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ITALIAN WARSHIP
STOPS VESSEL WITH
FOOD FOR GERMANY
Rome Excited Over War
1 i k e Developments as
Near East Crisis Grows
Acute Officers Called
to Colors.
Germany and Austria Reported
to Havo Abandoned Hope
That Former Ally Will Re
tain Neutral Position.
Deputies Demand Entrance.
HOME, March S.
A vessel carrying 15,000 tons of rice,
oats and bcana, consigned from Seville,
Spain, to Germany, has been stopped by
nn Italian warship In tho Gulf of Genoa.
A sudden recall to the colors of all
non-commlssloncd officers belonging to
the four classes of tho Itnllan nrmy, to
gether with other military measures
which aro pcndlns before Parliament, has
filled the city with reports, according to
which Important developments nre Im
minent. Messages from Berlin and Vienna In
dicate that the central empires havo
given up hope of Italy retaining Its
neutral position.
The statement by the Berlin Deutscho
Tagcs ZcltunR that n. critical point In tho
negotiations between Austria nml Italy
has been reached, nlthough It admits that
It Is not possible to predict at this time
whether tho rupture n tit take place to
morrow or next weclt, has caused a pro
found sensation here.
Deputies, who thronged tho corridors
of rnrllamcnt, openly admitted that
any further delay was not advisable, as
Intervention by Greece would mean nn
Irreparable loss to Italy's sphere of In
fluence In Asia Minor In favor of Greece.
Catholic circles confirm the report that
the clergy Is now co-operating with the
Civil authorities nil over the kingdom In
preparing public opinion for tho worst
The resignation of Premier Vcnlzelos,
with his entire Cabinet, has caused a
Rront sensation In Borne, where the belief
n the speedy Intervention of Greece pre
vails. BUCHAREST, -March
Fearing a massacre of all foreigners In
Turkey If the remaining forts nlon? tho
Dardanelles falls, the Rumanian Govern
ment has Issued a warning to all subjects
In Turkey to leave tho country at once.
BATTLE IN THE CLOUDS WON
BY FRENCH AEROPLANES
Aviators Riao Above Zeppelin and
Drop Bombs on Her.
PARIS, March 8. A dispatch from
Northeastern France says: ,
"According to the report of an eye
Witness, a Zeppelin which appeared over
tho French lines near Bethune on Wed
nesday was brought down and captured.
Several French and British airmen went
in pursuit of the nlishlp as soon as It
appeared, climbed above It and dropped
bombs which penetrated the dirigible's
envelope.
"The rear end of the balloon was seen
to break away from the rest and tho
Zeppelin rapidly fell to tho ground In a
collapsed condition."
Tho following note la appended to to
nlght'H official communique:
"Statistics covering the aerial opera
tions from the beginning of the mobil
ization to January 31 of this year show
the following:
"During these six months the nerlal
Bquadrons made about 10.000 reconnoi
terlng flights, corresponding to more than
18,000 hours of flight. These flights repre
sent a distance covered of 1 bOO.OOO kilo
metres (1,250,000 miles), in other words,
45 times around thftj world.
"These remarkcble results were not
obtained without sorrowful losses, which
were at least equal to and In many cases
heavier than those suffered by other
branches of the arrai, so far ns the dead,
wounded and missing nre concerned."
GERMANS IN FULL FLIGHT
FROM FOREST OF AUGUSTOWO
Slavs Jn Pursuit Near Prussia Border.
Ossowitz in Peril.
PKTIIOanAD, March S.
Tho Germans are In full retreat from
the forest of Augustowo and the Hus
sions pursuing them are again nearlng
the frontier of East Prussia, according
to official reports received from the front
today. Heavy losses are being Inflicted
on the German rear guards.
Fierce fighting has been In progress In
the Augustowo forest for 10 das. but
this has terminated In a complete victory
fop the Ttuslans, the second they havo
won In that region since the war be
jsan. In the meantime other German forces
aro battering away at Ossowitz fortress.
After bombarding Ossowitz for a week,
the Germans have succeeded In reaching
the first line of fortifications there. They
made two asatilts upon this line Sunday,
but were repulsed In both attempts to
carry It by storm. The forts on the south
bank of the Bobr silenced two of the
heavy German batteries.
MUSCOVITE COLUMN FLANKS
AUSTRIAN'S IN BUKOWINA
Forces Passage of Dniester and En
gages Czernowitz Defenders.
