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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-13
TUESDAY.

Russian forces moving against the
East Prussian border have been met
by a force of $780, 900 Germans, who
are holding a line 100 miles long, near
Mlawa, Poland. To the northward, ]
Russian troops. engaged in a fanking
movement, have reached Johannis.
burg. East Prussia. Vienna says the
Russians have been driven out of Blu.
kowina.
A heavy battle is said to have been
begun In Flanders, near st. Omer, the
result. apparently, of a new German
effort to pierce the allies line.
The United States, while not max
Ing a formal protest against the use
of the American flag by British mer.
chantmen, will point out to Great Bri-
tain the danger to neutral ships that
may result from such a practice. A
full explanation is to be asked of the
German declaration extending the war
zone to British and French waters.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-13
MONDAY.

Warsaw dispatches say the German
attack west of that city has ceased,
n that part of the Germans are re.
treating. The kaiser is believed to
be shifting troops north to stop the
Russian force invading East Prussia.
Petrograd that the Rus.
SLAMS in the Carpathians are slowly
making Roadway.
French troops captured a trench
from the Germans near Carency, &C.
cording to a report from Paris. A
heavy infantry fight is in progress in
the Argonne.
Premier Asquith announced in the
houes of commons that the British
losses in killed, wounded and missing,
in the ighting'in France, has amount.
ed to 100000.
Ambassador Page has sent to the
state department a report of the Luz
~sitania's act in hosting the American
flag, but has received no official re-
port from Great Britain. Secretary
Bryan refuses to make any comment
on the incident.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-13
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
THE WAR


Germany has warned all neutral ma
lions that the English channel will be
included in the war zone after Feb.
Is, and that all neutral vessels are or
dered to avoid those waters. The
Dutch coast also is included In this
war zone.
The Japanese cruiser Asama has
been wrecked $50 miles from Port
Bartoleme, off the California coast.
and American warships are rushing
to the aid of the vessel.
Berlin reports the capture of three
lines of trenches along the front and
the repulse of French and British at
tacks in the western zone of war.
Paris dispatches say that the allies
have gained considerable advantage
In the artillery duels.
Petrograd official reports say that
the German attacks TO the west of
Warsaw continue, but that they are
less violent and have all been re-.
pulsed. In the other battle zones the
Russians report considerable progress.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-13
SATURDAY,

Germany's order declaring the wa.
tiers bordering on France and the
British Isles in the war zone" does
not apply to American ships carrying
cargoes of food for civilians, accord
ing to the German ambassador in
Washington.
A quarter million men, with 1000
heavy guns, are engaged in what is
described as the Heaviest battle of
the war" between the Bzura and the
Rawka rivers, west of Warsaw.
In East Galicia the Austrian forces
are holding their own, but farther
west the Russians are advancing
through the Carpathians. The Rus
SLAMS advancing toward East Prussia
have been checked.
Airmen from the allies army have
bombarded Cologne, Germany. Other
fighting along the western battle line
has been confined to artillery engage.
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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-13
FRIDAY.

Germany issued a virtual blockade
order against the coasts Of France,
announcing that every effort is to be
made to prevent the transportation of
British troops to the Continent, and
serving warning that neutral ships
entering those waters would incur
danger of destruction.
Estimates placed before parliament
provide for a British army of 100000
men. German airmen who raided
Verdun were brought down and one
was executed, Paris announces. The
kaiser's aviators also have been busy
in Belgium. The allies have captured
a German trench neal Arras.
Petrograd reports that the Russian
troops are taking the offensive against
the Germans west Of Warsaw, and
that progress has been made in the
invasion of both East Prussia and
Hungary.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-13
THOUSANDS UIE
IN FIERCE CHARGE
Battle For Heights in Carpath-
ian Mountains.
GERMANS ARE REFUSED
Suffer Terrible Losses In Hand-to-
Hand Combat With Russians For
Positions on Snow-cIaG Hills.


