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The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
FEDERAL RESERVE REPORT
(By the Associated Press)

Washington, Oct. 23.-The Federal re-
serve boards weekly statement issued to-
day, covering the close of business October
p, indicates an increase since last week
Of $11 600 600 in total reserve and a de-
crease Of almost $4OOO,OOO in the banks
gold reserve. The statement follows:
Resources: Gold coin and certificates in
vault 1927 ,O05.O0O. Gold settlement fund
So, $4,000. Gold redemption fund with
United States Treasurer 81 ,212, 600. Total
notes, silver, etc, $34, 4,626, 600. Total re-
serve, $a17 ,51s, 900. Bills discounted and
bought maturities within ten days, 81
100000 Maturities from II to 80 days Sill
1913 600. Maturities from 81 to 60 days
S14 O94 600. Maturities from 81 to 80 days
$S,97S, 900. Maturities over 90 days ST.
10000. Total $433, 2322 OOO Investments,
United States bonds $40, ,4SO, ,OOO Municipal
warrants $25,381 600. Federal reserve notes
net $15,6SOOOO. Due from Federal re-
serve notes in circulation Oil per cent.
sources 1916, 600. Total resources $427,-
1000.
Liabilities: Capital paid in $54 .S34 900.
Government deposits $4,000, 900. Reserve
deposits, net $;s4O 444 600. Federal reserve
notes, net, $14 SO9, ,OOO. All other liabilities
s., $4,000. Total liabilities $427 $50, coo
cent. Cash reserve against net liabilities
1873 per cent. Cash reserve against liza
bilities after setting aside 40 per cent gold
reserve against net amount Of Federal re-
serven otes in circulation 81. per cent.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
COTTON STEADY ON
bULL|SH REPORTS
Southern Spot Advices and
Liverpool FifmneSS Give
General Tone On New York
Market; Trading Weakens
Later, However

New York, Oct 23.-Bulhsh Southern
spot advices and Liverpool steadiness i'm
parted generally steady tone to the
cotton market during todays early trad
ing. but prices weakened later on reports
Of unsettled sterling exchange and pros
poets for more favorable weather over Sun
day. The closing was steady net unchang-
ed to seven points lower.
The market opened unchanged to two
points higher and after some irregularity
sold to points above last night with
December touching Il 80, March-12 80 and
May 12.97. There was scattered covering
and some local buying encouraged by Ia
vOrnble reviews Of the domestic goods mar
kets and reports that Southern spot cot
ton holders were not following the decline
in futures.
Private Liverpool cables contributed to
the bullish view in this respect by re
porting that the market there had ad-
vanced on some trade calling In the alb
sence Of hedging, and 1t was reported that
there was q good Russian export demand.
Uncertainty as to the showing of ginning
figures on Monday and the forecast for
generally fair weather over Sunday cheek
ed the buying, however, and offerings be-
came heavier in the late trading owing to
the break in Sterling exchange. Houses
with Memphis and New Orleans conpec-
tions were among the late sellers while
there was considerable pressure upon local
sources with December selling OF to II 4O
and March to l. II.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
Daily Cotton Table.
Port MaypInenf-

New Orleans: Middling II 90; receipts
1.95O; exports 109; sales LOTS; stock 2O3,-
: Galveston: Middling u 30; receipts A.
40; exports 2S,S71; sales $50; stock 259,-
OFT
i. Mobile: Middling 1.ss; receipts 76o;
stock 1854
Savannah: Middling II 90; receipts s.
526; sales 526; stock 49, ,739.
Charleston: Middling u co. receipts g.
6D; stock 920sS.
wilmington: Receipts 1859; stock 40
062.
Norfolk: Middling Il 90; receipts 1871 :;
sales rs stock 54,12S.
Boston: Middling 12 AS; stock 45OO
philadelphia: Middlins l2.70 exports
100: stock 2.316.
New York: Middling 12 AS stock so1,-
Minor ports Receipts 1905; stock 90. 500.
Total today: Receipts 3617S: exports
3,16O; stock 1,214127.
Interior Movement
Houston: Middling II .25 receipts II.
-; shipments 16707; sales 1851; stock
Memphis: Middling u Is; receipts esse
ad,ine in,es II 7sS snt1 stock 1s1 go
snipments 1852 sales 1,o44 stock LIS, 1884
St. Louis: Middling 12A; ; receipts 999
smPments sos; stock 874O.
CINCINNATI: Receipts 526; shipments L.,
Little Rock: Middllng - 80; receipts /
" shipments ,123 sales ,123 stock 49,
Total today: Receipts % sae shin
ass Ss,674; stock ABS, ,066.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
New Orleans Cotton.

