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MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1916 EVENING EDITION.
rLaPflen(iers and Twen-
Were Hemovi" '"
FIFIELD BUILT HERE
WRECKED VESSEL CONSTRUCT
HI) AT NORTH HEX!) IX 1008.
UPLLoa
pf't
umi Grain Aboard
lL PREVENT LOOTING
,...!. iMnlillsli GiiiinI w
L , Clom Shore Lino at
. . ..-.iMwOno I'nHHCUBPr
ffM noani! for Mnwliflelil
(Special to The Times)
!, , r;, rrr.o.000
"... iiM on the beach south of
1(Uieyallo89:vrocl!:s;i
... l I.. n WCDl Oliw ,u " w"
"l, ol the Jetty while nllompllijc
kwoiS In at G.45 tills mora...
n. ihrM nassongcrs nml twont
lM MBtan of Iho crow wore takon
(1 ir t breeches lmoy by dipt.
tanimltlieDamloiiCoaBtOiinrd
rtw before 8 o'clock.
Onlj one person sustained injur
srlifthe reck ami tluftwnH I). C.
;.r in aged man who operates u
nil mill near "andon, who Biiffcrod
, irolen leg by being struck ny n
'e of driftwood while watching
be dUaitcr.
Owning to Miirshfleld
Tie three paucngcrs aboard wore:
i E. Jonei of San Francisco who
ku earoute to Marshflohl to vlalt
Le Gilbert family.
j. W h'nott of Monmouth, Calif.
JI. Wlnegarten, a San Francisco
liTitlDf man.
raiitwni of tho Crew
The members of tho crow of tho Fl-
litU ire:
Mister Capt. Carl Ilakimw.
First mate P. Borgmark.
Serond mate J. Kllson.
Wlachman J. Uolnkkn.
Stllon-J, Johnson, K. Onbrlelson,
i.Setuon, 0. Melandor, C. Conovat,
f, J, Piul, Fritz Iluggo and I'. Stnnge-
lata.
Enilaceri' Department II. Acker-
n, U Unlngcr, C. Diikkiiu and
line Spanish workmen.
Steward's department Carl Nlo-
4tindlo waiters.
Mill WjUMlt Looting
Juror Topping and tho Ilandon city
flidili have assured Copt. Bnkmnn
-t they will maintain guurds bo
Ul there will bo no IootluK and that
:' we will be permitted to board
ieFirield without permission of tho
Jfttln.
A couple of members of tho crow
r m "board tho FUlcld to save
pwt they tan.
il low tide It Will hn imsslliln in
4 OUt Cl088 to cro 111., l.'lflnlil
P-t la the sand.
Had Small Punm
I Tu-uto aboard tho Flflold con-P-JMoUhrgo
shipment of hay for
"e5cnetterofthoiiniul.., u-nr..
R:tT"l.stM?'
Full
'I Union manager nt Marsh-
flwewm lsn n i,i ,., ..
. brother of Deputy Sheriff
'-T8 ot coqulllo.
erf waa Bomo miQi.u..n
H't 'heard also.
Ii i, J1 l'"r,,' In"l
" known !,. ......
" CaX bas always kept Ita
2 ' : J'f!e1 BHawoll and
Hrritj n. . u'u lU0 amount
Vil fflftl i. .
Ewdon " "0l kllow in
ne "Held Is BBW ..,......, .
r Worth . ouiimieu 10
ahho, ,a,d..f0r VC86e,a. HBO.-
""AtobuS J "0t C8t
Ct'r!.H':",,o tb
Ted " , vu,,B,erabio criticism
Wr ..Uand0 8o after
Stance"01 B l tho Fi'
tl't! I"8' Ule KWam w.
as
. ' ' BU l -"lain wni
WwihrtL.'0 sea lon tho Fi
Mruck o , Soon as th FN
' tk. ' apL nakman whistled
whon lie
called to
hot!. . t0 ,he beach.
ohtryandt
";; naiiy .th6
Vesse, III and out
Ki. . ir08s
.." "" tho
. blr
x el1' "rlvea off tho
nan-
Wiih iii.Ihic1im1 Iiy Kruso tb Hanks,
for Kstnbi'onlc Conipuny, jiiiiI
Wum Hxccllcnt WhhoI.
