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The sun., 1916-03-13
SAYS SILIUS WAS. UNMARRIED.
Z. =. Consul at Ia>rr Dorsnt
suite if ship Was TOrp~dOcd.

PARIS, March l2--J X. Osborne. the
American Consul ~ liavre, cahled SEQ
retary Lansing directly concerning the
sinking OF the Norwegian bark Silius
Yesterday lie did not consul. the
American Embassy. which is the course
Consuls are expected To pursue under
the new instructions II" t"ireraThcd
to the Embassy a copy Of N" report.
which states that the SiNus MAS sunk
without warning, but does no, state
whether she was torpedoed or destroyed
by giInnr" Nor docs his rcpor, say
whoihcr the crew Saw the submarine
The report states that there wsr"
seven American youths amoSlG TN" crow
and MAT all we're saved, while one
John Hartman, was wounded seriously
II IL not made clear. however. how
the wound was te.c!Ned. Hartman Ia
AZ a hospital in liavrc. Tho Cousuls :
report says the youth will recover.
The Temps remarks that the torpedo
Ing - the Sllius cannot fail to reopen
the entire coNilct between tho United
states and ,icruaiiN Incidentally. II
slIa. the incurslon Of McNican bandits
into American territory hears the stamp
of German completely.
The sun., 1916-03-13
RECESS LIKELY FOR (
JERSEY LAWMAKERS
Possibility Seen That Lccisla-
turc Will Wind Up ITS i
Work by Thursday.
MEASURES HANGING FIRE

TnrSroS. March 1c--Thtre g. a rosr-
bilty that In" Legislature may prac'
tcally wind Nm iis work on Thursday
next, trl;c n rocees fo~ wcch or ten
days and thcn return 60 act on any
party bills which tho Governor may dis
anproyc and receive and pass tho appro.
prla,ion bills. That is what the leaders
have been working for. and President
Read Of tho Senate wants ~ take posses.
sion Of The state Trcasurcr's office ~
soon az he can.
Mr.. Grosscup's tern, has already ere
pirsd and Senator Road is losing AZ 'he
rate of si95 wcck. II g. clear dead
loss. FOR he has had all tho honors that
go with the presidency excepting that
Of substituting for the Governor. and
ther" is no chance of an opportunity
for doing that ~ this stage Of tha
session. with an important political "din-
paign fairly under way
II is said that Mr.. ,;ro.scup is 10 b~
given the newly created Ollie" Of state
Purchasing Agent, with a salary OF
$4,000. GrosScup Is not rich and has
been living up 10 and spending IN tha
Political game the $4,000 a year he has
been getting as State Treasurer. For
five years he has been conducting tho
Democratic campaign in New Jersey, and
1t is generally agreed that he Is as much
entitled TO good Office as any man
can he.
The Committee on Appropriations has
started to prepare the regular and de-
'iciency bills. but cannot Sc. far until
there is som" certainty about what is 20
become ~ numerous bills that provil.
| in the aggregate for between s., ,000. 900
and s2.!oo.0o in appropriations II has
Informally decided 10 keep the eNpendi-
tur'+ down as low as possb,. this year
in order 10 make a good financial SHOW.
: ing for CAMPAIGN purposes.
Apparently IN" Republicans are in a
uuandary as 'o wha, to do with tho ciyil
| Servic" bills that are pending Th,v ara
committed io tn" StrouEthsuiu.. of the
| la|. bat me ESSEX county members, nrs
shviur II the proposition - extend to six
Years n" terms OF the civil service con-.
missioncrS ~ order tr keep the iioyCrunr
from appointing a weak Rcpuh4ran in
iId'" ~ F"idN' 10 take from the
municipal authorities and give 10 the
state Commission the power to di>rirIiua
Suhordiuit"s who violate Laws or depart
mental regulations. uud 'n Great" A Ioirt
committee I" investigate reported VIOLA
'iors Of the civil service l,w hv state
department heads and municipal authori-
ties
| Ns tNc situation row ~ ~ soons inn
+ psrUiNc that tine Hammond term ,x-
tender hill snail he passed. otherwise tr.
GovcrUu! and mis- rioudS hv tn naming
"f a Fielder EcpUhl.,au Wrp vrrI work
with Comm ss!on''s lTo" and burke wiIl
; II" IN ah-,uulc control g., ,fyil .,r,..,. a,l-
50 tr.r tt,
The sun., 1916-03-13
MAL0JA DISREGARDED
WARNING; HIT A MINE.
New Version Of Disaster in
Dover strait Brought In
by the Pannonia.

