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QUICK NEWS
t LEO FRANK HEARING POSTPONED
ATLANTA, On., June IB. Leo M. Frank's henrlng before Governor
Blatort wa suddenly postponed this afternoon until tomorrow to enable the
Executtvo to nil a speaking engagement. It Is expected tho hearing will be
completed early tomorrow.
RINFORZI AUSTRIACI
MANDAW SUL HIONTE
DA ROVERETO A RIVA
AUSTRIANS SEND 25,000 TROOPS AGAINST ITALIANS
GENEVA, Juno 1C. Twenty-flvo thousand Austro-IIungarlan trbopa
which had been concentrated at Trent by tho Austrian Oenoral Staff, nro
-being hurled against tho Italians on the Illva-noveroto front.
ITALIAN GUNS RAKE
TOWN IN TRIESTE DRIVE
SMOKING CHIMNEY INTERESTS HOTEL GUESTS
Dense black smoko pouring from n chimney of tho Hotol Walton nt half
past 12 o'clock this afternoon attracted tho attention of a man walking past
. tho corner of Broad and Locust atreots. Ho called to a policeman, who aent
,ift a. local alarm of fire.
MOII SEIZES NEGRO PRISONER
LITTLE HOCK, Ark., Juno 16. A mob today took Loy Haley, a Negro,
"from Sheriff Uoyott, of Hempstead County, and, It la belloved, lynched him.
Haley on Saturday night shot and killed Iloy Lester, n promlnont young
planter In Lafayette County. Tho mob was composed of about 200 men nnd
boys.
Furiosa Battaglia Impeg-
nata Attorno a Gorizia,
' Lungo l'lsonzo L'Eroico
Valore dei Bersaglieri a
Monte Nero.
FISHERMEN FIND MAN'S BODY IN STREAM
ALLENTOWN. I'n., Juno IB. Tho body of Joseph L. Lafavor, 60 years
old, an Allentown fireman, was found today by fishermen In a stream near
Vlrglnsvlllo. Lafavor had been sopnrnted from his family.
ROMA, 15 plugno.
Vn dlspacclo da Glnevra. dies cho 25,000
uomlnl, cho erano atatl concentrail a
Trohto dalla Stato Magglore auatrlaco
sono stall ora lanclatl contro la Ilnea
Cnntlnotd from re On
Berseglierl north of dorlUla have been
repulsed. Sovcro fighting has occurred
near Plava nnd also In the region south
of Gradlsca In the last 24 hours.
The Italians are making steady progress
around Tolmlno. They new hold all the
lopes of Monte Nero, having driven the
enemy back In the direction of TImzo.
The attempts by the Austrlans td re-
take Monfaicone havo Deen completely re
pulsed Tho bombardment of the Austrian
fMr.. nt Mnlborshetto. which was be
gun on Sunday by the Italians' big guns,
1, continuing successfully.
The Intense heat of tho weather ti caus
ing great discomfort among the troops In
the Held.
The text of the official statement of
the war ofllco follows:
"Repeated Austrian attacks against our
positions at Montplano, supported by tho
fire of their guns in tort Jt'iatxweiao,
ENGLAND TO MODIFY
FOODSTUFFS BLOCKADE,
BELIEF IN GERMANY
President Wilson's Media
tion Offer Believed to Be
Based on British Promise
to Agree to Compromise.
GERMANS HURL HUGE
SHELLS ON COMPIEGNE
Rovcrelo-R.va, per arrestaro 1'avah.ata ""K"?. pulsed
"In the Cordevol valley, carnla, our
artillery exploded enemy magazines near
Corto and damaged tho Austrian works
PRESIDENT DOES NOT PLAN EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, Juno IB. President "Wilson has no prosent plan to call
Congress In extra session. Ho Indicated this today during a talk with Sen
ator Ashurst, of Arizona. Senator Ashurst Is opposed to an oxtra session. It
eoms likely now that Congress will bo called In extra session only If tho
international complications forco wnr upon tho United States.
-j DERNSTORFF ENVOY NEARS HOME
A CHIUSTIANIA, June IB. Dr. Anton Meyer-Gerhard, special envoy from
Ambassador Ucrnstoftt nt Washington, left hero today for Copenhagen aboard
tho United States. From Copenhagen ho will go direct to Berlin to report
to tho Kaiser.
REPORTED SINKING OF AGAMEMNON DENIED IN LONDON
i LONDON, Juno 16. Tho roport circulated In tho United States that tho
British battleship Agamemnon had been sunk In tho Dardanelles Is officially
denied by tho Admiralty, which declaros thcro havo been no losses of naval
vessels other than thoso nlready mado public.
$14,000,000 DAILY, BRITAIN'S WAR BILL
', LONDON, Juno 15. Englnnd has spent 13,765.760 a day for war expenses
tilone slnco the beginning of tho European conflict, Premier Asqulth told tho
Houso of Commons this afternoon. Estimated expenditures In tho coming
year nro nenrly doublo that amount or $14,690,500 a day.
In moving a now appropriation of $1,216,026,000 for war purposes tho
Prime Minister called upon all parties to support tho Government In Its
request.
f Tho Houso voted credit requested by Premier Asqulth, making with
previous Bums a total of $4,310,000,000 already allowed for war purposes.
BRYAN IN MOVIES7 "NOTHING IN IT," HE SAYS
WASHINGTON, Juno IB. Ex-Secretary of Stato Bryan laughed today
at a report that ho had received a $100,000 offor to appear In tho "movies."
