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THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
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VOIi v., NO. 593. JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1915. PRICE TEN CENTS.
GERMANS AGAIN TURN TIDE OE BATHE IN GALICIA
WILSON IS
BOOSTING
TOR PEACE
WASHINGTON. June 15? President
Woodrow Wilson told callers today
that the administration was encour-j
aging a movement for general peace
lr^ Europe. and that It would lend ev
ery effort as far -is .It .legitimately:
scould toward giving the movement:
impetus.
The President gave emphatic denial
to a report that European neutrals
feel dissatisfaction over the course
being pursued by the United States.'
and were Ignoring this country in a
peace campaign.
The President voiced the hope that
Col. E. M. House, of Texas, may visit
the White House, but denied that Col.
House had returned from Europe in;
answer to his call.
V. S. MAY BE
ASKED TO BRING
ABOUT PEACE j
NEW. YORK. June IS.?The New;
York American says the State De
partment has received information
that the United States, if on friend
ly terms with all the belligerents. is
likely to be called 6n within three
months to undertake the delicate task
of bringing about peace.
BRYAN PLANS EOR
EUROPE'S PEACE
WASHINGTON. Juno 15.?William
J. Bryan said today that he will Issue
a statement this week In which he
will propose means for ending the
war in Europe. The statement will
bo in three sections.
?Tomorrow." said .Mr. Bryan in a
formal announcement. "I shall sub
mit the flrst part of the statement,
dealing with the war as it is. and the
injury it does to neutral nations. The
next day I shall consider the origin of
the war. and the influences which
caused it. The third and concluding
section will treat with the means
which may be employed for restoring
permanent peace."
President Refuses to Discuss Eryan's
Resignation.
WASHINGTON. June 15?President
Woodrow Wilson was asked by Wash
ington correspondents today what the
changes were in the second note to
Germany to which William J. Bryan
referred as having been made after
his resignation had been teneder and
accepted. The President said .that he
felt that it would be best for him
not to discuss the resignation or any
of the questions connected with it.
PRESIDENT'S
MEXICAN PLAN
NOT MATURED
WASHINGTON. June 15?President
Woodrow Wilson today told callers
that his plans for dealing with the
.Mexican situation wore inchoate as
vet but that the situation seemed to
he taking shape.
The President had the proclamation
of Carranza and the memorandum of
Villa in response to his recent state
ment before him as he spoke.
PRESIDENT MAY SEND
ULTIMATUM TO MEXICO
NEW YORK. June 15.?A Washing
ton dispatch says if Carranza. Villa,
and the other Mexican leaders fail
"within a very short time" to compose
their differences. President Wilson
will issue an ultimatum, fixing a date
when a provisional government must
bo established.
American Consuls To Report
WASHINGTON. June 13.? Ameri
can consuls and consular agents in
Mexico have been instructed by tele
graph to send to the State Depart
ment immediately full reports on the
present conditions in the territory un
der their observation. The reports
will facilitate the work of the Ameri
can Red Cross in relieving Mexico's
starving civil population.
PRESIDENT WILSON IS
MEMBER UNION LABOR
WASHINGTON. June 15. ? Presi
dent Woodrow Wilson today became
a member of the local union of jour
neymen stone masons. Repersenta
tires of the union who were present
when President Wilson laid the cor
nerstone of the American Red Cross
memorial building here recently
brought him the card showing his
honorary membership.
WAGES INCREASED
ST. LOUIS. June 15.?Wages of the
employees of the zinc smelters of
Bartlesville. OJcla., have been increas
ed 15 per cent.
Everybody reads Empire "ads."
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 4 A ? ?
? WEATHER TODAY *
+ Maximum?57. ?
-5- Minimum?49. -J
-fr Rainfall?.61 in. ^
+ Cloudy. -fj
GERARD AND
KAISER WILL
TALKJT OVER
BERLIN, Juno 15.? American Am
bassador James W. Gerard expects to
confer with Emperor William person
ally before Germany's reply to the
latest American note Is forwarded to
Washington. The Emperor, who is
now at one of the war fronts. Is ex
pected to return to Berlin after For
eign Minister Von Jagow prepares the
reply on the basis of Information that
will be submitted to him by Meyer
Gerhard, who Is now erroute to this
city. The American Ambassador
will meet the German Emperor at
that time.
