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si Fu Leased Wire Dispatches Today's News Printed Today V 1 THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR THREE SHIPS TORPEDOED IN 24 DOORS German Submarines Get In Deadly Work On All Ves sels in Channel BRITISH STEAMER OAKLY LAST TO GO TO BOTTOM Transport 192 Is Sunk And Armed Cruiser Is Also By Ed L. Keen. Loudon, Feb. 24. Throe vessels have been torpedoed liy Oermnn submarines within n few miles of the Brilish coast daring the past 24 hours. It was officially ailmittoil today by the admiralty that tho lliitish steamer Oakby had been sunk by the enemy off Folkestone. Survivors of tho ship, reaching Itnaisgnle in small boats, said the torpedo struck the Oakby without warning. The boats were lowered with out delay nnd -the. crow abandoned the shin. Ten minutes nfter tliev went over the side the vessel sank. Fishimr ! l l ,,f ,! re e,l crew: sunn after the disaster. ' "'''' l,;,,t l'1".'"."'"1 "'iltl" Kod A report from a second fishing bout I""1""1 'l''n. I he patient is none regarding the disaster caused the cir-i "V !"'M ,or eH ""I" ' "copt cnlation of a report that two vessels'""" '"' sn" '" lwt "' "re as he had bee. snnii, but admiralty o' tieials "ecustomed Id barefoot rambles declared later that thev were certain : '"' '''"'.V 1"",r' tiie'morning. there had been onlv oi'ie. . "!' '"' '"'I1' nt receiving ward The submarine which seat the Onkliv1"' til,! """I'ltnl until he has recovered to the bottom is believed here to have or "''"I mid relatives have been been the "lime one which sank the Xor-j '""''iietl of his condilion. He says he weginn stenuicr licgin and Hie Mi it isli , ' nil ll,s Wllv l" San Francisco to take collier llninksome Chine vesterdnv. j 111 '" "l that he has traveled ex While these reports were coining in.: I'iisively uvcr California. Sheriff Ks. h a dispatch was received from I'aiis d,..: haM written to tiie m'rretar'u of the two daring the subiniirine which fired n '"'" " clubs in California to look up torpedo al the channel packet Victoria j11'" membership record of the man who probably hod been sunk by a French "'me one of these buttons. The head iest rover. The torpedo passed within I Hinrier of the clubs are located at :tn yards of the bow of the Victoria,! bu.ig lieach and at Avalon, on the Cata which carried a large number of pas-jlbm Islands, sengers. The commander of a French1 1 ' destroyer afterward fired on a sub marine in that vicinity and is positive that the boat was hit ami souk. A quantity of oil rose to the surface, he said, afler the destroyer had fired, and the submarine disappeared Steamer Is In Distress. London, Fob. 24'. Submarines at tempted to sink the passenger carrying packet Victoria, which was en route to Folkestone. Ninety-two civilians narrowly escnped when a torpedo fired by an under sea boat passed within UO yards of the Victoria's bow. An unidentified steamer was re ported today to be in distress off Hastings, with her decks nwnsh. Dis patches say she had evidently been torpedoed or had fouled a mine. The government of Norwav directed its minister here to proceed to Dover ' pa" moot from enforcing the provision, ' " ncr resilience nn i.nem today and examine the members of the'of the dog ordinance passed by the vot-j:'ni ",lwt '" tomorrow af crew of the Norwegian steamer Hegin,ers of the city was granted yesterday i.,,'r""nn' which was sunk yesterday bv a tlern.nii afternoon by Judge .Willinm Oullownv hu,m, "' llawley was born in er torpedo. This action is said to be pre-'in department number 2 of the circuit aw" l,""t ! yenrs ago nnd spent the unriitorv In the filinir bv rorwnv of a vigorous protest with the llerliu gov- that though the provisions of the ordi eminent. , 'nance were temporarily inactive, that Oakly Is Torpedoed. liiindon. Feb. 24. The lliitish steam m- (llililv tens Rniilf Indiiv riff l-'nlkn. stone, bv a (iermaii submarine .The' ,.ru- I , . , : . I ,. . 