Tho Flflold, which wont to de
struction on tho rocks nt tho south
jotty nt llnndon this inornliiB, wnH
built ut tlia Kruso & llnnkfl yards
In North Bond In 1008, for tho A.
F. Kstabrook coniinny, nnd for sev
eral yonrs nflor her .construction
was on tho Bnudon-San Francisco
run. '
When tho' mills on tho Coqulllo
river suspended oporntlons, tho FI
flcld hiiuled luiubor from BrookltiRn
Tor a tlmo, ties from Port Orrord
nnd recently had been on tho Toledo-San
Francisco run, carryliiK
lumber from Oeo. Mooro's mill
at Toledo.
Tho Flflold wdh 1720 feet lour,.
.19 feet benm nnd 12.1 feet
draught. SJxj had f00 liorso jiowor
ciiKlnes, yfi ross tonnnKo of OHt
nnd not toniuiKo of -MO toiiH, rnr-
rylnjrnbout 700,000 feet of lumber.
o was equipped for passenger
trfflo nnd carried a crow of twen-
ono mon. Slio wns of twin screw
oustructloii.
Slio was iiulto similar to tho
Speedwell, now oporatlni; out of
here, tho SpccV.wcll ViIbo bctuK
built nt North Bend. Tho third
ship of tho Kstnbroolc lino was tho
Ilandon, now plying out of Toledo.
don bar about 10 o'clock Inst ove
nliitf nnd crutsod about nil night.
At G: 15 this moriitiiK Capt. Bnk
man started In. Ho bended from
tho northwest nnd just ns ho wns
to mnko tho turn into tho river
channel, a Iiiiru hwoII struck hlin.
It lifted him out of tho courso and
tho vossol struck on tho rocks of
tho submerged Jcty nvhlcli ox
tonds about GOO feet boyond tho
vlslblo cud. A hole won punched
through tho bottom In tho rear of
tho oukIuo room.
Ho backed off, but a nccond
swell struck him and throw tho Fl
flold on tho rocks again, this tlmo
tho bow striking nnd holding hor
while tho Boas swung tho storn
around to tho south, Thon slio was
washed Inwnrd to tho 'bench.
Life Suvcr Actlvu
Cant. Johnson nnd tho llfo savers
nttumptod to put out in the power
boat when tho Flflold sounded tho
first danger Blgual but It was too
lough.
Thoy immodlnfoly rigged up a
brooches buoy and shot a lino over
th Flflold and all tho passongois
nnd twonty-ono mombors of tho crow
voro bnfoly aBhoro boforo 8 o'clock.
Long on Flfleld
Captain Baknian served as first of
ficer on tho Flflold uudor Capt. Jen
Bcn who wan mnstor of her for qulto
a whllo, Capt. Jonson was to ho
nromoted from, tho Flflold to tho
Speedwoll when tho lnttor vessol was
bi'llt but ho died siiddouly nt Snu
Francisco.
Capt. Bakmnji succeoded dipt.
Mndborg Inst Novombcr on tho FI-
fiold. Captnln Jonson's daughtor
christened tho Speedwell.
AVns an Hl-oiiii'ii
It wns recalled In Handon this
morning that when tho Flflold was
built, tboro wns nn untoward inci
dent that sailors regard as an ill
onion, It scorns that when It enmo
to tho launching, tho craft stuck on
tho ways and could not bo Inuuchod
until a dalator.
Brooklyn In Safe
Tho Brooklyn cros'sod safoly In
cniy this morning, Captain Swan-
sou said that tho son was pretty
choppy with lioavy swell which ho
regardod ns dangerous although tho
Brooklyn had no difficulty.
Other Accidents TIicij
In 1902, tho Mandalay was caught
on tho submerged Jottv noar whoro
tho Flflold mot hor fnto todav but
succeeded In getting off aftor being
hung thero for 24 hours.
Frank Layton, a well known trav
eling man who Is now in Coos coup'"
was ono of tho passengers on the
Mandalay nt tho tlmo.
Tho Baudot! soveral years ago wns
also caught on tho submerged Jetty
but got off after boing somewhat
damaged.
