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6ERMANS HURL SLAV
INVADERS OF PRUSSIA
12 MILES OVER BORDER
Dash After Fleeing Rus
sians Ends in Winning of
Polish Town Ossowitz
Siege Tailing Aus
trians Mass on Dunajec.
A German army that drove the Kus
elans out of Memet lias pushed the
BIavb back 12 miles across the Russian
border and has occupied the Russian
town ot Krottlngcn, the War Ofllcc an
nounced this afternoon. On both sides
of tho Orsec River, northeast of
Pntosnysz, Russian attacks have been
repulsed.
Unexampled activity on the southern
war front Is predicted ,ln Prtrugrod as
tho result of the surrender of Przemysl
and tho consequent release of the large
body of troops tied up by the Invest
ment. Already tho Jubilant Slav capital
es VIennx and Berlin loom up as ob
jectives behind resumed drives on Si
lesia, Bukowlna and Hungary. In
North Poland withdrawal of heavy
German artillery Is Interpreted as In
dication of a lifting of the siege of Os-
sowlts and abandonment of the Bobr
campaign. Incursions Into East Prus
sia toward Tilsit are reported.
Meanwhile, Vienna, admitting tho fall
of Frzemysl, declares that the expected
Muscovite advance on Cracow wilt be
halted again at the Dunajec Itlver,
where massive field works have been
constructed and whither the Teutonic
allies are rushing large forces.
GERSiANS TAKE POLISH TOWX
OVER BONDER FROM MEMRIj
Post
Gained in Pursuit of
Slavs
Driven From Senport.
BERLIN, March 23.
The Russian town of Krottlngcn, about
12 miles north of Memel, lias been cap
tured by German troops pursuing the
Russians, who were forced to retreat
after occupying Memet, according to to
day's official report from the German
General Staff. It states that when Krot
tlngen was occupied the Germans set
free more than 3000 civilians who had been
taken Into captivity by the Itusslans
when they abandoned Memel.
Russian attacks on both sides of the
Orzyc River have been repulsed, the War
Office announced.
CHINA ACCEPTS FOUR
OF JAPAN'S DEMANDS
Mikado's Troops Being Distrib
uted at Various Places in
Republic.
PKKIN, March p. An official an
nouncement was made today that China
had agreed to accept four of the de
mands made by Japan. Negotiations on
"the others are proceeding.
Troops recently brought from Japan
are bslng distributed at various towns.
One thousand have gone to Tslng-Au.
COO to Kan-Tze, S0OO to Mukden and SOU)
to Dalny.
WASHINGTON'. March 23.-No leply
has been received yet. President Wilson
explained to callers today, to the Amer
ican Inquiry addressed to Japan on the
Chinese situation. This note, the Presi
dent said, was designed to develop just
What Japan actually has In mind In con
nection with her negotiations with China.
Original demands had been clmnged and
rechanged a number of times, the Presi
dent said, and this Government, as the
friend of both parties, desired to know
Just what the situation was.
TEUTONS MASS FORCES
TO HALT SLAVS IX GAMMA
Massive Field Works Form Barrier
Alonp Dunajec River.
VIENNA. March 23.
Officials of the War Office asserted
today that the loss of Przemysl would
have no effect upon the main campaign
In the Carpathians and on the Dunajec
River, across which tho Russians wero
driven with terrific losses when they
launched their first campaign against
Cracow.
Massive Held works have been con
structed upon the west of tho Dunajec,
and Austria's military leaders asHert the
positions of the Teutonic troops there
re virtually Impregnable.
GERMANS READY TO LIFT
OSSOWITZ SIEGE, SLAVS SAY
Siege Batteries Withdruwn Forecast
End of Bobr Campaign.
PETROGRAD, March 23
Official announcement was made here
today that the Germans are preparing to
Ufa the siege of Ossowitz. The Are of
the siege artillery there Is becoming
weaker, and several heavy siege batteries
have been withdrawn. It Is believed at
the War Office that this forecasts a gen
eral retreat of the Germans from the llobr
River front.
Another Russian force has pierced the
Russian border north of Tilsit and now
occupies the German town of l.augsurgen.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA
Vessels Arriving Today
Patrick (Br.), Calcutta vU Rangoon.
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Steamships to Arrive
PREIOHT.
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Cmtlemoor Alultrs
ftandaend .Naples
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Jan.
