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WITNESSES
Testimony Creates Sensation
In Court Where Murder
Trial Is Under Way.
MAID SAYS$300
BRIBE OFFERED
Detective Tried To Induce
Her to Change Her Testi
mony, Says Witness.
MINBOLA, X. Y, May . Cella
Coleman, the negro maid, who
is the chief witness for the state
In the trial of Mrs. Florence Conklin
Carman, charged with the murder of
Mrs. Louise D. Bailey, caused a sensa
tion on redirect examination today by
testifying that a negro detective named
Oeorgre Hicks had endeavored to induce
lier to change her story of the murder
and told her that if she would do so,
Mrs. Carman would pay her $0. The
maid had testified Mrs. Carman had
admitted murdering Mrs. Bailey through
jealousy of Dr. Carman.
"Hicks came to Charleston. S. C,
tvhere 1 was spending the winter," said
tne witness, "and told me Mrs. Car
man would cive me $300 if I would
t hangre my story."
Mrs, Carman Is AgHated.
Mrs. Carman evidenced considerable
agitation during her former maid's testimony-
George Toomer. Cella's cousin,
and a man named Flood were present
-n hen Hicks made the alleged offer, the
t itness further testified.
At the afternoon session Toomer cor
roborated the Coleman 'woman's state
:;i nt that a detective bad tried to in-o'H-e
her to change her testimony.
.fter Toomer's testimony, the state
rented.
Rector's Watch Is Stolen
From His Vest in Vestry
While Preaching Sermon
Loping- his watch, chain and a sold
cross from his vest hanging In the
T.-stry -while be was preaching a ser
mon, was the experience of Rev. W. K.
s ite, rector of the Mesilla Park Epls-
opal church Wednesday evening. An
Appropriate place for a vest, the joke
ster might suggest, but the appropri
ateness of what happened does not ap
peal to the rector. Dr. Agate valued
th watch, chain and cross very highly,
thf toss having been presented t- him
v hen he was ordained to the priesthood
I" ears ago. Dr. Agate placed his
rat and vest on their usual hook In
thf .estry room hen he not on his
ieligions robes of office for the even-
ma service apd - hen he returned, he ;
loina max a sneaic tniei had entered
me room and stolen the watch. The
thief was evidently in a hurry, and
Y ad snatched the watch, chain and
foss from the garment, for he broke
f n chai n and left a link upon the
J"! no.
ROOSEVELT AGAIN GIVES
BARNES'S VIEWS OF BOSSES
?-. a. -js. X. Y May S. The case of
the defence in William Barnes's suit
for libel against Theodore Roosevelt is
rarl,- completed, attorneys said today.
Tnfi added that only a few more wit
rees remained to be called.
Mr Bowers, for CoL Roosevelt, urged
that th- colonel be allowed to answer"
r qu'tion put to him Wednesday as to
information he possessed about an ar
r mg'trent between Mr. Barnes "and a
nan named McCabe. at one time leader
C he !emocratic party in Albany."
"Mr. Bowers said
' r expect CoL Roosevelt will testify
linre that Mr. Barnes bargained with
on.- McCabe. I expect the defendant
will testify that Mr. Barnes found
places in gambling bouses for men to
wo"-k "
Justice Andrews ruled that this was
Immaterial.
rue ethics of boss rule and machine
polities, as Theodore Roosevelt claims
W'H.ani Barnes expounded them, were
relate, I by the former president upon
the witness stand late Wednesday. The
colonel swore that Mr. Barnes had told
lioni that the "riffraff could not be
Truvmn to nanoie poiicical affairs with- i
o,t a leader" and had nrMj him- I
!- T as being in favor of the Demo
rati and Republican organization.!
combining to defeat legislation provid
ing for direct primaries.
TRAMP BURNED VHEN HIS
CLOTHING CATCHES FIRE
Tort Sumner, X. M-. May 6. Terribly
Mime! when a spark from his camp
fire set his clothing on fire. Tom Ben
nett, the aged tramp who was brought
liere for emergency treatment, has been
taken to Santa Rita for further treat
ment in the railroad hospital.
