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IT’SADULLDAYWHEN
NO SHELLS FALL IN
Fighting Over the Lorraine
Frontier Has Been Terrific
Since the War Began But
Little Is Known to World
Nancy, France. January 24.—iVia
Taris, 11:20 p. m.)—Throughout the
war the veil of secrecy has hung
thickest over the Lorraine frontier,
where fighting unsurpassed for stub
bornness or picturesquoness has oc
curred. Command of the heights meant
that the valley was a death trap, for
ests screen artillery from aerial re
connaissance. and tho conditions of
the wildness of the civil war in the
United States often are reproduced.
In Nancy, the thrifty, tidy capital of
French Lorraine, life seems more near
ly normal than in Paris, though Ger
man aviators need only fly 20 miles
to drop bombs in the city. Nancy Is
as brilliantly lighted as In peace time
until 10 o’clock in the evening, when
all the lights are put out. Officers,
rosy cheeked from facing the moun
tain gales, come in from the front to
dine at a restaurant.
From the high points in the suburbs
the gun firing from some directions
is audible any hour of the day, which
means that some French battery has
discovered some Germans in its range
working on a new trench or is touch
ing up a German battery.
The correspondent's first of tnree
tours was northward in the direction of
Pont-A-Mousson and the Lepretra for
est, which are on the French front of
the German wedge In the French lines
between the fortresses of Toul and
Verdun. It0s a dull day in Pont-A
Mousson when no shells fall. The peo
ple take to cover with the first, and
go on with business when the shower
is over. In the Lepretre forest, as
in tho other forests of the Vosges, the
winter life of the troops is similar to
that of a healthy winter camp in the
Adtrondacks.
Forests Scarred
The forests are scarred as by lum
bering operations where fields for fire
have been cleared; but usually there
have been only scattered cuttings, so
to leave enough branches to form a
screens.
The French army in the Vosges i3
having a healthy woodland outing.
Rabbits and other game, including
wild boars, are to be shot. The artil
lery is not popular because a shell
from it striking the limb of a tree
makes splinters with power of pene
tration enough to cause nasty wounds.
The French soldiers literally are
stuffed with food. Many live better
than at home. The bracing mountain
air gives them keen appetites. An of
ficer told me the men of his company
now averaged five pounds morj in
weight than when they went to war.
In the forest regions where the lines
are close together as trenches are
taken and retaken at critcal points Red
Gross cars are waiting on tlie sidings
to take south tho wounded.
In the open country when there are
no trees to screen the guns ingenious
pains are taken to hide them. The cor
respondent and his party literally
walked into one today.
The only sign of its existence was a
cellar-like opening for descent unuer
the timbered roof, covered with d’rt,
and such us might bo used to keep
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O’Brien-Dixon Bout
Should Be Hummer
B. A .C. Stags In Past Have Provided Surprises and Thrills.
‘ Rube” Heinie On Bill Tomorrow Night—Tickets
Going Fast—Big Crowd Expected
By RICHARD F. l.VSSIKR
.uaiiagH x.ni OLreil siuieu yeaiauay
that everything was in readiness for
the best stag event of the se&son at
the B. A. C. tomorrow night. It was
stated that the ticket sale had been
unusually large and that one of the
most representative audiences ever
gathered in the city was expected to
see the “Yank” O’Brien and “Sailor”
Dixon 10-round setto.
“Yank” O'Brien has never fought in
this city but comes with the reputa
tion of having knocked out Eddie Hen
lon of Atlanta at Jacksonville last
Thanksgiving day. This is considered
sufficient to make him a. formidable
opponent to “Sailor” Dixon, who had
liis troubles with Hanlon some weeks
ago.
O’Brien has been In the city for sev
eral days in active training for the
match with Dixon. He is small in build
but very fast and is expected to put
up a whirlwind battle against the bat
tler from Bessemer. It is certain that
O’Brien Is carrying about a “sleep”
punch as several of ambitious young
sters who have tried him out in a joust
with the gloves know with painful
regret. O'Brien has severely punimeled
all the habitues of the Athletic club
and corifldently expects to make Dixon
cry out “calf rope” long before the
10 rounds are over tomorrow night.
