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1 bjhujoilmi SCOTT GETS INDIANS MJREI SHFS ZEPRUNS DROP cirru niF runs ii- t i fiEST M ItCUl i GKNSRAL’S PARLKT SUCCEEDS WBE* POBCS PAILS. (TATES BREAK IEC0IB AIllMUBAt aad Oklahonui New Record*—Calif oral* -H and Arizona Produce Staple of Superior Quality—Exact Total of Ginning Figures is 16,102,143. The greatest cotton crop ever pro* Raced in the /United States was grown in 1914.-- Census bureau statistics, giving fimtl ginning figures, otlicially place the 1914'Qrop as a record, with 16,102,143 bales of 600 pounds each. That is 409,412 equivalen t 600- pound bales, or 204,121,000 pounds more than produced in the great crop e< 1911. in addition to the great production of lint cotton a record quantity of Unter cotton,^ which is extensively used in the manufacture of military explosives, was obtained. This cot ton. delinted from the seeds at oil mills, amounted to 395,732,000 pounds ana brought the total 1914 crop to 16,893,604 equivalent 600- pound bales, or 8,446,803,500 pounds. While the crop was a record one, the only states to make new records tu production were Alabama, Louisi ana and Oklahoma. The other cot ton states all came close to their rec ords. . The 1914 cotton crop of the Unit ed States aggregated lo,873,UU2 run ning bales of lint, or 16,102,143 ^ T''equivalent bales, the census bureau ^ inounced. ,The department of agrl- Iture on December 10 estimated >.966,000 equivalent 500-pound | hales. These figures compare with 16,- ./' 982,811 running bales, or 14,156,- 486 equivalent 500-pound bales in 1913, 13,488,539 running bales, or 18,703,421 equivalent 500-pound hales in 1912, and 15.553,073 run ning bales, or 15,692,701 equivalent 100-pound bales in 1911, the three largest crops prior to 1914. Included In the 1914 figures are 121,451 bales which glnners estimat- erd would be turned out after the March canvass. • Hound bales Included numbered 17,618, compared with 99.962 in 1912, 81,628 In 1912 and 101,664,- Is 1911. Sea Island bales Included number ed 81,598, compared with 77,663 in 1913, 73,777 in 1918 and 119,293 in till. The average gross weight of bales for the crop was 507.2 pounds, com pared with 506.2 In 1918, 608.0 In 1912 and 604.6 in 1911. Ginneries operated for the crop numbered 24,622, compared with 24,749 In 1913, 26,279 in 1912 and 86,849 in 1911. Unter cotton, not included In total ginning figures, amounted to 772,270 running bales, or 791,464 equivalent 600-pound bales, compared with 631,- 163 running bales, or 638,881 equiva lent 500-pound bales In 1913, 602,- 824 running bales, or 609,594 equiva lent 500-pound bales In 1913, 656,- 276 running bales or 557,575 equiva lent 500-pound bales In 1911. f > roductlon of states in equivalent 660-pound bales, exclusive of Unters, with comparisons, follows: ' vr« “ w RHgadkr O emend Adds Another Bm cess to His String of Diplomatic Victories With Opponents. A laconic telegram came to the war department Sunday from Brig. Gen. Hugh T. Scott, chief of staff, at Bluff, Utah, announcing that he was bring ing in the four Piute Indians who recently led a band of their tribes men on the warpath when the federal authorities attempted to arrest Tse- Ne-Gat for murder. The message, addressed to Secretary Garrison, said: ^ - " "SuccessfujJfH&ve four Piutes de sired by Marshal Nebeker and am, at their desire, ^ personally conducting them to Salt Lake City to turn over to Marshal Nebeker. Am leaving everything peaceable behind us in southern Utah. Should reach Thomp son Tuesday and Salt Lake City Wed nesday." Secretary Garrison, gratified and relieved of more anxiety than he had cared to confess by the report,'at once dispatched the .following tele gram to Gen. Scott: *T heartily con gratulate you on obtaining success in circumstances which seemed to make it impossible. I appreciate your work In the highest degree.” Newspaper dispatches told of Gen. Scott’s arrival at Bluff with the four Indians, Tse-Ne-Gat and his father, "Old Polk," Chief Posey and the lat ter’s son. The party rode In Just ten days after Gen. Scott, unarmed and accompanied