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TOWARD BAGDAD
One Force Crosses Frontier
While Another Is Rap-
idly Hearing Mosul
WIKS TRY tfO RECOVER
Mhriy Troops Being Sent to Ar
menia From Smyrna
and Apia Minor
Km&Sd, March 15. It is learned
frbm a Turkish source that General
Ismail Itakkl has been appointed
Turkish Minister of War, succeeding
Envcr Pasha. The Turkish Legation
now admits that It has rccchcd "un
I'btactal'neW to the effe'et that Enver
Pasha has died from wounds inflicted
by an assassin.
nOJtEJ, March IB Tho Kusnlan nrmy
has atmont crossed tho frontier In tho
Urctlon qf SaRdnd, according to Infor
mation from a rcllnWo Bource. Another
Russian nrmy Is rapidly nearlnff Mooul,
on tho Tigris.
Tho army which occupied Hrzcrum han
Been divided Into threo columns. One
Js marchlriB toward Trcblroml, another
tqward Erzlnpin, on tho Uupharcs, 100
miles southwest of Erzorum, and a third
on Kharput,
Another force which landed at Inn,
en tho Black Sen, han arrived before
Treblzond. Tho envelopment which Is to
take placo probably has nlrcady bcmtii.
AH of theo nrmlos have been consider
ably strengthened, and supplied with
abundances of (runs, larco masses of Cos
sacks and many aeroplanes.
ATHENS, March IB. According to
' Constantinople Information, tho Turkish
OoV6rnmont In Its endeavor to hold up tho
Russian1 advance has ordered all aallnblc
Ottoman forces' Bent to the Russian
frontier.
Th6'Bi"?ater portlon'of tho Turkish army
Xrom Thrace, Smyrna, tho coast of tho Sea
,of Marmora and from Asia Minor, Is be-
Inc' sent to Armenia
( . A statement received thero says that on
account of fears that tho Turkish army at
Dltlls, on Lako Van, Is bclriR cut off from
Jj- A'a Minor and Mesopotamia, tho Turk-
i r JsH. Goverhment Is contemplating tho with-
'' draWnl of the liagdad army and sending
, It to Asia Minor.
'RUSSIANS CLAIM PROGRESS
IN ATTACKS ON RIGA FRONT
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ffiilContinuo to . Force, Back Turks in
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iS VV, '., Caucasus
.SKRX.dkD'fiM,' j'firch ID. Itenowed artll-
nprry qJStfT'fT on tho nlga sector of tho
eastern front la reported by tho Itusilnti
nr Ofljda Irt a statement Issued yestcr
1 day. 'The statement follows:
Therq tos been heavy fighting
"A Wpthwest of, Lalto Bablt, on tho Itlga
ok Jf'ronp, (Prt -a uectpr of thH front ono
fij'it$"'oii? detachments entered an cn-
tj. y'orhyif rerlep, boyohcttcd tho occupants
y.r,,and;?tyrjitt Without loss.
" .Y sSotRoas of "tho village of Podka-
' "inlenTind on the mlddlo'Strypa sector
ifC OaJtein; our- patrols eontlnuo tlielr
opcraltoha with success against en-
" "Vriiy pbsti and havo mado further
y gprolcs-j.
Jtn, tho Caucasus our troops con
tinue? to forgo back tho Turks.
J thi lerman statement says:
"Vi On' the, Dncister nnd on tho Bess
. " 'irb.tan front .Russian attacks hao
2f vwjrswJ?'.
'-p'PearyVrge8 "Two-Ocean Navy"
NEW YOJtK-March' 15 A "two-ocean
'navy," ono formed of battle cruisers of 1
(ho largest, swirtest, most heavily armed
typo, was urged by Rear Admiral Robert
K Peary In hla speech at tho Sphinx Club
dinner In the "Waldorf-Astoria last night.
Bulgaria to Raise New Loan
AMSTERDAM, March 15. A now 6 per
ceo. war loan Is shortly to be Issued by
tho Bulgarian Government, according to
the Deutsch Tagezcltung.
