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Paris Admits Loss of Only One,
but This Is on Direct
Road to Verdun.
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ANOTHER DRIVE-EXPECTED
', French Said to Be Holding: Their
ttescrves Far in Rear and Brit-
In Iooks Forward to Bald
l' by Sea and Air.
BY ARTHXTR C. DRAPER.
(London Correspondent of the New
York Tribune.)
LONDON', Feb. 29. (Special.) With
the battle of Douaumont and to the
north of Verdun still apparently dead
locked, the Germans assert today they
have made further progress in the
Woevre district. Here Berlin asserts
the capture of five villages Dieppe,
Abaucourt, Blanzee, Manhuelles and
Champion.
Of these, Paris admits only the Joss
of Manhuelles. which lies about half
a mile south of Fresnes, taken by the
Germans yesterday. As the town lies
on one of the direct roads to Verdun,
its possession is important, and Paris
asserts that counter attacks already
have reached its outskirts.
The great reserve force of the French
army is being- held miles from the bat
tle front at Verdun. Foremost military
authorities of Great Britain believe
that in doing so the best tactics have
been employed, for if the attack on
Verdun fails, as it is firmly believed
that it will, it is expected' that another
and greater drive will be launched by
the Germans in the Champagne region.
A concentrated French reserve fvill
meet it.
German Reasons Varied.
' It Is the belief today of British crit
ics that the Verdun offensive was first
an effort to upset the plan for the
Spring campaign of the allies, which is
believed to have included a combined
attack upon the German lines on all
fronts. Another reason for the attack
is that it is a pure gambler's chance
on the part of the Germans to reach
Paris by a V-shaped wedge. Another
reason seen by war critics for the drive
is that neutral opinion may ba serious
ly affected, especially in the Balkan
states.
Speaking generally of the battlo at
, Verdun. Lord Sydenlmm, recognized in
England as one of the foremost crit
ics on military affairs, said today:
"The present drive seems to have
been undertaken by Germany, first,
to enhearten the country, and, sec
ondly, to impress neutrals. The
losses of the Germans, including the
cutting to pieces of the famous Bran
denburgers, must certainly defeat the
first objective and surely it will not
'make the masses of Germany, who
are now beginning to suffer terribly,
more cheerful, while nothing but en
tire success is likely to persuade Rou
mania and Greece against , taking the
side of the allies.
Attack expected to Continue.
"Because of this we are bound to
expect that the attack now launched
wili continue with unbounded frenzy,
not only at Verdun but at other points
along the 500-mile front."
Repons from Holland indicate that
the joy of the German people at the
first news of the successes of the
armies before Verdun has been chilled
by the arrival of trainload after train
load of wounded, which have poured
into every city and town in Western
Germany. Every hour brings fresh
news of the horror of the battlefield.
All England today is keyed to a
pitch of excitement " which has not
been attained since the beginning of
the war. Mingled with the belief that
Germany is making a final desperate
bid for success is the fear that the
Verdun drive is only a prelude to a
'series of daring tactics. One rumor
-which is heard freely is that a com
; blned sea and air attack will be made
on the coast cities of England.
GERMAN" GUNS PUSH FORWARD
AH Branches of Army Show Re
markable Co-operation.
BERLIN. Feb. 29. via London, March
, 1. All reports of the battle of Verdun
.show a more and more remarkable co
operation of all arms. A study of the
progress during the week since the
first attack was delivered shows that
; guns must have been steadily brought
j, forward as last as the infantry cleared
' any French position, there to resume
! the wor.k of making the next position
xipe for storming.
The Germans east of Verdun who
. reached the base of the Lorraine hills
Monday, appear now to be in a position
.to bring their guns to bear on the Ver
' dun forts at the most effective vdis
. tauce. The abandonment by the French
of the so-called Meuse Peninsula was
, expected after the taking of Champ-
neuvilie by the Germans.
; The advanced German ' line from
'. Champneuville toward Bras shows that
the Germans gradually are straihten
:;ing out the kink in the line north of
: Verdun. Between Verdun and Fort de
Marre. which forms the northwestern
corner of the Verdun fortifications, lies
the Meuse and on the western shore is
. a broad stretch of flat meadow land
' which is commanded by Fort de Marre
: and by its advanced batteries, and
; hence immediate further progress in
this direction is not expected.
