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New-York tribune., 1915-03-20

The key to the Dardanelles is the
four-mile stretch in which yesterday 5
action took place. The narrowest point
is between Chanak Kalesi and Kilid
Bahr, a distance Of 1.400 yards. Four
miles up the strait is the second mar
rowest point, between Niagara Point
and Bokah.
This section may be visualized By a
comparison with a similar part of New
York Harbor-the Narrows. Sari Slglar
Bay may be compared with Gravcsend
Bay. Then like Fort Hamilton stands the
fort of Chanak Kalesi. named for the
village and meaning Castle of Pots
This town is usually called Darda-
nelles. and is the place where the vari-
Gus consulates are situated.
Forts Wadsworth and Tompkins, on
Staten Island, are matched by the forts
Of Kild Bahr on the European shore,
but the Narrows in New York Harbor
are more restricted in width.
With a number of batteries between
Fort Hamilton and Bay Ridge, that
shore would duplicate the distance be-
tween Chanak Kalesi and Niagara Point
on the Dardaneiles. And, "a Tompkins-
vile is opposite Bay Ridge, so Bokali
stands opposite Niagara.
The destruction of the forts at Cape
Hellas and Kun Kale was of the same
strategic Importance as would be the
free passage of a feet past Sandy
Hook. The ten miles from Sandy Hook
TO the Narrows nearly approximate the
fifteen from Cape Hellas to Chanak
Kalesi. But, once through the Mar
rows, hostile feet would be a mere
half dozen miles from Governors Isl
and, while once past Niagara Point the
allied fleet has twenty-five miles more
TO go through restricted waters.
Typographical differences other than
the outline of the channel make the
comparison of the Dardanelles and the
Narrows dissimilar. The DardanelleS
New-York tribune., 1915-03-20
CANADIANS TOO TALL
FOR BRITISH TRENCHES
Troops Have Heghten Protections-Ihey Like
Fighting Better Than Salisbury Plains
They Tell Visiting Correspondent.

the rule until 1t sweeps of. Thus they
are not able 10 spot US"
Occasional shots were heard behind
the trenches. That's sniper in our
rear" the colonel said. Occasionally
one gets through. We don't know how.
He is always in khaki. We are out
after this fellow and we will get him
before morning"
The colonel and the correspondent
kept passing lone soldiers carrying
food and ammunition to the trenches
or returning from the trenches empty
handed. The colonel spoke TO them as
"boys," a greeting which one never
hears from an English officer.
As the trenches were entered a sud
den command was given to some one
showing an electric fash TO turn it off
as the patrols are coming in" Sew
eral men who had been out, crawling
up in Indian fashion TO see il the Ger
mans were up to anything new. came
hustling over the top of the trench.
Some bullets swept overhead. The Ger
mans had noted the movement and
fired, but hit nobody.
1--WE got within seven feet Of the
bunch in that old house and heard
them whispering" said one member of
the patrol.
Find Trench Too Shallow.
When the strapping, tall Canadians
took the position over from an English
regiment they found the crest too low
for their height and had 10 raise il
several inches. They have shown char
acteristic American ingenuity and in
itiative in arranging the trenches TO
suit themselves. and besides have made
them wholly dry and comfortable.
This beats Salisbury Plains" they
kept saying, referring TO their expert
ence in drilling and waiting in England.
"All we needed was TO be in." said the
colonel. I'VE came from home to fight
and we are fighting. There is no more
trouble about discipline. Everv man is
keyed up and right on the job"
The entire contingent of Canadians
was as clipper as a winning baseball
team. I've won't care to 20 TO the
fireworks any more when we return
home" said man from Ontario, who
asked the correspondent IL he knew
Toronto and Buffalo. I'VE get enough
of German fares" the man added, as
the flares kept rising at intervals. IL
Eliminating garishly the 800 yards of
space between the trenches. "They are
worried lest we are going to spring an
attack on them. and we shall pretty
soon, too. hope" the soldier said.
Occasionally as the correspondent
walked along he could hear distinctly
the sounds Of snoring In their she'll
proofs the men. wrapped in Blankets in
frontier fashion and despite the Ger
man flares and firing, which go on all
night, were sleeping until their turn
came TO 90 on watch.
The absence OF exhaustion among the
men as they come out of the trenches
is the cause of universal comment
"They say we are making good, and
believe we are" the colonel declared
when he bsde the correspondent good
night "
New-York tribune., 1915-03-20
Official War Bulletins
WESTERN FRONT.

