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FORMER OFFICIALS
OF TERRE HAUTE TO
BEGIN SENTENCES
Fifteen Convicted of Elec
tion Frauds Start For Ft.
Leavenworth—Mayor
Roberts Leads
Indianapolis, April 18.—Headed by
Mayor Donn M. Roberts. 15 prisoners
convicted in the Terre Haute election con
spiracy cases am] sentenced to the Leav
enworth penitentiary, started on the trip
to prison late today. They are due at
Leavenworth early Monday.
The time for the departure was not
made public here and only a small crowd
was at the station as the prisoners, each
accompanied by a special deputy 1 lif
ted States marshal, boarded a special car
attached to a passenger train.
While the men were being placed in
line in the jailyard to march to the rail
way station the 82 men given jail sen
tences for their part in the conspiracy,
shouted good-by and Joined in passing
jests back and forth.
The prisoners were not shackled, but a
guard walked beside each, accompanied
him into the car and occupied the seat
beside him.
None of the wives or relatives of the
prisoners were permitted to accompany
them from the jail to the station. Many
relatives had been to the jail during the
morning and several prisoners wore flow
ers on their lapels.
Six men convicted had promised Judge
Anderson to start for prison not later
than noon today. They had been at lib
erty a', their homes in Terre Haute. The
six arc: Arthur Gillis, John Masselink,
Joseph O'Mara, George S. Overn, Joseph
Strauss and Maurice Walsh, all of whom
had received sentences of a year and a
day in prison.
The 15 taken to prison and the sentences
they received are:
Mayor Roberts, six years and a fine of
$2000.
Dennis Shea, former sheriff of \ igo
county live years and $1000 fine.
Eli IT. Redman, judge of the circuit
court five years and $1000 fine.
Howard Driscoll, assistant city engineer,
thru- .'ears, fine of $600.
George Ehrenhardt, member board of
works, three years, fine of $500.
Harry Montgomery, president board
of works, three years, fine $500.
Thomas Smith, city judge, three
years, fine $500.
William Crockett, superintendent
chy crematory, two years, fine $100.
Hilton Redman, son of Judge Red
man, two years, tine $100.
Elmer E. Talbott, city controller
two years, line $100.
Joint E. Green, merchant, two years,
fine $100.
Lewis Nunley, assistant city en
gineer, two years, fine $100.
Alexander Aczel, street inspector,
year and a day. fine $100.
Charles Houghton, city hall custodian,
yeqr and a day, fine $100.
Edward Holler, former chief of police,
year and a day, fine $1.
It is understood that Mayor Roberts*
wife will continue her efforts to obtain
an appeal borwl for her husband. Judge
Anderson fixed bonds at the rate of $10, •
000 for each year’s sentence.
HOLMES ATTRACTION
AT NEWSPAPER CLUB
Harle Holmes, the latest attraction at
the Newspaper club, who made his dehut
last night at the table d'hote dinner,
proved one of the best male vocalists and
entertainers that have appeared at the
club since its opening. In splendid voice
ho rendered several classics and was par
ticularly effective with a high class
monolog.
Miss Eva Lynn added to her increasing
popularity with well selected numbers
from grand and comic opera, among
them selections from “Madame Butter
fly," “Pirates of Penzance," and other
t. ell known productions. Her pleasing
personality and artistic rendition of song
numbers place her in the highest rank
with those who have appeared at the
club. The overture, “Poet and Peasant.''
by the orchestra brought a round of well
deserved applause.
Children Cry
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The GRAND THEATRE
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The situation in the Carpathians, re
garding which there has been a dearth
of news of late, is reviewed in a brief
summary issued by the Russian war of
fice, embracing the period from early in
March up to the present.
As set forth in this review, the prin
cipal chain of the Carpathians, compris
ing a front of about 73 miles, has fallen
into Russian hands since their offensive
began on March 19, and up to April 12,
the opposing forces, including those that
had been concentrated for the purpose of
relieving Przemysl, lined up between
Lupkow and Nzsok passes, suffered enor
mous casualties, losing in prisoners alone
70.000 officers and men.
The resistance of the Teutonic allies
is described as most desperate, and along
the line from Bartfeld to Ussok pass the
Austro-German forces were estimated at
300.000 men.
