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BELGIAN BREAD LINE
Is 600 MILES LONG
Soon Will Be $500 Miles, Says
Relief Official at Colony
Club Meeting.
BIGGEST CARGO SHIPPED

Linden w. Bates, vice-chairman OF
the Commission for Relief In Belgium,
summarized the commissions work
since its inception last October, III days
ago. at the Colony Club yesterday. and
told Of the destItution in Belgium to
show he immensely of it's task.
There are now 100000 people. alb
solutely destitute. who receive food at
bread lines" he said THE men.
women and children who at this mo-
ment await the supper dole make a
bread line 500 miles long. Soon II Will
be $500 mills long, the distance from
New York to Salt Lake City. The o.
600, 900 people In Belgium who still can
buy supplies at all can pay only the
cost price--and their number In fast
diminishing. To feed the destitute re-
quires 10000 a day"
The steamship Great city, one OF the
commissions fleet OF sixty. sailed from
Bush Terminal yesterday afternoon with
the largest food cargo fo- Belgium yet to
leave this country. 9.400 tons. The
money value OF the commissions food
shipments now totals over $1,000, 900.
while the money received at 10 Bridge
street amounts to s916,636. Yesterday
Sl,767 came from 1875 subscribers.
The American Polish Relief Com
mittee received yesterday contributions
totallng S177. which makes the total
10 date S20.76s. Cardinal Farley. Mrs.
Felix Warburg and Ensign y. l.. Dom
browski, United States Navy. were
among the contributors.
August Belmont. treasurer OF the
Committee OF Mercy, in reporting dis
bursements for relief to ten funds, the
greatest being S45.5i4 for Belg an re-
lief and 1875 to Servia. acknowledges
yesterdays gifts of S6,462, making the
fund total s117,753. Yesterdays contri-
buttons included $1,000 from the Red
Cross and tl,266ll from the Durham
y. c., Belgian Relief Committee.
The New York stats ZeitunO heads
the days list of contributors to the
New York State Board OF the Ameri-
can Red Cross. OF which Jacob IL
sch n Is treasurer. with s507 St Johns
ro-Cathedral. Shanghai. with S64. and
the Presbyterian Church at Cebu. Phil
ippine Islands with $50 are high on
the list. The American Ambulance
Hospital In Paris got $50 yesterday,
and its receipts total $4,000 The
Secours National fund. for relieving
destitute women and children in France.
was raised to s5s,064 by gifts totalling
500.
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AEROS BUSY IN CHANNEL.
French Aviators scout for Mines
and Submarines,

PARIS. Feb. 1O-whlie reports OF the
activities of French seaplanes have
he"n suppressed information Leaks out
now and then which reveals that the
French craft have been rendering valu-
able service in the Channel in assisting
In the protection of big ships OF the
British navy. Probably few guessed
what they were doing.
Scouting for submarines and for
mines is the most important service
that the hydro can perform, according
to n French naval officer who has been
on torpedo boat in the Channel for
three months
The only naval aviation school in
France that is now in operation is at
81, Raphael There Is a class OF forty
pupils Naval pilots are trained also
NJ the aero schools on land. The COM
mandant OF the base, NJ Jos,erard. has
only four machines at his school. and
that makes ten pupils to each machine
The flfty hydros constituting the
French maritime aviation service are
mostly IN the neighborhood OF Boulogns
and Dur kirk
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GERMAN SOCIALISTS
WANT SPEEDY PEACE
Say None Of BelligerentS De-
sires War-POStpOnc Urg-
ing Of Party Programme.