1 of tim er I The Onklv was en route to noulogne!f the townrwoiild be subject to arrest from Fast Hartlepool when she was sunk British Transport Sunk. Iterlin, by wireless to London, Feb. 21. -It was officially announced today that British transport number 1H2 hfni been sunk by a tlermau submarine off llenchv Head. There are no further details. Wireless dispatches r ived vin Siivville. Lonir Island. February 2,1. slated that the Merlin newspapers of that day were displaying in huge type n report that a lliitish transport had been sunk. Armed Cnilser Lost. London, Feb. 21, The Itiitish nd-: miialty piacliciilly adntilted toiiiuht that the converted cruiser ' hm Me N.iiighton had been lost in recent storms. The ot'liiial sialetneiit esti nrited the rii,inltie at 27H. All hope for the vessel, the state nt said, had I a ,liltlldoli-d. Sinking of Carlb Confirmed. Washhiyloa. Feb. 21. The sinking of the Ameii'iin steamship I'niib off the tier, nan emit was cnnfirMicd today ia a cablegram received nt. the slate department from American Minister Van Dyke, stationed at The llaejio. !,. said the Caiib was "sunk by a (ieriuaii mine nil a mute outsiile that prescribed bv the tierinaa admiralty. " Although outwardly cnlni, Wahing- Ii Name Is ' Rose, His Home Is At Su Missouri Has Been U ska O. .1. Rose, the man whoso memory quit working in this city Monday oven ing and who later did nn eight mile cross country hike in his night clothes to Priituiii, had rorovered sufficiently in the receiving ward of the Oregon state hospital for the insane to converse in telligently with Dr. li. E. 1,. Stoinor uud Dr. Kvatis in charge of that ward. He sniil his name wns 0. .1". Hose and that ho formerly lived in St. Joe, Missouri, where iie was an auditor in the Swift Packing plant. Ho was married, he said, and hail a wife uud two year old daughter linw living in that city. He has ben travelling for aolne time and went from St. .loe to South Ameri ca, from there to Kuropp and finally landed in Alaska. From Alaska he came to Seattle nnd left Seattle with L0 in cash and in company of two com panions, lie does nut remember a sin gle imtance that occurred since leaving Seattle until he was picked up by the sheriff in this city. I a ne uus only been at the receiving hospital for one day Dr. Kvuus stated that he was unable to account' for the mental lapse until ho had investigated the case further. The physician says that there are no evidences of an injury on the man's body nor are there nny evidences that he has been drugged, lfosc Hays that ne never drank or used drugs. He says that the large phuto I graphs that were found on his person were taken in. Los Angeles and denies "" 1 '"'"r 0,1 " that he was ev U''- StOlllOr a.VH that ill man is in Though Provisions of Ordi nance Are Inactive Dogs - Can Still Be Arrested A temporary injunction restraining Chief of Folice .1. t. Welsh and his do- court. I met Welsh ami! tins morning he could still arrest dogs for disorderly conduct if they nipped at his heels ishile running lit large, and that nil dogs who uern nm-mit lint In run til tnnre mi the streets of Siilem nnd who took more lil.nrti... tl.n., i. n, r.l.ul nll.ei- ,.il!n. for disorderly conduct. Tim . til..,l uM.l.ir tin. leiini. 'of (leorge I.. Hose against the City of 's,,l.., .1 T VV itv mnrslml 'ihmI K. S. Ruilloiig, street' commissioner. 'Hose nlleges that he lias a dog worth 2.-tl, nnd that if the dog is i-ui1iir-.l ul.il,, rn i,i,, nt l. in. i Mule m l,e wil be damaged in that sum. It is further , allege,! that the city has a right under ',l. ,visin of the charter onlv " to i; ,l ,,,v i ,l ,! ,. ,',r kill ,i,,m t iu ll,.,.,l tlii the eitv hnithe supreme comt, upon receipt of the ',, power to make it unlawful I'm ,logsl",,w her death this morning. "Her to run at large upon the streets or high-1 Kivi'n mnversal satisfaction to !,... ,l il,..,,,,r n, ,.i,,n...r everybody. She mnde friends with nil Isouehf temooinrv iniunction. de, lariiiir the provisions of the ordiiui u J supreme court fee!:, in her denth a per and void, and that the in, tiuii be,""'"1 I""-. Her genial d'sposmon, un i,, ,,..,,,,., ,,,,,, ti,,, (lmoI ,l..,r in the mutter. F. A. Turner and ,l,,l,ii McNary are attorneys tor the p!i. tiff. Silence is a irtoe that Is fteitielitl cil,,,l,e,. ton ol'fi, ials ndiniltde privately that the sinking of the Cnrib had increased the seiiousness of tthe intoiMatioual situation. The greatest screcv was niaiiilained recardliig the latest, in formal ituiuiries foiwardcd to liermnnv and I'n uln ml. It wns hinted that note reiterating America's intention to hold lieinianv "to strirt n coiintabil it for Iosh of American lines and shipping had been sent to llerlin. SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1915 MANAHAN ASKS PROBE OF WHEAT SPECULATORS BY CONGRESS COMMITTEE Washington, Feb. 