Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 26, 1915, Winnipeg, Manitoba Only Corning newspaper in Manitoba weather forecast fair lower temperature Winnipeg Toto. Yesterdays High 22 Low 12 vol. Sun rises sets -. Moon rises . Seta . Winnipeg february 26, 1915. Sixteen pages no. 203. By announces of fortifications after heavy bombardment. M Range fire of battleships effect f 1 Fin and destruction completed at Short Range Battery in Vicinity of Lom severely damaged Success at Meanie feb. 25.-a1i the forts at the trance of the Dardanelles have been fleets this an was made to l announcement of the Secretary of the admiralty follows the weather moderating the bombardment of the outer forts of the Dardanelles was renewed at 8 o clock morning feb. After a period of Long Range firing the Squadron of battleships attacked at close Range. All forts at the Entrance to the Straits were successfully reduced and the operations Are enemy s batteries silenced. Paris feb. Following official communication was issued by the War office tonight in the Region of Lombaer Zyde our artillery has reduced to silence and severely damaged a Battery of the enemy. Day has been relatively Calm on the front from the Lys As far As the Champagne District. In the Region of Sourain and Beausejour the operations continue under conditions favourable to i notably we have captured a Ger Aan work to the North of Mesnil inflicted heavy losses on and dispersed by our fire a column on the March to he Southeast of Lahure silenced the ire of a hostile Battery and blown up veral caissons. In the Argonne on the Little Stream near four de Paris we destroyed a Blockhouse. At Marie Therese a German attack in an attempt to Debauch was repelled in our London feb. Official stale mat by the admiralty announces that All tie outer forts of the Dardanelles Hare been reduced and that the of a stick arc continuing. Iii Fri House of commons today. Sir a sin Grey Secretary of foreign of the important announce was received with cheers the great Britain sympathized with hush s aspirations to Sivin Access to 15? open sen hrs a h Turkey. Ike american note the contents of sic have remained a secret Here but my in general seeks to bring about a understanding regarding the War w prescribed by Germany and the shipment of foodstuffs designed for the population of the belligerent is was considered at. A meet the Cabinet today hut thus far mation As to the official attitude it can be obtained. Disapproval expressed. The press and Public however on supposition that president Wilson suggested that great Britain tool not carry out her threat to place a embargo on foodstuffs for Germany that in return Germany should enforce her submarine blockade inst the British Isles have already stressed their disapproval of accept of such a proposition. Wile eight British ships Nave been Soj de in the week that the Block Sias been in Force it is pointed out axe for the most part Small pfc. And that the majority of them of having food for this country either in ballast or carrying Coal freight for Neutral countries is believed Here also that the de of Neutral ships and cargoes embroil Germany with Neutral retries and that in the Long run the pcs in Hatch the allies will suffer will More than offset by the anger on the part of the neutrals and refusal of countries such to allow goods to be shipped Ion their ports to Germany and other diplomatic questions. I uni i Vias the possible entry of Italy an. Into the War which again i discussed have largely Over de the news from the Battle which in military circles is con Paramount importance. The continued on Page ten was due to Accident. Lodi at inquest on death of Post Hinchey of Broadview. Of i to Straystar Hinchey of on sunday night was due according to the inquest we monday night. The Tif Fis Reed upon tuesday morning. Re port issued from Broad cd v that or. Died deliberately by his but talc Lury came to the v he was by the Charse of automatic he was apparently clean relatives mostly live leaves a widow and of v by to Large Circle v Saskatchewan. Past Rand master the and was buried his local King congratulates Canada on big exhibit san Francisco Cal feb. Canada s Pavilion at the Panama Paci fic exposition was formally opened to the Public today after dedication Cere monies. The Dominion was represented by Hon. Martin Burrell Canadian minis Ter of agriculture. In his address or. Burrell read the following dispatch from right Hon. Lewis Harcouri British Secretary of stale for colonial affairs conveying a message from King George in which it was stated the King feels that there is no doubt that this great undertaking will be attended Wilh great Success and prove worthy of the vast accomplish ment which it celebrates. His majesty rejoices to think that his Dominion of Canada is taking part in this exhibition thus testifying to the appreciation of the British Empire at the linking of the Atlantic and the Pacific and the Happy results which May be expected from the mingling of the Waters of the two at the conclusion of or. Burrell s address cod save the King and the Star spangled Banner were played. Germans said to have been re pulsed along Nares River with heavy losses. Petrograd feb. Official communication issued this evening says on the Niemen sector from Kovno to Olita our vanguards have progressed a