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The Omaha Daily DteMt tram & Battle) Ami. The Dee's Real War Photos Beat of Tbetn AIL THE WEATHER. Snow VOL. XLIV-NO. 187. OMAHA, FRIDAY MOUSING, JANUARY 22, 191S-TEN PAOKS. On Train and at otel Xtwi Steads, S SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. Bee PEOPLE MUST CRY FOR PROTECTION SO 'DEAF MUTES' HEAR Gardner Says People Must "Get Up on Hind Leps and Holler" to Wake Government to Need of Defense. WHY KEEP HEAD IN THE SAND? Congressman Wants to Enow What Americans Will Do if Japanese Insist on Equality. ARMY. FLYING SQUAD A JOKE WASHINGTON, Jon. 21.-Rcprecnta-tlva Gardner of Massachusetts told, the house that the Monroe doctrine appeared to the nations of Europe "like a flaming word guarding against their entrance Into the terrestrial paradise of South America." He discussed the country's past war ex periences and possible future- dangers through international complications. sug Resting that Impoverished nations teem ing with population would . not respect the Monroe doctrine unless this govern ment had power to defend It. What of .In pa a f . "Suppose Japan wakes up some fine morning and finds her people are mur muring louder and louder that America must treat them as equals or they will know the reason why. I don't think the wisest of ua can look very far Into the future no.waduys. ' Suppose the Japanese no demand enual treatment. What are we going to do? "Why not take our hands out of the snnd?" afked Mr. Gardner. In Own Way, , Despite ilie aeroplane being an Amer ican invention, he said, the United States only had eleven in the army and twelve In the navy, "none armored, ont more than two of the samctype and about half of them can't get out or their own way." "Wo are not likely to get any Zep pelins," he said, "until the American pe I'le get up on their hind legs and 'holler' so- that the government deaf mules can hear." ANOTHER STRIKER HURT IN CLASH WITH GUARDS ROOSEVELT, N. J.. Jan. 21,-Carman fatty another of the nineteen wounded strikers, died today In an Elisabeth hos pital, making the second fatality as the result of the shooting. . , As a result of disorders at the plant of the American Agricultural Chemical company that culminated Tuesday In the shooting of nineteen strikers by deputy sheriffs, citizens of this borough have In augurated a movement to secure the withdrawal of all deputies from the plant! Handbills were ., distributed last . night, catling for a mass meeting of cl Miens this afternoon. ,, , ... , Several of thetwenty-two deputies who pleaded not guilty yesterday afternoon to the charges of manslaughter In connec tion with the: shooting .or .the - Ktrikers were back at the rlnnt today. It was said. Bonds In the sum of Ir.'.ooo for each of tha ; twenty-two were furnished last night by a surety company. JUDGE NOYES NAMED ROCK ISLAND RECEIVER ' Walter T. Smith. United IBtes rlrcult iudae at a hearing In ehnmhei tnrfnv nppointed Judge Walter C. Noyes of New , York ancillary receiver for the Chicago, Rock Island . Pacific Railroad pany in Iowa. This Is the holding com-l'" com- pany and does not affect the operation company known as the- Chicago. Rock Islanl & Pacific Railway company. The appointment stye Judge Noyes Jurlsdic-. tlon In the stale of Iowa. Bond waa Jlxed at flO.000. V. W. Sergent, general attorney for tlv! Hock Island at Pes Moines, und James J. Porter, attoruey of New York, pre. tented the application to Ju1t;e Smith. BILL FOR CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION FROM COM M ITTE , "y nearly the entire wemlerhip of the (From a btaff CprrespondenL) . Dodge County Kar asso latlon and a dele LINCOLN. Jan. 21.-(8peclal Telegram.) ; gation from the tJrandArmy of the Ro--TRo committee on constitutional amend- ! public po-t, of which the Judge was one menta of the house reported out a bill of the oldest member,. Senator Wallace this afternoon callinw for a constitutional Wlbton and Koss Hammond and Mrs uovcimun. ii is poem Die mat tnia will ba one of the first bills considered, and may come up tomorrow. The Weather Forecast till 7 p. m,' Friday: ror umana, coum i mufta and vicinity -Unsettled, probably snow; colder. I Teanprrat ares la Omaha Yesterday, Hour. . Ieg. a. m 7 a. in 7 a. m So m a. in 10 a. in 11 a. in Vi in I p. in i P. in 3 p. in 4 p. in II 6 p. in t: n . 