With these plans in view, the gov
ernment's reply to President Wilson's
second note will not be completed for
at least a fortnight, and it may be
early next month before the reply wll
be dispatched to Washington.
With an unanimity that suggests in
spiration from the government, Ger
man newspapers are urging people
and press not to complicate the Amer
ican situation by bitter comment on
the note of President Wilson or the
attitude of the American press.
The tone of the press, and the an
nouncement of the proposed confer
ence between the American Ambassa
dor and Emperor William has had
a quieting effect, on the public, and
opinion is growing that the chances
are favorable for the two countries to
arrive at an understanding.
GERHARD REACHES EUROPE
?*?
CHRISTIANS. Juno 15. ? Meyer
Gerhard, special representative of
German Ambassador Count von Bern
storff at "Washington, arrived here on
his way to Berlin, where he will seek
to Impress upon the government the
attitude of the American government
toward Germany and the feeling of
the American peoplo in the premises.
COMMENT GENERALLY
FAVORS AMERICA
WASHINGTON. June 15.?The com
ment of foreign papers upon the Pres
ident's second note Is occupying much
special attention in offielnl circles.
. The comment everywhere In Ger
many is very favorable tor the Ameri
can position. Particularly noticeable
is the approving comment of the news
papers in the neutral countries.
CAPT. LEBALLISTER
DIES AT SEATTLE
SEATTLE. June 15.?Capt. A. E.
LoBallister, a pioneer Yukon river
steamboat man. died here today of
parlysis.
Capt. LeBallistcr for many years
was master of different steamers op
erated between St. Michael and Daw
son by the Northern Navigation com
pany on the Yukon river. He was a
native of the Puget sound country,
and has resided all his life, when not
in Alaska, at Seattle and other Puget
sound points.
COMING TO JUNEAU
ON TWO STEAMERS
?*1*?
SEATTLE. June 15.?The Dolphin
sails tonight. Passengers for Juneau
include Henry Emile. F.? Boynton, It.
H. Miller. Miss Alice Taylor, Patrick
Regan. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shaffer,
t Mrs. G. Arthur. Mrs. A. Nilsen. Dor
othy, Frederick and Victor Nilsen,
Mr and Mrs. R. H. Thompson. Mrs.
M. C. Mumford, Miss Esther Sutton.
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Heacock, Austin
Dunham and Clara Dunham.
Passengers booked for Juneau on
the Admiral Kvans. which leaves hero
tonight, are Francis V. Ptack, Mrs. S.
M. Ptack. Lila Patck, Mrs. Edna Mol
i vin. Miss H. H. Reeves. H. \V. Beech,
Raymond E. Lewis, Sam Kelsey. Ce
cil Hatten, G. Carlbcrg, T. C. Mai
fack. John Tell, Mrs. Eva Lord is
a passenger for Douglas.
SEATTLE LAWYER IS IN
JAIL ON UGLY CHARGE
SEATTLE, June 15.?A. J. Speck
ert, a lawyer of this city, was placed
in jail yesterday evening, charged of
larceny by embezzlment. He is ac
cused of embezzling funds belonging
to a client.
RUSSIA AFTER MORE
SUPPLIES FOR WAR
NEW YORK. June 15.?Six Rus
sian engineers arrived in New York
Friday under a commission from their
government to scour the United
States for possible cources of supply
for the supplying of war materials
and to inspect the supplies already
ordered. One of the party said that
contracts already made and those un,
dcr consideration would total approxi
mately $60,000,000.
AMERICANS ADD 182'
SHIPS DURING MAY
WASHINGTON. June 15.?Ameri
can shipbuilding during the month oi
May aggregated 173 vessels with a
total of 10.494 tons, made up mostly
of small wooden, steam vessels. Nine
ships, with an aggregate tonnage oi
I 27,743, were added toi the merchant
1 fleet from other sources.
INTEREST
IN MILE'S
EXTENSION j
"Our planB have not changed. We i
are doing a lot of work at Annex i
Creek, to Bupply power to care for
the operation of tho mill at Thane, j
which will have an output of 12,000
tons of oro daily, or Just twice the j
capacity the mill was originally dos- i
Ignated to produco. That Is practical
ly the only change that has been ;
made in the development of the Alas- j
ka Gastlneau."
