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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
EXPECTS NEW BATTLE.
Col. RepinEtOn Thinks Clash VIII
Come In Northern France.
Special cable Despatch 10 THE su>

LONDON, March l.--Col, R%ep!ngton,
military expert Of the Times. writes;
Any really great success by the Ger
mans further northwest than the ''lain-
payne may. undcr the present circum-
stances. bring about enforced retire
ments from the Mouse and u far from
being included from the possibilities OF
the moment What the Germans evil
IDENTIFY hope TO do Is to attract the bulk
Of the Allies reserves east by making
oA immense clatter there. and the next
German blow from the northwest prob
ably awaits fulhlment OF this desire.
THE French appear to have met the
German onset against Verdun with re-
serves Just sufficient to maintain the
conflict. There is no sign that Gen.
Joffre has yet drawn on or even moved
the main reserves and until the Ger
mans nave fully exposed their hand. the
moment will not come for him to do NO.
I'VE must credit the Germans with
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02

1" INV
OF tho Fecht and tho Doller.
The Afternoon Re ~
The afternoon communicate Is M fol
In tho region to the north Of YER
dun, ~ we'll as In the Woevre. there
has been nothing OF Importance to
report.
During last night there was an In.
tcrmittent bombardment at various
points Of u front between Regnie-
Vile and Remenauville.
To the west NJ Pont-a-M ousson our
artillery fire was directed against the
second and third Of the enemy lines.
where the Germans apparently were
putting through certain preparatory
evolutions.
In Alsace the fire nj our batteries
has been directed against the roads
Of communication Of the enemy.
In the region OF Cernay. valley Of
the Thur. "A French aeroplane equipped
with double motors was successful In
mn encounter with an aeroplane OF the
enemy. The German machine fell into
the German trenches and at cnce
caught fire.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
NEW BERLIN LOAN UNLIMITED.
Dual Form Of Investment WIN Ne
offered tO German People.

BERLIN, via London, March Sub
SCI options for the fourth German war
loan will be open from March I to March
20. The loan, which will l1 unlimited
In amount, AS We're those that preceded
II, will bc in dual form,
4 /, per cent. Imperial loan will he
offered To the people for subscription
at $3.50 This loan liz not red"emabl-
before 1924. The other form OF the loan
will be- Imperial Treasury bonds OF a..
per cent. offered for subscription at 95.
These bonds are divided into ten series
and are redeemable. one series at "A
time. by annual drawings from 1923 to
1899.
The first instalment will he due on
April IS and tine fourth Of last payment
on July 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
KAISER LEAVES
FRONT AT YERDUN
Returns to Germany After
Watching Army in
Great Attack.
ADVANCE Is CHECKED

SPECIAL Gable Despafeh 10 TIT SITS.
LONDON, March s.-rhe Rotterdam
correspondent Of the Daily Mad for
wards "A despatch from Brussels saying
that the Kaiser left the verdun front and
returned to Germany on February IS.
The consensus hero and in Paris. n
apparently In Germany III we'll. is that
the luil In the vcrdun fighting Is merely
In preparation for IA renewed attack.
Nothing from unofficial sources has been
received since February 20.
The authorized British correspondent
with tho French At verdun telegraphs
under date Of February 90:
For the the German advance
IL checked. The French are holding
strongly their chosen line OF resistance
between the Cote du roivre and tho
plateau OF Douaumont. Fort Douaumont
In completely surrounded by the French
and there Is every reason TO hope that
the German ~detachments I'm the fort will
tie compelled to surrender.
battle IN the Heights.
The real battle Ia and will continue
to DO on the Heights Of the Mouse, the
hilly plateau which rises rapidly from
the river east OF Verdun. The engage
b, ments In the Woevre arc Of only sec
ondary Importance, since the ground
there Is practically impossible mud
which Is unequalled at any other point
Of the front.
Moreover the woevre IL commanded
absolutely from the Heights Of the Meuse
any advance the Germans maxi
there will only bri them more effec-
l lively under tho N.,l -,
The Paris correspondent, Of the Times
'elegraph,ng Tuesday says:
The lighting maintains the fraSnen-
tary character Of yesterday. The action
rs becoming more intense to the east
along the Woevre plain. After the hght.
ing in the Blanzee district the struggle
continues at the foot OF the heights
o. the Mcuse for the Elk railway sta.
ton. which remained after wav,ring
fortunes In French hands. and further
south for Hill ?ii. which. rising in the
Wo'rre plain east OF the Meusc heights
woulu provide tn. enemy with an oh.
servation and artillery post FOR AN at.
tack upon the heights themselves
Fr-snes Attacks Vain.
Along the Nerdun-Iietz road the vii.
lage Of Manheulles was wrcsted
from the French after a viol.n. artil.
lrTy duel. but the western outskirts OF
the village are still occupied by tin.
French. F'rultlcss attacks upon Fresno.
complete the tale OF the ,ucmy's uYcnsiy.
I'm this region.
At general headquarters i, j. conn.
IDENTITY felt that the General commander,
IN" N.rduu salient now has ia. si,ua.
'ion we'll IN hand. although II j. realize,
that the German movement Is far from
being broken. The possibility Of furths,
ufensiNss along other sections OF tn.
front 10 Champagne. for instance. ha.
naturally been provided for u IN.
marvellous French military railway or
ganization is ready for any calls tina
MAJ he made upon H."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
20 BATTLES IN AIR.
One British Aeroplane FaiIs Z" Re.
turn to Ltnes.

