EVENING T.EnctER-rHILADELrinA, TTTEBIUY. JUNE 22, 1015. n M TEUTON ARMY NEARS IEMUEUG NORTH FORTS AUSTRIAN ATTACKS RUSSIA'S LONG RETREAT BEFORE TEUTONIC ASSAULTS . m- i BRIEF CITY-WIDE NEWS HELD FOR FALSE IMPERSONATION Horry n. Freeman, a anleenwn, of 223 North Itoblnson street, wsn held In fSlop ball today by Magistrate Meaton, charged with Impersonating nn officer, assault and battery and forcible ontory. The complainant tfsa Con stable Duffy, who"ls attached to Magistrate Beaton's office, Duffy alleges that lr!tftan represented himself as an officer While In his homo to collect a bin for furniture. GEKMANTOWN LETTER CARRIER FRACTURES SKULL Samuol It. Taylor, a letter earner employed In Gcrmnntown for 20 years, fractured his skull late this afternoon when he foil down Btnlrs at his home 6038 Magnolia street. Taylor's sight Is falling. This Is believed to have caused his fall, lie Is In tho CJcrmnntown Hospital. TO GIVE FLAG TO UETHANY MISSION A streot parade with brftss band musle and elaborato exercises will mark , the presentation of a handsome flag to Bethany Mission, Kensington avenue -above Alteghohy, tonight, by tho men's Blblo class of tho Institution. .T. W. Iteplogle, teacher of tho class, will mako the presentation address, and the banner will be accepted on behalf of tho church by tho Itov. Paul Bowman, tho pastor, Tho nov,.aoorge Dllling Kuns, of tho First Church of tho Brethron, will bo tho orator of the evening. ST, JOSEPH'S COLLEGE ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS St.' Joseph's College announced I6flhy tlio result of the competitive ex amination for throo freo scholarships In the high school ,departmont of tho Institution. Tho winners nro Charlrs Uooloy, 2721 North 9th street; John A. Crowley, 12S8 North Aoth street, and James F. Lnrklns, 183S Kast Orleans street, Moro than 100 contestants entered tho examinations. About 3tf parochial schools wero represented. Tho examinations for competltlvo scholar chlpa In the college department will be bold tho 7lh nnd 8th of September. PEIRCE SCHOOL MJYS DE LANCEY BUILDING ,The Polrcc' Business School has purchased tho building at 1420 Pino street," formerly-occupied by tho Dolanccy School, and will movo Into Its noV quarters nt tho opening of tho fall term, September 1, 1915. The I'elrco School, which Is celebrating Its 60th anniversary this year, for 33 years has occupied tiuartors in tho Record Building, 917 Chestnut street. Tho Dclancey property was held for sale at $200,000, but tho prlco paid by tho Pelrco School is not disclosed. ' n I r I I f y Q A . k vsr "' '??W W Us 5? f" - Il.T SV. it. ST A. I 1jr --i i J'J.AftjyT -X. -! l,fHJ X " ovar r.i'4 . jay . c5r.'' ..... " rv-. vKT0K4n.m fcJT"fmtlP'' v MIDDLEOFAPRILHHB V M.J O yVfaj&W..il& ktxJ&ra ' .2fi . PRESENT LIHE QMSS J "Zy Mfl fi't&J'.. .ri" sr i1- ) L?mM ? Tlio map illustrates tho (frlvo that tho Teutonic nllies hegnn last April when tho Czar's forces woro pounng over tho Carpathians and threateniiiK tho cities of tho rich plains of Hungary. The German-Austrian , armies hnvo since thnt time forced tho enemy hack until tho Russian grip on GaliclR has become greatly weakened. One army of the Cznr has been carried back from the Donajcc River to Lcmborg, a distance of nbout 140 miles, or approximately tho distanco from Washington to Philadelphia. The Teutons, after driving the Russians out of Przemysl, nro now seeking to throw n circle round Lcmborg, which Austria lost to tho Czar's men last September. Teutonic drives nro in progress toward Lcmbcrg from tho north nt Zolkiew, from tho west nt Grodck and from tho soutli at Mikolaiow. Rawn Ruskn, to tlio north, was taken by tho Austro-Germans yesterday. MALLERY ON STATE INDUSTRIAL BOARD Governor Brumbaugh today appointed Otto T. JIallcry president of tho Boardof Recreation Of this city, an a member of tho Stato Industrial Board of tho Department of I-abor and Industry, succeeding Oeorgo S, Comstock, of Mochanlcsburg, deceased. Mr. Mallery will accept tho position. GERMANS AGAIN SHELL DUNKIRK Several Persons Killed in Night Bombardment Teutons Use . Asphyxiating Gases. NINE JURORS QUICKLY CHOSEN TO HEAR PLEA OF THAW FOR LIBERTY PRIVATE SECRETARY III ATT AGAIN ON DUTY James S. Hlatt, prlvato secretary to Governor Brumbaugh, returned to duty today after an absonco of two months on ncqount of Illness, Furman has been acting secretary during Mr. Utatt's disability. Paul N. MAN FOUND DEAD IN BRICKYARD John Regan, 65 