Details of a desperate fight in the
Carpathians with feroeious bayonet
charges, described as without prece-
dent in history, reached Petrograd.
According to these reports, repeat
ed German attacks were finally re-
pulsed by the Russians, and the Ger
mar dead lay in great numbers in
front of the Russian positions. The
losses are described as
The scene of the fighting was Bali
grod, thirty miles south of Sanck, in
Galicia. 1t is claimed by the Russian
staff that the Hungarian forces in
the Carpathians have been augmented
by 100000 Germans and that German
officers are directing the Carpathian
movement.
The German plan, insofar as it can
be observed, now seems to be to aban-
don gradually their aggressive on the
Bzura and in the Vistula region, and
to transfer their troops to points
where there is greater opportunity of
piercing the Russian defensive.
Concentrating their forces the night
of Feb. Z the Germans early the fol
lowing morning began what doubtless
rapidly developed into n of the
~fercest attacks in the history of the
Carpathian campaign. With their first
line almost annihilated, the Germans
pushed forward their second line, un-
der the support of heavy artillery, and
ooioaJ a ctrofoOic elevation
From this position they were almost
Immediately driven back by a Rus
sian bayonet charge. Attack and u
ter attack followed in rapid success
sion, and toward evening the Ger
mans, in great numbers, seemed to
be in permanent possession of the
heights.
The general counter attack by the
Russians resulted in two hours of
hard hand to hand fighting, which left
the snowclad hillsides strewn with
dead. After a most stubborn resist
ance the German regiments finally
were definitely driven out. A Russian
officer claims personally to have
counted more than 1000 German dead
before the Russian positions on this
hill.
The official statement of the Rus
sian general staff follows:
"The Germans, who gradually had
been concentrating in East Prussia
with fresh troops, began a series of
energetic reconnaissance, and on Feb.
z they opened offensive operations,
with considerable forces, in the dis
trict between Horsele and Johannis-
burg. They undertook at the same
time active operations on both wings
of their front in East Prussia.
"In the vicinity of Lasdennen, east
of Tilsit, we drove back a German
attack, and almost completely annihi-
lated one German battalion. Following
this encounter, our cavalry moved for
ward toward Sierpec, travelling over
the road to Rypin.
ION the left bank of the Vistu1a,
during Feb. s, the enemy showed no
signs Of activity.
Judging from the corpses aban-
doned by the Germans in front of our
positions, they would appear to have
lost in dead and wounded several tens
of thousands of men in the six days
fighting in front of Borjimow, Gou-
mine and Viola S~zydlowiecka.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-13
PRIZE COURT
TO TAKE CARGO
British to Pass on Food On VIII
heImina Bound For Germany.
STORM DAMAGES VESSELS

Foreign Office Disapproves of Pro-
posal For Joint Prize Court to AID.
just Matter.
circles in London that the cargo of the
American steamer Wilhelmina, which
put in at Falmouth on it's way to Bre-
men, will be taken before a prize
court.
Before this announcement the cargo
of the Wilhelmina, which consists OF
food supplies for German civilians,
was discussed in the house of com
mons. The government was asked
whether it intended to seize the cargo
of the vessel.
In response, Neil Primrose, under
secretary of foreign affairs, said: IAN
inquiry into the nature of the cargo OF
the Wilhelmina is now going on"
Without definitely refusing the sug-
gestion, the foreign office has ex-
ressed its disapproval of the proposal
for a joint prize court to which one
or more judges might be appointed
by neutral and the allied powers.
Mr.. Primrose, speaking in the house,
said the proposal involved such far.
reaching changes in the British con-
st%itutional and judicial systems and
would be so difficult of application
that it would not be easy to orange.
Considerable mystery was attached
to the Wilhelmina case. Up to We'd
nesday afternoon the American en-
bassy had received no official word
of her arrival.
The Wilhelmina will have to remain
In Falmouth several days, as a result
of damage suffered in storms which
she encountered on her voyage across
the Atlantic. Two of her boats were
broken, her bow plates were started
and other damage was received.
Captain Brewer, of the Wilhelmina,
said that until he reached England he
had not heard of the decree of the
German government to appropriate
foodstuffs. He said he vas waiting
orders, and did not know what would
happen next.
The Pail Mall Gazette intimates
that the voluntary appearance of the
Wilhelmina in a British port is part
of a scheme. 1t says:
"The Wilhelmina has gone into the
Falmouth harbor without giving u
ships the trouble of capturing her.
The owners of her cargo are inviting
us to tread on the tail of their coat.
We shall see whether our government
will oblige them. II they prefer 1t,
there Is an easy way of avoiding a
direct challenge on the question of
conditional contraband. The admiralty
can use it's time-honored presumption
and take the cargo for s of the
royal navy on payment. That Is a
course of action that is not likely to
be contested"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-13
SUNDAY.

