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HI 200.000 GERMANS ATTACK IN FORCE Bloodiest Battle'of Campaign in Poland Marks Failure to Budge Enemy. MEN MASSED FOR ASSAULT Tront or Onslaught Is Only Six Miles Across and 00 Pieces of Ar tillery Are rscd Carpathian Conflict Violent, Too. LOXDON", Feb. 5. More thin 100.000 Gorman Infantrymen, accompanied by heavy forces of cavalry and supported by 600 pieces of field artillery, were hurled yesterday along a front of not more than six miles in another unsuc cessful effort to break through the T'.ussian lines In Poland, according to a dispatch from Petrograd. The attack was made in the vicinity of Borjimow, west of Warsaw, and probably will prove to have been the bloodiest battle of the war, up to date. The onslaught was made In 10 or 12 lines, each closely following the one In front and each line containing- about 3000 men to the mile the whole total ins from 30.000 to 36,000 men to the mile, according to the Russian report. If these estimates are correct about 200.000 Germans were engaged In the assault. As soon as one line was mowed down by the Russians, another, advancing like a sea wave, would take its place. Russians, Warned. Repulse Foe. The dispatch continues: "The Russians, warned by the at tacks of previous days in this same vicinity, had concentrated correspond ingly heavy forces to resist the Ger man advance. So close were both sides packing this narrow space that the artillery became practically useless. "The battlefield was a flat plain, un obstructed by either trees or houses. The latter already had been demol ished by shell fire. The Russians met the German advance with rifle fire and the bayonet, the first lines struggling forward and backward from trench, to trench. "At some places the trenches were only a few hundred yards apart. The closeness of the line made the fightiftg extraordinarily sanguinary. Whole companies were exterminated. The mo.st desperate German resistance was at Wola t-zydlowiecka, which the Rus sians succeeded in taking at 10 o'clock in the morning; after a fight which lasted all night. "German prisoners relate that In the German camp the division chosen to lead this undertaking; was dubbed the "Division of Death." since it appeared to be a foregone conclusion that none would survive. Russian military ob servers with the meager details before them are likening this fight to the battle of Borodino, where Napoleon lost his Russian campaign. The battle at liorjimow is continuing with virtually unabated violence." Losses Ukely Enormous. Official statements do not mention the extent of the losses, which, judging from the nature of the ighting, must be enormous. In the Carpathians the fighting Is hardly less severe. The Fetrograd War office admits the Russians retreated in one section of this front, after fight ing 10 successive engagements with bayonets. Elsewhere Russian suc cesses are claimed. The Austrians report 30,000 Germans are on the way to the Carpathians to assist Hungarians said to be in dan ger of envelopment, and that Austrian troops have forced the Russian left flank bark in Southern Bukowina. For the relief of Prxemysl, 200.000 German troops are being sent from Poland. Berlin reports fresh Russian attacks south of the Memel, on the Prussian frontier, were repulsed, as were those east of Bolimow. The Russian General Staff, under date of February 5, issues this report: ln Kast Prussia we are making pro gress by fighting our way along both banks of the River Schesehuppe. in the vicinity of raeidehnen, east of Tilsit. Russians Capture Fashion. "Our counter-attack began the night of February 3. and was immediately followed by a scries of engagements at the point of the bayonet. We suc ceeded in compelling the enemy to as sume the defensive. At a point near Borjimow we took possession of two lines of German trenches, and we drove the enemy out of Goumine. After des perate fighting, which has lasted two days, our troops entered Wola Szyd lowieeka. The fighting here is still going on with desperate stubbornness, particularly around a neighboring dis tillery, which was still in the posses sion of the enemy the night of Feb ruary 3. "In the Carpathians the fighting con tinues along1 the front