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r &w tW "yfWf, ' rpr- tar'" .wp -wif7 .,' Ute 'KUhtnatan Hme WEATHER FORECAST: Partly Cloudy; Colder (Full Report on Page Two.) HOME EDITION NTJMBEB 8827. WASHINGTON, THURSDAY EYEyiNG-, MABCH 2, 1016. PBICE ONE CENT. :i BIG GUN DUEL AT VERDUN AS ARMIES REST Lul in Infantry Attacks Believed to Presa&e Renewed On slaught. CROWN PRINCE RECALLED General Staff Unable to Agree on Attack, Assert Rumors , From Mainz. LONDON, March 2. The lull on the Verdun front" in infantry fighting continued through last night, according to both Berlin and Paris, official war office state ments. ' i While both statements reported no change on the western front, renewal of German artillery ac tivity in the Champagne and Ver dun sectors is admitted. Whether this is to shield the movement of troops and supplies to other sectors or presages a new onslaught to envelop the main Verdun defenses is yet to be disclosed. With dispatches indicating the appalling German losses in the ten-day fighting, there comes rumors from Mainz that the crown prince nas yielded com mand of the Verdun offensive to the Duke of Wurttemberg and has jieen called to meet the German general staff and the Kaiser in a war councili-f-' STAFF IS DIVIDED. The Kaiser' advisers are said to bo divided over the question of conntlnulng tb Verdun attack. Thero Is nothing in the German official statement to support Amsterdam reports that the Germans' are about to launci a new drive through the Argonne. The French war office reported tho repulse of a German attack against Fresnes yesterday afternoon, casting discredit on an unofficial press report from Berlin that Fresnes had been cap. tured by the Teutons. Derlln reports that a counter-attack delivered by tho French upon IJouaumorit was declared to have been unsuccessful. "In the Yscr district," continued the official statnment, "enemy's ar tillery has been very active. "North of Vordun on the eastern bank of the Meuse, the French ngaln sacrificed troops In useless counter attacks against the fortress of Dpu numont. "In the northern part of the Rus sian front, artillery combats havo been very lively at sovernj places, whero German puns carried out suc cessful entorrlses against the enemy. Aircraft Shot Down. "Northwest of Mltnu, a Russian aircraft wan shot down In an air fight and the occupants made pris oners. German airmen successfully attoclccd the railroad at Molodet hno." Tho Geneva correspondent of tho C'hroncle wires that "a spirit or disor ganization prevails within the Oormim general staff as a result of Verdun de feat. Koveral generals are advising oca.'tist a continuance of the offensive, v-hllu Ooncral von Kalkenhayn, chhif of the geonral stall, continues to send re enforcements. "It Is Impossible to conceive the real exlen' of the Herman loss?. The wounded are pouring back In all direc tions. On Saturday last alon-j Jo.uw wounded were dispatched to the tear. Tho German losses In the flghtlnK from Friday last to Monday nro estimated By an officer of tho German general start at 7f,000. "Tho crown prince has been urgently aurrnoned to general headquarters, where, thero Is expectation of lamentable evonts. The crown prlnco v ill not re turn 10 ine ngnung iroiu ror some time. In the meanwhile the Duke of Wurttein hqrg will take over the command of the crown prince's army." In tho meantime the Frankfurt Ga zette reports that heavy supplies are moving to tho front, and that a grand assuult on Verdun was to bo expected. That vew Is held among British mili tary critic. . French Gunners Active. French fins nre replying to u vigor ous attack iear Fresnes, southeast of Verdun. Both In Paris and Berlin the impres sion provalU that the thirty-six-hour lull In Infuntry attacks la only prelimi nary to a grand assault on ,tlio Verdun forts. The crisis In tho battle for Vordun, siy Paris military experts, cams on tun duy when tho Germans hrew heavy forces against the French front extend In from tho Pepper IIclgiitB through uouaumont. limn ti,. .... in i . .!.''