction of Novoslellca. (N'ovoslllca Is In Russia, at the Junction of tho Pruth and Rakltna Rivers.) Stubborn flghtlnc continues In the Carpathians. AH tho Russian attacks have been beaten off with heavy losses to their troops. On the Carpathian front from Dukla Posh to tho vicinity of Wyz skow, the situation Is generally un changed. By our occupation of Kolomea the Russians took an Important vantage point M HKPPE 111 HE I A Genuine Pianol m " w rib "tob A M. b-' JL I ."T f I yfmsml m ( - if ;JMHJHiBH '"'ji' aLLBiBi Ssvlllll A K I IUmKHmmmmmmmmmmWm RfflRil U I mmmmmWmWmw ilii I H ii mmmmmmj&mesami)ittmr2mmmm'r7Mxi mwcimmm hi i feU 1 i MIW in ndn mil m i BBn TiBr 1333.KflEL. f 3 HHl.Hra10r m tm'-w B mmmmWtjlSZmMmKmTmi::s -y 1 VV itimnitf Dec.i Xi 'I ZSLJmtS'52iF5i2Z mtiSS jn. t m x.c l ll 1 1 1 l yoir JaVvoi I lirrm. rai.. fB v6 mJ m EVENING EDGEBP5ILADBLPHIA, tfKIBAY, ffEBKITABY CZAR LOSES 75 MILES IN BUKOWINA I Jt v ' 1 JL 'Vv. w . M& fiirS, ,.,. With tho capture of Czcrnowitz, the Bukowina capital, by tho Austro-Gcrrruin forces, the Russians have lost 76 miles in the crown land. Driven across tho Pruth River, the Slavs are retreating eastward to Novosielicka, in Russia proper. GERMAN PRESS CAUSTIC ON U. S. "UNNEUTRALITY" "Yelping Pack of Yanke es," Exclaims Die Post. "Whoever Enters Danger Zone Must Expect to Perish," Says Inspi red Lokal Anzeiger. BERLIN, Feb. 10. Germany's reply to the United States Is Indorsed today by nil the Berlin news papers, which also contlnuo their criticism of American "unnoutrallty." ThlB la based upon tho pointed statement by the Government that the Allies are Doing furnished with weapons and munitions of war by American concerns. Dto Post Is particularly caustic In its comment on Americans, saying: "When something does not suit tho YankcoB' business, they nro accustomed to raising ns a threatening bugaboo as great a sabre-rattling noise as possible. Thev calculate on the State thus alannpd creeping promptly to heel. If this effect Is not produced. If tho threatened State pays no attention nhd shows It cannot be bluffed, the yelping pack of Yankees soon quiets down." Count von Reventlow, naval critic of tho Tagcs Zeltung, shows moro than his usual bitterness today. He says In his article that "America Is trying to speak to Germany In an altogether unsuitable way. It has grown accustomed to deal ings with Mexican pretenders." The Vosslscho Zcltung says editorially: "The new German measures on tho sea are directed against two allies of Great BARTHOLDT SCOLDS U. S. FOR INJUSTICE TO GERMANY Representative Again Raises Demand for "Honest Neutrality." WASHINGTON. Feb. ID. Declaring Germany la not getting Justlco from tho United States, demanding "hon est neutrality" and accusing American newspapers of printing "vile calumnies" upon tho fatherland. Representative Bart holdt asserted In the House today: "Should tho United States evor become embroiled In war again tho Germans of this country would rally to tho American flag. Britain. One is the American traffic In arms; tho other Is starvation. Wo need no American nrms to strugglo with tho ally starvation. We contest with a firm consciousness that we shall pull through even If not a single grain of wheat should reach us, while Great Britain through our blockade system must experience most severe damage." The Lokal Anzeiger, which reflects offi cial opinion, comments on the situation: "Februnry 18 was the beginning of a dpfenslvo fight by a people threatened with starvation. A people which must fight for its cxlstenco must and will push aside all consideration ns to third parties' attitude toward us. All considerations have already been pushed aside. Tho fight wo nre entering must be fought with all recklessness or not at all, Deeply rooted In our people Is a humble con viction that victory lies In God's hands. Dllllcult will be the fight, perhaps, and long also, for tho enemy will not shrink from any means In order to frustrate our efforts. There Is no Intention on tho part of the German Government to wngo