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ky's Refusal to Sign
' Peace Treaty. Causes
Fear of A Trick
1340,000 GERMANS
ON WESTERN FRONT
fighting Confined to Larger
Raiding Parties Three
Times More Ships Sunk
Last Year Than Were
Built
Uneasiness over the Russian situa
tion in German and Austrian official
tlrcles is indicated in reports in the
German press. The Central Powers
& gaid to be uncertain . concerning
He future attitude of Foreign Minis
tjr Trotzky and the Bolshevik govern
Bent and one Berlin newspaper says
tie announcement that the Russian
jrmy had been ordered demobilized.
nS a "sham maneuver."
German leaders are said to have
leld conferences as to the best course
to pursued One report is to the effect
that military operations against the
Bolshevik! might be resumed : but' both
Berlin and Vienna appear to be
mxious over the probable fate of the
many thousands of Austro-German
prisoners in Russian hands.
Circulation of the message ordering.;
the demobilization of the Russian ar
my, the German papers says, was
Halted three hours after the order was
lent out. Concerning the situation in
Petromd there have been no press
report's since early last Tuesday." Dis- j
jatches last Thursday reported riot-i
of in Petrograd In which 120 persons
hrere killed.
la France, there has been a flight
iacreafle in the figfathlg'ctATity. v On
the British front Canadian, troops
Bare carried out two successtal-Jraids
uid in the Ypres sector, the Germans
Med in an attempt to hold two Urit
Isfa. posts they had taken. In Cam-
jagne French troops penetrated, "to
third German line south of Butte
Hesnil on a front of about 1,200 .yards.
Shelters and . defenses were jlestroy-
m and 100 prisoners captured. On
le American front in France there
m been no activity of consequence .
Germans are reported to be work-
Si assiduously buildine-new defenses
Jti adding fresh troops on the-Western
front The Associated Press cor-
pesjondent at French army headquar
ters says the Germans "now have JS5
pnons, probably 2,340,000 . men, m
R .front between thp. Nnrth Spa and
pits border.
Nineteen British, four Ttalinn and
N French merchantmen are reported
m.v suDmannes or mines in the
""rant-statement of shipping losses.
disclosures of British production in
Hi 8h0WS that thp tormnp-o ornit In
rear by submarines was three time3
f Peat as that built in the United
7 ana Great Britain. The com
ed total of production is slightly
Wfe than 2,000.000 tons whiip oinir.
Ppby submarines have been estimat-
ib,ooo,000 tons. Greatly increas
f Production is exneetn din mis
British Wrnco f cnmn-rM,
.1 v.4 yj. Him lining,
0IJe,sterday D7 a large majority,
ideated
K -..uuulclil uiicicu uy a
cai member which regretted that
. - muaoponzed the energies of the
K?!e?- The government minis--
rrs Had declared V,o 4u
poluuon would cause th Tsietia-
Li 7e Lloyl-George cabinet: In
jjdebate m the House, Lord Robert
NITS teLfl?l0Ckade' announc-
!M "iUllsU government was
Jd thi Lention t0 a leaie of nations
lflat he had prepared a scheme for
TO BLACKMAIL
ATLANTA'S MAYOR
Atlanta ri. , TT ....
W " D 14 indictments
fsmg an attempt "to blackmail
ktliMo "Q'UUier- minonaire mayor of
TPiiitn -juuy.vuu were returnee
Mra tr a cai tJBiaLe man.
er an-6 immediately placed
,4)SrIi.?d a,re helr in jail un-
nj . auuier wont Vw
Kon lv uay and gave the testl-
ed me indictments were
HsIk 6' U is charged Mrs.
, J?a unless Mr- Candler
Sredtol, ndler buiIding, en
Jitimi e him in a comprmis-
S' hu.h their 8tory to Mrs,
JtJlr. B,5a"d unles Mr. Candler1
(ted trTaJ,f t the -sum be recenrlv
e stated Xry University. here, it
C?M w iaite the matter KfT. t,w
iinrti. -uu n? in v. x. v
SIA
TRuTZKVS MOVES
AMONG GERMANS
Leaders Called to Berlin to
Consider Best Solution of
the Russian Puzzle
CANCELS THE ORDER
FOR DEMOBILIZATION
Circulation of Request for De
mobilizing Army Stop
ped Three Hours After
its Issuance
Amsterdam, Feb. 14. Judging from
the latest indications in the German
press, much dissatisfaction and sus
picion has been aroused by the latest
move of Foreign Minister. Trotzky.
