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VOLUME XIX.
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ABILENE TEXAS TUESDAY MARCH 30 J915
If UMB1H 21.
ABILENE SIGNS
ALABAMA NOW
AT NEWPORT NEWS
VON KLOCK IS
TO BE REMOVED
ROSS. ATTACKS
ARE REPULSED
PORTUGAL CRISIS
STILL SERIOUS
NORTH POLAND
CAMPAIGN FAILS
"ESSf!
AT
ma i.KAuri: ( i.t it miij firxish
A HATTEIIY TO BANKERS FOR
WHITE SOX XHAMH
I. S.
W MINIMI ARRIVES AT
UIMA FORT TO TAKE
I'HAltflK.
YIH
TTEMPT WIM. KV. MtBE TO PRE-
l.VV I.lMUWi IIY i.iii:ii
ARMY.
01TICIAM.Y CONFIRMED Til T
(JI'HMtX UENEIIW II S BEEN
WOt XDED.
:?000 MUX 7 MVCIIISE OCXS AMI
MiCII IMMIMTION TUil.X
XKAIt KAHSNOi'OI.
MOXAHCIIIU AMI HEVOUTIOX.
VIIY KEPOHTS SAID 'ID HE
Mini i:u.(ii:itATi:i
HERMAN OPPOSITE STOI PE AT
AM 1'OIXTS VYESf OP THE
MEMEX RIVEK.
!)e
Da iln
OK
GATHER
10
LEABUERS
SMYRNA
OW
BANKERS' LINE-UP GIVEN
Titers Pnndliur in Abilene nnd Willi
Dig leagues Will Help Bankers
(.:i Battle Against IntiiiU
Ing So.
W. Rich Kocble. generalissimo of NKWPORT Xfttt'S Vn. Mnr. an. "' "i.01"1?'1 ?rcBS- .
the Abilene Hankers' llasclmll team British merchantmen leaving here ' AUH March .10. An Athens dis-
Tnesdny morning closed n contract hy have heen supplying coal to Allied war rn'ph t0n' Ba'8 ilm Turkey l con
wire with one of the major league Bn)m lying nearl.y nwnlting the Clcr- ""tratlng her troops at Smyrna lo pre-
clubs for a hattery to play tor the man cruiser Prlnz Kltel Krledrlch nt n mmllng there hy the Allied
HankcrR hero next Friday when they which has heen In this harbor tar the Ar"'y . ri .
go Op against the Chicago White Sox n8t several wcekB now. ' rt Tl ? "Iiornllona ol the Dardanelles
Of the.. American League. . This In- This Is the report which nn cur- f 'e "? '"?? m& 'H.1'
nurnu Inn M;mkirs n mltflifv rrrmfl
chance of winning over the noted
players.
The Identity of these men will be
UopL n close Becrei until the gam Is
called There will be some surprise
When the Central West Toxas fans
eaten n glimpse or the Hankers' bat- onB for ordering the United States
tery for the pitcher nnd backstop battleship Alabama here. It is stated
wilr bo recognized the moment they thnt the United States Government
sten Into their places. The leaders of wnnts to protect her interests here
the Itankers' team put In sevcrnl and It Is bellovcd that the coming of
hours' work nnd sent mnny telegrams the Alabama has probably averted
before this dcnl was closed with the serious trouble In that n serious situ-
big league club. latlon .has been caused through tho
A probable llno-up has been glvn leaving of the British merchantmen
out by Manager Keeble. It includes for the warships of the British navy
for the most part men who are well lying near here.
known to Central West Texas fans.
