HAVf NOT GIVEN UP TRYING TO WORK LESS THEMSELVES AND WORK OTHERS MORE
WVWL
ffloOB
t
Sag MxmtB
THAT
A CLEAN WHOLESOME
NEWSPAPER FOR ALL
SOUTHWEST OREGON HOMES
BELIEVES IN THE BEST
AND ALWAYS BOOSTS
i
mumper of the associated press
WoUo. xxxix
Established JS78
An TIio Coast Mull
!N I SCOTT
; IIS ON BAY
MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23,1916 EVENING EDITION.
'...! Passcnncr Agent of
.& Pacific, and fnrty
Arrive uver new u...u
M U
W
IS Jl TRIP
ILL FOR BAY
Eastern Syndicate Reported to
he Buying 500,000,000
Feet of Timber Here
limn DEAL DIE EFFECT SOI
BLOSS IS OUT; TWO
JOHNSON IN
Jl Consolidation of Times, Const Moll aT""'
mid Ooor liny Advertiser, am
(luitlMHIi
Clrange to be Made in Active
Heads of C. A. Smith Com
pany in San Francisco
Reported to be Independent of
Negotiations for Simpson
Lumber Company
MERCHANT TRACT IS IN IT
Medium- ('ommiy Huh Until April
I to Malic Payment on Simpson
I'ropci ty Ik'lalls or Other
Deal Aro Kept Herrct
5. ..... n:n Unsnitnhln Wei-
? 7i TnoTmal Dln-
? by Commercial Club
REGULAR TRAINS IN APRIL
(Mt Familial l'l lllm-Hf WW
lllfiarnlory to (.IIn This
jMkin.Sonic Important Pub
' iHij-luw fur Cnqulllo
Jala Jf. Scott, general passenger Negotiations for tlio ptircliiiHO of
Utstof the Southern Pacific, heiulccl j prat'tlcnlly r.00,000,000 feet of tlm-
fcflrn delegation or passengers nr-ji)or n tho Immotllnto .vicinity or
itoj on the now Willamette- Pn-jCoos Hay, mrt of which Imvo boon
closed, tiro Mild to mean tho In
Rtiillatloit of n now sawmill hero
within the next year.
TIIO negotiations tiro IIOHlg con-;
ducted In n secret ninnnor rtiul Just
who 1h liehlud the dual Is difficult
Prominent Lumberman
Assume Charge of Affairs
With Committee
GET NEW FINANCIAL MAN
Mr. Gurrlgites, AVImi Aided in 0.
iifKHiiliillon or Union Conimny
Will Assist ( A. Smltli In
Handling Affairs ov
GET PLACES
DAVII) It. FRANCES TO GO TO
RUSSIA AH U. k AMBASSADOR
Henry Prat her Fletcher's Xonilna-
(ion iin Minister to Movteo to
lie Confirmed S41011
(IlJ Ajmirltlftt I'n'M lo Cool lit, Tlmct.J
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 23.
Picsldont Wilson will nonilnnto Da
vid It. Francis, formor Governor of
Missouri, to lib Ambassador to Rus
sia, as soon as can bo ascertained
whether ho Is nceeptablo to tho Rus
sian Government. Francis accept
ance of the post becamo known fol
lowing his conference with Presi
dent Wilson yosierdny.
Fletcher to Mexico
Henry Prathcr Fletchor's nomina
tion ns Ambassador to Moxlco was
ordered reported to the Sonnte today
by the Foreign Holntlons commltteo
with tho recommendation that It bo
confirmed ns soon ns possible Derail
and Smith, of Michigan, Republicans,
votod against tho recommendations.
Wl SON
W
1
Western Retail Lumber Deal
ers' Association at Portland
Indorses Preparedness
die railway from Kugono, reaching
XuiMleM about flvo 0 clock last ov
dlij. The other members of the
jutjireJ. A. Ormaiidy, chief cleric
tltleieneral passenger department
ti Ite Southern I'ac flc, J. .1. Do
. ha;, chief clerk In KiiRliicer Hooy's
(tllct In Eoteno and Addison Hen-
0 0
WHITES
I 1 t tiiitn In M'lwi fii utfit tJirttfl lni 1 1
,, . ..... , , ... ,tho direction of tho Creditors' Com
IS Bum ill inviuiiu iiuriiKU ruiuiu.i
(Special to Tho Times)
SAX FRANCISCO, Fob. 23. A
number of chnnges In tho Coos Day
Lumber Company, the organization
formed Inst your by the creditors '
of tli'u C. A. Smith coinnunliht to I
handle their affairs until thulr It- ,
i.unclal condition wim adliiHted Ih r. i'RONKS, TIIK
ported here.