Tb, ,.u,,rdc, r,,,o,ia 81, vcs,crd,v
fro,, / ordnr .,i,.d frow ,h,, NOR, vim
tho r.,,ns,,l,- ard Oriental liner Ma.
Id, ,.b,.h a.. .,,,,. lac b,t,lny =, ,,lnc
h,,uc.r r,,c, ,,l E,,L,s,on, al, Jeh,n.
,rv - ,rd h,nuyh, 4, rcv ver.,nn nf
mo c.,,,s, ~ ,bc ,.,,,s,ronhc rb. N,.
Id, h,,,. ,,,,,b ,.s,nr s,,i,, ,b,, ,hc
,,,,,,,,,, sn,, ou,,iI..,.r.oa hcr d,v,
,ho .rr,,,,. ,rd an, ,,,n ,hc s,r,i, nj,
no,.r Whcr ,hc p,rrori. slammed an
,ho pnvrs Ia ,,lt, ON , ,'h,nu,i pi,-
The sun., 1916-03-13
BRITISH STEAMER ON FIRE.
Mysterious nlRHc Found In the
NatatUR at -. john

sr ions. y n. March l2-The Brit.
ish steamer Matatua. which was about
TO sail for Sew Zealand fully loaded.
vas found to be- on fire In one of her
forward holds to-day, She was inn
mcdiatcly tuwod back 10 the dock just
brfuIc low water the steamers how
dropped until II rested on the bottom
Because of the presence Of lot Of
calcium carbide in tho forward hold
there was much difficulty in cont rolling
the fire Streams Of water were still
being poured into tho ship after mid.
night
An explosion Of lantern left in tho
hold 10y worhmrn last night is suppose
to have started the fire. although the
cause has not been fully determined The
value Of the cargo, which includes $40
automobiles, steel rails. provi.! Ions and
general goods. Is estimated at $500 ,OOO.
The damage win hc heavy,
The steamer is Of i,l19 tone She Was
built in 1904 in Belfast, ireland. and IL
owned by the New Zealand Line, which
has headquarters In Liverpool.
The sun., 1916-03-13
AMERICAN KILLED IN
FIGHTING IN FRANCE
Jack Janz Struck by Shell in
Village Ordered Held at
All Cost.
special Catie Despatch 10 THr slN.

PARIS, March lo.-ferdinand Candle
VILE. an American member Of the
Foreign Legion who with other Amcri-
cans. was exchanged into an infantry
regiment recently. writing on March .,
says.
after week Of constant alertncss
We were sent into the firing line, CON
tinually bomhardcl en- route by enemy
acroplanes. We were ordered to OCCUPY
r. small fort and village and to hold them
~ all cost. For the first two days things
we're quiet. The bomba ldment began on
March 2. continuing from o'clock in
the morning until q o'clock in the eve
ninz, when the attack started. IL was
stopped by our artillery.
I'VE figured that an average of six
hnavy calihre shells fell In our section
each minute. and total Of $500. Jack
JAM. AN American. was killed by q shell
at the commencement OF the lombard
m"nt Bullard vac slightly wounded
He returned TO his machine gun after
treatment
"Cordonnier was wounded and retired
10 the rear. We We're relieved in the
morning, having a days res, before re-
turning TO tho firing line"
The sun., 1916-03-13
NORAHT HOPEFUL.
ssy. Lcss Of Fort Vaux II Only
Temporary.