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Feb. 4
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Feb. 18
TAjmlnlim ...Uuelva Feb, tu
Century - - CaUutta Feb. Zi
Alaskan ..,, into Feb. in
Crloa, ,, ChrlatianU Mar, a
Temalt , Rotterdam Mar, i
rtkoa . .-.Algltra Mar, 5
Tanajra . Uuelva Mar. 5
Christian MJchaelsen... Hartlepool Mar. ft
Manchester Shipper. ... Manchester ....Mar. tt
Inland ShlelJa Mar. a
Vulcan: Burnt Island. ..Mar.
Ada Lisbon Mar. S
Crown; Point IxinJon Mar. 8
Kcntucktan llllo ...... ..Mar, 10
Virginian 3dlhoa tlir in
Paraje Rotterdam Mar.il
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incbeater Mariner. . Manchester .
Herd ....... Shields
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Steamships to Leave
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MUSCOVITE nORDE LAUNCHES
MOVE WEST FROM PRZEMYSL
Sweeping Carpathian Campaign De
velops After Fall of City.
TETROGRAD, March 29.
Half a million Russian troops, Inspired
by tho news of the fall of Przemysl, nro
pressing forward In a gigantic forward
movement nil along the Carpathians, ac
cording to War Olllco dispatches today.
From tho Dukla Pass region to the bor
ders of Rumania the Slavs are driving
southward In a mighty sweep toward tho
plains of Hungary nnd the crownland of
Bukowlna.
The Russian army which captured the
stronghold has already been sot In mo
tion westward against Cracow, tho only
Important city In Oallcln remaining in
Austrian nosscsslon, Recording to Infor-
mntlnn rrlvpt! hnrn tnilrtV. Indications
"are that one of tho biggest battles yet
fought on Austrlnti soil Is developing.
Tho Austrian's nro reported to be rush
ing nil possible reinforcements to Cracow
and the Carpathians to resist the sweep
of the Russians. Complete control of
east and central Gallcla is given to tho
Russians by the fall of Przemysl. The
Russians also hold tho Crncow railway
line from Przemysl to Tnrnow. which
will give them a tremendous advantage In
transporting men and artillery against the
latter city.
BLOCKADE PROTEST
UPHOLDS U. S. RIGHTS
Cabinet Takes Up American
Answer to British Order in
Council.
WASHINGTON, March 2X
The "blockado" note of the United
States today wns before President Wilson
nnd his Cabinet.
The Chief Executive nnd his advlers
are understood to have gone ovrr the
points to be mode by this Government to
Great Urltnltt and France on the plan to
cut off all trade with Germany, and tu
have settled on a tentntlve outline ot the
communication.
The policy of Bllence as to the nature
of the representations was maintained by
the Cabinet, and no statement was forth
coming except that the note would be put
on tho cables within a few days.
It was Intimated, however, by persons
close to the Administration that the rep
resentations would uphold strongly tho
stand of this Government that neutral
commerce, except In contraband, must be
free to move.
In Bupport of this. It was asserted, the
attitude of the United States during the
Civil War might be cited, us it is held
by legal experts that tho situation then
wns virtually the same us In the present
case. The decision of the United States
Supreme Court In the famous "Mntn
moras cases" furnishes strong foundation
for the communication to be sent to Eng
land and Frnnce. they say.
In the "Matamoras cases." the lawyers
urgue, the Peterhoff and other ships were
captured und the cargoes condemned by
a prize court. They were en routt; frum
England to Matamoras, Mexico. Chief
Justice Chase, on appeal to the Supreme
Court, ruled that 'neutral commerce with
Matamoras, except In contraband," was
entirely free and that "trade between
London nnd Matamoras, even with Intent
to supply from Matamoras goods to
Texas, violuted no blockade and cannot
be declared unlawful."
The President, In his discussions with
callers today, let It be known that the
re-ply of the United States Is not yet
ready.
He would not go further than this, Inti
mating that he did not regard himself in
a position to reveal what the contents of
the note would be.
U. S. TO PUSH INQUIRY
INTO 0DENWALD CASE
Laws of Neutrality Governing
Belligerent Ships to Be Vig
orously Enforced.
WASHINGTON. March 23. That the
United States Intends to enforce to the
letter the laws of neutrality governing
belligerents' ships that touch at American
ports is Indicated in striking fashion In
the case of the Hamburg-Amorlcnn liner
Odcnwald, which was prevented from
leaving San Juan. Porto Rico, yesterday
by shots fired across her bows by order
of the American authorities.
A thorough Inquiry Into tho circum
stances that led to this incident Is now
being made by fiecretnry Garrison in
conjunction with nfflcals of the Treasury
Department.
