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St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1915-04-30
Ell ny Kanal?

Mtun bar ultiO npret Spipl ON,
at Yullumu=Sfunalcn 11ogeniinoe bill
&c hliuc cn fon1ncrcicl Sufccs, %
Ser CT Dem, lon1 tiger, at bell BE-
trogtct ira cit SSngeniprs StanD=
plnft, bcller life / iuo @e11leenoe
oil bliDc tilfreositillenoe, "a i1,tet
pil funnle 1tanole Golebro=G jennem=
ltjGringen fra at glide mes, pg at
Ser til enbper Gio foreliegcr Mr1lig=
beoer for ct Sorolfjelp.
Sptplere bill oltio neoblipe at noe
re Shibl inotil @jememifinringell
ppbprer meO at glide. 9t SEN Sag
bill i11otrGffe, er i%onolpnlig; men
inotil ga bill @t1ligbeoe11 al ct
Sommenifreo / ct n6elejligt gje=
bllt nltio bere foreliggenoe. 2ige=
leocs ligger Eo1ro11o inocnfpr SSoro=
ltiGlps= 3o1len % intet Sn9e1lipr=
mile fon ltunole ct Soroltjelp.
gn onoen &o1ol fan oerfo al
opeln1ebnte Morioger blibe en- Mpo=
pen0igbeo. gller ON eno oben=
nGpnte 6uftorer lfuloe onles for
minore ~beientlige bill mnolfe ct
@a1lDn til Ell burtigere &%nnoclsfor=
binoelle fomme til at Difterc &pn=
ltruftlonen at Ell onoen &o1lol.
Sl1e5tanolen CT | SEN @ro6 ppto=
get, at CIT anoen Glennemifiering
be0 Si0en af 6enne rimeligpis bill
blibe foretaget %inoenfor set neitc
balbe MarbunDrebe.
Elu0len for Ell on6en &unol tpn=
fes at billie bore Nicoroglu, eller
paa ct an6et Steo / 2ml6tl,ngen,
paa Sen %laafol6te 9urien Suite. 9e
Jor. Stoter gjar oerfor fog i-ot
iifre fig en- Option for en- Nicoro=
glto=&ute. t@boo c11ter en- &unol
element geicorogl,o hiloe bliDe en-
beore Soc ellcr life, let fra ct itro=
tegilf eller fon1n1ercielt S%tan0pl1nft,
piloe Set nappe o0ifille Jig belentlig
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iom 0enne bil0e bore heliggenoe /
ct %tillt90enoe Gerritorium, % fom=
ME til at 0a1ne 6orbinoelie11 mellem
Sc famine Soltbon6e.
Ser foreligger Ell mooen Suite
nemlig tbers ODER Seb11ontepee=
2onotl&nge1, lom / benne Sorbin=
oelle funoe gj9re &rop poo 0p=
merflombeo. Snoeongen fra &oci=
fic=Sioen til en- Sebuantepee=&ol1ol
oiloe bore mere ems ct Sulinbe Mil
nermere California ems Yonolno,
og ODER iefS 9ltnore6e nernere Melp
Orleans. Snblpbet fra 9(tlo1ter=
bobS=Sioen til en- iaabon &o11ol bill
DC blibe beliggen6e i Mericobugtcn,
Der fommer noget nern1ere EN- ome=
rifanif Sn6i6 enc oct corribeonlfc
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te og be1fpl1er 6irefte bore ap1ter.
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ter fl1nne beifptte en- loooon aonol
5lorioo=@ tre6et og Ducoton=Nos=
let. Sao Stillebobs= Chen niloe en-
Suiin6e Mil nermere &onol blipe
Ell %betpbelig Sor6el.
Gngang / Tremtioen biz hi font
ME til en- Sberensfomit /. eller meo
Merico. S ct lao6ant Opgj6r buroe
bore 9iplomoter life glenrn1e Gebl,=
antepee=S pgrgsmaolet.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1915-04-30