PETHOGRAD, March 8.
A great Russian column has crossed the
Dniester River at Zalcsecyka. north
northwest of Czernowitz, to flank the
Austro-Qerman army In nukowlna. This
Is already In contact with the enemy.
Reports from the southern war arena
assert that Austrian losses In the last
mpnth, total "hundreds of thousands." It
Is Impossible to determine the exact
iQBses of the enemy, the Russian War
Office- says, because thousands are still
burled beneath the heavy snow. Mora
losses are being inflicted upon the Austro-Qerman
forces aa they retreat In East
Oallda.
GERMANY FIGHTS 31 PEOPLES
Newspaper Statistician Enumerates
Nation's Foes in War,
IlERUNT. March l. A statistician of
the NorddeutBcho Allgemet le Zeltung has
just completed a tabulation according to
which Germany Is now lighting 31 na
tions and tribes. He enumerates them
as follows.
English, French, Russians, Australians.
JjiD&nfiae. CanAdtatM, Scotch, Montene
grins, Turcomans, Anamltes, CoasaekB,
TiLKuts. Gondii. Senegalese. Belgians,
iiji. Welshmen. Zulus, Utah, Burmese,
Purtuguese, Rajputs, Slhks, Kyher,
Tartars. Ubrgs. Kalmucks, Kerghis,
Baluchi and Basura.
KAISER RECALLS HAGUE ENVOY
JJjtgttOti, Maxell S. I.ondon newspa-
per eds 4iplay promlosntly a, dlpatch
liuii AmjttArdun savin that Bdron von
HutlUr. 0r man Minister to Holland, baa I
btr-st rPCJillJ to Berlin, "WU to tj fat) ;
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Official War Reports
FRENCH
In Champagne nothing of Import
ance has occurred to add to our com
munique of last night. The gnlft made
has been Increased. At the end of yes
terday we had In addition captured
some trenches northwest of Housln.
Tho trenches taken by us between
Perthes and Beausejour represents
from 400 to COO 5 rtrdfl.
In the region of the heights t' tho
Meuso our heavy ntllilefy, according
to stories told 0 the prisoner., seri
ously damaged a IG-lnch cannon re
cenlly placed thcro ns a battery by
tho enemy.
In Lorraine we have advanced to
tho north of Ititdonvllllcr.
In tho Vosges. nt Rclcherltopf, tho
Germans made a violent cnunter-nt-
tack nt S o'clock In tho nftcrnoon of
yesterday. They were able for mi In
stant to gain a foothold upon the
crest, but after a few hours' hand-to-hand
conflict our chnBseurs droc
them out. They (the chasseurs) mo
now wholly masters of Relcherkopf,
Tho losses suffered by the enemy wero
oxeremely heavy.
In upper Alsace to the south n the
station of nurnhaupt, nn nttnek was
made against our ndvnnceil position.
Tho nttncklng Torccs were dispersed
by our Infantry's fire.
GERMAN
Houlh of Augustowo, a Russian nt
tnek failed with heavy losses. l'lht
Ing Is proceeding near Lomrn. West
of t'rzsnnysx nnd east of I'locU the
Muslims made ntlnrkf, but thexo
were unsuccessful. Their night at
tacks at Ilawa were ulso icputsed.
Attempts by tho Russians to ad
vance from the district of Novo
Malsto wero unsuccessful. Thete
lTiOO Russian prlsoncm wore taken.
AUSTRIAN
In Poland yesterday fighting oc
curred In limited areas.
The Russians were compelled by
our artillery to evacuate advanced
positions In tho Carpathians, where
nt sovornl points fights for favorable
heights continue. Tho Russians have
suffernd considerable losses Night
nttacks by the Russians were every
where repulsed. Flvo ofllcers nnd 16
men were captured.
In Northeast Oallcla calm continues.
RUSSIAN
Our offensive continues on the left
bank of the Nlcmen and In the dis
trict northwest of Grodno. Our troops
drove the Germnns back behind tho
front of Sopotzkln-I.ypskov nnd then
pushed on vigorously.
In n similar manner In the Mlawa
district our attacks were crowned with
success. Wo took about HOO prisoners,
Including seven ofllcers, and also thrco
machine guns.
On the left bank of tho Vistula In
the region of the Pillcla the fighting
Is assuming the character of a great
battle.
