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EL PASO. TEXAS. TUESDAY EVENING. MAY 11. 1915. delivered anywhere cents a month. 12 PAGES. TWO SECTIONS. TODAY.
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PASO
is Jftnml
o-Germans May Take
Avialor Drops Bombs On
Suburb of Paris and
Wounds Five.
GERMANS PRESS
ATTACKAT YPRES
French Claim Other Attacks
By Enemy In West Fail
To Gain Ground.
U
UNITOX, Kng, Mar 11 The Rus
sians continue to fall back in
uKtrrn Galic.a before the
.vustro-Uerman thrust and the Ger
manic allies now have crossed the
upper reaches of the Wisioka nver
and are within 5(1 miles of the fortress
of Przemvsl, which ma soon be in
Ganger , .
This much is admitted In the omciai
communication given out dj
the staff
of grand duke Nicholas,
but it is
spoken of in a matter
of fact way
- v... i. ui nftr nhnv much oerturba-
tion and is coupled with clan-is of j
iiavmg recommeneeu tun-eaBiui v.
fir.sne against the Austro-Germans at
a nous points.
!t is anticipated in London that the
ail ea forces on the western front will
i ,ip to reduce the pressure on the
Ruuuu. Oogaate the -3erman '
centration in Flandera and i.-nes, the
British and French forces -find them
selves strong enough to attack on a
w ide front.
The recruiting fever aroused In
Great Britain by the sinking of the
LusAania continues.
Airman Attacks Paris Suburb.
A German aeroplane of the Taube
t; pc flew over St Denis, a suburb of
I-ari. this morning and dropped two
bombs. One missile wounded five per
soi's, while the other fell on a building
w ithout causing damage.
eroplane encounters were frequent
over the western front Mo day, and
tnere were numerous casualties.
French Progress ear Arras.
The French war office statement on
the prosress of hostilities says ii part:
In Belgium, near St. Georges, the
ent-mv endeavored by a night attack
Monday to recapture the positions
t?ktn bv us Sunday They were, how
ever, repulsed.
To the north of Arras our progress
has continued. Carenc is now invest
ed bv. our troops on three sides and
Js reduced to precarious communica
tion with the Ge.man lines.
Counter Attacks Break Sown.
"The forces brought by the enemy
from Lens and from Douai in automo
biles were not successful at any place 1
m getting the advantage, t our strong
ountf-r attacks broke down under our
fire Monda. at the same time suffer
ing very heavy losses.
'These attacks took place in front
of Loos, at Notre Dame de Lorette and
euville Saint Vaast At this last men
tioned place we gained territory, at the
same time taking about 103 prisoners.
' Monday night the enemy suffered
a, further check. The counter attack
to the north of Neuville Saint Vaast,
preceded by a violent bombardment,
was completely repulsed and we re
tained all the ground gained.
Bombardmsnt of Town.
"Following a bombardment of Dun
kirk reported Monday, during whitfh
three shells fell, but without hurting
anvbody or inflicting any damage, the
Herman threw 11 shells on the town
of Bergues five mies south-wutheast
c? Dunkirk. Twelve persons were
killed and 11 were wounded. Our bat-'
tenes put . stop to the shelling.
'One of t-jr aviators Monday bom
barded a hangar for a dirigible balloon
at Maubeuge and started a fire. An
av lator of the enemy threw bombs on
toe railroad station at Dojllens, 20
miles north of Amiens, but without
lomg any damage. Another aviator of
the enemy, pursued between the Ar
gonne and the Mouse by a French air
man, was compelled to com . down
"Within the German lines, where his
machine took fire.
"On the other hand the Germans
brought dewn a British aviator and
British soldiers were successful in
bringing down two German i. men."
English Ship Driven Away.
Berlin. Germany,' May 11. The Ger
man general headquarters staff today1
gave out the following statement:
"Mondaj morning an English shin
was driven away from Westende, 'Bel
Sium, by our fire.
"We made further progress east of
"Vpres and captured five machine guns.
The French continued their attacks
southwest of the Lorette hills and at
the villages of Ablayn and Oarency. I
jn ineir atiacss -were repulsed. The
number of prisoners made by us here
was increased to iw.