"Nothing of tho kind," he said. Mr. Bryan, fresh from a sojourn at Old
sPoInt Comfort, Va., returned home today and announced a three-part state
ment to bo Issued, beginning tomorrow, In which ho will discuss "Tho Causo
less War and Its Lessons For Us."
WITHDRAWAL OF PACIFIC MAIL UNDER SCRUTINT
WASHINGTON, Juno IB. Tho withdrawal of the Pacific Mall steamships
from American registry is being Investigated by tho Department of Com
merce, President Wilson told callers today. The President added that he did
1tnot know whether it was necessary for the line to withdraw and declined to
comment on tho possibility of nn nmendment to tho seamen's bill nt tho
i. coming session of Congress. He Indicated his interest in the shipping situa
tion, however.
ilcgll Italian! verso la capitato del TTen
tlno.
Contlnua sempro la battaglia per II pos
stseo dt Oorlila, ed 1 combattlmentl plu
violent! si svolgono lungo II flumo laonto,
a parecchlo mlglla a nord dalla fortczza.
8 u dl un fronts dl 12 mlglla, cho si
stendo da Hontlna a sud. git Italian! sono
occupatl a landers truppo nttravcrso II
flumo con lo scopo dl rlforzaro I Bersogll
erl che linnno gla occupato Plava, ad est
dell'Isonzo.
Da sabato scorso all. nustrlacl man-
tongono Ic loro poslzlonl facendo voml
tare sugll Itallanl un torrents dl fuoco
dalle loro batterlo situate sulla rlva
orlentnlo lol flume.
Questa mattlna II generals Cadorna
annuncla cho gll Italian vnnno strlngendo
u ccrelilo attorno a Gorilla e cho tuttl
1 tcntatlvl fatti dagll austrlacl per slog
glaro 1 Bersaglieri dalle loro poslzlonl a
nord dl Qorlzln sono fallltl. Nelle vlcl
nanze dl Plava si sono nvutl ncconttt
combnltlmentl, come nclla rcglono dl
Qradlsca.
La truppo ltallano stanno facendo note
voll progrcssl attorno a Tolmlno cd occu
pano ora tuttl I flanclit dl Monte Nero
dopo averno cacclato II nemlco ed averio
mosso In fuga verso Plezzo.
Dal rapporto del generalo Cadorna si
rllova che nclla dlmcllo zona alplna dl
VolSla trlt Alntnl Imntin rirnniintn Jn.llntrn
t nemlco con furiosi assalt alia bnlonetts,
contro poszlonl fortomento trlncerato nollo
rocclo. ail austrlacl abbandonarono nclla
loro ruga arm! munlzlonl o bombe.
II Minlstero dolla Gucrra dlco cho
l'occupazlone dl Cortina da parto .lello
forzo ltallano ha non soltanlo chluso
la via ad una posslblle invaslono nomlca,
ma ha aporto la via ad una nuova of
fenslvn dcgll Italian!. Nulla 1 annuncla
circa lo opcrazlonl nel Trentlno, ma si
crede die quella cltta' sara' fra non
molt! glornl nelle manl dcgll Itallanl.
Da qualcho glorno lo truppo opcrnntl
nel settore orlontnle comabattono con
una temnernturn nltlsslmn, glacche si
p gluntl at 100 grad! dl colore. HI puo
Immaglnnre juall soffcrenzo I noldatl
devono sopportare.
Jncapacl dl nrrestaro 1'avanzata degll
Itallanl ycruo Trlesto con I loro cannonl
sul quail contnano molto, gll austrlacl
hanno tcntnto dl Incendlaro lo forcste a
nord dl Muufalcone o ad est dl Sngnido.
per cncclaro gll Itallanl dallo lorn posl
zlonl avan.ut. Da fonte ufllclale si an-
n.? ,P.e.ro ch? fiu.tstl Bforzl dc' nemlco
sono jtntl rruslratl. glaccho' gll Itallanl
non hanno nMito grand! dlfllcolta' a
spegncro gll Incendll. Flnora tuttl I ten
tntlvl degll nuatrlact dl rlconqulstaro
Jlunfelcono sono statl frustratl com-
IJ.mitiiiiriiiv,
near Tressl.
"Our bombardment of tho Austrian
fortress of Malborghetto continues suc
cessfully, nnd there havo boon further ex
plosions in tho lower parts of Fort Hen
set. "Our operations on tho night of June
11-12 In tho region of Vallena were par
ticularly brilliant. Nothwithatandlnir the
strong positions of the enemy, whloh
wore protected by natural barriers of
rock, wo drove out the Auatrlana, tak
ing many prisoners and capturing quan
tities of nrms, munitions and bombs."
Tho official statement adds:
"In the sono of operations around Monto
Noro, northwest of Tolmlno, our artillery
destroyed an Austrian camp nnd tho
Austrian soldiers fled toward Plezzo.
"According to Austrian prisoners, taken
by us in tho vicinity of Monto Plava, tho
Austrian losses had been very Bovoro.
Most of these prisoners had previously
served against tho Servians In tho south
ern theatre of war. They said that tho
ranK nnu nio of tho Austrian army had
been grently dlsheartonod by the dash
Bhown by the Italian troops nnd the con
tinued success of our armies of Invasion.
"It is now definitely ascertained that
Austria has organlzod a system of
brlgandago In tho territories oocuplod by
us. Thoso brigands aro paid big sums
to maintain a guorrllla warfare against
our troops. They flro from ambuscado
In tho rear of our linos, operating chiefly
In Isolated forests, A number of our
ormy surgeons havo been woundod by
thoso pnld agents while In tho discharge
of their duty. Brlgnnds who wero cap
tured by us confessed that they wero In
tho pnld service of Austria."
