WAR DRAMA CONTINUOUS WITHTHE BRITISH ARMY Win Victories Against Heavy Odds, Inflicting Great Damage, Says Eyewitness. PEN PICTURE OF A BATTLE Losses of Attackers of Trenches Less Than Defenders in Present-Day Fighting. London, March i .-Fighting qualities of the British soldier again were demonstrated in the battle at St. Eloi. although it was of comparative unimportance, since it left the situation much as it was before, according to an account of the operations in this district given by a Britsh eye-witness and made public by the Press Bureau. St. Eloi is considered of strategic importance, because it lies at the junction of two main roads, one from Ypres to Armentieres, and the other from Ypres to Warneton. "On the evening of March 14," says the eye-witness, "after an extremely heavy artillery fire directed against our trenches along the eastern and southwestern sectors, the Germans endeavored to rush our lines. Xhe attempt succeded as far as the latter sector was concerned, for the trenches had been blown in and were untenable. To the east of the village, however, our infantry made a more determined stand. Their fire was so steady and well directed that the losses among the assailants were terrible, our men sticking to their posts until the lastin fact, until they were overwhelmed by sheer weight of numbers. Victory of Short Duration. "The Germans then rushed supports to the trenches and also a mound, which they had blown up by a mine. Following up their success, they penetrated into the village itself. They were not allowed to remain long in undisSuted possession of it, however. Our rst counter-attack took place at 2.30 A. M. on March 15, and was only partly successful, the enemy retaining possession of St. Eloi and some breastworks and trenches. "By another effort, made nearly two . hours later, we succeeded in driving the enemy out of the village und capturing all of the trenches which bad not been destroyed. The mound, however, remained in the hands of the Germans, although it was subjected to so heavy a fire that little use could be made or it "The fighting in St. Eloi itself, as usual in such cases, was of the fiercest description. Upon gaining the place the Germans erected barricades across the streets defended by machine guns These had to be stormed one by one. our men coming on, time after time, regardless of their losses, until the village had been cleared of the enemy. "When morning dawned a search was carried on among the houses for wounded, and on this occasion the Germans displayed a humanity which unfortunately they do not always show, for they refrained from firing on our bearer parties, who were engaged in carrying away the injured within quite close Many Dramatic Moments. "During the day of March 15 thc Germans made a last effort to recover ground by assault. Presumably it was not intended to be more than a forlorn hope, for not more than 200 men took part in the attack. Few can have escaped scot free, as a comparatively large number of bodies after ward was counted in front of our trenches. Prisoners captured during this fighting said the Germnn losses were very heavy, the supports especially suffering severely from our shell fire, while our bombardment during the previous days had done much damage to their trenches. "In spite of the generally monotonous character of the present stage of war, there have been some dramatic moments. One such moment immediately preceded the attack on Neuve Chapelle on March 10. While our infantry, waiting to assault, walched the bombardment, they could see our shells bursting in a thick veil of smoke and dust which hung over the German trenches. As the minutes wore on. while our artillery fire grew hotter and hotter and the time for them to rush forward came nearer, their excitement rose to fever pitth. In some places they were seen to jump up on the parapets, brandishing their rifles toward the Germans and shouting remarks which were drowned in the roar of guns. When the rush actually was made our losses were trifling. It was only in the subsequent advance that heavy casualties occurred. Toll of Officers is Heavy. "It is unnecessary to speak of the gallantry of the regimental officers throughout the fighting. The casualty lists tell their own tale of the heavy toll among them, largely due_ to the fact that in advancing over intricate country, intersected with hedges and ditches, plantoon commanders had to go forward to reconnoiter the ground and discover the best way to circumvent or cross these obstacles without getting their men crowded in narrow places, such as gaps in hedge rows and bridges. This naturally entailed exposure. The success achieved nnd the extraordinary spirit shown by out troops are the best proof of the qualities displayed by their leaders." . Dealing with the advantage or disadvantage of the infinitesimal gains and losses of ground reported during the winter the eye-witnes6 says a success, even a small one, elevates the morale of the attackers and depresses the defenders. The possession of even a yarc of ground counts, because it may enable the possessor to act against some othei point with greater effect. It also com SelB antagonists to counter-attacks un er adverse conditions, which cause fai greater losses than those suffered bj the original attackers. Urging that it is the duty of the Brit ish army "to kill or knockout" as man' Germans as possible with the least losi to itself, the eye-witness asks the work men of England to supply the necessar] guns and ammunition for "It can bi said nowadays that Providence lies oi the side of big batteries, more than oi that of big battalions." He declares that Neuve Chapelle car ried home the lesson that the mos strongly entrenched positions can In carried with less loss to the attacker: than to the defenders, if the assault ii sufficiently prepared by artillery, am further that under such conditions an; counter-attack made by the defender: to regain what has been lost is almost certain to fail with "immense loss to those attempting it."

