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ry-.UffaWiVf -;","'.,pS?i :- "!" "T" Jjlpp? 3S5s , '?,'''','?' -, isf --.f-ij- &. -. J -ptiX-iif&y 'Al&Sr "ft1'5-" ' i R! EADY The Largest Morning Circulation In Washington. Tt m.KAl.l con dnciwi for the prt trrtton t$ tbo EFERENCE 00M ENTINS lic niifrtrrs- as well s for the rrreetn cf thoe with swch rrnnimoditionf for hire rtadj tu tent ou. BUREAU NO. 3110. ONE CENT. WEATHER FAIR. WASHINGTON. P. C. SATURDAY. APRIL 37, 1915. In Washlnstnq ami Points Saburhaa Thereto. ELSJWHERE TWO CKSTS. &iBS MEXICAN CHAOS FORCING POWERS TO TAKE ACTION Threat of International Com plications Disturbs Watchful Waiting Policy in U. S. FAMINE AREA IS RAIDED Agent of Great Power Shows Vast Stores of Food Were Shipped to This Land. OFFICIAL OPTIMISM IS JOLTED Herald's Expose in Affidavit Form Now in Hands of European Power's Agent. Ilj JOSEl'It r. ..M.. Confusion, worse confounded In every new development, is the Mexican situa tion i-s it i at last being driven home to the unwilling consciousness of the ad ministration. t tko n prim Krr-41nr no longer to be soothed with nhrases or hushed into tliet shadows of promises, international In terest in the Mexican problem has been made ominously apparent In recent months, and the developments of the patt three weeks hac added to the threat of the situation. When administration quartets last night accepted as probah!- accurate the reports of an overwhelming defeat of Gen. Villa at the hands of Gen. Obregon and the Carranza armies, it was realized that the Mcxio n policy. feo-ca!letf, had Incurred one of its severest setbacks at a time when it sadly needed the encour agement of a Villa victory Carranza. the man whose stubborn insolence to ward this country early hampered the pac'he policy of the administration, has been lirtual'.j placed in the saddle by Obregon's victor -If that victory ap proaches the proportions claimed for t l Cairanza. And that victory means the apix-arano- of another tlrst-macni-tude star in the Mexican horizon, and ultiiuUi'lx war bitwren Carranza and his present militarj leader. Gen. Obregon. Hurupc'a Patience Tried. That Kuropean powers will not out palience a continuation of present con ditions bevond the termination of hostil ities abroad, is becoming more and more aniarent. In icw- of the outrageous conditions to which foreigners In Mex ico City have been subjected conditions Hi st bared to Washington by The Wash iurton Herald a eck ago estcrday morning Washington representatives of pov.ers interested In Mexico are prepar ing to act almost In concert in im 1 ivsslng upon the State Department the necessiU that this government restore order. Great Britain has been partlcu ljrlj active in this respect. Sir Cecil r"5rns-nrce is In possession of informa tion as to Mexico, gathered through BD.H1H1 representatives sent there for that purpose, in addition to the affidavits brought here by the representative of the International committee in Mexico City. Other embassies arc engaged in a, sim ilar task-preparing the strongest kind of a case against this government and its neglecf of international obligations. In diplomatic circles it is declared orr.ly that the L'nited States at the close of the Kuropean war will be faced with the alternative of restoring order In Mexico by force of arms, or of per mitting another power to do the job. Turtle Ilnr Situation. foretaste of the real situation may be had from fie poiitinn tin coun try li'ids itself in with lesiH-ct to the Japan tc nc-al epcr.-tt'ons at Turtle Ray. As there is no constituted authority In itfAv...n tn i-r.ir-A m tii-.il a:r.jinr.t the continued presence in ostensible salvag- j lng operations of four innorca cr.uscis ; and. a battleship, the United States hard ly can charge aggression or threat of ag gresslon or urge the .Monroe aucirinc. Even President Wilson's optimistic Mexican advisers have ceased trying to conceal the real situation or the probable eventualities. A week aeo yesterday the representative of the Internationa'. Com mittee in Mexico Cit. in a signed article In The Washington Herald, told of actual conditions of starvation and pestilence in the Mexican capital. That story In official it form, together with the name of the authority for the most sensational statement contained in It. now is in the hands of the representative of one of the big European powers, who Is acting un officially for a n-imber of other powers who have large Interests In Mexico. Yesterday. Duval West, President Wil son's latest special agent In Mexico, substantiated in large part the horrible story of conditions In Mexico City as told by The Herald last week. The fact of the matter is that while natives and foreigners in Mexico City and elsewhere were starving, and while Carranza controlled Mexico City and the railway line between there and Vera Cruz, thousands of tons of food stuffs were being shipped from Vera Cruz daily. Here are some figures gathered by the diplomatic agent of a great power and brought personally by that agent to his chief in this city: U. S. Consul Complacent. During the montha of January, February and March. 