Kncn player was seleetctl on the basis morning and it Is stated Hint Bhe will
of ability alone as the Hankers are take charge of the sltuntion at" once
going to make n supremo effort to In order that any trouble that might
whip the White Sox next Friday. I have arisen mny now be adjusted nt
Crocket a last year's star with the once without causing nnv concern to
Texnfl-Oklahomn lengue. will occupy the government. Thnt United Stntcs
first Imse for the Hankers. Shell will has n tlekltsh sltuntion to handle here
play second Green third Pender is admitted on nil sides. It Iina been
short. Oliver right field. Anderson left stated that tho Prlnz EltcL would inako
lipid and Davis center. These men nre nn attempt to leave this port. Tn that
already here and have done some ease the United States would have to
work against tho coming of Friday tnko Immediate action to stop nny at-
The nnnkers' park Is In the pink of tempt to leave nnd probably would
condition for the gnmc and tho locals liave to open fire on tho vessel In or-
nro working out on It In order to get dor to prevent her dopnrturc.
rnmlllnr with the grounds although: ' -
practically all of them havo played TO CIIAXfii: MUSIC OF SOXfl.
tljcre before. - w J . .
1 lie niiiruuuH win uuer low rnma
iii uiiu iu iiv-
to tho Central West Texas fans The f ABoeIated Press -n
(.'J to AiJ P0Aa 'roni KS"Kfr forts to chnngo the timo of the pntrl-
Abllene. -The Abilene and Southern 0(Itf so . )r SIe!Prlron..
has given rates from Anson on tlio wllch at rp8cnt Irt t)l( Bnmc m
north to nallinger on he south. This .G0( SnV( (h'0 K .. ail ..AmpHca..
li.Bitn.8n largo attendance rrom al n roncort plnnnnl . whIch tho
.nrf?rt.ic y " " '? exil!ec "y"'" wl e "s to an eutlrhly new
the Wehlta Valley road will also give nu.1oily. T10 now . ia npnn
excursion rates for the day. 'writton lv Paul Wlnrlch. which Is the
Abilene fans are engaged In the hpp n nttMnt the rpform.
eternal dope-Btuff figuring on tho -
Ilnnlcers chances for winning and try-.
Ing to make out who the buttery for' U nles n nervous woman o dem-
tho Hankers will be. .Ther Is keen """trate what nervo force really Is.
Interest In tho approaching contest!
and every fan In the Centinl West Is' The- mantle of chnrlty covers a lot
asked lo pray for fair weather.
HE Si IN COURT!
CITI.r.X OF ArKTIHA.IirXfiAllY
MISTOOK "M'KGIiAItY" FOIt
IUT(1AIAXM IX rOUHT.
a niiUnn nf Austria-Himcarv was
arraigned in the District court here
Monday afternoon before Judge Thos.
I Hlanton. Tho man had been ar -
rested at Merkel In connection wim
a burglary ease and had been In jail
here some time.
The Austrian wore heavy Iron-bot
tomed shoes such an are used by the
n Si.hh noolvandnn.
lie BPokefhngllsh but poorly and un
NOT A BULGARIAN
oorsiooa 11 wy '""V?. dIctlnentKulliiiyg of Yucatan arrliiug here to-
AVt f l written the word '"' ' condHIoHs are wore serious
against h in was written he word
Mrgary ;u.nV i'riook at ho opposed Carraara were crasfced be-
The accused took a long look at tnoi 1 h
....! m1 Dt-.inr tn IllB fPAl. AClnKi"l "" .-. n... ..- -w. . -rf
the court with his hands waving wild
VU1U M UJii v " ---.
n.ni 'n! Mo no nulearian me
AuBtrla.HungarJan" excitedly yelled
Ilia prisoner at the bar.
! 1.0.1 intort.rtaH inn worrt "Bur -
glary" as "Bulgarian" and must have(PrzeinjsI to fall according lo Aastrlau
thought that the court was trying aim
for being a citizen ot uuigaria
rountry for which the Austrian or
Hungarian has no love.
kllAKAI COLD Jl'ST OCT
LONDON March 30. (Correspond-
ence of tho Associated Press. KlmM
gold is one of the fashions created In
jewelry bv the war. The gold is ox-
ydlml Into a greenish yellow and
Is popular In tho form of safety pins
for men's soft collars. Other novel
ties r.ow seen In the Bond
street
u iu. iu ..i.
