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EErLIS. Via London. Feb. 2s.-Thc
fall OF Fort Douaulnon,. the northeast
ern corner pillar OF Ia. permanent for
tiiica;iOns of Nerdun. Is announced by
the GERMAN War off.ce to-day. The fort
was stormed by the Twenty'iouf''i
Brandenburg Regimen; and, the state
ment adds, is now held firmly by the
German troops
Prior To- the capture Of the fort the
German troops took the hills OF LouNe'
ment and the positions to the cas-; of
the village, thus opening the way FOR
the assault ON the fort. The Germans
ere pursuing the retreating French on
the Woevre plain along this entire front
as FAR as Ma -phophilc, south of the
Iaris-Me;z road.
The presence OF the Emperor on the
Verdun from, is officially announced in
the War Omicc statement
Took Fort by storm. say Gcrmnns.
The statement says.
on IN. night of February % an ai-
tachmcnt to the east OF Ar'nentleres
WAS repuls"d.
In Champagne the French attacked
south of Salnte Marie-a-Py the posi-
tions We captured on February IL.
They succeeded III penetratlng our
FIRST line trenches over width or @1O
metres.
To the east OF the Meuse con-
siderable advance was made ON the
battle front in the presence of tho
E.mperor we gained possession of the
hills TO tn. southwest Of the village
of l.ouvemou;, as We'll as grob
of fortified positions situated to the
east.
In a fierce rush forward the Brand
cnhurg regiments pushed Nl as TAR
aS the village and the armorcd fort
of Duuaumont, which was carried by
storm
ON the plain of the Woevre tho enc
my'r resistance broke down along the
entire front as far as the neighbor-
hood of Marphevillc, south Of the high
road from Paris To Metz Our troops
are closely pu,euiIg the rctreating
enemy.
The captune OF the village of
Champneuville, which was reported
Yesterday, was based on an erroneous
report.
a supplementary statement sad
The armorcd fortress OF Douaumont
the northeastern pillar OF the per
/ mancn, main line foriiications of Ncr-
| dun, was captured by storm yesterday
| by the Twenty-fourth Regiment OF
| Brandenburgcrs. II Is now FIRMLY
4 IN German hands.
Fort bouaumont was regarded here as
one OF the strongest of the twenty zone
forts guarding Nerduu, of steel. stone
md concrete construction and defended
with the heaviest guns in the French
army.
The 0ipture of Fort Douaumont, which
| means smashing a hole through the Ner-
| dun ring of forts, opens the way for the
advance against Forts Bclleville, st
Michel and Souvilc
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DAVIS AFTER 100 YEAR RECORD
Ex-senator, OI. Hopes tO Keep Job
a. Railway President.

BALTIMORE. Feb. 20, - Ex- Senator
Henry Gassaway Davis. president Of the
Coal and Coke Railroad. came to Balti-
more to-day from f;lkins, W. Va, to
confer with local railway officials about
matters affecting his company.
Mr.. Davis is 93 years old. and SAYS
he never felt better in his life. He Is
trying to establish a record OF having
served AS chief executive of "a railroad
in America until he is 100 years old.
record not yet achieved by any man.
Despite hts advanced age Mr.. Davis
hustled around the financial district here
as though he had just turned 80.
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l2.9SS TAKEN AT ERZERUM.
Russian Booty Included Also I.3
Gums, Omcinl Report says.
specid carte Despatch to TN

Special 'Jh| Dsspdfch 10 THE St>,
l.oSnoN. Feb. 2s.--Thc following Of
iicial statement was issued at Pe'rograd
tonight:
The results Of the operations at
t.rzorum were obtained with relatively
insignificant losses considering what a
great success was achieved. We cap
tured 23i Turkish officers. 1853 men.
nine flags, the first class Turkish fort
ress of Erzerum and large dcputs Of
arms. munitions, supplies. signalling
telegraph and telephone equipments,
stores and parks
I'VE continue IN" pursuit Of tho re-
ma a'uder of the defeated and deinor,l-
,zrd Turkish army without respite.
1Fifty miles westward of Erzcrum. on
the Trehzond road We rcpell"d the
rear guards ~ the enemy and occupied
.\Schkala
These are the first Official figures con-
cerning the number Of prisoners taken
nj III izcrum. Unofficial estimates placed
the number ~ various figures. one as
high as 10000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27
KINGS REPUBLICANS HOLD
CLUB OVER THE GOVERNOR
Threaten to Rescnd Endorsement of Whitman for Pres-
dency Unless Nominations of Whitney and
Hervey for P. S. C. Are Withdrawn.