New Orleans. Oct. 23-After an advance
0f 6 to 8 points early today cotton de-
ehned under liquidation and closed with
In q point Of the lowest, at a net decline Of
3 to points. It was a small week end ses
don with both sides inclined to even up
in preparation for the government report
Monday
The early improvement was in sympathy
with better cables and bullish expectations
regarding ginning. Shorts were inclined
to cover and they found offerings limited.
Sterling exchange weakness created an I'M
favorable impression, and checked the up
ward tendnecy.
Later in the day offerings came princi-
pally from the long side.
Weather conditions over the belt showed
improvement and to a small extent were
against values.
Close steady at a decline of to points.
Closing bids:
Dec. Il .26; Jan. IL A, March II .6s; May
II .S4: July Il .93.
Spot cotton steady, unchanged. Sales on
the spot 200 bales: to arrive 775.
Middling 12c.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
WEEKLY BANK REPOR 7

New York, Oct. 23-The statement ~
actual condition of clearing house HANKS
and trust companies for the week ~a
that they hold $192. 500. .OJO reserve '.N
cess Of legal requirements This
increase Of 81, 536. $50 over last We"h
The statement follows:
Actual condition: Loans, etc. inrrsa~fd
$40 OG3, 600. Reserve in own vaults df're"S
ed $J755,OOO. Reserve in Federal r"~eFF"
bank increased 1862. coo. Reserve IN 81 rf
depositaries increa Sed $12 $4,000. N~i Is
mand deposits increased $42oS9No >r
time deposits increased s., $4,000 'ir
latiop increased $16S. coo ACGPgat
serve 500, $4,000. Excess reserve in"r,
81. .536, $50.
Summary of State banks aud tru~.
panies in Greater New York not III iat
in clearing house statement: Loans
increased Sc, 436, 3}30. Specie increa sed >
900. Legal tenders increased 1090N
tai deposits decreased S1,412,aD IaiH7
cash reserve in vault $40, 40 400 Ei9
companies cash reserve in vault 81 80
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
PRICES FOR WHEAT
SOMEWHAT LOWER
Thousands of Carloads Rush.
ing To Market Have Beafish
Effect al Chicago; Close Is
| 3-4@1 7-8 To 2 3-8 Net
Decline; Dec. 81 3-4
(By the Associated Press

Chicago. ILL.,. October 23-Thousands
of car loads of wheat rushing
to market in the Northwest had un-
mistakabl bearish effect today on specu-
latorS here. AS result prices. although
steady at the close. were ia ais to 23
net lower, with December at 97A and May
at 1O01a.
Corn showed a setback Of 4 to 1A cents
and oats of b@A TO "a cent. In provisions
the outcome varied from IA to 10 cents de
cline to rise Of 5 cents.
Grain and provisions closed:
WHEAT
December s7A; May 1oo1a.
CORN
December 57h May 5Ss4.
OATS
December s75s May 1875.
PORK
December Is 80: January 16 s5.
LARD
November 8s2: January 800.
RIBS
October 9.37: January 80.
Cash grain:
WHEAT
No. 2 red no: No. 3 red 104 p M1O7: No.
2 hard nominal; No. hard aSI10o12.
CORN
No yellow 6512 66A
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
SHIFTING ENGINES
AS FIRE FIGHTERS
Philadelphia Public Ledger.

Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Writers of railroad fiction hax.-
ways delighted in perSonifvi7g 81.
shifting engine as a disconsolata
tie locomotive that puffs around -
happily on sidetracks in the fp-I
yard and watches with lonsjrr
the massive big passenger en-
that walk away majeStically va
splendid big express trains and .,..
der out into the delights of )
journey through green fields ana
turesQue mountain passes.
No longer does the shifting e~e...
take back seat for the passenger 1
connective. Statistics just compiled IT,.
the Pennsylvania Railroad Conn.
show the shifting engine has .bust.3.
the passenger engines monopoly .-
all the thrills. 1t means sometn..,
now to be yard shifter'- fa,
Pennsylvania Railroad
To protect its property from
by fire, the Pennsylvania man.
ment has had "shifte-s' equlDr.4
with special frefghting apparat..
Not only does the insignificant ,....a
"shifter'' get all the excitcmer. p
going out and fighting the flames ,..t
threaten railroad terminals grain ...-
vators and freight stations, bur tr-y
often proves the savior Of the r.-
II
Of the heroic passenger Ioccmotite
Figures show that the Shift an
gine has been instrumental in Cutf5,y
down the Pennsylvania Railroad IRE
losses by big amounts in seven wears
The average fire loss on the PennSy-
vania system is approximately $50
600 on an average valuation Of SoS4-
100000, or IL 1-2 cents per 800
| Although the number OF fire m
| 1914 was greater than any otner Wear
| the amount of loss was less MANY
| 1914 fires were from causes over
which the railroad company had ro
| control. Incendiaries started
ffes, boys were Responsible fu. 2
tramps for Is, lightning for d
| careleSsneSS with matches ANA to-
bacco for Is. The shifting en4 us
| have saved the company MANY th0l-
| sands Of dollars.
| In resume Of the OperuuCIS .uf .ts
| railroad insurance plan the Peuu-l +
Van1a company states tt at throUeI U~
| own insurance fund it now assuns / !.
fire and marine risk of more III +
$400, 100000 and that its i..sura4c4
fund is greater than the net surplus
of the third largest fire nsur nce
company in this country
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
THE BARET1E REVIVED
Women Again Wearing Hair-II Older.
jewelers. Saws.

Philadelphia Evening Ledger
The barette, which lost prestige
about two or three years ago. is COM
ing back into it's own again according
to one of the leading city jewelers.
This will be hailed with delight bv
the nervous women particularly who
are nearly distracted by the tiny wlsps
OF hair which become separated from
their brothers and sisters and fall
down over the back Of the collar in an
untidy fashion.
"A barette may make or mar An
otherwise beautiful coiffure and should
be selected with as much care as
hat" said a Philadelphia hair dresser.
ct is a beautifully shaped head
indeed that can stand the hair slicked
back from the face, drawn up tightly
in the back in a knot, and finished
with a barette fitting snugly against
the head.
Unfortunately, some women so
very little thought to the size or STYLE
of barette, and in consequence 90
about with heads Of hair beautifully
arranged but conspicuous by the lgt-
ness in shape and size of barette
barette is not a barette any more than
a pair Of stockings; there are sizes
and styles each adapted to a dlfitffn'
head or foot, as the case might h.
The baretteS shown in the shop aIA
dainty, plain gold in oval and oh.@HS
shapes for every day wear and taIcy
ones in the same shapes in SOLID
studded with tink pearls.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
Cotton Seed Oil.

New York, Oct. 23.-The cotton seed oil
market was steady early on moderate com
mission house buying on frmness in the
crude position, but selling became more
aggressive in the late months and later
prices were irregular, closing at net un-
changed to points decline.
The market closed firm.
Spot 900eS. 10; Oct. 7.90@S. .O5; Nov.
s .O1@S .O4; Dec. 7.9s@s 90; Jan. 7.y7@
7.9S; Feb. SOFAS. .O6; March S.O3@S. .O4 !;
April 8 OSffS. II; May S.16@S 20.
Total sales 0O0O barrels.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
TOSSED BY ANGRY BULL.
Youth Hits Rafter and Starts Up
Again When Saved By Father.

