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SECRET- PACT WITH
BELGIUM ADMITTED
BY FOREIGN OFFICE
Asserted English Troop to
Landed Only After Neu
trality Violated by the
Germans.
Be
" REPLY TO HOLLWEG INTERVIEW
Construction of Teuton Railways
Leading - to Buffer State
Held as a Eeason.
GIVES RISE TO FEAR OF RAID
LONDON. Jan., 2.-The official Infor
mation bureau this evening issued a
Statement aa follows:
"The foreign office, replying officially
to the Interview with. Dr. vou Rcthmann
Hollneg, the German Imperial chancellor
(published In America January 24 and
K) admits the exlstrnue - of tho
documents the Hermans have said they
.found in Brussels, hut insists these were
purely Informat In case the British
needed to defend Belgian neutrality. The
Belgian marginal note upon the record
explains that '"the entry of the Enjr.lish
Into Rclslum would only take place after
tho violation of our neutrality by Germany."-
...
"If the German chancellor wishes to
know why there were conversations on
this military subject between British
and Belgian officers, he may find the
reason In the fact well known to him,
namely, that Germany was establishing
an elahoiate network of strategical rail
ways, deliberately constructed to permit
a sudden attack on Belgium. Thla alone
was enoiiKli to justify communications
between Belgium and other powers on
the foe-ting" that there would bo no viola
tion of Belgian neutrality unless It pre
viously had been violated by another
power. On no other footing did Belgium
ever have euch cnmunlcaUons."
The particular reference of the German
chancellor to which tho British foreign
office replies in the foregoing dispatch
was published in this cnluntry the morn
ing of January 25 and waa follows:
"England ought really to cease harping
on tho theme of Belgian neutrality,
documents on the Anglo-Belgium military
agreement which we hava found in the
meantime show plainly enough how
England regarded this neutrality.
"We found in the archives of the Bel
jrian foreign office documents which
showed that England in 1911 was de
termined to throw troops' into Belgium
without tho assent of the Belgian gov
ern me fit if war had then broken out. In
other words, to do exactly the same thing
for whloh, with all the pathos of virtuous
indignation It now reproaches Germany."
New Kailroad Tax
BillDrafted by
Attorney Haffke
A ' bill dtflnliig rights-of-way of rail
roads, which, if passed by the . legisla
ture, would add $100,000 to the revenue
In Omaha of the county, , achoolu and
state, according to County ' Assessor-f
Counsman. is being drafted by Ieputy
County Attorney Haffke. It will be fin
ialied and sent to tho legislature this
week.
Assessor Counsman spent the morning
in conference with Mr. Haffke, tilscuss
ing with him the probable form the
measure is to take.
Tha county attorney's office was re
quested to draft the proposed bill follow-
lng announcement of the results of As
aersor Counsman's investigation of rail
road taxes.
. Mr. Counsman's position la that the
railroads are paying fair city tajfes by
reason of the terminal tax law, but that
it he county, schools and state ahould re
ceive $100,000 more per year from them.
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Want New State
Of Lincoln in West
OLTMPIA, Wash., Jan. 26. A memorial
introduced In the state senate today, ask
ing congress to create out of the eastern
Washington counties and the Panhandle
district of Idaho the new state of Lincoln,
was reported - favorably by unanimous
Note by the committee on memorials.
The Weather
Forecast till 7 p. m. Wednesday:
For Omaha, Coucll Bluffs and Vicinity
Unsettled; probably snow; colder.
Teanperatsres la Omaha
Yesterday.
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Tula! rainfall since March 1.
le(uiency since March 1
Iielich-ni y Icr cor. period. 1HI4
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Deficiency for cor. period, 1X13. 4.17 inches
Hrporta from M tat tons at T P. M.
Station and f-laU . Temp. High- Kaiu-
of earner. j
Cheyanna, pt cloudy ...
Iienver. pt. cloudy ....
. Des Moines, pt. cloudy
louder, cloudy
North Platte, clear ....
Omaha, el r
I'ueblo, clear
Itapld City, snow
Hjli ijike City, cloudy
ania r'e, clear
Hirrtdan, aiiuw
S oux I'ity, tear
Valtntina, snow
m. rt. fall.
