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Flags hnd begun to appear on nil build
ings and the people were parading
through the streets. Tim word to-day
la that Die parks nnd public square are
crowded nnd bands nre playing patriotic
nlrs.
A despatch published In the Cologne
Clntcttr, describes the ltusslan retreat nn
a rout It says that before the general
retreat on Monday the Russians sent alt
tho artillery they could move, to the
rear. Thn correspondent adds:
'After the artillery had been sent to
tho rear the troops became panic
stricken. Wagons and supply trains
blocked the roads. Men unhitched
homes from these vehicles nnd galloped
nwny Generals and other officers were
helplc.i. All units were disbanded and
the armies became molw."
Another despatch nys that during the
flKhtlng for the town since .Tune 1! the
Annularis and Hermans captured 60,000
soldiers, and took nine guns. It Is re.
ported from Vienna, that Kmperor Will
iam hns made Archduke Frederick of
Austria a Field Marshal In tho 1'russlnn
army. A slmllai'lionor has lieen con
ferred On Gen, von Mackensen.
I,emberg, tho capital of Gallcla, Is an
ancient city of 213,000 Inhabitants.
'When the Russians began their great
drive at the opening of the war tney
came upon the city aiound August 2H
'last. It was defcndeil by a rliu o
i forts. It fell on September 3, The
' Ilusslnns proriiptly Installed a govern
ment and changed the name of the city
to Its ancient Polish name of Lwowf.
It Is an Important railroad centre, one
I line going north Into Uusslan Poland
ami tho other east to Utile Itussla and
several smaller lines going south to
SlryJ and other places. The northern
railroad fell Into the bunds of tho Her
mans when llawit-ltusk.i was taken.
While the capture of I.emberg will
have no Important ctTect strategically
,;lt Is expected by tho Austrian and Ger
Imaim to have nn Important political ef
tfeet upon the Balkans. 1 It has been an
tnounced that Herman)' ivlll not be con
sent until nil Gallcla Is cleared and
Bessarabia Is occupied
DETAILS OF VICTORY.
Vlrnnn Ofllrliil Stn tciiim t Trlls
Stor uf the Hntllr.
Special Cable Detpatch to The Stv
Vienna, June 23. Detnlls of the last '
rew nours ngiiting which returned I.em
tierg to Austria-Hungary nre given In
nn official stnttmcnt Issued to-night by
the Hencral Staff. It ha been received
with great rejoicing at the capital. The
statement Is as follows:
The northwest nnd west fronts of
Letnberg on the line of Zolklew and
Mlkolajow were occupied by the Ilus
slan defensive forces. At 5 o'clock
Tuesday morning the Vienna Land
wehr stormed Itzena and the works on
the road freni .lanow to I.emberg. At
the Mine time our troops advancej
from the northwest across the heights
east of Mlyneka Itlver and stormed
several breastworks before Lysagora
Heights.
In the course of the forenoon, while
advances were made further In the di
rection of the town, the remaining
works on tho northwest and west
fronts were captured after sanguinary
fighting. The Russian front was thus
ngaln broken, nnd the enemy, who of
fered heavy losses, was forced to re
treat. Our troops, pursuing the enemy
across the heights eat nnd northeast
of the town, crossed south of the Lcm
berg road to Mlkolnjow.
Amid the Joy of the population
f!en. Boehm-Krniolll entered the town
at i o'clock in the afternoon with the
troops of the second army.
Near Zoolklew nnd east of Itawn
Ruska the enemy Is retreating nnd Is
Isolated.
Attacks by the enemy upon the
Tnncw Illver were repulsed last night.
The enemy has begun a further re
treat between the San and the Vistula
and In the hilly district of Klelce.
everywhere pursued by the allies.
The general situation remains un
changed along the Dniester.
ADMIT EVACUATION.
Rnsslnns fny ItctrrHt la Con-
tliinliiK nn Nmt Front.
Sptrlat Cable Dttiuilch to Tiir. Sfv.
I'BTiiodiiAn, June 23. The following
ofllclal statement was Issued hero to
day: Fighting continues In the Shavll re
gion, South of the Raitrrnd lakes our
troops occupied the village of Konllghl
yesterday, annihilating an entire
company of Hermans.
Toward timza there has been
lieavy artillery firing.
On the Tanew. In the direction of
Lubllnlec, we have repulsed attacks
to the wet of Rawa Ituska. Near
the village of Outazelenn our horw
men annihilated three companies with
the sabre.
On Monday ami during the following
night we arrested the Austro-Herman
offensive toward I.emberg. the enemy
suffering great losses In the course of
fruitless attacks near the village of
Brgouhovlce and on the River Svczer
cez, further to the south. In the direc
tion of Jolkeg, however, they suc-
, ceeded In ndvnnelng. Conrequently
on Tuesdaj our troops evacuated Lem
berg and continued their retreat on
a new front.
On the Imlester the lighting con
tinues south of NosmlerJIne, where
the Austrlans are holding their ground
on the left bank of the river.
In the bends of the Dniester we have
driven the Austrlans from the village
of Unlch toward I.uka. We have cap
tured 1,000 prisoners.
WILD JOY IN BERLIN.
Press !njs Xeni Will llnvr Great
Polltlcnl Influence,
Special table Detpatch to Tue Six.
Berlin, via Amsterdam, June 23.
The celebration of the retaking of Lem
berg eclipses In Joyousness any that
havo preceded It since the beginning of
the war. The Cologne f;n:etp. In its
comment nn the taking of tho Oallclan
rnplt.il, sis It Is of little military sig
nificance nnd Is only a link In the chain
of the Herman advance, but that It
vll have a tremendous Influence on the
Slavs and Poles.
The l'os(ric Zrl(i says:
"The Russian offensive Is ended and
It may be that the Russian defensive
also Is now broken."
