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French

PARIS. February THE follow
ing official communication WAS Is
sued tonight:
ON the night Of February CT the
enemy delivered in the region of
Nieuport several attacks. all of
which were rcpulSed
There is nothing to report con-
corning operations of February Z.
except the bombardment OF the dis
trict north OF scissors"
Tho statement issued this after
noon said:
I'm Belgium. the day of February
q has been quiet. Between the
canal and the road from Bethune to
La Bnssee, kilometrc east of
Cuinchy. n brickyard.. where the
enemy had maintained n position up
to this time. has been taken by the
English.
I'm tho sector of Arras TO the
north of Ecurie. the German bat
teries have bombarded the trench
captured by us on February 4. but
there has been no infantry attack.
From Arras to Rheims there have
been artillery fights in which we
have had the advantage.
I'm Champagne we have repulsed
an attack by half battalion to the
north of Beausejour.
From the Argonne to the Vosyes
artillery combats have been hnndi-
capped in the mountain region by n
thick fog"
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ARE SAVED
BY GIFTS OF VIRGINIA

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through the streets where bands OF
wretched. ragged children beg from
every one In sight. Elsewhere, I was
struck with the courage BclSians show
In efforts TO rebuild their homes and
resume their normal life but, OF course.
th"v are utterly dependent on supplies
brought in by the commission
when you have seen Wise with its
population of $500 now reduced to n
hundred odd families existing I'm it's
almost total ruins: when you have seen
once beautiful Dlnant, now a heap of
jumbled debris; when you see for
miles only women in the fields, then
YOU begin to realize what war is
With German general. ! motored
through large part OF France, now
occupied BY the Germans. every foot Of
which has been fought over. We drove
for miles through acres cf partly har-
vested wheat. What was left was
tranpel under the feet of two army
corps Almost within the sound of
firing the Germans have n thousand or
more of their own soldiers at work
with gang -plows drawn by gasolcne
tractors farming $4,000 acres OF land
which was a battlefield a few weeks
ago.
Throughout this region the Germans
have been giving the inhabitants
enough bread to keep them alive. but
they told me they could not continue
this work after active operations are
recommended. Throughout my trip /
saw enough to convince me the Ger
mans are treating the commission with
perfect fairness. helping out with abso-
lutte good faith. Food is going only to
starving Bclgians and French We
have done we'll as n country thus far.
staving off actual famine, but more
food Is essential"
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POLAND NEEDS ASSISTANCE
AS BADLY AS BELGIUM

THE HAGUE, tvia London), Febru-
airy 1.-America and Germany are join
ing hands in relief measures for the
civil population in the war devastated
districts of Poland. Representatives of
the American Red Cross and the Rookie
Teller Foundation. after investigation.
found this work as essential as relief
for Belcium.
While American representatives were
negotiating what amounts to q formal
treaty with the German and Austrian
authorities. Noviding guarantees not
only that imported food supplies shall
not 'bc requisitioncd by the military
authorities. but that all acquisitions
shall cease in occupied regions. Ger
man committee had begun raising funds
Ia buy food for people who officially
are their enemies.
Berlin residents subscribed $50, 900 as
their first contribution to the fund. Ger
mans generall! were invited to sub
scribe To an appeal issued on Satur-
day. The German committee was or
ranized on Saturday at meeting OF
the Reichstag with Prince Hatfield
TraChcnbcrg rs chairman, and Or. Theo-
dor Lewald, director of the Ministry Of
the Interior rs vice chairman. Aftcr
outlining the straits of the population
and declaring that a famine in food
and coal continued, DR.. Lewald said:
AN international committee has un-
Vefiiken 10 OBTAIN the necessary 1901
supplies from neutral countries. and 1t
Is now for Germany 10 collect the funds
needed to carry on tho work OF mercy.
We appeal TO our CSuntrymcn, urging
each 10 do all he can. The willingness
OF the German people to mako sacrifices
will not halt at the frontier. when it is
a question of saving unfortunate fell
lowmcn from misery and death"
The foreign committee being organ
lied TO supervise relief work includes
the American and Spanish ambassadors
at Berlin and Vienna. and archbishops
or Poscn and Cracow, DR.. Wickliffe
Rose and Ernest Rickcll, representing
the Rockefeller Foundation The COM
mittee believes It will be able to buy
grain and food supplies in Roumania
Chairman Herbert Hoover. OF the
American Belgian Commission. is neEo-
;iating with tho German authorities
TO obtain assurances not only that
acquisitions OF food shall cease both In
the region of occupation and the region
or operations in Belgium, but that
financial lcvics on towns and provinces
shall be abandoned The German gov
eminent pledges hitherto have extended
To the nonrcquisition Of food supplies
imported by the commission. or such
supplies as must be replaced by i'm
ports from America.
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Wdrships of Allies Bon1bard Forts of the DardaneUe

