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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-03
LONDON PREPARES
NOTE ON BLOCKADE
British Reply Is Expected Within
Ten DAYS.

London. Feb. ,. Great Britain's re-
ply TO the American note on the Brit
ish blockade is expected within ten
days. The note recently presented 70
Ambassador Page by the Foreign Office,
which explained that reply 20 the
American note on the detention of
mails would be delayed while the other
Allied powers. especially France. were
being consulted. is equally applicable
TO the British note ON the blockade
policy, which Is now I'm the hands Of
the French government. IL il not ex-
pected that any noteworthy changes
will be made IN this note, as the Brit
ISL and French Foreign Offices have
been In close touch during its prepare
ton.
Nothing new has developed in the
mail situation, but representatives OF
the owners OF parcel post matter which
has been detained have arrived here
10 protect the interests Of their eli
ents. No step has yet been taken 70
throw these parcels into the prize
court, but owners of the goods in ques-
ton will insist, IT is understood. that
some early action IN this direction be
taken.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-03

The "massif' where we were Is the
watchful guardian Of all that part OF
the line. There are more different
kinds Of positions between Rheims and
Scissors than along any other stretct
OF a front Of similar length. Almost
the whole panorama Of battle can be
seen in that sector.
The innocent looking woods are full
of the latest forms OF sudden death.
The soft breeze spreads the acrid
smell Of burning powder. That spur
Of rock placed by Gods hand 20 guard
the gentle valley in peaceful existence
and TO shelter IL from the wild bursts
Of winter storms has been organized
bv mans hand into the birthplace OF
death and devastation, 20 wTeak the
vengeance of an angry nation on an
invader who knew neither love OF man
nor love Of God. who chose church
for his target and women and chill
dren for his victims. who directed his
cannon far over the heads OF onpos-
ing soldiers 10 destroy village miles
ina the rear of the line Of battle. Man
is made in the image OF God, but the
German is cast I'm the bestial mould
Of Satan
The French officer remarked: The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-03
FRENCH SURPRISE
ENEMY IN ART0IS
Guns Catch the German Troops
in Transi. at Berry
au-Bac.

London. Feb. ,. The recent artillery
activity on certain sections Of the
French front is almost reaching the
proportions OF a real allied offensive.
In Artois. in Champagne. in Lorraine
and in Alsace the French report sue
cesses. and even the German official re
port tells Of the enemy artillery as
suming great activity.
The following was issued to-day by
the War ONCE in Paris:
an Artois the mine fighting has been
quite spirited. In the neighborhood OF
The road from Lille our artillery fire
caused three explosions in the enemy
batteries in the region OF Nimy. To
the northwest Of Berry -Bac German
troops in transit we're surpri 5ed by ~
FIRE Of our cannon.
an Champagne wc bombarded the
enemy works TO the north Of Souain.
"In the Woevre an effective fire on
two mine throwers 20 the northwest OF
flircy Ia reported
Between the Avre and the Aisne
our artillery fired on conveys in the
region OF the farm below louiFcnt, a.
we'll as on "a train which was leaving
for Lassigny. In the Argonne We eX-
ploded a mine at Hill 2S5 LA Narte
Cheyauchel.
In Lorraine. at Hill 423. east or
Senones, our batteries demolished an
enemy blockhouse. There has been
cannonading on the rest of the front
"In Asace our batteries exploded a
munitions depot on the outskirts o:
Orbey. southeast Of Bonhomme. In
the region Of Sondernach, south Of
Muenstcr. the Germans occupied one
Of our listening posts. from which theY
were expelled Immediately b. cOun-
ter-attack.'
The German statement is as follows:
"Thc enemy artillery has assumed
great activity in some sections of the
Champagne and east OF -. Die, In the
Nosgcs. Tie town Of Lens was again
sheilcd by the enemy.
a large French aeroplane was hit
by our anti-aircraf. fire and brought
down southwest Of Chauny. The oc.
tupauts. who were wounded. were cap
turcd."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-03
FLOODS HALT BRITISH
ADVANCE ON KUT
General Aylmer's Force Holds
Strong Position on Tigris River.

London. Feb. . An official state
ment issued bv the Turkish War De
partmenl, under date OF February l.
says:
Caucasian front: An enemy battal-
ION attacking one OF our outposts at
the centre was repulsed, with loss OF
200 killed and wounded
A Reuter- dispatch from Delhi trans
mits an Official statement issued there
regarding the fighting in Mesopotamia'
saying:
General Aylmer's forces hold n
strong position on the River Iigris.
The recent foods have hiudered and
made a forward movement impracu-
cable.
General Aylmer was advancing
10 relieve the British forces al
kut
General Sir John T. Nixon, who has
handed over the command Of the Brit
ish forces in Mesopotamia TO Lieuten-
ant General Sir Percy Lake. will start
homeward within a short time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-03
SULTAN'S HEIR CUTS
ARTERIES AND DIES
Prince Yussof Izzedin. Of Peace
proclivities, a Suicide.