Tho TitiirbUtll treats the capture of
I.emberg as "merely a satisfactory In
cident In the operations which will not
ceat-e for a single moment."
REJOICING IN VIENNA.
Knlser Appoints Arrliilukr Fred
erick Prussian 1'leld Marshall.
Sptnat Cable Tteifatrh in Ts. Sc.
Vihnna, via Amsterdam and London,
June 23, The newspapers nnd people
of the capital nre most enthusiastic over
the retaking of Lemberg, It Is admitted
thn the Russians fought valorously nnd
retreated In good order. The Austrlans
took practically no booty and few pris
oners, It Is stated that Kmperor Francis
Joseph Is going to I.emberg to meet
Kmperor William. The latter has tele
graphed Archduke Frederick congratu
lating him and appointing htm a I'rus
slim Held marshal Tho Sultan of Turkey
has telegraphed his congratulations to
Kmperor Francis Joseph.
Hniii'i-r Sues fur Si I no, (Mill.
Palsj .lames, a daueir, fir,2 West
13Mh street, tiled a suit In the Hudon
County Circuit Court at Jeriv City
yesteidm for Jl0",i0(i damages against
the l..iLl;.,',,ii,n.i K, nlio.nl.
While i" ,n.tng Htreiinond avenue,
Orange, on June, 10, 13H, she was run
down by an enstbound train and In.
lU.7 . erlou",V 'hat both her legs
km uc ampuiaica.
NAVY YARD DESTROYED
BY RAID OF ZEPPELINS
Great Armstrong Works at South Shields Demolished
by Recent Aircraft Attack Seventeen Persons
Killed and Many Injured, Germans Assert.
Drri.in, June 23. The Overseas News
Agency Issues a despatch from Chrlntl
anla saying that several Zeppelins
raided .South Shields, England, on the
night between Tuesday nnd WcdneAilnv
(probably June 16-11!) anil dropped
many bombs on the Armstrong work
there, which destroyed the navy yards
and arsenal. The damage Is said to
haw been enormous. Seventeen persons
were killed and forty Injured.
News of the raid reached Christians
by the steamer lotum.
It Is likely that this message refers
to the raid over the northeastern coast
of England on Tuesday night last week.
The censors permitted only the most
meagre account of the raid, permitting,
however, announcement that sixteen
persons were killed nnd forty wounded.
BIG RAID EXPECTED.
Previous Visits Intended In De
velop Attack.
Special Cnrrrtpondcnce to Till: Stv.
I5NPON, June in. Since the first raid
over London n week ago yesterday Zep
pelins have been making almost nightly
visits to some part of the country. The
wnr authorities have at last decided to
allow no Information of any kind to
be published about these so-called "air
raids."
The short ofllclal statements which
have been cabled to The Sun stating
that Zeppelins appeared on the east
coast, dropped Ixnnbs nnd killed nnd
Injured a few people, doing little ma
terial damage, nre all that the press
Is nllowed to print. These raids are
llevcd to be really reconnaissances with
tho object of charting the sky. At a
height of 10,000 feet It Is, of course,
dltllcult for an nlrshlp to know exactly
where It Is or what place lies beneath
It: observations are taken much as they
are taken at sea.
London, of course. Is taken to be the
DISTORTED POPE'S
WORDS, IS CHARGE
Paris Report of Interview
With Pontiff May He
Itcptxliatctl.
ITALY MAKES DENIAL
Special Cable Detpatch to Tiir. Srs
Rome, June 23. The Sun's cor
respondent Is assured that nn official
denial of the recent Interview with the
Pope, printed In a Paris paper. Is In
evitable because the Interviewer, who
was granted an audience by the Pope,
was not authorized to publish any of the
conversation. It Is said further that
the Pope's words were grossly distorted
In the printed report f the conversa
tion. The denial will not be forthcom
ing until the text of the Interview
reaches Rome.
Meanwhile a member of the Pope en
tourage has told The Sun's correspond
ent that the Pope wants the press to
explain ana jusiuy ine muiuuc m
Holy See. which is well known from ,
repeated public utterances and official
documents. 1
He ndded, however, that an arbitrary j
att. nipt to find hidden meanings In the
Pope's conversation during private audi- j
ences Is a most deplorable occurrence
and only serves to create mistaken Im-1
pressions wmcn are nui umuj.
cated by official denials.
AUSTRIA IS BLAMED. .
Ifnly Snj" l.nw of Uiinrnntres l
Slrlrtly I'plielil.
PAltis, June 21. The following note
from an olllclal source In Homo has
been given to the press In the Italian
capital, according to the Havns Agency's
Rome correspondent :
"A French newspaper has published
an account of an Interview attributed
to the Pope, who Is made to say mm
as a result of the war tho relations of
the Hflly Sen with nations enemies of
Italv are In reality suppressed.
"Now as to Italy. From the decla
ration of war It took care to apply
scrupulously and with tho fullest appre
ciation the law of guarantees which al
lows the Pope to correspond freely with
Rlshops and every Catholic. Conse
quently precise Instructions were given
to the ceni-ors of foreign mails that all
letters of the Pope or for the Popo and
the Secretary of State of the Holy See
might be Immediately transmitted to the
addressees.
"These dispositions were extended 1
also to the correspondence of the dlf-
ferent congregations the penitentiary,
the consistory, the holy olllce, Ac.
Among all the hundreds of letters re
ceived nnd sent from the Holy See two
only were opened by error one ad
dressed to the Secretary of State and
the other to the penitentiary. The two
letters did not come from a foreign
country, but from the Italian war zone.
"An order also was given to the cen
sor In the war zone to pass freely cor
respondence directed to the Holy See or
stn by It, The order was scrupulously
applied.
