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^ FrenchConfident:
Battle of Verdun
s Bloodiest of War
Paris. Feb. 28.—“Serious, but not dis
quieting,” is the common phrase which
was used today in official and parlia
mentary circles regarding the pro
gram of the Germans in their attack
against Verdun. Unaffected by the
snow, the Germans hammered away
all day Friday at the French line,
which although unbroken at the end
of the sixth day of battle, was, how
ever. again rectified as a measure of
prudence, the left wing being drawn
into Champneuvllle and the right being
brought back a little south of Ornes.
The new front, barely three miles in
length, extends along the heights, of
fering every advantage for defense and
forming one of the most formidable
obstacles before the entrenched camp
of Verdun.
It is in this narrow space that the
crown prince is hurling his masses.
Military observers here express the
belief that the counter offensive will be
launched from this line at a precise
and decisive moment and that it will
drive hack across the ground already
covered with the bodies of their com
rades. the battalions which are being
hurled forward in the most bloody
assault which this war has yet seen.
“The work up there is hot, indeed,”
said an officer who has just arrived
in Paris from the Verdun battlefield.
“They are gnawing at our lines a lit
tle faster, but with no positive ad
vantage for themselves. Previous at
tacks made by the Germans in that
section are nothing to what they are
now delivering. I cannot, of course,
v give details, but I can -say that we are
r“holding well against their formidable
attacks. The artillery exchanges are
intense. Our batteries, admirably
handled, have changed ground in mas
terly style and the losses to the enemy
are really fabulous. Ours are slight, a
feeble percentage of theirs.”
SAY FEINT ATTACK FAILED.
Paris. Feb. 28.—The Petit Parisien
sms that the battle now raging before
f\m<rdun was preceded on February 12
i,R a feint in Champagne intended to
dPiert attention from tho coming at
tack on Verdin. The attack in the
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4 I’etrograd, via London, Feb. 4
4 28.—The Russky Invalid, the 4
4 official organ of the Russian 4
4 army published today an ac- 4
4 count of the war council held in 4
4 Berlin at which the decision to 4
4 attack Verdun was taken. It 4
4 asserts that the German and 4
4 Bavarian crown princes strong- 4
4 ly favored an attack on the 4
4 French front at Verdun, but 4
4 both Field Marshal von Macken- 4
4 sen and Field Marshal von Hin- 4
4 denburg opposed the plan, con- 4
4 tending that it would be better 4
4 to develop the operations al- 4
4 ready planned against the Rus- 4
tsian front, because it would be 4
necessary, if the plan of the 4
4 princes was adopted, to send 4
4 to France reserves especially 4
4 trained for Russian warfare. 4
4 Further Field Marshal von Hin- 4
4 denburg is reported to have said 4
4 that the chances of success on 4
4 the Russian front were greater. 4
4 He is declared to have had little 4
4 hope of the operation against 4
4 Verdun and to have feared an 4
4 adverse effect on the morale of 4
4 the army in case of their failure. 4
4 These arguments, the news- 4
4 papers adds, did not prevail and 4
4 Emperor Wilhelm supported the 4
4 crown prince, who first failed to 4
4 take Verdun. 4
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Champagne on February 12, which was
conducted in three successive waves,
failed chiefly because the change of
wind, the Petit Parisien says, rendered
ineffective a large quantity of asphyx
iating gas and flame throwers which
were relied on for the success of the
attack. _
'WILD RUMORS SEND WHEAT
PRICES DOWN WITH CRASH
—
Chicago, Feb. 28.—Wheat values
Stroke about 5c a bushel today on ac
count of depression in the New York
stock market. Apparently many
traders here jumped at the conclusion
Wliat the Wall street declines pointed to
I increased tension over the plans of
Germany for attacks on armed mer
chant vessels. *
May wheat dropped to $1.13% as
against $1.18% at yesterday’s finish.
Heavy stoploss selling took place.
Rumors that Verdun had fallen ac
companied the fall of prices. Denials
of the rumors failed to check to ma
LEA STANDING
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\ House Military Committee on
1 f Record For Regular Force
of 140,000—More
^ Than Asked.
Washington, Feb. 26. — The House
military committee late today voted for
a regular standing army of 137,000 men
with a 2 per cent allowance for re- ]
( ruiting, bringing the number up to
140,000, which is slightly more than the
war department asked. The republi
i ans and three democrats carried the
vote.
