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BOAT IN WHICH
KITCHENER QUIT
CRUISER FOUND
Captain's Gig, Empty, Goes
Ashore on Island in
Orkney Group.
SURVIVORS UNABLE
TO TELL STORY YET
Special Cable nepateb In Tnr. Sr
tos-noN', .tun in. Various short re
torts rffraidlnR th loss of th crulsr
ampshlr. with Iird Kitchener and
hi taff, contlttfj to emnnat from
northern ports. On state that Lord
Xltchener ami hi stuff embarked In a
mall boat and cleared Hi ship, but
that the boat was swamped by th heavy
eas.
The disaster has now been located at
two miles from shore, lxtcen Marwick
Head and the Urniigh of Itlrsay, on th
orthwest coast of th Island of l'o
mona, tho l.irgest of the Orkney group.
A patrol ship In the neighborhood
aerographed that she hail sighted the
warship ntlre and the latter seemed to
blow tip, but the (tale drowned the
sound of the explosion. Other ships In
stantly went In search, hut found no
trace of I lie Hampshire. The captain's
(Is; was dashed ashore on the Orkneys,
empty. It Is letleed probable that
Kitchener anil his staff were In the Rig.
The tuidti survivors, battered and
exhausted, were nuiiK ashore clinging
to a small Itillated raft. Two or three
told those who helped them that Lord
Kitchener w.is aboard the Hampshire
and then they dropped asleep.
Hetween seventy and eighty bodies,
aome of them still warm, were found.
Several h.id lost nearly all their finger
nails and toenails trlnc to clamber up
the clln It Is reported that some
TCached shore alive, but died of ex
haustion, A big llfebo.it has been washed on the
rocks near Thurso. On the mainland.
Seven feet of the stern of the oraft was
torn an ay and no name showed, but
apparently the loat was on of thot
belonglni; to the Hampshire.
GEN. JOFFRE IN I0ND0N.
Vranrh Commander and British
Minister In t'nnterenre,
London-, June 9 A number of high
French nillcl.ils, Including Premier Brl
and and (Sen. Joffre, the French com
mander In chief. arrled to-day In Lon
don for a conference with the Hritlsh
Ministers,
Gen. Joffre conferred this morning at
the Foreign Office with Sir Kdward Orey.
the British foreign Minister; I'aul Cam
bon. the French Ambassador, and mem
bers of the War Council.
CAMPANTA IN JUTLAND FIGHT,
Canard l.lner Tinted Warrior and
Sated Crnlrr'a Crew.
Special Cable Petpaleh to Tnr Sex.
London-. June . Sir William For-
wood. a director of the Cunard Steam
Jilp Company, told a meeting of the
Liverpool City Council to-day that the
honor of towing the cruiser Warrior
from th Jutland battle and iavlng her
arew belonged to the Cunarder Campania,
which was being employed as a seaplane
hip.
The Warrior. Sir William said, was
lying disabled, unable to move, and was
receiving volley after volley from the
German ships when the Campania rushed
. made fast to her and towed her out
af the battle line. The Campania towed
the disabled cruiser ten hours and then
embarked her crew before the Warrior
sank.
The Campania formerly held the speed
record of the Atlantic with an eastward
myaa-e of 5 days 9 hours and 13 minute
Ad a westward voyage of 6 days 9 hours
and 6 minutes. With the outbreak of the
war the Campania was taken over by the
Admiralty.
AMERICANS HIT BY TAX.
Bren Srrnrltlr Depoallrd Here
Liable 1'ndrr Brltlah Law.
London-, June 9. The extra two ahll
Mug tax on American securities not sold
er deposited with the British Treasury
will apply to all Americans living1 In
England who are subject to the Income
tax, according to an official of the Ameri
can Dollar Securities Committee.
Even If the securities are held In the
United State they will he taxed unless
they aro deposited with the Government.
In that event only the regular Income
lax will be charged.
It In possible that a nuinb'r of wealthy
Americans will leave Kngland rather
than deposit their securities or pay the
Iiew tax, as already on account of the
war the Income tax Is extremely high,
specially on unearned Incomes.
Blnce tho law has come Into effect
many American have come dally to
'the consulate or embassy to inquire
whether they nere affected by Its pro
Vifion. RUSSIANS GAIN IN ARMENIA.