ranin to Roumania as the price OF con.
tinued neutrality on the part of those
countries
Turkey has given Italy satisfaction
for the Hodeida incident The British
consul has been released and the Ital-
ian nag salutcd.
English refugees from Constan-
iinople declare the former German
cruiser Gochcn. now owned by Turkey.
was SO damaged by striking a Turkish
mine that IL Will he impossible 10 re-
pair her ut ConstantinopIe This virtual
loss of the Gocben reduces the Turkish
fleet 10 a state OF infcriority as COM
pared with the Russian Black Sea fleet.
which is about To be strengthened by
new DreaduouGht constructed ut Sc
bastopol il is believed that when this
ship coins the fleet Russia will attack
the Bosporus and tho Slack Sea while
the allied fleets attempt To forrc the
Dardenellcs.
Pope BoncGicts prayer for peace was
read in all the Catholic churches in
England and France to-day.
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OFFICIAL PRESS BUREAU
JISTIFIES USE OF FLAG

LONDON, February The onicial
press bureau gave out statement
made by the British Foreign Office In
reply TO the German blockade threat
The statement just!ties the use of q
neutral nag by merchant ships to cs-
cape capture by backgrounds under Ger
tain limitations. II cites the law on the
subject and concludes:
by the rules of international law,
the customs of war and the dictates OF
humanity, 1t is obligatory upon bel
lig"rcnt TO ascertain the character Of a
merchant vessel and its cargo before
making capture. To destroy p shin
with its noncombatant crew and cargo,
as Germany announced her intention
OF doing, is an act OF piracy"
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ARREST ALLEGED SPEEDER
Robert Bush Held for Running Rock.
icssiy Into Second Precinct Patrol.

Robert Bush. chauffeur OF Purity
Ice cream Company truck. was ycstcr-
day arrested by Policeman Manolcy on
Il warrant charging him with reckless
~ and carclcssly driving his machine
through the streets. Bush is the man
who drove his truck into the Second
Precinct patrol wagon Saturday night
and also into physicians machine at
Jefferson and Grace Streets The pa =
troll escaped with slight damages. but
both rear wheels of the phySic!an's car
are said To have been torn off
Policeman brennan and Chauffeur
Cannon, OF the patrol. sworc out the
warrant against the man. They say
that the cars met at the corner and that
both stopped. The patrol contained
wounded negro, who was being
rushed to the station house for medi :
cal attention, and when the truck
stopped the patrol started forward
again. At tho same time Bush is said
to have started his machine. The pa
troll was hit CHANGING blow and the
truck smashed into DIR. Carr's machine.
which was standing at the curb No
EFFORT was made to arrest Bush at the
time because of the Negroes condition
but he was arrested early yesterday
morning.
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POPE BENEDICT |NTONEs
HIS PRAYER FOR PEACE
Impressive Scene I'm st. Peters.
Great Edifice Being Thronged
With WOrshipers.
PONTiFF ACCORDED OVATION
All Bells OF 400 Churches In Rome
Call People to Services to Implore
Cessation OF War-NIore Than Co.
600 Persons at One Service.

ROME. February Z G:30 p MD
There was an Impressive scene In ST.
Peters to-day when Pope Benedict In
toned his prayer FOR peace. The great
edifcc was thronged with worshipers
when the pontin, surrounded by TWEEN
tE-two cardinals. mounted TO tho papaI
aitar. Standing between tho four
richly gildcd spiral columns OF tho
berhi canopy. Pope Benedict intoncd
, me prayer, which was repeated By the
nueciihg multitude. whose voices
g &C, throughout the great tcmple
The prayer was TO the cod OF All
"e'cies' King Of Peace"
me Pope Oh arriving and departIny
""s accorded an ovation. AS he. was
''aNihS hit.r the ceremony There ucr
"''n: cries OF Long live the pou.u.
ana Give us peace"
nespite The downpour of rain n, 2
.'och ms afternoon, all the bells Of
~ wv churches In Rome pcaled ON,
I"t me people to services to i'm
establishment OF peace More 80,
1870 persons gathered In ST. Peters
me Immense basilica appcarcd ror.
imposing than on usual occasinn. Tia.
ICING no decorations cXccpt the nu,na
Gus candlesticks with their uicL..I.
names on the papal altar undnr ,hs
COLOSSAL dome where the ponc ,Io,.
says mass Pe aiohc
before the altar stood tho -
aalos'ooi. which is approached bv nra
s'tps from which the pope pr,vad
.pee'ai places had been rcseryod ~
'hc members OF the Sacred Collcra ~,
h;,,is' archbishops. bishops and
and az ~ members OF the aristocracy
,iua ot me hapnl court and representa-.
yves OF all the religious ins,i,u,,n,.
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WHAT TO DO FOR
ITCHING SKINS