Voting in the committee began at a
proposal for 220,000 men. The number
was gradually scaled down until a pro
posal for 150,000 men was beaten by
one vote. Then the republicans and'
three democrats put through the pro
vision as it was finally accepted by the
committee, to be incorporated in the
bill to be presented to the public.
The war department’s estimate of
additional officers for the regular army
was increased from 786 to 1,000.
The section for reorganizing the na
tional guard was framed to provide
for a maximum strength of 424,000 men,
of which 50 per cent must be recruited
within two years. _ _
MISTOOK PETROLITE
FOR AN ENEMY SHIP
Washington, Feb. 26.—Austria sup
plementing her request for more infor
mation concerning the Amercan pro
test against the submarine attack on
the American tank steamer Petrolite in
the Mediterranean, has informed the
United States that her version of the
affair is that the submarine commander
thought the Petrolite was an enemy
ship disguised under the American Hag.
®f>at he fired upon her as the ship
i^- inged her course, and he believed
sue was about to ram him and that the
Petrolite's captain voluntarily fur
nished provisions to the submarine. *
NORRIS MAKES ATTACK
ION WATER POWER BILL
| Washington, I). C., Feb. 26.—A scath
ing attack in a vigorous speech was
made today by Senator Norris against
the Shields water power hill. This is
the bill pending in the Senate which
a powerful group of reactionary demo
crats and reactionary republicans art;
trying to drive through and which thus
far the administration is not opposing.
Senator Norris described the magni
tude of the grab planned by the power
trust under this measure. He pleaded
with senators not to give away without
‘/'mpensation to the water power trust
I " wonderful resources of the coun
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More than 500 women are serving m
the Russian army.
terial extent the downward plunge of
the market.
At the extreme lowest figures
reached, May wheat was down 5%e at
$1.13%. The market closed excited at
5%@5%c net decline, with May at
$1.13% and July at $1.10%.
Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 26.—Wheat
prices broke more than 6 cents a bushel
today, following receipts of a :eport
that Verdun had been captured by the
Germans. May wheat w'hich closed at
$1.17% yesterday, closed on a range to
day of $1.10% fi)l.ll%, and July which
closed at $1.16% yesterday, closed to
day at $1.10.
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Prepared For Eventualities,
Says Premier—Proposes to
Let Existing Treaty
Lapse.
Lisbon. Feb. 26. (via Paris, Feb. 28.)
—The Portuguese premier stated in ths
chamber of deputies today that at
tempts have been made to damage
seven of the Teutonic ships requisi
tioned by the government, and that an
explosive had been found on the steam
ship Buelow, of the North German
Lloyd company. The premier added
that he considered -it in the best in
terests of Portugal that the existing
treaty with Germany be allowed to
lapse, and said that the Portuguese
government was prepared for all
eventualities that might arise from the
exercise by Portugal of her rights.
Dr. Alfonso Costa, the premier, in
answer to a question by Deputy Ca
macho regarding the employment to
which the requisitioned German and
Austrian vessels would be put, said the
government’s action in requisitioning
them had been prompted by the neces
sities ot the nation’s economic situa
tion. The requisition, he said, had been
carried out simultaneously in order to
forestall as far as was possible at
tempts at willful damage of the ships
which there was reason to believe could
and in fact had been on seven of
them An explosive apparatus had
been found in the boilers of the steam
er Buelow, which would have caused
an explosion when the vessel moved.
An explosion was prevented, but the
machinery was damaged.
Dr. Costa further said that he con
sidered it was in the best interests of
the country that the existing treaty
with Germany should be denounced and
allowed to lapse on June 5, 1917. In
conclusion, he said:
“We are prepared for all eventuali
ties that may arise from our exercising
our rights.”
The North German Lloyd steamship
BUelow is of 8,965 gross tons. 162 feet
long, and 57 feet beam.
REV. GEORGE J. KELLEY
IS HARBORING DELUSION
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Des Moines, la.. Feb. 26.—“Rev. Geo.
.1 Kelley, now at Sutton, Neb., had no
connection whatever with the brutal
ax murders in Villisca, in June, 1912,"
| declared Henry Sampsen, assistant at
! torney general, toda).
