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E TUESDAY AND FRIDAY Weekly, Established I860; Daily Jan. 13, 1014. ANDERSON, S. C. FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 12, 1915. PRICE $1.50 THE YEAR NO REPLY YET TO NOTE TO CARRANZA DEMANDING AN IMPROVE MENT IN CONDITIONS IN. MEXICAN CAPITOL FOR FOREIGNERS LIVING THERE FOOD SITUATION IS STILL SERIOUS Increasing Confidence That the United States Will Not Be Compelled to Take Further Flops in Situation GREEK Cabinet Takes Oath of Office and States Position on War (P.y AnMK'intc.1 Pros*.) LONDON, March 1.0.?A Reut?r dispatch from Athens says the new Greek cabinet took the oatli of of fice today and ulso contained this ministerial decision communication to the newspapers: "For Greece, after lier victorious wars, t>. long period of peace was an Imperative necessity to enable her to work for the prosperity of tho tho country. The organization of her public services and fand nnd sea forces nnd the development ami wealth of the country would have (l?y ArfOi-i?tori Pro?.) WASHINGTON. March 10.?Sec retary Bvyan announced tonight that I guaranteed her against any attack on the food situation in Mexico City con- j what she has acquired at tht? cost of tlnued serious und that General such great sacrifices, and would also Obregon'8 forces appeared to not ! b&\)? enabled hei- to carry out a prirn have e vacuated the city, though this j gram of serving the interests of the was expected at any moment. Ho i state arid to adopt a policy 'conform sa'.d the stato department hud re-1 ing to national traditions, ceived nothing definite, as to the re- "In these circumstances the ob* ply General Carranza is preparing to servance of neutrality was .impera the American note demanding an im- J live for her from the very beginning provement In conditions for foreign ers. Sir Cecil Sprlng-Hlce. tho British ambassador; brought to the depart ment a copy of u telegram from Thomas Hohler, charge d'affaire of the British legation. In Mexico City, declaring the American note, a copy Of which had been presented to Gen oral Obrogon simultaneously with ItB delivery to General Carranza. had produced a good effect,. The charge pointed out, however, the necessity at all times of keeping open railway and telegraphic communication be tween Mexico City and Vera Cruz. Urii Mi View. Thc text of Iiis' t?legram was made' public by the ntato department as follows: "In my opinion Lho. offect of the American note; te-Ca'rraqsa and Obrer gon .haa .been .extremely good. It If, however, absolutely mece&sary that Immediate.:atops .should be taken for sending-BUQjjlivs g" . ?oo? And forage to tho capital. "Whatever party, is In power in Mexico City and Vera Cru/., ? is now plain.that the beat meuna to prevent the rec-jrrenco of such a situation ob.,now exists would be ..to inslt ab solutely on tho local troops maintain ing- inviolate the railway communicar tlo between Mexico City and Vera Cruz." . No Warships Sent. No. more warships were ordered -to Mexico waters today, and none will be sent pending further develop ments In the situation. Mr. Bryan said tonight that Charles A. DouglaB, Washington ad viser to tho Carranza government, now; at Vera Cruz, vas cooperating of thc European cris'.s. "It was, and always le. htr abso lute duty to fulfill her treaty obliga tion as an ally aad Lo see* satisfac tion for lier. Interests, without, how ever, compromising the integrity of lier territory. Tho government,-con scious of the duty of thus serving the interests of the country, is convinced that tho patriotism of the people will ensure he entire security _of thoso interests." All Mexico Would Repel Invasion Saya Gen. Villa in Statement? Denies Reports of His Non interference1 - EL' PASO. Tax., March 10,-rGeneral Villa in ? statement to the Asspciat ed Press received today from Torreon declares that in event of intervention of foreign troops to subdue the Car ranza forces he and'all other Mexi cans would