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PniLADEIiPniA, TUESDAY, JfEBItUARY 15, 1!)LG.

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French regain

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$ CHAMPAGNE

fpart of Positions Near Ta-

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k0W CLEAR RAILWAY

Beuton Artillery Pounds Path

for Wedge -ivoiiow

Up Gains

PARIS, Feb. 15.

Tf,n French War Office today an-

fwmn" lhc rccal,luro of I'art of tho

h...!ips taken by the Germans in

KcfimpaBne on February 13.

" TflC lOHOWliig euiiiiiiuiiHiuu mi

ll Issued:

"la ChatnpnKne we nave rccapiurca

j)trl of the advanced trenches occu

;J hv the enemy on February 13

Pcist of die road from Tahurc to

Sommc'Py.

"In Lorraine there-wore some patrol

Engagements in the sector of Itcillon.

LONDON, Feb. 15.

m,t riermnns nro prepailng for n Bttll

neater olTcnslvo blow In tho Champagne,

lulgnti to hurl bnck tlio French on n

15-mue ironi iroin wiu viuuitiuiihu "

mv. according to dispatches iccelvcil

Ittre today.

Blnco early yesterday n Btcndy roll of

le.vy Gorman artillery hnH shaken tho

hfl!5 pf tho Champagne. The Ocrmnns

n hurling thousands of hlgh-cxploslvo

lhllj at tho French position? on the

ridges, concentrating ineir nro on lanuro

ud tho sector Just cast of tho Navarln

firm.

The bombardment was bo vicious that

Frtnch troops wcro under cover virtually

'. til of yesterday, according to advices re-

'ceived here. Sharp clashes between hand

frenade parties occurrcu nt mo western

ind of tho Champagne battlo front, lint

(hem was no attempt during tho daylight

hours to recapturo tho trenches taken by

tin Teutons In tho violent assault of tho

cfecedlng night.

Tho wholo western fighting front Is tho

tone of heavy engagements. At some

points tho" big puns havo been roaring

Incessantly for days; tho Infantry havo

bee.n engaged In hand-to-hand struggles;

grenade fighting nnd mining operations

hvo played a prominent part In tho

tattles, while airmen havo fought ono

another nbovo tho lines and havo been

riniibnaded from below by tho anti

aircraft guns.

The Germans fbllnwcd up their recent

success In Champagne by tho papturo of

u--iuonal half mllo of French trenches

OTTahr4napiiaijtrletA'an(t-tIiclr

arenery'bombarflmemsjWfuio nejgiiDor

biSict Masslgos: and .Navarln havo been

iranefcu lit Kiuu uy liiu rivuuiii

Tothe north of Solssons. around Terny

and along tho River Alsne, tho Germans

itarteian Infantry attaclc, but the French

Put It down with their guns and rlllcs.

'' To thi south of tho Sommo tho Germans

indenored to Rurrouiul outpost trenches,

tbot desisted under x heavy lire of tho

Ffench.

The text of tho French night commu-

nlquo was as follows;

In Belgium our artillery blow up a

munitions depot north of Bocsinnhe.

"North of Solssons, last night, after a

llmly bombardment, tho enemy's In

fantry attempted to dash forward by

vtKe Temy road and by tho right bank of

me Aisno. unoy wcro stoppeu snon Dy

Continued on 1'iiRe Fire, Column One

BALDWIN'S API) NEW PLANT

War Orders Prompt $500,000 Addi

tion Woodland Avenue Factory

, Is Leased

Prosnerltv. hrounht nbout bv mure war

f contracts, has caused tho Baldwin Loco

Unotlve Works tocontract for the erection

p a EOO.OOO factory addition to be located

t wtn and Hamilton streets, adjoining

- present plant. The new building- Is

J) be 109 by 400 feet, of steel and concrete

; construction nnd eluht stories lilch. The

Lwntract has been awarded S. "W. Marks,

uerelond, Ohio, who with Irwin nnd

Sl,e!jrhtOn t? tu nlt .iron ia nnlu

Wdder.

