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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-26

90 attend the big Halloween party
Tuesday evening, Oct 81, silver room
Hotel Griswold,--Adv.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-26
Mist and Smoke Hid
Advancing Line
From View
JOFFRE SAW
TROOPS GO IN
Correspondent Sends
First Hand Story
of Battle

LONDON, Oct. 26.-Rumanlan
troops blew up the Cernavoda
bridge, the greatest In Europe,
following the evacuation OF the
city, said Rome wireless dis
patch today, quoting a Buchar-
est dispatch received there.
BERLIN Via Wireless to
SayVllIe, L. ~, Oct. 26.-Part
90 the Russo. Rumanian force In
pobrudjs escaped into Old Ru.
mania by fleeing across the Ger
nsVoda bridge before the town
was captured by Msckensen, the
military critic Of the seml-offi-
eial news agency reported to-
day.
PETRoGRAD, Oct. 26.-Mao-
kensen's attacks against tho
Russo.Rumanians in Dobrudis
have grown somewhat weaker, II
MAS officially announced today.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-26
Your Noon nay Lunch

the city. 60c. Hotel Girls
wold.--Adv.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-26

Tasmania has adopted the day.
light saving plan.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-26

If The Times prints it, The Times bclicv,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-29
or BATTLES
German Papers Cali Verdun Fight
Fjrrccst In HistOry.

BERLIN. via London. Feb. 2s.-Whiie
German NEWSPAPERS thus far nave ven-
turcd 40 estimates OF German losses IN
tie drive at Ncrdun. dispatches from the
from, TO the leading organs agree n
the battle now In progress is the bloodi-
es; in the history OF the world
Correspondents at the front in to-days
dispatches insis, that the French not
only failed 10 Ictake the Douaumont
fort. but that the Germans continue 10
advance steadily. They recount the
stor,n.ns In rapid succession OF Lowe
mont. Champneuyille. the Cote de Talou
and H~ardaumJnt placing the
row less than Ave miles from the fort
g..ss proper. newspapers feature mo
capture OF $1,000 French prisoners.
7, IL pointed out in the dispatches
from the Vcrdun front that the seemingly
uusurmourtable obstacles were overcome
by the German attackers chiefly because
Of the close cooperation Of artillery ana
Infantry. II WAS necessary to repair
miles Of road to eUabl" the artillery To
bring IN AMI place Tho heavy gum
within range. Again this necessita'cd
,ne cutting OF the French telephone lines
20 prevent interference" by the d~efend'nR
artillery. Wrctched weather added to
the difficulties.
Military critics attach importance TO
the separatc GERMAN drive west OF Yer
dun, in the plain o. the Woevre. where,
/, is ella. med. III" French are being
steadily pushed back upon Cote Lorraine.
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HAMMER BRITISH LINE.
t%:crmans. Reinforced, Attack At
NDres-Uard Thrust Expected.

Spe.igi fahIr BSspGfrk 10 THr Stu.
LoNpoS, Feb. gs--Tnc following Brit
isr headquarters report was MAJ" public
to-rirnt:
Last ni&ht wo rcpIlsci a small ';or-
man attack soEheast of Alber, The
enemy exploded u mine south of La
Rasrcc Canal, doing some damage 10
our trenches To-day there was ar
till.ry activity about Aubcrs and the
Nprcs-Comin's Canal.
The Rotterdam correspondent Of the
BuiIu NAL tel-graphs to-day:
south Of Npr.s the German artillery
battered the Allies trenches. Tn" Brit
ish TO the north responded vi a terrific
fire. The guns are rarely silent. Many
new German troops, arrived from Brus-
sells. were Immediately sent 10 reinforce
the rnemy's position in Flanders, The
quantity Of ammunition that has arrived
indicates that tn" German activity viii
be- extended over a long period and II
large area.
"'ierinan officers at illcnt held prcma-
ture festivities over the Nlrtors at N"r-
dun. The number uf wounded arriving
AZ BruGes exceeds anything IN months
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RUSSIANS WILL AID
BRITISH ON 1IGRIS
japanese ships to Carry Cars
Troops From Man.
churiH.
. mn. h,.patcl 70 TN =.

