THE WEATHER CLOUDY TO-NIGHT AND TOMORROW DtttlM Httart Pact I S®T A ? , i'-" KD VOL. 77—NO. 109. IIEW SYSTEM FOR Hill ASSURED Brumbaugh Signs the Bill to Put National Guard on Basis of Regular Army OFFICERS NO LONGER ELECTED They Hereafter Will Be Appointed by the Governor —Provisions of the New Law Will Become Effective on June 1, 1015 The State militia of Pennsylvania, otherwise kuown as the National Guard, will now be reorganized along the lines of the formation of the reg ular nrmy, Governor Brumbaugh hav ing. as his last official act last uight, approved the bill "providing for the organization, discipline, maintenance and regulation of the militia of the Oommonweaith," as the title of the bill expresses it. This reorganization bill does not make such radical changes in the pres ent makeup of the National Guard as generally supposed. The division, bri gade, regimental and company forma tions remain the same, and the same number of men are carried as at pres ent. There will be no work begun along reorganization lines until June 1, 1915. as the bill provides. The most radical change in the Guard is that the regimental and line officers hereafter will be appointed bv the Governor, as Commander-in-Chief, instead of being elected by the regi mental officers or the companies as a •whole. It is argued that the new sys tem will prevent the playing of politics by those who wish to be elected to wear shoulder-straps in the companies. It is held that the bill will also lead to better discipline, as it is held officers who are not elected by the men under them are not so apt to enforce strict discipline for fear that when the time comes for re-election they may not again be chosen. Adjutant General Stewart is in ■Washington to-day conferring with the national authorities. ELKS TO HOLD BANQUET Lieutenant Governor McClain to Be One of Speakers Tuesday Night The annual installation banquet of Harrisburg Lodge No. 12. Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, will be held at Chestnut street hall next Tues day evening. Quite an array of promi nent members of the order from sister lodges will be present, and it is expeet cd that at least 300 Elks will sit arrund the banquet board. The speakers will be Lieutenant Governor Frank B. McClain, of Lan caster lodge, on ''Pennsylvania Elks:" John F. Reilly, of Hammond. Indiana, lodge, on "The Big Brother Move ment:" Myer Kubachnik. of Scranton lodge, on "The Friendly Elk." and George J. F. Falkenstein. of McKees port lodge, on "Reminiscences." The toastmaster for the occasion will be William K. Meyers, past exalted ruler of Harrisburg Lodge. Clarence H. Sig ler will be the song leader. Loeser's orchestra will furnish the music. CABINET MEMBERS IN DEMAND democrats Unable to Get One to Speak Here on "Jefferson Day" The Central Democratic Club has not yet selected a date on which to hold the "Jefferson" banquet, but it is possible that April 27 may be the date. All efforts to obtain a speaker of national prominence have thus fax failed. , Members of the committee of ar rangements who went to Washington were cpnfronted with the information that all V>f the prominent Democratic Senators either have gone home o? are serving on committees doing spe cial service during the recess and cannot be obtained. The matter of getting a Cabinet officer has almost been abandoned, J.s the members of President Wilson's Cabinet, as well as himself, cannot leave Washington at this important period for even a day, and they are all very much engrossed with pressing national matters. The committee, how ever, is still on the hunt for a man of national fame to grace the dinner. VISITING CANDIDATES School Board Committee Will Go on Another Tour Tuesday After louring Pittsburgh, Wilkins burg, Butler and Titusville to visit candidates for the position as principal of the Cenetral High school of Harris burg. the special School Board commit tee returned home this morning. Thev were .on the road since 1 o'clock Tues day morning. Scores of candidates were interviewed. On Tuesday the committee will start on another trip to include Passaic, Long Branch, West Chester and a few other Eastern cities finishing the trip in Xew Vojk cities, where candidates from other places will be met. The committee includes Superintendent Downes, President Bover, Secretary Hammeibaugh and Directors Bretz and Houtz. Their report will likely be made to the board on April 16. Young Man Fractures Foot Duncannon, April 10.