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TURKISH ARMORED
CRUISER MED JIDIEH
IS SUNK BY MINE
Petrograd Announces Warship of
' Porte Destroyed by Explo
tire Off the Russian
' , Coast.
AN AMERICAN-BUILT CRAFT
English Steamer City of Bremen
Sent to Bottom by Submarine
x in English Channel.
FOUR CF THE CREW DROWNED
LONDON, April 4. The sinking
of the Turkish 'armored cruiser Med
Jidieh is reported from Petrograd to
Reuter'i Telegram company. A semi
official communication from Sebas
topol to . Petrograd says that the
Medjidieh struck a mine near the
Russian cpast last night and went,
down.
One of Black Sea, Fleet.
The Medjidieh waa a member of
the Turkish Black Sea Heet which
has attacked Russian ports on sev
eral occasions and sunk Russian ves
sels. . on January ai it. w m
nounced at Petrograd that the Med
jidieh, with the Turkish cruiser
Midirlt, formerly the German cruiser
Breslau, had been discovered near
Samsoon by the Russian fleet, but
escaped? "
The Medjidieh was an American built
ship, -having been laid' down In Phila
delphia In 1903. It waa 331 feet long and
forty-two feet beam and had a displace
ment of 3,2 tons. It was armed with
two six-Inch runs, eight 4.7-Inch , runs,
six three-pounders, six one-pounders and
two torpedo tubes. " Its complement was
302 men.
City of Bremen Sank.
LONDON, April 4. The steamer City of
Bremen of Dublin has been sunk by a
German submarine off Wolf Rock, In
the English channel, about fifteen miles
south -of Land's End, Cornwall.
Four members . of the crew of the
steamer 'were drowned. Twslvs survivors
have arrived In Pensanca. ..- t
Available shipping: records datiot con
tain the name of the steamer City of
Bremen of Dublin." ;
British War Vessel
FaHs to Land Men,
'COXSTANIiNOPLE. ' April - 4. (Via
London.) The following official communi
cation was issued today: '
"Ne .change have taken place In the
Dardanelles or the other theaters of war,
"On March 81, a British cruiser bero
barded the borou gh of Mowll&h, at the
head of. the sea, on the Hmdjaa coast, and
attempted to land troops. . After being' rr
pulsed, the cruiser returned the next ey
hours., damaging; some house. -
. "The -enemy, , again attempted ' to land
troops, but was repulsed by -our troops
and volunteers. The cruiser then retired.
There ' Was no loss of life on our side.
"Some hostile mine sweepers mad an
attempt to apbroaoh the straits of the
Dardanelles today, but retired before our
fire. Two warsbtpa which protected them
unsuccessfully bombarded i the stralte
from afar and then retreatkd."
China Agrees to the
. Jananese Demands
PARIS. April . A dispatch
to
the
Temps jfrora Petrograd says:. .
"The Ch2no-Japanese negotiations,' ac
cording to reliable Information, have been
concluded. The Chinese government
agrees to extend the' Port Arthur lease
for ninety-nine year. It recognises also
tl'at Japan has all' the rights in Shan
tung previously belonging to Germany,
and conditions are laid down that Ger
many shall never have the right to ac
uulre colonies' or spheres of Influence In
China." ,
Three Men Perish
In Richmond Storm
RICHMONP, "V.. April 4. Three per
sons perished today In the storm that
covered Richmond and the surrounding
country with a blanket of snow and prac
tically cut the city off from communica
tion with the outside world. C. P.
Moxley, a merchant. J.R. Chenault, and
Charles H. Beedlcs, encountered a live
wire borne down by snow, and were
filled.
The Weather
t ha Yesterday,
Hours. Dog.
b a. m
a. m
T a. tn
8 a. ro
la in
10 a. m
11 a. m
11 m
1 p. m
t p. m......
I p. m...
4 p. m..
5 p. m..
S p. ra..
