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Omaha .Bee PART ONE. UNDAY THE WEATHER. NEWS SECTION PAGES ONE TO TEN Rain or Snow - VOL. XLIV NO. 37. t OMAHA, SUNDAY MCHZNING, ' IlIBItUAItY 21, 1915-F1VK SECTIoyS-TIIIKTY-SrX TAG1X SINOLE (OrikS HVK -CENTS. n SUBMARINE SINKS BRITISH STEADIER OFF WELSH COAST Cainbank Torpedoed by German . Craft in English Water With., out Any Warning Whateyer. rOTTR,' OF CREW ARE KILLED Another Norwegian Merchantman, Bjarko, Strikes Mine and Goes Down to Bottom. FIVE 'TERRORS' HALT LTJSITANIA '. LONDON, Feb. 20. The steamship Camback. of Cardiff was torpedoed today off Amlwych bay, Wales,- by a German submarine, without warning. The .third engineer and two fire men of the Catnbank were killed and another member of the crew was drowned "while getting Into a boat. The remainder of the crew was saved. The Cambank had Just taken aboard a pilot for Llverplll. Worse Ship Sank. , NAKSKOV, Penmate (Vta London), r-b. 20.-Thc Norwegian steamer iyark6 truck a mine at S Vclock this morning; rnd sank. The crew was saved. This Is (iio wninH rllxsiiater to Norwegian ves- i,nls f luce the German blockade took of f.xt.' The Bjarko. laden with coal, was! mi its way from Lelthto Nekskow. The tank steamer Beliidge, the first Norwegian vessel to meet with disaster ir the war sons established by Ger many, after the German decree went Into eft'eer, was torpedoed yesterday by a mbmarlna near Folk stone .- and was b-uuhed, badly damaged. The Bjarko was a small vessel 128 feet .long and 2) tons Itross. , - Liner l.usltnnta Delayed. NEW YORK. Feb. 20.-The British liner I.usitatila reached New York to day from Liverpool, , having ' mads the trip, its officers said, without finding; it necessary to hoist th United States flag. On the outward voyago the liner sailod s.nder tha Stars and Stripes while tn the Jrlsh sea. - , .'-". Four of the German submarines neptYplther the British or German "notes the bis vessel at ancnor ' In ths Merzy or nearly five ' hours -af tsr It lef W its lock, until an hour or morf after night fall, according to passengers. Ths ship's1 officers said they were waiting for fav- i .w.-.,ii.aT vM..aJsle. but will stands firmly on Its i tfc evnin-. Then ths Luaitant m. i ceeded at full speed down ths channel tn the darkneas. , . ' '- "'.'. Rough weather prevailed during; ths en-'tirsr-Toyago across the -Atlantic and the Vessel, aweraged, only a little wet twenty knots. ' Once clear of the Mersey, ths Lusltania did sot stop till It reached New York, but carried Its Liverpool pilot, jDurant. across the Atlantic and landed him here. He probably will return on the game ship. According to Captain Dow, tough weather, prevented the pilot from leaving the ship.' . MISSOURI "PACIFIC BILL DUG OUT OR-THE DISCARD (From' a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Feb. iO.-ri Special.) At, ths request of attorneys for ths Missouri Pacific railroad, the houss this morning dug tip IT. R. SW. from its fcrave and cut It back to the commutes on cor porations for further consideration. This bill is an amendment' to the stock and Jjontis act or 1909. It permlta railroads end '.publio servica corporations, to 'cx hango thc,lr common stock outstanding for preferred stock. When tha same Is aanctloncd by two-thirds of the stock holders and approved by the nSlway tcminisKlon. - ' The bill has the endorsement . of Rail way. CoriimlBslonors Clarke and Taylor, but Is opposed by Commissioner Hall. ' It was on Hall's recommendation that the corporations conimlttse, .several days ago voted to lndcfintely postpone the bill. FOR VERIFICATION OF ' REGISTRATION LISTS fFrom a Ptaff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. 