Important political leaders are said
to be conferring busily to find the
best; solution, to the puzzle. ..
The Kreua- Zeitung, of Berlin, on
Tuesday . declared t&at on "reliable
information" that Trotzky is in no
circumstances td. be regarded as a
peace offer, . wKile it is pointed out
by other papers that the-Russia war
theatre was mentioned especially in
the official, aiibyeport.. Tnesday.
A BerUn telegram tor the Koelinis-
che Vols Zeitttng " of .Wednseday
eaya: f
.."The. feavernment is not willing, to
continue' relations with Russia on
any basis whatsoever unless the pres
ent Russian, government signs a reg
ular peace ? treaty. As, f. however, . it
must v be reckoned for thejrpresentat
any rate, that Trotzky does not think
of signing any formulated peace dec
laration, a situation is created which
makes necessary a thorough discus
sion between the government and 'the
supreme army command." .
The correspondent in an apparent
ly inspired passage adds:
"The Chancellor . is resolved under
no circumstances to conduct farther
negotiations in any neutral centre,;
and it will be the affair of the Cen
tral Powers to determine where such
negotiations may best be held. The
recall of the economic commission
from Petrograd is under considera:
tion.
"On, the other hand, it is evidently'
realized that the question of the big
army of AusCro-German prisoners of
war in Russian territory still controll
ed by Petrograd cannot be overlook
ed." A telegram from Vienna to the
Taglisch Rundchau says:
"It is pointed out in well informed
quarters that the confusion and un
' certainty of internal conditions in
Russia demand that the Central Pow
ers adopt a cautious and waiting at
titude, and that in spite of the ab
sence of a formal conclusion of peace,
there be no hinderance to the ex
change of prisoners." .
All German newspapers note the
fact that three hours after a message
was sent out announcing the issu
ance of a demobilization order to the
Russian army, another Russian mes
sage was jssued, ordering that cir
culation of this communication bel
stopped. It is suggested tnat tms
indicates that the Bolshevik .governJ
ment no longer thinks-of adhering to
the . declaration of Foreign Minister
Trotzfey.
The Zeitung Am Mittag goes so far
as to say that there are proofs that
Trotzky's promise of a Russian de
mobilization is a sham maneuver. It
declares .that reliable reports repre
sent the Bolshevik! aenergetically
forming a Red Guardarmy out of
the remnants of the, Russian army, in
the hope of raising a million men to
establish Bolshevik power in the bor
der States
A dispatch from Brest-Litovsk re
ceived in Amsterdam Monday said
that Russia had declared the state of
war to be at an end and that the
demobilization of the Russian armies
on all fronts had been ordered: Rus
sia, it was added, did not sign a form
al treaty with the Central Powers.
It is Indicated in the abovedis
patch that Foreign Minister Trotzky
may haVe made further proposals to
tie Central Powers. If . such is the
case, rib -report -concerning ' it has
beei received in this country.
..There have been no direct , dispatch
es f ro Petrdgrad' for s several1' days:
These Marines are in the tranche all-ready to'drive the invading Germans back from the soil" of .France
They are equipped with all the-latest ;tiing81i4Tiiasks'-and . steel., helmets'- so that they wilt have every op
portunity of beating the Teutons at their ownigame of war. (From Committee on Public Information). Copy-
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W. H. Pleasant Tp Supervise
Marine Section of Rail
road Administration
Washington, Feb. 14. Coastwise
and Great Lakes steamship lines op
erated by railroads today were plac
ed by Director General McAdoo un
der the supervision; of W. H. Pleas
ants of New York, president of the
Ocean- Steamship Company, who was
designated manager of the marine
section of the Railroad Administra
tion.
Among .the lines which, will be. un
der Mr. t Pleasants' supervision are
the , Old Dominion. Ocean Steamship
and Southern . Pacific steamships. In
dependent steamship lines not oper
ated by" railroads vire not involved .1x1
the new. arrangetjr ,McAdd
speciflS4T that htidirect
abJppingT hereafter; will be removed
f rom;4b:e thnti IregfdAal Miifotorr andf
given exciosiYfiy tf MRweaaants. -
: STom time; to. jume, it is planned,
the railroad administration will take
over temporarily any steamers not
needed by the shipping board for
trans-Atlantic traffic, - and use them
in coastwise trade.
