Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 29, 1916, Page 1

The Sunday Bee is the only Omaha newspaper that gives its readers four big |pcges of colored comies. VOL. XLV-NO. 219, £ KILLS MANY IN A . ST.LOUIS SUBURB Three Women Known to Be Dead and More Believed to Have Lost | Lives in Great Explosion | in Maplewood. ! THIRTY HOUSES ARE WRECKED Great Number Injured and Seven of | | Monday for Merchants' Market week. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. _DYNAMITE BLAST (CROWDS COME IN |HUNDRED AND FIRTY FOR MARKET WEEK Retailers from All Dver Nebraska | Begin to Arrive for Merchants’ Market Week. |EXPECT RECORD ATTENDANCE Retailers from all parts of Ne- braska began to arrive in Omaha The largest crowds are expected to arrive Tuesday, and by Wednes- day the number of out-of-town re- tailers in the city is expected to Them Suffer Seriously, Ie Is Repomd PARTIES Emonnvu THE RUINS ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb, 28.—Three peérsons are known killed and many injured, seven of them meriously, when five cases of dynamite stored at Maplewood for sewer construction work, exploded late this afternoon. Maplewood is a suburb of about 5,000 persons, ad- joining St. Louis on the southwest. Approximately thirty houses were demolished by the explosion and many other houses were damaged. Early tonight, searching parties were exploring the ruins for more bodies which it was feared had been buried in thl wreckage, The identified dead are: MRS. BESSIE BENNETT of Green- field, XL MISS EFFIE BARNETT, mald at the home of A. L. Chenery, which was de- molished. MRS, MAGGIE EVANS, First reports were that the explosion had resulted in an appaling loss of life and that 100 had been injured., All avail- able ambulances and patrol wagons in St. Louis and four fire companies were ushed to Maplewood. \ At an early hour tonight the cause of the explosion was not known. A hole sixty feet in diameter and fifteen feet deep, was torn in the ground by the blast, which was beard several miles away. Stock Market Sells 0ff Several Points on Rumors of War NEW YORK, Feb. 28.—Reports of fresh complications in the international situa- tion and theq further success of the Teu- tonic forces in France caused uven,de- “ouised - heavy sel lo-French bonds, which ‘es- new low quotation at 98%¢c. were some material recoverles in the final hour, the improvement coin- ciding: with rumors that Germany had agreed to modify its submarine program. Great Britain Will Permit Shipment of Dyes to America WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—Great Britain “N\will permit the shipment of two cargoes of dysstuffs, valued at $5000,000, from Rotterdam to the United States, Ambas- sador Page at London has advised the State department, and officials here ave hopeful that Germany will make am ex~ ception to its embargo by granting per- mission for their exportation. Ambassa- dor Page sald that the British foreign office had given him assurances that the cargoes would not be interfered with. NORTHWESTERN SUED FOR THIRTY THOUSAND FAIRFAX, 8. D., Feb. Zo.—(Special)— The Northwestern railway has been made defendant in a suit for $30,000 damages by Mrs. Michael Speidel, whose husband was killed by a passenger train one mile south of Fairfax last March. M. L. Parrish of this city, and M. F. Harrington of O'Neill, Neb., are the plaintiff's attor- neys, The€ case will be tried at Butte, Neb., next month, The Weather Forecast till 7 p, m. Tuesday: For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicin- ity—Unsettled, with probably snow or ain; warmer. Temperatures af Omana Yesterday. = Hours. Lowest yesterday Mean temperature’ Preotpitation Temperature tures from t! nd ynclnluuun depar- ormal ?»"?{“.“m"“}"".‘.“" . 2| ATHENS, Feb. Via Paris, Feb, 21. eficiency fo f Total defl(‘lanrcf: A O 15| —Delayed in Transmission)—Barefoot ?:fim,p‘;,"fw“,;;‘gfi’-- 4G inch |and ragged women in large numbers, Total vaintall since March .. % inches | many with bables in arms, proceeded efic Deficlency for cor. paremy 1igii -+ g IBCh | from the quarters of the working classes Deficlency for cor. period, 1915. 