GERMAN RAIDERS SINK MERCHANTMEN Two in English Channel Added To North Sea Toll. THE SUBMARINES GET AWAY Gigantic Struggle Apparently No | Nearer Decision Than When Begun. London. ~The end of the month of Europe's great war finds the armies of the belligerent nations com: of operations or actually engaged in campaigns the extent of which hardly of hostilities were made. land a deadlock stil! existe, but largely From Destruction in “Under. Water Emden’s” Latest Raid. London. —The toll taken by the Ger- man submarine U-21 in its raid in the Irish Sea in the vicinity of Liverpool still stands at three shipse—the steain- ers Ben Cruachen, Linda Blanche and the Kilcoan, the latter a small vessel. The crew of the Kilcoan was landed on the Isle of Man by a coastwise steamer. In addition, a German submarine also has torpedoed two British steam- ers in the English channel, near Havre -—the Tokomaru and the fearia. Called Under-Water The Irish Sea her escape, and Emden. raider easily shipping interests, base, ordered a traffic. This under-water Edmen is the same vessel which last September torpedoed in the North Sea British erulser Pathfinder, with a loss of 246 Nves, and later destroyed two British steam. ers off Havre. She found numerous ; vessels in the waters to which she has now transferred her activities. In addition to the three vessels she is known to have sunk, at least five other steamers were chased by her. These include the steamer Graphic, with 100 passengers and a crew of 40, and the smaller boats Atreus, Avia, Kathleen and Edymion. All these ves gele ercaped. Others Warned By Wireless. The Graphic’'s captain had his pa sengers don life belts and sent all the members of the crew to the stokehole #0 that the steamer could keep up a full head of steam in flight. The cap tain also took the precaution to warn by wireless vessels from coming the zone of the submarines activity resumption of the into WAR NEWS IN SUMMARY One of the features of the war news as transmitted through London is the statement of the Austro War Office. Sweeping claims of victory except in the far north are made. It is asserted that in Poland. on Warsaw front, in Galicia, Bukowina and Northern Hungary the Austrian and German forces are battering down the Russian resistance No mention is made sia, where the Russians say making a new advance. The Turkish army that invaded Persia is reported defeated. Tabriz has been reoccupied by the Russians. Berlin announces a defeat of the Russians in two minor engagements A night attack at Borlimow was re pulsed. In France the heaviest fighting oc curred at the end of the line. Ger many says further ground was galped in the Argonne, where the French suf fered heavy losses. Near Nieuport. in Belgium, and south of Verdun, saye Berlin, heavy infantry engagements were disastrous to the French. London papers are now doubtful! about the strength of the reported Turkish invasion of Egypt. the of East Prun they are PROTESTS AGAINST PROTEST. London Daily News Discusses One Danger To Allies. London.—The Daily News in an ed! torial protests against the British Gov. ernment attempting to stop cotton shipments to Germany. The editorial says Germany has an ample supply of cotton for the making of ammunition and that, therefore, she would suffer no great injury as a result of the hold: fng up of the staple, while nothing | would be easier than for the United | States In retaliation to stop the export | of munitions war, which would seri ously injure the Allies. CANADIANS AT FRONT. tingent’s Movement, Ottawa, Ont.—The first Canadian army, consisting of 21,000 men, artil- lery transport and divisional cavalry, is now in France or nearing there, ac- cording to private advices received here from Enrope. It will participate in the great spring offensive which has been foreshadowed for some time. ee 258 LOST WITH VIKNOR, ——— British Armored Vessel Carried Down Many Naval Reserves. London. —A casualty list just {ssued shows that the British armored mer chant vessel Viknor, which was lost off the coast of Ireland several days ago, carried a crew of 258, composed of naval reserve men and boys belong. ing to the mercantile marine, all of whom perished. Among the crew were 24 Royal Naval Reserve men from Newfoundland, sources and the action of Turkey the sphere of operations has been widely extended, Rusgia alone is engaged hostile armies from Tilsit, far in the north of East Prussia, to Tabriz, in Persia, a distance of more than 1.500 miles. Only that portion of her terri: tory bordering on Roumania is free from menace, but, according to her re ports, all is going well with her im. mense armies. The Russian outflank | Ing movement in Northern East Prus. sia Is sald to be gaining momentum The armies on side of Tilgit | have cut the German railway between that eity and Memel, B On the southern front in E sia another army is advancing {the man fortress of still another is | trenchments in fighting either altic Pru toward on the Ant Ger Thorn, line Warsav burg holding which protect von Hirt th which General 1den hag been trying months ring {and to batter rough for Other ar meet Aare again Aust which is attempting to r« and Grand to