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THE SUN, TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 191C-.
BEGINS FIGHT TO
SAVETHEDACIA
GEN. WOOD'S PART IN NEW 'MONTH MOMENTOUS EXPORTS OF $100,905,818
RUSSIANS DRIVE FOE
BACK OVER BORDER
'Open Air to Evcnjwhnr"
IN HISTORY OF WAR
IN JANUARY NEW RECORD
IN PRIZE COURT
!. . Urciliuiy Onlci-s Cap
liiin to Kile Ui'i. fni'$l IL
IUM Auaiusl Ciii'"o.
pkjiaxds (;i;ai:antki:
OK POUT IXiSl'JfANCKl
I
j
l.ilu.llil N HreltllliK. nttliel of tile
f iiner n.iein, laptoreu in ine i.iikiihii
iinnol and now held for a pr.no murt
I,iest li the c'lelieli tl.ivi -iiliient,
terday engagi-d the law hrin of Mar-.
. I...iker Itmisevelt to eohillli't the!
if iir m the event the Trench Govern-'
i n) proceeds with the prl7.e coutt hear-I
n.gs Me also t-eni to i apt. .Mcmiiiani
of the n.iela Instructions to enter a lien
fur $ 1 K.000 against the Daoia's cargo,
ni .l t i insist on getting a frcnoh Gov
orimmi guaranloo tn cover port In-
Mit an c
Mr I ! Hiker Issued a statement
eh' outlining the legal aspects of the
It Ik poiiKol out that on llotohcr 1
lill, the llritlsh (iovcrnincnt made
...ii dei in ("ouncil declaring that the
. I.ii-.itlon of London, except as modi
i j ' (lie Older in Council, should be
ri rm.c dining the conllnuaice of
- i p.rs. lit hostilities. The exceptions
,i!e were aiericd tt be tico ssary. A
ar '.rdei wan adopted by the
encli (Jovernmeiit. This Order In
0U icll leads as follon:
AT
TUT. t 'Of FIT AT III ( KINOH AM
!' M.Al'K. TIIK S9TH DAY OK
ucTom:it, r.n4.
I'ltT.ST.NT.
Till. KINC.'S MOST r.XCIU.LIiNT
M JLSTY IN COUNCIL.
Wlure.is by an Order In Council
d.it.d t"e nlh !' of August. ISlt, his
Majf-tv wis pleau'd to declare that
riai, us "tilt- present hostilities the convt n
mi known as the Declaration of IaiiiiIoii
f ouM, subject t'j certain conditions and
m d.tl. atli.ns therein specified, be
n .pied and put In force by his Ma
ji (J. n eminent, anil
hei.as the said nddltions and
a .d.tl .it.ons uere rendered necessary
U tie sin cial conditions of the present
rar. and 1
Wneie.is it Is desirable nnd possible i
I., rceiuct the said order In coun-i
I with amendments In order to mint,
e s far as posllde, the interference
tl- nnocent neutral trade cmonei
b the ii ar.
Voir thirerorc. Ills .Majesty. ' ami
fi t ie advice of his pilvy council. Is I
I e.iscd to order, and It Is liereoy or
ibied. .w follows-
i 1 1 in g the present hostilities tlie
iii..i,s of the cot vcntlou known as
I ice! a rath 41 of Ignition shall, sub-
tn the (Xi-lusl.n of the list of con
. ; mil non-contraband, and to the
u o-s heieliiafter set nut, be'
I.- ' and put In force ii his
( r er- meet
Tl r uidltli ations Hie as follows.
1 t i.-nt r. I vcs-el with papers liull
ik a neutral destination, which, not-1
i i 1 1 ' g the destination shown In
t e i"pi. proceeds to an enemy pori.
i lie liable to capture utnl condetn
Ine if she is encountered before the;
en 1 .f m i next voyage.
II The di situation referred to In Ar-
" of the -aid lUcl.iratlnii shall (In1
ai to the presumption" laid down i
A.t..le ,11) be ptestimed to exist if
t.c u 'ods .ue consigned to or for an
iuen: or the fiiemy State. i
I l Notwithstanding th- pinii.lons!
lc II.". of the said declaration,
tin m.il contraband shall be liable ,
...pture on board a vessel bound for'
i Mr.. I port if the goods are consigned ,
order' or If the ship's papers do not
m ii io ... the consignee of the good'
i they show a consignee of the goihls
terrttor nelonglns to or occupied ,
the enemy.
'IV In the eases coveted by the pie- '
ding paragraph (111) It shall lc;
in the owners of the goods to prove
t ,t their d-stlnatlon was Innocent.
2. Where It is shown to the satis
faction of one of his Majesty's pilnclpal;
St- retarles of State that the enemy,
Oo 'ernment is drawing supplies for its
Krmed forcts from or through a neutral
muntry he may direct that In respect of
rlilps hound for a port In that country
urtlele, 35 ot the said declarat.on shall not ,
jnply Such direction ihall be notified
In tilt! London dinette and shall oner.it
until the saino Is withdrawn. So long !
s such direction Is In force a vessel '
fchlch Is carrying conditional contra
band to a port In that country shall not
t Immune from capture.
"3. The order In round) of the "Otn
AiigU't, 10H, directing the adoption
pr.rt i nforcenient duniK the pie-".'
toMlhties. of th" conv titlon known 'i
the lie uiratlon of l.onilon, subject to
th. coni.llioii- and mo 'illoatlons therein
fc',- Ifled, .s Hereby i eta:. led.
t. Ti is order miy be cited ns "The
Dm l na'ion of London Order in Oouftcil,
No 1SH '
nd the Lords Commsloners of his
M.Jcsu's Tie-.surt, the Lords t'ommls
n rers i f the Admiralty and each of
' " M lesty's prli i lpal Secretaries of
- te fe rresldent of the 1'ioliate,
I" "T-.-e anil Admiralty Division of the
II sl Court of Justice, all other Judges
s M iJistVs prize courts ai.il all
e-nrs. otllcers and authorities
I' ' m, iv comeiri lire to give the
is 1 1 ilirectlm s herein a- to them
" pe lively apjie-taln
"Ai.Ml.ltic TtTzi.oy '
Irlli'lo .'ill Sliinils.
' , iiolnted out by Mi Hontccr
H" ' . r e'i, artle Us of the Declara
' L"i.oii nhlch was not modl
r' 1 1 li Hi Is therefore taken ns
p ' 'hug nuthotity is Article 5fi,
1- follows:
r 111 r, r of an eneinv vessel !
1 11 'i II if effii'ted afti'i- the out
I of ho 'ilitlcs in void unli'ss It s
' "' 'til' -iieh fnnsfif.- w;i'- not
'6 01 de to e-vilde the eoll-e.
