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signed statement of the circumstances
of the destruction of the ship William
that has been destroyed by the vessel
in your command.
(signed) NORMAN r HAMILTON.
Collector of Customs -
In Conference With Commander.
After delivering this letter Collector
Hamilton went into conference with
the German commander. He expected
to hear a reiteration of that nava
officers request that he be permitted
to repair his ship. Granting this re-
quest, it was unofficially stated, would
mean that the cruiser would be in
termed here for the period of the war.
and prisoners of war taken from Brit
ish. French and Russian ships sunk by
the Eitel Friedrich, together with
passengers, would be released here.
Collector Hamilton also prepared 10
take a sworn statement from Com
mander Thierichsen relating to tho sink
forwarded to Washington, together with
statement of the circumstances made
today by Capt II. H. Kiehne, master OF
the destroyed American ship. OF this
sweeping investigation seems assured.
As to ships sunk by the Eitel Fried
rich in the south Pacific, 1t was declared
late today that there were only three
the British ships Schargost, or Charcas.
and kildalton. and the French coal ship
Jean Crews of all these ships we're re-
ported to have been landed at Valparaiso
A report that the first named vessel was
American owned. though not of America
register. was later denied.
Women Returned to Ship.
The ruling that all eligible immigrants
aboard the Prinz Eitel would be permit
ted to land caused the local officials to
send back to the ship six women who were
brought ashore last night They were
second-class passengers on the French
passenger ship Fioride. immigration In
spector J. e. Williams of this port said
that he was in possession of positive in
formation that these women were un-
desirable and could not be admitted un-
der immigration laws Of the United
States Protesting vigorously, they were
escorted by officers to the dock and taken
back to the Eitei Friedrich. Later tLs.
probably will be transferred TO a ST.,
bound for New York to be deported from
Ellis Island.
Capt kiehne of the sunken Ameri-
can sailing ship William p Frye fin
ished his formal deposition OF the de-
struction Of his vessel before Collector
Hamilton. at IL o'clock. This deposit
tion was forwarded to Assistant See
retary of the Treasury Peters. in
charge of customs at Washington, and
Capt kiehne was instructed to pro
ceed to. Washington tonight to report
to Mr. Peters tomorrow morning
Demand for Sworn Statement.
The German commander told me"
said Collector Hamilton, that he had
come in for repairs to his ship. That
reason was sufficient to prevent any
summary orders from this govern
ment. Today l shall ask the COM
mander for a sworn statement as to
his reasons for sinking the American
ship william P. Frye. Whom this has
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German Aviator Wounded.

TOULON. via Paris, March 1.-THE
German aviator. Lieut. Won Hidelen,
who few over Paris last September
and dropped bombs and also proclama-
tions inviting the Parisians to surren-
der. is among a convoy Of wounded men
who have arrived here. Lieut., Won
Hidelen was brought down while flying
in his aeroplane near Verdun last
month.
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EXPLOSIONS KILL SEVENTEEN
Seventy-Seven Men Injured in Ant
werp, Say DISPATCHES.

AMSTERDAM. via London, March H.
Three mon were killed and seven
wounded Tuesday in an explosion which
occurred in a shed of the PyrotechnicaI
Institute at Antwerp while the .buildin z
was being cleaned under the direction
of a non commissioned officer, accord
ing to information received from Brus-
sells by way OF Berlin.
LONDON, March II. = The Central
News correspondent at Amsterdam tel
cgraphs that fourteen men were killed
and seventy injured by an explosion in
a German arsenal at Antwerp Tuesday.
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LONDON. March 11.-The Germans
have abandoned AugustoWo uh NUS
sian Poland, 140 miles northeast oi
Warsaw, and the Russians are alreaoS
on the outskirts of the town. accord
ing to a Petrograd dlspatch 10 the
Daily Mail.
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President inclined to Think
Disorders in Mexico Pur-
poseIy Exaggerated.
SPANISH ENVOY REPORTS
FOUR NATIONALS KILLED
Also Presents Messages Telling of
Looting and Burning Of Residences
in Capital Outskirts.

