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PARLIAMENT CRISIS !
IN ITALY AVERTED.
Salandra Wins Vote Of Conf
dencc After Threat to
Dissolve Chamber.
STORM STILL BREWING
Special Cdb'e Despatch to Tar srN

ROME, March : (delaycd).-premicr
Salandra theatened in the Chamber Of
Deputies to-day that II the radical and
Socialist. agitation for u complete Par
Elementary discussion of the conduct Of
the war did not change its tactics lie
would make use Of his power to dis
solve or prorogue the Chamber. lie
made II clear that he had the Kings
consent Tor such "A step should he deem
II necessary.
The Prime Minister'S threat was tho
prelude to "A spirited session during
which the radical group. %Clainoring per.
Sistently for light on the conduct Of the
war. voiced their resentment at Premier
.Salandra's attitude. The storm blew
over. however. after the Premier en-
pressed his desire TO discuss all
econcm' problems. including those con.
nccted with the war. A vote then taken
WAS 2sl 10 % In the Government favor.
DESPITE this approval {, was manifest
that the spill: In the Chamber is serious
and ,o-day's fiareup is expected to he
repeated at any time during the present
session. The Premicr's decorations were
greeted colby and obviously did not sat-
Isfv the House.
The factor tina. evidently was chiefly
Instrumental In ending to-day's dispute
was the lTeNlIcrs open mint thdt I'M
por'ant military and naval operations
on the part OF Italy are impending. lie
promised to explain in the future the
conduct o: the war. but said shat such
explanations would re !nopportune now.
~ the present situation was extremely
delicate.
King Victor Emmanuel IS in Rome. his
presence here being In connection with
tNe forthcoming Allies conference at
Paris. which - 20 he attended by
Foreign Minister Birou SonHiso and
Gen. Cadornl. tie Italian commander
in chief. Throughout TIRE afternoon
Baron Sonniro and the Ministers OF War
and Navy conferred with the k.ag pre-
:rier Saiandra's reference to the mon
arch's consent 20 a possible p~rDrogatlNn
or dissolution of the Chamber Is con-
sidered significant and probably did
much - aliay the opposition. at least
temporarily.
Tho ir1l outcome OF the session was
that the Cabine; obtained a practically
unanimous vote Of confidence. which.
however. is ireNpiicabla because the
House is Enthusiastically dissatisfied with
the recent course o! events.
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CALLS FOOLS.
Meyer London. socialist Member,
Also l%riticiscs Wilson.

The president asked the Congress-
men 10 declare themselves most sole'nnly
and they were fuois-lamned fools
-aid B.yrescntativ. Meyer London, So
riI,iS,, AZ an auti-war meeting Of the
Socialist party IN Cooper Union last
insight.
Il don't want to c~r!tic,se the Pres!-
dent" lie continued III" has III" most
dtiiicul, task since Linruln's time, ThH
fault lies with Congress.
should have given a clear and emphatic
declaration tina under No circumstances
would il permit this country 10 be en-
Quilted in war, 1t is not necessary 10
r.hukr the President, but NOR" to con-
graduate him in having Kept the SouI''
try out of war 80 Tar.
CONGRESS was no more fo l'sh than
IN. senate. The Senate first voted and
then discussed. Thee is No reference
to international relations IN tho plat
forms Of tho democratic ard llcput-
llcau parties,
NJ. London said the suhm,riA" on
tcntinns should be submitted to an In
tcrnatinnal board OF arbitration after the
war. n. declared that a war brought
about hN an insult 10 national prid"
woulI he n "diehuuurablo vendetta war
OF REVENGE. lie sad no American in
forests have been injured.
THE President is a great master ot
the written and the spoken word III"
CONGRESSMAN continued. when he talks
"A lot he l., liable tn say something wrong
and he may have used too strong IAN
gua.c In his notes to Germany. Eut
that's where II should stop Let him
thaw GU, AN Atlantic Ocean o'--ink,
so far AS Am personally concerned
I would rather he killed thar XIII, Ncgo-
=, I'll, .,.-As tnnl -, ,.s,, .I,Att,l
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latest available estimates Of the German
forces involved IN tho ,eriun nyh,ip,
100000 troops were set as.d. for the
\erdun attack. and OF these only zoo. 900
mad been used up TO yesterday. II ap-
pears that the remaining loo. 900 ar.
employed in the attempt TO take IN,
heights on the west side of the river
from which the French guns have been
able to interfere so efficiently with tho
German operations across the Meuse.
II is expected that the battle FOR the
heights Will reach its climax Tomorrow.
o. Friday. Confidence is expressed both
here and in Paris that the Cote de roe
will prove to be another Douaumont
plateau in holding back the attack. and
those who are receiving official news -
the operations reiterate the conviction
that the defending forces will be able 10
resist all the attacks the Germans can
make.
Available evidence tends to show that
the second attack on ~. fortress, begun
with the attack yesterday all along the
line from Cheppy. In the Argonne. 10
Fresncs. In the Woevre. is on "A larger
scale than the first attack.
As soon az they gained OF
the slopes leading to the French pos.
,ions. running from Bethincourt. by In.
northeastern spur OF lie Mort Homn,
the Eois des Corbeauy and Tho Bols dey
Cumicres. the Germans hurled an in
fantry attack IN mass agains, tho prin-
c.pal French positions, gaining "a tenn
porary foothold in the Bois des Cor
beauN. only 10 lose Il to-day. and being
rcI,ulsed on tho west of the front.
So far az the loss OF Fresnes Is con-
cerncd the French military critics take
Il with equanim!ty. saying that the po-
s.tion was an advanced one and that Il
WAS not worth the heavy losses which
would have been incurred in its defence.
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AUSTRIANS CHECK RUSSIANS.
Report VictOries at Two Points
Artillery Action Increasinu.

