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ERALD
HOME EDITION
TODAY'S PRICES
M'k.icd.n bnn note- I;. Mexi jn
r- . 2j Chihuahua rurrency 71?
' rrnx& current 7 Bar lver (Han-
A Harmjn quotation) 50h Copper
t lznl- : Grains, lower Uvestock.
.tad Stocks, higher.
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weattxkk rn recast:
U I'm and f"l Tela, fair New
Mexico. seeerall fair. Arizona, sener
ally fair. nfr.
EL PASO. TEXAS. THURSDAY EVENING. APRIL 8, 1915. delivered anywhere . cents a mouth. 16 PAGES TWO SECTIONS TODAY.
LATEST NEWS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
SINGLE COPT rTCB CENTS.
HOLLAND, ANGRY, MAY JOIN THE ALLIES
Hot
f Irapuato
PASO
Fighting South
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All Positively Known Is
Thai Two Tremendous
Armies Are Engaged.
VILLA IN A TRAP,
OBREGON ASSERTS
Obregon Relrealing As Fast
As Villa Army Advances,
the Villislas Claim.
GE-V FELIPE ANGELES, at the
head of a strong Villa column of
troops moving south against the
Carrancistas, has arrived almost at Ce
iava and the forces under Gen. Alvaro
Obregon are preparing; to evacuate that
position, according; to Villa advices re
vived here Previous advices received
" Villa agents stated that the advance
south from Irapuato began Tuesdav
and that the Carrancistas were retir
ing Carransa advices on the battle, which
both sides declare will be the deciding
cu, vi me cemrai Mexican campaign,
state that Obregon has for days been
;rking on a plan to surround the
Mlla forces and that this is now well
under way. According to this plan
Jen Benjamin Hill's forces have al
ready appeared at Penjamo, west of
.irapuato, on the Guadalajara line, thai J
uttmg off Villas v western forcesFxtl
'" same time a lorce has advanced
i o the railroad line from Celaya in the
-ection of San Luis Potosl. with the
tention of striking west to cut Villa's
mmumcations with Aguascallentes
3' is pointed out bv Carrancistas that
obregon has had weeks in which to
pei feet his plan and that it was well
under way before he attacked and
raptured Queretaro that Villa has, in
hi" rage, slipped into the trap
VIrla'a Army III Moving.
Recent arrivals from Zacatecas re
port that troop trains have been mov
ing south for davs and that the greater
jiart of Villa's entire division is now
mobilized around Irapuato Carransa
idMces state that Gen Francisco Coss
ras sent a larse number nf Toinfnrn-
i-nts to Obregon from Puebla, routing i
mrin ui.uugu r-acnuca ana thence to
tjueretaro
The claim is also made that, with
the Pachuca line. OSregon is in direct
Tail communication with Veracruz and
is thus enabled to secure without de
la supplies from the coast Reports
of both sides indicate that all other
impaigns in the republic have been
iinuaii aoanaoned and that troops
- " - , - "v la nunc lucre
:re i
it- j
nd I
i rts minerio oeen considerable fight
.iK rtitr string rapiaiv witmirawn an
o-m. iv me irapuato district
Fighting In Sonora.
He.vvv fighting east or cananca ir
which the column of Gen P n,
f alles defeated 1500 illistas. is rrport
ed in Carransa advices from gui Pi i
eta. The Villistas. according to the
report were under -command of G' i
.lose Maria Acosta and had tiken u,i
positions Just east of ravai .hi rot
far from Cananea. In the battle whin
o-eurred Wednesdav afternoon the
"Villistas were routed Iomii? more
than Son dead and wo'inoed accrrding
to the Carransa report hnh plu .
the losses of Calles at between - i and
"0 killed The report also states th t
J.0 guns, JO.000 rounds of ammunition
and a large provision train was cap
tured. New Hevolt Reported.
A new Cientifico revolution is l"i' -
organised and is already well u-'. r '
vav, according to private reports F'- 1
nancial backing for the new revolt is i
being secured bv Ramon Iturbide a - '
ording to the reports Iturbide recent- i
iv iiKureo in a sensational escape front
Mexico, his previous detention in Mex
ico on having been the cause of i
number of representations b the
Washington governmen- v number of
fort igners who were prominent in the
Madero revolution are backing the new
revolt, according to the advices re
ceived here
Fnglish mining men have joined the
protest of American mining men
. gainst the nev. mining law. which it
is claimed, means virtual confia.-ati.vr
huge mining interests in Mexico.