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The War Today
French troops, by un effective
counter-attack, have captured sev
eral enemy trenches on Hill 2G5,
northeast of Verdun, the Paris
Wnr Office announced this after
noon. French troops hold Bcthincourt,
Dcnd Man Hill and tho Cumiercs
Wood, says tho statement, reveal
ing that the French have lost Cor
beaux Woods,
Austria declared war on Portu
gal, Italians resumed the offensive on
the Isonzo on a largo scnlo with
notable successes on tho Sabotino
slopes, between San Michelc and
San Martlno del Carso and east
ward of Monfalcone.
The Itussians have almost
crossed the frontier in the direc
tion of Bngdad.
Advices fiom Constantinople say
tho Turkish Government hns or
dered all nvnilnblc forces sent to
tho Russian frontier.
Amsterdam dfsna'tchos said Ger
many would not abandon or modify
U-boat warfare on armed merchantmen.
U-BOAT WARFARE WILL
NOT BE DROPPED, SAYS
REPORT FROM BERLIN
No Postponement of Attacks on
Ai'med Merchantmen, Ac
cording to Denial Sent
to Amsterdam
PEACE RUMORS SPURNED
AMSTERDAM. Mnrch IB An oltlclat
statement telegraphed from Berlin today
make absolute denial of fresh rumors
that Germany plans to abandon or post
pono tho now submarine war on armed
merchantmen.
Chancellor von Bpthmann-IIollueg as
surcd Itclchstag leaders at tstordny's
conference that ho would not undertake
discussion of pcaco terms at the present
session of tho Reichstag, according to
Berlin advices today
Notwithstanding thli statement. It Is
rumored Doctor LIcbknecht, militant So
cialist, will attempt to Interpellate tho
Government rcgatdlng peace.
BERLIN, March 15. Chancollor von
Bcthmann-IIollueg faces a revolt In tho
Reichstag on tho submarlno Issue, mem
bers of tho von Tirpltz party showing
bitter h63tlllty over tho concessions
granted to tho United States. Doctor on
Bethmann-Hollvvcg, tho Imperial Chancol
lor. has returned from the General Head
quarters His return la In connection with
tho Illness of Admiral on Tirpltz, the
Minister of Marino, which, the nowspapers
say, has ere itcd an unusual sensation. j
Tho Committee on Foreign Affairs of
the German Tcdcrnl States Is to meet to
day under tho presidency of tho Bavarian
I'rcmier. Neither tho Chancellor nor
Prussia Is represented on this cJmmlttce,
which meets occasionally as a rort of con
trol board of foreign affairs of Germany.
It Is known that tho Chancellor will
deal chlctly with tho marlno question and
German-American relations, and tho ex
planation likely to bo a clear exposi
tion of his determined policy of opposi
tion to ruthless submarlno warfaro on
England, regardless of consequences.
This meeting Is awaited with tho keen
est Interest by both the champions of tho
Von Tirpltz policy and the supporters of
tho Chancellor's' compromlso In respect to
submarine warfaro. Tito Centre parties,
as woll as tho National Liberals, aro
known to bo In fdvor of an unfettered
submarlno campaign. .
That a determined effort will bo mado
by tho Von Tirpltz faction tp make tho
question an Issuo In tho Reichstag Is Indi
cated, among other things, by an open dec
laration by Krnest Bassermann, tho leader
of tho National Liberal party. Ho says-
'The fact must bo clearly expressed
there that our nation is unwilling to allow
tho weapons of submarlno wurfaro to bo
wrested from Its hands by America. Our
experience and power In tho futuro aro at
stake In this frightful war. Wo Bhall
win It If with ruthless war energy wo
employ all tho means at our disposal.
Consideration of feeling and sentimentality
Jiao today no Justification"
Tho Tagllche Rundschau says It sin
cerely hopes that Hcrr Bassermann will
Introduce a resolution to this effect In the
Reichstag In tho name of all tho civic
parties.
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UNARIDOTTAMnCA
E' ATTACCATA E PRESA
DALLA BRIGATA REGM
Un Irresistibilo Asaalto
Baionetta Annienta la Re
sistenza Austriaca nella
Zona di San Martino
TOBLACH BOMBARDATA
ROMA, 15 Marzo.
It generate Cadorna tia rlpreso In
Brando t'offenslva sullrt. fronto dell'Isonro
o la battagtla dl Gorilla, cho eta stata
sospesa per dlvcrsa mcsl durante t'lnver
no, o' stata rlaccesa con grando lolcnza.