"Between Carency and Neuvllle, the
I'rench remain in possession of the
trenches taken by them. The battle
continues. N
"An Bnglisn flying machine was shot
dovin at a point southwest of Lille.
Germans Capture Trenches.
"Southwest of Berry-Au-Bae and In
the woods south of Longville-An-Bols
our troops Monday took by storm a
position of two lines of trenches
stretching over a width of 400 meters.
"We also took a number of unwounded
prisoners and captured two mine
throwers with much ammunition
"Enemy infantry attacks north of
While Eternity Lasts,
TEXAS
ENGLAND DEE
BATTLE AT SEA
Claims German Report of
North Sea Engagement
is Pure Fabrication.
London, Ens, May 1L The British
official press bureau today denied the
following German report of an alleged
North' sea engagement:
"The following statement dated Ber
lin, May S, has been officially circu
lated through the Cerman wireless sta
tions and received by the Marconi com
pany: "The main headquarters reported
some weeks ago that a large number of
reports were current which originated
in Norway to the effect that near Ber
gen, on the Norwegian coast during
the night from AprM 7- to S heavy sea
fighting between English and German
ships had taken place.
Nlcht Flrinc Noticed.
" "Ships coming from that direction
also reported that they had seen
squadrons of warships. On the night in
question, gun fire by the aid of illu
minating rockets had been noticed.
-'With regard to these reports soma
light now has been thrown on the
matter by the commander of the sub
marine A. E.-2. which was destroyed
in the Dardanelles.
Battleship Superb Sunk.
" 'According to a letter which came in
to our possession regarding the North
sea fight the British battleship Superb
is said to have been sunk and the
cruiser Warrior is said to have been
sinking without tbe German navy hav
ing suffered any loss. On Friday.
April 8. a number of cruisers is said to
have arrived in a. bad'y damaged con
dition. The Lion was very badly dam
aged. Official reports say nothing ot
all this.
'3faullar reports have come to hand
irvoi rcuaoK maimi aumcei iw ukt e- i
feet that a number of badly damaged
and slightly damaged ships had reached '
English ports for repairr. The manner I
in which, they had been damaged has ,
been left unexplained
Damaged Ships Towed In.
" 'An especially large number of dam
aged ships ran Into the Tyne. The
damaged cruiser was towed into the
Tyne. A ship of the Lion class, with a
starboard list and with .her aft funnel
missing was towed into the Firth of
Forth.
"The silence of the admiralty on
all this is easily to be understood as
the German navy took no part in any
fighting on the night in question a
fight with neutral vessels is but of
the question, a battle can only have
taken place between ships of the Brit
ish fleet which did not rer agnize eacS
other in the darkness.'
The secretary of the British ad
miralty states that there is not t
word of truth In this fabrication. It is.
however, interesting as a mark of ths
anxiety of Germany at the present
moment to make an impression on neu
tral states.'
Flirey and In the forest of Le Petre
failed."
Ttnaatan Tlfnm Hroke2U
I "In the eastern theater Monday the
I situation was unchanged, ane mub-
sians attempted to arrest tne pursuit
S" our army under Gen. Mackcnzen on
e Brxosko-Brosowa line, on the
branch of the Strodnika-Srzeznaka,
and at Ropozya, northeast of Kbeca
and Sxcrnzyn on the Vlstla. This
failed. By night the Russian lines
were pierced in many places, especially
at Brzosko and between Brxosko and
Lutoza. after a desperate attack by
several Russian divisions from SanoK
in the direction of Besko had failed
in the morning with very heavy losses
for the enemy, '.he pursuit c t.nue-
GULFLIGHT WAS TORPEDOED
WHILE FLYING U. S. FLAG
"Washington. D. C-. May 11. The
testimony of chief officer Smith of the
American steamer Gulflight which was
torpedoed- but not sunk, was reeetvea
todav, bv the state department. Both
Smith and consular agent Bluefieid In
a statement cabled within tne last
week stated that the Gulflight was fly
ing a large American flag and was tor
pedoed , without warning.