a commercial war against nrmtr.il htr. ping, but whoever enters the danger zone must expect to perish therein." "Wo have not had the same considera tion as our Kngll'sh brothers. "Not a word lias been said about Eng lish and Japanese violations of Chlneso neutrality. "Havo wo protested against AmerJcnns being dragged from neutral ships be cause they hnd German names? Have we protested against England's policy to starve German noncombatants? Havo we protested ngalnBt England declaring the North Sea a war zone? "No. But when Germany did tho samo thing we dispatched a. stiff noto to Ber lin: a milder one to England. "The threat of an arms embargo would quickly bring the mlstrcs3 of the seas to terms." " ; , . i HPPC1 JP, QAM U17-U19 Chestnut Street J-j1 I Li t3C aJV-m 6fl, and Thompson Streets JAPAN DEMANDS FULL POLITICAL CONTROL OF CHINA, SAYS DIPLOMAT Tokio's Intention to Make Oriental Republic a Pro tectorate Reported to Have Full Indorsement of British Government. LONDON, Feb, 19. Japan has demanded of the Chinese Government that complete political ton trcl bo given her In Chlnni This was learned from a leading member Of the diplomatic corps today. Ho declared that Japan's action has tho complete Indorse ment of the British nnd asserted that Japan Intends to make China a pro tectorate, In which the Japanese will have supremo control, commercially as well at politically, Among the demands recently mado by Japan upon China, ho said, was the fol lowing: "Tho General Government of China shall nmnlov Influential Jntmncto subjects as advisers for conducting administrative, financial and military affairs." It Is understood that this demand was not Included among those which Japan announced she had served on China. The diplomat who gavo this Information said that tho granting of this fllhgle demand would make Japan dominant in unina. He also asserted that If China rejected the "concessions" demanded by Japan', tho latter country would proceed to take forcibly what It demands. The revolution oMhe real Chlna-Japa-neso situation Is of the utmost Impor tance to tho United States. It will ho re called that four Powers participated In the formation of a syndicate to finance China. They wero England, France, Ger many nnd Austria. The United States was to havo been a partner In this syndicate through a banking syndicate, but tho termination of so-called "dollar diplomacy" caused a withdrawal of tho official American Inter ests, but, nevertheless, largo funds wore actually subscribed by Amorlcan financial concerns acting through English bankers. J. P. Morgan & Co. and ICuhn, Loob & Co. sub"cril)cd. It Is understood, JM.000,000, of which $16,000,000 was designed for tho development of Manchuria, of which Jnpan demands virtually complete pos session, PEKIN, Feb. 19. The Chinese Foreign Office announced today that negotiations with Japan over the appointment of a Japanese military adviser are proceeding In a satisfactory manner. Details of negotiations, however, are being kept secret. It Is learned that tho Japanese confis cated $6,000,000 nt Tslng-Tao when that place was captured from tho Germans. It Is chargod by the Japanese that the Ger mun Government property had been fraudulently transferred to civilians and 70 such pieces of property were taken ovor by tho Japancso War Office. WASHINGTON. Feb. ID. Until the demands mnde by Japan upon China aro fully digested by Stato Depart ment officials no representations will bo mada by the United States by either na tion. Tho course of tho United States has not yet been decided upon, it was stated today. The chief fact In the situation. It Is be lieved, Is thnt Japan Intends to take a dominant place In all matters relating to oriental pontics and intends to compo tho United States, as well as all Euro pean nations, to recognize thlB. Anxious over suggestions of n, Japaneso threat against China's Integrity, tho Standard Oil Company, with vnst Chinese Interests, sought through the Stato De partment today for Information concern ing possible danger. Tho company was told the Department was thus far pos sessed of none to Justify alarm. DUTCH OBEY TEUTON ORDER Liner3 Will Sail Outside Blockaded Route. BERLIN. Feb. 19. A dispatch from Am sterdam states that all Dutch liners bound for America will hereafter uso tho route north of Scotland recommended In tho German blockado decree. 