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THE 3IORXING OKEGONIAN. SATURDAY, 3IARCH 11. 191G. - HEAVY ATTACKS BY GERMS SUCCEED FIELD PHOTOGRAPH OF GENERAL DIRECTING FRENCH DEFENSE ALLIES REFUSE TO DISARM VESSELS OF VERDUN". Store Opens Store Closes at 8:30 A. M. Wil&j: at 5:30 P. M. Saturdays (P'V( Saturdays Phone: phone: Marshall 5080 The Most in Value, the Besj in Quality A 2112 French Admit Enemy Gained Foothold in Wood North west of Verdun. Modus Vivendi Proposed by Secretary of State Lan sing Is Rejected. HUGE LOSSES DESCRIBED Teutonic Efforts to Attain Verdun Persist, With Employment of Huge Forces of Effectives. f Losses Are Enormous. I)N'DO.", March 10. The Germans in infantry attacks, launched with huge rffectives, but with losses described be yond all proportions to the objective they sought, have occupied a part of the Corbeaux wood, to the west of the Meuse and northwest of Verdun, ac cording to the French official communi cation issued tonight at Paris. German attacks to the west of the village of Douaumont and against the village of Vaux were put down by the French, the report also says. The Berlin War Office issued a state ment today admitting that the French had "gained a foothold in the fort of Vaux," said by the Germans to have been won by them the day before. The French War Office, however, categoric ally denies that the Germans ever cap tured the fort. French Hold Ground Bravely. The story of the defense of Haumont, one of the heroic episodes of the Btrug j?le around the fortress of Verdun, as told to the Associated Press by a par ticipant, reveals how French soldiers die on the spot under the concentrated fire of heavy artillery and the shock of the masses of the infantry, in order lo gain time for the reserves to come up. "The Germans concentrated their fire on Haumont at the outset," said the eye-witness. "They must have sus pected that it would be the center of our resistance, "Every passage, every ravine, every clearing and every crossroad that could serve us was swept by a devastating fire. At 6 o'clock on the evening of February 21, the Germans came on, line after line, in increasing density. The shell ins, which was bo intense all night that it was impossible to counter at tack, increased in fury at 6 o'clock in the morning. Men Caught Between Fires. "Caught between the German shells and our own curtain of fire In front of the village, it was Impossible for us to move either ahead or in the rear. A"e were cut off from all communica tion, the telegraph and telephone hav ing been literally smashed by the shells, our men, installed in what remained of the defense works on ' the two flanks and in front of the village, waited stoically under a storm of gattling fire for the attack. "From 10 big shells a minute at 10 o'clock the number went to 20 at 2 o'clock. Our men preserved remark able placidity. "The village had seemed to sink into the earth, while the concrete redoubt on which we had counted crumbled and buried 80 men and several machine guns and destroyed our ammunition depot. Still no one budged. Germans Advance In 3 Columns. "At 5 P. M. a German battalion ad vanced in three columns simultaneously from the east, the north, and the north west. Those of our men surviving arose to meet this enveloping maneu ver. The machine guns that were still intact were fired with maximum speed, making holes in the enemy's ranks and obliging the German left to stop before our barbed wire. "The center and right, however, came on and what was left of our force re tired to new trenches southeast of Hau mont, while machine guns decimated our assailants. "But they were too numerous. Tbey got into the hollow of the village and took the Colonel's post in the rear, set ting fire to the redoubt by liquid fires projected from a cellar window. The OoJonel and his staff, who had grabbed rifles and were being aided by the sur vivors, were on the point of being cap tured or being burned alive. "They came out of the redoubt with heads erect and marched through, the galling fire of the machine guns. The Colonel was untouched and the retreat was accomplished without further loss." GEiiMAN" VERSION IS DENIED I'ort Vaux Not Attacked as De wribed, Paris Asserts. PARIS, March 10. An official note issued today says: "German official