(:, --r-r - Cuenmg Crttger NIGHT EXTRA NIGHT EXTRA r:c r VOI;. 1I.-NO. 142 PniLADELPUIA, SATURDAY, ITJEBRUAttr 2(5, 101G. Corimoni, 1010, n Tns rnsuo I.tMtE CouriNt. PBIOJ3 ONE OENTT GREAT VERDUN GERMANS SMASH DOUAMONT; FRENCH DEFENSE CRUMBLES ICrown Prince Strikes Terrific Blow at Stronghold Captures Strong Work ;Def ending Northern Approach to Fortress Entire Line Broken Teutons Win Desperate Battle Following Greatest of Artillery Conflicts Other Forts Now Under Fire of Giant Howitzers Paris Admits Ground Lost Tho great French fortress of northeast and only four miles from smashed the great steel and concrete occupied the position by storm. The evacuation of the fortress by preceded by -the collapse of the whole . du Poivro eastward tnrougn uczonvaux. This means a general advance of the German line of more than a mile. It is considered certain in view of Douamont's position that tho whole ' French force defending Verdun from tho north and northeast has been driven back behind tho outer fort3 under the most terrible stroke delivered bf iho Crown Prince since the Verdun fighting began. " The fall of Douamont marks tho first breach in the forts of Verdun and indicates that tho whole of the great French fortress is now seriously threatened by tho Germans' mighty smash. 1 The latest Paris dispatches report terrific fighting in the snows along the rjdgc of Cote du Poivro, only four and a half miles north of the French - fortress, and about a half mile northeast of tho fortress of Douamont. Whole regiments of Germans were madly assailing the French armored trenches and redoubts on tho hills, 1200 feet above the wooded plain. The village of Douamont, directly in front of the fortress, and tho ' villages of Louvcmont and Bczonvaux, as well as the intervening woods of Vauche, were captured by the Teutons. The French are retreating from their positions cast of Verdun along the main road to Metz, the Germans assert The Kaiser witnessed the fall of Douamont, the Berlin War Office reports. From Douamont the Crown Prince can now bring hi3 heavy guns to bear upon the forts of Do Vaux and De Tavanncs, immediately to the south, , and upon Fort de Belleville, just outside Verdun and southwest of Douamont. At the same time he can sweep tho entiro northern plain about tho city with s fire which no infantry force can withstand. , Capture of the position, it is considered almost certain here, was ac companied by a frightful loss on both sides. No accurate estimates of the losses on what may prove to be the war's bloodiest battlefield are obtainable at this time, but it is accepted that casualties on both sides now total more than 100,000. BERLIN, Feb. 26. , Cnaan troops havo smashed a hole In 4ffiiirwi((UWifcrftoef6RdinB,AVfttduiu-Mte. J turlng Fort Douaumont, four milca north- tint nf fhn rltv Itself. Fort Douaumont la three mllea south east 6f tho rldgo ot Louvemont, to which position the French retired on Thursday nltfit. and four mllea from Verdun. It was captured by storm. The capture wan made by tho 24 th Kwrllnent of Erandenbureers. who, de- BA iplteihe hurricane of shells and tho call- J Inr Are of scores of French machine guns, F. ' mltrtri fnnvnril In nn Iri-aalntlhln Wn.Vft. In a hand-to-hand combat In tho works the Germans drove their way to victory with the cold steel. Fort Douaumont waa regarded ns one of the strongest of tho 21 forts which ruard Verdun. It was built of steel. etone and concrete, and waa defended ' with tho heaviest gun3 In the French ; Army. t The cantuie of the fort onens tho way t for an advance against tho sister works. tort Belleville, Fort St. Michel and fort Eouvlllo, The charge which resulted In the fall of Fort Douaumont waa mado In a blinding snowstorm following a bombardment of the worka by great 15- and 17-lnch suns. For hours the monster howitzers of the Germans had pounded the fort, the shells tearing glgantlo ridges In the solid con crete masonry and blasting tho steel tur rets Into klndllnga. Tho French guns replied and tho duel Cf drum Are rocked the ground and shook the air with Its thunder for nearly B0 