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FIGHTING BLOODY IfJ CARPATHIANS ; Contest for Possession of : Mountain Passes Without ? Precedent in History. I HILL COVERED WITH DEAD X Germans Deliver 2t! Violent Attacks in Single Day and Twice Capture X Heights, but Tiussiuns':.' -. 1 Claim Victory: t-OXDO.V. Feb. 10. A battle which 7 the Russian War Office describes as ; without precedent in history has oc . rurrcd i'n Galicia in the course of the '( campaign for mastery of the mountain ! region which screens Northern Hun- - gary from Russia. In a single day the ; German troops charged 22 times on a - Russian position. They made their " charges up a hill in the face ofrtil- - lcry fire. Twice they gained possession of the 5 heights, but. according to the Russian statement, they were finally driven out with bayonets. The German losses are declared to ', hdve been heavy. Rasalaaa Mirrk on Hungary. ,. According to dispatches reaching ; London from Geneva the Russians are marching into Hungary by the valleys .' of the Theiss and I'ng rivers, according to advices received here. Taking the t offensive at Korosmezo. they are said V to have inflicted severe losses on the L Austrians and advanced five miles in : the direction of Borkut. in the Lyutta " Valley. The Russians progressed south i ward" as far as Turja-Remute and : I'erecznv. on the railroad from Turja f to L'ngvar. capturing two batteries em bedded in the mud In the Polonina - Kuna Mountain. Meanwhile, according to advices from - Berlin, the successes achieved by the Austro-German forces In Bukowina, the Hungarian crown land adjoining Ga- - Iicia. have caused the abandonment o the Russians of Cxernowltz. capital ot i Bukowina. The official statement is- - fciid here today said: "Our troops have occupied Suczawa ; (Southeastern Bukowina). and- are marching toward Czernowltz, which " has been abandoned by the Russian Governor. Evreimoh. and his garrison, who retired to Novosielica ton the Rua- - aian border east of Czernowltz)." An official statement from Vienna de- - ciares that Bukowina. as far as Suc- - xnwa. has been completely evacuated by l tne Russian forces. f The Russian General Staff issued a statement at Petrograd today, saying: - "The "Germans, who gradually had been concentrating in East Prussia 'with fresh troops, began a scries of - energetic reconnaissances, and on Feb- ruarv 7 opened offensive operations with -considerable force in the district be- - tween llorzele and Johannisburff. They - undertook at the same time active oper ations on both wines of their front in i Kast Prussia. In the vicinity of Las r rlchnen. east of Tilsit, we drove back a . German attack and succeeded in almost ' completely annihilating one of the Ger " man battalions opposed to us. Follow tng this encounter our cavalry moved -' forward in the direction of Sierpcc, . traveling over the road to Rypin. "On the left bank of the Vistula dur--ing the day of February 8 the enemy -showed no signs of activity. Gernam Loaves Rnormons. Jiidging from the corpses abandoned bv the Germans in front of our posi- tions. they would appear to have lost "in dead and wounded 'several tens of thousands' of men in the. six days' - fighting in front of Borjimow. Gou--mine and Wola Szydlowiecka. "jn the Carpathians the finhting con tinues in th vicinity of Bartfeld and Svidnik. The enemy here undertook active operations, but they did not thus ; continue, and they finally retired, leaving prisoners in nnr hands. In the : vicinity of Mount Loupkow we con tinued our pursuit of the enemy, and ;in one day captured 6 officers, 5200 ;men and IS machine guns. - "German columns, having made their way over the Tiikholka Pass, delivered 'during the day of February 7 no fewer 'than 22 violent attacks upon certain heights In tho region of Koaiouwka. oc cupied by us. The Germans came for- - ward to this attack severs! ranks deep, presenting a full front line.