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The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-18

tri1ns have been defeated in a battle which has been raging along the en. tire front
 In northern Poland isolated actions are being fought from the Niemeu river to Przasnysz, the big battle which was expected having apparent y been called off or postponed by Field Marshal Von Hudenburg. who is thought to have attained his object when he eNtricated his forces from the forest of Augustowo
 The Russian Caucasian army is working along the coast of the Black sea and has taken the Turkish port of Archaya and rerulsed the attacks ot the Turks, who are still operating on the fringe of Russian territory
 A casualty list issued by the admir-. alty tonight discloses that in the fighting in the Dardauelles Saturday night the light cruiser Amethyst. which, according to an Athens dis patch made a dash through the strait as far as Niagara, had 23 men killed and 19 men severely and IS men slightly wounded
 The battlesaip Ocean had two men killed and the battleship Prince George two men wounded while two trawlers between them had three men killed and two wounded
 1t is presumed that Vice Admiral Garden sent the cruiser on this risky mission to unmask any concealed bat. teries which the Turks might have located along the straits and which the allied fleet had not destroy ed wien they bombarded the forts. The naval experts say that the bows of the Amethyst could be cushioned so that she would receive no damage from coming into contact with mines and in their opinion her success proves that heavily armored ships could at the present time penetrate the straits, as guns which could not sink a light protected cruiser would make little impression on the battle ships. Her dash is compared to Far raguts forcing Of the passage of the Mississippi.
 There is considerable speculation as to the negotiations which are report ed to be taking place at Sofia, where the king of Bulgaria today received the ministers of the allies, the Ru. manian minister and General Sir Ar thur Paget who is returning from a mission to Russia. The possibility ol Bulgaria and Rumauia simultaneously intervening in the war is suggested the former accepting the offer which Greece declined.
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TAFT ASKS SUPPORT
 FOR THE PRESIDENT
FORMER PRESIDENT SAYS PARTY CRITICISM SHOULD BE
 DEFERRED.

Chapel Hill, N. C., March 1.-The united support of the country for the policies of President Wilson in this critical period" was urged here to- night by former President Taft in q lecture to students of the University of North Carolina.
 Whatever party criticisms there might be of the present policies, he said, should be deferred until the crisis is past.
 Emphasizing what he termed the saneness and conservatism which characterized the framers of the con- sttuton in their work, the former president entered a vigorous protest against a constitutional convention to amend the nations fundamental law.
 There are tlose," he declared, who think they can improve the con. stitution by blowing it up. Forum ately, they are in the minority"
 With the statement that 65,000 laws have been enacted by congress in the past five years, MT. Taft character. ized the flood of legislation as 8 tend ency to yield to the magic" of 'fbe it enacted" and advocated rest for the country from legislation.
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case will go to the jury tomorrow
 Madden and Cook both took inc stand today in their own defense and entered general deuials 10 all the material alleaations.
 Madden, who was accused by Steg. Ter of furnishing him his birth cer. titicate to enable him to procure thf passport in Madden's name, denied ever seeing Stegler lie swore that the certificate in question had been stolen from him by three Germans. He had procured the certificate for his own use, he said.
 Summing up for the defense, com seI characterized Stegler as a traitor to his country, who had an ambition To be a spy but who had lost cuurae. and had tried to profit by selling his story to the newsaapcrs He dr. cIared that If was too bad that stos. Ter Was not allowed to become a spy and get caught by the neht peopI "
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-18