roer force Bukowina, thereby Nicholas’ left gain Galicia turning Duke To the eastward the Muscovite are battling against Caucasus and Persia infifcted an Turkish forces official report SAYS their are to Tabriz, while Hal Seat hes that Rus have reoccupied that ci What is regarded as the campaign, developing n brought about by offensive f the ‘turk They ap de feat in the parently have on the $s other for the Russian oppons nt tats the most ant howeve which pathians, German the Russians wina, thereby an invasion of Hungary Germans are said to is from Ga removing not less than 28 an venture. So far as from contradictory of Russians Suis heg in have won the western pas Dukia to Wyszkow, while to they have ced to retir battles been for The ght in the superior forces being menc must pass before fo n ENOow ing, however a defi reached Battles in the wes engagements, althe who apparently an extensive offensive local mans, for Allies get their f field occasionally serious attacks all along the front from Swiss frontier, but always come bach to that of the line which les betwee and the French coast towns Guinchy, Brit the ( day, was at according a British i mans were repulsed, Ie in front of the trenches capture deliver r ‘hese ars the sea to the portion them 31 for example, which the hoid after driving lerunans, who captured it cked again Friday ish now Mon and on to aving they sought te MISS BRITTON GOING TO WAR. © Serve As Nurse-—Miss May Accompany Her. Washington, I. C--Misa Catherine Britton, daughter of Alexander Brit ton, applied at the District Court for # passport to Europe, where is to war nurse, It is persistently re ported in Washington society that Miss Nona McAdoo, eldest daughte: of the Secretary of the Treasury, accompany Miss Britton. They are expected to sail from New York soon Miss Britton's application for papers from this Government has been sent to the passport division in the State Department for certification POISON KILLS WIFE SLAYER. she be a is to | Suicide Explains Before Dying That Jealousy Caused Crime. ‘Ward Snyder. the Lorena in a sanatorium died from polson he swallowed Snyder was the son of N. 8. Snyder, a Pittsburgh (Pa) capitalist and oil man. Snyder rallied at Intervals and anxiously asked when hig father would arrive. He asserted his wife had desired to leave him since last August in order to obtain a divorce and wed an actor, TWO MINERS DEAD; 4 MAY DIE Houston, Texas, - here, after the crime. Car Taking Them Into Shaft Struck By Runaway Train, Johnstown, Pa--Martin Holleran and Angelo Marcorninio were killed and four other miners perhaps fatally injured at the mine of the Altoona Coal Company near Delaney, Pa. A train of loaded coal cars ran away on a grade. The miners were entering the shalt when the runaway train arashed (nio the cars they orennied BY RUSSIAN Follows Lines of Gen Rennen- kampf's March Which Ended in Defeat. CAMPAIGN VITAL TO BOTH Austrians Expected To Deliver Main Attack In Bukowina In An Attempt To Restrain Rouminla, ITALY IS GETTING READY. Rome.—A royal decree has been issued calling to the colors the Italian soldiers of the first category born in 1888 and be longing to the field artillery and also the Alpine troops. he sol diers of the third category, born 1881, 1892, 1893 and 1894, be longing to tue Alpine troops also are ymoned in sum France the London With the armies in {and F strenuous the landers récuperating the local in the fighting of earlier days week and or ily rest ansfer st in Eas i of actions be tua Rus Prussia and t! Austro-Gert ing recorded, inte war | tion has been i red to the { slan offens | attempt { Army to | peror } ive ¢ Oi Han Bm a strong the troops of POE; : dislodge olas from their pathians t Prussia, a developed in the renewed onfirm the belief definit fort to advance north | Mazur n # istrict, viously Nich the Car in E fensive north, Russiaz the extren fighting that a of the nas where whi re pre d Were eated © has been ded no by the Ru 1selan Carpathian Campaign Vital, sides, however, is the Carpathia of Dukla Pass the have delivered an energetic According to thelr account of Aus tro behind attack : $3 ings More vital to both the campaizo n where southwes ! Russians attack the combat, they compelled the leaving This observers, the Russians to Teuton allies, If observers Germans 10 retreat, ammunition and stores nilitary attempt by flank of the successful, have ACCOTGINE Cates prove puld the serious Austro-German the Carpathian Conee large and about : passes Russian | that the tr deliver anticipate their exper will helr extreme ikowina in the {ory Au | main attack | in Western | achieving a signal ve Roumania The only thing in check at present, it ¢ the uncertainty as to the action would be likely to take asserted, is still demand ing that part of Macedonia. now unde: rule, as the price of her neu and Servia is reported unwill- his concession. right hope of thus wi ua vic and CaRure 0 pause Rouminia rtated, holding in + 4 iL IN an trality ng to make t Bulgaria Blocks Roumania Greece, it is asserted, also objects taking the ground that this | would place a wedge between her and her ally, Servia. Thus, seemingly, the whole Balkan situation