The man said he was a tramp and
had built a fire beside the railroad
track after being put off of a train. A
spark from the fire burned his cloth
ing while he was asleep, and his face.
neck, tack and arms were badly
liurned and it is not thought that the
man. who is fiS years old, can recover.
He was delirious when found and was
brought here on a handcar for treat
jnent. r
oor Helpless China
FERGUSON SENDS TWO MESSAGES
EM
SHE
Pennsylvania Officials Say
They Are Not Looking
For Trouble, However.
Washington. D. C. May S. While the
Pennsylvania railroad is not looking
for trouble with any of its- thousands
of employes, it is always ready for
whatever may develop, according to the
testimony of W. W. Atterbury, vice
president of the system, answering
charges of unfairness before the fed
eral commission on industrial rela
tions. "We would welcome closer relations
with our employes," said Mr. Atter
bury. "if it could be brought about
under proper auspices. We would more
than welcome an organization of all
Pennsylvania railroad employes anions
themselves without entangling outside
alliances. Such an organization would
be good for the railroad and anything
that is good for the railroad is good
for the employes."
The objection of the Pennsylvania
to the Order of Railroad Telegraphers,
which made the complaint against the
company to the commission, the wit
ness said, was that it would make the
men responsible to the president of the
union and not to the proper officials
of the railroad company.
Mr. Atterbury championed mediation
as the best means of settling labor dis
putes and said that he would welcome
a federal workmen's compensation law
for interstate commerce employes,
modeled after some of the state com
pensation laws.
Ijettvei Organization To Kmployes.
"In dealing with organizations f
among its employes, tne company has
felt that the employes themselves
were the best judges of the forme of
organisation in which they desired ts
go." be added. "Therefore there has
been no interference in the employes
liberty of choice in this matter. The
foregoing statement, however, must be
qualified in these respects:
"The company owes a supreme duty
to its patrons and employes to take all
possible measures to insure safety of
operation. Such safety cannot be se
cured without the most careful adher
ence to orders. The management,
therefore, felt that It should resist
firmly all activities of employes' organ
izations which might tend, in the
least, to undermine discipline.
"The management Is also responsible
to the public for maintaining the con
tinuity of operations. This has made
necessary a policy of opposition to such
labor organizations as might interrupt
that continuity because of disputes with
wblch neltner tnis comnanv nor -is em
ployes had any direct relation. The I
company is therefore opposed to em- !
ployes affiliating themselves with an !
organization which might call a sym- i
pathetic strike. If there is to ne any J
strike on this railroad, tne management
believes that it should be the result of
the choice of its employe, and no other
reason."
Company In Always 1'rrpared.
"Is your company always In a state of
preparedness for any Industrial war
fare that might spring up?" asked Xr.
Walsh, "such as having men and arms
and clubs on hand?"
"We are always prepared for any
thing the other fellow Is getting ready
for. I can assure you." Mr. Atterbury
replied.
"How many rifles do you keep on
hand?"
"I don't know that we have any. but
we have everything that is legal that is
necessarv to keep on hand to protect
the running of our trains."
"Shouldn't the control or armed
forces, in vour opinion, rest with the
stater Mr. Walsh asked.
"Theoretically yes. bat practically I
doubt if you can eifer arrive at that
solution. If the state would properly
patrol our property we would be glad
to have It do so."
Gives KmployrV Side.
At the resumption today of the com
mission's inquiry, W. H. Pierce, an or
ganizer of the Brotherhood of Feder
ated Railroad Kmployes. resumed his
testimony concerning the Pennsylvania
shopmen's strike at Harrisburg last
year.
Pierce, questioned by commissioner
Weinstock. insisted that the Pennsyl
vania discharged in wholesale lots of
men who joined the shopmen's union.