" ' v h "h an enemy iS"l. -s
exi I
1 owe i r, ! an absolute pre.
1 "1 1' 1 trausf. r is vi'ld : F'ltst.
' i' -fi r has In en Hindi' din In ;
i" .1 blockaded port; S"C-
gin to r t II I ll.l S ' or lei-mel'
' 1 1 , e-fiiil tn Ihe- vendor:
" epiirciiietits of the ttiu
, "."i. ruing ihe l ight to Mv
' ' '- 11 w aii h the 10H.1 1 Is s.i '
- "' hull fulfilled."
'Dloslloii of (infill I'llllli,
" 11 " -I itemclit follows
. ' I 1 ' g .- h 1 ule upon this sub.
'i l I lie Kiln of hi'll.gerelit
" to luul r.i In in tliiiei of
1 1 l ev were substantial,
""I 1 nth and without any
' '" 1 01 in. om, '',. t., Trench
' "' 'i hand, forbade all
kss JU) ,1,, ,, ,,,,,. fn,,
, T' lee 1111 nnc'lig of Ar-
1 s 01 . nut ivlioll.i freei
' " pinion of the
1 1 to the I'linienifoii
' 1 ' e hi e lll'litiotl of lyill-
, ' " "'i d d not cln ntso
e'i . I up., feq In their
11 ' 1 lovurninent Arti
1 1 e In tinictlcally In ac
t i' ultt h thi'rtn cnforceel
' i ro com lis.1 Jf tills 1
LEGION STIRS GARRISON
Secretary of War Asks Army Commander to Explain
His Share in Forming Volunteer Reserve Con
flict With Plans at Washington.
, WislliMiTos, M.ilrli 1 SfCletitry of
I Wat- Gairlson asked Major-Gen. I.eeinnrd
I Wood lo-el-iy for ii report on publlshid
i statements thut ho is taldns part In the
nrpiinlz.itlnn of a so-enllnl American
l.oijloii.
While refusing to indicate u hither he
tlioiiitlit the loportril notion of Ge,t,
u'""Ii"'1 iit. Johnston of (Jen. Wood's
staff In lonneetlon with this orir.inlza-
t lun was luopi f or not, the Secretary
made It clem- thai he was much Intel
ejucd In le.iinliiK Just what luil ln-en
il.tii" Mr. Garrison hail never hearil of
the matter un'.ll the nnnounof incut of
, the orcinl.ci was published in the
' uowspapets tu-day. lie a'J that noth
tun that hail been done b.i lien. Voo;l
or other nllleers uiih by his oiiler.
Secretary Danl'ds llkcwltr luul never
heuril of the proposed nrxituliatlon until
he read of It In this mornliiK's news
paper.", lie has not, however, made any
inquiry a to ComniiMlnre Crank's io
ported connection with It.
There Ik reason to hellcve that the
' Government will unction the native as
last , Hoclutton of iirinv noil nai-v officers with
slle-h no eireiiiiix.itlnn ns flic Amre-leiei
i,,t,,i(II1 described to he. ltoth Se-crc-
tnry Gurrl-on anil Secretary Daniels
hao Milmntteil to I'otiKicss proposal."
for the formation of a reserve to he part
of the fni.es of the fullest States While
thee otIUIal proposal, lire pending It Is
doubtful f the Secretaries will look with
favor on army and navy otllcers leolnc
a-oclatcd with organizations having no
ulllol.il sta,.us.
HUSH HERE TO JOIN.
'Ihii In
Innill Volunteers
ltcrti
(lulcU Mipport.
Seieral hundred persons sent word
to Secretary J. II. Ilatismaiin yesterday
that they wanted to enroll in. members
of the American lag I on, after the an
nouncement esterdny that the great
organization of volunteers would be
formed for service In any period
crisis. Letters nnd telegrams Indicated
tint the plan to enioll as reservists the
hundreds of thousands ot men skilled
In crafts useful In modern warfare had
nut with generous approval and that
the next few months would witness a
rc ill revolution In this country's state
of preparedness for war.
Major-lien. Leonard A. Wood, com
m Hiding the Department of the Kast,
Is very much In favor of the tseheme
of enrolment as It has bren worked
out, anil army otllcers generally at Gov
ernors Island give their unolllclal In.
dorscment. (len. Wood tsnid of the
plan yesterday:
"The American Legion embodies a first
class lda and Its purposes are to he
commended to patriotic men who would
be able to serve their country If there
tdiould be need of them. It Is a step
town id the formation of a reservist
fore- such ns our nrmi otllcers gen
erally believe In and which the Secre
t.ir of Wur and myself have sub
gestcd." Hulls Unnts to .loin l.eslnn.
Itichnrri lliirdlng Pails, author and
uai e'orresponilent, was among thee
who mti word jestcrd.ey that ho wished
to Join Ihe legion, lie scut '.his tele
grain .
"I should Pke to apply for member
ship in the Amerlcm Legion. My ad-
the true construction of that article,
adopted, as we have seen, by the
1'iencli Government for the purpev-v.
of the war, the test of the validity of
the saJe of a belligerent niivchant ship
to a neutral In war times is simpiy ;
gtxid faith.
Wh.ther 01 not this construction Is
correct, the adoption of the declaration 1
liy Tiancc has undoiibteilli abrogated
the old 1-rencn lUle anil suosiuuii-ii
substituted
Article 5fi as the controlling autnorn.i.
So far from e-oii'leinnlmf an sales en
the charact-r ele-rrlbed, this article In
the plalne-t manner tecognlzes that
such sales with certain e-xceptlons
havina no MPIillc itlon to tlie Darin
,-ase are valid If the purchaser can
show that the tiansfer "was not made .
In nrdnr to evade the consequences to 1
which an enemy vessel, as such. s e x-
poseel " The exact, meaning of this i
t.eniriiage in our opinion i" tne Issue
Involved
FRENCH LAW POSITIVE.
11.
Cliilu-I (Vrtnln tin-
Duels
I'rlir.
Will
lie- llee-liireil (iooil
tprrial fahlt llrtpateh to Tilt: si
T.iliis. .Match 1 - IMou.ird Clunit. tlie
iiiilliin il on liiti'ruatloual law, In an
. Interview given to Tut; St:.v. says that
1 the Trench law, as appblng to
I the case of the Dacla Is positive, .n
asinuch as the edict of July "6,
' article T. ilrclutes "tec
ll.ii! of 1111 ellellll ship
transfer of the 1
to a neutial Is
I Invalid unless made before the e'oni
I mencemcnt of hostilities and the deed
1 of transfi'r of ownership Is duly regis
I tcred betote the date of this commence
ment." M. Clunet adds .