Cap In re a Turkish Position to the
West of Trrhlsonri.
Tetro;rai, via Ixindon, June 9. The
Russians are showing renewed activity
In the TrcbUoncI hector of Armenia, cap
turing a Turkish portion near the vil
lage of Hortnkop, west of Treblzund.
Tho olllclal statement I an follows:
On the fauc.ii.aH front in the region
of Trehlzond our skirmishers dls
lodsed the Turks from a position south
Of the HlaK of ilortokop.
Jn direction of .llumlchekahn
4rur d'tarliinentx penetrated enemy
positions, rapturing prisoner and
much war material We repulsed an
enemy counter Httnek,
IRISH MEMORIAL
MASS MEETING
Madison Square Garden
K ii doc k,
TO-NIGHT, JUNE 10th
To Protest Against
The Execution of War
Prisoners in Ireland
M'KAKr.RS.
linn, M. Ilnurke Corkran,
tterrrrm! A. . Herle,
linn, llHlnhriilge I nlh'.
linn, IVter A, Mrndrtrk.
linn .li.hn J. t'ltrierald,
Jeremiah (VI.ear), Kq.
BA Ml. ML Sir, 1AMOIH HIMtRRS.
IX INVITED. ADMISSION fHt-K,
AUSTRIAN LINE FORCED BACK
26 MILES; KOVEL MENACED
Husslans Announce Cnplurc
of f5,H57 Prisoners in
Great Drive.
HERMANS SENT TO All)
Special Cable rifiPXleh In TW
London, June 9. strong Oerman
force have been rushed to aid the hard
pressed Austro-Hungarlan armies In
stemming the tide of the Russian offen
lve on the 250 mile front in Volhynla,
southeastern Oallcla and the Kukowlna.
These reenforcemenu have been un
able thu far to check the Russian ad
vance. They havo been caught In the
hurricane of JlMsslan shells nnd the
furious assaults of the Muscovite Infan
try legion.
Inh forward a Miles.
The t'Wa forces have pushed the
Austro-liungarlan lines In Volhynla
more than twenty-six miles to the west,
driving a wedge that threaten to break
the Teuton front and force a general re
treat. They have captured the bridgehead of
Kojastlhe, twelve miles northwest of
Lutzk. foreboding serious menace to the
fortified city and Important railway
point of Kovel.
!n the south, on the tluknwlna border,
they have pushed their tidvance by
crossing the Strypa and reaching the
Zlota Llpa, threatening rtuczacz. the key
to Czernowlti. with envelopment.
They have captured a total of S5,R7
officers and men. Including many Or
mans. The booty taken Includes ninnv
guns and more than thirty cylinders of
poison gas.
The Austro-Hungarlan War Office ad
mits none of the above assertions, hut In
Its report to-night says that Russian at
tack at' varlou points of the south
eastern front were repulsed. It states
that In the northeast the fighting has
been of a less violent character and that
the situation In Retsarahta is quiet.
The Russian Advance.
The Russian WaT Office statement fol
lows :
The battle continues In Volhynla
and Oallcla, the Hermans trying to
check the development of our offen
sive on their pierced front. Oerman re
enforcements have arrived from the
region north of Poljesje. Many Ger
mans are among the prisoners taken.
Despite the stubborn resistance of
the enemy In many places our offen
sive continue on the whole front, from
the Prlpet marshes to the Rumanian
frontier.
Our cavalry led the attack In many
sectors. Among the episodes In the
lighting were, first, near Sousek, east
of Lutzk, a squadron of Cossack at
tacked the enemy behind the fortifica
tions and captured two guns and mo
boxes of ammunition : second, near
Borlatno. southeast of Lutzk. our skir
mishers captured two ten centimeter
guns, four officer and 180 men, and
near Dobrlatne. on the Ikwa, below
Mlynoff. another ten centimeter gun
and thirty-five caissons. In another
sector the booty Included thirty cyl
inders of asphyxiating gas.
Our young soldiers arc rivalling their
elders In pluck and courage. One mich
division of young troop In an Im
petuous attack at Opolichenle drove
the enemy back on the Styr nnd cap
tured the bridgehead near the town of
Rojastlhe. They took 2.500 Oerman
and Austrian prisoner, together with
machine gun and rich booty.
We have crossed the Strypa River
and our troops have reached the Zlota
Llpa at Potok.
