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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-12-21

Sc 1T Ses eSamners nod TEN @n6e,
Ser SOB berbarrt a1f bl1t'gem &lan!
ST. ribrt eeidafhig ieine @ambe
11n6 5iebt ben 6eeren fiibn borar1.
. beilges Set, In beinetn sdpke
&irgit BIT bas 2ebe11 elmer @elt,
9pd aber aud bic SD6esloie,
9aS bielert brabe11 9el6en faQt!
> mDdte @ott sic @agel ienbem
Nmfs bl1t'ge Telb, gum 9ient bereit:
TIM ben @erm11mbetem at ipenbe1t
9em Srpt Der iel'gen @eibnadts5eh!
9as Sell ben Gterbem6en at bieten,
60 lang Elm 2ebensfmnfem glimn1t,
9ak tire @eele ianft int T6riebem
Sen Slug 511r EN- gen 9etmatb 1int,tt!
Sen @ai1em lei, o @ott, Elm Batter,
Sic ben &erl1tit nod 11idt beritebn!
Sen arnte1 Miittpe1 Elm 8eratber,
9ie einiant jett b1rds 2eben gebn! -
> Got, erb1re nnire Bitten
Sci bei1es Sternes be1(em Sdet1,
1tu6 ienbe in Ser Mrn11ttb @attet1
Sod etne1 Strabl bes 2idts binetn!
IS odairitet ale 8elt nad 6rieben,
9t @ptt bes Trtebe11s, fom1nt e. bulb?
9u fanmit bas Sd)uert atr Sid)el idttte6en,
9ein lit Sic Mfadt, beia Sic @e,palt!
Qak iG6er bieier @roe 8reitem
9ie @eibnadtsbptidaf itegenb 3tebett
1tnb ben entpSrte1 Madte1 beute1,
Daft &DSlfer nmr int Srieoen blMben!
The sun., 1916-02-03
NEW PREMIER TELLS POLICY.
Russinn Minister says separate
Peace Would Br I seless.

I.oNpoN. Feb 3-M. Sturmer, the
new Premier of Russia has declared in
an interview in tn" NOroc Ircnrd that
his policy would h" inspired above all
"lse with tho one idea of bringing the
for separate peace, he said. would
provide solution for the difficulties
that face the country as result of the
world widc countgratiun.
Emperor Nicholas has conferred upon
Jean l.. Gorenykin, the retiring Premier,
tho rank of l'riNy Councillor. commend
ing him highly for his loyalty. self
denial and yaluabl" services in the pro-
motion Of peasant agriculture"
The pelrograd correspondent Of ;he
Dnilu NnH telegraphs:
"Fvcrl body is asking Who is Stur-
mcr" The new Premier Is 6S years old
= burcaucrat like tiorcmykin aud passed
all his Me in Government offices He
never took any part in public life by
which he miaht he raNorably or other
wis, judged by the public
"Why this respectable and industrious
official was chosen Premier nobody
knows The reason most often assigned
as to mis- appointment Is that he is a
friend of ';ovenykiu. There is IA marked
lack oi enthusiasm over the appointment
POSSIBLY GorenNkins successor may
win greater confidence. Iiapply II an
pears that Sazonon and rolivanoff viii
remain in tn" Foreign oi,ce and War
Ministry respectively. Both enjoy the
public confidence"
The sun., 1916-02-03
FLOOD SAVES BRITISH
HEMMED IN AT KUT
Rise of the Tigri> tOmprls
Turkish RcSicycr> to Quit
Low Trenches.


InHpuH, Feb "a despatch from IN"
Official British correspondent ~ Basrah,
the Rr'tish base on tho Persian Cult
from waich tn" operations IN Meso-
poianIa ar. directed. says:
9TH, rise NJ the Tigris has caused the
.uuudat4un ., the Turkish position at
kut-el-Amira The enemy has eNacu-
ated all of the trenches on the northwest
front "f the kut position, whore the
uain Rr.ush army under Cen. Town
hend is surrounded The Turks on tins
front nave fallen back some : 900 yards
bue of Gen. TuNnshc1d's rccunnni-
,ing patrols has ADV anced Loo yards,
nlling up the abandoned Turkish
trenches The patrol found nifty dead at
one place. The Turkish position in that
region has been Sh.lled by the Rritish
guns and when tine turks were nuodsd
out ~ the trenches nearest t. kut-.i-
\ nara a 'cN days ago tIU british fuuni
fullN twenty-five IONS of Immensely \
deep trenches and mtlos of c"nnIn!ca
tinu trvuoh"s which hou"ycu.ubd The
whulr pustiuu
",;,u, Tuwnshoud's pusd,pa, hc.us
II ghcr than the ground ut tn" Turhls..
mtrcnchmcuts, escaped the worst Cunsc.
uucuccs of the floods. There mas been
no rain FOR two days. The river is fat
ing nov,
Gen Townsllcnd is IN daily comuuui-
cation las ~trclcSs with the relief force
under Gen Avlmcr. which is advancing
up the Tigr.>. NU is well in Gen.
ToNnsheuds camp
The sun., 1916-02-03
AIR RAIDS OPPOSED.
German Paper calls Zeppelin At
tacks Cnwise.
Special cabie Despatch 70 TUE suN.


