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* — J ««•*.. -I '. >« 4 - 44 V WOE MBIT BUN EFFORTS TO CUT OW RUSSIAN ARMY BECOMES HtJNT. MANY PRISONERS TAKEN Dispatch From Poland Gives Account « of Recent Operations in Which von Hindenberg Made Quick Drive to Cut Off Russian Army Under Gen. Sievers. A dispatch from Suwalkl, Poland, describes the recent fighting in East Prussia. The German forces under Field Marshal von Hindenbe^g, by hard fighting and extraordinary marches, inflicted such a striking de feat on the Russians opposed to them in the recent battle of the Mazurian lakes country that the Russian rem nants are a negligible quantity in the operations now in progress. The Russian killed and wounded in the four days' fighting are esti mated at 30,000 men. Over 60,000 Russians, out of a total of 150,000 engaged, are prisoners in hands. The fighting has been described as the February campaign in East Prus sia and north Poland, and it is re garded here as a second Tannenberg. The Russians, composing the Tehth army, were commanded by Gen. Sievers. By a skillful use of the railroads and by the sacrifice of en tire battalions to bring off a few guns, he saved a greater part of his artillery, but 60,000 of his 150,000 men already are counted among the with the Rtuaiaaa they <ou>4 their rlflei so covered %Kh Ice iAff enow that the weapons could -not be Ired. The troops—and these were young troops of one of the newly formed corps—were left only with their bay onets, but they stuck to their work despite heavy losses. The Russians were assuming the offensive when artillery succeeded in getting through the forest to the south oMhe Masurian lakec and turn ed the scale. This column pressed forward along the fairway, only a dozen miles wide, between the Mazu rian lakes and the Russian frontier, driving the Russians before them, but they were forced to turn three times to beat off flank attacks from the south. The Russian commander-in-chief made desperate efforts to come to the aid of this army, sending col umns of troops from Lomza, Kolno and Ossowetz. Each time the Ger man commander defeated the relief columns and then continued his march. j The retreat of the Russians on this part of the tielrf'could be made only to the northeast, as the swamp belt prevented their escape to the east or south. The troops from the centre and northern flank of the Russian post- MRECTS BATTLE BY WBt FOR MORE SUBMARINES SIX OFFICERS PUNISHED j£. U TELEPHONE OPERATOR HAD RE MARKABLE VIEW. Picture of Fighting at Directed by Its Nerve Center, th* Telephone Dugout. The Associated Press correspond ent at Berlin writes: A Hamburg soldier, who acted as telephone oper ator in the latest fighting at Soissons had a remarkable view of the opera- tiona from his dugout. “My den,” hp,.writes, ‘'suddent)} became the meeting place for officers and for several days it has borne the name, ‘Central Telephone Station o. Field Artillery.’ The name s-ije enough to explain itself. All orders pass through my wires, giving direc tions for our artillery fiio at impor tant points. . t “Outside we hear the w.ld rage o the bat'tle. Suddenly our dugout seems fo be caving in; stonis crum ble from the toof; we stop, oreathin; and a terribm pressure iu the u.i TILLMAN MAKES COMMITTEE VOTE FOR TWENTY-ONE. I seems about to flatten our cherts tion were by this time in full retreat was that? The younger, sol- eastward and southeastward under (jjer 8 tremble and grow pale, but the iif pressure from the German forces. The Russians apparently became German.] desperately jammed and cn February 16, wh^n the correspondent arrived at Crajev, the German commander was almost confident that the bag would be complete. Then came the delay In getting the flanking column across the swamps to close the ring and Gen. Sievers with all his higher officers and the remnant of his army got away. That the Russian commander was able under such road conditions to bring off as much artillery r.nd trans ports as he did is, in .the opinion of German prisoners, while the Russian German experts, a most laudable killed and wounded in the,four days' battle and the subsequent running fights are estimated at 30,000 men. At Suwalki there cojild be heard the sound of artillery from a swampy region to the southeast, where an isolated Russian division, perhaps 10,000 men strong, has been com pletely surrounded, but is still offer ing resistance. Several thousand more Russians probably still remain In small scattered bands or are wan dering within the ring which the Ger man troops have closed around the woods and swamps between Suwalkl and Augustowo and the German fron tier. The rapture of these wanderers ta expected here and la regarded as merely an incident in a campaign to which the great aucceaa la called only the prelude. German military men do not be lieve that Gen. Sievers will be able to bring any of his troops safely be hind the fortress of Grodno. The above statement may seem to be exaggerated, but a correspondent of tbe Associated Press, motoring along the line of.the Russian retreat over roads In deep snow and