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PART ONE.
NEWS SECTION
PAGES ONE TO TEN
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THE WEATHER,
Fair
Vol. xliv no. 34.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MOUNINO, FEBRUARY 1915 FIVE SECTIONS TIIIUTY-FOIIK PAGES.
SINGLE COPY FTVE CENTS.
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"SMILE A LITTLE!"
YAHT5 CAHDSATE
TO FILEPHOTO.TOO
Great Scheme to Give the Voters.
Camera-Illustrated History of
Office-Seeking Brigade.
STILL IN THE INCEPTIVE STAGE
Election Bulletins for Information
of Posterity Would Cost Candi- "
date Twenty-Five Dollars.
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CMGINATOX INVITES CHTTICISMS
A photo-biography and- personal
platform catechism' Is what will. be
required of every candidate for pub
' 11c office. If the ingenious scheme of
Prof. Henry Olerich of this city, an
outline of which he is circulating
privately, should be adopted. Prof.
Olerich is the same student of re
form, who appeared before the char
ter commission and championed a
plan to cut the police - force to six
members, and his present contribu
tion is entitled. "Some Serious De
jects of Our Present Election Laws
, and How They ay Be Remedied."
The counts In the Indictment, which
the professor brings . are, for the most
part, familiar, the unique pcopoettlcn be-
. Ing that which relates to publicity to
Infron the voter as to the character and
qualifications of the. vote hunter. Here
ta the Olerich photo-biography plank:
. "Bvry candidate shell-hereafter file
with the proper officer a recent photo
craph and a short biographical sketch
of himself, and a brief personal platform
clearly announcing for the Intelligent and
convenient Information ef his voters, and
others, who may be Interested In his
victory, not less than six. or more than
ten, of what 'the candidate then regards
as the most Important policies, which he
o she, solemnly pledges, to vote and
iwork to the best of his ability." ,
This photd-blographlcal-sketch and per
sonal platform, together' are to be known
M the "Candidate's Informative Certi
ficate," and are to be printed and boLad
at publio expense "In neat artistic
rmphlet form." to be, Called "Election
Bulletins." and for this Berries Including
Ms filing fee, the candidate la to pay
SX. Of course, copies are to. be mailed
to every qualified voter with a few
extra to the candidate.
These-election bulletins. explains the
professor, "will serve as first-class liter
ature for' students of political, and
psychological soieaoe." For the bene
fit of posterity, provision Is also made
for preserving ' copies of these election
bulletins, and decennlaUy binding; them
Into substantial book form for pubUe
reference. : la his circular. Pant Ostrich
asks for criticisms and suggestions.
The chief defect I see in It," remarked
one of the city hall bunoh, when asked
how he 'liked the plan, ."ta sufficient
safe-guards are not thrown around the
photograph requirement. There Is noth
ing to say,' how recent K It must; be or
to prevent us from running In a photo
graph taken years before, when we
were young and handsome, that t might
appeal more strongly for' votes than a
real current liken esa. .There is nothing
either to . prevent the chonio candidate
from using the same photograph year
after year, when, because of the fect
that he Is running all the time, he
should supply a moving-picture film.
.-.Tb photo-biography scheme, however,
Is no. Joke, for any one who knows Prof,
. Oierleh, knows he Is In real earnest all
the time. - . '
Alexander Gives ,
Bond to Answer. ;
Mann Act Charge
CHICAGO. Feb. .-Colonel Charles
Alexander of ProvMenee, R. I., appeared
In the federal building today and gave
bonds in the sum of" $10,000 for his. ap
pearance In court to answer the charge
of having violated ' the Mann white
slave act. .
Colonel Alexander was indicted for th
alleged transportation of Miss Jessie
Elisabeth Cope of Los Angeles to Chi
cago and other cities in violation of the
Mann act.
riv lei unAr fnfllp.tmmiE on
charge of having attempted to bribe fed-'
era! officers to aid her In obtaining money
from Colonel Alexander
ho Weather
Forecast till T p. m. Sunday:
" For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity
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Precipitation T ..U .
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grers. Ixrflclenoy In precipitation since March
1. 176 inches.
Deficiency corresponding period, 1WJ,
mrnes.