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"The German Government feels Itself obliged to point out with the greatest emphasis that a traffic In arms, estimated at many hundreds of millions, Is being carried on be tween American firms and Ger many's enemies. They (the neu trals) have the perfect tight, which they unfortunately do not exorcise, to cease contraband trade, especially In arms, with Germany's enemies. '"Germany trusts that the neutrals who have so far submitted to the Isadvantagcous conseQUcnccs of Great Britain's hunger war In si lence, or merely In registering a pro test, wtll display toward Germany no smaller measure of toleration, even If German measures, like those of Great Britain, present now ter rors of naval warfare." 200 SHU'S FROM U. S. BOUND FOR WAR ZONE Cargoes Worth Millions Headod for Forbidden Area. NEW YOBK, Feb. 10. From tho chief Atlantic ports, cxcluslvo of Now Ybrk, which has 28, thero aro, in round num uors, 170 vessels now bound for foreign destinations which compel them to enter the now German war stone and subject them to the peril of submarine attack. Their cargoes nro worth millions. Included In this number aro two regu lar passenger carriers from Philadelphia. The Protorlan, nnothor passenger ven scl, sailed yesterday from Boston for Glasgow. Vessels now on tho way from South ern ports carry hugo cotton cargoes. From Now Orleans 30 ships, nt least, aro bound across tho tho Atlantic, laden with cotton, provisions, horses and mules. Tho shipments from New Orleans nlono aro vnlucd at millions of dollars. Baltimore has sent largo general car goes. It Is ostlmatad that 41 vessels are now on tho way to tho war zona from that port. FRAUD IN U. S. F00DSRIP PLANS, REPORT IN ENGLAND Government Said to Bo Investigating the Charge. WASHINGTON, Fob. 19. Tho United States Government, according to n report from an authoritative souice. la Investi gating tho chargo that tho cargo of tho American steamship Wllhelmlna, now In chargo of a British prize crew, Is really designed for tho German Government, In stead of for tho civilian population of Germany. It Is said that the chargo emanated from British sources. The Investigation Is be lieved to havo been In progress for a week or more. The chargo Is viewed by officials hero with the groatcst seriousness. GERMAN U-2 WINS LAURELS BERLIN, Feb. 19. Tho Gorman sub marine U-2 which sank tho British war ship Pathfinder and nlso some British merchant ships In I he Irish Sea, has re turned to tho hnse at TVllhelmshnvcn. The submarine's commander, Cnptnln Lieu tenant Hlrsengcn, has been decorated with tho Iron Cross for bravery. Saturday Noonto MondayNightat SEASHORE: WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY fallinf? on Monday, allows a fine week-end trip to Seashore. 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Tho men woro dark $$9 nttrtn tunics. rnn lib. i .'"? M Bind. '"uua a m "inev wntcheti Mm tri. ...Am Blateses In U kind of turret In tK part of the alrshln. Tho ,,'???? firing gun wero at their station I utfil great naval ensign flew at the tirtl inn rrnn nnir -. CREW LOST WHEN MINE SINKS NORWEGIAN HM Thn Nrtrrlcnn TTtta Rvntnnl.,. r t, 3 -'- v" "i""" m MIUCl oca. LONDON, Fell. lD.-Tho Norwt Btcamshlp Nordcap, according to thv cnaiiffo icicKinpn io nDflfiv'n v hngen correspondent, has struck a oM foundered. All her crew nerlshM ,? Nordcap was n steamship ot M3 tons JsJ Haugezand. lji Tho crows of ono Danish and 1W Norwegian ships nt Aarhuus, Denmity ro fused to sail for England nnd left their buiijij. ARMIES BATTLE TO BREAK IJUAiJJjUlJft. la MjAflDERS Neither Side Ablo to Rctnin AdyfEl tages, Gen. 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