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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15

For AEuascalientes and intermediate
points-Lv. Juarez at p. m
From Aguascalientes and intermediate
points-Ar. Juarez 80 a m.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15

BICKOK HOTEL and auto line Eagle, y.
NJ Trips 20 Elephant Butte and PalomsH
Springs. Cars meet all trains
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15

LAKE VALLEY. Hillsboro and Kingston
auto stage and express line meets ali trains
at Lake Valley. Wire at my expense for
special trips anywhere at any time. Rates
reasonable. f. W. Mister. Hillsboro. n. NJ
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15

CAN-SOLOMONVILLE automobile stage
line. Save one day between Globe and elf
ton. Leave Duncan $3.50 a. M. arrive Sol
omonville 1900 o m. LcaEe Solomouvills
1885 a. m: arrive Duncan 2;15 p. m. Fare
each way $500. r. /. Reid, manager. Dun
can. Arizona
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15
8 The Amateur Bandits 8
Nicely here cevey tense exciting adventure
trepid aviator who for himself the nickname
Devils Darning Needle"
ByHENRYN FhT eDa Neslesh

v author Of The
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15
MExICAN Central

For Dallas and ST. Louis-NO. g. Tvs. $3.50
n m: No. 4, at z D. m.
From St Louis and Dallas-No. 3 arys.
$40 q. m; no. s at 9:35 ,. m.
The sun., 1916-02-15
CONVICTS BEG RELEASE
TO FIGHT FOR FRANCE
Want to Form an Internal Legion" to Undertake the
Most Perilous Tasks-Some Criminals Already
Have Won Pardons at Front.

where the guillotiuc had not operated
for about nine years. g..
IIerve rccnunts an episode told MN w
one of his former Collaborators. Mere'
All advanced Socialist. who mad" u ilhe
record at the from, before being ki''eh'
Merle was tNcn, tho war being three
months old. Il sapper near Npres HN
s.ppcrs had boon drawn 10y lot from
each section. twentv-fuur in all. I" place
petard- ,hand shcllsl under tho enemy
barhrd wire. ~ full daylight. JUST p'1"r''
an attaclD Such was the m''h"u "t
that time. II" "omm"uts.'
Next day, when tn" sigma" was gl'c"'
the ,wrnty-four bounded from ihe
trenches To rush oii the cnemys wire
TWENTY-FIVE yards away. Not on" c"uld
take a step. Every on" fcil back on 10
his comrades In the trenches cut uowi'
by miraculous" tirr. iicrr' Snxses's
such work might ,r left I" Ifcudon"e
and his fellow couvic'S.
Hut no one else has taken ip 'he
.ouyicts' cause. Nardly any paper mas
commented ON ,he letter and those that
hay" have unanimously written against
,,,loviu, members of the tragic Dana 10
.ak" their places beside tn" Soldl'rS OF
France Men ia prison for some sinp'e
miSi"mcauor can easily get p"r,n'eS'"',
10 feht, but there II nu wish To eN'"h"
that means ~ winning u pardon To con-
yictS, according tp the general opinion
I'm France.
The sun., 1916-02-15
RUSSIANS TAKE One
OF ERZERUM FORTS
Turks Main Caucasus Army in
Grave Pcril-Many Pri>-
OnerS Captured.
>p,c.o, ,ati, b,,patcL to rmr ST..


IoNpoS, Feb. li.-The Russians who
hay. been hesieging for more than d
month the Armenian fortress OF Erze-
rum. have taken one of the forts, plac-
ing tho main Turkish Caucasus army
concentrated In and around the fortress
in extreme peril. \ Russian War ONCE
report issued Tonight says the fort wae
taken after an explosion caused by
the Russian artillery, and with IT nu-
mcrou. prisoners. siN guns and much
ammunition fell into Russian hands. The
statement follows.
In the Caucasus. after an explosion
caused 10y our artillery Ia one OF the
Erzerum forts. "" captured the fort
Pursuing tn. Turks. ". took numcr-
ous prs"ners, six guns and an impprS
tant uudutity of munitions
At last accounts IN" Russians. after
vain attempt, To take Erz.rum 10y storm
from thu cast. had begun "A movement
to the north of the fortress. presumably
with tho object nf attacking IT from that
direction "r possibly to surround it
completely
Err rum is u fortress or considerable
- trat"e cal value. closing the roads from
kdiS, tlt aud other parts Of ia, from
tier Tia, city is surrounded 10y an
"ar'heu rampant. with some forts on the
hills jug, above u, whil" others have
been erected ON IN" mountain ridge fac
ing east The normal garrison in peace
time ~ :. oOo. but the Turkish forces now
concentrated ia and around the city rep
resent the main TUrkish forces iu the
Caucasus. with comparatively small
forces fighting I'm the karn Dag Noun
tains and in the Lake Van region.
The sun., 1916-02-15
DEFENDS CARDINAL MERCER.
Bcia Ian OniciRl. Here, Denies ter
mnn Charge against Primat~,

