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SEVEN STRIKERS ON
TRIAL FOR MURDER
ACQUITTED BY JURY
Men Accused of Killing Chauffeur
: i During;. Mine War in Colorado
Found Not Guilty in a
i : Hurry.
TWELVE ARE OUT JUST HOUR
Six Weeks Spent in Effort to Secure
Boxful to Pass on Evidence
in Case.
SELF-DEFENSE IS PLEA OFFERED
Pt'EBLO, Colo., Feb. 27. The
seven former striking coal miners on
trial for the murder of Luke Terry,
chauffeur; near La Veta, November
8, 1913, were declared not guilty In
the verdict of the jury returned In
the district court today. The Jury
was out one hour.
The men acquitted, all member of the
United Mlpc Workers of America, are:
Charles Sheppnril, Frank Kronpa, Panlcl
Richard, Edward Richards, Charles Rich
ards, ePter Rich nnd Marcus Martinollch.
The charge upon which the men were
tried Brew out of tho killings of Terry and
Hurry Bn;an, Walter Whltton and 11. G.
Adams, mine guards, and tho wounding
of W. II. Gambling, all employes of tho
Oakdale.Coal company, while automo
blllng to the Oakdale mine from La Veta
during the recent coal miners' strike.
Testimony ' Introduced by ' tle state
nought to establish that' the four men
'killed and Gambling were attacked from
ambush by tho accused men. The defense
sought to prove that the defendants fired
in self-defense and not until Harry Bryan
opened fire from the automobile upon tho
strikers.
. Six weeks Were occupied In securing a
Jury. .
Speyer Says Firm
, Never Fiscal Agent
For the Rock Island
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. James Speyer,
head Jf the New York banking house of
Speyer Co., made a voluntary state
ment before the Interstate, Commerce
commission today of his flrm'a dealings
with the Hock Island system during the
period of Its history under investigation.
The firm never had, occupied the position
of fiscal Agent for .the railroad, he aaid,
but acting as a principal had bought and
resold .'between- 1904 nd 1912 securities of
the Kock Island company Itself of aome
J170, 409,000 face vaJue. The total profit
on those 'transactions for hi firm, Mr.
Bpryer raid, was $1,438,743, or eight-tenth
of t per cent Not all. of the flrm'a trans
action in Rock Island securities had re
sulted In profits, Mr. Speyer added.-
1io time, .Mr. Speyer said, had his
firm handled any securities of the Rock
Island holding companies organised by
tho Leeds-Ueid group.- . . .
Mr. Snsyer volunteered his statement
after Chief Counsel Folk for the commla
IOH had closed the commission's direct
case with the testimony of Ogden Mills,
a director of the Rock Island railroad
company and of the New Jersey holding
company. - '
Mr. Mills said he had ,no personal
knowledge of the various payments In
stock or bonds in addition to salary made
to various officers of the Rock Island
system. , .
Testimony for the railroad followed.
Henry U. Mudge, president of the Rock
Island, discussed at length the physical
condition of the system, disagreeing with
reports of poor condition already filed la
the hearing.
Turning to the Trinity and Brazos val
Ity road, the Texas line purchased Jointly
by the Rock Island and Colorado South
ern in order to secure an outlet to the
gulf Mr. Mudge said he had not given up
hope that it would prove a paying Invest
ment. Suggestions of possible purchasers
of the line were being rejected, he said,
until the effect of the Panama canal on
north and south- rail traffic can be de
termined. GERMAN AIRMEN DROP
BOMBS NEAR NIEUPORT
PARTS. ffVb. J7. (Via London) A squad
ron of Oerman aeroplanes has bombarded
the district behind Nleuport. An official
' note given out here today says that only
two casualties were reported, a woman
and an old man having been Injured or
killed.
The note also states that a French
aviator dropped three bombs on the Ger
man barracks at Meta, Lorraine. ,
The Weather
Forecast of weather till 7 p. m. Sunday;
For Omaha. Council Bluff and Vicinity
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' i Comparative Loral Rrrord.