B me company also has acquired the large

ctory building owned by the Croft &

fAUen Company. Inc., nt 3233-3249 Wood-

uu avenue. It hai been leased for a

Hr!od Of Vpnrn nnrl lulll ha lloul fnn Din..

k'e purposes. Tho premises consist of a

lory and basement factory, contain-

fit aDOUt 100. 000 Hmtnrn foot nf snnna n.i.l

Xtendlnir frntn Wnnrllntwl ni'.nn. Hnviitat.

W Ludlpw street.

tPHE WEATHER

A Word nf nHiln. .,.. . i. ...

loin wu,,o iu ilia men vinu mo

Mu I 7 v"!tv " monument to Mr. bow

M ,1 B hu "fetlme. They should con-

itaJnw "cul"er. 'mere never lias been

;."" material winch will be proof

gainst tho. .iA ,.... ..,.

B" Petter than others, There Is some-

5,; ""uollc aDout the way marble

ii.. , '" ""s" ueiure wis raina. Alio

:.mai flnnufu nl.l.n , .... .....

Pt " -" wujeb (u juul a UIICIIIIHB

permanent pride. Even tho sands of

ueeert Jevel the features of the

K' They tell a story about the Nor-

ras.i. J-'.' """ wi up a statue to xosen

RWi.!,,Is "'etlme, The old playwright

Wm take his hat oK tp himself, sardon

H3' ;yery t,roe hd Passed the monu

KijT "t t soon began to show Blgns

P-Kay long before the living body It

ffiwtRoted did. They talk of the snows

RAi frmr as-fit, those snows were

tu, ' """reus, as a matter ot tacr,

PtL" resyr'ectea every winter.

jggj, - -i ,. tcnaiiiiy man uu t,reai

FfiTfRnAXT

Fpr Philnil,lnh! .7 -...:....

e'ir .;.; "ij ,-..""w. ""y

fTi. "V "'" rising lemperaiure

ESft1 a5d. Wednuday; moderate

Wiwdi hecoinO Variable,

- i -"-" nw J'uycj0f

tOST AND FOUND

PSuElifthIff,'J,ta Vh,1- ' '" ""-

5!'b ton .-" UI ieei, iniua

IUIU ii.m ,f fnrav!l,on,band. Ur

E, Udiet Central, Broad and Cht-

frSj.cm'f? S"w ioJ 1 return of dla

' Suura. ev11 rUlS platinum Mtilns hut

i WWkofl, ,f.n.r"'ir?' t-brl reward (or

I' t and tfouml AO ou l-ug is

CHILDREN PAY HONOR TO DR. R.

Youthful admirers of the noted clergyman nsscmblcd nt Temple

University today to help him celebrate his 74th birthtlny by giving

him a surprise party.

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BRITISH SPIRIT

STEADFAST, KING

SAYS IN SPEECH

"Resolved on Reparation

for Unprovoked Outrages

and Aggression of

Power"

WAR SESSION REOPENS

England's determination to fight the

war to a victorious end was voiced

from the throne today when King

George's speech opening the Parlia

ment was read. It was as follows:

"The spirit of the Allies and my own

people remains steadfast in the re

solve to sccuro-repnration for the vic

tims of unprovoked and unjustifiable

outrages and agninst aggression of

power which mistakes force for right

and expediency for honor.

"Gentlemen of the House of Com

mons, you-'will be-itsked tdTnaktrdae

financial provision for the conduct of

the war.

"My lords-and gentlemen, the only

measures that will be submitted to you

are such as, in the opinion of my ad

visers, tend to the attainment of our

common object.

"I confidently commend these meas

ures to your loyalty and your patriot

ism, and pray the Almighty to give his

blessings to your counsels."

LONDON. Feb. 15

Pnillamcnt reassembled this afternoon

with severnl most vital Issues affecting

tho progress of tho war In tho balance.

