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MONDAY, MARCH 22,
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I In- nnlltaiv value of
UlO pUMtlllll
l!o.iil mill railwa.vs hive been ton
sit Illicit which are In must cases nil
.ill oi I fm' liy I hi' heeds of economic
ilovelcipinc nt . turraiks ha vi' hem Imlll
out of nil proportion to the sio of t lit
Karnsniis ilriincil to occupy them In
tlrna of " air vast sums of money lia
been spent out of tlif Impel lal liras
ur.v for tin- coiistrueHun of woll.s of
PlllltlC llllt, IllU Of llllll'll urcalcr I in-
pirrtaiic" foi militatv operations, such
ai Immense bakirlee In small vIIIukcs
near tin' lalliiiiiils ami I he frontier
pas. The entile terrltoty of the
Trrntino ha been covered with pow
der tiifit-.ulnr fori iiml ballerles.
Vuetrin Im, in fact, tliinsfoi incd t he
A'lithi I) T ml" an Icebound, moiiu
min airi forties
I'm a lung time after the war nf
ixfifi nltcn Ihe ITu-so-Hiilbiii alllancii
was t lit jt-'ciesMii- tin1 ilu.it monarih
be 'it veil ilirlf safe front a new attiu U
'1' ourIi Hip Two! l bavins ennsti ui ti"l
n v.iii ..ml pnwertnl tritienchecl camp
r Ten', eaptal of tho Ticntliin anil
ipnus! the ccnlic of ttic "salient ' u
..... . liu-.i .. Ili Ii.i:ii1 nf
the Laco ill llanla. which lc traversed 1
,'ilnuil four miles below rtl. the
iistro-ltalian frontier, one fort (I'ort
(Ioui.iroII in Hie Stelvlo I'.is. on the,
western Tiolee fiontlrr two i Torts
Stilmi anil Velou) at the Tunate Has,
to the south of the Stelvlo. and four
more (the l.inl.iro forts) to guard the
Hondo depression, still further south.
Tncse defensive vvoks Iihvh been ,
deemed insulllrlent In view of the ail-;
vance In power of modern siege gun.
ai.il In the last live veurs treinemloii
ei ere ha been dlspl.iv.ril In the lash
er niai.'nii he Trentlno Impi cgnnble a?
f f at unlit.irv genius can do so The
hi sm.ll miremlietl canip at Trent has .
'ircoin slniplv the nueletn of unother, '
' llnitel greater and moro forinldahle
Tnc scnil-clrcle of forts around tlu"
outhern side of that elt has hcen e
ler.iled Into an uninterrupted chain of
foits toward the horder so u to Include
the ile'oiisKe works at Itlva and form
ii tout nuous line. Inklnx In the Itide-,
pendent forts on the frontier enl of,
the l,.iiio dl C.ircl.i
Herll rn l'ort.
ToliuAiiitf Hits frontlei loith and
enl of the lake one conies to thi
I.avaioiie plateau, dominated un the
f iilpeni (tide 1 I he Al'aleio helKiits.
'This plaleau was practically the only
point on th mountainous frontier In
this reel loll which presented a pomlble.
road for an Italian InvndlnR army to
f ens Into the Trentlno. To KU.ird
nrfainst tills -he Autrlaii hae built
i 1m io secn new forts, which h.ue been
(omple'cd onl slnco the Kieat war
tailed. In addition, three new forts
were piojccted, and rune h this time,
perhaps, been constructed, a little to the
southwest, coer!nR the Adlue Val
and protecting the Important city of
ltovcrcto
Will, i i les than a veal another fort
has been built to supplement the l.ar
daio for:s. the defences of the Hondo
I' presMo' live haxe been added to the
pirj e of foils cuardini; the Touale 1'ass,
and one more has been constructed for
the protection of the Stelvlo Pass, while
fcM-ral new forts strengthen "till fur
t i ihe positions at itlva and Trent.
In a word Austria planned and has
completed the transformation of the dl-
t i t coeled by Italy into a formidable
mllitai.v bulwark, designed not only as a
barrlci iiKainst an Invader, but as
basis for offenslxe action. The aim of
Uie Austrian strateRlsts has been not
merely to KUarantee tlie possession of
usniaii te rltory continuous to Itnl
but to adapt the position to offensive
operations by troops which mlcht de
scend to the plain of Lomh.udy to ovei-
iin tn.it p.rt of Italv and 'o Venice,
either to unite with the main forces pro
ceediiiB from the Krulli, north of Venice,
oi to facilitate the march of the Au
tnans from the "salient" If the Italians,
as inislit be expected, should try to stop
the main Austrian advance fiom the
east on the I "ouzo and T.iKllameuto
'ier", t lose to the eastern Isirder of
Ual
To unileistand why Autrla Iihs taken
sueli pains to strengthen the fortifica
tions In the Trentlno and maintain nuch
an Immense number of troops in Kairl
on tliete It Is necessary to have a corn
p'elieusie idea of tile peculiar K'0-lirapinco-mllitary
natuie of the Tyrol in
Ith relation to Austria. The T rol Is the
nulil at ui if the dual monarch) for de
fence iK'.iiiiHt an Italian Invasion, It 1
bejond doubt a powerful aim. conldei
UK its size, but It is Joined to the body
f the empire by a system of aiterles
ueans of omniunlc.itloii entirely In
sullli lent fur ts need.- This lusulll
i enc is eplait'ed primarily by the con
figuration of tile louiuiy, which Is iioth
, tiK but a H.stem of uiouiitalu chains,
iinpansable for onllnary travel, with
unl a few valleys kIvihk fie.edoiu of
access by tailway oi hlEliruaiN.
I til I'll sen III f 'Il 14 I II .
The Central Alps fiom thn Hn-nnei
l'ai to their point uf blfuiialioii into
the N'orlc Alps and the lowei T.itiein
ange that is. f.r a distance ot liin miles
-form an unbroken, impa-able chain, at
i polii' Ies than 7.XU0 feet hlBh, jf
jurse entirely lacking In railwa),
wi tiout roads beyond a few mule paths,
mpassabie duiing a gieal part of the
ear. the entlte rant!'" capped with snow
and ne.
West of the liminer I'asj- the moun
tain" lone their chain formation to ae
Mime that of .t solid mass of j much
h.glier elevation than the sutiounding
peak", II the entire extent of which
there s not j s.ngle caiiinge road,
Has i o. the Hiviinei' I'ass the moun
tain v'U'ti is iraveisi'd In eniue road
mid t iiough It funs the double tiaik
raliroad from lunebtuck. tluougli Fran
zensfeste to llozen. This load continues
as a single track line through Tfeiitlr.o
to Italy.