WIS. 1U. Ult. 1912.
Hlget yesterlay l 43 J7
Lovv8t yesterday 17 XI 4 12
Mean temperature JH ' Uti a ' -n
Precipitation 47 T .& .00
'iti.tiiicrature ini precipitation depart
ures fro:n the normal at Omaha since
Mjrch 1, 1S14. compared with the last two
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Normal temperature j?
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Normal pie. ln.iaUon . .(,2 Inch
Kxces for the day .46 Inch
Total rainfall sln"e March L .90.30 Inches
Iiertciency since March 1 33 Inch
I will line y fur cor. period, 1VI4. fi.bi Inches
Dcflcieni'y for cor period, 1!I3. 4.a Inches
"T" Indicates trace oi. precipitation.
- L. A. VV tleil. Local Forecaster.
GERMAN SOLDIERS DRAW PAY WHEN WOUNDED
the Kaiser's army drawing their pay and signipc '
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BAKERS TAKE LAW
INTO OWN HANDS
Arbitrarily Cut Down Weight of
Loaf and Then Do Not Give
Weight Marked.
PEGG SECURES THE EVIDENCE
As the price of wheat goes down
the weight of bread in Omaha goes
down, a situation nobody seems to
'explain on any. ground except that
the bakers need the money.
An Investigation discloses some
thing wrong in the regulation of
bread bakers by the authorities.
John Grant' Pegg, city sealer of weights
and meanures, declares ho has been hand
icapped In his work by lack of co-operation
on the part of the city prosecutor.
He cites as a specific instanco the con
viction of Jay Burr.s of the Jay Burns
Baking company on four counts last fall
In the police court. The cases were taken
to the district court on appeal and Mr.
Pegg" says the cases have been called for
trial several times and a postponement
granted each time, the most recent de
ferment being last week. Inspector Pegg
says he is ready to try these appeals any
time and la anxious to have these cases
disposed of in the district court. . He fur
ther rays he does not feel warranted in
making other arrests on the existing
bread ordinance as long ha .those cases
re pending in district , court.
. Weight of l.oaf of Bread.
The present bread ordinance was passed
nearly twenty years ago" and provides
that a loaf of bread shall weigh sixteen
ounces and that a double loaf shall weigh
thirty-two ounces, no mention being made
as to price.
Next Monday morning before tho " city
council committee of the whole there will
be brought up for reconsideration another
bread ordinance which was placed on file
nearly two years ago and which tho
bakers want 'reconsidered at' this time.
This ordinance provides that loaves of
bread may be offered for sale at any
weight and stipulates that the weight and
name of the baker shall appear on each
loaf.
The situation today Is that the bakers
are. disregarding the ordinance now on
the statute books and have taken it upon
themselves to operate 'under the ordi
nance which will be called up for discus
sion next Monday morning and which Is
not yet a law. -
Bread t Weighed. .
In response to complaints made by
citizens at the office of the city sealer of
weights and measures, that official has
started to get busy. A committee visited
soma of the grocery stores Friday after
noon and Saturday morning and weighed
some loaves of bread. This investigation
disclosed Information that bread sold un
der the 'trade-mark of "Holnum" and
(Continued on Page Three, Column Four.)
Brother of Ute Indian
Slain by Polk Gives
Ref uge of Renegades
SALT LAKE CITY. Vtah, Feb. 27. Be
cause Chief Polk killed his brother Thurs
day night, Dutcry, a Ve Indian, is on
his- way to Bluff to ead Marshall Ne
becker's posse, to the hiding place of
Polk and Pesey, according to a special
received by the Deseret New from Bluffs
n:v. WT.lkini Reed of Mexican Hat,
twenty nuies wes; of Bluff, telephoned
! to Eiuff that Dutchy was coming and
i warned the guards at Bluff not to shoot
the Indian. Marshal Kebaker has sent
men to meet uuicny ana exjxjcis o
! utilize the Indian's services, as he la said
Up be fully advised as to the hiding place
i used by the hostllcs. ' ' -
Dutchy says his brother, whose name
was killed by Polk
! and the widow escaped from the hostile
camp that. night.. crossing the Lua Juan
j ffver in the darkness to tajje the news to
Dutchy. Dutchy, who bad taxen no ac
tive part In the slu attcn until then. Is
reported as desirous to avenge his broth
er's death by leading the white men to
Polk's camp and if possible to accom
plish the death of Polk.