Italian guns nro bombarding tho de
fenses of Nnbreslna, Bcven miles north
west of Trlesto on tho Trleste-Monfalcono
Hallway
GERMAN NAVAL COURT OVERRULES PRIZE COURT DECISION
BERLIN, June IB. Tho Naval Prizo Court has overruled the recent do.
cislon of tho Kiel Prize Court regarding tho seizure In October of tho Swedish
steamship Elllda while on her way to England with timber. Tho Borlln de
rision holds that full compensation should bo made, as there was no reason
for tho seizure. This decision Is regarded as highly Important, ns It estab-
jllshcs a precedent upon which neutrals can base claims for goods seized or
destroyed by the German navy.
COLTS GET $10,000,000 WAR ORDERS
HARTFORD, Conn., June 15. nepresentatlvos of the British Government
havo placed an order for rnpld-flro guns Involving $10,000,000 with tho Colts
Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company of this city. First deliveries nro to bo
innde in May. 1916, nnd final delivery not later than May, 1918.
PRESIDENT WILSON A JOURNEYMAN MASON
WASHINGTON, June IB. President Wilson today was mado an honorary
member of tho International Association of Journeymen Stono Masons because
ho has laid the cornerstone of two structures since coming to tho White Houso
These wero the Red Cross Building and tho Central Presbyterian Church.
The membership card was presented to him by W. J. Jouvenal. nn officer of
the Btone masons' union of this city. The late President McKlnley nlso was
a member of the stono masons' union.
SEVEN PERISH ON TORPEDOED BRITISH TRAWLER
LONDON. June 16. Tho steam trawler Argylt has been torpedoed nnd
,sujik by a German submarine. Seven members of her crew lost their lives.
BISHOP ALPHEUS W. WILSON SERIOUSLY ILL
BALTIMORE, June 16. Bishop Alpheus W. Wilson, of the Methodist Epis
copal Church South, who Is 81 years old, la confined to his home hero today
by a severe attack of nsthma. It was said at his homo today, that while
his Illness was by no means light, tho bishop was not In a critical condition
and hoped to be out within a fortnight.
FIVE PHILADELPHIA GIRLS GRADUATE AT WELLESLEY
Five Philadelphia girls were graduated at tho 37th annual commencement
of Wellesley College, at Wellesley. Mass. They were Katharine Adams
Florence Clark. Lillian Dewees, Eve Dlehl. Constanco GUI, Esther Parshull
Ruth Powell and Helen Williams. Ex-Presldent Tnft was the commencement
orator.
POLICE CATCH ALLEGED SHOPLIFTER
A dive In front of a team In an endeavor to avoid urrest for the alleged
theft of three silk shirts from Berg Brothers' store proved unavailing for
William Smith, 603 North 10th street, today. He was caught by Madge
Sangsom. a store detective, City Detective Fisher nnd Detective Pennook of
Berg Brothers, Magistrate Beaton, at City Hall, held him In 9500 batl'for
court.
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COURT GRANTS IMMUNITY TO BILLARD
NEW YORK. June 16. Judge Hand In United States Court today upheld
the claim for Immunity of John L. Blllard, a director of the New Haven
Blllard claimed Immunity because he testified before the Interstate Commerce
fommlsslon and later before the Federal Orand Jury that Indicted New Haven
i.irectors.
AUTOI8T HELD UNDER BAIL FOR COURT
j The ai)ppsry ajphalt on Broad street was given as an excuse for as
;aetdnt today by Abraham Uramsr, of 3936 Popular street, who was arrested
ft striking Mr. Catharine Phillip, 13th and Pine streets, with hi automobile
, several days ago. He waa held in $t0 ball for court
WOMAN'S PRBROGATIVE AS TO AGE UPHBLD
JER8BY CiTY. N. J.. June . Vloo Chancellor Steven today rulad that
the faot that a wwwn llw about her age when she Is seeing a tawMad 1
..a ground tor dtveree. He dlmUd (fee divorce ult ef Wade RobjnW Nw
Sfork broker. Robinson wer that though hi wife reprentd herself to be
I? she ral)y was 48. '
NiqtBL COMPANY INCREASES WAGHS 7$ PHR CIT.
KAYOWNB. M. J., June 15 The IntjrBUl Ntcktf CteMMBK which
it4r rot-harta5 wtU It itM vafloy. wday tw,
7l- Mwr ot An additional I pr Mot. Increase wm ttv,u w
fmluys who w"a tb cMiiy v fnn or mar. ?w latrta
w Jut $iM,W0 a ar.
II rinmhnrtntnnt. .iu .
m.. ir ii L" u""a 'oriezza nu
trlaca dl Mnlborghotto, cho fu Inlzlato do'
mcnlca scorsa dal gross! cannon! Itallanl
til assedlo, contlnua con succcsso. II
calore Intenslsslmo fa soffrlro notevol
monto lo truppo.
SI npprtndo cho Tnrtlgllerla ltallana sta
bombardnndo Ic dlfcse dl Nabreslna, che
w .... t.,.,.,.. ogiiv juiKiiu u noru-ovcai ui
Trlesto, Bulla fcrrovla Trlesto-Monfnlcone.