Ngfridi dOtf DespHicH ~ 1--WE ''"'
srr,iH. Via Amsterdam. March L.
N,ior Moraht. the BerIincr Tdgebldtfs
military expert. writes
There is only one reason why Nerdun
h,s held out so long. II is because II
h., never been directly attacked. Our
ecer. Infantry. with magnificent dis
r,nl,re. have been able to storm Fort
Naux. and although We lost It again we
are inclined TO hope that the loss will
b oyly temporary
Major MoTpht lectures tho French and
Charges them with stupidity" for not
Se..ns the significance of Nerdun. He
Gays
The Parisian is trifi!ng with words
A. foolish as the bagpipes in Mister
Hnss headquarters, where they are
p.pins IN vain.
British relief is not summoned 90
join IN the iight, hut ii IL were II would
b. j1ytul,y receiv,-i ny the Germans.
our men are askins. Why are our COM
rides at Ncriun the only ones TO be
allowed victories" =" We are waiting day
sd night for tho English, II they would
oily come. But IN London they are be-
gtr1.d
NO, Lord Northcliffe. We do not storm
ard conquer and die TO make an i'm
rrcsS.on OH neutrals. our intentions are
rected against your army: that Is the
Object Of our attack, the destruction OF
you- fighting forces, hecau~c you show
your elves unteachsble. We are forced
to this ultima ratio
The sun., 1916-03-13
26,472 FRENCHMEN
TAKEN AT YERDUN
Bcrlin Reports Capture Of
Several Hundred Guns in
Great Battle.
cAPTlNES UNWOuNDED
suet,ni fnbie pespntch 10 TRs srY.

N.rriul tTOtS bCspHf'H ~ Gun
BErtrs. via London. March 12.--The
r-srcn IN the tcrdun region attempted
c,hou, success yesterday to recover the
territory taken from them on the west
,-,. side Of the Mcuse. Their attacks
ue-e ropused with heavy losses. To the
cast of the Mcuse and IN the Woevre
-. activity was confined TO the nrtil-
icfy.
Trc German War Office announced
,c,clal'v to-day tina, since the beginning
~ ,hc attack on Verdup the Germans
r.yo taken 430 officers. 26,042 un-
rourdcd men. is? guns and gag ma
me onicial statement issued here TO.
day follows:
Northeast Of Ncuville the Germans
,prirg mines successfully and occup-
pcd 'he c-aters.
In tho district west Of the Mcusc
fro enemy attempted attacks against
NC rev German positions without Sue
,,ss TIE enemy suffered heavy
losses on the heights east Of the
-.ye- and on the Woevre plain there
rcr, only more or less violent ar.il-
lerv engagements.
The number of prisoners and the
amount Of booty since the beginning
q, the events in the Meuse district,
gwen In reports OF February 20 and
March I. has been increased to
$50 officers, 2s.o+c men. unwounded
prisoners: IS? cannon. of which forty
one are big guns. and 20: machine
guns.
Near Oberscpt tAeppois lie HauO
tire French in spite OF repeated at
Lcks could not rctake their former
positions. They were rcpulscd with
losses
The sun., 1916-03-13