5.53 inches | yesterday to Parliament, stopped ingo- - SHUPRY SR R ing deputies and pleaded with them that | - . M. nd Statg to have been | 'r-mp High- Ram- reach the maximum The snow during the night did not | hurt Merchants' Market week at all {in the opinion of the lopal commit- | tee in charge of arrangements. Chairman Joe Kelly, “for this rea- son: This snow is the finest thing in the world for the winter wheat, and that is one of the important items the retaflers must regard in decid- ing how heavy his n(ocks of :oodn for the year shall be. Telegrams and letters are pouring into the wholesale houses from retailers who are asking acquaintances in the Omaha fifms to favor theni by reserving rooms for them at the hotels, They expect the crowds to be =0 large they to get thelr reservations before come. they Plan Proves Popular. All of the local ‘committee members | look for a larger crowd this week than they have had at any time in the past. The Merchants’' Market Week is a new feature in Omaha, this being the fifth one held. Each succeeding market week has brought larger crowds than the last. as the merchants all over Omaha's trad» tepritory are favorably impressed witn the plan of setting aside a speclal weel or buying in Omaha, when the whols- salers and manufacturers make especinl effort to have a large force at work to show goods, and when entertainment fea- tures for the ovenings can be plapned collectively by the jobbers and manufac- turers of Omaha This evening there will be a thea- ter party at the Orpheum, Wednesday evening is to be prize night, when a re- | coption will be held at the Commercial club and prizes will be given away to the visitors, and Thursday evening there ia to be a big banquet and dance at the Fontenelle hotel. “Bob" Meldrum, Who | i A' |death list from the sinking of the It anything it will help 1t,” sald | o yy1gy ang Oriental liner Maloja re anxiova | OMAHA TU l‘ SD \\ LOST ON LINER SUNK | OFF DOVER HARBOR Two Hundred and Sixty Saved from Ship Maloja, Which Was Hit by a Kme Just 0ut~ | 1ts Anofller Mine. BODIES ARE WA&B’ED ASHORE DOVER, l-‘gh 28,1t is feared the will be more than 150. Bodies con- tinue to be washedl ashore and fifty persons have thus far been accounted for. Up to mid-afternoon the num- ber of known survivors was 260, of whom over seventy are passengers. Line officials hope it will be found that others have been piuked up and landed on neighboring coasts. The company’s statement issued this aft- ernoon regarding the number aboard the ship showed that of 119 pas- sengers, nineteen were children, LONDON, Feb. 28.—Of the total complement of 411 passengers and crew on the Peninsular & Oriental line steamship Maloja, which struck a mine and sank within half an hour two miles off Dover yesterday, only 260 are known to have been saved. Of the total of 119 passengers, sixty-four names of persons saved have beeh received at the steamship company’s offices. It was stated there that it is hoped that more names of persons saved will be re- ceived. The bodies of three more lascars of the crew of the Maloja have been washed ashore, making the total of bodies recovered forty-seven. Many relatives are arriving at Dover for the purpose of endeavoring to iden- tify the bodies. Among those rescued vesterday was a baby, warmly clad which was found floating on its back. The child was dis- covered by a patrol boat and was taken into the engine room. After being warmed Jumped His Bond, is Probably in Menco "fi oy . th ” -p Wfl y :‘:lo falled ‘o appear on February 14 for his third trial for the murder of “‘Chlek” Bowen at Baggs, probably i§ safe in Mexico and beyond ‘the reach of his bondsmen, indicated by a letter recelved by Charles Kelley of this place from C, B. Willlams of Oklahoma City, Okl This letter says: “This afternoon I ran across Meldrum and had a pleasant visit with Kim. I am glad to know that he was cleared. He says that he is golng to Mexico to vork for a big cattle company.” r. Williams, manifestiy, had not heard thn Htldrum had jumped his bond of $18,000 and was a fugitive, and accepted a presumed statement by Meldrum that his third trlal had resulted In an acquittal. Willlams' letter contains the only news heard from Meldrum since he left Laramie two days before his trial was called here. Hospital Ship is Sunk by Austrian Mine Off Albania LONDON, Feb, ’.