THE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK April 24, 1915. In furious battle north of Ypres allies gained some ground. French repulsed attacks at Les Eparges and elsewhere. Germans gained in forest of Le Pretre, Finnish and Norwegian vessels sunk by German submarines. French aviator bombarded Smyr- na fort, April 25, 1915, Germans galned more ground at Ypres and began terrific drive near La Bassee, French repulsed in the Argonne and the Meuse hills. Austro-Germans took by storm Ostry mountain in the Carpathians, commanding Orava valley. Russians repelied Germans in Prussian Poland, Russian Black Sea barded Bosporus forts. fleet bom April 26, 1915. Allies rallied at and checked Germans. Ypres summit of Hart. French, Germans took mannsweilerkopf from Austrians again defeated Rus sians in Carpathians. General land and sea attack on the Dardanelles. French cruiser Leon Gambetta torpedoed by Austrian submarine; 552 lost. German cruiser Kronprinz Wi helm interned at Newport News. Zeppelin dropped large bombs on Calais. 1915. . » Allies repulsed German Ypres and Dixmude and several towns. April 27, attacks near tured Cag German attacks at Les Eparges failowl. Russians began another offensive round Uzsok pass. British battle Triumph badly nelles attack. Allied towns. ships Majestic and damaged in Darda airmen bombarded a International Women's congress opened at The Hague April 28, 1915. Terr ible ued, with battie at Ypres contir varying fortune. Heavy fighting ed Uzsok pass and contin regions ished line across Stry}j Allies estab! of Gallipoli peninsula Frenc abled at Ge bomt Americ ing in North Aviat many h cruiser Jeanne Dardanelles rman aero sca of all Secretary Bryan unfa.- orably Germany's n¢ of the Frye. answered te on sinking April 29, won 19185, Germans victories at in Champagne and aiong t Ypres, e Meuse Germans along entire East began an offensive front. ”~ Carpa Prussian Russians thians. beaten back In ied n German aeroplanes Belfort Kurds Armenia. and Epernay. massacred April French Belgium. and Belgians gained German from position 22 gun shelled Dunkirk miles away Germans repulsed French Mesnil and Flirey. at Le Russians checked left bank of Vis vetzko Germans near Golo on tula and and Nadvorna. Turkish troop sh danelles. Dar Pp sunk n Zeebrugge sca. bombarded from the Zeppelin dropped bombs on folk towns. Suf POSTSCRIPTS The Russian senate has fstence since 1711. An average of one liquid nourishment year by a healthy man Augt presence of 62,961 subjects, An expedition tista ia studying the natives, flora and fauna of almost unknown regions northern and central Asia One of the Yueere st requests on rec ord has been received at San Antonio Tex., from Dr, Guy A K. Marshall of the royal bureau of entomology, Lon don. It is for a certain flea, whict lives in the eye of a bat, and San An tonio, the only town in the world with a municipal bat roost, is about the proper pluee to go for it been la ex ton naturalized British of Norwegian Bien oO! BERLIN SHOWS NO Officials Against Submarine Campaign. Be Sent United Of Maintaining Refusal Likely To States—Chance Friendly Relations Ap. parently Small. Berlin, via London.-—Nothing has vet developed as a result of the receipt con ‘a submarine warf: obtainat Germans No expres the reticence Neither the been publis @ Is no intimation as public sion of opinion is Foreign Office, is maintained where ab lute note nor any reference hed in Germ the note will be made Ministers Study Note. The Min who were entitled to of the the da) and oth note Were sideration that any demands ment, d ment tions The weakenin campaign sbandc Delivered By Gerard NEW USE FOR AEROP Coast Guard Service Will Loc ate sels in Distress SAYS CRISIS KILLS HYPHEN Barthoidt Declares Will 8t GermanAmeri ick Te U. 8. cans peace War, pro in Amer present crizis Garman-Americanas, the German in would do in of ws 5 State Case countries ¢ for tory such a que 3 HAR tior that most shown the nited crisis We alway were Zens the U of war. In this German-Americans ans of States in time there are are no Amer all WAITE HELD TO BE SANE, Alienitsts Find Confessed Murderer “Somewhat Abnormal.” New York -—Allenists more than an hour examining Dr. Arthur Warren Waite, confessed slay or of his father indaw, John E. Peck. a wealthy drug manufacturer of Grand Rapida, Mich., reported to District At. torney Swann that in