A LOOK AT THE EXCHANGES Varied Gleanings From the Columns of Our Contemporaries. Let Us Pray. From The Louisville Courler-Joonial. The Pennsylvania, the mightiest engine the costliest man-of-war laid down by any nation, representing the expenditure of nearly 15,000,000 American dollars, equipped with guns before whose proiectlles no fortlflcatlon could stand, has been launched nt Newport News. The Pennsylvania would be but a single Item In a long bill of particulars which would be laid before the taxpayers of America If they would agree to the inauguration of the adequate preparedness Tor which some of our thoughtless patriots, and more of our thoughtful lobbyists or dealers in equipment, are arguing. Let us pray that there shall not be, as i result of foolish pride, or dishonest urging, too many Pennsylvanlas. We have paid for one war vessel the sum that Thomas Jefferson paid for the Louisiana Purchase, an area larger than the British Isles, the German Empire, France, Spain and Italy combined, which now supports three times the population • masted by the United States when the purchase was made; yields $800,000,000 i year from tillage, and contains $900,00,000 worth of farm livestock. Let us pray that the Pennsylvania, despite her enormous cost, will rust and rot and go to the scrap heap without having bred a gun save in target practice or as a salute, and without having served a The Pennsylvania has received her baptism In wine. May she never receive her baptism of Are! Too Close to tJiv Line. From The New York World. One form of business hypocrisy has been discountenanced at the start by the new Federal Trade Commission. It will not make rulings In advance on knotty questions submitted to It by corporations. It will not open a consultation-room for those who are reluctant to obey the antiTrust laws. It will Issue no certificates of character based on hypothetical conditions. Business that Is mixed with more or less politics has Indiistnousry cultivated the idea that public regulation has left It in hopeless doubt as to right and wrong, in this frame of mind it has asked the assistance of the Commission, probably not so much for the purpose of learning what it should do as to find out how far It can go without getting Into ^rouble. The anti-Trust laws condemning conspiracy, monopoly nnd coercion are as plain as any other laws. They run against evils universally recognized. Men who are tempted to commit the offenses thus forbidden are not ignorant and they uo not fall to weigh the responsibility, it is no more possible In good morals to maintain a public agency for the guidance of such people than it Is to expect the . District Attorney's office to Instruct the populace generally upon the loopholes of die criminal law. The claim that the Shermai. and Clayton acts are ambiguous as to their mala purpose is a pretense designed to encourage and excuse their nou-euforcement. It Is made plain almost every day that jurors, prosecutors and even Judges are not keei. in support of these statutes, but nobody who reads and knows enough to do business can rightfully pleud misunderstand -ng or doubt as to their meaning. It j there were no law al all on the subject, that the things prohibited are wrong. The Trade Commission avoided a seri- ' ous pitfall when at the beginning of Its career It refused to enter Into competition ■ with the professors of the art of skating ' on thin Ice. The Kaiser Laughed. ■ From The Nouvelle Kevue. | Among the officers who resemble .the i Kaiser, AVllhelin II, is a young captain ■ who has a prodigious talent of imitation. ' Some months before the war this captain J found himself In a hall of the Imperial i Palace at Potsdam. He was there with - other of his friends who were officers. | and began an Imitation of the Kaiser with f extraordinary precision In tone, quality of 3 voice, gesture and appearance. All at s once a terrible silence. Wilhelm II had arrived in the hall. The officers saluted respectfully, and remained motionless. "Very well, go on!" said the Kaiser, ade dressing the captain. "I did not know 3 you had tarn talent." The officer hesltated a moment, then, extending his arm a and reproducing the Intonation of his sove ereign, cried In a strong voice: "Captain, j yon should be chased out of the army, but 0 in consideration of your youth and because j I know you to he a worthy and brave sol- _ dier, I pardon you." The Kaiser laughed, t and the captain was not punished.

