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BULGARIA. EXCLUDES TURKS.
Government Announces II Cannot
Aid Foreign Refugees.

Npecio 'dhh Despdfrh 10 THr StN.
SOFIA, via Rome. Feb 1.-THE Bull
garian Government has notified the
Powers that it will not allow foreign
refugees from Turkey to settle in Bull
gara. since the Government alre tdy Is
in duty bound TO support and provide
work for the numerous destitute Bull
garians expelled from Macedonia, Asia
Minor and eastern Thrace.
Because of the burdens already rest
ing upon Bulgaria to care for these
refugees of her own nationality the
Government says II Is compelled to ex-
clude foreigners.
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REBUILD LOUvAIN UNIVERSITY
Pope VIII CalI On Catholics Of the
World 20 Help.
spec,eI cabr Despatch TO Tmr suH

ROME, Feb. l7-Mgr, Deploige presi-
dent OF Louvan University. mad an
audience with the Pope day. at which
he explained the extent of the damage
IA 'hc college, The information had
been nlrualN withhold from the Pope.
Tho 'ont!ff was greatly impressed and
much grievcd over tho story told by
Mig Deploige and promised to raise
the necessary funds to rebuild the
university with the aid OF the Catholics
Of me world
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IL hope II will be
realized" he says,
that the detention
OF neutral ships by
his Majcsty's Gov
ern IN mt with a
view 10 the capture
Of contraband trade
on it's way to the
enemy has not con-
.N,l
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Duty of Eng
land 10 Make
Careful
Sea rch Of
ships.

ernment should bo entitled ~ make nnq
ShouId make careful inquiry with 70.
sard to the destination Of p,rtlc,,lo,
shipments OF goods even az the risk
OF some slight delay 20 the parties In.
terested az
III such Inquiries were no, nado
titn"f me exercise Of our balIiga-er,
rights would hnve % be Abandoned
lending TO the prulongition OF this wa,
ana the Increase Of tho loss and suffer.
ihs which II is entailing upon the whole
"orld. or els" u would he necessary
To indulge IN indiscrimina,c captures of
neutral goods and thcir detention
'hroughout all IN" period ~ IN. result
lne prize court proceedings Under the
system now adopted II has been found
possible 20 reieas" without DELAY and
consequently without appreclabln loss IA
inc parties Interested. all tho goods -,
Wh'ch the destination Is shown ne ,hn
result OF the Inquiries TO b. innocen,
~ may well he that the systap, ~
making such Inquiries IL 20 a csr,,,n
extent new Introduction. In that /,
mas been prdctised 10 a far sreater
eN"h' than IN previous wars but II
II correctly described as "A new do
nhrture, II is n departure which %
wholly 10 the advantage Of neutral.
ana which has been made for the nur.
pose or relieving them 50 far as nos.
SINE from loss and Inconvenience
SIR Edward declares. rext. tina, IN,
contention Or the United states tba,
iPnts or visit and search should no ey-
crcised on the high seas and ttot tho
conclusion ~ the search Should res- u,o,
the evidence found on the shins ard mo-,
upon external Information. is not con.
S,Neht WIN the practice of the United
states SINCE mat was not the rule upon
hn Ftafs
c'Nll war or during the Spanish Apn,,-
can war. He holds the rrincInlo - -.
impossible in modern times. rhe ,ru.h
mas to b" got from a variety ~
sources In order that the finn, des,lpa.
tlon or carsoes can actually be a.c.r-
:ained
As regards tho American nro,.a,
against the taking of American .hins
into British ports the Foreign Ser-at,,ry
states that such was the pol!cy of ,he
United states in the civii war tha, Drit-
ism vessels were diverted from their Il, s.
tlnations In the Russo-Japanese war and
IN the second Balkan war, and TIM, tho
'rltl'h Government acquiesced With
"kti ti"rdinnry emphasis Sir Edward
drives home his point:
No Power in these dave On, ,ror,
during great war to forego the eyer.
cse OF the right NJ visit and search
vessels which are apparently harmless
merchantmcn can he used for CARRYING
ana laying mines ana even fltted 10 lis
charge torpedoes, Supplies 70. submo.
rines can without difficulty he concealed
under other cargoes.
The only protection against these
risks IL to visit and search Thoroughly
every vessel appearing IN the zpne -.
operation. and " the circumstances arc
renIar
II out at the spot where the vessel w,s
met with the only practicable cn,.rs, "a
to take tho ship TO some more ,,n.
Venient locality for the purpose. To do
SO is not To be looked upon MS "A new
helligeren' right, hut ~ an admiration
OF the existing right to the modern CON
Ntions OF commerce
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GERMAN REPLACES TURK.
Gen. Won Bach 10 Comma nd Sui
tan's Army In syria,

