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Wanta swap something for something else more useful to you? Use the Swappers column of The Bee. Omaha Daily THE WEATHER Cloudy VOL. XLIV NO. -jji-j OMAHA. Tt'KSDAV MORNING, MAY lV, l!M5 TWEl.VK IWUKS. On Trains and at Hotel Rtwi Stand. 5 SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. The BEE HATCHET MURDER STILL BAFFLING THE DETECTIVES Various Clues Are Run Down, but as Yet No Definite Results Have Been Obtained by the Authorities. LOVER THEORY IS DOUBTFUL Several of the Young Men Acauaint ances Have Been Able to Prove Alibis. I70TE RECEIVED BY THE POLICE "I am believe Mr. Gaynor. Painter do that rrlm on Ada Swanson, ' was the consents of an anonymous letter j addressed to "Police Court. Eleventh j and Dodge Streets," which was re ceived by the local department Mon day morning. The letter bore a post Etamp showing that It had been mailed at 7:30 a. m. The police ore at a loss whether to regard the missive seriously, as many times similar missives 'have been sent the department by Individ uals with a peculiar sense of Joking. Nevertheless U 1b certain that the theory that a lover of the girl committed the crime la rapidly dwindling:, aa a thorough grilling of the men who are known to have been attentive to Mlsa Rwaneon has resulted In their establish ing complete alibis. (toeattonn Her Friends, i "I have questioned all of the men whom pVe have learned knew the girl Intimately and we have found nothing that would warrant our placing anyone under arrest, po far," remarked Chief Maloney at noon. "All have apparently proven that they were at work during the period In which the crime occurred and my men up till this time have been unable to uncover any evidence contradictory to their state ment." Earl Eflermann, a painter, whom, It witi learned, had sought Miss Swanson'i hand in marriage, wai absolved by In formation given the chief by Mrs. Frank Fhotwell, who declared the man had been working at her home Friday throughout the day. Asked to Call. Albert Rehen, who had called on the girl Thursday evening and who knew her exceedingly well, told Chief Maloney that he had been asked to call Friday night and was the man who telephoned the Sykes home that evening. The call had been made by arrange ment between Rehen nnd the Swanson girl Thuraday and his evident Innocence of any connection with the affair and his - -:- whereabouts) Frtdar afternoon resulted in hit quick dlsmlaal. IHls statements, however, were verified before he left the station. ' ' It wu asserted by him that the Swan- son girl had told htm that Eflermann had wanted to marry her, and had promised that they would go to Sweden for their honeymoon. This gave the police a hope that they were on the right track, until Mrs. Shotwell'a statement waa received. Una an Alibi. Axel Lofgreen, whose appearance and dress tally somewhat with the man who Jlrs. A. M. Dennis, 17 Spencer street, tow-' enter the Sykej residence, haa seemingly convinced the authorities that lie waa working on a cement Job at the time Miss Swanson t supposed to have been struck down. Chief of Detectives Maloney received word through the telephone comcany on iContinued on Pase Two, Column To.) All'rtM T 7lTyr imieS LlanQ. IVlOre ,1 XrOOPS AlODfT tUe Q TjriQQ rip Ag iWJ. U.liXi.xJtJ CONSTANTINOPLE, May 23. By wire-j le&s to Berlin and lndon, May 24. S:4j a. m-The number of British and French troops landed along the Dardanelles haa been Increased to 90,010 by addltlonul debarkations. Of the troops on shore about 4,'V'O arc said to be incaplcatedl by illness. The original landing for: was estimated at 60.AOO. The Weather For Omaha. Council Bluffs and Vicinity Cloudy tonight and Tuesday; no Im- portant change in temperature. Temperature ill Omaha Yesterday. 1 emp; 13 C j.,' '! :Ev.v, - T'J W 77 i 7 p. ni 75 Sp.ra 73 Local Iterord. Comparative wis. 1914. mx mt lliahest yesterday W' KM 2 : fi! 70 ; .01 l Iowest yestenlHy t:i t'4 Vgn temiierature i 7 Precipitation 0' .2) Temperature and precipitation tures from the normal: Normal temperature Kimi for t tie Iay Total excess sime March 1 fri tS .14 fpar- Normal precipitation J eti ienry for tne dHy Total rainfall ulnce March 1. lieflciency hlnoe ..inrili 1 Deficiency for cor period. 