bona are a return to tne o
ni!f Vi rlnes with a receptacle for employes of the Western Union Tel-
ned gold rings with a recepwwe w the Weft 1
loned gold
a minute
a minute DUOlOKruim ur v. w.
hair These rings are greatly in de-
nmr iu "f" " WI .nt . nf
rsrss risi
...j . nwir contalnine Keep-
STtoSS arewom taside SeVoat
as iecet are ""
bu from wives ana sweeim
MERCHANTMEN SUPPLY GOAL
Report in Mnrine Circles Is llrilfsli
Slennicr Furnish Allied Vnr
slifjis Eying Nearby Awaiting
(Icriunn Cruiser
lr.lriM t. nlnn Alntn t ..
slated that the Urlttsh merchantmen
have been snmilvlnir n lnrge number
r flhlps. which It Is reported are ly-
ng nearby here nwaltlng the German
erulpr's departure from this port.
This Is named ns one of the reas-
The Alabama arrived here tliln -
nrni.iv m..i. oa n .. 1
.of nmateur theatrical performances
F-4 IS 300 FEET
NEARER SHORE
Hy the Associated Pjyss.
WASUIXIi'lOX Wur. .'JO-The sub-
murine Fl has been moved 30) ffet
nearer the shore ticcordlng to a Mono
lulu message to the nitty department
today.
OKLAHOMA CITY Mar. 'JO. Sheriff
wilder at Cliaadler today reported Are
f ( wt.n wio robbed (he StroHd
banks nere surrounded In the Osage
HHIs armed and despemle but short
'of proilslons. The slierlii Is picVlag
men to close la ob them.
MOIIILE Mil Xar. 30-F. W.
of the vMeA
expect puaishmeHt.
FKZEXYSLi Mar. M. Kefasal to
credit stories 0! Russian rlctorks la
Ilhelr section and the coHseuent UHy
1 In ureiiarinir for Russians raused
iinunT
125 TELEGRAPHERS
VOTED TO STRIKE
By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS March 30. It was ot-
fitiallv announced here this morning
that 125 telegraphers last night voted
; ct.iira Ttiow aro iirpKpnt and oast
--:" .: Tu' ".. i nil
-.- .-.-. .. .
era union a Knaui -
mulovea union
...!. - --. s;
01 m . tv.v-. r
hara at the telegrapher's request in
order to make an effort to bring a
reaeeful settlement of the trouble.
QUIET AT THE DARDANELLES
Operations There for Hie Tail Few
Dnji Unto Heen (.'unfineil (o
Intermittent llnmhiirdiiicnt
In Paris Report.
IU' "1"1 "t uiii"iumtiiin. iniii. i
i!?..n"i?TC'!Lilf.t"..lJP
these bom-
........ ..J... ' ...' ' ' " J ...
ba -dntents have resulted. It Is not be
'" l. "" .."" L
'';' " t"
i ii... .HVmVni
msI!ii:
there Is no mention made
itch from Athens today.
MANV GETTING IN
LINE FOR BATTLE
OT TOO
LATE TO HXTKK T1IF
PAXA.UA.IIXPOSITIOX CVM-
PAKIN. IIKIIIX WOKK MMV.
DE-ONE OF THE EOUR
foulest (irons In Interest r.icry liny.
You Can't Lose. If You Don't.
M'Ih n Trip You (.'el a
Commission.
The voting In today's paper prove
that tho Exposition cumpatgn is n pop-ulur-
atfulr. " Tlie'fiCiTJral-'jlublltf hdt
Itecomo interested nnd is eagerly
watching the standing of tho candi-
dates thnt is published dally.
The votes cast each day have no
bcuring on tho flnnl results. Candi-
dates far down th list have an equal
chance of being ono of tho four. Tho
thing that counts is being In the lead
on tho last count.
Candidates should not be too much
concerned about who leads 'from day
to clay but keep busy themselves and
forge ahead.
Wo have an Interesting Hat of can-
didates but there Is umplo time for
mere to enter. Certainly till can not
win llrst prize but knep In mind there
nr' four trips to bo given. Those who
fall to wlp a trip recelvo a fitting 1 e-
vurd In tho form of u liberal commis
sion.