Edmond Carton dc Wharf, honorary
secretary Of Albert King Of the Bel
Gians, who Is in this country for "A short
visit gave ont Yesterday a statement
indis nantlN dcnNing that Cardinal Mer-
cicT. rrimate OF belgium. should he re-
garded AZ politician rather than
ohurchman. \ despatch issued on sun
day by the overseas agency Of Berlin
made AN inrimation to that effect.
After reviewing the life Of the Cardi-
nal pointing out that before he became
Archbishop of Maline' in 1905 he had
devoted his life TO the chair of philosophy
a. tho University Of Louvain. the state
ment continues:
"lt Is true that Cardinal MerCicr has
publicly declared that he considered as
his only legitimate sovereign King Al
bert and that he has denounced 10 the
German Bishops the horrors committed
10y the Germans in Belgium. calling ON
them for AN impartial INVESTIGATION Of
the facts and now there is an attempt
to throw suspicion on his character.
Such "A charge will have only one re-
suit to increase the respect and love
that Cardinal MERCER inspires in every
Belgian and In everybody who knows
him and his admirable life"
The sun., 1916-02-15
TURKS ON TIGRIS REINFORCED.
GnIIipoii Troops. Released by Brit
I.h withdrawal. sent East.

IoSpoN. Feb Turkish forces re-
leased by the withdrawal of the British
forces from the Gallipoli peninsula are
being sent to McSopotamsi. according to
"A despatch from Athens. small dettch-
ments of Turkish soldery from Thrace
are also on their Nay 30 reinforce the
forces opposing the British.
The following statement waS issued
hy TN. Turkish War Office. according 10
a d.spatch from constantinuplc
H. the ueignborhood of Alden Brit
i-h lntr.nched troops were attacked by
Turks Al some points the British
retired to within range of British ma
val guns.
During the early part of December
two sections of our camel riders at
tackled British post between SAeik
Uosman ard Hur Considerable losses
were inflicted on the British. ON De
c.mhcr another cn-a="ment oc-
CURED he,,wecn our camel riders and
British cavalry. I'm which the latter
were driven back with heavy losses.
ON the might Of December 10 Heavy
nghtlug took plac" near Mcssale or
Majalc. The hostile forces we're dis
pcrsed and fled in the direction or
Sheik Hosman.
The sun., 1916-02-15
.SIN KILLED AT MILAN.
Are Driven \wRf h>
Italian \irmcn.

I.p~poN. Feb. !, ~ civilians N" ="
killed and others injured. according ''
a despatch from ROM. n ''.d "h
Milan bv several Austrian ter"plau"s.
The raid took place At o'oIoch this
morning. when several acruplau's a3-
peared over the city and dr"pp"a H"9 hS
They wcr" driven away by aut-tircra't
guns before much damac" Wa done.
Milan. the second largest city IN lta'N.
has A population of about half u million.
II is noted for - art galleries trd
churches, especially the celebrated ca
thedral The aeroplsnes PROBABLY fo"
from tn" nearest point IN the Austrian
line. about seventy miles away.
This is the second raid on Italy by
Austrian aeroplanes within thre" days
Fifteen persons were killed IN Il raid on
Ravcnna on Saturday,
The sun., 1916-02-15

