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thar the Moewe counted among her VIC
TINS the steamships Saxon Prince and
Maronl. The former belonged to the
Prince Line Of Newcastle and was built
IN 1899 in Sunderland. She was last
reported leaving Norfolk for Manchester
February IL last. The Maroni lef, Bor-
deaux for New York on February 10.
She was built IN 1909 ard belonged To
the ~Compacnic ieneralc Transatlantiouc
OF Havre.
The Moewe's r1iding zone. as Identified
by the stories brought by men on the
Appam and Wcsthurn. was in mid.A,-
lanttc, "n the Moroccan. Spanish and
Portuguese coasts.
AZ the imc of the Appan's arrival at
Newport News there were several vague
stories 10 the effect that the Moewc made
a dash Into Atlantic waters from ,h.
Nel Canal. cvading the German and
British mine not and tho vigilart British
patrol fleet. These stories were gem
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UNITED SINGERS SEE
CRIME IN JOINING WAR
Delegates From 30 German
Societies Urge Congress
to Avoid Conflict.

Tie following resolution was ~alnp',i
yesterday afternoon AZ a meeting 90 en-
delegates representing thirty so"ie''os -
the Cni'el Singers os Rrooklyn. hrl] L
Arion Hall. .Arion place. Brook"
"The United Singers Of lI-o"ki,". 80
organization 81 1000 loyal .two-..,'
citizens, the majority OF ,h"m N"!'r h..1
in his country. indorsc heartily Tho jazz
opinion OF many OF tho nlsno.rs ~ e
House Of Representatives 20 war .t-'''.
lean citizens from taking pLSsag" N
armed merchant vessels and r.N'st
against any action of the Adm.u.>'t-
ton which may lead this country -
war. as they feel such a step "oula 81.
REGARDED by a great majority q tie
Amer. am as a terrible crime ~ ,
civilization"
Til. vote for adoption was ursn no.
], VAS decided to send cop - - e
resolutions to the five B-""'j'yn e
g,essmcu. A-no iro:uer presided 50 0
meeting.
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CARDINAL FARLEY OPTIMISTIC.
Convinced Church viii Ne stronser
After the War.

Cardinal Farley preached an optimistic
sermon yesterday at portifcal high mass
In 81. Patrick's Cathedral. saying the
Catholic Church mad withstood many
storms more violen, than that caused by
the war.
The Cardinal recalled the crises OF
past ages, particularly the thirteenth
century. when he said Europe was re-
built from !'s foundations largely through
the Church. The church emerge-l from
the struggle trongsr than ever ami he
WAS convinced II would be stronger after
this war han before,
Lent. Cardinal Farley said. would be
regulated this year In TIE Catholic
Church much as in other years. and ne
reioiced that the time when many
Americans loohed upon il rs a sup"rstl-
'tous observance had passed and all de-
nominations kept Z
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NORTHCLIFFE TELLS
OF YERDUN BATTLE


the tremendous military burden they
are uow carrying.
The present attack on Ncrdun is hy
FAR the most violent incident In tho
Whole western war The ,nisScd guns
Of the Germans are greater in cIl,bte
than were ever used Ia such numbers.
The superb calm OF the French PEG.
pie. til" efficiency uf their organizations
and "quii 'u"ut and their CHEEKY .olLicIy
convince one that the men III the Ger
man machine would never bc ablc 10
compare with them. even II France had
not the help ~ Russia, 1--WE British ma
tons, Belgium. Serbia n Italy.
ut is unsafe 20 proph.~y about war.
bHt this pr"IiytIon ! can make with GER
'tIrt%. that Whatever the result o. tho
attack on the Norlun scr'or, every such
"nor Nill result IN adding many more
thousands - cpTrscs 70 those now lying
IN the valley a.! the MeuSe. the num-
n"rs %: which AZ. being 50 carefully con-
e.aled by the Germans.
"'ouiI ueu'rt.s see the KIND OF men
tho German. do not scrGplc 90 Use az SOL
diers their fiith IN Tcu;ouic efficiency
"ou'! receive q shock. Iulucklly a
pyemy behind a machine gun equals n
gan
"'Whdt a pits that your Hiehlaricr
cannot NEE. th"s" fellows IN far fight
sad "A FRENCH officer a. ". reviewed A
gang Of prisoners. The war would be
over in a month
Personal contact with the miscrabl.
creatures who form the bu'k Of the Ger
m0n prisoners Il needed TO couv!nc. the
observer that such specimens OF hui
mtn!,v can really nav" belonged to the
German army, especially to the corps
d'el.,s. such as the Berlin army corps.
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POPE AGAIN URGES PEACE.
war In Period Of Penitcnce
Gpieves the Ponuff.
spec,a, cable Despatch 70 THE sr,.