Loss Keenly FoH
The loss Is keenly felt horo ns the
Flflold was needed to tako caro of
tho wave of prosperity which Is Just
hitting Bandon. With the On"'1
W. Mooro mill about to rosumo opera
tions, tho Flflold would havo been a
valuable member of tho fleet corrv
Ing Bandon lumber, tics and other
products.
With a scarcity of vessols on tho
coast now, It Is difficult to figure ""
"she can bo replaced.
Capt. Bakman said be (I'd not caro
to discuss tho wreck or Its causes.
Ho deeply felt his loss but If reserv
ing his statements for his report to
tho government and the owners.
PROSPERITY I
& Consolidation of Times, Const Mull
mill Coos Buy Advertiser.
No. 186
5IEEL ORDERS
HI W
Over $240,000,000 Worth of
Material Ordered Since Jan
uary 1, Say Reports'
BIG PROFITS II
Even This Tremendous Tide of
Prosperity Will be Surpass
ed Before End of Year
MUCH COMES FROM EUROPE
Tienicndoiis Impetus CSIvcia by Or-
kis from luiil nnd Water Trims-
portiitlon Companies in Putted
Klines IjiHO.OOn.OOO lWlts
LL
ENFORCE RULE
New Submarine Campaign Or
der Will go Into Effect at
1 Midnight Tonight
BERLIN M GIVEN
Kaiser's Leading Statesmen
Say That There Will be no
Further Leniency Shown
NO WARNING TO BE GIVEN
Armed Vessels of All Classes Will Be
Hunk Without Xotleo Nations Hud
HojNI That Xeir Xnvnl Wnrfiuv
Itulo Would Be Agreed t'pou
VERDUN BATTLE
STILL RAGING
Germans Claim Further Gains
and Capture 16,575 Un-
wounded Prisoners
SAY WILSON INS
LKADKBS DKChAUK COXCJHKSS
WIIjIj SUPPOItT HIM
Ilr AmorUtM I'rrm to Co. mr Tlmw.
NVNV YOHK, Feb. 2!). Orders
aggregating 1,000,000 tona. valued
at $240,000,000 have been placed In
tho steol market bIiicc January I
and tho crest of the boom has not
yet boon reached according to stato-
nients today by tho leaders of tho
Industry. !
Tho orders placed In tho lust
; two months Indicate profits to tho'
nuns of $80,000,000, half of which
Is expected to flaw Into tho cof-l
feiH of tho United States Stool for-j
porutlon. Kvcn this troimiiututiBi
tldn of nroRiiorltv. It In ilo.'l mii. i
will bo surpassed boforo tho end,
or the year.
Apart from tho direct offtfets of
tho European war, tho Industry
has been given a tromeudous im
petus by orders placed for equip
ment by land , and water transpor
tation companion.
4v
VIS,tOX Wl Mi WAIT
FOH MOHK BUTAII.S
Pj AworltlrJ rm tu reM Vty Tlmn.)
WASHINGTON', Feb. 29.
Germany's latest communica
tion on tho nubmarliio warfare
was dlscussod In dotnll at to
day's cabinet meeting nnd
nt a separate conference be
tween President Wilson and
Secretary Lansing, hut no
conclusion wns ronchod. It
wan decided to await the data
on tho wny from Berlin ro-
'gardlng tho Instructions nl
loged to have been Issued by
the British admiralty to mer
chant captains for attacks on
submarines.
44
HENRY JAMES DIED
1 IN LONDON TODAY
Xotod KiiInIi Author Succumbs
Body Will Be Ciemated After
KiiUcrnl nt Chelsea
1 1)7 Auortttikl rifii In Coot Hij Tlmn.)
LONDON', Fob. 29. Tho body of I
Henry James, novelist, who died yos
tordny, will bo cremated. Tho fu
neral services will bo hold at Chelsea
church.
Henry Jumos wns born In America,
but died n British subject. In July,
19 in, ho took tho oath of alloglauco
to tho Crown, explaining that ho had
lived and worked In Knglaud for forty
yours nnd hud dovolopcd such an at
tachment for tho country and sym
pathy with Its peoplo that ho desired
to throw his moral wolght and por-jAlllcs would romovo nrmnmont from
f Aurlttr4 l'rf to Coot lltjr Tlmra.)