7 P. m..
Coaaparatlve
1 ReAr4. '
1015. ISU- Wi. 1911
Highest yesterday ,
Lowet yesterday
kiran temperature
Prwlpitatiun
Temperature and
.... 1 4S bi 74
.... 46 X SI U
.... U 2) M
M .04 .ttl .
precipitation depar-
turua from the normal :
Normal temperature 45
Cxrrss for the day $
total deficiency since March 1 VH
Normal prei-loltatlon m inch
lje-rli itjruy fur the day us bch
Total rainfall aince March ... 1.S7 Inches
Kn ees atnoe slar h I SO Inch
efU:lenry (or cur. period. 1914. .It Imh
Excess fur cur. period, 1!3... 1.47 Inches
Teaaveratare as
EASTER REFLECTS
SPIRIT OF SPRING
Day of Days is One of Sunshine, and
All Omaha Turns Out to Wor
ship and Go. on Parade.
SPLENDID MUSIC IN CHURCHES
Omaha yesterday gave fitting expres-
ision to all of the spiritual and material
associations of Easter Sunday, the "day
of . days." The weather was fairly pro
pitlous and the religions spirit was gen
eral, while all shared In the Joys of the
return of spring. The city was bathed
In a flood of sunshine during the morn
ing church hours and then clouds ob
scured the sun, but did not deter the
Easter paraders, who took advantngo of
the balmy afternoon.
Earlr morning services In some of the
churches wore well attor-ded and the reg
ular morning services were devoted to
the special program for the day. Flow
ers, music nnd birds helped to bring out
the Easter spirit, and enimea' pealed forth
a message to the children of men. Even
ing services were likewise celebrated with
song and sermon. A-i
Mur on Parade.,
To Inaugurate the spring fashion sea
son, women, from seven to seventy, took
advantage of their privilege to appear
In hats and garments of the latest, styles.
Little girls were happy in their new rib
bons and laces snd bows snd older maids
and matrons went forth like creatures
fresh from some magic box. It all synv
bollxed the newness of things, the rls
Ing up of the new from the old, the be
ginning of the new l'fe, the beginning
of another springtime.
The afternoon found eutomobiles In
plentiful evidence along the more Invit
ing roads and boulevards. Many dined
out, taking advantage of tho special Eas
ter dinners offered at the hotels and
cafes. (
!. . Maste la Splendid.
The choirs of the various ', churches
brought to a close a hard week of ecrv
loe. It '.might be said that the church
music of the city this Easter season
has excelled all . previous efforts, The
musical programs ss a rule were -of. a
decidedly high quality, showing that
Omaha's musical talent is soma thing to
which the city may point with prlCe.-
Britislrand American :.
Flags Are, Violated
;By Carranza Troops
WASHINGTON, April . 4. The United
States government: has renewed its rep
resentations to General Carransa to ob
tain respect for foreign ' flags, recently
violated at MansanUlo, " asking that he
Instruct his officers there to afford pro-J
taction to foreigners and their interests.
In the first not sent' to (General Car-
Tan,-a consular report .was transmitted
stating that :ths British and American
flag had been -violate bjr lawless Car
ransa troops. Thd facts were denied by
Carransa, and: additional data- has now
bean laid before him at Vera Crua with
reference) to. tb request made in the first
communication .To this no reply nas
been received.
A dispatch was sent to General Car
ransa today calling his attention to. the
Indiscriminate firing by his troops on the v.
oil tanks tn the vicinity of Tamptoo, 160,-
000, barrels of oil already having been
lost aa a result of perforations made by
bullets penetrating the tanks.
BROWNSVILLE. Tex.. April .-Intermittent
rifle firing front the Carranza
trenches In Matamoros at VUla outposts
continued today. Major General ' Fred- i
erlok G. Funs ton and a party of Amer
ican army officers witnessed part of this
firing from the American bank of the
river, about 150 yards from the western
end of the Carransa trenches, which
were well filled with men. The shooting
apparently waa without effect.
Grand Jury Indicts
; Fif tytSeveii Persons
P AIRFIELD, 111., April 4.' Indictments
against fifty-seven residents of Sims, 111.,
were returned by the Wayne county
grand Jury today, after a week's Investi
gation of the dynamiting of a chorch and
other acta of . vandalism commonly - at
tributed here to a controversy between
wet and dry -faction. .
The grand-Jury experienced much diffi
culty in obtaining witnesses, and later in
Inducing them to testify freely. ' Many
witnesses expressed fear of retaliatory
measures by the vandal ganga The
names of the persons Indicted will not be
made public until after their arreat.
films and several surrounding townships
were voted dry several days ago.
Since then secret gambling and liquor
selling places have sprung Into existence.
