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Fergus County Democrat v'OL. XII., NO. 32 LEWISTOWN, FERGUS COUNTY. MONTANA, MAY II. 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS COURSE OF GENERAL OBREGON AT EL PASO PUZZLES OFFICIALS Belief Exists Carranza Has Given Assent to the Agreement. WASIIINGTON, May 10.—Furt developments In the Mexican situa -1 PLAYING POLITICS n Some Quarters It Is Thought the Mexican War Minister Might Be Seeking Political Benefit From the Tactics He Has Adopted in Delaying the Ratification of the Agreement. President Remains Firm in the De termination to Keep Troops in Mex ico Until Carranza Demonstrates His Ability to Control Situation. tlon still awaited tonight a definite outcome of the El Paso conference between Generals Scott, Funston and Obregon. Officials of both the war and state departments appeared con fident that an agreement satisfactory to both sides-. negotiated, al though they iving a t.. - 0 predict how much more tl»'' c ® of the „ required, Eliseo Arredo is an appr-, ambas sador designate, iad made the .-sellor Polk at the state _ Montana yart i in the day. Koth he Cien of esteer. -Id the visit had no sign.m merely a general dk in was ap sitiration. Mr. Arrendo uncil. Di ditional advices from this'ood and to present and Mr. Polk -ifficers. l int no news as to the coni a i s0 El Ihtso. , nts: Secretary Baker received a' erg from General Scottt on the Ion 1( j.' mission v.-ith General Obregon; "j night. It stated that while the «■ can officer had talked over a sugt j tion of co-operative border patrol, J proposition was not presented form: n iy as a substitute for the protoc , worked out previously. General Scot did not transmit details of the new discussion hut Indicated that he ex be the pocted General Obregon to submit his new plan later. Officials here thought it unlikely President Wilson would accept any agreement which looked to the with-1 draival trom Mexico of the American troops, even witli promises that a com.dete pS'lCOi at tlie Mexican sid would be established by the de facto government. There was nothing to indicate that the president was dined era Mexico until the de facto government has demonstrated beyond question its ability to control the situation there. No official has been willing to discuss just what such a demonstration must V , , j . ' I , . .. " _ lined to change us decision that Gen ral Pershing's forces will remain in be; but it is certain tliut a mere as sertion by General Carranza or Gen eral Obregon will not be sufficient, Tlie course of General Obregon at El Paso has been puzzling. Admini stration officials have had reason to believe that General Carranza has giv en his assent to the agreement as originally framed except in minor de tails. The plan was suggested in part at least liy General Obregon him self when the conferees first met; yet wu Wiicu me: timicicm i Obregon has refused thus far to ex change ratifications with General Scott. i'*________u „... t |,„„.i,, iho Mexican war minister might be seek iug political benefit, from the tactics lie has adopted. There is no official information tending to supiiort this view, although intimations of friction between Carranaza and his war minis ter iiave been published frequently manipulation of this sort, if it does not exist, will be prolonged to the point of causing a break with the United States. A feeling of optimism as to the final result of the conference is based largely upon this view and also upon the fact that General Scott has given no indication that he thought an agreement could not be reached. Secretary Baker said the de ing a common ground on which the conferees could agree. Some of the additional troops or dered to the border yesterday were presumed to be enroute tonight The war department had received no di rect reports from the various regular commanders, although many routine messages dealing with the movements came up today. Mobilization of the Arizona, New Mexico and Texas na tional guard troops was proceeding under state authority until the forces could be formally mustered into the federal service. Probably 8,000 additional regulars for border work could be drawn from the coast artillery posts should tho need arise. There were 111,000 men of the corps in continental United States at tlie time of the last report. NO PROGRESS MADE. EL PASO, Tex., May 10.