only by an orderly and two Navajo scouts, had started off on a snow-covered mountain train for the distant hiding place of the Pi utes. Gen. Scott went to the scene after the Indians had driven off a posse headed by Marsbhl Nebeker which undertook to arrekt Tse-Ne-Gat. One member of the posse and two Indians were killed In the battle. Gen. Scott started out cheerfully, confident of success and scouting the Idea that he waa risking his life. Throughout a long and distinguished career the general has been noted for his astounding success as a peace maker both with the Indians of the West and the fierce tribesmen of the Philippines. This is only one of many times that he has gone unarmed to seek out and bring Into camp a fugitive aavage who though willing to fight for liberty jigalnst a troop of cavalry, succumbed to the eloquent arguments of the white chief. Since he has been chief of staff the general has been called upon once or twice to exercise his talents as a doplimat. Several months ago when a critical aitnatlon had arisen as a result of continued firing into American terri tory by opposing Mexican factions at Naco, Gen. Scott went down to the border for personal conferences with Gens. Villa and HU), commander of the Carranza garrison at Naco. He stopped the firing. TDIII91 TIIFillii f HIT TILL II ililEI FLEET AIR HATOERfl ATTACK Pi DEA DOF NIGHT. TWO OTHERS DAMAGED —r » of Dardanelles Defences Pat British Battle Cruiser and French Battleship Out of Action—Light Cruiser Hit—Three Battleships Go Down Upon Floating Mines. WOINDH THKKE CHILDREN. Alabama. 1914 1913 1912 1911 1914 1913 1912 1911 1914 1913 1912 1911 1914 1913 1912 1911 1914 1913 1912 1911 1914 1913 1912 1911 1914 1913 1912 1911 1914 1913 1912 1911 1914 1913 1912 1911 .1,760,281 . 1,495.485 . .1.342,75 .1,716,534 Arkansas. Florida. Georgia. .1,015.674 .1,072.846 ,. 792,048 . 939,302 80,963 58.695 62,760 83,388 Georgian Then Takes His Own Life With Pistol. George Cheatham. 20 years old. shot and wounded three children In their fathea’s store at Macon, Ga., Tuesday afternoon. He then turned a revolver upon himself and fired a bullet through his brain, that caused almost instant death. Cheatham’s child victims are: Lu- clle Plnholser, 16, shot in arm and flesh wound over left temple; Sher wood Plnholser, 4, shot through left hand; Raymond Plnholser, 2, wouhd- ed under left eye. Cheatham had been acting strange ly for some time. He had no griev ance so far as known against the Pin holsers, but la alleged to have delib erately entered the sttfre and fired up oq the children, who were In a group using a shotgun. He ran from the store a hundred yards and then shot himself with a pistol. His body was found an hour later. 2,733.470 2,316.601 .1,776,546 2,768,627 Louisiana. 447,861 443,821 376,096 884,597 Mississippi. 1,244,703 .1,310,743 1,046,41 8 1,203,545 Missouri. ^ 81,587 .. ... .' 87,105 :. ... 65,691 f ,808 925,233 tv ... ... 792,545 865,653 ...1,075,826 Oklahoma. 1,264,350 /. . 840,387 .. .1,021,250 .. . .. ... . : .1,022,092 South Carolina. 1911 1914 1913 1912 1911 All Other States. 29,891 ’ 63j880 32,513 11,402 17,215 r ■ . 1914 ... 1,524,595 1913 ... 1912 ... <-1911 . . . Tennessee. “ 1914 ... '. 382.431 “ 1913 ... ... 379.471 1912 ... .... 276.546 1911 ... 449,787 Texas. 1 1914 ..< 4.584,933 1918 ... :3,944.970 1912 ... .4,880,21 0 . . : .4,256,427' \ . ; Virginia. , - lt*4 25,188 1*18 ... . 28.490 ’ 1812 ... 84,898 The census bureau announced that the statistics of this report for 1914 are subject to slight corrections In the full report to be published early in May. A feature of the crop was greatly increased production in California and Arizona, Iwo states where the cotton growing industry is in Its in fancy, and where a superior quality of the staple Is raised. California’s production amounted to 49,835 bales, or 24,917,500 pounds, while Arizor na’s was 7,142 bales, or 3,571,000 pounds. Unofficial estimates places the value of the crop, which this season has been greatly reduced by the ef fect of the European war, at |570,- 000,00,0 for lint. That Is based on an average