For tho 111 st tlmo since tho reign of

Queen Vlctmla tho Sovereign wns nbsent

from tho opening session. A loyal com

mission, headed by Baron nucltmaster,

tho Iloynl Chancellor, conducted tho for

mal opening ceremonies In tho plnco ot

King George, who Is understood to bo still

suffering from the effects of his recent

Continued on race Vour, Column Thren

HUNDREDS OF LEPERS

AT LARGE IN COUNTRY,

SENATORS ARE TOLD

Dr. Dyer Declares Only Three

States Care for These

Sufferers

o

DANGER OF CONTAGION

WASHINGTON, Feb, 15,-Hundreds of

lepers are nt liberty In the United States,

exposing the public to contagion, accord

ing to leprosy experts who testified today

before the Senate Public Health Commit

tee, indorsing Senator Jtansdell's bill for

a J250.000 national leprosarium.

Dr. Isador Dyer, dean of Tiilane Medi

cal College, New Orleans, said It was

estimated that In New York city alone

there were 100 lepers at large. Others are

In Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis. In

the Louisiana State leper colony there

aro more than 100 patients. The chance

of contagion from leprosy Is about one

in one hundred, compared to tuberculosis.

Doctor Dyer said. House vermin should

be exterminated, because they may carry

leprosy germs.

Senator Snibot Bald lie had visited hun

dreds of lepers, nnd even slept In their

houses,

"Leprosy Is cuiable," declared Doctpr

Dyer, ''Only Louisiana, Massachusetts

ond California care for their lepers."

. . ' .

Russia to Buy 2,000,000 Scythes

Russia Is In the market for 2.OQO.0OO

scythes, according to Director W. P. Wil

son, of the Commercial Museum, who has

received inquiries from Rothertcord &

llnmmerlgh, a general contracting firm,

of Copenhagen. The query was forward

ed from Denmark esterday, and asserts

that the Danish firm represents Russian

customers.

Jog. AY, Potter, Camden, Hurt by Fall

Former Councilman Joseph. W Potter,

of Camden, Is In a. serious condition at his

home, 306 Cooper street, today, with a

fractured"hlp received whn he slipped

... i ru Th. nf.nllAnt oecurred

last night as he was returning home Mr

w . . i- ta . l.l In In Ihn

Potter, wno ib o vi . - -

care of Dr. Paul Mecray, of the Cooper

Hospital,

PLOT TO DESTROY

CATHOLIC CHURCH

SEEN IN CHEF ACT

Trail of Poison Banquet

Leads to Seat in Vat

ican's Shadow

WORLD-WIDE IN SCOPE

CHICAGO, Feb. 15. Tho trnll of tho

"Jcstroers," an anarchistic organization

bald to havo aworn tho destruction ot tho

Church, particularly tho Catholic Church,

was traced by Chicago pollco today from

Italy to Now York and from New York

ncross America. Catholic churchmen,

business men and 400 detectives nro en

gaged In tho effort to opposo a conspiracy

now boliovcd world-wldo In scope.

Authorities who nro holding John Alle

grlnl, alleged confidant of Jean Crones,

wanted for poisoning the soup at the re

cent banquet to Archbishop George Will

iam Mundoleln, declared thoy had estab

lished beyond a doubt that a great con

spiracy was on foot to destroy lives of

churchmen and church nnd club property.

Great public buildings and oven Iho Gov

ernment ot tho United States wcro-- ln

cluded,in,tho'Dlot. .,- " -ji- '..

" A? f oriiilU, chargo of !onsp(racy to com

mit murder wns mado against Allogrlnl

today, while pollco and Federal author

ities sent out an appeal to officials

throughout the country to nrrest Crones.

Letters found In Allcgrlnl's trunk,

translation of which was completed to

day, revealed tho plot of the "destroyers,"

pollco said.

They Indicated that headquarters of tho

society wero In Borne In tho very Bliadow

of tho Vatican, nnd that Crones and Al

legrlnl wore members of a committee ot

15, charged with tho noelcty's duties In

this country.

Tho 16tten) wcro frequently Interspersed

with drawings of bombs nnd enthusiastic

descriptions of tho quick carnago they

would produce.

ATTKMl'TS ON CIIURCHHS.