- i "Under our violent crossfire the Ger 'mans here twice took possession of a Certain height, but they were dislodged fby counter-attacks delivered by our 'infantry. "This success was preceded by long rand violent hand-to-hand fightinc .with the bayonet, which is without precedent in history. The losses sus Clained in this engasrement by the Ger mans were exceedingly heavy. "Attacks of the enemy in the vicin ;1fv of Wyschkowo also were repulsed. J "In the Black Sea the former Ger vm:in cruiser Breslau mow a unit of tho . Turkish navy) bombarded Yalta, in the Crimea. Our cruisers on February S 'shelled a Turkish battery at Trebizond and sank one steamer. Another steamer loaded with provisions and a two inasted schooner were sunk near I.eros. "In order to attack our positions near Koziouwka the Germans commenced their concentratins of troops the night of February 7. F.arly the next nom ine they bessn the delivery of an ir resistible offensive movement, and their attack was supported by a very iolent fire from their heavy artillery. They were successful in gaining an important height occupied by us. but they were promptly driven from this jwisition before our bayonets. . "Attacks then followed without let up. Toward evening the Germans In verv considerable numbers took pos eslon of the highest position in our line, from which they were dislodged only after a desperate finht Before retiring they exhausted all their strength in a stubborn resistance to a srneral counter-attack on our part, a feature of which was an unprecedented encounter with the bayonet. .. Mill Covered With Dead. "All the side of this hill was covered ry German corpses. In front of one of our battalions more than 1000 Ger man dead were counted.. "Among the trophies captured-near Kamlon are three mine-throwers. At Kawka. near t:c railroad to'Sklernie ' wice. Rusian foot soldiers'.Avere sire . essful in throwing eight bombs into the German trenches. These missiles caused great destruction. Russian aviators threw bombs on German troop trama near Rawka. "The general staff of the Russian army in the Caucasus communicates, under date of February 8. that there has been no engagement of importance lo record." -- - ; DYNAMITER'S CASE -WAITS diplomatic Phase Turns on Prima ' la lie Mionius ot Crime. WASHINGTON1. Feb. "?. Form a ac knowledgment of Great Britain's p- plication for the extradition of Werner Horn, who attempted to blow up the Canadian Pacific Railway bridge at Vanceboro. Me., has been received by the British embassy from the State De partment- The case now passes irom the realm f diplomacy until the agent of the Canadian government Is able to establish a prima facie case against Horn before the United states com missioner In the district of Machiaf, where Horn .is now held on a minor charge. . MACHIAS. Me.. Feb. 10., Werner Horn, eonfined in the county jail ' for damage to property at Vanceboro as a result of his attempt to destroy the Canadian end of the railway bridge over the Saint Croix River, was vis ited today by Oswald Kunhardt. Ger man Consur at Boston, and Hannibal E. Hamlin, of Ellsworth, ex-Attorney- General of Maine. Consul and attorney conferred with the prisoner for two hours. POLAND'S FATE TRAGIC BROTHERS SHED EACH OTHERS' BLOOD UNDER COMPULSION. Germans, in Drastic Efforts to Eradl rate Cholera, Bunt All Hamlets Where Disease Appears. LOXDO.V, Feb. 10. The Daily Mail's correspondent at Zyrad, near Bolimow, describing a recent battle. on the Bsura River,- which he witnessed, says: "The martyrdom of Belgium is not more tragic than the martyrdom of Poland, which is now being overrun by the enemy for the fourth time in the present war. It involves a gnasuy racial tragedy, hundreds of thousands of Poles who live under the Aus tran and German flass being com pelled to shed the blood of their brothers, who are fighting unaer me .Russian eagle. "When the battle Began ty a ueraian attack from Skierniewice, the Russians at first took it for a bluff, not believ ing that after their previous experi ences . the Germans would venture to attack again. The battle proceeded in a snowstorm. It was largely hand-to- hand fighting. Prince Woroninsky tellsi me the slaughter was tne most, avail ing he had seen on the whole eastern front. At one point the Germans came on 20 ranks deep." The correspondent describes 'the drastic efforts of the Germans to stamp out cholera. He says they are burning all hamlets in Toland where the disease has shown itself, regardless or me en treaties of the destitute l'onsn peas ants At Lodz, the correspondent says, the Germans sacrificed everything to sanitation and are inflicting 10 years' imprisonment for any infraction of their sanitary regulations. 