ttl TURNS DEAF EAR
TO BRITAIN'S ATTEMPT
TO JUSTIFY BLOCKADE
Administration Not to fie
Persuaded to Relinquish
Its Right to Force Full
Payment for Any Dam
age Inflicted.
WASHINGTON, Marcji 17.
England's attempted Justification of her
Qornlftn commerce ombarco will meet
with no response In AilmlnMtrallon cir
cles, The request that this country look
Vipon the latest ordcr-ln-councll as a
modified blockade and tho claim that It
parallels tho North's action In tho Civil
War has fallen on denf ears, ivrsons
enjoying the confidence of tho Adminis
tration today Insisted that thero Is to bo
no clmilgo in tho Administration pro
ram, Explicit and pointed protest will
be mado against Interference with Amer
ican overseas trado that Is not contra
band of war. This nation will relinquish
ao right It enjoys to force payment of
full damages for any violation of its
recognized and treaty rights.
Sbnators Hoke Smith and Wulsh, after
conferring with President Wilson and
Secretary of Commetce Redflclcl, today
estimated that stoppage of German Im
ports to tho United States, even under
existing conditions, wilt mean a loss In
custom duties alono of moio than $100,000
dally. In addition, shutting oft cotton ex
torts to Germany, direct ami tlirnncli
Rotterdam, will mean a reduction In con
sumption estimated at not less thnn 30,
000 Dales weekly, and the latter figure;
Is only a minimum, ns, according to
Robert P. Rose, tho State Department's
foreign trade ndvlnor, tho cotton trado
with Germany was Just getting well
started when tho British blockade was
announced.
In the protest which the United States
trill make to Grcnt Britain It will bo
flatly stated that this Government does
not recognize any belligerent power's
right to establish a blockade against
commerce on the, high seas. While It will
be admitted that development of subma
rine and aerial navigation to Ita present
point has brought with It modifications of
methods of warfare, It will be Insisted
that a definite coast lino must be Includ
ed and provisions mado for establishment
.of what will be In fact an nctual block
ade in order to check an enemy's com
merce. And this is tho great glaring
omission from the British plan, the
United States will contend.
In preparing the protest undue hasto
will be avoided. Counselor Robert Lans
ing, of the Stato Department, will bo as
sisted by experts on naval law, because,
after all, tho present question Is entirely
a naval one. It Is expected that overy
possible argument raised In England will
be met by this country, so that, if relief
Is not gvcn, tho question can be renowed
and 'demands made for damages after tho
war Is over.
GERMANS BEAT BACK
SLAV FLANKING DASH
Continued from race One
tngv Three, sorties, mado by tho gar
rison, havo been repulsed.
The Wur Ofllco states that In tho Car
pathians Slav troops continued the of
fensive, and In the Smolnllc region. In spite
of the deep snow, ti heavy storm and tho
sovero cold, carried tho Inst positions of
tho enemy, and also carried tho trenches
of the enemy near Jablonka. In tho re
gion of Zawadka and Rozanka tho en
emy persists In his attacks.
Figfitlng has developed in eastern
men. railway.
Tho artillery firing at Trzemysl has
been continuous, but Russian troops on
tho northern front of the city have car
ried the heights within rlflo shot of tho
forts protecting tho town.
GERMANS ASSAULT CLIFF
ON HEIGHTS OF LORETTE
Berlin Officially Reports Succes3
Against British Near Arras.
BERLIN, March 17.
After a three-day battlo tho Germans
have succeeded In their efforts to cup
ture a cliff northwest or Arras. An of
ficial report from tho Gonerul Staff issued
hero this afternoon states that tho bat
tle has been decided In favor of tho Ger
mans. The conflict on the cliff, which Is on
the elope of Lorotte heights, began Sun
day. Tho Pronch are again storming- tho Ger
man trenches In the Champagne region.
West of Perthes tho attacks wero unsuc
cessful, but north of Mesnll a strong
French force Is making energetlo assaults
upon tho German positions. Tho result
of this lighting was In doubt when of
ficial dispatches were filed to Berlin,
At several other points In Franco violent
engagements are proceeding. In the East
Argqnne region, a French forco that occu
pied' the, southwest slope of tho plateau of
Vauquols has been driven from Its posi
tions) and forced to retreat. In the woods
northwest of Pont-a-Mousson two French
attacks have failed.
