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BERLIN REJECTS THEORY
OF ATTACK IN DEFENCE
AS Much Breach OF Law for Merchantmen to Fire on
Boats First as Wilson Says Warning
to Americans Is.

lhe solemn asSuIancr OF the Brush Cow
crnment that British merchantmen shall
not lire II not fired at II may. there
fore. be expressly stated that the
British Admiralty has ordered armed
merchantmen to attack every subma Inc
sighted merely on suspicion that the SUBJ
marine may have hostile Intentions"
Another overseas despatch says
AN English news agency publishes :,
statement according to which British
armed merchantmen are allowed 20 opcii
'ir" ON submarines or other men of war
only I'm self-dcfencc, stating that tn.
ierman Interpretation that merchant
men have been ordered TO take the offen-
sive is false
The North Gcrmon Ga:euc publishes
President Wilson's letter 10 Senator
stone. as forwa rded 10y an English news
agency with the letter the Ga:,t'c
publishes AN official stitcmen, as fol-
lows
The principles set forth tn tine ter
man memorandum are by no means con-
irary to international law. The secret
orders OF the British navy given in
the memorandum expressly instruct
armed British merchantmcn no, only to
defend themselves but also 10 attack.
Numerous incidents. cited In the
memorandum give further proof that
the ships follow this Instruction Ac-
cording TO international law. such ves-
sells cease TO be peaceful trading ships
On the other hand, the attitude
adopted by our enemies appears as a
gross breach of the law OF nations, since
they commit acts OF warfare by the use
OF merchantmen which only real men Of
war are qualified TO commit
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Withdrawal Near I,adon-
,illcr to Save Troops.
Berlin Asserts.
BIG GUNS ROARING
ALL THROUGH NIGHT
BOmbardmcnt Of Positions
North of Nclrlun Kept
Up Increasingly.
>D,c,a ,a,'e D,,Daich ~ rus :,

~" '''' HtNbHtfh 70 luE -
fNEis. March j-Another ationpi by
III" Crown Princes army 10 break
through IN" French line near Duuau-
mont, north Of Ncrlun. was made last
night but Tia" lnc held and the German,
fc'! back TO their own trenches under the
iirr "f tn" French artillery This morn
Ing II German force attacked in the
woods Just east OF Vach.rauvillc. a 1T
t.' IT, IN" west of the point against which
~" assault OF last uisht was directed
but w''h no more success
I'm tho contest for tho possession Of
NtrduN IN" operations have narrowed for
the TINE b"ing - the short sector com
pr.si1g the plateau W Douaumout The
Germans concentrated their artillery fire
yesterday on the restricted front be-
tween the Haudraumon, wood and Dou-
aumont village. TIE bombardnent was
very violent.
After great quantities o. heavy shells
had been fired. tho German infantry
cA.rged at 6 o'clock IN the evening. The
atstCking waves at once were brought
under the bariaGe fire of the French
,js and machine guns as well as rif.
FIRE and VIZ" unable To reach the French
trenches. NJ the village OF Douaumont
its".t where the Germans hold the VII
laEe proper ari the French are In
trcuch,d ~ the southern ,utskirts, fight
Ing of considerable !iveliurss lasted well
into tie night without changing the sit
uIt!on
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HOUSE TO GET
BILL FOR A BIG
ARMY TODAY
Calls for 10000 Regulars; /;
l.32E.79O Men Available
for Defence.
COST TO TIE NATION
TO BE Sll1.1Oi.3l6