BERLIN. via London. March s-The
following report OF ,hn Austrian Wal
Office issued Yesterday was received
here to-day.
D~etachnen,s OF the amy OF the
Archduke Joseph Ferdinand drov. the
enemy from an intrenchcI position
near karp.loseka, which they then oc-
Cupied.
Northwest OF rainopol an Austrian
detachment drove the Russians from
"A trench 1000 meters in length. A,
th.s place and ON the pni.stcr and
the l'cssarahitn frontier the artillery
action on both sides is iuccas!ng N
Intensity,
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HELMETS SAVE SOLDIERS.
French Expert, 80 Reporting
Urges Extension Of ArmOr Idea.

Special Cdb'e Despatch 10 THE StN.
PARIS, March S.-Dr. y. Roussy, head
o: the Paris Military Medical Service.
reported to-day before the Academy Of
Medicine IN the protective value OF metal
helmets for soldiers.
since August. 1915. 1000. Ooo of thcs.
helmets have been made, Official stalls
tics show, Dr, Roussy said, that during
July and August prior to the adoption
Of the helmets 81. per cent. of the
wounds were IN the skull The regls-
tered figure reached nearly - per cent.
in the following December and January.
when only a part If the forces had been
supplied nith helmets.
lir. f.oIS-3 showed y helmet which
had been STRUCK by a bullet fred ~ II AZ
a distance Of 200 yards. The metal Of
the helmet wdS torn. hut the scalp of
the soldier wcaring the hcadgear was
only slightly w"und"j II tho bullet had
not been DETECTED IL would have passed
through the soldiers skull, he said.
He recommended the extension Of
metal protection to other parts of the
body, especially the thoraN and abdomen.
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ACCUSED OF CHECK SWINDLE.
Man Arrested After Jewellers Get
Bogus Drafts.

William Maarseu Of ia West nith
street was arrested yesterday by dttec-
,lv-s, who charged him with open
Ing fraudnlen' accounts in two New
York banks and then USING his standing
IN those institutions 10 MAKE large pur-
chases of jewelry with worthless checks.
According 10 the police, Maarscn
opened accounts IN the Astor Trust Com
pauy and the Empire Trust Company
with forged drafts for 5000 and 81
9N1 30 Then he went To several jewellers
with checks which h" had certified hy
means of IA rubber stamp, II Is charged.
Dnr of the jewellers was BENJAMIN
Schleiser OF 1880 Amsterdam avenue.
He kept watch for his customer and
splcd him yesterday at l.jth street and
Lcnox avenue. A telephone cali brought
the detectives. They found thirteen
check stubs In the mans room.
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GERMAN LOSS 100, 900.
Neutral Traveller From Berlia
says News Haa Leaked Oat.

