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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-17
RUSSIANS BEND
GERMANS LINE

pETROGRAD. June Along a
iomlle front. from the baltic and
extending Into the northern prov.
inces OF Polsnd. the Russians have
bent the German line Mt several
points. Il vas officially announced
here today. Determined attempts
OF larger bodies OF Germans TO sp.
preach kovno have been success.
fully resisted. II was asserted.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-17
RUSSIAN FORCES
ARE beaten BACK

BERLIN. June II. Russian
forces In Northern Galicia are be.
ing forced back over the border In.
to Poland, an official announcement
declared here today.
The left wing OF Gen. Won Mack.
enzens army has occupied the vii.
lage of Dackow. It was stated. and
the enemy is Withdrawing across
the border In the direction OF Tar.
nogrod.
Tsrnogrod is north OF Jaroslau
and five miles inside the Russian
frontier.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-17
ANNOUNCE SAVING
IN GARBAGE WORK

With an increase Of per cent In
garbage collected. there has been
saved ss,673sa in collection and
disposal, over the first five months
OF last year. Garbage Superinten-
dent Murray announced Wednesday
Increased efficiency and sanitary
fills. Instead OF incinerators, turned
the trick. he says.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-17
AlBAMlANS DROP
BOMBS on DURAzz0

ATHENS. June iT--Aibanian in.
surKcnt aviatorn dropped bombs up
on Duraxxo yesterday. according TO
dispatches here today The expio.
siycs are declared TO have hit the
Greek legation and the Greek en-.
thedral. doing considerable damage.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-17

Into the trucks by stronp.arr.
cd drivers or else climbed In
with the aid OF etcp-iadders.
Huge wagons with common
Kitchen chairs nailed securely
In place soIled by with smart.
iy oowned women sitting In
state.
Chic little ssenoarsphers rat.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-17
ROSE EXHIBIT TO
BE OPEN FRIDAY

The biggest rose show of the
season. that of the Pacific North.
west Rose society, win open at 10
o'clock Friday at the Commercial
Club. in the Arcade building. Sew.
eral handsome trophies are to be
competed for.
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well as the poor. Of Seattle. II II
passed the amendment.
All Are Famous Experts
Tho speakers were Dr. George
VI kober. president OF the Nation.
al Association for the Study and
Prevention Of tuberculosis: DR. I'd.
ward O. Otis. professor OF pulmon.
AIRY diseases nj Tufts Med.
ical university. Boston. Or VII.
liam Charles White. director OF
the Plttsburg AntLTuberculosis
league: Dr. Victor c. Vaughn. pres.
ldent OF the American Medical as.
sociatlon. and professor OF medi.
cine at the University of Michigan.
and DIR. George T. Palmer. medical
director OF the Springfield fIlli.
nolsl open air colony.
Thirty.five years ago, said DR..
Vaughn. one.third OF all children
born in the United States died be.
fore . years old. Now, this NOR.
tally rate has been reduced 10
one.sixth
rs Duty OF City
IT has been reduced largely by
attention to milk" he said. The
mother cant analyze the milk. II
ia clearly the duty OF the state or
the city To see that only healthy
milk Is sold. within It's jurisdiction.
| don't think there can be any ques.
ton about this. II is the duty OF
the municipality to see that the
children are protected
Bad milk is poisonous. Bad
milk leads to disease and death
Every healthy child in Seattle il
an asset: every diseased child is a
burden. whether rich or poor. The
world grows from the bottom. not
from the top. It's the children OF
the poor who are going TO do things
In the next generation.
Warns Against Poisonous MIX
mo country can be great coun
try unless II is a healthy country
No people can be great when part
OF them Ii diseased. 1T SHOULD
BE A MATTER OF CONCERN TO
THE MAN LIVING ON THE
BouLEvARDs THAT THE chill
DREN OF THE SLUMS ARE LIv
ING IN DISEASE AND DIRT!
There are just two grades OF
milk. One is safe; the other Is
not safe.
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE LIVES OF sEATTLES CIT
IZENS." he warned. leveling an nc
eusing finger at the committeeman
There is no question In my mino
where your duty lies. II is to see
that no poisonous milk Is sold ir
Seattle,"
Says Twill Aid DaIryman
DR.. Palmer told OF the fight II
Illinois for pure milk.
"a progressive municipality
such as Is represented here. couic
hardly render a more distinct serv
ice than by insisting that all mill
must be free from infection
germs" said DIR. Kober. The onl,
way 10 insure this. he continued. 1,
by pasteurization ~ tuherculir
testing OF the cows.
lie branded as "willful igno
rance" the attempt OF herd owners
60 oppose tuberculin testing. ex
planning that once bovine tubercu
losis attacks n herd. II is useless I,
try to stamp II out.
He said It would be to the ii
nancial advantage of the dairymeI
to accede to any reasonable ordi
nance.
Says Amendments Defective
Said DR.. Otis:
Experience has proven that tn,
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FIGHTING AGAIN
IN v0ScES REGION