Pierce attacked W. G. Lee, president
of the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men, for his part in the H14 shopmen's
strike.
FORMER SENATOR AND
FRIEND, "SPIES," RELEASED
vicuna. AuatiM, ! ' .; ,
I'nited States senator La Fayette
Young of eDs Moines, la., accompanied !
by a former American deputy consul a j
Berne, Switzerland, was arrested at j
Ir.nsbuck, Austria. Wednesday on a 1
suspicion of espionage directed against
Young's companion.
Toung was promptly released with
apologies after a few hours' detention
in his hotel, but his companion was
held in custody in the hotel until today,
before he was able to satisfy the au
thorities, who apparently had been
warned to look for a man of the same
name.
AMKRICAXS ARK ARH8STBD
AS RESULT OP IIORM3 TILIDK
Nogales. Ariz.. May 6. As a result I
of a horse trade with an Indian, Gerald
Twombly and Richard - Ledane. Ameri- I
cans, have been arrested as horse J
thieves at Altar. Sonora. according to I
an appeal from the men to Frederick
Simpich, American consul at Nogales,
Sorona. The Americans said all their
property had been confiscated. The
consul requested Gov. Maytorena to
have the men transferred to Nogales,
Sonora, for trial.
1 ANY
iiGES Bill OF
SITE Of F
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Supreme Court Letter on
Normal Matter.
BILL INTRODUCED
TO BUY OLD SITE
Carries $1000 Appropria
tion For the Purchase Of
Ground at Washington.
AUSTIN", Texas. May . Two spec
ial messages were sent to the
legislature today by governor
Ferguson, one recommending the pur
chase of the site at Washington, on the
Brazos, in Washington county, where
the first capitol of the republic of Tex
as stood, and the other transmitted
to the law makers a copy of the letter
of the supreme court declining to act
in the selection of two citizens to com
pose the locating board of the three
proposed state normals.
The governor made no comment or
recommendation to the legislature as
to what it shall do as to the stn't
normal measure.
To Bay First Capitol Site.
Acting upon the recommendation of
the Bovernor. representative Low to
day introduced a bill in the house mak
ing an appropriation of l,t for the
purchase of the site of the first Texas
capitol. consisting of 50 acres.
Consideration was resumed today in
the house of the Eleemoynary appro
priation bill. The house practically
finished consideration of the bill. The
item of appropriation for the confed
erate womans home was held up. pend
ing a report by a committee appointed
at the last regular session to make an
investigation of the method of man
agement at the home. The report will
be
mde tomorrow. The house has
adjourned until tomorrow morning.
Capitol Repairs I1III Offered.
In the senate today a bill was intro
duced by senator Clark providing for an
appropriation of J415.000 for repairs and
improvements to the state capitol. The
bill provides for a board composed of
the governor, commissioner of the gen
eral land office and controler to have
charge and control of the work.
NriT Hlind Innlitulc mil I'assrx.
Consideration of fhe bill appropriat
ing J300.M for a new state blind in
stitute also was taken up. Senator Mc
Gregor, author of the measure, ex
plained that it provides a board com
posed of the governor, lieutenant gov
ernor and attorney general, to direct
the work and the superintendent of the
institution is an exofficio secretary.
The location of the institution is left
on t left
open, the board being empowered to se-
rft,.the ,7?ti?n- V" b,J! tMmei that cVTpLDuffv ofthe American ail
finally without a dessentlng vote. I vessel Brynhilda, with a cargo of
The senate went Into executive sea- :if, h rriv4 at Bremen from
sion and confirmed the appointments of S"ni.bi,"TBLI i-Stain" declares 0.1 he
judges and members of boards, sent up NT.Ih 2,L ?S?fa2 declares that ne
HfiSSS .bI..fhf. ?rr-"f -." r'nrrthhtw.. stooped by
"'V""K" . . in. luniuii-jw. .
m. tomorrow.
Hearing Ilrsutneil.
