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GERMAN POSITIONS AT
HEL17,NEARPILKEN
Counter Attacks by Kai
ser's Troops Repulsed.
Paris Reports Gain by
Allies in Drives on Lens
and La Bass6e.
U. S. OWNED SHIP
SUNK BY GERMANS
Dixiann, Flying British Flag,
Torpedoed Off Ushant,
France All Saved.
ITALIAN DRIVES WIN
STRONG TYROL FORTS
NEAR CITY OF TRENT
WOMAN SAYS SHE SAW
AUTO HIT WATCHMAN
Altstro-iGermans Concentrate
Vast Force3 and Many Guns
ior Przertiysl Assault Slavs
. Fight Desperately to Save
Lemberg Line.
Attacks by tho French have- driven
tb6 Germans from their last position at
Hill 17, noar Pltken, In the Yaer Canal
i-cglon. A German counter-attack was!
repulsed and many prisoners and ma
chlhe gUna taken.
In their drive on Lena tho French
encaged tho Germans In a desperate
battle near Neuvlllo St. Vaast and a
hand-to-hand conflict raged through
out tho workings of an abandoned
quarry which tho Kalser'B troops had
strongly fortified. Tho French made
slight gains, but the fighting Is still
going on.
In the Le Pretrc Forest tho French
again took the offensive, winning somo
new trenches,
The British advanced east of Festu
bert In their drive on La Bassee, while
tho Belgians report a violent artillery
duel Is raging near Dlxmude.
Berlin reports that a French mid
night attack east of the Yser and near
tho village of Der Houdt was repulstd
with heavy losses and a number of tho
attackers wero taken prisoners.
Petrograd reports a vast battle for
possession of Prtemysl. Tho Austio
QermanB have concentrated great
forces and much artillery for the as
sault on the stronghold.
Slav success Is reported In the sector
north of Przemysl, where the right
bank of the San has been cleared of tho
foe between Slenlawa and Jaroslau.
The Russians have occupied Nantkow
and Navlo, formerly held by Macken
oen's left wing.
Austrian shells are falling on Prze-jnysl-Grodek
railway line, thus men-.
aclng Slav communications to Lem
berg. Germans are attacking east and
south of PrzemyBl. Official and pri
vate dispatches to Vienna and Berlin
indicate the fortress Is hemmed in on
three sides.
HAVttn, May 3L The steamship Dlxl
ana. owned bv- the Strachnhi Steamship
company, ot savannah) an., nas ueen
sunk by a German submarine.
The Dlxlana was attacked oft Ushant,
France, where GermAn submarines have
been particularly active during the lttt
few days. The Dlxlana was bound from
Savannah to Swansea, Wales, and this
port.
All tho members of the Dlxlana's crew,
S7 In number, including tho captain, were
saved,
They took to the ship's boats and were
picked up by a Greek steamer, which
landed them at Barry, Wales.
According to the Dlxlana's crew, the
ship was attacked without any warning.
She was torpedoed.
LONDON. May 31. Tho Bleamshln Dlx-
Ian, which was sunk by a German sub
marine off the French coast, flew the
British flag, according to Lloyd's marine
record. She was a vessel of 2,147 tons and
sailed from Savannah on May 11.
Austrians Forced Back
Upon Rovereto as Fort
ress of Serravalle Falls
Before Heavy Artillery
of Invaders,
2000 SCOUTS MARCH
AT CAMP IN JERSEY
After Two Gloomy Days Sun
Shines and Porter Reviews
Philadelphia Boys.
BRITISH GAIN GROUND
IN DRIVE ON LA BASSEE
.General French Reports Progress
East of Festubert.
LONDON, May 31.
Sir John French reports another small
gain by the British troops south of Neuve
Chapelle, toward La Bassee. He says In
part:
'We have made a further small gain
east of Frestubert (about half way be
tween Neuve Chapelle and La Bassee),
otherwise all has been quiet. Yesterday
one of our aeroplanes brought down a
German aeroplane six miles northwest of
Courtlrla (about 10 miles Inside the Ger
man lines)."
The sun Is shlnglng bright today on tho
Decoration Day encampment of tho Phil
adelphia Boy Scouts at Cooper Creek,
near Haddonflcld, N. J. Yesterday and
Saturday wero gloomy days, but tho
weather makes up now for tho disap
pointment the MOO Boy Scouts suffered.
Director of Public Safety Porter, scout
commissioner of Philadelphia, and his
staff reviewed the Souts this morning be
fore the headquarters tent at one end of
the broad rectangle covered by the 600
tents In the camp. At noon the United
States flag was run up by Scout Kobert
Wright, of Iladdonfleld. After mess tho
troops were Inspected In four sections by
officers of the National Guard of Pennsyl
vania. The Scouts then assembled at
headquarters for awards.
Tho camp staff, which reviewed the
ScoutB today, was composed of Dr.
Charles D. Hart, chairman of tho Ex
ecutive Scout Council! Alexander M. Wil
son, Assistant Director of Public Health
ond Charities; Louis M. Flelsher, chair
man of tho Activity Committee; Walter
S. Cowing, Scout Executive; Charles Ed
win Fox, assistant district attorney of
Philadelphia: Henry Tt. Boncy, camp di
rector; Field Commissioners Goodman,
Edson and Merrill: Major G. A. Lummls,
George I. Bodlne, Harry Howard, J. Chcs
ton Morris, Morris W. Bolston, Samuel G.