Delci!ncy
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corresponding period, 1911,
General Weather Ceadltle
The ouiuroence, overiying tne upper
MUalsslppI valley Friday murnlng,' is dls
appaarlug into Canada north of the groat
lakes, t rwieltled weather continues with
the disturbance, snd snow is general
over the lake regtun. The weather has
rleareU in the southern statra, and la
tl&ar everywhere west of tits Mississippi
river ta (he pacific slope, it is colder
front the Kocklea to the ANesJisnles, but
is warmer on the Pacific slope, snd the
outlook is for fair wteather In this vicinity
ton In lit and Bum Jay, with slowly rUing
Wiuverature. U A. WtLGil.
Local Forecast!,
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Petrograd Calli it Important Tri
; tunph and Givei Further Details
, of Fighting.
GERMAITS DRIVEN OVER RIVER
PETROGRAD. Feb. . The Uteet re
ports from the front In Ruslao Poland
bring some brief details of the Important
Russian victory on the Biura river.
While the Germans with three-quarters
of their forces along the Bsura oontlnued
to hammer at the Russian line, the Rus
sians seised this opportunity to throw
their forces across the Biura at Kamlon,
near the Junction of the Biura with the
Vistula and captured the German forti
fied position at this place. At the same
time they drove-the Germans across the
Bsura, at Pakhova, which la close to
Boehacsew. '.
'At Kamlon the ' Russians . captured a
Quantity of steel bullet-proof shields,
which they Immediately utilised ta the
suooeedlng fighting. .. .They ,,alse took- a
cumber of quick tiring guns from the
enemy, and in this district , and also on
the upper. Rawka .river. they were suc
cessful In capturing a food many German
outposts. ;
Unrelenting- la' Attack.
Near Bollmow the Germans were unre
lenting In their attack and the Russians
countered with equal ferocity. The Ger
man f forces i' repeatedly made .uas of
armored "motor ' cars on 'which machine
guns and quick firers had- been Set up.
A hall of shrapnel from the Russian
lines, .however, forced. them to retire.
Russian military authorities are of the
opinion that , the ..desperation evinced by
the Germans In Russian Poland is a
shield for the removal of forces toward
the western frontier and thoy compare
these attacks - with those delivered by
General Von Hlndenburg In the early
weeks of the war when six corps of
soldiers were rushed toward France. '
From Sklernlewlce southward to Radom
and Klelce, there - have been scattering
artillery engagements. Further south of
this line Austro-German forces have at
tempted to take the offensive at Pher
nike, which Is sixteen miles to the south
west of Klelce, and also at a point near
Rembov, which is twenty miles south on
the River Nlds. At Bhemlke the Rus
sians, anticipating an attack, destroyed
the bride over the'Nlda and shelled the
enemy from the opposite banks, forcing
htm to retire." At Rembov slso the Rus
sians reported victory. "
Driven Ost by Bayonets.
At Shsbno, which is Just to the north
of , Tsrnow, 'In Gallcia, the Austrlans
made an attempt upon the Russian forti
fications on the left bank of the Dunajec.
They endeavored to approach by means
' n elaborate system of trenches, but
they .were driven out from these shelters
at the point of tho bayonet
Irr the Carpathians, from Dukla pass
TJssok and thence fifty miles (directly
south of Prsemynl, the Russians report
a continued advance in which they are
pushing the enemy. to the south
thousand prisoners sre reported to have
been taken in the actions of the last
three days. ,
Iowa Postmaster
: Fights to the Fore
WASHINGTON, ' Fee. 1 -Special Tele
gram.) Leaving ths Involved patronage
problem of . Nebraska for Just a little
while. Iowa presents su extremely In-
IS'terestlng field for speculation as to what
19 the administration will do with the post
, of floes at Sioux City an J Council Bluffs,
"I For nostmaster. in the lutter rite. M-
F. Rorher haa come tin to present per
sonally, bis cUlnis and be snnouiictfl to
night that he 'would: remain in Wash
ii.Rton for . a week , or ten days.
For ..postmaster at SI jux City a fight
of lage proportions has developed. In
which Coiigrwsstnan-slC'.-t Steele proposes
to take a hand. The rank and file of
the democracy and particularly the
democracy - of Woodbury county. It Is
stated, have recommended Edward
Klrby. while the adoilr.stratWn has a
leaning toward Frank R. Wilson, who
Is being backed by "a number of pro
gressive democrats la Iowa, as well as
low a residents in V er lr.glon.