The hearing before the house com
mittee on insurance on the Gibson bill
was resumed this afternoon at 2:30
oclock. Mayor Lindsley. of Dallas,
was Invited, spoke on the bilL " :s op
posing the pending measure.
Penitentiary LeKinlatlon Expected.
Penitentiary legislation is scheduled
to come ud for consideration durinr-
the present session of the legislature. d threatened to toucn at K"n
It is planned to introduce a bill similar I Port. Anally the ?"" 'wta ner
to the one introduced during the last " J"10 Aberdf? ."fLfJ T- P
regular session and which was defeated mitted to proceed to Bremen.
fAf 1aL nt Aitnnim am fk ! .!..
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' me bctoiuh. Juufce w . n. mil. rep-
resentative in the house from aWlker !
countv. who chamoioned the bill dnr- ,
ing the last session, is likely again to ;
prepare the bill for this special ses-
sion. 1
"The bill should certainly be passed
at this session," said representative
sHh1ouidaT,rea.t"bepT.d."-,7M0 vhleh ,
Cceo"a,,V".,rUt"nCgPhaa,.nrln-1
vaded the house. Representative Griggs 1
proposes to Introduce a bill practically
alone the lines of the bill he and rep
resentative Haney presented and had
passed at the last session. Mr. Griggs
has already obtained the promises of
about 40 members of the house favor
ing the presentation of the bilL The
governor, however, before he submits
any of these additional subjects, wants
to see some material progress made on
the appropriation bills.
TO CALL "BUY iflN TEXAS"
CONVENTION EARLY IN JUNE
Austin. Tex May 6. Commissioner
of labor Woodman announced today
that he has decided to call a conven
tion of members of commercial organ
izations and manufacturers of Texas,
to form a permanent organization to
promote the "Buy it Id Texas cam
paign which he inaugurated some time
ago.
The convention Is to be called for
the early part of June and In some
centrally located city. He has received
-much encouragement on this movement,
not only from the commercial organ
izations, but also from manufacturers.
He also suggests the adoption of
a '
slogan. "Made in Texas," on
manufactured In the state.
articles ,
-A Shining Example
VILLAGE BURNED BY THE GERMANS
This iS.otOKrai.il hos a row of houses in the Bclffiau village of Helfc. to which the torch wa i applied by the Ger
man troops when they passed through the place. The justification claimed by the kaiser's army that then- troops were
fired u'ion from the windows of these houses by civilian nipers.
SONORA TO
1 RATTLE
Douglas. Ariz.. May . Because they
sympathized with the Villa cause, resi
dents of San Miguel, in Sonora, were
driven from their homes by the Car
ranza adherents in the neighboring
towns of Bavispe and Baserac. after
an attack in which five men and a
woman were killed and several wound
ed, according to a report brought here
by H. W. Loomls, an American mining
man.
The Sane Mlguelites declared for Villa
after a Carranza raiding party confis
cated all their plowhorses. They are
reported to be in Chihuahua organizing
a counter attack.
Loom is said the troops have taken
practically all the food and domestic
animals in the district and the people
are living on roots. The spring wheat,
which will be harvested in a month,
promises to be bountiful, however, and
will relieve conditions.
AMERICAN SKIPPER GETS
TO BREMEN,. DESPITE DELAY
Kriin Uerm.-inv. Hit . Included in
the items given out toiay by the Over-
1. .... .nn' in the following:
ncy is tne toiiowins.
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a soecial disnatcb received irom
n . n.An,v 7alrnns t-atwtrt
,.,,, i-.- Th Rr4th com
mander sent a detail of armed marines
and a large quantity of ammunition
on board the Brynhilda. declaring that
if the sailing ship was stopped by a
Get man submarine the marines would
shoot the German captain and by per
fArtinr the tower of the submersible
I with bullets, make it impossible for
It to submerge. Capt. Uuffy protested
The maritime
records show the
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Duffy, left New York February 1 and
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Bremen April 1J for New York.
