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Kaiser'i Forces Gaim a Victory and the French Admit Being Driven
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JOFFRE'S MEN REPEL
Paris. In the derperate fighting
which, wllh Tow exception, l now
confined to the eastern end of the
battle lino In France and Alsace, each
of tho opposing armies, aeroi'dlng to
the omclal reports, lias practically off
set the advantago gained by the other.
East or Verdun the Germans have
made two slight advance. In one re
taking the trenches around Apieruonl,
near St. Mihlel, which the French
captured, and In the other gaining a
Hina'.I portion or trenches In the Forest
of Le 1'retre rrom the, column w!il::u
Is threatening Metz. .
In the Argoune forest, on the other
!de or Verdun, the Ormans made
great efforts to break the French line,
without success. Near the villa' or
Fontaine Madame the Invaders were
driven back twice, and at another
point of defence, called Marie Therese,
the French were holding their posi
tions after a desperate fight.
Fight Hand to Hand In Aliace.
Trobab! the most violent engage
ment of the whole front Is now la
progress around Thann. In A Rice,
although the olllcla! reports give scant
information. The French army In this
region Is apparently flimly tlxed, as
the Germans, operating from the great
fortress of Muelhauscn nearby as a
base, have boeu fruitlessly attempt
ing to expel them for several weeks.
The French, however, are still within
a couple of tnllas of Cernay (Senn
helm), which has been their Immedi
ate objective In their attempted move
ment on Muelhausen.
The battle in the llartmann Weiler-
kopr hills, In this nglon, according to
the official reports, is actual hand-to-hand
flrhllng.
News dl.ratches referring to the
situation In Fola"d set forth th;it
north of the Vlstu'u, In the vicinl'y
of Llpnow, Russian advance guards
ure within twenty xnllos of tho Gor
man frontier.
SUBMARINE OPENS WAR ON
ERITISH FOOD SUPPLY
Sinking of Merchant Sh'p Starts Cam
paign to "Starve" England.
London. A thrill of rxcltemect;
passed through London when It wai j
learned that Germany had struck lior
first blew In what was accepted as
the cpenln? of the Kaiser's campiln !
against the Rrltlsh merchant marl-M. !
The steamer Durwnrd, a boat of
300 tons, was the victim of the open- j
Ing attack. The Durward was ttr
pedoed ty the German aubru:rir.H j
U-1S. l.eiore senuing ner 10 me imi
torn the submarine ordered the Dur
ward's crew into their small boats
and afterward towed them for six
hours until they were within tight cf
the Dutch coast.
The Durward carried a eeneral car
go, among which were foity tons of
provisions belonging to the American
Relief Commission, according to a
dispatch from The Hague.
The LonJon newspapers frankly ac
cept the sinking of the Durward as
the 'beginning of the policy publicly
urged by Adml.ul von Tirpiti, the
German Minister of the Navy. n
TirplU asserts that Germany can
Harve England by torpedoing her
merchant vessels.'
London. The fighting In both ar
enas or tho war. because of the severe
weather conditions, consista largely
of artillery duels.
An exception was the region of
ToInt-a-Mousson,. where the French
assert tbey ruade further progresa In
a foot-to-foot encounter with the Ger
mans. This U a point to which military
men on both sldos attach great Im
portance, and It la predicted In news
dispatches that the Germane win start
at once a heavy offensive, as they did
with much success at Solssons, to put
a atop to the French advance toward
the roads leading to Meta.
Trenches In the Argenne were cap
tured by tho Germans In bayonet
charges, but the French official n-port
says the ground was retaken in hand
to-hand clashes.
In Toland and Western Gallda
the Germans and Austrlnns continue
Isolated attacks agaiuat the Russian
line, which, says the Russian report,
have been repulsed with heavy losses
to the attacking forces.
The Russians are advancing slowly
through the mountains sparutlng Bu
kowina and Transylvania.
PRISONERS TCO FRTE.