Mr. Steele endorsed Mr Kirby before
he was elected to congress and he dues
but propose to desert kiin now. It la
slso stated that Jj.!tr Wade is for
Kirby and his endorsement Is thought
will go far towards Irwiiing out the situation.
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Rockefeller Takes :
.Fee for Testifying;
Carnegie Forgets His
NEW YORK, Feb. 1 With Beth Low,
former mayor of New Tork City, as the
final witness at the present hearing the
Federal Commission on Industrial Rela
tions today planned to hold its next ses
sion in .Chicago where transportation
problems will be subject to inquiry. :
The commission heard Andrew Car
negie and John J. Rockefeller, two of
the richest men In the world, defend the
philanthropic foundations endowed by
them and neither was of the opinion that
the Institutions bearing their names con
stituted a menace to the people.
It was learned today that after John D.
Rockefeller left the witness stand yester
day he was handed by the sergeantraU
arms check for K, of which $1 was wit
ness fees and S3 was mileage . from
Pocantlco Hills. Mr. Rockefeller signed a
receipt in a sprawling shaky hand,
Mr. Carnegie was so busy with pho
tographers , after be left the stand that
be forgot his check for $3. It was mailed
to hta today.
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CONTRACT LET FOR NINE
BILLION STAMPED ENVELOPES
. WASHINGTON. . Feb. IWPostmaster
General Burleson today awarded an
$8,000,000 '.contract to the Middle. West
Supply company of Columbus. O... which
will furnish 9,000,000,000 stamped envelopes
to the government' during the next four
years. .. . . ......
MISS MARSHALL BRIDE
OF MARSHALL FIELD
NEW TORK, Feb. 6.-Marshall Field,
third, of Chicago was married here today
to Miss Evelyn Marshall at the home of
her mother, Mrs. C. H. Marshall. Stanley
Field, cousin of the bridegroom, acted as
best man. The wedding party was limited
to a few friends and relatives. .
Hudson Maxim ;
1 Maxim' says: ' I i. ' ,, - . . , .
,i "If our cpuntry should be invaded, we should cot only have to furnish
food,-clothing, clgurs and cigarettes and wine for the armies of the enemy,
but also our wives ahdour daughters and our sweethearts would be com-,
mandeered to supply! the women and song. It is not unlikely that some of us
will be forced to see this
By UTJDSOJI . MAXIM,
The Distinguished LnrenVtv of gntokeiees Powder and
Various Projectiles) and Kxploslvee. ,
N HIS article la these columns Mr. Andrew
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Carnegie has given expression' to some opinions
which challenge , the attention of alt thinking
people of this conntrr, who, in this trying time
of war, are becoming aroused, and are asking
themselves the question, Are we 'adequately prepared
for the dread eventuality bt war, and if not adequately
prepared, why notT
There Is no person of howsoever tumble a station
but whose opinion has some weight.' Horace Greeley
or .was it Henry Vard peecherT-p-once said that his
opinion upon a very Important subject underwent a
material change front conversation with a blacksmith
while shoeing hla horse. . t ' '
'. The t opinion of Andrew . Carnegie, the gfeatest
steel and iron smith the world has ever known, Is
.certain to ( hae a; great weight witha very large'
number of people, whatever 'the subject may be upon
which he expresses his opinion.
The world owes Andrew Carnegie a debt of deep
gratitude for many moat munificent and beneficent
actions, and our gratitude . to him has begotten love
for him, and our gratitude and love beget our sym
pathetic attention whenever he speaks, upon whatever,
subject Consequently, when Mr. Carnegie speaks upon;
the subject of our national defenses, he is bound ta
exercise a tremendous power for good or evil, and
this power for good or evil la directly proportionate
to the extent that bis opinion are right or wrong.
At this time, the question of our national defense
la one of so serious concern that anyhing which any
one may say to bend public oplnlffn one way or the
other may possibly have a determining effect upon
the mluda of many people.
The heavy snows in the eastern
heir, wounded to the hospitals.
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YEILED THREAT OF
AN EXTRA SESSION
Row Over Shipping Measure May
Prevent Passage of Annual Ap
propriation Bills
DEMOS CHANGE THE - PLANS
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WASHINGTON, Feb. . Whether
President Wilson will call an extra
session of congress In case of defeat
of the ship bill at this session proba
bly will be decided at conferences
next week between the president and
democratic) leaden In congress.