Special cable Despatch 10 THE SrS.
ROME, Feb lit IL announced in
Cairo that DJemal Pasha. commander in
chief OF the Turkish army In Syria has
been replaced by Gen. Won Bach. a Ger
man, The Official explanation of tho
change IL that Djemal Pasha suffered a
fracture Of the leg in an automobile
accident.
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Every effort 10
made by organizers
OF this trade to
conceal the .ru.
destination, and II
IN" innocent nou-
tral trade is 10 be
distinguished from
the enemy trade II
is essential that
hlA No tapt,H- 1z
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The general
complaint IN Your
Exce.lency's note
was that the ac-
tion OF Great Brit
ain was affecting
adversely the trade
OF the United
States with neu-
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The ote offers
statistics to show
that American ex-
ports Of meat to
Denmark showed
re m end O US in
creases in 1914 over
1913 After again
stating the deslre
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Quotes Export
Figures.

months OF January to July. 1914, IN
elusive. were l.20i. as compared with
1897 In the corresponding months OF
1918, drop OF $4,000. 600
For the months OF August. Septem-
oer October and November. that Is to
say for the four months OF the war
preceding the delivery of your Ex-
cellency's note, the figures Of the ex-
ports Of merchandise were tagain in
millions OF dolars) 667. as compared
with 9e3 In the corresponding months
OF 1913, a drop OF s25s ,oO0. 900
"If. however. the single article OF
cotton he eliminated from the COM
parison, the figures show very df-
feren' result Thus the exports OF all
articles OF merchandise other than cot
ton from the United States during the
first seven months of 1914 were saG6,-
100000 as against sl.l27 900 900 IN
1913, drop of sl6l.o0O. 900. or tai,
per cent. on the other hand. the cX-
ports ~ the same articles during the
months August to November amounted
TO t60S 100000, as compared with
$3.50, 100000 In 1918. drop Of see
100000. or less than per cent
II II therefore clear that II cotton
be excluded the effect OF the war has
been no to increase hut practically to
arrest the decline of American exports
which was In progress earlier IN the
year. In fact, any decrease in Amer
lean exports which is attributed TO the
war Is essentially due to cotton
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Like all belllg-
clcnt right. IL must
he exercised with
due regard for neu-
tral interests. and
II would he unrea-
s7hdbie to expect a
neutral vessel to
make long devla-
MS from her
course for this pur-
thut n
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No Cotton
Touched.

as your Excelency is aware. II has not
bten declared by his Majesty's Govern
ment to be Contraband OF war. and the
rules under which We are at present
conducting our belligercnt operations
give us no power in the absence Of
blockade to seize or interfere with II
when on It's way to n belligerent country
in neutral ships Consequently no cot
ton has been touched"
sir Edward states that the exercise of
the right OF iutercepting the contraband
trade OF the enemy cannot have been
the cause OF the decrease in cotton ex-
ports. England and France have suf-
fered heavily from the falling on In cot
ton exports. The general result of his
study OF the export situation convinces
him that the naval operations OF Great
Britain are not the cause OF any diminu-
tion In the volume OF American exports
and that II the commerce Of the United
States 'is in the unfavorable situation
which your Excellency describes the
cause ought in fairness To be sought
elsewhere than In the activities Of his
Majestys naval forces"
Tho Foreign Secretary then takes up
for examination export figures contained
in the circular issued on January 23 by
the Department of Commerce in wash
ington, IA circular which admits a ma. .ked
Improvement in the foreign trade OF the
United States, The first paragraph OF
the circular is quoted verbatim In the
British note.
A marked Improvement In our
foreign trade Ia indicated by the
latest reports issued by tho Depart
ment or Commerce through Its bu-
reau OF foreign and domestic com.
merce. sales OF foodstuffs and cor.
tf.A A.
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Taking the AR-
ures In millions ~
dolla the exports
Of m erch a ndlse
from the United
States for the seven
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NeutrnIs Feel
Effect.

