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! . J ! : | 1 1 1 GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY. A dispitch of yesterday from Paris Mid: France awaits anxiously, but confidently, the Issue i»l todays battle. The Hermans ihus far, at the est of large losses, hare obtained command of the approaches to the main French positions beyond the west bank of the Mouse. The real straggle will begin when Geraean ssnunm hurl themselves again on the f • miles of heights extending from Beth- ii uri to Cnmieres. Attacks yesterday left the battle undecided. Corbeaux wood, in which the Germans succeeded in establishing themselves. Is within a hollow between Dead Man and Goose hills, and as neither neeitlou is endangered the fiii 1 man success is of little strategic import. It is known here tiiat the Germans Bel aside 300,000 men to capture Verdun. As u,ly 200.000 have been employed up to yesterday, it area a ojaeetiou whether tile remaining 100,666 would be used to make a sudden descent on some other part of the French line in developing the offensive against the fortress. The heavy attack west of the liver, however, leaves that question no longer to lie settled. The impression of members of parliament, who are kept regularly Informed as to the progress of the battle, is that the defense will he abb- to resist all onslaughts the Germans are able to make and that Goose hill .11 the left bank will play a role similar to Douaumonl 0,1 the rights It is ,- pccte.1 the battle will reach its climax tomorrow or Friday. Not until then will ii be possible to Judge which way the battle will go. A dispatch of Tuesday night from Fl Paso. Texas, said: C. M. Newman, local representative of the Palotnas Land and Cattle Company at lalo-inas. Mexico, was advised tonight that Arthur Mc-Kiiincy. manager of tie ranch, had been taken prisoner, with fourteen of his men. and all were beng held by Villa as hostages pending his sale crossing to the American side. This raach is owned by James Cartield. BOB of former President Garfield, and is one of the largest along the border. OfiVers of the Thirteenth Baited States Cavalry. patrolling the New Mexico border, reported tonight that Francisco Villa was at the Bnques Grandes ranch, liften miles west of Palomas. Chihuahua, opposite Columbus. N. M. Villa, the report stated, had with him betwen 206 and 300 men. Ceiled States military authorities maintained heavy patrols all along the border tonight. The Genaaa government, in a memorandum handed yesterday by Count von Bciaslorfl to secretary Lansing, outlines in detail its position in regard to armed ships, reviews events leading up to its decision to torpedo without naming all armed merchantmen of its enemies, concedes thai international law. as at present instituted, makes no provisii 11 for the use of submarines, and express,., a willingness to operate its submarine in accordance with International law prevailing prior to the war on the condition that Great Britain il«s not violate the same laws. The Anglo-French joint reply to the American note of protest on mail seizures was dispatched fri 111 London to ambassador Spring-Bice at Washington yesterday. The British reply to the American note on the bl Ckade controversies was completed yesterday and will go forward in the next mail." The reply to the blockade note is about 8.606 words in length. No bints have eesne from odhctal sources as to its probable contents. Tin- department of agricultures crop report yea-day announced: Wheat, about 241. 717. KM bushels. or 23.9 per cent of the 1915 crop remained on farms March 1. About 01.7 aer cent will lie shipped out of counties where grown. Oats, uliout 206.600.000 bushels, or 38.7 pee cent remained on farms; about 30 per cent will he shipped. Barley, about 0O.511 000 banshees, or 25.5 per cent, remained on faun-: The official German account yesterday of the new drive at Verduns defenses from the northwest sh ws that in their sweeping advance the troops of the crown prince captured more than seven square miles ..f territory west of tlio Mouse from the French. The advance was along a front of nearly four miles, into which the Germans penetrated c a depth of more than a mile and three quarters. The seal of the government of Montenegro has been transferred fr m Lyons to Bordeaux. France. Tiie king and other members of the royal family with tile cabinet officers, left Lyons Tuesday to take up chair new residence in a mansion which has been prepared for them near lie citv of Bordeaux. ■heart 43.1 per cent will be shipped. Thrice yesterday the house of representatives sustained president Wilson in his determination to protect American life and American rights anon the high seas. The tirst vote gave the president a plurality of 90. The second gave him 135 margin, and the final vote showed him winner by 13 1.