—Negotia tiotis over American troop dispositions in Mexico made no progress today. General Obregon awaited word from General Carranza as to the courso lie is now to pursue and when instruc tions did not come a conference which had been proposed for this morning was postponed until lonior row. Failing in their efforts to have a definite date of withdrawal set. it was reported tonight that the Mexican government may next try to Iiave part of the American troops taken out at otiee, leaving tlie remainder to eo operate with the forces of the de fac ~ " (Continued on Page Eight.) GERMANY ADMITS TORPEDOING THE SUSSEX WASHINGTON, May 10.—Germany, in a note received by the state depart ment. today bv cable from Ambassador Gerard, admits that a German subma rine torpedoed the channel steamer Sussex in violation of assurances given the United States, expresses regret for the incident, announces that the submarine commander has been "ap propriately punished," and declares a readiness to pay an adequate indem nity to Americans injured on the ves sel. It was indicated at the state depart ment that the German statement that the offending commander had been punished would be accepted and the ... ------- except State Librarian X ( of in HELENA , of thp ^----- •••— ----------- Then probably will be no attempt to nego tiate for these indemnities or for final settlement of the Lusitania and other cases pending, however, until suffi j PROGRESSIVES WILL NOT INSIS T UPON ROO SEVELT! yrcD-mr.lrt executive ,„ .,, , , ld p * ;l r national committee, ourse, are for Colonel NEW YORK, May 10.—The pro rjcn'fessive party will not insist upon the i mination of Theodore Roosevelt for sklent If tlie republicans will name ididato at Chicago "who stands The n igrcssive principles and is able something. lem through, according to a velgjjments."'- made here tonight by Cy SpangU. Perkins, after a meeting committee of the is but a xty bond of _ iliOo*: ,c.c,- -Mr. Perkins asserted, "and shall suggest, his name to the repub 'Deans. If tl, iy reply that they will j not agree on e colonel, we shall ask I them to name heir man, who ought to j j be as near ]y unanimous a choice as] our man j s We are willing to be rea-1 B onable for the sake of harmony." j | Mr. Perkins'statement supplemented | j . .... ...... ! f °* r "'J; 'J 1 ® L 1 * sponslve to tlie patriotic spirit b ht fhfi republican partv into and nlad( , it dominant for ha (one Issued by the executive committee in which it was said: j "If tlie republican convention is re | sponslve lo tlie patriotic spirit that be ing and made it dominant tor naif a century, it will meet this crisis in a spirit of broad patriotism that rises above partisanship. Should the ef aiiv.nrlpp ' " - it «rna'«a' i suit will not rest on the progressive ! convention, hut will rest on other j shoulders than ours. I "In this turning point in world his tory we will not stick on details. We will lay aside partisanship and prej udices. but we will never surrender the principles for which we stand and have stood, and will follow only a leader who we know stands for them and is able to put them through. We are for pence, but not for 'peace-at It was said that, tlie republicans and independent voters in general had re ' sponded "understandingly to the sen , timents expressed" in the statement issued in January by the progressive national committee, which, in effect. | was an appeal for republicans and pro gressives to "get together." it was added, however, that "there is an element in the republican party j****s"<» 55 , .s.'yS*5 against and whom it is against, than to what it is for and whom it is for. Therefore, we again call attention to our Chicago statement as to tlie in evitable outcome of a failure to reach a common understanding." "Reports from the progress!vi or the country , Ranlzat on throughout | *££ impatient with leaders comfort, prosperity and mn lerial welfare are above honor, self sacrifice and patr'otism; that we need a re awakening of our elder Ameri canism, of our belief in those things that our country and our flag stand for; that our people are seeking a leadership of the highest order and most courageous cliaraeter leader j 'hat will draw to itself tor the i country s benefit the unselfish and | Patriotic service of cur ablest citizens. -t—— — - —-- — ; j TWO CONTEST CASES ARE FILED IN LOCAL LAND OFFICE W. S. Clesson of Sumatra yesterday filed a contest case against the home ! stead entry of J. M. Foran, whose ad i dress is not known to contestant. The land in question is located in ,84 18-38. Tlie alleged grounds stat g d in the contest are abandonment