idiiS a war OF any magnitude must re-
suit In grevious dlslocatiou of COM
merce. including that OF the nations
which take no part In the war Your
ENcellency will realize that in this tre-
mendous struggle. for the outbreak OF
which Great Britain is In no way re-
sponslble. It is impossible Slr the trade
OF any country to escape al injury and
loss. but for such his Majesty's Govern.
ment are not to blame
II do not understand the paragraph
which ] have quoted from your Excel
lency's note as referring to these in
direct consequences OF the state OF war
but TO the more proximate and direct
eject OF our belligerent action In dealing
with neutral ships and cargoes on the
high seas. such action has been limited
TO vessels on their way to enemy ports
or ports IN neutral countries adjacent to
the theatre of war. because il ls only
through such ports that the enemy in
PRODUCES the supplies which he requires
FOR carrying on the war
I'm my earlier note set out the mum.
ber OF ships which had sailed from the
United States for Holland. Denmark.
Norway. Sweden and italy. and I there
stated that only eight Of the ia had
been placed in the prize court. and that
only forty-hve had been temporarily de-
tained to enable particular consignments
or cargo TO be discharged for the rur-
pose OF prize court proceedings To
measure the enect Of such naval action
II is necessary to take into considera-
ton the general statistics or the export
trade OF the United States during the
months preceding the outbreak of war
and those since the outbreak
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commerce
/ The tone OF the
note is studiously
N"'e FIrm' courteous. but un-
Courtrous, varyingly firm. Re
GREETING that II is
'--------------' the fate OF neutr II
countries 70 safer
because or wars In which they are not
involved. Sir Edward Grey states that
MS Government is doing all that is nos.
sible to mitigate this situation that IL
VIII Ne the endeavor Of the British Cow
eIhment TO avoid Injury or loss to neu-
Tals, nut that the German Government
submarine blockade decree has made IL
necessary for Great Britain to cast aside
rules and preccdcnts
AT the outset the British Foreign Sec
retafy refers to the American note Of
December IS protesting against the de.
tentlon or American ships and TO the
preliminary reply made by the British
Foreign Office on January I
Since the date OF tho preliminary re.
ply. the British Government, as the note
states. has made more complete in.
quiry into the questions put forw ard by
secretary Rryan--whether the British
policy has caused depression In American
trade. and whether seizures OF caggoes
have inflicted irreparable loss. The note
continues
Toward the close OF your note II
December 2S. your Excellencv describes
the situation produced by the action of
Great britain as pi;lful one to the
commercial interests OF the United
states. and said that many of the great
industries OF the country were suffering
because their products were donicd long
established markets IN neutral European
countries contiguous to the nations AZ
war
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I plton ~ an ar
ticle which cannot
possibly have been
affected by the ex-
ercise OF our bel
llgerent rights. for.
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pose, 1t is for this reason that we hav.
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Continued from FIRST Pooe.

contention as regards greatly lessen,
commerce
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1T IL unfortu-
natelV true that in
these days. when
trade and finance
are cosmopolitan.
any Mar. par;iCu.
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DeCcnI her
Hin Month.

100000, compared with 1898. .OOO.-
o"" In December. 1919. and within
100000 OF the high record e.
'nblishcd In december. 1912.
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In December
there was fur
thcr IN prov o.
ment. the months
exports being
Vallled M k2le
Evening journal., 1915-02-12
RUSSIANS REFORM BATTLE LINES
IN EAST PRUSSIA PREPARATORY
TO new MOVE AGAINST GERMANS
Armies on the Eve of Great Operation Which Must
Solve Definitely the Struggle Now in Progress
About WsrsaW-Czar's Artillery Holds Foe Back
and Commands Every Strategic Point
FORTRESS OF PRZEMYSL STILL
HOLDS OUT UNDER CALLING FIRE

continues to the south Of La Boiselle.
where the Germans have succeeded in
exploding a mine under a. section OF
the French trenches. Despite this fact.
it was officially announced here today
that the French are maintaining all
Of their positions there and that the
Germans were unable to take advan-
tage Of the demolition of the French
trenches.
From the sea to the Somme the ar
.tillery exchanges continue and are
growing in Intensity, but there has
been. no change in the" relative POSI-
tions Of the forces. The Germans are
again bombarding Traoy-Le-Mont and
have succeeded in badly damaging a
number of buildings there From
I Rheims. to the scissors triangle. the
French were today engaged in violent
fly bombarding the German positions
and were reported TO have silenced
some of the more active German ar
! tillery.. The war office in it's after
noon summary of the war conditions
announced that official advices from
Pctrograd say that the Germans have
lost forty thousand men in their re-
cent attempts to renew their offensive
in Poland and that everywhere they
have been completely checked.
Evening journal., 1915-02-12
AMERICAN NOTE
Gives ENGLAND
. Unexpected JAR
All Nation Objects TO Ian
guage of Protest Against
Flags Use
MAY Blame STEAMSHIP
OFFICERS FOR TROUBLE
RY En. u. KEEN.