It la believed here that the reported
killing of the Indian, Scotty, by old
Posey, has become confused with the
klUIng of Dutchys brother by Polk.
Dutchy li expected to reach Bluff today,
! although he may encounter difficulties,
U his most direct route la through the
I ' . . ' ' . . .,,
I country occupied by the hostile.
1 Frk-nc.Iy Indians, who were found
'destitute north of Pluff. will be started
for the I te reservation In Colorado today.
1 Ti'e Indians snd the Mexican who have
ben talun prisoners at liluff will lie
taken a far a Grayson t'dny on their
wy to ealt Lake City to await Irlal. . .
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POLITICS HAS PART
IN REEDS ACTION
Attorney General t Believed to Be
Playing for Advantage in Rail
- Commission Row.
STATUTES SAID TO BE PLAIN
(Prom a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. 27. (Special.)
Nothing in months has caused so
much comment as the hot air battle
waged between Attorney General
Reed and the members of the State
Railway commission. While demo-
crata as a general thing are uphold
in the attorney general; there are ,
. . ..-n.ii.v. wfv i
some, who are not In sympathy with
any proposition which looks like a
political play to get prestige for
future maneuvers.
Plenty of people uphold the railway
commission In their contention that they
don't havo to consult the attorney gen
eral (fnless they want to, especially when
they have good legal talent on the board.
The statute regarding that point reads:
"The commission may consult and ad
vise with tho attorpey general from tlmj
to time with reference to any and all
matters upon which they may require
advise and it shall be tho duty of the
attorney general to give such advise as
the commisBluh may require of him and
to perform such other services within the
line of his duty as the commission may
requiro of him."
Mutate Not Mandatory.
This indicates that If the railway corns
mleslon believes It needs tho services of
the attorney general they "may" consult
him, and nothing the commissioners hold
Indicatee they "shall" consult him a he
would Indicate in his letter to the comi
mission. On tjie other hand commis
sioners interpret the above section that
the attorney general Is under the Juris
diction of the commiaslon if anything,
for while they "may" consult him, the
section reads that he "shall" give such
service to the commission may require of
him and "perform such other duties as
the commission may require of him." -
The attempt of the legal department of
the state to get the legislature to bolster
up his cause by having Lanigan introduce
a resolution in the house, calling ..upon
the railway commission to put themselves
under the guiding hand of the attorney
general, may be successful because the
democratic legislature has the power, but
It cannot get away from the record that
this Is the first time In the history of
the railway commission that an attorney
general has butted into the business of
the commission and attempted to force
his services upon that body.
Politics Pl Part.
It Is reported about the' state house
that the action of the attorney general
Is responsible for the fact that he still
has his eyes on the Job of United Ptates
senator, and If he can keep In the spot
light during the coming two " years . he
will attempt to shuffle Into tbe shoes
now worn by Senator Hitchcock.
' Friends of the commission deplore the
(Continued on Page Two, Column Two.)
President Will Not
' Call Extra Session .
of the Upper House
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. - Prexldent
Wilson lias practically decided not to call
a special session of the senate to con
sider the' Colombian and Nlcaraguan
treaties. At the White House today it
aas said that while the question still was
under consideration there was little pros
pect of a special session being called.
The opposition of some republican sen
ators make it Improbable that any sta
tion on the trestle tan be taken daring
the present session. The president ex
pects, however, that at least some ft hU
ncmlnees for the federal trade roitimli.
alon will be confirmed before March 4.