--h,, hcnzol in use Is product o' '""l
,,r and il such "A cheap. III sln'ilhs
substance that. together with INC h''"
,iros ioy hiding becomes punishment
rather than n pleasure
rho po,roleum and fnc lubricant I'M
nor, has been cared for by ku'nanlh
nm to the capture OF IN" ia!lc'an on
sources. Rum1nia'S output Tor l'l" was
400 ooO tons. AZ against 1000 normally
which sounds like pro'ltablc business
for the Rumanians. who, ! am given to
understand. are the only neu'rals un-
willing to exchange goods with Germany.
They have been Independent enough OF
,;ctmany's exports To demand gold
which makes them unpopular IN Bcrlin
PAPER rope " being made and has
nroyed so successful that II Is thought
that this and the cellulose fibre will
largely replace the yearly S-.,OOo,oOo
iu,e import from England,
''Thc British blockade Of raw material
has become useless is DR.. Rathenaus
conclusion. More than that. II has
turned against England herself Eng
lands greatest worry to-day is her free
trade Every import, whether tea or
saltpetcr. damage the money halanc" f.,
every sale demands payment, and since
tho payment cannot be fully balanced
in wares, AS the export industry IL
partly given over to the manufacture of
munitions, SO every sale forces a pro-
duction OF former English wares IN other
countries.
AS for us many problems have been
solved which we thought imposs BILE in
many cases where we used imported
metals We shall now have home
product; We shall be free forever, !
hope. from many foreign products. such
as Chile saltpctcr."
The sun., 1916-03-13
POPE TO PLEAD FOR JEWS.
said "a Have Prepared statement
Asking for Justice to Them,

The bnU edited hN Herman Bcruste,n
publishes to-day the following cah,"-
gram from special correspondent IN
Bern, switzerland
81 ha," learned from an absolutely
Te'lahlr sourc. that the Pope has p-c.
pared an important documsu, of great
interest TO IN" Jewish people. Ii ~
understood that this document will
prove OF the same import ,ucc and sig
n!hcancc as the bull issued by Pope
lnnocer, ". dcnounCing the ritual muir
der accusations against the Jews as
false and based upon a cruel legend.
The pres"u, statement by the Pope
who has interested himself so de,ply In
peace. is devoted to the sor,ows Of the
Jews In tho bcllirerent lands and con-
tains q plea for justice and fairness to
the JcWS
The sun., 1916-03-13
AWAIT REPORT ON SILIUS.
Washington VhirinIs ID" Not Thinl.
>htP WRs sunk nv TOrpcdO.

W,SHISGToS March l. .OHi'ials or
the state Department admitted to-ulglt
tina, Il the inquiry ordered by Secretary
Lansing disclosed that tho Norwegian
bark Sllius, which was sunk IN iiavrc
Roads on the night OF March .. was
fired upon by a submarine without warm
ing a grave situation may bc presented
in the relations between the United
states and Germany.
The Silius Was an unarned merchant
man and seven Americans were among
her crew, They were rescued The
only oNicfal ad>iccs concerning tho SIlius
50 far received st the State pcpar,
mcnt came from American Consul Os-
borne At ilavro. lie reported that the
Silus WAS sunk in violation of tho rules
that require warning and search In tho
case Of unarncd merchantmen Of a
neutral character
The sun., 1916-03-13
GoRITz ATTACK RENEWED.
Austrisns Report Heavy Rom ba I'd.
ment ny italians.

N'rSSA, via London. March 1o,--The
""c.al statement issued by the Aus
= n War Office to-day regarding the
'-''''c IN the Italian front tells OF u
l'.N. .opbardment of Gori'z by tho
Italians yesterday and last night. The
o'''al statement says:
Yesterday morning the enemys ar
c.'cry began a lively shelling OF the
'r'd-eA"sd and the southern quarters
~ TIE town of Goritz and the Do
''fd' HI ghts The firing continued
7I~.- the night.
TIE Italian artillery also showed
r'ta"d activity on the Corinthian
non, especially against Lanzenboden.
10 To 'orthcsst of PaIlaro.
T ore were no infantry engage
noul-
The sun., 1916-03-13
PAUL RAINEY BAGS 5 LIONS.
Held ~ hy British, \thouHh lie
FOuxht for Them In AfrIrn.

LoNroN. March T. ---"bh. only fyc.
Was III" modest reply of Haul Eainey.
the famous hic game hunter, when asked
how many lions hr ha'l KILLED during his
twelve months hunting tup IN Eas,
Africa. lie arrived here to-day together
with ,icn. mi,h-Dorrjcn.
only the discovery of a commission as
British officer in on" of his trunks
saved tho big game hunter from being
temporarily intcrred lie WITS arrested
on his arrival in Plymouth as an alien,
but was finally abb" 10 prove his identity
He fought for a period with tho British
forces in Africa. "" VIII shortly leave
Gov the United states for y hricf Ni~.t
with his sister and thcn return Ia re.
join the army.
The sun., 1916-03-13
BRITISH SHIP SUNK BY MINE.
- OW \uxtliars \csacI Fau>ru-
Are Drowned.