Biles, The following offlclol statement of the 'Continued on Tate Four, Column Three THE WEATHER Wo have Insisted, from time to time, on the Importance of tho weather In Us effect on the course of events, having dem onstrated that rain and mud have decided the Issue of battles as vel ns of football tames. The great drlvo on Verdun la proceeding in a bllzzartf. Those soft, driv ing snowllakes may be of more moment loan snqt and shell In deciding the out come. Strange paradox; yet It would be till stranger If cannon really did decide the fate of nations. In the long run. What does the Kngllsh poet say? "Can non balls may aid tho truth, but thought's weapon stronger ; we'll win our battles with Its help; wait a little longer." That Winds like paclflsm, or pacificism, or whatever It Is. It also sounda like Con gress, and others. But It's desperately true. It is not because nen made wea pons long ago and kept on developing them that, great things happen, but because tomebody, lpng ago, sitting In Borne grassy Pok. watching the birds, had a thought, which developed Into ideas, which devel oped Into principles It Is for this reason that the embattled thousands march to Armageddon. , We wH not in a hurry abandon our 'tH In thinking to worship the' erratic xi. Action. "Thought la action." FORECAST For Philadelphia and vicinity bjnerallu fair tonight and Sunday, Wift lowest temperature tonight about degrees; strong westerly winds, For details see page 4. LOST AMP FOUND BOSTON TERIUKR -r- Lot. Boston terrier, mall brindU. white pencil mark between Wi. baby's, pet. lclnlty Ut and CbrUtlan f -Woodland 1018 W Howard. . i ' 'tJJWQb' COVEn It. pluah carrlat !U sveuln of Feb. 15. Finder pleoto re turn and raelve reward. 14T ti. tdnadowno P-JLaiiiidown. , "AU.KT- Ulaclc wallet contalnln money and faaonlo papers, alo enielofMj contalnlnc bualoea, pTtSr.! bet U Or tita and Vf th- Jfapoon aid Wed aft btl. i and 6 Ke- Jrard for roturn to B (St Ldgr CantraL JMSA FFound. Udy'i wnlta scarf. Qarrlclc Tl iro itljjy ovenlajr. Call Cheiter t J. Other It and found Ait on !' W A fAt the Earth's Cora," a New Serial by the Author i 4 FORT FALLS; Dounmont, defending Verdun on the the city, has fallen. The Germans first wall with their monster guns and then tho French is believed to have been French front from tho ridge of Cote DTpiJMftlVTn D APRI?n - JRll41iuUiNJULDiiAttliUii ' ' OUT OF ST. JOHN'S BY COURT DECREE Order Forbids Him to Conduct Service in Any Episcopal Church in Diocese Without Bishop's Consent CURBSTONE VESTRY WINS The Iron fist of tho law today abruptly ended tho squabble between tho "curb stone" vestry of Old St. John's Kplscopal Church, 3d nnd Brown streets, and tho Ilev. George Chalmers Illchmond, tho sus pended but militant rector, with an in junction aimed nt the latter. The Bev. Mr. BIchmond Is barred from conducting church services In any Episco pal church or Interfering with church property by tho terms of the decree, which waa entered today by Judge Ferguson In Court of Common Plena No. 3. Tho de cision, in the form of a preliminary in junction, clothes the "curbstone" vestry with power to summon the civil authorities to prevent forcible entry of the church or Interference with services. Coming In tho wake of tho Bov. Mr. Blchmond's declared Intention of with drawing altogether from St. John's Church, no drastic nctlon will bo necessary to en forco the Injunction, It Is believed, The suit arose when the rector rofused to comply with tho ecclesiastical edict sus pending him for one year and Insisted on controlling tho collections on two Sundays following hla older of suspension. The suit for the control of the church property, which was decided against tho "fighting rector," Is now pending on appeal to the Supreme Court, Under the order entered by Judge Fer guson )n the Injunction proceedings Mr. Richmond Is restrained from retaining or taking possession ot any of the church property or from conducting services of any sort In St. John s Church, except with the written approval of Bishop Bhlno lander, of the Ioceao of Pennsylvania. IIo Is also