Italy to Buy Much American Coal. Cardiff, March < ■ —The Italian Government has chartered a large number of British and other vessels to tr- nsport coal . fpfn. -th ~ -Unitec. "Stsvos- Lo Italy. It js said this step is due to the difficulty of obtaining supplies of Welsh coal.

ISSUE WITH JAPAN LOOMS United States Facing Limit of Diplomacy to Save China. V-sbing-.on. D . -March x ' —For the , first time it many weeks, the Japanese situation lias taken precefience over the European situation. Fear is being entertained that the United States will be compelled to exert its diplomacy to extreme lengths, in order that the demands which Japan has made upon China will not become a subject of tension between this Government and the Mikado. On the other hand there is uo actual fear that this Government will become seriously embroiled. The United States already has sent a stiff note of protest, couched in general and polite terms, against the execution of any demands on China which might result in destroying the Hay-Takahira agreement. There is a well-defined impression in official circles that Jnpan is attempting to use the European war, and her peculiar position with England and Russia, to break down the harriers which have kept her out of China. It is also known that President Wilson is determined that Japan shall not use the present situation to destroy the attempts which are being made in China to build up a republic.

STEER FEEDING DECLINES | Foot-and-Mouth Disease Has Hit State Animal Industry. Harrisbnrg, March 21.— Only 10 per cent, of the farmers of the State are feeding steers for the spring market. ; according to estimates just made by the Bureau of Statistics of the Department of Agriculture. It is stated thai this is a smaller number than usual, and is attributed to the prevalence of the foot-and-mouth disease, which is declared to have seriously disturbed the live stock industry of the State, and the farmers either were unable to secure feeders Inst fall or else did not care to run risks because of the spread of the disease. The bureau makes an estimate tha' 'here are now 1,053.500 milch cows ir. he State, valued at $61,103,000. Ma ure horses are given at 511.812. vaj ed at $70,771,800. and mature mules at 43,352, valued at $6,672,012. The verage price of milch cows is given nt 58, horses at $150 and mules at $15(1 Many mules have been bought for ship pent to other States, presumably for x port, but the figures are 1 nor cent iglier than five years ago. The nun> er of mature horses is about the snnu 's in 1910: rows. 2 per cent. more. Figures have been obtained from 67' 'ownships, n little more than half thtotal number in the State, on -pire-hred animals, showing t!44 stallions, 3G1C hulls, 2902 hoars and 1407 rams. The estimates of the number of iiij ture ho ts in the State is 613.000. valued at $9,000,000. The sheep of the State are not as numerous as five years ago, and are valued at $3.559.460.. The aggregate value of mature ; horses, mules, cows, hogs and sheep in ^ the State is given as $157,107.1'2.

KITCHENER WARNS STRIKERS Tells Liverpool Dockers War Work Must and Shall Be ™oie. Liverpool, March 5 I —"If this appeal has no effect, I shall have to consider steps to ensure what is required at Liverpool being done," -was the declaration made by Lord Kitchener in a letter which he personally handed to. James Sexton, secretary of the Dockers' Union. Lord Kitchener, who spent the weekend Inspecting the Liverpool, Manchester nnd Birmingham battalions of his new army, expressed surprise in his letter that "there is a section among the Liverpool dockers who still refuse to work overtime during the week-end and on Saturday. I feel sure that these men can hardly realize that their action in thus congesting the docks and delaying munitions of war and food required by our men at the front is having a very serious and dangerous effect, and must be stopped. "I hope this message will pot things right for the future. At this time we look lo every British man, whoever he may be. to do all in his power to help in carrying the war to a successful conclusion, and in this your men can do their share, thus helping their comrades now fighting in France."