SLAV FLANKING MOVEMENT
HALTED NEAR EAST PRUSSIA
Foe Again Making Demonstration in
, Tilsit Region.
" BERLIN, March 17.
In northern Poland tho Russians have
been repuUed In a flanking movement di
rected calnst the Germans' left wing
about Tauroggcn.
Efforts of Grand Duke Nicholas' troops
to cut through the Gorman lines between
tho Orzyc and the Skwra rivers also have
been checked. This represents an advan
tage on the Mlawa-Przasnysz front.
whenS It was reported yesterday General
Franco!)' army was trying for a Junction
With Hlndenburg's forces.
For- the flrpt time since the Mazurlan
Twites battles a Russian force has ap
peared near the North Prussian frontier
u round Tilsit. The enemy apparently was
not Inf sreat force, and tho attacks were
easily" repulsed.
FRENCH CAPTURE. GERMAN
POSITION IN CHAMPAGNE
Paris Reports Renewal of Bombard
ment at Solssons and Rhelms,
PARIS, March T,
Renewals of the German bombardment
at Sotssons and Rhelms Is announced In J
Itie crucial communique from me jrrench
War Office. The Cathedral at Rhelms
has bn. struck by two more shells.
The- communique tells of progress by
iiin Belgian army on the Yeer and the
rejw&et of n. German attack by tjie Brit
ish on the height of Notre Dame de
X-orette.
iu Champagne, the French have made
nn laij-artant gain by capturing' about
M0 rr4 of a ridge held by the Ger
iinm German attacks in the Argonne
nave iw repulsed.
yrtitefc KvMef have renewed their
iUjvity and tXe awiwwquktue states that
fe fsriifficaHoH at Alwco hits been bom-
'4
OFFICIAL BULLETINS
GERMAN
Fighting for an advanced cliff on
tho south slope of I.orette height,
northwest of Arrai, has been decided
In favor of the Germans.
In Champagne, west of Perthes nhd
north of Les Mesnll, several unsuc
cessful French nttackn wore mado yes
terday. North of Lis Mesnll the
enemy's attacks wero renewed with
stronger forces and the engagement
still continues.
In the Argonne the fighting Is not yet
finished. The French who had oc
cupied tho slopo southwest of Vau
quols and east of tho Argonne, wero
drl'-en back,
In La 1'rctro forest, northwest of
I'ont-a-Mousson, two French nttacus
failed.
In the Vosges thero havo boon only
artillery duels.
AUSTRIAN
Attacks of tho enemy against our
positions east of Sulojow, nenr Lop
tiszno, In tho Klelcc region, have been
repulsed. Attacks near Oorlicc hae
also failed, while our artlllrry caused
heavy losses to the Russian.
In the Carpnthlans yesterday nrtll
lory duels prevailed for the most part.
North of I'szok Pass It has been com
paratively quiet since March 14, when
the enemy suffered heavily On that
occasion tno Russian battalions wero
almost annihilated. Eleven olllcers,
C60 men nnd thrco machlno guns weio
captured.
To tho northwest of Wyszkow, wo
enptured n height. Tho battlo south of
tho Dniester continues.
An attempt by tho enemy to capturo
tho heights held by us east of Otynln,
In tho direction of Kolomea, was re
pelled, after Bcveral days' fighting,
with heavy losses to tho enemy.
After tocelvlng largo lelnforccments,
tile enemy agnlu, during tho afternoon,
ndvnnccd on these heights nnd attack
ed our fortes thrco times. They again
suffered heavily.
FRENCH
On tho Yser tho Belgian army mado
now progress yesterday nnd repulsed
a German counter attack.
On tho front held by the British
army thero was a veiy violent can
nonade To tho north of Arias t'no
enemy attempted, without success, a
now eounter nttnek upon tho trenches
on tho height of Notre Damo do
Lorctto late In the afternoon.
Solssons nnd Rhelms wero bom
barded. Two shells struck the Cathe
dral at Rhelms.
In Champagne, to tho nort'n of l.i
Mesnll and to tho west of Height
196, we captured about C00 yards of u
rldpo hold by tho enemy.
In tho Argonno thero wero several
German counter nttneks between Bo
lanto and Four do Paris, They weio
repulsed. ,
In tho Woevro region thero wns an
artillery duel.