BHRLIN, Fob. 29. The Associated
Press Is Informed by Germany's load
ing stutesmau that tho now rule of
oubmarlno wnrfnro which wns an
nounced In tho Gorman memorandum
regarding tho future treatment of
armed merchantmen, will positively
bo put Into .effect at midnight.
At that tlmo tho period of warning
for noutrnlB, giving thorn opportun
ity to advlso thotr subjects not to
travol on armed merchantmen, will
expire
For soveral days there has been
moro than a possibility that' Germany
nt tho last moment might mnko pro
posals that slio would discontinue
tho prnctlco of reprisal nnd sinking
no murchaut ships freighters or pas
senger liners without first halting
tho vessol for examination nnd put
ting tho crew In a place of safety as
In tho old stylo naval warfaro, If tho
niorchaiitmon.
It wns thought that England might
accept this proposal or that tho
United States and othor noutrnls
would bo convinced, If Knglnud ro
somil alloglauco Into tho British
causo Into tho Huropoan wnr.
Tho distinguished novelist,, critic
nnd playwright "was bom In Now
York, April 15, 1843. His father,
Henry James, Sr., was noted ns n
writer on ethics mid religion; nnd
his youngor hrothor, William, was la-
tor to become dlstlngulBiied ns a
psychologist. Tho family was l'o-ARMrrj ITALIAN LINERS
BOSSCll Ol 1111 llllipiu imuiuu, uiu
foundation of which was laid by tho
novelist's grandfather, of Scotch
Irish descent, who migrated from
Ulster soon nftor tho Itovolutlonarw
war and became a successful merch
ant at Albany, N. Y.
discontinuing tho iibo of nrmnmont
for offensive purposes.
SAILS FROM NEW YORK
Two Vessels Allowed to Clear When
Homo CiiHcinmcnt Assures I'. S.
uAriuaiucnt l.i Defensive.
5
IS
STOLEN
FIGHTING IS FIERCE
Terrific Cannonading Con
tinues With Unabated Fury
Along the Line Today
MANY T0WNS CAPTURED
Paris Claims AdvuUees of Croun
PiIiico'h Army OffNct by Counter
Attacks in Many Places Two
Versions of engagement
J
t.CIVIL POPULATION '
J ALL LEAVES VERDUN X
t :
9 Or Ainotlilxl 1'reM to O. 7ir TlntM.
t PARIS, Feb, 29, Re- t
t ports from Verdun say I
t 21 persons of the civilian i
t population have been kill- X
X ed by shells which fell t
X in the city, The small X
X romnant of population X
X was still reluctant to X
X leave, but were urged-by X
X the authorities to go and X
X they crowded out on open X
X freight cars, X
$
fPr Aioflt,I rrrn to Cooa nr TlniM 1
LONDON, Fob.29 Tho great bnttl
around Vcrdiim contlniiod with nil
'diminished fury today. Paris roports
tho hombardmont north of Vordun Is
of tho greatest intensity,
Berlin tolls of further progress for
tho Germans In tho drlvo toward tho
fortress In tho Woovro district.
' Gorman tropps havo passed Dloppo
Abaucourt and Blnnzce, and also havo
takon Manhoullos and Campion. A
smnll armored work northwest of
Douaiimont was stormed by tho Ger
mans.! Tho official Gorman anuouncomout
gives tho total uumbor of uiiwoundcd
prisoners as 10,570. Thoy nlso cap
tured 7S cannon nnd 80 mnchliio
suns,
Paris says 'cast of tho Mouso Inst
night was a resumption of tho violent
attacks, Noar tho vlllngo of Douaii
mont, fighting enmo to a hand to
fused, that slio had no Intention of rlmn(1 encounter, and tho Germans
Bandits- Who AttempCed to Get $1,-
000,0(10 Consignment to Xew
York Banks Mado Good Haul
Mr Aortle. rreif lo Com U TIimm.I
NEW YORK, Fob. 29. Socur tins
of a value of about $25,000 wore ob
tained by robbers who rifled tho mnll
pouches on tho postofflco auto truck
Saturday whllo on tho ferry from
Jersey City, according to an an
nouncement' by tho hanking firm of
Potter, Choato and Prentiss, to whom
tho securities wero shipped.