—Th. sinking of the hospital ship Marechiaro near San Gio- vanni a1 Medua, Albania, is reported in a dispateh from Rome to the Exchange Telegraph company. The vessel is sald to have strick an Austrian mine. It is reported there were numerous victims. hb. -—m The TItalian steamship, Marechiaro, 413 tons gross and 175 feet long, was bulit at Ancona in 1912, and was owned at Naples, Clem Morrison EVANSTON, Wyo., Feb, 3.—(Special) ~Clem Morrison, who was shot through the body by Cal Hickle in a barroom duel, in which Hickle was killed, is mak- ing & strong fight for life, and at the ex- | piration of the first week since he was | wounded his physician today stated that | he had a strong chance to recover. Whether Morrison will be charged with a crime as a result of the shooting has not been decided. The coroner's jury in the Hickle case merely returned a ver- dict stating that Hickle was killed by Morrison. Morrison claims that he did until after Hickle had shot him, not fire Pt e Barefoot an the chamber relieve the distress caused by mobllisation of the men and non- S o of 1 1all. | payment of sllowances to their families. 2% T | There was no disorder. Several depu- i -] % | ies, moved by the pitiful demonstration, part r-oudy T 0i | addressed the women, promising relief. Omahu, cloudy .. 5 ;6! Little has been done by Parliament .‘-:‘,';";",{,";—{.\ it B @ |thus far in the present seasion. The Ty tes trmce of presivitation LA WELSH, Toobal Forecaster, been engaged principally the disputes members have in recriminations, siving Will Recover| d Raggedr Women Ask Greek Parliament for Food| it smiled at its rescueres and seemed none the worse for the immersion, The British press is almost unanimous in assuming that the Maloja and the ntly advanced {s that a certain class neutral shipping was employed. The Pall Mall Gazette suggests that such operationd may drive England to still more stringent supervision of mneu- tral shipping than has yet been exer- cised by the mdmiralty. Two Shipa k Quickly, DOVER, Feb, 21.~The steamship Ma- loja, a 12,431-ton veseel belonging to the Peninsular and Orental line, struck a mine and sank within a half hour, two miles off Dover today. The Maloja left Tilbury only yesterday for Bombay with mails, 119 passengers of all classes aboard and a crew number- ing about 200, most of them Lascars. Other passengers were to join the ship at Marsellle Jean Crones Was at Buffalo When Gov. Dunne Spoke ‘BUFFALO, N. Y, Jean Crones, wanted in connection with the polsoning of soup at the dinner given Archbishop Mundelein in Chicago, was in this city February 15, when Governor Dunne of Tilinols wi the guest of honor at the Annunciation eclub dinner, according to the local police, Crones endeavored to speak with Governor Dunne while the latter was attending a private dinner at a hotel, according to the statement, but was prevented from doing so by detect- ives. He said he came on the same train with the governor, and showed a pleture taken at the New York Central railroad station, in which he stood close to the governor. The identification was made today upon receipt of Cromes' picture from Chicago. Cummins Opens Office at Pierre DES MOINES, la, Feb. 28.—A. W Ewart, state treasurer of South Dakota, today opened Cummins campaign head- quarters at Plerre, 8. D., according to word received by local managers of the campalgn of Senator Cummins, who is seeking the republican presidential nomi- nation. Similar headquarters were openel today at Helena, Mont., by O. M. Harvey of Livingston. rise to frequent duels. Attempis are being made to discredit the administra- tion of former Premier Venizelos. The | acceptance by the former premier of the candidacy for a seat In the chamber | from Mitylene gives added significance {to the dificussion in Parliament. The election of M. Venizelos is virtuallly as- | sured and there is much