II Mlnlstero deltn Guerra ha sospesa II
senlzlo tclegraflco dalla fronte, annun
clando pcro' cho la sospenslono sara
molto brevo ed o' stata resa necessarla
dalto eslgcnzo mllltarl
La linttnglla, cho si annunela. dl grandl
proporrlonl o vlolontlsslma, ' ancora nlla
sua fase Inlzlatc, ma lntanto progrcssl
pono stall fnttl dallo forro ltnllrtno c dl
nntevnlo lmnortnn7a atiehe, cd II tavoro
dcll'artlgllorla dl Cadorna o' stato dl una
ntrnnriUnnrln forjia lllstrilttrice lntanto
'" "
lerl sera II Mlnlstero dclla Guerra puo-ii
bllcavn II scguonte comunlcato ulTlclalo: inrmata cho opero' gla' contro Erze
"Nella Vnl Lignrlni (vallo dcllAdlgc) , , . ,,i..n i ,Pn -nin ,, ri,
l'nrtlgllerla nemlca si o' mostrata altlva
nella zona dl Rovcreto, dannegglando
luoghl nbltntl La nostra artlgllerla ha
dlsierso gruppl dl operal mllltarl nemlcl
tra Sovn o Levico, nella Val Sugan-v (vallo
del Hrenta). ha dlstrutto opere di dlfcsa
del ncmlco sulle nlturo dl Vnl Cordovolo o
nella zona dclla conca dl Cortina, ha bom
bardato colonno dl vettovagllamcnto nello
vlclnanzo della vallo del Rlcnz o dl
Landro ed ha bombardato l.i stnztono dl
Toblnch.
"Lungo la fronto dcll'Isonm lo plogglo
torrenzlall o la nebbln hanno nncora
ostncolato l'opora della nostrn artlgllerla
ed hanno leso plu' nccentuata rim
Nonostanto
nrutlcablllta' del tcrrcno.
questo la nostrn funtcrla ha rlpreso con
succossn I suol nttncchl contro lo
poslzlont ncmlche, spcclalmonto sul flanchl
del Sabotino. tra San Mlcholo o San Mar
tlno del Carso p nd est dl Monfalcone.
t T. .i . i -iii"hu.
I rlsultatl plu' lmportantl sono btatl
nttcnutl nella zona dl San Martlno dove,
dopo una vlolcnto preparazlono dl artlgll
erla, la brlgata Rcglna. st lauclo' ad un
attacco alia baionetta o conqulsto' una
forto ridotta fneendono prlglonlerl coloro
cho la occupavano. Ncllo stcsso tempo
sulla loro-slnlstra altro unlta nostre nt
taccavano o dlotruggovano lo Unco ncmlcho
nollo vlclnanzo dclla chlcsa dl San Mar
tlno. "A sud est dl San Martlno nol abblamo
conqulstnto la poslzlone detta Dente del
Crovlgllo, cho o' II ccntro della dlfcsa
ncmlco.
"In complcsso nol abblamo fatto 51
prlglonlerl, dl cul clnquo ufllclall, cd
abblamo prcso at nemlco duo mltragll
ntrlcl." II comunlcato ufTlclalr nustrlaco con
ferma In sostanza quatito dlco ncl suo
rapporto 11 generalo Cadorna, dlcondo pcro'
cho tuttl gll nttacchl dcg'l ttnllanl sono
statl rcsplntl con gravl perfllto
Notlzlo glunto oggl dalla fronto dlcono
cho t'offenslva itallana sull'Isouzo continua
con crcscenta vlolcnzn, tnnto cho gll uus-
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ncho cho crano stato deetlnato alta fronto
frnncse per alutaro I tedeschl opet-antl
nella zonit dl Verdun hnnno rlcevuto
Arrilnn ril rlmnnero ncl Tlroloj IO Atesso
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1 lerl l'altro la ridotta dl cul parla II rap
alla i porto di Cadorna.
Un totegramma da Londra dlco cho
nella Camera del Comunl It scgretarlo dl
Stato sir Edward Grey, rlspondendo ad
analoga lntcrrogaziono, rlfluto' dl rlvelaro
a quail condlzlonl l'ltalla aVeva accettnto
dl flrmaro II Patto" dl Londra Impcgnan
dosl n non concludcra separatamento la
naco con ('Austria ed 1 suol alleatl. Sir
Groy disss cha non era nell'lnteresso del
pubbllco fare quests rlvelazionl In questo
momento.