'years old, was found dead In tho Philadelphia Brickyard, Rising Sun .avonuo and 3d streot, today. Tho body was taken to St. Luko's Hospital and later to tho morgue. Regan's address Is not known. AUTTJIST HELD ON ASSAULT AND BATTERY CHARGE On a technical chargo of assault and battery, B W. Clark, Jr., of Chorokco and Moreland avenues, Chestnut Hill, was held under $500 ball for court by Magistrate Pcnnock today. A pushmoblle In which Richard Inslnger, 18 years old, of 526 Carpenter street, Gcrmnntown, was riding was struck by Clark's automobllo on tho night of March 26. Inslnger received a fracturo of tho skull nnd other Injuries. Today was the first time ho was ablo to Icavo tho Chestnut Hill Hospital. FIGHTER ACQUITTED OF MANSLAUGHTER Georgo W. Kcstcr, 32" years- old, of Orknoy streot above Dauphin, was acquitted by a jury beforo Judgo Johnson, of Union County, sitting In tho Court of Quarter Sessions In this city, of a chargo of manslaughter, arising from tho death of Edward A. Mackrell, 39 years old, of 1651 Gormantown avenue. Last month during a fight in the saloon of Joseph Stalter, 2114 North 6tl streot, Mackrell was knocked down and died tho next day at tho Stcnton Hospital from hemorrhage of tho brain. PARIS, Juno 22 Throwing pliellt for a dlstanpe of moro than 20 milen, the Gcr mnns have ncaln bombarded Dunkirk. Fourteen shell"! fell upon the city, killing several pcrsoni Tho bombardment oc curred at nlBbt. Tho Germans are now using polsonmiH gases nlong tho northern end of the battlo lino In France. Great quantities of asphyxiating fumca woro releneed south of Arras, around Qucnnevlorcs farm, where bard fighting has been In progress for two weeks. In Alsace the French hnvo gnlnpd fur ther ground In tho v.illey of tho Fecht Jtlwr, advancing bath north and south of Metzcral. AGED M4, INCURABLY ILL, ENDS HIS LIFE Jcsso Mecutchcon. 77 years old, was found dead today In his room at l92-i North 23d street with tho end 'of a tube connecting with a gas Jet In Ida mouth. Ho had been Buffering for threo years with nn Incurable Injury of tho spine. Ho leaves a widow and ono son. BOY RUN DOWN BY AUTOMOBILE Aaron Alffman, 12 years old, 23 North Edgowood street, was struck at 60th and Market streets today by tho auto of Thomas B. Wills, 318 North Fclton street. The boy Is suffering from Internal Injuries. Wills waa arrested. SENT TO JAIL FOR ROBBERY James Hendricks, alias James Robinson, was sentenced to tho county prison today by Judgo Johnson, in Quarter Sessions Court waiting an appeal for a now trial. Hondrlcks and William O'Connor, known as tho "Umbrella Kid," woro arrested two years ago charged with picking tho pocket of Michael Kessler. of Cambridge street, of $277 as tho latter was leaving a savings bank. Both men Jumped their ball and wero caught In Canada. O'Connor was' caught and sentenced a year ago to a term of two years Jn tho Eastern Penitentiary. ARRAS BATTLE MAY DECIDE FATE OF FRANCE, IS REPORT Berlin Pays Tribute to Bravery of French Troops. BERLIN, Juno 22. An unusual trlbuto to tho bravery of tho Trench soldiers who arc taking part In the gicut battlo around Arras was paid today by tho German Gov ernment in tho following statement is sued through tho Tiuns-Ocoan News Bu reau: "Neutral reports declare that tho battle at Arras may decide tho fate of France. Both sides arc lighting there with courago and heroism never undertaken before In history. The losses of both sides nro fearful. The French forces there aro very strong, but tho Germans aro con tinuously receiving reinforcements." Speedy Trial Expected in Suit Brought by Stanford White's Slayer to Be De clared Sane and Released From -Matteawan. NEW YORK, June 22.-In striking con trast to previous trials, In which tho Issuo of guilt or Innocence of murder was tho por(ant evcnts arc (akinK placCi uiiiirKt:, nurry jv. iiiuwh iuicou ickui U.S. TROOPS READY TO LAND IN MEXICO Admiral Howard Sends Sig naling Apparatus to Ameri can Colony. NOGALES, Ariz., June 22. An un confirmed rumor that United States marines landed at Guaymas caused the greatest excitement today at the border here. Because Governor May tnrciin, of Sonora, has established a strict censorship on news from the Yaqui Valley it is believed that im- APPLICATION FOR RECEIVER BATTLESHIP SOUTH CAROLINA SAILS POR NEWPORT Th6 battleship South Carolina let tho Philadelphia Navy Yard this morn ing for a sea test, and will report atv Newport, R. I to Join the fleet maneuvres. Tho