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GERMANS CHECK
BRITISH ATTACK
NEARLABASSEE
Bei'lin Foresees Big French
Offensive on Argonne and
Champagne Fronts,
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BERLIN. leb. 6.
Repulse of English nnd French nttncks
W the, Western war theatre tiro announced
In today's ofllclnl war report. It ntso
"states 'that French artillery was very ac
tlvo yesterday In Champagno and In the
Argonne, and Berlin experts believe tliat
this continued bombnrdmont Is prepnrn
lory to a general offensive by the enemy
In those sectors.
Tho text of the- report follows:
"A small Kngllsh attack south of L.i
Bosses Canal was repulsed.
"A Prpnch attack with hand grenades
nfter firofrom mlno throwers south of
tho Somme, broke down under our artil
lery lire. ,
"In Champagne and In the Argentic the
enemy artillery kept up a heavy lire dur
ing tho afternoon.
"Mine explosions by the Kronen at Vn
jiiols Heights, cast of Argonne. caused
some damage to uur sapping woiks.
"We violently shelled the enemy po
sitions in tho Vosgcs, between Dledels-
Hansen and Sulzorn.
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VALOtfA IMPREGNABLE TO TEUTONS '
EXCEPT BY LAND AND SEA ATTACK
Simultaneous Offensive Necessary to Wrest Albanian
Base From Italians Is a Formidable Natural
Fortress Austrians Face Difficulties
By ADALBEHTO CAPORALE
WILLIAM S. TWINING
Noted engineer, who wus appoint
ed by Mnyor Smith, upon the
recommendation of A, iUerritt
Taylor, to succeed him as Di
rector of the Department of City
Transit.
GERMANS CLOSE HELM AN
BORDER AS DRIVE STARTS
Great Movement of Troops On Of
fensive Aimed to Calais
LONDON, Ken. 5 The Germans havo
closed the frontcr between llclglum and
Holland, according to a dispatch from
Amsterdam, which adds that great move
ments of troops continue. The transfer
of troops is supposed to be connected with
tho plans of tho Germans for a drive
toward Calais.
Tho official communique Issued by the
French War Office deals with artillery
actions. Krcnch heavy artillery bom
barded an Infantry column and convoys
entering Roye. and other bombardments
were directed ngalnst German positions
in Champagne, the Argonne and Lorraine.
Tho official text follows:
"Tho day was relatively calm. Our
heavy artillery directed Its lire against
an Infantry column and ngalnst enemy
convoys which were entering Roye.
"There was a bombardment of the Ger
man organizations In Clmmpagno (In the
region of Tahure and Mont 'letu). In the
Argonne (In the sector of La llarazco)
and, In Lorraine, on the Nomcny-Norvlllc
front
"There Is no Important development to
report on tho rest of the front."
Tho following report from British head
quarters In Krance was issued tonight
by the official preo bureau:
"Our artillery today was active against
tho hostllo trenches on the front between
the Illvers Ancro and Somme. Our
trenches about Elvcrdlngho were heavily
shelled,"
TWINING APPOINTED
DIRECTOR OF TRANSIT
TO SUCCEED TAYLOR
Naming of the Widely Known
Engineer Completes the Cab
inet of Mayor
Smith
TAKES CHARGE ON FEB. 15
FRENCH LINER DODGES
U-BOATS, ESCAPES MINE
Lookout on Chicago Shouted
Warning Just in Time to
Avert Disaster
Some Facts About City's
New Transit Director
Name William Stanton Twin
ing. Address 119 Harvey street,
German town.
Arc Fifty-one in February.
CoIIcrc Allegheny.
First position Instructor in en
gineering and physics in Alle
gheny. Biggest job Chief engineer of
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company in charge of construction
of Market street subway and ele
vated. Clubs University and En
gineers'. Societies Franklin Institute,
American Society of Civil En
gineers, American Society of Me
chanical Engineers, American In
stitute of Electrical Engineers and
American Electric Railway Asso
ciation. Widower.
SCT' YOniv. Fch. 5.
Proceeding at night without lights to
escape . any German submarines that
might be lurking off tho French coast,
narrowly escaping hitting a wine and en
countering stormy weather and terrlllc
seas, the French liner Chicago arrived
here today two days overdue.
After leaving Rordenux the liner re
ceived wireless messages from shoro
stating that German submarines were off
the coast The captain ordered tho lights
out at night until the steamship was In
mldocean. C When two days out the Chi
cago came 'near hitting a mine. She was
heading- straight for It when the lookout
shouted tho warning and the liner, veering
off, missed tho mlnu by a few feet.
The liner was buffeted nil tho way
across tho ocean b tcrrltle seas and
strong westerly winds.
How he strangled 23 Germans to death
was related by Henri Ucssodes, of Mon
treal, who is.tlghtlng In the French army.
He came over here to take his two chil
dren back to France. His wife died mo
months ago. Ho said his favorite way of
killing the Germans was by grabbing
them by tho throat and choking them to
death.
