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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1915
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STANDS TUTfl OKHTtJ
0111
IS LAID 10
Many Life Friends Here From
Over State For
Funeral
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD
AT OLD FELLOWS HALL
Interment In Odd Fellow's
Cemetery With Lodge
Funeral Rites
Friends of a lifetime of .Trilin Minta
many coining from out-of-town, filled to
capacity the Odd Fellows' temple this
afternoon at 2 o'clock, when the fu
neral services over the remain were
conducted uiuler the auspices uf this
Musses of exquisite flowers paid u
fragrant silent tribute, anil appropriate
ami ougolistic remarks weru made bv
Iti-v. Cnrl H. JMliott, of the First Pres
byterian church, who spoke briefly and
impressively.
The members of the r. O. (). F. and
Klk lodges met previously, uttcuding in
a body. Jinny business houses were
rinsed during the hnirs nl the funeral,
n large number of business and pro
fessional men, with promiiK'nt officials,
being present.
A ipuirtet composed of Mrs. Hullie
Punish Hinges, Mrs. William P. Hub-
cock, ( hnrles Kuowluinl mid II. V
I'ompton, inig "Abide With Me," lliss!
Beatrice Shell,,,, playing their a. , ,n !
imminent
Folhi ving Mr. F.llintt's remarks, Hon.
I H. D'Arey, a life long friend of Mr.
M into, paid an eloquent tribute, tell
ing of his first memory of the deceased
mid of his nuble tinits of i ha racier
and achievements.
The pallbearers were I H. P'Drey,
August lliickeiistcin. Dr. It. K. Lee
Stoiner, Milton VV. Meyers and Judge
Ileuiy McGinn nml Hon. .lolin K. dill
of Cortland.
Interment tivik place at tf Odd Fel
lows ' cemetery.
Rain Makes Course Most
Dangerous In History of
Big Annual Event
Exposition Stndium, Son Francisco,
Feb. 27. Coder the most adverse con
ditions in its history, the Oruriil Prix,
the international automobile road cluss
ic, was run here today over the I'aiinmii
I'lii'ific exposition course.
Despite the dangers which beset the
drivers on every side, the race, up to
this time 1:00 p. m. had been marred
by only two mishaps, neither serious.
hurl ( ooper was forced to quit in the
second Iti when the connecting rod on
REST 0
his Stutr. rnr snapped. I .on Cumlny, in I ponse necessary in (Hinting tne pro
nil F.dwnrils Special, was forced to re- j posed new legislaliiiii. All of the mens
tire when his car skidded and crushed ' uros treating of the subject of iiiMir
into the fence on " Purgatory Bend" mice which were Introduced before the
nt the Presidio end of the triick. j lust .legislature and not disposed final
The daredevil spirit took possession ' ly were referred to this committee for
of the racers when the rain, ubout the ! consideration. The committee will be
fifteenth lap, Increased the perils of , composed of the following: Represent
the course mid culled for a supreme test i iug in-uiiince interests: Life D, C,
of nerve mid coolness,
Kven the more direful speed kings
were compelled to throw rautioti to the
winds w hen other drivers, loss careful,
begun to make the best of the rough
going. An orgy of recklessness follow-
ed. Mnornl cars went into the rubles
and banks at the " Death angles " soon
alter the nun mndo the speclnny slip-' loinevs llcpresentntive Conrad 1'. 01
pery, but no Berioiis injury was inflict- son, of Portland,
e.l. I . ,
ltnin driving intermittent showers BETTING AT ARIZONA RACES O. K.
iigniiist the goggles of the racers wus.
the most serious menace. Some chose,
to drive with one hand "hid. ling their ! Li'tle Hock, Ark., Feb. 27. The sen
eyes from the confusing mist. Others "e today passed the bill permitting
stripped off their mnsks nnd while tliey.borse racing nt Hot Springs with Pari
dared the sputter with nuked faces. ! Mutuels betting. It was considered ccr
their mechanicians wiped nn I readjust-1 the house would concur ill an
ed their goggles. ! uniftiilmciit including 'X counties in tue
M the end of the 4."th lap Iluuhes
was lending by less thnn a minute. His I 1
time ni :i:02:4o, nn average of Oil Grant nnd DePnlma. The hitter's time
miles an hour. D. lie-tn enme next, nns J:l I fiat.
hnving covered the distance in :i:0:i:.IO. ' After several stops on acount of en
The next ten drivers in the order named gine trouble, Barney Oldfield finally
were Alley, Wilcox, Disbrow, Kin k-, gave up and withdrew from the race in
stell, Carlson, Pollen, I.erain, Anderson. ; the .'17th lap.
