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1915. TIIE MORNING " OREGOXIAS.; THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18. M - i -" " ' ALLIES CONTINUING STUBBORN Both Berlin and Paris Tell of Hard-Fought Engagements on Western Front. MANY PRISONERS TAKEN (.crniaii Assert Enemy Has Been Rrpulrd Except at Points Where t Buttles Are fstlll Raging. Both Claim Victories. liOKDO.W Feb. 17. The tenor of the German official report received today from Berlin on the flshting in Flan .lors and France is optimistic. Suo .cses of a minor nature are reported t separated points and It Is asserted that the allies- attack have been re .uhUd everywhere.- Several hundred i;ritih and French prisoners, the re ,,ort says, have been captured. It is eclare-i that stubborn attacks have .'.een inauBurated by the allies, and that some of the engagemtnts are ntlll in progress. . The text of the report Is. Obviously induced to do so b our treat successes in the east, the Brit h and French yesterday and during, la"t night bean especially stubborn attack. t many Places. In tlr un successful attempts to recapture posi tions which they lost on February 14. the British lost in prisoners four of ficers and 170 men. FlKhtinc Fierce at Close Quarters. "Northeast of Rheims the enemy's attacks were repulsed. Two officer, and l"f Frenchmen were captured. Specially Ftrons advances made ainst our lines in the Cham pa pne .listrirt frequently led to fierce fiKlit injr at close quarters. With the ex ception of certain separate rtions. where the enemy had penetrated and wher the battle still continue-, the troopa of tho enemy were repulsed everywhere. About 300 Frenchmen were taken prisoners. In the Arponne we continued our offensive and captured further portions f.f tho enemv'B main positions, taking -,-.0 prisoners, two mountain rannon wi four machine guns. In Priester wald. north of Toul. small successes lso were recorded. On this occaMon two machine guns were captured. There in no news from the Aleacc IxtrraJnA frontier." Belgian. Artillery KffeeUve. The Paris War Office tells of the re- milse of Oerman attacks in the Cham pagne district and declares that the Belgian artillery has been especially effective In breaking up gatherings or . troops. Paris speaks of "huge loss inflicted on the enemy, and. while the lYench and Herman reports do not -M-rrc it is evident, taking both of them together, that there has been sanguinary fighting on the western front. The text of the early French official report is: "In uplte of an active cannonade, tho French and Knglish aviators who yes terday threw bombs in tho region of ;histIles and Ostcnd bave been able to re-enter our lines unharmed. The Belgian artillery has carried out some effective fhootlng against cat erings of troops and shelters. "In. Champagne 10 of the enemy s counter-attacks were repulsed during the night. , . la the Argonn there was consider able activity. Near FontHine-aux-Charmes we have destroyed a block house and 100 meters of trenches. A -.;erraan attack launched by at least three battalions between Four de Parts nnd Hill 263. west of Boureuilles. has been very severe. We have entirely re pulsed it. inflicting on tho enemy huge losses and taking some prisoners.. More to the east. In the Forest of Melancourt. we have captured 100 me ters of trenches." -Efflcacloua Mielllnc" Kroartril. The official report issued In Paris tonight said: , "From the sea to the Oise our artil lery has carried on an efficacious shell ing, which has dispersed several Fatn- - ings. Mown up some caisssons Rnd oe st roved some trains. "To the north of Arras we have taken two lines of trenches and beaten back violent cdtinter atacks. We have made , some prisoners and inflicted on the enemy heavy losses. Several German officers have been killed. "In the neighborhood of Rheims, near Loivre. the advances made on February 16, several hundred meters, have been maintained and consoli dated. "In the Champagne district we have iollowed np our gains to the north west of Perthes and have captured po-sitiona- vf the-enemy on a front of S00 ' meters. All the German counter at tacks to the north of Mensil-Ls-Hur- -ma and Beausejour have been repulsed. "We captured a large bomb thrower and several small ones and made 200 pris- : oners. This