FELIX DIAZ HAS GONE '
TO VERACRUZ, MEXICO
Ncphuw of Former Dictator of South
ern Bepublle Sailed Two Weeks
Ago to Start Xew Bovolt
,Dr AuMltd rrw to Com Par Tlmw 1
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 29.
nonorts today to tho Department of
Justice said that General Felix Diaz,
who hopes to start n new revolution
in Mexico, left tho United States
Volirnnrv 18 Oil a ship 1)01111(1 Via
Tampa, Florida, to Tiorra, Stato of
Vora Cruz.
At'cnd Cutholle Ladles' Card party
t..t Mooso Hull Thursduy night. Cuids
and icfresliiuents. Admission -.
cents (sich.
a.ibby Coiil, $5.00 ton. Phono 72.
fwero ropulsod. Tho French stato
tneiit admits tho loss of Maiihoulles
hut says a countor nttack brought tho
French to tho western boundary of
"this location,
In Lorrnlno, the Gormnns occupied
smnll sections of tho French tronchos
but woro shortly driven from them.
Heavy Guns Uefal
Tho crown prlnco's nrmlcs engngod
In tho terrific battlo at ordiin
had their way blasted for them, ac
cording to correspondents near the
sco'io, by what is said to bo tho great
est concentration of artillery flro
l)f AworlitM Trru to Tool llljr Tlnif,,
WASHINGTON, Fob. 29. Tho
(Italian liners Gluseppo Vord and
,Inn Gugllolmo, at Now York, with
, .- ....-.. .. . ... . . ..w
guns mounted aboard, woro oruoreu known to illatorj. In which tho man-
cleared today on assurances or mo Btor riius of the Qoiiiuns mid Austrl.
Italian govornmont tlmt tlioir arma-nm,t ,,r0llKilt from t)l0 Serbian and
mont was for dofcnslvo purposos nusslan fronts, J10V9 played an Im-
ouly.
PLANS
OF
JAPAWES
E
PHFMIIIll OKUMA SAYS MIKA
DO WILL PltKVKXT UHVOIr
Wily Japs Intlniiito That They Kv
pect to Tako Over Celestial Gov
ernment Before Long
m notlIM n m TtroM 1
TOKIO, Fob. 29. Premier Oku
mn told a Jnpanoso dolegftlon who
nro avowodlv hostllo to Yuan Shi
KnI. tho Chinese president, that
whllo he could not disclose tho gov
ernment's policy, they might rest
assured that Japnn would tako tho
proper moasuros to maintain peace
In tho Orient.
KLKCTIO.V IX CHICAGO
Aldi'iinen
nnd .Municipal
Being. Chosen
Judgo is
Cy AMorUted rrem to Cm Br Tlnin 1
CHICAGO, Feb. 29. In tho pri
mary election today 35 candidates
for Alderman nnd ono candidate
for a vacancy on tho municipal
bench are being voted on by Dem
ocrats. Republicans and Socialists.
Considerable disorder Is roported
at tho polls.
porlant part.
Biisslaim Still Gain
From Persia comes the Russian an
nouncement that tho Important city
of Kcrniniisliali has boon takon by
storm by Russia's forces. Recent
Prtrogtad advices have Indicated an
expectation that tho southern move
mont of this Russian army might
uvuntuay link up with tho British
operations In Mesopotamia. Tho ad
vance to Kcrmanshah places tho Rus
sian column within 150 miles of Kut-cI-Amnra
on tho Tigris, near which
a British forco Is at presont stalled
In Its march to tho rollof of General
Towmsend's boleagurod army at Kut.
Will Not Pass Measure Warning
Americans to Kip Off Armed t
Belligerent. Vessel Xow
trtr AMirlifNl Prm to Coon !)r TlntM.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 29
Tho administration leaders In Con
gress nro ready to bring tho question
of warning Americans off armed Blilps
of Europoau belligerents to a vote
nt onco, ns they nro confident that
thoy can defeat nil such proposals.
Thoy feel that until tho question Is
disposed of President Wilson Is hamp
ered in tho submarine negotiations
with tho Central Powers.