ROME. March 5.-On the occa sion OF
,,,, ,unroa,, ,., p.. u.u.d., ,a.
ope
written to the Caruinal Vicar OF Home
a letter deploring the fact that his ef-
fort. ,ouu,a ,.. hoe. .., n,,,o,,
-.
result Inc Poh''H says MS eNhor'a''ohs
and appeals to the belligerents TO Ia!
down their arms and try to reach an
,,,- ~ -
.
We tnfe" ourselves. as IL were
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crafty dismissed as fantastic a; the
time. Now that the German Admiralty
credits the Mocwe with being tesponslb!c
for the sinking of the bat,lesh.p King
Edward VII. reported blown UP by a
mine, this theory assumes a more prob
able character.
As is its custom. TIRE British Admiralty
did :,ot state the point wA.cr. the King
Edward VII. mo- her fate. \ trainload
OF SURVIVORS was. however. landed at
Chatham. thirty miles southeast OF LON
DON. a few hours after the battleship
was sunk. This fact leads to the con-
clusion that the Moewc did hail from
KEEL and that she made her way into tho
Atlantic through the English Channel
under the ioses of the British ~arships
and patrol vessels. lcayin: bchird her
a trail OF mines.
un her home journey Il is more proba-
bic that she took the longer route. going
around the north 81 England, and
steamed into the North Sea. then slipped
through the SAagerrack. arriving either
back In kicl or going TO Danzig or
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ToRPEDoED WITHOUT WARNING
Italian stes mship Ottawa Survivors
Reach the Piraeus.

PARIS. March "a lIavss Agency
despatch from Athens says tina, III:
Italian steamship G.aya. which was sunk
in ,nr Mediterranean. was torpedoed
uithou; warning The submarine ,icw
"a. Austrian flag
Information OF the sinking was brought
70 tn" F,rRus to-day by the survivors
OF tie crew. who arrived on the British
steamer Tr.vclysn on March !. They
said that the Giava met the submarine
40 miles from cape Mat,apan while on
he- way from Ieghorr to Greek ports.
The passengers and crew LEFT the ,;iava
in three boats II after owing for Eve
hours were picked up y! the ~Tr.ve.yan.
The submarine. they said. Uas o: a Ia rye
tyne
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BLINDED SOLDIERS
TAUGHT BY BLIND
British War Sufferers Live in
London Home Of Otto
Kahn.
EXPERT At TYpEwRITING
Specia, Correspondence 10 The StS.