The reply of Carranza to the American
note demanding a reform OF conditions
in Mexico was laid before President Will
son today and afterward it was said In
administration circles that the Mexican
situation looks more encouraging.
President Wilson, it is understood, is
inclined to think that the dispatches con-
tanning allegations Of disorders and fam
ind may have been somewhat exaggerated
at the dictation of certain interests which
would like to force American interven-
ton.
Opposed to this encouraging view, how
ever, was a report made today by Sena-
tor Riano, the Spanish ambassador. that
four Spaniards have been assassinated in
Mexico City. Also, the Spanish ambassa-
dor presented to the State Department re-
ports Of the looting and burning Of pri-
vate residences in the outskirts Of Mexico
City. He made no specific request for
action.
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KING GEORGE SIGNS ENGLISH ORDER
FOR REPRLSALS AGAINST GERMANY

insham Palace. Details of the plan
have not yet been made public, but the
order will be gazetted shortly.
Premier Asquith announced in the
house of commons March l that Great
Britain and France. in retaliation for
Germany's submarine warfare against
British shipping. purposed to stop all
trade to and from Germany
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LONDON. March 11.-Great Britain's
plan to give effect to the naval re-
prisal measures against Germany. as
embodied in an order in council. was
signed today by King George.
The king signed the order during
session Of the privy council at Buck
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Contention That Her Wheat Cargo Was
Contraband Expected to Color
Future American Policy.
PRINZ EITEL NOT ABLE
TO LEAVE U. S. REFUGE
WITHIN 24-HOUR LIMIT

NEWPORT NEWS. March 1.-THE
story Of the sinking of the American
sailing ship William p Frye by the
German commerce destroyer Prfnz
Eite1 Friedrich-undoubted the most
serious incident of the war in its con-
cern to the United states-was being
slowly unraveled here today
Chased to the haven of an American
port by British cruisers, the Prinz Eitel
Friedrich lay at anchor. and her COM
mander has received from the port au-
thorities the usual notice to leave with
in twenty-f four hours.
Notice Mere Formally.
That, however. was q mere formality
required by law. for after seven
months Of sea rowing, in which she
sent eleven prizes to the bottom. the
German auxiliary needs repairs which
will take weeks.
The neutrality board at Washington.
1T was understood here. had recon-
mended that the repairs be allowed
under supervision of an American
naval officer. Whether the commander
Of the Prinz Eitel will choose to max.
them and then risk a dash through the
British cruisers gathering or the vir-
ginia capes is a development for the
future
Port Authorities Busy.
The Prinz Eiters pand played Ger.
man national airs today, in celebration
of Commander Thierichsen's birthday,
her 800 prisoners Of several nationali-
ties were gathered at the rails. and her
German crew was cleaning ship. while
the American port officials made hur-
ried visits from the customshouse to
the liner for conferences with Com
mander Thierichsen and his officers.
and held telephone communications
with Washington about the neutrality
questions involved, the diplomatic
aspects of the sinking of the Frye and
the disposition of the prisoners on the
Prinz Eitel.
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ABANDON AUGUSTOWO;
10000 AUSTRIANS LOST, IS CLAIM

Przemysl is said to be hard pressed.
and an officer who has arrived in
Petrograd from Przemysl says that part
of the outworks are already in Russian
hands, and that those works still held
by, the Austrians have been much dam
aged. More than half the garrison Of
$4,000, 1t is asserted. have been lost.
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Przasnysz again will become the scene Of
new conflicts
In the meanwhile along the Pilfca
river there have been occurring daily
engagements of secondary importance
in which the Russians would appear
to have been successful, notwithstand-
ing the German attacks and the fact
that the Germans have taken many
Russian prisoners.
Fighting in Carpathians.
Fighting near Gorlitza and Oujok in
the Carpathians indicates that the Aus
trians, after their defeat in the Stan
is1au district on their right flank. de-
cided to transfer the center Of oper-
ations to the left flank, where they
have been successful in pushing for
ward slightly.
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New Zeppelin Is Tested.

BERN, via Paris. March u.-A new
Zeppelin, which is now being given
trials oyer Lake Constance, will be the
ninth to leave Friedrichshafen since
tho war began.
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Robert G. Thorington Dies.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, March IL
Robert G. Thorington. secretary of the
Alabama supreme court, died suddenly
today. He was a son of the late Judge
W. s. Thorington. . supreme court
Justice,
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Older and Smaller Vessel.

the number saved was ten
Older and Smaller Vessel.
The submarine C-12 was an older and
smaller vessel than the U-2O. She was
of the class built in 1910-12 Her dis
placement was $50 tons. and she had
a maximum cruising radius of 1900
miles. She was armed with three 49,
inch torpedo tubes and two one e-pound-
er high angle guns. She had a speed
OF thirteen knots above water and
eight knots submerged. The U-12 has
taken an active part in the German
operations against British shipping.
On February 81 she sank the small
Irish coasting steamer Downshire in
the Irish sea, after giving the crew
five minutes in which to leave their
ship.
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Soldiers Barred From Night Life.