A ay not confirmed are expected to get
recess appointments.
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German hospital, showing wounded soldiers of
disabled by their hurts.
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ROSS RECAPTURE
CITIESJN G ALICIA
Dispatch from Roubajiia Says Stan
islau and Kolcmea Again Oc
cupied by Czar's Troops-
AUSTRIAN ADVANCE IS CHECKED
LONDON. Feb. 27. The Austrian ad
vance In eastern Gallcla has been rhecked
and the Russians, driving back their op
ponents, have recaptured Ktanlulau and
Kolomea, say the Kvening News In a
telegram from Hurtsa, Koumanla. Heavy
fighting preceded tho recapture of these
two towns. The Russians occupied Htan
islau yeeterday -Advani-ing in force from
that point they attacked the Austrian x-
"' at Kolomea. The Austrian of
fflred determined resistance, but th
tho
Kvening News says, finally were forced
to give way.
Although it has been reported unof
ficially that the Austrian had captured
Btanislau, as Indicated by the foregoing,
no such admission had been made by the
Russian war office. Stanislnu Is situated
fifty milt southeast of Lemberg, Is a
pivotal point In' the campaign of the
Austrian to rocapture the ' province of
Gallcla. Recent reports indicated that
they had made- considerable progress.
Howell Excused
From Day's Session
To Visit Grandson
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. 27. -Special. )-A new
grandson for Senator Howell of Douglas
county came very near stopping the
wheels of legislation this morning; when
an effort .was made to adjourn the sen
ate until tomorrow, because there were
so many absentees. Lost night the sen
ate attempted to adjourn until Monday
also and the senator besought them to do
so, saying, "My Ood tvntlenten, havn't
you any feeling for a man who has never
seen his new grandson.'.'
His appeal was of no avail at that
time, nor was It this morning, but at
noon Senator Howell took courage again
when it appeared that the sonata lacked
one of having a quorum present, and was
about to quit, when In walked two of the
delinquents and spoiled the chance. ".How
ever -the lieutenant governor -took ' pity
on the gentleman from Douglaa and to
hi plaintive appeal to be excused until
Monday, was permitted to depart.- .
Movie Actor Killed ;
in a Reel Battle
LOS ANGELES. Cal., Feb. 27.-Anf In
vestigation was under way tody fjir thi
death of Clarence Chandler, a motion1
picture actor, who was shot and killed
yesterday in the staging of a battlo scene
In the San Bernardino valley near here.
Chandler was a member of an attack
ing, party Instructed to capture soldier
barricaded In a cabin. Before word waa,
uf W ::
given for them to begin Viring with re-.slnff print a dispatch from Its cor re
volvers, a single shot us heard ami spondcht at Athena, who repeat th
Chandler fell in th niWlst of his com-; story published several times recently
panlons, allot in the forehead'. .that the, sultan of Turkey U preparing
All threw down their weapon. No one j to leave Constantinople snd to this end
laid claim to the one revolver with the j Imperial tiralna are kept with steam up
oischarged cartridge:" " ' " " Jin the- railroad station.- The inhabitants
The pistol had been loaded with bullets
In order to product a realistic, scene In
shooting down the door of tl.e cabin.
The National Capital
Saturday February ifT.'lWl.V
Tbe Senate,
Met at 10 a. m.
Heasan's bill finally passed and sent
to prenldVnt. i
The military academy appropriation
bill panned and debata begun on the In
dian bill. k
The committee Investigating charges of
lobbying In-connection lh Jhe admin
istration ship bill .resumed hearings.
"turn Iloaae.
. ilct at 11 a. m.
Conference reports in Mils in dup .ie
with the senate conaldertd.
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GERMANS DRIVEN
. ACROSS NIEMEN
Russian General Staff Believes An
other Plan to Attack Warsaw
Has Failed.
