4 EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1915. ENGLAND'S REJOINDER TO U.S. PROTEST INSISTS BLOCKADE MUST GO ON Declares American Trade Is Treated Fairly and There Have Been No Un due Delays in Prize Courts. TEUTONS YIELD GROUND AT DNIESTER FORDS Continued from re On. Souchez nhd al the Labyrinth, on tho Meuse Heights, (he Germans gained a temporary advantage, but were later beaten back with deadly machlno gun Are. WW'S ST -" 1 GONZALES REPULSED most the whole garrison holding the mil. The remnant, consisting of two officer and 310 men, were made prisoners.' WHAT BRITAIN SAYS TO U. S. Tho substance of the British memorandum is found in this para' grapht "His Majesty's Government are earnestly desirous of removing all causes of avoidable delay in dealing with American cargoes and vessels which may be detained, and any specific inquiries or representations which Mail be made bu the United Stales Government in regard to particular cases will always receive the most careful consideration and all information which can be afforded without prejudice in court nrnfftAinnt will be readilu com municated; but they can scarcely admit that on the basis of actual facts any substantial grievance on the part of American citizens is justified or can be justified, and they therefore confidently fippcal to the opinion of the United States Government as enlightened by this memorandum." LINSINGEN'S COLUMN LOSES ON DNIESTER, DEHL1N ADMITS Yield Ground Gained by Passage of River. BERLIN, June 26. German troops northwest of Malic, Gallcla, under command of General tin slngen, have met with a reverse on the Dniester River and have withdrawn to the south bank of that stream, it Is ad mltted In today's ofllclal report. The report also admits that the vil lage or Kopacxyska, on the Omulon Illver, In Russian Poland, has also been evacuated by the Germans. The General Stairs report follows: "In the eastern theatro German troops made local gains In sevoral places. Tho village of Kopaczyska was evacuated by the Germans, but west of Stegua thny conquered part of the enemy's lines "In the southeastern theatre the situa tion of Field Marshal von Mackensen's nrmy Is unchanged. "Part of General Llnslngen's army northwest of llallci has withdrawn to the south bank of the Dniester Illver On tint upper part of tho river German attacks nro advancing. The left wing of tlio army Is now near Chodorow " FRENCH REPULSE VIOLENT ATTACKS ON MEUSE HEIGHTS Germans, Using Liquid Firo and Gos Bombs, Driven Bnck. FROM MEXICO CITY WASHINGTON, Juno 2S. Tho memorandum of tho British Gov ernment in regard to the enforcement cf the order In council as affecting American trado, while framed In tho friendliest spirit and expressing a dcslro to make every possible concosslon to the United 6tates, without endangering the blockade of Germany, nevertheless Insists that this blockade must go on. The memorandum, so far as the vital issues between this Government and Great Brltnln ore concerned, leaves the situation exactly where It was, except that Great Britain has laid boforo this country the details of what she has done to moke the burden upon tho United States as light as possible. Tho receipt of the British memorandum probably will not alter tho determina tion of President 'Wilson and his advisers to send a strong protest to Great Britain against her lnterferenco with Amerlcnn noncontraband trade with tho p'orts of neutral countries adjacent to Germany. As viewed by officials here the benefits and favors set forth by Great Britain In the memorandum as acts of grace on her part fell far short of tho rights which the United States has under the rules of International law. Great Britain denies that there has been any unduo delay In dealing with cases of detained American cargoes. For delays In the prize court proceedings she lays the blame entirely upon American ship own ers, citing from tho court records to prove her contentlbns. Great Britain calls attention to the special considerations that she has given to United States business Interests by way of permitting the shipment from Germany of goods bought and paid for prior to March 1, the date when the blockade becamo effective. Although this cannot longer be continued. Great Britain adds In her memorandum that he will be prepared to give special con sideration to cases Involving particular hardships if the goods concorned are re quired