24. Charging that speculators are responsible for the ad vancing prices of wheat, flour and oth er commodities, Representative Maaa han of Minnesota introduced in the house a resolution providing for the appointment or a joint committee ol congress to investigate recent fluctua tions in prices and to invest igato the methods of doing business on grain and eat ton excluuiL'es. I Was Taken Suddenly 111 Mon day Morning and Taken to Hospital Where She Passed Away Today After a sudden nnd brief illness Miss Kdnn May llawley, supreme cnurt li brarian, pnssed away at the Willam ette sanatorium this morning at 1(1:15 o'clock, aged about .'bl years, of cere bral hemorrhage. She was taken suddenly ill nt her home, IHil Chcmckcta street, Moadav uiorning, while some friends were call ing upon her, and fainted away in their 'presence. Dr. ,1ns. Fn ire hi Id was sum moned and she was taken immediately to the sanitarium, but she never re ' K,1.1"''1 eonseioiisness and passed away "V" '"I'niiiig. l'riviite funeral services i"-"".' . . . I with her j rents in Illinois. As she grew to wo manhood she attended college nt Kvans !toii mid devoted herself to library I work. For a time she was engaged as un assistant in the stnte library at Mad .isiin, Wisconsin, under Miss Cornelia ! M,irvi"' l''scnt state librarian, nnd la- ter WCIlt to loWll, here she Continued ll"r 1'lirnry work until about ten years ago, when she came to Oregon. She I caiiiiogueii tne niirnry at tne state inn ! v.Ti.ity at Kiigcae. ami then the state library, Six year, ago, upon the res iKtmtimi of former State Librarian K. 1 N- O'lbnghuiii, she was appointed his ' "".fii.or, nnd had held the position lit I llllollsl V lip to tllC tillU' of llCt I'ontiniiously , death, , "'" 1nr w"rk n npreini. court li I brnrian she hud few eipials and no sn peri, ,rs," said Clerk .1. C. Moreland, of ' wi,h " conttft. Tin tiring work and tier anility to coin- pi'elicml and muster the details of h, won, iiioi niiuic nor services iniiispens! btc. and had endeared lot to evct I nber of the' cunt with whom :d ':ui!0 in contact. As soon ns ,"i b ,:is ttiinoiiii,',',! Clii-'f .Itisti,',' M.Hin lered the flag over the supreme court huiitfitu: displiicd nt hull' ma t and it will i so tives will remain so until ai'tcr the funeral.' Sn far ii.i is k.'iowa she litei no rel., f Cliicno. Miss Ceracli: Mania, stnte librarian, lo's close and intimate friend for b'OII I a great ma nv ears, and thev were insepnt'ihl companions. Mi-, .Maivin was with he at the time of her so, bleu illtvss un rem lined with her almost constantly u to the end. ; y V' ; rj v , :; ERROR IN COMPENSATION GOVERNOR 118 ftSm 25 SANCTION OFKUffiSOIK DFyLSIiA! I Last Section States Time That Section Shall Become Oper-, alive and Committee Fails To Change Number Of course, something would have to happen to mix things up a bit. And it lid. It lni,prned ii the enrolled bills .'ommitteo of the senate, and over the measure which caused all til' the trouble and disseutiun between the two legisla tive bodies, the Schuebel compensation act. It is nut such an error as will nut tho net out of commission but it will ausa a lot of trouble in straiuhtcniii" it out nnd may delay the date of opera tion nf the act, or hasten it into effect prematurely. A prejudiced or extreme ly technical court would knock the wholo act galley west on account of it, ind courts have been known to do such things on an even more flimsy pretext. mrougii nn error in the enrollment of tile bill, whether designedly or other wise, the last section of tho new net. the purpose of which was of delay the ! operation ot section 4 of the act, pro viding the manner in which employers ami employes may cmio under the act, uillll UIO iriSl ony Or ,IIIIV, reters to I s.