restrained from In any way interfering with tho management of the church affairs and fom addressing any congregation that may gather In the church, without the consent of the Bishop. Finally, the Rev, Mr, Richmond Is en joined from exercising any functions apt pertaining to a minister of the Kplscopal Church or from In any way attempting to officiate or take charge of the services of the church In any building or any church In unison with the Kplsconal Church In any capacity whatever without the con sent in writing from the bishop having Jurisdiction. The court also enjoined him and his supporters, Robert U Keene, William A, Kelly and James F. Bozarth, or any persons acting under their orders from stopping any person entering- the Church. J War Song Causes Fight James Bell, 5112 Race street, was held In f 9Q0 ball by Magistrate Beaton today, charged with assault and battery on Mai den Wldovltch, of HO North 17th street. Both men are employed by tho A. 11. Fox Gun Company, at 23d and Hamilton streets, which firm Is making guns for the Serbian Government. Bell, who Is a fore man, heard Wldovltch humming a song yesterday, and asked him what It waa. Wldovltch said It was a Serbian hymn. An altercation arose, In which Bell la al leged to have struck Wldovltch, Bell contends that it waa Wldovltch who hit him. Magistrate Beaton concluded that It waa tho function of the courts to decide the matter, and held Bell. WEDS NOBLE W .Aink " I-MKdO. jaauem -Ar . I .1 jW. ?... ..!. ; .iV 4 ... . , ""i - .-'' . rr" v ' .-,.. . 9 i X . P. , Miss Hilda Smith, graduate of lfryn Mnwr in 11)00, married Lount Victor Starzenski, of Poland, after a contract was drawn up and signed by both parties. BRYN MAWR GIRL WED POLISH NOBLE BY CONTRACT MODE Miss Hilda Smith Was Not "Given in Marriage," but Joined Business and ' Romance MUTUAL' OBLIGATIONS The Idea of marrlngo aB primarily a civil contract. Into which a man nnd woman enter on the equal terms that dis tinguish nny other mutual agreement au thorized by tho State, so fascinated Miss Hilda Spaguo Smith, Bryn Mawr grad- uato, while traveling abroad, that when ' she camo to be married herself she In sisted on such a contract being made. I Tlie:ounrVTCt6Ttarzenskl-dI'notJ0b-f Ject; In fact, he rather liked the Idea, and so the Unusual contract was drawn up and j signed by tho high contracting pnrtlea. ' There followed a wedding which lacked nouung or religious iorm, i.ie iuu vested choir of tho Rev. Percy Stlckney Grant's church, tho Church of tho Ascension, New York city, singing the wedding music. This was on November t last. Yesterday tho secretary of Supremo Court, Justice Scudder, of Brooklyn, went to tho county clerk's olllce to file the contract made by the Stnrzenskis. The Justico had performed tho civil niurrlago and signed hla name on tho back of tho contract to glvo It legal force. Tho sec. retary was told by an olllclal that tho con tract could not be accepted. But Justice Scudder advised him to look up the law and precedent, and, after a search. It was found that a marriage contract was tiled five years ago. GRADUATn OF BRV.V MAWR The Countess Starzenski la the daughter of the late Charles Sprnguo Smith, di rector of the Teople's Institute, Now York She Is a graduate of tho Veltln "School, and In 1909 waa graduated from Bryn Mawr. At the Main Line collego she waa distinguished not only for good scholar ship, but also for athletic activities. She was a good tennis, basketball and golf player, and was a daring cross-country horseback rider. Her course at the col lege was In history, poetry nnd economics. After her graduation she traveled in Europe with her mother. Her studies had led her to a consideration ot the economic and social aspects of marriage. She pur sued research concerning the marriage contract phase of the days of the Roman Empire. It was this that had so nppealed to Bernard Shaw that he wrote n wholo Continued on l'aio Three, Column Three UN FORTE DI VERDUN PRES0 DAI TEDESCHI Immense Legioni Lanciate al l'Attacco della Grande For- tezza Francese sulla Mosa Mentre si parla dl una offenslva gene rale au tutte le front! da parte degll al leatl. I tedeschl hanno espugnato lino del fortl plu' esternl della piazza di Verdun, In Francla, coutro cul combattono du clrique glornl. I francesi avevano ovacu ato II forte poco prima In eegulto al rlpl egamento dt una Intera llnca dl dlfesa lungo un costone a nord della fortezza. 