, 1915-02-03

dFllhefy |TyW securing the advantages
Before La Bassee the British re-took all the
trenches momentarily lost. The Ger m
cannonaded the belfry and churches at
Franquevillers. In the sectors of ArrNs.
Roye, scissors, Rheims and Perthesi olr
batteries destroyed two Of the enemy piecos
and several field works and Il certain num-
Der of bomb throwers dispersed several con-
nections of troops, bivouacs, and convoys~
In the Ar8onne, III the woods Of La Grulie,
where our troops were obliged on Friday
to retreat slightly, the Germans yesterday
delivered near Fontaine Madame three new
attacks, which were repulsed. We hold
notably near Bldonvll,er the village Of
Angomont, which the Germans pretend to
have occupied"
A Berlin official statement says: "In Flan~
ders only artillery duels have taken place.
At Cuinchy, south Of the high road betweeU
La Bassee and Bethune, and near Carencya
northwest Of Arrus. the Germans took some
French trenches. In Poland a Russian ut
tack was repnlsed near Borgimow.'
Yesterday it was officially announced at
Petrcgrad that in the region of the forests
north Of PIllkalen aud Gumbinnen, Enst
Prussia, battles continue to be fought. la
the region of the village Of Edegalen the
Germans were repulsed by a couuter-nttack
with bayonets Oh the left bank of the Wis.,
tula, at the approaches to Bardimow, the
Germans during the night of Friday and on
Saturday repeated their attacks upon -the
Russian positions, but were everywhere
thrown back with great losses, except at Que
trench, which remained III the hands oil the
enemy. IN The region OF the village Of Jido-
mitzo two German attempts to take the Of
fensiye during Friday failed. On the Cul-
pathian front, in the Passes of Dukia and
Wyszkow, the fighting is gradually assum-
ing the character of II general battle. La
this region the Austriuns, having concen
trated contIngents from some of their ul-
Joining sectors and from other fronts, have
attempted 10 deliver an offensive through
the valley of the Lower San and the roads
leading across the Passes TO Sambor and
Stry.
Washington, Feb. 1st-The Senate de-
bated the Bill establishing a Government
Merchant Marine for 81 hours ana then
YEARLY adjourned until to-day, when the
obstruction and administration pressure VIII
be renewed, During the debate it WAS
disclosed that the United States had been
informed plainly, informally. but oti tally
both verbally and III writing, that the Gov.
ernments purchase Of The interned German
ships would be regarded as an unnoutral act,
France aud Russia having held this view for
n century. It is believed that 40, 900. 900
dollars worth of German ships are purchas-
able for thirty million dollars. England
would abide by tho decision of the Prize
Courts regarding purchase by individuals,
distinguishing il from purchase 10y the Gov
ernment. During the debate Senator Lodge
said; IF we buy those ships and try 10 sail
them under the American flag you will have
started this country on the highway to war,
not with one nt.iiou,b but with four. The oppo-
sition to The Administrations proposal is
stronger outside The Senate than in.
Discussing the sugar resolution in the
House Of Representatives, Mr.. Broussard
SAID that the present deficit Of $4,000, 0O0
would be increased by IS ,000, 600 upon the
expiration of he war tax law, and and by
S52, 600, 900 when sugar became free. Since
the Turltf was reduced the consumers, he
asserted, have paid double the previous
price and the Trust alone has benefited. He
declared that he will press his proposal to
restore tue customs on sugar when he as
sulnes his seat in the Senate next Congress
but nothing is to be expected this ses-
sion.
Advices from Ell Passo, Texas, state that.
CClonal Fierro who shot Mr. Ronto,