EcZema, ringworm and other itching
burning skin eruptions are 20 easily
maze worse by improper treatment
'hat one has TO be very careful There
is one method. however, that YOU need
NOT hesitate TO use even on a h,hv,s
tender skin--that is. the rcsinol treat,
Baltimore doctor. nut up i'm Inc for,
~, ~ resihol ointment ana resinol SOM
ms proved so remarkably successful
nave been prescribing it constantly
for 20 years.
Resinol stops itching instantly. and
a .,iinIt always heals the eruption
ointment and rcsiuol SOAP can be-
bought ut any druggists-Adv.
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BELGIAN COMMISSION
CREATES TWO DEPICTS

NEW YORK, February 7-Arrange-
ments for 100 inland assembling de-
pots throughout the United States,
where donations for the non-combat-
ants in Belgium may be brought to-
gether and reshipped in carload lots
to the most desirable seaports, have
been perfected by the commission for
relief In Belgium, the commission an
nounccd last night.
Through the establishment of these
depots each state is given facilities for
assembling. free OF cost, small lots of
food or clothing and consolidating
them Into shipments to one of fourteen
points, whence chartered vessels NAV
transport them to Belgium. The com
mission has sent shipping instructions
to all the States making donations
In its announcement OF this plan the
commission states:
Its 100 state assembling depots. its
fourteen terminal seaboard facilities
It's free transport over land and sea,
It's free insurance, Its free service in
every proper and necessary way are
accorded primarily to each State branch
of the commission or to each State com
mittee which the commission has
founded or recognized; also to every
institution, organization or Individual
that has something helpful to give in
1000 or money. 1t is therefore best
that each State committee and all in
terested In the work of feeding Bel
GUM utilize the facilities freely given
by the commission.
In order TO promote the harmonious
working OF the system which it has
now established. and to route freight
adNantagcously to seabonrd and send il
"hcfc ships at different ports require
cargo, Tie commission will furnish free
ihlahd-to- ScaDoard transportation on
such donations of nOnperiShable food
stuffs. clothing, blankets, etc, as are
given to the custody of It's recognized
branch or state committee at its off,
ciaI depot; delivered or sent to one Of
me many assembling dcpots: or con-
signed direct to the commission for re-
I ler in Belgium from the point Of ori-
Rih-that Is, the railroad coastwise
I steamer. express or parcel post stations
where the shipment starts"
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WHAT WEARING NATIONS CLAIM
IN THEIR OFFICIAL STATEMENTS

Two prisoners of the Seventy
ffth Turkish Regiment, captured at
Toussoum, stated that the Turkish
attack on the canal bank at Tous-
SCUM was met by Il very hot and
well-nimcd fire. resulting in great
casualties. The Turks were sur
rounded by the British troops from
behind. hemmcd in and taken pris-
oners. The commandment and several
other officers were wounded. The
second half of the company which
attacked at another point of the
canal suffered severe casualties. only
three men being left. These were
captured by Indian troops. 4 Ger
man major was shot during the fight
near Serapeun, and on his body
there was found white flag In 4
specially designed khaki wallet"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-08
GERMANY AND AMERICA
JOIN HANDS IN RELIEF
They Unite To Save Suffering Poland
From Want and Star
walton.
CONDITIONS ARE DESPERATE
Berlin Gives Guarantees That Grain
Imported From This Country Will
Not Find Its Way to .Army-Will
IntruSt Sale to Americans.

