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FOOD E1I0UGH, SAYS' GERllAH NEWSPAPER Dut Expect Hardship? Until Covmmnt Equalizes Supplies. Which WIl.Ba March 31 UNEXPECTED DEMANDS MET- rople AMvrW Thx Can Halo Oat Until Harveet by Cutting Down Ceaauitiptton One-Fourth. 1 The Mtto thm actual avppty mt eltal -Hrttyt eiaee the efeclamattaa of tba Otrau war aea. ajwa-4 tha. Brltlaa Isles end tba threat-- eooatar-atock- ay Enclaa-.

la dlaeoaawL la. Tba rrukfwta -tn hm tta I aC Tab. i. and watch Jaet kM re-aatTS bar. The projected Gannaa via atu oa Brtet- twnnwm bad air reedy ba aanaaacwt br tba papers at UuU Uae.

aaa tba rkrUy of tha ato-- tioa If EacUad eald ede oa counter aiiraa waa JUrrart-alaaa. TW rnnkfarW Zcttoaa eeld. a. rlim atarfr mt mwdn atoosred taa Oer-auy evai- bet ba starve ewt. -At tba eauilec af tba war." tt aid.

faveeed by ood wa wara aila ta Wine: la aor hart-eat la aU art mt tba anptn aad dlar-oerrl af a Cad aildaaaaoa araav WUb thla wa could wall have eauated apoa taolu aut aata tba- aamt harveet if wa bad aac bee MH aaka a gmt aaare bar af aoaetal anwnacy previalo-e that draw apoa tt. la tba Prat place, taere waa a wefk-ancy la a part of Eaat Fraa-ela. where part af tba crop waa loat bjr tba temporary Rwatan la-aataa. Ta taia nuaac ba addad tba piatalnaa wa had a aak ear Bel-aem ta oraaa ta keep tba popalatSea tbara from atara-mc. aatll.

la a aaraaaimoa spirit tba UaJte atataa'taoa anaaiir tor U-e paar psreple. Tcrnm saoath to mooUi. wn mt the aa-aae af. war pieo-re aa G-rauy baa tacraaaad. aad at area-aat wa -are aattsad ta feed rreachiaea.

elu-. Roamaaa. colored priaonara. aad EnsUabawa, Wa auflered especially cample i atopoaaa af tba Uaporta of faad for cattle, aa a result of which the Itrmm leU to us in bread Tue lor leeei earpoaea. A praoJWUoa leaoed Muut this proved futile, aa did ma-aree 1 for Uiia parpoaa ta flail-aashmiun prveee foe arraia.

aad aa a revll. aafortuaately, larsa QuaaUOaa mi bread sraia tbat asi(bt bava dcm aaed tor food ay tba papulation wara fcoat to us. Tha of ajaxtmasa pra ta K-aalf also failed afthofently ta trnpraM ta populatloa wltb tna aartoaaaaaa of ta warntaca wara bar re a of teoult. and mo tha liarmaa talent for or- famiauon. aa winch adniirad abroad.

..1 ii, mm ttaHf aaja (la taa aatab-liahment. of tba War Graia Aaaortatlon. Lnuted. tha OwTerameat aa-eaey that baa taaea eaanra mt araina la Oinaoay. aptW.

tha Ilia first piaoa. whkrh bad deraloped and fUurtsed areatly la Germany, baa eoma ta a stot; aad la the first few week hardhipa aiajr ba ooaonterad la to-vloduai diatrtcta. owta to tba faat tbat floor aad araia suppllea bar beo.un-euaUy distributed. Individual ejtlea have, wrtb wise precaution, fathered to-tet ner tarra aupptMa. aad IndlrtdaaJ mills have iarad thamaeleaa with mora thaa the aeed.

Hot othr commune wara carelMw la belief tbat tba am-ptr wauld laka care af taant. I nlll taa iimihit eiuallls af aoTlle ta eoaduded. about tba and of Msrrh. tbera nay ba fouad ocaaooal shrraa flour or rmm at vartoaa l-ointa. But tbera la no arouad, tor mny alarm ala ta axch local iaad Uw-lrary acardty.

At tfce peasant tlma tere are at least 1. 1 tOM of flour c-a band: merely tba proper thereof saay ba delayed Hera and thara. And Uvrra ta oufrideat fJour arala oa hand. too. aa waa sbowa by tba ataUatiCl a-athered last fjaearobar.

with clear sowacieaca wa can assure the Uerrnaa aeopia taat wa easbold oat wttr. aor aapplaa tf wa lap apoa i carpel vea tba 'Uy of aartalUaar tp tjhree-i ua iters our aoasunipuon -of Paca timea. Wa haa now aasaraaoa that awte act tea la aow being The romtnunea baea. la pet. already Issued t-tr riM toward that est, and ex with the aemt harvest, hut also beyond that time, aad that, too, avea.