Special Cable Despatch To TpI Su>.
LONDON, March Title following re
port from British headquarters IN
France was issued by the official press
bureau tonight:
Yesterday there we're twenty en-
counters in the All on our trout and
losses by the enemy are reported, One
of our machines failed to return from
a reconnaissance.
Last night north of the River
Somms our infantry ond machine guns
dispersed a party Of tha "nens which
WAS attempting TO advance from the
German trenches under coyer ut "A
bombardment.
To-day vas gene alN quiet. There
WAS considerable artillery activity In
the neighburhood of Npses.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
GERMANS W DOWN.
IDetach mcnt AnnihiInted by nu~
sian ArttlI~r. EtPe.
Sp.c,a, cab,> b..patcA 10 Tpr So

sP,'"H '"''' '''P"''" '" ~"
f~ErRo.Rtp. VIA London. Mare. L.
The War ONCE ISSUED the following
to-uiHht
On tae western front 'Henr ,cto-
planes threw hunlt's and caused IL.
northwest Of F~'riedrirhstad' and ueai
l'winsk. In the Lake Swentuu region
our artillery snnihilated At German de-
ta"hment. which had abandoned IT,
trenches.
N Asjatic Tufk'! our PURSUIT; ~
tho ",r'ny c~ouiluuss.
In Persia. in IN" tire ton o. ker-
mausnHh. We are following Ire .nCmS.
We have taken two guns.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
SERBS GOING TO SALONICA.
speciaI cable Despatch to TUE Sun.

LONDON, March 1.-The Salonica cor
respondent OF the Times. telegraphing
under date Of February 20. says:
1.-THE daily arrival OF reenforcernents
a. now greater than ever, All Of them
are seasoned troops. The Serbian army
from Corfu Is expected early In March.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02

The direct state tax accounts for APP
prox!mately all Of the increase In the
Manhattan rate. Exclusive Of the direct
state tax. the budget for his year is
siss.sSl. 1851. which is S352.l3o.7l iess
than the budget for 1915. The entire
system OF rates as compiled for the APP.
proval OF the BOARD in the form OF an
ordinance prepared by the finance COM
nittee is based on the budget require
ments and the assessment rolls Of per-
sonal and real property in the greater
city. which. AS reported yesterday. show
an aggregate assessment OF all prop
critics amounting to es.5sl.352.5il sub
ject TO taxation for local, city and county
purposes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
PLAN ATTACK
81 MILES FROM VERDUN

tccted by Fort Tavannes. and h other
to the southeast, protected by Roxelier.
II In presumed that the Germans are
making use Of the period OF comparative
calm to bring W. reserves both In men
and munitions. But the French are max
ing the same Use Of h respite and
confidence Is expressed that the measures
taken will provide al adequate defence
against any new attacks
Paris newspapers print a story told by
n wounded French sapper who sct on
u mine under the advancing Germans
on the slope of the Cote du Ioivre. and
who. from his vantage point In a shelter.
saw a part Of the German advance. His
story follows:
we were in a front line trench on
the slope Of Cote du Poivre. The captain
sent me forward 10 a small shelter In the
open. where the electric contact which
led to u mine field had been placed. I
crawled through 1t along "A narrow unnel
without mishap.
Looks Out on Battle.
Through a slit looked out on the
battlefield as through the opening In a
theatre curtain. saw tho Germans.
after long waiting. march forward In
good order. They thought from their OBJ
W ~ tiht' NV w iiioAhs heo ~
fciently devastated our trenches. but
they were unable to sec that our men
had held firm and were making fresh
trenches and using shell craters.
The Germans were 200 yards from
my post when our rifles and machine
guns opened Are. They were taken by
surprise and crouched down. When the
order was passed along their line "a
advance they began to sing The Watch
on the Rhine and dashed forward.
MY heart beat madly. They were
over the mine at last n touched the
button. An informal fountain seemed
TO shoop up In the midst Of the mass OF
, men in gray with a great whirl oi
smoke. I saw men go up bodily. as II
from the crater OF a volcano.
'The attack was stopped. I crawled
back to my trench. ] had barely
emerged from the tunnel when ] felt a
burning sensation in my shoulder and
! tainted. When I recovered conscious.
ness I found myself In an ambulance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
ITALY ACTING ALONE
TO DEFEND AVLONA
ESSad PaSha Leaves Rome for
France and Is Not Going
Back to Albania.