DARDANELLES ARE BEING
DESTROYED BY FLEE!
Turkish Gunners Unsuccess
ful In Destroying French
Warships
Athens, Feb. 27. With part of one
or tne inmi hattonos along the Dard
anelles destroyed, the attempt of the
Anglo-French fleet to force tho strait
guarding Constantinople continued to
day according to dispatches from the
rui'Kish capital. Two forts inside the
strait are being subjected to a terrific
fire.
Although several vessels of the al
lied fleet have been hit, advices indi
cate that the damage to them has been
slight. The aim of the Turkish gun
ners has been very poor. They have
been utterly unable to force the re
tirement of the allied fleet and at last
reports tho bombardment was Increas
ing in intensity.
French Battle Ship Daring.
Turis, Feb. 27. Daring work by the
trench battleships in the bombardment
of the Dardanelles forts was announced
by the French admiralty in an official
statement tins afternoon.
During the bombardment, the stutc
ment said, three British wnriihins but
tered the works on the European side
or tne strait while the trench linttle-
ahip Gnulois shelled tho Kum Kalessi
fort. Vt lien the battery on the Asiatic
side had been partially silenced, two
rreneli battleships steamed into the en
.trance of the atmit. Firing from u
range of 2,000 yurds these two vessels
completed the demolition of the Asiatic
fnits. None of the French ships was
iinmugcu.
n i 1IM1 I In
iTOminent HlllSDOrO AttOlTiey
Named For New Position
On Circuit Bench
GoveiiKir Witliycombe last evening,
upon his return from (orvnliis, an
noun 'I'd the appointment of George H.
Hugley, of the luw firm of Dngley &
Hare, of llillsboro, as judge of the Fif
teenth judicial district, to be composed
of Washington and Tillamook coun
ties, created by the last session of the
legislature. Mi. Hngley 's principal op
ponent tor the position was former
Slut,' Senator W. N. Barrett, of llills
boro. .Mr. Bngley was born the twenty
fifth of January, 1 M7 1 , in Canton, Ohio,
lie en me to Orcgu.i in lHHo and settled
in llillsboro. He is a self inade man,
and his education has been restricted
to the common schools. Be read law
under the lute Congressman T. H. Ton
gue, and was admitted to the bar June
I, I Kit.'. He has been n lifelong re
publican, but has never held office be
fore. Governor Withveombe alan announced
the personnel of the committee on re
vision of the Insurance code, as created
by house resolution SO, and provided
for by ai'iinte bill .11.1, four of which
represent the interests of the insurance
ciiuniuiics ami four the interests of the
insured, and Insurance Commissioner
Wells will preside over the delibera
tioiw l'10 committee us ex-olficio
i 'Unirmiin. I lie committee will prob
ably not hold any meetings until alt
Mav 21
when the measure making an
' appropriation of fpi)0 to defray the ex
, .. .,
Berlin, Pirtlniid; fire James P. Mof
I fett, Portland; mutual W. C. Hugerty
i Mc.M innville; cnsonltv Douglas i.ef
fingwell, Pendleton, Itepre.ient ing the
j insured: Business interests William
n 'aniion, otfice munngcr M.eier & Frank
Co., Portland, and .1. C. Jones, Metz -
; gcr; farmers M. L. Jones, Brooke; at-
: measures operation
GERMANS HILL USE
E AERflPL
T
Aircraft Will Patrol Sea and
Signal Positions of Eng
lish Ships
TWO AVIATORS WASHED
ASHORE WITH WRECK
Cling to Mangled Hydroplanes
For Two Days and
Are Saved
By Ed L. Keen.
London, Feb. 27. The Germans have
ordered Taube aeroplanes and hydro
planes to patrol the water of tho Brit
ish coast, hunt out British vessels and
a i it" the Oermau submarines in their
campaign on enemy merchantmen.
This fact was learned this afternoon
when two Herman aviators were found
in the North sea off Lowestoft. They
were half dead from exposure and said
they had been clinging for two days
to the flouting wreckage of their aero
planes. They declared they had been sent
from the Belgian coast with instruc
tions to watch for British vessels and
to signnl their presence to German sub
marines. Many other German airmen arc
known to be engaged in similar serv
ice and their work has been of a very
effective character.