Again " hesn saved By Father.
Berwick, Pa, dispatch to Philadelphia
Record
Tossed to the rafters of the COW
stable by an angry bull, r. O. Sha affer
26 years old. of Zenith. narrowly es-
capped death before being rescued by
his father.
When the bull turned on him as he
was taking it to a watering trough. he
landed on the bulls head, and after
striking the rafters was tossed a sec
Ond time. Tie father than seized the
rope fastened to the bulls nose and
snubbed the rope around a pole when
1t turned on him. His son has two
ribs fractured and suffers confused
wounds Of the BODY
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
I.iyerpOol Cotton.

liverpool, Oct. 23.-Cotton spot steady !;
good middling 7.52; middling 7.2O; low
middling 6.72.
Sales 10000 bales speculation and ex-
port 1000.
Futures barely steady: Oct 7.O5; Oct
Nov. Z .O5; Nov.-Dec. 7.05; Deeds .05 Z;
Jan. Feb. Z 7.05ha Feb. March 7.06; March
April 7.O; April-May 7O7; May-June
q OF; June-July 7.O4; July-Aug. 7.O1h
Aug. Sept. G.S; Sept.Oct. 6.71h; Oct
Nov 6 GIL,
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
Norfolk Cotton Market.
Western Live Stock

Chicago, Oct. 23.-Hogs weak: bulk 6S5
a. so; light 6.sO@7 50: mixed 6 soar .95 ::
rough 5000. 50; heavy 6.GO@7 so: pigs
4 .OOtG7 90.
Cattle slow; native beef steers 6 GOA
10. 40; cows and heifers S56S IS: calves
.OO@1l 90.
Sheep steady: wethers OaM6 s.: ewes
4. 0OG6 40: lambs 6 610HS s.,
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
New York Dry GOOD T.

New York. Oct 2:;.-tarpet N.Y.
in the markets in large number IN abtl'l
patton OF the large auction NoAdtt i.-1
ems very firm Cotton @ocoS and 1'I
steady Knit goods and spot n"'i -
active Huriap> hrn.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
New York Money.

New York. Oct. %. Mercantile ,aff
30312
Sterling 50 day bills 50: demand
ca bleS .63 q
Bar silver +S1s.
Mexican dollars 81 T..
Government bonds steady.
Railroad bonds firm.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
New York Provisions.

New York, Oct 23-Raw sugar easy: mo-
lasses 362 centrifugal 43a refined
steady.
Coffee, Rio No. 7, 1850; futures irregular:
December 6 40; May 6.6S.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26

Hams, per h.. 2O@22hc.
Sausage, per h., zoe.
Poultry. Eggs and Butter.
Hens, each, SOC.
Chickens, each, 34@4Oc.
Eggs, per dozen, Csc.
Butter, per h., Soc.
Fruit, Truck and Vegetables.
Butter beans, per peck, $1.OO@$1 .25.
Field peas, per peck, 75c. @$1 90
Sweet potatoes, per bushel, SOC.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
Raleigh Cotton Market,

Raleigh Cotton Market.
tReported by Parker Bros. and CO..
Receipts yesterday 81 bales.
NoOu HluUIIuS Il
Strict middling -. -. -. j.. - 11k
Low grades :. 10011
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
Petersburg Peanut Market.

{Reported by Rodgers, Plummer and Co.,
Inc.1
SPANISH
Farmers stock.
Old stock 75c to soc per bushel
New stock, market not yet formally
opened.
Cleaners
Offering for dry and clean Spanish S5c
per busheI.
Green and dirty 4Oc to 6Oc per bushel.
We urge farmers the Importance of hav-
ing their peanuts thoroughly easoned be-
fore threShing.
VIRGINIAS-
Farmers stock. market steady.
Fancy jumbo 3Ac per pound.
Fancy hand picked SIZE.
Extra prime &c per pound
Smelling stock 21Ac per pound.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
Naval Stores.

Naval Stores.
Savannah Oct. 23-Turpentine firm 81
M5S1a: sales 124; receipts 1S9; shipments
=: stock 1881.
Rosin firm: sales $50: receipts 73s; ship
ments 145: stock 57,434
Quote: r 40: G D and f 80: T G
and III 4. :5@4. 90: 4. 60; X 4 80: $50:
n ) 80: VIC 6-43 WV 60
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
RALEIGH PRODUCE MARKET,

Total sales Tor the day 81, 200 shares
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-04
KENDRICk TO BE POSTMASTER
Senate Confirms Nomination al :
O'clock Yesterday Morning.

