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1EBRASKAN QUITS
CABINET AFTER A
BREAK WITH CHIEF
Commoner Opposed to Sending of
( Note to Germany, Fearing it
Will Remit in Grave
Complications.
RESIGNATION EFFECTIVE TODAY
Letter Exchanged Show Feeling of
Friendship Between President
and Secretary.
LANSING TO ACT IN HIS PLACE
WASHINGTON. June 8. William
Jennings Bryan, three times demo
cratic candidate for the presidency
of the United States and author of
nearly thirty peace treaties with the
principal nations of the world, re
signed today as secretary of state as
a dramatic sequel to his disagreement
with President Wilson over the gov
ernment's policy toward Germany.
The resignation was accepted by the
. president. The cabinet then approved
the response which had been prepared
to the German reply to the I,uttanla
note. Acting Secretary Robert Lansing
wtl sign the document and, tomorrow, It
will be cable t to Berlin.
To Support Wllsoa.
Secretary Bryan will return to private
Ufo tomorrow, when hi resignation
takes effect. It was learned that he
Intends to continue his political support
of the president. Rather than sign the
document, which he believed might pos
sibly draw the United States into the
war, Mr. Bryan sumbttted his resignation
in a letter declaring that "the Issue in
volved is of such moment that to re
main a member of the cabinet would be
as unfair to you as It would be to the
cause whieh la nearest my heart, namely,
the prevention of war."
The president accepted the resignation
In a letter ot regret, tinged with deep
personal feelings of affection. The let
ters constituting the official announce
ment of Mr. Bryan's departure from the
cabinet to private life were made pub
lic at the Whtt House at o'clock to
night "
Comes Dramatically.
Dramatically the official -relatione of
Mr. Bryan with the administration of the
man wboM nomination he assisted so
materially In bringing about at the Bal
timore convention of 1912 came to an end.
It eaused a 'sensation In tht national
capital scarcely paralleled in recent
years. Ambassadors, ministers and dip
lomatists from foreign lands, officials of
every- rank and station, heard the news
as It was flahed br newpaper extra to
night. They Interpreted variously its ef
fects on the delicate situation that had
arisen between Germany and the United
States. The resignation of the stauncheat
edocate of peace In the president's of
ficial family spread broadcast the belief
that the policy of the United States defi
nitely determined upon would assert and
defend the rights of the United States In
any eventuality that might arise.
News UiIm Oat.
Originally it was the Intention of the
president and Mr. Bryan to have Jhe an
nouncement of the resignation made
etmultaneously with -the dispatch of the
note to Germany, but when Mr.. Bryan
did not attend the cabinet meeting today
until President Wilson sent for him.
rumors that the president had bean un
able to bring the secretary of state to his
point of view filled the air. Finally
shortly before o'clock the news leaked
out and waa confirmed.
Just when the subject was first
broached between the president and Mr.
Bryan Is not known definitely, but the
tact that Mr. Bryan would resign wn
known to a email circle of officials as
early as last Sunday. When the princi
ples on which the note to Germany should
be baaed ware discussed at the cabinet
meeting ot Friday. Mr. Bryan found that
he could not reconcile his own position
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HITCHCOCK SAYS HE
HAD HIS SUSPICIONS
OYER BRYAN COURSE
Nebraska Senator Unwilling
Commit Himself on Action
Taken by Secretary
State.
to
DAHLMAN ON PARTY MATTERS
Mayor Believe i Commoner May Still
Be Power at Washington in
Spite of Break.
SAYS PARTY NOT AFFECTED
"I had my suspicions," was the
only definite statement Senator
Hitchcock wonld make when asked
for an expression regarding the
resignation of Secretary Bryan.
That statement by Nebraska's
senior senator was in reply to a
question asking hliu whether, In
in the light of recent events he was
surprised when he heard of the Im
portant news from Washington yes
terday. The senator was on th egolf links at
the Country club when apprised of the
action of Nebraska's distinguished cab
inet member. Unperturbed, he remained
at the links until dusk and then motored
to his apartments st the Highland, where
he tarried a short time In preparation for
a wedding.
Awaits Farther .ew.
Senator Hitchcock did not seem to be
disturbed by rumors that Mr. Bryan may
be Intending to return to Nebraska and
oppose Mr. Hitchcock for the ' United
States senate. The senator was disin
clined to commit himself on the resigna
tion, wishing, as he said, to go over the
situation carefully when detailed reports
have been reoelved.
The senator would not express himself
regarding the relations between the presi
dent and the secretary of state.
Dahlman's View f It.
