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TURKS LACK room.
MOrw~nthau ~ Give IUll Report
to President To-day.

WASH NGToS. March h.--A report of
conditions in Turkey Will bc laid before
President Wilson tomorrow by Henry
Morgenthau. United States Ambassador
to Turkey. who has returned 30 this
country on leave of absence.
Although tn. Anlha assador declined 20
comment on reports coming from Lon
don that tn. ottoman Government has
mad. ov~rtures t. Russia for "A separate
peace II Is believed he Will inform the
President tomorrow that food coudi-
iions throughout Turkey and Asia Minor
are serious owing to the recent crop fall
ures. The State Department has been
advised that food prices in constanti-
nople have increased ljG per cent Re-
liable repurts which have reached Wash
inston in the last few days tell OF a
ring of Turkish officials who have cor
nered the available food supply and are
selling 1t to the populace at exorbitant
figures.
Because Of this situation and the
steadily increasing menace from the
Russian forces which are driving west
ward through Asia Minor toward the
Bosporus there IL growing panic
among the people, which has spread to
some extent to the army,
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TWO ROADS FACE STRIKE.
Make Demands on
Central aud Nickel Plate.

CLEVELAND. March S--A strike Of
1900 railroad tclcgraphers threatens the
New York Central and Nickel i'late lines
bet ween buffalo and Chicago, according
to officials of the order now IN cleveland
II was learned to-day that "A secret
strike vote, taken in January and Feb
ruary. was overwhelmingly in favor Of
an increase in wages and better working
conditions and authorizes the officers to
call u strike unless the railroads con
cede the demands. An increase Of 10 to
20 per cent. IL asked.
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DIAZ'S CONFIDANT
HELD AS SMUGGLER
SO. 600 diamond Necklace Is
seized and McXicanS Are
Arrested.
RlOTING HIERTA TOOK PROPERTY

Cecilio Ovou. "A bright eyed .Itt. Mex
Porfirio Dlaz was arrested Yesterday by
Customs Inspectors u. :. Kyle and Elmer
]. Lewis on n charge OF conspiring with
Pablo A. Lopez to >musgle diamond
necklace into ths country The neck
lace made up of fifty-scven diamonds.
Is valued a: about $4,000 In American
money or about $4,000 III Mexican cur
rcncy' II Is now in the hands of the
customs authorities
DCon ana Lopez We" airaisncd be-
fore United States Commissioner Clar-
eucr :. iIouehton and held in $1,000
bail each for - hearing They were
unable to furnish nail and were sent TO
the Tombs.
Ocon, during the Diaz regime IN Mex
leo. possessed large tracts Of land and
was worth several millions, Now, ac-
cording to his lawyer. John j. Meara,
he Is eking out bare existence here
and is living with his Mexican wife
and four children in modest apartments
at eos Columbus avenue, II was there
that the customs men arrested him and
found the necklace, il Is said
According to Attorney Meara, ocon
remained In Mexico after Madero had
| replaced Diaz. but was cond. mned to
death by Huerta After the American
occupation of Vera Cruz, however. Ocon
was sent to Havana with other refugees.
Although most of his property was
/ confiscated by Huerta, Ocon, II Is said.
/ managed to retain title to dock conces-
sions In Tampico. which. according Ia
/ his lawyer he was endeavoring to sell
to "A group of financiers here for $4,000
| GOO when he was placed under arrest
, The financicrs. Mr. Meara said, had
made a fiat offer Of 81 900, 900 for the
/ concessions.
shortly after his arrival in Havana
Ocon. with his family, sailed for this
city. ON December ! last, according
to Assistant United States Attorney
Frank u. carstarphen, Ocon proposed
to Lopez. whom he had known IN Mex
leo. that the latter go back to Mexico
city and get "A necklace which he had
hidden there in order to save II from
contiscation.
Saratoga, but. according to Customs
Agent Patrick j. Farley, failed to de,
clare the necklace. which he later de.
livercd to Ocon. Then. on the latter,
instructions. 1t Is alleged. Lopez tried
to sell the necklace at two prominent
jewelry establishments on Fifth avenue
but was unsuccessful necause his price
was too high. His efforts in this lin,
reached the ears Of Agent Farley.
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.p,na ,otD D,.sa,cs 20 Tur So

