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HOUSE REJECTS ARMY OF 220,000 BY 183 TO 103 Votes to Increase Regular Force to 140,000. as in Hay Bill. OI Tl OOK PLEASES BIGGER ARMY MEN llu.r Strength Shown in House Expected to Influence Action h> Senate. ' ? - ? ? 4 ? ' indred *? ? ?se of ft ' a rial . ;, r army army o? . . ' ' ? llcall can ? to l tuthor ? ? S'ate 188 met rim, which they ? ? - ? ? 1 .- \rnv Men Pleased. ? e ade ? - ? *.har .? ? ? hich ? ?ani - .that reaaed ? I , | ??fnate ? ? tropean wai ?.- ' met ? '. *.at is all. Does a? ; ? ? - .,? ther ?n un-| urmy. - ? will be ? ? mer- ? ... : ' .?. '. t h - Mann **ure of lnli?tment. that ? ? - huve ? . rod ? ? the ?Prealdent. [ t get men ia 1 a land of .... ? ? . ?U that , - ; eare I lr, Hay ex M)VERI ISEMENT. The Tnrl?sh Blend Gga_etfe l 20 lor 1 y % claimed. "Then we would ha? ? Gentlemi ? 220,. r?gulai ??? ' w .? would ? red 1,000,01 "Ti ry fe!) u? ' ? ? . I BV< the Military l mi years, an?! in all ? had to worl ' il ? because it I . ted to follow 1 tan d I efore 1 . - Kt?r and Xt/ainM Increase. ? rk, ? paasagt ? ? ? ! ? ? Mi wo u'i'nes 1 a skelet - Representative lo-? 1 Represei tative Greei . ? ? . R? pub ici ? ? ? Afl ! ? Wit rest oi the 1 revit ? . . . . ame. The na! trial reserve and nit . . re ar .-. conaid? i Outlook m the Senate. m tha 1 ? *? ate, h i e 'hat al' will be stricken the Senat? immit ... re 1 ence, a ? ? ai I House ffer radicalI* ever, it appears 1 il guai - - erted, w i th th< ? The H use bill conti 1 ration for mmei training I ? ? of a ''?-,.?? ???' 261,000 I 1 ' eral ? ? BULGARIAN PREMIER ESCAPES ASSASSIN Postal Employe I ires Two Shots, but Hits Coachman. London, March 20, An unsuccess? ful attempt to Msassinate 1'. Kadoslavoff of Bulgaria is re] In an Exchange telegraph dispatch Y.omo. The attack was made by B I * f named I ihota at the 1 he waa n Sofia in an the arm and tl ? ., nt. t r i-i i-rT-iiiii-Xi'-i1:''.';"1!1 t ??'.-^'jx'.'ii'i1'.-' ! t1. : ?.?. it A woman need have no scruples about Tecla Pearls f any visible 'difference existed between Tecla Pearls and true p>earls ? if any fatal iction were apparent to the human eye if any tell-tale disparity disclosed the : / from the original, a woman would be :ed in refusing to wt-ar a necklace of ? eda Pea/Is. B .t there is no visible difference, there is no f.? tal -JiitinctrOn, there u no tell-tale disparity ^etweeri Tecla Pearls and Oriental Pearls? titty art a study in oorrespondency. And they are in/initrlij more, e?nomical and safer $75 to $350 y % F-iff h Avenue .? '?''??**??"''?'* ' g '?' 65 ALLIED AEROS SHELL ZEEBR?GGE Giant Air Fleet Raids Zeppelin and U Boat Bas- s. AIRMEN DROP 5 TONS OF HIGH EXPLOSIVE Oreal Damage Reported Oer man Tlanes Wing live I nomies. Savs Berlin. '. Bj GOaOOM BRI ? E. i. ? 