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(■eriuMa Ambassador Tells State De
partment That His Government
itili Retaliate Against Such Action
bjr Great Itritain—Indirectly Dan
gerous to American Shipping. 1 -
Count von Bernstorff, the German
ambassador, acting under instruc
tions from the Berlin foreign ofice,
called upon Secretary Bryan Saturday
and delivered a warning to the Unit
ed States that if the British goyern-
ment does not permit the Wilhellinina
with her cargo of foodstuffs to go
through to Germany, the German
authorities will take steps in retalia
tion that may indirectly prove dan
gerous to American shipping.
Ambassador Bernstorff urged upon
Secretary Bryan firmly and insisterit-
Ty that the United States should not
Ti"iiii"irr iHhiMiy agiipBii ifei fc'" r’r" A
designed to starve out tfiecivll pop
ulation of Germany, He told the sec
retary that international law did not
sanction the withholding of food sup
plies from non 1 combatants in a bel
ligerent country.
The cargo of the Wilhelmina, he
said, was intended for the non-com
batants in Germany and Germany
was willing that this cargo should be
distributed under the supervision of
American consular agents.
With Germany's agreement that
the cargo should bedlstributed under
/• American supervision, Ambassador
^ Bernsiorff said there would be no
iruuestlon of Germany’s good faith,
'{which he did not think Great Britain
should question. But if Great Britain
should persist in the determination
to take the Wilhelmina into a prize
court, and if the decision of a prize
court should be unfavorable then
Germany would be forced to reprisal
Any reprisal she might take to pre
vent the starvation of her civil popu-
latfon. the ambassador thought
would be fully justified The warn
ing is thought to clearly forecast the
attitude which Germany will take in
her reply to the note of the Ameri
can government on the subject of the
North flea war zone which Germany
declared
It is perfectly clear now that Ger
many does not Intend to stop at any
reprisal which she may think neci
sary to protect her cirii population
from the hardships which would be
imposed upon it under the proposed
British blockade.
Unless Great Britain agrees that
foodslucs shipped from the United
diates and other neutral conntri
can be distributed in Germany under
the supervision of the agents of the
aeatral countries. Germany wtll do
everything in her power to destroy
British shipping and wtll not deem it
incumbent upon her to be particular
ly regardful of the rights of neutrals
whose ships enter the declared North
Aea war zone.
If the United States wants assur
ances that Its ships in the North Sea
shall be protected from all |>ossiblVty
of danger from the operations of Qer
man submarines, then the United
States must resist the efforts of Great
' Britain to stop foodstuffs from going
to the civil population ef Germany.
After leaving the state depart
ment, Uount von ^Bernstorff said that
Germany had given and would do all
she reasonably could toward a fair
settlement of the questions at Issue.
He pointed out that this government
had been informed that Germany
would seo that none of the food sui>-
plies entering German ports would be
utilized by the German military
forces. eH also emphasized the fact
that the Reichstag Itself announced
that such was the intention of Ger
many. He satd that the starvation
^ plan of Great Britain was indefens
ible. It was new to modern civilized
warfare. •
The position of the German gov
ernment, it was explained, is that the
proclamation of a war one and
campaign against enemy merchant
ships was simply a retaliation against
England’s alleged violations of the
Declaration of London in hindering
conditional contraband for civilians
from reaching Germany. This, ae
cording to the German ambassador,
is no less inhumane than the cam
paign on merchant vessels.
Tha German ambassador, it is un
derstood, ^id not discuss his govern
ment’s intentions in connection with
the announced campaign on mer-
chat ships, but confined himself to
explaining the German point of view
on conditional contrabard. Ho holds
that the United States, in contending
for a strict observance of the rights
of neutrals, should interest itself in
seeing that conditional contraband is
not held up on the high seas.