'Paris Paper Says Gerrran Captives
Insulted Elicpkteper.
IParls. The Intr.'.nslgeatit asserts
that the German ofllcors held prison
era are allowed undue freedom and
toehave with Insolence. It adds that
the prisoners are permitted to walk
freely In the streets and that some
efflcera entered a shop where were
sold postcards allowing Get man "atro
cities," Insulted tho proprietor, and
demanded the removal of the curds
from the window.
TURKS WORK FOR PEACE.
Sultan'a Heir la Said to Be Backing
the Movement.
London. Correspondents . Petro
grad, In addition to reiterating reports
of the Austro-Ifungarian peace move
ment, eend from Odet-sa the story of
a peace propaganda In Constantinople,
which t mild to have tlu support ot
the fiultou's heir, Prince Yitssuf!
Gen. von der Goltz and other Grr
mans in Turkey are oppci.hig the
movement vigorously and have caused
the arrest of many of its supporters.
COUNTER ATTACKS
London.-The battle for the trench
es In Flanders and Fiance continued
almost without cessation from iir.
sm to the Swiss bordor, without not
j able ad.vantago for either side. In tito
mud of Flanders, the Hoods of llic
Ais.no Valley and the miows of tlie
Arfecnno at.d the Vobgos the folJh r.i
of Germany Mid the alli.'d nations
kof p up a rontiiuiul tl;,lit to ho d what
they po&scsii, and take Buirnhliig Iroin
that held by (lie enemy.
.According to a long official report
of the lighting during the past two
months, issued by the French War
Ollice, the history of siege operations
lias luigely favored the Allies, who,
while they huve guliird Kioinid on al
most every part of the front, have
been forced to give way in only oim
region, Hint of Scissons.
They are being put to a test, iow
ever, similar tri Unit which obliged
them to retire si.ulli of the Alsne, ne.'.r
Slbsons, because the Germans, reullx-
Ing the danger to their communica
tion with Metz as a result of the
French advance near Poni-u-.Mcusson,
j have sent reinforcements there, ami
i huve beun a battle for positions
j which they lost. The Germans have
regained a portion of tln-m, in the
I forest of Le Tie. re.
Fast of Hhelms the French have du
; mollshed German tl"ld works and
wrecked a German nmiuunlticn depot.
At oilier points, particular. y near
St. Mlhlel r.nd In Alsace, there have
been Infantry engagements; but, on
the whole, the artillery continues to
be the busiest arm. v
An atempt by the Germans !n Pol-
j and to cut off the Russian army ad
vancing toward the border of Ease
' Prussia near Thorn is indicated ly a
report that a force of Germans has ap-
; pejred north-west of Warsaw and be
hind the Russ'ans advai.clng on the
! lino of DoLryzn-.MIuwa. It Is siat"d
that the German are In small force
and appear to be merely detachments
Kent to rovor.nijlter, but a heavy force
Is thought to be back of them. They
are observed r'.ong the r -a.l from
Plonsk to Gw Uiza. Plousk la 41 miles
northwest cf Warsaw. A d spate!)
fates that the Russian advance In
northwest Poliind oniimies to threat
en von Hlndciihtirg'a communication!,
and that the field murslial has been
compelled to Interrupt and alter h's
dispositions f( r the remainder of the
winter campaign. There Is little
change In the general Bltuutlrn In
Galicla. The Russians hold fit inly to
strong poiit'ons from Tarnow, on tho
main line of railway from Lemberg
to Cracow, along the Dur.ajoc to the
Carpathian passe. Dispatches from
Petrograd lay Blre?s upon the Russian
advance Into Transylvania, where It
Is sthrU'd,
broken.
AuiUrluu resistance h?
GOVERNOR OF CRACOW
PREPARES FOR SIEGE.
Geneva, via Paris. Despatches from
Budapest state thr.t the Governor of
Cracow hns ordered the rartlal evacu
ation from tho city and its suburb? of
women, children and men unfit for
military eervlce. Tbey have forty
eight hours to leave. The men over
military age bnt who are still active
have been formed Into a civic guard.