'ptr,a 'obU b,spdjct 20 Tnr So
LONDON. March S--Tnc Daily Wd's
Paris oorr.spondea, ,cieeraphs to-day
TIE third phase of the battle cf Ner-
dun began ON sunday. when the Ger
mans emerged from ;he p1sitohs
around FurgcS and began their long
expected adHk offensive. /, was about
5 o'clock in tde morning. when the gray
clad columns started from the FORCES
wood and the village of Drillancourt
yves, of the WOODY toward Forses.
THE Germans already held IIiil 243.
wh.c,. dominates the village and The
road through the wood.
'The French artillery ire Was 80 ef-
festive that the enemy was torced TO
mark time al day SUNDAY. Whenever
tie rrussIhn regiments d.bouched from
the lower angle Of tu. hill anu the
shelter OF the wood they were met win
fierce machine gun and rifle fire from tn.
village ana positions along the FoTges
brook They were also subjected to the
muid, rou- euhladug s.Lvus of IN,
French field guns itom B.th.ncourt ana
Dead Mas llili b.c Mort HommD.
German prisoners aud Wounded agree
that IA. Fpncn ARTILLERY rfe has never
been - deadly Nsrdun viii ever b. re-
iu.nbried - h'viUg been tue scene Of
tine greatest artillery duel oi tins wal.
lmdgIn" batteries ranging from the
French mountain guns 10 the monster
tievsni AID >Eodi ana l. iuchers AL
At uaco ICtdin. the air with a terrible
a. liuoi ta,iuS Thousands of shells hpou
.t"rs 'aft e. i. F''uch Bd German
lines
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CANADIAN TROOPS
ATTACK DRY PARADE
Civilians Join Soldiers When
Toronto PrOhibitiOmiStS
Try to March.

TORONTO. Ont March S.--Riot!ng bN
soldiers and civilians opposed to temper.
ance marked the progress through 'he
streets to-day Of 1900 prohibiuon'sts
who waited on the Ontario Cabinet Win
petitions for Il prohibtory law sighe"
by $4,000 voters.
A gigantic banner half mil" long
bearing n ESQ word message to De read
of ali men and carried by hundreds Of
processionists was the chief object OF at
tack. Opposite the armories III l'niver-
sity avenue crowd Of soldiers ana
civilians set upon it and tore II fion
the po,es and ipio shreds
The procession was halted while the
unprepared banner bearers stood help
less and leaderless. fearing to proceed
Then the assembly from the bugies
called the soldiers back TO the ranks ana
IN. disturbance AT that point which hhd
been marked by many personal eh'ouh'-
ers. ceased. -.
u, the appearance in the procession OF
several hundred students. The soldiers
attacked them for not enlis'ing ana fiN
students were injured. ohe had MS
finger bitten by soldier.
The police claim to have been takel
by surprise. a. they made no serious
effort to cope with the disturbance The
military authorities were at first IN
clined TO make light Of the trouble, bu
later they admitted their large part II
the AFFAIR, and Brig. Gen. W. a. Logic
commanding the division. has ordered =
strict inquiry with promise TO puhisf
ali soldiers found guilty OF unhecomint
conduct.
The ey, nts OF the day followed "A eiea
organizing effort in which $4,000 volun
,eer workers secured the big petition pre-
sented to the Government Anti-piohibi
,,opists have used newspaper space
freely in combating the movement. unit
a good deal Of public feeling has beel
aroused. The promoters Of the agitation
,h. Committe. of one Hundred Citizens
have worked so effectively that Premie
Hearst forestalled their visit by announc
ing last week that u prohibition measur
for the duration of the war would be In
troduced at the present session ~ th
Legislature. To-day he told the delega
ton that this would become effective b.
n bar. majority of the people on refer
endum.
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DOubts I hurrhiii's Judgment.