'BLANK CHECK' IS VOTED COMMONS GIVES FREE HAND TO BRITISH (iOVERSiMESTi Army Estimates of 3.000,000 Men-Are Passed "Bantam Battalions" Now Under Consideration. LONDON, Feb. 10. After two days of debate, during which many matters in connection with tho war were dis cussed, the House of Commons tonight passed -without division the army esti mates for 3.000.000 men, exclusive of Indians, and also by a "token" vote pro vided for the pay of the officers and men. By this vote the government will receive a blank check for this purpose. Replving to points raised by mem bers of the House, Harold Tennant, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for War. said that in case of a raid on England General Sir Ian Hamilton was in command of a mobile force which was ready to go anywhere at any time. There was considerable discussion of the question of inoculation against dis ease. In reply to which Mr. Tennant de clared the sentiment in favor of com pulsory inoculation was increasing and that the government was considering its adoption. Lord Kitchener, Secretary for War. felt so strongly about the matter, Mr. Tennant said, that he was about to issue an order suspending grants of leave to those persons who declined to be inoculated. The Under-Secretary added that tho suggestion that the War Office should consent to the enlistment of "bantam battalions'' was being considered. In the mining districts, he said, there were many men under tho regulation height who desire to serve in the army and some of them already were in training. REFUGFinTRUCK FRANCE PUBLISHES REPORT OF ATTACK ON" GANTEAUME. Work of German Submarine Character. Ixrd a Only "Murder of Inof. fenlve Individuals."' PARIS. . Feb. . 10. The French gov ernment today made public the result of the inquiry ordered by tho Minister of Marine into the torpedoing of the French merchantman Admiral Gan teaunie on October 26, 1914, and gave to representatives in Paris of the neutral powers copies of the memo randum. The vessel, when struck by a torpedo fired by a German subma rine, had on board 260.) refugees rom Belgian and Frjench coast towns. The report says the attack was com mitted bv a German submarine that did not !-hov its colors and did not stop or give warning. It asserts that the attack, was made on an unidentified merchantman carrying. women and chil dren and old men who were refugees. The attack, it is contended, was with out military or naval utility or strategy and was only "the murder of inof fensive individuals." The report scores the methods of the German submarines and says the gov ernment of the republic believes it is acting in the .common, interests of the civilized world in Dringing me lacis to the attention of the other govern ments. - JOINT COURT IMPROBABLE Britain Frowns on Admission of Neutrals to Prize Tribunal. LONDON. Feb. 10. Without definitely rofusinr the suggestion, the Foreign Office . has. nevertheless, so expressed its disapproval of tne proposal ior a Joint prize court to which one or more judges might -be appointed by the neu tral and the allied powers, inai inert seems little likelihood of the adoption of the ides. The issue was raised in the House OI Commons today, the suggestion being made that such a court might be insti tuted In connection with the issues arising between Great Britain and the United States. Neil Primrose, Under Secretary, speaking on behalf of the Foreign Office, said the proposal in volved such far-reaching changes in the British-constitutional and Judicial svstems and would be so difficult of application that it would not be easy to arrange under the circumstances. CULLED DISTORTED Railroad Manager Says Many Officials Receive Less Pay Than Men Under Them. FIREMEN GAIN FASTEST Conspiracy to Keep Men Off Payroll Denied Work Described as Just as Hard 30 Tear9 Ago ns It Is at Present. uthaaa Trw ift Mnitorted con V.lllv.nJW . cm. ' ditlons" brought about by steady wage increases to unionised employes, while minor officials of railroads were ad vancing by merit alone, were aescnoea aA.nM.1H utr t vxr T-Tio-p-inH. rzaneral U b VJO.II RCI uuo ' ' "-co manager of the Missouri Pacific sys tem wnen ne tesunea iwuo t7.-j. -d a a rKitro t inn here. lilt reucini ouaiu j ..r , nnar;ntanHpnlH of vve nave buiiic dih"51 iuiv"" . . - . .,.Arnn ansl vn m - a i visions ana man y -w cine. - Uar minor officials who draw less money than the engineers over whom i r T-Iiiro-lriB they nave aupervision, jm.i. rrV.lH J lernriurl fAndirinil IS 081- fitllU. 1 IU-1 M''"' ".v. rlmental to the service, and it has i i lt- faW grown considerably wiuim me v years." Rules Declared lnequJ-1,e' ti, T.ritn..