The banks have been trmsferred to
Vienna. Provisions of all kinds. It is
stated, are scarce In Cracow.
The Austrian Wnr Otllce has Issued
an order calling up all of the Ian-
sturm men up to and Inc'uding those
aged Blxty. The order applies through
out the Austrian Empire.
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Artillery duels continue all along the
350-mile battle front In Belgium
France, with the usual varying for
tunes. Germany lent her former Ambassador
at Vienna to Rome on a secret mis
sion and Austria lent the present
Ambassador at Berlin to Bucharest
for the purpose of averting the in
tervention of Italy and Rouman;a.
The Germans have halted the French
advance designed to cut communi
cational with the Important fortress
of Metz, In Lorraine, and isolate the
German army in the Et Mihiel re
gion. A hard battle has been raging In Bel
glum without interruption between
N eupo.t and Octcnd for three days,
despite rain and flooded trench's.
News of the Cerman air raid on Eng
land was received with acclaim by
the German people. The War O.'fica
officially Jutt fed the attack on un
fortified towna on the ground that
the aircraft were fired on from
them.
The German Min'ster of War, Lieu
tenant General Erich von Fallen
hayn, has reeigned, and he has been
replaced by Major General von Hch
enborn. The former War Minister
has been made a general, and re
tains hia position aa Chief of Staff.
The Russian cavalry la in splendid
condition and the horses aro fit.
Lata reports on the air raid on the
English roast say that the half doz
en Zeppelina and aeroplanea that
dropped bombs on teveral cities in
Norfolk, killing five peraona and
damaging property to the extent of
$10,0C0, all made their escape.
Hard drlvei by the Germans In the
Argonne and the Somme sontinue
to characterize the campaign on tr.e
western front.
Threatened by another Invaron of
Eatt Pruss'a the Cermanj are re
newing their attempt to c-oss the
Vistula and attack the army of
Grand Dul.e Nicholas In the rear.
British Sink One Cruiser
Damage Two Others
RAID ON THE ENGLISH COAST
Big German War Vessels Escape Into
Their Own Mine Field, Which
British Ships Dare
. Not Enter.
London. An attempt by a German
cruiser squadron to repeat the nttack
recently made on Scat borough, the
Ilnrtlepools and other British coast
towns was frustrated Sunday by the
Itritish patrolling squadron, and In a
running fight the German armored
cruiser Bleucher was sunk and two
German battle cruisers were seriously
damaged.
The British ships suffered only
light Injury. So far as Is known only
123 of the Illuecher's crew of 885 w ere
saved.
A battle also occurred between the
light cruisers and the destroyers ac
companying the big German ships, but
the result of this engagement has not
yet reached the admiralty.
The British were superior In shlpB
engaged, weight of armament and
fpeed, and the flight or the German
a.'ilns Into the mine and submarine In
fest. d field possibly saved them from
further losses.
Dluecher a Fine Ship.
The Bluecher was a cruiser or 15,550
tons displacement, and, although com
missioned In 1908, was completely re
riggpd last year. She was not classed
as a battle cruiser, but was In the next
class to those formidable fighters.
With her were the Derfllngor, Ger
many's latest battle cruiser, which bad
Just left the builders' hands, and the
battle cruisers Seydiilz and Moltke,
the latter a slstpr ship of the Goeben,
formerly of the German, but now of
the Turkish fleet, which was recently
reported damnged by the Russians in .
the Black Sea. I
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1 I f. Lt I It J n I o ii a u I uti, luiiiiiminn u
by Rear Admirul Sir David Beatty,
who also was In command at the bat
tle off Helgoland last. Aupust, consisted
of the battle cruisers Tiger, Lion,
Princess Royal, New Zealand u:id In- i
dnmltable. The first three or these
ciuisers mount eight 13..r.-inch guns
each, and even the New Zealand and
JmloMiItahle carry 12-lneh guns which
are equal to those oT the Derflinger,
tho only one or the German ships that
bad belter thau 11-inch guns.