The rules of international law even
previous to the Declaration of Lon
don, the German ambassador was un
derstood to-have pointed out, require
proof that the articles are destined
to belligerent forces. Ho said the
German governmept had given assur
ances and also Had modified its de
crees so that imported foodstuffs
would not be appropriated by the
army. The German government also
is willing to Hermit American con
sular officers to witness the sale and
distribution pf such foodstuffs to de
termine whether or not they actually
are reaching the civil population of
Germany.
The ambassador discussed the case
of the Wilhelmina, an American
steamer seized by Great Britain on
It* Journey to Germany with food«-
stuffs. He believe* tho American gov
ernment should take an Interest in
the sale delivery of the cargo «o Ger
many. The state department has
taken no formal action beyond re
questing Great Britain to postpone
prize court proceedings until the
owners of the venel, who have sub
mitted s brief to the department, am
Clerk of Ways and Means Committee
Prepares Interesting Stateojent of
Expenditures.
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It will be Interesting to study bow
the $2,000,000 that the State annual
ly expends under its general appro
priation act Is spent. Mr. Depass,
clerk of the ways and means com
mittee, has prepared a correct and
detailed summary of the sub-divi
sions under the bill as reported,
which is as follows:
Governor’s office .. ..$ 18,830.00
Secretary of State. 7,520.00
Corptroller General .. 10,2.00.011
Insurance commission''.
er 11,095.00
State Treasurer . . . . 8,650.00
Superintendent of Edu
cation 12,340.00
Adjutant General .... 24,130.00
Attorney General .... 5,845.00
Railroad commission . 14,089.00
Public schools 250,000.00
State librarian. .. 2,476.00
Public buildings . . .. 32,620.88
Catawba Indians . . . 7,500.00
Department of agricul- ~
ture , . 12,120.00
Judician department . . 106,920,00
Health department . . 55,675.25
Board of medical ex
aminers . 3,000.00
Tax department .. .. 97,746.42
University of South
Carolina 103,251.44
Winthrop . . 156,249.33
The Citadel 36,000.00
Deaf and Dumb Insti
tute 59,600.00
State Colored College 15,000.00
Other educational pur
poses 1,500.00
The Asylum . . .. .. 309,700.00
South Carolina Indus
trial School .. .. .. 31,000.00
Penitentiary 7,050.00
Other charitable and
penal purposes .. 4,305.00
Chief game warden . . 3,900.00
Historical commission. 4,550.00
Interest on bonded debt 261,033.38
Elections 9.27.'i.00
Expenses common to
both houses o20.00
The Senate . i 18,765/iO
The House 36,277.20
Engrossing department 6,3 4 4.00
Medical College . . . . 37,805.00
Miscellaneous 125,309.94
State warehouse com
missioner 1 7.337.65
Confederate Infirmary. 17,454.75
Total ..* $1.942.986.2d
The appropriation for pensions is
not included in the above. A bill
providing for $300,000 haa been pass
ed by the House and the ways and
means committee haa provided for a
levy of one mill to cover this amount
The $300,000 for pensions ia not
included and added to the direct
items totals $2,242,986 23. which
are the final and checked figures In
the bill reported by the wars and
means committee
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FIMTiEI F00T1ESS
BERLIN
REGULATES DRUG SALES BRITISH AIR RAD
HARRISON ANTITNARCOTIC LAW
IN BFFSiCT MARCH 1.
laterrlew Givea Oat by D. C. Hay- Loadoa Reports Satisfactory ReeaMA
,, ward, Colledior of Internal Rare- —BerUa Hays Military Damage
HTOPS IN ENGLAND.
Wilhelmina Goew into Kaliuoatli of
Her Onw Accord.
The American steamer Wilhelmt-
oa. with a food cargo aboard for Ger
many. arrived at Falmouth. England,
late Tuesday The captain of the
Wilhelmina said he came to Fal
mouth of hit own free will and had
no prize crew aboard.
Customs officers boarded the vessel
on her arrival, but it has not been
Critics See Vindication of the titrate
egy of Von H in den berg—Germans
Claim Twenty-Six Thousand Pris
oners—Petrograd Says Retreat IS
Strategical.