In the Carpathians, between the On
dawa and San Rivers, the Austrian
attacks continue. Southwest of I.uto
wlsko the enemy tried to cross to the
right bank of tho San, but In a coun
ter attacks Satuidny night the Aus
trian units which had succeeded In
crossing the river were annihilated.
COOKS FIGHT WITH KNIVES
One Taken t othe Hospital and the
Other Sent to Jail.
WEST CHESTER, Pa., March 7. As
the result of a battle with butcher knives
between two cooks nt the West Chester
Stato Normal School, Herbert Jones, a
Negro, aged 0, is In a hospital badly
cut, and his assailant, Clarence Rldgley,
is In a cell at the Chester County Prison
to await tho results of the Injuiica to
his fellow kitchen artist.
The two men had n disagreement over
their work and each grasped a butcher
knlfo and they rushed together, but at
the first onslaught Jones received wounds
which aro considered serious and others
stopped the battle.
German Socialists for Peace
PARIS, March S. L'Humanlto prints a
dispatch received from tho Swiss fron
tier, which says that the German authori
ties prevented tho holding of a largo
meeting of Socialists In Wurttemberg,
but that the delegates managed to have
a secret session, at which they decided
to organize a movement In favor of
peace.
BREAD RIOTS IN AUSTRIA
AMSTERDAM, March 8 Bread riots
similar to thofte In Germany are reported
from Austria. Disorder marked the dis
tribution of loaves in Prague and tho au
thorities had a dlfllcult time In restoring
order.
$75 FOR TENT EVANGEL
Seventy-five dollars was collected for
the Baptist Tent Evangel today when
ministers followed the example of Fred
Seybert, of the "Billy" Sunday staff, who
threw a ?I0 gold piece to the Rov. E. B.
Pollard as ho was presiding at tho weekly
meeting of the Baptist Ministerial Asso
ciation at the First Baptist Church. Tho
ministers discussed tent evangel services
to be held during the summer as the best
way to continue the Influence of the Sun
day campaign. Seybert suddenly sur
prised them by tossing a gold piece to
Mr. Pollard, with the announcement that
It wns a contribution to the evangel
fund.
Justin McCarthy, Jr.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., March 8.
Justln McCarthy, Jr , of Brooklyn, a
nephew of Justin McCarthy, the Irish
historian, and a cousin of Justin Huntley
McCarthy, the playwright, died at a
boardwalk hotel this morning after a
brief Illness. He was 41 years of age
and leaves a widow. Mr. McCarthy, v. ho
camo here 111 from l.akewood two weeks
ago, had been advertising manager for a
Brooklyn department store for ten yearn.
Prior to that time he was secretary of
the borough of Brooklyn under the ad
ministration of President .!. Edward
Swanstrum.
RECALL JEWISH PERSECUTOR
WASHINGTON, March 8.-Persecutlon
qf Jews In Palestine Is not authorized by
the Turkish Government, and the Turkish
olllclal to blame for such persecutions
has been recalled by the Sublime Porte,
according to a statement Issued by Count
von Bernstorff, the German Ambussador,
here today,
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GERMANS AIM NEW
DRIVE TO CUT FOE'S
SOUTH POLAND LINE
Bloody Battle Rages on Old
Pilica-Rawa Front In
vaders Hurled From Au
gustowo Forest in North
Poland.
Allies in Big Offensive Move
Along Entire Western Bat
tle Front Severe Engage
ment On in Vosgcs German
Counter Attacks Repulsed.
Desperate battle has developed south
west of Warsaw, particularly in tho
region of Tomnszow nnd Opoczno. Gen
eral Mackenzen's nrmy, reported to
consist now of flvo corps, la massed
north of the Plllca nnd Is aiming n,
drive to plerco the lines of communi
cation between Ivnngorod nnd tho Pol
ish capital. Petrogrnd admits tho seri
ousness of tho offensive here, but as
serts that 31)0,000 troops are available
to halt tho hostile advance. Berlin re
ports confirm tho development of a, new
battle on tho old ground.
Slav forces In tho far north of tho
eastern battle line havo driven the In
vmlcra of northern Pol.ind out of tho
forest of Augustowo after n ten-day
buttle, according to official reports
from Pctrogrnd. To tho south the Ger
mans aro pounding away nt Ossowitz
on tho Bobr IUver, and ndmlsston Is
mado that they have reached the first
lino of fortifications.
