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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-11-02
GRAIN AND LIVE STOCK.
DAILY MARKET RECORD.
MINNEAPOLIS Grain.

Minneapolis, oct 31-Wheat, Decem-
Der, 81. 95; May, $1.91 q No. 1 northern,
$1.97; No. northern $1.97; Mol dur
UNI. $2.O4 II No 3 corn, $1.1O No. 3
white oats, SCI 1ac: barley, mailing, 7Sc;
No. rye, $1.38; No. / flax, $2.6615.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-11-02

A man asks for the hand Of his loved
one, but what he really wants is
servant
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-11-02

coal ut rate of about 100000 tons
n year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-11-02

You'll not catch any fish if you spare
the rod.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-11-02

London's metropolitan police area
has 100000 population.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-11-02

Holland has 100 machinery factories.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-11-02

Greenheart wood from British
Guiana is said to outlast iron or steel
when used under water.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-11-02
Duluth CrniE



Duluth, Oct. 31.-Wheat, December
$1.92 IS May, $190B.
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PARTNER WANTED

Fine opportunity for ambitious man to become
partner in long established business. No in
Testment required Fifty per centdivision, Write
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TELLS OF E W EXPLOITS.
Her Com q ndrr says CIRn Mac
lavish Tried to Esra pc.

BERLIN. via Amsterdam, Mtrrl %
The exploits OF the German sea raider
Moewc are described in the Lokdl-
an$eiocr to-day in an article by her COIN
mandcr, capt, Count Won bohna-Schlo-
den.
Regarding the destruction Of the Brit
ish steamship Clan MacTavish the writer
s,ys when the Mo"we, after "a long
chase, got near enough to ask 10y w-t-
less. What snip ar" YOU the British
captain. m~is,rustful answered, who agc
VOW The Moew.'s reply was. "A Ger.
man cruiser. stop immediately"
TheYeupon. Count Non Dohta-ScHlo-
den SAYS, tho clan MacTavish's captain
wirele.sed. II have stopped hut couiiu.
ned, nevertheless. at full speed. \ few
minutes later. the Moe ives wireless oyer
ator having picked up signals Tor help,
she sent the first snell, which exploded o.
the British vessels l-idgr. after hs
shin had been hit several times III" Brit
!sh captain wirelesscd, Il hav. really
stopped"
The German commander makes 4
clear IN his article That the ruest. 80
gold taken from the british linsy Ap-
p,n,, now "A German prize IN N.wpur'
News. were brought to Germany l., the
MocNc.
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FIVE VESSELS SUNK.
Two <~usrnIs ~ List. say. London
UcVUrt-Nnus ~ Z rrNs saved.

f"SI"N. M,rvu 20 Five ships. H.
Guiding two neutral Norwegian vessels.
Mere reported suuk to-day
The Norwegian steamship kHHniN. II
l.5j, tons. which i"ft New York uu Fob
ur.ry =" for Iiavrs. Ms one victim. tc-
~tnriiuc To- f, despatch from H1,r.. The
k,urik "as last reported on f"!h on
March T.
Til" british steamship k~eiy.rbauhs
was sunk In Hlvrc RoaiS, ONE ~ her
crew being lost. There w,r" no Amer
Jeans ON hoard
The Norwegian bark l.indiie.d. Of
..it2 tons. was sunk. Thirty If her
crew We're picked up by the Norwegian
bark Silas. which il heading for Queens
town. The Lindf-ld sailed from Port
land. ore, III November : for English
ports.
The British steamship Sea Serpent. Of
80. tons, owned In London, wa the
third vessel to meet disaster.
Twenty three Of the crew Of the
French bark Iiourainville. If 2."ts tons.
which wts last reported a. sailing from
In February. we're rescued
who' she was sunk. according to Lloyd's.
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FIGHT OVER 500 MILES.
u ssia M Reported AdVanrius %
the Enttre Front.