through a desolate and swampy country, gain ed nn impression of complete defeat and demoralisation. Abandoned guns and automobiles, wrecked and over turned wagons, sledgea and ammuni tion caissons encumbered the way. Rifles, blankets, knapsacks and other equipment had been thrown away by the fleeting soldiers. Head horses and an occasional fallen soldier were everywhere along the roadside. At the street corners In Suwalkl, Augustowo, I.yck and c*her towns are great heaps of abandoned rifles and bayonets. Largo bands of Rus sian prisoners, many of whom sur rendered without firing a shot, were encountered along the way. The Russians in retreat seem to have only had time enough to burn the houses on the German side of the frontier and destroy the live stock which they weie unable to carry away. From Lyck to Prosnik, for example, only one house with a roof was seen. The Russian part of Pros- ten and the Russian villages beyond had not been touched. The first phase of the campaign— the phase resulting in the destruction of the Russian northern army—may be compared to a gigantic rabbit drive, or surround, in which men were the prey. . While the attention of the Rus sians was concentrated on the War saw campaign. Field Marshal von Hindenberg quietly assembled an overwhelming force in East Prussia and suddenly launched it in two col umns against Gen. Sievers. * One column drove in from the south and threw back the Russians who for months had been besieging the lake ways to East Prussia and the other column from the north swung round to the eastward and southward, aiming to join the south ern German column and "ut off the retreat of the Russians. The two wings closed to the east of Suwalkf and Augustowo only a few hours too late to catch the entire army. Most of the units of the Rus sian force, however, were caught. The delay which enabled the rem- uant to escape was due to nature The line 'of advance of the southern column lay through the belts of swamps which forjn a natural de fense of the Russian frontier. It is almost wlthoflt roads and troops at tempting to use the cross-country trails became almpst hopelessly bog ged. The correspondent saw columns of Infantry, many of whom had pass ed through mires more than ankle- deep. “Nature,” said one German com mander to the correspondent, “al ways helped the Russians. Tw;o days of bard frost and we should have had every man.” — The correspondent accompanied the right wing of the German armies apd It was to these troops that the heaviest part of the fighting fell. The left wing, sweeping down from the Bttrth*. wgs called upon to accomplish marches of 40 miles dally In pursuit Of the feussliris. The battle In the sonth was of an nnlque character. Again nature aid- ad the Ruslana"It wu fonght la a drivtag snowstorm, a fierce catting wfiad driving the flakes Into the faces and eyes of the achievement. The roads are very narrow and obstructed with deep drifts of snow. Each drift usually Is Indicated by an abandoned cannon or by an overturned freight automobile. Several of the main roads were tried, but they were utterly impassable ou actount of the snow. A picturesque scene was witnessed on the trip between Augustowo and Suwalki. The road is cut like a can yon for 20 miles through a dense Russian pine forest and formed tbe only available avenue for tbe Ger man advance. Along this road was a solid stream of infantry, artillery and wagon trains, moving irresistibly southward. The roadway was high pitched and slippery with ice. Smooth shod horses were continually failing The infantrymen picked their way along the sides ot the road. Almost every men was equip ped with a staff There was no stop or pause. The soldiers ate as they marched. The horses were kept mov ing until they were through the woods, as there was no plrce to turn out nnd halt. For manyi miles be fore Augustowo was reached the same ceaselessly moving column of men. horses and gun's had been en countered—sn army SO miles long was on the march. The German general army head quarters announced on February 18, two days before the foregoing dis patch was written, that 61,000 Rus sians had been capti red in tbe battle of Mazurian lakes in East Prussia. On February _ 23 the capture of 10,- 000 more prisoners was announced, bringing up the total to more than 100 000 men, and Including seven generals. Tuesday's Berlin official communication said thr.t more than 300 Russian cannon had been taken by the Germans. London reports: The Russian Tenth army which, according to an official report by Grand Duke Nich olas, the Russian commander-in- chlef in the field, lost one of its corps in the last big battle in East Prussia, now stands at bay along Ute line of the Narew, Bohr and Niemen rivers within Russian territory. The last Russian official communication re lates many isolated engagements in this region which may mean that a counter offensive is now in progress but of this there is no confirmation. Petrograd reports: Explanation of the Russian retirement from East Prussia is contained in a communica tion given out Monday night by the general