Col. Daniel C. Jackling, vice-presi- )
dent of the Alaska Gastlneau Co., told
The Empire yesterday that the threo j
additional sections to tho mills at :
Thano would be in operation early <
next year, and confirmed tfie reports
previously published here, that An- i
nex Creek would witness tho heav- j
lest development during the present i
summer.
Kensington?Not Yet.
Col. Jackling was asked for a word 1
about the Kensington. "I havo noth
ing to say about the Kensington?
yet," he answered. The fact remains, I
however, that the company is pre
pared to give the Kensington a thor- i
ough examination and tho develop- I
meat may be resumed at any time,
it is believed.
Speaking of raining conditions gen
erally, Col. Jackling indicated that for
the present, the Alaska Gastincau peo
ple are not going to acquire more i
properties. "We are willing at all
times, however, to look into any prop
erty on which enough development
has raeen made to guarantee some ;
sort of a 'showing,' but wo are not
going in on a large scale." * i
The roports current in the Ketchi
kan district that the Jackling Inter
ests have looked with favor on a plan
to examine a number of copper prop
erties in that district, with the end
I in view of acquiring a number of
i mines and building a smelter in the
Portland Canal section. "We have no
such intention," Col. Jackling said.
"As I have said before, if they can
show us a mine with values, we arc
ready to develop it."
Cyprus Leaves Tomorrow.
The yacht Cyprus wont to Annex
Creek this morning, mil Col. Jack
ling, President Hayden and B. L.
Thane and other local officials of the
company wen ashore there while the
yacht went into Taku Glacier. The
yncht returned here at noon, and the
Jackling party were at Salmon Creek
this afternoon, making the trip to the
impounding dam.
Tomorrow morning the Cyprus will
weigli anchor and proceed to Kensing
ton, where the party will spend the
afternoon. Tomorrow night the Cy
prus will anchor in Skagway Bay. and
her party will spend Thursday in
Skagway. Thursday night they will
leave for Sitka, and from the former
capital the Cyprus will head for Se
attle. arriving there about Juno 21.
Tho private cars of Col. Jackling and
President Charles Hayden are await
ing at Seattle. They will go to San
Francisco immediately.
NATIONAL CITY BANKS
TO OPEN MANY BRANCHES
NEW YORK, June 15.?Tho Nation
al City Bank of Now York will short
ly open branch banks in Havana, Cu
ball. San Paulo, Brazil and Montevid
eo. Uruguay, making five branch in
stitutions in South America and tho
West Indies established by that in
stitution.^
PANAMA CANAL TO
GET FAR EAST SHIPMENTS
NEW YORK, June 15. ? War risk
Insurance makots favor the shipment
in British bottoms to the Far East
via tho Panama canal route instead
of tho Suez Canal route on account of
the recent declaration of Turkey cx:
tending the submarine war zono to
the Suez canal.
STEAMSHIP COMPANY
IS GETTING CAUTIOUS
TOKYO. June 15.?The Pacific Mail
Steamship Company's offices in Japan
have received Instructions to book no
freight to tho United States beyond
one steamer in advance.
COUNTY TREASURER
KILLED IN ACCIDENT
OLYMPIA. June 15.?H. W. Britt,
treasurer of Thurston County, was in
stantly killed yesterday in an auto
smash near here.
J. PIERPONT MORGAN'S
SON MARRIED TODAY
?
DEDHAM, Mass., June 15.?Julius
Spencer Morgan, son of John Plciv
pont Morgan, and Miss Louise Con
verse. daughter of Frederick S. Con
verse. the Boston composer, were
married at St. Paul's Episcopal church
at this place at noon today.
ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS
CONGRESS IN SESSION
? 1 ? .
SEATTLE. June 15.?The National
Association for the Study and Preven
tion of Tuberculosis went into session
here yesterday. Three hundred dele
; gates from every State in the Union
are present.