Sailltlel RlOHH. whn linn limiti llu,
actlvo head of tho concern under iH'",,N l'diil Curd from Oregon Mo
1
1
U
NEEDS FLEET
Rear Admiral Badger Tells
House Naval Affairs Com
mittee of U. S. Position
NAVY CANA
Resolution Declares Northwest
is in Favor of Additions to
the American Forces
NEW PLAN IS OUTLINED
SOUP POIKOXKlt,
REPORTED IX PORTLAND
wUfThOreonla,- The ,r.y L" , of .o m S '1 l!!? "."n , ,
ate tbe cnt re d s anco from the . .,,,. ,,, ,. , ' , , Ho will bo succeeded by Mr. John
rabr nil bdnB tho first party I la oxctort "ur wlUl ' l ftw non.n momber of tho Creditors' Com
.....' , ... ..... .-1.. 1. ' Separate from "eiihn?r ,n ,i .. , .1... i.n.... 1
MM'ltruiC irom -eilllllfr niiltoo. and one nf tlin ln.lln.r l,.
The dual Is declared to bo entirely' u,,rmoi. on the const. Mr. .Tnl,n
ul promniy so emblazoned on tho l"e,lVnt0 from , l,, ,110ftl of ''""""''nltnlncl prominence In his nuccess
I llnlllliwiH tt.t IllA llllllnit linHllrtu .... ..
iffisKojers to make the trip in
tutBinner. This fact was properly
H'opollN to Chicago Chief
or Police Today
(n, Amo'UIkJ t'rma to Co. Il, TlmM.1
CHICAGO, Feb. 23. A postal
card slgueJ "Jean Crones," mailed 1
nt Portland, Oregon, wns rocolved
' Xritlhe Chandler hotel, vl.oroi"0I,hnor ' ,,,e ,n!lJo1, ',ortlo,, '".with tho Union Lumber Co. Ho will il1,1,,yl by C'lo of Police Healoy,
'Eer ofthepaty oppod. t'' s'" "nbor Company-B LIvo ,. , nUoiIlon to lIl0Wl.o Is conducing the search for
1M .rrlr.1. by rail from the !""""' Smith company nffalrs until C. A. CronM' e,w1pid vlt ' ,",so"l l ,0
'im." 111 tho liutcrlptlon under Mr' "t!"1llL'' llllH 111 April 1 to(Sfilth porsonally resumes charge of
I ikkblhe tames appeared on tho ,,'0K0 ,llu '-'' '" lll Simpson prop.
' pnt book,
SiperlatenJent V. V. Miller mot
I tl pirtf at Tenmllo and accompau-
Utbtm to Ma nil field on the last
of their Journey. IJnglucer
l Hladoinh alio Joined them 011 their
trip fa from that point.
lifurnwl llliincr Party
InaedlJteljr on tlio nrrlvnl of the
"ft; R. Jl, Jennings, clinlrninii of
He eiecothe commltteo of the
' Chaber ol Commerce- planned a llt-
U Uiormal dinner party to oxtoud
llnmlilifd RUcsts n hospitable
"Volte to COOS liar. Tlio Hum u-n
Wrf. but Mr. JennhiKs hurriedly
ortles and tho cruising of tlio II111
Ik'i' for him Is now- rapidly progress
ln.
MeCnrlliy Is Actlvo
Donnls McCarthy, a woll-Unownj
Marflhnold tlmhor erulsor and oper
ator, Is said to ho active liillio in
turosts of tho now concern.
the proportion.
Tho ehnngu Is looked upon ns in-
,d!cntiug tho operation of the Smith
properties at Coos Uny nt their liiu.v
Imiini capacity.
