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SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1915
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SAYS SHERIFF ESCH
Man Who Absconded With
Over $1200 Caught After
Long Chase
PASSED FORGED CHECKS
ON LOCAL MERCHANTS
After Burns Agency Gives
Up Sheriffs Diligence
Causes Arrest
After an eight months chase extend
ing across the continent Arthur B.
Cunningham, known in this eitv as A.
II. Cook, was taken into custody in
Brooklyn, New York, and Sheriff Each
will leave at once with requisition to
bring the prisoner back to this city to
Mtnnd trial for defaulting the Salem
business men out of nearly $1200.
Cook, or Cunningham, his real name,
left here May 30 in compnuy with his
wife. He was first located in Montana
but there the scent was lost and noth
ing was heard of the culprit for a few
weeks. Later Sheriff Ksch received
word that the man was in Idaho and
the state was thoroughly covered with
posters and descriptions of the man.
Cunningham next nppeared at Edg
wood, a suburb of Chii nun. mid tlm
tmil was taken up there w hich lead to
Brooklyn. Two weeks ago Sheriff
Ksch wired the information to the
Brooklyn police that Cunuinuhnni
iu that city and'the Brooklyn police
up i ue iiisk or locating the man
wanted. This mominir lnsncctor of
I'ctcctAes Kurot, of Brooklyn, wired
to the sheriff that the man was under
arrest. Cunningham Jias so many
peculiarities in appearance and the
descriptions were accompanied with an
excellent likeness so there is little
chance for n good detective mistaking
the man once he is in custody.
Cunningham was well linown In
Snlein ami being a good talker and a
booster bud been accepted ns a worthy
citizen. He was a very active mem
ber of the Cherrians. ()n account of
hiB pleasing personality and wide ac
quaintance he h.! little difficulty in
duping a numberof the merchants of
his city.
(. he F'idny evening preceding
Decoration Uuy he presented Inrge
checks at- several different Salem
stores in payment for minor purchases.
J ii this inn n nor he inaiinged to secure
nearly $1200 in money on chocks that
he had forged. As the next dav was a
holiday the fact that the checks were
forged was not discovered until the
following Monday. Cook and his wife
quietly departed Saturday afternoon on
ine i O'clock electric leaving a fire
burning in their home and by the time
u.e iiiigery was discovered Mondnv
they wero sn far from Salem that it
was difficult to locate them.
Firms who suffered losses as a result
of the forgeries by Cook included F.
I'iglit, tailor; Shaw Brothers, tailors';
George C. Will, piano store; Patterson
i ooi miom; Josse 4 Moore, furniture
dealers; llnuser Brothers, sporting
goods; Toggery, clothing store; Dime
nun, groceries; Malt, grocer; Nov
Melson, nml .1. fl. Smith, jeweler.
in enmmentina unon the nrrest i.f
Cook this .finr.,.,,.. . I
hiislness man who has
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followed the;
e very ciosety stnted that County
-Sheriff William Ksch was entitled to
nil the credit for his apprehension. The
Burns operatives who labored on the
case ror
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efforts finally placed the man in cus- auellcs. If the Slavs subdued Con-
, , Btantlnople, Itusslu would demand abso-
No Penalty If First Half
of Taxes Paid By April
In necoiitnnce with an opinion given
I'.v Attorney (lenernl Brown, the state
' ission last evening gave out a
statement to the effect that, under the
provisions of an m t t.f the Inst legis-
I " ini-n will en into i l on
May 22 of this
interest due o
year, nil penalties and
taxes, where the first half i. ,.i.i l"
lore jipnl I ol this rear wi'l . .,..,!
I'led and in mint tie collected. This
stntement is made public in nnler to
curr.nt the niiiddle that tin cnlli..,(..-
over the state seem to have become in
volved ns icsult of the conflict in tl. .
tax code in effect tile past two veins.
