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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-08
CHELSEA

A very pleasant reunion Of relatives
and friends was held July at the home
Of Mr. and Mrs. Orchard Cooper. A
bountiful dinner was served, 81 being
seated al the large table. During the
afternoon music was enjoyed on the Vic
trola and later ice cream and cake were
served Fireworks were also enjoyed in
the evening.
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs Colby Cooper and family Of Read
field, Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Cooper and
family. Mi and Mrs. Will Cunningham
and family, Grover Cooper and Manley
Cooper Of Chelsea: Mrs. J. B. Holmes,
Mrs. Carrie Ridley, Mrs. Annie Sullivan
and daughter Ethel of Lewiston: Mr..
and Mrs Fred and family. Mrs. Sadie
Cooper of Augusta. and Mrs. Della Har-
vey and daughter Gladys Of Belgrade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-08

the object of previous attacks. but
were repulsed. The field in front of our
positions was strewn with dead bodies.
In the Carinthian Tyrolean border
districts local artillery duels continue
In the southeastern theatre Of war.
on the heights TO the east Of Trebinje
our troops have been successful in the
battle Of the last few days. They cap
tured after a short, violent battle, the
Montenegrin advanced position, forcing
the Montenegrins back to the adjacent
heights. Next day a Montenegrin brigade
after strong artillery preparation made
q counter attack but lost so severely by
the fire Of our troops that they retired
10 their main positions. Several Of our
airnen successfully took part in the bat
tie with bombs and machine guns"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-08
REV. F.-E. CLARK
IS PRESIDENT OF
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR

b Chicago. July AT the meeting
of the board of trustees Of the Chris
tan Endeavor Karl Lehman. field
secretary, reported that s250.000 of the
100000 needed for a headquarters
building in Boston has been raised.
Christian Endeavor is stronger to-
sday than ever before in its history"
said Mr.. Lehman. China is facing the
greatest spiritual awakening she has
ever known. In India, Korea, Africa
in every mission field-we find there
is a new and growing interest in re-
ligion. Africa has the largest Chris
tan Endeavor Society in the world"
The Rev. Francis E. Clark, who be-
cause of illness. was unable to attend
the convention, was reelected presi-
dent of the society.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-08
nm BACKWARD STEP! IN Maine"
SIoCAN OF ANT|-SAL0ON LEAGUE
At SESSIONS HELD ON WEDNESDAY

presiGed at one of the night meetings
and Clifford Pinchot was in charge of
another. Each made q brief speech in
support Of national prohibition. While
the thousands of dollars were re-
ceived inspiration to continue the war
with renewed efforts the national
board Of directors was adopting reso-
buttons urging Congress to submit the
proposed amendment to the federal
Constitution to the people of all the
states so they may determine whether
they want national prohibition
William H. Anderson, superintend-
ent Of the league in New York, in
speak king on conditions in his state
charged that attempts have been made
10 have the new constitution now in
process of construction protect the
liduor interests. He attacked William
II Barnes for his attitude on the liQ-
uor questions.
Mr.. Anderson said he was not so
sure the people of New York would
vote for state wide prohibition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-08

Washington. July 7.-pispatches from
eexico City received by the state de-
partment tonight dated July announced
,ha, food receipts in the capital had
teen checked and a general improvement
In conditions had ceased. Shortage Of
food was still serious, however, and the
dispatches SAID feeling Of unrest likely
10 iead TO chaos prevailed.
Although the Zapata forces are said to
number about 5000 men they are short
Of arms and ammunition and officials
here would not be surprised to hear at
any time that they had evacuated or been
driven from the city, General CarranZa
has given assurances that every consid-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-08

