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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (March 2, 1916)
FORT boik.;;;ont IS TAKEN EY GERMANS French Frii in Strong Efforts to Retake Important Ver dun Fortification. Merlin, via London-Determined at tempts made by French troop to re capture from the Hermann Port Dniiau snont, DM "f thi- rmtlyltiK Verdun for tirtcatloDi, were repulsed with san guinary losses, acconlliiK to the offi cial statement Issued by the Oerm.ri headquarters staff. Herman troops, 11 waa asserted, had stormed the fortified Works of Hant.citnoiint. as well I town of rhampti'Mivlllr- and the Colt do Tntou The number of unwoundid Frenehtnen taken prisoners. It was added. MaM imm Fort Tionaumont waa raptured at the mint of tin- biiyonet, by llir Twi I ty fourth Hrntid'ntmrK regiment Tiny tnrni' I the fort in split of a rain of ahelta from artillery and maihlne runs Fort Donnurnont la one of the trotiicoHt of the 21 forts difi-udlnn Yardun. It I tnn l and stone aid il rapture open the way for nil il? M Fori li.-il ville, 8t Mb h I mid loarllt. "I hi iir-niT' I fortress of I)onau tnnnl. sn I i!n ofl I "the northi .ist rn pillar of the main lino fortification oi Verdun, was atortneil by the Twenty fourth rirnn denburn and now la firmly In flermsn bm A great oel hrattnn In llrrlln marked thi of tlio fort As si" the newl was posted thousands of persons jammed tin- NfMll waving flit a-, lllld sll'iullllil fW tin ' alser The rniluro ot l-'ort Douaumont means an additional Rain of two miles. VERDUN SLAUGHTER t Terrible Plight of 30,000 Dying on the French n-ttle Lin. Paris. '1 odl tuny eo down In history aa the world's blood iest battlefield. Tralnloada of wounded, sh men at- giving evi dence of fearful BOTtb of Ver dun. Other trains ar Ktc-mnlir ward Willi reinforcements and muni Uoni to fill the gaps made by the Qer ' man offensive. "There must be M ni)n wounded men ihlng In awful atony in the rain ami anow. simply NHM tlndr nunrades rannot rat said a auri n "The percentage of dead will that of the Champagne offensive laat M In this hattli Mn i' is no lull, and uo i hum to withdraw the wounded under fir. Thousands of dead and wounded mi n lay in the open on the plain north of Popper Heights, under a hurricane of shells. OtlMf thousand are among the stumps of Cnure foret, the wounded in a Using death, the dead left to rot. -vliiI'' the killing continue. BRITISH LINER MALOJA HITS MINE; 140 DIE tu,er The steamship Maloje, a i i belonging to the Pen- Insular Otli-ntal line, struck a mine and sank within u half hour, two miles from Dover. Mori than Mo person were- drowned or killed a a result of tho accident 'II,'- Ornish tanker Kmpres of Fort William, going to the rescue, atruck another mine and sank nearby. One man id tin- HI w of the Kmpres of Kurt William iui drowned High seas were running and the captain, realizing thai great damage bad been ioM thi- after part of hi vesxol. tried in run her aground. I.ut tho engine room was swamped uud the ship Iui ajm- ggSMBagl able The plight of tin- vessel waa ob served and do.. -ns of eratt ueul ul full speed to her sjNM It was one of these. On- Impress of Fort William, of 21111 tons, that sank. The passengers were for the most part liritlsb officials In the Indian aervlce, the most prominent being Judge Oldfleld, or the Indian High Couit. DOUAUMONT IS DESTROYED 17-Inch and 12 Inch Shall Demolish Steel Work of French Dfna. I.ondou. The Holti-rdam eorres-poiidi-ut i I Hi. bally Mull suys. Herman i orr.-ioinl.iit say that tin- tropl .1! I'orl I ion turnout nun en lln-ly destroyed h) 1 In- 1 out eiili.r. I In. of tin 1 ."in. li ..'id 12 inch guns, which hit u tin .