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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-17

suit case. Smith lost the suit case
some place and could not remember
where it was. They started settling
the matter with their fists and many
gathered around them watching the
affair. Captain kttilsen and Patrol
man Berry arrested the two. Giereke
was fined S. and Smith was dismissed
on payment of costs.
William Seneca and Charles Jack
son were found in the alley north of
Second avenue, between Nineteenth
and Twentieth streets, in the midst of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-17
FIGHTS ATTRACT
CROWDS IN LOOP
Three Separate Battles Within Two
Blocks Lead to Arrest of Six
During Short Period.
SUIT CASE CAUSE OF ONE MILL
Joint Ownership of Clothes in Travel.
ing Bag Precipitates Encounter Be-
tween Iowa City Men.

Three fist fights, each Of which at
tracted large crowd of people, oc-
Cured within two blocks in the loop
last night. Six battlers were ar
rested.
The first of the hostilities occurred
on Nineteenth street between Second
and Third avenues, when Louis Gle
reke and John Smith of Iowa City
commenced argument over lost suit
case Giereke had clothes in Smith q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-17

TO pass over Second avenue. Some
question was raised as to whether the
heavy wagons might not damage the
asphalt. but the commission declared
If the Second avenue business men
wanted the parade to pass their doors
the authorities would do nothing TO
prevent il.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-17
Negro and White Fight.
REPAIRS TO
ASPHALT BEING MADE

Annual work of repairing asphalt
paving in Rock Island is in progress
under direction of the Mccarthy I'm
proyement company, Depressions in
the paving on Twentieth street and
on Second avenue are being filled in.
The city commission today agreed
to permit the Sells-Floto circus parade
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-17
This Sale of Rugs offers homeftters tn

Best quality B o d y
Brussels rugs close
WOW II with heavy
backs, good servicea-
BILE rugs that lay per-
fectly fiat to the floor
"a big range of color
ings that will match
any kind of decora-
tons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-17

Rattanla porch rugs
W i t h plain centers
cleverly designed bor-
ders, rugs that are
highly recommended
for porches and sum-
mer homes, guaranteed
sun and rain proof, will
withstand the hardest
kind of wear.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-17

a warm engagement. Patrolmen
Kinsley and Gruby arrested them. The
alteration started in nearby saloon
and after being put out of the place
the men renewed the trouble in the al
| ley. Each paid S. and costs.
Negro and White Fight.
But half block from the scene of
| this battle another occurred a short
time later c. {. Brooks, negro, and
John Slavick, both of Davenport.
mixed matters, rolling and tumbling
on the pavement at the corner of
Twentieth street and First avenue. De-
tective Sehnert and Patrolmen Berry
and Wheeler arrested them Brooks
paid S. and costs and Slayick S. and
costs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-17

Miss Florence NJ Peet selected Royal Baking Powder
for in The Argus Free School of Home Economics
last week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-17

Daughter-When father was young,
wasn't he more romantic? Mother
He was less rheumatic-Jud
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-17
40 Miles South of Border

~ -fIIIVS tfVWtII VI DWI UVHs
San Antonio, Texas, May 17.-Colo-
mel Frederick W Sibley, commander
Of the expedition which was sent into
Mexico at Boquillas to capture the
Glenn Springs raiders, is about forty
miles south of the border, according
TO information sent to headquarters
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-17
AMERICAN IS TAKEN
BY BANDIT GANG