"Correspondence directed by the Holy
See to Austria-Hungary was punctually
s'nt la Switzerland, but It was Austria
Hungary which did not want to receive
it. Two stamped letters from the Sec
retary of State, one of which was ad
dressed to Monslgnor Sciplnellle, the
Papal Nuncio at Vienna, and which had
been promptly sent to Austria, were re
turned with the declaration written on
the envelope that they Here rejected Iry
Austria as coming from a country at
war.
"There can be no doubt .is to the Mcps
taken with regard to these letters, be
cause they bear the stamp of the Zurich
post olllce, which shows that Italy sent
them to Austria la Snltzeiland.
'Therefore, If the lelatlons between
the Holy See and Austria are suppressed
or rendered difficult the fault must be
attributed solely to Austria-Hungary."
BELIE VES IT AUTHENTIC.
Inrls (ntliolle I'nprr Acrenls Ilr
port of Pope's enlliiiciil.
Special Cable Detpatch tn Tun Si v
Paiiih, June 23. f.fi Crolr, tho semi
official Homiin Catholic organ of Paris,
leprlnts the entire Interview with the
Pope nh It w.ih published In J.n Liberie,
evidently accepting It as authentic and
authorized. It piifaces the article with:
"(Mir readers will read and ponder the
pontifical wolds with tho sentiments
due to so august a speaker, not forget
ting to place themselves In the point of
view of the head of the universal
Church, rum iiibfiintf that France has
mi representative at tho Vatican to
discuss kucIi matters.
"Wo bellevo tho Interview lo be au
thentic with lescrvatlons In regard to
certain details,"
The French clerical preti fenerally
Mi
real objective of the big raid. When
one considers the districts that have
been reached by the Zeppelins, when
nows of their visits was allowed to he
published, It Is easy to sec how they
hiive gone nstray sometimes In one di
rection, sometimes In another.
These mistakes have hitherto been
carefully pointed out to the Oernuns
by the very full Information published
on every occasion In the English press.
The exact locality where every bomb
fell was carefully given, nnd It must
have been easy for the Herman au
thorities to correct every error made
during tho reconnaissances.
An air raid on Lond n on n reilly
big scale Is thought to be quit" certain,
but It will probably not be attempted
until more accurate Information Is pos
sessed by the steersmen of the Zeppelins.
There Is no doubt that tin British nn- I
thorltles nre working hard to strengthen (
their methods of protection ngjlnst such .
n raid.
At present the Zeppelin, remaining ,
for the most part nt a height of some .
10,000 or 11,000 feet, seems to be fairly 1
Immune from nltack by aeroplane. The j
Zeppelin, putting her tall dawn, ca'.i
soar aloft nt n great speed, whereas
the aeroplane must ascend In . cork
screw route and has no hope of oer- ,
taking the dlrlginie. I
GERMAN AEROPLANE ARMORED.
Allies Prill Down .N'ev t'rnft Mile
H t'nrry l.nritr (inn.
Special Cable Detpatch to Tiir Sl
London, June 23. The correspondent ,
of the finUy .Vol! at Calais telegraphs j
that a Herman aeroplane of the newest
type has been brought down by nntl- I
nlrcraft lire. It Is very heavily armored
and has sufficient lifting power to carry j
a gun which is almost as big as a '
cannon.
continues to avoid any discussion of ,
the interview, but the antl-clerlcal press ,
continues to show Joy over It. i
The Catholic Belgian organ, the
TuieHflffi Crniury, which appears at i
Havre, Is unwilling to believe that the j
Pope has spoken In such tirms. It
refers to the letter written by Cardi
nal Mrrcler In l.attn to the clergy on '
Jnnuary 10 contradicting the statement
of Hen. von Hissing, the Herman mili
tary governor of Belgium, that he has
allowed the free exercise of ecclesiastic
functions.
The Cardinal was summoned nt 6
o'clock In the morning of January 2
to give an account to Hen. von Hissing
of his pastoral letter and was forbidden
to preside nt services at the cathedral.
On the following day he was forbidden I
to Visit the Rlshops. 1
MULLER, SPY, IS SHOT.
Associate of Knrpfrrlr Hxrrutril
In Tower of London.
Sptrlat Cable fletpatch to Int. Sc.
London, June 23. The Herman spy.
Muller, who was arrested at the same
time as Anton Kuepferle, who later
committed suicide while his trial was
In progress, was shot In the Tower of
London this morning. Muller was tried
In camera at the Old Halley before the
Lord Chief Justice and was sentenced
to death on June 5. The sentence was
confirmed by the Court of Criminal Ap
peal. Muller's death ends the story of three
men arrested nt the same time on a
charge of espionage. Kuepferle, who at
first claimed American citizenship, con
fessed his guilt In a note written be
fore he hanged himself In his prison
cell. Hahn, the third man. was tried
with Muller and was sentenced to seven
years penal servitude.
The Press llureau Issued to-day a
summary of the evidence taken nt Wel
lington Rarracks In the case of Robert
Rosenthal, who confessed last month to
being a Herman spy. He will be tried
by court-martial, It was Rosenthal who
said that the head of the Herman spy
system In Berlin possessed a i-nmplete
outfit for making fraudulent American
passports.
I BRITISH TAKE UP WAR I0AN.
Stmdr Mtrenm of Smnll Inventors
I'urrlinur Ilonds.
Special Cable Detpatch to Thi. Sr
London, June 23. The new war loan
contlnuca to be taken up with great
rnpldlty. Pmnll Investors In a steady
stream are taking nut the Issue through
the post ofTicea In various partH of
the United Kingdom,
Tho reduction of the ofllclal mini
mum nt which consols might he sold
tn M had no effect on the market, and
to-day these securities have remained
almost unsalable. It Is now advocated
that the minimum be further reduced
to 64.
MORE CHARGES BY EKENGREN.
