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BMTSH LOSE HEAVILY
IN ATTACK AT YPRES
Gentians Report Repulse of
English Attempt to Regain
Lost Position
BERLIN, Feb. IS.
Attempla of Hie Kngtlsh troops to re
capture a position tnken by the Gcr
rnans south of Yprcs were repulsed yon
terday, the German War Olllco announced
this afternoon, The report of the General
Staff follow: "Attempts of the lhiRllsh to
recapture a position south of Ypros were
repulsed with pangultmry losses.
"Northwest of Lens and north of Amis
Wo gained some successes with nilneM.
"A small German detachment made a
night attack on Fonqucvlllercs, north of
Arras, and took a few HnKtlsh prisoners
and one mnchlno gun.
"outh of tho Somme a French nttnek
with fresh troops broko down under our
fire.
"On the remainder of tho front there
were artillery duels.
"Nocturnal enemy ncrlal attacks In
Flanders were returned by our nvlatora
with a bombardment of I'opcrlnghc."
ERZERUM'S FALL ADDS
RUMANIA TO ALLIES
Continued from Time One
troops across the Kmnnnkin lino wis ie
ported early this week. They had already
begun Intrenching.
SLAV VICTORS AT EKZKKUM
DRIVE ON BLACK SEA PORT
U1NDON, Feb 18.
Russian forces forming the right wing
of tho Grand Duke's Caucasus army nro
within 60 miles of tho Important Turkish
Black Sea port of Trcblzond, according
to dispatches received here today.
Tho ancient city of Balburt, on tho road
from Erzcrum to Trcblzond, bus been
captured, It was reported. Tho Slavs nro
pushing on toward the Pontine mountains,
barring their march on Treblzond.
As reports niter In, tho extent of tho
Itusslan victory at Erzcrum Is magnified.
The number of guns captured Is reported
even greater than that of thoso taken at
Przcmysl.
Tho number of prisoners taken by tho
Russians Is Increasing. Moro than 40,000
have already been captured. Much am
munition was also taken. Tho pursuit of
tho fleeing Turks continues.
The capture of Trcblzond Is expected
within another fortnight. Advices from
Petrograd today said It was considered
certain that the Grand Duko would solid
a force against the city beforo pressing
his campaign ngalnst tho Turks to tho
westward.
Tho Itusslan authorities already havo
taken Btepn to ameliorate the condition of
tho Armenians. A tribunal will bo estab
lished In Erzerum ns soon " possible and
Investigations of Turkish atrocities
against the Armenians will bo begun nt
once. Wholesale executions of Turkish
civil officers responsible for the outrages
are predicted.
The possession of Treblzond will place
the Russians within 90 miles of Datum.
The last named port Is connected by rail
way with Baku and thence with Rostov
and the entire system of railroads In
Southern Russia. Trcblzond can hardly
withstand an advance of a Russian army
from the south supplemented by possible
fleet attack from seaward.
Erzerum Is distant from Augora 3f5
miles. Between the two places the Turki
have projected a railway lino, and a por
tion of the route. It Is understood, lias
been prepared for tho laying of rails.
This projected railroad passes through
Slwas and Josgad.
Tho port of Samsun, on tho Asia Minor
coast of the tlnck Sea. is 150 miles wc-t
of Treblzond. From Samsun the dlstnnco
to the Bosphorus Is 350 miles. From
Erzerum to Samsun tho distance over
the projected railway, through E.-singJan
and Slwas, Is 300 miles. The Turkish
military railways development scheme In
cluded through rail connections from Scu
tari, in the Bosphorus, with Erzerum,
by way of Angorn. Tho railroad has been
completed between Scutari and Angora,
the distance being 215 miles. From this
tt will be seen that the complete railroad
to Erzerum from Scutari Involves 5S0
miles of trackage.
Between Angora and Erzerum tho pro
jected line runs parallel with the coast
line, tho average distance Inland being
About 73 miles. The projected lines out
i Samsun and Treblzond have been In
tended to strike the main coast line nt
right angles. Still a third railway was
projected In 19H by tho Turka to run
south from llcraclcd, on e Black Sea, to
connect with the main Angora railway.
Heracled Is 100 miles east of tho entrance
of the Bosphorus. Heracled, Samson
and Treblzond aro the only Turkish Asia
Minor ports upon which railway work
was commenced by tho Turks prior to tho
beginning of tho war.
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Gold and silver coins nro so
fienrco in Europe now that Franco
issues paper for amounts ns small
ns a franc (20 cents). This shows
tho two sides of n franc note is
sued by tho Bank of Amiens. It
is to be noted that the number is
stamped with nn ink that pene
trates entirely through tho paper.
