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t . ... -,. . -I I - ' ' 1 .... . . TROOP SACRIFICE HEAVY IN GALICIA Czar Is Pouring Reinforce ments Daily Into Fight Against Enemy's Forces. RESULT MAY BE DECISIVE I'nry of Battles in .North Poland and Carpathian Mountains Unabated, Bajoncts and Hand Gren- nades Being Cscd Freely. . tJXPON. March 4. Although fight Ins is going on with unabated fury in North Poland and In the Carpathians, the most important battle is being foucht out on an extensive scale in i-'oinliea..t Galicia between the Ku8sian and Austro-German forces, according to dispatches received here- today. The Russians report the capture of 3000 troons and 1 machine guns In this region and in the Carpathians yester- tiav. while the Austrian communication declares that all counter-attacks by the enemy have failed. Ail sides agree that the losses have been enormous in this operation, each. however, contending that the punish mei.t inflicted on the enemy was greater than received in return. Hand irrrnadcs and bayonets are used freauently. Russian military observers are of the opinion that, as violent as is the Ger man offensive in North Poland, it merely is to keep the Russians engaged here while the Austro-German army In Southeast Galicia attempts a move on a mammoth scale, the success or failure of which is expected to have an important bearing on the hnal result. , ftreat lmhrr aeriflee4. That both sides are sacrificing great . numbers of men is indicated. The Austro-Germans are reported to have their best organizations engaged in the operation, while a dispatch received here from Vienna today quotes the Neu.i Kreie Press as follows: "Our extreme right wing in South east Galicia stands opposed to large Russian forces and the enemy daily is throwing reinforcements on his front." The German forces in Northern Po land are concentrating their efforts in the endeavor to break through the Rus sian fortified lines near the Prussian frontier by capturing ths fortress of Ossowetz, says a Petrograd dispatch. The Germans on this occasion have succeeded in bringing up some of their heaviest and most effective guns, in cluding the great J-lnch fleldpleces. Ciermana Held Lake Paaae. The following official communication from Russian general headquarters was received today: "The enemy is maintaining his ground In the. lake passages near fc-imno and Peree. "In the region of Grodno our troops have made fresh progress. Near Osso wctr a stubborn artillery duel is pro ceeding. "To the east of Jedwabne our troops have reached, the line of the enemy's trenches and In the neighborhood of the villages of Mocarze and Klestrzankl ton the west bank of the Bobr River) the fighting has been hand to hand. "In the development of our success near Kerzec, where a German brigade was dislodged, we Increased the num ber of our prisoners to 21 officers and 00 men.' Auatrlaa I .ours Heavy. "There have been engagements of a particularly desperate character be tween Mlawa and Horzole. "In the Carpathians between the On dawa and San rivers, the Austrlans continue day and night fruitless at tacks, notwithstanding their Immense Josses. Our troops drove them back with hand grenades and by counter attacks with bayonet, capturing many prisoners and machine guns. "In Eastern Galicia Austrian rear guards are endeavoring to maintain themselves on the River Lukwa and further along aa far as JesepouL "We captured in the Carpathians and Eastern Galicia 47 officers, 3000 men and 16 machine guns." The following is the official com munication from Vienna: "On the Riala River, southeast of Zakliczyn, the Russians were repulsed yesterday after a sanguinary battle. On both sides of the LJUorza Valley and on the heights north of Cisna. battles continue both day and night. "At every point where our troops are gaining ground the enemy repeatedly attempts counter-attacks which are al ways repulsed. This was especially so on the Bolignod road, where the Rus sians attacked during a heavy fall of snow, with strong forces. The attack was stopped by our artillery fire, which inflicted heavy losses." Kuaalaa Flaalc Shelled. The official German report says: "Kussian attacks northeast of Grodno led them into a flank fire from our ar tillery and failed. Northeast of Lmza Kussian attacks broke down with se vere losses. In the region south of .Mysznlec and Chorzellen and northwest of Irzafnysz the Russians again at tacked. On tba remainder of the front, there was no change." A Geneva dispatch says: . "That Austria lost much of her best new artillery in th recent fighting in Kast Prussia and In Northern Polatrl is the information received here from what are considered reliable