battleship Michigan sails for Newport tomorrow, and tho Alabama will po Into drydock for repairs. GIRL STEALS $77 FROM WOMAN WHO BEFRIENDED HER "Tho kindness of Mrs. A. II. Brown, C711 Whitby avonue, In taking a girl inmato from tho Glen Mills Reform School and giving her a chanco to start llfo anew amid better surroundings, was poorly repaid yesterday, when tho girl disappeared from her now homo, taking $77 In Jewelry with her. Np trace of the ulrl has been obtained by tho police. ... t THIEVES AVALK INTQ APARTMENT AND STEAL JEWELS Thieves walked through tho front door Into the apartments of W. W. Ster rett in tho Belgium Apartments, 125 South 44th street, nnd esoaped without detection with Jewelry valued at $365. The door hod been left open whilo the members of the Sterret fnmlly wero visiting neighbors. JAIL SENTENCE FOR HOUSEBREAKER Ellsworth McDowell, 31 years old, who resided at 6023 Parrlsh street, waa sentenced by Judgo Patterson Jn Quarter Sessions Court today to an Indefinite term of not Joss than four years nor moro than Ave years In the Eastern PenltentlaTyor committing a number df burglaries -In West Philadelphia. Executors of Marks Leopold Sue Ohio Traction Company. It was learned todny that tho executors of tho estate of the late Marks Leopold, who jcars ago was prominent In Jewish circles nnd was noted for bis philan thropy, havo naked tho courts in Cincin nati to have a tecelvcr nppointed for the Dayton and Toledo traction lines. Tho application Is asked on tho ground that both traction companies havo failed to pay any dividends on the bonds held by Mr. Leopold. Mr. Leopold died ten years ago. Ho wns survived by a wlfo and five chil dren. Mrs Leopold, who reBldes at 10U5 Park avenue. Is spending the summer in Atlantic City. Mr. Leopold was a heavy stockholder In tho American Tobacco Company and held securities In many corporations. One of the executors of tho Leopold es tate Is Julius Levi, an attorney and a member of tho Arm of Levi & Mandcl, of 600 Chestnut street. MUST SUPPORT HIS WIFE QUICK NEWS. STORM CAUSER DAMAGE IN CHESTER COUNTY WEST CHESTER, .Pa.. Junfe ?2. A terrJAo" storm in this sootlon late this afternoon caused great damage o oropa and property. 1 f II I M ITALY KEADY TO DECLARE WAR. ON GERMANY . AMSTERDAM. June 22. A private dispatch from Berlfn states that a declaration; of war against, Oarmany by Italy.,te imminent. I( Italy declares war ogalnsf tho aermajw she will probably" send an army- Oto France to help the Allies. l ' ' i t . ' .; POPE CONSENTS TO DARKEN VATICAN, . . ROME. June 22. Tb Poph&g'fonsejitVd. to have the electric plant whteh suppitap power for the Vatican eonneeted with th mu.nlQ.lpar Plant, bq that in cut of an air raid th Vatican can be darfup simultaneously. with the rest ot the city. -'' ' ' ' "a DARTMOUTH TO HONOR MAYOR 'bLjANKBNBURG Mayo BUnkenburg will have conform' upon Ultn at Dartmouth College. Hanover, N H . tomorrow the degree' of doctor of laws, tb third time he ha vieived that degree within a year. Tha Mayor and Jtfr. Blankwiburg; DI etur Cooke, of the Department of Public Works, and Mrs. Cooke lft yetsr iUy for Dartmouth They will return to Philadelphia Thursday, Court Orders Man to Contribute ?10 or Movo Away nnd Pay $7. 'Charles Wilkinson, Mil Chestnut Btreet. faces tho alternative of pajlng his wife J10 a week and living with her or paying her $7 a week and living elsewhere. This Is the ruling of Judgo Brown In Domestic Relations Court today after Mrs. Wilkin son asked the Judge to force her hus band to live apart from her. According to Mrs Wilkinson, the couple have been married 25 years. For the laBt 13 years, she said, her husband has abused her and lately has not contributed toward her support. Wilkinson declared that lack of employment ias the reason for his failure to provide for his wife. Be said he would da anything If alio would drop the suit, but she refused to settle their differences and begged tho Judge to keep AVIlklnson away from her. This the Judge could pot do, but he ruled that the husband contribute J0 a week to his wife If he lived with her and 7 weekly It he moved away, Wilkinson said no wouio not move. movo to freo himself of penalty for tho murder of Stanford White, which opened today, was "speeded up." Nino Jurors of tho 12 who will assist Justice Hepdrlck to dccldo whether Thaw Is now mentally responsible were accept ed before tho luncheon recess and two more were added after court reconvened. Attorneys