London. Feb. 2 The suicide Of fu'-
sof Izzedin. heir apparent TO the TURK
ish throne. is reported in a Reuter-
di.patch from Constantinol lie, reaching
Lore by way OF Berlin. The message
avs the Crown Prince ended his ne
in his palace at a. m. Yesterday by
cutting arteries. III health IS given As
the reason. ~ =,
Yussof Izzedin had been active IN
Turkish politics since the succession 10
the throne Of the present Sultan, ana
y has been reported that his attitude
has placed him at odds with the power
fIl Young Turks and also with the
Germans at Constantinople. He IS said
to have been at the head Of a peace
party. II vas reported last year tna'
ne had been shot by Enver Pacha::
Turkish War Minister, on account OF
their differences in regard TO th1 po-
litical policy Of Turkey
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-03
BELCIANS ORGANIZE
NEW nU hLUX KHAN
Plan to Ayenge Betrayals Like
That Of Edith CayelI.

The Hague. Feb. An official OF
the Belgian government, who escaped
from Brussels and arrived al The
Hague to-day, gave an explanation o.
the circumstances under which the
city of Brussels was fined 100000
marks last month by General Won Bis
sing. Governor General of Belgium
lie denied the first report that it wa
levied because of the shooting of Gels
Derode, the spy whose testimony con
victed Miss Edith Cavell. the English
nurse executed az Brussels
The offence charged, he said, was
violation Of German jurisdiction by .
Belgian cOroner's court which seized
Dcrode's papers and exam ned them be-
fore the Gcrma. authorities had op-
pOrtunlty 10 take charge Of the case.
The papers included passports perm :
ting Derode % visit Germany, passes
through the German lines and receipts
showing payments 10 him by the Ger
man authorities for services rendered.
The fine was imposed because this
court declined 20 turn over the evi-
dencc to a German tribunal.
lIllNtulhAtll a. ttl AAt me was AtN4th
the newspaper Free Belgium" which
is circulated in some mysterious way.
stated that Derode's death cost only
one frame and that the Belgians had
many more francs for similar work.
Two citizens of Brussels Il barber
and an electrician. have been arrested
with the murder Of Dcrode.
The Belgian official asserted the
German officer was untrue. He said
the execution was carried out in regu
lar order BIS the customary hrng
squad
A few English women who are still
left iu Brussels are said 20 have re
ceived a warning TO leave Belgium as
soon as possible.
The German authorities In Belgium.
according 20 this official. are showing
great concern over the activities o. a
Belgian secret organization which re
sembles the ku Klux Khan in the
United States after the Civil War,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-03
Mackensen at MOnaStlr-
Predict Move Before
February 10.
GREEKS SIGN ACCORD
WITH RUMANlANS
Each Undertakes to Take Field
Only with Consent OF
the Other.
y, css,. to TIE Tribune ]

London. Feb An offensive against
Salonica IS imminent, according 10
Creek advices from German sources
The Gievgeli-Strumnitza railway has
been repaired, and Field Marshal Won
Nackcnscn . reported 20 be at Mona
stir The Cermon-Austri.n forces VIII
h supported by one hundred thousand
Turks. II is said. and the drive will be-
gin about February Is.
Meanwhile the Austrian advance IN
Albania continues The invader = now
within twenty-five miles Of Durazzo and
is pressing Oh Avlons.
~Thc Austro-Huncari vanguards
have reached. without lighting, the
sog-hc~n bank Of the Malta River says
,he Austrian statement, issued tonight.
4 part Of the N ntenegrin army has e.
fectod d junction with the Serbs and
fallen back on Durazzo.
The Runanian journal "Adeverul"
declares that an accord exists between
Greece and Rumania regarding neutral
ifv. Both countries have undertaken
recinrocally 90 maintain neutrality.
Neither country can take the field with
on the others consent.
s dispatch 20 the Exchange Iele-
graph from Athens says that twenty
nine persons were killed and fourteen
injured in the Zeppelin raid on Salon
Ca Two soldiers we're among those
killed.
Our airmen noticed great fres in
tie port Of Salonica, obviously caused
by our airship attack says the Ger
man official statement.
\ French statement issued tonight
says:
"On the night of January 31-February
] Zeppelin dropped several bombs on
The port and town Of Salonica. Two Of
.he projectiles fell on the Greek pre-
lecture. a third on the general treas
urv OF the Bank Of Salon,ca. which was
completely burned The other bombs
caused only slight material damage
"The number Of victims among the
civilian population was eleven killed
and fifteen wounded. in addition 90 two
soldiers killed and one wounded.
IAN enemy aeroplanc was brought 10
earth by one Of our machines between
Topsin and Nerra. west of Salonlca.
The TWO aviators "a captain and MD
shipmau were made prisoners
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-03