" Washington, y. c., March 1.-The
Senate in executive session about !"
o'clock Yesterday confirmed the NOM
nation of f. S. kendrick as post
master AT Bristol. Va, Waiter Faunt-
leroy. at Altavista, and John ,.
Snavely at Chilhowic.
kendrick was recommended hy
Senators Martin and. Swanson last
Saturday to succeed Charles Cauth-
ier, the Republican postmaster who
has held the Office since it was estah'
Iished about two years ago. and was
nominated by the President at mid
night Monday.
It seemed probable a fight would
he made by some Republican scna
tors to allow Gauthicr to serve long
er. but the nomination coming as
Congress is about to adjourn made
opposition useless. us President Will
son could give kcndrick recess ap
ucintment next Friday. even if his
confirmation was prevented.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-04
SESSION EXrIRED
At NOON TO-DAY
Gavels of Vice President
and the Speaker Fall
simultaneously
YEARS SESSION
Both Houses Struggle Through Busi-
ness. Clearing Up Tangle Over
Appropriation Bills.

Washington, March "A session
Of Congress remarkable for its i'm,
portant legislation precedent smash
ing and ability to hang or came to an
end at noon today.
The fall of gravelS in the Senate
and House echoed in halls that have
been occupied for almost two years
by ever busy legislators. Congress
has been in session practically nj!
OF the time since April 7, 1918. when
President Wilson, himself new to the
Presidential chair, called into extra
ordinary session the Democratic
spokesmen who had been elected with
him to carry out the party'S policies.
Facing the end Of the short ses-
sion and also the expiration of the
Sixtv-third Congress the Senate and
House this forenoon struggled
through the business Of clearing NJ
The tangle over appropriation bills.
Shortly after 10 o'clock the Presi-
dent. accompanied by Secretary Tum-
,,ltv and Secret Service men, ar
rived at the Capitol. He went TO the
Presidents room and began at once
"a signing bills.
Secretaries Bryan, Garrison, Dan
!e!s. Redfeld, McAdoo, and Houston
also arrived at the Capitol.
With ship purchase dead beyond
Acpe OF resurrection: un!es: ii. be III
The distant future of the next ses-
sion. with resolution adopted to
strengthen the hand Of the President
in maintaining neutrality the chIel
rroblem before Congress as the hour
Of twelve drew near was tc dispose
Of the. supply measures
This. morning all the supply hlsl:
had been passed but the Indian h'i'
and the pestoffice bill. a tilibuster
developed int he Senate, against the
indian; bill which was brought to {"
close with defeat for the. bill. It was
laid aside for. good and a cont'nu'
nd 3s resolution, which had already
beep passed by the House was put
through.
This means that the Indian ap-
n,.onr;a+ion measure for the cur
rent fiscal year is continued for the
next fiscal year.
The Senate later passed the cont!no-
;na resolution on the postoffice ap-
preparation bill, definitely d'sp0S'0&
ar this measure also
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-04
vIRGINIAN IS DIRECTOR
Robert " Wooley of Fairfax Sp"-
ceeds &. r. Roberts Of iowa

Washington, March 4--Ine pre-
dent sent to the Senate this week
the nomination Of Robert WlcEI't7e
Wollev. Of Fairfax Va, 10 be diiec~
Tor Of the mint. to succeed George
r Roberts, of Iowa. who resigned
after serving in the office almoSc So'i-
t;nuously since the Nc kinney adj
:nlinistration, to accept the place OF
assistant to the president OF. the "a
,ional City Bank of New York.
woolley was at one time connecE-a
Nth New York newspapers and iator
.ertered magazine work He was as
sociated with William q. McAcoo n
the campaign of 1912, and was 1t
one time slated for assistant seer
tary Of the treasury. But some ot
his magazine stories, ceflecting upon
Senator's. were resur4'ected, and
trouble threatened. He was hna!!y
appointed auditor Of the Interior De-.
partment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-04

Charging that tie pr? >;"d Or
ganizatiou of the American Legion
of 100000 former officers and sold
icrs OF the regular army as n re-
serve force is in direct violation Of
he laws Of many States, out Of har-
mony with the Constitution, ard 4
"mcnacc 10 the peace 81 the United
States that ought not TO he tolcra-
ted" Senator Chamberlain, Of Ore
gon, chairman Of the Senate Military
Affairs Committee. yesterday dciv-
cred the severest arraignment vel
made against the new military body
being hatchcd in New York City. The
Senator said such IN aggregation
would ovcrshadow oar little stand
ing army Of about $1,000 men. Such
IN army as the American Legion, led
by some popular, well known man.
also wou!r! he able 10 pick up quite
Il revolution.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-04
ALLEGED FRAME Up"
Dynamiters Lay Blame of Plot il
New York Upon Detectives