BERLIN, via wireless to London, Feb
10.-The attitude % the Socialist party,
as set forth by representatives In yes
terdays session OF the Prussian Diet,
shows that the Socialists have decided
to do nothing in the present crisis TO
imperil the harmonious conduct OF the
empire, but that when peace is declared
the programme adopted before the war
will he prosecuted vigorously.
This view was set forth by Herr
Hirsch, who read in behalf OF his party
the following announcements
The Social Democratic party main
tains It's opposition. based on principal
to the former Government policy. whoa
policy has remained In all mateti II
things unchanged. The party. however.
refralns In this critical time from in
Producing discussions OF a polemlc "a
ture into the consideration of the budget
on its first reading"
Herr Hirsch also mentioned the de-
sire OF the Socialists for an honorable
peace. and added:
We know that this war is desired
by the people In none ~ the belligerent
lands; that It's end Is everywhere longed
for by the people. W. cherish the con-
fdenCe that the voices demanding peace
will grow moro numerous in all bell
ligerent countries and will make them
selves heard In influential quarters and
that under the influence OF this desire
for peace. especially OF the laboring
classes. an assured peace may come
speedily. to the well being of the Ger
man people and OF all humanity"
The speaker mentioned that among
the concessions expected OF the Govern
| ment by his party are the following
Uniform suffrage with the secret ballot.
which was expected at the session OF
october 20 last the ending OF the battle
waged by the police against the labor
movement In general and especially
against the Social-Democratic party:
the ending OF the restrictions on the free
expression Of thought and other meas
ures demanded by the great mass OF
the people.
Herr Hlrsch said also that his party
I is opposed to political oppression and
| that the basis OF all political reforms
must he their equal application TO all
minorities.
The Diet adjourned until February
/ Is after the first reading OF the budget
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RUSSIA'S GREAT AIM
TO WIN DARDANELLES
Acquisition Of Constantinople
Is Principal Task, Says
Duma Member.

PETRoGRAp, Feb. 1o-Russla's great
purpose In the war her principal task,
is the acquisition OF the Dardanelles
and Constantinople. This feeling was
expressed at the closing OF yesterday
sitting of the Duma by Paul ~. Mlu-
koff, who spoke in behalf OF the Consti-
tua lonal Democrats,
I'VE are convinced" he said, that
the accomplishment OF our principal
task will he guaranteed In good time
both from diplomatic and military
point OF view"
The Duma passed resolutions declar-
ing that Russia will carry on the war
until the peace OF Europe is assured
The resolutions said In part
The Duma expresses It's Arm con-
victlon that the great national and lib-
Grating objects OF tho present war will
he achieved and declares the inneNble
determination OF the Russian nation TO
carry on the war until conditions shall
have been imposed on the enemy assur-
ing the peace OF Europe and the restora-
ton OF right and Justice"
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GERMANS EXPLOIT WAR ZONE.
Obtain Utmost value From French
Territory Occupied.
Special Cable Despatch 10 the srs


LONDON, Feb. l0-A correspondent Of
the Daily MAJ In northern France tela-
graphs the following tonight:
During a general lull In the fighting,
the greatest experienced during tho war,
the Germans are exercising their In
genuity In squeezing the utmost value
out Of the land they occupy, Their
methods are particularly interesting in
the coal basin around Lens. Wherever
they go electric power installations are
set up almost Immediately The electric
light plants In the Lens coal fields seem
singularly successful and supply large
area from the very front OF the trenches
to towns far IN the rear.
THE work In the coal mines appears
10 have broke down, partly for want OF
miners and partly because much OF the
external apparatus In the mines has
been burned. some OF Il as the result OF
drinking orgy. hut with a very thor
ough realization OF conditions the Ger
mans have given over the conduct OF
the place To Westphalian policemen well
acquainted with mining conditions. These
men announce apparently openly that
the mines will be wrecked II the Ger
mans retreat"
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NINE. BECHOFF SENT TO JAIL.
VIII Appear before Court-martini
In Army Ration Scandal.

Special Gable Despatch 10 THE suN.
PARIS, Feb. l0.--Mme. Bechoff, wife of
q leading dressmaker. was arrested yes
terday morning at the hotel where she
had taken refuge after she left her house
in the Avenue Henri Martin in order to
AVOID a popular demonstration az her
home, The charge against her ia OF re-
ceiving from France Desclaux, an army
paymaster, army supplies which he had
Incorporated.
When taken into custody Nine. Bechofr
declared that she was innocent She
said
81 arm innocent. ! have nothing to
reproach myself with l am a victim,
with DesclauX, OF a plot invented by
people who seek to ruin US"
Nine BechOn was taken 10 81. Lazare
prison. She will appear before a court
martial before the end of the month
Paymaster Desclaux also will appear be-
fore the court, as will an army mail car
rior named Baugiat, who Is charged with
having been an accomplice. The mail
carrier carried packages from Desclaux' s
quarters near Rheims TO Mime. Bechoff' $
house In Paris.
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the vicinity Of wyschkowo also were