"Shortly after the crime I went over
[the whole ground at Villisca with
i Kelley, who was preaching in a small
town near there at the time. Evident
1 ly he has brooded over the gruesome
; details of the murder until his mind is
temporarily unbalanced.'-’
Villisca authorities are investigating
alleged statements attributed to Kelley
by Dr. L. K. Strate, a Sutton, Neb.,
physician in a letter received yester
! day by Chief of Detectives MacDonald.
FORT DOUAUMONT FALLS BEFORE
FURIOUS ONSLAUGHT OF GERMAN
ARMY; FRENCH LINES BADLY BENT
EPIDEMIC OF CHOLERA
IS RAGING IN CROATIA
Victims, Chiefly Women and
Children, Said to Number
Thousands.
London, Feb. 28.—The Exchange
' Telegraph company's Rome corre
spondent says that advices have been
received in that city from Zurich to
the effect that an epidemic of cholera
is raging in Croatia and that its vic
tims are numbered in the thousands
and are chiefly women and children.
AUSTRIAN FORCES
Italians Evacuate Great Port
on Albanian Coast—Mas
tery of Adriatic Is
Assured.
Rome, (via Paris). Feb. 28.—The re
port that Durazzo, an Albanian port on
the Adriatic sea, had been evacuated
by the Italian troops stationed there,
is confirmed.
Berlin. Fob. 28, (via London).—Re
ports from Austrian press headquarters
predict the early fall of the Albanian
city of Durazzo, as a result of the de
feat on Wednesday of the Italians and
the Albanian forces under Essad Pasha,
the provisional president. A strong line
of outer defenses for the city have been
constructed and the indications were
that spirited resistance would be of
fered.
The Austrians and Germans attacked
at daybreak, yesterday. The defenders
Were soon ejected from their positions
at Barzarsjak. Shortly afterward, the
Italians on the southern bank of the
lower Arzen were forced to abandon
their positions. The Austrians crossed
the river and proceeded southward.
At noon a decisive action east of
Barzarsjak forced the Italians from
strong positions. The same fate was
suffered by the defenders of Sazobian
co. six miles east of Durazzo. By eve
ning the entire outer girdle of de
fenses was taken. The attackers, ad
vancing to their inner line positions,
established the fact that the Italians
were embarking their troops hurriedly.
BAY STATE MOOSERS
MILITANT AS EVER
Bird Serves Notice Party Split
Is “Inevitable” If T. R.
Delegates Fail.
Boston, Feb. 28.—A prediction that
another split in the republican party
would be "inevitable" if the Roose
velt candidates for delegates at large
from this state to the national con
vention were defeated in the primaries
was contained in a letter addressed by
one of these candidates. Charles Sum
ner Bird, to Lewis Parkhurst, chair
man of the republican club of Massa
chusetts. last night. Tho communica
tion was in answer to a letter sent by
Parkhurst to each of the eight an- !
nounced delegate candidates suggest
ing that they try to agree and avoid a
contest in the primaries. ‘Tf we lose,"
said Mr. Bird, “the republican conven
tion will be controlled by the old guard
and a split wVl be inevitable and
President Wilson’s re-election as
sured.”
SELF ACCUSED BURGLARS
CONVICTED OF MURDER
Danville, 111., Feb. 26.—“Big John”
Murphy and Milton Armstrong, ne
groes, were found guilty of murder by
a jury here today and sentenced to
the penitentiary for 99 years each, for
murdering two Greek track workers.
Murpliy and Armstrong set up an alibi,
claiming they were robbing a store in
Champaign at the time of the murder.
ARMED ITALIAN SHIP
IN PORT OF NEW YORK
New York, Feb. 26.—The Napoli, the
third Italian steamer to arrive here
within the last few days with guns
mounted, arrived today. The Napoli
carried two three-inch guns mounted
on the poop deck. Bhe is a freighter
and carries no passengers.
YEAR IN FEDERAL PRISON
PENALTY FOR ELOPEMENT
Council Bluffs, la., Feb. 26.—Ralph
Myers, who pleaded guilty iri federal
court yesterday afternoon to white
slavery, was sentenced to a year and
a day at Leavenworth prison by Judge
Wade this morning. Ho ran away from
Centerville, la., with Mrs. Myrtle Gott,
wife of a Salvation army captain, go
ing to Berwyn, Neb.