Ono of our aviators bombarded the
fortifications nt Colmar.
RUSSIAN
Wo havo destroyed advanced parties
of tho enemy from Kopelowo. Tho
offenslvo of our troops on both banks
of the Orzyc River Is progressing suc
cessfully. After n very stubborn bat
tle our troops captured tho villages
of Stegnn and Ycdnorozcc nnd re
pulsed a vigorous countcr-nttack by
tho Germans, capturing ono heavy
gun. threo light guns, seven machlno
guns, nnd nt least TOO prisoners. On
another part of tho Przasnysz
Groudousk line our troops havo had
partial successes.
On tho left bank of the Vistula tho
enemy hns been moro ncllvo In bom
barding our fortifications Ja tho Bzura
region, but has attempted a fruitless
offenslvo In the Plllca district.
In the Cnrpathlans our troops havo
continued their offensive operations
In tho Smolnlk region. In spite of deep
snow, heavy storms, and severe cold.
They havo carried the last positions of
tho enemy, taking 240O prisoners, In
cluding 31 officers. Seventeen ma
chine guns were nlso captured.
This success was gained in the
centre of tho chief Austilnn offenslvo,
and the enemy was forced to retreat
In the direction of Pollgrod. Tonaiu
Uszok Pass, wt carried trenches of
the enemy. In the region of Knwadka
nnd Rozanka tho enemy persists In
his attacks.
ITALY'S DEMAND
HASTENS CRISIS
Continued from I'nite Ono
which, according to tho best Information,
Austria In willing to grant is the, cession
of tctrltmy which would give to Ituly
possession of uaUc Garda, with the town
of Rlva nnd tho vnlleys of the Chlcso
and Adlgo niters. Including the tonus
of novercto and Tlonc, but excluding
Trent, and to tho east tho valley of tho
Isonzo River, Including Gradlsca, but ex
cluding Gorltz.
It Is understood also that In return
for such territory ns she Is willing to
cede Austria asks for a large sum of
money nnd also tho renunciation by
Italy of any claim to other territory
within tho Austro-IIungarlan Empire
which is Inhabited by Italians. In re
turn for these concessions on Italy's
part Austria la willing to mako certain
local grants, Including tho establishment
of an Italian university nt Trieste
VON BUELOW GIVES ASSURANCES.
Despite Austria's objections, rcllnblo In
formation has It that Prince von Buelow,
the German Ambassador, has given for
mal assurances that Germany will be
ablo In tho end to overcome tho resist
ance of Austria and Induco Vienna to
concede to Italy tho territorial conces
sions demanded, together with a free
hand In Southern Albania. In addition,
tho central empires would further Italy's
ambitions In tho Eastern Mediterranean.
The German diplomat pointed out, fur
thermore, that the marine supremacy of
Oreat Britain nnd France would have the
effect of crushing Italy.
Representatives of the Allies In their
negotiations with the Italian Government
have presented the matter In nulto a
different light. They have united In say.
tng that the defeat of Germany and Austria-Hungary
Is Inevitable even without
tho participation of Italy, In case Italy
refrains from taking part It will receive
nothing from the Allies when the settle
ments are made.
The Allies advance the further argu
ment that with the conclusion of peace,
or bhortly thereafter, the separation of
Hungary from Austria Is quite to be ex
pected. This would lead to the absorption
of the Austrian provinces of German na
tionality by Germany and the consequent
extension of German dominion to Trieste,
which thus would forever be lost to Italy.
In addition, Italy would be forced to
abandon Avlona and the Aegean Islands.
TROUBLE IN BALKANS.
Rumors of Important developments In
the Balkans today divided attention
among diplomatic representatives with
reports that Austria and Italy are near
Ing a break.
Private advices from Uskub indicated a
massing of Servian troops in the direction
of the Albanian frontier. This gave rise
to a report that Scrvta bad determined
upon a sudden Invasion of Albania with
the object of obtaining a hold on the
Adriatic Another report from Salonika
said that Important Bulgarian movements
have been observed in the direction of
the Turko-Bulgarian frontier, Indicating
a Bulgarian movement southward toward
the Gulf of Saros.
