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New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Pershing to Issue Daily
Reports on Troops Work

WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.-lssuance
of daily official report by General
Pershing on activities at the American
front in France may begin soon. Inc
reports probably viii be given to the
press at General Pershing's headquar-
ters. although the plan has not been
worked out in detail as yet and Gen
eral Pershing's desires undoubtedly
Secretary Baker. it was learned to,
day. thinks the practice of the Allied
governments in issuing daily, commu,
nioues on operations is q good one and
intends to adopt it. Because Of the
long distance between General Per
shing and the War Department, how
ever. it may be deemed expedient to
give the reports out in France instead
OF following the British and French
customs OF announcing them through
the War Offices.
The War Department will make pub
lie promptly. Mr.. Baker indicated. the
names Of officers or men commended
for gallant action by their command
ing general.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Greeks Protest
Staying of $4,000
BY Bulgarians
STAT COyrespondehcel

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The Greek
Legation to-day presented to the State
Department denunciaton of Bull
garian practices in the occupied prov
inces Of Macedonia against persons
OF Greek nationality. More than 10000
nave perlshed as result of brutal
treatment and 1000 compelled to per
form hard labor under oppressive con-
dltlons. In conclusion the note saws:
1.-The Greek government denounces
these facts to all civilized governments
neutral as we'll as Allied. and recon-
mcnds to the pity of the world the
immense distress to which. thousands
of innocent persons of Greek national.
ity are exposed, in defiance of all divine
and human law, and leaves to their
Judgment all these crimes of Bulgaria. "
The note says in part:
"Slnce their entry into Greek Mace
COMA the Bulgarians have attempted
TO alter the chronological features of
the country. They have devastated
towns, plundered the country and
transformed churches into barracks.
They have taken from the Greeks
everything they possessed and proceed
ed gradually to tie deportation of near
ly all the inhabitants.
All those unfortunate refugees who
sought refuge there from Asia and
Thrace to escape the Turkish and Bull
garlan prosecutions had hoped to find
shelter in Greece. Unfortunately
however, they were the first victims of
the Bulgarians. Every man from hf-
teen to twenty years of age was sent
were Incorporated by force, into the
Bulgarian army and sent to the Ru-
manian front.
after them came the turn of the
Greek officials who were there at the
time OF the occupation. They were
sent to concentration camps where they
were declmated by forced exposure to
cold weather and by inhuman treat
ment. More than $4,000 persons thus
persisted. Forty thousand more Of
them, without distinction of Sex or
rank, were compelled to perform the
hardest kind of labor, accompanied by
almost urendurable sulTcrings.
IN kavalla, with a population for
merry OF more than 50,000 only one
third has been left. The same prac-
''NN9 s'@ \ bNIitS iollOWcu against tno
Greek element in Serbian Macedonia,
where they are being dragged out of
their homes practically stripped.
Official reports published in the
latest Greek White Book bring these
facts to the attention Of the world and
since It's publication they have been
confirmed by eyewitnesses
THE Greek government had asked
the international Committee at
Geneva to send committee of the
Red Cross to inquire into the misery
of and to assist the poor Greeks in
termed in Bulgaria. hut Bulgaria re-
fused to accept any such committee,
asserting that this work could be con-
fided to the Bulgarian Red Cross. But
we know that the institution offers
no guarantees. We have proofs that
the articles sent to be distributed to
such Greeks have not always reached
their destination"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26

II A Il s. Jan. so. .- Paris prices.
Whew. They bite into the com
paratively generous American
allowance even moro than the cold A
franc in Paris doesn't begin to go as
far as a SHILLING in London. A five
franc dinner leaves Il whole lot to be
desired by the soldier with an army
appetite and vim rouge thirst. Paris
is changing, and lot of American sol
diers whose acquaintance with the
franc is extremely brief, are being
shortchangcd by garcons. who come
from Switzerland and other neutral
zones. The soldier is rapidly learning
restaurant French and is proving an
able teacher of AVerican slang to the
boulevard ladies. If the war lasts am
other year the Franco American tongue
viii be the Esperanto of this section OF
the world.
Before coming to Paris had been in
various parts Of Britain, including the
North of Scotland, where there were NO
food queues, no coal shortage and no
worries about air raids. However. it
would be foolish to attempt to COM
pare conditions in Paris with those in
Scotland or the English provinces. The
only fair comparison is between Lon
don and Paris. The contrasts are
Striking
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Italian Front
ITALIAN