Unless Gov. Whitman withdraws
from tho Senate his nomination of
Char'es 3. Hervey and Travis II. Whit
ney AS New York city Public Service
commissioners the Republican or
sahization OF Kings county will take
from the table "A resolution indorsing the
''overnor for the Presidency and re-
seind the action 1t took at a meeting
Two months ago. The Republican
leaders OF Brooklyn will give Gov. Whit
man a limited time in which to make
up MS mind on this point and II he does
not attempt to pacify the befYigerents
he will be embarrassed BY the with.
| drawal OF the resolution. no matter
| What the consequences may be. His re-
| nomination for Governor also may be
put In jeopardy.
This is the plan which the ma jority
or the Kings county Republican leaders
are determined on carrying out in the
near future IL the Governor does not
recognize their wishes. Neither Of the
\ candidates for Public Service Commis.
sioner was indorsed by the Brooklyn or
ganization. II rested satisfied on the
assurance given several months ago
| that In all appointments Of Brooklynites
| Gov Whitman would first consult the
'eauers Oh NihEs before ne announced
any seie..i"ns' ms he failed to do IN
manning Her'ey' Democrat, and Whit
| ney. n Republican.
VOW the leaders are bent on carrying
OUT q pian OF reprisal. The action OF
| .ne Governor IN turning down the
nrookiyn leaders on the Public Service
SoinH'iss'onerships was only one of
series OF aHronts given them by Gov
! whitman during the last six months
~ was supposed there was common
UNDERSTANDING between the Governor
| ana the representatives OF the Kings
\ county republican machine whereby in
| 'he matter OF all appointments the y. h.
OF the organization would bc necessary
before any applicant for job could ex-
pect to land. The Governor assured the
Brooklyn leaders they could count on his
| loyalty and they submitted number Of
names for places which had been vacant
for some time.
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FRENCH RETAKE POSITION
NORTH OF VERDUzN: FIGHTING
AT CAPTURED FORT GOES ON

HE terrific fighting the wooded Verdun
continues without Fort north
ery outpost of the c
ing by the Germans Later in the day attack
enabled the French reake position close by the push
their lines considerably to the north.
Fort Douaumont defence which not in.
cuded in the modern works protecting the city, which have
completely remodeled since the fall of Liege
The statement telling of the of Champneuvle by the
report"
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oates were presented for the vacancies
about TO occur on the Public Service
commission. Bridge Commissioner
r. j. H. kracke. supported by his wing
IN the Brooklyn Republican organization.
became a candidate for one OF the com
missionerships. The organization proper.
under the leadership Of Jacob Livingston.
got behind Alfred T.. Vass. chairman OF
the Kings Republican county committee.
FOR another one OF the vacancies. II
seemed for a time as though bridge
Commissioner krackc was being Sc
riously considered by Gov. Whitman for
one OF these two appointments.
Suddenly kracke withdrew and the
name Of Mr.. Vass became more promi-
nent than ever. Then the Governor took
another shift OF his position and the un-
happy tdings were sent to Brooklyn
that whitman did not intend to consider
the organization In making his appoint
ments. This made many OF the leaders
bitter over the Governors acion. lie
sent the names OF Messrs. Hervey and
Whitney to the Senate without even ask
Ing for the stamp of Endorsement from
Kings Republicans.
climax At Convention.
The climax of the impending war was
reached in the contest for tn. four dele
gates at large to the national convention
at Chicago. brooklyn presented the name
OF william Berri, Regent OF the state OF
New York and owner OF the Brooklyn
STANDARD Union. for one of the big
Four 1t was conceded that Gov.
Whitman was In favor of Mr.. Berri i'm
mediately after Mr.. Berri had dined with
the Governor a. the Executive Mansion.
ON the day of the convention word
reached New York from Albany that
Gov. Whitman had changed his mind
about supporting Mr.. Beri and had
swung 10 David Jayne IIill of Rochester
because Boss Adridge of Monroe county.
an ally of Whitman. wanted 1t. The
nomination committee OF the convention.
after being IN deadlock between Berri
and Hin for three hours. finally COM
promised on Senator Elon II. Brown of
jefferson county.
The defeat OF Mr.. ierri angcred the
Brooklyu delegates greatly. They at
tributed this directly to the Governor
and pointed to 1t AZ another evidence OF
Gov Whltman's continued breaking OF
good faith.
When the brooklyn Republican eNccu-
tive committee met u week ago the uu-
incrous rebukes given to them were still
In the minds of the leaders. 4 motion
practically cutting Off all diplomatic re-
lations with the Executive Chamber was
presented. II sought to rescind the ac-
ton indorsing the Governor for Presi-
dent. but It was laid on the table.
The reason for this action did not be-
come apparent at the time. Now IL has
become clear To the Republicans gen.
orally. II means that unless the Gov
ernor withdraws the nominations of
IIervcy and Whitney the motion with
drawing the resolution will bc carried.
Not only will this carry the weight OF
the kings county organization against
the Governor for President In any EN-
ergency which may arise at Chicago but
II will be a serious handicap TO him IL he
finally decides to become "A candidate for
denomination as Governor
By joining with others in the Senate
the four Brooklyn Republican Senators
could effectively block any move to bring
about the confirmation OF Hervey and
Whitney.
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TEST VOTE WELCOMED.
Wilson's Friends Believe lie Con.
trOta the SltuntInn