WVn directing the action In one of
the sectors of our offensive Gen.
Mlkoullne was severely wounded.
Prisoners Number 8fl,aflT.
The number of our prisoner Is con
stantly Increasing. In addition to the
9S5 officers and more than 61,000 men
already announced, we took In the
course of yesterday's flehtlng an addi
tional 185 officers and 13.714 men,
making our total of captures In the
recent operations 1,143 officers and
more than B4.71 4 men.
Wednesdav evening enemy artll
lerv bombarded violently the regions
northeast of Krevo and south of
Bmorgon. Subsequently the bom
bardment extended further north, and
Thursday night the enemy. In strong
force, opened an offensive, but all hlK
attempt to approach our positions
were repulsed.
In the region of the Molodivhno
station an enemy aeroplane dropped
four bombs. Five German aviators
raided the town of Loglchlne. north of
Plnsk, dropping fifty bombs. One of
the machines waa brought down by
our artillery inilde the German
lines.
The Austrian official report follows:
Fighting In the northeast was less
vigorous yesterday, Near Kolkl.
north of Novo Alexlee?. northwest of
Tarnopol, and on the Dniester Rus
sian attack were repulsed with heavy
los.
The situation Is quiet on the Res.
sarablan frontier.
The county of Poljesje. where Petro.
DESTROYERS BATTLE
OFF BELGIAN COAST
Both tlie British hih! fiermnns
Claim Foo Was Forced
to Hetire.
eenol Cn6i iHtpatch In Thi St.
I.ONDON, June 9, Conflicting reports
have been received here concerning an
engagement off Zetbrugge between Oer
man destroyers and Hritlsh monitors and
destroyer. .
According to the British statement the
enemy was driven off after a brief ac
tion. No British warships were damaged
and no men were Injured.
The German statement Is a follows:
Off Flanders our outpost boats en
gaged enemy monitors and dfcHtroyera
with good effect. Our sailors observed
the enemy withdrawing. The German
vessels were not damaged.
A Flinch aeroplane waa brought
down by one of our submarines, which
picked up the occupants.
AMERICAN CARGO CONDEMNED.
Fodder on Joseph W. Fordner
seised hr British I'rlse Court.
IiNpoN, June 9. The cargoes of the
American steamship Joseph W. Ford
ney and three Bcandlnavlan vessels have
been condemned as prizes by the British
prize court. An appeal from the decision
will he made by Arthur O, Hays, coun
eel for the claimants
The cargoes of the four vessels con
(.Isted chiefly of fodder.
The steamship Joseph W. Fordn'y
was held up In January, 1915, while on
her way from New Tork to Malmo, Swe
den. with a cargo of cattle and oil
Ha I
bVMVVVNr vBi fl
bh? HHfl94 V r
weS
Gen. Brusiloff,
Commander of the Kussinn forces
driving linck the Austrian line.
grail advice say (lermaii rcenforremeute
are arriving, extends from the fce-tress
of Hret l.ltovsk westward to the aiea
north of the Privet marshes. At Plnsk
the lii'nn.m front forms n marked
illent In the ltus.in line, well adopted
for .111 olT('tiivn which would go ',ir
toward relieving tln AiistTo-lluiicarl.ins
In the south. Indications that the Hus
slans are counting on such a inop may
he seen In the Austilan stntcinent that
the righting on the northwestern front
has been less vigorous during the last
twenty-four hours anil that the situa
tion In Hc.sarali,i l ipilet. It Is po.
slhle thnt the Itusxlanx h.ixe transferred
strong forces to the Pluck region to meet
an expected ticrman drive there.
ThlM theory Is. however, contradicted
by the Petrograd assertion thnt the Hus
slans h.ixe reached the .iota l.lp.i. Yes
terday'a Austrian stntetnrnt reiorteil tlie
repulse of liuseil.iii nlt.icks north of
Vlc7.nlevzk. on the Strypa Till point
Is about thi-teen mile north of ltuczacz,
the strategical gate for an Invasion of
the Itukowlna. It i probable, therefore,
that the Husslans have succeeded In
crolng the river here, getting the
liuczacz front under their D.inkltig the.
