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The Washington herald., 1917-02-18
Canada Buys steel.

The Bethlehem Steel Corporation has
sold 1000 tons of plain structural steel
to Canada, where it will be fabricated
by the Dominion Bridge Company for the
first section OF the Eaton Department
store at Toronto. This fabricated steer
contract calls for payment OF nearl'
81, 200 900, being the largest indiVidual con-
tract from the standpoint or Vaiue ever
placed. A..
railroads in the East and in the
Central west, following great activity
in preparing specifications, have quietly
placed contracts for bridge work to pc
delivered and erected in 1911 amounting
TO more than 24OOO tons Of structural
shapes
The Washington herald., 1917-02-18
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York. Feb. T.-BUTTER-Barely steady; re-
ceipts 723l tubs. Creamery higher than extras,
fairy; creamery extras, 2score, 4eaie.; frsts, "a
i5Hs; seconds, Ssita3sh.
EGGS-Unsettled; receipts. 6,ss cases. Fresh
gathered extra frsts 81; huts. Aaas: refnse-ator
finest t2ai2lf; good to Rrerzge best, lalh; nearby
hennery whites. fine to fancy. g; nearby hsnnery
browns t6a45h.
CHEESE-Fm; receipts, Isis boxes. State held
specials 8: do, average fsncy, zi4A3<.
LIVE POULTRY-Essier. Chickens, gaS; fowls,
Q; turkeys nominal
DRESSED PoUBTRY-vey quiet; prices un-
changed.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-18
NEW YORK GRAIN.

Nev York, Feb r.-wHEAT-Ess,r; snAefsv -
quiry. No 2 red. iW.a; No. NorshenL o. b.
2lsAl No. 3 hard winter. & b. 1G<i Ne
nsc.runi. nominal; No. ! Manitoba 1lcx -
por1ers took ncthins
ooRN-st-onez: suppy 10 hsht Nc. ysnr~.
Llsk. c. l. &. 70 a,rie; No yellow. i1sA- 10
arrive EIporten too& ao,u basheas r-o-ur1y.
psrt No. z at 1871 over Nay for last han AkrcA
The Washington herald., 1917-02-18
WASHINGTON. STOCK EXCHANGE.

Capdtae Traction b, 5000 at ls.
Capital Tfactton. 10 at ssH 10 at a. At Eygk,
3 at s3A. 10 ct s3k, 10 at DA
washington Railway and Electric pa. 10 1t -.
Washington Gas. 1t n, 1t IN, at u, s at ~
10 at 7S, 10 At IN. 10 At IN. 10 at 771, at Y34
Bank Of Commerce and Savinn. 100 at IL
After call:
washington Railway and Electric I'D, at ~.
soA
washinston Gas. at "a, 3 q. ~. ss. r.
Potomac Cons g, loo at loOsi, 81 90 at lo9A
5000 at l0oh
Capital Traction 80. coco II ln. C.ou a. u0K
GOVERNMENT BONDa
The Washington herald., 1917-02-18
Lackawanna Increase.

Lackawanna Steel for the year ended
December 81, 1916. had a net increase of
SIC, ,33S in earnings The increase in
surplus was ss,so9,125. Unified orders as
of February II, 1917, were 1,0S2,65l tons.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-18
LIVE STOCK MARKETS

Chicago. Feb. n.-HOGS-Receipts, 5000 head
strong. Bulk, l2l5al2 40; light u65al2- 30; mixed
l2ool245; heavy, Il 2oosl245; rough. 2oOa12Io; pigs
eOal0To
CATTLE-Receipts. 800 head; steady. Native beef
cattle T.Sal2oo; stockers and feeders a3ae %
cows and hefers, 5-14l0 10; calves, e75alim
sHEEP-Receipts, TOO head; weak wethers
Il ooal2 %; lambs L. iol14B
Pittsburgh. Pa, Feb. H.-HoGs-Receipts acu
head active. Heavies, l2eoaI25; heavy yorkers
l21al2so; light yorkers. n.5oal2oo; pigs lo75all 90
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Receipts, 800 head; steady.
Top sheep. ZOO; top lambs l68
CALyEs-ReceiDta. 100 bead; lower. Top, A0.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-18
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York, Feb H.-Money on call this vesA
ranged between n and 2 per cent
Time money the whole rather dull. Rates
to ~ per cent mixed and ~ TO ~ per oent
on industrial collateral for an periods from sixty
days to SIX months.
Mercantile paper during the week was issued ir
moderate volume. Rates ~ to "A per cent foa
90 to 20 days and ~ to per cent for four to Sd,
months
The Washington herald., 1917-02-18
NEW YORK CURB MARKET.