Anti-Austrian demonstrations were again
report! tw fc wx&sr . Usltui cities
to4ar
EVENnrq LEpqER Philadelphia. Wednesday. MABOHj-Ttjioi-gv
TERRITORY DEMANDED BY ITALY FOR
miim & s. "tLo0? o
Tho territorial demnnds reported made upon Austria by Itnly, ns tho
prico of its continued neutrality, would not only restore to the latter
country the provinces in the north which possess n heavy Italian pop
ulation, but would nlro make Italy mistress of the Adriatic. Tho
Romo Government's demands are: To the north she desires tho
entire Province of Trent, bringing her frontier to Venoste, Passiric
nnd Breenie, including tho districts of Rovcrto, Trent, Dozen, Moron,
Brcsanone and Bruncckj to tho cast sho desires to extend her frontier
to tho Julian Alps, including tho Provinces of Gorltz and Istrin, with
the districts of Tolmlen, Goritz, Triest, Pola and Flume. In addition
to this sho desires the Dalmatian Islands, especially Vcglin, Chorso,
Lungn, Brazza, Lcsina, Curzola, Meleda and Lissn,
HARM'S PRAYER SAVED CITV,
GRODNO WORSHIPERS SAY
Miracle Ascribed to Plea Which Cost
Suppliant's Life.
IIARRISUCRO, I'n., March 1?. Rabbi
Loon Album, of Kosher Israel Synagogue,
this city, today received a cablegram
from Grodno, Poland, telling of the death
of his brother, Rabbi Moses Juda
RnblnnwitsE. In that city tindor peculiar
circumstances. Rabbi Rnblnowltz prayed
thnt God save the rlty from tho Germnn
invaders, oven nt tho expense of his own
life. No sooner had tho people thus
prnved thnn ho fell dead.
HH fellow churchman bollovo thnt tho
dead rabbi wns taken at his word nnd
offered up as a sncrlflco for tho preserva
tion of tho city, which hns not fallen
into the hnnds of tho enemy. Rnbbl Leon
Album has nnother brother, Rabbi Joseph
Rablnowltz, residing In Raltlmore. Rabbi
Album adopted that name when ho caino
to America.
TERRE HAUTE (iAMULERS
ASSESSED BY THE POLICE
Witnesses Tell of Contributions Made
to Election Funds.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 17.-A sjstcm
under which powerfut Tcrro llauto
gaming house owners wero "bled" nnd
forced to contrlbuto hundreds of dollars
to Night Chief of Pollco Jnck Nugent,
nppolntcd by Mayor Don M. Roberts, for
fin election fund, and paitlculnrly
toivards tho election of Ell Redman, now
Circuit Judge, wns nllcgcd today In tes
timony In the Government's election cor
ruption conspiracy trial. Many admitted
Terro Ilnuto gamblers testified.
Wltnosscs swore that Nugent inndo out
a list of saloons and gaming houses
which indicated tho amount each place
was to contrlbuto, and that several gam
blers contllbutcd direct to Ull Redman.
Philip ("Top") Duma admitted that he
"ran a llttlo game of chance" In which
a man could lay down n. nickel and 'If
ho was lucky get $o." Ho said ho gnvo
$50 to tho registration fund, $150 for the
election fund, nnd gnvo Ell Redman $200.
"Redman sold. ' "Top," I'll give thnt
back to you,' " said Burns. "Rut I said,
Oh, that's all right.' "
JUDGE UMBEL'S ALLEGED
DEAL WITH DUMBAULD
Fayette Member of House Wants
Legislative Inquiry.
1IARRISHURG, Pa March 17. Assem
blyman Sinclair, of Payette, today Intro
duced a resolution that tho Speaker ap
point a committee of flvo members to In
vestigate published allegations of a "cor
rupt bargain" between Judgo R. K. Um
bel, of rayotte, nnd II. S. Dumbnuld,
wheicunder the impeachment proceedings
brought against Vmbel by Duinbauld two
years ,iro. Hlioulil be cjropped
It was refencd to the Judiciary (iencrnl
Committee.
BOMBS FROM TAUBE TAKE
TOLL OF BRITISH SHIP'S CREW
Another Vessel Attacked in Channel
by Germnn Airmen.
SOUTH SHIELDS. England, March 17.
Tho British steamship nionde, arriving
In tho Tyno today, reported that ho was
attacked by a German Taubo and that
one member of her crew was killed.