sources." SHORT WARJS EXPECTED (Concluded on Png" 2.) functions which characterize such tours, they are usually awakened at 6:30 o'clock In the morning and kept going until S at night, with the first aid packages served out at the break fas table. One might think from the stability of all the appointments that the liritish had no expectation except for long war. yet the universal opinion is that the Fall will see victory and the end. C'kaanel Porta Stroag. The thin line which held in the de fense of the channel ports is deep now. One is surprised at the excellence of the aeroplane service, when it Is real ized that the corps is only three years old. This is not due to the superior fly ing of the British airmen, but to the thoroughness of their equipment and mechanical department and the prodi gality of the expenditure for all nec essary assistance and resources. Every thing but the actual manufacture of the engines is being done at the front. The engines are assembled and the wings made in different shops near the aeroplane base. Successful' reconnais sances with air craft have now become a matter ol mechanical care and or ganisation. The British aviator seems keenly to enjoy these maneuvers and the cliance to chase an enemy machine. Sickness Less Tsssi at Home. The official medical corps showed the correspondent charts of the sick ness among the soldiers, which is less rhnn that among the troops at home, despite the strain the men are under when they take their turns In the trenches. This is deu to the giving to the men of all the wholesome food they can eat and plenty of exercise when they are out of the trencnes aiiu enforcing all sanitary regulations with the strictest discipline. "As Colonel Goethals met the health problems on the Panama Canal, so we met and conquered those In mis kiiiu rt wr " n. medical corns officer said. Frost bite, which was most plentiful In December and January, was over come by making the men loosen their cloth puttees, which became wet and binding, stopping the circulation of the blood, and by compelling them to take off their boots at intervals. "W change the shifts in the trenches." said a Brigadier-General. "sometimes every 4S hours, but some times less or more frequently. It all depends on the narasnips ana Keeping the men fit. Gern Refuse Armistice. The officer pointed out Places where the positions on both sides, despite the attacks and counter-attacks, were the same as last October and there mignt as well have been an understanding to rest for the Winter and start in the Spring, when the ground was dried out. Vet. though the dead from the attacks lie between the trenches close to the parapets, the Germans will not agree to an armistice to bury them, the offi cer said. "One heard much in England of the hate of the Germans for the English, but here at the front no hate seemingly is evinced by the British, despite the assertion that It is their determination to fight to the finish. "The German hates us because we are going to be' the top dog," Tommy Atkins says. Mode l Living Is Simple. - From the commander-in-chief down simple living and the duty of keeping well are rules that a,re being ronowea rigidly. Field Marshal Sir John French, the British commander, occu pies a house. His office Is the drawing-room, the apartments of which have not been disturbed. He dines with his aides in the dining-room. The other rooms are used as offices. Dinner at headquarters one finds much like the dinner of the English mess In Eng land, the talk running on other sub jects than the war as a relaxation for the officers. It Is hard to realize tnat war Is so near by. Sir John French is ruddy and alert and bears no sign of the strain of the last eight months. TURKS TO ATTACK CANAL PLANS FOR (iKXKRAI, ASSAULT AN-.-OU2CEn AT KMOASSV. Jeiri fa Palestine Are Declared Per ree!7 Safe, and Russian Re port of Success Denied. WASHINGTON. Alarch 4. A general attack on the Suez Canal by Turkish forces is in preparation, according to a dispatch received tonight at the Turkish embassy. It added that the Jewish population in Palestine enjoys perfect safety despite reports to the contrary. The communication follows: "At the beginning of last month our forces made an offensive reconnoiter- ing move towards the Suez Canal. At present we are prepaaring for a gen eral attack. "The Jewish population of Palestine enjoy perfect safety. All the recent publications to the contrary are un founded. The natural inconveniences they may have experienced during the mobilization have been shared by the rest ofsthe population." , An embassy titatement given out with the above dispatch said: "Referring to an official Russian statement dated from