BLUFFS DOCTOR INJURED
WHEN AUTO TURNS OVER
Council Bluffs, la., Feb. 26.—A Ford
car driven by Dr. Harry Kelley
skidded on a bridge early this morn
ing, when he turned sharply to avoid
crashing into an obstruction, and
turned turtle, pinning the doctor be
neath it. He lay 15 minutes before
railroad men found him and lifted off
the ear. His condition is saiil to be
serious, but not dangerous.
Uruguayan banks have gold reserves
ugregating $20,646,667.
INSURRECTO MEETING
OF IOWA DEMOCRATS
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Opponents of Present Organiz
ation Plan to Contest on
State Nominations.
Des Moines, la., Feb. 28.—The full
democratic state tickets may be placed
before Iowa voters at the June 5 pri
mary this year, as the result of a de
cision early today by leaders of so
called progressive democrats to enter
a slate of their own.
After an all night session the con
ference unanimously selected Senator
John T. Clarkson, of AJbia, leader of the
“dry" forces In the 36th general as
sembly, to head the new ticket as can
didate for governor in opposition to the
regular democratic ticket.
Edward C. Dunn, of Mason City, who
was a candidate for governor in 1912
was selected as a candidate for dem
ocratic national committeeman against
Wilbur W. Marsh, of Waterloo. Sena
tor Clarkson refused to say whether he
would be a candidate.
Should Senator Clarkson be a candi
date for governor, it was said, he will
represent the conference as delegate at
large. Homer W. Johnston, of Sioux
City, was the conference's second
choice for delegate at large.
Four cardinal propositions will oc
cupy the attention of progressive dem
ocrats from now on according to the
insurgents.
They are to open headquarters in Des
Moines and campaign to elect progres
sive democrats as delegates to the na
tional convention at St. Rouls; to over
throw State Chairman J. W. Reynolds
and other committeemen and elect a
progressive democrat in their places;
to defeat W. W. Marsh as national
committeeman and place E. C. Dunn,
of Mason City in that place; to bring
out a progressive democrat as candi
date for governor.
TURKS DISPATCH
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Distance From Railroad Re
quires Months’ March—Be
lieved Relief Troops Will
Be Too Late.
Paris, Feb. 28.—Turkey Is making
great efforts to dispatch troops to the
Russian front in an endeavor to re
capture Erzerum, says the Bucharest
correspondent of the Times. All or
dinary traffic on the railway from the
, Bosphorus to Angora has been stop
ped, according to the correspondent
and trains conveying troops and sup
plies are running incessantly but as
the distance from Angora to Erzerum
will consume at least p. month's march
there is liklihood of the success of the
movement.
RUSSIANS WIN BATTLE
TEN MILES FROM BITLIS
London, Feb. 28.—The Amsterdam
correspondent of the Central News
learns that heavy fighting lias taken
place 10 miles from Bitits between Rus
sian and Turkish troops, the former
coming from the direction of Musha
and that the Turks fought bravely, but
were obliged to retire before superior
forces.
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RUSSIANS TAKE PERSIAN
CITY IN GIGANTIC SWEEP
London. Feb. 28.—A Reuter dispatch
from Petrograd states the Russians
have taken by storm Kermanshah, the
important Persian city in the neighbor
hood of which serious fighting has re
cently taken place.
The capture of Kermanshah brings
the Russians to within 150 miles of
Kut-el-Amara where a British force
of 10,000 has been beleaguered nearly
two months, following the failure to
capture Bagdad.
RETAIL LUMBERMEN
FAVOR PREPAREDNESS
Portland, Ore., Feb. 26.—The Western
Retail Lumbermen’s association adopt
ed resolutions here today calling upon
members of congress to support Presi
dent Wilson’s program for national pre
paredness and pledging the undivided
support of the organization for ade
quate measures of defense.
ITALIAN CONVICTED OF
KILLING AN AMERICAN
Rome, (via Paris), Feb 26.—Pietro
Rossi was found guilty today at Arezzo
on the charge of murderous assault
against Mrs. Mary Flavelle. of Chicago,
in a railroad train between Florence
and Arezzo on May 21, 1914, for the
purpose of robbery. He was sentenced
to eight years and four months im
prisonment.
Mrs. Flavelle returned to the United
States following the attack and died
in Chicago on December 11, 1914.