which is be tween the Dukla Pass and Mount Wyaakow. We advanced at a point near Svldnik. in the Valley of the Riv er Ijabortch, moving in the direction of Oujok. "c took 2000 prisoners and 10 machine guns. "At Mount Toukoholka and at Mount Beskld our troops during the last few lays have been confronting the enemy with a desperate resistance They ac cepted no less than 10 engagements at the point of the bayonet. On Feb - ruary 3 we resolved to withdraw our soldiers from the mountain positions to others previously selected and or ganised by us. The offensive strength of the enemy in this vicinity is very considerable. Austrian Make Gains. "Offensive operations of the enemy In the vicinity of Mount Wyszkow have been repulsed with the infliction of heavy losses." Austrian forces have attacked the Russian left flank at Jacobenl. In Southern Bukowina, forcing the Rus sians to retreat toward Radautz. It is reported, also, that art Austrian advance guard baa been annihilated In Uzsok Pass. The German War Office report today says: "On the East Prussian frontier re newed Russian attacks south of the Memcl River were repulsed. "Strong Russian attacks against the positions recently taken by the Ger mans east of Bolimow (east of Lowicr) were equally unsuccessful. We have taken prisoners in that vicinity since February 1. 26 officers and about 6000 men." GERMANS' RIGHT ADMITTED jCnnt'miM Frftm First Tsge.) a belligerent to designate a water, area as a war zone within which it Is dan gerous for neutral craft to venture Is a lately recognised principle of Inter national law, though the extent of the zone, the degree of menace to neutral ships and the right to Interrupt lawful commerce in the only existing water routes between neutral countries have never been defined. The declartion by Great Britain of the North Sea as a war sone because of the mines strewn there called forth protests from some of the European neutral countries, but the United States made no protest. Pilots were furnished for neutral ships. . Similarly, during the Russo-Japanese war. it waa recalled by officials today, there were designated by Japan 12 "strategic areas." Certain rules were promulgated for the' treat ment of neutral ships in those zones, and something of the same character is expected to result in the present situation. High officials here did not believe, as some German papers have intimated. that the German government intends deliberately to destroy neutral vessels In the war zone. Rules of international law. it waa pointed out, call for careful search of a neutral vessel to determine how much of Its cargo is contraband, and even then the ship can be destroyed In rare emergencies and on the confi dent assumption that it would have been condemned as a prize. Move Not Technically Blockade. While in many quarters the action of Germany was referred to as' a "block ade," technically the designation of war zones is an entirely different matter. Neutral vessels under a. blockade are absolutely forbidden from entering the blockaded areas, but under Germany's proclamation there Is no penalty or ob stacle directly placed against the pas sage of a neutral ship through a war zone after giving warnings against the dangers that exist there. In effect, a neutral vessel enters the dangerous area at its own risk, a situa tion somewhat analogous to the mine- strewn fields of the North Sea, though destruction by a submarine whose na tionality could be ascertained would dlffere in legal consequences from the explosion of a contact mine, responsi bility for the laying of which might never be fixed. The German Admiralty's notice, it was contended at the German Embassy, is the natural result of the British at titude toward foodstuffs intended for Germany. While nothing further had been received at the Embassy than the text of the order, and this not directly from the foreign office, but through war press reports sent by the Sayville wireless, it was made plain that the intention of the order, as understood here, is to prevent the entrance of food into England. Starving of England Proposed. The German understanding of the situation seems to be. it was explained. that It is the purpose of Great Britain not only to stop the cargo of food on the