THE 'MORNING OREGONIAW, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1914.
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GIRL WHO FIGURED IN MYSTERIOUS EPISODE, LEADING
TO SHOOTING IN LENTfs LAST NIGHT, AND HER
BROTHER, WHO FIRED SHOTS.
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have to buy Christmas
Suits for the boys!
Gardner Vigorously Resents
Imputation and Fellow
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taring Trenches of Germans.
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"WASHINGTON. Dec. 18. Stormy
tecenes marked tie conclusion today of
public hearings bsfore the House naval
committee. After being on the witness
etand all day Representative Gardner,
of Massachusetts,, demanded that mem
bers of the commit tee say whether they
questioned data ie had submitted to
prove the Nation's military unprepared
Iiess, and his innistence so angered
Representative Witherspoon of Missis
sippi, that he abruptly quit the com
mittee room.
Then a series of questions by Repre
sentative Gray, of Indiana, caused Mr.
Gardner to resent vigorously what he
eatd was an Imputation that his recent
campaign for an investigation of the
military situation was in the interest
of manufacturers of war materials.
Gardner Demands Proof.
The Massachusetts Representative
called on Mr. Gray to "get up and
prove his facts," but the latter had
nothing further to say and the meeting
ended.
The committee will meet on Monday
to complete the appropriation bill, the
plan being to report it to Congress be
Sore the holidays, if possible.
Representative Gardner's testimony
was based largely on memoranda he
had prepared, citing Important points
in the evidence of the naval officers
and officials before the committee, and
in reports of the general board of the
Kavy.
Immediate Expression Refused.
The war of words which aroused Rep
resentative Wltherspoon's indignation
occurred after Mr. Gardner had finished
his statement and submitted to a long
cross-examination. He said he did not
want his facts challenged later in Con
gress, and vainly sought an immediate
expression from the committee.
"Did you write any letter to any mer
cantile organization over the country?"
Representative Gray asked, when quiet
had been restored.
"I hired a man to send out a printed
letter to every chamber of commerce
In the land, telling them to bring it
before the meeting and enclosing a
copy of my speech. In the South, par
ticularly North Carolina, several of
them did not approve of It."
"How many of these letters did you
write?"
Independent Action Asserted.
"I donot know. I gave it to one of
these publicity fellows."
"What organizations did you employ
for that purpose?"
"Do you mean to say I'm In alliance
with the manufacturers of material? I
am paying every cent myself."
"Didn't you send resolutions already
prepared?"
"Absolutely."
Mr. Gardner read a newspaper article
"Which said It was intimated at the
"White House that the unpreparedness
agitation came from persons allied with
the producers of war materials.
Critics Are Denounced. -
"Now," he said, "I am tired, of this
kind of talk. In the first place If any
Admiral or General tells the country
what you need and ought to get you
say, 'You d d rascal, you are trying
to raise your standing by advocating
this thing. Tou are an unpatriotic
rascal, that is what you are.' Then if
any private citizen rets up they say,
Vou are bought by the man who has
material for sale.' If any Congressman
gets up you say, 'That Is politics.' Now
I'm tired of this thing. Get up, Mr.
Gray, and prove your facts."
"I have nothing further to say,"' re
plied Mr. Gray.
"Have you any facts, anything to
say?"
"Nothing further."
"Then," said. Mr. Gardner, "I am
through."
Nnvy'a Shortage Again Asserted.
In the course of his testimony Mr.
Gardner asserted: '
"I charge that our Navy Is 18.000
tnen short, and a further shortage of
40.000 men is In slghi. The General
Board, which has actually made our
war plans, estimates the enlisted force
of the Navy as between 30,000 and 50,-
000 men short for war. If any atten
tion had been paid to the General
Board's emphatic appeals for our na
tional safety, instead of only 27 bat
tleships built and building tnd author
ized, we should now havu 47 battleships
built, building and authorized. Instead
of 68 destroyers we should now have
187 destroyers. If we heeded the ad
vice of the General Board, we should
have a fleet qf fast scouts today. How
many do you think we actually have
pot? Just three, and those were au
thorized over 10 years ago.
"Some persons have quoted Rear-Ad-miral
Fletcher as saying the American
Navy ranks ahead of that of Germany.
