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No Mention OF Massacre.

PITTSBURGH. March ia letter
received here by Rev. l.. l.. McCreary, a
missionary of tho United Presbyterian
Church, who left Sudan Il year ago. fails
to mention any massacre. The letter is
from Rev. G. y. Sowash at Omdurman.
and is dated February >. 1t says:
I'VE seem TO be none the worse for
the war except for the rise in prices
which is beginning to pinch. The Ger
mans attempts to stir up n holy war
have been quite abortive. The Moslcms
are not quite so easily duped as the
Kaiser imagines."
Official circles of the United Presby-
terrain Church here, whose missionaries
are active i'm the Sudan, are skeptical
of the Berlin story Of massacre and
Moslcm uprising.
Letters are being received here every
week from points mentioned In the Ber-
lin story.
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ttSrRIANS AND GERMANS
STEADILY GAINING CnnJ-<n

RERllN. March ~ (via London 1I.5n
M.'-iicrr l.ennhoff correspondcnt
W t"e He'tung AmIHittage. sends the
io'lo"!hS dlspatch from Austrian head
quarters under date OF March is:
THE Eussan offensive up,inst tho
Carpathian line was broken down
quicker Than was anticipated consid
cring the viSor with which the uttncl;
was ncEul. The Russian hope was to
o'eak me austrian and German lines
east OF Lupkow Pass. They send for
"ard @hu*h forces there, but all attacks
were repulsed with enormous Russian
losses. ard the .Nnstrians and Germans
are steadily. If slowly. gaining ground
ine ltussians charged in five sue
c"sSiv" lines AS soon rs one line wa;
"t o n"wh ahother advanced until all
iiVe had been shot down The Rus
siaEs sent forward all available troons
even adjuncis. like the older men prc
Vio"siy were used only rs guards for
the military workshops Even mill
'ary tailors and cooks were forced into
the attacking line
rms caused AN apparent relaxation
III me vigilance OF the Russian -Nadcttc
service. German troops, making q
thanking movement over different tcr
rain found all tho pickets. even tho
machlnc-Gun divisions. Siccpinr In
| the battle, however. the Russians
fought rccklcssly. firing white stand
''S WIN ihc'I Gntlrrly cNpOScl
10 Inc hottest hail Of bullets
The attacking forces, chiefly ST.
| berians. held their ground stubbornly
Although many hundreds were taken
prisoners. none surrendered readily. hut
had TO he ovcrpoworcd in tho trcnchcs
II nnally became evident that the Rus
slams lacked reserves OF equal quality
THE weather continues severe. The
| horses sink up to their bodies in the
snow. Splendid morale prevails among
tho Austriana and Gnrmansn
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INSISTS ON ITALIAN
PLEDGE OF NEUTRALITY

ROME. March 10 (via Par!s).-What
purports to be an outline OF Austria 3
attitude. with relation to the cessioI
or territory TO Italy is contained In
dispatch to the Tribuna dated
! Vienna, but telegraphed from the from
tier.
The statement is made that Auatria
without rejecting upon Italian COOL
faith. contends 1t is only natural that
tn, dual monarchy. IL she is ready TO
grant territorial compensation should
wish to insure Italian neutrality. For
this reason. the dispatch says. Austri;,
feels she should carry out her part Of
the proposed agreement only when AN
Italian pledge OF neutrality Is fulfilled
especially in view of tho fact that the
cession OF the Province Of Trent would
imply weakening OF Austrian mill.
'ary resources with regard to Italy
Commenting upon this report. the
Tribuna says the conditions which Aus.
tria demands are absolutely inaccep,.
able.
The Austro- German point OF view"
the Tribuna says. rs wrong. because
they think lily Is asning coInpcnsa
tion for neutrality. The problem is
totally different. Austria provoked the
war through aggression against Ser.
oia' parity against repeated Italian
warnings. and partly without Italy's
knowledge This action was cnt.rcl
contrary TO mutual Italy Austrian
pledges. and conflictcd with the funda-
mental interests Of Italy Thus m.
European equilibrium was upset. and
radical changes in the map OF Europ.
are inevitable.
Italy sacrificed her national aspira-
ions by adhcr!nS to the triple alliance
ior the sake of preserving that Euro
peah equilibrium. Since Austria shat
tereo IL, italy can no longer postpone
the realization OF those aspirations''
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ENGLISiI AUTHORITY
DISCUSSES NEW ORDER