TEUTONS TRY TO CUT RAILROAD
PETHOGHAD, Feb. 27. (Via
London.) The German Infantry
forces are being thrust across the
river Nlemen, in northern Poland,
and the Russian general staff be
lieves that another German plan of
attack upon Warsaw has been coun
tered successfully.
Relationship is divided between the
stubborn effort of the Germans to cut
railroad communication to the north of
Warsaw and the coincident resumption of
pronounced activity' hear BorJImow, on
the Cunt ral Poland front west of War
saw. To quota tha opinion Of a staff of
ficer us deduced ' from theae operations
by the Oerman at Widely separated cen
ters "evidently the Germans Intend to
push forward again In tho center. For
this ' purpose they nnid ; reinforcements
of troops on tho BorJImow front. In tha
Kovno district activity is diminishing,
hence it la evident that the Germans are
again - using their perfect railway sys
tem to throw over troops from Kovo to
ward Dorjlraow
"In order that we shall not be able to
do the same thing, namely, rnh troops
southward to tho Bsura and Rawka
river, tho German aro making desperato
efforts, first with cavalry and then with
Infantry, to cut the railroad from War
saw to Vllna, Thanks to the watchful
ness of our commander aud to -the In
domitable energy of our troops, the efforts
of the enemy have been futile."
This officer added that even though
the German plans had succeeded this
achievement would not have influenced
greatly the Russian position at Borktmow
so long as the other railroad lines from
Warsaw to tho front remained In com
mission. Ho said further that the success
which the Russian are reported to have
gained, at Prtasnyss had uncovered the
German right flanf operating at Os
sowetz, where the artillery engagement
still remained undecided.
Carranza Cancels
That Part of Decree
Taxing Foreigners
. WASHINGTON, Feb. S7.-Conul Bllll
man today notified the State department
that . General Carransa had annuelled so
much or General Obregnn's decree levy
ing a tax upon commercial houses In tha
Mexican capital as applied to Americans
and other foreigners. . ,The State depart
ment had protested.
The Bute department made represen
tation to Carranza authorltle at' Fron
tcrla, Mex., for tho release of the Amer
ican schooner Martha. -held there on the
around 'that Its master was seeking to
evade export .duties on a consignment of
cattir. to Galveston. , The duties and fine
; are said to amount to mors than 11, OW
j Mexican dollars. ,
Sultan of Turkey
: is Ready, to Leave
Constantinople
PARIS, Feb. J7.-The Vatin thJs' morn-
of the Prlnklnklp Islands, In the Sea of
Marmora, not far from Constantinople,
have been Instructed to hold themselves
in readiness ta feave.
Mongolian .Will
Reach Port Sunday
NEW YORK. Feb.. 27 -Tho .Allan Una
steamship Mongolian, which sent cut a
alreles call yesterday for txolp becauao
II was lesking badly, 400 miles 'off the
coast of Nova tiroti, Is heading for Hall
fax under its own power snd should reach
there tomorrow,' local agents of the ln
announced here tudsy. The United tftstes
coast guard cutter Seneca is convoying
the Mongolian, which has aboard 300 pas
sengers bound for Glasgow.
NO WORD COMES
IN REPLY TO U. S.
SEA SUGGESTIONS
Neither Germany Nor England Has
Answered Note from America
Concerning Shipping
Question.
WASHINGTON IS- PESSIMISTIC
Officials Have Not Much Hope in
Success of Plan to Bring About -Understanding.
MAY BE MINE MODIFICATION
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. No
word came from either Great Britain
or Germany today concerning their
altitude on the American govern
ment's proposaU for the removal of
mines, the abandonment of subma
rine warfare on merchant ships and
the shipment of foodstuffs to the
elvilinn population of belligerents.
Moth sides were understood still
to be considering the Washington
administration's auggestions. Re
plies were not expected for two or
three days. From the press reports
of Knglands -plans for reprisals,
which were decided on hrforo the
American proposals arrived, offi
cials did not draw much encourage
ment for the success of their plan.
