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EVENING LBDQEH PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1910.
"The Con-'
vention aAd
the Colonel"
is Julian Street's
human story of
what the delegates
did in Chicago and
how they acted.
Wallace Morgan
illustrated it with
sketches and it is in
this week's issue of
oilier s
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CASEMENT ON STAND;
COURT REFUSES MOTION
TO QUASH INDICTMENT
Plea That "Treasonable Acts"
Were Committed Outside
Realm Not Accepted by
Justices
DENIES GERMAN HELP
LONDON, Juno 28.
A motion to quash tho treason Indictment
against Sir Roger Casement on tho ground
that It was faulty was ovorrulod this after
noon by Lord Justice Bending nnd Associate
Justices after hearing lengthy arguments by
both sides.
Counsel for Casemont argued that tho
indictment accused tho prisoner of com
mitting certain acts "within" the King's
realm, whereas tho testimony showed they
wero commlttod outside. Tho Court rojected
this plea and ordered the defense to proceed
with Its evidence.
Taking the witness box In his own defense
In his trial on tho chargo of treason. Sir
Roger Casement this afternoon announced
that tho Irish revolution was In no wny
Inspired In Germany.
Casement made a formal statement to
tho jury. He denied that ho had received
any money from Germany.
"The chargo that the Irish revolution was
Inspired In Germany Is untrue," ho Bald.
"It was neither mado nor directed by Ger
mans." Sir Roger npoko earnestly, but with a
alight show of nervousness.
Casement denied he asked Irish prisoners
In German prison camps, to fight with the
Turks and the Germans. Ho was not re
sponsible, ho said, for the reduction of ra
tions and other punishment Inflicted upon
Irish soldiers who refused to join the bri
gades he was organizing, declaring such
allegations to be "abominable falsehoods."
His denial that ho had ever received Ger
man money was most emphatic
"Those who know mo know that I novor
old myself to any man or any Govern
ment," he declared.
"I wish to refute this slander, because so
.often money was offered mo In liberal sums
and I refused," added Casement. "I left
Germany poorer than I entered."
In his opening statement. Attorney Gen
eral Smith had denounced Casement for ac
cepting knighthood at the hands of the
British Government and then playing Into
the hands of Britain's enemies. Casement
replied that It was not In his power to re
fuso the offer of knighthood and that he
accepted the pension becausa' he had earned
it through Government service. Tho Attor
ney General had mado a vague allusion to
hla connection with tho uprising In Ireland,
he said, but had produced no evidence to
uphold this statement.
Casement's statement was read from a
long typewritten doeumont after permission
had been given by the Lord Chief Justice.
Ho showed considerable emotion when he
read his passages denying that he had ever
advised Irishmen to fight for Germany or
Turkey.
"I always claimed an Irishman had no
right to fight for any country but Ireland,"
declared the defendant.
"I never sold myself to any foreign gov
ernment," said tho prisoner. "Only Irish
money was used to further the cause of
Ireland."
ALLIES' TRADE TREATY
UNDER U.S. SCRUTINY
Resolution in Senate Asking
Whether American Commerce
Is Adyrsely Affected
WASHINGTON, June 28. Senator Stone,
chairman of the Foreign .Relations Com
mittee, today introduced a resolution calling
1 upon the President to make inquiry of the
, allied Governments concerning the recently
negotiated commercial treaty In Farls. The
(resolution was laid on the table at Stone's
request and probably will be adopted
tomorrow.
The treaty according to the preamble of
I Stone'a resolution Is designed with "the
J declared object and purpose of establishing
. boycott against the enemies of the high
contracting parties both during and after
i the war and also to promote commercial
Independence from the central powers of
Europe."
Stone's resolution la the first step In what
may develop into an extended diplomatic
exchange to guarantee full protection of
neutral rights under the treaty.
The resolution reads:
'The President la hereby requested to
ascertain and s.nd to the Senate at the
earliest practicable moment exact Informa
tion, so far as that may be possible, as to
the precise character, form and full purpose
of this agreement or treaty, especially with
the view of disclosing to the Senate whether,
'and to what extent, neutral nations, espe
cially the United States, may be affected
thereby."