It 9re la rm ported frora neat, jj Ja nds. aad even if wa di-eard the fact that ta rrata on tha soil of Belalum wbch na I ii in vre aava- m.ui We may ba tba mora aaaarad af jthtj barauaa lha atatlatleal urv-y teti ln.rrembef. with a lt Una af normal eorawrmiHlorutbo rata anpollea war ia no eaaa eaoaaatad toa bicn. out ratbor too low. To turthor toaura aronosalatns? aaa rneawrratam of tba O-rwsma iaad aup-rtv.

the PraaaUa labrtar af PJbllo v.vks has teavad a decraa ta tha aarl-vTrillvin anrtn tham to otjia the railway aerjoarty near Jh traolia an-t forase roserv strlpa fofth.J'"11" win af veaetshle. asnoctaJTr -aariy potatoea. Tha JnWnltrtle to to pay for plowlai- tna land to tha foraat ra-ervea. bat tha railroad workara ara aa ba tntereatsd la tba ear of tba ardar- Thonm tna food sapply of fjerraany ease tnreateaed. its soldier ara -tirr excel lent asd saosoat aaapUea.

a rard'nv to the report sent la oa Feb. bv Walter Oertel. spectsl eorrespono en af Tha rraolrfarter Zattnn with tha nermaa armies an ha oeatera reel He jwikM tha arovlaeontBd' af tha aatdtera af the trar Wttb which ha waa thaa Tha pravtataolna a aar bravo war-Hora la the trenches la at present fncy than adatuata; wnerafora aar fello-sra lonlt fit aad wall fed. Each man ea dailv an portloa of braad. paanda: pand of fresh meat, pound of veat4a poareia mt Potatoes: rruiHM of salt.

aramnisa of oof fra, 3 tnswii ad fa. 04 ptwaa af ta that, tn tha army wtth shk-t I am at pet at stopping, aaeh men rets dally two porUona af atria dnpk. roftee. taa. or eneoa: a apacial portaNt af swear.

1-1 Utra of coemac 71 errTTTrTr'''-Jrf IWvlf. i Til' I ill 4 A-UU hM i I BROWNE I arrac or rum ciifaratiaa. ar an eruaf aanoant euaanac tobaaea, or arsa tobaCf-oT" k- or pip tobacco. -iiunirAAh hLaf a hi ni.aa nl nmaarif 7 DUtrnuaaI af imparta. dfpaXaJ IP TUfim0 Tr WW A atlTVl-rVki Vak IT Tka) aSlaltw) aT AOriiiU.a-'l' ar "a-a syw Oeparmat today rtnada pubUa tat the Ata'aatad lith.

la presented by Couat-voa tha Oennaa Ara-baaaAdor, rf4aU lh Oaruaa Fad-araJ Couacfl'i dactaa reUtUaV ta. laad-atnfta ia In this acta Caaat Vaa Bornafrrf notified tha UaKsd States Oaaaramoitt ruM.vu "amnAbl aiy propoalUon loeklnf to- antfal by. a pa- rial jKisarlcail ormanlaauoa apaar- inc superrtslonv.of tb -Amorlcaii Consular afflcaVar and tf aa aaaaa ry. rt-relf maka a propoalUon lb dl Tac tion. Tba aota also fxpuiaao tna.

ww German foodstuffs doers did aot appry to (rain 'i and flour Imported aftar Jan. X- I J-. Tha tSt Of HMM von oemswr -Dots foUaWa: 1. The Fedoral Coaaefl'a daclaion eoBCemlnr tha aalrora.af food eta. which Bnsland aileass to ba na cans af food products shipped ita Oar-many be! treated aa eontraband.

la axelustvaly on wheat, rye. both un- Tnlzod aad mizaa wim siwr nwr-" and also wheat, ry oata. and ba 5. Taa rsdaral- Cncmril anakaa an ax-preaa atreptlon In Reel Ion 43 of the order. Mctioa 45 provtdaa aa toowa: Tha aunulatkma of this reaulatlon do aot apply to a rain ar floor Imported (ram abroad aftar Jan.

St." S. Coaiuactlvetr with that aavinc rlsuse. tha Federal Cmmcil'l trJir eontalna a pravisloa onder which Imported rrala and floors rould ba old eMualvelr ta tha monlolpalltlea liaikmt br the Importers. Altbourh i. i.

k. 4 i.d At. nit mlra- nli. in. fhme imnarted Arala and i mm rannlv tb private constimptlon of alvlllana, ana.

in con sentence usi wv. tha Intent and parpoaa of tha Fes era I Coonail ardar. wfarab waa ta Protect tha rfvillaa population rara speeula-tora and ncrraaera. war folly mat. It waa aavarthalaas raarlodad aa aa to laav no room far aaabt.