LONDON, March 10 (9:0d r. MD.-
Sir John Macdoncl, considered an
authority on international law, in an
article in the Nation, discussing the
new blockade. suggests that ~ the
new order in council is to be put into
operation on a large scale, the proper
complement under the new order might.
along with other matters affecting
American claimants in our prize courts,
be referred TO Il joint tribunal"
Sir John says he considers the order
"a measure OF reprisals of degree
of strinGency uneXampled since THE
orders in council which were England $
answer TO the Berlin and Milans de-
cree of Napoleon and If it be the
opinion of the civilized world that n
neutral must stand aside, that his
rights always are to be suspended in
state of war, let us have courage
IL say SO.'
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NEXT MOVE OF GERMANS
SHR0UDED IN MYSTERY
Prevailing Belief in London Is Tint
1t Will BE Big Offensive
I'm West.
PLANS OF BOTH FRONTS FAIL
Recent Developments, 1t Is Believed,
PLACE kniser's Government I'm Po-
sttion Where II Dare Not Shift Any
Forces From Either East or West.

LONDON. March l9.--Thc apparent
failure of Field Marshal Won linden
purgs various attempts to reach War
| saw The reappearance of Russians over
inc East i'russian frontier, near Til
sh' ana The allied offensive In the west,
! nave according to British observers,
put Germany In IL position where she
dare not shift any substantial force
fr.m either the east or the west.
Although there are rumors OF recon-
foscem"Ets being hurried from poland
10 France or Belgium to meet the
French and British thrusts. military
writer's In London hold to the opinion
that Germany must maintain hcr nres
ent armies in both areas Of nghting
practically intact This Will n.ccss,.
tate the finding OF new forces for bo,h
the cast and the wes., If she would
cnectlally meet the Increasing strength
Of her enemies.
1t was pointed out that tho plan 10
deliver crushing blow i'm one thcatar
and thcE rush across the cou;,.ry to
the other has miscarricd on both
fronts. This was seen first I'm tho da sh
!" faris, second in the rush for Calais.
! third in tn" battle of Yprcs. ana then
shai Won iiindcnburg sought to break
| through the Russian lines to the po
lish capital.
considerable mystery surrounds tho
next move of the Germans. although
the prevailing belief hero is that It
VIII be n big offensive In the west.
prob2.biy against the British front.
Great Britain has made no official
reply to the German allegations that
a British squadron fred on the German
cruiser Dresden while she was within
the thrce-mtle limit OF Chilean waters.
ana no denial has been forthcoming
OF the German statement that tho Drca-
deh was blown up by her own crew.
Ihe government Is proceeding with
the plan TO inomilizc women TO rcplaco
men needed In the war. Inward OF
200 women willing to substitute for
men have been registered during the
past twcnty-four hours.
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WHAT WARRING NATIONS CLAIM
IN THEIR OFFICIAL STATEMENTS
French.