Our records are still open for nom
inations and now Is tho
OPPOrlUH
timo to nominate some ono who wl I the point of his sun. While marching' offered by the officials of western
nrpreclato the value of a trip to Ca.l- tho r80nor towurd tho Jail ho sud- railroads. In favor of an Increaso tn
fori la. Hy a little perseverance tlio dcny reachcd down for a rock. The tticlr transportation charges aggre-
nomlneo can soon be among the lend- 0mCcr struck at him with his gun but gating millions of dollars annually
ere. . .missed nnd a heavv stone whizzed by I ' Wn will now nresent to vou tho
Vctes credited to ono candidate can
not bo tranferred to another candi-
date. At no time during- the cam-
paign can this be done. Each candi-
date must Btand on her own merits
LATE TELEGRAPH NEWS
LONDOV March Mlsslm? boat
from British steamer Agaila suni 1
submarine has reached safely bring
ing list of wlsslag dowa to nine.
..AtSTIJf March S Commissioner
of AgrkiritHre Davis today said much
East Texas fralt had been killed lj
frost hat set all.
WASHIXOTOV March 30. WiUon
today told eallers. Col. E. M House
now la Karone was "not vp to any-
thlBff." It has beea reported he was
stekiag "prospects oi peace."
irilf-r. Jvu tnnlshL
U vounded said to be still liag iu
trout of the Matamoros eBtrencli-
uients where they fell Saturday.
It is said Carraaristas haie planted
dynamite telorewvrj'1'
DarhshHHd HNTreatcd.
IXLN'DOX. Mar 30. British preju
dice against Germany has even been
turned agalnBt the Kind 01 aog nui
bears "the unfortunate name of dach
shund" complains a writer tn 'ine
Daily Mail who says:
"Jlay I protest against the cruel and
senseless Banner in which some peo
ple are treating the unfortunate turn-
snit don beeausa these poor dumb
friaade have bea' called. by the Ger
man name of dachshund."
m i
When a girl is told that she la as
pretty as a. picture" comic valentines
don't cewt
11UAWVCVII I P "Varrli SH 'o
night To command hordr siiaatlon. lff IteezInK Ja north and central
Three batteries of United States r- portions; frost In south portion; Wed-
HAS QUARREL WITH KAISER
Xnt Slaleil What Slnrniy Interview
Came l.'p About Bui I'rohulilj
(hex Sonic '( of Pli'i.l
Operations
Py lhe Associated Press.
LONDON' March 30. An Amster-
dam dispatch snys that General von
Kluek was officially announced in
Tlcrlln iis being slightly wounded. He
wns wounded while Inspecting the
ti'i'Mches at their most dangerous point
nfter a stormy interview with the
Kaiser.
It Is expeotcd today that the Kaiser
will remove von Kuck from his com-
mand. It Is- not stated In the dispatch
what the difference between the Kai-
ser and Gen. von Klttck wnB. $'t Is
believed that the trouble enme up over
the field operations and movements of
tlio troops. Tho rumor Is current that
this difference wns due to von Kluck's
insistence that his plans for n shifting
of the troops to other fields be put
into effect.
CAMIIMIMIK SPF.XIIS 10.000.
CAM UK I DO K Kng. March SO
i Correspondence of the Associated
Prces.) The Cambridge FiuvorsUy
Dolglnn fund has thus far spent $10-
00ft in providing hospitality am: u:d
for Holglnn professors teachers am:
students at Cambridge. At the pres-
ent time the fund l contributing to
the support of 2.VJ persons nt a coat
of r bout $800 a week.
UOX COXTAIXINU HAM- WAS MISS-
ED FHOM TMJCK AT TEXAS'
AM) PACIFIC DEPOT.
When Special Officer Jim Row Mon
day night saw n negro carrying a box
under his arm ho ilcinandcu to Know
what the box contained. Tho negro
nulckcncd his pace and finally drop
ped tho box nnd dived into an alley
off Pine ana acconil Btreeth.. ino 01-
fleer pursued him and opened flro with
a heavy revolver.