7 p. til P-n 6 I C ss pa rati ve Laval Hrnrd. 1 114. 1913. mi Highest yesterday., Lowest yesterday.. Mean temperature.. Precipitation Temperature an.t .... ii g Is 24 .... ,2a .m .oa .uj Precipitation depar- turea from the normal : ..urinal MSIlipcratUls ,., Hefleltncy tor the day'.".'""" Total exceaa since March i . Normal precipitation ' "" Deficiency for Hit. day.... "" 7'.r,inf"" inr March i"' Drtclni.y since March I Deficiency for cor. period. Iti'li' uenclency for cor. period, 1HI2 14 ...707 01 Inch .22 Inch 2 Inches J so Inches &4 inches 4- Inches is . van DlIIUi m y a )g 7 .mi P- i. est. fu. uln- Cheyenne, snow Davenport, snow..'... Denver, snow iH'a Mulnea, tinow... North Plalte, snow. Omaha, snow. Rapid City, cloudy. Nherldan. cloudy.... Pious City, snow.... Valentine, snow 0 20 12 iw 12 7 A 14 X , 12 10 k 4 k 4 X indicate trr P,. A- WELdH. Local forecaster. WITH BOTHA IN SOUTH AFRIC APicture shows the noted old general who com manded for the British, directing operations in the field against the Boer rebels. tj .'""" 'J ' CHIEF JUSTICE OF NEBRASKA IS DEAD .I ...... ,i Judge Hollenbeck Dies at His Apartment in Lincoln Hotel of Bright a Disease. WAS SICK MAN FOR SOME TIME JudKe Conrad Hollenbeck of Fremont, elected last fall to be chief Justice of the supremo court of Nebravka died Thursday morning at hla apartments In the I.lndell hotel at Lincoln arter an illness of two years . with Uright's disease. Ho grew w-orse last week and waa taken to a hos pital, but Wednesday was removed to the hotel, where he died. Since his election last fall Judge Mol lenback has been able to sit In but two esses before that court because of his failing health. . ' , . . Just before his election Judge Hollen beck. who seemed quite certain of his election,, came to Tho Bee office in re. sponse for a request for his photograph and brought the picture, which is here with reproduced, showing how the onca rugged Jurist had lost many oumls be cause of his sickness. He remarked then! that he thought he had recovered ' from Ills. long Illness ami that lie was feeling much stronger, although not able to enter .very U-cnuously ,int 44 aiuHli tlte of Peana Ivanla. Judge 'llollenheck as born on a farm In licbrun, roller. ocniuljr, Pennsylvania. In ls-lte atte-nlud the public schools of tho' district an. I graduated from Mans- j flrlJ college in . Taking up the study lot law after leaving school he was ad- j milled to Hip bnr in 1571, and commenced , piiu iicius; at i ouanport. fa. In 1874 Mr. Hoileiibei k was elected a member of the Pennsylvania legislature and served continuously .n euWv rapacity until 1ST7. ' "Mr" came o rveorasKa. lie took up t h'8 resilience at t renioni and has con tinued to reside In that city. He was elected county attorney of Dodge countv UTul ut ,1,c exP"'Mon of his first i lrrm v- "iJ rw-eleeted, sen ing until the be- j 31nn,ng OI ,!vK'- ,n ' ,,lds ot ,ho district In IX h was elected court ol the Sixth i O'wtrli-t. comprising Dodge, Boone, Nance, e:Tl1 "a;: u::J falte counties, which lW!,l,on ,,c "rla unul 'eeed last fall to the position of chief Justk- Jndgo Hollenbeck Is surWvcd hy his wife and one sun. Funeral arrungemcnta have not been completed. -.. rtod Mrachea Prenent. FRKJIONT, Neb.. Jan. 21. (tfpe. lal Tel- esram.)-The Lody of Clief Justice Hol- i ci n"on ,nd Va7'n,!'t it the rniTOgutiw ' : Ilanminnrf l'1-rtlnnu.iio.l Klmm Hollenbeck , from Lincoln. ! Frank Hollenbeck, an enlr son, is In I Korsth, Mont.,- and funeral arrangements j cannot be made until ills learned when ! I .. ... vn auir iu icHcn nre, wiiicn proo 1 ably will fce not cerlicr than .Suiiday. T?ii. tlf m J I U II I IV I MM lljlrlf P Hi I UUU1 tl UU I www. . - With Couspiracy to Falsify Passports! Jl NEW YORK. Ja. 21.