The mot Important Htisslnn success
was scored In Vo hynla. The taking of
the bridgehead of HoJ.istlhc, southwest
of the Kovel-ltovno railway, iresents a
twofold menace, (list, to Koe, for the
Teutons .in Pidlsperu.ihle point for the
control of their whole supply line svs
tern weft of Hrcst I.ltov.sk. and second,
to the strongly fortified city of Wl.idl
mlr Wolhynsky. which w such hitter
fighting last autumn, and, after chang
ing hands several t,me. was captund
by the (ierniaim on August 4 The state.
ment that L'.jiO Hc.mann and Austria:..)
were raptured by the Husslans In the
rush on the Hojastlhe bridgehead shows
the tremendous Impetus of the Muscovite
assaults.
It Is at this point that the HiiMl.in
advance ran bent be observed. Hojaetlhe
lies twenty-six miles due west f tlio
point where tho front stood before the.
new drlxe began and neatly twent-twi
miles northwest of the point In the old
Pne whenee t'he attack on I.utzk was
launched
The official ; i,,m assertion that ill
many sivtors i,iv.ilr inl the attack
tends to contr.tdi, t the reports thit tne
Husslans' arc throwing Iiukc masses Into
the battle. Incidental! PetroBr.id nil
inlts that the Teuton resistance all along
the front In "powerful."
A despatch from Home this afternoon
quoted a report received h the Russian
Embassy tliere saying that the Austro
Hungarlan lines have been broken along
a front of ninety. four miles ami to a
depth of tlilrty-secn and une-lialf miles.
The report also fore-shadow d a great
envelopment movement b the Husnlans.
Unofficial advices from I'etrngind Ktate
(that Austrian .Slav regiments, seized with
panic ai tne ninons i.usian oniusli, sur
lejidcred almost without resistance. This
ina explain the enormous llguie of cap
tures officially announced by the retro
gr.id War Office.
fkar Russia's drive.
'TaRrhlntt'" t'orrespondr n t I'nlnta
lo i:nnrnioiia rtlllery.
fp'rinl i nhtr lirnpatrh In Tnr Sr
Amstkiipam. via Ixindon, June D.
Correspondents of the Itrrlinrr Tngrhlntt
and Frankfurter y.rltuni refer to the
enormous strength of the Husslan artil
lery. The 7Vi;r Mart' correspondent p,..
Ileves that this will have an Important
effect upon the situation on the eastern
front
The Helehslng was adjourned to-day
until September 2fi.
cxke, During the trial In April the
Attorney-General clrirged a plot to
evade the blockade, Decision at that
time was reserved,
FRANCE URGES TARIFF WAR.
Chamber Committee Demand Xhro-
aellon of Favored ntlon Clause.
Paris, June !. A resolution request
ing the Government to denounce Im
mediately all commercial tieatles with
countries containing a most favored na
tion clause was drawn up to-day by the
Customs Committer of the Chamber of
Deputies.
The action Is urged In order that
France may have nhsolute freedom of
economic, action, Deputy Heville, presl
dent of the committee, ha been dele
gated to notify tho Minister of Com
merce of the resolution of the committee.
IRISH PARTY" FIRM ON ULSTER.
Will SoJ sccept F.xrlnslon Kxeept
by Vole of Klri'tiirate.
Spertat Cable llfpntch tn The Sc.s.
I.onpon, June !(.- The Irish National
ist party will hold a meotlng In Dublin
to-morrow to discuss the suggestion for
a settlement of the Irish question.
The Dublin correspondent of tin. Daily
Seui predicts that Important develop
ments will result from tho meeting and
aftlrms positively that the NatlonallstH
will reject any teima excluding the
northern counties from the operation of
ithe homo rule act hy any other means
than the vote of the electors of those
counties, They say that the terms given
In the newspapers as the suggested basis
of negotiations give away more than
was proposed two jears ago.
Five German enhmarlnes Mliilnc.
OorKNHAoK.s, June !, -According to a
Kiel despatch, live German submarines,
which have not returned lo their bases
slnre thn hatllo In Ihn Ninth Sea, ate
now regarded as lost.
It has been officially announced thl
no Oermsu submarines war leal tn ta
Jutland engagement.
THE SUN, SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1916.
GERMANS CAPTURE
THIAUMOHT TRENCH
Other AHiicks Repulsed Willi
Heavy Losses Artillery
Active.
F lAM 1 NO LIQUIDS USE!)