BRYAN MAKES A "LONG"
TALK-ACROSS THE U. S.
WASHINGTON. April 4. After press
ing the key that formally opened the
Press club building In the Panama-Pa
cific exposition grounds at Ban Francisco
Secretary Bryan spoke - to the mem
bers of the San Francisco club over
the telephone, which directly connectes tho
exposition building , with the National
Presaflub In this city. Later members of
the two clubs exchanged greetings for
half an hour over the transcontinental
telephone wire. -
SAN FRANCISCO, April 4. Secretary
of State Bryan and ex-Prealdent Roose-
vslt were long distance participants In
the dedication today of the San Fran
cisco Press club's quarters In the Press
building at the Panama-Pacific exposi
tion.
Secretary Bryan at Washington de
livered an ' address via telephone . and
greetings by telephone were sent by
Colonel Roosevelt
CHANGE OF RUSSIAN
GENERALS ANNOUNCED
PETROGRAD (Via London). April i
General Alexlev has been appointed coin-mander-la-chlef
of the army of the
northern front In place of General
Ruky, who retired recently on account
of 111 health. Since 1908 General Alexlev
has been chlef-of-staff of the Kiev mili
tary district.
SAFEGUARDING THE SOLDIER'S HEALTH British
medical corps testing drinking water furnished the troops
in France.
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GREATER OMAHA IS
THEIR MAIN THEME
Legislatois Say Many Good Words
for Metropolis and Future of
' the United Cities.'
NEBRASKA ALSO A GREAT STATE
A few dozen members of the legls
lature stayed over for Sunday, fol
lowing the banquet at the Hotek
Fpntenelle" Saturday-' night. Taxis
were provided at the dopf of th ho
tel at midnight to rush. to the station
for the 12:15 train such of the vis
itors who desired to go back the
same night, but all were invited , to
remain over 8unday. . Some took
trains back Sunday afternoon, while
others remained until Sunday even
ing, visiting friends in the city.
Annexation was the principal topic of
their conversation while in Omaha. Sen
ator; Philip E. Kohl of Wayne spoke
poetically of the towns now to be united
with Omaha as "sweethearts Joined .In
wedlock."., Lieutenant Governor Pearaon
said, now that the legislature has given
Omaha what It wants, he hoped Omaha
would Join Ingoing for the rest of the
stete all that is due.
"While you have a Greater, Omaha," be
said, -"you must have a greater state, also.
for without a great state Omaha could
not amount to much."-
Senator C. E. KandaU of . York said:
"While we take pride in what we have
given Omaha, we look to you to lead us
In commercial enterprise, not only for
your own good, , but for the good of all
the stats."
Representative 1 3. N. Norton of. Polk
county spoke of Omaha as a city of which
the whole state Is-proud, and spoke of
the advantage It Is soon to enjoy as a
Greater Omaha,... 1
, Representative . C. P. Peterson of Lent-aster
county reviewed the history of lit
tle Jealoualea that existed years ago be
tween different - parts of the state, and
said: "I believe we are now entering
on a new chapter In the state's history
a chapter of united co-operation of the
whole state for a larger destiny."
Representative W. C. Parriott of Ne.
maha county declared that by five years
hence one would begin to see results of
the consolidation of Greater Omaha, and
that then the legislature would be praised
for Its act.
Ten Sailors Drown -Off
Delawrae Capes
LEWES, Delaware, April 4. Ten seaman
were drowned yesterday off the Delaware
capes In the coast ' storm. They wen.
members of. the crews of the Consolida
tion, Coal company's barges, No. S and 9,
which foundered In the gale.
NORFALK," Vn., "April 4.-The tug Ed
ward Luckenbach. sank' off Falso Cape
yesterday. Sixteen of the crew of eight
een men are reported lost
GERMANS APOLOGIZE
' FCR INSULT TO STARS
PA Rid, April I The ' Belgian corre
spondent of the Journal des Debats writes
to his paper that as a result of a com
plaint by lhe American consul, Tforman
officers have called on the burgomaster
of Liege and made excuses for German
soldiers who are alleged to have torn the
American flag from the breasts of citi
zens the day that an American rets waa
being held. The German officers pinned
American flags on the, burgomaster and
two. councillors, and It Is declsred, that
tbe Incident lesulted from a misunder
standing of orders.