-.tt.l and 1 1 .it rt-to 111 p.i.t 1 1.' fruguieiita. On, lort nearby was blown up l u high tiyhlMTt shall winch penetrated the magailne. II. Ion- llic alt.nk liinulr, .Is man eugim ru had been mukliig roud for coincyaini ,,1 the 17 null nuns. French prisoners, dazed, said, utitnd lug to tin 1.1 -riiian correipondant, that tin ttrillic lire nun kl) inu.le llouau mont untenable "Aa the ureal battle at Verdun reaches Its cliiii.it a) mpathetlc adit Ity Is spreading over the entire from. ClutiH iu ! lander are hourd on the Dutch frontier The liritlsb made lo cal attacks in the region of Artm-ti tie re, but the lighting I mainly cou fined to heavy artillery." " rv ., , . . . WHEAT DROPS AT CHICAGO German Drive on Verdun Cut Price 7T ' olx Cent. Chicago. That trader in the t'hU-a L grain market believe that the Qer d uoces In the region of Verdun kl likely to have a decisive effect on the war was revealed wbeu a cunt drop In price followed In a few min utes the news that one of the outer defense of the great fortrea had been taken. The theory of the trader seemed to he that the oapture of Verdun would mark the beginning of the end of the war. which would bring to an and the demand for wheat from North Ameri ca by releasing the great Russian aur yioa and freeing Oeriaau ships to car iy grain from all parts of the world. L . i German Editor Confer. Chicago r,ti;. editors and publish ra of li." ll llD '!' r ma n MWgpapi is of the I n i T d St lit tin t lielilnd closed doors 1 The editors decided not to mala public the pnrpoal of Iht gtoofjas nor to divulge the proi 1 eillugs. In pollll cal ( Ircle.l It was reported tins' tin coming presidential campaign was un der d" ill-flop. GERMAN CRCWN PRINCE mmmd The Kaleer' tides! son, who la In command of the German force at tacking the French fortreaa of Verdun. . Inlereit. For two weeks ssssawaaai - I been fighting CONGRESS RESUMES LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS Agitation to Warn Americans off Armed Merchantmen is Abandoned. Washington Legislative business ( wii resumed In regular order at the j capttol this week after the recent flur rv ,,' or international nffnlM that de niorall.od the work of emigre. In j both houses admlnlstrntinn leader cm 1 . 1,1 in control the threat. M d revolt against the president on the armed shlii Issne. and no fttrthgf out- re ihould be a ili'veliimni'nt apparently leading I war. n of tin- agllatlon for ncilon wain ii,i , .- his off belligerent tner rbiintinen carrying arms admit than 1 I I rlslatlon on tin ihor of ll,. warning resolution In tn senate, bt publii I- there Is no dc sire tu utav tin- hiind of the preiltb nl , In dlplonniiic negotiation. II says tip real pwygM of his rinolutlo:i apllahad, and thi I by sdinitilHtra , I' aderi prat tlcally a an abandonee nl Of the tffoft tO forn the Issue In eitln 1 Armed Merchantmerf'a Warchlp. 1 1 ,,1 (brff to nforn tkg Dsltad 14 ll government thnl the nssni gardlng the fntnre enntltniaiice of nl. marine warfare, given in tin I 1 and ra! still are bin. but thai tli-'- apply only to merchant-. no 11 of a peaceful character. The ijeriniii government Is ggtei stood to conieml that armed merchant BM n. wlthont regard to the nature if their armament, have shown them elves not to be peaceful and HMD fore subject to destruction without warning. The Instructions direct the German ambassador particularly to 'ell Sec , ni lit l.iiiislng that liritlsb merchant I men arnn-d ostotmilily only for de I fense have not assumed the character of peaceful trad. rs. init on the con , trar. they carry gun for the especial purpose of iittie king German anions rlues. To support this 1 outi niton, tin Merlin foreign office has sent the am 1 i..r pr. eiitutlon to the date I di-piinnn-nt. a list of at least 2' Incl- 1 It I asserted liritlsb me' ' chant ships have attacked submarine Water Power Fight Renewed. Conservation champion in the sen ate plan to throw their combined strength against the Shields bill to pri'Wilt for leasing of water power lie on navigable waters to private they have he bill In a more or leas SHORT NEWS NUGGETS The nomination of Henry I'. Fletch er to be ambaaaador to Mexico, was confirmed by the senate. A first claa battleship, properly armed, could defeat the Pacific fleet. Commander Wlnalow, of the fleet, told the houae naval committee. Coder the term of the absent vo ter' law students In the universities and college of Iowa may cat their vole by mall at the .lutie primary. Frank 11 Ki Mogg. St. I'uul attorney, ha announced hi Intention of filing for the republic mi nomination for I tilted States senator from Minnesota William I' Mi t iiiuba, chairman of the democratic national committee. lined President Wilson that he will not be 11 1 anilldate for re election at the convention