Recently Retired' British Am
r bassador Dies Suddenly
in Ottawa
Ottawa. Canada, Feb. 14,-rSir Ce
cil Spring-Rice, recently resigned am
bassador of the Britisn government
to the United States, died here sud
denly last night
The diplomat passed away wnne
virtually in his sleep. Sir Cecil had
complained of not feeling wen ana
Dr. Thomas Gibson was summoned
shortly after midnight, but the pati
ent exnired from heart failure not
lmio- after he arrived. The diplomat
had been ailing for some time and his
last public appearance wnne Amoas
sador was made when he delivered an
address before the Canadian Club on
the diplomatic side of the war.
Funeral services will be held Sat
urday afternoon and burial will be in
Ottawa. ' v .
Washington snocKea.
Washington. Feb. 13 Diplomatic
Washington was shocked by the news
of the .sudden death in ttawa of Sir
Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice who .retired
after nearly five years service as Bri-;
tish ambassarod to the. United States
last month in favor of Lord Reading.
Although It had been Known tnat
ciir (Veil had desired for a long time
befdre his retirement was announced
tn h relieved of his duties, no inti
mation 'was given when he left Wash
ington that he was in ill health.
However officilas here pointed out
that he had been under, tremendous
strain from the responsiDinues de
volving upon him, especially during
the negotiations on the operation of
the Allied blockade before tne Ufited
States -entered -the war. It was known
that Sir Cecil tendered his resigna
tion during his visit here of Arthur
Balfour to take effect at the con
venience of the Foreign Office. His
retirement was announced from Lon
don, January 2.
Sir Cecil, who became British am
bassador here May 6, 1913, succeeding
Ambasasdor James Bryce, was born
in 1859. ,
Roosevelt Continues1 to Imorove.
New York, Feb. 14. he coalition of
Theodore Rosevlet, convalescing from
operations performed last week, show
ed a. continued improvement today, ac
cording toahysicians at the Roose
yelt hospital. It wasstated, he pas
sed ' another' comfortable . night .
NAM
MANAGER
FOR
RAILROAD
STEAMERS
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lEiifiiNT
The First Obstacle to Lloyd
George's Cabinet Remov-j
ed byBi Majority
PREMIEflUNDER
HARttBRE ALtDAY
Bonar-Law and Balfour Ren
dered Premier? Valiant As-
r ..." . .f v '
sistance-ADay of In-
tense Excitement
London, Wednesday Feb; nil The
rovernment " onieht . tfecftsfnv
confidence, wa rejected in the Hon;
of Commons by . the - very substantial
.majority , of 1$1. . The Holt amend
ment expressed regret that continued
military effort is to be the only-immediate
task of the government, r It
was supported mainly by pacifists.
The event shows that however dis
satisfied parliamentarians may be
with the, government's conduct of the'
war, the House of Commons is in no
mood?yet to force a change in the
government.
It was in a highly charged atmos
phere ithat the - House met today. First
came the : sensational announcement
inat'.vJOionei Kepington, military cor
respondent of The Morning Post, was
to be prosecuted in connection with
disclosures concerning the Versailles
conference. Colonel Repington has
been a stout champion of Field Mar
shal . Haig. and General Robertson
against alleged ministerial endeavors
to discredit or shelve these officers.
An article by Colonel Repington ear
1 yin the year revealed a shortage of
high explosives and indirectly aided
in remedying that shortage. Should
his trial be held in public it should
prove of intense interest, but it is
believed it will be held In secret.
Verbal shafts were directed at Pre
mier Lloyd-George again today from
various quarters of the House. Her
bert Samuel, former secretary of
home affairs voiced the opinion of
the government's short comings pre
vailing in a discontented section of
the Hose of Commons. He suggest
ed the war cabinet was war-weary
and should be aided by -special coun-?
cils dealing both with war and home
affairs.
1 Andrew Bonar-Law, Chancellor, of
the Excheque, and Arthur" J. Balfour
Foreign Secretary, came - to the -assistance
of the hardly-pressed ' Premier!
Mr. Bonar-Law produced statistics
with the view of . disposing of charg
es against, the government of failing
to carry put promises with regard to
shipbuilding, food and other matters.
Like the Premier . yesterday, he chal
lenged the House to change the gov
ernment ifitno longer Jhad con
fidence in its policy. t ,
Secretary Belfour supported, strong
ly the Premier's view concerning the
speeches of Emperor - William, Chan
cellor von' Hertling and Count Czer
hin, saying they gave not the slight
est indication-of an approach to the
Allies' war aims, but .rathe? gave the
impression that three years of war
had produced no change in Germany's
military policy. His speech undoubt
edly had a great inff uenee on the.