Klvo bombs In all wero dropped from
tho aeroplane, but tho captain avoided
having his blilp seriously dnmaged by
skilful manuovcrlng. The attack was
delivered on Monday while tho Blondo
wns threo miles oft Foreland.
Tho Blondo Is the second steams-hip at
tacked by German aviators. A British
vessel arriving at a North Sea port re
cently reported that a Taubo flew over
her In the English Channel and that threo
bombs were hurled nt her deck. Tho
bombs narrowly missed her. Tho aviator
fled when tho steamer blew her siren.
PLAN TO REORGANIZE
HOARD OF FREEHOLDERS
Move nt Atlantic City to Improve
Automobile Approaches,
ATLANTIC CITY. March 17-A rcvolu
tlonnry change of government for Atlan
tic County, whereby Atlantic City may
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Barrett's dclnratIon Is believed to volco
tho sentiment of tho ICuchnlo faction.
Tho city, which pays eleven-lhlrteontlis
of tho county tax, hns only four voton In a
board of 17 members Tho balnnco of
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that tho chango Is favored by the prin
cipal tnxpnyers of most of tho mainland
towns and bv ninny of tho mainland
members In tho county board.
Atlantic City contributed nearly $100,000
for county Ins. this year. Last week tho
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Witness in Conspiracy Trial nt Rcad
iiij? Doscribes Methods.
READlNfi. Mnich IT. How David Y.
Rothinsles, president of tho Reading
Building and Pinniicc Company, maln
tniiifd himself in ofllco by employing
protlcs wuh In ought out In the testimony
of A. D. Avoavcr, former secretary of
tho company, when tho trial of Rothen
sles, of Delhi, N. V.; Fred. G. Anderson
and Charles s. Stephens, both of Phila
delphia, charged with conspiracy In
manipulating $510,000 belonging to tho
firm named nnd two others, the Reading
Mutunl Insurance Company nnd tho
Rending Life Insurance Company, was
resumed before Judgo Wagner hero to
day. Contracts weio offered ns ovidenco of
thn morgcr of tho thrco corporations,
upon which Itothenslcs was Instructed to
sell stock In the alleged conspiracy.
Secretary Weaver testified that SO per
cent, of tho votes cast for election of
olllcers were by proxy. A specific elec
tion was mentioned ns taking place on
December 10. 1D10. At ihni iimn i..n,c
said, there wero ISO stockholder's of tha
company, and only 3S. mostly directors,
wore present nt tho session. Rothensles
was genoral manager nnd had control of
tho stock selling end. Weaver asserted.
Tho caso Is attracting widespread In
terest from Insuranco men throughout
mo j.ast. Tno oeicnse is represented by
n great arrnv of counsel. District At
torney Hclnly, first nsslstant Prcd A
Mnr nnd Hnmupl II. Bcrtolef, the latter
hoing private counsel for the State, aro
conducting tho piosccutlon.
THAW PREPARES TOR FIGHT
Ni:W YORK, March IT.-From his
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next legal moves to keep himself out
of Mnttcawan. Thaw's guiding hand In
tho litigation Is ndmltted by his coun
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which opens Friday beforo Justice BIJur,
upon tho now writ of habeas corpus,
Thaw's lawyers 'navo at least three
avenues of uctlou. The first Is the pend
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whothcr Thaw Is "Illegally restrained"
by tho Sheriff. Upon this Thaw hopes
to establish his sanity. Falling, he can
bring another liabru.s corpus uctlon In
tho Federal courts for ultimate appeal to
the United States Supremo Court, based
on his alleged right to bo returned to
New Hampshire regardless of his sanity
or Insanity.
The third move, held in abeyance, is
a posslblo beparnto nppeal from Justice
Rage's decision In tho conspiracy caso.
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TOKIO, March 17. "A satisfactory
solution of tho negotiations between
Japan nnd China Is In sight," snjs nn
ofllclal statement Issued by tho Jnpancso
Foreign Ofllco today.
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of tho Superior Court Prothonotary, on
tho fourth floor of City Hall, today.
MclnlcofT Is In Jail for stabbing "Young
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ugo Stato Senator Sat us went to Harris-
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to Hnrrlsburg and convinced tho court
that Melnlcoft's record warranted no con
sideration for him.