Friedman and Scout Masters Wood,
Walker, Hitchcock, Potts and Yodcr.
TURNKEY GIVES 300 FLAGS
SUPREME BATTLI RAGING
ON SAN AGAINST PRZEMYSL
Vast Forces and Great Guns Concen
trated Against Fortress.
PETBOORAD. May 31.
An official account of the recent Austro
German military operations against
Przemysl, Issued from the headquarters
of the General Staff, says that General
Mackensen, In command of the Teutonic
allies, has concentrated hundreds of
thousands of Infantry and a thousand
suns of various calibres on a 15-mile
front.
The 'meneuveiv is loslpg Its effective
ness, although still Incomplete. The ac
count also says that Austro-German
armies were wiped out In an attempt to
pierce the Russian front north of Prze-
roysl.
The Russians, while retraining from
giving the outcome of the present tre
mendous battle, assert that It Is raging
with Intensity.
Sacrifices Smoking to Provide Flags
for 300 Children.
Three hundred children crowded Into
the COth and BUttonwood streets police
station today, and an American flag,
three by five feet In size, was given to
each of them.
The flags are the gift of William Nagle,
a turnkey at the station. He believes
that patriotism reduces crime. That Is
why he gives the children flags, and he
does without smoking to pay for them.
As early as 5 o'clock this morning chil
dren, ordinarily afraid of policemen, wero
waiting In the station house for "Bill"
and tho flags. Ho was greeted with a
shout.
"in my experience In the police depart
ment I have learned that patriotism di
minishes crime," said Nagle, who Is
a member of the P. O. S. of A. and tho
Knights Templar. "The more patriotism
a man has the less criminal he is. I
have to do without smoking a certain
number of weeks In order to pay for these
flags, but the sacrifice Is good for me in
moio ways than one. And I hope It Is
doing some good, too," he added, look
ing out tho window at the "kids" and
their flags.
A. CICADA ON WAY HERE
Driving upon Trent from three di
rections, the Italians haVo reached a
point only seven miles from that city
on the west, and aro already about 23
miles away on tho south.
In their main offensive up tho Valley
of tho Adlge, tho Italians forced tho
Austrians to evacuate tho fortress of
Serravalle and arc advancing upon Ilo
vereto, where a desperate battlo la ex
pected, Tho Austrians have fallen
back upon Mori.
Italian troops forced their way up
the Valley of tho Glurdlcarla from the
Lombardy border, west of Lake darda,
nnd occupied the summit of Spessa,
near Storo. They then advanced and
with heavy artillery destroyed tho mod
ern fort at Vezane, occupying tho town
of tho same name, which la seven miles
from Trent.
In the Dolomlto Alps, to the east of
Trent, on tho border of tho Austrian
Tyrol, a great artillery duel Is raging
above the clouds. On the northeastern
frontier of Italy, In tho Carnlc Alps,
tho Italians have seized tho passes. One
force In this district Is bombarding the
Austrian fort at Malborgotto, while an
other force Is advancing up tho Has
Baccolano Valley toward Predll Past.
In the Trieste campaign tho Austri
ans arc strengthening their positions
before Gorltz, along the Isonzo River,
which the Italians have crossed further
to the nouth. '
ROME, May 31. Austrian troops have
evacuated Fort Serravalle, In the Adlgo
Valley, and are falling back upon the
Trentlno village of Mori, 16 miles south
of Trent.
Modern artillery Are completely wrecked
the ancient rock fortress at Serravalle.
After a 10-hour bombardment from tho
heights of Monte Altlsslmo the enemy
found their position untenable and fell
back under cover of the guns posted at
Mori to block the Italian advance up tho
Adlgo toward Trent.
Dispatches received hero today from
Udlne Indicated equally satisfactory
progress In the fighting In the Carnlc
Alps, to the northeast. After shelling
Austrian frontier fortifications, an In
vading army has moved northward In a
line parallel to the Valentlna Torrent,
and Is besieging the old forts at Malbor
getto, the scene Of historic battles of a
century ago. In tho same section an
other Italian force Is advancing up the
Raccolano Valley, In the direction of
Predll Pass.
10 MILES FROM ROVERETO.
A pitched battle between one of tho
threo Italian armies now closing In upon
Trent and the Austrian defenders to the
south cannot long bo delayed. The
Italians moving up the Adlge are now
within less than 10 miles of the Tyrolese
fortress town of Rovereto, where tho
first great engagement In the Adlgo Val
ley probably will occur. From the
northern heights of Monte Baldo ridge
Italian shells already are crashing down
upon the railway south of Rovereto.
The artillery duel In the Dolomite Alps,
east of Trent, eclipses nny previous moun
tain fighting In the history of the world.
Both Austrian and Italian batteries in
many Instances are mounted high In the
heights above the clouds and beyond de
tection by hostile ylators.
Official dlspatchtti early today men
tioned only minor5.! skirmishes In the
Isonzo district on the cast.
The Italian Ministry of Marine has
closed the Strait of Messina to navigation.
Neighbor of Victim Tells Police
How Machine Struck Man
and Sped Away.
"It was a largo black touring car, with
the hood up. I saw It come around the
corner of 10th and Brown streets and
knock down the man who was crossing
the street. Two men jumped out. Ono
leaned over tho Injured man. They whis
pered together. Then the other man ran
and cranked up tho machine; they both
Jumped In and rode away."