"NEVER AGAIN" NOYE3.
Watchword Of the Allies, Declares
Poet, Who Arrives In New York.
New York. Alfred Noyes, Knglish
poet and peace advocate, and visiting
tivnfoaen. ' nf Vnpllnh nt PHiirptun. I
reached here aboard tlie Lusltanla.
"The watchword of even the most
pronounced mllitarietB among the
Allies," said Mr. Noyes, "Is never
again. When the settlement finally
comes there will certainly be a grim
attempt to establish Bome sort of col
lective responsibility among nations
so that treaties cannot again be torn
up with Impunity. The whole thing
reduces Itself to whether we are going
to have International wars In the
future.
"A system of International police Is
rather a distant Idea, but I don't see
why the principle or international al
liances cannot be worked out."
257 OFFICERS IN 13 DAYS.
Casualty List Published In England
Shows That Losa In Flanders.
London. There hns been given out
In London an officers' casualty list
covering the period between December
SO and January 12, which shows that
the British array in France In these 13
days lost a total of 257 men. Or these
92 were killed and 133 wounded.
Thirty-two were reported missing.
Added to tho previous totals the
records ot the last fortnight give offi
cers killed, 1,236; wounded, 2.416, and
mlRRing. 682, or a total casualty list in
officers since the beginning of the war
of 4,344 men.
JAPS MAY KEEP KIAUCHAU.
Lease To Germans Takes It Out Of
China'i Realm.
New York. Dr. Tcyokichl lyenaga,
former profespor of political science at
Chicago and Columbia Universities,
declared in an address before the
Japan Society here that the retention
of Kiaucl.au by Japan would not be a
violation of Chinese integrity Inas
much as Kiaunhau had been leased to
Germany ror 99 years and was, there
fore, not a part or China.
RUSSIANS BLOWN UP.
rtailway Station Full Of Troops De
itroyed By Austrian Shell.
Berlin (by wireless to London). It
la oll.clally announced here that the
Russian railway station near Chenrlny
(about 10 miles southwest of Klelce,
Southern Poland), which the Austrians
destroyed by a single heavy shell, was
filled with Russian troops at the time
all of wbom were killed.
COURTHOUSE DYNAMITED.
Building Destroyed On Second Visit
Of Vandala.
Irvine, Ky. A charge of dynamite
exploded under the Fstill County
Courthouse here, destroying the struc
ture. The explosion shook the town
and broke a number of windows. No
body was injured. A previous attempt !
to destroy the building, a two-story j
brick one. was made in December.
1913, when dynamite waa exploded Pi j
the corridor, causing slight damaso. '
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America's Opportunities Dis
cussed at Convention.
EUROPEAN WAR OPENS DOOR
Declares American Products Should
Be Exploited To Get Firm Foot
hold In Markets Of the
World For Future.
St. Louis, Mo. "One week of the
Kuropean war did more than 10 years
of academic discussion to convince
the American people that foreign
trade is a vital element In domestic
prosperity. No doubt remains that the
nation Is determined to see lta foreign
commerce safeguarded Hiid Increased.
Differences of opinion relate only to
method. All parties and all elements
are united In patriotic co-operation for
the common end."
This statement was made by James
A. Farrell, pies'dent of the I'nlted
States Steel Corporation, In an addrers
at the banquet to delegates to tho
foreign trade convention in session
here.
Mr. Farrell said:
"What advantage or disadvantage
the Kuropean war will bring us de
pends largely upon changes In Indus
trial trade relations that cannot be
forecast. Meanwhile the Interests of
the United States are sufficient to war
rant a proper respect for ncutial com
merce and the United States will, in
maintaining Its trade at as high level
as a Just regard for belligerent Inter
ests permits, serve the larger and per
manent Interests of those not engaged
in hostilities.