They are hopeful, however, that If
an acceptance of all the proposals Is
not posHihlo now, there at least will
be an acquiescence by all the bel
ligerents In the suggestion that
mines be removed from the hlglf
seas, except those directly guarding
coast defenses and harbors.
Evelyn Not Out of
. Its Course When
Struck by a Mine
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27.-Mtnlater Van
dyke at Tho Hague cuhlod today an un
official report that eight of the crew of
the American steamer Evelyn sunk by
a mine In the North sea had been lost.
Yesterday he sent an official report that
the missing boat load was safe.
The first report of Commander Oher
ardl. naval attache at Berlin, on the
sinking of the American cotton steamer
Kvelyn, by a mine In the North Sea. re
ceived hero today, indicates that tha
ship was not oft Its course as was sug
gested, and was, In fact. In waters where
it should have been safe.
By eompsrlnit the Evelyn's position la
latitude and logltude and-by studying
maps and a comparison with the Ger
man admiralty's direction, naval officers
are of tha opinion that the Kvelyn Was
about twenty miles off the north coast
of Holland and twenty-five miles north
west of Borkuin Island. The German war
conn decree placed a strip of thirty-miles
along the Dutch coast in tll safety sone.
In the opinion of naval officers here,
the Kvelyn probably struck a mine which
had broken lose from Its' moorings some
where along the Oerman coast Immedi
ately to the north and whlrth was float
ing towards the coast of Holland, where,
according to report, . numerous mine
have been found on the shore. '
Five Liners Leave
New York for Ports
in the War Zone
NEW YORK, Feb. 27. Five pawenger
liners bound for ports In the war cone
set by Germany around the British Isle
were included In today' sailings from
this port. Hundreds of passengers wens
aboard.
The Lusltanla, now the largest as well
as the fastest passenger ship traveling
the Atlantic, had many cabin passenger
booked tor Liverpool, The American
liner Bt. Paul for IJverpool for the Holland-American
steamer Rotterdam for
Rotterdam, tha Touralne for Havre and
the Krlstlanlafjord for Bergen, were the
only sailing.
, American (lag and the words "Ameri
can Lint" In letters four feet high were
painted on both side of the St. Paul's
bull. Two more American flags were
painted on its bows. The Rotterdam was
marked fof identification by lettering on
Its hull, giving its name and destination.
,Two Louisville
Distilleries Go .
Into Bankruptcy
LOL'ISVILLB, Ky.. Feb. S7.-The Mat
tlngly and Moore Distilling company and
tli F. U. Walker LIstllling company,
two of the oldest concern of the kind in
the state today filed voluntary petition
In bankruptcy in United States district
court.
The Mattlngly and Moore company list
it liabilities at IU.U.W and axset at
atJM. The F. G. Walker company
chedulea It liabilities at I110.22: iukIi
$M,"7. The plant of the companies are
at Uardstown, near Louisville.
Million Frenchmen
Killed and Wounded,
200,000Are Missing
BERLIN. Feb. 27. (By Wireless to
Sayvlllci The Hamburger Nachrlchien
has puliiiHlK'd ' what purports to be an
authentic; lil of French losses in the rirst
bin months of tfie. war.
' The paper say this list ll compiled
by the French ministry of war and that
it .was nnt Intended for publication as yet.
It gives the number of dead a and
the wounded TuO.OOU, of whom 400,00) are
described, a slightly hurt. In addition
200,000 men have been reported missing.
ALLIES FORCING
THEIR WAY INTO
DARDANELLES
Mine Sweepers Begin Work of Clear
ing Mouth of Straits Under Pro
tection of British and
French Warships-
EUROPE NEEDS RUSSIAN WHEAT
Real Necessity of Releasing Vast
Stores Along Black Sea Becom
ing More Apparent.