price of 7.2 cents a pound to producers and an estimate of 70 per cent, as the quantity al ready sold with the remainder selling at an average of 7.8 cents a pound. On the same basis the value of the seed is estimated at 8134,"000.000. These" make the estimated value of the 1914-15 crop to cotton farmers 8704,000,000. No Grounds Against Associated Press Attorney General Gregory has de cided that there is no ground for gov ernment action against the Associat ed Press. President Noyes Wednes day declared that the members of the association were highly grateful. Shot in Both Legs. WbHs—trying-to. Uka a shotgun, from her brother, who hsd returned from hunting Mias Eula Gallagher of Oruitevllle was Grounded ffi both legs by the disrhargs of tbo weapon. Tbs wounds are sarioox.. London dispatches not only con firm the Constantinople report of the sinking of the French battleship Bouvet, but disclose the sinking of the British battleships Irresistible and Ocean and severe damage to the British battle cruiser Inflexible and the French battleship Gaulois. Practically alb the 630 men mak ing up the complement of the Bouvet went down with the vessel, which sank within three minutes after she fouled the mine, an internal explo sion taking place aboard the ship. Of the 1,500 men on board the two British battleships that were sunk few were lost, the crews being trans ferred to other warships under a hot fire. Th e Inflexible, one of Great Brit ain’s famous battle cruisers, was put out of action by shell fire, and drop ped out of line with a heavy list. The Gaulois, one of the oldest of the French battleships, and carrying the heaviest armor of any of the ships engaged, also withdrew, damaged by gunfire. The Amethyst, a fast light cruiser of the British service, was sent in to cut the cables, and in doing so ran the gauntlet of forts guarding the narrows. But although she encoun tered a hail of fire from the forts and had 23 of her crew killed and 37 wounded, she succeeded In her peril ous work. The admiralty asserts that t he Turks and the Germans set zoatlng containers of explosives and these were carried down by the current on to the allied ships gathered inside the entrance of the straits. The British admiralty gave out the following statement regarding opera tions at the Dardanelles: ”An ac count of the operations at the Darda nelles on the 18th of March: "Mine-sweeping having been In progress during the last ten days In side the straits, a general attack! was delivered by the British and French fleets yesterday (Thursday) morning on the fortress at the narrows. At 10:45 a. m the Queen Elizabeth. In flexible. Agamemnon and Lord bom barded Forts J., L., T., U. and V., while the Triumph and Prince George fired at Batteries F„ E. and H. A heavy fire was opened on the ships from howltxers and field guns “At 12:22 o’clock the French squadron, constating of the Suffren. Gaulois, Charlemagne and Bouvet, advanced up the Dardanelles and en gaged the forta at closer range. Forts J., U. F and W. replied strongly fire waa silenced by the ten battle ships Inside the straits, all the ships being hit several times during thla part of the action “By 1:25 p. m. all the forts had ceased firing. The Vengeance, Irre sistible, Albion, Ocean, Cwlftsure and Majestic then advsneed to relieve the other battleships within the straits As the French squadron, which had engaged the forts in a moat brilliant fashion, while passing out, the Bou vet was blown up by a drifting mine She sank in thirty-six fathoms, north of Erenkeiu village, In less than three minutes. “At 2:36 p. m. the relief battle- shipe renewed the attack on the forts, which again opened fire. The attack on the forts was maintained while the operations of the mine-sweepere continued. “At 4:09 p. m. the Irresistible quit the line, listing heavily, and at 5:50 o'clock sank, probably having struck a drifting mine. At 6:05 the Ocean also having struck a mine, sank. Both the vessels sank in deep water, vir tually the whole of their crews hav ing been removed safely under a hot fire. “The Gaulois was damaged by gun fire. The