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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1917-03-08, Page 7SENATE FILIBUSTER BLOCKS near Willett the trotible title been Ilia - Covered. Dlr. Nir, A. Arteletreng, ot Niagara - en -tee -Lake, exhibited a novel peed package whIeh he Ilas 4evised lately. 11 5, ARMED NEUTRALITy ACT au: itoomtallefettoiltilgozir oeft%erTtelgiihreolr; and explailleil fasten of Its construe - Party .of Twelve Forces Disgrace On Great Nation About to Dat end Honor. Presideot Summons.Special Session to Supp]y Means to Prevent Disastef. Washington, Mame 4. -President Wileou to -night informed the country, In a statement, that aie extra sessien Congrees le required to clothe him with authority to arm inercleant ships, but it is melees to call one while the Senate works under the present rules, which permit a small miuority to keep. an overwhelming majority from act; log. The President prOposce, tb.erefore, that the special session ot the eienate arthich he has called to meet to -mor- row revisethe ruleg "to supply the means of action and save the country from disaster." "A little group of wilful men," says the. President in his statement, "representing no opinion but their own, have rendered the great Government .of -the United Staten heiplese and contemptible." - Washington, March 4, -Twelve Sen- ators, lettby Senator. Lafellette and encouraged by Sena:ton Stone, Denrce cattle chairraan of the Foreign Rela- tions Committee, in a filibuster. de-. neunced•by President Wilson's spates- nian eo 'the most reprehensible in the history of any civilized notion, delica- te e will of an overwhelming majeray Congress up to the last minate to• datr and denied to the President a law authoriztng , him to arm An:edema merchant ships to meet the German submarine menace. Unyielding throughout 26 hours of eontinuous 'session to appeals that their defiance of the President would be humiliating to the country, anemia prornising in a crisis described to them as the mcGt serious to the an; teen 'since the civil war, Leonetti? and his small group Of supporters r0. fused a. majority of their colleagues all opportuaity to vote on the armed neutrality bill, and It. tlied with the 64th Congress at. noon. ' 12 BALK WILL OF 76. To fix responsibility before the country 76 Senators, 30 Republicans and 46 .Democrats signed a manitesto predefining to the world that they • favored paseage of the measure. • This declaration, embodied in the record ':ee the Senate, referred to the- ,fnet.'that the House Thursday night • Paesed a. similar bill by a vote of 40e, to 13',. and elect recited that the Senate rue°, pormit'ing unlimited debate gave egiall minority opportunity to throt- tie.the -will af the majority. • The twelve Senators Who wenton • recora with the thirteen members of the House against granting to Pres!. cleat Wilson the authority he asked from Congress in the crisis were': • Republicans - Clapp, Minnesota; Cummins, Iowa; Gronna, North Da- kota; Kenyon, Iowa; Lafollette, • cousin; Norris, Nebraska; Works, CalifOrnia. Democrats -Kirby," Arkansas; Lane, Oregon; O'Gorman, New Yorlt; Stone, Itliesauri; Vardaman, Mississippi. THWARTED PLAINT'S AT END. Hours before the end Senators wipe ;fought throughout the night to break dowa the filibuster conceived a way to _thwart Lafollette's well -laid plans . eee occupy the centre of the legislative netage, at the climax of the bitter- fight Its execution brought the session to a draneatic end, with Lafollette fighting vainly for a chanceto deliver a speech on Which he had worked many days. He saw female of the doomed legs. lateon. inflict the death blow which he planned. Instead of Lafollette, Senator Hiteh- coakaleieder of the majority in favor of the bill talked out the waning hours of the session. riming his op- portunity- to tb.e minute, Senator La. follete entered the Senate Chamber shortly after 9 ,o'clock this morning, prepared to take the 'centre of the stage for the last act of the tragedy. 'Mien the last moment he had chosen etrived, he addressed the chair, but Senator Hitchcock prevented his re- cognition. • • The forensic 'struggle which ensued seldom, if ever, had been equaled in the history of the Senate. Voices Wore stratted to ehrielting, threaten. ing fists were shaken at the presiding oft -leer, while the crowded floor and galore looked ou breahlessly. But ibe lacident soon passed without via - Jenne. The chair recognized Senator Iliteheock and Lafollette's opportune te Was snatched away. THE CLOSING SCENE. TfUe closing moments et the sof/- elan. were tense and impressive. Ten Minutes before the end Senator Hitch- • Cock had made his last appeal for unatlittious Consent for a vote on the bill. Lafollette objected. The Nebras. kW -SIM -Attire prefachig•his closing •re - Meeks with a, portion of President Wilson's address to Congress asking for the •autherity about to be denied, snielanly said: elt is unfortunate and deplorable that twelve nien in the Senate of the States have used their power to -defeat the will of 75 or 80 mem- bers' by ono ot the Meat reprehensible filibusters ever reeorded In the his - tore of any civilized coentrY." Jest as Senator Iliteheock uttered theele Words the hour Of aeon struck Lula the sixty-fottrth Congress Was ended. President Wilson lesued a state - meet declaring