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WILHESTGrTON, 3ST. C, WEDKESMT MOKJOTG, MAECH 8, 1916
WHOLE NUMBER 39,526
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HOUSE BY
STANDS
NEGOTIA
pecisively Kills Movement to
Warn Americans Off
Armed Merchantmen.
OPPOSITION IS CRUSHED
Big Democratic Majority and
Nearly Half the Republicans
Stand with Wilson.
McLemore Resolution Tabled
by 276 to 142.
Washington, March 7. Presi
dent Wilson today completely and
decisively won his long and sensa
tional tight to compel Congress to
acknowledge that it stands beside
him iti the submarine negotiations
with Germany. To the rallying
cries of 4 ' Stand by the President, ' '
and "Is it Lansing and "Wilson or
Von Bernstorff and the Kaiser?'' a
big Democratic majority and
nearly half of the Republicans in
the House, three times rolled over
whelming votes against the move
ment to warn Americans off ., the
armed merchantmen of the Europ
ean belligerents. .
The celebrated McLemore reso
lution, around which the anti-ad-ministration
forces centered their
fight, was tabled, v in other words
killed, just as was the; Gore reso
lution for a similar purpose, in the
Senate last week.
Victory from the Outset.
From the very outset of the fight to
day the President's supporters, without
regard to party, swept over the opposi
tion j . '
On the first vote, which was a parlia
mentary proposition to prevent opening
the McLemore resolution to amendment
and unlimited debate,, the administra
tion forces carried the day 256' to 160.
On that 192 Democrats, 63 Republicans
and one Progressive voted - to support
the administration. Twenty-one Dem
ocrats, 132 Republicans, five Progress
ives, one Independent, and Representa
tive London, the ' lone Socialist of the
House, voted against it. This was the
crucial vote of the fight, the one point
on which administration leaders were
uncertain. - With victory in hand, they
moved on to the next proposition, the
adoption of a special rule for five hours
discussion of the McLemore resolution.
Again they carried the day, this time
2T1 to 138, and then pushed their vic
tory to 3 conclusion by tabling the Mc
Lemore resolution, 276 to 142.
In seven hours of tense, turbulent
session, in which the administration op
ponents charged that the President was
contending a doubtful legal right and
was shifting'the responsibility of diplo
matic negotiations to Congress, the
House swayed back and forth in the
most sensational congressional specta
cle of a decade, probably not equalled
since the eve of the declaration of war
on Spain. -
President Wilson, calm and confident,
heard the early results Of the voting in
he cabinet room at the White House,
with some of the cabinet grouped about
hi'ii. He told them he was much grat
ified with the support of Congress.
WUaon's Hands Untied.
Released from the bonds of embar
rassment forced upon him by- the dis
sensions in Congress, which have been
represented in foreign capitals as indi
cating that he was making his demands
on Germany in direct opposition to the
-ntiments oi the elected representa
tives of the people, President . Wilson
- stands prepared to go on with the
marine negotiations with the Cen
tral Powers.
Tl'f next step probably will be an
'nswpr to Germany's last proposal to
ttle the Lusitania case, in which the
'ted States probably will ask for such
uither assurances as it considers suf
ficiently broad and complete, to guar
ntee that the new submarine campaign,
"nidi began on March 1 and in which
"tice has been, given that all ships
carrying guns . will be sunk without
arning, will not endanger Americans
el'ng the seas on merchant vessels
'he President and his advisers re-
.drfi the action of the House today as
sufficient answer to reports circulat-
m Berlin, sent from Washington,
"Congress stood 2 to 1 against him
111 the n-isic '
( Bryan Influence Missing.
-Jne of the day's surprises was the
iiure of the so.called Bryan influ
n..e to develop and appreciable strength
dSaii.st. (he President. .
' ,and by the President and do not
:rrass him in his diplomatic nego
- lons. with a foreign country," was
Hi .hDle burden of the argument of
administration leaders. They paid
Mi at,ention to tne involved legal
th K of the situation. It was enough,
wn "ed, that the President had
a '' the reported attitude of Congress
"Pnosed to his policy was embar
jtu;'Kr'? hlm abroad, and to that they
Tributes were paid to the President'
(Continued, oji Twp.1
OVERWHELMING
BESIDE
WILSON
TIONS
ONCE MORE HE WINS;
Long Before They or British
Government Expected.
EARL OF DERBY SAYS
Certain of Getting All the Single Men,
In Time, But Unless Married Men
Come Forward, Shortage
Might be Fatal. .