Cubans Can't Take Guns to Polls
HAVANA, June !8 President MenocaJ
fcas Issued a decree forbidding the carrying
of arms and canceling all licenses for
them. The decree Is prompted by fear of
Itroubls during the elections.
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RUMANIA NEAR WAR AS
BULGARS MASS ON FRONT
Continued from rr One
by tho Germans nnd tho Bending of
moro troops to tho Austrian front.
BRITISH HATTER GERMAN
LINE; PIERCE TRENCHES AND
TAKE CAPTIVES; USE GAS
LONDON, Juno 28. All along the Brit
ish front, last night's ofllclnl report an
nounced, the activity of Monday con
tinued yesterday. This phase of operations,
which was preceded by ft long period of
artillery and mine fighting, has consisted,
according to tho o'fTlclnl roports, of Inces
sant rnlda by British infantry parties Into
the German trenches, destroying tho
trenches nnd killing or capturing their oc-cUpnnts.
Tho offlclnl report Bays:
PATROLS ACTIVE EVBRYWHCnE.
i.. ,t. nr,t nttr Tintrols wore
very active, entering enemy trenches at
numerous points and Inflicting many
casualties and capturing ft few pris
oners. This morning we success fully ex
ploded two mines near Loos (north of
Lens, at the point of the Inst British of
fenslvo effort on a largo scale). In con-
" "",.,! ono of these explosions
Tho Lelnster Regiment Inflicted many
casualtleTon the enemy during ft sue
"La's! night, southest of the Yprcs
.iY? n German attack wns repulsed
Sir tho YrSXiln Canal (this point
has seen Inccsant and severe IlRhtlnB
tor mora than a year, tho trenches hav
Ing changed hands na often as any
point along tho western front).
GERMANS LOSE KOUR AEROS.
Yesterday, In tho air, numerous hos
Mo aircraft vcre encountered on tho
cnomy'a side of tho line. Five of our
machines engaged four Kokkcrs two
of which wero brought down and fell
out of control. Tuo more of tho
enemy's machlnos wero driven down
in tho course of the day. Our casu
altlcs: ono machine missing.
BERLIN. Juno 28. French attacks on
tho village of Floury and the rldgo of
Frotdo Torre, northeast of Verdun, broke
down, though preceded by Intense artillery
fire, the War Office announced today.
Tho War Office announced tho ropulso of
strong British attacks along tho La Baseo
Canal and near the Somme.
BERLIN, Juno 28. Marked activity con
tlnues In ovldenco nlong tho Franco-Belgian
front held by the British and tho northern
wing of tho French lino. Numerous gas
clouds nro being employed by tho cntcnto
forces In thoVperatlons, tho War Ofllco an
nounced last night Tho statement follows:
On tho BrltlBh front nnd tho northern
wing of tho Fronch army patrol fighting
developed. Numerous gas and smoke
clouds floated toward us. They did no
damage to the Germans, and at placet,
floated back to the enemy trenchos. The
onemy fire was directed with especial In
tensity against us on both sides of tho
Sommo.
As a result of tho bombardment of
Neslo by tho French, 22 of their own
countrymen were elthcrkllled or wounded,
A British blplano was shot down In an
aerial engagement southeast of Arras.
The occupants, who were wounded, were
mado prisoners
AMSTERDAM, Juno 28. In addition to
rushing up nrtlllory reinforcements In north
cm Franco nnd Flanders, the Germans aro
concentrating largo bodies of cavalry at
several railway centres.
not to expect any spectacular advance at
tho northern end of tho line. It may1 be
weeks, tho military men say, before the
German lines break beneath the constant
pounding of tho French and British guns.
Premlor Urlahd, who has Just roturned
from a Visit to tho headquarters of General
Sir DbuglaR Halg, Is deeply Impressed with
tho brenarntlona inndft for the offensive.
particularly the great nmount of heavy ar
tillery mnssed nnd tho 'huge supplies of
shells.
FRENCH CRUSH TEUTON
ATTACKS AT MANY POINTS.
