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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-26
Three Ships of Allies Re
ported by Turks to Have
Been Damaged.
OUTER DARDANELLES
FORTS DEMOLISHED
Allies Partially Successful in Efforts
to Open Straits and Gain Access to
Turkish capital-key 60 Dsfenss Of
Ottoman Empire - Ten Armorsd
Ships Participate in Bembardment
Of outsr Fortifioations.

Constantinople, via London, Feb. 26.
Three warships of the allies were
damaged in the bombardment of the
Dardanelles forts, Feb. 25, according
to an announcement made by the
headquarters of the Turkish army. The
text of the announcement follows:
Ten big armored vessels on Feb. 25
again bombarded the forts of the
Dardanelles for period Of seven and
one half hours. At the conclusion of
this operation they retired.
"One ship Of the Agamemnon type
and two other armored vessels were
damaged blythe fire from the forts on
the Asiatic side Of tho straits"
Key to Turk Dsfenses.
1t was announced at London last
night that all the forts at the entrance
of the Dardanelles had been destroyed
by the allied fleet. The English an
nouncement made no mention Of losses
either in vessels or men.
The Dardanelles are the key to Con-
stantinople and the effort to force them
has been going on since the middle of
December. In possession Of this wa
terway. strait forty-five miles long
and from one to three miles wide, be-
tween the sea Of Marmora and the
Mediterranean, the warships would
nave little difficulty in reaching Con-
stantinople.
Il Turkey has always relied on the
Dardanelles forts for protection from
attack.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-26
GERMANY TO BE ADVISED.
Government to Present Evidence Said
to involve kaiser's Navy

Washington, Eeb. 26-Thru Count
Won Bernstorff, the German ambassa-
dor who is in New York, the slate de-
partment will call the attention of the
German government to evidence OBJ
tanned by agents of the departm Of
justice connecting the name of Captain
X. Boyed. imperial German navy, the
naval attache of the German embassy
in Washing on. with the alleged pass
port frauds which resulted yesterday
in the arrest OF Richard Peter Stegler
and others in New York.
No request for the recall of Captain
Boyed will be made according to in
formation obtained in an authoritative
quarter today. Whatever action is to
taken will be left to the determination
of the German government.
For Germany to Decide.
Judged by the practice in such cases,
the course of this government in call
ing the attention Of Captain Boyed's
government to evidence tending to
show that the German naval officer
was concerned in the issuance OF a
fraudulent passport to Stegler thru the
connivance and active assistance OF
Richard Madden and Gustav Cook. will
be equivalent to a hint that the bes.
solution ef the matter would be the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-26
Hiss Emma Peterson Vic.
tim of Third Murder
Within One Year.
BLOODHOUNDS LOSE
TRAIL OF MURDERER
Police Searching For Tall Man in Long
Who Slow Miss MilIer-Does Follow
Scent to River Bank, But Refugee
Evidently Took TO Water to Throw
OF Pursuit.

Aurora. ILL.,. Feb 1s.-A bloodhound.
one Of several brought hero today from
Decatur to trail the murderer who last
night crushed in Miss Emma Peterson's
skull with u gas pipe. picked up tho
scent from an old woolen glove.
The hound ran to the Northwestern
railroad tracks, two blocks away. where
the young woman's hand bag was
found. turned north toward the city OF
Elgin and galloped up the railroad for
quarter of a mile. Then 1t turned
and ran back toward Aurora as tho fol-
lo,.. inf; the trail OF a man doubling ba-ie
on his track. Thousands followed In
the wake OF tho dog and the police had
the utmost difficulty in keeping them
at a distance. As the dog got back to
the spot on the railroad tracks from
where he set out, he paused. sniffed.
and then dashed to the Fox river. two
blocks east. and plunged into tho
stream. Here the trail was lost tenn
porarily 1t seemed. The dogs wer0
then taken up and down the river bank
in an endeavor to pick up the trail
where the slayer waded out OF the river.
II was apparent. the police said. the
slayer was shrewd and had reasoned
he would be trailed by hounds and
planned to throw them off the scent by
taking TO the river.
Robbery Apparently Murder Motive.
The glove, with n piece OF pipe, was
found within n half block of where Il ,
young woman was murdered In a
fashionable Lake street. apparently by
a single highwayman. The young
woman's handbag. opened and rified.
was found on the railroad tracks, a half
block away.
Forty-two suspects. twenty-five OF
them negroes, have already been picked
up in this, the third unsoived clubbing
to death or an Aurora woman. within 4
year. A great number OF the suspects
arc drug tiends.
Look For Great Tall Man."
AS in the murder OF Miss Jennie
Miller. the daughter of former Mayor
Miller who was crushed to death with
a pipe wrench. a great tall man wear
ing a long overcoat" is being sought. A
man answering this description stood
over the body of Miss Peterson. stopped
to pick up something and then fed.
Miss Eliza Calkins said She lives
within n short distance OF the scene OF
the crime. She was brought to her
window by single long piercing
scream. she said. Miss Calkins story.
together with surrounding circum-
stances. confirms the theory of Chief
of Police Mitchell. He believes that the
man who slew Miss Miller is the man
who murdered Miss Peterson.
John Mason. an old man who lives at
the st Joseph's hospital. n block away,
is still held as suspect but the police
believe he knows nothing of the crime.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-26
French Destroyer
Sunk by Mine in
Adr;at;c Sea