1:114. 2. M iiv-hes Kxoess for cor. per!o-l. 1W13 3."- Inches Re .,r from fc.ui . - at 7 I'. M. Station and State Temp. High- Ruin of Weather. 7 p. ni. est. fall. I est. 7 74 s? 72 i 74 Tl Kl XI 1 Cheyenne, cloudy 6 71 .w i HI . ... 62 Oavenport. clear JDenver. cloudy Is Moines, cloudy . .. J'odtfe City, clear I.andcr. cloudy North I'li.ttc, cloudy .. Oiraha, cloud v luelilo, cloi.dy Itapiil f'lty. io':dv... rlt Ll"' t'ltv, c.o l iy Sanle Kc. clou ly kl " .VI ' SSheriJav. clo i.'y .H ."4 Kioux t":iy. cl u ly '" T Valentine. i l ii1v TS .00 X udicles trac of precipitation. A. WK1.SII. Ixcal Forecaster. . Hour. SfTji' S Sa. in.. )'' ft a ' vHw 10 a. in.. Y ' n - m CLOUDY y "Pp. 'm - I I Daly's Royal I (' : ' ; J 1 Family : 1 WILSON SPEAKS TO PAN-AMERICANS Intimates in Address to Conference Governments May Have to Open Nsw Trade Routes. MANY DIGNITARIES ATTEND WASHINGTON-, May 24. Presi dent Wilson, speaking at the opening of the Pan-American financial con ference here today, expressed hope that the Americans might show the world the path to peace. The presl-, dent was loudly applauded by the delegates as he entered the hall of the Americas in the Pan-American Union building where the meeting are being held. On the platform were members of the cabinet, while the audience included many high govern- ment officials, in addition to the representatives of South and Centrr.l American countries. llrliitna; (me Another. The president declared the people of the Americas were not trying to make! use or one another, but were trying to be of use to one another. He spoke of the handsome rivalry which he sa'd was good for nations. The lack of the physi cal means of communication between the Americas, he said, stood somewhat in the way of the development of commerce and friendship. In advocating more ships In pan-American trade and the opening of new routes the presideit said that If private capital cannot soon establish such means of communication the government must tmdeHaXy.ao do ae. At the conclusion of the president's address he waa applauded again. Hi re trained In the. hall while representatives of the different nations responded to his welcome. Russian Soldiers Drive Besiegers from Gity of Van TIFIAS, Transcaucio. May 23. Via retrofiram. May 21. A' dctachmen of Rus sian soldiers has occupied the town of Van, in Asiatic Turkey, thus bringing relief to the Armenians who are being besieged there by the Turks. Upon the advent of the Russians, the Turks re- Irt" ' lne "'"n oi ..s. ' Van' ,n Turklsn Armenia, and Urumla, j In Prrala. have been the scenes of per- secutlon and attack upon Armenians by ITurke Kurds for several months. (The situation became no serious that the ! powers of Kurope protested to Turkey, . ayn(t that TurkiHh officials would be held personally responsible. Wilson Will Issue Proclamation .of Neutrality Soon WASHINGTON. May 24 t'ojnt Dl Cel ine the ItHlinn amhansador. formally notified the Stale department today on ' b.half of his government of a state of j v.ar between ltly and Austria. I'resl- j d-nt Wilson will lsue another neutrality proclaiakitlon later. The ambassador experts to receive soon I a full statement of the reasons for Italy's ; ntrame Into tlie war ami preliminary instructions with reference to contraband. ) He expressed confidence that there would ) be no difficulties ln'lwffn the I nlted j States and Italy over commercial uuis- I tiona ! ! Bodies of Lusitania Victims in New York NK'.V YOHK. .lay 24. The bodies of nuie prrsni'S h) perished when th I.utiltania sann, first of the dead to be bniuaht to New nrk, were landed here i todav fiom the American line steamer New York whirh sailed from Uverpool a... is a.i.kf ufior OH HI' lliaill "I .'Hiy li risjii. tja.T9 . the l.usitanln was torpedotd. The .lead J i aboard the New York were: lV inch ' harle Frohman. New York; Mr. and . l': in.-ri Mrs. Chirlcs A. I'lamondon, Chicago; T. .t.TTInchea ; jj. Kin, Now 1 ork ; f. T. Hrodrlch, Bos J.:'1 inched . ,.