-' aairi that hetween Feb ruary, 1909, and December, 1910, the engineers of the Miseouri Pacific Te- . : j : c- omnnntinz tO ceivea wage "' 1305,145 a year and the firemen zvw. tne total ior me iwu resented in the present hearing ot 511,345. These increases, he testified, were reflected by demanas ana to other classes of employes, with the n i. .,ninn;VAri rvn i a 1 1 neether received increases of $2,076,700 and un. . - i wa o trnnd organized worisei n -- additional expense of $3,011, m yearly to tnac roaa ainne. Untter quesuumiis "J -- the board, Mr. Higgins said that the . . t'na TS1llt Of general increases wci . .. .t- K,i trial til relative compensauuiia, --- - firemen had been gaining faster and At n d a m4 fr i n A were nearer me as . - ..inr, than 3A V.arS .KO. HO lalO. what he called the "inequitable" result to the special rules by which engine crews' pay is determined. General Increases Result. i T..oeHont Partpr. of the lou j 1 1; n I v. . . . m . t.nthApVinnfT CM V that tile rireineim 01 ucc. - next wafre movement would be broader, showing that a new movement is con templated before this one is completed, he said. Has that been your experience ; asked H. E. Byram, vice-president 01 the BurlliiRton system, and a member of the ooara. "Over my years ei espen l.... has invariably been so." replied tne witness, "and each increase in ' jn wqV0 increases to cias ui iibh i" , all clashes, organized or unorganized. . : J . V. . . . th... over -The witness nemwi - - had been any extended conspiracy to keep men off the payroll. He said that rigid investigation of every applicant I. j I... rnnutflnrtioilfi for was oeiMNtcu ,rs public safety and also because many letters brought oy api"i' found to be forged. J nere aru inimj rants for work can get letters of rec ommendation for 2 or less." he added. Toward the close of the testimony sn attempt was made to get from the wrtness a definition of a branch line as applied to wage rates. Mr. Higgins replied that local conditions had so t, i with the ouestion that its determination were best left to the men's local committees aim virtual roads. n.v. "Well, if 'e attempt 10 snuc isputes raised here it would seem that re shall merely raise additional ques . orhHratifins." remarked Charles Nagcl, one ot the arbitrators. - iu pniinf'vnpfl. 1 II - terposed Warren S. .Stone, grand chief of the Bromei uvw i a,,.,.,.. can promise that if tho railroad man- tgers generally try n. ' - ,s they did that of 1S10. this board urelv will meet again." During cross-examination, Messrs. .. i Uiirfftn, narred as to con- lone iinu inf.fri ...... a n .'Ti both were 1H10T1S Or ..V ........ railroading." as compared with today. r. Higgins tnougiiL in m.-.. f locomotives had not increased the ifficulties of the engineer, saying: "We found it. just as hard to make an ngine pull its capacity then as the len do now, and we 'doubled' on many hill. We worked harder for what o produced and got much less." "And you were one of the committee lat got better conditions and Tay for to men," suggested Mr. tone. "Well T mav have Bided, drawled Mr -Higgins, "but I don't want ail ins credit." Practice Originated in Outlaw Days. Mr. Higgins explained a rule on the " r, rdnnirnt the hOSt- MlSPOUn I'HCJin: ina - --- ers to take locomotives from the round- ouses to the terminp.is Iu, -rw,j... y saying that it originated In the fear nsine drivers nau years au wi -ers of the Jesse James band and other, utlawP. . . ... in those troublous border days demanded that theyshould -be requireu. .10 crv.-n in the round- KlVer HL laupaa ---- - . . tnmnlVDt bet'SUSe Ot danger from desperate men. HoMlers re then provraeu ii " nsas Cily-and at Fort Dodge, Kan.. 1 tne .i ivani-an When the danger from bandits was minuted the engineers misieu ...0.. itlcrs be continuea 111 . ...Mi nn.,on.H lie .sa.id. and the custom pun . ... -n employment ot hostlers cost the Mis souri Pacittc s.id.oi'o in 8 alone. POLES ASK FOR FREEDOM President AVilson Vrged to Help Caiibo'iC OpiortHnity Arises. cui vriTAv in. K commlt- Pnltoh TTalontlR Al- repl CBtrll LlllfS mo - - : ice of America appealed to Presi- lison toaay iu worn, iwi . n 1 1 Dilinrl "in rHVD hfl IS and muepeuucui j. -"' - called upon to participate either di- ly or iiiuhcilij hi -'- nee adjusting the affairs of Eu- ' after the war. was told the committee spoke for 1 f00 relish immigrants in the U H U t"U Dlttiro. a o a - - committee that he sympathized deeply with Poland. di