Tells I.nnalnic of Alleged Opening!
of Swedish Mull In London. 1
Wahinoton. June 23. Minister
Kkengren of Sweden had another con-'
ference to-day with acting Secretiry of,
State Lansing relative to charges made ;
by Sweden that mall from the United '
State destined for Sweden hnd been
opened In London. It Is understood tho
Minister supplemented with additional i
data the charges filed last week. I
NO MONEY, NO CARTRIDGES.
Wnr Mntrrlnl for Ilnssln Held I'p
I'ntll mils Are Paid,
Seattle, June 23 Cancellation of
large shipments of war material for
Itussln by American manufacturers, who
are said to be unable to obtain cash pay
ments for their products, became known
to-day, when t.hc Oreat Northern Steam
ship Company announced that the liner
Minnesota probably will not Includo
Vladivostok as a port of call on her next
voyage.
The Minnesota wns scheduled to aall
from Seattle to Vladivostok on June 27
with a full rargo for the Husslan Gov
ernment. Seventy-five per cent, of these
shipments have been cancelled by manu
facturers and tho Minnesota probably
will follow her usunl route to Hongkong,
"T00DLES" RYAN SETTLES SUIT.
Vnn.OOII llrrnrli of Promise Cnse
AkoIiisI Mnnsflrld Dropped.
HosTON, June 23, Miss Mllzabeth M
"Tnodlcs" Ityan has settled her J.'n.flou
breach of promlbc hult against Henry K.
Mansfield nut of court. Tho exact
amount paid Ik not known, but It Is
understood that th,. flguro Is JlH.r.On,
Miss Ityan, who on the stage, i-anio
nt'rti lo-uay irom .New voik. received a
portion of the money anil left the city.
Negotiations for n settlement have
been pending for some time, Mansfield
made an offer, It Is said, of Jin, nop a
short time ago, but It was not accepted.
The paitle finally agreed last night.
THE SUN, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1915.
BEGIN sfbRMING FRENCH PROGRESS "
OF MALBORGHETTO; NORTH OF SOUCHEZ
Itnllnns, After Hnttcrinr Down
Defences, Move On the
City From All Sides.
FALL SEEMS IMMINENT
Paris, June 23. The Italians have
taken all the defences surrounding Mai-
borghetto and nre now storming the the French troops In the movement do-1 would speak on tho new Italian coin
town Itself, according to n despatch , signed to envelop Souchez Is reported i plication, tho Reichstag building became
from Lalbach, Austria, arriving here by
way of riencva.
Mnlhorghetto, which was heavily
fortified, has been the objective of nn
Itnllan nrrny slowly ndvanclng along
the railroad to Tnrvls for n month. The I of Verdun. Very -severe lighting Is re- J Excitement was In the air. Through
Italian War Olllce has announced that ported In both these districts, where the the entrances passed hundreds of the
the forts had all been demolished sev- ' Hermans, after having obtained foot- . fortunate ones holding admission cards,
ernl das ngo. The fall of tho place, holds In the French positions, were Members of tha feudal aristocracy,
which now seems Imminent, will go n ' driven out by counter attacks. . country squires and their ladles, capl
long way toward clearing the road to I Pushing on along the branches of tho . t.illsts and financiers, the tradesman
Tarvls, through which one of the main ! River Fecht, In Alsace, the French have and mechanic, officers returned from
rallwas from Trieste to the Interior of, occupied the town of Sondornach. south i thn Trout, us also thilr comrades In
the empire rum, The despatch says the f j,Pt70ril beyond which tne Hermans arms still In the gala uniform of gar
fighting has been iif a very bitter char-' . . , ... .
I,, ii... r..inn mid mil the Aus.
trlain are offering strong resistance.
The same despatch says Austrian re-
enforciments have stopped the Italian
advance at Caporetto and that 30.000
Austrian who debouched from the Ter-
nova forest are now marching against 1
the Italian nosltlons notth of Gorltz
It Is also Mated that southeast of
FllUch (Plczzo) the Italians have been'
forcid back as far as the frontier by a i
trong Austrian force. Some of tne
ground gained In this advance was sub-1
sequently lost, the Austrlans being
forced to abandon Italian positions they 1
had taken. I
FLOODS STOP ADVANCE.
Italian on l.mirr lsnnio United
III lime Tounrd Trieste.
luunces' to-dny that new Austrian forces. I
probably from HhIIcI.i, have arrived In
the vicinity of Monte Nero. The advanco
toward Trleslo from Monfalcone Is stltl i
checked by the Hoods caused by the
Austrian, who opcneil the dikes. Tne
ntntement follows:
i:nemy acti!ty .cetrda wa con-
lined to long range artillery fire at
several pi Ints on the front,
In the Monte Nero zone one of our
Alpine battalions encountered yester
day for the first time lmiortant enemy
forces recently arrived, probably from
Hallcla The Alpine tr ops attacked
and repulsed them, Indicting heavy
losses nnd taking some prisoners
Night attacks by lnfan-tiy were re
newed against our positions at Plava
with the most Intense rllle (Ire ar.d the
use of hand grenades. All these at
tacks were repulsed.
On the lower Isonzo we further
strengthened our occupitlon, Floods
caused by the enemy In the zone nd
Jacent to the Monfalcone cnnal al
though sensibly decreasing, still con
stitute a formidable obstacle.
An enemy aeroplane dropped sev
eral bombs without doing any damage.
SUFFERING IN VENICE.
I.nrk of I'orrlRn Visitors Causes
Misery Atnona; People.
Special Cable Petpatch to Tns Scs
Paris, June 23
The Relief Clearing
House has received
word from Italy
(unite, a situation of actual want and
misery having been caused by the ah
sence of travellers during the past two
months In addition to the burdens of
war.
