The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957, January 23, 1915, EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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NY A MAN WHO ISN'T A COWARD IS AFRAID OF THE CONSEQUENCES
Wl A Marshfield Woman
The Determination
of valuo ificolvod In advertising Ilea sololy wUJj,.
tho results Bccurod. Try tho columns of Tho
Coos Day Times thoy aro clean and dependable
.Tho readers of Tho Tlmos hnvo confldcnco In the
ads appearing therein.
said: "I buy ndvortlsod articles becauso thoy
i Invariably worth what I pay for thorn." Tho
rthants with tho beet ronutatlons for lntosrlty
rhoneat merchandise aro without exception,
who advortiso tholr goodB unceasingly.
HKMUttlt OP Omit ASSOCIATED rilKBB
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..NO. XXXVIII.
Established 1878
br Tim Coa.it Mnil.
MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1915 EVENING EDITION.
A Consolidation of Times, Const MaU
unci Pooh Uny Advertiser
No. 156j
i ' 'tf- lUvfci
ANY CLAIMS ALLIES LOSING
NO
RUSSIANS
inco Little Damage Done
French and Ena sh
Aeronauts in Belgium
FRENCH HAD
HEAVIEST LOSSES
Minor Engagements in
ma Nomina now on
ast Prussian Front
','AWocULiI rrf le Cooa Hr TlmM.)
IJtN, Jnri. 23 (Via Wirc-
Clio official Btutcmcnt today
iflio onomy's airmen dropped
3,'ycBtordny over Ghent and
T
to, Belgium, but with no
i;, Tho enomy'u attack north
nlous broko down under our
t'cht of Fontnlno La Mltto In
Sonno forest, our troopB enp-
tho cnomy'B position and 218
rp. Northwest of Pont A
fin two Kronen nttncku woro
Foff with n Bovoro loss to tho
Vtho fighting for tho retaking
ft lost tronchCH slnco January
'captured bovoii cannon ami
BjuHolilno guns. Near woiscn-
ho Alplno forcca woro bcaton
fievornl nttackB In forco by
Btny on llnrtmnnn-Wollorkopf
ffivptllBOd.
$iho Kastorn thentor thoro Ib
; 10 ropon iroiu r.nsi itub
In Northern Poland, near
. . - .,. ..
an unimportant nusslan
Hwns ropulscd, Tho UusfllanB
Iflvon out of Illlno and Gojak
Ivnnccd Russian dlvlsloiiB rc-
EfrAm finrnv Hn nttnnlr on
,..... v.w..W. ...
nclia Soctor Ib progressing.
battlo nt Croix do CarmoR,
taut A Mousson (In Franco)
North of Sonnhclm,. In
' tho French woro drlvon back
t' hill nnd 130 prisoner woro
i
it nor is
1UILDING ADVICE
rs Declare material ana
lor Are Now at Lowest
Ebb of Year
in tiro planning a bungalow, a
building with u brownstono
you want to put up n wnre-
tbulld It now. Thus say tho
tors and when you ask tho
fwhy thoy ay: "DocaiiBo you
f'lt choapor now than nt uny
sBon of tho year."
reason of present chonpnoss,
tractors declare, Is that wages
fer at this Btago than any other
rtho yonrj Bteol, for Instnnco,
lowest obb that It hns ronch-
tb, or was but a very short
j(o; now thoro Is a slight rlso
, Concrete can bo secured
A groat deal less than two
'honco.
Itulldor horo BtatOB that "whoro
tho year I will bo paying )5
for good Journeyman stool
now I can got tbom for
.Labor la plentiful right now
rk la Bcarco."
Jwhllo prospcctlvo builders say
until spring opens up," thoy
(now, many of thorn, that tholr
adding daily to tho oventunl
tho building thoy oxpoct to.
fAnbthor contractor who will
! largo f 20,000 concroto build-
yn tho coast dcclaros that ov-
8th now that tho building Ib
Lis adding between $1000 and
tho cost of tho structure
&r fact tho builders point
ifat contractors now aro ox-
Unxlous to got ovon the small
;: house work, whero thoy
Iruro on a close margin of
Sigalnst a host of other bids,
later In tho season but very
Itheni will bother with small
o, according to tho tidvlco of
Jers, tho contractors and tho
its, tho building spirit of tho
Tshould bo "do It now."