in the vicinity OF wyschkowo also were
repulsed
I'm order to attack our positions near
Koziouwka the Germans commenced
their concentration OF troops the night
Of February Z. Early the next morning
they began the delivery OF an Irresistible
offensive movement, and their attack wac
supported by very violent fire from
their heavy artillery. They were sue
Cessful in gaining an important height
occupied by US but they were promptly
driven from this position before our
bayonets
Attacks then followed without let up.
Toward evening the Germans in very
considerable numbers took possession OF
the highest position In our line, from
which they were dislodscd only after n
desperate fight BEFORE retiring they ex-
hausted all their strength In a stubborn
resistance to n general counter attack on
our part. q feature OF which was an un-
precedented encounter with the bayonet.
"All the side Of this hill was covered
with German corpses In front Of one OF
our battaions more than 1000 German
dead were counted
Among the trophies captured hear
Kamion are three mine throwers. At
Ravka. near the railroad to Skicrniewlce.
Russian foot soldiers were successful in
throwing eight bombs into the German
trenches These missiles caused great
destruction Russian aviators threw
bombs on German troop trains near
Raika
I'm tho Black sea the former German
cruiser Breslau tnow a unit Of the Turk
ish navy bombnrdnd Yata. in the
Crimea. Our cruisers on February s
shelled a Turkish battery at Trebizond
and sank one steamer Another steamer
loaded with provisions and two masted
schooner were sunk near Leros
THE General stan OF the Russian
army In the Caucasus communicates
under date Of February that there has
been no engagement; Of Importance TO
record"
The Russian General stan issued the
following additional statement tonight
Fighting has continued to-day in the
districts ~ Lasdehnen, Rogupenen and
Arsoriala In East Prussia. on the right
and left banks Of the Nistula there has
been no important change
I'm the Carpathans we are pressing
the enemy In the districts Of Dukla.
Lunkow and CZok we have continued
our progress and captured in addition
twcntv-three officers. $500 men, several
machine guns and a mortar"
The fercest lighting now Is at Bali
Erod' three miles south or Sanok In
Gale II Is there that tho German
reenforcements made their appearance
end assumed the initiative. while their
officers took command The report con-
tinues that concentrating their forces on
the night OF February the Germans
early the following morning waded
Through the snow and attacked the Rus
slams, who were intreuched on height.
and supported by their artillery II
Is said that the Germans came forward
In close formation on line twenty
fles deep. and this line was practically
snnihilated Before this result had be-
come certain a second line advanced
Under the cover Of their heaviest ar.
tillery and they took the point. Tn,
Russians foil back only 10 reform and
advance with fixed bayonets.
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Special cable Despatch 10 The Sun.

LONDON, Feb. extraordinarily Sc
we're weather saved tho British Govern
ment from tho necessity OF sending
cruisers out TO escort into a British
port the American steamship wilhelmina,
which is bound for Hamburg with food
supplies for German non-combatants. and
forced the vessel to put into Falmouth.
where her case will be disposed of
speedily.
1t was announced tonight that the
wilhelmlna's manifests will be examined
as expeditIously as possible and that
her cargo OF foodstufrs will be removed
at once and the case laid before a
prize court. There is no question Of
the conhscation OF the vessel herself,
which will be released as soon as her
cargo Is unloaded and she will be per-
mltted to proceed whittier she wishes.
The British Government announces
that in view OF the fact that the VIII
helmlna sailed prior to the issuance OF
the German proclamation saying that
all foodstuffs would be taken over by
the Government, her cargo will be pur-
chased by Great Britain so that no
loss will fall on the shippers
Every effort will be made TO have
the case of the cargo and OF the dehni-
ton of the position of the foods.uffs as
contraband tried before the prize court
with the utmost expedition, as Il Is
realized that the decision il most i'm
portant TO the United States and to all
food exporting neutrals as we'll as TO
England herself
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CHECK NEW GERMAN |
DRIVE IN LORRAINE.
French Also Repulse Violent
Attack in the Argonne
Region.
HUSSARS PURSUE ENEMY
Special cable DESPATCH 10 THE srS.

