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Senate Sustains President Wilson on I

Armed Ship Issue By Vote of 68 to 14 I

1 1). S. TRAVELING

S TOWARD WAR

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Senator Sherman Declares

1 Road President Is On Will

5 End in War or Hu-

h miliation.

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i SCORES THE SENATE

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Lodge Defends Vote and Con-

a siders Body Has Placed

? Itself on Record as Sus-

w taining President.

i

-,? Washington, March 3. "We are ap-

pronching the Issue of peace or war,"

declared Senator Sherman, Republl-

$ can, who voted against tabling the res-

1 olutlons. "Ultimately the way the

f chief executive is traveling leads hut

? to one close. It will end in war, or

fi national abandonment and humilia-

i tlou. There is no escape from the

I end of the way he is traveling. The

I fiction of this senate today may be

parliamentary. It may be justified

I by the exigencies of the situation;

i but it smacks so strongly of cowar-

a dice, evasion and shirking of respon-

i sibility that I am justified in apply-

f ing to it these critical words."

Jl Senator Lewis Defends.

Senator Lewis, defending the action

) of the majority, said war with Spain

t might have been averted had similar

1 action been taken by congress In

I 1S9S.

"Had house resolutions seeking to

i intrench on the privileges of and du-

ties of the chief magistrate been

j treated as this one today, there would

? have been no conflict with Spain," he

' said.

"The unnecessary, vituperative,

I vindictive, malicious and vicious de-

ij bale brought on the war,"

j Borah'Upholds President.

5 Senator Borah in the debate upheld

i the right of Americans to go on armed

I merchantmen. He said the senate.

ij the highest executive body in the

t world," had been "Germanized" as "if

I directed by the kaiser from the

J throne "

i" Senator Borah said further that be

was In favor, after full debate, of hav-

Ing congress go on record as support

s' ing the right of Americans to go on

3 board merchantmen, a right recog

j nfeeil for 500 years and to tell the

t world that any nation which did not

recognize that right would be held to

I a strict accountability.

Denounces Senate's Act.

"We denounce Germany because we

do not like her system of government

nor her militarism," said Senator

Eorah. "Yet the senate of the Unit

ed States, the highest legislative body

in the world, was Germanized today.

Wo took the same attitude and

reached the same result by the same

process as the highest German legisla

tive body would, if directed by the

IWk kaiser from the throne.

3 "Suppose the president had said to

A Representative Pou: 'You will proceed

J immediately to conjure up some

scheme to stifle debate and then take

B the vote on this resolution so that i

! mav have the view of the house what

') would have been the expression ol tne

' people of this country. There would

S have been immediate condemnation

so severe and so general that there

-.o.i?d have been another remarkable

a and immediate change of views.

I . Vote of No Value.

Senator Borah continued that the

vote was of no value to the president

:' as an expression of the sentiment of

i the senate.

"It Is most unfortunate that we

' disposed of it as we did," he said.

' "I air. not afraid of war if it is ncceb-

sarv to protect American rights, l

X am not afraid of sacrifice. We enn

;. not hope to play our parLm the world

. if we are not brave enough to make

I a sacrifice for our rights.

h " am afraid of the subserviency ,,

? the degradation of the American scn-

i ale in the eyes of the American peo-

Pie. This body will fall from the es

teem in which it has been held bj

; the American people when, in a great

world crisis llko this wjth the ees

of the world centered upon us c

! come here and cringlngly crawl to

; our destination under the direction of

fcome power without the chamber. I

: ouid rather that a baUleship he simK

than to have the honor of th s senate

r compromised before the worm,

. Senator Clarke Protsrh..n.

.Senator Clarke. Democrat of Arlcan

' sas, also protested aBOJnst .thrt S

; ate's action, although he voted witn

i the majority. , . .,, ,- "

''There is no overlooking tho . ract.

! he said, "that all the Jce toiaUons

i of this government have led in a cer

1 -I tain direction; that official America

I at least was interested jVhuft

i) cess of one of the contestants, and It

1 ;; does not require much Ingcnu t to

i determine which. I do not thlnU that

, the view of official Washington is

: the view of the American people or

I of the American congress.