Xo Outbreak Today
Representative Mondoll, Republican,
In 11 speech to tho Hoiiso toduy as
Balled tho administration's foreign
policy and urged tho passage of his
bill, still In the committee, to wnru
Americans against taking passage on
armed morchnntmoii. hIb speech led
to no now outbreak on tho subject.
F
CLAM
870 RESCUED OFF FRENCH
SHIP IN MEDITERRANEAN
Provcnco Was Sunk In Southern
Waters Iisl Saturday, Accord
ing to Official Announcement.
ttlr AiaocltteJ Vtttt lo Coot Dr TtmM.
PARIS, Fob. 29. Tho French
cruiser Provonco was 'sunk In tho
Mediterranean lust Saturday, It was
officially announced today. Tho
Ministry of Marino estimates tho
number of survivors nt 870.
Tho Lnprovluco wns 0110 of tho
largest Fronch lino vessels. Hor
gross tonnage was 13,853. S'-j was
requisitioned by tho French govern
ment for naval service at tho be
ginning of tho war.
TURKS HASTILY EVACUATE
TREBIZOND ON BLACK SEA
Give Up Towns Along Caucasus as
Result of Russians Army's Ad
vance Toward Dardanelles.
Or AnorlatM Tma to Cooi IU7 Tlmrt.
LONDON, Fob. 29. A Pctrogrnd
dispatch says that tho Turks aro
hastily ovacuntlng Trobl.ond nnd
neighboring towns on tho Black Sea
coast of tho Cnucasus region.
BRITISH WAR LOSSES
IN FEBRUARY 18,500
Total Casualties In All War ones
During .Mouth Was Till) Officers
nnd 17,817 Men
nr Allocated rmi t roo nr Timn.i
LONDON, Feb. 29. Tho British
casualties in all tho war aroas dur
ing February total 739 officers and
17,847 mon.
ITALY TAKES OVER MOST
OF GERMAN SHIPS THERE
Government Requisitions Thirty-
four Iv-ssmh litjernetl In Italian
Por'n Today
lif AMorlttod rrti lo Coot IHjr Tlmtt 1
LONDON, Fob. 29. It was an
nouueed In tho Houso of Commons
today that tho Italian govornmont had
requisitioned 34 of tho 37 tlermuii
Btoaniorir Interned In Italian ports.
SCOTT ATTENDS CABINET
MEETING HELD TODAY
Act'ittf Secretary of Wur First Army
Officer to Attend Session Since
Civil War
(Pj A'torUted Pru to Coot IUj Tlmtt.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. 29.
Major General Hugh L. Scott, Sec
retary of War ad Interim, attended
today's cabinet mooting nnd tho
Whlto House hlstor un sold It was
tho first tlmo since tho Civil War
thut an army officer had sat ut tho
cabinet table.
SEVEN PERSONS FOUND
DEAD IN HOUSE RUINS
Farm Homo Xvar Taloga, Okla.,
Buri:tl last Xlght Reveals Many
Victims Toduy
(Dr AttocltloJ rrrta lo Coot nt; Tlran.
TALOGA, Okla., Feb. 29. Tho
bodies of sovou persons woro found
today In the ruins or u farm houso,
burned last night near horo. Tho
dead woro Identified as M. Creed,
his wife, three children and two
brothers,
LOSTflTllNE
TWKLVi: DKAD AXI) SOMK MISS
IXG NHAIt KKMPTOX, W. VA.
I'Mfty-two Miners Brought to Safety
in Davis C.iko and Coal Com
pany Mine Dust KpIosou
,nr AtiwUted Vrtu to Coot llr Tlmn.J
KRMPTON W. Vn.. Fob. 29. 12
mon are known to bo dead, somo uro
still missing nnd 52 have boon
brought to bafoty from the Davis
Coal and Coko Company mlno near
horo, whoro an explosion occurred
todav. Tho jesciiors expressed the
opinion that tho missing men have
perished. Tho oxploslou Is bolleved
to have been caused from dust.
i Twelve i icati
From tho depth of tho mlno word
I came this afternoon from rcscuo
'crewa that tho bodies of flvo on the
'missing men had been located and
it wns expected that ono moro body
would bo found. TIiIb brings the
I death list up to 12.
