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VOXs. XLV NO. 33.
TEUTON ARMIES
lil GALICIA ARE
Oil DEFENSIVE
Germanic Forces Reported t Being
Attacked Along the Sereth,
Prath and Dniester
Riven.
BUKOWIlfA IS AGAIN MENACED
One of Important Lines of Com
mnnjcation Interrupted by
Russians.
FRENCH WORKING IN DITCHES
FETROGRAD (via London.), Feb.
18. The Russian offensive, which
has been indicated in the reporta ot
the last few days, ia maturing
rapidly over the whole Galiclan
front.
The Germans, according to ad
vices front the scent ' ot hostilities,
re on the deef naive on three im
portant rivers the Sereth, the
Prnth and the Dnier. Czernowlts,
capital of Bukarolna, ia again seri
ously threatened by the Russian ad
vance east of Rarahche, aa well as
by th Russian crossing of the
Dniester at Uacieczko. where .their
troops are firmly entrenched. This
move also had the effect of inter
rupting one of the most important
lines of 'communication between the
armies of Generals Pflanzer and von
Bothmer.
A third Important Russran advance has
been worded near Zale faesyky. where
a fierce -counter attack is declared to'
.have been succeWful In routing the p-
utostng fortes and demoralising the Hun
AXg.
r rel
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garian troop 10 sucn an extern initi mry
retired t a new line four mllea to the
rear. In addition to there breachea an
nounced to have been made In the .op
polling lines, the Russians Have been
active Immediately to the northward of
Tarnopol. where . they have moved
slightly forward.
While It la admitted that these opera
tions hav no Immediate strategic value.
It Is believed In military circles here that
the new RuHlnn offensive has prevented
the (Serinans from withdrawing troopa
(Vm this front. thereby leneenlna rbi.
ch.iTe f JuCcessfui attacks pn allkd
lines elsewhere .. '
Tl..' jnlthvcUe on the Dvlnsk front re
mains In German hands, but the mild
weather1 of the "t mont-.i, tnreatenlna
vlth Inundation. the tranches built by the
t'.r im. na on marshy ground. .Is serioUnty
hf.nd'capplnir their ef foils to mow for
ward. Prisoners report that a great num
ber of French prisoners are employed In
the construction ...of drainage" work.
Braun is Charged . ...
WitK Violation of ;
Neutrality Laws
CHICAGO." Feb." 13. Charges of violat
ing the neutrality laws and Impersonat
ing a federal officer were placed against
C. A. Braun. when he was arrested here
today by representatives of the federal
bureau of Investigation. The government
of flilale would not reveal the allegod
acts tipon which the first charge was
ascd.
It was. announced that Braun has
caused Internal dlsenlons In the local
branches of tte Teutonic Bona of America
and that he has been Investigating; neu
trality and Mann act cases under the
guise of a representative of Hlnton O.
Clabaugla chief of the Chicago olflce of
the bureau of investigation.
Braun denied the charges.
Heir to Big Estate
is Also Wanted on
Charge of Forgery
CHICAGO. Feb. 12.-Keith Edward
DuJrymple, 23 years old, waa surprised
, yesterday by the police, who told blm
he waa the heir to a $4o0.00i) estate In
Port Allegeheny, Pa., and was surprised
again today when he waa further Identi
fied as being man wanted In Milwau
kee for passing a forged check. Accord
ing to the police Dalrymple admitted the
second Identification aa readily as he did
tha first
Trowbridge, Poet and
Author, Meets Death
ARUNQTOX, Mass.. Feb. It John
Townaend Trowbridge, poet and, author
of stories for boys, died tonight. Death
was caused by bronchitis, which de
veloped from a aevere cold contracted
a few weeks-ago.
The Weather
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L,aal - Record.
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Comitarallra
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leat yeetenlay ..