German general who commands here Is
Won Einem. His artillery chief Ia
Commander Won Tripe."
We left the point Of the rocks where
the guns clustered thickly as trees
and walked back along the ridge. The
haze had thinned and the automobiles
had scurried for shelter. We followed
on foot in small groups seeking by
paths screened by bushes and joined
them az a pont where the steep side
Of the "massif" made us secure from
German attentions.
Sliding down the Hill path we passed
a little cemetery where are buried
soldiers killed when the Germans
bombardcd the artillery post. Three
long rows of graves rested IN mar
row terrace cleared beside the path.
Each was carefully tended and marked
By q wooden cross, with the name o.
the soldiers, and wreaths hung from
crosses and flowers La on the mounds.
Two officers, who were our guides,
raised their kepis IN salute and
stopped FOR brief prayer for their
fallen comrades.
Three minutes later we were speed
ing on the road 20 Fismes and anoth-
er position so totally unlike those al
ready seen that It seemed in ii differ
ont country. almost in diifereu'
world and a different age.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-03
CANADA BARS OATS TO U. S.
Puts Railroad Embargo on Breakfast
Foods and Special Products.

Calgary. Alberta. Feb. ?. The Cana
dian Pacific Railway, Canadian North
ern and Grand Trunk railways an
rounced to-day chat an embago had
been placed on all shipments Of rolled
oats to the United States.
The ruling applies also TO oatmeals,
breakfast foods and all special mill
products manufactured from oats. Ac-
cording 70 local mill and railway men,
the embargo has been placed on in
structions from the Dominion govern
ment, and applies to all Canada.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-03
TO SEIZE GERMAN TEXTILES
New Order in Force Presagcs War of
Long Duration.

London. Feb. - i new conhscat.oa
order was put loo force in Germany on
February affecting all the products
OF the textile industry.
The "Berliner Tageblatt" says II Is
highly significant that on this occasion
the government does not seize raw ma
tcrial. but finished articles Included
in the list are all materials for cloth
ing suitable for army and navy Of
hcials. all goods for undergarments.
blankets, inclusive Of horse cloths; col
ored linen goods. Innings and sail
cloths
Berlin new papers point out thai ;his
measure dlscloses q scarcity Of these
materials. and also indicates that Ger
many is preparing for war Of long
duration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-03

Thomas Newbold. who resides 8. Z.
Madison av. and has a .atgs cow.
place ar Hyde Pars is % oui.d -
iial home al l3 and 10 East Is'a
TIE site Is at present encumberef;, y. =,
two old style four story c"e'"I !,
owned for a number Of year, :!
Holden estate ard Fannie VI. As.., (, J.
snecrively. The combined prop 's -
make a plot 3sxi022 feet loes''' "
feet east Of Fifth as IA.
Charles /. Rikcr IS the buyer ..
former residence Of the late Uel ~.
prayton Ives at 33 East S'th ST. w.
recsr+lv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-03
RUSSIAN FORCE WIPED OUT
Berlin Reports Success Against De-
tachment Near the Stvr.

Berlin. Feb. via wireless 10 Say
Vile. y. ~ The wiping out Of a
Russian detachment is reported in to
DAYS general headquarters announce
ment. as follows:
a strong Russian detachment was
attacked by German reconnoitring
part-. o. the Nieslelucha. south Of
Kucnocsa-Nola. between tho Stochod
and the Styr. ard was wiped out"
received here to-day says:
THE Russians were forced by mine
attacks 20 withdraw from the foremost
trc inches before the hridgehead Of
Uscicczko on the Dniester. near the
Bukow'na border)."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-03
FREE GERMAN LINE
FROM DAMAGE SUITS
Court Says Cecilie Was Right to
Obey War Warning.

Boston, Feb. .. The four suits
brought b. the Guaranty Trust Com
pany. the National city Bank. Charles
W Rantoul, jr., OF New York, and
Maurice llansenns, of Brussels. against
The North German Lloyd Steamship
company 20 recover more than $1,000. o
600 in damages because the steamer
hronp' Gecilic failed TO COM
plctc her voyage to France and Enr-
land iu. before the outbreak Of he
war. were mis-. ed to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-03
WAR TINE, WEDDING
TINE, BRITAIN FINDS
Marriage Rate Reaches Record
Consumption a Factor.

