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GERMAN AEROS APPEAR
ON ENGLISH EAST COAST

LONDON. February 24.-several Ger
man aeroplanes were seen flying along
the east coast at o'clock last evening.
according to a message to the Press
Association from Colchester.
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AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.

VIENNA, February "A. via London'
In Russian Poland there Is nothing
significant to report.
Foggy weather in West Galicia i'm
pedes the activity of the troops.
On the Carpathian front the Russian
attacks were shattered in the usual
manner and with important losses to
the enemy. Five officers and $50
men were made prisoners.
The battles south Of the Dniester river
continue On this battlefield our
trusty Croatian troops in a success
full attack drove the Russians from
several places. captured positions on
heights strongly fortified by the en-
envy and advanced our front.
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have arisen to prevent the invasion of
Russia. The feeding Of the population
in the part Of East Prussia which had
been occupied by the Russians, is pro-
ceeding with difficulty.
It is officially announced from
Eoenigsberg that the East Prussian
districts of Sensburg. Insterburg and
feydekrug have now been reopened
for the return of fugitives.
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RUSSIAN STATEMENT
'ETROGRAD, February "a,

February n:
Severe fighting continues on the right
banks of the Bobr and Narew rivers.
German detachments which took the
offensive near Ossowetz February 21
were forced back by the fire of our
artflleTyL=Fighttng has been in prog
ress north of Lomza. on the roads to
RadziIowo, Artchoutchina and Kolno.
In spite Of attacks by strong forces,
We hold Jedwabno.
A German attack along the Szeczuezyn-
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OFFICIALS SILENT
ON j. s. PROPOSALS
Continued from First Page.)
warded a report from the American con-
sui at Bremerhaven. which was as fol-

Warded a report from the American con-
sui at Bremerhaven. which was as fol-
lows:
American steamer Evelyn ran on
two mines on the 10Th, am, near
Isle Borkum. Sank seven hours later.
Capt. Smith, thirteen men and Dutch
pilot in one boat; First Officer Swanson
and thirteen men in another. First
boat said to have been rescued 10 am.
Saturday, but present whereabouts yet
unknown. Latter boat picked up by
German scout ship Mars. 4 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon and taken to Helgo-
land. Thirteen men brought to Brem-
erhaven and put into Sailors Home.
Spanish stoker Hans Ilaro frozen and
buried at sea. appears to be only dead.
other survivors expected tomorrow.
Those in Bremerhaven out of danger"
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therefore, to reach an agreement with
these countries only for the departure
Of women and children and men of a
non-military age.
Many complaints of the improper
treatment of German prisoners, the
speaker in the diet continued. had been
received and investigated by American
diplomatic officials and other neutral
persons, and a great number of abuses
had been corrected. Germany had not
hesitated to adopt counter measures
corresponding to those operative in
hostile countries. in order to force bet
ter treatment for interned Germans
Retaliation Planned.
Frenchmen. Russians and British sub
jects of military age were forbidden to
leave the country. 1t was explained. and
the French and the British have been
interned. If the report is confirmed.
it was declared, that German civil
prisoners in hostile countries are be-
ing compelled to work, the same treat
ment would be accorded civil prisoners
in Germany. The Limitation on the
amount of money a prisoner may re-
ceive as an allowance Is based on the
restrictions in this direction adopted
by hostile countries.
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GERMAN STATEMENT.
BERLIN, February "A.


In the western theater of war: Near
Perthes. in Champagne, French in
fantry divisions yesterday made an
attack on several places. Violent
hand-to-hand lighting took place.
which everywhere resulted in favor
of the Germans. The enemy suffered
heavy losses and was driven back to
his positions.
In the Vosges German attacks against
Sulzern and Muehlbach. east of Stoss-
weller. made progress. In the en-
gagement during the last three days
we made 500 prisoners.
Otherwise nothing important has oc-
Cured on the western front.
Eastern theater of war: A new Rus
sian advance from Grodno was easily
repulsed. Southeast of Augustowo
the Russians crossed the Bobr river
in two places. Near Sztabin they
have already been driven back. Near
Krasnyborg the engagement contin-
ues.
Near Przasnysz 1900 Russians were
made prisoners and two cannon were
taken.
A Russian night attack east Of Skier
niewice was repulsed.
nm, a
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FRENCH STATEMENT
PARIS, February "A,

PARIS, February "a,
With the exception OF a few successful
actions on the part of our troops
near ur-Suippe, nothing of
importance has occurred since the
giving out of the communication of
last night. We have made further
progress to the north of Perthes.
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Agreements With Nations.