that through the ac - Gott. of a few Senators it has proved impoeSible to have passed legislation meeting the present critical inter - Italian,' situation and other bine OE vast importance to the nation, He said he believed that he the speelal Meetitig of the Setiate already Milled for to -morrow the ruhee tehiettld be Mended ea that action clield belala en. He did not diecteem his Polley Pn the earning of inereltaamen, - - President Winton took the oath Of Orrice at 12.03 pee. today, In presenter • of the Chief Justice, and some bete Of the Cabinet. There wag ho Cereirteriy, When President Wilson kissed the Bible after taking the 00.th tif tette thaslay his lips' toadied all this attegege: "The Lard is our reftige; a YorY Prostiit belp in GMtf trOubie," TEXT Or PRESIDENT'S' ADDRESS, The Eiresiddit'll etatetnetit in .11el1 felittwe: eThet Wren/MAO Of tile IAA "ere the sixty-feu:tit Cc/tigress by con- ,Stitutional limitation discloses a eitta 'aim unparalleled in the history of ,the country Perhaps unparalleled la the history of any modern Govern- ment. In the immediate presence of a crisis, fraught, with more subtle and far-reaching possibilities of ea - Lionel danger than auy other the Gov- ernment bas known withal the whole history of its ieternational relations. the Congress has been unable to net either to safeguard the country or to vindicate the elementary rights oeitn Citizens, More that; five hundrea of the five hundred and thirty-one mans- bers of the two Houses were ready and anxious to act; the House or Repre- sentatives had acted by an overwhelm- ing majority. but the Senate was un- able to act because a little group of eleven senators had deterrained that it should not.. "The Senate has no rules by wince% debate can be limited or brought to an end, no rules by which dilatory tactics of any kina can be prevented. single member can stand In the way of action if he ems but tho phy- sical endurance. The result in this case is a complete paralysis alike of the legislative and of the executive branches of the Government. "This Inability of the Senate to aet has rendered sonie of the moat neces- sary legislation of' the session im- possible, at a time when the need for it was. most pressing and most evi- dent, "The opposition of one or two Sena- tors has made it impossible to increaee the merulsership of the Inter -State Commerce Commission or to give it the altered organiza,tion necessaary for its efficiency. The conservation bill which should have released for imme cliate use the mineral resources Which the still locked up in the public lands, now that their release is more empeee- tively necessary than ever, and the bill which would have made the anused water power of the coun ey immeei- ately available for industry have both failed, though they have eeen under consideration Ihro igao at Le sessions of two Congresses and hove been twice passed by the House of Rep- resentatives." CHINESE HEAD BLOCKS BREAK President Refuses to Carry Out Cabinet's Decree — — Which Decided pn Rupture With Germany. Perkin, March 4. -The Cabinet to- day decided that China should join the United States in breaking or relations with Germany. This deeision was submitted to the President, who •re fused to approve the Cabinet's action,. saying such power rested entirely with him. Premier Tuttn Chi Jul immed- iately resigned, and left for Tientsin, accompanied by several other mem- bees of the Cabinet. The resignation of.' the entire Cab- inet is expected. Parliament is virtually unanimous in favor of the opinioit et the Cabinet The leaders of all the political parties are adversely criticising the Presi- dent's position. The Vice -President of the Republic supports the action of the Cabinet. teccording to the President's oftice the Immediate crime of the break was a despatch sent to the Chinese, Min- ister at Tokio committing Chine to a rupture of relations with Getimany and a union with the Entente powers under certain conditions, The Prem. dent refused his approval because, he declared, Parliament must sanotien ail measures contemplating war, as well as a direct declaration of war. President Li Yuan Hung justifies his position. by Article 35 of the Provision- al Constitution, which reads as fol- lows, "The Provisional President shall have power, with the concurrence of the National Council, to declare war and conclude treaties" For some time there has beea melon in the Chinese Cabinet as a result of Preeident IA Yuan Hung op! posing the willies of the. Masters .1th regard to China's position in the world war. FRUIT GROWERS IN CONVENTION .•••••••• Volunteer Helpers Must Ex- pect to Work. More Useful Talks by the Experts. St, Gatheanues. Meech 2.