New York, Feb I7.-TodAy's trading the curb
was professional in nature. There were signs OF
activity in some Of the speciaties mostly bear &C
tlrity Tho oil and mining stocks for the
most part neglected
The Washington herald., 1917-02-18
BALTIMORE GRAIN

Baltimore. Nd, Feb H-wHEAT-Closed finn
No 2 red spot, February and March, -Is5; No. 2
red Western spot and February. l@
CORN-Closed firm. Spot LIZ
oArs-Market frmz. Standard uhfte, eGka@,
No. SAies, s1seFk
The Washington herald., 1917-02-18
Furnished by w. b. HIBD. & Co.
BOSTON STOCK MARKET.

Boston, Mass, Feb 1.-The market was firm ger
rally on moderate dealings
The Washington herald., 1917-02-18
NEW YORK BOND MARKET.

FROM IA NJ. 10 CLOSING.
The evening world., 1917-01-09
ROUMhNIAM CIVILIANS
DYING BY THOUSANDS
Overseas Agency Reports Terrible
Suffering Among Women and
Children Who Fled to Russia.

BERLIN, Jan. 9 (by wireless to
Sayville). - Thousands of refugees
from Roumania are perishing along
the roads In Bessarabia, the Overseas
News Agency reports.
"Roumania Is suffering the same
fate as Serbia" says the News
Agency. Tho Russian Government
has ordered that Roumanian refugees
must not be permitted to remain in
Bessarabia but must be transported
eastward.
THE railroads are overcrowded and
refugees. lacking even wagons, are
compelled to go on foot. On the
mars1es over difficult roads in severe
weather, thousands OF women, chill
dren and old men are dying miserabfy
IAN the men between the ages OF
sixteen and sixty are being detain ed
Hy the Russian authorities for the
! Army, and scores OF men are being
driven numerically to combat"
The evening world., 1917-01-09
Married to Man of Her Choice
While Supposed to Be Dining
With Another.

Having defeated all attempts Of her
mother to stop her marriage. pretty
eighteen-year-o Elsie Marguerite
Corbctt. daughter OF Mrs. Grace
Corbett Of No. 2779 Bedford Avenue,
Brooklyn, Is to-day the bride Of Peter
Lloyd Langler. nineteen years old. Of
No. 1919 Garfield Place. Brooklyn.
The girl. to placate her mother. pre-
tended she was about to marry an
other man. Walter Vaughn. and last
Saturday announced she was going
to dine with the alleged fancee at
the Biltmore. When she failed to
return tho mother discovered that
Langier and his auto were also miss
ing from his homo. and a chase began
which ended In failure at Red Bank.
N. j.
When the mother Of the girl re-
turned home she found a telegram
stating that the couple were married.
The brides sister. Mrs. Holmes Hol-
ter. eloped In a similar manner three
years ago.
1t Is said Mrs. Corbett will try to
have the marriage annulled.
The evening world., 1917-01-09
ALLIED DEMAND
GIVES GREECE ONLY
"a HOURS MORE
New Ultimatum From Entente
Powers Handed to King Con-
Stantine's Government

PIRAEUs, Greece, Jan. . (via Lon
dom. Of the Entente powers
to-day handed to the Greek Govern
mcnt an ultimatum Giving Greece for
ty-eight hours to comply With the de-
mands contained in the note drawn
UP by France. Great Britain and
Russia on Dec. 81.
The Enente note to Greece de-
mands that all Greek forces outside
OF Peioponncsus be reduced to q
number strictly necessary TO the
preservation OF order: that all meet
ings of reservists In Greece north oi
the Isthmus Of Corinth be prohibited;
that all persons detained for high
treason or for other political reasons
be released forthwith: that the COM
mandant Of the hrst army corps be
dismissed, and that the Greek Gov.
ernment make apologies to the allies
Ministers and nags at some public
spot In Athens.
The evening world., 1917-01-09
RUSSIAN DRIVE
ON 1.-THE RIGA FRONT
GAINS HEADWAY
Assuming the Proportions Of
a Continued Offensive, Say
London Dispatches.