WAsuiNoToN. March S.--Thc first OF
the national defence bills providing for
the increase OF the regular army and
the expansion Of the militia system Will
be reported to the House tomorrow by
Representative Hay
The bill provides for Il regular army
with a peace strength Of 1to,o"o men
and IA war strength of 10000. an in
crease NJ 5000 men and ,.43? officers
A bill drafted by the senate committee
provides for regular army with a peace
strength Of 17s.o0o men and war
footing of 80. 900 men.
BY providing for the gathering up Of
all men who have served with the regu-
lar army or VINO have received military
training IN one form or another and
adding them To- the regular army and
militia forces. Mr.. Hay estimates that on
the enactment of the House bill there
will he at once available for defence
l.32&.7 79o men
Like the Senate measure, the House
bill provides for the expansion and re-
a d,icnc. force. The cost of the House
committees plan when carried out IS e~-
timaied at Sltl.7oisi6. AN increase OF
aproNimatcly s,s.o0O.o0O Of tue regular
drmy estimates for the fiscal year 1917.
The estimated cost of the plan for the
first year Is SiisooO OO0 and "a, the end
Of the NTH year Sl3; 100000
rh, Iipus,s hin also ,,rpyliss for b.
following:
The doubling Of the number of
cadets AZ West Point improved mill
tary training at schools and colleges
where army officers are detailed.
IN officers reserve corps
summer camps.
The authorization OF n plan; for
the manufacture Of nitrogen.
The mobilization Of industries
with the presentation OF IN. army bill
10 tho House ia" Administration IL able
10 report progress ON its defence pro-
gramTc The measure Will come w for
d-hlt" next wt,t. ~ IL Is backed by
q unanimous repor by IN" committee
u pr'nhhly viii bc passed substantially
as submitted.
IN the meautju" do,riugs ou ;h@
naval bin continue with pr spcc's tgat
th' budget Nh D., ,,poIt.d early in
Ap'il. The leadrr~ expect that ne an
'ir" defence p.ugrauue which is hciug
orI-inIicd ia th, Hos vii 3, before
TIN House about Mas l. Tive House will
th'u seriously give attention t. 1
revenue bill to -t.u t.i, needed funds 70
give fore" 10 the defence programme.
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M0EWE NOW IN
GER Man PORT
WITHCAPTIVES
Berlin Admiralty Tells Of
Arrival of Raider With
$3.50. 900.
AT WILHELM LMSHAVEN.
SAYS ONE REPORT
,pec,a tobhe Despo,ch TO rnr ST.


BERLIN. via Amsterdam. March a
storm Of enthusiasm such a. has been
equallcd Only In the case Of the famous
Einden greeted an announcement OF the
Admiralty to-day that the Moewe. the
German raider which since the beginning
on the high seas. notably IN mid allan
tic. without hindrancc from the British
arrived to-day "ir home port"
The Moewe brought with her. accord
ing to the announcement. 1000. 900
marks N2jo.o0o) in gold bars and 1879
prisoners taken from fifteen allied ves-
sells. all British with the exception of one
French and one Belgian. aggresating a
tonnage of nearly 10000. OF these fif.
teen vessels the ma jorty were sunk, the
Admiralty says. while "a small part
were sent as prizes t. neutral ports
The Moewe. according Il the state
men'. not only wrought havoc on allied
maritime commerce by sink,ng OF cap
her path but was also engaged on her
successful cruise lasting seysral
months IN SOW .ng mines a.oug what is
described as the enemy coast" II was
on OF tn, M"cwc's mines. tn. Admiralty
AYERS that caused tia" sinking on Janu-
ary last Of the British predreadnought
Edward WI. from which every one OF
The - men aboard was saved by Brit.
ish rcSCu. vessels
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CHURCH DYNAMITER
LOOKS LIKE CRONES
He and Two Others Caught
JimmyinG Door Of BOS-
ton Edifice.

BosroN. March 5.-Enough dynamite
To wreck at least part of st, Mary's
Church. North. one OF the oldest catholic
churches in the city. was seized by the
police when three men were caught
jimmying the door of the edflcc early
this morning. One Of the prisoners re-
semblcs Jean Crones.
All OF the men were armed Two ~
them have police records with several
aliases. To make it impossible for them
to get bail three serious charges have
been placed against them. District At
torncy Pelletier will Fix the bail figure
probably at 10000 for each prisoner.
The men gave the following namei :
John Costa, 2s, Cleveland, Ohio; John
hi Nataili. 30, Philadelphia Rosario
Cont, 90, Philadelphia,
Costa was found to resemble Jean
c'rones after the Chicago prisoners
photograph had been scru,inzed. The
Rertillon system, however. disclosed n
slight difference. An inquiry whether
Costa is really'Crones is to be continued
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"GERMAN CHECK IN L. S."
Paris New spn prrs Comment ON
senate Action.

