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IBv Alice Rohe, United Press Sta"
Correspondent.]

IBy Alice Robe, United Press star
Correspondent.]
ROME, March 24.-Leaders OF the
Italian in.erventionist party today an
nounced plans for monster pro-"ar
in Rome, Genoa,
Naples and other Italian cities nexf
sunday. Their aim is to fan the
fame of public sentiment and force
the cabinet to deliver an uit'matum
"a Austria that will mean war
Government officials received the
announcement without comment.
There was no intimation that any at
+enn4 would be made to prevent the
war meetings.
The Idea Nazionale today printed
dispatch from its Trent correspond
ent. who said that the Austrian crown
prince has emphaticalIy vetoed the
nropo.ai to cede any portion OF Aus
trlan territory to italy. The crown
prince has Just returned from the
eastern battle front according to the
correspondent. He declared that the
Austrian army would regard such sur
ronder az more humilItating than de-
feat on the battle field. ohieiaiss
admitting there was every reason tor
the country to be on the alert, insist
"A today that efforts to win over
Franz Josef have bsen BY no means
exhausted.
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limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, March "a. I'll a. m.)
REPORTS are privately circulating IN
London that the allies are trying TO
persuade Aus stro-H Hungary to make
separate peace. The negotiations
are necessarily very delicate for they
clash with Italy's nationalist aspfra-
Tons, and are based primarily on
what Anustro-Hungary may win II
peace is arranged before Italy joins
the belligerents.
The question put to the Viennese
government Is whether it isn't mi3 9
advantageous to end the war now.
and save the empires Adriatic sea-
ports. than to continue hcstilities ana
rlsk the seizure OF ports by Italy.
Added to that vs. the new strategic
situation which Is developing because
OF the release Of the Przemysl besies-
ing army for field operations. The
oanser threatening Hungary is now
greater than It has been at any preyi-
GUS time during the war.
Yet. II the Hapsburgesa come to
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The War i'm Mexico
Latest Developments Among Our Revolution
arv Neighbors of the South.

ceived from important twine ma5u-
facturers against the government. de-
voting most of its effort to the re-
lief of the Harvester trust which has
100000 bales of slsal at Progreso.
They desire special aid also.
The Carranza war chest Will De IN
creased shortly by some three m1llion
dollars, the pool money raised by the
American twine manufacturers to
nurchase the sisal fibre at Progreso
and other points in Yucatan. Just
how much good this cash Will DO
Carranza is hard to tell. Officials here
declare however, that the Tamplco
fighting which is now confined 10
diminishing, ought to result IN hnai
victory for Villa, because of his Su-
Derior strength and the fact that MS
troops are better equipped than Car
ranza's.
The state department was IN com
munication with the Brazilian minis
ter at Mexico City today to determine
the amount of indemnity to be pald
for the murder Of John B. McManus'
the Chicago dairyman.
Dispatches from Mexico City TO-DAY
say the capital is quiet and that mar
tial law prevails.
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United Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, March 24.-H gov
ernment officials here are right in q
suspicion which was growing steadily
stronger in their minds today, the
actions OF German sea captains both
on the ocean and at American ports
are being guided at present by soUe
individual in this country.
This theory was based to some ex-
tent on the fact that whenever there
has been an unusual display of act
ivity at some particular point, the ex-
citement incidental to it appears to
have been taken advantage Of for an
actual attempt somewhere else to DIS
regard American neutrality regula-
tions. .
When the public was stirred by the
Prinz Eitel Friedrich's arrival at New
port News a furry followed at New
York over reports that German ships
at the latter port were about to un-
dertake to dash to sea without clear
ance papers. Then with attention
centered on New York, the Odenwald
made its sensational effort to get
away from San Juan, Porto Rico.
AS result of this situation, col
lectors at ports where there are Ger
man vessels, have received instruc-
tions to be especially vigiiant.
Washington authorities did not say
whom they suspected of being re-
sponsible for this campaign.
With the destroyer Warrington.
from Guantanamo. either already at
San Juan, Porto Rico. or rapidly near
ing there, and the revenue cutter
Algonquin following fast as It's more
moderate speed capacity will permit,
officials were confident today that
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1JTnited Press Leased Wire Service
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, March "a.
The population Of Matamoras swept
into this city today, fearful over re-
suits OF the impending battle between
Carranzistas and Villistes.
Villas forces are gradually draw
ing I'D on two sides, and estimates
indicate that there are from 1000 TO
& 600 ready to attack the Carra1za
stronghold. within two or three Gays.
The Carranzista commander To-Day
was feverishly throwing up new
trenches and bringing in new NUM-
tions-much of it directly from the
United States. While the Carranztsta
garrison appears far smaller tnaa Ine
invading force, the commander at
Watauoras declares he has large
eroup Of fresh troops coming TO MS
aid.
ss,ooo,eoo for carranza.
WASHINGTON, March Z4-con-
fronted with the forced closing OF the
majority of the country's nlnder
tvine mills within a fortnight II the
Proereso. Mexico sisal situation Is
not relieved, authorities today re-
doubled their efforts to get stsai IL
bre out Of Yucatan. A protest was re-
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RUSSIA

