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FOLLOWS ENVER PASHA?
Report Os AppOintment of Ismsii
Hakki Not Confirmed.

>pfcIdT CdbTe Ofspdl'H 70 THE SuN'
LONDON, March 16.-The Athens cor
respondent CT the Daily Nail describes
the report that Isma!l Hakki Pasha has
replaced Enver Pasha AS Turkish Minis
ter OF War as not confirmed. lie say
II is believed In Athens that Eifver Pasha
is dead.
The correspondent forwards report
that Talaat Bey. the Minister OF tn" In
terror, has gone to Geneva.
The continued arrival Of great num-
bers Of refugees from the Erzerum dis
,rict at various cities In Asia Minor Ii
depressing the population. II Is stated
that thousands have reached smyrna
and that 10000 have arrived at Angora
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CANAL TO BE OPEN APRIL IS.
Acting Gov~rnor says ships Of 30
Feet DrRuwht May Pnss Then.

WAsutSGToN, March li.--Th. follow
Ing announcements by col. Harding. act
ing Governor uf tn. Panama Canal Zone
WAS made public to-Lay:
conditions IN Gaillard cut Justify
predictions that the canal wil he avail
able for shiIs Of thirty feet drauyht on
April -. subject to probable temporary
delays thereafter to meet exlgencies ~
dredging fleet in completing canal
to full width and depth and in remoy.
ing shoals that may poss!bly develop"
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NEW OUTBREAK IN HAYTI.
Marines Disperse Wi"t-
.,s n NspdI Gpas Festival.

WASHINGTON. March 15'-Reports Of
"a fresh outbreak In Haytl. AT San
NIihiei. reached the Navy Department
to-day. The disturbance arose incident
In p Mardt Grss fcstiva, held in that
town recently.
Tho rioters were dispersed by tho
American marines In control there. A
number 0e arrests were made.
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Not All Economy In ENGLAND,


I0NpoN. March l5,--Thcre seems to be
plenty Of money for Jewels In England
as well az for shells, -Four necklaces
OF pearls and brllliants put UP at auction
Ut Christie's to-day brought total OF
it0.300 (e51,66Ql.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-16
TURKS BEATEN ON TIGRIS.
British Infantry Victorious
Early MorninG Attack.
Special cable Despdfch 10 THE 81

LONDON, March l5.--Thc Following Of
acial statement regarding the operations
in Nesopotamia was issued by the War
Officc to-day:
Gen. Sir Percy Lake reports that on
Friday the Tigris corps learned that
the Turks had occupied an advanced
position on the Tigris. 4 column was
sent before dawn on Saturday to expel
the enemy. The infantry assaulted the
position and bayonetted considerable
number OF Turks.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-16
QUEEN OF RUMANIA I'LL.
Her Condition Growing Worse, Sn ,
DespR tches From Bucharest,

HrRicn. March l5.-Queen Marie Of
Rumania, nice. hy marriage of Carmen
sylvia, the bowager Queen who died
recently, is seriously III and growing
worse. according to dispatches
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PERSHING LEADS HIS
TROOPS OVER BORpEp
ntx Force Make. start >udhr"i,
ut Noon.