WAR BREAKS DOWN FAMILY
RELATIONS, SAYS MISS ADDAMS
Amsterdam. Holland. May . ara
show an increasing tendency to brea.c
down the family relationship, said Miss
Jane Addams of Chicago. 111., in ad
dressing an audience of Dutch -women
here Wednesday night This relation
ship and the responsibility of paternity
were aims for which women had strug
gled for centuries, she said. Women
are now again soldier producers. Miss
Addams declared.
Modern wars. Miss Addams con
tinued, were to return to the old tribal
state in which men were forced as a
body to defend their country but not
permitted to defend their own home
except under special rule. Women's
wok must be. despite -wars, to keep
alive family relationships as a regen
erating influence. Women must see
that the child is deprived of no hard
earned right of freedom and oppor
tunity by war.
! GEN.. HUERTA WILL MAKE
HIS HOME IN NEW YORK
New York. May . Gen. Victoriano
Huerta announced Wednesday he had
leased a house at Forest Hills. Long
Island, and would consider New York
his home. His family is coming from
Barcelona, Spain. His family Includes
I five daughters and four sons.
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TLe War At a Glance
THB hait4 In western Gallcia.
launched a few days ago with
an Austro-German attack
from the Cracow region, has devel
oped Into one of the greatest en
counters of the war. Petrograd
dispatches admit that the situation
is a serious one. although it is as
serted there that the advance has
been checked. At Vienna and Ber
lin, however, it is claimed the Rus
sians have begun the retreat, that
their whole position in the Carpa
thians is precarious and that the
entire eastern campaign may turn
on the events of the next few days.
Invnslon of llaltle Provinces
The German invasion of the Bal
tic province of Russia, which is re
garded lightly in Petrograd. is said
in Berlin to be an important move
ment, under the personal direction
of field marshal von Hlndenburg.
His aim is believed to be the cap
ture of Llbau and Riga, which
would enable him to harass Rus
sian communications with Petro
grad. German Gain la Ilclslam
In Belgium further gains have
been made by the Germans. The
French official statement concedes
that the Germans won positions on
the disputed Hill ... near Ypres.
and that the British were able to
retake only parts of them.
trial nt Home
Rome. Vienna and Berlin advices
indicated that a crisis had come in
the negotiations between Italy and
Austria In Rome, where It had
been felt of late that war was
Inevitable, there has been a sadden
revival of hope for a peaceful set
tlement, owing to the fact that
Austria is said to have realized the
necessity of making substantial
territorial concessions.
Berlin newspapers said Italy's
participation in the war must be
regarded as not unlikely.
3e,(NM) Turks Repaired
A force of J0.009 Turks, which at
tacked the Russians in the Oilman
Khori region of the Caucasus, was
said to have been repulsed with
heaty losses and compelled to re
tire in disorder.
ZVcntrnl Ships Blown I'p
Still another neutral steamer has
been sunk in the North sea. al
though whether by a mine or tor
pedo has not been established. The
Danish vessel Cathay, from Den
mark for China, was blown up. but
her passengers and crew, num
berirg 43. escaped.
Two British vessels, a schooner
and a trawler, also were sunk by
shells fired by a submarine. The
crews -were permitted to leave their
ships and escaped.
WINDSTORM HITS
K
Ardmore. Ogla.. May . Three pe--sons
were injured and much property
damaged here today by a heaty wind
storm. It was reported that Wilson,
Okla.. near here, was hit by a small
tornado, which blew down 40 build
ings, but that no one was seriously in
jured there.
COURT OlI'lUHS XS4.000
IlRTl'RXEr TO DKNVKR HANK
Denver. Colo, May 6 Judge A. Rl
ner, of Cheyenne, sitting In the United
States district coudt. today issued a de
cree ordering F. A. Chapman, receiver
of the closed Mercantile National bank,
of Pueblo, to return to the Denver Na
tional bank J84.S00. The money repre
sents a loan said to have been negoti
ated by Coney C. Slaughter, after his
resignation as cashier of the Pueblo In
stitution. The Denver bank, instead of
turning the money over to Slaughter,
sent it to the Pueblo bank.