FARis. Jan. 2S--Dnc Of the notorious
automobile" bandits q member Of the
Bonnot-iarricr gang. t:ugcu" Dicu-
donnc. sentenced 70 penal s,-,itudc for
life. has written - beg TIA. he aud his
fellow conyicts may be allowed To fight
for Franc. I'is letter. written from the
convict station on the lie du Salut.
French Guiana. Is addressed 80 NJ. Gus-
tavc Hcrve and. as vii not surpri Sc
those who remember the ulfailins vrr-
hos!'y II the automobile bandits, j, very
long. occupying two columns ~ the
GUIr, Sociai'
Di"udunhe begins by laying nat W"
had always read th. GWrr" So"iric.
rom 1905 until his arrest in lHI2, aud
was delighted 10 rcsuuc reading IL in
April. 1:l.. when ST French lpp"rs
w"r" allowed tu u" received IN 'Nc 'uu.
Wet station unit. th" End of "a. war.
He dcscrin"s the futlitN of the work
which con,i"ts do. aud yet - convict
X a man. lika any other. neither better
nor worse, as capable of small u"du-
n'sscS a. OF generosity. OF l''i" 1.t-
~ Cowardicc az OF hrroi-m.' They ave
patriots ~ uth,~ mon ~" patriots they
suffer from the var iu ihcii families
and are aroused ht T.ruu bIrhdrity.
according t. the cuIINittS
The sun., 1916-02-15
YISCOUNT FRENCH
AIR DEFENCE CHIEF
New British Department j.
Planned tO Cope With
Zeppelin Raiders.
TELEPHONES TO WAEN
Sp,o,aJ ,ab,, .,,o,c, IN Tn, :,

Nbe"dI 'ob's s76tcI 10 THr St.
LoNhoN. Feb. It'll" Duiiv Uaii si.s
That II the opportunity presents itso'.
In Tho House of Commons to-moi. ov
either Premier Asquith or Arthur Hal.
four. First Lord Of the Admiralty, VII
make statement concerning the air
defence Of Gr",t Ertain. Th. Govern.
ment for tho prcscn. has lie. ided not g.,
appoint separate air Minister aud has
adopted new scheme by which full re-
sponshil.v against air attacks vill IL"
placed in The hands Of vlscount Frrach.
He will command all tho arti-aiVraft
artillery AID defensive aircraft except
th" s"ai'lan"s. which vii remain uli".
the command OF the td,niralty
\ great central air dcfrncc deparl,nont
Nll b" created under Lord French II
VIII be connected by special telephones
with IN" defence stations on III" coast
and will icceiN" reports from thcm OF
approaching a!y'r,:; and viii transmit
Z with instruct."ns rcsocriiuS defensive
measures Throughout the country. Lord
French VII act under IA" Wa once.
Air defence experts OF tho War Onirc
Who will bc associated with ne new de
par'ment are understood g. lupl, with
favor On Tho view tha' tine b.~, de
fence is - attack hostile aircraft at
th'ir bases, but since earl. N tn. var,
"h'' 'h" I"pp'l.us housed '"mpafa.
'vely near the lines OF the Miles were
destroyed, the dir>h"ds htV. been Re-
moved To- ti" interior II G.rmJuy ,
whore they will y" "XccCd'ugl, diiiiruli
tn reach.
II is probable. uuN that Tia" War
h"!c" i rvspunsti, for defence. that
r"w typcs Of aircraft may he con-
Nructcd The niiitari authorities
view "' ih" valu" Of som. dcS gfs ie
dlit'r"n' 'rom that uf thu Adm rllt"'..
Gen. French received to-day Il d.p,ita-
tion oe midland civic authorities headed
br Neville 'htmb-rlai, Lord Mayur ~.
birmingham. Although the pro o'e"dtues
We're priva,. II j, understood that G,a.
French explained that warning %. nos
'ile aircraft attaD ~ might u' given joy
the cooperation uf t".cplou" stations iu
post offices Ne believed 'hu hy This
cooperation every town ul village. i'm .,uS
threatened ,u"i or indeed ia tn. " lul,
country can ho warned iu iiS" minutes
\f;cr tho conference. l.urI th,mb.riaiu
said that h' Wt~ perfectly satisfied ,,itA
the result of tn" intervicu
The sun., 1916-02-15

>B'c" 'nbie DcSpo,ch 10 TuE srN.
hoNpoN. Feb li--Thc British cruiser
"r'thuSi has struck a mine ofr the cas-,
coast Of England. 1t was the Arcthusa
th't torpcdocd and sank the German
cruiser Blucch"r in the North Sea naval
h'ttl" OIL January -. 1915.
The \r"ihust will probably he "a tota,
wreck. The Admiralty announced the
loss to-day IN the following paragraph ::
His Maicsty's ship Arethusi. Com
mod"rc Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt. has
struck min" or the east coast "
Il feared she will become u total
wreck ABOUT ten men were lost.
TIL" Arcthusas commando. cant.
Barry bonviIlc, was ON his houcymoon.
lie wts married last " ednesday to Alex
ahdr, van der iieyst, niece Of Sir Ron
crt Pee. AMONG those saved Is Com
modor" TNrwhit'. who new his pennant
from tho Arcthusd.
The correspondent uf TuE SUN visited
tn" \rcthusi On January last Just
after sh" had returned from "A scouting
trip iu In" \ugtn Sea. she WAS in inc
lighting trim n; th" time. and her
officers and men, all III them proud Of
the exploits In the battle on Iclgpland,
We're waiting auN'uu>ly Tor another OPP
por;uuty to engage the Germans.
Scars of the battle were 10 be seen
all over the ship. \ deck gallery amid
ships had been entirely shot away and
had been rebuilt. Dnr dent In the side
arinor was ~ hig as Il waShbowl The
upper works had been pcppcrcd with
shrapncl
The Arcthusa carried Il tablet hear
Ing the names OF the victorious battles
The sun., 1916-02-15
GERMAN BANKERS SEE RUIN.
One says "If War Lasts TIL April
Nr'u smash" l. Report.
>D,c,II CabIe Hespd;ch 10 The Sr>