toLv MnrS. y. NJ. March - Go"
John !, I'ershine and 1000 A,1.-.,,r
troops spent ;u.nigh, upon M.x:can
sol, Wei ON their way into tn, -!s' -
i'rubli" n campaign - nv.rta.,o a...
CAPTURE ~ KIN Francisco wax. a.,
last Thursday raidcd the town ~,
columbus, \, NJ, where no killed scu-
'csn Americans ana burned Il u.,r o.
the town.
tt" man advance began ,.,.,
Columbus. iH" concentrate ion pou. a
IN, American troops sine" Su,d.-,
'hs'. Shorty after noon tn. int. ir..
na;io'a. boundary line WAS eros ... An,
me 'hrFanaa forces under Cen. rau.n
i.rtan, i".n"d IN" American trco,s n.
cuop"ra;r with them IN Tho cam.a.gu
l. - Wrpficially understood .!.a. al.
United states commissary trt" , a.
supply "a" food for III. con.n'n,u
hrinUrs aud tina, tn" military uin."a,.u...
hav" ia" ful. approval of thc Cairai...,
Governments
simultaneously with the crtssIns -
Gen. lrrsAnS a fore" ui .rupps uno.,.
co.. G"oT'" \ D,sid crossed from :.
point south of liAch.ta. y NJ. wos o.,
Columbus. sweeping south IN the Sli,.,
direction tS Gen IcrShiug fu.N
forces carried artillery, Gen. p,r~...,r
mountain batteries mounted "u mac.
ca l"dd light field artillery druNr ..'
horses bOll's trpDu- ara, al ,,.,,,,,. ,.,..
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From AL points along tho ho",.i -
night reports were That ta" now - :,:o
crossing ut American truupS ,,av bots
received without manifestations of ,',.
pleasure oN tn" part of the MeN cas-.
who had been 'ully informed IN I.,
las, f"W hours 80 the agreement -.
tween M'Ni,n and the United State,
As a m tier ~ prc,au,!un trnop. ~
C1rThN"a garrisuuS AT Judr"f a.N
NuGa'cs w.r. locked in tNI'r hu,r,ct.
tu-msht ANA all saloons were ,'osrs
l'ror,tma,!uus from Gen. tdrran;.i
relative t. IA" agreement hc wso.
MrNicn and III" I'n!trl state ~;
iniu'iv camp ,cning against Villa .nd
his bandit band wcr" read IN al N.
Dor l.r .arr!sons To fully inform tie
soldiers oi the attitude of the TWO GOV
ernments,
In FL Paso BY arransemeafs betweeu
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Queen Mari" Is the daughter Of tn
Duke Of SaNe-cobur- and 'iotha.
granddaughter Of Queen Victoria and "A
cousin of King George Of England. She
was married To- Ferdinand Of Rumania /:
1898 when he was Crown Prince.
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P~tain Now CONFIDENT,

Gov f"tain. the commander at verdun,
" E"st"rday:
N"w ! know where | stand. am
"''''N ~ final success
F.'N ''atemen' 1t IL reported. was
pad" 20 VI l.auraine and N. Pate, MEM
,-. "t the Chamber OF Deputies. who
'-'" " "'lru"d to Paris after inspecting
supply arrangements at verdun.
o. expressed great satisfaction with
'" arrangements for the defence.
attack bv which the Germans
MOO" 'heir gains yesterday lasted for
Zoo. and half hours, and was preceded
ny ~" usual heavy artillery preparation.
10 t''"k was begun at I o'clock and
,Y''. over Tn" whole four mile line
,'" l}"'hincourt to the Cumieres crest.
Masses Of Germans advanced from the
h' los Corbeaux and smaller woods
''e vest against Te Mort Homme and
"''' VI" heaviest fighting occurred.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-16
Turks Drive AiPmen From GaIIipOli
Soecioi Cable Dsspatch to THE scN.

CoNsrANTINOPLE. via Amsterdam.
March l5.--The following official state
,ment was issued here to-day:
On March II and 12 two cruisers
she,led Tekke Burnu. Three aero
planes which few over Gallipoli were
driven of.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-16
PHONE co. THREATS
IN LAWSON LETTERS
state senator Gives Choice of
Free Extension Service or
COercivc Laws.
HE URGED QUICK ACTION
"Plant" to Belittle Protests in
Albany To-day. Say Legis-
latOr's Friends.
HE URGED QUICK ACTION