Such agreements had been reached
with Serbia and Japan. France. Great
Britain and Russia, however. had re-
fused to permit able-bodied belligerent
aliens to leave the country, and most
of these men in France and England
were interned. 1t had been possible.
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Within the War Zone.

A semi official dispatch received
from Berlin says that the Orkney and
Shetland Islands. lying on the north
east coast of Scotland. at the head Of
the North sea, and also Kirkwall har-
Dor, in the Orkney Islands. must be re-
garded as lying within the war zone,
but that the passages on both sides
of the Farce Islands. almost midway
between Scotland and Iceland, are not
endangered.
A Copenhagen dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph Company says that
the Scandinavian conference has de-
cided to recommend the trial of naval
conveys for neutral merchant ships.
Negotiations will be opened with Lon
don and Berlin, with a view to obtain
ing a permit for warships of any Of the
three Scandinavian countries to con-
voy merchantmen belonging to those
countries.
Tho question of the number of ships
which one warship will be allowed to
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convoy and the right to enter the terri
torial waters Of the belligerents will also
be a matter of negotiation.
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Opposes Neutral Flag Use.


Opposes Neutral Flag Use.
Arguments against the use of neutral
flags by British merchantmen are con-
tanned in a letter written to the Times
by Lord Courtney of Penwith. who con
tends that such practice can yield at
the most only a temporary and casual
advantage. which disappears when the ex-
pedient is sanctioned as a regular pro-
cedure- He said:
AS to the disadvantage OF employing
neutral flags. it might he thought suf-
ncient to point out that We already have
received a grave caution from the Wash
lngton government and an even more
energetic protest from Holland while last
but not least, Germany has been fur
nished with one of its strongest argu-
ments In its reply to the American note"
Description Of Carib.
The Carib. the latest American vessel
sunk. was formerly owned by the Clyde
line. and was recently sold by them to
walker. Armstrong & Co. of Savannah,
Ga She was of 2.2S0 tons burden and
left Charleston January 81 for Bremen
with a cargo of cotton. She had a ca
pacity Of $500 bales.
her crew OF thirty men. commanded
oy Capt. L. l.. Cole. which manned the
Vessel at the time she was sold. was
retained by the new owners. IN was
said at the Clyde line Offices.
Ihe Cartb was built in 1882 at Port
Glasgow. Scotland.
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LONDON, February 2A-Two hun
dred and eighty men lost their lives
when the Clan MacNaughtou went |
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AUSTRIA

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
VIENNA, Aug. 7. Via Beriin.)-A
violent bor,ba rdment around Goritz
that shook the entire region for sew
eraI hours, preceded new and unsuc-
cessful Italian assaults, dispatches to
the war office reported tonight.
Several enemy battaIions charged
the Austrian trenches on the front
east Of PoIazso, but halted and broke
under rakins fire.
Only artillery actions have occur
red along the TyroI and Carnia 'front.'
iers in the last twenty-four hours.
The war office had little to report
concerning the fighting on the Russian
frontier. It was stated that the op.
posing forces continue In contact be-
tween the Vistula and the Bug and
that the Austrians south of Lub-
artow have penetrated the Russian
lines. ..
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Southerners Are Making it Warm For President
Wilson in Handling the Controversy
Over Neutral Shipping
SEE SCHEME TO WRECK THE PRICES
Spnners of Great Britain are Accused of At
tempting to Create Excess Supply and
Then Cut the Prices to Pieces.