dispatches of March 9 affirm that in a glorious night at tack the Posen reserve regiments No. fi and No. 19, under command of the in fantry General von Guretsky Cornitz, stormed the fort of Vaux with adjacent fortifications. This assertion is false ' in every way. At the hour when tie German communication arrived, the French staff found that Fort Vaux had not been attacked and that the soldiers guarding it were calmly at their posts. "The same communication asserts further: (1) That the German troops are engaged in clearing French troops still remaining out of Corbeaux woods: 2) that the Germans stormed the vil lage of v aux. These assertions are both untrue. At the present moment the enemy only occupies the eastern ex tremity of Corbeaux. the greater part f which is held by us. The German center attacks failed to drive us from it. The village of Vaux, attacked in the night by German troops, was vigor ously defended and remains in our hands. The German infantry which succeeded in getting into the village were all driven out at the point of the bayonet. "It has been remarked that since the failure of the offensive against Verdun, German official communications are full of false statements. Thii6, when the French troops withdrew from Fresnes, the German communication said on March . that 300 i rench prls oners had been taken and then on March S that the number amounted to more than 700. The garrison of Free nes was less than 700 altogether and was able to withdraw from the village without great difficulty. "In the attack on Forges. Regneville and Corbeaux wood, the Germans de dared that they had made prisoners of 58 officers and 32 ii men, all un wounded. Now the garrison of Forges and Regneville" were in all about 600 men and that is all the enemy could possibly have captured. . ".v.:-"-. . : : i ... ,v.-..---...: ' t '' ' - ' . ' 1 ' - " ' ' ' ' ' S" "I I " , - fit's : : : . j : :: ': rr j , fs.?s3 r V T I " v r - r T : .. . STi. t j I 1 - I.' ' -V m . h ill . ; - A' n I NOTICE IS EXPECTED SOON Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, N. Y. GENERAL PETAIV (FIGl'RE IN IMMEDIATE FOKEGROl'SD WITH HAXDS BEHI ND BACK) CO.VSt LTlXG WITH GENERAL BAL'HGARTEN, General Petain. it has been announced, is now in command of the French forces defending Verdun. It is reported that General Petain has spent much time of late watching the battle from the seat of an armored motor car ana so has been enabled to travel along the front rapidly. He distinguished him self in the retreat from Charlerol in August. 1914, and became in rapid suc cession Brigadier-General, General of Division, General of an Army Corps and General of an Army. He is in his 60th year and Is active and energetic. To obtain a position on his staff, an officer must bo an all-round athlete and a champion cyclist. He is the idol of his men, and is most friendly without being familiar. Though never singled out for particular success in theo retical maneuvers, he has shown in war unequaled Judgment and qualities of leadership. BRITISH TAKE MILLIONS AMERICAN SECURITIES SEIZED VALUED AT $10,000,000. Holland Bankers Resent Holding Vp of Dutch Property but Justify Act Against Germany. AMSTERDAM, via London, March 10. -Banking circles here give $10,000,000 to 112,000,000 as the aggregate value of American securities and coupons taken by the British government from the Dutch steamers Noordam and Rot terdam on outward voyages since the middle of January. American purchas ers of the securities and coupons, it is said, received empty or partly empty envelopes containing a British ofricial notification that the missing contents would be brought before a prize court. Bankers here believe the British de sire to pnt an end to the sale of German-owned securities through Holland is justified, but complain that not only have American bonds whose German stamps might arouse suspicion of Ger man origin been seized, but that Im portant quantities of purely Dutch property have also suffered the same fate. They ask why Great Britain could not have made enemy-owned securities con traband at first, whereupon the bank ers would have acted accordingly. BEDOUINS ARE IN REVOLT Natives Said to Be Aroused Against British in Egypt. BERLIN. March 10. fBy wireless to Sayvllle, N. Y.) Press dispatches from