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EVENING- LEDGERPHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1915,
GERMAN OFFENSIVE
. GAINING IN GALICIA,
? PETROGRAD ADMITS
Advance Along Dunajec
and Nida Rivers Men
aces Russian Grip on
Province Ossowitz Un
der Heavy Bombardment.
Petrograd ofllclnlly concedes tlio de
velopment ot a menacing Teutonic of
fensive In western Qnllcla and south
western Poland. The enemy's advance
has carried the fighting forward to
Qorllce, where a Slav victory over tho
progressing nliRimicl Is reported. Tho
now German campaign 1ms diverted
the threat against Hungary, at least
for tho tlmo being, and halted possible
Invasion of Silesia. Heavy German re
inforcements aro pouring Into Qallcla
by way of Cracow.
Ossowitz In again under bombard
ment with tho resumption of German
activity In North Poland.
That a great battle will pooh ho
fought In Flanders and Northern
Franco Is Indicated by the great bodies
of German troops that nio being rush
ed through Belgium. It Is believed In
London that tho Kaiser Is preparing
for a final great ortcnslvo against tho
western wing ot the Allies. Along the
Dutch border a heavy scteen of cav
alry has' replaced the regular frontier
guard and all operations are being
carefully guarded.
Tho French ofllclally report gains In
tho Argonnc nnd the repulso ot Ger
man attacks In Alsace, tho Worvro nnd
Ohamtagne. The British assert Germany-counter
attacks near Aims failed.
.Repulse of French attacks at Hnrt-
nanswellcr Kopf and In I.o Prctro For-
st nro reported by Berlin. Success of
mining operations ngnltut the British
nt La Bassee is also reported.
MASSIVE GERMAN OFFENSIVE
ADMITTED BY PETHOGKAI)
Concerted Operations in Galicia Mon
aco Slav Gains.
PETrtOGrtAD, April 22.
Austio-German forces are on the of
fensive nil along the front In Southwell
Poland and Western Gallcln. the War Of
fice admitted today. The Teutonic drivo
eastward from tho Dunajec Hlvcr against
the right wing of tho Russian Carpathian
army Is gaining momentum nnd hai rolled
the Russians back upon Gorllce. 23 mllei
southeast of Tnrnow. There the Rus
sians are making a stand and repulsing
heavy attacks.
The new Germanic plan of campaign has
drawn tho Carpathian battle from the
mountains near to and "cn on Russian
toll In southwestern Poland. The do el
oping affetislvcs relieve the Silcslan Hunk.
"whence great German forces arc now
being deplovcd through C'incow. chiefly
along the Dunajec and Nlda Riveis
GERMAN ARTILLERY POUNDS
AT OSSOWITZ DEFENSES
Hindenburg's North Poland Army
Active on Bobr River.
.. -v PJTEROGRAD. April 22.
The' Russian fortress of 0Bowltz. on
the Bobr RUcr, was bombarded Uy Ger
man artillery at long range for three
hours yesterday. Tho forts replied vig
orously.
Field Marshal ion Hlndcnburg retains
In nearly Its full strength his extreme
northern army which attempted to reach
the Nlemen In Februnry nlonc tho border
of East Prussia, but he has sent great
numbers from the winter positions on the
Narew, Bzura and Rawka Rivera south
ward to Join the Austrlans on tho Plllc.i
and Nlda, making a continuous and
strongly held line from Plotrokow to Cra
cow and southward.
GERMAN TREASURY
EQUIPPED FOR WAR
Continual from Pane One
be floated. And It will be iiIm oversub
scribed. Let me tell 5011 wh,' lit said,
leaning forward through puffs ot cigar
ette smoke. 'There are two reasons. Gei
man money stays In Germany, u.s every
thing the army needs Is made in Ger
many. When suppliea aro purchased the
money goes to German industries and to
German workmen.
WAn LOANS SPENT AT HOME.