The latest official statements dis
close few details of the progress of
battles in the east, presumably for
the reason that the Russians, who
have been retiring from East Prus
sia, have not made ready to meet the
advance of the reinforced Germany
army.
Berlin reports that on Friday our
operations in East Prussia forced the
Russians rapidly to give up their po
sitions east of the Mazurian lakes.
At some places the fighting is con
tinuing. So far about 26,000 pris
oners have been made. More than
20 guns and 30 machine guns have
been taken. The amount of war ma
terial taken can not yet be estimated.
Flags are being displayed in the
streets of Berlin in celebration of the
report of Field Marshal von Hinden-
berg’s new victory in East Prussia
•News that the Russians were be
ing driven from the Mazurian lakes
district surprised the people of Ber
lin, their attention having been long
concentrated on the Warsaw front.
Persons in the confidence of high
military officers knew, however, that
von Hindenberg had gathered a
strong fttree for an offensive in East
Prussia. In unofficial quarters it has
been said that 8 army corps were
gathered for this purpose.
Von Hindenberg’s vldtory is re
ported to have been an, important
once, it is said t h** field marshal cut
through the Russian line after an en
veloplng movement. The victory was
won under the eyes of Emperor Wil
liam.
The success in East Prussia em
phasizes. according to the view held
here, the quiet strategy of Field Mar
shal von Hindenberg. which is de
signed to strike an enemy when anti
where the blow is least expected
After the Russian strength on the
Warsaw front proved too great and
a flanking movement became neces
sary, von Hindenberg derided to
choose the left wing, owing to the
better equipment of East Prussia
with railways and because the colder
weather offered better prospects for
successful operations.
Gen von Hindenberg veiled his
plans by reinforcing the Austrians in
the Carpathians in order to make a
strong diversion and mislead the Rus
sians into thinking that the real
flanking movement was to be carried
out there Meanwhile he assembled
a strong army above the Mazurian
lakes.
The morning papers hall the vic
tory in East Prussia aa removing all
danger of another Invasion of that
province. The Russian report of the
battle, they declare, indicates the
completeness of the defeat, as It ad
mils that the Russians are falling
back to the protection of their chain
of fortresses
The victory is especially prized be
cause of the frustration of plans for
a strong offensive which the Rus
sians are believed to have been pre
paring
The capture of 26,000 prisoners
THIRTT-FOUR AIRMEN TAKE
V » A
PART IN OOAflT PARK.
announced what action was taken , ,
The Wilhelmina lies la the stream* ■*'* >0 ?* ln the official com-
with the American flag flying. She
had a rough passage, officers describ
ing it as the worst in their experience.
4,’otton Exposition.
A Cotton Exposition under tho aus
pices of the American Manufacturers
association will be held in Augusta
some time in March. ' At this show
beautiful and attractive clothes for
men an<J women will be seen.
The purpose of the ft e is to show
id'-what advantages cotton goods can
be used. ParticipatingJn the expo
sition will be pretty girfs in all kinds
of gowns from the dainty little house
dress to the more pretentious tailor
ed suits and afternoon gowns. Nurse
maids. Red Cross nurses, policemen,
firemen, postmen, conductors, chauf
fers, housekeepers, - cooks, Palm
Beech suits, and in fact every known
style that can be evolved fropi cot
ton goods will he in evidence. An
attractive feature of the affair is that
living models will display all the cre
ations from cotton.
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Mexicans Shoot Fisherman.
Jesus Saldana, a fisherman, was
shot and killed hi - Mexican officers
Wednesday as he was crossing the
Rio Grande in a boat from the Ameri
can side.
When \Relgium gets ready to re
establish herself she ought to amend
her flag by abolishing that yellow
stripe fn it. The Chicago Evening
Post says its the only yellow Belgium
has showm and* it doesn’t seem ap
propriate. ’ ^
Even now they say wounded Brit
ish and French soldiers fall in love
with their German nurse^ and the
reverse. Cupid Is some general him
self.