THAT 1MD FEELING
Relieved by Hatd'a Sursaparllla, Which
Renovate the Blood.
That tired feeling that comes to you
in the Spring, year after year, is a
sign that your blood lacks vitality. Just
as pimples, boils and other eruptions
are signs that it is impure; and it is
also a sign that your system is In a
low or run-down condition Inviting dis
ease. It is a warning, which it is wise
to heed.
Ask your druggist for Hood's Parsa
parilla. This old standard tried and
true blood medicine relieves that tired
feeling. It cleunses the blood, gives
new life, new courage, strength and
cheerfulness. It makes the rich red
blood that will make you feel, look, eat
and sleep better.
Be sure to get Hood's Parsaparilla.
It embodies the cureful training, ex
perience and skill of Mr. Hood, a phar
macist for fifty years, in its quality
and power to cure.
ELL-ANS
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it 25c at all druggists.
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FEW SHIPS ARMED
Italians Only Menaced Vessels
From American Ports.
OTHERS CARRY NO GUNS
Seven Italian Liners in Regular
Trade Between New York and
Mediterranean Five Mora
Measured for Armament.
NEW YORK. Feb. 29. Only a small
proportion of the shipping plying be
tween American and European porta
a fleet of armed Italian merchantmen
appears to be menaced by the new Teu
tonic submarine policy, which goes into
effect at midnight.
British and French ships that have
arrived here and at' other Atlantic
ports during the past year have car
ried no guns. Seven Italian ships With
naval guns mounted on their aftr
decks and manned by trained crews
from the Italian navy have been plying
between New York and Mediterranean
ports since the first of the year, and
one, similarly armed, put in at Fort
Arthur, Tex.
Five other Italian liners in the New
York trade are understood to have been
measured for armament tobe placed
on their next arrival at home ports.
Of the latter, the steamship San Gio
vanni sailed at noon today for Naples
and Genoa, The San Giovanni carries
only freight on this trip.
The steamship Gieseppt Verdi, the
first Italian liner to arrive here thus
armed, is due to leave port tomorrow,
this being her second round trip as an
armed vessel. Her agents had not as
certained today the number of pas
sengers she will carry, but .believed
that the number would not be large,
the majority being third-class.
The .steamships San Guglielmo and
Napoli, also armed, are due to sail for
the Mediterranean on March 4. Other
armed Italian liners are at sea, making
voyages in both directions.
Local agents of the Italian lines
here today declined to discuss the new
submarine orders, but all said insofar
as they knew now there would be no
cancellation of sailing dates.
French and British . passenger ships
from New York now at sea and due to
pass through the war zone are as fol
lows: French line steamship Lafayette.
February 26 for Bordeaux; her sister
ship Espagne, February 28 for the same
port: British steamships Cretic. Feb
ruary 20, via Boston for Liverpool and
Tuscan, February 28 for Glasgow. No
guns were seen on any of these ships
when they departed, nor were any re
ported to the collector of the port.
GREECE INVITES ATTACK
MOVE AGAINST SALONIKI WEL
COMED, SAYS GERMAN.
Premier Quoted Also aa Sarins: En
tente Allien Attempted to Cause
People to Revolt Against Klnc.
BERLIN. Feb. 29. (By wireless to
Sayville, X. Y.) "Do you consider it
possible to force our people to give
up their neutrality by pressure with
bayonets? Whoever believes that the
Greeks will abandon their King does
not .know the Greek character,"
Thus declared Prime Minister Skou
lodis. of Greece, to the correspondent
of the Berlinger Tageblatt. who was
interviewing him. according to the
Overseas News Agency, which summa
rizes the interview as follows:
Premier Skoulodis asserted that be
tween January 1 and 10 the entente
powers tried to. .move the Greek
people to rebellion against their gov-
AND GENERAL JOFFRE, STANDING IN THE MIDDLE IN DARK
UNIFORM.
ernment by attempting- to starve them
out, but that the Greeks got along
on vegetables and fruits. When the
entente powers saw this, added the
Premier, they understood that not only
the Greek army, but the majority of
the Greek people, indorsed their gov
ernment's policy.