PARIS, March 70 (via London).-
The War Omce communication of
this afternoon is rs follows:
AT Notre Dame dc Lorettc we
have made ourselves masters OF
communicating trenches, which run
from the hill captured by us toward
the village OF Ahlain. We destroyed
them after having killed. expelled
or captured the defenders.
"ln the Argonne. between Bolantc
and Four de Paris. after II violent
fight. we progressed $50 meters. In
the forest of Consenvoye we re-
pulsed n German counterattack last
night. and maintained tho ground
gained on Thursday. At Les Epargcs
We carried salient east of tie
position in which the enemy had
successfully maintained himself
since the lighting of last month
VIC repulsed two countcrattacks
Yesterday and a third last night"
The following Official communica-
tion was issued by the War Onlcc
tonight:
The day has been fairly uuict
along the greater part of the front
I'm the valley of tho Aisnc thcrc
has been somewhat lively artil-
lery duel.
I'm Champagne. before hill No.
l96. northeast Of Lcmcsnil. the
enemy. after having violently BON.
bardcd our positions, delivered an
infantry attack. which was rcpulscd.
Tho enemy sustained heavy losses"
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DAHDANELLES FORTS
SIIESISESIf


LONDON. March 19.-"The nlIicd eoat
entered the strait of DarlancIles 80 :
CLOCK this morning" saws a unyo.
oispatch from Athens, based on in
formation received from Tcnehos
rhc British battlcship Queen Eliza
oc,'' was reading. She was followed in
order oy the Ocean, Infiexiblc, Agamem-
on ana Lord Nelson. and then bv tho
frehch warships GauIofs. Surrcn Ron
vet ana Charlemagnc. Weather condi-
tiohs were excellent. The reports of
cannon cohld be heard from the Gulf OF
Saros, bombarding Indirectly Kilid
Bahr i>'''u
THE warships stationed mt tho on
trance of the strait bombardcd Dnrdn-
hens and kilid Bahr. The line extend
"d from Kun kal, on the Asiotic side
'' the entrance OF the strait to Kalan
una. The line advanced as far ,s
,a'oi ohia, where powder arsenal, he
low the town Of Dardanclles wo,
blown lp. va"
Eorts Tchimenlik. Kilid Bahr and
iidi| Tabia replied with a heavy fire
Sntlls iaihng on all sides of the war
selves.
One ship entered close TO the Dor-
danciles. but was forced to retreat be-
,o'e Il violent cannonadfng One
french snip, the name of which is MOI
YET known. suffered severe injuries
shell exploded on the British
oaltlc cruiser InfeNiblc. woundins sew
trht men VINO were Immediately trans
ported to the hospital ship.
The town OF Dardanclles is in flame:
At o'clock in the evening the ,rtinn
nhd concluded, but was partly resumed
during the night Most of the for,s
suffered severely
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fire. The 1nheSihle had her forward
control hit by heavy shells. and rc-
quircs repairs.
The bombardncnt OF the forts and
the mtne-sweeping operations tcr,nin-
ntcd when darkness fell The damage
10 the forts. effected by the prolonged
uirect fire of the powerful forccs on-
piosca' cannot be estimated yot. and a
iurther report will follow. The loss
or the ships was caused by mines
drifting with the current. which were
encountered in areas hitbcr,o .,,
clear, and this danger will REQUIRE
special treatment
The British casualties wcro ,o.
heavy. considering the scale or tbo
operations. but near the whole cre, -;
me i'ouFet were lost. an internal OK
plosion apparently having superye,od
on the explosion OF the mine
The Queen ana Imnl,cahle r.,,,
nave been dispatched from England m
replace the ships lost. in anticipotion
Oh lhis operation, are due TO arrive i'm
inediately, thus bringing the Hrtti.h
meet up TO its original strength. The
operations are continuing with tho
haNai and military forces ayaiIoho M
the spot. o''
'h inc 10th instant -Admiro,
nhrden, who had been inca pa citu,cJ nv
'''"ess' was succeeded in tho chief
command by Rcar-AdmiraI Jobn
Nhchaei de Robcck. with tho ac,inr
rank OF vice admiral"
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German.