Wuile section 2 of the net relerred to
specifically provides that in eases where
mu ll interest and canity may havi
been construed to hnve been Incurred
lire declined to be remitted and satis
fied and where extended upon the tax
lulls the tux collect! r Is Instructed to
"forthwith sntislv nd cancel the
same upon uch rolls," but no specific
provision is made whereby, in sih
eases where the Interest and penalty j
hove been collected, that the same shnil I
he r-mlttcl nr'rcbntcd to the taxpayer. I
Turkey. Having demolished
outer Dardanelles forts, Anglo
French fleet is shelling luml for
tifications. Main Turkish fleet
not resisting allies. Turkey as
serts three allies warships were
damaged during bombardment.
North Sea and Knglish Chan
nel. No mere disasters to Brit
ish merchantmen reported. Her
liu insists British transports tor
pedoed and sung off East
Bourne, l.SOU British troops per
ishing. Poland. Berlin asserts Ger
mans advancing on Warsaw
from two sides; one only 40
miles from city, other 50 miles.
Petrograd claims victories north
of Warsaw.
Oalicia. Petrograd asserts
Austrian checked near Stnnis
luu; advance toward Lemberg
also checked.'
Moiitenogra. raris announc
ed French torpedo bont Dague
struck mine and sank in Anti
vnri harbor. Thirty-eight mem
bers of crew drowned.
France and Belgium. Itains
prevent activities in Flanders.
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TASK AHEAD OF FLEET
IN PASSING SIM
If Dardanelles forts Are
Passed Then Constanti
nople Is Doomed
By J. W. T. Mason.
New York, Feb. 20. If Hie allied
fleet succeeds in forcing the Dardan
elles it will be one of the most leinurk-
nnie naval victories in history. The
strait there, is between one and four
miles mid is forty miles lou.g Itenvilv
fortified works ' command the water
way trom both antes, nnd thn mine
news present even n more formidnbl
obstacle. The mines are believed to be
mi,! in seven rows.
A single narrow chnnncl lias hmo.
left free for the passage of Turkish
wursnips nut it may be closed mi cklv
if the, allii'il fleet pusses the entrance
to the forts. Inefficient use of the
Diir.lnnollos defense by the Turks,
coupled with good luck on the part of
i no annexing inrce, must operate to
gether to give the allies a victory.
That the Turks arc capable of gross In
efficiency, even under German super
vision, hits been demonstrated bv the
severe defeat inflicted on the Otto
mans by Hnssia's Cnncnsian armv,
(luce through the Dardanelles, the ul
iiivi warships would have to steam
about 120 miles through the Sea of
aiurmoru before reaching Constnnti'
nople. The second rinssinio. however.
would be less dangerous than the first.
The Hca of Murmorn is too wide to bo
commanded by shore batteries. A few
Inferior isliiuil defenses and mines
would be encountered, and If the Turk
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n nwi nun onicrcu into action a
further slight resistance niinht .Wi.l.m
But Constantinople eannot be defended
properly except along the Dnrdnnellos,
Once the strait was forced, Constanti
nople would be doomed.
The fall of Constantinople would be
of immense commercial advantage to
the allies. It would permit Kussin to
resume her trade with the world mid
allow Rnssin's Immense grain supplies
to be sent to France and Enulnnd. nnd
r " Vne '"l"ai ot me nines
ninnv
merchtitiliii
now bottled up ia
the Black sen.
The capture of Constantinople by
France and Englnnd without Hnssia's
help would result In silent rejoicing
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lute sovereignty over the compiered
territory. This is the Inst thing that
r.nginnu and rrance desire. Itulv,
lifcr
na and Kumunia also
Merchants Want Salem First
I Slogan to Stick Fast
i-incrui inousanii sticners are heing
i pruned ny tne (.'nmmorclul Club with
(the slogan, "Try Snlem First." These
will lie distributed to the merchants in
' "-v """ ''"enlter every package
I M "' v0 "' '",He stickers, just use
pends much on the buy-lit -home iden.