SI crede che la flotta austrlaca u Btat.a
complotamcnto Imbottlgllata dal blocco
ltallano
A poro a poco si npprondono gll cpl
sodll eroclcl del 12mo rogglmento dl Her
engllcrl, che In questo prlnclplo dolla
campngna contro 1'Austrla si e' special
mente dlatlnto, SI e' nppreso, per esom
plo, cho quel regglmonto combatto' per
tro glonii Intorl o contlnul nolla battaglia
dl Montenero, rluscendo flnalmonto a
conqulstare II plcco alto 13C0 plodl dnl
quale si domlna Tolmlno L'avanzatn
degll Itallanl In quel punto nvova lo
scopo dl rendere posslbllo nlle truppe del
Gcnlo dl gettare un ponte attraverso
t'laonzo. II 12mo Cersagllerl, crcdendo
dl avere I flanchl copertl, dopo di avre
con succcsso prototto 11 lavoro del Qenlo.
avanzo' ancora dl plu.
Prima che II reggimemo potesso
glungore nlle alture, che erano dlfexe
dagll austrlacl cho vl avevano costrulto
trlncee In cemento, cbso fu fatto segno
ad un vlolonto fuoco dl artlgllerla. II
colonnello nosal che poco prima aveva
rlcovuto dalle manl del re la mcdaglla
d'argento nl valore, cniamo le nsorve e
fece loro un patrlottlco ed lzpirato dls
corso Le truppo rlmaaero coal com
mossa dalle parole del loro colonnello
cho st lanclarono con itraordlnalo ardore
all'attacco. Lo prime llnee del reggl
mento erano gla' glunte alle trlncee
pemlche, quando II colonnello ebbe no
tlzla che la corrente aveva portato via
II ponte gottato dal Oenlo, coslcche' II
reggtmento rlmaneva tagllato fuorl delle
sue comunlcazlonl. ,
CASH UEOISTEIt CASE WILL
BE TIUED SECOND TIME
Department of Juatico Saya Dismis
sal Was on Technical Points Only,
WASHINGTON. June lB.-John II. Pat
terson and other National Bank Register
Company ofllclalB are not through with
the Department of Justice, It was learned
today. A retrial of their cases, according
to excellent authority, Is virtually as
sured, following the Supreme Court's re
fusal yesterday to review It.
It Is the department's unmistakable at
titude that more than the cases of Pat
terson and his oftlolala and more than
the construction of the Sherman anti
trust law hang In the balance. A strong,
clear finding by the highest court as to
where technicalities end and Justice begin
)s wanted by the department.
l It. It. EMPLOYES CALLED
IN SUIT AGAINST ROAD
Government Puts Agents on Stand in
Rebate Proceedings,
Employes of the Pennsylvania Railroad
were today called by the Government to
testify agalnit that road In Its suit
charging the Pennsylvania with viola
tlan of the Etklni act and granting re
bates to the Glen White Coal Company
pn coal shipments. Several Pennsylvania
agents and a former auditor for the oom
pany were the principal witnesses on the
stand before Judge Dleklawn and a Jury
In the UnlUd States District Court In
the Federal Building.
The Government produced testimony to
prove that rebate of W cents a tan were
given the Qlon White Company on wore,
than WW tons of bituminous coal shipped
from the Oleo White mine at KJtUaalag
folnt. Pa., to Trenton, N. J., New York
lty and Hobokea.
The railroad In It defeoM. us Indi
cated by counsel at the opening of the
trial, will attempt to show that the re
bate war paid ta Gts White Com
pany "for tarvtea rMf4" In hauilng
(U coal fro the wb to ft Panyt
vanla tracks at KUtanalng Point, a dU
tanve of WW tM, evar It own railway.
ThW rv!e, ItM Mffjndaat conlfod, juj.
Ufl4 It to graaUag tb reate on all
saipnent wbea tj w&t W .tut or
iuom a v-
TWO MEXICAN NOTES
MAKE CABINET STUDY
Wilson Considers Villa Peace
Offer and Carranza's Request
for Recognition.
WASHINGTON. Juno 15.-Qeneral Vil
la's ponco offer to Carrnnza nnd tho "first
chief's" proclamation Issued to tho Mex
ican peoplo In reply to President Wilson's
warning to restore peace to Mexico were
boforo the Chief Executive and his Cab
inet today.
Villa's announcement, convoyed to the
State Department through his agency
here, that ho had Inaugurated a move
ment' to compromise his differences with
Carranz'a as suggested by President Wil
son, was received with satisfaction hero.
Tho note, which pointed 6dV tV Carranzn
thnt the ends of tho revolution wero
threatened both from .tho Cientlflcos and
tho throat of the United States to "de
cide on other methods" If the two leaders
fnlled to settle their differences, wns
viewed as evidence that Villa Is ready to
listen to the advice of President Wilson.
Officials generally were pessimistic as
to tho outcome, however. In support of
their views, they pointed to Carranza's
proclamation. Carranza's statement. It
wns pointed out, to a groat extent merely
recounted conditions In Mexico and ar
gued that he, as the master of sevon
eighths of Mexican territory, should be
recognized as tho head of the provisional
government. Thceo olllcialj further de
clared that nowhere in tho Carrnnza
proclamation Is there an Intimation that
the "first chief" would agreo to a com
promise with Villa or any of the other
leuders.
Itcd Cross ofllclnls found encourage
ment In unofficial advices from San An
tonio that Villa hud promised to assist
In the distribution of food to the needy
populace. This was belloved to mean
that Villa would reverse the order of
General Hernandez at Piedras Negras
denying entry to a carload of foodstuffs
for Monclovn. The State Department Is
awaiting an official report from Consul
Block at Piedras Negras before malting
any representations In the matter.
