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I V,'.f An early statement by the prefect of police said one building was Btruck and two persons crushed to death by the bombs. Later reports Increased the casualties. l. alk lire bombs were dropped. Three were hurled down from the Zeppelin which made an attack at midnight and exploded with deadly force. Two were .dropped earlier In the evening, soon after the flrst warn ing was given. [From the above it would appear that two separate attacks were made by the Germans, though the cable despatch does not state whether one or more Zeppelins took part in the raid. The fact that the prefect of police at first announced only two vic tims and that a later statement re ported twelve killed, and thirty in jured, also indicates that after pos sibly being driven off on the first at tack, the Zeppelin returned and did more deadly execution than in the initial attempt.] Fierce Offensive. LONDON, Jan. 29.—The greatest German offensive on the western front since the drive against Ypres last May met the entire battle line from the sea to Vosges in a rush of furious lighting. To offset the German smash, French are making charge after charge in counter attacks in the Artois and along the Somme. The British are delivering lightning thrusts against the teuton positions around Loos, hop ing to draw off German reserves. Over muddy fields, the greatest battles since Appointment by President Re ceived by Senate With Astonishment. [United Press Leased Wire Service.] WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—That it *111 be many weeks, perhaps months, before Louis D. Brandels is confirmed |fcs associate Justice of the supreme court, was the unanimous opinion to- e(l Chlleon O'Gorman, Reed, Hoke Smith, Walsh, democrats Nelson, Brandegee and Southerland, republi cans. Three democrats and two re publicans are to be named. Th£re is list a chance (hat Borah or Cummins ®ay be appointed as minority mem bers. With this situation confronting ttem, Brandels' friends say they are "°Pln?r to get a report—not a favor able report, but simply a report, "hich will throw the matter on the floor. "2- mil German Warriors of the Air, Hover Over ^•v French City and Rain Bombs Down -'V on the People. I TWELVE WILED AND THIRTY INJURED Furious Attacks by the Kaiser's Forces in France, the Greatest Since May W."' -v? t&'K Offensive. [United Press Leased Wire Service.] PARIS, Jan. 29.—Twelve persons were killed and thirty injured in a Zeppelin raid on Paris tonight. This is the first raid by German air ships on the French capital since •inarch, 1915, when two Zeppelins dropped a scoYe of bombs. Warning of the approach of the Zeppelins was flrst given at 9:40 this evening when aeroplane scouts re ported sighting the hostile craft. All lights In the city were immediately ordered extinguished. The city was plunged into utter darkness in antici pation of the attack. The Zeppelins, however, penetrated the outer aerial defenses and. dropped several bombs. fieei the September offensive of the allies are being fought. The German war office this after noon announced the capture of the village of Frisa, seventy-five miles northeast of Paris on the south bank of the river Somme. At the same time Berlin announced the capture of near ly a mile of French trenches north east of Neuville, and east of Souchez and the conquest of 1,000 yards of French positions around Frise. Paris dispatches tonight said the loss of Frise is admitted at the French, war office. Paris reported the teutons rushed the French positions on the tiomme on a Bix mile front after a terrific bombardment that wrecked many advanced French positions. BSarly dispatches' from Paris tonight did not confirm the German claim ot capture of 1,500 yards of French, benches In the drive towardSouehea. Paris repotted that the French counter attacked successfully west of H11J No. 140, southeast of Givenchy, and reconquered a portion of a trench tak en by the Germans yesterday. Berlin admitted the French occupied a mine crater near Neuville, but announced the repulse of all other French counter attacks in this region. The official statement Issued by the French war office tonight, like the statement issued at Paris this after noon, made no mention of the German claim of Important gains on the Neu ville sector. "West of Hill No. 140 (southeast of Givenchy), we continued to reoccpy trenches conquered by the enemy yes terday and liberated prisoners," said the official communique issued at Piar Is tonight. "South of the I-a Folie road the enemy counter attacked in an attempt to capture two mine craters, but fail ed. "In the region of Armencourt, a most active artillery combat Is proceeding. South of Lassigny, south of Berry Au Bac and in Lorraine, onr artillery shelled enemy works effectively." General