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L. A. WKWli, Ltxal Forecaster.
FRENCH OUTPOSTS in the fierce fighting that has
taken place around Soissons. -
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WESTERN ROADS r
MAY RAISE RATES
Interstate Commerce Commission
Grants Requested Increase in
Freight Charges.
ADVANCE IS FIVE PER CENT
Omaha railroad officials - are in high
glee over the report from Washington to
the effect that the Interstate Commerce
commission has granted the application
of the western lines and permitted thorn
to advance freight rates 6 per cent ion
class and commodity rates between Chi
cago and Missouri river points and
through intermediate , territory as far
west as Utah, and at alt common points.
The finding of the InUusUto Commerce
commission is la accordance with a find
ing made in favor of the lines cast at
Chicago, made some weeks ago.
As soon as the commission granted the
request of the"eastern lines,. freight traf
flo men of the roads between Chicago and
the Rocky mountains asked for author-
Lity to make a similar advance of S per
cent and thirty days ago nieu me new
tariffs. The thirty days required by law
having' expired 'and no protests having
been made; that were regarded as worthy
of serious consideration,' permission to
make the advance has been granted.
-
Advance No Commodities.
The finding of the commission pet mils
an advance on 210 different commodities,
and while this lacks a good deal of in
cluding the entire classification it takes
in the big Items of tonnage.
Later, on It the railroad freight experts
discover that articles that move freely
have not been provided for in the ad
vance, they will make the request that
the advance be permitted on these.
Just when the new rates will be applied
railroad men here are unable to state.
However, they assert that in the 'regular
order of things they that they should be
effective February 1. Thirty days ago
when the application for the advance was
made the tariffs wer all 'placed on file
with the commission. This filing is equiv
alent to and is regarded as a publication,
and if i this holds true in" this case the
new rates will go into effect, with . the
passing of the present month. Nothing
though, will be done until - the official
decision is received from the commission.
Thla is expected to arrive by the last of
the present week.
Judg
e Wade Will .
Succeed-the Late
Judge McPherson
IOWA CITY, Is., Jan. 2-Speclal
Telegram. A scial to the Cltlsen from
Washington today says . that Judge
Wade, notional committeeman from Iowa,
I has been assured by President Wilson
g that he will be appointed federal judge
. I fur the southern Iowa district, following
W ' a conference with the president and Con
gressman V ollmer there today.
Woman is Robbed
in Chicago Street
CHICAGO, Jan. 26. Daylight robbers j
held up Mrs. josepn Barys on the street
today and robbed her of 12,500. The
money which they took at the point of a
revolver was to have been use.il by Mrs.
liarya' husband, a saloonkeeper, to cash
checks of municipal employes, who were
paid today. One robber pointed a revol
ver at Mrs. Buys and the other grabbed
her handbag containing the money. Both
robbers escaped.
BOY BANK ROBBER
KILLED BY PURSUERS
HOUSTON, Tex., Jan. M.-A boy robberi
entered the Guarantee Mate bank here
this afternoon, drove the bank offlclaln
into the vault at the point f a revolver,
locked them up and flej with between
H.'XO and S.'.uuu. He waa pursued find
killed before be hal run a doxeu blocks.
Lay
DEMOCRATS TAKE .
SLAP At WILSON
Amendment . to Hitchcock Resolu
tion Endorsing President's Policy
Voted Down in Senate.
RESOLUTION THEN APPROVED
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Jan. M.-Speclal Telegram.)
The Hitchcock resolution, with the
name of Senator Hitchcock stricken out
by an amendment submitted by Senator
Howell,, introducer of the original reso
lution, . was adopted by the senate this
morning, though -Qulnhy of Douglas at'
ttpnpted'to Pt' through an amendment
favorable to the present policy of ths
administration. The Qulnhy amendment
was voted down after much discussion
Vi ftaadair Attack. '' . "
Santlull said that lie had always' been
taught to believe tho president of the
United States Was the president of the
whole people, but that feeling had been
rudely shocked at the speech ' of Presi
dent Wilson sf Indianapolis, He did not
believe that the bill to. which the resolu
tion referred would embroil us In war,
He' thought President Wilson waa unduly
scared when he took the action be did
on the canal tolls matter. Ha telioved tho
president had ' consorted with grafters
when he faVorcd tho payment of ,000,000
to Colombia, It was simply
blackmail.
an( act of
' Qalaby lu Defease.