THIS WAR CAN BE MADE
THE LAST, SAYS GEN. MILES
Los Angeles, Calif.. May 1L Lieut
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, U. a A-, retired,
said today that in his opinion the
Lusitania tragedy would be only one of
a series of appalling disasters of the
European war. but that the war itself
could be made "the last in history" by
a federation of nations, working
through a-recognized and properly sup
ported tribunal of arbitration. ,
WILL INTERN GERMANS AND
, AUSTRIANS IN LIVERPOOL
Liverpool, Eng., May 11 Fifty Ger
mans and Austrians in Liverpool have
bn interned, and It Is announced that
all will receive the same treatment.
This is a development of tbe torpedo
inir of the Lusitania. Naturalized Ger
mans will be advised to leave the city .
loc tfieir own saiety. j. ivern, wno was
German consul here before the out
break of tbe war. has resigned his seat
in the cotton exchange.
ITALIAN RESERVES ORDERED
HOME FROM SWITZERLAND 1
Geneva, Switzerland, May 1L All
Italian reserve officers and men in
Switzerland, up to the age of 34, were
ordered Monday to rejoin their regi
ments immediately. '
Austrian and Bavarian forces are
concentrating in the Tyrol.
UPHOLDS PRESIDENT WILSON
Tne'War At a GL
ance
W
AE between Italy and the
central empires Is now re
garded in Rome as almost
unavoidable. There Is said to be
only a slender chance that an agree
hent will be reached. Military prep
arations are being pushed vigor
ously and political opposition to
war apparently has largely died
away.
In Paris it is rumored that Ger
many and Austria have declared
war on Italy, but so far as is Known
there is no basis for such reports.
A Milan dispatch gives what pur
ports to be an offer of territorial
concessions from Austria, described
as unacceptable to Italy Inasmuch
as it excludes Trieste ind letria.
Hard Flghtlnc at Galllpoll
Heavy fighting has been in prog
ress on tbe Gallipoli peninsula
during the last few days. An of
ficial statement issued at Constan
tinople says the French and British
troops made four attacks near Avl
burnu on Sunday but were driven
back with heavy losses. It is as
serted tnree battalions or about
5000 mfcli were annihilated. A press
dispatch from Athene to London
says that the allies made import
ant advances on Friday and Satur
day and that tbe Turkish losses In
the fighting were estimated at .
00 men.
Iluxlnns Itenew Offensive
Victory in several engagements
along tbe Carpathian front is re
ported in an official Russian state
ment. Dispatches to Switzerland
say the Russians have begun a
strong offensive at Tarnow, report
ed to have been captured last week
by the Austrian, as well as, in he
Baltic provinces to the north. Ger
man and Austrian accounts of im
portant successes in these regions,
however, have not been qualified.
Five Wounded at St. Utnli
A German aeroplane flew over St.
Denis, a suburb of Paris, todav and
dropped two bombs Five persona
were woui d d
GERMANY OFFERS
TO PAY HUB
Washington. D. C, May 11. Ger
many, through ambassador Gerard, to
day notified the United States that
submarine commanders had been speci
fically Instructed not to harm neutral
vessels not engaged in hosfile acts,
and that Germany would pay for dam
ages to such ships In the war zone.
Neutral ships carrying contraband
will be dealt with, tbe announcement
says, according to the rules of naval
warfare. If neutral ships are acci
dentally damaged Jn the war zone. Ger
many will express Its regret and pay
dairages without prize court proceed
ings. The German government Justifies Its
submarine warfare on the ground that
England Is threatening to starve the
civilian population of Germany by pro
hibiting neutral commerce in food
stuffs and other necessaries.
3RIT1SII ATTACIv STOItEb
OWXED BY GKItJIAX FIRMS
Manchester, Eng, May 1L A number
of buildings in Manchester and Salford.
occupied by German firms, were at
tacked by crowds today and considera
ble damage done. At other places
workmen refused to accept employ
ment from alien enemies and In con
sequence some establishments conduct
ed by Germans were closed.
The directors of the Manchester
stock exchange asked members of Ger
man, Austrian I and Turkish birth, who
were not naturalized, to refrain from
using the exchange.