4. Jfy. Oueatant nt la amenable ta aay propoaltloa looklna to control a apacial American oraranlaatloa th sue-ervlslorj of the American Consalar of fleers, and. If aaetaasry, will ttaalf maka a propositloa la that dlrartloa. fi.

Tha Oarraan Government farther eaUa attentloa ta tha fact that ju-nWHpalltla do not form part of or ba-lotut ta tha Government, tnrt ara self-dmlnlstraUva which ar alact-ad by th Inhabitants af tba eomntuno in accordance -with fixed rules, and. therefore; axclusrraly repraaent tba private part of the population and act aa It directs. Altbouab- thaa principles are known and obtain In tb United State, as wall as In klna-land Itself, tba Otrmtn Oovarn-meiit desired to point oat tba fact so as ta avoid aajr farther unnecessary a. nsicr is n.tvwratnj aeawrvu cna imporxea soorj pnraucu win do am" earned by the civilian populatloa In Germany axclaatvaly. and there remains na doubt apoa which England can prevent tha exportation of food prod nets from.

America, to Oerwiany for the- use of civilians. The Imperial Government' expreeaea tha firm-bop that tha American Oov-ernment arlU stand on lu Hbt thia matter. i na Biacv wwunrnt aie fnmw mv- lie; vi.iibi i uu. ii at Berlin, glvtna tha -substance of tha UfmtH leraninii oui i. wv nut in ta affect throoahout Oerntanyon waa explained by 'Ambassador Gerard ta ba g.a-follows: Tha a urn mare ar amnaaaanoT uanaru note at as follows: 1 1 IBa amIA wheat.

ry. both unmixed and. mixed with other products. alw unthreehed. ar seised for war.

tjraav company ley flour ara seised far the municipality or aisirict mww Flour lb transportation. IS to oa aviaeu tnm the. Mainlelnalltw. Inl tba 'dlfelnct' of destination. Exemptaa.

rrom-aeisurs ara awppue be loo sin a to tha Government Viavalar aaliMary -munlclnaUUea. i i mi MahMil Miriiaeilr company, or Individual amounts jt flour of threshed grain not exceadln- pennds 1 euppUea may not ba tooehod and Jeaai proceed ma Jn their rerd are nail anu vusi. i irwni v. mala with sorb srjpplle la particularly aarv steps to eoneerve their supplies lw. w.

ii pmwreliv and to mnnnpallea ar allowed. "Males from ona municipality- to. another reoulra tba cor sen of BlarW' admlfibrtraUva au-thtrtua ba reported ta tha central dlatrlo-ttmf Bare a. Ah arl-ealturlst. may.

however, avahla employees Tilne klloa of breadstuff- per month each. and keep sufficient Th7CdmaV mni dr to fulfill contracts far rhruary. Wt liver uour. ivaw.e may sell an ta half af tha flour bought from jan. i to i-.

ammrm i. -tbree-ouarters 6f the srtrtft dally cvn- Tin i to i Tha saras applies tel hour not Infrlnaementa with ana year a rmpr1aonroBt Irt.i roarM fma Person, barlnf. anFab-Jli'stip-pHeo of materials and oat, muet reoort the. amount and ownership. Tb suppliaa of seeds most Prt-larly civ en.

Th war- arala company need not maka A report. Tha CHnrern- meat and military supplies must alo ba reperteo. rjaaara- aoo Miri, naw mucn is vr- fieatloa by' oftTrials la permitted. procealTof dtepoesossion. An anequate rJ a.

mm iJS Kaa Ka artrba'abal ffM-At rrportad r. hot paM rwhn takea. the materials enUl the dlspoaseaaor I ready ta take the same over. For this tb person dtspa it obtalno recompense. Attachment aad dlaposa-aalon ipijr alaa to imiv oijiuibiwiw in war 1 T.