House and, although the debate con
tinued, a great many members left
the chamber when he concluded. The
vote was - taken in a comparatively
thin house;
Nothing to Report.
; London, Feb. 14. Except for some
hostile artillery ' activity southeast of
Epehy and in the neighborhood . of
Bullecuort. there is nothing of Special
interest "says today's .v official t. com
munication. -v - r . ' '
ins iT8xisteTicerwnea-namndment i'111-
iirbnosed by Rifchardvfl61L-wbJch'tter
niinlsters had madea craeatiol & ofJhis
m
Senator James Vigorouily'De-
f ended the American Mili
tary Machine
Washington, Feb. 14. With a broad
suggestion that Senator Chamberlain's
much discussed New York sneech in
which' he charged that the American
military machine had completely
broken down,, might hare been fthe
cause of the failure of the recent
strike disturbanees Tpx ... Austria and
Germany because .the enemy, tooknew
heart and hopes of ytetpry, Senator
James, of Kentucky, spoke today at
length in defense; of th.e' administra
tion's war accomplishments.
Senator James specah.. . re-opehed
the war discussion, which promtseis. to
conUnue again for several "day;. with
RepnltUcins v- leading tne attach kcA
Democratst malunderessejm -
.vtSatbtOhamtrlfa!
t SclarediSnJtifijBd rky? SU
latfCdjCat
can measure the .mighty force
titfcaranceii l thesiidsf otMnei
KataerT' he asfcea, isatin,' tnat it
probably was emphasised in t Gen&an-
newspapers as responsible, coming
from the chairman' of the
committee.
miiui
"Of cours I know he did notini
SAYS CHAMBERLAIN
COMFORTED ENEMY
tend to hav?that effect, rbutU'm jUsraiiLifth to lay down iships. .
pointing out the ' danger v of such ut
terances. Let's see if; they are war
ranted. I will undertake to prove
hey are not. t
"Of course, America has made mis
takes," he declared, Vbut we want to
go back and live in the atmosphere
before-the war.
At length 'Senator James- reviewed
the sudden expansion of the army, the
quick passage of the draftLl'aw and
the registration of 10,000,000 men,
their mobilization and equipment and
that whereas the French only had ask
ed for 30,000 troops at ttha begin
ning to enhearten the French people
many more than 100,000 had been
snt
"How has a military establishment
fallen down that can do? work like
that?" he demanded. "No!" he
shouted at Senator "Chamberlain, "the
departments haye not ceased func
tioning." DRAFT MOVEMENT '
TO LAST LONGER
Washington, Feb. 14. Movement of
men to complete, the first draft, be
ginning on February - 23, will not be
completed within the .following "five
days as originally planned but will ex
tend over into March. '
A movement" not included in. pre
vious announcements will begin
March 4, moving 10,077 -men to ; Fort
Oglethorpe, Ga., and Camp Funston,
Kas. - ,-
Provost Marshall General - Crowder
today notified Governors taht classi
fication of selected men virtually has
been y completed and that in the ; fu
ture 'local boards' duties will consist
only of supervsionbf he drawing of
units from their; respective communi
tfes and re-classification of men. un
dergoing change ; of ': status. ' ' .
Peace ; Debate Next Week.
. London, r Feb. 14. An -important
peace debate will begin-in the Ger
man : Reichstag, on February . 21, ?ac
cording to a wireless dispatch- frojn
Amsterdam. . - Chancellor- von Hertling
will - discuss the treaty with the Uk
raine and will reply , to President Wil
son, Premier Lloyd-George and Prem
ier Orlando. . -
AMERICANS IN CHAMPAGNE.
Paris, ' Feb. 14. American .batter
ies took part in . the artillery bom
bardment in connection with the
large French raid in the Cham
pagne yesterday, it is announced
pfficialiyrEffective assistance was
given by the American '.gunners.
(Thisis the first mention of
American batteries on , the; Cham
pkgbe front). 1 x "v
The Great Shipbuilding Plant
Philadelphia Ad
versely Criticized
SERIOUS CHARGES
. HAVE BEEN MADE
Government
HasrBeen "Gouged V for
- Millions -, Attorney
GeiieJVfettsie:
Wiwlongtei" Feb. 14; '-Eldeiit
Wilson today directed Attorney Gen
eral Gregory to investigatetae, mucn
diicusstd Hog Island Shipyard con
.fcrtctai Vlitch have been adversely
criticised before the Senate Com
mirceCommittee and . determine if
there has been any criminal misuse
ol "iovernmeni funds.