WAsIIINGToN, Feb, 20. Believing they
are now in absolute control Of tn. situa-
tion in Congress friends Of President
Wilson let it be known tonight they
are ready for a vote ON the question OF
COMtiMM,h ON Sernnn Pnne
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27
Germans. Ignoring Losses,
Capture DO,laumOnt Dur
ing SnOwstOrm.
FRENCH PRESS GAIN:
HURL TEUTONS BACK
Stronghold Captured Was
Most NOrthcrly Of the
Verdun DefenccS.
ONE OF WARS MOST
SANGuINARY BATTLES
Encounter UndiminiShed
in Intensity Now Raging
Beyond Fertilization.

Special Gable Despatch 70 THE Srs
LONDON, Feb 26.-Fort Douaumont.
the northernmost outpost Of the fort
ress of Nerdun as It was constituted
prior 10 the present war. has been
captured by the Germans after sew
eral attacks had been thrown back
with no gain. Later in the day an
important position near the fort was
retaken by French counter attack.
snd the French. pursuing the attack.
| continued II past the old fortress to
the north toward Louvemont. The
| battle in the nciRhborhood Of the fort
intensity.
The value Of the various points in
the organization of the Ncrdun fort
ress as 1t has been rebuilt to cope with
the latest high powered guns 10 not =
matter ~ public knowledge.
Fort Douaumont was the most ad-
vanced OF the northerly forts of the
old organizations. which have been
superseded since the Germans demon
Sirated the effectiveness of their high
angle guns 10y new forts of sand con-
sructlon
In reading III" French night COM
inunique in the light nf wha, the Ger
man statement to-day said "A dis
'''PahcS appears. SO that military oh
servers here cannot vet tell wha, sue
cess tho French counter attack a,
fort Dounumont has attained. The
''rihahs say they captured the fort
yesterday. while the French say "the
position captured this morning by tn.
enemy has been reached again and
passed hy our troops. vino hay,.
| pushed beyond it." The latter state
mrnt may Indicate that tn. Frencl
have rccaptured the fort. although
ihls is No, specifically stated.
III spite of tlc grave events at Ne.-
dun Paris never WAS more optimistic
| than to-day y significant fact l.
| thai the Boursc has shown a gradual
rls" since the beginning of the hattie.
M!lltaiE circles are quietly confident
ana even Sr.mly glad that the lon.r
| threatened attack has come.
All IN" newspapers are of tn,
! opinion that the French are holding
! tH"1r ground without fiinching IN th.
'ace of the furious attacks. Th, Ger
man losses are stated 90 f.. trcmeu-
dous
| The wording Of the ofiic.,I COM
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27

AUGUSTA, CHNRLESTON. SUMMER.
ylLLt. SAVANNAH AND FLORIDA RE.
Cars. Atlantic Coast Line, ilsS B'way.-
IdV.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27
Ohlcinl faster for Taft

,HICAGo. Feb, % i---R,raIsc Of the 90
cent attempt to poison Archbishop Mun-
.i.ieu an ni'lcia, tastor VIII he named 10
tast all of the dishes at "a 81. patrlrks
day dinner where tn, Archbishop and
cN-Presideut Taft will be gust
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27
berlin lSrjOiVcs.