Frank II. Be.hell. vice-president Of the
New York Telephone Company. made
puol.c withou; comncn. last night n
letter written by Senator Robert r. Law
son o. BroOtiya threatening TO intro
duce coerc!vc legislation unless the COM
pany ag'oed 10 furnish his home with
"A telephone extension without additional
cost. \ second letter informs the COM
pans's commercial manager that the
Senator has been In touch with the COM
pany's Alban% representative and eX-
presses the presumption that the man
ager Will hear from "heodqua rters'' be-
fore long IN reference TO the desired
telephone extension.
senator Lawson IL a member Of the
Thompson joint legislative committee
which has been investigating the Pub
lie Service Commission and the dual
system subway contracts. During the
last month lie has attracted attention
because of his opposition to the appoint
nent OF Travis II. Whitney ana Charles
). Hervcy rs members Of the Public Ser
vice Commission for the First District.
He represents the Ninth Senatorial dis
iric, and IS now serving his first term.
Both letters. written on the official
stationery OF the Senate, were addressed
10 T.. J.. Reuter-. local commercial! man
agcr OF the telephone company. at his
Office, 1890 Gates avenue. Brooklyn.
senator I.awson's First Letter.
III the first letter. written on Febru-
airy last. Senator Law son says:
Il enclose. herewith. to be receiptcd.
telephone bills of October l and Mo-
v-mber |. which paid on December .
total amount $s.sl. This includes toll
charges of Is cents which apparently
g. back to June - and June %. I do
not understand why these toll charges
should be added L" AN October bill. In
fact. think they must have been paid
on the July bill. VIII YOU investigate
and oblige?
81 also enclose herewith check for
t561 to cover December and January
bills. 1 would ask that all these bills
he recelp,ed and returned to me at -
Woodbine street. Brooklyn.
Now. with reference 10 an extension
a, my home. which subject / took up
with you during the conversation We had
on December .. Is there no possible way
that YOU can arrange for an extension to
he installed. so as 20 obNiatc the rrAres-
sity of running W and down stairs to
answer the telephone at my home" You
promised to take this up and 10 let me
know. but NJ to this time | have heard
nothing from YOU.
III Is a continuing nulsarc" TO have 10
run ny ana down stairs. day and night,
every time my telephon" rings. and l
don't want 10 move II to- the basement
for the reason that We are upstairs AZ
ight and il is mo-" convenient 10 an
sw.~ from that point, but in the day
time y puts Mrs Lawson 10 a great
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Grand Admiral Won Tirpitz.

fate--ihe repor, OF the resignation OF the
German navy chief may mean that the
latter has at last chosen 20 surrender
MS place rather than bc hcmmed 10y
niVdifcations imposed upon him 10y the
Foreign Offices policy
The Won Tirpitz theory throughout has
been thar yielding to Washington de-
nands for safety OF American ives
means an almost insurmourtlble hin
drance To the L boats. The armed ner-
chantmen decree. which undoubtedly
orisihat'd with him, was IL remove this
hindra0ce and place the submarin. COM
mauders IN a position where they could
SINK all merchant vessels. on the theory
that britain had ordered that all of them
he armed. American non-acuuiescencs
in the decree. however. again pu, AN OBJ
stacie in his way. and his resignation
may be the result
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"a GREAT DE.AR SPRING WAITE.
w me case Of six Slass steopsreA bettlea
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T'rpin Out. Washington u-.-s.

WAsHiNGroS. March Is.-The state
Department has received unofficial in
formation To the effect that Grand
Admiral Won Tirpi:z. IN. German navy
chief. has resigned or is about To do so
Department officials refused TO specify
their authority FOR this statement. or to
say how recent the reports were At the
German Embassy Il was said that moth
Ing was known of the matter.
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To Lie Low ~ Water,

'The edo-hattleship would he per-
haps 500 feet In length and would lie 50
low In the water thai with heavy sea
running her armored decks would he
awash The two coming towers fore
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-16
French Rctakc Portion of
Trenches Lost Near
lie Mort HOmme.
ACTIVITY RENEWED
NORTH OF vERDUN
Indications That Offensive
in BIG Battle Has Passed
Ont of German Hands.
'p.c'o, ca5ie Despatch TO TINS Sen.