HUND.REDS
PAY HOMAGE
TOJHE FLAG
Juneau Lodge No. 420 B. P. 0. Elks
Impressively-commemorated the birth
of Old Glory at tho Flag Bay exor
cises conducted in Elks Hall last
night. Undor a canopy of red, white
and bluo streamers, and with the <
walls and stage a mass of tho nation- {
Etl colors, over live hundred, persons <
witnessed tho exorcises and raised i
their voices In the chorus 'America" t
as tho closing number. i
The exercises were opened by the <
Elks' orchestra which played "Stare
and Stripes Forever." G. F. Forrest, '
exalted ruler of.tho lodge, stated tho 1
purpose, and principles of Flag Day, t
which is observed nil over tho United <
States and ? possessions by the Elks' J
lodge, as part of tho ritual of tho <
order, and tho chair ofllcors defined
the meaning of tho occasion, and built 1
up tho tri-colored Liberty Bell. Mrs. t
George Oswald read tho "History of t
tbo Flag," and twenty boys and girls t
who had boen drilled by the Rev. Fa
ther A. P. KashovarofT, sang "Colum- >
bla the Gem of the Ocean."
Paine Offers Tribute.
V. A. Pnine, designated by the lodge
as eulogist, paid a pretty tribute to
the flag, referring to the Stars and !
Stripes as the symbol of every Am- I
erlcan ideal and institution. Miss '
Mao Burkland recited an appropriate (
pieco ? "The Hag." Miss Mary 1
Bernhofer sang superbly ant'. was en- (
cored. Her response w equally 1
pretty and she was heartily applaud- 1
ed. She was accompanied by Miss Al- 1
Ice Margrlo.
Monte Snow, Francis Cornwall and 1
Frank Reynolds sang "The Star Span- J
gled Banner."
A real feature of the exercises was ?
the address bv William Homan of '
N'ew York, on tho "Evolution of the '
Flag." Mr. Homan displayed the an- '
ciont flag that floated over Chrlsto- 1
pher Columbus' ship, the Santa Maria, 1
In 1492, the flag of Henry VII of Eng- 1
land, and tho subsequent flags of the -
Colonies, until the Betsey Ross flag,
which was the flrst flag that had tho <
characteristics of America's prosent
omblom. He was interrupted by
cheers as tho flags he showed became
familiar. I
"America" concludod the ceremon- <
ios. i
? Kail .Ww Beautiful. <
The auditorium was gaily clad in I
red, white and blue. Alternate
streamers hung from the ceiling, in .
bell formation, being caught from the
center light and festooned. Huge
American flags covered the walls and
huge butterflies clung to the ceiling
and on the flags. Two large flags
were draped over the stage and the
background had the same decoration, '
with pictures of George Washington
and President Woodrow Wilson. Tho '
stage foreground was banked with 1
wild flowers in baskets.
. a ; i
MID-WEEK GAME '
TOMORROW, LIKELY
If the weather is fair tomorrow, tlio
sixth game of tho baseball series will
be played between Juneau add Tread- 1
well, on the Treadwcll grounds, to- i
morrow afternoon. Three o'clock is I
the hour agreed upon. Should tho <
weather be Inclomont tho game will i
be played, without further notice, on
tho flrst sunshiny day at Treadwcll,
according to the tentative agreement
made last week.
Either Johnson or Fox will twirl
for Treadwcll if Killeen's injured foot
Is no better. Billie Fry will hurl for
the locals.
Players Meect Tonight.
Members of the Juneau team will
meet the Board of Directors of the
baseball association at a special meet
ing tonight to talk over several Im
portant questions. All of the boys
came North with the understanding
that work would bo provided for
them, they say, and they have been
unable to secure jobs, although all of
them arc anxious to get to work. The
fans have been askod to attend the
meeting, which will be hold in the
city hall.
INJURED MINER
SURE TO RECOVER
John Clark, the miner who sustain
ed fearful injuries by, being thrown
over a 50-foot cliff last week, is now
out of danger, according to Dr. P. J.
Mahone, the attending physician.
Clark's memory has returned and
improvement in his condition is daily
noted.
City Councilman C. W. Fries re
turned yesterday from Windham bay
where he has been engaged for two.
weeks in connection with his mining
property.
PANAMA CANAL TOLLS
?.j.?
