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FLANK MOVEMENT TO I
ATTEMPTED AT VERDUN
GERMAN'S PLAYING GREAT GAME, ALTHOUGH SUNDAY WAS DE-
CIDEDLY TO THE ADVANTAGE OF THE FRENCH, WHO HELD
THE GERMAN'S WHEN THEY ATTRMITED TERRIFIC ON.
KLAUGHTS — SCENE OF ACTION MAY CHANGE LATER TO
YPRES WHERE GERMANS ARE RUSHING REINFORCEMENTS.
The Germans again are turning being aimed at the cote-de-PoIn e
their attention to the French flanks j position. The best German troops
around Verdun. The French cen- were hurled forward, regardless of
ter. In the Douaiumont sector, is cost, hut without success. The
holding Arm, white an Intense artll- Pomeranians and what was left of
lery Are is raging today In the the Brandenburgs, dashed vainly
Woevre region. against the French. The Germans*
grasrimisii shipgermxm ruder twelve die
PRESIDENT NAMES A FORMER
MAYOR OF CLEVELAND TO IM
PORTANT POSITION IN fHE
CABINET — WAS A WORKER
WITH TOM JOHNSON — OF
FERED CABINET PLACE IX
ISIS. BUT REFUSED THEN,
Last night's Paris bulletin center-
ed on the regions of Haudemont
and Frennes, which are about ten
miles southeast of Verdun.
Military commentators have re
cently laid much stress upon the
nDerations In this sector. They hold
that the next Important German
drive might be there, the object of
■which would be to roll up the
French right flank.
Other Indications pointed to the
possibility of the Germans Attacking
the French left wing, across tbe
Meuse, where the Lemore-Homme
Heights command tbe lesser hills
en-1 surrounding plains. Heavy ar
tillery Is pounding the French po
sitions here.
The French are ready for any
Infantry attack at Lemore-Homme.
It Is doubted though. In Paris, if
the Germans wilt attempt to storm
Anally fell baok, leaving great
heaps of dead on the fleld of bat
tle. The French Infantry proved
able to resist every onslaught, and
It was supported by formidable ar
tillery.
■Stiff Fighting Along the Mease,
On the left bank of the river
Meuse, the artillery on both sides
thundered all day Sunday. The
French Infantry here had little to
do, but it remains there for any
eventuality, although the military
experts believe It Is extremely
doubtful tbst the Germans will at
tempt to storm fortress Mortsome,
the acknowledged key to the situa
tion In the Meuse valley.
However, to do so, they must de
ploy over a mile-wide plain, under
:t galling cross-Are from the French
guns stationed on the heights.
Germans Balked In Woevre.
(By Associated press.)
Washington, Mafcn «.—President
Wilson has selected Newton D. Ba
ker, a former .Mayor of Cleveland,
Ohio, to be Secretary of War, suc
ceeding Lindsey M. Garrison, who
resigned that portfolio some weeks
ago. Mr. Baker has accepted the
appointment, and Is now arranging
his private affaire, preparatory to
coming here.
The selection of Baker Is under
stood to have been discussed oy
President Wilson and Col. E. M
House today.
President Wilson, in maxing up
his cabinet In 1913, twice offered
Mr. Baker the Secretaryship of the
Department of the Interior. They
have been close friends for several
years, and have corresponded often.
For many years. Mr. Baker was
closely Identified with the reform
I movement In Cleveland, and when
MAOESEGREIABY SUNK OFFBRAZIL;
OF WAR TODAY GREAT LIFT LOST
thla position, because their troops i Frcnth artillery Is chleAy. Involv- j the late Tom L. Johnson died, Ba-
•would be exposed to a destructive at ‘J 1 * ‘I?®* 1 ™ the v W °2 T ^ ! ker took “ p * h « fl * ht for >°wer
cross Are.
.Main Defenses Under Fire.
Meanwhile, furious assaults by
the Gormans on the main defensee
of Verdun continue. This Is strik
ingly Illustrated by yesterday's at
tack on the left of the Douaumont
sector, near Cote-do Poivre. There,
the French held Arm. In tbe Im
mediate front of Douaumont, the
German assaults are temporarily
suspended, although the heavy
French artillery continues to an
swer the rain of German shells,
Verdun Under German Fire.