>b''FW TOfe bSsp1tfN 10 THu SrN.
Pants. March 1.-THE offensive in the
bs''lr around Verdun appears from the
oNir,l War Office COMMUNICATES to-day
10 have passed into the hands Of the
French.
counter attacks made last night
against the positions taken by the Ger.
.taus yesterday on the Beth!ncourt-C Gu.
miercs front recovered certain of these
t-surhes, The height OF lie Mort Homme
did no, change hands: il is stu in
possession OF tho French.
I, Is In the region to the east of the
Ncuse that the French seem TO he taking
the offensive. Violent activity IL re-.
ported from the Vaux Damioup sector.
rotneast of Nerdun. where French skir-
misning parties armed with hand gre.
nadcs forced the lighting on the slopes
R.; OF Fort Vaux.
The Germans made no infantry at
hchs to-day at any point In the verdun
region. and even their artillery lombard.
men'. which had been Of great violence
on III" Beihincourt- -Cumicres front, de-
creased appreciably in intensity. No
attempt has been made by the Germans
70 make further progress 10 the west
O. IN" r.v"r since yesterday afternoon.
Tn. positions gained bv tho C:erwa,s
Yesterday. par. of which hay. heer o.
c.ruricd. were in the region ~ IIni ,es
contiguous TO l.. Mort Uomme
The artillery activity on IN. r,xb, ami,
a. the Neuse and in Tho woayre q. 49,.
irtermI,tent ~"
o.,.s u... -
The official communiQue issued by the
War ONCE tonight follows:
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First Command Enters at
Columbus. Second at
Hachita.
ALL ARE EQUIPPED
FOR LONG CAMPAIGN
With Mexican Army. Force
Is Sweeping South to
Get Villa.
MOUNTAIN GINS To
BE USED ON BANDITS
Col. DOdd Leads Il Flying
Squad Of Light
Artillery.

WASHINGTON. March Is ,miduie hti.
"A report has reached here that Gen.
Carransa has been a.sa>sinnted. The rs.
port cannot be confirmed In any official
quarter.
Ell P,so. TeX.. March lJ.--Anores
Garcia. Carranza Consul on the bord.r
when told of the report in Washington
that the First chief had been assas.
In Queretaro eaid:
Il have heard nothing of 1t and
believe | would have been the frs; %
have heard OF such an unfortunate o..
to the report"
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r" reach the slopes OF the hill the
."'uhnN had to cross open ground in
'i' 'a"" Of intense artillery. mitrailleuse
anh rlte fire. Heavy losses were in.
n'''i On the attacking parties, but they
pressed on in spite Of these and took
TWO positions.
Ihe value Of Ie Mort Homme lies in
NY Effectiveness AZ an artillery position.
ne position is on high plateau, DOM
.la'.ng on the east the present German
positions, II occupies an isolated posi-.
."'' a TACT which makes II Of value
purely for artillery hre.
II presumed that the Crown Prince
panied to break through the French
New-York tribune., 1916-02-28
WhatIs the GaryPlam?
By ALICE RAPROWS FERNANDEZ

Tribune readers tciU find in this department
clear and authoritative account OF me V"t Sc"0o'
system, proposed for this CITY. Questions OF pa'enH
and teachers wiH be gladly answersd' Inc de-
borf,neaf asiU apbedr Mondays and lh"rsdoys'
New-York tribune., 1916-02-28
THEATRE SIGNS UP
ITS WOUNDED SAFE
Masked Burglars Got Sl,7OO or
Si5C, Says York Manager.

