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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-12
SpIIt Presidential I:Irr,or.

Il. T.. w. charlottesville. Na.-Ther. Is no pro.
vision in the election laws OF Virginia or any
other stat" I" prevent q split hall", for prcsi-
dental electors.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-12
Land In Iubu.

II. II. T. LNnchbhrg. Na-Y"u shOuld nprl.
= your son company commander to .ccur, his
release from the army.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-12

Mrs. j. {. O.. Clarlottcsvillc. Va-R.I.iyc ,
"p'aihinH iniorn'ation regarding land in cub
70. "hlch YOU are heir, We would say that am
Information secured for YOU by the Secretary -,
state would ne free III charge.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-12
W hy WORRY.

They say Edison can get along with two
hours sleep q night. Iiut he's got nothing on
{; toincat.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-12
Probably would Not un,cn.

MIS-. ". |" Is. Washington. Na.-Thc Depart
uttnt OF Iriculthrc advises that in all prob
np,tltE Tue eggs q, a cross between q Muscovy
ulikc ana a duck wound not hatch
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-12

While The crouch with a sore ,hroa, COM
plains because he cannot talk. everybody else
Is satisfied.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-12

Though William Iackariah Jones
lias many faults, he Yet atoncs.
lie nc'cr says. Ny. you're getting tat.'
You simply have to hand him that.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-12

hSbLIs1iED every day in tho ,cnr mt 10 South Tenth
Z tsnlnx Co.. Inc. Charlie, l. Iiasnrooh. Editor anu
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-12

No civilians are TO he made army aviators-
and none too many soldiers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-12

TX. l.. -. Richmond. Na.-rh" emblem of II
iourth wedding anniversary is fruits and nowe,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-12
ttTitOiIC CHURCH
OBJECTS TO NOISE:

TIL" delay IN acting on tho Barton
Heights ordinance" was due TO a pro-
'"st lodged by st. Peters Catholic
Church. Eighth and Grace Streets. II
objected. J. !. Blake and j. T.. phil.
lips told TN" committee. to CARRYING
the new route through Eighth street.
Both explained that II did not wish to
pun tn" burden OF any additional carq
upon any one church. but they held
III" opinion that -. reter's was en-
dHr!n" the Hons share in the way OF
TIA" number OF cars which pass up and
down Eighth street, between Broad and
Main streets. The ordinance S;ipu-
.iat"s that the fintcr rark-liull street
lin" shall 70 south along seventh
Street. between Broad and Main. and
uor,h along Eighth street. W.
Broad and Main.
In IN" original measure tn" -out"
Was south on Seventh street and north
on Ninth street. y. vigorous protest
was lodged by the v"E'ry az 81. Iauis
Episcopal Church. Ninth and Grace
streets. Th" "ommitt"" then thOuGh'
that. h" eliminating Ninth street and
substituting Eighth street this ohj"c-
tiuu would u" overcome. II was. as TO
affecting -. rauls. but now st Pc
t"r'S has put UP tho aunc objections
before tn" committee. II ~ this qucs-
ton with which tn. committee viii
principally concern itself next Mon
IaS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-12

II Jo1re Is displaced. the phrase concerning
inc lngratitudc OF kings will have 10 be en-
larGcd so as 10 include republics.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-12

ADDRESS ALL CONCENTRATIONS to The Times
rs DlspatSh, and not To individuals.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-12
FURTHER
ADVANCE ON tt RI<IN>