—A peculiar coincident happened here yesterday Hoy Culp, aged 19 years, slipped in a furrow and fractured bis right foot, the same thing occurring to his father at the same place several years ago. sl)c Star- 3nk pctikni BISHOP DUBS LOVED HIS 5 SONS EQUALLY. SAYS WILL Document Probated To-day Provides That They Shall Share Alike in His Estate—All the Property, In cluding Big Farm, does to Family I'niler the will of the late Bishop Rudolph Dubs, which was probated by Register ot Wills Rov C. Onnner this morning, the entire estate is left to the faiuil\\ The will makes no reference to the value of the estate. It is placed in the hauds of Irvin P. Bowman, an attorney, and Mrs. Amanda Dubs, the widow, as executors, and they are not required to file a bond. It also is pro vided that no formal appraisal of the real estate and personal property need be made. Bishop Dubs left five sons aud no daughters, aud the will soys: "All sons shall inherit alike, beeause I love them all." The home furnishings a.e given out right to the widow an.l it is provided that she also shall receive the income from the personal property so loug as she lives or so long .'s she does not re marry. Should she remarry, then the will provides that ■•he no longer shall officiate as one of the executors of the estate; that a soil. Rudolph Sumner Dubs, shall be substituted as the "sole executor" and that thereafter the wid ow shall receive only the income from SI,OOO. The widow also is given the right to select from the Bishop's valuable li brary any books which she may desire. The sons then are to be permitted to make selections from the library. Fol lowing the death of the widow a fund of 11,000 which it is provided shall be invested for her benefit in the event of her remarriage is to be equally di vided among the children. The Bishop's real estate and lots, with the exception of an 80-acre tract in Benton county, lowa, is to be equal ly divided among the five sons, but five years subsequent to the Bishop's death. The lowa farm is not to be sold unless consent to that sale be given by the widow, and should that be given the income and interest money derived therefrom is to go to the widow, "as a part of her maintenance during her lifetime and Widowhood." Mrs. Dubs is designated as guardian for the minor son, Martin Carothers Dubs. Another section provides that in the event of the death of both Bish op and Mrs. Dubs before this son at tains his majority, then the minor is to be educated, out of a fund to which SSOO a year, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is to be appropri ated until he reaches the age of 21. The income from the three-storv apartment at 8918 Jansen avenue. Chi cago, 111., is to be paid to the widow for her maintenance, and after her death, or in tht evtnt of her remar riage, the house is to be sold and the proceeds divided among the children. Should any of the sons contest any or all the provisions of the will, then it is provided that they only shall receive SIOO. The executors are to receive SIOO each. MERCURY STILL CLIMBING Temperature May Not Go Below 55 To-night The mercury, which touched a mini mum of fifty degrees last night is still ' on the increase and will likely not go lower than fifty-five to-night, according I to the local weather forecaster. The high temperature, which is the ' result of a low pressure area central i over Manitoba and the western lake i region, will be accompanied by cloudi i ness and probablv showers to-night and | to-morrow. The temperature will con j tinue high to-morrow. THE COLONEL DENOUNCES WOBIEN'SPEftCE DOCTRINES Leaders of Society Stirred by Attitude of Ex-President Roosevelt in Letter to Mrs. William I. Thomas, Secre tary of Organization By Associated Press. Chicago, April 10. —Publication of the fact that Colonel Theodore Roose velt had written a letter denouncing the womans peace propaganda caused a sharp discussion among leaders here to day. The letter reposed in the custody of Mrs. William I. Thomas, secretary of the Woman's Peace Party, and she re fused to allow its publication. "Miss Jane Addams said she sees no reason for secrecy about the let ter," Mrs. Thomas was told. "She may have thought that when she spoke, but now she agrees with me that there were sentences in the letter that it would be unwise to make pub lic,'' retorted Mrs. Thomas. "Al though Colonel Roosevelt has said he would be delighted to have the letter published, I think it unwise to make it public." The missive which aroused the dis- J cussion was sent to Mrs. George Rublee, of Washington. Cfcie report had it that the Colonel said that pacificists in gen eral constituted a "menace to the fu ture welfare of the United States.'' "Of course every one knows Col onel Roosevelt's views