Tiflis and em anating from the headquarters of the Russian army of the Caucasus to the effect that owing to the alleged cap ture of the Turkish seaport of Khopa on the Balck Sea, the communications between Constantinople and the 'Tur kish territories' of Ardanuch, Ardahan, Oltl and Sari Kamysh have been sev ered, the Turkish embassy begs to 8t"In' the first place that the terri tories of Ardanuch, Ardahan, Olti and Sari Kamysh are not Turkish but Rus sian districts occupied by the Ottoman forces since "the beginning of the hos tilities. "Secondly, that the seaport of Khopa, which is only a small fishermen's vil lage, has no Importance whatsoever in the matter of communications with the territories confining the Russian border which have always been car ried through Trebizonde and Rize.'t EMPTY ADVICE SPURNED GRKY NOT CONSULTING NEUTRALS UNWILLING TO FIGHT. Sugsestlons mm to Preventing Further Devastation of Belgium De- clared Inappropriate. LONDON, March 4. "Unless neutral nations are prepared to assist in throw ing the Germans out of Belgium, no suggestions from them in the matter of preventing the further devastation of that country are wanted," said Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Secretary, in the House of Commons today. The Foreign Secretary's assertion was made In response to an Inquiry from Frederick W. Jowett whether the government was "willing to Invite sug gestions from neutrals wifh a view to avoiding the further devastation of Belgium by the great powers which are contending for its mastery." "The only solution of this question," Sir Edward continued. "Is the evacua tion of Belgian territory by German troops, the restoration of her independ ence and reparation for the wrong done her. Unless neutral powers are pre pared to assist in securing that solu tion, I don't sec what could be gained by the course suggested." WASHINGTON, March 4. State De partment officials, commenting on Sir Edward Grey's -statement concerning advice or suggestions from neutrals re lating to measures for the prevention of further devastation of Belgium, said that no steps of that character had proceeded from the United States Gov ernment. COCAINE FOR CANAL FOUND Contraband Drug Discovered on Gov ernment Vessel. NEW YORK. March 4. Customs in spectors searching for opium aboard the steamer Alliance, which was about to sail for Cristobal today, found J3000 worth of contraband cocaine concealed on the ship. No opium was found. The discovery of the cocaine was a surprise to the officials, who had not suspected that this drug was being smuggled from here to the isthmus. The In spectors said that cocaine, which is worth J15 an ounce here, sells for f 1 4 3 an ounce in the canal zone. The Alliance is owned by the Pana-i ma Steamship Company which is con trolled by the United States Govern ment. A coin in the slot machine hu been in rented fo checking- umbrellas, canes- or small packages in public places. VIOLENT BATTLES FOUGHT IN VOSGES French Attack Precipitated by German Move on Lines : of Communication. ALLIES ADVANCE IN DUNES Berlin Says Column Shelled by Ene- my's Artillery Xcar Sousaln Contained French Prisoners and Many Were Killed. PARIS, March 4. Renewal of bat tles on a determined scale i" the Vosgcs is indicated by a dispatch re- ; i u . . J , . rr.nm Racial Switzer- ' - 1 l-Ai uric iwuaj ' u . . . p land. This dispatch says that fighting . . i c . . nrnTrpM there. Reports received here show that vio lent encounters are taKing pmcc - tween Pfetternausen ana ui In th. Mnnul.r VallAV TIP.Ar SUlZOm. A French attack on Hartmann-Wei-lerkopf was precipitated by an attempt ,t i' a no tn rut the French communications between Belfort and St Amarin, 18 miles .nortnwaro. Shells from German field guns have again fallen in Swiss territory, accord ing to the Basel dispatch. Advance In Belgium' Reported. Tonight's official statement issued by the French War Office says: "In Belgium in the region of the dunes our artillery fire has been par ticularly effective and our infantry have occupied a new trench in advance "In Champagne we have continued to make progress, vie nave sirtus"' ened and widened our poiMtion.s,not ablv to the northwest of Perthes and to "the northwest of Mesnil, capturing about 100 prisoners. "On the ridge to the northwest of the latter village .the Germans have made fresh counter-attacks, which have been repulsed. Prisoners con firm the seriousness of the losses sus tained by the two regiments of the guards in the fighting yesterday. "In the Argonne in the Pour-de-Paris district, a German attack was repulsed, as was nlso one at Vauquois. Near Verdun, at Fort Vauz. a Ger man aeroplane was brought down within our