atlantic City. July 7.-Stirrlng ad-
.-..ses we're delivered against the liq-
~ traffic at today's sessions OF the
4 Convention Of the Anti-saloon League
! =, America and predictions were made
.tnat national prohibition would be
,.chieved by 1920 if the sentiment TOR
s.o,oonless nation continues to grow
q has in the last TWO years.
Forty state superintendents Of the
. Art,- Saloon League representing That
many states and the District Of Col
,rhja addressed TWO meetings held
simultaneously and told Of the prog
,sss being made in their respective
gates to bring about complete sup
1-ession Of the LIQUOR traffic NO
backward step in Maine" was one OF
he topics. At the morning session
FORMER Gov Foss Of Massachusetts
mid the delegates that national pro-
hibition was the only remedy TO pre-
vsnr industrial decay in this country.
Lieutenant Gen. Nelson a. Miles
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-08
DISPATCHES FROM MEXICO CITY
REPORT IMPROVED CONDITIONS IN
FOOD SUPPLY ARMY WEAK

Grafton will be shown foreigners and
other non-con, batants by his army.
Measures for the relief Of non-com-
batants in the republic continued to-
day as far as conditions permitted.
Consul Gneral Hanna at Monterey re-
ported 10 the Red Cross that he was
feeding 5000 persons from American
relief supplies.
Thousands Of Mexican non-combat-
ants have eaten nothing but native
fruits for months. where famine has
not been raging it is impending and
only n hunger truce between the war
ring factions can save the lives Of a
multitude according TO a dispatch dat
ed July >.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-08
WIND STORM
CONTINUED from Page Cne)

may aggregate half a million dollars,
isolated several small towns. blew
half a passenger train clear off the
fected territory with four inches of
rain in half an hour.
In St. Charles Village wind gauges
there registered so miles an hour and
an area of more than 100 square
blocks in the city was more or less
ruined The Wabash bridge was de-
molished before the double attack of
the wind and water and westbound
railroad traffic made impossible.
Between Gilmore and Wentzville the
tornado struck Wabash passenger
train No. 9, bound from ST. Louis to
Kansas City. and hurled four cars off
the track. The five passenger coaches
left on the track were coupled to the
engine and the train proceeded. The
crew wired General Manager Cotter
that no one was hurt seriously. The
storm came from the southwest, but
as it struck St. Charles. it swerved
north. The first yolley of wind was
followed by the heaviest rain in the
memory Of a generation, and then
came hail. The storm swept across
the Missouri and Mississippi rivers in
to Madison county, ILL.,, where its fury
seems to have been spent.
At St. Peter
An automobile party which rushed TO
St. Peter returned to St. Charles late
tonight and reported that while every
house In the town had been badly dam
aged and many demolished. no one was
killed and few persons hurt The town
was strewn with stacks OF wheat which
had been carried from neighboring fields
by the wind. 1t was believed the dam
age TO wheat alone was 100000
A similar storm was reported to have
struck Lawrenceviile, H., first reports
said two persons were killed at Law
renceville..
Exceptionally heavy rains were report
ed from all sections Of the affected terri
tory. especially at Rock Island, Ill, and
Cincinnati 0. AT the former town mer-
chanrise stocks were damaged when wa
ter poured into Easements and rose in
some instances to floor on the street
levels. Cincinnati was cut off from wire
communication for hours.
The rains extended over a greater ter
ritory than the wind storms. Valentine.
Neb., reporting a fall or more than four
inches: Terre Haute, Ind, three inches,
and Chicago 1.s4 inches. Official fore
casts for the storm-swept territory said
cessation would come tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-08
Report Loss
Score Lives
Ohio River

Cincinnati, July 7.-Meagre reports from
throughout Cincinnati and cities across
the Ohio river in Kentucky indicate that
several lives have been lost as a result
of one of the worst rain and wind storms
ever experienced in his section. Several
buildings are reported TO have been
blown down and the occupants buried
in the wreclage.
Several .Hours after this time it was
reported a score Of persons lost their
lives Nineteen of these were reported
to have been drowned by the capsizing
of two towboats in the Ohio river.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-08
IS RUN
over AND IS KILLED
IN Providence, R. |.