for a period of over six months. ; G uy Albert Tower of Two Dot filed a contort against S. It. Sliinkel of 1 Parker, South Dakota, the land being , located i n 84-10 18, and abandonment, j being alleged as the grounds, j " ; BOWEN—KLE1MAN. \\\ Dow Bowen and Miss Katherine j Kleinian, of Mosby, were married : here yesterday. Judge B. H. Foley, ; performing the ceremony. Marriage , licenses were issuo'd to William Lewis j of Hobson and Miss Wilma Neel, of Utica; Osgood Briery and Miss Ethel I. Penill, of Winifred. eient time has elapsed to indicate how | the last American note was received in Berlin and whether the new subma j rine policy is being lived up to. ] An investigation based on facts sup ! plied by the American government, tli German communication says, ha shown that the contention originally i set up that the explosion on the Sus-j ! sex was to be traced to a cause other! than a German submarine attack, can not be maintained. While asserting i that tlie submarine commander' thought he was dealing with an enemy warship, Foreign Minister von Jagow admits that he formed his judgment too hurriedly And therefore did not act j fully in accordance with the strict in- j st.ruction which called upon him to ex-1 ercise particular care. Officials of the state department ( noted particularly the passage of the! note which said "in view of these cir-J (Continued on Page Eight) Our people are demanding that prin ciples ami policies shall be proclaim ed and carried out by a man who has tlie wisdom to formulate them and tlie mamihood to uphold them." Complete delegations from all the states will attend the progressive na tional convention it was announced, "the total number of delegates will be upward of 1,000. Aller the forenoon session of the committee George W. Perkins enter Oh-o; Herbert Knox Smith, of Con j i ecticut; Mathew Hale, of Massachu I setts; H. P. Gardner, of Maine; W. j W. L. Lewis, of Pennsylvania; C. P. fledge, of Colorado; Harold L. Ickes, and B. F. Harris, of Illinois; Henry of tained the members at luncheon. Col onel Roosevelt was present and sat 8f. the head of the table. Others at tending were Walter F. Brown of j L. Stoddard and Oscar Strauss, | New York; William Klinn and E. Ya-iValkenljurg, of Pennsylvan'a. MRS. HATTIE POWERS' ACTION AGAINST THE MILWAUKEE TRIED YESTERDAY. TIE SUNN MARRIAGE ANNULLED The plaintitf s husband was employed The trial of the case of Mrs. Hattie Bowers against the Milwaukee to re cover $2,500 for personal injuries al leged to Iiave been received at Arrow Cyeek in April. 1014, occupied most of the time in the district court yester- I day, reaching the jury about 6 o'clock, j witli a crew on the Milwaukee they had a hunk ear. On the date mentioned, Mrs. Powers alleges that she was at work over the stove in the car when three cars of coal were switched against the bunk car with such force that she was thrown down, and being in a delicate condition, was considerably injured. Judge E. K. Oheadle represented Mrs. Powers while ('. J. Marshall appeared for the railway company, the jurors being Sam Lutz, I). M. Goodwin. C. L. Went- I worth, Isaac Palmer, J. S. Parker, B. M. Guyer, Irving Jones, Thomas Ma son. L. Sparger. Allan L. Wilson, J. I 1). Slnnger and W. G. Bentley. A sealed verdict was returned and j will be opened this morning. Marriage Annulled. Ii the case of Maude Bunn against Charles C. Bunn. the action being brought to annul the marriage of tile parties at Anaconda in September, .814, o; the ground that the defen- j ca'.t then had a w-ifo living and un- , divotccrt, a decree was granted de j daring the Anaconda marriage null i and void. Bunn is now- serving term for bigamy. Wright & Dickerv represent!! e plaintiff. and ] i i j 1 ! ' CORN IN FEGUS. C. H. Peterson, county agriculturist, has sent samples of seed corn to east ern and northern sections of the roun te to farmers who will make expert mental demonstrations. It is the aim of the county agricultural department to try ou the most promising species of corn in Fergus to find out whicn is best, suited to conditions here liefora corn-growing is undertaken to any large extent. Those most interested are confident that corn can be grown in Fergus county which will qualify with any grown in tho United States. ley. represented bv C. \V. Buntin, »B»' n8t Rebecca Davidner, represented •>>' 1 ■ 'V. Barker, was heard in the local land office Tuesday and taken under advisement. The contest in volves a homestead entry in the Grass Range