The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-25

InoSe StandlnS sponsor for the Sug-
gestion declare that the president may
establish an air-tight embargo on the
expectation of food stuffs to either
Germany or the Allies, unless all in
volved in the dispute over the right
to receive foodstuffs for civilians agree
to the demands made by this govern
ment. Prominent public men are urg-
ing the president to take such action.
Prussian Reserves Take Fortress
BERLIN, Feb. 25-Prussian re-
serves stormed the fortress at Przas-
nysz and took more than 10000 pris-
oners, according to an official state
ment. The statement goes on to say
that the Germans hurled themselves
against the fortress and took it by
storm. Five thousand Russians we're
captured in the vicinity of Novo
Georgiewsk The statement admitted
that the Russians occupied Nogily,.
southeast of Bolymow.
, &
PETROGRAD, Feb. 25.-A great bat
tie is raging east and south of Stan
islau and in the eastern Carpathians.
Meager dispatches say that the battle
overshadows the developments in Po-'
land. Austrians are reported to have
a great army and will attempt
effort to reach Lemberg. Advices indi-
Gated that the Russians are retreating
upon Halitz for stragetic reasons.
False Passports Investigated
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Local federal
officials who investigated the pass
port frauds with the result that Rich
lrd Stegler and Gustave Cook were
arrested and the two Germans charg-
ID with conspiring to obtain false
for use by spies, have let
t be known today that they haye ask
ID the officials at Washington to in
restigate the alleged connection of
Captain R. Boyed with the case. Capt
3oyed is the German naval attache, and
lie is charged by Stegler with arrang-
ng fraudulent passports with which
,tegler was furnished for the trip to
England. The New York officials were
Inable to investigate the case properly
because of Boyed's official connection
With the German embassy. They be-
ieve that if Secretary Bryan finds~any
ases for the charges, he should de-
nand the recall of the attache to Ger.
nany.
COnstantinOple Ready for Attack
ATHENS, Feb. 25-Constantinople,
Expecting an attack by the Allies is
to meet it, according to dis
atches from the Turkish capital. All
he records of the government and the
rown jewels have been removed to in
arior Turkey. All the leading fam
les of the capital have arranged to
ee. Great alarm is felt in Constan-
nople due the report that the Rus
ians are about to cross the Black sea
or the invasion of Turkey with the OBJ
sct of delivering crushing attack
gainst Constantinople.
TarrihJa Jict of Fatalities
LONDON, Feb. 25-Eleven steamers
re known to have met disaster since
lie German submarine campaign was
They were either tor
edoed or struck a floating mine. At
,ast three vessels are missing The
erman government officially declares
lat one British transport has been
INK
French Rain Shells
PARIS, Feb. 25.-French aviators
rained so bombs on the rail-
ay station in the Champagne region
here German troops were concentrat-
e, according to an official statement.
rains loaded with troops were shelled.
the confusion, the dispatch said, the
ermans failed to attempt to recover
eir lost ground. Artillery duels are
progress in Lomaertzyde, the state
ent continued