' ( Myies. liritish vice ivm.ui i,,
1 as received a communication from the
British embassy at Washington sent
bv MaJ Graham. British consul at Gua
dalajara which states that many of the
prominent English mining men of that
district have drawn up a protest
against the enforcement of the law.
CLAIM CHAO-URBINA FORCES
ARE COMPLETELY ROUTED
Washington, I C. April t. Gens.
'""' cram ana jtanuel Chao, com
mandinir the Villi 7. ZT i I
L. ". .rmT b'ore Tarn- '
Pico have been completely routed, with
heav losses. antT the disorganized
K-mnants have fled to the monntains.
..reordlng to a dispatch received by the
Carranza agenc. The dispatch said.
The military movement of the Con
stitutionalist forces under the command
of Ge-ns Jacinto Trevino and Caballero
Iirectfd against the Villa troops com
manded b Crbina and Chao has re
sulted in the ICrlDDlftp defeat of the
t i." .?. L?. '"T'!'s ."'..battles near
. .c, . t vmi forces re- '
(Contimiea on lAwe 1 CL ?). 1
"Decisive"
800 RAILROADS INVOLVED
Tie War At a Glance
Rl
USSIAN troops are pushing
forward rapidly in the Car
pathians and it is reported
from Petrograd that tno roao. to
the plains of Hungar) now lies
open before them
FItrre Klchting In tet
Both the French and Germ, n
official statements show that the
new battle in the region between
the Meuse and the Moselle has de
veloped into a struggle of particu
lar severity.
Turks. Mill Xear hues
It is officially announced at
Cairo that a small Turkish force
still is in the vicinity of the Sues
canal. A skirmish occurred near
the canal yesterday, with no
casualties on either sioe.
Italy la Delajlnc
Although she has concentrated
her army along the Austrian bor
der and her navy within striking
distance of the Adriatic Italy Is
endeavoring to exhaust every
means which may lead to a peace
ful settlement with Austria of the
question or territorial concessions.
Austria Seeking Feacef
The Austrian correspondent of a
Turin newspaper telegraphs he has
reliable information that there is
a basis for reports that Austria is
seeking peace with the triple
entente powers, the better to deal
with Italy, semi-onictai negotia
tions, he says, have been begun.
War Ixmn, 33,Ot. Slen
-The losses of men during the
first six months of the war are es
timated bv the military expert of
a Rome newspaper at S.Me.Mt
The cost of the war In that period
Is placed at $S.4.,oM.00
Prepare 2ew ittncW
Gen. Pan of the French army.
tv ho has reached Naples on his
way from Petrograd and the Bal
kan capitals, corroborated the re
ports that the allies are preparing
for a combined land and sea at
tack at the Dardanelles. When
this attack is made, the general
sas. the Turkish fortifications
must fall
Bomhn KHI 'MonteneKTlna
Austrian aviators dropped seven
""subs Wednesday on Podgontza.
Xontonegro. A Cettinje dispatch
says that IX women and children
were killed and 48 other persons
wounded.
BOY WITH $500,000
EAR IS BACK HOME
New York. April 8 Mrs, Charles H.
SHngsby and hr 4 year old son. Eugene.
known as "Teddj , arrived here on the
American liner New York from London.
Lieut Charles Raymond SHngsby, the
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5LING5E-Y
AMD
TDDYy
bo s father, is s. r ing with the British ;
aim iii iti.cic-i s
Teddv was thf central figure in the
British lawsuit involving $500,000 when
fhe court found that his left ear bore
such a marked similarity to that of his
mother that it threw out evidence sub
mitted to hoa that he had been sub
stituted for Mrs Sllngsby's child, which,
it was alleged, died soon after birth.
The-u it to decide the f 500,000 heritage
resulted in favor of the child.
tFI"IRS OP CLOSED mK
L.V1D IIHFOltE DBPIITET
""""'" '" " T -"""' " '
the currency Williams today announced ,
that the irregularities discovered In the !
nnBrt of the s-irat National hanv of
Washington, April g Controler of
. - " .V , . . , V T . m I
conduct of the First National bank, of
Uniontown. Pa. which closed its doors
several weeks ago. have been placed
before the department of justice.
CHL. IIl'SCII. SON OK
L.VTB IIIIHUKR. IS IJB.VU
Pssadena. Cal , April 8. Carl Busch,
son of the late Adolphus Busch. loil-
lonaire brewer of St. Louis, died at
,he residence of his mother here today.