It Is added that the foreign relief
workers are finding their task difficult.
iwlng to th pride of Italian officials,
who nre unwilling to allow foreign work'
ers to Intervene, preferring that all work
be done through Italian agencies.
I REPORTS ITALY TIRING.
Vienna Correspondent "n?s New
Offer I llefore nstrln.
Rkiii.in, June 23. The Oversoas News
Agency gave out the following to-day:
"The correspondent "f the Tiujclichr
ft ii final nil I. in i ,i-iiii i,"r,'il'" Willi
he has learned on excellent authority
that Italy, realizing already thv impos
slhlllty of making headway against Aus
trla. han proposed to Austria that she !
withdraw slowly from the region of
fered o Italy as compensation, In return
for which Italy pledges herself to cease
all military activity except for the oc- '
cupatlon of this territory. This pro
posal was made to Austria through lieu-!
tral persons. I
"Italy, the correspondent continues,
Is ready to make a new alliance after .
l,A ii.if Tim Ifiilln, P.nvnrntnnt ! !
fearful of a revolution.
HITS GERMAN TRADE IN EAST.
Ilrlll.h Firms .Mnv He I'orlil.lUrn to.
Drill With Clrlllnn Knrnilrs.
Special Cable Detpatch to Tiir Sin
IX5N0ON, June 24 tThursday). The
Times this morning publishes an ar
ticle In which It Is said that the Hrlt
Ish Government Is about to Issue a
proclamation forbidding British firms
from trading with Herman firms in
China and Slam. The matter has been
agitating the merchant" and manufac
turers of London nnd Manchester for
some time.
ALLIES WARN BULGARIA.
Must Kntrr Wnr llrfore Middle of
.lilt?- or Forfeit Nnpport,
noMi:, June 23. It Is learned on the
word of a diplomatist that the Allies
have Informed Bulgaria that its Inter
vention Is not ncceesary If delayed until
after the middle of July Hencn It does
not appe.ir likely that Bulgaria's aspira
tions will be supported by the Allies or
Unit IU demands for compensation as a
price of Intervention will be met
Paris, June 23,TBulgarlan reservists
living In Switzerland have been notified
by their Government to hold themselves
In leadlnesM to rejoin their regiments at
a moment's notice, says a Geneva
despatch to the Journal,
TO FIGHT EXPORTS OF ARMS.
((minus nnd Austrlans Culled to
Mrrl In Detroit on .Inly .
Ci.KVKI.ANt, June 23 The Deutseher
Bund (German I'nloii) of Detioit, Kmll
O. Albrecht, pieshlent, and the German
Historical Society of Toledo, Dr. Bern
hard Becker, pnslilent, have called a
meeting of reiuesentatlves of all Gel man
and Aiistro-Iluiigarlan church, social,
fraternal and political societies of the
country to bo held in the Statler Hotel'" "r, K,m"B " "
In Detroit on July 3 to discuss plans to 1 r,',!''' ,!""Vt, ,,. , i.nrl, .,
stop the sain of arms and munitions to m?r h lo J fiX.0 (JX uTn'ro
r.nnorv dinpi.Ui:r , ., e! ' iTllL 'i" " Id, Z il Ipted
A temporary political organization ofin-i,.. ,,. i. ..n..iin i..
all
German. Austrian and Hungarian ' dlhcrlmlnately. nnd I using nsphyxlat-i-let
w will bo formed to compel the . ln- h,l. In Increasing uuantltleM The
snc
WanhliiBton Government, If possible, to
plnn an embargo on the exportation of
arms and ammunition.
Troops Alinlnpr nt Isolation of
Important Centre Ilc
pulsc Counter Attack.
ALSACE TOWN OCCUPIED
Sptrlat Cable Detpatch In Tiir. Sr
Parib, June 23. Furthe'r progress by
In tho communique of the War Ofllco
Issued this evening.
The Hermans have apparently switched
their. offensive from the northern runt
to the Vosges and the region northwest
several nays ago estaimsncu new lines,
The night communique was as fob
lows:
In the region north of Arras noth
ing has been reported to-dH' be)ond
,,. infntitry actions. North of Sou
ehez we have progressed slightly and
repulsed a Herman counter attack.
The cannonading In the Angres-Kcu
rle sector has not ceased.
Near Itcrry-nu-Uac, at Hill 108, we
-minded a mine w hlch formed a crater
" . .. , ,
35 meters In diameter and severely
damaged the Herman trenches.
In tho Champagne, on the Perthes
Tcausejour front, there have been
mining operations and a lively bom
bardment. On tho heights of the Meuse, at the
Calenne trench, the enemy made a
violent counter attack which gave him
possession of his old second line trench,
In the afternoon a second Herman
counter nttack was stopped short.
Taking In our turn me onciiBive, we
obtained a foothold In the second line r. ' .re fastidious. In elaborate at
. . . . ' ternoon dress. Th lvnfa ai.nt. nt
obtained a lootnoici in I
of the enemy s trencn"
On the edge of I.e Pretre Wood the
I encmv bombarded very heavily our
I positions In the "quart de reserve"
tpart of the wood held for reafforesta-
j tlon).
' In Lorraine we occupied two of
' the enemy's fieldworks near Lclntry.
I We captured some prisoners, Including
. three ottlcers.
In the Vosges .storms nnd n thick
I fog are reported
The afternoon communique, wmcn toni
of the occupation of Sonde-nach and of
a severe engagement in tnt osges, was
as follows:
In the region to the north of Arrns
bombardments have been continued on
'fnVh,T,lSl0U.Blr, mlhr!
entire night. The Hermans, further
more, endeavored to deliver new coun
ter attacKS. one near wie .cumio
Cemetery nnd the other In the direc
tion of the "Labyrinth." Kaeh was
completely repulsed.