Italian sources give reports from Cairo that the uprising recently reported in Egypt has aroused the natives against the British. It is said Bedouins have attacked British troops repeatedly and that similar movements have been reported irom tne budan. According to these accounts, revolutionary manifestos are being spread by what is known as the national Egyptian committee. Conferences Among Nations Party to Kntente Concluded Project Proposed as Humanitarian Expedient Not Accepted. WASHINGTON. March 10. The en tente allies have agreed to inform the United States that they cannot ac cept the proposal in Secretary Lan sing's recent circular memorandum that a modus vivendl be entered into for the disarmament of belligerent- owned merchant ships.. Conferences between the allies on this subject have ended and formal replies to the Amer ican suggestion are expected in the near future. Advices to the State Department from the embassies at London, Paris and Rome some time ago made it ap parent that the disarmament plan had met with no favor, and the department has been proceeding on the assumption that it would be rejected. The United States does not question the right and internatio--. law of merchantmen to arm for defense. Dis armament by agreement was proposed purely as a humanitarian expedient on account of the development of subma rine warfare. 3153 GIVILIAliS KILLED ASQUTR ESTIMATES RESl'LTS ATTACKS BY ENEMIES. OF Coast Bombardments Fatal to 1271 Raids to 276 Oltarr Live Lost In Attacks at Sea. LONDON, March 10. The number of noncombatants killed by Great Brit ain s enemies since the beginning oi the war aggregates 3153, Premier As quit h writes in reply to a request for Information by Major Hunter. Forty-nine men, 39 women and 39 children were killed in coast bombard ments, a total of 127. One hundred and twenty-seven men. 92 women and 67 children, a total of 276, were killed in air raids. Approximately 2760 noncombatants lost their lives on board British mer chant and fishing vessels between Au gust 4, 1914, and March 8. 1916, but the detailed figures are not available. BELGIAN AID PLAN UNIQUE "Buy-a-Yard-of-CIoth" Days' Desig nated by Governors and Mayors. NEW YORK, . March 10. "Buy-a- yard-of-cloth" days have been des ignated by more than 50 Governors and Mayors throughout ihe country in the past week. The campaign is designed to aid state committees of the commission for relief in Belgium in their efforts to obtain clothing for the destitute in Belgium and Northern France, it was anounced here tonight. HOLY WAR IS PROCLAIMED Emir of Keslit Arouses People Caspian Sea District. In BERLIN, March 10. (By wireless to Sayville, N. Y.) Bagdad papers say that the Emir Ibnalrashio of Resht has proclaimed a holy war in all cities and villages of his territory, the Over seas News Agency announces today. Resht is 14 miles southeast of Engeli, on the Caspian Sea. Cliurcbill May Return to Politics. LONDON, March 10. The Weekly Nation says it believes that Colonel Winston Spencer Churchill, formerly First Lord of the Admiralty, Intends to resign his commission in the army and return to Parliament. LATEST OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS French. PARIS, March 10. The text of the announcement given out by the French War Office this afternoon reads: "In the Argonne district our artil lery has bombarded certain convoys of the enemy moving along the road from Monttaulon to Auocourt. "There has been no change in the situation west or east of the River Meuse. The night passed without the enemy's making any infantry attack against our positions. The bombard ment, however, has continued, both sides taking part along other front. It has been violent on the left and right banks of the River Meuse and inter mittent in the Woevre district. "In Alsace our batteries have de molished the German trenches at Hill No. 425. which is east of Thann. "The nisrht passed quietly on the re mainder of the front. "During the day of March 8 French airmen delivered several attacks. Dur ing one of these attempts at Eriennes 15 German airmen were forced to flee. Later 10 of them were seen to be de scending in the direction of their own lines. "In addition to this information has been received the news that two Ger man aviators, one In a Fokker machine, have