CHAT NO. 8 Why is Mary Pickford so popular? , Many people have asked that question. But when 6000 people a day have been crowding into the Peoples Theater to see her in "Mistress Nell" there is no doubt of her fame. I wish I could keep her two weeks, but she leaves us Saturday. Sunday we shall have in films one of the most notorious women the world has ever known a woman who was loved by a king and lost him his throne. I mean Gaby Deslys. Yes. we are to have her at the Peoples in a wonderful production filmed in Paris: "Her Triumph." Mile. ' Deslys will be seen with her dancing partner, Harry Over at the Star till Saturday night you will be delighted with "All Aboard" a sleeping-car comedy of the "Excuse Me" order. I think you will be just as delighted with "All Aboard" as I was. We have one of the best-blended bills at the Star that theater has ever screened. Next Sunday: 7 A Bachelors Romance, with John Emerson, at the Star. - - My next chat will be in Saturday's Oregonian. GUIS ARE THROWN Battle on West Line Waged ' With Special Explosives. we Ka on ell ho ell tee lian den and rect fere rope. H 4.0UO Unite BUDAPEST TO KILL HOGS High Prices of Food Lead Hungarian . Authorities- to Take Action. VENICK, via London, Feb. 10. It is said that as a result of the high prices of food in Budapest, and In order to protect the public, the municipal au thorities cf the Hungarian capital have purchased several thousand hogs, which will be fattened and killed and the meat sold t" the people at cost price. Tho Vienr. a City Council is said to be arranging to follow the example of the Budapest auihoriW FRENCH TELL OF GAINS Ouly One Infantry Engagement Is Tteported on Entire Line Ger mans Sjicuk or "Minor Successes-' on Their Side. tiadtc ttah ift The following offi cial communication was issued by the War Office tonight: "In the night ot f eorui-ry m. i, T.a nninsfilo three series of i c1i..AA1it in occUDV'inK the excavations thus made, notwith standing a counter-attack, v. men wc repulsed with the bayonet. ,v, A-0-nnA there have been ar tillery firing: and throwing bombs on all sides, particularly in the region of Bolante and agatetie. jn-turuius It. is reported that the Germans have delivered a violent but fruitless attack on the fortifica tion of Marie Therese. "In Lorraine, at La Lisiere. east of ,i, fnrwt ef Pnrrov and to the north of that forest our advance posts have easilv repulsed an atiaca oi "The minor action reported in the m.mitlnn iHKllMl flt 3 O'clock tO the northeast of Manonviller ended in the pursuit of the uermans Dy our hussars. t tun Vnccnc at T.a "Fontenelle (Ban rie Kant) an attack by the enemy has been checked." Tho earlier ofricial report saia. Ti,a ,.r Vshmarv 9 Baw virtually only artillery engagements along the ronL At some places mis usiiiins " Dnir.;tori rrtlcularlv on the Aisne and in the Champagne. Only one in fantry engagement, and this of little importance, has been reported. It oc curred in Lorraine, northeast of Manon- iller, where one on our neiacmiitiuo rove hack some outposts of the enemy tito the town of Leintrey." TT..nr,x ttk iftrTtv wireless to London.) A riny headquarters today ave -out tne lonuwm. k . w ..Aantlnn of minor SUC- W I Lll -1 1 ' . . - cesses for our troops in tho Argonne and on tne west siupo '""f"" T, J Cant unit ll, th T"lirZ- near ine cuu d.,.., bach Wood, there is nothing to report from the western inwaici "i AMERICAN WARDENS MAY HOLD rnise-KKS o' -war. Britain Consents to Arrangement, but Adoption la Delayed by Ger many's Failure to Approve. LONDON. Feb. 10. The British gov- . v a,.r.nrri with the tlovern- eruuiuui na.o a. . i .... 0 .. ment of the United States to appoint quartermasters and paymasters in the nited states Army i j - .. i3Ptiah rrinners of war in waiucno "i. ...... i Germany. The initiation of this plan. however, has been aeiayeu, s II has tho subject unaer cunbiuem- tion. ' . Announcement to tuts enect was inaae l the House of Commons today by ;. J. Tennant. Parliamentary Secretary f the War Ofttce. WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. While it is admitted at the State Department that negotiations are under way for custody of British prisoners in Germany and German prisoners in England by Ameri can Army officers, officials here guard the details with secrecy on the ground that publicity would defeat the plans. Nothing has been agreed on as yet, however, it was said today, and it has