ROME. Feb % There was lively can
nonadng on both sides from the Adige to
Astco and moderate firing actions on the east
OF the front On the left bank of the Pavc
Il British patrol attacked "a body of the
enemy. causing considerable losses
At Capo Sile hostile parties who a
large tract of the front were trying to attack
"A hridgehcad were promptly dispersed
Il, There WAS intense aerial activity during
inc day over the first lines. Four enemy
machines were brought down. two by the
french and two by us. They fell in the re-
slon of Monte Grappa. A fifth. hit by our
ahti-aircraft batteries. came down in flames
near borSo. AT night our airplanes bombed
iraiiway stations at Mattarello, south Of
Trent and Primolano, where there was an
intense traffic. and also bombed enemy ayia-
uon camps near La Comma and Saint Flor
di Sopra IVA
Again hostile machines have dropncd
bombs on inhabited places at Castefranco
Mestre and Venice
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
British Gloom Has
Not Reached Paris

London is gloomy. The darkenins of
the streets at night, because of the
constant menace Of air raids. the fire.
quent logs which settle down over the
Thames Valley. the natural pessimis sm
OF the average Londoner, combine to
give London a dour, dull and dark
appearance. In Paris the streets are
much brighter at night; fog is an
exception, not the lule; the fourth
winter of war has failed thus far tC
crush Paris optimism. To the British
the frivoity. the apparent lack Of
seriousness must be annoying. To the
French the pessimism, the continual
grousing Of the British must be irri-
tatlng. Neither the Londoner nor the
Partisan can be Judged by what he
is the trankest Of the three; he is
supposed to be the grandest blufler
of the lot, but he is really incapable
of grousing for the pure Joy OF finding
fault or OF smiling angelically when
things are all wrong.
Gaby Deslys and Harry Pilcer havo
opened new music hall called the
Casino, at which one of the features
Is an American ragtime orchestra.
Nightly the place is crowded with
French, British and American soldiers
ana civilians. The applause is almost
continuous; the fun wakes furious, ard
every one apparently enjoys the show.
There is nothing like it in the London
music halls. If it was transferred to
London or to New York certain parts
of the performance would be pruned
by whatever authority decides what
British and American theatre au-
diences should not see; but it is not
a "wicked' show; it is not what we
call trough stuff | do not think it
has damaged any American morals;
but am sure it has helped heap
in improving American. French and
British morale. 1t has made lot of
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Austrians Born Here Are
Eligible for Commissions

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Repre-
sentative Siegel, of New York, con
terred with Secretary Baker to-day re-
garding the War Departments atti-
tude in the matter of commissioning
men whose fathers were born in
Austria
Mr. Baker explained that such men
were now being given commissions
where fitted to be officers and found 10
be of unouestioned loyalty Men bora
IN Austria are not given commissions.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26