-. ,,uu u ui me nci, which noes not exist, nnd this will have the effect of, im.. iii iie-iiuii in nie uiiiciiuniory act. into erfeet on May 111 whereas the first section, that which provides a readjust ment of the rates of contribiitiim for employers, will not go into effect until Inly. 1. As the two sections depend ; one upon the other to bring about the important changes that are sought in the present law this ""error will have to be straightened ml; before the act be comes operative. The two sections delaying the effec tiveness of s'Ciiiu.j 1 mid I were In serted in the bill for toe purpose of holding the change in the rate sched 'ile .t tut the special provisions for em ployers whose occupations are not cuv- cred by the fixed schedule up until the implicitly understood that the actions beginning of the second half of theif tK, highway engineer shall always year o as not to disturb the schedule j be subservient' to the state engineer nude- which the commission is now i ami Hint, in the event IiIk ei vi,.e ni-e working and, in order to save the law nnd prevent its conflict witn the (ycrn tiou of the present, law, it will probably (pure an order ot the supreme court ! Iteclailllg tie error HI the bill a Cler-,eer al nnd miliitcntinoul one and holding both sections up the first of July. On the rlher hanj anyone who has inter- sts to serve that wriild be benefited in having the amendatory act knocked out could find this error siiflicient urouiiil upon winch to base an in.iur.c- tion for the purpose of causing trouble ned holding it up Indefinitely. The error was prnnnlilv to carelessness in tying and proof reading, and nobodv has toe power to change a single letter or iigure in the act and it will have to go through now in its present form. ai mms, cm. Ireat Cracks Appear In the Earth and Water Ponds Disappeaf Into Crevices Redding, Oil., Feb. ' 24. That nn artliouake and luaiiifeslation of y'M Lassen, the California active volcano,! on Sunday night did considerable minor lamage in the vieinitv of Twin Valley, was the report brought here 'today by persons living in the vicinity. ' The distiirbaa, e evidently centered William Morgan's faun, which has been considered ill toe danger men since the eruptions nf Mount Lnssen be. gau hist year. Stoves iu the homes of Ivev Sampcy and John Norris were up- set, it is delated, and one side of the Satnnev house is said to have sunk live feet. some of the things persons livilii; in ti,..t i, init v , Iceland resulted fom ,he ili-ttiibuaec, The Weather ZvViNTEA? IS) Oregon: Pain to night mid Thurs- s o a t h e rly s reach ing force along Cllfist, ( i n7 wind jw Approves Measure Combining State Engineer and High- way Engineer's Office BILL HAS PROVOKED MUCH PUBLIC COMMENT Schuebel Compensation Act Also Included In List Approved Ciovernor Withycoinbe this morning released a total of X't bills which hail passed the legislature and had received his signature. Of these HI wero Bcnate bills and 54 house bills. Among the mos t important of the bills signed this morning was senate bill consolidating the offices of highway engineer and state engineer which, in the minds (if homo of the state officials, is a marvel in inconsist- one , nn.l nlwnr.litieu in il... fif place it gives the appointing power or the hiithwav encineer to the oovemor as chairman ot the state Highway com mission; then it makes the highway engineer a deputy under the state en gineer w ho is responsible for his actions and is required to furnish his bond, and then it places his work under the juris- licti.iu and control of the state high way commission. "If there ever was a conglomeration of ndieulous nnd senseless legislation this is a model," said a state official in commenting upon the situation thin morning. ' It is understood that dov ernor Withycrcnbe is very much embar rassed over the situation mid has made the statement that, while he has the newer of iiliooilitment. he will Imve it unsatisfactory to the state engineer or the highway commission, he will be ommnrily removed. I Ins assurance, however, dues not nut the state encrin an, I the tneml s of the hiirhwuv commission completely at their ease, it is innltTHtooit, nnd it in mlmlli' tlmt nn 'l'fi;t will 1)0 nimh' to have thin t'omli t i on j.ut in writing. Oilier iinportiint bills Hinoil hy tin tfowrnor thin morning inclinlo tlic Schuebel comi sntion act; the bill al pro i-iatiiiir ."pO.U(I(I for iirninotinir tin , f, industry; senate bill (10, providing for a special referendum election in No veinber, UHo; changing the name of the lailroad commission to " Public 1'tilitii's Commission "; providing for creation of county high school tuitini fund; and a tolal of 111 general and special appropriation lulls. I lie gov criinr still has n number of bills on his desk pending filial disposition and he expects to dispose of all (if them either today or tomorrow. On n great many ot them, wliicn passed on tin last day of the session he has until Friday evening to hold under consideration if he deems