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"RIEF - rt r - it it THE WEATHER; Snow and somewhat cold er Thursday; Friday unset tied. J RPF7.V Hour. Dfg.lltuur. 'I HE ONLY NEBRASKA PAPER WITH A ROTOGRAVURE -PICTURE SECTION EACH SUNDAY 1 if If V"M MAMA A a ni. . m. 1 at, m. a. m. a. in. to a. m. It a. m. IS m. ... ..it, . .SH ..a . .SI" . . . .2!) . ,X0 ..81 1 p. ni . .OT p. m S4 S p. m. ........ M 4 p. tn .HI 5 p .1? 8 p. m .14 7 P. ni S S p. m 3(1 BITS OF NEWS J INDIANA GRANTS . BALLOTS TO WOMEN Indianapolis, Feb. 5. The bill giv ing presidential suffrage to women hi Indiana was passed by the Indiana Vhouse recently and requires only the Vovernor's signature to became a law. NO TAILORED SUITS FOR MEN ON DISCHARGE. Washington, Feb. 5. Command ants of all army camps and posts have been instructed by General March to prevent the sale or deliv ery of uniforms by civilion tailors to officers and men of the army to be discharged. ' DILIGENCE IN STUDY REWARDED WITH $45,000 Colorado Springs, Feb. 5. Three years of struggling to work her way through college ended today for Miss Jessie McGlashan of Los Angeles, when she received word an uncle, John Sinclair of Long Beach, Cal., who died recently, had be queathed $45,000' to her as a reward for her diligence. Miss McGlashan is a student at Colorado college. "WHITE RATS" ATTACKED AT THEATRICAL HEARING. New York, Feb. 5. Under the "closed shop" plan of the "White Rats," an actors' union, Sarah Bern hardt might be pushed off the hoards by less prominent members of the profession, according to testi mony given today by Patrick Casey, manager of the Vaudeville Man agers' Protective association, at a hearing held by; the federal trade commission of charges that the asso ciation was a combination in re straint of trade. . Speaking of the financial circum stances of actors in general, Casey declared he had found that "ninety per cent of them are just four days ahead of, the sheriff." Vaudeville actors are receiving t more for their acts and the vaude ville theaters throughout the coun try are doing more business than at any previous time, according to Mr. Casey.. ' MAGAZINE EDITORSHIP OFFERED TO GEN. WOOD. New York, Feb. 5. Henry J. Whigham, editor and publisher of the Metropolitan magazine, admitted to night that the, position of contribut ing editor, held by Theodore Roose velt, had been offered to Major Gen. Leonard Wood, one of the former ' president's closest friends, but no response had been received. UILSOfl'S REPLY TO SHIFT'S PLEA PUT IJIJECOIID President Would Not Interfere With Judgment and Action ' of Trade Commission in Packing Inquiry. Washington, Feb. S.Letters read today at the senate agriculture committee's hearing on meat indus try legislation disclosed that Presi dent Wilson made a personal inves tigation last February, of protests against the federal trade commis sion's conduct of the packing in quiry and informed Louis F. Swift that he was convinced that "there would be no warrant for his interfer ing with the judgment and action of the commission." During cross-examination of Henry Veeder, counsel for Swift & Co., by Francis J. Heney, Mr. Veed er read various letters written ' by Louis F. Swift to government offi cials, including the president, protest in c; against methods of the trade commission. He read the following from Secretary Tumulty Hinder date of February 27.J918, replying to the sppeal to the president: "The president has asked me to acknowledge for 'him the receipt of your letter of February 19 and to say that immediately upon its receipt he looked into the matter about which you wrote him in careful in quiry of the federal trade commis sion" as to just' what the character and process-cf the present investi gations are. The inquiry has-convinced him that there would be no warrant for his interfering with the judgment and action of the commis sion. v "He is very sorry if any inconveni ence has been caused Swift & Co., but has asked me to say that it is probable that the significance of many of the matters apparently ir relevant which the commission has drawn out in evidence, will, it is hoped, clearly appear in the final re port of thecommtssion. j . : I ought to do so, lie asserted. 