-An amended 4 , complaint chorging conspirac y to de t j fraud tho fniled Jitate, government In I co-annctlort with tlie laKUHnie of false 4 , .tint-man pavcporis to German reaervlcta i 6 ! waa filed by Uie goernment autlwrltles ! J ' today against Maur S York lawyc;r Carl : rics Hieilira, a New ,orK iawyc;r Carl Iturodc, Hum Adam von Wedel, four German reservists, and others Involves! In h. - The lour trlsonera w.r. I ' Uie new comtilaint ahl. k .n...iin .... ,..Miura IIIC i-u: uj L-iiarsuig mat iturode de livered a false passport to the defendant. Helnrich Sa'hse, and. that von Wedel rented a room at the Kk club in this city for the purpose of securing pass ports for Gt rn an volunteers. The four defendants rearrested today demanded an examination, which waa se' for January 28. " RUSSIA ORDERS 15,000 FREIGHT CARS AT SEATTLE FKATTLE. Wash.. Jan. Jl.-nussla's consul, iHjgoiavlensky, announced today that the Russian k vernn nt had awarded contract for li'.Ouu railroad cars to a tieattle firm. The consul said this order waa only the beginning of cum-meu.-lal relations between the Kusalan government and the Pacific northwtgc Germans Arrest Crew of American Cotton Ship Delayed by the Britons WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. While the American povernmont today awaited tireat Britain's explanation of its seizure of the American steamer Cirrentirler, It developed that American sailors of Its crew as we41 as those of the steamer Carolyn had been arrested by German authorities at Bremen. In a brief dispatch Informing the State department that tho sailors had been released from detention and were now free to loin their ahlps when they left the port, t lie American consul at Bremen gave the first Information that the Bail ors had len arrested and added no de tails. Officials here could only suppose' that the men might hava been arrested for misconduct ashore or possibly de tained until the departure of t,helr ships to suppress sny military information tl.ey might gain. The Oreenltrler railed from New Or leans and Norfolk with cotton for Bre men under a certificate Issued by the CHIEF JUSTICE OF ' SUPREME COURT OF STATE DEAD. ! t i llenbeck 1 ii U KliAu El hhmm OF GRAIN Bl ILDING Eight Thousand Feet of Office Space Added to Prospectire Structure. SJEEL AND BRICK MATERIAL . The new home of the Omaha Grain- ex change la to be UOxl'O feet instead of 110x11, :is originally planned. The 1U foot front Is to be on the Harney street Aide.. This waa decided at the meeting of i the buildlnr - committee of , theexehange yesterday afternoon. I This will give l.u feet -mora of of flea j tucH . truiu originally plaiined as the plans were first made. It was found nec- saury to increase, tha sifte- in order to actxinimoilate all those who wunt office space in the building. The building la la lie of aleel and brick. Tho committee had been hesitating 'whether to chooao concrete or steel and 'at this meeting chose steel. W 111 He "I." Shared. 'nate.a or puttmg up a I -aaped build Ing, as waa at first contemplated. It was Cccldcd to make It an 1.,-ehaied building, with the longer wing extending along Harney street the entire length of the l-t- The building la to bo ueven stories tilth. Work i to begin on the piling just as soon as the eath r and the condition (Continued on Page Two, Column Vour.J Miss Clark Elected to Oregon" Senate ROhKBl rMJ, Ore., Jen 2I..Mi Kath- eiyn Clark, democrat, was rle. toJ stuti at nator , yesterday over two male op- ponents st a special ihx lion held to fill ! a vacancy caused by death. Mio won by I a plurality slightly under 1U voUs. Mix ! Clark is the first women elected to the ! Oveaa seua t British consul at Norfolk. Its com mander complained that a British cruiser ee(r.ed his ship on the high seas, hoisted tho llrltlsh ensign, damaged the vessel in navigation and detained him at Kirk wall before he was permitted to proceed to Bremen. Tha Carolyn also carried a cotton cargo to Bremen. Apparently It got through without interference. It called at Fal mouth before prooedlng to Bremen. Secretary Bryan's request for Informa tion of the circumstances surrounding the selrttre of the Greenbrier has been re ceived at the embassy, which withholds comment. Advices are expected at the fcUate department after communication between the embassy and the London foreign office.- Whether the State department will ln vestlgate the detention of sailors at Bremen probably depends upon the later Information expected from the American consul. . WEEKS DENOUNCES WILSON'S METHODS -J SenUr jSays Executive is Exertinj Flagrant Political Pressure to Past Ship Measure. DECLARES BILL IS ILL-ADVISED WASHINGTON. Jan. 21.