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ApTH A MEMBER
OF IRISH COUNCIL
flrt Slop Relieved Tnkcn
Towanl .I'stablishinrnt of
fivil Administration.
Ti:XSH)X IS LESSENED
tj.tr Cable t-etpatch tn Tnr. Si v
Vv M.iy 1" I'reiiilcr .iiltli
,,1 suorn In thl afternoon im a mem
hfr of the Irl.li I'rlvy C'ntinotl, lliu. tic.
r.n'ni a member of the Irish executive
The Ivthlln rorrrpoti(lent or the rndl-
Ml filv Vnr Interpret the eent ns'
yeine equivalent to the Premier' n
.i nine tlii- ililtlrjt ntnl rep(insbllltleH
df (')'! f Sr.ret.iry for Ireland, an lie us-
inil '""" of "the W.ir nfllee wlien
i ,it Ji.lin II. H. Seely resigned. Th
, ,rif5i'i'ii li'i.t Indicate that tlio Premleri
drier-lined to mo the present trouble
thretish and add.; I
"There I no iloilht of the need of a'
ff.tr.itr tc li.mil In the odmlnlstriitlnn ,
.' ii-c) it 1. t.oiilting luck over tht
f.ent t ie . i .-1 ti;ti dan one "huddir
In i Hii.il moiiiii nave neen tin
:ite )f ilT.ur In Irelanel to-il.iy but
for the Pre mer'. visit.
The rl.unor of certain newspaper
a il 'i'iti.- .in for the liool of the Slim
letier was so ln!itcnt that ntllclal
who In normal time displayed good
, -Ucnetit 'a "if untuning or public.
iff.ii- i.-iild do nntli'ng lull how their'
1cnl. lirf'iri' the storm and alt until ,
' h.nl ,ilit. d
"In nulled contrast with the excite. I
n.tnt m licland. especially In Dublin, j
tlie en. n shown hy the people In
Upland. Premier Ai-miUii seems to
hive hri ucat nine of thl calm with
.m S.n e his arrtuil the feeling In
'nl.inl men il.i.ty growing less
!fe, tint.' now It Is almost normal. A
f-ctsnir of hi'jie.'ul evpectancy has tnkeu
lis plu-e of bitterness ami the convlc-I
ton I griming In Duhlln that Premier
Aj-iulta will ii'turn to Knglnnd with I
f,rt haul knnle.le of the political
i.tunt.'in .ind will he In a pr.;tton to sub
mit priipiisals of a settlement of the i
Mm o.uet n to all parties In the House
t! Commons
"It , un-Ier-tood that he will go to
Cork Vf'-re leturnmg to Imdon."
Au irdn'C to the Manchester (iiinrifinn,
Pvid l.lnd iieortte. Minister of Mu
rium", is taUmg a part III the lecon
r .itl m movement It Is stated that he
rm met Sir IMwaid i 'arson and Joseph
!! n. Nationalist memtier for llelfast, i
a-il int mis to meet Mr Kcilmoiid, the
Natlri.al.Hi leader. The Mamhester
iwp.ipcr states that a good part of the
. . ... .. ..,...... M. 1 I,.... I
1,1 rt'f Plan for a leconclllatlnu on
tern rule Hues, and would dtsapproxo
M any Inner refusal of settlement on
tie turt "t t'le I'lster I'nlonlsts.
The Viirmii'i I'oit, a very strong pro.
T'l'tt-r p.' per, s the only newspaper In
If Ion wli II is not advocating n settle
mMit TO PROTECT AMERICANS.
l.snalne VnUciI
lut rnllKntr
lnln of t'liiiic In Ireland.
Wasiimit ', May 17. Senator Kern
l-triil u'e l i reso'utlon to-day directing
: e .. it-iaiy of State to ascertain the
! if. of the Americans In the court
mmal area of Ireland. The resolution
fi '!'..
"VT.f ia It l repreonted that nt
ttne 'f the iecMit revolt In Ireland
i -.. were and are et many American
ttiiens i d strict In which martial
iiv w,- pri . ;.i inn and In which armed
i uried : and
'U'.ere.s the relatives nnd friends
i j. oiimi) of such American cltl-
i- w "' .iffty has tx-en endangered
ar. . ;i henslve Iet th'lr lives and
ropTM have luen Imperilled; there
frr he it
";ol That the Secretary of State
h and liert'hy ,s reipicsted to cause an
iqulry i'i he made through our con
i lr rire iitutlven us t;j the safety
1 we.! Wing of American citizens In
lland and to t.ik- such Heps as may
1- nrcessiry for the safeguarding and
rroti 'Hon i f their lives mid property."
SiTa' r Kern nsked Immediate con
f'4r 1 m f 'r It. but Senator Stone of
t V icn ltelal. ins foinmlttee asked i
t a' t ie i.atter go to the Foreign Itc-j
la" s i.' imnuttie. and It was so re
firred
BORAH FLAYS ES'GLAND.
SiM Dnlillii Hirrtitluii Injure Her
Here liinn rm llefeat.
