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sure of 400,000 Men Fail
to Smash Way Through
Italian Lines
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P-I:toACKS
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BEATEN OFF
KOMfi. Atny 19.
if4 t Allhfragh the Austro-Hungnrlans mnssed
s f)rdlmtely 00,000 men nwl hundredn of
i.-lJfflHfc BUris for their tlrlvo ngninst the lint-
sHlf JflB, It wni declared today by military
if 'V'tWtierts that the offensive had been checked,
. ,,, It la declared hero that German army
4-rEmcers helped plan tho Austi-o-HUngnrlnn
' '$'effenslvo nnd thnt tho drive Was decided
' L-f wiori at llie recent council held In Vienna.
'... After a brisk bombardment of the Itollan
' lines tho Austro-tlunRarlans, using tho
i, moss formation tactics of tho Germans, nt
' tacked the Italian positions In the Lcdro
', Valley,, Irt the tsarina Valley, In th valley
- tt the upper Astlco, on the Upper Cordevole
and north, of Monfalcone. Everywhere, ex
cept at a few points where the mtvnnccd
lines of the Kalians were withdrawn volun
tarily for strategic reasons, the attacks
wero beaten oft, Tho Austro-Uungarlan
4, fortes sustained eevero hisses, duo to tho
V hiachlne Bun fire and the ourtatiis of lire
from tho Italian artillery.
It Is believed to bo tho plan of the Italian
" General Staff to allow tho Teutons to wear
. themselves out and already there are nIriis
. ef. fatigue.
Desplto tho vigor of the lire from tho
big guns of tho Austrian?, the I'taliuu losses
have been Insignificant.
AUSTRIAN TItfeNTINO ATTACKS
MAY MARK ISONZO OFFENSIVE
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Zuccnn Torta fow a Formidnble Natural
Fortress in Italian Hands
The attacks which tho AUBtrlans are de
veloping on a limited section of tho Italian
front, between Adlgo nnd tho Astlco valleys,
and extending eastward to the valley of tho
Drenta and Monte Collo are apparently the
beginning of tho offensive of which hints
wero' found recently In the Italian reports
announcing movement of enemy troops In
several sectors. However tho nttnek seems
now limited to tho sector Just south of
Rovereto, on tho apex of a triangle formed
by tho Zugna Torta mountain rising between
the Adlgo and the Tcrrngnolo valley, both
of which are dominated by Italian guns
Which ever since last autumn have been
mounted on tho summit. 'This mountain hns
been subjected frequently to bombardments
by Austrian batteries from tho numerous
torts protecting Rovereto on the west, and
to Infantry attacks when tho position was
not yet consolidated and thoroughly organ
ized, as It Is now, but both failed to dislodge
the Italians.
It seems that the present volume of tho
attack Is Immensely superior to any pre
vious one, but the position of the Zugna
Torta Is now much stronger than some
months ago, especially owing to the Italian
conquest of the whole valley from the
Adlge, three miles south of Itovcrcto, to
barely one and a half miles east of Rlva.
That means that tho Italians havo not to
?&w 'n attack on the western slopes of the
Zugn. The mountain forms a salient pro
liwitrff Its apex up to tl fraction of a mile
from itover'eto, where the valleys of the
AdlfO and the Terragnolo Join. The salient
is classed northward by the Vallarsa road.
Which gives tho Italians a valuable lino of
communication.
In the whelo tho Zugna Torta and Conl
Zugha are a formidable natural fortress
Which by this time should bo so armed and
Organised as to be quite Impregnable. That a
retirement from advanced position Is admit
ted (rom Ilomo is no surprise. Thero aro
positions which are simply a Btcp to a def
InUaJIne of rcslatanfc. They were occupied
as such, preliminary to a further advance,
which for ono reason or another, could not
be made afterward. Being exposed to
cross flro from enemy batteries, they must
naturally be evaluated as soon us the
enemy threatens them seriously.
