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More Trouble and Worry Over What is Develop
ing There, Than Over the European War
and Its Paper Blockade.
UNCLE SAM HAS MANY PROBLEMS
Protest to Great Britain Has Not Been Drawn
up Yet, But Composition Of the Message
is Being Given Much Thought.

all Of their plans to starve out their
chief enemy they make plain that
they are standing on the doctrine of
might makes right in every word
exchanged with this government.
Germany in her latest note to the
United States. accepted conditional
ly, practically every suggestion made.
England flatly rejected all sugges-
tions that this country should have
the right to feed the non-combatants
in Germany. IT charges that since the
war began, Germany has violated all
rules Of international warfare; has
been guilty Of most flagrant atroci-
ties in Belgium: has treated British
prisoners OF war In a barbarous man.
rer: planted floating mines on the
high seas; sunk ships carrying pas
!engers and food, without legal right;
bombarded unfortified British coast
FFt6Kns ana IN general Justified the
starvation policy as proper answer
to Germany's' announced submarine
blockade.
The significant declaration in the
correspondence is the statement by
France and England that they will
confine their operations to1the Euro
pean theatre of war. This is admit
tedly a concession to the United
States. but officials say that it does
not go far enough.
In discussing the situation, high
officials OF the government declare
that while 1t is fraught with danger.
they are extremely hopeful that
eventually concessions will be made
which will satisfy this government.
I'VE are moving through an un-
chartered sea" said enc of the presi-
dents chief advisers. "Just how far
we may go in our protests Is mat
ter that must be thought out care
fully SO numerous are all of the
questions raised, that 1t will take us
several days to examine all of them
There Is no real need for haste al
present. No goods designed for Ger
many are at present in transit othsr
than cotton, which has already been
assured of an uninterrupted passage.
We do not believe that England will
interfere with shipments now on the
high seas. or being loaded in Hol-
land. of German goods consigned to
the United States that already have
been paid for and title to which al
ready has been transferred.
1T may be that only general pro-
test will be fled and that we will
wait and treat each individual case
as it arises. The very fact that Eng
land and France accept the principle
that they are enforcing a blockade.
will aid us in our future negotia
tons"
A Note to Japan.
WASHINGTON, March 1S.- The
United States has asked Japan to re-
spect China's integrity, it was learned
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RADER'S WONDERFUL WAR STORY
RUSSIA

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PETRoGRAp, March 18.-By fors-
ed marches through the snow. Rus.
sian forces have appeared unexpected
.edIy and delivered surprise attacks at
the extreme ends Of the 700 mile
battle line reaching from near the
Baltic sea to the borders Of Roumania.
The war office today confirmed the
report cabted here from German
sources that an army Of the car has
made sudden raid against German
positions near TiIsit, In northern east
Prussia. At the same time it was Of
ficialIy announced that slav force
has forced a crossing OF the Pruth and
is advancing against Czernowitz, cap
itaI Of Bukowina.
The strength Of the Russian force
that suddenly descended upon the
Prussian frontier from the kovno dis
trict, Is unknown Tho war Office
kept this movement close secret un.
til the text Of an official statement
from Berlin was cabled here early to-
day from London. Then this unofficial
statement was made by military Of
ficial.
"Our troops have driven in a Ger,
man force in the kovno district, NORTH
Of Tilsit. They have crossed the Jura
and have delivered an attack on Ger
man positions inside the Prussian
frontier.''
From Lemberg came the word 20
day that Russian infantrymen forced
a crossing Of the Pruth under protec.
ticn Of heavy fire from Russian guns,
stationed at Sadagora, on the nortn
bank. An Austrian force on the south
bank fell slowly back upon czernowitz
Part Of General Ivanoff's forces are
now entrenched within mile and a
half Of the Bukowina capital
Floods continue to hinder operations
around Przasnysz. The Germans have
teen unable to bring up heavy artll-
Iery for an attack on the town be-
cause Of the sossy condition Of tho
plain to the north and northeast. At
Ossowetx, the German hombardment
continues and thcre arc indic1tlonsr cf
. resumption Of fighting around Tom
asof, south Of the vistula.
The war office had no news to give
out today regarding the bombardment
at Przemysl. Rerorts declared some
Of the PrzemysI inner forts have been
wrecked.
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BELGIUM