ferences eventually will be referred to
the Bryan arbitration commission for
settlement
But Great Britain is vitally con-
cerned in maintaining the friendship
of the United States The United
States is just as vitality concerned in
opening markets for its food products
but more particularly for the cotton
of the southern planters.
Information which the state depart
ment received from London today in
dicated that there is growing senti-
ment there that the government went
too far in it's notes to this counry.
Several OF the great British dailies.
, including the London Times and tho
Manchester Guardian, have openly
criticized the British notes to the
United States. These papers have in.
timated that it is extremely essential
that the friendship Of the United
States be maintained They point out
that this will be practically impossible
If the United States Is to be cut of
from its regular trade routes.
II an agreement is reached, 1t prob
ably will be to the effect that ship
ments Of American goods to certain
ports in the neutral countries now in
volved in the blockade will be per-
mitted to go through without molesta-
tion from the British blockading ves'
sells
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cate management. How soon it will
be accomplished was uncertain.
The following can be stated as 9
fact, though not on official authority:
The administration view Is thai
"cientifico" rule in Mexico was over
thrown by revolution Having beer
overthrown and cast out, lit does moi
consider that the "cientif1os" are en-
titled to any voice in the reorganiza
tion.
1t considers that Carrapza, Villa
Zapata and other revolutionary fac
tional leaders were all more or less
responsible for the "cientificos'' over
throw, therefore, it considers that al
these factions are entitled to take 9
hand in establishing a new +gnyern
ment ss.A.
II does not purpose to let any ons
faction do all the debating.
This means Carranza. II Carranzs
will not let Villa, Zapata and tho
lesser lights have voice, the admin
istration means to threaten CarranZa
with armed Intervention. Even If II
should be forced to execute this threat
It does not mean TO eliminate Car
rama. It means only to compel him
to give the other factions vote each
Peace Is its aim and government
of Mexico by the Mexicans.
n after a government has been es'
tablished by the factions which win
the revolution. the "cientiflcos" rise
again to power, the administration vii
not consider that Its business. But 1t
does purpose to let the "cientificos'
take a hand in the reorganization.
The South and Central Americans
want peace In Mexico. too, but they
object strenuously to two details OF
the United States program:
They are against United States
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TUnited Press Leased Wire Servicel
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Aug. T.
Endeavor1ng to put into the hearts
of Mexican raiders the fear of United
States authority, American soldiers
and Texas rangers are tonight on
guard throughout this section.
Though the community for days
past has been panicky, the situation
tonight looked better than for some
time. Rangers from Laredo and Ell
Paso are concentrated here to aid
the available United States forces,
Though one army man was wounded
and three Mexicans killed last night
and three Mexicans captured today,
the raiders activities appeared to
have had "crimp" put into them
in the last twenty-four hours through
many arrests.
Officials inclined to think they had
rounded up ring-leaders of the gang
and were hopeful that this may mean
that further outlawry will be pre-
vented.
Appeals are still going to the Aus
tin authorities for more troops. The
United States government has de-
clined to act, hence the ranger con-
centration and the possibility that
the state militia may be sent If fur
ther trouble is experienced.
But a Mexican has wholesome
fear Of Texas rangers-and this con-
centration may mean the end of diff
culties-
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viii Keep Cars Running.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servi Ell
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf. Aug. T.
IT will go to jail if it is necessary to
do so in order to keep the municipal
street cars running to the ferry.
Mayor James Rolph Jr., made this
declaration tonight when asked what
he expected to do regarding the rll-
ing Of the supreme court, which up
held an injunction of the superior
court barring the city owned care
from lower Market street. The in
junction which was obtained by artor~
neys for the United railroads, would
prevent municipal street cars whfcn
go to the exposition, from making
connections with ferries.
In spite of the supreme courts or
der. the city's cars are still running
to the ferry and the mayor insists
that he has no intention Of ordering
them to stop.
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The War i'm Mexico
Latest Developments Among Our Revolution
ary Neighbors of the South.