London. Jan. %. From unofficial sta-
tistics % appears that 1915 has estab-
hshed a record for marriages in Great
Britain. with total of 100000. as
against $4,000 Boz 1914 and 2S6.O00 in
1913.
This increase. while attributable u
part 10 the exemption OF married men
from the c0nscrption measures. is due
also 20 the fact that the marriage rate
always has tendency 10 grow during
war times. This is shown boa the re-
markable jump shown above in the fig
ures for 1914, when there was no qucs-
ton of CONSUMPTION, over those for
1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-03

uatible with the essential needs Of the
country, Of the number Of men eX-
empted from military service in order
to keep war industries running With
the 100000 men TO be found by re-
course 10 these measures. this au-
thority fixes a limit Of four additional
months effort becoming, however
every day fcebler and more desperate
because Of the diminished soidicrly
qualities of these men abnormally re-
crr1f+ar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-03

in view Of his information ne "c''u ~
a prudent shipmaster would .
In disposiug Of the conteh,'o9 w.
tho libcllists that the statement v' WV
company that war had broken ou' M"'
not true. the court said thot IN" 'on
pnny was under the necessity o. f'n"1
ing the captain an arbitrary oIu'i' ~" m
that under the CIRCUMSTANCE ~ "r
GERS were. IN the opinion o. INC oU1,S
justified in stating tina, hos''''''
actually had been declared -,
Ranioul and Hansenns souHh' u'"
ages because, rs passengers '"''
not taken TO their desinhtloh''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-03
Friends TO Honor Washington.

Friends Of Booker T. Washington
will gather az Carnegie Hall on Friday
night for memorial service which will
be held under the auspices of Tuskegee
Institute. Hampton Institute and the
National League on Urban Conditions
Among Negroes. Major r. Motion, Dr.
Washington successor. will speak, and
the Hampton and Tuskegee quartets
dies. Tickets may be obtained without
cost from the Hampton Association, :
East Forty-second Street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-03
TEUToN BATON FOR SULTAN
Kaiser Says Turks Have Proved
Worthy OF Old Military Glory.

London. Feb. a Reuter- dispatch
from Constantinople says that En-
pcror William, in an autograph letter
appointing Sultan Mohammed Of Iur-
key a field marshal, wrote:
Your maiesty's troops I'm all tho war
theatres in the East have proved .hcm-
selves worthy Of the old military
glory They have accomplished deeds
with the most tenacious perseverance,,
and recently. by o victorious attaeH
they repulsed the enemy in the lrak
district.
Reviewing the great events that
have happened during my past lie J
recall to-day, on my birthday, the
splendid performances of the Turkish
army: and. wishing TO express my APP
probation and close friendly relations
which personally connect me with
your majes,y's house, ] beg you 10 ac-
cept the dignity Of a geld marshal ~
my army
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-03
Quarters for Bead Company

After being located for iwen'y 20! 20
in the downtown district tte i n
can Bead Company one OK ths ,s.
concerns Of IT'S kind IN nc 'g = n,
ras moved 90 now quarters 40 s,i
Rogers Pee. Building, .ith ~ 8,
s1st So The company viii oss.g
entire th.-d door Of this building
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-03

Justice MADDOX has authorized 9.
sale ~ the property Of The United %.
crecationa. Church az lee az =
Hoones st.. Bro9s.yu, FOR s5o'ov1' .
CONGREGATION. which was one o. !,
oldest in williamsburg vas reeel.
merged with the Central Cong's
tioral Church. % Brooklyn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-03

Supposirg the wastage OF 100000
mon "a month be exact and 20 continue
during the winter months. ne asserts
that Gemory's present resources I'm
men would last until April J.
T. Is pointed out that as far back as
November Germany he'd called up
every available man, excepting the
young men OF nineteen years OF age, Of
tho contingent of 1917, and had incor-
porated the contingent of 1916. More
over the estimate of 100000 men as
the effective force under arms presup-
poses that all the units have their full
number and that all the bases have
their fun complement, which, of course,
cannot be the case. The 0verestima-
tlou of this item offsets any overesu-
nation of the others.
The deduction us that Germany Will
be obliged TO resort 20 abnormal meas
ures TO meet an abnormal situation re
,ulting from progressive exhaustion Of
its resources in men and the continual
extension Of battlefronts and augmS
tation Of occupied territory. Tie eX-
pcct> Germany 20 strain her resources
10 the utmost limit and resort 20 three
different measures, that VIII all told
give her 100000 more men and enabl &
her go sustain her present effort unNl
August /. 1916.
These three extraordinary measures
are: First. the calling On Of men here
toforc declared by medical examiners
unfit for military service; second, in
the calling mp Of AN men between the
ages OF forty-tiyc and fifty-four years;
third, in the reduction, as far as COM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-03
Presidents Envoy COnfers
with Minister at French
Foreign Office.
JOURNALISTS FIND
HIM A SPHINX
Doesn't Believe lie Said HIS
Love for Germany Grows
at Each Visit