The Navy Department today ordered
the supply ship Celtic, now at Brooklyn
Navy Yard, to tall for Vera Cruz on
Friday. The collier Marlolta was due to
sail from Boston for Vera Cruz today.
Both ships will carry supplies to the
naval division now In eastern Mexican
waters.
By CARL W. ACKERMAN
nnnfjIN, June IS.
Ambassador Gerard expects to confer
with the Kaiser before Germany's reply
(k .. AnirfAn nnto Is forwarded
to Washington. The Cmperor is oxpected
. ..tun. in rinrltn nfter the Foreign
Ofllce prepares the reports of Dr. Meyer
Gerhard, tho special envoy en routo hero
from Washington.
The German reply will not bo completed
for at least a fortnight. I understand
Ambassador Gerard learned this ata
luncheon at the Embassy, at which For
eign Secretary Jagow nnd Undersecre
tary Zimmerman wero his guests. In tno
meantime Germany will consider Presi
dent Wilson's suggestions regarding pro
poaals for Improving food conditions ana
will also collect data bearing on tho iaibi-
tanla case, . . ., ,
It is believed here that that portion of
the eecond American noto with regard to
Proaldent Wilson' willingness to mcdlato
.... ..., n.rm.ni' nnd Encland respect
ing oconn shipments was based on formal
Intimations from England. It Is under
stood hero England Informed the United
States that sho wob willing to modify
tho blockndo of Gormany and permit fowl
supplies to entor If Germany would
modify Its HUbmarlno campaign against
British merchantmen.
I was rellnbly Informed that Washing
tor Informally told Berlin before Ger
many replied to tho first noto that tho
United Htnten would not repent tho offer
to mediate between tho two belligerents
on this point. The now reforenco to this
subjoct In President WHaon's Becond com
munication, thereforo, caused tho greatost
aurprlao horo. It Is tho belief In Berlin
that America must havo tho strongest
reason for this chango In attitude and
In well-informed circles it Is tho opinion
that this reason is the knowledgo that
thore Is a changed attltudo at London.
A peaslmlstlo attltudo Is taken by tho
Vosslcho Zoltung In Its comment today
upon aormnn-Amorlcan relations. The
leading article, written by uoorgo uern
hard, says:
"Thore Is too much Jubilation bocnuso
tho tono of tho second American noto
docs not correspond to tho dark prophe
cies which went boforo It. There Is no
causo for oxultatlon because of tho vital
contradictions existing betwoen the Ger
man and American viewpoints not one
has been removed so far by tho exchange
of notes,"
LONDON OFFICIALS DISCREDIT
REPORT OF BLOCKADE CHANGE
Continued from Fsjre One
that no lives had been lost. Complegno
Is noted for Its historic relics and old
churehes.
In the region of Quenncvlczs farm Ger
man counter-attacks, which had been
launched In an effort to recapture
trenches taken by the French wero com
pletely repulsed and tho German soldiers
were put to' rout.
Great Imnortancs In nttnnheil hero to
the now French thruat which Is being
made In Terrains, aitd which Is believed
to be tho forerunner of a big attempt by
General JofTro, the French commander-in-chief,
ngalnat Metz, The Immediate
objective of the French la supposed to be
Parroy forest, northeast of Lunovllle,
which la trnvorsed by a railway lino run
ning to Avrlcourt.
German attacks around Souchez are be
coming moro Violent. There Is overv evl-
denco that the enemy Is preparing to
launch a great attack to recover tho vil
lage, whole capturo represented ono of
the most Important gains by tho French
north of Arras. South of Arras Infantry
clashes continue.
The text of the French communique fol
lows) "In tho district of Quenncvlczs farm,
after an artillery duel that lasted nil day,
tho Germans attacked during tho night In
nn enort to retnko trenches which tho
French had provloiisly won on Juno 8.
The Germans wero put to rout. A Ger
man long-range gun hod thrown several
projectiles Upon Complegno. There was
no loas of llfo and no damago to prop
erty." It Is assumed that tho long-rango gun
mcntlonod by tho French War Ofllco Is
one of the now monster howitzers of tho
Germane, whieh wero recently used In
bombarding Dunkirk nnd Verdun. Thcso
guns have a rango of 23 miles.
LONDON, June 16.
Official circles hero today were ex
tremely reticent regarding the report
cabled from Berlin that England was will
ing to modify her blockado decree If Ger
many changed her plans of submarine
warfare.
Government onlclalB said they know
nothing of tho report that England had
Informed tho United States sho was will
ing to reach a compromise with Germany.
TEUTONS AIM UPWARD
THRUST UPON WARSAW
Old Goal Tnrgot of Northern Sweep
From Gnlicln.
PETHOGP.AD. Juno IB.
Bomo military critics say that tho ob
jective of tho now Austro-German movo
In tho fluctuating struglo on tho Dniester,
and oven the direction of this attack,
nro not yet apparent
Others read In tho Gallclan campaign,
supplemented by renewed attacks at
Bollmow, Sochaczow and Przasnysz, a
summer drive to tako Warsaw. This
view is substantiated by all tho evidence
Tho latest Touton crossing Is 60 miles
further down tho Dniester than tho
Zurawno attompt, and It soems to ob
servers as If tho Germans wero giving a
wider swoep to their effort to turn tho
uussian leit. whatever tho purpose
llusslan military mon aro disposed to re
gard this latest Austro-German movo as
on Important development.