18.131 head of rattle. 360 lorn of pea. 3.104 tona of bennx. 4JO0 tona of barley, 3,100 tona of frljolea and 174 tona of rlee were hipped from the famine districts to ports In this country, -while United States Consul Sllllman, the President's personal representative at Vera Crjtz. knowing of famine conditions in Mexico City and throughout the near by districts, looked on and remarked reassuringly that the 1315 crop would come next. In return for permission to export these necessities of life from a country which could not pay for them, nor furnish a substitute, owners of these products paid large export commissions into the Carranza treasury at Vera Cruz. Aad a large part of these supplies were confiscated fey regular let lea upon the population of Mexico City, where the poor mow are suhnlstlns; on horseflesh, ratflesa. aad cat flesh or itttllL COUNT ZEPPELIN READY TO LEAD AIR FORCES By BERNARD BF.LAXCOURT Amsterdam, April 16. Count Zeppelin has arrived at CuxhaTen and la In personal charge of aerial operation against Knit land, acrording to adilres re ceived here from Berlin today. Semi-official report state there Is a irreat actlilty at CuxhaTen and Eniden. Ino of (Irrramr'i chief flying bsie.i, rthile there are Indication that the Herman fleet la about to make a nevr aortle. CHARGED WITH $105,000 ROBBERY WITH LOVER Mrs. Lillian Camp Munson, Wife of New York Artist. Tells of Ro mance with Accused. San Francisco, April 16. Mrs Lillian Camp Munson, said to be the wife of. a New York capitalist and artist of note, was a Tederal prisoner here today, charged with aiding Ralph N. Lovell to loot the First National Bank, Kdgewater. X. J., of JIOJ.OCO. Lovell was formerly the cashier of the institution, and Is now awaiting trial. Mrs. Munson hysterically denied all knowledge of the crime. Mrs. Mnnon was arraigned before a l'nited States commissioner and remand ed to the custody of a Federal marshal, who will start for New Jersey with her tomorrow. Mrs. Munson later admitted her Infat uation for Ixivell, and spoke freely of her trip to Rio Janeiro with him. Upon his arrival there, Mrs. Munson said, I-ovell began spending money recklessly and abusing her. This shattered the ro mance. She returned to Xcw York, where she met and married Mr. Munson. VILLA DEFEATED, Gives Details from Obregon. Cavalry Turned Tide of Celaya Battle. VILLA DENIES REVERSES Asserts. Delay in Armi-Shirnnenls Pre vented City's Capture, but He Will Teach Obregon a Lesson. Gen. Carranza telegraphed his agency here yesterday that Gen. Obregon won a great victory over Gen. Villa on Thurs day, and that the latter's losses num bered H.O00 killed, wounded, or taken prisoners. The claim is made that Gen. Obregon captured thirty cannon, more than 5.000 Mauser rifles, many horses and saddles, and other war material. Carranza's dispatch included the report of Gen. Obregon on the battle, describ ing the strategy he employed, lie bays Villa's three armies, numbering 30 TO men, began the attack at 6 a. m. on Tuesday. The battle front was twenty kilometers in length. He describes the assaults as "continuous and desperate." After the fighting had continued thirty eight hours. Gen. Obregon ordered a gen eral adance. bringing up a column of cavalry, 6.000 strong, which he had held in reserve. Ills reports go on to say: "As soon as this movement was begun the enemy showed signs of dismay and complete disorganization. Our cavalry charges on the enemy's flank and the attacks of our infantry, which was ad vancing against the enemy's flank and front, determined its defeat, and at 1:15 p. m.. April lo. the retreat in great ais- order began. Our cavalry column Is. pur suing what Is left of the enemy. Our losses do not exceed 3TO men dead and uounded." El Paso. April 15. Gen. Francisco Villi in an official statement telegraphed here estcrday. told his side of the story of the battle at Celaya, which the Car ranzlstas state resulted In defeat for the northern leader. The dispatch from Villa follows: "Because heavy shipments of ammuni tion, which I was expecting, failed to ar rive in time though they are now on the way I found It impossible to capture Celaya yesterday and the enemy still holds the positions they had when my attack began. My troops retain tho posi tions they occupied before my offensive was launched. I lost no trains nor muni tions of war. Reorganizing Ills Brigades. "I am engaged now In reorganizing my brigades and replenishing the cartridge belts of my soldiers. If, by the time this is done, Obregon has not evacuated Celaya, I shall teach him that the morale of my troops Is not damaged by a rifling delay. He will not be permitted to move northward in any event and I expect in a short time to obtain a definite victory