The subsequent fighting is declared to
have been in the nature of detailed ac
tions for the purpose of consolidating the
Russian positions, which, therefore,
would indicate preparations for a fur
ther general movement as soon as the
troops have rested and reinforcements,
which the Russians are credited with
having an abundance, have come it.
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BRITISH SUBMARINE
I SUNK IN OPERATIONS
| IN THE DARDANELLES
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dropped bombs which struck and ex
ploded on enemy coal steamers.
“Man headquarters reports that yes
terday an enemy hydroplane was dam
aged by Turkish fire and fell into the
sea. A second hydroplane attempted
to save it and was sunk by our fire.
An Knglish armored cruiser which
tugged away the damaged machine was
struck by our shells. The cruiser
with the hydroplane withdrew'.”
French Statement
Paris, April 3 8.— (Via London 2:35 p.
m. >—Today's official war office state
ment said:
“In the Vosges a German attack,
prepared for by a violent bombardment
and carried out by a battalion against
our positions northwest of Orbey, Al
sace, (14 miles northwest of Colmar)
was repulsed. The Germans left many
dead in front of our trenches and wo
made about 40 prisoners.
“A Belgian aeroplane brought down
a German aeroplane near Roulers. In
the same region one of our small
squadrons successfully bombarded an
aviation ground.”
PANAMA’S FINANCES
REACH VERY LOW EBB
Panama, April 38.—Panama's finance*
have reached a critical stage. The treas
! ury deficit has reached approximately
$2,000,000 owing to decreasing revenue*
and increasing expenditures.
The refusal of the United States t<
permit the republic to increase impor
duties is regarded as <h« worst blow tin
national treasury has bad. Imports hav<
decreased steadily since the war be
gan.
Leading men of the country are urginf
strict economy and retrenchments in al
governmental departments. A eweepinf
reduction lias been proposed in the sizi
of the national police force regarded a:
unnecessarily large.
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THIS BOY CARRIES ONE OF
THE ROUTES IN ENSLEY
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Willie Lenderman Has Had5
the Job Nearly Two Years
and He Is Another Boy
Who Saves Money
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B> I'Mils «’. HOLIil'MS
Willie Lenderman lives at 2900 Park
avenue. Knsley and delivers The Age
Herald to a very large number of resL
dents of Knsley every morning in the
year. He lias been doing this almost
two years and enjoys the friendship of
a large number of his subscribers.
Those among the subscribers who do
not know him should make it a point
to meet the boy. lie is a rattling good
! fellow and well worth knowing.
Willie plays baseball, of course. He
is a pitcher and has an eye that can’t
be beat. He grooves practically all the
balls he throws and has control of an
inshoot that is very puzzling to the
hatter. He plays baseball as be carries
The Age-Herald, always steady in
pinches and always getting there with
what he sets out to do. He hasn’t de
cided what he will do when he grows
up but he will decide this very essen
tial matter In the not far distant future
and will be found climbing the ladder
of success in the next few years.
Most Age-Herald carriers learn early
in life that it Is the best policy to save
money and Willie is one of those fel
lows who know7 how to save. He is
turning his money over to his mother
each week and asking her to take care
of it for him. He should have a tidy
sum when he gets started for himself
on the road that is to determine what
stuff he is made of.
He is demonstrating now that he
comes of good stock, for it is not every
boy that can carry The Age-Herald
every day in the year. It is hard work
WILLIE LEX DERM AN
and The Age-Herald admits it is hard
work. The feature of it that is so ap
pealing to boys is the fact that it is
hard. A boy like Willie Lenderman
wouldn’t want to do something that
every other boy in town can do. So
Willie is carrying The Age-IIerald.
He told me last week that he would
try to make The Age-Herald larger if
he owned it. That’s just what The Age
Herald staff of workers is trying to do.
From the carrier boys up we believe
it is without a peer in newspaperdom.
but we are constantly trying to im
prove it. nevertheless.
Willie's suggestion is good and. in
asmuch as he is helping us to make
The Age-Herald larger, we appreciate it.
Willie raises chickens and rinds much
pleasure in the work. He doesn't mar
ket his product.
Tomorrow: Harry MngneMN, who
Uvea on the Southsidc and curries The
^ge-Hcrnld in that section west of
Twentieth street. He owns n dog whose
inline la Jack and wants to lie a ma
chinist when he grows up.