"The two billions available In April
which will be spent by fall will all go
back to the people who gave It. And
then, secondly, and this Is Important, tho
German people, their soldiers nnd their
workers, today have havings bank depos
its of $5,000,000,000. Although many de
positors subscribed to the last loan dur
ing January and February when tho sub
scriptions were made, these deposits in
creased tl50.0O0.00O.
"Comoare this situation with France.
!r' Her one loan amounted to three hundred
r' million francs cash. It was ridiculously
small, a mere drop in the bucket. So
France is now paying her war expenses
with treasury bills. Together with En
gland and Russia she Is borrowing heav
ily In the United States. France today
has a debt of five billion francs against
the Bank ot France, She also has some
llllons owing for supplies ot all kinds.
That Is a bad situation."
"What effect will the British blockade
have upon the situation In Germany?"
X asked.
"Germany cannot be starved. We have
enough food now to feed comfortably
every one until September or October.
The prospects are splendid for good crops
throughout the Fatherland this year. If
the harvest Is not too much below the
normal we will have by the first ot August
enough supplies to last another year,
"This war has now developed Into an
ecoromlo struggle, England, who cannot
fight us with iron and steel, can find Itttla
hppe In her silver bullets or In the pros,
pect of trying to starve women, children
and other noncorpbatants."
ECONOMICALLY SELF-SUSTAINING,
Normally, Germany Imports only 8
per cent, of the food It needs. As a re
sult of conservation since the war the
people are now ame to suDsist well on
(heir own resources. If the harvest Is
what we expect, more bread will be
allotted in the fall as, because ot the suc
cess ot the bread cards, t has been de
cided to continue the system until the
end of the war.
Germany has raised more wheat, bar
lev potatoes, rye and oats per acre than
'iy country in the world, even the
vl nlted States "
Ulifti asked regarding the peace ru
mors, especially that which has suggested
jt;e arranrement of a separate peace with
Russia Br Helffericb shook his head.
I do not think that there can be any
tail? of pea e until there Is a successful
wju-ome to the war." he said
HehTertoh bidf being a noted flnan-
. 1 r U ttlo Germany leading economist
tfljetUe war hlf boas. "Prosperity of the
tiiitt People.' has bad an euormoua
,,: and ha gone Into o editions and
vptr J tts I lie aianUju v its Jslnd.
BRITISH NAVY PREVENTED
INVASION, SAY3 EXPERT
Warships Forced German Transports
to Return llomc,
LONDON, April M.-That the Germans
tried to land an expeditionary force In
England, and that It was the ltrltlsh
navy that made them go back to harbor
Again, wis asserted by F. T, Jane, tho
well-known naval expert, editor of the
authoritative book, "Fighting Ships," ntl
diesslng a meeting at Liverpool.
"Tho navy saved Hie country," Mr
Jane declared, "and there was never a
word of It In tho newspapers."
BRITISH SHELL TESTS
'BRING WAR HOME' TO
PEACEFUL CAPE MAY
Big Guns Drivo Missiles
Into Sand on Bay Shore
on Bethlehem Steel Com
pany's Four-mile Reser
vation Near the Point.
friclnrri tlluslrntlnir Ibis nrtlrle will be
foiinil nil lie ImiU pngr.)
Irnnu a srarr ronnrsroNniesT )
CAPE MAY, N. .1 , April 22. - Even If
Major Clnpham, of the Uiltlsh army, did
drop 17 shells Into a circle of 10 feet In
diameter at three miles (not bad mark
manshlp, what) over on tho bay shorn
the other dav, and would have chnnced
It It some trusting soul hnd stood f0
yards from tho tat get, It's hist as well
to ho on the safe side nnd keep well nwny
from the line of red flags that fly ftoni
CO-foot poles for nearly four miles along
the beach
Thnt Is Mr. Schwab's reservation, leased
for the Hummer for tho testing of shells
turned out by the thousands at Bethle
hem, P.i., nnd shipped 11s fast as stenm
can make ships go to Earl Kitchener,
dictator of the Hrltlh Empire.