This statement, mado today by Mir.
Agnes Street, ot 025 Brown street, was
believed by the police to confirm their
version of the strange circumstances
surrounding the death of Washington O.
Weckoster, that the man, Buffering from
Intolerable pain from the Injuries In
flicted by tho auto, ehot himself In tho
head as he lay In tho street as tho auto
Ists sped away.
A. G. Cooper, who has a shop at 8th and
Brown streets, heard the shot, Mrs.
Street did not hear It, probably becauso
of the noise mado by the auto as It left
the scene.
Two policemen found the dying man.
Ho had a fractured skull, one of his legs
was broken, his Up and scalp were torn
and his body was covered with bruises,
the evident effects of being struck by the
auto. In addition there was a bullet
wound In his head, and ho held a revolver
wun one cnamber exploded In his hand.
He died shortly after ho was taken to
the Homeopathic Hospital.
SUICIDE THEORY ADVANCED.
A theory was advanced that Weckeeser,
who was a watchman living at 1023 Brown
street, had been despondent because phy
sicians had told him he would lose his
eyesight; that he had gone out In tho
street at 3 o'clock yesterday morning to
kill himself, and had been run over by
the auto as ho lay In the street dying of
his self-inflicted wound.
This theory was weakened,, however, by
the fact that pieces of tho broken lens of
the auto's headlight were found Imbedded
In Weckesser's flesh, and It seemed hardly
possible that tho headlight could havo
been broken by the auto's running down
a prostrate man.
POLICEMAN SAW AUTO.
There is other ovldenco to show that
the shot which was fired by Weckesser
followed tho auto accident. Policeman
Welgand was standing at 8th and Brown
streets ond saw the auto speeding away.
Then ho heard what Bounded like a shot,
and supposed at first that tho tiro had
ibluwn out. But the auto kept on with
apparently undamaged tires and Welgand
came to tho conclusion that It had really
been a revolver. A minute later he was
bending over Weckesser, who must ha.o
fired Immediately after the autolsts had
brutally left him. Sergeant Matllcld, who
was nearby, also heard a shot.
Detective Callahan, of the "murder
squad," believes that the autolsts tried
to lift the Injured man, but when they
found his legs were broken, decided to
hurry off Instead of taking him to a hos
pital, where his pain could noon havo
been alleviated; and there is no reason to
be'.levo that Weccsser would have died
of the Injuries.
LETRUPPEITALIANE
S0N0G1UNTEASETTE
MIGLIA DA TRENTO
Forti Austriaci Ridotti al
Silenzio dall'A'rtiglieria
Italiana II Nemico
Bombarda il Forte di
Luserna Che Issava Ban
diera Bianca.
DYING PRISONER KEPT
MOVING IN AMBULANCE
"Inhuman' Says Friend of
Treatment of Man With Gut
Head, Arrested by Police.
AUSTRO-GERMANS HEM IN
PRZEMYSL ON THREE SIDES
to
SLAVS CLEAR SAN OF FOE
TO SOUTH OF SIENIAWA
Germans Lost Heavily in Repulse
From Right Bank.
PETROGRAD, May 31.
Official dispatches from the front today
increased the magnitude of the victory
won by the Russians against the Austro.
uerman forces in the region of Slenlawa,
on tho San River, north of Jaroslau.
Fourteen guns and 7000 prisoners were
taken from Teutonic Allies.
In Gallcla the Russians have cleared
the enemy from the right bank of the
San to the mouth of the Lubaczowka
(about Ave miles south of Slenlawa and
seven miles north of Jaroslau), They
have also delivered successful counter at
tacks against the main force of the Ger
mans retiring from their positions In the
Lubaczowka district and from Kalpl
Scouvke and Tukhla on the Vistula. In
the operations within !t hours, tho Rus
sians captured 3000 prisoner and 60 of
ficers ps welt as machine guns, transports
and searchlight.
Vienna and Berlin recently admitted
retreat near Slenlawa, Their official re
ports, however, said only six guns were
taken.
Dreaded Locust Soon to Pay Country
Visit.
A. Cicada, who has not been wth us
for 17 years, will pay a visit again very
scon. He Is due almost any time now.
That Is to say, a variety of the 17-year
locust is coming this year. There will be
millions of It overrunning localities in the
northern nnd central States lying be
tween the Hudson and Mississippi ftlvers
Kim cicnuiut uiuug wto vtppaiacnian
range Into northern Georgia and South
Carolina.
The particular family which Is coming
Is "Brood VI," according to the Bureau
of Entomology at Washington. To pre
vent the damage done to young tress by
thu pests, the bureau advises catching
them while they are young or to gather
them in umbrellas or sacks from trees
late In the evening or early In the morn
ing and then to burn them. Spraying
trees also helps.
SAYS MAN TRIED TO CHOKE HER
BERLIN AP3IITS FRENCU
GAIN AT LE PRETRE
Reports Repulse of Allies' Attacks
North of Arras.
DUBLW. May 31,
The. German pfflclal statement Issued
this afternoon admitted that French
troops had penerated German trenches in
Le Pretre Forest, but declares that at
tacks north of Arras were repulsed with
heavy Joss.
In the tastern theatre of war German
troops are advancing north and north
at of Prmyl.
