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RUSSIA

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PETRoGRAD, April 1.-THE Rus
sian right wing in the carpathians
has advanced ten miles into Hungary
in the last few days of fighting and
10 now in position to strike at the
railway leading south through the
Lupkow pass, according to dispatches
to the war Office today.
The Siav advance in this region
has again been halted, pending tho
outcome of the fierce struggle for the
Uszok pass. To the north, the Ger
mans are pressing nearer the Russian
positions in Poland, particularly north
Of the VistuIa. Fighting Is going on
north Of Bukowina. At nearly every
sector Of the 800 mile battle front, the
opposing armies are again in clash.
The decisive gain by Russian right
wilma was made with comparatively
SLIGHT losses While one Siav army
held In check the Austrian forces
around Bartfeid, second force moved
southwark from svidnik, penetrating
to beyond Stropko.
Eight miles to the east Of this Rus
sian army is the important railway
leading south through Mezo Lahore
into the heart Of Hungary. BY an
ejqht mile advance over the Hungar-
Ian plain, the Slavs could seize the
railway and force the Austrian army
Of General Rorievietch to retire east
ward in the direction Of Uszok.
But further progress south OF the
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Biennial Fight For Increased Appropriations
Comes to an End When Senate Adopts
Jones Plan For Educational Support.
.SELL |NEBR|ATE HOSPITAL IN 1877
Legislator Thinks Iowa Will Have no Use For
Such an Institution After the State
Has Gone Dry.

vote was futile. For the same reason
it was thought some voted for it with,
out really favoring 1t. Brief speeches.
in favor Of the resolution were made
by Rinehart, Lipschulsh and Rood
erick Representative Butler spoke
against 1t as log rolling measures
whereby persons seeking amendments
hoped for support from persons SEEK
ing other amendments under plan forl
submission OF three amendments att
one time.
The foot and mouth contingent
emergency appropriation bill was laid
over again for day because of fail
ure to agree on amendments and to-
allow members Of the state live stock.
board to be heard on It. During the
debates, Lee O'Neill Browne and Rep
resentatiye Kane Of Harrisburg, In
dulged in personal remarks affecting
each other
Browne also clashed with Speaker
Shanahan today when the speaker ex-t
pressed himself as opposed to carry
ing on the pay roll Jess Hawkins, q
Chicago negro, and A. w. Scheeyers
of Springfield. Browne declared they
had worked and earned salary. Shan
ahan denied this and said hex would
not sign their warrants fo- pay. The
house ended the discussion by adopt
ing the report of the committee on
contingent expense, refusing them sal
aries.
THIS, senate today came near killing
the boxing bill.
Senator Canaday OF Hillsboro. sec
onded by Senator Cleary OF Galena
moved to recommit the bill declaring
1t to have been considered surrept-
tiously and reported out improperly
Hot danials came from Senators Barr
and Ettleson. A compromise was
effected by returning it to the CONF
mittee Of the whole where its fate is
uncertain
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Awaiting a Report.

WASHINGTON, April 14-The
German foreign office Is expected to
assume full responsibility for the note
accusing the United States OF violat-
ing the spirit Of neutrality. Unonacial
dispatches reaching the state depart
ment indicated this today.
Ambassador Gerard's report had
not arrived, so President Wilson has
directed that officials refrain from
comment
Because the charges affect Amerf-
can integrity, the president himself
will prepare the reply.
It is not, expected that the answer
will characterize the German protest
as an "unfriendly utterance," but
cabinet officials familiar with the mat
ter say 1t will show by the plainness
with which the German contentious
will be refuted, that this is exactly
the Interpretation the president and
his advisers have placed upon 1t.
Until Ambassador Gerard has COM
pleted his inquiries. however, the
United States cannot act.
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Kron Prinz Wilhelm's Loot From British Ship In
cluded Several Cases of Whisky and
Prize Oxen, Besides Cargo of Coal
BOARD WILL EXAMINE THE SHIP
Same Naval Experts Who Looked Over Fried
rich Will Determine What Repairs are
Needed by the Wilhelm.