The public of Berlin received the news
of tho Gan of the fort with demonstra-
tions of JOY, raising flags over public
and private buildings and organizing a
procession which passed through the
INTER den Linden, The marchers
gathered in front of the palace and
sang national hymns
Before the assault on the fort the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27

Ny recollection of my conner.
" with th" IntcrborouGh goes back
h pc'oi'r 1909, and from the time I
ne Mr. Shouts We had many conver-
tf'"i. INST, concerning a campaign
est'' - the tri-borough system and ar
I "drd dS t. what should be done 20
'a'"r H." proposition of not having the
e'F become u competitor ~ the Inter-
ooro iu tho subway business. [
!!'''r demanded or received any re-
bi som introduce Mr.. Shonts 70
Mayor GtSuor?"
= Wa. present
'I'Hl you introduce them?'
" don't think | did. Mr., Shonts IT
o. Of 10" automobile and ! think they
rosrilcd each other ] did not ge,
o."
'uI you go with Mr.. Shonts to st.
!aH'- for the purpose of meeting May,r
GaWor,"
y .tl arranged for meetings before
'a' 0lt h'cius" uf engagements which
'''r oue or the other had these meet
Ns' l'i Hot take place"
pi }'p iiN the time for this meet
ts
'',nk they did. simply COM
ri. .r'.d the time to each"
N''c yOu requested by Mr.. Shon.s
" or ''s" this m"e'ng?'
'".G. 20, but ! can't say. know
'''. N'r' both anxious 10 meet each
'r ari 20 clear NJ this subway sit :
u u..
N.'H h" VAS on the stand Mr. Shont
-" ''' IMPRESSION that he didn't know
So '0. sell"
"'.. } aW not particularly familiar
N. Spou's."
To- -'''."d 10 have forgotten YOU"
!, ''.. aHd regretted that but I
.'''"' .l' "dS a man Of large affairs
ed -"
=, y" 'aid that he Just took the bull by
' ""'i- Nou say that the meeting
Va an arranged"
W '0 don't want 10 make II too
foHtrHucd on Sirfh Page.
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Assets Roush, for xi2O.ooO 1000.

The report further states that the
Arlington company. which manufactures
high grade cclluoid, has been taken
over by the company
The r.. l. du Ioni de Ncmours Pow
der Company assets were transferred
to T. T. du Pont de Nemours 4 60 on
October !, 1913, AT price Of Sl2O 600
0n0. Since then the ! per cent bonds
Of the old company have been retired
and all but $2,066, 900 ~ the old a.,
per cent bonds have been redeemed
More than l.0s0 shares of the preferred
stock have been exchanged for the Der
cent debenture stock of the new com
pany. while there still remains with the
old company enough of the 6 per cent
stock OF Du Pont de Nemours a Co. "a
retire the preferred stock and bonds no,
exchanged SO far. and to liuuidatr share
for share the common stock OF the old
company now outstanding
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27

Aiken 4 Au@us,a VA sOl'rIIERN RAILWAY
Modern eQupmen, onicc. !st Flhh Ave
-ldr,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27

COMPARTMENT CARS TO FLORIDA,
Senboard Florida Ltd, e:lG i. n. Quickest.
best cauipped Florida train. Inc, iIS> Hwsv
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27
Large Amounts written OF.

"The tabula,ion Of the wears work
shows that after making the necessary
extraordinary adjustments. including
very large amounts written off on ac-
count Of construction work for military
business. there remains net earnings for
the year 1915 Of $51.S+O.,5753."
The cost Of these new plants and the
amounts written off were not stated.
The sum. II is thought. would go far up
In the millions. for construction work has
been done without regard to cost.
There are 3.s40 stockholders Of the
company. of whom l.i22. or 20 per cent.
are employees. In 1914 there were 3,v?3
stockholders. Of whom l.1t were EN-.
ployees. That equals IS per cent. The
decreasing number OF stockholders was
ascribed to the fact that pu Pont com
mon stock new il around $50 In the
market and the holders succumbed to
war bride prices.
Further in his remarks Mr.. du Pont
said New world conditions found T.. |.
du Pont de Ncmours Powder Company
In a unique position. In this country our
company alone was possessed OF a most
complete organization and equipment for
the filling OF moderate orders. and for
the rapid enlargement Of factories for
further production OF materials sud
denly required in enormous quantities.
Working Force Grows to az.
''ln consequence the officers and en-
ployees Of the company have been called
upon to pat forth their utmost efforts
in order to meet extraordinary demands
Contracts undertaken have required the
designing and building OF immense
plants, whose construction and opera
ton have nccessitated an Increase in
men employed from 300 in October
1914. to 62.l6S on January I. 1916. Due
10 the cooperation of men throughout
the entire organization the company has
been able to deliver nearly every pound
Of explosives on contract time. and a
great percentage OF all contract de-
lireries have been anticipated by large
margins,
THE record of the commercial bus =
ness OF the company FOR the year 1915
was satisfactory and there are indica-
tions Of IA large volume OF business dur
ing 1916. som, new lines ~ iuvastme MT
have begun to pay well and others have
passed their trial stage and have added
to the earnings of the company"
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fo"tHrcd on Sirth Page.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-05-19
NO STEADY JOB FOR HIM
TheophiIus Had Good Reason for Civ
Ing Up Banjo PIaying-Threat-
ened With Awful Disaster.