State Addi 1009 MUen of Bpada
Ji&BBlSBI'flO, May Jl.-Moro than
itMi mile of road will be added to th
tsta hlghwaj yystetn tomorrow, which
want that tho State Highway Depart
isttt will hav to add that much to t
MMtotMjanGsi. These, roads, comprising 17
. jM up t this time wr either under
tm of tb counties through which
ttttx tma pt w tirtl road, the gates of
t fclltU b? fsjouvci alttr today
Eighty-year-old "Woman Identifies
Prisoner as Assailant.
A 103-year-old woman today appeared
before Magistrate MacFarland, In the Sd
and Christian streets station and ac
cused a 20-year-old youth of attempted
larceny. The octogenarian was Mrs.
Annie Dublnsky, of 733 South 4th street.
The prisoner gave his name as Benjamin
Sherman, of 731 South th street.
According to Detectives Wlrtahaster
and Burke, Sherman entered Mrs. Dubln
sky's home yesterday while she was
asleep. The detectives told Magistrate
MacFarland that Sherman had heard that
Mr. Dublnsky kept her money con
cealed in her stocking. '
Mrs. Dublnsky Identified Sherman a
the man who tried to choke her, Sher
man denied the charge. He was held
under $1000 ball for court.
Dr. Stough Wins Ai Recruits
READING, Pa., May SL-Forty-four
recruits were enlisted In the army of the
Lord at the Stough fevjval services at
the tabernacle last nliht, but It required
more than holt an hour's strenuous work
on the part of the evangelist and his co
workers to persuade them to hit the
"trail." Of tho number 16 were children.
A half dozen were about $ years old.
Doctor Stough seemed to be discouraged
at the result of his efforts, and took occa
sion to question the efficiency pf the work
of the member of co-operating churches,
Ife wondered whether pr pot they had
prayed sincerely, and wanted to know
whether they had made efforts to win
sinners to the trail.
Italian Pastor Blames Austria
Italy's entrance Into the European war
was a "natural consequence of Austria's
brutal treatment of her Italian subjects,"
in the worda of the Rev. A. dl Doraenlcs,
pastor of the First Italian Baptist Church,
6th and, Federal streets, in a sermon.
yesterday Ho praised President Wilson
as n exampl of "a, ruler of Christian
character and temperament," whom
klnj and ernperera would do a til to
emulate "
A dispatch from Milan states that It.il.
Ian soldiers discovered a telegraphic ap
paratus hidden beneath the altar of a
church at Caporetto. Several Austrian
priests were arrested on the charge of
being spies and will be court-martialed.
The Italians are seizing Ogllo Valley,
north of Lake Iseo.
The advance toward Trieste, however,
appears to have been hampered consid
erably by floods In the Isonzo River, The
official statement follows;
FORT SURRENDERS.
"In the Gludlcarla Valley, on the Tren-
tlno-Tyrol frontier, we occupied an Im
portant position, the summit of Spesso,
near Storo. Our artillery destroyed the
armored fort of Luserna, on the Aslago
plateau, which hoisted a white flag. See
ing this, the Austrian fort Belvedere,
situated further In the rear, Immediately
turned Its guns against Fort Luserna.
"Tho modern work on the summit of
Vezena also was completely demolished
by our ortlllery and occupied by Infantry.
The latter advanced at once as far as
the village of Vezana, situated below,
which had hurriedly been abandoned by
the Aurtrlans, Our loss was slight."
The Gludlcarla Valley runs almoit due
east from the Lombardy border, about 20
miles north of Lake Oat da, directly to
ward Trent, although the Gludlcarla turns
south and Joins the Adlge soma miles fur
ther south. Spessa and Vezana are on
tho north side of this alley, about SO
miles east of the Lombardy border and
seven miles west of Trent, commanding
the valley between.
The Aslago plateau Is on the frontier
on tho east side of tho Adlge Valley,
about 10 miles southeast of Trent, the
forces operating here constituting the
opposite wing of the Italian armies con
verging on that city.
"In Cadore we occupied the defile of
the Crocl, the Cortina d'Ampezza, walls,
mm iii mo vauey aurrounaing mat town
ship," STRENGTHEN POSITION,
"On the Frlull frontier the Austrians
long ago strengthened the positions on
the left bank of the Isonzo commanding
the passages of the river, mounting a
largo number of medium weight guns.
They also strongly hold several points on
tho right bank, covering the city of
Gorlti. Heavy rains have swollen tho
rver to abnormal proportion, causing
it to run swiftly. Nevertheless, our
troops continue their progress with vigor,
Their morale Is excellent,"
FRENCH GAIN GROUND
NEAR NEHVILLE ST, VAAST
Great Battle Rages North of Arras,
Reports Paris,
PARIS, May JL
The great battle between the Germans
and the Allies north of Arras continues
with unabated Intensity. The official
communique Issued today by the War
Office tells of artillery dueling and coun
ter attacks which resulted In galea for
the French soldiers.
Southeast of Neuvllle St Yaast the
French advanced a quarter of a mile.
Russians Make Violent Attacks
Save Line to Lemberg-.
LONDON, May 3.
Austrian shells aro falling on tho
Przemysl-Grodck Railway, and tho com
munications of the fortress with Lem
berg aro threatened, according to the of
ficial statement and private dispatches
received tonight from Vienna.