Commission merchants assert that
IL IS vcry prohabi" tina, further ad-
varccN VIII he mad" On turkeys. TN.
opinion was expressed on the ground
that FULLY 80 per cent OF tho tUrk.l
had been placed on the markct for
THANKSGIVING. Tia. farmers taking the
first oppurtuuity To dispose I'll their
stock rather Khan to feed the fowls
with tho prevailing high prices OF
grain.
several groc.is h. ,amc slightly in
diGuant yesterday ovc the boycotts.
asserting that they were iuiuriuG bust
ness. ono merchant thought the mat
ter should rc given more serious CON
eidcra'iou before such action was
taken. and was OF III. belief tina boy
colts should not l." declared against
any on" article or comnouity.
~ they are gong to boycott cE:s.'
said samuel II. Heller. 81 think rrcy
should also boycott shoes aud clothes.
and numerous other articles tina, have
advanced cnormously in recent months.
We don't hear an! talk OF boycottins
shoes that are selling for $40, yet
IN" Increased price is greater in pro-
portion than Tor egg. and turkeys.
Their action Is hurting tho gr1cery-
men who ~ best made oIly a small
proht on Il dozen eggs. Where | for
m"rly sold c;wccn ufty and sixty
dozen egg daily | am nov only sell
ing from i've 10 sin dozen"
several merchants reported ycster-
day Afternoon that sales ~ eggs in Tho
city had boon very GOOD during IN.
day while others had no, enjoyed as
much business
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-12

Welding An~niycr.nr, r:mh,cm.

Miss T.. w. Richmond. va.-Eastcr Sund.,
| So. was April II.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-12

Villa says he hates the United States.
Well. the United States isn't exactly in love
with him.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-12

In order To shop either early or AT all
many a man must work late.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-12

A6LEPHOSE: Randolph I Private Branch EichnnEe
" connecting with all departments.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-12

II n man misses a single days news. he
cant he certain who is who or what is wha,
in Greece.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-12

SPECIAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE: Has
brook, Story & Brooks, Inc. Fifth Avenue BnilulnS.
New. York; Mutual Life HuiIdnE. inhadctph"A;
~ teoples Gas Building. Chicago.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-12
PRICE Or BIT"TE:R
DROPS CENTS

Dairy companies Of Richmond. upon
market. which is said to he tho con-
trolling butter market of the country.
announced a drop Of . cents per pound
In the price of butter. The ElSin mar
k"t brOk" Saturday in the face OF boy
colts aud a threatened Federal inquiry,
Agents OF TN" government wcr" tn at
tendance ON the board nt trade when
the decline was announced. \ CORE
spcndinS reduction was made in this
city yesterday morning.
Varied quotations on eggs continued
in Cary street Yesterday. with the mar
kct reported inactive. although nrnlc,
than "a week ago. several commission
houses quoted tho am prices ycster-
dag for both fresh and cold-s;oraEc
eggs, while another house. which held
its prices up several DAYS las; week.
announced a break OF ! cent per dozen
for cold-StoraEc eggs. with the prices
ranging from - TO - c"uts, according
To quality and quantity.
In CARY street it was stated that fe~
commodities wcr" in any way shnkN.
and that while receipts were light and
weather conditions adverse 10 brisk
trading. IN. general ton" 90 tho mar
kct was encouraging. For the first
dine since THANKSGIVING, due 10 a fair
demand and a marked scarcity. Tia.
prices Of turkeys advanced slightly.
selling at whoieSal" from % TO -
C,u'g Tor chpira foNNlc
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BUTTER MARKET DROPS
IN FACE OF BOYCOTTs
trcamcrs I;Cdure Retail Price ,
Gents, Fearing Federal
investigation.
TURKEYS GO Up SLIGHTLY
Egg Market Remains Steady, Though
some Dealers Say boycott Is Cut
ting Sharply Into Volume OF
Their Sales.

Attributablc directly To tho drastic
steps taken H.: the consumers in de-
clarinE hoycotts against various food
stuffS. and the Federal Investigations
INTO tho high cost Of living being
started in several cities Of IN" coun-
try. with I'll" attendant publicity. Rich
mond benefited Yesterday by a Scent
drop In III" price Of creamery butter.
reducing the retail price 10 - cents
per POUND. y week ago this butter
was selling for IS cents No change
was evident IN til" egg market in eith-
rr TIA" wholesale or retail trade, prices
remaining practically the same az on
saturday. with very light sales.
several rro"crs. however. reduced
their prices ON fresh country eggs from
- To 80 cents yesterday, while there
were a few stores holding the COM
modify for - cents. asserting that
their product WAS direct from the farm
81 and OF extra fancy grade. Cold
storage eggs continued to Ice offered
az ~ cents hy the majority OF stores.
although inquiry brought out the fact
that Their" is no general price prevail
ing in Richmond for either the coun-
try or Cold-storagc modify.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-12