Providence, July 1.-James A Devine, a
policeman attached to the Olneyville sta
ton, was fatally injured, today by an au-
tomohile driven by Arthur Grenier,
contractor. and died three hours after
his arrival at the Rhode Island hospi-
tai. He had two broken ribs and a COM
pound fracture Of the right leg.
Deyine had Just alighted from q street
car and was hit as he emerged from be-
hind the car 10 get TO the sidewalk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-08
LLOYD GEORGE TAKES
ISSUE WITH HALDANE

London, July :. 1916 P. H-David
Lloyd George, British minister Of mu,
H?tions, in statement tonight, takes
issue with Niscount Haldane on the
latter's version of what took place at
a meeting OF the committee OF the
cabinet in October to consider the mat
ter Of the supply of munitions of war
Mr.. Lloyd George further says that
Count Haldane's version of what took
place vas in some respects inaccu-
rate" and adds:
The Very TACT Of this conflict Of
memory having arisen, shows the un-
wisdom of these partial and unauthor-
lzed disclosures of discussions of highly
CONFIDENTIAL meetings CT the cabinet"
IN a. speech before the National Liberal
Club on July Viscount Haldane said
mat IN October at a meeting presided
over by Lord Kitchener assembled in lie
war Office, with David Lloyd George and
other ministers in attendance, it was de-
cloed that it would be necessary to in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-08

crease the output of munitions tenfeld.
The necessary orders were given to man.
ufaoturers, who undertook to execute
them. If these orders had been executed,
said he. the country would have been
tremendous position" but labor diff
culties COMPOUNDED all the calculations
of the manufacturers and that explained
the trouble of today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-08
STATE FRENCH
CRUISER sunk
WITH SUPPLIES.

Berlin, July 7-(By Wireless Tele-
graphy TO Sayville).-A dispatch from
Constantinople TO the Overseas News
Agency, announcing the sinking of the
French auxiliary cruiser Carthage. OF
Cape Eelles. at the tip of the Gallipoli
peninsula, by a German submarine
says that the vessel carried war ma
terial valued at more than 100000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-08
GOVERNOR WALSH
GOES TO EXPOSITION

Boston. July IA party of - state
officials headed by Governor David l.
Walsh, and accompanied by friends,
left tonight for the San Francisco ex
position. They were given a noisy
sendof.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-08
BRYAN IN FAVOR OF
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE

San Francisco, July William J.
Bryan, former secretary of state. de-
clared himself in favor of universal
suffrage today and told an audience
of women that he had not espoused
their cause sooner because he had
been busy with other subjects.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-08
COURT REFUSES
TO vACATE THE
WABASH DECREE

Woodstock, Vt, July a petition to
vacate the decree OF the federal court
ordering the foreclosure sale of the
wabash Railroad was denied today by
United States Circuit Judge Elmer
Adams OF st. Louis, after a hearing
at his summer home here. The sale
will take place on July 81, as originally
ordered
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-08
SEEK COMPROMISE
ON n. Y. CITY BILL IN
ALBANY CONVENTION

Albany. y. Y. July with a view to
compromising the differences of opinion
over New York Citys representation in
the legislature. the amendment intended
to prohibit the city from ever having
more than Legislature majority was
recommitted TO the committee on legisla-
tive organization Of the constitutional
convention today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-08
SURGEON MCDOWELL
OF U. S. n. ExONERATED
IN "CRIBBING" SCANDAL

Annapolis, Md. July Surgeon
Ralph w. Mcdowell. U. S. n was to-
day exonerated Of any completely in
the sending of naval academy exam
iEation papers to MidshipmAn James
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-08

Mrs Anna Harris of Bangor, sister
to Mrs. George H. Hanson and P. S.
Dorsey of this city. is visiting Mrs.
Manson for few days at her home s
Quimby street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-08
Augusta Locals