-H Uie admin istration ship purchase bill la passed by this ceng re as "It will be done, not,1 be cause those who vote for It favor It, but ss the result of tha most flagrant polit ical pressure,", in thn-opinion of Senator Weeks, who today resumed his attack on the bill. Senator Weeks denied that ha sought to filibuster. While senate republicans continued their fight on the bill, democratic leaders sought to reach .an agreement on pro posed amendments .to that their caucus may complete' the revision of tho bill to night. Senator Weeks ssld: "I belleva there are possibilities of gravest International rompUcattons In volved In tha passage of this bill; that If It passed it would he liuf fectlve,' ut torly failing to carry out the wishes of Its sponsors; that It Is economically un sound, 111 advised and dangerous; that the sontlment In favor of It among those who have given it consideration n or out of congress Is almost negligible and tht If pasawt by this or any congress It would be doni not because those) who vote for It favor the legirlstlon, but as; the result or .Mr most flagrant political pressure." i . - Turning to tYesldent Wilson's Indian apolia .speech, Mr. Y.etks declared the people of the country, Judging from press reports, could not understand how the president "could have so far lapsed from his previous polso ami rood taate as to go to the extreme by Indulging riot only in questionable taste, but In the un founded statements with which his whole sddreas was filled." , ' 'Vould there be a more violent wrench to popular government?" be askel, "than to have the head of the nation speaking to the whole country, aasertlruj that those who disagree tj'itb him are misled, Ignor snt, self-assertive and ' mlsrepresenta five? No president in our recent history has had such support on. strictly admin istrative matters from opposition sena tors as the present Incumbent of the White Housa" The National Capital I'haradai, Jaaaary 31, 118. The Seaate. Met at 11 a. m. Republicans continued their attack on tlie administration shipping bill. Work on tha rivers and harbors bill was brgun In the commerce committee. , Henator Martin atleinptd, unsuccess fully to tret up his bill to prohibit employ, ment of armed guards by corporatism. The Mease. Met at It a. m. Debate waa Iw gun on te army bill . Passed s;ate bill authorizing construc tion of a bridge over Niagara river at Drwlston. Call Issued for democratic caucus Feb ruary 4 for erganixation of tha U.u ... the sixty-fourth congress. ANTKD An experienced, compe tent bookkeeper on c harge account.-! in a laiae dry goods store. Answer In own handwriting,. staling experi ence bad eJid salary eipecled. e further lafortaatloa abont tbie orportuaity, sae tii Want Ad seoiloa of today's Bse. VON KLUCK'S MEN SWEEP FIELD IN FURIOUS CHARGE Battle of Soissons Won When Ger mans Carry Positions Seem ingly Secure Against Any Attack. FIRST WORK FOR LONG TIME This Teuton Army Inactive Since Tide of War Turned on Marne After Vain Dash on Paris. DYING TAKE ONE LAST SMOKE 1 (Note A general description of the I battle of RiitsVpn was published In yes j tenlay'a Issue. Written by an Associated I'rea correspondent, i ne miiowina; in a detailed account of the flaht. HKFORK SOISHONk Jan. 1K.-Ry Courier to Herlln. Jan. So--Via Iondon. Jan. 21. -The cIrM duvs' battle across the river from Holssons, known as the bat tle of Soissons. resulted In a victory for the German after n terrible slaughter on both sii'es. heKiin January S. A severe bombardment from field guns and heavy artillery was followed by a French charge The Grmnns could not make nn effective defense against this onslaught. The French with great dash carried part of the German positions, but hy their success they dampened the vigor of their nrtllWrry bombardment, which could not be continued without emlanger Ing their own men. Open Heavy Fire. The German guns. In turn, opened a heavy fire on the rearward communica tions of the French, preventing the bring ing up of reinforcements. A desperate hand-to-hand struggle, on fairly even terms, raged for four days and nights in the valley and on the