and officials already are gathcriu- material for it.
 The notes record the failure of th United Staees to bring the bellser- ents into an agreement on the use o. submarines and mines, ths fixing ot a definite rule governing shipments of conditional contrabaud To the civ- ilian population of a belligerent and the abandonment Ol neutral flags as a ruse of war
 Officials admitted being somewhat puzzled over the British rejection oi the proposals made by the United States in this connection They o5 ser' ed a statement in the British re- ply 10 the American note which is not borne out into the agr aement says ia reference 10 the American commuui- cation:
 The reply Of the German govern ment to this note has been published and it is not ndrstood from the r.. ply that the German government age prepared to abandon the practice Of sinking British merchant vessels by submarines"
 What Germany said officially was as follows;
 The German government would uuda artake not to use their submar- ines To attack mercantile or any flag except when necessary to en- force the right of visit and search
 The proposal of the United States Was that Germany and Great Britain should agre5 that neither will use submarines to attack merchant yes sels of any nationality except to en- force the right of visit and search :"
 The only explanation advanced by officials as possible reason for the misunderstanding is that a new - paper report, also published in tn, United States reached Great Britain to the effect that Germany had agreed to abandon her submarine warfare against utrals but not against belligerent merchantmen.
 Officials declined 10 say wheth, ,r this misunderstanding wopld furnish the basis for further negotiauous. l. was evident they were deeply disa.- pointed at the failure of their effort to bring the bclhaerouts to a realiz alton of the difficulties in which their actions involve the neutral commerc, Of the world
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BRITISH ADMIT HEAVY SACRl FICES WERE MADE IN ATTACK
 ON GERMANS.
RECRUITING IS ENCOURAGED
The Cruiser Amethyst in Trying to Force the Straits of the DardanelIes Was Struck by Shore Batteries and Had Twenty ythree Men Killed.

London, March l7-10:I0 D. m.- Sir Edward Grey's replies to the Ameri- can notes on the neutral flags on British merchant vessels and the pro. hibiJou imposed upon foodstuffs des. tined for Germany in which for the first time Great Britain definitely an. nounces her intention "to establish d blockade. have again brought the diplomatic question 10 the front
 The replies, which were published here with the American notes, con tained no surprises for beyond the use of the word 'Dlockade," which heretofore has been avoided, their terms have been for the most part known
 The assurance, that neutral ship ping will be metlcred with as little as possible, and that neither ships nor cargoes will be coufiscated. 1t is felt here, should go long way toward meeting the American objections. However. another protest is expected.
 Even these diplomatic questions on which SO much depends only momen. tarly detract attention from the bat. ties on the eastern and western fronts, the operations against the Dardauenes and the activity of Ger man submarines, which obtained ad, ditional victims today.
 While Earl Kitchener, secretary for war, and other cabinet ministers and leaders are bending their energies to- ward increasing the output of war ma. terial and are encouraging recruiting, complete optimism prevails.
 That tae victories of last week were gained only after heavy sacri. fices and that the casualties lists must increase in length as the war progresses is fully realized but ey. erybody in England believes that when the time comes for the offensive there will be no turning back
 At present the armies of Belgium, Great Britain and France are fighting for the hills and other points along the long front which will be of the greatest advantage to tle army hold ing them, when the advance begins
 According to the French communt cation the Belgians continue to i'm prove their positions in Flanders and the French 10 the north of Arras and in Champagne have added eminences to their gains, which are Of some inn portance
 The French and German official communications, however. are so con tradictory that it is difficult 10 de eide whether any change is being made generally in the dispositions Oi the two armies.
 The optimism which peryades the western allies is shared by the Rus sians. All the Petrograd correspond ents of the London papers lead the public 10 believe that big events are impending It is apparent that the Russians again and not the Austrians are on the move, particularly at Smoluik. on the River San. wdere it emerges from the Carpathians, while in Bukowiua. according to unofficial dispatches from Bucharest, the Aus
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-18
FRENCH ID BUY
 CARGO OF DACIA
THE COTTON ON THE VESSEL IS VALUED AT ABOUT
 s75O.O00,
Disposition Of Snip Win Be Left to Prize Court as French Law Does Not Permit Transfer of Vessels Dur ing War.

Paris March l7-i.io p. m The French foreign office it is understood has decided to buy the cargo Of cot ton aboard the steamship Dacia which was seized by a French cruiser and taken into Brest while on a voyage from the United States 10 Rotterdam. The cotton is yafueG at about $750O00 and it has been proposed by the own CTS of the vessel that the French gov erument purchase the cargo
 The disposition of the ship must be left To a prize court but the official view is clear The French law it is pointed out does not permit the trans. fer of ship belonging to hostile coun try 10 d neutral during war The Dacia belonged formerly to the Hamberg American line but she changed her registry and became an American ship alter the outbreak of hostiliues
 Captain George McDonald master Of the Eacia, arrived here today and it is his intention to remain until the prize court proceedings are ended
 William G. Sharp, the American am bassador. had several conversations with Foreign Minister Delcasse at the foreign office recently waen M. Del casse expressed the desire of the French government in supplying reg ulations against contraband to give as little inconvenience as possible {, American interests.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-18
SUBMARINE GETS ANOTHER.
Crew of Seventeen Given Five Min.
 utes to Take to Lifeboats.

