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TEUTONS INVEST
DURAZZO; DEFEAT
ITALIMFORCES
Enemy Retreats Into Inner
LlWoj; Defenses, of Al
banian Capital
T
MEANING OF' ATTACK ON VERDUN
TOSEi
ESSAD PASHA IN ROME
VIKNN'A. Vcl- 2fi.
tJUraKO, cnpltnl o'f Albania. Is "itow
under sleRO by Austro-ltuimiirluti troops, It
Was announced todny by the Austrian War
Onico.
Italian troops In Allmnla liavo licon de
feated by tlio Austro-llunRarlnhs.
Following1 Is tho olllclal report oC tho
War Ofllco
"In Albania cstcrd we defeated tlid
Italians and troops of llssad t'asha near
Duruzzo and took possession of tlio last
of tlio enemy's portions cast, of linear
Syalt. An Italian brltfiulo was tlrjvcii
from Its main poiltlnu wnt of Uustar SynU
at tlio same time Intreiielimcnls of the
enemy at Sassroblnco, six miles Routliennt
hitMn wnrn utril'iniwl. MMlP PHPfllV IS
rctrcatlnc to the Inner lino of defenses,
pursued by our troops."
IIO.MU. l'ol. 25.
Essad I'asb.i. rrrsldetit of Albania, lias
arrived In Home to confer with members
of tho Government. It was announced to
day. In view of the olllclal Austrian rii
nouncemcnt,t1mt Atistro-lluiiBarlan troops
havo laid slope to Putazzo the seat of
of Essad Pasha's government, ground Is
furnished for the heller that. the Albanian
ruler may hao lied to escape capture.
BErtLtN. Keb 2ii. The political situa
tion In Athens Is now entirely governed
by expectation of a great aernmn-Uul-gcarlan
attack on Kalonlca, according to a
dispatch by Enill I.udwlg to the Tngeblatt.
Thero Is a glowing fear that In caso of
defeat tho English and l'roncli will de
stroy the city.
Tho French seem confident of lctory
so much ho, In fact, that they have not
completed a single llnu of retreat through
Clialcldlce.
The total number of Entente troops
ready to tnko tlio field Is now 1CO.0O0.
King Constantino Is Imfcrturbable.
and the entire (Ircck army suppoits
him. The King Is to bo Been every
where, usually accompanied by tho
Queen and the Princes. Vcstciday tho
united royal family attended a children's
festival, where nn ovation was given
them.
It Is openly stated that the Vene
zuellst leaders will quit before tho ex
pected attack comes.
Tho Entente authorities nro caiefully
avoiding arbitrary acts so as not fuither
to antagonize the populace. Hi-ltlsh ships
often visit the Piraeus. Patras and Co
rinth, but landings are not made.
There was no landing at Plialeion in
January as teuortcd. The story grow out
of a torpedoboat's landing an officer and
a seaman to deliver mail.
Atheas Is quiet. The hotels aie over
crowded. One hears many accusations
against the British Ambassador who. with
a 'commission, decides what quantities of
foodstuffs the country needs.
ZURICH. Feb. 25. Tho Pester Lloyd
says that' a Joint Austro-Hulgarlan note to
Rumania, piesented last Monday, invites
amicable assurances regarding the con
stant strengthening of tioops and formi
cations near tho Bulgarian frontier.
ATHENS. Feb. 25. rieneral Sarrall.
commandor-iti-chiof of tho Fiench forces
In tho Balkans, returned to Salnnlea yes
terday. The fleneral said ills cpn eis.it inn
with King Constantino had to do with tlio
question of the defense of Saionlca.
General K.irrull while In Athens (lis
cussed with Premier Skouloudis the pro
visioning of Salonlca and tho fate of east
ern Macedonia.
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Hull ly ill iiiiflitit, Jribe4 li declare.
The reasons for the ricrmnii Pi own Prince's nsoaults on the Frenrli line
niniiml- Verdun nt bresent ran bo only nitimlieil. The Rtenl fortrrs' which
blocked the ndwinrc of the (ieiiiinni frnm the cast at the outset of the war
Is 13.1 miles from Paris, and the route between Is covered by a netwoik of
(Fetiches and defensive woiks. And even It the Crown Prince captured Ver
dun, he would still be a considerable distance rrom the trunk lallroad llnrs
which connect Paris with Nancy mid Toul and the Vosrps front. It seems
that tho picsent attacks of the (lermans hne a defensive purpose, slnro
tho Kcincli salient at which Verdun slamls as the hlpli point threatens tho
flcrmall positions In the Arfcunnr, whlih lie within the ilotted-llno clulo Just
to the west, and also furnishes n stnrtliiB point for possible fntuic Krenrli
nltneks In tho dlicollnn of the (lerman stronghold of Met. The circles along
tho battle line ftom west to east Indicate areas in which here have been
llerco struKgles recently. 1'list comes the Solssons sector, then Chnmp.'iKHc.
next ArKonne, and linallj the helKhts of the .Mouse Itlver, wilhlli which
Vol dun Is Inclosed.