The correspondent adds that the news
that exsuses had been made soon spread
throua-h Liege, snd sll tbe inhabitants of
tho city .Immediately pinned the BtSM
an-1 Htri-a on the lapels of their coats.
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ELKS'. RITES FOR
WILLIAM T. CANADA
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Services Here Yesterday and at the
Grave at Nebraska City
Today.
RANSOM PAYS FINE TRIBUTE
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Omaha Elks-, and many other
friends of William T, Canada, vet
eran chief '. of the Union Paclflo sec
ret service, said .farewell yesterday
to the reniblance of the man.' as he
wae- i- Ufe.3,PcM)ewing -vaa-rltes of
the order, which wers performed at
the Elks' rooma yesterday afternoon,
the body was removed to be sent to
Nebraska City today tor burial.
Services In Nebraska City will be at
the grave and 'will be In charge of
Elks there. They will occur shortly bo
fore noon. The, following Klks served ns
pallbearers yesterday and will accompany
the body to Nebraska City, for the same
purpose: Frank Chittenden, M. U. Mur
phy, Harry McClure,- F. J.. McShane, G.
F. Brucker, L. BelnJorf f, N. R. Denny
and M. N. Flynn. '.
Mrs. Canada, the wife, W. T. snd N.
M. Canada of Chicago, sons of the dead
man, -his daughter, Mrs. Moran and
granddaughter, of Nebraska City, were
present yesterday and will go - to Ne
braska City. I
Ransom Pronoeaeea Ualogy.
Frank T. Ransom pronounced the euloey
yesterday.. Mr. Ransom, who bad been
a close, friend of Mr. Canada for forty
years, spoke extemporaneously from the
wealth of affection, which- he had, he
said, IS his heart' lie said In part:
"I can think of no death outside my
family, of such sadness to me. Wo were
friends, - who were held together by
stronger- bonds than sleoL There was
nohtlng I could nave asked of William
T. Canada or he of mo, that yould not
hays been granted. It Is because of this
tsrendsliip that I am here now trying to
testify to the value of such a man as h.
Floral Offerings Nsnierou.
"He wss a man of charity, which went
far In advance of monny considerations.
He bad a helping hand for those whose
paths crossed his.
"I know It Is customary to cast a
mantle of charity over the dead, i say
earnestly here that it Is not in my power
to exaggerate the value and goodness of
William T. Canada."
Floral offerings of unusual beauty and
profusion were banked upon the oof fin.
The laying of twigs of green on the
oaffin by members of the lodge was a
part of the Silks' service.
The Elks' male chorus of twenty
voices, softly sang, "Nearer My God to
Thee," "Absent." and 'The Vacant
Chair," with Impressive effect.
, At 8:16 o'clock this morning private
Catholic, services will be had ever the
body at Heafey dt Heafey's chapel. 'At
:1& o'clock the body will leave Omaha
ovor the Burlington railroad. The grave
will bo consecrated by a priest
Diving Tube Found
To Leak Slightly
HONOLULU, 1 1. I., April 4.-Tested to
day at a depth of 320 feet the Improvised
diving tube which Is t be used In the
work of raising the submarine F-4,
leaked slightly. a)vage operations are
belDg held up until the tube Is perfected.
LINCOLN HIGHWAY FILMS
FOR PANAMA EXPOSITION-
Whether moving pictures shall be taken
all along the Lincoln highway tn Ne
braska and shown-' during the ' coming
season at' the California exposition will
depend lurgely upon the good roads com
mittee of the Commercial The executive
committee has received the suggestion
and has referred the matter to the good
roads commit lee.
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LINER LOST OFF
HATTERAS WITH
ALL Oil BOARD
Prins Maorits of Royal Dutch West
Indies Company Reported to
Be Victim of Great
Storm.
"SINKING FAST," LAST WORD
Everybody on Ship Supposed t
Have Perished, According' to
Message from Rescue Craft.
NOT OVER FIFTY ABOARD
NEW YORK. April 4. Fears that
the steamer Prins Maurits of the
Royal Dutch West Indies company
line hsd gone down, possibly with art
on board, were expressed tonight in
a wireless message received from tba
steamer Algonquin, which -yesterday
went to the aid of the Prins Maurits,
reported in distress off Cape Hat-
teras.