PARIS ISSUED 1880 M)The day fairly quiet along
the artillery
duel
In lie Mn,
violently bombarded delivered
tack which repulsed The sustained heavy losses
Cued $3.50 m)At Notre Dame de Loret made
killed
expelled captu the defenders.
violent
which
We repused attacks yesterday and third last night
LONDONThere has been change the general situation
the last communication The trenches south of St. EOi which
had been partially pured that either noccuped by
of the fighting in this neighborhood
attacking
either killed wounded
Chapec the quantity
bOmbardment
The gantr and dash OF the during the of the
week the vicinity OF Neuye Chape under the able and determined
leadership of General Sir Douglas Iag proved conuyy that their
original fighting quail
Of
We
To the southeast of Vedun the French have made advances
the Woevre repulsed while
side Of the heights of the Meue the fighting continues
New-York tribune., 1915-03-20
Admirals and Captains
Assemble for Conference

lN A|Htie 20 ne AlltNii's
London. March 20.-The TeuedOs
correspondent Of "The Daily Chroni-
cleo SAYS: "A conference is being held
on the French flagship Sufren. The
British and French admirals and cap
tains have assembled on the vessel.
Important action is pending"
A Reuter- dispatch from Tenedos
SAYS that the Allied fleet destroyed a
powder magazine in the town Of Oar
danelles. which resulted in the town
being set on FIRE. Most OF the forts
were seriously damaged.
An artillery duel, il is added, took
nlsce in the Dardanelles from midnight
until . a. m. between mobile batteries
and Allied ships engaged in covering
mine sweeping operations. Several
shells are reported 10 have hit ships.
Two of the enemy's batteries were
silenced
New-York tribune., 1915-03-20

FredericL; Palmer, 1Oho is al the
front in France for The Associated
Press, sends the follOaoing Dispatch:
British Headquarters in France,
March lS via London n).-"Gangway!
Look out for that bunch Of wagons" J"
A voice with an American accent called.
and one knew he was near the part Of
the line held by the Canadians.
II was pitch dark, and at the hour
when the supplies go up to the
trenches. There was not light on
any vehicle or in any habitation, but,
after stumbling along, the correspond
ent passed through an open door and
the darkened hall of q farmers house
and entered the brilliantly illuminated
room, with thickly curtained windows,
Of the brigade headquarters. An officer
was talking over the telephone. lie
had just had word that a man had
been shot in the back by a concealed d
sniper in the rear of the trenches.
cred around the correspondent from the
United States, whose request to go into
the trenches had been gladly granted.
The correspondent soon was on his way
down dark road with a sergeant
from Ottawa as the guide TO the bat
talon headquarters.
Quarters Battened Tight.
Passing through the ruins Of a vii
lage. the sergeant remarked: THE
Germans are not satisfied yet. They
chuck a few shells into the wreckage
every day. The shells made us kind Of
nervous at first, but we are used to
them now, all right
In a peasant cottage. battened as
tight as a photographers dark room
an enemy fires at a light the cOrre-
spondent found the battalion com
m6nder. who was from Quebec. lie
sleeps in the cellar and the other Off
GERS of the battalion staff in dugouts.
The officers remarked that a shell had
knocked off piece Of the roof the
other day, but that the missile did no
harm except 70 make some dust. The
colonel was going down into the
trenches himself for the night, and
took the correspondent with him.
Look out for that narrow foot
bridg and here you are likely to slip
off into the di H." warned the colonel
as he advised the correspondent to
L>ep close behind him in the inky
night. Right along here is favcrite
place for the Germans to loosen up
with mao.ine gun, for they have a
clear field for fire." ne added. when an
open space was reached. There IS
nothing TO it lat TO lie fiat and wait
until they are done shooting
Run Into Searchlight.
A Germai searchlight's rays swung
toward the colonel and the correspond
ent and then rested on the clear spot
Stand still" said the officer. That's
New-York tribune., 1915-03-20
Germans on Frontier, Taken
by Surprise, Beat Retreat

BY Cable to The Tribune.
Petrograd, March 19.-The Russians
have won a complete success by sud
den rapid advance into the extreme
northern strip Of German territory
facing Memel. The German forces
guarding the frontier were surprised,
and lost heavily before they fed across
the sand flats to the Baltic fortress.
All the middle section of the northern
front, from the junction of the Bobr
ard the Narew to the Augustowo for
New-York tribune., 1915-03-20
INDIA PREPARED
TO QUELL REVOLT
Military Authorities Get
Special Power to Act
in Emergencies.