predicted that tho submission of evidence will begin tomorrow. Prom tho start tho trial will bo n bit tic of tho alienists. Experts on both sides weio In tho courtroom today study ing the noted defendant closely. When tho case wns called In tho Stato Supremo Court today and tlio work of picking the Jurors began, it lacked Just throe days of nlno cara since tho sensa tional shooting of White, in this, his seventh nppe.il for freedom. Thaw seeks a writ of habeas corpus to rcleaso him from tho Matteawan Hospital for the Criminal Insane, which would make him a freo man. Thaw was represented by John U Stanchneld, Morgan J. O'Brien nnd his son, Morgan J. O'Brion, Jr. Tor tho State, Deputy Attornoy General Frank D. Cook was assisted by Deputy Atiornoy General Alfred L. Becker.' " Tho nlno prospective Jurymen selected from the first 14 tnlcsnhqn, examined nre: David Robinson,' "Secretary; Jcsso L.' Straus, salcsmanagorf Adolph W. Frlsh, manufacturer; Maynard M. Miller, man ufacturing furrier; Paul J. Maiks, cloth ing manufactuicr; Chester A. Bently, manufacturer; Louis Colin, traveling salesman; Ignntz Spltzer, ladles' talloi, nnd John Ulllott, salesman. Accompanied by n deputy sheriff from tho Ludlow street Jail, Thaw entered tho courtroom at 10:20 Ho smiled and nod ded to several acquaintances and for a few moments sat at the press table talking to reporters. "I am entirely confident of the outcome this time." Thaw said, grinlng broadly. "I'll havo a Jury and I'll got a uquaro deal. That Jury In tho conspiracy caso said, to a man, they bcllovcd mo enne." Thaw moed over beside his counsel nnd Immediately Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, his mother, entered. She was given a seat inside tho rail. Sho was accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. George Lauder Carnegie. Those two loyal women havo sat near Thaw In all hlar court trlnls. It was Thaw's fourth liaveas corpus effect to procure liberty, but the first In which his legal battlo for trial by Jury has been successful. Tho decision of tho 12 men as to Thaw's sanity will not necessarily be binding on tho court. In such cases the law provides that the court may call on a Jury to as sist him, but Justice Hendrlck may re ject the Jury's verdict BOYS ARRESTED FOR HOLDUPS BIGGEST ELEPHANT IN CAPTJVITY SHOT NEW YuRK June 22 -Quads, the biggest aiepaant la captivity, waa shut in Ceatrai laik guo today bccaus of his ugly dUrxmoR, KDSSUN RJRVOLJJTION INMINJSKT, BERLIN RBJOHT LIN, Ju& Hi Recording to infonnaUbn given out today by the wo ew Kureau. national ravoiutlos la luunliunt In Ruate aa a FRAUDULENT AGENT AT WORK Soliciting Funds for "Sano Fourth" Vithout Authority. The police are searching today for a bogus solicitor who operated In the cen tral section of the city today collecting funds In the name of Director of Publlo Safety Porter, supposedly for the Sana Fourth Association. The fraud was first brought to DIrec. tor Porter's attention when Joseph V. Horn, of the Horn & Hardart Baking Company, telephoned to Inquire to whom the association desired checks mads pay able. He waa. Informed the Director was an officer of that association, but that no funds were being solicited. U. S. TO DEFEND CITIZEN Government Wjll Demand "Release of Naturalized Italian, WASHINGTON, June 3t The State Department was without advice thta afternoon from AjMbaa4ar Thomas ilon Pare, Jn Rome, con&rnUui Ug5 da Prata, tha young American, tan of an Italian, who. although ha had bun nat. urallsad In tide country, was detained In hU father's native lnd fir military aar vic. The Ambassador was exhsMed, and oftyotaU were hopeful the Rome Government would comply. The Amer ican Was studying la Italy. ,rr Priseja Sentence for De Wet PLOMHPONTJirN. Union of South Af rica, Jim it General OhrUtiaa Da Wei, one ot tae leader of tho South African rebellion aaalnul the Brlluh CJovwoaieHt, who waa found guilty on iraa eaaraaa yoatcrday, waa toay Mntcnaad to tU jrar' iau?risHUUat and ami tOWS, Threo Negro Lads Accused of Robbing Children. Three negro boys were arrested today nfter numerous complaints had been la celvcd by the police that children were being held up on their way from shops In tho northwestern Bectlon of the city. Tho boys ore Thomas Hall, 8 years old, of 2360 Steward 'street, and Philip and James Turner, 9 and 8 years old, respec tively, of 1320 Nicholas stret. At the 19th and Oxford streets police station the boys boasted of taking (money