1 A Parkvale Church Finishes Hseenis tQ me i can hear a voice com 'S , mandmg more authority, which sayi First New Era Study Course Parkvale Presbyterian church last night attained one of the goals in the New Era movement, occupying so much - of the' attention of this denomination just now. . A banquet was held in the church to celebrate completion of w course of study of "Money, The - Acid Test," a, text book in relation to the campaign of giving that is to be undertaken, t Toasts were responded to by" Dr. Harry B. Foster, president of the Church Federation of Onmha: Mrs. Jl nmiia, wis. i. F. Fisher and F. . W. Krelle.TTV "-"-""' y - Musical numbers were given by Miss Dally, Mrs. Harold Crew, Miss Gertrud.Smith, Misses Freda and Elsie Paustian and Mr. H. C. Vance. - ' Women of the ladies auxiliary served the banquet. Smelting Company Reduces Its Dividend to Four Per Cent New York, Feb. 5. The Ameri can Smelting and Refining cSnipany today reduced its dividend oii the common stock from 6 to 4 per cent bais, declaring a quarterly dividend of 1 per cent payable March 15. The stock has been paying 1 J per ceU quarterly since December .15, 1916. VOL. 48 NO. 209. r n "Whip and Spur" Method of Forcing Big Navy Bill Excites Comment on Secrecy at Paris. Washington, Feb. 5. Considera tion by the house today of the an nual naval appropriation bill brought forth more criticism of President Wilson, some members asserting that he was endeavoring to force the authorization of a new three-year building program without taking congress into his confidence as to events at Paris, which made such legislation necessary at this time. Discussion along , this line follow ed receipt by Chairman Padgett of the naval committee of a cablegram from the president expressing sat isfaction with the decision of the naval committee to recommend the new construction program. There was little debate on the bill itself and the opposition to the pro posed increase in naval ships was voiced directly by onjy one tnember, Representative Little of Kansas, re publican, who declared the construc tion would add to the country's financial burdens "at a time when we have no enemy in "the world." Resents Implied Threat Representatives Graham of Illi nois.republican, declaring ardesire for a big navy, said the new program was "not extraordinarily large for crtir future safety," but added that in voting for the expansion it would be humiliating for him if it appeared that he did so. "by the, whip, and spur that is being administered by the president." He referred to a mes' sage sent by the president to Sec retary Daniels insisting on the three year program and which' was the subject of debate in the houseyes terday. "It has been a matter of extreme humiliation," said Mr. Graham "be lieving as I do in a large navy, to see coming into our counsels here this covert threat which has been (sent to us by the president under which I believe the majority of this house today is acting. J . "We have a report that -was in duced by some threat or statement or information sent by the president which you and I, as representatives of the people, cannot have the ad vantage of, but which we must act under or be perhaps be put under the ban "of being against the ad ministration in the carrying out of this policy. I,t is an unfair advantagi ot this house, to the country and one that is not justifiable in the light of the president's stand s for 'open covenants openly afrived at,' Information Lacking. "The only information we have is a little communication that comes to us once a day," continued Mr. Graham, "that tells what somebody has done somewhere, that conveys no informationrand nothing more do ve know. Even the information under which we are called upon to pass this legislation is whispered by the secretary of the navy to the chaJrman of the naval committee, and we are expected to sit here like bumps on a log and vote without knowing what we are voting for." Representative Little in opposing the building program declared that no necessity for appropriations for the construction "is even suggested" and that no argument for its passage was presented to congress. "We are told that we should ap propriate for this increased navy be cause some sombre and mysterious message, the text of which cannot be given t'o the greatest parliamen tary body of the' world, says we oueht to do so." he asserted. "It says 'look out, this is the money of the people you are spending.'" General Strike in London' Now Regarded as Unlikely London, Feb. 5. The best ' in formed opinion tonight is that 'a general strike is unlikely in Lon don. The situation on the Clyde is im proving, though there has been no general . resumption of work, es pecially in the shipbuilding yards. At Beliast, Lord Firne, controller , . . . ference with representatives of strikers, propsed a temporary ar rangement of 54 hours weekly, with overtime paid for all work exceeding 47 hours, pending a complete 'settle ment, for which he agrees to call a conference tth the firms con cerned. Senator Reed Calls League ; Plan a ''Witches' Caldron" Washington, Feb. 5. Another ad dress attacking the proposed league of nations was made in the senate today by Senator Reed of Missouri, democrat, who criticised the pfan as a "witches' caldron," which might involve the United States in untold foreign, complications. r1 m Jzi uu Ell E Ell 0 E RS 0! HOUSE CRITICISE tuttn MCMtf-eliM Hitter May M, I9M. at Omrha P. 0. ntw act at Marc S. 1ST Baron De OrglerN Discovers Dream Woman of His Search To Be Nurse Living in Omaha Voice Over Telephone Wire to Him at Fremont Proves j to Be That of Mrs. Grace Jackson Heinneman, Whom He Met in Kansas City, and for Whom He Has Searched Many Weary Months Since. Baron De Orgler, Roumanian, one time captain of the Royal Austrian dragoons, who has but recently visited in Omaha, has found the ideal woman of his dreams. His romance, of wartime has drifted through all the episodes such romances do. Sus pected as a spy, the prison cell loomed. The woman of his heart frowned. Patriotic to. the core, she would not listen to his story though his protests were many. Then the baron departed, but in going he said he would return under more Ifavorable circumstances. The, armistice was signed, - war drums ceased and the baron tofik up his search, his record cleared? That is perhaps one reason why the baron came west. He made speech after speech in behalf of the Liberty loans. He visited city after city. The public was roused to the patriotic need of the hour. Met In Kansas City. But always the debonair noble man, as he traveled through the United States lecturing and ex hibiting war films, was hoping that he would find again 'the young wo man he met one great day . in Kan sas City. ; Yes, Kanas City. And yesterday, while at Fre mont, he answered a long distanc call, and who should respond but the dream woman come to life. She is a nurse, Mrs. Grace Jack son Heinneman of Omaha, but for a time at Snyder, Neb. Now the titled visitor evermore is happy. 1 Buty there is always a .fly in the ointment. The baron learned that there had been a marriage. But a divorce case is pending, it is said. If one picks the fly from the oint ment it will oftentimes serve its medical purpose. And. hearts have sometimes been mended. Hears Her Voice, The conversation over the tel?r phone, yesterday at Fremont, was one' of surprisingy-cheerfulness and promised' happiness, it is said, al though when Mrs. Heinneman was called up by an inquisitive newspa per .man, she defiantly saidr "I would not marry the belt man in the worW." Baron De Orgler came trOmaha last Friday. His stay here was much heralded. His natty appearance in the garb of a Roumanian even to the swing of his curved.cane, attracted much social attention here. He was wounded at Schabtz as captain of the Austrian Royal Drag oons. His tours through the United States were made in the interest of Liberty loans and Red Cross drives. His meeting of the demure girl. SEIIAT0H SCORES FAILURE TO EQUIP ARMY PROPERLY Frelinghuysen Says Soldiers Return in Rags While President Is Dining Off- ' Gold Platejn Palaces. Washington, Feb.' 5. Criticising alleged failure to equip properly American forces abroad, delay in payment to soldiers and dependents and many acts of the government in the war. Senator Frelinghuysen of New Jersey said in the sente to day that American soldiers had re turned ragged and penniless "clad more like tramps." Hi. advocated placing of responsibility and con cluded with the following reference to President Wilson: "It is very well for the president to break the precedents f a century that he may head triumphal pro cessions in foreign capitals, sleep in the chambers of royalty, dine off of gold plates in the palaces of the modern Caesars and have his photo graphs taken with kings, queens and princesses. But what of the American private who returns to his native shores dismissed without a-dollar in his pocket?" Senator Frelinghuysen said a bill introduced recently apparently with approval of the War department to authorize the permanent rank, -of general and lieutenant general was designed to benefit Generals Per shing, March, Bliss, Liggett and Bul lard, and that Major. General Crow der, provost marshal general, and Major General McCain, former ad utant general, would be demoted to their old regular rank before sign ing of peace terms. Criticising the promotion system, the' senator added: "The chief of staff has been vested with military authority from day to day until he. has almost become, a law unto himself." V He said the persons responsible for the "air fiasco" should have been tried. Acquitted of Murder. Saco, Me., Feb. 5. Henry Hall, the Wells Depot lay preacher, was found not guilty tonight of the mur der of his wife. " OMAHA, TlfURSD AY, FEBRUARY (?, 1919. t I;. . ft. r .. W'-,.. 