BERLIN. March 10 (by wirclcs3).
The general staff to-day gave out
this report:
I'm tho Champagne district fur
ther French attacks have failed.
One of these was to tho north of
LIE Mcsnil and the other to the
north of Bcausejour. We took
prisoner two French officers and
seventy soldiers. After heavy
losses, the French rctrcated under
our effective fire 10 their former
positions.
''To the southeast of Verdun the
French have made several advances.
In the plain OF tho Wocvrc. French
attacks have been rcpulscd, while
on the east side of the heights of
the Meusc the fighting continues.
"The situation in the vicinity of
Mcmcl, in East PRUSSIA. Is not yet
clear. 1t would appear that minor
Russian dciachmcnts have entered
Mcmcl Counter measures have
been taken.
".tll the Russian attacks between
the River PISA and the River
OrZyc, to the northeast of Przasnysz
have been rcpulscd In some Of
these engagements the enemy lost
heavily.
The situation south of the Wis
tulu shows no change
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MAY INQUIRE WHETHER EACH
MEMNEN HAS nEEN EAITIIEIrI

The substitute as offered hy Mr.. Poi.
lock was strongly supported by Coun
| Gilman Haddon and English, who urged
lhat no chances he taken with n com.
mnttcc whose powers may not prove
Ia be extensive enough TO meet thc
situation.
II Is not question alone of invcs,i
| eating the conduct Of the three police
| commissioners named in the report. :"
said Councilman English. "It NAV he
come necessary to investigate every
member OF the Police Board and even
members Of the force. The committee
may very properly inquire II the in
dividual policemen have been faithful
to the oaths they have taken Az mem
bers OF the force, and it should have
the fullest power of Investigations"
The Pollock substitute was nut and
carried by vote OF Il TO ). the mem
bers voting as follows:
Aycs-Councilmen Atkinson, Batkins.
Butler, English, Ferguson. Fuller, Had
don, Jones. Lumsden. Pitcher, Pollock,
Scaton, Sullivan and Pctcrs-l4
Noes-Councilmen Cheatwood Pow
ell, Ratcliffe, Rogers and Wclsh-5
While IT appears certain now that the
Pollock substitute resolution will be
concurred in and will be the measure
under which the investigating commit
tee will he constituted, the courtesy Of
the Craftsmanship will still he left with
the board. AS patron OF the original
resolution. Alderman Grundy. accord
ing to unwrittcn councilmanic proce-
dure, will he chosen by the committee
to he its presiding head.
The adoption OF the substitute rcso-
luton followed the reading OF the Vice
Commissions three reports. with ad-
journment City Clerk August. acting
M hn Int o1o
Board Thursday night again took
charge OF the papers and declined to
exhibit them. lie served notice that
no one will have access TO the papers
until they are turned over to the Joint
Investigating committee.
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AUTOMOBILES IN COLLISION
Traffic Officer samuel. Run. Into ia,
Driven hy &. u, Dickinson

foiiceman G. H. Samuels assigned 10
special duty to detect automobile s.nona
cTs' "hil" driving small car OF the
Police Department last night at I1:30
o'clock. ran into an automobilc, driven
by c. T.. Dickinson. at, Seventh and
Broad Streets. The radiator and lamns
OF Samucla' car were smashed, and the
car driven by Mr.. Dickinson was
slightly ipjurcd.
Tho police report states that the ac-
cident was due TO Mr.. Dickinson vio-
latinR the traffic ordinance
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TWO BRITISH. ONE FRENCH
WAR VESSELS DESTROYED
Continued from First Page.