1 have searched the Admiral's
and find that he said nothing of the
x oon i oeneve that any well-informed
man believes our fleet to be su
perior to that of Germany. A year ago
Kear-Admiral C. E. Vreeland testified
that we are third In the race and. more
over, that we are a. nritfv hH tsi.j
for he said we should still be third In
1920, even if we adopted the building
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BROTHER AVENGES SISTER
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on Rineharfs lap, he says. She jumped
uown in aiseomiiture, he says, and he
ordered her to prepare dinner.
Killman says that he determined to
make Rinehart move i mmpHin toi-i. i
though he said nothing further till
aiter air.ner. rnen he told Rinehart
that he must fro.
Mrs. Killman had been away since
morning. Arter dinner Mr. Killman
went to Gates Crossing, where he is
working on a school building. He
asked Mrs. Ida Hayner, a neighbor, to
Stav With hist rtailp-htpr Via o
a result of the episode a short time
--oeiore.
When he returned from Gates Cross
ing early last night he found his
daughter In An unnn.... .,...,111
3 mined lately he decided that Rinehart
had drugged the girl and attacked
her.
Arrest Said to Have Been Aim.
Young Killman came home about the
same time. According to his statement,
he determined then to apprehend
Rinehart and turn him over to the
.police.
"When I came home about 6 o'clock."
said the boy lat-t night, "a friend told
me that my sister had been chlor-
Sylvia Killman.
oformed. I suspected that Rinehart
had drugged her and attacked her.
"I went into the house and pro
cured the .revolver. It Is an old .45
caliber Colts, with the handle burned
off. I intended to see that he was ar
rested, but had no intention cf shoot
ing h'.m.
"I looked through Wo poolrooms
without finding him. Then father
Joined me. and we looked through an
other poolroom. Not finding him there,
we started home.
"We had reached the corner of Main
and Johnson streets, when father ex
claimed: 'There he is!" I looked up
and saw Rinehart coming toward us.
He picked up something and threw it
at father. I think it was a rock.
"Father turned and ran as it whizzed
past. He shouted to me for help. Rine
hart was running after him, when I
drew my gun.
Shots and Chase Told.
"'Stop or I'll shoot. I shouted at
Rinehart. When he ran on, I fired
one shot in the air. He continued In
pursuit, so I fired at him. Then I
fired again. He fell at the last shot,
and I thought I had hit him.
"But he jumped up and ran as I
came up to him. I chased him. and
when I threatened to shoot again he
stopped. Father came up and we took
him to a store. Patrolman Drapeau
arrived soon and placed us all under
arrest."
Mrs. Killman last night attributed
the trouble to Rinehart's attention to
her daughter.
"He told me that she was tlfe only
girl he had ever loved," she said. " 'If
I can't get a girl, I kill her,' he told
me. When I came home Sylvia "'was
acting very queerly. She told me that
she was afraid Rinehart would kill
her.
"Then she went down in the base
ment. When she came back up she had
taken chloroform. She sat down in a
chair, looking sick. Suddenly she
dropped to the floor. I called a doctor
then."
Boy Held but Father Released.
At 'the police station young Killman
made a statement of the case to Deputy
District Attorney Deich. This was
despite the fact that his attorney, John
McCue, advised him to the contrary.
Mr. Deich. decided to hold him on a
charge of assault with a dangerous
weapon.
His father was released after the
examination.
Rinehart was hit by two bullets. One
took effect in his neck, the other in
his shoulder, just over the collarbone,
according to Assistant City Physician
ttice, who attended him at the Police
Emergency Hospital.
He was not seriously hurt, apparent
ly. He walked from the patrol wagon
to Captain Inskeep's office. Inskeep
ordered that the man be immediately
cared for in the hospital.. Later he
was removed to St. Vincent's Hospital,
where he is sa,Id to be resting easily.
Miss Killman is seriously sick at her
home. Br. J. H. MeSloy. who attended
her, said that her condition was not
dangerous. She has recovered con
sciousness. Dr. MeSloy advised her
parents not to disturb her by questions.
Her mother says the girl admitted
drinking the chloroform.
Dr. MeSloy says that theooms where
the girl had been were not disordered.
There was no evidence, he says, that
the girl had been attacked.
LICENSE ALONE WEDS 2
COUPLE'S., MISTAKE RECTIFIED
YEAR. AFTER "MARRIAGE."