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precipitation depar-
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'oinial temperature 13
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To'al rBlnfall nim-1 Marcb I..C9 Inehes
.e'l-lencv sime March I , o.en Inch
I efii b in y for cor. wii,1. 1114.. I J inches
lefn lem:y for ror. i-nod. lull . &.7 Inches
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FORCES CUT AS
BUSINESS GR0VS
Authorities at Washington,.. Take
Advantage of Hibh State of Ef
' ficiency at Omaha Postoffice.'
SURPLUS IS USED ELSEWHERE
Every little while the Omaha post
office gets boquets as a model of
efficiency, compared with other
offices, but it is a surprising fact
that the authorities at Washington
seem to have taken advantage of this
high state of efficiency to cut the
force of clerks and carriers "all the
traffic will bear," and the surplus
earnings of the Omaha office goes
to keep up other parts of the postal
service where there is a deficit,
Out ot every three donarsre
ceived at the Omaha postoffice two
are sent to. Washington, and only
one dollar is kept here; to pay the.
expenses of running the office. ?
During the first six months of
1614 the gross receipts ot the Omaha
office were $692,5"9.91end during
the last six months 'of' 1 H5 Hby
were $ 1 an' increase of
$78,785.47, or morethan 11 per
cent. ':- -'Vf;. v '
Jnjnatlce ofCottdlttotie. .
.' Tet in this rim 'period the. number of
employes of the -Omaha office -was -de
creased. . During the first .named period
there were 201 clerks and MS carriers
and during the latter period there" were
1S2 clerks and 187 carriers, ,
Receipts show the following remarkable
Increase:
Six months ending
January I, MS M.R.-
July 1, 1918... .774.W ,
January 1, 114..'........ cr.'.l
Ju!v 1, 1RU 't,5Tl
.January I, 1A15.".. ....... TI3.4S2SJ ,-
juiv l, mi ;j3,srr
January 1. IMii, '..i.ooi.JH
During the last Christmas rush The
Omaha" office .flip a ted and Installed a
new system t ..ldlins; Ingoing and out
going parcer post" mail that' haa rovolJ
t Ionized this part of tLe work..
A syatem of bins .and shelves was sr-
ranged in the basement and , the work
systematized so that there waa no con
gestion of packages at all, where. In for
mer years, the parcels bad accumulated
In immestae quantities, whlifn were not
entirely disposed of for four or five days.
This system has become a model to be
Installed In other offices.'
Ran ploy ea Cat Off.
. The Injustice of the conditions In tbe
local office is apparent. If the number
of employes had been Increased in pro
portion to the Increase of the business, as
Indicated by the receipts, there should
now be twenty-three more clerks than
there are and eighteen more carriers at
tached to the Omaha poatofflce.
Employes of Omaha postoffice and
postal receipts:
Postal
Clerks. Carrier. Receipt.
Jan. 1, 1913 IK ir.? ,-. .
July 1, 1P1.I ltr H7 ti.774 M
Jan. 1, 1SIJ4 191 f,i fc".2
July 1, 1914... m lit .579.91
Jan. 1. l!i: li . it 71 2.4.2
July 1. l!Hii J4 K7 ;:.'.!. 79
Jan. 1. 191 19.' 187 ' 771,SiS.a
Bo put it down that what effisluncy the
heal poatofflce haa (achieved Is In spile
of the handicap put on it by the depart
ment at Washington. -
Goethals Says Government Has
Been Looted by Joint Land Board
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1. The liberality
of various Joint land commissions in set
tling claims for property taken in tha
'anal sone haa robbed tha United States
f million of dollars, General XloethaU
0 'ay told the houso interstate com
n erte committee in urging the passage
f the Adamson bill to force the com
mission to settle for lands on the basis
f their value when the treaty was en
tered Into with Panama In lwa. rather
tlan their Increased value, as ha b,een
the custom.
All of the land . In the ten-mile s rip
(-long the canal subject to claims would
not be worth more than Sl.WO.too at l's
0S value, flic general tald. but It ia likely
to coat I17.co.cno or t;g.0o0,ooo at the rates
which have been tald.