The Russians by tremendous counter
attacks to the north and south are en
deavoring to lift this pressure on their
most vital line. But meanwhile. Vienna
states, tho Investing line to the north and
south of the great Gallclan fortress has
been brought forward from both ends.
The Teutons aro attacking at Modyka,
directly to tho east of Przemysl and
eoihethlng less than half way between
tho fortress and Grodek, which Is little
more than half way to Lemberg.
To offset this offensive tho Russians
are striking hard blows at the Austro
German armes on the San below Senlawa
and on the lower Lubaczowka, to the
north above Jaroslau, and on the left
bank of the Swica and the River Lom
nlcn, to the south, between Stanislau and
StryJ.
KING OF ITALY EXCHANGES
GREETINGS WITH GEORGE V
-
LONDON, May 31. King Victor Em
manuel and King George have exchanged
telegrams of felicitation over Italy's en
try Into the war. The message of the
Italian King says:
"The ancient traditional friendship be
tween the Italian and English peoples
now has been strengthened by bonds
of blood In a war against a common
enemy.
"With an ardent hope for victory, I
send your majesty' my cordial and friend
ly salutation."
To this King George replied as fol
lows: "I have received with much pleasure
your majesty's telegram, and I hasten
to reciprocate most cordially and sin
cerely the sentiments which you so
kindly expressed. It is a source of deep
gratification to me that our two coun
tries now are closely allied In a great
ana nooie cause against a common en
emy, and I feel complete confidence In
the success of our united efforts In con
Junction with those of our Allies.
"I beg your majesty to accept my best
wishes for your welfare and for that
of Italy, the old and valued friend of
my country."
ROMA, 31 Magglo.
Nonostante II cattlvo tempo lo opcra
slonl offensive Itallano nclla reglono del
Trentlno ccntlnuano senza trcgua, Lo
forze nustrlacho hanno dl gla cvacuato
Serravalle, nclla volte delt'Adlgo a sud
dl Rovereto. Dopo un bombarriamento
durato ben 16 ore dalla clma dl Monto
Altlsslmo, II nemico ha trovato cho lo
sua poslztonl erano lnsostenlblll o si o
rltlrato su Mori, sulta strnila. cho porta a
Hlva. L'artlgtierla moderna Italiana ha
comptetamento dlstrutto lo vecchle e lo
nuovo opeio dl fortlflcazlono dl Ser
ravalle. Dlspacct gluntl qui da Udlne dlcono cho
lo operazlonl offensive Itallano proccdono
sndlsfaccntemento nelto Alpl Carnlche.
Una loionna ltnllana, quella cho assedla
ora Malborghetto, nulla, ferrovla dt
'Pontebba, avanzo In llnea parallela alia
vallata del torrenlo Valentlna, mentro
nii'nltra colonna avanzo verso II Passo dl
Predll. lutmo la strada dl Val Raccolana.
nlta vallata dcll'Isonzo, mlnacclando le
fortlflcazlnnl austrlache dl Rolbl.
Sembra die una battaglla tra lo tro
armalo itallano cho hanno lnvaso II
Trentlno c lo forza austrlache che lo
dlfendono non possa cssere rltardatn. plu
a lungn, ancho per cho gll Italian! sono
orinal gluntl ud appena died mlglla dalle
fortification! dl Rovereto, dove pare si
avra appunto la prima battaglla. Intanto
lo artlgllerie portate dagll Italian! sulta
Btma di Monte Altlsslmo hanno comln
clato dl gla a bombardarc la ferrovla a
sud dl Rovereto.
Ierl sera II Comando Generalo delta
forze Itallano opernntl contro l'Austrla
pubbllcava II segucnto comunlcato uf
delate: "In Vallo Gludlcarla, sutla fronttera
trentlno-tlrolese, not abbiamo oocupato
una Importanto poslzlone, cloo la som
mlta dl Spessa, nclle vlclnanze di Storo.
"La nostra artlgllerla ha dlstrutto 11
forte corazzato dl Luserna, sull'altoplano
dt Aslago, cho ha pol lssato bandlcra
bianca. Vedendo queslo, 11 forte aus
trlaco dl Belvedere, sltuato plu Indletro,
rlvolse lmmedlatamentc 1 suol cannonl
contro II forte di Luserna.
"Lc ODere moderne sulla sommlta dl
Vezana sono state pure completamcnto
dlstrutto dalla nostra artlgllerla e sono
state occupate dalla nostra fanterla.
Questa ha uvanzato sublto slno al vlllag
glo dl Vezana, cho era stato abbandonato
dagll austriaci. Le nostra perdlte sono
state llevl.
"Nel Cadore nol abbiamo occupato 11
defile delle Crocl, le mura dl Cortina
d'Ampezzo e tutta la vallata clrcoatante.
"Sulla frontlera del Frlull gll austriaci
avevano da lungo tempo rafforzate lc loro
poslzloni sulla rlva sinistra dell'Isonzo
controllantl I passaggl del flume, collo
candovl moltl cannonl dl medio callbro.
II nemico tlene ancho fortemente parcchl
puntl sulla destra del flumo nclle vlclnanzo
dl Gorlzla.
"Plogglo torrenzlall hanno lugrossato
straordlnarlamcntte II flumo la cul cor
rente e vlcenuta voloclsslma. Nondlmeno
le nostro truppe contlnuano a farvl pro
gress! o ad aglrc vlgorbsamente. 11 loro
morale e eccellente.
flrmato: CADORNA."