ALONG' VERDUN FRONT
PARIS, June 28. Attempts by the Ger
mans to advance on tho Verdun front last
night wero easily checked, the French War
Ofllco announced today. Two Mrong at
tacks wero launched east of tho Mcuso
River, the communique states, but both wero
repulsed. German troops tried to storm the
French position at Hill 321, south of tho
Haudremont quarries, but It broko down
under a hall of hand grenades. On the
line of Floury, Vaux woods nnd Chapltre
woods another German assault was
launched, but It, too, proved futile. To the
west of the Meuse tho big gun duel con
tinued. The British offensive, which Is now In its
Initial stage, Is taking the form of steady
pressure against the German line. Adopt
ing tho German methods, tho British are
pounding away at the German positions
night and day with heavy artillery and
no Infantry attack Is made until the way
has been effectually prepared with shell
flre. French military critics warn tho pcoplo
ITALIANS SMASH ENEMY
LINES NORTH OF ASIAGO;
TAKE PRISONERS ON IS0NZ0
ROME, Juno 28. Tho relentless advance
of the Itnllnni continues. Tho battered
Aiiatro'Hungarlnn army of Invasion has now
fallen back from three to six nilles. and the
retreat Is still In full Bwlng. Fighting Is
extending nil along the lino, heavy bom
bardments taking place where tho Infantry
Is not engaged Many Austro-Hungarlan
positions hao been enptured within tho
last 24 hours.
Tho following official leport on operations
waa given out today by tho Italian War
Office:
Between tho Adlgo nnd Drcntft Rlv
ers, despite Increased reslstanco of tho
enemy, wo mado furthor progress on
Tuesday. Violent nrtlllery actions nro
tnklng placo In tho Lngarlnn nnd
Arviv Valleys, where wo havo shelled
Monto Trappola, Monto Teste nnd Col
snnto. Wo captured enemy trenches nt
Mnlga and Monto Zugna,
Between tho Poslna nnd Astlco Val
leys wo captured positions of the enemy
at Monte Galmondo nnd Monto Cava
Jo. Cavalry detachments pursuing tho
enemy reached Podoscala (on tho As
tlco River west of Aslago and north
of Arslcro).
On tho southern sldo of tho Arsa
Valley wo hao reached tho slopes of
Monto Rasta, Monto Interroto and
Monto Mosclngh, which were strongly
held by tho enemy rear guards.
Norathwnrd wo captured Monto Col
ombarn nnd approached Galmanaru
Valley.
In tho Uppor But, nftcr nrtlllery fir
ing, wo captured redoubts and trenches
In the neighborhood of Frelkofel.
On tho Isonzo front artillery duels
are In grogrcss In raids on this front
wo captured 360 prisoners. Including
seven officers and two machine guns.
GERMANS MASS HUGE FORCE
NEAR LEMBERG; SLAVS HAVE
200;000 TEUTON PRISONERS
LONDON, Juno 28. Tho Germans In
tholr efforts to stay the Russian drive on
Lembcrg, southwest from Lutsk, have as
sembled In great force southwest of Sokul,
In Volhynla. Thero, 25 miles north of
Lembcrg, General von Linslngcn's troops
havo stormed tho Russian position and, ac
cording to Berlin, havo held them against
all counter-attacks.
Fleljl Marshal ypn Ulndenburg has also
captured Russian -positions and prisoners
In tho Kovno sector.
Potrograd roports tho rcputso of German
offensive moves along tho Riga front.
The Russlnn War Office, In nn official
announcement last night, also states that
General Bruslloff captured, between June 4
and 23, a total of 4013 officers, Including
some generals nnd doctors, and nearly 195,
000 men, and took 219 guns, C44 machine
guns and 19G bomb throwers.
Progress In tho pursuit of tho fleeing
Austrlans In tho Crernowltz region is also
roported. General Pflanzer's army having
been "driven as far as tho Doudovetz
River," nn affluent of the Pruth.
Tho ofllclal communication Issued last
night In Petrograd follows:
On tho Kolkl front (Volhynla) nt
Bogouschlevka on the Stokhod, tho enomy
continues tho bombardment of our lines
with heavy guns. Further south thero
, has been artillery and Infantry firing.
In the region of Ncsvltche, southwest
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of Lutsk, an Austrian aeroplane, hit by
our guns, fell The aviator and observer,
who were wounded, were, taken prisoner.