- tl......i...ii i).M,..i n,, . ' . . vi i . , w A. 1.. I'olcy, Trenton. N. J.; M1m H. I Kills. St Tho:nHa, Out.; Miss M. BrlghU - address not fclvcn. i; Battles Under Way :5 j on Italian Border .70 ' .( VIl'NN A. Austria. .Vay 2l -'Vla Ion ' ; don-The Austilnn wsr o'flce announced t duy tlat flshtlr.g h .: : . jn along tho Italian border, where u nt:rjer of n.v II bitlles are under by. Italian cavslry h i a( pt SiCd on the oust near the Irontler I ' ... .... . : '..- " BOILING WATER IS USED ON TEUTONS Qerman white Book Charges Bel gianCivilians Maimed Wounded and Assasinated Officers. ;NAMES QF NESSES ARE GIVEN BERLIN, May 24. (Wireless to Snyville. N. Y.) Included In the in- formation given out today by the Overseas News agency Is tbe- follow ing: "The German government has oubllshed a white book concerning the warfare Of the civilian popula- tion of Belgium, which included the shooting of troops, the throwing of boiling water, the maiming of the wounded and the assassination of officers in their quarters last night. Nine of these occurrences and the names of witnesses are given. "All classes of the population, in cluding . clergymen, women and children, participated In this aggres 's16n."If he algnal forTlje beginning often was given by church bella. All the German measures at Louvaln and other Belgian, towns were only for the purpose of suppressing these attacks. "The white book declares that the Belgian official report of the so-called German atrocities Is un trustworthy because the government of Belgium was unable to examine the evidence." Goethals Comes to Testify in Burke Conspiracy Trials NEW YORK. May 24. General George W. Goethals, chairman of the Panama Canal commission, was one of the moat Important witnesses summoned to testify today at the beginning of a series of trials growing out of the transactions of John Burke of Indianapolis, deposed manager of the commissary department of the Panama Canal sons. The trials were set for hearing In federal eourt be fore Judge Pollock. The first case on the calendar was that of Jacob Sales, a tobacco merchant of this city, charged with conspiring with Burke to obtain the contract for fur nishing tobacco used In the canal sone in which Balaa Is alleged to have paid Burke tK,2. Other merchants indicted with Burke I" " Brandon of New York, who ' -ll . - I . . - . I T 1 .... I, KiWV I " i" '' V K 1 Wilcox. . a commission merchant operat- ing In I'anama. accused of paying 4o0 for the privilege of supplying kerosene oil. No Call Issued for Ti 1 ' TJ nnnm,,..' n4-n whole of his head and part of his chest. Italian IteSerVlSlS Mr. Scovllle had bee.i threatening to j commit suirlde for the Inst three years NKW YOHK, May 24. A large crowd janl or leaving Ha sin yesterday had told of Italian reservists gathered In the friend that perhaps lie would never rain todav at the donr of the Italian con- j ,M nlm anln- Tn, "rr.lng at S o'clock, sulate general here, eager to lean. If I when his son called him to breakfnat. he they wire needed for the colors at home. 'nUl that he was Ruin Into the field AUhuUKh (lren'hecl by the downpour their I f or a few minutes. After proceeding for fervor reioed imdnmrened end the war ! nearly a mile the father anpnrfiit In spirit rn hUh. ' down end placed a stick of dyna- K.X'ia policemen were detailed to keep J n,"" beneath his neck, touching off the the crov-'H In line. ; f use as lie did so. The report shook (5. Faia Fornl. the ltal an consul gen- j houses over a mile distant. erl hire, salil no call had been Issued The bodv was found tlx feet from the i for reer ist. There are approximately ; "'' names of reservUts on the consul's, I books .nid it in entimMfl thnt l!fre are 1 '-.' Italluns of military age in Ne w York CM; YANKTCN WILL DEDICATE , FINE NEW HOSPITAL YANKTON. S. I' . May 24 -i ipe ;ial ) The fine new Pacred Heart hospital erected at a com of tV,i00 will be dedl- : rated here by Bishop Thomas O iorman of Floux Falls tomorrow. The hospital, . erected by the Benedictine latere, cltl sens of Yankton and outside he.pers, 1 ; stands complete, modern nnd up to date, ' i without a perr li 'he middle wet in all Its departments