discussion of & possible alteration in Greece's attitude. | Leaves of absence for soidiers, in- | augurated last month, are gradually bringing about demobilization. The Greek troops which were stationed in Macedonia and Thessaly are being with- drawn to old Greece, facilitating the re- turn of soldiers with needy families in time for spring se \|UR\'I\(-. : for Yi o FEBRUARY 19 29 GENERAL DE OURIERS DE CASTLENAU — French chief-of -staff, who has been directing the defense of Ver- dun against the gigantic at- tack launched by the Ger- mans, GEN. DE CASTLENAV. Robbers Get Large' Haul in New York in Money Pouches NEW YORK, Feb, 2Tt became known here today that a daring attempt to | steal a sum estimated at $1,000,000, con- signed to New York banks, had been made on Saturday morning by burglars who broke into a United States mail van while it was on a ferry, In transit from the Jersey Central rallroad. The postoffice inspectors who have been | detailed on the case admitted today that | the thieves had secured several packages other than those consigned to the banks, but they professed ixnorance as to the | extent of the booty. They also refused to make any state- ment as to how the robbery petrated. | It was said that four money pouches | were stolen and, according to reports | from other sources, one of them con- tained $200,000. Information as to the ex- act amounts involved was refused by the postoffice Inspectors. One of the pouches came from Washington and is believed to have contained a large amount of c\lr-l rency from the Treasury department. Towa M ear's Su fplies for Inst, tutions DES MOINES, ll.. Feb. 28 —Proposals are being asked by Harry Shropshire, purchasing agent for Jowa institutions under the control of the State Board of Control, for supplies for the next six months, Bids will be recelved on mer- chandise ranging from dress goods to meats and suga Announcement has been made that it is the desire of the board to give the contracts to as many Iowa firms as possible, About 1,000,000 pounds of meat will be required in addition to the pork and beef raised at some 'of the Institutions. Approximately 350,000 pounds of sugar also will be required. Russians on WsEr to Tigris by Boat from Dalny Port PEKING, China, Feb. 28 —Reuter's cor- respondent at Farbin, Manchuria, reports that & division of Russian troops is on the way to the Manchurian port of Dalny to embark there on Jupanese steamships for Mesopotamla. Topeka Man Who Was on Maloja is Among the Saved TOPEKA, Kan,, Feh, Ralph Foster, son of Rev, Festus Foster of Topeka, a passenger aboard the steamship, Maloja, which struck a mine and sank off Dover yesterday, les his parents today he had been rescued and unhurt GRINNELL STUDENTS WILL ENDOW CHINA MISSION GRINNELL, ln. |'lh 2. NDNIM\» A. B. DeHaan, Towa college, 9, is to be in Grinnell March 6 to head a move- ment for ralsing of £100,000 or more for the = slonary movement, It is planned also to | SHELLING ON | Germans to was per- | l 16—-TWELVE PAGES, On Traine, st lo“l News Stands, ote, bo SINGI THE WEATHER. Unsettled LB FRENCH HOLDING HENRY JANES DIES :’Punats*aiiimiu" PRUSSIANS ALL | A BRITISH SUBJECT [USITANIA CASE ALONG THE LIN | Paris Reports German Attacks Re-| WRITINGS IOREVREAD ABROAD | Ambnludor pulsed About Verdun and Also in the Region of the Woevre. | TEUTONS LOSE SMALL REDOUBT | Hand-to-Hand F.noo\mten in Neigh. | borhood of Fort Donaumont Go Against Invaders. BELGIAN FRONT 28 —Attacks by the the north of Verdun, | where the battle for the fortress is still raging fiercely, were driven PARIS, Feb 1 back by the French fire and counter | attacks, according to the official com- | munication issued by the war office | tonight, Hand-to-hand encounters occurred | to the west of Fort Douaumont, and |the Germans were driven from a small redoubt which they had taken. German attacks on Fresnes in the Woevre, the communication adds, completely failed. Text of Report, The text reads: “In the Argonne our heavy batteries and field guns shellod the roads of ace cess to the enemy, particularly in the reglon of the Cheppy wood. This morn- | Ing at Hil 286 we exploded