At the White House today It was
said present sentiment among offi
cials was ag-alnst an extra session,
but that no definite conclusion had
been reached.
All appropriations bills will be freed
of . legislative riders, which might cause
prolonged .discussion ta the senate and
leaden think they can - be passed in a
week or ten days if the ship bill Is dis
posed of,. . . y. ,
' Administration senators agreed today
It wenld"be Impossible 6 "recommit the
ship purchase bill with Instructions for
Its 'modification and determined that
their only way to get an amended bill
before the senate was to yield to Sena
tor Clarke's 1 motion, which threw ' the
democratic ranks Into confusion. '
They will then press ' Senator Gore's
motion to discharge ' ths commerce com
mittee ' from consideration of a substi
tute bill containing amendments satis
factory to republican senators. They are
confident that Konatont Norrls, Kenyon
and AJaFollette will vote for this motion.
Senator Newlands also will be here and
they. expect to carry that motion without
the aid of the vice president.
Determination to resort to- this pro
gram was reached when the word came
today that Senator Smith could not re
turn , In time to aid the democrats In
their struggle for the bill. Without his
vote, Senator Fletcher's motion to) re
commit with instructions would be de
feated by a majority of one.
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Replies to Carnegie's Peace Plea
happen."
(Continued
war arena have forced the
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Marine Risk Bates
Raised on Account
of German Blockade
NEW TORK. Feb. e.-Unlesa there Is
actual destruction of neutral ships,
marine Insurance underwriters here ex
press the opinion that the shipping be
tween this country and Great Britain and
France will not be lessened In volume be
cause of the German admiralty blockade
declaration.
The war risk rate to the west coast of
England has advanced since the German
declaration from of 1 per cent to 1 per
cent and In some eases 1 ' per cent.
Until the recent German submarine raid
In the Irish Sea the rate had been from
H to H of 1 per cent ' ;
A rumor from London that two big
underwriters there had closed their books
on war risk Insurance for the time being
failed to Injure business here, which went
on regularly under the Increased rates.
Austrians Defeated
" by Montenegrins
PARIS, Feb. l-The legation ef Mon-
tenegro, . In Parts today,, issued an an
nouncement under date ef Cettlale.
Feb. & which reads as follows:,
i "Austrian . forces , recently attacked
with energy our armies , operating In
Herzegovina. ) They were ' repulsed ' with
serious ' lose, eur troops retaining all
their advantages. '. ,.
"On the same dty the Austrian
rected a severe artillery fire from the
torts at Gordaxa and GrabovlU and,' the
cruiser anchored In Cattaro bay against
our position at Mount Lovchea." ,
Price of Bread in
; Trieste is Increased
VENICE, (Via London), Feb. . An of
ficial decree Issued In Trieste raises ths
price of a two-pound loaf of bread from
It cents to 14 cents. The grain markets'
in Austria are said to be in a desperate
condition. The war bread that Is being
sold is composed largely of substitutes
for flour. ...
The people of Vienna are complaining
of the constantly lirereaaing price of
meat Hogs are reported to be almost
unobtainable
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If Mr. Carnegie s right in his opinion that pur
best defense is In military defenselessness, .than. he Is
doing the country, a great. service through the wide
publicity given to his opinions. If, on. the other haul,
be Is in the wrong, he is doing this country a very
great Injury, as his words not only help defeat con
gressional appropriations for building more guns', bat
also help to spike the iew guns we have.'
lestroyiDjr by Talk Guns We May Teed to Tse.
Let ui first consider sorns of the most remarkable
- and also the most radical of bis statements. He saye,
to quote:. ., . , , , , , . . u .., - . . , . , ,
"Not one of the great nation has the slightest
desire to; be , other than friendly with' the United
States. We. are. a friend to all; an enemy, of none.
They could gain nothing by a war with us, nor1 would
we by a war with them. We have no territorial ambi
tions, and' only desire to be left' alone.' ' ' ' 1 '
"Asfor this foolish talk of an invasion, that la an
impossible contingency. Imagine any country being
able to successfully bf ing enough troops to accomplish
anything worth while from a military standpoint from
a point 1,000 miles off and attack 100,000,000 people.