20 There is great satisfaction in Enflai *? ? ? , ? ' arrestes! mr rsid in the hiatoi of aerial warfare. Allied maehinea this ' Gertnai na si and ebrugge From ?-hat sported, i ne without moni ? ? rs dera. '' thai this rsid, ? ? east ? ?? beginning of a new \ ? ' ' ' attacks by '" ' e fo ?? <<i promptly . "n t\ hujre BCa ?-. ' ? ? | sir fleet . ? .* ? ?,. Inn rinne?, hea ? ! These wer?? ' ' ' .- craft in ea?. ' ' : ? ? off ? e than mass meeting . i? hailed pe? -, . ? '?'.?. lidered ran do I ? r? Is of bombs. It ? ? ? ? fared n the i ? - ? a i >.' ' - ? arg er the same ter 11, 1915, tl ? ? Feh , ' ' . ' ' ' ? 4- ' ? that th? ish are getting ? il ride. This I . bases neei I /? .-? ? D fge i . ? ? Belgisi ? ? ? ? mpoiian? e, : ? Th? H ?' tatement ? . ? morning ,i . of approxii' . ; rench si sero ? splsn? i, '1 b) ing i t snd at ? at * it Hot*t ? . ? age appeal ? ... 11. . '..u?ly "Al es r< ferred ? ?atement SSI'S! It sl I rnint* Belgian s bombarded the avia! field at Ho it? ?? ' Nineteen ' : .. . a this es : and all of tl ? m re an ? 1 to their I ir bombing aeroplanes ... . ? . ? .? ? projeeti I? :r pursuit I region f Vcrdni I .. .:? . ' .?- " \ ? ?! a*a? aetioi The ows: "In battle Lieutenant ?? ? sus brought down his day over ? lines Brest of Lihons, while Licuten? hi down his twelfth ? . ? Forest of Forgea tmy lust thr..(* other aeroplanes, ? un aerial encounter near Ouisy, 2,000 MERCHANT SHIPS SWEPT OFF SEA BY WAR Washingt-on, March 2C.? I lie European war ha? t.ifcn it..in ihe leai nore than 2,1)00 merchant vessels of nearly 4.000,tXK) tonnage. .u ? ?iidinK t?> hj-nires pi l> |ish?**d !"-<!.iy l'y the Depart? ment ut (. ?immene. (,cr manv. with ?ix hundrcl ?rv scls sunk, captured ??r at* I,mied, head?, the hat of los? ers. Two hundred and twenty five ol th?- ">?'?? British tea? sel? lust were sunk by suh m.nine?, l.reat Britain's al? lies lot! 167 ships. Austria lost 80and Turkey 124, Ihe total ol neutral losses is put ?I 7i0. hut most of these were rele.iaed .liter heing re? ported < .iptured. Ninelv-lwo neutral tetaett have been l??ipedord and 94 ?uriL l?y mine?. Twenty three Live heen damaged l?y ?ulnn.iriiies anil mine?. French, Expecting Verdun ! Drive, Had Plans Ready Drive Logical, Says Paris?Troops, After I rent hes Had Been Blasted Away, fought Without Defpn.fs Until Reserves .Arrived. Pari s, Mai t ing 1 terrifie goni Frei h 1 f the driva ??'.?' Just fying point I a si was issu?> | ?? Man;, ? tatement ssys, al ter thi n of I ranch tri tho soldier il n tv ? of lif?, Bi-vn?* ? ?'.- H' 1 ? .???. ?-., | .,?..?...? t'it always prot'ts at th hegii ning of an action," waa tl ?? sa If] ?._?" ' Verdun. "Al .rmani too , | t eng ..*?* ?? ??r ? . dun I y h a' masse, or t h e j i have ault il th?. ?ii t. "'1 he great? ??rai Sta?T . i? Ii ? ? ? ;. : ? .?? ? that I . i? r,,r - ,- , eeessai to da ei H .? 1 n?: ? V H? ? Ot ? ll*pri ?? rou'd nol kno?N ? :.. I.?? ? ?.?