BERLIN. via London. Feb. 2.--Hardly
recovered from its latest suspension,
VorUderts. the official organ Of the Ger
man Socialist party. uses the latest Z.p.
pelin raids as an occasion for a strong
protes! against this method of warfare
The paper asserts that the results OF
these raids consist only In the killing of
civilians and the destroying of homes
I'VE cannot help pointing out" says
|orU1crtS. that the throwing of bombs
upon London. though in itself a desirable
action. inasmuch as 1t cannot fail To
cause confusion among the enemy. is
hardly calculated to bring the chances
of hnal German victory any nearer.
I'VE even have an idea that such raids
When directed against so stubborn rae.
as the English would rather tend to
strengthen them in their obstinacy
After all the Anglo-Saxons are racially
near akin TO the Germans Knowing
ourselves AZ We do, We can imagine that
similar attacks on non-combatants in
German cities would produce an effect
quite the reverse of what the enemy
might desire To produce
No. Zeppelin attacks on London are
very well from picturesque viewpoint.
put they really do US more harm than
good. They irritate not only tn. enemy
but also the neutrals against us. In al
most all cases We have nothing e. show
in pensatlon hut the killing or
"ouhdihg or few insignificant civilians
ana the destruction OF a few dwellings
I'VE think the energies concentrated
IN aerial warfare might very largely be
diverted to fighting in the field and OBJ
serVation work. but our airmen in ,nany
other ways promise direct and more
certain results. Besides. il should rnt
be forgotten by our civilian population
that every air raid mad. upon enemy
territory is more than likely to provoke
very drastic reprisals on opeu and Nm.
uetended German towns by foe who
having no military success to his credit.
Is only too ANXIOUS to avenge his i'm
potence upon harmless citizens"
The Lokdicn: :riocr takes up tho raid
III long editorial. saying that thcr.
can he little doubt of it's Justification
when the military Importance of the
places visited ar" taken into cunsidara-
ton. The destruction of t.ivrrpool--'the
port of entry for American ammunition
1t declares to b. Germany's sacred
duty. II refers also in this connection
to the grain ships from Canada that
dock ther". and by contrast to the at
tempt OF Great Britain TO s,arve out
Germany
The NorgenpOsf speaks in a similar
vein II says the air attack was jus;i-
ned from military standpoint. and
was necessary because II affected inn
portant military institutions.
The Admiralty office reiterated To-day
tho statement Incorporated in it's onicia
announcement Of the raid that 10 Iep-
p"lins had suffered any injury There
were no further details
The sun., 1916-02-03
ITALY TAKES LEAD
IN WAR IN ALBANIA
Grants Full Powers tO Com
inandcr-TO Make .\VlOna
Military Base.
EXPECTS LONG CAMPAIGN
Spec,oi 'abie Despotch 70 Tuh s,x.