At the western extremity of the ranse.
where it runs into the Swis Up", is
the Reschen I'as!. Thl puss le trav
eiserl b.v a high toad running south liuiu
I.indcck to FinsteimunK and llnzen
Along this load, except for the stietoh
between 1indeck and Mais, theie Is a
Miigle track narrow gauge mountain
railway Tho missing link of railroad
t in course ot consti tictian
It Is thus seen mat communication
between tli- northern Tyrol (the middle
leaches of the U ver lull i and tlie Tien
t.no (the uppei Ad ge Valley) It, I.miteil
to two high roads, one of wlucn n.is a
railroad line, the other having r.ulwa.
communication foi only a shin l distance
Jietween the nniihein Tyrol itself and
he heart of the empire th-ie is onl)
one h.Rhioad. along which luns a rail
wa Holh highroad and railway line
s e mole., vei, f veiy steep gl.nle, and
theretoie their value to! the rapid niuve
tnent of troops and inunlliotis ol wai Is
small. The) inn through tlie naiinw
eUvalejJ valh-y between the Tatn-rn ,
Alps and the southern front, er of Ita-
ir a , ,
Tntit, in view of tho existence iff the
Impasb.ibl.. in iuntain chain ol tho Uppei
Tauern. Austlii I" very itniielfecU)
jo.neil lo that put of tile body politic
un cubing out into teriitory which neo
giapiucab) .uhl liintuin ally Is part of
Uie Italian pi n.n"iila.
lumber Minns nf Hull').
There is, however, another means ul
eritiy lioni Ihe bruit of the ernplie intu
the Tieut no '"be main lailinad, nin
ri ng west fiom V i-ntni. Joining in Sachs
enlierg that pomg south lioni Siil.
burg, rioHses Hie Snlliuii Saddle and
fallows tho tli cp ib pression of Val I'os
te.ia dunned b ihe Diave and tin
Rlinz), tho -nlis nf whii h uie the 1,'p
per Taiiein Alps on ihe noitli and Urn
Venetian Alps nu Hie eniilh. This ro.id.
whim wab i oiiiph'tid in lvTi. uiiii
through Hi'inii'K and J"u- tin. inns
hriick-l'l 'inzensf. le Hoen io.nl ,ii
1'1'anzensllle I' Inlloww the .mi en!
lllKhm.ul IlloUlf Willi I p,t-eil .-, .,
till If K g inc Ii) .ul ' i li all! u wici tar
If public of Vein e .i i 'n 'jetmaiil'
roiinttlrH.
This railroad pashin e c fine to tne
pill.in frontlei At nt v point it ii oi.lv
cU mil's distant, so tin f nruhl be i
rirtc -ml iimr
French Lose
hut One Is Recaptured
(ii'iiiiiHis Arc Driven From Little Ifeicliacker Kopf li.v
Counter Attack ami Jltittlo to Kojrnin Other
Summit Is in Progress.
SOISSO.VS CATIIKDRAI. IS
snrtiol inhlr htfvotrl in Tut Six
I'.vrns. .March 21 - The olllclnl com
iminliiin'' Issued to-nlcht states that the
French after having lot the (Irani!
Hdelincltcr Kopf ami tho l.lttle Hclch
acker Kopf In the Voigcs have recap
tured the latter place and a HkIU to re
take tlie other summit Is now proceed
Inc
Violent countei attacks by the Uet
m.uis at l.es KpnrRes, on the heights of
the Meuse, were repulsed with hcnv
losses. It Is nlan asserted that sllclit
prORrew was made In the t'hiitnpaKne
district
The i If nil, ins fired numerous shell"
at the SoUon cathedral, which nccord
Iiik' to tbu French statement was not
used as an observation point, as the der
ma ns assert, and furthermore a lied
Cross llaK was flylnn from it
The nlRht commtinliU was as fol
low s
Tile encin. aRani lh)mbarded Sois
sons, llritiK twenty-seven shells at
the cathedral, which NUffereri con
siderably. Contrary to the Oermnn
accusation, thete was no observa
tion post In the cathedral tower and
a lied Cro llac was hoisted on It
In Champagne On tlie evening
of March 2ft we made slight pros
ress east of IlldKe 19H, northeast
of l.e Mesnll, To-day there was
merely a bombardment in this dis
trict In the ArKonne theie was a some
what lively fusillade throtiRhout the
day, but no Infantry attack was
made.
At l.es nparge we maintained
the (tround gained etrrday, sev
eral violent counter attacks belnB
repulsed with xevete losses to the
enemy.
In the Vosrss After losing
flrand Itelchacker Kopf and l.lttle
llelchacker Kopf we have retaken
the latter point, and a counter at
tack which was made to recaptuie
the other summit Is sllli proceed
ing The official communhiuo this afternoon
said '
There is nothing to report.
' FRENCH LOSE TRENCHES.
Herman Aiuumnpc Ailnrr .North
- nf Brnusejotir.
Sptrttil Cablt Dtipateh lo Tin Six
IUhi.in, via Indon. March 21. The
task of no steal difficulty for the Italian
troops to cut the line as soon as hostlll
tit." were opened. .Moreover, til" rail-1
load Is a narrow gauge mountain line
and of little practical value fur the rapid
transport of tioops oi milltar) equip-1
merit
In thesu conditions the Austrian scope
of action In the Trentlno. as far as of
fensive operations against Italy are con
cerned, would be limited to dlverslve
movements, strong no doubt, but such as i
could make no real headway In face of '
an enemy untrammelled by natural ob
stacles. Strongly fortified works have
been constructed by the Italians, form
ing a barrier against Invasion from any
of the Austrian nutlets, while there Is
a network of latlway leading to tlie
frontier pusses, pel milling the rapid
concentration of troops at any point
menaced by an invading force
Discussing the possibility of such an
eventuality, l.nrlco Haian,
noted ,
Italian nulitaiy
"Hv being in
ration t hold back
an Invading aim) iieuoucning rrom me
Trentlno we shall ulw.ijs be able to pie
vent the Fnull ainl Veiietla fiom suffei
ing the std fate of which Helgium.
l-;iar.lers. I'oliind snd Wast Prussia are
tiagii- exanipbs. We shall be able to
hold the.-e provinces by throwing the
main mass of our foue against the
main Austrian ami) menacing our
eastern frontier, so that we i.iu at once
pioceed to concentrate in Velietla-niutla
to proceed to the offensive in case the
Hovernment decides to have recoutee to
arms to enlarge our national territory.