London March 17.-ll.15 D. m lae British steamer LcpuWarden bound from London for Harlageu Holland has been torpedoad by the German submarine UPS four miles southeast of the Maas. Holland light ship. according to Reuters Maasluis spOudent.
 The crew of 17 men were given five minutes 10 take 10 their small boats. which the submarine lowed until a pilot steamer was met The men were then transferred to the pilot boat and landed qt the Hook of Holland.
 The leeuwarden was cross-chan- mel steamer of 374 tons and was owned by the Steam Navigation Com pauE of London.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-18
FRIEND OF BRYAN
 KILLED ON RANCE

Archer City Texas, March IT. Among papers found in the pockets oI an elderly man known as T. w French, who was killed on a ranch or which he was employed here today were letters from William Jennings Bryan, secretary of state, indicating that the had been classmates. Other papers indicated French formerly had been warden of the Michigan state prison and of the federal prison at Leayenworth, Kan
 French had been employed on the ranch several weeks. He was killed when he was thrown from a wagon which he was driving, and sustained d fractured skull.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-18
KARLSRUHE REPORTED SUNK.
Explosion on Board Vessel Said to
 Have Broken 1t in Two.

London. March 1S-2;05 a. m.-- Reuters Copenhagen correspondent sends story of the sinking of the German cruiser Karlsruhe taken from the Stifts-Tidende, which asserts that it obtains the story from an authori- tatiye source.
 According to the story, the crew of the Karlsruhe were having tea one evening when sudden explosion broke the cruiser in two. One half of the vessel sank immediately, carrying down part of the crew with it. The other half floated for some time, which enabled 150 to 200 men to De rescued by an accompanying steamer. This steamer reached a German port with the survivors, who were sworn to secrecy concerning the sinking of the cruiser.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-18
KILLING FRosTs IN SOUTH.

Washington, March l7.-killing frosts with temperatures around the freezing mark were prevailing tonight in northern and central Florida, Mis- sissippi Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and the Carolinas, according to re ports to the weather bureau.
 One report said temperatures had been registered as low as 34 degrees at several points in northern Florida today and would probably go below the freezing point in the northern Carolinas before morning
 Rain in eastern Texas was report ed to have been followed today by heavy frosts in that region.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-18
HARRY THAW'S COUNSEL
 FILES NOTICE OF APPEAL
THIS ACTION, IT IS THOUGHT, WILL PREVENT TRAVIS RE
 TURN TO WATERMAN.

New York. March IT, Counsel for Harry K. Thaw today filed in the oi. flee of the county clerk notice of an appeal from the decision of Supreme Court Justice Page. refusing to grant a motion to return Thaw to New Hampshire, whence he was extra dited to stand trial for conspiring to escape from the state hospital for the criminal insane at Mattcawan.
 This notice of appoa, it was be. hcved by Thaws counsel utomali- cally would prevent their client being returned to MatJcaWan until tae ap. pellate division has reviewed the mo. ton
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-18
MEXlCANS RAID STORE
 IN NEW MEXICO,

santa Fe, N M., March l1-A mil upon the Dwyer Mercantile Com pany store at Dwyer. Grant county. last night by NeXicans from nearby settlements who had broken a small poN quarantine was followed by a battle with a posse from Silver City in which several of the Mexicaus ara reported to have been killed.
 Deputy Sheriff Lafe Justin and George Tidewell, members of the posse, were wounded Some of the MaXicans were captured and late al. vices said the pursuit of the otders was still in progress
 The raiders robbed the store at EWytr
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-18
GOETHALS PROTESTS.

Panama, Marca l7.-'Major General George W. GoethaIs, governor Of the Panama canal zone has sent a cable message 10 Washiugton protesting against the appointment of Jorge Boyd as the Panama member of the joint land commission to succeed his father Federico Boyd, who resigned on account of illness.
 General Goethals informed the Washington government that 1t is his opinion Boyd should not become a member of the commission as he is attorney for a number of claimants
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-18
STEAMER IN TROUBLE.