Wi-iitsoTO.s-, Mny 17. The Dublin
' u i w II Injure Lngland more be
I ' ic world than the disasters to her
i nn a' the Dardanelles or Kut-el-Ama
a, ,i,d Senator Borah In a Senate
i e 1 t' s afternoon.
"It l not for us to sit In Judgment on
t oiijmt of another Hoverninertt
t tml ,ts subjects," said he, "but these
ur'-tiMrt a nnd convictions between
eiMti'Wn and sunrise constitute the most
n'c'a aault upon democracy stneo
ii i.jropvan war began. All humanlty
I "I ome to tiilnk that so long as civil
arts were open no man should be de
j'lwl "f ns life or his liberty without
t' ! k--ic of a court and of a jury.
H .. y if I after a struggle of 1,000.
.'t? 'r.v.i il ' unian freedom rclapfeed
Ir.o ,iet, -m ,,1,4 abtolutlsm."
SEW YORK BOY HELD.
-Intin , Ivllunllnn Arrested In Dub
lin I'lidir Vaiiiireheiilon,
W M was reeeivt-1 yesterday through
' ,e S'jtc Department by Luke K'lgallon
c' l''r Ho kaway that his son, John A.
'si in eais old, is under arrefct In
1 in, a. -used of participation In tho
't i.t uj.r ng.
I' it ' orted that Kllgallon. who Is
t"'n ! ng St Hmbrls College of Hath
' n am the miles outshle of Dublin, was
I ii i' tier members of a cadet
. I,hiri Hall, Dublin, by the
r'j. s '.rt'v i,eforn th outbieak. Tho
'ta ! said to have been unaware
f ti.e r.hi's- pun, but when the trouble
.vni fr, , tt,fmstives side by side
' . e revolutionists.
Ii'e,i:,, was a student under 1'etcr
H l: , i "u,.viUent" of the "Irish
licit. , who was the first to be
X U'e 1
4 Piii. n f'oni Washington Inst
' -I" '.i i t ie Mate. Department had re-
i w. i, f,f,m (j,,, American Km
i U'liilon that Kllgallon will Im
II-M-ei -u,(n.
A'-(i PTA .V REMANDED.
Jsnie While Tried to INiliimt
"liil.e, n) iitborltles,
' v 'il l at r llnimlch In Tim It
M' 17. Jnmes White, son
" ' ' 1' i Id Marshal and formerly a
f"'i ii ii ine .irtny, was remanded to
' Ii nt Aherd.iie to-dny on the charge
"Hi i ne st I'ftiiPiitM likely localise ills-
.nil luejudlee In connection with
in ie ut win ilescilhed White an a
1 is ..irai ti r" nnd nsseited that
llllli. If. ,.r..... tl... I. ...I ...
",vg
it w.
, " I"1" II' I"1 "
i ""'" to inline-,, mliiera tn strike If
J HI I'nimnllt. ii... in...i..
. i.i.i I it I Mini'-I, nrio
f' it'll Doeutnents found In tho poi-
I'm f mo inlsoner jirnved, it la
' 'M I. ihiii he was conaortlng with
'rirnies of .,.,, x Britain.
"ie i'o ilgured iirrvlnutly In con
't'm wiin , agitation curried on by
J,1", ,( wiio organized the street car
Unkf i( i:H3.
CASEMENT AND BAILEY
HELD; MAKE NO DEFENCE
Preliminary Hearing on High Treason Charge Ends
Bailey's Confession Shows That Irish Revolt Was
Planned to Follow Landing of Arms.
Special Cnhlt ttetpaleK to Tnr. Sis.
JoNtoN, Mny 17. Tho now street ,
police court proceedings of one of the I
imt nmnzltiK cns.s In Wstory ended t
with dramatic simplicity this afternoon. '
At the conclusion of the third day of
tho preliminary hearings. In the trial of
Sir ItoRer Canement and Daniel Julian
.lley (or lleverly) on the chance of,
hlKh treason both prisoners Mood up In
win no. k. The Magistrate, addressing !
both, announced : I
"I am ready to hear anything you '
may wish to say. but t worn von tlifit It
will be taken down In writing and may ,
be tiswl In evidence nRalnst you." ,
Then turning to Casement the Magln.
trate continued:
"Hoger Casement, have you anything l
to say?"
Casement politely bowed to the bench '
and onsweied In a firm and well mnrfii. 1
l.itcd voice:
"Nothing." J
Halley's answer to the same question i
came In the richest brogue: '
"Nothing." I
"Von ritrt i.itt.tiii 1..1 .. i . !
t , . . mi iron. Ram ine
.ilaglstrate. whereupon the two prlsoncni
were marched out of tho dock. 1
"ne Cnrrfnll, rrrpnrnl, 1
This eruled thr rtr.t l..n. ..r .t..
reeding", which were replete with sensa-.
t ons and which, nhoe nil, demonstrated '
the nilnutp care with which the Crown
!'rtM ,1,l,.IU l"' "'' r""v- Not 11 de
jail had been neglected, as was evldenre-I
hy the medley of wltnesMw. Including
returned soldiers who hud been prisoners I
of war In (Jermany and had been ex- I
changed, prosperous Irish farmers, a
buxom colleen, a bright bov of II.