"Fnrtltlcatlons, which like every other
work of man, get old and must be re
placed, iost a lot of money, and tills
expei llture meal!" so much less avail
able for perfecting the organization of
the 'loops, an essential factor of suc
cess In war. It I" not to be gainsaid
that at the outbreak nf hostilities we
shall have to face a very delicate ami
il lllcull s'rnlegh' problem how to
uu.isuie, without possessing all the
lien-Mine da'a. the strength of Ihe
Various ineli.tie" which mil) be dliecli d
against us fiom man) points of tlie
TreMlno ".ili-nt, so that our army shall
not be sent in gfeat force against an
inferior one or .n insufficient numbers
again"! a powerful invader
"This pioblem. we can res', assured,
lias been studied and solved b) a Hen
era! staff lit whbh the country has
the fullest confidence, and this, I hold,
justifies me In aseerrlng that, from the
T)iol thete can be i.otii.ug like a con
centrated movement on Ihe part of the
Austrian, never one in which the main
Austrian army would be employed "
PALESTINE MAY HAVE BOOM.
f Mliltall.f " I'lniniliiR In Villi.
ii
(il'i'lil Tnniisl Centre,
The Allies alrejil) have reached all
understanding regarding the disposition
of the Hub Latin and of the MurtUe
of St SoIIj in Constantinople In the
event . f tlie fall nf the Tuiklsh Umpire,
according to information leinhiiiB here
ft mil 1 : 1 1 --1 i i ii 1 1 ilnniigli misslcmaiy chan
nels Tlie plan, the reports s,n , Is to make
the Holy Land iimie .ueisslhle to trav.
i Hers and to develop it as mine of a (
louiist lentie than it has been under,
Tuiklsh rule St Sntla, acconllng to
Ihe same inl'in iii.itinii. is in becnine a c.i
tlii dial of tile Russian chili' h
Hlltlsll i .IpltllllslH .lie iipieseuted .is
nlie.idy loukuiK ovei Ihe ginund in
Palictlne wllh a view In tile consliilc
llon of nolle) lines, tile ilevelopineni of
agllcultUH' and the i onstl IKIinn of mod. 1
cm hotels A se.ipnlt Willi II Will be
a lap!.-,, to tin- expei tul Increase In
inerce I. included In the plan Tlie cap- '
. :i"tf hi'hlnd Ihe vciiiuie nie saiil to1
li I, i in a hi" In the '.lonlsl plan of popii
lit ng Palestine tviin .lews fiom othei
'oiintiiis Missionai) Iciiiei," an- ln
ii'ii'hti d in tlie si heme as iiltonllui; a
lentie of Cliiisli.in inspli .itlnn and
u orship
II lisslllll
Villi I'll
nn
i-linv 1 1 .
I iilth lthiirl I" Till
Man J:' A t Hen in in 1'iinii
s.v a dispatch Imm tin'
l.nMii'S
I hn ha , i si
lluk .w i i
-l.lt H n,IV
i i 1 1 nut 1. 1 state th.it tlic Mils,
i .ive ill urn 1'ic Austiians with
toss Irom lloj.iii and.Mahalu,
piiMniiiih vi re laken Tim litis
advunc iik op '7.''rncir.itr
itie It
Mans
s an
Vosges Peaks
TAlUiKT F(U' '21 SIIKI.I.S
destruction b licrinan .sappeis of sev
eral French trenches in the ('ham
panne and the storming of a position
on the height of Itelchacker Kopf, wllh
heavy losses to the French, wcie re
ported by the War Office In the official
statement issued this nfternoon The
announcement was as follows'
enuthcast of Ypres a llrltlsh
aetoplane was shot down The avi
ators wcie taken prisoners.
Two French attempts to dislodge
the Hermans from a position taken
on .March III on the sout'wrn elopo
of the height at Notre, Dame dc
I.orette failed.
We discovered a French observa
tion past protected by r Ited Cross
llig on the Solssons Cathedral. We
tired upon the post and destroyed
It
North of lleausejour. in the
Champagne, the Herman nuccesi
fully advanced Mappers destroyed
several French trenches, taking
there one officer and !!! un
wounded French.
A position on the height of Kelch.
acker Kopf, gallantly defended by
two battalions of chasseurs and
Alpine troops, was stormed yester
day afternoon. The French suffered
very heavy losses, leaving three offi
cers, 250 men, thnc machine guns
and one mine throwing gun In the
hands of the Hermans. French
counter attacks were repulsed.
A Iluselnn attack wus repulsed
between the Omulew and Orzyc riv
ers. Two officers and (00 Russians
were taken prisoners.
Two Russian night attack on
.lednorozek broke down under Oer
mnn lire.
RUSSIANS REPULSED.
leiinn Tells nf Heavy Klalitliia
In
(far Cnrpathlana.
Viknna. March 21. The War Office
issued the following statement to-day:
In 'he Carpathians yesterday
hue were heavy battles on the
front between the I'zsok I'ass and
the Konleczna Ridge
On the night of the 20th hotlle
detachments attempted to capture
by a surprise attack some of our
vantage points, but weie repulsed
with great losses. In the morning
the Ruslans renewed their attempts
with stronger forces In "ome sec
tions th hai'le continued all dav.
In the evening nil the Russlnn
forces operating against our posi
tions on the River San, near Smol
ulk, and also at I'agony were re
pulsed, We captured 1.070 prison
ers KITCHENER THREATENS
LIVERPOOL DOCKERS
Tells l.alior Lenders He Mnv
Comiifjl Thrill to Work
Overtime.
,( Calilr Dupaleh to Thi m n
I.O.MXIN. March 21. !ld Kitchener
I save a straight talk to the. leadeir of
the local branch of the dockers' union
in Liverpool to-day. He insisted that
I. was a vital necessity
that the dockets
a"0"''1 h-rJ
order U re-
jieve wie couKcsiion mere.
Later lird Kitchener wrote a leiter,
to Mi. Sexton, secum) of tlie union,
in which he expressed sui prise at the
action of a section of the l.h erixiol ,
dockers In refusing to work Saturdays
anil a da) overtime, lie added :
"I feel sure that these men naidly'
realize that their actio;. ,n thus con I
gestillg the docks ihd del.Ding the mu
iiltlotis of wai and food required for our
men at the front Is having a ver) -k-iiou"
nhd daugeious effect ami must hv
stopped "
The lettel concluded ll follows
if tide appial has no efl'ei I I shall,
have to consider what steps are to be '
taken to insuie that what is lectured at I
Liverpool shall be done."
N'earlv slxtv ship" are tied up - i
Liverpool now and manv thoii.saiid" of
pounds worth of goods are ling un the
ipia)e The leadeis an sa.d to appiove
l.onl Kitchener's letter and Semiim 1
Sexton s quoted as saying that If tile
ileilllirale attempt oi some Illell lo 11011
the ship" ." nut stopped there will he
seiious developments', Tin se men, 'ie
said, were damaging the prestige of tne i
anion as well a. Injuring themselves
PENALIZE LITTLE NATION.
liisirtiuis Tr In Mnrvr l.lecliteii-
feln fur llelim Venlriil.
Lon'poN. Match 21 --The corre.pon
deiil of the Unity I'hmnlrlr at Heneva
"ends the following despatch
"Tlie little pi uiclp.illty of Liechten
stein, with its in.uno inhabitants, he
mnv ii ibii.ited for neutrality In the
pi nt war and also refused to send lo
Austria a cniitingiiit of i.imo men when
asked foi. Is being starved
The l.audslag appealed m the Swiss
Hovernment and the .ittei sent seven
waKnuloails of crieals III h.i"te, as the
popiilalion was on III" verge or starva
tion Relief in other form" of fond Is
follow lug "
Liechtenstein the third smallest in
ib pi'iidi nt State on the Continent of
I. Ul op" ' has liv a "liange colncidim e
been ti'iiinicail.v at w.u with Prui.i
lor iieni ly half a ceutui) When peai e
' was ilcilaiei! between Austi',,1 and Puis
sia ii lSip', the 1 It tli Stale, which had
sided with Austila. was somehow foi
Ijotten in tile negotiation
With .in .ne. i ol n.'i siiuant miles
and a population of about 1(1. nun. it has
Us own ruler. u own Parliament, nn
I in in) and no taxes
TO ARREST GEN. VON. SANDERS.