"The edict was again put Into force
by Napoleon, as Consul, on November
III. lSnn. and Ii.ii leinalned 111 fo'ce ever
, since, as hiwn by Instructions gli-f-n
I by the Minister of Ma-lne1. one being on
July .., le, anu me 1110-1 neeu: o
.11 liil'MSSc, a. .iiiniiic-i 01 ..i.nioe. "ii
inner I'.'l-- iTi'-e mniieis 111
Ti.in.e havr .1 qieclat Jurisdiction be.
f.oo .1 body ealle I the Coiisi 1 des Pilzes
Miruiine. uhbli has recently been ".It
tine in lioide.iux, but Is not convoked
in Pin."
j "Ti ls bode Is 1 en posed of the mem-
' bets of tin 1'aiij.oil dT.tat. the lunclloiis
of which are to .up. ns tie Goveniiiie;it
I when the il'ivei.i iien: eiverlulli lon'iilts I
iiltli It. Th ('iiiim' I sits tn the Pal its
Itoyaii and is presided over nominally
bv tho .M iiIjIo. eif Jut! 'e, now M.
Iin mil Tin 10 are thirty members.,
mostly fo'incr prrte'cts. totlred ditdn
nots and ex-ulll l il.s of the administrative-
de partiiionts
Tlieie are usually three parties to a
en i' the I'.ench Government, the (inner
of Ihe ship and the owner of the cargo
Thee- are authorize, ( , he repioie'tlteil
by .ulvoi'iili'S bef.e e the Conseil, If ot .
,1! the .nicies ted inrtloi Is .111 eueiliv.
in tins can. .1 C,.-. inn. sh uld au be
s. own In In- interested, ho may bo rep
r' edited like tin others. The Consei' j
des P'l7os Mill npplle- the edict of;
! 1 7 7 S nnd i-im j call bo citi'd ill which
I this him been enforced. lor ovaniplo
iin the Crimi'.iii wai t..ie e unships ,
Cilnotie and Chiistlntio, ivJi.ch the mis.
j sians hid S'dil to neutrals, after the
commencement of hostilities, The Con- ,
sell held this t ansfe'r invalid ami do- I
flared the ships wete prizes.
' "from Ihe point of view of Intern. '
tiviial law the Do. titration of London in',
Tchi-nap 2H, 1 fiOtl, Art Iclo .Ml, lit wlileri
the I linen ,i lies was 1 opresenteii n
Ailmli.il Stoeliloii and Pint". G. G Wli
hup of ( ii'vn fnlver-IP. hnld.i lor.'
,1 d there cm be no question but thai 1
I the Dacla will be ile lalnl a good lule
I "Hi'i'iiuse Km nre, unlike Hnglaiiil, lias
not afeiireil the I'nlted States that re.
Illiburseiiiriu would bit paid for tlie value
of alio Ciirgo, the fuentlon ot whether
Trance will keep Ihe cargo u well aa
dress Is
730 Itlveislde t)He, New York!''W() (JKAT AIR ..AIDS
city.
To Mr. Fiat Is, as to others who made
similar declarations of their approval
of the plan, postal curds wero sent
explaining that the printers have not
-.e . .......ee...l tl... el..-. 1......I. ..t nnfl I
foims for membership application 'that . ,he n,ost momentous of the war so
have heen ordered. These will l.elf.ir-hy events Important In themselves
ready In a few das The first section i
or tlie application rortn leads iin rol
lows :
"Please, bilng my name befoie the
executive committee as a candidate for
memberehlp In the American Legion,
to serve In euoh units as may bo 01-gtiniici-et
as parts of said legion, or In
such cap.icltv, sain tloned bv said legion,
ii h the fulled States Government ma
r quite, II being tlliderslond that .ilil
mcmbershin shall not require of me any
military or naval service excepi in case,
oi war involving ine cniteu Mate, or j
when the I'nlted Staten (iovernment 1
may deem such hostilities Imminent, !
nor require oi ine any expen.e in any i
ine
time ror military or navai equipment,
and that In caw circumstances not
naval equipment. '
inFii v.iimihk riiiiuin .niri- ni.tiMiiK ii no" i
possible for me to fullll my obligations
I may tender my resignation, with
statement of reasons, to the Secretary
of the legion.
Must Svieiir tllculiittrr.
I ,
"I am an American citizen an
I
pledge mvself so long as I remain a '
member to maintain the discipline ami
br dnerhood of said legion, to o!wy its
executive inmmlltee, to make myself
iicqllallited with and duly oberve Us,
rules, regulations and Instructions,
now or liereaftei authorized ; to hold my- 1
self In readiness to reond to the eill
of the lesion In case of war t Its Hkeli-1
hood, reporting at the earliest possible I
tlMinient at the place designated by the
leglo- and I do rolemnly swear tint I
will give my allegiance at nil times and
Under all eircumtnncs to the Tinted'
Slates of America over and ah-nc all,
Tuitions whatsoever and Mill hold mv
self In readiness to respond to the call
to Its colors."
The units referred to In the uppllca-'
t.on nre to correspond, when formed,
to the territorial departments of the
Tnlted States Vrmy. The heailqu.iiters I
-f the four department are at (lov-'
ofiernon Island, Chicago, San Tr.vnclsco I
i end San nlonlo, Tex. Through such
! iMrrespor.dence the department heads
In the event of war would have exact ,
I Information as in the r umber and lo-
cation of men In their particular terrl-,
tor who were qualified for service.
I either us fight 1113 men or as recruits for'
special duti . 1
I r:n M'.mwI iVita a.v,rkt..n n- ,
llausn'.inn and others who ate inter-'
ested In the formation of the legion are'
a' xlous to hale It understood that the
. itemization l entirely unolllclal. It is'
simply a card Indexing of temurces such''
ns wouni oh 01 incaicuiaiiie value to
the Government In the event of war.
Members of the legion would have to
enlist In that eiuergencv as other vol
untiers do. hut the CSoirrnimnt would
be saved .1 ast amount if lab ir and I
time In taking stock of Its ii.-rult" The
work of siting out and assigning them
to serine in 111111-11 tlu wemld be eif
the greatest mifiilness would be re-atly
curtailed and the .ittenlhnn of the drll 1
inasieis woiiiu 1101 ix- esinrectrated tor,
several months on men w ho would ei ent-
unity be fou'ld to be Inst qualified fori
other than line service
T.ie permane-rt heaelqnariers of the
le.ion will be eipe'ii-d to-ela; .n ton
HO:!. .Maritime Itulldlmr 10 Itrldge stre.-t.
New York, and all coinmiinicitlors j
should be addressed tn t ne- secretary'
at that address.
- .- z :
the ship now nrles for se'tletuent. Cot- I
ton is neither absolute ror conditional .