from nu merous children throughout that section. They were detected trying doors and gates by Policemen Bchultz and Bradley, and attempted to run away when they observed the bluecoats. Their method of operation was to re main In the neighborhood ot a grocery store and wateh for children who re ceived change from the clerks. They would then follow the children and If they would not hand over the change the boys would grasp them and bite their hands causing them to release their hold on the money. They were sent to the Housefljf Detention pending an Investigation of their confessions. Lightning Blamed for Blaze in Car, A northbound Wayne avenue car was Mb afire during the storm this afternoon at Uth street and Leblgh avenue. The flames are balLffVed to have been .started by a bolt XUhtnlng. None of the'ltQ pasazrs wis Injured i WASHINGTON, Juno 22. The Navy Department had no confirmation this afternoon of the Nogalca report of an American landing at Guaymas. Officials said they felt sure Admiral Howard would have notified them at once had such a step been taken. WASHINGTON. Juno 22.-As a result of tho crushing defeat which tho Yaqui Indians near Guaymas, Mexico, aro re ported to havo Inflicted on tho VUllsta troops sent to check them, ofllcials here anxiously awaited word today from Ad miral Howard. Tho Admiral sent word that tho Ral clfth, ono of his ships, had sent an ofll ccr up tho valley to tho American colony with a heliograph apparatus, to be used In signaling tho Bhlps tho mlnuto aid Is needed. .g He also advised the Navy Department that ho was making n careful Investiga tion of conditions In the Indian country. Ho has conferred with Consul Hostctter, of Heimostllo, who has Jurisdiction over American Interests In tho Guaymas sec tion. No marines havo yet been landed nnd nono tvitl be except upon definite Instruc tions from Washington, or unless a BUdden raid by tho Indians should placo tho Americans In Imminent danger. Thus fnr tho Indians have been satisfied to keep tho settlers cooped up In their ranch houses and take possession of their Irri gated fields. A private dispatch received by tho State Department today from an American at Nogales who came qut of tho Yaqui Valley on the last train to leave there stated halt tho valley already had beon devastated and the Americans were (Handing off the Yaquls while watting for the rellcfoxpedltlon. The telcgrami stated that tho Ameri cans at one ranch were surrounded for four dayB by a band of S00 nrmed Yaquis, 00 of whom were mounted. Only ono company of Mexican troojSs under the authority of Governor Maytorena then was In the valley. The general situation throughout Mex ico continues to get worse The Carran zlstas under General Gonzales wore re ported today to bo fighting with Zapa tistas In the suburbs of Mexico City. The Zapatistas are reported to have been In rcndlness to quit the city for several days. It Is feared that before going they may attempt to loot the forelen neotlan. Consul Sllllman, at Vera Cms, today re ported the Vera Cruz-Mexico City tele graph cut at Otumba, IB miles east of Mexico City, supposedIyby Zapatistas, Indicating that the latter have succeeded In getting behind the Carranzbitas. Bread riots are continuing, but the famine will bo relieved if the Carran zlstas finally control the capital, as the Red Cross now has large quantities of food available In Vera Cruz for transpor tation to Mexico City. Efforts to torce a conference of all military chiefs and tho "elder statesmen" remaining In Mexico have been redoubled. Thla movement is being assisted In Wash-ington. Another interrogation point apparent ly has been thrown Into the .machinery," was President Wilson's only comment on Mexican affairs today. He told callers ho knew nothing about the visit of General Angeles to the United States, beyond tho statements In the newspapers. fVinilnatd ftom rM One the line." said the dispatch. "They are fighting only to gain time and savo their artillery and war material Our forces are 10 miles from the city." RUSSIANS REPULSE ENEMY ATTACKS SOUTH OF MLICA Foe's Assaults on Dniester Barren, Petrogrnd Eenorts. PETROGRAD, June 82. While tho War Ofilce admits that the, Austro-Gcrman offensive continues In tho regloji of Hawa Ruskn, It Is stated that tho Auslrlans nre not making nny progress In other sections of Gallcln nnd Dukonina. Stubborn fighting, however, continues In these regions. South ot tho Plllcn, In Poland, the Rualah:) checked