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nv GORDON GORDON-sMITH.

Chichivatz. Nov. 6. 1915 when !
arrived I'm Chichivatz found the whole
town in confusion. Hundreds of people
were packing their goods and chatte'S
on carts and wagons and taking the
road to Krusevatz. the only line OF re
treat now left open.
After the capture of the great Ser
Lian arsenal at kraguevatz the German
armies descended in two columns, one
moving by Tchupria Parachlne ana
Stalatz TO Krusevatz, the other moving
on Kraljevo and Rashka. This latter
column made a huge circular move
ment via Chachatz.
The possession OF the line kralJevo-
Krusevatz brought immensely superior
German forces against the second ana
third Serbian armies, which had their
backs TO the range Of mountains,
through which there is but one single
line of retreat, a mountain road that
winds for fifty kilometres from kruse-
vatz to Kurchoumlia.
People Panicstricken.
At Chichivatz the widest reports
we're current. The Germans were de
clared to be already in possession Of
Parachine and marching on Chichiyatz.
As | had left the former town only two
hours before and had ridden the twenty
kilometres at a smart trot, ! knew TINS
TO be nonsense.
But il is no use arguing with panic
stricken people In spite Of my assur-
ances, they went on loading carts and
wagons in feverish haste and, in spite
of the pouring rain, went of IN the
darkness. The curious thing Is that
not one in ten knew where they were
going. The Germans were coming from
the north. therefore they fled south.
For month past have met hun
dreds of thousands Of such refugees,
who wander on aimlessly from town 70
town. driving focks and herds before
them. always trying TO keep couple
Of days march in advance OF the IN
vader
It goes without saying that they add
enormously 20 the difficulties Of the
military situation. They block the
roads and oyercrowd towns and vii
lagos When their food supplies run
down they are face 70 face with starva-
ton. And when one remembers that Il
similar exodus is going on from the
south before the Bulgarian invader the
horror of the situation may be mag
med.
The small remnant Of territory, prac-
ticaly the former Sandjak Of Noyi Ba-
zaar, is all that is left Of the domln-
ions of King Peter. The whole Of Old
Servia. the Servia of King Milan, is in
the hands Of the Germans, while the
Bulgarians are masters Of nearly the
whole Of Serbian Macedonia.
Enemy Fifteen Miles Behind.
noted in Chichivatz that the degree
OF panic was less than in other towns.
A large proportion Of the inhabitants
had decided 10 remain in their homes
and await the arrival Of the Germans.
In order to get some authoritative IN
formation as 20 the situation, returned
10 the railway station, where we had
left our carriage. Here, at least, some
reliable information was TO be obtained.
II was clear that the Germans were
still over fifteen miles distant.
! had just determined 70 try 10 get
some sleep on the floor, when the tele-
phone bell rang from StalatZ, the next
station down the line. An inspector,
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"How long would 10 take the rest
of the United States 20 muster and
equip an army sufficient TO drive out
German evolutionary force which
had occupied New England, New York.
PENNSYLVANIA. New jersey and Della
ware, and was occupying line Of
trenches extending from Cleveland TO
Washington ~
This situation was rut TO the SEN
ate Military Affairs Committee to-day
bv Colonel +. Glenn. chief Of staa Of
the Department of the East, who point
ed out that this line OF trenches was
$50 miles shorter than that held sue
cesfullv bv the Germans against the
combined English. French and Belgian
armies. while another German army
was waging an offensive campaign IN
Russia, ard third was operating IN
the Balkans. r
"Thirk Of the terrible situation Of
those people living in the occupied re
zion. if the invaders were Germans.
said Colonel Glenn; remembering
what we know Of the habits Of the
Germans in occupied territory. as In
stanced by Belgium"
Colonel Glenn said that German Off
GERS had told men he knew that the
German staff had considered absolutely
feasible plan Tor occupying most of
the territory he outlined, except that
In the original plan the trenches had
extended from Erie, Penn, to the head
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WOOD SEES PERIL
FOR u. S. IN WAR

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on cars. with a view 20 protecting
small, unfortifed harbors; artillery
cars, equally available for coast de-
fence and mobile service; guns
mounted on cars, with caterpillar
wheels; aircraft, armored automobiles
for observations, and a reserve supply
of $4,000 machine guns, as "in the end
each man viii carry a twenty-six-
pound machine gun as he now carries
q rIhe"
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
Premier Asquith's State
ment Judged Unsatisfy-
ing in One Essential.
TALK CUT SHORT
BY VERDUN NEWS
Question Inevitably Postponed
Until After Spring Advances
in East and West.
BY ARTHUR s. DRAPER.
Try Gable to The Tribune !