Continued From Page One)
fill book When urged to tell what
he knew, Sergeant Chicken said:
Him damn fine fight" Further de-
tails he refused to disclose.
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never succeed. for the soldiers who are
supposed to barricadc he mosque are
themselves HirugglnS food To him.
'hrcc days tgo q trss'nn .rroplane
New o,cr fmr tpi'al and dropped hum
drcds Of thousands "f leaflets on the
v'iy. These wer, ,vri:,ou in Turkif,.
Armenian. Greek. Kurdish and Arabic.
The l"afie. told where the Russian
armies were q, the time and llso warned
the Mohantnedans that very Mosiem.
ohic"r or civilian. high or low. who Is
~responsih!c To- III. massacre Of the
'hristidts would h. shot; as fast AS the
Russians laid their hands on them.
These leaflets announced N the sacred
name " the car ~ Russia that every
christian i~nas.acrcd 10y tn" Moslcms
would Il" avenged by the execution *
Two Moslcus. II ends with these threat
mini words "rhc language NJ the Russ
knows not the word Forgiveness
"l.if" FOR life." will demand the mighty
avcnxer Of thristcndum. These leaflets
are stil' being discussed hy our Moham-
medans. They know that tho Musco-
vites keep their word.
I have seen with my own eyes nobs
of our Muham,ncdan women attack DER
man officers. demanding " them their
husbands. brothers and sons--as the case
may be-Nith loud voices. During on"
81 these riots. conducted exclusively ny
women. I witnessed with my W. eyes
~" MODELLING OF two German officers.
These women practically tore the entire
uniforms of their backs.
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CRISIS IN GERMAN FINANCE.
swiss EAprrt says \crdun Drive
Aims ut Renewing COmtdrn nee.

PAEis. March ? 'delaNrD. The Imam
cial correspondent ~ the Ga;euc de
Lausanne, who Is considered IN Swi,zer-
land an ~tuihority on WAY finance. puh-
llsi,cs an analysis of irrmany's present
critical financial situation, which critics
say Is oiled with reliable and significant
data.
~"iirrmauy'F fourth war loan" Says
this expert. (which will he issued bo-
tween March I AMI March -. includes
the consolidated debt At > per cent. in
tcrcSt issued at as. ana treasury bonds
at g.. per cen Issued AT %. Dr, Ilclf-
ferirh. secretary of The Imperial Treas
nry, is doubtless now preparing a new
demand for credits which he intends to
submit, 10 IA" Reichstag with the budget
before March ~, the end " the fiscal
year. Moreover tn" financial need Is
impcrious. The credits voted are en-
liausted,
at should b. observed that the YER
dun Offensive H. followed almost imnle-
diatcly by the issue Of the fourth war
loan,
"rhc Germans have reached the turn
ing point in their war finance. The
preparation of new taxes IL proof OF
this. II remains to be ascertainei
whether or not the confidence OF tho
people Is shaken"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-11
YAUX FORT IN FRENCH
HANDS, BERLIN ADMITS
The Official Statement Says
Strong Counter Attacks
Were Successful.

BERLIN. via London. March io.-A
further advance by the Germans in ~.
I~'ouaunioni sector w,s announced To-day.
Auliin wood and the ridge west %
Douaunon' were taken after stubborn
hghting. In IN" Wocvro tho Grown
Princes forces made further progress
through the woods southeast OF Dam
loup.
~ II result of counter attacks IA.
French were abb" to regain d footing
In the armore for, Of Vaux. Their az
tacks on III" res, OF the new G.rra ,
Naux wer" rrpulsed. with heavy losses.
The statement follows.
on the western bank ~ the Neusc
during the clearing Of corbeaux Wood
ana enemy trenches az Bethincourt We
TOOK six officers. 6s1 men and eleven
cannon.
Ablaiu Wood and the ridge ives. %
Douaumont wer" taken from the enemy
after stubborn fighting. In the Woevrc
plain We also pushed forward our line
through the wooded sector TO The
southeast ~ Damloup.
The French delivered strong counter
attacks against our new front east and
south of che village OF Naux and in the
neighOornood 90 tn. fort. The French
succeeded IN again obtaining a firm
footing In the arirored fort ITSELF
Otherwise their attacks wee rcpulsed.
with heavy losses.
The overseas News Agency SAYS to-
day
IAN army order issued by Gen. Pet.in.
pn,n.tl.nI.r ns fine ErIpph NerHtr RIM
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-11
WIN WOOD
BUT FAIL AT VAUX