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Snlus did not stop there and finally urged
Judgo Kephart to como here and sit In
Iono Judgment on tho question of whether
his fellow Judges erred In lef using to
keep tho Tenderloin criminal In Jnll.
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SMYRNA BOMBARDED
AFTER 24-HOUR TRUCE
Turkish Governor Refuses De
mands of British Admiral
and Will Resist to the Last.
LONDON, March 17. trie bombardment
of Smyrna by British warships was
resumed today after an armistice of 21
hoiiM. The armistice was arranged to
allow a ronference between the Turkish
Governor nnd Admiral Sir Rlrtiard I'lene,
commander of the Bqundron.
Lnter tho Turkish Governor Issued a
proclamation saying that ho woij id re
sist to tho last, and the artillery duel
between tho ships nnd forts was ro
nowed. All subjects of enemy countries
In Smyrna havo been arrested.
French warships, co-operating with a
British landing party, navo pmvoui .....
Turks from mounting now guns near tno
Dardanelles entrance to rcplnco those
wrccktd hy fire from tho allied fleet,
Athens dispatches reported today.
A French flotilla, standing Just Insldo
tho entrance to tho strnlt, raked tno
TurklBh position east of Kum Kdle with
shellflro for evernl hours. The Turks
finally abandoned tho attempt and with
drew. Tho Admiralty early today had no offi
cial dispatches to mako public regarding
the Dardanelles and Smyrna bombard
ment Several unolllclnl reports, however,
agteed that tho lirltlsh cruiser Amethyst
penetrated far up tho strait and was
serlouMv damaged, at leant 20 of her crow
being killed.
Admiralty officials did not credit tho re
tioit that tho Amethyst ran past Kllld
Rnhr nnd Sultnnlo nnd entered tho Nn
gnra Narrows. Thoy asserted that until
tho forts at tho Narrows' entrance wero
reduced It was highly Improbablo that
nn Allied warship could perform such a
feat.
CONSTANTINOPLE. March 17.
Tho first Turkish admission that Anglo
French warships had forced nn entrance
to tho Dardanelles and were operating
ngalnt tho forts defending tho Narrows
wns mndij tonight by tho Ottoman War
Office. It rollows:
"Thero were no further operations
against the Nnrrows on Tuesday. Tho
enemy warships continued to watch tho
entruuee of tho Dardanelles."
Previous announcements had spoken of
attacks against tho Turkish forts defend
ing tho entrance.
Operations of tho Anglo-French fleet
during tho past few days against tho
Turkish forts on tho Dardanelles wero
limited to demonstrations. It was officially
announced today by the Ottoman War
Ofllco. At tho same time denial was
mado of reports which havo recently been
circulated throughout the Uutopean capi
tals to the effect that panic prevails In
this city und that many residents have
fled.
Captain Finds His Sailors Dead
JEP.SKY CITY, March IT.-When Cap
tain Christopher Slano entered tho bnrgo
J, J. Harrington, which la tied up at tho
Lehigh Vnllcy Railroad's pier, this morn
ing, ho found his two assistants, John
Craven und Frank Leplnsky. dead In
their bunks. They had been asphyxiated
by coal gas.
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AMSTERDAM, March i7.Thk $1
Is experiencing new trouble LaI
throat and has to submit to ., ?
treatment This i, why he h '' S
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tho eastern armies the Kalj
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after examining his throat, aavUMI
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had already made heavy dem4;i"ft
his physical and mental strencts
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among Ilia throat specialists JnirMti
Ing an immediate operation, oH?!?. t4
Ing this step. Except for ? ' ,'?M
this stage of his Illness the &!' 4
much tho same as that whIca taM
much tho samo as that which V.fB.l,
the death of tho Kaiser', fathVrlniffl
RAIDER REPORTED WRECKE1)
bea Loptatn Reports Ks.ri.i
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new vontr. u,i. """"U.
to a story published hero Ui irJh
cruiser Karlshruho, which ?:
raiding British and French hiBi
South American and Wo.. Lpp'nMl1
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was brought to IJrooklyn by a a q 1
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Grenada " mes, uM
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did not celebrate the event, o ,2
of the condition of war prevailing in n??'
rone, It was decided not tn, hu V'"',
tlonal festival: no flag was hoisted ,,,
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