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Thus another great battle for War aw In on, Involving perhaps u greater loss of llfo than any other conflict In tlio war, Tlio Inmio lit still unde cided, hut tlio IdiHNlann claim that tlio Inltlatlvo linn passed to tlii'in, at t tumuli furtlior Oormnn uttnek nro OXpOCtUtl, 'niwi()ilin Stmgglo Moro complex ami strntcKlcnlly th moro Important struggle In thn Car puthlniiH Ih dragging on without any ili'tiHlvo turn, llroudly speaking It appears that In tlio western half or tlio Imttlo roKloii tlio Ituimlnn nro making progress, whllo In tlio east ru half they 'appear to havo fallen bark from tlio I.upkow anil HcNkld Passes on proparoil positions, where they nro attempting to slum tlio rush or turpi Austni.tloruiuii forces. Tlio ItiiMhlan counter blow on tlio massed nsmiultM of General von lllu donburg's men Ih, to llrlllih obcr vorri (ho mn-l Interesting develop ment of I he HtniKKlo In tlio eaiit. It overshadow for tlio moment tlio operations of tlio Itusslan In oast Prumdn anil In taken In ronio quart ers to liiillcnlo that they havo conned iIii)Iiik tlio rolo of merely holding their linen to tlio went of Warsaw and determined on nil effort to oxhiI the luvndern. n (liango In Wet Tlio woHtern war xouu him seen virtually no chanito diirliiK the week, hut them nro many report of (tor man preparation for renewed activ ity In HoIkIuiu. Tho Gorman threat or a submarine hlockado may ho a factor In UiIm situation, tho theory heliiK advaureil that tho Germans ex perl tho allien to attempt to force IIioiii hack from tho count, with tho Idea of destroying their mibniurliio Iiiiko, i Dispatches from ('alio Indicate that tho Turka who attacked tho Kilo canal worn merely tho advanco con tliiKout of throe cohimiiH which nro struggling across tho desert. Tho main bodies of tho luvadlni; army noon should ho hoard from. AMERICAN SHIPS NOT MENACED BYSDBMARINES German Embassy Declares That There Is No Intention to Molest or Seize Neutral Vessels Laden with Foodstuffs for Civilian Population of Enemies' Countries. BREAD LINE HELPS POOR ON NEW YORK'S FAMOUS WHITE LIGHT WAY. I HOLD RUSSIANS SHIFT 10 EASI GALICIA lll'UU.V, Fob. (I, (by wireless,) Nowh dispatches received In Hurllu fiour IlmlupoHt, Hungary, Hpoal; of an oxtonslvo shifting or troopn hy tho ItiiHiilana In enHt (lallcla, and In Ilu kowluii, with tlio ovldont Intention or maintaining tho parts of theso pro vinces occupied by thoin ovon nt tho expense or giving ground olsowhoro, A number or Husslmm enptured In llu. kowlnu. Hiild thoy hud boon Hunt to ' that region from thn vicinity of tho AiiHtrlau fortress In Przomysl. Another dispatch from Ungvnr In iiorthenHtoru Hungary, tolls of n ho- Voro defeat suffered, by tho HiihbIuuh on tho so-culled l,upkow saddle, to tho north of tho Xempllu country. tlormaiiH and Austro-Iliingarluns Joined In (Ida engagement against thO ItUHHiltllH. A great lack of provisions prevails In Warsaw, according to advices ro celvod by tho Frankfurter Zoltung. lioino million rubloH worth o( provi sions, n mesHiigo to thin nowspnpor HayB, ban arrived at Archanglo iloa tlned for tho I'oIIhIi capital, hut It Ih ImpoHHlhlo to cay when (lie food can lit) (lollvoroil, WASIIINUTON', Feb, II, The i.r fieial text of tlio (leriunii iiilmlrultv liriielaiiiulioii, triin-mlttecl by Amlian Hiiilor (leiunl to the Ntute ilepulluienl today, levenlt that uiiViuiition unite" to (lie north of tho Shetland inland mill the eiinleru putt of the Ninth wear iih well iih u ntrip of tliiitv tin lit i eal mile. uloii tin; Uuteli eount, me not in the danger r.nne, but that tin wierH ilireetly uioiiml (treat Ilrilaiii utiil Ireland oiiiirixo the prohibiteil ureiiM. Tliin iJVrN limn llie-piih hulled repoil. Not Agalnoi .VciiIiiiIn The (leniinu embiihsy ileelureil in u hlalcment issued today in repaid the ileeiee placing the waters urouiiil the llritili lles in the war .one, (hut (lenniiu.v "iIocn not iuteml to molest or scire Ameiiemi M-ssels laden with I'oimIsIiiITh for the eiviliuu popututioii nt eneinies' eountriei." The slalement expresses the hope "(hut llngland will not make nolo of the reconsideration of this uttjtuile by seizing Auieiieun ships like the Wil helmiuu. Thu statement in 'n fol lows : "The (ieiuuiu niiibiissiulor litis not leeeived iiistriielious leyaidui the decision of the (iormiiu adiuiraltv, but according to the text of thu decision it seems eleur: Nut a l'N'r ItliKkailo "There is nothing new in the ilis. crimination inmlv on l-Ylirtinrv -I by thu (lertuiiii uiliniiiilty witli n-pee to tho attitude of the (leniuiu imperiiil navy toward ships of the enemy or toward neutral commerce. It is ab surd to describe this us the pinelama lion of u paper blockade of the llrit ish Isles. The communication is simply a statement of what since the begiuuiui; of war the attitude of the navies or all of the belligerent pow ers Ion aid ships of the enemy. "A few mouths ago the Kuglish admiralty proclaimed the closing of the N'oith sen, the waters of which are essentially neutral, (lermuny does not profess to eloso even the l.nglisii channel to neutral commerce mill she does not Intend to molest or scire American vessels luileii with foodstuffs for the eiviliuu population of enemy count lies; it is to bo hoped that F.ugluml will not make necessary u reconsideration of this attitude by seiint: American ships like the Wil lieliuiiiu. To Destroy Foreign Ships "Ooriuuny iloes, however, nnnouueo to tlio world that it proposes to de stroy ships belenging: to the enemy, anil it uilds the notification to neu tral powers that, on account of the fuels that Itritish ships are employing- neutral Hags, according to secret insliuc'tions now known to have been issued by tho Hritish government, bonufiilo neutral vessels inuv actually ho emlungered. "Although, ncoording to well un derstood ami universally accepted usnges of warfare, navnt vessels are perfectly justified in destroying mer chantmen of tho enemy, tlio (lormitu government now sees fit to issue simply n genernl reminder' to that ef fect, stuting the actual radius.of op. orations of the German submarines." 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In the heart of Jie White l.tght district of .New York, tity tho famous Knickerbocker Hotel tins cxtabtlnbcd a bread line wheie IIioiimiiiiIh of issir turn, women and children nre fed dally. Hot coffee and nourishing food Is pro- ii ror an wno appiy, ami several policemen nro always ou naim to prurcnt tlio curio u from Interfering with thtl t iiotnb'eiliiirlty i Vldeil IIKMl ASAMA SINKS AFTER SUING SUBMERGED ROCK SAN IjIIKJO. Feb. f, Tho Annum, It Is unlit, went down last Hnturday afternoon at tho entrance to Turtlo Hay. At the tlmo the emitter woh' tanking ten knots. Tho rock, sub merged to n depth of nbout 12 reel, ripped open thu hull about lo feet aliovo tlio bow, Tho wnrfthlp settled quickly and the .gate, which l)ean to blow that night Is mild to havo completed Its destruction. Tho Assam s condeimors wero put out of commlimlon, It Is understood, a few hours after thu Impact. Its. wireless nilpnrtus was useless. Thu United .Sntes cruisers Halelgh and Snu Diego reached tho Asamn last night Hint tho Japnueso cruisers Idriimo aili") Ilhteu nro steaming at full svccd for thu scene. According to word received bore, tho officers and erow of tho wrecked Japanese warship will not ho brought Into an American port, hut will em burl; cither aboard the lllsen or the llzumo. AK AMU TO BRING PEACE TO OLD MEXICO SAN ANTONIO, Tex., l-'cb. 0. REV L UTIONS M E SULLIVAN MOST UNPOPULAR WASHINGTON, Feb. O.