I In v - r lfnlni nml I iiinnifiiiiler nf
iini. Ish i'ronii ((iiHrrel,
Vr-mW f ,lf.r ir.mfc, fn Thk. t
l.iiNimM. M.iivii 22 -The Unllu 1ui'
i.iu lespniiilenl al Udcssa tcli'W.iplis :
it i icpoiteil from Tillls thai the
sip. lined leliillous between I l.-li v oil
Sand, is, the lieimau I'oiiim.indei of the
Tuiklsh ii i in v, and Ihiver I'asli.i. Hie
Turkish Mlnlslei nf W.u, have leached
an open iii.uiii Ah'omIIiik lo the n
polls, llnvi'i I'.islia has ordereil (he
finest of lien von Sanders
"('.ill von (ler (Inltz s sild to he
trylnr? to biinfr about
betwee ll I "loin '
reconciliation
CIVILIANS DROVE
RUSSIANS BACK
(icrimiti Itcsiitciils of Memc
I'oircd IVni pomry KHir.'
men I of InviHlcrs.
(MTI.KNS HNAIiLY I'l. KM
p'rl,ti rl,lt f;wir. In Tits i s
Pr.ttiodii.Mi. March 21. The capture
of Meinel, the Herman port on tlie It, title,
li the Utihel.in on Thur-day
evctilns. I" 1
described in fuller detail in un olllrlal ,
statement lushed to-day h the Russian .
Heneral Staff. j
Announcement ahead' had been made
hriei1. that the population of the town i
look part In the lighting, an act which,
w 'leu aiiriouicit in in i.i'iKia us, iii.j .
attributed to the llelglaiis, tho
Hermans have put lorwatd so often In
extenuation of the desti fiction of Hel
glan tow lie. It appears from the mote
complete Information now available that
so vigorous was tho attack III which the
civilian population of Meniel Joined the
l.i:iidsturm contingent against the Rus
sian troops that the latter retired tem
porarily from the Uiwn and did ii"t
attempt to reenter It until their arlillerj
had subdued the civilian defenders
Tlie Russian troop" engaged In the
taking of the iort cr.osod near Horsh
tly, the nanow arm of Kast 1'iussi.i
extending northwjnl along the shore of
the llalth' (lorshd.v Is mi the Russian
side of the fiontier. only about ten mile
f I Dill .Memel
Two regimen:." nf Hefiiian lamMuim
opposed the Russian advalu e These
were driver, oack upon the town with
the loss of some of their machine gutm
and their supplies A the Russians en
tered fx' town thev were greet"! with
Hill- lire from lioues and bai ricudes In
which the soldier" of the laiiilsturin
weti- augmtfiti'd h) the elvil population
Without w ulting to subject their men
to futther sniping tin- Russian officers
in i. ly gave ordir.s for a ietre.it fiom
the town and artillery was posted It
reuulred onlv a short bombardment to
bring about the evacuation of the town I
by tlie enemy.
South of Metnel an enclosi d body
r I
water bearing the name of the Kurische
llaff extends toward Koeifigslurg Tho
I Inhabitants of Meniel lied along the low
1 lying strip of land enclosing the
Kurische llaff on the west.
The only new military operation men
i Honed In to-day's statement w,i on tho
Warsaw front, where Russlnn artillerv
dispersed it body of Herman Infantry
south of Rava The statement was as
follows
our tioops lea.lieil Memel Touts
, il.i) evening aftci ,ioslng the frnn
' Her near Hnrshdv. beating the Her
, mans back anil capturing som
' machine guns and motor car" laden
. with stores
Memel wa" defended In t
' merit of lamlstunn, which
they were driven ln k inlnglt
reE
after
with
j the population. When our ti.s.ps
1 ntered the town the) f-ecelved a ,
fire from the house and from be
hind barricades The civil popula
tion hs well as the troops took part
m the lighting
Our ttisips then wer withdrawn
from Memel. which was subj. led
tc a snort bombardment our shell"
put an end to the r, slst.ince of the
eiiemv , tlie town was cv actum n, i i
Inhabitants lleelng towxird Koenlgs- ,
leig along the narrow neck whim
separates the Kurische llaff from
the Il.iltlC Sea on the left of the
Vistula.
Our artillerv has dispersed sev
eral battniions of Heimau infan.i)
south of Rawa
The following additional official tits-
nient was Issued by the Ruslan Heneral
Staff to-night .
Wet f the middle Niemen our :
offensive continues with success I
In tlie Carpathians ntir tioops
have gained an nnitint sin-,
in the legion of Svnlnik anil Sninl
nlk, wheie in certain mm tors we
took 2.100 men, PI officers, two
guns anil five machine guns All
attacks by the enemy In the illrec
ucm of 1'ejol; and Munkaes lave
be, n successful!) repuls. il
At Przenivl the ai tiller ) duel
iiitlnues vigorousi) on the west
ern fmhl of the fortrne we h.iv
nccllpled tile village of Kra SSttchlll".
and the garrison of PrzemI bus
been driven back to th" line of the
fort nn tlie whole circii'iifercm e
of tile forlles.
The tiillnwing wa Issueil to-tuii't a
an appeiideil note to the ciimmuiihiue
"A comniiiniiUe Issued b the Herman
Heneral Staff contained a threat of re
prlsals agalri"t Russian town anil vil
lages occupied b.v Ihe Hermans for
lueses which might suffered bv the
population in the region ot Meniel
"The Russian Hernial Staff point out
that Memel wa ib fenib d b) aimed
forces nl' the eiieiuy ami that lighting
oii'utred In the "tie.l. The ivil popu
lation having participated in the light
ing, the Russian troops vveie obliged to
take the necessary m.'.'isun..
"If the Heiman troops i.mv nut tneu
till ''.it against the peaceful inhabit.il s
' nf tin Russian ilNtrhts thev o. cup",
tllC lllntlll I.Spo l"hllll) Will l.e W '.I 11
i tin in, ami in ait) tasi even tin H.
man ant hm itles wtr Iiml r ilillh ult
to explain sat isfa. n . y vviiv Memel
i civilians tiugnt imh' .11 ilefen f their
town, while the meie rhreat of lmlliir
condui t bv llelglans and 1'iem Inn ,1
lanki'd 111 niuman eves 11s a crime I 1
be punished by tne obllteraiinn nf c.ties.
tnwus anil vlllagis, aicnmpaiiled 'v
holoi'.iust of t'.ie Inh.iblinnts
"Aie orilltig ;o tlie latest lepoit.
sortie from Ptzemysl wa made bv
v bnle Tvvi rrtv.'hlnl division We
tilled 10' otlici'i and l.l''l men
I II '
the
up
and s lie
w ere
lti niaililne gun The ii lx.ni.-i 1
that Ihe losses nf ihe di isi.n
eiiorninti" "
CUT OFF IN CAUCASUS.