'. I. o. o. v. notice
era of Sunset Lodge No. 51,
F., are hereby notified to
I. O. O. F. Hall Sunday
24, at 1:00 o'clock P. M
(be funeral of our lata
RHermkn Cordes. Sojourning
invited. '
ler HERBERT PHILLIPS, '
Soc, Noblo CI rand '
FORGED
C
DAOIA DELAYED
(11 AnmUleil I'mi lo Coos I1r Tlmcs.l
GALVESTON, Jnn. 23.
Tho Amorlcan stcninshlp Da
clif which clonrcd for Rotter
dam yestorday with n cargo
of cotton for Dromon, was
still nt dock today. A strong
northorn delayed her Balling.
T
Announce Czar's Forces De
feated in Caucasus and
English in Arabia
tnr amociii rrw to von nr Timii
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jnn. 23. Tho
official communication rognrdlng the
fighting In tho Caucasus snyB: "Tho
Russian main forces tailed In tho at
tempt to onclrclo our left wing and
rotrcntcd bofor0 our countor attack.
Our troops nro now purBiilng." Pro
vloiiB reports Indicated tho fighting
wns nround Knra-Urgan. Spoaklng
of tho fighting in Arabia, tho com
munication continues: "Thursday
tho British, nsBlBtod by throo gun
boatfl, attacked our troopB near Kur
na (nt tho Junction of tho Tlgrcs nnd
Euphrates), but woro completely do
fcatod nnd forced to rotrcnt with bo
voro losses."
MORE LPT ON
0A0 CHECK WORK
Man of Many Aliases Left a
Trail of Bogus Paper Be
hind Him Down Coast
Somowhoro Joo Nolson, alias Fred
Nelson, alias II. Q. Nolson, nllns Scott,
passer of bad checks and now a prls
onor In tho county Jail, must hnvo
road the poont that ends up nboiit
" departing loavo bohlnd ub foot
prints on tho BnndB of tlmo." Tho
trip of tho man down tho coast was
groatly similar to this becauso along
tho routo ho dopartod ho loft behind
him bogus chocks, whllo his foot
prints cut dooply Into tho Bands of
tho beach. Tho latter part Is also
well known for n posso followed him
for Bomo distance when ho enmo to
Coos Pay.
F. V. Vnrrolmnn of tho Gardiner
otoro entered tho county Jnll at Co
qulllo this morning. Ho saw Nolson
bohlnd tho bnrs. "Thot's tho man,"
ho told tho Bhorlff, "who cumo to tho
atom sovoral dnya ngo nnd cashed a
$7 check." A man of tho snmo des
cription Is now known to hnvo cashed
a $10 check nt a Floronco hnrdv.ro
8toro. Whon found In a North Bond
rooming houso on Thursday morning
Nolson had two First National Bank
checks on his person.
At tho Florence atom Nolson camo
In on last Saturday nnd asked for a
$3 plpo order. Ho was careful In
selecting tho materials and gavo Im
plicit Instructions tint tho plpo
should bo dollvered at a certain tlmo
tho next day at tho Point Torraco
lumber mill. Not until tho plpo was
sent was tho check discovered to bo
bogus. Nolson had then started
dqwn tho beach to Gardiner, tho
sceno of his next operations.
How many places ho hna played
the same gamo Is a mystery to the
police. They believe that Nolson loft
a trail of bad checks behind him
that will traco further back than
Florence.
Nelson told Constablo Cox that ho
camo hero Jast Tuesday, tho same
day tho Elder arrived. He looked
over tho passenger list and selected
the namo R. G. Nolson as a musical
sounding cognomen and Immediately
re-chrlstened himself without further
parley.
Llbby COAL. The kind YOU have
ALWAYS USED. Phono 72. Pacific
Livery and Transfer Company. . ..
WHEAT, ?2.05 C'l HAINES. ;
LiFSKSGAIN AGAING
I
DRITISH
Germami Aeroplane Raid on
Donkirk Costs Many Liv
PREMIER Of
AUSTRIA HAS
QUIT
PLACE
nr AnocUtel I'rtta to root Dty Time.
ROME, Jan. 23. Count tfarl
Stuorgkh, tho Austrian Premier, has
resigned, nccordlng to n jiuwb dls
patch from Vlonnn. Tho Count
probably vlll bo succeeded by Dr.
L. Von DIlltiRklf Austro-Hungnrlan
Minister of Finances.