It .does not seem, however, that the at
tacks of this sector of the front will be
continued. Prof .bly they havo been made
tor two reasons: that of relieving tho pres
sure the Italians wero bearing upon Itove
reto, the operations against which havo
never ceased, though always of apparently
minor Importance, and that of attracting
considerable forces on the A.dlge Valley,
of Inducing General Cailorna to mass his
forces along tho Trentlno front a.nd then
.develop the real offensive elsewhere, per
haps on the Isonzo front.
PRESIDENT WILL BE INVITED
Fourth of July Committee and Mayor
Decide to Write to
Wilson
The first move to have President 'Wilson
come to this city for the local Fourth of
July celebration was made when Mayor
Smith conferred In his office with John H.
'Balzley, chairman of the Fourth of July
Committee, and Joseph P, Gaffuey, chair
man of tho Subcommittee on Speakers.
Following tho conference, it was said
a Mtt-ir would, be sent to the President ask
lnp whether lie lia.il any previous engage
ments oreventlng his presence' here on In
JepiAdence Day or whether he was disposed
to speak here, before sending a committee
of Councilman to Washington formally to
invite him.
PtSACtS N0W rOSMBM
tr UNITEO STATES ACT$
Contlnned from Pat On
ntost frank discussion of peace rumors In'
circulation in European capltnls yet passed
hy the censor.
'EUROPE EXPECTS AMERICA
TO ACT,' MESSAGE TO WILSON
Ford Conference Appeals to President
to Make Peace Movo
STOCKHOLM, May 19.
Tho Neutral Confersnco for Continuous
Mediation, tho ofllclal organization of tho
Ford pence expedition, today cabled to
President Wilson nn nnncal to initiate an
ofllclal peace conference of representatives
of neutral nations.
"All Etiropo expects America will net,"
Is the concluding statement In the appeal.
WILSON MAY GIVE PEACE HINT
IX ADDKESSjrO LEAGUE
President Expected to State America's
Position Next Week
WASHINGTON, May l!). President Wil
son's 'views on the prospects of peace In
Europe are expected to become known
when lip addresses the League to Enforce
Pence here on May 28 or 27.
While no details of what the President
will fcny have been disclosed, It Is under
stood he will mako u statement calculated
to attract Interest In European capitals,
Mr. Wilson fully realizes tho slgnlllcance
of anything he may say on the subject ut
present.
The President Is known to lie giving deep
consideration to the possibility of bringing
about peace, and to have a collection of
every authoritative statement on the sub
ject made by any responsible official In the
belligerent nations since tho outbreak of
tho war. Whllo officials realize thnt much
or the peaco discussion may he propaganda
aimed to llx tho responsibility for con
tinuing tho war they nevertheless bcllove
It Is entirely possible the time Is rapidly
approaching when peaco proposals may be
welcomed by all tho belligerents.
SUBMARINE WAR
OPENED BY ALLIES;
TORPEDO 3 SHIPS
German Vessels Sent Down
in Baltic, Apparently by
Same Assailant
POPE'S NOTE ON U-BOATS
LONDON. May 19. Coincident with the
announcement In the House of Commons
by Sir Edward Grey that representa
tions had been made to Germany by the
Vatican with a view to Inducing her to
abandon submarine warfare, came Stock
holm dispatches telling of the destruction
of these three German ships in the Baltic,
Indicating tho opening of nn nctlvo allied
undersea boat campaign In that seu.
Three German steamships have been
sunk In the Baltic by submarines of the
Allies. Somo dispatches from Stockholm say
tho submarines arc Russian, but other cor
respondents declare they aro "British, nrob
ably being the samo submarines which
wrought havoc to German shipping In the
Baltic last fall and which aro believed to
have laid up for the winter In Russian
Baltic ports.
A Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph says that the number of British
submarines operating In the Baltic Is large.
They are out in the southern and eastern
portions of the sea, which Is now Ice-free,
the correspondent adds. '
Tho sinking of two of the German (steam
ships by a KUbmarino is reported In a
Reutcr dispatch from Stockholm. The
bteamships were the Kolga, Hamburg for
Stockholm, and the Blanca.
These steamships were torpedoed the day
before yesterday off the Swedish Island of
Landsort, in tho Baltic. The Kolga was
attacked at 5 p. m being shelled by the
Fiibmarlne for 20 minutes. Two members
of the crew wero slightly Injured.