section and is based upon the .grounds of non-residence and fraud in securing leave of absence. A HOMESTEAD CONTEST. . . , . _ Tlie contest case of James T. Stan SECRETARY BLODGETT TALKS WITH COMMUNITY BUILDER OVER TELEPHONE. SPEAKS AT LUNCHEON ON SATURDAY S. Secretary Blodgett of the Chamber | 0 f Commerce In telephone converse ! tlon with Nets Darling at Clyde Park yesterday afternoon, made final ur rangements lor Mr. Darling's program j nes'um in the evening wi high school boys, older jin Lewistown. He will arrive here to-j morrow and at the high school gym- l hoys and any parents who euro to at j lead. On Saturday at noon h address an assembly of busines j tides school j i school gynt- j 11 address the will i men •clock linrch •f the at the Bright hotel and at :i in the afternoon at the Baptist will address an open meeting Woman's club. Mr. Darling expressed himself yes terday as being delighted with an othe ropportunity to visit Lowistown which had made such favorable im pression on him during his visit last summer He will lie welcomed here by all who heard him speak .it that time. He goes about preaching the gospel of Better Towns, Better Stores. Better Communities and a greater harmony of all community interests. 111 short, he is fighting the incessant growth of the hig cities that aro lie coming so densely populated at the eost of the smaller cities and country towns. He is not only urging the boys and girls to stay oil the farm and In the smaller cities and towns, but telling them whv it is better that they stay out of he crowded jam of the big centers. lie urges tlie merchants of tlie smaller cities to work in closer har mony for tli- better development of their owns and communities. lie brings the merchants and farm ers together and shows them how l.hev can work for tlie best interests of town and farm. His work lias attracted attention because from these every-day them >s lie brings to the minds of business men, farmers and the whole citizen ship of the community facts they must know and face every dry. H - lias ail dressed hundreds of commercial clubs and gatherings of business men ol mi tional, state und local importance and comes with a fund of Information that will be well wortli this community's gatherlng together and using to the best of its advantage. Wo learn that in through Texas last fall, Mr. Darling addressed more tli -n twenty commer cial clubs and frtrer gatherings of business and professional men at noon luncheons. These talks were entire ly apart from his regular Lyceum or Chautauqua lecture that followed and wore on such intimate and Interesiing subjects as Advertising for the Re tail Merchants Outside the Big City and Store Managing, and others of that sort. Mr. Darling has been hooked five consecutive years by tlie Redpatb Ly ceum Bureau and the Midland Lyceum Bureau and is now booked five years in advance with the Lincoln and the Ellison-White Chautauquas. His talks an Advertising are syndicated among the country newspapers over a wide territory and read by thousands of ad vertisers. month's tour ____ LONDON, May 10.—16:50 p. m l — In official circles hero it is not ex SINKING OF CYMRIC NOT CAUSE FOR BREACH BETWEEN THE NATIONS I pected that the sinking of the Whito Star liner Cymric will cause a breach between Germany and the United States. While, according to the ad miralty, the Cymric was an ordinary freighter on which the government was sending freight in common with private shippers, the, fact that no Americans were on board and tlie doubtful status of the ship create a In lief that make an issue of the sinking. It is known that American officials here are mailing only the usual in quiries. ■ Washington is hardly to W M npon Is J ruiy (st fn thP morning making tl.e trj from here straight through to Big Ti ® ber wit|l a , at( . aftern oon meeting A list of automobile owners who have offered their cars for the trip from Lewistown to Big Timber will lie be published for the next few days so that others who wish to make the trip will know where to go to make arrangements for accommodations, There has been still further discus slon concerning the ultimate plans fur this trip, and it has now been suggest ed that the start be made from Lew there and supper and then going on to spend the night at Hunters Hot Springs, returning to Lewistown tin next day. This later plan was sug gesteil on account of the limited ac commodations at Big Timber as well as Harlowtown. At any rate, the executive board of the