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Special to The Times By Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 2(5—All thv forts guarding the
entrance to the Dardanelles on the Aegan sen side
have been totally destroyed by tin* bombardment of
the allied French and English fleets, and the opera
tions toward the opening of the straits are still be
ing pushed. Thirty warships have been engaged in
the bombardment of the forts- which have been re
duced' to ruins.
The Dardanelles is the key to Constantinople
and possessing this narrow passage between the
Aegean and Black seas tin* warships will have- no
difficulty in approaching Constantinople, the de
fenses of which are neither modern nor heavily
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armed
If the fleet succeeds in capturing Constantinople
it will open the way for the passage of merchants
ships, and the vast stores of Russian wheat which
have been accumulating at the Black Sea ports be
cause of lack of means of transportation, will find
‘\it to the markets of the world.
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2(i—Delegate Wicker
sham’s bill for the establishment of a common school
system in Alaska came up before the House this
morning on motion for unanimous consent of the
House for its consideration. Representative Nor
ton, of North Dakota, objected to the consideration of
tlie hill because it provided for the establishment of
an agricultural college at Fairbanks, and gave the
Territorial Legislature no voice in the selection of
the site for the colloge.
Delegate Wickersham is exceedingly vexed
over the failure of the House to take up the bill, and
places file blame lor its lailure so to do upon John K.
Halluinc, founder and principal owner of the town
site of Seward, who, lie charges, has been lobbying to
have the college established at Seward.
The bill appropriates sections 16 and 36 in each
township in Alaska lor the Public School fund; with
certain restrictions as to the sale of the* same.
CHARGE VESSELS
TOOK SUPPLIES
NEW YORK, Feb. 26—'The federal
grand jury, in session here, is investi
gating the charges filed against the
steamers Lorenzo, Berwind, Fram and
Sommerstad that they carried supplies
from American ports to German war
ships during the early months of the
war.
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UNITED SHIES
NEW YORK, Feb. 26—Another im
portation of gold from Canada, amount
ing to $3,250,000, was received here to
day. This is to cover heavy pur
chases made in the United States, and
is reported to have come from funds
deposited in Otuwa to the credit of
the Bank of England just prior to the
outbreak of the war.
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DENVER, Feb. 26—Two bills, de
signed to Increase the authority of the
state government during strike dis
orders, have been passed by the lower
house of the state legislature.
One of these bills imposes heavy
penaltities for the failure or refusal
to obey orders issued by the National
.Guard, and the other provides for
heavy pealtities for resisting the state
militia.
TERRIFIC HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING
MARKS CAMPAIGN IN CARPATHIANS
GENEVA, Feb. 26—Since February IN two bun
dred thousand men have been fighting with tin
greatest ferocity in the Carpathian region of Hun
gary. Hand to hand' fighting has been the rule, as
first the one side and then the other have charged
desperately upon the trenches of the enemy ,and
neither side lias gained any material advantage
The wounded from the Austro-Gemmn army an
pouring into Hungary in a steady stream, and it is
•said that during a lull in the fighting the Austrians
gathered eighty-six hundred' wounded and three
thousand dead from the battle field. Some of the
wounded had lain on the field for eighteen hours
when they were picked up. It is said that seventy
per cent ot the wounded are so badly injured that
they will be invalids for life.
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rile fighting has been at such (‘lose quarters in
some of the engagements that bayonet wounds con
stitute a large proportion of the injuries. At Svid
nik, it is sai<l that a majority of those wounded were
in jured about the head by blows from rifle butts,
showing the ferocity of the Russian attack. Of
these wounded twenty per cent are either partially
or totally blind as a result of their wounds.
PETROGRAD, Feb. 20—The Germans are advancing on
Warsaw from the north in enormous strength, but their move
ments are very slow. Against this invasion the Russians have
laid out three lines of defense, well manned and equipped’, and
it is anticipated that within a few days will begin a resumption
ot the terrific fighting which marked the Germans attempt on
Warsaw from the west.
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PARIS, Feb. 26—An official bulletin issued today states that
the French cruiser Besaix landed' a party of marines at Akaban,
Arabia, which dispersed a band of Turks who had been occupy
ing the village.
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NEW YORK, Eeb. 26—The Rocke
feller institute has Invented an appa
ratus for the treatment of tetanus,
which experiments conducted for a
considerable period has proven to be
wonderfully successful. This inven
tion is of the utmost value to the sol
diers engaged in the Europeun war,
where tetanus is the frequent result
of wounds received in battle, and from
which occur a large majority of the
deaths among the wounded. The in
vention has been made public and may
be used by any one.
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LONIX>N, Feb. 20—Tin* British war expenses for the year
closing March .11, it is estimated, will reach the (mormons sum
of $1,110*000,000. For the coming year the government has
asked Parliament for an appropriation of $1,250,000,000 to car
ry on the war
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PARIS, Feb. 20—An official report issued' by the war office
this afternoon states that news has been received from the vil
lage of Dean purges, in the Verdun district, that the Germans lost
more than three thousand men in the recent lighting then*. All
the German operations against Verdun have been utterly nse
less, and have been extremely costly to the attackers.
