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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. TUESDAY, JANUARY 2G, 1915. IARTILLERY 1ST GEASELESS HI Many German Batteries Are 1 Reduced by British Guns, Says Eye-Witness. 'X I BATTLE RESEMBLES GAME Xintl and Dry Weather Improv Conditioos in Trenches of Allies. French Ketake lost Posi tion, Admits Berlin. LONDON", Jan. 23. There was given " out in London today a further recital J of conditions at the front by an eye- witness attached to the British General itaff. It. is dated Tuesday. January y In, at the British general headquarters in France. '. A .synopsis of it follows: i "The continuous artillery combat al most takes the form of a game in some 2 parts of the tield. As soon as German 4 batteries start shelling us our suns Tare uuciieu &jsmsi ctsi lain iiiucra uu 4 the enemy's lines, the bombardment of which, n fl know by experience, will J soon induce him to desist. Having ob- iainei tue range ox most oi me nosiue -batteries, we generally can reduce ;them to silence or render their fire comparatively harmless. Marrhinu Battalions Shelled. "Saturday, January 16, our guns made good practice against the Ger 'man trenches and also found an ex Ccellent target in a German battalion marching through a forest and they amade direct hits on a convoy and ob servation station at Volaines. Sunday, ine i i in, norm oi uiyeocny, we sneuea Sthe German redoubts and forced the m garrison to retire. Monday, the 18th, the British left was heavily shelled Jwithout result. "An alleged German official report declares that a certain German pris- 4 oner in the English lines charges that -on several different occasions he was forced to ascend In a British aero- t plane in his shirt sleeves to point out the German positions and drop a bomb. This whole story is a pure fabrication, bnt it presumably would not have 'appeared unless if was like- to be accepted as true in Germany and in some neutral countries. . Conditions Are Improved, "The. weather is now dry and windy, "which results in improving conditions iin the trenches. J "The wind at the height of half a Jmile lias reached a velocity of 90 miles fan hour. In spite of this, successful iaeroplane flights have been accom- Cpllshed." ' - Jmake any graven images." Ardlsoul The German army headquarters today issued the following statement: "There were artillery duels near eXieuport and near Ypres yesterday. To the southwest of Berry-au-Bac the Ger- 4 nmns lost one trench taken a few days ago from the French. "All the French, attacks on Hart-(rnann-AVeilerkopf were repulsed with Jheavy French losses. No less than 400 chasseurs wero found dead and the fnumber of French prisoners increases.'! t The French War Olllce this afternoon pave out a report on the progress of Jthe war as follows: ' J "In Belgium we have made slight progress at a point east of St. Georges; ton the rest of 'this front, there, were artillery duels yesterday. . "On the Meuse the destruction of the J bridges of St. Mibiel was accomplished by our artillery. "In Lorraine, at Embermenll, we sur prised a detachment of Bavarian troops by the Governor to vend exhibits consisting of the hair f round In the right and left hands of Mrs. Wehrman, to the Executive office for examination. In view of the im portance of the matter, the Judge sent him court bailiff. T. C. Watte, and the ex hibit were delivered by him in person this morning to the Governor's secretary, G. P. Putnam, I have seen enough to feel convinced that the hair found in Mrs. Wehrman's hands was not that of Pender. There seems some reason to believe that it might have been Sierks" ; at least the general character of the hair, as examined under the microscope, is entirely different from the Pender hair, and is practically identical with gierkC. Of course, even the prosecution never claimed that the hair found in the dead woman's hands was Pender's. Now, - It is apparent that so far as its physical texture is con cerned. It might be Sferlts'. On the other hand, it also might be the woman's or some- : one else's. The next important matter is to establish that the hair is, or is not, Mrs. j Wearman's. 1 shall atetmpt to get hair i from the body of Mrs. Wehrman to continue the investigation. If the hair is the same as this we have examined, the matter is closed, at least so far as this lead is con cerned. If it conclusively is not, an im portant point Is established we are sure that the hair is not the woman's, we are sure thit it is not Pender's, and there good reason to believe that it is Sierks'. Sierks' hair under the microscope is entirely different from Pender's and RUSSIANS ADMIT GERMAN ADVANCE Trenches Taken and Retaken and Austrians Show Ac tivity in Galicia. : A f - REPORTS ARE AT VARIANCE John G. H. Sierks, Against ' Whom New Circumstantial Evidence la Adduced In Wear man Case. similar in many respects to that found in Mrs. Wehrman's hands. It la light of color and texture and has black spots. which are almost circular. The hair of the other feeble-minded persons is similar, while that of Pender has long stripes in it. Pender's hair also Is much darker than Slerk's or that found In the woman's hands. SPIES SPECIAL DETECTIVE IS ORGANIZED TO CATCH OFFENDERS. Many Work as Domewtlcs ia Prominent Homes, YYhlie Others Enter With Belgian Passports. 