PARIS. June i7.--Ffghting has
again broken out In the Vosges.
with the French on the offensive.
the war office announced today.
No hint OF the size OF the armies
engaged In the renewed fighting In
the vosges was given by the Off.
cial statement. There has been an
extended lull In this region.
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VERIFY REPORT OF
LOSS Of WARSnIP

BERLIN tyia Wireless TO Lon.
dom. June IA Turkish aviator
sighted a warship OF the Agamem-
non type aground off the entrance
TO the Dsrdanelles. its tunnels
smashed. and its decks nearly
awash, Semi-official statement
TODAY declared
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-17
B0MBARDMENT
kept up SIX DAYS

ATHENS. June iT.--Af,er six
days Of constant bombardment OF
the Dardanelies forts by the allied
fleet. the fire Of the warships has
now slackened. Mytilene dispatches
received today stated
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-17
BERLIN ADMITS
SUBMARINE LOSS

BERLIN tyia Wireless to Say.
villel. June 1.-THE loss OF the
submarine U.i4 is admitted by the
German admiralty. The vessel was
destroyed by the British and the
crew captured.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-17

A. A. Pillar, the cigar nnanufae.
turer. had a chance to make a
speech at the Labor Temple Wed
nesday night. and voluntarily dc,
clined. What's the country comm
tor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-17

Honor camp for eonvicts working
on Sunset highway Is being estab.
lished at Materville.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-17

tied down to work on big.
heavy motor trucks. Boss and
office boy scrambled for
place on the tsllhoards OF de-
livery wagons.
The fire, day OF the strike
an enterprlslno mother strap
ped on her sons roller skates
ard started downtown. As
she flashed by . crowd strua.
Cling for places on an lmpro-
vlsed jisney bus a cheer went
up. and others dashed back
home. Soon they appeared on
skates. and then hundreds
were rolling TO work.
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CONTINUED
FROM PAGE l
MILK BILL MAY BE
PASSED BY COUNCIL

lives Of the children OF the rich as
well as the poor. Of Seattle. II II
passed the amendment
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-15
LARGE AREA AFFECTED
BY THE EARTH SHOCKS

The earthquake belt is estimated TO
be about 800 miles long, extending
practically from one side of Italy to
the other. In Abruzzi, Latium and
Campania the quake reached it's high
est degree, described by scientists as
catastrophe" and in other places II
varied between the seventh and the
tenth degrees.
Relief measures for the thousands
who have succeeded in escaping from
their ruined homes in safety, but
are in want and without shelter, are
going ahead with all possible speed
Special trains have been dispatched
carrying physicians and nurses and
government officials have been order
ed to provide all necessaries for the
stricken people.
King Victor Emmanuel, despite the
protests OF government officials who
urged the international situation in
Europe as a reason for his staying In
Rome. left for the. vicinity of Avezza-
no to do whatever he could and by
his presence give stimulus to the re-
lief work
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-15
FORCE OF PERSIANS
IS SLAIN BY TURKS

Petrograd. Jan. 15.-Souda Ed Dow
lash, former governor of the province
of AzerbaiIan, Northern Persia. has
arrived at Tifiis from Tabriz with a
story OF annihilatlon OF Persian troops
by Turkish forces now overrunning
Persia.
He declared he posted 1920 troops
at one OF the Mandab forts and 1,200
at the other, while he, with 400 horse
men, defended the bridge. thus en-
abling horsemen to escape to Marga.
After ten hours of fighting his guard
was annihilated, he said, the Turks
bringing up machine guns.
He and five survivors fled to Tabriz
and later to Tifiis.
The governor said the Turks massa-
cred the Christian population Of Man
dab, also many refugees who had
taken shelter there
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gone TO Monterodmi as a nurse
DEAD IN AVEZZANO AND
VICINITY NUMBER 5000