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va, April A.
When the German converted cruiser
Kron Prinz Wilhelm destroyed the
British ship lamar, the latter's crew,
unwilling. to go on board the raider as
prisoners, tried to escape. 1t was
learned today from the Wilhelm's off,
GERS. Pernambuco was only $50 miles
away and the British could have
reached 1t safely, 1t was agreed.
While the Germans were preparing to
sink the lamar. however, they dis
covered that their prisoners had
swung their boats out-board and were
getting into them, whereupon they
were quickly bundled into the VIII
helm, under guard.
It came to light also today that the
British ship Bellevue was held along
side the Wilhelm for sixteen days
while the former picked, Its bones"
the loot including 1000 tons Of coal.
l,lOo cases Of whiskey and several
yoke OF prize oxen on their way to
South America.
The work Of stripping the Bellevue
was interrupted while the Wilhelm
ran down the French steamship
Mornt Agel and sank 1t by, ramming.
Secretary Daniels today sent orders
to Norfolk for the same board OF
naval experts who examined the Prinz
Eitel Friedrich, to examine the Will
helm and determine what repairs It
needs, how long they will take and
the quantity OF. fuel and provisions
necessary to take the raider to tho
nearest German port.
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Both men were confined In the
guard house for minor infractions Of
the rules. According to Blair, he was
awakened shortly before midnight by
being struck on the head several
times. His assailant escaped in the
darkness before he could discover his
identity. After returning to bed, Blair
said he heard the man returning. He
sprang out of bed and grappled with
him. His assailant missed stroke
with a knife and for fifteen minutes
the men struggled for possession OF
the weapon. Blair said that Swanson
finally threw him to the floor and
plunged the knife into his side. Swan
son struck again, wounding Blair In
the leg. Guards rushed into the room
and dragged Swanson away. Blair is
60 years old, and Swanson 45.
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GERMANY

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BERLIN, (via wireless to Londonl
April 14-The French have renewed
their furious attacks against both
sides of the German wedge in the St
MihieI region, the war office an
nounced this afternoon.
The enemy's onsIaughts have been
most violent on the north side OF
the wedae, between Maizerey and
MarcheviIIe, east of verdun. The war
office admitted that French infantry
oenetrated the German positions
aIonu a narrow front near Marche-
Vile. Reinforcenents were brought
no and the Germans recaptured the
positions by an equally violent as
sauIt.
Other strong attacks In this same
recion broke down before the French
reached the German wire entansle-
ments. German artillery tore great
caps In the advancing line OF the en-
envy, causing unusually heavy losses.
On the south side Of the wedge, ex-
tendino from St. Mihiel to Pont-A-
Mousson, the French everywhere
have been greatly reinforced. In three
separate charges, the enemy attempt.
ed to take strong German positions In
the Ally forest, southeast OF st. MI
hieI, There was desperate hand to
hand f,ohtina in this region, but the
enemy was finally repuised. The
French made several attempts to
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F RANCE

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PARIS, April 14.-A Zeppelin drop
ped explosives on the old French town
of BsiIIeuI, eight miles northwest Of
Armentieres, killing three civilians,
ACCORDING to an official statemen
from the war office today that noted
increases of activity on the part OF
the enemy's airmen. The Zeppelin
crew aimed its bombs at the French
aviation camp at Bailleul, the war Of
flee announced. but all the missiles
went astray-
A German airman was forced to de-
scend Inside the allied lines near
Brsjne and also at Lunevile. Both
aviators were made prisoners. In the
vsllev of the Orne river, north OF
Verdun. another German birdnan fell
from a great height and was killed.
CALM ON BATTLE FRONT.
PARIS, April 14-For the first time
since the campaign against the St
MihIeI wedge was launched, the otfi-
ciaI communique from the war office
+hI. afternoon cntained no mention at
all Of operations.
The communique merely announced
that there vas a calm along the en-
tire battle front yesterday.
NO COMMENT.
PARIS, April 14.-The ministry OF
marine today refused to comment on
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ENGLAND