'ontr.1h.1nd, although it Is used In man-
ufaoturin
gun oo:t,i! 1
"The'
case will probabl 1 nine up'
lx' weeks, four week warning'
n nmn
the prepaiation of the cai-e being
legal. Such caes should not take more
than two nr three' days to try. and the
election ought to I- handed ilnmi ten
nr iiiieen navs alter tile Hearing lleiu-..
tne niTalr will tie all finished In two and
a half or three months from the dat
of the capture. The c.ise will lie Judged
Utiilor the e-illct of 17TS, which covers It
completely. The fnlied States Govern
ment Is not a party to tlie case"
DENIES I) AC I A PACT.
Ilrltl.li Mi Treiii'li Will Hi'
llnrshrr TI11111 llritlsh,
lf-lal I'ablf llf'pitlrl, tn TllE SI v
No I
Lopos-, March 1 The Totelgn Otlice '
Issued a eleninl to-nlghl of ri'ports that
an arraiigement had be-en made by
whlcli the seizure' of the Ameilc.in
steamship Dacla was tumid over to tho
Trench Government It states that the
tie, anient of the ship by 11 Trench prize .
mint will tint be any liarxher than by .1
lliltlsh court. j
The 7'fmr declared to-elay that
Trance Is now bound by Aitlcle fid eif
the Declaration of London, adding that
the 1'iench mle clearly and uiiquallnVilly 1
refuses to recognize as valid the transfer 1
of a spii! belonging to the citizen of a
belligerent country to that of a neutral. '
As a matter of fae-t Trance after the I
outbreak of war announced that sin
I uould abide pv the Declaration of Ixm-
I don, and Inasmuch as she did not e-
elude Article .lei the presumption Is that
1 it will npply to the case of the Dacu
j unless some special Incident Intervenes,
' 1 ilu'lousl.1 111 view of Premie r Asqillth'H
pronouncement to.ilai It will be lip.
.,!,,, e .,il,iw the earco to he sent
. i,H original destination should Trance
I concur with T.ngland as to Its natilie.,
' but this will pot prevent franco from
I compe-ns ttltig the owners ns T.ngl.trd
1 has done In m.inv c.tsifi of cargoes of
1 copper which have been seized
THE DACIA AT BREST.
Treitrli Offer Iteliirn I'nssnurs
to
( nptiiln nnd 1 reiT,
siieeial e"riAV Hfi.-itrl, to Tin tt v
lllii.'HT, March I -The Dacla after
anchoring In the loadstead was toinil
on Sunday morning Into III war port
The usual formalities: wore nbserieil,
tho Aiiierle'lii II. 1 g was hauh d down and
.itnii ed away
Th' l''rench Government placed free
passage at the disposal of ('apt Mac
D0111.I1I and the crew of the Dacla
2,080,000 OPPOSE RUSSIANS.
I e i' r lit 11 11 s llnti' ltd Corps Ip llnsl.
i'i In West, Siijs Purls,
P.MtlH, March I. - 1'igiiris printed here
Io.ila seem In whow t'at tlie ltu.ssl.nis
am facltut ttoops iiiiiiilii'iiiuc ".iSil,nftii
on the eastern front. An official nolo
Issued by the Trench G01 eminent slates
that the Germans have not 11 Undrawn
mi troops f mil Hi western front to
iieiilorco their totecs In the east The
I llgures of the Tioneh ( !m erniiient show
' I at there aru S.usn.finii Geiiiiniis Mud
A list 1 In iih on the eastern tloiit and
I.SMi.Onn iinii on the western fiont
The total number of German corps on
the eastern front is llilily, Io which
Hhoiilil be lidded twenty-two Austrian
corps. (111 the Trench front tho Ger
mans have forty-aeven army corp..
Wnr Zone Docitp and Shelling
of Dnnlanelles Features
in Kehruary.
l-Vbruary was slgnalllzcil by a number I
of happening which wete umiuoBtlon-
and douhly slgiilllonnt In the
Inlluoncii
which they m'liiril likely to exert Uimn
the course of future history.
The proclamation of a mailtlme stone i
of hostilities about the llrltls'n Isles and j
the iioithern coat of Trance by the (5er-1
mans, eonstKutlim virtually a suhmarlue ;
wnifaie iiK.iinst ineicautlle shipplnc. iindj
the reduction of the entrance forts at
Hi" Dardanelles b. an A ncl-Trench licet
wiie tlie developments that "tooil out;
al.ovn all others
n, its errccl not only upon ueuiRoreni j
nations lint upon tile entire neutral worm
the (lermau war zone proclamation was j
most far reaching. It noi only ndded
10 the liittirniss Ketwcen (lermany nun:
Great llrltnln but it compelled the I'nlted :
(ireat llrltnln but it compelled the i'nlted ;
staten to warn (lermany In umnlstakabio '
if-rms la. 11 uniaMui irc.nineiu oi rtmer-
lr chltin and of American citizens
would not be tolerated. Of the many
rainltloatloiie arising from this situation
the following may bo cited, together
wllli a brief acouut of the promulgation
of 'he war zone divrec Itself
Wnr .one Decreed.
On Tehruary .1 (teimany aiinoun.-rd
that on Tchruari Is the llrltisii Isles
and the 11.11 thorn coast of France would
constitute a war zone from which neu
tral snipping was warned to keep away
on pain of suffering the same treatment 1
to bi accorded to Trench nnd llrltl-b
mercantile, (icrmatiy'.s reason for this
stip was stated to be the Intention to re
taliate upon 1 in at llrltnln for that coun
try's effort to isolate Ciermatiy commer
cially and to deprive tier of food
On l-Vbruary 12 President Wilson
sent to llerlln a note cautioning c.er
ninny to keep her hands off American
snips. Tho tone of tills document. '.
which has seldom be.e'n exceeded! In I
tlnun(vi.s and polntedncss. caused thni
fear for a time that the I'nlted Slates
might become embroiled. On Tehruary I
". Ih.. I'm, ii.l llnur t .imltn nl. I.i.l llnun
the Amerlean lliitr while ciosslng tile
Irish Sea to avoid attacks by (ii rman j
submarine's. As a result of this action j
ti e Waslilngton (iovei nmcnt sent to
Great It'italn on the day the protest '
to Germany ua Issued another note
cautioning Knglaml ngnint the use of
the Tnltesl Statix Hag and altuig th.it
mi'atis bo taken to prevent recourse to
this practle-e
On l'ebruar)' JC the German Knibassy !