United Press Staff Correspondent.
LONDON. Feb 12-That the United
States intends to fully protect all Of
her rights and privileges is the con-
struction today placed on the Ameri-
can note to Germany and Great Brit
ain. Although the complete text
reached here too late for extensive
comment by the morning papers,
there is no question that the vigorous
language used in both communica-
tions came as a distinct surprise TO
the majority of British diplomats.
There is a general disposition to re-
sent the action of the United states
State Department in assuming. with
out first asking for official iniorma-
ton that the British foreign Office
has sanctioned the misuse of neu-
tral flags" AS a matter of fact, the
majority of Englishmcn are arguing
that inasmuch as England has al
ways allowed the use OF her flag by
merchantman seeking to evade cap
ture she should have the same right.
Were the American note not accom-
panied by the present strong language
used in the note TO Germany, II rs
believed it would arouse severe irri-
tation. But there is a general feel
ing that of the two the Kaiser gets
the worst of it. and this brings satis-
faction to the average Englishman.
However, there is no Disgusting
the fact that a strong anti-American
feeling is growing throughout Eng
land. Having its basis in the belief
that the United States should openly
express sympathy with the cause OF
the allies, II has been added to by
the original protest against England's
assumption of domination of the seas
and the latest note can be expected
to add to il. The majority Of Eng
| lish officials insist that whether tho
Foreign Office sanctioned the use oI
the American flag by certain mail
carrying English steamers or not, tn,
present protest need not have beer
made in the manner that it was. They
! take the position that the attention
of the British Government could hav,
i been called to the matter through
diplomatic channels and without
making the text of the note public
And the assumption. admittedly made
on newspaper reports. that the For
Continued on Page Two.
Evening journal., 1915-02-12
By The United Press.

By The United Press.
PErROGRAD, Feb. l2.-The' war
Office today in explaining that certain
Of the Russian forces have been with
drawn from their advanced positions in
East Prussia, points ont that it will be
necessary for the next few days To
withhold all details of operations in this
section. The reason assigned is that
eve are upon the eve of a great opera
tion which must solve definitely the
struggle now in progress there 90
Just what is planned is naturally "a
closely guarded secret, but the war
Office is very confident that when the
veil of secrecy can be raised'it will b'
found that a very important SUCCESS has
been attained.
The Germans fighting in the Carpa
thians continue their desperate effort.
to gain a foothold in the various. passes
but so far without success Russian ar
tillery commands the heights at every
strategic point, and it is impossible fol
the Germans to gain any ground.
Admission that the fortress ol
Przemysl is still holding out is made
in today's official statement which sayi
that the garrison there is "exhaustins
itself" maintaining an irregular fire
against the Russian blockading forces.
Evening journal., 1915-02-12
French BOMDARD The
GERMANS IN ALSACE
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
PARIS, Feb. 12.-The campaign
for possession Of the Vosges passes
and the main roads into Upper AL
SAGE has been resumed despite the
heavy snow. The Germans are being
bombarded with long range, heavy
/ artillery, brought up during the lull
of the last fortnight and an offensive
is being initiated that Is expected to
/ resolved itself into a series Of holly
contested battles that viii give the
French possession of variou strategic
points necessary 10 begin the drive OF
the Kaisers forces northward and
across the Rhine.
On the other extreme OF the long
battle line from the sea TO Nieuport.
German offensive which has been
developing has suffered severe
check Some of the outer chain OF
German trenches have been demollsh-
ed by the French and Belgian heavy
artillery and by bomb throwers. From
Nieuport to Ypres, around the La
Bassee positions, and near Scissors,
the artillery exchanges continue with
out interruption. In the Argonne re-
gion the fighting for the roads lead
ing south through Bagatelle and for
the heights OF Marie Therese con-
tinues The Germans have made sew
eral direct frontal attacks in force
and have lost more than 1000 in kill
ed alone In the Champagne region
the Germans continue their efforts TO
retake the wooded hills lying north
OF -Hurlus, but so far
without success.
Evening journal., 1915-02-12
Raise NOVEL POINT
IN FORD PORCH Case
Inspector Could Not Tell
Location of Building
Lines
WILL BE NECESSARY
TO MAKE SURVEY