The" President also directed the At
torheyj General to work in conjimc
tlott;tth ChaiiWn . Hurley of the
Shipping Board in his investigation.
About ,$42.00,000 for government mon
ey, hjpu --been invested in the Hog Is
land .; project in which the American
Internation Corporation, headed by
Frank-'A- Vanderlip, president of the
NationalXfty Bank, of New York, has
figured;-"
Investigation by the Department of
Justice was recommended by Chair
manr .Hurley of the Shipping Board,
who Lasked -that an assistant to the
Attorney; General be sent to Hog is
land to isrork with Assistant General
Manager j-Bpwles, of - the Emergency
Fleet i Corporation. Mr. Bowles was
pat :ki active charge of the yard re-
.Y'Ewles has ben directed ;ly
ciinae Hurley' to put the, HogXIsf'
iand yiurifpnia econgmie baaisJs IpS
Kmiiaat iLr e Jias ixeentfltMng .irse
at Hoi , Island than . inefHcit jman
4mMtii&QS spending . of
iunas, out tney want - to ascertain all
the facts.
The Hog Island Shin vardl on the
beware river, near Philadelphia, is
planned to be the greatest in the
country, with more than 50' ways on
The American international Cor
poration, through it subsidiary cor
poration,; the American International
Shipbuilding Company, has contracts
for its " construction and for ship
building there, from the Emergency
Fleet Corporation, acting for the
!EJriited State Shipping Board.
Testimony before the Senate Com
merce Committee, investigating the
whole subject of shiping contracts,
has developed statements that the
government will be obliged to spend
between 40,0b0,000 and 60,000,000
where government and civilian ex
ports estimated $21,000,000 would suf
fice. '
This testimony developed charges
by Representative Lenroot, Republi
can of Wisconsin, on the floor of the
House, that through laxhes in the let
ting of the contracts the 'American
International and its subsidiary were
placed in position to loot the treasury
of millions of dollars.
These charges, however, that the
International was "gouging" the gov
ernment have been characterized as
"maliciflusljr false" by George J. Bald
win, of New York, -head of the Amer
ican International Shipbuilding Cor
poration, in his testimony before the
Senate Commerce Committee.
V it was developed amonk other
things at the Senate committee's
hearing, that Colonel Black, of Phil
adelphia, one of the former- owners'
of Hog Island, got $2,000 an acre for
his property whereas a year ago he
held an option on Hog Island at $1,-000-an
acre.
. One of the principal points of at
tack on the International Shipbuild
ing Corporation in the Senate com
mittee's inves.tigatten, has been that
by its - contract with the "Emergency
Fleet Corporation; it would receive a
fle of. $6,000,000 for the "know how"
or building the shipyard and getting
ou' the "ships. N
5r Vanderlip's name, was brought
into tie investigation as being president-of
the mother- corporation ' and
as having ' countersigned the con
tracts. : . '
Mr. Baldwin, .-, before the Senate
Committee, attributed . the 4 rise in
costs to the fleet corporation's delay
in signing contracts. The fleet cor
poration, he declared, while pressing
for speed, . wasted two months in sign
ing a contract and threw the work in
to ; mid-winter which brought also
great increases in material, labor and
everything else.
Charles A. Piez, vice president of
tie - Fleet Corporation, said in his
testimony, before the committee that
there had -been extravagance in build
ing the, yard." Mr. Baldwin, however,
reminded the committee : that the. en
gineer 'e who V supplied - the data, on
which that assertion was madcij later
had withdrawn most of it
Largest Bill of Its Kind in the r'
History of Congress
:v.. . j
HUGE AMOUNTS FOR
...iiy
military AcnvrriEs m
Ordnance, Airplanes, "Fdod :
Calf for Large Sums,
Testimony Public
1 -3 iW4
Tt7.ohtn.rtnn T?o1 14. A billion doI- -?lf
. Mil'
lar ttrgent deficiency appropriation p
bill, the largest of its kino in tne.. aia-;
tory of Congress; was favorably repor
ted to the House today by. Chairman
ChariDT of thp A.nnronriations -O03aV
mittee. Consideration of the .lUlti!;
which nrovides for the immediate
Heeds of the War, Navy and other de i
-r- 1 ' -: IS
partments, is expected to begin in the -js
House tomorow.