unite against tho invaders. Villa denied recent Interviews In American newspnpers, wh'ih hi said had just been called to his attention, In which he was cfuoted as saying that bo would not oppose armed interverj tlon oh the part of several powers, "to reduce Carranza to. order," pro vided that he would be made .com mander of such move. "There la nothing more . grotesque and absurd than- auch an assertion,", said the message from the. northern leader, "since-1 always have insisted with American Consu? SUlimau in an [ that all our troubles be settled solely attempt to 80lVe . the transportation * among ourselves. Should some nation invade our territory, i would be ready to tight, against It until 1 would see the entire country i r the possession of Mexicans only. All of us would problem. The secretary said consu lar reports showed that the trains from Mexico City were being used for mill Wj?y> purposes or being- beld for that-object. As yet no requests -hudl light united against the enemy." come, lie added, from Americans i in Mexhio City, for transportation fncilr ities^bnt the \ dep?ronont > Is ; doing whacvIt-can- to arrange for trains for thos^vwlio desire to heed the Ameri can icitlzehe to leave Mexico City;.., a Situation Seem h Improved. (OONTI^UEfSTo^r^PAoTE^HB^Bj' " Would Repeal Hoxel Law. DOVER, Del.. March 10.?The' Delaware senate tonight passed a.bill designed . to repeal. tbe ' Hazei law, which prohibits the shipment of lu 'toxicating Lquor .into local option territory. -The measure had passed the lower house. . OFFICIAL WASHINGTON PROFOUNDLY STIRRED Over Arrival of German Cruiser With Announcement of Sinking of American Merchantman , (By Associated Ptm.) Washington, Hatch ig of the German: converted cruder. Prlns Eitel >"rledrich at Newport Newa to day, With the announcement that dur ing heir foiir months "raiding as a commerce'destroyer;' she had Bent to the boitoni bh?' Americah-owhed ves sel which hew' tne flag Of the United ?tatcs?^p^fobM(lly lUrred official In - the absence ?f i detalied story of the -sinking of the American shin,-the William P.-Frye. oft the ooast of South Amet^c? judgment was withheld, but there wtte tio attempt to d-iny tho ser iousness of the incident? add it was conceded1 that an Its face- it bore the . appeayunca pf an. unfriendly act on the- part of ,'tt German ship of war which must result in diplomatie ne* gotlattons with the German govern ment. :;;:,'' y ? Sd?hy information as bad conic to .official earn tonight from New tort , Nowi? wna, ip substance that the Fryo was blown up because the. commander Of the Eitcl'held her cargo c)f wheat to ,, bo .contraband, it. was pointed , but th?f wheat is not contraband uuiess cOTtsh?ned lo a belligerent or some t of.such government Tho Wt?? Ifcut ehowed her. bound 'tor instown ''for orders.?* Officials Alncd that this declaration in tho manifest was not unusual r.nd added j that circumstances so far pointed to the fact that the Fry?, an a vessel of a neutral nation engaged in a legit imate voyuge, was not subject to Seizure or destruction. Every effort will be made by the state and treasury department to get to tho bottom of tho casq. The mas ter, offlcern and crew, of the Frye, ,will appear tomorrow in Norfolk before Collector , of Cur.toms Hamiltos and w(fc(l>e questioned at ' length about circumstances of the" ship's departure ft?nt, Seattle last November'nnd of hcr<capture and destruction. If nec-v essary' tbe state department will con duct an inquiry of its own and. will not undertake negotiations with Ger many until its case is clear.. - Just what demands might b*} ??t?? upon' Germany Vif the' blevihk np of the Frye were considered- as unfriend ly, were not dKfelosed tonight; but^t; was. understood the United, States probably would keek the usual hon orable jamonds un*er international law as well as reparation .'