The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-03-01

ports. Their call was merely a mat
ter of international courtesy.
Tremendous Credit Asked
/ LONDON, March Premier AS
quith today asked the House of
Commons to vote the government a
credit of ,$85,O00,0O0 to cover war
measures for the remainder of the
period ending March thirty-frst. This
makes the total war appropriation by
Great Britain to date $1,810, 900 900.
Premier Asquith said the war was
costing England 71a millions daily.
Appalling Effect of Guns
LONDON, March 1.-The Anglo
French feet is sixteen miles inside
the entrance to the Dardanelles and
smashing Notifications between it and
the possession of Constantinople. 4
lighthouse on the south fort Of Kilid
Bahr, on the European side, has been
demolished The British superdread-
naught Elizabeth, has been badly
damaged in it's fight on Fort kilid
Bahr with 15-inch guns. The effect
was appalling. The fighting between
the landing parties and the Turks is
declared to be proceeding within
mile of the tomb of Achilles.
President to Investigate
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The pres
ident will pass personally upon the
allegations of officials that the Ger
man embassy violated the ethics of
diplomatic neutrality by trying to OBJ
tain by fraud American passports for
the use Of German spies in England
This was decided upon by high offic-
ials of the administration this after
noon. It is denied that there is any
intention of making an issue with
Germany out of any charges resulting
from the arrest in New York Of Rich
ard Stegler, who confessed to pass
port frauds and asserted that Captain
Boyed, a German naval attache. had
employed him as a spy.
If it is shown that any German
diplomatic officials abused the hos
pitality of the United States the facts
will be presented to the German gov
ernment which will decide of itself
what it wishes done.
Won Hindenberg's Drive Halted
PETROGRAD, March General
Won Hindenberg's drive toward the
railroad connecting Warsaw with
Petrograd was halted from the Nieman
river to Mlaw, Poland, the war office
announced Heavily reinforced, the
Russians are rolling back the Ger
mans along the entire Prussian front.
The battle line within the Polls bor-
der is 20 miles long. A violent engage
ment is in progress west of Przasysz,
following the recapture of that city
by the Russians. The war office ad-
mits heavy losses, but declares that
those of the Germans are much heav-
ier
French Troops Advance
PARIS, March French troops in
the Champagne region advanced near
ly mile and half, the war office
claimed. German counter attacks
were repulsed northwest Of Perthes
and the French continue to gain
about Chapelott and in the Vosges, it
is asserted.
French Repulsed With Difficulty
BERLIN, March 1.-THE French
are attempting desperately to recap
ture Badonviller in the Vosges, and
they are pressing back the right
wing of the German army. So far
hey have been repulsed the war Of
ice asserted. Give attacks on
vhquois have been Tepulsed." the
statement says, "but fighting for pos
session of the plateau on which the
own is located still continues The
Tnench suffered several losses in
heir renewed attacks on Perthes.'
Dacia Towed Into Port
BREST, March Escorted by
french cruiser, the Dacia was towed