lines and two aviators were taken prisoner." The earlier official report said: r'.ntsiin Hanoe. one of our aviators. ..k.i nti Wednesday a German powder magazine at Rowttweil, 23 kil ometers north or tionauriuuscu. .innlnfc Ten minutes PUCUCi-O T " - after he had thrown bombs the powder magazine was arire. "In Belgium, on tho dunes, our ar :iiA..r jamniiahpii trenrhes of the en emy. North of Arras, near Notre Dame dc Lorette, the enemy capturea an au vanced trench recently constructed by us In immediate contact with the Ger man lines. - ..tu K.v,. i-Amcnf r,f Rheims lasted all day, a shell falling every three mln- "In Champagne. It is confirmed that the German counter attacks against the crest taken by us northeast of Mesnil were of very violent character. Two regiments of the guards fought with great ferocity. The defeat of these ef forts has been complete. Progress Made In Argonne. "There has been a cannonade in the Argonne, with fresh 'progress on our part in the region of Vauquois.-" BERLIN, via London, March 4. The German War Office in an official re port on yesterday's activities on the western front says: "On the heights of Lorette, north west of Arras, our troops early yester day morning occupied positions of the enemy 1600 meters (nearly one mile), capturing eight, officers, 55. French soldiers, seven machine guns and six small cannon. Hostile counter attacks during the afternoon failed. "Renewed French attacks in Cham pagne were easily repulsed. "A French attack in the Argonne, west of St. Hubert, failed. Counter at tacking, we occupied a French trench. In Cheppy Wood also a French attack failed. "One of the recent communications from the Eiffel Tower declared that a German column, while marching across the height of Tahure (northeast of Sou sain), was successfully shelled. We must confirm the accuracy of this an nouncement. The column consisted of French prisoners, who were being led away, and suffered a loss of 38 killed or wounded." - SAVER OF DAYLIGHT DIES Proposal to Gain Time by Legisla tion Recalled in England. LONDON, March 4. William Willett, whose proposal several years ago to "manufacture daylight" by legislation to move all clocks forward attracted world-wide attention, is dead at Chlsle hurst, near London. .William Willetfs daylight saving bill, which was discussed in the British Parliament in the Spring of 1909, pro vided for the earlier use of daylight by putting forward the clock 20 minutes on four successive Sundays in April and reversing the process on four Sun days in September. This procedure, it was argued, would bring more time at the end of the day for recreation while the sun was still up. The measure never became law in England. AUSTRIA LOSES ARTILLERY Many New Big Guns Taken by Rus ( sians in Recent lighting. GENEVA, via Paris. March 4. That Austria lost much of her best new ar tillery in the recent fighting in East Prussia and in Northern Poland is the information received here from what are considered reliable sources. The guns lost are said to include 23 batteries of 305 millimeters and sev eral of 135 millimeters. In the region surrounding Plock and Kutno alone nine complete batteries are said to have been captured by the Russians while nine others were de stroyed. Imperial Gardens Set to Cabbages. AMSTERDAM. March 4. The Vos sische Zeitung in a recent issue said it had heard from Vienna that on orders issued by Emperor Francis Joseph the imperial gardens and all the available space surrounding the imperial pal aces in and near Vienna would be used for raising cabbages to provide food for the people. , Japan to Maintain Silk Prices. NHW YORK. March 4. The Japa nese government. It was announced here today, is about to form a corpora tion, to adjust and maintain tho prices on raw silks, which have slumped -as a result of the. war. I, ' i MPHOMQ THE NATIONAL IS THE ONLY THEATER ON THE PACIFIC COAST having ex clusive first - run s e 1 e c tion of the entire output of the General Film C o m pany. Hence -These Great Pro It rammcs. Sunday "C. O. D." Great Comedy. Hroadway Star Feature.' All Star Cast Don't Permit Anything to Keep V'ou Away. NOTE'S TEXT GIVEN Germany Insists on Conces sions by Enemy. AGREEMENT IS OFFERED Reply to American Suggestions Con cerning Sea Operations Demands Supply of Raw Materials for Economic Use. WASHINGTON, March 4. The official text of the German government's reply to the American note suggesting that Germany and Great Britain agree on- a plan to lessen danger to neutral shipping in the war zone, was made public here today. It rollows: "The Imperial German government has taken note with great interest of the suggestion of the American Gov ernment that certain