Fpeetnl Cable Pefpateh lo Ta Sen.
Taiiis, June 9. The Thlaumont farm,
southwest of Kort Douaumont, continues
to he tho centre of violent fighting.
Herman nttarks were made last night
or, a front of two kilometers (I miles)
with the farm at the centre of the line.
On the eastern section of thin front, be
tween the farm and the Hols do la (.'all
litte, the Oermans penetrated a French
first line trench, while on the western
sector they were held off xvlth heavy
losses by the Krench fire. This whole
region, with the front In the Hols de
MUX-Chapltre nnd the Hols Kumln, con
necting the Thlaumont farm sector with
that of Kort Vaux. was subjected to an
extremely Intense bombardment by the
German artillery to-day, but no further
attempts by the Infantry to break
through have been reported.
Two small attacks made by the Oer
mans last night southwest of Hill 3M
on the left hank of the river were fol
lowed to-dny by four heavy assaults In
this region. In which flaming liquids were
used, All these attacks broke down
under the French fire curtain.
The night communique was as fol
lows On the left bank of the Meuse the
Germane made several attacks In the
course of the day on our positions on
Hilt .101, Two attacks directed to the
west of this hill and two othera to the
southwest, accompanied by the throw
ing of tlnmlng liquids, failed com
pletely under our barrage tire and the
lire of our mitrailleuses.
On thn right bank the bombardment
was vety violent on the whole region
south of the Thlaumont farm, the
Hols ill. Vaux-Phapltre and Hols
Kuinlii sector and south of Oamloup.
There was no Infantry attack In the
course of the day.
In the Vosges a strong enemy recon
naissance was dispersed by our fusil
lade at llartmannswellerkopf.
The afternoon communique was as
follows ,
(in the left bank of the Meuse we
repulsed last night two small attacks
against positions southwest of Hill
.101.
On the right bank of the Meuse
the Germans are continuing to de
liver violent attacks along a front of
about two kilometers tl 1-5 miles),
stl etching to the cast nnd to the west
of the Thlaumont farm. Hetween this
farm and the Hols do la ("alllette the
enemy penetrated one of our tronches.
All their endeavors on the west have
been checked with heavy losses to the
enemy.
In the region of St. Mlhlel a detach
ment of the enemy which was en
deavoring to approach our Hues to the
east of Ulslet? was dispersed by mir
fire.
Although sonn of the military writers
propheslid the withdrawal of the Krench
troops on the right bank of the Meuse to
the Inner defences of Verdun when Fort
Vaux fell this withdrawal has not taken
i nl.ici. and all attempts by the Germans
I to force the French to fall back to this
iiihei line nave ucu.
In the violent offensive of the past
week the Germans have advanced thtlr
tines on this bank of the Meuse to a
depth of nearly a mile south of Fort
Pouauinont and to a teas extent In the
region of Vaux. Thi: remaining southern
part of tho Hols de la ('alllette has been
taken, a part of the Hois de Vaux-Cha-pitre.
Fort Vaux and further east, the
village of Pamloup. Hut In spite of
these successes by tne Germans tho
Fiencli have been able to retain a Arm
clip on the Pouaumont-Thlaumont farm
line.
Kort de Souvlllt. southwest of Fort
Vaux, will. It Is expected, be the object li
of the next heavy German offensive In
this region, since artlllerv on the Inlght
on which the fort is situated, 1 1 ill .Iv's
considerably higher than Kort Vaux,
sweeps the whole line from Vaux to
Douaumont.
GERMANS HALT ATTACKS
French Itcpnlscil on the F.ast Rnnk
of the Mcnse.
Hmil.iN. Ma Imdon. June -Strong
French foues attempted counter attacks
last night on the east bank of the
Meuse. at Thlaumont Wood and between
the Ciiapltre Wood and Foil Vaux.
Thec all broke down iimler the German
fire with heavy losees 'to the attackers.
(in the west bank of the Meuse the
German artillery Immbarded the Krench
positions and lines of communication
vvlih good results.
The German statement said :
Near l.lhons, south of Peronne, our
artillery set on fire an enemy munition
depot. It shelled also enemy troop
transport trains In Suippes railway
stations In the Champagne.
On the west bank of the Meuse good
results were noticeable against French
batteries, their Infantry and columns
of heavy motor wagons.