.. i """" " wunicniitiiimr jj "no ilium tmjn rnnyc 01 Iho French guns, tho Germans woro un-; .dcrthe prot-ctlon of anal' hllU. limrcd-' thrown b2ck In a sUhoCur batSaf Not All Periscopes Are on Submarines For, You See, the 'Germans Put 'Them on Mines to Invite Ramming. BALTIMORE, March 2. A new Ger man Idea Is rtported by Copt. B. J, Keelty, of tho British steamship Kat field, Just arrived here. According to Captain Keelty, the Ger mans, knowing that the British au thorities have offered a reward of 12,600 for any skipper who rams a submarine, have built a great number of minea with a pipe projecting above tho water, which looks, exactly Ilka a periscope, and set them adrift. Along comes the British steamer and eca tho periscope. With his choice, at he thinks, between J2.B00 and a torpedo in his ship's side, ho promptly rams tho supposed submarine and Is ln atantty blown up. ...CJJpu!n Kccl.ty jaw many British ships have already undergono this unfortunate experience, and that he himself saw one of the deceptive mines, which was picked up by a patrol boat. B MAY BEGIN 1 PORTUGAL Demand For Release of Ships To Be Followed By Such a Declaration. AMSTERDAM. March 2. "Germany Is prepared to dcclaro war on Portugal Immediately In t ehevent of an unsatls t!li0J.V.rPI.y.Jln he note demanding the rrleuso of sclied'German ships," said a dlspntch from Berlin today. Portuguese consuls in Germany have warned their countrymen to prepare to depart, tho menage said, declaring that 4he situation miy become critical to. night. Tho Berlin newspapers declare that Germany cannot allow the noMent to psss without disgracing Germany. J ICULrE for tX)L LISBON'. March 2.-SIxtv lenders of the German colonv left hurriedly for Spjln today on receipt of reports that Germany Is about to declare war on Portugal, rrho majority of the German business .houses hnvo been closed. It li rumored the German minister will leave Lisbon this afternoon. No confirmation of this report was obtain able at tho embassy or the foreign of fice, but It Is generally believed there will be Important developments within twenty-four hours. Tho President cqnferredvuntU a late hour' last jfilght .wlth-'hlayqibinnt. and also with other political le'a'ders who were summoned to the foreign office. Th reply lo the German demands Is said to have been framed at this con ference, and to have been telegraphed to Berlin before midnight. Departures of Germans from Lisbon continued today. It Is .estimated that about 300 German business men have, gono to Spain. Ru;ss Prisoners Escape, Make Their Way to Italy ROME, March 2. Several Ruwlan prisoners of war, Interned In Austrian camps, escaped and made their way miraculously through the Austrian lines on the Italian front, according to dis patches received here today. One of the Russians was drowned fording a stream In tho Alps. The others, half dead from exposure, stag gered Into an Italian encampment. Six Vessels Sunk By German U-Boats First Day of New Campaign Marked by Death of 18 ' Aboard Steamer. LONDON. March 2.-On the first day of tho new German order to toornedo armed merchantmen, tho Russian steamer Alexander Wcntzol was sent to tho bottom with a loss of eighteen lives, according to dispatches received hero today. Four Lowestoft fishing smacks, the Ttevoje, Tyron, Reliance, and Harold, havu been sunk within twenty-four hours. Their crews wero landed. Tho French mlne-swceper Au Revolr M torpedoed and sunk on Tuesday by ii German U-boat. The crow has been saved, according to advices reaching lluvre. Though nono of tho London dispatches thus fur havo Indicated that the ships sunk havo carried arms, the sinking of tho vessels mentioned in today's dis patches and tho Thornaby, reported yesterday, Indicates a. sudden renewal of Gorman U-boat, operations. French Reported to Have Abandoned Fort de Vaux AMSTKBDAM, March 2. Unconfirm ed reports from German sources today said the French have evacuated Fort de Vaux, one of the Verdun forts, two miles southeast of Fort Douaumnnt Tho noiltlon. It Is stated, was wrnrli.il by German artillery