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RUSSIAN STATEMENT.
PETRoGRAD. via London, March 2;

PETROGRAD, via London, March c3:
From Memel (East Prussia) to the Wis
tula and on the left bank of the Wis.,
tula there has been no change. Rus
sian troops which advanced from
Tauroggen occupied Laugszargen
after an engagement, capturing pris-
oners and engineering stores.
In the Carpathians stubborn fighting is
taking place on the roads toward
Bartfeld, in the valleys of the On
dawa and Laborcza rivers, near Lup-
kow pass, and on the left bank OF
the upper San the Russians have
made successful advances:
During the last twenty-four hours
We have captured 900 men, 30
officers and 20 machine guns. In the
direction of Nunkacz the Germans
in dense formation attacked the Rus
sian positions at Rossokhacz, Draw
chik and kosiuwkawa, but were
everywhere repulsed, suffering heavy
losses.
In consequence of the joyful event OF
the surrender of the fortress of Pre-
mysl the generalissimo, Grand Duke
Nicholas, has been awarded the st.
Georges cross of the second degree
and the commander of the army be-
fore PrZemysl, Gen. Skliwamoff, the
st. Georges cross Of the third degree.
AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.
VIENNA, via Amsterdam to London,
March 23:
After four months investment Pre-
mysl has honorably fallen. The COM
mander had received an order to
leave the fortress to the enemy in
three days, because at the moment of
the attack, even with the greatest
economy in the food rations, resist
ance could be maintained for three
days only.
It proved possible to effect the timely
destruction of the fortress. together
with it's guns and ammunition, as
well as the outer fortifications.
The capitulation of the fortress, with
which possibility the higher COM
mand had reckoned for a long time
past. has had no influence upon the
general situation.
Although the above official communi-
cation announced that Przemysl capt.
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Burke Names Nephew as Secretary.

William A. Burke Of Grand Forks,
N. D.. has been appointed private sec
retary to the treasurer Of the United
States, succeeding Secretary Thiel, who
has been promoted to deputy assistant
treasurer of the United States. Private
Secretary Burke is nephew of Treas
ursr Burke. He 10 q young man. stu
IN bis tYeptiAh
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Served Fourteen Terms as Mayor

NASHVILLE. Tenn. March IS
Thomas A. Kercheval, who a genera
tion ago served fourteen terms as
mayor Of Nashville, died here yestcr
day. Hs WAS seyentS.eiGht yeAkD Old
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Judge Who Sentenced Frank Dies.

NEW YORK. March 23.-Former
Judge L. s. Roam of Atlanta. who tried
and sentenced Leo NJ. Frank for tho
murder of Mary Phagan. died here to-
day in the Polytechnic Hospital. where
he had been a patient since Febru-
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the higher command reckoned for .
long time. has no influence on the siea-
alton in general"
Germany Pays Tribute.


long time. has no influence on the stu
alton In general"
Germany Pays Tribute.
BERLIN, via London. March 23.-Ths
press Of the German capital unites In
paying tribute to tho defenders OF
Przemysl. whom. It Is declared. only
hunger could subdue. At the same
time there Is no disposition to make
light OF the defeat The Lokal Anzet-
ger says:
I'VE have no intention Of ninirnising
the lose our brave allies have suffered.
Prsemysl was strong and . great fort-
ress II showed its strength In its
allies its loss and the loss OF It's COM
mander and garrison who have won
laurels whose glory captivity cannot
destroy
view OF the Austrian general stan that
the fall of Przenysl can have no innu-
.nce on the general situation" says the
Kreuz Zeitung. I'VE nevertheless are
honest enough to admit II Is a painful
blow dealt our cause on the right wing
Russians Are Pursued.
German troops are pursuing the Rus
slams who have been driven from Memel,
according TO today's advtces from Berlin.
The Germans have occupied the Russian
town Of KruttinEen, across the border
rom Menel, II Is declared, and about
three thousand Germans who have been
F1eld captive at that point have been freed
Attacks made by Russian troops on
poth sides of the Orzyc river. In Russian
Poland. are declared TO have resulted in
failure.
Fighting in the West.
Desultory fighting has been the vogue
IN the western arena of war. Both
French and Germans mako claims of
comparatively minor successes.
That many attacks by French troops
at different sections along the west
ern front have all failed. is the decla-
ration OF the German official state
ment OF today.
French offensive movements near
Carency. northwest of Arras, have been
repulsed. In Champagne the Germans
blew up mines and turned back an
attack. The enemy sustained heavy
losses when repulsed northeast of Bad
onviller. according to the Germans.
Aviators Brought Down.
A French aviator was shot down
near Verdun and two aviators in one
machine were forced to descend near
Freiburg.
French declare that two counter at
tacks by the Germans in an endeavor
to recapture ground lost in the fight
ing on Sunday near Bagatelle, in the
Argonne, were completely repulsed.
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Ambassador and Bryan Confer.
Twine Manufacturers Heard.