been overcome in the Champagne district and three others vanquished in the region of Verdun. The machines of these five aviators came to the ground within the German lines." Germans Lose S3,l8 in Month. LONDON. March 10. According to official German casualty lists which have reached London, the total of German casualties for February was 35.19S. This brings up the total for the war. as shown in these lists, to 2.667.S7I. Throw Off Colds and Prevent Grip. TVhen .on fl a cold coming on take LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE. It removes cause of Ccilds and Crtp. Only one "BROMO QVI-MNE- E: v, GROVE'S ficnature. on box 23c. German. BERLIN, via London. March 10. The official stateemnt issued by the German War Office today is as follows: "On the eastern bank of the Meuse, during the clearing of Corbeaux Wood and enemy trenches at Bethincourt, we took six officers. 6S1 men and 11 can non. "Ablain Wood and the ridge west of Douaumont were taken from the enemy after stubborn fighting. In the Woevre Plains we also pushed forward our line through the wooded sector south' east of Damloup. "The French delivered strong coun tor attacks against- our.. new. front et and south of Vaux and ir the neighbor hood of the fort. The French suc ceeded in again obtaining a firm foot ing in the armored fort itself. Other wise their attacks were "repulsed with heavy losses. "Our battle aviators shot down two British aeroplanes; namely, one mono plane near Wytschaete, south of Ypres. and one biplane northeast of La Bassee. The occupant of the first aeroplane was dead." British. LONDON. March 10. The War Office tonight made public the following offi cial communication concerning the fighting in Mesopotamia: "General Lake reports that General Aylmer, who was operating March 8 from seven to eight miles from the right bank of the. Tigris River, in con sequence of lack of water has been obliged to fall back on the river, after having removed all of his wounded." Friday's War Moves THROWING large masses of infantry against the French in the Corbeaux to the "northwest of Verdun, the Ger mans after several attacks, in which they are declared by Paris to have suf fered large casualties, have retaken part of the wood from which the French had previously ejected them. The entire region about Verdun con tinues the scene of intense operations, west of Douaumont and the sector em bracing the village of Vaux have been points against which the Germans have launched vicious infantry attacks, but at both places their efforts to advance broke down under the heavy fire of the French, according to Paris. Berlin, however, counters this asser tion by announcing the taking of a ridge west of Douaumont by the Ger mans and says also that the Germans have succeeded In pushing forward through the wooded section southeast of Damloup. which lies & short distance from Fort Vaux. The statement is made in the German official statement that the Germans b&ve succeeded, la saining a firm foot ing in Fort Vaux. Paris has prevlouesly categorically denied that the Germans had captured either the fort or the vil- age of Vaux. Fast and southeast ofr Verdun, over a front or about seven and one-half miles, the Germans have been directing a heavy bombardment on the towns of tlx, Moulalnville, Villers-Sous-Bon champ and Bonzee. with the French guns answering them energeticallv. In the Artois region the French have occupied the crater of a mine exploded by the Germans, and in Lorraine have csamagea with their gun fire German organizations on the front of Halle ville-BremeniL The Germans on the upper Stripa region oi tne rcussian front are do clared by Petrograd to have suffered heavy losses in a counter attack made on a position captured by the-Russlans. Despite the bad weather, the Italians are keeping up their offensive against the Austrians along the Austro-Itallan line. The Tolmino bridgehead has been heavily bombarded and the Isonzo front has been- the scene of intermittent shelling. Petrograd reports a continuation of the progress of the Russians against the Turks along the Black Sea coast toward Trebizond. A British official communication says me lorce mat was attempting to re lieve the siege of Kut-el-Amara, and which had reached Essinn, several miles east o fthe beleaguered