11 forte conquistato e' quello dl Douamont. L'attacco pontro Verdun e" operato da Im mense forzo tedesche prowlsta dl una immensa quantlta.' dl artlglierla. o le per dlte cha tanto i tedeschl quanto I francesi vl hanno sublto o contlnuano a sublrv) sono enorml. Gil altr! fortl contlnuano a rcsistero. elegramml, da Roma dlcono cho II go vernb ttallano ha, requlslto 35 plroscafl austrlacl e tedeschl che si trovavano in acque Italians al momento della, dlchlara xlone dl guerra. Un altro dlspacclo da, Roma dice che Gabrlele d'Annunzio, che e' uillclalo dl cavallerla nelle truppe combattentl contro i'Austrta, a' rJmaato forlto pluttosto gra vemente o cha probabllmente dovra ac conclarsl alia perdlta dl un occhlo. (Leggera In 4a paglna la ultima e plu' dettagllate notlzle sulla guerra lit (tall ano.) $876,100 Asked for Harbor Work WASHINGTON, Feb. 36. Array, en gineers today asked Congress to appropri ate 1875.100 for further improvements of the Baltimore, Md, harbor. Tho general board approved the district engineers' report. BY CONTRACT ssia1. v . ""3f3i5 -- 'I ." '2Si A.. lJHfitH. ' 4- G.W.KENDRICK,JR., NOTED MASON, DIES; WAS ILL TWO DAYS Past Grand Master of Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania and Former Politician and Financier Succumbs END COMES SUDDENLY GEORGE W. KENDRICK, JR. George W. Kendrlck, Jr., one of the most widely known Masons In the country, died today In the arms or hla son, Murdock Kendrlck, at his home, 3507 Baring street. Tho end camo suddenly while servants were telephoning for physicians. Mr. Kendrlck waa In fairly good health until last Thursday, when ho complained of feeling III. ' This morning he called for his son Mur dock, whoso room was nearby, and tho latter hurried to hla aid. "I am feeling very badly," said Mr. Kendrlck. Ho died a. few minutes later. News of his death caused great sorrow In Masonla circles, ile had held the highest honors of the order In tho State and was past grand master of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. Relieving that' it uas for the best In terest of tho order to abolish Intoxicating drinks from Its social affairs, Mr. Ken drlck Issued an order about eight years ago that no alcoholic or malt beverages should bo served in the Masonlo Temple nt any Masonlo function. The order haa been steadfastly adhered to. It caused Continued on l'ute Three, Column Two MAY BE HAD FOR THE ASKING AND THANKS AWFULLY FOR IT Parby Police Would Llko to Dispose of Some Really Healthy Dynamite Nobody loves a stick. f dynamite. That is, not many people do, and the police of Darby are among those who don't. They haye several sticks In a package passed on to them by others that didn't want 'em. There la enough of It to bjow them all to Verdun. They walk past R on tiptoe, and If they ever searched dili gently for the owner of a missing article, they are searching now. The dynamite was found wrapped in a newspaper on a Wilmington and Darby trolley car. It was found at the end of the day's run, and from the loose nature of the package it is thought that It was either dropped or kicked about uncon cernedly by the passengers. The conduc tor thought it was a package of maple sugar and tossed it to the "low aud found" clerk in Darby. "Stew it up for your hot cakes In the morning," ha salt). The clerk took one look and then ran with it at arm's length to the police station. It U thought to have been left on tho car by a workman. . HI in i nniH! of "Tarzaa" on Page 7, and Montague Glass on Page i -, FLOOD OFFERS COMPROMISE IN CONGRESS ROW Would Warn Americans Off Armed Liners but A.s- sert Legal Rights PRESIDENT CONFIDENT U. S. Will Discuss Question of Offensive Armament With Berlin WASHINGTON. Feb. 2fi. Clinlnnnn Flood, ot tho IIouso Foreign ffalrs