SpsCfJf r0rySsDouIenrs IN TUy SfS
1osnoy r.h v-o,,.r- -. ,.,,,
- -
"'co'"p'iSneu lot inc brlt'sh soiuie's VINO
have lost their eycsirht at st. Dunstan's.
Regent Park. the beautiful homo which
o,,o E,h, 81. o.. ct. s...a. H..
- 80. -" "''
'e'' 10 the bi'n'icd Soh'ers sailors
Care Committee. Financed BY the Red
C,oss socie,v. IN, order ~ ~ John and
Tho National fns,,,,,o ~, ,hs i,i,nd =,
puns,an'. looLs ~ ,rIy,,o venerosi, .
oniv So- ne iuxu,y COMFORTS and ,he
men who are se,, ,here after returning
from ,he ha,,ie from, soon forge, thel r
sorrow in the nids, of tho happIness with
which they arc s,,roundcd
Al ~. Dunstan,s to-day there are lls
men. british. Canadian and Aus,raiasisn
and three Belsisns. all blinded on active
service. These men are living moi, the
sorrowfui existence which is usually be-
Level to bc the sad 10, OF those who
have lost their eycssght. but a life prob.
ably fuller than they ever would have
known had Il not been for their in
frmity.
The great airy house and the $4,000
worth OF outbuildinRs that nave Deen
erected in the grounds are h!ves OF
happy activity. The first thing which
the visitor notices is the freedom WIN
which thes" blind men are moving ABOUT.
True. they are helped by many ingenious
devices-strips OF carpet marking pain.
ways over the great hoors; strips OF 1ead
on the stone terrace warning piahks az
the approach 10 "acn nieht OF steps
~hdndrails along the garden pa,hs' WIN
d hhoo 10 man" where d pat" p'"'Nne.
On bu' th.se he'ices are not tne ST.,
VI 'He commence WIN ""'" VIC wan"
are moN'iS'
va ueau .. haa
VIZ "" mn. ""' =,
W 80, ny GU ~ ~.
.,,m an u.s. ~ 1919 ,I',d Thny
s'an. a. wv a.su.u.'ose ~. ~ -.
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,"ey w ia d l, r""N w
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II. ,.n -.
-. al -. a.. TO. No.,
~" 49, man1 49,
,n. wa .".s
80. a,N,. .,,,I'r,,. .io, et,h, ~.
80 s"e ' ~
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80. ,.. e...h., a..
49, "'
-, a.,,a ,r. s.,oo,s avid
,cos 10 n.ors.- ,n"rsa.es 7, tho
"a. ,.a..nnn ~. 49,, 40 a, ,.ort On
,ag,a-y 10, ,.,.t,,,y mn, ,r.L,ny ,nd
b..L., v.ayi,y rh,. ,oir.-y dos no.
nruf,ss On MAKE o,,,raaI ,~.rn.r,.rs In.
va. L.. , or ,.ryi,..hI. un,aa, trunk
.rere , u,,lc cabinet. ih.r. a dog kennel
aud In an IN, .nuar,rg n,or;,s!ng and
,ou.r,, ,irish wound do ,rcdit 20 . see.
ing wo-km,u. The hoo, sol,us Is thor.
ot,.hly GOOD work with the mat making
(which every on. learns, this makes A
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TURKS SEND PEACE
ENJOYS, is REPORT
Two Go to Switzerland-HOs.
tility to Envcr Pasha
Grows.
SPECIAL cob!e D,spa,ch 70 THr 81,

LoSDoS. March s.--Rumors are recur-
rent Of internal trouble IN Turkey and ~
IL movement toward peace. A. the re-
ports manly cmanstc from Rome and
Athens they mus, Tor the present BE-
regarded az least douhtfully.
Tn. Athens correspondent OF tho
Dolly Mail. referring Ia the reported at
tempt To assass!na;c t.nvcr Fasha. says
Il - stated that the Minister Of War
was gray.ly wounded and that his con-
dltion il critical.
The Daily Ndi' suggests a possible
connection with Enver pasha's recent
visit TO Jcru salem, whore u,emcl rashi.
who H. known to be uniriendly to Envcr
PaSha. commands
Rumors OF hostility TO Eny.r Pasha
Al 'onstaut!nople also are rccurrent.
The f,ll OF Erzeruir and the Russian adj
vance from Erz.rum westward are said
20 be causing much auNis'y TO The Turks.
vno. IL - siatel. refuse to send roen-
fnrcem"nts against tho Russians lest
they weaken IL. dofcuCcs oi Constant
noplc.
Another tepoy, rom Athens says TIA,
The Turk are clearing IN" mines from
the parhancll.s. ,ppar.ntly preparatory
20 openiIr, the straits.
An Italian paper sa.s tnat II has
earned in London that Talai; Bey. on
behalf % to YaUrg Turks has twice
taken the preliminary initiative for
peace negotiations and 'ha: Two eryoys
have been sent 20 switzerland in this
connection
TIL seriousness with which IN" Turk
ish military authorities regard IN. con-
tiDu.i Russian advance IN Armenia m
Persia is indicated In a despatch from
the Rome correspondent ~ THE SrS,
saying
''T1, Ts1TllS'N sNInnS cav nansrpsnt AZ
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Announces Evacuation Of
Some Trenches in Lorraine.