I I a a mmmMiu III a part of all arala allotted ta the district of the latter or to transfer the title In said grain. It la also bound to take ever aaised flour at the request nt lb marilctpallty for the latter as far poasiois ana ia evenav the ta keep the quantity of tha grain in th dlatriot up to the amount aseigtieo ano. 10 giv iv milled by th district milJa. TM mills win inn, by the war grain eacnpany aad by th central parchaaw company, or by the anroapai rtrmwi I or niniiia wi .1 1. 1.

uIiIm mv allvee uornvBiriii mKMM the flour and their property only te the war grain compan; -pallty, Tha war Irala eomptay may rrnbib flour ta tha mu lol pal tie, army or 'navy authorities only. Tha price Is subject to regulattoa by lha Ooeerataent official. 1 -Bran front such grain Is to ba delivered per Oovemment orders, and price fixed for- same. Aa Imperial dla-trlbatlea office- la established to appotv ton. with -ta halpof the war em In com.

rany the euppllea uaUl the lext harvest. body composed af sixteen member af the Bynfeerat aad one member each or) the Oermah Agricultural Advisory Board abd the Oerman National Chamber of Commerce and tad Mantel, pal Asssrlatlna The. muniatpalltles must furnish ta this body facta retarding their arala euppllea. Municipalities will repilata the amount used of auppllae tot their district, particularly the irnaaMr 1eo te faker and retailers, but within the limit set by th central dlatrtbatlna bureaa Mania na I.Ua can- alaT preeenb an rule and reculatloni fdr making aad seUIng bread. Mun.cJpe.IUee TeHW a bonus of ten per cent, of the yaiu of the amount returned pt the unused Quantity alloted them Wor any stated period.

Taes bbnuses to used for food fcr people. Ms rrlel pati ties will fix the prieaa for floor. assigned by them. foregoing reguUtlona do net apply ta-tha ralns and Hour hvinorted after Jan. SI.

Imported grain and flour maar-' oe 1vo ever by Importers only to th Wkr, Ofaio Company, the Central Purchasing: company. Or the ma-nictr-anUee. CI 1 lei aud cnrhrouriltlea af more than 5.flftt sod Is are to- Hake measure for toweervat ion of meat and trrttirt for tba swpolr ef ui'saei nil To thla end" eom inanities may take evef fbe ownership of swine aad fix tha price tharaiar' THE NEW EXILE FOR GERMANS TO SAVE HOME FOOD sa-aaaaaaaaaaaeawawaaaaaaas Report Thmt Government Will Order 5,000,000 Well -to-Do Per ton to Go Abroad. pedal CaM ta Thb Naw York Tiasa. COPEMIAOCN.

Feb. 17. EUpatch to Tba Londoh Dally Telerraph.V-On a- Mml of tha aeardtv af food tba Ocr- man Government Intends to demand that tV.0u0.OUU Otrmtai who have a certain income shall leave Germany for neutral ceantliea and tay there aa toarteta. Tl I- nUni-vl that 3.000.000 shall SO to Scandinavia. to Holland, and 100,000 to Swltaerland.

aitkn4. it estimated that the iMMiUikiB af the emnlr la now 70.dK. OOO. the last eensos that of 1H places It at M.23.8eS. with an excess of females aver males of about MO.UOO.

The casu-Alltles of tha war have probably In creased this to 1. Ia 1910 tha householders numbered all of whom had Incomes of $1,300 or over. Ia th Income tax sched ule of 1914 over SO. Germans were x-knne aa mark that la bavins' fortunes of Zal.Os) or over, while I.ZTiO.lisl were set down aa having an Income of or over. Tba most wenuny person in ptr Is th Prince of Thun and Taxis of Bavaria, who paid an Income tax last year of tl.

He holda a civil end hereditary office under the Btrtr-lan crown. Next cam Frail Bertha Krupp von Bohlen. the principal owner of the areat Krupp Oun Works, who paid JSO.Oua And third come the kaiser, who waa taxed a round million. A. many capitalist, whoee bu.lrve-U now el need on account of lh f.

although they are exempt from military service, awlna to or ln-flrmttlea. oooupy. for the time, citll paaltlona onder tha Government. It la bard to aae now they can be spared from that work to and lead Idle Uvea In tb neutral countries mentioned. MORE GERMANS FOR BELGIUM.

Towaa Behind the Battle Line Preparing ta Receive New Forces. aaciaj cable TUB New yoajt TlA LONDON. Feb. 17. The Kxprees correspondent on the Belsian frontier aay today: Another extensive transfer of Oer-man troops from East Prussia to the western front la about to hadn.

Towns behind tha war xone In Belgium have bean ordered to prepare accommodation for Ursa numbers of soldiers and Idle factories, and other bulldins are belns fitted up for that purpose. -In Ghent. Mont, and Court ral the extent of these preparations Indicates a determination to fill Central Belaluro with many fresh dlvUlona preparatory ta tb next effort to break the Allies' Una beta-sen Tpres and tha Alaoe." GERMANS BUYINO OUR STOCKS? Haavy Pare ha sea by Aaitriaaa, Too, Repwrtcd from SarltteTUnd. apedal Cable te Taa Nxw Yonx Trxtt UN EVA. Feb 17.