THE WAR SITUATION
_1
Rostoki, which lies about 25 miles to
the northwest of Uzsok pass, lias in the
last few days been the objective of the
Russian troops, hut against an advance
in this direction the Austrians have been
delivering attacks in great strength.
They have, according to their report,
‘‘viciously repulsed” Russian attacks
near Telepotch and have captured nearly
1500 prisoners.
In the western war theatre there is
continuous lighting in the Vosges, Lor
raine and Alsace, and the British in
fantrymen have attacked the German
trenches to the southeast of Ypres. after
the explosion of several mines in the
way of a preliminary. At all the points
fighting is still in progress.
Minor incidents in the campaign in
clude the loss of the British submarine
10-15, which ran ashore in the Dardan
elles, 24 officers and men being taken
prisoner by the Turks, and seven being
probably lost, the bombardment of a
Turkish encampment on the Sinai pen
insula by British aeroplanes and the tor
pedoing by a submarine in the North sea
of the Greek steamer Ellispontos.
It is reported from Rome that Italy
and Austria have failed to agree on ter
ritorial concessions to Italy for her con
tinned neutrality.
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Problem of Unemployed Is
Eliminated—Many
Lines Thrive
London, April 8.—(Correspondence
of the Associated Press.)—Examination
of the extent to which business in
England lias been disrupted by the war
pioduces some unexpected results.
First, the war has eliminated for the
moment the problem of unemployment.
No able bodied person need be idle.
Although the first half of the vear
1914 was a time of declining business,
the second half saw many industries
working at high pressure to satisfy
war demands.
The most notable exceptions are the
cotton trade and industries concerned
with the production of luxuries.
The cotton industry passed through
one of the worst periods in its history,
but a decided improvement has set in
end Lancashire has begun to get
number of government orders.
Woolen and worsted factories have
experienced difficulty in keeping pact
i with the tremendous orders fer
clothing for the armies. The Belfast
linen trade has been active, as have
been the boot and shoe and other leath
' er industries.
The building trade has been more ac
tive than might have been expected
Cne time of Importance was the con
. struction of army huts and hospitals
, Construction and repairing of warship.
. have offset the decline in mercantile
tonnage in the ship yards. The irur
. and steel lias been kept busy by the
demand for armament and weaporys.
So far as can be ascertained, th(
r umber of business failures has noi
teen abnormal. New enterprise, it ii
claimed, has been stimulated by a cam
paign for capturing Germany’s trade
but in other directions it is at a stand
still.
Many trades have diverted their en
ergies to the manufacture of war mo
terials. It is needless to speak of tin
profits of the armament firms, whili
tremendous freights now ruling an
sufficient to pay higher insurant
charges and working costs and hav<
increased profits for ship owners. Coa
owners also are said to he reapirj,
unusual profits. Profits of retail slorei
have declined since the war. but ii
recent months there is a marked ten
dency toward improvement.
More than one case has come to Ugh
of large sums of money being mad<
by contractors at the expense of thi
government and it is predicted tha
numerous scandals will be disclosei
f fter the war is over. The govern
ment has appointed Sir George Gibb, t
prominent railroad man, as officio,
fighter of graft.
It is believed that the degree of pros
perity which exists will prove to be ar
tificiai and temporary, although it ii
not difficult to find in England econ
omic authority for optimistic views o
the future, in the event that the a Hie;
win.
President to Speak
Washington, April 18.—President Wil
eon will make three addresses durin
the week. Tomorrow he will open th
congress of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution here, Tuesday will go t
New York for the annual luncheon of th
Associated Press and Wednesday nigh
he will speak here at a meeting of th
Potomac Presbytery of the Presbyteria
church.
JONES SHOT BY
| R.E. LOVELACE
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Shooting at East Birming
ham Said To Be Over
Young Lady
J. I). Jones, Hillman avenue and
Seventy-sixth steeet. East Lake, shot
and slightly wounded R E. Lovelace,
5204 Tenth avenue, north about 11:20
o’clock last night at Forty-fourth
street and Tenth avenue, north. Love
lace was removed to St. Vincent's hos
pital in Woodin's ambulance and Jones
was put under arrest by Officers Craw
ford and Wilson.