The Weather
Oregon:
Fnir;
east,
rain west
portion t'tiiht.
Huttinlny r a I nj
winds shifting to
southerly and In
creasing along
the coast,
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Allies Make Widespread
Gains In FranceRussians
Report Victories
Berlin, via Amsterdam, Feb. 20.
Warsaw, capital of Poland, is menaced
by two Teutonic armies which aro ad
vancing upon it north of the Vistula
river, according to adbvices received
todav from the front.
Traveling eastward through Plock,
the German advance guard today was
less than forty miles from the Russian
stronghold. From the other side the
center of Field Marshal Voa Hinden
burg'g right wing was less than fifty
miles distant, advancing slowly but
steadily.
Official dispatches reported unim
portant engagements fought in the last
24 tiouvs. tfotli Bides ore now massing
for ft new bottle.
On the right bank of the Vistula the
Slavs are retiring upon fortified posi
tions at Vysogrod, at the confluence
of the Vistula and Bzura rivers,
Allies Gain In Francs.
Paris, Feb. 2(1. Gains by the allied
forces along muny parts of their lines
in France, particularly west of La
Basseo and in the Apremont forest
were claimed in an otficinl stotcmcnt
issued this afternoon by tho French
war office.
Along tho road from Bethune to I.n
Bassec tho Germans essayed a series
of determined charges. These . were
thrown back with heavy loss by the
British, who, in turn, delivered a coun
ter attack and captured 100 yards of
the enemy's trenches,
In the forest of Apremont, French
infantry, by a splendid bayonet at
tack, forced the Hermann to evacuate
several trenches, inflicting heavy loss
es ou the enemy,
Steady progress has been made by
tho French near Perthes. They are eu
denvoiing to sweep the Gerninns away
from that section In order to relieve
the pressure on the French lines at
Hbeiins,
The Belgian army is stubbornly re
sisting strong Germnn attacks in
Flanders. They have recaptured from
the Hermann a trench lost soveral
weeks ago.
The Gcrnunis bombarded the French
positions along the Aisno for several
hours yesterday, it was announced.
The French replied so vigorously that
several German guns were silenced.
The official statement also asserts that
French guns wrecked several German
trenches nlong the Meuso and in one
instance forced an enemy battery to
withdraw.
All attempt on the part of the Ger
man eruwn prince' army to invest
Verdun are declared to have been de
feated, H was pointed out by tho war
office that this investment has been
one of the principal aims of the
enemy. Not only have the Germans
been repulsed in their attack but they
have lost ground generally in that
region.
Germnn losses In the recent fighting
along the Meuso are officially est!
muted at ,1,miu.
Russian Report Victories.
Petrograd, Feb. 2(1.' Victories at
both ends of the long battle line ou
which Hussion troops lire engaging the
combined Geruinu and Austrian forces
were officially claimed by the war of
flee in a statement issued today,
The principal successes are declared
to have been achieved at Slanlslau, in
(inlicia, where an enormous Austrian
force hns been trying for days to push
the SlovB buck and force a crossing of
tne I'neister river.
This Austrian advance, in an effort
to recapture Lenibeig, has been ef
feetividy checked, tho stntement M
sorts. Simultaneously, a formidable
Knssinn force Is declared to have ad
vanced from Wysr.kow ns and to bo
threatening the rominunicatloiii of the
main Austrian column.
It ia admitted thnt the Germans hnve
gained slightly south and east of War
saw but north and northeast of the
Polish capital the Slavs have resumed
the offensive and are meeting with uni
form success.
Rain Halt Movement.
London, Feb. 2(1.- Torrents of rain
are hindering operation" in Belgium,
Field Marshal Mir John French an
nounced today in his regular report
given out by the wnr office here.