Delhi, March 10 (via London). .- Sir
Reginald Henry Craddock, member of
the Viceroy's Council, has made the
declaration that it was necessary to
arm the military authorities with spe-
cial powers to act in emergencies and
nip in the bud any and all manifesto
tions Of Iawlessness. This statement
was made in connection with the in
PRODUCTION of the defence of India bill
to the Governor Generals Council.
Continuing, Sir Reginald alluded to
the Campaign engineered on the Pa
ciiic Coast of America. whence .ome de-
luded men had returned during the
last few months, with their minds
poisoned, and had committed acts OF
violence in Be. gal"
Sedtious activity was breaking out
afresh, the speaker declared, but the
looting in the Western Punjab he de-
clared to be largely due to economic
causes and racial conflicts between
Hindus and MahOmetans. The danger,
he said. was only serious if not checked
promptly.
Previous indications of unrest in
India have not been lacking. Dis
patches from Constantinople in Deem
Der said the proclamation Of the Ma
hometan holy war was beginning to
show its effects in India. Revolution
ary proclamations were being circu-
lated among native troops. and in Bonn
bay there had been fatal rioting.
Last year a group of Hindu emf
grants were refused permission to land
in Canada and compelled to return TO
India. On landing at Calcutta they in
dulged in rioting and sixteen Of the
Hindus were killed.
In the middle Of last February an
Indian regiment, the 9th Light In
fantry of Bengalese, revolted at Singa-
pore on its way TO Egypt. Four hun
dred of the rebels wer- killed before
order was restored.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-20
REPORT DUTCH PROTEST
Holland Said to Disapprove OF
the British Order.

The Hague, March 1s.-lt is reported
that Holland is preparing a note to be
sent to Great Britain and France IN
reference TO the Order in Council. which
is regarded as not in accordance with
International usages.
There is no official confirmation Of
this report
New-York tribune., 1915-03-20
New German Envoy to Holland

Amsterdam via London, March 10.
DR.. Richard Won Kuehlmann has been
APPOINTED German Minister to The
Netherlands, according to dispatch re-
ceived here from Berlin. lie succeeds
+. Won lduller.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-20

est. is now closed against war opera
tiOns.
One Russian column is now fighting
in German territory within few miles
of Memel, and a second is fighting IN
the neighborhood of Tauroggen, close
to the German frontier and one march
from Tilsit. The Russians successes
in this region are particularly gratliy-
ing to Petrograd. inasmuch as they are
fighting in hostile country, even though
within their own political frontiers.
The German barons Of the Baltic prov
inces, in whose hands lies the admin
istration of the country, 10 the eXclu-
sion of other nationalities. have proved
themselves, after centuries Of ease and
power under the Russian flag, 10 be,
after all, only Germans.
Hate TO Give Quarter.
Nearly two hundred miles due south
of the Memel, or Niemen, the Russian
lines have advanced to within a half
march of the German frontier. APP
parently the Germans here are broken
beyond the power 10 organize an ade-
quate defence. They have more dill
ficulty in surrendering now than
ever before, as the exasperated Rus
sian troops, especially those drawn
from nationalities over whom the Bal
tic Germans have tyranniZed for cen
turies, are disinclined to give quarter.
This fact also counts toward an ex-
planatiOn of the increasing number OF
cases of open desertion by German
troops. a new phenomenon in this war.
South of the Lower Vistula the Ger
mans are being handicapped by over
flowing rivers, which in some cases
have flooded them out Of their
trenches. Heavy cannonading is kept
up i'm several sections on this front
from the Bzura to Lopushno. In the
nei@hborhood of the Pilca, where the
Germans have made yet another viO-
lent series o. attacks, their activity
has been brought to a standstill by the
steady resistance of the Russians. The
favorite tactics of the Germans, the
so-called lightning attacks, nave sue
ceed I'd nowhere in this war, but con-
tnue TO be attempted. Russian artll-
lery caught the most recent attempt
with a withering fire, which dispersed
the usual dense formations.
The Carpathian front continues 10
occupy the least space in the official
bulletins. which, since it is the main
front. indicates that important move
ments are in progress, which viii be
communicated when completed.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-05-20
81 642 759 so
Total