As for “.Sailor” Dixon, that aspir
mg young man irora tsessemer is aiso
in active training. Without undue os
tentation the Bessemer boy is trying
to round in condition and will attempt
to beat O’Brien if it is in him to do
it. The friends of Dixon arc doing
all the talking but those who have
seen Dixon box believe that the Bes
semer boy, though handicapped by the
garrulousness of his friends, is still
able to put up a wonderful scrap and
should be a surprise for O’Brien. “Sail
or” Dixon, it is confidently stuted. will
enter the ring tomorrow night the pop
ular favorite to win. Who knows? He
may win.
A remarkable thing about all the
stags at the B. A. C. so far th*s sea
son is that all of them have provided
a surprise and innumerable thrills to
tlie spectatators. The first stag brought
forth cleverness of Eddie Hanlon: the
second stag brought out the “punch”
of “Sailor” Dixon, and rather dimmed
the laurels of Hanlon: the third stag
made “Rube” Heinle, a preliminary
tighter,* famous with local fans, and the
fourth stag, which will be staged to
morrow night, will bring—what?
Tomorrow night O’Brien and Dixon
will box 10 rounds. “Rube” Heinle. who
is now so popular with the fans, will
battle six rounds with an unknown and
there will be numerous other bouts
and a battle royal. The programme is
such that there is every possibility of
having many surprises and muen en
tertainment for the spectators. And
that there will be hundreds of spec
tators is certain from the heavy ticket
sale.
vegetables in the winter. Over *his
tnmw bnil merged the gnn positions
Into a white landscape to the German
aviators, who are up every day, how
ever icy winds may be.
Living In Cellar
The gunners were living In a cellar
built below the guns. Its floor was
.leaped with straw.
While In the flat country of Bel
gium and northwestern France one
scarcely can grasp the meaning of po
sitions from any height in the Vosges
the lines become as clear as those of
Gettysburg from Hound Top. Looking
north from the hill of Genevieve it
Is clear why the Germans cannot drive
their St. Mlhiel wedge any farther and
why the French are having difficulty
in forcing out the Germans. Looking
east toward Metz three-crowned crests
form a frontier against the cold n*ue
sky. The fields in the immediate fore
ground up to the French positions in
the nearest woods are bare. Except for
a stray messenger communications arc
carried out and supplies furnished un
der cover of darkness. Thunks to the
watchfulness of the sharp shooters aval
the artillery, the soldiers in the front
trenches literally are prisoners during
the day.
As far as one can see over the white
mountains and woods both the French
and German positions can be plotted. It
is clear why each dead zone between
them exists and why each side holds
where it is. Men can no more lie out
nights oil the cold slopes of the Vosges
in any extensive forward movement
than they could in the Tennessee moun
tains under Grant and Longstrcct.
SECOND ATTACK
ON BRITISH COAST
MEETS DISASTER
(Continued front Page One)
speed. That of her sister ship, the Queen
Mary, Is recorded as 33 knots.
The New Zealand is a 26-knot ship of
tons, built in 1911 and armed with
eight 12-inch, sixteen 4-inch guns and
three torpedo tubes. A trifle lighter in
tonnage but carrying the same arma
ment as tile New Zealand is the Indom
itable, built in 1907. She lias a speed of
28 knots.
Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty. In com
mand of the British forces in this fight,
commanded the same battle cruiser squad
ron in the engagement off Helgoland
August 2S last, in which three German
light eruisers and two German torpedo
boat destroyers were sunk.
Military Preparations
Berne, Switzerland, January 24.—(Via
London.)—Great military preparations are
being made today in Alsace and military
observers believe the Germans are about
to begin a violent offensive against the
French in the Vosges.
All railways in Southern Germany will
bo i(‘served tomorrow for transportation
of troops to the frontier. From the dis
trict of Constance alone 8000 fresh re
serves ate reported moving toward the
border.
To Exchange Troop«
Koine, January 24.—A Vienna dispatch
to the Glornale D*Italia, says the journey
of Archduke Charles Francis of Austria,
licit- apparent to the throne, to Berlin and
his meeting with Emperor William Js con
nected with a, vast plan providing for ex
change of forces between Germany and
Austria. The former, it Is said, Is to
send large contingents to Transylvania as
a defense against a possible invasion by
Roumania, while the latter will send cor
responding contingents to Flanders and
France.