Tlwart Irish eonstubnlnrv ,
Scot I
land Yard detectives, a diver and a' '
olonel In the Itusslan army. The lnet
named mentllle. a rifle taken bv the
diver from the wreck of the Herman gun
runnliiK vessel Aud as being of Itusslan '
make. I
A Colonel from the War Oflloe testified '
to maps found In bags on the satuls of
Ardfert, declaring they vwre similar to i
thoe Ust-1 bv tho llnrni'iM nm '
A ed.ite otllcial from the Foreign Olllce '
louuuci-ii me original or a letter from
i-.isfineiii 10 Mr liitward (.rev express
ing the writer's gratitude for the knight
howl which had Just been bestowed upon ',
iiiui.
I
llnlley (lie Oilrf I'luure.
All thesi? Incidents made up a thrilling
drama of ical life, such as even Hall
Calne. who carefully watched the pro
ceedlngs. could scarcely duplicate. Hut
on the whole It. vas llalle's day, Hh
was the real central figure, lie mul
have known that he would be, for tie '
came prepjied for the occasion. 1
Instead of the inacklnloshed, scraggv
bearded peasant there came Into tin-!
dock yesterday a neatly dre.-M-.l young
man In a yellowish brown suit, erect and
clean shaven save for a little mustache,
a man with smiling blue cye pink j
cheeks, his hair newly cut aud neatly i
combed. He was u completely changed
man. 1
Furthermore, he was no longer like a i
graven Image, but took a decidid In-
terest In the atii!tnce and the proceed
ing". For the tlrst time sine1 the cae
began he became a scribbler of notei
to Ills counsel, whereas Casement's no- (
tlvltles In this dir.'cdoii were practically i
nil to-day, the hitter's only noticeable
fffort being when the last witness, also i
an exchanged soldier, pinveil a dlsap-1
pointment to the pmseeutlon. saying that I
he was nvcr within hearing distance
BRITISH AIR BOARD ' '
TO ACT AS ADVISERj
Lord Cnrzoii to Ho T'ri'sidfiit
Cliurcliill Opposos
Proposals.
i
fiptci-it Cil-le Pfpn!ci lo Tnr. Si
IoSPON, Mav 17 Haloid J Tennant.
I'nder St-cretary for War, announced In
the House of Commons to-day that the
new air hoard will consist of Lord
Curzon, Lord Sydenham, Major Balrd
and two naval anil two military repre
sentatives. with Lord Curzon as presi
dent. It will be an advisory body and will
be. free to refer unadopted recommenda
tions to the war committee.
William Joynson-Hlcks. Unionist mem
ber for Brentford, In moving a resolu
tion that tho Hovernment should not
delay making adequate provision for a
powerful nlr service, ndvecated bring
ing the existing air services together
ur.der a responsible minister.
Winston Spencer Churchill, former
First Lord of the Admiralty, said that he
was disappointed nt the Hovernment's
proposals, which seemed to him to be
a. i attempt to parry the request for an
air ministry. ....
"The faults of our air service," ho
aid "are duo to the finality of control
and 'the lack of a varamount authority.
We havo lost the supremacy of tho air
for the tlmo belnK. but ony the Govern
ment has prevented Its recovery."
Mr. Tennant, Andrew Ilonar Law and
Lord Hugh Cecil contradicted Col.
Churchill's statment that the supremacy
df the air had been lost. CJreat Britain,
they said, possessed two types of ma
chines faster than the Herman's best
nnd defences against Zeppelins had been
perfected.
Tho House was "counted out (It was
found that no quorum was present nnd
the House ns a consequence was ad
journed) during ie speech of l'ember
ton Billing, formerly of the Hoyal Fly
ing ort'f. who wns elected to the House
as an opponent of tho Hovernment on
the question of greater air preparedness,
NEW BLOCKADE OFFICIAL.
nrltUh Appoint Comptroller tn
Oral With Fhianrr.
l-prchl Cable Dtuxiteh lo Tnr. Pis.
MNpns, May 17. The finance section
of the Foreign OHIre Is being Incorporated
Into a nw department, tho Foreign
Trade Department, which has been
formed to deal with llnnnclal matters
connected with tho blockade.
The controller of the nuw department
will be L. W'ortlilnglnii Kvans, Conserva
tive member of Parliament for Col
chester, who tvas appointed special mali
nger hy the High Court In connection
wllh the liquidation of the Ixmdon nnd
Hlnbe Flnani'" Corimratloii following tho
smash of tho Whltaker Wright enter
prlso In 1901.
nrltUh Arlsr Dutch Mall.
Hehmn, via Isindnn, May 17. The
Overseas News Agency states that ac
cording to a Hague despatch all the first
class mall on board the Dutch steamship
Bandoeng, from Hotterdam for lUtavli,
has been seliert hy the British authorities.
when Casement spoke nt the prison
camp nt l.lmhurg.
(nseineiit mil Witness Mar.
Casement wrote on hi pad: "Another
liar"
Tho legal battle of the day was over
a vain attempt on the part of llalley'n
counsel to exclude from the records a
statement which llalley made on the
Sunday after his arrest, In which he
toll of a bout carrying linns and muni
tions nnd In which hn gave complete
details of tho cargo, where It was In
tended to be landed nnd of the signals
to be used, ns well as details concern
ing a rising throughout Ireland. In this
confession lt.illey disclosed Sir Itoger's
Identity,
Counsel for the defence contended
that this confession hud been procured
through threats) or promises of freedom.