troops, had been forced, because of lack of water, to fall back to the Tigris River. The Turks, however, say that the Brit ish retired after their ejection from Turkish trench that they had captured and that they left behind them 2000 dead. Women's Hew Muslin wear 2500 Pieces in the Lot, Including All Popular Styles in High-Grade Gowns, Skirts, Combination Suits and Envelope Chemise. Garments of the QC Finest Materials in Values to $3.00, This Sale at. V OC Greatest Underwear Event of the Year Through a very unusual and fortunate trade event we secured some 2500 pieces of the finest Undermus lins at a price concession of extraordinary import ance to economical shoppers. The decided effect iveness of the styles, the exquisite daintiness of the trimmings and the fine quality of the materials will at once appeal to the most critical women, and the great price savings will immediately be apparent to all. Included are all styles in high and . low-neck .Gowns; Skirts with plenty of fullness and with 6 to 18-inch dust ruffle; Combination Suits and Envelope Chemise in styles that are beautifully trimmed. Par ticularly attractive are the Gowns shown in the new hand-smocked effects in dainty pastel colors on white or flesh-colored ground. There is not a garment in the lot worth less than twice the figure you pay at this sale and values run up to $3.00. Entire Qf assortment at ,7JC A Special Showing and Sale of Women's New Spring TAILORED SUITS FOR Suits with all the charm and freshness of their first appearance go on sale here today at a special price a splendid saving is assured for those who take advantage. The assortment includes several popular new models in fine quality serges, gabardines, poplins and other de sirable fabrics in the wanted plain colors and the ever fashionable black and white checks. Youthfulness, skilled workmanship and the most fashionable lines are exemplified in models to suit every taste. The skirts come with plenty of fullness in styles with yoke and belt or gathered at back. All sizes for women and young ladies. Come, make comparisons; see if you can match them elsewhere in quality, style and workmanship at anywhere near this price. flJOO Cft Today at tt,ZJ A. Saturday Sale 35c French Ivory Combs 2" $1.50 French Ivory Hair Brushes 98 35c Full Pound Bottle Peroxide 25 15c H-lb. Bottle Peroxide 10 25c Full Pound Can Talcum. 19 Air Float Talcum 7 15cMennen's Talcum 12 of Drug; Sundries 35c Face Powder, white only. ., 2o 25c Mentholatum 1 oC 25c Almond Cream ..19 50c Pompeian Massage Cream .... .32 25c White Pine Tar Cough Syrup 20 25c Carbolic Salve lof 15c Cashmere Bouquet Soap ..10 1 FRENCH LINE LOSES SHIP LOCISIANE GOES DOWN AT HAXDS OP SIBJIAJUNB CRAFT. No Passenger Aboard, bat All Members of Crew Are Saved -Cargro Was Valued at 950.000. PARIS, March 10. A Havas dispatch from Havre says that the French line steamship Loulsiane sank last night at' 11 o'clock. All the crew were saved. No passengers were aboard. It is pre sumed that the vessel was sunk by the same submarine that has been operat ing along the coast between Boulogne and Havre, and which torpedoed the Hermatrice. The Louisiane had arrived from New Orleans, which port she left on Febru ary 11, entering Newport News on Feb ruary 17 and leaving on the following day. MONTREAL. March 10. The steam ship Hermatrice. reported sunk off the coast of France, Is believed here to be the British steamship Hermatris. which since last Autumn had been run ning between Canadian ports and Havre and Bordeaux. The Hermatris was a medium-sized freighter original ly in the Oriental trade and was owned in London. She was 6387 tons gross weight, and 410 feet long. She was last reported In Quebec November 10, 1915. NEW ORLEANS. March 10. Local agents of the owners of the French steamer Louisiane said today they re ceived a cablegram yesterday announc ing the vessel's arrival at Havre March 7. and they presumed she had not dis charged her cargo at Havre, as intend ed, but proceeded for some other port. The Louisiane cleared from here Feb ruary 2- with cotton, steel, flour and miscellaneous articles worth about f 30.000. Africa is on the northern frontier be tween the German and British colonies. Taveta is on the British side of the lino. S Sore Throat SMUTS REPORTS ADVANCE