Nh BAlfuug referred To- tu'. Chur,hilrs =
statement OF s!N months ago that Lord
Fisher had not given hin. clear guidance
and firm support
"cuL 'hurchil's present position" he
continued. lis inddequatc.y ana unsatis-
factor!!y explained. am not prepared
10 indorse col. thurch.lls opinion OF
Lord Fisher then OF now
lie said taat h, considered col.
ChurChlll's reference 10 Lord Fisher a
deep insu, II 1t applied TO himself (Mr.
RalfouD. The F'irst Lord OF the Ad-
miral,y paid high tribute to Sir Henry
jackson. the present First sea Lord.
who, Mr.. Balfour said. was admira bly,
fitted for the post In the opinion Of cor =
petent judges, lie said that hc would
regard himself as contemplate beyond
expression II he Welded to Col, Church
Ills demand.
In CONCLUSION Mr. Balfour said that
he was confident that the fleet was far
stronger than II had ever been.
col. Churchill, replying 10 Mr.. Hal
four. agreed that thcr" was no reason
for alarm regarding the strength and
readiness of the navy,
The waruiug." he said. has been
sounded IN time
At the conclusion of the debate the
House voted $40, 600 additional men for
the navy
Lord Fisher was present ny invita-
ton AT to-day's meeting nf the War
Council This invitation had been eN-
tended bc'or" the attack bl Col
Churchill on the present administration
oi tn. Admiral'N Although II was IN.
derstood that i.ord Fisher was called
in order that the War Committee might
have the benefit of his advice on GER
I tain tpnicS r,lmurS which have gained
currency in the past few days that h'
wah about to he recalled 10 some posi-
tion of Importance Increased in interest
Some expressed the opinion that Lort
Fisher might h" called /" succeed hi,
successor, SIR Henry Jackson.
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% SENATORS FOR NEW YORK.
plan Decided On
by Committee.

ALBANY, March S---The Senate Re-
apportionment Committee voted finally
tonight for plan providing for iifty-
ON, state Senators, twenty-three for
New York city.
The action was taken following the
receipt of AN opinion by Attorney -Gen-
ersl woodbury. that reapportionmcnt
with iifty-one senators would not be un-
constitutional
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MORGENTHAU ADMITS IT.
says tie would RcsiRn " lie

W-AsHIN NGToN. March S.--Mr. Morgen-
thau admitted to-day that friends had
urged him to resign the .tmba assador-
ship in order to participate in the Wilson
campaign, lie has Informed these
friends that he would resign If he were
convinced that he could render tn. Iresi-
dent service in the coming contest He
has not reached a decision. however.
The matter may he discussed AZ Mr.
Morgenthau's conference with the Prcsi.
dent Tomorrow.
Senator James Hamilton Lewis urged
the President to-day to appoint Ira Nell
son Morris. the present Minister t" Nor
WAY, to succeed Mr.. Morgenthau at Con-
stantinople in tho event Of Il vacancy in
the Turkish post.
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BUSY AT DARDANELLLS.
Turks U~port DEMONSTRATION "i
Allies ~ strait.

t,&S A>TlNul Di. ,.t 7. ,iiuo.. AJI, ..
y The TYh sh N,r p,f..r -Su,J too
duy tie following s,uteWcrt
Demonstrations of rurmy v.u Voc.
-.ls aguin.i 'uc COASTS o' ias Ia ,ia.
nc,lc.. assisted 10y te ,plsur~. were
rendered iucff,u'!Nr ~ nur dr;l.oi!
Two cncmy cruisers were h.t the
activity of oul a!rmen pl"y,l'ed an
enemy reconnaissance q the p;.rdI-
H.,lcs
Ir,k :ruu;-tI rff,>;~ r: {, e. olculs
to approach our positions iu the s-"to.
OF +, .,,hic failed. Near kut-c.- -Ama.t
no change has occurred.
Caucasidu front The usni.ug uf
the last Few days mas decreased "a
violence. Thcic i calm on both s.des
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>urprisc over Note.