Acocrding to the English viewpoint
submarines are merely beneath their
notice. * - J
municatlon. means that practically an
entire army corps has been put-out
of the fighting. The fact that the
number of guns captured is compara
tively small is commented on in some
quarters as indicating that the Rus
sians. who are said already to have
lost a third of their artillery through
capture, now are insufficiently equip
ped in that arm of the service
Petrograd reports in explanation of
the retirement -of the Russian forces
in East Prussia: “It has been es
tablished that recentlyj.here have ap
peared in East Prussia four new
corps of the German army, consist
ing partly of troops transported to
the west front, partly of new recruits
and partly of reserve forces.
“This radically changed conditions
involved the necessity of our troops
retiring in qrder to facilitate recom
position to locations more concen
trated. This object, it was believed,
could be better attained upon our
own territory in the shelter of our
fortresses.
“The fighting on the right bank of
the Vistula is developing gradually
on the front from Mochowo up to the
highway from Myszinic to Ostrolenka.
U has assumed the character of part
ly isolateit combats.
“In the region of Lyck, Raygrod
and Grajewo the fighting is charac
terized by considerable obstinacy.
Farther north our troops have fallen
back upon thb fortified line of the
river Nieraen under pressure of heavy
German forces.”
London reports: “So far as the
East Prussian situation is concerned
the Russian official report indicates
that the Russians, having evacuated
the greater part of the German prov
ince, are making a stand on or near
their frontier—whether for a pitch
ed battle or only to delay the Ger
man advance it will take a few days
to tell.”
enabled to discuss the case further
here.
The question of cargoes such ’as
that of the Wilhelmina .which were
shipped before the German decree
taking over the national food stqpply
became effective, probably will be
covered fully In the American reply
to the “British note no# being trans
mitted from London and dealing with
the general subject of neutral com
merce. Most of the communication
has been deciphered and it is under
stood to be fall of statistic*. •
Negroes Shot Officers:
Fifing upon C. W. Deen, special
agent at Waycross, Ga., at such close
range that his face was burned by
powder, two negroes Saturday led
officers a 7-mile chase that ended in
their capture Ruskin during the
Afternoon*.--..
Steamship is Abandoned. ^
The steamship Im&taca bound from
Scotland to Norfolk, was abandoned
In mid-ocean In a sinking condition
Monday. .*
■ae, Upon the Requirements.
A representative of the federal gov
ernment’s revenue collection depart
ment in this State was In the city last
week, explaining to local druggists
the Harrison anti-narcotic Jaw, relat
ing to thO sale of opium or coca
leaves, their salts, derivatives or
preparations, which goes into effect
March 1. This law will necessarily
bring widespread changes in the
handling of all drugs coming within
its scope. Sale, distribution, giving
away, dispensing, or possession of
preparations and remedies which
contain two grains of opium, or one-
fourth grain of 'mbrphine, or one-
eighth of a grain of heroin, or more
than one grain of codeine, or any sale
of derivative of any of them, in one
Quid ounce, or if a solid or semi-solid
preparation, in one avoirdupois
ounce, is prohibited, except under cer
tain conditions and restrictions 'set
forth in the law. Liniments, oint
ments or other preparations which
are prepared for external use only,
except liniments, ointments or other
preparations which contain cocalufLor
any of its salts, or alpha or beta
eucaine or any of their’ salts, are ex
empt.