Tiil'LUli Troup I untile In llem'h
Hr'eriiiii, S.H.V I'elrnuniil.
li.TKi;ii vn. Mai. Ii .'1 The follownm
olll' nil sl.itenienl nf the iieiiei.il Sl.ilf in
the r.iiMisus dated I'mlav wa issued
hfie tn-diiv
Itusslaii itoojw tie iiivaii'.nu n
tin diieitinn nf the se.i, th ileiniv
llllt llle .in-ill) nf all III. '.Ills of
opeiailni; In Hie Trans-iiioruk c
kIoii I transpoi mil; troop ol
munitions tn Ki zei mu
In tin' din" 1 1 it i nf the i inn ul; run
.iilllleO and infnnti.v li.iv'e repulsed
Tuiklsh atti mpts to se,e po-liione
which we hail oicupii'd p evinulv
In the diiei In I f llii our ad
vance mills ii, , I'-Hillh pinitiessi'il
.iflc!' putliUK in llurlit bind m
AsU.it I ami Tin I.
Oil othei p. ut ,,f ihe lioni thete
I wa no IlKhlini;
! CUT OFF FROM I1ASE.
ierlllllll l.efl WIlIU llllliml Url
I ' I'.l 111 Ivncillusbri u.
I.nxiiiis. Ma i eh J!' - The i'lim
hi
fill 1 1 Spllllllelll nf llli- lllllli) ,C. ie-
uiiiphiht; i i'K'1 1 ilinu lip' . i it 1 1 1 nl
Memel by the l(uesl.in po.n out ih.it
the ItiisM.iii- hive thus sin i c 1'ih'il in dr.
llveiliiK III' lilsl blow' nf llle sp n
rampalK' ,li tb'linan teinlniv . 1 1 1 1 adds
til, It Un Ilnml nl Ihi Innil' Van, en h.ivi
III nlf the flelllian i.'lt a tir; ' oM' is
base a Kni'iiiushei n The iihlv iv iv
Itilcvim; Mi'ini'l, In saVH, iippciii- In he
l.e ii so. I .illnek. u hieh unlit. I In, "in a
I bombardment bv the flerinnn of their
cr.v ii i,uv"
British Land 50,000 Men
to Take Constantinople
.More Arc mi Vsi, From Knlnud anil .'.j.vpt ( recce l.x
pecteil to Send Force No Iinmeiliate Advance
hooked For on Western Front.
A U.I KS LOOK FOI? (J FILM AX LOSS OF ;.000.00(
New York business man
with ln-
ilui'iitinl Ihitiinean connection" which
cn.ibleil him on ,i teretil trip to llngland
and Fiance ii obtain an inside view of
some of the workings of the war re
turned home u few d.i's ago.
With regard t" the present operations
of the allied Meet In the Mediterranean
iJil
"The Hrltish Adm.ialty looks upon
the foicing of the Dardanelles imd the
taking of Constantinople as merely a
nuestlun of time, which will be regu-
l.ited lo n great extent by weather con-
'ilitlous. The Hritlsh have SO.nno or
! mine tfisips alread) lundcd for the slioie
tampaign In lonjun 'tion with Ihe sea
attack, and more aie on the wny fiom
I lhuiland These ptefimably will be
iiiimiieiiled by tloop" from I.KSpt, re- i
leased by the failure of the Turkish at
tempt to cross the Suez Canal. U recce.
It Is believed In London, must enter the
wat . n the side of the Allies soon. With
hei enliy 'nto the lonlllct the Hteek
.iinn will f. itn the base for a huge
allied aim) hi thi" theatre of the war"
Tut; Si'.s's Infot mant docs not look
upon the tecent allied offensive on the
western front as indicating any plan
for an Immediate attempt to drive the
Herman' out of France and Ilelglum
No 1 1 11 III I- 1 1 II I - il V II lll'f.
Iliitih Ii(hiis aie ciosslng tile Chan
in I pi.uticailv -ver iIhv," he said, "as
fast as thev can he eUlpped, and the
French an mastii.J new forces con
stantly Hut I hoard nothing to Indi-
"'!
that the Allies plan an Immediate
idviilice The secret of the present
Analo-French trateg simply this;
The (SertiiHns ar lolng much more
lieavily In the present fighting than arc
the Allies. anl as long as this continue?
true Just so long will it suit (Jon. Joffre
and Field Marshal French to allow the
campaign to continue along the present
lines.
"What Is gvlng to heat the Hermans,
,n the view nf Hritlsh milltat) men. Is
this iimstant percentaui against them
in the dall) losses, anl the length of
time it will take to bring about their
I1n.1l defeat l the time it will take to
kill off a suillclen' number of
hem:
through this relentless disparity In tho j
',,.' j
"Thl task. In the view of mlhuirv I.on-1
iton and Pan. l.i)Kut half ai cnmpltehed I
liven t e nor rumis llniies of the Hei-
man Insse ent nut from Copenhagen 1
are not belleveil t" represent half the
actual losses suffered Tho actual lowei
In the Prussian army
are estiniateii liv
the Allies as already
reachlnc hetween
tveo million and two million nml a half --"'". in'i- .. nisi...-iunn nu m
men. killed, vnundnl -' nd mlssim; It 'Part ..f I'.ritWh military authorities to
I IlKiired that the tlerinari Ceri.ral Staff belittle th- !oses whn h must be us
and the Ktnnernr will not b( satistlecl to I tuin-d before the rn cessary live million
.ncept defeat until these losses navv
reached a total of fins-,, to five million
'lien When t'u ton I has been ..nhcd.
It is believed. It will tin 1 'nc.-r be 'P
tiotitl with '"erri'ir.. t" , ..tit'tinc the
colli t
"Mu more stress s laid m ti
NO FRENCH PARDONS
FOR WAR CONVICTS
l'lcsiilciit Will Nil hiU'i'lVrc
Willi Action In oiirt
inartinl. ;.., -ll I tllilr flclnll 'li In Thi 'l'
I'vms, Marth '.'t --I're-nient I'oln'ai"
ha. announced that under n cor.ditlnns
will he miike ue of hi constitutional
right to pardon persons onvicted by
. ouits-m.il tiul clurlnc, the enllte lennrii
of the war
This aiiiiiiuiK eun i I
lowing a ..imp. nun
a-sallrst the l't'ivulent
londucted bv fletllVes
h ilailv sn'Wspuper.
was made lo!