for neutral Governments or mu nicipalities or in respect of works of publlo utility. The urlilsn note does not attempt to deal with tho principle underlying tho order In council and Ambassador Pago specifically states that it Is not Intended as an answer to the note of the United States of March 30, protesting against certain features of the blockade. Whether or not Great Britain intends to reply to the note of March 30 Is not disclosed. Tho chief point raised In that noto was that1 Great Britain had no right under the principles of Interna tional law to Interfere with American noncontraband cargoes bound to and from the ports of neutral countries ad jacent to Germany, It Is this feature of the blockade against which President Wilson will direct another protest un less some satisfaction is rendered In a reply by Great Britain. RUSSIANS THROW FOE HACK TO SOUTH SIDE OF DNIESTER Teutons Put to Defense Under verse Conditions. Ad- PAItia June 26. With fiery liquids and asphyxiating bombs the Germans are violently attack ing the French trenches on the Mcuse Heights near Cnlonne, today's commu nique announces. The battle raged all day yesterday, and at midnight the enemy rnttnrtA In Inrff-A force. The first onslaught drove the French from a row of trenches they captured from the Teutons several days ago, tho French troops retiring In good order when tholr positions were sprayed with liquid flame. Immediately afterward a counter-attack threw tho enemy out of the works and they fled with shrapnel beat ing down upon them. At midnight the attack was resumed by large bodies of enemy troops. The French lighted up the ground before their positions with Illuminating bombs and searchlights and turned a score of ma chine guns on tho charging columns. Tho Germans were caught under a deadly cross-fire and retreated with hravy losses. An official communique from tho War Office this afternoon reported that two German n'tneks along the Lorraine fron tier wera repulsed. "During the night wo repulsed counter-attacks between Augres and Souchez and against the Labyrinth. A violent artillery duel followed this Infantry en gagement and Is stilt proceeding." Carrnnza Forces Driven Back From Capital by Zapatistas' Heavy Fire. THINKS ORDINANCE ILLEGAL I UNITED BUSINESS MEN WILti Ol'POSE 0VERBR00K R. R. YARD CROWD CHASES THIEF WHO STOLE 3o FROM CHILD Culprit Runs Into Empty House and Is Locked Up. Policemen, women shoppers, newsboys, "white wings" and several storekeepers In West Philadelphia today chased an alleged thief who stole $35 from a baoy carriage. The man was arrested after the chase led through side streets and lleys. During the chase plent of ma terial was furnished which any moving picture man would have appreciated. The alleged thief walked Into a vacant houso, where he was locked in a closet and kept there until the police arrived, . Katie Schuster, 9 years old, or 5571 Pefnut street, WM ent by her father the West Philadelphia Bank, at 52d ? Lh"tnut streets to cosh a check for 35. she took along her Infant brother Who was n a carriage. At Mth and Chest TUi 'IS?.1.!' " ls nad by the police. f?h,SmTf'valla? "Nervr" Williams, from the baby carriage. Si p v 'ePnonea to the police Policemen chased the man through many t 512a i Chestnut street. John Griffith caretaker of the house, locked him in a $". n1 UUr tumd w v to tht PETItOORAD, June 23. A Russian victory on the Dniester River In Gallcla Is announced In an of ficial statement Issued here at mldnlcht. It says that tho forces of the enemy which crossed to tho north bank of the river on Wednesday morning were driven back. The aorman losses are declared to have been enormous. Austrian forces which reached tho left bank of the Dniester at another point were also flung back. The official state ment soys that the German forces have been forced to tnko the defensive under different conditions. Part of their forces aro crowded upon Islands In the Dniester. The Russian forccs'that ovacuated Lemberg have-mado good their retreat, repulsing attacks by the pursuing enemy. Tho official report from headquarters follows: "There were unimportant changes on the rivers Dlndau, Venta and Dublssa on Wednesday and on the Nnrew-Vlstula front only minor advance gunrd actions; on the Tanew front It was also calm. "In tho direction of Zolklew nnd Lem berg, during the evening of the 22d nnd tho following dny the enemy made at tempts