Quinby called 8andall for aspersions
cast at the president of the United States
and said that a former president had
performed an act which was "brigandish"
and had been- going about the country
ever since bragging about it. He referred
to the taking of Panama for the purpose
of .building the present canal. " He de
liberately stole the property of another
nation," said Quinby as he n&t down.
The voto on the Qulrby amendment
was as follows: ' '
For the amendment: Ileal, Rushes,
'IKidge, Do'ithett. Hnnglaml, - K lech. I,
I liners. Mnllcry. Marshall, Quinby,
Auden, Saunders, Khumviy, : Splrk. 14.
Against the amendment: Bedford,
Rrooklry, ' Buhrman. Hygland, Oatea,
lrace. Henry. Howell, Kohl, Krumbaeh,
Matters, Pillar, Robertson, Randall,
spencer, ' Weesner, both .Wilsons, Wink.
1. r .
Lahners, who voted icr the amendment,
afterward explained that he voted, for
It 'under tho Idea that ho was voting for
the original resolution, - ao that would
make the vote 13 to 20 against. , .
The resolution 'was' then . reported for
third reading. ' .
1
Bid of Germans for ,
? " Wool is Rejected
SYDNEY. Austral:a. Jan. M. (Via Lon
don. S:3 a. m.) At the wool sale today
the auctioneer refused a German buyer's
bid for a certain lot of the material.' A
dispute followed, and when . the. lot waa
resubmitted for sale it was knocked down
to a French firm at the price the Ger
man had offered. Other supposed Ger
man bids made later were also refused
and tho German representatives' finally
left the sales room, having been unable to
buy a single bale.
Senate Confirms
' Hall Nomination
' WASHINGTON,' Jan. 36. Confirmation
of the nomination of Henry Clay Hall of
Colorado, to succeed himself as a mem
ber of the Interstate Commerce commis
sion, was voted late today by the senate
over ; vigorous opposition from senators
who criticise i the commission's recent
action in granting Increased rates to the
ruilroada.
Suffrage Bills Not
Offered at Des Moines
DK8 MOIXKS, la.. Jan. W.-auffrage
bills a ere not introduced in the Iowa gen
eral assembly today, as wus expected
last i.lght. The a'jinora announced that
the tills' would te presented tomorrow
BRITISH CRUISER
HON IS DISABLED,
DESTROYER ALSO
Admiralty Admits Warship So
Badly Damaged in Sunday Bat
tle It Has to Be Towed
V Into Port.
ALL CRAFT SAFELY RETURNED
Torpedo Boat Meteor Is Hauled
Home After Suffering from
Attacks of Enemy.
THIRTEEN LOSE THEIR LIVES
HI I.I.KT I .
LONDON, Jan. 26. Two hundred
additional survivors of the German
cruiser Bluccher, sunk In the North
Sea Sunday by British wanhliis, have
been landed. They Inrludo a few
potty officers.
LONDON. Jan. 26. It was offi
cially announced this evening that
the British battle cruiser Lion and
the British torpedo boat destroyer
Meteor wero disabled In Sunday's
naval battle In the North Sea and
were towed Into port. All the Brit
ish ships engaged In the combat, the
official statement says, returned
safely to port.
The announcement was made by the
secretary of the admiralty, whono state
ment aald: . -.
"All the British ships and torpedo boat
destroyers engaged In Hunday's action
have returned In safety to port.
I, Ion 1 Tow.
"The Lion, which had some of Its for
ward compartments flooded by shells be
low the water line, was taken In tow by
the crulsor Indomitable. The destroyer
Meteor, ' which also was disabled, was
taken in towfcy the destroyer Liberty.
Both vessels were guarded by strong es
corts of destroyers. Repairs to both ves
sels can be speedily made.