principles for the conduct of maritime war on the" part of Germany and England be agreed upon for the protection of neutral ship ping. They see therein new evidence of the friendly feelings of the American Government towards the German gov ernment which are fully reciprocated by Germany. Floating Mlnea Withdrawn. "It is in accordance with Germany's wishes also to have maritime war con ducted aceording to rules which with out discriminated restricting one or the other of the belligerent powers in the use of their means of warfare are equally considerate of the interests ot neutrals and the dictates of humanity. Conseauently. it was Intimated in the German note of the .16th instant that observation of the declaration of Lon don on the part of Germany's adver saries would create a new situation from which the German government gladly would draw the proper con clusions. ) "Proceeding for this view the Ger man government have carefully ex amined, the suggetsion of the Amer ican Government and believe that they can actually see. in it a suitable basis for the practical solution of the ques tions which have arisen. "With regard to the various points of the American note, they beg to make the following remarks: "First, with regard to the sowing of rhlnes, the German government would be willing to aferee, as suggested, not to use floating mines and to have anchored mines constructed as in dicated. Moreover, they assree to put the stamp of the government on all mines to be planted. On the other hand, it does not appear to them to be feasible for the belligerents wholly to forego the use of anchored mines for offensive purposes. Submarines to Restrict Activity. "Second, the German government would undertake not to use their sub marines to attack mercantile vessels of any flag except when necessary to enforce the right of visit and search. Should the enemy nationality of the vessel or the presence of contraband be ascertained, submarines would pro ceed in accordance with the general rules of international law. "Third, as provided in the Ameri can note, this restriction of the use of the submarines is contingent on the fact that enemy mercantile vessels abstain from the use of the neutral flag and other neutral distinctive marks. It would appear to be a matter of course that such mercantile vessels also abstain from arming themselves and from all resistance by force, since such procedure contrary to interna-' tional law would render impossiDie any action of the submarines in accordance with international law. "Fourth, the regulation of legiti mate importations of food into Ger many suggested by the American Gov ernment appears to be in general ac ceptable. Such regulatUm would, of course, be confined to importations by sea. but that would, on the other hand. Include indirect importations by way of neutral ports. The German government would, therefore, be willing to make the declarations of the nature provided in the American note, so that the use nf the imported food and foodstuffs solely by the' noncombatant population would be suaranteea. Raw Industrial Materials Wanted. The imperial government must, how. ever, in addition, emphasize having the imnortation of our raw material usea by the economic system of noncombat ants, including forage, permitted. To that end the enemy governments would ha.ve to nermit the free entry into Ger. many of the raw material mentioned in the free list of the declaration oi London, and to treat materials included in the list of conditional contraband according to the same principles as food and foodstuffs. "The. German government ventures tn hone that the agreement for which the American Government has paved the way may be reached alter due con sideration of the remarks made above and that in this way peaceful neutral shlnninar and trade will not nave to suffer -any more than is absolutely necessary from the unavoidable effects of maritime war. These effects could be still further reduced if, as was pointed out in the German note of the 16th instant, some way couia uo muim to exclude the shipping of munitions of war from neutral countries to bel ligerents on snips or any nationality. United States Demands Dyestuffs. WASHINGTON, March 4. The United FREE PHONES. Mar. 5533, A 5533. Open Daily Noon to 11 P. M. (Sunday 10:30 to 11 P. M.) 1 ALICE JOYCE IN GREAT ' TWO-ACT EMOTIONAL . DRAMA. "HER SUPREME SACRIFICE." A woman sac .rlfices her own happiness for ' love of man. He believes the worst. 2 FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN IN DRAMA, "THIRTEEN DOWN." Vitally a play worth while. In two acts. Strong cast, strong play. 3 HEARST-SRLIO WEEKLY Pictorial events over the world. 