on militarism and peace and it is not wonderful that he may have expressed himself strong ly in opposition to peace propaganda, ' said Miss Addams, who is to head the Chicago delegation of 12 to the Wom an 's Peace Conference at The Hague. "Personally I had no objection to giv ing out the letter, but it appears that the letter sent here, which I Supposed to have been a copy, was really the original." Those in the party to start from here Sunday for The Hague, besides Miss Addams and Mrs. Thomas, are Miss Sophronisba P. Breckenridge, Miss Grace Abbott, Mrs. William B. Lloyd, Miss Florence Holbrook, Dr. Alice Ham ilton, Mrs. Julius Loeb, Mrs. Robert KobUiammer, Mrs. Herbert Willett, Miss Emily Kapierski and William P. Tuthill. HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 10, 1915- 12 PAGES. PUUD WATER rijpi" New Germantown Cor respondent Says' The Glass Is Not Upturn ed" In "Dry" Perry "LOVELY SPRING IS ON THE WING" Writer Says Bird's Song la Not So •"Merrily," but the Whistle of the Plowboy Greets the Ear These Mornings (Special to the Star-Independent.) New Germantown, April 10.—Mr. Editor: Spring, lovely spring, is now on the wing und scattering the^leaden clouds bv warmer rays of the sun, yet the bird s song is rot so luerrilv. The Easter Sabbath was a bright one with cold, northeasterly winds and quietly celebrated here by church serv ice. songs of praise and nice dinners of the best the larders could afford. It is the merry whistle of the plow boy that greets the ear these morn ings and manj persons have made early garden. The main roads are in a fine condi tion and many are the autos that find their way to our village, and we hope to see many visitors this season, as Hotel Kein serves fine meals and gives good entertainment, and the glass is | not upturned and pure water from the springs and fine, fresh air will reward j you and repay vou for vour stay with I us. I There were many changes made in this village and community aud those who were residents here for a number |of years are looking at other scenes and are forming new friends. Those of the twenty-lira young people who went West have been situated in nice homes and secured a kindly welcome. Miller, the agent for autos, was in town last week. Mrs. Milton Wilson and four chil dren. of this place, spent Easter with the former's father, Harry Welcomer, New Bloom field. REYNOLDS OPERATED UPON Engineer Mysteriously Shot While at Throttle of His Locomotive This Morning Calvin Reynolds, IS4I Park street, Philadelphia & Reading Railroad engi neer. who was mysteriously shot while running his train betwen Gravel Church and Leesburg early this morning, de veloped an alarming blood condition at the Harrisburg hospital this morning and surgeons decided to operate late this afternoon. Otherwise his condi tion was good. The bullet entered his abdomen on the right side and is now lodged under •the skin at the front. It was at first believed that the bullet traveled through the muscles of his abdomen but it is now thought that his intestines were pierced. Mr. Reynolds felt a stinging pain in his side this morning while at the throttle and believed that he was hit by a stone and paid no attention to it. Later he felt blood running from a wound in his side. At Shippensburg he was examined by a physician, who sent him to the Harrisburg hospital early this morning. He eai*iot explain the mysterious shot in the dark. DIES FROM AUTO INJURIES Well-Known Sculptor Bun Down on Broadway Last Night By Associated Press. New York, April 10. —Karl Theo dore Francis Bitter, chief of the de partment of sculpture of the Panama- Pacific Exposition and one of the best known sculptors of this country, died in a hospital here to-day of injuries he suffered when he and Mrs. Bitter were run down last night by an auto mobile on Broadway. Mrs. Bitter's in juries are not serious. Mr. Bitter was director of sculpture of the Buffalo Exposition and chief of the department of sculpture of the St. Louis Exposition. He was 47 years old, coming here in 1889 from Vienna, where he was born. His home was in this city. Alaska to Vote on Prohibition Juneau, Alaska, April 10.—The Alaska Senate yesterday passed a bill submitting territorial prohibition to the voters at the November election in 1916. The bill has already passed the House. If the voters approve pro hibition, it will beconie effective Jan uary 1, 1918. American Cotton Destroyed by Fire Naples, April 10.