f' mi uinf "ifh-ent operat ing rooni.1. plicate irnuiu fcr patients,' wards ard splendid rower plant. dedl ration service, ho!,j l i the iimrrlng, will be followed by rerrptloiu arid liispertiotf of the bulldlnc with banouets in t. two I flays' celebration. RUSS SHIP LOST i 1,400 ABOARD DIE Overseas News Agency at Berlin An nounces Slav Battle Craft Sunk in Black Sea. DISPATCH IS FROM BUCHAREST BERLIN. May 24. (By Wireless to Sayville.) The Overseas News Agency today gave out the follow ing: "According to a Bucharest dls prtch the Russian armored man-of-war Wlntelelmon has been gunk with 1,400 men in the Black Sea." The foregoing evidently refers to the Russian battleship Fanteleimon. This warship Is put down In naval reference books as having a complement of about 740 men. In times of war, however, this number might be Increased considerably. The Pantelelmon was built In 1W7. Its displacement' was tons. It carried four 12-Inch guns,, sixteen 6-Inch, four S inch. six three-pounders and five to Pe&U.Hb.'- ' ' ' " Mexican Factions . Celebrate Victory on Each Other WASHINGTON. May 24.-Offiolal dis patches to the Piste department today describe the Cttrranta forces at Vera, Crtu and the Villa forces at Chihuahua celebrating victory over each other. American Consul Rulllman reported bells ringing at Vera Crus over a vic tory of ;neral Ohregon agntnst General Angeles, t'onsular Agnnt Cajrothers at Chihuahua telegraphed that Plai Lom bard.), the Villa secretary of state, of ficially announced a victory over Obre gon. j Prom the dispatches officials her oon ' eluded thnt the fighting could not be considered derisive and that there had been heivy losue on both sldea. It appeared that while Villa troops had wept southward from Leon, Obregon and the main bulk of his army waa well entrenched and fortified at Celaya. where the real contest should ensue. BROWNSVILLU. Tex., May 84,-The Carransa consul here today announced It waa unofficially reported that General Luis Caballero had captured General Al bert Carrei-a Torrea. a Villa comman der, near Llneraa, Nuevo Leon. Blows His Head Off With Dynamite BASIN, wyo.. May 24. (Special Tele gram.) William Scovllle, father of Sam Scovllle, former .-hamplon bronrho buster of the world, committed sulvlde cn his ranch on Norwood thla morning. The deed was nrrffirn.d hw I dynamite, the explosion tearing off the : hole caused by the explosion. ine arm wss blown off t the thoulder and Mta 'of the UnAv were found scattered hen it : I the corpse. THLGATLCITY-Of'THtWtST Although by the census forty-first in population among American cities, Omabu i sixteenth in vol-i- husincs-;. Only if- - iki a(.cad of us as business centers. ITALT AGREES NOT TO MAKE SEPARATE PEACE WITH ENEMY Rome Gives Its Adhesion to Act Ex cept in Concert With Allies and Signing of Formal Docu ment Imminent. TEUTONS MASSED ON BORDER The Hague Hears Germans and Aus trians Have 680,000 Men Already at Frontier. OCCUPY STRATEGIC POSITIONS LONDON. May 24. Italy has given Its adhesion to the agreement already signed by the powers not to concede a separate peace. The sig nature of a formal document to this effect is Imminent. Trolnni llnve Large triny. THK MAUVE. May 24. -I Via Ixindon -From Information reaching The Untrue. It understood the Hermann and A u-trlans j have concentrated approximately SNO.ftM men on the Italian irontler. They have ; occupied strategic positions In order to! meet and attm-k or to attempt t strike the first heavy flow In an endcitvor to dishearten the new (Oirhntanta at the beginning of the campaign. I The Germans constitute the larger part of this force, whl.'h Is made up of thirty-four divisions of approximately yi.000 men each. Only ten of thear divi sions are Austrian. Attllndr of llnlknna. There Is much Interest among diplomats I here In regard to the attitude of Koum anla and the other Hainan states. The general opinion of these men Is that Roumanla wlH not Join the war for some , time, but that eventually It will take up arms with the allies, together with Hul- i gatia. This view la strengthened by the j understanding that Austria and Germany re not Inclined to aattafy the territorial aspirations of theae nations. Turkey Announces Allies Beaten With Loss of 2,000 Men COV9TA VTINCIPI.K. Miv 24. (Via Amsterdam and London. 