Time For Action Here.
"Whatever may be the political out
come of the European war, It Is ap
parent that each of the belligerents
will find It essential vigorously to pur
sue Us foreign- trade to repair the
ravages of its domestic commerce; to
provide labor to soldiers returned to
peaceful pursuits, and to ameliorate
the burden of taxation.
"Diplomacy of the future, as of the
past, will bo Intimately concerned with
commercial aggrandizement and it la
of vital consequence to America's
future position that advantage be
taken of the present opportunity to ex
ploit the products of American Inven
tion and to establish a firm foothold in
the markets of the world, which
neither political effort, tariff discrimi
nation nor low prlcea auccesfully can
assail."
For Certified Cargoes.
John Bassett Moore, former coun
sellor of the State Department, in an
address before the convention on Prob
lems of War and Commerce, asserted
that the pending negotiations between
the United States and Great Britain
In regard to the right to visit and
search, and British Interference with
American ships and cargoes could re
sult in nothing better. than a make
shift; that the points nt Issue could
be settled only by the abolition of con
ditional contraband, and the co-operation
of neutrals and belligerents In
the certification of cargoes.
22 HELD FOR MANSLAUGHTER.
Deputy Sheriffs Arrested Aa Result Of
Roosevelt Riots.
RooseveU, N. J. With 22 deputy
sheriffs us defendants in a blanket
warrant charging manslaughter, In
vestigations are under way by the Fed
eral Commission on Industrial Rela
tions and the prosecutor of Middlesex
county into the shooting here of 19
striking employes of the American
Agricultural Chemical Company. One
man died from his wounds and several
others ot the strikers are in a serious
condition. Twenty-one ot the accused
deputies pleaded not guilty when ar
raigned before County Judge Peter F.
Daley, In New Brunswick, and were re
leased on ball of $2,000 each, bonds
being furnished by a surety company.
They were sent back to guard the com
pany's property.
PEACE MEDAL TO WILSON.
Commemoratea Anniversary Of the
Peace Of Ghent.
Washington, D. C A gold medal
commemorating the ono hundredth an
niversary of peace between Great
Britain and the United States was pre
sented to President Wilson by Assist
ant Secretary Peters of the Treasury
Department, on behalf of the Louisiana
Historical Association. Mr. Peters
recently represented the President at
t!-p vbration lu New Orleans.
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Washington Asks England to
Explain Greenbrier Case.
AMERICAN SHIP NOT A PRIZE
State Department Wants To Know
Why It Was Necessary For Brit
ish To Search Ship Pro
vided With Certificate.
Washington. Walter Hlnes Tage,
the American anibnssp.dor to Ix)iidon,
has been cabled by the State Depart
ment to ask the British government
for an explanation or the reported In
sult to the American flag on the Ameri
can steamship Greenbrier, the undue
detention or the ship and aa to all the
other charges made by Captain Far
ley, who with his ship is now at
Bremen.
With cotton under certificate of the
British consul at New York, she was
stopped by a British cruiser, sent
under British flag to a British port
and detained two days before being al
lowed to complete her voyage to
Bremen.
The detenslon of the Greenbrier
was brought to the attention or the
State Department by telegrams from
Captain Farley, her commander, now
at Bremen. Farley stated that at a
i point on the North Atlantic, which he
fixed by longltudo and latitude, the
Greenbrier was overhauled on Decem
ber 30 by a British cruiser. The board
ing officer required him to continue
on his course conveyed by the cruiser
for a day or two while the cargo was
being senrched tor arms.
Then the cruiser placed aboard the
Greenbrier some additional British
officers who hoisted the British flag,
and a prize crew who navigated the
ship so that, according to Captain Far
ley, ahe was damaged b.Tore she was
brought into Kirkwall. There the
Greenbrier remained ror three days.