'The Joint land committee we have
bad aeveral of them have taken fie
ground that aa we are a bit republ o aid
tl.ey are rather poor, we should pjy
liberally for their lands," the general
sad. "As a consequence te ltM
1 ave e.treejed very mu.li tlioae of li i.
and aa time goes on land enema ft gnt
more and more valuable. Private airee
mtnls that, were made for the sale of
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING,
Pulled Out of the Valentine Box
DEMOCRATS FUSS
OVER INVITATIONS
State. Qwnmittee .Unable .to Decide
Whethher to Take Te with
Jacksonians or Dahlmans. -
CONVENTION TO BE AT HASTINGS
Drat those "Jlnis" and "Jacka!"
Were it now for the bobbing up
of these knights of the Dahlnian and
Jacksonlan clubs, respectirely, ' in
Omahar all memories of the' demo
cratic state central, committee meeting-
at the Paiton hotel yesterday
might-be raen'ioriea ot a party loung
lngr lw rose-hiteiowerB of harmony.
' "We have leen invited to apend
the evening at.tbo Jacksonlan' club,"
rrjj-y.--iipeegue announced near
the close of the meeting when all
waa about to close harmoniously.
"Huh," gruated Charlea B5. Fan
ning. "'Is that a democratic club?"
Ttujre ,were some big "haw-haws," and
somerihe- else asked. "Where do they
meet?'' ; - " . '. ; -t ; '.
' When 1'thls' was explained,' a taw other
details were Attended, to,' whereupon Joe
Butlcti duly coached b Chariey Fanning
and others, grtt up and eaU. " f ; " J 1
'rre lioapttaiU vOffererf. ' t
. "I ba Ph rerdestd.bn behalf , of the
Pahdnan club to extend to the state com
mitteemen, the -hospitality f the Dahi
jnan club durJtig their stay in the city."
"Is that a democratic dub?" piped an
obscure Jsoksonian voice.,
"1 they furnish lodjrlng?" Inquired an
up-to-date 'kommltteeman.
ftight then and there adjournment was
dedared, for- the few dosen committee
men who had. come In with hearts full
of harmony were in danger of wrecking
(Continued on Page 'Two,..Co'lumn Two.)
French Capture :
German Trenches
: V . Near Massiges
PARIS. ' Feb.' 12.-Vla London.)
Further fighting in Champagne i the
French war office announce tills after
noon, has resulted In French forces se
curing possession of certain trehchea oc
cupied by the Germans. . i
BERLIN. .Feb. 12. -(Via London.V
After a violent artillery bombardment
on th greater part of the Champagne
front. Krench Infantry ' made an attack
yesterday afternoon. The German war
office announced today that the French
penetrated German positions near Mas
siges over's front of. about 3t yards.
The atatenynt follows :-
"Western front: After a most violent
artillery- bombardment on a areat part
of our front In the Champagne the!
French toward evening made an attack
to the east of the Maiaona I Cham
pagne farm, which la northeast of Mas
plgea. They penetrated our positions
over a section of not -quite 200 yards.
"On Combres- ll we occupied the
edges of a crater made by the explosion
of a French mine In front of our
s.ienchea,
Kastern front: At several points we
repulsed advancea by Ruaalan patrols and
other small detachmente.
"Balkan front: The aituatlon ia un
changed. land to us are abrogated and the owner
go to the Joint land commlaalon and
Hey get additional fund from it. The
aituatlon now ia rather acuta.
"It la rather hard to stay there and
see our government robbed the way It
l as been tn the past."
Asked for apeclflc. Instances, General
Goetiiala aid (hat In one case where a
parcel of land was wortii tl a hectare in
1 and an aKreemcnt had been enterel
Into that It aiinuld be paid for at thU
rate, the owner 'took the matter to the
Jplnt land commission and obtained ii
a hectare. Chairman Adamson spoke of
a caae where laud that had sold for 1.5")
had been taken In at t3,'iuo by the com
mission, and the general aaid he, too,
I ad heard of It.
The Joint commission coiicta of two
Panamanians and two American.