Tho recent attempt to wreck St. .rat

rick's Roman Catholic Church, Now York,

n lemarkable series of fires In Chicago

churches ana tho nllegcd attempt to

poison Aichblshop Jlumlelein and 300 dis

tinguished gucsttt at tho banquet Inst

Thursday wcro all linked by authorities

In their investigations.

Allegrlnl preserved a stolid silence In

Continued mi I'll KB Seven, Column Two

COLDEST FEB. 15 SINCE

1875 MARKS RECORD

City Still Icebound on Second

Day of Frigid Wave.

Warmer Tomorrow

Two Days' Temperatures

Today Ymterday

Midnight 11 13

la.m 10 12

2a.m 9 11

3n.m 9 10

4n.m 8 9

5 a. m ,. 7 7

Ca.m.r " 7 7

7 a. m 0 5

8 a, m 10 0

9 a. m 15 7

10 a. m 17 8

11 a. m 19 11

Noon 21 ' 12

lp. m 2-1 13

2p.m 20 15

Rising,

The city continues Ice-bound today,

wth tie lowest temperatures of the sea

son reported from the northern Atlantic

seaboard and upstate, where the mer

cury dropped far below zero.

The lowest point the mercury has

reached on February 15 since 1875 was re

corded this morning at 7 o'clock, with a

temperature of 6 degrees, only one degree

warmer than the record-making low mark

esterday. Private thermometers through

out the city, and especially in the sub

urbs, reported zero weather.

With the sun in a clear sky, however,

the temperature climbed upward In the

afternoon, reaching a. dozen degrees

warmer tlmn corresponding houra yes

terday. The forecas Is fujr, wfth rising

temperatures today and tomorrow.

The coldest point In the East Is Canton.

N. Y., with a, temperature of 3S degrees

below zero. The coldest town In the State

is Burning Well, McKean Count;-, where

32 below was recorded.

The entire street cleaning force and

hundreds of extra men continue at work

today on the task ot removing the snow

from streets In all sections of the city

Motor driven plows were used yesterday,

as the ico uii the streets interfered; 1114

terlally with the work of horse drawn

Vehicles.

H. CONWELL

FIFTY RUSH FROM

FLAMING ACID IN

HARRISON PLANT

Building Destroyed at 35th

Street and Gray's

Ferry Road

THREE ALARMS SENT IN

A spectacular $10,000 fire, which brought

out nearly every pleco of flrc-llghtlug np

paialus In South and West Philadelphia

today, desttoyed a largo nitric ncld build

ing nnd thicatencd to spread to others of

tho 8." buildings of Harrison Hi others &.

Co., Inc., chemical, paint, varnish nnd

whlto lead manufncturoiH, at 33th street

and Gray's Ferry road.

Fifty workmen escaped Injury when the

blinding Hash of Ignited chemicals on tho

first floor of tho building drovo them out

shortly after 0:30 o'clock this morning.

Tho flro spread rapidly and ono by ono 17

largo vnts filled with chemicals Mured up

with muffled dotonatlons that sent hugo

volumes of black stnokp high Into tho air.

Tho air wns filled with a noxious Bpray

ot ncld. which hampered tho fltcmcn In

their work, Thrco alarms wero turned In

iftylJt .vvnarejivtrjtabjf-lnt Jin. nccld?n(,n

wero encountered .by the flro engines,

which hurried to tho sceno ovor lco-coated

streets, -

Tho building, known ns No. 78, wns

razed by tlio flames, which curled along

n, trcstlcwork connecting tho burniiiB

building with No. 78-A. Volumes of water

wero thrown against tho trcstlo to pre

vent tho flames communicating with the

adjoining building nnd to others stored

with intlammablo chemicals, paints and

oils. Tho destroyed building wns a two

story structuto and measured 150 by 30

feet.

Tho flro was stnrtcd. It Is believed, by

tho explosion of a nitric acid pipe in a

saltpetio tank, sotting flro to tho nitilc

ncld fumes.