Committee, went to tho State Department todn to discuss wlh Secrc nry Lansing tho possibilities of agreeing on a compromise icsolutlon unrnlng Americans to stay off armed ships Flood bcllovcs American might be warned in n resolution that still asserted their legal right to piissnge on armed incrchnninen. He would, also, by reso lution, enter into tho question of ofTcn slvo nnd defrnshe armament. Becking to name tho cullbre or guns that should bo regarded ns offensive nrmancnt. The climax of diplomacy In tho strained situation Is Imminent Germany's reply to Secretary Lansing's representations that tho new Admiralty order Invalidates as surances given In the Lusltnnla case was expected momentarily. Unofficial Information was that the Ger man reply may bo expected within 24. or, at most. 48 hours. It Is believed Ambas sador Bernstorft will bo In position by Monday to give Germany's answer. This, howovor, tho Administration la convinced, will bo unsatisfactory. There nppcarcd little prospect today of postponement of tho Teutonic campaign. With this Government refusing to ask for delay, because such a lequest might bo construed as partial recognition of tho German decree, tho Administration's hopes for postponement lay only In Am bassador Bornatorft'a Informal suggestion last week that a postponement might bo arranged. After two days of discord, Congress was preparing to relax from tho agitation for resolutions to warn Americans off armed ships. Flareupa wcro expected, but serious attempts to pass a warning resolution over tho President's head wcro temporarily abandoned. Olllcinl denial waa made today of the report cabled to this country from Berlin that this Government is planning to tano up tho Lusltanla negotiations direct with tho Berlin Foreign Office, Ignoring Count von Bernstorff, German Ambassador. Such n course It was emphatically stated by an olllclal of Hit State Department, Is not being considered. Special orders have been Issued by the State Department that all correspondence relating to armed merchant vessels In tho fllC3 of Government departments must bo guarded with the greatest caution, lest It be seen by some ono who might make lta contents public Practically all of. this correspondence outside tho State Depart ment Itself Is In tho files of tho Treasury, and treasury officials' arc keeping a careful watch on these files, Tho correspondence at tho Treasury Department relates to tho casea of the armed merchant vessels of belligerent nations brought into American ports. Reassured by tho pledges he haa re ceived from a majority of tho leaders of both Republican and Democratic members in both Houses and tho exprcsslona of approval from citlzcna throughout the country Irrespective of politics, the Presi dent awaits without apprehension the ef forts of his critics and opponents In Con gress to tako from his hands the manage- Continued on I'dr four. Column One GIRL'S ASSAILANTS HELD Ono Accused of Impersonating: Police- man and Another for Attempt to Kill Flashing a badge In an attempt to force a glrl'tp accompany him and tiring a re volver at a policeman resulted today In two men being hctd In S00 ball for court . by Magistrate Baker, nt tho 7th and Car penter streets station. They are William urennan, 1703 Pierce street, accused of assault and battery and Impersonating a policeman, and Angelo Marlcuso, 622 Christian street, accused of attempting to kill Policeman Condeco. Condeco said ho went to the rescue of a girl who was being insulted by Brennan at 9th nnd Christian streets late last night, when Marlcuso drew a revolver and fired at him. Brennan, he said, showed the girl a badge and attempted to force her to go with him by telling her she was under arrest. CAMDEN GIRL STRIKER "PINCHED"; WILL WED Accused of Attacking Would- Be Worker Freed on Bail. Fiance Gets License A llttlo thing like being nrrested did not interfere today with the preliminary plans of 20-year-old Mary Kumyty, -1923 Fllmoro street. Camden, for her wedding on Tuesday. She rushed from the court room today Immediately after her hear ing and. with her fiance, went