LONDON, Jan. s.--Russia's thrust
on the Riga front assumed the i'm
portance of a continued offensive TO-
day. It has already gained consider
able ground against the German
columns and was apparently pro-
cecding to-day with extraordinarily
violent fghting.
It Is along the reaches OF the Aa
River apparently that the most bitter
fighting is proceeding. Russian forces
have made an advance In this sector
Artillery firing has increased violentl,
all along the line.
The Russian troops are said to be
equipped with great quantities OF
munitions and backed by large re-
serves. The weather Is frosty and
clear and the country covered with
snow.
Dispatches from Copenhagen quote
the correspondent Of the Taeglicht
Rundschau as saying tho Russians
attempted a surprise attack on sun.
day near the Riga bridgehead. Grea,
uhoooto Va eio ohtoShNhSs Whth WIN
shirts over their uniforms. succeeded
during a violent snowstoun In enter
ing the German trenches on a front
of Q thousand meters. The cores
pondent says that evidently an at.
tempt was being made to break
through the road between Mitau and
Riga.
The Germans. seeing the danger. sent
all available reserves into the battle
reaching a pitch OF tremendous fury
The two armies fought with bombs and
bayonets until sunset when. according
20 the correspondent. the Russians re.
treated to their previous positions
over snow that had been Redeemed
with blood.
BERLIN. via Sayville wireless. Jan
"a Russian attack, made In a dense
snowstorm, recaptured the small
island of Glaudon. north Of Illuxt
taken from them by German forces
on Jan. 4. to-day's official statement
said. IN describing the fighting south
of Riga
Removed advances on both sides Of
the Aa River were completely re-
pulsed, the statement asserted. Night
advances OF Russian raiding detach.
ments between Friederichstadt ant
the road from Mitau to Olai were un'
successful.
The evening world., 1917-01-09
Everyone Should
Drink Hot Water
in the Morning
Wash away oil the stomach; liver.
lad bswsI psIsene bsfsco
u breakfast

To feel your best day In and day
out, to feel clean inside, no sour bile
In coat your tongue and sicken your
breath or dull your head, no constips-
ton. bilious attacks, sick headache,
colds, rheumatism or gassy, acid stom-
ach, you must bathe on the inside like
you bsthe outside. This Is vastly more
Important, because the skin pores do
not absorb impurities into the blood.
while the bowel pores do, says q we'll
known physician.
To keep these poisons and toxins
we'll flushed from the stomach, liver,
kidneys and bowels. drink before
breakfast each day. . glass OF hot
water with a teaspoonful Of limestone
phosphate In II. This will cleanse,
purify and freshen the entire slimen-
tsry tract, before putting more food
Into the stomach.
Get Q quarter pound Of Limestone
phosphate from your pharmacist. II
10 inexrensIve and almost tasteless.
except . sourish twinge which Is not
unpleasant. Drink phosphated hot
water every morning TO rid your sys-
TEN OF these vile poisons and toxins
also to prevent their formation.
To feel like young folks feel; like
vou felt before your blood, nerves and
muscles became saturated with an ac-
emulation Of body poisons. begin this
treatment and above all, keep II upl
A. soap and hot water act on the skin,
cleansing, swectening and purifying
% limestone phosphate and hot water
The evening world., 1917-01-09
REPLY OF ALLIES
EXPECTED TODAY:
LONDON Confident
Will Be Disappointed if En-
tente Answer Fails to Sat-
isfy Americans.

LONDON. Jan. s.-Despite state
ments to the contrary. It Is UNDER
stood that the Allies reply to the
Presidents note will be sent from
Parts to-day.
There win be great disappointment
and surprise here II the note fails to
meet with the approval of the United
States, a. all the powers concerned
are said to have been anxious to make
Il a. far as possible. . real reply to
tho Presidents inquiries.
Publication OF the note II not OK
pected until forty-eight hours after
II II received, as It Is believed ar
rangements have been made for It's
simultaneous publication. II Is said
the note has undergone considerable
changes since the first draft, and the
Near East question Is reported to
have been considered at much greater
length than was first considered
probable.
ATHENS, Jan. 3 (via London).-
The reply OF the Greek government
to President Wilson's peace note was
communicated yesterday to Garrett
Droppers. the American Minister ir
Athens. The reply associates Greece
heartily with the Presidents efforts
In behalf Of peace.
The evening world., 1917-01-09
ASSOCIATED PRESS SEEKS
TO ENJOIN international
Gets Order to Show Cause Why II
Should Not Be Forbidden to Use
A. T.. War Dispatches.