The German troops, continues the dis
patch, will find in Austria a large Ger
man staff, so that hereafter the straget
ical movements and military govern
ment of the eountrp will be intrusted to
German elements, while Count Tisza, Hun
garian premier; Baron Burlan, Austro
Hungarian foreign minister, and other
Hungarian statesment will center their
energies on Austria’s internal affairs.
French Report
Paris, January 24.—(2:45 p. m. i
This afternoon’s official statement
said:
“In the region of Nieuport and Lom
baertzyde, the enemy by a violent bom
bardment of the new position captured
by us, prepared an attack which he has
not been able to carry out. Our artil
lery dispersed gatherings of infantry
which, with fixed bayonets, were pre
paring to assault.
“Around Ypres, there have been artil
lery engagements of varying intensity.
“Near Rutoire (in tlie neighborhood
of Vermelles) our artillery lias com
pelled the enemy to evacuate an ad
vanced trench.
"In the valley of the Aisne, our bat
teries have reduced to silence or de
molished several German guns: they
also have compelled the enemy’s air
ships to make a detour and destroyed
entrenchments near Soupir and Heur
telois.
‘‘Near Berry-au-Bac (Hill 108), our
infantry has taken a trench.
“From the Aisne to the Argonnc. in
tin* sections of Prunay, Souvaln, Per
thes and Mnssiges and north of Villa
Sur-Tourbe, the firing of our artillery
was effective against the ' enemy’s
works.
“In the Argonne, in the region of St.
Hubert and Fontaine Madame, an in
fantry engagement continued in a t>or
tion of an advance trench which has .
been taken, lost and retaken several
times during 18 hours.
“Between the Meuse and the Vosges,
a thick fog has prevented operations.
“in Alsace, in the region of Uart
manns-Weilerkopf, in spite of the ex
treme difficulty of the ground, w have
made progress on our right. Near
Steinbaeh, an attack of the enemy di
rected from Uffholz and prepared for
by a violent bombardment made for
him for a short time masler of one
of our advance trenches which has been
retaken by a vigorous counter attack.’’
Newspaper Comment
i London, January 26.—(2:13 a. m.)—The
London morning papers express unbound
ed satisfaction at the outcome of yes
terdays’ naval battle, which they describe
as retribution for Germany’s raids on
the English coast. The result is con
sidered a victory for the heavy gun and
the swift battle cruiser, and the papers
point out that while Great Britain still
retains intact 10 such battle cruisers,
Germany now has but four.
The Bluecher was, at the beginning of
tlie war Prince Henry of Prussia’s flag
ship in the Baltic, but it is understood
that ‘at the coming of winter he hauled
down his flag.
The Times’ naval expert declares that
the composition of the German squadron
j proves it was intended the adventure
f should be on a large scale and at a long
distance from the German base.
“Apparently,” he adds, “a running fight
of a hundred miles or more occurred at
30 miles an hour. It does great credit
i to tlu* rtiarksmanshlp of the British gun
ners that at such a rate of speed they
' inflicted such serious damage on the re
I treating enemy.
“The names of the four German cruisers
Include all effective vessels of that class
in German waters except the Von Der
Tann, recently reported to have sus
tained an injury of some sort. Thus, with
rtio Bluecher sunk and two others dam
aged, the German strength in that re
spect has been reduced to a couple of
ships.”
STOP PUBLICATION
OF MURDER EVIDENCE
Ardmore, Okla., January 24.—News
papers were forbidden to publish evi
dence in important cases in the John
ston county district court by an order
issued by Judge J. H. Linesbaugh to
day. lie explained his action, which
was in connection with a murder case
by asserting that such publication
makes it difficult to obtain juries.
Magee Gets Falkenburg
Chicago, January 24.—Fred Falken
I»et*g, pitcher for the pennant winning
Indianapolis Federals last year, will
pitch for the Brooklyn Federals the
coming season, according to a a an
nouncement today by Lee Magee, man
ager of the Brooklyns.