BANQUET FOR lTIilt.i:D
GER3IANS IS CALLED OFF
Washington, D. C. May 11. A ban
quet and reception for the officers of
the interned German commerce, raiders
Kronprinz Wilhelm and Prinz Eitel
Friedrlch. which was to have been held
here within the next few days, has
been abandoned by its promoters. Be
cause of the Lusitania disaster It was
thought best not to carry out the plan.
Are
We
Sure
M
Is
oral rorce
(See Editorial Page
The United States at this time In
world affaire, is not exerting moral
force, and is not in a position to
exert it partly because we have
been so weak and ineffectual in our
whole foreign policy for some years
that every nation on earth, great
and small, doubts both our will and
our good faith.
3 3p
The man who habitually takes in
sults and injuries without resist
ance either moral or physical
soon loses his power for good.
Cold intellect without passion is
only half-man. and as dangerous in
Its way as would be the reverse:
passion without intelligence.
Moral force without the reserve
support of physical force sometimes
faces situations in which the very
lack of force becomes actually im
moral. He who values his physical life
Germany
HAS CONFIDENCE
IN ABILITY TO
ACT WISELY
Native German Enthusiastic
In Urging Adoption Of
Resolution.
HAS SUPPORT IN
ANY ACTION TAKEN
Both Houses Of Legislature
On Record As Standing
By Chief Executive.
A'
USTd. Texas, May 1L With the
adoption today by the house" of a
resolution reposing confidence in
the ability of president Wilson to solve
the international problems presented by
the sinKins of , tne Lusitania. both
branches of the Texas legislature have
gone on record as standing by the na
tion's chief executive.
This is the text of the resolution,
offered by representatives Beacon. Lane
and others, which was unanimously
J adopted.
Full Confidence In President.
"Resolved that the speaker lie re
quested to wire president Woodrow
'Wilson that the lMra3 t rAirM(mt&-
tives of Texas has nil-confidence Jn
nts wisdom and abHty to solve the
difficult international problems pre
sented by the sinking of the Gulflight
and the Lusitania: and further assur
ing him of its undivided support in any
action he may deem necessary on the
part of the United States in conection
therewith."
Native German Urges Adoption.
When the resolution came up for
consideration, representative McKnight
moved that it be referred to the house
committee on state affairs; this was
strenuously opposed by several mem
bers, including representative Burmeis
ter of McMuQen county, who Is a Ger
man by birth, but an American citizen
and Texan, who urged that the resolu
tion should be unanimously adopted.
"For the U. S., Right or Wronjc"
"We are for the United States, right
or wrong." declared Mr. Burmeister.
Mr. McKniarht withdraw hia mntinn n
refer and the resolution was adopted.'
country JCBOOl Jllll 1'anaes.
Governor Ferguson's bill making an
appropriation or SI.. for the
country schools of Texas, was passed
finally today in tbe house, by a vote ot
it to 15. without having Seen materi
ally amended.
The house also passed finally the
bill by representative Low, making an
appropriation or $18. So purchase the
site in Washington county of Texas's
first eapitol, and passed to third read
ing the senate bill making an appro
priation to gather a Texas exhibit at
the Panama Pacific exposition, after
the amount had been increased from
$10,000 to ?12.S06.
Gibson Bill Tomorrow.
The Gibson insurance bill, which was
voted out of committee by a vote of 10
to 6, was today, on motion of Mr. Lind
staff, made a special order for tomor
row morning at 10:30. The house then
adjourned until tomorrow morning.
Grocery Item Remains,
In the senate the senate bill making
appropriations for the eleemosynary in
stitutions was passed finally. The bill
carries ?J,7S7.746. Before this bill was
passed, an effort was made to strike
out the appropriation for groceries of
superintendents of all institutions, but
this failed. The senate then adjourned
until tomorrow morning.
No Bills Reach Governor.
Practically one-half, of the special
session of the Jlth legislature has i
passed Into history and not one of the
(Continued on page 10. Col. 4.)
TLat Wkat We
Not Really Moral Weakness?