remains in | volved, and it is stated it is not likely | to be cleared up until the demands of Bulgaria are satisfied A dispatch from Bucharest to Chronicle declares that Roumania ie preparing steadily and quietly an ef. fective entrance into the war Another skirmish with the advance guard not far from Suez is re ported by the British forces in Egypt It was not of a serious character at Alexandretta, Asiatic Turkey, and to have cut the telegraph wires, SIX-CENT BREAD IN CHICAGO, Clean Food Club Recommends Rice As | Substitute, Chicago. Six-cent bread wie in- dorased here by the National Associa tion of Master Bakers, through its sec: retary, Joseph M. Bell. Wkile the bakers were considering raising the price of the Scent loaf, the Clean Food Club was outlining a campaign to teach housewives the economy of home-made bread. Mrs. H. V. Von Holst, president of the club, declared that small families ought to eat more rice, macaroni and vegetables and less bread if they wished to reduce the burden imposed by a six-cent loaf. DUEL FOUGHT IN DRUG SFORE. Doctor Kills Restauranteur Who Mad Slashed Him, Bynum, Texas--Dr. A, C. Saylors, standing Inside a drug store here, fought a duel with and killed Joe Fitz Patrick, 2 restaurant keeper, who fired from the sidewalk in front of his restaurant. The physician returned to Bynum after recovering from a stab wound inflicted by Fite Patrick last December, and this was the first time since then that the men had wat A A [WILSON VETOES LITERACY TEST Override President. Ms ———— BUT SENTIMENT MAY CHANGE Foliows Example Of Cleveland and Taft—Doubt Expressed If Con. gress Can Pass Measure Over Veto, Washington, D. c.- President Wil- son, following In the footsteps of the {late President Cleveland and former President Taft, vetoed the Burnett Dillingham Immigration bill and In a message . to Congress explained his action upon the grounds that the mdasure provided a literacy and other radical restrictive tests for who come from foreign shores their homes in this land Cleveland and President proved similar measures those to make President Taft disap on the same ground: Just before Velo messag tive David J. lewis ed at the White Hous eleventh-hour appeal to President the bil iw at least allos t thie the 10 RIED to without Mr IIE vel (nature told Lewis that he t oO and Ihe one question hether Congress ¢ Pres that the friends CAnnot muster House disapproval sentative C Would over ident's veto is strong acy test vole 10 Hepres oady. give the bill ajority. Senator John f Maryland gard the who EAD Senate there will ing the bill was done in ut the House failed rity two-thirds mal margin “While | have House on the Coady, "I have h vines me that tl be large nu vyoled for ¢ Presid never overridde of bill, bu Presid mber the override the dent's measure are so sirot views for I bring © bill IR message they in themselves w 10 the Influences against t} The President in } 1¥ told the House, which bill, had no on the question and was not gh fo and ideals of America beller than body of knew them.” If the people made up their minds to lin ber of immigrants by arbitrary and so reverse { generations of gone Efron 3 frank nated the Orig; that he pride of opinion foolis} wishes the enog profess to know the her chosen representatives of this country have it the the policy o Americans that them, it their rigi do #0." he said. “I am thelr servant and have no license to stand in thelr way. But | bel that th have.” When the message was read in (he House the attention given was marked Upon its conclusion there was ap plause from both sides of the cham. ber. Similar applause followed =a statement by Representative Burnett that at the proper time he would move for a reconsideration of the vote { by which the bill passed and that the | measure be passed the | dent's velo, before in do not ifve ~y ores Presi | ORDERS POSTOFFICE ECONOMY. i Reduce Expinges Wherever Possible, is Word From Burleson. Washington, D. C.— Notice to post. masters throughout the country to re | affecting efficiency of mall eervice was sent out by the PostmasterGeneral | An official statement save falling reve. inues are due to the wat and not ternal conditions, MOVES TOWARD SUFFRAGE. a s——- Tennessee House Passes Resolution Approved By Senate. Nashville, Tenn First steps to ex: tend suffrage to Tennessoe women were completed by the House, which passed a Senate resolution for an amendment to the State Constituilon. The resolution must be adopted by the next Legislature and at a popular elec. tion before {t becomes operative. WILL TRY BOMB DROPPERS. Russia Would Establish Lega! Status Of Act. Petrograd, via London. The Novae Viemya states that in order 10 estab. lish the legal status of bomb dropping Russia will place the Germans cap tured in the Zeppelin which recently attacked Libau, on trial. They will be charged with dropping bombs on an undefended town. Aion [SEES NEW ERA OF PROSPERITY President Addresses American Electric Railway Men, Address Before American Rallway Association a Definition Of Politics Expected To Guide Commerce Of the Country. “FOUR RULES OF GAME.” The four rules of the business game as given by the President, and which received