> prineipal attack or orpa were i where . ill!.? ir , . ; ?.Bsatli esstn?, iti French flans Work Perfeetly. "The re right 1 ? .I and .ii . . ? m pro ?. ided for and il t at t .-? : :i un ro on ? r i It wa ? .? 1 the ? furrowa in l : ' ? ? up. "'1 ! - I ? ? ?-., ' i aing i Shellinn I nprr?-rdenleil in War. "At the beg French - ing the fir I pos tlon, witl and !i ' In tl held tha ?? Herbeboia and ? Wavrille, thi C'aurii ' . ? ? ?oda of H From? ? th the i posil .. iirH.nl Phi n.? and I ' Behind ' ha le poaii of for! ? - f Bras, t, ?....- ! "Aft el lectilea . producing ai ting ga all telephonic eomm mica first linei ,'c'imb. Re| f groupa ? :? ? ? . r over 1 positions n. Aviator? ? - ona. * ? ? i, ? ? ? ? thi g 11 g i then ' ? kept the (ierma rea V* tun by thi ? Drianl Keoult?, Of I ?r?l I?, "At the i ' ' ' . Hut ? ? ? . I - . ia troops of the < ? ? . ? ? by cou ' march of t ht? troops of ggle 1 e t'a ' ? ' ' ' ' ' S aj.1 \ ' ? - ' ? ? I nu. h -itii.itiun (.rate. "During I ? III r art ? ? per i; n a statt ? ' ? I il ? i '. .. ? from thn t the ca . r.e.| out ' ? ? ? ? ' ? west of the Ft.rest of Forges, and two others from the ;r anti-air craf* g "Oni aftei two machines rrashed to th? ? rtl ' ther, turning over r? ? CURB HOLLWEG. CRY IN REICHSTAG ? .?..linn?! fn.iti yaer 1 cd nnd unrestrained submarine wnr fare. t.. decrease British I that it eai raordinai rid perhapa tha i;' ? ?? ou d , the war, thi ? ellor la requir . triea whieh would ? the tubmi .... war tone tion of ] eng? . . - ? t of laid wee* Dutch Refuse to Believe Berlin Denial of Sinking . B] ' ? ? ? ' T'.? re ai -1 London, March 80. Indignation con? tinues to mount in \\.<\ and over tha ?inking last ????????? ?f the two I'.' h ???? amahipe, the Tubar.tia arid the Pa? lcmbang. Denials from H. r m:?n I D ?a'- ? ? re *? a ' ? ? - Britisl the h? At tho te-t I. ,-. ? ? Il m..:- in appeal l ? ? t< Th?- that Germa . (?erman mercanl !;. | te I \ rrespondent ? ng commei. Soria a- iper, "Hi king "I-, weald I"' I that i eitemei t among I the ' 4' Pa ? ?? hang ? ? ? - ?? that . ...f ??.ar 1 "i-.?.a i.? r?. atta. ' credeaee I .,. rmai " M -ranee that the atoamer Tabai tie m Gorman submarine. Greet Britain ; never thu? far hH? torpedoed a neutral ?.....;, wl le Germany has doi : cituntles? t The eorrespeadenl a?lds that the "\\v \',?!k," however, dedaees from the '?er man communication : ? ,? ,, ? lernten ? ibmarina waa reaj i foi nkiag of l thai '?.-r many is not ?.eeking ?if :". Holland. Tho Nederiaml and The Rottet damitch?' Lloyd Steatnsi.ip companies, it is understood, ar? aoriouely eoateai? plating the suspension of their whole servir? until German/ clearly dtfiusa ? ? ' ' 4 * - ? ? .1 ' ' ? ? point whei ? * thiri miles 1 ' ? i ? 4 t.i It I ' : ' DENIES LORD CECILS MILK SHORTAGE CHARGE Dr. I . FOI Mach Says Plight of Habit's |, Not a Sham. I ? r i ? ' the el ? . .