"I am out of : Patience witb , those

l constantly seeking to ma&"-f tl

I insportanco of the utterances of tne

I President, who feel that hia ha; ing

i. once expressed an opinion . d

I opinions must Instantly be para ljzea.

I I am perfectly willing to lot a citizen

'. of the United States travel as ne

, LvantB, but I am unwilling to let him

make his travels the subject of inter

national controversy."

Gallinger Desires Debate.

Senator Gallinger, Republican, ex

plaining his vote not to table the

Gore resolution, said:

"I think we arc entitled to debate

this question In the open. By our ac

tion today we have reached no con

clusions. I am in favor of doing all

wo can to prevent war and I think it

wise to advise against Americana

traveling on armed Bhlps."

Lodge Defends Senate.

Senator Lodge of Massachusetts de

clared that the senate's attitude could

not be confused because of the parlia

mentary entanglement

"In tabling the McCumber resolu

tion along with the others," Senator

Lodge said, "tho senate went on rec

ord as opposing a direct warning to

Americans and against any interfer

ence with executive authority. The

McCumber resolution slightly modi

fied, is in order but It will go to the

calendar and there will be no effort

made to pass It."

After the senate voted, house ad

ministration leaders directed their

efforts toward, obtaining a recommen

dation from the foreign affairs com

mittee that the McLemore resolution

be laid on the table. This would ad

mit of only forty minutes debate on

the floor. ,

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WILSON REVEALS

U. S. SITUATION

Tells How Action of Bryan

and of Congress Has Weak

ened United States'

Position.

Washington. March 3. President

Wilson's position on the international

situation, as revealed further today,

was that he had told congressional

leaders that It was months after tho

resignation of former Secretary Bryan

before-the' 'UnltcaStules' government,

could convince Germany that this na

tion was in earnest in its position on

submarine warfare.

The president is understood to have

mentioned this fact to show his be

lief that action by congress would

further weaken the position of the

United States abroad. Ho is under

stood to have told the leaderB that

charges that he wanted to get the

United States into war were entirely

disproved by his attitude during the

last two years. He endured jeers and

ridicule, he said, because of his ef

forts to maintain peace. Tie is un

derstood to have declared that he has

always been willing to do anything,

except sacrifice honor, in order to

maintain the United States at peace.

At the same time the president de

clared he did not see how the United

States could do anything but sever

diplomatic relations with any nation

which killed Americans in violation

of international law.

While both Secretary Lansing and

Count von Bernstorff, the German am

bassador, have flntly declined to com

ment upon the statements regarding

the possibility of war attributed to

President Wilson by Senator Gore

and later denied by the White House,

it was learned today that mention of

the result of a break of diplomatic

relations had been discussed casually

and informally by the secretary and

ambassador late in January of this

year.

According t,o the authoritative In

formation, the discussion came at a

time when Secretary Lansing inform

ed the ambassador exactly what kind

of a communication from Germany

would settle the Lusitania case in a

manner satisfactory to the United

States. The ambassador is said to

have informed Mr Lansing that he be

lieved his government might change

some of the expressions used In the

document which the secretary had In

dicated would be acceptable. They

agreed that the ambassador should

submit the document to his govern

ment and see what changes it would

suggest, which the ambassador did

Bernstorff Asks Plain Question.

At the same time, quite Informally,

he is understood to have asked the

sccretnry what he thought would be

the ultimate result should Germany

fall to meet the requirements of the

United States.

Secretary Lansing, It is said, told

the ambassador that In event of a

complete disagreement on tho subject,

the United States might be obliged to

break off diplomatic relations. The

ambassador Is reliably represented as

having replied that he fully under

stood the view of the secretary and

to have added the hope that uothiug

of the kind ever would occur.

Germany Regards U. S. Wishes.

The ambassador pointed out that

with diplomatic relations severed

there would be no agencj by which

the enthusiasm of naval commanders

could be held in check and that some

circumstance was almost certain to

occur to lead to hostilities. The am

bassador also is reported as having

pointed out that the uiodlflcatlona in

the conduct of submarine warfare,

made since the beginning of the war,

has been solely on account of regard

for the wlshoa of the United States.