Press correspondents at the front
quote French military -men aa sky
ing the German achievement! have
resulted merely in restoring their
lines to the positions occupied in i London, March t.—A Central
1914. Veydun Itself Is. now under, News Agency dispatch from Ths
the German artillery Are, but Mt-; Hague reports, that Important troon
tie damage Is being done, ■'the cor- movements have occurred in. Bel-
rexpondents say. I glum.
Indications of another German of-; it is said that Information com-
fcnslve are contained Id Dutch new«\| ng fr0 m Maastricht, Holland, is to
dispatches, saying an important the effect that forty thousand Ger-
troop movement Is going on behind mans are now on their way to the
the Belgian front, and forty thou- battlefront near Ypres.
snnd German cavalrymen are said
fighting, whbre the French hold {street car fares. He.flnalty brought
the outsklrt sot Manbeulles. They | about an adjustment with the oper-
have firmly stopped all German | atlng companies,
attempts to gain ajfootlng In that I He was also mentioned for the
directing. Vice-Presidency during the Baltl-
THE PRINCIPE DE ASTURIAS
STRUCK ROCK WHICH PBOBA-
liLY TORE HOLE IN SIDE —
ONLY 143 OCT OF TOTAL OF
443 PERSONS ABOARD THE BIG
VESSEL WERE SAVED,
BULLETIN,
(By Associated press.)
Santos, Brazil, March 0.—The
Spanish steamer Principe de
Asturias sank yesterday by
striking a rock, with an indicat
ed loss of three hundred and
two lives.
Lloyds report* the vessel ear
ned 338 passengers and a crew
of 107.
Only 87 members of the crew
and 37 passengers have been
brought here, and it is believed
the rest perished.
Details are coming in very
slow, and it will be several
hours before n definite state-
* lie obtained ns to the
cause nnd extent of the catas
trophe. ,
SLIPS INTO POUT
COLONEL HOUSE
RETURNED
The Idee of a relatively, small
percentage of French casualties
the Verdun sector Is considered de-
duclble from the statement made by
a Lieutenant arriving here, wound
ed. He said that his regiment had
only forty-seven killed and thirty-
five wounded, although It Was en
gaged In the most violent fighting
of that historic confilct.
GERMANS MASSING TROOPS
NEAR FRAXCO-BELGIAX
BORDKR, IS THE REPORT
to be on their way to the
Hue near Ypres.
battle
OERVI.VXS CAPTURE NEARLY
ONE THOUSAND FRENCHMEN
EAST Od' THE MEUSE RIVER
(By Associated Press.)
Berlin. March 6.—The capture
FRENCH TROOPS ROLLED
back great TIDES OF
GERMAN HOSTS SUNDAY
(By Associated Press.!
Paris. March 6.—Information re
ceived here today Indicates that . h , h w offlc
veeterday was a good day for the ay ° y tne war ° '
French at Verdun. The public con-
X2V& b n p ew, CAIRO CONSUL OIEO IN LISBON
pulses of the Germans there, and, ;
(he opinion prevails that the great; i By Associated. Press.)
fTen-’in efforts will be more easily |‘ Washington, March 6.—Olney
handled than was first expected. 1 A r-ield. the American diplomatic
Having failed to make an impres- agent and Consul General at Cairo,
Finn on the Douaumont position, Egypt. died yesterday In a hospital
nod at Vnnx. to the right,' the tier- at Lisbon, Portugal,
nans suddenly determined to smash Advices from the American con-
t h e French left wing, located In the sulate told of Arnold's death, the
Vnc-Jerauvllle woods, the main Are cause of which was not atated.
more convention.
CAR STRIKE IN
THOUSANDS OF GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES WALKED THIS
MORNING. — JITNEYS AND
BUGGIES ALSO USED.
(By Associate J Press.)
Washington, March «.—Many
thousands of government employes
and others walked to their work
this morning, the strike of the two
companies operating here having
reduced the street car service to
about one-fourth of Normal. These
cars are being run with recruit
crews, made up of inspectore, clerks,
machinists and former employes.
The cars.that are being run are
hopelessly overloaded, and every
EMISSARY OF PRESIDENT IN
WASHINGTON AND HAS CON
FERENCE WITH THE PRESI
DENT TODAY — WOULD NOT
TALK FOR REPORTERS,
(By Associate: Press.)
Washington, March 6.—Colonel
Edward Mandel House Is Understood
to have told President Wilson today K^Edwart Vu'7eTl Victim.’
that he found no more prospects of,
AFTER ADVENTUROUS VOYAGE
COMMERCE RAIDER MOEWE,
WHICH CAPTURED 'APPAM, IS
SAFE IN HOME RASE—HAS 100
PRISONERS AND $004,000 IN
GOLD BARS ABOARD.