—Six thousand bales of American cotton aboard the steamer San Gugliclmo were destroyed by fire in the harbor here to-day. The loss is estimated at $200,000. The San Gugliclmo sailed from Galreston March 16. Big Dock Fire at Liverpool Liverpool, April 10. —Damage esti mated at several hundred thousand dol lars was caused last night by a fire in the Stanley warehouse on the Marsey docks, one of the largest storage cen ters in the world for tobacco in bond. U. 8. Unfilled Steel Tonnage By Associated Press. New York, April 10. —The unfilled tonnage of the United States Steel Cor poration on March 31 totalled 4,255,- 749 tons, a decrease of 89,622 tons from February. KILLS GIRL BE LOVES. HER FATHER AND THEN HIMSELF Doctor Pusey, Native of St. Andres Island, Brings to Tragic find His Suit For Affections of American Young Woman (Correspondence ot Associated Press) Panama, Friday, April 2.—The lit tle island of St. Andres, off the north coast of Colombia, has just been the scene of a triple tragedy inrolving an American and his daughter and a na tive physician who recently graduated from an American medical school in Memphis, Tenn. According to informa tion arriving by schooner Dr. Z. Pusey first killed Miss Robinson then ehot her father, Theodore Robinson and later turning his revolver upon him self. blowing out his brains. For some time the doctor had been a frequent visitor at the home of the Robiusons aud had paid Miss Robin son murked attention. His suit, how ever, was not viewed with favor by the young woman's parents aud the physician was given to understand that he must cease hit* visits. On the morning of March 23 Miss Robinson, accomi>anied by friends, started on a horseback ride into the country. A short distance front the lit tle town they were met by Dr. Pusey who demanded that Miss Robinson ac company him to liia office. This she re fused to do. The doctor then fired one shot from his revolver into the back of her head, killing her instantly. Later the physician met Mr. Rob inson, who had already heard of his daughter's death, and killed him in stantly. The doctor then went to his office where he committed suicide. 200 ROOMS FOR NEW HOTEL Architect's Plan Will Soon Be Prft on Exhibition in This City It was stated to-day by those fa miliar with the plan for a new hotel to be located at Third and Walnut streets, that the promoters will be here about the middle of this month to have a conference with local people whose advice they have sought. The architect of the hotel company has been at work on the plans for some time and they will be brought here for exhibition. The plans are said to embrace a hotel with at least two hundred rooms, the great majority with bath. Six store rooms are to be placed along Third street and four on Walnut street, all of large dimen sions. From hints that have been dropped the lobby and first floor of the hotel will be one of the most modern in de sign and construction. WILD EXCITEMENT ISTEELSTOCKS Scenes of the Past Few Days Again Duplicat ed in Wall Street To- Day * U. S, AGAIN BIG FEATURE OF DAY Opens With Block of 15.000 Shares'at 57 Vi and Soon Advances to 58— Sales in First Hour Exceed Half Million By Associated Press. New York, April 10. —Scenes of wild excitement attended the renewal of op erations on the Stock Exchange to-day. The trading floor was crowded with members and the visitors' gallery was lined with spectators, many of them women in gay attire. Over-night buy ing orders and a further stampede of the short interest lifted prices through out the list, gains extending from 1 to 3 points in speculative favorites and specialties. United States Steel, the leader of yesterday's spectacular movement, was again the chief feature, opening with a block of 15,000 shares at 57y a to 57%, and soon advanced to 58. Beth lehem Steel was the only prominent stock to hold back, declining 2 points. Rock Island was the most erratic is sue, rising almost 4 points and soon losing all its advance. Trading during the first half-hour was on the largest scale for that period in the recent history of the exchange. Sales in the first hour exceeded half a million shares, which" surpassed all records since 1909, the year of the great speculative boom. Prices con tinued to react under the weight of in creased realizing sales and many gains were wiped out, some of the standard shares selling materially under yester day's close. Steel was conspicuous in this connection, declining to 55%. Its contribution to the business of the first hour was 117,000 shares. Prices recovered from lowest levels before the close, but failed to repeat their best quotations of the first hours. Sales for the two hours aggregated 800,000 shares, the' largest total for a Saturday in si* years. Cotton Jumps Dollar a Bale New York, April 10. —Cotton went up a dollar a bale in an active and ex cited market in the first hour of trad ing to-day. Top figures touched $2.50 a hale above the low level of yesterday morning and a new high record was made for the year in the movement Values to-day soared to sls a bale more than the low prices of laat December. CMWES ONTHEOEFERSIVE Mazatlan Placed Under Martial Law and Flour Supplies Are Ordered Seized VILLA'S MEN DENY DFFEAT Disappointment at Washington Appar ent Over General Carranza's Oppo sition to the Proposed Neutralisa tion of the Mexican Capital By Associated Press. . On Boaril U. S. 8. Colorado. Mazat lan, April 9 by Padio to San Diego, April 10.