LONDON. March 11.-British army
officers in uniform have been forbidden
by the commander of the London mill
tary district to visit dance halls. night
clubs or gambling establishments.
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Working at Both Ends.

Secretary Bryan said today that the
department Is working at both ends
(meaning in the City of Mexico and at
Vera CRUZ to secure speedy admission
of supplies to the Mexican capital. As
surances had been received from Car
rama, he said, that the foreign resi-
dents of the city would be allowed to
come out over the railroad as soon as
the evacuation had been completed.
1t is understood that Carranza is even
encouraging all foreigners to withdraw
and come to a place of safety, as he
had already suggested in reference to
the diplomatic body, but SO Tar with
out avail.
Up to Tuesday night it did not ap-
pear that the evacuation of the Mex
lean capital had taken place. and Sec
retary Bryan had no certain knowledge
as to when that event might be ex-
pected to happen.
new action toward changing the naval
representation at Vera Cruz since the
announcement yesterday.
Diplomats Pleased.
Sir Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice, the
British ambassador, has reported to the
State Department that the American
note to Carranza. copy of Yhich was
presented in Mexico City to Gen. obre-
gon simultaneously with it's delivery
to Carranza, has produced good eff
according to advices the ambassador
has received from Thomas Hohler,
charge d'affaires of the British lega-
tion In Mexico City.
that the railway communication be-
tween Vera Cruz and Mexico City be
kept open. The State Department an
nounces that It has made representa-
Washington adviser to the Carranza
government now at Vera Cruz, is CO.
operating with American Consul SILL
man in an attempt to solve the trans
portation problem
Statements Conflict.
The following information was given
out at the State Department concern
ing the evacuation of Piedras Negras:
'Piedras Negras was evacuated
March s by the Carranza garrison.
Only small guard was left to police
the town until the forces Of Villa ar
rive. The commander of the 'Carranza
forces has given full assurances that
no property will be destroyed, and that
order will be maintained until the
entry of the Villa troops"
The Washington agency of Gen. Villa
gave out the following:
.Ptedras Negras was sacked by the
Carranzistas before they evacuated the
city yesterday. according to a mes
sage received from the convention
| consul at Eagle Pass Serious disorders
followed. Gov. Acuna is a refugee in
| Eagle Pass. The Interna tional bridge has
! been closed. The Carrangistas have re-
treated eastward
Flee to United States Side.
At the War Department Secretary Car
rison made public message from Col
Hodges at Eagle Pass. Tex. stating
| that sixty-one patients from the Mill
| tary hospital in Piedras Negras. five
| man nurses, five woman nurses one
| surgeon and eleven attendants had
been permitted to cross to the American
| side in view of the fears of conse-
quences to the wounded after the evac-
uation.
| The text of decree issued by Gen.
Carranza September 10. establishing
| in each district of the states Of the re-
public under his control an assessment
| committee. the purpose of which is to
| register the real estate, fix its value
| and state the amount of capital in
vested, was received at the State De
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by H. NJ. s. Ariel was the C-l2, and
that out of her crew Of twenty-eight
the number saved was ten,
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One of German Motives.

one Of the German motives OF this
new alignment OF forces undoubtedly is
TO strengthen their position before Os-
sowetz, it is declared. In the absence
of ofhcial information concerning Os-
sowetz. 1t is assumed that this engage
ment Is still going on without a decision
having been reached. Furthermore. it is
Mt improbable that in the near future
The battlefield in the vicinity OF
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WEATHER.

Fair tonight and Friday: gentle to
moderate northwest winds
Temperature past twenty -four >hours:
High, 81. at 4 pm. yesterday; low, "a.
at am. today.
For full report see page 20.
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FORMAL DEMAND THAT EITEL
SHALL RESPECT NEUTRALITY

signed statement of the circumstances
of the destruction OF the ship William
P. Frye. any other American ship
that has been destroyed by the vessel
in your command
tSigned) NORMAN r. HAMILTON
Collector of Customs"
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A regrouping of the German forces
In northern Poland and the commence
meut Of q new attempt upon Przasnysz
has been noted by the general stan Of
the Russian army.
This movement is being made in con-
siderably greater strength than was
the recent operation in the direction
of Przasnysz. which terminated in not
only local defeat for the Germans but
German forces in the direction of their
own frontier.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28