Manchester, Eng., March 7. The
Earl of Derby, speaking here today on
the question of enrollment of married
men tfor military service, declared he
regretted this early calling up of mar
ried men more than he could, say.
' "They are being called up long be
fore they expected to.be, and long be
fore I. expected they would be," he said,
"but I should be casting a slur on their
patriotism if I believed, they were not
going to come forward when 'called
upon, j
"If the scheme of getting recruits by
groups had been in existence before the
war," continued Lord Derby, "the de
tails could have been fought out. As
it was, the government had to get men
while the organization was being pre
pared. He was certain that in good
time they would get all the single men,
but unless the. married men came for
ward there might be a shortage which
might be absolutely fatal.
"I am receiving the assistance of all
the government departments," he con
tinued, "and I have no doubt we shall
succeed in securing an army sufficient
for our purpose, made up ror tne most
part of single men, and. at ,v the same
time leaving behind all those essential
to the carrying on of the indusVies of
the country." 7 " . ' "' ; ;; . '
FBYTOS AND WALDROM RELEASED.
Were Held for Crossing" Rio Grande
Into Mexican Territory.
Saa Antonio Texas, March 7. The
release of Second Lieuts. Bernard R.
Peyton and Albert W. Wa dron. has
been ordered by MaJ. Gen. : Frederick
Funston and " the military charges
against them for crossing the? Rio
Grande ? to .rescue two United -yStates
soldiers who had been taken prisoner,
by Mexicans bave beeu drpppea - v
P y
4vy V
25v 1J
CALLING MARRIED
ill INTO SERVICE
VOTE
IN HIS
WITH GERMANY
HIS HANDS ARE UNTIED
Butler to Make Personal Con
tribution of $20,000.00
CAMPAIGN IS PLANNED
925,000 to be Spent in Third and Equal
Amount in Tenth . Congressional
Districts Twenty Counties
Marked, for Prey
, (Special Star Correspondence.)
Raleigh! N.C, March 8. , Plans of
Marion Butler, J. M. Morehead, new na
tional committeeman, and other party
leaders to carry North Carolina for the
Republicans in the impending cam
paign, following the sensatLonal Repub
lican State convention of last week, in
clude a $20,000 personal contribution by
Butler, $20;,000-fby National Committee
man Morehead and an appropriation of
dollar for dollar by the National cam
paign fund committee for , all moneys
raised in the State for the campaign,
according, to . seemingly authentic in
formation that has developed here.
Indeed, the plan is to put at least
$100,000 into the State campaign fund,
and -trust to the damaging effect of con
test between Democrats in the State
wide primaries for State officers to so
impair the Democratic party conditions
for the general campaign as to make
the capture of the State all the more
easy. . ,
Democratic estimates are that the,
State carfnot be less than 35,000 Demo
cratic majority In the next general elec
tion, but the " Republican campaign
Lplans divulged and traced to a party
IN NORTH CArBa
leader close in the party, councils de
pend largely on the judicious expendi
ture or the $100,000 fund to be raised
as indicated and on Democratic party
dissensions anticipated in the trying out
of the. new Statewide primaries, effect
ive for the first time, with especially
aggressive primary , campaigns pending
between Democrats for SecretarV" of
State," State Treasurer and some other
offices. . .
The campaign plan' of the . Republi
cans includes especially the retention of
the. Tenth congressional district, repre
sented by J.,J.Britt, and the capture
of the Third district, now represented
by. George " Hood.. ' To ' do mis, tne Wa-
CCoatiAued oa "Page Two) h y
4 f ' '.:..-. vr.i-,- .
A NOTE OF WARPy
He Declares the
Lacks Driving
JUST FROM TRENCHES
Former Sea Lord Declares' Admiralty
Must be Revitalized Before It la
. Too l.ate Not Keeping Up
With Germany.
London, March 7.-Winst6n j Spencer
Churchill, former first lord of - the ad
miralty, now a colonel and fresh from
the trenches, sprang into the parlia
mentary arena today in a daring speech
answering ,First Lord of the Admiralty
Balfour, who had just presented the
naval estimates, and declared that the
admiralty lacked driving force and
must be revitalised before it was too
lute by bringing hack Lord Fisher, the
former first sea lord, to : had the ad
miralty administration.
Great interest attached to Colonel
Churchill's absence as a period of si
lence while 1 serving with the army
and while the naval policy he had in
augurated at the opening of the war
was undergoing considerable change. .