Hunt for Stub . Brings Pair to Court
house With Baby and "Cupid"
Cochran Has Right Knot Tied.
More than a year ago on November
5, 1913, to be exact Ivan Pustovoitov
appeared before License Clerk Cochran
in County Clerk Coffey's office and ob
tained a license to marry Pologia Lai-
keft. He put the license in his pocket
and went away. He thought that was
all there was to it, so he got the fair
Pologia, took her to his home and be
gan housekeeping.
When a man s married the minister
or priest or magistrate sends back to
the County Clerk a stub attached to
the license. This stuo shows that the
license has fulfilled its mission and that
the contracting persons have been
legally wedded.
Sometimes the stub fails to come back
to the County Clerk's office, and wor
ries the clerks and bookkeepers. In
some cases sweethearts quarrel Just
before the ceremony and' the bride
groom in a rage tears up the license.
stub and alL In other cases one of
the couple gets "cold feet." or stubs
might be lost In transit. Many varia
tions of such instances prove "there's
many a slip," et cetera.
A few days ago it was discovered
that there were about 65 iicenses on
which there had been no returns. Some
thing should be done or the entire
bookkeeping system would become con
gested.
County Clerk Coffey then wrote a let
ter to each of the men who had ob
tained licenses on which there had been
no returns. He pointed out the serl
ous complications that might arise be
cause of the failure to 'get a return-
complications which might result in in
jury to the "contracting parties as
well as to the bookkeeping system in
Mr. Coffey's own office. About 65 ot
these letters were sent out and Mr.
Coffey leaned back in his chair with a
sigh and awaited developments.
Yesterday a man and a woman
walked into the County Clerk's office
and timidly approached "Cupid" Coch
ran's desk. The woman bore in her
arms a bundle, wrapped in a shawl
a bundle which she handled tenderly.
The man pulled from his pocket and
exhibited to Mr. Cochran a greasy
document. He also had a letter not
yet as badly soiled as the other paper.
The greasy document was a license for
Ivan Pustovoitov and Pologia LaikefT
to marry. The license, stub and all,
was still intact.
The situation dawned suddenly on
the marriage-license clerk. He seized
the couple, hoisted them in an elevator
to District Judge Jones' office, and saw
them properly married.
John Cochran, the marriage license
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lief as he put on file the license stub
which had kept a book open for more
than a year. He did not notice Mr. and
Mrs. Ivan Pustovoitov as they v.-alked
down the corridor, smiling, happily, but
still a little bewildered. The bundle in
Mrs. Ivan's arms suddenly let out
protracted wail, and she petted it
fondly and hugged it closer to her.
HEW LAND LAW SOUGHT
CIXTIVATIOS BASIS FOB. RKCI.AMA
TIOX FAVORED AX MEETING.
Washington Irrigation Institute Votes,
57-5, Against Residence
' Requirement.
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NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. Dec. IS.
(Special.; By a rising vote of 57 to 6
the Washington Irrigation Institute,
just before adjourning today, adopted
a resolution declaring "that under
present conditions a ligld improvement
and continuous cultivation condition
should be substituted for the residence
requirement in the United States recla
mation law." The resolution was de
bated warmly, although the vote was
one-sided.
Other resolutions indorsed the pro
posed state water code, favored an
amendment to the state corporation law
to permit an increase of the capital
stock of water users' associations by
two-thirds vote of the members present
and voting. Instead of by two-tlfirds
vote of all the stockholders; favored a
state- appropriation for the establish
ment of an Irrigation experiment sta
tion in some irrigated district under
the State College Experiment Station:
Indorsed the demand for a state horti
cultural code and commended the work
of Secretary Lane.
The report of a special committee
favoring co-operation between state
and Federal governments In Irrigation
development and amendments of the
state irrigation law necessary to such
action was adopted, and favoring also
an amendment providing that the right
to the use of water under any irriga
tion district be based ton actual bene
ficial use.
E. It. Benson, of Tacoma. was re
elected president. Other officers are:
R. Insinger, Spokane, first vice-presl-
-dent; Marion Chase. Wenatchee. second
vice-president; O. L. Waller, Pullman,
and H. M Gilbert. North Yakima, di
rectors. Next year's meeting will be
held here.