TWO TOW
As a Consistent "Non
EKES
Pekin. China. May S. The ultimatum
of Japan to China reached the Japanese
legation today. It probably was pre-
1 sent, d to the Chinese government this
afternoon.
Warships Are Preparing.
Tokio, Japan. May C A big fleet of
warships is taking on supplies at
Sasebo. the Japanese in the province
of Shang Tung are concentrating at
Tsien Tao and those in Manchuria are
preparing to take charge of the rail
road zone.
Tbe Kokiam In Its issue of today
says it learns from an authoritative
source that the United States is en
deavoring to mediate between Japan
and China and this is one reason why
the cabinet deliberations have been
protracted.
The Official Gazette publishes an
imperial ordiannce sanctioning the ap
plication ef martial law and the mili
tary requisition law on the Kwang
Tung peninsula and the south Man
churia railroad.
Nature or Vltlmatum.
oKkumin Shirabun state that in its
ultimatnm Japan stipulates that China
must accept unconditionally the Japa
nese demands.
The newspapers say in an extra edi
tion that this was decided upon by the
imperial council.
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We Bayoneted the Turks
and Threw Them Ooer Our
Heads" Allied Troops Say
Cairo. Egypt. May (.British troops
who have returned here from the Gal
lipoll peninsula where they formed part
of the first landing party moving
against the Dardanelles, described the
fierce charges which followed their
landing.
At Sari 3alr the men. wading ashore.
rushed three ridges in succession and
a running bayonet fight extended
more than three miles.
"We lifted the Turks on the end of
our bayonets and hurled them over our
heads," said one enthusiastic invader.
The men told of the arrival of rein
forcements and said the ridges were
carried by storm in the first rush.
The concentrated Turkish fire during
the beginning of the fighting was ter
rific. Shrapnel, machine gun and rifle
caused very heavy casualties amcnir
the allies.
DECLARES GERMANS POISONED
WELLS IN SOUTHWEST AFRICA
London. Eng May . Reports of
poisoning of wells In southwest Africa
by the Germans were confirmed by
Lewis Harcourt. secretary of state fo-
tne colonies, who Issued a statement
Wednesday night in which he said that
when Gen. Lonis Botha, re maunder of
the Union of South Africa forces, oc
cupied Swakopmund. he discovered that
six wells had been poijcned by arsenic
cattle wash.
As a remonstrance, -.en. Botha sent a
communication to C'. Francke, com
mander of Ihe German force- This
elicited a response, acco-dint: to the
statement of At. Han mi.t. that the
German rrxps had oid.'i that if "wv
could nossibly -rsv-s-it II. rot to ijpw
any water supplies to fall ?nti the
hands of the enamy in a form which
allows It to be used for man or beast. '
When Swakopmund was evacuated,
the reply of CoL Francke continued, the
officer In command had several bags
of cooking salt thrown Into the wella,
but It was found that this "could in a
short time be rendered Ineffective."
Thereafter. CoL Francke's letter said.
"We tried the copper dip and found
that b usin this, any enemy occu
pying the ton 11 would for some time
have to rely on water from elsewhere."
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T lULT I TI
fUfibto
Day and Night Fighting In
Galicia Leads to Defeat
Of Russians.
BERLIN HAPPY
OVER SUCCESSES
Austrian Flank Attack Now
Menaces Russian Forces
In Beslnd Region.
VIENNA, Austria, Hay S. The vic
torious Austrian advance con
tinues on the entire west Gali
cia n front, according to an official an
nouncement made by the war office
today.
Russian prisoners to the numler of
80, 000 have been take n In a battle last
ing a night and a day. ending Wednes
day, in which position after position,
of the Russians was captured.