He was 3 vears of age and had been
in ill health for several months.
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IIL CASE
Payment of $35,000,000 to
Railroads To Be Fought
In Court. j
RAILROADS ARE I
EAGER FOR MONEY
i
Government Contends Post-
master General Can Use ',
Judgment in Payment.
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ASHIN'GTON. D. C, April X ,
The government's brief was
filed today in Ihe supreme
Minrt h- assistant attoraeY sreneral
Illusion Thompson in the so called rail
way mail pay cases, which involve
$35.M,640 sd affect 800 railroads.
The case involves the right of the :
postmaster general to change the r
method In adjusting railway mail paj. .
Previous to 1MT. mail was paid for an- ',
nually on the basis of an estimate i
made by actual weighing for 10S davsl
and dividing the totals bv SO This
wa k-nnwn as the six dav divisor,
I After July 1. 17, the whole number! jlriD.e Virtu lime inspecting th. ambulance- etnt to France by her allv, Kusia. -neral batteries .i automobile am
rf days was used, as a divisor and this ,lllIa,... ,. ... --i , ,i Vr.i. v v ,, i,t-
becaass Knawa as tne soven aav
divisor. The elfert was to reduce the
roads'libou1
pesasoon 01 tne. rau-
seventh.
Governnacnt,a Ilefenre. 1
In the brtef HJed toda the govern- :
raent maintains inai. me njau-icuvui
placed upon the postmaster general bv
statute were that he must keep with
in a maximum compensation and must
weigh the mails for a period of not
less than M days Otherwise he was
at liberty to exercise his discretion. It
argues also that the railroads, having
carried mail under the order of the
postmaster general, substituting the
later method of weighing, can not now
recover damages.
The circuit court decided In favor of
the government, but the roads ap
pealed. MARSHALL WONDERS WHAT
INSURANCE MAN WILL SAY
Phoenix. nx, April "I won
der how I'll square it with the in
surance company," remarked vice
president Thomss R. Marshall, when
informed that his residence in In
dianapolis had been burglarised.
"It was only a few days ago that
I Instructed my secretary to take out
seme burglary insurance on our home,"
the vice president continued. "Now
the company is likely to ask me why I
waited a matter of a week or so before
having the place entered."
The vice president was unable to I
give a list of valuables left in his In
dianapolis residence, but said that it
contained a quantity of silverware
which he modestly termed "orna
ments "
$30,000 LOST BY BEE MEN
WHEN APPLE TREES SPRAYED
rtesia. N. M, April 8. Spraying
trees b) orchard men has cost the bee
men of the Rosweli district more than
J.I". OiHi. This Is the result a' the
poisoning of the bees by the spray
used during the past three seasons by
the apple1 growers to kill insects in
the orchards
The bee men claim the spralng
could be done without loss to them If
the proper spray -was used. They es
timate that the bee business could
bring J5o.9 worth of money Into the
valley each year If the apple grow
er., would cooperate with the bee men
in using a spray that would kill the
insects which ruin .he crops without
injuring the bees
1
KI.AKH.EK TO SLX'CBBD
WIMvLCU. As l.IHR UII IN
Austin. Texas. April 8. Prof. C
Klaernei, of Breuham. is to be elected
slate librarian in place of E. W.
Winkler, according to present plana.
The state library and historical com
mission was to have met this morning
to elect a state librarian, but on ac
count of th inahllitv nr tm'n .,
bcrs of the commission to be here at !
irai nut, ine meeting was postponed.
Prof. Klaerner Is former countv school
superintendent of Waahlnartnn miiiiv
and a well known school teacher. He I
ia iavoraoie to governor Ferguson.
SCIIM1T7. AND CAPLAA
PL.U.VD XOT OLII.TV
Los Angeles, Callf April 8. Matthew
A. Schmitx and Darld Caalan. alleged
accomplices of the McNamara dyna
mite conspirators, pleaded not guilty
today to the indictments charging them
with the murder of Charles Hagert.
one of a score of men killed when the
one oi a score of men killed when the
lq. Angeles Times bnlldinsra wa blown
w on the mornng of Ortrl 1010
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! v" v"e luwimiiB vI vvjcvrirtrr .. lain
The peas were entered af.er JudKe
Frank Willis, presiding In the criminal
department of the superior court, had
denied motion to quash the indictments.