"l'or," iiuuth the Earl, "the war's to
begin In Jln." nnd when tho next cargo
of shells from Hethlehem reaches the
front II will be May In Flanders, nnd
mad mid-August. mnhc, In the German
tienches If those American shells act
rlcht.
And thnt Is what Mnlor Claphaiu Is
clown here for to see that Hie shells be
have Of everv KO finished bv tho Relli
lelmm Steel Company one Is shipped down
hero, and that 1 per cent mnkes such a
big totnl that they ran a railway track
right Into tho reservation, nlong tho
benuh. and le.ullnc. after parsing tho
barbed wire stockade, right up to tho
side of tho biggest gun there, a 1.7-Inch
nfTalr, 20 feet long, on a 7-ton steel baso
riveted Into a great concicto platform.
It's the sight of this formidable engine,
set barely twenty sttldes from where tho
tiny, toy bienkers of the placid bay em
broider tho tumbled, ragged bench edge,
that makes the natlcs talk of "bringing
the war home to Cnpo May."
Anyhow, the Major, thev said, looked
In grim earnest while ho was shooting his
perfect 17. Just as though there reall
were Germans up thero In the shallow
water where his nIkHs neie falling. After
he'd henrd from his "marker" how well
he'd done, he tried to look Indifferent.
"They tell me ou can knock a mos
quito off a four-ban cil fenro nt 1200
j.irds. Major," "aid nn Amcilean.
Tho Major thought fuly weighed the
chances.
"Oh, I should hardly think so," hn re
plied. "In tho first place, ou know "
"Hut, think or the size or tho Cape May
mosquito. Major."
"Ah, I seol larger than I had fancied,
well, possibly cs, then, at 1-00 vards.
And now I think I shall go and take tea
nt the Point."
He has a mean mile and a iMlf walk
to Capo May Point, where bo's stopping,
becauso the s ind never gr-ts pounded
hard by the feeblo bay shoro wnvclcts,
and ono sinks Into it up to one's boot
tops.
MANY SHELLS RICOCHET.
But all of these Schwab capsules don't
plunk so neatly within a given circle.
Many of them ricochet oft the sand nnd
bounce away at all sorts of odd angles,
sometimes oft among tho duties, to bo
hurled forever in the soft, sunny sand,
among tho scrub oaks and pines; or
sometimes out Into tho bay, as If a glnnt
were "skipping" flat pebbles. Every ono
that hits tho sand either doe3 this or
clso digs Itself In so deep that It's not
worth trying to recovor. So they fire
onlv at high tide, aiming at the nnlcr
n few feet from tho shorn on a .1-inlle
range. When the shell hits the water,
cutting Into )t at nn acute angle. Its
course is straightened by tho resistance
It meets to a line pnrallel with the sur
fnre. and It sonn lands gently on the
bottom To tint fe.uno. place all tho
shells that aro tested at that high tldo
aro sent nnd when the water goes out.
at low tide, the "recovcrers." emploves
who havo been hiding In retreating caves
nnd noting the spot where tho shells
fell, come out and gather them up.
But tho rolling llttlo breakers, in splta
of (or. rather, because of) their feeble
ness, by that time havo shifted and re
distributed the sand, and covered up
most ot tho shells. Tho men are nblo
to tell by suspicious Indentations, not al
together smoothed out by the eraser of
tho tide, where tho burled shells arc,
nnd dig them out. They are recovering
75 per cent, of them, whereas the steel
company would bo satisfied If they re
covered crnly 60 per cent.
THREE GUNS AT WORK.
There are three guns at work, the 1.7
Inch one, a 3.3-lnch gun, also on a con
crete base and mounted on a steel
pedestal, and an English field piece with
a four-foot recoil that Is to say. the
rifle slides back four feet on grooves
every time the gun is fired.