''I have always said that If at any . time any.
country was foolish enough to attempt Invasion, tho
best possible plan would be to make their landing
as easy as possible, point Out to them the best possible
roads, and allow them to go as far as they desired to
go 'inland. Then warm tbem to look out,, and turn
1.000,000 of our 11.000,000 of militia loose upon1
them. Getting In would be easy, bt how to get out!
would result in surrender.
"Ther. Is do other country In the world so well
equipped to repel Invasion or made it so hot for an
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BLOCKADE LEAVES
NEUTRAL ZONE ON
EUROPE'S COAST
War Area Does Not Include Seas
Directly Adjacent to Any
Countries that Are at
Peace.
TEXT COMES FROM GE&ARD
Regions Bordering Territorial
Waters of Allies Where
Craft Peril.
DIFFEK3 FROM FIRST REPORTS
WASHINGTON. Feb. C The offi
cial text of the German admiralty
proclamation transmitted by Ambas-1
sador Gerard to the State depart-J
mem toaay reveais tnat navigation
routes to the north of Shetland
Islands and the eastern part of the
North Sea, as well as a strip of thirty
nautical miles along the Dutch coast,
are not In the danger sone, but that
the waters directly around Great
Britain and Ireland comprise the pro-;
hibtted areas. This differs from the
published report.
The wlrstass report of the official ad
miralty proclamation Laid "Shipping
northward, around the Shetland Islands,
In the eastern basin of the North sea,
and In a strip of at least thirty nautical
miles In breadth, along the Dutch coast,
Is endangered In the same way."
Test ef Nete.
Ths text of the same, as received from
Ambassador Oerrard, says: "Navigation
routes around Shetland Islands, In the
eastern part of the ' North sea, and for
thirty sea miles along; the Dutch coast,
are not open to the danger sons,"
In other respects the proclamation con
forms In sense to the report of It sent to
the United States by wlreloss, although
the phraseology differs slightly.
State department officials Indicated that
the proclamation as received from Am
bassador Oerrard would be made publlo
later today. The German foreign office
bas accorqpanled the proclamation with a
long explanatory memorandum,' which
Ambasssdsr Oerrard reported be would
send subsequently.
The proclamation itself, however, , ac
cording to the official test, makes It clear
that "all enemy ships" found In the "sone
of operations," as the areas are described,
will, be destroyed and points' out that
contingencies may arise which mar make
It Impossible always to save "passengers
and crew. -
DaaaTers te Nentrala.
As' for neutral vessels venturing Into
the war senev the proclamation point
out ths dangers ta wtiloh they "may be
exposed" in view ef the misuse ef neutral
flees by enemy ships, and declares that
efforts to Strike at belligerent Vessels
might la some cases unintentionally
strike neutral Vessela . ' ' 1
. Officials here are awaiting the German
foreign 'office ' memorandum before tak
ing any 'further steps, as they believe
that may explain the points on which
there' la now some doubt "If he aress
prescribed - by Uie proclamation are ' de
fined as) within the territorial waters of
Oreat Britain and Ireland a different
situation may arise from' that which
i would include extensive' portions of the
high seas.
Unless the German memorandum ex
plains the precautions which German
naval commanders will take to ascertain
whether a ship flying a neutral flag Is
really a neutral vessel. It Is most prob
able that an expression from the United
States government "ilX follow, pointing
out that the destruction ef neutral ves
sels carrying noncontraband ' cargoes or
Injury to their passengers would not meet
with the acquiescence of this government.
Under tho rules Issued to American
naval commanders ' during the Spanish
American war destruction of enemy .or
neutral ships captured on the high seas,
which were certain to be condemned as,
prises for tarryjng contraband, was petv
mltted, but only In cases of overwhelm
ing necessity, such as possible recapture
br the enemy.'
'The rules, however, of International law
have been explicit on the requirements
of proving that destruction of a prise la
an Imperative necessity. In the present
ease, the possibility ef recapture of Brit
ish ships If convoyed to German ports,
it is realised, .would not be difficult to
prove.
Iaaea Bar's tatesaeaf.
Acting Secretary Lanntng .Issued the
ollowlng statement tonight:
"Ths department has received from the
American ambassador as the text of a
proclamation Issued by the German ad
miralty - on the fourth Instant, which
reads as follows:
The waters around Oreat Britain. In
cluding the whole English Channel, are
declared hereby to be Included .within
the sone of war. and that after the
eighteenth Instant, all enemy merchant
vessels encountered In these water will
be destroyed, even If it may not be pos
sible always to save their craws and
passengers.