UKItBY DBPBtTS 111, KH
IN TIOMS SKMI Fl.WI.S
Boston, Mass.. April 9 G 8. Derby
of this city defeated J A L. Blake, also
of Boston, in the first of the semifinal
matches for the National court tennis
championship here today. The score
was l-S, (-0, S-3. s-4.
Mexico Generally Only Start
RUSSIA SENDS FRANCE AID
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ssfeu ssiJjrjl9' -A-..t a. a ' ' . --... , -j - -r 'JtstiSf2z!l. JwmSi ;
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i Tin 11 ittH.rai'ii -Jjovv - M MilUiaml. the T'renih war nuiiste. am) the
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D JURY III
im HISSED
Sensation Follows in Alamo
gordo When First Re
port Is Made
Mamogordo, X. X- April S J I
Porter and O. M. Tallej. charged with
killing Ralph S. Connell. near Tula
rosa. last April, were not indicted by
the grand jury which has been in ses
sion since Monday morning.
The jury made Its first report at
10 SO oclock today, returning eight in
dictments and nine "no true" bills.
Porter and Talley were among the list
of "no true" bills.
Grand Jury la plscburged.
Judge Leahy immediatel) discharged
all of the grand jurors except fore
man W. M. Fulton, but gave no inti
mation of the cause for the discharge
of the Jur
ew Venire Drawn.
A special venire, returnable Imme
diately, was drawn and court recessed
until : 30 this afternoon. It is the
first time in the history of this coun
ty thst a grand jury was discnarged
before the completion of Its work and
the public is showing much interest.
The court's instructions to the new
grand jury are eagerly awaited.
SAYS DRIPPING BRINE
rnCTC DIllDnjnt? tirAtmv!
v.vjiu ivruLtivirfus.; uwviibi i
Chicago. IIL, April 8. Heat trains
receive special attention and are ex
pedited in the same manner as live
stock, according to G. B. Vilas, general
superintendent of the Chicago and
Northwestern, who testified today in
the rate case hearing before W. M.
Daniels, interstate commerce commis
sioner Questioned concerning the items
which increase the cost of operating
meat refrigerator cars, by W K. Lamb
representing the t udahy company.
Vilas said that brine dripping from
refrigerator cars causes a damage of
about 150.000 yearly to tracks and
M,iilmMit nil thA ynrlhw.Bt.ra
"Rails, interlocking switches and f
equipment are oajnajpea ny tne orine
dripping." satd the witness. "I do
I It VI aVIIVVI VS. OIIVIIIV7I V.HUIS IF. gj CISjlll
- that itauaas es.mil-.- j-ta.wns.awA
uav ,, WfT-o oiiiiimi u,inaa,c
WHY DID HARVESTER COMPANY
GO TO MORGAN? COURT ASKS
Washington, D. C, Vprtl . In oral
arguments In the governments disso
lution suit against the International
Harvester compan in the supreme
court todav. John P Wilson of the
-u n t..r (trnnniv rnmwl 4?nn
L 7 . j . i
eluded his opening statement and at-
tnrnat Mncral I -t-srrt-v mail thA
open i ng statement on behalf of the
government.
Chief justice White asked Wilson
wh the Harvester company did not
grow up and expand along customary
liret instead of having its organizers
go to J P Morgan fc Co to "procure
iecLt for a combination of manu
facturers to form a new corporation.
Wilson replied that the question
would be dealt with later bj another
attorney for the compan)
I.1UIOR INTKREVl I siTV
FB BKCOJIK AIsR-HED
Sant.a Fe, X M April 8. Liquor in
becaus3 of the agitation following the
because of the gt tat ion following the
"Flying l-K,uadron- visit to Santa Fe
The liquor interests are apparently
freigMened by the oioiiibition more
ment and are promising the officials ts
see that the law is enforced strictly
Axxiwicrs. f-aaoi: Czas-
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ODDITIES
Digs Own Grave; Misfit
Baby Hurled 50 Feet
sXe
Propose In Ink Sow
FIB PERSOS AVE RE rAIAFULIsY
hart 11 hen their automobile over
turned at AnrihInon. . J., hut Mrj.
(ny cett'M Infant mod. nine monthji
fId ecapel Injury, although he ira
thrown 50 feet Into a field.
TIIK WIL.L OP HI IRLES IIIIOWEK.
nlnetf-onr, or White Plaints, N. 1..