- The.re will prebably tome a time in the near future, tend Mr, W. A. eleGubbin. M. A., of the Dominion LO,b0ratOry Of Plant Pathology, -when a law will have to be made against the Moving of currant bushes' and white pine trees from one part of the weary to an- other so as to (Wad the spread of white pitle blieter rust, the host of whiCii is the currant and gooseberry et both wild and celtivated varieties::: i Survet's Made by the Pie/vine' For. ester Ionia shown that thie die4e exe- Isted aet only In the Niagara istriet. Whieh Was previausly known. t' be ite. Ceded, but else to et sitell extent near Many etatt•ele in Onteriet-aPert Bare , ?Well, tirriettfeed, Ottelph, /Andean atid leteWattiievillel belt* Mae Oe the OWN • • twelve pouches in Wall a manner that a fair portion of each peach Can be seen by the purchaser before opening the package. A number of these pack- agea, when crated together, travel well, as the construction ensures good supply of air to the frUit. elr, W. IL Muting, of St. Gather - Ines presented the reeolutions pre- pared by the conunittee to the mem. bees of the Niagara Fruit-Growerie ASsbelatiOn; they were given but little discussion by the Meeting and were all unanimously adopted. The first resolution placed the seal of the association on the approval of a pub- licity campaign. The general opinion was expressed daring the discusslon that the helpers must be made to understand that they will not be hare Ing a holiday when they are picking fruit, and it was clearly pointed out that no parties of holiday-makers wit) be welcomed in the orchards or pack Ing houses during the corning trait season, either in growing time or liar vest, Thonuis Dilworth, whose market gardens are situated within a fee melee of Toronto, gave an interesting account of his experience'of the use of the Skinner system of Irrigiition tu vegetable growing. This ha has found most successful in his greenhouse ante fields. • , •• Mr, Robinson, Kingston, who quoted wonderful returns from the use of un- derground irrigation in Florida, sug- gested the use of the old Welland Canal as the basis of a geheral irriga- tion scheme. Speaking from his yiew. point as a grower, he pointed out the need ,of inore vegetables for canning and pickling, as the present supply le very short. GERMAN CLAIMS OF SUBS.' WORK Berlin Says Great Transport With Troops Sunk As Well as Other Ships in the Mediterranean. Loudon March 4.-Iteuter's Tele- gram Company says the Greek steam- ship Proconnisses, of 2,769 tons gross, which had been 'requisitioned by the Greek Royalist Government to go to America for 6,000 tons of grain for the assistance of the Royalist Popuia. tion of Old Greece, has been torped- oed and sunk by a, German submar- ine. Aoeording to the. latest maritime records the Pioconnissos WAS trans- ferred from Greek registry to the French flag and, renamed Verdun. No rocent movements of the vessel have been published,and she was last re- ported at Bordeaux, France, in No- vember, 1916. The ship was 319 feet - long, and was built at Sunderland in 1902. PART OF TROOPS DROWNED, Berlin, March 4. -:An armed trans- port steamer of 34,494 tons, with about §0 colonial troops, artillery and horses on board, was sunk by a Ger- man •submarine itt the Mediterranean on Pala 24, the Admiralty announced to -day. Some of the troops on board were lost. . A troops laden transport of about 6,000 tons was sunk on Feb, 23, it was announced. A 9,000 tons under escort is report- ed sent to the bottom on February 17 south of Malta, while the sinking of 13 other vessels of a total of more than 25,000 tons, is recorded. The statement reads:: ."German submarines have sunk the following vessels in the barred zone of the Mediterranean: "Feb. 17, south of Malta, transport steamer of 9,000 tonne filled with cargo and escorted by other vessels, steering eastward. "Feb. 23, transport steamer, about 6,000 tons, crowded with troops, es- corted by vessels;• transport steamer, about 5,000 tons, with cargo, also es- corted. "February 24, armed transport steamer, 54,494 tons, with about 600 Colonial troops, artillery and hoiees on board. Part of the troops were drowned, "In addition to the transport steam. ers reported sunk 13 vessels, totalling 25,166 tens, were destroyed in the -Mediterranean receatly. Among them were the Italian steamer Oceania, 1,200 tons, with grain, from America to Italy; British steamer Corso, 3,264 tons, with concealed armament and carrying 6,00 tons of manganese ore. linseed and cotton, froth, Bombay to Hull; armed Italian steamer Pruden- za, 3,307 tons, with Indian Corn, from Argentina to Italy; Swedish eteamer Skogiand, 2,90Q. tons, with cod, from Neefeek to Italy; Ctreek steamer Pro- oonnissos, .3,5$7 Witt, from Saloniki te Al giere," ' HITS BELGIUM. 1 mory......*ormor nor.G.enerai of Ileigluin, tteehrding to a G erman Decree May Stop More Industries. Havre, alarch 4. -Tire German Gayer- deelaration by the Beiglien Government here, has be a decree issued -on Pee. 17 menaced certain Belgian industriee. with eemplete cessation, thus increasing con- siderably the number of deported Bel - elan maimed,' "Beginning Mardi 1," nen the deeree, as quoted by the Belgian authorities, "werits And industrieu notably mann- factoriee. will not be allowed tu opera- tion except by approval of the ehief et the Gorman civil admielstratien. lbt- t,csta for authorintioe te continue the operation of a plant 1nust indicate the estimated stook of coal, coke, iron and steel on hand and the value and don*. Ittiert of the eresent and future output of the af the pleats; also the quantity of taw material whiele will be treceiseary monthly,. the nuother ef freight cars re. rotrod for trannportation of raw nutters ete 'well as the manufactured pro. duets. "coel Wine% ealte oesene, min piano end plumphate tninee, fantories (led mills of all kinds and regional renewals and tremwayaare expniptcd front the forelgotag diepoeltiom.' GERIVIANY SEIZING CHURCH • OELLs