The message from the Algonquin
said the last heard from the Prins
Maurits were the words "sinking
fast." The Algonquin's message
added: .
"No later news was received from
it, but all hands are supposed to have
perished." V
Ksperted to Arrive Today.
Tho Algonquin of the Clyde Steamship
company, which Is on Its way to Now
Tork from West Indian ports, having left
Turks Island on March 90, ant word that
It expected to reach here Monday morn
ing. The I'rlns Maurits, which left New
York Thursday for West Indian ports,
carried -only four passengers. It was
commanded by Captain II. J.' Vandergoot.
The steamer la or , 1,328 net tonnage, ZM
feet long, thlrty-elKht feet beam and
about twenty feet depth. It was built
in Hamburg In 1900.
Tho passengers who sailed on the Prins
Maurits were - Mrs. F. T. Wallace of
Philadelphia, Mr. and Mrs. C. Mlot of
Haytl snd Mrs. La Roche of Wilming
ton, Del.
Word that the Prins Maurits wss Jn dis
tress came In a wireless message yesterday,-
supposed to have been relayed by a
British cruiser. It reported its latltudo
and longitude and asked for prompt ho,lp,
Beveral vessels, including the Algonquin
and the City of Maoon, went to its assist
ance. No further word came from it or
from the steamers that had gone to the
rescue until tonight's message from the
Algonquin.
Tonight's, dispatch came from A. A.
-Deem,- travellnr-lnepeuter the.llonUl
Dutch West Indies company, who was on
board the Algonquin, In response to a
mesttage of Inquiry sent, from the coin
patty's offices here today.
The Prins Maurits. it waa said by offi
cers of the linn, carried a crew of from
forty to forty-flvo men.
Daniels and Fiske
Decline to. Discuss
Latter's Resignation
WASHINGTON, April 4. Both Secre
tary Daniels snd Rear Admiral Brad-
Icy A. Flske, aide for operations, de
clined to discuss the letter's request to be
relieved of duty as senior military ad
viser in the Navy department. . ,
The secretary said hs had not deter
mined what assignment be would give
to Rear Admiral Flske nvr bad he se
lected the chief of naval operations, a
position recently created by congress.
In naval circles, tho request of Ad
miral Flske to be relieved as aide for
operations, waa the chief topic of in
terest. The fact that the admiral had
differed from the views of Herretsry
(Daniels In the recent hearings before
congress on the prepardness against the
American . navy for war, was generally
ascribed aa the reason for' his voluntary
withdrawal. His written communication
to the secretary gave no reason for his
request.
Roal Admiral Flake's place will not be
filled as Secretary Daniels Intends
appoint me new cnici oi navy oper
ations within the p res ant month.
Numerous Filings
At Belle Fourche
BELLK FOURCHE, 8. D.. April 4.
(Special.) Monday of this week was , a
record breaker for the Uels Fourche land
office, ninety-four filings belng received
on that day. This Is tho largest number
of filings ever received In one day at
the Belle Fourche land office since Its
establishment in 1909.
A total of 2J6 original and additional
homestead entries lias been made at
the local office since Wednesdsy of last
week; these amounted to approximately
7,2Uu acres of land. Aa there were S0O.OUO
acres of unappropriated land In this dis
trict at the time the XiO-arre act was
passed, the amount already taken Is but
a small portion of the amount available
Register Ross and Receiver. Baxter, an
-tlclpate this rush wilt continue for sev
er 1 weeks, as so far a majority of -the
filings have been made by those who
live near town, the roads being in
such condition that ' those living at a
distance find It Impossible to got to the
land office or to an official empowered
to receive filings.
MAN WHO WALKED FROM
BLUFFS TO SALT LAKE DIES
OGDEN, I'tah, April f-Thomas Burdett
T'tah pioneer, who iolnel the Mormon
emigration from England In 1W1 and
walked the entire distance from Council
Bluffs, la., to Salt Lake, died today at
the age of ii years. Hs is survived by
IIS descedants, including three daughters,
twenty-six grand children, eighty great
grand chlMren snd ten great-great grandchildren.
SERBS PROTEST TO
BDLGARJEIGHBOR
Defenders Recapture Two of Cannon
Taken by the Invading
Irregulars.'