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LONDON, March 18.-The Belgian
legation in London has issued a state
ment refuting the German charge that
Belgium and Great Britain had enter
cd into secret agreement by which
Eritieh troops we're to traverse Bel
eium in case of war between Germany
and England. The legation stated on
its word Of honor that no such agree
ment existed and also denied that
French troops were on Belgium soil
before war was declared.
The legation laid the blame for the
alleged misstatements on the German
fflitary authorities in Brussels. The
Germans, the legation said, discover
ed documents of a British military at
tache, providing what should be done
in case BeIgium's neutrality was first
violated by Germany. The Germans
in Brussels suppressed the clause
dealing with Germany's neutrality vio-
Iations, the legation asserted, and for
warded the rest Of the document to
Berlin.
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The War i'm Mexico
Latest Developments Among Our Revolution
ary Neighbors Of the South

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', ,4-SH1NGTON, March 1S.--With
Rogue Gonzales Cara named presi
dent of Mexico by the convention
forces directing lexfco City affairs
and with martial law In force. condi-
tons in the Mexican capital were de-
clared materially improved by Sec
retary Bryan touay.
The secretary stated also that n"
had reason to believe there was an
improvement at Progreso and Man
Zanillo.
Anxiety concerning foreigners at
Progreso and Merida, Mexico. was in
creased this afternoon by state de-
partmelt dispatch saying the Yucatan
insurgent had suffered another re-
verse and that conditions were in
creasingly threatening
With the cruiser Des Moines and
the collier Brutus at Progreso. it was
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suggested that Admiral Caperton
might be ordered there from Vera
Cruz to take personal charge
Word was also received that Villa
had levied a 100000 peso forced con-
tribution upon the church authorities
and certain individuals, including
foreigners" at Monterey.
Cesertions Reported.
GALVESTON, Texas, March IS
Movements OF Carranza troops and
desertions from Villista ranks We're
reported in cablegrams from Vera
Cruz today.
ObregoH was said to be leading his
troops north near Tula. in the state
of Hidalgo, to join Generals Dieguez
and Murgia.
Generals Amaro and Elizondo were
said to have detected from the Willis,
tas and Joined Obregon.
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T FRAN CCE

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PARIS, March 1s.-The Belgian
army is continuing it's progress along
the canals Of the User, according to
official dispatches today. Belgian ar
tillerymen have shelled one of the
German conveys, from Dixmrde to
essen.
From the Lys to she Disc, arti. .s~.y
engagements are in progress, the en-
emy displaying particular activity
against ridge in the Lortette region
near Arras, held by the allies.
a French aviator bonbarded the
railway station at Confians.
A German taube hurled bombs upon
a funeral cortege in the village of
Dampierre lie Bains, according to Off
ciai dispatches today. but die 40
damage. The aviator flew back to the
German lines.
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N0ST REMARKABLE STORY Of THE WAR
| REVEALS THE HORRORS Of THE TRENCHES