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Alice D. Shugart Hope
Mrs. Alice D. Shugart Hope, aged 60
years, died yesterday afternoon at her
home at Owenton. The funeral services
will be held from the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. C. H. Williams, 1429 North
Thirty-first street, tomorrow morning at
11 o’clock. She is survived by the fol
lowing children: The Rev. Curtis Shugart,
Forest Shugart, Mrs. C. H. Williams,
Florence Shugart. Alice Shugart and John
nie T. Shugart.
Mrs. A. M. Smiley
Funeral services over the remains of
Mrs. A. M. Smiley, aged 68 ye^rs, who
died yesterday morning at the family resi
dence, 146 North Fifty-first street, Wood
lawn, will be conducted this afternon at
3 o’clock. The Rev. R. E. Morris will
conduct the services. Interment will fol
low in Forest Hill cemetery. Tre de
ceased i£ survived by two sons, L. E.
Bodey and C. H. Bodey of Jacksonville,
Fla.
Mrs. A. M. Smiley
Mrs. A. M. Smiley, aged 68. died Sun
day at 12:30 o’clock at her late resi
dence, 146 North Fifty-first street. The
funeral services will be held Monday
afternoon from the residence at 3
o'clock. Interment at Forrest Hill.
Wilmer Ridge
The funeral services of Wilmer
Ridge, the 4-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Ridge, Irondale, who
died Saturday, were held from the *am
lly residence yesterday afternoon. In
terment at Forrest Hill.
E. W. Roberts
Florence, January 24.—(Special.)
E. W. Roberts, aged 62 years, was
stricken with heart failure and conges
tion yesterday and died at Muscle
Shoals last night at 8:30 o’clock. The
remains were shipped this afternoon to
Metropolis, 111., *tor interment.
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Weather Forecast
Washington. January 24.—Weather
forecast for Alabama: Partly cloudy
Monday and Tuesday; somewhat warm
er Tuesday.
Tennessee: Local snows Monday;
colder cast portion; Tuesday unset
tled; probably snow or rain.
Georgia: Rain or snow north; rain
south por^on Monday; colder; Tuesday
probably fair.
Mississippi: Partly cloudy Monday:
Tuesday unsettled and somewhat warm
er; probably rain; gentle to moderate
north winds, becoming variable.
Focal Data
For the 24 hours ending at 7 p. ni.v
January 24, 1915:
Highest temperature . 35
Lowest temperature . 28
Mean temperature . 32
Normal temperature . 46
Deficiency in temperature since
Jan. 1 . 42
Rainfall .14
Total rainfall since Jan. 1 . 3.75
Deficiency in rainfall since Jan. 1. . .51
Relative humidity, 7 a. m. 109
Relative humidity, 7 p. m. 90
Summary of observations made at
United States Wfeather Bureau stations
during the 24 hours ending 8 p. m., sev
enty-fifth meridian time, January 24,
1915.
Temperature > Hg 7 re ^
Stations “ S' r* ? s 2.
b ^8 "r B.
and ^ m
Weather at 8 p. m.
Atlanta, rain ......... 38 4^ 34 1.28
Birmingham, cloudy ..31 35 28 .14
Boston, cloudy.... 32 34 .. .28
Buffalo, pt. cloudy ... 14 20
Calgary', pt. cloudy .. 2 8 .
Charleston, cloudy' ..46 62 .. .78
Chicago, cloudy . 16 16 .
Denver, clear . 32 38 .
Des Moines, clear. 12 18
Duluth, pt. cloudy .... 2 6 .
Fort Worth. clear _ 32 38 .. .01
Galveston, clear . 36 38 22 .14
Hatteras. rain . 48 52 . . 1.26
Jacksonville, pt. cloudy 68 82 .06
Kansas City. pt. cloudy 20 20
Knoxville, cloudy . 38 38 . . .64
LouiHvillo, cloudy ..... 22 26 .
Memphis, cloudy . 24 24 .
Mineapolis. snow. 6 8 .
Mobile, rain . 38 40 34 .16
Montgomery, cloudy . . 38 40 36 .60
Nashville, snow . 26 26 .. .14
New Orleans, cloudy .. 38 38 36 ...
New York, snow .... 80 32 .. .08
Oklahoma, clear . 30 36 .
Phoenix, cloudy . 54 50 .
Pittsburg, rain . 28 28 .