LoNpoN, March - The sinking as
the result "f striking a miu' or the
Nre: auxiliary Fauyctte. 2.6,,
tons. nr the "a>' cots, of England was
announced Icy the Admiralty tn-da,
Two Officers ana twelve members of
tho crow were drowned
The sun., 1916-03-13
ORPET CASE UP TOMORROW.
Arguments 10 Qunsh the Indict.
mcUt WiIi Rc Heard.

CHICAGO. March - Arguments on y
motion tn 0uasN the indictment charging
William, " trpei with murder IVY poison
,ne Marian lambert "ill he heart ne
fore Judge Edward, At Waukcrau Tu"s-
day
In case tho motion i denied rs 'hc
court which - probable. stat. Attorney
IL pin J. lady dunnuprod to-u.pht TIA,
h" Viii t9h IN" court tn set tho case for
imm"d!t'" uGal. The mpsr.utIun is
anxious p" proceed With thc vase. Wh.l,
the defence probably VII try n have
th" cas-. 20 over to the October term ~
court \ chang" o' Venue viii no, hc
asked
The sun., 1916-03-13
GREECE MAY ACT FOR TURKEY
VIII OneP tO Ala In separate
Peace Move, Ia Report.
0..>..y r.lI. D,,or,,l N TuuS S,N
ie Despatch to THE SuS,

ROME, March 1.-THE relations be-
tween Turkey and Greece have inn
proved to such an extent that the threat
ened expulsion OF Greeks from ASIA
Minor. which had already been decreed.
Is now held In allegiance.
THE SUNS correspondent learns from
u diplomatic source that Greece will
probably offer 10 act as mediator in the
Interest Of a separate peace betwe ELI
Turkey and the Allies.
Mea nwhile, although Enver Fasha's
death is as yet unconfrmcd. his pro-
longed absence from Constantinople on
the pretext OF a visit to Kopyfilgn, tho
suspicion is freely voiced here that this
"visit" WAS In fact IA timely flight OF
the part OF the War Minister. which is
interpreted as a prelude to a separate
peace. now regarded a. inevitable.
The sun., 1916-03-13
ITALIAN CABINET HOLDS ON.
No Change Expected for a Week.
SOnninO 10 Remain.
Sprc,ai cable Despa,ch TO TuE S

ROME, March l2.-It is not believed
likely that there will he any changes in
the Italian Cabinet for IA week. 4 vote
oi confidence for the present Government
Is expected for March IS.
Even in the event of Ministerial
crisis, however. Baron Sonnino the For.
eign Minister, will retain his power
lie will therefore go to Paris to attend
the Allies conference. which 1t IL impos.
sibls to postpone.
The sun., 1916-03-13
CHURCHILL OFF TO FRONT.
WIZ keep IN Military service In
stead of Politics for Present.

Nrc'a' CABLE Dsspatch 10 THE Sun.
g., Lo"po%. March l3 tMonday) Col.
"N""n spencer Churchill. former First
,"rd Of the Admiralty. returned TO the
Non' IN France to-day.
=, INe Daily Telegraph says that Col.
.nHrchll has decided, for the present Mt
vice
=, Tho Doly EJpress says II Is expected
mat Tho former First Lord OF the Ad-
mraIty VII return to London within
Few weeks time.
The sun., 1916-03-13
THROWING MEN AWAY.
Paris Expert Sees End Of German
Effort soon.
.specini Cnb,e D>spa'ch 10 TuE