steamer Wilhelmina, but to seize otner cargoes. While none of the neu tral embassies and legations had in structions from their home govern ments today, it was suggested by some of the diplomats whose countries had been active In following up shipping interference with representations that it was unlikely that a change from the policy of protesting in specific cases only would be made. The possibility of a Joint protest by neutrals was dis cussed informally at some length in diplomatic quarters, but without offi cial sanction. It was said at the legation of the Netherlands that a conference would be held tomorrow between the Min ister, Chevalier Van Rappard, and of ficials of the State Department in or der to ascertain the probable action of this Government. Officials at the legation character ized the situation as extremely serious for all neutrals whose ships ordinarily pass through the danger zone, and especially for Holland, whose entire coast line is affected. WHOLE OHAN-NEX, DAX'GEROCS Shipping Warned Against Approach ing Coasts of France. BERLIN, Feb. S. (By wireless to Sayville.) The chief Admiral of the staff of the German navy has issued tiie following official communication: "England is on the eve of shipping numerous troops and large quantities of war materials to France. Against these English transports we will pro ceed with all the means of warfare at our disposal. "Neutral shipping Is earnestly cau tioned against approaching1 the north ern or the western coasts of France, as in these waters such vessels would run the serious danger of being confounded with ships whoso purposes are warlike. "The best route for the North Sea is around Scotland." Dutch lo Continue Voyage. THE HAGUE, via London," Feb. 5. In shipping circles here it is said that Germany's notice concerning danger to merchant shipping in British waters will have only the slightest effect on Dutch vessels, most of which are ex pected to continue their voyages ac cording to schedule, although some ships may choose the northerly routes. The Dutch government thus far has de clined to express an opinion. IS PAPER BOX MA VCFACTUTtER 3 NOT TO FIGHT CHARGES. Federal rroaccutor In IVew York Ac quiesces In Pleas of Xnlo Con tendere of Seven Defendants. NEW YORK. Feb. B. Pleas of nolo contendere regarded by the Govern ment as an admission of the 'truth of the charges were entered today by seven manufacturers, members of the Eastern Boxboard Club, to Indictments charging them with violation of the Sherman law. H. Snowden Marshall, United States District Attorney, ac quiesced in the pleas on the ground that an investigation disclosed that the defendants had made no attempt to re strict production since the indictment was filed against them. The Federal Court took the pleas un der Indictment until tomorrow. The indictments were found in 1911, and named 19 defendants. Those who entered pleas today were Sydney Mltchel, of the United Boxboard Com pany, of this city: Samuel A. Short, Jr, formerly of the Philadelphia Paper Manufacturing Company; J. C. Will lams, president of the Piedmont (N. T.) Paper Board Company; Frank S. Har rison, of Halltown, Va.; Louis Newman, of the Tonawanda (N. Y.) Paper Com pany, and William M. Smith, of the American Paper Company, of this city. The indictment charged the defend ants, whose mills produced dally 1093 tons of boxboard papers, with combin ing illegally and conspiring to restrain interstate trade by curtailing their out put and fixing prices. Justice Neterer, in taking the pleas under advisement said he wished to examine the indict ments. Week's Copper Exports Given. WASHINGTON. Feb. 5 Copper ex ports amounted to 15.3S9.S22 pounds, valued at $2,067,556, during the week ended January 30, the Department of Commerce announced today. Of this 6.289.64S pounds went to France, 4,776, 73S to England, 1,717,426 to Italy. 