To the west of the Argonne, not far
form the road running from Ulnarvllle
to Vlenne-le Chateau, the fighting Is
going on In the Herman trenches,
hand grenades being used. On the re
mainder of the front in the Argonne
the Hermans have expended a vast
amount of nmmun.tlon. hut without
delivering any Infantry attack.
On the heights of the Meuse. nt Ca
lonne. we esterdny evening recon
quered a further section of the second
Herman line.
In Lorraine yesterday saw fresh
counter attacks against the positions
I which w
have taken near Lelntrey,
They were repulsed and we retained
all our gains, nt the saino time taking
some prisoners.
In the Vo-ges, at Fontenelle, In the
region of Han-dc-Sapt, the enemy yes
terday evening, after having thrown
nearly 1,000 shells In a few hours
against one of our works, advanced
nlong a front of 200 yards and suc
ceeded In gaining a footing. At the
same time an attack upon neighboring l
trenches was delivered. This Herman
j offensive was Immediately checked by
French counter nttack, led with
great brilliancy. We recaptured al
most all the lost ground. The enemy
waf successful In maintaining his pos.
tlon only at the extremity of our work.
YV took 14 2 prisoners, Including three
officers.
In tho region of the Kpeht Itlver wo
have occupied Sondernach, and wo
have pushed our line along the slopes
to tho cast of thl village.
TAKE VOSGES HILL.
rirrnisns Occupy HrlKht llonilnnt
Iiik linn dp Nnpt IIpkIoii.
Special Cable lietpatch to Tnr Si'v.
Hkhun, June 23 The following state-
me"' was Issued at hendquartcrs to
nihil, '
I In the Western Thrntre.
We subjected the fortress at Dun
kirk nnd the enemy concentration
camps near the villages of Bergues,
Hondschoote, Furnes and Casstl to a
long range bombardment.
Attacks by the enemy from Given
chy, north of the canal of La Bassee,
and at Neuvtlle were frustrated at
the start by our artillery. South of
Souchez we progressed In trench
fighting.
On the heights of the Meuse the
French continued their attempts to
break through our liner without the
slightest result, all attacks being re
pulsed with considerable loss to the
tnemy. Up to the present we have
taken 230 uninjured French prison
ers, Including three ofllcers, and have
captured seven machine guns nnd
twenty-nine mine throwers. Advance
post engagements continue east of
Liinevllle.
In the Vosges we took Hill 631, at
Ban dc Sapt, which has been con
tended for hotly for months. This
hill dominates all the surrounding
country. Wo took 103 prisoners, three
machine guns and nine mine throw
ers, as well as much other material.
The enemy' nttempts to recapture
the position were unsuccessful.
North nt Neullle one of our nreo
planes compelled an enemy aviator
to descend, The French otliclal re
port that Belgian troops ruptured a
German trench southwest of fit,
Georges Is mere Invention.
,75'S STOP GERMANS.
French Gnus Mnkr Connter
At-
tnrks Impossible In North.
Special Cable Detpatch tn Thk Sun
Lonpon, June 2.1, A despatch from
n'"-1"0 I',.r',!,''1 " B0 Central Nows
Ing shells tn Increasing quantities, The
French 75 guns have dented a veri
table Inferno, which makes counter at
tacks Impossible."
I
GERMAN HATE OF ITALY
SHOWN IN REICHSTAG
Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg's Speech Accusing
Rome Government of Treachery Causes Shouts
of Indignation to Sweep Through the House.
Special Corretpondenee to Tub Sun,
IIi:i:i.in, June 1. When the Reichstag
had been convened for Friday, May 28,
nt 3 P. M and when It became generally
i understood that Von Uethmann-llollweg
the Ilerlln Mecca for an afternoon. Long
herore the appointed hour tho public
swai med to the Koenlgs Platz, a largo
urea of which was kept clear by a
tordon of mounted nnd foot police.
imun uuiy. um worm oi una unu sci
ence, house who and blooming maidens,
actresses and shopgirls while here and
l there a wounded nnd crippled soldier
who was respectfully nldd to pass
i through the crowd all had conic for
; enlightenment at the country's fountain
of political wisdom.
At least an hour before the time for
the opening the galleries and boxes wele
tilled with an expectant public. The
I diplomatic box was completely occupied,
I while the gallery of the press was
packed to "standing room only."
I KaeM ,lnw !le of. 'i b'u P'un
.portieres on either side of the Presl
dent's chair was raised n thrill passed
through the house. ''Who Is It? Is" that
7" was asked, Those who knew, as
well na those who did not, were kept
busy enlightening their eagerly ques
tioning neighbors.
Soon- In Field Uniform,
The members of the Reichstag filed
In uninterruptedly, singly and In twos
and threes: spme In the Held gray uni
form uf tllu officer nr common Holiller.
I denoting that they had come from the
front : others, again, In business suits
I the Federal Council were tilled. Ad
miral von Tlrpltz, the commander In
chief of flie Herman navy, was one of
the first to arrive. Notwithstanding tho
gtat responsibility resting on his shoul
ders at present he appeared hale and
hearty, cnrrylng n kind of a "devil may
care" air never noticeable In h!n be
fore. Furthermore, there were p'resent
Von Jagow, Minister of State: Dr.
t l.lsco, Attoiney-Hcneral : Dr. l'lbrueck
I K l ,. 1l,tlm..t.,.n.nnl 1 1 Untf
' Minister of the Colonics; Dr. Helfe-rlch
aiid Hen. von Ixebell, representing the
secretary of war,
Finally there came through from the
mysterious entrance In the rear the Im
perial Chancellor, Von 1 ethmann-Hon.
r-l I" th. Held gray unl
weg, overtowerlng nil others by several
form of a Major of Dragoons, the Chan
cellor, well tanned, appeared more hardy
than ever. His face bore an expression
of almost austere seriousness. Quietly
he seated himself in the first seat of tho
Her for the Federal Council and forth
with busied himself with his documents,
apparently oblivious to his surround
ings. Dr. Kenipf, the President, opened the
meeting with a number of business an
nouncements, to which no one seemed
to pay any attention. Then Ixsfore the
proceedings of the day were tnken up
the Imperial Chancellor nrose and amid
a dead silence began what may tea.
sonably be considered his historical ad
dress. Tone of IndlKiinllnii.