tho German atlackB, capturing hundreds of prisoners. The latest official statement saysi "On tho left bank of the Vistula ot dawn of Juno 0, the Germans assumed the of fcnslvo In Isolated columns on tho front south of tho Plllcn, but aftera short en gagement wero repulsed, losing hundreds of prisoners. "Tho Austro-Gcrman offensive continues In the region of Rawa Ruska. "On tho night of tho 20th our troops retired from tho Grodek Lakes on tho Lemberg positions. "On tho Dniester the AURtrlans deliv ered barren attacks between Mlkolaldw and Jadlschew. They wero driven back from tho villages ot Denmark and Ltcsna, sustaining heavy losses. "On tho remainder of tho front In Gall cln and Bukowlna although stubborn fighting continues In some sectors, tho Austrlans hao not succeeded In making progress an where" FRENCH CONTINUE GREAT ARRAS DRIVE ON LENS FAIL TO TAKE LOST IS0NZ0 POSITIONS t Italians Repulse Night As M sauits on Heights a1 Plava-Gain Ground a Monte NeroFoe's Rp'i sistance Stronger. M ROMn, June S3 Supported night attacks hv tu. .... trlans lb recapture positions taken bv iiw Italians on tho left bank of the ini River wero repulsed, according to 7?' official statement Issued by tho War nt' n. I.1.. t 11.- nt i ... "w !" .in. .uuuj. in in, iuuiuu iero 2ono of operations the Italians continue to Mhij .....vU ..v .. "vuurei tuiu ine heftvtf k-eslatanco mado by tho Austrian Tho statement follows! "On the Tyrol and Trent front ther. has ern nothing of Important. .... Ing a reconnaissance In tlm Hn r.,,. rrlno Valley, whero wo occupied Puntk.. Taw. M.iWfc'P Hold Ground Won and Repulso Ger man Countor-Attnclts. PARIS, Juno 22.-Tho battlo north and south of Arras is still in progress. The French contlnuo their nttneks, which form part of tho great drive on Lens conceived by General Joffro as a means, IfBUCccssful, of ctrlklng n wedgo between tho German right and centre. The French hold all tho ground won recently nnd havo regained tho trenches lost by them In the Argonno. "North of Arras tho Germans attacked nt several points during tho night, but wero repulsed," said tho communique "At ono point, after a violent bombard ment, they succeeded In holding a part of ono of our trenches, but their losses wero very heavy. "The Belgians attacked southwest of St. George, tnklng a trench and killing all tho defenders. Near tho QUennoviorcs farm, south ot Arras, all German counter attacks havo been repulsed. Wo have mado further progress 'In Lorraino nnd along tho River Fecht" SERVIANS TAKE AUSTRIAN ISLAND OF MOLDAWA Destroy Foe's Shipping -nnd Take Thirty Prisoners. NISII, Servla, Juno 22. Without loss to themselves, a band of Servians, who volunteered for thf task, successfully Invaded the Austrian Island of Moldawa, captured 1 ofilcer and 23 men and destroyed the Austrian shipping In tho harbor, according to a Servian of ficial statement today. Threo Austrlans were wounded. Under protection of artillery fire, the Servians crossed the Island, took tho Austrlans prisoners, captured a field hos pital and telephone apparatus and sank or damaged all tho boats FRENCH HOLD "LABYRINTH" AFTER 3 WEEKS' FIGHTING Germnns Lose Nearly Entire Lino of Wonderful Defenses. PARIS, Juno 22. Three weeks of con tinuous assault upon tho "Labyrinth," perhaps the most wonderful system of de fensive works the. world has ever known, have placed nearly tho whole of the Ger man positions in that section in the hands of tho French, a review given out here this afternoon stated. Tho "Labyrinth" was formed .by two sunken roads, running east and west, irom which radiated a network ot trenches for 1000 jards on cither side. These formed a whole series of fortifica tions extending from Neuvlllo tq Kcurie. "The Germans concentrated against us batteries of light and heavy guns, In cluding 300 five-millimetre mortars," said the statement "Tho first assault, May 30. captured tho first line of defenses. Then began tho struggles In the under ground passages bearing tho names Eulenburg," 'Von ' Kluck.' etc, after German leaders. Until June 17 the strug gle, continued, foot by foot, with hand grenades and bayonets, soldiers on both sides fighting often In their shirt sleeves until the German grip was finally loosened."" "In tho unoer Cordnvnlo vnli ... ivnreri nt VflHnttq nnttitn vim. - S ffi Austrian trenches, carofullv nnnM.iJ "On tho Carnlc frontier the conWnuwi'i? ,uo ui,un uiu luiii ui '"aiDorgheUot wns somewhat hindered by taba-rft "......ll..,.. US7'J "On tho night of Juno 21, fresh Aus ii mil uiLiiuna upuu .rieiKupei WerS f6 pulsed. In tho Monte Nero zone th? operations began on Juno 19 nnd Juna So were carried to tho most successful con clusion, notwithstanding tho dimcultlfs Af tho ground and tho bad weather. Thel enemy, strongly supported by artillery i uaua iivttvj' ivoiniaiiuut "Along tho Isonzo River front frequent niHiu aimcKH irum mo enemy s trenchei nccompanled by rlfio and artillery fire'. havobeon noticed. Wo did not respomi to these attacks. Tho Austrlans hae attempted to recapture our positions on tho left bank of the Isonzo River by 're peated night attacks, seeking to drlvi us back to tho right bank, but they were always repulsed. A drnstlo regents' decree Issued early today threatens grave penalties for thn 1 who publicly circulate any reports about 13 military operations otner man thoso con- i talned In the ofllclal statements. Punlih meat niso is turcatencu ror those who .; furnish information nbout military d-: tenses. - Tho War Ofilce haB been apprised that -9 tho Italian troops now are oncounterlng'ij stronger and better organized resistance fl from the Austrlans. a m The Austrian defences nre numerous M and excellently prepared. At some points M uiey navo cut 11110 me rocK, ana their a anuiery is wen concealed. General Frugones, In charcre nt n. Italian forces in Austria, has sent l n general warning to Austrlans, notlfy-w uis mem mat an spies will Do COUrt martlaled nnd "snipers" shot down. ' AUSTRIA REPORTS REPULSE OF TWO ITALIAN ATTACKS VIENNA, Juno 22. Tho following state ment was issued last night by the War uiuce: "Our brave troopa havo repulsed two atiacas near f reva. Here an Italian of fleer with a white flag and a bugler ap. pcared beforo our front to deliver a mes. sage from tho commander of his brigade,1 nut as tncy wero without written author ity both were made prisoners. "In the district northwest of Kern, to: ine cast oc iinrinci luaporetto), tne en emy was repulsed from a position on the ridge. In this fighting detachments of tho Dobrcczln Honvcd especially dltln gulshed themselves. Our heavy artillery nns Bucccssiuuy intoricrea with the moun tain fighting on the Carlnthlan frontier. An attack by tho enemy in th district cast of Ploeken as usual was unsuccessf ul. "On the Tyrolean frontier district there have been no Important events, Tho fire of the heavy Italian artillery against our fortifications has been unsuccessful "On Juno 19 n. toroedoboat successfully bombarded tank and harbor buildings st's Monopoi. Tho railway statlonc at Bart and Brlndlsl have been danfaged by the bombardment of our naval pluKes " Carranza Would Annihilate Villa n?,MPA?.?,.Jun8 M Attorney Andress Garcia, chief agent for General Venus, tlano Carranza, declared today that Gen eral Carranza would not take part In a peace conference with representatives of General Francisco Villa, as sbggWed bv President Wilson. "Genera" Carranza'a Cor VarcIa?ml,atB Vm'm aTmy" ? 300 Soldiors Rurtujd to Death KL PASO, Tx. 3m JtA report reaebad hero today from Chihuahua, Matce, that S00 wounded Villa, soldier had been burned to death when a hopltal there waa daMroyed by Are. Pope's Attitude Displeases French PARIS. June S ConiioeiUlng on tae, latest war latarvliw granted by ta Pep, which has greatly chagrined Kreaeji Catholic. Gustavo Ilerye la bis pewsst per today says: "Th Pope ha reached aa understand ing with Auatria, Bavaria (uul Pruuia, whereby, if Prime and iiedjr r baaten, his Uuiporal powr in iieaLfewtU be j btored to ta Vatican." This uy Herve, U the unavoidable ouqiuMoa to be draws from the Pm pufelUdlti& 3BtA&SJBAMt Villa Victory at San Luis Potosi EL PASO. Juno 21-General Villa and his troops have captured San Luis Po tosi, one of the most Important oltles in rt"nBholas.,be mMt lmPr,ant C" SLAVS YIELD INCH BY INCH TO AUSTR0-QER3IAN ADVANCE Petrogrrad Assert Lemberg Evacua tion Would Not Be Military Disaster. PSTROQRAD, June at Although nothing orteil h bean btImu ut. tba general pinion In Petrograd to day 1 that Lemberg will soon i ab-r jtomd to the Teutonic alUe wh ha.v heev sending large forces againt tba Riueiaiw in order to drive them fT the aaltcUn capital lww iras Annesty Offered to Villistaa WASHINGTON Juna 11-Im.mi.. .. l!1 Ciirranw. agency. General Otatgoit "" " peeoa eacn to all VUllsta oldwre who surrender their arsuj und JHWunliion and U more to those who surrender their horeee, the money b,C teUaded to