Berlin reports successes In the fight
ing near Grodno and capture of 3400
Uusslnns In tho newly developed battle
between the Itnwa nnd Plllca Rivers.
On tho western front furious fight
ing l.H proceeding In Champagne and
In tho Vosges, both the French and
Germans claiming the advantage. Tho
Allies' airmen have again bombarded
Osteml, Berlin reports.
HERMAN DRIVE VIOLENT
SOUTHWEST OF WARSAW
Resumed Offensive on Pilica Aims to
Cut Czar's Communications.
PCTHOGrtAD, March 8.
The Germans have taken a violent of
fensive in southwest Poland, tho War
Olllco admitted today. For the first time
In three weeks the region around Opocz
no nnd Tomaszow Is being shaken by the
thunder of bli; suns. The rlpht wine of
Macltenoen's army west of Warsaw Is de
livering Infantry attacks against tho Rus
sian positions. Tho enemy's threat nlong
the Plllca has developed Into a big bat
tle. Attacks southeast of the Ilawa Tllvcr
wero successful, tho bulletin says, adding
that In this newly developed battle on the
old battle front 3100 Russians nnd 16
machine guns were captured.
GERMANS NEAR RUSSIAN
FORTS GUARDING WARSAW
Only 1G Miles From Strongholds at
Novo, Georgievsk and Pultusk.
BE It MX, March 8.
Today's official report from the German
General fitaff shows that the German
troops In northern Poland are driving
their way toward the fortresses' of Novo
Geom'lcvlsk and Pultusk, which guurd
Wat saw to the north nnd noithwest.
Fighting Is vlgoious In tho diHtrict around
Novo Malsto, only 1C miles north of Novo
Georglevisk and about 17 miles west
southuest of Pultusk. In thltj action,
the bulletin says, 1.'00 Russian prisoners
wero captured,
Ilusslan uttneks at ftawa have been re
pulsed, thp report adds. Resumption of
extensive battle between the Plllca and
Rauku Is reported.
OSTEND AGAIN BOMBARDED
BY ALLIES' AIR SQUADRON
Battles in Champagne and Vosges
Undecided, Berlin Reports.
BEHUN, March 8.
In the western theatre of war aviators
of the Allies have again bombarded Os
tend, while the battle between the French
and German forces In the Champagne re
gion continues. This now centres about
Soualn.
In the district cast of I.es Mesnll a
French attack failed and a night coun
ter attack by the Germans was success
ful. HO French iprlsoners being tnken.
Attacks at Prlestwelde, northwest of
Pont-n-Mousson: In the Vosges, west of I
'.Mucnstcr, and norm or Kennhelm weie
repulsed by the Gftmnns, but tho battles
Mill continue.
ANARCHY IN PORTUGAL
MADRID, March 8. Anarchy pievalls
In Portugal, according to advices iccelvcd
ments of troopH whose loyalty to tho re
from the frontier today and several regl
publlcan government Is questioned are
confined to their barracks under guard.
Only troops of known loyalty are being
used to preserve order In northern Por
tugal, where antl-gaycrnment feeling Is
strong, or for other military duties. The
Castro Cabinet, which was formed about
a month ago, Is on the point of collapse.
781,000 CAPTIVES IN GERMANY
BERLIN, March 8. Among the Items
given out for publication by the Over
seas News Agency Is the following:
"Members of the Prussian Diet who
have been VlBltlng prisoner camps have
received Information that at present
there are 781,000 war prisoners Interned
In Oerinany, an Increase since the end
of I8H of more than 200,000 men,"
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NMV YORkr March 8. General
Alvaro Obregan, commander of the
Carrunxn forces In Mexico City, tele
graphed the International News
Service today that the situation in
the Mexican capital Is now becoming
satisfactory as a result of strong
measures taken there. Ills dispatch
follows: . .
"The situation of the people of the
capital iras very critical for a time
owing to the scarcity of labor,
brought about by obstructionists
who tried to monopolise Industry;
but the situation Is now becoming
satisfactory as a result of strong
measures taken by our general
headquarters,
"We expect the situation to clear
completely with the subsequent
measures that the gcncraUln-chlcf
Is about to take.
(Slgnrd) "ALVARO ORREOON."
DIPLOMATS IN MEXICO
Financial Interests-in Britain,
Germany and U. S. Also Ap
peal to Wilson.