People are starving to death In Serbia,
said Dr. M. H. Lines, another passenger.
Who has served as a lied Cross surgeon
In the warring countries.
Glen A. Bell, a Dartmouth college man,
Who has been serving as an ambulance
driver In Belgium, said the wounded
French pnd Kngllsh bear their sufferings
with wonderful fortitude, but that the
Arabs and Kust Indian troops make a
irreat ado about their hurts.
Marriage Licenses at Elkton
ELKTON, Md., Feb. S.-Marrlage II
censes were granted in Blkton this morn
ing to the following couples: William
J. PhllJIps and Isabel R. Beddis, Frank
Archer and Mae O'C'onner and Charles J.
Padgett and Elsie M. Oaw, nil of Phlla.
delphla; Lewis P. Rhine and Reglna B.
Webner, Reading, Horace M. Beaumont
and Mary M. Andres, Chester; John O.
Hart, Qlbralter, and Helen L, Ruppert,
Neyerslnlc, Pa.j Alfred M. Matthews and
Emma G Keller. Camden, N. j.j lletvln
K, Heavner and Kathryne F. Kurtz,
Bridgeport. Pa.; Howard G. Barnes nnd
Florence Rawlins,, Port Deposit, Md.;
David B. Elliott and Elizabeth W. Kill
cott, Darlington, Md.j Jesse C. Maurer,
Philadelphia, and Ruth Little, Lancas
ter, Pa.'
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William S. Twining, ono of tho most
widely known engineers In tho country,
has been appointed Director of the De
partment of City Transit tn sucteed A.
Mcrrltt Tailor, who lcslgned. The ap
l ointment completes Mayor Smith's
Ciblnet.
Mr. Twining, who was recommended
for the office lij- former Director Taylor
uhen tho latter resigned, was praised
for his efficiency by Mayor Smith. Jle
was In charge of the construction of
the Market street subway nnd has long
been associated with former Director
Taylor In worklmr out plans for the de
velopment of tho city's transit sstem.
Tho appointment goes Into, effect Feb
ruary in.
Mr. Twining said today that he did not
wish to make any public statement re
garding his Immediate plans or his poli
cies on the transit situation until lifter
ho had confenod with .Mayor Smith on
Monday.
"I have not seen the Mayor personally
for almost a month." he added, "and
Until I meet him on Monday nnd discuss
the situation with him 1 do not think I can
fairly make any statement. I have my
own definite Ideas on what Hhould be done
and how tho city should proceed anil I
believe the Mayor, too. has reached a
decision on all the major points of the
transit situation'
"1 ma dlscush publli ly my plans he
fore I assume oince on the l.'ith, but I
would rather make no promises. 1 have
considerable private business which will
demand mj attention for tho nett two
weeks ''and I shall have to bo out of the
city a considerable part of tho tlma for
that reason."
In announcing tho selection last night,
Major Smith said:
"This Is not a political appointment.
Mr. Twining was selected for this Im
portant post brcauso ho Is an engineer
of high standing, und one whoso expe
rience has been much with tho very kind
of work ho is to take up.
"He has been engaged with Mr. Tay
lor In the present transit plans, and
virtually is a pait of the Department of
Transit, Mr. Taylor was among those
who recommended Mr. Twining. I con
sider him tho ablest mryi I could get
for the place. So far as his politics is
concerned, I do not know whether he
Is Republican, Democrat or mugwump."
William Stanton Twining was born on
February 20, ls83, and was graduated from
Allegheny College with the degree C. i:.
in 1SST. Following his graduation he was
Instructor In physics and engineering in
Allegheny College for three jears nnd
then entered the employ of the railway
engineering department of the Thomson
Houston Company, of Boston, Mass. As
engineer for this company ho was In
charge of tho pioneer electric railway
construction in Indianapolis, Toledo, Al
lentown and other cities.
nvthe latter part of 1891 he was made
assistant chief engineer during the re
building and electrifying of the Harlem
Bridge. Morrisanla and Fordham Rail
way, now a part of the Union Railway,!
iew jurit i-iiy, una in uiu xouawing year
was engaged on similar work on the At
lantic Avenue Railway, now a part of
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit sstem.
n 1SSH he was appointed assistant to
the chief engineer of the People's Trac
tion Company of this city, succeeding to
the position of cftlef engineer In July.
4S93.
He was cnier engineer of the Philadel
phia Rapid Transit Company 'and lis pred
ecessor, the Union Traction Company,
from the organization of the latter com
pany in ISM until 1910. ,
In 1910 he resigned from the Philadel
phia Rapid Transit Company to become
associated In the capacity of engineering
manager with the firm of Ford, Bacon
& Davis, for w(iom he took up Important
report work and Investigations of heavy
electrlo tractlojt and power development
projects In various parts of the United
States,
Mr- Twlnjng ha Kept In close touch
with the plans for the development of
rapid transit tn Philadelphia. For more
than VA eara he has been, through his
connection with Ford, Bacon & Davis,
consulting engineer to the Department
of City Transit, lie has a horough
knowledge of the transit requirements of
Philadelphia.