StraIghtway the brave girl dlyed %
the high pier and breasted the swollen
stream. Az she gained the cppositS
bank Helen could see one Of the gang
standing guard over The bird &c tendei.
a well ahmed stone laid the despefado
low. After lowering tic sidge back
into place Helen cut III e fsfe x bonds
and then ST, tted across the structure
i When halfway iiesoss HeleiiIs 1T
lacked by two Of fho Rand gang who
were Determined upon revenge 'ieiit.
ing like wild cat, the braxe girl held
her own until one Of her assailants diS.
covered help arriving. He promptly
fled. & 4 s.I ~ Il
Il But Helen held on to the other sies.
perado. He tried to escape by hdtiink
himself from the drawbridge. Eyer
this failed to break the Girl telfgras
piers hold on him. as VIII be seer
when 'sThe, Open Drawbridges die
newest episode OF Kalem's Hazards II
Helen Railroad Series IS released. I5eiS
en- Holmes, the daring actress feakiir.
ed In this series, has never t,efcre AZ,
tempted such wonderful feats. Don't
miss seeing them. III
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28

Before the. last OF the river pirates
We're captpred Helen Holiness: be tel.
egtapher at Hobart. had sniadcS u living
leap gaboard speeding freight. train,
'swum across a storm swollen river,
Fought two crooks single handed and
:uinbled, still lighting, into the river
with the NEST desperate member of
the gang.
Any Sones of these feats would have
daunted the bravest OF: men. Helen,
aoweyer, newer gave them thought
Silen she discovered that the Rand
gang were planning to rescue their
leader. who was being taken to prison.
1t was their Intention to raise tile Har.
wood river drawbridge and thus make
itimpossfble for the Limited, ON which
Rand was travelling, to cross. Al, att
tack upon the train was 10 follow.
Now, Helen had helped capture Rand.
She had risked her life by making a
flying leap aboard speeding freight
train. Therefore, determined that jus.
tice should take Its course. Helen has.
tened to the river only to And the
bridge already raised. Ten niinutes
more and the Limited would arrive. y
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28
GERMAN CHILDREN
sign FOOD PLEDGE
will Deny Themselves in Order
to Preserve Empires Sup
ply of Foodstufts.

tcorres ivn,,e,,ve VI .I.ssi. u; .:eess.
BERLIN, Feb, 97.-4IIase you sign
ed the pledge is The qucstion that
everybody in Germany, even 10 the
school children, is asking everybody
else. The pledge is not iof the us
Inal temperance cause. 1t refers 10
sausage and other delicacics that
should not be INDUCED In until The
food embargo is lifted.
According to the Lpk,ilanzieser, Ise
school shildren OF. me capital ape
asked 20 make she following lIestEat-
t.cni ~
is' ~ t.prl to-day, 80 ioils as the var
iasts, We rennunce saussgss and meat
for dinner aid, bind Ourselves 10 take
Ito school not elore thar tS0 slices
of bread, when tine class .asis uptil
one cclpck, AMI net more than foNr
slices when the class lasts beyond one
O'clock. fills sRtii ~ QUITE sttftctent to
fuppease hunger. and meat ana bread
|3slppiies Will thereby be Spareill a as
+ The LpkaiAnz legef al Ids that iii pie
school abe boys hal bGet stIsetesl
Ito see that the SELF denim 4 ordinance
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28
Scr ZEN FL AsHE S

William and Dustin Farnum, who
have appeared in a number OF fea-
ture photoplays, are brothers.
. " u a.sz Il
Harold Lockwood, who appears in
Famous Players films, Is a native Of
California.
Mary PiclHord, the oiminutive Fa-
nous Players star, Is twenty-one
years of age.
The sudden revelation that comes
to a woman that has two. husbands
living is the throbbing theme in "Au-
rora Floyd a two-reel Biograph fea-
ture to be released this week. y
Tess OF the Hills is the title Of a
one-reel drama to be released by the
Biograph company this week.
" M
Barry O'Neil has begun the filming
Of Clyde. Fitch's powerful society
drama. "The Climbers. The scenario
for this was made by Clay NJ Greene,
ed especially for this production and
she will be supported by strong
east which includes George Sould
Spencer, Jack Standing. Charles
Brandt, Ruth Bryan, Rosetta Brice,
Peter Lang and Ferdinand Tidmarsh.
IL "
The plant OF the OF Film Company
at Hollywood, Cal, which has been
closed for several weeks will re-
open April first with a full compile
lnent OF players for the filming Of the
tales by Il Frank Baum, Which in
the last two years have been read
so widely by men, women and children
OF this country. So
Some of them say the special fea-
lures are dead ones but it beats the
dickens the way people crowd into a
sheater when "a really good one is
put on the screen.
XNst;s -
Imp's latest prize adventurei story
Is called "The Five Pound Note. .
King Baggot takes the leading male
part as a London cllbman.
Mary Fuller and Mat Moore ran
sack a house and even dig up the
grounds adjoining Searching for hid
den treasure in Victor love photo
drama just produced under the title
OF THE Unhidden Treasure" The
finding Of the treasure comes as dis
tinct and novel surprise.
q *
An orchestra leader wins charm
ing girl by playing one Of his own
compositions inna Gold Seal morality
play just finished and called 'The
Phantom Of " the violin.v Francis
Ford and Grace cunard are in the
leads.
Tyrone. Power assumes the leading
role of Maverick Brander in "a Tex
as Steer" a five-reel Aim version by
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28
bulletin WARNS on
lIsElsEs0F lEsOll
Director Zeigler Calls Attention
to Lockiaw and Anthrax
\ Germs in Ground