5- , though, incidental with his first tour, wasu.tihe greatest even of Ills' life, he ays. She was in a telephone pffice at.Kansasity, at. the' time. It was love at first . sight. . He was obliged to leave and he had not heard her voice until yesterday over the wire. Leaving Fremont, the baron will complete the schedule of his lec tures and exhibitions of war films, he says. ' .; Mrs. Heinneman is suing her hus band, August Heinnemau of San Francisco, for divorce on a charge of cruelty. -He comes of a. wealthy family engaged in wool manufacture. It is said the case will be called in Douglas county courts in April. Mrs. Heinneman's mother and a sister live in Omaha. Concession to Avert Great Seattle Strike Is Refused by-Piez Seattle, Feb. 5. The Seattle Cen tral Labor councitoiiight officially ratified the calling of a general strike set for 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, when 65,000 workers will become idle if the expectations of labor 'leaders are fulfilled. The strike is a sympathetic one, called in support of 25,000 striking metal trades workers, who left work Jan uary 21, demanding higher wages" for shipyard work. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Feb. 5. Charles Piez, director general of the emer gency fleet corporation, here 'to night, said the 30,000 ship builders on strike in the Seattle district had solemnly pledged themselves to remain under the jurisdiction of the Macy wage arbitration board until March 31, 1919. "I have been besought," he said "by many citizens of Seattle who are desirous of avoiding the con sequences of the probable strike of ajl crafts in the Seattle district to morrow, to conciliate and mediate." Forges Checks to Replace" Stolen Clothes of Her Babe - Pitiful Story Told by Girl ? Who ' Confesses Crime Prompted by Love for Her Unborn Child. ' i Motherly love for an unborn child with sorrow. at thought of bringing it into the world without the warmth of swaddling clothes led pretty Mrs. Francis Russell, Sidney, la., to ob tain money by . forgery to the amount of $124.90'. She was arrest ed. byOfficer- Finn yesterday as she was attempting to cash a check in Kilpatrick's store. . "I had to do it," -she said with her big blue eyes filled with tears. "Somebody stole all the baby clothes I had out of my room at 2001 Burt street last Saturday night. I spent so much time on them. The" dear little tot hasheen my on' thought and I feared its coming into the world without the tender warmth of blankets -and clothes.'' zr2 U Measures of Every Conceiva ble Kind Introduced in Two Houses of Legislature on Last Legal Day. From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 5. WithMie machinery of the legislative refer ence bureau speeded up to its high est point of acceleration, and with an. avalanche of bills pouritfg into the house on the last day bills could be introduced, there are still some laws that died aborning and some members who failed to come under the wire with their entries on the home stretch. 1 Altogether576 bills were introduc ed in the house during this session, as contrasted with 739 during the same number of days by the 1917 session. Only 253 new bills were introduc ed in the senate this year as con trasted with 331 during 1917. Bureau Works Overtimee. Members seemed to have gone on a regular saturnalia of bill intro duction of their ability to produce new legislation was limited only to the powers of the legislative refer ence bureau to meet the demand. The usual number of freak bills, was introduced, one of them being a report of a Kansas live stock com mission, in which the legislator for got to eliminate the name of' the "Sunflower state" and in seeking to get the Nebraska legislature to pass a law applicable to the state of Kansasv - Then there is another bill copied from a newspaper item, and it pro vides for holding a postal card pri mary before a general election and imposes a fine of $100 for the man or woman of legal age who does not vote. " , Druesedow to Front. Druesedow rushed madly up to tb speaker's desk, just as the last entries were under the wire and be fore he could be distanced, with a batch of bills that would make Townley of nonpartisan fame, green with envy. The bills provide for the state of Nebraska going ijtfo the banking insurance, mill and elevator business, warehousing and the opera tion of public utilities by the state. These bills were endorsed with his name, as introducer. Alll the test of the Douglas county delega tion disclaimed responsibility in any way for their 4'ntroduction. Many of the bills are loosely drawn having no N enacting or repealing clauses.