as IL is tor n football team or a 'yhr-
slty eight to forget the gridiron or the
river on the day before the champion
ship.
Life in Hotels
Costs a Mint
Paris has the happy faculty of put
ris aS'o war for the moment and
pe'ns INC stronger for the test when il
comes. The economic, problem il
mighty serious. Hotel and restauran +
'''c mere is calculated to give an ex-
ceedingly false impression of the true
s,alc or affairs. In the restaurants
mere is noticeable absence of milk.
pastries and all the fluffy sweets and
desserts which added to the attractivc
ness OF the French dinner. On the
otHer hand, the portions of meat, poul-
,rN and game, of sugar and bread are
larger IN the Paris restaurants than in
'hose of London. Tie bread is more
palatabie than the British war concoc-
Slon. AS All example of prices, a break
l"St IN ne OF the Duyal restaurants.
corresponding to Lyons, of London. and
Ohilds, OF New York, consisting of a
small omelet, piece of bread Without
rutter and cup of black coffee. costs
90 cents In London the price would be,
roughly, 30 cents. In the better class
restaurants q portion of soup costs 35
cents, lis from 40 cents upward, meat
rom 90 cents upward and usually
upward. A simple dinner. without wine,
IN first class hotel costs from Is
francs upward. The prices in even the
Savoy. Ritz Carlton and Simpsons, of
London, are much lower.
In the private homes the pinch of the
lourth winter of war is felt keenlv.
Perhaps the shortage of fuel canses
more distress than does the lack 1'o Of
iood. hough the price of coal is lower
than it was year ago, it has not
helped the situation, because there is
Aot suinclent to meet requirements. A
great amount of wood is being brought
70 PARIS, but during the severe weather
Ihe ireezlng OF the canals has inter
tered greatly with the whole transnor-
lation problem. The price Of coal in
Paris is about three times as much as
1t is in London. This is considered an
exceptionally severe winter. Unless
inc shipping tonnage at Frances dis
posai is increased there can te little
Improvement IN the fuel situation.
Among the poor classes their in
aoNlty to obtain the green vegetables
for use in salads and the shortage of
=.
But the amazing part cf it all is that
rams preserves an extremely optimis-
TIC atmosphere, and there is hardly a
sign oil the London brand of gloom
about. Perhaps this buoyant spirit
covers a decidedly serious frame of
mind, bu. it is no easy job to dig
deep through the crust of Paris and
learn what is beneath
Apparently there are more private
motors IN Paris than in London. Ger
talnly 1T is easier to get a Paris taxi
to run ont to the suburbs than it is
t" convince q London driver it is
worth his while TO learn his city beat.
One gets the impression that Paris
is bound TO be Paris whatever han.
pens, and that any government which
clamps the lid on Paris life will have
q hard time of it, Again, this may
be wrong deduction. based on super
fclai evidence, but certainly Parisians
are living a whole lot more life than
are Londoners.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
500 Swedish Troops
Hold Aland Islands
Expected to Form Guard Until
End Of the War

LONDON, Feb. 25.-Thc Swedish
force which seized the Aland Islands
consists of 500 soldiers, an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen
reports. These troops will form a
guard until the end OF the war. Six
hundred Finnish White Guards left the
which brought them to Sweden. They
were then taken to Tornea, in Finland,
on the Swedish border. The Russian
soldiers on thc islands also win be re
moved. They probably Will be sent
directly to Finland.
1t is reported that 800 White Guards
who took refuge on the Pelenge Islands
have been defeated by Red Guards, a
large number of them, mostly Finnish
students, being killed.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Five u. S. Fliers
Killed in Accidents.
Pershing Reports
Officer and Four Students
Included New Yorker;
Details Not Given

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The deaths
OF lieutenant and four cadets result
ing from aiiplane accidents were re-
ported to the War Department to-day
by General Pershing.
The dead arc Lieutenant Leland J.
llagadofn, Orleans, \. Y; Cadets
Clark b. Nchol, 1916 Locust Street
Philadelphia; J. S. stillman, So East
Thirty-ninth Street, New York; Donald
f. Carlton. Providence, r. l., and Ar
thur Fl. Wilson, 5000 Barring Street
Philadelphia
The message gave no details Of the
accidents.
General Pershing also reported that
Private Ralph R. Spaulding, of Madi-
son, Me-, had been killed in action Feb
ruary 13, that two other privates were
severely wounded February 10, and one
slightly wounded February 23. The
severely wounded were Frank Fuss. of
Esterville, Iowa, and Chester A. Hunt,
of Rolling Prairie, Ind, and the slight
ly wounded was Andrew Donko, South
Bethlehem, Penn.
Private Paul Crabtrce, of Ports
mouth, Ohio, died from wounds re-
ceivcd in action November 81. Lieu
tenant Thomas w. Mccoy. of Elkhart,
Ind, died from wounds resulting from
the explosion of a hand grenade, and
Private George G. Clarke, of Holyoke
Mass. died from accidental gunsh OF
wounds.
Private Charles A, Johnson, of
Moreley, Col, was reported accident
ally drowned.
PROVIDENCE, r. L.. Feb. 25.-Don-
al ri rloic 10
Island State College when he left last
May to so to the first Plattsburg train
ing camp. He was a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Marshall b. Carleton, OF East
Providence.
He was transferred from plattsburg
to the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology as one specially fitted for avia-
ton, and in September, with about $50
other students, was ordered to Italy
for training under expert aviation in
structors.
Subsequently these students went to
England, and it was from England that
his father to-day received a letter from
him, the letter arriving but few hours
ahead Of the news of his death.
Carleton was born in Franklin \. II ,
had lived in East Providence for
eighteen years and was twenty-five
years old.
Cadet Joseph Frederick Stillman. jr.,
was the son of Mr.. and Mrs Joseph f.
Stillman, of this city.
His family had been informed that
he had been gravely injured on Feb
ruary s, at an aviation camp in Eng
land, during a combat mannuvre -
His airplane collided with one driven
by another cadet, and the gasolene
.-l.Al
machine to the ground. but the burns
he suffered cost him his life
Cadet Stillman was twenty-five years
old, and was graduated from Yale in
1915. He entered the aviation service
last June, attending the ground school
al Columbus. Ohio, and graduating
tifth in his class. In August he was
sent to Mincola for further training
and early in September went to Eng
land. His family is socially promi-
nent in this city. His father is now re
tired. Once he was one of the most
prominent sugar refiners in the coun-
try.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Official Statements
East
GERMAN