l.oSpoN. March .i-Ths retroerad
correspondent Of the Morning Post te,e-
graphs:
There arc Indications that tho Rus
sans have advanced ur ia" wNo.c front
from Riea To th" iiuuauIau l.or,ler.
The movement t,rgaU on March !. and
the battle !, ION continuing along a
front exceeding 500 mics
The patty Tcicgrdphs representative
1T pctrograi IS less sur" regarding the
scope of III, operations. but in any
cas-, denies that they ar. intended to
relieve the French at Nerdun. He teie-
graphs
The weather Will 10 an important
factor N thu further development Of the
op.ratious. There was "a great deal ot
snow IN western Russia this winter and
. sudden thav would render the roads
absolutely impa-sahl" over large areas
consequently. .rouer or later. there
is hound 10 l." - Stusc In ~" battle. \
GOOD deal viii uNdouht-dl, depend upon
the situation III which both sides will
rnd themselves Whcu tie .hair!e comes.
TIL, present moment would seem 20 h~
very np;rrtuus for a Russian advance.
During the last tire, ~ fnur daye Their"
vas u; some ,-olltS ia" s"v'rcst weather
since Christmas \ present here arc 10
.;SlLs of spriNG which, However. may
come suddenly at any moment"
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The Duke and Duchess Of Connaught.

The Duke and Duchess of Connaught
will be in New York earl. n April TO
az. as patrons q t.e Re! eros. tea
garden AZ he International Flower
Show in the Grand Central Palace from
April 5 until Apiil Is. The New York
Red Cross received u teiesram OF ac.
ceptance from the Duke O: Connaught
yesterday. Therc H. some chance that
the Duchess may TO; be able to come 20
New York herself. bu, the Princess Pa
tric!a viii su.cly be here.
The Canadian Red Cross has had no
representation In this country VI TO
the present. but yesterday Col. Noel
Marshall. chairman OF the executive
committee of the Red Cross In Canada.
appointed Miss Margaret Cameron as
the official Canadian representative
pending the arrival of Causda's dele
gates to the flower show. This arrange.
wsnt Was mad. by Col. Mclean. en-
-cutiN- counsel for the Canadian Red
Cross. who Is now IN New York. 10y long
distance tel'phoslo TO ottawa 80 1; H.
now ARRANGED tina, Canada viii take an
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active pa: IN tho flower sho'. along
with the Nm York county chapter o.
the American Red Cross and twelve
war relief examinations that vii share
III tho proceeds.
n committee OF Canadians will assiYt
Miss Cameron. who Is "a sister of Mrs.
m Tiffany. Mrs. Tiffany and Mrs.
william kiuri"u:t Draper ar. assuming
active management Of the tea garden.
The Canadian ommit'c viii include
Mrs. William bodsuu. NJ. Dr charles
". Peck and Miss Hay.
Miss c,amsror'S father was prominent
Scotch Canadian, ana col. Marshall, who
knew him well. wished her 10 act as the
Canadian representative. She has also
assumed considerable responsibility on
the committee with Mrs. N"wboid &c
Roy Edgar In undertaking to oltaiu
food and supplies Tor IN. tca garden.
all Of which ar" h-iug douatcd 10y large
hotels aud "A few clubs.
tn" show viii he attended 10y morc
han nifty nurses graduated from Cana
hospitals aud 10y mpmi"rs OF sew
eral canadian societies. TN" tea gar
den. designed H., I.Iwr-uc" white. :
expected tV IL" one If the protest fca.
lures of the Hover show.
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and heav!es; artillery tgaiAst Verdun
tn" 'ie-mans picked their ablcst av.a-
tor for work In thIs region. Lieut..
B"-lke headed the German t,iers.
France met the challenge with sncn
fliers As Lieut.. 'iuynern-r. AdJuiant
Navarro and the 1915 recruit nho
brought down a German machine on
his first trip IN actual warfare.
The French had been sending W men
s.ngly TO observe troop movements and
the posi-, .ons of hostile artillery. The
Germans began sending their men up
In pairs. and when the French doubled
their scouts the Germans made their re--
o~nnaiseances 10y puartets Of machines.
The Germans also used considerable
Numbers OF aeroplanes at one time :"
observe the effect Of their heavy guns
and the FRENCH met the move ty the
use % six and eight inch shells and
an increase in the size 81; their air
~SIuadrOns.
As IA result fighting IL winch twenty
or more machines were a at a
height OF 5000 feet became common.
will a proportionate increase In the loss
on both sides.
The French pilots are confident That
they nave had The better SO far Of TINS
lighting. Now and then the Germans
have had more machines IN the a.f'
but the French have as "A rule been
quicker In climbing.
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Big GERMAN ATTACK
ON ENGLAND EXPECTED
Removal of Galloprr Light
ship Taken as Step in de-
fence Of Coast.