In addition to forcing si'tllenu nt on
tr in valuation, the Adamson hill would
temilnate tbe Joint commiss on sis
months afu-r the IM passed. Power o'
settlement would be vested In the
Panaira Itailway company but owner
would bo given the rlchl to appeal to the
cat.al sons goiernor.
FEBRUARY 13, tWO-SIX
WEDS MAN WHOSE
LIFE ME SAVES
Rose Wolf Comes Thousands of
Miles to - Marry at Her
Former Home.
HUSBAND MUST 00 TO WAR
Rose Wolf, once known as the
beauty of tbis city's night cafe life
and at the age ot 22 "the woman in
the case," a few years ago in the
nirsterious death of a wealthy live
atock commission man here, has be
come the wife of Captain Donald 8.
White of the Royal Northwest
Mouated police of Reglna, Bask.,
Canada.-
' To Reglna Miss Wolf went event
ually to escape from reminders of
her experience In Omaha. While
there she saved Captain Whlte'a
life when be waa injured by a man
whom he had attempted to arrest,
according to the story he and bis
bride told 'fflends in Omaha. '' She
hauled him fifty ". miles overland
through, a blizzard -In order to set
medical aid .and tor her brave act
TR8" British government, ga ve rier a
gold njpdnttv-Jfr addition she won
a buabanfl.-iithough; her4 foflf that
death ni'ay agan out short her hap
piness,, may. be", correct...,, , , .,
.The. glrL brought her afflunced
husband to Omaha to be married.
They secured, a license in county
court and the ,ceremony was per
formed by Rer. t. A.- High, the
Anti-Saloon , league superintendent,
in hla office..-. Although a turn of
fate haa , brought . happiness , and , a
wealthy and distinguished husband
into' her'aad nr; her parents, Mr.
and Mra., Peter Wolf ot Omaha, did
not attend the weddine.
Captain nd Mrs. White left im
mediately after , the wedding fo.' a
honeymoon trip, not revealing their
destination to friends.1
Mtit'fid to 'War.
It tiaimplrts.- too, that Captain White
haa recolved ' notice that he will be ex
pected to go to Europe aoon to fight In
the trenches-for. . England.. . hi native
country. Hla' departure for the tattle
f:eld is expected to cut abort the honey
moon. . ....
""".My evil fate wilt not allow you to live
if yju go to war." aald Rie Wolf, pled
l:ic with her husband net to leave h'.T.
Tiie strl spoke truly when me rcfened
to an evil fate wnlrh apparently had
ehndowxri her life.
In when vn waa an lnexj erienced
lilrl. she met lula Wolf, commliulou man
and rai.ch owner. At I o'clock '.he norn
ng of June 20, three years later, neigh
bor rear 'S Fouth Els'.iteent.i tireet,
telephoned the police th.-it a man waa
lylnrf . In the stioct groaning. Officers
went tc tl.e rnene and found Wt.lf fatal'y
wou.ided by a revolver bullet. lie aald
hishwaymcn had shot' him ,hcn ho le-
iated them.
Leadia Doable 1.1 fe.
It wan discovered that, all hough Wolf
had a wife and children, he had heun
leaciiuu a double Ill's and that Iiosu Wolf
had been keeping a second home for him
at 62. fcouth E'giittciiiii Eticet. Ilia death
waa followed by tha discovery that he
estate was worth f :.. Of this $.l,O0u
Wis In Insurance, part, of which he had
recently taken out.- The t ace woe gener
ally believed to be one of murder and a
coroner's Jury rctui-ncl a verdict to thut
effect. j .
Miss Wolf's youth and unusual brauty
anC the notoriety v hb.li tie death of her
paiamour had brought her, n,adc the cJi I
for a lonr time a marked figure In the
cafes and scene of night 11 fo In tho city.