a mine, the rater of which we occupied. “In the reglon to the north of Verdun artillery activity on both sides Is still very spirited, except in the sector to the west of the Meuse where an abatement of the enemy bombardment is reported. “The Germahs during the course of the day attempted several partial at- tacks which were driven back by our fire and counter attacks. To the west of Fort Dovanmont, partioularly, our troops with the adversary, who was ejected from o small redoubt where he had | succeeded In installing himeelf. Woevre Attacks Fail, “In the WoeVre two attacks against Fresnes completely falled. “In Lorraine our artillery has dis- played marked activity in the pectors of Rellion, Domevre and Badonviller.” The Belglan official communication says: "A bombardment rather weak on both sides occurred along the Belgian front." Pfir %ite BillB is mended in Senate- ‘During Lo WABHINGTON, the Shields bill power grants on navigable stroams to private interests -was resumed in the senate today, with opponents of the measure preparing to renew with more vigor than ever their fight agninst it. The cry of “lobby"” In connection With the Shields bill already has been raised by Senator Norris of Nebraska, who charges that it is the strongest seen in the capitol in ye: and that it is com- posed of representatives of the ‘‘water power trust,” which has its headquar- ters in Wall street. Senator Shields In debate on the water power biil criticised Gifford Pinchot, whom he described as a “‘discharged sub- ordinate official of the Agricultural de- partment seeking to continue himself in the limelight.” Senator Norris defended Mr. kinchot, as he had read to the senate Mr. Pin- be a “public misfortuns Dispute over means of dams across navigabl ended when the senato “The bill has made e advance to ‘ the entire bill an amendment ontrol of powe | stitute for rvetaining congressional {development with a departmental com | misston | 'Senate Has Ratified Feb, raise a fund of some $14,000 to bulld four residences at prominent centers of the Grinnell-China territory for workers and their families. It {s hoped 4that eleven young_men may be brought together who | will pledge themselves as a band for this work in China as the Towa band came into this state, founding churches and Iowa college. Much earnestness is | displayed here In both the college ane the city In this large project | LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA DIES SUDDENLY INDIO, Cal., lfh %.~John M. FEshle man, lleutenant governor, died In the Southern Pacific club house here early today following a hemorrhage. He had just arrived In search of health after a | trip to Washington, which broke down his frail strength. Guests in the hotel heard Mr, Kahle man calling for help, but he died beforc any assistance could be given by physi clans, who were summoned. Only the hotel clerk knew that he was here H. 8. McMullin, station nt, teles graphed immediately to Governor Hiram W. Johnson for Instructions, and word also was sent to Mra. Eshlemun in L Angeles. have engaged In hand-to-hand encounters Debme chot's recent letter to President Wilson saying passage of the Shields bill would determining compensation to the government for pub- lic land occupied by the construction of streams was adopted an amendment by Senator Cummings pro- viding that the value of public land | ward passage today than in the two weeks it previously has been debated,” | {#ald Senator Norrls. | Senator Husting introduced as a sub- | grants and placing regulation of power | ‘ Treaty with Haiti endowment of the Girinnell-in-China mis- | Famous Novelist Meets Death Not Long Aftar He Renounces Amer- jean Citigenship. LONDON, Feb, 28 —Henry James, novelist, dled today. | Diex n Briton. Henry James was born an Amercan, | but died a British subject. In July, 1915, he took the oath of allegiance to the | erown, explaining that he had lived and worked In Kngland for forty years and | had developed such an attachment for | | the country and sympathy with its people | that he desired to throw his moral welght and personal alleglance into the British enuse