May 18, 1915,
Russians completely driven from
towns west
Jaroslav and
bank of San.
Austrian Tenth army arrived in
front of Przemysl.
on
ail
Russians drove Teutons back ten
miles in Bukowina.
Turks
Burnu.
repulsed allies near Avi
American note on Lusitania, de-
livered to Germany.
Russian Black Sea fleet de-
stroyed 24 Turkish vessels,
German submarine sank Danish
steamer Martha without warning.
16, 1915,
British broke German line near
La Bassee and won mile of terri:
tory.
May
Lively fighting in Champagne.
Russians massed behind the San
and Austrians behind the Pruth.
Germans defeated by Russians
in Baltic provinces.
May 17, 1915,
British in La
Bassee region.
French and Belgians
mans across Yser canal.
made more gains
drove Ger
Austrians
central
captured
Galicia.
rohobycz,
Russians Germans at
Shavli.
Zeppelins
Ramsgate.
repulsed
dropped bombs on
18, 1918,
made gains near
May
French Ablain.
pulsed British
of Neuve Chapelle.
Germans re south
Austro-Germans began bombard-
ment of Przemysi forts
Russians attacked
South Poland.
Two
igorously
Zeppe
fire,
ins destroyed
Asquith announced recor
of British cabinet
Germans French
Lorette,
ireg
of
Capt
trenches on heights
British Neuve
Chapelle,
repuised near
Austro-Germans forced crossings
of the San river.
Russians broke Austrian right
Bukowina.
in
Turks drove allies from advanced
positions near Kara Burnu, Gallip
oli.
German submarine
British steamers.
sank two
May 20, 1815.
French advance
and near Bagatelle.
Tremendous fi
San river,
in Champagne
ghting along the
Allies attacked Turkish positions
at Krithia and Atchi Baba, Gal
lipoli,
Continuous bombardment of Na-
gara, Turkey, by allied fleet.
Przemys| ded by
ron of Austrian aeroplanes.
bar
bomba squad-
~a
May 21, 1915,
French drove Germans
from Lorette heights.
entirely
Canadians captured German posi-
tion north of Ypres.
=
Desperate battle below Przemys!
British ship Glenholm sunk by
gunfire from submarine,
COLLECTED ITEMS
An electrically lighted cross revolves
on top of a San Francisco steeple
The 554 every thou
sand in Switzerland SAVE money
must be compared with a meager 108
in this country, the difference account.
ing, according to a Chicago banker,
people out of
who
one burial out of ten is made in a
potter's field.
Pellagra may be prevented or cured
by proper diet.
A large eastern railroad is instruet-
ing its signal erectors and testing its
engineers’ knowledge of signals by
means of modern pictures shown in a
car which travels over its lines.
“The flowers of Hawall declare the
glories of God, and the fish showeth
his handiwork,” declares a realistic
writer in the Christian Herald, assert.
ing, by the way. that nowhere elge In
the world can fish be found in so many
and such variegated hues as in the
waters of these Pacific possessions of
ours,
Open air is the best spring tonic.
Typhoid fever is a disease peculiar
to man.
Mutual benefit insurance societies
have been established in the publie
schools of Rome and other Italian
cities. The underlying idea Is that
pupils shall pay small weekly sums te
& general fund, from which certain
amounts are paid out In case of sick
ness, accident or death. The system
fs sald to be growing rapidly.
There is an unquestionable record
of hearing the firing at Ypres at a dis
tance of 140 miles and a somewhat
doubtful one of 160 miles,
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10 RENEW CHASE
Rumors of Anti-American Agita-
tion By Carranza Men.
TROOPS READY TO DASH
increased At
Report
Infantry Guard
Towns Following Of
New Raid On Border
nA
iin
ing Camp.
3
ogether
1
n al
GES FEDERAL AID
resaman Kent Wants States
sisted In Tuberculosis Work
'
idy and
A bill in
ise and by
by
Senator Norr!
troduced
he Ho
Senate, day
In
and in
paying 75 cents a
for each patient, was explained
California, his home State
many Far Weatern localities the
health of whole districts is endangered
by the immigration of
patients who cannot now obtain proper
treatment in their own states, he said
Other
NO THOUGHT OF PEACE.
British Home Secretary Says Germany
Must First Be Beaten,
London
peace
England's answer
intimations contained
to
in
the
the
given by Home Secretary
Samueis. In a publie address the
Home Secretary said: I'here will be
no thought of peace until Germany is
beaten. Our yictory must be decisive.”