engagement continues. Aetlea Fought at Close Qoartera, .' T 1 rfdli n n WA hlVA made progress in the forest of La Grurie and maintained our gain, noiwimsunoins two violent counter attacks and sev i artlnn nt rinse nuarters which resulted in heavy losses to the enemy. "A strong attack by the Germans was completely repulsed at Four de "Between the Argonne and the Meuse we have made progress at divers points. '. "In Alsace we have taken control of the ridges which dominate the Sudel farm and we have retained all the ground conquered. "Our aviators have bombarded the railway station or rreiourg im creis gau." i FRENCH RENTES DECLINING I'all Due to Pessimism Over War, I L Thinks German Financier. ' BERLIN, via London. Feb. 17. The - present decline in rrencn remw is ..- . . w ettantinn In f2 Armn n iracting mutii oiuuu ... - Tibial eireles. The press points out that for the first time in history French 3s have fallen below German 3s. having lost 18 points in a year. wnne ina idLtci ,,m . . - ... . i rawti hrA i that the 1HB luiwoum ....... .. ..... - - German people are optimistic over the . i. 1.11. ,t,A Pran.h havA - become pessimistic. Bread TUots Tteported in Bobemia - VENICE, via London. Feb. 17. It is .reported that bread riots have occurred In Bohemia. A dispatch from Carlsbad says that at Altrohlau. near there, no bread has been procurable for several . -i H.r 400 women, bringing their children, came Into Carlsbad from . that village to oeg inai me luinomra aend them food. French Shoot Spv. " PARIS. Feb. 17. A dispatch to the Faraa Agency from Borda. eays that a - German named 8 tiddler-Willy was shot . today by order of the court-martial, bavins been found guilty of espionage. ATTACKS BUDAPEST zobosiw " ' Approximate Battlefroat la tae Carpa thians and Bukevrlna Siw "5 Heavy Line GRAND OPERA IS HEARD IN- BATTLE Notes of Wagnerian Concert Heard in Dugout Within Few Yards of Front. SAD MUSIC IS PREFERRED German Soldiers Sing of One Who Is to Pie at Snnrlse, of One Con demned, of Stern Captain Who Puts Duty First. ,,r n CiV THE GERMAN ARMIES. IN A HAMLET OF NORTH ERN FRANCE. Jan. SO (By Courier to Berlin.) Observation made by otnerIthat the German soldier at the front shows a preference for SHd songs was found to be well borne out dur- ! h. .vnerience of a night spent dj the Associated Press correspondent on the battlefield here. One ot me moi unexpected features of the night s en tertainment waa hearing grann sung over a telephone in me miui battle v , , - hn...inrnnf H ii on t. not far rrom the brigade headquarters in the little Belgian town of H . where Colonel M was introducing me newspaper men to the comiora 01 i" underground, a regimental "dJu"" suddenly stepped to one of the field telephones and announced that all was ready for the "covert." The visitors then heard the opening notes of a selection from "The vvamure. dn-out was only 400 yards from the foremost trenches. Bullets and sheus were flying overneao. wi u j: non adding their djapason to the music of Wagner. "Tristan and Isoioe am. an old Uerman ioik runs " " variations were otner numacra programme. (irrhralra I Improvised. Who i3 itT' Colonel M was ""General von C . jthe Brigade Commander," ho answered. And now, if you like, my laas win - concert." , 4Vl . . i i,t.jnfn nwav. to tne cellar of a ruined farmhouse, the party found half-a-dozen rresn-iau who boasted an improvised orchestra. One played a nnouth-organ A no tner had mountea nan a ""J"" brass collar of a shell, giving him two clear notes. A third played an instru ment made from an oia uoayuu .rnir with four wires tuned to the mouth-organs key of O. snare drummer, an artist in his line and the leader completed the orchestra. The leader, who were a disreputable derby above his fleia-gray nuwi. to a highly lnaiviauai k ducting. He would rap on tne tame, elevate his baton cut from a board and command: "One, two. three. Go. After playing several pieces, the sol diers sang. Sad Songa Sung by Soldiers. Tk.i- can ir "Morarenrot" the song of the soldior who Is to die at sunrise; . i vi rui!iTTinfter Trommel r, Ktriiw Klang" the song of the soldier con demned to be snot; vj simwuuis. " strassburc" the song of the relent less captain, who would not release the boy to nis parems u-. must be soldiers at Strassburg. They sang of home and parents, of the parti ng for tne war. 01 mo uu.