[ United Press Leased Wire Service.1
PETROGRAD, March 24.-Two hum
dred thousand Russian troops and
many batteries Of new artillery were
released for the CracoW and Hungar-
ian campaigns by the surrender Of
PrzemysI, it was stated on good
authority today. This big Slav army,
fresh from the greatest Russian VIC
tory Of the war, is prepared to strike
crushing blow against the Austro-
Germans as soon as troop trains can
carry them to tho front. ~
The war office, thus far, has r =?
no official announcement Of thl e
oe the Russian army Invest she
Austrian fortress. The offic' tate
ment that 119,6o2 Austrian, down
their arms and that the T E,ss orig
lnaIly Was garrIsoned BY . 900 men,
convinced military crit rere that at
least five Russian as corps form
ed the impenetrab.>. ring about
PrzemysI.
A. rapidly as possible the Austrian
prisoners are being hurried out OF
Przemysi and across the Galician bor-
der to Russian prison camps. Severa!
SuONoduo o'Sdoy law
kief, their clothing In tatters, some
Of them suffering from disease.
Several bodies Of Russian troops
have marched Into Przemysl, but the
main Russian force is still encamped
outside the town.
Before a garrison is permanently
located in the Austrian fortress, sani-
tary corps will give the city a thor
ough cleaning. The Russian general
staff fears the spread of diseases that
ravaged the Austrian garrison In the
last days of the siege.
The civil population Of Przemysl
will not be disturbed. A Russian mil
itary administration temporarily In
charge will be superseded by civil ad-
ministration. Austrian injured, whose
injuries make It certain they will be
unable to return to the battle line will
be permitted to return to their homes
In recognition Of their heroic defense
Austrian OFFICERS including General
Jusemanek will be allowed their lib
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T FRANCE

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servfce.1
PARIS, March 24-Capture OF
Notre Dame Lorette, northwest Of Ar
ras, is the most important gain made
bv the French In the recent opera
tions, according to an OFFICIAL resume
Of the last ten days Of fighting, issued
from the war office today.
The Germans, on their retreat last
fall, installed four lines Of trenches In
the hills Of the Lorette region. These
trenches were supported by strong ar
tilIery batteries with heavy howitzers
stationed in the rear.
For several months the French have
steadfa astly battered away at the Ger
man trenches. In the last few days,
supported by some British detach.
ments, the French have captured all
these positions, the trenches having
previously been wrecked by mines
and French shell fire. The enemy
left 100 dead and lost 11o in prison.
ers. The French captured two ma
chine guns and telephone station.
since the capture Of the German posi-
tions, the French have repuised three
fierce counter attacks.
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JAP AN