NIf..QN 'ff|r ffN
Lo%uus. Fob. 2>-N despatch i.''n
Il,rlni. Mauchuiia. states that a dlNIs'"h
%, Russian troops " nlil''ihe l"N''"
ia. port Of DAMN. ~ Man'nnila' "ht''
p,.y viI embark on Japanese shlls I"i
RECOMMENDATION To- N"sup"idtula. inns -
taken TO iudicat. that the Rus>'ins N
tend To- follow up their adNdi''S S'"''
ward In Armenia aud Persia h' s"'"int
, force up the Tlgti> /" the ae>lNtt'I,' 81
ia, relief column Of Gen. Nyiinti AZ" 'n'
bcl.,gurcd Er,ush forces ~ N"''''
Aiuara.
Mili,arS exports are CO. 'h' 'i''!.'
mai with the British reinforced 10y TN"
| u,,s.u,n force IN their adNan'" up III"
T,yris To Bagdad and the Russians 'lS"r-
nr.ly rollowius w the capture OF Mus''
in Armenia and k.rmaushah ~ PERSIA
tho N~.soun,amia campaign VIII come
:, sne.dv close. The Russian eau
cas,an army in Persia is now only l'o
| miles from Ragdad and about lao ''i''S
from kut-el- Armara. Nher" ten' TOWN.
shcnd's army is hemm"d IN.
/, T.. Thought that the RUSSIAN diNIsl"n
from Nan,hurit viii cutter the ltrs'"''
,;ulL. ,aud near the mouth ~ M l's''N
R\pr anil pruccci W. tn il\'i' the lover
mar, al which H. controlled h\ the hr't-
isl, =.
According to a I"t'ograi despatch I"
! Reuters count kalit2. iO' herman COM
mauder Of the Turkish forces deltlIn'ic
III. Persian city Of K~crmhnshah. com
united suicide when the Russians cap
! tur.d tho city.
The British War oNcc issued tho fol
lowing Official statement tom ght, re-
yarding the campaign in MeSorotaIn'a
on the ed Of February Gen. Ayi-
mer h~ombarded the cncmN's 'anr on
IN. ,,f, bank Of the Tigr!s River. Tn"
enemy were surprised and SUSTAINED
hcay, losses. A small puuii'N" column
from Nasr!ych attacked a hostile CON
rontratlon camp four miles t" the
nnr,h III" enemy Ned, SUFFERING
/ severely. Ne had II" casualties
,;cu. Aylmcr continued operations on
the I'D. with tn" nhj'ct az securing
, forward position on tho right bank
.f the river for the purpose OF bring
ing "A reverse tir" IL ttont OF the
.nr,ny's position, At Hannah.
ON the 18th two OF our acruplaucN
n,w from Rasit TO ',"U A!lW,r.
force. Th" RIVER Is ris,uG ana : Hood
! " expected.
\ second disturbance hot"s"u IA,
rurh.sh troop ,ud the puluIt'' OF
Nci, ~ reported bn tho -iih The
cn.uy's camp Il; lltpnth Wa beng
honbdrdrd,
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IRISH HERO'S DEATH ENDS
FANTASTIC, TRAGIC TALE
Jean Kleber' Killed Fighting for Foster Mother,
France"-Saw His Son, in Kaisers Army, Dead
on Field-Fought for Beers Against British.