"The total number of casualties among
tho officers and men reported to the ad
miralty la: On the Lion, seventeen men
woundad; on the Tiger, one -officer and
nine men killed and three officers and
eight men wounded; on the Meteor, four
men killed and one man wounded.
"It ia not believed that any other casu
alties occurred, but if so they will be Im
mediately published.
"As soon as Vice Admiral BeaMy's re
port is received a fuller account will be
given." .
Statoaaoat from Berlin.
i BERLIN, Jan.' 26. (By Wireless to
London.) Additional details of the sink
ing pf "a British sU)e': cruiser 5n a
naval battle hi ti:j North sea. west of
Helgoland, which is claimed by the Ger
mans, Is glvan in a statement issued here
today, - The statement follows; -"According
to wall Informed German
sources this cruiser suffered heavily from
the flit of our cannon and was then
sunk by a Gsrnwu torpedo boat by two
well directed shots. The sinking was ob
served by a German airship, which fol
lowed tho battle closely. '
'Two English torpedo bo&ts were also
sunk. The airship al.iq, observed the se
rious damaging of other English ships."
In the absence of further details of the
naval battle In the North sea the news
papers confine themselves to comments
about the great superiority and strength
of the British units' engaeed.
, Prince Joachim, the youngest son o'.
Kmperor William, has been unable to
start his convalescent leave ss recently
planned, as he has been affected with a
hlgl. fever for several days.
Shipment of Stock
from Chicago Yards,
is Again Suspended
CHICAGO, Jan. 2J. Probability of an
other quarantine of tho Vnlon Htock
yards here developed today. Officials of
the state and federal live stock bureaus
held a conference following a report that
animals shipped east from supposedly
clean districts In the Union yards had
developed the foot and mouth disease.
Officials of some of the packing firms
said they expected the Issuance before
the close of the day of an order prevent
ing the shipment of live stock from the
fards.
No stock was shipped from the yards
today pending word from the department
heads in Washington. Live stock ship
ments ceased on a suggestion from fed
eral inspectors, according to A. G. Leon
ard, president of the Union company.
Dexter Barrett Is
Named Assistant
Attorney General
Dexter T. Barrett of Nelson has been
appointed 3eputy attorney general of
Nebraska by Attorney General Willis K.
Hoed of Madison. The latter announce!
his choice of an assistant yesterday at
the Paxton hotel. Barrett will ' assume
his duties February l in the pluc of
Andrew Murriesey, who has Just been
fnailo chief justice of the supreme court.
The salary ia tl.KJC a year.
Barrett is a graduate of HasilnKs col
lege and the law college of tho University
of Nebraska. Congressman K. D. Muth
rrland la his father-in luw. Kor a num
ber of years he has been practicing law
In the state.
UKAL' JSNA1'
Delic ateaaen. including confection
ery ciaara. aoda fountain, lunch room
and bakery; :aa fUU-loaf capacity
ovens; everything complete and up-lo-ilaie.
InrluitinK stock an.l fixtures.
This la something good) located on
Kurnain street and close In: dolliK
good business. 3,:0 cash buys 11.
Tor fartaar iaformatloo abont
this opportunity. the Wast Ad
fcoctlou of today's
I
Germany Confiscates All Stocks
of Corn, Wheat and Flour in Empire
F.L.KI.1N. Jan. W.-tPy Wireless to
London.) Th federal council has put InU.
effect sweeping regulations for the ron
serrstlon of the food supply as follows'
"All . stocks of corn, wheat and flour
are ordered seised by February I.
A1 business transactions In these com
modities aie forbidden from January J.
i "All municipalities are charged with the
i duty of settlnK aside suitable supplies of
preserved meat.
"The owners of corn are ordered to re
port their stocks Immediately, whereupon
confiscation, t a fixed price, will fol
low." -
A government distributing office fur
the regulation of consumption will be oa
tahllshrd, distribution being made accord
ing to the number of Inhabitant.
The Imperial Gaxette today publishes
the following notice regarding tho con
finest Ion of rraln:
"There Is no Uoubt that the measure
FREIGHT SHIP IS
SUNK INCOLLISIQN
New Steamship Washingtonian Run
Down by Schooner Elizabeth
ralmer Off Delaware.