(Dispatch to The London Dally ehe example of the Austrian ar'atocracy. Germans of the same class, as well as German financiers and capitalists, have bes-un ta place eacurltle and scrip of all kinds In Swiss banks, especially those of ZUrlch. Berne, and Basle. They are also burin American stocks heavily. loelnK teres suras In the transactions.

The mark, which Is ordliisrlly worth one franc and 33 centimes nominally. Is now quoted at 1 franc and and 1 centimes, while In the southern paria af this country only a franc la offered for a and In many canes notes ara refused In the shops, as the are difficult to chanae. Bwlae firms insist 00 belna paid In aoid for orders, evra at the risk of toelne rood customers. Amcr.ca also will undertake business with Germany or Austria only on a sold basis, aiss hank. Oerman and Austrian old.

which auddenly dlsappvarwl even before th war besan. la aa-aia reappear-In; la Bwltserland. GERMANS EJECT FOREIGNERS. Drive Them front Alsace-Lorraine, Where ,000.000 Men Are Massed. Ilsetilsl TA ft" Far rtmea.

BRRNK. Bwltserland. Feb. 17. (Dispatch to The Undon Momlnc Poet.) That portion of Alsace-Lorraine still In tha bands of tba Germans Is now hermetically sealed.

All Dutchman, ttwlss. and Spaniard- were bus- I. 11 11 1 1' ueu ouv el I Nineteen gpanlarda who have Juat arrived In fiwitaerland state that more than a million troops have been aent to the Khlne district. The en-trenchmenta are very strona. and even the villages are prepared for defense.

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THURSDAY. FEBKUAUY 18. ioisl KAISER TO APOLOGIZE FOR GERARD INSULT Will Express Regrets to Ambassador for Hostile Demonstration in BerRn Theatre. BA8LE, (via Paris.) Fsb. 17.

Emperor William will apolocise personany to Jamaa W. Oermrd, American Ambassador to Oerman for the hoatlle demonstration at a Berlin theatre on the evenlne of Feb. aceordlna ta a telegram received from tb Oerman capital. The Emperor. It la aald.

wlU expreea his rerreta to Mr. Oermrd on th occasion of th Ambaaaador's vtalt to hla Majesty at tha Kaat Prussian fortroas at Mr. Oermrd I reported In th dispatch to have accepted the Emperor's Invitation to to Koenis-bure- Amhaaaador Gerard and a party from the United 8tatea Embassy were attending a theatre In Berlin on Feb. when a man In the audience protested because they were spraklnc Ensllah. When Informed that hla remarks were directed acalnst the American Ambeeeador the man began a loud and violent tirade axalnst tha United Htatee for permlttln the exportation of arms.

The Individual was finally aupprtaatd by lbs theatre attendants. SAVS OERMANS LACK LEADER. Neatral Observer Thinks KaUer RecoraJiea Hia Fallibility. apeclal Cb ta Taa New TOBK Times. lXlXDON.

Feb. 17. A neutral who baa Just concluded a tour or Germany and Auetria-Huna'ary. riiim In Ths London Times reaard- Inc Oermany a need of a atronc maa In the present crisis, says: The whole of Germany'a ayatem has been built up with the Idea of a strong man at the helm, a virtual dictator of public affairs and. still more important, of public opinion a Bismarck, in timee of peace the present Emperor played tills part admirably, chiefly because of his versatility.

Bine the becinnins of the war no one has recoaniaed more clearly than William II. himself that he was not equal to th task. That he should have stepped into the backrronnd. hopind that tha erect and slortoua as tha Germans ar wont to call 1014. would produce a real man Is perhaps a tribute to his political acumen fp to the present It wauld apirer that th areat man has not been 1 irki.

1 it wuwril ta than they are wlllinjr to an mi 1 1 neir one cwnwi.wi. -nccordlnf to their way of thinking their enemies are in th same straata. The dearth of statesmen In modern Germany Is partly traceable to the In-duotrlal and military expansion of Ik State. The more sifted and Intelligent men. those endowed with thirwdneM and sound Judgment and.

above all. quirk decision, have entered the field Industrialism. The slower and more 1 1 mwktt Meoer have when socially pracUcabla been ab- In so neld a ayatem of life as the Oerman. where each maa conaciojsly oes nis small share, the matter of In normal days Is to some exttr. un'mporiini, out in in, piw-m the absence of a far-secluT leader la felt keenly.