It necessary. WOMEN MAY JUDGE JUVENILES Denver, Feb. 21. Colorado may hnve a women juvenile court judge. A bill has oeen introduced in the logtslntur here at the rcpicst of .ladgo Hen I, Lindsov, to make Mrs, F. tlregorv 'tas seriate judge" of the court which has I ouio famous throughout the cmiutry Mrs, (Iregorv now assists .lodge l.iinl sev ,u tno trial of cases, and advises lino, 'not she is not legally authorized ' , re,er judgn ts. 1 Picket fences were torn apart, and wire t'ci s snapped; wires previously 'taut were lomened three teet; a iiiiio- bcr ef spring appeared. Twin Valley is a sparsely settled spot .10 nil leu east ot l!e,,iug ami 20 miles norto of Mount Lassen. On the Morgan place it is iledared that the earth cracked in a number of ph s and that two small ponds of clear water sank several teet. I lie tremor is declared by persons who live iu tiie vicinity to have been intermittent tor seeral minutes K'.ei since the first eroptiisi nf Loss rn last spring the oinitr.v north of the mountain nnd es Ily ia tho vicinity of Twin Valley has been subiect to so- Couimeiitalois who tried to r mi- ,,,,1, n to the llu-sinn lolalor scouts, vcre earth disturbances. These were! struct the battle without, wailing for Ml Imlf of it around the north, surface manifestations of the sobter- j the (ionium report have been led ns ,.nd nf Mazinian Lakes, while th tan activities of tho volcano. ftinv. No seiious part, of the battle ,ii,r ,f maichol nroiitid the south- The latest rep, ut indicates that t his : no imcl along the Niemen river. The cll, distance of tin miles separ- dbt'iibiiaee is more violent than any decisive eiigagement was fought al the rl t , . , ( , , . ,u, t'fetisives. The b'ussiiiiu bine been that have piece, led it. j southern end of Prussia, M, iMii(MM nppoitunil v of duplictit- Whether there was un eiuptiou nf thej 'j-H, ,e',.,se of the Russians, that ing the (Ionium strategy ley overwhelm, volciitio to accoinpaiiv the disturbance llt. ,, , mi railways with whuh to ing the divided armies separately. ln is nit known as the peak has I u hid- meet th,, rapid coiiceiitiatioa of the stead of attempting a serimiB offcii- den by rain clouds lor a week. i l, cumins, is also shown to be fnle, sive, II is hi, parent that the Slav An effort to Muity the reports by tel ) Tin. Macs occupied admirable strategic , abandoned all idea of achieving a vie eph ine this al leriioou failed. Persons i posit inns Inside of Prussia, w ith nde-jtory as soon as thev realized that tho at Whit re. six miles from Twin Vnl I oolite (Ionium railroads nt. hand, (leiinaas were attempting two encircl- lev, declared thev knew imtlnng of any i cai'tli'iiake or damage. Mootgomery Creek, also near Tw in Valley, bad no iafoi-uuitloii. Twin Valley could not be'l reached by telephone, ' PRICE TWO CENTS Willing to Leave Office When - Schuebel Compensation Act Takes Effect Miss Fern Tlobbs this morning ten dercd her conditional resignation tr to! Ciovernor Wlthycombo, as a member of tne Industrial Accident Commission, to tako effect on May 21, "or the duto the Schuebel House Bill 222 becomes a law", which, she states, is in keeping with her promise mado to. the senate through Senator Onrland, on February 20. Governor Withycoinbe placed tho resignation 0n file without comment or acceptance. In the event tho governor signs Senate Dill 112, giving him the au thority of appointment and removal of nil ffl. 1... 1.:.. l-.l .1. i .i uoio-o iiiiihi ins I-UIHIOI, wnieni ZZLTITJ .:m i4 is i us mot ne such iiwt eoiueoi Plato tho veto of nnv measure that is before him, it will give him tho power oi removing- tno neaus or all depart ments that are now npnointive, includ ing the Industrial Accident commission,: and whether or not he will take of ficial cognizance of Miss Jlobbs' resignation at this time and permit her to remain in office until May 21, is but a matter of conjcc.turo. It is not cer tain, however, that he will remove any body from office unless he finds good reasons for doing so, or for tho promo tion of harmony in tho administration. The foil text of Miss llobbs resigna tion follows: "In accordance with my promise given the sennto on tho 20th inst. I hereby tender my resignation ns a mem ber of tho Industrial Accident commis sion, said resignation to becoinu ef fective on the 21st day nf Mav, the date the Schuebel House Hill 222 be comes a law." Statement