Three tanks, filled with nltrle ncld, and

each with a capacity of 2000 gallons, stood

near tho building, as did seven tank cms

on a siding. These wcio kept sonked with

water to piocnt their Ignition nnd

explosion.

Tho abattoir and qunrantlno pens nt

tho 1). B Martin Abattoir Company weio

threatened for a tlmo, but the flro was

confined to tho ono building after an

hour's fight. The pollco boat Iieyliurn,

plowing Its way trough tho Ice In tho

Continued on I'ace Three, Column llirre

$30,000 OIL PAINTING

RUINED BY FLAMES IN

J.H.MTADDENH0ME

"Miss Nelthorpe," by Lawrence,

Noted 19th Century Artist,

Wrecked in Collector's Fa

mous .Gallery

OTHER WORKS ARE SAVED

A $30,000 oil painting In the gallery of

John H. McFadden, art connoisseur and

cotton broker, was destroyed today In a

lire In his town house, 10th and Walnut

streets.

It was duo to tho. efforts of the employes

that tho lire did ibt extend to other art

treasures, the majority of which aro Ir

replaceable. Tarpaulins used by the fire

men checked much damage by water.

Tho painting "Miss Nelthorpe," by Sir

Thomos Lawrence', renowned 13th century

artist, was bought by Mr. McFadden sev

eral years ago In London. Although the

price 'was not made public, It was gen

erally placed In the neighborhood of I0,

000. This estimate. It was Bald at (he

family mansion today, was too liberal,

a conservative value being the 30,000 fig

ure. The fire Is said, to have been started

from defective wiring In the drawing

room, qn the 19th street side ot the house.

Servants quickly checked the flames to

prevent them frpm reaching the main

collection, but the $30,000 picture was jn

ruins In a few minutes. It was also ru

mored, but later denied at the house, that

a Gainsborough picture, valued at $15,000,

has been damaged,

Mr. MoFadden has long been known tor

his activities In collecting the best work

of artists, be haying a Jlno collection of

Japanese vases and works of art In addi

tion to other valuable paintings.

The picture,, by Lawrence was consid

ered one of "the best examples of the

artist's work, he Jiavlng gained his re

nown on portrait painting during the

nineteenth century, along with Gains

borough. Those In Kngland during the latter half

of the nineteenth century who neglected

tu have their picture paloted by Lawrence

Virtually threw themselves outside the so

cial world. Ills list of pictures was the

social Rasdcksr of the tune

WEAVERS GET $2

A WEEK ADVANCE

IN KENSINGTON

Ingrain Carpet Workers

Win Raise in 21

Factories

AFFECTS 1500 TO 2000

Hundreds of Thousands of Dol

lars Added to Manufac

turers' Payrolls

An In, renpo of nbout $2 n week hns conio

to tlio ingrain carpet weavers In 21 Kens

ington mills, ns the result ot a vnluntim

ndvnnco mmlo by nmnufnctuiots In that

section. The mlvnnco nfTects between

1500 nnd MOO workers and will mean nn

Increase of burnt! eds of thousands of dol

lars In wages In the roursc of n yenr.

Tho ndvnnco In wages hns iilreniU gone

Into effort, tho upnvcm on the narrow

I loom ami the u Indent nnd spoolers be

ing those who Imvo prollled by the In

crease Uoth of these classes at woiK

inen will rccrlvo it 1" per cent, ndvnmo

oer the old rate Ono ot tho laiger mill

owners wild today:

"This means n couple of dollars a week

extra for each weaver."

It was consldcied one of tho most mo

mentous events In wage Increasing that

has Inkcii place In tho mills of Kensing

ton for soino time, nnd that "couple of

dollars n week extra" means some com

fort or soma luxury not known befoie In

liuudicds ot Kensington's homes.

RAISKS OIVHN VOLUNTARILY.

This Increase In the pay of tho woaem

on narrow looms nnd to tho winders nnd

loomers, wlili'liMn the aggregate will

amount to nearly a quarter of a million

(IoII.iih n year, wai imido voluntarily by

the mill owners Workers on the wldo

looms had received tin Incrcnse In wnges

during tho lato fall.