IuNpo>. Feb. IA despatch from
The Htgu" to-day confirms the report
from Geneva. received saturday. that
the greatest bank In stuttgart, In addi-
tion to two other very large banks IN
south Germany, have practically gone
into bankruptcy About $4,000, 900
tslo5 o0O. OOO) is involved
\ neutral official just arrived at the
Hague from Berlin is quoted a. saying
that the director of a leading bank there
said 20 him ~ the war lasts until April
We shall smash
ROME. Feb. l4.-One Of the men ac-
compauying Col. House on his mission
to Berlin confded to a friend now stay
ing at san Reno that Coz. House was
convinced that fnapclers IN charge OF
the financial affairs of the German Gov
ernmcnt fully realize that catastrophe
Ia the German Empire Is inevitable, THE
SrN's correspondent learned to-day.
The German people. however. do not
share III. knowledge of the financial en-
merits. and being deceived by the Balkan
successes are hopeful Of victory.
The sun., 1916-02-15
BRITISH URGE TIGHTBL0CKADE
Demand IN London Mass Meeting
Thnt <n,> R~ tIiovrd to \ct.

I.u>uu>. l',n It Vigorous protests
d-rlusj ia" lru~cur,s ut in" hi"'ntd'
AGAINST G"rWtuN N"r" mad" to-day AZ
= mas Wr"'lug. Sp"ah"rs urged that
the G"N.luWrut Civ" the navy larger
powers tn enforce the blockade. The
Foreign pt'irc was accused OF ALLOW lne
cmnds to reach ,;rl.lauy through Scand!-
uayiau ports.
Tho following resolution Was pro-
passed
That this meeting of citizens OF Lon
dou. viewing with grave alarm IN"
enormous quantity nt 'unm"dlNrs
reaching tho enemy 'hr"u 81. 'H' \"rth
SEA. ,.lls upon h's Mai"NtN'N iortrn-
rrut tn give our navy freedom I" "N"r-
rISr fuller and 'nur" 'it'rtN" use ~ our
sea power IN so" var
The cotirG NI~ presided over ny
Baron ncyouport, chairman If tho Fort
Authority of London
The sun., 1916-02-15
SEEK WOMEN FARM RECRUITS.
british plan "a FiIi Places Of SOL
dirr &grirulturists.
>rec,ai cahie b,spafcl 10 tn: S,>

I."Nu"N. Feb. H. The Dmy N,wS
SAYS III" G"t"inm'ut * about tn or
'Eanizc recruiting campaign among
women for agricultural work Every
village viii he canyasscd hy women
committees and all who volunteer will
'e registered and given an armle'. ,Thos-'
enrolled viii H. entitled to wear a uni
form, which viii bc ISSUED at low
wholesale price.
II is hoped tina, tho appeal viii sue
coed in raising "A sufficiently laIe" num-
Der ~ women to take tn" place tenn
porarily Of the men who have been. or
Will be-. enlisted
The Ddily NcUS. commenting on tho
plan. express - the h..lief that the plan
Will present the most difficult OF ali
problems. The paper says that $50. 600
women have already h"en organized for
munitions work and that the number is
rapidly growing The work on the land
however, II Is pointed out Is unpopula :
among women. especially ia the south h,
where 1t is Thought to he degrading.
The sun., 1916-02-15
VAUGHAN A CORRESPONDENT.
Decree Granted In Case inNoiN tnI
Engiish pia, wright.