ROME. Feb. Full powers have been
granted the commander in chief of the
Italian cxpeditionary force In Albania.
He has been invested with political au-
thority over the territory where the
Italian troops are operating and is en-
trusted with the command Of the mill
tary and naval forces landed In the
territory under his jurisdiction. even
when such territory is administered BY
other States.
The commander In clSef is further
empowered to proclaim "A state of war.
He ie responsible only to the War Of
fce. which will communicate to him
the decisions Of the Cabinet Council.
Thus Italy il now in fun control Of
the military operations In Alabnia.
control for which she asked tho Entente
Powers thrc. months ago when the in
vasion Of Albania bS the Austriaus and
Bulgars began.
ALBANIA is considered ~ an inde-
pendent theatre Of war This explains
why Information has h"cu and Is being
Withheld ~ connection with the mill
tary preparations and the plan Of action
to he pursued by the Italians.
The prevailing belief here IL that tho
advance of the Austrians from the north
and the possible occupation of Duraz1o
by that army Nlll tot he opposed. since
1t is Incxpodient to defend that port
from the sea owing to the lack Of ports.
For this reason l.sssd basha's army
and the serbian and Montenegrin rem
nants winch joined II have evacuated
the city and Will retir. within the italian
lines. The ntrcnched camp AT Avlona,
which is destined to assume equal I'm
portance with Sdlouica, thus IL now the
base for any future offensive IN Albania.
While tn" Austrians are advancing
from tn. north "A bulgarian force Is
marching from the east in the direction
uf Ayluna. Its advance Is delayed by
bad roads but aided 10y Alhanians in
Austria's pay. The strength OF this
force is estimated at more than $4,000.
This invading army Is icsOiting to
Nhulesal. looting and to the massacring
of trihesmen.
The local population. with few ex.
ceptnns Is d. cidedly hostile TO the Allies.
who besides opposing the Austrians and
Buigarians are threatened by tn" war
like AlhanIaus cooperating with the
Austr.anS and relying on the Austrians
ability TO invest Avlous.
The forthcoming war IN Albania will
be of all extremely difficult nature and
probably will not he concluded before
summer. especially stree the Austrians
apparently have decided TO postpone
their advance until spring. This post
pom. ment has been made under the pre-
text of difficult communications and the
flooded condition of 50 much of the
country.
The sun., 1916-02-03
BRITISH TAKE KAMERUN TOWN.
I.oIodorr Ocruptcd-Germn Com
~Oys Retreat Across BOrdcr.


I.uNpoN. Feb o.--Lolodorf. in the
southwestern part of the kamerun. has
been occupied by the British. il was an
nounccl in an official statement issued
hy the War ONCE to-day. and larg. Ger
man conveys are passing across the
southern border into Spanish Guinea.
The official announcement OF tho recent
developments IN the section Of the KAN
erun still remaining to the Germans fol-
lows:
Gen Dobcll. in West Africa, reports
that col. HAYWOOD occupied paing on
January 25 with slight loss defeated
the enemy tWo DAYS later and occupied
Nkan. lie is now in touch with the
French troops under Lieut. Col Lee
IN, lllcur who are AT Amham.
\ british column under col coles
occupied Lolodulf, sixty miles inland
aud seventy-fivc miles north OF the
frontier of Spanish Guinea, on Jauu-
AIRY 2S.
Large enemy conveys are passing
into Mum, Spanish Guinea.
The War Office also issued this stat, =
m.nt regarding tn" operations IN East
Africa:
Gen SE.th-'oGreu reports that the
small post Of kasigau, occupied by the
enemy ON December g. has bee II aban-
doncd by them.
The sun., 1916-02-03
BELGIANS HAVE KU KLUX KHAN
Escaped OMciaI says secret BODY
IL Worrying Germans,

THE HAGUE, Feb. 2.-An official of the
Belgian Government. who escaped from
Brussels, arrived here to-day with a
number of stories of i,rman activity in
Belgium.
The feeling in Belgium against the
Germans. he says, has led To- the forma-
tion OF secret organization similar to
the ku kluX Khan in the South following
the civil war This has been increasingly
activ" and is causing the Germans grca,
concern
According to his version, the fin. uc
100000 marks tl25.000) imposed upon
the city Of Brussels by Gen Won Kissing.
the German Military Governor. WAS not
levied because of the shooting of Derode
whose testimony convicted Miss Edith
Cavell, but because Of the action of the
Belgian Coroner's court in taking jurIs-
diction over the case and selzng De
rode's papers.
\ newspaper that j. circulated nvs-
teriously in Belgium stated that Derode's
death had only cost q franc. ami that
the Relgians had many mor, franc, for
that sort Of work
The sun., 1916-02-03
GERMAN BATTERIES
SHELLED BY FRENCH
Heavy Artillery Activity Re-
ported From ArtOis, Cham
pagmc and VOsges.
BRITISH REPULSE ATTACK