Their woik Is described ns heavy, while

that ot tho workers on narrow looms can

bu performed by men of less physical

sticngth. Tho mill nwncrs concluded that

If ono class of operators was entitled to

nn Incrcaso both should recclvo It, with

Continued on I'nce Two, Column Inn

RUSSELL H. CONWELL,

74 TODAY, IS HONORED

BY HOST OF CHILDREN

Temple University Students

Pay Tribute to Beloved

Preacher-Lecturer on

7 :' Natal Day.., . ;. .

"FEELS OLD AS HE IS"

Dr. Russell 1. Conwell Is 71 years old

todny.

Every department of Tomple University,

of which he Is president, from tho tiniest

tots to tho university classes that will

bo graduated In June, was represented

In tho simple, informal exciclses held to

day at Rroad and Berks streets to testify

lovo nnd affection for tho noted clergy

man, educator and lecturer. x

Tho exercises, which had no fixed pro

gram, wero In charge of a committee of

students, of" which Harold Hrvln wns

chairman nnd Gcorgo Gladney, Robert

Schonkel and Glenn Toungo wcro nsslst

unts. Tea was served from tho forum

of tho university by three girl students

from tho llnuso Kclenco Depaitment, unit

distributed by tho smaller chlldien, who

woie responsible for tho exercises, which

were of the nature of a. surprise party.

CHILDRKN PItKSBNT GIFTS.

Doctor Conwell was summoned to the

forum and escorted to a seat on the plat

form. Emphatic reminders that It wns his

birthday woro soon forthcoming. A silver

mounted cane was presented by George

Gladney, of tho preparatory department:

nn artistic lamp from tho college depart

ment, a bnskot of fruit from the elemen

tary department, an automobllo lunch

hamper from tho business department and

a dictionary irom wie ijuyan-ui i-uutuuuu

department.

Doctor Conwell expressed his apprecia

tion for each gift with a brief and appro

priate speech.

After tho presentation of the gifts there

was a Polish dance by the Misses Kirk,

Rockleman nnd Howell and Messrs.

Sehenkel, Oodscliall and Lober. This was

followed by a solo by Miss Edith Gregg.

Led by little Nettle Wentz, 11 children,

each not more than 6 or 6 years old, en

circled Doctor Conwell, and Miss Wentz

presented to him a big red rose. The

Continued on l'use Set en, Column Oa

BATTAGLIA DI VELIV0LI

SV0LTASI SU MBLANO

Dieci Persone Uccise e la Porta

del Cimitero Abbattuta dalle

Bombe Austriache

I Ministero delta .Guerra Itallano ha

comunlcato che squadrlglle dl aeroplanl

austrlaci fecero nei giornl aqorsl attacchi

su parecchle cltta' dell'alta Italia, ojtre

che Mllano, e doe' su Brescia, Jergamo,

Trevlgllo, Momplano ed altre locallta', A

Mllano died persone rimasero uccise e la

porta dl brouzo del Cimitero Monumentale

.... .,..,, 11, n A a nnn hnmha nil

aeroplanl flnalmente furono messl In fuga

, I,...,, It.llnHl n Jnl fitni-n Hoi Ma...nnl

an venvui, iiuuau, , ui uuvu- ... ...,,

speclall. L'attacco su Brescia non pole"

essere fatta perche' gll ueroplanl nemlci

furono rlcevutl con un tale vlolento fuoco

dl artlgllerla che non potettero ayvicl

narsi alia cltta'.

Telegramml da Roma dlcono che In quel

clrcoll politlcl corre voce che nel marzo

prosslmo venture l'ltalla dlehiarera ja

guerra alia Germanla. Certo e' che ad

una simile soluzlone s dovra' venire un

glorno o l'altro In seguito al recento ac

eordo dell'Italla con gll alleatl, accordo

concluso a Roma dal presidents del Con

'sigllo francese, Briand.