IBy United Press Staff Correspond
ent.I
TOXIC, March 4. (6y courier to San
Francisco. Ut was learned authen-
tically here today that Japan made
:we enty-ore demands Of China, diPlo-
maticaiIy intending to withdraw e'ev-
en- and eventually gain the ten de-
mands Japan really wanted.
The eleven covered practically ev-
erythina China has left to concede to
foreign powers and Japan intended
them to arouse such great popular
opnosition that the ten remaining de-
mands would attract comparatively
little attention.
President Yuan Skai kaf OF China,
according to authority. was then to
lead the fight against the eleven Jap
anese demands and apparently
achieve great diplomatic victory by
compromising on their witndra"a' ~
favor Of the other ten This would
leave Yuan a hero and at the same
Zine give Japan what Il wants.
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BELGIUM

r1-nited Press Leased Wire Service.]
PARIS. March 24-Gains Of the
Belqians along the User were snnoun-
ced in the official communique OF the
war office this afternoon. While one
seIcian division made progress along
the RIGHT bank, another Belgian dlvi-
sion captured a German trench on the
left bank.
French troops, after a hand to hand
encounter, captured the second line
Of German trenches at Hartmann
sweiterkopf In AIsace yesterday. IN
other fighting in the same region the
French took a number Of prisoners,
inc,udino several Bavarian offseera
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All of Day Spent by Enemies
in Social Visits Between
the Trenches, Without a
Shot Being Fired
ANOTHER RAIDER STORY
One Hour Allowed to Bury the Dead,
Was Stretched Out to Cover
the Entire Day Without
an Order.
TBy Phil RAIDER Written for the Unit
ed PreSS.l

IBy Phil RAIDER. Written for the Unit
ed Press.l
copyright 1915 by United Press.l
LONDON, March There were
three Americans in that marvellous
Christmas truce in my part of the
trenches; Eugene Jacobs, OF Paw
tucket, r. l.; Victor Chapman, Har-
ward man, from New York, and my
self. We belonged to the foreign le-
gion which had been made UP In Paris
of men Of all nationalities and We
had been in the trenches for twenty
consecutive days, before Christmas
dawned. For twenty days, we had
faced that strip of land, forty-five
feet wide, between our trench and
that of the Germans, that terrible no.
mans land, dotted with dead bodies,
criss-crossed by tangled masses CT
barbed WIRE That little strip Of land
was as wide and as deep and as ful
of death as the Atlantic ocean: as
uncrossable as the space between the
stars: as terrible as human hate.
And the sunshine Of the bright
Christmas morning fell on It as
brightly as If 1t were lovers lane or
the aisle In some cathedral,
don't know how the truce began
I'm other trenches, but in our hole,
Nadeem began it-Nadeem, Turk,
who believes that Mahomet and not
Christ was the prophet Of God. The
sunshine of the morning seemed to
get into Nadeem's blood. He was
only an enthusiastic boy, always child
ishly happy and when We noticed at
the regular morning shooting hour
that the German trenches were silent.
Nadeem began to make a joke OF It,
He drew a target on board. fas-
tened it on pole and stuck 1T above
the trench, shouting to the Germans:
"See how we'll you can shoot"
Within a minute, the target had
been bulls-eyed. Nadeem pulled it
down, pasted little bits of white pa.
per where the shots had struck and
held it up again, so that the Ger
mans could see their score.
In doing so, Nadeems head appear
ed above the trench, and we heard
him talking across the no-man's lana.
Thoughtlessly, l raised my head. 9th
er men did the same. We saw hun
dreds of German heads appear.
Shouts filled the air. What. miracle
had happened. Men laughed and
cheered. There was Christmas light
in our eyes and 1 know there were
Christmas tears in mine. There
were smiles, smiles, smiles-in days
before there had been only rifle bar
rels. Terror of no mans land faded
away. Sounds Of happy voices filed
the air. We were all unkumanly hap
nv for that one glorious instant in
which we all-English, Portuguese.
Americans and even Nadeem, the
Turk, and that savages, that we had
been. cave men as we were, the aw-
fulness of war, had not filled the cor
ners Of our hearts where love and
Christmas live. l think Nadeem was
first to sense what had happened. He
suddenly Jumped out Of the trench
and began waving his hands and
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yesterday when the st. Louis finally
sighted the sinking steamer. At the
same time the Manhattan appeared
from the east.
Within three hours the Megantic,
Lakolia, Eldia, Corsican, Maryland,
Vestris, Van Der Duyn. Bergensjford
and two or three smaller steamers
appeared on the horizon. The ST.
Louis signaled that the Denver's
crew and passengers had been taken
off and they resumed their course.
The Manhattan, 5000 ton freighter Of
the Atlantic Transport line is equip
ped with wireless. No word had been
received from Captain Lazell of the
Manhattan at an early hour today.
Result Of Collision.
NEW YORK, March 24.-Loss at
sea Of the Mallory liner Denver and
another ship stated to be the Avn
land" but identity not established,
and rescue Of all souls, aboard these
vessels, was reported In wireless
dispatch received here at $50 today
by the Atlantic Transport company
A collision between the two vessels
was the cause of the newest marine
catastrophe. according to the brief
wireless message received. The res
cue of both crews and passengers oc-
Cured in mid-ocean yesterday after
noon. The location Of the disaster
was not given.
The White Star liner Megantic res
cued the captain, his wife, and thir'
teen members Of the Denvers crew,
and also Captain Smith. Of the "Av'-
land" said to be an American steamer.
The Atlantic liner Manhattan res
cued the remainder, number ffty-six.
The name OF the "Aviland" was evil
dently garbled in wirless transmits.
sion. The ship is not listed In 1loyds
directory.
Captain G. E. Metcalfe. Of the Meg
antic sent the brief wireless messaSe
telling of the collision. to the Atlantr
Transport company, owners OF the
rescue ship Manhattan. 1t came vi
Cane Race as follows: This after
noon (Tuesday) rescued captain, MS
wife and thirteen members of the
crew of the steamship Denver; also
Captain Smith of the American steam
er Aviland Manhattan has remand
er, fifty-six.
5 Captain Metcalfe was formerly stan
captain of the Olympic.
Steamship officials we're not advised
early today at what hour the COILS.
ion occurred. They expressed beliet
that the crash was probably due TO
fog. It was the second collision IN
which the Denver has figured. She
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endar and il passed will be submitted
to the people. Klinker Of Crawford.
lead the opposition, saying the people
Of Iowa had not asked for this amend
ment to the constitution and did not
want it.
The house adopted the minority re-
port of the committee on text books
for county uniformity called for by
the Thomas-Andersol bill and this
means a hot fight with the friends of
the Tucker bill which calls for sub
mission OF the question to vote OF
the people before adoption. -.. 3.
Taylor's joint resolution asking con-
eress to adopt constitutional amend
nent prohibiting polygamous marri-
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German Sea Captains on Ocean and Interned
Ships at United States Ports, Get Ad-
vice From This Side.
ATTEMPTS TO DISREGARD NEUTRALITY
Over Fifty German Ships are Tied up at Amer
lean Docks and All Are Being Carefully
Watched by Authorities.