Then the faded from view and until her
present reappearance, was forgotten by
Omaha. ,
War Flyer Deserts
In New Aeroplane
BKRLLV, Feb. 12 By Wireless te Hay
ville.) The Bwlaa newspaper, Tliurgauet
Zeitung, says the Italian aviator. . Da r
bati, who recently landed In Swltserland
wtth a new aeroplane, made a record for
deserter a the first soldier to desert by
li said the Overaeaa New agency, "The
fact that Burba tl i a deserter ia plain.
Inasmuch as the Swiss government im
mediately complied with tha request of
Italy to retuin the pilot and eeropUne."
It was reported from Geneva on Feb
ruary 4 that an Italian obser -it Ion aero
plane had landed on Hwiea territory after
being fired un by Hwlaa guards.
SKCTIONS FORTY IWUKS.
LUSITANIA CASE
STILL HANGS FIRE
Berlin Foreign Office Fessimistio
as Note from Bernstorff
Received.
"LOOKS RATHER' . FAVORABLE"
BERLIN (Via Londonl, Feb. 12.
A message from Ambassador ron
Uernstorff relating to the Lunltanla
negotiations which arrived yesterday
waa the subject of deliberations to
day between Dr. Alfred M. Zlmmer
inann, under secretary for foreign
affairs, and Count Montgelas, head
of the American section of the for
eign office and other experts on
American affairs of the foreign of
fice. The message was submitted to
Dr. Gottlieb von Jagow, secretary for
foreign afflara, on hla return from
the headquarters of tho general staff
thia morning.- . ,
Officials of the foreign office and
others connected with . tho govern
ment were reticent about expressing
an opinion on Ambassador von
Dernstorft's message, but an air. ot
pessimism la', noticeable VaVo'ut" the
foreign office. f
Dr. Zlmmermnnn ia credited wfin
the remark that tbe situation looks
fairly favorable.
Benson Argues for '.
Deeper Channel to I
New York Navy Yard
i WASHINGTON, Feb, 12."I Insist, as
a representative of the Navy depart
ment," said Rear Admiral Henson, chief
of operations, before the house harbor
committee today, "that as long as we
ive a navy yard at New York with
dry dock facilities, there In pressing
prcesslty that we should be able to get
there with our battleship unit r all con
ditions." The admiral snhl both the New York
navy yard and Long Inland Hound were
of paramount Importance strategically.
Improvement of the channel between
Governor's Island and the Ilattery to a
thlrty-flve-foot depth end l.OOO feet width
and (he channel to the new na . y yard, at
an estimated cost . of 1777.000, was being
dlacusand by the committee.
President Wilson by letter Joined in
recommending the improvement. Secre
tary Tumulty wrote that the president
believed that the pending liver and har
bor bill should carry an appropriation for
the Immediate Improvement of the East
river and that the president felt that the
matter wa of much Importance In Its
relation to the question of national pre
paredneaa. French Extend
the Saloniki Line
Nearly to Veria
PARIS. Feb. 12. -The Snlonlkl rorre
ipondcnt of the Petit I'arlxlan telegraphs
that French troops crossed the Vardar
river on February 10 and are now en
camped on tho right .hank of the river
and In the region of Janltsa and Veria.
The town of Veria I an Important rail
road station on the lire between Halonlkl
and Mouastlr.
The region alluded to In -the above dla
patch Is to Hi northwest of Topsln on
the Vardar river, fifteen nillea northwest
of Kalonlkl, at which point the line of
defense of tho cainp of the a 1) lea at e'a
Innlkl begin. The line ascend the Var
dar to Karasuli. from which point It
weep In a semi circle tp the southeast,
cni looing Falonlkl.
U. S. Asks Bids for Service
on Eight Aerial Mail Routes
WASHINGTON, Feb, U'.-Aeilal mall
service to htclatcd points in Alaska a ml
MaHsachUHett la contemplated by th
Pooiofflce department. Lida were asked
today for servile on eitht routes, seven
of them In Alaska. October 1 Is named as
the date fur their starling.
If the sen ice is aucceskful. t I an
nounced, a gradual expsonon w II follow
to other routes, v. lien transportation Is
slow and Inadequate.