(In the right bank of the Meuse the
lighting Is continuing in our favor
I'.nemy counter attacks made with
strong forces at Thlaumont Wood and
between C'hapltie Wood and Kort Vaux
hl'iiko down with severe enemy losses
111 the Vosges, east of HI. Die, we
succeeded ill dratro.vlng evteivsive por
tions of enemy trenches by mine ex
ploi.lons. BRITISH REPORT G A INS.
Penetrate German Trenches Hon lb
of Xleuvr Chaprllr,
jipenal Cable lepatelt to Tnr. Sr.
UiNPov, June 9. Tho following offi
cial statement was Issued tn. night b
tho official priss bureau:
Last night a party of a Gloucester
leglment entered the enemy's trenches
south of Neuve Chapelle and after sue
ivasfully attacking the garrison cap
tured a machine gun before returning
lo their own trenches. Otherwise there
were no Infantry actions.
Yesterday our heavy artillery de
strojed the railway station at Salome,
east of l.a Hassee, setting Hre to a
(lain and damaging the track, Good
irsults were obtained by our guns
against strong points behind the
enemy's lines north of Hulluch.
To. day there was a gooil deal of
artillery fighting east of Ypres, our
guns engaging various enemy posi
tions DUccess fully, while the enemy
carried out short bombardments at
numerous points behind our front line
on the front hetween the Vprea-Co-mines
Canal and thn Yprrs-ltoulrrs
riiad.
South of Annentleres we cairled out
an effective bombardment of the
enemy's trenches In the neighborhood
east of I.uwiitle. South of I .a H.issce
Canal there was comparatively llltle
activity. Near Soiichez we destroved
an enemy trench mortar which was
bombarding our llni.
Mine warfare continues In the areas
of th Hohenzollern Hedouht, near
Hulluch, south of Neuvelle-St. Vaast
and northeast of Albert, In all, we
exploded In the last twenty-four bourn
six successful mines. The enemv
sprang a mine which did not damage
our works and did not Inflict any cas
ualties, and mall defensive mine
which did trifling material damage.
AUSTRIANS GAIN
EAST OF ASIAGO
Tnkr
Monte Siscmol and
ins: Monto Lissar
Under Fire.
III
Hlfi BATTLE COXTINUKS
f penal Cable tletpateh lo Tnr Sc,
imsnns, June 9. On the fiette Com
muni plateau, which has become the
centre of activity on the Italian front,
the Austrian forces operating east of
Aslago and endeavoring to enclrele that
town have taken Monte Hlsemol and
Monte Cast el Qomherto, south of Gatllo,
according to the official statement Issued
In Vienna to-day. Monte t.lssar Is now
under the bombardment of the Austrian
guns.
Austrian aviators dropped bombs on
railway Stallone and aeroplane bases be
hind the Arslero front and also on sta
tions on the railway suppl.vlng the
Italian forces on the teonzo front.
Tho ofllclat statement Issued by the
Austrian War Office In-day regarding
the operations In the Italian theatre of
war follows:
On the Aslago plains fSette font
muni plateau) we captured Monte
Siscmol (northeast of Aslago) and
Monte Castel Gomberto. We are bom
barding Monte Mssar. Twenty-eight
Italian officers nnd fir.n men and Ave
machine guns were captured.
Our airmen bombarded the rallwa)
establishments at Portogniaro, l.atl
sana and Palmanova ton the rail
way leading from Venice to the Ison
zo front), the Inner fort at Grado
ion the upper Adriatic, near the'
mouth of the Isouzo) and enemy
naval aeroplane stations and railway
stations at Schlo and Plovene (be
hind the t'asublo-Arslero front).
tnstrlan I.ose llearllr
The Italian War Office statement is
sued to-night descrlhts the fighting
about the Cainpo Mulo positions, on the
Sette t'ommunl plateau, northeast of
Aslago. The AuMrlntis attacked here
Wednesday evening, anil the righting
continued through much of the night.
thn attacking columns suffering
heavily After receiving rcenforce-
metits the Austrian returned to the
attack on Thursday, the Italians
finally retiring a few hundred m, ters
to the east because of the Austrian
artillery lire.
On Wednesday night the Austrlaris
attempted a mass attack on the Italian
line between Sant' t'baldo and the Val
asiico. soum eir Arsiero, out were
stoppeil hy the Italian artillery fire.