not developed whether both Great Brit ain and Germany were agreeable. It was made plain by State Depart ment officials that the imitations must come from Europe, and that the United States could not take the initiative in any way suggesting that it care for belligerent prisoners anywhere. SMITH AFFAIRS BETTER bankers ' declare committee able to meet conditions. Of Five Large Timber Tracts Owned Four "Are Not Operated and Sale t These Should Pay Debta. CHICAGO. Feb. 10. (Special.) The liquidating committee in charge of the affairs of the C. A. Smith Timber Com pany, which, because of present finan ciaf conditions, has been unable to ob-, tain -money to meet its obligations, is making rapid progress in getting the affairs of the company straightened out. There will be no receiver asked for and no court action will be taken. When the affairs of the lumber com pany are finally straightened out it will continue in operation. The lumber company owns five large tracts of timber land, four of which are unoperated. It is proposed to sell these four tracts and it is believed that plenty of money will be realized to pay off all debts and turn over a large sum to the timber company. The lumber concern operates on only one of the timber tracts, so there will be no dan ger of it being forced to cease opera tion. C. rV. Smith, who owns all the capital stock Qf the company, has been in Chi cago several weeks and has held sev erla conferences with bondholders and the liquidating committee. The timber tracts will be sold as 'soon as all the bonds are deposited. Terms of pres ent mortgages prevent the sale of the timber, but when all the bonds are de posited the mortgages will be changed. It was announced today that 60 per cent of the bonds had been deposited with the Continental & Commercial National Bank, of this city. Herman Waldeck, vice-president of the bank, is a member of'the liquidating committee. It was said today that the liquidat ing committee had the affairs of the company well in hand and if the unse cured creditors will have patience all the company's debts will be paid. Hasty action on the part of unsecured creditors might throw the timber com pany into the hands of a receiver. Va rious committees desire to prevent court action. The lumber company is absolutely solvent and banks which have loaned to it are confident that it will be straightened out. yj ARSHFIELD, "or., Feb. 10. (Spe cial.) The uncertainty of future con ditions which followed the announce, ment of the C. A. Smith affairs being turned over to a directorate; was re versed today by the statement of S. M. Bloss. at San Francisco, and the as surance given- here by Arno Meren, general manager, that things will- cpn tinue as before and with added strength. The possibility of the In dustries being closed down was a con tingency which caused much misgiv ing. The only Hem of discouragement was the report that eventually there might be some slight curtailment, but in what department was not intimated. BELGIAN PLIGHT GROWS BREAD LINE SSOO MILES LONG 19 AMONG POSSIBILITIES. Amount Now Required to Feed Deatl tute la at Rate Appropriated An nually to Build Panama Canal. NEW YORK, Feb. 10. Lindon W. Bates, vice-chairman of the Commis sion for Relief in Belgium, told mem bers of the Colony Club here today how the commission has, through its exist ence of 111 days, brought systematic relief on Its own ships from all parts jjf the world to the Belgians, and what it must continue to do. "The American branch of the com mission has to date handled or arranged for." said Mr. Bates in his address. total of 292,000 tons of food already transported or to be carried in 48 ships. To ' date there have been unloaded at Rotterdam 97.000 tons from United States ports. Our Canadian branch has sent food and clothing to the value of Jl. 745,563 in five ships and ten ship ments in liners." There are now 1.500,000" destitute, ac cording to Mr. Bates, who receive food at bread lines. Standing one behind the other, he estimated .that they would make a line 600 miles long. Within six months the line will be 2500 miles long. which would reach from New York to Salt Lake City, he said. "To feed the destitute." the speaker continued, "requires at present J100.000 a day. nearly js. 000.000 a month, or at the rate of J.16.000.O00 a year. This was about the annual rate of appropriations for the Panama Canal construction. When In a few months all the Belgians