London, Feb. 26.-Though Premier
Asquith's speech renewing his declara-
ton as 10 the only kind of peace ac-
ceptable to Great Britain reechoes the
view Of an overwhelming majority of
his countrymen, there are certain men,
not all pacihsts. who are regretting
that the Prime Minister did not explain
what he meant by the phrase, "The
military domination of Prussia must be
finally entirely overthrow" nor indi-
cate who should be the judge of the ac-
complishment or non-aceomplishmen
of that feat.
Until the great Teutonic offensive
against Verdun assumed proportions
which crowded everything else out Of
public interest the peace debate was
the feature of the weeks news. Pre-
mier Asquith said that he did not be-
lievc the war would end in a draw, but
that "time will show whether we can
secure a decisive victory"
This statement naturally prompted
the line of thought that If the Allies
grew stronger while Germany weak
ened the time would come when their
superiority over Germany would be
proportionately as great as the Kai-
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27

and under paying 10 per cent. The
high limit of as per cent 10 rcached
upon gains of more than 2,OoO'ooo
marks.
The text of the measures concerning
indirect taxation is not published, but
the government indicates that the tax
on tobacco can be and will be materially
increased without bringing the burden
on tobacco users up 10 the level pre-
vailing either in Great Britain or
France. The tobacco imposts IN Ger
many during 1912 yielded 273 pfennigss
per capita of population. ss compared
with 62s pfennigs in England and 76s
pfennigs in France.
The tax on cheap inland tobnccos
will be light compared with that on
imported tobacco, and there Will be an
increased stamp tax on cigarettes.
In a general explanation the "Nord@
deutsche Allgcmeine Zeitung' points
out that the new measures are not IN.
tended as a payment OF the costs OF
the war, which must be left until peace
times. but says they provide interest
charges on the war debt and make up
for other deficits in the ordinary budget
OF the empire.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
BELIEVED PETROLITE
HAD u. s. FLAG DISGUISE
SO Austrian Officer Fired On
Vessel. Vienna IntimateS.

Washington. Feb. 26.-Austria, sup
plementing her request for more in
formation concerning the American
protest against the submarine attack
on the American tank steamer Petro-
lite in the Mediterranean, has informed
the United States that her version OF
the affair is that the submarine COM
mander thought the Petrolite was an
enemy ship disguised under the Ameri-
can flag, that he fred upon her as the
ship changed her course, and he be-
lieved she was about 10 ram him. and
that the Petrolite's captain voluntarily
furnished provisions to the submarine.
Secretary Lansing said to-day that
Austria's communication was not re-
ply to the American protest and could
not be considered either acceptable or
unacceptable. All the facts available
TO the State Department have been
sent 10 Vienna and = further reply is
being awaited.
Captain Thomas. OF the Petroite,
which now is at Hampton Roads, called
at the State Department to-day and
supplemented his statement on the
incident
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27

ser's superiority over the Allies a year
ago. In brief, under such circumstances
the military positions would be re-
verscd
Fundamental Question State
But IL Germany. with all her long
years OF preparation, has so TAR been
unable to crush the Allies, the prob
lem naturally arises how the Allies can
hope to crush Germany. II Germany
is driven back TO her frontier she Will
have the support Of Notifications ad-
mittedly strong before the war and un-
questionably reinforced since. Inc
military critics can undoubtedly an
swer the argument satisfactorily, II 10
believed. but the man in the street, VINO
asks il. reasons that even a draw would
mean a defeat for Germany, inasmuch
as she was the aggressor and had been
unable to accomplish her object. -,
Tho "busncss-as-usual attitude,
which still persisted here six months
ago. has now entirely disappeared. a
half year has seen an amazing change
in this respect. nothing having helped
so much to bring the whole nation TO
realization of the wars steady drain
on men. The increased taxation and
the high prices worried and annoyed,
but the real wrench came only when
husband, son and brother were called
upon.
"The Nation" says:
"We think that further and clearer
exposition Of the political and moral
case of the Allies was required In
referring to Premier Asquith's speech
the same periodical says: "'We shall
prosecute war said the Prime Minis
ter, until Belgium and Serbia have
been more than reinstated. until France
is made secure from the threat OF q
third aggression, until the rights or
small nationalities are guaranteed and
until the Prussiai military abomina-
ton is wholly and finally destroyed
Britain's Minimum Hinted.
"This is not, Of course, a statemen.
of terms, but rather n description OF
the military situation on which we will
consent 20 make terms, coupled with a
hint of the minimum which will con-
tent us. NJ. Sazonoff, the Russian For
eign Minister. drew, we think, the
proper distinction, which Mr. Asquith
might also have emphasized, between
breakdown of the colossal egoism Of
the German military policy and the
destruction Of the German peoples.
"The distinction is important, for,
unless we emphasize it, we may OBJ
scure all the ideals of the war"
"The Spectator" represents what is
undoubtedly the country's true feeling
in the following comment on Premier
Asquith's speech:
"If it should be that we should have
TO drag along with broken wing for
two or three generations. crushed with
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27