at an ulterior offensive, endeavor ing, with extraordinary persistence to advance In the direction of the villages of CzlJIkouff and Kmltroyltza; nlong tho railway from Lemberg to Berejany at tempts failed owing to our counter-attacks. "On the front at Zuzavnodemeszkovitzo a desperate battle Is In progress and is developing In our favor. Great German forces, which crossed the left bank of the Dniester In the Kozary district on Wednesday morning, suffered enormous losses and were driven back to the river, whero they were forced to assume the defensive under different conditions. "Some of their troops are crowded on Islands in tho mlddlo of the river, while others nro clinging to tho left bank. "Near Martynovorouzdlany the Aus trlans crossed the left Dniester, but ., flung back over the river by a dashing counter attack on the part of our troops. Their losses up to 10 o'clock were 10 oiflccrs nnd 1700 men of the various regi ments taken prisoners. "The enemy Is endeavoring to hold the ground, and the houses close to the rivers aro offering desperate resistance. In tho lighting our heavy nnd light artillery gave effective support. "In KosmlerJIne, southeast of Nlzlnow, wo are taking the offensive. On the 22d we approached Mount Bezymlanna, which was occupied and strongly lortltleil by the enemy. After digging In our troops on Wednesday advanced Impetuously to assault the mountain. The enemy, not daring to face -our bayonet attack, fell back in disorder to their second line FRESH DRIVE ON WARSAW IS PLAN OF GERMAN STAFF Czar's Army to Make Stnnd on Gallcln Frontier. LONDON, Juno 26. Lemberg having been taken and tho Russians driven out of Gallcla except for ono city, Hallcz, a new drive on War saw Is expected by military observers here. There aro hints of this In a dispatch received by a news agency from Amster dam this afternoon which announces that tho Germans have already begun to shift their surplus army corps from Lemberg north to the Bzura River region west of Sllosla, tho scene of their military disas ter of thrco months ngo. On this lino the Germans will have confronting them not only the ring of strong forts around Warsaw, but tho river barriers like the Vistula. Russia has enough men in this section to per mit tho soldiers who hove gone through tho hard Gollclan campaign to rest. They have the guns and they havo the military bases from which to put up a hard fight. Tho exact disposition of the Russian troops In northern nnd eastern Gallcla Is not known. It is thought that tho Grand Duke Nicholas will endeavor to establish a position on the Bug Rlvor In Bessarabia, but It Is not known horo whether his forces aro closely pursued or whether tho victorious Teutons aro mak ing ready to shift their forces to nnothor point. It Is safe to say, however, that as soon as any Indications of a withdrawal of heavy artillery to another quarter are observed tho Russians will turn nnd as sume the offensive. WASHINGTON, Juno 25. Pablo Gonzales and his Cnrranzlsta army, sent to occupy Mexico City, hae beon repulsed by a heavy artillery tin from tho Zapatista defenders of the capi tal and have been forced to retreat somo dlstanco from tho outskirts of the capital. This wag the news received In Washing ton from reliable sources today. The Carrnnza government was reported In these advices to be much chagrined at tho repulso of Gonzales. General Car ranza had expected the Zapatistas to wlthdrnw without showing fight Dispatches to tho State Department from Consul Canada at Vera Cruz an nounced that telegraphic communication with Mexico City is still interrupted nnd tho cable company does not expect to re store Its lines to the capital until Gon zales' army enters the city. Consul General Sllllman, at Vera Cruz, reported that. In company with Consul General Shncklln, ho presented Charles J. O'Connor, chief of Red Cross relief work in central Mexico, to General Carranzn. The first chief reiterated his previous agreement to forward relief supplies to Mexico City and gavo O'Connor a letter to General Oonwilos, urging that overy assistance be given the Red Cross. Car ranza's War Department, however, sug gested to O'Connor that he defer his attempt to reach Mexico City until it had been occupied by Constitutionalist troops. C. E. Bates, an American, han been Im prisoned nt Caborca, Sonera, charged with Importing Carrnnza money Into Mny torena territory, Consul