—A battle between Carranza forces under General Caraxo and Villa followers in command of General Buel nia, has been raging for two days at- La Murella, Siualoa, south of Mazatlan. Only meagre reports of hostilities have been received. Aided by four ninety-milimeter guns, manned by ex-Federal artillery troops, recently brought to Mazatlan by the gunboat Guerrero, the Carranza forces have taken the offensive. Mazatlan has been placed under mar tial law by General Damy as military commandant. The supply of flour is ex hausted and a decree has beeu issued to seize all flour withheld from sale by merchants. Pursuing Defeated Villa Army Washington, April 10.—General Obregon, advices to General Carranza's agency here to-day say, is pursuing the defeated Villa army after the victory at Celaya and is advancing toward San Luis Potosi. The same dispatch ro ports Villa forces evacuating Dolores, iu the state of Hidalgo. Advices to Villa representatives, however, deny that Obregon has gained a victory over their forces and contend there has only beeu light skirmishing. No Shots Fall in Brownsville Washington, April 10. —War Depart ment dispatches to-day made no refer ences to reported firing on the American flag near Brownsville from the Mexican side of the Rio Grande but Major Gen eral Funston reported under date of yesterday that no shots had fallen into Brownsville since March 27. Further inquiries are being made. Fail of Neutralization Plans Washington, April 10.—Failure of negotiations on the part of the Ameri can government with the Mexican fac tions for the neutralization of the Mex ican capital and the railroad between that city and Vera Cruz as the result of General Oarranza's reifusal to give his assent to the proposals caused much disappointment in official circles to-day. The Villa Zapata faction had agreed to the proposition. General Carrnnza gave military reasons for his action. Acceptance of the proposals would have enabled foreigners in Mexico City to travel to and from that city. Officials of the State Department hope that the railroads between the Mexican capital and the American border, now inter rupted by military operations, soon will be repaired and accomplish the same end. Officials were hopeful also that the Villa authorities at Chihuahua will not enforce their recent decree for the for feiture of mines upon which t&tes are not paid or upon which development work is suspended beyond a stated period, protest against which has been lodged by the department. The decree, it is asserted, would work undue hard ships on foreigners, including Ameri cans, who own Mexican mines. Steamer's Crew on Verge of Mutiny- On Board U. S. S. Colorado, Mazat lan, April 9 by Radio to San Diego, Col., April 10. —Reports received from Aeapulco state that the crew of the steamer Benite Juarez, flying the Amer ican flag, are on the verge of mutiny. They claim that wages, amounting to $1,200 gold, are unpaid. The gunboat Guerrero has arrived at Santa Rosalia for the purpose it is an nounced of taking possession of the steamer Korrigan 111, belonging to a French concern. The arrival of the cruiser Denver prevented the seizure of the vessel, pending a settlement of the case which has been referred to Vera Cruz. The owners produced orders from General Iturbe, the Carranza officer command ing the Sinaloa army, stating that the vessel was not to be molested. BABY IS SCALDED TO DEATH Palls Into Tub of Steaming Water and Dies From His Burns (Special to the Star-Independent.) Marysville, Pa., April 10.