following statement regarding opera
tions at the Dardanclles
AN account Of the operations at the
Dardanclles on the Sth of March:
Mine sweeping having been In prog
ress during the last ten days inside
the strait, a general attack was de-
livered by the British and French
fleets yesterday Thursday morning
upon the fortresses at the narrows.
AT 1915 y. NJ. the Queen Elizabeth.
lnticXible, Agamemnon and Lord Mel
son bombarded Forts j, l., T. l. and v
while the Triumph and Prince George
hred at Batteries T., l.. and II. 4
heavy fire was opened on the ships
from howitzcrs and field guns
"At l2:22 o'clock the French squad
ron. consisting of the Suffren. Gaulois.
Chnrlemagne and Bouvet, advanced up
the Dardanelles and engaged the forts
al closer range, Forts j. l., + and +
replied strongly. Their hrc was
silenccd by the ten battleships inside
the strait, all the ships being hit sew
era! times during this part OF the
action.
'By l:2i J.. NJ. all the forts had
ceased fire The Vengeance. Irrcsisti-
bic. Albion, Ocean. Swifisure and Ma =
jestic then advanced TO relieve the six
old battleships inside tho strait AS
the French squadron, which had en-
gagged the forts in most brilliant
fashion was passing ont. the Bouvet
was blown up by a drifting mine She
sank in thrtysiN fathoms north OF
Eriquinquc.
'ht 2:36 i. NJ. tho relief battIeships
renewed the attack on the forts, which
again opened fire. The attack on the
forts was maintained. while the opera
tions OF the mine swecpers continued.
IRRESIsTInI.E PROBABLY
STRIKES DRIFTING NINE
"At t:0a T.. NJ. the Irresistible Quit
! the line. listing heavily. and at $50
o'clock sank, probably having struck
II drifting mine
AT 6:05 o'clock tho ocean. also hav-
Ing struck a mine. sank.
Both tho vessels sank in deep water.
virtually the whole Of their crews hnv-
ing been removed safely under q hot
fire.
THE Gaulois was damaged by gun
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POLLARD GIVES HIGH
PRAISE TO CARTER GLASS
Work I'm Connection With Curre,cx Az,
He Snys, Mikes HIM Foremost
NIrgIniun I'm Natinn
| special to The Times

I"P"VIdI {" TIC lmcs-Dispatch
;NOkFOlk, VA. March l9-Attornev
General John Garland Pollard gave high
praNse 10 carter Class tonight in a
speech delivered at a Citizens marty
niassmeetiug here 'NIr. Glass is
citizen OF whom every Virginian ought
10 feel proud" lac declared, ana refer
ring TO the currency act, he added: "Mr
Glass has been called 10 do a great niece
OF constructive work in this countr,
and to-day he is the foremost Virginl,,n
IN the nation"
There was but ono rcmarl, corcorr
ing his own candidacy for ,;ovcrnor
made Tonight by Mr. Pollard. and OF
lhat he said that his "intcntlons ~. y
honorable but remote"
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FRENCH PAPERS DISCUSS
BLOCKADE MEASURE;

PARIS. March 10 (5:40 p. MD.-The
newspapers to-day discussed in sober
terms the blockade measure of which
the United States has been notified by
France and England. The Temps says
that II considers that the American
people, who are noted for their prac-
teal good sense, will understand that
the situation created by the German
war zone declaration imposes on France
and Endland recourse to comprehensive
and energetic measures to meet a sit
uation on the seas unknown in any
previous modern war.
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HOLLAND PREPARING;
NOTE, pRO'rES'P

THE HAGUE, March 10 Ivia London
March 20 1880 +. MD.--It is reported
that Holland is preparing Il note to
be sent to Great Britain and France
IN reference to the order i'm council.
which Is regarded rs not in accordance
with the international usages There
is no official confirmation OF this re-
port.
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RUSSIANS APPROACH
NORTHERN PART O. BoSpoUuS

LONDON March 90 u2:45 \. MI
1T is officially coniirmed th,t a Dc
sian squadron has approached tho
northern part OF the Bosporus." saws
. d.un'ers i..'s Petrograd corrcspondent
me appearance OF the squadron
caused great panic In Constantine
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N0IjMASA IS HTYISC
SANITARY MATERIAL

BASEL. SWITZERLAND. March 10
Rouniania has ordered considerable
quantities OF sanitary material and
surgical Instruments in Switzerland,
lTwenty-four vans hllcd with such
goods left via Bridisi Utaly) Saloniki.
which is the longer route, but safer
than the phssage through Austriu.
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ASK RADIUS OF ACTION
FOR BLOCKAD|NG FLEET
Indefinite Limit Prescribed by Allies
May BE Construed as Legal
Area of Operation.
OPINION OF L. s. OFFICIALS
Old Form OF Blockade by Warships
Close to Enemy Coast Admittedly
Passed With Investment OF Santi-
ago During Spanisl-American War.