Bots dies CorbcauN AT a moment when,
according 10 the French War oifi'", the
FIR me-, had r~ccoEqusred tn. lost portions
of the wood,
The F'paich official note says
German official drspat, hes of MARCH
Q atYi-m that In "A glorious night attack
tho fosen reserve regiments No. y ANA
~, under command of IN" infantry t"u
Won Gurctsky tornita, storm"1 the fort
OF Vaux with a number %: adjacent for
tif cations, This assertion - false in
every way. At tn" very hour when the
German communications arrived the
French stan found hat tho fort al NauN
had not been attacked, II that ~"
soldiers guarding it we're calmly at their
posts.
THE same communication asserts fur
Their 90 that GERMAN ;roops are en-.
gagged IA clearing French troops still rc-
manning on Of the Bois DIES CorhcauN (,
90 that the Germans e'orni"l the VII
lagc Of Nau,. These assertions are both
untrue. At III" present moment the
enemy only occupies the eastern cx'
trcinity OF tho Bois DIES 'orh"auN, the
greater part of which is held by US,
All GERMAN counter attacks failed to
drive liz from II. The villug" Of NauN,
attacked during the night hy German
troops. was vigorously defended and
remains IN our hands. Tho ,;crmrn
infantry which succeeded Ia getting into
tho village were AL driven out Al the
poiu; Of tho bayonot,
at has been remarked that since the
failure OF the offensive against Nerdun
German official Communications are full
OF falls, statements, Thus. when the
French troops withdrew from f'r-sn.s
the German communication stated on
March hat 500 French prisoners had
been taken. and then on March 5 that
the Number amounted to over 700. The
garrison of FrCsnes was lees i.lau 700
altogether aud Wa able to Withdraw
from the village without great difficulty.
"ln tho attack al FORCES, l.cgnevilie
and the Rois des Corbsaux the Germans
declared that they had made prisoners
81 officers and 3,277 men. all %unwounded.
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RELIEF COLUMN FALLS BACK.
British Water supply short. says
Report On Tiwrts "a ~ pniRn.

iDSroN. March Ia. Tn. optimism.
created yesterday by 1 War office an.
nouucenent tina; Gen. Aylmer's relief
force had advanced 20 within seven miles
OF Kut-el-A mara. where the main Bri,-
isi Nesulntamia army IL bottled up by
the Turks. WAS weakened to-day when
a supplementary despatch from the Mes
oputnhltan theatre was given out. AC-
cordiug - this latest news zen. .\ylmer's
force was compelled through Lack -
water 80 r"'.tD 80 Vie river. II vas on
Wednesday. according To- Yesterdays
statement, that IL" relief force attacked
the Turkish position Of ESsiu. s",rr
miles h.!uw kut-"l-\ mard. The state
msnt admitted tina, tn. British were
unable 10 iisloigs the Turk. To-day'S
ENCOURAGEMENT follows,
Cen Aylmer. Operating or ein.s-
day seven or eight miles from tn. T.
girls, on III" right bank. IN consequence
of lack Of water VS. Obliged to r.tir.
Ia the i.N"r after cNacuating the
wounded
The official Turkish version e.. III.
British attack, as quoted IA Il despatch
from Berlin to-day, l. that the British
lost 1000 IN killed alone.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-11
BRITISH WARSHIPS
DESTROYED BY MINES
One Destroyer, One Torpedo
Boat Sunk in North Spa-
rs Casualties.

LoNtoN, March I0.-,ierman mines
have accounted for two small British
war vessels off the east coast OF Eng
land. according to an official announce
ment made To-day. There were forty
five casualties. II is not stated whether
all we're killed. The statement IL 40
follows:
The torpedo boat destroyer Coquette.
Lieut.. We're Seymour. Il. y. r.. and
torp.do boat No. II. Lieut.. John 4. r.
Leigh. u. ". nave struck mines on the
cast coast and sunk Tho casualties
were: Coquette. | officer and 81 men:
torpedo boat. 3 officers and 20 men.
The cogie,te waS on. Of the old style
torpedo boat destroyers. She was built
in 1897. Her displacement WIS 35j tons.
Sh. was 2l0 feet long and 1871. feet
wide. She mounted one II FOUNDER and
fi," . Founders and carried two torpedo
tubes.
Torp-do boat No. II, bull, IN 1906. dis
placed s53 tons and was l7@ feet long.
Her armament consisted OF two 3 inch
guns and tire" torpedo tubes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-11
vERDUN ITALY'S SIGNAL.
Battles Outcome May Decide Atti-
tud~ Toward Germany.