BATTAGLA SULL'ADIGE.
Una battaglla sull'Adlge tra Itallanl ed
austriaci tncomlnclo fin da glovedl, quon
do gll nlplnl, appogglattl da un forto re
parto dl fanterla e plotonl dl guardle di
flnanza cho facevano da esploratorl o
protettl dall'artlgllcrla da montagna,
avanzarono da Perl o si dlressero verso
Borghetto, prlmo vlllagglo In terrltorlo
austrlaco, lo occuparono e prosegulrono
qulndl alia volta dl Avlo o dl Ala, che o
a tredlcl mlglla circa dalla frontlera. Gll
austriaci oftersero energlca reslstenza pel
vlllagglo dl Pllcante, sulla destra. del
l'Adlge dt fronte ad Ala, dove avevano dls
trutto 11 ponte o dovo I dlfensorl erano
protettl da tre ordlnl dl trlncee. Gli
Itallanl soffersero IvI conslderevoll per
dlte, ma flnlrono con 1'aver raglone della
reslstenza del nemico ed occuparono la
prima llnea dl trlncee da dove pol bom
bardarono le llnee rotrostantl. Gll aus
triaci si rltlrarono qulndl su Mori, alia
sera, lasclando arml, munlzlonl o vlverl,
glaccho erano mlnacclatl dl essern tat,.
Ilatl fuori della loro llnea dl rltlrato dot
cannonl Itallanl plazzatl sulla clma dl
Aionto Altlsslmo.
RECLUTAMENTI SOSPESI.
II Mlnlstero della Guerra ha dovuto
sospendere il reclumento dl volontarll,
tanto grande era 11 numero dl coloro cho
si erano presentatl per arruolarsl. II re
clutamento sara pero rlpeso fra non
molto, non appena sara stato possible In
vlaro al camp! dl Istruzjone 1 voluntarll
gla airuolatl.
II ro si e recato Ierl a vtsltars 1 ferltl
rlcoveratl negll capldall dl Udlne. Eglt
era accompagnato dal generall Brusatl,
suo alutante dl carapo, e Cadorna, com
andante In capo delle forze Itallano dl
terra. II re ul reco pure aell ospedalt da
campo, dove fu accolto da monache e
Suore protanti sull'ablto rellgloso le stel
lette dell'eserclto itallano,
L'occupazlone dl Vezzano da parte delle
truppe ttallane o dl straordlnarla lmnor-
tanza perche mostra che le truppe che
hanno lnvaso l'Austrla sono giunte a circa
sette mlglla appena da Trento, loro prlmo
obblettivo territorial
George W. Plke.Nof 4077 Ilavcrford ave
nue, died today In the West Philadelphia
Homeopathic Hospital after having been
token In an ambulance from the hospital
to tho station house and back to tho hos
pital again no fewer, than three times
Saturday night nnd early jcaterday.
Pike, who inherited a fortune of W0,000
from hlo father, Henry rike, who years
ago was connected with the City Water
Works, lived at the home of Mr. nnd Mrs.
W. M. Smith, nt the Haverford avenue
address, He was' found late Saturday
night, Intoxicated, at i6lh street and
Falrmount avenue, by Policeman Mc
Nally, ot tho 01st and Poplar streets sta
tion.
Ho was taken to the station and put
Into a cell. Then It was noticed that ho
wns bleeding from a cut In the head. He
was tRken to the hospital and his head
wns bandaged. Afterward he was taken
to tho stat'on and ngnln put Into a cell.
He complained of pain and tho turnkey
found his cut wns bleeding.
So ho wns taken back to tho hospital
ngnln, and, after receiving treatment, was
returned to the stntlon and his cell. He
was left thrro for the night. In the morn
ing when policemen went to get him out
to nppenr heforo tho Magistrate, he was
unconscious. So they sent him to the
hospital for a third lime. And that time
he stayed there until ho died today. Tho
cause of his death was said to bo uremic
poisoning.
Mrs. Smith declared the pollco had
treated Pike In a most Inhuman manner
In compelling tho dying man to make
these, numerous trips. Her son had gono
to 'he hospital to Bee Pike, and had re
turned with tho Information that the
man's head was badly injured, possibly
by a club. A telegram was sent to Pike's
sister, Mrs, James Mooney, of Danville,
N. Y. Plko was K7 years old. Tho Cor
oner Is Investigating tho circumstances
of his death.
HURRY IF YOU WANT BABY
IN CHILD WELFARE CONTEST
Competition Closes Today, But Graco
Until Wednesday Is Allowed.
Havo your llttlo girl and boy entered
the Pudmc Ledoeu child welfaro con
test? If they haven't you would better hurry.
The contost closes today. However, If
the picture of your llttlo daughter or son
reaches tho headquarters of the child
welfaro contwt not later than Wednes
day It will be admitted to tho contest.
There aro many children already In the
competition, which is open to every child
born In Pennsylvania since 1903. Of
course, you are proud of your child. All
mothers and fathers are proud of their
children. Send along a history of your
child, with the picture. Has the baby
light blue eyes A dimple? What color
li tho baby's hair? Does sho or he sing?
Mothers and fathers understand their
loved ones better than nny other persons.
Now, tell us what It Is that makes you
believe your child Is the prettiest In the
neighborhood. WhRt Is It?