SOFIA ATTITUDE INTERESTS
PARIS, April 4. The relit Jour
nal says that Serbia has protested to
Bulgaria because rf the invasion of
Serbian territory by a force described
as Bulgarian Irregulars. ' While!
couched in moderate terms, the pro
test is said to request the arrest and
imprisonment of the persona respon
sible for the raid.
Further details of the incident re
ceived today confirm the report that
the invaders were driven away from
the railroad station at Strumltsa.
the Serbian town near the Bulgarian
border, where the attack was made.
The railway station master at
Strumltsa reports that the line of
Ghevghell In now clear of the raiders
and apparently has not been dam
aged. puree Irrealarv
Herblan frontier guards who pursued
the fleeing Irregutars retook the two can
nons which hsd been captured.
Six bodies were found In the rsllway
station at Strumltsa. The extent of the
losses inflicted upon the attacking force
Is unknown, but Is believed to be large.
Thirty bodies were found and. the raiders
themselves picked up and burled a num
ber of others.
This is said to be the fifth Incident of
Its kind since the beginning of the Euro-
pesn wsr and there Is much speculation
In Paris ss to their ekact significance. It
la felt that the attitude of Bulgaria on
this occasion will Indies to what policy It
Intends to pursue.
Tho Hsvss Agency received todsy from
NlHh, Serbia, s dlnpatcli saying that the
losses of , thi Berblsn troops were- sixty
killed and fifty-three wounded. Including
five officers. .
Are Driven Berk.
liONDON, April 4. The Werblan ' legs
tlon In London received today the fol
lowing official dispatch from Nish:
"The Bulgarian irregulars were driven
from etrumltaa. The fight was shore
.When . reinforcements arrived, , our ad
vanes nosta clesred the StrunMtsa sta
tion and the Invaders fled In tho direc
tion of Bulgaria.
"Our troops, pursuing the enemey, fonnd
thirty of their dead and It is presumed
that others were csrried away. We lost
fifty killed."
A ' semi-official 'communication from
Nlsh to Reuter's Telegram company
states that the invading force .bad scat
terod amona the Serbian frontier vll
alges and compelled the inhabitants ' to
remove to Bulgaria, taking their goods
snd cattle With them , It Is a Ise stated,
although not confirmed, that tbe invad
ers set fire.- to the Herman oiocsnouses
st I'lauvotch and Borakil.
Work of Revolutionists.
ROME, April 4.-(Vla Paris.) D. RUow,
Bulgarian minister to Rome, expressed
the opinion today that the Incident on
the Serbo-Bulgarlan border was the work
of Macedonian revolutionists ' In Serbia,
who are opposed to the Serbian regime
in the 'territory gained In the Balkan
wars, In which the fighting occurred.
M. Rlsow asserted that the Bulgarian
government was tn no way responsible
for the affair and that Its only desire
was to preserve neutrality. '.
M. Rlstltctt, the Serbian minister, took
Insue with M. Rlsow's statement. lie said
that, having spent, thirty years in the
region concerned, he .knew it thoroughly
and could affirm, that the Macedonians
In this part of Serbia had no desire to
oppose, the present order of things.
' Points to nalmrla.
Responsibility for the Incident, he as
serted, might be determined by consider
ing to whose Interests it would be to pro
duce such an outbreak. This, he said.
pointed dearly to - Bulgaria, which by
occupying tbe left bank of the Vardar
river, oould threaten to cut Serbian com
munication with Salonlkl, the only source
from which the country could brink in
it supplies. Already, he said, communi
cation by telegraph and telephone bad
been cut
Disposition of the
Armies of Germany
vIn West is Slated
LONDON, April 4. The F.vening News
hss received a dispatch from Its corre
spondent st Copenhsgen giving what pur
ports to be the locations of the various
German armies In the west.
According to this dispatch, Emperor
William Is at Dinant, In Belgium, with
General von Falkenhayn, chief of staff;
General von Behler Is at Dlxmude, in Bel-
glum, with four army corps; the crown
prince of Wurttemburg is at Maulde,
near Lille, with three army corps; the
German prince of Bavaria, with three
a-my corps, is at or near Cambria, in tbe
Department of the North, France; Uen
eral von Herrlngen is at La Fere, north
west of Laon, In the Department of the
Alsne, with four corps; General von
Kluck, who has been wounded, has three
ccrps, near Lon; General von Buelow Is
at Vouxlers, to the northeaat of Chalons,
with four corps; General von Klnew Is
between Busancy and fitenay, to the
north of the Argonne, with three corps
and two more corps in reserve, while the
German crown prince Is at Etain, near
Verdun, with the fifth corps and two
more corps in reserve.