IyoNpuN. March -. 49, The London
lapeis this morning speak Of the posi-
hllitv Of - German attempt At an In
vasion of England In Tia" rear future.
This possibility. Whi'h has D.cn a mat
ter OF private discussion m London Tor
some w."ks. ~ considered by some OF
'he paI.rs a. 4 proha hility should the
attack on Nerduu he abandoned.
II t. To- axe precautions against such
an attempt. according 20 til" Parlia-
meutary rorr.sp oud-ut If the Daily
N'WS. II such heavy demands ar" now
being made for men. III" War Office de-
irins to keep a ldrg, army in England
in addition to meeting the needs on the
fronts Tn France ana elsewhere.
Til. star Publishes an article by "a
well Informed political correspondent
who says in part
There L. "a growing feeling az West
Minister iia' an attempted German in
vasiun at our eastern coast during the
trNt week 81 So IT, puit" On TN. cards.
There ar. MANY igus i'm East Anglia
tna; ia" military authorities share this
Ii-w. but thrs" must not Ia. discussed
mere. aud u = sufficient 10 consider IN.
.ctious of tn" "u.iuy.
The tnrp.iuiur of the Dutch liners
TInar'it and Ial"nha G in the N"rt1
-eH. followed 10y similar outrag.s against
""''@" 'ih ''L''' S"li%' 'or'nS i H'"
and hig My significant chapter in sea af-
Itlrs'
~, y IH''' lnp"S>ioi" thai I-rnlany
Nl"u'd tdA' 'hlS step WIN al its dan
S''""H '"''S 81 "r"NNlhs neutral ma
'.lls Against nor - order =" deprive ms
"' ~ "I'N''I'> OF nldreari and rood
c'uN7 Nh''' now r'a'h Us from Holland.
'0i = H'f' p''"'\i rms Us Nnal!y
'r">"d ny me" '"'' mas IN" Tuhantia
va "'u''" f"f h'd@N ana Inc Ftl"mout <
yer Jaw So ~ ~,i"fhla'> u! torpeioing
'h''h "'r" ~.'lnl'tiic no dhinag" on TINS
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GERMAN LINE
Is PENETRATED


.,,.o,,, p,,,.,.. -
,r,cL -ss"r,an ,osS. rms If an ol1
the enemv bas u,nanaI "..er ,ln'e wnen
Iii, u,h.r a.e.-u u reverse. Natu.
49, 49, po''onS su'h az the Ger
Tor sre ,sL.n a., '.r's.nenihH all vim
49,. " III 'ne 'ours" or a few
800 $500. a.. inevitable. but ! have
80 ,n,s,,"a a" o'a'ihs mat the Rus
..,o an, ~ ny no means heavy.
,r.aisa ,.,or. u%eIInars' VINO re-
10. 49, ~ o",ush or the Rus
na.. - ""ppor.eu ps artillery which
-, $3.50 pro'.neu WIN ammunition
80 aa,n 10y niue ABOUT them. 4
49,. ~ ,h' .an FORM a fair esti-
80. oPpo'reuts losses. hut tho
.srs ~. i.'ire can only guess.
poodle we. ~ HcNerai places the
...sSIa" 49, u Germans out OF the
,'aa,,inn, ~, ooVul'eu strongly fortified
,pp,'a. ,n,' ~, az ,eieekie ana Selo.
900 '"s ~ rVsSIp'e round for con-
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DUTCH CREWS WON'T
SAIL UNPROTECTED
Sailors Union Says Govern
mpnt Must Deal With
L Boat Menace.
GUARD FOR y. Y. LINER