A curious thing about tho firing of these
guns Is that, although they are only three
miles from Cape May (less as the crow
files), the town often doesn't hear any
thing on the busiest testing days, and
If It does Is not Bure whether It was a
gun or an auto tire.
That is tho case when the wind is dead
from the Point, too, and the phenomenon
Is ascribed to "the quality of tho air"
hereabouts, rich, heavily salted air, full
just now ot all sorts of flue unwarllke
odors of growing things, and chicken
hawks soar motlonlessly, save for their
majestic swooplngs, over hundreds of
downy little week-old chicks, that scam
per, frantic, to the anxious hen, and a
flih hawk, struggling fish In talons,
gleaming In the sun, returns to Its huge
nest, from where, out there beyond the
guns, it dropped like a shot to snatch Its
prey.
HEAVIEST FIRING IS COMING.
Otherwise the walk from this human
little old town to the reservation Is very
suggestive ot what those guns mean. For
the tombstones in the country between
here and the bay outnumber the Inhabit
ants about 100 to 1. U sounded as if they
were trying to help the death rate, too,
yesterday, when S shots were tired.
They expect the real firing to begin In
about a month, when there will be from
150 to ZOO shells arriving every day for
Major Clapham to try out. About a week
ago Lord Kitchener gave the Bethlehem
company another $2,000,000 order, and it's
all rush work They expect SOOO shells
here altogether as tho total, and even .If
it stops there, that will make 40 days
of firing, beginning the latter part ot
May and lasting until about July 1.
There are two kinds of tests made. First
that which involves the tiring of shells
a ong toe shore. This Is to find out what
change take placa In the shell when
tired, the expansion of the metal, etc.
Tie. i. elu are complete except that
tl.ey do not contain the explosive which
in real war makes them scatter about
the deadly shrapnel they contain.
In the other tests tho guns ara turned
to point out across tho bay and real
shells nro fired then. That Is to test
tho tlmo fuses. You can set them to
explode anywhere from 1 td 21 seconds,
nnd they tlmo them with a stop-watch.
Say they want to see If a given kind of
shelt will explode In 10 seconds after
leaving tho mutzle. Well, they set It nt
b) and aim It out nt a point In the sky
above the horizon.
If they nlmcd It "tot a point below the
horizon; that Is to say, havo It explode
against tho background of the dark
wnter, they could not see as well when It
went off. So they project It against
tho sky nnd stnrt tho stop-wntch when
the gun Is fired and snap It when tho
shell bursts In nlr out there over tho bay
as IT there weic 11 Gcrmnu trench there.
If the watch marks 10 seconds, all right)
thnt was a good shell, and all tho others
In thnt set at Bethlehem must bo good,
too. So ship 'cm on to Kitchener.
"DANGER-KEEP OFF."
That's what the occaslonnl native vlsl
tots like best ; thnt fireworks business
over tho ha (and nny one can stand near
enough to It on the sand dunes outside
the bnrbcd-wlrc stockade to see the whole
thing This barbed-wire affair starts nt
tho water nt the southern end ot the
long nnrrow stilp ot tho company's beach
reservation, which Is nt most 100 yards
wide. At this end aro a couple of Itnpro
Mscd testing shops, little more than big
shanties, mnnned by a doreh or so em
ploves, who snooze nbout between tides,
killing time For tldes-that is. high
tides arc the signals for work with the
guns.
The stockade runs from the water,
about oO yards from the nearest gun, and
then parallels the shoro 100 jnrds back
and on up the beach for a couple of hun
dred nrcls Then the 60-foot poles with
tho red flags tnkc up tho story for the
rest of the four miles of the strip. All
nlong outside the fence nnd the flags are
signs:
TJANGER.
Target Rntige Keep Off Boach
Valnlng. Firing will bo con
ditrled during clear weather 1'4 hours
before and after high tide. Red flags
hoisted Indicates firing. A snlutlng
gun will bo llred 15 minutes before
firing starts.