Inflexible had her forward control position hit by a heavy shell and requires repair. “The bombardment of the forts and the mine-sweeping operatloits terminated when darkness fell. The damage to the forts, effected by the prolonged direct fire of the powerful forces employed, can not be estimated yet and a further report will follow. The losses of the ships was caused by mines drifting with the current, which ‘were encountered in areas hitherto swept ejear, and this danger will require special treatment. “Casualties reported on the Brit ish cruiser Amethyst were the re sults of a smart piece of work which she performed in the Dardanelles, when she was entrusted with the dif ficult task of cutting the telegraph cable connecting Killd Bahr with Chanak,” says Reuter’s Malta corre- spOndenf, The corresnondent continues: “She cut the, cable undetected and had started her return journey when shfc was discovered. She then became the taget of a veritable, hail of fire. Going at full speed, although fre quently hit, she succeeded In reach Ing the entrance of the straits.” The French ministry of marine gate out the following communica tion: ‘ "In the course of the operations In the Dardanelles on March 18, the allied naval forces were subjected to a very Intense fire and warships ran against floating mines In the straits. French and English battleshlmi, vio lently bombarded Forts Killd Bahr, Chanak Kalesst and also Forts Soualn De’-e T'a r daens and Kenhex Point. —“Th* resulta dariog Frakh ChitfUl ta habitants Shrink From Falling Bombs an<f Fler/ Explosives. A Zeppelin air raid on Paris, which brought Parisians to thslr windows and balconies and Into the bdulevarda and squares at an early hour In the morning Sunday takes precedenee in the war news. Two dirigibles reach ed Paris, although four started, and it Is believed all returned safely to their base They dropped bombs on the city of Paris and outlying towns and vil lages, injuring, so fa ras known, seven or eight persons, but doing no material damage. Guns were turned on the Zeppelins from house tops and forts and a flock of French aero' planes started in pursuit. But the Zeppelins flew high and escaped in the haze of the upper air. The German war office, referring to the raid in its official statement, says: "To render more impressive reply to the misdeeds of the lOiPEBOES fiEnWB THRU ItFOITLIASETI HIT MCKHttU BOMBARDMENT IN VEST ld-tacb Howtt- Paris Roporta Gen sen Are la Service Against Nleo- port—Allied Ships, Protected by Torpedo Boat Destroyers, Bombard Shore Positions at Westeode. eras'* m era M et our French aviators in the open Alsace town of Schlettstadt heavy bombs were dropped by German airships on the fortress of Paris and the railroad junction at Compelgne.” The Zeppeltno traveled at a great height, estimated at considerably more than a mile. This and a haze In the upper air enabled the raiders to escape. A bomb that fell at Neuilly set fire to an unoccupied house near the American hospital. Dr. Hunter Car ter of Erie. Pa., on duty at the time, says the hospital was shaken. A bomb which fell in a^garden at Colombes, six miles from Paris, made a hole ten feet wide by five feet deep and the garden wall was overthrown for a distance of 18 feet. Another bomb which fell on a house In the Rue de Dames In Paris merely dented the roof. Parisians during the attack were unable to distinguish between the de tonations of the falling bombs and the almost continuous gun Are from the defense. The boulevards and open places were crowded with spec tators, who watched the manoeuvre* of the French aeroplanes but were not able to see much of the Zeppe lins. In all half a hundred bombs. It Is estimated, were dropped on Paris and surrounding villages and towns. Some were highly explosive and others are said to have been filled with inflammable liquids. Three fires that biased up in the wake or the air craft were extinguished. A sentinel at Compelgne, 60 miles north of Paris, caught ths first glimpse of the Zeppelins. They were moving swiftly towards Porta Thla waa at 12:43 In the morning. With in five minutes every