Long distance from the River. In the Region of event Kianski Goja the left Bank of the River was occupied by the germans who passed a Small detachment of infantry to the right Bank near Sventy Lansol. The Battle is proceeding in this Region. On the left Bank of the Niemen North of Grodno and the upper Bohr lighting continues in the1 Sabine Region. The artillery of the fortress Soweto has successfully withstood the fire of the German batteries in the approaches to the fortress. On the right Bank of the Nares actions have occurred along the whole front. The enemy is concentrating there his principal efforts in the direction of novo Grodsky and pro Anysz. Our troops have repulsed the German attacks in Many sectors with heavy losses to the enemy and have counter attacked vigorously German attempts to Cross the River orbits. German Garrison surrendered. The germans defended fiercely a farm near the Village of Kras Hoselitz which we captured after a great Strug Gle at 6 o clock in Tho evening of the 24th. Only 1go germans of the Gar Rison of Tsia Point of support survived. They surrendered. On the left Bank of the Vistula on feb. 24 the germans assumed the offensive in the Region of the farm at Mog Hely. Pur troops by an impetuous Advance seized their positions Ter a hand to hand struggle captured their first and second lines of trenches making prisoners of seven officers a surgeon and 400 soldiers and some machine guns. Our artillery fire Dis Persed three battalions of Overman from Belimow who had come to rein Force the enemy. The Battles in the carpathians continue. In Galicia a desperate fight took place on the River to Hetchka where by a night attack we dislodged the austrians from the Village of Luksha and on the Rivers Zolotaya a Yaritsa and Vorona. Tho austrians overwhelmed by our fire near the. Villages of Volt Chines and Poduje fled in disorder the bodies of their dead being heaped in the defiles near these villages. A counter attack which we delivered with the Bayonet near the Village of poop chary succeeded in throwing the austrians after a desperate in fierce fighting at Stanislau. London feb. From Budapest report fierce fighting around Stanislau says renter s ice correspondent. The russians Are said to be hurl ing reserves after reserves into the fighting line and to be defending their positions with the greatest of stubbornness. The chief struggle is proceeding on the Heights around the town where the russians have concentrated with the object of stopping the Advance of the austrian right which threatens their whole front. In the carpathians near a Zyskow Large russian forces Are making continuous attacks with fresh imitated Wolf and fatally shot. Swan River man., feb. Hoey a homesteader living East of bows Mav went out Hunting wolves. While at a distance from his Shack he saw his chum come out of the House. For a joke he crouched Down and howled like a Wolf. His chum mistaking him for a Wolf Fred at him with a Mauser hitting him in the thigh shattering the Bone. He was taken at once to Swan River Hospital where his leg was amputated yesterday afternoon. He was unable to resist the double Shock of injury and operation and died tins morning. 7p.m. Friday is the closing hour for All Dis play and classified advertise ments for saturday s free press. Insertion can Only be guaranteed if copy is in this of fice by thursday preceding. All cuts or Mats should accompany copy otherwise free press cannot guarantee their insertion. Phone main ,6340 exploit resources purposes Geo Kyte and Hon William Pugsley criticize White budget. Ask for extra million former minister says departments of Public works and railways Are unduly extravagant Ottawa feb. Debate on the budget was continued today by w Wright of Muskoka Geo. Kyte of Richmond or. Edwards of Frontenac and Hon. William. Pugsley of St. John. Or. Pugsley did not conclude and moved the adjournment of the debate until tuesday. Estimates will be taken up on Friday while monday is private members Day. Or. Wright defended the action of the government in giving assistance to the railways in september last he said that the . And were a pair of twins left on the conserva Tive Doorstep by the late administration and the present government had to take charge of them. He could see no reason Why great Industrial Cen tres should not be built up in the West thereby creating big markets and a prosperous agricultural Community. He believed that the Tariff should be taken out of politics and placed under Board of a non-Partlsa-11 Tariff War not responsible. Neq Kyte argued that the minister or. Finance should have been prepared to Deal with the conditions arising depression. Early in 1914 he had predicted on a couple or. Occasions that better times were at hand but he was mistaken. The War was not responsible for the conditions which the present time. 1 or the seven months previous to the outbreak of the War there had been a drop of in the Revenue As compared with the same period in 1913. Since the commencement of the War the decline in Revenue has not been greater. He maintained that the financial difficulties of today Are due to the fact that the resources of the government Are being exploited for party purposes. Edwards maintained that the various departments were being administered More economically than under the Iberal