A statement made by Jones last
} night at the city jail was as follows:
”1 have been visiting a young ’aay
in the vicinity where the shooting oc
curred for some time. Tonight when
I left the house I went down to the
corner to catch a car and as l came
towards the light on the corner, l
noticed a crowd of about 15 men look
ing my way in a threatening manner,
and at the same time muttering among
themselves. I had been W’arned by the
young lady I was visiting that the men
In that vicinity resented anyone com
ing to see a lady living in East Bir
mingham. As I came into view, I^ove
lace, who appeared to be leading the
crowd, told me to “run for it,” I re
plied that I would not. Lovelace 4hen
cursed me and started towards me.
I slapped him after he had made a
pass or two in my direction. As I did,
(ne of his friends drew two pistol*?
from his pocket and told me that if I
said anything he would kill me. 1
said crack down. Then the man with
the revolvers fold me that his wife
had heard me cursing. If that’s the
case. I will apologize. I said. Accord
ingly I went to the house where the
lady was supposed to have heard me
cursing, and asked her forgiveness. I
then turned and started back to catch
my car, the whole crow'd threatening
me all the while. As I reached the car
line. Lovelace, w'ho was very mad,
reached his hand towards his hip
pocket. I pulled my gun and fired, the
bullet took effect in the calf of his
leg. I shot low' so as to not kill him,
r didn’t want trouble. I merely wanted
tc escape with my life. After I shot
Lovelace, I called for the ambulance
and then reported the shooting to the
police.”
Jones is a young man about 25 years
rf age and is employed by the M irris
Packing company.
GERMANS READY TO
USE POISONOUS GAS,
SAYS WAR PRISONER
General Headquarters of the British
Army in France, April 18.—(Via London.
April 18, 5:20 p. m.) — The oft-repeated,
but unauthentieated report that the Ger
mans are using deadly gases in their
trench warfare has been attested by a
German prisoner, speaking voluntarily to!
a British staff officer.
The officer related to the Associated’
Press correspondent the description given
by this prisoner of three-foot cylinders
charged with'a gas which they purposed
releasing at some expedient time, the!
plan being to kill or stupefy the British I
if possible. This expedient, the German!
said, was to be followed by a vigorous
infantry attack, much as infantry ad-,
vances after artillery clears the way.
“The prisoner exhibited cotton wool,"
said the officer, “which he said had been
supplied them to plug their noses and j
prevent the gas from killing them also. ]
It is not quite clear to me. however,,
why a shift of the wind wouldn’t turn!
the tables, blowing the gas into the I
German trenches instead of ours.”
New l'ork, April 18.—Madame Ga
rete Matzenaur, contralto of the Metro
politan opera company of New York
was badly cut and bruised today when
she was tnrown from an automobilo
in collision with another machine in
Long Island City. Her husband, Edo
cardo Ferrari-Fontaina, tenor of the
Boston Opera company, also was cut
and bruised.
Kalamazoo, Mich., April 18.—Mr. and
Airs. Paul Pare wrere killed here t >day
when an automobile collided with a
street car. Two others in the automo
bile were injured.
Lake TIoptacong, N. J, April 18 —An
automobile plunged down an embank
ment near here today killing Air. and
Mrs. Albert Terhune of Passaic, N. J.
A G-vear-old son of the Terhunes, al
so a passenger, escaped with bruises.
Egg Harbor, N. J.. April 18.—Benja
min A. Stratt, a Philadelphia under
wear manufacturer was killed and his
business partner. Meyer Myerson. was
injured here today when their automo
mobilo overturned.
Tyrone, Pa., April 18.—Dr C. I'
Shaffer of YVindber, Pa., was killed and
five persons wTere Injured in an auto
mobile accident near here today. All
the injured will recover.
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Elizabeth Cannon
The remains of Mrs. Elizabeth Cannon,
who died Saturday afternoon, will be
sent to Lexington, Miss., this afternoon
by the Johns Undertaking company.
H. Marvin Harris
H. Marvin Harris, aged 38 years, died
yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock at a
local infirmary. The deceased is sur
vived by four sisters and two broth
ers, all of North Carolina. Mr. Harris
was well known in Birmingham. Fu
neral arrangements will be announced
later.
L. T. Carraway
Mourtain Creek, April 1§.—(Speciall)
Veteran L. T. Carraway, Company A,
Fourteenth Mississippi regiment, died In
the hospital at the Soldiers’ horn® Satur
day night and was buried in the home
I cemetery this afternoon at 4:30 o’clock.