Nel clrcoll mllltarl romanl si attends

con flducU che 1 bulgarl e gll austrlaci

(Leggere In 6 pagina le ultima e plu'

dettagliate notlzle Bulla guerra, in Itallano.)

QUICK NEWS'

PENROSE FOR HIGH SCHOOL MILITARY TRAINING

A course of military training at tho Central High School is fu

vored by Senator Penrose in a letter received todny by Henry B. Ed

munds, president of the Board of Education. The Senator also advo

cated a summer camp for the students.

TILLMAN ASKS PENROSE TO EXPLAIN ARMOR THREAT

WASHINGTON, Tcb. 15. Senator Tillman on the Senate floor

today called upon Senator Pentose of Pennsylvania to explain his re

cent message from the armor plate manufacturers that they will

choigc the Government S200 moie a ton for armor plate if Congress

passes the Tillman Government rumor plate plant bill.

ERZERUM AFLAME AS SLAVS ATTACK ON THREE SIDES

PIJTllOOIJAD, Feb, 15. Several flreH are raging In lOrzcrum, tho Turkish

city now liehiK attacked from three h!1oh by ItiiHsluu troops, according to

nd vices received nt tho War OIllco todny. The city Is virtually depopulated,

111010 than 35,000 liiliauUiiiitu having fled westward towaid Ereoliifrnn.

Following tlio capture nf one of the fottn defending Krzertini from tho cast,

Russian nrtlllory Is battering other foits to tho north nnd south. Shells

hurled upon these forts, which nro modern defenses erected outside tho city

wall, havo set numerous fires.

FRENCH AND SLAV AIRMEN SHELL CZERNOWITZ

VI13NNA, Feb. 15. A Hnumlron of enemy aviators dropped bombs upon

Cwcrnowltz, capital ot Bukowliiu. The inldlng airmen fled when Austrian

aviators roio to attaclc them. All escaped. Tlio hostile squadron wns com

posed of French and Russian aviators.

TWO CHINESE REPUBLICS PREDICTED

LONDON, Feb. 15. That China will bo split Into two republics ns tlia

result of the revolution stnttod In Yunniiu Province wns the prediction of well

informed Englishmen an Ivlng hero from Hong Kong today". Government

authorities of several southern provinces nro said to liavo secretly pledged

support to the Yunnan revolutionists .should thoy conquer Government forces

sent against them. Thus far no Importnnt battles havo occurred, but tha

rebels aro reported to bo gaining followers. Natlvo traders and southern

China business mgn are said to bo financing the rebels. Yuan Shl-Kal

realizes his helplessness, they reported, and Is devoting himself to consolidat

ing his position in the north. The Yungtse RJer, it Is nssumed, will bo

tho dividing line.

MISSISSIPPI LEVEE BREAKS; CITIZENS FLEE

NATCHEZ, SIlss.. Feb. 15. Tho main Mississippi River levco .about 25

miles above St. Joseph, Miss., broke enrly today. Tho flood waters aro pouring;

through a hugo crevnsse, which hns widened to a mile, and hundreds ot

persons nro making their way to thn highlands. Parishes of Tenasas, Con

cordia, Madison, Franklin nnd Catahoula and BO towns will bo flooded.

FLORIDA LIMITED WRECKED; ONE KILLED

RALEIGH, N. C, Feb. If.. Tho Florida Limited, ono of tho "crack" trains

of ( tho Seaboard Air lnc..jyajtoyrr'c:k,c.d near hero.par;y.J!today. -Ehls Js. ih.

second "wreck of "tlio Limited' In a. week. Ono person" was killed and two

Injured. Tho truln was bound for Now York.

GERMAN FUTURE GLOOMY, HOUSE'S REPORTED VIEW

ROME, Feb. 15. One of the men accompanying Colonel House on his

mission to Berlin confided to n friend now staying at San Itemo that Colonel

Houso was convinced that financiers In chargo of tho financial affairs of tho

German Government fully realize that a catastropho to tho German Emplro Is

inevitable. The German people, however, do not sharo tho knowledge of tho

financial experts, and, being deceived by tho Balkan successes, nro hopeful

of victory.