Herman Meigs Of this city has en-
tered the employ of the c.. A. Eaton
Co. and began work Wednesday morn
ing at the shoe factory on Gage street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-08
BAY STATE SHORT
SHIP CIRCUIT RACES
HELD WEDNESDAY

Worcester, Mass. July "A change of
drivers by which ]. J. Roberts. weighing
$50 pounds, gave way TO Fred Chickering
carrying nearly 100 pounds less. resulted
in victory for the gelding 1t Will Tell in
the free-for-all pace at the Bay State
Short Ship Circuit racing today. The
summary:
FREE-FOR-ALL PACE-PURSE $500.
1t Will Tell. Roberts and
Miss DeForest. b IN .(Burkel....l l
Cheerful Charlie, oh tBolduc>3 8
The Ideal Lady oh m blast
ings) ......-..--.-.........2
Also started Colonel Forest, Dorothy
Audubon.
Time-2.l1s. 2.Nf,, 30. 2l1s. o1ol.
% : 0T-PURsE $500.
LaRustina, blk m Oorel......... 5 ! J !
Josephine Watts, oh m (Gilliss. i 2
The Verdict. b m Fox)...........3
Also started: Bird Song. The Only
One. Miss Alfred. Cora DAVIS, Baita,
Tom Mnton, Jay Reaper
Time-22 oa, 2,1el, 2.1a. 2l9a.
90 PACE-PJRSE $500.
Vanola: h (Gills) .............4 ! l
Mabel Converse. m War
mani OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
McEwan Belle. b m tGilmore).3 3
Joe Patciren ~. b 6 Evans. . / 3 DIS
Also started: Little Emma, Toddress,
Time-3,i7i. 2l54. 2l5a. 2.i5s. 2l5s.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-08

f. Moss, before the court Of inquiry
investigating the "cribbing" scandal !.
at the institution. s
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-08

the Augusta Y. NJ c. A. nine and will
be called at Sis P. NJ.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-30
Written by COUVERNEUR n

Tho three richest men In America, fear
inn = p"puiss revolution. and Wishing Ia
f.und an asistoersey Of wealth. employ
Professor Stiiiitsr. . famous psychological
To tidasp . beautiful siri. the product Of
an sugenie marriage.
Tho ehtId srows ts ~.msnhe.d In =
cavern la tho Adirondack. where she !.
told ny "araei." that tho cavern IL
"hcss~a." aud that n 10 her destiny 10
return 10 earth aud reform the wsria.
teaching the people eb~ds~nee and con-
t~atmeat.
A. she IL i~~yiss tho wilderness "a he
SIN het wovk she IL rescued from Stiiiiter
~ Tommy barclay. adopted saa ~ the
shs~f ef the meme, tsiumstrate. who In
his turn i"s~s her Ia SHUTTER.
Her advent In New York creates . pro-
Found .~n.sitcn. The pssr believe her Go
he NJ divine erists, After vsr,eu. sd,en.
suF~~---snsana them ssiss said by = pre-
rure>s 20 . shii~-.isse~ for o. .ooe-.hs
nnas shelter In the tenement hsme Of
me b"asiss~s. In the sians. she breaches
her dsetsine Go rich and p..r alike.
she 10 made much 81 by the smart
at 81 Vow York. hut desert. the me-
sr.paiis for Hitumss, whsr. . coal
mi1srs' strike IL In pr.syes.. she :. fol-
lowed sy Tommy. sha, di.inh~ritsd by
~. adopted father. J.ins tho ean.e 81
tsbor.
tsi~.tta Visits the stock sde where the
.frk e-hr~Shess are eafsensh~d. ard per
sasde. the s~atsies u 1. wrong Co sheet
"dhevs which ~seites the wrath Of ksbs.
the coal ssroa.
k~hr .~s. . trap toe the strikers. hat
seisstts vans them ~ u ard save. them
from eanihiistian.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-30
TRAIN HITS AUTO;
MAN BADLY hurt