Key West, Fla, March 17-The British steamer Morazan, which passed Sand Key hate today, reported that on March 10 she spoke the Greek steamer Nefei. latitude 32 north. longitude 60 west, in distress, short of fuel. According to the Morazan's master the Nefeli needed assistance.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-18
Villa Levies Heavy Tax on Merchants
 of Monterey

or Montefey,
 El Paso. Texas. MarcA I7-m d telegram dated Monterey yesterday and received late today. General Niua described his method of relieving the food situation there.
 Upon my arrival iu this city | found too much dIsqueude and some hostility toward us as mamie. ted in the behavior of the people, he said "The merchants had increased their prices on merchandise from six to ten times their value in normal times. Even the soldiers ol nay army were in desperate condition as their pay did not afford them enough to eat Sev- eral appeals had been made to the merchants asking that they take into consideration the condition of the pcO- pie but all to no avail
 "I told the merchants what ] thought of their behavior at meet ing which called .ast sunday. and compelled them opay a tax ol one million pesos, an amount which shall employ in buying provisions to give away to the poor
 'I have ordered a train for the ser vice of the government Of Nuevc Leon especially to carry prov ions and 1 have ordered that all indus ries must have coal in order to operate their business
 A movement has been begun here for fund solicited from Amreical sources to relieve the suffering ot the inhabitants of the Guadalajara d,s trict
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-18
BARNEY OLDFIELD WON
 ST. PATRrck'S GRAND PRlX

Venice, Cal, Marcl 17.-Bamey Oldfield won the 300-mile St. Patrick Day grand priX here today. William Carlson was second and George E RuckstelI, third The official time for the automobile race was
 Oldfield 4:24:o9 20; Carlson 4:24:43 3-5; Rucksten. 4:27:27.
 Nineteen cars started and twelve finished
 Marquis car, going 70 miles an hour struck J. N Ortiz an aged spec tator, severing his left leg.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-18
STEGLER A TRAITOR.

This Charge Made Against Man Ac-
 elsed of Securing False Passports.
 New York. Marca l1 Testimony in the trial oi Richard Madden and Gustaye Cook accused or aiding Richard r Steg,er German naval reserdst to procure false American passport was completed Nday The
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-18
DISCONTINUE RAGING
 AT THE DALLAS FAIR

Dallas Texas. March l1.-Announce- ment that horse racing vii be abau- donej al the Texas state fair here was made tonight Lack of interest. was the reason assigned
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-18
All the War News

The SentinelRecord prints all the war news up to 2:3O eaca morning, two hours later than any other news- paper reaching Hot Springs. When you read 1t in tnis paper you are reading the latest.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-18

Washington, March t7.--F orecast for Arkansas: Partly cloudy Thurs. day and Friday.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-30
HIGH WINDS SWEEP
THE VAPORS AWAY
Kaiser's Force Fights Des-
perately to Save Ar
come Railway.

An official communication just made
public in London, dealing with the OPP
erations in France on Tuesday, says
tbat in the heavy fighting around LOGS
the British have taken exceptionally
strong German lines of trenches and
bombproof shelters several hundred
yards in extent
Having taken the German second
line. the statement says, the British
are now after the third line of trench
es.
In all more than 5000 prisoners have
been taken and q guns and 40 mach
inc guns have been captured and others
destroyed.
The geateet battle of the year on the
western front was being waged on
Tuesday with even more furious at
tacks than characterized the beginning
of the Anglo-French onslaught.
Having staggered the kaiser's armies
with one mighty smash, the allies drew
back and reformed for another blow, &C
cordlng TO report from Paris. That
explained the apparent slackening of
the offensive indicated in Monday af-
ternoon's communique. The second
stroke was made Monday night with
artillery cannonading and infantry leap
ing to the attack.
Dispatches received in Paris during
the night said the Germans were yield
ing ground yard by yard in the Cham
payne, fighting bravely, but going down
before massed charges of French bayo-
nets. The enemy has made several at
tempts to stem the advance by flooding
the'area before their trenches with clouds
of asphyxiating gases. High winds swept
the vapors away as they left the Ger
man trenches. The chalky hills of the
Champagne region are throwing up
great white clouds of dust under the
constant hammering of French and
German shells. Dead and wounded are
being mantled by snow white powder,
splotched with crimson.
The Germans, under Gen. vonFabeck,
are battling desperately in the Cham
payne to save the Bazancourt- Argonne
railway toward which the allied armies
have been moving since early on Satur-
day. All the French gains have been
held and the newly captured positions
improved to meet counter attacks.
Berlin claims the drive is failure.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-30
WeSttieId