Representatives of American sisal
twIue manufacturers also saw the ad-
officials and urged that
the situation at Progreso and Merida.
Mexico. he relieved They told Sec
rstary Bryan and Secretary Redfield
lat a shortage alresSy was certain.
T.. e. lieidrich. jr., of Peoria. H.. said
iter the gravity of the s,sal situation
was realtzed by government officials
and that they were making every ef-
tort 10 restore activity i'll the Mexican
markets.
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special Significance Denied.

Secretary Garrison has said that there
was no special Significance in Maj.
I.anehorne's return to the United
states at this particular time, the or
ders for his relief by Col. Kuhn of the
engineers, who happened to be in Ber-
lin. having been issued in the ordinary
routine.
Although Maj Langhorne has not yet
been regularly assigned to duty, 1t is
understood that he will be attached to
the general staff of the army. with
station at the Army War College in
tAla oitst in oZdae = give hlW TINA
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MAI, LANCH0RNE BACK;
CONFERS WITH OFFICIALS
Mystery Surrounds Recall From Ger.
many, Where He Witnessed
Army Movements.

Maj George T. Langhorne of the
United States Cavalry, who has served
as military attache Of the United
States embassy at Berlin for several
months, and who was relieved a few
weeks ago, arrived in this city from
New York last evening in company
with Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood. COM
manding the Department of the East.
who is on his way south on a tour of
inspection of military posts.
Since his arrival here Maj. Lang
horne has been almost constantly in
conference with officials Of the State
and War Departments. He visited Sec
retary Garrison of the War Depart
ment and Chandler Anderson at the
State Department yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Anderson recently visited Berlin
in connection with the inspection OF
camps of military prisoners. and nat
urally had much business in the Ger
man capital with Maj. Langhorne. who
was of great assistance to him in meet
ing the proper German officials: Maj.
Langhorne was in favor with German
government officials. and when he took
leave of the kaiser the latter expressed
personal regret at his transfer from
Gerpanv
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confers With Army Officers.

Today Maj. Langhorne had a long
conference behind closed doors with
Brig. Gen. Bliss, acting chief Of staff
of the army, and other high ranking
officers at the War Department.
Because of the unusual mystery at
tending the movements of Maj. Lang
horne since his arrival in this country.
the impression has gained ground that
military significance attaches to his
unexpected recall from the German
"a nital in a critical stage of the war.
II il said that Maj. Langhorne had
been given unusual opportunities for
observing German military operations,
especially ia the mobilization and
movements of large bodies OF troops.
and is better informed on the subject
than any of the military attaches of
the other embassies at Berlin.
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MAY Use TRANSPORTS
TO CARRY S|SAL GRASS
Government Concerned Over Tie-Up
of Twine Material at Yu-
catan Port.