Mr. Balfour had just circulated an
optimistic statement of the naval out
look which strongly appealed to the pa
triotic sentiment of the house of com
j mons, so that Colonel Churchill's criti
cisms were at first coldly received. But
'he gradually gathered attention' and
applause, until he closed amid scenes
of much enthusiasm.
He referred to his remarks as a "jar
ring note of warning" which he said
had to be given. . Since he returned
from the front, he had received in
formation which was not entirely sat
isfying concerning the progress of nav
al construction. Details must necessar
ily be avoided, but if it could be said
that every capital ship provided for in
the naval programme had been com
pleted ,the navy would e ready with
an ample margin of safety. It was
within the power "of the' admiralty to
complete this programme, but he ex
pressed doubt whether ; this had been
done. Meanwhile thereStfa's an impene
trable , veil over . thepjietmaa
gramme.'-'' -
"That is ta grave fact," said Colonel
Churchill, "for while we know nothing
yet, we may be sure, that something is
going on there. That the Qerm?a navy,
built up by the Kaiser's greatest ef
forts, is remaining idle in Kiel canal
without some further supreme effort
for its development is unthinkable.
"We should' therefore assume Ger
many has completed her naval pro
gramme. And if ours has not been com
pietea, tnen some weighty reasons
should be given.
These new ships are what the
country relies on to meet arid overcome
any further development Germany may
have made.
Alerad ythe country had felt the
grave effect of a shortage of ammuni
tion and if now ther eshould come a
shortage in naval -equipment he con
tended it would cause irreparable loss
"It is with a deep sense of responsi
bility that these words of warning are
spoken," continued Colonel Churchill
"It is hot too late for action, and the
admiralty must hurl -herself into the
task of meeting every requirement."
Referring to Mr. Balfour's state
ment that the chief restriction on nav
al construction was labor, Colonel
Churchill declared that when the navy
was at stake there could be no limita
tion by labor. If the first lord of the
admiralty found this difficulty, then it
was for him to overcome the difficulty.
It would not suffice to say he was doing
his best.
The speaker said that he admiralty
must prepare to meet new and novel
dangers by novel expedients. It was
the unexpected that must be guarded
against.
"The submarine menace," he said,
"may present new and grave dangers
for which the admiralty must be pre
pared with maximum efficiency."
HEAR BREAKERS AND SEE SURF .
ACROSS CONTINENT BY 'PHQNE
Remarkable. Demonstration of Achleve
. ments of Telephony.
Washington, March 7. Remarkable
demonstrations of recently achieve
ments in the development of long dis
tance and wireless telephony featured
the annual dinner of the National Geo
graphical Society. Among the guests
of honor were Dr. Alexander Graham
Bell, inventor of the telephone, and
Theodore N. Vail," president of the Am
erican Telephone . & Telegraph Com
pany, who met face to face for the
first time in 30 years, in spite of their
mutual. interests of almost a life time.
The diners heard by telephone break-,
ers rolling against the California coast
and at the' same time watched moving
pictures of the surf at the same point.
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
.: - . , SENATE.
Met. at - noon.
. Debated water power bill.
Senator Sutherland, Republican, in a
speech defended- President . Wilson's
course in, the negotiations with , Ger
many. Confirmed nomination of Newton D.
Baker, as Secretary of War.
Subcommittee continued investigation
cf Louis D. Brandeis' nomination to
Supreme Court bench.
Recessed at 5:55 p. m. to Wednesday
at 10 a. m. '
' : ' house.
Meet at ll am. ,
Began consideration of special rule
providing for vote after four hours of
debate on a motion to table the McLe
more resolution' warning Americans off
armed ships.
Voted 258 to 160 to end debate on
the rule. - -
Adopted the rule 271 to 138.
After debate, . tabled McLemore reso
lution 276 to 143:
Adjourned at 6;33 p. in. to noon
ceaday. :,.y : y;yiVo? yf
OTH SIDES AGREE
ON JURISDICTION
AppamV Owners File An
Amendment Libel
BERNSTORFF PROTESTS
Judge Waddill, of U. S. District Court,
: Ausured That German Officer Will
Not Take Vessel Beyond
His Jurisdiction.
Richmond, Va., March 7. Although
contending that the United States
courts have no Jurisdiction over the
British and African liner Appam,
brought to Hampton Roads by a Ger
man prize crew after her capture by
the raider Moewe, counsel for Lieut.