—Donald Campbell, the. two-yeaT-old son of G. W. Campbell, of £schol, Perry county, met with a horrible death yesterday after noon from scalding. The little boy was playing in the kitchen and seeing a large tub of scald ing hot wafer standing by the stove he began dabbling a stick in it. While- do ing so he lost his balance and fell into the water. His screams brought his mother to bis assistance, but before she could get him out of the tub he was horribly scalded. Everything possible was done to save the little fellow's life, but he was too badly scalded to admit of re covery, and died during the afternoon. He was a most interesting little fellow, and the community is saddened by his terrible death. MILEAGE BOOK THIEF IS BUSY ACAIN AT COLUMBIA Mysterious Station Bobber Resumes Operatens After Sojourn In Pitta burgh Where He Disposed of His Loot The mileage bowk Chief who breaks into ticket offices in 'broad daylight in busy again. His raids on the Cumber land Valley and on lower Dauphin county stations were not his last opera tions. After a brief sojourn, during which he disposed of seven or more High spire mileage books in Pittsburgh, and entered several small stations near that place, he eaiue back to Columbia on Thursday, where he socured a ticket stamper so that he could stamp the books in regular form and thus dis poso of them with the least difficulty. Operating during daylight, usually between the hours of 12 and 2 p. m., he has remained a mystery to the railroad police, who are anxious to lay hands on Mm. Since his initial visit in this section he has made away with SSOO worth ol mileage books to the consternation of the' police. The books are void un less stamped with the stamp of a sta tion and the date of sale. Seven books stolen from the Highspiro station were fouud in Pittsburgh with stamps of a small Western Pennsylvania town on them. His stealing the ticket stamp at Columbia is believed by the police to indicate that he is goiug to stamp some Western Pennsylvania books with the Columbia stamp. His smooth way oi getting into a station has attracted the admiration of the railroad police. He can pick a Yale lock with the ease of one 'using a key to open it and usually does it at a time when there are persons around. Strange as it may seem he has a/oided detection and he remains a mystery. His profit out of his work comes from disposing of the books to pawn shops who handle mileage books and to "ticket brokers. Nino pawn shops were victimized in Pittsburgh. In most in stances he has stamped the books in regular order and taken some miles out of the 'books, together with the extra baggage checks. Books so arranged easily deceived the pawn dealers. ASKED TO DIM LIGHTS Motorists Will Aid Officers In Crowded Districts by Not Blinding Them Requests have been made to the members of the Motor Club of Harris burg to dim glaring headlights in the congested districts of the city to aid the traffic policemen. Chief a# Police Hutchison requested the co-operation of the club, pointing out that the po licemen cannot make out the direction the motorists wished to go when blind ed by the lights. The bulletin sent to the members of the club by the secretary, J. Clydo Myton, says: "Accidents can be pre vented and the efficiency of the police force increased if drivers will either dim their head lights or switch to the side lights when in the central part of the city." Additions at Pipe Bending' Works Sheet iTon manufactured by the company is to be used in erecting a new building and in making needed machinery, by the Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending Company. Opera tions on the improvements have now •been started, that increased business may be cared for. ' Decrease in Bank Reserve New York, April 10.—The state ment of the actual condition of Clear ing House banks and trust companies shows that they hold $148,214,940 re serye in excess of legal requirements. This is a decrease of $43,500 from last week. ARREST MAY RESULT FROM EXPLOSION AT NIT. HOLLY v Jacob Miller, Occupant of Log Cabin Near Which Dynamite Was Placed, Tells Police His "Enemies" Are Responsible Mt. Holly, April 10.—A dynamic ex-1 plosion that last night shook the earth for miles around here, shattered win dows in many homes, disturbed the res idents from their slumbers and preceded a Are that subsequently destroyd fifty acres of timberlind, was the cause here and |in Carlisle to-day of a police in quiry that is expected to result in at least one arrest before night. The explosion'and fire occurred with in 100 feet of the picturesque log cabin on the farm of Percy Harmon, a local merchant, which for years has berfn oc cupied by Jacob Miller, his wife and their four children. Yesterday Miller was served by a constable with a suit notice, the owyier, Harmon, having be gun legal action to have the cabin va cated. Miller to-day declared, the police say, that the explosion and fire were caused by his "enemies." On the other hand the police here de clared they have a warrant for the