20. tpeelal.) The J,lllleges' and elections', committee -of tho hottae reportel out the verification riBtration bill lr.troducea ty tne Douglas county Omaha, with a delgtion to apply to recommendation tor Its I SKKIige- The bin provide for a sworn statement f rom l,U;I, rooming house and board ing l.oue keepers thirty days before election, showing all votrs at their placa of business or living under, their roof. This is filed wth . the 'election commissioner and verification of the registration Mat made. ' Tho Weather ' Kore-- t'H 1 p For Onistie-. f''f--ltaln; not iuj.1i t Teaiprrmtarc mt ' ' I 1 .-..,! m nd VWntty ; -: in temperature. innalMi Yesterday, Highest yesterrtay . Jioweat eelerdey , Mean teiuprralure . l're-ipUat!n Temperature and precipitation d spar- t ires front the atormal: Normal temixrature , ?5 ' scene- for the ilay U Tuial cxutM in March 1 LA tNoiuia.1 pru1miatioa M iru h f.ir the dny t, . h TohI liOnfali tluo March 1...2S 06 lurht-a efli'Wini'f aiuca March 1 I tt Inches jH fu ieui y for cor. period. WA.. lni-t.ea JJvtUlacy for cor. fertud, SilnrW . U A. YiLUiU, Lucai f orttnof. , , Hours. Dec. TV - - m ., 1,1 a. m to vC ,J V H a. m 2 . ... I 1- l 40 , 1 p. in !s ; .VV v-v m m ., ' ' f P. ni 41 . iJa iia 1313. yyx 1 34 at 31 ...... t 1 SI 1 M x n u -a i M .uj .oo ON THE EAST FRONT OT THE WAR WAVE German 8 and make purchases from the villagers. Note how the soldi Mm a tMWinfwn AMERICA STANDING FIRMLY ONWARNING United States Will Not Yet Reply to English and German Notes, but '. , Will Await Developments. , PROTEST TO BRITAIN EFFECTIVE WASHINGTON, ,.' Feb. 20. The i;'ntti States probably wlU make no rilj;-tar the present, at least, to. regarding, respectively, the use of the 'nicican flag on foreign vessels and the dangers to ' neutral , shipping" In HJis naval war tone about the British Warning -. against . , destruction of warning . agalaat., deatructlon American lives or vessels." Many' of ftoiaU. who 'know the situ ation expect eome further. move In vent of aa pveft act.. ' - " ' - Aathorltatlrrlr Indicated. Thia was Indicated . In hjgh official qttarters today, after the official texts of the communications had been -read. . The-documents will be further- exam ined. however,- to determine whether thera la anything In either note which, if not answered now, might be construed later as an admission. . : In the oass of the note to Great Britain Objecting to any ' general use of ths American flag by British vessels, the communication from" Khgland was not regarded as altering tho original warning of the TJnlted States against the measure of responsibility which would seem to be Imposed on England if any American ves sels or Uvea were lost as a result of such general practice, although the denial of any Intention to make frequent use of the neutral ensign wss reassuring to of ficiate.' . Waralasr Covers Croud. The American government already, it was pointed out, has stated In emphatic Utapttage ttiat Germany wou,ld bs held to 'itrict arconntablnty" for any loes'ot American vessels ' or.' lives," and ' this warning Is construed by administration officials to be sufficiently broad also to cover any Injury to American cltUens aboard belligerent vessels. - ". ' . Some high officials are urging that tho United States,' having made Its position ewf flclently clear In Its correspondence with both Germany and Great Britain, should now remain silent and observe de velopments. The arguinents in both the. untun and German communications I charging violation of the rules of Inter- nattonal law and warefare, It Is held by iimwiBiB government onu-ials, are of no concern to the United States. The break ing down of the doctrines of International law as between the belligerents does not In ' the ivlew of the h!nh officials here affect the statue of those rules as be tween the United State snd Great Britain and Germany, with whom this country Is at peace. ' ' ' ' farther Tarleya Opposed. The 'position of tlte United States Is baaed on the right of a neutral to demand certain UsatmtMit for its ships anjl. com merce rcKardlets of tlie reapactlva actions Of the billlgcreuts.,, Further correspond ence with the belllgerriita la opposed by many officials on the ground that the