''Nr'al- Of the state Department con-
h'''. % some surprise over the new
Communication. Whether il was to be ac-
.er. a- supplement TO the German
Ne 'a,.'.oa of March ! or was designed
% a'tl pat" an% new move By the
init states, Count Won Bernstorff did
1o' explain TO Nj. Lansing, He sub
'n.'"I '." document to the Secretary, II
nod' TODD. without comment
J. r T"ga rded as somewhat signif-
car hat N" closing paragraph Of the
no'H oppressed the hope that "the people
~ -" United States" rather than "the
'e.' .'H"l' Of the United States would
'p''' .'" ~" German viewpoint, re-
''iu'r. IL Tn" friendly relations that for
10 ''' 1undred years have existed he
'"" i.r two nations
TFr other developments Of the day
o'"" Jl'"d toward relieving the sltua-
'n. 1' -" tension that might have been
''' 'd 20 exist, following yestcrday's
o'" N,'lm'ng vot" In the House in favor
o. ''H' ding hv the President,
''' BOD apparently as an answer "a
u" % .a',pnil statements on the fOoI
o PIC ~'uIt" last week by senator Gore
o'Hi '..s mat ia, President was willing
-" 'i' tultcd States should enter tbs
means ~ Fastening It's end
ShahWa0 stone NJ the Senate Foreign
Ht ous Committee in brief address
Continued on Second PAGE,
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.STRAUS WOULD QCiT.
I ha airmnm says whitney. iinrkWrss
mud Turner Are Essential.

Oscar :. Straus. chairman of the Pun-
liz Service Commission. who took hi.
present office only after COY, Whitman
had repeatedly urged him 10 do So. said
yesterday that he would resign II the
plan of Senator George +. Thompson and
some OF his colleagues to deprive the
commission Of the services ~ Travis II.
Whitn.y. lie Roy T. Hardness and DAME.
l.. Turner is successful
II see from reports IN the press.' said
MIR Straus. that Senator Thompson
credits me with being an able man and
in the same breath he seems to deny
my capacity by the statement that I
am In the hands Of a clique here who
hold me in the hollow Of their hands
Continued o., Last Puo..
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CUMMINs PARDON REPORTED.
Ex-urRd ~ Carneaic Trust Go.
Leaves Prison soon. u IL Said.

YoNKERs. March s,--i'rison officers
received report Tonight that william
! Cunmns. former head of the Carne-
xie Trust Company of New York city
and one time Mutual Welfare Mayor of
Sing Sing. IL to he pardoned within
rty-eight hours from Great Meadow
prison at COmstock.
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THE GIORlOtrS MOuNTAINS OF WEST
EKN NORTH CAkOiINA TIE u.ANn
HALLWAY. Lv. New York daily l:0s T., NJ.
i,rawine and Statcroom sleeping cars New
VorE 10 Ashsviiie. Elegant hotels. Golf
Ing and other outdoor sporS. N. Y. ONCE.
sSl Fifth Ave-Adp.
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Ma, b. Told Vessels In
structcd to Attack Are
Not on Defensive.
PRESIDENT NOT TO
WARN AMERICANS
Executives Supreme Wish
Is to Avoid War. Says
Senator Stone.

,sHlNGoN. March the United
...es Governments il was learned to-
night on high authority. is consider
n. the advisability Of questioning the
character OF armament used on Hrit-
eli merchantmen.
such action IL taken viii he based
III lie nature Of the secret orders
.sucd by the British Admiralty 10
Hnslish merchantmen directing them
fire on German aud Austrian sub
marines on sight
Washington officials heard to-day,
'houeh not from the British Govern
men; direct. that Great Britain has
decided to disarm all passenger ships
The report could not he confirmed at
he British Embassy
80, !, is said that close examination
VI the secret orders together with
other data submitted ~ the German
Government in the appendices TO the
German submarine declaration Of
March /. has impressed Administra-
Lon officials to some extent with the
seasonah1eness Of the German conten-
ion tina, the British merchantmen are
10. armed for defensive but for offen-
sive purposes.
Because Of this impression 1t Is the
mention OF the State Department TO
.ipmit the appendices to the British
Government for verification and COM
ment.
Should the impression be confirmed,
II IS probable that the United States
vii send a formal note to the British
Government notifying II that from the
American standpoint British mer-
chant vessels operating under these
secret orders" cannot properly be re-
garded as armed for defence.
VIII Not Warn American ns.
Although this may he done, it Is
positively asserted that under no cir
ams,anccs will the United States
warn American citizens to keep OF
armed merchant vessels.
The purpose Of the United States in
seeking "A final determination Of the
status Of British merchantmen. II was
explained. was not 10 enable the Ad-
m.n.stration TO decide whether or not
10 warn Americans off armed bell
.gerent merchant ships. but in order
80 safeguard itself from violations OF
tie neutrality laws Of the United
SA'cS, prohibiting extensively armed
SHIPS Of heligerent nation from
.rarn@ from an American port as q
peaceful ship of trade.
In this connection IL was learned
that tho state Department has re-
Government, in view OF the new Ger
man submarine campaign, may reas
strt It's right to arm it's merchant
>nips entering American ports. Thii
r.gh' VAS waived AZ the request of thu
American Government in the fall O
1914 hut never surrendered. and sine,
then none of the British ships enter
ing American ports has carried arma
Men,.
Convinced apparently that Congress
ny It's recent action is prepared to leav'
ne further development of the sub
marine issue in the hands of the Presl
den'. the German Government. through
= count Won Eernstorff, laid before Secre
arN Lansing to-day a new note. settini
'oT'h In historical sequence the circum
stances leading up to and, from the Ger
man standpoint, justiCying the new sub
ma'iHe campaign against enemy mer
sheC.ncN.
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100 .OOO shells In Twelve Hours.