flro. From the ' ' heights south of Douaumont the French I Girl's Mental Condition However have played steady streams of fire over niemai uonuiuon, nowever, the ruins of the fort and (he Germans I Still Puzzles Doctors hov been unable to occupy it. ouu ruzztcs uuciurs. After taking Dleppo, Berlin reports, I the Germans moved un h jnvy howltxers I BALTIMORE, March 2. Grace Mar vi., BVi X bombnrdmeit ft Fort 1 I shf.il, tho Kaston girl, who was kept In n-lnfantry6 "hXV'Ts dX'irell " r twelve year, by her ugiilnst Fort do Tavennes. the next of j parents, has gained twonty pounds, ac thu Wrdun forts south of "o Vaux. The I cording to surgeons at Johns Hopkins lTf-nch hurled back this attack at the : Hospital, where she has bocn under 17i Ei, .,!, &.'.'. worr-.nuV.'' ed back upon Do Vaux and finally I forced to abandon IL Travelers arrlvlnc here indav rennrr fl.u IIia n..liinn. m. . ...-V' nrnvuy in 1110 jrgonna, nivinT 3'llt fn.W re-enforcements, Into tjie Argoiiiia V f !Hn,,,,?,ira?n' iV' U .Vi ')e Jea", ln eftorU t0 '""'"P lho mln MILEAGE GRAB OF aJlMMUVtUMIMlSKWHY BY VOTE JN HOUSE Members Who Must Soon Aot on Borland Rider Take Big Traveling Expenses. COX MAKES ANNUAL FIGHT Gets Little Consideration ' Trying to Reduce Fee Five Cents. in to Members of the House who soon will vote, on the Borland amendment, re quiring eight hours work per day of Government clerks, today, voted over whelmingly for the customary ''mileage grab" of SO cents per mile for tho trav eling expenses of Senators and Con gressmen. Congressman Cox, of Illinois, made his nnual fight for a reduction In the mileage allowance to S cents per mile. When a rising voto was taken the opposition was so great that the presid ing officer did not carefully count tne friends of the 20-cent mileage. Waving his gavel at the standing members. Chairman Crisp announced tho vote to bo HO to forty-six, although It appeared that more than 200 membcis had stood up against the Cox amend ment. "Everybody Up." The vote wan taken amid laughter, a general hulabaloo and cries of "every body up." Congressman Morrison, an Indiana Democrat, who seldom speaks but Is on(. of the most effective orators In the House, delivered a brief utterance on tho sham and pretense exhibited In the House In tho annual mileage fight. He called such proceeding farclal and reminded his colleagues that members iiu generally erica loudest for are ductlon In mileage were always first at the window of tho Sergeant-At-Arms to get their mileage checks. Congressman Mnrrlann'n rmmIi v received with greut applause and laughter. oMotion Shouted Down. The decisive defeat of tho Cox 5-cent per mile amendment was predicted by a motion by Congressman Howard of Georgia to cut out mileage allowances entirely, This was shouted down- Concrms man Byrns, In charge of the legislative appropriation bill, favored the, 20 cent a mile allowance, "because he said the Benato wouiaput 'it back In the bill anywiry, - wr- Titers Was1 n6saJson during the annutl mileage rewVwhlch always ends the' same, of tha Borland amendment proposing to "economize" by adding on hour a day to the working day of Go c rnmont clerkt without paying them ex tra compensation. The Borland amend ment may not come to a Yoto for sev eral days. Little Chance of Debate On Borland Rider Today The House today returned to Ita dis cussion of the legislative, executive and Judicial appropriation bill and the Bor land rider for a mlmtmtim eight-hour day for Government clerks. Congressman Byrns of Tennessee, in charge of the bill, said there wus no prospect, however, that tne Borland rider will be reached today. This provlMon is near the end of tne (Continued on Sixth Page.) London Press Lauds Showdown Demand Wilson Courageous, Says West minster Gazette Sure of Sympathy Says Globe. LONDON, March 2. "Plucky" and "courageous" were terms used by the London press today la describing President Wilson's move to force a count of noses In Congress on the question of upholding: his position with regard to Germany. "Tho stand taken by the President Is straightforward