. for. the ^owners. \ '}, ' - ;/ Tito Prinz Eitel iindr^b?ed|v will be Interned at Newport' No we unless her commander Is willing to taka a chance with the allies' ships in tho.' Korth VUlanUc. . '. .y. BESTIAL MODE OF PROCEDURE Said to Have Been Planned by Russian Forces in Province Galacia WASHINGTON. March 10.?A for eign office dispatch made public to niglit by (lie Austro-llungarian em bassy told of an unsuccessful uttenipt by Russian forces to send 1,500 Jewish families from the Ilussiau into the Austrian lines in Galieiu. '"A Russian oilicer." says the report, "came before the forlitled position of our troops north of Nndworua, Galicla, with aV<lag cf Iruco and im parted what follows: . " "By order of the Russian com mander tomorrow .morning about 1. 500 Jewish families will *?e sent out from the Russian lines to tho Austro Hungarian lines.' "By this unheard of aud bestial mode of proceedure the* enemy intends doubtless that thousands vif outsiders Vhnll he driven before him an a shield. A lealizntion of tills plan can piot ^e permitted for military reasons, as no armistice for sending away Jew ish ramilles was offered ry tho enemy, I nor would it be acceptable on nccount of approaching Ifostllc reinforce rnents." BALLOU Trial Goes on in Courts of. Bridgeport?State May i Conclude Today BRIDGEPORT,, Conn., March 10.? Details of lie finding o,r Waldo R. Bal lou In a dying condition at the street entrance to the Hippo wan building i? Stamford on the night of Vuhc 23, last; the events wh'Mi transpired ni Mrs. Helen M. Angle's apartments in, the building BlioiUy afterward3, aud" the relations between Mrs. Angle and Ballon were Interwoven in testimony of witnesses for the State today as the prosecution continued to place. Its story*of H?llou's death "before a Jury m the superior courts, where Mrs. Angle is being tried on a charge eil manslaughter. "John J. McMahon, of the Stsuufcrd police department, described a' visit which he and Chief of Police Brcnnan, with other officers, made to Mrs. Angle's rooms after Rallou had been -".ound and taken to the hospital. Mc Mahon said he heard the chief ask If Halloa had been there and Mrs. Anglo replied he had. but left about 10 o'clock. Chief Brennan told her Bal lou had been injured pjid she asked if he. had been badly hurt. ' Tho State Is expected to conclude its case.tqmorrow and the defense to begin Firday. CALIFORNIA TO BUY RAILROAD First Step Locking Toward Pur chase of Western Pacific Taken SACRAMENTO, Cel., ;March,. 40,? The first step'toward thfe purchase by tho stete of California of, the West ern Pacific railroad, .how in the hands of receivers, was taken, today .in the office, of Governor Hiram W. John son/ "' ;'...*/" ' This announcement was made after a conference participated in by the governor. Lieutenant Governor Eshie man, Rudolph Spreckles. a 'San "Fran cisco financier who originated- the plan, and Charles S. wheeler, on at torney for the Western Pacific. Tho movement was Initiated on the theory that California's ownership of a trans-continental raifroad would render the State Independent of priv ately-controlled railroads. Th? project will be taken up Im mediately, it Is said, with a view to l?gislative uuiion and a csioto election before the end of tho year 'to t iimoi the pr?posai and an Issue of bonds to; the people. Culehra Cot:CIeared.. PANAMA,' March i0>-^ThB channel In the Culebra cut, closed . March 8. by a slide, was' reopened today and ? te amers waiting at each end began to. take'turns.passing through the canal. It was expected .that ,12 of , the 25 ships would be passed through before the end.of the day.. Gen., fcam Enthroned. Washington. March. 10.?Gon-i ?/al YBhron Guillaume Sam, head of /,?e revolution which' recently over threw the government .... of, General Theodore , in Hn.it! was Inaugurated 8r?sidant; at Port aw Frfaco yeater ayf according .t7 a report today to the stato department. r . . " eleven Submarine* Lost. LONDON, March ;H>-A Copenhagen' dispatch to The Dally ;Mail says': , Vit 1* reported in German naval circles' that, it surmarlneS have' been lost since.Fobrnary ?8., Tbc loss of four baa' been- officially admitted, While -aeren ln\vo~ been missing for nearly !ihre0 week?