Veteran Carraway .f was a member ol
Camp No. 1711, U. O. V. The funeral
, services were conducted by Capt. J. M.
Simpson. There was a large attendance
of veterans and visitors.
JOHNS Undertaking Co.. Phone 100A
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WAR STATEMENTS
NEWS OF ENSLEY
Following' the protest of the mer
chants of Ensley, located in the busi
ness section of the city, the time of
sweeping the streets has been changed
to the early hours of the morning.
Statement was made that for sou e
time past the streets were swept be
tween 9:30 and 11 o’clock in the morn
ing causing, it is said, much discomfort
to the shoppers and occasionally an
noyance and loss to the merchants.
These facts were presented to Commis
sioner Weatherly by a committee con
sisting of Ilenry Keller. Dr. E. W.
Averyt, I. A. Miller, N. W. Scott, P. B.
Hall and A. C. Ricks. The streets in
the business section in the future will
be swept between the hours of 5 and
7 a. m.
The regular meeting of the Knsley
| club wlil be held on Tuesday evening
at 8 o’clock at the rooms of the infer
ior court at which a number of im
portant matters will be brought before
the club and a large attendance is an
ticipated.
Scores of automobiles and large
crowds of sightseers visited Fairfield
yesterday afternoon and night. Tin
i beautiful suburb is particularly attrac
tive at this time with the opening of
the spring foliage and flowers. The
picture shows were well patronized
Relief for Servia
Liverpool, April 1.—The fourth Ser
vian relief fund unit, know'll as the
‘British Farmers’ Hospital,” left for
Salonica today. The party travels on
board one of the British government s
transport vessels, formerly a Met^^er“
ranean liner. The party includes 120
persons, surgeons, nurses, orderlies
and administrative officials. There is
cne young American in the group,
Richard Schellens of Groton, Conn.,
a Yale and Oxford graduate, wrho since
the war began has been In the em
ploy of the American diplomatic serv
ice betw’een Berlin and Ixindon. The
relief party is specially equipped t >
deal with typhus, cholera and the oth
er prevailing diseases in Servia.
RUSSIA’S MOVEMENTS
IN AUSTRIA EXPLAINED
Petrograd, April 18.—(Via London. April
19, 12:30 a. m.)—The official communica
tion from general headquarters tonight
said:
“At the beginning of March in the prin
cipal chain of the Carpathians we held
only the region of the Dukla passes,
where our lines formed an exterior angle.
All other passes, of Lupkow and farthei
east, were in the hands of the enemy.
“In view' of this situation our armies
were assigned the further task of de
veloping, before the season of bad roads,
duo to melting snows, began, our position
in the Carpathians which dominated the
outlets into the Hungarian plains.
“About the period indicated, the great
Austrian forces which had been concen
trated for the purpose of relieving Prz
emysl were in a position between Lupkow
anc: Uzsok passes. It was for this sec
tion that, our grand attack v'hh planned.
Our troops had to carry out a frontal at
tack under very difficult conditions of
terrible rains To facilitate their attack,
therefore, an auxiliary attack was decided
on on a front direction of Bartfeld as
far ns Lupkow.
“This secondary attack was opened
March 19 and was completely developed.
“On March 23 and 28 our troops had al
ready began their principal attack in the
defection of Ballgrod, enveloping the en
emy’s positions from west of Lupkow pass
and on the east near the source of the
f$a! •..
“The enemy opposed a most desperate
reBistar.ee to our offensive. They had
brought up ever yavailable man on the
front from the direction of Bartfeld as
far as i’zsok pass, including even German
troops and numbers of cavalrymen fight
ing on foot. The enemy’s effectives on
this front exceeded 300 battalions (an
Austrian or German battalion numbers
1000 men). Moreover, our troops had to
overcome great natural difficulties at
every step.
FRENCH SAY DAY
RELATIVELY QUIET
Paris. April 19.—(Via London, 12:13
a. m.)—Tonight’s official war offioe
statement said:
“The day was relatively calm, marked
mainly by artillery action and local in
fantry engagements. In the valley or
the Aiene, at the Bols De St. Morel, the
enemy attacked our trenches at the
close of the afternoon but was stopped
by our artillery, while a bayonet charge
inflicted severe losses on the enemy.