For Discussion Of Some Ethical
above moral principle cheapens the
principle and by his own self cen
terednesa he destroys the effective
ness of his own moral force.
Lincoln did not despise physical
force as a righteous weapon when
moral force had failed; have we
progressed so far beyond Lincoln,
then, that we must proclaim the use
of physical force to be always and
everywhere immoral, and finally re
nounce the right to apply physical
force when we fall by moral force to
serve mankind effectually?
It used to be said that the first
law of nature is self preservation.
That is a lie. That is one of the last
and lowest laws of nature. The nrst
and highest law of nature is preser
vation of the species, conservation
of the race and of what good we can
see in the world worth conserving.
It is all right to use our moral
force to the limit of effectiveness.
Can Not Expunge "Lusitania V Blood Stai
' PROBE SHOWS LIFEBELTS Unit
MEN BRAVELYSAVED VKDMEN, DIED
Not an American Man Entered a Lifeboat Without Hav
ing First Been Plunged Into the Sea, Inquiry Eeveals;
Funerals of 92 Dead, Not Americans, Are Held;
. Three Services Conducted.
QEENSTOWN, Ireland, May 1L
There are indications that the
heavy death roll among the
American men in the first cabin of
the Lusitania was due to a scarcity'of
life belts, many of them having given
the life preservers they had obtained
to women. There Is a preponderance
of testimony that no American man
SPt Into a boat until after be had been
thrown into tne water.
Webb IVade, secretary of Alfred G.
VafiderWlt, has not been able to ar-,
range with the authorities to comply
with his request that all necessary tugs
be chartered at the expense ot the
Vanderbilt family to search foe other
bodies as weU as that of Mr. Vander
bilt Help" Others. DIsresard Self.
"When the Lusitania was in her death
throes, there was no cooler group
aboard than that composed of Mrae.
Marie Depage, Herbert S. Stone, Lindon
V. Bates, Jr., and Dr. J. T. Houghton.
The last named was the only survivor
of the party. This little band guided
women and children, supplied lifer belts,
bound up the wounds of other passen
gers and then plunged hopelessly Into
the sea, having given up their own life
preservers.
Funeral for 9 Dead.
Ninety-two of the dead were buried
fMonday afternoon with services
rradav afternoon with services .that
have no -narenel tn History.
Under a sky in which not a single
cloud floated and to the strains of
hymns played by British soldiers, they i
were laid to rest two miles behind
Queenstown in a cemetery bursting
'with spring greenery and tucked be
tween hils flaming with gorse. The
services at the graves began at 4
oclock and at half past 4 the sod of
Ireland was being shoveled upon the
coffins.
ArmyVBand Plays.
The townspeople stood hatless nearly
all forenoon as the coffins were con
veyed to the cemetery on carts; a Brit
ish army band played Chopin's funeral
march. Along tbe country road coun
try folk were clustered, for the most
part perched on stone fences behind
pari percaeu on stone lences oenina
the soldiers who guarded the road the
entire two miles from the cathedral
to the cemetery.
Woman Seeks Her Dead.
Just before the services stafted a
woman rushed to tbe side of one of the
huge graves and asked to have the
coffin in one corner raised. This was
done, and trembingly the woman bent
over and gazed at the face within it.
Then she shook her head and turned
away. Apparently she had not found
the one she sought.
Three Services Held.
Conducted bv blahon Brown h
uainonc service
was held first. th
choir boys bearing Incense appearing
""" ;iuvci ui ctois ana coming; to
the grave side. The Church of Ear-
land service, that Is, the Episcopalian,
followed, and finallv the Non-Conform.
ist rites were performed. As the last
words of this service were spoken, the
familiar hymn. "Abide With Met"
swelled forth.
IS More Bodies Found.
Sixteen bodies were brought to
Queenstown this afternoon by a tug
charted by '"the Cun" Nonl i
oi the bodies has vet been identified.
The bodies are those of nine men.
five women and a boy and a girl. They
were floating with life belts, 30 miles
east of the scene of the disaster.
Because of the condition of the
bodies Identification will be difficult.