MISSIONARY BODIES MEET
Federated Societies of Christian
Church Held Programme.
The Federated Missionary Societies
of the Christian churches of Portland,
Vancouver and Gladstone met yesterday
in the First Christian Church. In the
afternoon the feature was the address
by the state president. Mrs. C. A. Wig
more, of Eugene, who is the guest of
honor of the local societies.
A supper was served at 6 o'clock by
the hostess society, of which Mrs. J. K.
Mock is president and Mrs. Maddox
chairman of the reception committee.
Four Chinese boys from the mission
school supported bv the society sang
some interesting selections. W. T .
Mellinger, who formerly was a mis
sionary in Mexico, gave an illustrated
lecture on that country.
WITNESSES ARE IN DANGER
Four Chinese Declare Kinsmen of
Louie H 1 n s Threaten Lives.
Four Chinese witnesses for the state
against Louie Hlng, charged with first
degree murder, appeared before Deputy
District Attorney Ryan yesterday and
declared members of the Hop Sing tong
had threatened their lives if they tes
tified against Bing in court. The four
witnesses were put under $1600 bond
to appear at the trial. .v
Following the declaration of the four
Chinese witnesses that their lives had
been threatened. Police Lieutenant
Harms declared he would watch them
closely, and would put a quick stop to
any attempt at a demonstration against
them.
Northwest Postmasters Named.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Dec. 18. The President today
nominated trie following postmasters:
Washington, George D. Shannon. Ana-
cortes; Hugh A. Nolan, Everett: Idaho.
William T. Roberts. Bellevue; Thomas
J. Russell, Post Falls.
Turks Near Suez Canal.
BERLIN.- Dec 18. (By wireless to
Sayville, N. Y.) Naples reports that
Turkish troops are 15 miles from the
Suez Canal. . .
WASHINGTON. Dec 18, Additional
details of the French adrancen Flan
ders and Northern France, Issued today
by the French War Office, were given
in official dispatches to the embassy
here. The message said:
"We have reached the road from
Tombaertzy-les-Bains to the east of
Steenstraate. We have captured 'the
enemy's trenches, gained 350 yards,
made 100 prisoners and taken three
mitrailleuses.
"In the region of Blxschoote we have
gained 500 yards, made 80 prisoners
and taken three mitrailleuses. To the
north - of Notre Dame do Consolation
our progress has been about 500 yards."
PARIS, Dee. IS. The following of
ficial communication was issued to
night: "We have gained some ground along
the downs at the northeast of Nieu
port. We have repulsed two strong
counter-attacks by the enemy at the
north of the road between Ypres and
Menin.
"The British troops have advanced
slightly in the region of Armentieres.
"Our artillery has destroyed two
heavy batteries in the region of Ver
dun. "There is nothing of importance to
report from the other parts of the
front." . i
The earlier official report said:
"The day of December 17 was
marked, as we said yesterday, by an
advance on our part in Belgium, where
every counter attack undertaken by
the enemy failed.
"In the region of Arras a vigorous
offensive made us masters of several
trenches located at Auchy, La Basse e.
St. Laurent and Blangy. At this last
mentioned place we occupied a front
more than one kilometer long,- almost
all the first-line trenches of the en
emy. , 4
"In the region of Tracy-le-Val, on
the Aisne and in Champagne, our heavy
artillery wain distinct advantages.
"In the Argonne the Germans blew
up one of our trenches to the north of
Four-de-Paris, and endeavored to move
out from their position with three bat
talions of troops. This Infantry attack.
as well as the one they undertook at
St. Hubert, was repulsed.
"To the east of the Meuse and In the
Vosges there is noting to report."
GERMAN'S TAKE 150 FRENCH
Battle at . Xleuport Is Favorable,
Says Berlin War Office.
BERLIN, Dec. 18, via London The
German War Office this afternoon gave
out an official statement, as follows:
"The fighting in Nleuport continues
favorable, but no decision yet has been
reached.
"The French attacks between La
Bassee and Arras and on both sides of
the River Somme have resulted in fail
ure, with severe losses to the enemy.
On the Somme the French lost 1200
men in prisoners, and at least 1800 in
dead; our own losses were under 200.
"In the Argonne Forest our success
ful attack resulted in the capture of
some 750 prisoners, in addition to war
material. . There have been no Impor
tant developments elsewhere on the
western front."