/*> REDUCTION It RATES?tt 6RAIN PROMISED RAILROADS IN LETTER TO THE COMMISSION PROF. COLCOCK HAS RESIGNED Chair of Mathematics at the Un iversity South Carolina. Other News Sporinl In Tlni Inti-lliiflU&T. COLUMBIA, Mur?h 10.?The State railroad commission this afternoon made public a letter'written to ' W. \V. Long, demonstration agent for this Slate, by the representatives of the AUantie Coast Line; ?.'. & W. C, the Southern und the B^nboard Air Line Railroads in which a reduction in rates on grain from points in South CaroMna to marketB in the north and east is promised. They also promised a reduction of grain shipped to point :i in Georgia and otl vr interior markets. Carload rates are established to Richmond, 1'etnrsburg, Rounoko and Portsmouth, Va., at 18 cents per hun dred, "G cents to Baltimore and 24 cent to Philadelphia and New York. These figures, railroad repr?senta tives say, represent reduction ranging from (i to 15 cents per hundred, cqunl Ivent to reductions of $24 to SCO per car'. - .. . ..' '?. -.. <l ,j Governor Manning -In a letter to Secretary of War Garrison tonight promised a thorough reorganization of the National Guard of this State to conform to requirements of the fed eral service. He said that such com panies as were found deficient upon Inspection wtU bo. mustered out. He asked the war department tv> suspend their rule wlthholdijiig.. federal aid from this State to permit tho militia in draw the federal ullotment for tho fiscal year of 1915. It was learned in Columbia ' last nlgnt that Prof. F. Horton Colcock of the University oi South Carolina has resigned und .that his resignation will he laid before the board of trustees at their meeting tomorrow. Prof. Colcock has been connected with the university since 1894 and since 1899 has been", professor of mathematics. Ills resignation .becomes effective at the close of the present scholastic year. Dr. R. Ottolentul. a native of Char leston, but for the laut 40 years a dentist"of New York city, and a man of national reputation, will xuuke a public address In Columble on April 28 at the annual meeting of the Stato Dental Association. At the same time Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, pure food ex port, will also speak. The board of regents of the Stale Hospital for the Insh.no met hi the office' of Governor Mnnning this after* noron and .organized by electing R. D. Scarborough chairman! All of the members we're present.' Tho board will inspect the asylum tomorrow. . The State pension .board is in ses- ' Hion,-going over applications for pen sions and arranging to pay out the money to the pensioners, the leglsla- ! ture having appropriated S282.545.25 for this purpose. Comptroller Gener al Sawyer said the checks would be' mailed out by April 15. ' ' Tho penitentiary directors at their monthly meeting today decided to Bend 20 convicts to tho Stato farm-in Kershaw County. Routine . matters were dlscucsedVby tho board. German Submarine Rammed and Sunk: (!i>- AAwi.ili-d Prr*i.) LONDON. March 10 (8:50 p. m.)^ Tho British admiralty announced to night that, the German j submarine' which was rammed and . sunk today by the British torpedo destroyer Ariel Wub tho ?l-,12, instead of ./the- TJ-20 us previously';'.stated. Th? ; admiralty statement said: "Later and more detailed reports liave' now'been received which estab lish the fact that the German subma rine w-'jich was rammed and sunk by H. M.a Ariel was the IM2. and that out of'her crew of 28. the'num ber BavedjWBB 10." To .Enforce Neutrality. WASHINGTON, March 10.?Secre tary Daniels today ordered th? naval lacht Dolphin from the Washington. I ?..V/y yard to New York, to aid fa the bu/^r?emeat of neutrality In the har -</r there. Recently there have been .10 naval vessel at New York, and the er,(Ira. task' of guarding thejharbor and preventing F.hlps frot> vrnvlnft without proper clearance pape:;?