WASHINGTON. March l9.-Whilc the
United states government Iocs not
know rs yet whether the allies in
propose to apply general rules of con-
'rapand and noncontraband IN cnforc-
Inn their embargo on commercial in
tcrcoursc between Germany and ncu-
tral countries. American naval officers
and officials vcrscd In international
law expressed the opinion to-day that
the indefinite limit prescribed by Eu-
fopean waters, including the Meditcr-
ranean,' might he construed as Il legal
area Of operations for blockading
fleet.
Naval officers frankly admit that the
old form Of blockade ny warships close
10 an enemy coast, passed with the
Investment of Santiago in the Spanish
American War AccordingIy. In asking
Great Britain and France for an cx-
pianation Of their recent declaration
OF an embargo, the United States con-
ccded that tho activity OF submarines
might make physically impossible "A
blockade OF an enemy const. and sug-
gcstcd that IL the declaration OF the
allies were TO BE- coustrmcJ! as Il legal
blockade. some radius OF activity" be
announced
PRINCIPLE DISCUSSED
Al LONDON CONFERENCE
RMS principle OF radius Of action for
a blockading fleet was discussed at tho
International naval conference at Lon
don in 1902, and the declaration which
followed contnincd this rule:
Seizure of neutral vessels for yio-
iation OF blockade may be made only
WITHIN the radius OF action OF ships
OF war assigned to maintain an effec-
tive blockade.
The United States naval war college
authorities point gut that while origi-
nally, under American doctrine the
area OF blockade was not limited. the
definition "of tho area of operations
OF a blockade. even If in such Il man
hcr as To include large range Of
hiSh sea. is regarded a. Legitimate
act OF war: and while IL Is un-
doubtedly an Inconvenience and may
be a loss to neutral commerce to be
excluded from the blockade area. /, Is
recognized consequence Of war"
The Declaration OF London and pre-
vious cNposi,ions OF international law
specifically ruled, however, that the
blockadinG forces must not bar access
10 the ports or coast OF ncutrals." 1t
Is on this point which the British
order in council, If intended to be
notification OF blockade, would be lack
Ing, In view OF officials. In pcrvious
rules. For that reason further de-
velopment OF the British policy in spe-
cific cases Is awaited with keen in
terest.
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a Copenhagen dispatch of March IS
said a newspaper there published a
story emanating from German mer
chaht that the crew of the Karlsruhe
had arrived in Germany early in De-
cemher on the steamer Rio Negro. not
Rio Granoc. as the British admiralty
stated. The Rio Negro reached Swine
mundc December from Brazil
previous report had asserted that
the Karlsruhe had been blown up by
an explosion. and that a portion of her
crew had reached Swinemunde still
another report had the Karlsruhe living
on one OF the Grenade Islands. in the
Caribbean, having been wrecked in a
storm or destroyed by an explosion.
since the Karlsruhe on October a6
sank the steamer Van Dyck in West
Indian waters little has been known
of her movements. although there have
been various unauthcnticatcd reports
concerning her. On November ~ It
was reported from New. Orleans that
the cruiser had been cornered by Brit
ish warships. hut had fed To the
Canary Islands. On January dis
patch from Wlllemstad. Curacao. said
the steamer Mara caibo had sighted the
Karlsruhe, January !. off La GuaYra
Venezuela.
The karlsruhe, according to the San
Juan, Porto Rico, dispatch. WAS sighted
off Moro January |. Later the warship
was said to have taken on supplies in
Haiti, and in February n letter re-
ceived in New York from Germany said
she was safe in Wilhelmshavcn.
Several times the Karlsruhe has been
reported TO have been sunk in en-
gagcments with enemy warships. hut
this seems improbable, as neither the
British nor French admiralty depart
mcnts have made any such claim.