Captain Farley refusing to sail her
further except under the American
flag. The British authorities Anally
consented to tlie raising of the Ameri
can flag and Captain Farley took his
ship to Leith, where a pilot was picked
up and the Greenbrier was taken to
her destination at Bremen.
The points upon which the State
Department wants Information are,
first, why It was necessary to search
the Greenbrier In view of the certi
ficate Issued by the British consul at
New York, and second, why a neutral
merchant vessel was compelled to
lower her flag when under no known
rulo could she be regarded as a prize.
MANNING VOIDS BLEASE ORDER.
Governor's Action, It is Thought, Re
stores Militia.
Columbia, S. C Governor Manning
Issued an order here declaring "void
and or no effect" the action of Gover
nor Blease In disbanding the South
Carolina National Guard shortly before
ho retired. Adjutant-General Moore
said be believed tho order automatic
ally restored the troops to their former
status, and that a reorganization would
bo unnecessary.
$2,500,000 TO REPAY FARMERS.
Senate Adopts Bill To Cover Loss On
Cattle Killed.
Washington, D. C. An Urgent
Deficiency bill was adopted by the
Senate carrying $2,500,000 to reim
burse farmers for cattle slaughtered
in the campaign to eradicate tlie foot-and-mouth
disease. In presenting the
measure Senator Overman said farm
ers were complaining at the slownesB
of the Government In paying for cattle
destroyed.
WOMEN SUPPLANT MEN.
Soprano "Helloi" Now In, City Offices
At Washington.
Washington, D. C Soprano "hellos"
will supplant bass in all city offices,
the Commisioners having ousted all
men at the private telephone switch
boards and appointed women opera
tors. WOULD HAVE CUBA PAY U. 8.
House Bill Suggests Reimbursement
For Pacification.
Washington. D. C In the Diplo
matic Appropriation bill, carrying ap
proximately $4,000,000, as perfected by
the House Foreign Affairs Committee,
is contained a provision requesting the
President "to take such steps as mny
bo necessary to have tho republic of
Cuba reimburse the United States to
the extent of $6,509,511" for tiio ex
pense of raciflcftton, from 11107 to
1909.
Neither Side Seems Able to
Make Important Headway
RUSSIANS ADVANCE IN NORTH
Alao Russian Fleet Reported To Ba
Continuing Their Raldi On
Turkish Sailing Vessela
In Black Sea.
London. Except in Alsace, where a
stubborn battle has been in progress
for several days, but which receives
only the briefest mention In the offi
cial reports, the fighting has been com
paratively light on both eastern and
western fronts. There have been heavy
gun bombardments and a fight for a
trench here and there, but no battle
such as Is considered of a proportion
worthy or extended mention In this
titanic war.
The siege continues and, according
to the opinion ot the military experts,
It will go on until the ground hardens
sufficiently to enable ono of the com
manders to move a largo body of men
with a speed thnl will permit him to
surprise his opponent and enable him
to find a weak spot In the line.
In the east, along the old front from
the lower Vistula to Galicla and in the
Carpathians, the two armies remain In
about the same positions as they were
two months ago, all efforts by the Ger
mans to break down the Ruidsan re
sistance seemingly have railed, and
the Russian attempt to drive the
Austro-German forces back to Cracow
having met a similar rate.
In the north, however, the new Rus
sian offensive apparently has carried
them well toward the German fiontler
without meeting serious resistance.
The Russian advance into Transyl
vania Is reported to have been checked
by the appearance of a largo Austrian
force in the mountains, w hile the snow
prevents the Muscovites going any
farther through the Carpathians,
though they hold all the passes In
readiness for the day when the
weather will permit a resumption of
the forward movement.
No mention has been made during
the last few days of the fate of the
remnants of the Turkish armies which
the Russian reports previously said
had been deteated In the Caucasus, but
It is believed by military men here
that tho Russians, having use for their
men elsewhere, have decided not to
push on to Erzerum.