Special Gable Despatch 10 THE SuN.
PARIS, Feb. l0-The lack OF infantry
actions Of Importance and severe ar
tillery fighting In the operations in
France and Flanders are again the
feature OF the official communicates Of
the French war Office issued to-day.
Tho only infantry fighting of any
moment has been in Lorraine. where
quiet has prevailed for some time until
the Germans launched an attack north
east OF Manonviller, but were easily
checked and forced to fee. with the
French hussars In close pursuit.
The French have taken n leaf out of
the German book OF tactics. and with
stu more success thar. the enemy has
had In this particular kind OF fighting.
b. exploding mine chambers on three
sue ;essive days near La Boisselle, north
OF ilbert, and then using the resulting
excavations MS trenches, from which
they easily rolled back German counter
attacks The night communicate fol-
lows:
During the days OF February 8,
9 and 10 we have caused the ex-
plosion OF three mine chambers At
la Buisselle and have succeeded in
occupying the excavations formed by
these explosions despite n counter
attack which we repulsed with bay
onets.
In the Argonne there has been ar
t.llcTy fire and bomb throwing on
both sides particularly In the region
Of Bolante and Bagatelle The latest
dispatches report most violent
but unsuccessful attack by the Ger
mans against the Msrie-Therese de-
fence works.
In Lorraine our outposts have
easily repulsed an attack by the
enemy.
The minor action reported in tho
communicate issued at O'Clock
northeast OF Manonviller ended in
pursuit Of the Germans by our hus-
kars
In the VosGes an attack by the
enemy at La Fontenelle Ban de.
Sapt was checked.
The afternoon communicate indicated
that the Germans are becoming active
In the Lorraine districts. The prelim.
mary skirmishes between outposts are
likely to develop into a heated engage
ment. as the Germans are said to have a
large force coming up to the support
Of their Lorrdinian positions. The after
noon statement follows:
The day OF February saw viz
tually only artillery engagements
along the front. AT some places this
fighting was fairly spirited. partic-
ularly in the AiSne and in Cham
payne. Only one infantry engage
ment, and this of little Importance,
has been reported. II occurred in
Lorraine. 10 the northwest Of Manon-
viller, where one OF our detach-
ments drove back some oUposts OF
the enemy on to the town OF Lem
trey
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SAY GERMANS DEFY U. S.
Resentment, London writers say.
RpcctnI cnhIe D,,nntch 10 Tnr 81.

Special Cable Despdtc6 10 TuE Srs
LONDON, Feb. 1O--The Daily Mad
gives prominence to an article discuss.
ing the recent change in the German at.
tltude toward the United States. when
tho writer believes is actuated by def.
mite purpose. From fawning Oh Amer.
lea. he says. Germany has suddenly
taken to defying her. She seems delhi.
erately bent on counting American re-
sentiment.
The German newspapers have de.
veloped in the last ten days a scornfu',
even hostile, tone in their comments N
American statesmen and policies says
the article. The writer believes that the
threat to sink neutral ships In the Tor.
hidden zones is intended to irrita'e
American sentiment and strike directly
at American interests. lie suggests that
Germany Is aiming at a breach with the
United States to compel that republic %
Join the Allies. whcreupon Germany
could announce that II would be useless
to continue the struggle with her last
source of supplies closed and her forces
hopelessly outnumbercd.
Moreover, the writer points out. she
could at once repudiate the possib. Nv
of fighting the United States, to winch
she is bound by ties OF blood, SO many
Germans having found home in the r..
public
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TURKISH BOATS SMASHED.
Vanguard Loses Special Craft in
Trying 10 Cross Canal.

CAIRO, Feb. lo.-The Turkish troops
who are advancing on the Suez Canal
are said 10 be carrying galvanized iron
boats OF an unusual construction and
each holding forty men to be used in
crossing the waterway. The boats may
also he used as pontoons for bridge
building and in the march across the
desert they are used for carrying fresh
water.
II Is said that the Turkish vanguard
tried to use these boats in getting across
tho canal and that the craft were
speedily smashed by British guns.
In the recent effort to cross the canal
by the Turks Capt Carey OF the Brit
sh troop ship Hardnge. was injured
by shot which struck the vessel, but
called for n chair and remained at his
post on the bridge. II II reported also
tnHt Diema Pasha, commander of The
Turkish army OF invasion in Egypt had
leg broken and has been obliged TO
relinqu!sh his command.
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SNOW CHECKS ADVANCE
Operations Greatly Hindered In
the Carpathinns.