Eight gold medals will be awarded to
tho winners. After tho Judges make
their awards tho pictures of the winning
candidates will be exhibited for one week
In Ledger Central.
Later, the pictures of the successful
competitors will bo sent to San Francisco.
There they will be placed on exhibition at
the Palace of Education on tho exposition
grounds.
All mothers and fathers surely would
llko to see the pictures of their loved
ones viewed by thousands of visitors at
tho exposition. Of course they would.
So come now and enter tho contest before
It Is too late.
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ALLIED FlEETffljRLS
SHELLS UPON CITIES
ON ASIA MINOR C0ASI
Warships Destroy Govern
mmt Property at Adalial
MaKri, Kakava and Of hw
Towns Submarines' e.l'
troi Uase Destroyed.
Turks Reriort KnoMl
m i ... iijt am
xrencnes on uallipoli Penin
aula Captured by Bayonet
Attack French Praise Ot?
tomans' supreme Courage.
LONDON, May 31.-A Reuter dUpateij
from Athens says the captain of a Oreelcj
ship arriving at Piraeus reports that Ivar-
ships of the Allies on May 28 bpmbardtdS
Adallla, Makrl, Kakava and other placet
along the coast of Asia Minor, destroying I
uovernment Duuamgs ana public Works.
About tho samo time heavy firing 1
heard at Samos, from tho direction of the
Gulf of Smyrna. :
British warships also aro reported to3
iinvo uumuuruea ana aesiroyea a petrol i
depot on tho Asiatic coast, from whlch'1
a uerman suumarino is supposed to hn '
obtained supplies.
Mytlleno reports that the Allies hays
attacked tho Turks on the Oaba Tpa
coast (eastern or Aegean shore of Oat.'
Ilpoll), securing seven lines of trenches'
nnd occupying a front of more than a!
nine. i
The Turks wero reinforced and, In at.
tempting to regain the positions, wert
repulsed. A
ATHENS, May 31.
The Anglo-French fleet bombarded tils
Turkish forts on the Dardanelles violently
for three hours on Sunday, says a dl.
patch from Tcnedos today. On the Oalll
poll peninsula the Allies aro still atUck.
ing the main position of the Turks, but p
are meeting wun tne most stubborn re- s
sisiance. f
wews or a thrilling Incident during th
bombardment of the Dardanelles forts In
which Admiral Qucpratte, commander of
the French fleet, had a hair-breadth
escape from death, was received hero to
day from Mltylenc. Admiral Ouepratte J
was sitting in tne salon or the battleship
Jaurcgulberry, his flagship, when a Turk
ish shell tore through tho room passing
an Inch above the otllccr's head. It ex
ploded, smashing tho Interior of the salon
and tearing Admiral Guepratte's uni
form to ribbons. Tho French admiral re
ceived a number of scratches, but no
serious wounds.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 3L
Turkish guns In the forts on tho Asiatic
side ot the Dardanelles at the Narfov-s
are bombarding tho Anglo-French posi
tions north of Sedd-EI-Bahr on tho Oalll
poll Penslnsula. The Turks have been re
inforced upon the penslnsula.
SIX ROBBERIES ALARM
WEST PHILADELPHIA
ITALIAN ENVOY REPORTED
TO HAVE LEFT TURKEY
ATHENS, May 3l.-The Italian Ambas
sador. Garronl, has left Constantinople
and Is en route to Rome, according to
reports received hero today.
The Italian Embassy has no confirmation.
CELEBRATES FIRST MASS
Rey, Franz Schneewelss, Once Episco
palian, Now Roman Catholic Priest.
The Rev. Frans Schneewelss. at; one
time a curate at St. Mark'a Episcopal
Church, was ordained a priest of the
Roman Catholic Church by Cardinal Gib
bons In Baltimore Saturday, and yester
day celebrated his first mass, in St. Pat
rick's Church, 20th and Looust streets,
this city, Father Schneewelss was as
sisted by the Rev. Lawrence A, Deerlng,
of Bt. Patrick's Church, Tho Rev, Ed
ward Hawks was deacon and the Rev.
John Llljsn Rrans, another newly or
dained priest, was subdeacon.
The second was preached by the Rey.
SIgoumey Fay, of Washington, and the
choir, under the direction of Miss Nora
M. Burke, prganlst, sang Perot's Mass.
Present Jn the ssnetvary wera the Right
Rev. Monsignor KUrer, the Rev. John B.
Flood, the Rev. Joseph Wolf, the Rev.
Father Camps, of Mexico, and the Rey.
Alvah Doran.
Slayer Found in Virginia
Dpmlnlc La Rosea, who shot and killed
Fidelia Deaco, at Edge Hill, on July 12,
1912. has been arrested and Is betnir held
In Richmond, Va pending the arrival of
extradition papers from this State, The
men quarreled over their reputations as
"bad men," and In tho fight which re
sulted Deaco was shot t.hree times by La
Rossa. The prisoner was captured In a
lumber camp In the Virginia mountains,
according to dispatches received today.
Runaway Hits Band Leader
HAGERSTOWN. Md., Aug. 31,-A run
way funeral horse knocked down Andrew
Conrey, leader of a band, today, breaking
three of his ribs and causing other minor
Injuries. The band continued Us march
under a substitute leader In the driving
club's Industrial parade, the holiday
eyent of the day.