-James M. That the .Mexican eaeo conference ..Sullivan, minister to the Dominican willed to begin hero this uftemoon I republic, became iinnoijtiliir with eer- SIX KILLED IN MN EXPLOSION IWYKTTKN'IM.K, V. Va., Foti. ti, At least six men aro believed to hnvo been killed today by an explo sion In a initio of the now Itlver Coal company at Cnrllsle, near here. Thoro woro If.S men In -tho workings. All snv ten reached tlio mirraco In safe ty. Tliey reported that six .minora had boon killed tint said thoy knew nothing or the remaining four. Res cue partlos woro organized Immed iately to search tlio initio. ' Nowh or tho dlstnstor was sent to thu I'lttburgh station of tho bureau or mines and word was received that a rescue car would proceed nt onco to CarlUlo. might request notion by the I'nilcd States to bring peace iu Mexico, was stated today by some of those who were to attend tho conference. Dr. Aureliuii L'rretiu, former minister ot the interior under lliicrtu, said nil the I'll i ted States woiildTmre to do would be to miv to Currauzn and Villa: "Vim two make peace," tiud they at once would do so. Amoug- nrrivnls today was Querido Mohcno, . fonner minister of foreign affairs. More than 1200 former gov ernors, army gcncniN, diplomats ami eabiuct ministers were expected to attend. MONTENEGRINS REPULSE AUSTR ANS l'AIMS, Feb. (5, '2iU p. in.- The le galiou of .Montenegro, in Paris, is sued today nn announcement under date of Cettiuje, February 5, which reads us follews: "Austrian forces recently attacked with energy our nunics operating' iu Herzegovina. They wero repulsed with serious losses, our troops retain ing nil their udvmituges. On tho sumo day tho Auslrinns tain faeiioiis iu the islands because of his conduct iu relation to n revo lution there, aeeoidiug to testimony today by C. II. Alhre'eht, fonner vice and deputy consul genernl to the Dominican republic before Federal t'onimissionefPIielan". who U eon diietin mi iuve-tigation of .Minister Sullivnu'.s fitness to liftlil his oft ice. Alhreeht said Sullivan had prom ised Unit the Tinted States would jrimrantee n "free and fair election" after the revolution ami that the pen pie were disMitisficd with the election when it wns held, lie said he had never heaid that Sullivan "was re sponsible for bloodshed or the do struetion of propoitv," us had heen said. .Mr. Alhreeht said that Sullixan was untiring: iu his work as minister mid hud accomplished many reforms iu the conduct of the department ot public works. KAISER OFF FOR POLISH FRON T LONDON. nouncement Fob. (. An ofirclal an received today from WASHINGTON. Feb. O.-Whcther President Wilson will call an extra session of congress iu ease of iltfeat of the ship bill nt this session prob ably will be decided at conferences next week between the president and democratic leaders m eonre-s. At the white houc today it wns said pre.-ent sentiment among- offic ials was against nn extra session, but that no definite conclusion had been readied. All appropriation bills will be freed of legislative riders, which might ouufrc prolonged dieu-siun in the senate, and leader- think thev can be passed in n week or ten days if the ship bill is dispo-ed of. Program Ijild Out Administration -enators agreed to day it would be impossible to recom mit the ship purchase bill with in structions for its modification and determined that their only way to gel nn amended bill before the senate was to yield to Senator Clarke's mo tion, which threw the democratic ranks into confusion. They then will press Senntor Gore's motion to di-ehai-ge the com merce eommtitee from consideration of n substitute bill containing amend, tnents satisfactory to progressive re publican senators. Thev are confi dent that Senators Nm.ris. Kern and I.u Follelte will vote for this motion. Senartir NewlnniN aNo will e here and they expect to curry that motion without the aid of the vice-president. Smith Is Absent Dt termination In resort to this program was rcMrtrd when the word eiime today that Senator Smith could not return iu time to aid the demo crats in their stre-jgle for the bill. Without his vii e. Senator Fletcher's motion to recommit with