'GUARANTEE TO BE DEMAND . J Allies Will Seize Food if Armed Foe Is Prospective Itecipicnt. ; IiONDON. Jan. 25. Unless a positive guarantee is given that the cargo of 4 foodstuffs on the American steamer fW'ilhelniina, which sailed from New York Friday, lor Uermany will not J reach the German army. It is likely the ship will be stopped by the allies. Itecause of the alleged general practice Zof the German authorities in seizing foodstuffs for military, it Is said that Jthe British officials would not regard the consignment of the food ship to eme individual or firm any proof that the ultimate destination would not be the army. T L'nder conditions alleged to exist in flermany it Is believed here Virtually impossible to guarantee that any food stuffs destined for civilian use will Teach the consignees. VIKNOR LOST OFF IRELAND Sirilisli Armored Merchantman Sinks With All Hands. I.OXDON, Jan. 25. It was announced officially at the Admiralty today that -the British armored merchant vessel A'iknor had been lost off Ireland, with cll hands. Tl-.e vessel, it was Mated, either einns already have been checked in t truck a mine or foundered. " The Viknor was formerly the Viking and was commandeered by the Ad miralty on December 12. She was in charge of Commander Ernest O. Bal lantyne. The number of her crew can ' not be ascertained. .OPEN CANAL NOT ASSURED Slides Make Passage or Buttleships to Fair Doubtful. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. Colonel Goe thals. Governor of the Canal Zone, re ported to President Wilson today that hard work on the slides at Gold Hill und Cucaracha gave no promise of a guarantee that battleships could pass through the waterway for the opening ceremonies In March. The Presidential party may be taken around the slides by train. HAIR IS NOT. PENDER'S C ontlnued' From Tint Page.) no preconceived ideas. If Pender is innocent he shall be released. All I want to do now is to run down all the information available. . X believe' that Governor Clarke will do what he can to assist me when the facta are laid before him." Further Inquiry tm Be 3Iade. -Governor Withycombe has requested Superintendent Lawson of the Peniten tiary to. go to Scappoose and investi gate certain evidence connected with the case. Reparding the evidence of the hair, the Governor made the following written statement: J A. Eakln. Circuit Judge or the Fifth PARIS, Jan. 10. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) So numerous have daring German spies become that the French government has found it necessary to organize a special serv ice to guard against them. Women playing an increasing prominent part in the spying system, and arrests, es pecially of Germans working as do mestics in prominent families and the homes of military officers, have been reported. Want advertisements in French papers even have been resorted to in recruiting spies, and French mili tary uniforms have been sent to Ger mans in Switzerland. The Germans, it has been found, have succeeded in seizing many military passport books from Belgian soldiers and reservists, which then are given to German spies, whose descriptions agree in reasonable measure with the printed descriptions in the books, and who can Fpeak Flemish. The men are sent to France by way of England. The Germans also ars said to ccru tinize carefully the military books of the French prisoners of war, which contain occasionally the records of past misdemeanors desertions in time of peace and similar misdeeds. Such soldiers then are singled out for spe cial attention, aro treated with the ut most consideration and, if they prove susceptible, are asked to serve the German secret service. The military authorities of both France and Belgium are making thorough census of all the refugees, soldiers and civilians, in order to de tect imposters wherever possible. Vienna Says Attacks by Czar's Troops Repulsed s With Heavy losses and 1000 Prisoners Taken in Carpathians. PETROGRAIi, Jan. ,25. The follow ing official communication was Issued today from generaL headquarters: "On January 24, in the region be tween tie Vistula,and the Mlawa Rail way, there was no important modifi cation to report, but there have been engagements between small numbers of units, and rifle firing on the left bank of the Vistula and a. relative lull prevails. North of the