over him. "When my attack began, the enemy was barely able to hold the formidable positions and fortifications lie had con structed. When he learned that my am munition was nearly exhausted, he made a sortie and I saw that I would be forced to retire. Tho .retrograde move ment was Accomplished in perfect order and all my artillery and supplies were saved. My forces retain their good spirits and are confident of obtaining a vic tory when this great quantities of am munition nonJ enrouto reach us." Bnltlmore aad Ohio to Baltimore. S1.J0 round trip every Saturday and Sunday, (rood returning until i , -Alonday. Adv. - , WIRES CARRANZA BOARD DODGES MATCH OF WITS 0NRULE45 Finds It More Convenient to Pigeonhole Than to Answer Arguments. REPEAL PLEA IGNORED Married Women Question Put Aside Without Referring It to a Committee. NEW PERSONNEL ONLY HOPE "I've Been Goat Long Enough," Says One Supervisor of Educa tional System. After listening for an hour and a half to arguments In favor of the repeal of rule 45 of the Board of Education, which automatically dismisses from the public schools women teachers who marry, the board at a meeting; yesterday afternoon In the Franklin Building adjourned without perform ing even the courtesy of referring; the married woman teacher problem to a committee for consideration. The attitude of members of the board Indicated strongly that ,nothtng less than revolutionary changes la personnel or method of appointing irould offer any hope for the en shackled women membera of the Din trlet'a teaching force. When the prominent persons in fa or of repeal had completed their addresses to the board, Henry P. Blair, chairman of the body, announced:- "The arguments have been listened to attentively and the matter now la for the further consideration of the board." Arguments Filed Array. The supporters of repeal then left the board room and routine matter was copsidered. Mr. Blair referred to the receipt of a brlejf and resolu tions, in. .behalf T tli resTjirtirg of the regulation, and handing the docu ments to Harry O. Hine, the secre tary, remarked: "These arc to be sent to the proper files.'' When all the routine business before the board had been disposed of, Mr. Blair said: "The women whom we huve Just heard requested that the question of repealing rule 43 be referred to a separate commit tee for consideration. I shall entertain j any motion relative to the matter." There was silence. Then Mrs. Edith Kingman Kern, member of the board. whispered something to John B. Lamer, j also member of the body. Mr. Lamer laughed and said half aloud: "No, I've been goat long enough." Parenthetically. Mr. Lamer was chair man of the committee which recently had the problem under consideration for five months. No motion was made. Silence again telgned. Then Mr. Lamer said: "I move we adjourn." And the board adjourned, aing rule 45 on the statute books, without immedi ate hope of being repealed. Mrs. Ellis Logan, president of tho Fed eration of Women's Clubs, and leader in the movement for repeal, opened the hearing, after Mr. Blair had announced that the regular order of business would be suspended. Opposed to Hale 43. "We are opposed to this rule." eIic said, "for it penalizes marriage, it dis criminates against sex, it discriminates against social status, it is against public policy, it is contrary to the fundamental principles of government, it Is class leg islation. It Implies that the married woman teacher is Inefficient, and it is not In accordance with the well-recognized opinion that dismissal of teachers should, be based solely upon Inefficiency, and not upon sex or social status. "We ask that the board reconsider rule 45 and that the matter be referred to a committee other than that which recently had the problem under advisement." Miss Ellen Marshall Rugg read resolu tions adopted at the recent mass meet ing held to protest against the rule. Charles E. Vrooman. chief clerk of the solicitor's office of the Department of Justice, then presented tho logical rea sons why the regulation should be re scinded. He declared that it is unjust, unconstitutional, unfair, in violation of the fundamental principles of govern ment, and smacking strongly of class leg islation. This rule," he said, "is Interdicting the home. It Is putting a premium upon celibacy. It is creating more spinsters. If you members of the board are inter ested In promoting marriage Instead of celibacy, in promoting the multiplication of the race instead of infanticide, in pro moting the home instead of preventing the making of homes, you will neces sarily repeal this unjust regulation. Forced to Earn Bread. "Many married women are compelled to be bread Winners. They arc not barred from being typists, milliners, music teachers, or saleswomen. Then why tlTould they be barred from school teach ingr' COCTUiirED' OS rAG-TTHH-CaV t PRESIDENT WRITES History of Country in fifteen-minute newspaper readers. BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBalKf'cllinnnnUnn bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbH i';V' & W'ibbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbI TnTafafafafafafafafafafafafafafafafafafafafafafa f- '''-t "Vtoj! 