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min &ebolber reoe. gro fra MI al
fife ct Srb al, bbnb Ser b1iber lagt. /"
Ser bprtes intet mere, og 2pit=
lranter1 bar man al6rig itoen Jet no
get til.
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porten, tragi1f / al bets nggter=
ne Healitet, illblimt beo bets
beroiife &arafter.
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Sc Sc tDlfe Sberifpts= &ptterier, Scr
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ME Stilli11ger, be1lbtc tilboge nno0
]11forrettet Gag.
Wtlot uoe pnu Slette,1 lou Ct.
fprlaot @oorb, Ell balpt lpnoerlfuot
M11in.
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tilleriet tilbpo Zig at oprettc en- Ob=
lcrbotionspoit / &ui11cn og Oerfro
pit. Selefon at nnDcrrette @oDe0fnar=
tcret ont Sc nDc tpifc Gtilliuqers
@eliggenbeo og ont Sen Metning, i
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Sberlt! = 9a1 CT hi. fer. Ni bcfi1=
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forifoniet tplt 8otteri. ST.. Ghcr=
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ter nor0enfor Dor Station CIT li(lc
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oers jeg taller. Sn6itillingc1 ct MI
rigtig."
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@ottcricr fortirtter iberoigt Goro=
no0en.
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lfiftet Elo6s. @por Sc CT trtffct
0en? = &e0 Set iffc> fam intet le
for Hpg. So bent fist. &c font
n1er / 5turmlab neoper @ejcn pg
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~Oen @aoro, bbor hi bplocr til.
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hi life ct Tjeblit tp11ft poo, og -
TIT ct Set for iiloe. 81 fan bprc oem
rl1mltere / S%t1teetoger. 9l1 CT Sc
paa S%oftstroppe11 5pi1o life cit
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lfpo op1, ifpO! - Sfp0 hclc @oor=
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&c yet. --
Saben6e og mes tl1ngt @jertc al
Der Sberite11 &oronen Srbrc eftcr
BEN pr. Sclefon gibne Snltrl,fs.
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fejer @oar0en al @ejel1. s Sen rp=
9er1oe Ml1inbob liggcr blo11ot orpbte
SLENDER Sc to u%forlogte Tronif:
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- Gnonu ct Har 1%>fjenote,
ob1c1tre 9eobne poo Ni6ocre al Sen
sGreslegion, ser life fje11ocr til 81
ocner og Stang.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1915-04-30
@bab Tclt=Selefuncn 1tbrctter.

Sn0ultri.
Sbao Nclt=Selefpncn norctter.
7 Selefpne11 CT l1e0 ct trooot
&rigenS oftine Gjc11e1tc; Sen hprc,
til Set mobernc Mrtil(eris np0Drn
Niglte Mttriblter.
&ol1o1er CT hlirb. Nuor Set qipl.
Der ON at heIfpoe ct Sort, ct Soorr
ct be1tent H1rnft 1tbc / @oriiontel1
1olenoes 0erfor Ell eller to @eOet:
ter n1eo ct on1b1lu1lt Gelefon=N ppo:
rat og en- lang Selefontroab til Sp:
ruling, luale0es at Sc be0 @jrll
al oe1nne bebol6er 6orbinbeljc nei
9opebfporteret og beo SelefonerinQ
ira Ell beoeffet Sitting 1,oe / Scr:
rg11et: ct 6f1tr, Ell @roft, en- 2uoc
port fon retle0e Gf11boe1le, Scr al:
fpres fra &borteret.
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re1et CT ie1bfelgelia n1eget uo1ottc
og Ser frebes Meno mes 6narruu=
oig6eo, Morbaoge11beo % ct h1,rtig1
Sberblif til at betjene ben1. Set Ct
fre1nlfllote l%1riaspolter, og 0erfor BE-
lpttes Sc ioln Megel meO 1t11ge SRI
ltige &obeboile, ser fripilligt bpocr
Jig til.
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ter at Be pDrige Selefonilt boboe
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blehen gje1erohrct al Sc fronlfe
Sropper.
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me0 oean 1u%ngbonmnelige l1ofigs=
mani:
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silt bel, ST.. Sher1t!"
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Sber1t. Men CIT Gro,1ot Iog ju7t
neb og iprengte @rnltpernet."
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reoes 5frig. &ugler,ne re9l1er neo."
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5aa ifol hi iogtens flare 6er."
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fnptte 8e6et iberbigt omflo1nrer1oe
fit Mpporot.
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anoet Gfsempel, = life mi11bre gri=
be11oe.
S Smeg1en al Dpres bob6c CT
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oppe / ct Soar11 - rogle foa bum
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! rer oem paa Srappe11. Seq bol6er
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1915-04-30
Mputbeteren (til en- &lln6e):

~9er fommer Sc for at be11te for
10 Gre tbefnli1trt geotron miot ON
Notten, og BET Blot, forbi Oeres
Some bar en Sml,le Soropjellcsbon=
lfeligbeoer, iom fan forjoges meo en-
Sop bormt 8an6!"
&unoen: uSof for 9eres Mooo
Ioo ifol jeg fife 1'lejlige 9ean. @ob
Scott"
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1915-04-30

Som n,eDOelt / Ell Mrtifcl / lt0lte
uge, CT @rlt,olonslpprgsm1aulet
pIuDIelig blenet Set melt oftltcllc /
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1915-04-30

- @frio efter 8reuennmmer al
bette 8la6.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-14
LIMIT 4S HOURS
Maximum Bill in for Women
Labor in Kansas.
Eight Hours a Day-NO Mini
mum Wage in 1t.