Borjimow Farm the Germans were successful on January in capturing from us one of our advanced trenches of secondary import ance. On th 24th, -near the same re sion, the Germans attempted an offen sive, and were successful in movin forward one by one and occupying an other of their own trenches which they had previously abandoned. But as result of our efficient fire, they wexe obliged to evacuate that trench, which we seized. "On January 24 our artillery checked seriously the movements of their tryops along the front. At one point we cap tured by means of our heavy artillery lire a trench ' of the enemy, together with machine guns. "In the region of the village of Kourjeschlne, about five miles north of Rawa, our artillery destroyed an armored automobile which was ad vancing to bombard our positions. "In Galicia we note a certain anima tion and activity among the Austrians, among all the Carpathian passes, ' be ginning with that of Dukla. ARTILLERY FIGHT IS FIERCE On the Xida Austrians Meet the En only in Violent Battle. VIENNA, via "Amsterdam, to London Jan. 25. The following official com munication was issued tonight: "In Poland and alicia no important engagements have occurred, with the exception of, on the Nida, where there was a violent aniuery iignt. "The Russian attacks with the pur pose of recapturing the positions taken by us in the Upper Ung Valley and near vezerszalles were repulsed with heavy losses. "In tlie battles during the last two days in the Carpathians, -we have taken 1000 prisoners." CZAR'S LOSS HALTS ROCMAXIA Consuls excluded from zones of mili tary operations was not given in the note, but officials thought it not un likely that it was a military precau tion aimed to prevent the dissemination of military knowledge. Some neutral countries have employed as Consuls, as well as subordinate officers, citizens or Belgium, a practice not uncommon in many countries because of the strictly commercial character of consular work. In the past it was pointed out by high officials of the Washington Gov ernment, the United States often has sent consular agents abroad without accrediting them to any government. While American consular officers by special Instruction frequently have ac quired a diplomatic character, as in Mexico, they have, as a rule, been com mercial agents who did not, except by treaty stipulation, enjoy the diplo matic immunities from local civil or! criminal jurisdiction. RURALS WAIT FOR MAIL ESTABLISHMENT OF ROUTES IS DEFERRED BY DEPARTMENT. CLING TO VESSEL, 10 SAVED Crew of Mary L. Baxter Rescued After 11 -Hour Vigil. NEW YORK, Jan. 25. The Southern Pacific steamer El Valle, from1 Galves ton, brought here today Captain Dodge and nine members of the crew of the schooner Mary L. Baxter, which sailed from Tampa, Fla., for Baltimore Janu ary 14. Captain Dodge said that the schooner encountered a hurricane Saturday night which carrieid away her masts and left her helpless. Early Sunday the men were clinging to the sides of the vessel. They remained there 11 hours, until the El Valle hove in view and took them off. The rescue was effected about 80 miles north of Cape Hatteras. AMERICA' GETS PROTEST Germany Would Stop Sale of Aero planes to Her Enemies. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. Germany protested today to the State Depart ment through her Ambassador, Count Bcrnstorff, against shipments of American hydro-aeroplanes by the Curtiss Works to the European bellig erents on the ground that such air craft are war vessels. "Hydro-aeroplanes are not especially mentioned in The Hague agreement for the simple reason that this kind of war vessels did not yet exist at that time," says the protest. Bishop to Meet Women Workers. To give Bishop Sumner an oppor tunity to meet the members of the Women's Auxiliary to the ' Board of Missions of the Episcopal diocese of Oregon, a reception will be. held to morrow from 3 to 6 o'clock at Trinity parish house. It is requested that all members of the auxiliary be present, including members of the junior aux iliary. The presidents of the parish branches will preside. Russian Prestige Hurt by Austrian . , Victory, ays Vienna. BERLIN, Jan. 25. (By wireless : to Sayviile, L. I.) Newspaper dispatches from Vienna say that the-Austro-Hun- garlan successes in Bukowina have had a strong political effect in Roumania, having given a hard blow to Russian prestige there. The reported victory is regarded in Vienna, according to the dispatches, as ending for a long time Russian offensive movements in Bukowina and preventing all further attempts to in vade Transylvania. The Russian losses at Kirlibaba are reported to have been heavy. ' 5 000 Russian Prisoners at Przcmysl. LONDON,. Jan. 25. An Amsterdam dispatch says: "According to Vienna reports the Russian assaults of Przemysl have practically ceased. There aro' 