Further to the south is General von
Falkenhausen's line from St. Mlhlel to
Muelhausen with one corps and -cveral
brigades In reserve.
Eitel Still in Port;
Men on Shore Leave
NEWPORT NEWS, Vs., April 4-The
German converted crulaer Prins Eitel
Frledrich still waa in this port late today,
with members of its crew on shore lib
erty. There were no outward signs of
preparations for Immediate departure.
GERMAN TROOPS
ARE RUSHED INTO
HUNGARY PLAINS
Kaiser Is Sending Reinforcements
to Aid of Austrians Holding
Back the Russian
Flood. .
BATTLE RAGES NIGHT AND DAY
Muscovites Make Desperate Efforts
to Force Passes in Car
pathians. CAPTURE SEVEN THOUSAND MEN
BI ll.KTIK.
VIENNA, April 4. (Via London.)
iVtreat of the Austrian forces in
the Flpflkid region of the Carpath
ians, where some of the heaviest
fighting has taken place in tbe strug
gle for control of the mountain
passes leading into Hungary, was an
nounced today at army headquar
ters. . '
LONDON. April 4. The Germans
are pouring reinforcements into Hun
gary to support the Austrian armies,
which are being hard pressed by the
Russians in the passes of the Car
pathian mountains; and are also, ac
cording to dispatches from Holland,
again sending men from Belgium to
strengthen their eastern front where
the Russians have taken the offen
sive. The battle in the Carpathians con
tinues by night and day. The Rus
sians, who are being continually re
InforcfHl, are making desperate ef
forts to force VsBok and Lupkow
passes, and upon the success of theso
operations their army which is Von
the Hungarian side of Dukla is await
ing before continuing its advance.
" r Repnlse Anstrlasi Attacks. - -i
Seemingly the Russians have bad, con?
sldnrable success, for the .official reports
announce the repulse of Autgrtsn attacks
nesr Mesolsborcs, which .is due south of
Lupkow pass and . west of Usnok pass,
and continued progress In the region of
the latter pass and west of Uasok pass,
despite the stubborn resistance of t!ie
Austrians. '
. On April 1 the Russians claim to have
taken prisoners 100 officers and 7,000 men
snd to have captured ten machine guns.
Austrian correspondents -view this on
slaught with misgiving and in their dluJ
patches) give it pre cod on oe over the battle
In Bukowlns. where the Austrians a few
days " ago' took the "offensive, .and pene
trated into Bessarabia,- but have Sines,
according to Russian reports, been de
feated. -.............
. There Is no change in Poland, but the
movement of German troops from Bel
gium esstward indicates that, their gen
eral stikff Is uneitsy over the activity of
the Rtipslnns along the Bast Prussian
frontier snd In the central portion of tho
old kingdom.
They Feel . Secure.
Having fortified the whole, of Belgium
and having recently opened ' the sluices,
extending the floods In Flanders, it .is
possible that they feel secure or do not
anticipate that the allies will make their
effort for some weeks yet.
At sny rste they have, say Dutch cor
respondents, depleted tho garrisons In
Belgium snd have sctually withdrawn
men from the Yser front.
Beyond thin, there Is little news from
the western theater of operations. . The
French,' however, contlnuo their attempt
to dislodge the Germans from the forest
of Lepretre, in the hope that this will
compel them to evacuate St. Mlhlel.
Not much importance is attached in
London to the raid by Bulgarian Irregu
lars into Kcrbla- These raids are con
tinually taking place, the only difference
being that the latest no was carried out
with greater force and was aimed at tho
railway from Uakup to ealonikl. The ar
rival of Serbian reinforcements compelled
the Bulgarians to retire to their own fron
tier, not, however, before considerable
losses were suffered by both sides.
Farm Han Kada Life.
SHENANDOAH. Ia April 4.-ffpeCal
Telepram.) C. T. Murphy, a farm hand,
who recently came here fxoinvCIio. la.,
committed suicide last night with a re
volver at the rooming house of Mis.
Mary Haynes. His body will be taken
to Clio to the home of his father, P. M.
Murphy. !
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