f' w
ROM. March i0.--rhe Socialists that
opposed ltaly's entrance into the war
row hope To- JOIN forces with the inter
N,ntiorists, VINO are threatening that
they viii not support the Government
unless war Is declared on Germany. TIL.
plan OF tines. two factions is TO provoke
the resignation % tine Cabinet.
The p:c'ext 70 hasten the debate o..
tn. foreign policy caused a division Of
the Chamber. bu; siN-sevenths of In"
members voted in the Governments
favor.
II is an open secret that the Govern
,nent's declarations have been postponed
until the result OF the battle Of Nerdun
Is known. This result Ii 10 have "a do
cisiv. effect upon the future position o:
ftaly toward Germany, Il is believed.
The intervcntiou!sts are . satist d
with the postpunemcnt OF an open hr.al.
with Germany. The followers " former
Foreign Minister G!olitt!. who opposed
war with Germany. are likeris support
ing 'he Cabinet. II Is said that they will
not oppose the Cabinet, wien convince!
that Italy cannot continue the war "a
her own advantage unless She declares
herself an enemy ~ Germany.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-11
GOES TO COMMONS
ON lair PLATFORM
Noel =. Billing Wins IN Sec
ond Contest for Election
Ia Parliament.
>p.c,al oabie D,.pa,cl To Tn So

Iospov. March ll.-Noe, Pembert"n
Billing. VINO res gn"i from the royal AR
service 70 stand for Parliament on a plat
form calling Tor more adequate measures
Of defence against air attacks. was re-
turned from East Hertfordshir" IN yes
terday'. election by "A vote OF '.o"" 10
1859 for his opponent, Capt. henderson.
The result was a great surprise. mas
much a. the upyor of Unionlsis and
Liberals ak. had been pledged to Capt
Henderson a. the Coalition candidate.
NarioN. explanations Of the result are
given, TIL. constituency has experienced
"A Zeppelin raid ard many Of the voters
say they believed that B'lling had pro-
f.ss.d AN ability To teach the army. navy
and Cove, rnment hoy; to make the 'oun-
ny IMMUNE against air RAIDS. although
billing was merely Al aviation lieut"r-
ant of whom the country hah not heard
he was doomed for Parliament IN
certain newspapers.
According 10 the Radical Dd'iy NeDs,
Capt. Iiendcrson's defeat was due 10 the
revolt Of The powerful section OF Union
lists affected by Ia. alcohol legislation.
The Daily N"rs says:
The result shows that tn" battle OF
tn. liquor interests is not Yet ended"
The Liberal DAILY Chronicle regards
t.l- election as a significant lesson Ia the
Government in the matter II air defrnce,
hu: d%eprecates attaching too much I'M
ror'ancc 10 II.
The Daily Telegraph notes that many
hundreds Of electors were absent In the
army. The total umDe OF votes poli.d
Was S.l+9. while .he register il 1850.
The Times and Dailu Mail. avowedly
.nti-Governmcnt papers, give much
...-. a.. \. al..tint, aud tranf q "a "a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-11
BRITISH TAKE U. s. SECURITIES
seize More Than 100000. 900
worth FROM Mails. q Dutch.

AMSTERDAM. March Io.-Ameriran Sc
curities and coupons Of "A total value
from 10000 ooo 20 S12 900, 900 have
been seized by the british ,iovernment
from tho mails of the Dutch steamships
Noordam and Rotterdam since the mid
die nf January. II Is est irna'"d here.
4 printed British official notice ia in
serted in the envelopes formerly con.
tanning the securities and forwarded to
the American purchasers OF the securi-
ties. The notice states that the securi-
ties will be brought before n prize court.
Although Dutch bankers admit the JUS
tiNcation Of Great Britain in preventing
the sale Of securities owned In Germany
through Holland. complaints have been
made tina Dutch owned securities have
also been seized.
These bankers say that II would he
manifestly unfair for Great Britain to
prevent interest due to Dutch subjects
who have investments In America total
ing 1900. 900, 600 from reaching them
until after the war.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-11
TEUTON AMBITIONS
ANGER BULGARIA
Plan to Restore William Of
WED in Albania COmpli-
Gates situation.
TURKS REBELLlOC'S TOO
Special Cdbts Dsspos~I 70 Tny ~;