BETLlS. via London. March Very
violent artillery fire continues in the
region of bouauiuon'. north OF Ner1un,
but ,hcr" was nc important infantry
fighting last night.
The German official statement issued
to-day announces the evacuation by the
German troops OF trenches northeast OF
B21olviller. IN Lorraine.
The statement follows
Toward cvcninG lively artillery fire
OF the enemy DEVELOPED az several
points on tho front Between the
Neusc and the Nosclle French artil-
lery continues very active. eaTecial.y
In the region Of Douiumont. which at
times wa hombarded with great
violence. There was no lively infantry
lighting.
To avoid unnecessary losses We
evacuated Yesterday the trenches we
captured from the French on February
IS, near the Forest Of Thiayille. north
east 81 Ttdonviller. before the concern
trated fire Of the enemy against these
positions.
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Swlnemuende. The latter port has
served Germany repeatedly during the
wal for bringing IN seized scandinavian
vessels.
IL Is more than probable that the
Moewe started on her home journey
simultaneously will the receipt-proba-
piy by v1reless-of the news OF Ger
nary's rev submarine decree. II Is a
safe conclusion. that upon learning Of the
new C-boat campaign. which was an
nounced III" middle OF February. which
seems TO he about the time her ra.ding
career ended. her conin,arder was either
told or decided himself 10 bring his pris.
oners and booty home and leave the
future work 10 the und.rsea Graf.
His theory was probably that he had
gone az far as he could IN tempting fate
and incidentally he must, have realized
thar tic 100000 marks In gold bars
would do the empire more good II safely
brought home now than a loGg Int Of
exploits with the Mo.we's hnal capture
ending her career. Also the sea raider
may have been In need of repairs.
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A FOR PACIFISTS.
Licbk necht says Two Were Sen.
fenced by urt-M rtiul,

AMSTERDAM. via London, March b.
In "A recent debate on the budget in the
prussian Diet. Dr. Karl I~.iebkuccht, the
Socialist. said 1t had become Il regular
practice 10 prohibit mention OF trials of
persons taking part in food riots and
peace demonstrations and that thus the
public was kept in Ignorance of the
extent Of these demonstrations.
In. IiebkreCht declared that Berlin
police headquarters had organized a new
department 10 handle peace p%ropagan-
dists. one person had been sentenced
by court-martIal to death for q peace
poem. Dr. ~ldcbknecht SAID. and an Aus
TRAN paciiist had been sentenced to
death for = speech made in December.
1914. j.
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BATTLE SEESAWS.
French Give Way 1t Times, but
Quickly Regain Ground.
specia, Gable Despatch to The sus.

Special fdtts Dsspdsch TO The SUI.
LoNpoS, March 6.-The Paris corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail. t%eiegraphing
Sunday. says:
"The fourteenth day of the battle Of
Verdun Gnds the Germans still vainly
hurting forces against the Improbable
wall OF Creusot guns and dauntless in
fantry holding from Pepper Hin tthe
Cote du Poivre) to Douaumont.
Thursday night the Germans held
half the village of Douaumont and the
French the other half. To-day the rela-
tive positions are much the anne though
the French probably have the advantage.
During Friday and Saturday there We're
seesaw combats necessarily. ON Friday
the Germans were driver out by attacks
In which grenadcs and bayonets play ed
tie major part.
During the night the Germans pre-
pared another assault, which was delivered
early Saturday morning and WAS at
tended with some success, Tho French.
unable to obtain a solid foothold. had 10
eive way. Tho French. however, Just
before dusk again held all but one or
two houses on the north side Of the
hamlet.
eat 6 o'clock In the evening the Ger
mans came on again for something like
the twenty-tirst time and made a gen.
eral attack on the whole plateau from
Haudyomont to VauX and again go, the
worst OF II. They were stopped more
than a hundred yards from the French
lines and fell back. Their losses IL
these desperate affrays are Described us
fearful-at least -four times those OF the
French.
"The military critics are eomewhat
surprised that the Crown Prince. after
q fortnight inCessaHt Smelling of ,;oose
Jill che Cote de lOic) and Dead Man
Hi lie Mort HommeJ has mo-, at
tempted an advance IN hat direction,
The only plausible explanation 10 that
the Germans lack sufficient troops TO en-
tend their attacking front. and therefore
are making enormous sacrifices with
che object OF gaining the Douaumont
plateau and piercing the French centre"
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U ATTACK FAILS.
Germans announce Nussinn ~.
vance Il ChecLrd.