BERLIN. by wireless TO Sayville. L. l.,
Feb. l0.-Deep snow is proving TO b.
OF the greatest hlndrance TO military
operations in the Carpathlan mountains,
according to special dispatches from
Austro-H Hungarian press sources. rhe
troops are obliged TO keep TO the val
ley roads and the development OF ma
npuvres for battle is most difficult.
The Russians are reported TO be re
sisting stubbornly at Dukla Pass aid
20 be bringing up new troops contnu-
ally. The Russians are strongly tort'-
fled along the whole front and the oper-
atoms of the German and Austrian al
lies, in consequence. necessarily are said
to be very slow Successes have boon
achieved in turn by each side, but they
have only local Significance.
Reports received in Berlin from the
western and eastern theatres OF the
war indicate no change worth chronic
ling at any point.
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WHY MESSIMY RETIRED.
swiss Paper Says Ccssion of Parts
of France Was Favored.

PARIS, Feb. i0.-The reasons for the
sudden resignation OF NJ Adolphe Mes
simy. Minister of War. on August 26 and
the formation of a Ministry OF National
Defence at that time are explained In an
article printed In the Democratic OF Dele
mont Switzerland, and republished in
some French newspapers with the con-
sent OF the censor,
Tho article says that the situation
was brought about because OF the exist
ence In France of party which was
willing to sign a peace with Germany
previous to the battle OF the Marine. at
the same time ceding TO Germany the
towns of Brley and Nancy. French Lor-
raine, the island Of Madagascar and the
protectorate of Morocco, as we'll as pay
ing an indemnity
The article also charges that Joseph
Caillaux- former Minister of Finance and
Premier. was the agent through which
Germany, after the battle of the Marine,
offered peace 10 France under favorable
conditions The article says:
Gen. Joffre, the French commander
In chief; President Poincare and most
OF the Cabinet Ministers were opposed
TO the plan. but the situation became
so tense ~ to necessitate the resigna-
ton Of Adolphe Messimy as Minister OF
War and the formation OF a Ministry OF
National Defence
After the battle OF the Marine Ger
many proposed peace through EXPIRE
mier Joseph CahlauX. Offering to give up
the provinces OF Alsace and Lorraine.
with the exception OF Strassburg receiv-
ing in exchange a small zone on the
North Sea coast extending from Calais
to Dunkirk. France. In addition. was
to acknowledge the annexation OF Rel
GUM by Germany.
"'rha ansuRF IN this pTODORal the
signing OF a convention by the Allies 10
make no separate peace. After this NJ
Caillaux was appointed to IN important
position In the Pay Corps but later was
relieved Of this post and sent on a mis-
sion to Brazil"
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TORPEDO ATTACK A MURDER"
French Report Denounces shot
Fired Against Refugee ship.

PARIS. Feb. 10.-The Government to-
day made public the result of the in
qury into the torpedoing of the French
merchantmen Amiral Ganteaume on
October 2s. 1914, and gave to repre-
sentatives in Paris of the neutral
Powers copies of the memorandum.
The vessel when struck by torpedo
discharged by German submarine had
on board $500 refugees from Belgian
and French coast towns.
The report says the attack was COM
mitted by a German submarine without
warning or stopping. The attack. IL Is
commended was without military or naval
utility or strategy. and was only tho
murder OF inoffensive individuals"
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THAW PAYS A FLYING VISIT.
Foreign Legion Aviator Passes
Over American NOIunteers' Camp.

Special cable Despatch 10 The SuS.
PARIS. Feb lO.--THE SUN correspond
ent with the American section OF the
Foreign Legion writes as follows:
Edgar Boutigny, eN-Lieutenant of the
Philippine Scouts, has reJoined us and
is quite recovered
william Thaw few over the village
where we are stationed on February
on his way to his station. He flew
very low over our camp, lowering above
us for about fifteen minutes and giving
an exhibition OF fancy flying. He also
threw some lights, but the effect was
lost. as IT was stll daylight. We were
just assembling to return to the trenches
at that time.
Robert Percy of Bayou Sara. La,
has been made a frst class soldier"
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PETROL RISES IN GERMANY.
Price IL Reported Twice ms High
as In Paris.

Special Gable Despatch 10 THn Sun
PARIS, Feb, l0,--An official account OF
the situation at Douai under German oc-
cupaton reports that petrol which IL
brought In from Germany has reached
the unprecedented price OF seven francs
tSl,40) a can. This Is regarded In
France as most interesting. as II shows
that Germany has already begun to feel
the scarcity OF illuminating and motor
oils, upon which so much depends in this
war,
The price OF petrol In Paris to-day is
3 francs so centimes go cents) a can
half the price exacted in German terri
tory. This Is an increase OF only six
cents a can since the war began.