All the cannls In Flanders are out of
their hnnlis, nnd bmh the allies and"1''' ',Nl1 two children in Portland, but
the (icrninns have been compelled to.ha not been living with them since his
evueuate their trenches at several .release, lie suffered from a siege of
points because the pits were flooded. 1 sickness some years ago, nnd lias not
iirilish tump have been interin t-
tently engnged nt 1 pre, the report
stilted. Elsewhere In Belgium activi
ties hnve been confined to artillerv
exchanges,
Salem Now Has Regularly
Organized Jitney Company
Hulein Is to have a full fledgvl jitney
company, wilh regolnr S'-hcdules, go
ing into nil parts iif the city,
Tlie Hnlein Jitney company was or
Vaniid today, with K. A. Prultt as
manager, with oficcs at the Hnlcm Auto.cr to go Into any part of the city
FRENCH FLEET NOV
BOMBARDING LAND
FORTIFICATIONS
Passed Dardanelles Forts
But Fierce Fighting
Continues
TURKISH FLEET STILL
OFFERING NO RESISTANCE
Biggest Naval Battle of War
Possible If Dreadnaughts
of Two Navies Clash
By Ed L. Keen.
London, Fob. 26.- Preceded by mine
sweepers, the French floet today moved
past the Dardanelles forts, which its
guns demolished after sjeveral days
shelling and opened a terrific bombard
ment, of the land fortifications on both
side of the strait, according to Athens
dispatches.
No resistance to the advance of the
allies was offered by the main Turk
ish fleet, which I lying in Niagara
Itoads, 2,1 miles away, iu the narrowest
part of the waterway. If the Anirlo-
French warships succeed in battoring
tneir way past the chain of forts lin
ing both sides of the waterway lead
ing to the roads, the most decisive
naval battlo of the whole European
war is likely to bo fought there.
Announcement' by the admiralty last
night that tho outer forts of thn
Dardanelles had been reduced was re
ceived hero with wild enthusiasm.
Three Ships Damaged.
Athens, Feb. 2li.-.Jno British battle-
snip and two French cruisers were
damaged during yesterday' bombard
mom or tne unrdnnciies outer forts, a
Constttninonle dispntch received today
asserted. No mention was made in the
message of the reduction of tho forts.
It was declared that the fleet retired
after shelling the forts on the Asiatic
side for several hours.
Is Held In Jail Over Night
Following Charge of
Choking Woman
Edward RaVenux was committed to
the Oregon state hospital for tho insane
this morning in spite of tho vigorous
protest registered by his mother and hiB
sister, Mrs. John Fisher. Ravenux was
paroled from the asylum on January
1 of this year, and bad been staying at
tho home of his mother and at thnt of
liln sister, at 021 North 15th street. Last
night a complaint was phoned into the
police station that Knveaux had had a
fight with his sister-in-luw, Mrs. Louis
Ituveaux. Officers Htubbs and Varney
wero sent to the place, and took Ka
veaux to the county jail to spend the
night. This morning he was brought
into the county court, where he was
exumlned by Drs. 1). H. Byrd and
County Judge Bushny.
The henriug reveuled an undercur
rent of family trouble and some neigh
borhood gossip, nnd Knveaux protested
against being taken hack to the asy
lum, though he said ho had been well
treated during his IS months' residence
nt that institution. It wns stated that
he clmsed his sister-in-luw across the
yard because she had wanted him re
turned to the asylum. Hhe fell down in
her flight, and this gnve flse to the
report thnt he had choken her, whicl
Incident appenred to be a mistake,
John Fisher, a brother in law of Kn
veaux, said tiiat the lunii wns ov
erly talkative but gencrully harmless,
and that he could be easily taken cure
of if be were out in the country, where
he would not alarm the neighbors. Dr.
Byrd gave It ns his opinion that nnoth
er short treatment In the asylum would
remove the trouble, Kuveuux has n
"o nnireiy wen since.