The authority, from whom this in

formation was obtained, said it should

be understood that tho ambaBBador

wns only expressing his own personal

opinions and that the conversation

with Secretary Lansing was absolutely

'nformal and not to be regarded as

significant of anything.

GORE RESOLUTION

TABLED 68 TO ! 4

Administration Victory in Sen

ate Greater Than Expected

Fight Transferred to

the House.

ALL PROPOSALS BEATEN

Congressmen to Consider

Armed Ship Question, Un

der Unanimous Consent,

Tomorrow at Noon.

Washington, March 3 By a vote

of 68 to 14, a greater majority than

they expected, administration forces

in the senate today tabled Senator

Gore's resolution to warn Americans

off tho armed ships of the European

belligerents and thereby finally quel

led in the senate an agitation which

. has embarrassed President Wilson In

the submarine negotiations with Ger

many. Senator Gore's resolution, a substi

tute by Senator McCumber, a Repub

lican, and an attempt by Senator Gore

to strengthen hiB original proposal,

all were defeated at one time on a

roll call on a motion by Senator

James, one of the administration

whips, to table them. The adminis

tration victory in the senate trans

ferred the fight to the house.

Senator Gore himself voted to table

his resolution. Senators Chamberlain

and O'Gorman were the only Demo

crats who voted against the admin

istration. The other twolve anti-administration

votes were Republican.

Forty-four Democrats and twentj'-two

Republicans voted to table the resolu

tion. Smoot Falls to Vote.

During the roll call Senator Smoot,

Republican, asked to be excused from

voting because he was not able to

vote direct on the proposition. Sen

ator Borah, Republican, objected but

tho senate voted to excuse him.

When Senator Stone's name was

called, he arose to explain that Sen

ator Saulsbury. Democrat, was absent

on account of Illness. He said that

If present, Senator Saulsbury would

have voted on the original resolution.

"I demand the regular order," de

manded Senator Borah.

In the confusion. Senator Borah mis

understood Senator Stone when he

added "very well, on thlB resolution."

"If this senate is going to be gagged,

the senntor from Missouri will be

gagged with the rest of us," Senator

Borah shouted.

When order was restored, Senator

Stone explained that "on this resolu

tion I vote aye."

There was some uncertainty among

senators as to the status of tho var

ious resolutions when tho roll call

had been begun.

It was explained then that Senator

James had moved not only to lay the

Gore resolution, but also the so-called

corrected resolution on tho table. It

was necessary then for senators to

express themselves as to warning and

on the question of killing of an Amer

ican on an unarmed merchantmen!

as a cause for war, in one vote.

For that reason Senator Gore voted

to table because he did not favor his

own substituto and had Introduced it

merely to get an expression of the

senate on that issue.

It was said at the White House

that the result In the senate was sat

isfactory and met the wishes of Presi

dent Wilson. It was added that atten

tion would now be concentrated on

the situation In the houso.

The roll call was as follows

Ayes Ashurst, Bankshead. Beck

ham. Brandegee, Broussard, Burleigh.

Chilton, Clark, Wyoming; Colt, Cul

berson. Curtis, Dillingham, Du Pont,

Fletcher, Gore, Harding, Ilardwick,

Hitchcock. Ilollis, Hughes, Hustlng,

James. Johnson. Maine; Johnson,

South Dakota; Kern, Lane, Lee, Mary

land; Lewis. Lodge, McLean, Martin,

Myern, Nelson. Ncwlands, Oliver,

Overman, Owen, Page, Phelan, Pitt

man. Polndexter, Pomcrene, Ransdell.

Reed, Shafroth. Sheppard, Shields,

Simmons, Smith, Arizona; Smith,

Georgia; Smith, Maryland, Smith,

Michigan; Smith, South Carolina;

Sterling, Stone, Swanson, Thomas,

Thompson, Tillman, Underwood, Var

dainan, Wadsworth. Walsh, Warren,

Weeks, Williams. Total GS.