The official statement Issued by th
Italian War Office to-night follows:
In an artillery duel our guns
caused I'oiiflagratlons and explosions
of munitions at Anghebanl, In the
Vail' Arsa
Along the Poslno-Astlco front on the
evening of June 7 enemy masses con
centrated between Sant' llbaldn and
the Val d'Astlco attempted an attack
against Monte Glove and Monte
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Brasome (south of Arslero). Ther
were promptly dispersed by the well
directed fire of our artillery.
Rattle Contlnaee.
On the Belle Communl plateau the
battle continues with extreme violence,
on the evening of June 7 the fighting
before our Campo Mulo positions con
tinued fiercely, Our Infantry cut the
assailants to pieces. Along the front
of a single company we counted 203
bodies.
Vesterday the enemy, receiving re
enforcements, after an Intense bom
bardment by numerous batteries re
newed the attack earn of Aslago and
on the Campo .Mulo. Our Alplnl and
Infantry repeatedly repulsed thn
enemy columns, counter attacking
bravely with the bayonet. Toward
evening, In order to avoid the In
cessant action of the enemy artillery,
we withdrew a few hundred meters to
the east.
In the fiugana Valley there were ar
tillery actions. We successfully at
tacked in the zones of Podcstagno, the
upper Holte and Pilenznerra.
In the Carnln and Isonzo zonea
there -was artillery activity on both
sides.
BERLIN MAY ABOLISH
ITS ZOO TO SAVE FOOD
Food Given to Animals Is Now
Needed for Human Con
sumption. Hkrn, via lindon. June !. A rterlln
despatch sajs Herr Torpllovltz von
Hatockl. Oerman s "rood dictator, is
reported to have derided either upon the
slaughter or the removal to a neutral
country of all meal eating animals In
the Herlln zoo and to relnafe for human
consumption the melt given to them.
BERLIN GETTING MORE FCOD.
Hotter. Xleat nnd Bread Allow
ances llaxe Bern Increased.
Brnt.t.v. via London. June 9, Accord
ing to statements made at a meeting of
delegates representing German towns
and thlcklv populated Industrial districts
the question of the fesid supply In cities
has been settled by the removal of local
restrictions on the movement of food
stuffs. As a result the butter allowance In
Berlin has been Increased and the al
lowances of bread for laborere and meat
for all classes have also been raised.
BRITISH SHIP WINS IN CHASE.
The Danrohln Klndes Spore of
Vrmril German Trawler.
tpretat Cable Ttespatefi to Ths Scs
Copenhagen', via Iindon. June 5
The Hritlsh steamship Dunrohln, a ves.
sel of '-',31:' tons, after lying In the port
of l.ules, Sweden, since the outbreak of
the war, succeeded to-day In returning
to Kngland through the Sound. She was
chased bv a score of German armed
trawlers, hut escaped capture.
It is reported that the Swedish de
stroyer Castor, comma ndeel hv Prince
William of Sweden, es,-corted her through
territorial waters.
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PEACE INTERVIEW
FALSE, GERARD SAYS
Declares Bcichstap; Leader
Asked Him to Indorse Spu
rions Statement.
ATTEMPT IS REPUDIATED
Br.nt.tH', via lyindon, June ?. The
Overseas News Agency slates that James
W. Gerard, American Ambassador to
Berlin, haa repudiated an Interview on
President Wilson' views on peace re
cently printed In a German newspaper.
The Ambassador Is quoted by tho news
agency a saying that Count Kriedrlch
von Westarp. the Conservative leader of
the Reichstag, asked him to permit a
spurious Interview to he published eomn
time ago, hut Mr. Ucrara rrtusca to al
low IL
The news agency haa Issued the fol
lowing statement:
"Ambassador Gerard Mated to a staff
member of the Vomlirhei '.cltunp that he
never made the utterances In regard to
President Wilson's proposed peace medi
ations attributed lo him and quoted In
the Uclclistag,
"Tlie Conservative leader. Count von
Westarp, said that Mr. Gerard had an
no -need President Wilson's Intention to
mediate for pence and to exert pressure
for this purpose on the belligerents,
which he (Count von Westarp ) was un
willing to agree to.