Petrograd dispatches say that a ter.
rife battle is raging in the Carpath.
ians along the Sboro-Stropko line and
that the Russians continue to make
progress. The Germans have rushed
reinforcements to the East Prussian
front to halt the drive toward Thorn.
Emperor William visited the Sile.
sian troops in the trenches on the
Poland front.
Germany and America are cooper
ating in plans for the relief of the
starving Poles in territory held by
the Germins in western Poland.
Berlin and Paris official dispatches
say that quiet prevails along the bat.
tie front in the western zone. Artil.
lery exchanges continue.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-13
steel Tonnage Increases.

The untitled orders of the United
States Steel corporation on Jan. 81
totalled 4,248,571 tons. an increase of
411,928 tons over Dec. 81. The pres.
ent tonnage is the highest since
March, 1914. In January of last year
the untitled orders were placed at A..
613,6S0, and in 1913 at "7,827,368 tons.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-13
ZEPPELIN PLUNGES INTO SEA
Entire Crew browns When German
Airship Falls Into Water.

0TTTR IT
The entire crew of a Zeppelin air
ship, which has been missing for four
days, was drowned when the airship
fell into the North sea off the coast of
Denmark during a storm, it is report
ed at Friedrichshafen, Germany. De-
tails of the disaster have not been re.
ceived. The Inflated airship was one
of the newest Zeppelin type.
1t is said in Geneva that one Zeppe-
lin and two airships of the Parseyal
type will accompany the German
troops detailed to take the field
against Serbia. The Parseyals, delat-
ed and loaded on special railroad
trucks, passed through Munich Mon
day on the way to Vienna
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-13
Kills Father With "unIoadedv Pistol.

Joseph Martin, Of Dorothy, N. J..
was shot and killed by his son, AL.
exander, FIVE year of age. He was
seated at dinner, when the child pick.
ed up a revolver, supposed to be I'M
loaded, and while playing with 1t the
gun was discharged. The bullet enter.
ed the fathers neck and came out
through the forehead, killing him in.
stantly.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-13
SAY GERMANS LOST $4,000
Great Number of Dead Left on Field
West of Warsaw.

Star says:
"The Russians have inspected the
battlefield on the Rawka, between
Goumine and Bolimow, where a six.
day battle ended Sunday in a German
defeat. They estimate from the bodies
thus far found that the Germans lost
10000 dead. The German attack was
the lost headlong onslaught that will
be made on the Russian defense line
In central Poland"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-13
Austrlans Strike Serb ARMY.

1t is reported from Bucharest, Ser
bia, that fighting is in progress be
tween Austrians and Serbians neal
Ossova and Verchiorova, on the Dan.
ube river, In north Serbia.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-13
Russians Routed In carpathians.

Carpathian front described the Rus.
sian defeat in Bukowina as a com.
plete rout, in which more than 100,.
900 of the cars troops fled in disor-
der, abandoning guns, ammunition and
food supplies. The retreating troops,
1t is asserted, were saved from ami.
hilation only by the arrival of fresh
forces,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-13
sweden 70 Paint Her shIps.

Swedish ship intend to have
the national colors painted on all the
vessels in the North sea traffic to
avoid being sunk by German subma.
rines by mistake.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-13
10000 Pages of Austrian Casualties.