British Merchant In Distress.
l.uiuioii, r .'!. A message rrom
Dieppe received here today says the
crew of an inbound steamer had re
ported sighting a British merchant
vessel in distress, apparently the vic
tim of n mine or torpedo, 20 miles out
from that place. A French destroyer
is searching for the damaged ship.
OF HIS DUAL LIFE
Says He Fought Off Call of
Profession For Over
Sixteen Years
San Frnnclsco, Feb. 27. Oscar
Burns, 7.'1, who snys he was once known
from coast to coast as "the king of
pickets, '' today began serving a 30
day sentence in the county jail after
having told a tale of dual personality
rivalling Hubert IOiiis Stevenson's
wienl story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde.
When the "Dr. .Tekvll" aide of his
character is uppermost, Burns told
Judge Oppenhelm he Is a respectable
rancher near a southern California
town, the nnme of which he refuses to
reveal. When "Mr. Hvde" is doniiu
nnt, he la a plckctpocket, For sixteen
years, he declared, he has resisted the
powerful call of his dual self which
compelled him to forget wife, respect
ability and everything to become a
thief.
"I fought it off for 10 years," he
said. "T drenmeil of crowds with
pockets bulging with gold and the call
was too strong. My wife is a member
1 l,f " l"'ninent I nlitornia family. She
, ktniu-ii ...iiiiimr nr ,i,. .in.. r i.r.,1'
On account of I he great age of the
prisoner. Judge Oppenlicim made the
sentence .10 days in ,ml on the defend
ant's pr,i:::ic. to leave Ihe city at the
end of his term.
CHICAGO SKYSCRAPER ON FIRE
Cliicngo, Feb. 27 The Garland build
- log, a sixteen story structure at Wash
Ington and Wabii"h streets, is burning.
A wind from the hike is fanning the
flames and scnttering embers, threaten
! ing adjoining buildings. Firemen lire
taking extriiordintiry precautions to
, prevent the spread of the fire across
the street.
The Weather
Oregon: Tonight
portion;
cast
southerly windi.
IS
OllIIES
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TOM If!
LSI NAMED AS RDRRFI1 KIHFH AS
Bookkeeper at State Peniten
tiary to Have Position Held
by Late James Godfrey
Tom R. Wilson, the gejiinl and affa
ble bookkeeper t the state peniten
tiary, has received notification that he
has been appointed TT. S. inspector of
iucoino tax for the Oregon district to
succeed ks late James A. Godfrey, and
he will assume his new duties in the.
near future. The position carries a
salary of $7 per day and traveling ex
penses and the headquarters are in the
customs building, in Portland, in the
department of collector of internal rev
enuo under tho direction of Collector
Milton A. Miller.
Mr. Wilson was one of the disap
pointed candidates for the Salem post
inastorship. He has been employed as
bookkeeper nt the Ptate prison fur the
past 12 years, aside from acting as
secretary of tiie parole board and Her
tillion expert, and his services have
been Invaluublc. He is prominent in
lodg? circles, particularly the Masons
and Ellcs, and has won a host of warm
friends in and about Salem. Mrs. Wil
son, who is the daughter of former Su
perintendent C. "W. James of the peni
tentiary, is also popular in Snlem so
ciety circles. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson will
move to Portland in the near future.
S
Governor Gives Notice That
Resignation Will Be
' AcCvjied
Governor Witliycombe today gave no
tice of the acceptance of the resigna
tion of Miss Fern llobbs, us a member
of the industrial accident commission,
to tttkc effect in IK) dnys, and announc
ed tli.it he would appoint Carl Alliums,
uf the Statesman Publishing compmiy,
as her successor.
Tins action on tiie port of the gov
ernor cume somewhut as a surprise, as
it was not believed that he would take
any action in the matter of the indus
trial acciu- ,t commission until the
Schii.'bel bill beciime effective May 21,
but since Miss llobbs has tendered her
resignntiun he felt that it was up tu
him lo take some action in the matter
immediately
Mr. Abrams, successor to Miss llobbs,
has been connected with the manage
incut of the Statesman Publishing com
pauy for tiie past 12 years. He hns
lioen an ardent and enthusiastic worker
for the principles of the republican
party ever since he arrived nt his ma
jority but has never held a political po
sitiii. lie was a member of Company
K, Second Oregon volunteers, and serv
ed during the Spanish-American war in
the Philippines as a corporal, Since his
discharge fro.;, the Bervice and retire
ment to citizenship, be has been in con
tinuous service in the Oregon National
Guur l und worked up from sergeant to
iiptniu of the Suleni company mid to
an ifficer of the regimental staff. He
is a graduate of toe Oregon Agricultur
al .'idlcge and was one of the chief
supporters of Dr. Witliycombe in his
cutidlducy for the governorship.