Tho Kolga was then torpedoed and sunk.
Thirteen of the crew wero picked up by a
Swedish steamer. Four others. Including
the captain and second mate, are missing.
Half nn hour Inter the Blanca was shelled
and then torpedoed. The attack occurred
In tho same vicinity as that on tho Kolga.
The captain was taken prisoner. Two mem
bers of tho crew were injured slightly.
They and tho other men wero picked up
by tho vessel which rescued the men from
the Kolga.
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ARTILLERY FIRE INTENSE
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
Mrs. George Barnctt, wife of the
former commander of marines at
the Navy Yard here, appears below
in the uniform she wears at Chevy
Chase where she is taking the mili
tary courso with her daughter,
Miss Leila Harnett, above.
THIEVES HANQUET IN STOKE
Having Satisfied Inner Man, They Take
$75 and Depart
Thieves that visited tho Chllda grocery
store nt the southwest corner of 2d nnd ltlt
ner streets early today feasted on cakes
and other toothsome nrtlcles among tho
stock before they made oft with somo ?75
from tho store safe. They havo not been
captured, hut 1'ollcemali Isaac (Irceno
thinks three men whom he saw loitering
about tho neighborhood shortly after mid
night wero tho Intruders.
The store occupies part of a two-story
building. The. dwelling portion Is unten
anted. The burglary was discovered by the
storo manager at 7 o'clock, the opening
hour. Tho safe door was closed, ns usual,
but a pile of crumbs and wood dust on the
lloor excited suspicion. The lower halt of
the door between the store and dining room
had been cut off, apparently with an nuger
and bit. The thieves had entered by tho
opening thus afforded after scaling a rear
fence nnd forcing a kitchen window. They
had worked more than an hour to boro tho
numerous holes necessary to split tho door.
The mechanism of the safe was not Injured,
and It is believed It was opened by some
one familiar with tho combination.
1 UKIUitN, May 10,
French trenches niong the HaucourU
Ksnes highroad, northwest of Verdun, ns
far as the corner of Canard forest, have
been captured by tho Germans, It was an
nounced today by tho War Olllce.
Tho Germans enptured nine officers and
120 men.
Tho Haucourt-Ksnes highway runs be
tween Hill 287 nnd Hill 304.
French attacks ngninst the Germnn posi
tion on 11III 301 broke down, tho official
statement said.
First lieutenant Uoelke, of the German
nlr corps, has shot down his lfith enemy
neroplnne.
Tho following Is the text of tho oHlclal'
report :
West front French trenches along
both sides of the IlnUcourt-Ksncn high
road as far ns, tho upper pnrt of tho
southern corner of fainard forest, have
been captured. Wo took nine officers
and 120 men. '
A new French attack against Hill
301 broke down with considerable
losses for tho enemy.
Knst of tho Meiise, tho artillery lire
of both sides Increased temporarily to
great violence.
Fliers on both sides aro active. SoOlh
of Illpon, First Lieutenant Hoelko shot
down his Kth army aeroplano.
The French aerodromo nt Lunovlllo
and the railroad station nnd military
establishments at Kpinat wero bombarded.
Fast front There is notnmg to re
port. llnlkan front An air squadron at
tacked the enemy's camps near Kuktis,
Cnuslcii, Jlliialova and Sanonlen.
I'AKIS, May 10.
The capture of n small position on Hill
287, northwest of Verdun, by the Germans
was admitted ! tho French War Office
today.
t'sing new divisions of troops tho Ger
mans drovo forward on a three-mile front,
assaulting tho French positions in Avocourt
Wood, on lllll 287 and on Hill 304.
The attacks against Hill 301 nnd Avo
court Wood wero rppulsed nfter tho most
desperate lighting.
Forty thousand fresh .troops, that had
Just been brought up to tho A'erdun front,
wero used by tho Crown 1'rlnco In tho new
assaults against tho French lines west of
the Meuse.
Tho preliminary bombardment was car
ried out with u tremendous number of big
guns, tho French trenches being drenched
Willi steel before the infantry wns sent for
ward. The French retain the German fort cap
tured yesterday in the region of HIP 217.