On tho middle Strtpa (Gnllcla) the
enemy began heavy artjllary fire at many
points. On Sunday our aviator, Sub
Lieutenant Orloff, who nsconded that day
for the tenth trnie to n. height of 240Q
metres, pursued nn enemy aviator, forc
ing him by machine gun flro to volplane
suddenly near Podgnltzy, r
In the direction of Cstcrnowltz we drovo
tho enemy as far ns tho Doudovetz river,
an nffluent of tho Pruth, which It Joins
near Zftblotoff (IS mllcfc west of Bnlntyn
nnd tho Ramo distance northeast of Kuty).
According to the latest reports from
General Dru-ssllofTs nrmy, tho totnl pris
oners and booty captured botween Juno
4 and 2.1 amount to 4031 officers, 194,941
soldiers, 219 gUns, 644 machines guns, 196
bomb throwers, 140 artillery caissons and
38 searchlights.
On tho Riga front and near tho Ikskiui
bridgehead thero have been artillery
duels. Attempts by tho enemy Infantry
to take tho offensive In somo sectors were
easily repulsed,
Tho enemy opened a violent flro on
some of our Dvlnsk positions and at
tempted to take the offensive north of
Lake Stentcn, but without success. In
ono of these sectors commanding officers
distinguished themselves, particularly
Lieutenant Norklng nnd Noncommissioned
Officer Kononcnko, tho former receiving
IB wounds.
Yestordny evening north of Lake
Mladzlol tho enemy bombarded our
trenches between Lakes Dotjn nnd Volt
chlno with heavy nnd light nrtlllery, nn
then took tlio offensive, which wns re
pulsed with our artillery flro. A second
German offensive also failed, tho enemy
being thrown back to his trenches.
In tho region of tho Slutsk road on
Monday night the Germans, after short
nrtlllory preparation, attempted nn of
fensive, but wero ropulsed by our fire
Tho enemy, having renewed his offenslvo
In tho region of Mctnlrll, southwest of
Llpsk nnd northenBt of Lake Vygonov
skoyc, succeeded In getting a foothold on
our Bldo of tho Shara, but was later dis
lodged and fell back. Wo again occupy
our old positions.
In yesterday's Corrlero detln Sera, Bar
zlnl's descriptive pen gives the first tie
tails of tho how Italian offensive, which
seems to be continuing Its progress dc
splto tho desperate attempts of tho Aus
trlans to stem It. lie writes:
"Tho battle began In a torrential down
pour. It wns at midnight on Saturday.
Our right wing felt the Austrian roj
Blslanco weakening nnd pressed forward
along the lofty CImplone plntcau, Then
the Alpine Infantry In ft daring nnd com
plicated mnnduvers began a movement
which ended In their occupying the peak
oi Aionto Isidore, iacing vni ousmm -turlng
n complete battery still loaded.
"Our cntlro rjght wing under the ad
vantago of this very strong point of sup
port then developed tho offensive. An
Imposing concentration of men and guns
gavo an Irresistible strength to It, t "lB"
our men wero faced by truly formidably
positions, desperately defended by picked
troops. Our progress nt first was slow
nrtd painful, but It was constant.
"While nn tho northeast our Infantry
continued tho ndvnnco sovernl Italian bat
teries of enormous calibre placed at the
point where the Astlco Valley debouches
Into tho plain demolished tho defences on
Monto Cenglo nnd smashed tho works to
tho north of Aslngo, their combined fires
dominating tho wholo sector.
"The enemy In tho Aslago region had
but ono road of retreat, that cncaBed In
tho Asia Vnlloy. When our advanced posts
reached tho top of Monte Mnndrlolo tho
enemy, Booing his communications seriously
menaced, began a general retreat,
"On Sunday nt dawn the Austrlans re
treated oven from Monto Cenglo, Its de
fenses pulverized by high explosives.
Countless bodies wero left In tho positions.
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ruptod bombnrdment tho mountain, tho
only point from which tho Austrlans could
behold tlio much covcteu plains, waa uoso
Itftcly untenable.
"It Is dlfllcult to forecast vhlch will
bo tho now lino on which tho enomy will
sock to permanently establish himself.
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