"The entente, therefore, changed its
tactics continued M. Skoulodis. "and
allowed the Greeks their regular ra
tions." Greece hopes for and would welcome
an offensive against Saloniki, the
Premier asserted, because the occupa
tion of that port affects every Greek
like a nightmare. He felt certain, he
said, that if the Bulgarians were to
enter Greece for war operations the
feelings of the Greeks would not be
hurt. Finally, he declared emphati
cally: "At all events the world will see
that Greece will not give up her neu
trality. She will not allow herself to
be forced by events nor by arms.'
BRITISH GREDIT UPHELD
CHANCELLOR SAYS GOVERNMENT
WILL AID FOREIGN TRADE.
Natfon'a Expenditures for Current Year
Will Reach C7,545,00,OO0 Rivals
to Re Shut Out.
LONDON, Feb. 29. Great Britain's
personal national expenditure for the
current year will reach a total of
fl, 509.000,000 (J7.645.000.00O), accord
ing to a statement today by Reginald
McKenna, Chancellor of the Exche
quer, addressing the Association of
Chambers of Commerce of the United
Kingdom. Great Britain, he said, had
maintained her credit unimpaired
throughout the war. v
The government, he said, was pre
pared to give assistance In developing
foreign trade to insure that rivals
who were "Great Britain's enemies"
should not, as in the past, enjoy con
trol of the foreign trade.
Sir Algernon Freeman Firth, presi
dent of the association, moved that
"the strength and safety of the na
tion lay in its ability to produce what
is required from its soil and facto
ries." Colonel Hughes, of Sheffield, said
the- entire acreage of the country
could not produce anything like the
quantity of foodtnffs necessary to
maintain the nation. An amendment
was adopted substituting the word
"empire" for nation in the chairman's
resolution.
-The Chancellor referred to the rela
tion between trade and a military vic
tory. Destroy our trade," he said, "and
you shatter the foundation of our
power to make these great advances to
our allies and dominions."
TREATY THOUGHT DOOMED
Administration Sees Xo Hope for
Compact With Colombia.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 29. Administra
tion Senators admitted today they had
practically no hope of ratification for
the Colombian treaty, proposing pay
ment of J15.000.000 to Colombia for the
partition of Panama and mailing mu
tual expression of regret.
A thorough canvass of the Senate
has convinced Administration leaders
that nearly all Republicans and sev
eral Democrats would resist ratifica
tion to the last.
A vote on the measure, some Sena
tors believe, should be avoided, be
cause inaction would be better than a
fiat .rejection in its effect upon Co
lombia. ,
School Board Opposes Drills.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 29. "Pre
paredness" received a setback today
from the San Francisco Board of Edu
cation when the Board by resolution
refused to include military drill as part
of high school physical education, as
requested by the Pacific Coast Defense
League.
To Keep the system In condition to throw off
Colds and Grip, take LAX AT I V H BHOMO
NINE." . "W", CitOVE'o signature on box. jc.
iiioto copyright by Underwood & Underwood.
BOND GALL IS READY
McAdoo Takes First Step To
ward New Currency.
CHANGE IS MOMENTOUS
Retirement of Government Two Per
Cents and Substitution of Circa
lation Based on Business
Demands Facilitated.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 29. The first
step was taken today toward carrying
out the plana of the framers of the
Federal reserve act for substitution of
a currency based on the demands of
commerce for a currency based on
Government bonds. In a letter to the
Federal Reserve Board, Secretary Mc
Adoo announced his readiness to pro
vide for the retirement during the pres
ent year of ? 30,000,000 on the 2 per cent
United State bonds used' by National
banks to secure their note circulation.
This is regarded by members of the
board aa the most important action af
fecting the reserve system taken In
many months. There is outstanding
more than $700,000,000 worth of these i
per cent bonds, a total that heretofore
has not varied, with the result that the
amount of National bank notes in cir
culation has been fixed, no matter
whether money was tight or easy.