Mr Twining U a member of the Unl
veralty :iub, the Hnglneers' Club, of
Philadelphia; the Franklin, Institute, the
American bociety of CJvtl Engineers the
Igan Vjiet- or MedigalL-al Kngl
f th Aijeigau Institute of Hlec-
Tno Austro-IIungarlnn nrmtcs are rnp
dly npproachlng their ultimate objective
on the Adriatic coast. Aftor the conquest
of Mount Lovccn, overlooking the JJocche
dl Cnttaro, nnd their sweeping march to
Hon (nil, San Giovanni dl Medua, Alesilo
nnd Durazso, nnd their conjunction there
wllh the Bulgnrs advancing from Klbas
mui, It Is to be expected that no serloui
ohstaclo will be encountered between
f'utazzo nnd Valona.
Can they liopo to get possession of this
much-covctrd objective, so as to ncqulrc a
new formidable naval base ngalnst tho
ow lying coasts of Italy, n. base for sub
marines ahovo nil, or will thlt latest ef
fort of tho Central Umpires leave them
empty handed ns did their former often
I slvo In Poland nnd, to u certain extent,
uicir conquest u me unmans r
Al'STHIANH FACI3 DIFFICULTIES.
Probably, If the Allies hnvo decided
to defend Valonn, If Italy I determined
to hold the buy which has given her n
splendid mivnl base on a se-i where sho
had none, the Austro-Ilulgnrs will never
attain their goal. Vnlona enn be defended
successfully against superior forrcs, ns
enn nny strongly fortified naval base
which Is not atlncked at the same time
from land and sen. Austria ennnot nfford
the risk of losing hrr fleet for an attack
on Valonn rrom tho Adriatic const, nor
ran her armies really hope to gain n sub
stantial sucross from on nttnrk on Va
lium without the full co-operation of her
sea forces.
A gl.uire nt the mnp will give an Idea
of tin- absolutely fnxorahlc geographical
features the Bay of Valona nnd Its hinter
land present against attack.
The bay is protected east and north by
a series of hills, from 2100 to 3000 feet high,
grouped so ns to form two big plateaus
on the left banks of the Voyussa Jtiver
nnd ItM main tributnr.N, the Suslza. Be
tween these two gioups of mountains a
stretch of plains Is left, a corridor lend
ing to Vnlona and to the bay. This cor
ildor, however. Is crossed by tho Suslza,
which, though It enn cnilly be forded, as
Its waters aie neither swift running nor
deep except In time of flood, presents
In this sfnon another obstacle to tho
armies trying to reach Valonn. More
over, the corridor Is completely controlled
by the Are of Italian batteries, hid on the
mountains north nnd south of It, nnd has
a width of barely three and one-half
miles.
Tho Austrlnns nnd Bulgnrs attacking
Vnlona would necessarily b compelled
to clear the enemy from tho mountains
north nnd south of the city betore they
could poooibly get through the narrow
passage. The, attack on the mountains
will not be an easy task Tho Austio
Ilulgnrs will be compelled to operate on
unfavorable ground, without tho slightest
help of what In America or in any
civilized country Is termed a road, on bad
mule trails and always c.posed to the
flro of urtlllery and m.ichlno guns, al
ways open to surprise attacks by troops
tvhleh have had ampin time to get ac
customed to the roughness of tho country
nnd perhaps, also, to mountain wnrfaie.
Indeed, It Is not Improbable that part of
tho troops sent to Vnlona several weeks
ngo were taken from corps which havo
been already fighting on the Alps ugnlnst
the Austro-IIungarlans
gara heights and make their appearance
at Pnsclallman, they would bo fo'reed to
attack the Alicroceraunlan mountains In
absolutely unfavorable conditions. The
peninsula has a breadth of from two to
three miles, and the attacking forces
would be compelled to march either along
tho eastern or western slopes or both. In
the first case they would bo exposed to tho
flro of batteries nnd machine guns on tho
heights and to that of warships In tho
bay; In the second enso they could not
avoid being attacked also from the
heights and from nllled wnrshlps cruising
on the open sea. In cither caso the task
would bo almost hopeless, a useless,
enormous wasto of men.
V
CONTRO IAUSTRIA E
LA BULGARIA E'CERTO
Un Aeroplano Itallano E' Stato
Atterrnto in Territorio Sviz-
zero Su Cui Era Volato
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per Sbaglio
EXIT TO SEA CLOSED.
And even with tho possession of tho
whole shoro within the bay tho Austrians
would find themselves In control of a
closed Inlet, from which it would bo Im
possible to come out to tho open sea. Tho
entrnnco of the bny, In fact, Is controlled
by the small, wide, baro Island of Sascno,
which in Well be dnvorlbed ns Vnlnna's
sentry post. The Island has a good har
bor nt San Nlcolo, where cruisers nnd
small warcraft can seek refuge. Its prin
cipal peak Is 1000 feet high.