Only pharmacists, physicians, den
tists and veterinary surgeans are
qualified for registration and it is the
opinion of the office of the collector
of internal revenue that only the
gbove who are'duly registered can
sell or keep for sale any of the prepa
rations in regard to which the law
legislates. This will exclude mer
chants who are not pharmacists from
handling or from keeping in stock or
selling any of these drugs or prepa
rations. D. C. Heyward, collector of
Internal revenue, gave out the fol
lowing statement to The State in
Colombia Saturday in regard to the
provisions of the law:
“Every person, firm or corporation
who produces. Imports, manufactures,
compounds, .deals in, sells, distri
butes. or gives away any of the arti
cles covered by this law. must regis
ter with the collector of Internal
revenue in his district and pay a spe
cial tax of $1 per year. The special
tax will be imposed for the period
from March 1 to June 3U, 1915,
( which is the close of the government
fiscal year), and the amount to be
paid Is 34c. After that date, tax will
be imposed for the official year and
payment will be $1.
' Employee*, while acting within
the scope of employment by the tax
payers. will not be required to regis
ter or to pay the special tax Every
person, partnership, association, com
pany or corporation (other than a
physician, dentist or veterinarian I,
who has more than one place of bpsi-
neas where any of the drug* describ
ed are made, stored, or dispensed,
must make a separate application for
.registry and pay special tax for each
such place of business.
“Sales of drugs covered by the law
may be made only to parties, whether
manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or
doctor, on order blanks provided by
the collector of Internal revenue.
Blank order forms to be used in con
nection with the sale of the aaid
drugs are on sale at the office of the
collector of internal revenue, in pads
of ten each, the price of each pad be
ing -10c. The buyer and the seller
shall each i reserve his copy of the
order, and the law requires all such
orders (both original and duplicate)
to be retained on file for a period of
two years, and they must be filed In
their numerical order; that is, ac
cording to registry numbers. Deal
ers are not compelled to fill orders
for narcotic drugs, as the law pro
vides what the dealer shall do in case
the order is accepted.
“it is unlawful for any person to
obtain by means of said order blanks
any of the aforesaid drug?, for any
purpose other than the use. sate or
distribution therebf by him in the
conduct of a lawful business in said
drugs, or in the practice of his pro
fession. Orders by telegraph or tele-
pl0ie can not be filed.
Dealers may not seel to physicians
on prescription when the drugs are
intended for dispensing or prescrib
ing, as all physicians, dentists and
veterinarians will be required to reg
ister under the* law and order such
drugs on the official order blanks.
Prescriptions written by physicians
and filled either by the druggist or
physician signing the same and his
regsstry number and the name of the
person for whom such prescription is
filled. Such prescriptions must be
preserved for a period of two years
and he readily accessible to the in
specting officers of the government,
State, district or city in which he is
located. . •
“Every person, firm or company
dispensing directly to the consumers
must, on March 1, 1915, prepare and
keep on file an inventory of all drugs
covered by the law on hand at that
date: no special form of inventory is
required and it must be verified by
oath not later than March 5, 1915.
“Every person registered under the
act is required, on demand of the col
lector of his district, to render a
sworn statement of the quantity of
such drugs received by him during a
period not exceeding three months
preceding such demand. The said
statement to show the names of the
persons from whom the said drugs
were "received, the quantity received
and the date thereof. This record
can readily be compiled from the*
duplicate orders on file.
It is a crime under the act for
any person who is not registered and
has not paid the tax to have in his
possession or under his control any of
the aforesaid drugs and such posses
sion will be construed as presumptive
evidence of a violation of the net.
This provision, however, does not ap
ply to any employees of a registered
person or to k nurse Under the su
pervision of a physician, dentlit nr
eot nuu maviu
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Slight Although CIviliMU Buffer.
Aerial warfare waa waged Friday
on the largest scale In its history and.
under adverse circumstances, from
the standpoint of the weather. Brit
ish nlrmen, buffeting snow in the air,
swept over cities of northern Belgium
held by the Germans and dropped
bombs on Ostend, (Bruges and other
places.
Thirty-four aeroplanes and sea
planes Of the British navy took part
in the operations, and All returned to
their base without casualties to their
drivers, although two machines were
damaged. The raid was made to pre
vent jthe development of submarine
bases and establishments which
might further endanger British war
ships and merchantment.