Secretary Bryan's resignation will not
necessarily have any special effect upon
patronage or politics in Nebraska, . or
upon the national party organisation, ac
cording to Mayor Dahlman.
"Bryan's action Is a big surprise to
me,' the mayor said, soon after hearing
about the press dispatches concerning the
resignation and its acceptance. "I'm sorry
fliat he Is going xut xf the cabinet. As to
the effect It Is hard to Say anything
about tl right away. Only time cau de
termine what he results of Bryan's resig
nation will be. ' '.' " , ' '
Need Be No Overtarntag.
"If Bryan leaves the 'cabinet in a
friendly mood, that is, in order to avoid
giving President Wilson any embarrass
ment over their difference of opinion on
foreign policy, there need necessarily be
no great effeots from the action.
"I should say that If the status of
Bryan's)-resignation is correctly reported
from Washington, the patronage question
In Nebraska may remain unchanged. The
chief trouble In the Bryan-Hitchcock
deadlock over patronage, as I understand
It. has been Bryan's friendship and In
fluence with President Wilson, which has
prevented nomination by the president
of the men the senstor recommended.
May Still Hare Power.
"That being the case, Bryan Is still
liable to exert the same Influence against
Hltohcock'a future recommendations,
providing only thst Bryan should want
to do ao. He may lose interest In the
matter after leaving the cabinet, although
I don't think so, as Bryan will be even
more of a Nebrssksn out of the cabinet
than he was while secretary of stale.
"Bryan will certainly continue to re
main a big figure In democratic affairs,
nationally and in the state, I believe.
The fact that he failed to agree with
President Wilson mill not necessarily
mean that the two democratic leaders will
sever their cordial political brotherhood.
Both are broad enough to agree on many
things, although falling to agree on one
matter.
Jfatloaal Orgaalsattos) Uaafferted.
"I am quite sure that the democratic
national organisation wtf! net be espe
cially affected by Bryan's resignation.
He Is too good a democrat to cause any
party disruption. When the 1916 presi
dential convention and campaign comes,
Bryan can still be a Wilson man, for the
foreign policy will be all settled by that
time, and things wilt probably be, back
to normal, with Wilson and Bryan In the
same boat.
"The effect of Bryan's action on Ne
braska politics will all depend upon what
Bryan does after leaving the cabinet. As
it 1st not known what Bryan will do, the
whole question of his influence In Ne
braska politics ia problemmattical. He
may remain at Washington, but perhaps
la mora apt to come back to Nebraska,
which would mean big developments In
democratic politics here."
Smyth Ei presses Rearret.
C. J. Smyth, who through the combined
influence of Bryan and Hitchcock hold
the position of special assistant to the
attorney general, said:
"I saw Mr. Bryan In Washington three
weeks ago. To the best of my Informa
tion at that time Mr. Bryan and Mr.
Wilson were in perfect harmony. The
information thla afternoon came a a bolt
from a clear sky. I am very sorry. I
think It will be a distinct loss to the
administration. As to what plans Mr.
Brysn might have in Nebraska politics,
anything coming from me would be the
merest guess. I have heard the rumors
that he might run for the senate, but I
never got anything but rumors about
that"
SANTA FF. June 1 Santa Fe voted to
retain saloons by a meter It y of l.' in a
l'cal option election )ilMy. The elec
tion followed bv an unusually vigorous
ampa'gn. In which the "wet" advocates
promUed strict regulation of the liquor
traffic.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN, just resigned as secre
tary of state in resident Wilson's cabinet because he
fears the foy'a note to Germany may precipitate
theji' " ,.,tO the war.
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Text of Bryan's Letter of Resignation
And of That of Wilson Accepting It
Bryan to Wllsoa.
"My Dear Mr. President:
"It is with sincere regret that I have
reached the conclusion that I should re
turn to you the commission of secretary of
state with which you honored me at the
beginning of your administration.
"Obedient to your sense of duty and
actuated by the highest motives you have
prepared for transmission to the German
government a note in which I cannot Join
without violating what I deem to be an
obligation to my country' and the Issue
Involved is) of such moment that to re
main a member of the cabinet would be
as unfair to you as It would be 'to the
cause which la nearest my heart, namely,
the prevention of war.
"I therefore respectfully tender my
resignation, to take effect when the note
Is sent, unless you prefer an earlier hour.
Alike desirous of reaching a pesceful
solution of the problems arising out of
the use of submarine against merchant
men we find ourselves differing irrecon
cilable as to the methods which should
be employed.