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NEW PLAYTHINGS FOB THE MIES Rag Baby Now Comes With Hair That May Be Plaited. TOY BASEBALL PLAYERS Full-Sized Dummies Represent ing Batter and Catcher May Be Used for Practice. i-i must certainly hand it to t! women when it comes to inukim toys and such things for the [UJ children for by instinct n woman ^ — ' knows what it is that appeals to a " child. Remembering th delight which she experienced froi plaiting and otherwise manipulating th hair of her doll and also recalling tha this pleasure at present goes only wit high-priced dolls, a woman of Baysid. N. Y\. has recently taken out a pat : on a dull hab.v designed to be made ae sold at a price that is not beyond threach of tire poorest children, and at th same time supplied with phritable hair. It is not really hair, hut an excellen substitute capable of being plaited an of being arranged and rearranged i< the heart's content of the "litlJ' mother." This baby is really a rag Dai >;' with the features printed upon it, bit the fabric comprising the head ends ii depending pieces which answer all thpurposes of hair. SECURITIES GERMAN LOCI French Hard Hit Financially • Provinces Taken Over, i Paris, March 1 —A discussion iD the Chamber of Dep. :ics of urn .a case of securities lost through the. oi cupatiou of French provinces by th Germans has developed the fact th; the total value of sta-li securities is s important as to constitute a forum able loss to French investors. Tin Chamber passed unanimously a b. providing that banks charged with th payment of coupons be obliged to with bold fhe interest until after an invest gation. in all cases whore they are a; vised of the less of stocks or bonds. Jules Roche, a Deputy and a well kniwn economist, remarked during th discussion that, while this law wasufficient to protect French owners there was nothing to prevent illega. holders of stocks or bonds from selling or hypothecating them in New Yori. or Canada. GREECE LEANS TO WAR More Active Sympathy With Allie--Admitted After Cabinet Council. Athens. March L.— Following a Cabinet meeting Saturday night, to day's newspapers, which are inclined to support the new Cabinet, say a more pronounced policy for favoring the Triple Entente Powers is probable, al though in the event of adopting thai course Greece would obtain all the guarantees that are considered neccs At the conclusion of the Cabinet council M. Stratos, Minister of Marine, said to one journalist that the general situation presented a marked improve"Tlie impression obtains that we are gravitating toward a most active attitude, surrounded by all guarantees and advantages." President Walks to Capital Zoo. ' Washington, D. C., March i ..—President Wilson celebrated the opening of ' spring by walking from the White 1 House to the Zoological Park, two | miles away. With several Secret Serv- , icc men he mixed freely with the large crowd at the Zoo.

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URGED TO FIGHT DIRT portance of Clean-Up Week. This city expends millions of dollae each veai in the collection of houstaold wast? and garbage, the cleaning if streets and maintenance of seweri, •ill of which Director Ziegler, of tie Department of Health and Cbaritiea, says is in many instances nulified b; ne indifference by householders, shogecpei'8 and owners of horses and other ,'ive stock, to the common and well nown necessities for cleanliness, lu view of tlio approach of Cleanup Week" Director Ziegler is starting iow u campaign of publicity, seeking j get the public interested in suet leanly safeguards as will diminish the a uses ot complaint against contribute ug causes for the germination of disThe pesky fiy is the danger signal, lie says, and makes an appeal for », campaign to "swat the fiy" and destro ,• a i- causes for its existence. The pr lectiftn of food, watertight, cover .-el noage pails, the cleaning of drr ,iUl .mi weekly removal of waste and o thcr aterials are urged as an essenti al t< .eanlinoss and the eliminator o' f tin :isease-spreadiug fiy.

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