Berlin, March 6.—The German
commerce raider Moewe has return
ed to a German port with 199 pris
oners and 1,000,030 marks in gold
bars, according to an official an
nouncement by the Naval General
staff. The statement follows:
The naval general staff states
that H. M. 3. Moewe, commander
Captain Burgrave Count Von Doh-
na-Schlodlen, after a successful
cruise lasting several months, arriv
ed today at home port, with four
British officers, tiwenty-nine British
marines and tailors, 166 men of
crews of enemy steamers, among
among 103 Indians, as prisoners,
and 1,000,000 marks In gold bars.
"The vessel captured the follow.
Ing enemy steamers, the greater
part of which were sent to neutral
ports:
"The British steamers Corbrldge,
3,687 tons; Author. 3,496 tons;
Trader, 3,608 tons; Arladene, 3.03E
tons: Dromonby, 3,637 tons: Far-
rlngford, 3,146 tons; Clan MacTa-
vlsh, 5.816 tons; Appam. 7,781
tons: Westburn, 3,300 tons; Hor
ace 3,335 tons; Flamenco, 4,629
tons; 3axon Prince, 3,471 tons.
“The British sailing vessel Edin
burgh, 1,473 tons.
“The French steamer Maronl, 3.-
109 tons.
“The Belgian steamer Luxem
bourg, 4,322 tons.
"At several points on enemy coast
the Moewe also laid out mines to
which, among others, the battleship
BY ZEPPELINS
RAID OVER ENGLAND NOT AS
DISASTROUS AS ONE FORMER
LY CARRIED OUT A FEW
■ BUILDINGS WERE HUUT.
GOVERNOR HARRIS TO SPEAK
TOMORROW MORNING—HARD.
HAN SPOKE TODAY — MANY
TO VISIT THE CITY TOMOR
ROW.
(By AssocIa';-d Pmn
London, March 6.—Twelve per-'
sons were killed and thirty-three ?. l fP]*T_? t J?? a L? nthB1> .*” n
Boston la festive with a great
others injured as a result of last
night’s xeppelin raid, says today's
official statement.
peace during his recent visit to tbe
belligerent capitals than on his visit
of last spring. \
CONFERRED WITH WILSON
" DURING MOIIXINGI AT THE
' WHITE HOUSE.
(Bv Asso. iited Press, i
Washington, March 6.—Colonel
EMPEROR WILHELM ELATED
OVER RESULTS ACHIEVED
BY COMMERCE RAIDER.
London, March 6.—An Amster
dam dispatch- to the Exchange Tele
graph Company, under date of Sun
day, says;
The Moewe reached Wilhelms-
OUI I1U, ,T1BI kill Ui A VBVVUjg ( IIU|IUICOOi; VVSIIUAUCU, UUU BTBrjr
of fourteen officers and nine thirty- available motor vehicle’ Is being
four men. east of the Meuse river,
near Verdun, Is announced here to-
wfth^reS 6 ^‘w.l“ la more,nr
from'— 0 Where"?.* ^Toea'^wa^dT.Ve .ro7“ta o'f
renfldentlal mlas^nn for °“ *! the first class and the members of
. *i!» e8 »‘ the crew have received Iron cross-
th^resiTu? Of hVmtMtnn : e: ‘ °f the s'cond class. Count von
Outlined the° sentient In Germany!! Kmperor Wilhelm at headauarters."
^HTevaM? reporters' one. i The SUTT'ESTfr two of
knZ “oret °re-
ltors Interest this week. - Saturday
the great booster's Chautauqua be
gan and the principal features were
addresses by Dr. Bahnsen and J. D.
Three Zeppelins participated In, p r | Ce , Secretary of Agriculture. Dr.
this latest German raid. Banhsen called atentlon to the no-
The airships took various courses, cessity for careful attention to the
their actions Indicating they were care and raising of animals for nse
not sure of their bearings. on farms and for eating. He was
The area visited Included York- followed by Mr. Price who spoke
shire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Hunt- Interestingly of the necessity for at-
ingdon, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, tentlon to the agricultural Interests
Essex and Kent. the raising of food for man and
— I beast. This address was follow-
The official London statement la- ed by one (torn Judge JC. E. Cox,
ued last night said that hostile and It was a gem. taking aa the
airships jad crossed over the theme for his address, the care and
northeast coast of England. Their attention which is necessary In the
movements were not clearly defln- education and training of children,
cd, although It was admitted some He enlisted the Interest and merit-
bombs iwere dropped. Many of the *d the applause of those who heard
explosives fell into the sea, nea'.hlm,
the shore line. |. Sunday, the town attended the
The casualties, as a result of last religious meetings at the tent, all
night’s raid are much smaller than churches unting in making the day
in the raid of January 31st, over 'one of great spiritual good for the
the Middle Western counties. The community.