-. Has fallen upon coast guard cutters. IMMIGRA liON TIDE TURNS Number of Emigrant Aliens Leav ing U. S. Greater Than Immi grants Entering (By AfMirindil Ptvss I WASHINGTON. March 10.?For I ho first time in American history the tide of immigration lias been turned to ward lin rope. Statistics announced by Commission er Caniinetti show tlie change, caus ed by the war, came in December when the number of emigrant aliens leaving the United States was greater by 2,210 thnn the total <>r Immigrants entering. In January, 1.757 more de parted than entered. Departures for the six nronths from 'August. 1014. to January totalled 18, 545 more than arrivals. Including both .emigrant und non-emigrant aliens. The heaviest emigration was shown among the aliens from southern Italy. Of thoso 75.020 more departed than were admitted during the seven months ended with January. That presumably was due to the calling of Kalian reservists to the colors, FRAUD Charges in Connection With Terre Haute Election Be ing Probed INDIANAPOLIS, March 10.?Many and varied were the ways in which men were manufactured /j vote in Terre Haute on November 3, 1914, as related by government witnesses* to day in the trial of Mayor Dorm M. Roberts and 27 others charged with conspiring to corrupt the election. "When I ran out of .cards,'! testified Walter Cordes, a clei*: in the city en gineer's office, telling of making out registration appllcatf/hs, "I made men otrt of my lqiaglnatlon, I gave them a name, "an age and set out the place of their birth." Harry Forebeck, an employee iq_tu?, s city engineer's oiilce, told of "manu facturing" about 200 men for voters. He corroborated Cordes' statement that while they were in the roomln the city hall making -out registration ap plications, Roberts, knocked on the door and summoned Cordos. Cordes said that Roberts told him | to go to Udward Holler, then chief of t police for instructions. Holler has I pleaded guilty. -The witnesses Iden-1 tided a number of registration appli cations us made out lit their hand writing. These previously had been identified as part of the election re- .< cords. Congressman A. O. Stanley, coun sel for ihe defense, Indicated that he would contend the cards were part of an.elaborate index of Terre . Haute voters. He said this was legal and it Was the custom in some places to maintain such a system. Judge A. U. | Anderson presiding, told bmi ''not in -Indiana." THAW A VICTIM I; OF RHEUMATISM.! Suffering So Judge Had Couch ? in His Chambers Sent to i Prisoner '_ < . ' ' i NEW YORK, March 10.?Harry ; < Kendall Thaw, on trial here with five , I co-defendants for conspiring to' cs- ! ' cape from the Matten wan State Hos- ' pltal for the Criminal Insane, was ao J ill at vthe conclusion of the proceed ings today that Justice Page, before whom the trial is in progress, had the couch in h is. chambers moved to the Tombs prison for Thaw to sleep upon. ] Thaw is suffering from rheumatism, brought on, the jail, physician Said, by the draughts In his cell. Unless his illness interfere! with their plans. Thaw's attorney.! will -place him uprlr the witness stand to- 1 morrow. In this manner they said they * hoped to show the Jury that (heirclient j had recovered his sanity!. ' ; Nearly all the witnesses today were \ employes at Mat tea wan or -persons , who had seen tine.or both of the au- , tpmobilea in which his flight from the ! hospital to New Hampshire was af-1 fected. .. ' / ! Each of the'employes' was asked ! questions designed to indicated to the , jury that Thaw- was sane at the time i of his escape. Many of the witnesses , .who saw one or both x>t the machines during the progress of the <llci>t Iden- , tilled one or moro of Thaws's co-de fendants as the men they had seen in them. ' I. Franklin Kennedy,\ special deputy ( nttorney general In .'charge of the prosecution, announced tonight , that, the State would close, its case-tomor row. .As.soop.as