PAEls. March j.--S'unday evening edi-
iorials in the local press. under the
headings Athens Victory" German
Check AZ Washinston' and similar lines.
discuss the United States Seuate's vote
with satisfaction. The Temps SAYS:
The vote is a -rcat disappointment
10 Germany! which expected create,
weakness Berlin begins TO real ize that
the new phase Of the submarine war
fare Is less likely TO end the war .h,n
Is me attack on Nerdun. but even risks
attracting further enemies"
The journal d'S D,bniS a,tribu,es
much 'o President Wilson's alleged
threat to resign or his refusal 20 con.
test the Presidency again. as either
would mean the defeat of the Irmo-
Gratis. The paper continues:
The fear Of the electur was In. he-
ginning OF wisdom All LOBBY machina-
tions collapsed before certain danger"
The paper thinks this to- hc good
lesson to European countries WHERE. the
peoples pr.s"ntativeS Ought to II.
frequently reminded To- study IN, ..cc-
tors minds
The Poft Porisi'u saws:
The S"natss decision may prepare a
rupture with Germany. The ruuttue
may still hc postponed. bu, IL is ouite
certain that Congress never has taken
SO clear ard solemn = resolution since
the declaration "f war on spain"
l." Journal says.
THE vote l. heavy with couscau.uc.s
not immediate but suun. II does not,
open conflict hetwceu GERMANY and the
United states. but clearly signifies tuat
II such q conflict arises President NIL
sons energetic gcueral>h.p viii lee oucy-
geticallv sustained"
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Special Wireless Despaich 10 rns sru.