Official reports received from Avez-
zano declared that the dead in that
city aud in its vicinity in the earth
quake numbered. -laore than $4,000.
The fate OF Avezzano. sixty-three
miles east o. Rome. and the sur
rounding Abruzzi country. called the
Italian Switzerland and which has
become one OF the most fertile lands
of Italy, has plunged the whole coun-
try into the deepest mourning.
In this section. which suffered most
severely from the earthquake, there
seems to have been repetition of
the earthquake disaster at Messina.
Ii is In part a rocky and inaccessi-
BILE country and practically all COM
munieation has been interrupted.
News received here from Arpino,
thirty miles south OF AveZZano. says
that forty persons were killed there
and 1l0 wounded The Cicero tower
at Arpino, in memory of the great Ro
man orator born there, collapsed as
result OF the earth shock
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-15
WILSON MAY AID SUFFRAGE
Or. Shaw lntimates He Will Help New
Jersy Women.

Washington, Jan. 15-An intimation
that President Wilson may espouse
the cause OF woman suffrage In New
Jersey was contained in a statement
issued here by DR.. Anna Howard
Shaw.
DR.. Shaw, Mrs. Medill Mccormick
and Mrs. Winston Churchill called on
the president to discuss the suffrage
amendment to the New Jersey con-
stitution pending In the legislature
DIR. Shaw said afterward:
I'VE have come away from our in
terview with the distinct impression
that very shortly the president win
come out with a statement favorable
to suffrage in the state of New Jer-
sey."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-15
PREMIER SALANDRA is
DIRECTING RELIEF WORK

Relief committees are being orga-
nized In each locality that has been
stricken, TO work under the direction
and in cooperation with the central
committee in Rome, which is under
the supervision of Premier Salandra.
Soldiers have been rushed to the
scene and by night will have estab-
lished tent colonies in which the
homeless thousands may find tempo
rary shelter.
Lines of communication, especially
railroad tracks and telephone and
telegraph wires, have been interrupt
ed seriously throughout the earth
quake belt, and the transportation OF
supplies furnished by the government
and private sources is going forward
by automobile and horse-drawn wag-
ons.
The forces at work relieving dis.
tress face scenes of the greatest trag-
edy. Families have been separated
fathers have returned to their shat
tered homes to find their children
and wives dead or missing Children
are fatherless and wives have become
widows.
In every stricken section temporary
hospitals have been established, and
to these have gone nurses and doctors
to care for the injured. The list in.
cludes the Duchess OF Aosta, who has
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-15
ltaIy's Quake Cost
10000 Lives.
SHOCK COVERS WIDE
AREA OF COUNTRY
Affected Section Is Three Hun
dred Miles Long, Extending
Across the Kingdom.

Rome, Jan. 15.-With every hour,
as additional and more accurate de-
tails are received, the horror OF
Wednesdays earthquake increases
threatening 10 place it in list of catas.
trophies in Europe second only TO the
Messina disaster of 1908.
The list OF dead. dying and injured
has increased from relatively small
tignre at first TO more than $4,000,
according To an official announcement,
and II is expected that this number
@ill be increased
The full extent of the property loss
has not YET been determined Here
in Rome priceless statues. century
old buildings and structures that for
years have been the mecca of all
visitors have been destroyed or in.
iured.
Though the loss of life, and possi
biz the damage, may be less than il
was in 1908. the area of the disturb
ance greatly exceeds the Messina
earthquake 1t covers the whole cen
tral portion OF Italy, extending from
Naples on the south to Ferrara on the
north
The most disastrous disturbance
from all reports, seems to have cen,
tered in the vicinity of the town OF
Avezzano. where $4,000 persons have
been killed or injured, according to
the latest official reports. Reports OF
damage in varying degrees of sever
ity have come from Latium. Abruzzi
Umbria. The Marches, Tuscany, Aez
liza, Campania and Apulia.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-15
All on scharnhorst Lost.

Amsterdam, Jan. 15.-Information
officers or men We're saved from the
German cruiser Scharnhorst. sunk OF
the Falkland islands by the British
squadron. Seven officers and seven
teen men were saved from the Gneise-
nau. seven men from the Nurnberg
and four oficsrs and fifteen men from
the Leipzig
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TOWN OF SORo SUsTAlNS
HEAVY PROPERTY LOSS