Specio' Cobie Despotch 10 THE stN.
LONDON. March s-The Pontarlier
correspondent 81 the Daily NAL tel.-
graphs under date OF March ::
"A reliable neutral who has arrived
from Berlin says that despite precau-
tons some idea of the German losses
before Verdun has become public. 1t is
considered. he says, that 100 900 is an
underestimate
The traveller say that there appear
to have been disagreernents in the Gem
eral STAFF. The crown Prince. he says,
may be replaced by the Duke Of Wuert-
temberg.
Heavy snow in the Nosges and in
A.sace probably will interfere with the
operations except in the NeYdun sector.
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ALLIES REPLY ON WAY.
Britain sends Answers To Mail
Seisurr and Blockade prOtcst

l0"poN. March S.-The joint reply Of
the English and French Governments 10
the protest Of the United States in r..
gard to the detention OF mails has been
sent by mail Ia IN" English and French
Ambassadors to the United States at
Washington.
The note. which IL very long. will be
presented to the state department as
soon As II arrives. \ forecast already
has been "ablrd to Secretary Lansing.
The answer of Great Britain To tho
blockade protest of the United States
will he turned over to Ambassador I'age
at London within "A few days. As II liz
nearly 5000 words long. 1t too will be
sent by mall.
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Y BOATS FOR BLACK SEA.
%nti-R uSsian Move May Explain
Removal Of la danellrs Mines,

>Dfc'IF 'uNTf UtspufCN 10 TIM SIN-
l.oNpoS. March S.-Thc Athens cor
respondent of the Dd.Iy MaH tel-graphs :
1T ~ reported that the removal Of
mines from the bardanclles has been
regarded as a symptom that the Turks
are abou, To abandon the struggle, hut IL
is more probable that II Il has been don.
at all II Is due TO th" intention To give
the German submarines greater freedom
Of movement. especially toward the
Black Sea. where II Is hoped Ia counter
III" Russian naval predomiuaucc.
The Bulgars have begun to for,ify
the neutral zone on the Serbo-Greek
frontier. Greece protested this n n Il,
believed that the protest will be needed"
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AMERICANS NOT IN IT.
Two B%attaliOns Of Foreign Legion
..in Quiet sector"

srscio' C1b't Bfspofoh 70 the stN.
rAEts. March s-\lthough Two bat
ta,,ons of the Foreign Legion are en-
gagged AZ N"rdun. che correspondent OF
THE S''S has received letters dated
March 3 from 'he other two bl'ttlions
containing Americans showing that they
are not nghtine.
The writers were not allowed tu men,
ton their positions. but one Of them says
that the legion's flag was decorated with
the palm on March 2 In recoguition OF its
work in the ChamraSne offensive. An
other corrrSrondrnt saws that he and
his companions We're In trenches In a
quiet sector. 400 Yards from the Ger
mans. and that everybody WAS dis-is'ed
with being occupied in fixing barbed
wire instead OF hghtirs.
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RruILN, wa london. March s. Arm,
headquarters issued the following state.
mcnI to-day regarding operations in
Russia
Russian local attacks were repuleod
~ several points ON this front. rho
stretch Of railway h"lwo"n ljachow.
itschi, southeast Of Branowiischi and
lun,N"c, where great railway trani,
was observed. was attacked by our
aviatorS with good results.
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Representative Flood. who appeared to
reflect IN" general opinion at least OF the
majority as to the conclusiNenesS OF yes
terday'S vote. said
The action OF the House show that
the membership put patriotism ahov"
politics and that in the hour OF emer-
gency the American people through their
representatives can Ice depended OF az all
times 10 stand by tho Executive head 81
the Government. whoever he may De,
when national honor Is involved.
Men on both sides Of the House stood
together In tho ultimate result to show
that this IL "A united country standing
back OF the head Of the nation IN hts
diplomatic negotiations with a foreign
power In dcien . of the rights of neu-
trails.
And in this aftermath o. thought in
tins dan following an analysis Of the
ran taken by the House 4; is appro-
PIRATE IN placing credit where IL IL due 70
say that without the cooperation and
active assistance OF Speaker Champ
Clark and the leader OF the Democratic
majority ot the House. Representative
kitchin. the splendid majority 10y walsh
this resolution Was laid on the table
could not have been obta n
That ex-S.Cre'avy OF state Bryan
favored IL. tioliug OF the Mci.cmore
resolution IN the House and that his
friends acted with the Administration
forces was the statement mad. by
Representative Bailey OF Pennsylvania,
a rryan o.iowrr,
Mr Bailey himself. iow"vsr. voted
against the tablIng Of The resolution.
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BRITISH FIGHT MINES.
Interrupt German Operations East
of l.aveutie.
Special Cable Despatch TO TIL. suy.