Although no submarines were
seen, the IJc tish admiralty statement
indicates that the raid had satisfac
tory results, for considerable damage
is said to have been done to German
gun positions, railway lines and rail
way stations. r
The Ostend station is reported to
have - been set on fire, and that at
Blankenberghe to have been badly
damaged. German mine-sweeping
vessels at Zeebrugge also came in for
a hail of bombs, but damage done to
them has not been stated.
At various points the airmen were
received by fire from German anti-
aerial guns and rifles. None of the
airmen Is reported by the admiralty
to have been wounded.
A machine driven by Flight Com
mander Claude Graham-White,
among the most Intrepid of the Brit
ish flyerp, fell into the sea while re
turning to its base, and the aviator
had a narrow escape from drowning.
A cruiser picked him up and towed
his machine Into port.
Wing Commander Samson, who
previously had made several notable
visits to enemy territory In an aero
plane. was In chief command of the
raiding aviators. During the raid
warships bombarded the German po
sitions along the coaat.
Berlin reporta "enemy avtatore
again yeeterday dropped bomba on
the coast The bomba caused regret
table damage to the civilian popula
tion. while from the military point of
view we suffered only slight losses *'
RUSSIANS FACE PDFS
patlon and tfot on his own account.
“United Btatee. States, county, mu
nicipal. territorial and Insular officers
lawfully engaged in making pur
chases. respectively, for the army and
navy, the public health service, and
federal. State, county and municipal,
territorial and insular hospitals or
prisons, are exempt from the previ
sions of the law: and Bales, delivertea,
etc., to those offleera and Institutions
are not affected by tho low. but pri
vate hospitals and Institutions are not
exempted.
“It should be remembered that the
Harrison law U a taxation or revenue
measure and applies to all transac
tions In every State, dty or town, and
is not confined to sales In Interstate
traffic It should also be borne In
mind that It is necessary for all deal-
era to continue to observe State and
municipal laws regarding the sale of
narcotic and poisonous drugs. At
tention is also called to the fact that
there is no advantage In retailors or
diepenaers purchasing large quanti
ties of the prohibited drugs prior to
March 1, as It will only add to the
work of reporting stock on hand in
the inventory required by the regula
tions to be taken on that date.
“The penalty for violating any of
the provisions of the law is a fine of
not more than $2,000 or imprison
ment for not more than five years, or
both, as well as the probable large
expense incurred when suit is
brought.”
Collector Heyward wishes especial
ly to call attention to the fact that
while the fee for registration for the
fiscal year Is $1, the charge is only
3 4c for the period from March 1 to
June 30, 1915, and this amount
should be remitted by either New
York or Columbia exchange, post of
fice or express money order or cash;
stamps can n6t be accepted.
In order that there might be no
embarrassment of druggists, physi
cians and others liable to this tax,
Collector Heyward 1 has issued instruc
tions to field deputy collectors to
confer, wherever possible, with those
who tnay be interested. These depu
ties will make a thorough canvass of
the State, but of course some of the
communities might be missed and in
that case Mr. Heyward suggests that
requisitions for blanks or any infor
mation desired be made o nthe office
in Solumbia. At every point visited
by the deputy collector in his dis
trict, arrangements will be made in
advance with some doctor or druggist
to meet with those who might be af
fected by this tax and explanations
will be made on some points of the
law that might be cloudy or doubtful
of interpretation. So far the various
medical societies and local druggists'
associations have manifested consid
erable interest in the law and as a
result hundreds of letters have been
received by the collector. Mr. Hey
ward is satisfied that there will be
little difficulty in collecting this tax if
the parties interested meet" the field
deputies or write his office direct for
information. Field deputy collectors
will call special attention to the fact
that on and after March 1, 1915, pre
scriptions containing any of the drugs
covered by this act can not be filled
except they be written by a registered
physician, dentist or veterinary sur-,
geon who is diljj' Registered; there
fore, In order to avoid complications.