CHILI) HUHT; AI1T01ST IIKI.I)
Prof. iMichnor Failed to Sound Horn,
Victim's Mother SaysHe
Denies Charge
Albert n. Mlehner. professor of history
nt the Northeast Mich Kclinnl nntl organist
of the flrnee Methodist I'hurih. was held
unilrr iiOO ball today at the mth and Ox
ford streets police slntlon for runnliiB
down with his automobile Catharine
r'oinlskcy, 10 yenrs old, of 1U0 Wallace
street, shortly after inldlilitht. Professor
Mlelmer was unable to lirlins his machine
to a.stop until the child hail been draBBed
sevoral feet under the wheel", It was said
by witnesses. The lctlni was icnioved In
the machine to St. Joseph's Hospital,
where she was found to be suffeilnB from
lacerations, u possible fracture of one
of her feet and probable Internal Injuries.
The incident occurred at Uroad and Mas
ter streets.
A'ccoidliiB to. tlio testimony of the
child s mother, 'Mrs. Mary It. I'omlskey,
sho mid her daughter, with friends weie
on their way homo from nn enteitaln
ment nt Mcicantilo Hill, when the ma
chine, driven by Professor Miehnei,
tinned from Master sttcct Into Hroad
street on tho wrons side of the street
The horn was not blown, tlio mother said
. Professor Michner. whose home Is at
17(11 North Kranklln street, said he was
ruturnlnic from a choir lehenrsnl at the
(Trace Methodist I'liurch, and that he
failed to see the party because of tho
foB and the rain on his windshield. Ho
denied he wns on tho wiouk side of
the sticct, and that he failed to sound
his horn when he louuded the corner.
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Clinrlrs Mourn 1S:I7 Park aw., and J.llMan
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Lnnlio jiihnstnn, 222" Harlan St., and Mary
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rrlni- llniKiin 20 in Spruce si.
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Charlra Swan. St T I". Illllim St.. nnd Nellie
tl. A. Milllone. .15 1 J N. 2d Hi.
La Salle Orators to Compete
Ppper eliihsnicn of La Salle College will
hold their pielimlnnry contest in oiatoiy
today.
Pr.TnOGItAI, Feb. 2B.
Th fnltowliiB olllclal communication
was Issued last night!
In the rcRlon of Itlga nnd tho
Inlna. on tho OBcr sector, Oermaii
aeroplanes dtopped bombs. In tho
region of Oficr the enemy developed
violent night tiring. Which was fol
lowed by a movement toward our
trenches of scouts who wcro clnd In
white raiment nnd who Wero repulsed
by our lire.
On the llvlnsk sector, near I'onle
wesch Hallway and noith of Czar
toryslt, our detachments checked tho
enemy nnd made soma progicss.
In tho legion of Pelsli, southwest of
nlykn. the enemy sent women, proba
bly Itusslan, to work In tho positions
most exposed to our fire.
In tho n.illoln. uoithwcst of Tamo
pot and near the vIlinBo of Clllndkt
ami Voiolilevkn. we exploded n small
mine mid occupied the rrnter. The en
emy vainly bombarded tho scene of
the explosion with mines mid trench
moTrtars, thrbwlrtrt (irojeelltfls hlch
hlado In their flight n nolso llfca ihht
of a revolving propeller Near Mlk
hrtttche tlio enemy threw Into a crater
Which we were occupying lachrymosal
bombs nnd then attempted hn attack,
but Wns repulsed by our lire.
In tho Hlnclt Sea near tho Bos
phorus ono of our subtnarlnes wns
twice attacked by two ncroplancs, but
without result.- Tho submnrlno de
stroyed a sailing ship loaded with
coal. ,
On tho Caucasus front wo continue
to press the enemy successfully. .
IinitMN. Fob. 25. Tho repulse of Itus
Plan attacks against tho Austrian ad
vanced position northwest of Tarnopol,
Oallola, Is announced In tho Austro-Hun-gnrlan
headquarters statement.
Defends N. .1. Highway Bills
THI2NTON, Poll. 25. In defense- of his
bills to reorganize tlio Stato rond depart
nicnt and consolidate tho motor vehicle
department, Sonntor O. Vf. F. Oaurtt, of
Oloucestcr, has Issued n statement de
dal lug tho measures embody tho very last
word In highway legislation In the United
States.
Would Free Iloy From Austrian Army
WAHIflNOTON. Feb. 25. To save
.Stephen Mullck, 17 years old, of Passaic,
N. J., from belnB forced Into service of
tho Austrian army, lleprescntatlve Druk.
ker. of New Jersey, today asked tho State
Department t help get tho boy back to
tho United Htnles.
C0NFIHMATI0N OF FtFTCHEU
EXPECTED IN SENATE TODAY
Lack of Quorum Alono Preyentetl Ac
ceptanco Yesterday
WASHINGTON, Fob. 25. Only tho lack
of a quorum prevented confirmation In
the Scnnte Into yesterday of the nomina
tion of Henry Prather Fletcher as Am
bassador to tho do facto Government of
Mexico. On a motion to confirm the roll
call showed 34 affirmative votes nnd 12
In tho negative. This wns three short of
n quorum and the Senate adjourned to
tnko up the nomination today for a final
vote.
The Sennto reached n voto on tho nomi
nation of Mr. Fletcher after a debate of
less than nn hour. Opposition speeches
Sf2l,d !2 ??".?l0 PMk Sn3
of whom refused to' enrMW'!
tlon because" they did nothAlM "o1!
reported stahmtv l .Er .J1'15 In hA
ernment. Thero was no onnE.ii? , '
Fletcher personally. 0W,6sIHQn to
Ar1mlMlal.ntl.u k
that tlio homlnalllft '"1
without difficulty today. enrrti
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