Halg, British commander In chief in France, reported to the war office tonight that the German bom bardment around Loos, which has been very violent for several days, (Continued on page 4.) BRANDEIS MAY NOT GET CONFIRMED FOR LONG TIME They fear that the committee whl refuse to take any action, and that a parliamentary tight to discharge the committee may be necessary. No ap pointment can be permanently smoth ered. If the committee refuses to re port, one of Brandels' friends will move to take the matter out of the committee's hands. If he is ruled out of order, he will appeal from the chair's decision and this will furnish the test of Brandeis* strength. Senator Lodge, who has been kept from the chamber by illness returned to the capitol today, although still court, was the unanimous opinion i»- to tne capiwi wjuuy, «wiu light following the announcement that somewhat weak, and began a series a sub committee of five will be chosen of consultations with republican and from the senate judiciary committee I democratic senators. Among the to investigate his fitness. democrats with whom he earnestly Acting Chairman Overman, who will conferred were Clarke, of Ark name the members, said' he was ansas Hard wick, of Georgia: Smith, "astounded and dumbfounded" at -the {of Georgia, and Overman, of North President's action. While Overman has not yet made Public the names of the men who will be appointed, these are being consid- A.t nil fAiir nf vhnm Arft 1111(161°" Carolina, all four of whom are under stood to oppose confirmation. If tho point of personal objectlonableness is raised. It will either be by Lodge or Senator Weeks, Brandeis being from their state. In announcing that a committee will be appointed this aft ernoon, Senator Overman said that if the whole committee were to vote on Brandeis now, he would be rejected, but that a hearing might change the minds of the members. Thorne Is Agalnrt Him. DES MOINES. Iowa, Jan. 29.—"It is unfortunate," said Clifford Thorne, (Continued on pan ,/i- [United Press Leas*£ Wire Service.] VIENNA, (via ,) Jan. 2».—Of ficial announcem»4 the capturq of the Albanian por£ San Giovanni Dl Medua and the /.? of Alessio, a few miles in the lor, was made by the war office*? i*y. The AuatrV, however, are mak ing only slo^ ogress In their march southward Albania, having en countered ds made almost Impas sible farV^ rains. Jlery because of recent The situation In Montenegro Is now calm, It was stated tonight. There is no evldneoe of hostility against the Austrlans, though the Montene grins are extremely hostile toward Italy for failing to come to their aid. Austrian officers, who were war prisoners of the Montenegrins, during the final battle for Mount Lowcen, de clare the Montenegrins were confi dent that no force, however large, could capture this "Gibraltar of the Adriatic." When they saw the first Austrian appear on the summit, many of the Montenegrins fled. While the battle was going on, the news reached the Montenegrin capi tal that Mount Lowcen was about to fall. The chief of police of Cettlnje rushed through the city's cafes, urg ing the men to hurry to the front.- The war office stated tonight .that 314 cannon and more than 50,000 rifles, Including the booty taken on Mount Lowcen, have been taken by the Austrlans In Montenegro. The released Austrian prisoners re ported that they were well treated, despite the protests of the French minister to Cettlnje, Laroche. Laro che fled during the night after Mount Lowcen's fall, they reported. EMPEROR NOT SICK. AMSTERDAM, Jan. 29.—Emperor Franz Josef of Austria, received a delegation of prominent men from Dalmatla today, said a Vienna dis patch tonight, denying reports that the emperor was seriously ill. PAU AS LEADER. VIENNA, Jan. 29.—General Patrt Pau, one armed French commander of the Franco-Prussian war, directed the recent Russian assaults against the Austrian positions northeast of Czer nowitz, according to reports brought here tonight. The war office reported tonight that a violent Russian attack against the bridgehead at Uszciesko yester- (Continued on page 2.) COPENHAGEN, Jan. ^9.uermany has apologized to Sweden for the tor pedoing of the Swedish steamer Malmland in the North sea last Aug ust, the Svenska Dagbladet stated to day. Germany has agreed to pay the vessel's owners 1,500,000 kroner (about $405,000). LUnited Press Leased Wire Service.] SALONIKA, Jan. 29.—French aero planes bombarded the German-Bulgar ian camp at Pazarll, north of Lake Dolran, in southern Serbia, causing a panic among the officers and doing considerable damage. The aeroplanes were shelled, but returned safely. BOMBARDED FROM WILSON'S SPEECH HI CLEVELAND Address Urging the Country to Strengthen the Military Defenses of America. DANGER MAY BE PRESENT Asks the People to Help Him Main tain Our Dignity and He Will Keep Us Out of War. [United Press Leased Wire Service] CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 29.