LONDON. March s.-The following re.
port from British headquarters in
France was issued by the official press
bureau tonight:
Last night the enemy sprang a mine
near the Ypres-Comines railway. No
damage was done. our artillery bonn
oarded the vicinity to-day. To-day.
by exploding a small mine east OF
Iaventie, We interrupted the enemy's
mining operations.
Near Grenay there was fighting with
trench mortars. during which we did
considerable damage to the enemy's
offences.
The enemy shcllod our position In
Che c!atcrs east of Ncrmellfs.
Elsewhere there Is nothing to report
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u. s. MAY TURN
ON BRITAIN IN
U BOAT issue
Continued from FIRST Pon.

TO the SENATE to-day sail tina, Co.,,
suit OF another very frank tall VI .,
he had last night viii, the Pres I... III.
was prepared to say that II g. g.. '..
pr, me Wish Of the President % ,,.1
war.
The other factor which rcr,e4 Sd. .
store confidence was tn" i E." mat o.. r.
reycd to members OF tn. senate Fo,ay,
Relations COMMITTEE that the i.c, 'sr.
had pledged himself not ~ .c,e- ...'.
n,atic relations with any h.ll rc..,,
country without laying all fU,,. u,f,-,
the committee and getting the Yiiu. i Id,
the Senate.
As the result OF VIVA. membore 90 CO...
gress have gained az an impression a.,
the Administrations hopes in tfp i,e...
situation there IL a growing ue,of ,.
out OF tn. present c~ontrovcrsy tie cot
states may yet succeed in c~vol,.r.
three cornered arrangement b,'V,.r ,.
self and the Entente and Contra io%e-.
In regard TO the submarine NI.iar, Ana
armed merchantmen.
Following yesterdays vote IN ,bs
House there was u diSnos.tior u, -.
part of tho democrats to .ct s..u,
patching up fractional difference arl ,
"harmonizc
In the Senate there IL s',ll 'ro ,-s..
pee, ahead of further d"ha," Co., ,.
armed m~crchan'man uueg,luu IN. 10 -.
fact that tho McCumbcr rcsolutiup y g..
ing Americans off armed tucr-. vHr,
IA introduced last wocE follow .rx ,.
tabling Of she Gore resolution viii h.,
10 be laid before the Scnt.r g.. 60.
cussion. While there vii. T." son,o
bate OF the question the outlouk D. tat
the resolution will be tabled II 4, cone.
TO a vote.
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JAMAICA MAY TAX EXPOS
TIA sugar. Cocoon nnd "oc'
On lisL-Big Drhri, ,hr 'n,"

Special 'dhit b''gIt. n.
klNGsroN, Jamaica. NJ 49,.
opening "f the Lcglsldi'in'
Governor announced a.. ".'.u
IN TIA" budget Of near
all round Increase ~ tlN.t'
with an export tan "u ht
cocoa. vocoaru'S ard ,u'i''
to cover the drtiCi'. w.
storms, n food and the ~.
The island j. now s"ud \
contingent 10 the front.
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German voter barred In \us-
trOlta,

IoNpok. March s.-Thc 'abin" of
New South Wales has decided 10 olsen
franchise until the end Of the war All
German horn voters. IA despatch from
Sydney states. Several hundred aliens
believed to he dangerous or ill-disposcd
toward the cause Of the Allies have been
arrested recently and interned.
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BELGIAN Front Active.

special C0Jie De pafck 10 THE srv.
IIAyRE. via Paris. March s.-The Bel.
gian War Office issued the following
statement to-day
There were artillery engagements OF
slight Importance at several points OF
our front. There vas violent grenade
fighting al the ~Ferryman's House Ton
the User Canal.
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WILSON'S SUPREME WISH
TOAVOID A ,SAYSSTONE
Senator's Statement, Following a Talk With the Presi-
dent, Inspired to Reassure Nation, Is Belief
Defers His u Boat Speech.