NEW YORK, Feb, 26—The American steamer City of
Savanna, which is to sail for Germany with a cargo of cotton,
has a large American flag painted on each side of the vessel.
At night these flags will be illuminated by powerful lights.
This precaution has been taken to lessen the danger of attack
from the German submarines while passing through the waters
.of the danger zone prescribed by Germany.
useofautoIbilkfohspqrt
IS PROHjBTED IN GERMANY
B^i&LlN, Feb. &6—Idle Bundesrath has passed a law re
•ducing the number of non-military automobiles that may be
used in the empire by more than one-half. All automobiles
used for pleasure or sport are entirely eliminated. This action
was prompted by the desire to economize on the supply of gaso
line, lubricating oil and rubber, which is growiiy? short* and
must be conserved for the use of military autos.
ALLIES PREPARED TO MEET THF
GERMAN OFFENSIVE IN WEST
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LONDON, Feb. 26—Heavy reinforcements have been sent
to the allied armies in France and Flanders. To these have
been added heavier guns and vastly improved equipment, so
that the allies are well prepared to meet the German offensive
movement.
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DEPUTY FALLS DEAD WHILE
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MILAN, Italy, Fob. 20—Mosti Trotti- a radical member of
the Chamber of Deputies, dropped dead this evening while ad
dressing a large audience in one of the theatres.
Trotti was making an impassioned appeal to the people to
urge upon the government the necssity of Italy intervening in
the war, when suddenly he paused, tottered and fell to the floor.
When those nearest reached him lie was dead. Heart failure is
given as the cause.
THREE IN PERISH WHEN THE
STEAMER CARIB WAS BLOWN UP
BERLIN- Feb- 20—It was officially announced today that
three members of the American steamer Carib, bound for Bre
men with cotton, and which was sunk by a mine off the mouth of
the Ems river, perished. The remainder of the crew were
landed in safety.
BUNOESRflTHlCREflSESPRICE
POTATOES TO PREVENT WASTE
BERLIN, Feb- 20—The Bundesrath has increased the price
of potatoes throughout Germany. This action was the result
of the alarming sacrcitv of potatoes, and was designed to pre
vent all possible waste, and also, because of their added value,
prevent farmer* who have large stocks from feeding them to
their cattle, as has been thb practice.
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AMSTERDAM, Ecb. 2(1—The Swedish steamer Svarton ar
rived at Ymuiden, at the mouth of the North Sea canal today
with a large hole torn in her side. The captain of the vessel
thinks a mine was responsible for the injury rather than a
torpedo from one of the German submarines.
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PARIS, Feb. 26—An official bulletin issued today states
that the French torpedo boat destroyer Dague was blown up
and sunk in the Adriatic Sea by striking an Austrian mine.
Thirty-eight of the crew of the destroyer are missing, and are
believed to have gone down with the vessel.
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LONDON, Feb. 26 It is believed here that Germany is
preparing for a fresh attack along the western lighting line in
Fiance and Belgium. Notwithstanding the German victory in
East Prussia, they have made no headway, as the Russians have
recaptured many of the positions taken by the Germans and' are
continuing the lighting. The Germans are now on the defen
sive in the east, while they are preparing to deliver anotln r at
tack in the west.
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 25—The Span
ish Minister and the British ambassa
dor called at the State Department to
day and entered a formal protest
against the heavy levies made by Gen
eral Obregon, the Carranza leader in
Mexico City. The visitors were ad
vised that representations had already
been made by the United States to
General Carranza.
WHEAT DECLINES
CHICAGO, Feb. 26 Wheat took a
tremendous drop today on the receipt
of the news that the allies had suc
ceeded in reducing the forts on the
Dardanelles and that the straits would
probably soon be open to the passage
of ships carrying Russian wheat. The
decline during the morning session
was 7Vi cents per bushel.
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 26—President
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Wilson is considering the calling of
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an «.*\tra session of the Senate only,
to convene shortly after Rfarch 4. Msr
The session, if called, will be solely
for the purpose of considering trea
ties and negotiations. There seem*
very little likelihood of an extra ses
sion of both houses..
FIELD
R It. Ramsey, was an arrival this
morning fro Katalla, where he has
been doing assessment work on his
properties. Mr. Ramsey reports
things as very quiet in the Oil City,
there being but one outfit doing any
new work at tills time. The company
engaged in drilling is the Alaska Coal
Oil Company, a Portland. Oregon, con
:ern, which is putting down a hole
tibout eight miles this side of Katalla.
They are down about seven hundred
feet and have an excellent oil showing.
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BORDEAUX, Feb. 26- Sarah Bern
hardt, the actress, whose right leg
was amputated Monday, Ib reported
by her physician to be out of danger
uid is rapidly recovering.