U. S. INSISTS GERMANS
KEEP LV SIT AN I A PLEDGES
Cnntlniirit from I'nur One
the Washington negotlaiJnns glow. The
efforts of Count von Uernstorff havo been
toward keeping penro nml good relations
with tho Fhltcd States Ills rivals at
homo arc said to be making his pathway
hard by Interposing objections to such
concession an the Ambassador nsks Ber
lin to make In the Intel est of harmony.
"Tim Intrigues of the Von Tlrpltz party
have been and nro atlll a danger cloud
threatening tho Chancellor," says the cor
icspondent. "Admiral von Tlipltz has
been Inclined to retire, but his staff has
so far pcisuadcd him to lcmaln. Ills In
spired press campaign ngalnst tho Chan
cellor In not only carried on by Count
Roventlow, but ni1ous foreign news
papers have been furnished Insidious ar
ticles. It Is reported, however, that tho
Kaiser shares tho views of the diplo
matists and disapproves of the Zeppelin
raids on Kngland, which, In his opinion,
aro hensele.ss, being of no mllitaiy Im
portance and calculated to make friendly
relations with Brltuln difficult after tho
war.
"This eventuality Is still hoped for In
Qermnn diplomatic circles, which cling to
tho belief that a peace, whatever Its out
ward appearance, can bo so arranged as
to crcato future trouble between Great
Britain mid Russia.
"The Herman diplomatic service Is still
the favorlto object of abuse among the
German public. It Is now under stood that
tho Colonial Sccietary, Doctor Solf, re
gards himself as the only possible For
eign Secretary after tho war. and Is con
fident of defeating the ambitions of Count
von BornstorlT, German Ambassador at
Washington."
U. S. WILL REQUEST HRITISII
STATE POSITION ON LIXERS
Following
WA Sin .VGTO.V, Ke 1)
between President Wilson and Secrotary
of State Lansing, It wa announced that
England shortly woutd bo asked to give
UiIb Government a clear, concise state
ment on her position In regard to tho
armed mcrchent vessel question.
Officials of this Government. It wns ex
plained, havo been moving pioro or less
In tho dark on the matter, particularly
as regatds Great Britain's position. Ger
many has definitely stated her position.
Following tho conference between the
Sceietnry and tho President, tho regular
Cabinet meeting was held. Members
stated thai the foreign situation was not
touched on, only routlno mattcrB being
discussed.
Germany herself may force the hand
of the Ktntcs In the renewed submarine
controversy. This Government has no In
tention of Immediately replying to tho
, German warning that who platiH to sink
1 armed merchantmen on Bight. It will
I await developments The German Am
I liamndor has been told that the United
States expects pledges previously tnado
I to bo observed This Government has
asked assurances In writing that Inter
national law will be observed. There the
matter will stand for the Immediate
present, but officials very frankly say
that Fhould the new Teutonic submarlno
wnrfaie Interfere with Amerlcnn rights
theie ran ho no further temporizing.
Secictary Lansing has declined to nsk
Get many to postpone tho opening of her
new campaign. His position Is that this
Government Btlll stands squarely on tho
spirit nlid letter of International law. The
German and Austrian announcements
that armed merchant vessels nro to bo
sunk without warning. In his opinion aro
nt least a partial repudiation of pledges
already made.
lie has mado It plain that, while the
Stale Department approached tho Mntento
Powers with the suggestion that a modus
icmll bo arranged whereby tho Kntcntc
Powers would agice to disarm all of their
passenger-carrying ships and tho central
Powers would ngiee not to sink them
without warning, nothing was said to the
latter on the subject, dejection by the
Ihitrnte tepresenlatlvcs carried a veto of
the pioposltion ns It entailed an iuitncdlatu
amendment to International lawtt
That was the slluatlon today ho far as
the United States was concerned The
President will decide whether to demand
from Germany beforo March 1 an answer
to the rccpiests of this Government, mado
to Count von Bernslorft yesterday, that
Germany pledge In writing that It will
carefully observo all of tho rciiuiicmcntH
of International law. So long as Ger
many does not abridge American rights
the situation can romain in status iito.
A icply Is really not necessary.
SENATORS SEE WAR IF
V. S BACKS U-BOATS
AUSTUIANS REPULSE EIGHT
ATTACKS BY ITALIANS
Teutons Shoot Down Foe's Aeroplane
Near Pola Capture Occupants
V1UNWA, Feb. IS. All Austilan official
statement. Issued under date of February
1(1, announces that the eighth attack by
Italian outposts on tho Austro-Hungnrlan
positions on .laverock was repulsed. Tho
statement ndds that the ground In front
of the new Austrian positions In tho
llomboii district Is coveted with Italian
dead
Last ulght'fi Vienna communication
sas:
Italian artillery shelled villages in
the Canalo Valley, and also In tho
Rombon district, and tho bridgeheads
ut Tolmlno and Gorlzln.