UNITED STATES TO
GIVE ENGLAND GUNS
Two Sixtecn-inch Cannon and
Battleship Turret Shipped
There Today
tnr AuocUtM rtt to cw nr TlmM.)
NEW YORK, Jnn. 23. Two 10
Inch guuB, 53 foot long, weighing
75 tons nploco, wcro lnslied to tho
dock of tho Cunurd llnor Trnnsyl
vnnln whon bIio snllod today for Liv
erpool. Bohlnd tho gunB was plnc
ed a battleship turret, consigned to
a shipbuilding company nt Belfast
from tho Bothlohom Stcol Corpora
tit n.
GREEKS TO MAKE
Tacoma Residents of Greek
Origin Form Society to Se
cure Better Citizens
tnr amocuoi rni t coo nr tioim.)
TACOMA, Jnn. 23". A cnmpiilgn
cnrrled on by n local society of j
d treks to compel tholr fellow coun-
trymon to obey tho laws, resulted
In throo proprietors of coffco houses I
being nrralgned In tho pollco court
on n nhnrgo or permitting gambling.
The officers of tho Greek society
told tho Prosocutlng Attorney that'
tho nocloty had notified tho malin
gers of tho Grock coffeo houses
nboiit tho first of tho year lo closo
tho gamos and oboy tho American
laws.
SEES 7 CHILDREN :
DIE AROUND HERi
Maria Irti, Buried in Quake
Ruins, Rescued Aftsr Seven ,
Days, but is Insane
1)7 AuocLteJ Vttt to Joo. nJ Tlmo.. J '
ROME, Jan. 23. Tho nuinbor or.
Injured who havo boon brought hero
from tho earthquake zono has now i
roached 15,000. A pitiful caso Is that
ot Maria Irtl, who waa extricated at-!
tor seven days' burial In th ruins of
th town of Ortucchlo. During that
tlmo Bho saw her bovoii chlldrou dlo '
around her ono by ono and grler ov-;
or tho loss nnd tho met that ho was :
powerless to help has drlvon her In-!
snno.
FAI-SELY ACCl'KKI).
""""
Editor Coob Bay Times:
I havo boon falsely accused of hunt-
GREEKS OBEY LAW
iHK am KiuinB i i t:.uBUu . ,,, ,yai 0 itullcatcd that If a bill
I will say that I am not n hunter ; Uroiluc0(l , tho assomb'y ycstoi
and do not hunt oven u opon season ,,nv iiminaHii,. im ihm.vrr lpnn.
lettilono hunting In tho closed season !nB cnU8Q nassod tho Lcglslaturo, i,0 ' ,,',,:i','ows' ,IA,,r' SATURDAY KVW
T would bo very much pleased to meet! wo,.id voto lt NINO. Eiei-ybotly Ih invltctl, twpec
tho acousor at n vory oarly date.
GEORGE A. BLAKE,
Catching Inlet.
rUEHLA CAITURED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.
Tho Villa, agency hero recolv
ed a telegram dated at Puobla
from General Ornales, the
Zapata commandor, saying
that Puobla had been retaken
by his forces.
Rumors of Attack on England
Denied But Great Activity
on Continent
ENGLISH CLAIM T 0
HAVE STOPPED ONE
Announce Ten Machines Used
By Raiders Report Zeppe
lin Sunk in Sea
tnr Aiioclatal rnn tu .. n7 TIrim.
LONDON, Jan. 23. Although tho
reports of a Zeppelin raid on Eng
land Inst night Bcomcd todny to havo
been fnlso, thoro has been n strik
ing renewal of norlal activity on tho
continent. Tho Gormans' raid on
Dunkirk, Franco, resulted In con
siderable loss of Ufa nnd dnmngo
to proporty, Ono account says: ton
aeroplanes took part In It. British
noroplancfl assumed tho dofonslvo
and succeeded In bringing down ono
Gorman.
ZEPPELIN IH HUNK
(Pr AmotUIM frm to Coo nr TlmM J
LONDON, Jnn. 23. Flrshormon
nrrlvlng from Noordwlck today as
sort, according to a tllsptch from
Lcyden, they saw nn airship founder
In tho North Sea Friday night. Tho
airship Ib supposed to havo been a
Zeppelin.
V
SHELL KILLS SCOItES.