Below list of forty whom have selected
the land We have endeavoed
who forty land and who culvatng these
FARMS knowing these people, know their
don but taking unit for forty being the
should be able strike fair the
There being eight of these farmers in each Supervisors District
figure these all of the Districts Below
roll the Of their the
ictedh hvt themae Fl
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-05-20
o acres assessed 5000 90 whose tax will be 80 so
FIFTH DISTRICT.
acres assessed $4,000 whose tax will be 50 q

Mrs. r M Epps 40 /"
BY adding the amount assessed
against these forty farmers we find
the average S20I.50. He will
average tax of nearly eighty-one
cents per forty acres of land in
cultivation. BY this. | mean that
a man owning forty acres of land
that the taxes on the forty acres
of land for the support of these
good roads will amount to eighty
cents per year, in addition to the
tax he has been paying, and to be
more exact, 1t means forty cents
on each one hundred dollars OF his
assessment. You know what your
assessment amounts to, and you
can very easily arrive at what your
taxes Will be.
Will say, however, that in the
First District where you now have
a bond issue that last year you paid
the interest for three years on this
bond issue which made your taxes
so high, should you vote for these
roads your tax will not be as high
next year as it was last year.
BY referring to list as shown
above. you will see that the rail-
road and corporations of your
county will pay $6,575.45, or
nearly half of the entire amount
of taxes to be raised by this bond
issue. You will also see by the
plan laid out that it will be posi-
bic to reach every part of the
county in day and every day in
the year by these good roads.
These roads we will describe very
minutely and go into the cost of
maintenance of them in our next
article and will show you that you
can have these roads, and get the
benefits of them and will actually
cost you less than what you are
now paying. Take it under your
present system the poor man,
that has nothing but his work to
himself and family has to
put in as many days of work on
the road as the money lender that
has a mortgage on his farm. The |
man that gets the least benefit from |
the road is the man that, by his
own work and struggle, makes the
road.
All that / am trying to do@in
these articles, is to convince the
farmer that the railroads, the cor
porations, the foreign land owners.
the money lenders, and the man
that is benefited the most by good |
roads in this county are the ones
that should pay to build them.
| do not believe there is a far
mer in Tishoningo County, when
he fully understands this PROPOSE
ton, can conscientiously be oppos-
ed to it, because he will save
enough on any one crop that he
moves to market to pay his entire
tax for the entire eighteen years.
You are going to find that it means
that the ones that are against this |
road movement are the money |
lenders and the candidates that
are afraid to come out on the side |
Of a proposition that they know is |
right. There cannot be found a |
single argument anywhere that
win stand, to show that these good
roads are not a money saver
to the farmer and benefits him and |
his family more than all other
issues put together. Therefore,
let us make it an issue and cause
the candidates to show us on which
side of the fence they are located.
GEO. w. NEAL.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-05-20
ROAD NO. 3,
Or Leedy Road.

Beginning at the intersection of
the road running north and south
through Burnsville and road num-
Der two, running south in a south
westerly direction to Leedy.
Total distance of FIVE and half
miles. An ii second district.
R0AD NO 4.
Beginning at Moore's Mills and
running north east to Belmont.
Total distance seven miles. All
in fifth district.
ROAD NO. S.
Beginning at Tishomingo and
running west tosOld Burnt Mill,
thence north along Burnt Mills
Road to Tuscumbia and Jacinto
Road, thence east along said road
to connecting point with main line
or road number one, with connect
ing roads to Paden and Holcut.
Total distance Is miles.
Length in 4th district 5 miles.
Length in Sid district 10 :..-.iles.
ROAD NO. 6.
Commencing atthe intersection
of the Main Road Number One
and the Free Bridge Road, follow
ing this road to the Alabama State
Line. A distance of four miles.
All in first district.
Making a grand total length of
eighty-four miles dividedAas fol-
lows:
First district 26H miles.
Second district IlH miles.
Third district 19 miles.
Fourth district IL miles.
Fifth district Is miles.
10, 600 90 Bond issue, six per cent
our mills on the present assess
hat this bond issue would be re-
a balance in the Treasury of
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-05-20
Who Will Build Your Roads?