WASHINGTON, -Tunc 15?The num
ber of .vessels which passed through
the Panama canal from the opening
day to the first of May was 807, with
cargoes consisting of 3.768,860 tons;
tolls collected 83,352,334. Tho total
amount of tolls collected for the en
tire month of April were $442,415.
The Empire guarantees Ita adver
tlsers the Ihrgest circulation of any
(newspaper in Alaska. ???
POWDER
FOR NORTH
IN DANGER
SEATTLE, June 15.?Fourteen tons <
>C dynamite consigned to the Ebncr j
jold mine at Juneau, Alaska, is in i
Inngor of being blown up. The ut- i
nost precautions are being taken by
ho authorities here, since annony- I
nous letter were received, cvi
icntly written by Gormnps.
The powder arrived here last night i
n tho cargo of the steam schooner
Wilmington. The dynamite came from (
lie Hercules Powder Co. of San Fran
:lsco, and is billed to bo shipped to
Tuncau on the Alaska Steamship
iompany's freight steamer Seward.
From tho tone of the German lot
era, it is evident tho Germans believe '
.he powder will be sent to Russia, and
hat the shipment is not intended for 1
be Juneau mine.
JUSSIA BUYS 1,500,000
REMINGTON RIFLES '
PHILADELPHIA, June 15.? The '
3aldwin Locomotive company is re- (
mrted to have closed a contract with
ho Remington Arms & Ammunition 1
Company by which the Baldwin Loco- 1
notive company will realize $3,000,- 1
)00 profit on an order for 1,500,000 1
?ifles for Russia. The Remington com
jany will put up a $750,000 plant on
he Baldwin Locomotive Company's '
pounds at Eddystone, and the Bald
win mechanics will work on the order,
jelng paid by tho Remington company
rhc Baldwin company will receivo $1
royalty on each rifle, or a total of
51.500,000. Tho rifles will cost $22.50
;ach. A't the fulfillment of tho con
tact. tUo. now building and Its equip
ment, valued at $1,500,000, will bo
umcd over to the locomotive com
pany, making a total profit of $3,000,
1A A
;vv.
GERMANS WANT DAMAGES
FOR THEIR INJURIES
ROME, June 15.?A general demand
for indemnity for .damage done to
Jermnn property in Hilnn during the
mi-Gcrman disorders has been ad
Ireosed by Germany to the Italian
jovcrnment.
ATTEMPT TO
WRECK TWO
CHICAGO TRAINS
?-fr?
CHICAGO, June 15.? An nttcmpt
was made today to wreck one of the
south side elevated trains,- but it ter
minated in failure. The attempt was
un one of the steam railroad trains
In the suburban sen-ice upon which
unprecedented traffic burden has been
Lhrust on account of the strike on the
rapid transit electric roads.
All trains on the steam suburban
railroads have been jammed with pas
sengers.
Attempt to Dynamite Train.
CHICAGO, June 15.?An acid bomb
wns thrown this uftcrnoon from a
building at Welsl and West Kinzic
streets at a northbound elevated
train. It smashed through a window
of the train but did no other dam
age.
Attempt to Kill Strike-Breaker.
Tho assassination of a strike-break
er wns attempted today whon a shot
was fired at a Wilson avenue elevat
ed train as it was turning into Chica
go avenue, according to the police.
No one was damaged.
No Lives Lost and None Injured.
Tho second day of the street
car employees' strike has passed off
thus far without the loss of life or any
material damage to any person or to
property.
The police force has been enlarged,
but has been able to care for tho sit
uation.
DREW CAMINETTI
LOSES LEGAL FIGHT
WASHINGTON. June 15.?A writ of
review in the Drew-Caminottl white
slave case was denied Camenitti's at
torncya today by the supremo court.
Caminctti, the son of the United
States immigration commissioner-gen
eral, is serving a sentence for taking
a Sacramento woman to Reno, Neva
da, for immoral purposes.
NEW YORK'S POPULATION
REDUCED BY THE WAR
ALBANY, N. Y? Juno 15.?Secre
tary of State Hugo estimates there
willu be a falling off of about 1,000,
000 in population of the state as the
result of foreigners returning to their
country to fight. He believes that
the census now being taken will show
n population of only 10,000,000, in
stead of 11,000,000 as had been ex
pected.