Sow that Council is going after transient
auction"ers. why not take a shot at palmists
and clairvoyants?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-12

5AE TINES THE ptSPATCH
Sst. lSSS Eat. 1880
sSnfered January %. 1905. mt ,hr For, -on,co at
- Rfchnond. Nn., ~ second class matter.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-27
FOR A, SAFE,"F FOURTH"

The Safesy First Federation OF
America, has been actively engaged
for someUtime.past in,impressing upon
the people OF the country the neces-
sity for enforcing all laws and regula-
lions governing the use OF fire arms
and explosives. The objective is
safe and sane celebration orsthe Fourth
OF July The Federation considers
that extra precautions for safety
should be taken. because. on account
Of revival OF an exuoeTsnt patriotic
spirit this year celebrations incident
10 Independence Day willIbe the most
elaborate and extensive in the ma
TONS, history.
The. reckless and careless handling
81 fireworks. guns and. explosives has
yearly been expressed in nss OF hui
man lfe.. shattered limbs and destr1lc-
ton ~ property by FIRE. Ofuate years
there hassbeen some sensiblerconserva-
ton OF the use Of gunpOwder. with
relatiye,diminufion OF the casualty list.
But for some years preceding more
homes We're made desoiate by Fourth
OF July accidents than were. thrown
into mourning through any one battle
in The civil war. T. is preUDsterous
for Us 10 go on manning. disfguring
and killing ourselves in the name Of
an ebullient PATRIOTISM that gets no
whore bur as a maker OF mere noise
While Wheeling has escaped any
great disaster on Independence Day
there SIS no telling when her time may
com" through lax enforcement OF
. The laws. IT, would be we'll therefore
T FOR The officials 20 have their eyes open
( % any disposition on the coming
4 Fourth Of July 20 un1uly accent the
patriotic sp.ri, that Is supposed 20
have been engendered nv tho situation
{ IN Mexico and the martial spirit that
/ is rampant IN the land
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-27
DENYING EFFECTS OF WAR

Secretary McAdoo continues work
Ing of his shell games on the country.
like his overnight manipulation OF the
treasury balance. In a recent address
he maintained that our present pros
perity Is not due 10 the war, but 10
he economic strength OF the country.
whatever that may mean. Now. there
is Just one side TO that statement.
Before the outbreak OF the European
war business was shot 20 pieces and
the most popular resort FOR the laoor-
Ing man was the corner Al which the
soup cart and the bread wagon made
its appearance. The end OF this fiscal
year will find US with a favorable trade
balance OF over $1,000. 600 900. Begin.
Ming With April. 1914. when the Demo.
cratic tariff law was getting in IT'S
deadly work. the balance ~ trade
turned against rs. 10 had been d.
minishirg monthly. from tho time Of
the passage % the Underwood law.
In April We bought OF foreign com.
petiiors 81 900. 900 more OF goods than
We we're able TO soil abroad. The
trade balance from that month 10 Au.
gust vas against us. IN August 30 was
$1,000 600 % Tho bad The European
war broke out in that month. and tho
fret demand q the warning powers
ON tho United States was FOR food.
stlfs and horses and mules. During
september We recorded n favorable
trade balance q fle0oo.o00. o., rose
20 {lsf 100000 IN December. 1910 and
N'5"'nHND in DECEMBER. 1915 Thirty.
ono articles properly characterized ae
munitions ~ war made up sg prr cont
~ ou- total exports Tho south Amer.
can couu'rioe. mo- longer ahIo 10 secure
Their supplies from Er>ope. turned to
us f0- relief
Secretary NcAdoo and OH .ta roe,
~ 'he Democrats can arrur rrr.-
hoafs ~ trying 20 prove 'fa' our r-qs
rerif7 is mo- duo % Pho r4r,.eso
var. bat "facfr l- facfrr Tho uar.
cratic prosperity slogan Rae al NOR
tuary rmou
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-27