1.466, 536 to Sweden and 691,142 to Canada. Copper Imports amounted to 1,792,625 pounds, and of copper ore, etc, 664.728 pounds. ( BATTLE ABATING ON WESTERN LINE French Report Tells Chiefly of Artillery Fighting and Scattered Attacks. FOE'S TRENCH BLOWN UP German Batteries at Several Points Silenced Effective Work Done by Guns of Allies in Val ley of Aisne. LONDON, Feb. S. Battles in France and Flanders, according to the official reports today, have abated somewhat In intensity, though Paris reports scat tered activity at various points. The occupation of a German trench near Arras yesterday is confirmed in a de scription of the combat, which says that the Zouaves and light African infantry, who captured the position, are now securely installed there. The official report issued tonight from Paris said: "During the night of February 4-5, some German contingents endeavored, but without success, to advance from their trenches before Notre Dame de Lorette. "Our artillery has done some effect ive shooting in the valley of the Aisne. i -'i. - ; j tn thA north of Beau- sejour, our troops made some slight progress during tne nigni. m ioo w ,.....-1 ,. .. u n AAmv hecrsn an at- UL JUttMlbCO J o tack during the day of Friday which was repelled. Positions In Arsonne Reorganized. T . V. A wrmnnm v VlMVA f.OnHoll- dated our position on the ground which we captured February 4 at Bagatelle. 'Tn a loor, n f.irniRn attack to the south of Altklrch was repulsed. "An aviator aroppea several duiuuo innn st Die and it is reported that four civilians were killed." The report issued earner in ine uay said: "The announcement given out. last night reported the occupation of a trench of the enemy to the west of the road from Arras to Lillei This trench was a cause of annoyance to the troops occupying the position won by us sev- 1 .Uvc l .rn tn thA A9.Kt Of this rOHCl. Consequently we blew it up with a mine, and immediately afterwards a detachment of Zouaves and of our ni.t Aton InfantTv installed itself securely in the conquered positions. All the Germans in ine irentii mua pled were either killed or taken pris oners. Artillery Victorious at Various roints. .-,... .,. cllAiAi th hntterte.s of the enemy at a point near Adin fer, south of Arras: near Pozieres (northeast of Albert), near Ham (northwest of Peronne), as well as in the sector of Pailly (south of Noyon). "There is nothing new In the region elk.. Tn ha A rirnTin, them was yesterday one attack at Bagatalle. This attacK, wnicn in ie ueginiiuig took from us about 100 yards of . vnmrtn two rnnntfir at tacks on our part, which resulted in our not only getting oaca mm yards, but In gaining ground beyond where our lines had been previously. "In the Vosges yesterday saw artil lery exchanges. "Along the rest or tne iront mere is nothing to report." MR. WORD HALTS RECOUNT (Continued From First Page.) steamer Kellogg, and lives at 8110 Sixty-third avenue Southeast. He said he first heard that he was wanted through the story of Fred J. Phelan's testimony in Wednesday's Oregonian. Yesterday he came to the Courthouse and met Jean Sloan, elevator operator. whom he. knew, and who told him that he was the man who was wanted in Judge Kavanaugh's courtroom. As soon as court opened in the morn ing Linn was called to the stand by the Judge. Linn testilied that he is a member of the Oregon Naval Militia. Before the election, he said, he had been out of employment, and Phelan hired him to distribute Democratic dodgers. He worked at that for sev eral days, and on the day before elec tion Phelan hired him to watch In Pre cinct 37, where Phelan himself had been assigned by Sheriff Word. Linn said at this time Phelan took his name, address and telephone number, and the next morning, when he appeared at the polls in Precinct S7, he was given cre dentials and instructions as & watcher for Mr. Word and the rest of the Demo cratic ticket. Linn Told How o Get Aid. Linn said he had never done any election work before. He was told to call the Sheriff's office If anything went wrong, if he was in doubt about any thing or If ho wanted relief. Phelan relieved him for lunch at 1 o'oionk on election day. and the deputy Sheriff was at the polls again later that afternoon. Linn said he saw Phelan again at the Courthouse on the morn ing of November 5. when he got the deputy Sheriff to authorize his wages by the Democratic County Central Com mittee. Phelan had testined mat ne had not seen Linn since election day. Linn was at the polls almost con stantly until 9:30 o'clock on the night of November 4, at about the time the tirst fraudulent ballots were dis covered. Then he