A one radical thinker remarked to me: Of wnat avail are victories on the field of battle If we have na on strong enough s.k1 shrewd enough to steer us throueh the devious and tortuous patha of peace The failure of Oermany to secure th support of Italy, the lose of Human Inn friendship, 'he alienation of sympathy of the neutral Stales, and other equally eertoua blunders, all prove the a bee rice of a guiding hand." FRENCH jS DOWN IN BERLIN. acrnuni Are; we French PrttlmUa, bat Their Bonds Are Low In London. BERLIN, (via London.) Feb. 17. The present decline In French rentes la attracting much, attention In German financial clrelce.

Tha press point out that for the first time In history French la have fallen below Oerman Ss. having ot eighteen points In a year, while the latter have dropped onlv eight. I ne i ii. Oerman people are optimistic over the military outlook, whll th French hare become pessimistic The above dispatch apparently show that Tench rente have a much lower market value In Berlin than In Parts. Kentes were quoted on the French market yesterday at franca, as compared alth TIM when the Bourse reopened for limited trading on Dec.

7. snd when the Bourse closed last July, tootatlont for liermen per cent have not been received directly from Berlin for aoroe time. In London they have been qitoted around 54 recently, aa compared with 7. "It ta'atilte possible that the German bonda have a higher value In Berlin than la London. The 1 mere nee orawn im, 1 1 1 a 1.

f. iflcinwnf at I null wiyuavitw TALAAT SAYS TURKS FIGHT FOR LIFE Most Powerful Ottoman Minister Declares Conflict Wat Forced on Them. SAYS HOLY WAR IS A FACT Sorrowful Eyta of All Islam' Turned ta Turhey Ptrala Pree-ent State a Warning. fXlNHTANTIXOPI.K. Keb.

17. via linden.) Turhey declared wer without betnaT arced by tleratany or Impelled by any other Influent-ee aave those of the Km pi re; a he encased In mllltarv opera tons only when action, on the part of Russia and Great Hrltain mads defensive messures neoeaaary. snd today Turkey has taken all the ateps needful to carry the war through. "The holy war Is not nimirlni rirtstians. but the holy wsr Is a fact whlrb the enemies of ths Mohammedsn world should Leer In mind.

Chiisllana tn the Ottoman Empire who are partki-patlnc In th destinies of their country ar not suffer-in from conditions broucht about by th present etala of affalra. and any stateoienls ta tb contrary are a reeult of Hrlllab. rrench and nusslan Inlrlauee. the purpose ol ahlch Is to direct ssalnst Turkey the pressure of neutral countries of lower standing In ths Ottoman world." Th forea-otn- are among lalsenents mad la The Assoilaled Prrsa to-day by Tataat Bey when quae turned con-cernlnaT the political and military altua-Uon In Turkey. Talaat Bey today flits the poets of MlnUter of the Interior.

Minister of Finance and Minister of Marine in the ablnel. Two weeks e-o. In addition to these offices, he was also Minister of War. whl.h gave him tb four most Important portfolios In the administration lie la a Touua Turk and la undoubtedly the moot important man In Turkey at the present time. Ills advice la heeded everywhere, and be virtually directs th public affairs of the Ottomau Empire.

To the correspondent of The Associated. Press Talaat complained of tha attitude of foreign newspapers. Including the American press, which, be said, were oblivious alike of the position of Turkey under the pressure of the la-tint powers and of the efforts of the Young Turks to accomplish the reforms associated with that party. Oli land ar.d sea alike tlx Xluaslens and the br'lish provoked bostilltlee." Talaat Bey iecla red. Our aetloa was finally the result of efforts to bottle up our flee', by mining the entrance to the Horpon).

Tna a la prepared to carry oa the wa to the end of the European The fact that ar able to face the enemy on four fronts simultaneously sgalnst forces three or four times aa greet aa ours, aad to mobllis at the same tlm an army of mora than l.nnu.Ot-u men for a rain. I for us. as well aa for our allies, a matter of the greatrst Importance, and for our alliaa Precious advantage. The Interview then turned to the holy war. Answering a question on this sub)ect, Talaat Hey aald the holy war waa a fact, la spite of the claims of the enemy, snd he added that tha I'hrts-tisns were the en-etnlee of the Muwuil man world.

t-fueetloned eonoerulne the oft reprisal potkry." ta Minister answered: "Turkey decided al the outbreak of hestillttaa Just what retaliatory awa. urea aha would employ ia easw tba powers of tbo Triple fe-ntente acted contrary to the ra-ulaiions set down by International law. Kussla Is our hereditary enemy, and Great Britain Is the power which sub Jucated 1.1 am." the Minister said. Nothing demonstrates tha enthuslsam of ths people so wsll as ths formation of volunteer regiments in all corner of our Immense Km pi re. "All the sorrowful sa of I Ian are today turned, toward tit Turk, ho.