had dragged both bodies into the
trench. Samuels was dead.
Experiences like this hardened us
and finally we got to the place, where,
If man was killed or wounded, he
was blamed for carelessness. When
ViscOncellos, merchant of Paris, was
killed with a rifle bullet through his
head, while he was peeping about the
trench, Lieutenant Francis, who con-
Quoted the funeral ceremony, said to
US, as we stood over the grave:
"This is. lesson for you young
men to take to heart. You must not
be careless"
Think of that as part of funeral
service!
Most OF the divisions of infantry
men who spent five day watches in
the trenches, during the forty-seveIl
consecutive days that I was there
with the machine gun squad, buried
their dead right in the trenches. Some
times they scooped out grave in the
side Of the trench. Or sometimes
they would dig grave in the floor of
the trench They would not know, OIL
course, where other divisions had
buried their dead, SO it was 10 un-
common thing to come across rot
ting body Then that part of the
trench would be polluted for days I'M
til the rain had washed away the last
traces of the unspeakable mess.
There you are, among the dead. No
cave man ever lived so terribly as
you do: at least he buried his dead at
distant point, moved away from the
grave, but we were prisoners with
our dead, sleeping, as it were, along
side them, as much prisoners as they.
You get to feel that the only differ
eace between yourself and dead
man is that your little bullet hasn't
found you yet.
4 Looking death in the face in this
way, strange custom rose up among
the men In the trenches. There was
little Greek in our trench who was
a fatalist He used to say, Il know
I'll get 1t some of these days when
my time comes" Now when you hear
a soldier talking that way, you know
he will get it. The trench is no place
for fatalist and fatalist in my ex-
perience is not good soldier, be-
cause he will grow impatient over
the delay In the coming of death and
will at last take foolish chances thar
no sane man would take This Greek
had very beautiful knife and all Of
the men in the trench had their eye
on 1t for, in all the trenches 1t is the
custom for the men Of division to
divide among themselves all the be-
longings of dead man which will be
of use in the trenches. When the
little Greek was finally shot through
the brain one day, there was dignl-
fed rush for the knife aid We found
that it was missing. Somebody had
stolen it from him, it appears, before
he was dead. had pair of field
glasses which were very expensive
and more than one man asked me to
promise him that, when l was killed,
the glasses would go to him. Every
valuable possession of every man In
the trenches that can be lesitimately
claimed for trench service is marked
by his comrades. 1t is just a cold
bIooded custom that has grown out of
the cold blooded and close acquaint-
ance with death.
If you think that heroism and fine
ideals grow in the trenches, you are
wrong. The life is too beast-like for
such human things.
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T|jRkfY

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LONDON, March 18.-Eombardment
Of the DardaneIies and of the Smyrna
forts has been suspended, pending
the arrival Of French and British ex-
peditionary forces, according to Ath-
ems dispatches today.
Mine sweepers continue to operate
inside the strait, under protection of
British cruisers. The super-dread-
naueht Queen Elizabeth and warshlps
engaged in bombsrdng GaIIipoli by
indirect fire, were reported in advices
from Tenedos Island, to be at anchor
off the entrance to the strait.
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Il Al !
by Alice Robe, United Press staff
Corresoondent


ROME, March 1e.-Departure of a
large number Of German tourists for
their homes and an important COR
ference Of government officials, were
the outstanding features today in the
situation that threatens to plunge
Italy into war.
At the German embassy, report
that the leaving Of tourists was ad.
vised by attaches, was specifically de-
MED. Embassy officials said some Of
the Germans sojourning in Italy for
the winter, were returning to their
homes because spring was approach
ing and that others were unquestion-
ably Influenced by the beIiigerent at
titude of some of the Italian papers.
Prince Won Bulow was again at the
foreign office today. Following his
departure, Premier saiandra went In.
to conference with practically the en-
tire cabinet. A number Of other gov
ernr1ent officials were cIosetcd with
the prime minister. The conferences
was continuing this afternoon.
Government officials here todaf
also denied responsibility for the
of German tourists from
the Riviera. They said the report
from Nice that Italian authorities had
ordered Germans out Of the district
was too absurd to discusa.
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Aust RIA

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LONDON, March 18.-Special Rome
dispatches to number Of London
today reported that the
Austrians are making great military
preparations in the Trenlino district
near the italian frontier.
Large forces Of Russian prisoners
have been sent in the Trentino dis
trict, dispatches asserted. They are
now engaged in clearing the mountain
roads Of snow and digging entrench-
ments.
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How Constant, Enforced Companionship With
the Dead, Soon Harden. the Hearts and
Feelings Of the Soldiers.
ERsT OF A SERIES BY PHIL RAIDER
Former United Press Correspondent, Who Joined
the Foreign Legion Of French Army and Be
came Soldier of Fortune.

series Of articles by Phil RAIDER
serving legion the French
month Of
origin strength OF reduced to 1885,
Of
nalst accomplishments of the war.]
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GERMANY