there would be no further breaches OF
neutrality there.
1t was expected by the department
OF Justice that the German steamer
Odenwald would be libelled today.
Orders to secure the necessary court
action were sent the district attorney
at San Juan by Attorney General
Gregory last night. Although the
treasury department had not been
definitely SO advised, 1t was believed
the U. s. marshal at San Juan had
already taken charge Of the OdenwaiG.
The department was keeping close
watch on thirty-two German or Aus.
trian vessels, at New York, eleven at
Boston, five at Baltimore and Phila-
delphia, two at Galveston and San
! Francisco and one each at New
Orleans and Seattle.
Protest to Germany.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. March "a.
Through Minister Van Dyke, at
The Hague, the United States pro-
tested emphatically to Germany today
against bomb dropping near Belgium
bound relief steamships.
The protest followed confirmation
from Van Dyke of such an aeroplane
attack on the Elfland,' from the Unit
ed States. food laden for Amsterdam.
The Elfland flew the American-Bel-
gian relief commissions flag and the
cargo was consigned to the commits
sion in care Of Minister Whitlock. at
Brussels. Only skillful handling pre-
vented the ships destruction.
It is believed the aviator made
mistake which Germany will disavow
as 1t has promised safe conduct TO
relief ships.
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IOWA LEGISLATURE
SESSION OF TODAY
Initiative and Referendum Resolution
Is Reconsidered and Placed
on House Calendar.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Sarvice.1
DIES MONIES, Iowa, March 24.-By
vote Of 53 to 40 the Iowa house to-
day reconsidered the vote killing the
initiative and referendum resolution
and ordered it placed on the calen-
dar. This followed hot fight be-
tween republicans and democrats, the
former being for the resolution and
majority of democrats opposed TO
It The resolution which has passed
one legislature, now goes on the cal
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WIRELESS SAVES 100 MORE LIVES
ENGLAND