The cases against Peter ]. Ford
charged with violating the city build
ing law by erecting porches at Nos.
1911 and 1913 West Fourth street, and
Nos. Ala. 416 and AIS Delamore Place
beyond the city building line. were
taken up in the City Court today.
Building Inspector Anderson said
the permits were issued September %.
1914, and on October 1, 1914, he con.
demned the porches for infringing
five feet beyond the building line.
Robert G. Harmon, counsel for Peter
j. Ford asked if the houses in ques-
tion were up to the building line.
Building Inspector Anderson said
they were up to where the building
line was supposed to be.
Judge Churchman said that as this
was a criminal case it was necessary
to know exactly where the line was.
Mr.. Anderson said the Ford houses
were built out as far as the other
houses.
Mr.. Harmon raised the point that
many houses in the city were not on
the building line.
Mr.. Anderson admitted that he had
not had the city engineer survey the
line.
Deputy City Solicitor Lynn asked
that the case in reference to No. 1911
West Fourth street be dismissed and
moved for a continuance in the cases
I'm reference to the four other houses
be continued, so the building line
could be located. Mr.. Harmon inter-
posed no objection and Judge Church
man allowed a continuance to Febru-
airy 10.
Evening journal., 1915-02-12
HEARING GIVEN
ON Child labor
BY Legislature
Many Prominent People
Urge That Present Com
mission Remain Unchanged
NUMEROUS QUESTIONS
asked BY members
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
STATE HOUSE, DOVER, Del, Feb.
11.-Members of the Senate and
House Committees on Revised Stat
utes gave a lengthy hearing today
in the Supreme Court Chamber to the
Committee of Seventy on Labor Leg
islation and to the Child Labor Com
mission who protest against any
change in the law creating the Chilu
Labor Commission. They pleaded
for the commission to be allowed 10
continue as at present.
Many questions were asked. par
ticularly by Speaker Grantland, indi-
eating that the committee may have
, in mind a change in the present law
to provide for a Child Labor Commis-
sion of five members to be appointed
by the Governor. one from each county
and two at large. they TO have the
appointment of the inspector.
Mr.. Grantland's questions also indi-
Gated that there is under consideration
plan TO place the Child Labor lnspec-
tor and the Ten Hour Law Inspector
under the one administrative commits.
sion. At present there is no commission
to supervise duties of the ten hour
inspector.
Former Lieutenant Governor John NJ
Mendinhall, president OF the Child
Labor Commission; Miss Emily p. Bis
sell, Mrs. Beniah Watson, of Dover;
Mrs Ella En-, ry, of Seaford; Benjamin
A. Hazel of Smyrna; Andrew Marvel
of Georgetown. and jeremiah Coady, OF
! Wilmington. members of the commits
sion, were present. Others present in.
cluded; Mrs. John Sheldrake, of lar
rinaton; Mrs. Henry Ridgely, Mrs X
IL. Holiday. Mrs. Murphy and Mis-,
LYDIA Watson, of Dover. Representing
the Committee of Seventy ON Labor
Legislation were Charles Warner, JOIN
II. Hickey. Miss Margaret Shearmal
and the Rev. c. H. Candee
Mr.. Warner was the first speaker il
behalf of the Committee of Seventy, am,
town meeting held in Wilmington thi
week With an unpaid commission e
superntend the Child Labor Laws Nh
Warner believed the large commission
was hest and he urged a continuance o
the law creating the Child Labor Com
mission and retention Of the power &
appoint the Child Labor Inspector il
the commission rather than vesting
in the Governor.
\ If a little trouble has gotten int
l Continued on Page Ten.
Evening journal., 1915-02-12
SEVEN HURT At
SINCERIY crossing
Red Men Are Run Down,
But All Escape Serious
Injury
TEAM DRIVER
LOSES AN EYE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
ELKTON, Md, Feb. 12.-An express
train, at the Singerly crossing of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, shortly
after midnight this morning crashed
into a wagon filled with members Of
the Red Mems Lodge of North East,
injuring seven persons. killing one
of the horses and injuring the other.
The colOred driver had one of his eyes
knocked out but the six other occu-
pants of the wagon were but slightly
injured. The train was stopped and
the injured were taken to Leslie for
treatment.
Tho injured are: V. T. Howey. n. G.
Boyer, J. r. X. Moffltt, w. T. McKin-
ney, G. T. Aigley. Percy Godnau and
the driver, John Grant. None of the
men suffered broken bones. The in
Jured persons all live in North East,
and they were in the first wagon of
the large party Of visitors who had
attended meeting of the Red Men
in Cherry Hill
The wagon and horses were owned
by Samuel Shippers, of North East.
Mr.. Shippers met the injured at Les
lie in automobiles.
The same crossing has been the
scene of several accidents. Mrs
Haines Harlan, two children and a
nurse lost their lives at the crossing
several months ago. Following that
accident the residents of this section
petltioned to the county commission
er to make the railroad company in
stall watchman at the crossing. The
commissioners are said TO have failed
to take action on the petition.