GERMANS LOSE
Paris Military Critics Declare
That Joffre is Striking Blow
for Bfow With Kaiser
Y
L
SOI
Claim That Crown Prince Has
Hurled 750,000 Men Against
Verdun and Surroundings
ATTACKS LESS EFFECTIVE
Declaro Less lincrgy Shown by As-
Naiilts But Xew At'itcks AJro Hv-
pectA.il nt Other I'oln's Along
Battjj Lino Touy
Ilr Ataorlttisl I'rrm to Coot nt; Tlran.
PARIS. Fob. 29. Military critics
expressed the opinion that tho Ger
man forces which nt tho beginning
of tho buttlo around Verdun unm
oored probably half a million, now
exceeds 750,000.
'Tho Bttuntlou Is now decidedly
better," In tho common phrase used
this morning in Paris papers regard
lug the struggle.
Tho Fronch nro beginning to react
vigorously against tho German "Bind
eon strokes," which nro ha'vlug less
and less effect and nro being deliver
ed with diminished energy.
It was expected, however, thoy
would bo renewed again today at
now points,
AIO PUGET SOUND
MKASURIO PROIDKS $12,000,000
KQUIPMHNT FOR NAVY YARD
Kqulpmoiit for Const ruction of Vert
sols Poludexter Gets Favorable
Poll of Committer
(nr AmocIiIM rrnt lo Coot lit Tlmn.l
WASHINGTON. Fob. 29. Equip
ment of tho Paget Sound Nnvy Yard
for battleship construction nt an ex
pense of approximately $2,000,000
was ordered reported to tho Sonato
today by tho Sonato Naval committee.
In tho absonco of a quorum, Chair
man Tillman endorsed tho Poludex
ter bill for that purpose nnd uuthor
Izcd tho Washington sonutor to re
port If ho could got a favorable poll
of tho committee. Poludoxtor Im
mediately obtained tho rnvorable
poll.
VOTE IN ST. L
Will Prohibit Blacks FiMm Moving
Into Whlto Hcslilent lal Districts
-Two Ordinances Up
Df AMOcltlM rru lo Coot Vj Tlnta.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Fob. 29. Vot
ers of St. Louis aro deciding nt a
referendum election today whother
two measures, designed to restrict
tho negro population to certain
p-irts of tho city, shall bocomo or
dinances. Two bills, both submitted by pe
tition under tho Initiative cluusn
of tho city charter, nro being voto'd
on. One provides that negroes sliali
not anovo Into blocks occupied
wlinll by wlilto persons, or that
whim persons shall not move Into
blocks occupied wholly by nogroes.
Tli.i othor proposed ordlnuuco
provides that nogrooa sliull not
imitn Into blocks In which 75 per
cent ol tho houses aro occupiuu ny
bites, or that whlto persons slit.ll
not movu Into blockB In whl'di 15
per cent of tho Iioubos nro occupied
by i.egroos.
If both ordinances uro adopted,
tho second, being tho moro strln
gout of tho two, would bo offocttvo.
Neither ordinance puts any re
striction on tho ownership of prop
erty, but rostrlcts sololy the ubo
of property for resldonco purposes.
Ncgroos who aro omployod In
houses or apartmonts occuplod by
while persons, nro unaffected by tho
oidtnunces. Apartment house Jan
itors who llvo in the basements of
npniltr.niits, occupl'l by whites,
would not bo affected.
Both ordinances contain clausos
providing that tho proposod laws
shall not affect porsons nt present
living In blocks occupied by rnent
linri of tho othor ruces.
If tho "wholo block ordlnanco is
adopted, about 500 blocks lit the
cltv would bo availably for negro
ro'ldcnco. If tho morn stringent or
"75 per cont mcasuroy Is adopted,
only about 150 blocks will bo avail
able for negro rosldenco.
Attorneys sny certain clauses of
the "75 per cont" ordlnanco aro
vague, and litigation seoms certain
f either ordlnanco Is adopted.
Tlie ordinances have beon stren
uously opposed by negro orgun ya-Mr-is
and by many whlto frlonds
of tho race as tondlng to crowd tho
uouroes Into limited sections of tuo
city Tho ordinances have beon
supported by many whites who ur
gue that tho property valujs of
small homo owners aro ImpariUed
by the possibility that negroes may
move uext door to whltos.
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