American government ought toot to be drawn into a difc'uoeioa of the charges which Great Britain and Germany have made toward each other. There is every prospect that the long Erltiah note replying to the American protest of December 28 on the subject of contraband will bring forth' a rejoinder from the United States. The discuiutlon is one of the academic principtea of lnter- (Contlnued on Page Two, Column Four.) Germans Defeated - At Ossowetz Fort PETPjOGRAD (via London). Feb. X The German forces have been ' badly beaten at ths . fortreas of Ousowcts, twenty frilles northeast of Lomsa, In Rus sian Poland, after a stubborn artillery, battle. acCTdng to a Velegram from the ItuMian geneial staff t a high per sonage here. Ths Germans are Reported to have suffered heavy losses ami aret nuts retreating to tho Lm1 Prussian frontiar. COMPLIANCE ASKED ; 7 IN DISEASE FIGHT federal Sanitary Board Association Urges All States to Assist Got -.J ' f ernment in. Its Fight- " KGErs'j-'FiLsia. areVtakotjs '' (From m "Staff Correspondent.)- .' LINCOLN. . Teh. 30. (Special.) Resolu tions asking compliance with the federal' regulations for the' control and eradica tion of the foot and mouth disease were passed by the United States I4ve Stock Sanitary Board association, from a meet ing of which at Chicago Dr. L. Kigln, recently resigned state' Veterinarian1, baa Just returned. ' , , . .--, Although the foot and mouth disease oc cupied the center of the stags, according to Dr. Klgin,' other subjects came In for their share of discussion by some of the most noted experts in the country, .' . ' J'llinn Broome Fuloiu,. ', . The motion pictures taken y Dr. L. C. Klprln oh'the subject of "Bovine Tuberculosis- and- Milk (sanitation."1 bid-1 niv- to become famous. The pictures, which compose some ,000 feet of film, were taken at various points in Nebraska-during the. last year and were exhibited at the meeting of the Missouri Valley Vet erinary Medical , assopiation at Kansas CityalV'thls -month. ... . Drv Ransom, chief of the biological Q partment of the government, has written Dr. KljlT, sskln him to send , tl1 em to Washlnsiun tliat either duplicates er sim ilar' plrturrs may; be made, for use throughout' the country. ' Wyoming and New York are. two states that desire the pictures. ; ,.' T';' ' .The- state la pretty well covered In the paUure.7. .Some model dairy barns, are shown.' ' Many ot the scenea are lald.tg Ilia Sotitii Omaha packing houses, .where the est He are seen on the killing floor. Tubercular lesions are viewed. The gov ernment inspectors are seen tracing out the uleas-;d glanda. nd in fuct ths pic tures are in themselves a liberal educa- tion on toe particular subject whlchAhey I", . covtr. ' Phone Dlapnte. ' , , Warren Prstt,, euperlntehdent . of the Kearney Telephone company, and Guy IC Pratt, general superintendent of the Ne braska Telephone company, were tn coni ferdtice.wlth the railway oommlcslonere this niyming trying to patch up a differ, enoe that has' arisen between the two companies In the matter of tolls. ( I . The Bell " people have - refused to re. ceivs,- according to the !laformal com plaint that has been filed,' long distance telephone messages from" the Independent people at Kearney In exclusive Bell terri tory. The Idea is said to.be that both have toll lines for a part of the way. Germans 'Buying ' ' Turning Lathes (Corretpondenc of the Associated Presa) HASKL. Feb. H.-The Germans are of fering te purchase all the German turn ing lathes supplied to Swihs customers up to three years ao, paying the full price for same and a bonus up to l&O per ma chine extra. . . - BILL PREVENTS HAULING1 . VOTERS FOR REGISTRATION (From a Ktaff Correspondent)' LINCOLN, Feb. .-8pecUl.)