The text of the announcement fol
lows: '"orces of tbe Tetuonie allies are
advancing successfully along the en
tire front in west Galicia. Troops of
' the enem, still intact, are attempting,
, by taking up favorable defensive post
, tions, to cover their hasty retreat.
IVill nnlbHae Army.
"The strong Rosstan forces in the
1 Beskid rex-ion - are being seriously
J la... -1sa flnnl- otfopilr tf A11
mE (11 ljau "J1 I,.. M.n. , wi-
victorious armies. Already we have
forced the fighting in the regions of
Jaslo and Dukln, and the engage
ment now in progress will complete
the annihilation of the third Russian
army.
The number of prisoners m oar
hands has been increased to more than.
56.-W0."
The ftjrhtinp is taking place in the
difficult country of mountain spurs and
foothills of the northern Carpathians
and the Teutonic armies are gaming
ground, in spite of the stubborn resist
ance of the Hussians. The Austro-Ger-raan
forces now are approaching the
AVisloka rirr.
Tarnot In Bombarded.
The city of Taxnow is still n Rus
sian hands, although under Aastro
German artillery fire The fate of Tar
now and that of the Russian line north
ward to the Vistula river depends on
thf struggle now waging for possession
1 of Aal mountain, which towers to the
' south of Tarno. The Russians have
j fortified this mountain until it has be
! om- a veritable Gibraltar, but the
archduke's men are attacking it fuxi
I onsl. This struggle may go down 1
history with that f--r Putiloff hill, tu
: the south of Mukden, in the Russu
i Japanese war.
! Ktttta.- Are FightlBS Hard.
I The Russian forces .piickly rallied
I from the demoralization caused by the
! veherat-nt onslaught on fheir Biala line
i made by the Austro-German forces on
1 Sunday and they are now fighting fc.r
every foot of ground on their retreat
All hills and bridges in the rear of the
' original Russian lines had been forti-
fied with triple rows of trenches i i
preparation for such an emergency, and
th Russians with all the advantages
of prepared trenches and gun positions
are putting up a stubborn resistance.
Germany Is Rrjokrinff.
Berlin, German, May . The mili
tary developments of the laat ween.
h:t e had, a visible effect on poput.tr
leeling in Berlin. whn.u is decide dl:
more optimistic. perations in th
Kussian province oJ t'.mrland on the
Kaltic. in Gal'ciu, and in Belgium in
dicate that German foi ces are taking
1 the offensive on a large scale and tnat,
' greater events are t be expected.
' It is undrstood in well informed
, qui; wn that the German troops i:l
Oiurland are now n earing the poi c
which probably will be attacked b
land and sea. Field marshal von Hin-
denourg himself is in command there.
ili design appears to be to take laba 1
' and prooably Ria as well and u?e
the-e ports as bases for harassing: Ru
siar communications with Petrograd.
Rnioiaas Seek Relnfereementa.
The Russians already have sent fro-n
Kovno reinforctinents for resist::
f lut .e operations, the results of whUh
: i.:t soon be apparent- The Russians
:-.io are attempting to resist th
.-lu! o-Grman movement eastward m
Cjtilicta. having brought up reinforce-
, rac::ts from the Carpathians for that
purpose. Information received here.
however, indicates that the Russians
t are being sweot along before the
Teutonic allies, or else captured.
Austrian reports state there Is la
progress a general Russian retreat ex
tending; from the positions to the south
of Dukla pass, in Hungary, where
weeks ago the attacks upon an im
pregnable Austrian front, entailing
frightful losses, had exhausted the
initiative of the invaders.
The view held here is that the who's
Rus.an position in the Carpathians
has now become precarious.
' Germans Deliver Telling Blows.
Paris. France, May . The French,
war office this afternoon gave out a
report which says:
"North of Ypres we repulsed with
facility a night attacK rode by the
Germans from i?leenstra.lte.
"South of Ypres the Germans Wed
nesday at a point near JFwartelen at
(CeattBaed on race X Gal. 3).
- MiMtari?