Gninge ou Hlute street
It is the intentions of the company to
put on thn ars, with a transfer to
any of their regular routes. These
lout's do nut, tu any extent, come In
competition with the street enrs, except
ing the one on Liberty ami Cottage
streets, to the fair grounds, One of the
routes will include West Hnlein; all
ot iter will take in Front and Commer
cial streets, while another regular
route will Include 21st street and the
Turner road. The company also Intend
to have a or ready nt their hendquart-
Will Demonstrate That This
Country Is Not Moved by
Entirely Selfish Motives
Washington, Feb. 2(3. Tho United
States government is now enacting the
role of "big brother" to Germany and
England, administration authorities
declared today in discussing the diplo
matic situation growing out of the
"hunger war" between tho European
belligerents.
The mailed fist of "strict account
ability" which was shown in the
recent protests regarding the use of
neutral flags and the extension of the
Qemnn war zone has been withdrawn
and the humanitarian idea hereafter
will he advanced in the American
negotiations.
As the result of England' veiled
taunts that the American government
has a policy of dollar diplomacy tho
administration hereafter will relegate
to the background in its negotiations
the interests of American commerce.
It is hoped that the belligerent both
England and Germany can be made to
believe that this government ia not
acting from selfish motives. It expects
to protect the rights of American ship
pers, but it wishes to act in these cases
from the standpoint of a desiro to
benefit humanity in general rather
than to got whatever material benefit
would accrue to American commerce.
One of the chief concerns of Presi
dent Wilson and his advisers in the
present situation is the fear that if
the belligerent nations adopt a policy
of retaliation against ench other such
measures will know no bounds. Well
grounded principles of international
law, hitherto universally accepted,
might be distorted or ignored altogoth
er in the heat of pnssion which retail
ntory measures would engender.
In the "hunger wnr" on which both
Great Britain and Germany seem to
huve launched, the safety of prisoners
of wnr might be seriously involved. It
is pointed out thnt Bhould Germany bo
driven to it, she might refuse to
furnish the foreign prisoners with food
in as ample quantities as might other
wise be the case, had the hunger cam-
paisu been withheld.
There is also considerable anxiety
among administration officials lest the
starvation of German civilians arouse
the anger of tho American people
against r.ntiinihi nnd her allies,
STATE OFFICES PUZZLE
New Warden at State Peni
tentiary Believed To Be
' Principle Change
Hi nee the ndittlionnl work incident to
the session of the legislature has slack
ed up a bit and mutters of state interest
have just about settled buck to normal
speculation has begun to revive anent
the posibilltien of changes in the per
sonnel at the different state institu
tions in view of the change of admin
istration. However wild these pcculn
tinn may huve flitted about through
the corridors of the state house, there
seem to be no Indication on the part
of any of the members of the board of
control to mnke any radical changes
in any state institution, nnd only such
ns are deemed necessary to promote har
mony in the nr'tnir of state and
ciningo or policy iy.ii ,e mane.
Governor Withvcombo Is in Corvallis
I today, but will return tomorrow, nnd
Hecrelary Oleott contemplates taking n
brief vacation next week, so It is rpiite
possible a meeting of the board will be
held some time Hnturdiiy, when the
question of whnt changes nre ncccsBiirv
mill rs iieiiH'iiT win lie i iiimii-ii uui nun
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ny changes will be innilc in the bends
III BUY Ol (in- I lis) 1 1 in iiiun, ni n-iini mii
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the present, with the possible exception
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of Warden l.awson huslag been n,
pointed bv former Governor West fur
I xpress purpose of carving out hi -
irinnii ri'fnrm ml.'y, unit I Inn inlicv
not iH'ini iiMinivtM. bv tin' nrrnc nt ml
tttaT.' :rwM l,7Suv
bo i.i"iiiitrl iinim-,ltnti'ly.