The reserve act provides for the re
tirement of the twos in 20 years, thfc
National bank' currency being replaced
generally by Federal reserve notes,
based on commercial paper and gold
and counted on by the framers of the
law to respond to the demands of busi
ness.' Machinery is provided in the reserve
act for the retirement of tti twos by
their refunding in 80-year 3 per cent
bonds, on which currency cannot be
based, and one-year United States tfold
notes. The law says that reserve banks
shall be required to buy a total of $25,
000,000 of the 2 per cents from banks
which are members of the system each
year If the banks desire to get rid of
this amount.
Mr. McAdoo, however, on advice of
counsel, has decided that this provision
of the law covers only 2 per cent bonds
held by National banks, against which
they have issued bank currency and not
bonds held by reserve banks for invest
ment purposes and against which there
is no outstanding circulation. The ef
fect of this decision, it was said to
night, probably will be to retire the
2 per cents much faster than was ex
pected. ROSE LECTURE IS HEARD
fse of Fertilizers Also Discussed
Before SelHvood Club.
Fred V. Holman. the well-known
rose-grower and expert, gave a demon
stration of xose-pruning Monday night
before the Sellwood Rose and Floral
Club, at the Sellwood Y. M. C. A. rooms
before many Sellwood rose-growers.
At this time pruning is the highly
important part of rose-growing, both
for exhibition and for general pur
poses, said Mr. Holman.
Taking' rose bushes of the Caroline
Testout. the Bride and Tea variety,
supplied by members of the society,
Mr. Holman demonstrated how they
should be pruned. He showed that for
exhibition purposes the pruning is
much more severe than for roses for
household and general purposes. Ex
planation was made concerning the
planting of roses and the use of fer
tilizers. ARSON CASE IS OPENED
Oswego Woman Enters Plea of
IS'ot Guilty.
OREGON CITY, Or., Feb. 29. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Mary C. Wells, charged with
March, the Embroidery Month
Embroideries at Tempting Prices Suitable
for Every Purpose to Be Had at This Sale
Lot 1 At 10, Value to 25c
Baby Edgres, Sets, Skirting, 5 to 7
inch widths Ribbon Galloons, Insert
ing, Bands and 18-inch Flouncing and
Corset Cover Embroidery. Regular
values to 25c, special today "
at only 1 VIC
Lot 2 At 15, Value to 30c
Similar styles as Lot 1, of better
qualities. Regular values to 1 C
30c, special IOC
Lot 3 At 25, Value to 48c
A wonderful line of 18-inch Corset
Flouncings, a big line of 12-inch Skirt
Flouncings. Swiss, batiste, nainsook,
cambric, in a fine range of new pat
terns shown for the first time. O C
Values to 48c, special
Lot 4 At 35c, Regular 50c
27-inch Embroidery Flouncings, suit
able for infants', children's, misses.
Swiss and Batiste Flouncings in small
and large patterns. Regularly Off
sold to 50c, special, yard .OOC
burning property with Intent to injure
the insurer, was arraigned Monday
before Circuit Judge Campbell and en
tered a plea of not guilty by her at
torneys. Grant B. Dimiclc and Walter
A. Dimick. She will be tried April 24.
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Children Never Gripe 20 Million
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Take one or two Cascarets tonignt
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bowel cleansing you ever experienced.
Wake up feeling grand, your head will
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sweet, stomach regulated and your liver
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NJOfepRifSE 10 CENTSJ
Fine Healthy Child
Convincing Evidence
Simple, inexpensive Remedy
Checks Early Tendency ,
to Constipation.
About the first thing Impressed on
the young mother is th. necessity fcr
regularity in her baby, which brings
up the question of th. most desirable
laxative for children's use.
Mrs. Jess Richardson. Phllpot. Ky.,
say. she nr. used Dr. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin for the past year and that there
is no medicine in the world like it.
She writes. "My little son, William. Jr.,
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to take, and everybody talks about
his being such a fine, healthy boy."
rr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Is a
compound of simple laxative herbs, free
from any opiate or narcotic drug, and
is the standard remedy for constipation
In thousands of homes throughout th.
land. Drue stores everywhere sell It
for SO cents a bottle. Get a bottle of
this excellent remedy and have It in
the house. A trial bottle free of charge
can be obtained by writing to Dr.; W. B.