The Magistrate, however, decided that
the statement was admissible.
During this testimony Casement never
glanced at his companion In the dock
and It Is thought that the knowledge
that llalley had confessed explains why
Casement has not exchanged words with
him during the hearing.
The trial proper will be held 111 the
Law Courts probably within three weeks
before Lord Chief Justice ltaron Head
ing and two other Judges. It will be
a State trial, with all the panoply of
scarlet and ermine trimmed robei and
full bottomed wigs. In fact all those
ceremonial touches with which cele
braled cases In Knglalid lire Invested
will mark tho Casement trial.
The defmco recalled Constable Car
ter of the Hoyal Irish Constabulary for
, ross-emniiatlon when the hearing was
esumed to-day. He was Hsked If he
hud heard llalley say after he had been
arrested that he wished to make a
statement to the authorities and ask for
an officer to come to hear It.
Carter said he did not hear this, hut
that nt another time he heard the Irish
soldier sav that he "hail linportunt In
formation which will give you police
something to do."
Hussion Itlflr Identltled.
Col. Nicholas Helalew of the Hiisslan
army, who Is In Kngland on special
C.overnmeiit work, Identltled a Itusslan
rllle which had been brought up by u
diver from the sunkm Herman raider
Aud as one which had been made In
It'll nt the Kusstiin l'otila works. This
conlirmed the statement that captured
Itti-slan rltles were sent by Herman)- to
assist the Irish In their uprising.
l,leut.-ol Honlon leslltled that a map
burled by Sir linger Casement In the
sand after he had landed on the lrlh
coast wa similar to thOM- made by the
Herman War Staff from British survey
map". About the garrisons In lielnnil
vveie spots of color not shown in the
English map. Col. Honlon said that he
did not know what these markings
meant.
Sergeant llieswlck, who wns In
charge of the Ardsley barracks of the
Hov.il Ir..h Constabulary when Bailey
was brought In under arrest, said that
the soldier refused to give the name of
any person who could be Informed of
his ar:et. Bailey told the sergeant
that !i i.ime over from the I'nlted
States "under false colors" and that he
hud Ji'.n'd a soclity In America nnd did
not want any one to know who he was.
The sergeant told hi- prisoner, accord
ing to the testimony, that he would he
held unti: the end o the war. Bailey
tneji asked If he would be freed If he
trvealed the truth Sergeant Biewlrk
repl'ed that he could not promise him
fieed'im, hut would assure him of pro
tict '!' Later ll.illev requested that
I ''sir t Inspector llrlcker come to him
limited1 itely, os the next day would be
too late.
AMERICANS FLY OVER
POSITIONS OF GERMANS
S(iiti(Iroii Ttoconiioiti't's for
t.,-, tr,.,...t T..., m..
i iiinii.1! mi .mi-
I cliinos Struck.
I'Atils, May 17 For the first time
lnce the formation of the American
squadron of aviators the flotilla tool,
part to-day ns a unit In an expedition
over the Herman linen.
The squadron left the French line at
daybreak and reconnoitred the Herman
lines for two hours, despite the Inces
sant lite of the Herman guns. No Her
man machines were met hy the aviators.
Although nonit of the American uvln
lots was Injured, Lieut. William Thaw's
aeroplane was hit morn than once when
Im was recrosstng tho lines. Fart of
tho tailpiece was torn away and the
propeller also was damaged by tho Her
man shells, but the pilot managed to
bring his machine back to tho starting
point In safety. The machine of Cor
poral Victor Chnpman also was struck.
I hut although he was driven out of his
iuuipc mm v. no uumjt-ii. lie, iimi. returned
safely. Corporal J. M. McConnell re
ported that when (lying nt a height of
12,000 feet Herman shells burst nil
around him, lndlcAtlng that the Herman
have lengthened the range of their anti
aircraft guns.
others who took part In the expedi
tion were Sergt. JCIliott Cowdln of New
York, Corporal Klffen Hockwell of At
lanta, rJernt, Norman 1'ilnce of Pride's
CronnlnK, Mass., and Sergt. Hnll of Hal
ved ton.
w War Honor for CovTilln.
Sperlal ruble Itetpuleh lo Tnr. Suv
I'aiiis, May 17. The Fraiico-Atiierl.
can Flying Corps, which has opened an
olllce nt 15 Avenue des Champs
Klysces, has Issued a statement re
garding the decoration of Kllot C, Cow
dln M with the military medal on
l Monday for bringing down n Herman
i machine In the Verdun region. This is
. the second time Cowdln has ben cited.
HOOKS IN AMERICAN MEAT?
Provisions for Kalian Soldiers
I Kalil to Contain Nnmll I'ronus.