BETHLEHEM STEEL COMPANY.
Of course, thero are lots of other signs:
"Private Property Keep Out," "Dan
gerPowder Magazine," this over a llttlo
cube of a building near the guns; "Warn
ingNo Smoking."
FISHING CREEK OBJECTS.
Nobodv objects; In fnct. Cape May
rather likes the Idea of tho target tango,
and Is surprised that nobody had thought
of prvlng Into Its mysteries In all the 12
weeks It tins been In c.xlstenco since Jan
uary 2S nobody except tho Inhabitants of
Fishing Creek, which is a small Milage at
tin. northern end of the innce.
The men of Fishing Creek used to ob
tain the privilege, or take It, of plowing
the waters along the shoro of tho bay,
now leased by tho company, for king
crabs nnd clams, and thoy mndo a good
thing out ot It all season, beginning early
and ending late. But when the company
got the shoro rights from the owners the
king crnbhers nnd clnmmers had to watch
their step. They could go out with tho
queer long tweezers with which they
grasp the elu.slvo king crnb (caught for
his shell nnd tho good fertiliser It makes
when broken up) and tho clam only when
the guns weren't being filed, and they
sav thev do not have enough chance nt
the shoic to make a good living nny
more.
Besides, being directly ahead of the
guns, thev hoar them, decided), even if
Cape May folk do not, and they obleet to
tho noise and the loss, but they have no
redress
But they are In no danger of being
struck by a shell, and that's n comfort;
nnd thero la no danger for passing ships
In tho firing Into the bav. either, for
there Is no channel for vessels within
nine miles of tho shoic, and they never
fire nnyvvheic near that far out.
FRENCH GAIN IN AllUONNF.
FIGHT ALONG ENTIRE LINE
German Attacks in Alsace Repulsed.
Great Activity Reported.
PARIS, April 22.
Tho War Office announced that French
arms have gained a total of "CO metien
of German trenches during thelast few
days' fighting There have been nianv
nttneks by tho Germans from Belgium to
Alsace, all of which, says tho official
communique, havo been repulsed.
A slight advance Is recorded In tho
Argonne, north of Flliey, where another
German trench was taken by storm, mak
ing the totnl French gnln in this region in
the last few dajs extend along u total
fiont of half a mile.
In Champagne, near Villc-sur-Tourbe;
in theArgonne. near Bagnlcllc; and nt
several points between tho Mcuso nnd the
Moselle, German attacks, some of them
presspd home enorgetlra'U. wri ic
pulhed, and In Alsarc another attack on
tho position near Hnrtmaunswellcr Kopf
was thrown back without gain.
HUGO'S DAUGHTER DEAD
Life Blighted Whoa Kidnapped and
Abandoned by English Officer.
PARIS, April 22.-Tho tragedy of her
youth was recalled by tho death of Adela
Hugo, youngest daughter of Victor Hugo,
In Sursenes, a suburb, yesterday. Mile.
Hugo was 85 years old.
When a young and beautiful girl she
was kidnapped by an English otllcer. Tho
wholo of Europe searched for her. Sev
eral months later bho was found wander
ing the streets of New York, apparently
demented.
"I am Victor Hugo's daughter," 3he
said, and from that day until her death
she never uttered one word concerning
her experience. Ever after her return
from the United States she lived hi
seclusion.
NEUTRAL COTTON SHIPS HELD
British Intercept Norwegian and Dan
ish Vessels,
LONDON, April 22,-The Norwegian
steamship Mexlcano, 2312 tons, and the
Danish steamship Hammershus, 2JM tons.
have been Intercepted by British crulser4
and taken Into the Clyde.
Both were carrying cotton cargoes to
Scandinavian ports when Intercepted.
Thoy will be held until tho Government
disposes of their cargoes.