2: p. m.)-1 rttriM.i ....mm.ni w.a made here to- djty that an attack by the French and Brttlah forces yesterday on the Turkish positions near - Seddul Bshr, on the southern end of Galllpoll peninsula, rd bean repulsed, it la stated the allies left I.O0O drad cm . the field, The, jitatement follows: "The enemy on Sunday1 attacked near Heddul pahr under the protection of hi batteries and fleet, but notwithstanding the fact that he had reinforcements, we repulsed the attack. The enemy left 2,000 dead on the field and we captured a machine gun. "During the fight our fire caused a hostile aeroplane to fall Into the sea. We lost only 210 wounded and forty-three killed. "Our batteries along th shores of the Dardanelles caused much damage to the enemy's sh'pa and batteries near Keddul Bahr One of our batteries on the Arlattc side hit an enemy ship four times, the ship subsequently leaving th straits. A warship ol the Venneaiuc type also wna hit by two of our shells. Our men work ing the gtinb bad only six wounded." German Financiers Withdraw Money Invested in Italy GENEVA. Swltierland ( Via Paiia. May 24. German financial Interests, In anticipation of the war with Italy, began aa early as May 1 to withdraw capital from Italy. This was accomplished evn In cases which entailed considerable sao riflcea, so that aequestrlatlon of German property might be avoided. It Is estimated that German Interests In Italian Industries amounted to fully .W).000,000. Some estimates run as high as 12.01,000,000. A large volume of shares In Italian companies has been exchanged for Amer ican stocks and securities. Kaiser Will Answer Note About Frye WASHINGTON, May 21 Ambassador Gerard at Herlln In a cablegram received at the State department today said the German Foreign office shortly would aend a formal reply to the American note asking reparation without reference to prize court proceedings for the owners j of the American ship William P. Krye, sunk by the commerce raider Prlns Kltel . Krledrlch. v The amhassndrr had been Instructed to Inquire whether the sending of the Krye to a prise court was to b regsrded ss an answer to the note from the I'nlted Plates suggesting that surh a procedure was unnitccssary. Germany agreed in the first place to pay for the ship under thr old I'russlan-American treaty. Charges Tampering With Church Faith nOCHKHTKR, N. Y.. May 24 -At the twenty-seventh general assembly of the Preshvterlan rhurch, Kev. Dr. George B. Stewart, preside of the Auburn seminary, on liebalf of the Capuga lres bytery. criticised the overture of the ex ecutive commlenlon In regard to tho enunciation .f the eaaontlal principles of the FrotcHtipt reformation nnd declared that th, commission had "tsmpeied wlllj the faith of the church," on action beyond le powers given by tin- constitution of the i hur h. It'-v MnPluni Alexander, former mid erati r. vUoruiifly deimded the h tlon of the i oniiiilxKlon and the siwinl'l ly a vv voca vote supported Its a' tion. AUSTRIANS STRIKE FIRST BLOW OF WAR Aeroplanes Drop Bombs Into Venice, Porto Corsini, Ancona, Barletta and Other East Coast Cities. DAMAGE IS SAID TO BE SLIGHT ROMK. May 24. (Via Parts.)--Official announcement was made here today that Austrian aeroplanes have attacked the government arsenal at Venice. The aeroplanes were driven off. Porto Corainl, An rona. Marietta and Oelst were also attacked. tt la apparent from the foreign dis patch that Austrian aeroplanes have swept virtually the entire eastern coast of Italy. From Venice, at the head of the Adriatic, they have made their way an far south a Marietta, a distance of SM tulles, committing acts of hostility during their progress. Anatrlan Wsnhlpn Make Held. PARIS. May U An attack by Austrian warships on the eastern coast if Italy, along the Adriatic, la announced In an official communication from the Italian war office, transmitted to Paris by the correspondent of the Havas Agency. It Is said the Austrian warships wero forced to withdraw after a short rannonade. The statement follows: "It was foreseen that on the declara tion of war, offensive actions would oc cur against our Adriatic roast with the purpose of seeking moral effect rather thsn attaining a military purpose. Hut w were able to prepare for these ami render their ilurntlon short. 