Tbe Mctjuchu'tta rouie Is (ion- New
Bedford to Nanturkct, fifty six inilea and
return, partly overland ami paitl) over
water,
the Ala.,kn route forms a connecting
SING LB
HEROIC STATUE OF
L1NC0LNJJNYEILED
Exercises at Chicago Union Stock
Yards Exchange Principal Inci
dent of the Day.
NEW YORK EXCHANGES CLOSE
CHICAGO, Feb. 12. Unveiling of
an heroic statue of Abraham Lincoln
marked the celebration of Lincoln's
birthday in Chicago. The statue,
which bag been placed on a sunken
lawn at the stock yards exchange, is
the work of Taul FJelde, a Norwe
gian sculptor, and waa purchased by
dime contributions from virtually
all employes at the Chicago Union
Stock yards.
Sprlaafteld Snapeada flaalaeaa.
' 8PM NO FIELD. III., Feb. It Nearly
all buildings were closed here today in
honor t the 107th birthday of Abraham
IJncoln, ., Pprlngflold'e greatest oltlien.
The state house wss practically deserted,
Tbe day's ..program Included a public
meeting .this afternoon. ' with Senators
tfberman and Lewi the chief apeskets.
New York Girhsage Close.
NEW YORK. FVb, U-Uncoln's birth
day, was obsorved here today by the
aloelns of tha New York Btock exchange,
tha Consolidated. Btock exchange, the
Produce exohange and the Cotton ex
hangs, Jlosl of the banks In tho city
also were closed, as the day is . a legal
holiday. ;
4'ongresa pbserree Day.
'WASHINGTON,1 Feb. ll-Llncoln'a
birthday was obxerved in congress today.
The senate, after sn hour's session, ad
journed In rctipect to Lincoln's memory.
In the house speeches on the fife of Llii
coln were made by Representatives Rod
enherg s.nd Wheeler of Illinois, and Lin
coln's Gettysburg address was read by
Representative Russell of Missouri.
Prince Joachim and "
Princess Marie to
Be Married in March
LONDON. Feb. i:. A dlwpatch tc the
Exchange Telegraph company from Am
sterdam a that Rmperor William has
announced hla dnc'slon that tha mar
riage of Prince Joachim Is to take place
at Potsdam on March 11.' 1 '
The engagement of Prince Joachim,
youngest son of Emperor William,- and
Princess Marls Augustine, daughter of
Prince Edward of Anhalt, waa officially
announced in Berlin October 14. 1!;5.
Prince Joachim, who was K yesrs old
last December 17. ia a. captain In the
Fourteenth regiment of Hussars, In the
Foot Cuurds, the Grenadier Guards and
several other military organisations und
Is the only unmarried one. of the em
peror's six sons. Princess Marie Augustine
Is a n'tce of the reigning duke, Frederick
II of Anhalt, and waa born June 10, l-5t
Admits Diamond
Robbery to Save
Man Suspected
ST. LOUIS, Feb. l.".-A man who ss
s.ltcd he Wis John Boon of Baltimore,
yid., told-the police here today that he
and another nan. hom he named, had
robbed a Kanaaa City pawnbroker named
r:teln on the night of February 4 of $19,000
worth of Jewelry.
A man to whom the unset diamond
were given to pawn was srrested In Kan
sas City for the robot ry, Boon said, and
It wss to free him tli.it Boon gave him
self up.
Boon aaid he had served two prison sen
tences at Flagstaff, Arls., for robbing a
saloon at Yuiiia, and trat he had met hla
confederate In Ban Fialiclaco.
link from Si-ward to Nome, tlience to
Fairbanks and buck to Valdes. Moat of
them rail for a aervlce tle a weea
throughout the year: On some of the
routes the cost now Is as high a ilOO.iloo
a year and In int r s x wuek Is reiulrtd
to make the trip. The aeroplane contracts
sllow two days for most of toe trips.
The longest route, Valdes to Pairhanka.