Paris, Feb. 26.-The destruction
of the French torpedo boat de-
stroyer Dague in the Adriatic sea
was announced today by the
French ministry of marine.
The official announcement fol-
lows:
"The French torpedo boat de-
stroyer Dague. while escorting
convoy with provisions from
Montenegro. struck an Austrian
Mine OFF the port Of Antivari
(Montenegro) on Feb. "a, and sank.
Thirty -eight of the crews. dis
appeared. The accident did not
hinder the work of provisioning
and the return of the convoy.
"The French cruiser Desaix made
demand from the demonstrators
against Arabah (Aribia) on Feb.
%. A landing party, aided by the
ships guns, dispersed and put to
flight small band of Turks oc-
cupying the village"
The Dague was 256 feet long and
had a displacement of 72O tons.
She was built in 1911 and was
rated at a speed Of 33.1 knots. Her
complement was eighty-one men.
She was armed with two 3.9 inch
guns, four 9-pounders and four 49,
inch torpedo tubes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-26
GERMANS FAIL At vERDuN.
French Reports Tell Of Repeated and
Costly Efforts to Gain Position.

French Reports Tell Of Repeated and
Costly Efforts to Gain Position.
Paris, Feb 26-Military activities in
the vicinity Of Verdun in the mouth Of
February are described in an Official
recital given out in Paris, which reads
as follows:
The investment of Verdun always
has been an object Of the German gem
eral staff and the measures they have
taken to this end have been costly and
useless. The German attacks on the
entrenched camp Oh the Meuse we're
checked and the enemy could not ad-
vance. Along the heights uf tie Meuse
the line of battle has remained un-
changed for several months past When
the Germans moved forward they
gained e. eoo,ao:d northeast cf ST. Mi.
hiel. They ucccpied Nisneulles tnd
Hattonchatel lnl the forest Of Mon
tagne. Further to the north, however,
they could not maintain their former
gains. and later French troops occupied
the northern extremity of the heights
of Meuse.
"At the village of Deseparges in n
valley of the Meuse the enemy mas TAX
en- strong position but we were sue
cessful in driving them from it in
spite Of their fierce lefense."
The recital says attacks on Desapar-
ges were begun by sapping operations.
This was followed by the explosion of
mines and the excavations thus made
were used by the French as points of
protection, while they waited for the
artillery to open the way. The fight
ing was marked by hand-to-hand en-
gagements of great violence. In one
trench alone the Germans left 200 dead,
survivors to the number of % surren-
dered. Attacks and counter attacks
on these positions continued with rap
idity. The fighting finally came to an
end on Feb. 21, with victory for the
French. The losses to the enemy were
5000, being one half the total strength
of their force engaged
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-26
PANIC IN WHEAT
DUE TO WAR NEWS


Causes Slump in Prices, With Re-
current RaIIies-speculators Unload
Heavily Corn Also Tumbles With
Wheat.
Chicago, Feb. 26.-Selhng almost
panicky swept the wheat market down
more than cents Dushel today. The
critical situation cegarding the pos
sible opening Of the Dardanelles was
chiefly responsible.
May wheat sold at s1.4s at the open
ing, against $1.53. the last close. July
wheat dropped 4 cents. Support from
those who believe that the straits are
still long way from being opened to
the shipment Of grain was forthcom-
ing and May sold up to s1.43X. July,
which had touched $1.21H, advanced
to $1.22.
Feverish unloading followed and the
market soon smashed cents below the
lowest prices at the start, but rallied
again with a rush, tho not so strongly
as before. At the second wave Of SELL
ing May dropped to s1.46h, a falling
Of 7A cents compared with last night.
The, extreme setback for July was Az
cents, to $1.2o%.
Corn tumbled as the result of the
break in wheat. The market was char
acterized by an unusual lack of sup
port. *
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-26
WAR CREDIT ESTIMATES.
Great Britain Preparing to Meet i'm
nense Expense.