- " . Birdsall of Thayer; will go down in history as the one man in the house who had self-restraint enough (Continued on Fair Two, Column Two.) Mrs.'Roosevelt Goes x to . France to Visit ' Grave of Hero Son New York, Feb. 5. Mrs. Theo dore Roosevelt, widow of the for mer president, was among the pas sengers on -the French liner Lor raine, which sailed fromhere today. She will visit the grave of her son, Lt. Qiientin Roosevelt, who was killed in an airplane battle over the German lines, and also plans to spend several weeks with her sis ter, Miss Emily Carew, who is do ing war work in Italy.' While in France Mrs. Roosevelt will see her sons, Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt and Capt. Kermit Roosevelt. How long she will remain abroad was not announced. j - The girl mother is the wife of a traveling man, and came to Oriiaha from Sidney, la., December 15 in order to be with him. Mr. Russell works' out of Omaha. Mrs. Rus sel is a pretty blonde of . wax-like complexion. Her attire is attractive and up to the latest fashion. Her first forgery was made for $10 at Kitpatrick's store in the name of Mrs. William Burns, Sidney, la. The names of Mrs. Charles Dean, Alton la.; Mrs. Charles Brown, Sidney, Ia.;31rs. William Thompson, Cedar . Rapids, la., and Mrs. Ernie DeWitt were' used. A report at the police station shows that Mrs. Francis Russell lost baby clothes and jewery to theives who ransacked her room at 2001 Burt street Saturday night. "I though of the baby and I cried and cried," she said. "I had to buy clothes and blankets for the tot so I made out the checks." The husband has been out of the city for some time. FLOOD OF HEW BILLS 1 1!! COL!' By Mall II war). Dally, W.W: Sunday. 12 50: Dully ant Sua,, 15.50; auttlda Nib. aootaaa tatra r A o) 0) Europe Sees in Wilson Man of Hour; If He Fails, Anarchy or Syndicalism Is to Rule V George Bernard Shaw Says the Old World Deeply Im pressed by President, But Realizes Fully the Job He Has Undertaken and All Are Not Satisfied He'll Succeed. By GEORGE BERNARD SHAW (Coin right, 1919, b y Star Company.) London, Feb. 5. The divisions in the internal affairs of" Europe, reflected as they are in the United States, will tax Mr. Wilson's diplomacy to the limit and may ppssibly drive him to the point at which he may have to act as master of the situation rather than as negotiator and conciliator. The coalitions which the war has produced in all the allied countries have had to makeli common profession of abhorence of militarism and autocracy and of an ardent de sire to "make the world saf for democracy." But all the coalition elements, because they are ultra militarist, were necessarily, dominant and in a state of war which imposes militarism and suspends popular liberties even in the most democratic states. In the monarchical countries they3 are strongly anti-republican and took their part in the war to get the bet- ter of the monarchies of Germany and Austria, not to abolish them. The moment their operations had the unintended effect of making Russia a republic they turned against Russia and are now actually making war on her. Crush German Republicans Down. Wrhen they achieved the same re sult in the central empires they be gan to use the blockade as a means of crushing the German repub licans. When they deposed the king of Greece for being a pro-German, they did not impose a republic oifGreece with Mr. Venizelos as president, which would have been the simplest matter in the world. Instead, they set the king's son on the throne. When the kaiser fell, the only question they raised was whether his son or his grandson should succeed him. Would Assail Wilson, vThey call all republicans, .except French and American ones, -bolsheviks; 'and they yyould talk about President Wilson and President Poincare exactly as their great grandfathers talked about Washing ton if they tored.