THE IiAGrE. March eS.-By a large
majority the crews Of half a dozen
steamships which were due to sail yes
terday. decided at "a meeting held in
Amsterdam under the auspices Of the
Sailors Union that they will not ship
the Dutch Government for the protection
and safety Of their ships has been made,
The Nieuw Amsterdam Of the Holland
America Line. whose sailing was an
noulr"d for Tonight. called AZ 80 THIS
morning.
Til. IIo,,,nl-Ainerlca Line announced
that Hr agreement. had been niadc with
the sailors union to permit the sailing
Of vessels of t,lat Inc. The NieuD AM
a'.rdam will he conveyed as far as the
Downs 10y trga furnished With ne say
ing e~upipinent. The Tugs VII then Cs-
cort the .amship Rotterdam, bound
ftcnl New York. from the Downs {, Rot
tsrdain.
Among Tho $50 passengers who wrr'
on board tho NieuN Amsterdam N."'ef-
day expecting 20 sail last night was
Prot =. q. Van fIeckc of Lcuv2ir tt!-
~rcrsit:. who has been comn.'ssiorcd by
The Relriau Government 20 toir IN"
United States l.cturinr on the Belgian
refuge. camps In holland.
u IL announced that the Dutch st"am-
shin Ieelandia. u sister ship of the
sunk-n Tubsntia. will not sail from
iinenos Ayres on March 20
TIL. Dutch press Is divided on thc
question OF using Dutch war>hips To
convoy Dutch steamships. TIL" Nnder-
iorri argues that the Government should
not adopt this method Of projecting
Dutch shipping. since II is likely - re-
sul, I'm war. i'ast experience Of other
nations. III. paper says haF demon
strat.i that this use of warshipS IS
likely 20 result IN cMhrolliug q ueutral
nation with one hcll.g.reit or another.
Thc Idd'ridid adds tina Will" Hol-
land nigh, haVc ~disrevarded the danger
I'm the past. when she wa~ III. first "r
second naval power In III" world. such
Il course at The present time would he
too dangerous.
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RAILWAY MENACED.
dsrmans Less Than Five Mi1es
from supply Road.

berlin. va London. March a3.-rhe
German progress near Avorourt yester-
l.y menaces the French line between
.t,h!acuurt and M%alancour', according
/ he Lokaiar sei0er. which SANS that
~ linz Is now threatened both from
T. s.s' as a result Of the German
Au.s-s IN tn. region OF L. Mort
F5mm,. ,ud from the west AS a result;
. To t,ocourt success.
The Loknicn:etaSr points out that
"a, v.ltye Of Avocourt II only seven
.'oms,ers ~ miles, north OF the
Nsriun.Paris railway, The !nterven-
q COUNTRY Is hilly and covered with
p,liS.
T." official statement Issued by the
iSrn.sn war ONCE to-day announces
'tt' tvoruurt by the taking of the
sjs,hwes, 1T Haucourt.
The German statement regarding op-
tra''ors N the west follows:
The German success near the forest
Of Aloc,uirt has been completed by the
occupation OF the French points o:
support on the mountain ridge south
Nes' OF Hau"ourt. About $50 pris-
en"-s were taken.
az " ~ 4Ni'Id' El'toAioh of
Tic western front l. unchanged.
Ml'ar! opinion mere unites IN the
oi'HlnN 'Nn IL" attempts IN other oun
.-"s :" interpret the paus"s ia the Yer
~ iuvIlgu a. due 10 a waning Of the
0aens!vs or exhaustion OF the German
th'is .rv based on a failure TO com-
'''''nd 'i"rnan strategy. The pauses.
t%"g't!al Ulcers saw. ar. all Il part OF
~ r.il, which H. 10 avoid u Simulta-
a""ls 49,; and Ia make preparations
~ Hf1 separate move so carefully
nat lose.- for the attacking troops
III j.. reduced t. 4 minimum. In pur-
'4Ahc' - this plan local successes
''thtr than any general advance have
zen suIght
tn campaign is intended to capture
s fortress and hasten the ending OF
v hose officers say. not 10 pur-
," : i1rlorn hop" in order to cheer
'e people Il. home.
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PLEADS FOR AMERICANS.
EWv0! ~ ROM '.rt~ Promise 81
InVutr. IN several Eases.

ROME. Mdr"u - Thomas Nelson
Page. American NWhHs>adnr 20 Italy.
conferred this morning. with Baron S-i-
uino. Minister Of Foreign Aft!n,. con
corning the cases OF Americans who
har" complained Of their treatment. in
Italy. The Munster promised a ecxain-
inatiou Of ia. Eases.
Ambassador Page brought up. among
others. tn" case IL two Americans who
were arrested In ono and held for
several days b! the Italila authorl-
lies.
Mr.. Page called TN. Ministers atten-
ti"r a." to the ease Of Harry Mon;agu!er.
"h" was ordered expelled .l-sp.." he
n-ot.-ty Of o." American Erbar--. =
hehtl' Of Mr.. M"ntiguicr many we'll
known Americans and Italians have i.s-
tNA.d mat H. L. = profound student u
italian history and friendly toward the
Italian people.
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DEFENDS CREOLE SOLDIERS.
New French Wsr Mtntstrr says
The. Are Brave Fighters.