BERLIN, Feb % fDAYp. Army Group of
General Won Eichhorn-Our troops have occu-
pied Pernau. The Esthonian battalion which
command
Yesterday morning Dorpat taken by
the 18th Storming Company and the first
squadron of the 18th Hussar regiment. In
the advance of their divisions the way
here 1000 prisoners We're taken and many
hundreds OF automobiles were captured This
flying detachment, therefore, has covered
more than 1870 miles in five and e-half
days.
Army Group of General Won Linsingen-
At Rovno the whole staff of the Russian
special army fell into hands. The COM
mander in chief fed. Our advanced troops
having reached Zhitonir. established contact
there with Ukrainian troops.
'NIGHT)-Ihe town and fortress of Reval
were occupied at 10 80 o'clock this morning
after a battle.
Prcskov (Pskovl. south of Lake Peipus. is
in our hands
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Grand Duke Killed Self
Berlin "Lokal Anzeiger" Calls
Mecklenburg StreIitz a Suicide

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 25.-The Grand
Duke of Mecklenburg- Strelitz, whose
death was announced yesterday in a
dispatch from. Neu-Strelitz, committed
suicide, according to the Berlin "Lokal
Anzeiger' His body was found in a
small lake with gunshot wound in
the breast
Commenting on the grand dukes
death, the "Lokal Anzeiger' says: "Sad
experiences, about which, as about
everything, the grand duke was silen,
and reserved, affected him perhaps
more deeply than his encourage mag
med"
The grand duke left his castle Sat
urday for walk. and as he did not re
turn a search for him was made
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Attempt to Arrest Editor
Caused People to Reuolt

SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua,
Feb. 25.-Passengers on board a
steamship arriving here to-day from
Costa Rica declare the uprising, which
has been subdued, was spontaneous
cutburst caused by the attempt of the
Costa Rican authorities to arrest
Editor Guell, of Gel lmparcial," in San
Ramon. The people, the arrivals say,
disarmed the rural guard. The pas
sengers add that the situation in Costa
Rica is deplorable, militarism and
espionage being rampant.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26

even being sent over on the transports
with the men.
The story of young Italian railroad
official, who took off his shirt and
wrapped it about a baby that was born
on the train, and other refugee tales OF
the Italian retreat. were told by Paul
kellogg, member of the Red Cross
mission to Italy
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Seven More New Workers
Are Commissioner
| NtNF NOfrcs D0Rdenccl

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Raserve
Corps commissions were issued to-day
by the War Department to the follow
ing New Workers.:
Ordnance Corps-Joscph V Loscalz. 81
Victor Place, Elmhurst. Long Island second
lieutenant.
Sanitary Corps. National Al-my-Alber,
". CIurman, 1902 Crotona Park, Bronx
Michael Heidlberger. Sixty sixth Street and
Avenue a. and Statan L. Kohlor, St. James
Hotel. first leutenants.
Engineer Corps, National Army Thomas
y. Jones and Robert l.. Rhoads, Camp Dix
and Harry Little. Camp Upton, second lieu.
tenants
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
NeU Yorker Met Death
In Collision in Air

LONDON, Feb. 25.-Joseph Frederick
Stillman, of New York, attached to the
Royal Flying Corps, died OF injuries re-
ceived when his machine collided with
that Of another aviator
coroners jury to-day found that
Oeath was accidental.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Died Serving Their
Country Abroad

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. - The fol-
lowing deaths in the American expedi-
tionary forces from natural causes
were reported to-day:
Privates: George r. Bulard, Fort
Dodge. Ia, pneumonia; Lawrence Geo
kin, Charitan, a.. pneumonia; Hawley
b. Olmstcad, Tavlor Penn, pneumo onia,
and Newberry Holbrook, S24 st. Mich
olas Avenue. New York City, typhoid
fever
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
British Casualties Low
3,571 Reported for Week Is
Smallest Number in Months