of denunciation
of the lepublle
I'leiiienceau and
.7ovi mo Km-
i Ilium M f leti'
I'resid. i.l liecause
i ceau attacked the
he believed him I
spniislble f n -iiviriB t'u- life of a woman
Wlm Wit sentell' I'd to dellt 1 US a p
b. a our! -Ill irtl.ll ''Ut whose selltenie
wus iiiiirriiuleil to tweiit.v -ears at bard
ialec
T'ie otll, i.il ilinout ,'eir.etii s'lti that
(,, ,,;,,,' I, fins ' le W.is Bla'led OIllV
upnii tlie s i.,,-tb I e.'uinnteiidalloli of the
c Utt-ni.li till I e!..i a I 'i ' vi
!!.' 1! i'.l
READY TO PAY PHICK
on 11
l.n-tilnn
limes
" ll
s,i,'ilh
sni'i
VV ni l h
p-ei.i( fMi Iit'ini'h fo Tin i
LovKiv Mai'.- 12 Toe '""
vv no ll
penple
, .is 1 lo i mnst n vv ari.init tlv
lo expect seimus losses il
miles, snv the U,es ale
Ihe lMiila-
pi . p. 11 I'd to
p.iv ihe pr . w hi. h nu
pruv e ten ilile.
b. iiiuse the .1dv.iPt.1iP t" Kainen
.,ii' inline., sui ildi The. i a. Iiou must
rest nn a -a Iviil.i 1 1. n simil.il In that nl
Adni.i.il Kariaisut .n lunnlnu the nam
1. t nf tin foils .0 Mobile H.O
The funis iompales the npci .il.nns
in a vt.iine of i" ess in which inin.v
p ,-s dlhllppelll fcom till Isnrd betnie
1'ie Mann 'S won
l.lllis nil VIII. .1 "bill.
.lei i.l ' .!','( Hi 'lull' Ii fa
i n.sT .v N ri Mipi i . v .a
.March '.'I The Inllow inK
llieni W IS .ssilml heir tn-d
"llbsel V.llilllls illlt IIIK t III'
Kill '.".
Tim Si
Allisti r darn,
oilhinl "late
ly batli. in Ine
li.iiilanellis nn M.il'll ! liow thai the
I'ii lirh li.iltlcsinp llnuvct was lilt hv iwo
maw bombs I've our Ki.n.nh.s
le. I. lied th, litlii'll I'.llZab.'t'l .Hid I ill I
the Illlh'Xlhif
' I III ntll sllb . Hi' inn1 h",lt .I'enilti
was flu mi iiiei! ,i ill nil an tweiiiv mi ii
We, e l.li d '
MANY SAIL ON LUSITANIA,
Helm i I ii i e I'riiin IJvi'cpoiil Vliiii.
It esn ol pi I ll II III i'hl'll ll tr,
I.i.m.us. M.ii.h 'J I --The i Iffi nl I'.i
i.dii'tinn of i. iles nn iunaiil liini- was
hicl II. t 111" I. IIKC number Of p.l sseinrc s
nn ihe 1 . 1 1 1-1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 when llc sailed tin
inoinlnu Irom iaverpiml fm I tic His
I, II,.' sip, e the st'lkl) I 'I lit I litis line
mi I nil I I'linalil bn.lt lllr l.llsl
laid i i't i ii - v I v ii ui i . iiiiIiiii.i and Tip--'..iiil.i
will -.ill nn i olisei uiive Sit ,l
il i -'nitii
II d.i in'. f 1 mu - ihn a ies 1 1 (
ll 1 ' h ' n.,slii ! I.l -1
u l In isi n' Me l,ls t,, .,i i
l tl S'l'.MU l I I if
I 'Ol M III I ll 1 I llliMll I'l I 'IIP!.
i
ill nn
Vl.lMi I
Hup Iter
in fin
.ImUc Mover and ("npt War
plain killing nlf. maiming or oapluiing
of th .mm nil h men In authority among
the Alli.s 'ban upon the niiicli lalked of I
plans fm 'statvliig out' (Icrui.ihv. In
fact, it Is tun believed In well informed
circles abroad that Hermany Is now or
In llkelv fo be hard pressed for food
The naval tniMfurcs Intended lo cut olT
icrnuiiy'x supplb'M while hindering the
I..-I., Ih ..f t I .I.n ,Ul '. ..!.., .
armies have their real purpose lather I
In shutting off the inllow nf cupper,
rubber afid the materials ued In mak
ing ammunition In these very tii-ces-sary
supplies there may yet be a famine
In Herman) ntid Austria which will
have mi effect on the tlnal outcome of
the wnr. the more so because of the
staggering consumption of ammunition
by ill the bclligertnis In tho present
wa r
Hiioriiiini" in in ii ii 1 1 Inn Ileiiui mis,
"Kven the highest estimates made he
fore the ronllict by the experts of the
several Powers of the ammunition needs
of a present day world war have been I
surpassed to an Incredible extent. It
may be issumed that Hermany already 1
Is "training every nerve to keep up
with the never ceasing demand from
the front for every sort of ammunition. I
On th side of the Allies n considerable1
part of this burden ha. fallen upon
Ureal Iliitiiin. Hrltish factories are1
now tinning on aboiu the same amount
or material .11 a week is they ever he.,
fore turni"! out in a war and the rate .
01 ouipui is oeing incrrMM.fi constantly.
Roth France and Russia are getting
part of their ammunition from ItiltMt
factories, while their own nlso are being
run at top i.ipuity and are being In
creased a rapidly .1 possible Vat re
serve supplies me now being acciirmi.
lated to meet any possible contingency.
"The campaign against Herman sub
marines Is one of the matter. upon
which comparative crec) Is main
tained by the Admiralty.
"U common knowledge tll.lt more
of the undersea raiders have been unk
lhan the arinouncenients would Indicate,
I'll' It ha hcen the iilky of the Ac!
tnlialtv to mention or iillow- to he men
tioned only those which Were ileMroveil
under . in iimsiances which m.nle tlrvlr
ilestructlnn piartlcallv Impusslhle to
l.n a... r.. (ct.ll.. A. ...1
,... , ' j: .'' ., " ui"
,mn. mi.' iimsiniiiiy pursu-
inc the campalitn of etler nunatlon
"I was Uriel that rire present Ilrlflsh
I plan r,n f,r keepltnt the Itrltish aimv
i in Tralice arid l'landc-rs up In a con
( stant stienjrth of a milllcin m n While
IlKUtes are '.(rcfully miaul'!. I' I cen
I erally llleved thnt close to two million
' ." "' ."' "". i'"n"i
'''"",' " recruuinc I proirresslni;
ifrniiiM h,if In1!! i-ut out of th' iluht-
ink. aid ! hit bv tt tl
f. Hut in T.ciii'I'tn.
.i ttfi 1 f- l.nff
.11 t M' tl ll ' ,f
pr.irti"alU 1iKl
.i in I'.trt, tl.i"
tl . hp: fu: niirt
nt -.f mt .oil .iii'l
GERMANS SEIZE TWO
. DUTCH FOOD CARGOES
lllllilllll.
I "Cil-p
Iniliuiiaiit. May
Sciiilinii Siipplic
in (.crinaiiv.
f Tin ,
The .on .spun-
l.nsrHiN.