LONDON STOCK MARKET
LONDON, May 3l.-Coslng quotations
on the Stock Exchange today were;
Amalgamated, 67: Atchison, IP3; Bal
tlmore and Ohio, Wi; Canadian Pacific,
163'; Chesapcako apd Ohio, 11; Great
Western, 13; Bt. Paul. 924; Denver and
Rio Grande, S; Erie, i$', Erie first -preferred,
; Illthois Central, J10; Louisville
and Nashville, 119ft; Kansas and Texas,
ljl New York Central. 81; Norfolk and
Western, VH; Ontario and Western,
JSV4; Pennsylvania, l&b: Reading, 71;
Southern Railway, J6Hl Southern Pacific,
KHi; Union Pacific, 123; Steel Common,
Thieves Reap Rich Harvest in Ono
Neighborhood.
Six robberies In a West Philadelphia
neighborhood within a few hours netted
thieves a rich harvest and have convinced
tho residents that measures must be
taken to obtain more police protection In
that section. In most cases, the thieves
worked during tho temporary absence of
the families and so timed their opera
tions as to make a "clean get-away."
By forcing a kitchen window, thieves
gained entrnnce to the home of Mrs,
Herbert Gause, of 121 South -ISth street.
and stole four diamond rings and a gold
bracelet valued at $590. The success here
without Interruption probably Inspired
them to enter the houne next door, at 123
South Sth street, which Is occupied by
Mrs. Mary Gannon. Here they obtained
Jewelry valued at 3110.
Proceeding out AValnut street for sev
eral blocks, the house breakers then
gamea entrance to tne home of the Rev.
A. P. Towell, at 5347 Walnut street,
through a side window, and gathered up
Jewelry worth 67.
The thieves then went down 57th street
as far as christian street, and seeing an
automobile resting In front of 6721 Chris
tian street, Jumped Into It and rode away
undisturbed. The car belonged to Thomas
F. O'Brien, of IS20 South 15th street.
The police believe they also stopped at
tho home of Dr. Joseph Ethernack, at
616 South E2d street, where they gathered
up Jewelry and gold used by the dentist
valued at ?260.
Similarity of the methods used at each
place Indicates that all the robberies were
committed by the same men.
The orace of Cary & Co., at 216 North
6th street, was entered by a sneakthlef
who stole 16 five-dollar bills during the
temporary absence of a cerk.
CHINESE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE
PRAISES CO-EDUCATION IN U. S.
Plutocrat Visiting City Says It Is
Greater Than Commercial Strength.
"The way women In the United States
are given an equal opportunity with men
to get an education Is wonderful," said
Chang Hsum Chang, the "Rockefeller
Morgan" of China, nnd secretary of the
Honorary Commercial Commission of the
Republic of China, visiting Philadelphia
today.
"This Impresses me more than anything
else about your country more than all
your commercial supremacy, your largo, n
chics, ana your skyscrapers. The co
educational system and the equal oppor
tunity for higher education afforded
women Is the United States' greatest
reature."
Mr. Chang cannot speak English, but
his enthusiasm was easily seen as he an
swered tho quostlons repeated to him by
his secretary, who acted as interpreter.
This merchant-prince of China Is reputed
to be worth more than $100,000,000, and
has done more than any other person tq
Introduce modern manufacturing methods
Into his native country. He has establish
ments In all parts of the reDUbllc. Mr.
Chang Is the only member of the party
aressed in native garb.
The Chinamen, who aro touring this
country with tho view of building up
reciprocal trade relations between China
and the United States, visited the Com
mercial Museum this morning. They were
visibly disappointed with the Chinese
exhibit. They said It was very Incom
plete and not representative. The prln
clpal objection, It appeared, was that the
exhibit Is not at all modem. The visitors
lunched at the museum. This afternoon
they went down the Delaware River to
the navy yard In the Police Boat Rey
burn.
The visitors left their hotel In auto
mobiles as the parade was passing. They
were much Interested, and tho?e who
had cameras took numerous snapshots of
the soldiers and marines. The commis
sion, composed of 21 Chinese gentlemtn,
representing the wealth and chief com
merclal Interests of the new republic, arf
rived In Philadelphia yesterday and will
leave tonight Because their sojourn In
cluded Sunday and a holiday, they will
return next Monday to Inspect the large
manufacturing plants.
An elaborate banquet has been aj
rind h h visitors tonlxht at tne
Manufacturers' Club by the Chamber of
Commerce. Mayor Blankenpurg. Jphd
Grlbbel, president of the Union League.
C. T. Stotegbury and other prominent
Phlladelphlans will attend.
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Choosing a School for Your
Son or Daughter
is a very difficult thing to do unless you have personally
visited and investigated a large number. In order to help
you and save you a great amount of correspondence and
tiresome investigation, LEDGER CENTRAL sent out
a college graduate to visit schools and colleges. He has
spent several months visiting ajl the best schools in the
East, securing all sorts of information at first hand
and is qualified to help you find the school best suited to
the peculiar needs of your boy or girl, at whatever price
you can afford to pay. The service is free, and we suggest
that you get in touch with the Bureau at once, as many
schools are registering pupils now, and will be filled to
capacity before June. Call, write or pljone;
EDUCATIONAL BUREAU
LEDGER CENTRAL
BROAD AND CHESTNUT STREETS
PHILADELPHIA '.
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