PROTEST IS UNHEEDED
UNITED STATES TO IGNORE
- - BiRDMEM OF BRITAIN.
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Washington Determined to Iveep Out
of' European Conflict. Even When
Neutral Powera Are Affected.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. Determined
that the United States shall continue
uninvolved in the controversy which
has arisen between the European bel
ligerents over alleged violations of The
Hagira conventions. President Wilson
and Secretary Bryan will make no rep,
resentations to Germany concerning the
bombardmet of the east coast of Eng
land by German warships.
Suggestions from the British press
that the United States should take in
itiative in protesting to Germany for
the alleged infraction of an article of
The Hague conventions, which prohib
its naval bombardment of "undefended
towns," has met with no response from
the Washington Government.
Should England make a protest to
the United States it will be received
courteously, as have similar protests
from Belgium, France ant Germany
concerning the use of dumdum bullets
and other violations of the rules of
warfare by their respective enemies.
While the attitude of the Washing
ton Government is chiefly due to a -de-sir
to keep from being entangled In
the war's controversies, its course also
has been influenced largely by the feel
ing that during the progress of the
conflict protests from even neutral
powers are of little avail, though they
surely will be taken into full account
when a final reckoning is made at the
conference 'of powers which will meet
ultimately to discuss terms of peace, i
TAXPAYERS AID OFFICIALS
Salaries Cut by Oregon City Council
Are Raised by Citizens.
OREGON CITY, Or., Dec. 18 (Spe
cial.) Taxpayers here tonight raised
the City Council's budget fdr running
expenses for the year by $360. The
Council had placed the expenses at
$45,500 and had reduced the salaries
of the Chief of Police and Superintend
ent of streets from $100 monthly to $75
monthly The meeting fixed the sal
aries at $90 monthly for each officer.
An item in the Council's budget for
$250 to buy additional fire hydrants
was killed. The meeting also favored
a charter amendment enabling the city
to retain 100 per cent of the county
road money collected In the city limits.
The city now gets 60 per cent.
Australian Cruiser at Caliao. ,
CAUAO. Peru. Dec. 18. The Austra
lian battle cruiser Australia arrived
here today.
The annual per capita fire waste in-the
United States Is $2. 64. while In Kurope It
is only 33 cenu.
These are new suits in a complete range of sizes ; every
suit is thoroughly tailored full-cut; lined throughout;
taped seams giving thoroughly satisfactory wear.
Choose today at j4.95 !
Boys' Balmacaans and Overcoats in heavy-weight
tweed, cheviot and novelty weaves; serviceable Christmas
presents; $5 to $12.50.
Boys' and Youths' "Wool Maekinaws, in ages 6 to 20
years, at $5, $6.50 and $7.50.
Glove Orders Hat Orders 'Merchandise Orders
BEN SELLING
Morrison at Fourth
HUNGARY IS RESTIVE
Riots Follow Defeat in Servia.
General May Be Punished.'
LOSSES PLACED AT 90,000
Serbs Captured More Guns, Ammu
nition and Food Than They Ever
Had During War, Says Hun
garian Journalist.
LONDON, Dec, 19. The Morning Post
tfday publishes a Budapest letter writ
ten by a Hungarian Journalist, in which
he describes the' defeat of the Austrian
army in Servia and its sufferings in
retreat. He declares that Field Marshal
Oskar Potiorek. in command of the
Austrian forces, will be tried by court
martial in Vienna.
"The public and official circles." the
letter says, "are furious at Potiorek for
allowing the withdrawal of three army
corps from his front, when he ought
tohave known It would leave him too
weak to withstand the Servians. Jt is
rumored that General Mlnarelli-Fitz-gerald
will supersede him.
"In the rear-guard actions during the
retreat, the Austrians lost 60.000 men
in dead or wounded, and 30.000 prison
ers, besides sacrificing more guns,
ammunition and provisions than the
Servians ever had in the whole war.
"The Hungarian regiments suffered
severely and the "remnants of Potlorek's
army of about 100.000 are now In Bos
nia trying to re-form."
The correspondent adds: "The feel
ing in Hungary has translated itself
Into demonstrations and rioting in
Budapest, Prague and other towns.