At Sora, in the province of Caserta,
a town of more than 5000 population.
the victims of the earthquake are es-
timated at 400 The town itself has
been much damaged. Two-thirds OF
the houses have been razed, while
many of the others are so damaged
that they will have to be pulled down.
The Rossi palace Is ruined. Twenty
workmen are buried in the wreckage.
At Popoli two persons we're killed.
At Antrosano there are seven dead
and thirty wounded, while at Cocullo
there are nine dead. Twenty persons
lost their lives at Tore, ten at
Picenze and six at Bussi.
The railways in the stricken dis
trict are well nigh useless, as the
bridges and tunnels are destroyed and
the tracks broken and covered with
debris. The highways are impas-
sable owing to the heavy snowfall.
The officials here make no efforts
to estimate the extent of the dam
age in the provinces. They are bend
ing all their energies to hasten the
work of relief
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-15
GOVERNOR BLEASE RESIGNS
South Carolina Executive Had Four
Days More to Serve.

Columbia, S. c., Jan 15.--Governor
Cole l.. Blease, whose term of office
expires Jan. 19, has filed his resigna-
tion with the secretary OF state
The resignation, transmitted to the
senate, was Immediately accepted.
Lieutenant Governor Smith took the
oath for the unexpired term.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-15
BIG GIFT FOR PRINCETON
Mrs. Sage Pledges s25o,ooo for New
Dining Hall.

Princeton, n. j., Jan 15.-Mrs. Rus.
sell Sage has promised $3.50. 600 for a
new dining hall at Princeton univer.
sity, providing the institution raises
nounced at the meeting of trustees.
Mrs. Sage originally offered $780,
900 II the university would raise $780,
000 Already $4,000 has been raised.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-15
BEING PUSHED WITH vlGOR
German Bombardment OF Rheims
Causing Much Damage.


Berlin, Jan. 15.-It IL stated that
the German bombardment of Rheims
is being pushed with vigor.
Wednesday 10S shells fell inside the
French lines in the town, inflicting
considerable damage.
Fighting also is in progress east
OF the city and in the neighborhood
of Scissors, where several French at
tacks in force have been repulsed.
The German forces have advanced
their lines somewhat east OF Scissors
and also have repelled several French
attacks in the Argonne and the Woe
vre region.
Elsewhere on the west the situation
II quiet
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-15
WOMAN BURNS TO DEATH
wife Of South Dakota Homestea ader
Loses Life.

Sturgis, 8. d., Jan. 15.-Starting
fire with kerosene proved fatal to
Mrs. Frank Ossowosky, wife of a
homesteader living six miles north OF
Faith, In the northern part of Meade
county Husband and wife had re-
turned from neighbor at supper time
and. while Ossowosky went to the
barn to attend the stock, his wife
started to prepare the meal
A few minutes later the husband
heard screams and found the house a
blazing furnace. The fire was so
fierce he was unable to rescue his
wife.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-15
Miner Falls into Blast.

Butte, Mont, Jan. 15.-George Scol.
ler, a miner, lost his hold on cross
head on which he was ascending to
the surface of mine here and fell to
the sump of the shaft moment be-
fore blast set there by him explod-
ed. Scollers body was torn to bits
by the explosion. To the mans hurry
to escape 10 attributed the accident
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-15
HEAVY STORM IN ADRlATIC
Tidal Wave in Grets Gulf, With
Earth Quivers on Shore.

Rome, Jan. l5.-Dispatches received
here from Ancona say that heavy
storm ragged along the Adriatic coast.
There was also a heavy fall of snow.
Naples reports a strong tidal wave
in the Gulf OF Greta, accompanied by
seismic disturbances on shore,
Venice telegraphs of very cold wealth.
er in the Alps, with the snow in en-
ormous drifts.
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London, Jan. l5.-I.ike the stubborn
ly contested battle In the early days
OF the war on which hinged the Ger
man occupation of West Flanders the
struggle for the knoll of ground north
east of Scissors. known as Spur 1872"
still remains undecided, according TO
information received in London. The
Germans. however, by their counter
attacks. appeared to be in the better
position to the east of the spur.
In view of the relatively small
amount of ground gained, the losses
have been heavy on both sides, but
the Germans show no signs of giving
up their attempts to retake the hill.
In fact, 1t is said that General Won
Kluck is now in personal command OF
the German forces here, which would
seem to lift the battle out OF the or
binary run OF conflicts along the west.
ern battle front.
In the eastern theater OF war, Ger
man gains in Central Poland and the
Turkish operations hold the fore
ground of interest. with the much
heralded but equally doubted reports
of a Turkish advance into Egypt said
to be virtually ready, and with the
occupation by Turkey OF Tabriz in the
Russian sphere OF influence In Persia.
Taken Without Fighting
Tabriz. a city OF 100000 population,
apparently was taken without fighting
In view OF the fact that the Russian
garrison maintained at Tabriz in time
Of peace is reported to have been with
drawn, ii Is believed In London that
the sufferers by the occupation, II any.
are the Armenians, whom the Kurds,
reported as constituting the Turkish
advance guard. always are ready to
attack
Dispatches from Petrograd say the
Turkish invasion OF Persia continues
and that the Turks are penetrating
further into the country. No mention
is made in these dispatches of the
part played, If any. by Persia's SOL
diers The Russians still claim to
hold the uper hand in the fighting In
the Caucasus, in the vicinity of Kara
Urgan, but the lack of details suggests
that the battle, which has now been
In progress for seven days, has not
resulted decisively for either side.
The Russian statement referring to
activities in Poland and East Prussia,
indicates the Russians have made
slight advances in East Prussia and
have occupied some small villages.
one OF which. the statement, says. was
strongly fortified.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-15
SEERESS FORETOLD DIS
ASTER IN ITALY.