5000 Russian prisoners in the fortress." ' MRS. HAZEL TACKELS, ANGRY AT VERDICT. FIGHTS FOR CHILD, Enmity of Italy, Roumania Risked. VIENNA. Jan. 25, via London. The Wiener Tageblatt, which is the mouth piece of the Foreign Office, credits to Foreign Minister Burian a statement that he will refuse territorial conces sions to Italy and Roumania, even if such a course makes inevitable the In tervention of these states on the side Judicial Kiatrict, at Astgrla, wu requested 1 of Great Britain, France and Russia. Ex-HuHband Stops Her Charge at Her Own Mother When Daughter Ia Taken at Oregon City. OREGON CITY, Or., Jan. 25. (Spe cial.) Maddened by a verdict of a jury in the Juvenile Court which awarded her 6-year-old daughter to the grand mother, Mrs. Hazel Tackels late today attempted to fight a crowd of 60 men and women in the corridor of the court house. Her anger was directed at her mother, Mrs. Mary Conklin, who was given cus tody of the child. As soon as Judge Anderson announced the verdict of the jury and directed the surrender of the child to Mrs. Conklin, Mrs. Tackels clung to her daughter and defied the officers. Juvenile Officer Frost and Court Matron Church separated the child and the mother. Mrs. Tackels, at first stunned, crying, I want my child," rushed toward her own mother. The divorced husband of Mrs. Tackels stepped between the two women. Not until Mrs. Church, court matron. got Mrs. Tackels at bay did she sub side. Mr. Tackels declared that he would fight the case to the finish. A motion for a new trial asked by Attor ney Earle C. Latourette, representing Mr. and Mrs. Tackels, was denied by Judge Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Tackels were divorced several months ago and their child was awarded to its mother. Early this month Mrs. Conklin filed a petition In the Juvenile Court asking that the child be awarded to her on the grounds that its mother was not a fit person to have cutsody of her. Attorney Charles Slevers represented the little girls grandpar ents. Mr. and Mrs. Conklin live at Mll waukie, while the Tackels are living in Portland. Low State of Government Finances Ia Given aa Explanation to Sena, tors and Representatives. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Jan. 25. The Postolfice De partment is notifying Senators and Representatives in Congress generally that no more rural free delivery routes and no more star routes will be es tablished by the Government until there is a decided improvement in the state . of the National finances. All recommendations for the establishment of new service are being filed away for future consideration, except in a few cases where great emergency has been shown. While the Postoffice Department refuses to authorize the expansion or extension of the rural and star route service, it contends that the postal service is now self-sustaining, and under this Administration a deficit has been turned into a surplus. Never theless, the Postmaster-General Inti mates to his Congressional callers that the most rigid economy must be practiced, and in many instances, the residents of rural districts must put up with inadequate service until such time as the Treasury will permit of the establishment of new routes, and the increase of service on routes where service is now intermittent. The attitude of the department is given In a form letter that Is being sent to Senators and Representative who urge the establishment of new service. This letter reads: Tour recommendation is held in the de. partment awaiting a more favorable condl- tlon in the National finances. . It is ap parently advisable to withhold for a time all applications for additional postal fa cilities that involve increased expenditures, except in case of urgent necessity, end I think you will a?ee that much can be ac complished in this line by deferring the es tablishment of additional rural routes. The residents of the community to be served by the route in question, having a full under standing of the conditions confronting the Government, will doubtless co-operate with the department in the effort to contribute a share toward meeting the situation now at hand. Chat No, 1 I think everyone in Portland would like to know that we have this week at the PEOPLES THEATER the beau tiful Marie Doro in W. J. Locke's famous story: "The Morals of Marcus." There are five wonderful acts in this charming story. You will remember, too, that when Miss Doro played in "The Morals of Marcus" it cost $2 a seat Seats at the PEOPLES THEATER are 10 cents, but box seats may be reserved call Marshall 880. This is Miss Doro's first appearance in photo-play. Charles Frohman is the producer. "The Morals of Marcus" is one of those won derful Paramount pictures. Don't forg-et, too, that at the STAR THEATER until Wednesday night we have Edith Taliaferro, who also is making her first film appearance in a delightful story: "Young Romance." Everyone should make an effort to see both of these stars in their screen debut. My next chat will be In Thursday's Oregonian. John F. Cordray 1 JP&iP 2 VESSELS THOUGHT E SUNK BY TORP DDES British Battle Cruiser Also Lost in Sunday Battle, ' Says German Report. BERLIN ADMITS LOSING ONE Newspapers in Kaiser's Capital Re gard Result". Victory for Their Fleet, Because Enemy With drew From Sea Chase. NEW OPERA IS BRILLIANT FARRAR GIVES RUDE PORTRAYAL OF "MADAME SANS (iEXB." Muaie Is filing Well and Cleverneaa Is Shown, However, in Acting; Be fore Large Audiences. NEW YORK, Jan. 23. (Special.) 