Dispatching army transports to Yuc-
atan to bring sisal grass for use In
making hemp from Progreso to the
United States is being considered to
assure supplies for American twine
factories and farmers.
Senator Pomerene. who conferred
with State Department officials today
on behalf of Ohio twine manufacturers.
said the International Harvester Com
pany had arranged for 100000 bales
of sisal to be distributed among vari-
ous twine manufacturers in the Unit
ed States.
In order to get this supply" said
senator Pomerene. Il am informed the
government is considering the send
ing of transports to Progreso in the
near future"
Denial that there had been any burn
ing of sisal grass or looting in Yucatan
was made In a message to the Car
ranza agency here today from Vera
cruz.
Gen Alvarado is in complete pos
session Of the situation in Yucatan."
said the message, "and order generally
prevails. There has been no burning
of sisal grass or any looting whatso-
ever.
British Ambassador interested.
Realizing the danger that there will
not be enough hemp twine for the
1915 grain crop in the United States
because Of the tie-up at the port OF
Progreso preventing the shipment of
the Yucatan sisal hemp supply, govern
ment officials have exerted strenuous
efforts to have affairs at that port
composed. In this effort the American
government has been cooperating with
the British ambassador. who Is con-
cerned about the ssal supply to bind
the Canadian crops.
With CarranZa's withdrawal of his
embargo at Progreso, and with Car
rama forces now in full control OF the
revolution, which has been the occasion
of 4 labor shortage at the port, pre-
venting the loading of the sisal crop,
II 10 hoped that the threatened short
age Will be relieved.
Ambassador and Bryan Confer.
Secretary Bryan and Sir Cecil SPRING
Rice, the British ambassador. con-
ferred last evening over the Yucatan
situation.
II is understood that steps will be
taken to prevent any interference with
the shipment Of the much needed prod
4Cts. state Department officials think
the general situation in 4ucatan will
soon improve. Commander Blakely OF
rh~ cruiser Des Moines has reported 70
the Navy Department that the Carranza
forces were now in full control Of the
town and that order prevailed.
Twine Manufacturers Heard.
Representatives of American sisal
twtue manufacturers also saw the ad-
. ultEistration officials and urged that
the situation at ProgreSo and Merida
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Additional Surgeons Called.

When the eight injured firemen
reached Emergency Hospital. shortly
after the accident happened. call
was sent for additional surgeons. All
the nurses were summoned and every
effort was made to give the more seri-
ously injured ones the quickest atten-
ton possible, the less injured men ex-
pressing a Willingness to wait.
From number Of business houses in
the vicinity OF the scene of the acci-
dent the police and hospitals received
calls for ambulances. but occupants of
passing automobiles stopped and did
the ambulance work, all the men be-
ing taken to the one hospital.
Capt Dixon was the first to send ~or
his wife. He knew she would be
alarmed when she learned of the ac-
tain Of the extent of his injuries
Wives and other relatives of the other
firemen reached the hospital shortly
after the injured men arrived there.
Many callers were r~ee.Ssa last night.
x-Ray the Injuries.
Surgeons at the hospital, after con-
sultation this morning. decided to
x-ray the wounds of all the patients
TO the extent of their injuries. DR..
IhOmdS A. 1ICoNCIs tHc A-ldy. expert,
assisted by members of the staff, pro-
ceeded with the work.
Private Coulter, the only injured fire-
man permitted to leave the hospital
yesterday, returned this morning for
an x-ray picture. Coulter has been a
member of the department for about
nineteen years and has been injured
before. He narrowly escaped death
when Capt. Brown and Private Downs
we're killed at the fire in the store of
the Washington Tobacco Company.
only a short distance from the scene of
the accident yesterday.
Taxi Chauffeur Arrested.
John Brasse, 422 11th street south
west, the chauffeur in charge of the
taxicab that figured in the accident
was arrested last night by Policeman
Rock Of the. sixth precinct. His taxicab
brought up the rear Of a funeral process
sion tthe funeral Of Thomas Harris, T6 F
| street southwest. and in the vehicle were
Frederick c. Noack and wife and three
sons of Mr., Harris, while a friend OF
the family rode on the front seat with
Tho chAA8eun NxA G0aok vas the onl1
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occupant of the taxicab who was in