Tin1 re urn numcrmiit ntj4ii'iitiiinn fur
tlit pfiNilinii, hut It iiMMiin tu In the
CnnHi'iinUH of opinion 1 'uinony (bono u
prctrml to know," tliitt Hurry I. Mm
tu,
Imimoiiji rt'rM'M'nt rt rid former clnrf
of police of Hnlein and sheriff of Mar-j with the man held in the county Jail
Ion county for two successive terms, here as O, J, Hose, whose mind went
will be the new head of the peniten- blank here Mondnv night, nnd an ol'fl
rinry. If Harry Minto Is awnrded tho cer from thnt city is ulrendy on the
warilenshlp of the prison, It is expect- way here with reqninit ion papers to re
ed thnt full authority and control will turn with the prisoner. Hose is minted
he given him, and since he will be held jon B charge of defuultlng with 11111(1
responsible by the bonr.l for the con
duct of the Institution, it is quite prob
able that this will meiin un extensi"
change in the personnel of penlteutiury
nffirinls, although this doe not neces
sarily follow.
ALABAMA HAS BUSINESS
MAN AS NEW GOVERNOR
IN CHARLES HENDERSON
M
gov, cmuikwmm
Montgomery, Ala., Feb, 20. Ala
bama bus a business man as governor.
Ho is Charles Henderson, merchant
and banker and man of wide business
experience. His trm i for four ycarB,
and he is, of course, a Democrat,
Young Girl Is Found With
Head Mashed Near Spot
Where Others Found
Aurora, III., Feb., 28. With 157 sus
pects in custody, the Aurora police ami
private detectives wero malting detenu
ined efforts this afternoon to solve the
mystery of the murder of Miss Eiuiun
Peterson, 22, whose body, with the head
crushed, wus found near tho homo of
Kx-United htntos Senator A. J. Hop
kins last night.
The only clews the exports have on
winch to work are a woolen mitten, be
lieved to hnve belonged to the murder
er and an lH-inch sacticin of gas pipe,
found halt a block from tne spot where
the body was picked up. Hpurrcd ou
by the public sentiment thnt has been
moused by the fact that two other girl
murders, similar to tins one in detndl,
have gone unsolved, the officers nro do
iug everything in their power to run
down the criminal.
Mins I'etersim's fnthcr reported to
the police today that Ins daughter hud
been pursued bv a man Wednesday
night near the spot where she was Inter
murdered, oho wns not able, however,
to give n very definite description of
the would lie assailant,
Emma Peterson, 22, was find mur
dered Inst niK"t, her head having been
terribly buttered. Kho had been slain
Iu ex ictly the sumo manner us hud two
other girls murdered not fur from the
siime spot
John Mason, aged fifl, wus detained
by the police in connection with the
cusn but, was Inter released
Citizens demanded thnt private de
tcctlvc be employed to aid tho local
police iu running down the slayers,
Twenty negroes und fifteon white men
were arrested today ns suspects, ami
blonillioiinds went brought from Decatur
and put ou the trail
Thin Is the third murder In Aurora
bIiim February, HIM.
Just a year ago Theresa Hollander
was beaten to dentil by an unknown
man in a cemetery here. Tony Pet ins,
her former suitor, was arrested and wus
.,, tt(,(1it,l of the ehnrire of luur
1
Last November Jennie Miller, repiit
ed to be the richest woman in Aurora
a daughter of former Mayor Miller, was
clubbed tu death ill a locul chuichyiird
No clew to the slayer wus over found
1 minimi
Another brutal murder, similar iu
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lehnructcr to these, which occurred lienr
Aururu, was the killing of Mrs. Mil
dred Hexrout, a tango teacher. Hhe was
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I found beiiten to i euti lies de a Mil oad
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truck between here und ( hieiigo. Henry
Hpencer eon essed he en ,t Int..
j repndiiited the con ossion nnd Protest-
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I Rose Tallies With Dcscrip-
tion of St. Joseph Defaulter
The description of Orln .T. Hose, re
celled by wire from the chief of police
of Ht. Joseph, Missouri, exuctly tallies
belonging to the H.
H, Allen Grocery
Co. In August, U' 1 1.