NDe'fW 'uO'S DrsppH"N 70 IHE -
RoME. March 10. Although 'he But
i,ars havc occupied r.ibassan anil Berat.
wl,crc the. wern Joined BY the Austr'ans.
0ho occupied Durayzo when - vda
evacuated by the Italians on Februar!
%. they are still forbidden by their TcI.
tonic nllie- TO enter pusaszo. which tho
Austrians have reserved for pr,nce Will
lam Of WED.
The Bulgars. II Is said. then threat
en"d to conclude "A sepdrat" peace and
meanwhile refused to participate In an
attack on Salonica. King Ferdinand
paid 4 special visit to Emperor F'rancis
Joseph. ~whcreupon the Kaiser ordered
the Prince OF WED to go to Morastir
and this move held the question Of the
disposition of Durazzo IN allegiance.
The relations between Bulgaria n
her Teu,on'c allies. however. have been
further strained as a result OF the
Russian occupation Of t:rzcrum and
rapid advanc" in Armenia. Turkish
troops that had been concentrated along
the Danube, with headquarters at Rust
chuk. destined to aid the Bulgars In the
case of y Rum tnian invasion. were with
drawn Immediately after the Russian
successes In the Caucasus and rushed 10
Turkey. They were followed by Ger
man troops. especially artillery. which
viii be used to defend the Bulgarian
Black Sea and .f:geln coasts.
bulgaria IL now left to her own re-
sources. Tile Germans fear a revolu-
~tionary outbreak in Turkey which would
q" ap; TO lead to massacres Of German
officers attached TO the Turkish armies
in armenia, M~esopotamia and Syria.
All a ya iltl,la .yn,lS ~. NOM 1eatingn 70
crush IA revolution In Turkey and avert
the downfall ~ the Young Turk Govern
inent. which would maxi" A separate
Turkish peac". rumors of which are
current. Inevitable.
The BulRsrs are now blaming Kim
Ferdinand for selling the country TO
Austria u Germany" and threaten
MS Reinforcement. For this reason the
King. under the pre'ex; Of bronchitis,
has taken refuge at Coburg.
According TO confidential news reach
ing the Vatican tn. situation IN Turkey
and bulgaria is alarming. Both are
expected to conclude separate peace as
soon As Rumanii intervcnes.
Bulgaro-Turkish agents already have
been sen, to Switzerland in order SCI
cretly 10 negotiate with the Allies.
tireyce has offered To- act A. int.rme-
diary, but the Allies refused the offer
owing to King Constantiue's pro-German
prociiv!ties. noth- reason for resus-
ing Greece's ofcr. II il believed. was
the decision Of the Allies tsat Greece
IL not 20 bench, from TN" future Gevel-
op,nents IN the Balkans as punishment:
FOR her lack of interest IN Serbia.
II Is possible that the Germans will
succeed IN crushing the threatened rev.
,lu,ion In Turkey. but in that case the
Turkish debacle, Il is pointed OUT here,
would not be avert.d. but only post
poned. The Turks are rendering no re-
slstancc To- IN. Russians in Armenia and
are not likely to rests, the British IN
M~esopotamia. Their defeat is inevitable
sooner or later. 4: is argued, and sep
arate peace can be Turkeys only remedy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-11
BRITISH IN AIR RAID.
Chtrty-"nc Machines Drop Omb LIS
Behind herman Ltnes.
.spccia' cGbi. Tespdfch TO THr sr%

IoNpoN. March l0.-The following re.
port f~om British headquarters In France
was issued tonight by the Official Press
Bureau:
Yesterday We carried out a success.
full air ciaft attack against the hostile
railhral and bi,lrts II carbln, II is
believed that considerable damage was
done. Thirty-on- machines took past
in III" raid. All returned safely.
As u result, OF a tgh, IN the air n
hostil" machine AND one OF our own
machines We're brought down near
Tourrti.
Last night the enemy made bombing
a'tHcNs aGa,nst two OF our craters g
III" N~oherzollern redoubt. Both at
ta'ks w"r. repulse'i. To-day there
was nue. artillery activity on both
sides about l.oos and the H~ohenzollern
r"douht and etH""n Quinquc hue and
l'auquissart. North of Fauquissart
We damaged a hostile mine shaft by
artillery fire.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-11
FRENCH STEAMER SUNK,
The LOuisinnr IL Victim of subma.
riWe O6 NRvrr.