and courageous," said thu Westminster Gazette. "President Wilson Is assured cf the. sympathies of the allies," said the Globe, one of the President's most revere critics "Thd Prerldent's Stand Is plucky." eald th-s Pall Mall Gacette, whjch ex pressed (he hope that President Wil son, will not compromise with his opponents In Congress on a basjs of a limitation of armament. Such a. compromise would cause til feellnjr here, the Gazette added, and vould u- oniv a measure or expediency, in asmuch as Americans Would continue patronizing English armed ships, If thuy chore. The Dully News raid that Presi dent Wilson has given America tho opportunity to choose between honor and dlnhoncr. GRACE MARSHALL GAINS 20 POUNDS ireaiment ror the last three months, There has been no substantial lm provement in her mental condition, a was stated that the surgeons at 1'hlpps J linlc, where tho girl Is under observa tion, have been baffled in determining on tin- exact method of trying to rostore the glrl'o Intellect to normal. Th llrst move Will ho In lirlne lh -I.-I u un iiuriiini pnysicai staio lhyslcal stato nmi then J her mental activities, ir.v in increase tt'ie nas so far rrsponaeo out reewy to efforts made along this line. BILLY SUNDAY MLS SOME OF TrEM FAIL Do Not "Sweat Enough Collars" to Win Converts, Evangelist Says. HIS WORDS SIZZLING HOT Denounces "Lynx-Eyed, Dog matic," and "Society Bell wether" Preachers. BALTIMOKR. March J.-Bllly Sunday fired some of his most sizzling verbiage Into an audience of C00 preachers from all over Marylnnd, this morning at Mt. Vernon Place M. E. Church. His sub ject was "Why some men In the min istry are failures." "If I didn't sweat out any more col lars trying to get, people Into the king dom of God than you do, I wouldn't bo any more successful than you are," he shouted, pointing an accusing finger at them. ' lie characterized some deacon and elders as "old lynx-eyed, dogmatic, lympullc. hogjowled. bleary-eyed, v clety bello wethers, and spat on the floor to show his contempt of this type. The more fervid Sunday's criticism grew the more "aniens" were heard, and most of his excoriattons were coupled with a emtio that robbed them of venom. "One preacher out West told me all the people of bin congregation had the crin or rnlili " ha said. "I know where. they got it. If they sat down after I that fellow hud gotten up they would navo got pneumonia." Dleffrence In Delivery. "Two fellows got out of college. One got a thousand a year for preaching, and the other got six thousand for playing baseball," Sunday said. "The preacher asked me why this was. 1 told him It was the difference in their delivery." In Introducing Sunday, a clergyman said he did not know whether the prayer mcolinga were to stop now that he has arrlvod or not. If tney atop," ta.'ii-upted Sunday, "I quit. They will be held in tho mornings umtcau ni nignis. mats an. A boy can hold a cai old a candle, for a giant to work hv." hA hAfran. "UTavrw. I n drop a few, remarks that will act UkeS nicKcis wuu, you lor tne slot maonrne. Thcxord -hs rm uiefor milk nnd-chalfi, YiutMU Ufied, ftab-iycldeu preacher.' ho thundered. "One thing I like about a bantam rooster Is that he can crow loud and has tha spurs to back up his crowing "Homo preachers live too much on stilts. They go around preaching John Smith and him dignified Instead of Christ and him crucified. "They stalk about pitching French poetry Into second story windows in stead of delivering the bread of life at the front doors. They are like flat-tailed sheep after n rain one flap and they Shun "Hlghbrowlam." After he urged them to be sincere. Sunday pleaded with them to forsake "highbrowism." "I remember a theological student who came around to preac h In a prince albert coat. my. he was tho nice voung dude, and in n. mlnuto one fellow got up and valked out, remarking: -Now, ......... ,,, i,,c vaiiiiiiaig cai cm, ' i .en ounaay courKior the clergy men that personality was their biggest asset. "Bo what you are." he said o.n?ti'.,lt n ,ot. of Phi-brained mutu out In tho pews