administration. He said that to increase the general Tariff by tvs per cent without increasing the duties on British goods would ruin Industry in Canada More particularly As the British manufacturers would continue to get their raw material duty free. The liberals were taking a roundabout method of criticizing the government s War measures but the people would approve of these taxes and willingly pay them. Estimates should be reduced. Continuing the debate or. Pugsley said that at the present time when municipalities were economizing and the people were being called upon to contribute to funds of All kinds the two departments of Public works and. Railways were asking for one million dollars More than last year. He believed that Auch expenditures As that proposed on the Hudson Bay railway might be materially reduced. This vote should be Cut from five to one million dollars. The railway would run through a country where there Are no people and where there is not i Likely to be any for years. He suggested that the vote for the Ocean terminals be eliminated and the Road it self be proceeded with at a reasonable Pace. It was no time to spend so much in a railway line of this kind when two of the transcontinental railways Are on the verge of bankruptcy. J or. Pugsley also considered that the votes for Harbor improvements at Quebec. Toronto Vancouver and other ports should be considerably reduced and re votes for Public buildings eliminated. He declared that if the government had exercised Ordinary Pru Dence in appointments to the civil service enough could have been saved tto pay the interest on child drowned mate rescued by watchman Saskatoon sask feb. Holmes the five and a half year old son of or. C. E. Holmes was drowned today in the Saskatchewan River while playing beside a stretch of open water near Twenty fifth Street Bridge. His companion Boyd Mclean aged four years son of b. R. Mclean of the Mclean Grain company in an Effort to save his also fell into the water but was rescued by Drew Aileen head the watchman at the Bridge. Airy Enheld plunged in Al though the current is Swift and just failed to clutch the Holmes child As he disappeared below the ice. Combe hem re elected Manitoba grand master on his record on the coldwell amendments. Grand Lodge again puts itself plainly in opposition to recent school legislation after a Stormy session which lasted from 7 . Last night until . This morning w. T. Edgecombe was again elected grand master of the grand Orange Lodge of Manitoba. He was elected on his straight opposition to the Rablin government putting himself on record in his address Given at the opening of the convention Asad locating wiping off the coldwell amendments from the statute books and also repealing the Laurier Green Way agreement. The session was a very Long one owing to the election of All the officers there being a score or More of them and also because they were officially installed following their elec Tion. Once again the grand Lodge of Manitoba put itself on record As being in direct opposition to the coldwell amendments when in the afternoon session yesterday the resolutions com Mittee brought in a Resolution request ing the government to repeal this measure. The Resolution followed the speech of grand master Edgecombe in which he expressed himself so strongly against the Art tenements. The session last night was wrapped in secrecy the results of the elections be ing not Given out officially. While it was expected that the convention would conclude last night it was found impossible to wind up the affairs and accordingly an extra meet ing will take place at 10 o clock this morning. It is understood that there Are several matters of importance still to come up for final decision and that so Rne of the smaller officers who were not installed last night will be this morning. It is expected that the final adjournment will take place either this morning or this afternoon. Wool embargo raised conditionally. London feb. Renter s Des Patch from Melbourne says the australian Commonwealth will permit the Export of Merino Wool to the United states provided it is consigned to the chairman of the textile Alliance. Taken the High seas United states makes inform a suggestion to Britain and Germany n name of humanity reported desire of Germany to make keeps alternative action secret continued on Page Union forces occupy town in German Africa. Capetown feb. Forces of the Union of South Africa occupied grub a town in German Southwest Africa on tuesday. Grub is 70 Miles East of Luderitz Bay and the Inland terminal of the Railroad from the port. Washington b.c., feb. United states government has suggested informally to great Britain and Ger Many that in the interests of human Ity and the safeguarding of legitimate Commerce All mines be removed from the High seas except those direct necessary for the Protection of Coas defences and harbours. This suggestion along with the proposals designed to obtain. Great Brit Ain s acquiescence in a plan to permit the distribution of imported foodstuffs to the civilian population of Germany and bring about abandonment by the latter of its submarine warfare on merchant ships had been submitted by England to her allies France and rus Sia for consideration. Intimations have come to the Washington government that until the Brit ish Cabinet