STOCK QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK. Juno 15.?Alaska Gold
closed yesterday at 37%: Utah Cop
per. G9%; Chino. 17; Ray 25?4
Copper was quoted yesterday at
20% cents.
Today's Quotations.
Alaska Gold closed today at 38; |
Utah Copper, 69; Chfno, 46%; Ray
25%.
Copper was quoted today at 20%
cents,
' I
ROUMANIA GETS |
CONCESSION AND
CONSIDERS WAR
?t?
ROME, Juno 15.?A dispatch from
Rome quotes the leader of the Rou
manian Conservative party an assert
ing that the Quadruple Entente pow
ers ? Russia, Great Britain, France
and Italy?have agreed to the de- '
mandc of Roumanla, territorial and '
otherwise, and that the entrance of 1
Roumanla in the war on their side <
Is imminent.
It Is believed here that Roumanla '
will be in the war before the end of I
the present month. 1
I
GREECE MAY NOT 1
ENTER BIG WAR ,
LONDON, Juno 15.? The decisive
victory of the war party in Greece |
where the followers of former From- |
ler Venizelos, who resigned because (
of his differences with the King who |
prevented Greece from entering the |
war, have control of the chamber of
[leputies, as a result of Sunday's elcc- |
Hons, has caused, a revival of the 1
hope that Greece will soon enter tho ;
war against Germany, Austria and |
Turkey. The election is regarded ev- i
erywhere aB a strong endorsement of i
the policies of Venizelos, and it is
thought that lite new legislature will (
demand that the plans of the man who (
extended the boundaries of Greece ov- ,
er the Macedonia will be carried out.
They included the entrance of Greece
in the war, and the immediate attack
on Constantinople.
LUSITANSA HEARING
BEGINSAT LONDON
LONDON, June 15.?"The Lusitanin
was not armed, and she was never
lilted out as a transport," was one of
the romarks made by Sir Edward
Carson, attorney-general In the new 1
Cabinet today, addressing the court
at the oponlng of the Board of Trade
Inquiry Into the loss of the Cunard
liner.
Continuing. Sir Edward, declared
that lie was able to glvo a denial to
Germany's contention that the Lusi
tanla was armed and serving as an
auxiliary to the naval forces of the
British government. He said:
"'In their note to Germany thoihit
ed States already have officially de
nied tills, and evidence I propose to
call will confirm and fully prove the
remarks of the American government
that the Lusltania was not armed, and
that she never had been fitted out as
a transport.
"Tho proof will demonstrate that
without warning a German submnrlnc
llred two torpedoes at the Lusltania,
and it is believed that the third pro
jectile also was fired. Such an act
was not only contrary to internation
al law, but It is contrary to the dic
tates of civilization and humanity. To
sink a passenger ship In this manner
was a deliberate attempt at murder.
"Certain specific instructions were
sent to the Lusltania by wireless
from tho British Admiralty, but these
instructions are not to bo made pub
lic. That part of the evidence will
be taken In private."
LOOKING UP MAN WHO
SAID LUSITANIA WAS ARMED
WASHINGTON, June 15.? The De
partment of Justice agents,are investi
gating antecedents of Gustavo Stahl,
who made an affidavit submitted to
the State Department that the steam
ship Lusltania carried guns. It has
been discovered that he has left his
address in his affidavit. He is said
to have worked previously for the
New York German counsel and other
German officials.
MORE MEN ASKED
PROM AUSTRALIANS
?4-?
MELBOURNE, June 15.? Urgent
calls for more men have been sent
to Australia by England. Minister of
Defence Pearce announces that Aus
tralia will send as many infantry bri
gades as can be raised.
ENTICING BOSTON BOYS
INTO ENGLISH ARMY
BOSTON, June 15.? Congressman
P. T. Tague of Massachusetts, says
that many Boston boys have been
"enticed to ship on board cattle boats
sailing from Boston for England and
upon arrival there have been pur
suaded to Join the British army by
English recruiting officers." Wash
ington and local authorities have start
cd an investigation.
BRITAIN TO SPEND
$15,000,000 DAILY
?*?
LONDON, June 15.?Great Britain's
war expenses during the next three
months will be approximately $15.