return to Albania. Nvlona, the chief
Albania seaport. IL defended exclusively
10y Italian troops.
The elimination voluntary or forced
of Essad Pasha from the defence of
Albania, of which country he WAS the
pro, isional President. may mean that
Italy has decided TO realize her century
old dream of acquiring - port on the
opposite shore Of the Ndriatic,
When the first Hungarian and AUSTRIAN
attachments crossed int Albanian ter
ritory after the conquest of Scrhi, last
cable dispatches told of ltalN's
announcement to her allies that II de-
sired to have exclusive control of the
dcfenc. of Albania.
Italy has an "Np"ditionary force rsti-
mated AT between $1,000 and 10000 men
al Avlona. The Bulgariaus, who three
months z were reported at R<rat ana
Elbasan, have since been marking time.
practically at the gates OF Avlona. pu-
razzo. the second Albanian port, was
taken l., the Austriaus two weeks ago.
f, Was not defended. f.ssad ristla's almy
numbering about 20. 900 men, having re
treated southwark before IA" actual at
,acks began. The Serbian troops who
reiterated into Albania when Their cotn-
try Was overrun have been taken I" the
Greek island ~ Corfu, which is occupied
by the Allies.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
DrItish. women Won't DO Farm
Work..

spsciaI Gable Despatch to THE suN.
LONDON, March l.-British women are
slow In responding to the campaign to
securo women for agricultural service.
Only $4,000 Of the 100000 women needed
have yet enrOlled.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
BRITISH MERCHANTS
DISCUSS u. RIVALRY
Sir Edward Holden Tells
Trade Congress of Amcri-
can Expansion.

roSpoN. March The danger 70
British foreign trade IN the activity %
American corporations was discussed IN
to-day's meeting Of the British .Associa-
ton OF Chambers Of Commerce. which
represents commercial bodies In cities
throughout the United KINGDOM.
The subject Of American activity in
tho field Of foreign came up
nfter the Introduction of "A banking reso-
luton, the wording of which was rather
unfavorable to the banks.
Sir Edward Holden, one Of the mem.
bcrs OF Lord Readings commission
which recently visited the r'ui'ri states.
took the side Of the banks. asserting
hat they were providing resource Tor
the war, financing British Industries.
and maintaining a hug" reserve for tho
safety OF the nation, He said thu. a
vast organization has been established
recently In tho United States, win a
capital OF $50, O0O. 900. Go carry iueri.
can tad, throughout the world. The
II sii.h. he said. must quickly follow
the lead 81 the United states. lie
added:
w should have y system ~ Brit.
ish BANKS Throughout, South America.
especially In Argentina and Brazil. and
throughout Russia and other allied coun-
tries. our Government should wake
up N take governmental interest D.
this question:"
The meeting finally agreed 10 thu
adoption of the following resolution:
THE Government should facilitate the
establishment of "A large credit bank
FOR the purpose Of dcvclopinr British
trade abroad"
Another resolution asking the pas-
sage or n law requiring British control
IN management and ownership of all
manufacturing or trading firms i'm the
empire was adopted.
\, Eonar Law, Secretary for the
Colonies, speaking at the luncheon %
IN" association. stated tina arrange
ments were being made for an economic
conference at Paris for the Ent.nt. A.
Hes to plan for the utilization of IN.
economic forces of the nations for tho
better carrying on of the war. lie said
mat IN. Resources OF the empire Will
never again be exploited, as IN the paSt.
BY Germans.
Foreign trade interests in the fnan.
clal district were Interested I'm tho re-
port from London yesterday OF In. meci-
ing OF the British Association of Cham
bers or IN which resolutions
were passed favorable to the Inaugural.
tion OF II tariff policy for Great Britain
after the war.
II was pointed ont by bankers and
others who are watching carefully the
developments affecting international
commerce that the casting aside Of the
English free trade tradition, although
the action Of the recent meeting is
merely In the nature Of discussion, maj
possibly follow the establishment Of
peace. No particular apprehension seems
to he felt hat such action as may be-
taken will In itself seriously injure the
position of the United States.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
Tax required TO he raised by gen.