from Austrian press headquarters pre-
dict the early fall Of the Albanian city
OF Durazzo as a result Of the defeat on
Wednesday Of the Italians and the Al
banian forces under Essad Pscha, the
Provisional President. A strong line OF
outer defences for the city had been
constructed. and the indications were
that . spirited resistance would be Of
fered.
The hustrians and Germans attacked
at daytreak The defenders were soon
elected from their positions at Bazar
Sjak. Soon afterward the Italians on
the southern bank Of the lower Arzen
were forced to abandon their positions.
The Austrians crossed the river and
proceeded southwark.
At noon decisive action east OF
Bazar Sjak drove the Italians from
strong positions. The same fate was
suffered by the defenders OF Sasso
Bianco, six miles east Of Durszzo. By
evening the entire outer girdle OF de-
fences was taken. The attackers, ad-
vancing to the inner line positions. es-
tabished the fact that the Italians
were embarking their troops hurriedly.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
Now Tax Measure Rates
Take from 5 to 45 Per
Cent of Earnings.
prNALTIES SEVERE
FOR TAX DODGERS
Government Also to Take Part
of Property Increment, In
stead Of Income Rate.

p.rl;n. Feb. 2e.-Germany's new ex-
acted taxsiion measures were an
.,,.sd to-day by the government
Thsv include taxes upon the war profts
,;ra;v;susls and corporations and also
;,air.ct measures Of taxation.
THE war profits measure is divided
80, two sections. The section for in
s;,isual. takes the form Of gradu-
.,ss tax on property increment between
,.,r.rv I. 1914, and 1917. The tax
..nuence, with per cent upon the
s,,t 10000 marks and rises in sue
....;vs stages 10 25 per cent on in
.,..sss over 100000 marks.
A direct tax upon increased incomes
=. ,vo,sed. owing TO the objections OF
;,d;vidual states OF the empire 10
".S;ch the income tax is reserved, by
ingenious subterfuge taxing IN
s,sss. in the value of property.
u order 20 checkmate various devices
...sv dodgers il is provided that gifts
% children and others and money m
s.,,ed abroad during the war must be
,snor,ed 10 the authorities.
"f,5ividuals who have been putting
.r,v profts in jewelry. paintings and
s,l,r articles Of art or luxury winch as
rsronal property heretofore have
fs.sned taxation must return them at
s~rsbase value. As a further measure
rsrsons moving into the country or
s..smpting 20 send property abroad be-
.or. the date of the collection may be
forced 10 deposit with the authorities
a-ourh 20 cover the tax. A Jail penalty
i provided for offenders.
The corporation tax on war time prot
i,s starts with 10 per cent on the addi-
.ioral yearly profits made during the
vsr as compared with the average
srte.bellum profits, when this addi-
,jonal profit does not exceed 2 per
c,rt Of the corporations capital stock.
II rises 10 30 per cent when the addi-.
,ional profits exceed 20 per cent OF
the capital.
Real war babies" with heavy war
rrosts are further hit by a provision
Increasing the rate of taxation when
N. actual lot Of increased profits ex-
e,eds 10 per cent on the capital stock.
This entails a 10 per cent surcharge
10 the tax, the surcharge rising IN
graduated stages to 80 per cent addl-
,ional when the company is in q posi-
ton 10 declare profits Of 30 per cent.
In this way a corporation whose in
creased profits during the war in a
wear amount 20 20 per cent Of its cap
it,l and whose total annual profits
amour. 10 30 per cent of its capita!
will contribute 10 the treasury 45 per
cen, Of It's additional earnings.
Foreign corporations are TO pav from
10 10 Is per cent of their additional
profits. regardless Of the height Of the
capital stocks, gains Of $4,000 marks
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
CHICAGO DOCTOR HELD
FOR DEATH OF BRIDE
Inferno Crazed Over Failure OF
Operation on Wife.
tBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune J