-. - lever return. The Colonel joined with his lads in , nf tho annus. Then he sat motionless in a corner of the little Awn at his folded hands. roUIll. lUUIMHft .w".. his thoughts somewhere away In tne Bavarian homeland. iao nsn. . ..!.,, m lntvin fell noon the old soldiers kindly face, and betrayed unsoldierly tears in nis w This was the man who only a few hours earlier had told the correspond ents that the war naa uruiii"K ....... Trenck Warfare InejtBcted. "There is no doubt about it,- war is brutalizing, re naa sum. " "c" . a Affin. rr mv recimenr xeii there was no priest here and I had to read the burial service. i t-uuiuM finish it. I broke down and wept HKe child. But now I can read it cieaj- through." t in mmon with all the officers at the front. Colonel M "s preconcep- ions of war had oeen -upset, eoy njc reality. . ' "I never dreamea ot eucn a. ncm-u ..f. v.o :ai) "T nlwavs exDected that we' Fhould meet the enemy on the .... j : j i iita a4 '71 a.o rlia in '70 and '71. None of us. 1 tninic, naa eipsti weary lying In the trenches." MILLION-VOICE AMEN URGED Xation-Wide Thanksgiving at End of War Is Suggested. simultaneously raised in praise and thanksgiving in every city and village in the United states to marie me u" " of a new 6pirit of world-wide brother hood when the European war is ended ...co indu h W Tt. Sloane. nos c"pm-j" . j j ... - president of the Apollo Musical Club of Chicago, in an aaaresa ociumeu be fore the Chicago Association of com The suggestion was received with . i i i -.1 V. a o-tin ArB 1 IftVUr, BUU IK wem . . L committee will be named in the near future to decide on the exact form that the proposed peace Jubilee will take and make the necessary arrangements. SCENE OF OPERATIONS IN THE EASTERN THEATER OF WAR MEMtUO . 0TJ vry . Ertfltfwo AsWmir V . 'r' "TVspics CleV r o&vpS& f Warsaw 9brest Am ALVH o f c APPROXnlVTE BATTLUKROJiT li t' SHOWN BETTER RAGE HOPE Severe Trial Held to Have Shown French Virile. BIRTH RATE WILL GROW Confidence. in IMture. After Conflict Is Over Expected lo Create De sire to Glorify One's Self Through Defendants. PARIS. Feb. 1. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) "France and tne French after the war. 1- tne mh .filiation by philosophers. scientists and doctors. Kmile Boutroux, tneFrench philosopher, think. , ranee will come out ot ;i,B,,""V"v;:,,ruo. greater, in spite of all of the destruc tion of life and .property. m.v "So manv human lives taken so mati atrnieoes of the past reduced to Pw er! mu4 artistic and material welltU annihilated, stupefies us and leavea our souls in Incurable pain, he saVs i 'n these sacrifices, however, may in certain ways contribute direct ly to the betterment of life In our country. Insanitary Bulldlnge Gone. "Our cities and the country contain a great many unhealthy habitations h, declare., "that we were unable to decide ourselves to demolish. e hes itated before the difficulties and before the expense. War has put us face to face with the accomplished fact. Ln healthv and Incommodious buildings have disappeared and will he replaced by constructions conforming to hy gienic laws and to the needs of modern life. Many defective conditions of our existence will tKus be improved by the reconstruction that will be imposed """Death, awakens life. After 1870 France "pulled herself together and oushed ut vigorously in every direc tion. What shall be its power of de velopment after this terrible on3eal. above all if the issue Is favorable to us."- r.t h irtiv birth rate." 1 11 C VUSC3 " ..w Monsieur Boutroux thinks, resides primarily in selfishness and the dispo- Sltion to uuuoiubi " r - the immediate future. With confidence in the future, witn a vast m . . aa iimpa la awakened spective opcik -- a desire to giomy ou ... descendants. ch.lcloa Taken From Nature "Measures that are most contrary to stHdv are today accepted without objection, such as the prohibition or tne irewt 1 .. . , JJ i. - with Civiliaation nas oeen iums .. . 4.tifTniiB noprlw fAreiam and ..wk.-.w m ' h.