Mr: Heyward desires to receive appli
cations for registry at once, so that
record numbers may be furnished
those engaged in the practice of med
icine and liable to the tax, prior to
March 1.
Seven Workmen Killed.
_ _ Seven workmen of Grand Rapids
Manyixnan^ho marries early be- T .** erln&rjr •“•'geon registered under |*Mich., were killed Monday while
eooea bald-headed yonng
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the act, provided such possession la clearing away the debris ef a burn
by virtue of bia empoyment or oecu- ed building.
Bear and His Armies Still
the Heavy Brunt of the Tentoalc
Allies' Activities—East Ui —Is.
Poland, the i'arpathiaas aad Bsko-
wina Eees Activity.
liondon reports: Two big battles,
it is believed, already have begun or
will begin soon on the Russian aide
of the East Prussian frontier and on
the River Sereth in (Bukowina. The
Russians have withdrawn in East
Prussia and in Bukowina in the face
of' superior German and Austrian
armies, to concentrate and come into
closer touch with their lines of com
munication.
The battling inTtbe Carpathians is
going on in the snow, but the infor
mation from this field of activities is
most scant and the indications reach
ing London are that it still is a see
saw affair, with both sides sustaining
enormous losses. Further south, the
Austrians contend they are continu
ing. their advance into Bukowina.
Military experts in London believe
the Carpathian front still remains an
area of prime importance in the east,
where a decisive victory by either
side would force abandonment by the
other of territory in East Prussia or
Poland.
The Germans are making repeated
and terrific attempts to attack the
heights of Koxlouwka, in Tnkholka
Pass, which they won and lost twice
since last Sunday. They now are en
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yards aad which coven with fiame
everything It touches. This is em
ployed against bayonet chargee.
"In the Carpathians eur troops oc
cupied the fortified heights in the re
gion of Swidnlk and also those be
tween the Lopkow pass and the np-
per Ban. where we captured about
1,000 prisoners.
“On the front between UJok end
Tuehla passes we forced the Germans
to fall back a little from the Kost-
ouwka heights. The enemy ia en
trenched about 40 feet from oar
trenches At Wysakow we repulsed
a stubborn attack by the enemy.
“We have captured the enemy’s
fortifications at Smolnlk, each of
Lupkow, where we took eighteen offi
cers and more than a thousand sol
diers and three machine guns. Te
nacious engagements are in progress
on the Dukla-Wynzko front and on
the roads toward Nadworna.”
Vienna reports: “The battle con
tinues In the Carpathians, where,
with desperate and bitter resisUnce
of the enemy, the Russian reinforce
ments coming from all directions, we
have progressed slowly.
“The operations in Bukowina have
been successful. Our columns are
advancing in the valley and the Se
reth river has been reached.
“The situation in Russian Poland
and West Galicia remains unchanged.
On part of our battle front, against
which a vigorous Russian attack: .was
made, we threw back the enemy and
also the Siberian troops from two
dominating heights and stormed a
village near Viskooz.
“Equally successful was an attack
by the allied Germans and Austrians
in the middle Carpathian* woods,,
where we captured,fro mthe enemy
heights over which there has been
much fighting. We took 970 pris
oners.
“In Southwest Galicia and Buko
wina we have won victories. South
west of Nadworna the enemy was re
pulsed. We captured the heights to
the north of Delatyn, taking many
prisoners.” t
t ■■♦♦♦
Flies American Flag.
Officials of. the Canard Steamship
company admitted Wednesday night
that the steamer Orduna, from Liver
pool bew a “neutral flag” while clear
ing the Irish coast. These passen
gers asserted that the American flag
was flying Aft, indicating the vessel's
national ity_.
Liquor Advertising Barred. f.
Liquor advertising ia Alabama la
prohibited i na bill repassed by both
Houses of tbe state legislature Wed-
nesdtav over Gov., Hendgraon’s veto.
For Army of
The House of Commons
day night passed without
tbe army estimate ffir l.fififi,*
exclusive of ladi