Hans Berg, the prize crew commander,
agreed today to present a defense at
the trial before Judge Edmund Waddill
in the Federal district court to deter
mine the status of the steamer. The
court announced 'that the hearing on
the libel proceedings instituted by the
former British owners would be begun
during the week of March 27th.
Delay in beginning the hearing was
due to the fact that counsel for the
British & African Line filed an amend
ed libel today and opposing' counsel
asked for time in whicn to make an
swer. Judge Waddill gave them until
March 20
A note from Count Bernstorft. the
German ambassador at Washington, to
Secretary of State Lansing, in which
the ambassador protests against court
proceedings in the Appam case, con
tending that the matter was covered
by the Prussian-American treaty, was
read to the court and filed. It was
dated February 22.
With the matter of jurisdiction of
his court admitted, the main question
which purturbed the .court, Judge
Waddill said, was whether there might
not be an attempt on tne part of the
German lieutenant to take the vessel
beyond the j.three-mlle limit and sink
her so that she might- not again fall
into British hands. Such action, . re
plied counsel .for Berg'," was unthinka
ble, since the German Empire would
I take: no "step ,whleb,: woiji4 be Jn.. con-
ment of. the united States
Asking that the; court 'set an- erly
date for the' trial, counsel for the Brit
ish owners said that tney were respon
sible for the valuable cargo which the
Appam carries in holds and "thanked
God that -the German navy has no ju
rlsdiction over Hampton Roads.'' It
was i finally . agreed that; the Appam
should be tied up to some wharf in
Norfolk pending disposition of the libel
action against her and counsel for
Berg and the German government
promised- that no attempt would be
made to carry the vessel beyond the
jurisdiction of the court.
Note of Protest Read.
The note of protest from Count von
Bernstorft was read to the court and
filed, and attorneys for the British
owners asked that like action be taken
in regard to the reply of Secretary of
State Lansing to Ambassador Bern
storft. Counsel for the; opposing side
replied that there were only two cop
ies of the note, one in possession of
Secretary Lansing and the other in the
hands of the German embassy, and
Judge Waddill expressed a doubt as to
whether he could properly call for a
copy of it. He' said 'he -was anxious to
see it, . as it might throw some ligljt
on an unprecedented ana aDsiruse cae,
' In his note of protest, Ambassador
Bernstorft argues that the Appam
should be regarded as a prize ship un
der Article 19 of the treaty of 1799 be
tween Prussia and the United States
and renewed in part by Article 12 of
the treaty of 1828, providing that "the
Vessel and effects taken from the ene
mies of the contracting parties may be
carried wheresoever they please and
that such prizes shall not be put under
legal process when they come to and
enter the ports of the other party."
The Original Question.
The note of Ambassador Bernstorft
was presented to the court by Assist
ant United States District. Attorney
Hiram Smith, acting as a "friend of the
court," who said that the United States
would not be represented. The origi
nal question had hinged solely upon
the jurisdiction of the court, and this
being admitted by attorneys for Ger
many and Lieutenant Berg, the ques
tion . came up as to fixing a date on
which to hear the. case on its merits,
Counsel for the Britlsn Sc. African
Steamship Company urged an early
date, suggesting five days. Counsel for
Germany, dissented, saying it would
be impossible to get In touch with the
German government in that time, since
"the British government controlled the
cables,-read the wireless and took mail
from the ships." Counsel ror the Brit
ish company replied spiritedly that this
was. a reflection on the United States
government, since the latter had ready
use of the three means of communica
tion
The court ruled that 13 days would
be sufficient and fixed March 20 as the
time for filing answer.
BernstorfPs Protest.
Count von Bernstorff's note of pro
test to Secretary Lansing follows:
"Washington, D. C, Feb. 22, 1916.
"GERMAN EMBASSY, Washington, D
C, J. NR A1293:
"My Dear Mr. Secretary:
"Lieutenant Hans Berg, of the Ger
man Imperial Navy and commander of
H. M- S. 'Appam', now lying at anchor
near Newport ,News,.Va., has informed
me that a libel was filed against said
vessel in the United States district
court for the Eastern district of Vir
srlnla. at Norfolk, on the 16th day of
February, 1916, by the British and Afri
can Steam Navigation Company, Limit
ed, and that, under the authority of
said court, he has. been cited by the
marshal of the JJastern district of Vir
ginia to 1 appear before -said court on
Friday, the third aay oi marcn, j.3it
to answer the said -libel.