The Russian fleet, according to re
ports, still Is busy In the Black Sea
sinking Turkish sailing hi. This Is
taken as evidence that the reports that
the Turkish cruiser Goeben had been
put out of action were not ex
aggerated. AT 100,000,000 MARK.
The Population Of the United Statea
Will Soon Co Beyond It.
Washington, D. C. At 4 P. M., April
2, the population of the United States
will have reached and passed the hundred-million
mark, according to C. I).
Sloane, geographer of the Census
Bureau, who estimates the population
at that hour will be 100.000,000. J. S.
McCoy, actuary of the Treasury De
partment, however, calculates the
population will be 100,016,000 on Feb
ruary 1.
The disagreement In the estimates
arises from the different systems of
computation employed by the two
statisticians.
In the Crnaua Bureau the direct
increase as shown by tho difference in
population In 1900 and 1910 is taken.
By that system the country would con
tain 100,399,318 persons on July 1,
1915, and mora than 108,000,000 on
July 1, 1920. The 1900 census allowed
the population to be 75,994,575, while
the 1910 figure was 91.972,266. By the
census estimates the population of all
United States, Including Alaska and
Hawaii, would be 110,750.000 July 1,
1915. '
Actuary McCoy arrives at his con
clusions, upon which Treasury elate
ments of the per capita wealth are
baed, by including in the calculations
what he calls the factor ot second dif
ferences. His effort is to show the
natural Increase within the increase
as figured by the Census Bureau. By
that system be estimates the con
tinental population on January 1 last
at 99,875,000; February 1, 100,016.000,
and July 1, 100,725,000. On July 1,
1920, Mr. CcCoy estimates It will be
109,3119,000.
GARY RAIL MILL TO REOPEN.
Working Force Of Plan To Be In
created By 1,500 Men.
Gary, Ind. The Gary rail mill,
closed for three months. Is to be open
ed on February 8 and other depart
ments of the Illinois Steel Company's
plant will take on more men within a
few weeks, according to an announce
ment made here by tho company. The
present working force of 3,000 will be
Increased by 1,500 men.
AGAINST SALE OF ABSINTHE.
Favorable Report On Prohibition To
French Deputies.
Tarls. The license committee ot
the Chamber of Deputies has decided
to submit a report favoring the prohi
bition of the sale of absinthe.
TURKISH VESSELS SUNK.
Russian Torpedo Boati Ra'd Shipping
In Bay Of Slnope.
Sebastopol, via Petrograd, A de
tachment of Russian torpedo boats
have entered the Bay or Sinope, a
Turkish port on the Black Sea, in
Asia Minor, and have sent to the bot
tom ft Turkish steamer and three sail
ing vessels. The crews ot all four
ships were saved. The name of the
steamer appears to have been the
Meorges. No date of this engagement
la given. The news is trustworthy.
U. S. Cruiser San Diego Was ;
Making Power Trials !
LOW WATER WAS THE CAUSE
Vessel It Flagship Of Pacific Fleet
Accident Occur During Short
Steaming Trial; Wounded
Landed At Guayamai.
On Board U. S. 8. San Diego, La Paz,
Mexico. Four men wore killed and
nine Bcrlously injured on board the ar
mored cruiser San Diego wheu a boiler
tube blew out after a steaming trial
of tour hours had been completed.
Landed At Guayamai.
Immediately after the aceldout the
cruiser left for Guayamas.
The San Diego is the flagship of the
Pacific fleet, and Is In command of
Capt. Ashley II. Robertson.
Washington. D. C. A brief official
report to the Navy Department on the
explosion aboard the cruiser San
Diego added no details to the news dis
patches except to lay that some of
the nine Injured were in a grave con
dition and others were not ho badly
hurt. The next of kin of the dead
were notified at once by the Depart
ment.
Rear Admiral'a Report
Rear Admiral Howard's report gave
this account of the accident;
"The San Diego completed her four
hour-full-power trials and made 21.45.