casualties then were flfty-seven kin- Tod. y the Chautauqua continued,
ed and one hundred and seventeen the principal feature was an ad-
RUSSIANS ARE
Injured. -tress from Dr. Hardman, candidate
| for Governor, and he spoke this
; morning to a large crowd. His ad
dress created no little Interest and
'discussion as he entered Into the
I affairs of state In a way that prow
led his earnest thought and unques
tioned ability.
Tomorrow Thomasville Day. '
' Tomorrow will be Governors Dsy
and ThomasvlUo Day and many peo
ple are planning to go over from
| this city. Tha governor of the.
BOMBARDMENT OF TURKISH ***** w,n *>* *“ Boston on that OO-
TORT WAS SEVERE — JU.VC- ***'?“ and " 1U dellT * r “ * ddr **j
TIOX WITH REINFORCED ENG- *° * h f jf op,e - A b » rb «*“* *”“
L1SH SEEBBINBUNENT. I^^taat"'the*.ZfcrowS
lever assembled In Boston will take
(By Associated Press.) [Part In the ceremonlea.
Petrograd, March 6.—A squadron j Governor Here Tonight,
of Russian destroyers bombarded | Governor Harris will arrive In
Treblzond, an Important Turkish this city tonight on the Macon
Black Sea port. Several- enemy ves- train and will -be at the Tosco. He
sell were sunk during the bombard- ‘ hopes to see all of- his friends and
ment. The Turkish batteries re-. have a chat with them at the ho-'
plied, but without success, tel during the evening.
In Other War Zones. i
(By Associated Press.) I
London, England, March 6.—Very I
Important events are believed to j„ sinking Escape to Havana, Ac
he under way along the French, cording to Chicago Report —
FUGITIVES IRE USED
They are the
expected to see several cabinet ^
members an dsome personal friends i ®?£ aB ® d in * e
during bis stay in Washington.
than an?
pendsi
The attractiveness and in
fluence of your home is
made or marred by the
appearance of the floors,
woodwork and furniture, more
else, and their appearance de-
: wholly upon f
Now Is the time to brighten up tbe home-refinlsh shabby wood
work, floors or furniture. You can do It yourself-easlly- vrtth per
fect success. And no expenditure brings quite so much satisfaction
as the few ccuts spent in 'touching up” the home.
You can change the old oak dreaaer into a rich, beantlfnl mahog
any—the rusty looking porch ndter, into a cool, refreshing moss
* ' ‘ A ?k of a room to suit
any—me rusty looKintf |xuyu un
green, fat fact, you can refinish tbe entire i
your tuto with ^
The DnlikTIml Lasts
a finish to match
With it an inexperienced person
expensive hard woods. lt is esxil* I . ^
cos application and works equally well oo hard or soft wood.
FIXALL has a multitude of nsea In your hoatatodrenrenhara
jOTenating nntil you get a can of FIXALL and a brush in yoor bands.
• n rials at 18 esata ap to GaUeaa at 82JS0.
—FDR SALE BY—
MASH-MILTON DRUG CO.
Two Phones 105-106.
LOUISVILLE VARNISH CO.,
MU hlaplt Sweat • LOUISVILLE, ICY.
put in use. Horses and buggies
have been, gotten out,'and Jitneys
have been brought over from Bal- “““— Ivlce
tlmore. during ble stay In Washington. Y, ™{ le Moe previously made fsm-
Tbe strike Is quiet so far. »n<l h ® r !‘J , _ rne p n | ro 5 ®“ rop t m !ous by her exploits, ha*, performed
there has been no violence, and the kl * fd ™ er * r ‘ p ' ^°*' H ® u ** * a d !one of the most spectacular feats of
leaders are urging their men to. President Wilson was the likely | ()|e r Qn , he , eaB by reac h| n g a
stay away from saloons. man to restore peace la Europe. To-*. . . safety. The great
Conferences between the strike - he wou1 ^ not consent^ to repeat , Germa n naV al port of wnhelmshav-
leaders, railway companies heads, | hl » foymer statement, saying he dc-, pn )g Qn (h( . N P rth sea w)ll( , b is pa _
District of Columbia Commission- J ay ® d g^° g “ u a a ^' on n0 commen ‘ on ,h «! trolled with ceaseless vigilance by
Practice to be Broken Up.
era, and Labor Department repre
sentatlves continued practically all
night and all day today. No re
sult is In sight, although some ex
pressed confidence that some sort
of an agreement would be reached
during the day.