The Island offers splendid protected po
sitions In numerous basins cut In the
rock, where heavy mortars and loiig-
rango naval guns ran be placed and hid
from the enom, nnd It has been, Indeed,
strongly fortllled by Italy since Admiral
I'ntrls landed there tho llrst dotnehment
of marines from Italian warships.
Between the southern end of the Island
and tho headland of tho peninsula there
Is a thrco-mllo-wldo channel completely
controlled by batteries on tho Snseno
heights nnd Mount Mcn'usc. The northern
channel, between San Nlcolo and Porto
nuovo. Is live miles wide, und this, too, Is
closed nnd presumably mined. If the
Itnllans have placed on the Sascno moun
tains only two b.itterles of 12-Inch guns
the Island must be consldeied safe from
any nttnek from the sen, and tho entrance
of the Vnlona bay must bo regarded as
closed.
With these military features Vnlona
Is today n fortress not only formidable,
but well-nigh impregnable. Only a simul
taneous nnd long offensive from land and
sea could possibly rcduco It; but will the
Austrians risk their licet to attempt to
conquer Valonn? Tho Austrlnn fleet has
constantly kept to tho strong naval bases
of Istrla nnd Dalnmtla, and has declined
the challenge of the Allied squadious to
engage in battle. It seems highly Im
probablo that it will come out now when
it will bo Hiiro to encounter fnr superior
forces and bo forced to accept battle In
conditions of Infoiiorlty, a bnttlo which
would end in a dlsnster for the Austio
Ilungarinn navy. And then Valona, If it
cannot be attacked by combined sen nnd
land foices, can be considered us eafo
from tho Austro-llulgais.
BOMBE SOPRA GRADO
BERLIN FAILS TO SATISFY
U. S. IN LUSITANIA CASE
ITALIAN'S PREPARED.
Whatever they are and wherever they
come from, It Is certain thnt, since It was
decided to defend Valonn, they have
amply prepared for the defence of the
nppionches to the bay as thoroughly .is
the Italian staff hns prepared tho de
fense of positions conquered on tho Alps
and the isonzo f i out against counter
attacks by the Austrians.
Tho two livers and the two groups of
mountains forming the protecting curtain
of Valona should prove almost Impassa
ble to the attacking forces after nearly
13 months since Italy first Inndcd ttoops
at Valona and began to fortify tho stra
tegic positions of tho hlnteiland. The
woik must havo been completed by Gen
eral Amcgllo, who Is In command in
Albania. Valona should be todav vvh.it a
leeent dispatch from Rome desei Iliad It a
formidable) Inn cached tamp If It is no,
there can be no doubt that the I'allans
will bo .iblu to hold out against the at
tacking armies, even if the latter will
havi superior forces.
Tho contested city presents, indeed,
much of tho features of the Isonzo front.
An army of Invasion Is compelled to at
tack from tha plains defensive posi
tions set high above, and, moreover, the
appioaehes to the slopes of the mountains
are extremely dllllcult and few, as the
plains are without roads. Theiefore, dllli
uulty of moving artillery nnd supply col
umns, and difficulty of maneuvering over
a giouml which is now. as always In
winter time. Hooded und marshy, will
hamper tho attacking forces perhaps as
much ns the tire from the mountain slopes
to which they will constantly bo- ex
posed. An attempt to get through tho corridor
between tho north and south group of
mountains Just cast of Valona would
mean the certain destruction of tho units
sent to ford the Suslza. If any attempt
Is to be mado to reach Valona, tho heights
ovir which tho Italians have fortllled
themselves must first ba conquered. On
tho Isoiuo front the Italians havo fought
ceaselessly for many months and have yet
to overcome the resistance of the Aus
In the bay. Tho ships can well remain
out of tho rango of the guns the Aus
trians will be able to drag to Valona,
through a territory without communica
tions, In order to really endnnger the
possession of the bay by the Italians It
would be necessary to occupy tho narrow
mountainous peninsula stretching north
ward from the bottom of the Inlet to Cape
Llnguctta. This peninsula Is formed by
the Aucroccraunlan Mountains, tho high
est of which, Mount Vaslllo, reaches :30
feet. These mountains have been strongly
fortified.
Onco the Austrians got possession of
the Aucroceraunlan Peninsula and of the
eastern shore of the bay, the Italian war
ships would necessarily be compelle.1 to
seek safety out on the open sea and the
bay would be lost to them.
But Is it possible to accomplish such
a task? Grunting that the Austro-Bul-gars
could turn the fortified hill of
Kanlna, south of Valona, cross the Lun
trlari positions on the heights northwest of
Gorlzla, where, however, there are good
and convenient roads on which to shift
from one place to the other and where
heavy artillery can easily be maneuvered.
The Austrians will have before them an
almost hopeless task when they will at
tempt to storm the fortified heights north
east and southeast of Valona.