Raleigh, rain . 32 34 .. .50
San Antonio, clear .... 42 46 28 .01 j
San Francisco, cloudy . 48 52 . . .28
Shreveport, clear . 32 36 .. .02 1
Spokane, cloudy . 20 20 . '
St. Louis, cloudy . 14 16 .
Tampa, pt. cloudy .... 64 70 .. .06
Vicksburg, cloudy . 24 26 . . . . '
Washington, rain .... 28 32 .. .10
Winnepeg, clear . 18 10 . 1
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NEWS OF ENSLEY
A member of the St. John's Episcopal ,
church of this city hus made the gift of an '
iltar cross and litany table for the new
parish house, which is located on Twenty
second street, and a chancel window and
bishop’s chair has been placed therein re
cently by a friend in Birmingham who
also contemplates presenting the congre
gation with a communion service in the
near future. Just prior to the opening
of the parish house someone entered the
church and stole tlie brass altar cross and
candlesticks.
An interesting address was delivered .
yesterday afternoon at the Franklin the
atre by Will D. Upshaw, "the Georgia
Cyclone.” Notwithstanding the unfavor
able weather a large crowd was on hand
to hear the speaker. Mr. Upshaw spoke
on "The Three Things That Count.”
The bands of the Baptist Ladks’ Aid
society will meet this afternon as fol- J
lows: Builders with Mrs. C. T. Thomas
son. 1725 Avenue G; Workers with Mrs.
W. J. Hays, 2204 Avenue II; Highland with
Mrs. W. J. Kelly at Palmer Terrace.
The regular meeting of the Steel City
lodge, No. 16G, Woodmen of the World,
will be held this evening in the Knights
of Pythias hall on Avenue E at 7:30 j
o’clock. j
HUNTER DENIES
HE WAS ARRESTED 1
Madison, Wis., January 24.—Hebert
B. Hunter of Houston, Tex., today left
Madison after he had explained his
connection with the contest over the
will of the late Frank A. Ogden, mil
lionaire Wisconsin lumberman, and
said he had not been arrested in Pitts
burg on Thursday and brought to .Mad
ison by a postoffice inspector. He de
clared he had come voluntarily to Mad
ison.
Mr. Hunter said he had negotiated
with Mr. Ogden about the sale of pome
land and after Ogden's death had writ
ten to the attorney for the estate in
an attempt to renew the negotiation.
District Attorney Aylward said Hun
ter's explanation was satisfactory.
Attaches Arrive
Berlin. January 25.—(Via London, 2:15
a. m.)—The foreign military attaches, In
cluding Maj. T. Langhorne of the Ameri
can embassy at Berlin, have arrived at
Piotrkow, Russian Poland, on their visit
to the eastern theatre of war. The at
taches have inspected the battlefields of
East and West Prussia and will leave
soon for a trip along the front in Po
land.
Ship In Distress
Newport, it. I., Janaury 24.—The rev
enue cutter Itasca Is standing: by the
Italian steamer Angelo Parodl in dis
tress In a southerly gale about 360 milos
off Cape llatteras, according to a mes
sage received at the naval radio .-Mu
tton here. Her exact position, as re
ported In the radiogram was latitude
38.31 north, longitude 72.13 west. Tho
Parodl Is a 2488-ton steamer.
Lifelmprisonment
For Drinking
An Indiana man, "twice paroled and
found unable to leave whiskey alone,"
has recently been ordered returned to
prison "to spend the remainder of his
life.” ? *
Tills Is another demonstration of the
fact that no man with the poison of
alcohol "stored up” In his system from
previous Indulgence can leave whiskey
alone, until 1/ leavea him ALONE In the
Insane asylum, penitentiary or "Potter's
Field."
Call or address the Neel Institute,
1814 Sixth avenue, Main 4618, for full In
formation regarding the modern “Neel
Way” of preventing high class men and
women -from becoming "Hopelesa
Wrecks.”