—In a stirring address before nearly 4,000 persons, packed In Gray's armory, to night, President Wilson urged the peo ple of the country to strengthen the mllltlary defenses of the country in order that he might maintain the hon or of the country. The president boldly asserted that the United States is not afraid of any nation, but that In case of national peril, he feared for America because of the inadequacy and Inefficiency of the military arms of the country. "Let me tell you gentlemen," the president stated emphatically, "you, can't afford to postpone auequate pre paredness. "I do not know what the next day will bring. I do not mean to point to any particular danger, but we are being swept along in things over which we have no control. No man can say what the next day or the next week may bring. "You may count on me to keep you out of the war, but you must help me In maintaining the honor of the na tion." .• After the address to the Chamber of Commerce members, the president returned to his hotel, where nearly six thousand persons had congregated. He spoke a few words of appreciation, but did not make a speech. "I am a union man," said the presi dent, "and I must not work over eight hours a day." He was roundly cheered. Following is the president's speech In full: "I esteem It a real privilege to be in Cleveland again and to address you on serious questions of public policy which confront us. I have not given myself this sort of pleasure very often since I have been president, for I hope that you have observed what my conception of the office of presi dent is. I do not believe that, ordin arily speaking, it is a speech-making office. I have found the exactions of -r-r .i t". Ttn it such that it was absolutely neces COPEN HAGEN Jan 29.1-Ge^any I sary for me t0 remaln toucJl the constantly In daily changes of pub- that I should be president at a time when there was a great deal of pub- it (Continued on page 4.) President's Bride is Greater Attraction Than His Speeches [United Press Leased Wire Service.] I corridor and adjoining rooms was PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 29.—"Isn't, packed with fashionable society she beautiful." ladies. A path was made for the presi- Above the cheers and yells and ap-, dential party down which the presi plause of an enthusiastic populace dent led his wife and a gasp went greeting its chief executive today, I up from the feminine audience. So arose the exclamations of thousands evident was tne admiration of the of women gazing with all their eyes crowd that the flrst lady colored upon Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, flrst lady prettily. Another sensation awaited of the land. The president's plan for the gathering when she went for her prepardness was accepted by some automobile ride with Dr. Cary Gray and rejected by others, but all were son. more than unanimous in thefr ap- When Mrs. Wilson appeared with proval of Mrs. Wilson. her escort of prominent local ladles Clad In a flaring black coat with at Memorial hall just after the presi collar turned high about the throat, dent walked in, and the band struck with the orchid which adds a perfect up the flrst chords of the wedding touch of romance pinn'ed on the col lar and with a radiant smile, she stepped from a train here this morn ing and well nigh flabbergasted a silk hatted reception committee. Her en trance into the Hotel Schenley was a real triumph of the kind that la dear to the feminine heart. Evary inch of apao* la the hotel v* march, the crowd just stood up and went daffy. The sense of romance added to bosoms already swelling with patriotism, was the signal for a demonstration that will go down in the history of Memorial hall. was exhausted before Mrs. Wilson I i":M:, E [United Press Leased Wire Service.] PARIS, Jan. 29.—The police at 9:40 tonight ordered all lights extin guished and announced that Zeppe lins had crossed the French lines and were approaching the city. Paris was immediately plunged into darkness. TWO VICTIM8. PARIS, Jan. 29.—Zeppelins bom barded Paris tonight. Two victims were reported to the authorities. A statement from the prefect of police following the Zeppelin attaok, declared that bombs from the Invad ing aircraft fell upon~ a building, one crushing two victims. [The Zeppelin raid over Paris was the flrst attack on the French capi tal by German dirigibles since early In the war. A year ago the French organized defenses against Zeppelin raids that were considered so effective as to re duce the danger of attack from the sky to a minimum. Squadrons of French aviators were stationed at all approaches to the city and airmen patrolled the sky about Paris In re lays each night. Arrangements were made to throw the city into darkness within a few moments after the ap- (Continued on page 2.) [United Press Leased Wire Service] LONDON, Jan. 29.