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BERLIN, (via wireless to SayvilIe).
April 14.-The newspaper VossIzche
Zeitung today quoted figures said to
have been taken from English com.
merciaI papers to prove tho success
Of tho German submarine blockade Of
the British Isles on April 1, 1915. Ac-
cordlna to tho table prepared by the
newspaper, the supply Of wheat at
Liverpool was only 10000 bushels,
compared with a supply Of $3.50, 900
bushels on the same day one year ago.
TEMPERANCE AND PEACE.
[By Wilbur S. Forrest, United Press
Staff Correspondent
LONDON, April 14.-The British
cabinet will take no action to prohibit
the sale Of Intoxicating liquors. After
several conferences, the ministry has
decided to leave the liquor question
to the people through their represen.
tatives in the house of commons.
Premier Asquith made this an.
nouncement today.
When parliament reassembIed this
afternoon the liquor question and
rumors Of an early peace were upper.
most In the public mind. There were
all sorts Of rumors that Premier A..
quith would have Important announce.
ments to make on both subjects.
The cabinets position on the liquor
question was quickly made known,
Parliament had scarcely gone into
session when member queried the
prime minister on the result Of the
recent jiouor discussions, The pre-.
mier replied that the ministry had
reached the conclusion that the com.
mons, and not the government should
decide a matter Of vital Interest to
the British people.
In response to another query, sec.
retary Of State for the Colonies Har.
court intimated that the government
would consult Canada and other self:
governing colonies most fully when
the time to discuss peace terms ar:
rIves. He had no observations to make
regarding the probability Of an early
peace.
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IURKEY
BY Ed L. Keen, United Press Stan
Cnrrespondent.l

Correspondent.l
LONDON, April 14.-TWo allied war
ships were severely damaged by fire
from the Turkish forts In the lombard
ment Of the DardanelIes on Monday,
according to dispatches from Con-
stantnople today, passed by the press
bureau as without confirmation. A
British cruiser, the Turkish war Of
flee announced, was hit by several
shells and a torpedo boat was dam
aged.
The admiralty has issued no state
ment regarding the bombardment. The
official statement from Constantinople
and unofficial reports from Sofia and
the island Of Tenedos Indicate that
the attack was resumed on larger
scale than has been developed since
the sinking Of three allied battieships
on March 18.
The Turkish war office announced
that several enemy ships entered tho
strait and participated In the lombard
ment. The attack was entirely unsue-
cessfuI, according to the Turks, the
land batteries forcing the retirement
Of the fleet early in the evening.
A Dedeaghatch correspondent wired
to Sofia that allied warships engaged
In a heavy bombardment Of the Oar
danelles forts on Monday. The attack
was most violent at about p. m., ac-
cordina to the Dedeayhatch dispatch
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The War in Mexico
Latest Developments Among Our Revolution
ary Neighbors of the South.

had fallen on the United States side
of the border, near the Brownsville
pumping station.
Funston intended to demand that
this cease, but the struggle was
thought to be so desperate that doubt
wa. EXPRESSED whether he would be
headed unless he resolred to forcible
measures. .-
series Of Battles.
WASHINGTON, April IA series
Il, distinct engag agements, some OF
which assume the proportions OF reai
pitched battles. are in progress II,
Mexico. Representatives, mere ", y,
both factions admit the fighting VIII
decide whether Carranza can oreaN
the villa control Of the north ana re-
gain Mexico City.
The biggest fight Is at Celaya where
villa. with more than 10000 men, ana
caneral Felipe Angeles, with most OF
the Villa artillery, are ATTACKING
Obregon. Wy,
A. Matamoros, the attacking VII
|,;stas have brought UP heavy REIN
sn-cements and are attacking the Car
ranzistas from the west and south. /,
American cavalrymen are on guaro
about Brownsville. -.
south of Neuvo Laredo, at Hulsach-
;ta the Carranzistas are pursuing the
J-;I,istas defeated in Fridays and sat
nrdav's fighting. Reports Indicate
that this is a war of extermlnatioh'
General Herrera's troops having sum,
mariIv shot 200 villista prisoners ana
III fho vvn1Ind6d.
The villistas are again trying 10 l
take Tuxpam, south OF Iampico' ~
the center OF the oil territory.
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United Press Leased Wire Service.]
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, April Il
Dropping of some shells and bulie1s
on the American side from the Mata-
moros battle yesterday, caused re-
newed apprehension today here. Car
ranzista forces claim the resumption
OF fighting has given them distinct
advantage, and they placed the VII
lista losses at 300, while, they SAID,
they lost practically none.
Execution Of Prisoners
LAREDO, Texas, April 14.-While
the Official figures placed the Car
ranzista execution of villista prison
ers at Huisachito at $50, there was
growing evidence today the victors
slaughtered fully $50, including wom-
en- camp followers and wounded men.
New details today said scores we're
moved down before Carranzista
machine gun squad. In justincation'
the Carranzistas said they were re-
taliating for similar treatment by VII
iistas.
Bullets Fall on This Side.
WASHINGTON, April 14.-Mexican
fghting threatened Brownsville, Tex
so seriously today that General F'uns.
ton was on his way there from Fort
Sam Houston. he notified the war de-
partment.
A battle raced all Of Tuesday about
Matamoros and along the river pank
TO point q mile west of Brownsville,
Funston reported. General villa, ne
said, had two field guns on the ground
and had dropped twenty. shells into
Matamoros.
What was more serious, ride bullets
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Auditing the Books.