was relieved by Howard Word, the Sheriff's son. Judge Left With Ballot Boxes. At noon. November 4, Linn said he went to lunch with other members of the board, leaving Daniel B. Culhane, a judge, alone with the ballot boxes. He returned before tne otners, ana lay down on the table and went to sleep. Culhane went to lunch when other board members returned, and when the count started A. L. Clark, chairman of the day board, asked Linn to read the ballots In Culhane's place. Practically the same procedure was gone through at 5:30 In the evening, when the board went to dinner. Linn told Judge Kavanaugh that, al though he watched the proceedings closely on behalf of the Democratic ticket and Mr. Word, he did not Bee anything suspicious, and saw no evi dence of fraud. Once during the day of counting he noticed an apparent erasure of a Hurl burt vote and a substitution of a Word vote. He called Clark's attention to It. "It looks like that bad been erased, doesn't it?" Linn said, he asked the chairman. Oh. That's a Good Vote," Clark Says. "Oh. that's all right. That s a good vote," Clark said, when he looked at the ballot. This is the only Instance brought out in the inquiry to show that the day board noticed any one or tne oz fraudu lent ballots it passed and counted for Mr. Word. Asked why he did not com forward before and volunteer any Information ho might have with regard to irrtga- larities in Precinct S7, Linn said he did not know that he was wanted. "I didn't know anything about any crooked work." he said. "Nothing 1 saw looked suspicious. I heard about it that night I left, but since then I hadn't heard of it. And. besides, as long as Phelan had my name and ad dress, he could get me when he wanted me." Phelan had testified that he did not know where Linn lived, and only vaguely knew his name as Linde or Lyndc. Mrs. Linn Weeps In Court, During his cross-examination. Linn's wife sat in the courtroom, ana on sev eral occasions broke down and cried. E. L. Hart, day clerk, and who had voluntarily come from Boise. Idaho, to tAKtifv at the inauirv. next was called to the stand. Hart did not see any of the ballots during the counting. His work was confined solely to nis laiijr hoot Through his testimony it was brought out that Daniel B. Cuinane, cay juage, had a key to the ballot boxes at one timn. Culhane was the only man De sides Clark, the day chairman, who at any time was left aDsoluteiy aione wiiii thA ballots. It was turther shown, through Hart's testimony, that the only persons who saw the ballots as they were lanen from th box and counted were A. L. Clark, Culhane and Linn. During the counting Linn looked over humane shoulder while Culhane called the votes. Hart Make. Denial of Erasures. Hart denied that he had made a statement to Clark that he himself naa made erasures on 10 ballots. He did nnt rAHA anv. he said. Asked if he did not wonder what Linn was doing there. Hart said he had questioned him several times na that Linn seemed evasive. "I asked him if he was a deputy sheriff. Finally, he told me that he was not on the Sheriff's force, but was going to be." "What prompted you to ask him that?" asked Mr. Malarkey, "Well, I wondered if the taxpayers were paying him to watch for the Democratic ticket." "Oh. vou wondered if the county was paying for these men who were going around looking after candidates for office 7" Courtroom Is Crowded. The abrupt conclusion of the pro ceedings came while the courtroom was crowded. During all the inquiry It has been noted that, although the lnvAHiratinn was being conducted primarily to learn whether or not there really was any fraud in Precinct 37 it has been tacitly aammaa i all times that there was. The object of the questioning was to bring out evidence which might later be used in a grand jury Investigation. During this inquiry, which the Word attorneys had opposed strenuously in cpurt, no effort has Deen maae ny them to Drove, as was alleged in their complaint, that the fraudulent votes should be counted for Word. In fact, they had not alleged that there was any fraud. At 3:30 P. M. yesterday the recount proceedings in room 360 of the Court house had proceeded as far as Precinct 225. Thus far the Hurlburt plurality, given as 171 by the board of