post In en trenched Parla had been notified by telephon of the coming attack. The Parts firemen, according to a praar ranged plan, were in the streets a few momenta later, the department motors driving headlong through the streets, with horns giving forth loud blasts. The police notified the electric power stations and gas reservoirs to turn off the lights. Soon the whole city was In darkness and gunner* were at their posts In the forts and on the high buildings throughout the city. The distant sound of exploding bombs came nearer. All Parla was awake and on every balcony and leaning from almost every window were people waiting tensely The electric projector*, searching the sky, brought faltly Into view the dirigibles. They were In the Etolie quarter and occasionally flashed their searchlights. Theye were greeted with the rattle of machine guns and the bombing of mortars designed for use against attack* of thla nature Bombs fell In both Courbevole and Neuilly and houses were set on fire For an hour after the Zeppelins were clear of Paris the gun fire of the fortifications and the defense works far outside the city could be heard. French aeroplanes, carrying their distinctive lights, passed ivwlft ly overhead In the direction' of the fleeing raiders The Associated Press gives its sum mary of ths war Wednesday as fol lows: V. Germany has scored again in her submarine campaign. London an nounced to-day that the 'British steamer Flngal had been sank and the British steamer Atlanta damaged by torpedoes. The Atlanta’s crew was saved, but six lives are reported to have been lost on the Flngal. Constantinople says only unimpor tant operations have been attempted during the last few days by the allied fleet bombarding the Dardanelles. Two attempts of cruisers to approach the outer fortlflcationa are said to have been frustrated. * Increasing activity is indicated along the western end of the Franco- Belgian battle line. A Paris news paper says Nieuport has been bom barded by the.Germans and Westende by the allies. The Belgians are re ported to have made soma headway, capturing positiona in two localities. The British still are on the offensive, although their advance apparently has been checked. “The enemy la again furiously bombarding Nieuport, thla time with 16-lnch Howitzers,’’ saya an undated message from the Petit Parisien ■ war correspondent. “Thirty sheila have fallen in the town, making enormons holes and demolishing several bulldtnga, but no one was hurt,” he continues. Belgian troops carried two ad vanced positions. ' Ths’ lint was on the Kloonsterhoek farm near Btuve- kenskerke, while ths second was line of trsnehes on the rood from Pervyse to Schoorbakks. ‘Warships snd monitors vigorons- bombarded Westende. Ths Ger mans replied feeby, but none of their shells took effect. Torpedo boat de stroyers protected the bombarding ships, shelling a German submarine which attempted to approach. The first against tbs shore positions was directed by aeroplanes. Official announcement was made In London Wednesday that the British steamers Atlanta and Flngal had been torpedoed. The text of the an nouncement follows "Ths British steamer Atlanta, (12 tons, owned by Messrs. J. sad P. Mcuhlnaon of Glasgow, was torpe doed by a German submarine off Is- lahturk. on the west coast of County Cslway, Ireland, about nons of March 14. Tbs crew was landed on Inlah turk Island and ths vesssl is now |n is harbor. ”*lbs British steamer Flagal, of .668 gross tons (661 net tons) jwned by the London and Edinburgh Shipping company of Leith, Scotland was torpedoed and sunk at 10:50 a March 16, off the Northumber- While conditions la Mexico Cliff have improved with the food and water supply replenished and the capital placed In order by the VOlo- Zapota government, situnUoa* fraught with difficulties for the Unit ed States government bare arisen at Progreao, the east copst port, and at Manzanillo, on the Pacific. The American consul at Manmnlllo reports n condition of anarchy there and states that Carranza troops are unable to maintain order. Foreign ers are apprehensive, he declares, and