CREW ALL SAVED BUT ONE MAN
NEW TURK, Jan.. K.-The steamship
Waahlngtnnlan, a freighter carrying no
passengers, and the big schooner Elisa
beth Palmer, were In collision today off
tho roast of Delaware, near Cape Hen
lop. n. Wireless messages said that thn
Wsshlngtunlan waa sunk and the
schooner sinking. The crew of both
vessels,- with the exception of one man,
were saved.
The Wunhlngtonlan was bound for New
York and Philadelphia from Honolulu by
way. of the Panama canal. It had a
crew of thirty-nine. The Elisabeth Pal
mer sailed 'from Portland, Me., January
10 for Norfolk. It carried a crow of
seven. , v
Captain Nelson of the Old Dominion
liner Hamilton, stopped his ship off Fen
wlck's Island lightship to rescue the
crews of the two. vessels. Officials of tho
Amerlcan-llnwatlan line, owners of the
Washtngtonlan, were advised that the
Hamilton was bringing all the rescued
men to this city.
Thn Washlngtontan is a new ship, built
In 1914, for trado between New York,
Pacific ports and Honolulu by way of
the Panama canal. It registered at 4,M4
tons and Is 407.7 feot long. Maritime
records show that it sailed from Hono
lulu December 10 for New York and was
Inst reported fnm Balboa on January 17.
The schooner Kllsabeth Palmer Is regis
tered at 3,01ft tona gross, 2,444 net It
was built in 1903 at Bath, Me., and la 900
feet long. It tarries a crew of seven
men and is tn command of Captain Wal
lace. ...Maritime records ahow that it
sailed from Portland, Aie., January
for Norlolk. ;
to
Concessions from v
, China Demanded .
By the Japanese
PKK1NO, China, Jan. (.-Certain poli
tical and territorial demands which Japan
has mado upon China following the Jap
anese occupation of Kloa Chew have be
co.rie knoan In Peking and their extent
la disquieting to Chinese official.
The demands, twenty-one In number,
were communicated to the Chinese gov
ernment January 23 by, tho Japanese
minister here. They include . first, that
China turn over to Japan all existing
German and Austrian concessions; sec
ond, that China pledge Itself not to give
Concessions In the future to any country
except Japan; third, permission to build
a special territorial railroad, and fourth,
mining privileges in Shantung and Puklen
provinces In Manchuria. In eastern Mug
nolia and in the Yang-Tse .valley.
'It Is felt In Peking that If these de
mands were granted the result woulj be
tantamount to turning to Japan all the
region above naniod as spheres of in'
flunncr, to the detriment of the treaty
rights of other nations. The Peking gov
ernment has not replied to the Japanese
note.
Chinese officials are particularly in
censed just now at rumors circulated
here than China la negotiating with Ger
many to the end thit German officials
reursanlxa the Chinese army. This re
port Is denounced aa without foundation.
Terre Haute Men
Assail Jurisdiction
Of Federal Courts
IXDIANAPOMH. Ind., Jan. M-That
the federal court has 110 jurisdiction In
the case was the principal contention
made by counsel for the defendants at
the hearings of arguments here today on
demurrers filed by twenty-seven persons
to Indictments charging them with con
spiracy to corrupt the elections In Terre
Hauto last November. Counsel asserted
the right of suffrage Is a state right and
that congress to far has not legislated
to control it,
'Threo more were added today to the
eighty persons 1. ho pleaded guilty on
January i to the elect km Indictments.
Of the l.'S named In tho Indictments re
turned last month Hi now have been
taken into custody, .eighty-three of whum
pleaded guilty, fte not fullty and twenty-seven
filed demurrers'.
Arguments on the demurrers began to
Gay before JudKc Anderson In the I'nlted
titatea district court. The court limited
each tldo to two and a half hours.