GetN New I'lnaneial Man
It Is also stated that Mr. Garrlgucs
of Los Augolcs, who attained aiuich
liromlnonco In tho successful reor-
Mr. McCarthy rocontly sold 11 tract knnlwitlon of tho Union Oil Company,
of timber noar Suinnor to McDonald ,n 130,000,000 concorn, a fow years
& Vaughn and tho Simpson Lumber K. lln8 uecomo associated with C. A.
Company, and later purchiisod
another small tract near thnro for
himself.
Includes, Merchant Tract
The deal Is snld to Include tins
Pi'ueilinumberof tliu MniHiifioiii iMorchimt ostato tlmbor on J'oitili
' totmnd professional men nt a CooB ll,vcr' Although J. C. Mor-
i utormal dinner to wo!coniOC',U,t WR rathor reticent todiy nnd
1 UfSccttimi his party to Coos Hay. jmalntnlnod thnt ho had idiuply glv-
Tltre is no set program and no, on forty-day option on tho tlm-
w'romaer speeches, althoiiBh nfter l'ori otlicru who nro moro or ei
dote to tho negotiations declared
that the Morchant tract was ns
good as sold.
Timber Moro Active
Indicating n renewal of Kastorn
demand for Paclflo Coant timber
; c.. ' . ' ""'"
! ,.. bvu nan tnown litt n..i..i....i
;ja!f of the artistic cover of tho
wos Bay booklet which Mr.
2 preparing for distribution
W the opnins of Ul0 now lino.
WNM DrODOSwl ... ...
Smith and will assist In dlroctlng lata
fiunnclal affairs. As tronsuror of tho
Union Olid company Garrlguos re
ceived a salary of $18,000 por year.
Transfer of Tlnibjr
No further announcement has boon
uiudo concerning tho transfer of the
Rodwood holdings or tho C. A. Smith
company In Humboldt County, Calif.,
liud tho Alsea Hay tract In Oregon
lo tho Poolo Mortgngo syndlcato for
!3,S00,000 except that It Is progress
ing. Tho consent or practically all
tho crodttors has been secured for
tho trunsfor March 1.
This Is looked upon by lumbormou
boro ns ono f tho final moves In tho
hit .1. " '"ai ,u Mr nmuaim ror rnc no uoant 1 muer, , ... .... . ,
US'""!"!"'. "-V.como. the story that tin, Goodye.r -T ? " S, S
I Wir 11,1.11 u' '" truo InfJi-tPtB of Chicago lmvo purchased
. QtciM
wM, ,. '" DU u"U to no
rJlllh "enrollment of Coos
1 f, ,
.,k Probable datft nf .i. .......,.
!WU train senlcu 11.. .1...- -. ..
; " ol the fir.! l"e I,08,do l
f "
I
Ci7La.c.U83cl1 ',,1'-k mo
. - , mo uinnnr
"v'
1,'rll . . ",
B tin .. l m ,0 l.'00,000,000 foot of Btuiapago
r --.v., una in onnn in !.. .. .- . .... ,
. ... iu nuiii nil inn I-.-. 1. wiiiia i.iiiiiLHir 1 mil-
panv at Greenwood, Mendocino
(J unity, California, for $3,000,000.
(!KT MK.VASIIA TRACT
tho Morchant tract, nn-
'wpceedcelft'iriti . ouiur uig iruci ruporicu iiioiiuiuii 111
CwDarind u , ," ovo,,t tho deal Is part or tho Monnshii Wood-
,1 duels irvr w po,""J,8 !'"!it!K8-
f I.v.? PrMet at dhn.or iv-r.
r;Soott
, " 'emiingj
I Bennett
PHill
'fulomery
.rJ,Maey
itl0rDlndy
ft enl "ugh Mpt.i ..
2. "vrived ,
(JJ. "vl"g tlio
tlio work or thqCredltora' ComniUttu,
CUT HARBOR BILL
IIOUSK COMMI'lTKIC TRIMS !j!l
OOO.dDlt OFF MKASURK
soup served at Archbishop Minnie
loin's banuuot here. The chlof said
tho signature was Hlmllar to other
missives from Crones.