Statements relative to the accident
made by members of No. truck COM
agree. Because of the variance, it is
stated, the exact cause of the accident
will have to be determined probably in
the Police Court in case none OF the
firemen die. Should any OF them die,
Coroner hewitt will hold an inquest
and let jury pass upon the testimony.
Claims Truck Skidded.
Brasse's claim is that the heavy truck
skidded against his taxicab. but mem
bers of the truck company declare that
no such thing occurred. Their expla-
nation of the affair is that the truck
was going east, toward Michael j.
Iynchs saloon, $50 Pennsylvania ave
niue, where a small fire occurred, ana
that the taxicab came north on 9th
street and struck a rear wheel OF the
truck.
The impact, it is stated. was strong
enough to break a three-inch spoke in
the wheel Of the truck and turn the
end Of the truck with force enough to
cause Tillerman smith to lose controi
and the heavy vehicle to topple over.
Chief Wagner hurried to the hospital
as soon a Star reporter informed
him that the accident had happened,
welfare of his men he did not neglect
to make quick provision for protecting
the business section with a company to
take the place of the one that had been
put out of commission.
Before leaving the hospital the chief
gave orders to have all the men off
duty called in, directed that an extra
truck horse-drawn vehicle. take the
place of the wrecked motor truck, and
that a detail of men from the several
outlying companies be made to operate
it. =
Ready for Emergency.
The extra truck and temporary COM
pany filled in at the 14th street house
with the water tower and fuel wagon
long before dark. 1t was feared that
the disabling of so many men would
mean the loss of days off by fremen
for a short time. but Chief Wagner
said this morning that the affairs had
will have to be deprived of their days
off
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War Officially Reported.

ulated after four months investment"
data covering the fighting there seem
to indicate clearly that the investment
began about the middle of September.
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injury Of F|REMEN
AROUSES OFFICIALS


on the curbing, as the apparatus might
turn down the street in question.
Hardly day passes in Washington
that the fire apparatus is not called
out" he said. some days several calls
are made. The same is true of am
balances from the various hospitals
out on emergency cases. Every time
one of these emergency vehicles hur
ries along the street the chances for
accident are unlimited.
Now, if every good citizen who hears
this signal would take a position at
the corner of the intersecting street
nearest him, instead of merely stop
ping to watch the emergency vehicle
race past him, he could do much to
prevent catastrophes. 1t would be but
a moments work, but little trouble, and
might be the means of saving many
lives.
yesterdays accident brings out two
points regarding the traffic laws of
the District. The first Is the necessity,
as required by the law, of all vehicles
slowing up at crossings. The other is
that law which requires all vehicles
upon the approach of fire apparatus to
make for the curb Immediately and
STOP
Doing Well as Expected.
''The injured fremen are doing as
well as could be expected was the
statement made at Emergency Hos
pital this morning. and it is probable
that all will recover
Capt w. a. Dixon's right leg is so
badly fractured that it eventually may
have to be amputated, 1T is said. He
sustained possible internal injuries,
injury to his back and is suffering
from shock, also.
John B. Leavelle, twenty eight years
old. 639 A street southeast, probably
is the most seriously injured member
of the company. While his condition
is said to be dangerous, physicians
think he will recover. His left shoul-
der is broken, his leg badly wrenched
and his head injured.
William A. Smith, tillerman, thirty
east, sustained scalp wounds and con-
tusions of the scalp and back.
John W. Hurdle, twenty-eight years
old, PIP Sd street northeast, is one of
the more seriously injured. His right
collarbone is fractured, his ribs prob
ably fractured and his right hip hurt,
with possible internal injuries.
Clarence E. Ruffner. twenty-three
ye-rs old. 1902 7th street southwest.
has dislocated left ankle. his shoul
der Is badly wrenched and his elbow
and left knee cut.
Charles Z. Gibson. colored, driver of
the truck 2025 18th street northwest,
has an injury to his left knee and
minor cuts and bruises.
Frank E. Frere, thirty-eight years
old, 1859 D Street southwest, assistant
driver of the truck, has numerous
bruises and cuts and both wrists are
severely injured
William T. Coulter, forty years old,
3O71a 10th street southwest, is injured
left ankle is badly swollen and possibly
is diSlOcated
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SYNOPSIS.