A collision at SEQ Thursday
morning between an auto truck and
a Northern Pacific train at Florida
and Aiki ayes. resulted in serious
injuries TO w. ]. Baxter. 81. driver
of the truck. Baxter was taken to
the Seattle General hospital. His
right hip is broken and he also sus.
tanned internal injuries when the
auto. turning over. pinned him un.
derneath H. Baxter lives at 1876
i6th ave. s. w.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-30
DOGS OFF FOR WAR

NOME. Alaska. Sept. 3O.-With
200 Alaska dogs TO be used at the
war front In Alsace-Lorraine, Rene
Haas, formerly OF Nome. now an
army officer OF France, Ia aboard
the steamer Senator today on the
way to Seattle.
Scotty Allen. the famous dog
driver. will accompany the outfit
as far as Quebec. He won't 20 to
Europe. as had previously been re.
ported.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-30
POWER SCHOONER
P. ]. ADLER BURNED

JUNEAU. Alaska. Sept. 30.-The
power schooner p, j. Adler burned
to the waters edge here yesterday.
A lighted candle fell into some oil
while the engine was being clean.
ed. The schooner belonged 10 Ed.
ward A. Born OF Seattle. was valued
at $4,000. and had $4,000 cargo.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-30

Black Thrcad-silk Stockings with r,
strengthened with Isle interlining.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-05-20
Notice of Trustees Sale.

Whereas, Maggie j. Chamberlin, by
her certain deed of trust dated the 18th
day of August, 1905, and recorded in
the office of the Recorder of Deeds for
the County of Iron, State of Missouri,
in Book 46, page 44O, conveyed to L.
A. Cook, trustee, the following de-
scribed lands, situate in said County OF
Iron, to wit;
Ali Of the southeast quarter Of the
northwest quarter, and the northeast
quarter Of the southwest quarter of
section fifteen, (15), and the south
west quarter of the southwest quar-
ter Of section eleven, (11), all in town
ship thirty-four, t341, north, range
one a. east; and the northwest quar-
ter of the southeast quarter, and the
northeast quarter of the southwest
quarter of section fifteen, (15), town
ship thirty three, (33), north, range
three ~ east aggregating 200 acres,
more or less:
Which conveyance was made to
said trustee in trust to secure the
payment Of a certain note in said deed
Of trust described;
And, whereas, among other things,
said deed OF trust provides that in
Ease of the absence from the state OF
the aforesaid trustee, at the time OF
default, the then acting sheriff of said
county, at the request of the legal
holder OF said note, may execute the
trust in lieu Of the aforesaid trustee;
And, whereas, default has been
made in the payment of the principal
and interest due on said note, and the
same are now past due and unpaid;
And, whereas, atthe date of said de-
fault, the aforesaid trustee was, and IL
now absent from this state, and the
undersigned, at the date of said de.
fault, vas the then acting sheriff Of
said county;
Now, therefore, at the request O.
the legal holder Of said note, and II
pursuance OF the conditions named in
said deed OF trust, /, the undersigned
win sell the property above described
at public vendue, to the highest bid
der, for cash, at the east front door o
the courthouse, In the City Of ~Ironton
county and state aforesaid, on
MoNday, NE m day Of June, yof5,
between the hours OF nine o'clock A
NJ. and five o'clock p. NJ. for the pur
pose OF satisfying said note and the
cost Of executing this trust.
Dated April IS, 1916.
JOHN |. MARSHALL,
Trustee, succeeding L. A. Cook.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-05-20
Catholic Church services.