"Count Tlsza, the Premier, rn a sen
sational speech in the Hungarian
Parliament, declares that If the Import
ance of an invasion of Hungary was
not realized by the general staff. Inde
pendent Hungary would find a means
to concentrate her sons, who are now
fighting abroad in defense of their own
homes.
"As a result of this epeeen. Premier
Tlsza was summoned to Vienna and
saw the Emperor, to whom, on his loy
alty being questioned, he offered his
resignation. This, however, the Em
peror declined to accept.
GERMANS EVACUATE LODZ
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thians. where they .were 'reported to
have been driven out'several days ago.
The following Austrian official state
ment, as made public today, has been
received here:
"The beaten Russian main forces are
being pursued on the entire battle front.
400 kilometers wide (about 250 miles),
from Krosno (Gallcia) to the mouth of
the Bzura River (in Poland, where It
empties in the Vistula).
Czar Loses Position.
"The enemy yesterday was driven
from his positions north of the Carpa
thians, between Krosno and Zahliczyn.
On the Lower Donajec River we and
our allies are doing battle with the en
emy's rear guard.
"In South Poland our advance so far
has been made -without Important fight-
Preparing for Christmas Dinner
And New Years Eve Celebration
A MAGNIFICENT table, d'hote dinner ivill be served in
the Arcadian Garden from 6 until 8 Christmas day.
An especially noteworthy celebration is beinsr prepared for New
Year's Eve. Four hundred persons can be comfortably accom
modated, and, as two hundred reservations have been made,
you had better make arransrements for tables at once.
Special musical ' attractions both these creati.
Hotel Multnomah
Roy D. Tateo, Pres.
tog. Plotfkow, day before yesterday,
and Przedborz, yesterday, were stormed.
"The heroic garrison at Przemysl has
continued further fighting in front of
the fortress with success.
"The situation in the Carpathians
has not yet substantially changed."
The German War Office official
statement this afternoon said:
"On the frontiers of East and West
Prussia the situation is unchanged.
"In Poland wo continue to purge the
retreating enemy."
Lull Reported bjt, Petrograd.
The following statement from the
general staff of the Russian army was
received from Petrograd tonight: .
"On the left bank of the Vistula an
almost complete lvll on nearly all of
the front has replaced the attacks
made by the enemy in the course of the
past few' days; All of these attacks we
repulsed.
"In connection with the advance of
part of our troops toward the Bzura
River (Russian Poland) and in view of
the fact that the Austrians are contin
ually receiving reinforcements In the
Carpathians we have thought fit to re
arrange the positions of some ot our
armies.
"We checked the offensive of the en
emy yesterday in Western Gallcia. On
the front between Sanck and Lisk we
have succeeded in our offensive and
have captured 3000 prisoners, several
guns and mitrailleuses."
The German official press bureau to
day gave out the following!
"The coincidence of the expedition to
the English coast and the victory Id
the east continues to cause general
rejoicing.
Details Are Lacking.
"Although the headquarters report
Is chary of details there Is general ex
pectation that the Russian defeat will
prove to have been complete. From de
tails already available, however, it
seems safe to say that the victory has
freed Germany for a long period from
any possible menace of invasion from
the east. The Austrians appear to
have done their work as thoroughly.
The political effect of the victory also
is likely to be advantageous as re
gards certain powers . whose attitude
might depend on the course of the
events of the war.
"While nearly the whole press Is dis
posed to consider Fiejd. Marshal Von
Hlndenburg's victory in f he light of an
utter crushing of the Russians, the
military critic of the Vorwaerts speaks
in a more moderate tone.
" 'The talk of a destructive defeat
of the j Russians is for the present a
senseless and misleading exaggeration."
this critic says. 'An army of 1.000.000
men like the Russian army, which. In
deed, in the last four weeks bas suf
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fered severe losses but which always
bas been able to fill the gaps with re
cruits, does not let itself be destroyed
under present conditions on a front of
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FRENCH MAY HONOR JOAN
Bill for Xational Holiday, as Com
memoration, to Be Introduced.
PARIS. Dec. 18. Maurice Barres.
member of the Chamber ot Deputies,
will introduce a bill Tuesday for the
creation of a national holiday to' be
called "Jeanne d'Arc day."
Jeanne d'Arc, he says, "represents
for France an Incomparable image of
force and radiant loyalty, a figure of
victory, the Saint of France.'"
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