'Small naval units of the enemy, ea peclally destroyers and torpedo boats. i fired their guns upon our Adriatic, coast on My between 4 and 6 o'clock In the morning. At the same time aero planes! attempted to attack the arsenal at Venire. "The enemy's ships, after a very ahort rannnnade, were forced by our torpedo boats to withdraw. The enemy's aero- planes were fired upon by our anti-air craft artillery and attacked by our aero planes and by a dirigible flying over th Adriatic. "The aeroplanes attacked Porto Cor slnt, which replied immedlatoly and ob liged the enemy to quickly retire. At Ancona. where the attack waa directed especially against the railway lineal In the Intention of Interruption of communi cation, slight damage was Inflicted, which can be repaired easily. "At rtarletta an attack waa made by a scout steamer and destroyers which were P"t to flight by one of our ahlpa., which was escort ed by torpedo boats. Finally at Gesl, the enemy's aeroplanes attempted to throw bombs upon the hangar, but without reaching the mark. "All others news of operations last night has no foundation." . . Italians FJea. lcrU. T T (la oJ VBXICE (Via Ixindon), May 84. Tha Italian population of the Trentlno, ac cording to dispatches from Verona, Is fleeing to the country from towns and cities. They are compelled to walk along the railroad tracks because all highways have been barricaded with planks, tree trunks and piles of stones. Gendarmes are reported to be using force to compel compliance with th proclamations calling to th colors all claasea of reservists between the ages of 17 and 50. Troops visit houses chiefly at night. It la said, and carry off by force all the men within the prescribed agea. The Auatrlan authorities are reported to Im making an effort to direct public wrath against Italy by posting manifestos affirming that the levy haa been made necessary only by the treachery of Italy. The order fronj the Italian government calling for a general mobilisation, was greeted with Intense enthusiasm In Venice. It was greeted with a great popu- lar demonstration, crowds marching the streets for many hours. Ten Deputy Sheriffs on Trial for Murder at Roosevelt, N. J. NEW BRT'NrTWTCK, N. J., May Ten cf the twenty-six deputy sheriffs of Middlesex county under Indlrtment for murder In rcnnectlijn with the shooting at Hooeevelt. N. J , last January, In which two strikers were killed and nineteen others wounded, were placed on trial here today. All were charged with the murder of one man, Alexandro Tessltore. An Indictment charging them with the murder of Kalman Batlyl was held In hbeyance, pending the outcome of the present trial. The sixteen other deputies chirged with murder, now locked up 111 the county Jail here, will be tried separately. Only half an hour waa required to se lect the Jury and Prosecutor Florance then outlined the case for the state. lie reviewed the strike at Rnoeevelt and said there waa no reason for the deputies shooting. He claimed that the status of the nvm on trial waa nothing but that of ordinary cltlzena, even Chough j they had lern given mini and badaea and said moreover that the men shot j .ii.wii .mo iiui m iiur trvfii mora than mildly disorderly. The men on trial are Robert J. Wal lace, Janus l. Williams, Frank Rick. Frederick Mutlln. Michael Manning, Harry Tone, John O'Mara, James Be vier, William McLaughlin and John C Moran. All were employes of a private detective agency, whtnh furnished guards to the American Agricultural Chemical company for Ita plants at Roosevelt, lien 400 workers employed there went on strike. Joseph Lang, Old Time Minstrel, Dead CHICAGO. May 24 Joseph Lang, one of the last of old-time minstrels, la dead at hla noma here today after an Illness U st ir t' more than three years. "Joe" I-antj, aa he was known to theater-goers