ARCADIA.
First Mass, Homily, $3.50 o'clock
High Mass and Sermon, 9 O'Clock;
Benediction. 1880 P. NJ.
PILOT KNOB.
First Sunday of the month, 1880
O'Clock; Second and Fourth Sundays,
$3.50 O'Clock.
GRANITEvuLE.
First Sunday of the month, $3.50
O'Clock; second and fourth Sundays,
O. 80 O'Clock.
No mass at Pilot Knob or Granite
vile on the third or fifth Sundays of
the month.
BISMARCK.
Third and fifth Sundays of the month
at $3.50 and 8 O'Clock.
REV. L. O. WERNERT, Pastor.
REV. JOHN F. ADRIAN, Asst.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE
MEETS AT EAST RADFORD
Large Attendance of Teachers from
Sixth and Ninth DIstricts-Intcr-
cstinS Program OF ExcrciseS.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.l

t:psc'ai TO inc mes-Dispatch.l
EHo hApfcRD. VA. March r.
~ ''N'" '"u Nlhtn District JOINT cdu-
catiohal conference opened here yes
''rdaE WIN an attendance OF 40 edu-
.'o'h .'c southwest ana othef
POI 80 W tne sac
,',cSsor W. T.. 'iip"rt' or the ttad-
80 MI '''"i. cN''hue" welcome. ana
+. Si,, ",'ue pN irihcipai j..
~ VI y u, iS.i.'hSputS. ana SUI
p ,, '..i,"'it y. Il, flt"patrick' OF Bris-
-. SPeechcs We're py Supcrin-
s i, -, OF /" use ana FRO
, Isaot -, crawford. OF Emory and
,, .nls ana " 'rooks' OF randolph
H'''oi'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
Continue War on Foot-and-
Month DfScnSc.

WINCHESTER, VA. March 12.-Fcd-
cral and state veterinarians in charge
Of tn" fight against the spread OF foot.
and-mouth disease in Frederick County,
reported tonight that no new cases
had been found, and the only farms
infected are those OF John w. Lar
rick. Jr.. ltosScr Campbell and l.. NJ
Miller. which are being thoroughly dis
infected. Assistant State Veterinarian
H. 5. Willis. who is directing the cam
paign In behalf OF the State Live Stock
Sanitary Board. this afternoon pub
lishcd an official notice that cattle,
sheep and swine slaughtered for market
purposes must first be inspected" and
that inspection will be madS by vctcri-
narians OF Winchester and at the OK
pcnsc of the State until further no.
ticp"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
IMPORTANT OFFENSIVE
THRUST IN WEST Likely
Sweeping Advance Around Neuve.
Chapelle Regarded ms Beginning
OF Active Operations.
ENEMY MAY TRY TO RETAL1ArE
Stroke OF Allies Timed to Aid Rus
slams by Preventing Shift OF Ger
man Forces to Strengthen Won
Iiindenburg in East.

LONDON. March l2.-The sweeping
advance of British and Indian troops
around Ncuvc Chapcllc. in the direction
of the strong German position at Ia
Hasscc. is regarded by some English
newspapers to-day as the commence
mcnt of active operations on the left
wing OF the allied front in the west,
and as likely to be followed by another
important offensive thrust preliminary
to general advance III the spring
1t is believed the Germans promptly
Will seek to retal,ate II they do, it
Will compel them to keep their west
crn forces intact, if not to re-enforce
them. which is just what the allies
profess to desire. Their stroke is
timed to aid the Russians If the al
lies had not kept the Germans busy In
the west, 1t is believed German forces
would again have been shifted to
strengthen Field Marshal Won linden
burg, whose armies now are fighting
hard to regain the ascendancy between
the Nistula and the Niemen.
These battles in Northern Poland ara
not thought In London to have reached
their maximum intensity, but Won Hin7
dcnburg. with heavy re-enforcements.
is said TO be attempting another flank
ing movement against Przasnysz, with
the ultimate idea OF resuming his adj
vance along the Niemen. The battle
line OF these operations extends rough
~ for eighty miles between tho Orzyc
and tho Nistula.
No recent news has been received In
London concerning the Dardanelles
bomba rdmcnt. Delayed Constentinople
dispatches say the damage to the Turk
ish forts has not been serious. and that
life in Constantinople is entirely nor
NAL Reports from other sources have
declared the Turkish capital to be iii
state of panic. III