nense Expense.
London, Feb. tary
estimates were issued this morning
covering the amounts required to de-
fray expenses of naval and military
operations to cover the cost Of assist
ing with the food supply and in pro-
noting the continuance of trade. etc.
as well as other expenditures arising
from the existing state of war.
An additional sum of $1S5,000,00O will
be necessary to meet the outlay up to
the end of the financial year closing
with the 31st Of March, 1915. This
makes. with the original vote credit
and the previous supplementary vote,
a grand aggregate of s1,S1e,000,000 for
the current year.
Another vote credit Of $3.50, 900
is asked for as an lnstallmen. for SINH
lar expenses which may be incurred
during the year ending March 81 1916.
Included among The purposes Of the
presan. vote credit is a project to raise
credit by British denominations and
protectorates outside the United King
DOM
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-26
WAR RIOTS IN ITALY.
Battle Between War Party and keu
traiists Results in Bloodshed.

Genoa. via Rome Feb. .6-One per-
son was killed and many wounded
during riots at Ventimiglia. which re-
suited from a demonstration in favor
of the maintenance of neutrality by
Italy A counter demonstration by per-
sons desiring Intervention by Italy In
the war led to serious fight. Police
and carbiners interfered but were un-
able to restore order for some time
During the fighting several of the po-
lice and a major of the carbiners were
injured
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-26
tuous. and is swept by strong cur
Guns Guard strait.

upon the European side the shores
are steep and barren, and their in
hospitable line of battery crowned
rocks makes the Dardanelles place of
unusually strong defense. The shores
on the Asiatic side are long sloped and
fertile being for the most part covered
with dense forests.
The Dardanelles guards the approach
to Constantinople from .he Mediter-
ranean. as the Bosphorus guards the
approach from the Black Sea. The
strait was first fortified by two cas-
ties on either shore, built by Moham-
med in 1852 These have often been
remodeled.
During the last century, with Turk
ish power on the ,yane, and the Turk
himself apparently acquiescent, the
remodeling and extending Of the old
Notifications was brought about by
French. English and German prodding
Germans Plan Defense.
Shortly before the beginning of the
present conflict the Turks adopted
some OF the most modern weapons Of
defense. putting the Dardane,les in the
best of condition. Krupp guns were
sent by Germany and mounted from
ideal points Of vantuge.
Enver Pacha, Turkish minister Of
war, has had the wise counsel of the
Krupp engineers in carrying out the
fortidcation plans. Work of laying
mines the entire length OF the DArda-
nelles was carried on under his direc-
tion.
On many Of the islands in the Mar
mora guns capable Of long range fir
II we're set up recently. IT was often
hot Z. I,,n - ~ L.
naval attack alone was an imp. ssibil-
ity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-26
CAPTURE RUSSIAN LEADERS.
Berlin Issues List Of Commander.
Taken at Battle Of Mazurian Lakes.

Berlin Issues List Of Commanders
Taken at Battle Of Mazurian Lakes.
Berlin, via Amsterdam and London,
Feb. 26-At the war office today the
following statement was issued:
"The following Russian generals
were captured in the battle of the Ma
zurian lakes:
"The commanding general of the
twentieth corps. also the commander of
the fifth brigade of infantry. and the
cmmander of the twenty-ninth brigade
and the commander of the artillery di-
vision. The commander Of the twenty
ninth brigade died. The commander OF
the first brigade of infantry was also
captured. From the first brigade OF
Cossacks we captured one comman-
DER
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-26
Montevideo by an officer of an Argen-
tina steamer.

1t was in December OF last year that
a British squadron met and overcame
a group of German cruisers off the
Falkland Islands. Every one of the
seven British warships which took part
in this sea fight has since been reported
as active in other fields. Under pres
ent circumstances of communication 1t
probably would take q letter consider
ably more than month to go from
Montevideo to Berlin.
The German cruiser Karlsruhe Is be-
lieved still active in the southern At
lantic,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-26
GERMANY SAVING GASOLINE.
Reduces Number Of Military Automo
biles by One alf.