i i V 'clothes in Ins limine" nml n ilo.ou
lhOmaS UaWSOn MICKS Knite'ew pocket knives, some mors nnd
In Thomas B. Waldo As
Inmates Exercise
Thomas Dnwsoii, u pntictit at the
state i inline asylum, stubbed nnd per
haps fat ally woiindi'd Thouins B. Wal
do, a fellow patient lit the asylum today
while the patients were exe.cising on i thought by the ofln ers Hint these men woisnig to secure the doiniiiiiut In
ward II. Dun Hon is 73 years of .ige and : had II hand ill tho proceedings, The fliicnce of Iho court In Germany's la
Waldo 71 years. Dawson wns commit-; safe wns blown open and the office terest,
ted from i'lntwip county in l!i!i, and i ransacked but no money wns fonud ae-i The pence advocates may well claim
suffered the delusion tiiat Waldo wns ' curding- to the ngenk who came on duty Hint the high lido of Itussia's military
wniting his opportunity to do him bod-1 nt 7 o'clock this moriinig to find Hint success has been renchod und In filet is
ily hiirm. He nttueke'd Waldo with n I he had had night visitors, The sla- beginning to recede. On the nther hand
peeling knife, stubbing him between i tion agent lenves nt 7 o'clock in the if Wussin abandons her nllics now she
the ribs in the region of the hemt. Daw- evening and dues nnt come on shift fori will lose Coiistinil iuople, with the free-
sou stated, utter he had been over
imwcrcil bv the nttenduntn, that he hud
nml Sunday rain carried the knife concenled in his cloth
ling for the past eight years for the ex
west, rain or snow press purpose of defending himself
against Wuldo should he attack him.
A, , tt,vun, hopitul it was staled at
""n "",' n"K'" "V.
iroill OIS wonmi. tt llion SHI rmninii-
ted from Multnomah county in 1MH.
Many a first class kitchen niechnnic
is made over Into a tenth class actress.
ins f
STORE ATST. PAUL
Benjamin Girdle Catches
Thieves At Their
Work
SHOOTS WHEN ORDER TO
HALT IS DISOBEYED
Charge Blows Top of Man's
Head Off-Two Compan
ions One Caught
After robbing tho store of Joseph
Gooding at St. Paul at 5 o'clock this
moralng tho three robbers emerged
from the rear window to be confronted
by Ben Girdle with a rifle in his hands.
He told the robburs to halt but they
scattered as fast as they could and
Girdlo fired and One of the robbers
dropped in his tracks with the top of
his head blown off. Another of the
robbers who gave the name of Frank
Undermeir was captured by n posse
of citizens but the robber refused to
talk and would not stato who tho dead
man was. The other robber took to
the brush with some determined St.
Paul Citizens after him.
The robbers entered the store
through a window which they smashed i
out. Girdle who lives just across the
street from the store heard the tinkle
of the glass a little after o o'clock this
morning and stepped out into his yard
with his rifle to wait for the robbers.
They soon came out of the store and
were challenged by M'r. Girdle. He
intended to give them time to surrender
without bloodshed but the robbers evi
dently wanted to test his markesman
shlp. They howcd no disposition to
stop niid tho report of his riflo only
lidded terror to their already rapid
flight.
As soon as Girdle fired and the rob
ber dropped the other robbers ducked
out of sight and Girdle threw another
shell into the ninga.iiie of his rifle and
went forward to find out the extent of
the injury. A glance sufficicd to show
that the robber would give no further
trouble but by this time the compan
ions of the dead man had vanished.
The neighbors were aroused by the
sound of the rifle shot and soon a
number appeared on the scene. A posse
was hastily organized and the pursuit
of the fleeting burglnrs Htarted. Un
dernielr was captured in the thick
brush near St. Paul where he was sur
rounded. He was u mi lined and it was
evident that he realized that resistance
was useless. He was sullen and re
fused to answer any questions or even
to tell the name of his dead pal.
The office of Sheriff Ksch was noti
fied nt 0 o'clock and Deputy W. f,
Nceilham and Coroner Clongh left for
St. Paul on the 7:15 Oregon Klectric.