- Lincoln's famous formula of gov CAUCUS DODGES RECORD VOTE Oil EQUALSUFFRAGE Political Expediency Theme of Conference of Democrats; One Recruit for Cause Gained in Senate. Washington, Feb. 5. Strategy of opponents of equal suffrage was said to have prevented a formal record vote on endorsement of the Susan B. Anthony suffrage constitutional amendment resolution ata confer ence tonight of democratic senators. After more than two hours de bate. Senator Jones of New Mexico proposed endorsement of the. con stitutional amendment . measure. Twenty senators voted favorably, but all of the opponents refrained from voting and Senator Martin of Virginia, the democratic leader, who presided, declared that the resolu tion was not adopted because a quorum was not present. Advocates of the resolution argued that the fortunes of the dem ocratic party would be ; aided by favorable action on the equal suf frage . question and said that if it was defeated future political bene fits would be received by the repub lican party. It was announced that one more recruit for the suffrage resolution had been gained in Senator PollockTment rates for telephone toll ser- of South Carolina, who spoke in its support. Friends of the resolution said privately that it would be brought before the senate next Monday with at least 63 of the 96 votes assured in its favor. . This would be one short of the ' required two-thirds, but advocates expressed cohfidence that the one additional vote neces sary for its adoption could be se cured. - Nebraska Troops Arrive-' r in New York from France New York, Feb.-5. With 1,776 troops, the Italian steamship Duca d'Aosta arrived here today from Marseilles. On hoard were Battery E, the headquarters company and a medical detachment of : the 339th regiment of field artillery 298' offi cers and men of the 88th division, a national army organization from Minnesota. Iowa, Nebraska and North and South Dakota, and 122 casuals from various branches of the service. . D. A. E. Indorse League. Washington, Feb. 5. The "board of management of the National So ciety of the Daughters of the Ameri can Revolution announced today the adoption of a resolution endorsing the establishment pf a league of nations at the peace conference. f ' TWO CENTS. 1J i -"1 T -J ernment of the people, by the peo ple, for the people, was always im possible as to its second count; for the people can no more govern than they can write plays or use the infinitesimal calculus. But government of the people, for the people, is possible, and the goal of democracy. Now no' political sys tem at present existing on earth at tains that goal, or is even visibly tending towards it. . 'Mr. Wilson goes into the peace conference with knowledge that if recriminations b,egin as to the con dition of the people, the reason ableness of the distribution . of he national income, the exploitation of child labor, the prevalence of lynch law;, the toleration of heterodox or anti-governmental opinion (even under Mr. Wilson's own rule), the general level of culture, the cruelty of the criminal codesand the guar antees for justice in their demon stration, the honesty of the police and the freedom of. municipal and national politics from corruption, American republicanism will come out of the comparison-with consti tutional monarchy so badly that it will be very difficult for him with an countenance to take the posi tion of a moral dictator imposing superior American political institu tions on the' rest of the world. PIIOIIE COMPANY TOLL SCHEDULE GOESTO COURT Judge Troup Issues Tempor ary Order, Enjoining Com pany from Applying Its Proposed Rates. Judge-Troup in district court yes terday afternoon granted a tem porary restraining order, enjoining the Nebraska Telephone company from continuing in force a-new schedule of toll rates, known ,as "government rates for telephone toll service." . Application for the . order was made by Clarence A. Davis, attorney general of . Nebraska, in behalf of the State Railway commission. The ' court fixed 10 o'clock Mon day February 17, as the time for the hearing as to whether the temporary order shal be made permanent. The petition which was filed by the attorney general 'states that Article 5, Section 19a, of the state constitution provides that the State Railway commission shall regulate the rates, Service and general con trol of common carriers; that Janu ary 21, 1919, the telephone com pany put into effect a schedule of toll rates referred to as govern- vice. ' No Application Made. The petition alleges "That said rates were put into effect without any publication being made to 'the State Railway commission in com pliance with the statutes of the state. The government rates so charged are different from those prescribed by its schedule on file with the commission." It is alleged in the petition that "thousands of telephone patrons throughout the state are being un justly charged," and that it would by impracticable to briug bring all of these patrons into court to testi fy to that statement. Attorney General Davis asked the court to restrain and enjoin the telephone company from continuing in force the government schedule of toll rates, or any rates except the schedule now on file with the- State Railway