The United States customs Inspector
aboard the Odenwold wns forced to leave
the vessel and was put Into a small boat.
The inspector had protested when tho
ship prepared to make a dash for the
open sea. Tho German captnln, how
ever,' Ignored the protest of tho customs
official nnd then ordered him off the
vessel.
The Odenwalil is being held at San
Juan by authority of the resolution passed
Just before Congress udjourued. which i
empowerH the President to prevent bhip- j
ments of supplies frum American ports :
to belligerent vessels at sea.
Authoritative Information has been re
ceived here that the Hamburg-Amerlrmi
liner has on board u large supply of coal
which. It Is assumed, the vessel Intended
to turn over to the German converted
cruiser ICronprlnz Wllhelm. recently re
ported not fur from the Porto Rlcan
coast.
TORPEDOED SHIP STILL AFLOAT
LONDON, March 23. The Admiralty to
day confirmed the report that tho small
Whitby steamer Concord was torpedoed
In the Channel yesterday. The vessel is
still afloat und will be towed Into port.
It wus stated. Her crew of 25 men was
reacued.
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BVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MABCH ,28. 19l5y
GERMAN SPIES FOUND
EVEN AMONG FRENCH
SOLDIERS AT FRONT
Aged Woman Cider Seller
Betrays Countrymen for
Kaiser's Gold Dog Car
ries Messages for Traitor
in Foreign Legion.
By PHIL KADKR
OopyrlRht. 1!15. by Hie United 1'rMs.
LONDON, March 23. There was u Illtlo
old woman of French nationality whoso
shot-riddled cottage was about a mile be
hind our trenches. She had a huge sup
ply of elder and when one of us got
money, nnd n chance, wo would sneak
through the trenches back to her little
house, knock' on the battered window
until she opened It nnd handed out n big
cup full of apple Juice. "My good old hus
band," as sho described hltn, wns killed
In the cottage by a German bullet. We
burled the body for her nnd asked her
why she didn't move.
"No! No!" she cxclalmd. "This Is my
home nnd If I die nnywh'ere I die here."
One night we saw threo little tllckers
of light come ftom n chink of the shut
tered window. On a hill, far away. In
the German lines, wo saw a tiny light
blltd: three times. For three nights wo
watched the stmtklhg chink In the wid
ow's window blind. We didn't want to
bellovo she as n spy, because, if she wero
taken away we would miss our elder.
Hut at Inst we had to act. We caught her
one night, in the deed, and our olllcers
sent her nwny, I don't know where. She
hatl sold her country for German gold.
GERMAN SYSTEM THOROUGH.
Iters was only one Instance of the thor
oughness of the German spy system.
One day we found n telephone wire
running through the beet fields from tho
German trenches to n point far behind
our lines. It ended at a poplar tree where
n German srv. hidden In the branches,
had been phoning the enemy all the de
tails of our movements. But Dcmlello
wns the spy of all spies. He lived with
us In our trenches, he shot at the Ger
mans and cursed them as we did. Iiut all
the time he was sending messages to
them. And when he was caught in the
act ho keut silence like u man. Our
ofllcers took charge of him nnd he dls
nppeuied executed, we heard.
In those early days of the war. when
foreigners In Pails were forming n for
eign legion, Demlells, a splendid-looking
big man, with a beard that gave mm u
distinguished appearance und a manner
that was the essence of courtesy, got his
name In tho list nnd wns accepted, lie
had money In unlimited quantities nnd
before we departed from Paris he gnvo
parties right and left to little groups of
comindes. His profession was that of an
engineer of a sugar-making machine nnd
he knew every Inch of the sugar-beet
country in which our regiment was finally
stationed.
CANINE PETS OF THE TRENCHES.
It was u collie dog that proved tho un
doing of Demlelle a fine, long-haired ani
mal which, of all tho stray dogs which
made th-jlr homes In the trenches, had the
most fr ends among the men. Hut tho
collie liked Demlelle best. We found out
afterward that Demlelle used to save his
food und even go hungry himself In order
to keep himself high In the collie's good
will.
How Dcmlello ever trained the dog to
go to the German trenches from ours we
wero never able to figure out. but wo first
suspected Demlelle when we saw him lift
thu dog to the edge of our trench nnd
send him on his way by throwing a stone
toward the Gciman lines, which were
only YJ) feet distant.
When the dog came back that night a
sentry cuught him and seurched him.
Under his collar was a map which Deml
elle had drawn, with a note written In
German, "We don't understand this map.
Can't you make it plainer"?