—President Wil son's "war-like" speech at New York and Secretary Lansing's proposal for the disarmament of belligerent mer chantmen continued to attract atten tion from the editorial writers today. The Globe said the allies might consent to disarm their merchant ships If the United States promised to consider a breach., of. Germany's part df the bargain—to refrain from torpedoing merchantmen without warning—a cause for war. The Evening Star questioned whether President Wilson was warn ing England or Germany, when he told a New York audience thait he did not know what America'# Internation al position might be tomorrow. LUnited Press Leased Wire Service.] PETROGRAD, Jan. 29.—Battling In some places over paths cut through snow fourteen feet deep, the grand ouke's Caucasus army continues to tho wa«- lie business to remain in touch with. of the Turks In the Khuysekaly "But the times are such, gentle-1 region continues. Russian artillery men, that «nnnrnwMi tlnkfh^ihat luit office announced tonight that pur- is necessary that wejfrom places of concealment^ broke up should take common counsel togeth- a Turkish advance in the upper Pas er regarding them. I suppose that, this country has never found itself in such a position. The present situa tion of the world would only a twelve month ago, even after the European war had started, have seemed In credible, and yet now the tilings that no man anticipated, have happened. The titanic struggle continues. "The difficulties of the world's af fairs accumulate. It was of course, evident that this was taking place long before the present session of congress assembled. But only since sine valley. IIALY FUnited Press Leased Wire Service] ROME, Jan. 2^.—Captain Ezlo Gari baldi, relative or the famous Garibaldi, the congress assembled has it beenj was operated upon today and his con possible to consider what we ought to cfition is serious. Garibaldi was wounded in the neck in recent fight ing. left the city and on the street throat of every well dressed woman. the circle to urge preparedness As in Pittsburgh, extreme precautions extreme dred mounted police and plain clothes men, were hustled to the Hollenden hotel, where the president and Mrs Wilson dined alone, leaving for Gray's armory shortly after 8 o'clock. wSS.'KVSS. .5 trimmed It's an expensive fad, but florists orchids report that their supply of orchids I! Climax in Flood Situation Came When Western Dam Broke and Washed Valley Homes Away. HFIT LIS WERE SNUFFED OUT Town of Four Hundred People in North Da« kota, Marooned by Great Snow Storm, Faces Starvation. [United Press Leased Wire Servioe.] SAN DIEGO, Calif., Jan. 29.—Out of the Otay valley—the valle/ of death —came tonight reports that more than a dozen bodies had been recov ered on the trail which billions of gallons of flood waters swept when a dam crashed like a wall of sand Thursday night. The total lives lost was still estimated at fifty. Fruitful orange and lemon groves, ranches that dotted the country, cattle that grazed on the green hill sides, were obliterated by the ocean like tide. Only a morass remains. Out of the valley came ranchers and farm-hands with their women and children. They had lost all but their lives, having taken to higher land when warned that the concrete and steel structure of the dam was weak ening under its flrat great test. Houses had beeifHBowTedoYer by the mighty wave, emashed to splin ters, trees were torn out by the roots and all living objects in the path of the flood waters had been swirled. into the maelstrom. Conflicting reports came late today from various parts of the flooded area regarding the number of bodies re covered. Some placed the number at eighteen. A dozen bodies were said to have been found near the mouth of the Otay river. Alarming reports regarding the situation at Tla Juana also came in. One of these was that the flood waters had swept over the entire dis trict occupied by the Tia Juana race track, destroying everything except ing some of the stables on high ground. More than 1,000 feet of the Otay dam was carried away when the great wall of water burst its bound, cavalrymen, who returned from the valley, declared. San Diego, connected with the outer world only by wireless for two days, was also hard hit. The Switzer dam burst, pouring its waters through Fourteenth, Fifteenth, SIxteentn and Seventeenth streets, but timely warn ings saved the residents. Looting at Old Town caused militia and police to Interfere the San Diego river at Lake Side went on the ram page. In San Diego, many houses were Lusitania Case is Far From Be ing Settled After Long Argument. the I from