acts and the attitude of France and Russia is Learned no reply can be Given to the american proposals. This May require several Days in the meantime Germany already has manifested a willingness to make concessions which gives off vials Here ground for Hope that a conciliatory spirit will be adopted by great Britain acts As mediator. It can. Be stated authoritatively that in the american communication made identically to Germany and great Britain no mention was made by the United states of what course it would pursue in the event of rejection of its proposals. The United states assumed rather the role of mediator in an Effort secretly for the present to reach an agreement without the Embarrass ments of Public discussion in the belligerent countries where passions were thought Likely to stimulate influences that would defeat impartial consideration of questions involved High officials of the Washington government have shown much solicitude Over what might be the extent of retaliatory measures adopted by the belligerents if they continue to disregard previously accepted principles o International Law. It is understood tha one of the arguments Itiat if the policy of starvation is put into effect by great Britain the first to fee the Pinch of hunger might be the British French and russian prisoners Neutral countries in sympathy. There is every evidence that Neutral governments Are work intr in close Harmony with the Washington govern ment and have manifested More thai a willingness to co operate in efforts made Here to assist in a settlement of the vexatious questions arising out of submarine and mine warfare. Secre tary Brvan denied today that an embargo by the United states on exports of foodstuffs was contemplated. Following a talk with president Wil son representative Porter of Penn Sylvania Republican introduced a Bill to authorize the president to Lay regulate and revoke embargoes on Al ships and vessels in United states ports or United states or foreign vessels whichever in his opinion it is necessary until fifteen Days after the commencement of the next session of Congress. No said or. Porter can anticipate the emergencies Likely to arise in our foreign relations during the next nine months and Congress should not adjourn without placing in the president s hands every possible assistance to meet the complications As they note discussed by British Cabinet. London feb. 215. The american note bearing on the German naval War zone and food supplies for the civilian population of the belligerent countries which had already been considered by continued on Page three rifles reported in action Brilliant charge on enemy Veade by Little Black devils show that Canadian contingent is on firing the trenches within Hundred Yards of the germans and behaved few. Tree press Toronto feb. Cable received Here this afternoon by col. Ponton of Belleville from George Mclaren Brown who had heard from his son Lieut. Ponton who was with the Ontario brigade says that they were in the trenches 48 hours starting february 21. The casualties were slight and the boys behaved splendidly. All the casualties were caused by German snipers. No names were Given. A Cable tonight in Toronto announces that the Black devils were in action in the trenches and made a Brilliant charge. An Ottawa dispatch says this is the Winnipeg regiment but there is no confirmation of it Here. The Queens own of Toronto were sometimes known in Toronto As the Black and from the Cable from or. Brown there is no doubt that they were in action under . Mercer. Night to the effect that the eighth battalion Winnipeg rifles have been in in France Are not officially con firmed Here. No information to this effect has been received by the militia department yet at least. In fact there is an inclination among High officials of the department to discredit the report As unlikely. The department has so far received no word of any of the expeditionary Force with the exception of the p.p.c.l.i., being on the firing line. Private Davis wounded. London feb. Unofficial re port reaching London that the Cana Dian contingent has already been in action has been caused by the fact that private Jack Davis no. 8428. Second battalion first Brig Ade reached the Queen s Canadian Hospital at shorn Cliffe tuesday night. Private Davis the 90th Winnipeg regiment won the title Little Black devils As a result of its effective operations in the rebellion Campaign of 1ss5, and two years ago the militia department at Ottawa authorized in corporation of the significant phrase in the official name of the regiment Rumor not confirmed. Corss press special Ottara feb. Does not think 90th has been in action mrs. De presi Dent of the 90th regiment Home workers in. The event of any casualties occurring in that regiment would be among the first to he notified stated night that she had received no word that would indicate that the regiment was in action. Furthermore -.mrs. O Grady she had received a letter from col. Lipsett a few Days ago in said he did not think the regiment would go into action for some time. Who belongs to Renfrew out., is suf Fering from shrapnel wounds. The second battalion of the first Bri Gade is commanded . David Watson proprietor of the que daily chronicle. Slightly wounded. Toronto feb. Of the first Toronto casualty from the first con