Blmplch at No gales reported. Bates will be Bent to Nogales, where Slmplch has arranged for his release pending trial. Sevoro fighting botween the Mexican factions has at least temporarily ended efforts to arrange a peace conference. It was again emphasized today that the President set no time limit within which the factions mUBt bury their dif ferences. Until complications with the European 'belligerents are smoothed out thoro will bo no attempt to force a new crisis In Mexico. Just as soon, however, as tho negotiations with Germany nnd England aro completed, the President ls expected to give Mexico his undivided attention. Ryan Delievcs Public Works Depart ment Must Control "Squares." City Solicitor Ryan doubts the legality ot the ordinance recently passed by Councils over the Mayor's veto placing under supervision of the Commissioners of Fnlrmount Park Logan, RlttenhoUse, Franklin, Washington and Independence Squares. The ordinance also provides for tho condemnation of tho residences on tho west side of Logan Square, Including the homes of Mayor Rlankenburg and Sena tor James P. MoNlchol, ostensibly for the widening of the Parkway, hut rumored to bo for tho purpose" of providing a frontage on the Parkway for the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Municipal court house to be erected at 20th and Race streets, The properties aggregate almost 11,000,000 In value. In an opinion to Mayor Blonkenburg Air. liyan points out that the act of 1913, under which the transfer of supervision of publlo squnres is made, apparently conflicts with provisions of the Bullitt bill, which places publlo squnres "under tho direction, control nnd administration of the Department of Publlo Works." The ordinance passed by Councils was Introduced by President McCurdy at re quest of Ell Kirk Price, a commissioner of Fnlrmount Parte, Employes and care takers In the squares under tho Park Commissioners aro exempt from civil ser vice regulations and requirements. Sheriff to Sell "Skyscraper" Tho elght-story store and office build ing, 2d and Ludlow streets, tho sky scraper for that section of West Phila delphia, Is to be sold at Sheriff's sale on July 0 to satisfy a mortgage Judgment, with Interest, amounting to JI2.W2.21. Committee Appointed to Help Fight Councllmanic Ordinance. The United Business Men's Association has allied Itself with the Ovefbrook Inv provement Association in tho fight to pre vent the Pennsylvania Itallroad Company from establishing a freight yard In tho O verb rook residential section. A committee from the United Associa tion Will co-operate with representatives of the Overbrolk Association In combat ing the measure permitting the establish ment of the yard when It comes before Common Council next Wednesday. Tho ordinance as It emerged from a subcom mittee of Councils was passed by Select Council last Wednesday, although It wna objectionable to the, Overbrook residents. Former Senator John J. Coyle vigor ously assailed the freight yard policy of the Pennsylvania iinuroaa oeiore me United Business Men last night. Ho also attacked the councllmanic subcommittee that reported on tho ordinance. Charles T. Marshall, Common Councilman from the 3Uli Ward, one of tho committeemen, was accused of traitorous nctlon In tho matter. Mr. Coyle asserted that tho railroad company had "buncoed" Select Council nnd that If It has the same success In Common Council next Wednesday a prop erty loss to the city amounting to millions of dollars will result. "That yard will be 1000 feet wide, a mile and a half long and will ruin tho section," said Mr. Coyle. "If tho tracks nre electrified, there will bo a deprecia tion of property values of mora than (2,100,000 and all future Improvements will be blocked. If steam Is allowed In the yard, the depreciation of property values wilt bo at least $20,000,000. a cost to the city of (300,000 a year In revenues." EXCITING HALF HOUR IlEREJ Burning Automobile nnd p-u- Alarm keep Everybody Busy. A near riot call, n (in i , Ing chase and a bumln ia J?i stirred things up for a whiu .,, ,.!j In the vicinity of Sid street and Colnnrf avenue, when a pedestrian, presumil a "false-alarm fiend," attempted to li In two alarms for an overheated and mobile radiator. m James McAvoy, of 2103 North 20th stnJ Chauffeur for Albert Foster, of 1609 MshI 22d utreet, stopped his automoblla it (J curu wncii no .aw wie radiator srnoklnr Ho unscrewed the cap and poured ioi water In tho hot receptacle tin... ., heard the alarm box on th0 eorair bni nlng down Columbia avenue to 29th sthrt where he attempted to turn In a t6M, alarm when confronted by Peiu. Dreers, of the 89th ahd Oxford .?,ttia police station. A chase up irVMU alloys ensued, the man getting MtU.9 trollev ear. Meanwlilln h. JV n a looking for the fire. 