canvassers, had been increased to 306 by the re count officials. This did not include" the 140 disputed ballots in Precinct 37. nor the possible gains in the 101 remaining precincts. W ord's Attorney Speaks. At 3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon questioning of K. L. Hart was con cluded, and Attorney Paul C. Farrens for Mr. Word arose. "It appeared a week ago," he said, "that Mr. Word could not hope to win the recount. He had lost instead of gainefl. as he had expected. Last Sat urday I talked with the District Attor ney, and had talked the matter over with my client. It was our desire, and the District Attorney's desire, to get at the bottom of these frauds, and so we consented to let the proceedings go on until the testimony of these witnesses was taken. At this time, therefore, I wish to move the court for a voluntary non-suit, with the consent of the Dis trict Attorney." Mr. Evans said he had no objection to Mr. Word's withdrawal from the elec tion contest, and announced that the grand jury would begin next week on a thorough Investigation of the frauds. When Mr. Malarkey arose Mr. Farrens objected to him saying anything, de claring that the motion was not debat able. Extent of Frauds Would Be Known. "Well, I want the public and the court to be advised as to our attitude in this matter," declared Mr. Malarkey. "We are not willing that this inquiry or these proceedings should stop here. Mr. Word dragged my client into this, and now that he is satisfied that he can't win, he. wants to get out by the back door. "Let us go on with this inquiry. Let us discover just the extent of these frauds, and let us find out just how many votes actually were cast for Mr. Hurlburt and how -many for Mr. Word. "Mr. Word filed a complaint declar ing that gross mistakes had been made by clerks and judges in every one of the 326 precincts in the county. He said he should have received 311 out of 330 votes cast in Precinct 37. Mr. Word did not allege any fraud In this pre cinct. It was my client who alleged fraud, and we have proved it. Is it right for Mr. Word to back out of the contest just when more light Is being thrown on this affair? Mr, Word Must Bear Expense. "Personally, Mr. Farrens has my ad miration, and has had my sympathy for being on the losing side of this case. Judge Kavanaugh then thanked counsel for assistance in the inquiry, and announced he would assign a spe cial time for assessing the costs and attorneys' fees against Mr. Word, who as loser must bear all the expenses of the recount proceedings. Mr. Malarkey said later that he had three other witnesses yet to summon when the proceedings were stopped. He was going to call Attorney Frank Melvin, who would testify to seeing Linn and Phelan together at 8 o'clock on the morning of election day. Phelan and Linn had both testified differently. He was going to call Mr. Word himself. He also was going to call Deputy County Clerk Bush for testimony with regard to the possession of keys to the ballot boxes. WEDDING VOWS ARE VOIDED San Franciscan Has Ties to Walla Walla Woman Cut. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 6. (Special.) Lyman Covell, structural engineer for the American Can Company, today secured an annulment of his marriage to GenevipvA CovelL According to his testimony In Judge Van Nostrand's court, he married a woman he had known in Walla Walla as the "Widow Cook." ThA cAremonv was performed at Piedmont November. 1912. Although Covell thought his wife had secured a divorce from William D. Cook, reported tn h millionaire of Walla Walla, one day she startled him by saying: "Will Is my real husband and I guess I'll go back to him. I only had an Interlocu tory decree or divorce in my case against him. I love him best, anyway." 1,857,000 Aided by France. PARIS, Jan. 23. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) Official statis tics give the number or applications ror government aid a J.116.000, of which 261,600 were refused. At present dally allowances are paid to 1,857,000 persons, the average per family being two francs, . A A4M. If AAMtflt ThA rinllv Oil t - (lay JJ S.900,000 francs (1780,000). THOUSANDS DYING IN NORTHERN FRANCE Only Hope in Territory Occu pied by Germans Is That Americans May Aid. VILLAGES ARE CUT OFF Burning of Bridges by Herniating Armies Makes Transportation Difficult Many Refuse to Accept Soldiers' Food. NAMUR, Belgium, via London. Feb. 5. Thousands of women, children and aged men in those portions of North ern France lying along the Meuse River. ..hi.h ... nr.i.nniArl hv the Germans, are facing starvation with no hope of relief except the tooa mac me iuo -can Commission for Relief in Belgium : .. .. II ...nit. fmm Namur. Carts drawn by horses supplied by the German army are oem uoc the transportation of food through the mountains to some sections. Sedan, Montherne, Nouzon, Charleaville, Mo horn, Mezieres and scores of other vil-i-ohcnintpiv without food ex cepting the rations that the German soldiers share with tne civilians. Bridges Burned on Retreat. The bridges over the Meuse were burned by the French when they re treated. The Germans built pontoon t i i . ...... ,i ,i ,1 water trans- UllUgCfi IL1IU l.ullotiuvi...j portation is absolutely cut off in a large territory. A messenger vvamcu miles from Sedan to Namur bearing a message from the Mayor of the former place to the Relief Commission. The message said: .,r .i tn 19 nnn inhabitants of Sedan I have the honor of bringing to your notice tne xoiiowins tonuiuuu,. "After six months of war without re- .. i. . t.. unii' ronohed the ex treme state and are dying of hunger and sickness for want of nourishment and medicines. Thererore, J. appeal io you in behalf of my fellow-citizens. 1 know beforehand that it will be suf ficient to Inform yoj briefly that your n.-iikii. n .lat.r of France, may do all in her power to help us In mis calamity, wnicn is noieie ',ui" your aid. Receive for yourself and the American Government our greatest thanks for your generous and noble work. 1 W. MOLITER." Prlil Lets Many Starve. The commission sent an inspector to Sedan and he also visnea many un.c. fi.illnc. annntlinir conditions along the Meuse and Semoy rivers. At Givet crowds gamerea bi m car bearing the commission's banner hrend. The Burgo master said that 15,000 persons in that canton were virtually wilhouv .i .v. .v..,,- o-ivat, thATTi hv German OLiier (.nan iim. soldiers. At Montherne the Burgo master said that many civmuiia starving rather than appeal to the sol- fr fnrt As the railway was operating to Givet three carioaas oi i. ordered there immediately. After the arrival of the flour the Burgomaster said to the commission's inspector: "We have dreamed of such gener i that of rnnr country, but we never had an example of it before the arrival of that flour." The Relief Commission is organizing Its work as rapidly as possible In Northern France and hopes soon to re lieve the immediate wants. Negotia nt nAn,i;Tin- ulth thA French eov. LIUllO U.ITS iiuiiift ...... w eminent looking to government aid. Heretorore tne reuei. . .---has been confined to cities near the Belgian border, but the distress Is even greater farther south. EH IN EVADE FOES LAND PARTI", REPORTED CAUGHT, SOW DECLARED SAFE. Forty Members of Famous German Cruiser's Crew Reach Arabia and Join TurkJph Force, Says Berlin. BERLIN. Feb. 5. (By wireless to Sayville.) According to a statement made today Dy me uvertn i- " Agency, part of the crew of the famous pm,n Avnripd canture. vjerniAii tiuiori "ii"""' - escaping on the schooner Ayasha. from Cocos Island last isovemuer i hid w... the Kmden was destroyed. The statement follows: "H. M. 8. Ayasha reports that Lieutenant-Commander von Muecke, with the landing force of H. M. S. Emden, arrived near Hodelda, on the southwest coast of Arabia. The men were received with enthusiasm by the Turkish troops. During the passage of the Perim Chan nel they were not detected by English .. -L.. fnn.H Thflr landinsr was not molested by a French armored cruiser which was nearby." .... , i .... .