Oripentiagen, retbleeeeleteria.ny bew drawing aeon eitUrell belin fOr war re. guitements. An miler apprepriatiug benne° church bells after Muth 1. in pub. fished in thb ililrainfl 1)1'048. Ono ben in a dome mete be retained in default of other means for summoning the 0Ort. Alurninuni poking utenslie be sulicepuit- gurEzetlt.iert worehip A. roguiatieenv n eritte the aninscatinn 'Df WAR CERTAIN, er of extreMe meartUres, welt% la the ranee Zeitung: "Aa a result off the pagination of the em Gernutie Offer to blexico, lientineeat, sAys w, H T Ft tiAelaitiolow:iraeinoolitti;Toitrotn TA FT Preold014. This circumstance, or its possible results, are bardly calculatea shuis ' to fill u wit! e 3 s el or Clash Between Armed Lin- ers and U -Boats. Ex -President Sees Great Future for Canada. q•••••,•••••••••••• London, Ga., alarch 4,-Wililare Howard Taft, termer President of the Unitee States, passing through Lou- don Saturday, deciarea hie convtaion that the United State a aad GorMaltY are -moving with absolute certeinty to a, state of war, and that the amain of merchentmen will precipitate the claeh that must come, but that the people of the Vatted States .will not oe in the earlier stages of the struggle at any. rate to send an expe• ditionary force to haitope. "The Presi- dent will be given, every facility to arm our ahips and to proteet our commerce," he declared. When they enter the barred zone if they eight a submarine they will attack it, The first clash will bring matters to an issue, Then it will be up to Germany to say whether she will declare a state of war between the nations. "We are not well prepared la mili- tary sense. We have a fairly good navy which, with the appropria tions set apart to augment it in. our preparedness . programme, that has been so greatly sthuulated by this war, will at length become the most formidable' in the world, excepting only Great Britain. In the matter of coast defences, we evill be second to none. In the nature of things this will be for us a naval war. Front Mexico and along our southern fron- t ler a now situation would develop promptly, and. we would without question call for a voluntary army. So far as the Germans of the United States aro concerned, they are a very good class of citizens, though there are some extremists, and I believe in tho main they are absolutely loyal to the United States. "After the war you aro going to have a growth atul development in -this country and an increase ie activities which, with opportunities for expansion that your Dominion offers, leads one to believe that there Is nothing that should be beyond remonable expectation." +ere- • CANADIANS TED Honors for a Number of Of- ficers Announced For Bravery On the Field of Battle. London, March 4. -The following eonore are gazetted: D.otinguisned Service Order -:Maj or .ournett .baws, Maumee I:titles, wee versenaily carried out a suceoseful re- eenna.etutee .0 "No Man s Lana, • alto neer reuaered most valuable (service ettring ttie attack wit:ell materiaily as. meted me seccees 01 tee overvalues. • Military tiroge-alajor neuter !mate anan, Mt/unted win) got his Quiupany into tire enemy's lines tutu - mit a casualty and reacued the o•bjec- tette and Inflicted heavy caeualties, elm minaret tie 1.4,18(more; Lieut. ao• „aid James Clara, Mounted Rifles, en° carried out a aangerous ataliance and brougut back vaimenie information concerning the condition of tite enemy'e wire and front trench- es, later during tne raid he led tne rirst wave wita great gaiiantry; Lieut. Joseph Henry Majer lemeley, infan- try, led a succeseful ranting party in uayligat against the enemy e Dome and trenches, showing marked initia- tive and powers of leaderanip; Lieut. Pranc.e John Gray, itoyal tianadatne, led a eucceseful raid with great ga;- .ancry and captured five prisoners and inflicted over 50 casualties; 'Lieut. e'rauces John Gray, Royal Canadians, led a sueeeesful raid with great gal- iantry and captured five prisoners and enacted oser 50 casualtiee: Lieut. Joseph Griffith:a infantry, during an ,ntense enemy bombardmept voluu- iarny went up to the front line and encouraged the mon on duty -there. and later waisted a machine gen team to repel two attacks; Lieut. Alexae- der Byars Johneton, Mounted Rifles, di:owed marked -courage and initiative ln advancing with only six men and capturing four mountain gune with two officers and fifteen men; Lieut. Charles Stuart Martin, infantry, led a party in a succeeeaful raid With great gallantry and succeeded in cap- turing two unwounded prisonerei, he previetsly carried out several dan- gerous patrols; Vett. John MeNaugh- tell, infantry, a,ccompanied by anoth- er officer and four othere of the ranks entered the trenthee and •sue- caded in capturing two prisoners. he showed great courage and ekill and remained in the enemy's trenches over 40 minutes; Lieut. Robert Geo. Swift, :Vomited Rialto, led his men in an attack with great courage and de- teritination Arid later led a party of bombefs down the communication trenth and penetrated the tuppOrt titles, taking a, number of prisoners. • o FOE VIEWS OF HUN ,NTRIGUE Reventlow Blames Zimmer- man for the Expose. Some Praise, Some Con- demn, the Minister. M Berlin, arch 4, ela.I.onflon, Itiareh 6. -While some ef the Germail papers have reeeived the news of the Gerniaa- Mexican intrigue