LEAVE IT TO PRESIDENT,
SAYS SPEAKER CHAMP CLARK
St. Louia. Vn y 11 Tn a n,B0.A
to a friend here Monday night, speaker
Champ Clark said-
1 "In common with all others I regret
Call America s
Principles Involved)
but let us be sure It is force and
not weakness.
Meek compliance with Injustice te
as immoral, as evil, as the injustice
itself. It amounts to what the law
yers call "compounding a felony?:
it makes the weakling a party tp
the crime.
The precedent we have set for
ourselves in Mexico will dictate our
attitude toward Germany.
'
Had we adopted a different for
eign policy, the Lusitania would
never have been sunk with the
assassination of nearly ISO Ameri
cans and the sacrifice of hundreds
of innocent men. women, and. chil
dren. It Is not a difficult art to "keep
out of war" if we are content to
take our inspiration from China.
But is that the ideal of our "New
Nationalism";
exceedingly the awful catastrophe of
the Lusitania. The duty of looking itao
and acting on tbe premises devolves
upon the president. He has sources of
information better than we can possi
bly have. For one I am willing to
leave It to him to do the proper thing
and believe he will do It. Consequent
ly it seems to me that the rest of us
would for the present at least, best
discharge our duty by refraining from
hasty expression of opinion. Of course,
all American rights should be asserted
forcibly and maintained boldly."
SINKING OF LUSITANIA
FILLS NORWAY WITH HORROR
Christiana. Norway. May 11. Nor
wegian newspapers uniformly express
horror over the torpedoing of (he liner
Lusitania. Comments are all In the
nature or censure directed against Ger- i
many.
The Morgenblatt says: I
"The sinking deliberately without j
warning of the Lusitania with hun- I
dreds of noncombatants on board, men. f
(Continued on next page)
0B0EG0N
BACK FBOI VILLA
Juarez Claims Comnlete
Rout Effected Among
Obregon's Men.
Gen. Obregon's Carranclsta army Is
retreating from Leon to Silao as fast
as Villa's troops fled from the battle
field of Celaya. a month ago. said
Juarez military officials resterdas
mornliur. tnoucb thev ntmttti !.
' rm,ij . i7.iii tZ.i JZ. "-e.
. S!?,VL,2?. detl,ed information re-
I 2" TV";8,,"?1" movements wnce he oc-
cuoiea Leon TMiKnUv ti.a .&. ..
Villa's army has reached Leon. 25 miles
north of Silao, which was Obregon's
bae of operations last week.
It is not known whether the Carran
za commander has moved his headquar
ters further south to Trapuato or is
preparing to mane a stand at Silao.
There has been no fighting since Sun
day, except for skirmishes between the
pursuing vanguard of Villa's column
and the retreating Carranxa rear
guard.
VHla outposts today were reported
scooting Dbregon's positions between
Na poles and Silao.' while hundreds of
i a1,!a ,ah k.. i-J 1V ..
?i'ir..w?r.b.uy repairing the rail
way destroyed by the Carranclsta, aa
"iey neu xrom Leon.
Big Battle Soon.
Although no details are given as to
the status and exact positions of both
armies. It is believed that while Villa
captured Obregon's advanced positions
in last Sunday's battle, forcing the Car
ranxa army to fall back a distance of
2 L"?the, JTZi "!-.
preparations tor defeat, has again
" uwbk positions to
meet the
Villa advance. To Villa's extreme can
tion in the nreaent anuifn ,! ha.
sire to take no chances of losing Is at
tributed his delay in following up
Sunday's victory. Juarez officials,
however, predict that a terrific attack
by Villa on Obregon's troops is immi
nent. Reports reaching the border, ema
nating from both VUla and Carranxa
sources, confirm the report telegraphed
to a friend by Gen. Villa yesterday to
the effect that the Taqui contingent of
"e v-arranxa army nas issued an "ulti
matum" to Gen . Obregon, declaring
their intention of obtaining an imme
diate discharge from the Carranxa army
or they will desert en masse. Villa
claims that the Taquia are desirous of
Joining his forces and that arrange
ments are under way to receive them
Into his army.
Blow to Obregon.