The man who Is nwny from home
most of the tiino dodge a lot of do
mestic trouble.
BRITISH TRANSPORT
IS SUNK AND 1800
VVN SAYS BERLIN
Berlin Papers Comment Very
Sarcastically On Naval
Power of England
FRENCH TORPEDO STRIKES
MINE IN AUSTRIAN PORT
Swedish Steamer Svarton
Makes Port With Great
Hole In Her Bow
Herlin, by wireless to Sayville, Tj, I.,
Feb. 2fi. German officials her still
insisted today that a British transport
was torpedoed recently by a Germaa
submarine in the English channel. A
statement issued by tho press bureau
said that l.HtIO Uritish soldier wer
drowned. It wns declared that a re
port to this effect had been sent to
Lloyds from East Boruno.
Berlin newspapers, in publishing re
port of tho sinking by German sub
marines of enemy merchant vessels,
commented sarcastically on Great Brit
ain's "naval supremacy." One. paper,
in connection with a report from
Amsterdam that 20 steamships had
been sunk since the "war xone" was)
established, said;
"The boast that 'Brlttania rule tha
waves' has become an irony."
Exchange of prisoners wounded so
sorlously as to be unablo to return to
the fighting front was begun today by
Germany and France, Announcement
of an agreement to this effect between
the two countries named was made
here yesterday.-
Dispatches from Berne dcclnre it has
been learned there, from neutral chan
nels of information, thnt Franco, Eng-
lnnd and Russiii hold fi8,027 German
prisoners, while (termany has about
110,0(10 allied soldiers.
Many Perish When Dague Sink.
Paris, Feb, 2(1. It was officially on
nounced hero today that the French
torpedo bont Daguo struck an Austrian
nuno in the harbor of Antivaric and
snnk. Thirty eight members of tha
crew perished.
The Dngue was escorting ships laden
with food to Montenegro, The ex
plosion which sank the vessel occurred
yesterday nt the entrance to Antivar.a
harbor.
Damaged Vessel Make Fort.
Amsterdam, Feb, 2(1. The Hwodish
stennier Svnrtnn arrived at Vniuldca
tnilny with n big hole in her bow, the
victim either of a Germnn mine or sub
marine, There were no casualties.
Three of Carlb Crew Drowned.
Washington, Feb. 20. Consul Gen
eral l.istoc, at Kottnrilam, advised tho
state department today that three men
hud perished when the Amcrimn steam
er Carib struck n mine and sank a few
days ago while In British water,
Star Liner Will Btlll Bun.
New York Feb. 211. Official of th
International Mercantile Marine Cor
poration, operating tho White Ktar and
tho lied Htnr lines, denied today thnt
they hud received notification from
the British admiralty that all sailing
to New York from Liverpool, Glasgow
and London had been temporarily sus
pended. Rev. Bonebrake Holding
Revival at U. 6. Church
The Englewnod I'lilted Brethren
church and the Nar.ureiii) church are
continuing the evangelistic enmpuign at
the I tilled Brethren church every even
ing of this week and next. Hov. P. O.
Iloaclireak, a t'oimer presiding elder of
the Hulem district, Is the evangelist in
charge. The meetings open every even
ing nt 7::io with nil Interesting sonir
service.. These song services are very
interesting and nre well intended. Tho
church people have posters annoiincinir
the service on every available space:
Thursday evening the visiting com
mittee of the church reported having
made river one hundred calls this week
mi Hie lioiues la Hie immediate vicinity
of the 'church.
Every one is Invited to Attend thesn
n tings, which give promise of good
mid lasting results,
Four Killed Much Dam
age by New England Flood
Boston, Feb. 2(1. Four persons nro
known to be .lend today and thousaniU
of dolars' ilnmiige done III New Kng
lnnd ns the result of floods, according
to ndvlces received here.
The four victims were crushed tu
death when an ice Jinn nt Lisbon, N. II.,
wos swept away by the swift current
of a swollen stream.
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