think ypu ought to be. od wants your- undiluted individual- "Gcd took Peter because ho was a nsherrcan. If he had chosen a thenloc. ii'. finLfeJ,,,or,. the Progress of the world years " n ,et back a t,,0,,san,, Object to Release Of J. William Henry Attorneys Would Not Have Court Grant Discharge in Bankruptcy. In opposition to the court granting a dlschargo from bankruptcy to J. William Henry, of the defunct broker age firm of Lewis Johnson and Com pany, J. Miller ICenyon, H. Bozler Du lany, and Byrun U. Graham, trustees in bankruptcy for the firm, have filed a lenethy document with the District Supreme Court. l.?il, 'rUB'e"1. enumerate thlrty-one Items In which It s alleged Henrv committed acts of bankruptcy wlilch Whid lur0V0 1 bar i hl8 discharge: JSS ??'.. "." f:."?nry ,,;;: " 1-u"tl" nnanciai con ditions or the Co-partnership" failed i"iinii.. neon uooks carrying ac counts The furtner allegation Is made that Henry entered Into contracts re leasing William A. Mearns and Charlea V. Williams from debts due the company. The rtnlon was filed by Attornev STOSf.a Cl Tuc"r- nd u- ROUMANIA'S DOWAGER IS CRITICALLY ILL Queen Has Bronchitis, Says Ex Change Telegram. LONDON, March 2.-Carmer. Sylva, Dowagor-Queen of Boumanla and well known roet-author, is critically 111 of bronchitis, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam iii, iy" u"r '"WVerv is said to be un- KIom ,h-?;m sni.rcc U wns reported ln:it the Hill jm Inn i-x.ii- ironilnn...! i. sufforlic frcm bronchlth. a wireless dispatch rrom nome today slso carried tho report that tle Bulgai, ...., i..ici in in, ii rumored in Home. V. di.nniH. Vt'i.ri ih'-T ulT. '" i,0V'0' e 'owrnmcnl'B conscription, act 'ffi."'.' lll ''.ffMSl""" ..!? S?f. 0U. Propara'tlon. assassinate him while he was returning .Massltit. him i II. .: wk. V..' i". " ... .... (sicuv uiy iu viuwb. FIGHT IS OVER ARMED SHIPISSUE; STONE DEFENDS WILSON 1 SBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBIBBB aBBBE fttfls' h.XE ri JKBV MK9c fv 0h&BBBBBBBBBZBBB1 sLiLiLiBvSwpiaHvT '' i udHliiii'fliafllLiLiH BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBZZZBaBHHDW. AbBBBBBBBBBBflBBHBlBBBfl BBBBBHHHBlVBN'BBBBBMBBDBKflfit ' ftm HHbBBBBBBBBBM BBBHM& SvnBEMBto& vk 'HbvHbbbbbH MBBIBBBBbbBBbBb SENATOR Pttafu. T-. t r.lir r iimiiuuui rqreign uciauons vom- mittce, who started the Interna- IS 'KOTTUTHFUL Massachusetts Lawyer Also Said Nominee's Envoy Tried to Get Railroad Proxies. Direct testimony that an emlsiary cominir personally from Louis D. Brandcls sought .proxies on behalf of the Harriman interests ir the fight for control of the Illinois Central rutlrnad In 1S07 was plven the Sen ilis subcommittee investigating; the appointment of Brandcls lu the Su preme Beui'h today. It came from Francis Peabody. of Milton, Mans., for. thirty-six vears a. member of the Kuffnlk bar." The wit ness also declared that BrandoU beats a reputation of bcjng; untrust woithy mid untruthful. "Do you remember tho controversy between the Stuyvesant Kish and Harriman Interests in regard to the control of the Illinois CenttaP" the witneps waa asked. He replied. "I am a stockholder In the Illinois Central. In NovNcmber. 1907, I pavo my proxy to tho Fish Interests. Later a young man came to my office, told me his name, which I have for gotten, and said that ho came from Mr. uranaeia- ornce and desired my prox ft "I told him I had alrcadv trlven It the Fish Interests. He then said that uranocis naa told him to say to me that BrandelB wai a personal friend of mine and asked mo to give him the proxy. He also said that Brandels declared that if I wero unwilling that he would come nnd see mo personally. I finally con vinced the young man that there would be no uso for Mr. Brandels to come, and he left." Ships Unarmedy Grey Declares LONDON, March 2.