woodedi spur crowned by the shot-wrecked buildings of !aPerrlre farm. Neither side was able to gain a decisive advantage. General von Kluck meanwhile gathered his forces for a 'counter stroke, 'which came, not through the valley, but across the high plateau to the eastward, a large part of which was held by the French. The surface of the plateau, which Is fairly level, was crossed hy row after row of deep trenches, eseh trench with a clear field for the fire of Its guns. Defenses of the Prrsek, It seems Impossible In the cool light of day and after the passing of the excite ment of battle to conceive of troops suc cessfully storming such entrenched posi tions. The Associated Press correspondent counted In some places as many, as five successive lines of permanent French trenches, eachr with Its entanglements of barbed wire supported on Iron posts, which were screwed Into the ground. Pioneers might cut their way through the first entanglement before the general attack, but It was necessary for the others to make- the advenoe aernsa the exposed positions tinder fire., Jho at tackers, however, were General von Klurk's veterans, who. after the famous dash on Paris, tho battle of the Marne and the . retirement to the Alsne, had been remaining hare In comparative In activity since the middle of Heptember. Jtieep Aeresa Plateaa. They succeeded somehow In sweeping across the plateau, first In the enter and then January IS on the left or east ern flank, carrying trench after trench by storm In an uninterrupted and Ir resistible attack. By nightfall of January IS they had driven the french from the plateau. Oh the following day they cleared the FrencH from the valley below and drove them across the river. The victory waa completed by an advance through the valley on that same day. The earlier operations made this com paratively easy; In fact, many of the French had no alternative hut to sur render as the only path of escape, over which a retreat might hare been at tempted, was commanded completely from the plateau above. Where Dead Reeled. The correspondent resched the battle field over the turnpike leading from Holesons, approaching by automobile as far as the villas nf ivi. (Continued on Page Two, Column Three.) Germans Destroy French Coal Mines (Correspondency of the associated Press ) MJ.NDON, Jan. 13. -France is now com pelled b call on England for ccal which was formerly mined in the north of France. Practically all the mines In thst district have either been destroyed by the German artillery or are being oper ated by Germans. At Llevln snd Cour rleres the German army Is Carrying on extensive mining operations and pro ducing great quantities of coal which Is shipped Into Belgium for the Use of the German military forces. France Is no longer able to draw coal from Mons snd Charlerol, which formerly supplied large quantities for exportation. Consequently the residents of northern France are largely dependent upon Eng lish mines for coal, which . has become very scarce. Frequently towns aH vil lages near the fighting line are entirely without ooei for a week. Thl great liardshlp on hospitals sadly la I ol W me aundred of thous- ands of wounded and the sick soldiers of the allies who are being cared for In French towns. Isolation of British Isles is Conquered BERLIN, Jan. .-Vi, AmaUrdam and London.) 'The Isolation of tha British Islands Is conquered surpass fully," -says the Morgsnpost In Its oorn ment on the air raid rr.ade by the Oer. man on the English coast "Of what use to Great Britain." It adds, "are the aur roiindlng sess and war vessels If our alrshlpa . cross the aster dropping bombs?" The Tages Xeltung expresses satisfac tion at the first attack and hopes It will bef Mowed by others, while the Tsge bialt aaya It is now clear that the North e Is no hlndrauu to German air ships. GERMAN REPORT ON PROGRESS OF WAR Spirited Engagements of Local Character in Progress on the Western Front' SMALL VICTORY IN PRUSSIA fcERMN. Jan. Jl.