BERLIN. via Sayviiic, l.. l.. March D.
Inc news of the United states scnate's
action in tabling the Gore resolution
was received calmly In Official and o,he,
circles here.
Opinions are divided as to whether
OF not this preliminary outcome of the
discussion In the American Senate is
favorable TO Germany. Many are in
clined to reject the theory that II can
be considered in the light OF censure
of President Wilson.
1t Is said in Berlin offcia, circles tina,
Germany cannot accept the definition
put Forward by England OF wha, Is
termed attack in sclf-defencp." Accord
ing 10 the German point OF view an "at
tack by an armed merchantman be-
iore she Is fired on by submarine OF
when she is called upon To stop is just
as much breach oi international law
as warning to Americans to keep off
ships of bellgerents. ms was claimed
by President Wilson after Britain as
sured him that her merchantmen are
armed on,y for defence and not for
attack.
~ HWInDel ot taSeS are mentioned DN
officials here where captains of armed
vessels were punished by the British
Admiralty for not attacking submarines.
Officials OF the Foreign Office profess
confidence in what they call "the conf
mon sense of the American people not
10 jeop,rdize their lives on armed .nc--
chantmen.
The Hnai conclusion always empha
sized bv officials after discussing the
new situation IL that Germany could not
under the circumstances described devi-
ate from the conditions set torih IN her
recent manifest To neutra's announcing
the new submarine campaign.
In reply to the publication last week
by the British Admiralty OF instructions
for the use of armament ON merchant
men, says the overseas News Agency,
the following statements are made By
"a competent German authority:
For three weeks England attempted
to deny the existence OF secret orders
for the use of armament for offensive
purposes hut now the British Ad-
miralty apparently is compelled I" rec
ognze the accuracy of the German
memorandum.
THE British Admiralty states its in
structions were issued on October 20.
1915. But the steamship Woodield
Admiralty as "A transport ship. did not
leave England until October 20. Never
theless, she had on board instructions
dated May 81. 1915. Therefore. it il
necessary 10 assume that the so-called
orders of October 20 have only now
been manufactured. Apparently it also
seems advisable. for political reasons
to make thcs. orders more gentle or
as the British Admiralty said. TO i'm
prove them.
This authority further states il is
not true THAI; the addition TO the German
prize rules OF June. 1914. comedies ri-hts
II resistance. The paragraph referred
to is II an armed hostile mcrchantman
offers armed resistance against measures
regulated by prize law resistance must
be broken by all means
The new British Instructions contain
an order 10 attack every submarine
which Is sighted. The attempt tn call
such attacks n measure Of defence il
pitful. Furthermore. II is necessary ("
ask how this'order is compatible with
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Th' German artillery continued IT. .ir-
iag "'h SON" intensity throughout the
night Oh the whole front east Of the
Mcu-c and west OF tho river AT lie Mort
IoWr" and the Cote de lOi".
l.rr.y ,tis moaning .h' howh5rdment
r.,ca~,d o. violence H'o.g t1p whole or
tu., iloat. especially ou a., SECTOR which
v,- tu" >ypna ot l,st -a.' It'arh. But
t.r .,.it,k Wl, !.ut repeated horc. n
s'"fI 81, ';rrmHu- sl.i.rd their assault
,'S columns 80 'u" vo-' a.l s1ugr, -
mu1.r au "peu.ns ,Arunsl the woods
cast az Nach',auvA.c. It'r. again the,
W-s" completely REFUSED.
G.rm;.n i.rui., advancing 60 the
nght.Hs front We're hrJugu' under the
!i'r of IA" French a',..,'y {" tIe north
,i \t'ncrauN...' ana near l.uuNemon;.
l.u. i.y .~' ot DouaumoW
NJ infantry action t. reported from
TIE W,ovr' Hut Ia" artillery ut both
s.I,s Wd- N,.V active ahp1t Fresrcs
and 'ts. of liludrm"r;
The Fr"urh artillery conducted u
heavy h'nbardmep. l.,, uisat and To-
day ui tie German positions near the
H.'nry..lN r'"d, moth Of La Ilarazee
au.I a. lI Hnr', rhlvauchee. in the
Grn pcnir. -. con wauicr a, Yer
tui., b., tVui'I rs saying Yesterday To-
q wounded officer now ,u Paris.
"I in u"' fear IT," issue rhr srcr>,
r,iN tu,taul.rg 'U, tr.N ,c r,s attack
has hc,u fo,o,d 80 mark tine aud there
fot, IS lighting o losing battle our
front rom1lus uuhrok,u."
No' ouy have the Germans made
u" Progress IN the last tort eight
hours uut they arc sald 80 be- tgh
nlg unW ~ disadNantAsr over ground
VH..Ht ~
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Other Raiders Expected.

Tn" home port into which the German
RAIDER bt,ugh, her prisoners and booty
Is not designated by tn. Admiralty. moi
i> 1t believed that 8, will bc mad. known
This leads To- the belief here that other
raiders tr, expected to return from sea
r"Ni.s trips som. her" even believ.
IN" port IN question may h. the ba So
i'r number ~ similar other enter.
pgi-"s
n, theory that TIA, Mocwc i a war.
- 10 = diSp' He'd 10y the official announce
ucut through the fac' that IL H. no,
Irs Igulted A. an - VI - hut simply
as the Mu,V.." The commander il
Count ard Ru.R .Rgraf ~ pohul-schlo.
den. 4 Ca"ta!u-L."u'"raut IN th" in.
p,'iLl NAVY The official statement .ol-
lows.
The Naval General san states that
m" Mu'wc, commander Burggraf
Count donna -Schlodicn. after a sue
ccSsful cruise lasting several months
arrived today AZ some HON" port
with four Hriti~h officers. twcnty-uine
British lddri'~- nnd sailors, le6 men
Of '.'w- "f enemy steamers. Including
10" Indian, a. pr.. In"rs and l.vUU. 900
marks .u g"lc h"r,
The vessel brpugat up with IN. FOL
loving enemy steamers. IN" greater
part of wnion w"r" sunk and a small
part Of which wcsc sent as prizes TO
neutral por'-
The british steamships corbridge.
3,6>7 tons, Au'hor, 3,isG tons Trader.
3."us tons \riadrr. 3."3I tors:
brom1rhy, 49,, tons Farringford.
"li6 tous. clan MacTavish. 5,SlG
tons Arpim. 11>l tons Western.
$50" tons Horace, S,335 tons Flam-
cur" i,h." tons: Saxon PrlHc". 3,t1i
tom, the British sailing vessel I.din-
burgh. l,+13 tons the French steamer
Maroni. J,lu: tons. and the belgian
steamship Luxembourg. i,3a2 tons.
A, several points ou enemy coast the
No.wc ai~" laid out mines. to which.
among others, IA" battieship King Ed
ward VII fell victim
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HOUSE WINCES AT
MARSHALL LETTER
Proceedings for COntrmpt
May Be Begun Against
District Attorney.