M (palate that no. more than Je
he expended for bin funeral, fdreM
;pWO to hi housekeeper, Mary Han
net t, and the residue to eight
COUnl DA
II WING V PRKMOMTION OP
death. Dvrtght K. Ileirltt, an eeeen
trie farmer, dug hit own crnie In
outh orirnlk. Conn., a month ago
It na eight Inebex short when he
had oecnftlnn to use It, and hi burial
wo- delayed two houra while It vtu
enlarged.
j DKCVf-B THE PTBIlSOV . J.)
-"'' tudllora have not paaarC the
ponndmaafera
exnenae arconnt. 1ZS
tloga are held M the pound, rouatng
ine neignnornoetl with Tbelr howls
at night. Much Indignation.
A MLTl L, IMtOMlSH TO MAURY
will he Illegal nnleaa It la In writing
It a bill jnat Introduced at Albany,
Y.. becomes a law.
SlItnOlM)Kl nl PLUXITRS,
David 3Iako. eleven, of "ew 1orl.
pounded dynamite rnp with a ham
mer, llavhl and three of hla pal
are suffering frem numerous lacera
tlona. WILLARD WONT FIGHT
SOON; WANTS TOUR FIRST
Key West, Fla . April 8. When Jess
Willard, new heavyweight champion of
the world, arrived here Wednesday, his
manager, Tom Jones, anaonnced Wil
lard would not accept the Frank Moran
fight offer for a $20,000 parse. Wil
lard, he said, has eaaned a rest and
will then tour the country, getting the
money to which he Is entitled.
After that, said Jones, he will fight
nv wniie man w
r,Knt to challenge
. . 5"
wniie man who bss earned the
:e He said Willard
would never again fight a aea-ro. This
will serve to keep him out 'of the way
of the dangerous Sam Langford and tne
almost equall) dangerous Sam McVey.
Willard was given a great ovation
when he arrived.
J'CK JOHNSON RRTEUKS
MBRICN PVSSPORTS
Haaua Cuba. April 8 Jack Johnson
former hea weight champion today
receUed from the American' legation
"passports for himself and wife. To get
the passports, he had to swear he had
neer been conicted of a felony, that
no charge was pending against him,
and that he would not be subject to ar
rest if he returned to the cnited States.
Johnso'i in his affidavit, also stated
he expected to return to the I'nlted
States within 90 das. His friends here
believe tie has no definite plans for the
future
IN SUIT
adfcj
Russian military attache at Pans Kith the
SHUCS
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Railroad Shops Discharge
Men Falling Below Max
imum, Says Witness.
Chicago. IIL. April 8. 1. G Wharton,
president of the railway employes de
partment of the American Federation
of Labor, resumed his testimony before
the tnited States commission on in-
dustrial relations here today
Answering testimony of president
Markham. of the Illinois Central rall
wav. given Wednesday, the witness said
the organisation of all crafts on a rail
way system was found necessary be
cause isolated unions were unable to
make progress the railroad, he said,
plaving off one craft against another.
Dlaenaacs Detective Agencies.
He next discussed the socalled "de
tective agencies" which, he said, pro
ride armed guards and strike breakers
to bis Industrial companies, and spies
among the union men and In every way
possible attempt to defeat the objects of
1 unionism.
Touching efficiency systems based on
the payment of bonuses, the witness
cited the shop methods on the Chicago
Sz Eastern Illinois.
Pacemakers Set Standard.
"This system." said Wharton, "makes
no provision for collective bargaining
and the basic rate is mad" so low that
a living wage depends upon the ability
of the craftsmen to earn bonusea Thus
those who fall below the standard of
the pacemakers are not wanted by the
companies.
"Management," said the witness,
"which does not tend to Increase the ef
ficiency of the workman, lengthen his
period of usefulness and Improve his
social position, is not scientific."
Working Men to Maximum.
Wharton said that In one big shop
with an efficiency system it a lathe,
expected to require repairs In two
years is Intact at the end of that period,
the mechanic is accused of not having
used it to Its full efficiency
"Men and machinery alike are used
to capacity and both are thrown on
the scrap heap when their productlvlty
falls below a set maximum." said
Wharton "When the great philoso-
1 - av, Via !&'
pofr, nfrot-ri. opentrr, iub,uc uu mw i
Ila e-o. WA Inlail Clalaa and nnaarVAr) '
visit. 10 ine i mini fuiiw i vvoTMru .
the intensity of lbor among the work-
men. he snid that the time to teach the
gospel of relaxation had arrived." j
CANUTILLO YOUTH INJURED; !