Stanley Hargreave, millionaire. after
1 miraculous escape from the den Of
the gang of brilliant thieves known as
the BLACK Hundred, lives the life OF q
fecluse for eighteen years Hargreave
one night enters q Broadway restau-
rant and there comes face to face with
the gangs leader. Braine.
After the meeting, during which nell
Their man apparently recognizes the
other, Hargreave hurrtes to his mag
nificent RiverdaIe home and lays plans
Tor making his escape from the ccun,
try. He writes a letter to the girls
school In New Jersey where eighteen
years before he had mysteriously lett
on the doorstep his baby daughter,
to the hangar of daredevil aviator
Braine and members of his band sur
round Hargreave's home at night, but
as they enter the house the watchers
The safe is found empty-the million
which Hargreave was known to have
drawn that day was gone. Then some
one announced the balloon had been
punctureds and dropped into the sea.
:, Florence Hargreaves arrives from
the girls school. Princess olga;
Braine's companion. visits her and
claims to be relative. Two bogus de-
tectives call. but their plot is foiled
by Norton, a newspaper man.
:, BY bribing the captain Of the Orient
Norton lays trap for Braine. and his
gang. Princess Olga also visits the
Orient's captain and she easily falls
into the reporters snare. The plan
proves abortive through 'Braine's good
luck. and only hirelings fall into the
hands of the police.
After failing in their first attempt
the Black Hundred trap Florence. They
ask her for money, but she escapes.
again foiling them.
Norton and the countess call on Flor
ence the next day, once more safe at
home. The visitors having gone. Jones
removes section Of flooring and from
cavity takes box. Pursued by mem
bers of the Black Hundred who have
been watching his movements he
PUSHES to the water front. thrilling
race in motor boats enEues. Jones
drops the box into the sea and with his
automatic sets fire to the pursuing
boat
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CHAPTER VI Continued.

Maybe it's Just as we'll you did,
said Jones moodily.
Il know this place. The 'housekeep
or used to be my nurse, and II she Is
still on the job she may be of service
to US. You don't think they'll question
or recognize me?"
Hardly. I'll put In a word for you.
I'll say sent for you, not knowing II
we had enough servants to take care
of the luncheon"
And now I'll go and hunt up Meg"
Sure enough, his old nurse was still
In charge of the house; and when
her baby" disclosed his identity she
all but fell upon his neck.
"But what are you doing here,
dressed up as waiter?"
Its a little secret, Meg. i wasn't
invited, and the truth is I'm very
desperately in love with the young
lady in whose honor this coaching
party is being given. And :.
maybe she's In danger"
Danger? What about?"
THE Lord only knows. But show
me about the house. I've not been
here in SO long I've forgotten the run
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Of 1t. / remember one roo with
the secret panel and another With 4
! painting that turned. Have they
thAnged them?"
mo; it is just the same here - Il
ased to be. Come along and I'll show
yos-"
N0rtoa inspected the rooms cars
fully. slowing away In his mind every
detail. He might be worrying about
nothing; but 70 many strange things
had happened that 1t was better to be
on the side of caution than on the
side OF carelessaess. He left the
house and ran ACROSS Jones carrying
: basket Of wine.
!. Here, Norton; take this to the
party. l want to reconnoiter."
All right, MUD! Say, Jones, how
much do you think I'd earn at this
Job" comically.
Get along with you, Mr.. Norton. It
may be the time to laugh, and then it
may not"
I'm going back into the house and
hide bshind = secret panel. I've got
ny revolver. You 90 to tho stables
and take > try 1t my car; see II she
works smooftly. We may have to %
some hiking Where Il tho countess
n ihis3~
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to withdraw from this warfare, which
gradually decimated their numbers
without getting anywhere toward the
goal
Jones shouted that the limousine
was tearing down the road. Some
thing must be done to stop 1t. He
suggested that he drop behind, leave
his horse, and take a chance at pot
ting tire from the shrubbery at the
roadside.
Keep going. Don't stop, Norton
till you are back in town. I'll manage
to take good care of myself"