Some of tho moro optimistic critics ex
press tho opinion that In consequence of
the rocent defeat suffered by the Teutonic
Allies their attempt at Lemberg has been
abandoned and tho army aiming nt tho
Gallclan capital has been broken In two
and separated from tho army In the
Bukowlna. These writers also Incllno to
tho vlow that General von Mnckcnson's
army is moving toward Poland nnd that
It will rcsumo tho effort to reach Warsaw.
BRITISH-AMERICAN SITUATION
GRIPS WASHINGTON INTEREST
FURY OF STORM
BREAKS TERRIFIC HEAT
Contlnurd from rage Out
79 per cent, today Instead of 83 per cent, as
wo the cne yesterday.
The high mark of the mercury yester
day waB 89 degrees at 3 and 4 o'clock.
There was some relief last night, how
ever, for It tumbled to 73 during thst
time.
Five prostrations was the toll through
out the city yesterday. Many of the hos
Pltals have put up tents on their property
In order that the relief for the pros
trated may be effective and Immediate,
The weatherman promises a 90-degrea
high mark before the day Is over, Tho
rrcord for the date Is 93 degrees, made In
1SS6. lie also believes there will be a
thunderstorm before night, brought about
by the heat.
Throughout the city sweltering human
lty la doing Its best to seek relief, which.
In closely built houses and on asphalt
pavements and streets, Is pretty hard to
find. Next-to-no clothes Is the rule for
the kiddles downtown. Bare feet have
bsn "de rlgeur" for some time,
Nor Is humanity the only portion of
the eommunlty to suffer. Horse have
donned their straw bennies and are more
than grateful for the moisture In the
sponge therein-
The hot weather brought additional
discomfort when a shortage in the water
supply waa noticed In several section
of the city Resident near 5th and Car
penter atreet eamplaiiud that In many
cm tby were unaWe U draw water
above tho nrt floor.
Chief Uavl. of the Bureau of Water
explained the shortage by the fast that
people, of course, draw more water when
tha elty U swelttilng under a broillne
sun. and that certain section of South
Philadelphia are low-pressure ground
The same thing has occurred before
during hot pll." Chief pvl ald
22 U.J? MU.Uo H lhat u
fortunately cannot be remedied- at una.
The water pip in some case are old.
and whan there U a great quantity of
wt drawn It I hard to gu the UDBly
to reaib the third floor Th appropria
tion for nw wtr plpM m p .
Boat PbHdlphU. I think wHI do a
lot to remedy liu ituUuu '
WASHINGTON, Juno 15.
With the Immedlato strain, so far as ne
gotiations with Germany aro concerned,
lifted, tho British-American situation to
day loomed up ns distinctly interesting.
It Is Intimated unofficially from London
that a. new British noto, replying to the
American protest against the Order In
Council, is being prepared. Whether or
not It Is because of tho seemingly In
creasing certainty of an amlcablo under
standing with Germany, roporta have It
that tho note will be a flat denial of all
tho Amorlcan contentions. The British
Foreign Ofllce, it Is reported, plans to
uso the existing btlllon-dollar trade bal
ance as proof of Its contention that
American commerce Is not suffering as a
result of the war.
President Wilson, It Is still understood,
will not tako any further action relative
to tho Allies' interference with American
trado until tho German situation Is sat
isfactory. The fact that certain very lviuentlal
British newspapers are now urging that
nn embargo be placed by England on all
cotton exportatlons from the United States
to neutral Europe, on the ground that
eventually It will find Its way to Ger
many for use In the manufacture of mu-'
nltlons, is causing Intenso Irritation In
tho South, und the tone of nil Southern
Senators reaching Washington is growing
bitter agalnat England again.
AUSTIN-GERMANS STRIKE
AT LEMBERG FROM NORTH
GERMANY ANXIOUS TO HOLD
FRIENDSHIP OF AMERICANS
BERLIN, Juno 10 (By mall to London
via Norway, thonce by cable). Germany
will do anything within national honor to
keep the friendship of America.
"JVe don't want to tight the whole
world," said an official today. "We do
not want to see diplomatic relations with
America severed. I am sure that If af
fairs came to such a point Germany her
self would propose arbitration by the
three northern neutrals, Sweden. Den
mark nnd Norway."
It was pointed out that although Ger
many Is virtually the only belligerent In
the preaent war who has not signed the
Bryan peace treaty President Wilson
might be willing to arbitrate with aer"
many under provisions similar to those
contained In the Bryan pact.
GERMANS REPORT VICTORY
ON LIEVIN-ARRAS LINE
Eleven Killed In Allies' Air Raid pn
Karlsfuhe,
i .v. ., . . BERLIN, June 15.
Another defeat for the French on the
LUvln-Arraa line in northern France Is
announced In i an official statement from
ths Oerman War Office today.
.The Allies have bombarded the open
town of Karlsruhe. Grand Duthy or
Baden, kl ling U and wounding "..S....r
One of the enemy air craft waV .hot
to earth by German high-angle guns It
is stated, and the oceupant were killed.
TURKS REPORT CAUCASUS
AND DARDANELLES VICTORIES
Occupy Positions at Olty Brine
Down British Aeroplane.
CONSTANTINOPLB, Jun, is
3uc. for the Turk. j 'thi ?riL.