for a life policy. but no possible
chance TO get one.
Many men act as though tho
present were everything. the future
nothing and all the way between
mere piling ground for ducats.
What's the best fuel" did You
ask Well. We have known a life
policy 10 heat UP the kitchen range
ana parlor crate, besides looking after
me meal barrel and wardrobe
Look here. young man: Do you
sec that old man away ahead yonder.
some 40 years ahead2 That's You
has he enough TO eat: enough TO
wear; a soft bed: an easy chair? II
not. 1t will be your fault.
\ death certainty death
foverty following plenty pinches
let your neighbours funeral be his
late nelghbors warning
The good proyider provides pro
vision for both sides the grave
peny-Vorth Of premium paid. Is
worth pound Of promise made.
We have only what We have: the
widow will have only what we leave
Money subject 10 its owners check.
seldom becomes subject TO the check
Of his widow
Don't bother about the total in
surance in force: very large that's
true. but nav. much have Your
insurance 10 pay my debts2 I
haven't any" You mistake. Won
owe protection 90 a possible widow. a
debt which may fail due any day"
Two lines may announce your death
ana funeral while a whole newspaper
could not record tho battle with
poverty and want waged by the
widow NJ 'ho uninsured
We regret 10 announce that the bus
mess or puhsOn Debt A. Co. 90 pros
porous while Mr. Dobson lived. Will
NOT Do continued by the junior partner
The latter also offers for sale the
Dohson homestead. from which tho
widow removed yesterday. DAILY
Paper
DUTY done today brightens many
tomorrow
Contract in tho present for a com
pefcnce 'n 'ho future
Economy coins tomorrow dollar
our OF f0.day's dimes.
In iifc Insurance mon must pay FOR
gray hairs huunt man. take Notice
Are YOU q UrofoCipnIst. John 7'
'Nes Sir. GOT an Che insurance I can
carry"
life Insurance companies very gen
orally eef down upon the man who
hHh.fIaI'N 'rffe.rm up."
Worry good friendly sympathy f1-
fha widow Much better friendly aiI
for t.e widow Decidedly best manly
insurance for fhr widow
Think az building earning 1000
n soar rental and burning down with
ont Insurance Think Of man earn.
DO. 5000 year Falary. and dying
" bout insurance
Tho fire BON raur n wa l.s
r..INIuf house Jennie" no said.
.fm a.ad our house le insured Tho
door h0U rams ff was the family
physician Jennie" hc enid. ~ wish
mr ffe vae insured
ono premium paid o. lie Insurance
company hnfa fhs company fp paw
t.f widow ono payment fn Build
irt and loan ArruCiaf on binds fhn
former raas .Hs saves hor home. Iu
Oh. latter fho loses 49,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-27
Points And Pointers
For The Uninsured

Settle with YOUR widow
Worthless assets dead mems rood
Intentions
When iho insured gets quiet his life
policy gets busy
Fixed for Life" le good Fixed FOR
death it better
o. there Hut.hiuE now under tho
SUM- Yes. new widows every dar.
What viI ] lose u puf or insur.
Fnce % 1otrf" Lose four l.fe possibly.
% wUd some power tho riffio rIo
'm. to geo their widows az i,hors SEQ
cm
Life insurance H mo only mint
where ssmpatHy for "a widow b. coined
into cash
yol may rrhfuI, Indulge in fo.
fHf.. .uNurI... IL. tUI have provided
tomorrow u,rN .III..
What Hnr'r my affairs would
De- I0 m chat were ms funeral" d..
t'ft .o. Thrn insure fnlr I'. insure
% day
WHAT Drop my ITO Insurance. N1t
much 8 cyclone uat Iff uN house
and barn clean or mo premises and
mover hudEo ms murlafs
90 live i|| got rich Nr.. ~
I.'' insurance .. Hn HIffI. U' honor
Ih' .'n OF omission b.. OBJ, aIn off ffc
uninsured
Death make. v.Iowf. bu. .t isrf
frHfI.. duty fu provide f"r tfrm
NI.' q Boz satisfied aa frr mort
.n.n rI|i '0 fHr If. Insurance draft
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-27
EPENDS ON CARRANzA