U CM inilea. The extremo time limit of
ix weeks o.i some of t'.ie route I- re
quited beouLse mall sometime hi to
be routed vit Seattle.
Poktuianter General Kui.es jh In s been
lasturcd. It waa cad today, tfcat capital
already Is rousliloilug hid aril that esti
mates are being niado.
COPY FIVK CENTS.
ENTENTE ASKING
LANSING ABOUT
SEA PROPOSALS
Diplomati Make Oral Requests for
Information v About Memoran
' dum on tlie Status of
Armed Ships.
EXACT POSITION NOT DEFINED
No Formal Announcement Expected
Until Written Replies Com
from Interested Nations.
GERMAN AND BRITISH VIEWS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.Diplo
matle representatives ot the en
tente allies have made oral represen
tations to Secretary Lansing regard-
Ins; the American memorandum to
their governments suggesting tha
disarming; of merchant ships and
suggesting that armed merchant
men entering American porta might
be regarded as warships. Although.
the State department declined to dis
close the nature ot the representa
tions, itls believed Secretary Lans
ing waa Informed that the entente
government was unwilling to accept
the auggestlon.
It U considered doubtful that tha exact
position ot the United fUatea will be de
fined until after formal replies to the
memorandum have been received. Th
texts of the notes from Germany and
Austria handed to Ambassadors Gerard
and Penfleld setting forth the intention
of those governments te, treat armed
merchantslilpa as warships alao are being
awslted. Bo far, it was said, the repre
sentations ot the entente representatives
had to do sololy with the American mem
orandum. A high official todsy declared It waa
not fair to say at this time that the views
of the Vnlted Htntea on armed merchant
vessels were absolutely in accord with the
views of Germany and Austria.
There are strong Indications, however,
that various high officials consider tha
position of the Central powers well
founded In view of the r hanged condition
of kra warcfara.
Aareea With Aanerlcaa I deaf
. BERLIN. Feb. 13. -(via Loadon.V-Tha
Berlin ' newspapers publish dispatcbea
from .the United States announcing that
It Is expected that the Washington ad
ministration wilt soon issue a warning to
Amorloana not to travel on merchant
men which are armed. Th newspaper
say that this anuounuiifmt 'comes) -a St
timely moment to confirm tha hopes" en
tertained in Germany tbst th sew poltor
enunciated in the German tnamnranduro,
which declares that armed mefohantinea
will be treated by Germany after Feb
ruary 29 aa warships would be found to
conform to the revised, ideas of the Amer
ican Department ot fcitaie on tha conduct
of submarine warfare and hence tend to
implyfy in the future tha situation be
tween Germany and America on this
issue. .
Qaestloa by Croat Britain.
' LONDON, , Feb. II The Mancheates
Guardian, In an editorial on tha German
memorandum regarding armed merchant
men, says:
"Germany's announcement of its inten
tion to treat armed merchantmen aa
warships after March 1 ia to be read In
connection with the proposals which th.i
United States government recently mad
te the belligerents."
The editorial argues that Washington
proposes a bargain, tha entente side of
which Is clear, namely tha surrender of
tha right to arm merchantmen, but th
German side of which Ia not clear. -Th
United State therefor," It says, "cast
only think It reasonable If we ask bjr
what means it wilt guarantee that Gar.
many and Its allies will carry out theia
part of a bargain. . Presumably Uaej
United States has mad or will make)
suggestions to meet this difficulty."
Hopi Incident is
Much Exaggerated
WAKHINGTON. Feb. 11-Indlan Sup
erlntendent Runk at Tuba, Arls.. today
reported to ("a to Bells, commissioner ol!
Indian affairs, that th trouble caused
by the killing of a Navajo Indian re
cently while resisting arrest had been
greatly exaggerated and that there waa
no Indication of an uprising. Superin
tendent Runke reported that his investi
gation disclosed that th man waa re
garded as a bad Indian, mentally un
sound, and that he had made a vlclou
attack upon the policeman attempting to)
arrest him.
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