Caucasian and Dardsneii. theatre of
war wr oWaUUy reported taday In the
following ata tenant: w' ie
"Ob th Caucasian from w oceuolad
tho enemy position Mar cjty !!
bad bean abandoned before t l&vl
"On the DardaMiieV 2,,0U,L?1V5
wareblp, under the protwtloo of aevS
toroadoboat. 6rd "bout M ibTtt ,g 'insl
some of our positions on MOadav w
thaae did not do the allgbST.
Later th aala aiUd awav iJ? fm
boralrdm.Bt Our Anitolian -W
Mnckcnsen Tries to Cut Through
Lines Defending Slav Base.
PETROGRAD, June 15.
With their drives against Lemberg
(Lvov) from the east and south checked,
the Austro-German army, under General
Von Mackensen, Is now trying to cut
through tho Russian lines to attack tho
Slav base at Lemberg from tho north.
A semiofficial statement today reported
fierce fighting along the River Sklo, 60
miles west of Lemberg. General Macken
sen's centre Is attacking the Russian poal
tionB on tho highway leading from Jnro
Blnu to Lemberg. Tho right wing Is ngain
on tho offensive near Mqsctska.
Shortening of the Russian lino south
and southeast of Lemberg by tho with
drawal of the Bukowlna army has result
ed In minor successes for the enemy along
the Dniester, 2i miles northwest of
Czernowltz.
Heavily reinforced Austro-German col
umns nro battling nlong the Wusznla and
Lubaczowka Rivers, east and northeast
of Jaroslau, In an effort to reach Lubac
zowka and Jnworow, northeast of Lem
berg. poth Lubaczowka and Jaworow
are connected with Lemberg by railroads.
SLAVS FORCED TO FLEE SOUTH
OF PRZEMSYL-LEMBERC LINE
Bridges Taken by Teutons in Galician
Field.
BERLIN, June 15,
Russians south of the Przemysl-Lcm-berg
Railway have been forced to re
treat, the war office announced this after
noon. "The Russian position at Danskze has
been stormed nnd 1600 prisoners taken,
The villages of Gednoroezec nnd Czer
wonagorn were captured, together with
bridges ut those points, and 365 Russians
made prisoners."
VILLA STAYS EXECUTION
OF CONVICTED AMERICANS
WASHINGTON. June 15.-Stny of
execution of one week has been granted
by the Villa authorities at Chihuahua to
George Marx and S. Franklin, American
citizens sentenced to death for circulat
ing counterfeit money, special agent
Carothers notified the State Department
today,
A dispatch to Red Cross headquarters
from Eagle Pass says:
"Dlattesa in Monclova Is unapeakable
Many are starving."
From Manzanlllo, on the west coast
the Red Cross agent reported by wlrel
less; '
' u amnaing crops. Not
over M per cent, of the customary crops
will be planted this rainy season to be
reaped next December. Dally dlstrlbu
tlon by Americans of each day's neces-
!ltlM ,Uith6 on,y mnnr of benefiting
the civilian poor. Famine conditio
growing worse." ' "'
AGED CQUPLE CHECK FIRE
Man of 80 and Wife, 70, Twice Fight
Flames.
An SO-year-old msn and hi if .
proved to be heroes today for the io'
tlm within a month, when they puVout
a fir In a neighbor's hoM jnp "J.0"
Philadelphia bafor th arriy of ,h
fireman. "
Bdward Burn the aged map, who uVM
at lttt south Lee str, dlseovar .
flre in th home of WTlhbo7 ItLf
' VU etfaot ut ooek"th
morning. Calling w. wife j?v T?
turntd la an alarm, rok umBTkf'j "
and attacked th blaTSiSTL00'
water. lit wife Joined him andTftff
Bremen arrived they touut the tw . 5
nre-flshtar on th7 JzT '2! tweg4
house with th. bUw wd g (., &
Burn and hi wlf , paVou. Jr
In WM South U tmt L t'h
month ago Firemen ld That l?f
who la looking for wTu,HBw
a aood flreman bur b.,. ,.wW,,d. k
l.r:. "i-" "" CThf
tait.d f.om eomu.ou, combou
a. lot, waa abowt UW "ou
LUSITANIA UNARMED,
CAPTAIN SWEARS AT
ADMIRALTY INQUIRY
Lord Mersey's Court Sits
at Westminster- Attor
, ney General Carson Con
tends More Than One
Torpedo Was Fired.
LONDON, June IS.
Testifying under oath, Captain W T
Turner, of the Cunard Liner Luslta'm
declared on the witness stand today thai
the ship did not carry any guns whui
she wns torpedoed and sunk by a Gee
man BUbmarlno oft the south coai't of
Ireland on May 7. Captain Turner
tho first witness called when the BrllbTh
Government's Inquiry Into the deatrue
tlon of the liner opened at Westmlnr
Ono of the chief contentions of the Qtr
mnn Government In its defense of th
destruction of tho Lusltnnla was th
tho liner was armed. Sworn teatlmonr
adduced during tho hearing Is expected ti,
bo uaed by tho Ifnltod States Government
in Its representations to Germany nin.f
n .nnlliili.ii.. m ll. ..t-u ... uafc
against poacoful shipping.
VANDERBILTS REPRESENTED.
Lord Mersey, who conducted the nrebs
Into tho loss of tho Tltanlo and of lh
Empress of Ireland, Is presiding,
Spoclal counsel represented the famllr
of Alfrod Gwynho Vanderbllt when tn
Government inquiry Into tho destruction
of tho Lusltanla opened. J. d, Langaton
ropreaentcd tho Fr'ohmans. Solicitor a
A. Scott appeared In behalf of the Van
derbllt family. The board of trade, that
branch of tho British Government Which
has chargo of maritime affaire, was ran.
resented by. Sir Edward Carson, the naw
Attornoy General, and by sir Frederick
Smith, tho Solicitor General. Hir i.i.
yers, representing relatives of vlctlma
aro in attendance. im.