"Mr. Gerard now states that Count
von Westarp had desired thnt he have a
spurious Interview published some time
ago by the .VeifionnI rlfttic. At that
time Mr. Gerard told a staff representa
tive of the .VciHoiinJ Xeilunp that ho was
unahle to give him any Information. On
seeing the manuscript Mr. Gerard de
clarcd that It waa untrue and therefore
withheld the manuscript.
"Ambassador Gerard makes formal de
nial of the spurious Interview."
TORE UP STATEMENT.
Gerard llraenled Attempt to Fnlsl
Interview I pon film.
AMFTF.rtPAM, via London. June !.- - Am
bassador Gerard has disclaimed all re
sponsibility for an Interview- In the
ArM'Vhr Abrndblntt on President Wil
son's views concerning peace, which was
later ciuoted by Count von Westarp In
the Itelchstag, according to thn Vmxfsrnc
Zeflunj;.
The Vonlsrhr Zeliim;; says that Am
bassador Gerard received the editor of
the .Votiotiul .rltung, but declined to give
him any Information, Later the eslltor
returned to the tttnbassadnr with a
manuscript containing an Interview at
tributed to Mr. Gerard. It Is said, ac
cording to the Vos.vi.icne y.eitung, that
Mr. Gerard tore up the spurious Inter
view In the presence of John H. Jackson
of the embassy staff
An Interview published In the .Vorlotial
gritting on Saturday quoting Mr. Gerard
as saying that he thought that peace
was only a few months off was widely
printed In this country.
The Ambassador was eiuoteel In the
interview as referring to President Wil
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son': peace plans In the same sentence)
with tho coming Presidential campaign
The State Department cabled to thsj
Berlin Kmbassy n few tlaya ago nskl
Ing If Ambassador Gerard was respon
sllilo for two peace Interviews whlchi
hnvo appeared In German papers.
Count von Westarp In tint ltelchstaaj
on Monday nnnounccil that he was op1
posed to President Wilson lis a pencdj
mediator because Mr. Wilson had noBj
been strictly neutral. Tho German Chan
cellor later nnnonnccd that ho had rs
reived no oltlclul woixl that PresldcinJ,
Wilson was considering mediation.
GREECE, BLOCKADED, ;
SAYS SHE'S STARVING
Consul at. London Assertd
Food Supply Can l,nst,
Only Ton Days.
fipenal Cable fleipntrh In Tn 5r"
1.0.VPON, Juno v. Following the an4
riouucement of tho blockndn of Greek)
ixirts by the Allies tho Greek Consul
General here stntcd to-day that there l
food for only ten days In Greece. Kay
said he Is unable to understand tli
blockade, as precautions have preventidi
goods from reaching tho tunny through
Greece for some time.
Twelve Greek ships have been held Ufa
In Great Ilrllaln and seventeen in
France.
The decree signed by King Constat
tine disbanding the twelvo senior milla
tary classes, nlout isn.Ovn men. will 1
submitted to Parliament. It Is said, be
fore taking effect. Thioughout Orcein
thn decision to disband part of thn army,
which has been mobilized since last o?
tober. Is Joyously recelvnl. It Is thought
In Athens that the demobilization of tho
army xvlll mean the downfall of the
Fkouloudls Government.
ALLIES IN COMMAND.
Tell Greece Treaties Mafecnnrdlna!
Cooslllntlon Will lie Unforced.
Pahis, June !'. The Greek Govern
ment has been untitled by the Kntenta
Allies that an a result of Greek nego
tlatlons with Hulgarla and Germany that
Allies will take measures to enforce tha
treaties safeguarding the Greek Consils
tutlon and Greek unity.
Tlie treaties are binding on the relen
Ing family In Greece, tho Government
lias been Informed.
It is stated that the Gieek commander
of the port of S.ilonlca has been suc
ceeded by a French naval otTlcer. Greets
ships from Kavabi have been refused
entrance to the port, and an emhargn
on Greek ships In French ports has been
proclaimed.
nt ItfoeLnde, Allies ay,
tftctal Cable Detpatrl, foTiis Scv
London, .lusio, ! Despatches from Sa
lonlca say that the measures taken by
tlie Allies 111 Greece an- not sttlctly
blockades, ut merely restriction of com
merce In Greek ports. Coastwise trade
and fishing are allowed. It Is announced
that the resttlctlons will shortly be re
laxed. day.
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