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BERLIN (via wireless to Sayvillel
March 1s.-The Russian government
buildings in Suwalki, Poland, and 9TH
er provincial capitals in the hands or
the Germans will be burned to the
ground, the German war office an
nounced this afternoon, in retaliation
for the ruthless acts Of destrucston
by the Russians In east Prussia.
This drastic action was determined
upon today when official reports were
received from lnsterburg, telling OF
alleged outrages by the Slavs north
Of TiIsit. In addition, the war office
announced that for each village and
estate burned or destroyed by the
Russians In their recent raid across
the Prussian frontier, the torch will
be applied to three Russian estates or
villages.
The official dispatches charged that
in their raid across the Prussian from
tier near Laugszargen on Tuesday,
regiments Of Russian reserves perpe-
trated outrages comparable to those
reported earlier in the war. They pill
laged homes, burned villages and raw.
aged the surrounding country.
The Russians then fled before the
advancing German forces, carrying
their booty across the border.
SuwaIki against which the German
threat is particularly directed, Is >
city Of 27,165 Inhabitants and con-
tains the Russian government build.
ines for the province. n has been in
the hands of the Germans since Won
Hindenbure drove the Russians out
Of Prussia in the Mazurian lakes
campaign.
sLAv ATTACKS REPULsED.
BERLIN, (via wireless to Sayvilie),
March 18.-The Russians are on the
offensive along sixty mile battle
front extending from north Of Lon1-
zato to northeast Of Przasnysz, the
war office admitted this afternoon.
But at all points between the rivers
.orzec and Pissa. energetic slav at
tacks have been rcpuIsed.
The fighting asorus oth~banks Of
the skva river, north Of the Russian
fortress Of OstroIenka, has been par
ticulariy severe. In the last twenty
four hours the Germans have taken
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Ihe STORY is Ended.

MIAMI, Fla. March 1S.-Fear of
prosecution under the Mann white
slave act, 1t Is believed today, caused
the Rev William Alfred Tucker, pas
tor of the st. Agnes Episcopal church
to kill pretty Harriet Delaney last
night and then end his own life
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WASHINGTON, March 1S-Despite
official reticence, the Chinese situa-
ton today loomed up as greater
menace to American foreign relations
than European war conditions. The
United States is looked on by China
as its next friend. 1t has applied to
this country to force Japan to relin>
quish her designs on China's terri
tcrial integrity. The United States
has already unofficially explained to
Japan that any attempt to dominate
China would be considered unfriend-
ly.
Whether this government has.
Joined England and Russia in a for
NAL protest, as advices from Pekin
Indicated. could not be learned.
Secretary Bryan said the, adminis-
trntion was.: :swatch ling deyelhpments,. :.
but would not say whether there MA
been distinct representations.
Japanese embassy officials. while
refusing to make any authorized
statement. insisted that much Of the
tor,lble was being stirred up by Ger.
man agents in China.
The general opinion In the diplo-
matte corps was that while the
United States, Russia and England
undoubtedly have made Inquiries at
Toxic and suggested that Japan re.
spect China's integrity, no official
representations yet have been made.
But the unofficial representations,
diplomats say, must have convinced
Japan that she cannot take advantage
OF the critical European situation to
carve up China to suit her own CON-
mercial interests.
Protest Not Ready Yet.
WASHINGTON. March 1S.-While
the legal experts of this government
examined long line of precedents.
the administration marked time today
in its international policy.
The position taken by the allies
that they actually have established a
.'long range" blockade of German
ports, such action being necessary by
change of conditions in war methods,
has raised point that President Will
son wants completely cleared up be-
fore any new action is taken. A pro-
test has been decided on against the
France-Britsh position. It Is to be
based on the claim that the allies
have the right to step German owned
or German manufactured cargoes
wherever encountered. But the ex-
act nature of this protest and the
facts that it is to embrace may not
be fully decided on before the end Of
the week. On making public the text
of all of the correspondence with the
belligerents to date. the state depart
ment withheld any comment on flu
ture plans. But officials pointed out
that while Germany was plainly in a
conciliatory mood. the allies took the
position that they will stand pat in
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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-12-09
REGULATIONS TO MEET
RAILROAD PROBLEM.
Needed to Make Linss Mors Useful
earxanfa 81 Country.