with coni arati-re in- difference, &there haee ileereusly de nonneed Cut policy of lecreige entree 'ary Ylrametenen, and ranting tit 30 I .atter Um Tae geeou icitung. Cnt 1, On Iteveritlate, fontorly oat/ of the Meet ardent adeceette of urifeetrietee fele- --attuaneten Arran, tind a general eupport. atter, tliOlie Oink() wlzo bave been basing hopes for the preservation of peace oll nivided publio opinion in the United Staten are now forced to deplore the turn Wage, nave tsken ,and to doubt tlie wisaom of Gee German poliey which, so far as IVIexico is concerned, may be stigmatized as briagleg lighted match in contact with a pow- der cask. "It is to be deeply deplored that the Cliancellor and Foreign Secretary neglected to seize the opportunity yes- terday to exPrese themeelvee clearly teirocnaciepoileilagieath,ls episode and their poll - In opposition to the Tages Zeitung, the Lokal Anzeiger strongly eupports the policy of Secretary Zimmerman.. LAYS BLAME ON WILSON, Berne, March 4, via Paris, eIarch 6. -The Munich Neuste Nachrichten. discussing the Zimmerman note, de- nies that any plot existed on the part of Germany to bring about war with Americo., but rather that Germany act od out of foreeight against possible eventualities. The Ne.cariehton main tains that tho onus for tho wItole af• fair rests on President Wilson. The Frankfurter 7eitung's cennuents in a (Efferent tone, and offers no de' P 011$ a of Secretary Zimmerman's ac- tion, After expressing a mild and ap- oarently not serious doubt as to tho euthenticity of the note and admitting that its rublicaticn strengthen3 inun a- surably President Wilson's position, the Frankfurter Zeitung says: "In the camp of our enemies jubilant joy reigns as the result of the diseov. ery, and it is not an especially fortu- nate circumstance for us -aside frem the political value of the whole move -that each an nbsolutoly secret docu- ment sbould fall into wrong hands." A BAD BLOW TO GERMANY So Neutrals See Revelations of Trickery. Confirmation Shown in Hun Press Views. Copenhagen Cable, via Lontion-- -Tee startling revelations regarding Germany's intrigues in Mexico, which came, as the National Tidende says, like a berab explosma In. the Inter- national political eithatlon, have re- called attention to the attitude of eertaea ceeeion of the German press during the last few weeks, or even menthe. The eretheul tone of all re- torences to Japan after the seizure of Kiau •Chau has long since given way to le se hostile references, and, from the moment when -the entry of the United States into the war be- ceme a possibility because of the sub- marine Issue, the idea oft an attack by Japan on Americaas taken up by &moral German newspapers. In the &eye immediately following the announcement of unrestricted submarine warfare prominence was given in the German prate to a store, oseenoibly received from Stockholm, that Japan leas preparing to break away from b.er present alliancee and attack the United States through Mex- ico. The report persisted even after the receipt of declarations by the dapaneeo Ambaseador in Washington that relations between Japan and America were excellent, and that Japan's alliance with the Entente was on a firm basis. The idea of America being deterred from part:ciliation in the a ar by the fear of possible com- plications with Japan and Mexico lute long been a favorite theme of the German chauvinistic Drees. "TYPICALLY GERMAN. Rome Cable, via Paris—The rove- latien of the Uerman-Mexican intrigue has absorbed the attention of the Ital- Ian press. The Idea Nazionale says mreutonic brigandage will convince, President Wilson with what sincerity Berlin is acting toward the American republic:" The Giornale D'Italia, says that the Zimmermann note is a typical docu- ment re' ealing Germany's bad faith. The Corriere L'Itolia deplores the "lowering cf the dignity of a great country having recourse to such cape - dints." COOD FOR 'THE ENTENTE. The Hague, vable, vie, London— .The news of the German intrigue in Mexico eatised a eentation here. It its regarded as a stroke of .greet good fortune for the cause of the Entente and as immenaely strengthening tb.e "ands el Preeident Wildon. The 'Ain• stordam Handelsbiad aPeaks ot von Bernstorff's "crazy intrigue," and the Rotterdam Maasbode says: "This trick the black magic of secret diplomacy beats anything hitherto aeon, Now that the cards aro en the table, the elerman game, instead of betng grantli. ese, ran ears merely, grOtesque. The diplomatic trump card is beaten, and its player letee the ganie."- The Amsterdam Nieuwe van den Dag judgee the failure' of the German manoeuvre a diplomatic defeat of far- reacheng centeMiences, whiCh Will do inimenee harm to Germany now, and nenceally in her future relations wItb temerlea. Tee Hague Courant, Wer- e ng to Cerinany'e 4041)16 game," mace f it hazarded "this Wildest Move be- cause it felt cornered now that it was Confronted by a new enemY." MARRIAGE VOID. rteresting Legal Decision in B. C. Court. Weeeington, Sa. C., Mareh 3e -Mr. Jus- tice Muipity. of MI Supreme Court, gave juagment yeeterday declaring a ttulitte lb) marriage of 'Thomas V( ?Allier and Ante Geneve. Allison in Washington Britital subject, was the pe. tooter, etel the refuel:we WaS aft)nd. on the ground that Mrs. Allison had zecured a divoree in Oregon from her termer retell:me. Mr. Justice eturphy iitid Mot iirtgon law requiring rt eotainte. eei eeidenee or a year heel not been !1j1 .1 Wilt, ::Lra. Allison Wan tnen wall MIlor i ViefArla, tin lila wife, and wad only transient vein.; to oregan. T.i iiritinit law, the petition- e r being n. Witt:fa Mizell and tt rtriteth mange/oil:Al tiendeile intended, lee Waeltineten trittrilaes wan memo, etze norm, declared. A harielful of salt put itt the tined W riter will keep elOthee frOre freezing stiff oriethe •••10.. - BRITISH ADVANCE CONTINUES, DESPITE STIFF RESISTANCE •..r.wa•rm.