Then began a chnso that lasted half
an hour and finally ended In the ar -
rest of tho negro. The officer chased
him through nllcya and ncross streets
for several minutes firing five ahots
in all at him. None of these bullotB
took effect as they were ilred to
frighten tho escaping negro. Officer
Row anally ciiased tho negro under a
nt'ltfnrm nml nifir)a lilm ntimn nil nt
the official's head. The prisoner
broke and ran again.
Ijiter on at a negro restaurant Offi-
cer Row placed under arrest James
Addison a negro known aB "Black
Cat" to tho officers. Ho had been out
ot Jail only a few days and was again
placed behind tire bars-
The box dropped by the negro con-
tained fortv-flve nounds of ham and
had been stolen from the express
truck at the Texas
and Pacific sla
tion.
WEATHER REPORT
ER
CHASED
n mil
AM
For Abilene and vicinity: Tonight typical lines or weaklings. This pra-
partly cloudy; much colder; cold wave'eedure Is In marked contrast to that
with temperature 2S
to 32 degrees;
Wednesday fair.
For East Texas;
Tonight partly
cloudy; much colder; cold wave In
north portion with temperature 2S to
22 degrees; frost in tfouthwe&t por
tion; Wednesday fair; colder In the
Hon.
Shippers Forecast:
ments northward will encounter tem
perature or 2 to so degrees.
TOBAY'S TEXPEKATUHE.
m
Noeoof tA-rDce
M3VCRTItfe PAlf
Tnerar.wrtCH
1 a. m.
.05
.64
-64
M
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2 a m.
3
4
5
6
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9
to
11
a. ra.
APvOnVbsKr rVa
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12 noon 53
1 f IK.......55
Nuwtbers ot YI1 nesaay iair; wanner n norm por-
TTT
"Zimk
T ON WESTERN FRONT
Xcnr Kllmll (lie (icrmnns Capture (00
it mt Olher Night Atlarks In This
Serlton (to Again"! the
llusslans.
Dy the Associated Press.
ilKKIiltN. March .10. The official nn-
UMiurement today said:
"Nenr Karsnopol Uiissln the Ger-
mnns cniitured .1i000 men seven mn-
!hiiiL gitns. ono cannon nnd several
c.ir of ammunition. Two thousand
nisi!nns wore killed there.
"Nenr Kllmll the Gcrntnus enplured
(J'trt prisoners. Other llusslnn at-
tad.n at night in this section also fail-
ed '
"On the western front thero havo
been only artillery nnd sapping en-
gagements." SHIPPERS DO NOT
WANT INCREASE
CIIAIKMAX OF II) WA ItAtMtOAD
COMMISSI!) X APPEAHS IX
KTE HE V 111 Ml
NO FIGHT ROADS' GREDIT
"The llcsiilt of Our Efforts VIII He
to Help Establish Soundness and
Strength of their
Credit."
By lho Associated Press.
wCHI.QAGOtnjch- go.-nifprd
iconic cuairman oi mo town riuirouu
commission In behalf of tho protest-
ing shippers In tho western railroad
freight rate hearing outlined before
li'tetxtnto Commoico Commissioner
W. 2L Daniels today tho opposition of
tho shippers to tho freight rnto In
crcnocs proposed by 41 western rail-
roue; systems.
Tho railroads arc seeking to have
puHOnt ratea increased
on certain
caiumodltleB. which they assert
prcgunt to not yield them a fair
ul
In-
Incase. Tho total Increases If grant-
eJ according to tho railroads would
' increase their revenuo .$10000000 a
yoar.
T)m ranroada have been presenilng
their sldo ot tho caHo since March
4. jur Thome's statement at the
hcurlng today was tho beginning of
tho shippers' case. Ho said:
Mlnrinp' thn nist fnur wrfkR thttt
Pntrmloalnn liia ItAnnl tlia Inorlmnnv
evidence on behalf ot tlio producers
t-hippera and consumers of this west-
ern part of the nation.