-Slr Edward Grey. secretary for foreign affairs, authorizes for publication tho following statement: "The assumption appurently made by the German) government that nil British merchant ships are armed Is entirely In correct. Practically ail British mer chant ships employed ln trade between the United Stales of America and tho United Kingdom have hitherto been un. armed. "The claim, therefore, made by tho German government to sink all British merchant ships at sight because of their armament Is nuo which cannot possibly be justified. "This Is olenrly proved by the state ment Issued Inst night giving a list of British and neutral unarmed morrlmut ships which have been torpedoed by German submarines without warning. English Conscription Law in Effect Today LONDON', March 2. Married men be tween the ages of 19 nnd S7, attested under the Derby recruiting campaign, will ho called up for service wjthln a few days. It was announced tmi-iv Th. order becomes cffetive Anrll 7. being completed for calling to the hervlce at onco u"'7. "u,"l nil eligible bachelors ana wiaowera. mm mm ON IN SENATE (Oevrrtrnt by Harris 4 Swing). fTONE, at ..-. .... uonm discussion in the senate this afternoon. desenbedjin. a speech in the. Senate this afternoon ths position "in which President Wilson-has lately been placed by elements in Congress. Senator Williams spoke in the course of a debate which suddenly broke out over the foreign situation and the armed merchantman controversy. The House is still marking time. The scheduled meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs this morning was postponed until this afternoon at 3. President Wilson this morning again served notice that no compromise measures will be accepted, He reiter ated his demand that Congress have a flat "showdown" on the question of warning Americans off armed merchanlf liners. He refused to cpnsider a vote of confidence. The President this afternoon receive da complete re- " view of the situation in Congress from Secretary McAdoij and Postmaster General Burleson. . J TO SEEK REPUBLICA NSUPPORT. j ' President Wilson has decided to seek Republican ip port in h: seffort to force Congress to take definite action -fo ra defeat of the legislation warning Americans off aimed liners. Af te rthe conference with McAdoo he called up Jkmes R. Mann, the House minority leader, by telephone,and" ' asked the Republican leader to call on him at the White House at 5 o'clock this afternoon. M Although it was expected the Senate today wouldW ahead discussing the water power bill, the internatiofial controversy suddenly flared up when Senator Stone, cMr; man of the Foreign Relations Committee read a carefmly jjicpiircu siaiement to tne senate i nwhich, after defining tne aimuae or tne President and his own attitude, he urgfed that some plan be adopted for Congress and the Executive to come to a closer understanding. Senator Stone made it ger of war and that he believed ed off armed belligerent ships. He was followed by Sqni ator Lodge, who aligned himself squarely with the Presift Cnrinf-! Wf.tl.n.'.,. il.A uu,,iiu' vvwwrtUK) men luuowea witn a outer arraign ment 0 f those who are opposed to the Administration. DENOUNCES He denounced Senators who align themselves with, any political element or any factional element. He declared this was foolish politics as it 'brought them into conflict with al other racial elements and with "all Americans without frills or hyphen or anything else." "Congress ought not to assume to take the initiative, 111 the conduct of diplomatic negotiations," sai'd Senator Williams, "but in some quarters the attempt has been made. Day after day, through one inuendo or another, the mm ENEMIES ARE DENOUNCED Bf WILLIAMS Mississippian Asserts chief Executive Has Been Nagged Till Patience Is Gone. HOUSE PLAYING FOR TIME Foreign Affairs Committee Postpones Meeting to Avoid Taking Action. "The President has been prodded and nagged and dared. Yo do what? To let Congress take the initiative in the handling of foreign questions. "So now you have prodded and nagged and dared until the patience of a very patient man rhs been exhausted. Now he says 'I want a show down.' " Senator John Sharpe Wil liams of Mississippi in this ' graphic and forceful fashion clear that he foresaw ther Americans should be warW 1f 1 it .11 ' OFFENDERS.