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Tfeallzing this fact, and believing that many Americans, especially those who have been deprived of an extended education, would welcome an oppor tunity to become more familiar with the thrilling story of how their coun try rose to be one of the greatest nations of the world In the space .of 100 years. The Washington Herald has arranged to print this story be ginning Monday, in the words of President Woodrow Wilson. In addjtion to the valuable Informa tion they will have gained by spend ing fifteen minutes a day In reading this story, chapter by chapter, how much more Interesting it will be to Herald readers to become acquainted with the viewpoints of the man who now directs the destiny of the United States? Even thoso who know the history of their country almost word for word will perceive in many of the chapters of President Wilson's story his views on the rights of American citizens and American ships, questions that may sway the. future of this country today. Every one watches eagerly the news columns at this time, following the pro gress of incidents that endanger ths neu trality of their country; and, with a clearer understanding of the manner In which the statesmen of the past guided their country through similar crises, they will be better able to perccivo the" full meaning of the various moves of the statesmen of today. As stated above, few people have the time nowadays to read thick volumes of history the sight of the books dis courage, them. But there is hardly a person who does not, glance through the newspapers today, when such vital sub jects are In the, public mind. And It' is while performing this daily , habit that you' will- be given' the opportunity to taapare tho actloaa of tho -ntitthtm'of the past with those of today, and with out the tedious dullness of the historic volume. President Wilson's story begins with the founding of the English and Dutch colonics in Xorth America and sketches their development to the period of the Revolution. After explaining the prin ciples upon which the present govern ment was founded, the President carries the narrative through the early admin istrations, and deals in detail with civil war and the reconstruction period. Uvery great crisis In the history of every nation has resulted In a literary drift of that nature, and The Washing ton Herald believes that the most timely piece of literature it can offer Its read ers is the -story of how their nation has in the past been guided through Just such perilous seas as the United States is now riding. Those who have read President Wil son's historical works unanimously de clare that the person who reads his his tory of Our Country will have received an historical education equal to that gained by college graduates. In a word. The Herald offers Its read ers an historical story, containing a solu tion of Incidents similar to those that now threaten this country, and written by the man upon whoso shoulders their solution rests. MAN HUNT, STARTED BY GIRL'S TALE, SUCCEEDS Five Hundred Run to Earth Man Who Child Says Lured Her Into Woods. Augusta, Me., April 16. After an all night man-hunt by 500 infuriated citizens, police, and militia. Julian KIttredge, ac cused by 12-year-old Doris Brown of luring her Into Mount Pleasant woods, was captured today by Deputy Marshal Sewall Glidden and Private Ralph Bry ant, of Company M. Second Kegiment, Maine National Guard, who halted the fugitive under threat of being shot In his tracks. The armed searchers had been beating steadily through the woods near Mount Pleasant Cemetery since early last nlgh't. The word had been passed along to "Get KIttredge. dead or alive." Added fury was given the man-hunt by the story sobbed out by Doris Brown, who returned lo her home about 4 o'clock this morning, saying that KIttredge had sent her back when the pursuit became too hot for him.. She had been in the woods' since school yesterday afternoon. When she was led Into tho woods by a strange man a schoolgirl 'companion spread the alarm and .a, man-hunt began. At 6:20 o'clock' last 'night Jtho fire alarms sounded'- the militia' call. . ' ' i - Baronets Be Xeuter Dead. i London, April 16. Baroness drtUutar dicor'txeiiittteaaj;r daily installments for busy WAR REARS VAST 1USTRYINU.S. Output of Fighting Equip ment Has Grown Rapidly in Past Few Months, NEW FACTORIES ERECTED Population of One Town Manu facturing Arms Has Trebled in Few Weeks. As a result of the statement of the German government in its recent note that "an enormous new Industry of war materials of every kind is being built up In the United States." offi cials here have been Interested