Mar. h :'l
dent at llotterdam nf the billy .Uui
say
"Thei. t i onslet i.atinh and aneei .n
Hut. h "hlpplnc and trn.de circles over
the M'iruro of two Dutch steaniem by
the ilrrman sulminrlne V''i. ami seri
ous cnlripll. ations at" expec ted
"Tn.- Hatiivicr. which b-ft llotterdam
for l.nnilon with a .'Hi no winch included
.loo ton of etR. and the Zaanstroom,
fnmi Anisi.'i. him for loindun. wllh meat
and et'Ks. w,re stopped iieal tlie M.ias
liBhlhip anil escorted tu ZeidiitiKKe,
KelKluni. when' the otllci rs and part of
the clew were detnlned. S xtecn IP-I-I?
I.l in en tlie il.iluvier vveie made pi!
oner The .ioi.ki; predi. Is that II, .11, in, I
!! , i ae seiidinu food tn ilmiianv
'I ..'liand .Hid II. u, iv i. ' . oinpaiiies
ili I.i ii' Hie.v will cease sunllntt c.iiko'
f. l'.tiHlaud The ll.it.ivl-i' hiji aie
l.'HV ill", illll S, UK helii llle I .ll'lfie." Win.!
thev had loaded One nuseiuriie
o1' this I a sudden fall In -he pi ,ce
... ic in linttci il.nii A., the 'mi
lium, i- and .hipper aKiee thin in in-
i lilcllt ! I tie lltos' seiious Ip I" tic
lu.s.it dm tun the w ar, so fai a Hoi
land is i oiicrruril, ns r will latK' !
p.n.il.ve traile The lut,iirinn cannot
ei how lienuatiy w III Jiiilt her .u inni.
a . she ha not declared food conn than, I
of war '
" Tin1 I lot i n I.l in con r.spoinleni of the
UnU.i .Vims s.rvs Ihe X.aaiistin.ini ien.ir.il
Ihe iitiler of the i li'l lll.in siibiuai me lo
stiip when the Inttei tlreil a shell , lose
tu irr isivv Tile cnnrspniidi'iit iiuotes
a passcnifi'i of tlie Haiavici a. savitu
that when thev iipprnachcsl cehriiKKe
all liir passriiurts wrte inipirssed bv
t t euiendnus fm lillmtlons Tin ti.it -bet
walls uiiii ipliivs liave all Ini ii
ti.iiisliii nu ll urn I'm ti . s,,s in
ilaninu" ircetillv wiuscil bv the Miles
iieroplanis uis been rep.ilied anil the
sirbmainie ipi'trteis sei iipmI to have b. en
iiipb'trlv i I'stiu nl. '
The I'-Js tile p.iss,,,(!i said, is V
vuv fust boat Slu appi.ir to aifiee
Willi the l. cent newsp.ipi'i lies. I Iptlnri
and is almost a siihni.it mr i i-im-ei i.er.
lllllllV I sllppnse.l tn III' Inithltntf tn my I
Ilk, Ihi' l -.v ;
.'(;(; DIET FOR TWO DAYS.
I'lissi'liuer nn (In
I 'null ili'il III
11 ft III v lei
VA I'M'
I i. Ill ii.
'. in Tin ri i v.
5i 'iff ' nW. 'e..if
l.nxiiiis. Ma ili .' Tile llt.ll!) lill'.v
I .11 I cliiilllh'lll ,11 Kilt I I'l il IIP ilol, ,i
UrUi.in wniii.in. M'n. li.ie-i, who Il.i
letiiltii'il lo linlti ril, iip as ib'scilblliK
hci i xpcl lei.i cs i.il Hp IHIIiI, stiamn
llaiaviri, will. It was s' Iid hv the line
man stihmailne I' L She snd lliit elic
ami tin'
pi si. .pel .
I nun i Inn
ill i n. mu
,. w I, ,
pie 'I .1 '
T . iv
I II 1 1
iie in. i
I I nl I
in i. del ,
other p.i-si'hlfcl
ill tlli'll' i ..b 1 s
sil.i V .1 1 tel'lln ill
W kept
.it Ze. Ll'lllTCe
inii s it in x
"', V nil I'Lta
i y, , w as , mu
m l IV I I ' I,
n ll.l.i.l
'I
p. i
.1 i.l I
I X' l'C
i' Hill
p.-, I
i ,1 m
i. n I
I vv .
.1 ti ll ii 11 --liv
' 'III, ill iv hei e a i
in rh ins .tint a
h crew nf the Hiitaviep
GERMAN LOSSES AT
ST. ELOI "TERRIBLE"
Hi'llMi Kyewitiioss Tells
Similiter In Trfiiclics
n ml Town.
(i If MAT ItKAVKItV SHOWN
.M.enaf Cirftfe rtfrtch In Trtr Srs
I.ON'riON, March 21. -A statement by
the official "eyewitness" with the Hritlsh
army Itr France, dattd Mutch 10, was
Issueil tti-nlglit by the official press
hurt 1111 It says that since St l.lol
on March 1 1 there has been no fighting
on the Hritlsh front. After describing
the position nt St. I.loi and the high
mound eouthcast nf that town the ''eye
, witness" pi vet, an account of the light
"On the evening nf March H," Jir
s.i.vs. "after directing un extremely
heavy artillery lire against our trenches
along the eastern and southeastern sec
tors, the Hermans endeavored to rush
our line. Tho attempt succeeded so far
as the latter sector wis concerned, for
the trenches had been blown In and
Were untenable. Hast of the village.
however, our Infantry made a deter-'
mined stand and Its (lie was no stcadv I
and well directed that the losses of the'
assailants were terrible, our men stick
ing to their posts until overwhelmed by
numbers ,
"The del mans then rushed the sup
port of tlie trenches and also 11
mound winch they liar, blown up by a.
mine ami following their success penc
trated tlie village Itself They, .iwev'r. ,
were not allowed to remain long In un
disputed possession
"Our His! counter attack took place
.it 2 .to A. M on March 1.". and was
only partlv successful, the enemv "till
staining possession of
,. i,r.. ,j.inri! .-.ml
St Kim ami
trern lies
annthei iflort nearly twn hours later we
succeeded In driving him completely oir
of the village arid In recapturing nit the'
ueni'iiej VYiticu iinu noi neeri ncsirojeu ,
Tim mntirid, however, still remained In
' the hands of the Cleriiians, though il 1
h id In en suhjneted lo so heavy a lire
I that little us,, i, m he made of II
'The IlKhtihi. in St. i:ioi Its.lf wa.
a usual in sin h cases, of the Merest
description Un Kiitlllns; tlie place the
f termini had wei'teil barricades across I
' the streets, defended by machine nun.