HERLlN. February tby. wireless to
London).-It was officially announced
to-day that the International Central
Committees had undertaken to furnish
relief to the civil population OF those
parts of Russian Poland Occupied by the
Germans.
The relief plans contemplate extern
sive collections OF funds for the pur-
chase of grain. The cost of admins
tration. the announcement states, will
be borne by the Rockcfcllcr Founda-
ton.
The American and Spanish ambassa-
doris 10 Berlin and Vienna are members
Of the committee.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-08

On December II the Turkish gem
darmcs attacked the British consulate
at Hodeida. and Consul Richardson fed
TO the italian consulate. 4 demand
was made upon the Italian consul,
Signor Cecchi, for his surrender.
When Signor Cccchi refused. 100
Turkish soldiers broke down the con-
sulatc doors with axes, and soldiers
also fired into the building, woundinS
a servant Consul Richardson was
then surrendered. SiGnOr Cecchi was
not permitted to leave the consulate
for several days. according to one YER
sion OF the affair. 1t was stated that
he was to be tried on a charge Of hav-
ing housed the British vice consul and
also with firing on Turkish soldiers.
He was finally rescued by the Italian
oast-guard ship Ciiuliana. Italy de-
manded that Mr.. Richardson be re-
turned to the italian consulate, and that
the Italian flag he saluted. The Gov
crnor of Yemen dismissed tho officials
connected with the seizure OF the con-
sui. returned Mr. Richardson to the
consulate, and permitted him to leave
the country. Tho paying of honors to
the Italian flag sienalizes the carrying
out OF all OF Italy's demands.
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Austrian

VIENNA, February I (via London.
February S. 90 a M).-The fol-
lowing official statement was is
sued this afternoons:
The situation in Russian Poland
and Western Galicia remains un-
changed. In the Carpathians heavy
battles are proceeding.
I'm Southern Bukowina our troops
are progressing favorably, and the
Russians are in complete retreat.
Twelve hundred prisoners and much
war material have been captured. I'm
the afternoon our troops entered
kimpolung. and were acclaimed bv
the population.
In the southern theatre there Is
mo change. In the Adriatic the at
tacks OF our aviators on French
transports met with success; MANY
bombs were dropped.
The resignation of the Finance
Minister Won Bilinski, has been ac-
>epted. Former Premier Won Kober
succeeds to that Office"
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German

BERLIN. February tby wireless
10 Londom.-Thc German official
statement regarding the progress of
the war issued here to-day says:
Southeast of Ypres we have
taken French trench and two
English machine guns.
south of the Canal of lii Bas-
see. the enemy penetrated one of our
trenches. The battle is still rag
ing there.
There were no other incidents
of Importance in either theatre ex-
Cept artillery battles"
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Turkish

CONSTANTINOPLE. February I
tvia Amsterdam to London).-Thc
official statement issued to-day by
the government says:
Our vanguard arrived in the re-
Slon east of the Suez Canal, and
drove back the British outposts
against the canal. Battles took
place around Is,nailia and lei Kan
tara, and are still proceeding"
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TURKEY ENDS QUARREL
WITH SALUTE TO FLAG
Renders Due Honors to Italian Col
ors Flying Over Consulate
at Hodeida.
CAUSE FOR WAR IS REMOVED
British Consul Richardson, Who Was
Seized From italian Authorities,
Is Permitted to Leave, and Friend
~ Relations Are Re-EStabliShed.

ROME February 1T is announced
that the Turkish authorities In Yemen
have given complete satisfaction to
Italy for the invasion Of the italian
consulate In IIodeida. and the removal
Of the British consul.
The authorities at Hodeida to-day
saluted the Italian flag on the CON
sulatc. The British consul. George
Alexander Richardson, was present at
the ceremony, but left the city imme-
diately afterwards on n British auxili-
airy cruiser.
The incident Is closed
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hHiTIsH VESSEL IN PORT
WITH FLAMES IN nam

NoNf DIX, VA. February Twin
IRE III her forward hold. the British
steamer Gyindin Hall arrived here TO.
my Ihe'resscl was $50 miles at sc,
"heh me IRE was discovered An eS
niosioh below matches ripped the deck
,o' considerable distance Captain
zones saws he cannot account for The
o'aze' The ship has $500 IONS OF s,,.,a,
on BOARD ana Is bound TO Falmouth.
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TURKISH FORTS BOMBARDED

LONDON. February S.-Four ,orpcdo
boats OF the allies have bombardca IN.
turkish forts in the Dardancues nc.
c"rdinS 10 an Athens dispatch To tho
Exchange Telegraph Company. Two
ammunition depots were fred.
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COVER NMGNTAL SUPERVISION
CONEINED TO HOME SI.ppIx