•••••••=•••• Important Gains On Saturday On 5 -Mie Front and 1-4 Mile Depth. Sunday's Winnings Along 2Me Frit anti 2.3 Mile Depth. London, March 4. The Britian troops in Glair forward movement in the Ancre area in France have ivade further important progress. On uriltey against stubborn German te- Sista= General Haig's forces ad- vanced their lino north of the enacre an average of a quarter of a mile on a trout of nearly five tulles. The Brinell advance was made nottn of Puiseux- au-Mont and east of Gommecourt. On Sunday their gains were extenaed east of Gommecourt along a two-mile front to a depth of about two-thirds of a mile, accord.ng to the official re- port from headquartore -a-night. Nearly 200 prisoners were captured. Saturday night's statement read: "During the day our troops made further progresie north of Puisieux- au-elont and east of Gonunecourt and our line has been advauced an aaveee.rage distance of a quarter of a nmile on a front of nearly five Miles. The enemy offered stubborn resist - "A loeal German counter-attack matte against our advaneed positions northeast of Geudee,ourt last n.ght was stopped by eur artillery barrage and rifle fire. An enemy bombing attack forced our troops to evacuate a trench east of Sailly-Saillisel this morning. An immediate counter-at- tack was organized which .rogained the whole of the lost ground. "The enemy rushed two of our Deets last night, northwest of Roye; a few men are missing. Another strong enemy patrol, whicla attempt- ed. to approach our lines east of Givenchy and La Buse° this morn- ing, was stopped by our rifle fire. "Successful trench reconnaissances were carried out by our aeroplanes during the day. One of our niachines is missing." "This morning we attacked and captured the enemy's front and sup- port lines east of Bouchavesnes on a front of 1,200 yards, taking 173 pris- oners and throe machine guns, Dur- ing the day we repulsed with heavy enemy losses several counter-attacks. "East of Conamecourt the enemy coutinues to yield ground. In this neighborhood we advanced along a t7200°-111yialerdfs1..ont to an average depth of 1 "Six prisoners weretaken in a sue- cessful raid last night northeast of Ablaincourt. During the last 24 hours we have captured a total of 190 pris- oners, five machine guns and two trench mortars." GreltelAN LOSSES THE CAUSE. British Headquartem in France, March 4. -There is plenty of proof tnat the German losees this winter mere see real re:v:0n for their retreat. They retired beeauee it was becoming inepocazible to keep the men eteady under the relentless work of our guns. Yeeterday I was near Ba- paume. The reason the enemy retired was obvious enough. Our artillery had made tee work of' relieving troops mainta.ning the front line so difficult and costly that it was feared his men could not much longer endure the etrain. The enemy is back practically to tho line of Achiet-le-Petit, Lau - part Wood, I3apaume and Le Tran- eloy. Under Loupart Wood a party of 40 Germans captured by a British patrol Trf six who then marched them to our line. It surprieed everybody. but teat is the sort of thing that is nappy -sing now Paiel.TlfeNS EIMASHED TO PIECEiS. British Heaaquarters in France. Alarm 4,--W1ia.tever may be the ulti- niate strategy lying Witold or claim- ed for the German retirement (Je- t. een esemmecourt and Lo Trees - ie", eon most casual inepection of (some cf tile evacuateu limes near Ba - podium pla..nly reveals the immediate reason for Weir auondenment. They Lave been emaehed to pieces by tee ineeseant ana ever-inereasing Brie - um artillery fire. - Conanunicateon trenches, built for the woos° of bringing up food anti eanmunition, had 'I/ een flattened al - meat beyond recognition and had ioag eince ceased to serve their pur- pose. Tne wide belt of area •ba,e.lt of tue German linee had been lashed by bureting simile until it had become practically impassable. For hours at a tame, often for daye, t.ho druinfire of tuo British guns made it impos- aible for any matt to reach or leave Lue trenches, Some of the prisoners recently taken said they had been cut tett from food for forty-eight hours by the barrage back ot their trenches. Tao Selfish °etyma; ere establish- ed well beyond the old German frout line positions and, although from their new retreats the German guns are conetautly sweeping the evacu- ated territory with violent boMbard- ments, it was pecesible yeeterday to visit and inspect mime of the trench - ea and (strong paints which it tine ell too apparent the Germans could so longer =detain itt a defensible eonditioe The ateacloned ground wan cos tired i; ith hundrede of Ger- man dead. Large British burying ;edam. bravely ignoring German sheik; and snipers, litt,e been busy for several days clearing tip the dead, but the task is still a very long one irom com- pletion, In front of the old German linen, near Le Barque, wore some bodiee whieli had lata there niece last November, when the Germane attempted an attack, but were ithot aown while loneing their trenches. The unarming artillery and riflo fire had pectic:nth:I their recovery; Tt Saaract that the Germane must lost heavily in abandouing their eositions, for storete of bodice were enenuntered behied the lines -those al' frostily fallen men. The Germano Aro cOntilluing thelr strong deftnsive e.or-euard melon all alone the line, nut the British ;smear able to mer e forward and 0.6neo1idete the new erOlItid just as MI:11v ae tley &etre, FItriNC11 REPORTS. Parte, Mareh. 