" "Within this war sone neutral vessels
are exposed-to danger, since In view of
thenv Isuse of the neutral flags, ordered
br, the government of Great Britain, on
ths thirty-first ultimo, and of the has
ards 'of naval warfare, neutral vessels
cannot always ba prevented from suffer
ing from ' the stacks Intended for enemy
ships.
Restes of Navlaatlea. .
. ," The routes of navigation around the
north of the Shetland Islands In the
North Bra and In a strip thirty miles
wide along the Dutch coast, are not
open to the danger sone.' .
"The German foreign office sent to tho
ambassador a long memorandum ex
planatory of this proclamation."
Japanese Seize
Norwegian Ship
TOKIO. Feb. C Japanese warships have
seised the Norwegian steamer Christian
Bora, on the allegation that they found
some Irregularity In its papers, it has
been turned over to tbe prise court at
Sasebe. The Christian Bors sailed from
Shanghai January XI tow Sam Francisco
GREATEST FIGHT .
OF WAR TO DATE
YET UNDECIDED
General Von Hindenburg's Army
Continues Its Costly Lunges to
Break Through line
to Warsaw. "'
LOSS OF LIFE IS. ENORMOUS
Russians Cross Burga River Fur
ther North and Are Threaten
in; German Rear,
.BATTLE IN GALICIA 13 A DRAW
The Day's War News
CJERM iltY'S elaratta that (Die
waters area)' England, seotlaa
and Irelaad Are t lj1aed la
the. war sone, as Interpreted la a
brief statement Issned T . tho
German em ba ear at Wash! serf n,
eoatalas threat te American
shlealasr. Tne statement says
that a ensnare la Germany's atti
tude . tewarel aentrnl shinning;
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Involve and teat Aaterlraa ea
eleearrylaa; feeslstatfs fee thi
elvll pennlatloa ef eonatrles wlta
whtefc Germany Is at war will nat
b seised. . . .
AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT ss
- nonneed that the fierce attacks ef
the Raaalaas in the. Carpathlaaa
have broken down and-that ther
" had Buffered heavy losses. K
statement from Petrog-rad Fri
day eaatalaed the admlsalea that
the Raaslana had retreated la the
ratoa ef ess of the ' men n tain -passes.
DESULTORY FIGHTING Is la are,
reas la the Araoana and Alsace,
bnt elsewhere in the westers war
sona eetivlty Is dlmlnlahlasT
LONDON, Feb. 6. On hie chosen
ground to the west of Warsaw, Gen-'
eral von Hlndenburg, . the German
commander. Is continuing his costly
lunges to break through to the Pol
ish capital. : At the game time the
Russians, further to the north, have
pressed forward and after crossing
the Bsura river they are seriously
threatening the Germans with an
outflanking movement.
, Thus another great battle for War
saw is on, Involving perhaps a greater
lets o( Hie than any other conflict ia
the war. Tha Issue ; Is still unde
cided, but the Russians claim that
tad initiative baa passed to them, al
though further furious German at
tacks are expected.
Rattle la Carpathians Indecisive.
t The more complex and. strategically
the .more Important struggle In the Car
pathians Is dragging on without any de
olslve turn. Broadly speaking. It appears '
that In the western half of the battle
region the Russians are making prog-,
rest, while in the eastern half they ap
pear to have fallen back from the Lup
kow and Beskld passes on prepared posl-
lions, where they are attempting to stent
the rush of large Austro-German forces.
The Russian counter blow on the massed
assaults of General von Hindenburg's
men Is, to British observers, the most
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Hull of Japanese V ' .J
Cruiser Torn. Open
... by Uncharted Eock
AN DIEOA Cat, Feb. (.-According
to information obtained here today, the
Japanese cruiser Asa ma. which struck:'
an unchartered .rock off the western
coast of lower California, le a complete
wreck. Two. United States cruisers are
reported to be standing by the vessel and
two Japanese warships are speeding to it,
to assist the crew.
The crulwr, It le said) went down last
Sunday afternoon at the entrance of'
Turtle bay. , At ths time the Asama wae
making ten knots. The rock, submerged
to a depth of about twelve feet, ripped
open the hull about fifteen feet after the
bow.
-The warship settled quickly and the
gale, which began to blow that night, la
said to have completed Its destruction.
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