In presenting the measure Chair
man Sherley made public testimenyyn
given t othe committee by department
chiefs durmg tne past montn vi cuin
mittee investigation. Huge amonnts
were asked for various military.
activities. Among these was a. total 1
of, almost $81,00,00O for mountain. 4
field and siege artillrey in addition 1
. i -f AAA AAA t n itw r An i
o more ;aan i,w,vu u ou nm; ii h -j
ana -coniraci. aumui uauuus yu.. f im;';
000.000 aditional. The testimony., of
Colonel Ames, of the Ordance Departri'4 i,
ment, said that the total ' amount . 1'
available for this purpose smcetheXf f
Viotrinninp' of tjife war under direct an-; s i a
nropriatiens and-.contract authertxa-. t;!
OKlwas ,41,81600)00 of-whlcb anvy .jlj-f.
ount oroers nave pen piacea requiring;! a
.tiltimate exn endituze . . of,: $t252,00C &m
' - t J , - ----- -. " 1 ' "
g: stimavailabIe.. for.onVc f
;S64JO0O.OO0. He aaid ttaaf ft t
ua nnfti t..,nt. i ,1 , .1 1 1 , t ii i i - "1 '
aniiniinition, ipon revised estimates ;ef m
tiie-quantities Heeded, for 2000,00
mai Including thV?wnniUoxt'-e'ed;. ft
ed : for Vif light IrencbmbTtai'a'-J1
$81,000,000 additionil he declaredr ijBV
asked as ja result of a change in jthe 'RS
quirem(6nts for a larger number' pfJ5
shells, for. amuni tion for gunsmoant
ed on tanks, and $7,000000 for a plant'
designed for the filling of projeetilea t i I
with gases and $2,000,000 for a plant tr
for the same purpose to be erected vittvw
At his examination bfore the com
mi tee, Chairmani-jBherley's report said; U
General Wheeler, of the Ordanee'
Bureau brought out that the ' govern-
ment had an arangement wlthtfee
French to supply artillery ana ammu
nition to a certain number of : Amexl :
can troops arriving in, France, butiaftv
er these units are supplied the United
States would fully equip additional'
A Tn or! 'a ifiniiiaa ClaT ato 1 WhaT. i-3
er testified were sufficient to meet-all
war, needs. He asserted the Wjar Oe
partment had a, billion dollars worthy
of amunition contracts. ' ..."
Major General Squier, chief signal
officer, testified the signal corps has
spent or obligated al lthe $640,000,000
appropriated to carry out Its airplane ,
program and has incurred obligations. -that
will equal $90,000,000 in addition
and may go beyond that for the v pre
sent fiscal year. He asked $277,732
000 to procure bombs for the - alp-'
planes." ' yiy
Discusing and shipping facilities
"General Goethals said approximately
$100,000,000 with authorization of
$50,000,000 mofp, is needed for ,ator- j
age of quartermaster supplies aIongr
the seacoast, including huge amounts
for various specific terminals. "
Federal Food Administrator Hoover i
said the combined food and fuel ad- '
mmiairazor8 so rar nave had total ap- J
-r,r.v,iMt wui, ui nMMiil.v (i
there has ben an actual expenditure t
of $1,985,429 and there are now out- f;
standing obligations of $2,272,383;: , 1
leaving $1,257,950 balance. He'asked
$2,000,00 for now. --;y .-f.
Provost Marshal Crowder in aslc. j
ing an appropriation of an nrTditinnaf ?.
$10,000,000 for draft registration and t,
selection, tesdfled that there is a5om:: li
ICOI6UOUUU. aiieauy or. ajt aliens, . -including
enemy aliens, between --'21
and 30 and tTit,on June 5 there wera -1,200,000
aliens not enemy aliettSf v
BRITISH LINE IN !!
ITALY LENGTHENED?, !
Ottawa, Ont, Feb. 14. The British V
line in Italy has been considerably ' -lengthened
to the east of . Montello-" i
ridge, along the Piave river, according I
to a London dispatch to the Ottawa ' f
Agency of Reuters, limited. . The
line now extends to some miles j of .
Nervesa. y . y-;--.
Baker Before Committee.
Washington, Feb. -14. Secretary
Baker before the House Mijitary com-
mltte todav. idfRniH tho naViVlfno
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anny appropriation bill In executlva . f
session. ' The - secretary's testimony f
was described jasvbeing of:'a;higlily 5'
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