In Washington gaw out a statement 1
eb-elai'iig that Germany would not'
yield to the fnl'.ed States on tho wiirl
zone decree, hut Intimating that the
decree might
be cancelled If lngland .
would ermlt food to reach German
non-combatant". The folh.lwlng ilay
the German naval staff announced that
scatcity "f foml hart i'nuci Germani
to declare the "blockade In retaliation
o" Hrltlnh naia! methods of "strangu
lating" tho German lCmpire.
On Tcbuary lx nt one minute after
indniglt the German dce took ef-
lect. It had bes'.i preceded by twetity-
fp11P ,ours b.i
the sluklnr of a Trench
nnd a Hrltlsh merchant ship In the
Channel, and It was followed at In
tervals during the remainder of the
month by .similar act. Two American
.ships Isiund fie de-man were sunk
b mine's In the Ninth Sea. but cejm
plications dd not en-oie iM-caus.- nib-lnai-iii's
had not cau' d the disasters.
llrltnln ll.'plle. to I'. !.
1 in tlie day the "blockade began
Great llrltam sent her llnal replv to the
I'nltesl St ttes note- on eontr'iband, nd-
diicltig statistics to show t'nt the trade
of this countr.i had not bee 11 harmed
bv the llritlsh naial tactics and de.
clnrlni: that llngland would not alter
her silli of detaining and seirehlng
Anierlr.in mips. The German Guie -
ni' Tit's isillcy of re-qulsltionlng food sup
plic had taken e ffect on Tehruary 1 and
Knglaml us?d this as an argument
against tho free passage of foodstuffs
to
tint muntry from neutial.s I he
partlcui.tr eace In point at that time was
that of tt'' food ship Wllne-lmina, uninid
for Gorman!! trum Amei-.ca with to.il
supplies tor clvlllaije. iihlih was seized
II, a lirltish 'i.irhor nml pla'-e"! before 11
pi le coat t.
A later llritlsh note, on Tebiuary ;n.
III. 1 mt. lined Great Hrlt.iln's right to hold
the Wilhelmlni's e-nrgo, and a se-cond
note on the miiio ela prom. soil that t'10
practice eif using neutral llags r mer-
l.ant silV would rot be geneial but
would be- limited to Instances where It
,eiu iwe.s.:lt-v 111 i.rilet 111 l-tferillli. lle-
structlon or captuic by enemy ie..els
Ge.rni.iu.i's lepli to the Tnlted States
protest em the wai zone de i riv was de
llvore.d on Tiluiiaiv Hi Tin- documi-nt
rellevi'd. to an e'Stent apprehensions of
a h ixn-h in relations betnee-n the 111.1
, iotniii-1, but tt aiinouneeil that no con
iciisloi'.s uould be made ami declared
, that llnt'.nh naval methods forceil t.ie
I adoption of a lelallntori course At the
1 end of the month the situation brought
about bv the- Ge rman eb-oiee ins still In
, status quo ami On. announcement of
ie'pri.i!s by Great Britain and her allies
' was momentarily cxi'is'li'd, the declara
tion of .til nitieii'S as contranaiiu pe.'itifi
hinted at
i'iii tiie' military side the German vie -
toi 1
Ii. I-.. ue l'rn.k. 11 ...I eneil .'I rir.T
I likely to
have great effects, but tho
spooilllv rail. ei and witliii. a 1
Hussians
few dais had resumed the iiffensne and
were driving the invaders luck loi'-.ird I
their own frontier. In tho Carpathians
Gallcla and llukowlna tUhtltig e-oi--'
tinue'd incessantly, the Hussians being,
obl.gisl to withdraw sou-i-u hat at Ihe,
southern end of the lino, but generall.i
tntillitatiiing their position well.
On thu western 1v.11 front the' severest
tlithtliiK during the month was In the
Argon' o, In Alwu e and 'n Ihe Cham
pagne district Hi a stonly alt.nkit
oioKrHmme the fiein h had advarce d
'heir lilies ill Cll.implgne hy scleral,
inilis .it the end of the month
l lr Itnlds 00 II I u I ii i .
Tlie ,iei' plane raids on llelgluin p ol.
1 nice on ffbruaiy Kl and IT, the pur
,iiM being to prevcnl the coin e, trnpon
11' sllb'liarlncs nnd Zeppelins Tun Zep
pi'lliis wete uiis'kod and ilosirojed elur
li,g the month In Sound ii.ivIhii water.,
unere lhi' we're supposed In have gone
with the iitteiitloi. or taking pan In a
new r.ild 00 l-.ii.il. 11. d im I'etiru.ii-y 2"
Gerinaii !iei-oiani'.s ralib-d the Hrltish
e.iol n..ist but did le'iv little il.iiont'e
'i'ne attempt to fill CO tin I Ml il.ltl.illi i
ii .im be gun on I'lihruary Jl and was 10-
Slltlll'll oil fclll Hill 1 2e. M ,11'lt the e ll
tianco foils win reduced ,11. el the Hoot
bi-g.in the attack on the Inner defence's.
Great alum was expressed in I'niist.iii
tlnoplo iind Hie (io. 01 mm ui prei.iiei to
1 lice. An ililport.ilil feature of this sltua-
t 011 was the liitliiintloii tli.it Great
llrilnln miahl alter hoi- policy of oppos
ing Itusslan ptngii'ss towanl tho Medl
tiriiincan and mUlit acqules.e in the
aeqiilsil.ini of ;i warm water port bj
tl at coiinti y
The Gei mt" tintioimrcmrnt of too
I5.ist Prussian i Icloi'.i was mail" on
I'ebi'iiar.i .1 On l ehriiar ... Ihe cap
lllle eif Pi ..esu.en., on (lm diris'l line, to
Waih.iw was llllliilll'i'i'il, hut on
the
following dm llio Itiissl.uts recipiiired
1 the 'lv and .'iniiiiuii'ed ,1 eell Gen
lllllll ilileiii 1 ne itusiaus ais.) rei.iiiiien
.111 oiTeiislve In Hukow Inn and attnckcel
Czenioiilui, whlcli they had prevlotihly
ejvacuatec.
Italy Takes Half the Wheat England and France the
Largest Buyers Unprecedented Advance in War
Munitions Shipments Germany's Account Big.
Italy took practically oi.c-hntf of the
wheat exported from Now Vork during
January, the record month In point of
exports In the history of the port. Her
takltiKs for the month were thirty times
the amount she bought In .January,
1!MI.