000,000 a day. according to a state
ment mado in the. Commons by Pre
mier Asqulth. The announcement of
the Premier came in connection
with hlfi motion to grant the govern-,
mcnt a credit of $1,250,000,000.
LITTLE NEWS FROM ITALY.
LONDON, June 15.?Owing to the
strict censorship that is maintained
at Home, little news of results or
troop movements in Italy and on the
Italian-Austrian frontier hns leaked
through,
GERMANS
WIN PROM
RUSSIANS
LONDON, June 15.?While It Is ad
mitted that the Au6tro-German forces
iave won a victory In Galfcla, the ex
tent of it is in great doubt here on
account of the conflicting reports.
While Berlin and Vienna assert that
the whole Russian line over a 43-mlle
'ront north and east of Przemysl was
broken, it is officially stated at Petro
jrnd that the Russians recaptured on
Sunday almost all of the advanced
jerman trenches north of Przemysl
which were lost on Saturday, and that
they still are held.
This conflict In the reports has
ead to the belief here that the Ber
In and Vienna reports are based up
jn the operations of Saturday which
iave been counteracted by subsequent
Russian victories.
Petrograd admits that there have
seen successes for the German forces
farther south in the region of the WIs
cnia river, though the extent of the
Russian defeat is lot known, and
therefore believed not to be irrepara
ble.
The German reports of the fighting
north and. east of Przemysl claim that
they captured 16,000 Russian prison
ers.
RIOTING BREAKS
OUT IN MOSCOW
MOSCOW, June 15.?For two days
there has been street rioting and an
il-German demonstrations of a serious
nature. The police have found it im
possible to cope with the crowds, and
the people have indulged their desires
for looting and destruction until they
were tired out.
The outbreak started because of
illness among some men employed in
a factory. This led to the belief that
German sympathizers had poisonod
the drinking water of this factory.
BIG BATTLE DUE
ON ITALY'S ERONT
INNSBRUCK, Austria. June 15. ?
Twenty-five tbpusand men to ntln
force the Austrians at the front are
marching against the Italian posi
tions on the Rlva-Rovercto front.
It Is expected that there will be
heavy fighting within the next few
days between the Austrian troops and
the Italian forces that arc invading
Tyrol.
Austria Aiding Brigands.
ROM E, June 15.?Charges that the
Austrian military authorities are fos
tering brigandage in the districts to
the rear of the advancing Italian army
arc contained in an olllcial statement
issued tonight by the war ofllce.
TURKS CLAIM VICTORY
IN TRANS-CAUCASIA
?4-?
LONDON', June 15.?An announce
ment from the Turkish war ofllcc at
Constantinople claims a victory over
the Russian forces in Transcaucasia.
The Turks, It it is said, claim have
occupied Russian positions in the di
rection of Olti, near the Russian bor
der.
FIGHTING AGAIN IN
TRANSCAUCASION FRONTIER
?<??
PETROGRAD, June 15.?Hard fight
ing between the Russians and Turks
has developed along the trans-Cau
casian frontier. The following offic
ial statement an operations in thatf
quarter was given out:
"On our coast our artillery destroy
ed a number of the shelters of the
enemy in the direction of Otly. Mid
way between Erezcrum nnd Kara, des
ultory artillery duels have taken place
The Turks attacked the Russian posi
tion at Derkv, but were repulsed, leav
ing 400 dead on the field. In the di
rection of Van (Amenia) fighting is
in progress on the heights south of
Bakor, the troops being engaged at
an altitude of 9,000 feet.'
FRENCH CHANGE ADMIRALS
AT THE DARDANELLES
PARIS, Juno 15.?Admiral Nicol ha3
boon placed incommand of the French
fleet operating with the Kinglish at
the Dardanelles, Admiral Geuprattc,
formerly In command, will be under
Admiral Nicol.
BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES
HAVE BEEN HEAVY
LONDON, June 15.?A statement of
the admiralty says that the total Brit
ish naval losses up to and including
May 31 number 13,547 officers and
men, from the beginning of the war.
Of those, S.245 wore killed.
BATTLE ON THE WEST
FRONT IS CONTINUING
LONDON, June 15. ? The trench
war along the front in France and
Belgium continues, with the French
constantly hammering the Germans
back-in the northwest, particularly
both north and east of Arras.
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