"As the Appam was captured at sea
byl German man-of-war,' and brought
to the Virginia-port as a prime snip, ac
cdrding'-to the treaty. existing"- between
? ICoatiziued on Pago Two. 2
GERMANS HA VE MADE
ADDITIONAL GAINS IN
DRIVE TOWARD VERDUN
hSuSt
Has No Other Differences with
LAST TERM IN CONGRESS
North Carolina Congressman Will Not
Run Again Because he Cannot
Agree With President in
y Submarine Controversy
Washington, March 7. Representa
tive Robert N. Page, of North Carolina,
a brother of Ambassador Page, at Lon
don, has announced in a letter to his
constituents that he will not be a
candidate for re-election because he
disagrees with President Wilson in the
submarine controversy. Mr. Faee.
whose announcement caused a sensa
tion in the House at the moment of a
vote- on what practically was a pro
posal that the House shall not interfere
with the President's diplomatic nego
tiations, today supplemented it with the
declaration that he differened from the
President on no other points "at pres
ent." I could not bring myself to , agree
with the President in the present con
troversy," said he, "so rather than em
barrass my party by; running again
and not supporting "the President fully
of being, untrue to my own conscience
by ' supporting . him unqualifiedly, I
chose to announce, that I would not
run again. "The President and I have
no. other, differences at present.
Here is ;my "position on the warning
controversy,:". I feel that the president
&je44respanf tusked
Congress to pass on this issue. If he
had chosen to pass- on it himself, I
shduld; no-t-'haye criticised his decision;
tnougn l -mrgnt not nave agreed with
him. Then- he would have exercised an
executive function . that was his own
affair Ar-e a
.' "Conscience to ..Consider
"But when-ha aked Congress to pass
on the issue ( then ,T had my own con
science, to consider: , I. am for a warn
ing resolution. If - one comes up on
thefloor today I will vote for it. If
nothing more than, the McLemore reso
lution comes up I shall vote to table it.
I don't agree with. it. .
"My action was taken after, long de
liberation. My friends tried to dissuade
me from taking the step. I put the
matter up to y conscience and it told
me not to be a candidate again.
"When I came to Congress I promis
ed -to use my brain and my flesh and
blood for my people. : If I cannot do
that and in this instance I cannot be
cause I believe many of them would
wish to me stand by the President
despite my own views, it is time for me
to get out."
Reports today that other southern
Congressmen planned to follow Mr.
Page's example could not be confirmed.
Statement to Constituents.
In his letter to his .constituents, Mr.
Page wrote:
The loan of $500,000,000 to Uinglana
by American . capitalists, to say nothing
of the prpflts of munitions manufactur
ers, has -destroyed the semblance even
of neutrality in the, ynited States and
probably will lead us itno war. I will
not stulify my conscience or stain my
hands with the blood or my country
men, neither will I do violence to my
conscientious convictions or auiy,
thereby forfeiting .my self-respect."
RAILROADS ASK FOR REVISION
OF RATES IN GEORGIA STATE
Want Southern Instead of Georgia
Classification Adopted.
Atlanta, Ga., March 7. General re
vision of freight rates on intrastate
shipments and adoption of tlte Southern
instead of the Georgia classification
rates was asked in a petition filed here
today with the Georgia railroad com
mission by a commlttee of railroad offi
cials representing seven railroads op
erating within the state. The railroads
represented are: Southern, Seaboard,
Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic. Cen
tral of Georgia, Southern & Florida,
Georgia Railroad, and the Atlantic
Coast Line.
The. petition states that the proposed
new rates would maKe tne Intrastate
rates conform with the interstate rates
recently granted- by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. The Georgia
classification rates are. lower than the
interstate rates, it is said.
DROWNED AT RELIGIOUS, MEETING.
Four Men Precipitated Into Vat While
Hearing Evangelist.
Connellsville, Pa., March 7. Four
men were drowned and a number of
others injured - here today when the
roof covering a vat of hot water in the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad shops col
lapsed during a religious meeting.
The men had assembled to listen
to a talk by an evangelist who is con
ducting services in one of the local
churches, and a number of them climb
ed to the top of the vat which collaps
ed under their weight. Six were sav
ed by the prompt action of persons
nearby.
Rutland, Vt., March 7. Local, option
won over prohibition in this state, to
day by a margin of 13,164 votes. The
prohibitory amendment was flrt plac
ed on the statute books in 1852 and was
repeated in 1903 by a majority of 729.