Without once referring to n noto he
held his auditors spellbound for about
forty minutes. A tone of quivering In
dignation In his voice that certainly
was genuine gave to his entire address
GERMANS TURN AGAINST JEWS.
llni'lnl llodlos lllnmrcl fur War
IIMiinnnsIn Attnrkrd,
Special Cable Detpatch to Tim Sc.
Lonpon, June 23. Herlln despatches
received via Amsterdam say that the
Jews of Ciennany are vigorously pro
testing against popular manifestations
of antl-Semltlsiii.
It Is said that at a meeting of the Na
tional Defence League In Herlln last
week a speaker accused the International
Jewish organlr. itlons of Inciting and
starting the war. The accusation was
directed 'specially against D'Annunilo,
who, the upeaker declared, Is a Polish
Jew whose real name Is llappaho. Ho
averred that the Foreign Minister, Son
nlno, nlso a Jew, was mainly respon
sible for the dual act of treachery In
.lpoiarlng war against Austria.
These remarks were wildly cheered by
tho audience, who shouted threats
against all Jews, The German Jews
are accusing the frmtsrlf unj; and the
rnycuWIuttj; of sjmpathlzlng with the
Mill-Semitic ngltatlon.
The ffrrliner Taaeblatt deprecates the
ngltatlon nnd pa a glowing tribute
to the Jewish soldiers for their bravery
In the German nrmy.
SIR EDGAR SPEYER ATTACKED.
British Conrt tn Pnss nn tllithl tn
Privy Counrlllorshlp,
Special Cable Detpatch to Tnr Sc
Lonpon, June 23. It wns moved In
the High Court of Justice to-day that
Sir Kdgar Speer and Sir Krnest Casscl
be compelled to prove their authority to
enjoy the privileges of Privy Councillors.
After hearing counsel's arguments and
citations rrom various nets of Parlia
ment It was ruled that enough had been
shown to Justify the court In granting
n decree nisi so that the matter might
be argued and a decision pronounced,
The court directed thai an order be
served on Sir Krnest Cassel and Sir
Kdgar Speyer and also upon the Homo
Secretary, the Attorney-General and the
clerk of the privy Council.
Sir Kdgar Speyer offered to resign his
Privy Comiclllorshlp a month ago be
cause of much adverse criticism directed
against him because of his German par
entage. The offer wns refused, however,
as was his request that his baronetcy be
revoked. At tho time Premier Asqulth
wrote a letter to Sir Kdgar Speyer eym
pathlzlng with him and praising his pa
triotism. Since then Sir Kdgar has conm
to this country to escape the treatment 1
to which he was subjected In Kngland. !
TO FORCE BRITONS TO SERVE.
Straits Settlements Council llns
"Con script Inn" 1'roposnl,
,"eeiil Cable Detpatch to Tub Si s
S'lNdAPonK, via London, June 23. A '
proposal was Introduced in the Legisla
tive Council of the Straits Settlements 1
to.day to compel British mnle residents
between the ages of 18 and 5,1 to serve
as volunteers or aa civil guards.
an Intensely dramatic air. As a parlla
metitnry speech, viewed from the Her
man standpoint, the address was a
masterpiece. Only once or twice did n
short, effective gesture aid In empha
sizing the point to bt brought out. When
the Chancellor uttered the sentence,
"Now the Italian Oovcrnmcnt Itself has
Inscribed Its treachery Immortally In
bloodstained script In the book of the
world's history!" his voice rose In bitter
anger, which seemed less diplomatic
than Intensely human, while a cry of
acquiescence swept through tho house
from pit to gallery.
The speaker then reiterated tho con
cessions Germany hnd Induced Austria.
Hungary to mnke to Italy as a price for
the one time ally's neutrality and asked:
"Why did not Italy accept nil this?
Did they, perchance, nlso desire tho oc
cupation of Herman Tyrol?" Tho an
swer wns snapped out like a military
command: "Hands off, gentlemen!" The
Chancellor then pointed out that tho
Herman Oovernment had left no doubt
In Rome that an Italian nttack on Aus
trian troops would also Involve Herman
soldiers.
It must h.iT been news to many pres
ent when Von Rcthmann-Hollweg de
clared that as early as December a de
cided change In sentiment had taken
placo In the Roman Cabinet. Under
these circumstances Prince von Buelow's
undertaking proved a gigantic task from
the outset, for which, Von Mcthmann.
Hollweg said the Ambassador Pleni
potentiary deserved tho slncercat appre
ciation of the entire nation, notwith
standing the negative result of his la
bors. Alternative to KIllK.
A caustic criticism was contained In
tho Chancellor's remark: "The Roman
statesmen were not Justified In adopting
the samo standard of trustworthiness
for others which they had accepted for
themselves In their Idea of loyalty to n
treaty." He then asserted that the
Italian nttack had been systematically
Instigated by the mob of the streets
and that as late as the beginning of
May four-fifths of the Senato and two
thirds of the Chamber of Deputies still
were opposed to this belligerent coopera
tion of Italy.
In plain language Von Ilcthmann
Hollweg said that with the aid of the
bribe money of the Trlplo Kntcnte a
state of mob rule K'as created and the
King of Italy placed before the alterna
tive of a revolution or the concession
of hostilities against Austria-Hungary
as dictated by the war agitators In
power. Of special Interest, though, was
Von Rethmann-Hollweg's comparison be
tween the Knglish atid French press,
or rather between the censorship of the
two countries.