Employers Of female labor in KAN
sas can compel women to work but 4e
hours a week. or eight hours a day
under provisions of a bill introduced
IN the house today by Representative
Brewer of Crawford county The bill
makes no reference to domestics and
exempts trained nurses and employees
IN factories during the season when
perishable goods are being manufac-
tured
All general lines Of industry are COW
cred in the Brewer bill. 1t specifically
anects all lines of general manufactur-
ing, hotels, restaurants. stores, offices.
telephone. telegraph and express COM
panies and all general lines of endeavor
IN which women may work for wages.
FINES Of from $25 to 500 are provided
Tor first offenses by employers and fines
OF from $50 to $3.50 for second and sue
cessive violations of the provisions of
the act.
The bill will permit a woman engaged
IN any line of work not specifically ex-
empted. to work not more than 4S hours
week and not more than eight hours
DAY. No provision is made in the bill
concerning a minimum wage.
TWO years ago the maximum hour
Dill, differing in many details from the
provisions of the Brewer bill, was de-
feated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-14
new HIGH MARK
May Wheat Touches $1.423a ON
the Chicago Market.
Sells for $1.3514 at Mouth of
the Kaw.

Chicago, Jan. 14.-Grabbing up of
spring wheat by exporters swept the
wheat market today to a new high
record war level of prices. May wheat
easily reached $1.42% a bushel. thus
surprising the tiptop quotation,
SLAIN which was reached January
s, before the bulls had been intimf-
dated by rumors that the Dardanelles
would quickly be forced, and that an
attack by Italy Oh Turkey would has
ten the end Of the war.
Today's advance was accompanied
by reports that the Pacific coast was
outbidding Minneapolis for wheat in
North Dakota, and that the Pacific
coast crop of 1914 had been entirely
disposed of.
Kansas City. Jan. H-Wheat prices
today reached a new high mark for
the crop of 1914. May wheat sold at
the local market up to $1.35A. an in
crease of one-fourth to three-eighths
of cent over the top price made a
week ago Compared with the close
yesterday the advance was one and
five-eighths cents.
Prices have risen seven and five
eighths cents since the drop caused by
the reported opening of the Dardanel1es
Monday. Continued export demc nds
strong foreign prices and reports that
n terrific storm in the southern hem
isphere would delay shipments from
that section were buying Influences.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-14
Cars Armies again Are Try
ing to Penetrate Prussia.
Moving Toward the Frontier
From Two Directions.
BAT1LIN6 WITH TIE TURKS
Severe Weather Checks Mill.
tary Operations II Galicia.
Fighting in the West Develops
Into Largo Proportions.

London, Jan. 1l.-Russia has once
more undertaken an offensive move
ment against two Of the three nations
she is fighting. After q long period Of
inactivity her forces in the north are
attempting to penetrate from two di-
rections into East Prussia, where Rus
sia several months ago sustained one
of the most severe defeats Of the war.
In the Caucasus. Russian forces are
again engaged In heavy fighting with
the Turks, who, according to official
Petrograd advices, have sustained large
losses in the late enc0unters. In Ga
licia and Bukowina. where Russia's ac-
tivities are directed against Austria.
| there Is now litt1es activity. severe
| weather having checked military oper-
ations.
On the western battIefields, the fight
ing in the region Of Soissons has de-
veloped into unexpectedly large pro-
portions. Both the Germans and the
allies apparently have thrown in heavy
reinforcements and definite defeat for
either side might result in the reshap-
ing of the battle line over a long Sec
ton Of the front. Not only in the Sois-
IONS region but elsewhere along the
front. Germany IL believed to be send
ing in more troops in response to the
movement Of England, which is pouring
in fresh soldiers weekly by the thou
sands. Ordinary passenger traffic over
railroads in Germany has been sus-
pended for several days and 1t is as
sumed that extensive movements OF
troops are under way.
Although the Russian forces in north
ern Persia apparently offered no re.
sistance to the Turkish advance or
Tiflis. small forces Of Persians defended
4 their country from invasion but with nc
success. OF a guard OF 400 Persian
horsemen at Miandoab. the "Gatewa1
Of Persia all but four were killed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-14
The Emperor Is Personally
Directing the Attack
On the French Line Two Hours
From Paris.
|RUSSllNS Are DRIVEN bach
After Furious Fighting in East.
ern Part of Prussia.
Cars Troops Take Several
Towns in Mlaw Region.