Of Summery
Daintiness
in color, as well as in line this
smart
One-Button Pump
in an entirely new combination of
white buck quarter and tan Russia
vamp.
V-J 1420 Chwtnut St.
"Where Only the Best I Good Enough"
AUSTR04TALIAN CLASH
PREDICTED BY BUEL0W,
ROME PAPER ASSERTS
Kaiser's Envoy Despairs of
Peaceful Outcome of Ne
gotiations Rupture at
Hand, He Tells Friends.
ROME, April 22.
"Unfortunately tho Italo-Austrlan ne
gotiations are not proceeding satisfac
torily. Their failure will bo followed by
a rupturo between Homo nnd Vienna.
This will be regretted In Germany. I am
sorry to affirm that In this sad eventu
ality Get man v will do her duty to the end
by the side of Austria."
This statement was made by Prince von
Bttelovv, the German Ambassador, to "Sen
ator lllccardo Cnrafa, according to the
Messnggcro
Senator Cniafa declares that ho re
peated his conversation to Premier Sa
landrn, who did not seem surprised nt It
On the contrary, he said to the Senator:
"Impelled by tho paramount Interests
of our country we will proceed with our
duty against all our antagonists."
Tho Cabinet was In council for three
hours yesterday and a number of very Im
portant decisions wcro reached. All of
ficial announcement legardlng their pur
port, however, was refused.
Special resttlctlons governing property
owned by fotelgners hae been uecreed
and precautionary measures to guaid the
safety ot railroad communications and
transports havo been taken.
Dispatches from Trieste sav that thou
sands ot citizens, mostly women nnd chil
dren, attempted to Invade tho Governor's
palaco nt Trlesto sesterday, shouting
wildly that they wanted bread.
Tho efforts of tho police and cavalry
to dispose the crowd wore fruitless. Fi
nally CO ot tho ringleaders wcro arrested,
but the rloleis stoned tho troops and
shouted "Long Live Italy!"
The ctowds reassembled In the main
square of the city and assumed a threat
ening attitude, which compelled the po
lice to tcleaso tho prlsonets. Mcan
vvhllo tho oioud, bhoutlng repeatedly,
"Long Llvo Jtaly!" stoned tho Palace
Hotel, a resort to the mllltarj, smashed
windows and wrecked shops and ngaln
fell to stoning tho troops. Tho latter
used their swoids and tevolvers freely,
but wore in constant danger of being
overpowered Tho riots continued until
midnight.
It wns feared that the trouble would
ho repeated today, since the citizens arc
half starved and havo been driven to
despair
Reports from Budapest declare that the
opening session of the Hungarian Cham
ber whs a gloomy silting.
Tho Chamber refused to vole the new
military credits demanded bv the Gen
eral Stuff. The attempts of Count Tlszn,
the Premier, to break down the opposi
tion were futile.
Today's special meeting of tho full Cab
Inot wns awaited with great interest, tho
genet nl Impression being thnt a crisis had
been readied This belief was fostered bv
the Interventionist newspapers, which re
newed their demand that Italy should
cast her lot with the Allies and effect a
mil, 1, peace bv bieaking the deadlock
that has apparently developed between
the Teutonic nrmies and those of France,
England and Russia
SURPRISE ATTACK WON
HILL 60 FOR BRITISH
Oflickil Report Admits' Heavy
Losses of English, But Places
German Casualties as Far
Greater.
LONDON, April 22.
Taken by surprise by the suddenness
of the British attack that resulted In the
capline of Hill No. 60, the Geimnn de
fenders offered almost no resistance nt
tho outset, but after tho English troops
had gained their llr&t advantage, tho
KaUcr's soldiers fought desperately to
regain their lost ground.
Dcspllo their heavy losses, tho Ger
mans maintained their counter-attacks by
dii mid bv night, only to be completely
iheckod Axsnult after assault was made
bv tho Germans under a galling artillery
fire that raked their tanks.