instructions would he def.'uted bv a majority of one. What would be the fate of the hill after it has been letitiued to the stage of seuei'Ml delate next week is still problematical. Several demo cratic lenders declare the tight will continue until March I. nt the end of the session, licpublicnu leaders- ive renewed nsuranees that no quarter could be expected. BUT LIHLEROCK REMAINS WET Dill Provldhifi Statewide ProhlMMwi Sltjnctl by Governor Hayes Prohib its Granting, of Further Saloon Li censes for 1915, But Does Not Dis turb Those Granted. CHICAGO, Feb. C.Arkanaas Is tho 10th state with a stntowldo pro hibition law among Its statutes, It was said today at tho headquarters of tho prohibition party. John !A. Shields, headquarters secretary, unlet tho Arknnsns law as ho understood It, provided fbr com pie to prohibition by January 1st, 1910. Some or tho oth er states will not bo dry until July 1. 191C. LITTLK ItOCK. Ark., Fob C A bit proldlng ror state-wide prohibi tion In Arkansas wob signed today by Governor G. W. Hayes. Tho meas ure as amended and pnsscd by tho sonate yesterday and passed today by tlio house prohibits tho granting" or furtlior saloon licenses for 1015, but docs not disturb those already granted. Forestalling tho crrcct In Pulaski county. Judge Joe Ashcr granted tho petition ot Little Hock saloon men ror licenses at 10:30, -10 minutes be fore the measure was signed by tho governor. Fifty saloons opened Im mediately. The Uttlo-Kock saloons had been closed slnc December 31 pending tho circulation of petitions for their opening. The Llttlo Hock licenses wero granted under a law that re quires the petitions of a majority of the white adults or tho city asking tor the grants. Pulaski county prohibitionists said they would contlnuo tho tight against tho liquor Interests. A representa tive trom tho county said ho had pre pared a bill to forbid tho salo of li quor within ten miles of any church In the county and would immediately Introduce it into tho legislature mm M Herlln says that Kmpcror William, directed n severe nrtillerv firo from lnrtor completing his Inspection of CREST OF FLOOD AT BAT I EXPERIENCES the forts at (loradza nml GruhoviU mid thu cruiser anchored in fatturo bay against our position tit Mount Lovehi'ii." HIGHWAYMAN GETS F FAMINE OF CORN WASHINGTON. Fob. C This la today'H orrtclal flood bulletin Is sued by thu weather bureau: "Tho rain fall in tho Ohio water shod Is over for tho present. Fortu nutoly it wns not hoavy enough to ser iously altor tho flood situation. "Tlio crest of tho flood Ih iiemlng Cincinnati this morning, whero tho stage lit 8 o'clock was 54,3 feet, or 1,3 feet above floodVstngo, "Down rlvor points show rising stngos; KVausvlllo Is four feet above flood stage and Cairo about three below flood Dingo." PCTHOGIiAl), Few (l.Tlio lteieh has published a dispatch from its Hpeeial oorrespondent nt Odessa, wjio declares that according- to nows ieueliinj that city from Turkey u' famino of uorn is imminent in the Turkish empire; und furthermore tho government is urgently iu need of funds. Thy military authorities tiro ex empting1 uble-hodied tnen from serving- in tho army for .fJOO. Of this amount .$100 noes to the ministry of war mid and tho lemninder is divid ed between tho niivy and tho lied Cross, lleserves nro exempted for the Hum of.l-IO. Well-to-do Turks are mnkinir free use of theso exemp- Ition chutes, KOC'IIKSTKU, N. Y., Feb. 0.