DANC1EROU8 APPROACHES.
An approach to the city west of the
northern group of mountains, where the
ground Is level again, on, a narrow margin
between the heights and the Valona
Lagoon, would expose the stacking forces
to the fire of Italian batteries on the
mountains and that of warships In the
bay, and moreover, would leave their
right flank exposed to attacks by the Ital
ian forces stationed at Arta, about two
and one-half miles northwest of Valona.
Nor Is It possible, to attempt to cross the
mountains stretching southward, (or the
Kanlna Hill, which the Venetians Wsfeged
for tive months in 1690 before they could
take Valona from the Turks, Is strongly
fortified and controls all the approaches
to the city from the south.
Valona, however, Is a naval base which
can be attacked or derended successfully
only by a close co-operation of land and
sea forces.. Let us suppose that the Aus.
.tro-uuiganan armies succeed in overcom
Continued from I'nue One
pected that President Wilson and Sccrc
tniy Lansing would have lenched a de
cision to lay before the Cabinet.
The President had before him todny the
conlldontl.ll leport from Colonel House.
Rt-linblo Infoimntlon wns thnt Colonel
House strengthened tho leports ,of Ger
main's unyielding position in refusing to
declnih the Lusltanla sinking "Illegal."
The Sthte of German public opinion, ac
cording to Colonel House, tied tho hands
ol tho Berlin Foreign Olllee In standing
ngalnst nny admission which would curb
tho power of Germany 'b principal naval
mm, tho submnrlne.
Refore taking n decisive stop toward
severing diplomatic relations with Ger
many, if surh serious step Is finally
deemed necessary, tho President, It Is
believed, will await tho return of Colonel
House, who will shortly sail from Lon
don for America.
GERMANY ANXIOUS OVER
STAND U. S. WILL TAKE
Papers Insist Berlin Cannot Admit
Lusitania Attack Was Illegal
BERLIN, via Amsterdam. Feb. C.
German Government ofllclals nro enxlously
walling dispatches from Ambassador von
UernstorfC whjch will glvo their, definite
lnfoimatlon as to tho manner In which the
reply to tho latest American note on the
Lusltanla was received. Fragmentary
press reports telling of pessimism In Wash
ington have reached here, but nothing of
an iilllciul character has come,. It was
stated at the Foreign Olllco today.
Though the press comments nt length
on tho situation, tho bitter criticism of the
American Governmtnt which has appeared
In tho past when a German-American
crisis appeared to be developing was
avoided. It Is understood that the Gov
ernment has forbidden any ntacks upon
the Washington Administration.
The consensus amontr officials and of
thn press Is that with President Wllnon
now lies ihe solution of the problem con
fronting the two nations that Germany
has gone as far as It can. This view Is
reflected in tho Loknl Anzelger, which
says:
"Come what may, we can Bay to our
selves 'Germany has left nothing untried
In order to maintain peace with Amer
ica.' Hovvover, should the high council
at Washington decide otherwise, then not
ihe slightest blame for this unhappy turn
of events would rest on the German peo
ple or their Government "
While the text ot tho latest American
demands have been withheld from the
press, it Is known that they request the
admission that the sinking of the Lusita
nia was Illegal. Tho Vosslsche Zeltung
i-aya on this point
"We havo declared our willngncss to
submit the question of v,hther the tor
pedoing of the Lusitania. violated interna
tional law to The Hague court, hut Amer
ica demands that we at once admit that
wo acted illegally. Such , an admission
would rob us of legal foundation for our
submarine war."
LONDON IIEAR U. S. BREAK
WITH GERMANY' IS NEAR
Papers Take Stand That Lusitania
Case Will Not Bq Settled
LONDON, Feb. 5. Reports that the
United States and Germany are hearing1
a diplomatic break formed the most nmm.
inent news features In the London papers
today, '
Several of tho newspapers recall that
the same reports regarding the German
American relations have reached London
before, but have been followed by a con
ciliatory move frm one side or the other.
The majority of the papers, however,
agree that a break is near.
The consensus of English newspaper
opinion Is that America's physical par
ticipation in the war Is not desirable from
the standpoint of the Allies, because it
would cut off a source of ammunition
supply.
The newspapers all take the view, how
ever, that America's alignment on the
side of the Allies would be ot the greatest
moral value.
ins tna Italian resistance on the hliu
north and south of the city, crossing; the I
Suslza ana getting; through the lowland I
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, Vy- .ilwrS . PrnoaApoMa. PuU tjeawshjp Me4a, which arrl7ed
DuUh Mail From U, S. Seized
ROMA, B Fcbbralo.
L'eserclto rumeno o' mobllltato per novo
dcclml da un decreto pubbllcnto glovcdl
chlamnnto alio nrml In nntlclpo la clnssc
del ISM. Plu' dl mezzo mlllone dl uomlnl
sono cortcontrntl lungo lo frontlerc tinghe
reso o bulgnra, c notlzlo private glunte
qui da Bucarcst dlcono chc la Rumania
e' pronta ad Intcrvcnlro nella guerrn n
flnnco dcgll allcatl nl primo momenlo
opportune.