Specidi Cnb'e DSspdfcb to THE srN'
PARIS. March o.--l.icut.-col. itousset,
writing in the Fofn Pnrisicn. says:
"Jt is impossible that our adversary,
while CARRYING his disregard for human
life to the point Of madness. can go on
throwing his soldiers into the charnel
house without thinking OF tomorrow
The day must come when he VIII no
longer the able to resist"
Arthur Meyer says in the GonlTs'
"Verdun will become symbol to the
u,ho,e world. The world has it's eyes
Nxed on this one point OF the map To
him who conqucrs under the walls OF
Verdun will belong the decisive victory
The sun., 1916-03-13
ny CAROLYN WILSON.

ny
The interest Of the world at large CEN
tres In Germany's endeavor to overcome
the British blockade. Her military sue
cesses have already been demonstrated.
"Can she hold out In goods. raw ma
terials and money" every one asks me-
and they name substance after SUBJ
stance which Germany formerly I'M
ported in great quantities.
From all I could learn the raw ma
teriais are perfectly taken care OF. fer-
hap. such positive statement could not
he made In regard 10 food hut. although
there will be shortages. limitations ana
annoying lack Of certain substances 10
tho nopula,ion at large. as FAR as the
var and the needs OF the army arc con-
cerned they are cared for' ,.
or course Germany began early na.
IL the secret. THE war raw matet'"'
committee" was suggested and forne" Az
carly as Sunday. August ?. 1'l'' oy
| Waithcr Rathenau. formerly conhe''eu
with the A. T.. O., the largest '"c'r'c''
association in Germany. I've chose 'o '''
with him four friends. two from nls Wv"
company. rrof klingenberg ana i'r' No"
MoellendorN. ana 'ne "h''ih',' 80,
| Canjzation has grown 10 over """' WINE
| the acting industrial force is huhdic"s VI
| thousands.
| Food Suvvly Causes AnNicty.
..r,, N.r
! Ns W hatn'""u r", ,,1 ,b,,
| Ministry gaN' "S Wv" norc over
was generous, wv All ,,o ,irc We
whel'ned WIN ouS. ,, ora v,,n,ed
| heehed t"eh'N '"'''', ~ ,b,s
Then We heeoe" S.NN ,,,,;,.h h,d
departments na' '" Na' III,
been III these rooms '"' ,a,,
TOOK uo''hs '"'"", .,,r.. "A
street front ana Will SOON u"
The sun., 1916-03-13
YPRE.S SECTOR SHELLED.
Germans spring Mines without
Success On British Front.
Src,ai cable Despatch to THu srH.

snciai cabie brspntch to Tav srH.
IoSpoN, March l..--The following re-
mort from British headquarters IN
France was issued tonight ny the om-
cial press bureau;
Tho enemy sprang four mines near
the IIohcnzollern vedoubt Grenade
lighting followed. with few casualties
and little damage to our trcnches
our trenches about l<oos and the Bois
C;renier were shelled
There were heavy artillery horn-
bardneuts on both sides above ipres.
The sun., 1916-03-13
LULL AT VERDUN;,
Big GUNS ACTIVE


ol, December last. one OF the machines
he brought down WAS a Fokker. which
damaged his aeroplane severely hefore
the German machine fell to the earth.
Guynemer flies alone and handles ms
mitrailleuse himself On one occasion.
attacking German aeroplane 10000
feet up, the oil on his mira lleuse froze
and the gun could not be used IN
manpuvrng Guyncmer's machine hit
the .nemy's and both fell. the German
aeroplane crashing 20 earth. while Guy.
nemcr got his machine under cohtro'
1900 sect from the ground
The sun., 1916-03-13
RUSSIANS TAKE KTRIND
IN MARCH ON BAGDAD
Fifty Miles From Mesopotamian Frontier NowPlan to
Cut Constantinople Railway-Admit Loss of
Torpedo Boat in the Black Sea.