-A highwayman vutered the Limn hank nt Limn, X. V., today, held up the cashier and assist ant cashier und es- enped with money estimated to amount to $10,000. No one was in tho hank except the cashier mid assistant, After cover ing tlii'in with two revolvers the rob ber forced the cashier to hand over till the cash. IEXAS PANHANDLE WANTS SECESSION AUSTIN, Texns, Fob, G. A resolu tion to crcnto out of tho pnnhundlo of west Texns, n now stnto named- Jof rerson was Mvorably reported today to the stato sonate. During commtt teo debnto, both sides announced they did not expect adoption of the resolution, tho Gorman naval bato at Wlllieltn- sbtiven, has gone to tho eastern war zone by way of Czeiibtochowa, Hus slan Poland. A toiegram by the emporor to the troops which participated In tho at tack on the heights at Crnouno is given in a Herlln dispatch as follews: "Warm congratulations for your fine success which Is to bo ascribed to tho wisdom of tho commanding offi cers, as well as to tho great bravery or tho troops, whoso month-long ac tivity In trench warfare could ti no wlsu diminish their attacking power." OF EIGHT MATE M SPREAD DEATH OF L 0. 0. F. HOME 001.1) MUCH, Or., Feb. li.- A e tit ion is beiii circulated und very generally signed munnx tholisheriuen and people living near the mouth of llogtio river inking the legislature to abolish seining altogether in Kogiio river, and also to prohibit fishing with set nets between Mug noil' ferry, the point affected hy tidewater, and the mouth of the liver. It is argued that by making those two changes iu the present law goxerning fishing on llogno river the fisheriui'ii will all have nn eqnnl chance, and it will do away with the cause of tho constant jangling ami eutkiug of nets that lime enured trouble in the past, i - YONKKHS, N. Y., Feb. C Inves tigation of Fred Mors' story that he put to death eight aged and Infirm inmates of the Gorman Odd Fellows homo hero "because thoy were old nud a uUaiico" extended today to physicians who nre said to havo signed the death certificates In some of the cases. Adam Hangert, super intendent of tho homo and three por ters are under nrrest as material wit- ntsses. Mors is In Itellovuo hospital, Vow York City, under the surveil lance, ofo alienists, Tho coroner said that the three porters told htm that when an. In mate of the homo died a certain marlvMVus chalked on tho door of tho room In which tho body lay and that A Ofiyslclnn was supposed to seo this mark and examine tho body before Issuing tho denth certificate. Tho porters said, according to tho coro nor, that in soma Instances tho doors had been passed by and tho death certificate mado out showing the cause of death to bo apoplexy. According to the story told by Mrs, when ho walked Into tho district attorney's office In New York eoveral days ago, fivo inmntos were killed with an anotheth) und three with other drugs. SADK.M, Oro., Fob. C That death to man and beast Is tolowlng In the wnke of attacks by mad coyotes In central and eastern Oregon, Is thu substance or many letters being re ceived by Governor James Withy combo trom residents or theso por tions of tho stato. ltabtes Is so pre valent that travel on foot und oven on horseback is declared to bo perilous. Tho governor received a letter to day from Dry I.nke.u smuM village In south central Oregon, In which It was asserted that u dog, which had been bitten by u mad coyotes had In turn bitten his owner, u boy, mid 13 other persons. "The boy Is dead and doubtless other deaths will follow." says tho letter. Stockmen report considerable losses. The correspond ents ask for Immediate statu alii In exterminating coyotes. GAM ND WAR EFI ENDED BY TRUCE An orphans' home lished at Ahhuul, Is to be e-tuh- SALF.AI, Or., Fob. 0. Ily u com promise between the sportsmen nml ('litis Sehuehel of Clackamas, tho house today passed Heliucbt'l's II. li. :!.", creating it general fund into which (ill tho moneys received hy thu state from, genernl sources shall ho paid und out of which nil wurrants shall he disbursed. The hill us originally drawn wjw objected to by the sportsmen, who in sisted Hint tho money they pay in hunting mid fishing license fees should he devoted to fish und game protection exclusively. The hill this morning was amended to allow such fees to lemuin iit'the general fund to tho credit of the fih mid game department, s,uidwes to gu into tlio fund permanwuly, i w