KOTENSR REFUSED
TROOPS FOR IRELAND,
BIRRELL TESTIFIES
Former Chief Secretary PutB
Blnme for Revolution Upon
Ulster's Example Before
Royal Inquiry
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returned from Ireland today after five
days' conference on the political situa
tion there.
LONDON1, May 19,
Both Lord Kitchener, the Wnr Secretary,
nnd Viscount John French, Comnmnder-ln-Chief
of tho home defence, were begged to
send more troop.i Into Ireland before the
Sinn Fein uprising, but refuged to, nccord
Inc to the testimony Riven today by AUgus-
tlno lllrrcll, former Chief Secretary for
Ireland, before the Iloyal Commission In
vestigating the Jrlpli revolt. Tlio request
for troops was tnmlo by Mr. lllrrcll him
self, who tried to persuade the AV'nr Olllco
thnt a display of military force In the
streetH of Dublin might stave oil the threat
ened rlslnff.
Mr. lllrrell said lie know nvo days beforo
(ho Herman filibuster And wan sunk thnt
n ship with arms wn on Its way to the
Irish roast. Tills Information had been re
ceived In a letter and Immediate action wns
taken.
"I was very uneasy about Dublin, but I
did not expect trouble of such widespread
proportions." snld Mr. lllrrcll, "The revo
lution wns doomed to fnllure from the start,
but If the (JermaiiH bad landed with nrms
anil ammunition the whole population might
linvc Joined (n.
"It was dangerous to consider the dis
armament of Irelnnd, nnd we thought It
dilllcutt to prove that arming nnd drilling
was associated with the enemy, There were
n considerable number of priests who wero
n sourro of disaffection. Ono of the most,
formidable nntl-recrultlng pamphlets ever
wrllWrl eantef front lite Bishop bt Liniorfck,
Tena pt thousands' vt IheM were Bold."
Mr. Dlrrill euld r effort WfiB mMe to
stop the sale. Later on his statement Was
directed toward nhowitig that he wns not
responsible for cbhdltlons. The former Sec
retary said ho believed that Blnn Felners
were dangerous, but that John Itedmond
regarded them as negligible.
"John Dillon was with Mr. Jlcdmond In
tho stand against Intervention," said Mr.
pirrell,
Augustino JJlrrell, former Secretary for
Ireland, took tho witness stand today at
the investigation Into the Irish uprising
nnd corroborated the statement of Sir
Matthew Nathan, tho chief points of which
were!
1. That the Sinn Felners received finan
cial aid from the United States;
2. That tho BrltlRh authorities knew of
plans of tho Uprising, but were afraid to
act,
"If the homo rule bill had not passed
there would have been a great explosion of
rage nnd disappointment In Ireland and tho
United States,'1 said Mr. Ulrrell. "Events
In Ulster nnd activities of gun runners on
the Lame undoubtedly had great effect on
disloyalists elsewhere."
Mr. Blrrell paid tribute to John Itedmond,
leader of tho Irish Nationalists, when lie
said!
"When wnr broke out Ireland, through
tho lmtrlctlsm of Mr, Itedmond, preserved
an unbroken front. It Is impossible to over
estimate tho effect of tho advent of Sir
Kdwnrd Carson (leader of tho Ulster Union
ists) In tho cabinet upon the Irish people.
It Mr. Redmond' had nccepted office In the
same cabinet ho would not havo retained
bis leadership of tho Nationalists.
"No doubt German nsslstance was at tho
bottom of the outbreak."
Mr. Blrrell snld that there has been a
dangerous movement under way In Ireland
for two years, and that n policy of dls.
arment would have been disastrous.
Askod by Lord Hardlngo, president of tho
Investigating commission, why no action
had been tatum by the Dublin Castle au
thorities In tile face of all the ovideuco of
n threatening revolt, Sir Matthew gave this
answer:
"Wo deferred because we wero afrntd to
enforco tho net forbidding drilling under
nrms; wo deterred virtually for political
purposes."
Sir Matthew also disclosed for the first
time tho fact that tho military scrvlco act
was one of tho Indirect causes of tho revolution.
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