An enemy attack against Montosan
Mlchclc wns repulsed.
Austro-IIungnrl.in artillery near Pola
shot down nn Italian aeroplane. Tlio
Continued from Pfl One
unscrupulous would shrink, and, there
fore, such as courso as has been discussed
In tho newspapers seems to bo wholly
Inconceivable."
Abandonment of tho principle of tho
right of n merchantman to nrm for de
fense nt this singe of the war, nlso, would
be a distinctly unneutral act and would
place tho United States clearly In tho po
sition of an ally of Germany, Sonntor
Lodge said.
"Tho merchantmen of ono belligerent
havo been swept from tho seas," tho
Senator continued. "Therefore, If wo
should nbnndnn all the principles on this
subject that we have ever sustained ; If
we should abandon tho lules laid down
by Mr. Lansing in his circular of Septem
ber, ItH, and declare that our ports were
closed to armed merchantmen! or that
goods and passengers ftotn the United
States could not be placed on nn uncom
mlssldncd merchantman, nrmed solely for
self-defense, our nctlon would affect only
ono belligerent; It would niter conditions
created by the war, and would, therefore,
be unneutral,
"tt would make us at onre tho ally of
the belligerent whose merchant marine
has been driven from the ocean. It would
put us In a position of hostility to those
belligerents whoso merchant murine still
ficcly sails the sens. It would make us
tho ally of one belligerent and oxposo ns
to the Just hostility of tho others. It
would bo a step townrd war.
PRINCIPLE OF LINCOLN
"President Lincoln, during the Civil
War, luld down tho principle that he wns
utterly opposed to having a ship of tho
t'nlted States eierp up under false colors,
or in any disguise, upon a merchantman
and capluio or destroy her without visit
and search. 1 think we may say with
certainly thnt that great President would
never have assented to having a I'nltcd
States submailnc ctcep up on n merchant
man, under water, and dentin! her. with
all on boatd, Including ucutrnl and non-
a IS-inlnutc conferenco today I pilot and the observer wcto c.iptuied.
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In Biipport of his generat contention.
STIRLING'S ATTACK.
Senator Sterling read press reports of a
Stale Dcpnrlment memorandum to Great
Britain to the effect that tho Adminis
tration was ttrongly Impressed with tho
reasonableness of the argument thnt
armed tnetchnntmen should bo treated as
auxiliary crulscis.
"A dangerous and vicious principle,"
wns tho way ho characterized tho memo
randum. Senator Sterling warned that another
sea honor caused by submarines would
cortnlnly cnuso war, If Americans were
Involved.
"Let another sea horror occur In which
Amerlcnn lives aro Involved, and this Ad
ministration and tho world will know
thnt there Is a real America, not supine,
apathetic and hesltatlnir, hut strong, mili
tant, if heed be, nnd ready to respond to
thoso noble Impulses of liberty nnd hu
manity which have been our heritage,
from tho beginning," ho Bald.
81IAMI3 OUR CIVILIZATION.
"If pcrchnnco wantonness nnd Inhu
manity shall yet cost us something, tho
sacrifice may not have been In vain. For
peace commissioners, for dclcgntcs to Tho
Hague conventions, for International
Jurists thcro will bo n new problem and n
new cnuse, and that will be to limit tho
hostile operations, nt least the destruc
tive operations, of tho submarine to wnr
craft, be It dreadnought, cruiser, torpedo
boat or strictly naval auxiliary, nnd to
prohibit forever tho destruction of com
merce nnd passcngcr-cnrrylng Vessels by
means and nt risks that shock humanity
and shamo our civilization."
Insistence upon tho light of merchant
men to nrm. Senator Stcitlng admitted,
might Incur somo danger of war, but, ho
ndded, "I do not much fnr dangers will
bo Increased beyond what they nie nt
present.
"Tho vice of the suggesllon of the Slnto
Department," ho said, "lies in this, thnt
because tho deadly submarine Is not
strong on defense ou must, thcieforo,
mnko tho merchant shin ...i .
less ngalnst thn .k'J? bslou!y
"Of nil tho people In th .m J
ho continued, "it 111 bcon?.rM' f
Great Britain tlmt "lSh??r , t
hour In diplomatic hagglin-,i5t,
lie ruidea ho referred te th . Ill
British eontrooNZ'rrnrN
commeico possible s malnrS
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Pair Kept Secret w Jl
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