delicate flower could be seen at the as defined by an official who has "rpo8e been one drizzling rain. President Wilson bUt not critical. reached Cleveland tonight, complet- ing tne second lap of a swing around rhe ele offlo coat a huge bououff of pink trimmed co«, (Continued on page 2.) the president's chief ad- jt }h gfJd on 'e MI| h? made to reaI nj( e(j ,d (roJ?o"£ra,™t7ad^.!»wn 1 vear ize the states means business and has all along meant business in demandin were taken to guard the chief execu tive. the train stopping at East Jfy-acquiescence in all points of tain peace. New fifth street, instead of Lnion station. humanity Involved In the sub- arisen for which The party, guarded by several hun- r. mar1ne 3 1 attac s. notes and Informal conversations. 1 threatened by Mgh water sad citizens had to flee. Market street was trader waten while three feet covered Bro&dwajs* the city's principal thoroughfare. No word has come regarding tb* Sweetwater reservoir, which prewit ously had been reported weakening. Climax of Flood. SAN FRANCISCO, Call!, Jan. A desperate flood situation at Yhma, Ariz., with dangerous possibilities from an all day rain in southern Cali fornia, were reported tonlgut, after floods, gales and blizzards took a toll on the coast of upwards of sixty lives The climax came Friday afternoon in the disaster south of San Diego when a dam gave way and wiped out the fertile Otay valley with the estimated, loss of fifty aves. That, section was still cut off from ther-n world except by wireless. At last re ports no bodies had been recovered, united States cavalry who had visited the scene having returned to report that not a vestige of human habita tion remained. Since a small steamer was lost off the Golden Gate early Friday with its eight passengers and a railway train struck and killed several labor ers clearing snowslides In Washing ton, rain, snow or gales visited nearly every corner of the Pacific coast states. Except In southern Califor nia, the worst was reported to be over. Yuma, at the junction of the Gila and Colorado rivers, was in danger of being wiped off the map tonight. From the two swollen rivers, a flood even greater than last week's which washed out a section of the town, was reported to be racing through Yuma streets. The residents were fleeing. Investigation of the Otay disaster was being conducted in San Diego simultaneous with relief work. Hun dreds of refugees were being cared for there. Parts of San Diego were inundated. The rich farming country stretching south to Tia Juana was practically a vast, shallow lake. Many families marooned on high ground or remaining in flooded homes, were threatened with famine. Along the beach of San Diego bay, (Continued on page 2.) SITUATION IS SERIOUS BUT NOT CRITICAL gested that Colonel E. M. House, the president's confidential envoy abroad, may be able to bring about the desired understanding by tho foreign office of the United States' theory of legitimate warfare and the necessity from an American viewpoint, that Germany dis avow the Lusitania sinking. How ever, no Washington official would comment In any way on Colonel House's mission in Berlin. And the I United Press Leased Wire Service.] WASHINGTON, Jan. 29—Tho com jing week is fraught with grave pos- v. sihllltles in the German-American con-1 jerruan source of the belief that he troversy over the sinking of the Lusi- may succeed where written exchanges tania, according to direct intimation have failed, admitted the feeling was the state department. based on no information as to his 111 vlslt,n ,ties tonight described as serious. dent Wilson referred today in a 1 Berlin or his act tllere- vlsers in all evchantres between the There was much speculation among What She Wore in Cleveland. united States and Germany the sltua^ {ofilcfals today a* to just what Presi CLEVELANI), Ohio, Jan. 29.—In a tlon wa3 speech at Pittsburgh where he said ^.avjty the situation hinges, "things are getting more and more dif- pother the German for- floult. to handle." "if all could see the dispatches I rend every hour they would know how difficult it has heen for me to main conditions have the country must rropare itself." he added. Inability to forre realization of this Speculating was particularly direct upon German officialdom, high officials ed as to the "hourly dispatches." Ac believe is the crux of the whole sit- cording to state department officials. nation It was admitted the imperial no cable messages have been received frain "he wore aheavv r. tub born ess in refusing to accede in I or Penfield at Vienna for several tendency ,o Iron, Am^aor, Reran, ,, Bertto Ml to America's demands after near- days. Colonel House, however fre- of exchanaree of formal quently has reported to the president Germans In Washington today sue- (Continued on par* 2.)