the Stale's, case is com- J pletcd Abraham, Levy, counsel for thb 1 co-defcndanta, will make a -motion t? I dismiss the cases on the ground that '1 no evidence has been produced bv the ' \ State to jnrove its-contention. Should 1 this be. denied, Mr. Levy.'asserted be - will interpose aYcoVpleto defense for 1 the five divorcing if possible, their i case from that of Thaw.. , < ERJflft EIGHT VESSELS SUNK BY GERMAN CRUISER FLEET Maneuvering in Southern Wat crs Most Powerful in History Navy WARSHIP LIMPS INTO AMERI CAN PORT AFTER DRA MATIC SCOURING OF ATLANTIC AND PA CIFIC OCEANS {Hy A?s<Ktat?l Pn'S>.) WASHINGTON, March 10.?Secre retury Daniels today Issued a state inenl on the condition of- the Atlan tic fleet and Its auxiliaries now man euvering In Mexican (Juif and Carth henn waters. It was cousder?d signi ficant hy some observers of the Mer Ican situation. It followri: "Never before in the history of our navy 1i?b such a powerful fleol been assembled for actt'fe service, man euvers, and target practlvo with gunn and torpedoes,, as that based on GuuatanampJ Cuba, for the last two months, under th0 command of Fuar Admiral Fletcher, commnnder-In chlcf of the Atlantic fleet. This force now consists of IP battleships and 20 destroyers'with n flagship and, tend er. "Based ui?i0 on Ouantanamo Bay I? Hip cruiser squadron consisting of two armored cruisers and seven light cruisers and gunboats, the various units or which have beoa operating In the Mlclnlty of Haiti; Santo Domingo' and the east coast of Mexico. "Thp vessels comprising this fleet are ready for any service, and are accompanied by i-epalr ships, supply ships and fuel shlpB, carrying coal, oil and BunplieB for an extended per iod. "At Key West tho reserve torpedo flotilla, consiBting of ten destroyers and a tender, have been engaged in extended operations. "At Pcnsaeola bIx submarines with four tenders, have been operating, eugagod in. maneuvers. ..^distinctly thereon, and In Joint opora'lon with aircraft and with the San Francisco, a mine laying Vessel. "Results of the extended operations In which the above mentioned vessels to the number of 83 arc engaged can not fal] to be of gront benefit to tho navy.' ENDED IN SINKING OF AMERICAN SHIP Three British? Three French, One Russian Merchantmen Other Victims?Pastengers end ' Crews Saved U Gibbons Secures Report on Status Of Catholic Church Affairs in Mexico? Situation is De plorable NEW ORLEANS. March 10.?Cardi nal Gibbons wub given a personal re port here on conditions in Mexico as regard? the Catholic church, it be come known today, when late yeater lay he received Tu conference Arch bishop Moray Del Rio. head of tho chUrch,'in the southern republic, who recently came to New Orleans from Vera Cruz. The cardinal did not dla 2?18B the conference other than to say !ho archbU-hop reported all his clergy tn hnving been ImDrlaon'** and that Ilia situation was deplorable. Cardinal Gibbons said he now is In ?orreapondence with President Wilson ind Secretary Bryan, having brought Lhe reported condition to their atten tion. triv Awnrfiif?! Prra.)* NEWPORT NEWS. March 10.?The German auxiliary cruiser Prlns L'ltcl Friedrich, after a marine wrecking scouring of Pacific and Atlantic oceans, which culminated in the slak ing of an American salllag ship In the South Atlantic Ocean January'|S last, limped Into this port today .and anchored for supplies and repairs. She brought with her rescued cro<>va and passengers of American. British, French and Russian ships and Res *i anchor tcnight la Hampton Roads, proud of her .trophies of war that crunch the bottom -of the sea but (h a state of mechanical exhaustion from the strain of a 6,200 mllo journey. The German cruiser hegen har scouting for the ships of enemies o? the Fatherland at Tslng-Tsau, China, last November under mastership of Commander Tblerlcbens and put into this historic American port today with the admitted sinking of. eight merchant ohipB, three Drittelt, threa