I klebcr rcjoined the French army and
got "a commission. Aft,r the French had
lost Cha rlcToi there was n critical pc: 'od
in which the fate Of an impoI Hnt British
detachment depended NJ tho totl.ty 81
me French COMMANDED TO advise his
British colleagues Vi certain changes IN
the disposition OF the French forces. \
IN, sscnger would have tn pass through. a
part of the Gcrmin line and se, back
with a reply. The Irish soldier OF for
tune volunteered. AMI after Two days Of
adventures succeeded. returning 20 the
French lines made up NJ IA crippled and
lmbecilc peasant. When he arrived IN
, the British lines he declined 10 dine at
the same table as enemies Of his coun-
Try" The British officers were aston
shed. and reminded him tina, Grea. Brit
attn WAS the ally of France. Yes. gen.
tlenen." was the reply, the ally OF
France. but the enemy of trcland.'
After the Aisne and subsequent battles
klcbeg went wit, his reg ricnt 10 the
Champagne country. and ;ook part in the
bitter lighting In that reg ,ou agalus; the
Crown Prince. In the thich % one OF
the man, scenes OF carnage he recos
nized among a group ~ German officers
squirting their men OH 10 renewed efforts
his ~favorite son. \ few minutes later
| hts regimen; was ordered - charge the
Germans. When the fight was won The
tortured father found his sor among tho
slain. All that night lie shut himself w
in his quarters. Mex, morning lie APP
peared on parade a. calm AZ ever. u
che evening his company was selected &c
cove. a partial retreat. They threw .he
Germans bach time after time.
When the signal came that the retire
mcnt was complete, kleber Instructed q
Junior officer to take charge az the rear
guard. and he Ia iseif remained in the
trench TO receive The las, enemy attack
He kept firing Will a rifle taken from
a dead maj until the encm. closed
round him. kleber stood UP 10 meet
the foe. and IN sight OF his devoted met
he dropped riddied with bullets.
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u 4 WILL SINK NO =.
N E WITHOUT PROOF

add that Germany did not consider Una.
her new submarine campaign wouih u.
amy sense nullify these assurances ~,
the reason that the pledges aireaus
given did not relate TO armed mercha"'-
men.
The pledges previously given were re,
itcratcd to the effect that liners ~ou''
not he sunk without warning. provlueu
they did no; offer resistance. 6ern'an
submarines. lie was directed 10 say,
could not undertake 10 warn armeo
enemy vessels. particularly when tnese
armed vessels were directed to hrc n
submarines on sight. Such merchant
vessels. lie insisted, we're nothing less
than ships OF war.
The British Embassy denied s'a,c.
meuts made in German quarters una,
Great Britain warned her citizens or
ships of the belligerents IN tho Nusso-
Japanese war. The London Foreign VI
fce. i. was stated. had no knowiedse ol
any such order having been ISSUED ny
a British Consul. and directed The EN-.
hassy to say that II such a warning hau
been given Il vas contrary 10 ihs'rue-
tons.
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TEUTON TROOPS SWIM
TO ATTACK DURAZZO
Reach Bridge. ROut Italians
Town on Fire as Bat
talon Enters.

BERLIN. by wireless TO Sayvi.le, l.. I.
Feb. as.-OMcial announcement; OF tn,
occupation OF Durazzo. Albania. bS
.Austro-Hunsarian troops was made ir
the Vienna Wal Onice statement; re-
ceived here to-day. Thu town wat
burning when the Austrians entered
The statement says:
In the forenoon one colmun. under
the fire OF the italians. advanced
across the northern isthmus unt.i
Portos. six kil"mcters north ot Du-
ia:zo. was r"a"ncd.
Austro-fiungarian troops advancing
across tho southern is'hn,us ~ tho
beginning We're hiui.rel ny She
italian ar;illcr!, hu, toward might
numerous detachments. partly wsd-
ing II swimming II floa;ing.
reached the bridge east OF Durazzo.
driving back the Italian rear guards,
At dawn an Austro-Hungarian bat
TALON entered the burning town.
\. later statement said
In the southeastern theatre our
,roo,s captured Duraznn. Twenty
,hrc. cannon. including SIN coastal
gun. and $4,000 rifles. ~ well ~ q
large quantity OF artillery munitions.
larg" stocks Of medical supplies and
seventeen sailing steamships were cap
turcl.
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GERMAN d Illegal"
"North Gcru,au Gasrtte" Drfcnda
New 4 Bost warfare.