staff. Success of the Ger man coup is attributed largely to the lack of strategic railways which pre vented the Russians from concentrat ing with “necessary rapidity on our East Prussian front forces indispens- ible to ward off this drive of the ene my.” The general staff asserts that the massing of German troops in East Prussia was revealed to the Russians on February 4 but tjaat the magni- vetorans give a quick anu moanii’.g glance/lind the new men who Lave not yet been In the battle recover themselves and proceed calmly with their work. It was after all £i;ly a little ten-inch bomb. The veterans know that it did not fall directly over our dugout and proceed with their telephone work, knowing that any delayed message might cost much German blood. Meanwhile the tide of battle is turning back and forth. “ ‘Our Infantry is falling back and has lost connection with adjoining troops. The first and third compa nies ofthe regiment have disappear ed;’ or ‘Height number must be stormed at once.’ ‘The first battalion is under a flunk fire.lt's losses heavy, help wanted at once." ‘The artillery must lengthen its range 300 meters at once, as it is endangering our in fantry.* 'Capt. B has Just fall en; Lieut. £L- assumes command 'Field artillery must immediately open fire on height number up on road; enemy's artillery gal loping away.' Ten minutes later that road is screened with smoke as our ■hells fly further and further into the thick masses of men and horses Horses dash away in a mad panic, and men creep forth from udder cap sized gun carriages and caissons and limp away in search of cover. They nearly succeed, when a little white cloud Is suddenly seen, and the tot tering figures and everything aroand are mowed down. That Was one of our shrapnels. “The smokqe has clears away, and our field artillery is shooting at more Important game—a field artillery In the road, which is now at rest for ever. 'Hurrah!' is shouted through the. telephone, with the announce ment: ‘Cufllea has been taken com pietely. also tbe height 132.’ (naming a little fort.) Enthueiaam for a moment and then the telephone ser vice goes on with the same zeal and energy. We have had great successes and not a man thinks of getting his dinner. We only drink black coffee from morning till night, and that Is all that keeps us on our feet. The enemy's artillery gradually stops fir ing, but ours fires more hotly if pos sible. Suddenly the urgent call: “ 'The wjiole artillery will preparp Crouy and fauxrjt to be taken by storm.' At 2:40 Crouy is taken after a hard struggle, and occupied by our brave Field-grays. Two hours later Vauxrot is ripe for attack and is taken by storm with only small losses. Another hour and the glass factory, after having been frightfully shot to pieces, falls into our hands That was a strong supporting point of the French; and now there is no longer any holding out on their side Their riflemen run for the Aisne in wild masses and press to cross the bridges for the south bank. Our artillery tears with rapid fire through the disorderly masses. Hundreds of these brave soldiers redden the soil of the native lend with their blood. Flva Oceaa-Golng and Hlxteea of the Coast Defence Class—la crease la Aero Appropriations. The Senate committee on naval af fairs has voted to increase materially the appropriations for . submarines and aeroplanes. These two Items embody the committee’s Idea of the lessons to be learned from the Euro pean war. Senator Tillman of South Carolina, chairman of the committee, has come to doubt seriously the value of the dreadnought as against the submarine, but the president wanted no curtailment of the two-battleship program. The increase In submarines ar'd aeroplanes is largely the result of ?<ir. Ttillman’s studies of the war. The committee changed the House xpp: opriation for one ocean-going submarine not to cost in excess of $1,4 00,000 to five submarines of tlie same class and - cost, while the H Dune’s item for eleven coast defense submarines, costing each not more th.an 3550,000, was Increased to six teen submarines of that class. The appropriation for aviation was in creased from 3300,000 to 31.000,000. At the night session of the Senate the naval committee submitted its re port on the appropriation bill carry- ing a total of 3152,961,981.88, an In- cret.De over the House bill of 38,313,- 080. Provision also is made for the reappropriation of 3400,000 for tfce marine barracks at Norfolk and Mare Island. The naval building program of the Senate bill would provide for five sea-going submarines, sixteen small- THEY WERE COURT-MARTIALED FOR VIOLATING RULES. FMeber Says Boms of tbe Scatsaccs Were Too Mild—President Saves Offender from Dismissal. The discipline that prevails In tbe Atlantic fleet is emphasized in an or der of the navy department, just made public, in which it Is announced that six commissioned officers of the navy have recently been eourt-mar- U&led for violations of the naval reg ulations. In each instance the officer involved was found guilty. None of the officers was dismissed, but all re ceived more or less