! Special Cable lirnpaleh lo Tin: Sis
, Homk, via London. May 17. Orders
' have been Issued to Italian soldiers not
to eat American frozen beef or canned
ment unless It Is shredded. Hecent con
I slgnments to Italy from Chicago were
i said to contain small hooks and prongs
I which, It Is suspected, were purposely
I hidden In the frozen beef nnd potted
ment with tho object or disabling tlio
soldieiH, causing an ulceration of the
Intestines,
An Investigation has luen ordered
with a view to ascertaining the respon
sibility of the puckers, who, It Is feared,
have Austrian and Herman workmen
In their employ.
My pcrnonal attention
nt $.',r per dozen.
COR,- V) ST
THE SUN, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1916.
33 AIR FIGHTS IN
DAY ON WEST FRONT
Fi'pndi Suffrr Xn disunities
in Krinpritiff Tliron (Irr
mnn Fliers Down.
SIIKM TOWX NBA It METZ
Special Cable Denpateh lo Tn Sr".
Paris, Mny 17. Unusual nerlat ac
tivity Is reported all ntong tho French
front, particularly In the region of Ver
dun and Mctz.
French aviators engaged in thirty
three aerial combats with German fliers
to-day and brought down three of their
opponents' machines, the French aero
planes all returning safely to their bases.
A French squndron again bombarded
the railway station of Mcti-lc-Kuhlon,
Just south of Metz. A French flier
brought down n Herman machine with
which he became engaged northwest of
Itezoiivllle and another German machine
was shot down by French aeroplanes
In the rciglnn of Ban-de-Sapt (Inrralne).
Ijist night French bombarding squad
rons dropped bomhi on camps and rail
way stations In the region north-northwest
and west of Verdun. The points
bombarded Included camps In the re
gion of D,im liters, Cli.iumont, Nantlt
lols, and Hnmague, the railway stations
at Brleulles, Clery, Apreniont, Grand
I're, Ars, Metz, Arnnville nnd between
Metz and Thlonvllle, and the hangars at
Frpsc.it I, A Herman machine was
brought down by one of the French fliers
at CI-sur-Alsne.
Heavy artillery fighting Is reported to
day on both banks of the MeUse, the
sectors of Avocourt and Hill 304 re
ceiving the brunt of the lite on the
west bank, and the Douaumont-Vaux
line on the right bank.
The oltlclal communique issued by the
French War Ottlce to-night follows:
Aviation In the course of the day
nne of our pilots In nil ncrl.il combat
shot down n Herman aeroplane, which
fell northwest of Hezonvllle.
Another enemy aeroplane, struck liy
the mitrailleuse tire of our machines,
fell In the region of Ban de Sapt.
Ilointinrd Hallway Mallnn.
To-day one of our squadrons bom
barded the railway station at Metz-Ie-Sablon,
on which It threw twenty-five
shells of large calibre.
In the region of Verdun the aviation
activity was particularly Important.
Thlrty-threo combats were engaged In.
Three Herman aeroplanes vveie brouaht
down. All of our machines returned
safely.
Ill the region of Verdun there was
great activity on the part of the artil
lery of both shies In the sectors of
Avocourt. Hill 301 and between Dounu
mont and Vnux.
On the rest of the front there Is no
Important event to report except some
what lively mine lighting In the Ar
gonne A Herman detachment attempted a
hand grenade attack on French posi
tions at Le Mort Homme last night. The
attack w.i preceded by a heavy artillery
bombardment, but was completely re
pulsed, ns was a similar attack on a
French listening post northwest of the
Thlatimont farm, on the right bank of
the river.
The afternoon communique! was as fol
lows :
French Filer start PI res.
During the night of Mny 1-17
thirteen of our aeroplanes dropped
twenty-four shells upon bivouacs In
the region of Danivillers and Clmu
mont . eleven upon the railroad station
at llrletille", and upon Clery; four
teen upon the cantonments at Nantll
lols and Hom.igue ,md twenty-one
upon the railroad stations at Apre.
mont nnd Hrand I're. Several tires
werv started. One of our pilots
brought down a Herman machine north
of I-Mir-Alsne. Both wings of the
enemy mai hlne came off In Its fall
Hn the same night another of our
air squadrons dropped twenty !ombs
upon the railroad stations at Ars and
Metz, forty upon the hangars nt Fre.
catl. forty upon the railroad station
at Arnaville, ond thirty upon the rail
road and stations between Metz and
Thlonvllle.
Artillery duels occurred at various
points nlong the front, notably In
Champagne, at the Butte lu Menll.
In the Argonne, nt Ii Fllle Mort.-,
mine lighting continued to our advan
tage. On the left bank of the Meuse,
after n tiombnrdment of our tlrt line,
an attempt of the nwmy to advance
In a hand grenade ntt.ick at Le Mort
Homme was completly checked.
On the right l ink there was great
artillery activity by both sides In the
ivgton between Haudremont and Vaux
Pond. Northwest of Thl.iumont Farm
a hnnd grenade attack upon one of
our listening posts were repulsed.
27 FIGHTS IN AIR.
London Admit Two IlritUli Ma
chines llarr Not netaroefl.
Special Cable Detpalch to Tn Scs
IONPON, May 17, Tile British head
quarters report received to-night tells
nf twenty-seven nerl.il combats on the
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British front In Franco yesterday nnd I
last night. In the course of these one
Herman machine wns brought down near
Lille, another north of Vltry nnd a thlid
overturned near the lotter place. Two
of the British machines fulled to return.