These facts nio set forth In an official
oyo-w Uncus narrative from British head
quarters under date of April CO and Is
sued by tho Government Press Bureau
today.
"Tho attnek on Hill No. 60 began at 7
p. m., on April J7, when wo fired heavily
charged mines under the German posi
tions, blowing up n length of trench with
150 men, nenrly nil of whom perished,"
says the narrative,
"Tho Germans shortly opened heavy
fire on tho section we had gained. Our
men held firm, beating off several counter
attacks. About 7 a. m. Sunday, tho Ger
mans made a real reply with determined
effort. They assaulted In force, coming In
close formation. Hand to hand fighting
continued for some time.
"Throughout the whole of Sunday
troops were hurled against our trenches.
Once, toward evening, some obtained a
footing on the southern edge ot tin
crest. It was only a momentary advan
tage. At fi p. m. our Infantry charged
with bayonet, dislodged the Germans and
secured the whole position. An' hour later
the hill was held In strength.
"Our casualties, as expected from the
nature of the fighting, by this time were
heavy. The German losses were far
greater. We took many prisoners."
Even Bet "War Ends by October 30
NEW YOIIK. April 21-In New street
yesterday ?1000 to JSOO was offered that
the war will end beforo December 20,
1S1B; J1000 to 1300 that It will end before
November CO, and even money that it
will end beforo October 30,
FRENCH ATTACKS IN WOEVRE
REPULSED, SAYS BERLIN
Progress Mndo by Mining Operations
Against British.
BERLIN, April 22.
Repulso of French troops nt two Im
portant points, Hurtmnnnswcller Kopf
and In the Priest 'VVald (Ias Pretre forcsti,
Is announced In today's official report
from German headquarters.
The General Start's report also chron
icles successful mining operations by tho
Germans at I.n Bassee and Arrns.
IN U.S. NOTE JUSTIFYING
EXPORT OF MUNITIONS
Sharp Reply to German
Ambassador's Criticisms
Expected to Terminate
All Discussion of Ameri
can Neutrality.
WASHINGTON, April 22
The reply ot the United Slates to tho
recent memorandum of tho German Am
bassador, Count von Bernslorff, reflect
ing upon Ihe sincerity of American neu
trnlltv. Is expected b Administration of
ficials to have the effect of absolutely
terminating timber discussion of the
Issue raised bv the Germans. It Is be
lieved It will be out of the question for
Germans either hero or In Germany again
to bring the Issue beforo the Unite
States Government or tho American
public.
Tho note Is tho sharpest diplomatic com.
munlcntlou that has como fiom tho Stale
Department slnco the war began. In It
the Administration clearly makes known
Its disapproval of both the subject-matter
nnd the longuago ot tho German com
munication It also calls attention to the fnct that
the language In the Ambassador's memo
nudum Is open to the construction that It
Impugns tho good faith of tho Vnltcd
States
The note, which was dctlvcted to the
German Embassy yesterdny nftcitiooti
and made public n few hours latei. Is
viewed with much satisfaction In afllcitit
quarters. It Is the work of President
Wilson, though bearing Secretary Brjan's
signature.
The position of the t'nltcd States on the
arms question Is put squarely on the
ground that the placing of nn embargo on
arms during the progress of the war
would be "a direct violation of the neu
trality of the L'nltcd States."
Count von Bernstorff had no comment
to make on the note.
"There Is absolutely nothing to bo said,"
ho dflnred. "Ono government has sent
u reply to a communication from another
government. Anv statement on the sub
ject must come, theicfoie. from my Gov
ernment "
Once in a Lifetime a Trip
Like This
Their nre two wonderful Kvnnsitlnns
in California thin year and tallrond rates
win be much reduced: You can get the
most nut of your trip to California h
Including tho marvelous rldo through
Colorudo nnd Utah on tho wny out
There aio nevoral ways ot taking It nil
In, hut only one brat wny, without ex
tra expense nna inconvenience
Everybodv knows thnt the Burlington
Ttoute (C, B. & Q. It. It ) Is the stand-
ard, highly equipped "On Time" rnllroad
to Denver; hut 1 want to toll vou In
particular about our through service to
California, passing In dnyllght, Donver,
Colorado Springs, Pike's Peak, Puchlo,
the marvelous Royal Gorgo and Salt
Lake City.