Made Following Conference Betwen Ameri can and Berlin Officials London, Feb. 21. "A grnvo incident, involving n ruptui, between, llerlin and Washington, may coino at any time." This statement was coalaiaed in a dispatch received tonight from Merlin by the Fxchange Telegraph. The message said; "American Ambassador (letard held a long interview with Chancellor Von Holhmniin-Hollwcg this morning with regard to tho exchange of notes be tween the Tinted States and (lerinnny, It is believed that negotiations are lendlocke.il, both sides udherinir to their former views. "Kverylhing depends on the discre tion of (Iermaii submarine commanders, "The American colonics in llerlin, Munich and Dresden aro must anxious. 'Chni Ilor Von lletlimnnn-llollweg held several audiences yesterday with ii'" naiser over ine American negotin tions. " EDUCATORS IN CONFERENCE. Cincinnati, Feb. 24, Public sclion' superintendents from many cities nf V mono 4.. or nun :,..('. ,1. I , mmii io, -no, , www in ill, ii, ill, ,im i;i,,n- ercl here today in response to a call by the Federation Filucution commissioner. :,li F ti eionoiissi The meeting is In , convent ion nf the tend 'iits. tiunection with the N. K. A, supciiu-l Effect of German Russia By J. W. T. Mnsoti. New York, Feb. 24. Karl II. Von' Wirgnad's brilliant description of the Ma.uriaa battle gives the first ado ipiale picture of the (lerniaa stralegv' nail Its demorali.iag effect oa the bussiaus. Couimeiitalois who tried to r mi- , mid Its demoriili.ing el feet on the I Hussions. Wheo the Hussions blame tho rnilways; for their defeat it Is because they could j not use the tracks for retreating. It Is obvious that no linmeilinte use wns made of tho Oermnn railways In tho ON TRAINS AMD HEWi STANDS FIVE OBNT SLAVS TO BE VERY SOON Western Theatre of War Very Quiet Says Berlin War Office Report RUSSIANS PUSH GERMANS BACK FROM GRONDQ m I f I Austrian Government Conns- eating All Grains of That Country THE WAR LINEUP. North Sen and English Chan nel Three vessels torpedoed in past 2( hours. British steamer Oakby sunk today, crew saved. Collier Hrnnksomo Chine nnd Norwegian steamer bVgin sunk yesterday. Admiral ty denies Berlin report of a Brit ish transport sunk, Fnglaad Cabinet met for important , session. Believed phi us announce concerted attack by allies to force Germany to ntiatulon submarine warfare. Prussia nnd Poland Further dctuils of Von Hindenbeig's ri eent battle with Russians show Slav crushiiigly defeated in Fast Prussia. Kaiser personally witnessed battle. Two-thirds of Kussiun army of 10;), 1)00 anni hilated. Hussions reinforcing for renewed offensive. I'nlted States Ambassador Gerard reported that American steamer F.velyn struck two mines before she sunk in the North Sea. Only one fatality. Minister Vandyke at The Hague confirmed sinking of American steamer Caiib. France Fxccpt engagement near Perthes, no activity in France reported today. By Henry Wood Paris, Feb. 21. Fxccpt fur n slight advance by the allies north of Perthes there has been little fighting in tho western war theatre during the past 24 hours. The (lemmas, according to the French wur office, were for 1 to retire from a point near Perthes following an allied bayonet charge, rnsuecessfiil tlermau attacks also were reported from a num ber of other points. Russians to Reinforce Slavs llerlin, via London, Feb. 21.- Fresh Kussian troops are coming to the sup- 'port of the crashed Slav armies wdiich were decisively defeated in uttempts toi assume the offensive about PrtiHUtiysz, it was officially announced here today. Twelve hundred prisoners were taken sour Pras.aysz, a ding to the state ment. The liiissinns hnve also been, checked west of (Irondo. FiiL'iiircnictits at Perthes, the state- - , , , , fl i , 1 .1 . ' men! sunt, have bee,, avorable to th inumaa lines in tne , osges been advanced and five hundred prison ers taken (Continued on Pane. Two.) Strategy on Discussed by Expert possession of the Slavs. This mean that the Itnssiaiis suffered again ho I'liuse of the lin k of Independent lead- erslnp, Field Marshal Von llindenbiirg'sj stiateev evidently look into consider. , illlWlr ,s,uv oeaeialshiii. u , divided his ow n iiruiv, npiiarenllr nig movements. Panic seems to linvo overtaken the ltussiuas from tho very outset, due iinliiulitcdly to the motnl ascend y Field Marshal Von Hind- cubing has established over them. REINFORCED