enemy submarines on the Bulgarian
Black Sea port Varra is also reported
by the War Office. Part of the crew
was rescued by another Russian torpedo
boat. which was also attacked. but ap-
parcntly got away. Tie undersca craft
Is believed to have been part of the
German u boat fleet in Black Sea
waters.
The Russian statement follows
In the Black Sea on Thursday two
OF our torpedo boats recommending
near Narna were attacked by enemy
submarines. one Of our torpedo boats
was blown M Part of the crew was
rescued 10y the other.
In Persia we have occupied kirind.
\ Berlin despatch Yesterday quoted
Sofia advlces to the effect that tn. Rus
siln torp"do boat destroyer Lett Push
tschccn was sunk nv u fuiuc yesterday
Four officers and eleven sailors were
rescued. the despatch said.
The sun., 1916-03-13
Freuch Losses Very Low.
spec,ai Cable DespafcA TO THS SuS.

PARIS, March Ex-senator Henry
Berenger, direNor OF the Paris Mtds,
says In an editorial;
"rhe total Of our losses at Verdun is
less than one.third OF our losses IN the
Champagne offensive In september
The sun., 1916-03-13

During half hours respite tho
Germans organized an assault against
the French positions.
AT the church itself the French COM
The sun., 1916-03-13
BRITISH WAR OFFICIAL OUT.
= :. Lond Resigns Dir~ctorship 0f
supplies.

inNpoN, March 10 Monday The
"oub hJpross says to-day:
~, sensa,ion has been caused at tho
ear Once through the resignation OF
=, Lond from the directonhip of sup
The sun., 1916-03-13
EXPECT OFFENSIVE IN EAST.
Russian Observers Believe Germans
Must Attack There soon,

LONDON, March i3--The retrograd
correspondent Of tho Times records tn,
speculation OF military observers regard
Ing renewal of German activity on the
Russian front Col, Clergct, he says,
thinks that the Germans will bc virtually
compelled to resume the offensive
shortly, partly with view of rectifying
their present insecure line and partly
10 placate domestic opinion.
The sun., 1916-03-13
nussisns Gaia In GsIicia.

NPe''5' Cable Bssp1tch 10 TBE Sus.
!. rtrRoGRAp, March I2.--The statement
,.s4ei hv the War Office to-day, dealing
'"n operations OH the Dniester. says:
m Galicia We attacked I-atache and
INVADED The cnemy's trenches.
The sun., 1916-03-13

sr,ciar ca1ie Despn,cA 10 THr srS.

LoSuoS. March l?.--To-day's official
Casualty list covering all British fronts
ryes The number Of officers AT 80. o.
" ON 8 were killed, and that of men at
loo o.. whom SO were killed. This
makes 4 total daily casualty list OF 1919,
oi whom 90 were killed.
The sun., 1916-03-13
TnL~ Nitrogen From Nr.

50. busNine himself at one" MN 'l'
question. hc went 80 Herr Won Wiidct
for authorization To- build q 'h'iu''a'
laboratory. and shortly after 'hristmha
the problem of explosive was s"lN'h ny
taking nitrogen from tn" air, and 'his
solved equally well the question OF f"Iu-
lizer.
Another serious problem waS I" W"-
cur,, manganese, which had been I'M
por,ed to Germany AT the rate o' over
$4,000. 900 a year and Was essential 10
III, manufacture of steel, cannon ana
bombs An entirely new product has
h.en dlscovcrcd--not q, weaker Town "i
manganese. hut something quite new
which will make Germany forever lide-
p.nd.u, Of this import
The textile question Is also hnlsh'd--
sh.e,inr. h,ndagcs. absorbent cotton. 40
we'll As cotton for explosives is mace
from ,~llulose they use pur' rln' e, Iu-
Iosc as An absorbent. but prefer 'hlh
sbeets Of waddiug mlde from "h'm-
;,,, vool AS "A dressing. The sheets ana
clothes made of this nbre are naturally
coarse. but launder we'll and "e'r well
p,, moss is also used FOR dressings
col,u,osc warn is also replacing Ju''' ana
upholstery goods. st"chsnIs anu
.arks are mad. of II, Even kn''''he
y,,n sold az purr contains 30 per cent
of II