Berlin, via London, Feb. 26. = The
Bundesrath has adopted measure
which the number of automobiles in
Germany now being used for military
purposes will be reduced by about one
half. The purp 1se of1thfs is TO save IN
the consumption. of gasolene. lnbriean.
oils and rubber.
business will be taken i'.to considera
ton in renewing licenses Of auto trucks
and at the same time military authors
ties will restrict the usa Of automo-
biles as much as possible outside Of
the war territory.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-26
DEDICATE ILLINOIS BUILDING.
Sucker State Home At Frisco Exposi.
tion Formally Opened.

eu0u FOTndtIy OpOUous
San Francisco, CAL, Feb. 26-The H.
linois building, considered one Of the
most impressive structures in the state
building section. will be dedicated this
afternoon at the Panama Pacific in
ternational exposition.
The ceremonies are to begin at I
O'clock. Addresses are to be made by
Adolph Carpan, chairman Of the Illi-
nois commission William Lamar.
chairman of the United States COM
mission; President Moore, Of the ex-
position. and others.
The Illinois building includes a thea
ter. lobby and lounging room down
stairs. while on the second floor is a
recital hall. rest rooms and an art gall
lery OF canvasses loaned by the Chi
cago Art Institute.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-26
c.ptvred Gun. in Service.

London, Feb. 26.-Au the machine
guns captured from the Germans by
the British troops III France and
Flanders are being brought to England
Tor distribution among the new army
units at their training camps. The guns
are very similar to those used in the
British army. and are being used for
instruction purposes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-26
TURKS CLAIM SUCCESSES.
Acclaim Complete Victory Over Rus
sians Near 1ortschevo.

Berlin, Feb. ga dispatch received
in Berlin from Constantinople trans
mits a report received by a Turkish
news agency from correspondent at
a Black sea port who says recent light
ing in, the vicinity OF Bortschovo, in
Trans-Caucasia, between Artvim and
Batun, has ended in commplete victory
for the Turks. The Russians lost heav-
ily according to this information and
took to flight Before this result was
obtained the fight had been going on
for several days. 80
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-26
swediah Steamer pamaqed.

Amsterdam, via London, Feb. 20
The Swedish steamer Svartom, from
Rotterdam, arrived today at yumidem
Holland, with large hole in ner star
board side. The captain reported she
had been damaged on Thursday after
noon by either mine or torpedo II
is his opinion that the damage was
done by q mine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-26
CRUISER REPORTED DAMAGED.

Seven British Ships Said 70 1s in
Harbor at Falkland lsland.
Berlin, by wireless to Sayville, FNeb
26-The Cologne Gazette has published
q letter received in Germany from
Montevideo. Uruguay. in which It 10
declared that seven British cruisers ara
lying at the Falkland Islands, in the
southern Atlantic. severely damaged.
This Information has been brought to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-26
PAGE ONE.

PAGE ONE.
TeIegraphio News:
Dardanelles Forts Fall.
Battleshps Reported Damaged.
German Attache Accused in Passport
Forgeries.
Germans Make New Drive Against
Warsaw.
Third Aurora Woman Victim of Muir
derer.
War Reports Start Panic in Grains.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News:
Askings Exceed Funds Available.
Not Much Road Legislation Probable
order of Owls Wins Suit.
l. y. G. Must Be Reorganized.
PAGE FOUR.
EDITORIAL:
Size 1t All Up.
Where Would We Get OF At?
Wades Appointment.
Topics of the Times.
Iowa Opinion and Notes
PAGE FIVE.
Iowa News:
Town Boycotts Ottumwa Merchants
Wade Lands Federal Job.
PAGES SIX, EIGHT AND NINE.
City News:
Many New Cases in District Court.
Four Want Divorces.
Siege of Liege" For County Fair.
Rate Increase Goes Over to June g.
Wilbur Store Expands.
General and Brief City News.
PAGE SEVEN.
Story:
The Scarlet Plague.
PAGE TEN.
Markets and General: 8
Big Slump in Wheat. -; =. sA
Corn Prices Also Drop. ;;
Taft In Disfavor as Candidate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-26
GONZALES ATTACKS MONTEREY

carranxa General, Strongly Rsinforesd,
Begins Assault on City.
Washington, Feb. is6.-The Carranza
agency here today received the follow
ing advices from Laredo:
Gen. Pablo Gonzales, after receiving
strong reinforcements, today began an
attack on Monterey"
The Villa agency announced that
General Maytorena has been ordereA
not to occupy nor menace Naco in vio-
lation of the agreement between Villa
and Brigadier- General Scott. Mayto-
rena's troops yere reported in the vic
Unity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-26

Missing Steamer Arrives Safely.
London, Feb. 26.-Th British tank
steamer Weehawken, concerning which
much anxiety was felt, is safe at Barry
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-26
T.-R. BULLETIN
NEWS OF THE DAY
The Weather.