in finding out the extent to which the busings has increased, t6 determine whether the allegation Is based on fact. Information uncoered yesterday shows that existing plarts have been enlarged and new ones erected. The du Pont Company, the only manufacturer of military powder In the United States, has built two new plants at a cost of $5,000,000 each. Two or three other plants manufactur ing war materials have made addi tions to their works, and at least one has installed special machinery for the manufacture of military rifles and Is at last ready to make shipments. Heretofore only sporting rifles have been made in this country. The War Department makes its military rifles In its own plants. Activity Kept Secret. The most interesting phase of the situation is the activity of- the du Pont Company, which has been kept secret up to this time. The only one of the two new 5.000,000 factories of which anything Is known has been built at Smith's Point. Va., since the beginning of the war. This place Is on the James River, nine miles from Petersburg, and about thirty miles from Richmond. Ocean going vessels come up the river, and receive their cargoes of gun cotton 'and dynamite at the factory's wharves. The extent of tho plant and Its ca pacity are Indicated by the fact that 8,100. workmen are employed there In the manufacture o?" explosives for foreign shipment. The du Pont Company has probably benefited mora from the war than any other single concern. .At Penns -Grove. N. J., it has another plant. The town has increased from .000 .to 7.000 popula tion In a few weeks, and it Is expected to reach 12,000 by September L It la estimated that a force of C.S09 men Is working night and' day making explo, slves. and every day long freight traina, loaded with the product. leave tho plant Wr Air Raiders Again Over British Towns BULLETIN. Lradoa, April 17. Reports received at 2:45 o'clock this morning say thet German air craft, probably ZeppeKas, bare appeared over Ipswich aad Felix stowe, ib Suffolk, aad Colchester, m Essex. Seven bombs were dropped in the neighborhood of Colchester shortly before 1 o'clock this moraing. The extent of the damage has not yet been ascertained. The government has issued warnings for the entire coast and the month of the River Stour. REIGN OF TERROR IN SMYRNA; TURKS LOOT! i Numerous Assassinations Committed Daily Residents Robbed and Driven from City. Sjrclal Cb t" Tlie Wanhiuitrij Herald. Paris, April 16. A dispatch to the Temps from Alexandria says: "A reign of terror prevails In the town of Smyrna. The Turkish troops are pillaging tho shops for army supplies. Wealthy residents have been robbed of all their property and driven into the In terior. Numerous assassinations are com mitted dally by brigands who had been armed by the government to assist in the defense of the town." THAW IS LOSER IN LEGALDECREE Appellate Court Vetoes Pro posed Return to New Hampshire. GOOD RIDDANCE, OPINION V-' -v- - - Further-Test to Come Monday. When Sanity Hearing Will Be Given Prisoner. Bptciil to The Wuhinrton Herald. New Tork, April 16. The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today handed down a decision affirming the de cision of Justice Page in the Supreme Court, holding that Harry K. Thaw Is not entitled to have the New Tork State authorities return him to New Hamp shire. The effect of this Judgment Is that Thaw, who is now In the Tombs, should be returned to Mattewan Asylum under the order of Justice Dowling. He will remain In the Tombs, however, pending the hearing before Justice Hendrlck Mon day In the Supreme Court as to his right to a trial by Jury on the question of his sanity. Thaw Hears ews Calmly. Whatever may be the result of his habeas corpus application he Mill has a chance to be returned to New Hampshire If the Court of Appeals, or the United States Supreme Court, should decide that New York is honor bound to convey Thaw back to the place from which he was taken to answer for a criminal charge, of which he has been acquitted. Thaw will take an appeal to these tribunals If necessary. The decision of the appellate division was communicated to Thaw In his Tombs cell and was received calmly. He ap peared disappointed, because the remarks of Presiding Justice Ingraham, of the appellate division, during the argument before the court gave him hope that his petition would be favorably acted upon. lie declined to comment upon the deci sion. Good Riddance, Judge Says. Justice Hotchkiss wrote the prevailing opinion on tho law, and Justices Mc- Loughlin. Clarke, and Scott concurred. Justice Scott wrote another opinion of more general character. In which lie expressed tho betlcf that New York State might well be rid of Thaw. Presiding Justice Ingraham. without approving these opinions, concurred in the result. Justice Scott said, in part "It may be that the State would be well rid of so troublesome a guest and that In view of his acquittal it Is to be