«0 Neel les<Mutes In Principal atlea
Wife of Rhode Island’s Governor
Arranges to Aid Jobless Women
Mrs. Beeckman, wife of II. Livingston Beeckman, of Rhode
island, is making her influence for good felt in the State of which her hus
band was recently elected Governor, and. like her husband, she already is
;popular with all classes of people. Her latest effort is a novel movement ar
-anged at her home, in Providence, for the benefit of jobless women of that
■tty. The scheme is to hold a big auction on January 27 to obtain a nucleus
for a fund for unemployed women. Many women will give articles to be
motioned, and merchants are expected to contribute heavily so that the sale
may last several days. Nearly all the organizations of Rhode Islaud club women
ire identified with the scheme.
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NEGOTIATE FOR NEW
COSTA RICAN TREATY
Washington, January 24.—The United
'tates has begun negotiation of a new
reaty with Costa Kica, designed to
lompensate the latter for its rights in
he interoceanie canal route over which
his country is seeking to gain con
rol by a treaty with Nicaragua, now
lending in the United States Senate,
rhe state department soon will send
o the Senate an amendment to the Nic
iraguan pact expressly recognizing the
ights of Costa Kica in the route.
Although no price as yet has been
ixed for an option on Costa Kica’.s
ights in the waterway, it is under
itood $1,500,000 is approximately the
mm under consideration.
The United States also is preparing
o recognize the rights of Salvador and
londuras as well as Nicaragua in the
mrchase of a naval base in the Bay of
«Ymseca. whose waters touch all three
■ountries. Secretary Bryan is consid
rlng a personal visit to Central Araer
cu after the opening of the Panama
■anal in March.
Negotiations for the new treaty with
FARRELL STILL OWNS
YANKEE BASEBALL
MACHINE—YE GODS!
New York, January 24.—Frank Farrell
Hid his associates still own the New
fork American Baseball club. That was
he substance of an admission tonight by
"ol. Jacob Ruppert, when questioned
Lbout the assertion made in Chicago by
'apt. T. I„. Huston, his associate, to
he effect they had only an option on
lie club.
It is true we have not yet taken over
he Yankees," said Colonel Ruppert. "We
ntend, however, to complete the deal on
Saturday when all the stock will be turned
>ver."
55000 PRIZEIS
OFFERED AVIATORS
New York, January 24.—A trophy
,-alued at 10000 and five purses of
41000 each haVe been offered for coni
jetition between army and navy avia
:ors through the Aero Club of Amer
ca by Glenn H. Curtiss, the Aero club
mnounced tonight. The trophy is io
je competed for annually.
At a conference between tlie donor
ind the governors of tile Aero club re
garding the purpose for which the
rnphy might he offered, it was agreed
that the greatest good would ba ac
complished by its use ns an incentive
to develop aeronautics in the army and
lavy. The machines to compete un
loubtedly will be hydroaeroplanes,
ivhleh are used by both branches of
the service.
A committee of members of the army,
he navy and the Aero club will pro
mulgate rules for the new contest.
The army now holds annual compe
tition for the Clarence H. Mackay
trophy, and the navy hus an offer of a
trophy from Harry Payno Whitney.
Winners of these competitions, it was
said, may he chosen to compete fot the
Curtiss trophy.
SCHOONERCRIPPLED
BY FURIOUS GALE
Norfolk, Va., January 24.—The
Schooner Mary l* Baxter, dismasted by
the gale which has been sweeping the
Atlantic coast for 24 hours, lies at
anchor 85 miles hortheast of Cape
Hatteras, directly in the path of nav
igation, according to reports here to
night.
Her crew of nine men were taken
oft by the steamer Ft. Valle early to
day. The schooner is reported par
tially filled with wrater.
The Mary L. Baxter was built in 1909
at Essex, Mass. Her home port is
Bath. Me. She has a gross tonnage
of 1036 and net 826.
Professor to Get Medal
Boston, January 24.—The gold meual
of the Mining and Metallurgical Society
of America will be awarded this year
to Robert H. Richards, professor emeritus
of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology, ' his development of redressing
processes, 4t was announced tonight.
One on Father
From tlie Motorist.
Son—Pa what is the laciest thing in
the world?
Father—Why, my boy, I'm sure I don’t
know.
Son—An automobile, becauso it's al
ways tired.