PARIS. March 1.-THE French Line
steamship Louisiana was sunk last night
of Iavrc. No passengers were ON board
the vessel. which Of late years had been
used entirely for freight. The crew waa
saved.
/; is believed in shipping cir ies that
the snip Was 'orIs-iocd by the saInS
German submarine which has been A.
i've recently in tho English Channel.
The Louisiana was q vessel Of J.lo9
tons gross. built al Dunkirk in 1905.
At first she aas used IN the passenger
service "t the C%oinpaSnie Generate
Trarsatlan,ique l~tween France and
Gulf OF Mexico ports.
~ the offices Of the French Lin here
/: "as stated thai AT the time ~ the
sinking ui the Louisiana she had prob
abby reached Havre on a voyage from
New Orleans and WAS starting OF her
return rip. Su. left New orleans on
February II. stopped AZ Newport News
on February II and left the next day
for HaVr..
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nritnin phOlds PORTUGAL.

l.oNuoN. March 10. -Regariing ro.-
tugal's seizure of German ships interned
In her harburs Lord Robert Cecil. Min
lister of blockade, said to-day to r!Ir
SUNS correspondent
w contend that any sovereign State
has the right to seize all property essen
tlal Ia It's national welfare. providing
that II pays compensation for II.
But for tie proposed new blockade
Of England tn. incident would rot lie
regarded by Germany ~ unn.utral. II
will he remembered that when Italy d'd
the same thing. although italy is not
technically at war with Germany. tie
latter did not protest"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-11
PORTUGAL AT WAR FROM MAR. 0
Lisbon Was Ignorant ~ Declnr..
ton Made by Grrmnns,

fARis, March l0-b.spatches from
Lisbon daicd March ? indicate that The
German declaration % war on Portugal
was unknown thrr. yesterday.
IN" forturu"He Legation
to-day. however. that "A state Of war
mas existed We the Portuguese re-
public and IN" German Empire from
D o'clock last night.
\ despatch received from Lisbon to-
day. dated March 2. states that Her
Roscn. the German Minister, IN person
presented thu" German ultima,um late in
The Afternoon 10 The Foreign Minister.
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the American Relief Clearing House
ut Paris has notified its New York agen-
'i-s that undtr the present laws Of the
French Government. tobacco III any form.
playing cards. alcohol and matches AN
not l.. sent for distribution. Contribu-
tors d!c urged Not 90 include In their
shipments any ot these articles. as to
do So viii probably cause coniiscation
and comO'IcutiovS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-11
RIZEH 4 RUSSIAN BASE.
Fleet 4" Oprrntc From Black sea
N%wntnst TrrbisOnd.

ioNpoN. March lc.-Th. hdrbor Of
tn. captured Turkish toNu of Rich. on
the BLACK Sea. will he used Ivy the Rus
SLAMS a. a naval base for operations
against Trcbizund, th.rty-eight miles to
the west. according tp dispatches from
i'.trorrad. The harbor H. n very good
one and will easily accommodate. Rus
san ba~ttle~nips.
The Russians have complete control
OF the Black Sea.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-11

RrRrIN. via London. March lc.--Tne
following additional subscriptions TO the
fourth German war loan were announced
to-day by tn" Overseas News Agency ;
Merlin savings Bank. $4,000. 0oV marks
$500. 900, banking houIe % Meuniclas-
sohn n Co. "a. 00n. ooo marks t5.OVr.-
900, the Aachen society Toy Fostering
Industry. %. 600 600 marks Ej.ooO. 0Oo)