CHICAGO. Feb. 26.-Lester Long, .
young inferno at the Wesley Hospital,
is in Jail. half-erazed. and his bride OF
last Christmas is dead - the result
Of the young couples effort to avert
gossip over the arrival Of q baby next
month.
DR.. Long admits he performed an
illegal operation on his bride. and that
q few days later blood poisoning set
in. He called in DR.. N. Goldstine,
who, observing the conditions. made
DR.. Long sign . confession OF his
wrongdoing before undertaking the
case. After three days. observing that
the chances Of saving the young woman
were almost nil, DR.. Goldstine called
up the police, who arrived a. Mrs. Long
died.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27

debt, distracted by the social and po
litical difficulties which follow In the
tracks OF commercial Depression, the
war will still have been worth while.
at Is a thousand times better to be
free and in rags. to live at liberty in
ruins, than to endure the chain Of op-
preston sleek and well fed In the
Prussian sty."
The general opinion seems to be
that no new effort to draw out the
Government on the question OF peace
will come until well into the spring,
when the weather has permitted the
armie, to attempt decisive advances IN
the east, rs we'll as the west.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
PARIS DRESSMAKERS QUIT

Paris, Feb 26.-The strike of dress
making establishment workers, which
has involved several firms. caused en-
ployes OF large Champs Elysee con-
Germ to go out to-day.
The employees complain that they re-
ceive only 30 cents day. A big gem
eral meeting OF all workers in clothing
and dressmaking houses has been
called for Sunday.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
AVALANCHES KILL FIVE
Swiss Frontier Posts Overwhelmed and
Railway Blocked by Slides.

Berne, Feb. 26.-Numerous avalanches
have occurred in the last few days and
several Swiss frontier posts have been
overwhelmed by the slides. Five SOL
diers have been killed. Others who
were buried have been dug out alive.
Numerous mountain roads and the
Bernna Railway, between Switzerland
and Italy, have been completely blocked
BY avalanches.
The body of Henry Hoffman,. of New
York, believed to have been killed in an
avalanche in the Engadine Mountains,
has not yet been recovered.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
33 U. S. Nurses Go to War.

London, Feb. 26.-Thirty-three Amer
lean nurses, most of them from Mercy
Hospital, Chicago, left London to-day
for the British front. They have been
detailed to service for six months in
field hospitals, and have been in Lon
don for nearly two weeks, gathering
their equipment.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
ITALIANS ADMIT
LOSS OF DURAzz0
Berlin Says Troops En-
barked After Defeat on
City's Outskirts.

Rome. Feb 26.--Ths report that Du-
razzo. an Albanian port on the Adri-
attic Sea, had been evacuated by the
Italian troops stationed there is con-
frmed.
An official statement says:
"The Italian brigade at Durazzo has
been withdrawn and has embarked, the
Albanian government having left the
place. The withdrawal Of the Serbian,
Montcnegrin and Albanian troors from
Albania has been completed"
Berlin, Feb. 25 (delayed).-Reports
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
New and Unusual Fashions
IN MILLINERY
Troneur Has g Sport Types
LOCATED ON THE THIRD FLOOR.

These roeur and sport hats are shown in the Mill
nerv Department on the Main Floor, which has for its
setting the most beautiful and UNIQUE appointments
JEANNE LANVINS HIGHLAND TAM of velvet
and straw, REBOUXS grand Canoiier, very
large sailor with rlche and rose posed at the
brow. MARIA GUYS TURBAN of lsere with loops
Of ribbon Other new themes are padded and cire
flowers. crewe butterflies, birds in silhouette Of
feathers or satin and Angora straw.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27