Nayes Borah, Chamberlain, Clapp.

Cummins. Fall, Gallinger, Gronna,

Jones, LaFollette, McCumber, Norris,

O'Gorman, Sherman, Works. Total

14.

Text of Gore Amendment.

The text of Senator Gore's addition

to his original resolution and which

was table with the warning was as

follows:

"Resolved, by the senate, the house

of lepresentatives concurring, that

thG sinking by a German submarine

without notico or warning of an arm

ed merchant vessel of her public en

emy, resulting in tho death of a citi

zen of ihe United States, would con

stitute a just and sufficient cause of

war between the United Statos and

the German empire."

Several senators explained that the

double form of the question was re

sponsible for the character of the

vote as few senators wanted to vote

on the question regarding a cause for

war.

Immediately after the vote in the

senate, Senator Reed, Democrat, road

a statement saying he felt It was

highly important that tho Impression

in Germany that the country and con

gress was not behind the president

should be removed and that, there

fore, he was opposed to the Gore reso

lution. House Leaders Working.

While the senate was voting, house

leaders were working. There was no

doubt that the administration victory

In the senate was expected to solidi

fy the sentiment in the house and

the leaders looked for some favorable

developments during the day.

President Wilson after he had con

ferred wfIth Acting Chairman Pou of

the rule's committee determined to

have a vote in tho house oven if a

special rule containing a resolution

were required to get it.

Insistence that a vote be taken by

rules committee action If necessary

came after the varying reports as to

the stand of the foreign affairs com

mittee. As yet no resolution has been

agreed upon in the latter committee

which would command a majority

vote and there wns no positive as

surance today that any resolution

would be reported by it Chairman

Flood expressed the hope that a satis

factory resolution would be drawn to

day and reported when the commit

tee meets this afternoon.

Mr. Pou told members of the rules

committee that he regarded the pres

ent situation above partisan politics

and for that reason there would be

no secret sessions of tho Democratic

members to arrive at some plan of ac

tion. He wants a non-partisan vote.

Reed Assails Senate Discussion.

In connection with his statement in

the sonate, Senator Reed assailed the

sensational discussion in the senate

yesterday.

"I believe the effect of those utter

ances yesterday are to assort that In

thlc nation are those considering the

Interests of Germany rather than of

the United States," he said. "There

has been much talk of traitors. I

believe It would be difficult to find

in the whole United States one thou

sand men who would not assert the

highest degree of loyalty to the coun

try." Senator Jones,' Republican, declared

tho debating of the resolutions had

further fogged rather than clarified

any issue.

"Nothing has been decided today,

except that the senate, of the United

Stntcs can be gagged absolutely," he

said. "We have not passed on the

issue. We have only done like the

optrich and in tho face of danger

have covered our heads in the sand.

I voted against the resolution on gen

eral principles. A motion to table is

always made either to cut off debate

or to avoid an Issue.

"Have we complied with the re

quest of the president What did he

say to Representative Pou? That he

felt justified in asking permission to

urge an early vote on the resolution

in order to give an opportunity for

full public discussion and this is the

full public discussion we have."

"Perhaps the senator from Wash

ington is not in touch with the sub

terannean passageway to the White

House," suggested Senator Borah.

"It is easy to introduce another

resolution," continued Senator Jones.

" The senate has not settled the mat

ter yet. The president has not been

advised of the sentiment of the sen

ate en this proposition and the peo

ple of this country and the nations

abroad know It."

Text of Gore Resolution.

Washington, March 3. The text of

the Gore resolution follows:

"Whereas, a number of leading

powers of the world are now engaged

in a war of unexampled proportions;

and

"Whereas, the United States Is hap

pily at peace with all of the bellig

erent nations; and

"Whereas, it Is equally the desire

and the Interest of the American peo

ple to remain at peace with all na

tions; and.