Kxports of ill classes, nccordliiR to
the detailed IlKlires KlVeti out yesterdHy
by J II. I.ant, chief statistician, totalled
JlOu.Hdi.Ms, awalnst t'l.'h'j.SCt In the
corn sponillnir inoath last jear. KxpurtH
of war mateilal continued to show an
unprecedented ad value
Traiico and lOnjtland wtrn Hie two
blKKt buers and wheat was the
IniKest lnnle item of their tal;iii.'s. al
ihotiKh the did not tenih Italv's IK-ure
rractlcally all tl,o hore, automolilles,
cartridges, explosives and lliearins wefit
,.ther to Trame or Ui'.Rlalid, likewise
u,,, loitlior "Oisls shoes cotton and
00.p w t-.trlnK niiterlal"
i-nori or ilroirni. .,. nm ni Iv
,.,,. n,.. t,,, ... ,i,
nlativ
(tm,
c.ir ai?o but were. 11e llfoi'S
larger than those of Dccemhei Kxiirts
of cuunowder and cartridge, were con-
slderably greater In January than
December
In
I'tigland and Trance together took
over (JO per cent, of the copper exported,
which was one of the fe-w important
coinmoditles that showed a marked de
crease from the corresponding month of
last year The exports of copper wete
liearly cut in half to 5 t.SHT.i' 1 1, as com
pare'd with January of the ear pre
1 lous, when Germany, whh'h got no
e-opper this e-ar, took $2.43i.el!H worth.
Knglatid took almost ail of the Jl,.
iTA.Si: of zinc, a metal which Is almost
n Strang
g.T on .the export sheets, e.nli -
$ 1 3 fi worth of It having been sent out
in Jatiuarv. ll'U
Cotton exports b.i virtue of th de
mand of Germany. exci"bs tho.e of
January a year ago lMth In lalue nnd
amount. The total lias $3,71!.M1.
ngnlnst ;.Hi5rt,135 the ye-ar Is-fore. the
number of hales being f.'l.lil'i, against
II 111.' 11 ,1.1- fl..n..nf ...!
.'.,, .n, ' '
-:rh;";onip.lriltV, tnlM ,,,
n-,. iummnvii
"Al MIMTIONS
J.uiuuti
inr. f'. 'it.v
aitoMjik-. " Ti
Aatomnbiles . . . I
Cartrietsi ....
l.tniiarr
!'!
tl -.n
BRIGHT FUTURE
SEEN BY CZAR
IN THE MEAN
Conlienref rum 'ir.f I'n'jr
countries, whoro rii-rtii-in agent. --
d
the s. e-ds of hatre-d of ltuHs.a . eJali.-li.
wherr Gorman g"bl bul't up tie Tkralfi"
moiiitnent Human a, when) ag nts o'
I the K.i.f.-r sought to obscure publli opln-
1 'on regarellng the lomtnoii Interests of
I Itunianlans .iti.I ltus.sians, and linaJlv ,n 1
Turu., where German inti igue went so
far as to violate the Totsdain agiee-nere
1 and tlie prom w made to KiishI e Gei
I mans trleel also to ''omiirnntise Ai-gl.e-
Itu.ss'..in relations Tliev i-arrl-d on 11
similar propaganda In China and Japan.
fortunatel without result
Anion? the in. ill, -oils inventiotve of
the-Ger n.iii are the 1. ports of 'pi mom'
which Itusslan trxsips arc s.iid to Ineie
eirginired against the Jo'.v. To th's
calumny 1 oppeiso a rategorleal den!. 11
If the Ji'Wish popultlon l!i the' tli'-ntr'
of 11a- have had to suffer It has been
011I1 the Ine'Vltablo esins.iue'nce of csm-
!tl!tion w lite h cause suITetlng to all
pepbf .1. tl'e zone of iipe-r.lt Ions
"The Gorman AMihinsaelor at Wnsh
; mgton ha zealoiisli ondoai ori'd to glie
Hide publlclti to this inluninl. seeking
I to e'teate in the f rite-d States a slate ot
' mind host. to to Hu-sl.i. but the good
1 si'ii-e- of the American people hiii. jire-ioiiti-1
tlie-m from falling into tne trap"
M S.ironofl' took up also the repents.
spre.u
by German news nKcn.'ic.-. eif .1
I lae'l: of iiccird between T.ussa ,md her
western allies. )e said tho union of
the' nations agnlnst the Teutonic com
bination grow, Htrongef as th i.tr pto-
c Is and will persist "until the struggle
against Germ. 1111 Is brought to n tln.il
.'OflClU-IOII '
lleg.irdltig Itus-lii's stand towanl Ar
1111 111. 1 M Snzonolf h.ud .
"Ti e. ItnssL.ti Government sought ills-Inti-i
1 -teelly to amelioniti' the cmdit.on
of ie ArnienlaiiM and the .111 elileri!
e on.'linliil febru.ti'V "i. T.U I, he tw 1
Ituscla and Tuikoy i-onst'tuti s .1 hs-
1 tori
il ibt-'iinnnt b.i 'iliicli Turkei rccog-
nl's lii.i.la s siiiH'ial inteirests In .V
1111 in. 1 Winn the w.i- Is hi nigl't to :
end th.s situation of Itu-x.a a'I'
Utilized bl the Impel l.ll I ioll l ll'llel.t for
the geio.l of tn" Atmon.aii p.iiiiatioii "
Treating of th" relations at ltns .1
llltll lllllll l.ll.l llllll Gtle e t'le Min'Sbl'
ald ;
The relltlolls eif Itll.ssla With t e
proii'd friend of Servia I'lreece) i e
poiiiKtlv e'ordlal The eflorts of
tue
the
Hellenic people tn put .111 euu
' sutTe'i-lng. of their coreligl. ousts u'm
elii iiiniii iiii- . ,i nf.u.i , . wi.- .hi- .....
n tne 1'uper ,1
11, til IU',1 syiinth
( eill e'riltne'tlt "
RUMANIA MAY JOIN.
Mils Ste.l Her I'iisIIIiiii lei Villi's,
.iis lolerlnr Minister.
Pants. March 1. Take .lonescii. I!u
luanlati Minister of tlie Intel nr. 1 .s .n
formed a ine'edliig of Conservative' Di'ii.o
cials. ,i,'i 111 il.ng to a elespatclt 1 'in
Hili'liarest. tlial the ici oiit Itumani ill
In. ill liliule In London ml, 1,1 not hale
been sei'iticil had not Ituiiiaula iinnlo 1
cite it irh al stati'tiunt of her pifi'iun
G10.1t Hill 1I11 and her allies
This ilecliii-.illon was In tcpl.i to in
.niiis.it Inn that M. Joncscu hid nttail.i'l
J .1 (I. Ilr.itl.ino. toimer Pn'iu'er and
Minister ol the Interior, beiause
Him: ,11111 had eoticltiilcd a formal agree
nieni for common act Ion with Ore it
Hiltatn. Tiancc and Itussla M Joncscu
denied Hie charge.