II governo buljnro ha chltiso tutla In
tern In sua frorttlora verso la Rumnnln,
lnorlnmln titloHn nolo In cltta' dl Oport-
toso o dl Pebrugln, non potcndosl fldnre
dcllo Intcnzlonl dcUa Rumania I glorna I
bulgarl dlrono nnzl csscre slgnlllcnntc II
fatto chc lungo la frontlcra dclla Russia
nnn Rl trovnno nlTntto truppe rumene.
SI sa puro clio qunsl tutta I'nrtlgllcrla
pes.intc che II goVerno rumeno nveva
sulla cosla del Mar Noro c' stata tras
portata verso II confine unghcrese o che I
ruincnl costrulscono opcre dl fortlllca
zlone lungo In frontlern bulgara. glaccho
nspettano dl csscre nttaccatl nana uui-
r.nrln In rnun l-lln PH.sl IlttllCClllllO 1 Ull-
ghcrlu. E sl sa che nolle ultimo settlmane
I glornnll tcdcschl ed auslrlacl hanno
apcrtamento espresso dubbl L circa 1 nl
tegginmento futuro delln Rumnnla.
L'attogglamcnlo dclla Rumnnla c stato
modlMcato da dlvcrso cause. Innanzl
tutto 11 recento ronccntrnmento dl truppe
russo verso In Gnllzla o la Bucovina o
rimportnnra ilell'offenslva russa sulla
frontlern dclla Bessarabia hanno ni.utral
Izzato gll eftettl dclla iltlrnta russa nel
I'nplnlone pubbllcn rumetia, che pensa
ora che I russl non sono nffatto battutl.
Pol l'arrlvo ill rlnforzl angln-francesl a
Salonlcco ha. convlnto I rumcnl che una
oflcnsiva dcgll allcatl Icghercbbc le mnni
alia Bulgaria so qucsta dovesse tcntnrc
dl Invndere la Rumania quando l'eserclto
prlnclpnlc rumeno fosse Impegnnto contro
rUngherln. Pol ancora la chlusura della
frontlcra russa o bulgara verso la
Rumania ha tagllato qliesta vlrtualmcnte
fuorl del mondo. cd Inline II recento ac-
nulsto dl grand! nunntata' dl grapo da
parte dell'Inghllterra ha convlnto gll
ngrnrll della forza flnnnzlnrla degll nllc.atl
o II ha volt I In fnvorl dl questl. 1? un
fatto clio I'oplnlnne pubbllca rumena .
ora In fnvoro dell'lntcrveiito contro gli
Imperl contrail.
La Bulgaria ha umclalmente notlflcatn
alia Rumania clio la zona dl Rutschuk o'
stata dlchlnrnta zona dl guerrn e che II
Imnuliio o' stato rhluso alta uuvlgazlonc.
Rutschuk e' dl fronto a Glurgevo, per
dove sl dlcovu sareblicio passatcle truppe
russo per Invndcro In Uulgarl.i. '
Flllclall dl mnrlna itallana, secondo
qunnto affcrma un dlspacclo da Atcnc,
pi lull sospettarono che I sottomarlnl tcu
tonlcl opernntl nel Medltcrrnneo sl rlfor
nlssero di combustlbile llqttldo nll'lsola dl
Corfu", aU'lnsaupta del governo greco. Al-
cunl oulcitill sl travcstlrono da pescatorl o
rlusctiouo a scoprlic Infuttl che questl sot
tomarlnl crano rlfornltl a mezzo dl un tubo
clio andava dalla villa del kaiser alia
spluggla dl Corfu'. Fu questa una dcllo
ragioui perclic' gll nllc'ntl occuparono
I'lsola
II Mlnlstero della Guerrn ha pubbllcato
Icrl sera 11 seguente rnpporto del generalo
Cadorna circa la sltuazlono sulla fronto
ilalo-nuslrlaca
"Martedl sera 11 nemlco, avendo con
granate a m'ano dannegglato lo nostro
poslzloni sul Col dl Latin, opero' tin vlo
lentp attacco chc fu rcspluto dallo nostre
..a .. ! aIaiIhI ttftOd
truppe. La mattina mBuciuo . -
trl repnrtl In rlcognlzlono sl nllpntnnnrono
dalle nostre llnee senza che II nemlco-ln-tcrvenlsse,
6 tornnrono per r ferlre dl aver
vlsto Bill tcrrcno le prove delle gravlsslmo
pcrdlto sublte dagll austrlacl nel loro at
tacco notturno. .
"Nella ronn. del Monto Tofnna. a fiord
dl Col dl Lana, remcaco iuoco muj
nostra nrtlgllcrla dlsperso parceehl gruppl
ncmlcl Infllggcndo loro eravl pen lite.