-mfiii tn nature: a great many oi them are so many chains upon nature . Qiiaac fit f rn 2"tl i t v and anu . .. weakness. Now. all at once, lacking all these superfluities, we feel no sense of privation. We are conscious, on the contrary, of re-entering upon full pos session of our strength and of being better able to dispose of It for the ac- ii.i.. t nenf ill wnrk. COmpilOimre"- "War," he says, "not only liberates us from selfish passions but teaches posi tive virtues: the value of decision, in trepidity, sacrifices of life to honor . . - 1. - ,.thailgnil' t rfifUlirC of HI ana to " patience, and this people who were silence long and painful trials this people of whom its enemies said that they would come to their aid by lnsur- ..-..in.ii Aalm anA reaalnte. reciiou, icui... - - The French, it was said, were 'not apt to act collectively. Their in curable individualism precluded vi vacity of mind and talent except to tAND0Mil it. K AST PRUSSIA, POLAND BY IIKAVV I-IMIi, And gali- combat one another. Kxamples they have given of unity and tho efficiency of collective effort." Monsieur Boutroux thinks, "will have as important an ef fect upon France of the future as any other of the lessons Of the war." Haelal Adaptability Proved. From the medical standpoint. Pro fessor Cliauffard, of the Academy of Medicine, before the Alliance d'Hygiene ci.ji. .nenkintr of the. mobilisation order and comparing It to one of the great physical pnenomuna whu.h stantly trouhlo the universe, like earth quakes, tidal waves, etc., says that "the , At. in whl(h Franra uTDOrted t lie shock augurs well for the health of the race after the war. "Adaptation." he says, "is the great rxf Mninfv. for we live and pre serve our physical and moral life by adaptation oniy. He who is incapable of ariant inc hlmelf succumbs. ... The 1.- . . ..a ufluntnri ftsnlf HrllYlirablY to this unforeseen danger, and 'to real ize this it is only sununpni tu lemiu v.- n-ivjt t.T-ia utiH what France were t the moment the mODinzauon oraer was published, lor the calm roniidence with which each one went to his duty we are indebted to a quality that we did not know wo possessed perhaps to that degree, nervous stability, to tho mastery of ourselves, to the control that we have not lost ot our nervous system. Profound Shock Wltbstood. . it AAnjwtiuItii'' Via aa-fl "her are All A l.U 1 1 . ' " . . - i mi .V.ni. nt IriHiviflllAlM H 1 i " . a ti i im.. 1 1 -. i . v who suffice for their daily life, but who are unaDie to accompusn a mure ous task or to support an unforeseen shock. When the hour of the trial arrives those suocumb. They lose their . . i i - . 1. I ... , .(nl a til mobilization a number of such subjects. prorounaiy iruumea hibulihii 'ii . i. - i.nantnlk K,tt- In rn.lfrv their I fciio uwii,aiB, ' " .. . - number In proportion to the number of neauny euDjects was very euum un : many of these troubles were Of short' duration. ine trial was eveie, uui it was to our honor because it bears witness that the French race has not degenerated. "We know By long experience mat every war involves the outbreak of a great many diseases, and we were agreeably astonished during the first three months of this war that sickness - .- -11 ...n;i. ... ,Ut!ina IHI ) in (I UU1 Bl",a'J . ......... The army in barrackB reflects the state Of health of the civu population wim vv li IV ii ii ia .-. - - " - - at. war we should now see the diseases of the season appear in an our garri sons, but on the contrary, the army in action is remarkably free from them, and, fortunately, in proportion to the dead, the wounded and the sick there will remain a far greater number who nave escapea ail tne Hangers, xjicao . (1 1 KAnlr li,rl.11llil tniirA rAnfflt- ant then they were before, ennobled, rtpenea ana oener tempered pnyBicauy as morally." This Improved condition of the sur vivors. Dr. Chauffard thinks, will more than offset the decrease in the birth rate, due to the many deaths, and for that reason ne oonsiaers mat. mo gen eral physical condition of the French race will be improved by the war. FEDERAL CASE IS MADE Defense of Iowa Plumbers Will Be . Taken Vp Today. DES MOINES. Feb. 17. Counsel for the Government had practically com ...... n-h.li adlournment was uicieu bue.i - - taken in the Federal Court here late today in the trial or tne i vth vlolatincT the Sherman anti-trust law. Thirty-five Goverrunent witnesses had been ex amined during the day. and Claude Im porter, District Attorney, said that with the reading of several letters to morrow that the Government