LoNpoN. Feb. 2.---lIeavy artillery ac-
initiative. Is reported from Artois, Cham
pagne and the Vosges. German bat
teries cas-: OF vimy were brought under
French fire and three explosions were
observed The German official state
ment announces that the Allies again
shelled Lens.
German troop movements at several
points in Artois and as far south as
Lassigny attracted the fire of the French
batteries
The Germans made an infantry attack
on tn" British lines on the Ipres-Pilken
road without preliminary artillery hre.
The attack was rcpulsed
The German statement said
ON tho western frontier enemy ar
tillcry has been very active In several
districts in the Champagne east OF
st die and in the Vosges. Lens was
again shelled.
A big French acroplano was shot
down 10y German artillery southwest
of Chauney and its occupants wounded
and captured.
The official communique issued by the
War Office Tonight follows:
In Artois there was mine fighting Of
some activity.
ON the edge of the Lille road the
iirr Of our artillery caused three ex-
plo,ions in the enemy batteries in the
region of Nimy.
Northwest Of Berry-au-Bac moving
German troops were surprised by the
fire of our cannon.
In Champagne We bombarded the
works Of the enemy to the north Of
Souain.
Ia the Wocyre an effective fire Was
directed against two mine throweis
which had been observed Ia the north
west of Flircy.
In Lorraine. at Hi, t23 ,east of
Scnones). our batteries demolished an
enemy blockhousc.
There was artillery firing on the
rest OF the front.
The afternoon statement from Paris
said
Between the Avre and .tisne rivers
". shelled German conveys. particu-
larry in the region OF the farm OF
Soustoutvent \ train that was leav-
ing Lassigny was brought under our
Are
In the Arg"nue We exploded "A mine
at Hill 2>i.
In AlsaCc our batteries blew up a
munitions depot on the outskirts OF
Orbey southwest of Bonhomne Noun
tain Pass.
In the region of Sondernach, south
of Muoustcr, the Germans captured
a French listening post but were dis
lodged by "A counter attack.
The sun., 1916-02-03
GERMANY SELLING TEXTILES.
New Order ConHscntrs Products
for Military Use.

IoNpoN, Feb. "a new order was put
into effect in Germany on February I
coniiscating tn" greater parts oc the
product OF the textile industry, accord
ing to the Beriincr T00' bidu. ms quoted
in "A despatch from Amsterdam,
The TdOebidn points out IN tins con-
ncction that 1t is highly significant that
the fovernnrut selZes not raw mate
,ials, but iinishrd Articles. hll tho
papers point ou' that In" measure fndi-
Gates tha' Germany II preparing for =
wai of long duration, The list Includes
all materials sultahl" for clothing of the
army and navy, all goods for undcrgar-
mcnts. blankets and horse cloths, colored
linen goods, Innings and sail cloths.
The sun., 1916-02-03
RUSSIANS WIN NEAR ERzERUM.
Report Defeat Of Turkisb l,unrd-
Also Cl"im Victory In Persia.


l.oNpoN, Feb g !" Petrograd Off :
c.al report as given out Tonight indi-
Gates that the two branches of the Rus
sian army in the Caucasus are pro-
Ceeding in their movements to the north
and south of Erzerum. An engagement
with Turkish advance guards outside of
the city is definitely reported
ON the Persian front "A defeat of the
Turks near kermanshah, which has been
captured and rcraptured several times, is
recorded. The TURKS were driven to The
south and west.
The report followS'
In the taurhsuS, p'usulng the Turks
near Tortum, We advanced down the
i'horok River, Near Erzerum We SUE
cessiully engaged the Turkish advance
guards. taking prisoners, Souihward
toward Lake Van We captured NoIkcn,
On the Persian front near HERMAN
shah We repclled the enemy in the di-
recton of Nekhoytnd.
The Turkinsh communicates while
seeking to minimize our success in the
neighborhood of Erzerum amply con
firm II,
The sun., 1916-02-03

inc occupation "f Ch"lm and Luhlu
meant ihe cutting of the line from War
81" 20 IN" 'dl.cian front which wa.
4 serious matter. as IL meant III. break.
ihH n'' or direct communications b.tu..,,
IN" tw" groups. The German plan Was
sound. aud u su,oeSSf.u might h.,yn
hr"N'n down III" i!us>itu rcsis,.uc. ana
e,Neh mem real ground for h"png that,
peace might result with Russia.
Nhle this movement was r.,r,n,
hedh"ay IN the south similar pro.
Granm" was pending IN the north ~, m.
So-GaIIed Narew line. To ,lt this limo
ana get through 90 The railroal h,.u,.r
feirogrid and Warsaw mean, ,bc .,.
Iauon OF the Polish capital from tho
horth ana its enforced evacuation
l'oth the Nar"w ANA cheln-Iublir
movements We're actually under way AT
once" nut inasmuch AZ the latter really.
was the gave DANCE and dou,tn,,.I
'"r week during tn. middle of july. f.,
u'S'rNeS :" nc considered first
The sun., 1916-02-03
TURKISH CROWN PRINCE
SAID TO BE A SUICIDE
Reported to Have Cut Throat
in PaIacc-I.OndOn Thinks
lie Was Murdered.
,prcaI Cabie Despaich TO The su>