DESERT TO VILLA
TROOPS SKNT Af.'AINST 'RIIIIIHj
surrkxi)i:r without kihht
Moro Complications Added to Me.v-
hau .Situation by ReportH From
Clilliiialiiia City Today
Ilr AnjclilM PrM In Coo IUjr Tlmfi.J
KL PASO, Fob. 23. Tho Intima
tion that most of Gouoral Cavazos'
troops, sont against tho Villa forces
icceutly, Btirrendorod nnl Joined
tho robot loader without firing a
shot, Is contaluod in reports from
Chihuahua City Today. TI1030 ad
vlros stated Cn,vnzoB returned to
Chihuahua City with ID men and
tl't 700 Carrnnza troops had been
hurried toward Mlunca,
Cluram Will Quit
Francisco Lagos Chnzaro, tho lust
comontlouallst Prosldont of Mex
ico hns ofrored to surrondor uikoii-
pillltnry ConimlttiHi of Ifouso Ap-
provcH Plan or l'iieatlng Limited
Number or Voutlis In Military
Tactics ....
tllf Antodttdt rrm to Cooi t1y TlmM.
PORTLAND, Feb. 23. Opening Its
thlrtoontli annual convolution hero
today with tho avowed purposo or'od
ttcatlng tho members In modern sales
methods, tho Wcntcrn Retail Lumber
Doalora. Association quickly turned
to uu enthusiastic endorstment or
President Wilson's preparedness pro
gram. President .7. M. Crawford
of Walla Walla, In an address urged
the suport of tho President nnd fore
casted the adoption or tho resolution
declaring that the Northwest believes
In n largo army nnd navy.
TO TRAIN YOUTHS
GERMANS Gl
ON WEST EOONI
Paris Confirms Berlin Report
of Teutoh Advance in the
Woevre District
L 15 11 HELP ALLIES LOST
Declares Battle Fleet Must be Renewed Attacks and Counter
1
Military Afralr.s Commltteo Hun New
Plan for Preparedness
I Ilf AMofUteJ rrm to Coot lltjr TlniM.J
WASHINGTON, I). C, Feb. 23.
"Tho military affairs commltteo Is
or tho opinion that wo do not need a
largo standing army, but wo do need
at all times a large body or young
men well trained" said Representa
tive McICotlar, In submitting to the
Hoiiso today a favorable report on
his bill to establish military train
ing schools In various states. Tho
report Bald "Kducato nnd train 4,800
boys a year as provided In this bill,
and In a fow years such would bo tho
military spirit crcnted In all parts
of tho country thnt n call for voluu
teors would bring millions of men."
i
TO GET E
E
IMIICAIK) THRKATKXH RKTALIA
TIOX OX GKRMAXV FOR ACT
Made. Protest to Germany and Aus
tria nnd May Make (.'eriiian Pris
on ecu Suffer for Act '
(Ilr AuotUtM Ttti to Coot VkJ TlraM.J
TOKIO, Fob. 23. Tho fact that
dltlonnlly tho remnant of his forcoB, 'Japan, through tho United Statos,
nccordlng to oHIclal dispatches to mnuo a proiesi 10 uermuny ana aiib
Kept in Atlantic Waters
for the Time Being
YEAR TO REACH PACIFIC
Refuses U Openly Answer Question
That Naval Hoard's Plans Wcio
Designed to Meet Two Kneinlcs
at Once Thinks Had Policy
(l)r AnorUleJ PrMi to Com Ilr Tlmn.j
WASHINGTON, D. C, Fob. 23.
Rear Admiral Hudgor, ot tho U.
S, Navy Gouoral Hoard, told tho
House naval commltteo today that
tho Panama Canal had railed to
solve tho problem or defending
both tho Atlantic nnd Pacific Coasts
with one battle fleet and that' the
defense of the Pacific CoiiBt would
rcqulra a fleet there to bo ablo to
domiuato that ocean.
At Its present strength, ho said,
tho battle fleet should be kept In
tho Atlantic as a unit. Ho thought
It qucstlonablo whethor a fighting
fleet could cross Into tho Pacific
within n year.