CZAR IS CLAIMING VICTORY
The Day'j War News
AMlTIIK.lt DKITI!! merchantman
la reported to have hern torpedoed
by si aabmarlne In the F.naltah
channel. French arhl hs
srnne to tbe assistance) of tbe -vessel,
the Identity of which baa not
been established.
I.Alir; BHTWF.F.Y the factions
favorlna and nopnalns; war con
tinue to create dlatarbancra In
Italy and the plan of the eroTrrn
ncnt tn suppress stabile meeting;
for the dlacnaalona led to tnrbalcnt
cenra In Parliament yesterday.
Ata.O-l'RKWril FLKF.T I reported
to have penetrated tbn Dardanelles
after atlenclnar the outer forts,
and the removal of mines Is an
dcr war preparatory attempt
at a farther adraace toward Con
stantinople. Am Athens dispatch
repeats thr'statement that th sal
tan has made plans for m hasty
departure from Constantinople.
nt'NMIVA STATKMKNT that the
ftermans have been defeated In
the region of Prsaaynss and the.
Herman annonneeanent of the rap
ture of the city leave In doubt the
situation on that part of the cast-'
crn front, where the battle at
present Is helner wagred most
fiercely.
ICFFORT" of the German nnd Ana.
trlan armies to cram pie both ends
of the lone Russian front are re
ported today to have been rhecked.
GKItBIAN AEROPLANES made a raid
Nleaport and a, French aeroplane
dropped bombs on Met.'
' BULLETIN. ' '
LONpON, Feb. 27. The ad
miralty announced tonight that dur
ing the bombardment of the Dar
danelles fortification tha battleship .
Agamemnon bad been struck and
that three men were kiled. The an
nouncement aaya further that the
Dardanelles operations aro Btlll pro
ceeding. The admiralty announcement says
that landing parties went ashore
from the allied fleet. With the as
sistance thereof the four torta at tho
entrance of the Dardanelles wero
completely demolished and tho
fourth was badly damaged.
RtXLKTIN.
ATHENS, Feb. 27. (Via London)
An allied floet aggregating forty
warships today penetrated the Dar
danelles straits as far as Ilortarl
and within range of Fort Jntepe, on
the Asiatic side, according to relia
ble information reaching here today.
Fort Intepe was destroyed. Vari
ous 'Turkish encampments also were
bombarded. The ships are now
within range of Fort Dardanos.
A French squadron is cruising un
der the forts at the entrance to the
straits, which are now entirely dts-
! mantled.
BVLtilSTIN.
PARIS, Feb. 27. The Athens cor-
j respondent of the Matin haa tor-
warded the following:
"After the complete destruction of
the forts at the entrance to the Dar
danelles tbe allied fleet penetrated
the straits and shelled the Interior
forts. It proceeded down the Darda
nelles fourteen miles from the en
trance. LONDON, Feb. 27. A fleet of
British and French warships contin
ues to hammer away today at the
door of the Dardanelles, the straits
which close Europe to Russia's rich
gralnary, and the very real necessity
of rsloaslng the huge supply of
wheat on the shores of the Black sea
causes the general belief that the
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West Virginia Lid
Nailed Down Tighter
WHBELIXQ. W. Va., Feb. 27. Amend
mmts to the Ast prohibition law which
becomes operative today, are expected
to fuitner decrease the consumption of
intoxicating Illinois In the state. Vnder
tho law, as it now stands, no more than
half a gallon of liquor can be brought
Into the fctate by one person, unless the'
quantity and quality are marked In largo
black letter on the package, and alcu
dolic beverages shall not be kept in any
bowling alley, pool room, boat house,
pi. Hie bt.ililing, pork, road or alley.
It la also provided that county, muni
cipal or dlHtrlct officers who neglect or
refuse to enforce the law may be re
moved by circuit Judges -oa ' written
charges without Jury tr el. and when It la
shown that the state cannot be given a
full- triul In liquor cases may be called
from anothej- county.' Officers of cor
pora tlona violating the law are in future
to be held personally responsible.
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