GABRIELE D’ANNUNZIO
IS REPORTED INJURED
Paris, Feb. 26.—Gabriele D’Annunzio
has been injured in the right eye in
an aeroplane accident and taken to a
hospital in Venice, says the Rome cor
respondent. of the Petit Parisien. There
is a possibility that the sight of the in
jured eye may be preserved.
The Italian poet Gabriele D’Annunzio
took a prominent part in the popular
agitation which preceded the declara
tion of war by Italy on Austria in May,
1915. He volunteered for service and
was appointed lieutenant in the army.
NINE DIE IN WRECK.
Cortona, Italy, (via Paris),, Feb. 26.—
A military train was derailed here to
day and the locomotive, baggage car
and four coaches were wrecked. Nine
persons were killed and more than 50
Injured.
Great 15-Inch and 17-Inch Cannon of Crown Prince’s Army
Slowly Beating Back Opposition and One ef Strongest «f
Great Chain of Steel Forts Is Captured By Crack Brand
enburg Troops—No Army In History So Well Prepared For
Assault as That Which Is Hammering at Gateway to Paris.
BOTH SIDES HAVE SUFFERED ENORMOUS LOSSES
Paris Declares Teutons Sustained Loss of 150,090 Men In
First Four Days—Both Sides Are Rushing Up All Avail
able Reserves For Final Stage of What Has Developed
Into Bloodiest Fray of Present War — Kaiser Apparently
Determined to Break Joffre’s Lines No Matter What the
Cost.
The tremendous German offensive aimed at Verdnn is gaining
foi cc hourly, and new and serious breaches have boon made in the
French linos, Berlin announces today. The fortress is new menaced
from the east and southeast as well as from the north and the
northeast.
Not only has fort Douaumont, one of the outlying defensor, of the
stronghold been taken, hut French resistance on the plain of tho
Woevro to the east has been broken according to the German bulletin
which reports that the Germans are pursuing their beaten fee along
the Woevre front.
Although the substantial successes noted are officially dawned by
the Germans, Paris lias not conceded them. Regarding ©onamnont,
the outlying fort whose capture is announced by Berhn, the French
statement only declares that in this region the battle is still raging
and has assumed a most sanguinary character.
The presence of Emperor William with his troops, on the German
front is confirmed by Berlin’s today official statement.
All along tho Verdun front the Germans are hurling their men
against the French lines without regard to sacrifices, Paris declares,
the fighting being particularly desperate in the region ©f Beaumont,
almost directly north of Verdun.
The rain of shell fire in the September offensive of the allies was
at the time without precedent, but corrspondents near the front de
clare that it was feeble in comparison with the deluge ©f projectiles
which at present is being poured upon the French trenches and fortifi
cations from the massed batteries of the Germans.
vserun, reD. zs, tvia jL,onuon>.—11 is
officially announced that Fort Douau
mont, one of the fortifications of Ver
dun, was taken by storm, yesterday aft
ernoon, and is now firmly held by the
Germans.
The official announcement is as fol
lows:
“The armored fort Douaumont, the
northeastern corner pillar of the per
manent line fortifications of the
stronghold of Verdun was stormed yes
terday afternoon by the Twenty-fourth
regiment of Brandenburg Infantry and
Is now firmly In German hands."
Fort Douaumont lies four miles
northeast of Verdun. It is one of near
ly a score of forts protecting Verdun
and is situated Just north of tho rail
road running east from the city to
Metz. Douaumont Is one of a cluster
of seven forts protecting Verdun from
the east. Forts De Sauville, Do Tav
annes and St. Michel lie directly be
tween tho position conquered by tho
Germans and tho city of Verdun.
The capture of Douaumont is the
most Important achievement slnco the
Inauguration of the German drive at
Verdun—an onslaught which, for fury
and for weight of men and guns, has
few precedents in the war. Verdun is
the strongest fortress of France and
Is of particular importance from the
fact that it offers direct communication
with Paris, which Is 150 miles to the
west. Verdun marks the northerly
point of the great French defenses
against direct attacks from Berman
territory, the most southerly being Bel
fort and, between these paints, lies the
stretch of frontier on which Germany
touches France.