Haldlng parties nrmed with bombs en
tered the German trenches north of
ltocllncourt to-day, doing considerable
damage. The lighting nbout the mine
craters on tho Vlmy rldgo continues.
The headquarters report follows:
To-day there was consldeiable ar
tillery and trench mortar nctlon about
Atichonvlllers ( north of Albert), Cab
aret Hougo (Just south of Souchez),
Souchcz, Ias Fosse Cnlonne, Culnchy,
the llohenznllern redoubt nnd Ypres.
There was intermittent shelling nt
other points of the front.
list night two raiding parties of
the Seaforth Highlanders entered Ger
man trenches north of ltocllncourt.
Five Germans were killed In a trench
nnd Isrnibs were thrown at three dug
outs full of Germans, one of the dug
outs lxlng Mown up. Our casualties
wero slight. All of the men In the
raiding parties got back to our
trenches.
Fighting continues nmong the
craters made by the mines wo blew up
Monday on the Vlmy ridge.
Yesterday line weather favored
aerial activity and there were twenty
seven combats In ths air. An Alba
tross wns attacked and brought down
nnd wrecked near Lille. Another was
brought down In a dan aged condi
tion north of Vltry. A third, attacked
by one of our scouts, turned upside
down near the ground. One of our
reconnaissance machines failed to re
turn. It was seen to land under con
trol In hostile territory, one of our
scout aeroplanes also Is missing.
A great deal of successful artillery
nnd photogrjphlc work was accom
plished. HAS IS AIR VICTIMS.
Hrrninn Adds In I. mm List nf Filers
llrmiKlit Itnmi.
Bkiii.in, via Ixmdon. Ma 17. -First
Lieut. Immelman. It was announced to
day, brought down his lifleentb allied
aeroplane yesterday In nh nerliil tight
west of DouhI.
Marked aerial activity Is reported on
both sides. A British aeroplane was
shot down near Fumes.
The French attempted an attack
against the southern slope of Hill 301,
but were repulsed by the Herman tire
curtain.
Tre Herman statement says:
The aviators of both sides showed
great activity. First Lieut, Immelman
brought down his fifteenth enemy aero
plane west of Doual. An Kngllsh aero
plane met defeat In an aerial battle
near Furnes, Its occupants, two Brit
ish olllcers, were captured uninjured.
There were lively hand grenade en
gagements southwest of l.cns follow
ing mine explosions,"
On both banks of the Meue artillery
activity of each side lncre.ied at times
to great liveliness, An attack made by
the French against ti e southern slope
of Hill 304 broke down under our cur
tain of lite.
FRENCH ACTIVE IN BALKANS.
rtoiolinrd I'nsttlnns nn the Vnrilnr j
The 1,-ss Mint Down. 1
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Paris, May 17 The French War
Office Issued to-night the following ofll- i
clal communique regarding the opera
tions of the army of the Orient :
On both banks of the Vardar and
wrjt of Kike Dolran the situation
underwent no Important change In the
course of the tlrst two weeks of May.
There was no serious Infantry a tlon.
l)th sldet continuing the work of
organizing their terrain
Our artillery !inibardcd on several
oecalons enemy enci.nipments, organi
zations and working group. The
a tlvlty of the artillery of both sides
wa tn inlfested, especially on May 2,
.1. t. v and 1 1.
North of l-ike Dolran our advanced
elellli nt (s-CUpied DoVIl T"pe other
element" puhed forward 111 the ilirr- -tlon
of Mimnstir.
Aviation There was a little less
aerial activity during theo two weeks
than during the preceding periods on
May II our aeroplanes bombarded
Xanthi.
The Zeppelin L-S.", which flew over
Salonlca on May 5. was pursued by
our aeroplanes, shot dov il and de
stroyed at the mouth of the Vardar by
the fire of the licet and automobile
gun. The entire personnel wns made
prisoner. This Is the same dirigible
which previously accomplished two
raids over the Intrenched e.imp of
Salonlca.
In the direction of PoroJ the Greeks
have taken ns prisoners Bulgarians
In Herman uniforms.
NAVAL FIGHT OFF BELGIUM.
lii-rinnn Ships Sunn Withdrew,
ias British Mafrmrnt. I
Lonpos-. May 17. A naval engage
ment between Brltlh destroyers and
monitors and Herman destrojers took
place off the Belgian coast, according to .
an otllcial statement Issued to-day The
Herman craft withdrew to Belgian ports.
The otllcial statement Is as follows. !
An encounter took place yesterday I
afternoon off the Belgium coast be.
tween a force composed of British de
stroyers nnd monitors nnd some Her
man destroyers. After n short engage
ment the enemy withdrew to their
ports. Our force sustained no casualties.
AUSTRIANS TAKE
6,300 ITALIANS
Teuton Offensive in the .Tyrol
Results in Capture, of
Many Positions.
THIKTEKX flTNS SEIZED
Special Cable tletpalrh to Tnr. Si-
VtttNNA. via London. May 17. The
Austrian offensive between the Adlge
and Astlcn valleys, In the Trentlno,
which was begun with a successful sur
prise attack on Mondnv, was continued
yesterday wllh the enpture of n number
of Italian positions along this front.