French, one Russian, and one: Ameri can. The sn.king of the American ship, tho William P. Frye, a sailing vessel bound from Seattle, to. Qunnnii town with CG.000 tons of wheat, most concerned American port officials here and the Washington government'. Vessels Soak, The list o' vessels urnk hy the Ger man auxiliary cruiser Prince Eitel Frederick aa given out by Collector or Customs Hamilton late today ( a8 follows: British Balling ship Invercoe, W. 3. King, ma?t' , crew 28. Owner, Inver Hue, of Aberdeen, Scotland. Bunk 'February 12. . . British steamship Mary Ada Short, A. E. Dobbins, master, crew 28. Own er, James Westolla, 'or Sunderlnnd, England. Sunk February 18. . French . steamehip Floride. Hons Hion, master, crew 78, passengera 8f. Owners, Compagnie Generale Transat lantique. Sunk February 19. British steamship Willerby. J. Wedgewood, master, crew 27. Owners. Ropner & Co.. of West. Hartlepool. 8unk February 20. Russian sailing ship IsabellaBrown. Axmar Eriksson, master, crew IS* Owner. Tronberg, Finland, Bonk Jan nary 27. I French sailing ship Pierre Loti, Tranchant, master, crew 24. Society Nouvelle Darmoment v>f .Nantes. France, owners. Sunk January 27. American sailing ship William P. Frye; H. H. Klehne,: master, crew 31. Owner. Arthur Sewall ft Co.. of-Balti more. Md. Sunk January 28. Cargo of wheat; from Seattle/ Wash., to Queenstown, England, for ordeira ^de; (CONT? N ? FJ> OtTpMlE FOUR.) HEAVY FIGHTING W FRANCE AND BEGiUM French Declare British Have Carried a Strateigc PodtJon?War Sit uation Taken n at a Glance. The northern part of the battle I line in Franc0 and Relginm ha? i icen heavy fighting, according to tho atest French .statement . Nleuport ias been bombarded; but the dls rlct between the River Lys and I.A BaBsee Canal has witnesses u vlo eht engagement between British ln 'nntry, supported \by French artil ery, and Gorman troops. The British have carried what.the Trench declare to be a strategic posi ton in capturlag *he village . of N'e\i_ve Chapelle and they have made id van ces ib. the. direction of , Au >ers, to the northeast of La Baassee, ind also to the southeast. German ossos are reported heavy, one thous liid being taken prisoners. The samo statement declares that mcral. flerco counter attacks .by the Germans in tho Charopatf.re region .vere repulsed without the gain of m Inch .of unround. The Gortnans, however, seem to be veil satisfied with what they have jecn doing In thin particular region, md officially estimated that ' 406 ?rcucb losses bavo -bi?en at least hree . timcs'W heavy as., the- German oases, numbering about ,.45,0o*>. In the eastern War soqo, particular, y in northern Roland, the Germans irp attacking .in, large force. In oth sr sections of Poland engagements are proceedings, while In tho^ p?thi?&B iiic ?US?f ihm nre l?n?yon the German example and are driving with full strength against the ttUJj* si an forces along the front front Gorllce to the Utsok Pass.' ?, One of tho most Interesting inci dents of4he war from.an internatloti al standpoint ts the arrival at Newr port News of the German auxiliary crulBer Prlns Eitel Friedrich,. tWfl raider of the seas has been' destroy- , lug commerce in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, and on January ??S sent to tho bottom an American sail- . lng vessel, the William p. Frye, bound from Seattle for Qucenatown, with a cargo of wheat. The Eitel Friedrich has on board many persons who wero taken Off the vessels that she pan k and aha came Into port ,for repairs. The sink ing of the American ship "Is to be in*, vestlgated, the German commander holding that her cargo of wheat was contraband of war. Another German submarine, th? U 12, has been rammed, this time by a british torpedo boat destroyer. Tho ?-12 was sunk hut ten of her-crew of 28 wer? saved; t ' c' A report reaching. l?erl!n' from Rotterdam says J hat the British col lier Beethoven has bean 'sunk at some place, not stated, either by a torpedo or a mute.