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Costa Rica have been begun both
through the Costa Rican legation in
Washington and the American legation
lit San Jose. When the treaty with
Nicaragua was first proposed late in
the Taft administration, and again sub
mitted by the Wilson administration,
the government of Costa Rica protested
because the river San Juan, forming
the first stage of the route, runs for
many miles inland from the Atlantic
ocean as the boundary between Costa
Rica and Nicaragua. The boundary was
established through an award of the
United States government and by its
proctocols Nicaragua pledged herself
not to negotiate for the sale of the
canal route without consulting Costa
Rica. That portion of the proposed
treaty with Nicaragua regarding the
purchase of the Bay of Fonseca awak
ened a protest from Honduras and Sal
vador, who claim rights In this bay.
It is to placate all the Central Amer- ,
lean countries and gain an option on
perhaps the best route for an inter- i
oceanic waterway which could ever be
built by a foreign government to rival
the Panama canal that the Washington
administration now' is planning to rec
ognize the equities of all the countries
involved.
NO DETAILS OF
ZEPPELIN RAID
Berlin, January 24.—(Via London,
January 25, 3:15 a. m.)—No details of j
the recent Zeppelin raid on England
have been given out officially here, the
admiralty desiring to make nothing
public which might interfere with fur
ther operations.
There is reason to believe, however, J
that four dirigibles were engaged in j
the expedition instead of three, as re
ported from England. It is understood
one was struck during the heavy fire
directed uguinst the air craft at vari
ous places. The shot, however, did no
damage except pierce one balloonet.
This did not interfere with the iav
igability of the dirigible, it is sa» 1, as
tlie gas escapes very slowly from the
small hole caused by a bullet.
Rifles, machine guns and cannon, it
is declared, participated in the bom
bardment of the Zeppelins.
According to information received by
the Associated Press it is understood
the dirigibles approached England
from a base on the North sea.
Wilson To Speak
Washington, January 24.—President Wil- j
son’s address before the annual conven- !
tlon here of the Chamber of Commerce!
of the United States will be delivered i
on the evening of February 3, It was
announced today.
Premier Resigns
Lisbon, January 24.—(Via London. Jan
uary 25, 2:33 a. m.)—The Portuguese min
istry, of which Victor Hugo A. Countinho
was premier, resigned today.
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When Rider Falls He Will
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Bits, to learn that a cavalry horse usuall?
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He will chafe and stamp with impatience
while waiting for the order to charge
and at the signal will dash forward lik*
a greyhound released from the leash, ful
of fire and fury, and often neighing wildly
At the moment of contact with the enemj
he will iear, striking and biting savagelj
at the opposing horses and tramplim
down the infantry.
When his rider fails he will dash along
with his fellows and crash as gallantlj
into the foe. In the famous charge o
the Light Brigade scores of riderles
horses swept down the “Valley of Death,*
thundering through the smoke on to th
Russian guns, and galloped back to safet;
with the shattered remnant of the bri
gade. Five horses raced neck and necl
with Lord Alfred Paget, who rode In ad
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get at the enemy! )
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as well, and answers them as promptly
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which a horse has put his rider rlgh
when he has mistaken an order, and ha
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spite of the efforts of his mistaken mas
ter to make him do the wrong thing. j
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long nor difficult. The first step is to ac
custom the horse to the sound of llrlni
at close quarters. With this object he i
put on the ground with legs tied, an>
while In this position a pistoi is fired olos
to his ear, over his back, between by
legs, and so on, until his fear is ovefr
come. After a few' such lessons It is saf
to mount him with a bridle furnished wit
a curb bit, and under this control he i
taught to stand still while a pistol o
carbine is fired from his back—the latte
naturally coming last, as both hands ar
required in using this weapon.
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lines, until the horse Is as Indifferent t
the whirl and flash of a sword about hi
head as to the explosion of a carbln
above it. Within a few weeks the hors
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the cavalry horse faces even a greate
risk of death or disablement than hi
rider, although the gallant animal rare!
gets any of the laurels of war. His dan
ger, however, is by no means so greu
as it was.
But w^ille the war horse seldom get
credit for his prowess and devotion, ther
have been happily a few' cases in whlc
he has shared his master s glories—amon
them Lord Roberts's pretty little Aral
Volonel, who carried him In the famou
march from Kabul to Kandahar, an
round whose neck, at Queen Victoria*.*? ex
press wish, he hung the Kabul medal
with four clasps, and the bronte Kan
dahar star.
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