- by Lord I ? it - - for th? t thai ira and that n<i sh. -? ..,?? In ' ' - ernn.. the < ?tiz? ' - ' '? ..-. milk .*-hi? : tri bu ted under Ai ? ' ?'? ???es of the - . . the milk ?up,.ly ol the Cei tral i' ha? i sei ?'.-.' entist . material? ul.ic-'r. G rea is kep? ? tering Gen ? ever, has it I I aubatitute foi ? , ?. th a I ihortai ? to f neutral ti ? ? lierrr . for fod der for b? r cows. 1 ? ? | il follows rhn?. even it I ..r.! < .Til's char?-e i? true that many mile rs I ISS been t it ?. ? Germs B? Ig im si ! Northern Pi . ? . . inaot i he hi. ?. ? ? Ig ? ippl net;.- I Centra ? ? .1 produi ' to which Lord ? Df. roa M.i.-i . "was the witr. bal th ? na? bates stepp the pre??ure breaghl to beer span thes? countries by tiie Allies." RUSSIANS STORM GALICIAN LINES Strong Forces Also Attack German Trenches Bt low Dvinsk. TEUTONS DRIVEN FROM VILLAGES Berlin Admits Repeated U? sauits. but Declare! Enemy ?Weptiisi'd uiih Losses. March i ? r. rarer ? ? ' I I ? * rted I ? ? - . ? . - ? ? ? ? ? N'a roc i .?? ? ? ? ? - K ' ? . . ? ? '? ? ? ? ? ' ? ' ? ? AUSTRIANS MAKE NEW ADVANCE AT TOLMINO rake l ia -Kin's W esl oi St. M.tru? and South nf Urzlivrh. Par ?, Merci I ? ? ? ? ? "Aust g . - ? - ' ? ? . ? GERMANS ATTEMPT TO FLANK VERDUN I ilitilili.il fr? in pitgr I ? court and ? I ? ? ?? ? - - ? ? aa in I ? ? "To ua fr ? ? -I of 1* ' r* . g. of Vaux 1 - ? irta of a . . i -1 -?? i? - for oh ; ? ' f the W ? ? reports I * ? nenti "In th? Ar.-?-- ne our art 'Four - ilphurou bombarded I ' ? ? ? ? ? " in ar - :? Polrre a ?IBB Im ? ? ictivil ? ? S'ear ? ? . ? . 'egaincd t'> oar counter ?attack.*1 , , MHFItTHKMKM \l?\ ERTISEMENT. James McCreery & Co. 5th Avenue .Uth Street Attractive Offerings Today WOMEN'S BLOUSES Kxceptionally smart Blouses in Colored Stript'tl Handkerchief I.nun. with fine pleating <'n collar, down front und on tuni-back cuffs. Special 3.95 VVashahlc Vet Blouses prettil* embroidered ; on r chiffon linin*?*; collar mai be worn high or low. Special 5.00 PEACE IS IN SIGHT, SAYS LONDON FIRM Cancels arrangements for ton? nage i" United States. ? i ? i cablt ? - , ' ' ' . | 1 - i - . ? ? 1 - ? : : ? ? ? FRENCH FROM SAL?NICA ATTACK 3 VILLAGES Drive Oui ?Teutons and Bulgars and Abolish Neutral Zone. ? ? ?' th?? - ? ' It now 1 of the I ." trial Pa? V . ? ?re fraCS lelliag, ara In I "t the miles SAYS GERMAN FLEET TRIED SALLY FROM BASE I rttiM relia Ho? I'ritish Cruiser Saved Sinki-ii* lue ? ?' ' ?*mpt ..' ."1 It? 1 from a pe? ?mi ?> ' ha eilK'e ' !efnfe the ? \\ ' . * 1 x ! th? du*li ? , (*,.,-t I ? ? ? M ? . I all tha "fit . a fr.epil ias there . ? r m?a ' .. ? ? ?|i .l?a BRITISH FIND GERMAN IN STEAMER TRUNK t aptain, Hid by Wife, I alight at Kirk u.il I g the \ ? - a ', ?il H? . I i ng ? o a .... i - ' . ' ir ?' ' hi?a. 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