The -vote today on-the "question oT re
enacting this amendment was, yes, 18,-
503; 3,66Z.; -yy y y
v
But With Extremely Heavy
Casualties, According to
French Report.
TOWN OF FRENES TAKEN
Teutons Seem to Have Ad
vanced Three Miles Since
Capture of Forges.
f
Rome Says 20 German Dread
naughts Have Left Kiel.
Driving hard against the Frenchi
line northwest and southeast of
Verdun, the Germans have been
enabled to make additional gains
toward Verdun, but with extreme
ly heavy casualties, according to
Paris. Hill 265, to the southeast,
and a portion of Corbeaux Wood,
directly south of Forges, have
been occupied by the Germans,
through strong infantry, attacks
that were preceded by extremely
heavy bombardments. The town
of Frenes, in the Woevre, also hast
been captured.
The German attack was ovet
the entire front jvest of the Meuse,
extending from Bethincourt to the
river? but except in the Cordeaux
Wood and at Hill 265 the French
held" Back" "the " attackers at all '
points. : ' .' y
French Hold Important Position
Thus the French' still occupy the im
portant strategic position on the
heights of the Cote De L-OIe, for tha
possession, of which numerous san
guinary engagements have been
fought.
The occupation of a portion of tha "
Corbeaux wood would indicate that the
Germans have advanced over three
miles since they took the town -o i
Forges..; .
The. Germans succeeded in penetrat
ing a French redoubt in the region of
Douaumont but immediately were
thrown put in a counter attack. The re
capture by the Germans of a position
from -the French in . "Champagne, the
pushing of the German line further
fprwar din the Argonne forest and tha
expulsion of small British detachments
from, captured German trenches north-
east . of Vermelles, are related in the -latest
German official report. Tha
British are defending the famous Ho
he.nzollern redoubt position against
German bombing attacks.
. In the British house of commons,
Oolonel Winston Spencer Churchill, for
mer first lord 'of the admiralty, has tak
en issue with A. J. Balfour, the pres
ent first lord, and has charged that the
admiralty lacks driving power and
needs more vitality. Colonel Churchill
came direct from the trenches to sound!
a note of warning. -He predicted 'That
the German- fleet would be found to
have been greatly augmented, and he
expressed the hope that the . British .'
programme of construction had been
carried out to the full requirement. Ha
clearly , intimated, however, that it had
not been. 1
Colonel Churchill also urged the re
appointment of Baron Fisher to tha.
admiralty to revitalize and animate
that department.
Despite the report from Rome that
20 German dreadnaughts have come in
to the North sea from their base at
Kiel, and other reports which seemed
to pressage the imminence of a'; naval
battle, nothing definite has coma
through to show, that German war
ships are out. maneuvering or seeking
battle. .
By a vote of 276 to 142 the House of .
Representatives has tabled the resolu-"
tlonbefore that body which sought -to
warn Americans from traveling on arm
ed merchantmen. As the Senate, had al
ready taken action in favor of the ad- y
ministration. President Wilson's hancUi 1
are now free to continue negotiations
with Germany concernihg that coun
try's method of submarine warfare, and
especially its announced , intention to ,
sink ' armed merchantmen without
warning,
INFANTRY ATTACKS INCREASED
Paris Admits Germans Have Made a
Gain in One Sector,
Paris, March 7. The German infan- y
try attacks have been greatly Increased ;s
to the northwest of Verdun, between
Bcthlncourt and the Meuse, and tha
j Germans have made a gain in that im
portant sector, getting a iootnoia in mo
Corbeaux wood, which lies to the south
west of Cote De L.Oie. The official : y
statement Issued by the war office to- ;
night makes this admission, but de
clares all other attacks in that neigh
borhood were repulsed.
The text ofhe statement read: : ;
"In the Argonne, in the" region o ' -Avocourt,
our special' guns shelled' a y
German aeroplane which fell within
our lines. . The aviators, -who wera '
wounded, were made prisoners. . . V"!
"West of the Mouse the bombardment r sjy
with big shells continued with, great . .
intensity. In the course of the day
the enemy multiplied his Infantry ac- , J 'j
lions Detween tiie usuiiuwuiv o.uu iaa tiii,
Meuse. These attacks were repulsed yfS
except in vns .wnuu - ui iuq .. -
s (Continued on Pago Twa. , 'f-
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