the food supply is decreasing, while Vllla-Zapata troops are investi gating the town’s approaches. Ad miral Howard, commanding ths Paci fic fleet, Is reported as ready to toko foreigners off If conditions do not im prove. Progreso, the port from which vir tually all the sisal hemp used for American binding twine is shipped, has been ordered closed to foreign commerce by Gen. Carranza. The United States cruiser Des Moines is at Progreso under orders to see that there Is no Interference with Ameri can commerce. Stronger representations have boon sent to Gen. Carranza, but no word has been received at to his attitude. In the meantime navy department re ports from the Dea Moines stats that ths Mexican gunboat Zaragoza, sent to Progreso to enforce Carranza’s dozing order, has been forced to turn back to Vera Crnz because of bad weather, and that two American ahips loaded with siasl hemp cleared Saturday. Officials felt relieved over the on- couraging reports from Mexico City. The Brazilian minister telegraphed the following to the state depart ment: Ishmsel Palafoz, who was in com mand of the foreign office of the ooa- ventlon government, reeumed charge again. I have placed before him the full facts in the McManus case and be promisee everything will be done Immediately to cause punishment of the guilty parties and arrangs to pay suitable indemnity to the family. It is expected that with the ret ira of Gen. Palafox, the Convention, which had been removed to Cuerna vaca when Mexico C ty was evacuat ed. soon would be reconvened In the latter place and that Roque Gonzales Garza, temporary executive of the Convention, would bo In charge of the government With conditions better in Mellon City President Wilson has boon giv ing bis personal attention to the sit uation at Progreso, as ho has bean Informed that the entire wheat crop of the United States might be sertoae- ly affected by ths inability of farmera to got harvesting twine. Secretory TumsUy conferred with Counsellor Loaning early Sunday concerning the Progreso situation, and inter Secretary Daniels wan in conference with Rear Admiral Flake, aid for operation*. While no new orders ware sent. It Is aaderetooi that ths Des Molaeo was farther in formed of tbs necessity for freedom of commercial commasIcatioa with the Mexican port. MODIFIES HER DEMAND*. damage caused by the fire of the enemy. The English fleet suffered equally, two of its battleships being sunk by mines. These losses, pain ful as they are, will not stop the course of the. operations.” Paris reports an Athens dispatch to the Havas Agency saying “no at tempt was made by the allied fleet to develop to the fullest extent Its first general attack on the Dardanelles which was launched Thursday Rrlish officer Is quoted as authority Two thousand shells were fired In a six-hours’ bombardment, designed to force a passage to Killd Bahr and Chanak Kalessl. “Fire from the Turkish batteries was uninterrupted and violet, the Havas corresnondent says. The prow of the French battleship Gaulois was touched by a mine, but the damage can be repaired 1 na few days. "The British battle cruiser Inflex Ible. which was hit on the bow bv shells, also steamed out of the straits convoyed by two'cruisers. A shel l which exploded on her deck is re ported to have killed 40 men and wounded many others. ' London reports undaunted hv the loas of the battleships Bouvet, Ocean and Ireeslstible. the allies are pro ceeding with their attemot to force the Dardanelles, confident of success. The Turks, however, express confi dence that the forts and the mines In the straits will be able to keep out the allies’ ships. The French battleship Henri IV and the B-lflffi' battleships Queen and Tmnlacahle are on their way to replace the ships sunk by the mines and tho*e sh'ns wb’ch were damaged m. land coast. Twenty-one members of her crew were landed at North Shields, bnt six live* are reported to have been lost. Including tb* chief mate and the stewprdeea. The Over-Seas Agency Wednesday gave out In Berlin a report from Athfpa that the British cruiser Ame thyst sustained heavy