A southern man tells of a darby
named Theophilus Baxter, known as
"the champion banjo player of Ala
bama."
Wishing to afford northern friend
an example Of real darby music, a
Mobile woman went to Baxter's house,
will, view to enlisting his services
at musical function. She found his
wife instead.
Very sorry, missy" said Bakers
spouse, "but Theophilus he amt play
in de banjo any more. He jest puts
IN all his time fishin' now"
What led him to give up his play
ing2" asked the disappointed caller.
HAS he got religion?"
mo. missy, he amt got religion,
but he's done got skeered."
Scared? OF what?"
"Of dat minstrel show, honey. De
boss learns dat my ole man kin play,
an he offers him a stiddy job dom it.
Yassum, an it skeered Theophilus so
bad dat he quit banjo playin' right
away."-Philadelphia Ledger.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-05-19
Looked That Way.

The postman handed him the let
ter. One glance at the envelope sent
him nearly into Mysteries.
"Heavens!" he cried, "the first chal-
lenge / ever got" Duel" was in big
letters on the outside of the envelope.
but / can't fight and"
So he hurried to the station-house,
explained that he knew of no enemy
who should demand his blood and
asked for protection.
Three blue-coated arms Of the law
presented themselves.
The detective force hurried out. By
that time the desk sergeant had recov.
cred.
He said 1t meant due one cent
Utica Press.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-05-19
Fell Sorry for the APOSTLE.

Mrs. Podger, Lancashire woman
has several sons at the front. Recent
ly neighbor, superior to her sur
roundings by education and rearing
called on her, and as they talked OF
Saloniki, where one of these sons was
she remarked that the Salonikians were
the Thessalonians to whom st. Paul
had sent a letter. We'll" said Mrs
Podger, as she looked up from her
washtub, "'e may ave written there;
I'm not sayin' as 'ow g didn't. But
I'm sorry for i'm if q sent parcels.
sent two to my boy months since. and
they amt been delivered yet.
don Mail.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-05-19
The Front Row.

The British army has raised It's
age limit to forty-flve years." said Fl.
r. Gresham, the British consul at
cleveland. The age limit originally
was thirty-eight.
The army isn't so exclusive, either.
as to age or as to physique as it was
at first.
A Stacker in Manchester tried TO
get exempted the other day.
I've got such poor eyesight,' he
said, can't see any distance at all
oh. that'll be all right, said the
surgeon. You'll have an excellent
view. Wen give you a trench in the
very front line"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-05-19
Horse pIsIlked CIaarettes.

A sensitive horse who has a dislike
for cigarette smoke attacked Edgar
Akers, aged twenty-five, and bit him
on the right hand. Akers was smok-
ing a cigarette at Sixth and Spring
streets near the horse, which was
standing at the curb. With an angry
squeal, the horse seized Akers by the
right hand. Akers managed to free his
hand, but not until the horses teeth
had torn the flesh from the fingers
Los Angeles Times.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-05-19
MEAL-TIME CONSCIENCE.
What Do the Children DRINK

There are times when mother or
father feeds the youngsters something
that they know children should not
have. Perhaps it is some rich dessert
but more often it is tea or coffee.
1t is better to have some delicious,
hot fooddrink that you can take your
self and feed to your children, con-
scious that it will help and strength
en-, but never hurt them.
A Yorkstate lady says: Il used
coffee many years in spite OF the con-
viction that 1t injured my nervous sys-
tenn and produced my nervous head
aches. While visiting a friend l was
served with Postum and determined
to get a package and try it myself.
The result was all that could be de-
sired--a delicious, finely Favored, rich
ly colored beverage. Since quit cof-
fee, Postum has worked wonders for
me.
MY husband, who had suffered from
kidney trouble when drinking coffee,
quit the coffee and took up Postum
with me and since drinking Postum he
has felt stronger and better, with no
indication OF kidney trouble.
"You may be sure / find It a great
comfort to have a warm drink at
meals that l can give my children.
with clear conscience that it will
help and not hurt them as coffee or
tea would"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum cereaI-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and 25c pkgs.
instant Postum-a soluble powder
dissolves quickly in a cup Of hot wa
ter, and, with cream and sugar, makes
q delicious beverage Instantly. 30c
and SOC tins.
Both forms are equally delicious
and cost about the same per cup.
There's . Reasoa" for Postum.
r-sold By Grocsrh.