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Show I FAR-REACHING AND AGGRESSIVE MEASURES PLANNED DY U. S. Government Not Satisfied With Mere Attempts to Protect American Vessels Preparations I Being Made to Meet Any Eventuality I A Long War, If Necessary. I WASHINGTON, March 26 The I T'nited States government a preparing measures of far-reaching and aggressive aggres-sive character in cue event of war with Germany, it will noi be satisfied with mere attempts to protect American merchant vessels. Its preparations will be designed to meet any eventu-i allty a long war, if necessary. Thia program was agreed upon .it a I'.np cabinet meerinc: yesterday and It guided the council of national defense when it met today with its advisory commission. The program decided upon includes military, naval, industrial and financial measures The question of sending an armyj abroad will be left for future consider-' atlon. Whether political alliance? with the' entente allies will he formed la not known, although military as well as naval cooperation is possible and the government will furnish both money and supplies to the allier. without stint. Suggestions before President Wilson, today included the possibility of floating float-ing a loan of five billion dollars for lie entente. When President Wilson goes before congress soon after it meets In extra session, April 2. he is expected to make it clear that the government and people of me United States will not. he prompted by hostility toward the' German people, but only by the acts' of the Oram government. 00 TURKS DISLODGED FROM POSITION BY RUSSIANS rETROGRAD, March 25. via London, Lon-don, 11 15 p. m. The war office communication com-munication today says: "Western front: In the region of Mojeiki, northwest of Postay (between (be-tween Dvinsk and Vilna). the Germans Ger-mans launched deleterious gases, but without causing us any damage. Ele-I where there have been reciprocal fir-' ing and encounters between sharp-' shooters. "Rumanian front: There have been reconnaissances and reciprocal firing. "Caucasus front: Toward Khanikan, on the 18th, our troops dislodged the Turks from positions near Herin and from the Sermillcrrind pass, fin the, 19th we attacked the Turlcs. who had occupied positions near Miantag. nri |