-n."T.f t at varl- J ne xureguMis Dii.tvi..u... . ance with official announcements made in Paris and ToKlo in jjecenioer in effect that the members of the crew of the Emden who made their escape had been captured. When the spectacular career of the Emden was brought to a close by the Australian cruiser Sydney, which ran her down in the Indian ocean, Novem- Aaatmvan ViAr. 40 members Utir JV, aim u-.? fc. of the crew under command of Lieuten ant von Muecko escaped, iney were , - r inntno n,rtv which WaS uieinueia ul a ""iuh'h - on Cocos Island at the time of the bat tle They commandeered a scnoonei, the Aysha, loaded her with provisions, j ti i nru.. A ilknntrh from Ma- anu omicu 11. . .... - - - 1 nlla subsequently said that these men had captured a comer, on which .j , mav1m D-11T1H AVldentlV IHDUniCU ... c . " " brought with them from the Emden, and had begun raiding commerce in the Pacific. m , The French Ministry of Marine an- rtamViAT. 1 that the British IIULIIIITVU A-'-'"" , , auxiliary cruiser Empress, of Japan had captured the collier. A similar an nouncement was made in Tokio. NOTED 'CELLIST IS DEAD Belgian Musician and Composer Widely Known in America. LONDON. Jan. 26. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) enevaner Ernest Demunck, a celebrated toeigian .,! ntat anri iinmnnfuir. whose death V1UJ1UI.CIIIO. f . at the age of 75 has just been an nounced in ljonaon, w&o . i . u n Va llvtfil for nome in All If l n. -. " " ' " . - - - time with his wife, Carlotta, sister of Adelina patu. . nA-.ii-Hlr .,-. - a a tnl jviaaanie uiuuu"ii " " ented violinist, went on concert tours in the United states wun ner nusoanu. Mr. Demunck, who began his musical career at the age of 11 years, was the friend of Wagner, Liszt, Raff, Saint Saens ana many omer tamous poi . rtlM cared In to 14 Dars. Drurttsts refund money If PAZO OINTMENT tails to cure licnins. piihu, 3 i.".,ui . 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"is really Albert O. Adams, a special agent of the Depart ment of Justice, who at the time or the arrest of the defendants made a pretense of resisting arrest and was held in default of S0,000 to deceive the conspirators, who, it is charged, had paid him 300 for obtaining passports bearing the names of "e'b" Wilson, Stanley V. Martin and Edgar Lund." , . Maurice Dciches. a lawyer, arrested In Philadelphia. January 2. was not named as defendant in the indictments. The defendant Von Wedell, the indict ments say, is believed to be Interned in an alien cnomy camp In England. Von Wedell, it is charged, paid John P. Corrigan. formerly In rtrs o( the Mayor's license bureau. J15 for two blank application blanks. According to the indictments, the conspiracies were formed November 1 1914 and In furtherance of them Van Wedell opened headquarters at a clubhouse here. Von Wedell is be lieved to have escapedon the firian liner doicud'j"" held up by a revenue cu"w1?ent ' started lor i-sorwj. .n. ---- vessel was searched, he was missed, the Indictments say, while othe r de fendants were taken off. The Indict- Itnoui" ,k Unrwur an liner ment recnes mat . niii.h was afterward held up by a British cruiser and tnat one oi "-'." taken from it and placed in a detent on camp is believed to have been Von Wedell. BOOTS STAGED AT FRONT SOMJIEKS HOLD BOXIXG CONTESTS WHILE SHOTS FIT SEAH. Many Officers Attend Scots Coerds Tournament Behind Trenches and Cemmander Cemmends Events. DUNKIRK, France, Jan. 22. (Cor respondence of the Associated Press.) Football Is the most popular sport among the men at the front, but box ing holds second place and some rather notable tournaments have been held ,v. mn- lust behind the lines of trenches. One such tournament Is thus described in a trench newspaper: "The Scots Guards boxing tourna ment has been voted a complete suc cess all along the line. It was held in . h.vinr been found a wrgB vn.t v"- " which still possessed a roof. An 18- foot ring was erecieu ... ...... t...-. -.. . i in.iii. wprA obtained two large hig , from a neighborhood town, furnishing . r'?"?L 'VU",""v h .ouTt boxer Tine conaiic covered with a layer of straw and with a tarpaulin over an. "Among the spectators wore many officers. There were 25 events on thp programme and eacn roumi ence criticised every point, as only body of soldiers can. ... ,j h.,Ti a rnnslnnt snin- ing went on. varied by the glare of numerous star shells, while the sharp crack of artillery served as a constant reminder of war. Within the barn the soldiers crowded togeiner on uui.u.i. of straw. . 9 hovers showed excei- .uuy i-i . lent form and in several cases extra prizes were given. 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