New York. March Prank Afarnt
md Charles Carbone, indicted late
yesterday on the charge Of plotting
@ explode two dynamite bombs in
St. PaJrick's Cathedra! Tuesday
norning, made the statement last
night in their cells in the Tombs that
they we're the victims of frame up.
Abarno. who speaks English, acted
aS interpreter for Carbone. he Ge-
Jared that the main point they both
wished TO make plain was :hat they
we're framed up" by their supposed
:omcade, Detectives Poligani, who VISA
known to them as Frank Baldo. The
after, they asserted was the brains
)! the conspiracy.
I'VE would not have vertured into
he scheme if it was not for the urg-
ing Of BaIdo," said Abarno. 1T was
1e who met Carhonc last December in
he basement Of the Brescl headquar-
ters in East 1osth street"
yes" interrupted Carbone. ''he met
nd took walks with me, and eX-
planned that it was TING thar the
haled capita;ists were blown. Of the
EARTH
Abarno declared hat Baldo was the
7rst or tho three 10 huv any Of the
,omb making Ingredients. Carbone
.,,J horoh, some other material later
IN, Ra;do procured the last important
.hcmicaI Only 4 few days ago, Ahar-
No said.
"Carhone did the work. aided by
Eailo.' he said. "Baldo kept urging
mo on" Carbone INTERRUPTED.
Hnth prisoners charged that Baldo
soleciod & patrick's Cathedral, and
sbo,vad them where to place the in
fernal machine. 1t was Baldo they
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-04
DEATH OF COL. DAY.
virpinian Was Father-in-Law o.
Senator Martin.

baltimore. March 4.-Col. {. Fen
ron Day. Of Smithfcld. Pa, died un-
expcctcdly at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Yesterday morning. He was tG
vears old. He had been in Baltimore
= month. had apparently improved
and hoped to return soon to Smith
field. TIE change for the worse "hr1"
suddenly and lie expired IN few
minutes.
Colonel Day was the tathcr-iH law
of United States Senator Thomas 5.
Martin and for years was prominent
in politics in the Second VIRGINIA
district. The death few weeks aGo
of his daughter. Mrs. Martin. was a
shock that increased his feebleness.
lie is survived by his widow, VINO
was Miss Jordan. Of the Isle Of
Wight; daughter. Mrs. Henry Gould
Ro!ston. Of Miami. Fla, and fol:'
grandchildren.
The body will he sent to Smith,
field. Va. for burial. The services
will he held tomorrow morning i?
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church.
that city
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-04
TURKISH VESSELS
LEAVE SUDDENLY
Great Britain Lands Troops
and Begins Attacks
on Forts
SHIPS VANISH IN FOG
NloslemS Believed TO Have With
drawn 10 Approaches Of Constau-
tinople Ready to Enter Black Sea.

London, March 1.-The Turkish
feet. assigned to give battle to the
Anglo-French warships inside the
Dardanelles, has fled al the APP
proach OF the allied war squadron
according to Athens dispatches.
Great Britain has landed an ex-
rcditionary force Of colonial troops
from Egypt and land operations
against the remaining Turkish forts
have begun.
While heavy fog hung over the
strait. the Turkish feet lifted an
chor and steamed silently out Of
Niagara roads into the Sea of Mar
mora. With the lifting Of the mist,
allied aviators reported not Il single
Turkish warship in the strait and re-
connoitering flights far up Marmora
Sea failed to reveal their where
aboutS.
Admiralty official admits they are
puzzled ut the mysterious disap-
pearance of the Turkish war craft.
When the bombardment Of the OAR
daneles began. nearly the entire
naval forces of the Sultan were con-
ccntrated in the narrowS OF Niagara
road to block the progress OF the
allied fleet toward Constantinople
The successful advance Of the
Anglo French warships brought them
TO within six miles Of the spot where
the enemy's feet was concentrated
The Turks are believed to have With
drawn to the very approach of Con-
stantnople. prepared to pass the
Bosphorus and enter the Black sea
# the Ottoman capital falls.