reesUbluh tUm ui ttw2 GERMAN BUSINESS LEADERS INSIST ON PEACE WITH U. S. BERLIN, Juno 23. Higher business Influences contlnuo to be exerted In favor of a peaceful settle ment of the Issues that havo arisen be tween Germany and the United States. A number of industrial' and commercial leaders in Germany have appeared In Berlin In the last few days to use their Influence personally to this end. The Foreign Office experts have com menced the consideration of the answer to tho American Government's note con cerning Germany's submarine warfare and the rough draft of the document pre sumably will be finished at the end of this week. As the reply will be submitted to Em peror William at headquarters after It is threshed out between the denartmnitB I concerned. It probably will not be ready "' iiaiioiHicoiuu uciuio me miaaie or the end of next week. There Is no clear Indication of the orob able nature of the note yet obtainable. From the emphasis which the naval writers continue to lay upon the alleged British practice of tlvlnr- ni,,.i -- and encouraging merchantmen to attack submarines and thf Impossibility o t aub 12$&I&TS .....,...., 1. i,Bv ua anticipated that Si" reply" WUl(1 be ,h " 3 But at the Foreign Office there seems to be an mpresslon th hi. r.,I 'T.! r nnl ." .IT' A"'" "" Will AUSTRIANS RUSH TROOPS TO DEFENSE OF POLi j HOME, June 22. The Austrlans, fearlnr the Investment by land and sea of Pola through the cutting of railway communl- cations connecting the Istrlan Fenlnsuls with the mainland, are now rushing. troops which wero concentrated at Pola northward with the object of checking thai Italian advance southward Mean while noncombatants are compelled to,. evacuate Pola apd aro being fient toS 1 lume by steamship. Extraordinary precautions have beenj taKen against aerial raids. Gunpowder nnd ammunition are being stored under-; prnilnrl A ItVimttrli TJnlo to HPnulelnnAl 4 A KJtwHdf himiuuqu VIM to IMUflOtUlUU fl withstand a long siege, the Austrian! k nre pessimistic, fearlnc that If the Ital ians are aided by the Anglo-French naval W ii mcy win succeed jn taaing ina lortress. . i255Vr,w No fttrtb- detail. the 13-se. are obtainable T here. Th?' "t"? !' th' Inforwatten lie SKMeeeeUt, wa8 contained iJTlu aT been ordered to ttop) xa wk,r hai Russians Sink Three BMds tbprtutlve wtnJtThSSLi JF that BuMUn eubmeHaet ta? l ltd '-JSVjS Italians Find Foe's Submarine Base LONDON. June 22. Rumors that the Austrlans had secretly established a sub-j ...... ...v uuuq w,v n,0 0UUWIWVBI .WVttOfc wfc Italy nave been confirmed, the Italian, Minister of Marine announced today An Italian auxiliary cruiser. Bteamlng through the Tyrrhenean Sea. sighted a suspicious-looking craft and gave chase.. The steamship was overhauled 1C0 mllej off Naples and was found to carry ' cargo of naphtha, supposedly destined t be discharged nn thA rimnt nhnrtk nt alia. of the small islands north of fllMlv. The ' snip was taken Into Naples. N. Y. IMPORTERS PROTEST . M AGAINST BRITISH BAN ON TRADE i NEW YOnif. June 21 Protest against England's order In council which has held up commerce! ueiween me united states and Germany i Will be made to President Wllsnn bv th National American Importers' AsoeJv- lion, as a result or its meeting yestenuy. One hundred members of tho oreanlw tlon, consisting of Importers of good. from Germany and Austria-Hungary, passed a resolution requesting action by ,1 tno united States, which will be taken to wasmngton by a special committee, AUSTRO-GERMANS CLOSE IN ON SLAVS' LEMBERG BASE., Eighteen Miles From Objective Northl and South. VIENNA, June Lemberg Is virtually surrounded by to Auetro-aerman allies, and the fall of stronghold and base held by the Kussiaofl is imminent, according to an Austrwag omolal Hatement Issued here today Teuton troops are pressing ahead wll -tn IS miles of the city on the north and' about the same distance south. Tne official statement follows "The pursuing allied troopa have 4-j vanoed to ZMKiew, about 18 miles none er umtMrg and south of Lemberg to to Skamlerek livult. The Russian truop4. on i ma lias are everywhere being attacked. "Near Tikolawow and Zidiuzuw ths : Bnaelane are malting a stand on -h , wneisfgr.' The troops of the army of (ieiitrsl Pfklnser have repuletd euuna Kusiai e Ui.k with the heaviest of Iukscs tw i" KumUus eouthweet o' l-iutuk ,i i " ?il Slii.ku aiid u,, il.t iiFSsaia- n guiltier with b4vy lusaee
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