"Sulla fronto dell'Isonzo a.ttlvlta, del
I'nrtlKllcrla nemlca o' slat spoclnlmentc
dlrclta eonlrd I hioghl nbltntl. La nqstra
ortlgllerla ha rlsposlo stendendo una cor-
tlna dl fuoco ciietro ie iiircu ,
"Duo nvlatorl austrlacl hanno Insclnto
cadcro bombe sull'lsola dl Gorgo, nella
Lnguna dl Grado, ma causando solo log
gcrl dannl."
Un tclcgramma da Glnevra dice cho un
aeroplano llnllano dl osservnzlonc, dl
nuovo tlpo volo' Icrl l'nltro su Lugnno c
sullo poslzlonl svlzzers del Monto Ccnerc.
I cnnnonl svlzzerl dlrcssero un vlolento
fuoco contro l'aeroplnno cho fu rlpctuta
mento colpllo. L'avlalore, cho non era
ferlto, fu constretto nd atterrnre In terri
torio svlzzero o fu fatto priglonlcro. Alio
nutorlta' svlzzero cho lo Interrogarono cgll
dlchlaro' sublto chc era volato per sbaglio
su tcrrllorld svlzzero, credendo dl csscre
Invcce su territorio austrlaco.
L'AgonzIa Nazlonale pubbllca un tele
gramma secondo cul la Gcrmanla sl pre
parcrebbo her una glgnntcsca offcnslvn
da parte della sua flotta contro l'lnghll
inrn nnlln nrlmnvora Ventura. II tele-
gramma dlco cho la Gcrmanla avra'
nnrfnnMn nnvl (II Un nllOVO tlPO COpacl
dl rcslstcro al sllurl cd iirmntc dl cannon!
da 420 mllllmctrl o torso dl M0 mllllmetrl.
La Gcrmnnla, convlnta dl non potcr ot
Icrncro una declsiono per tcrrn, tontera'
un grnn colpo mil mare rlschlando tutto
per pnrallzzarc la prosslma oftcnslva dcgll
allcatl.
RUMANIA MASSES
TROOPS ON FRONTIERS
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63 SLAIN, 101 WOUNDEl
IN LATE ZEPPELIN BAl
IS REPORT OF BRITISH
War
Office Formally
Widespread Damagi
DUc to Air
Assaults
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with tho Allies, according to Bucharest
advices today.' They arc theso:
First. Tho recent concentration of
Russian troops In Gallcla and Buko
wlnn nnd tho power of tho Slav of.
lenslvo along the Hessnrablan fron
tier has partly offset the bad effects
of Russia's retreat from Jatlcla last
May. Tho Rumanians nro convinced
that tho Slavs are by no means "down
nnd out."
Second. Arrival ot Anglo-French
reinforcements at Salonlca has con
vinced Bucharest that an nllled of
fensive would cripple the Bulgnrs
should tho Bulgars attempt to Invade
Rumania while tho main Rumanian
armies were engaged In Hungary.
Third. Closing of the Rumanian
frontier by Bulgaria and the north
ern nnd western frontiers by Russia
on account ot troop movements hns
virtually cut Rumania off from tho
outside world, making It Imperative
that she take sides for economic
reasons.
Fourth. England's purchase of SO.00O
carloads of Rumanian grain, paying
$30,000,000 In gold, has won the support
of the Rumanian grain growers and
offered convincing ovldenco of tho Al
lies' financial strength.
AH Buchniest dispatches reaching
Romo within tho last fortnight havo re
ported nn unmlstnkublc trend of public
opinion toward Intervention on the side
of the Allies.
RECORD OF PRIOR FORA
LONDON, Feb
The War Olllco last night took hsR
with the Oormnn ofllclnl stntement 5J
cernlng tho nmount of damage done In ii?l
recent Zeppelin rnld on England "nst
damngo to Industi lal or commercial muXi
llshmcnts Is said by tho War OfiWiN
havo been ns follows: A
"Serious damage was done to th?'
breweries, lltwo railway sheds, one enttn (
shed, one tube factory, one lamp t&aJZ
nnd ono blacksmith shop. Minor damiJt
such ns tho shattering of glass and door?'
occurred at n munition factory, at anlm
works In two places, at a crane f&ctS
nt a hnrncss fnctbry, nt a railway t,U
shed, at n colliery nnd at a pumnffii
stntlon. No docks and nn JL?W5
munition factories or industrial cstablSl'1
ments of any sort than those mention?
were damaged. j,
"The latest returns of casualties h0'
that 26 men, 18 women and 7 chlldr..1
were Killed, nnd tliat 48 men, 15 worni?
nnd 7 nlilldren vvprp Inbii-fwt. li.