severe sentences. In one Instance Rear Admiral Fletch er sent back the filndlngs with in- Btructiona to submit a different rec ommendation on the ground that the first recommendation was too lenient. The officers named la the navy de partment order are Lieut. Rufus F. Zogbaum, Jr., of New York, Ensign H. A. Ward of New York, Lieut. Lindsay H. Lacy of Texas, Lieut. Jonas H. Ingram of Indiana, Ensign Jay K. Esler of Michigan, and En sign John T. Melvin of Oklahoma. Lieut. Zogbaum was much in the public eye immediately following the outbreak of the war in Europe, as a result of his activities in London, where he was attached to the Ameri can embassy and assigned to look after the Interests of Germans then in London. Previous to that he was flag lieutenant of the first division of the Atlantic fleet during the time the division was under command of Rear Admiral Cameron McR. Winslow. He Is a son of the marine painter Zog baum, who is mentioned In Kipling’s INiUB IHKUL ITTlim B bit tft uama SEEMS TO LACK FAVOI er submarines, six or more destroy' poem, "Bob Evans.'* era, one oil fuel ship, one gunboat! one hospital ship at 3500,000, and two first class battleships. Among the increases recommended are 3500,000 for a projectile plant, 3130.000 for naval reserve. 3400,000 for a high power radio station, and 31,000.000 to be applied on construc tion of an armor plate factory, the cost not to exceed 38.POO.OOO. If the secretary of the navy can not pur chase armor in the market at a rea sonable price. i ( Senator Smoot Introduced an amendment for fifty submarines of a sea-going type and twenty-five small er ones. For the first year the ap propriation would be 330.000,000. 'The European war has demon strated beyond all question.'’ said Senator Smoot in Introducing his amendment, “that submarines are In valuable for defense of coast cities and coastline. That is tbe sore of de fense we want In this country more than anything else.”. Lieut. Zogbaum was charged with neglect of duty and was tried on board the superdreadnought Arkan sas while that ship was at the navy yard in New York. He was found guilty and sentenced to be publicly reprimanded by the secretary of tbe navy. The sentence was declared In adequate and was ordered revised, whereupon the court sentenced Zog baum to lose one *Bumber in his grade. Admiral Fletcher, the com mander In chief of the fleet, ruled Frees and Pubttc Think NotM* Should Stop Embargo ou Gcrmnaj If Submarine Activity Is Continued —Expect German Policy Will Re sult in Much Enmity to Germany. The American note, content* of which remain secret, but which in general seeks to bring about an un derstanding regarding the war zone prescribed by Germany and tbe ship ment of foodstuffs to the civilian pop ulation of belligerent countries, was considered at a meeting of the Brit lab cabinet Thursday. No inti mation oa to the official attitude to wards it has been obtnined. Thia and other diplomatic questions in London have largely overshadowed news from the battlefields. The British press and public, on the supposition that President Wil son has suggested that Great Britain should not carry out her threat to place an embargo on foodstuffs for Germany and that, in return, Qer- many should not enforce her subma rine blockade against the British Isles, already have expressed their disapproval of scceptancs of such a proposition. While eight British ships have been destroyed In' the week that tfie blockade has been in force. It is pointed out that they are for tbe most part small vessels and that most of them, instead of having food for this country, either were in bal last or carrying coal or other freight for neutral countries. It Is belisvsd in London also that tbe destvuctlon of neutral ships and cargoes will embroil Germany with neutral countries, and that In the long run tbs looses tbe allies suffer will be more than offset by the anger aroused on tbe part of the neutrals and the possible refusal of countries. that the sentence was still Inode-1 *uch as Norway, to allow goods to be BONDS WORTHLESS. until several days February 4 tude of the concentration did not be come known until several days later. Because of these conditions, it is stated, withdrawal of the Tenth Rus sian army from East Prussia to wards the frontier was decided upon. This was followed later by a further retirement towards the Niemen and the Bobr rivers. The communication follows; "The flertnahs, after a series of exceptionally obstinate and tenacious attacks which cost them innumerable victims, became persuaded of the im possibility of dislodging us from the left bank of the Vistula and proceed ed at the end of January to put a new plan, into operation. ’ “Having finished the formation in the interior of their "country of sev eral new edrps and deciding to con tinue the transportation of troops from their west front in order to make a supreme effort against us, profiting by their network of rail roads, the Germans were enabled to launch an overwhelming force against our Tenth army, which occu pied strongly organized positions along the Augeraph river