Chamber of Commerce meets tliie afternoon and it is likelv that definite plans will bo se ttled upon. Automobile owners who have de clared their intention to make the trip are. J. C. Maloney, F. R. Warren, F. E. Doran. Lindsey Company, Cooper Company, Lou Clarke. -----------Q---— . _ FOR the CENSUS. Horn ill this city. May 0, to Air. and Mrs. Mike Limiane, a boy. COMPARATIVE CALM PREVAILS ON WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE MANIFESTO TO THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND LONDON, May 1 mentary party has i'<> the people of them to support movement as tli their aspirations for possibly can bo realized The Irish parlia issued a manilosto Ireland calling upon the constitutional only one by which of tragedies of Irish history. Tit 11-government "Anoth#r tragedy, says the muni-j I-. sto. "Inis been added to the long tale possibly can be realized "Am>tli*r tragedy," tal of Ireland lias been the mud and unsuccessful attempt at r lution. Blood lias been* shod fri It is true that Ireland lias been hit terly provoked by the growth of u sim iIni- revolution and illegal iiioveiiienl in another part of Ireland, bucked by in army revolt. It is true that the grave responsibility for these events in Dub lin rests upon the leaders of that move ment. These things will have to tie discussed at the proper time. "It is true that Ireland has been shocked and horrified by a scries e military executions by the military capi id Iy. EDITOR OF IRISH CITIZEN IS SUMMARILY EXECUTED LONDON, May 10. (4:05 p. rn.) The following letter, written by the widow of F. Sliechy Skeffington to u friend, was made public today; "My husband was arrested on April 25 when returning home on the sec ond day of the rising, was tried (charge unknown) amt shot forthwith. He was unarmed and a non-combatant, being well known as an earnest pa cificist, but also us an Irish national ist. "I would tulic il as the greatest fuvor to his memory t hat you would _____ _ | see that these farts are known at once j ) p England to prevent further truge j dies while there Is time. 1 have those j facts from a most reliable source, but yet no official inl'or liave not been allowed my husband, receive his | facts from a ii | , liavi . i, a(1 a I niatlon and ;oven to Heo STARTS SION CITY ATTORNEY I. B. KIRKLAND BRING8 GOOD NEWS FROM CITY OF SEATTLE. G. N. WILL START NEW RAILROAD . where he was on business, hat he met P. S. Hervin, the , nvn Great Northern engineer, City Attorney I. 11. Kirkland, who has just returned from Seattle and Spokane, when stales that well kno stationed at Seattle, who was in charge of the huiming of tlie line from Moccasin to Lewistown, and that Mr. Hervin informed him that work would start very soon on the McDonald di-I vide tunnel. Six Months' Work. . There will he six moutliH work the tunnel before it will be completed, and ready for the steel gang, accord-i ing to Mr. Hervin. Mr. Kirkland had an extended con-; v , prBat ' on * i,h Mr. Ilorvin, who slated j tllat tlu> l( | an was to have the line In operation from Lewistown to Grass Range by late rail, the work of lay -1 ing the steel to begin ill the rail months. Considerable grading yet remains to be done between these I wo cities, and in tills connection there Is a local report that a contractor has salil that he will grade fifteen miles U 4 ast trom Grass Kange. | On To Winnett. Tilts leads to the belief that the O. I N. plans on reaching Winnett this fall, j as the grade from Grass Range to j Winnett presents no very difficult j problems. | Mr. Kirkland says that judging from | tho remarks of Mr. Hervin tile tunnel work will start some time in June, if ! not sooner. Anyhow it w ill be cheer to tli is city and to eastern Fergus when the actual work is under way. ! * j KILLED IN FRANCE. Mrs. F. Gonyea has just received .i tdegrain announcing that Iter brother, Trafton Woodland, was killed while lighting with tlie British forces ill France on April 22. The decedent was 22 years old and enlisted in the Ca nadian expeditionary forces from Brit ish Columbia last September. ------O--------- ARGUMENTS HEARD. By agreement in the case of the Judith Hardware company and others against Hagan and others, involving close to $80,000 in liens upon tlie (.row ley block, for which Mr. Hagan held tlie contract were heard by Judge Roy Ayers Tuesday. ---- o ------- DEATH OF MRS. L. F. POWERS. Word lias been received here of tlie death of Mrs. L. F .Powers at her home in California early in