WAsHINGroN, March S--A statement
designed to reassure the country that
President Wilson docs not look for war
with Germany was made In the senate
to-day by Senator william J. store OF
Missouri, chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
In a speech that forced votes in Con-
gress on the armed merchantmen issue
Senator Gore declared "a week ago that
Pr, sidenl Wilson had told Senator stone
and others that II "A German submarine
again fired on a belligerent merchant
man and American lives were lost as a
result war with Germany woul un-
doubtedly follow.
II was this statement by Mr.. Gore
,hat brought to a head the dispute be-
tween Congress and tic President over
MIR. Wilson's foreign policy.
In his statement to the enate to-day
Senator stone made this observation
II am sure ! will not offend IL ! say
that So far from the President desiritT
10 involve the country In this disastrous
European var his supreme wish is TO
avoid this calamity
NlutFl Nltll.lltdI't ~ "lAbNll'u ~
Mr.. stones statement III view Of thu
fact that IL was obviously inspired by
the White Housc. chairman stone took
pains TO say that he discussed the sub
! p.ct with the President last night. lie
added that he had decided to defer tor
a time IN" delivery Of "A speech hc had
! prepared ON the armed merchantmen Is.
sue.
That Mr.. stone. acting In obedience 20
| the wishes OF the President. is anxious
to shut of discussions OF the foreign
| policy IL indicated in h.s statement,
which follows.
Mr.. President. I have a notice stand
ing on the calendar to the effect that l
would on o-fnorrow address the Senate
! on the subject OF armed merchant ships
and on other related subjects. with
much care | have prepared a speech
| which | purposed to deliver and in which
! joined issue with som. senators who
have spoken on these questions. partic-
| uiarly as 10 the law. IL indeed there be "A
law established and recog niIed. touching
| the subject OF armed ~merchantmen.
There are potent reasons "hy !
would Ice glad TO lay thes. matured views
! on this and correlated subjects before the
senate. but some Of my colleagues IN
whose Judgment | have great confidence,
a number of them being substantially in
! accord with my views, have expressed TO
me their belief that IL would be wiser
and better In every way II ! should defer
the delivery OF this address tor The time
being.
IL ~recogniz. the force of what they
have SAID TO me and ia Fast sympathize
with their suggestions. Last night ] had
I another very frank talk with the Pres.-
! dent. | say frank talk. for that IL the
way we talk with each other. as We
/ should. ! am sur, | will not offend II |
SAY that So far from the President de-
string to inyolN. this country ~ this dis
astrous European war. his supreme wish
~ 10 avoid that calamity.
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ITALY WATCHING.
FrrrerO says Nation Realizes
Greatness Of Cou0irt.

MiLAN. Via London. March THE
Who'll" OF Italy Is hanging hroa,hless on
the battle a; Nsrdun. Popular feeling
is increasingly favorable to France and
there IL a growing pressure Eel, IN
political circles for a wider particira-
ton by Italy in the war.
On this subject Gugliclmo Ferrero. the
historian, said In an Interview To-day:
Italy is watching with strained anx-
iety the result OF the prescn, conf,i,,
in France because II IL known ,ha: ire
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Not IN Accord with Views.

Il may 10, ie In accord with some OF
mis- views. ! have already stated that on
the senate floor. but II should bc impos-
s.ble for any Ssnator to believe that the
President has 50 changed the attitude he
has 50 long maintained as All advocate
of petc. 40 To wish now to make this
country u party TO this conflict.
AS senators we'll know, ] ave from
III. first been earnestly oppose to hav-
TX any II these questions presented in
a~y formal way 10 tae senate and that
| have been equally opposed I" any pub
lc DIS, uSSipn Of these questions Will"
they wrr" the subieC' of diplomats
cons d.It'ion.
In View of tu's situation | have de-
,.rmin.d shat | COULD settle serve the
,llS. ! haNe a. h~'drt-thAt T. 'nr main
,crau," Of peace la this cHuutry-hy
withholding any .Npr.ssl". "t my
opinions - long IS The questions AT
ssuc are the legitimate suhjcc' OF dip
iomt,.e negotiations.
Il rr"foundly h"pe ''ai NJ occasion