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hopper have
welcomed another little 10y 10 the
home, born Sept. 18th.
The club held it's picnic meeting at
he Fl. Weidman home. The older peo-
PIE spent the time in visiting while the
young people entertained with music
and singing. Mrs. lido Braun says that
the little folks had fine time. Later
all enjoyed the supper. Visitors were
John Rumpf and family of Chenille,
Mrs. John Patterson of North Free
dom and Mrs. Maud Hanley and chill
dren of Freedom. Next meeting at
John Repka's.
MIR. and Mrs. job n Simon and Mr..
and Mrs. Percy Alexander attended
the funeral of Clarence Buckley ir
Reedsburg Wednesday.
John Repka and family spent Sunday
at Cassel Prairie.
Mrs. Sutherland and son spent sew
eral days with relatives near Ithics
last week.
Mrs. Walter Flitcroft of Montana ha.
come to spend several weeks at the
Grant Weidman home and with Other
relatives.
The many friends of Miss Selma
Kruger are glad that she is getting
along nicely at 1.-THE hospita
where she had an, operation for abscest
of the hip and hope to see her homt
soon.
All are glad to learn of Rev. Beyer'l
return to US for the coming year.
Will Alexander and family and Mrs
Eleanor Weidmam and son, Cliff, spent
Sunday at Charles Hopper's.
The sociable meets at Mrs. Ham
Verthein's on Thursday
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-30
Sank CITY

Paul Schmitz of Madison was an
over Sumo sy visitor at his parenta
home in the city.
The Messrs VIM Rischmueller, Max
zimmerman, and Ernest Kirschner spent
Saturday in Madison.
Mrs. MILFORD Cork and daughter of
Mazomanie visited relatives and friends
in the city last week.
A little daughter arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Buehler of this
city.
Mrs. Charles Little and twin daugh-
tiers, Ellen and Helen and Miss Laurepe
left Saturday for short visit with
relatives at Madison.
Laura and Clara Fuchs of Black
Hawk spent Saturday and Sunday with
relatives in the city.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-30
AbLEMAN

Mrs. Williams of Rio is here making
an extended visit with her daughter,
Mrs. S. w. BaIllies, and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Douglas and
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Fey were Sank
City visitors Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Van Ness of Harrisburg,
S. D were visitors at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Smith recently.
The Lutheran Ladies Circle was en-.
tertained at the home of DR. and Mrs
Hummell Thursday afternoon. Avery
large crowd enjoyed the afternoon.
Mrs. c. F. Scharnke entertained the
Good Danes Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Dyer we're Reeds
burg visitors Saturday.
Many from here attended the fair at
Baraboo during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Frambs took their
little daughter, Vera. to Madison Sun
day to have her adenoids and tonsils re-
moved.
The Wear-ever aluminium demonstra-
ton given by Messrs. Hogan and Mey-
ers of Madison Saturday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. G. Scharnke proved
most interesting over fifty attending.
Mr.. Myers spoke most complimentary
of the progressive spirit and intelli
gent interest displayed by the ladies
present. Beginning next Saturday he
will call at the homes and deliver to
each family attending souvenir alu-
minum basin.
The Royal Neig hbors met with Mrs.
Aug Langenhan Friday afternoon.
Delicious refreshments were served
Miss Dorothy Wilkinson of Baraboo
was weekend visitor here, the guest
of her sister, Miss Irma.
The Teachers of our school will give
Shadow Box Sociable Friday evening
in Kiefers Hall, for the benefit of the
school. A program will be given by the
school children and music by the Able
man Orchestra. Free coffee will be SER
we'd. Everybody come and have good
time for good cause.