-Amn the bills reported from standing gommlt tees today, wse H. R. 223, by the Doug- jl&s county delegation, to forbid hauling voters to places of registration. Its pur pose is. to. apply the same restriction on registration days as Is now provided for by law at elections. The bill was recom mended by the" prh tl-ges and elections conjoJtU-e fur faaae.. . - cldiers on the marc through er " undled up against the TEUTONS PROTEST ' TO i il E : PRE SIDENT Oemany and Austria Complain that f SftbmSLrines Are Being Shipped tnmlt. 8 to Canada , ;' ' 'fc. ' " rotra anEsvAEE - mentioned ; "yVASHINGTON, Feb. W.-aermanyana Austria, through their embassadors here, complained -to the State department to day -that submarines were' being built In the United States for Great Britain and shipped In- parte to Canada. : - i 'In a statement en the subject the Ger man embassy says; ' ."The plants of Bethlehem and the Union Iron 'Works at ; San Francisco are. ao cording to 'reliable information, sending the component' parts - of submarines ordered by the '.British g-overnmmt to Canada. Submarines for England . also are being built at Boston ,and Seattle." Charges Foreign ;": ,:Shipping Controls : : Bodrds of Trade WASHINGTON, Feb.' . -Charges that representatives of foreign shipping In terests control principal .committees-of many chambers of commerce, boards of trade and maritime exchanges have 'hotey-eoinbl" the American ' maritime field were reads today by Wallace Downey, a New York ship broker, before the special committee Investigating the alleged lobby against the administration ship WU. ' ' . - Downey told the committee he was the organiser ot the United States Merchant Marine association which restricted its membership to Americana having no con nections with foreign shipping Interests. Secretary Walsh wanted to know why that discrimination was made. "The maritime field ef this nation," re piled Downey, "has been honeycombed with representatives of, the foreign ship ping Interests. Innumerable organiza tions, such as chambers of commerce, boards of trade and maritime exchanges, have been formed In this country. Rep resentatives of foreign shipping Interests have Joined then organisations, secured control of the principal committees, and whan, the organisation takes. a stand on a. maritime matter where ths 'line muat be drawn' between foreign "shipping In terests and American Interests, they dic tate the resolutions. Thus, you gentle men In congress and other legislative bodies do not' get the real American viewpoint In ' such ntattors. ' For this reason ws made the limitation."'' Federal Reserve Note Counterfeited WASHINGTON. Feb. 20,-The first counterfeit of a federal reserve 'note has appeared. It is a K nate of the Dallas federal reserve bank, printed from poorly executed stched plate, the secret servico says, oo two. pieces of papur ulh silk threads" between. The note Ira quarter of an Inch shorter. than the. genuine. note and Chief Flynn aays Is suoh a poor place of work that it should be readily detected. . I ' - - , ' 1 The: National 1 Capital Ba(ardar IVbrsary 20, 101. Tks Heaate. Work was resumed on the laglslalbv sppropriaiiun bill and provisions fur an esricultursi reiutua was eliminated. Tho committee, lnvetlKatlng ohnrtre of a lobby axaiiiat tue t 1 bUl rettuiited tuX uig teatinujuy. Tks lisase, Iebate was eontlnued OU the dJplo maUu approprtaUoa btiU I Poland stop at a small village cold. RUSSIANS FLEE IN; ' THREE DIRECTIONS Berlin War Expert Announces Cap- , ture of Additional Towns in , ' Northern Poland. ATTACK ON PR2EMYSL ON AGAIN ; BERLIN, Feb. to. (Via London.) Explaining the ' situation in. tba east, Major Moraht, military expert for' the Tageblatt, points out that re ports ' from , general ' neadquaHera Bhow' the pursuit of tlja Ruaslatia is continuing In thraa directions. The northernmost has resulted tn the capture or Tauroggen, but not with out soma fighting along tn Una from Tlltiit to Tauroggen. The RuBfltaps, however, goon were forced to retreat again. Major Moraht says, and lt.ap pears that no reinforcements . have been sent them from Kovno. Ha con tinues: ' ' '; '- . ' "There atso 'haa beea righting north west of Grodno, .nrobably