i L. =
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. a7:-in view
Of the approach Of spring, the season
of activity fer the gardener and the
farmef. Director Zeigler: or the de-
partment oi health and charities, to-
day issued a. warming ON the dan
ger Of spil:as regards disease. Lock-
Jaw and anthrax, two deadly diseases
may be caused By gefinssfrom the soll.
Doctor zeigler said SCertain disease
germs tor their sporesl are. found in
the soil and may infect an open wound.
The two most important ones are
those producing anthrax or wool sor-
ters' disease, and tetaniis, or iockjaw,
both Of which are deadly in their ef-
feet upon the human body. The in
lection OF lockjaw is usually carried
into an open wound, as when we step
on a rusty nail. which furnishes both
the wound and the germ; or, us in the
exposure Of the wound sof vaccination
to the dirt about a stable"
The importance from sanitary
standpoint OF keeping house or LOT
at this tine of7the year free OF rub
Dish and dirt OF any kind is empha-
sized by Doctor Zeigler. He points
out that such rubbish and dirt may not
in itself be the source OF infection. but
that both rubbish and dirt OF all kinds
are breeding places Of insects, mice
and Yermin, carriers of disease.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28
COMMITTEE
of Japanese Named to Discuss
Relations with the Unit
ed States.

Correspondence. of Associated sress5
TOXIC, Feb. Count S6igenos,l
Okuina, the prime minister 10 his scssS
pacity as president Of the JaRaneae
Peace Society. has made public he.
names Of the committee appointed 10
study questiohs bearing upon the ri u
lations between Japan and the init
ed States This committee, as alreatiy
reported, will meet with a similar
committee. appointed by tue A1neris
can Peace Society ana prepare u
statement upon the various questions
of interest
The Japanese committee is9icoms
posed'aof fifteen prominent men, :eyIjIe
Gators, business men, bankers and
former government, officials. a rliifis
Der OF the members are familiar at
first hand with America having lei:
ceiyed university education there,
The committee is as follows !. =
{ Baron Shibusawa, Buyei Nakano,
Soroku Ehara, DR. Juichi Soyeda ~
count kaneko. Baron Sakatani, Dr. In
azo Nitrobe, Etkichi kamaiida. sDrs
Tsunejiro Aiiyaoka, Raron Nfegafii,S
Iemjnro Horikoshi. liidei Ftlkfioisa:'
Hflei Fukuoka, Saburo Shiihada Se-
kichira Hayakawa and IN. sanac TAX
alta.
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..PERILOUS mask.
That Of Men Who Spend
Their Nights Working on
Wire EntangIemeits.

tCorrssponlence u Associate a Pressl.
LONDON, Feb. 27-The men who
spend theirs nights working on. the
barb wire tahglements IN front o.
the trenches have one OF the most per-
ilous tasks OF the war. One of sthem,
a member OF the royal engineers,
writes:
In trench one has a sense of Sc
icurity in being below ground level,
and there is collective courage due to
the knowledge that sne has conipan-
ions. In putting up barb wire one is
working perhaps 300 feet in front OF
ones own trenches and fortunate in
deed is the working part If the en-
emy's snipers{ do not hear the sound
of the muffied mallets driving the
posts into the ground and open fire.
Now and then a magnesium fare will
be sent up to light the landscape for
the benefit Of the sharpshooters. Then
the worker has to throw himself Nat
on the ground and try to look as
much like weed as possible