10000 Pages OF AUSTRIAN Casualties.
More than 10000 pages of names OF
Austrian and Hungarian soldiers who
were killed. wounded and otherwise
incapacitated in the European war,
we're filed at the congressional library
in Washington by the Austrian en-.
bassy.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-03-04
YOU EVER HEAR OF
 AUSTIN N'CLEARY'

NEW YORK, March 4.-Special to the Yuma Daily Examiner-Every city in the United States which contains Sixth and Broad street, and there are more than 150 such, is being searched for the parents or other rela- tives of a 4-year-old boy who was found at midnight on September 18th last, sleeping on the step of St. Pat ricks cathedral in this city. The lad gave the name of John Doe" though he said later that he was Austin Me Cleary, that his mothers name was Eleanor and that he has a sister, Miss Gwendolyn. His chief remembrance, however, was of a Sixth and Broad streets. The child was well clothed, and had every appearance of belonging to a family of the better class.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-03-04
EVERGREEN STATE
 ID HOLD SALMON BAY

SAN DIEGO, Cal, March Especial to the Yuma Daily Examiner-Salmon Day, which will be celebrated at the
 Washington building at the San Diego exposition on March 12, will be the second big day to be celebrated at that structure within three weeks. On Feb ruary 2, Potlatch ceremony and magnificent reception was held at the Washington building, where women from the Evergreen state in costume of Colonial times welcomed visitors whose arrival was announced by Chief Seattle"
 Potlatch, a custom borrowed from the Washington Indians. is a develop ment of the annual redistribution of property which the red men carried on in order to alleviate the sufferings of their tribesmen. At the Washington Birthday Potlatch, the visitors were treated to generous supplies of special products for which the Evergreen state is famous.
 Similar ceremonies will be held on Salmon Day, when special exercises appropriate to the industry which so much to Washington will be held. With the low railroad rates to the exposition from all parts of the country, thousands of visitors from the east and middle west are coming to this city; and these will greatly aug ment the delegations of Washingtoni- ans which will be on hand to take part in the celebration.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-03-04
CONSIDER THE JURY"
 BY ARTHUR 3. BAKER
Special to the Yuma Daily EZaminer)
 lCOpyright 1915)

Special to the Yuma Daily EEaminer)
 Copyright 1915)
 The legislature makes the laws for other folks to keep, to follow without question like a flock of well-trained sheep. A lot of things we must not do, some things we must not drink, and other things we must not say, and must not even think. All worthy citi- zens, of course, essay the narrow path, out now and then a brother slips, and dares the public wrath.
 We clasp some irons upon his feet and drag him to a trial-which sapient festivity would make penguin smile. we wildly seek twelve members of the so-caIled human race, whose dainty ears have never heard about the dread ful case; whose mental state is label ed by large and solid nough, whose minds are not at all disturbed by pro- 5esses of thought.
 And when the jurors number twelve with heads of solid bone, not one of which is tainted by opinions of it's own, the lawyers don their legal spurs and have bully fight, which helps the empty juryman to fill his soul with ight And Justice owes a handsome debt to twelve good men and true. whose best known recommend is that they've nothing else to do.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-03-04
KNOCKERS SEEMINGLY
 AN ARIZONA PRODUCT

Especial to the Yuma Daily Examiner
 One of the greatest obstacles to the agricultural progress of Arizona is the system which produces knockers" in stead of boosters" A "knocker' is usually dissatisfied person, and nine times out of ten has a good reason for dissatisfaction. A few lusty old knockers" circulating about the coun- try will soon tend to affect the most vociferous advertising possible. The best advertisement for an agricultural country is a successful satisfied set tier. But successful settlers cannot be made by dumping them down in the middle of the desert with little cap ital and less knowledge of local agri- cultural conditions and practice.
 There is only one sure way of mak- ing successful settlers, and that is to assist them to start right by giving whatever financial and technical as sistance they may need. With special reference to the latter, the organiza- tion for this purpose already exists, but must be properly supported and en- couraged by the people of the state to attain it's maximum effectiveness.
 The federal and state governments have already jointly provided for a college of agriculture, an agricultural experiment station, and an agricultural extension service in connection with the University of Arizona. Their motto is: Service for the People of Ari- zona"
 The college of agriculture trains the young people of the state for prof. table farming under Arizona cOndi- tions. The agricultural experiment station carries on the investigations and experiments with soils, crops and livestock for the ranchers of Arizona which they need done, but could not themselves afford to do.
 The agricultural extension service carries personally to thousands of farmers and new settlers all over the state information as to how to farm profitably in Arizona. Not only are bulletins, personal letters, demOnstra- tion trains, and lecturers sent out to the ranchers, but practical experts are now visiting them on their own ranches, seeking to help them by ac- tually demonstrating the best methods for Arizona conditions and assisting new settlers to "start right" and avoid the many needless mistakes which cost the state thousands of dollars an nually. It is this valuable service which the legislature is called upon to make more efficient by supplying the lack of funds which is it's greatest handicap to effective work. False economy in this respect will cripple the farmers of the state and create knockers instead of boosters"
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-03-04
FUNSTON GOES n
 MORALES ON INSPECTION