Governmental supervision ~ the
grain trade under this ruling is CON
tined :" the home supply, while trade in
imported grain now. as before. remains
unrestricted. The provision whereby
IMPORTED grain may he sold only To mu
'lc1pa!ii"s or specified organization
mas been rcscinded. Although these or
CARNATIONS were intended solely to di-
rect imported grain into channels which
would lead to private consumption II
was thought best to assure neutral
powers that under no circumstances
would grain imported into Germany he
destined for German forces or Gcrro ,
administrative boards Under thcse
circumstances, therefore according tn
'h" principles Of International law. s,,ch
Grain cannot be regarded as so-called
relative contrahand'
IN accordance Herewith. tho Coz.
man government has communicated
formal assurances 20 tho American gov
eminent That food products imported
clr"ctlv or Indirectly from tho rrnited
states into Gcrmnuy VIII In no wise no
placed in this position by the German
forces cr Gcnran administration. nm,
VIII D." placed at the DISPOSAL o, THO
German pcopl" through free ana nm.
restricted channels ot trade govern
ment AGENTS being dcharrcd from nor-
ticipa'ion therein. The German govern.
ment also has declared It's readiness =
deliver trade in such imported food
products 20 American ORGANIZATIONS rn,
'hc duration of the war"
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HOUSE MAY AID MOVEMENT
LOOKING TOWARD PEACE
Speculation Regarding Possibilities
of Visit of Presidents Intimate
Friend To European Capitals.
TRIP is ON OWN INITIATIVE
VIII DO What lie Can Toward CO.
Ortinating Various Relief Meas
urcs Undertaken by Americans
Abroad.

WASHINGTON. February 7.-Plans
which President Wilson may have look
ing to the eventual termination OF the
European war were the subject Of much
speculation among foreign diplomats
to-day, as result OF the arrival in
London OF Colonel l.. NJ House. the
Presidents intimate friend, on "a tour
or the European capitals
At the White House IT was stated
that MIR. House was not authorized to
carry On peace negotiations while In
Europe. though the President naturally
about the diplomatic situation there
when the colonel returned In the
spring.
1t was said authoritativcly that MIR.
House had planned TO 20 to Europe
of his own initiative, but that the
President asked him to do what he
could toward co-ordinating various re-
lief measures undertaken by Americans
abroad
Only incidentally does Colonel Houses
mission bear on the possibility Of max
Ing peace AS the President 1t Is known.
does not intend TO renew his original
tender of good offices for mediation
until there is an acceptance or strong
indication to that effect by one or more
of the bclligcrcnts.
ON INTIMATE TERMS
WITH FOREIGN SECRETARIES
Many diplomats here. however. were
inclined to believe that the trip Of
Colonel House might be instrumental
eventually In developing unotlicially an
understanding OF conditions under
which the belligcrcnts would make
peace. Colonel lious. is on intimate
terms with some OF the principal sec
rctarios - Europe. and most OF the
ambassadors in Europe were us close
associates befor" going to foreign
posts. Colonel House bears n letter
saying he IL tn. personal and unof
hcial representative Of President Will
son, 80 that Americans in ----- O. OF va
rious branches of relief work will not
hesitate to discuss their plans and CO.
operate with him freely.
While engaged in this work. Colon FL
li"usc is expected 10 gather much in
formation that may he of value to
President wilson In cvcntualitics that
may arise when prospects for peace are
in sight. Only n few days ago the
President was asked II there was any
movement in view for peace, and he re-
Piled that he saw nothing definite
That prominent unofficial persons In all
IN" bell!gcrcnt countries have been
active recently in trying to get a move
ment Tor peace under way has been re-
ported. At no time recently, however
have there been any official exchanges
relating to peace
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Nhlle no word has come from the
brltish admiralty confirming the report
OF sucii instructions the fact that the
aDoNe dispatch was passed by the Brit
ish censor lends crcdencc TO the report.
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British.

LONDON, February THE Of
fetal press bureau to-day gave out
the following official report of
Egyptian operations. dated ut Cairo.
February 6:
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To Cure a Cold in One Dav

rake LAXATIVE BROMO oUININE Tab
let's. Druggists refund money II II fails 70
cure r. W: GROVES signature is on en-
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MAY NOT PROTEST
GERMAN SEA ORDER
Continued on Second par.

tCohtinucd on Second Page.)
admiralty. The instructions were re-
ceived by wireless while the Lusitania
was off the Irish coast