"Whereas, the president has recent

lv afforded fresh and signal proofs

of the superiority of diplomacy to

butchery as a method of settling in

ternational disputes; aud

"Whereas., the right of American

citizens to travel on unarmed bellig

erent vessels has recently received

renewed guarantees of respect and

inviolability; and

"Whereas, the right of American

citizens to travel on armed belligerent

vessels rather than upon unarmed

vessels is essential neither to their

life, liberty or safety nor to the In

dependence, dignity or 'security oC

the United States, and

"Whereas, congress alone has been

vested with the power to declare war,

which Involves the obligations to' pre

vent war by all proper means consist

ent with the honor and vital Interest

of the nation: therefore be it.

"Resolved by tho senate, the house

of lepresentatives concurring, that It

is the sense of the congress, vested

as it is with the sole power to de

clare war, that all persons owing al

legiance to the United States should

in behalf of their own safoty and tho

vital interest of the United States for

bear to exercise the right to travel

as passengers upon any armed vessel

of any belligerent power, whether

such vessel be armpd for offensive or

defensive purposes, and it Is tho fur

ther senso of tho congresB that no

passport should be iBsued or renewed

by the secretary of stato, or by any

one acting under him, to he used by

any person owing allegiance to the

United States for purpose of travel

upon such armed vessel of a bellig

erent power." t

CROWDS PACK

U. 5. SENATE

Floor and Galleries Hum With

Expectation President's

Listeners.

LEADERS CONFIDENT

Blind Senator Cynosure of All

Eyes Opposition Sits Back

Awaiting Proper

Moment.

Washington, March 3. When tho

senate assembled promptly at 11

o'clock practically all the administra

tion senators were In their seats, wait

ing for the usual round of morning

business to be passed over so Senator

Stone could make the agreed motion

to table the Gore resolution.

To hurry the procedure It was

agreed to dispense with reading the

Journal, the usual grist of memorials

and petitions was presented. The

floor wns crowded with senators and

representatives and the galleries,

packed by a throng which included

tho president's wife, fairly hummed

with expectation.

Senator Gore, author of the resolu

tion which the administration forces

were ready to kill and who yesterday

made the sensational declaration that

he had heard President Wilson ex

pected war with Germany, was led

to his seat by his secretary, the cynos

ure of all eyes in the chamber. The

administration leaders, confident and

prepared sat back awaiting the prop

er moment.

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GORE STORY HAS

NO FOUNDATION

Colleague Visits President and

Investigates Amazing Ac

count Blind Senator

Made to Senate.

WILL SUPPORT WILSON

Acting Chairman Pou Assures

Victory in House for Ad

ministration Position.

Washington, March 3. Senator

Owen, colleague of Senator Gore, who

amazed the sonate with a report that

President Wilson had said the ent

rance of the United States into the

European war might render a service

to civilization, conferred with the

president this morning and said later

he had found Senator Gore's account

entirely without foundation.

Senator Owen went to the White

House at the request of several other

senators to learn the exact status of

the international situation before the

senate votes on the Gore resolution

warning Americans off armed ships.

Will Support President.

Senator Owen will support the presi

dent. He said after his conference

that while the international situation

was grave It was not nearly as bad

as pictured by Senator Gore In the

senate yesterday.

Acting Chairman Pou of the house

rules committee saw the president and

told him a victory for his position was

sure In the house.

Mr. Pou declared that he still

thought tho foreign affairs committee

would be able to reach some kind of

agreement to get the question to tho

floor. He said the rules committee

did not plain to move until It was

plain that the foreign affairs commit

tee would act.

Mr. Pou dlscusBcd the International

situation generally with the president

so that he could have information for

other members of tho house. The

president reiterated that ho did not

desire a vote of confidence.

It was Indicated that the adminis

tration leaders were laying careful

plans for bringing the question up In

the house, but Mr. Pou refused to dis

cuss them.

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FARMER'S WIFE

BURNS SAVINGS

Decatur, 111., March 3. Noah Lun

dy, a farmer living near Areola, today

iu mourning tho loss of $2,050 in orisp

United States currency. Lundy had

secreted the bills in a mail order com

pany's catalog and, while away from

home, his wife, while cleaning houso,

burnod the book along with other

waste papers.

.rfVI

GRAND OPERA STAR DIES.