ar rest of (Miller on the charge of threal ening the life of Harmon, the land owner." Harmon alleges that Miller, armed with a shotgun, had maliciously pursued him, until the tenant of the cabin feared his home was in danger of Aing destroyed by the fire that swept through the forest. The quantity of dynamite exploded near the cabin last nig}it fyas been.vari ously estimated, some believing that as many as a. dozen sticks were discharged. The belief prevailed here that a fire was started in the leaves preliminary to the discharge of the dynamite. The fire spread to the timberland and was not extinguished until it had swept over fifty acres of the forest. POSTSCRIPT PRICE, ONE CENT. AUSTRIANS TO STAY ON DEFENSIVE Have Abandoned the Idea of Launching •Fresh Movement Against the Serbians TO SOUND RUSSIA ON PEACE TERMS? Czar's Forces Make Important Captures of Artillery and War Munition* iu Battle in Carpathian* 26,000 Austrlans Lost, Is Beport Geneva, via Paris, April 10, 4.55 A. M.—Austria has abandoned the idea of launching/*)! fresh offensive movement against Serbia, the "Tribune" says it has learned from an absolutely reliable source, aud will remain strictly on the defensive in order to send additional army corps to the Italian frontier. The same authority is quoted as assorting that it was decided at Vienna to sound Russia on the subject of peace terms, 'but that it is impossible to know what the result has been. Tho Russians made important cap* tures of artillery and war munitions in the recent fighting iu the Carpathians, according to dispatches to Swiss news papers. In the county of Saros alone they took two batteries of twelve-inch mortars, four other batteries of differ ent calibres, twenty quick-Jrers and 7,- 600 shells for 6-inch guns. figures received hero purporting to come from the Austrian General Staff place at 26,000 the losses in Che bat tle on the Dukla-Epere front. Mora Austrian Peace Humors Milan, April 9, 8.20 P. M,, via Paris, April 10, 5.05 A. M.—A special dis patch from Petrograd to the "Secolo" says that the insistent reports heard in the Russian capital of negotiations for a separate pea>ce with Austria are 'based upon the supposition that Galicia and probaibly some other territory wouli 1 be exchanged with Russia for guarantees of the preservation of Austrian Integ rity in the Transvlvanian provinces. Sentiment in favor of a separate peace with Austria is said to be increasing in Russia. Rome, via liondon, April 10, 12.37 A. M.—Official denial of the report that Austria has asked the good offices of the Holy See to obtain peace proposals is printed in the "Osservatore Ro mano," the organ of the Vatican. FRENCH STEAMER IS SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE Le Trcport, France, April 10, 4.50 A. M.—The French three-masted ship Chateaubriand, from London for New York with a cargo of chalk, was sunk by a German submarine off the Isle of Wight at 11 a. m. Thursday. The crew was saved. Captain Grondin and the 24 men aboard the vessel were given ten min utes by the German commander to launch their two bor.ts. The Chateau briand was then torpedoed. After drift ing n>bout all the rest of the day and all that night in bitter cold weather and without food, fie crew sighted the French coast yesterday morning, land ing here safely. The Chateaubriand, a ship of 2,029 tons, sailed from liondon April 4. 403 MORE BRITISH DEAD IN THE LATEST CASUALTY LIST London, April 10, 4.15 P. M.—The fourth British casualty list issued by the War Office this week, showing 1,- 238 additional losses, was given out to day. Of the total, 403 were killed and the others wounded. These losses were due largely to the fighting last month which resulted in tlie capture by the British of the French town of Neuve Chapelle. To day 's list brings up the total of casual ties announced this week to 5,323, of whi«h 1,734 men were killed. LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY The official war reports of to-day In dicate tbat the fighting in Franca, •which started on Monday with a French attack between the Meuse and the Moselle rivers, has developed into a desperate struggle along a consider able portion of the western front. The statement from the German army headquarters mentions, one after an other, a series of onslaughts by the Slies and says that the battle between e. rivers Is proceeding with undimin ished violence. Although at times the French succeeded In gaining a foothold on German positions, it would appear from the Berlin'statement: that no ad- Ceatlaaetf ea Ntatft Pica
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