their opinion Waite sane, but somewhat ab. normal. While being returned to the Tombs from the District Attorney's office, Walle alleged have de clared to detectives that he was anxious to pay the penalty for his crime “and have it over with as goon as possible.” who spent a in in to i i % BEN To Discuss Villa Hunt Carranza Minister. With MAY REMOVE THE SNAGS Carranza’'s Request To Be D Full Of American Force cussed By PAPEN BRAINS OF PLOT ndicted For SANTIAGO GREETS AMERICANS. Press Welcomes International High Commission. Willi of the Tr and the other na sniin. ‘hi Santiago, Chile Mo of the members m G Adoo, S« CARUTY United of the delegation to the International High Commission, arrived here from Buenos Alres Chile has united in welcoming the dele gation, the hope being generally ex pressed that the visit will result in strengthening the friendly understand. ing between the two countries Cretary Hinfes Tha entire press of BODY NOT THAT oF VILLA, American Authorities abie To Verify Report. of to Field Headauarters Pershing by Wireless Columbus, N. M.-American military aunthoritios detailed to investigate the report th it the body recently dizinterred at Francisco Borja was that Villa reported they were unable to ob tain conflimation a ———— A SCAT PRIGANDS. SCATTERING ALL OVER THE ing for Reserves. TO UTILIZE Amend: Adopted fo Important sin Proposal rent Are By the Senate Have is Pas oolboy Volunteers MAY ABANDON VILLA CHASE Break With Wi Berlin Would thdrawal Of Troops WO } questio impen i virtually cert ) t sled frome Mexico would be prudence be taken to prepare ities In Europe ain that immediately ged at home, require that for eventual | Lod rege They ree litar would aieps ry MOB LYNCHED POSTMASTER. Learn Who Did It. Fla-~Counly authorities are to discover who was re sponsible for the lynching at Vernon of John Dykes, postmaster of Green Head, Washington county. Dykes had Chipley, 8. A. Walker, a naval stores operator, and was taken from the Vernon jail who over powered the deputy in charge. GHEATEST OF ALL BATTLES Week of Verdun. Ninth Conflict COSTLY GERMAN DRIVE Of Operations—Iin Many Respects Without Precedent—400, 000 Mon Killed, Wounded Or Missing. The most ir of the 111 ry! i53 ni vard were n preced] from T™ ad Bt ky in the after an mt less tha soutl Treg yently t week the Gern general gy wd Wy ones both from the Haucour ont to Do Wiun official alluded an at the be ¥y Py of the of nana announced after it was fortified were O- tack on sinning and two outhwest fn the region of Dead were carried, but at the French line broken Poward the end of last week iis attack subsided, and there came anothar pause, followed by French counteratiacks over amall sections of the line Hil was throagh no 3 PARADISE PLUMES BURNED. Were Valued At $25000 and Were Seized By Customs Officials. Laredo, Texas ~RBird Paradise plumes, valued at $25,000 and destined to adorn Easter millinery, wera burned here. They were seized in bag. gage which A. Kallman was attempt. ing to take across the border from Mexico, Originally the plumes came from India. Frederick J. Burns order ed that they be burned, together with 627 bird skins, which were confiscated, of ! i i i REDISTRIBUTION OF AMERICAN TROOPS Carranza Must Show That He Can Handle Situation. PREPARING FOR EMERGENCY ston Plans Redistrib To Be So Placed As To Protect Border Fun ILC Pd OTE B98 Towns, € announ had ap On tion of ihe thera Wast termined ic wa IE eye FREE SUGAR BILL KILLED. House Plan For Ar indefinite Repeal. Senate Agrees To onate approvis and whi } to in conference NEW MORGAN PLOT. Newton Accused Of Planning To Kill Financier Yori wis 3 L mun ted here New former res leged ag Newion a who was ar entering into an al to blow up a muni tions plant, was prepared to kif J. » Morgan, according to an affidavit sub mitted In the Tombs Police Court. On the strength of this document Newton wae held for examination tions worl alter reement APPLE GROWERS ALARMED Large Part Of Last Year's Crop Stilt in Hands. Washington. --Much of crop hs not been statement issued by the Department of Agriculture, which also declared the condition of the apple market was giv ing growers and dealers grave concern. Thirty per cent. of the apples put in cold storage by December 1, 1915, said, are still waiting to be consumed, tha 18156 . apple sold, said a
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