Description of trunk lines, as
outlined in our first article. show
ing the proposed routes of these
roads. total lengths. and the
length of each road in each Super
visors' District.
ROAD NO. 1.
Main Trunk Line, North and South
Beginning at the intersection of
the south County line, following
the old Fulton Road north through
Belmont to Iuka; thence along the
Red Sulphur Road to State Line
at Billiards. Bridge, with connec-
ton spur connecting Golden,
Miss.
Total length of this road 3S miles
Length in 5th District including
spur to Golden 10 miles.
Length 4th District miles.
Length 3rd District 6 miles.
Length 1st District I5H miles.
ROAD NO. 2.
Or Main Trunk Line, East and
West.
Beginning at the r-section
of the Alsoboro Road, and the
Alabama State Line, following
said road in a north western di-
rection to Iuka. Thence north
and west along the main travel
road to north side of Burnsville
and continuing with road to the
Alcorn County Line, which will
connect with the gravel roads of
Alcorn County.
Total length of this, road 16 miles:
Length in 3rd District 3 miles.
Length in 1st District 7 miles.
Length in End district 6 miles.
Following we show a table of 81
interest. and figured on levy of f
ment of the County, which shows
tired in eighteen years, and leave
| I@7So7 "a
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-05-20
Balance $7527 70.

This anticipate derived from increased
population and valuations There only the
County developed
population should double the eighteen years
should be increased $50 600 800
gain.
WHO WILL BUILD YOUR ROADS?
of Railroads in Tshomngo County
Miss, for the year, 1914
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-05-20

Following show table of Bond issue.
interest and figured levy of four mills the
County which this bond would be
tired in eighteen and leave balance the Treasury of
lS752773.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-05-20

Vidette and Commercial Appeal
ST.. rs per year,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-15
VILLA NOTIFIES U. s. THAT
HE HAS ASKED CARRANzA
TO CONFE8W|TH HIM TOWARD
THE RESTORATION OF PEACE

tails, the state department will take no
further action.
Villa Statement
General Villa says:
in our opinion this declaration in
wolves two principles which imperil the
ends of the revolution and impair our
sovereignty.
group. might aga ethrone themselves
with AMERICAN assistance. Second.
should the people not submit to this, the
American government might have re-
course to armed Intervention. In the face
of these two imminent dangers, and with
out recognizing the right of the American
government to intervene in our affairs.
we think that we should seek means that
would permit the reunion and reorganiza-
ton of the constitutionalist party even
though it be indispensable to make sacri-
fees of self-esteem. We believe. also,
that this is what patriotism and the flu
ture welfare of our country requires OF
us. In such sense we propose to join
you that we take into consideration Pres
ident Wilson's note, and that If you are
so disposed, as we ourselves are, that you
advise us that we may discuss and agree
at once upon the form and terms of pro-
ceedure in the reorganization of the ma
tional constitutional government. We
have already placed ourselves in touch
with the chief of the convention govern
ment, as well as with the commanding
general of the army of the SOUTH"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-15
MAY CLOSE ALL AMUSEMENT PLACES

Chicago June 14-The first day Of the big Chicago street
car strike passed without serious mshap No surface cars
were rum and only few trains the elevated There was
nothing resembling regular service except on the suburban
lines of the steam railroads. and these far from ade
ouate brick thrown through window of elevated
train the only violence
The strike the big question before the regular meet
ing of the city council tonight Various resolutions looking to
settlement proposed One would pledge the city, which
partner the profits of the surface lines to pay pro-
poronate advances granted the men, Another
suggested mediation board of five aldermen be appoint
ed.
All of vehicles pressed into use, even roller
skates among some the generation but tens OF
thousands walked their places of employment The great
thoroughares through the districts such as Blue Island
Ave. Acheraven Milwaukee and Clark street in ira
versng which the pedestrian hear spoken most OF the
languages of the wor black with people trudgng to
work Thew overowed from the sidewalks onto the
The quiet the day not accepted by the police auhor
ties as assuring continued tranquility.