(llr AtocUIl Prtu to Coo. llr TlmM. 4
BERLIN, Jan. 23. It wns
officially anuouncod Horo that
tho Russian railway station
near Chcnchlny, South Pol-
and, which tho Austrian! do-
stroyed with' a slnglo Blicll,
was filled with Russian - 4
troops,, all of whom woro
killed.
.4
NO ALUiuTOF
McCormick Denies the
Anrcement Btween Pro-
HyiH-llltlll D-IWLUI TIU
gressives and Republicans
LLINDIS
T S
mr AModitrj i'rt to coo. nr TlmM.J Others receiving pnrdoils Included
CHICAGO, Jnn. 23. Medlll Mr-'mon nnd women convicted of hlgh
Cormlek, progrcsalvo moinbor or tho ! wiiy robbery, burglnry, criminal as
IlllnolB LoglBlnturo. Issued n state- s'lt nnd horKo thlovory,
mont explaining his nccoptnnto to' Formor Judge J. A. Fronch, "f
attond tho caucus of Ropubllcun tho Wnllown County Court, who
legislators. "A purely porsonnl roN ph'mled guilty to atoallng $2800
oroneo," ho snld,- "to tho ploaauro fr-m tho county, was pnrdonod on
or association with old friends has h's arrival horo and committed to
boon mado to Imply wo gnvo obllRa-tho feeble-minded institute
tloiis regarding tho futuro of parly
afflllatlniiB. Wo gavo nono nnd
nono wub uskod." Ho said that ho
acil Representative Hlckt woro un-'
frontod with tho duty or brenklng
tho deadlock for tho spoakorshlp,
Jl
ALIEN LAND BILL
0
m
pij,,rnj cVnr.Mnn Wlll Mnf,Tllftw ,B oxl0(!tu(l to arrlvp In Now
Uail'0rnit?. "J LCUi!VL VVI1.' UOl!York tonight troin Mnnehester, N. II.
rermit Any Uttange in vllh a bench wnrrant charging Thaw
lalo lYieaSUre
in Ani rr. n.cw- p.f Tim.i
SACRAMENTO. Jan. 23. Govor-
nor Johnson placed himself square-
y on iccord today aa opposed to any
amendment to tho antl-nllon land act
puFBcd by tho California Legislature
AID. FOR-OREGON HARBORS
Amendment for Appropriation for
Port Orfoitl, L'lnpquu nnd
Coqulllc UIvit Urgetl
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. Oregon
Senators In addition to having Ore
gon items retained In tho river and
harbor bll as passed by tho House,
will endeavor to securo amendments
authorizing aurvoya for now projects
at tho mouth of tho Unipqua, at Port
Orford and nt tho mouth ot tho
C'nquUlo Rlvor.
KARLSRUHE
PRIZE HELD
AT SAN JUAN
tnr AuochlM rrt to Coot P.r TlmM.J
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jnn. 23.
Tho steamer Farn, a British collier
brought Into San Juan, Porto Rico,
as a Germnn prl.o by n crow from
tho cruiser Knrlsruho must put to
boa or bo Interned during tho war.
Tho Stato Department holds alio
will bo dealt with ns a naval ton
dor. SHIP BILL IDE
PARTI MEASURE
Senate Democrats in Caucus
Today Reach Final Agree
ment on Purchase Plan
llr AmocUKs Trrti to Cooa Hr TlmM,
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 23.
Tho Sonnto Domocrats In caucus lato
today reached a final ngroomont on
the ndmlulBtratlon ship purchnso bill
and adopted a resolution making It
n party nionsuro. Throo Democrats
volod ngnlnst tho resolution, but
Inter It wns mado unanimous on
motion of Senator Bankhead, who
originally voted against it.
T GAVE
PARDONS TO 59
Former Oregon Exeoutive Is
sued Pardons by 'Wholesale
During Last Few Days
tnr AuocltloJ l'rnt to Cool Dr llmos.J
SALEM, Or., Jnn. 23. During tho
lust thirty days or his administra
tion, formor Qovornor Woat con-
,utlon"' n-'in" tuty-nino con-
v,,8 C1B"1 or l,,om conv,clC(l m
,llllriin, rrnrllni? In n. I'ainiillntlnn
totlny ot tll0 rocor,, in ul0 cPit0,.