MANY sectors OF IA. French 'front.' re-
coiVcd on ~unuay aud Monday an aver
axe ot luo. 900 shells 80 twelve ho'I~
IT,. Wuua- were levclled to th. ground.
I'll. Forgc> hIouk had disappeared. haE-
NIX been damned iu hali dozen places,
and thc cics, OF lin :43, near Fnrges,
had hcen blown away TO = depth Of
thirty 'ect
"iie,Weeu Sunday Mpn' ana Morda%
morning the Germal> filtered through
the cAtItm. end oi the French loft wing
on IN. ban, of IN" Neu-s and '-cpt
along the railway embankment toward
.egn.,il. This small village wa~ ocCu-
pied oull bv a small detachment oi
French Wing To its isolated position
The river ~ this point il 1000 yards
~ de and almost impossible to fora
owing L. ITS swollen state. The bridge
was blown w during the first attack
''On Monday Afternoon. after o furious
honOti dm.a'. tie 'icrman> entered
ForAr- a'ud despite =, ,pca;td French
,oIut"r attacks pushed forward between
l,Igt> a.d R.shcNllr ~ the grassy
s,"i, %; III 2d5. Five regiments Wcr"
-...t 20 IN" assault Thy wer, r-pulScd
iW..c vl'h great losses, hut tie thiId At
tack was successful. '.acriug tac top.
They Maintained tnrir position there. At
tie close Of .hc day the French s,ill hold
tie upy.r heignt~ OF Goose ilil ttote
i. Oltp and The approaches 20 the
road com Forces go tumicrvs
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+. 5. Nominations Still
Held Up by the Senate
Governor Says He Will Not Withdraw Names of Whit
ney and Hervey-Thompson Firm
Against Confirming Them
STRAUS WOULD GO If WHITNEY

ALBANY. Match S.--Tne Senate Finance
Committee to-day did not report the
nominations OF Travis " whitney and
Iharies :. Hervey as members Of the
New York city Public Service Commits
sion. Neither did 1T take any action on
nominations OF the Ave State Industrial
commissioners. which have been bottled
up In the committee ever since they were
sent TO the Senate by Gov Whitman.
To show that there was no II, feeling
toward the Bull Moose party. however.
the committee voted TO report fayorably
the nomination OF George W. Perkins.
whom Gov. Whitman Named recently as
IA member OF the Interstate Palisades
Park Commission. The committee also
voie'l TO report favorably the nomination
OF William w. Webb OF Rochester as
member of the State Board OF Claims
u succeed Adolph !. Rodenbeck.
Tile committee did not even consider
the Public Service and Industrial Com
mission nominations to-day. II seemed
10 be Sena;aor Thompson's desire that
the Finance Committee would rot act
hurriedly in order to give the members OF
the committee time In which TO ponder
over the objections he and Senator Law
son made yesterday to the coufrma on
of the nominations
Denies POwer Biil incident.
senator Thompson denied tnat lie op-
| posed Mr.. Wnltneys appointment he
cause the latter, while representing the
| Citizens Union at Albany. had Sue
, ceeded in killing u Niagara power bill
! introduced in the Assembly IN 1904 when
the Senator was a member
II never knew Mr. Whitney opposed
! this power bill" said senator Thomp-
son. "but if he did II Was one OF the few
| introduced Il hill to help this power COM
pany which was controlled 10y LoCkport
people in my district and II passed the
Legislature. but was vetoed by Gov.
odell in 1901. In 1905 the bill was in
| troduced again, but not 10y me. and be-
! cause the ownership had shifted from
/ l.ockport L. Buffalo. outside OF my dis
! triCt. | opposed the bill and killed i, IN
| the Assembly. 80 IL did not pass tha,
year"
! Senator Thompson insisted to-day
! that the Finance Committee ought tu
name Subcommittee to go down
! stairs and advise the Governor to with
draw the nominations Of Whitley and
Hervey" He said the report which
| reached here to-day that Chairman
Straus would resign from the commits.
sion If Mr.. Whitney was not confirmed
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ENYER PASHA DEAD,
SAYS ATHENS RUMOR
WOhnds Inflicted by Assassin
Fatal. According to Tn
confirmed Report.
TURKS PRO-GERMAN HEAD
War Minister Unpopular
Among Those Who Resented
Tcuton Domination.
TCRkS' PRO-GERMAN HEAD
'p.e.s, ,ab. b,spo,c, 20 rHs -,