FTfI TdVH EWTUUs sUWN NJ VI! 'NFv''~''"V@V
Tn" distribution Of county charges and
expenses included in tho budget and Of
county liabilities paid from the proceeds
of special revenue bonds during 1915.
upon which the variance OF tax rates for
the various countIcs is based. is as fol-
low
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
TEUTONS PLAN NEW ATTACK.
Austrluns sending Troops to
IsonsO, Germans Massing In Russia.

EBfTiLt 'hb'f 'cth'' " t'f'
ROME, March THE .Austriais are
preparing for all offensive on the Italian
front, to which they are rushing reen-
On the pr.teNt that these are
to replace the troops weakened by win
ter h~ardshlps and disease. 1t is well
known, however. that the million Aus
TRANS now OH the Italian front are most
efficient
With the object Of hiding concentra-
ton and movements of troops the AUS
TRANS have closed the Swiss frontier.
Reports from Petrograd on Tuesday
were to th' effect that preparations were
being made for "A German offensive on
The Russian front. Russian ayiatUrs re-
ported heavy German concentrations in
the northern theatre. and there has been
increasing artillery activity south Of
Riga.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
PARIS CONFIDENT.
Optimism II Keynote Of Comment
In Press,
Special Gable Despatch 10 The srS.

Special Gable Despatch 10 The suS.
PARIS, March 1.-The city is maintain
ing an admirable restraint, notwith-
standing the consciousness Of the tre-
mendous issue pending. Theatres and
moving picture houses are crowded as
usual. The audiences are perhaps dis
playing n more fervent enthusiasm when
the "Marscillaise' Is sung or played. but
otherwise there Is little indication that
the pulses OF the Tarisians are stirred.
There is, however. not the slightest
suggestion OF indifference. Newspaper
editions containing the latest official
communicates are eagerly bought and
crowds gather throughout tho day
around the bulletin boards.
As IL TO inspire confidence President
Poincare to-day attended "varnishing
Day at the Salo Triennale. the first
salon since the outbreak of the war.
Offensive Suspended.
Al the present tho Havas
agency says. the German offensive has
been suspended. but has not been stopped.
The suspension may have been the re-
suit of a decision on the part OF the
Germans that the attack on the fortress
was In vain. the attacking force. nov
merely defending the positions they have
won al so great a cost. or because the
invaders are in need OF "A rest before
a new assault. in any event the agency
expects "a revelation OF the German in
tentions before the end of the week.
The military critics Of III. newspapers
are unanimous in optimism regarding
the situation at Nerdun. The attack
TO the southeast Of the fortress IS re-
garded as the beginning OF an attempt
Ia attack the heights OF the Meuse
through two openings in the woods. one
10 the northeast of the fortress. pro-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
Budget Requirements.

The report Of the finance committee
states that the aggregate amour OF the
budget for 1916 IL s2lc.956.177.54. which
includes the expenses of the five counties
comprised by the city. direct state taxes
and city department appropriations. debt
service and deficiencies In taxes. The
county charges aggregate &7.lOl $685..
ia" direct state tax $13.?1J.02l.13. and
the city department appropriations. &c.
sl9i,s,a.5S9.ss. which leaves &2O5.s5&.-
sIl.59 a. the amount Of the budget. In
Guiding state taxes. which affects the
general! tax rates OF New York city.
The following statement prepared by
the finance committee shows the amount
Of the budget which is 10 be raised by
taxation AZ uniform rates throughout the
whole city
Total budget ............... S,,c. $50. IL; "a
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Less estimated rev.
enues Of the general
fund a. certified Ivy
the Comptroller. and
deducted pursuant TO
section 80 of the
Greater New York
charter
Less aggregate OF
county BUDGET, TO he
-eyerally raised IN the
respective counties.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
Continued from FIRST Page.

considerable violence In the vale,
Of tho Fecht and tho Doller.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-06
STOCKS STRONG;
SAN CARLOS HAS
GOOD ADVANCE