sleee their appearance upon the historic scene, always aavs been th bene champion of ths disciples of Mohammed and all AalalKa generally. The euoceas of Ottoman arms can hava but one result the rising of sll Mussulmans iiibjrcl to the dominion of Itusala. Kranr nd tlreat Hrltain. Herat a llvln eynihol of what Turkev wouki have become tf had not taiu-r. part In the present war." Tb conversation waa then turned to the military resource, of and In this connection Talaat Bey was willing to dlaruaa.

atlthousli guardedly. lle political and military eituatlon Tut ulllee. In hie ronrllon This altoatien appears to me e-cellent from every viewpoint, evvn admirable. I am not competent to Judas of military mailers All I know la that tha Hermans are flgMlna continuously Noon-Day Musicales at AEOLIAN HALL From 11:30 to I. ffl o'clock daily tn The Green Room A varied program of interesting piano numbers will be given on the Duo-Art Pianola.

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42nd St. nr. 5th Are. El f4 and edvanteaweoaly oa rVstvrh and rtua- stan terrttory la such a men-ier imi thrlr enemies not dsr so fraea to defensive to the ef feo.lv 1-abU epte-lon In Turkey concerning the navel e-ratlon of the ilernvan. Is slmplr con.e wltn aatonlahmenl the audacious offsnstvs at oea of the Oerraans hs provoked ear legltintsls admliioei.

The relations of with the Balkan Htatee was rti I ill by Taiaat ftiev with thee ewiw -TurhV me-1 cordial retottons wllli HulgarlS. -ere relstiens with Humania. aad good relations wUh Oreecs. Hervta and Montenegro do not count." FLED BEFORE THE TURKS. Plight af DeatHuta Christians parted ta Mleelen eard.

Ths Preetrytertan Board of rarelgn Mission received Information by cable yesterday to th effect that there ate In Tsbrts sn.Oio refua.ee who fled from lrumla oa the approach af th Turk Jen and Kurdish troor Thee peopU are In need ef relief The board gave out a letter received from the Hev I. Bar-nard. an Kngush missionary in Turkey, whlrb said. frartlcally the entire r-nrttlan population of the I'mmi Plata and neighboring districts were In night ss we left. As far as the eve could reach In l-oth direction there was a ronetent tream of fugitive, sometime So dees thst the road wa blocked.

It was Hreeiirul slsht. and one I never want te see aaraln. Many old people and rbll- Ircn died on the I Krevm KrrU the heard ha. recetvea I Information that British and nilaalonartea have been driven out and that only the American and missions remain The twnlah missionaries have been forced to leave larua- HAS LAST SYRIA REFUGEES. Tannaaae with S0 Arrlvag at Alaa-andrla Turha ftalaad Oaataclaa.

IXJNDON. Teb. enter dkspateb from Atesandfia aaya The lalted Stalee cruiser Tenneaase brought her today dhTl addlUonal refii-gea from Syria, but this trip will probably be her last, as th authorities at Jaffa are now raising obstacle to the removal of ths people. At flrt they declined to allow any the l.sno oersons awaiting rmn por ta on to Alesandrta to emhark on the T.nn hut ultimately conaealed to the departure of the aril." TO COMBAT PARIS PRINK EVIL. AataarUiea 1H Ore at Na New Lie cases Uatll Farther Notice, special Cekn te Taa New Toaa Tmia PARIS.

Feb. IT. The Acadeany of Medicine, at Its meeting yesterday, voted a resolutlea congratulating the Oovemment on the a boll tioa of the manufacture and sale af the poison know as absinthe." while the recent action of th Chief of Police. M. Lanrent, show that the authorities Intend seriously to combat the drink evil.

A proclamation, countersigned by Oen. Galllenl. was today placarded throughout the city by M. Laurent. It announces that until further notice ae new licenses to sell alcoholic nquera will be given In Parts AlMINQ AT SUBMARINE BASE.

Alllca' Alraaea Attackiac Nrteark af Belxlaa Caaala. Hoecia.1 te Tna Naw Toaa Ttwaa LONDON. Thursday. Feb. la.

The Chronicle' naval rorrespoodeal. yesterday air raid on the Belgian roast, says: At Oetend aad Zbrugge th Intricate systrrn of BelgUn canals nnda outlets to the sea Tha canal In thla region are ef coostderehie depth, capable of taking fairly deep draught vessels and probeMy submarine of tb earlier typ. At both these place, too, ara commodlou. harbors epea at all states of tide and capable ef bellering quit a neet of v. sells Bruges ts tbe chtef canal Junction la Belgium.