Or1QHQHO1
@A&2-
/ o
.
Flarins upward - the
new Lanvin collar Of
iaae,a inset with points
OF Irish lace and band
ed with MORE ribbon.
The newes, pelerine
cape collar is a rIppl.
Of fallle silk banded
and collared IN ostrich.
A necklet Of msllne
shlrred over black tat
feta i. completed by a
velvet ribbon bow in
| Joare blue.
A cape collar Of soft
net rufles bound with
ribbon and caught with
a butterfly Of tafe,a
feature, the new charm
OF the Jenny neck line.
Somebody's grand
mother, surely, thi,
pelerine of ,afeta with
its shirrlngs and pinked
edgings and quain, cor
sage flower.
There are slim pocket
, books Of Japanese blue
and gold brocade.
Recsmier bag, fash
ioned Of satin. gold
lace and rose wreath,
are fitted with smelling
salts and La Dorlne
cnamelcd 10 match.
In the barbaric color
conception. Of Bak,t
come vivid combs for
evening wear.
And in the du,ky blues
and green. of a ,ropi-
cal night there are
couture accessories Of
Egyptian motif
Very hny-very de
mure-a new old-fs.h-
ioned bag Of .hlrred
black SATIN.
A moire handbag i,
embroidered IN a spi-
der web Of steel beads.
lhe vogue OF the
hooped skirt has per-
,usded these newes,
of handbags to attain
bouHance by means Of
narrow silk rumes.
Black and whit E
striped MORE silk bags
are ,hirred on ribbon
re, and lined with
bouquet iaae,s.
Velve, ribbon clock
ing, give to new silk
hosiery an individual
charm.
There are feathery
sprays Of Mlmoss for
the SpnngtIme cor
sage.
a Ceorge,,e crepe
anemone has glazed
petal. and leaves Of
Ceorsetie.
From an old-f fash
ioned garden "--bou-
tonnieres OF misnon-
et,e. forset-me-not and
heliohope.
a taAeta rose eorsase
shows the Chinese fat
flower influence.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
7 ailleur Suits and
Costumes de Sole

Many elegancies and graces of
line are emphasized in the sill
houettes of the new modes in
suits. Influences Of the Louis
periods-types reminiscent of
the vogues from 1880 to 1875
and the more modern thought
carried out in suits Of mannish
suooestion Among the newer
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
LIE Style Parisien "
COATS AND WRAPS

DAYTIME coats with many buttons from throat to
hem, and in direct contrast buttonless coats that
close with srap-ike belt.
Cape and Pelerne coats in trcot, gabardlne. CaIot
checks, cachemire veours, poult de sole. taAeta.
gros de Londres. satin, combinations of cloth with
monotone or plaid silks
Lanvin huted edges-striking new collar and
sleeve motifs daring lining themes-cable and
cartridge stitching-Chanel stockinette coats.
New colorings dove rookie, fawn ruby. nosette,
iade, amber, hamingo canary, fuchsa, rose coral,
cerse. Russian green Many in white and con-
servative tones for utility service
PHRI$- Original coats and scraps from
Jeanne Lanlin, Premet Bernard, Brandt,
Chermt, Montjaret. Also Bon7cH Teller
origindtions.
SPORT AND TRAVEL COATS .....29.50 to $500
ApREs MIDI ooA,s................39.50 to $500
EVENING COATS ................49.50 to $500
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
mourning millinery

specialized feature, erdct and fmthtm rePhcds OF
French model hats made erclusuely from French
materials in the BOn7cH Teller 7cOrkrOOmS.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
Originol FRENCH HATS

Exclusive mportatons from Talbot, Reboux.
Crouziex, Hamar, Guy, Lewis, Varon, Lanvm and
other modistes Of equal note.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27

SugBtSt1On !n1I0TH
textiles are Poiret twill. gabardine gabar-
dine djersette. pastel cheviots, pamela, corde du
roi, tadeta, faille pout de sole, gros de Londres,
EbeluIe tafeta, Britannia and Ciraldi silk. crepe
tussore
COSTUMES DE SOLE
$500 $3.50 $500 TO 5000
TAILEUR SUITS 1850 $500 $3.50 10 $500
WHITE SUITS 1850 $500 $500 TO $500
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
PESPAGNE- -GOYA

THE old Spmn-Romantic Spain-the Span
painted By Goya and its style influence.
This Spanish influence is emphasized in the mil
Enery from some of the leading modistes, in the
use of the mantila combined with evening wraps,
in the use of fringe ornamentation in the silhouette
of many skirts.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
nlourning Hpparel

I'm indiuidual department on the second floor,
svherein selections may be made in prirdcy.
Mourning Apparel -distnctvely Bonwit Teller
designed on lines in accord with the mode and the
present day Silhouette yet tempered with sense OF
distinguished simplicity and refinement.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
Fandmad, PHRTS BCOuSeS
Daytime and Formal
Euening Cowns

Daytime gowns for trotteur
and apres midi wear Of serge.
satin. Ceorgette crepe. tat
feta. Pompadour silks. gold
and silver tissues. rich bro
cades. tulles and jetted motifs
in Russian and Spanish types.
Louis XIV. period. Breton
Basque effects. panniers.