are destitute it will take 12,000,000 a month, $144,000,000 a. year, four times the annual expenditures for the canaL Already in addition to all that is do nated we are expending $6,000,000 a month. FLOOD RESERVOIRS ASKED Kansas Asks Congress to KeclaJm Lund and Stop Overflow. DENVER, Feb. 10. The Kansas Leg islature today aeked the Colorado Leg' islature to join in a memorial to Con irrA nntitioninir the National Govern ment to construct a series of dams and reservoirs east of the Rocky Moun tainx to imDOund all flood waters. The Kansas memorial has already been sent to Congress, and a copy received today by Speaker Stewart Is expected to come up in the House tomorrow. The memorial proposes a National appropriation, covering a period of years, to be used in the construction of an elaborate series of canals, ditches and reservoirs. The two-fold benefits of the project, it is pointed out, would be the reclamation of the land and the prevention of overflow of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. Soldiers May TVed hy Proxy. PARIS, Feb. 10. Minister of Justice Briand. with the approval of M. Mil lerand, the Minister of War, has given his approval to the proposed bill which would allow soldiers who are unable Am ERICA! s I Greatjest Cigarette ijj and Ep-paan CgartttsiniuWJ. o a AZ3 IS ill U THEATER Today and Balance of This Week William Farnum and Margaret Vale President Wilson's Niece in - "The Gilded Fool" As Played by Nat Goodwin COMING SUNDAY Cohen & Harris' Broadway Success "STOP THIEF" A Big Comedy Hit 3 Pays Starting Today All Aboard with Victoria Ford and Kddie Lyons a sleeping-car tragi comedy. Better than "r.xcu Me." A two-reel feature. King Baggot In The Millionaire Engineer. J. Warren Kerrigan in "A Bogus Bandit." Kcrrlaan passes himself off as a notorious outlaw that $500 reward may be paid to a penniless old man and his pretty daughter. Lynching averted when real outlaw cap tured. Universal Weekly Coming Next Sunday BACHELOR'S ROMANCE With John Emerson 11 A. M. to 11 1. IU. lOc to leave the front to contract marriages by proxy. GERMANS KILL MARITZ BOER SAID TO HATE BKEX K.K CITED FOB TREACHERY. Surrender to British of Own Forces, a Well as Uerman Artillery, Said , to Have Bee Attempted. "rRBTORIA, Union of South Africa, Feb. 10, via London Certain newspa pers at Pretoria have published a re port that Lieutenant-Colonol C. O. Martiz, the Boer officer who has been at the head of the rebellious movement in South Africa, has been executed by the Germans for treachery. Maritx' movement was aupported by the Germans of German Southwest Af rica. There is no official confirmation of this report. According to the story published hero, Lieutenant-Colonel Maritz, when recently negotiating wilh the Union of South Africa officials for the surren der of his forces, asked that hia life be spared. He was informed, however, that no conditions could be granted and that the government would be as free to execute him as it would be free to put to death the rebel WessclB. Lieutenant-Colonel Mrlt left the NO ITCHING, NO SOE AFTER POSLAM What grateful relief as soon as you apply Poslam for any skin aggrava tion. The awful itching that sets you nearly wild is stopped at once. Soon you see that the trouble is under con trol. Then it disappears. Your skin is clear again. The -remedy that will do this merits your first thought whenever your sKIn ails, no matter whether the affertlon is Eczema, Acne, Psoriasis, Pimples. Rashes, Inflammation. Your druggist sells Poslam. Tor free sample write to Kmergency Laboratories, 32 West 25th Street, New York. Poslam Soap, for toilet and bath. 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Wbcn this treachory was discovered the Germana are reported to hav. promptly attacked Kakamas, but to have been driven off with severe losse. .Maritz then was arrested and It Is said that he probably was executed without further ceremony. 'William Brooks CJurlry Dies. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10. William Rrooks Gurley, formerly president of the Washington, r. C. Stock Exchange und hosd of the Y. M. C. A. In 1ht city, died at his homo here today. !! whs 71 years old. Leading I'kolo-I'lay Theater I West Park and Alder CAPACITY HOISKS FOR Last 3 Day of MARY PICKFORD i M-ll" D mistress lien SEATS SURB AT MATIFF. NEXT SUNDAY Feb. 14 For One Week 11:30 A. M. to 11:30 P. 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