I nese hail tn lie stormed on- riy one.
r ',, ,'n,iriK on time after time re.'
rardless of Ins... until the village was
i lea led of' the enemv
"When mo-nlnn dawned a iarch was I
'.Hied out aitmrii; the houses for the
vv out!.!!, and nn thi occasion th" (.el - I
mans dlsila.vd a humanity which, tin-J
foitunatelv. Is hy rm rneHli alwavsl
shown by them, for -hev refrained from
tlrlriK on our bearer p ntlcs erieamdl
in canvliiK away ire wounded within!
unite ' lose lairue. '
"Ourttiu' the dav of Maul, 15 the 'ieri
mans made a last effort to recover the '
mound by assault. It preetimably was
not intended as more than a forlorn
hope, for only 1'on men participated.
l'evv can have e.cap.'d cnl free, and
the Prisoners stiid tlm Ineses were vcrv
treat, the sunriurts esiieclallv sufferini:
(verely from nur shell tlie. while our
bomb.irilr.ii'nt on previous days hail
done much damane tn thi-ir tn tich. s "
lb . ill l inn to the tnktti!: of N.-uve
Cat. il.- tlie cilis.rv.'r 'efii-s tn the
Kr.Mt . asua.ties amonu the .,111, it
'i' the Kil.inlrv of ihe i. irmeutal
otli, ers thmuuh.iut the tlshtim:. I.e
s.ns 'it is iiiii..essar.v to .speak. The
i.isualtv bets tell the tale of the heavy
toil iimone them, due lnrsilv to tt-ei
f.U'i that the.v ate ailviiiuiUK over an
llitinate countr.v Intel. sccted liy hedces
sjiil ihti he. Tlie platoon commanders
had to K" forward and reconnoitre the
crouinl and discover the best way to
. Ir. mnv cut or cro these obt.icle vvith
mit cettuii; the men crowdeil toccther
n riitrow plai'es. sue. as i-.ip" in the
iiedcerow and brulees. THs natu
r.iKv mailed exposure The success
achieved uinl the extraordinary spirit
shown bv the troop are the bct proofs
of the qualities displayed b.v the lead-
el's "
WAR OF EXHAUSTION.
I'rciv lileni'i'
side nf lliuttesl
" 11 ell 1 1 lli'SN."
(in
H
P'fial Cab!' lirtpatfli to Tnr Sl.x.
I.onpo.x, Marc.h I'l The otlklal "evi .
vviliie" a: tho f r nrit 1.1 Trance, m a
despatch lsucd b.v ine War Dili. e to
tilclit s.iy-
"T.-' duty nf tne lir.r sh urrnv 1
now to tit-lit anil kill oi knn k out a
iiiiinv liennan a po,litc a fiulckly
a pnilile and with the least los to
Itself The dutv of the IliitNli nation
1 bj eveiv means In its power to back
up ami help the soldiers to do this "
lleternni.' to the value nf preparedness
tin war of .mv wmr UK nation the "eye
Witness" Miv
'This war i a life and death Mumi-ln
between entile nations, 111 which all tile
resources of evei v i ombatant should
be rnnblliril tn ntie end. Not only will
v., totv depend verv laitely on the a, -tmu
' the nitr.biy. but also eiiuillv or
the piov islmi for tlie mainti nan. of
the aitilieiv and it a mtiiunuion m
ntl.ei u.iiit". upon the action of Hie
iii.imi! n'tut'i is and vvoikii at home
We .tie all tiKhtim; the same battle
I'm cvrij tailute to pel form their share
I the ''cimni'in task nn the part of .
iiutr!.il combatants the price Will ha e
in be paid bv tlie.r omutades In the field
, o, oi nl and tne wnole nation will suffer
r I" l! Kl 'IS a Victor' 111 the lonij
Siicliatbann
"perfect"
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Will heat
prricnh .
your
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plant.
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ravh vrar.
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lionir prevruts colds iul
chills.
Whv no to Florida'
The sainr cunditiotis can
prevuil in our own home
bv ttirunx of these heater.
This, modern construction will supply the proper
temperatures and quality of air to eaih room.
Properly installed, these heaters will automatical
vcnlilatr the entire house,
w warm air int'ans real health
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Whatever your
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however critiuil
you may be, you
will find in our pres
ent pleasing pre
sentation of Spiinp,
suits and overcoat-,
ideals for which
you heretofore
probably have
sought in vain.
To know our clothe,
is to buy them, a lo
son learned each '.c.i
son by thousand', of
men and youiiR men
Spring Suits, $18 to
$45-
Spring Overcoats,
$16 to $40.
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SHIPS DOMINATE
DARDANELLES FORTS
.MHOS Mill 1 1 II VP ITOU'M I lll'lr
Simpriorit . Sn . Ui u
Mi .iliniiill. .
i'i!Aisi:s n.'K.vni i i.i.f.t
l.nNPON, March .'! t
issued the f,, vv .he .
"rnfavonible w,.i"i.
rupted operations .n 'h.
and a seaplane re, nc ,i
been iniposihle th. ., i
to the forts b tin
March IS cannot b. .-.
Kieat expectation s i"ii I
bax'il on this, ns, mv i t
caused by the driftniK in n
' was not pressed
to i
I day
"The niwer of t'le
I. ( I
r the fcirtres bv it.
Its tire seems ! h ,
lihed. Var uil.e.
1 'laru-'er have t" l.
, h" h'nu his h ipi" 'n-.l
!'"' b I'ef that fn
I ''' will - 1. Vi.it
! epe."ed snd pi nv ,d. I
"The Hill "It 'Usual!
'"' killed, wounded and
"ActliiK Vice. Admiral
W e . o
nls-ini;
lc Itn!'.
telf irr.itihcd to the Admlr.iltv
" '1 dei-ire to bl'llil to t il
their lordship tin' splendid
t"
the Trench snu.idnvi Tin
leaves them ipilte un l.ititi'- I
lil Into close a, t or hv I..
lillepr.lttc Wlttl till' ire, ilr '
FRENCH SHIPS l K
The (innlols, tliiiiiiiu.il Vhiriii .
Itrpctrtcil l,ni.
V1-CI3 t tlhlr Itmfyltrh '. ' -
I.nNnoV. March V i v
pat. h from Merlin u . '
ib'SPat'iic frmu c'o's!.
Itic that t.m Pren. h i' -damaui'd
m the l.nd.i
l has sunk off Tench -avs
this preumablv ri", -tleshlp
(laulols.
The fiauloi w ithdti
l:i vv hteh the I'n in '
and the Iliitisli n it b -and
CK-'e.lll WiTr sunk . l
aceordltu; to reports rr i ,
Th" lirst despatch' - i ,'
hcen dam.iKed b.v cu '
ease w i!h the l'.".t
Intlexiblr A 'ne- lbs
at 1'arl from Athi c- - i
of the tjatlb.l had i
that repair could i
a few davs
MASS ON "SMYRNA Cr- '
SI), IHIO Turkish Trnnp nld '
f 'ntii'cli I rn f nl
P.'.o I'altt' lti"tt 1
l...x:v..x. Mar, n .' V i
Allien to the In '' "'
mams from M t '
ha been ,i ureal ' '
lelt for-'es on I Me s' i - -Smyr
n.i The tronp i
to i iin.be s(, oni.
It ,s repmt' il fi.i
1 yii'.'tu vessel ,i . .
KUlf. kll'.im; f rtv i ef .i.
Boilers
Cooking Ua!ii;
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Street, New York
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