WAsutNGr"S. March 5.-Thr po-si-
House Of Representative directed against
United state. District Attorney H.
SuoWden Marshall appears Tonight "a
be lowering IN the wax, of Mr.. Mar
denouuciug in unmcasured terms the
committee which is investigating his Of
flee.
Members of the House. particularly
those on the Judiciary Committee, were
disposed TO look on Mr. Marshalrs COM
munlcation as very grave matter mo
more extraordinary letter. said one
member. has been addressed TO "A
years"
1t is assumed generally by members
of the House that the charge Of r-
regularity and bad faith made against
the sIb-Committe. conducting the in
vestigaton. II not against the House
itself, VIII not be passed by without ac-
ton ot one kind OF another
II Is contended that the power lies
with the House under the circumstances
not only to call upon Mr.. Marshall for
an explanation but to punish him il
the case should proceed to such an
extremity. The House has Instituted
contemp, proceedings for what many
members are Disposed to regard as less
grave matters than Mr. MalehaIl's
chargcs.
Mr Marshalls letter is Interpreted
not only as IA denunClation of the House
itself for an alleged attempt to in
timidatc any District Attorney who
might undertake to bring charges
against one of its members but also as
a direct attack on the subcommittee Of
the Judiciary Committee which Is con-
ducting the inquiry.
Under the circumstances the Judiciary
Committee will probably await the
formal repor, OF the subcommittee he
fore taking official cogniZancc of the
matter II Is assumed that the Marshall
letter will be mauc the subject of re-
port separate from that on the invest ga
tion proper,
The full committee will consider the
report and may bring the matter to the
attention of the House II is for the
IIous. to decide whether contempt pro-
ceedinss shall bc instituted.
Mr. Carlln and other members oG the
subcommittee will probably continue
their Investigations in Washington for
several days before bringing the hear
ings to an end
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In -Nplanatiou OF the course .t has
followed the committee says ~ is re.
port.
that this increase Will b. objected to
by some because II TX too small and by
others bccauS" Il T. too great. but there
wer" only two courses to follow: one To
make the army large enough to meet
any emergency, which would have in
vowed u standing army IN time ~ peace
uf not less than iuU OO0 men the other
To fix the strength of the army AT such
numbers az would make II large enough
and only large "nouEl to property dis
charp" the functions Of an army which
are necessary tn he discharged in time
Of peace, providing AZ the same time n
means 10y which this army can be en-
panded in time of war to full strength
and which would make it Immediately
availablc hy order Of ,hc President at a
strength Of at least l7".oo0 men.
In order To- obtain aHd educate oi'i-
GERS for use ~ time ~ war the COM
mitiec has prov !d.d Tor cadet conpt-
nics through which officers can be
trained ANA for a more efficient train
Ing of young men IN the mil i.tdry schools
aud colleges of the country, aud has
provided for .M officers reserve coips
into Whirh men Of all wallis OF III.
may under certain conditions hs com
missloncd. and ha. also provided for
an enlisted reserve corps. which will
enable the country N all times 10 have
trained mechanics for use In time OF
war
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NorthclY9e, at Nerdun,
Sees Germans Defeat
Premature Spring Hast.
cncd Attack Set for Two
Months Hence.
SAYS TEUTON LOSSES
AGGREGATE 100000
Spec,oI Cnbie Despofch 10 Tnr srN.