Today’s German statement indicates
a development of the attack along a
wide front south and east of the region
north of Verdun along which press are
hitherto has been exerted. The high
road from Paris to Meta referred to
runs through Verdun, passing slightly
to the southeast. It Is crossed at a
point about 15 miles east sf Verdun by
the German line, bending southward
in the salient to St. Mlbiel. Verdun is
thus being assaulted sim-nManeopsly
from the north, northeast, east and
southeast.
Apparently the Germans are devel
oping an attack similar to that em
ployed frequently, with martaed suc
cess, against the Russian fortified posi
tions in the campaign of last summer.
Their tactics were to bend back the
Russian lines on both sides of the se
lected point of attack and compel
evacuation of the fortress Itself.
The town referred to in the German
statement as marking the southern end
of the portion of tho French front
which has oeen broken is probably
MnrcheviUe-en-Woevre. 11118 town Is
just south of the Paris-Met* highway,
13 miles east of Verdun.
German Gun Fire at Verdun Is
Most Terrific of All History
Ijondon. Feb. 2S.—While the con
fidence of the military court has not
been shaken by it, the seriousness of
the German thrust toward Verdun is
recognized.
The Times’ Paris correspondent re
ports the feeling of French people of
equal anxiety, though he says, there is
less aprehension than prevailed during
the great Marne struggle. The cor
respondent adds that all accounts from
the front agree that the tremendous
artillery fighting in the Champaigne
offensive was as the mere firing of
squibs when compared with the pitless
bombardment which lias been going
throughout the Meuse heights during
the past week, lnrgely owing to the
12-inch and a 17-Inch suns bought
from the Russian and Serbian fronts
to swell the chaos.
"Never before,” snyu the correspond
ent. "has a battle been so minutely
prepared nor any army been so abund
antly provided with material means for
victory. Nothing has been neglected
that Is likely to lead to suocesB. The
Germans doubtless noting the slow but
sure efforts of the allies toward a re
organization of their tremendous in
dustrial resources and the prospect of
a flood of new troops from Great Brit
ain. have realized that unless they get
the knockout blow in soon, they are
bound to be beaten, not on points, but
by sheer exhaustion."
Germans Taking No Account of
Losses In Terrific Onslaught
Paris. Feb. 28.—The Germans are
continuing their violent attacks north
of Verdun without regard to their sac
rifices, the war office announced this
afternoon.
The German attacks in the region of
Beaumont, east of the Meuse have
failed, the war office said, notwith
standing reposted attacks and tre
mendous slaughter.
The text of the statement follows:
‘ The lighting is still carried on bit
terly in the region of North Verdun,
where the enemy continues his efforts
on the front east of the Meuse. After
the last engagement our troops re
tained their positions in spite of the re
peated assaults of the enemy, who no
longer counts his sacrifices.”
•'Nothing of importance has occurred
NO REPLY FROM LONDON
CONCERNING SEIZURES
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I-ondon, Feb. 26.—Pursuant to in
structons from Washington, Ambassa
dor Page made inquiries concerning
the removal by men from the British
converted cruiser, Laurentic, of 38 Ger
mans, Austrians and Turks from the
American steamship China, off Shang
hai. The subject Is still under consid
eration by the British authorities and
there arc no indications what reply
will be given.
Although the circumstances of this
particular case cannot be ascertained
here at present, it Is understood the
action taken was in accordance with
the policy of the British government,
adopted «urly in the war.
on the remainder of the front."
Berlin, (via London), Feb. 26.—An
official statement Issued today says
that considerable advances have been
made east of the Meuse in the region
north of Verdun in the presence of
Emperor William.
The war office also announced the
capture of the hills southwest of the
village of Louvemont and the fortitied
positions to the east thereof.
The official statement says:
"Resistence of the French broke
down on the Woevre plain along the
entire front to Mnrppoville south of the
high road from Paris to Metz.
"We are pursuing the retreating
enemy.”
STEELE BILL PROPOSES
EXTENSIVE INSTRUCTION
Washirgton. D. C., Feb. 26.—The
government may maintain a skilled
veterinarian in every county in Iowa
end other great swine raising states to
give instructions in use of hog cholera
scrum.
This is one feature of the bill deal
ing with federal Inspection of serum
which Representative Steele and a
subcommittee of the House committee
on agriculture have outlined.
Mt. Steele today said he has hoped
the bill will be soon perfected, and that
it would he added to the agricultural
appropriation bill as un amendment if
possible.