in SI l.oiiln in June. 1 haphazard manner, but they propose j this week to centralize tluu effort in the hope of amending the measure to the satisfaction of Hie conservation forces. Senator Hustlng, of Wlscou 1I11, who has bad cooperation of other senator, will propose a substitute to the Shields bill, with regulatory fea lure which he declare will safeguard the public Intereat and prevent monop olisation of water power facilities. Senator N'orrls, of Nebraska, charg ed In the senate Saturday that the strongest lobby the capital has seen In many years la here In the Interest Of the Shields bill and that It Is com posed of representative of the water power trust, "wbitb has its lieadquar ters In Wall stn 1 Aviation Inquiry Pressed. A loon us an opportunity I offered Senator lint, inson of Arkansas will Munag.-rs m Senator a 11 rum-! , h ... . ... ... ' muni is 11 non in nan iu-ioi 11 (i 1st 1 va olutloii providing for an Inquiry Into the aviation service of the army, against which he has filed serious charges of Inefficiency. Progress is Uing made on general appropriation hills, but leaders In both lion i a-hin. again over gt lay in legislative accomplishments and anothi 1 speeding-up order has been sent uut all along the line. The judi ciary subcommittee of the senate hopes to conclude Its hearing thia week on the fitness of Louis D. Bran dels for the supreme court. Part of the time of the senate, It is eipected, will be given to consideration of the treaty' "pfovidiBg for the Haltlen finan cial protectorate linns, presidential candidal . tnnounce thai former Congressman Nut.- Ken-1 dull of Albla, noted for his orutory, has been chosen to plm e Cuiniiiliis in, nomination at tin- republican national rout .-nlloll In Chicago ill June. Wlllurd. World beii ) t I'lnimplon. u as cvamiiied by a physi cian (or the New York State Athletic commission and pronounced in perfect physical condition Fully dressed he tipped the scale at 272 4 pounda. WII lard laid that bis clothes weighed ten pounds. Routed In Egypt. A Turkish column was at -. Turks I.ondou tacked and routed by South African troops at Agagta, Egypt, according to a British official statement Issued hare, and the statement add that the fleeing Turks are being pursued. Trench Engines Ordsred. Philadelphia An order for S60 gas ollno locouiotivea to be used in the tranches on the eastern battle front ha been placed with the Baldwin Lo eomotlve company by the Russian government. Psrslsn City Fall. London. A Keuter dispatch from I'ntrograd says that the Kussian have taken by storm Keriiauahah. the Iui portaut Persian city, in the neighbor hood of which serious fighting has n csuitly taken place. 1 '.iiialilerstlon tj Ihm o,,iil,.f flew an , r proprlatlon bill will l continued In the house and Its disposition will see , the appropriation bill taken up The ' Immigration bill debate has been post boned and it may not be reached be fore next week. The house military committee voted for a regular standing army of HT.UOu men, with a 2 per cent allowance for recruiting, bringing the number up to 140,000, which is slightly more than the war department asked. The re publicans and three democrats oarrted the vote. Durstio Abandoned to Austrlans. Koine Abandonment of the Alban ian city of Uurasso to the Austrlans was officially announced here, Does Your Church, Club or Public Institution Need Money ? BEGINNING MARCH 3 and ENDING MARCH 15 We will give a coupon with every cash purchase at our store. Give the coupons to the treasurer of the Church, Club or Institution you wish to receive the benefit, and we will redeem them from him in cash at rate of 20 per ct of your purchase Coupon cannot b( inHied on Phonograph Contract (ioodn. Our store is a 100 per ct. quality store. Make your Drug and Sundry purchases from us. You will receive 100c in value for your dollar, and in addition your church or other institution you select will receive 20c in cash. This is not a contest. Every nominee receives a cash prize. Remember the date-March 3 to March 15 HILL'S PHARMACY The Malheur Home Telephone Co. The telephone is today the Universal Instru ment, while 30 years ago it was considered a luxury. 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