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PUEBLO, Colo, April 14-Upon the
findings of Louis NJ. Reeves, expert!
accountant for the district, who 49,
working on the books, hangs the fate
OF w. J. Slaughter, capitalist, who is
ut liberty under $4,000 bond OH a
charge Of embezzling $4,000 from the,
closed Mercantile bank. II Reeves
finds nothing aginst Slaughter, local
authorities will drop the charge.
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WAR VETERANS
FIGHT WITH KNIFE
G. A.. r. Man 10 Dying from Wounds
Received from Soldier In
Spanish War.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
MILWAUKEE, Wis. April IA
Romano Blair, civil war veteran,
was dying today from knife wounds
received in a midnight struggle at the
soldiers home with F. o. Swanson,
veteran OF the Spanish war, Monday.
Blair was stabbed below the heart
and in the left leg. Swanson is under
arrest The affair only became known
today when Assistant District Attor-
ney Hutchins began an investigation.
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AUS RIA

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LONDON, April 14.-The situation
in Vienna Is growing worse daily, the
Rome correspondent of the Exchange
Telegraph company wired today. A
proclamation of martial law is imn1in-
ent. The population, according to the
correspondent, is growing extremely
restless because of the Russian ad.
vance through the Carpathians.
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AMERICAN SHELLS
!. USED BY GERMANS
At Least They Are Labeled
Made in the United
States" by r. Stock
and Company.
NO SUCH FIRM HERE
Looks Like Scheme to Stir Up
Hatred or Make England Think
Her Blockade is
Weak.

[By v sc. Shepherd, United Press
e. Staff Correspondent
[CoF. aht 1915 by the United Press]
Syrighted in Great Britafn]
a SDQUARTERS OF THE BRIT
IS .ARMY, NORTHERN FRANCE.
14.-The Germans are firing
Shes marked ''made in the United
States'' against the British. They have
been doing so ever since the Ameri-
can military attaches were withdrawn
from Germany.
It is understood, generally. that the
American attaches were withdrawn be-
cause the Germans were repeatedly
calling to their attention the fact
that the Russians were using Amerl-
can shells. The situation, therefore,
became so embarrassing to the at
taches with the German army, that
they found it necessary to leave.
Almost as soon as the attaches de-
parted from Germany, British off-
GERS began to note that the Germans
were using shells apparently OF
American manufa cture. These bear
the mark ''R. Stock and Company.'
There is sufficiently large coliec-
ton of these shells at British head
quarters to establish the fact that
the Germans possessed considerabfe
supply of these supposed American
shells. Whether the Germans aro
using them SO as to indicate to the
English that their navy is not pre-
venting the shipment Of ammunition
from the United States to Germany,
or whether the intention is to create
criticism Of the United States In Eng
land, are questions yet unsolved.
There Is no doubt that the ship
ment of ammunition from the United
States to Germany ended almost as
soon as the war started, owing to the
activity of the English fleet. The
shells which the Germans are now
using therefore, we're sold to Ger
MANY before the war or were cot
made in the United States at all, but
have been falsely labeled.
No Such Firm Here.
NEW YORK, April 14.-At the Of
flee of the Remington Arms and Am
munition company here, it was srared
positively this afternoon, that there
is no American firm Of ammunition
manufacturers named r. Stock & Co.,
the firm name referred to in VIM. G..
Shepherds cable to the United Press
Officials of the Remington Co., added
that they knew Of no such corpora
ton abroad.
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: Time Fixed rs secret.