Leon lie Claire, watchman in the
York Theatre, at 1872 West ll6th
Street, found a policeman on the cor
ner early yesterday morning.
Three men with handkerchiefs over
their faces climbed into the theatre
through a window a couple OF hours
ago" said lie Claire They stuck me
up with guns and tied me IN an orches-
ira chair That was after / refused TO
take 500 and keep my mouth shut
Then they smashed the safe and got
away"
Detectives found the safe had not
been violated in the ordinary burglari-
GUS way, but had been chopped and
pried open with a fire axe and iur-
mace rod belonging in the theatre.
Edward Msrbot. the manager, told
the police his loss was $50. Later he
told reporters the burglars got be-
tween 81 500 and S1,700.
Last night the safe and Its wounds.
surmounted by a sign describing the
wild events Of the night and Offering a
reward of $50 for the arrest and con-
victiou 0f the burglars. was on view m
the lobby. u attracted the attention OF
many passersby and business 10 the
theatre was picking up notceabiy.
The lobby display has made an IN
preston of sort on the police. They
are much calmer now.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-28
TWO NORTH CAROLINA
DELEGATES FOR T. R.
Will Be Sent as Slap to Repub-
lican Leader. Say PartisanS.

lBy telegraph 70 fhe T1huns
Raleigh, n. c.. Feb. 27.-Republicsn
leaders in Raleigh, awaiting the state
convention on Wednesday, predict that
only two Roosevelt delegates will rep
resent North Carolina in the Chicago
convention. and that these two will be
Roosevelt men largely as an expression
of sentiment against National Com
mitteeman f.. {. Duncan.
A factional fight against Duncan has
been Intellectual. according to Mr.. Dun
cans friends, who have obtained pos
session OF letters written by ex-senator
Marion Butler. one OF the outspohen
enemies of the national committeeman.
Senator Butler and his associates have
made strong fight 10 defeat Duncan
ln the state convention, thus hoping 70
oyerturn the present leadership and
substitute a man who voted for Colonel
Roosevelt in the 1912 campaign. But
Ter declares that North Carolina Re
publicans will carry the state in 1916
II they will overthrow the Duncan re-
gime and commit the party TO new
hands.
Roosevelt men Of 1912 have youn-
;arily returned 20 the party. leaving
only small contingcnts 10 hold out
against party reunion in 1915. II is
not believed that Senator Butler and
mis- supporters will decline 10 support
the new alliance, though headed BY
Duncan and controlled in all the de-
partments by Duncan men.
The Roosevelt sentiment is so strong
in the Fourth Congress District, rep
resented by l.. W. Pou. that Duncan
men conccde the prospect Of two anti
Duncan deleg ites 20 the national con
vcntIOn. Dur can supported TAFT in
1912. and ex-Prcsidcnt Roosevelt. when
visiting this state that year. assailed
Duncan. Because the national commit
tecman worked and voted for Taft the
Roosevelt men Of this district refuse
TO support him now.
Former Representative Richmond
Pearson, later Minister TO Persia, led
the revolt against Taft in 1912. To-day
Pearson. who was national committee
man for the Progressives. is a leader in
the Republican organization. A few
days ago he introduced in the Bun.
combe County convention a resolution
begging his friend Roosevelt not to
run for President again
j. d. conceded that Duncan will re
main an the mead of the united partv
and will 20 20 the national convention
as one OF the deleeates-4t-large. North
Carolina sending twenty-four district
delegates and four at large. Those
who are prophesied to-day as the big
Four" are Duncan, Richmond Pearson.
Representative J. J. Britt and Judge
W. T. Bynum
New-York tribune., 1916-02-28
MARQUIS DESCENDANT
BACK IN FAVORlTE CELL
Hall in Ludlow. This Time for
Stock Transaction.