BRITISH TO FORTIFY SAMOAN ISLAND

PAGO PAGO, Samoa, Feb 1 (by mail to San Francisco, Fob, 15), Apollma,

tho smallest of tlio Samonn Islands, Is to bo fortified by tho British Administra

tion now occupying German Samoa, It has been announced. Apollma Ilea be

tween the two largo Islands of Upolu nnd Savall. Authorities pay It will mako

nn almost linpiegunblo fortress. The people of Apollma ore to be remoed to

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BRITAIN TO MOBILIZE 100,000 WOMEN ON FARMS

LONDON, Feb. 15. Tho London Dally News nnnounccs tho Government

has decided to organize a recruiting campaign for women to work on laud.

It Is proposed armlets bo Issued to women willing to undertake farm work

nnd that thoy be entitled to wear especial uniforms. Every village will be

canvassed by women's committees, as It Is considered essential that an army

of at least 400,000 women be mobilized. All who volunteer will bo registered

and given nrmlots and uniforms which will consist of coat, Bklrt, stout boots

and gaiters. Already more than 250,000 men have been withdrawn from agri

culture and It Is anticipated 100,000 mora will bo called. Virtually only shep

herds, ploughmen nnd others Indlspensablo will remain.

PREMIER BRIAND BACK IN PARIS

PARIS, Feb, 16. Arlstldo Brtnnd, tho French Premier, arrived in Paris

last night from his visit to Italy, Later ho received n number of tho political

leaders and told them how deeply ho had been touched by tho reception accorded

him by King Victor; Emmanuel and tho Italian Government and people. "Whllo

It was Impossible for him to give any Idea as to tho results achieved in Ms

visit, the Premier said he had every reason to congratulate himself. Ho added

that ho had brought back a most satisfactory Impression.

AMERICANS GIVE HOSPITAL TRAIN TO FRENCH ARMY

PAItlS, Feb. 15. A hospital train of 13 cars, tho gift of two wealthy Amer

icans, has been presented to the French Government, Laurence V, Benet,

formerly member of the Chamber of Commerce In Tarls, made the presentation

address at the Chapello railroad station, where the train temporarily Is sta

tioned. Justin Godart, Under Secretary ot Stato for Sanitary Service, accepted

the gift. II referred to many similar acts of sympathy on tho part of Amer

icans and declared their friendship for Franco was traditional. The train la

fitted with tho most modern equipment nnd can accommodate 225 wounded per

sons. It has the latest surgical and medical equipment and furnishes as much

comfort for tho wounded ns is possible to obtain.

ZAPATISTA STRONGHOLD CAPTURED

MEXICO CITY, Mex., Feb. 15, After a severo engagement Government

troops occupied tho town ot Ajusco, the last stronghold of the Zapatlstus be

tween Mexico City and Cuernavaca. It Is ofllclally announced that Zapata's

followers are rapidly evacuating Cuernavaca, fearing the approach of the Consti

tutionalists. DEPUTY CHARGES INSULT TO HUNGARIAN FLAG

BUDAPEST, Feb. 15. Count Karolyl, president of tha Hungarian Independ

ent party, In the Diet Interpellated the Government concerning a major having

ordered a company ot Hungarians to remove the Hungarlaif flag during a march.

Premier Tlza, replying, said the Incident could be explained on other grounds.

There could be no talk of an Insult to the Hungarian flag, as tha Austro-Hun.

garlan War Minister had by express order permitted the usa ot the flag by th

army. The Premier rebuked Count Karolyt for his Insinuation that tha military

authorities were prejudiced against thq Hungarian flag, and read a letter front

Archduke Frederick praising the bravery ot tha Hungarians.

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TURKISH AVIATORS ATTACK KUT

LONDON. Feb. 15. The following report on the situation In Mesopotamia,

has been issued by the War Ottlc: "General Alymer reports that the situation

Is unchanged. General Tovvnshe&d, at Kut-sl-Amara, states that an awuphuie.

flew over the town and dropped two bombs. No damage was done."