Chicago. March 3. Mnie. Mario

Diro Marlon, 64. years old, a former

grand opera star, died at her homo

here last night. Physicians said acuto

pleurisy caused the death. Mndame

Marlon had made her homo in Chi

cago for more than a quarter of a

L century. c

DESPERATE FIGHTING ON VERDUN I

RESUMED WITH GREAT VIOLENCE I

Germans Clear Douaumont and Advance West and SoutH o H

the Village Taking More Than 1,000 Prisoners French H

Repulse All Other Attacks and Inflict Cruel Losses H

on Enemy British Make Heavy Artillery At- H

tack Along the Yser Front H

New York, March 3. The White Star liner Canopic, fl

which sailed today for Italian ports with three Americans in H

her first cabin, will take on armament when she arrives at H

Gibraltar, it was announced by the White Star line today. The H

armament "will be removed when the ship again arrives at H

Gibraltar on her returned trip, it was stated!" H

Paris, March 3, 2:30 p. m. Bom

bardments and attacks on the part of

German troops continued all yester

day evening in the region to the nortb

of Verdun, according to announce

ment made by the French war office

this afternoon.

This fighting was conducted with

redoubled violence.

Near Douaumont several fruitless

endeavors on the part of the Germans

were repulsed with cruel losses for

them. Nevertheless, the Germans suc

ceeded in reaching the village of Dou

aumont where the fighting continues

with ferocity.

Germans Forced to Retire.

The village of Vaux also was attack

ed by the Germans but these advances

were checked by the French fire and

tho Germans were compelled to retire,

leaving a great number of dead.

The bombardment continued with

great intensity yesterday evening and

last night in the Woevre district, but

French forces held the Germans in

check by their curtain of tire.

The artillery of the Germans has

been active in the vicinity of Malan

court and near HaucourL

Continue Violent Bombarding.

The text of the statement follows:

"North of Verdun the bombardment

and the attacks of the enemy were

continued all last evening with re

doubled violence. In the sector of the

village of Douaumont, after several

fruitless efforts which were repulsed

with cruel losses on their part, the

Germans were successful in penetrat

ing to the village of Douaumont,

where the fighting Is continuing with

ferocity. Further east, the village of

Vaux was attacked at about the same

hour. Assaults, coming from the

north and the northeast, were broken

by our curtain of fire and by the ac

tivity of our machine guns. The en

emy was compelled to retire, leaving

among our barbed wire entanglements

a large number of dead bodies.

"In the Woevre district yesterday

evening and last night the bombard

ment continued with great intensity.

Checked, however, by our curtain of

fire, the enemy found It impossible to

come ouL &

"West of the river Meuse in the

regions of Malancourt and of Hau

court the artillery of the enemy has

been active.

"In Lorraine, south of the forest of

Parroy, a feeble attack was dispersed

by our Infantry and the use of hand

grenades."

Germans Claim Advances.

Berlin, March 3, via London. 3:40

p. iu. German troops cleared the vil

lage of Douaumont and pushed their

lines to the west and to the south of

the village and of the armored fort

yesterday, according to the official

announcement issued today by the

German army headquarters staff.

The official statement relates that

German airmen dropped bombs in the

vicinity of the main Verdun fort and

that to the east of Douai, Lieutenant

Immelman shot down a British bi

plane. The statement.adds that more than

1000 prisoners wero taken and also

that a number of heavy guns were

captured.

The statement follows:

"Western front: Southeast of Yp

res on the canal, the British broke In

to the positions taken from them on

the 14th of February and even pene

trated over a small front Into which

was our forward trenches. They wero

Immediately driven out of these but

still occupy somo parts of tho bas

tion. "South of the canal at LaBassee

lively fighting developed at close quar

ters before our front in conjunction

with onemy mine explosions.

Heavy Fighting In Champagne.

"In tho Champagne the activity of

the enemy's artillery increased in pla

ces until it became hoavy. In Bolante

wood, northeast of La Chalade, in the

Argonne, a tentative attack by the

French was repulsed easily.