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
SOUTH SHIELDS, England, March
24.-The Newcastle steamer Duffield
reported upon her arrival here this
afternoon that she escaped from a
German submarine off the south coast
of England after thrilling chase.
The German shot a torpedo that
missed the DuffIeId's bow by several
rods, according to Captain Biddick.
The DuffieId swerved In her course
and put on full speed, distancing tho
German after a chase Of several miles
CHASED BY A TAUBE.
LONDON, March 24.-The British
cargo steamer Teal arrived here to-
day after most thrilling escape
from a German taube off the Dutch
coast. The German hurled four bombs
at the steamer. One Of them rained a
ed. The taube then turned ma.
chine gun upon the Teal.
"a first spied the German when he
was at height Of perhaps 5000
feet,' said Captain House. He was
.dashlng down upon ue and when no
was about 500 feet above our deck,
began dropping bombs.
"l ordered full speed ahead. Tho
'taube followed, cutting lower until II
was less than $50 feet from our deck
and we could see every move the Ger
man made. The Teal zlgzaged and cir.
cIed in its csurse Until the German, evi,
IDENTITY exhausted his bomb supply.
Then with the aid of his observer, he
turned the machine gun loose upon
us and gave us about twenty rounds.
Bullets spattered all over the deck,
but did no damage and the taube flew
away"
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DROPPED SOME BOMBS.
LONDON, March 24.-Five allies
aviators bombarded the German ship
yards at Hoboken, three miles south
OF Antwerp, the admiralty announced
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GERMANY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
BERLIN, (via wireless to SayviIie.
L. ~, March 24.-Continulng their
pursuit. of Russians who fled from
Memel German troops have captured
500 prisoners near Poianeen, and
have taken three cannon and five ma
chine guns, the war office announced
this afternoon. Cattle, horses and all
sorts of loot stolen by Russians In
their raid in Prussia were recovered,
the official statement said.
Northwest Of Ostralanka- several
Russian attacks have been repuised,
Germans taking twenty Russian Off
GERS and more than 2,5cO other pris-
oners. They captured five machine
guns East Of PIock, northeast OF
MariampoI and near the Prusslan
town Of Lans.zargen, hot artillery fire
has checked several Russian rushes
In the western theatre Of war only
artillery fighting is progressing west
of the Meuse, but in the lie Pretre
woods northwest Of Pont-A-Mousson,
northeast Of Eadonvi!Ier, In the Vos-
aes and on Reiehsackerkopf, fierce en-
gasements are going on. The French
are delivering energetic attacks, but
in each instance their onsiaughts
have broken down under artillery fire.
BIG BATTLE RAGING.
BERLIN, (via wireless to sayville,
L. ~, March 24.-AII reports from
the Carpathians today indicated that
one of the greatest and the bioodiest
battles of the campaign is now rag
ina. The LokaI Anzeigers correspon-
dent at the front wired today that
sanquinc engagement is now In full
progress.
German military critics all agreed
TO-DAY that the Russian army set free
bv the surrender Of Przemysi, before
many days will be engaged In the
great struggle for possession Of the
carpathian passes. They pointed out
that for the preesnt the Carpathian
operations overshadow developments
In Poland.
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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-06
WARRINGTON.

Secretary Redfield predicts first
place in commerce for the United
States II war last long.
Gen. Obregon. the Carranza com
mander, is reported moving north on
Gen. Villa at Aguas Calientes.
Secretary Garrison has granted the
application Of the state of Texas to
place a memorial stone in the Wash
ington monument.
Former Representative William E.
Andrews of Nebraska has resigned as
auditor of the treasury, and Samuel
Patterson, a banker Of Arapahoe,
Neb.. has been selected to succeed
him.
All commanders of coast defense
districts have been instructed by
Secretary Garrison to make a thor.
ough study of the fortifications under
their charge and submit recommenda.
tions for improving and bringing them
up-to-date.
The State Department has not de-
cided to take any action in regard to
the German embassy advertisement in
numerous newspapers warning Ameri.
can travellers of the risk they ran in
traversing the war zone in merchant
vessels belonging to Germany's
enemies