"It falls to your lot to speak officially
for the nation; I consider it to be none
theless my duty to endeavor as a private
cttlxen to promote the end which you
have in view by means which you do not
feel at liberty , to use
"In severing the Intimate and pleasant
relations which have existed between us
during the last two years, permit me
to acknowledge the profound satisfaction
which It haa given me to be associated
with you In the Important work which
haa come before the State department
and to thank you for the courtesies ex
tended. "With the heartiest good wishes for
your personal welfare and for the sucoess
ot your administration, I am, my dear
Mr. President, very truly, yours.
Signed. "W. J. BRTAV,
"Washington, June S, 1915."
Head of University
of Montana Dropped
by the State Board
HELENA. Mont, lone . Bv a vote
sf I to 4 the state board of education re
fused lsst night to renew the contract of
Dr. K. B. Oalghaed as president ef the
Montana State university. This action
was taken after Ir. Craighead had been
called before the board to answer charges
that he had threatened members of the
faculty with dismissal unless they wrote
letters to the board, endorsing his work.
His accuser was J. H. T. Ryman. mem
ber of the university board of control.
Dr. Craighead produced a telegram
signed by more than twenty-five mem
bers, of the faculty denying Mr. Ryman's
statement and asserting that no coercion
had been used. The letters. It uss set
forth In the telegram, had been written
voluntarily.
His connection with the university will
end next September.
WYOMING MAN KILLED
IN AUTOMOBILE UPSET
BEIOIT. Kan., Jvne 8 Frank Thomp
son of Carpenter. Wye., was killed in
star.tly, and Theodora Poelman, a local
lawyer, was badly Injured, when an au
tomobile driven by Thompson skidded
over an embankment into a creek near
here today.
RUSSIANS RAISE TURK
SHIP SUK BY MINE
OPEKSA, Russia. June 1 (Via Lon
don, 1 :2K p. mi The Turkish armored
cruiser Mediid'eh. which was blown up
by a Kuasi&n mine near Odessa in the
early part ef April and went to the bot
tom, has been raised and brought Into
Odessa for repairs
S -
f Wllsoa 4s Brraa.
"I accept your resignation only because
you Insist upon its acceptance: ajid I ac
oept it with much more than deep regret,
with a feeling of personal sorrow. Our
two years of close association have been
very dollghtful to me. Our judgment
liave aooorded in practically every mat
tar of official duty and publlo policy
until now; your aufport of the work and
purposes of the administration has been
generous and loyal beyond praise, your
devotion to the duties of your great
office . and your' eaginrnees to take ad
vantage of every great C-pportunity for
service It offered has been an example
to the rest of us; you have earned our
affectionate admiration and friendship,
Rven now we are not separated in the
object which we seek, but only In the
methods by which we aeek It.
"It is for these reasons my feeling
about your retirement from the secre
taryship of state goes so much deeper
than regret. I sincerely deplore it.
"Our objects are th same and we ought
to pursue them together. I yield to your
desire only because I roust and wish to
bid you Ood speed In th parting. We
shall continue to work for the same
causes even when we do not work In
the same way.
"With affectionate regard, atneerely
yours.
"WOODROW WILSON."
Near Eiot in Lower
Japanese House
TOKIO, June t.-Th attack of the op
position in the house today reached a
stage which bordered on violence, Th
opposition was defeated, however, the
house rejecting by a vote of 1 to I2T the
resolution attacking the cabinet on the
ground of interference with the recent
general election.
The Sayukwat, or constitutional, party
protected at a ruling of Baburo Shlmada,
president of the huse. The members of
this party rushed the speaker's chair and
then left the chamber in a body, break
ing through the guards whom M. Shl
mada ordered to close the doors. The
Kokumlnto or popular party remained In
me chamber, but declined to vote.
! Tt:e commotion was started by the
speech of an opposition member who
I charged that the ministry interfered in
l the election of certain members of the
house.
Mexicans Kill
Texas Ranger
MARATHVhV, Tex., juii I. -4.ee Bur-
i dette, a Texas rangr, was ehot and
j killed near Fahens. Tex., ast night In a
pistol battle with three Mexicans .two of
I whom were seriously wounded. Both th
wounded Mexicans art expected to die.
The third is being pursuod by a posse, to
I day. Burdetta, whose home was in Austin,
I was trying te arrest the men.
Omaha if entertaining' the
Nebraska State Pharma
ceutical association, some
times yclept "pill-rollers"
or "medicine-mixers." The
visitors have only to ask
for anything they need to
enchance the delirium of
enjoyment while here.