T
Noted Prisoner to bo Returned
From New Hampshire To
night to Face Trial
in, AuvltiM I'r... lo com pr IlmM.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23. Hurry K.
with conspiring to oscnpb frdm Mat-
teawann ami u mandnto of tho Unlt-
od States Supromo Court ordering tho
New Hampshire authorities to turn
over Thaw, William Travors Joromo
'and Sheriff Hornbook arrlvod at
! Concord this morning.
! Tho 3IARHIIFIELI) QUADRILLE
'I'LUll will glvo n tlnnco in ODD
ilitlly tliu old-tlmo (Uiiccih.
BRITISH AIRMEN 11USY.
tnr a3 iioi rm o coo nr Tim.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 23.i
British airmen today dropped
bombs on tho Bruges, Bel
gium, docks, according to
newa reaching here. Tho re
sult la not known. Tho aviator
escaped, although attacked by
Gormans.
GOV
WES
RETURN
HAWTO
MEW YORK STATE
RUSS
A
m
CHANGED WHOLE PLAN IN EAST
ItOUMAMA MOBILIZES.
llr Aofllf.l Ttnt lo Coo Ur TlmM.)
BERLIN. Jan. 23 Tho
Roumanian legation hau not
recolvcd any official confirm
ation ot tho Swiss nnd Italian
rcportB regarding tho mobili
zation, for which, It Is Bald,
has not been issued.
o
,
FRENCH TELL OF
S IN BATTLES
Repair Damage Done to the
Trenches by Storm Many
Engagements in Progress
tnr Auocltloit rrc. to Cooa Dir TlmM.)
PARIS, Jnn. 23 Thoofriclnl state
ment this nttornoon Bays: "Tho ac
tivity or our Infantry yostortlny along
almost the cntlro lino wns dovotod to
ropnlrlng dnmngo dono tho earth
works by tho very bad weather. Near
Lombnortzydo wo progressed 100
yards. Tho Germans bombnrdod
Borry An Bao violently. Wo repuls
ed a Gorman attack northwest of
Dontisojour., In Argonno wo com
pletely checked tho Germans nt Foil
tnlno Mndamo. A Gorman attack
near St. Hubert resulted In an In
fantry ongngomont which hna not yot
como to nn end. On tho Mouse our
nrtlllory compollod tho onomy to ova
cuato tho nmmunltlon depot. In Al
sace, Infantry fighting in tho Hart-
mnnn-Wollcrkopr region continues.
Wo nro In closo contact with tho ono
my und thoro hns boon no Interrup
tion of tho fighting. Near Co may,
IIIll -1 25 wub attacked by tho enemy
unsuccessfully. Further south, wo
mndo progress toward Potit Kohl-berg."
GAI
Here Ate the Facts From the
Port of Coos Bay Commission
MARSIIFIEI.n. Or.. Jnn. LM. 1 0 I R
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Inclosed plonso find explanation nnd donlnl of Btntemoiit mado by '.Tw
Record on tho ICth Instant reflecting on tho Port of Cooa Bay Commis
sion, which Tho Record rofusod to publish oxoopt nt ton conts per llnrj
Wo wish you to publjsh It as n matter of public lnfor;nntlou, Youra truly)
Port or Cooa Buy,' By Homy SongHtucken, Beorotnry.
Marshfield, Oregon, January 20, 10 in. Editor Kvunlug Record Dear
Sir: In your Issue of Janunry 15, HUB, )iy odltorlal and howb item, yqh,
have criticised tho Port or Coos Bay In tho matter ot tho fill kiunKj njv
tho "Coko & Chandler" fill, nlloglng
Chandler In tho matter.
Tho Port dims not wish In tuko up tho surup or any faction or individ
ual, but will stato tho facts or tho matter, which speak for themselves, k
Some yonrn ago a rill wan mado northerly from Pino street of Niut
burg's Addition, which Included Blocks 17 and 1$ or tho Nusburg Addi
tion, tho Coko & Chandler tract, lands ot tho O'Connell catuto, or Frank
Rogora and othors,, containing approximately twetvo acres, tho old bulk
fioat! lino being on tho north lino ot Pino street. In tho present filling
operations theso tracta huo boon designated ns tho Coko & Clmndloc fill.
In this fill was placod 87,20p cubic yards nt material nnd of this amount
Messrs. Coko and Cliuudlor received 26,000 cubic yards. Within tho filled
area sloBsrs, Coko and Chandler lu.vo four ncroa of ground which extends
In n strip' 33.0 root wldu from tho channel back to thq htgh land, '(ho
south boundary or tho Coko & Chnndlor trnet being approximately tho
north boundary or tho City or Mnrshflold.