HORSE FALLS WITH HIM I
Canutillo. Tex.. Ad HI 8. Tony Wal- i
lace, the young son of J. H. Wallace. (
' 1...11. i.i,Ma .h.. k- hAr .
h Twis ridlni to school fell with him
Toav fell on his head, causing slight I
Tsonensaion of the brain.
Sixty -two Applicants
Answer Herald Want Ad
SlXTI-two applicants respoadej to a Herald want sd whicn - run bv
the Southland Life lasoraace cosapsjiv. 5
The advertisement was for aa office girl the coinpauv i-eceive.i
62 applications for the posKioa, fiHed the place and ordered t"i aavertie
ment ntnpped to pr'.cnt the offices in the Mills building boiiv -toimed bv
the an-licvnt'
a Nev Kind of Rio
iiUL nn
Declaration Of Hostilities
Between Holland and
Germany Rumored.
ALL TURKS ARE
CALLED TO WAR
Ottoman Empire Engaged in
Life Or Death Struggle,
Is Realized.
LONI
ONDON Eng., pril S Rumors
ere current in London today of a
declaration of hostilities between
German) and Holland They were,
however without confirmation and dis
patches from The Hague received late
this afternoon ignored any such de
velopment. The minister of Th Netherlands in
Lonuon. when questioned, said he haa
beard rumors to this same atect- He
had no information vn the subjei i
himself but discredited lae report
It is known, notver. that Holland
has frequentl) protected to Germar
against violations of her neutrality n
flight of German wu-p.anes over Hoi
tans- the 4r owing ot hex himnihii lini bv
Garraao parroU. and. th jqeiznxe of
some of her snips and the sinking o'
r ethers.
Holland s arm has been mobilised
since the early dstys of the war The
frontiers of German) and Belgium ar
iloser) guarded In case of necessity
it. T-druoees of more defence. Holland
could open her d kes and flood the
land sufficiently to present an fo
from reaching her sfitegic positions
saltan Smnmaui 111 Turkx.
An irad. promulgate t today b te
sultan of Turkey, authorizes the mm s
ter of war to call out all men capable ui
bearing arms out who heretofore e-
noc liable for service r.clusive of tht
ages of 19 and 20, for tne defence o
the Turkish coast and frontiers an 1
the maintenance of order The ministr
also is given power to enrol for mih
tar Mervicf ail immigrants for tht
duration of mobilization This h
formation was contained
dispau
received today b Reuters Teleera 1
company from Constantinople. Turke
The bul tan, in an interview given out
recentl . was well pleased with t'i
defence his troops aided by the Ger
mans, had made against the attacks o'
the allied warships He alo expressed
pleasure in being informed that Gen
Ton der Golta. German nutitarv a.
riser is returning from Berlin wit'
iron rosses presented br enrnero
William to the sultan and his chie'
general-
Turkey realizes. anparentlv thit
this is a ar of life or death for t t
Ottoman empire in Furope that Ru
sia is beit upon possess en of Con
stantmople and the Dardanelles, an
that the allies of Russia are willing
to gne Russia that temporary advan
tae in the hope of finding an outleT
fo'r the Russian a heat nc held in th.
Black -ea port?
mtrftan rmy Twice Pierred-
The advance nf the Ru-sians in t
. arpathiars has cut the Airstr au
armi under Gen Boerovitch in tn
nlaces iccording to a Russian otticil
annoum ement The eastena wing of
this amv H m a precarious positioi
"The Russians have captured Smo1
nik, east of Lupko v Pass" says the
statement.
The Russians aNo ave thrown
hack tie Austrian m the district of
Bartfeld and in the di'ritt of Lur
ko Hiving advanced throusrh th
Rostock pass, the he ruiced a wedgre
between the Austrian armies
"Smolnik controls th onlv road
through the Beskid mountains betwe'i
Mezolahorcz aid Vzok a distance tf
SO miles
Kreneh Claim Propreja-t.
The French war office at Paris this
afternoon gave out a report on tht.
progress of the fgihting which sas
"In Belgium ti e da Wednesday was
marked by artiller engasements
in the aJle of the isne and the
.,.., .. . , . ,",
district to the east of Kei-n. our effort
spite of the ahrormalH bal
iveather continued with srreat actlnr
and we hae maintainel our gains be
tween the Meuse and the Moselle i
their entiretx. -ahil at tne same ti"
we are proceeding to rtake further
progress.
Rala SpMln SheUs.
The r-lns of the last few aas na
! through the clav so!l of Soeir
to a great depth rendering dirocutt me
(Cuilaaaid en Page ?. Col. 4).