Special to the Yuma Daily Examiner
 Tucson, March 4-Major General Funston, in command of the depart ment of the south which includes the troops stationed along the border was in Tucson yesterday and this morning. He passed through, going west yester- day to Yuma and returned this morn ing and left on the Nogales train for that city to inspect the Twelfth infan- try which has been stationed at No gales for about year. He is making a tour of inspection along the border.
 General Funston was in command of the United States troops at Vera Cruz from the time they landed on Mexican soil until they were recalled to the United States He now occu- pies the post vacated when General Bliss was made assistant chief of staff with headquarters at Washington Major General Funston is expected to return this evening and to go from here to the various points along the border where troops are stationed be- cause of the Mexican situation. He is accompanied by captain who is acting as aide.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-03-04
BAKER WANTS MINES
 SCHOOL FOR COCH|SE

Special to the Yuma Daily Examiner)
 PHOENIX, March 4.-The senate and house are practically dead locked not openly, but neither branch is pay ing much attention to the other and the bills being passed or considered in committee of the whole are for the most part of trifling importance. The
 nate is still working on the land bill although Senator Drachman announc- ed this morning that he would insist on an early consideration of the pro- hibitiOn bill. The house administra- tion lobby voted against the resolution to stop printing bills except by unani- nous consent. This is taken by some to indicate an extra session but the members themselves and the governor insist that this voint all rests on the fate of the general appropriations bill.
 Baker, of Cochise, introduced a bill providing that the Arizona school of mines be located at Globe. Vaughn, of MaricOpa, introduced an anti-lobby act. Newbury, of Cochise, introduced bill providing for the creation of new counties and the seperation of old ones. The old county must retain taxable property to the value at least of $3,000,000 and must have at least 750 voters. The new county must have a common boundary with two other counties exclusive of the coun- ty from which it springs. Fifteen per be divided must petition for the cleo cent of che electors of the county to tion.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-03-04
DOOTLEGGERS ARE
 LOCATING AT TUCSON

Especial to the Yuma Daily Examiner
 TUCSON, March 4.-The sudden in crease in TucsOn's colOred population is due to the arrival of a number of negroes from Douglas, from which they came to escape arrest as bOotleggers. The sheriff and the police have been active in the Shelter City for several days and as a result number of color ed men and women and one white man have been arrested for violating the anti-bOoze law. John Doe warrants for a number of other cOlOred law breakers were issued and hearing of this step on the part of the officers, the bootleggers who had not been ar rested left for other parts, mostly for Tucson.
 The Cochise county sheriff has been successful in catching a large number of bootleggers and in locating mum Der of blind pigs within the past two or three weeks in the cosnty. There are several large towns in Cochise county where bootlegging was much in evidence, but the drastic action of the sheriff is said to have made the busi- ness so dangerous that those who were engaged in it are either in jail, out on bond or have left the county.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-03-04
.FEBTHERWEIGHTS TO
 MEET IN BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE, Md, March 4.-Spe- cial to the Yuma Daily EXaminer-The most promising pugilistic event pulled off hereabOuts in long time is sched- uled for the arena of a local club to- morrow night, when George Chaney, the crack featherweight, will mix it up in fifteen-round go with Cal Delaney of Cleveland. Both fighters are of the rapid-fire variety and are expected to put up a lively set-to from gong to gong. It will be their second meeting In their first contest, held at Akron last year, the Baltimore fighter won the decision over Delaney.