>per0 '6of Despofch 10 I'VE sfN.
LONDON. March q lMonday). Lord
Northcllffe has a five column article
in the Daily Mail under the head BE
fore Ncrdun Saturday" In it he goes
over the whole story of the battle,
concluding with the assertion that
Nerdun Is unlikely to he taken
Following are some extracts from
his story:
From evidence obtained from Ger
man deserters II is known that the at
,ack was originally intended for a
month or two hence. when the ground
would lie dry. The premature spring
caused the Germans to accelerate their
plans. There were two final delays
o-ying TO bad weather. Then came
the colossal onslaught on February II
The Germans made good many Of
the faults we made at Gal.poli They
announced that something large was
pending 10y closing the Swiss frontier.
The French We're also fully warned by
their own intelligence department. II
confirmation was needed 1t was given
10y descrtcrs who. surmlsing the hur-
rors that were to come. crept out OF
their trenches AT night and lay by the
edge OF the Meusc Til morning. then
gave themselves up, together with the
information that since has proved ac-
Curatc.
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GERMAN BANKER HOPELESS.
.Petit PHrisien" says RrrIin
Eiuaucier Admitted Defeat.
SptcidI Cdble Dtspdfch 20 THE So

pApts. March 5.--Thc Pfth Pnrisicn
yo,lches for the accuracy OF the follow
ing report of a conversation which IT
says took place between the SWISS direc-
tor OF an insurance company of Zurich
and Herr Won Naemcr. director OF the
Allianz cherungs-GtselIschat Of
Berlin, who was visiting Zurich,
The former said that Judging from re-
,or,s the economic situation in Germany
s.emed excellent, while apparently ii
was otherwise in England and France,
To this Herr Won Naemer is quoted
as having replied:
DO not deceive yourself. We are
mast such illusions. Germany Will never
ronu,,er England and France combined
I have lost all hope for my country"
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NO PEACE FOR TURKEY.
II ussis VIII Not Listen I" Any Ne-
aucst for separate Pact.

LONDON. March 1.-THE I'etrograd cor
respondent Of the Daily Mail telegraphs
II am assured that II. ~ reported
from Salonica. the Turks viii begin over
lures for separate peace with Russia
they will meet with Y curt aud decided
No." --
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Things went wrong with the Germans
In other ways. \ Zeppelin that was TO
have blown up important railway jlnc-
tions IN the French lin" communications
was brought down at Revigny
Nothing has been admitted ~ .nr
Germans of III. appalling pric" of blood
they paid aud are st!ll paving. r..
French losses are and hav. been IN
significant. ! know the official figures.
They have been verified By conyersa-
tlons with members III the British,
French and American Red Cross socie-
ties. VINO obviously are in a position to
know
The wounded who pass through their
hands have IN many eases come from
where they have seen dead ,irrnl"s
lying a. lay tn" frussian Guard IN ,ur
first .Httl. of Ypr"s. Corr"Doration OF
tn. German losses is given 10y many
German prisoners who have been IN.
'"rrogated sirrly and independently from
lii, French headquarters
Beyond this there are careful con-
elusinas, checked and sifted. OF 'N3cr.-
cnced and competent soldiers, who have
every reason not To underestimate the
remaining strength uG the enemy. These
conclusions ale roughly that OF the Ger
man corps who are huoWu - hav" been
engaged the Third and Eighteenth nave
h,,l entirely used up. tn" seventh
reserve corps has lost half, the Fiji
i",:l;h corps ;hr.e-quarters or their
available strength.
According to N.s" authorities
whose opinion can he taken as orriug
oH the side OF prudence. In" German
forces had 10y the evening Of Marcl 8
used up, IN addition 10 thos" troops
mentioned. part of the 18Th Division
FtNh Reserve Corps, and tn" l;AVI-
rian ErSaz Division, without taking
into account tho losses pf other reou-
iorccin"nts whose prcscrc" on the bat
'!.neld has not Nct been definitely as
ccrtainod