RrHLrN. via wireless 10 Sayvillc. l." l..
Feb. 2s.-The ~scmi-oficial North Ger
man gazette. commenting on President
Wilson's letter to Chairman stone Of the
Scnai" Foreign Relations committee.
hectares tina ,.rnany's new submarine
warfare Oh merclan,incu viii not h" IN
violation ~ ~intcrna'ioral. law
THE principles stated ~ the German
memorandum are by uu means contrary
to International law" says tho Gazette.
FOR secrc, orders ~ the English navy.
published IN the memorandum expressly
instruct armed English merchantmen not
only 10 defend themselves but to attack.
Numerous incidents in tho memo
randUm give further proof that ships
follow his instruction. Such ships
however. cease to be peaceful trading
ships. according to international Law.
On the other hand the attitude adopted
10y our enemies appears as "A gross
breach Of the law of nations. since they
commit acts Of warfare with merchant
men To which only real men-of-war
are qualified"
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TIDE TURNS SAYS 4
French Premier Declares Surprise
Attack Checked ms.

PARIS. Feb. 2S.-Trcmier BRAND told
press representatives Yesterday that the
furious couatci attacks ny French
troops north OF Ncrduu had turned the
tide and had resulted IN the capture
OF many positions taken by the Germans
during the first days OF tn" attack.
The Germans saw their EFFORTS
stopped short" said the Premier. when
they Ncre eau. IN between two Ares.
covered with shrapnel tire from all sides.
and attacked by fresh divisions OF our
troops. who came onto the field at an
unexpected moment our troops went
into the melee irantical.y. our light
and heavy artillery dug sanguinary fur
rows In the compact ranks of the Ger
mans.
FINALLY, exhausted. with their ranks
decima'nd. ,l- rrlna armies recoil"d
under our furious counter attacks. We
have rcgained the advantage. Our heroic
soldier remained masters OF the fcld,
installed upon formidable positions
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American Attitude.

Pending a final determination Of its
position. the United states Government,
IL H. stated in administrators circles. will
hold Germany to an accounting on the
first ease that arises in which American
lives are lost 10y reason of the new sub
marine campaign. Each ease as II arises
viii he handled III the basis of the par
tCular circumstances involved.
Hut with the new campaign only
tventy-four hours off. there is Il notice
able lack OF tension. Apparently officials
we've impressed by what Count Won Iieru-
storft told Mr.. Lansing, hat Germany.
though insiStent on its profcssed rights
u launch such "A campaign. is prepared
TO take extraordinary precautions To
AVOID killing Americans, \ similar inn
preston was evident In German and
Austrian embassy circles.
As forecast IN THE SrS his morning.
Ambassador % Bernstorn told MIR.
Lansing to-day that IN respons to the
inquiries made by the United states on
February IL the German Government
has every intention II standing by pre-
vlous assurances given in the Lusitanis
case.
His instructions were. however. 10
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special Correspondence IN THE SITS.
LONDON, Feb. "a thrilling romancc
OF the war is hidden behind the bare an.
nouncc'ncn' given out ny the French
military authorities Of the death OF capt.
Jean Klcbcr. who has just been killed
at the front.
For the past twenty years the dead
officer was known 10y the name Of the
Revolutionary general whom he admired
his rem name was known only TO a small
circle Of friends. lie wus the son Of a
wealthy Relfas; merchant. was gradu-
ated with honors a, Trinity College.
Dublin. and studied some years In Ger.
many. His father was and Is stili a
prominent member Of the Ulster Union.
lat party. bu; early In life Klebcr de.
rcloped ultra Nationalist views that
caused his c~s,rangement from his fam ~.
b%etaking himself TO Paris in the late sos.
Nleber served soine years in the Foreign
Legion In North Africa, and in 1897 he
was with Marchand ut Fashoda. Two
years later he look service with the
Ro"rs aud went through the whole OF
the war.
bdier tHe Dc.lcl III an imminent war
between Germany and Great Britain
caused him 10 seek service with the
Kaiser's army. His offer was accepted
through the good offices of the family OF
his wife. a wealthy Heidelberg womai
whom he had married In his student
days. but in i9il the threat of a German
attack oil France. which he always spoke
Of as the foster mother Of the Irish race
led 10 his retirement from the German
service and separation from his wife
The younger OF the two sons joined hi,
father in France and liz now serving
under his fathers rea, name. The ia.
vorItc son. however. had inherited hi.
mothers p%rejudices ard passed INTO tn,
&c, mau army.
on the outbreak OF the present wa,
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formidable and more furious. The Ger.
mans. swarming like rats come on de-
spite our shells our hearts stand stu.
VIII they succeed; No.
AT this m our heavy artillery.
which has not yet been in ac' ion. begins
to fire IN a manner truly terrifying. The
huge shells in exploding throw Srea
jets Of flame on all sides.
The ravine has bee rmc a Ncritabls
volcano. One cannot tell whether II Is
stones or mel that are thrown Into the
air. Pieces of the bodies now obstruc'
the gully and form a barricade befor.
the Germans, who give way and seeh
safety In fight.
Their attack. extraordinary as II
was In violence and numbers. has failed
after terrible losses. and our guns little
by little lift their fire 10 the German
batteries in the rear. which have been
powerless To silence ours"
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SWEDISH STEAMER SUNK.
Wrp"rtcd Destroyed 10y I Boat In
Nrdit~rra