A lliicharest newsnper annouii' ei
that ton cl.isfos of reserves have' bei'ii
called lit lor .March Kl and that i"i'hI'h
111 the inllit.tri college have been diaftod
Into the tcgu'ar army u'th the i.hi of
non-coinmlssloiicil otlli ors Auoihoi ies
n.it. h s.i,is that the Hiiinanlau and H11I
garitn railway administrations ham
mail,, an Important agreement to pi r
mlt the i:iniie through botli i"iiiilres
of Iroighl trains without the Ir.iuMer of
hlpments.
j ADVISES BULGARIA.
j W ould Iti'illle llio hy tt lllne'l.
I Inu seervln, ii) .oiitilini,
,lf.ii (Vlfi,. len-eife;. fuTll: Sl.N
Id I'll il'.ltsT. via Home, .March I
It is lopoi'tcil that 11,11011 S1111111110. the
1 Italian .MiniMcr of forelKii Mfnlrs. has 1
usMiteil M Gluiiailli'lf tiis former llul-
tMriiMi M'nlster o l'orelgn .Mfalri,
that Hulgarla'ri iisplnttlons would Im
real'zeil provided sho did not utlmnk
Snrvla and kciu up her friendly reda
Hons with Ituuuiiila.
!'7.M7
s.Ul
Vii :
1.115. ITS
Xfi.iAt
Ml.T'M
."ii.iiT.
i ic
,"3
( (ii I
tlT.TSrt
ir;.Mi i
Ill.ti
t.ipif
tll.nili
KOODSTl'Krs
S7.JS..SM
.Vl.V.i
Ji'V'H
l!.ti
l.iwl 7V.
91. KM
l.iWi.ST
II.) SI7
fill.lf.l
Wli.-at
Wheat Hour
(111. ... .
Ilic
Cum
llaeliHln.il .
II. cf. tre.h.
II-el. canned
ll.irlev
Si:nr
II.mT.PV)
i.f...'ii
tO.tTS
.'i.lsd
Toil'i.s
K.1K
'.'il.d'iit
ll.'.2l
vi.rif
i Or.OTIIINd -MATKU1AI.S
coiinn i.;iiii
Cotton, knit .... I '.i.H
Cotton 2oisls I
1 1'iitlicr sole ''.Vil'1
i Mior.. niell's 1.1." '16
N-'ither, niiinuticture. of l.i:i(
lnillil rtlhlier .line.. fAS.W ,
Wofil. wrariny nniiarel xft.ii
j Wool, nianufniures .. . l.S.I'.Kil
I MKTALt AND MACIIINIIUV
WAI.V.
i.:r
ii: im
I14.'"l
fl.'itt
"V.'''
Oil
2.?6t
1 Copper, pin
ji.c?.:i t.5;.t.ii
t.;.:u tr.
S(tl!i,liB "lt.13
1'iionrcTs
line, pics
'l.l wnrknn mhinery
i STKF.L ANt 1UON
1 Stsrl rill" .
1 Slit til.ile-..
mm
10T.M
'.'SS.IJt
ai.'tii
I Mee-I .beets
Mecl liirs
Structural iron . .
Muml.iitiites ot irnii and
1 sle-el . .,
Totals
llxports eif steel proeluo's. It
iioti'd, show Increases in ronie of the ,
lirlnelpal articles other than rails and
structural Iron I
1 li'lYl.' IT nDflPl' C.1 T?l)l '
1 "
I
j Ne'ils I'reim lliirilnne'lli's Veneln .Mn
j Option Don 11 .1 Ceols.
1 ClttcAdo, March 1 There was a
I hnrd si'lllng drive In the wheat pit on
the Hoard of Trade to.d.i following the
I news of the rapid progre-s made by tho
1 Allies in forcing a p.isage tliiougii tho
i Dardanelles an I the prospect of tile re-
Ib'ase of millions of bushels of Itusslan
wheat feir export
, May wlie.at droppetl to $l,1fi and
'loeel at $1 IT1! .or re nts lower than
'Siituidai's llnal tlgurc July wheat old
down to Jl 1 7 ' nnd close 1 ai Jl.lvi,
11 lo of (J'-, ceits 'ro'n Siturday'
' llnal figure
DR. DILLON EXPECTS
ITALY TO ENTER WAR
lii'cliircs Hiiinnnin. ('Iicclicil
l.iisiini Dcfciil. Will
Act Willi Allies.
Iv
,i.,i-m ( a'We if.jerrA tn Tor i c
Lonihis, Mareli :' - The flnlu 7rfe
;th;ii gives excentlonal pronilpe ore 101
a ilopatoh from Dr. K. .1 Dillon, Ihr '
well known political nmesponriont. uhi 1
Is pow In Homo, on the effevt e.f the 1
t n I'esKfiil oe-rntions "11 the Iard.i-
' lll'llc-S. 1
Dr. Dillon attrlbute.s the cooling of 1
Hun.an.a's ardor townrd the All'i-
three caiiMee tlrst. Ihe. Itusiiaii 10. ,
tre at In HukoMlnie . M enud, th Inter-1
pretatton pl.ic...l iqun the pee.jh eif.
i'orilgn Mir.'Mer Sityonoff in the litis-I
sian Duma In losard Io T,ula's ad
viticc em Constant'iiople, ami. third,
to tho ItusslHii defent In the M.izuilim
Lakes.
T.ie writer sajs the succe.s In the
Diirdaiie.lbi. and Sir JMiva.nl (it.'X s
c cements mi M Saxunnif's spi'ii-h have
se-t the- pendulum sw ing'.iig In the op.
P's'lt'i d'.rict.eiii I1-. Dillon says ho
is i"Oiinne'd after discussion wltli the
'hlnhie-: ltiis'un ailihoiltlos that llus
Hin's projiosaN In regard to the Da--elillielle'S
pe-rfe'Ctll repee't Huiiiiuiia'.-r.s-
inized rights
Dr. Dillon sai-. ton. that h" flndh the
boinbaidrne'tit of the Dariiani-lle-s has
great'.i iiillm ni ed puldlo men 'n It.ilv
iils. Simo whi hale' liiiherto been
convitiieil p.ittisntis -if iietilral.ty are
n considering their attitude and are re
l',ie tnntl aiouuig that -!n uiivetanees are
tronger than human will. .Meanwhile
the 1 love i ninont. with th
of a. I iiart.es oxce-pt th.
-Vh'i!lii-t'i." t's
co'itempl itliie nitllt.ir ineasur.