'SH "If I had known that he ws. . . those false-alarm bugs," said Drtir.it?; havo sent in a riot call to get hint'' Lanadowne nigh Graduates 43 At the 20th annual commentem. .. tho Lansdowno High School, WV? night In the school auditorium. 11 k ; and alrls received thlr HIM.! " , TJw. ITlnvcl W. Tnmliln. ..,. 7". -T Rov. Floyd W. Tomklns, rector of Hoii ' Trinity Episcopal Church. .y"'j principal addross. The Invocation ' A ferod by the Rev. Burton M.t. Sir'j of tho Lansdowno Methodist Eplsoowfd .,$? Zr 5fcc'v?d tbI 00, medal for tho highest marks In .niS ...... .. D.... ,v .u.., ukiun. Woman Blown to Pieces WAITS, N. Y., Juno 25. Mrs. Martha Dunham, 73 years old, wns blown to bits nnd her home wrecked today when she attempted to hurry a lire In her kitchen stovo by pouring oil on It. New Castle County Tax Rate Raised WILMINGTON, Del., June 25.-Members of tho Levy Court this afternoon will fix the county tax rate at BO centa on tho J100 of assessed value. The present tax rate Is GO cents. This will make an In crease of 20 cents on the J100, and In ad dition the body has placed tax on nuto moblies for tho first time. Tho county Is now without funds. m W& These aro trying days for collars except those wltK our iouplonte finish. Wo'H holp you to weather the weather with a flexible col lar that's both dressy and cool. Neptune Laundry 1501 Columbia Ave. Wufn6ttuuizthc4Mtr See Colorado En Route to the Cali fornia Expositions By nil means visit Colorado on your ,. iu ui nun, in,: uiuornia exposi tions Colorado mat wonderful em pire of mountain scenery, tho like of which ls not to be found anywhere else in me woriu. Denver, new .Rocky Mountain Na tional -Park, Colorado Springs, Manltou nnd the Pikes Peak Region, Cripple Creek gold district, Pueblo, Royal Gortre. Hell Gate. Glnnn-nnr) Snrinn Just a few of the many Interesting ST," m ,"'iL 'i "" isiana scenic Circle Tour to tho Panama Expositions vcij iuw iui-c ior rouna inn from Philadelphia. Tlckots on sale dally, long return limit stopovers en route. Both expositions Included in ono tlckot at no extra cost i Take your choice of the "Rocky Moun ! tain Limited." "Golden State Limited "Callfornlnn," "Colorado Flyer," "Colorado-California Express" and other fast trains dally. Automntlo Block Signals .-meat muucrii jiii-oicei equipment Su perb Dining Car Service. Our representatives are travel ex perts, who will give you full informa tion about California, the Expositions, the numerous routes available via Rock Island Lines, etc. Write, phone or drop In for our lit erature on California and the Expo sttlons. Rock Island Travel Bureau. 1019 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, pa. H M. Brown. D. P. A.. Phone: Walnut 123. - cmi mil mint mum smu immf.nv mnmn ummmmi n miiii mmmu u nunn chd rre m ,n m ',,., mi.i11: ni.!i.'."mr-iMn..i. .i,,iiih mrm "'HHir'H'T"TIWPWMPlPIIWWWII IsipWIWWM i A 11 1 -l smaii .a to AFTER JUDGESHIP Senator Kern Candidate for a Seat on Bench of Federal Court. WASHINGTON. June 2.-Senator John W Kern, of Indians, ls a candidate for appointment as Judge of the Federal Clr K? Urt ?fPPM"- He seeks the place .lnfVaHan .by Ju,38B 'cup'8 retire went about two years ago. The fact became known today through fnnwa0rJ" Hamilton Lewis' presence Jnashlngton to promote Kern', candi- , SCHOOLS ANb cmivr.v PEIRCE SCHOOL 8.V1U'E5.,$WR8BB BBCHN JUNE M and tspld mnu. VhwTlMtru3uB Ji; tour nn WljglrJllk JsH or wrlle miiiiiiiisiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!s P wSfSSBmmww m wm msmm warn i i , i,bj u i mmmsBmsmmmmmmmasBm mm wm IBiBliI IHllEISBiiBiffi I gsinifa ; i mam 'i hi:i! nt em v mmmmm mmm mm m wmmm wm Yzzo. Huri'i'i'Li? , 'sssst tw . Ewvm'iw,: wva A mNak r UP r w mam , i iwmj Mxi w mm ; (a iin i. . ' , mm i hi ! nMiiiw. . m sv ,' ot iv Mi mmt wa s vrm ra wm ra biHs a m m$ffimmmwi. vm t niiafe s-:m m s ffiiHasM Aiwmfli m i Bm&WmwSH l:i.!:H..-U,il;:.i,-:::-. I.;-:::" -l-.-ilVl.ir... :, -,-;i-:':-l -;"i;h';;i.,-:.. -V, J-J.,,:..;!.,. 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