PARIS, March 23.--The frs, speech OF
Cen. Pierre Auguste Roaucs as War
Minister, delivered in the Chamber ~
Deputies to-day, was marked u, = lie
fence Of Frances "treule lHttallous'
against charges by "a previous speaker
that the Culoniuls We're Sinking military
service. Glen. ~ltrlues declared h, would
no, allow the Creole soldiers 10 be
disparag.i and announced that he would
severely punish anybody discriminating
against them,
The Ministers speech also deal, with
the medical treatment Of French COL
onial troops from Guadalupe and tho
Antilles. lie was literally applaTlcd.
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FOUND GAYETY IN BERLIN.
4 me r1caW Actress Says Pinch nj
war IL Not Felt.
speu.at table Despatch 10 THE St,

LONDON. March ca adge Leasing.
an American actress. VINO has returned
TO London after spending nine weeks in
Berlin. told Of her impressions of the
conditions in Berlin and the attitude Of
the German people.
London reminds me Of Beriin as FAR
as its external gayety ana apuar. ntly
prosperity are coucerned,' She
sai1. only | tind a lot moro butter IN
my plate here Il Berlin Is q far
criterion there j. no such thing a. tn.
pinch of war IN Germany. There ar.
plenty of able boiled mon about and
NOR" money all paper OF coure-in cir
culation than ever"
Asked about Neriun she said
IN Berlin they now tina the losses
are frtghtful. hut they hope 20 break
through and they helie>. they have won
81 Ear. Many people frankly regard the
battle ~ ~ decisive importance In the
result "f the war, ! think that there IL
far less general confidence Of victory
than u year ago
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says No German sank Tubantla,

BrRliN. via wireless TO Sayviilc, l.. l.,
March Eth" German Admiralty has
issued IN" following supplementary
statement. rcii-ratinE the denial II "A
the Dutch liner Tuhantia was sun by a
German Warsnlp
Investigation proves that tn" Tu-
bantia was not ~tnrp"doed 10y II German
submarine, nor 10y any other ktnd ~
ship attached to the German navy. No
mines have. been sown 10y IN" German
navy in the vicinity Of the spot where
the Tubantia WAS destroyed"
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BRITISH IN RAIDS.
'era'an Du3Outa IN La Rassee Re-
giOW Are DrstrOS~d.
srrclll 'Gbl. Despatch TO TBg slN

'bNt ~ n 'NN.
lDstos, March .3.--The following re-
''' '-yn british headquarters In France
" 'ssI"G by the official press bureau
t'nri.
'l' TROOPS oarr.ei out " success
" 'i'd- h~-iir,t e.cny trenches about
~'n'n-'pI7' tnd the Rethune-La Has
- rp'1 bn" prisoner was captured.
ihT"' di-"Its full Of Germans we're
'a't'i "j'l 'omhs and blown IN.
'.' ''"Iuy sprspg a small mine
ho'h % N--ts and two mines north
"t N.uv" ''haiell., with slight
t'''t." 10 our trenches. \ grenade
".a'N io'fh of .Arras vhs repulsed.
'N''' 'ds artillery activity At Fri-
'''r.. ''"n'"" 'our,, Sou"hez, the Hoh-
,<"'"' 'cdoIut anJ Ip.eS. ~ ono
'H' on G'illerv "aisAd "A large "a.
'''''On ,l ih" eue'ny's lires.
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INFANTRY QUIET
AT VERDUN, ONLY
Big GUNS ACTIVE
Germans Cease Attacks West
Of the Meuse After Gaining
F'OOthOld I'm Wood.
FRENCH WIN TRENCH
FIGHT IN WOEVRE
spt.,d' cdbie Despatch 10 THE srS.