'Madame Sans Gene,' an opera in fou acts, the book by rtenato Simoni alter the comedy by Victorien Sardou and E, Moreau anI the music by Umberto Giordano, was performed tonight at the Metropolitan Opera House for the first time on any stage. Geraldine Farrar took the part of uaterina Hubscher and Fasquale Amato that of Napoleon. This evenings production was wit nessed by a large and eager audience. The brlilianccy of the stage pictures, the swift movement of Sardou s skill fully planned action, the disclosure of Geraldine Farrar s gifts in a new vestiture and the new demonstration of a pleasing skill within a limited ield of impersonation on the part of Mr. Amato, for which he baa few op portunities, all served to hold the in terest of the assembly and furnished food for much animated discussion in the entr'actes. The book of "Madame Sans Gene' supplies only a few dramatic points for strong and vital music. The point at which tho development of this viva cious comedy calls for the most moving motional utterance is in the second act, when Lefebvre repeats to his wife the Emperor s suggestion of divorce. Of the production at the Metropoli tan little can be said that Is not com mendatory. Miss Farrar was the chief offender against probability and gainst good taste, for her Caterina was too rude and too suddenly rid of er awkwardness. There was much cleverness in her acting. She sang the music well enough, but vocally Cate rina is simple. GERMANY ASKS CONSULS (Continued From First Page.) than the ones named, the German gov ernment will not permit consular of ficers to perform their duties. " 'In the circumstances this Govern ment assumes that the German govern ment will not object to United States consular officers now stationed at Brussels, Liege, Antwerp , and other places similarly situated, exercising their functions, and that if the authori ties in. control of those cities have ob jection on personal grounds to any of such officers acting, this Government will be notified forthwith.' " Germany's reasons for desiring all RUSSIA'S SAVINGS JUMPING Prohibition Greatly Benefits and Country Feels Xot War's Effect. LONDON, Jan. 25. A dispatch to Reuter's Telegram Company from Petrograd says M. Kharitonoff, Con troller of the Russian treasury, speak ing before the Duma budget committee today, declared that, owing to the great increase in the national savings, due to prohibition, the extraordinary outlay occasioned by the war bad caused no great suffering as yet in Russia. As proof this, M. Kharitonoff said the national savings in uecemDer, which amounted to 700,000 rubles ($350,- 000), had increased to 29,100,000 rubles (S14.550.000) In December. 1914. He added that the total savings for 1913 amounted to 34,000,000 rubles (17,00'0,- 000) as compared with 84,000,000 rubles (4?,00,000) for 1914. , Aliens' Money Xon Tied Vp. WINNIPEG, Man- Jan. 25. Instruc tions have been issued by the district officer commanding the local banks to the effect that no unnaturalized aliens of a country now at war with Great Britain and living in Winnipeg can withdraw any money he may have on deposit In a local bank without the matter first being investigated by the military authorities of the district. Xeutrality Statement for Public. WASHINGTON Jan. 25. Secretary Bryan's letter to Senator Stone con cerning American neutrality was today made a part of the Congressional Rec ord, and 5000 copies, as a public docu ment, were orderded printed on motion of Senator Stone. No Republicans ob jected. Governor Honors ex-Secretary. LINCOLN. Nef.. Jan. 25. Governor Morehead, of Nebraska, today appointed his ex-private secretary, Anarew -m. Morrissey. to the chief judgeship of the State Supreme Court. BERLIN, via Rome, Jan. 25. Meagre unofficial details available here con cerning the naval engagement in the North Sea Sunday i.idicate that torpe does ' may have been responsible for the sinking of the German armored cruiser Bluecher and a British cruiser. The detailed official report of the fight has not been issued. It is conjectured here that the torpe does whicn are believed to have sent the warships to the bottom were de livered by torpedoboat