Nssded Is Mako Linss Mors Useful
Servants Of Country.
In the meantime may make this
suggestion7 The transportation prob
lem Is ar exceedingly serious and
pressing one In this country. There
has from time to dme Of late been req
son to fear that our railroads would
not much longer be able to cope with
1t successfully, as ut present equipped
and co-ordinated. I suggest that II
would be wise to provide for q COM
mission Of inquiry to ascertain BY 9
thorough canvass OF the whole qnes-
ton whether q laws as at present
framed and administered are as serv-
iceable as they might be In the solu-
ton OF the problem. It 10 obviously
q problem that lies at the very foun-
dation Of our efficiency as a people.
Such an inquiry ought to draw out
every circumstance and opinion worth
considering. and we need to know
all sides OF the matter IL we to
do anything In the field Of federal leg
islation.
No one, l am sure, would wish to
take any backward steD. The regula-
ton of the railways of the country by
federal commission has had admirable
results and has fully justified the
hopes and expectations of those by
whom the policy Of regulation was
originally proposed The question ID
not, What should we undo? 1t Is
whether there Is anything else we can
do that would supply US with effective
means, in the very process Of regu-
lation. for b~ettering the conditions UNI
der which the railroads are operated
and for making them more useful serv-
ants Of the country as a whole. Il
seems to me that 1t might be the part
OF wisdom. therefore. before further
legislation Ia this field is attempted,
to look at the whole problem OF co-or.
dination and efficiency In the full light
of a fresh assessment OF circumstance
and opinion, as q guide to dealing with
the several parts Of It.
For what we are seeking now. what
In my mind is the single thought Of
this message, Is national efficiency and
security. We serve a great nation.
We should serve It In the spirit OF ita
peculiar genius. It is the genius o.
common men for self government, In.
dustry. Justice. liberty and peace. We
should see to II TINT II lacks no In.
strlment. no facilit, or yigor Of law,
make II suflcient 70 play It's pari
With energy. safety and assured sue
ess In this We are no p%arfisals bni
sraids and prophets IF 4 naw sec
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-12-09

clude the usual deficiency estimates a.
1917, and these additions would make
q total deficit Of some $287.OOO,Oo0 II
the present taxes should 10 continued
Throughout this year and the next
however. there would be d balance In
the treasury OF some $76,5OO,OOG at
the end OF the present fiscal year and
a deficit at the end OF the next year OF
only some s5e,O00.0o0. or, reckoning In
S62,OOO,o00 for deficiency appropria-.
lions and a safe treasury balance at
the end OF the year, a total deficit OF
some $112.O00,OO0. The obvious moral
of the figures Is that It Ii a plain conn
sci Of prudence to continue ali Of the
present taxes or their equivalents and
conflne ourselves to the problem Of
providing $1l2,O0O.O0O OF new revenue
rather than $2S7,O00,0o0s
How shall we obtain the new rev
enue7 We are frequently reminded
that there { many millions Of bonds
which the treasury Is authorized under
existing law to sell to reimburse the
sums paid out OF current revenues for
the construction Of the Panama canal,
and 1t Is true that bonds for the
amount OF $222.432.0N are now avail
able for that purpose. Prior to 1913
S138,O0O.0O0 Of these bonds had nc
tually been sold to recoup the expendi-
lures at the 1sthmus, and now con-
s.itute a considerable item OF the pub.
lie debt But i Tor one do not believe
that the people OF this country approve
OF postponing the payment Of their
bills. Borrowing money Is ~shortsight-
ed finance. II can be Justified only
when permanent things are to be ac-
complished which many generations
Will certainly benefit by and which 1t
seems hardly fair that a single genera
ton should pay for. The objects we
are now proposing to spend money for
cannot be SO classified. except In the
sense that everything wisely done may
be said to be done In the interest OF
posterity as well as In our own. 1t
seems to me a clear dictate OF pr1l-
dent craftsmanship and frank finance
that In what we are now. I hope. about
30 undertake we should pay as we 20.
The people Of the country are entitled
to know just what burdens Of taxation
they are to carry and to know from the
outset now. The new bills should be
paid by internal taxation.