to tho mar riage license bureau to obtain the docu ment that lll enable the marriage bells to ring merrily next week despite the fact that the bride-to-be will then, as now, be under J200 bail to appear n court to answer a charge of nssault and battery. The bridegtoom-to-bo is Alexander HI lensky, 21 years old, of 1855 South 4th btreet, Camden. He waited anxiously out. side tho courtroom today while Recorder Stackhouse frowned on his fiancee and fixed ball on the pretty prisoner, "Is that all?" asked the bride-to-be, when the bail had been furnished. "For the present," answered the Mag Istrate. The girl laughed and ran to her sweetheart outside They hurried off hand In hand. They had Intended to get ..a license yesterday, but tho arrest of tne girl prevented this. She was arrested with Ollle SStenlwIcz, 19 years old, 410 Jasper street, accused of assault and battery on Pauline Doerska, 1806 South 4th street, Camden. The first two girls are strikers, former employes of Setdenberg & Co., clgarmakers.. at 6th and Mechanic streets. They are said to have seized Mlsa Doerska and rolled her in the street when aha tried to go to work yesterday Miss Zlenlwlct is also under J20Q ball for assault and battery on an other worker. Ball was furnished by Robert M. Ilartmaii, organizer for the American Federation of Labor. BAUSEWINE SUSPENDED AS POLICE LIEUTENANT i i ... Lieutenant Gcorrjc BauEewlnc, of the 12th and Pine ttrccts police ntotloii, waa suspended today by Superintendent Robinson ou tho ac cusation of "dibobedlcncc of orders." The older of supenstou doeo not contain tho specific charges. SCOTCH CITIES IN DARKNESS LOUDON, l"cb. 20. The SeoUicu cltlca of Aberdeen, Dundeo, Tcrth, Edinburgh, Icitli, Dunbav and Beru-ick uere Jn absolute dark ncsa laal n.flit as a result of the new Ujrbtlpc; restriction!. STATE COMMITTEE WILL Tho Republican Stntc Committee today closed n deal whereby It will move from its present headquarters at 329 South Brond street to 506 South Broad street, tho "very hentt of tho Varo stronghold. Tho lenso was signed loday and - the hrtulqunrtor.s will bo moved within n. few weeks. Tho new properly is a thrco'nnd a hnlf story brick dwelling, formerly occupied by John O. Johnson, Tho commlttco was obliged to movo to mako room for tho Pennsylvania Taximeter Company, which is erecting a. four-story building at 329-31-33-35 South Broad street. ALLIES AGAIN SHELL GALLIPOLI TIP CONSTANTINOPLE, Fob. 2C Another bombardment of tho Turkish position at the Dardanelles by allied wnrshlps waa reported In the following official state ment today: "On Wednesday an enemy armored cruiser and two other war ships fired shells unsuccessfully ngninst tho const of Klllupala and Musmuk. A battleship and cruiser fired some shells against our positions at Scdd El Bahr and Tckko Burnu, at tho southwestern extremity of tho Gnlllpoll Peninsula, and then retired." U. S. SENATOR SHIVELY SERIOUSLY ILL WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. United States Senator Benjamin F. Shlvely, of Indiana, was today In a serious condition at Provldenco Hospital here. Tho Senator has been under treatment at tho hospital for months, and hla physicians express llttlo hopo that ho will ever recover hla full health. Tho nature of hi malady, however, Is such that no sudden change In his condition Is expected, his physicians say. TWO BRITISH SHIPS SUNK BY U-BOATS LONDON, Feb. 26. The British steamships Denaby and Tummel have been sunk by German submailncs. Tho Denaby was a vessel of 2987 tons, which recently sailed from Huelva for La Palllce. The Tummel was much smaller, dis placing only 531 tons. D'ANNUNZIO WOUNDED IN BATTLE LONDON, Feb.1 26. A Central News dispatch from Homo states that sOa briele d'Annunzio, tho famous poet, who Is fighting with tho Italian army, haa been wounded, and It Is fenred he will lose tho sight of ono eyo. FRENCH LINER ELUDES RAIDING CRUISER BORDEAUX,JErance,;Fcb, 26c-rThat a German commerca raidcrjs lurking in tho steamship lanes of the northern coast Ht Spain waa tho information brought, here today by the transatlantic liner