By the continued successes the Ans
trlnns have Increased the number of
ptisouers taken on Mntidav to 141 nlll
cers nnd B.:on men. Thlrlen guns and
seventeen machine guns wi'e captured
In the two days lighting. On Monday
I.r.nn prisoners cre taken.
The position taken by the Austrlnns
on Sunday west of Sin Marlinn, on the
Doberdo plateau, was extended yester
day by the explosion of a mine.
The statement follows:
There was art llcry lighting on tho
cntlic front.
On the Dobetdo plateau we extended
our new poltlons west or San Martlno
by the explosion of a mine. Ilneniy
counter attack were repulsed.
In the Dolomites the eiivmv was
repulsed.
In the southern Tyrol wc advanced
on the Ariiienterra ridge and captured
enemy position at Soglln d'.plo,
'oMon. I'luta d'Agra and Mamnl.i. We
ejecltd the Italian from Moscherl
nnd stormed Zugnatnrta. The pris
oners were Increased to 111 ofllcers
and fl.Smi men, nnd th; bootv to sev
enteen machine gun and' thirteen
gun.
Our mllltarv and naval neroplanes
successfully bombarded Venice, Mestte,
Cormons, Clvidale, t'dlne and Trcvlso.
ITALI A NUNlIs C HANGUP.
thniiiliMinicnt nf Advnilerd I'o
sllloli forced hjr Attacks.
.-perial Cablr lir.p,uet to Tnr. Sis
Homk, May 17. The Austrian con
tinued their attack along a great part
of the front last night They gained only
In the zone between the Terragnolo and
the upper Astlco valle.vs. ra-t of Hove
leto, win re the Austrian It 'inhardment
caused the Italians to abandon some ad
vanced po-'tlun.
A further violent Austrian effort ti
make progress In the Lagarina Valley.
In which live attacks were dir. cted
against the Itnllni- lines, was checked
with enormous lose., us were nttaeks In
the Astago sector, the Sugan.i Vallev and
on the Doherdo plate IU.
The following oiliclal statement was
Issued by the Italian W.iriUIli e to-night ;
in ine i.ag.um.i valley after an In
tense nttlllery lite the enemy y.s-ter-ilay
nsaln attacked our jioMtlous on
the northern slopes of the Zugnatnrta
in live assaults The.v were lepulsid
mid enormous Ines were Inflicted by
our artillery .mil rifle the. Numeious
bodhtt IIo.it. il down the rapid current
of the Adlge.
Ill the zone bit wren the Vnl Terrag
nolo and the upper Astlco a violent con
centrated artillery of all calibres
caused us to rectify our lines, abandon-Its.-
some advanced po-dtlotis.
In the AMngii sector on the nitht of
May Di the enemy attacked ursl
tently. but was ti pulsed with e..
tremely heavy Inssm. There was calm
In this sector nil day to-day.
Itl the Sugnti.i Valley on the night
of May I.; and thl morning the
uiemj vigorously attacked our front
between il,.. Val Maggln bridge load
and Monte Colin lie was lepuNed.
W. unter attacked and tonti .tin)
prisoners. Including several officer.
Along the whole remaining front
yesterday there was artillery tire
Sporadic Infantry attack were made
Ui the San Pellegrlno Valley, the upper
But, at Monte l!oo, Monte .Nero,
Mrzll, the Tolmlno zone, the northern
slopes of Monte San Mlchele. the
region east of Selz, nnd Monfalcone.
These were promptly repulsed with
heavy lne. We took nbout a hun
dred prNoni).
I'nemy neroplanes shelled Pastel
Teslno, Ospe.lalettn, Monte Bellun.i In
the Parole zone and Heniona. There
were some victim. No material dam
age was done.
Our aeroplane shelled Dellach and
Kotssehach In the Zeglln Valley, cans.
Ing conflagrations,
ViiHrlon croiliine "lied llnrnrd.
Special Cable He'pateti to Tnr
Homk. May 17. The Italian War
ottlce to. day Issued the following state
ment t
One of our hydroplanes bombarded
an aeroplane shed near Trieste, set
ting It on tire.
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Lonhon, May IS. The Chrlstlanla cor
respondent of the Mnrnlnp l'o-it sajs
that alnrin Is felt In Norway regarding
the proguss of war ngltutpni In Sweden,
which, t Is Kired, will Imperil tho peace
of the whole peninsula. Tho correspond
ent quotes the 7l(rns Trtjn of May 17 ns
ta Ing:
"Tlv situation i more perilous for
Scandinavia than ever slrfco the begin
ning of the wnr."
The paper avows Its friendship for
Sweden, hut warn the latter not to rely
on Norwegian support If It emliirks on
perilous ndvei'tures.