In the European war, | The distinguished novelist, critic and | playwright was born in New York, April 16, 1848, His father, Henry James, sr., was noted as a writer on ethics and religion; and his younger brother, Wils Ham, wes la to become distingulshed as paychologist. The family was possessed of an ample fortune, the foundation of | which was lald by the novelist's grand- | father, of Ecotish-Triah descent, who | migrated from Ulster soon after the rovo- lutionary war and became a successful | merchant at Albany, N, Y | Not So Populak Here, Mr. James' work was never as popular In Amerfea as it was in England, but he had many admirers in his native | country and even his critics ranked him a8 one of the most masterful writers of the past generation. His writings were of novelists and the full understanding of his work was a matter of endless con- troversy. To understand Henry James, was, In the popular view, the gift of only a privileged few. The fact that Mr. James was always independent of the need of catering to what the public wanted, since his fortuna was sufficient, enabled him to adhere religlously to his own - principles of romance regardless of how popular they (Continued on Page Two, Column Three.) Felix Diaz is Off for Mexico to Put on New Revolution WASHINGTON, Feb, i8-—Confirmation of reports that General Felix Dias had left the United BStates for Mexico to of the analytical and metaphysical school | 00D, SAYSKAISER Bernstorff Presents Note Saying Germany Has No Intention of Revok- in. Them. SEES NO conmcr IN ORDER Nothing in lnl!rnofion to Sink Armed Ships Confliots with As- surances to U. 8. UNARMED SHIPS IN NO PERIL WASHINGTON, Feb, 28.-In a note presented to Secretary Lansing | today by Count Von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, Germany as- sures the United States that it has po intention of revoking the pledges given in the Lusitania case. The note says Germany can con- ceilve ‘of no reason for changing or postponing the new instructions to fte submarine commanders to treat as warships enemy merchant ships armed “defensively,” and that spe- clal precautions have been taken to prevent ships that are not armed from being attacked. Contents of the Note, The note at the oviset reiterated the previous pledges which were given on Beptember 1 and October & last year for the safety of unresiating liners, and then ®oes on to say the German government does not belleve those assurances have been modified by the new memorandum. During the negotiations over the ILa- sitania, it says no mention was made of armed merchantmen, and that the United States in one of its notes on the Lu- sitania mentioned unarmed merchantmen. Attention then is called to the assurances privately given, in which it is stated that liners will not be sunk without warning, provided they do not offer resistance, At~ tention is also called to the statement of the American government in ita notice to port authorities that the presence of armament on board a merchant vessel (Continued on Page Two, Column Two.) Sioux City Car Men @Given Raise start new revolution was recelved today at the Department of Justice from soveral different quarters. Chlef Blelaskl of the bureau of investi- gation snld today DMas had been under wateh in )10' Orleans for three weeks, but dlsappeared about & week ago ut Mh‘gfimm y et a8 to how Diax left W Blates were current. to ohe he went by train to Los and then ‘nto Mexico, other he salled from ‘New Otleans as a passenger on n steamer that left thore several da; . The department, al- though uncertain which is correct, be. lleves Diaz went practically alons and made no effort to take an armaed expedi- tlon with him, Charges of Graft Made in Chicago CHICAGO, Feb, 2.