Sun rises Feb. IS at s;52: sets at $50.
Iowa-Partly cloudy in east portion.
probably snow or rain in west portion.
tonight and Saturday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-26
comIskEY is RECOVERING.

Owner of Chicago White Sox Not as
Seriously Ill as First Reported.
Chicago. Feb. 26.-Charles A. Com
iskey. owner of the Chicago American
League club, who was reported serious
ly i'll in San Francisco. expects to be
able to leave his bed today, according
tc word by Secretary HGrrige. OF the
American league. His condition was
sal I to be not as alarming as at first
reported.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-26
WARSAW SIEGE
FROM NORTH
Germans in New Move
Against Capital of Rus
sian Poland.
PRESENT EFFORT
MOST POWERFUL
German Advance Proceeding Slowly
Because Of Marshy country-Hand-
to Hand Conflict Continues in Car
pathian Mountains, With Immense
Losses on Both Sides-Seventy Per
Cent Of Wounded M ade Life lnvalids.

Petrograd, via London, Feb. 90
army, commenting on results OF the
recent developments in northern Po-
land all agree that from Przasnysz and
SNOvogorod the Germans hope to de-
velop a movement on Warsaw.
Przanysz is a town north of Warsaw,
about fifteen miles south of the East
Prussian frontier, which has been the
scene OF recent heavy fighting and
which Berlin declared yesterday had
been captured by German troops with
d loss of 10000 Russian prisoners. This
movement has been continued with an
energetic offensive in the vicinity Of
Moghely.
Against this powerful German ad-
vance. which evidently has assumed
larger proportions than any previous
movement in Russian Poland, the Rus
sains have three strong lines of de-
fense. The first luns to Olivia, on the
Nieman river. thirty miles south Of
kovno. The second runs from Olita to
Grodno; and the third line is known as
the Bobr- .ine.
The German advance against these
defending lines is proceeding slowly be-
cause of the marshy county and pre-
cautions necessary TO keep commun!ca-
tions open with German bases.
Siege Warfare in carpathians.
Geneva Feb. 26.-The fighting in the
Carpathian mountains Is becoming rap
idly much like siege warfare, according
to dispatches from near the battle line,
which declare that since Feb. Is more
than 100000 men have been fighting
hand-to-hand in Carpathian trenches
without material advance. The wounded
are pouring into Ungvar and Eperies,
in Hungary.
The night Of Friday, Feb. 10, the
Austrians picked up at Spidnik $500
wounded men, and more than 5000
dead. Some of the wounded had lain
for eighteen hours without food or
succor. A chief officer Of the Austrian
medical department estimated that 20
per cent Of them will be invalids for
life,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-26
WADE's NAME GOES IN.
Nomination as Judge Sent TO Senate
by President Wilson.

Special to Times Republican.
Washin gton. Feb 26--The president
today nominated Martin J. Wade. OF
Iowa City, TO he United States judge
for the southern district OF Iowa.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-26
Fell From Wagon;
His Chest Crushed

Letters received last night from
Tonopah give details of the death of
young Charlie Humphrey, a brief ref
erence to which was made in the Ap-
peal last evening.
Young Humphrey, in company with
three other boys, was enroute to
Combination Springs from Belmont,
in Nye county, on a hunting trip.
They were riding in a wagon and
when some distance from Belmont
Charley fell from the seat and as he
struck the ground the front wheels
passed over MS chest, crushing 1t
badly. He was gently taken up and
cared for but he died at II o'clock
that night.
The unfortunate youth was the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Humphrey
of Manhattan, a nephew of Robert
Gilbert, who is employed at the pris-
on, and a grandson of Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Maute of this city. He was
a native of Nye county and 10 years
of age. He was a bright, likeable
boy and will be sadly missed by his
associates. One OF the boys with
HIM at the time of the deplorable &C
cident was a son of Mr.. Gilbert's.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-26

The Epworth League will give an
ice cream social at the Methodist
church Thursday evening, August 26.
Miss Mary Hornaday assisted by
her large music class, viii give .
musical recital by way Of entertain
ment, also Paul Hornaday will act
tie selection entitled, That Old
Sweetheart OF Nine" assisted by a
number of young ladies.
Both musicale and ice cream only
% cents. a24-3t