-(Fy Wireless to 'LONDON.) Although spirited fighting Is In progress along the western battle j front, the offrlal statement from the German war office today shows that these engagements are merely of a local char acter. The French made repeated at tacks near Arras and south of St. Mlhlel, but were repulsed. The Germans cap tured trenches near Berry -au-Bac and Pont-A-Mouseon. but lost ground In tns neighborhood of Notre Dame D I.or ette. A defeat of the Russians In a small i engagement In East Prussia also Is an nounced. -1 The text of the statement follows: "In the western theater of wsr only artillery duels took place yesterday be tween the coast and the Lys. Trenches at Notre Dame de Loretta, whclh we oc cupied on the day before yesterday, were lost again today. "Northeast of Arras, the French re peatedly attacked both sides of tho high road from Arras to LMIe, but were re pulsed. Southwest of Herry-Au-Bae we ! took two trenchea rom the French and kept them, notwithstanding thmlr fierce counter attacks. "French attacks on our position! south of M. Mlhlel were repulsed. Northwest of l'unt-A-Mousson W4 succeeded In re capturing the positions we evacuated three days ago. In that vicinity our troops captured four cannon and several pris oners. Fighting still continues tor the re mainder of the lost trenches. In the Vosges, northeast of Sennehelm, battles still proceed. "The situation In oast Prussia remains the same. An unimportant engagement to the east of Ltpnoe ended favorably for us. One hundred prisoners remained In our hands. McKellar Says War Policy of America Is Reasonable One WASHINGTON, Jan. M.-There la not the remotest possibility of Japan under taking a war rlth the United States and there never was a time when this coun try was less likely to have any war than now, In Uie opinion of Representative McKellar, as expressed In the course of debate on the army appropriation bill In tho house today. . "When the Philippines achieve Inde pendence we will have obliterated all possibility of war, because no nation will undertake to bring troops so far across the sea," said Mr. McKellar. "Do you recall," asked Representative Kahn of California, "that in 1KM the United Btates had a war with a com paratively decadent country and that Spain handed the American minister fall passports?" . . "Yes," replied Mr. McKeller. "and when war was declared we were not within l.om per cent as woll prepared as we are today. Tho policy of the United States today a rational, reasonable policy of steady building up of our defenses, without undue excitement. Is the very best policy. The fact that other, nations are engaged In war Is no reason why we hysterically should fasten an Immense stsndlng army on the people without ex pecting any use of It." Bullet Wound in v Jaw of Ex-Khedive Refuses to Heal GENEVA. Jan. n.-CVln - Paris)-E-Kdedlve Abbas Hllml of Egypt, accord ing to Vienna dispatches. Is going to Berne to consult a specialist regarding a bullet wound In the jaw, received. It la stated, in a recent attempt on his life at Constantinople. The dispatches say that the wound hss not healed and that this make it Impossible for him to Head the army with which it la planned to Invade Egypt, at the present time. Another Zeppelin, after three days of trials, left FTldr1crishnfr. Wednesday afternoon In a northwesterly direction to reinforce the air fleet near Ghent. It Is reported here that there la great rejoicing at Fredtichahafen over the Tar mouth aerlsl raid. The plan was known of In advance In Swdtserland. it is declared, and warnings naa even been sent to the British author ities who are reported to have stated that they attached little Importance to lt- The visit of the orinoe of Wil in nat ion nsd led to reports here that British troops would shortly be sent to Belfort to participate In any possible advance on the nnine. ine irrench advanced trenches, according to reports received here, are now only Sixteen miles from the Rhine. Italy Appropriates Six Millions for the Quake Relief Work ROVE. Jan. II. The sum of SO.oM.OOO lire (16,000.000) having been placed at the disposal of the Italian authorities for the alleviation of conditions In the earth quake, extensive relief works are being planned. It la expeeted that within a fortnight the most serious conditions will have been, greatly improved. Shacks for the housing of the homeless will be erected as rapidly as possible, buildings not de stroy win be repaired, roads will be