London, Jan. 14.-Within a two
hour motor ride Of Paris. Emperor
william is directing violent attack
on the French line. The Germans,
under the eyes OF their ruler, won
ar important victory in the fighting
yesterday near scissors, the point at
which the battle line. stretching down
from the north to the point nearest
Paris turns to the eastward.
In both the Paris and Berlin official
statements today the victory Of tho
Germans on the heights of Vregny.
southeast Of Scissor. is recorded. The
Berlin statement adds that the Ger
mans. charging through heavy mud.
took trench after trench, clearing the
heights and capturing 1.139 prisoners.
In the east also furious fighting has
been resumed. The Russian forces in
East Prussia have been driven back.
the Berlin war office states, but the
Russians advancing toward the Prus-
sian frontier from the Mlawa region
have captured several towns from the
Germans.
In central Poland the Germans
have made four violent attacks with
in 48 hours. They succeeded In driv-
ing back the Russians and winning
considerable ground.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-14
SLAP AT ECONOMY
Senate Votes $4,000 for Stamps
and Wire Tolls
Despite Pleadings Of Eight
Fund-Saving Senators.

Economy died "a-bornin' on the
floor of the senate this morning when
that body voted itself about $1,000
worth postage stamps and tele-
phone Ind telegraph tolls. approving
house resolution toward the same
end. There was opposition to tho
plan to make the appropriation which
will in some measure tighten the bur-
den of actual expense under which
the legislators serve the state and the
roll call showed eight senators, led by
Shouse of Edwards, voting against II.
The resolution adopted by the sem
ate calls for an allowance Of $25 for
postage and $25 for telephone and
telegraph messages to each member
OF the senate for this session, and pro-
vides for an allowance OF $50 on each
item to members of the house.
Senator Shouse was only one Of a
dozen or more senators who took the
floor to talk upon the resolution. He
pointed out that members Of the leg
islature gave their services gratis any
how, that the expense of attendance
ate up such allowance as the state
made and that members should be
willing to assume the additional item
OF the expense Of communicating with
their constituency as a part of the OBJ
legations of the office. He urged that
in this particular the wishes of the
administration be hardened to, but he
failed to win much support for his po-
sition. II resolution carried with 80
senators voting for it and eight
against
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-14
Seen From the Gallery
By HARVEY PARSONS,

Now that the Republicans have re-
gained control of the house, the good
old indoor sport known as "gigging the
Democrats has been resumed with
vigor. Over in the Senate, the game is
not played to any alarming extent. for
several reasons. The principal reason
Is that senate Democracy has both
hands and one foot. on the gig; the
next best reason is that a different idea
of courtesy prevails in the senate. and
sigging anyone is not considered good
taste 1t is remembered by freQuenters
of that legislative department that in
days agone, when but four or five Dem
ocrats graced the upper house they
were not considered gigable game by
the majority, and should q Jealous Re-
publican so far forget himself as to
toss the harroon toward the Demo-
cratic corner. he was promptly slapped
on the wrist by his brethren. The same
idea prevailed in the senate under q
Democratic majority. The Republicans
have been given places on the impor-
tant as well as the minor committees.
due care being mixed with the courtesy.
to be sure, to keep Democratic ma
jority in each committee, but no one
throws a dornick when a Republican n
senator sticks his head above the desk
level
In the house, customs are strangely
different The present majority seems
CONTINUED ON Page Nine.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-14
UP IT POPS AGAIN! /!
Famous Kansas Trouble Max.
er, 1. & R, Appears in House.
With 1t Come Assurances OF
Argument and Debate.