Three Earth Shcks
Felt at Panama
PANAMA. Jan. S.-Three short sharp
earthquakes have ahaken the Isthmus of
Panama In the last three days, the third
one occurring today. None of the shocks
did sny damage, though the Inhabitants
were considerably frightened. Reports
from points along the canal show that
J the ahocks cauntd no ill effects.
ordered taken cult much deeper Into the
iconomlo life of our people than all the
other economic regulations hitherto
adopted by the fdrral council during the
war. It Is, however, neersnary. In older
lo make certain and surriclent and reg
ular supply of our peop with
hresdnfuffa until the net . thrcshlnft
of the new harvest, and Is bes'des a
necessity of life for the government and
the nation.
"The steps hitherto taken have proved
themselves not fur-reselling enoiigh to
bring about the sparing use of our lim
ited supplies. of breadstuff which, how
ever, are In reality sufficient for our
needs. In particular the measures hith
erto Introduced hae not prevented the
feeding of bread grain to cattle.
"The present order gives us the cer
tainty thai our enemies' plan to starve
Germany will be upset and assure us
of plentiful bread until the next harvest."
CZAR WILL STAND
BY ILL HIS ALLIES
., , -rs -
Minister Sazanoff in Statement to
Duma Committee Denies Ru
mors of Separate Teacc.
HINTS AT DEAL WITH SWEDEN
PETItOGHAD, Jan. M.-(Vla Irfmdon.)-
"The government stands for the scrupu
lous fulfilment of the emperor s mani
festo Issued the day the war -was de
clared, that so long aa a singlo soldier
of the enemy remains on Russian soil no
peace will bo concluded."
In these words Borgloa Haxsnoff, at a
meeting of the ways and means commit
tee of the Duma to.lay, answered In
quiries propounded by leading members
of the Duma. These liiquliiea were sug
gested by the determination said to have
been reached by the German Ilelrhstsg,
that all territory "reddened-by German
blood" and new occupied by Germany,
should be retained.'
Tho committee meeting was prepara
tory to tho opening sessions of the
council of state on January M and of the
Duma on February 9.
Roand by Agreement.
"Aa to the evacuation of the enemy's
territory, we are bound by agreement
with our alllea," M. Haxanoff continued.
"The 'words p the manifesto must not
be limited to Russian territory."
No explanation waa made of the for
eign minister's reference to "the enemy's
territory," but it is regarded' aa a refer
ence to Galliia,' which, although not
Russian territory. Is characterised . here
as being Inhabited by 'little Russians."
M. Heianuff said that Great Britain
was bearing ' conscientiously . the tre
mendous burden of Its share of the war.
Tho'asslstont minister of wgr said that
Rtisslan" "manufacturer ' wei e" meeting
satisfactorily all the demand niau upon
them by (he government and that the
army commissariat , was being maintained
efficiently.. " , -' '.
Pierre Khai tonov, secretary of state
and at present acting premier, said the
financial condition of. the country wss
good. " It wss Intimated thst an agree
ment with Sweden soon would be reached,
providing for completion of railway con
nections between the two counttles.
Senate Rejects ,
Amendments to y
Shipping Measure
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. Republican
amendments to the administration ship
ping bill to prohibit purchase of ships
now belonging to the European bellig
erents, were rejected today by the senate
commerce committee by a strict party
vote, and the bill as revised by the dem
ocratic caucus was reported again to the
senate. n
One Important amendment would per
mit such government ships as are Amer
ican built, to engage in the coastwise
trade. The bill orlginully proposed to re
strict the government line to foreign
trade.
Other amendments provide that the
shipping corporation shall be organised
undr the laws oV the District of Colum
bia: thst the shipping board to control
the enterprise shall consist of the secre
taries of the treasury and commerce and
three additional members, "two of whom
shall be of practical experience in the
management and operation of steamships
In foreign trade," and that the capital
stock of the proposed shipping corpora
tion cannot be Increased to more than
1:0,11,000.
Tillman Proposes
Four Battleships fc
for Next Program
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. A four-battle-ahlp
program for the next congress was
proposed today by Chairman Tillman of
tho acnats naval committee as an amend
ment to the current naval bill now await
ing passage.
The amendment would direct the secre
tary of the navy to submit plans and
specifications for tour battleships "of the
type, power and speed, which In hi judg
nnt, based on the knowledgo gained
from the-prevailing war tn Europe, are
best suited for war on the sea."