Frederic ID. Jennings Of stetson. Jen-
nings a Russell. counsel for the As
ISOLATED Press, got from Federal Judge
A. n. Hand yesterday an order direct
ing tho International News Service TO
show cause why II should not be en-
Joined from distributing news gathered
by the Associated Press at the European
war front. In foreign countries. The or
der 10 returnabie tomorrow In the Fed
er'i Court In the Woolworth Building.
Fred J. Wilson. general manager OF
the International News Service. said
| last night:
'rhe main grievance OF the Associated
I Fress seems to be that the lnternationa
News Service uses news gathered from
early publications of Associated Presi
| dispatches. Every newspaper MAJ
knows that every press service use
news In that way and has tho right 1.
do 30. IL that Is an offcnss the Asso
ciated Press Is an old offender"
The evening world., 1917-01-09
1856 BRITISH OFFICERS
KILLED DURING The WAR
This Was the Figure at the End of
October-Total Casualties
Among Them 53,t22.

LONDON. Dec. 81 Correspondence
Of the Associated Press).
lists published by the War Office
show that In October the British
army lost +.s7s officers. of whom
i.459 were killed. 2.7ss wounded and
1888 are missing. In November the
total was 2.so5, of whom so6 were
killed. 1886 wounded and lls are
missing.
These figures bring the total losses
among officers since the beginning
Of the war TO 6s.l22. OF whom 1885
have been killed or died OF wounds.
s3,e7o wounded and S.456 are missing.
A largo proportion of the wounded
have since returned to duty and the
total under the heading of missing
includes q proportion since reported
as prisoners OF war.
The evening world., 1917-01-09
HEAVILY LADEN
TRANSPORT SUNK,
BERLIN REPORTS
U-Boat Which Torpedoed the
lvernia and Gaulois Reports
a Third Victim.

BERLIN, Jan. Q (via London) An
Official statement issued to-day by the
German Admiralty announcing the
sinking of the French armored cruiser
Gaulois and the British transport
Ivernia-previously reported officially
from Paris and London. The an
nouncement says German subma-
rine on Jan. sank in the Mediter-
ranean an armed and heavily laden
transport steamer of about 5000 tons
The submarine which sunk all three
vessels was commanded by Lieut.
Steinbauer.
lin the sinking OF the British
transport Ivernia, 40 officers and
men and 80 members of her crew
were lost. They were on the way
to Salonica- Four sailors were
killed on tho French warship
Gaulois1
LONDON, Jan. 9.-The sinking OF
three steamers Of entente nationality.
two OF them vessels of more than
$500 tons, is announced by Lloyd,
Shipping Agency.
They are the French steamer Al.
phonse Conseil Of 1851 tons, the
British steamer Lesbian OF 2.b56 tons
built in 1915, and the japanese steam.
er Chinto Maru OF 1886 tons.
Lloyds also announces that the Nor.
wegian steamer Borgholm, 1.719 tons
is believed to have been sunk. A de.
spatch TO Reuters from Bergen say,
that the small Norwegian steamer
Markland has been sunk.
The evening world., 1917-01-09
CAN GO NO FURTHER
ON SUFFRAGE, SAYS
WILSON TO WOMEN
"Have Done Ny Best, but Party
Hasn't lndorsed Constitu-
tional Amendment"