The sentry put the note back In place
and let the dog go to Demlello's subway
hut. Two men were watching Demlelle
when the dog entered. Demlelle put his
finger under tho dog's collar, pulled out
the note und began to read It, when tho
men Jumped on him.
Demlelle was very cool about It, but
he knew thut his end had come. He was
taken away and sentenced to death by a
court martial. J.ucklly the firing squad
was not chosen from among the men in
our trench. The officers paraded him be
fore uj. as an example. He kept his head
high und seemed satisfied with what he
hud done for his country. Then they
took him away somewhere to die.
Hut tho next day we were forced to
perform several executions that were
harder for some of the men, I think, than
shooting their old trench mate would have
been.
"Kill all of the dogs In your trenches,"
ran the new command. I think certain
of the men who had mudo pets of some
of their .logs wept the night the order
came. One fellow I know slept with his
dog that night. We couldn't kill the dogs
In cold blood; wo were acquainted with
them, Just as were with each other. They
had been tho bright spots In our muddy
drab lives. Mangy and dirty as they
were, we were little cleaner; when there
wasn't a smile left on our faces, during
tho rainy or extra dangerous days there
on the
magnificent
new steamship
"Northern Pacific"
calling- at Panama, San
Diego and Loa Angeles
(San Pedro). Most of the
way In calm seas and mod
erate temperature, In an
American-built ship.
Fare $125 and up
The "Northern Pacific" and
"Great Northern," palatial iliter
Iblpa, were built for regular serr
Ice, erery other day, between Saa
rranclaeo and Portland, Ore..
quailing time and rates via rail.
California excursion tickets maj
b routed by these ships (laciud
Ing meals and berth) without ad
ditional charge.
tot full laforaatlon. mercattoaa.
to.. aSarea li. i. nohbrt. Che.t:
But ft . or P. W. PummlU. Til Chili
out St., Philadelphia! r,p..itVi A.
great Nortkero aai Nortb.ra Tactile
IUi.. ani all TUUt or Tourl.t airou?
c
"I'UuiiyttiU'ijai'.'fnwffltnrBaaiBB
was always n sparkle In the eyea ot the
trcneh dogs, and they were always ready
to play.
But wo had to kill them. A Portuguese
who loved little white fox terrier dis
covered the easiest wny. He threw a
stone out of tho trench: tho little fellow
went after It, and Just as he was picking
b ui in mn muuiii, auuui it uuzen ut uui
rllles blazed at him and over he went.
Wo made believe to ourselves that wo
had been shooting at the Germans and
that "Poopoo" hod been killed by acci
dent. Bo our six dog friends Went Into
eternity that day, laying themselves down
among the bodies of the dead soldiers nnd
dying denths that we ourselves might
meet nt any time.
' A dog can't expect a better death
than his master." said the Portuguese
with tears swelling In his eyes.
,-tu bujuiit in itn una great war nas
found a harder thing to do than wc had
that day when the dogs wero sentenced
to die.
TimtvS URATE! IN r!Alir!ASirs
PRTltOOHAD, March 23.-Today's ofh
clal report from Caucasus headquarters
states that lighting occurred Sunday In
the trnns-Tschorolth nnd Atnschgnrd dis
trict, the Itusslans golnlng marked ad
vantage over the Turks.
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Ottomans Prepare to Meet
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insulaLull in Bombardment.
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 23.
Three hundred thousand Turkish troops
have been concentrated on Oalllpoll pen
insula and the southern side of the Dar
danelles to oppose efforts by the Allies to
take the forts along tho straits by as-
snlllt.
It was asserted at the War Office today
that all preparations to meet English and
Kronen land nttneks under cover of it
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t ..--j-., hv iht Allies' fleet hnd been
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ish military authorities profess confidence
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cessful. It was officially nnnounced today that
quiet prevailed along the Dardanelles
Monday, the hostile fleet making no effort
to renew tho bombardment of tho forts.
During tho lull repairs necessitated by
the shells on the British nnd Krench
ships have been made. .....
Thore Is no Impression hero that the
Allies will abandon their attempt to cap
ture the Dardanelles. Tho next nttnclt
Is expected to bo more severe than any
of tho recent ones.
A grcnt force of transports Is reported
lo hnvo Joined the Allied fleet oft Teno
dos. These nro believed to hnVe on board
the land forces that England and Franco
have sent hero to co-operate with their
fleet. A turklsh military aviator, who
made a successful flight along tho const
of Asia Minor, reported, via Smyrna, that
the transports probably have on board
6O.C1OO men.
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