elaboration in the speech itself, as fol lows: 1. The rule publicity, whereby the public may know what business is doing and may be able to judge of it according: ly: tat the public know tuat none of the not observing nest 2. The ghall have that they HiCREUr pay are of nay contestants are the rules of fair and squs business 3. The whereby bn the honors “spirit business SCIOUBnORR EeTVice ongress is whil Athletics belief the busines man wanted be sportsman.” the President dropped easlly into the parianece of the athletic field. His audience, made of representatives of practically all the large electric railway country, aroused pitch of enthusiasm. and constantly interrupted his remarks with outbursts Uses Parlance Of the hae the that Ex pressing American to “a good was For more than 30 minutes the Presi. dent held the atiention of his hearers, carrying them back to the period when, he declared, business was sur rounded by an atmosphere of sus picion and distrust, tracing the years agitation and uncertainty, bringing them up to the completion of Administration's trust program. If, declared the President, business observes we Rocky ‘as high as th Mountains.” WIFE SLAIN IN SANATORIUM, {| Husband Beside Body in Comatose State From Poison. Houston, Texas Ward 8. Sayder, waid to be ap oil man of Pittaburgh, Pa. was found in a comatose state from poisoning beside the mutilated body of his wife, who had been a patient in a sanatorium here. Physi. cians say Snyder will die. On S8ny- der's arrival at the sanatorium he was shown to his wife's room. Ten min utes later, noting blood tricking from beneath the door, the narse hurried in, to find Mre. Snyder dead with her arms almost severed near the elbows and her body gashed in numerons places. A UO SHAD SS A BURGLARS WERE PRUDENT, Made Watchman Report Hourly, Then Falled To Break Safe. Fort Wayne, Ind--Compelling the night watchman to report regularly on the cleciric signal system, two bur glars worked four hours in an to blow open the safe in the Rurode dry goods store here. At 4 o'clock the ORDER LatestNewsHappenings Gather- etd From Here and There. IN SHORT ES ——— A ————— TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS Crash in Mine—Rajah Temple Admits Forty From Allentown, Governor Brumbaugh accepted mew bership on the Boarf of Trustees of Fisk University, Nashville. Tenn. The institution is devoted to the educatio of colored persons. The Governor of | i i i Allentown furnished forty sixty-two novices admitted #hip in Rajah Temple. Nobles Mystic Reading The Alle went Reading 1 companied by the Al 1647 out of to member. of the Bhrine, at a especial session in niown nriners train, arc lentown Band, the io ial Clarenc Was release Norristown awaiting reed the death wreck of a cha for the of the freigh train st Hoyersford A concern of gun cotton of men are Warren chemical work on i for Eng working 1 started the order, 1 Russia O00 worth of gun cott concern compiles report is ths Clayvion Ziegler was held storekeep leysville under 85 alleged and selling cigar them Tuesdas shaw, after conductir Ieafak money atl pool Orders Frick Coke fire have been ir A Year The by wey es gy pi éde tarougn ta ire 1.000 coke ovens which fo ovens Con plants will idle are scatiered nel district, being affected give ment about twenty ™e iar ville new order employ fo about 1.000 men for five days a week hrismer, 2 member of of the North: accidental] ink { his blind. He bury specialist's office, Raymond ( Senfor Class High School, some writing became oa imber) and 3 splashed io an Was lm } and it will probably never be able fo see again. The ink believed to have contained an acid aralyzed the optic nerve, {ota ally Suan tanker Paraguay from for Philadelphia, with a wae in collision with an outward bound vessel off Marcus Hook. ¥ight plates of the were badly damaged above line. The outward bound Sabine, The in CATRC un water of her damage, if any, is not The Columbia County Court refused fifty-four licenses and granted fifty two, dealing the heaviest blow to the liquor | interests that had ever been dealt in the county. Berwick and West Ber twenty-nine licenses, will Catawissa lost al hotels. Practically half the county wil) With his wile ax the only witness Deitz was sawing wood came off. He at tempted to replace it without stopping ‘he engine and was caught in the main belt and hurled around the shaft sev. eral times before his wife could stop the engine. His skull was crushed and both arms broken. While speeding through Girardyille 2 Lehigh Valley passenger train jumped the track and the engine top: pled over on its side, striking the house of William Brain, badly damaging the property and giving the family a close tall. Engineer Frank Fritz jumped and saved himself, but the passengers were badly shaken up. Had the engine fallen on the other side, it would have run down a fiftyfoot embankment, and In ll probability caused great loss of Hire. Four elm trees, planted in the rear of the Reading postoffice property thirty years ago by the late George ¥. Baer, his offies windows, were transferred by the city to Baer Park, because they are
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