4 THE COLD GRAY DAWN OK THE MORNING AFTER An other clever George Ade Fable. What, takes place after a night's carousal. 7 I THEATRE I 2nnnnMnnnnMnn.nnnnn.snasnnnnil TODAY AND TOMORROW The World's Greatest Living I Artiste. 1 Betty Nansenj in 8 Echagaray's Modern Masterpiece. The Celebrated Scandal It Mercilessly Castigates The Curse of Today Gossip! Millions Know, Millions Love Eye THE NANSEN S Tear . I.Smilc States will insist on its right to get dyestuffs from Germany if Lntiland continues to do so. Although the pres ident of the British Board of Trade in Parliament declined yesterday to com mit his government to tlje right of American shippers to get dyestuffs, it was declared here today on high au thority that the United States would insist there should be no discrimina tion. CLUBWOMAN DROPS DEAD Reform Advocate Expires After Mak ing Appeal to Legislature. ST. PAUL. March 4. Mrs. C. C. Hig bee, St. Paul clubwoman, social worker and advocate of prison reform, dropped dead at the Statehouse tonight, Just after she had made an appeal for a model woman's reformatory before the House committee on state prison and reformatories. Mrs. Higbee's death, which was due to heart disease, occurred in the House retiring-room, where the committee hearing was being held. BOMBARDMENT . IS WIDER Cootlni:ed f rom First Pk.) patch from Munich says that Field Mar shal von der Goltz, who was sent to Constantinople from Germany to act as the adviser of the Turkish government in military affairs, has telegraphed to the German military headquarters ask ing for 30 German artillery officers on the ground that they were needed urgently for the defense of the Dar danelles. The Field Marshal received a laconic reply, the dispatch says, stating that the Germans needed their artillery officers, and adding: "Do your best." ATTACK WILL FAIL, SAYS TURK Forts Xot Yet Readied by Fleet De clared Impregnable. BERLIN. March 4 (via London.) Attaches of the Turkish Embassy here profess to be unconcerned regarding the bombardment of the Dardanelles forts by the allied fleet. They declare the fortifications are Impregnable, that the landing of troops at the entrance to tne straits is impossible and that any attempt to land a force at some point along the shore of the Gulf ot Saros would require more men than the allies can concentrate, leaving out of consideration the strong Turkish forts stationed at all threatened points. The Constantinople correspondent ot the Frankfurter Zeitung sends his paper an Interview with Enver Pasha, chief of the Turkish general staff, as follows: 'The action which began February 19 so far has achieved nothing more than heavy damage to some forts at the ex treme entrance to the Dardanelles. On the second day the bombardment over turned six guns, killing four men and wounding 14, but on the first day only an observation officer was killed and one man was wounded. "Of the overturned guns three were again placed in position on the follow ing morning. "The outer fortifications are the old est in Turkey and their speedy subjec- HAVE PURE BLOOD Hood's Sarsaparllla Makes Pare, Rich, Red Blood. Your heart works night and day without a pause. It is the principal organ of the circulation of your blood. It is of the utmost Importance that it should do its work well. The quality and quantity of your blood have much to do with its action. If this fluid is pure and abundant, your heart and other vital organs act with more energy than when it is defective In quality or deficient in quantity. Hood's Sarsaparllla makes the blood pure and abundant. It is the one old reliable medicine, that has been sold for 40 years, for purifying the blood. 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One of the most daring scenes Is showing the construction of the last links of the railroad by night, an actual scene showing hundreds of men at work. Portland will delight in. "The Love Route." It will remind Portlatiders of the great railroad fight in the Des chutes Canyon. IT'S A HUMMER r All This Week ROBERT WARWICK In a Five-Act Film Version of "Alias JIMMIE VALENTINE" A Paul Armstrong: Play Produced by . The World Film Corporation. A Greater Success Than the Original Play Striking, Forceful, Wonderfully Dramatic in Story and Action. Strong temptations come to Lec Randall alias Jimmie Valentine, ex-convict, in his ef forts to go straight for the sake of the Girl he loves. He gets his reward. tion always has been counted on. The real defense line lies lartncr in, wnic the difficult waterway dprives ships of tho power to maneuver freely and obliges them to move in a narrow do file, which is commanOed by artillery and mines. 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