WASHINGTON. March 8. Extreme
pressure upon the Wilson Administration
to force American armed Intervention In
Mexico has been renewed.
Tho pressure comes from three sources:
The Uuropean diplomats In Mexico City
who backed General Hucrta and are nat
urnlly apprehensive for their safety; tho
financial Interests of the United States,
Great Britain and Germany, whoie In
vestments nre not returning anything be
cause of the troubled conditions in the
country, nnd those who advocoto the di
viding of Mexico Into two States and who
resent the nbuo that has been heaped on
the priests and nuns by both sides.
To nil who have brought the question
to their attention. President Wilson and
Secretary Bryan have declared that tho
President wns standing firm on his utter
ances at Indianapolis, that the United
States had no right to Intervene. Only one
this would change thl policy und that
would bo a massacre of Americans and
other foreigners.
Thcro Is no attempt made In official
quarters to disguise tho nlmost Intoler
able seriousness of the Mexican situa
tion. Obregon's Incendiary nttltude at
Mexico City has made the lives and
property of foreigners there unsafe. De
spite tho sharpest of notes to Carranza,
tho "First Chief" has thus far failed to
tako any steps to relievo the situation.
He has been asked to send food supplies
but has refused. Today pressure was
continued and the State Department
was hopeful that tho necessary conces
sions would be made.
VILLA AT AGUASCALIENTES;
MAY MARCH ON MEXICO CITY
Orders All Brigades Under His Com
mand to Mobilize.
AOUASCAMENTCS, Mexico, March 6,
via Et Paso, Tex., March 8. Accompanied
by Judge Duval West and G. C. Caroth
crs, representatives of tho United States
Government, General Villa arrived hero
today from Guadalajara.
General Villa has ordered all brigades
under his command not actively engnged
In field work to report nt once at this
city, where an effective army will be mo
bilized und held In readiness to march at
u moment's notlco should Villa decide to
attack General Obregon in Mexico City
nnd relievo the suffering there.
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LONDON, MarCn S.
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States wero responsible for the recent
detention of the American steamship Pa
cific at Deal became known here today.
These agents notified that Admiralty that
the Pacific carried contraband concealed
In cotton and that there were a number
of Germans In her crew.
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and left before this Information reached
tho Admiralty. She was pursued by a
fast cruiser and overtaken, being then
taken Into Deal for a thorough examina
tion. This is said to havo revealed no
contraband, but some of tho sailors nre
reported to have confessed they were
Germans nnd to have been taken from
tho vessel.
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CRITICS OF TARIFF IN
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Report of Secretary of
Commerce to President
Says Manufacturers of
textile Goods Have Un
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Finds of D. M. Barclay, Spe
cial Government Agent.
WASHINGTON, March 8. Secretary of
Commerce Itcdfleld made reply to the
critics of the Democratic tariff today In
a report based on a letter sent President
Wilson on December 24 last by the Manu
facturers' Association of Montgomery
County, Pa., which declared the present
customs made It necessary "that women
should sit helpless In cold dismal little
rooms nnd their children face starvation."
The counter-attack took the form of a
report on the Industries of the complain
ing county by D. M. Barclay, a special
agent of the Department of Commerce.
Mr. Barclay finds, according to Mr,
Itedfleld's communication to tho President,
that the business of the county Is In good
condition, that the tariff's III effects aro
nil, nnd that destitution Is scarcely greater
this winter than last. Tho Associated
Charities of Norrlstown, In January, 1911,
extended aid to 20 persons nnd In January,
1915, to 7.1 persons. In a total community
of more than 27,000.
Secretary Bedfleld declares the troubles
of tho Montgomery County mnnufnetmers
are to be found In their unbusinesslike
methods rather than In tho tariff. He
snys:
"Several manufacturers stated that
there aro certain abuses nnd evils which
now exist and have oxisted In tho tex
tllo Industry for years which affect tho
business ns no tariff ever could. Tho
greatest of these evils are 'cancellation'
nnd 'protection.' The first puts It to tho
option of the buyer whether ho will
tako goods which ha has ordered nnd
contracted for In good faith. Tho sec
ond enables the buyer to get his goods
nt market prlco at time of delivery In
case tho market has fallen off, nhen tho
period between the time the contract was
made and date of delivery may extend
over several months."