. Hoprcsontattvo Sloplronn nBkod If
tho policy that a navy "equal to
tho strongest afloat by 1925" had
not been evolved viewing tho pos
sibility that .It might bo necessary
to face two onoinlca simultaneously,
one In the Pacific and one In tho
Atlantic.
"I can answer that question,"
Hadgor said, "but do not think I
should do so In opon court."
RUSSIA
IS
H
FOIIKK1X MIXIHTKR TKLLS DUMA
TIIKV WILL COXQUKIt KXKMY
tho Mexican consulato today.
jtrla over tho sinking or tho Jap-
Other sinallor holdings aro also
being negotiated ror.
Hays Option Only Kxtondcd
Donlal of tho rumor that tho
Morchant timber truct of 820 ncres!
on South Coos River lias beon sold
was mado this morning by John 1
Reported Hack to House Today Fu.
voilng Appropiiutlons Totalling
IjtlJD.OOIt.OOO.OOO
NO DKKP CHAXXKL
KUGKXK TO PORTiaXD
.Moiebant, ropresentntlvo of the- os-
tato.
Ho said that tho option on '
tho proporty has beon extended for.
a period of 40 days.
Tho tract Is a very valuable ono,
liolug ono or tho largest holdings
u tho rlvor that Is on tldo- water.
It would bo very easy to log.
providing tho rumored ?250,000
or $."00,000 salo of timbor lauds on
11 it . t .. u.i-
party to tho "ivor is put uirougu, una
tract may bo included, thougli this
Is as yet by no means n-certainty,
snys Mr. Merchant. Tho castorn
capitalists interested aro acting
tWrotp ot tlie Poit!iind'al,",'t f',D1 tho Houhnor deal with
bi.j .... P0!B:erf,i,v.. -.. ! 01 .. . i 1.. i.i
' " eillCff. u, v-""'aioa par-, '" oiniimuii uiuiiuny, u la oaiu,
."""illneab0 matl a" lll81,('c" UlUl uro "ow PontrncU"B wlUl tho
""r ih,, .. . 0,lt Iwo yoars ni?r. iMonasba Wooden wnro Coninanv for
! ""eud, i,Al Vr SoR mado about 2000 acres of tlmbor land
io. 'crni t,.0Wl,Nlil lo.ln addition to many
tlm.. "'" on his arrival iboldlngs
Til,
0
S.VMI
;.;. .a,,assBor Ag-
HXl. m -,,1811 to ('0l,a ,,
.. . u:
m a nion,i..
many other nnvnio
Ne,l:,:uai' trh,
confirms the
Codtuiry RoportH
Tho report about the streets, today,
P ,. -vmioa 1 tnr . -"' ine 1 no report auout the streois, louay, r win i.. ! - -
Soin T of tl10 Coos J was to tho offoct that tho Merchant faeeds or all kinds have arrived. Wo
lite "ooniv fi Coos I was to tho of rod that tho Merchant
! 'to!'1'1 Mr- Scott i1 V'S:t hpr."ltracl ,inl actually beon sold, and that
k!"111' RrP, ovenlng. 'somo money having passed hands to
nr AmoMI1 Trru to u r TlmM.1
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.
Tho War Department Engi
neers advised today against
Improving tho Wilhimotto rlv-
or to provide a six toot chnn-
'nel botweon Oregon City and
Kugono. They hold that the
trnrric did not warrant tho expenditures,
T01G IR RAGES
SKVKXTir CIIIXAMAN SHOT
WARFARK AT'PORTLAXI)
IX
aneso steamer Yasaka Mnru, has boon !
disclosed In a speech by Foreign Min
ister Ishll boforo tho commltteo or
tho House or Peers. Thoy threaten
to rotalluto on tho Gorman prisoners
In Japan.
Truro Declared Ut Night lasted ,
Only Few Hours Alleged Slayer
Is Quickly Caught
(ny AwoltlvJ I'rem lo Coon Ur Tlinn.)
PORTLAND, Fob. 23. On tho
heels of a truce that was declared
Into last night between the Blng Kung 1 Recalls Coal Lund Frauds hi 101
and Hon Sing Tongs, the war botweon wnen cniwgvs were, insinisscu
ALASKA GRAFT CASE
CHICAGO GRAND JURY 1XVKSTI
GATKS ItKPOItTKI) IIRUIKRY
. tlio two Chlueso societies broke out
hero again early today and Yin Luck,
,n momber of tho Hop Sings, was shot
V,to death. The alleged gunman, All
Low, was captured by tho police.