LONDON, Feb. 20 - British casual
ties reported in the week ended to-day
were 3,571, the lowest of any week for
several months. They were divided as
follows:
Killed or died of wounds - Officers.
"a; men, 1856.
Wounded u nd or missin - Officers, II;
men, 2,734.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Costa Rica Revolt
Ended as People
Pledge Loyalty
Three Persons Killed and Five
Wounded Before Order
Is Restored

SAN JOSE. Costa Rica. Feb. %
lhe revolution in Costa Rica has been
put down and order has been complete.
ly restored
The troubles had their inception,
iast FRIDAY. when band commanded
by Rosello Fernandez Guell. editor OF
FL lmparclal,' pro-German newspa-
per, which had been suppressed by
the Costa Rican government, attacke d
n passenger train from Punta Arenas
capturing some Of the passengers
This band continued looting along the
railway line until the forces Of the
government arrived and routed them
Some of the insurrectionists were
captured and the others fled
Yesterday there was another small
movement in the outskirts OF Carriage
and a similar one in Turrialba. but
neither amounted to much Order has
been completely restored, and the Costs
Ricans, almost without exception, have
offered their services to the govern
ment
The casualties in the fighting were
only three killed and five wounded.
The rebels proclaimed as their DO
htical platform the suppression of the
land and income taxes recently en-
forced by the government.
a dispatch from San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua, on Sunday reported the
outbreak of a revolution in Costa Rica
with several towns in the hands Of the
revolutionsts. The present govern
ment took power in January, 1917
through a revolutionary movement il
which President Gonzalez was over
thrown and the presidency assumed b,
General Tinoco, whose government ha.
not been recognized by the Unitet
States. Costa Rica severed relation.
with Germany after General Tinoct
became President.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
West
BRITISH

LONDON. Feb. 25 DAY>.-E Early this
morning a hostile raiding party re-
pulsed with loss east OF Armentieres. The
enemy's artillery has shown activity south
west of Cambria and in the Messines sector.
FRENCH
PARIS, Feb % DAY).-North of the
Allette French troops made a successful raid
IN the region of Urceh and returned with
sixteen prisoners and one machine gun. IN
the champagne. in the region of 'rahure and
in Upper Alsace. in the sectors north and
south of the Doller River Il lively artillery
duel maintained.
tNlGHT) There were reciprocal bonn
bardments in the Champagne and in the re-
eion of Chaume Wood
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
New Workers in Casualty List

OTTAWA. Ont. Feb. 25.-Among the
names Of Americans in Canadian
overseas casualty list issued here to-
day are: Wounded. Richard Wilkie,
BROOKLYN. III, II. c. Butler New York
City.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
BELGIAN

PARIS. Sunday. Feb. 2a,-Four German
attempts during the night of February e2-23
TO approach our advanced posts at various
points on the front were checked by our
barrage fire. machine guns and grenadcs
Artillery activity on both sides general
along the front. most intense n the region
of Dxmudc. where ctfcctunlly silenced
several batteries by our destructive fire. Our
svators have carried out a number of
flights and engaged in several aerial combats
GERMAN
BERLIN, Feb. 25 CDAY)-Thcrc have
been great many artillery and trench NOR
tar duels Recommending engagements oc-
CURED at many points ON the front. East Of
Nrmenticrcs we took prisoners and machine
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
INiaf Co2Ycspondenccl

nAR RIS, Jan. so. Paris priccs
Whew! They bite into the com
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Pocketbooks of y. S. Soldiers
Are Hard Hit by Paris Prices
hat Dear Franc Doesn't Go Anywhere Near as Far az Il
Used To; London Shilling Buys Much
More; Paris Cheerful

soldiers and civilians forget war for
the time and that is lust as necessary
as it is for n football team or a 'vAr-
slty eight to forget the gridiron or the
river on the day before the champion
ship.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26

SAN JOSE. Costa Rica. Feb. %
The revolution in Costa Rica has been
put down and order has been complete
ly restored
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-22

hAWKAWLIN - Sergt. Herbert
Ulrich of Kawkawlin was killed by
a shot from across the Mexican line
near Hidalgo Four MeXiCans were
killed in the return fire.