Last summer, whon tho Port mado Its arrangements for dumping
grounds, W. 8. Chnndlor was out of town und tho Port has never hnd any
dealings with him na to the Coko & Chandler fill. President Simpson
wub Informed by John 3. Coko that, Inasmuch na tholr proporty already
hud a substantial fill (bolng onco filled whllo tho tract was owned by
County Treasuror Dlmmlck and ngnln under contract botweon Messrs. Coko
and Chandler and Cnptaln Potors, who hnd ohurgo of tho drodgo Orogon,
whon It was first operated on Coos Bay, aomo youro sluco) ho and Mr.
Chandlor did not doslro to go to uny furtbor oxponso In filling tholr hold
ings. Mr. Simpson thou naked If tho Port could use tho property for
dumping ground If It bo.niuo necessary or dosliablo;. to this Mr Coko as
sented, but Insisted that any furtbor oxponso on tho proporty was not Jus
tified and that no furthar rill was doslrod.. President Simpson roportud
to tho Portitho result or thla Intorvlow with. Mr. Coke .
It wus calculated by tho Engineers that all ot tho available apaco on
tho west aide or tho channel would havo to bo used ror dumping ground
In ordor to care tor tho dredglnga, and thla calculation h'ua since boon
domonatruted. Homo tho problem or tho Port was olthor Id fill tho Jnnds
or Messrs. Coko und Chnndlor for nothing, or to bulkhead them oH und
doposlt tho 25,000 yards received by thorn on tho oust side of tho channel
and thus raiso another "Manning Island."
The bulkhead of tho Cbundlor & Coke fill la 1000 rjot lolig. extending
rrom Pine street northerly to tho O'Connell bluft. ;But f this extent
thoro Ib only 333 foot on tho Coko nnd Chandlor property. To repair thla
bulkhead coat ?2G3.01 and the proportionate charge to, Coko and Chandler
would bo ?87 08. Tho other two churgoa ugulnat the Cc-ko and Chandler
(Continued on
GERMANY
S
-,
Announce That Austro-Germajf
Forces Have Abandoned
Plans Against Warsaw
MOVING TROOPS TO
DEFEND HUNGARY
Little Activity on the Western
Front Except Battles in Al
sace and Lorraine
tOr AmocbtM r-rrti to Coot Ukj TlmM.
LONDON, Jan. 23. A complete
chnngo In tho Eastern campaign,,
uch ns would mark n new period
of wnr, Is expected by tho ofricora
or tho Russian gencrnl statr. Thoy
say tho Gorman nnd Austrian mili
tary chief hns abandoned nggrcsMvo
movements ngnlnst Warsaw nnd fs
concentrating troops In Hungary to
re pel the Russlnn Invadors In Hu
kowlna, Eastern Gnllcln and North
ern Hungary.
It Is In this section, rntlior than
on tho Wnrsaw front, that tho heavy
righting or tho next row weeks Is
looked for.
In Franco nnd Belgium, tho mili
tary activity Ib nt low obb, oxcopt
r'ong tho Eastern ond or tho tront.
In Alsaco nnd Lorraine, despornto
righting continues without ndvan
tagCB to eltbor sldo. Among tho
minor oncoimtors, Berlin reports tho
rapture, of n French position In tho
Argonno forest, whllo Parln tolls of
a Bbort advunco or tho Allies noar
Lombnortzydo.
i
'
DENIES BELGIAN ATTACK
Vatican Official Organ Kays It Knew
Itopoil pf AiTt'ht of Cnrdfiml
Merclcr Wns Untrue.
1)7 Auocltix) I'r'M to Cm IIt TlmM.1
ROME, Jan. 23. Tho Obsorvntor0
Romano, tho Vatican organ, in an
swering tho qHnrk, ot tho Botglan
Catholic papor, which accused It of a
"shameful campaign against con
quered Belgium," snys: "It tho Bol
glnn pnpors rofor to tho suppression
of soilio ot tho dlBpntchoB regarding
tho announced arrest of Cardinal
Merclor, wo did this only becauso wo
know, In a poaltlvo way, that tho
news of his arrest wns not true.'!
Editor nnrw Ilnv TIiiikh. Dnnr Kir;
that tho Port
bus
favored M.
Pngo Four )
!
rrTZTZTZjmmmi "-as
morn