May. Mrs. Pow ers formerly resiilad in Lewistow n und has many friends here. tribunals in Dublin. These things have been done in the face of incossunt am vehement protests of the Irish lead ers, and lln-se protests will be pressed continually and strongly until the mi checked control of the military tin ithorities in Ireland is abolished. But it. is also true that In spite of bitter provocations the people of Ireland have | the j force had no hesitation in condemning the rising in Dublin as a dangerous blow at (lie In-art and hopes of Island. "On the morrow of Ibis tragedy we feel culled upon to make a solemn in peol lo the people of Ireland to draw iincliistiins which these events upon them. We must leave n misunderstanding in their minds ns lo our convictions and our resolves. Either Ireland is to lie given over to iinsuecessful revolution and anarchy or tlie constitutional movement Is to have the full support of the Lrtsli peo ple and go on until it has completed its work." tu lu ll is body for message burial." tin April 7 Kkefl'inglon wrote a let ter to the New Statesman, In which lie said; "The situation in Ireland is extreme ly grave. Thunks to the silence of the dally papers, the military iiiiliori tles are pursuing their Prussian plans In Ireland unobserved by the British public, und when the explosion which they have provoked occurs they will endeavor to delude the British public as to where the responsibility lies. 1 write In the hope that, despite the war fever, there may be enough sanity and eommoii sense left to restrain the militarists while there is yet time." Premier Asquith told the house of commons today there was reason to believe that there was no further ne cessity to proceed to extreme mens ures with Irish rebels, although ho could give no undertaking to that ef fect. In reply to a question from John Dillon, nationalist member for East Mayo, Mr. Asquith said that so far as he knew no prisoner had been shot in Ireland without trial. The premier stated that F. SI.....by Kkefflngtoii, editor of the Irish Citizen, uas shot in Dublin on April 28 without the knowl edge of the military authorities. This statement was In reply to an inquiry yesterday whether Mr. Skeffington had been shot belore tlie proclama tion of martial law. This matter is under investigation, Mr. Asquit.li added, Aaylng the officers concerned hud been arrested would be court mnrtialed. DEATH OF A CHILD. Janies Howard, son of Mr. and Mrs Chester Itclden heater Relden, died Sunday, aged raui'T 2 l ? 1 d * yH ' T ,,H cMM w:, '< taken down with measles lirsl and | ul „ r pneumonia developed. The funeral of the late James How jard llelden. Hie little Hon of .Mr. mid r^ rs ' , J 1, ' n,l ' r "elden, took place Tuns y allmnoon, and was very large ,y . llv sorrowing friends and relatives. Tho floral tributes offered were numerous and superb. The lit - fellow was loved by all who knew •i ero him., 111,1 l,ni ' hU, ' death Is *° those who survive ------- O -------------- NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL A Sunday school was organized der direction of Everett M. c 00 |ey. April 80. at Fnlrview school house district No. 117, Forest Grove, Mont Officers were elec ted rs follows- Mrs F u Houghton, superintendent, Mr ||,, K |, pease, assistant, Miss Lucy Houghton, secretary, Joseph Hagan treasurer, Mrs. Joe Isaac, cororspond inB secretary, Mr. Edward Egan. Ii brarian. Ed K^an, Herman Soverson anil George Isaacs, library roinm!tt°<>' week ago with his wife, to visit their isen. C. O. Barmoro, and following a brief illness, alter contracting a cold .on the train, Edwin Ii. llarmore. of Chicago, died in this city yesterday at Mrs. Regina Moe, pianist. Miss Evelyn Moe .assistant. ~ ......®..... BRITISH SHIP SUNK. LONDON, May 10 11 21 p. m t The Britisli steamer Dolcoath, 1.708 tons, lias been sunk, according lo a report to Lloyds. CHICAGO MAN HERE Oil A VISIT CALI EO BV DEATH Arriving in Lewistown less tl an a 1 I ax- nt. The decedent was 78 years of age. and a native of New York. He bail been ailing somewhat since Christ mas and came to Montana thinking 1Hat the change might do good. How ever, bronchial pneumonia set in, and the end came quickly, and after a serious illnes of only a few- days. Besides liis son here, tlie decedent is survived I iy another son, who re-| sides in Chicago Mrs. Barmore for Chicago, i {mains. The funeral will he at Hen nipin. 