WASHINGTON. Jan. e.--President
Wilson told 800 suffragists who visited
him at the White House to-day to
present memorial resolutions eulogix-
ing Mrs. Inez Milholland Boissevain,
that no could not understand why
more Suffragists did not realize that
the Democratic Party was doing
more for them than the Republican
Party and that he had always done
his best for the movement.
Miss Maud Younger and Mrs. Sara
Bard Field, spokesmen for the deles
ration. urged the President to lend
his support TO the pending constitus
tional amendment for suffrage.
II do not need to tell you." tho
President said. where my own oods
viction and my personal purpose neb
and l need not tell you by circums
scription I am bound as the leader o4
a party. As the leader of q partA
my commands come from the party
and not from private personal con-
victions.
my personal action as a citizen. %
course. comes from no source but my
own conviction, and therefore my pos
sition has been 80 frequently and, y
hope. 80 cAndidly defined.
"it 10 impossible for me, until
the orders Of my party are
changed, TO do anything other
than ] am doing as . party leader.
think nothing more 10 necessary
to be said.
II do want 10 say this: do nos
see how anybody can fail TO observe
from the utterances OF tho last CAM
paign thaht the Democratic aPrty
Is more inclined than the opposition
party to assist in this great cause and
1t has been a matter Of surprise to
me- and a matter of very great regret
that 30 many OF those who were heart
and soul for this cause seemed 50
greatly to misunderstood and mis-
Interpret the attitude OF the parties,
because in this country. as In every
other self-governing country. II 70
only through the instrumentality Of
parties that things can be accom-
pllshed."
The evening world., 1917-01-09
WARNING TO BERLIN,
ONE BRITISH VIEW
OF GERARD'S SPEECH

LONDON. Jan. s.-The Manchester
Guardian In It's comment on Ambas-
sador Gerard's speech In Berlin. says
II regards It as a plain warning To
Germany.
"The versions Of the speech deserve
careful study" the newspaper declares.
because they throw a good deal Of
light on the inner mind Of diplomats.
After quoting the version of the Am
bassadors remarks in which he Is
made to say that so long as Germany's
destiny Is conducted by her present
leaders he did not fear that the rela-
tions between Germany and the United
States would suffer. the Guardian con-
tinues;
THAT is tho diplomatic way Of say
Ing that II more extreme parties came
into power. or II the present rulers of
Germany yielded to their clamor, he
would not like TO say what might
happen. Evidently Mr., Gerard Is anx-
ious to support the Chancellor and his
associates against the attacks OF the
Won TirpitS clique and wild annexa.
tionists. and he Ia anxious to do thai
because he thinks the triumph OF tn,
opposition would mean very serious
trouble between Germany and tn
United States. 1t Is important tina
the English people should understans
the angle at which Mr.. Gerar,
stands"
Devious and strange says tn
Liverpool Post, ARE the ways c
diplomacy. abounding In pitfalls "a
those who walk therein. The usage
OF diplomatic service no doubt rende
II inevitable that Mr.. Gerard shoul
dLssemble what we may take to be hi
real opinion OF Germany so long q
he remains United States Ambassadc
In Berlin.
"A conscientious neutral, con
scientious American neutral, who
Obliged 10 give public uttcrance [
such sentiments-if he is obliged
while the Lusitania crime still erie
for atonement and neutral ships al
at the present time being wantonl
sunk by the half dozen at the behe,
OF the excellent statesmen and lead
ers. Is to be pitied." 49,.
The evening world., 1917-01-09
U. S. SURE PEACEMAkER.
But Observer swope Says War VII
Last Eighteen Months.

Herbert Bayard Swope. who recently
returned from a trip to Germany as q
special observer for The World, was the
principal speaker last night at the quar-
terly meeting OF the Friendly Sons Of
st. Patrick at the Hotel Astor. He was
introduced by Justice Victor J. Dowlins.
newly elected President Of the organi-
xation.
would be the leader In bringing peace.
but said he would be surprised II peace
should come before year and half.
He described conditions In Germany as
Of Americans by the German people.
This, he said. was based on the attl-
tude OF the American people toward the
shipment Of munitions. the submarine
warfare, the blockade of Germany by
the Allies, the blacklist and interference
by the Allies with malls to neutral
countries.
The evening world., 1917-01-09
BUFFALO BILL" RALLIES
WHEN TOLD END IS NEAR
Condition Shows Big Improvement
After Doctor Declares Death
Is Approaching.

DENVER. Colo. Jan. 9.-Continuing
his bravo fight against death. Col. w.
+. Cody has rallied and at II o'clock
to-day eastern time) 1t was an
nounced the Colonel was better than
he had been for the last twenty-four
hours.
DR.. East to-day said death would
come within twenty-four hours. Yes
terday Col. Cody called for cards
and despite the protests Of the doctor
insisted on playing several games OF
high Ave."
The evening world., 1917-01-09
ASKS APPROVAL FOR
CENTRAL TRACKS BILL
Quinn (Rep.) Wants Aldermen to
Endorse Measure Giving Public
Service Commission Jurisdiction.