destroyers be tween the lines of cruisers, it being argued that the range of from 8Va to 12 Vj' miles over which the tight took place would have been too great for torpedoes shot from tho cruisers. One German eruiser was hit by a shell, but was able to remain in the firing line. Submarines apparently did not participate in the battle. It Is understood the weather during the en gagement was clear. Rear-Admiral Hipper commanded the German squadron, and Captain Erumann the Bluecher.. Briton-Reported Sank. The following official announcement on the naval engagement in the North Sea yesterday was given out in Ber lin today: "During the advance of our armored cruisers Seydlitz. Derfflinger, Moltke and Bluecher, which, accompanied by four smaller cru'isers aud two flotillas of torpedo-boats, were steaming in the North Sea, these vessels became en gaged with a British detatchment com posed of five battle cruisers, several smaller cruisers, and 26 torpedo-boat-destroyers. "The enemy discontinued the en gagement after three hours' time at a point 70 miles west northwest of Hel goland and retreated. According to the information avail able one British battle cruiser and one of our armored cruisers, the Bluecher, were sunk. All other German ships returned to port." The news of the sea fight in the North Sea to tho west of Heligoland was received -in Germany with- much satisfaction, despite the loss of the German cruiser Bluecher. The Berlin newspapers assume, pending receipt of the English report, that the British battle cruiser reported sunk in the en gagement was a vessel considerably larger than the Bluecher. Germans Outnumbered. While the names of the British par ticipants in the battle are not yet known, it is also assumed that -the five battle cruisers mentioned grjeatly out numbered the Germans in tonnage and armament, and in consequence the newspapers affirm the withdrawal of the British ships from the fight means a German victory against odds. They believe also that the retirement of the British was necessitated by the dam aged condition of their vessels. LONDON, Jan. 25. The central ews has received a dispatch from .its corre spondent from Amsterdam, who tele graphs that the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger, drawing particular attention " to the German afficial statement that the British warships In the Norm tea iignt of Sunday were compelled to retire from the action, expresses itself as fol lows: If the British, notwithstanding tneir greater strength, broke olt the action, this is proof that our gunners bad them in hand. German seamen again oia their duty, and it has been proved that a British squadron oi gieai supermini is by no means able to overcome tier- man Vessels, ana in HUB tuna iiuho apart from the fact that our ships were tHbpn bv Rurorise." A dispatch from Amsterdam to me Central News says that the German cruisers in the North Sea action were accompanied by 20 torpede) craii, ac cording to the master of the Dutch trawler Erica, who declares he wlt- nessed part of the fight and said one British ship slightly damaged. 44 WANT SERGEANT'S POST Other Policemen Expected to File for Examination Before Saturday. Forty-four policemen have designat ed their intention of competing in a Municipal Civil Service examination for the positions of sergeants of police, to be held February 2. It is expected that still more applications will be received between now and Saturday, the final day for filing such applications. Only policemen who have been In the service a year or mors-are eligible to take the examination. Following Is the list of men who. have filed ap plication so far: E. C. Brothers, E1 Burke, SI. E. Sims, Ben F. Wade. H. S. Raney, George 11. Riley, E. S. Glace, M. D. Wells, Walter Padrech, E. Thorpe. H. J. Ennls, P. R. Johnson, A. C. Welch, M. M. Rudolph, H. C. Hales. C. M. Cason, K. J. Ellis, B. It.' Evert, W. B. Strum, A. O. An undson, J. Palmer, George B. Murray, RIOT REPORTS ARE VAGUE Details Lacking on Economic Situa tion in Hungwry and Bohemia. VENICE, Jan. 23, via London. Trust worthy details of the reported economic disturbances in Hungary and Bohemia are difficult to obtr.ln. In Venice about all that can be said is thut Hungarian newspapers reaching here contain statements Issued by the local author! ties of several Hungarian towns that protest that they are not responsible for the disturbed condition of the country. The Moravian Diet has passed resolution declaring that the Czech population is not responsible for the rioting in various districts, which la not the result of an organized move mcnt. but merely Isolated instances of disorders. Conditions in Agram are reported to be particularly serious. GERMANS LOSE 400 AUTOS British Airmen lo Great Damage at Ksscn, Amsterdam Hears. 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