'Our object la not to make a gen-
eral onslaught upon the credit of
tl'esr) western railroads. Tho result
ot our efforts will be rather to help
establish the soundness and strength
of their credit.
As indicating conditions in the
territory Involved only the testimony
nt the Presidents of the Chicago
Great Western Railroad tho Mlssottr
Pacific Railway and tho Mssourl
I Kansas and Texas Hallway was In
troduced. Nothing further need be
.said. This Commission and the pub-
I He knows whether they represented
pursued by the eastern railroads.
where -the chief executives ot the
ie;; resen tat! ye lines testified."
SIMMS LOSES FIRST
&AIIE TO H. P. C. MKWOAY
Slmraons College lost the first gamelng with three committees busy. They
36-hour shln'o' a baseball series to Howard Payne
db-HOUr Snip-. n.niH Unndav hv Jl
score of S to 2. Simmons is playing
Daniel Baker today.
The following telegram was receiv
ed this morning by The Corral the
monthly publication ot bimmous:
Brownwood Tex. Mar 29. 1916-
"Die Corral.
4 Care 1. N. Carswell Simmons Col
lege. Abilene. Texas.
'Howard Payne won over Simmons
this afternoon by the score of 8 to 2.
A little tough luck but have high
hopes for tomorrow's game with Dan-
iel Baker. 'Emokey Joe will pitch for
Simmons so they will not have a
chance. Brad and Clemens made two
runs for Simmons today.
"BurkeU."
HI ll p w
'fry a Xeperter Waat Ad.
BREAD RIOTS INCREASE
Mnny Itoporls Hcach Paris of Dcw
ottstrHlloHS hy the Slanimr Pji
tilare for Hrend in Spanish
Tonus
Hy the Assorlnlod Press.
PARIS March 10. Apart front tin'
muhurchlal nnd revolutionary reports
which nrn Intentionally exnggerntcdi
the crisis In Portugal continues se-
rious Bays a Madrid dispatch receiv-
ed here today.
Tho dispatch it Is claimed comes
from nn 'Impartial source and thnt
thcicfore thero Is no exaggeration of
the conditions which now exist there.
Thero nro many reports reaching
bore of rioting for bread. Reports
previously given out some weeks ago
told of fiolB for bread. Today's re-
ports Indicato that these demonstra-
tlor.B on the part of populace arc con-
tinuing nnd that apparently nothing
hns been done to relieve tho situation.
A largo number of towns near Madrid
reported thnt the situations there were
very nlarmlng 3nd that Immediate ac-
tion was necessary In order thai n
lnr; number might hot starve to
death as n result of their Inability to
securo. enough bread upon which to
subsist.
The dispatch today from Madrid
says that tho reports which nro given
out from time to timo hy the mon-
archy and revolutionists '-nro greatly
exaggerated.
NEGRO SUSPECTS
TAKEN TO DALLAS
ARE HEM) IX ((WNECTlOXmkrU
Xl'HDKK OP TWO'KATY
HHAKEME.V.
ONE HAS CONFESSED?
.Sheriff Declares That He Hns Con-
fessioH from Oho of HlncVs He-
ileied to He ConHerii'd With
Crime car Denton.
By lho Associated PrcsB.
DALLAS March 30. Eugene Lnw-
sou and Clarchco Green negroes
vem brought hero today as suspects In
the killing of the two Katy brakemen
last week near Denton. Tho sheriff
made tho statement today that one ol
the negroes has confessed to tho miir
der and that ho bus made a state-
ment to that effect.
The Katy brukemen were murdered
on n moving freight train at night.
Their bodies were discovered on top
a freight car whon the train reached
Denton the next morning. They had
beet beaten robbed and tho wounds
Inflicted showed that they had made
terrific struggle for their lives.
Tho negroes have been brought hero
for safe-keeping. It is said that con-
siderable feeling has been aroused at
Denton over tho murder of the brake-
men WATER CHANGED
OFTEN IN POOL
FAIR PAKK NAT. WILL WE EXPT-
1ED AS 0FTKX ASXKCKBSAKV
FOM CHW SAMTATMS.