and the Mazurian lakes. “To assure tbe success of thlsxotip the Oermens transported aleo part of tbelr contingents from fbe fronts oa the Rawka. the Bzarm and the rlkht bank of the Vistula. This gathering of Gormaaa la East Pra^aia vested to rn an Tebmary 4 bat the not determined later. “Not being able, through lack of railroad facilities, to concentrate on our East Prussian front with the nec essary rapidity, forces indispensible to ward off this drive of the enemy, our chiefs decided to withdraw the above mentioned army from East Prussia towards the front! »r and fur- their retirement towards the Niemen and the Bobr has followed. “The right wing of the Tenth army, pressed by great numbers of the enemy and threatened with being surrounded on the right flank, was compelled to make a very swift turn ing movement in the direction of Kovno. . “This manoeuvre exposed the flank of the corps following, which found Itself i nan extremely dangerous po sition. Only broken and disorganiz ed portions escaped. “Other corps of the Tenth army, fighting continuously and stubbornly, slowly retreated in marked out by their commanders. On taking up these positions, the Rus sian troops bravely repulsed the at tacking enemy, inflicting upon him severe losses and overcoming Incredi ble difficulties, caused by the deep snow which covefed all the roads. “Retreating step by step,,one dorps forming the left wing of the Tenth army held the enemy for nine days on lines which ordinarily are travers ed In four days. , i “Ofi February 19 these corps fell back through Augustowo, retired from the ba'tle at Sphcc and assum ed the fortified positions indicated for them. “At present actions on the Ger man fronFcbntTnue before Os so we on the roads from Lomza to Edvab- nao and north of Kadlzfdly on the road between Plbtsk and Plonsk. In some places the fighting is very stub born. “On the right of the Vistula, on the roads from Plotak, Austrian de lack meets have been relieved by Oer- New Hampshire Attorney General De ride* Upon 8. C. Roods. Exhaustive Investigation by the at torney general of New Hampshire has satisfied that officer that 30 of tbe 31.000 bonds Issued by the State of South Carolina In 1869 are of “no present value.” He has therefore de cided not to bring suit against the State of South Carolina for collection on ttye bonds. The decision was reach ed by the attorney general, who was in Columbia in 1913 and waa given by Attorney General Peeples a "com plete compilation of all of the stat utes of his State relating to bond Is sues and also the decisions of the South Carolina supreme court on the same subject." The bonds in question came Into the possession of the State of New Hampshire in 1892 as a part of the estate of Benjamin Thompson of Dur ham under the provisions of his will relating to the establishing of the New Hampshire college in that town. At that time they were entered on the books of the State ireasurer as of "no present value” and the same en try is “equally and aptly applicable at the present time. No fact has been discovered which indicates any future change of value,’* says James P. Tuttle, present attorney general of New Hampshire. ELEVEN DESTROYED. First Week of War Zone Results in Loss of Few Vessels. London summarizes result of the first week of the German submarine activity so far as is known is that two Norwegian, one French and five British steamers have been sunk or torpedoed Ay submarines, with the loss of four Uvea. Two of these steamers, the Belrldge and the Oino rah, reached port. On the other side of the account two German submarines are reported missing and a third hit and possibly sunk by a French destroyer. Be sides the vessels which fellVictlms to the submarines, two American steam ers and one Norwegian have been sunk by mines near the German coast and the Swedish steamer Specia and one or two British steamers are pver- the”"direction and lt is feared they have b <* n quote, but approved It “in order that tbe accused might not entirely escape punishment." Lieut. Lacy, who Is a native of Tezas, was also court-martialed on board the Arkansas at the navy yard in Brooklyn. The charge against him was drunkenness, and he was found guilty and sentencod to loss ten numbers In bis grsds. The find ings sod sentence were approved by Admiral Fletcher. Lieut. Ingram In famous in the nnvy e» one of the greatest stbletss ever turned out by lbs naval acad emy He Is remembered as tbs acad emy's greatest oarsmen and as one of tbs best football players In tbs history of the Institution. He waa In tbs thick of the fighting at Vera Cruz and commanded one of the Arkan sas's battalions during the naval oe- csDstioD of tbs city. He was charg- edlfwlth neglect of duty and sentenc ed to the publicly reprimanded by Admiral Fletcher. The admiral ap proved the findings of guilty, but dis approved the sentence as Inadeqnate. Ensign Esler was found guilty of absence from station after leave had expired. He was tried on the flag ship of the Pacific fleet and sentenced to a loss of two numbers In grade. Rear Admiral Howard, commander In chief of