IONpoN Feb iI.---il"nry solomon Well
come. head of the American hrln of Ru'-
roughs, welcome a co, Nh 'lrSiic drug
gists, was to-day granted - deer" nisi 'or
the dissolution Of his marriage. Mrs Well
come. who was Miss GWr ldol Ne Maud
Rnr,,rdn mad. Ne drirur". Somerset
Vaughan. IA widely known playwright,
WAS named as correspondent
The couple separated uud"r decd IN
April, 1910. allowing Mr. Vel, "h."
sic 600 n year This vas shu,uy after
they had travelled IN America aud Ny
Welcome had spoken "a. his wlfc ahou;
another man, not TN" present co;"sunnd-
.nt. The deere cgiv"s him the custody
of their child
The sun., 1916-02-15
DUTCH MAILS SEIZED.
The ZaandyL Held ~ by British
and Jt3 Bugs for 4. =. Taken.

The Dutch steamer Iaandyk arrived
at Quarantine last night from Roi'er-
dam without l43 bags of mail, consigned
from Holland TO the United states with
which she left Rotterdam
capt Iiazcwinkci said that after ne
l.f, Rotterdam a british patrol stopped
him and then directed him to go To inc
Downs. The Dutch captain protested,
bu, tn. patrol captain was firm and
forced him to go. There the British au-
thorl,irs took charg. Of his mail, exam
ined It. removed li3 bags and allowed
him to proceed.
Two days out from the Downs Bel
gian stowaway was found In the coal
bunkers.
The sun., 1916-02-15
BRITISH CALL SINGLE MEN.
Issue PrOc,n matiOn-TO sum M on
Derby Recruits In a Month.

I.oNDoS, Feb. u All single men Of
military age in England no, exempt
from service are called TO the colore by
an official proclamation issued to-day
According to the DdiiD MdI. the first
call to married men who attcsted under
the Derby plan will hc issued la abou.
a month.
The sun., 1916-02-15
CRUISER ARETHUSA HITS
MINE; 1OOF CREW LOST
British Vessel That Sank the Buecher and Took Part
in Helgoand Battle. May BE Total Wreck
Accident in North Sea.

Of previous \re,husas --t'shant. i7,S !;
Trinidad. I7o7 Curacao. 1907 Crimca.
1894. to which had been added lIclgo-
land. 1915. boggcr Bank. 1915.
Tho loss of the French cruiser Amiral
'harner missing sine" February \,
when u German telegram said a Ger
man submarine had sunk "a French war;
ship OF tn" syrian coast. was confirmed
bS the French Ministry Of Marine toe
day. rft bearing "uc OF the
cruisers sailors aud the bodies Of four-
teen OF hts companions has been picked
up not far from the scene % attack
Tho survivor said that the ship sank
30 duiri>iv there was no tim" to lower
l,;"hoats
Tho British cruiser Avethu,-, Joined
tn" british North Sea fleet Immediately
after she left the hands OF her builders
ard took part IN tn" naval battle off
lIclgoland. August IS loli Thr'e Ger
man cruisers were sunk IN thai engage
mcut. the I<orlu. IN" Mainz and the
hrisdne, and Two German torpedo boat
dcs;roycrs. Tho hrcthust herself suf-
fered so much damage that She had to
hc taken In tow. Shortly ut"rward shc
WAS again IN commission and soon won
a reputation for bravery and daring
that mad" all Of her crew heroes.
The Arcthus.t was only of 3.S"o tons.
She was iio feet long and had d, 3? foot
beam Sh" was armed with two inch
guns for" and aft and six inch guns
on the hroadslde. She was equipped
with four II inch torpedo tubes.
The Nmival Charner Was an armorcd
cruiser Of 1850 tons She was 3tI feet
long. with 45 foot beam. Her heaviest
guns were 7s inch. Of which she had
two fore and aft. Her complement
was 31o incn.
The sun., 1916-02-15
GERMANS CLAIM
GAINS IN VOSGES
And CHAMPAGNE
g., They Won Trenches in
Eoth Regions and Pcnc-
traicd British Line.
TRENCH DENY LOSING
POSITIONS OF VALUE