Advances were scored by San Car
los, Onomea and Hawaiian Pineapple
stocks in the listed market and by
Engels Copper in the unlisted. Other
stocks were firm in most instances
with only an occasional small decline
in special instances. Sales of listed
securities were only in 60 per cent
of the volume of Wednesday and
Thursday dealings. .@ =.
Prices recorded in listed stocks to-
day were San Carlos 20l-2, 0nomea
Sc IL, Pineapple so, Oiaa Is 81, Nc
Rryde II "a, Pioneer Al. Eva IS. Wal
alua 81 3-4l Sales between boards
were 60f shares and at the session so.
A $500 Hawaii Consolidated Rail-
way sold at as2. =
Mineral Products, ERgels Copper
and Honolulu Oil were the unlisted
securities dealt in. Mineral Products
was unchanged in price and sales
were of 1900 shares at $1.22 IL. En-
gels Copper scored a further 1-2
cents advance and 2150 shares sold at
$312I2. Oil sold at 1897 1-2 for
254s shares. Quotations of other
stocks we're, Mountain King So to 20
cents and Tipperary to cents.
Tomorrow being a legal holiday
there will be no session of the ex-
change EtE@
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-06
TWO ROATS CONE
With Freight
FOR ISLANDS
n~u nuw~~ -.. -:
~ O."
Hh HbIIIIHH -
Matsonia Has 1901 Tons Cargo
for Honolulu, Says Message
Received Here Today

Bringing 1865 tons Of cargo for Ho-
no!ulu, the 0. S. X, steamer lnaho
Maru, taking the Panama Maru's run,
tho latter steamer having been re-
turned to the Japan-Seattle service
Of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha, arrived
this morning from Yokohama, and
was taken to quarantine wharf for
fumigation. She will move over to
Pier Z between 4 and 5 o'clock this
afternoon, to begin discharging car
go, and is scheduled TO steam for San
Francisco at noon tomorrow She
Will not take mail. .E.>>.s
. The Grace steamer Columbia, which
arrived off port from Tocopilla last
evening, entered port this morning
following fumigation, and locked at
the weather side of Pier Il. She be-
gan discharging her 200 tons of nj
trate cargo at o'clock this afternoon
Captain o. j. Odlund is master. The
Columbia took fuel oil at Paita, Peru,
after leading at Tocopilla. Her steam
ing time from Paita was q days and
10 hours. She will leave for Puget
Sound after discharging, to load lum-
Der and general merchandise for the
west coast.
Matscnia We'll Filled
A Marconigram received today by
Castle & Cookies shipping department
from the Matson lines offices In San
Francisco, says the Matsonia, which
sailed yesterday from the Bay City
for Honolulu, has 1901 tons Of cargo
for Honolulu and al for Hilo. She
is day late, and will arrive here
Tuesday evening or Wednesday morn
ing - .-%: g.. ~ - .. ..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-06
SHIPPING 6WATERFRONTN News
PASSENGERS FROM JAPAN TRYTO
HIDE TABUPLANTS IN BAGGAGE

Zone fern from California, infested
with mealy bug was fumigated before
delivery Two cages with parasites
tor the cornleaf hopper and one cage
With parasites for the anomala beetle.
arrived in care OF Mr.. Osborn Of the
II. s. p. A. The cages with cornleaf
hopper were paced in the new guar
antine room al the boards Office. Aft
er all the parasites had emerged the
cages and their contents were first
fumigated with carbon bisulphide and
then were destroyed by burning This
was done TO avoid the. possible intro
ductlon OF say fungus spores of the
corn disease as the corn and grass
contained in the cages might have car
.rfed such spores on them. All soil
and packing material on the other
shipment has been burned. ..sa@ -.
Soil ls Destroyed. ..a..,
Two boxes arrived by the Nippon
Maru from Manila sent by Mr.. Muir
end were turned over to the H. S. P.
A. The soil and packing of this ship
ment has also been destroyed.
Hilo inspector Busy
Brother Matthias Newell of Hilo
rerorfs the arrival OF nine steamers
and two sailing vessels. Four steam.
ers brought vegetable matter COLI
sisting of 1856 lots and 2429 packages,
all of which was found free from
pests excepting one box OF turnips
which was destroyed On account of be-
ing infested with the turnip fly.
"The Kiyo Maru arrived direct
from Japan with 10,150 bags of rice,
81 bags OF beans, 5 bags of barley,
5 packages OF vegetable seeds and 2
bags sesame seeds. Ten bags of rice
were infested with the rice moth
(Paralipsa modesta) and we're fumi'
gated before delivery. Two sailing
vessels brought lumber" 1