State Adjutant General Henry
Hutchings said tonight he has no in
tention at present of calling out any
militia company for duty on the Dor.
der. He said ranger troops and the
sheriff will be able to handle the
situation Captain Fox and his rang.
er company leave Sunday morning for
RaymOndville to be stationed indef-
nitely Captain Ransom's company
will be stationed at Harrington.
TWO More Bandits Killed.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Aug. r.
Two more Mexican bandits are report
ed to have been killed late this fater-
noon by officers. in a fight on the Nc
Allen ranch in Hildago county
Reports of the battle are meagre,
with no particulars save for the state
ment that the officers escaped unhurt-
The dead bandits are said to have
been the leaders of the gang which
has been operating in Cameron and
Hidalgo counties for the last six
weeks.
Scott Has Confidence.
CHICAGO, Aug. Major General
Hugh l.. Scott, chief of staff of the
United States army. enroute to El
Paso. today declared he is confident
of his ability TO bring about settle.
ment of troubles between the warning
factions in Mexico. Personal friend
ship with s'Pancho" Villa, he said,
would7aid.
----s-E------I-
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United Press Leased Wire Service]
NEW YORK. Aug. THE fall OF
Warsaw caused the Austro-G German
operations In Russia to enter. this
week, upon new phase. The Slavs
no longer have flrst class line OF
notifications for their defense. They
are now primarily a field army. rely
ing on secondary defensive positions
ior support. There is no protection
left in Russia at all comparable to
tne Vistula line nor are there any
ether strategic. railway systems equal
70 those that feed the defenses Rus
sia Eas vacated.
The Slavs. in fact, already have be-
gun to retire from their second line
aefense. Kovno. one OF the CHER
fortified areas in the new battle
Iront, apparently has been evacuated
ana the Russians are seemingly
aDandoning the Baltic provinces to
,ne enemy. Signs Of possible disinte-
grafton unquestionably must be ready
Wy the German staff in the present
disposition of the Russian forces.
Ior this reason, If for no other, the
austro.Germans will doubtless con-
unue their eastern offensive and will
~. turn to the west for doubtful
v vUut with the French and English.
whether the teutons can actually
pess nome their present advantage
problem Of stamina. While the
ystem under which German officers
.s trained leads to the conclusion
t ,al the Vfstula victory will be fol-
~ owed up relentlessly, there appears
~, oe need for resting the weary le-
S SSon OF the two kaisers. The stub
ln resistance the Russians are
iss vw showing is undoubtedly due in
rss se part to the failing power OF the
c,uanic c,s offensive. Since the Cali
AZ. MI orlve began about the first of
~ the teuton armies have made
TsuerIul - record Of sustained effort.
f,s. oops. however. are feeling the
4ns dee4oe q suceess that
-
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Mexican Broth Cannot be Made Palatable With
South and Central America Taking y
Hand in the Deliberations
SOUTHERN NATIONS ARE SUSPICIOUS
Problem Now Before State Department, is How
to Get Rid Of Diplomats Who Were
Asked to Join in the Controversy.
,By Charles P. Stewart. United Press

sBy Charles P. Stewart, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Aug. South and
Central America stand in the way ol
settlement In Mexico.
This was learned certainly, though
unoficially tonight.
It was believed terms could be made
easily with General Villa.
It was believed they could be made
with some difficulty with General
Carranza.
The South and Central American
republics, however, threatened al
most insurmountable difficulty. It waz
an open secret tonight that the admin
istfation was heartily sorry 1t toos
Argentine, Chile, Il Brazil, Bolivia
rfguay and Guatamala into its delib
s1ettcns. The Impression was genera
that the only way to end the dead
lotk was for the United States q
terhinate its conferences. with these
Six nations diplomatic representatives
and proceed In its OWE way with its
own program.
All this was as unofficial as it was
ucdoubtcd
The administration had two pur'
poses In taking the Latip-American
diplomats into its councils:
lit wanted to divide the respons,
ibilfty for what 1t contemplated do.
Ing in Mexico.
PIT wanted to convince the south,
ern republics that its designs were
purely disinterested.
It is now satisfied that. If it divides
the responsibility it cannot accomp-
lish what it deems imperative. In its
second purpose, it failed utterly; the
southern representatives are still
suspicious. F
4 To get them out Of the discussion,
having once asked them in, It was ad'
mitted, would require the most deli.
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What the War Moves Mean
By j. w. T. Mason, Former European Man
aRer of the United Press.

will follow the present victories
therefore. depends not SO much on
munitions and strategy as on the
teutonic power Of recuperat1on.
The answer of the quadruple en-
tente to the capture Of Warsaw is
not taking the form Of new often
sive in the west nor yet Of renewed
efforts on the Gallipoli peninsula. In
stead, negotiations have been re-
sumed this week at Nish to persuade
Serbia to cede sufficient territory to
Bulgaria to obtain the military aid OF
the latter power. That serbia Oh
whose account the war primarily was
begun, should hesitate to make q
territorial sacrifice at the behest OF
the allies: is another of the many
neculiar circumstances associated
with the conduct of the war In the
near east.
The Germans are so confident OF
The failure of the allies diplomacy,
that a large loan has been made by
Berlin to Bulgaria There is justifi-
cation for this attitude Of the teu-
tonic powers in the casual fndecisiVe
snirit of the allies campaign against
the Turks.
italy has become involved In a. DIS
mute with Turkey this week concern
Ing the removal Of Turkish troops
from the Cyrenaica district of Tripoh-
Reports have been published that an
italian army of 100000 strong. Is
waiting to embark at Brindisi for OPP
erations against the Turks unless
Constantinople gives way. 1t is not
probable, however, that Italy Is IN
a,y position to spare an expedition
for overseas operations. The situa-
tion along the Austrian frontier re-
ouires the full attention OF the ltailan
general staff. ~.
n war we're to occur between iur-
kew and italy, the Mohammedans
might recover Tripoli and the l.aiian
government, in consequence might oe
FACED with revolution at nome.
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RUSSIA