Vaudeville de Marigny Hall. a de-
scendant Of the Marquis de Mariguy
and Of the Due de Vallombrosa, whose
presence has been registered IN prisons
Of two contents, is again in jail. Just
how long he will have 10 remain IN
Ludlow Street, where he IS soJourning
for the second time. no one knows, not
even the Supreme Court, which COM
mitted him there. 2
II he can pay Sl0,l19, the amount oil
a Judgment which Miss Florence g.
Finch. prominent member OF the
Daughters of the American REVOLUTION
obtained against him. ne can get out
If he can induce some one 10 give
bail bond for 10000, the doors vii De
opened TO him. Otherwise ne viii nave
TO remain where he rs without nope
even of being retired by a statutory
age limit.
Hall is in jail by his own act; not the
alleged fraudulent transaction uhuVl
which he is said to have obtained MISS
Fircb's money. but by walking right
into iail. as it were. Hall be iovcd that
ne had everything arranged TO get q
bond. which would have relieved MIN
OF the Inconvenience OF cell. Ondcl
this impress on. he surrendered hlmsen
20 the Sheriff Then something Wen
wrong with the arrangement. and there
was nothing for the Sheriff TO 90 Du'
take Hall 70 Jail.
Miss Finch sued Hall, alleging that
she had given him money to release
certain stock which she had deposited
as collateral for loan. She alleged
that Hall took NJ the stock, valued az
Sl235O. sold Il. and gave her ony sow
Of the proceeds. He was IN jail IN the
same case i'm 1918, when he got out by
giving a bond of $4,000 Ills las.
known address before going TO Ludlow
Street Jail, that time. was j. run
Avenue, in the same house where
Prince Alexander Miskinof IS now
living.
Hall has spent two years in khode
Island prison for forgery, and IN lsoo
he was eNtradited from London ana
sentenced in Paris 10 thirteen months
for passing a worthless check for
5000 on a Paris automobile concern.
Halls matrimonial ventures have aiso
kept him much in court HIS thlrd
wife was Mrs. Mary Field Hall, sister
in-law Of Magistrate Corrigan. His
last wife was Mrs. Vida Whitmore
Hall. who was well known on the must
cal comedy stage. She had the mar
rage annulled in 1911 because Hall
had another wife when he married her.
Il was not until Hall had got a large
rart of her iewelry that she discov-
cred the bigamous marriage. Mrs. Hall
said
New-York tribune., 1916-02-28
CARRANzA TO REDEEM
HIS PAPER MONEY
New S5OO,0OO,0OO Issue To Be
Based on Gold Reserve.

Mexico City, Feb. 27.-General Car
rama made public last nigh, a mani
festo In which he assured the nation
that paper money issues Of the Consti-
tutionalists would not be rcpudiated.
but would be considered q sacred loan.
made necessary by the fight for Mexi-
can liberty. and would be redeemed ss
rapidly as q sound economic policy per-
mitr-a
The manifesto promises that the
present issue, which is easily counter
feitcd. will be suDDian,ed By now
issue which IL wiIl be d.@cui. TO fall
sify. This new issue. be announced.
would not exceed S500,00000J and
would be based on a gold reserve.
Stress is placed in the manifesto on
the assertion that financial re. uFcna-
tiou must depend on the economical
development Of -he coun,ry.s reso1rces
rather than on loans from banking in
stitutions. and that a redistribution OF
taxes will be an important factor IN
working out the problem OF the paper
dollar. which Is now worth only four
cents III American rold
New-York tribune., 1916-02-28
What the Philippines
Have or Have Not Cost Us
We Paid Not Cent of Purchase Money and Maintenance
Account Shows Big Balance in
Favor of the Islands
Bv WILLIS FLETCHER JOHNSON, L. II. D.,

Century Expansion" Americas Foreign Relations "
Philippines much lament the wouldoe scucrs
and treacapper We paid they say twenty millions Tor n ana
there schools and buildings and what
note
difficult how could be regarded as an
point of view would GER
any logic because thing had cost us large
purchase price From the point OF
morals and honor ndescraby sordd and base to
costing something promises therefore
other conceivable than OF those
justify getting out of the islands
is however the Philippines have cost much 1t
paid s2oOOOOOO for them 1t not true that we have
hen snendng millions of dollars 1t that they
costing anything least far direct
ons b Congress lately balance Of
million half dollars the Philip
mines which those paid for the of the United Sates
we have been source expense them rather than they us