-A new angle to the clty hall “split ‘salary case” was fore- cast today by Seymour Stedman, attorney for Mrs. Page Waller Haton, who de- clares his client was not the only one who had been forced to plit her salary with the “higher ups." He sald he would place on the stand at the civil serv- fee commission's investigation another woman who would testify to having been forced to divide her salary with her su- periors. He said she would tell of thou- sands of dollars being passed to “higher ups,” and lay bare a story of graft that would make the Eaton-Rowe controversy seem {insignificant, Investigation of Mrs. faton's charge that she was forced by her superior, Mrs, Loulse Osborne Rows, head of the pub- \ncrupled by power plants be fixed by |lie welfare department, to give a third | the mecretary of war, of her salary for the support of a relative | Senator Walsh, who Introduced an |of Mayor Thompson was continued by the | amendment providing compensation on | civil service commission today with Mrs. a basis of power developed and Sena- [ Rowe on the stand. It was expected tor Norris both accepted the ( Mayor Thompson would follow Mrs | amendment. Rowe, Kaiser Sends Sharp Protest to Portugal BERLIN, Feb, 2.—(By Wireless to Say- ville.)—Germany has addressed & sharp | note to Portugal In protest against selx- | ure of German merchant vessels by the| | Portuguese authorities. This move |Is characterized as a violation of Germany' | treaty rights, and the hope is expressed that Portugal will reseind its action | ORPET HELD TO GRAND t r WASHINGTON, 25.~The senate | |1ate today unanimously ratitied the |’ JURY WITHOUT BAIL | treaty with Halti undey which the United | States assumes a protectorate over the | LAKE FOREST, 1L, Feb, % ~Wiltiam | turbulent {sland republic, taking ever H. Orpet, charged with the murder of | | control of its finances and police, guse- | Marian Lambert, a lake Forest high | antecing Its territorial integrity and un- | school student, waived preliminary he; dertaking to develop its re ses. The |Ing before a justice of the peace today. treaty already has been approved by the | The case will be considered by the March Haltien congress and its terms virtually | grand jury. Orpet entered a plea of mot are in ration under the oye of a|gullty and was bound over without bail strong rican marine expedition to the grand Jury | CHICAGO, Feb, 28 ille\‘. Yarrow said, “told me that in Traooler Tells of Ovens Filled With Roasted Babies in Turkey ! was one of the verbal pictures of al- Bake ovens passing through the country ravaged | "Hled with bodies of roasted babies | by the Turks, they had séen bake ovens filled with the bodies of bables |leged Turkish atrocities drawn by 'and 1 have every reason to believe Rev. E. A. Yarrow, an American their story.” | missionary at Van, Turkey, during “The atrocities that have been an appeal for financial ald for committed in Armenia,” Rev. Yar- Armenians and Syrians, here today. 'row added, “cannot be described, “Boys who attended my school,” |nor can the human mind conceive of the awful carnage.” 4 | ¥ of Ten Per Oent IIOUX CI'I'Y lu.. Feb, to the OSKALOOSA, Ia., Feb, 3.-—~The Des Molnks nnr.nhohlbrdhtm-. roke a foot last night ana ulq’ went Above the high-water mark set in the big flood of 1908, onvohcn a flood have been expressed. m_cm has sent an engineer to' investigate the situation, ‘The Mahaska county supervisors with scores of other workers are in the flooded district, but have been powerless to alle- has As yet, the back waters have not af- feoted this city, the gorge being aAbove the city, & with unabated fury, German armies driving French defenses nlong | which Mes the fortress. PARIS ASSERTS that with the pours | tug in of heavy reinforcements for neral Jotffre's armies the Ger. ance has been cheeked, t Berlin claims a continuation ALONG THE MEUSE, north of Ver- dun, the Ge able to make of the battle Woevre tromt, at firts fell W appear te be of- The French de- at places are ure of a counter where the Fremeh | baek, they | |Au ORDING TO A STATEMENT by stide Brisud, the Fremeh pre- pected mowment, the intantry, down upon the Germans, were suffering heave effects of the French artillery fire, st nd pven drove ed the sdvautage, THE TOTAL OF LIVES LOST in the nking of the Feninsular and Ori- al stemmer Maloja by striking n mine off Dover may remch 151, aispatches porting that only 260 of the 411 passengers Of the 119 pase wers, fifty-five have mot beem nounce dtoday, fifteen persons on board being saved.