WASHINGTON, April 14.-Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury Peters said
this afternoon that definite period
in neutrality's interests he would not
say how long-had been fixed for the
Kron Prinz Wilhelm to repair and
leave American waters or intern
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Preparinu for Work.

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WASHINGTON. April 14.-Adm1ral
Moore reported from Honolulu today
that all of Tuesday was occupied IN
rigging and testing the newly arriv-
ed apparatus for raising the submarine
"a. He said he expected actual work
would begin today.
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BALKANS

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NISH, Serbia, April 14.-fn VIOLA
tion of a recent agreement, an Aus
+ri,n ounboat shelIed Belgrade,
wounding two women and damaging
a house, according to dispatches re-
ceived here today. Both the Austrian
and Serbian commanders had pledged
not to lombard unfortified
border towns.
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DES MONIES, Iowa, April IA
Iowa college at Ames triumphed over
the state university at Iowa City In
their biennial fight for increased ap-
propriations before the legislature
when the senate today adopted unant
mously the Jones plan of state educa-
tional support. The Ames school was
voted an increase Of $225,000, while
the Iowa City school got but $171, 800.
The greater increase in enrolment OF
students at Ames was responsible for
the victory. The house has not yet
acted and the graduates of Iowa City
are on the warpath. More than nifty
appropriation bills were killed by the
adoption Of the Jones resolution. The
total increase for state education
amounts to $464,95O, but the income
from the mil1age tax will reduce the
actual increase over the last biennial
period to $1S3,075.
Iowa will receive total OF $916,5O0.
including $150,000 for buildings Ames
will receive s1,100,000 including $780,
900 for buildings. Cedar Falls will
receive $293.30O and Vinton school for
the blind, $53,s5D. Special appropria-
ttons Included in. the total amount
are: Iowa. s66,5OO; Ames, $4,000, and
Cedar Falls, $500.
Senator Doran of Boone, attempted
to inject the coordination college
scheme into the controversy by sug-
gesting that the money for the engi-
neering department Of the two schools
be divided, but the senate refused.
The Bahama bill giving superv1s-
ors power to buy land to make dan
gerous grade crossings safe, was
passed by the house.
Tucker of Clinton, offered resolu-
ton directing the state board of con-
troll to sell the Knoxville inebriate
hospital in 1917 because statewide
prohibition would make it useless.
The resolution went over under the
rules.
Illinois Legislature.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April II
Lacking three votes of the required
two-thirds majority, the Rinehart
resolution for an amendment to the
amending clause to allow three
amendments to be submitted to the
constitution at ona time, was killed
in the house today. The vote was "
to 81. The senate killed the same
resolution yesterday. Very little de-
bate preceded the vote.
Chief opposition to the measure
came from republicans and partly
from those who supported the defaat-
ed resolution for constitutional con-
vention. >,
Little debate preceded the vote. 1t
being realized that since the senate
had killed tho measure yesterday, the
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Dr.. Wall VIII Die.

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CHICAGO, April 14.-Dr. Clarence
n. Wall and his wife had long talk
today planning the wife's future and
the future of their little boy. DR.. wall
doesn't expect to have place in the
future of either, only as memory.
It is his own Judgment and the juds-
ment of several other persons that
he cannot live more than two or
three days at most.
DR.. Wall is a police ambulance sur
eeon. A month ago while administer
ing an injection to a tubercular pa
tient. Wall pricked his finger. Blood
noison has set in. Symptoms of fail
ure of the heart action began to be
noticed today.
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