It Is saore-over ceneoted with Zebrwgg aad the eea by deep water ship caaal Uk the Manchester ablp canal. There la little doubt tbat the German Intend to aae thla ayatem ef bar-nor and canals as a subeaarta has sgslast England. If they are not al-ready doing a. Ileno th wrtii slve air raids upon this regie aad the dropping of berob upon tbe aur aad tiiera and lock gates at Ostend and Zeebrugg. TO AID FRENCH TRADESMEN.

Departy Barry Win Ask far a Credit Sl0w.0wO.00O, PA Rid. Feb. 17. A bill providing for -iMikiHiii ffm.t. ifion.nm iid from wttich losas mar buslnew Interests ruined by the aar thereby enabling them to Mart again, will be Introduced In lbs Chamber of Ieputles by George Berry.

PI RUMANIA'S DELAY DESIGNED TO GAIN TIME Anttro-Geratax Army May In vade Her Territwry trite-' rVara-otf to Strike at Serria. srii ritu te Taa Naw Toaa Trass. PARIS. Pee. IT -Tb Trap a aervtaa eerrespeweerit eewd a din He aalob threw consider Me Isjht lb veaed a at Km af Hume alaa inlervaaUe.

Tb. were, ataiee that th A irt as bavs caaceaLrated a large array froea )i ta Ikiiie men la ritrerae so-itheast carter ef Hungary, at the eel ranee of tbe Tlmok Valley. a narrow etrtv af Ruaaanian ter i It. cetmlkoua wit Km pervlaa frwaUee Thoagh A sereca ee rantuiM to scout along th weeter Pervlen boundary fra-ned by the River ttsnsbe. It seems improhabte that taer parpaee a new attack air rt tkrau ta Parts 4 Per.

Put raUM-r tntead to lavaae IV ie vld via Tlmok wttsout aaitirg far "turn gala te aectare war or en to com-Plata asobtliaauon. Rtteanlan hop a are centred on Traa aytvac a. aa the eppoa Its fr-ntter. wfcde Insufficient rsllwar i i ismunicatlsa en. Single line route render rrteer eade-atrabt from the Pumas la a pesnt koetlllflee In the Ttaneh dietnct.

Hear the tern sari i ng poiw-y of the Hucharawt Oovemra rr. waira evidently nope I be able to delay until tbe MunSlaa arras-er to oil I tbe Au.tr-tans utilise the Ulnmit eisewaere. ill Mfl ir of tae Mc.al.IIM are loudly plalatag ef the ast nttes Inaction. TREAT BRITISH HARSHLY. Cac-aara Priaaaara Ttll mt Ekpwrl.

eexea ia Oerrnaa Can pa. cwetal i is Taa Saw Ta Ttaae ROTTKKt AW. Peb. IT. (rHspalob te Ths Lend Dally VtalLV The Hrttlab tirh.net prisoners an their srrival la Holland were meat nato te know how the (ierm aa prisoner ere treated tn Eng.

and. as they had been c1 hv tbetr guares that raptured Ciermas were treated shaealnahly. Te thta they attribeted the re gh ystem of tn prisoners' ramp In Oermenr Wa were treated all right la hospital. said a nua minialasloet officer who lost his left band. especially ay the nurse, hot eer fellows la camp have bad sn swful time.

Por tbe slightest com plaint they were kicked and for more set-tou brearhea of discipline they were tied to a poet far hour. The food cwnstvtsd chtefly ef beans ad poor quality aad tmi.l In quaatlty. Our cis it be were nothing but rags, aad when tbe men protested tbat they were starving they were tele Teur friend. In Kng-land have cut off tbe food rmppty. Th Indon Times tor ivpoedsnt wn Interviewed tb returning prisoners at OtdenaaAl say they declared tbat hatred of th Rritlii la meat aeflcesbls an tag those German who don't know an Oerraaa soldier who had been at tbe free! are by no means so hostile as those wn haven't Al a ontnrrl was.

aatil he wss transferred a Usn.rai who, the British efTioev, grew very angry, felting red and always sptuttev- ing eul vea are Mir aae ssmrao gmii dlffereat treat seat to tba Prencb effWwts aad PCXIES CABLE IS CUT. Fretach Catnpaay Lajra ta Braakace lat-rapted Servtc with Aurka. PARIN. Ph IT PT-nct Cakes Ceenpa ay said today that Ita cat Unas bets as Prance aad lha I 'sited lti were sat af use, but tfewied a rrpoet that they had been aat. Intrr-atloa af the mm We wa te whtca th paired enon apany aspects arttl a re- This Clothing Not on Sale Until Friday JfrankUn Simon Xd Fifth Avenue Men's 16 West 38th Shop Will Offer (To-Morrow) Friday At Unusually Low Prices A Special Purchase of Men's Hand Tailored Suits Three.

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