refusal Of Secretary OF State
ng OF the offers OF mediation by
South American republics does
Ter sc mean war with Mexico. but
is slight hope that Carranza
~ply favorably 10 the demands
bH this government OF our right
ep cNir troops on Mexican soil and
|elease Of the prisoners taken at
zal. There Is nothing in the
ChiefS former attitude thai
j Indicate his compliance with
demands. And the United States
wv placed in \such n position that
|hnot accept anything less without
|ss of our national dignity and
|r. AS everything. therefore. de-
Is upon Carranza. nothing but war
hs TO be the alternative.
hat, we presume. the United
es will do, or ought ITO DO. is to
in control ~ North ern Mexico,
not pursue a war W aggression.
hould pacify that section OF the
lean republic so as 10 make safe
border from the murdcrnUs raids
he bandit element. This govern
Il will, of course. also see 30 81
American citizens In Mexico are
-ected in their lives and their
perty. How far our armies viii
e to go TO do this is question. D.
be serious business we shall
lark on, but once We determine
20 into II b. should be vigorously
Quoted until an end is put to all
unhappy state Of affairs that has
vulsed Mexico and kept tho Rio
nde border in turmoil and terror
the past three years.
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AN UBIQUITOUS MESSAGE

hi was not a violent r,r....,-,, o., ON
ri when q new comnit.o. was NO.
dcd for in the House os p.,-.....,.
YES whose spec.a1 ru,,,.o,s s,o,,r,
% consider all ma.-a-- -.f,,ir-, e..
bod control that i- mean. ,5st .o,,o
ts,ite and ,r.,..,.r 49,. -,
forthcominr for tho r-.,,-..o. 80
IL periodical fos-r....,r ~, -.
hroueh floods IN tho OH, and ,r..
ssippi river. r. a,.s.-. to,..r.-
.hat the project FL. rc.-,r, $500
} benefit "a cers., ss,..c- %, ...
ouatry which is IDr,1,,.5 d.. .h.
'aters ~ the .r..s.s-.o,, .,5 .h..
is not food control 81, .bs -..-..-..,..
enqe Of preventive r,o,sr-.. 3d.. 49,.
L. The reclamation ~ rs,s me- -
timple. ThI, work s1orr5 r-o,.,.,..
belong to The -ecrsy,,,or $500. .r..
kvatervays Coronissio, ,,t,. g. ,-
|erested in food control 49, .,.
eested anv such MIA, 80 .... 1880,
b. the Flood Control r,-.-.t....
which proposes to reclaim -- .s..
hcres In tho lower v.-.,.st,,i ,..r..
and for which tho sr-- %. t-ooa. ...
b appropriate. Tina. BIZ. o,r, .- ,.,-
ing wedrc. A. exra--- claim. . .-rf
take 5000 600 600 .o ro-ris,. tho --.
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busy man who wants 20 Keep IN touch
with the sentiment and thought Of the
whole country there is no better me
dium for keeping posted than The
Editorial II is a gem OF discussion
OF the great problems OF life. and a
we'll OF information az which the in
teliectuahthirsty may drink 20 refresh.
ment Il should be in the hands Of
every live. progressive. thoughtful ci,i-
zen OF the land. as Il is cyclopedic OF
national thought and human aspira-
tons.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-27