BERLiN. Via London, March Army
headquarters issued the following state
meut to-day regarding the situation in
the east
In the neighhorlrpod OF llluXt An at
tack planned by the Russians, follow.
ing some Mining operations against
our positions, could not b" carried
out. Advances by recommending
parties of the enemy at otAcr points
were rcpulsed,
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RUSSIAN LOSS $4,000.
Germans EsttmRtc Bessn "a ia n
Casualties At That Figure.

BERLIN 'by wireless to Sayvi'lo. l..
j.. March 5.-The kociniSchc Z'ttun0
Russian casualties IN the re-
cent lighting near the BessaTabian from
;icr at 1873 900.
"AdviceS from T~etroIrdd received by
the koclriSchC /sifWiO." SAYS IN. over
seas New Agency, SAY tina, IN. Rus
sian papers are noN publishing lists of
casualties in the recent B~cssirh'an Of
fcnsiNc. tp SO the present TIM" "igh.
teen lists have appeared. coutainiIa tho
names Of 1890 officers.
'Thc proportion 81 casualties ot or'i-
Gers and soldier. 81 bat. has been ahou'
! to 100. 80 thii the total l"S-cS may
hc calculated at I32.uoO These figures
exceed oven Nustro-ilungIrilu "llcula-
'.uuH"
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BRITISH O ACTIVE.
Grenade Fighting Continues In the
NcrmcIIrs District.

loNpoN. March 1.-THE following re.
port from l;ritish headquarters in
France was Issued by the official press
bureau to-uit ut:
Grenade lighting continued last
night In tho cratcrs northeast OF YER
melles.
To-day the enemy artillery was ac-
live about Loos and 10 the northeast
Of Ypres, The situation on the Ypres-
Confines Canal Is quie,. our troops
retain the ground gained on March =.
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MUTINY AT
Hatred ~ t.rrmRns SniL ~ Have
Caused Revolt.

Np'0I0T 7 MN n, Un'1 Z ~ TuI -
lnNpo". VI rrl o.. The Stluuira ORE.
SpuEd'nt of tine Tm'". i~r,ogrIphjL2
under yesterdays 'dt", says
~ great mutii, is ported ~ have
taken place At smyrna. II IL stated that
II was provoked hv tho ,niolerabic pri-
yaiions of the troops aud the hatred oi
the Germans. who Al" regarded az the
authors Of Turkeys ruin
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ZEPPEI.INS RAID ENGLAND.
Two \irships Reported O~hiciaIIy
ON Northeast Coast.

special cam b.spH;oh TO TnE SrS.
LoNpoH. March THE War ON q
issued the following statement tonight
In "A Zeppelin raid tonight two hos
tile airships crossed the northeast
coast. At present the movements OF
the raiders are not clearly defined.
Some bombs dropped fell Into the
sea near the shore. Information ia
not Yet available as to the damage
done on land.
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VENIZELOS SEES KING.
R"conciIiHt ~ Former Pre- micr
aud t.rrrk Hui~r JILri..

NV' 'H ' 40" b'HPN'h 10 lhi So
I.oSpnS, March I,-Thc CAIRO cor
respondent Of III" Times says he has pri-
waite Information from Athens to ia" ef.
feet that IN" former 'irc"k rr.,''rr. VI.
Ncuiz.los, had several interviews with
King Constantine, 4 rconCi,intior
between the TWO is said 20 be near AT
hand.
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suffering In Germany.