Paris, Jan. 15.-Mme de
Thebes, Frances famous seer
ess. i'm her prediction for 1915
foretold of the earthquake in
Italy
Volcanoes will be active"
she wrote. There will be flu
rious waves from burning seas.
Lands will be covered and un-
covered-yea, lives will be
snuffed out by the thousands"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-15

by reports that The Pacific coast is
outbidding Minneapolis for wheat in
North Dakota and that the Pacific
coast crop of 1914 had been entirely
disposed OF.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-15
WHEAT GOES TO NEW RECORD
Price Scars to $1.423k Before Bulls
Are Frightened.

Chicago. Jan. 15.-Grabbing up of
spring wheat by exporters swept the
wheat market to q new high record
war level of prices. May wheat easily
-eached $1.42A q bushel, thus sur
passing the former high quotation,
SLAIN, Of Jan. 8.
The days advance WAS accompanies
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-15
CHARGED WITH
OFFERING BRIbE
Leading Pittsburg Lawyer
Is Under Arrest.
WELL KNOWN AS REFORMER
A. Leo We'll Accused Of Attempting q
to Influence Action Of Charleston
Nv. Va official in Favor of BIG
Natural Gas Corporation.


Parkersburg, w. Va, Jan. 1S-A
Leo Well, one of Pittsburgs leading
attorneys, was arrested at Williams.
town, w. Va. by Sheriff Bonner Hill
of Charleston.
He is charged with attempting to
bribe c. II. Bronson of the public serv-
ice commission in which the Manu-
facturers' Light and Heat company of
Charleston is interested. Well is the
company's attorney.
Judge A. G. Dayton of the federal
district court here was Immediately
asked for and granted writ of ha-
beas corpus for Wells release.
The company Well represents is the
most important natural gas corpora.
tion In West Virginia.
c. ii. Bronson is brother-in-law OF
Governor Henry ID. Hatfield and has
been active In the work of the com.
mission.
Attorney We'll is president of the
Voters Civic league of Pittsburg and
several years ago was active in the
prosecution of Pittsburg councilmen
for alleged malfeasance in Office
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-15
GERMAN AlRSHlPS ACTIVE
Pay Daily Visits to Dunkirk and Near
by Towns.

London, Jan. 14.--Aerial activity
ports from the fighting front in France
and Belgium.
German aviators are particularly ac-
tive In the north. They pay daily
visits to Dunkirk and nearby towns
and drop bombs promiscuously.
Az a result a number of civilians
have been killed.
The rigid censorship makes It i'm
possible to obtain details.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-15
Kaiser Directs At
tack on French.
GERMANS SAID TO
HAVE THE ADVANTAGE
Battle Still Undecided, but Teu-
tons in Better Position.


London, Jan. l5.-Within
: two-hour motor ride of Paris
: Emperor William is directing
: a violent attack on the French .
: line Dispatches from Berlin
. say the emperor was present :
. in person during the spirited :
: battle on the Vregny plain, to .
: the northeast OF scissors,
: which resulted In that elevated :
. ground being cleared OF the .
. French. In this engagement :
: the Germans say they captured
: fourteen French Off GERS and
. 1900 men.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-15

When the news of the earthquake
disaster in Avezzano and vicinity
reached Rome King Victor Emmanuel
took immediate measures for relief
and few hours later went to the
scene ia person Prior TO his de
parture a large number OF troops were
rushed 10 the affected district