4. -The official coin- mmicatien Wiled by the War Office eneee night realm "reel of the Merielt vie!ent artillery fighting took phtee in the eee:or rf Beig Ceturieree. A Gentian atteek, After !Menet botaberdaient hi the Morning in the reglee north of tiN (Verdun sector) was deltverea in tne afternoon Agana our positions at Ifieveterio, The enemy, wile had sue- ceeded in entering our first line, was completely ejected by our fire and aur counter-attack, Our line was completely re-eeta,blislied. "West of the Meuse we effectively shelled -enemy batteries in the region of Mallincourt. Iri the direction ot Boureuilles a surprise atteck on a •hostile trench enabled us to take pris onere. on the rest of the frcnt." "The cannonade was leterraittent The Sunday afternoon report read• onr d "Between the Oise and the Aisndeachment penetrateSUM" e positions south of Nouvron as far as the second German trench and car- ried out important destructive works. • "An enemy surprIse attack directed further west against cur posts in the region cif Haute Braye failed. "On the left bank of the Meuse our batteries took under their fire and dispersed an enemy detachment north ef Rognieville. "The activity of the artillery was somewhat violent north and south of the Etain iced. "In Alsace we repulsed enemy par- ties which attacked our posts In the sectors of Aznmertzwiller and Burn- haupt. The Germans suffered losses. "Aviation: Three of our bombarding squadrons drueped projectiles on the hangars at terescail the powder ma. gazine at Bons, blast furnaces at Woefling, in the region of Saarebuck, and on tee railroad station at Delme (Lorraine).' The official report, issued by the War Office Saturday night read: "The artillery was quite active be tween the Oise and the Aisne, in the region south of Nouvron. and in Alsace in the .sector of Durnhaupt. Tfriolenta."" was calm on the rest of the — • _ HUN THREATS AT CAPTIVES Gentle Germans Warn of Reprisals to Come Foy Brutalities by British and French, Berlin, March 4. -The Overseas News Agency -(tlio official German, news bureau), in reporting yesterday's aeliberations of the Reichstag, says that Gen. von Stein, War Minster, made a sensational speech regarding tile treatment of Germans taken pris oners by the Entente allies, and that no was frequently interrupted by the deputies when he told of the condi- tiou of prisoners in Prance. where, he said, the situation was tile •worst. "Lnforunately, things there (France) do not grow better, but woree," (len. ..on Stein is quoted as saying. "The enemy endeators to impress our un- ortunate comrades, both body anu soul. The liberties which we granted to prisoners in our camps itt connec- tion with art and science are unknown in France. We therefore abolished these liberties in our prison camps. "The time of warning, whichhad been fixed at four weeks, and after which counter-measures were to be taken, only benefiied our enemies. During that time we treated our pris oners decently, while our prisoners In the hands of the enemy hod to suffer four enoro weeks of torture. I asked that he time be made shorter and this to -day was granted. "Counter measures will be limedi ately taken and continued until we have received from enemy Govern- ments news that the hoetile measure have been abolished. Timimande of prisoners aro forced to work close behind the Feeneh front tieder the fire of our eon cannon. If these, un fortunate people seek cover riga:mit out fire they are forced from the sheltei by French officers. "In England things are different. Although the English usually deny all charges of atrocities, it must be acknowledged that in umuy crtser they have made redress, end that in England the treatment of prisoners generally is better. Howe:er, this does not exclude the employment be the English also of many prisoners close behind the front. Teereforo adequate measures aro being taken. in reprisal. "We know further that German prisenere in French ports are made to work in excess under unfavorable conditions by the Britash. tar this reason also English prisoners have been put in a Mintier situation tit cor• teal planes on the front. "Immediately after the dec!oeatioz. of eubinavine war we bront:.t it to the knowledge of the Britisb tfateern molt that special treatment ef nut brave submaritte crews would be answered with Sinillar Inoustires." A. NOBLE RESOLVE. Oyster Bay to Care for 2.100 Belgian Chiltlreri. (11)' Thurs ,9peelal 1r:A New Yolk,•Alar-eh S. -After .t6 lot tteltift.A4 by (q1P,4111,1 (0' 03"i:tyr 'Nay, 51 11 11•1•.-q ...". 