Naval Inspector McBrldc. of thr. TTni....
Statos Embnssy, who took teatlmonr
from Lusltanla survivors In Liverpool
was subpoenaed to testify.
Tho first ovidenco Introduced today
dealt with technical data concerning ths
construction of tho Lusltanla, It was
aimed to show that explosion of the tor
pedoes and not an internal explosion aent
tho liner to tho bottom. '
It dovelopod that tho United Statea
Government will play an Important Dart
In tho Inquiry.
Sir Edward Carson nnnonnced that ha
would Introduce evidence to sustain the
assertion of tho American Government
that tho Lusltanla was unarmed. Ho aald
that representatives of thn Artmii,
will testify that the Lusltanla was purely
u. yDogiibi-wMijiiig uicrcuani Bnip and
had novcr been fitted out for naval serv
ice MORE THAN ONE TORPEDO FIRED.
"Wo will attempt to show that the
Gorman submarine fired two and per
haps threo torpodocs," said Sir Edward.
This Is to refuto tho German claim that
only ono torpedo was fired and that th
second explosion was caused by tho blow
lng up of tho war munitions which th
liner carried. Other questions are thesat
1. Whether tho Lusltanla wns traveling
nt tho proper rate of speed when tor
pedoed. 2. Whethor questionable seamanship
had boen shown.
Captain Turner placed responsibility
for the Lusltantn's comparatively alow
speed on tho Cunard Company, his em
ployers. BLAMES CUNARD LINE.
"Wo -were proceeding nt only IS knota
an hour when the ship was struck at
2:15 p. m.," ho testified. "Though tha
nvcrago Bpecd throughout the Journay
from New Tork had been 21 knots. It wai
Impossible to mako 25 knots becauso tha
company ordered only 19 boilers worked.
"I was on the port side when an of
ficer called out: 'There comes a torpedo.'
I ran down Immediately and bow the
torpedo coming Just before It struck,
Thero was a loud explosion between the
third and fourth funnels.
"I Immediately ordered full speed
astern, but thero was no response. The i
cnglnos had been put out of commission.
Tho vessel within a few moments had
listed about 15 degrees, rendering the port
lifeboats practically useless. i
"I gave orders that women and chll- j
dren should bo placed In the boats first
nnd then went to the bridge. I remained
thore until tho vessel sank "
Captain Turner said he did not knoif
how long he was In the water He was
picked up by a trawler, he said, and
landed at Queenstown. He admitted on
direct examination by Sir Edward Carson,
tho Board of Trade's representative, that
he had received certain instructions from
the Admiralty, but he waB not pressed
to tell what these were.
DISORDER IN CHICAGO
AS STRIKE CONTINUES
Continued from' race Ono
clal Aldermanlo Committee to confer on
the situation. The Mayor announced that
every means nt the hands iof the city and
State looking toward arbitration would ba
exhausted before the Federal mediation
offer would be considered.
The second step was an offer to mediate
by the State Board of Arbitration,
President Budd. of the Elevated Com
pany, said the craws of several traini
started today were union members who
had returned to work. He declared O
men voluntarily have returned on th
south side branch and 25 returne4 strik
ers were on hpnd to operate trains from,
tha Wilson avenue station.
"Wo will begin operating trains on the
Metropolitan branch on the west slit
tomorrow sure," he said.
Excepting steam lines, Jitneys of every
description nnd vintage and "Shanlt'i
mare," Chicago up to way past today"!
morplng rush hour remained as minus
transportation facilities as It was In fron
ter days, when electrc and horse-drawn
street cars had never been thought of.
Tha strike of the 14.500 conductors and
motormen of America's second largest
city continued ns strongly In force M
When the men turned tbelr cars Into tha
barns yesterday at ' a. in.
In one of the stormiest sessions evar
known, tha City Council voted, under a
suspension of the rules, to prohibit tha
Importation of strike-breakers; proyldaa
for a committee, headed by Mayor
Thompson, to try to effect an Immedlat
settlement of the strike and refused
grant Police Chief Healey's requeat for
an appropriation to employ 1000 extra PJ
lleemen and purchase 50,000 rounds ci
ammunition for the police. The Council
tried but failed to pass an prdwsnce
celling upon Mayor Thompson to
both the surface and elevated lines na
operate them until the strike Is eied.
An important question iua
Whether Mayor Thompson would T
or Yto ft Mil passed by the nu J'"-1'
laat night which make It a mlademeanor
punishable by a fine of 10 to !3 or
Jail sentence or both for emploiment w
a conductor unless he has had H dy
Of IjistrueUun And the emploiment or
a tnotorman unless ha has had l dtrf
of Instruction by Inatructor who hv
bad tbre years' exparlanoe. The bill '
feet lvated and surface lines alika
Thl virtually prohibit Importation
tttrika-breakaj':,
Aldarmaa Kennedy, arguing for pa
ag of th bill, explained that such an
wrdluatveo waa oeary to pi event im
portation Into Chicago of ' thug. "'
man, cutthroats and ox-convict " re
place cltlzan of Chicago la their po
uons. II pointed out that in Boston,
FhUadelphla and other clues ntr -fetaiunal
utkbrckr ra iniru.tad,
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