aralnat . th fortress garrison sent ahead against the Germans. The situation Is just as favor able In the district of the Narew river near Lomsa, where the Germans still are contending with apparently fresh Russian troops from the fortress at Iomia. ' "Thia whole movement Is ,the result of the Masurian lake victory. ' it was well prepared , and . splendidly earrtsd out to cover the right flank of the fortified line north f Tarsam." Major Moraht declared the . wentern situation shows daily the tionslassnsss ot the allies' offensive and adds: "Our procedure there stands In a cer tain degree under the pressure ef general conditions. We must, like General Lee, eoanaon ror the time cur bold warfare. and restrain ourselves to steady holding on. RaMlaem Romhard Vrseaar-al, GTNilVA. Fsb. i.-(Vla Paris ) A dis patch from Cracow says ' ths Russians have begun to bombard Przemysl with new heavy artillery, and that they' have driven the Austrlane back along the line of Krosno-Jaslo Oorllco." The Austrlane are reported to have - suffered y avy losses In the last three day at Wyskow, near DukU paas. Stone Feirs Engineer Kills Manager Who; Orders Surprise Test CHICAGO, Feb. 10. Warren 8. , Stpne, head' of the Brotherhood of Iooomotive Engineers told the board of arbitration In the western railroad wage arbitration today, that 'for two years he had been haunted, by the fear thst some engineer, his nerves shaken by a surprise efficiency test, would essasalnate the operating of ficial who ordered the test Mr. Stone SDoke earnestly In the course of a session devoted to the demands of the men that! unfalr surprise tests be eliminated, and which discussion ended with both sides as far apart as ever. A. - W. ' Trenholm, general manager of the Chicago, 1st. Tsui. Minneapolis Omaha rail mad. In the witness rhair said j he oould not write a rule, which wouM meet all the conditions on all ra,l"ed. and yet Satisfy the men. lis irifctcrt thot the roadg do pot sanction tests .:) on- danger the lives , of the r.'.on, slthoih sucJi (tests, through mlal.es ,of Individ- uals, miglit. occaaiouaily be made. ."Engineers .are a- f Ml l-blooded, I cour ageous class of men snd not given to Jumping from their ekbs in a 'fit ef nerves, V said Mr. Trenholm.. - "Nevertheless," constant hammsrlng wear f out t even . the ' strongest nerve," put In Mr. Btone. "I know of one'rea-.! who -,wi sub1oted to forty-five t'jsls' in sixty days, and It la my belief that nerves are at -ths "bottom of, tbe two or three suicides a month which show on our In surance recordsv. Honestly, gentlemen. I have boon haunted for two years with the fear that some engineer, with bis nerves unstrung by one of thus teats, should kui tha manager responsible tor tie condition," . . .. . , . . . PANAMA FAIR IS NOW UNDER WAY Wilson Gives Signal iVoraally Open in; International Exposition at San Francisco. DAY OF TRIUMPH, SAYS JOHNSON SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 20. The Panama-Pacific International expo sition was formally opened at noonv today, Paoaflc coast time. 1 President Wilson," In the White House, by the touching of a button, completed a telegraph circuit which autoraillcslljr worked a relay key In the flreleea station at Tuckerton, N. J. Instantly powerful electric waves leaped' out across tbe continent A fraction of a second later they were received on arlals strung from the Tower of Jewels, la the exposi tion ground. Another relay instru ment transmitted thera to apparatus which swung open the doors of the Palace of Machinery, unloosed the pent waters of the Fountain of en ergy and detonated signal bombs In token ot receipt. Day f Triumph, Say Go-rerwer. "Today hi the triumph," said Governor Johnson, speaking for California, "of s San Francisco that nine years ago lay prostrated tn ruins." Owing to the presence of Secretary Lane, representing President Wilson, there was no exchange by telephone, es had been planned, of messages between the