The citizens of St. Paul had done all
that wus necessary however
audi
proved Hint they were right up to the
minute in matters of this In ml nccnnl
j "K to the report of Mr. N Ilinni
The dead man is a nt ranger and it is
not known whether or not he hns n
criminal reconl. I'ndermeir is about
10 years of age, 5 feet fl inches tnll nnd
weighs about 150 pounds. The dead
robber was brought buck lo this city
by Coroner ( lough.
James Grady, the robber who eluded
the posse early this morning, wan cap
tured about II o'clock in n hop house
where he had taken refuge. Grndy
spent 15 days In the county jail h 're
lust fall on li viiginncy charge and was
(released November II. He was arrest-
I by the city marshal! of Turner lis a
suspected burglar. At the time of h
arrest (irailv liml tour new suns in
HE El
other miscellaneous nnicies, uu new pne.
which were thought to have been stolen j Knglniul Is now largely paying for
from some general store in the valley, the Slavs' continuance in the war.
At the time it was impossible to locale ' llnssin is being suhsidi.cd by British
the owner of the property und Grady Rold, mid must su continue,
wns relcnsed. Be was arrested during A strong pence parly exists In Hos
tile latter part of October, i ia, whose activities are dominated by
WIlBOiivllle Depot Robbed. jllonnnuic Influences, The (lermnns
The Oregon Klectric depot wns rob 1'iug have been the econonilc and cul
bed at Wilsonvllle, u station about 12 lure lenders In llnssin, and It, Is known
miles from St. Paul lust nii'lit, and II is Unit hljh peisonngcs at I'l'lingrnd are
l'J
hours and the rnliliers had plenty
of time to do their work, It is not,
known at what time the robbers on -
tered the slution. The robbers could
easily have made the distance from one
towii to the other if they had been
familiar with the counlry nnd hnd com.
pletcd their job it ilsonville early
in the evening,
M'. P. A. Lour and Mrs. W. II. Fol
ger lire among the Silvertui visitors
the Mty today.
SHIP PURCHASE BILL 1 1011 PI H DH
IS REPORIED IN FROM UUll U 1 lL
FERENCE
Will Not Be Up Today But Ef
fort to Rush It Through
Made First of Week
Washington, Feb. 27. The i nfer
ence committee of the house and eennte
today reported the compromise govern
ment ship purchase bill to both houses.
The administration leaders decided,
however, to delay final action on the
bill until next week instead of trying
to push it through today.
The conference report will come up
in the house next Monday and will
probably be adopted, Debato will un
doubtedly be limited to one hour there.
Then a desperate attempt will bo
made by the administration demoernts
to push the report through tne upper
house. As amended it iB believed that
tho compromise mensuro will be ac
ceptable to the progressive republicans
but the seven democrats who bolted the
original measure are still obdurate. If
the administration lenders can enlist
the support of only two republicans
the voto will tic a tie and they will win
their fight by tho deciding voto of
vice rresmont Marshall.
Tho bill, as reported by tho confer
encc committee provides for permanent
government ownership through a cor
poration of the stock of which the
government will own at lonst 51 per
cent, it strictly prolniiiis purchase of
ships which would violate American
neutrality. The provisions of the
Vt ocks bill, covering oporation by the
navy department of ships not needed
for naval purposes, as mail ships to
South America, are retained but as a
sepnrate proposition.
ALLIES STILL ASSERF
THAT PERFECI ACCORD
II
Mason Calls Attention to Fact
That Assertion Is Made
Repeatedly
By J. W. T. Mason.
New York, Feb. 27. With the In
creasing frequency British and French
statesmen are insisting that there Is
perfect accord between the members of
the French I'.ngliBh llussiun nlliunce
while at the same time nssertiug the
determination of their own nations to
see the war through single handed, if
necessary,
It is apparent that absolute certain
ty does not prevail nt. Paris nnd Lnn
don regarding the future attitude of
the Russians. The possibility exists
mat tile Mluvs may ninhn separate
peace, tuns releasing 'J.nilD.OOO Aus
trinns and Oonnnns from the enslern
fur the western battle front, and rn-
lieving the Teutonic food peril
Knssin undoubtedly is suffering
worse under the strain of war than any
other of the powers, Among Iho Slavs
tne military huiulllnllnn I" intense, not.
only because of Field Marshal Von
Hindenbiirg 'n repented victories over
their nrinies, but also because of th
swagger with which they entered tliejtl,,, ,.'iir's for am for the purpns
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war and the grandiose nnnexalina of
German Poland by a premature ukase.