"On tho heights east of the Meuse,

after heavy artillery preparations, we

cleared tho village of Douaumont of

the enemy and pushed our line out to

tho west and. south of tho village, as

well as of tho armored fort, to more

favorable positions. More than 1.000

prisoners and some hoavy guns were

brought in.

"Our, airmen dropped bombs in tho

vicinity of Fort Verdun. On the east

of Douai, Lieutenant Immelmann shot

down his ninth onemy aeroplane, a

British biplane. Of its two occupants,

one was killed and the other serious-

ly wounded. H

"Eastern theater: On the Dvlna M

east of Frlederichstadt there were ar- H

tillory engagements and also on the !

Sereth." H

Review of War Situation. j

So far as both official and, unoffi- M

cial accounts show, the situation H

around the French fortress of Ver- H

dun has not been changed by the re- H

cent fighting. The renewal 'of the M

German attacks both north and 'east M

has failed to shake the new French H

lines, while the Germans are holding H

as tenaciously to their advanced posl- H

tions la the face of such counter at- H

tacks as the French havo launched. H

Apparently the Germans now have M

been able to bring up some, at least, H

of their heavier artillery for the H

French war office has reported a con- H

slderable increase of tho intensity of M

the fire along the wliolo front at Ver- M

Tho drives on Verdun -from two j

sideB, now renewed, are held to indi- M

cale the familiar German plan of roll- 7 M

Ing up the flanks of a position, or j

using the claw hammer jaws of the M

military machine to get at the kernel M

of the nut. H

Movements In the Argonne. il

Possible development of some Ger- 'H

man movement in the Argonne north- jH

west of the fortress is indicated by jM

the Paris report that the French have il

directed a concentrated fire on hostile

positions thero. H

German military writers are laying jl

stress on the large amount of terrl- 'JM

tory wrested from the French in the l

first week of tho advance on Verdun, jH

pointing to the advantage which tho l

destruction of the defensive front of M

the fortress gives tho Germans for H

their concentric artillery fire. M

The activity of the British along H

the front in Belgium has begun to H

attract increased attention with the jH

delivery of the thrust which yester- jH

day won back for them 800 yards of H

trenches they loBt last month along H

the Ypres-ComineB canal. '

From various sources have come M

accounts of heavy artillery play along H

the Yser front. M

Comparative inactivity prevails on H

the other war fronts. jH

From Bombay comes a report that M

the Portuguese have hoisted their flag H

on all the German steamers at Mor- M

mugao, the Germans on board being M

interned at Panjlm, capital or the H

Portuguese colony of Goa in India. 1

The United States senate by a voto jH

of 68 to 14 tabled Senator Gore's reso- H

lutlon to warn Americans off the arm- H

ed ships of the warring nations. jH

Gorman armies have broken into H

the French lines at the village of Don- H

raont, four miles northeast of Verdun. M

The Paris official bulletin admits JM

the Germans penetrated to the village. H

The Berlin statement claims Ger- M

man troops cleared Douaumont. ad- B

vanced west and south of the village, H

and took more than 1,000 prisoners tM

and several heavy guns. '

MEN KILLED IN I

TRAIN COLLISION I

Freight Strikes Express in Al- H

bany of New York Central 'H

Four Messengers and jH

Tramp Victims. iH

IH

Albany, N. Y., March. 3. Two men

are known to bo dead, a third was JH

probably fatally injured and two oth- jH

ors are believed, to have been killed JH

in a rear-end collision in the North jH

Albany yards of the New York Con- jH

tral railroad here this morning Tho IH

dead and injured men wore express jH

messengers as waB one of the miss- jH

Ing men. The fifth, is believed to iM

have been a tramp. ' jH

A heavy eastbound freight struck a jH

train loaded with express, which was H

waiting to enter the Albany station, lM

smashing a steel coach in which the im

express messengers wero riding, a jH

refrigerator car and a load of heavy jH

automobile parts. jH

A third train also loaded with ox- iH

press and westbound crashed into m

tho wrecknge, throwing debris in all m

directions. Nono of the trainmen was JM

seriously hurt, jH