Representative Schmidt Of Marshall
county today introduced the first reso-
luton for an initiative and referen-
dunn that has found it's way to the
legislature during the present session.
Schmidt would leave the drafting of
the 1. and r. provisions entirely in
the hands # the legislature after the
amendment is ratified by the voters
The resolution today has two dis
tinctive features-brevity and SIM
plicity. His entire resolution would
not add I-ore than four or five lines
to the state constitution. The matter
of petitions and REQUIRED numbers of
signers would be left entirely to a fu-
ture legislature. All OF the features
that have caused trouble in legisIa-
tive deliberations in former years are
eliminated from the Schmidt resoiu-
ton. The resolution provides only as
follows:
1.-The legislative power of this state
shall be vested in a house Of repre-
sentatives and a senate. subject to the
limitations hereinafter stated which
are reserved by the people and held
by them as power in conjunction with
the legislature. The people reserve
the power to propose legislation and
also to ratify all legislation except
laws to appropriate money for legis-
lative expenses The power Of the
people shall be vested in the petition
both for proposing and ratifying leg
islation. The legislature shall pre-
scribe the manner and method OF
carrying the foregoing into effect
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-14
CITY Wiped OUT
Avexxano, With Population Of
$4,000, Completely Destroyed.
Not More Than 10 Per Cent Of
the People Survive.

Rome. Jan. 14-The destruction OF
the town Of Avezzano. a community
OF some $4,000 people in Aquila prov
ince. by the earthquake yesterday, is
virtually complete. There is good
authority for the statement that not
more than 10 per cent Of the popula-
ton survived the disaster.
King Victor Emmanuel, late last
night, left in a motor car for Avez-
zano. accompanied by General Bru-
sati, one of his aides
Before leaving the city the king was
reminded Of the International situa-
ton. it being thought that this might
keep him in Rome. The king re-
piled:
'.The sufferings Of my people are
nearer my heart than anything else"
From the most recent reports 1t ap-
pears that comparatively few escaped
from Avezzano.
Those who got away and were only
ing to search amidst the ruins Of their
homes for relatives and friends. Sur
vivors dug frantically into heaps Of
plaster and stone, often stained with
blood. The gruesOme search was only
too often successful. In many in
stances survivors tainted as their dead
were brought to light. Then the
heartbroken searcher had to be cared
AOT uy inc members OF the hastily
organized relief committees.
Woman Becomes Insane.
At ScurcOla, a woman who un-
arth.sd rsie body of her thres-year-
old child, suddenly became insane. At
PopoH young husband returning
from the fields where he had been at
work, rushed to his home and found
it heap of ruins. He tore away the
fallen masonry and entered what re-
NAMED OF his home. only to find his
wife lying dead with the baby in her
arms.
At Sora an old grandfather, the sole
survivor of his family, insisted in fore
Ing his way through the shattered
walls OF what once had been his home.
Suddenly the walls collapsed, and the
old man was buried with the other
members Of his family.
A railroad train which yesterday was
reported missing has been found near
Avezzano. 1t had run off the track
There Is nothing like satisfactory
communication with the stricken dis
trfct and consequently exact figures as
to the losses in lives and property are
impossible to obtain. Railroad traffic
between AveZzano and TagliacozzO still
Is interrupted.
Very grave reports are coming from
Bussi. Popoli. Cocullo, Hansanicio,
Ocre Paganacia, Pescina, Aversa, Sour
cola, Magliano and Cappadoccia.
The center of the disturbance appears
now to have been the extinct volcano
OF Fucino in the province of AQuila.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-14
BATTLE IN rain
Germans Make Charge After
Charge ON French Trenches.
Capture Them One by One Un-
til Darkness Sets In.

Berlin. Ian. 1.-THE war office to-
day gave out the f0alowin9 staeeneat:
nIn the western theater Of war. in
the dunes near Nieuport and south
west of Ypres, artillery combats are
tremely strong fire on Westende
which they soon will have entirely
destroyed. Their torpedo boats dis
appeared quickly as soon as they re-
ceived our fire.
'In continuation of their activities
on January 8, northeast of scissors,
our troops again made an attack on
the heights of Vregny and cleared this
elevated plain of the enemy. In a
trench after trench was taken by
storm until after dark. and the enemy
was driven back to the border of the
elevated plain. Fourteen French Of
ficers and 1,130 men were taken pris-
Oners and four cannon, four machine
guns and a searchlight were captured
"a brilliant feat for our troops under
the very eyes of their uppermost war
lords.
Northeast of the camp of Cha
Ions, the French attacked again yes
terday in the morning and afternoon,
with strong forces, to the east OF
Perthes. They penetrated, at certain
places our trenches, but were re-
pulsed by energetic counter attacks
and driven back with heavy losses
into their own positions, leaving 16O
prisoners in our hands.
In the eastern theater of war Rus
sian attacks to the southeast Of Gum
bfennen (East Prussia), and to the
east Of LOetzen have been repulsed,
and many hundreds of prisoners have
been taken"