And then I can tell you about coming
home by way of either Glacier National
Park or Yellowstono Park.
In fact, I will gladly help you plan
your trip and suggest the most com
fortable, Interesting nnd economical
way of going and returning. That Is
my business atld my pleasure. Will vou
allow mo to ho of use and furnish you
without charge, such pictures, mans and
train schedules ns will enable you to
determine Just what to do? Will call on
you nt any timo, or shnll bo glad to see
you at my ofllce. Write, telephone or
call
Wm. Austin, General Agent Passen
ger Dept., C, B. ,C Q. n. n. Co SIR
WanmtUt76G'ret Phl,ndeIPhl- r'hono
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BRITISH BATTLESHIPS
BOMBARD BULAIR AND
DARDANELLES FORTS
Torpedo Boats Shell Turk
ish Camps on Smyrna
Coast Russians Sink 10
Ottoman Merchant Ships
in Black Sea.
LONDON, April 22.
Pour British warships In tho Gulf ot
Saros bombarded the Turkish town of
Bulalr Tuesday and also shelled the Otto
man positions on Gallipot! Peninsula cast
and weft of Bulalr, acordlng to Athens
dispatches. On tho samo day a British
turpedoboat flotilla, proceeded nlong the
coast near Smyrna and shelled the Tutk
Ish camps at Lytrl and Kalo-Pnnagla.
I'orty-two Turkish vessels have been
sunk or captured by the Itusslau fleet In
the Black Sea, the Itusslan 'Admiralty an
nounced today. Most of these ships wete
carrying food supplies for Constantinople.
Ten of these vessels were sent to the
botlom off the Anatolian const on April
18-10. They wpro sunk by Itusslau tor
pedo boats. These ships had on board a
considerable quantity ot aims and ammu
nition. In a short time, according to the Itus
slnns, tho Black Sea will be cleared of
all Turkish ships.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 22
English nnd French warships aie keep
ing up their bombardment of the Dar
danelles forts ut long range, according to
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Read the Whole Story in
This Week's Issue of
official reports received here kiwir
they have made no liSSvs I i&i'M.
rorco tne straits. -":uipt7
Tho following statement Was ,, .
tho War Office today: "w4 ifj
"Two of tho enemy's Itonclad h h.
day fired at Intervals, more ??!
uncus in. long rnnge agalnit mif i,.i, !
uii mo unraaneiies. The f-i. .:nl
think It necessary 16 reply ort aM
"Our troops attacked .... . ',
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camped south of Ah-Was. ti. nriu! 5
morning of Apr I 1?. Flghtlnir T..in "'
afternoon, when the Br hKlffmV
pelted to tako cover behind & "&!
Intrenchments. Our artillery i"i l.??l
reeled against four British gunbeS'AJ
two motorboats on the Karon "ivsJfii
damaged two of the ships, will. H!
killed and 10 wounded. ,0,t Wl
"Nothing of Importance has ... j tel
on the Caucasus front." trfrf
Freight Business Improving M
Signs of business Improvement r.Mfi
served In tho notion of the Pniuji,vi
Hallroad In placing 6000 Idle earn i 2v
during the week Just closed. EatM ir ,''
of the system havo reported a ,, ' 1
of 5136 Idle cars. Western lines rS
decicaso of 2910 cars Compaq j?'4
January 4 of this year, the number ef M.H
freight cars on the P. n. n. system l I '
cates a decreaso of 11,177 cars, or lU 1
cent
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