LoNuo>. Feb ga Swedish steam
ship was to-day reported 20 have been
sunk By "A submarine in the Mcdi,cr-
ranean. Reports did not give the name
OF the vessel
Rescue SHIPS to-day landed I16 pas
sengers and sailors OF the Dutch mail
boat Mecklenhurg at Deal. The Meek
ienburg struck u mine and sank ycster-
day in the North sea,
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Continued from First Page.

u can under no circumstances be re-
garded as defensive" Also, he was
instructed 20 say, Germany relies on the
directions in the British Admiralty or
dcrs TO emphasize this point.
1t is admitted that IL ig all i'm
portan; for the United states to cx-
anime carefully and perhaps question
Treat Britain concerning the alleged
transcript Of these secret orders being
sent from Berlin by Ambassador Gerard
1t had been understood that the ,;erinan
Ambassador would supply a copy OF
these orders which he himself was 10
have received from Germany, but they
failed 20 reach here.
Where the copy is that is being sent
by Ambassador Gerard IL not known
!, is supposed to have left Berlin ia the
United States diplomatic mall pouch OH
February 10. In German quarters II
was said hat proof had been received
tina. the pouch containing the copy had
been seized by the British ccnsors at
Falmouth from the Dutch teamer Nieuw
Amsterdam. which reached New York
ON Saturday.
When this report was brought 10 tho
attention of the safe Department of e
Gals there profcssed to have no con.
frmation OF Il. l. wac declared that
while the British authorities over til,
protest ~ the United states have held
up diplomatic mai from Tia. American
Embassy IA Berlin they have never be
fore presumed to open II" pouches con-
tliliis 1t.
II was learned. however. that tile
Dutch Legation here. which was expecting
some diplomatic correspondents" 10 arrive
OH the Nlouw Amsterdam. has been in-
fornc'i that the shin arrived III New
York with no mail of any kind.
Officials of the state Department were
inclined to believe hat the delay in re-
'eiving these secret orders Mas due 'c
natural causes relating to the war. At
tentiou was called TO the fact that u
courier who left Berlin on February .
With diplomatic mail from the American
Embassy, did not reach New Nork unit
last saturday. lie is understood to have
travelled across the Atlantic on the
Nieuw Amsterdam.
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ONLY SIX SAIL ON ESPAGNE.
Letter saying Liner VIII he Tor
pedOrd IL Treated Lightly.