would o..i. tliA f?pfr said to- AJ. 1 . flUJi J night that he expected to be able to finish his side ot tne case oy v of the week. He Intends to file a de murrer to the testimony of the Gov ernment, he said. Before you marry see "The Escape." Adv. VICTORY HALF TOLD Ifj EARLY REPORTS Russians Captured in East Prussia Number 50,000, Declare Germans. BIG BATTLE IS DEVELOPING targe Forces of Car-g Troops In Bukowina Are Reported Envel oped hy Austro-Hnngarlans. Reinforcements Are Xear. LONDON, Feb. 17. Announcements from Berlin today are that the Ger man victory in East Prussia has proved greater than first reported, the prison ers being officially estimated at ..0,000. In addition to this an unofficial re port says a large Russian force in Bukowina has been enveloped by the Austro-Hungarians. Other Russian columns in that cam paign, which were forced to retreat, have met reinforcements, however, and further terrific fighting is expected. Regarding the East Prussian victory the German official report says: "North of the- Nieman River our troops have followed everywhere the defeated enemy in the direction of Taliroggen. in the district east of Augustowo engagements occurred at many places during the pursuit of the enemy. A Russian column advancing from Lomza was defeated. Four hun dred prisoners and six machine guns fell into our hands. A division of the enemy coming from Krajcwc also was driven back toward Assowaic. Big Battle Is Developing. "On the conquered front from Plock to Raciona, in Poland north of the Vis tula, bitter fighting apparently is de veloping. ,,. "In Toland, to the south of the vis tula there are no new developments. "In a nine-days' battle in the Mat urian Lake district the Russian tenth army, consisting of at least 11 Infantry and several cavalry divisions, not only was driven out of strongly entrenched positions east of the Maxurlan Lake plateau, but was forced back across the IJUIH'1.1. . "tUtr-rlv defeated at aimosi. c"j point, only the remnants ot the army managed to reach the woods east of a,.uivi ,ii! Augustowo, where they are beins pursued. The number of prisoners taiten naa tained. but certainly More than 50 cannon and 60 machine guns, besides an unknown quantity oi war materiNl, wcro capim. kaiurr Sees Victory. limperor William was present dur ing the decisive lighting in tho center una The victory was won by veteran East Prussian troops. """I bv other troops, who nw uu such work, but proved their worth. "The achievements of these troopa under fearful weather conditions, marching by day and night and fight ing against such a. stubborn enemy, are bevond all praise." "Field Marshal Von Itlndenburg di rected tho operations with masterly skill and he was brHlta-ntljr agisted by Generals von ISichhorn and Von Buelow." Moslems 3Iay liny AVar Exemption. CONSTANT! NO FLK. via Amsterdam and London. Feb. 17. For the double purpose of raising funds and for releasing- persons unwilling to serve In the army the Turkish Chamber of Dep uties today passed ss an urgent meas ure a bill granting military exemption to all trained and untrained Moslem reservists and certain other classes of untrained Moslems on payment ot ft tax of $120 Adh T) jrca ifss "tod rrtto a "beaker iff Zxxobem. Scehmveroh:TtTrclirrgs tDitrnermd. This is adhssiun 'tlBeoouality UiatuabfesrrolerrgttD amifcrr alll aormrli ttinrs, ;p7MtxnhrrTT zties anrl -giivii. 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Work and other thought characters appear in modern garb. "Every Girl" is a stenographer and the play gives an idea of the temptations the average stenographer faces. Mary Fuller is a very beautiful "Every Girl." ... . "terrors or ine iungic untrained lions and tigers, while Violet Mersereau. Mr nMtt ehat will h In Saturday s Oregonian. j i. -jfrfr, 1 1 - .1E;ll.i-rmi.-fr. Ci-i mmm i EVERYBODY LAUGHS At LEW FIELDS of WEBER and FIELDS The Famous Broadway. Comedians . Appearing in mmmM mm I 4 3 3 Z&r 5i Why Ara Ten Tons of Quinine Used Every Year? This enormous quantity of Quinine alone ( representing about l-30th of all the Quinine produced in the world) is required for the preparation of Laxative Bromo Quinine Seven Million (7.000,000) Boxes of which arc used every year because of its extraordinary merit. 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