The men demand a minimum wage
of thirty cents an hour, and ten
hours work within twelve consecu
tive houre.
One company pays twenty-two
and a half cents and the other twen
ty-five cents an hour. The men con-
‘•:4 that some of them are obliged,
by reason of their Interrupted runs
—so arranged to meet the rush
hours—to be practically on duty
sixteen to eighteen hours.
front in Asia Minor.
In Armenia, the Russians report,
continuing their pursuit of the de- , Hy Associated Press )
feated Turks, in their drive soirtii- Chicago, March 6.—A powerful
ward toward the Tigris and Bag- organisation exists for the purpose
dad - of assisting fugitive criminals, to
Unofficial advices say the Bill- whom the war has closed European
ish are proceeding toward Bagdad, countries, to escape to Haven*,
heavily re-lnforced. and there has State’s Attorney Hoyne announced
been fighting between General Ay- today.
lamers army, which Is trying to Traces of the organixatlon, It Is
reach Kut-el-Amara, to relieve Gen. i said, have been brought to light In
Townsend's force, and the Turks. the present search for a ‘Widely
——————————————— ), n< , wn cr imtnal who is wanted aa a
commander, belongs to the Schlo- material witness,
trolled with ceaseless vlgnance by j dlen or Silesian branch of his faml-, it la further asserted that the or-
British warships. it Is through | |y. which Is headed by Prince Rich- ! ganlzatlon Is perfected to that point
PRESIDENT RETURNED these waters, whleh have been block- ard von Dohna. It was reported where criminals are warned of any
* FROM \VBKK-KYD TRIP °** * n districts, that the Mo”wr j last month that the Count was Ip pending attempt to extradite them
(Bv AssociatenV *"«.) " must have threaded her way. 'command of the German raider from Cuba, in time to escape to
Washington March 6 President: A * 1<,a ’t part of the gull "apt.ircd Ponga. which was said to^iave made Honduras, where there Is no extra-
Wilson returned to Washington this b >' * ,le Moewe was taken from the j her wav out of Kiel several weeks ditlon to the United States, or to
morning from’a week-end trip down A bP am ‘ whIrh pu * *“ at J s ’ e " |mrt »»»• but apparently this report was tome nearby island, where they
_ ”, j _ News several weeks ago under c.'in- in err
the Potomac river, aboard
Presidential yacht mnyflower,
the
News several weeks ago under com
mand of Lieutenant Bergs, with
ImmedVately after'the yacht dook-i G ® yraan prla ® **«*' .. , ,
„ ed. the President, and members ofl , Ann ouncement-was made In Lc
“|hls party went direct to the White' donon .• la ', y J,°,„ ka ! th * Brl ' a 'J
i- Mouse. H® had several importaut b ^l P .„ K l nk T \e „,"re
engagements with congressmen and
may hide safely.
FRANCIS SUCCEEDS MAYBE
AS AMBASSADOR TO Rl'SSM
(Bv Associated Presr:
Washington. March 6.—David R.
Francis, a former Governor of Mis
souri. was today nominated as Am
bassador to Russia, to succeed Geo.
T. Mayre, resigned.
others.
During the day, the President
expected to confer with Colonei
Edward Mandel House, who return
ed yesterday from Europe, where
he went on important business for
the President, It Is believed.
Mr. A. G. C. Sage, left yesterday
for Aiken. S. C., where he will
spend a short time before return
ing to his home In the East. He
has been spending a short time
with Mr. W. H. Sage, at Boxhall
Plantation.
been blown by a mine. The place
al which the disaster occur:"
not revealed by the British admtr-
altv. It was said no lives were lost
and only two men were injured.
The Moewe first became famous
when the Appam reached Newport
News with n story which astonish
ed the world, it -was learned that
the commerce raider had cantured
and sunk seven British vessels
the main line of traffic between
South Africa and Europe, in addi
tion to seising the Appnm. which
had been almost given up for lost.
Count von Dohna. the Moewe'»
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