Two Towns in German East Africa Occupied by Colonials. LONDON. March 10. Lieutenant General Jan Christian Smuts, com manding the colonial expedition against German East Africa, has re ported the occupation of Taveta and also of Salaita, it was officially an nounced today. The statement says some Germans with a machine gun surrendered, and that "operations are continuing." The scene of the oprations in East Jenning Saturday Special Spertol Sunday rtalHcen Dinner SSe. Special Lunch 15c and tn From 11 A. M. to 8 I. M. Turkey Dinner Sunday 33 Royal Canton Restaurant Open S A. M. Inttl 1 A. M. AMERICAN AND CHrNEE niSHES. OPEN DAY AMI NIGHT. Phnnew A 3382, Main 8749. 32-3 Alder bt.. Cor. fark. i'ort land. 1.19 This Heavy 6-Quart Pure $ Aluminum Berlin Kettle & Cover, Regular Price $2.25 One of the best specials we have ever offered. Both the kettle and the cover are of heavy 18-gauge pure aluminum, with ebony handles ; the kettle has the beautiful silver finish inside. An ornament to any kitchen, and an article of great practical utility. Saturday, as Long as They Last, $1.19 No Telephone Orders None Sent C O. D. No Deliveries Basement Salesroom, Main Store Now is the time to buy aluminum ware from our complete stock. For a short time we are selling aluminum of quality at 30 less than present wholesale cost, for the reason that we are heavy cash buyers and we hold contracts which compel the factories to furnish it to us at former prices. Displayed in the basement salesroom. Henry Jenning& Sons Washington at Fifth Street Chest Pains Tightnett aero the chest and sore throat can at once be relieved by applying Sloan' Liniment. It goes right to the seat of pain warming and toothing the painful parts. The inflammation subsides and the pain is gone. H H M M M H U H U m Sloan's Liniment! KILLS FAIN 5 B "Keep a bottle in your home." M M Price 25c 50c SIM Jj B10MHXUMKHMHXVU SYNOPSIS OP THE ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE Provident Life and Trust Company of Philadelphia In tho state of Pennsyl vania, on the 31st day of Decmbr, 1915, made to the Insurance Commissioner of the Capital. Amount of a-anltal stock oald up 3. 000.000. 00 Income. Total premium income 11,400,745.21 Interest, dividends and rents received during the year... 3,8G3,SS9.o7 Income from otiter sources re ceived during the year SS3.186.S0 Total income I 15.707.820.SS IMeburermenta. v Paid for losses, endowment. annuities and surrender val- ues 7,io7,iD-i'V Diviaenan naia rc noiicy noia- era during: the year 1,934,180.01 1 (Commissions ana salaries Data during; the year 1.571, 377. Si Taxes, licenses and fees paid durins; the year 216.222.05 Amount or ail otner exoenai- ture " 1.004.S29.0S Total expenditure . .$ 32.SS4.066.8W Assets. Market value of real estate owned $ 3. 290.813.14 Market value of bonds owned exclusive of capital stock. .. 43.721, S07.00 Loans on morLfafaa and eol- lateral. etc 27,035.732. SO Premium notes and policy loans 30.7fl,091.::o Cash In banks and on hsnd... 3.231.04S26 Net uncollected and deferred premiums 3. 477, BIT. 60 Other asset (net) 1,140.839.20 Total assats I SG.&73.&4S.99 Less special deposits in any state (If any there be). None In excess of liabilities In any state. Total assets admitted In Ore gon, exclusive of capital stock $ 66,573.S4S.i LlmliUltiea. Not reserve $ 77,2S,069.00 Total policy claims unpaid ... 202,035. lo All other liabilities, including additional reserve required to complete present value of &U policies cn Am. Exp. table. 39 of 83.SSo.398.C0.. 6.047,779.41 Total liabilities, exclusive of capital stock of $1,000,000. 83.fc77.8S4.54 Total insurance In force Ee- cember SL. 1&13 8329.681.608.00 Business In Oregon for the Tear. Total Insurance written dnrlng the yetr 8 42S.155.00 Gross premiums received dur ing; the year. Including f o4S5.36 representor divi dends used by policyholders In reduction of their prem iums 44,347. X-osses paid durins: the year- . 38.OO0.O0 l03ses Incurred durins; the year 13.0O0.OO Total amoun. of Insurance out sfajidins; in Oregon Decem ber 31. 1915 1.J192.633.0A T HE HRO VI DEM 1.1 FE A VI TRUST COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA. BY C. W. BORTON. Secretary. Statutory and resident general a?ent and attorney ior str Ice. Ualla S. Sid well. Port laud. Orttcn. j