Herbert
wen
WRECK ON SEABOARD,
Two Killed, Five Injured, When Fla
mingo Special
Raleigh, N. C- Two persons were
killed and five injured when the
Flamingo Special on the Seaboard Afr
Line was wrecked, The wreck, which
was caused by a defective switch, oc
curred 50 miles north of Raleigh. The
train was derailed.
is Derailed.
tev iJ
INVIS
NEW
Stand-off,
RUSSIANS GET
ued
Piestehi
brought dowr
bombar
Our positions west of
Czartorysk
aeroplane an
wy
d captured the aviator
obrerver
Pressing Austrians Marder.
both
re
Berlin. —Inereased
the italian and
ported by the
a statement
lows
“In Eastern Galicia and
there was Increased activity on the
part of advanced detachments There
were no events of special importance
“On the the enemy,
after a lively bombardment of portions
of the Gorizia bridgehead and the
BCUiIvViIlY on
Galician fronts is
Austrian War Office
The announcement fol
SL
volhvnia
Italian front
iat San Martino. He
| avery time."
:
| RASPUTIN DEAD, BERLIN MEARS.
wis repulsed
Czar Assassinated, Is Report,
in
be
Berlin. Gregory putin, the Ru
gian monk who is reputed to have exer
cised great influence
{ Nicholas, has ne
| cording to reports from Petrogard re
ceived in Bucharest
i News Agency.
over Emperor
been assassing!éd
FRYE
Y IN MEXICO
ATS
alaatX ATTACK
ra
PU
n-
ises Indemnity,
{+07 nment prot
well AR Dassenger
d without
¢ he
ri
DF
thou
ATIACK
or i
aboard Any
received prob
wWarni provision
afe persons
ponse (0 the note just
ahls make distinct reservation
of American
will a
rights on this point
GERARD'S SECRETARY COMING.
Death Of Father.
The
“ieaNe
Scandanavian-Amer§
VII Jef
steam
passengers
London
can Line
Copenhagen for
Frederick
York. 1
was crowded with
Among those making
| the United States is Joseph C. Grew,
{secretary of the American Embassy in
Berlin, who recently accompanied Am
New fe
er
| headquartesr at the front.
TO ATTACK SUEZ CANAL.
Turkish Ambassador To Germany Says
Preparations Are Being Made.
i Amsterdam. A dispatch from Ber
iin quotes Hakki Pasha, Turkish An
bassador to Germany, as stating that
fighting in the Suez Canal
in only a prelude other
great which will be
the Ottoman troops wher
preparations have
i
the recent
region
tacks on
made by
NeCORBAry
| made,
to at
i scale
cans Take Stubborn Stand.
Issued
Were Marked
Signed Statement
Declaring
That Conferences
By Good Will, But Obregon
Appeared Vexed
tions
feroes
emmen
ned) A. OBREGON
HM. lL. SCOTT
FREDERICK ¥1
WILSON TO STAY ON JOB,
Declines Invitations Because Of Inter.
national Situation.
President Wi be
international situation
to remain constantly in
Washington for the next few weeks
He has declined several new invita
and decided he would break a
engagement to speak at
Washington
of the
decided
ison
cause
ions
tentative
ton Institute
WOMEN WIN BY BOYCOTT.
Pittsburgh Bakers Restore the Old
Price For Bread.
Pittsburgh. Manufacturing bakers
at a conference with a committee rep
resenting the women who declared a
picketed bakeries in the
h quarter because the price of
ad was advanced agreed to accede
nds of the housewives and
it the price back to the former figure
boycott was at once declared off.
wna
Jowi
i eo dem
DIRECTORS MUST |
ANSWER TO STATE
Cancel Tobyhanna Camp
1"
i
enlis
held
officers and
to
at
bave been
Tobyhanna, has
announced from
General's department
call of regular
the Mexican border
able the instruction camp th
the Adjutant
becayse the re
batts
madqe 17 yal
the army ries to
ut foo
T
€or
Last School Payments
State Treasurer Young sent ~ut the
lagt of the cheeks for the 1817 school
appropriation, payments having been
retarded because of the heavy d=ain on
the State Treasury. Approxignately
$50,000 was pald out to thirtv.iwo dis.
tricte. The total appropriation amounts
to something like five and a haf? mil
lions,
’
Electric Charters Approved A
Approval has been given by the Pub.
lic Service Commission to the app!
eationg for incorporation of the Con-
nonguonseing and Lawrence Hydro.
Electric Companies, two of the largest
walter corporations to come before it
The companies will operate in Law.
rence county and vicinity
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