.vhich
wil! brl"B l.itKi.niiii men t e the . oinrs
Pr.i.ticiih all other .irrnnKenieMie hnii
beni inaili' which su,-li a m..ie tii ',ves
Dr. D'llou -ajs he his he.; a-surod 1
that the formers of e.x-Pi emiei Glolittl 1
Wl I S'lip.. lllllteler fili'li) Oil Which 1
the 1 In! ePlllie'll lllll ih-i.de , o- . '
im.ir.t w'th II. ill's 11 ti'ien- S.gror 1
t .oliMI Is n,i' iri"ig '..j 1 . 'ui ti t. pi.ioi .
lie in, .illii he .01. lie, is iinii. i t illtlv
sigllltli'.llil t'l- t...e,,oiit of 11,0 Hide. I
I Ie"t pre"- ''it 1 ini smI.Io fori
II. il.l to le , n.lfeio t ' ' II .hinge if I
got I'nni.i'i 1 .11 . '"'ist iftt II ople I
paiiiviHiiii'iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'itiiiiiniiiiitiiiiiiiiaiiii'iiiw
Walt ami Naisui Streets
New Yotk
;Tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii,iiiiiiiiiiii!iiinniiiiiiiiiiiMiiiM
(illnpnwdrr
Iiin.imlle
Kxilole.
Kire.-irni.
Ilarlml ire
Kami... and nailillr...
Iliirsliocs .. . .,
Aild
151 1 KM
IS.fit.il
HI e.M I
" II .
4VIS
:ir,ae Wilis1
li'Mift.M ;i TVSM
Will b !
??!f'
1vo (iei'iiiim Army Corps Dr
fcnlcil. Says Official H
porf From I'dnifrnnl.
OTHKK (iAIXS A.NXOr.NTKl)
i'initt tWitf Dnpittel, tn Tiir , t
Ti;ri:oiiii.l. March 1. The official
statement ImuoiI by the General Staff
to-night declares that the Germans have
be-eti thrown back from I'rz.isnjs. Io I
the ll.ist Prussian frontier, a distance
of about eighteen miles. This H th(
moist Important development since the
dolmans began their drive on Tebrti
my . Tin. statitiieitt Is as follows.
We e'titicliide'il ye'sierday opcra
1 Ions aioiitid Prz.isnysz, where we
ele.feao. neit b'ss than two army
cot'ies ivhich ni'ru thrown back to
tin' frontle r.
The Germans, liaving e'ompelled
0111 Tenth ariu.i to 1. 'tic. it, set them
selves tei the further task of Join
ing battle Willi our troops who worn
operating successfully in tho Mlawa
region. Their plan wa llrst li .1
elemoiistratlon in force to drive
hae'k our loft wing In the Mtawa
legion, then, apparently, by ,1 head,
long dash upon our tight in the
Khirgelo district to overthrow our
troops In tho direction of the Vis
tula. The enemy took the . ffeusive in tho
region of Llpno, Serpec and lie-June
on Tehruary 1',, bringing five el
1 Isieiim Into . peratloii alsiitt the
middle of Tebru.ir.1. Tl.e e'tiemv
MMilu'd the' Plot, and llacloiuz
front, but as the- tesult of ,1 des
perite battle on the IStii of I-Vl,-ruary
we. stopped further progress
in this region.
Aleout this ela'.e the. Germans ent
centrated v. r greit forces hetiiee 1
Ml iwi .mil Vlllcnberg and took the
offonslie We discolored on the
Dth great activity In the German
advance giiaids .11 the Khorgele
district Gteat forces of the enemy
on the :nth began .iti Impetuous ail
vnnce Passing Przasnsz on the
east they 11 ached Cztlka ill", ige
Przasnysz formesl 'he extreme
point el'apptil of our right wing In
t'ns region Here eiur Infantrv
brlgndo was eperntlng and after
meeting the enemy's ittaek with
ilgot :00k the lnlllat. e and threw
Hostile s this bilg.idc nui for. o
e insisted of n-ine In.'eitislderable ele
ment who formeel the outer rtse-io
and iiu,i,ed tin- eiivel.ip'ig nine
men' of the Germans. Aftet !
inching tioops to attack Prza-n ...
and stronglv cover'ng this oper.i.
.ti In the d rectlon of the N.i ,
ihe oiiemv mtrte bis firiue'.pal ef.
f irt against our right ll.mk conceit,
ir.ited In the region of Mliv 1
Ir the se-ctor of L.ishov . and
Kbolnovo. seven miles In extent, the'
ittaek was simultani-nus fron tho
north and south This was .1 rlelge
InOiIihI nhh the Ge-rmin rlumn
which had turueil Przasnysz hnd
Te-ai-.ed Vollve-rlow s kn, half wiiy
between Przasi.is. and 1 'zleohaii
oft. At the simo time the e term. ins
dclttired a ei-imdu.v but vlget-ous
attack ah'ne our whole front.
The e-lnMlll SUi-ceoelrd afte r 11 sun
guiii.irv battle in interinu Pi is.
ny on Die '.Nth. but 110 hnd al
ii. tdy In lui-uriiii'il a di'cislvo of-
fl'lislve Ht I. n'devk 11 the n-OI e -
:i g of that dm on a wide fruit.
I.t'ervwho'v enjr troeqee pressel
the enemy, mil the T.ilrti -nxti.
lie-nruifi Heerio Dllli-ioii. w I le-h
.". ti'iia.-ionsh- holding tlie imis--ages
of the nrjee It ver. suffered
a -eiKU. defeat on the evening of
the so nio ilai. .Nevertheless on the
m i-it ng of IVb'uarv -" t-e- enumy
luul not .lUinilon."! I Is original
piirpew. n.mieli. of cvimhing our
.ut'ny. nnd th.. batil.- of Vollover
loivsk.t preiii'dn ile-sperate struggle,
with the issue eetiistnntly lluctuat
,i? it whs on 1 1 on th.' evening
o Telii nary that our teops
eletlnlteli elreeie. the Germtins back
mt their position iienr l'r,isnsz
e in the fith and STtlt vluloiit bat
tle's were fougiit for ihimm's .'it of
tile fiont resting on Dztline-m
Kholren-.i -Prasnisz Itittn'h and
Sc-lll.l
EXPECT NEW ATTACK.
(.e'rillll lis
llopi In Hi-sillne
Tight-
IllU Ne'lll' l'rllll s.
.Sjlfi-el f (ll.lt II, tpixtrh JuTlll l
Mux, Marc 1 1 - T'i' 1,11u Villi's
-pondept .11 Petrogtad. .1 -i'U-slig
Ie
! D" D -- following tl.e rodptute
or I'izisnvsz. s,ij
"It is certain that the Oetm.'ins will
make .1 further effort on 'his front. If
the. 1 can spar1 th. men lrom some other
point, but they must limo with nmre
than their umi:,I rnptilit.i, for the' lius--l.iiis
are advancing on most p.ui. of
th 1, ei ftotil at the- i,ite of a mil. '
two 1 d i
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III the lime t I l.it- 1 in iti ihe 1 iel 11 .1
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