IRON he reports these men have ro-
celved from their families in the Las
two months there appears 10 be consid-
er"hle misery in Germany. Butter is un-
o~btainablc. meat il scarce, except IN
Alsar" and parts ~ Pomerau.a. and fa-s
ar" almost unknown, even IN the army.
though In other respects the food ~ tho
army Is tOlerablc, though not good or
abundant.
"All declared that enthusiasm for tive
war had long since evaporatcd. though
as two ~ the more intcl, gent MAIN
tanned. the German army does not cx-
peC' to be beaten even II y no longer
hopes "a win. The chief .onGiug Of the
men is for their families and peace.
These prisoners are heartily glad to he
taken from the neiehborhood Of the
~frlehtful' English and nearer 10 the
kindly French.
TIE true moral OF the nghting at
Ncrdun is that the French with COM
paratively small loss of ground have
warded off the attack of armies out
numbering then originally three to one.
There Is no means OF estimating how
long the battle may still rage. To say
that the French are confident OF holding
their " is not enough. They feel that
they have the measure Of the enemy both
In men and material
They know that given the necessary
concentration of heavy artillery. either
side can drive the other from the first
and even the sevond position hut that
unless the homhardment * followed by
Infantry attacks of far greater vigoi md
l'erSIsteuc" than u yet executed fully
and unless the advance OF the "uemy's
artillery can keep pace vgh tho Infan-
Try. the Ictrndir' force will nave time
t. max" It's third position practically
iUprcgnahlo,
This * what has happened here.
N.rdun is ro, likely :" De taken Nothing
jus'ihes IN" helief that tn" spi,i, and
stamina ri the German forces are equal
to the task OF disiodgius the French
from their present forlnid1blc positions"
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The Afternoon Report.

The afternoon communicate said.
In Belgium. TO the south OF LON.
6aertzyde. trenches OF the enemy were
demolished by our artillery.
In the Argonne our batteries fired a
great number ~ shells against the
enemy's trenchcs and communicating
lines In the region OF La Hautc Che
vauchee and at Bourcuil!es. where a
IRE was started.
In the egion Of Verdun the fght-
ing was confined principally TO the
village Of Douaumont. continuing into
che night. At 6 O'Clock the enemy.
af:er a violent bombardmeat. launched
q heavy attack against our lines from
the Hauiraumont wood to the fort OF
Douaumont. This attack was rcpulscd
BY a curtain of fire and by the firing
Of our infantry.
During the night the bonbardment
was continued with "A fair degree OF
intensity over our whole front TO the
east of the Meuse and TO the west al
lie Mort Honme and Cote dc role.
Among those wounded ~ Nerdun Is
ehe puc de RohaH. whose nose was
pierced by "A bullet on February 2s.
but who continued fighting. \ mitra!l-
leuse bullet burst the drum OF his right
ear on March 2.
Although az Deputy from Morbihan
the Duke might have remained In the
Chamber with his parliamentary duties
md although his mobilization order
consigned him TO depot duty AT Font!Ny.
he requested tina; he be sent to the
front. He took part In the battle OF
ete Marine. where. with three comrades.
ne took more than zoo prisoners. who
we're astoundcd when they realized that
ttey had surrendered to u group Of
only -four men.
Stories of Cen. Petain. commanding
the defence of Nerdun. are multiplying.
Gen. Pe,ain commanded the first at
tack in the Arto.s offensive OF May.
1915. when It IA expected that he
would need at least 4 whole day 20
carry the first German line. After two
hours he sen an officer 10 inform the
General commanding the reinforcing
amy that he was already through the
line. The General refused to credit the
message until he received a full report,
A. u matter of fact Gen. Pctain had
already pierced three German lines and
hsd open country before him. His sue
cess vas too rapid 10 allow She French
to take ADVANTAGE Of il.
Gen. Petain also WAS IN command In
the Champagne offensive in September.
The editorials ON the Ncrdun si,ui-
ton in the SUNDAY papers show the
greatest confidence.
The Figaro says there il scarcely any
possibility OF a check or even d reco.l
how.
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Special CdbTe NesPdIcN 10 TMy STN.
PARIS. March 5,-Vice-Admirai de
Ron has been appointed chief of the
Naval stan, succeeding Vice. Admiral de
Fauque de %Jonquicres. Admiral de Bon
was formerly sub-chief Of the Naval
stan.
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Sivas is some $40 miles east OF Con-
stantinople and 100 miles south OF the
BLACK Sea. Recent dispatches said the
Turkish forces in Hight from the Rus
slams would probably make u stand AT
Siyas.
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EARTHQUAKE CARS ALLY.
sets AHrr SiSRs. Where Turks
Were to Make stand.

ATHENS, via London. March 5--It Is
reported here that Sivas, in Asia Minor,
is afire following the explosion Of mu-
nitions caused by an earthquake.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-06

Special Gable Despofch 10 TUE suN,
MADEIRA, via London. March THE
Portuguese Government has taken over
four German ships which lay In this
port.