111. Yesterday at 1 a. m. Rev. Donaldson of the Methodist church conducted brief services at Creel's undertaking parlors. and son leave today (•companying tlie re Russians Are Repulsed South of Garbunovka With Heavy Loss. TURKS VICTORIOUS Constantinople Announces Victories Against Russians in Northern Asia Minor and Northwest of Mush and Defeat of Russians With Heavy Losses Near Mount Bathli—Germans Are Compelled to Evacuate Points on Macedonian Front by a Vicious Attack of the French—War News From All Sections. Comparalive calm prevails on the western Iront in France, notably In region of Verdun, which for some weeks has been the theater of Die most sanguinary conflicts of tli" war. Tint French, however, Imve been able to capture portlomi of u German trench on ,.lie wonI slopes of Lc Mort Homme and to resist miceossfully a German attack near Hill 287, between the wood of Mnlnucourt und l.u Mort Homme. I.ato reports shows that the Run slims have been repulsed In an attack on the Germans rnutli of Garhunovka. suffering heavy casualties. On (he Aiistro-ltulhin front tlie usual limn hardments and Isolated infantry at tacks still arc In progress. Constantinople announces victories lor the Turks againsl Hie ItunHians in northern Asia Minor rml northwist of Miiali, and the defeat of the Russians with heavy losses and (he capture of some prisoners neur Mount Bathli. The recent attack by the Turkish cruiser Breslau against Itasslim Black sen ports is said by Constantinople to have been made an a reprisal against the Russian fleet "which bom bards open towns and villages on Ilia Anantoliaii coast." The bombardment by tlie Teutonic allies of points on the Dorian Glove gell sector of the Macedonian front continues, according to unofficial ad vices. The Germans, these reports Hiiy, ufter having thrown numerous shells into tin* town of Mayndu, oc cupied the place but were compelled to evacuate under u French counter attack. Numerous 10-Inch guns aro being placed along IIiIh front, by the Germans. A royal commission hue been ap pointed to Investigate the Irish re bellion, which now seemingly has been entirely put down Premier Asquith has informed the house or commons that, there seems to lie no necessity lor further extreme measures against tlie rebels. Debate on the Irish sit uation has been post polled ip the house of commons until Thursday pending which no further executions of leaders in the revolt will take place. Huron WI in borne, lord lieu tenant of Ireland, bus resigned. As tlie only way In which their as piratlons for self government possible can be realized, the Irish parliamen tary party In n manifesto has called upon the people of Ireland to support, tho constitutional movement and op pose the "insane course of Irish policy." Germany, in a note to the United States, has admitted that a German submarine torpedoed the French steamer Sussex. The submarine commander is declared not to Iiave acted according to Instructions, and it Is stated that he has "he -n ap propriately punished." RUSSIANS WILL PUSH ON. PKTKOGRAD, May 10.—(Via Lon don, 7:55 p. m.).....The British reverse ni Kill, el Amara, Instead of causing the Russians to abandon or change their plans for Invading Mesopol.iimin, appears rather to have inspired them with n fresh incentive for reaching one of the principal objectives of their Cau casian campaign. Ktnce General Townsheud's capitu lation the Russians have made con spicuous progress against tho difficult roads of the Persian mountain pro vince which borders Mesopotamia and, according to latest information, have strongly fortified Kerenal-Kerind. recently captured, and have driven the Turks from another series of positions far to the westward und close to their own frontier. The main threat upon Mesopotamia, however, consists not in this Isolated Persian expedition, which is far rc moved from the other Caucasian ar inies. hut in the concerted Russian ef forts to drive the Turks southward from Mush in the direction of Diarbekr. This direction provides the shortest. I j road to the Bagdad railway, the pos session of which by the Russians would, it is generally agreed here, be equivalent to Turkish renunciation of Mesopotamia. Tin* Russians! are extorting their greatest pressure in a southerly direc tion. where they have driven tlie Turks | from an important mountain range and 1 now are following up their advantage 1 '» the <"rection of Diarbekr. 1 Tlie Turkish attacks before Erzingan apparently have come to an end with out result, and an immediate resump tion of the offensive by tlie Russian (Continued on Page Six.)