the Pacific fleet, approved the findings and sentence. Ensign Melvin was tried on tht> dreadnought Michigan nt Philadel phia and found guilty of drunken ness, conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman, and conduct prejudi cial to good order and discipline. He was sentenced to a loss of ten num bers In grade. Admiral Fletcher ap proved the sentence. Ensign Ward was tried on the bat tleship Kansas off Tampico, Mexico, and found guilty of absence from duty and station after leave had ex pired and disobedience of an order of the chief of the bureau of naviga tion in Washington. He was sen tenced to be dismissed from the navy, but on the recommendation of the young officer’s superiors the sentence was commuted by President Wilson to a loss of fifty numbers in grade. Under the law the president has the final word in all cases in the army and navy which Involve dismissal from the service. lost. MAY AGREE. Japan Said .to Have Modified Its De mands Upon China. The outlook for an adjustment of the differences between China and Japan has improved districtly. The conferences between representatives of the two nations apparently are progressing toward-a compromise. The most important step yet taken In this direction was disclosed at Peking Thursday. Japan has given indications, which are regarded as tharft wm nut tustst fur the present upon the group of general demands which it presented. British Ship Lose The British steamer Hsrpsllon. from London for Newport News, without cargo, has bees torpedoed off Beachy Head. Three of the crew. FOLLOWED WRONG COURSE. Berlin. Says American Captain De parted from Northerly Course. According to advices received there, Capt. Smith, of the American steamer Evelyn, has Informed the German authorities that his ship came to grief through the advice of a British naval boarding officer, who Instructed him to follow thff course on which he struck the mines instead rif the northerly course, as laid down in the German instructions. The disaster occurred at 4 o’clock Friday morning and the Evelyn sank seven hours later. Capjt v Smith, a Dutch pilot and thirteen men drift ed in a rowboat until Saturday after noon, when they were rescued by a German patrol boat. A Spanish stoker in the rowboat died meanwhile from exposure. The other men are all recovering. They are now at the Sailors’ .Home In Bremerhaven. The mate and the remainder of the Evelyn's crew are understood to have landed in Holland. shipped from their ports to Germany. The British foreign office, says a Ix)ndon dispatch, ta extremely retic ent In discussing the American pro posal made to London nnd Bertte outlining n plan for tbe feeding ot tbe civil population of Oomeny un der certain regulations. 8lr Edward Grey, the British for eign secretary, and otkor cabinet members still emphasise tbe feet that Great Britain baa not made food destined for Germany absolute con traband. While Sir Edward Orey’a reply te the American note concerning the food steamer Wllhelmlna Intimated that such n step probably would bo necessary, absolute piohlbiUoa of food shipments to Germany baa not been announced. Tbe decision of tbe Wllbelmtna ease by tbe prise court la being looked forward to. nn It la con sidered that th* • will amount to n definite statcmc.it ot the Brtiirh po sition. For soveral days it has boon Inti mated In official circles that tbe for eign office might Issue a memoran dum eettlng forth definitely tbe Brit ish policy concerning foodntnffe dec lined for Germany and outlining plans for reprisals deemed necessary because of tbe operations ot tbe Ger man submarines. The issuance ot tbe statement within two or three days Is not Improbable. British officials are srid to be con vinced that neutral powers will offer little objection If food supplies are cut off from Germary in retaliation for the German submarine activities, which, they allege, are In violation of all International law. A prominent British official, dter cussing the probability of making foodstuffs absolute contraband, men tioned the position taken by Count Caprivl, once German imperial chan cellor. Th* chancellor In a speech la the relchstag Mnfch 4, 1892, was de clared by this official to have said: "A country may not depend for her food or for her raw products upon her trade. In fact, it may be abso lutely necessary to destroy the ene my’s trade. The private introduc tion of provisions into Paris was pro hibited during the seige and, in tbe same way, a nation would be justified in preventing the import of food and raw produce.” War Zone In Adriatic. Austria is said to be on the verge of declaring a war zone in the Adri atic. W o\i ] Holger Is Interned. -The stipulated pci 1ml during elilclr the German steamer Holger. arrived at Buenos Aires Thursday, might re main in this port haring expired, tbe Argentine authorities have declared tbe steamer Interned. Tbe British 1.219 ton*, -»s makes no difference how long yo\i have suffered with eczema, itch or Any other skin disease Zezneriae will help you as It has helped others. 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