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GERMAN AEROS AND SUBMARINES SPREAD TERROR IN SENSATIONAL ATTACKS Paris, Feb. 1. The kaiser's fresh troops have been hurled into action near Ypres and have been thrown back with severe losses."" Bayonet at tacks unnerved the new regiments and they retreated in disorder. Official dispatches claimed destruc tion of German trenches by French artillery at several points along the Aisne and the capture of German po sitions west of Soissons. French artillery has maintained an incessant bombardment of the Ger man positions along the Aisne for the last 24 hours. A violent artillery duel was in prog ress today from Ypres north to the seacoast. The army of the German crown prince continued shelling French trenches outside Verdun, but the shell fire has been ineffective. Berlin, via Wireless to SayviHe, L. I. German aviators crossed the allies' lines south of Ypres and dropped sev eral bombs on Bailleul, 18 miles northwest of Lille, the war press bu reau announced today. Russian efforts to advance along the north bank of the Vistula toward the East Prussian fortress of Thorn have again been halted, according to official dispatches today. Gen. Francois' army, moving in a southwesterly direction from Mlawa, attacked the Russian right and forced a retirement. The Germans made further gains in the fighting east of Lowicz along the south bank of the Vistula. Petrograd. Germans in East Prus sia are concentrating efforts to halt march on Konigsberg by smashing at Russian center, west of Pilkallen. Desperate fighting is in progress in forests of Pilkallen region. West of Warsaw Russian forces have recaptured trenches occupied by the Germans in an infantry charge Friday night. German dead were found strewn along the battle front near Borzhymow. i Austro-German divisions are los ing heavily in their attempts to push northward through the Carpathians to the relief of Przemysl. Petrograd. Tabriz has been occu pied by the Russians. Russian troops entered city Saturday afternoon. London. The admiralty antici pates further raids and the loss of more British merchantmen. Having demonstrated their wide cruising radii by sinking three British vessels in the Irish sea and two others in the English channel" off Havre, the German under-sea terrors are ex pected soon to make fresh attacks. The U-21 was accompanied by at least one other of the latest and most powerful design of German subma rine when she sent the Kilcoan, Ben Cruachen and Linda Blanche to the bottom. Some admiralty officials be lieve a whole squadron of German submarines is now operating off the west coast. The Tokomarue and Ecaria, sunk in the English channel off Havre, are believed to have been victims of a single German raider. o o UNION TO WEIGH CANDIDATES The Franklin union has appointed a legislative committee which will meet next Saturday at their office, 512 Federal St., to take up the ques tion of endorsing a candidate for mayor. The committee consists of Harry Muss, Hugh Crambert, Joseph Ma loney, Carl Walter, Charles Meyers and William Flynn. The union has appointed commit tees in each ward and proposes to take great care in the work of en dorsing political candidates. o o ANNOUNCEMENT Third Get-Together Party of the ladies auxiliary of the Federated Newspaper Trades will be given at the home of Mrs. Lowther, 3146 Cal umet av. All invited.