Tingent in France reached Toronto to Day. Henry c. Hamilton received a. Cable that his son Sergt. H s. Hamil ton who went with the 51st rifles had been slightly wounded. The Cable follows Harry wounded shrapnel right leg 19th inst., flesh wound Only now in Hospital doing this Cable confirms definitely the report of wednesday that canadians had gone into the trenches on the Battle line. The Only other casualty in the first contingent so far reported was that of private Jack Davis of Renfrew ont. Announced this morn ing. Tie Toronto Cable comes As confirmation of the Renfrew Man s casualty As both private Davis and sergeant Hamilton Are members of the second battalion j first brigade. Splendid Beh Savior of canadians. Toronto feb. 25. News of the Canadian contingent s baptism of fire and their splendid showing in the Vanguard trenches was received with the greatest enthusiasm by the on Tario associated boards of Trade at their meeting this afternoon. The message was received by col. W. M. Ponton whose son Richard is with Mercer s brigade from Mclaren Brown europ Ean traffic manager of the . It read cheerful letter from Richard France 21st. Is quite Well. Was in syst line of trenches within Hundred favor Universal military service Toronto feb. The. Fourth annual meeting of the Ontario associated boards of Trade which opened Here today important resolutions were debated. A Resolution commending the government of Ontario in the appoint ment of a Royal commission to inquire into the Nickel mining Industry with a View to establishing whether Nickel mined in Canada can be properly re fined within the country was carried by a majority of five. One Hundred delegates from boards of Trade through out the province Are present. A Resolution from Belleville advocating the adoption of some form of Universal military service in Canada was passed. It was proposed that the granting of the franchise should rest upon military or other Public service. To the members of the associated boards of Trade Banquete by the Toronto Board of Trade tonight sir Adam told the Story of the build ing up of Hydro electric and appealed for their assistance in the great scheme of Hydro radials which is being inaugurated. Other speakers were Hon. F. Mcdiarmid representing the Ontario government who praised the made in Canada movement l. H. Clarke Arthur Hewitt and a. J. Young. President Wood of the Toronto Board of Trade presided. Atm budget Tariff changes in Guise of War tax Are anything but popular for Justice. Toronto feb. By vigor Ous comments at Tho convention of the United Farmers of Ontario today the recent Tariff changes under the Guise of a War tax Are anything but popular in Rural Ontario. There was a steady undercurrent of protest during the Day indicating apparently deeply held feeling. Toward the end of Tho Day a Resolution was adopted calling that the recent increase in customs taxation on imported goods should be accompanied by a corresponding excise tax on the output of tha Domestic factories. Another Resolution called for an. Absolute termination to the Hothouse forcing of Urban centres to the end that labor May flow to the Quarter where it is required and where if agriculture is Given a Square Deal it naturally will a further Resolution condemned subsidies to privately owned railways president . Drury struck a popu Lar note in convention when he said we Are told to produce More. Personally i cannot see How we can accomplish this. Lack of labor and Lack of capital stand in the Way. What can the nation do just this let it not give artificial Aid but remove artificial restrictions. The Farmers stand ready to produce More but we must be set free. There is no other Industry in this country that could exist for six months under the restrictions Agri culture has faced for 30 years. What we need is not to be told our business but just a Little economic Justice. The remedy is simply to Dis Burden austrian food Supply. Government confiscates Grain and Doles in future. London feb. Despatch to renter s Telegram co. From Venice say s the austrian government is confiscating entire stocks of Grain and flour in the monarchy. After an approximate estimate is made of the available supplies a per capita apportionment will be announced and a distribution made through the local authorities. Severe fines and other penalties will be inflicted 011 any persons for at tempting to secrete supplies of Grain and flour. The government has issued an or Der under which acres of land which had been used in the cultivation of the sugar beet Are made available for Grain production. It is said that Austria will receive Only Maize from Toronto Soldier students Gat degress Toronto feb. A special con vocation of the University of Toronto today 44 Soldier students in. Uniform received their degrees without examination. A number of professors Dis carded the regulation Cap and gown and appeared in Khaki. To your duty bravely fear god and Honor the was the concluding sentence of a moving address by president fal watches the gifts of the ladies of the University were then presented seated. Position of austrians critical. London feb. Petrograd. Correspondent of the times describes the position of the austrians in East Alicia As critical. He says the activity of the Austro Gerrans in Bukovina seems to have reached its utmost