I.'|u"N, Feb. 3.-A despatch from
Cuns'autlnnulc via Amsterdam states
nat Prince Yussuf Izzedin. heir appar-
- tp the Turkish throne, has COM
h'"d suicide in the royal palace by
'3'nrg tn. arteries OF his throat. III
f''l'h Nae given as the cause, No con-
Nfn'r"u of the report has been OBJ
't,'ra
Il IS known that the Prince had been
d .'dvor with the sultan because ot
'r opposition 10 the Turkish alliance
n Germany.
ih" London morning papers recalling
we l'"'u"ut reports of Prince Yussuf
<"NIlt opposition to the German domi-
'"."u =" Turkey aud reports that he was
"n.us +" make peace with the Entente
49, .n" 'hhi he Was murdered.
Ir.'.' iI~sur izzedin was IS Iears
''. -ou Of Sultan Abdul AzIz. The
'N .,r 10 line for the throne In
wv" 0oI-"d Du EncudI, brother OF the
l"'"u sultan
The sun., 1916-02-03
RUSH ON AUSTRIAN TRENCH.
Italians in Dash Huri 80 Bombs-
Report Repuisrs to Enemy.

|ptTiTI 7 dNTt TfNVTTTT ~ III NV---
ROME, Feb. -Th. official report 10.
sued hy the italian War t'tiCe today
foilOv~.
IN ~. l.agar.na Valley o. Monday
luurn'"g III. enemy. aided by arm.
I,r,. renewed his attacks on our posi-
,.r1- :, the northeast oc Nor. lie
was rrpu's"i
IL the N.l Sugaua in small engage
ncnts tn" enemy wd~ oNcri"w"rcd
and pursued
In the ,ior,rz ,'d ttrso zones there
was artillery activity tnc Of our de-
,achmcuts rushed an 'u'my trench
snuihw.s: ot san Miit.uu, throwing
hftl huwhs.
The sun., 1916-02-03
FRANCE NOT FORCED INTO WAR
"h''"", Warren Denies Allies
Nr"nKht on TrOuhlc for Her.

"'rl"r, f'n Whitney Warren. the
.>'' 1"rh hr'litGrt. in "A lecture to-day y
+" - students OF Harvard University
NH :" ''"'uhn propa gandiSts the at
,"N - make Americans believe that
.lin." would not be in this war excep,
CC1o.s having bad allies, ana that
,''"t hrl'aIn is the aggreasor because
''tr"i ''"rmany's trade rivalry.
- '|l HAT The official reports of the
f|''n''" Interviews preceding the rup-
,'' h"' N"h Germany and England
= "h-olul"iy that Germany tried to
"''' '''glanl neutral; that Germany
M'"''! 10 b" victorious over her conti-
..m.' n"ighbors and reserve England
Tor the future.
The sun., 1916-02-03
SALONICA DRIVE NEAR.
Germans busy Repairing Railroad
-v~uton Leaders at Frontier.

I.oSDoS Feb The Athens CORE.
spoudcnt of the Ddly Mad tcl.graphs
The Germans are very actively re-
pairing the observation-disclosures rail.
way The Greek newspapers are OF the
opinion that this indicates coming at
tack ur Saluuica II Is believed that
Fic'd Marshal Non MdckeuScn ~ at
Muuastir"
The same papers odessa correspond
cr' say.
1T ~ reported that cen. Won GallWts
has arrived iu SOFIA and that he will
command the alu! which il to attack
in. allied .>ucdItiou ct Sa,uuica. kinS
Ferdinand of bulgaria. Crown Prince
Boris and ,i,.u. Jchoit left sofia for tho
irr"h front. preparatory, II IS believed.
TO the opening oi hostlli'ies against Sa-
lonI,s
The sun., 1916-02-03
BRITISH HALT GERMANS.
Report Easy R~puIs- Of Attack on
Trrnches In Yprcs sector.

l.oSpoS. Feb. 2.-The following report
from British headquarters in France was
issued by the official press bureau to-
night
Las, night one of our patrols after
shooting II hostil. sentry threw hand
grenades into hostil. post established
at tho northern end of fr,S..
Al II 20 \ NJ to-day there was an
enemy attack ON our trenches about
the Npres-Ilkem road The attack
was not preceded by artillery bonn
hardmeut and was easily driven back
by our fire.
The sun., 1916-02-03
PrO.Gernsa u ism Denied.