The French liner ESpagne. delayed
here throUEh making repairs 20 her
steering gear. sailed Yesterday for Ror-
dcaux with six passengers. including
Charles Idihe. TN. moving picture
maker. his wife and daughter. ana Taul
Tyson. = Harvard student, i feet I. who
IS going to join the American ambulance
corps I'M France.
Thc officers Of the line made light OF
the letter written to Mrs. l.. Banker Hill
ton. "A; the R;z-carlton, warning her
not TO sail by the t.spagne because the
Nessc! was going To Ice ~to.pedosd. IL
WIS announced that tn. line had found
that the letter to Mrs. Hilton had been
written by one personally Interested IN
keeping her from making the 'rip.
The l:spagne and the Lafayette. which
sailed saturday. are both unarmed and
viii Oc in tn. zone of submarine ac-
'i,ity after Ia. ness German order goes
into eject on March /.
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0 on DIDO DROWNED.
bodies From wilson Liner Are
Found On EnHIish coast.

l.oNpo%. Feb. 2>.-The bodies of the
captain and eight seamen OF the Ni;eu
Line steamer Dido were washed ashore
to-day ueal Donna H. Is IA Lincoln
shire.
The Dido. which carried "A crew OF
twenty mine. WAS sunk on February 26
An early report stated that a Belgian
steamer had picked W and landed the
captain and two seamen.
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RUSSIA ASKS BILLION MORE.
Ncw War Loan \ppr">cd ny Duma
Finance Committee.

Io~noN, Feb 2S--A rev Russian war
loan Of 1000, 0o0. on" ruhics ,Sl.oOo. 0Oo,-
0u0l has been approved 10y tn Finance
Committee u' tn" huma accord ne to u
despatch from n,troEyad
The loan VIII ruu Tor ten years. the
Interest being -. per cent aud the aMc
PRIVILEGES Ls IA prev ON. issues Will bc
allowed.
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PLAN TO STARVE BRITAIN.
Navy ORiciRls lrIc i>uiscr 10 Have
Even Neutral ships TOrprdocd.

SpCciat tGbiC N",pdi't ~ TIN ST.
corESn,GLN. vim London. Feb. ga
despatch from Berlin says that when the
KAISER was IN WIlhelmshive ven last week
tn. question of a blockade Of Great
Britain was seriously considered
The despatch ays The Admiralty pro-
posed to the Emperor that all ships h"
,orpcdoed. even neutral vessels, in order
to prevent imports from reaching Great
Britain. The German navy admini"tra-
iion is said to have expressed tho belief
that the new approximations will en-
able Germany to staIve Great Britain in
about two months,
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ITALIAN HOSPITAL SHIP SUNK.
Nnrcchiaro Destroyed On AIbs MIA,
Probably ny Mine.

LoHpoN, Fen, GA Rome despatch
to the Exchange Telegraph Company
ta,cs that the hospital ship Marechiaro
OF ila tons has been sunk, probably Ey
an Austrian mine. near San Giovanni
di Mrdua, Albania.
II IL said that many were drowned.
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TURKISH HEIR A POTTER.
Letters said Ia Prove Self-slain
Prince = ConspirRtOr.
Spec,ni raLic Drspotch 10 THr SUI

IoSpoN. Fcb. .N-Thc Odessa CORE
spondcu, of the Ddi'U MAI t"lcgraphs
that he has Information from CONSTANT
noplc that letters found IN the house Of
the secretary of Yuss"un laaclin, the
ottoman heir vino committed suicide re-
Gently. revealed that the dead prince
WAS concerned in u conspiracy tn over
throw the Young Turkish Guvcrum"ut.
The correspondent adds tuHt many
conspirators have been arrested aud that
ADVANTAGE has been taken az IA" di--
covcry to remove all Of EnNcr fasha' 5
enemies.
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AMERICAN SAVED.
NNlUjn Passenger Cables Parents
Of Ills Wcscur.

TorrnA. Kan. Feb - Ralph Fos-
ter. son OF the Rev. tcs;us Foster ~
T"pek,. a p.ss"ugor aboard tho steam
ship Mtlo'a, witch struck 4 ~ ne ard
sank on boyer Yesterday. Clbl'd hts
parents to-day Ne had been rescued.
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L.oNuoS. Fch, 2S.-Thc Russian steam
ship retshcngt ~ l6i1 tons has been
sunk. with a loss OF al but fifteen on
board Til" sunkcn vessel was furmcrlv
the German ship Eric larsen. She was
captured by III" Russians early in tho
war. She was built at Lubbock In 1903.