regretted that he was brought back, but that is not a matter for Judicial con sideration. Alt we have to consider is his right to be discharged from the law ful outstanding commitment to Mattea wan, and It seems clear to me that he had no such right. So Ground for Claim. "Certainly If we were to .release him from the restraining effect of the com mitment. we"'hav,c3npppwer to compel his deportment. KEmmSmf, Je him unconditionally, leaff!"nnjw o de termine whether ho will go or stay." The court says it-does not care how Thaw was brought back from New Hampshire, "Even If. We had been kidnapped aad brought bnclc In defiance of the law, he would have had no standing to insist that he be returned to the place from whkh Jm cam, my Um decision. 'SILENT CHARGE' WINS TWO HILLS FOR CMS ARMY Austro-German Counterattack Launched Fichting Still On." BAYONET BATTLE WAGED Russians, Stealing Noiselessly on Foe, Break Through Entanglements. POLAND BATTLE IS REOPENED Grand Duke Nicholas, in Report. Tells of Further Successes for Russ Troops. ny FltA.NCIS LAVELLn SltRRAT. Pctrograd. April IS. By what is le ferred to In the official report of tho Russian war office tonight as a "silent charge" on the Austro-German position in the Carpathians, the Russians have won two more hills from the defenders of the passes into the Hungarian plains. A counter-attack was started, and tho battle for possession of the peaks Is still in progress. Thu names and positions of these herglits are not given in the report. It Is said, however, that the Russians, by noiselessly approaching the barbed-wire entanglements of the enemy In the night, managed after a shall bayonet battle in the trenches to wrest the positions from them. Many Prisoners Taken. Numerous prisoners fell Into the hands of the attacking force, and It is said the losses on both sides were extremely heavy. The Austro-Germans lost no time when It was seen the hills wore fated to fall and rushed the Ulst reserve tegiment into a counter-attack which at the time the statement was gien out was still raging. From Toland come iv-portK of the reopening of the battle ,over which there has been a lull for weeks. Russian successes In the Mlawa re gion and west of the Vistula River are' announced In the latest advices from Grand Duke Nicholas. Germans In Dnily Attack. The operations near Mlawa are di rected against the right wing of the German forces lying along the Xarew Bobr front with a salient extending toward the fortress of Ossowiec against which the Germans make al most daily attacks without success. If the Russians can maintain their offensive and reach the German lines of communication from the East Prus sian frontier, the siege of Ossowiec will have to be abandoned. Artillery In riace. West of the Vistula In the vicinity of Sochazew the Russians are re newing their efforts to take the Ger man trenches and drive the enemy back across the Bzura River. Heavy Rus sian artillery has been brought up to shell the German pontoon bridges be tween Bozlazlow and Sochaczew. The situation at Sochaczew Is like that In the western theater at st. Mlehel. The Germans have a wedge extending to the east bank of the Bzura which they have managed to hold for several weeks despite mining operations by the Russians. A dispatch from Lembcrg passed by the censor but officially unconfirmed thu far by the war office states that in their defeat at Kozlowa on Wednesday the Austro-German forces lost ?,0m men in killed, wounded and prisoners. Encmj's Attack In Vain. "In the direction of Rostok. the enemy made several fruitless attacks near the village of Croszpatau against the heights occupied by us. "On Wednesday we successfully re pulsed persistent attacks made by the enemy in the direction of Strj'J- "Reports arrhlng from the various sec tions of the Carpathian front show that everywhere the roads are in a bad state owing to heavy thaws and the swelling of the rivers. "Yesterday. In the Black Sea. our de stroyers sank, off the Anatolian coast, four steamers, two of which were laden with coal, and several sailing vessels, and exchanged fire with the Hungulvak batteries." TALES OF HOLLAND IS WAS. Dutch Newspaper Discusses Possi bility After Ship's Loss. Amsterdam. April IS. Possibility of war between Germany and Holland was frankly dlsucsscd by the Telegram to day, which denounced the sinking of the Dutch steamer Katwyk as " a crime." It Is Intimated, however, that Holland would take no military action without carefut consideration, saying: "If Hot land has to enter the war It must be the Dutch government who chooses the moment, not tho government navtng these cowardly assassins' P. B. I. Will Place Large Order. Phlladelnhla. April 16. The Pennsyl vania Railroad has announced its In tention to submit proposals tomorrow for the construction of J20.000.80i worth of equipment including locomo tives and cars of all varieties. 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