White House and. President Moore of the expo sition. . Instsad - Secretary. Lane trans mitted the greetings of President Wilson and .In return announcement was sent te him by telegraph that the exposition was open. . "Thia la .the world In epitome," said Dr. Frederlok J. V. Skiff, the d!reotor-4n-chlef. In a brief dedicatory address. "Within the enclosure of these exposition grounds there are no foreigners. AH may stand and stop upon this soli as It It were their native land." Lane and Johnson March. Salvos, of artillery salutes,, shrieking wlrlstlee and sirens, psallng belle, rolling drums and piercing fifes had wakened the city at dawn. The dsy had been de clared a legal holiday and nearly alt the business houses and factories were closed to permit their employee to march in the glgantle parade, which early took posses sion of the grounds. . . Marching in the parade were Secretary Lane of the Department of , the Interior, representing President. Wilson: Governor Johnson, the senate and assembly of California; the governor and entire legis lature of Nevada, Mayer Rolph D San Franolaoo. Mayor Rose of Los Angeles and the mayors ef many other California cities, j-' ' ' l The funnel aspect ef the dedication was made as short arid simple as ps- timet - ' - , l rtlreyv states soldiers and marines escorted Secretary lane,' Governor John son aad the other officials to a stand facing- the main entrance to the exposition, where i they were .welcomed by President Charles C. Moore and the other executive officers.! r ' . . ' Secretary Lane's Addrves. 1 In opening his address Secretary Lane said in part:- . : ' '';! "To you. President Moore and to vour colleagues, ladles and gentlemen, I beer the congratulations of the nation on the opening of this International exposition. This morning I have from the president the, following telegram: Please convey my hearty eongretula tlone to the authorities of theeDostUoi and express my hope that their highest expectations for its distinguished success will be more than realised. " AH records for 'opening; day attendance at world's fairs were broken by the ex. position. Less than two hours aft th. gates had opened and while the crowds were still streaming In, the turnstiles showed ISo.Ouo admissions as aeeinat l7 . 4 6T.T for the Chicago fair tn 119J, and 17S.4U lor tw M. Ixuip fair In liKH. Mme, Bernhardt Will Have Leg Amputated on Sunday Morning PARIS, Feb. 'jO. Maurice Bar res. who Is conducting a campaign to aid war crip ples, has received the following telegram from Ssra. Bernhardt: - "Tour last articles, an appeal for the Invalids of the war. touched me deeply, perhaps, beoause I am going to have my leg cut off Sunday and thus Join the great army of the mutilated. I oould have kept my leg If I had been willing to live stretched on a sofa. The aur geons asked me to gv them five months, but I refused. Why? Because longing for the theater filled me. I would rather be mutilated than powerless. "Work Is my life. I want to work again, and thus, reeovering my gaiety, I hope to use again all thst rorce of art which keeps me up, and will keep me up until I pass into the world beyond the grave. Therefore I wish to tell vou. on th 1 our positions tor your mvwuas in our theater. Forgive me for peaking much about myself, but you will understand why I bare done so. Think of me on Sunday morning." Recluse at Auburn Gives School S1.000 f ATCHISON, Kan., Ftb. 30 (Special jTeCtgram.) Henry . Knot ten berg, h! years ld, iriMiii Bna reciuse, wno has lived ra Auourn, jseo... ror years wtthiut ss soolaUng with his neighbors, today dug np 11,000 In cash wblcl. he had hidden nod. gave it to Dr. R. B. Berry, presl-fl-nt of the Midland college of Atchison, f While he was soliciting funds for .t lie college In Auburn the hermit said he wanted his money to be used to sducete Kansas boys and girls. President Berry had mat Knollenhtrrg in Auburn,' when tie went there and had told him about Midland's