to>pu>. Fen. Throughout the
,,... ,,.nt, tour hours further violent
....ls vcra made by the Germans at
coral pn,utS in France and Flanders.
r,... ,racks which began nearly a
,.,l ago. trr apparently for the purpose
=, "f,,,.ug out the weak points IN
,Ac Allied ln' -
p,ri,Y IN tins afternoon official re-
.,,, ,.,.r's mat the Germans penetrated
-. NrY.su '"Ir near BceSlrghc. French
...au~ u,tr ranure. III the 'him-
.,, DISTRICT. extending over front of
- ,,r.ts. we're captured, It ia said, with
,,o pr..ou,t- TIVE report also tells OF
, ,Iyl,lr. m the \o.gcs ON a 'front.' OF
irn ytrds.
r., Fr,u,n War b'hcc. "u IN" other
h.rd s,v~ tna' tn" Germans failed TO
,,,n g.. French trenches. although II
,t.- ,'tt Oh, terrific losses have not pre-
,,.,.d the a''Ick"rs from 'liugiug 10
..,r advanced trenches. referring cNi-
t..,,lv - French positions previously
'o.. PARIS ,dmitS thu loss Of positions
,r t'rper AlS,c" after they had been
completely DESTROYED
The sun., 1916-02-15
KING HUMBERT CHAPEL
TARGET OF AVIATORS
Austrian .\croplanr> Renew
Attacks in ItalI-Onc
Death.
>s,c,o 'al', D,,oofcl to Trr -.

EoMr. Feb lt--Thc following "ihc.ai
statcmeu, Nas issued here to-day
At Monz. this morning Austrian
acroplanes dropped bombs. hiilin- ON"
man and wounding iivc other persons
one bomb f..l ON the ENp.a'"ry 'lap'.
q, the late k;us llum',rt lHi'u~'
popular Indignation w. aroused 't
the ac'.
Two iurcndItr, homh1 fell near
Treviglio and three ~ h'rg"in". hnl
NJ DAMAGE Mas done.
A. Eresc,a siN Austrian t"i"rdhes
attempted - ily over the ".tN, hu'
were driven on Icy auil-G~crtf' 80
ti,i.;y and rec! u-sed the l'", 'lc'.
The E\uato'y Chapel mcn."u'd o.
the statement Is ,omW"unratlN" @:
Numh.rt l. ~ Italy, who wa tss.'~-
sina,ed at Mon2a on July ?', l'''. b.
the anarchist Hresri.
The sun., 1916-02-15

The case Is difficult, for conNi'tS VINO
have escaped and led an honest III" an"
then voluntarily returned I" France l"
tight Two such cases hay" just be"h
ratdnucd without opposition being shown
In any quarter Louis I."di"u aiter "~-
rapiur from his ruuN'rt prison hN"u
twenty years of honest, hard work IN
NcreziI..n a. when The war broke out h"
cam" 80 Franc. and Joined his regiment
lIc was badly wounded and while IN hos
pi'a was denounced a. an escaped con-
Niet iu lu .iuouNmou, letter
", W.T. arrsStcd and sen, 80 LA Ro-
chcllc. IN" first step toward a return 10
p.ral s.rNi'udc. hut wa rardon.d ana
returned tn the front. keeping the rank
If corporal. which II" had won.
Ni,'ur Menu, an escaped convict, ir't
colombia. Nhor" 70" had earned the re-
spec. ~ alt. IT, soon ts he heard "t ia"
I..i,r,,inn oi Na,. nut ON reaching
France he w,S arrested ana impriSoncd
before be could e"' Hto tho army.
The sun., 1916-02-15
DUTCH GENERAL KILLED.
4 mericnn seaplanc Falls In Java,
Commander There u Victim.

LONDON. Feb, lt.-According to des-
patch from Batavia. AN American re-
seaplanc. in which Gen
Michielsen, commander OF the Dutch
troops in Java. was accompanying the
pilot, Lieut. Terpoorten, fell near
krawang,
Gen, Nicholson was killed and Lieut..
Terpoorten severely wounded.
The sun., 1916-02-15

Single mon who did mot attest under
Derby's recruiting plan are subject To
compulsory service in tn" army under
the terms of tn" act uf Parliament. which
took effect on February 10. The cN.mp-
tion of men in industries which MUS, he
continued and certain other classes is
provided for
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GRAHAME.WHITE UNINJURED.
Aviator, Reported as Wounded In
France, Well In London.

LoNpoN. Feb, 1i.--Claude GIahame-
white. the aviator, who was reported
yesterday In AN agency despatch az
seriously wounded In France, denied
to-day that he had met with any injury
Lieut., Grahame-White said that he had
not been out Of London for the laa
ten days.
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war ON Germany March !. Rom"
Hears.

I.oNpoN. Feb. - tTuesday).--A des-
patch from Rome to the Morning Post
states that political circles believe Italy
will declare war on Germany on March |,
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front trench. bu; we're Immediately
driven out by our hand grenadcs.
The following statement was issued 10y
the Belgian War Office.
our batteries dispersed German
convoy otl the bixmudc- -kcycn road.