Out of 30 manufacturers Investigated,
12 stated that foreign-made goods could
come Into direct competition with their
products. Five of these produce low
prlco seamless hosiery, flvo medium nnd
low-price woolen cloth, ono cottonndo and
cotton worsteds nnd one woolen nnd wor
sted carpet yarns.
In January, 191G, tho number of em
ployes In the 30 concerns had decreased
718 from a year before. Tho decreases
were confined nlmost entirely to eight
concerns, and 4S1 of theso wero reported
by threo manufacturers of seamless
hosiery.
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seamless hosiery business. Hundreds of
small plants manufacturing this product
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Tho Imports of hosiery In W" e,,i
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which has hurt tho Montgomery" County
products. Moreover, nearly all hosiery
Imports have come from Germany, and
these nro now cut off. The Government
records show, too, a great recent gain
In exports of cotton Unit goods, Including
hosiery. In December, 1913, theso were
29li,(iO0. and In December last more than
J2.OC0.O0O. . . . ..
Tho report concludes by nhowlnj? tho
prosperity of the banks nnd of tho build
ing trades In Norrlstown.
MAN WHO KILLED MERCHANT.
PAYS WITH OWN LIFE
Rocco Tnssono Is Electrocuted nt
Bellefonte.
PITTSBURGH, March 8. No wltnosscs
attended the electrocution of Rocco Tas
sone, nn Italian, of Lancaster, Pa., who
wns put to death In the Centre County
prison, nenr ncllefontc. Pa., today. Tho
only persons present were the guards,
physicians and the electrician who exe
cuted the Itallun.
This was tho Drst execution In Penn
sylvania that was not attended by wit
nesses. Tnssono wns a member of a band or
ganized for tho purpose of threatening
nnd extorting monov from wealthy Ital
ians. With others ho plotted to extort
money from nn Italian merchant In Lan
caster, Pn., and when tho merchant re
fused to turn over the amount demanded,
Tnssono was paid $2J to kill him.
SUBMARINE'S LOSS DENIED
Vessel Rammed by Thordis Safe, Says
Berlin Report.
LONDON, March 8. A report comes
by wireless -from Dcrlln that tho Wolff
News Agency says It Is a fnct that tho
Hngllsh collier Thordis tried to sink a
Germnn submarine by ramming her, but
tho undersea boat suffered Inconsider
able damage and returned safely to the
base.
Tho captain of tho. Thordis said ho
rammed the Bubmnrlno'nt full speed nnd
that sho immediately disappeared.
William A. w
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GERMAN TRENCHES CA
NEAR SOUAIN BY
Gains Also Mado nt
Pari t. .j
Beausejour, Reports Part
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fTho capture of German ..-n '
west of Soualn Is announced In t.J10.5
noon's official communique. It x.. 7,
tho gains made by the French iron, V
brn Vnihmm nA r,.. lr0MT,
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Champagne region now romf. .
400 to 500. rl 'f.
Aeeordlnir in th nn. .
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EVen.'li hAfirv nrfltl.... U--
, . ., T severely b'
aged one of tho Germans' i-.' f
(1614-Inch) guns on tho height. ttl
Mouse, necessitating I to being i,vL
tho rear for repairs, " "
RUSSIAN ATTACHE DEAn
iNUW 1UHB, March 8. Cant m
Stopanovlts! Vasallleff. until ?.-Hltt'
val attache of tho Russian En7b,7J
Washington, died yesterday at thS.1'
Hotel after- a two months' IllnLl1
had lived at the Flaia sir, ii '
Ing on special missions for his nj,1
ment, until Incapacitated two vSl
ago. TOK
It Is said that Captain Vassllleff '
near $100,000,000 In America for liSj
THERE'S use for Unetdt
Biscuit every day, in tnn
home, in every street, In ever?
town. '
arc uniformly fresh, uniformly
JUVU,
if
Day bltcuit bahtd by
bJATIONAL BISCUIT
CUM FAN Y
Alwayt tooh for that Nemt
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The
anamaker
Merchant Tailoring Shop
BELIEVES that readers of the
Evening, Ledger will be inter
ested in our announcement that we are
ready to register Easter orders. The
New Spring Tailoring Cloths
(Imported and Home Woven)
Are Now on Display
OUR patrons are urged to ask for the
personal attention of our Special
Designing Cutters, who will gladly de
sign into their patterns any individual
style idea desired.
Prices for Suitings and Spring Top
Coatings built to measurement are, as
usual, $25 to $50.
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121719 Chestnut Street