While ridiculing the "hare brained re
ports of Herman atrocities propagated
through the Knglish press with the aid
of unsigned documents." nnd asserting
that only n crazy mind could believe
their truthfulness, the Chancellor ad
mitted that the Knglish papers, at least,
devoted space to authentic Herman re
ports and unbiassed opinions on the
stnte of tlsr wnr.
In Paris, on the other hand, said the
Chancellor, the terror of tho censor
reigned. No casualty lists are permitted
to appear, no Herman or Austrian re
ports of the Heneral Staff, so that to-day
Paris t-illl Is entirely Ignorant of Rus
sian Vsssses and continues to hope for
the Russian steam roller
which 'aa
supposed to havo threatened Herlln for
so Ionic.
Loud acclamations followed the re
mark that Germany was not carrying on
this war wliii hatred hut with anger
"with a suhllme nnKer."
When tho Chancellor ended his ad
dress with: 'Confident that we all are
united, we shall conquer In splto of a
world of enemies," there was Kreat en
thusiasm shown. A tumultuous applause
followed these words and only ceaeed
when Count Westarp of the conservative
faction moved that the House ho ad
journed until the day followlnc.
TO KEEP UP RADIO CENSORSHIP
P. S. ORIrlnl Decide Not to rhnnce
Wireless llnlrs.
Washington, June 23. The quctlon
as to whether or not the Government
should continue to exercise ivnsoiship
over wireless stations In the United
States wns considered to-da at a con
ference held at the State Department
and decided In the ntllrmatlve. Those
who took part in the confeience were
Mr. Uinslng, Secretary of Slate ; Secre
tary Daniels, Secietaij Itedfleld and
Commissioner of Navigation Chamber
lain. Consideration was given to complaints
that wireless statlins are being penned
In violation of mles pi escribed by the
GnM'rmiii'lit, and suggestion was made
that this Government should pioposo tho
neutralization of such service In lime
of trouble In the future. A decision
wa reached to maintain the present
status until the end of the war and
then to make regulations of radio com
munication the subject posslbl of Inter
national agreement.
KEPT FROM SAYVILLE STATION.
Carious Prrsons Prevented From
Apprnnrhlnsr ' Storkndrs,
Satvii-lc, L. I Juno 23. Curious per
tons wno nereituorc navo noi oeen at-
lowed to approach within l.noo feet of
tne Gentian wireirts station nere navo makes a protest against this p -been
pushed back an additional 1,000 bring anxious to be p..ued -feet.
aS opposed to a reference t i J
They have been using the Long Itdand .court
Railroad right of way to get a view of I The United States asked 'bat i
the big station and recently stockades! be settled through diplomatic c
have been built at points of entrance to but Germany contended ihc ae m-
that section of the railroad most con
venient to tho wireless station approaches.
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FRENCH SEIZE POINT
LONG HELD BY TURKS
Expeditionary Force, Backed
by British, Wins Stiff Flsht
on Peninsula.
Special Cable fictpatch to Tiir. S' v
Paris, June 23. Tho following err,
munlqufi regarding the operations ot t
French troops at the Dardanelles ai
Issued hero to-day :
"The expeditionary corps In e -
dellverel- an nttack yesterd.y
A
preparation by the artllleij our
try dashed from the tn ir
superb elan. Our left wlm; .at . .
lines of the enemy's trenches at i
bound and held tin in di j-pite -violent
counter attacks
"On our right, whue the ten
more dlftleult, the tight went on i t
out the day on the llne of dein
field works. The enemy li x
fresh Iroops to th,' Mfne in.
had slirrettU ,1 in retaking his t
.(, un,. lmtallon of Zou.i-
a battalion of the Foreign Lc
captured the positions ln a 1,'',
tack of ten minutes.
"This brilliant charge made h
cess certain and put an ml e
to the efforts of the Turks to m,i
lost ground.
"In a counter ofTenlve this n,
on our right the (tiem's for e v
annillllatetl without having in mi"
anything. In line, the day 1" n
with success for our arms a', k
whole line
"111 splti" of the desperate r r .
thn struggle wo captuted se, .
oners, among whom were sew
flcerv.
"The battleship Saint Louo. i ff-
bonibaidfd the lutterus mi tin
side of the strait
"On our lift the Brit.sh .i" i
Us efflc.iiioii.1 a'-ilstani-e V.
contiims the belief tliat the .
losses were ery high The ,
point Is that we hav oivup e I
rain commanding tlx- bead of th
of the Keieve.n' Itlver. u hi li tie "
hnl defended with desperat mn in
i rat months."
FRYE NOTE SENT TO GERMANY.
Contain Protest Attn I nil Jlele
rliiB Case to Prlfe Ciiuri.
Washington, June 23. The r
the United States to the Germ.i
tho oat-e of the Ameilcan i-.i
William P. Fro was toewai
to Ambassador Gerald fn p iMt'a
to tin Herlln Foreign t 'dice As
cited in the de.p.iuiies tl ,s
ment protests against the pru p '
elated by Germany that it li s
to refer such cases to pile us
spectlve of treaty rights ami ,
tlonal obligations
The sailing ship Frye was eurk 1
Prlnz Kltel Frlcdrlch. the Germa
in January last. The Un.ted f
made a claim for damages, a J '
many admitted her resiHinsih.. i
I agreed to pay damage.-. La ei a I
fore uermany formally comm i -v
with AmpHeri nn tli. mrff i: n .
sent the case to a prize coin' !
inote forwaided to-day t'.e U- tr
obliged to follow the prize court
The latter method of sett ing in
w'll take much longei
is
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