Chicago, which had a narrow escape from capturo on tho night of February 17 off the Bay of Biscay. Tho liner Lnfayetta had sent out a wireless warning of the presence of tho raider, add tho Chicago hnd also been warned by wireless stations on tho Atlantic coast. A ship which looked llko a tramp signaled the liner, but tho latter put on all speed, and, despite the fact that It was pursued, managed to escape. ITALY REQUISITIONS TEUTON STEAMSHIPS ROME, Feb. 26. Tho Italian Government has requisitioned 35 Gorman and Austrian steamships that were In Italian ports when tho war began. PEACE CONGRESS RESOLUTION SIDETRACKED WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. A canvass of the majority of the members of tho IIouso Foreign Affairs Committee today showed thut tho London peace resolu tion will never bo reported. Tho pet measure of Roprcsontatlvo Meyer London, of Now York, tho only Socialist in Congress, authorizes the President to convene a congress of neutral nations to offer mediation to tho European belligerents. Members of tho Foreign Affairs Commltteo opposo action because thoy think; It would be unwiso to pormlt agitation of tho sort at this time. U. S. ACTS ON SEIZURE OF ALIENS FROM SHIPS WASHINGTON, Fob. 26. Tha United States has Instructed Ambassador Page at London to mako inquiries at tho British Foreign Olllce regarding tho removal of 38 Germans, Austrlans and Turks from tho American steamship China in Asiatla waters, and to demand the release of the prisoners, if they, were arrested on the high seas, as has been indicated. BRITISH AIRMEN RAID LILLE AERODROME LONDON, Feb. 26. The following report from British headquarters la Franco was issued last night by tho olllclal press bureau: "Yesterday" our aero planes carried out ' a successful bombing raid on the enemy 'nerodrome hear Lille. All the machines returned safely. Today the enemy exploded a mlna near IJrJcourt. The explosion caused no casualties. Our artillery, was actlvo against the enemy trenches about tho Yprcs-Comlnea Canal and east of Boo-Blnghe." BRITISH CONSUL ILL FROM OVERWORK Charles Alexander Spencer Perceval, British Consul .at Philadelphia, ia ia the University Hospital 111 from overwork. Hla wife is at his bedside. Mr. Perceval has been Consul since December, when Sir Wilfred Powell was called home by tho death of-a-soa in the-war. Mr. Fcrceval came hero fronvGlolveston, Tex.,- where-he had been Consul for six. years. MEXICO GETS WIRELESS MESSAGE FROM YOKOHAMA GUADALAJARA, Mex.. Feb. 26, A Mexican wireless Btatlon located upon the west coabt at San Jose reports catching a message from tho Japanese land wireless station at Yokohama. From Yokohoma to San Jose la a distance of 87QQ miles. From Yokohoma to Honolulu, between which regular wireless service was established last July, it ia about S380 miles. GERMAN COUNT COMMANDS SEA RAIDER - LONDON, Feb. 26. A Reuter-dlspatch from TenerlfTo says that tho captain of one of the vessels sunk by tho German-raider which sent tho British steamship Westburn to Santa Cruz with a prize crew described tho raider as a ship of from 2000 to 2500 tons, carrying six seven-Inch guns, having two torpedo tubes and with a number of mines aboard. Tha Germans Informed him that sha could etearn IT knots an hour, that she carries a crew of from 20J to 250 men and is under com mand ot a German count. " ," ' SPAIN TO BORROW $20,000,000 MADRID, Feb. 26. A royal decree issued here authorizes the issue on Marc 1 of 3 per cent, bonds to the amount of IQO.000,000 pesetas, (about 2Q,Q00,G0ft). ( VONJHSSING SUSPENDS TAX ON ABSENT BELGIANS AIUS, Feb. 28. General von Hissing, Military Governor of Belgium), decided to (suspend the tenfold tax on absentee Belgians, according to a. Ifcyw dispatch to the Matin. In February, 1915, it was announced that a special Wwt would be imposed by the German authorities on Belgian refugees. A eUtwHt lxsued by the Belgian Legation in Washington said the tax was to be eo.utvlt tq 10 times the usual personal tax. EXTRA MOVE TO VARE STRONGHOLD 6. ia This Issue 1
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