damages and had twenty-eight officers and men killed and an equal number wounded during an attack on the Inner forta jf the Dardanelles In which five Brit ish ships took part. Paris reports Wednesday that British mine sweeper was blown up in the Dardanelles Tuesday with the loss of seven lives when a mine ex ploded as It was being removed from the strait*, saya a special dlspatcn from Athens. The Athens correspondent of the Berlin Lokal Anzegier says the Turks have placed new heavy guns In the Knm Kale Battery at the mouth of the Dardanelles, which have replied fiercely to the fire of a French squad ron. Two badly damaged British cruisers, the dispatch says, have been taken Into Malta. One had been fair ly struck twenty times. Constantinople reports via ©erlln and wireless to London on Wednes day: Only unimportant operations have been undertaken by the allied fleet operating against the Darda nelles for the past few days. The activity of the warships has been.lim ited to demonstrations. Two new attempts by cruiser* and destroyer* to approach the outer for tification* und clear the channel of mines are reported to have been fu tile because of the effective fire from the defender*. Wilson Sell* Bale for Charity. President Wilson sold a bale of cotton Wednesday for ten. cents a pound which he bought during the buy-a-bale movement. The proceed* will go to an Oklahoma charity. Dropped Bomba onC alala. Paris report*: "A Zeppelin h*a dropped some bombs on Calais, aim ing at the rhllway station. No seri ous material damage was dona, but seven employee* rere killed. Italians KOI 100 Insurgents. An Italian punitive expedition seat ont from BegaAl dHtoernad a this hot day were acquired at the t Thus, within a few day* at the l*t- eoetof a considerable low. The Bou- *st. the fleet with be as formidable j fore* near Gebadla. Tripoli. The In- vet was aank following' the explosion 1 as ever, while the Rnssiaa Black 8ea, surgeut loss was 166 killed and many of a mine. - The Gaulois was appor- squadron Is believed to b* ready to wouaded. Tb* Italians Root 4# klll- •ntly put out of action by r*a*oa of co-op*rot*. ’ *d and 4( woandnd. Give* Japan has definitely modified her. attitude toward Chian In «onnnetld* with her demands pre—ted after en^ cupatton by Japan of tbo concession et Kleo Chow. _ 14e wiflM *lF**dl V nese counter proposals to disci Manchuria and Mongolia separately, the Japanese representatives have verbally Informed China they win forego completely several of their de mands and are prepared to modify the clauses concerning the Hanagg, Tayeh and Plng-Sleng mining conces sions snd Japanese residents and traders in Manchuria and Mongolia. The demands as now presented have been drafted In the form of a treaty of agreement between China and Japan. Shortly after Japan captured Kleo Chow, the German concession in Shan Tung, Japanese diplomats began ne gotiations at Peking to “determine the future status of Japanese rela tions with China and to decide cer^ tain questions concerning the future development of the Chines* repub lic.” Japan presented to China 21 de mands which have been prescribed us far reaching, both in political and commercial aspects. China was ranch concerned. She protested that the de mands Infringed on her sovereignty and conflicted with existing treaties. The course of theoa negotiations Is being watched with‘deep Interest in Washington, London, Bcrl’n end. Petrograd. Dispatches from Peking a few days ago said Japan virtually had threatened China with force un less she accepted her demands. Mes sages from Tokyo and Yokohama said Japan was sending fresh troops to strengthen the Manchuria garri sons. Berlin Rreeri Allowance. The maglstr/ of Berlin Saturday issued orders that, beginning March - 15, potatoes must be mixed with wheat flour. Bread coupons may be used only to* limited.extent for the. purchase of flour of which only 1SS gram* may be obtained on n coupon good f*>' *60 grams of bread. ' . Painted Over Ear Name. With her name pointed oat to avoid hsr identity mer Meitoelaa mah flanday fro* a cargo of cotton, •wood by the Lot arrived at