"It Is not purposed In future to h$
detailed statements of this churn nt.. ::
It Is InndvlBablo to glvu Information if
tho enemy ns lo the results of their ii.
attacks. On the occasion of thn ti.
fur of airships have been employed, ui.
a til IU I IIC (II. UI UIJJ UUIHUbU VIUJIC IS gjlh
UIUCI bl RIIW ItUtT UlilUlillUCU 1 flu
t
In
clnlm thnt the economic life of Orni!
n.l,nl., nM lu mllttn., nMn..n (
Ut,LtVlt, UI lin 1,,,,...., , V,IUlUUOnS 'CIS
bo appreciably affected by promlscuoiii
bomb-throwing from nlrshlps wanderlw
over the country In tho dark, ,t
"In the 20 raids, great and small iW
have titken place over Great Britain lnti
tno war uegnii, i oj men, oi wnom 17 rm
soldiers; DO women and 43 children hw
been killed. But when It Is remember!
thnt In tho Lusltanla alono 1198 perjoci
wcro drowned, Zeppelin raids ns a rneam
ot muruenng iiniuceni ciyiuans (mujt bj
comparatively disappointing to their pro-'
moiers.
OIL SHIP CLOSELY GUARDED
WHITE SNEERS AT CAMPAIGN
CONDUCTED IIY OPERATORS
CnifQ An.,iTvinnf A rrninef Wnn. T-
crease Is Owners' Old Weapon
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. B.-Pres.'
dent John F. wiuto. or tue united JDtj
Workers of Amerlcn, refused today to
discuss the Issue raised by the anthraelti!
operators In their advertising campjln,'
thnt an Increase in wages to the mlntri
would bo paid by the public In tho prici
of coal per ton. $
Asked what no tnougnt or tnis aster.
tlslnc campaign, he said It was nothlsr
nnvv.
l
Visitors Burred From Tanker Cat.
field, Now at Point Breeze
For some reason tho greatest secrecy
surrounds the nrrlval In this port of tho
oil tanker Canfleld from Tamplco, Mexico.
This Is the vessel that llrst reported sight
of tho missing submarine K-S. The Can.
field Is at anchor off the oil works at Point
Breeze, but no one Is allowed to board her
"without a pabs," according to guards who
have suddenly been placed at every turn
at the oil works.
HEATING 1
HOT WATER '
VAPOR
STEAM
M. J. MARGULIES & CO.
125 So. 5th
PHILADELPHIA
Both rhonfJ
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if N addition to its accurate presenta- j i
j tion o? the deeds of the day the J;
Evening Ledger has
William Welsh started with good. Inten
tions today, hut was only nblo to carry
them a few blocks. He told many char-
table-looklng men that his old chum
had died. Then with much pathos and
bobbing he admitted that It was a long
walk to tho funeral house. Ho nlso ex
pressed the belief that a trolley car
would help him to reach the place much
quicker, and that the possession of a
nickel would be .enough to pay his fare.
Many persons felt sorry for William.
They proved It by giving him enough for
n round trip. William's grief Increased
each time he told the tale. He was so
sorrow-stricken he forgot he had tho price
or the car ride. He became weak and was
obliged to get nourishment.
After resting ugalnst several bars In
the neighborhood of Ridge and Mldvalo
avenues. Welsh again started for the homo
of his deceased friend. Trolley cars
snored him completely. Ho was weak
in tho knees. He passed a good natured
looking Indian who was dispensing cigars
In front of a store and reached to take
a couple. But the mora Welsh nulled tha
tighter the Indian clung 'to tne cigars
He was trying to pull the whole bunch of
smokes away from the brave when Police
man Timbres discovered him
k.T'h1-8 ,.aK?!n weIled ' Welsh's eyes,
but despite his grief he was taken to tha
Ridge and Mldvalo avenues poffce sta.
tlon. Then he became Indignant and de
clared It was an outrage to keep a well-
friend. Ha received another Jolt when the
policeman made the charge of "nan.
handling" against him. Policeman T?m
5E""" eaw Welsh inaWngTouThTs
along Mldyale avenue. ".
"I needed the money to ride tn it,.
home of my dead frlenu." said Welsh
In addressing Magistrate Price! velBn'
"You're rather too wabbly to go to a
funeral,' said the "Judge.'- "f f u art
grlef-strlcken vou n. ... t.0..?"
and you will have an opportunity "to ween
In silence at the House of CorrSii S?fi
early sprint-."
i House of Correction until
A little, modest, unas
suming story every day
called "Police Court
Chronicles." The
"Chronicles" are in them
selves an evidence of the
"differentness" of the
EVENING LEDGER.
They record the dull, pro
saic incidents of the Po
lice Court with a keen yet
kindly insight into human
nature. Sometimes they
chuckle broadly at the
frailties of a delinquent;
anon, in a mock-serious
vein, they sadly tell the
side-splitting tale of some
merry wag who o'er
stepped the line; and yet
again 'neath their raillery
there is revealed that touch
of pathos which so often
crowns the apparently
"commonplace."
One of the "Chroni
cles" pf this week is re
produced on the left.
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DL, A his is .one of the distinctive reasons why
hiladelphians find the Evening Ledger the
sort of newspaper they want to read each
night.
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