throughout the ccuntrV. ha l been Identified with the management f theaters In Chlcaso Wnce 1KM. I-ans; created ti e part of "SI Prime" In the first prnluction of the "Old Homestead." He la sjrvl.rd by a widow. KAISER BACKS AUSTRIA lil ITS WAR WITH ITALY Unofficial Report from Berlin Says that Germany Has Made a For mal Declaration of War. ITALIAN ARMY IS MOBILIZED Demonstrations Indicate War is Popular in All Parts of Both Monorchies. MARTIAL LAW ON IN TRENTIN0 The Day 's War News IIIK1 I 11.1 I ll. 11I-4 llul hull t iiol rlii opened early thla morning with an luatrlaa land and aea raid nn the Adriatic roast of Italy. An official statement from Rome says Anatrlan destroyers nnd torpedo boats fired on several points alonar the enast elmnltaneonsly nlth an attack by neroplanea. It la as serted the attackers were driven off after a brief cannonade. AN OFFICIAL HKPOHT from Her. Iln aara the Hnaalan battleship I'sslrlrlsion haa been annk In the Black Sea, with a Inaa of 1,400 men. IT4LV" IF.( l.K tTto-V OF WAK took effeet today, but an nnuanally rigid renenrahlp, eatahllshed by royal decree, restricts the trans mission of Information concerning nillltary morementa. MKKIAOB FROM (EHM A N V hy a ronnd-aboat way atatea that the aeml-of flelat Wolff ency haa an nonneed that Germany haa de. rlared war oa Italy. Al'RTRIA AND ITALY have large armlea along; the frontier and It la presumed the campaign, will open In thla monatalnona reglaa. Italy la alao aald to have aaaembled aa array oa the aoath eoast, aeroM the Adrlatlo from Albania. OFFICIAL AM.Ol JICKMBNT la made In Petrograd (hat the Aas-tro-Oerman forces, after aweeplng acroaa th western half of Uallola, have been cheoked. They are now aald to "bare aaanmcd the de fensive, their effort to compel m general retreat of the Haaalans from (he Baa bavin failed. LONDON, May 24. After being virtually In a state of war for several days with its former partners la the triple alliance, y aty, Jbeglnnlnatoday, rB.tilei"luTaconditlon by a' declara tion of hostilities directed at Austria Hungary, with all the usual formali ties. Furthermore Germany is re ported to have Indicated its support of Austria-Hungary by a formal declaration of war against Italy. The general mobilization of thi Italian army and navy Is said to have been completed and a state of war has been declared throughout tut northern provinces of Italy. On the Austrian side of th Una martial law has been declared In th Trentlno; the age limit for military service haa been raised to 60 year and stringent measures have been taken to control th Italian population of th dual monarchy. Demonstrations enthusiastically an- 'proving war dm ri'nnt"d n-om ., u..i-. of Italy, while on the other hand Vienna i has offered th warmest support of th I people to the government In the opra- t'tlnns againat the new enemy. The latent official announcement at retrograd la the most optimistic issued for a fortnight past. It, not only Indi cates a pause In the Auatro-German ad vance along the Baa liver, but claims that the Russia na have adopted oounter offensive operations with aome measure of success. Although not confirmed from any of ficial eouroe, reports are published here that Germany faced with Italy aa a new foe In the south, will have to shorten Its western Una, and that consequently It Is preparing to withdraw Its men from the advanced line In Flanders. The reported evacuation of Bruges la said to be a part of thla movement Aeroplane Drops Bombs Into Paris TARTS, May M. Another Qerman aero plans of the Taube type flew over the northern suburb of Paris thla morning and In Its flight dropped several bombs. No persons were Injured by these pro jectiles. THE WANT-AD. WAY Sear Doctor STaylor, aty husband was a sailor, X used to sail across the briay saa. e left a house and lot: I advertiaed It on the spot. And aow the money In the bank be. long to mi. The best way to convert real estat i Into cash Is to advertise your proi ei t. In the "Itenl Kstate For Hale" cil,iinn of Tlio Omaha Hee. Hrlng you s lvei tlseinent dlrset to The ll.u off.u o telephone Tyler loOO and ITT IT IX TUIi OMAHA UUii i