Chairman Tillman told several of hi
colleagues he waa absolutely opposed to
the building cf any large battleships this
year. It would be his purpose to urge,
he said, only the building of small craft
and auxiliaries.
Zeppelin Raiding
Libau Destroyed
LONDQN. Jan: 38.-H was officially
announced In London thla evening that
the Zappelln dirigible balloon, which
Monday dropped bombs on the Russian
port of L'.bau In His Baltic sea. was
destroyed and that the members of Its
crew were tuken prisoners.
GERMANY TAKES
CONTROL OF ALL
FOODSUPPLIES
Sweeping Regulations Made by the
Kaiser to Prevent Waste is Re-
garded in London as .
Most Significant.
HUNGARY IS STORM CENTER
Mnscoyites Temporarily Checked,'
but Are Sending Lvge Rein
forcements to Front.
RUSSIANS ADVANCE IN TURKEY
The Day's War News
t.K.RMA A It 91 IKS ! tfc w-at bo-re
suddenly taken lio .ffewslr. et
llverlna violent attaeWa almal
tanroealy several !. Tfca
tiermaa War offlee- a a e "
claim an Important victory
British Iroop a Ion a the l.a
', rannl I" Csser, Jnat aoatfa fa
Rcta-lan rr. The Freneli of
ficial abatement, Taowcycr, eloca
not concede thla victory 4
Uermana. II admit that ' Ibey
' made nroarreaa temporarily, lint
asserts that anbaetinently tbey
were rcanlaed.
BKItLU report that Rnaslan at
tacks In F.aat Prnsstn were re-
Balnea n4 that no Important
flBThtiaar ocrarrcd In Central Po-,
land.
HI ftftlAN Forelan Minister Paaaaoft
nnnonneed that Ratal vronld con
tinue the war o loa ns m alnale
aoldler of the enemies remained
on Rnsslnn anil.
TURKU BRITISH warships were
. sank In the naval enataarement In
the North Re Bandar, Berlin now
assert. The British admiralty
added aothlnar to Its orialnnt an
nouncement that no British ves
sel, were lost or aertoaaly Injnred.
(iHHMAN tJti V'KR M M KST'S order
for the confiscation of all sappltes
of wheat, corn and floar la re
aardrd m Kaaland as a alarniru
ant Indication of tho economic
effects of the war opon Germany.
Rl'SXIA la iMtartasr reinforcements
Into Bnkowlna, w here It a a par-
; eatly has met with reverse at
IV POI,A.I heavy flightl la an
' tier way once mora and decree
of ancceas for the Clermaas IS ad
mitted in Petrosrad. ' Berlin
,' hear tnat the Teatonlo alllea hava
reaplcd, Kieleo. .,
ftl'SSIA Is saesaattrlsa severe as
vosltloa la (ho war with Tnrker.
. AlCaoaah Petrosrad announced
that (he resistance or tho Tnrka In
the Tranacaaraana had . heen vir
tually Drakes, an official atntc
. mcnt today says tb-J( (ho Tnrka
'o offering; stubborn resistance.
LONDON, Jan. :6. The sweepln??
regulations, for the conservation of
the food supply of Germany, Includ
ing the confiscation of the entire
grain crop, la regarded in London as
the most significant Item of news re
ceived today from the countries at
war. '
Berlin announces officially that
this step cuts deeper into the eco
nomic llfo of the German people
than any other measure adopted
since the outbreak of hostilities and
the government defends the regula
tion on rrtie ground that in order to
upset the plans of Germany's ene
mies, to starve the empire, it Is neces
sary to make certain, of a regular
supply of foodstuffs until the next
harvest. "
llanaary Is Storm Center.'
In the war area, the reported Russian
Invasion of Hungary by way of Ruko
wlna, is attracting Interested attention in
London. A special news dispatch from
Budapcsth sets forth that after a tem
porary rback the Muscovites actually had '
penetrated Hungary, where they hold tho
(Continued on Paga rive. Column Two )
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The
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and the man who pur.
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varied choice, of good farms at
bargain prices.
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