Coma o' noto l'ltalla nderl nell'autun
no scorso nl Patto dl Londra a cul poco
dopo ndcrlva nncho II Glappone.
II mlnlstro d'Austrla n. Llsbona ha
chlesto nl governo portogheso I suol pas
saportl, o si aspetta cho lo stato dl guerra
sin tra brevo dlchlarato ancho tra II Por
tognllo o l'Austrla, como cslsto tra II
Portogallo o la Ocrmanla.
I Rt'SSI VI3RSO BAGDAD.
Informnzlonl glunto qui od attlnto a
fotite iiuiordvolo dlcotio cho lo forzo russo
opcrantl dalla Persia hanno quasi pas
sato la frontlera turco-perslana a nord
est dl Bagdad sulla r trad a cho porta a
questn Importanto cltta'. Nol tempo me
deslmo un'nltra armala russa b! avvlclna
ut'nuiiw uumiiu x.mn Au-3,b
.i,i,-, tnani mil Tiri
mnrcla conlro Trci,lsonda, un'altra verso
,., ...ii'mifrnti.. nl mm tor7n mi
Knrput. Un'altrn colonnn cho sbarco"
ad Inl, sulla costa dot Mnr Nero, o' gla'
glunta davantl a Trcblsonda, o probabll
monto la manovra nvvlluppnnto contro lo
forzo turcho e' gla' stnta InMata. Re
contomento tutto questo nrmate russo sono
stnto rlnforzato o rlfornlto nbbondnnte.
mcuto dl cnnnonl o dl munlzlnnl, dl ncro
planl o dl numerosl o grandl repartl dl
cavallerla cosacca.
A Berllno si sento l'nllarmo circa l'nt
tegiamento delta Rumanln, spccialmcnte
per It fatto cho 1 gonornll Avercscu, Co-
! teKCU I,rcsan Bono slntl ln 1ucsii glornl
noniimiu uuniiiiiuuuii uujiu kiu uimuiu
the formano l'cscrclto rumeno In tempo
dl guerra. I tro gcnernll dovono assumero
I comandl In data del 14 Aprllo prosslmo
venturo. Nel tempo mcdeslmo lo notlzlo
; , BlunBono ,,ala Dobrugla dlcono dl
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In quella reglona, cd a Berllno si tema
serlamento un conflltto bulgaro-rumeno,
lntanto ralllvlto' del pattltl lnlventlsU
In Rumania va aumentando ed ", P0,p0,10
nttendo anslosamento lo notlzlo dellft lotta
cho. si combatto n Verdun, applaudcndo
nd ognl succosso per quanto piccolo uei
franccsl.
I tedeschl hanno nttaccato dl nuovo to
llneo francesl ad ovest dclla Mosa, cioo
a nord-ovest dl Verdun cd hanno avuto
successo ln duo puntl, tra la poslzlone dl
Lo Mort Hommo o quella dl Bethlncourt.
Pero' o' da notare cho dlotro questo posl
zlonl avanrato francesl sorgo una eerie ai
colllno In Bemlcerchlo, dell'nltezza media
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JEWS HEME PLAN REGIMEN!
Jacob D. Lit Elected Colonel o Pro
posed Organization
Plans for tho organization of a Jewish
regiment In Philadelphia, In accordance
with the country's general program of
preparedness, wero formulated last night
at a mooting held at tho homo of
Isador Stern, 538 Spruce street. Among
tlloso present wero Joseph D. L:t, A J
Drexel Blddlo, organlrer of tho Droxcl
Blddlo Military Corps, and Lowls Carson,
son
Tho regiment will be recruited from
tho city's Hebrew population, many cf tho
young men having a strong dcslro for
military training Recruiting headquar
ters will bo established ln tho oftlces of
tho Jewish Morning Journal, 6th nnd
Pino Btrcets. At last nlght'B meeting
.Tncob D. Lit was unanimously elected col
onel of tho proposed organization, which
position ho ncccptcd.
Tho services of Mr. Blddlo havo been
requested In view of his expcrlcnco ns an
organlzor nnd drlllmastcr. At the noxt
mooting of tho Organization Commlttco
provision will bo mado for tho equipment
nnd drilling of tho recruits. Tho regiment
wll bo known ns tho "Maccabeans."
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