“In Champagne, to the northwest of
Perthes, the Germans were compelled
to evacuate an excavation which they
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I IKE WEATHER i
Weather Forecast
Washington, April 18.—Alabama, Geor
gia, Mississippi and Tennessee: Gener
ally fair Monday and Tuesday.
Local Data
For the 24 hours ending at 7 p. m.,
April *18, 1915:
Highest temperature . 83
Lowest temperature . 56
Mean temperature . 70
Normal temperature . 64
Deficiency in temperature since
January 1 . 445
Rainfall . 00
Total rainfall since January 1 —11.94
Deficiency In rainfall since Janu
ary 1 . 6.13
Relative humidity, 7 a. m. 37
Relative humidity 12 m. 20
Relative humidity 7 p. in. 24
Weather Conditions
Summary of observations made at
United States weather bureau stations
during the 24 hours ending 8 p. m., 75th
meridian time, April 18, 1915: _
Teinpei uture
Stations and — ar 5^
00 »" 2 o 2
Weather at 8 p. m *< g 3 S D ■o
V . r» if" T
pi "I :
Atlanta, clear . 74 80 54
Birmingham, clear .... 74 83 56
Boston, clear . 54 64 .
Buffalo, cloudy . 50 60
Chicago, clear . 78 SO .
Denver, partly cloudy 56 68 .
Des Moines, clear . 78 82 .
Duluth, clear . 72 80 .
Fort Worth, pt. cl'dy . 74 SO 58 .04
Galveston, pt. cl'dy .. 68 72 08
Hatteras, clear . 52 62 .
Jacksonville, clear _ 66 74 .
Kansas City, cloudy ..74 78 .
Knoxville, clear . 72 78 .
Louisville, clear . 72 78 ..
Memphis, clear . 78 84 .
Minneapolis, clear .... 76 82 .
Mobile, pt. cl'dy . 78 86 64
Montgomery, clear _ 78 84 56
Nashville, clear . 76 80 .
New Orleans, clear .. 78 86 60
New York, clear . 64 68 .
Phoenix, clear . 84 84 .
Pittsburg, cloudy . 64 68 .
Raleigh, clear . 66 72 .
San Antonio, rain _ 60 70 66 6.72
San Francisco, cloudy 54 58 .
Shreveport, cloudy _ 78 82 .
Spokane, clear . 76 78 .
St. Louis, clear . 74 80 .
Tampa, clear . 72 80 .
Toledo, cloudy . 68 72 .
Vicksburg, cloudy .... 80 86 .
Washington, clear .... 66 70 .
Winnipeg, pt. cl'dy .. 64 68 .
E. C. MORTON, Local Forecaster.
nau oeen occupying close to our lines.
By the explosion of mines, followed by
an attack, we captured 60 meters of
enemy trenches.
“In the Woevre there was only can
nonading.
“In Lorraine the Germans delivered,
in the environs of the forest of Parroy,
several minor attacks, with weak ef
fectives. particularly near Bures, Mour
acourt, Embermenil and St. Martin, but
were easily repulsed.
“In Alsace the Germans thrice at
tacked without success our trenches on
Little Reich Ackerkopf. We on our part
made fresh progress in the region of
Sehnepfen-Riethkopf.
“One of our aeroplanes, after a bril
liant pursuit, brought down a German
aeroplane which fell within the enemy's
lines in Belgium, between Langemarck
and Passchendaele.’’
ADMIRALTY SAYS
MANITOU NOT HURT
London, April 18.—(12:45 a. m.)—An
official Britisli admiralty statement
last night gave the substance of a
further report concerning the loss of
life about the transport Manitou, at
tacked by a Turkish torpedo boat in
the Aegean sea. The report shows that
24 men were drowned, instead of 100
as first reported and that 27 others
are missing.
The transport itself was not dam
aged.
The loss of life was due to the cap
sizing of one boat in the water and
another while being towed, owing to
the breaking of a davit.
GENERAL SITUATION
UNCHANGED—VIENNA
Vienna, April 178.—(Via London 8:55
p. m.)—Today’s official communica
tion reads:
“The general situation is unchanged.
In the Carpathians, in the wooded
mountains near E'nagypolany, Zelce
end Telepotch, Russian attacks were
repulsed viciously. Seven officers and
14 25 men were captured.
“On the other fronts, there were
artillery engagements only.
“In the southern sphere of war there
wore no events of importance. The
Servian artillery fire from the region
cf Belgrade was answered success
fully.”
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