4-1 last melte eesieee t,, "menet" it ;r vela f44. nt 23j.) ehn drini• r4:01 An 1%01 a contrIbutien ef $2.1e1 a mem h. ileeeevelt. it wae entietees i eee, wili :ever. tt ?Panay ef .•A1111:1I r.v.vial...1'*tea fit' 11:f. 71",etiv 'mountain Club of New York'hrjt lirtS ri..11,nitat lo rnip.r. nt r'utilv 9 —•91,ty In sii‘i Cho of" 71.1”itlat eotinwtti..e is iniik:111 appeal ta the 'states of the far wed. Solite wonien Memr take anything seriettelee not teen huebatide. RU:S MOVING TO HELP OF GEN. MAUDE Czar's Forces Begin Ad - 'yam to Join British in Mesopotamia. HAMADAN CAPTURED .z\ncl Ottomans in Retreat From Persian City, Vic- tors in Pursuit. London, March 44-Contemporante ouely with tile advance •of the British up the Tigris front Kut -el -Amara tea Rueeian force In Pereia, which has re - maned stationary ewaiting title move. jGeneral elaudc'e troops at BPitaegnata, otarted on the march to john d. Hamadan, an haportant Pawnee) city near tho Tarawa eorder, lea oeen captured by the Russians, says reneran despetea received in Petro.: graae and transmitted by Reuter',. tflo me.Mage acids that the Ituteirote aa einr e PuNelitirliegatt..11° Turkieli troope, wila The capture of Hamadan, which ie eligntly more than 100 mule e from the eleso•potamian border, was officially confirmed by the War Office to -day. Tne town was taken from the Turks on 'March 2, Rumen troops also are on the offensive further northwest, end have .captured a village within two mules of Blear, 80 miles north- weet of Ramadan and about the game dietetic° from the border. TIM official etatement reads: "Caucasus front: In Persia our de- tachments assumed the offensive ia the direction of Bijar and occupied. the village of Khanikali, two milee nouthwest of Bijar.• "As a result of operations in the Hamadan regicn the town of Hama- dan was captured by our troops on ..larch 2nd. Engagements with the itussians itt Ito Hamadan region of Persia are admitted in the Turkish official state - meet of March 1, which reads: "Persian front: On February 26 a 6trong force oflicetile cavalry, acconn deleted by infantry, attempted to ap- proach our advanced poeitions on the road from Hamadan to Ifaewin, being repulsed by our fire. On Feb- ruary 27 an engagement 'betweeu pat- :olee occurred. The Admiralty annenaces that in the Mesopotamian operations the river gunboats Tarantula, Mantis and Moth came in contact with and paesed Turkish army while it was retreating to the westward of Shumran on Feb. 26. The gunboats inflicted heavy loss- es and captured or destroyed four rurkieh steamers and a number of arges full of ammunition. The capture of Hamadan by the Ruselane may mean that the Czar's ,troops will again attempt an advance 'into Mesopotamia -from Persia to aid the British in their advance up the Tigris toward Bagdad. Hamadan, which is 240 miles southeast of Bag- dad, has been the centre of much fighting between the Ruesians and Turks. In April, 1915, it was taken, by the Ruesians, who continued their advance westward toward the Turkish frontier, later capturing Kermanshah and Khanikin, cn the Persian border 130 miles northeast of Bagdad. Following tho capture of Kut -el - Amara by the Turks in April, 1916, the Ituesians were forced to retreat from the Persian border and were driven back through Kermanshah to Hamadan, which was evacuated early in August, 1916. Since then there has been much fighting in the Hams - clan region atid Turkish official .statee ments late in December and early in January said that the Russians had been repulsed in attacks near Hama- dan. Hamadan has a population of 40,000. PLACES BLAME ON THE HUNS For Reprisals Along the Western Front. Trance Calls On Germany to Answer at Once. Paris, March 5, -The French Gov - Ailment has StanniOned Germany to oply favorably without delay to the ProPositione for reciprocal treatment ef prisoners of war made by France. A eienteofficial corn entnication giv- en out here denies categorically the German claim that the holding of renen prisoners uf war in the zone if fire behind the German lines is in eprieni for similar treatment of Ger- alum •prisoners of war in Prance. The: somintraication puts French families an s uerd , against tenet it calls A Jleatioeuvre" of the German Govern- lient, destined to Create "anguish and ;motion in the public 'mind," in these eo-called reprisals, The French Governinent, it adds, .iommunicated through the Amerlean Embdsy its desire to arrive at a full understanding regarding the treat- ment of prieonere in the zone of the armies, but no reply was forthcoming .aoin Genitally, Meanwhile the threat- ened reprisals were put into execte tion. Therefore notice is given that Germany must rePin. • Genera ton Stain, German Minister of War, itanouneed in the ltelebsone, last week that in reprisal for the no- tion Of Prance in compelling Germat prisoners of war to work under fire close behind the front, Germany had Adopted similes measures, Gorilla**, Ite denered, had warned rraate that -ilea measures would be istkert utiles be practice Charge,' against the French was discontinued. eome di ti are like sortie • lit'‘ ry, r cry geol. M- aps, itt th malt ee, y•et fly off and ..tris” eonjundiori with eatli eip 1,- Pulite Oresille. The s r :et) ()repetitiofl for subeist- et.. Watt 'Wealth elearacterizect a ease rare e.ty is a terrible ordcai toratonicorturnetaabtiodbyt.lug to poss through.