NIfa'bN Wv ~" W |" SNNH
rAEis. March 23.--The German forces
which gained a footiold on the small
"A. Of liaucourt. a little over half a
n.e southwest OF M%alanconrt. on the
ass, bank Of the Meuse. yesterday have
20, yc, attempted 70 Increase their gains
AID the French st.,! hold part OF the
H.ll.
There "a, 10 infantry action on the
v,rlur front last night OF to-day. Last
-.ga, tic Germans decreased the In
.,ns.,y OF their homoardment west ~ the
-yc.. wHirh was Of great violence yester-
d,,. - a support TO their infantry at
tax. IN the right bank. however. the
,.mhardn.nt was continued without cess
.,Vot. In the Wocvrc the ~cannonade
was M,ermitteIt.
Heavy artillery fire was resumed to-
ta. on the west bank of the Mouse, In
ne Malaurcurt .cgion and on the Beth!n-
,our;.L. Mort ilommc .Cnin!ercs front.
I'll, official ~communlaue issued by the
F..aca Na- Oiiicc Tonight follows:
N0r'a ~ the Aisnc q destructive Are
~. directed against the German
works OIL IN, Nsuclerc plateau. In the
A-gonn, We executed numerous con-
c-utrst.oIs II fire on the enemy organ-
;~sa,ior.. roads and railways In the
eastern part of the Argonne and on
NslsncOur, wood.
Wes. 81 the Meuse the bombard-
r,rt Wa maintained In t.Ie region Of
N..anco,r; and our seih.ncourt-l.e
!lor. iiommp.Cnmi.res front.
East OF the Mouse and In til. Woevre
he .af'ill.r.' FIRE took on a certain
Intensity. There WAC 40 infantry
s,,.vn In IL, curse It the day.
H. The Nusge~ We bombarfel enemy
camp. IL the environs OF Muehlhach.
Tho afternoon communicate said
Wes, ~ the Mouse the %hoInbard-
rlen; diminished last night. The en-
e'ry did not renew his attacks on the
l''is HI! of Haurourt Iabout II XII
otn.'s- southwest OF MalancourD. part
Of which we hold.
~. uf tho MeuSc the lombard
iler' has continued with violence AT
S.vsrai points on vi front.
IN tho WrNre there has been nC
irpurtan; Development to report. with
u exception 81 an intermittent can
ronddiug. W-s, If Font-a-Mousson
q sr-priss attack upon a trench ct the
tieuy 'n the Vicinity Of Fey -en-Haye
resulted In our taking several pris-
el.rs.
The night passed quietly on the re.
ma'nder Of the front.
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RUMANIA WITH ALLIES.
Pledged ny Treaty. Await lsae's
Cali tO Arms. says Drspatch.
Sp>ciot r1bie Despotcl 10 Tur Sts

lpSDoS. March at.-Thc Athens cor
respondent OF tho Daily Nou telegraphs
the following. taken from the Athens
Pdtris:
"ltumania is hound to tho Allies by .
specia, treaty with Russia. Til" date Of
her intervention is not settled. but will
shortly he decided on The conclusion ~
negotiations closely related to the Rus
stan prcpa rations for AN offensive.
According TO information from Rui.
earia. u special train took l"o Officers.
~ whom 80 wrr. Germans. to Narna
last week. They inspected all tho sira-
tegic positions on III" Iiunanian from.
tier. \ German division ~ Concentrated
At Eazrad and Slumls and two Rulgar-
ian army corps between Plcvna and
Shumla.'
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berlin. via London. March @3.-Rich-
ard Schilling, ~ naturaiizrd American.
on" uf tn" Passengers on the Tuhantia.
which was sunk recently. who IT, also
'iuat.nalan Consul At stuttgart. stated
today on his return to stuttgart. aC-
cording To the Overseas News Agency,
that the Tubantia was sunk 10y . mine.
He declared lat II was impossible for
IN. vsSse, I" have been turprdoed 10y
mistake. since her name and nationality
were painted N her Sides in large let
,ers and Illuminated 10y electric lights.
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POPE SILENT ON MERCER.
Intends 10 Take M action luIess
PrtmRte u ~ Peril,
special rattle Dsspatck 10 Tnr -,

ROM, March 23.--i"rmauy has M.
yet communicate Win N" Vatican in
reference t. the threats made hy Cen.
Won Kissing against Cardinal MERCER.
which hay. been officially ignored by the
Pope, TIL" roiitn has not requested in
formation from cardinal N"rcier or
from Cardinal Hartmann, Archbishop Of
Cologne.
The Vatican will not intervene unless
il becomes necessary To protect Cardinal
M-rcicr against German teprisals. which
the |'uuc H. determined not to tolerate.
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LONDON H0N0Rs CADORNA.
BrItish Statesmen Attend banquet
n the italian Embassy.
!So<c1ol CaJie Despatch TO THE ST.

LONDON, March 23.-A banquet vas
held to-night at the italian Embassy In
honor OF Gen. Cadorna, Chl"f OF stan
OF tne Italian army.
Tho guests included Sir Edward Grey,
the Marquis of Grove, Earl Kitchener.
Reeinald McKenna. Chancellor OF IL"
Exchequer; David Lloyd George. Minis
ter OF Munitions walter Runciman. Pr~s-
ident OF the Board Of Trade Lord Robert
Cecil and IA brilliant assembly OF For
cign diplomats.