Commenting on col. Houses refusal 30
ulsruss tho phrase attributed to him by
tla R,riIner Tdgsbldt that he loved
Germany more every day" the Figaro
AVS
1T is more than doubtful il this lover
oil silence who answers monosyllahiCally
has pronounced "A phrase attributed to
him hy the Tdgebidtt. He has too high
IN idea OF his confidential mission to
uouhe to deny the remarks. but II is
enough to have seen and heard him. AS
'" has visited only the three capitals
uoSt directly affected by the blockade
and submarine war IL seems certain that
'Ao>e subjects have been his chief occu-
patton The Lusitania question seems TO
be- becoming "A burning question. hence
'H~ b, perhaps why the Colonel has not
,''"d Vienna and why he is hurrying
b. return to America"
LHUUre explains that Col. Houses
mission Is for the purpose of "crarking
i"' Whip over the Ambassadors of
America"
America the paper says. finds that
its ordinary representatives are some
Nhat slack and are intimidated by diplo-
ran" apparatus. Diplomacy is "A career
~" generally ignorant OF the profession.
Hence the necessity of occasional missi
d"in'n'ci to strengthen them agains, the
seductons OF the siren. old Europe"
The ErcrlsiOr publishes an article on
Col House. entitled THE Sphinx in the
Sot, Felt Hat"
The sun., 1916-02-03
CASUALTIES OF RAID
ON ENGLAND REACH 16O
90 Killed and 1O1 Injured by Zeppens- British Issue
Statement Declaring That No Great Damage
Was Caused by Attacks

fifty bombs, hitting no important build
ings. Some houses were destroyed and
pig was decapitated Three persons
were killed and seven injured.
Two shattered cor-pses In Derbyshire
were misidentified at the inquest. Tho
persons pronounced dead proved to b.
alive and unhurt
The sun., 1916-02-03

The United States has had trouble
enough on account OF some gun running
that was done in the islands some sey.n-
teen years ago. II took ny tn. best bar,
OF hve years TO gather up at SIS apiece
tn. old Maus.rs and Rcmingtons ,ha.
were shipped into the Philippines in
Two or three expeditions during 1898
and 1879. and there has never been any
fondness for gun runners here since tha,
time.
II is extremely probable that an accu.
rate and complete census of the .niir,
rhilppiu" Islands christian and Moro.
together with a thorough and comprs-
hensiS" house to house search OF all
their habitatious. would not uncover 500
weapons Of all ages and conditions
Yet there are many Bri,ons on this
coast who believe, or talk as If they
did, that guns have been running into
and through the Philippines and ON to
India in a perfect stream for some time
They are confident that in some way
the 500 rifles. Zoo automatic pistols
and $4,000 rounds of ammunition on
the German ships IN tn. bay ar" going
to get into the hands Of enemies OF the
British. either native plottcrs in India
or German intrigusrs somewhere else
One OF their yarns said the Germans
were schemug to land those arms and
equip Filipinos with them. to raise
hula hallo against the United States
The British believed II. despite the fact
that there never has heen time when
the Filipino leaders were SO keen to
keep all their people busy, smiling aud
apparently contented as now
The prize tale came from u british
official who did not seem to comprehend
the fact that in repeating II to an Amer-
can official he was making "A serious
charge of violation OF neutrality against
the United States lie was IN such a
funk about II that he either did not stop
10 reason or was hoNoud tn" point here
that process Was possible fo; him
The sun., 1916-02-03
Austrinns NcHrh the Matt River.

RtHILN, via London Feb The
overseas News Agency to-day gave out
AN official Austrian War Otiicc statement,
reporting that the Austrian aruiy invad-
ing Albania from the north has reached
tn" Matt River, The Matt runs into the
Adria,ic AT "A point twenty-five miles due
north of Duragz0.
The sun., 1916-02-03

RrRIIH. Wa Nmstcrdan, Feb The
Austrian Ambas sador 20 ';"riuauy vas
authorized Il, his G"r"rnm"nt I" deny
ALI reports ~ tho Emperor Francis
Jo-cph's illness