.This Is tho seventh victim since the
inr ajo-)iJ rr lo r" "' tiu..i
WASHINGTON, 1). C, Fob. 23
The nnnual rlvors and harbord ap
propriation bill, aggregating ?39.
000.000 in dlroct appropriations and
authorizations tor expenditures In
various parts or tho country was fa
vorably reported to tho house today.
Tho bill Is cut uuout $1,000,000 from
tho first estimates.
XOTICK TO GARDKXKRS
Our fresh supply of bulk vogotable
t Kif.tr ... w-
'onderf , y aiul ,t,",nrt tho cotract but that tho salo
"JJevi'lopinont 1 was to bo kept quiet until tho deal
""lej od Page qi I f"r u lllrKer tract had beon closed.
Slx') Mr. Merchant denies this report.
also carry seed potatoes and a com-
iiloto lino of commorclal rertiuzers
rpiOXKKH GROCKRY, PHOXK HI
Ilavo
baths?
you trJed Rodlo's rurklfch
fTong war started February 17.
NEW HAVEN WRECK
' DEADJJUMBER TEN
Only Oho of tli? Three Seoio In
jured hi Crltlc.il Condition
This Morning
Illy Ao, llle.l FfeM to Coon nr Tlmm.
NRW HAVKN, Feb, 23. Tho
death list resulting from the col
lision of two passongor (rains on
tho Now Haven Railroad near Mil
ford yesterday, stood at ten this
morning. Of moro than throe score
injured nt present under medical
observation, only ono la reported In
a dangerous condition.
Confession Murio
ttlr AiKx-Utel I'rew lo Cooa D17 Tlmn.j
CHICAGO, Fob. 23. Tho Federal
grand Jury, It was roportod, began
today nn Investigation Into Hie al
leged attempt to bribe, tho Jury In
tlio $10,000,000 Alaska icoal land
fraud paso, all of the defendants in
which were acquitted In 1913. Tho
charge of bribery, It was Bald, was
mado to Fedoral District Attorney
Clyno by Archibald T. Fitzgerald,
who contended that ho paid $5,000
to ono of the jurors iu th(? trial of
Albert C. Frost and tho Tour co-dofendants,
SKATT.LK AUTHOR DKAD
I)r. 1), C. Vungliuu, Dontft, Itoora
SO, First National Hunk building.'
Mbs Adelo M. Field, Succumbs nt
Ago of 77
tlr AuocUtrJ Vttu to Coon Dr Tlmu.J
SEATTLE, Feb. 23. Miss Adelo
M. Floldo, widely known ror her
writings on China and sclontltlc ?ub
JectB, died at hor homo here today,
ugod 77.
Declares That Determination Is Un
shaken and Czar Nicholas I.iys
HtrcsH on Ifcerum Vlctt vy
(Cr Auorat4 Vtu to (VOf Ilr Tlmn.l
PETROaitAD, Fob. 23. Address
ing the Duma today, Foroign Minister
Sasoonoff rovlowed tho var altua-
'tlon In a most optimistic way, al
though ho declared It was more dif
ficult now than ovor to foresoo the
end of tho world struggle. "Tho Im
porlnl govornmonts remain unshaken
In tho determination to continue the
strugglo to conquor tho enemy" he
Bald.
Emperor Nicholas In addressing
tho Duma, dwelt principally on tho
Russian victory at Ezorum,
AMERICAN OWNED TANK
SHIP SUNK NEAR HOLLAND
Laflandro, Under Dutch Registry,
Sent fi HoUom and Only Two of
Crew Aro Accsunted For
(Dr AwocUloJ rr to Coot Df Ylion.
ROTTERDAM, Fob. 23. Tho
Dutch tank steamor Laflandro, 2047
tons gross, belonging to tho Ameri
can Petroleum Company, sank on
tho voyago from Now York to this
port. Tho socond engineer and ono
seaman reached here on a Hrltlah
steamor.