Turkey Is in the position OF a
man with his back TO the wall.
The victim of two dismember-
ments between 1911 and 1913. the
once mighty Ottoman Empire is
facing a third dismemberment in
l3l6-f the verdict OF Mars shall
remain with the entente. Turkey
IN 1911 lost the remnant of her
African domain TO Italy. In the
following year she was stripped
OF all but. small port of her Eu-
ropean possessions. The CONCUR
ors whose standards in the sew
enteenth century had floated be-
fore the walls of Vienna. were
swept back in the first balkan
war 20 the narrow strip OF Fu-
ropean territory which comprised
only the GalipOli peninsula and a
part OF the Adrianople vilayet
FINDING themselves practically
excluded from Europe. the Young
Turks tnergetiCally set about the
task of developing an Asiatic IN
stead of European dominion. The
success OF this enterprise is now
Eravely menaced by the progress
Of the Russian campaign In the
Caucasus. Armenia. Persia and
Mesopos anna II the Entente AL
lies are successful in the end
there can be no doubt that Ar
menia. Mesopotamia and even
Constantinople itself will be lost
10 Turkey. In the event the
Mohammedan race which once
menaced Europe with its military
power Will suffer political extinc-
ton.
The reasons for the entrance
OF Turkey into the war are VERY
simple. II the explanations Of
fCred by her statesmen are 10 be
accepted Talaat Pasha. the OF
toman minister OF the interior. is
authority for the statement that
one Of the chief purposes OF Rus
Sia's entrance into the war was
the acquisition Of the Darda-
nelles. This purpose. OF course,
could not be attained except at
the cost OF Turkey. the present
owner Of the historic straits. So.
n Is explained at COsstantinOp-e,
Turkey declared war against Rus
STA I'm SCH defense II is also very
probable that Turkish statesmen.
on the assumption that Germany
would be victorious. hoped to re-
establish Ottoman sovereignty in
a tangible instead OF merely the
orefical form over Egypt.
This latter feature Of the Otto
man plan of campaign was appar-
emily frustrated early I'm the war
by Great Britain's act in reject
ing the last vestige OF Turkish
claims 10 the land OF the Para
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obs and declaring that country a
British protectorate.
Recent dispatches would indi-
cate. however. that Turkey has not
abandoned her attempts to recoy-
or Egypt by an invasion. The ST.
mai Peninsula is sim the scene
OF Turkish operations on a con
siderable scale. designed TO destroy
the Suez Canal and make an in
cursion into Egypt in large force.
~ IS me possibility OF the success
OF such an enterprise that explains
me presence OF large British
nal.
In other regions OF contact with
her enemies the sick Man OF Ell-
rope has developed powers OF re
sistanCe which have surprised
both foes and friends. The re-
pulse OF the formidable British ex-
petition on Gallipoli Peninsula.
with losses estimated at 100 OO0
men. Is one OF the Outstanding
facts OF the world struggle. OF
less military value, PERHAPS. but
OF equal moral effect, was the out
come OF the siege OF Kut el-Ama-
"a. IN the valley OF the Tigris. and
me surrender of General Towns
memo and his force Of almost ten
thousand men.
Against the Russians. who have
invaded Armenia in what appear
70 pc overwhelming numbers. the
Turks have been unable TO main
tam their stand. but the progress
or the Grand Dukes armies lie
being more and more seriously
hampered ms they penetrate fur
Their into the interior OF Asia
Minor. An Ottoman diploma ac-
credited 10 America is authority
Tor the statement that tho Otto.
man ministry OF war at the begin
nlng OF the grand dukes campairn
Planned 70 reserve their chief de-
tense operations for a line from
halSarleh north 70 the BLACK Sea
From that line the Turkish corn
manders contemplate a movement,
similar 10 that OF the Aus,ro-
German armies on Russia's west.
ern nont which drove the Rus
sian invaders back from the line
OF the Carpathlans and resulted in
the loss of more than 100 600
square miles OF territory to Rus
With their strategic posi,ion
greatly improved BY the estab-
nshment Of direct communication
through Bulgaria and Serbia with
their allies in tho west. tho mon
who arc governing Turkey are
hght 20 the last ditch. And tho
capacity OF the Turks for las,
ditch fighting has been amnIv
demonstrated during the past
generation.