PARIS. Fob. .. Colonel F.. NJ. House
called at the Foreign ONCE to-day ana
had long convcrsation WIN Jules
Cambon. General Under-Secrctaiy NJ
the Foreign Ministry.
The Paris press comments upon inc
discretion Of Colonel House, which IS
described az being impenctrable and
admirable
a Excelsior" publishes an article on
Colonel House and uses. a. an iliustra.
ton for II, n composite photograph OF
the colonel and the Sphinx. II heads the
article: ~ sphinx m "a Soft Hat. II
savs that the most experienced inter
viewers admit that Mr.. Wilson's envoy
has baIIed them as they had never be-
fore been baiiied All Of them had
asked him to confirm or deny me
phrase attributed 10 him by tho
"Rcrliner Tageblatt" 90 the effect that
his love for Germany grows greater
every time he visits II. The qucstioners
obtained no satisfaction. but admit
that. i'm view of their own experience,
thew do not believe for n moment that
he committed himself to that extent
SIR. T. Fitlmaurice. the foreign
editor or "Le Figaro" says; Colonel
House is certainly rot laxative and
does not seem TO care for useless dis
courses. This short, slender, unsmil-
ing man is lover Of silence. ne
answers by monosyllables and DOUBT
whether he pronounced TO any German
journalist q phrase so long ms that at
trihutcd 20 him by the "Berlinor Iage-
blatt" Colonel House has too high an
idea Of the confidential mission in
trusted TO him by his friend. President
Wilson. 20 take the trouble 10 deny
such idle talk As he had only visited
:hc capitals Of the belligerent nations
most directly interested IN the cues
tions 81 the blockade and submarine
warfare. one would not be far wrong
In believing that those questions form
the principal object OF his journey.
That he did not 20 10 Vienna and that
he is M "a hurry 20 return 10 America
NAV be due 90 the fact that the Lust
tania situation has been growing more
acute.
Vienna. Feb. .. Frederick c. Pen
field. the American Ambassador, re
turned 90 Vienna Yesterday from MI.
trim TO Geneva. whore he met Colonel
House. At the Embassy the statement
was made that Colonel House omitted
Vienna from his itinerary on account Of
the fact that there Is pending mere no
question of the nature o. those which
are occupying his attention. The rela-
tiors between Austria-liungary and the
United States. 10 was pointed out, are
good. and Colonel House brought no in
structious for the Vienna embas Y
such us he might have had for the en-
bassics and legations he is visiting.
Il is understood here that there was
a slight Misunderstanding last fall be
tween the American embassies at
Vienna and London, owing to the i'm
preston Of the latter that American
diplomatic mail bags to Europe were
subject TO its control, bat 1t Is SAID
this situation was soon adjusted with
ont dlfficulties
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-03
AUSTRIANS AGREE
TO FREE NIJINShY
Russian Dancers VIII Continue
TriD 10 New York.

Vienna. Feb Ambassador Pen
field has been assured by the Austrian
government that Vaslav Nijinsky, the
Russian dancer vino was arrested or
his arrival at Budapest in December
and mtclued there, will be released
soon so that he may continue his jour
new 20 New York Nr. Penheld took
up the case unotfciaAy iu response 80
IL request from New York.
The Russian Ballet. which ie boz Bos-
ton now, is due 20 return TO New York
for foul weeks yum a. the Metro
politan Opcfa House. beginning April g..
IL was said last night az the opera
house that efforts had been made
through Ambassador Pcatcld 20 obtain
the release of \iinsky ever since news
came of tine dancers iutcrument.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-03
SEES END OF WAR
IN AUGUST NEXT
Frencr Statistician Shows Attri'
ton Process viii Then
Be Complete.

Paris. Jan. % The Germans have
still available 10 nm tho yoids in their
ranks approximately 100000 mon, ac-
cording 10 French authority. lie
reaches this result by taking 100000
as the total normal recruitment IN Ger
many. This is based on the liberal pro.
portion OF IS per cent Of he total
population January ! this year those
q $4,000 recruits were proportional, he
-L.cInrne IL fnlloMs.