"We recognize," It says, "that the
Swedish Hovernment Is not responsible
for the dangerous agitation, but that
this agitation ha Its orlaln In Influ
ences too powerful to be underesti
mated. Norwegian opinion is unanimous
that the alleged Husslau danger has not
been removed, but on the contrary hns
been highly augmented, but It reminds
Sweden that If she attacks llusl,i now
It will be lniposslblo to cruh her Bus
eta will arise after the war, whatever
tlio outcome, nnd then will regard Swe
den as all object for revenge
'Norway's lolicy aim at n correct
and st t lit neutinlity, but If, unhappily,
the artivits In Sweden succeed In In
fluencing the Government and thus In
dingglng tli" P'titnsula Into the wnr
Norway will he. compelled to revise ber
policy and take n course solely dictated
by her own interests,"
RUSSIANS REPULSE GERMANS.
Cnptnrr Trench anil Mine Crater
In Two Attarka.
Prtal Cable iif.p.itch to Tnr 5c
T'ETRoon.vp, May 17, The capture of
a Herman trench near Lake Senten on
the Itusslan front Is reported In the of
ficial Itusslan statement Issued to-day.
The Hermans were also repul-ed south
nf Krcvn
The otllcial statement l ns follows:
"n the western front near Luke
Sventeii we broke U'rinan entangle,
incuts mid penetrated a t tench, bay
oneting part of the defenders and
putting the ret to flight
Southward of Krevno on Tuesday
night we exploded a mine, consolidat
ing our line In the crater and repuls
ing the Herman with stIous loss.
TURKS TRANSFER TROOPS.
mi, MOO From Km sent tn Oppose
Advance nn llnmlnil.
Special Cablf liefpatrh tn THt Sr
Iispon-. May 17 In order to oppose
the Huslan armle advancing on Hag.
dad nnd Mosul by Peilan route Sii,.
uort Turkish troops l.ave !en withdrawn
from their positions near Kut-el-Au axa,
where- the) have been fighting the Brit
ish. The Turkish authorities are also
very busy recruiting tribesmen.
The itusslan army marching on D!ar
bekr, about lo0 mile wist, nnd some
what smith 'if Bltlls, has repulsed a
Turkish offens.ve a.med against It, ac
cording to tlie official statement Issued
to-day by tho Itusslan War Office. The
statement Is ns follows:
In the Caucasus region In the di
rection of Dlarbekr we repulsed a
Turkish offensive.
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DUTCH LINER SUNK;
U. S. CITIZEN LOST
Mine Is Reported to JInve
Caused Pest met Ion of
Uatnvicr V.
TWO AMERICANS SAVED
Sptctal fable Peipateh to Tnr. Sis
Lonpon, May 17.---Major Lulgl Mar
tini Manclnl, nn American wireless ex
pert, was drowned when the Dutch
steamship Hatavler V. was lilnwn tip In
tho North Sea, according to Information
vvUlch reached the American Hmbassy to
day. Four other lives wire lost. Ac
cording to an American survivor the ves
sel probably struck a mine.
Major Manclnl was nn ofllrer In the
New Mexico National Guard and lived
at Hoswell. N. M. Two other Americans
on board the boat, Howard Comstock of
Santa Monica, Cat., and John J. Kaletaof
Bnsiklyn, were rescued. They and tht
other survivors of tho Hatavler V, were
landed at Great Yarmouth to-day.
Twenty-eight meinheis of Hie crew and
four passengers were saved.
Tho survivors say that the explosion
wrecked thu engine ritom. Two engi
neers nnd n steward wero Instnntly
killed and four otheis wero Injured by
Hying fragments. The Hatavler V. vvm
badly damaged nnd Immediately began
to till. The boats wore launched, but
some upset nnd many persons were In
the wnter until n patrol ship urrlved,
when all were rescued except Manclnl,
who sank while the boat wns approach
ing. The Batnvier V. tank within lirieiu
minutes.
The cause Is yet undetermined. No
body up tn.thls time ha claimed to have
seen anything suggestive of a submarine
and some of the crew nro iletlnltely of
the opinion that It was a mine. On the
other hand It Is suggested that II is
strange that a mine would strike amid
ships. The Hatavler V. was on her way from
Hotterdam to Iohdon. Acmrdlug to Mr.
Comtock, the explosion appeared to le
directly underneath the ship.
Mr. Comstoik said that be was In th
iloon when tho shock came His hat
wait blown off by the force of the ex
plosion The alter hatch wms knocked
off and part of the cat go shot up from
the hold.
Tho ship settled very quickly, the
deck being nearly awash in three min
utes. Comstock gave a life belt lo
Major Manclnl, whom he met on the
dick. The hitler said that ho could not
swim. Comstock kicked off his shoes
and dived Into tho watir, swimming lo
a boat which had been launched. After
climbing In h helped to pull aboard
n stewardess and an Injured officer. He
did not see Major Mancml again. The
Hatavler V sank twenty minutes after
the explosion. A trawler m patrol er
vico plck'l up the survivors and took
them to Great Yarmouth.
PANAMASENKDISARMING.
Ilnndlillls Plri-tiliitri! AskloK Poller
tn Hi-slst American lldlcl.
Special Cable firtpatrf. to Tnr. St
Panama, May 17. Tho disarming of
the Panama police at tho order of the
American authorities has caused grral
antipathy against Americans. Hand
bill are being distributed calling on thu
Panamans to resist tho disarmament.
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