Lot 5 At 39 Reg. 50c
High-class 18-inch Corset Cover and
Flouncing Embroidery. Th Flounc
ing of fin Swiss in dainty baby pat
terns, also larger patterns suitable for
skirts. Corset Cover Embroidery of
fine Swiss in pretty dainty patterns;
cambric in small, larga hand- OQ
loom patterns. 50c-59c at .OJJC
Lot 6 At 4Se. Rear. 65c-7.fc. A big
line of new patterns in J7-inch Flounc
ings. Baby Flouncings in a bis range
of dress patterns In ruffled, hem
stitched and scalloped-edge styles.
Iresa and Sktrt Flouncings of larger
patterns. Regularly 65c to 75c. gjj
Lnt 1 At BSe, Values to 91.25. A very remarkable line of 27
inch Dress and Baby flouncings. Dress Flouncing; of fine mer
cerized batiste or the heavier nsinsook; cambric in a range of
patterns to suit the most exacting, from the small eyelet work
to the large blind designs. The Baby Flouncing is the kind
that is usually sold for Sac to 11.25 yard and comes in the ruffled,
hemstitched and scalloped styles in a big range of pretty new
designs. Regularly sold to 11.25 CQ
Special 0J
Xew 45-Inch Dress Flnwnctnga Priced iron 39e Yard to
Our 45-lnch range of Dress Flouncings is so oisr and varied that
we can almost suit any taste at any price. All the newest ma
terials voile, organdie, mercerized batiste, organdie CO CO
voiles, etc Prices range from 39c to OtiOo
Spring1 X.ine of Women's
Fine New Nainsook and
Muslin Skirts Now In
Visit Our Muslinwear Section and See
These Dainty "Undergarments at 75c,
98c, SI. 19, $1.5Q. $1.75 to $3.25
Extra full skirts, with 6 to 12-inch dust ruffle and trimmed
with the daintiest insertions and edges of wide embroidery and
lace. All trimmings have been purchased with care as to service,
especial attention being; given to obtain serviceable laces and
firm edges in pleasing patterns. Over 100 styles in selection.
Do not fail to see them. Notice Third-street win- h o
dow. Prices to suit all 75 d to b5..-3
Mrs. Wells is alleged to have em
ployed W. H. Newman to burn down
her three houses in Oswego last Bum
mer. Both were indicted by the grand
jury early last month, and Newman,
following Tiis arrest, made a complet.
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days. Feel fit and ready for work or
play. Cascarets do not gripe, sicken or
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Mothers should give a whole Cascaret
any time to cross, sick, bilious or fever
ish children, because it will act thor
oughly and can not injure.
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confession and was sentenced to
term of from three to seven years in
the Ptate Penitentiary.
MRS. MAY'S
LETTER to WOMEN
More Proof that Lydia E.
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pound RelievesSuffering.
Chicago, 111. "I suffered from a bad
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pound was recom
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pains and backache, 1
il ordered digestion
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to do. You have jny permission to pub-
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Lincoln St., Chicago, 111.
If you have any of the symptoms men
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To Discard Aged or
Weather-Soiled Skin
To free your skin of blotches, roughness,
muddlncss, over-rvdnecs. freckle or any
cutaneous difficulty, the best thing to do Is
to free yourself of the skin itbelf. This Is
easily accomplished by the use of ordinary
mercollzed wax. Use at night aa you use
cold cream, washing: It off next morning.
Immediately the offending surface skin be
gins to come otf in fine powder-like parti
cles. Gradually the entire cuticle Is ab
sorbed In this way. causing no pain or in
convenience. Nor does the face exhibit any
evidence of this treatment. The second
layer of skin now In view presents a spark
ling beauty and youthful robustness obtain
able In no other way we have ever heard of.
The mercollsed wax can of course he found
tn any drugstore and you won't need more
than an ounce of It.
To free vourself of wrinkles or crowsfeet,
there's nothing better then the saxollte lo
tion. You need only dissolve an ounce of
powdered saxollte in a haif pint of wifh
hssel snd bathe your face In the solution.
The effect is quite remarkable, the lins
being lets in evidence even after the first
application. Adv.
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