Tho campaign for disposing of tho
balance of livestock in Fair Park Nata-
torlum was resumed Tuesday inorn-
expect to close out the rest of the
stocU in a few days.
lho details for emptying and refill-
ing the big reservoir are now being
worked out The discharged water
will be used in irrigating the park
Fresb water will be kept running thru
the pool at all times and the entire
be found necessary for perfect aau-
itation. TUe toUl buUt of water dU -
charged from the pool montUly wvill
IMS Kuiuvnuert) urar iwvw b""0"!
whkl will irrigate the Fair Parte to
1-crfectlon. Turn water will be releas-
ed ai often as is found necessary.
The comnittees are meeting with
euccess in their efforts to sell the re-
malrder of the slock.
Broken ivory can he mended with a
cement wade by dissolving alum in
ihot water.
FIGHT Al OSSOWETZ STOPS
HomtinrdmrHf in Progress Hy OermftN
For Sometime for Possef.stotf ttf
Fortress Xnw Hhh Ylrlwilly
Craned.
I'y tho Associated Press.
PKTROGRAt) Afar. .10. Tho official
announcement todny Is that tho Ger-
tnnn 'offensive In North Poland ban
failed having been Btopped at alt
points along the lino west of thfe Nlo
men River.
Tho German bombardment of Osetf-
wctjt has virtually been stopped. It
is considered of considerable slgnlfl
ennce that the Germans luivu fafled lit
their North Poland campaign as Indi-
cated In the official statement Issued
by the government today 90 lo the pro-
gress of the war insofar ns Russia' la
concerned. Tho Germans Jiavo been
making a mighty fight for the posses-
sion of ObsowcIz. This city ban been
the scene of somo of tho heaviest
lighting bf tho war and tho Germans
havo thrown against this fortress
thousands of their best men nnd lar-
gest artillery. Engagement after en
gagement lias taken place at this for-
tress and both the Russians nnd Ger-
mans have lost mnny thousands of
men killed and wounded. Tho posses-
slon of this fortress Is considered ot
mucii strategic value an It gives (he
army In possession a vantage 'point
from widen to wngo a vigorous cam-
paign. RHEIMS AGAIN
IS
"" and" two mmfnrxm
WOUXMM.
"NO INFANTRY FIGHTING"
Ofilclsl French SlstemwU Ttly 87
French Drove (lerwas Frm n
PosIIIhh Xorthwist of St.
Mlhiel Yesterday.
By the Associated Pre.
PARIS Mar. 30-Tho omclal co-
munlauo todny said that a German
aeroplane dropped bombs on tho city
of Itbelms and that two persona were
wounded.
One bomb bit the apse ot the cathe-
dral rendering further damage to title
building which 1ib now heen the
mark of many attacks ot the German.
It ia stated that the bulldm la only n
small part ot what It formerly was
such a largo number et sheila and
bombs have been dropped upon ft dur-
ing tho course of the ftahtiitc for the
possession at the city by the eaatend-
Ing armies.
The French artillery drove the Ger-
mans from a position northeast ot ML.
Mlhiel. It m not stated what the toeaee
were on either side. -
There was no Infantry fighting at
any point along the Haw the eOcial
statement concluded
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THIRTEEN BALES OF
COTTON DAMAGED
FIKE AT CTTfX YAWI HiHtY
TUESDAY JtESTM": IX BA.
AdK 1 IX BALI.
Thirteen bales ot cotton were
aJLfd at eight o'clock Tue4ay morn-
ing at lhe cotton yard oa Wht awd
Fifth streets. It is supposed that
spniks from a nearby smckeetMik Ig-
nited the staple
Ibe fire department reaohed the
spot quickly and rolled the taminc
cotton out of the way ot other mthm.
using- the chemical anpnratnn en. the
U Tbe 01
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All members of mm M W t eV HT
requested to he
Awril Stit. CUa
retrehma4s aecveeV'
members are anfimlty IsmlmnVC. H.
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