United Press Leased Wire Service
PETRoGRAD, Aug. 1.-THE Ger
mans are slowly rolling In the Rus
sian Narew river lines, north Of War
saw. but at frightfuI cost in human
lives The Russians are stubbornly
contestinq every inch Of the ground
and infIicting heavy losses on Won
Hindenburu's armies while delaying
the German advance sufficiently to
permit the regrouping OF the Slav
.srn,I.a on the line east Of Warsaw.
TonIoF,ts official statement from
the war office frankly admitted that
the Germans continue their advance,
particularly in the direction Of ostrof.
simino at tho Warsaw-Petrograd rail-
way. But In the north, the teuton at.
tempts to rush the Siav lines and
take the important fortress OF kovno
have been defeated. At Ossowetz
fortress, the Germans gained a tenn
porary advantage, but were quickly
driven back by the Russians
From the Riga region to the ex-
tren,e southeast, the situation is rap
idly becoming more satisfactory from
the Russian viewpoint, the loss Of
Warsaw and adjacent territory hav-
ira been discounted fortnight in
advance. Commenting upon the fact
that the grand dukes armies have es-
capped the German trap and are max
ina an orderly retreat. the Petrograd
today repeated previous
assertions that Russia will never sue
for peace until her enemies have
been swept from Russian soil and she
stands victorious.
"Russia pledged herself to stand by
the allies to the end" said the Novoe
Vremya. "Russia does not, like Ger
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TURKEY.
FAMINE IN CLOTHING.
TBy Henry Wood, United Press staff
Correspondent.

Correspondent
CoNsTANTINOPLE, July 27. (By
courier to Dedeagatch, thence by
cable to New York. k.)-With full real
lzation that the present Balkan neso-
tiations threaten their last grip Of
Europe, the Turks are making fever
ish preparations to defend themselves
from attack in the rear. The forti-
fications Of the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
gas-chataIja line, depended upon to
hold back Bulgarian invasion, are be-
Ing hastily strengthened, despite as
surances from Sofia that Bulgaria will
remain neutral. North Of Constan-
tinople, the region about the Bosphor-
US and the Black sea has been closed
to foreigners. The Turkish forts
there are being built to check tho Rus
SLAMS, should SIav transports succeed
In landing troops to cooperate with
the BuIgarIans in an attack on the OF
toman capital.
No secret is made Of the fact that
the Notifications at AdrianopIe and
ChataIia were denuded Of their heavy
artillery for a more effective resist
ance at the OardanelIes. Railways
are now being built over which the
guns may be hurriedIy returned from
GaIIipoli peninsula if Bulgaria invades
Turkish soil.
| was permitted to spend an entire
day at AdrianopIe. No visit to the
new fortiflcations was permitted. but
was allowed a glimpse of the intense
activity in every direction. German
officers swarmed everywhere, super
visino the movements of gangs Of
workmen, recruited mostly from the
reserves of the army. The deternina-
ton Of the young Turks to use only
Mussulman soldiers in the finhtine
ranks left at the disposal of the gov
ernment about 100000 christian SOL
diers, Jewsfi Greeks and Arrenians,
for the accessory work of the army.
Practically this entire force Is now at
work rebuilding old forts.
If AneIo-French diplomacy succeeds
In bringing Bulgaria into the war and
the Turks are rolled back to their
last lines of defense around Constan
tinopIe, the world will see a n1asnfi-
cent last stand on the European shore
Of the eosphorus. The Turks seldom
admit the possibility Of a defeat Of
their armies, but It is the firm con-
viction Of the foreign population here
that they would prefer to die to the