commission on to make any charges to patrrnis other than those approved by the commission v A similar suit has been brought by the state in Lincoln against the Lincoln .telephone company, a teni porary . restraining order being granted tnere luesday Bolshevik Staff to Leave. Washington, Feb. 5r Nine mem 1 - e .,. , ... rv er oi ine ooisneviKt start in Copenhagen, headed by Suritz, were expected to leave Denmark today, 1 flf Swat sl Lt -wt j GAIID BY I E S E If A 6 A Russian Fowe Driven Back ir Disorder from Village of . Vistavka and Suffersv Heavy Losses. By Associated Press. Archangel, Feb.5. Heavy losses were inflicted on the bolsheviki by the American forces Tuesday and the enemy was driven back in dis order from the village of Vistavka on the Vaga river. The American casualties were five killed and sev eral wounded. Many bolshevik sol diers were taken prisoner - by the Americans. The enemy early in -the morning began a bombardment with field guns and howitzers and under cover of a shrapnel "and pompom barrage es.ayed a frontal attack with in fantry in the Artie twilhght at J o'clock in the afternoon. The Amer ican troops, who were rested after their retirement from Shenkursk and were now established inj a good position, poured a heavy .lire trom artillery 'and machine guns into the charging bolsheviki wnose ranks broke and fled into the woods. Flank Attack Abandoned. Captured bolsheviki declared that the enemy had planned a flank at tack simultaneously with the frontal movement, but this was abandoned when the Vistavka attempt failed. Chinese and Manchu troops are now included in the bolshevik forces epposing tne Americans on inc Vaga. bo tar these have Deen ncin ir. reserve, but the Americans are preparing a warm reception for the yellow soldiers if they appear in the fighting line, in view of stories reaching them of the Manchu treat ment of prisoners tn the Baltic pro- vn.ces. Yesterday s defeat of the enemy on the V aga, together with "his fail ure on the Dvina, typifies the spirit of the American and other allied troops who are fighting with the utmost determination to hold their positions until reinforcements can reach them. These defeats have considerably lowered the enemy morale, but the bolsheviki are be- '.nt? constantly reinforced, and while their offensive has been temporarily checked, there are indications that it will be renewed when fresh bol shevik forces reach the line. French Squad Makes Brave Fight.. Details Vere received at head quarters today of the bravery disy' played by a little squad of about 1 frenchmen, who were victims roi an enemy raid on the village , oi Bolshoie Ozera Monday. Mistak ing the enemy for returning Rus sian prisoners of war, the French detachment permitted the bolsheviki to advance close to their position. Then they found themselves sud denly, surrounded by a force of ISC of the enemy. Called upon to sur render, the Frenchmen refused and tried to fight their way out. I wo were killed; three were wounded and Six were unaccounted for for a time. Four of these six turned up today, two of'them wounded, ap parently having escaped from their captors. Ihe situation is unchanged on the Dvina railroad fronts. Allied troops again were forced to retire in the face of bolshevik attacks along the t'inega river, but the positions ot the Americans . at the town of Pinega have not been attacked. Bolsheviki Capture Zhitomir. Copenhagen, Feb. 5. Zhitomir, capital of the government of Vol hynia, has been captured by the bol sheviki, according to information reachingjhis city. . Bolshevik Morale Shaken. Archangel, Feb. 5. The stubborn re;istanri nf tli American Scottish forces in the Tulgas region apparently -is disturbing the morale of the bolshevik troops and has temporarily halted their offensive. The enemy lost so heavily in the attack cm the Tulgas position Jan uary 31nhat the bolsheviki refused to go forward again and held a meeting at which they openly de bated the question of deserling to the allies. Several bolshevik de serters have made their way to the allied lines, and from these men details of the meeting have been learned. The bolsheviki planned the cap ture of Shenkursk, Taresevo and Tulgas in a simultaneous offensive. Their artillery and raiding parties have been active on all sectors of this front, but the first phase of the offensive appears .to have been checked. On the Dvina sector the allied troops have burned Jhe village of Upper Tulgas. which frequently gave refuge to the bolshevik attacking parties. The enemy continues shelling' the Vaga, lines at the vallage of Bol shoie Ozera. west of Obozerska), ou the Vologda railway front.