limits. Meanwhile Tho rus Ianis con tissue to move across the carpathians immediately on the flank of he invading columns whose positions hazardous. Their Roar and line communications rest on the Rouman an Border and supplies have to be wrought from Southern weather report. Strong left direct Legi Sitio motion of John Williams receives end oration from opposition speakers ruling is challenged party division in decision against the John debate resumed direct legislation bobbed up in. Tho legislature yesterday after nou when. John Williams member for Arthur Rose to speak to his motion endorsing that principle. Or. Williams delivered one of his characteristically Pressie speeches and was followed by Lay the member for Mountain j. B. Baird and the member for Hamiota 3. H. . The Leader of the opposition then delivered a Shore but most Earnest Appeal to the govern ment not to treat this matter which had created Sulci a profound interest throughout the province with unseemly contempt. The members of Tho government Side of the House had up to this Timo been treating the subject with studied indifference rustling newspapers sit Ting in listless attitudes or conversing with one another on other matters. Then the member for Centre Winnipeg f. J. Dixon who is especially informed on All that pertains to the subject began to speak in his easy assured manner his splendid and quietly resonant voice carrying to the farthest burners of the Cham ber. As he shot Home his telling logic brightened Ever and anon with Pas sages of passionate eloquence the members on the government Side of the House began to drop their papers and pay attention. The Young and ardent member for Assiniboia began to take notes and the Premier and min ister of Public works crossed and held some Sotto Voce conversations with him. When or. Dixon had concluded the member for Assiniboia j t. Haig moved the adjournment of the debate. There were cries go on. Up cult from the opposition in Retalia Tion for similar shouts from the conservatives when the member for Hamiota at an earlier stage had at tempted to move the adjournment of the debate. Met Hufer however was firm. E. Jul Taylor the member for 81. George delivered an and oration of tha government s financial record v. I. Speech in continuation of the first debate. It. J. Dixon Centre Winni Nipes moved the Byj to debate. I b. Baird presented a petition in regard to changes in municipal boundaries in his constituency or. Mcdonald member for Russel. Asked if Hugh k. Ross of Russell. Nil formerly of Rossburn was at pres ent in the employ of the government is a truancy officer. The minister of. Education answered that he was not in the employ of the government. Buyers of provincial lands. A or. Dixon Centre Winnipeg asked for an order of the House for u. Return showing 1 the names of the principal buy ers of provincial lands from 1s99 to Yiu. I1 the. Names of the persons who have bought Over one Section each and the i ice paid. 3 the amount which has been sold in parcels of one Section or loss. A the average Price paid. 5 the number of acres of arable land still owned by the a of crime it and the present Price asked for the same. Sir Redmond Llo Blin Doo Lared the it the Cost of getting All this information would be excessive for and prac tical result that might follow Koppi rally . Dixon consented to with draw his motion on the Inderst Arlins that he could present another motion seeking a part of the information de sired. When the motion of or. Johnson Centre Winnipeg asking that the of. Or. Molloy member Foi Carillon be added to the committee on Public accounts came up the speaker declared that it out of order. Continued a Tiro Paa Deburg Day to be celebrated. London ont feb. 25. Parade Borg Day is to to celebrated Here of urday on the largest scale yet. All the troops in training in. The City win join in a demonstration in Victoria Park where the various patriotic bodies Wutti place wreaths on the Monument erected in Honor of. The London men fell in South Africa on Page ten Lair. The weather Lias been Lair in nearly All parts of to seat vhf the temperature slightly lower than yesterday. Minimum maximum Dawson 22 below 4 below Prince Rupert 54-52 Victoria .42-48 40-52 Kamloops 40-50 Calgary 10-22 Edmon ton. 2 below. 12 Medicine hat. Zero 18 Battleford 10-20 Princo Albert 4-10 Moose jaw. 16-24 Quappelle 20-25 win port Arthur 2 below 14 London 31-3s Toronto 21-36 Kingston 28-36 Ottawa 26-34 Montreal. 32-36 St Jolon 40-42 Halatas s4-46. German submarines for Adriatic. London feb. Geneva coca i Patch to the daily express says the three new German submarines sea to Pola will begin operations in the Adriatic and. The Mediterranean. Their activity is to be directed chiefly against transport ships. A dozen More submarines will he sent to the same base later. The austrian Admiral von says that Germany and Austria now have 50 submarines Tor Bulgaria s Tricolour Waves for birthday of King Ferdinand in Honor of the birthday of the reigning King of Bulgaria one of the Neutral nations the bulgarian Flag which has three horizontal bars White Green and red flies above the free press building to Day. King Ferdinand of Bulgaria is a. Second Cousin of King Albert of Belgium. He born feb. 26, 1861, elected to the throne by the unanimous vote of the Bui Garian National Assembly on 7 1887 ;