BURTON
mi
CU.MMINS OF IOWA
ALSO FILKS 'IX)I).VY
B Auocltltd PrM io ri nf TIium.
DES MOINES, Feb. 23.
Senator A. H. Cummins of
lowa today filed an afHda
vlt with tho Secretary or
Stato as a candldato for
President on the Republican
ticket.
(Uj Auorlttod ricu lo Iikm fur 'Hut.,
COLUMDUS, Ohio, Feb. 23.
Former United States Senator Theo
dore Durton today tiled with Fee
rotary or Stato Htldebrant a rormal
announcement that lie will bo a
candidate ror tho Republican nomin
ation Tor Piosldent.
Attacks Along Major Por
tion of Line in France
MANY PRISONERS TAKEN
Most Violent Fighting Reported
Along Right, Hank or the Mouse
Infantry Engagements Near
Verdun
(Dr Amofllr,l rrcua to Cooi nr TlmM
LONDON, Feb. 23. Announcb
incut of two Important gains by tho
Gormnus In, tho offensive on tho west
em front made by Uorlln today were
confirmed by Paris.
Tho Uorlln statement nays tho Ger
mans penetrated tho opposing lines
for a distance of two miles In tho nor
thern sector of tho Woovro district,
nnd said tho Allies lost moro than
3000 prisoners and u groat quantity
of material.
In tho upper Alsnco tho Germans'
captured a position 700 yards wldo
and 400 yards dccji.
Paris says fighting of great vio
lence is iu progrc'ss from tho right
bank of tho Mouse to a point south
east of tho Herbo forest.
North of Verdun there woro in
fantry actions cm a tou-mllo front.
East or Soppols, tho French by a
counter attack retook u groat por
tion or tho Causes Forest, north of
Hcuumont. Paris admits tho evacua
tion of the vlllngo of Hnumont but
declares tho French still hold tho up
proach to the village.
GERMANY PROTESTS
AGAINST APPAM CONTEST
Contend That English OwneVi Can
not Take Any Legal Action Re
garding Prize. Ship
tnr AMorat4 rrrn to Con Dr Tlron.l
WASHINGTON, D. C, Fob. 23.
Formal representations' wore mado
today to tho United Stntes State De
partment by tho Gorman Embassy
against 'proceedings brought It. Fod
ci:'.l Courts nt Norfolk to return the
captured Hrltlsh liner Appam to tho
ownors. It Is contoudod that no le
gal action can bo taken.
AMERICAN RELIEF WORK
IS STARTED IN BERLIN
G-rrtuaii XowspiierN Grontly lMenscsJ
With U. S. Expi-esslon of Sym
pathy Food for Needy
Dr Amoc-IiIM I'rr lo Coot liar Tlmn. x,
UERLIN, Fob. 23. (Wlroleas to
Sayvlllo.) The American ABsocla
Hon or Commorco nnd Trado of Dor
lln, will open March 1 a now' auxil
iary kitchen for persona Impoverish
ed by war. Tho newspapers com
ment with satisfaction on this proof
of American sympathy.
MORE CHARGES FILED
AGAINST LOUIS BRANDEIS
President Wilson's Choice For U. 8.
Supreme Court Alleged to 1ms Mlv
ed lii Questionable Deals
Dr AitocliUJ rrts to Coot Dtr TlmM.)
WASHINGTON, I). C, Fob. 23.
New charges, alloglng Uio employ,
mout of Louis D. Urandels by E. II.
Hnrrlmnn to obtain proxies In tho
celebrated right for control of tho
Illinois Contral Rullrpad, wero filed
today with tho Sonato sub-committee
investigating his nomination for the
Supremo Court, Charges wore also
filed regarding Hrandola' relations
nltl. tho Equltablo Life Assurance
Society,
MINISTER OF BLOCKADE
NEW ENGLISH POSITION
Lord Robert Cecil or Foreign Affair
Department, Attends Cabinet
Meeting hi Now Capacity
Ur AuorltleJ I'rfif to Coot Ur TlmM.
LONDON, Feb. ,23. Lord Robert
Cecil, parliamentary Under Secre
tary for Foroign Affairs, attended
tho cabinet meeting today for tho
first time In tho capacity as Minister
or Blockade.
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