cleared and reopened to traffic, and agri cultural and business life In the stricken communities will be restored to normal. GERMANS MAY TRY TO CUT FINNISH RAILROAD LONDON. Jan. !t-10: a. m ) A dis pstch to the Exchange Telegraph com pany from Stockholm states that German airships have been reeoniioJUrliig the frontier between Sweden and Finland evidently with the purpose of destroying the bridges of . the new Finnish railway, thus Interrupting communkation between Uusata and gweeea. CZAR'S ARMIES RESUME THREE FOLD MOVEMENT Advances Into East Prussia and Transylvania Take On Steam Roller Characteristics Hammer on Center. GERMANS CONTINUE OPTIMISTIC Official Report! from Berlin Say Conditions in Eastern Arena of War Are Unchanged. AUSTRIAN MINISTER AT BERLIN The Day's War -News Ut ! ACCOUNT ef the wis with Tarkey make It appear that tke reslataaee of the Ottoman traosi kas vlrtnelly collapsed. The statement annoaneea the cap tare ot a TeVtnscaacatalaa town near the Tarklsh border. It ta said also that a Rnaalaa warship aank twelve vessels eft tke estil ef Aala Mlaor. AUSTRIAN-. AND MONTRNEGRI1VS have resamed flab Hag; serosa th harder from Cattar. , The Aim trtana homharded Montenegrin poaltlnna, hat It ta eald at Cettlnje that no dnmnste wae Inflicted. ALLIES nave have their eyes en the Rhine and British -troops snay be sent . to Belfort, In eastern Kroner, to take part in any possi ble ndvanee toward the river, aayn n Gsseva report, which lacks cen flrnsntlon. A SERIES ef battle, la In nrosress nlongr tho Franco-Belgian nattier line, bat only romnoratlvelr small numbers of troops are ea gaSTed and bo areneral movements nre apparent. GERMAN VICTORY In a smnlf bat. tie In Eaet Praaala Is annonnred In Berlin. Oerntan reeennolterlnv forces have appeared northwest of Warsaw, In tho rear of the Re, alaa army wklek Is adynaeln to wer d tko Prasslan border, LONDON, Jan. 81. Russin'a three-fold assault on the ,Qf mania allies baa. In the opinion of British observers of the war, resumed its) steam roller characteristics alike lit the north, the center and the sonth. Is the north the advance into eatl Prussia Is reported as threatening1 the German lines of communication, and In Poland the trench wrfar oonllnnea-with .sm,aU resmlta for either side, but the Russians confi dently dwell on what they call larra German losses In efforts to hold pres ent positions. In the south the Russians declara that the Austrian resistance seems to have been broken down entirely, and that Transylvania lies open to them. Reports Of Rotlmania'a Innr mwrmA entrance Into the fls-ht contlnua ti etr- eulate; one rumor today baa it, however. mai noumania will not immediately de clare war. but that l. win h - . -' " " ' . . i m Into Transylvania, which Is Hungarian mrrnory, lor uie purpose of protecting nuumanian nationals. eraana Appear Confident. Meanwhile German official ' uHm.a oontlnue optimistic. The communications given out everr dav aav that tha .imi... tlon In the eastern theater of the war re- ' mains unchanged. Certain semi-official summaries of events received In London by wireless telegraphy from Berlin .r somewhat more communicative. Buch a, message receivea recenUy says the Rus sians have had aome successes In which) their losses were heavy, and that tho Turks have ben oneratlns: aucnaa.ruii. In tho Caucasus and are now marching on Egypt- Telegrams reaching hare from fta-H. record , the arrival there of Archduka Charles Francis, the Austrian . prlnee, and D. Von Bethhmann-HoUweg, the German Imperial chancellor, who are po no joinea shortly by Baron Burian, (Continued on Page Three, Column Four i Just to Show You What good chances there am in t h e "Business Chances' column of The Bee, read this: ONE of the best retail bakeries In -thai city; no competition. Tor information in the Want A section. Now, if a man is a good baker and has saved a . littlo money, here, is an oPDortunitv to go into business for himself and make good money, without the uncertainty of building up new trade. And there are other . kinds of businesses of fered. If one will read the "Business Chances" columns every day one Is. sure to find very soon the RIGHT chance. Phone Tyler 1000 THE OMAHA BEE "VrWy RtaJt Wont A dm"