No further detalla of Snmlav' hat-
tie have reached the border Villa offi
cials In Juarez say that though the
actual losses of Obregon were not
great, the effect of the blow will in
jure the morale of his men so much
that they will not be prepared to
withstand an attack by Villa's whole
army- of 23.000 men. A .geles's artil
lery regiments have advanced as tar as
Napolea, eight miles north of Silao.
but have not yen begun shelling the
Carranxa positions. Juarez officials
said today. ,
F !
New Series of Sport
Articles for the Herald
The EI Paso Herald will carry very soon s series of about 20 stories by
Ed. VT. Smith, the noted fight expert, referee and sporting writer. Tne title
of these articles will be "Knockouts I Have Seen." The first story, con
taining about 1200 words, will be printed in a very short time, and the
articles will be printed thereafter about three times a week.
Parliament Is Expected
Pass Vole of Confident
In Administration.
ARMY ATBORDER
IS IMPATIENT
Effort Is Beins Made Tc
Bring Opposition Faction
Back Inl0 Line.
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OKK Italy. May 11 Italy s
about to cast the die. Whether it
will be for or against war on the
side of the allies a few hours or days
may ten. Fresh .proposals received
from Vienna todav, containing proffers
of further territorial concessions, are
said to be regarded by tbe government
I as inadequate.
The parliament is expected to pass a
I voti of confidence in the admin'stra-
tion. which will then make Us decision.
The armies massed upon the ustro
Italian frontier, exnect to be is action
within a few days against the Aastro
Germans on the other side, and are
manifestly Impatient. A declaration of
war is expected, to be made first
against Turkey.
Ktef? Keeelvea Former Premier,
Axi interview between expremier
Giolittl and king Victor Emmanuel to
day was 'followed by a longer one be
tween the expremier and premier Sal
axtdra. Signor Giolitti. who leads a opposi
tion taction, was informed of all the
negotiations that had been entered into
both with the central empires and with
the allied countries. This was done
so as to enable him to judge the situa
tion in its entirety and with the hope
that the whole of parliament would be
unanimous in the decision which Italy
ia expected to take within the next
tew days
Some Still Oppose War.
Nevertheless there ia a party who
hopes in the possibility of continuing
of neutrality. There is one statesman
who lives near the frontier. He declined
to permit his identity to be divulged
for fear statements he has made in re
gard to the cabinet, will cause him
trouble.
The leader of this party said'
"Italv, so far as possible, must re
main faithful to her treaty with the
central empires. They allowed her to
remain neutral: but not to pass to the
opposite camp.
"Whatever examples may be brought
forward on the violation of interna
tional agreements, it is not noble for
any country to commit such violation
without very grave motives.
Must Have Good Motive.
"In the presnt situation Italy would
not have a sufficient motive to cast off
her ancient allies if Austria would
consent to cede to her the territory
inhabited by Italians.
"If Trieste were organized into a
free city, administered by her Italian
citizens and protected against any pos
sible attempt on her nationality. Italy
might be satisfied to receive the re
mainder of Italian territory now under
Austrian administration, leaving' at the
same time Tnerte to the central em
pires as an Italian commercial port '
PENINSULA OF GALLIPOLI
IS STREWN WITH DEAD
Athens. Greece. May 11. The penin
sula of Gallipoli, the fortifications of
which defend the Dardanelles, is strewn
with the dead of the allies and the
Turks, according to a private letter
recived here. The letter says that ever
since April tS the allied bombardment
from the Gulf of Saroe and the Darda
nelles has been incessant, causing ter
rible destruction of life and property.
Constantinople newspapers publish
interviews with wounded Turks de
scribing the terrible artillery and ma
chine gun fire, turning the Turkish
earthworks into a veritable helL
Since April 29, the letter says, six
large transports with 7000 or S0C0
wounded have arrived at Constanti
nople from the peninsula.
I TWn 7FPPi:t INC Sir.HTFli
FLYING TOWARD ENGLAND
msterdam Holland, via London, -Ma.
11. The Telearaaf says two Zeppelins
passed over Ameland, aa Island of the
Netherlands in the North sea, at 3
oclock this vafternoon. They were
traveling westward in the direction ot
the English coast at high speed.
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