campaign to secure another en dowment of :ao,ouo. Khollenberg went noma, returning In a short time with tl.OuS cash. He gav It to Pr. Berry, turned around and went tlDiTAm nn nvr uniuiiif ului.' : FORMAL GLOSl. J ' OFTEUTON PORTSj Note to United States Says, nowtrer, j that All Food Destined for Germany Will Be Declared Contraband. . . ", MORE FIGHTING UPPER POLAND Belief at London that Hindenburg is Trying to Flank , Warsaw . , from the Nortfc. BATTLE DEVELOPING ON PEUTH The Day'g War News FREWCH An' imiTISIt wavafctpe beawa a womfcardaient of the TarWw lah frtlflflae yestsnrday at .mailt of h Dardanelles. . As of ficial statement Issued la Landoa aaya the aeroplanes are eo-Aprat-. in with the war hi P tn the tacka, which had "considerable effect." - FIOHTIXO la Frame ssad Balaiam aopareatly la Increasing; la se verity, radar's official r aorta ' front Paris and Berlin show that the French attempted to break' throngh the Gonna line at w . points toward the eastern end aad that the ermaaamad aa aaaaalt a the trenches of Belgians wtth eat effective Important reaalte ta' . any rase. ' 1 RUSSIANS have henna a new attack oa the fortified OaHelaa elty of . Prsentyal, whose resistance ef the besiegers month after month haa . been an of tho troaa tea tares of the esasslft la the cast. HtSSIABTH have grained a aseasar of aaeeeas near Dakla Pnaa,' where the Anstrlana am said tm aars anf fered heavy leasee la the last few UBahTAW aeeonnte any perantt ef tha Rnsslane eontlaaee aad has renal ted la the winning at eevernl Polish cities and towns. London believes, however, that the first rash of th Oormaaa Into hostile territory after expelling th Rws alaas from East praasla fcas beea etnyed. LONDON, Feb. 20, The third daf of the Oerrna sabmatlna blockade waa asbered in without Great. Bri. tain's retaliatory policy, daolarinj; all food destined for Germany to be ab solutely contraband, being, daflattely promulgated through, the foreign, of- 1- WW- T 1 . 1 l i a . a i'lii, mi ununu repiy to toe Ameri can not regarding; the WUholmina Incident presages that such . action will be taken and as tb document points out. Great Britain hopes when It takes this step to meet with no objection from neutral countries. On the West Front. ' German movemsnta on th nnrthrn . tremlty of tha eastern battle front hold first place in the military situation, par ticularly so aa potrograd bellevee that Field MareHSl Von Ilindonhurir la tilr... to flank Warsaw from the north, a tasK which the Russians think Is rather e.r. Ing and fraught with great risks unions the German commander's force are over- ' whelming. The first rush of the Germans over the Esat Prussian frontier seems t hava spent Itself. The Cermana now aio re ported to be locked with Russian rein forcements at many points from the Is'ie- (Continued on i age 'i wo, Uuluina iour. Unguarded Convicts' Giyo Minstrel Clior; at Loavenwdrth RAVKfWOrTI Kan., Tib. n-rif-' ty-flve unguarded prisoners from the federal military piiaon at Fort Leaven-' worth earns lnt town on an electi r last nlg1ifv toff, 1 Jn line. bea.if tr a; band, march-' t t a theater: where they av nrtiMitr. 1 pfrrom:i,'.a SJtd re-", turned to the prt.ti wih R.-t a mla ml, ing. The party was accompanied only by the pr'aon chaplain, under whose dlreo-' tlon the performani-e was given. , The T prisoner minstrels p'ayrd t capacity house and the proceed of Ilia affuir wlii ' go to the American Rp.1 Cr-e Free Coupon; Good for 25ct3. pr 50 ctg. By speotal srTangesment with ths management for the bene fit pf Ilea readers. Observe strictly the conditions and limi tations stipulated in the coupon. 3'hls Ilco coupon ' Entitles Bearer to one 25c or 50c Seat t For f he performance; f DAV3 At the Bojd Theater, Monday evenins, Feb. 3. Present at Hox Office any tlraa prior to performance and get a free aduilbsirrn tUket la addi tion to the ticket you buy at the regular price. You mu6t ' hare a Bee coupon for a.tx extra ticket you a it for,