Just at the completion or the trials a
tube in No. 4 boiler ruptured, due to
low water. No endurance runs went
attempted. A full Investigation has
been ordered."
U. S. TO HAVE ZEPPELIN.
la To Ask For Bids On Construction
and For Aeroplanei.
Washington. D. C The Navy De
nartment within several days will ad
vertise for bids for the construction of
a Zeppelin model airship and tor a
number of new type aeroplanes. All
the new aircraft, including the 'ep , j
pelln, are to be constructed In the ;
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I lilted Mates, jne navy u.m imi
for some, time to obtain a
Zeppelin. , J
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Dill mere were no umgiuia
Hirers in tne Lnuea mates aim uu uu ,
willing to undertake the experiment ol j
building one. Navy Department ofti $
cials have finally succeeded in finding j j
several big concerns which have . j
promised to undertake the construe ;', j
tion of a Zeppelin typo If their bid U
successful.
PEACE DAY JULY 4.
Women At 'Frisco Exposition
Proclaim Againit War.
San Francisco. Independence
Will
Dav;
will be Peace Day at the Panama Pa
clfic International Exposition. 1 hi.
announcement was made here by Mrs
May Wright Sewell, honorary prsaident ;
of the International Conference of
Women, the organization under whose
auspices an international peace confer
ence w ill convene at the exposition ".
grounds for a four-day session. "Mak
this the last war," Ib the slogan
adopted by Mrs. Sewell'a advisory,
board, and to that end delegates from 1
all parts of the world will assembly
July 4.
BRITISH SHIP BLOWN UP.
Germane Torpedo Merchantman
North Sea; Crew Escapes.
London. Tbo British steamer Dur
ward, says a Rotterdam dispatch, hsf'
been torpedoed by a German aub . i
marine. The crew waa saved. The 1
Durward w as bound from Leith to Rot 1
tordam and was struck by the torpedo ?
while 22 miles off the Maas Lightship ,
The crew took to the boata and reach-M
ed the lightship, from which a Dutch.
pilot boat conveyed them to Rottei ; j
dam. i
A Hague dispatch says it Is reported j I
there that the Durward had on boanl
40 tons of provisions belonging to n
i....,in Dollar rnmmlnHinn when tl.O
fl 1111 I 1 tl 11 v ... -
was sunk. I
FLOGGED FARMER TO DEATH.
Three Men Sentenced To Penitentiary -
For Life.
New Albany. Miss. Pleading guilt!
guilt! li
Jesse M
to the charge of whipping
Snider, a farmer, to death, ClateiK'
Coley, Lawrence Rakestraw and Pih j
Hard Elder were sentenced to life
prisonmont in tne state peuiienuar.'
No cauhe for the attack has been i "i -,
vealed. Snider resided near here wii'j,
his wife and three young children. l"f'
wns called to his door at mldnll7
carried to a nearby woods, flogged fej
an hour and left In a dying conditio;
MOTHER OF 18 MURDERED.
Killed By Mysterious Shot Fire,"
Through Window Of Home.
Altoona, Kan, Mrs. A. E. Ryan, wlf,"
of a wealthy farmer living three mlK
aoutheast ot here, was shot and kilh' '
in her home. The shot was ftrt"
through a window and the officers hai',
no clue. Mrs. Ryan waa the mother
13 ctlllUren, several oi wuuui wcio
the house when she was killed.
MAYOR SENT TO PRISON.
Executive Of Groveport, O., Pleadec
Guilty Of Forgery.
Columbus. O. After ho bad plead. '
guilty to forgery, II. E. Fierrella, may1",
of the village ot Groveport, a suburb
was given an Indeterminate sentem
lu' the penitentiary by Judge Rogi'l
1n tho Criminal Court. Fierrella i ;
...ui.j ii.ni ho WOK ii defaulter to
I milieu .., " " ;
concerns with which he was connect'!
and thnt he forged cuy viucuei ,
which he hypothecated with baa-r
at Logan. iv
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