Alderman William +. Quinn. Re-
publican, OF the Fifteenth Manhattan
District. which is on the west side
above Fifty-nanth Street. introduced
to-day at the regular weekly meeting
a resolution recommending that the
Board OF Aldermen recommend to tho
Legislature tho adoption OF the At
tinger- Ellobogen Bill. which has al
ready been introduced In both houses
In Albany.
This bill would transfer from the
Board OF Estimate to the Public Ser
vice Commission jurisdiction over
the proposed plans by which the New
York Central tracks are to be elimin- =
ated as West Side nuisance. Alder
man ouinn's resolution was referred
by the Democratic Board to the Com
mittee on General Welfare.
The evening world., 1917-01-09
T|RP|Tz LEADERS
ATTACK GERARD'S
SPEECH IN berlin
Reventlow Says Ambassador
Must Have Lost All Sense
of Diplomatic Propriety.
HIS RECALL DEMANDED.
Manchester Guardian Con.
strues Speech as Really a
Warning to Germany.

AMSTERDAM. Jan. o.-Press ver-
sions Of what American Ambassador
Gerard said at the recent banquet OF
the American Association of Com
merce and Trade have aroused violent
denunciation from tho advocates of
ruthless submarinings. according to
dispatches from Berlin.
Count Won Reventlow, leading ad-
vocate of the Won Tirpitz system OF
unlimited use Of submarines. was
quoted as declaring the American
Ambassador must have lost all sense
Of diplomatic propriety In thus med
ding in Germany's internal affairs"
Other leaders Of the Won Reventlow
type were said to bs urging demand
by Germany for Gerard's recall. on
the ground that his expressions Of
opinion as to the continuance In Of
nee of certain German leaders OF the
conciliatory group exceeded his pre-
negatives.
That part of Gerard's speech TO
which the Won Tirpitz adhercnts
violently object. as reported by the
officiai Press Bureau and sont out by
wireless. read:
'.Never since tho beginning of
the war have the relations be-
tween Germany and the United
States been as cordial as now.
personally am con-
WINGED that as long as Germanys
fate Is directed by such men ~
my friend the Chancellor and
DR.. Heliferich and DIR. Wolf: by
Admirals Won Capelle. Haltzen-
dorff and Won Mueller; by Gen.
erals Won Hindcnburg and Luden-
dorff. and. last but not least by
my friend Zimmerman. the reia-
tons between the two countries
are running no risk"
Tho Boersen Zeitung. Berlin's lead
Ing financial organ. seizes upon the
dinner a. an opportunity to discuss
peace again. 1t declares that the
banquet had unusual importance and
expresses almost enthusiasm at the
cordial relations existing between the
United states and Germany as It
finds them In thu expressions Of the
speakers. The papers declare Ger
many viii welcome every support
America may lend to the peace move
ment. so long as It does not at
tempt to narrow or foil the acQuisi-
ton Of a peace worthy Of Germany
and the efforts Of her fighters"
The paper warns Americans that
they must not expect the German
people to be deeply grateful for peace
efforts.
'Such a speech at the present time
In significant. We have always In
sisted that good relations between
Germany and America were I'm
portant. Ambassador Gerard's words
at the present moment, In the pres
ence Of tho most important German
statesmen. Industrial leaders and
business mon. betoken that the lead
ing circles In America understand oui
situation. that they do not ascribe the
quilt for the war to US and that they
are seeking to hasten the end"
The evening world., 1917-01-09
ARTILLERY ACTIVE
"''''--' on FRENCH FRONT
Paris Reports an Unsuccessful At
tempt by Germans to Raid
Trenches.

PARIS. Jan. s.-North of the Olse.
after a lively bombardment last night,
the Germans attempted unsuccess-
fully to raid a French trench near
Ribecourt. the War Office announced
to- day.
BERLIN (via Sayville wireless).
Jan, 9.-Increase of lively long dis
tance artillery firing on both sides
followed clear weather. to-day's otfi-
cial report from the western waI
front announced.