~pNt' Wf bfNb1'Ff "a lhh ~
LONDON. Maroi s.--An Athens des.
patch TO the Exchange Telegraph Com.
pan says ;na, unconirmed reports are
circulating n Greece OF the death ~
Eenver Pasha. the Turkish War Min.
is;er.
A despatch from Rome yesterday aid
tha, Enver pashl had been wounded IN
Cons'antinople IL. revolui .onagy ou'-
break IN whica Germans were kilcd.
Another repor; was o ~, cffec; that an
attempt AZ ;n,tr ,asais lie WIS made
at Jerusalem.
r" bc'iy Hc"s Athens correspond.
ent -ayt
The Turkish legation Ae.e denies the
stor', nG' letters from toustdntiuople
rei"; to he attempt ~ an ace omplished
IA t AO,prd,"s 90 deta..S obtained from
- good sOnt"" i.uyer lasha Vas shot at
tac Wa MiL.s;ry aud Very seriously
wcu"drd. probaO Ols mortaiiy. by AN OF
Ace, VINO Immediately tried to commit
sH."ide, nj was almost torn - p,.e- by
III" War Minister'S aiar4s before Ia,
could usr nls revolver against himself.
rl" same source asserts thsl there
.- 'Ir 2!,a;e-' unrest marked hv i.o.-
In CoUstan' '.nop', tn, G.iual- ter,
.''..'t g.. '" s,uN..g -q.l.'
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\ storm, of steel.

thursday morning "a" German in.
seemed 10 be likely to increase IN N.
'"u-l'N. I'll" E'Ins were uu longer con.
,1trdi"d uI Gnusc liIll, nat on the
Whole western front B,thucourt and
The French trenches l"dd.ng to Goose
II II wei" sUuihrr,d hy a storm "f ~tc".
fuI ~ hour. ~ the end of which H."
German hat,al.uus advanced from Furg"1
and dearly bought the slopes OF I'm 26'.
"Fr"ncA on.crr~ estimate the alta, KING
forces at not less than 2n.uOo. Nor"
thun nit.cn different batialions have
h,.n Identified. All day the Germans
fought to gain a footing in the import ant
village Of Brthincourt. which lcs in q
hollow. overlooked hy both combatiut@
When night fell their last column
We're h, ing thrown back by the French
who fought with .ndomItahlr tenacity
against u. enemy twic" their strength
ON the h!lloCks Of Gonsc lin the position
was very similar. the Germans being
held In check rs long as daylight lasted
I'm tn. centre, however, the French
lnc from Bethlncuuit to Coos. Nm is
.ntcrsrctrl by AN .rregularly shaped
wood ruuui,g down the plateau t. within
500 yards Of the Forges l'rooh. Ia,
lower slopes are knowu as Grows Wool
lIIu!s des CorbcauN>. while the crest
winch links ne Goose spur 10 Dead Man
Iiil is called Cumieres Wood.
Toward the close OF til, dsS tie Ger
mans sh.ltcriug in the iavnes ot this
wuod managed to force their way up d
narrow lane leading to tAr top q. tho
ridge This move resulted III tcoparGi2
ing IN. French extreme right on Goose
H!ll but the French s,ill hold unhrokei