Not only is (Icriiinnv firmly in posses
sion of u large part, of lliisslun Poland,
but Austria lins recovered much Guli
cian territory and seems destined to
regain still more.
Financially Ituisia Is near national
bankruptcy. If the Slavs could not
obtain relief from (heir western nllics,
, ine money summon alone would com
! pel incin oitner to lay Mown their arms
I nr dsn fight with n shorlage of Blip-
"'on oi n pnssnge Irom the Black sen
' ertninly it is possible Ihe allies lunv
loot be able to capture Constantinople
even if Knssin continues faithful, but
tbe hope of possession must excite
longings nt Petrogrnd which will be
difficult to overcome by the reusonlng
of llermnnie peace ngent,
McLaln la Mnrslirield Postmaster.
Washington, Feb. 27. President Wil
In son today nominated Hugh
P. Mo-
Lain postmaster at Marshfielil, Ore,
S USEO ey
GERMANS
Motors Throw Big Bombs
Full of Flaming Fluid
On French
TROOPS IN AGONY
RUSH FROM TRENCHES
New and Powerful Russian
Offensive Shown In
Poland
By Henry Wood,
Purls, Fob, 27. Liquid fire is beinfc
used by the Geriuons as an instrument
of war against tho French.
This wus announced in tho official
statement here by tho French war of-
fico thiB afternoon. It declared that
this weapon of denth had been thrown
on the ndvnneo French trenches be
tween the Argonuo and the Mensa
river. Several hundred French boI-
licrs were burned by the flaming;
liquid, which was dropped by bombs
thrown up liy Herman mortars. Tho
clothing of the troops was set nfira
and they run from the trenches scream
ing In agony.
A determined ndvanee by the French
second line, however, forced the enemy
to nbandou the trenches taken by thcs
methods.
Near St. Hubert. French artillery
shelled and blew up a German ammuni
tion depot. A battery along Hie,
heights of Die Mouse was demolished
ami 20 ammunition' wagons blown up
in the snme vicinity.
The German commander on tho
heights ordered a large detachment of
infantry to deliver n charge against
the French guns but before this fore
could concent rate, the French artillery
shelled and annihilated it.
French aviators are declared In tho
statement to have flown over Met, and
to have dropped bombs on the barrackj
there, causing severe damage.
New Offensive In Poland.
Berlin, via Loudon, Feb. 27. Open
ing of the new nnd powerful Iliis;iinn
offensive in Polniid was announced in
an official statement issued by tha
Ourinnn war office today.
New Slav forces, It was admitted,
had appeared on the Przasnysz-Aug-ustnf.
11 u Hsio ns Btnrtcd a scries of
violent assaults against the village of
Skrodn, south of Kolno, several of
which had been repulsed, As the re
sult of these attacks, I UK) Slavs had
been taken prisoners, the statement
declared, Despite their heavy lessen,
the Kussiiin nssiiults at Simula con
tinue. Large forces of Kiisslaim and Teu
tons are hullling In the swamps ten
miles east of Aiigustof, with no decis
ive result thus fur.
Hispnlches from the front todny ex
pressed tne liciiet Unit attacks or
of halting the Germans advance rather
Hum a serious attempt to force Mnrshul
Von llinili'iibiirg back to the frontier.
In the western war zone fighting;
continues nt Verdun nnd Perthes,
where the crown prince's army is na
saultnig the Feuch positions.
Buffnigotteii Drtvn War Auto.
Berlin, bv wireless to Rnyvllle, li, I,
Feb. 27. Knglislt suf fragctloa liavn
taken their pieces lit; the side of their
men folk ill the allied nrnilcs, the of
ficial press bureau here asserted today.
Two bnllalions of vote seeking Eng
lish wiiincn have arrived at, Havre, th
Imi refill 'h stntement declares. They will
swell the actual fighting force, it win
sulil, by driving molorcnra thus co
lliding the tunics to go to tho bultld
front,
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BAYS JAPS WANT ISLANDS.
Berlin, by wireless to Hny
ville, I,. I., Feb, 27. Purchase
of the Philippine islands by
.Inpnn is being seriously consid
ered In Nipponese political cir
cles, ncoerilitig to the Tokio
correspondent of the Ketch, a
Pctmgind newspaper, advices
r ived here today from the
Kussiiin cnpltal declare.
The T o k i o correspondent
W'ired, these meiisages say, that
Japiinere statesmen suggest the
islnnds no longer are of strateg
ic value to the l ulled States,
since Germany lost her Pacific
colonies.