MMm
THEGAUCtTYOHHEWtSf
YILLA LOSES TEN
THOUSAND MEN
Report from General Obregon Says
Defeat of Northern Chieftain at
Leon it Complete.
VILLA FORCE TAKES TUXPAM
WASHINGTON. June 8. Car
ranra officials here today received a
telegram from General Obregon la
Ieon approximating Villa's dead,
wounded and captured at 10.000.
Villa and Angeles, he says, have only
small bodyguards with them. He
made no mention of Injury to him
self. From Vera Crut Carransg dis
patches say General Gontales Is con
tinuing his March t.o Mexico City.
Adrlces to the State department
tcday from Vera Crus transmitted a
wireless message from Tamplco re
jortlng the capture of Tuxpani by
Villa forces Sunday. One Urltlsh
cltiien was killed and four were
wounded during the fighting. S. P.
Jones was killed and Thomas Mal
lard, Mrs. Mallard, their Infant child
and A. T. U raves were wounded
while seeking cover.
Consul Rllllman. st Vera fnia, reported
today that General OhrcKon s victory
over tho Villa for. en at l.eon appeared
to he confirmed. He said it was reported
Obregon had lost his right arm In the
fighting.
The Vera Crui advices smd Mallard
had been badly wounded: that Mrs. Mal
lard and the Mallard Infant had been
hot, throiuh the stomach and that
Oraves was shot through the spine.
Officials here sssumed that Jones. Mal
lard and Oraves had been employed at
the ljrltleh -owned oil wells In the vlcln
Ity or Tuxpam.
YIIIm Lnaes Artillery.
NBW YORK, June S.-Oeneral Alvaro
Obregon, In a dispatch received today
by F. 8. Kites. Carranxa consul general
here, gives detsils of tho battle of Leon,
In which he claims to have signally de
feated Generals Villa and Angeles. Gen
ual Obregon reports that the casualty
list of the Villa forces Is more thsn
10,000 men. and thst he haa established
his headquarters In Leon. The dlxpatch,
dated from Ieon via Vera Crus, June ,
follows:
' "Have occupied new headquarters In
the city of Leon. We are In pursuit of
the enemy, which Is derooraiixed by its
defeat of yesterday. While it Is Impossi
ble to give (he exact liumber of dead,
wounded, captured and deserted, I expect
that the number will teach more than
10,000. Kvery piece of artillei-y and all
Of Villa's trains are In our hands.
"This battle means the end of Gen
erals Villa and Angeles' revolt Both are
retreating with email bodyguards to the
north.
"Artillery was sent from here to Gen
eral Gonaales to assist the three batter
ies he has in the advance on Mexico City,
which place Is expected to be occupied
before the end of this week.
"(Signed) ALVARO OBRF.GON."
Italian and Austrian
. Forces Fight Upon
Bank of the Isonzo
VDINE. Italy, June f-(Vla Ch lasso
and Paris.) Italian forces are today en
gaged with the foroea of Austria on the
eastern banks of the lsonso river, at a
point north of Tolinlno. They are flght
ng also around Oradlsca, evidently with
the Intention ef encircling this location-
Caporette, Cormona, Verso, Oervlgnano,
Terso, Porto Buso and Orado, stretching
In a line roughly north -and south from
th head of the Gulf of Trlest are today
In their possession and have boon alnce
the opening of hostilities.
It apparently la the Intention, of1 the
Italian military leaders to deprive the
Auatrlans of their first line of defense,
that along the lsonso river, on thr.lr own
territory. To this end Montero also has
been occupied, as have the mountains
between lsonso and IJrla rivers. These
poslttona predominate the towns of
Volxana. nomine. Canals and Deeola,
all on the lsonso.
By the sea, the positions are being
conducted with the Idea ot gaining pos
session of the Gulf of Pensano, whence
It will be easier to attack Monieleone.
Entirely Unprepared
For Bryan's Action
"It came as a great shock to me," aald
J. W. Woodrnugh, prominent Bryan and
W 11 eon man and president of the Wood
row Wilson league In speaking of Bryan's
realgnatlon.
"I would not know what to say on a
matter of this kind. It Is surely too bad.
There certainly were two men working
for the good of the American republic,
Bryan and Wilson. They seemed to b
working in perfect harmony, and it is
too bad It could not have continued ao.
As to any effect this may have on Ne
braska politics, I am not In a position to
say. There has ben some talk of Brayn's
' running for the senate, but with me it
is purely hearsay."
Republican River
! Higher Than in Years
j BUPCRIOR, Neb., June I. (Special Tel
l egrem.) The Republican river Is higher
today than It haa been at any time within
the last five years. The railroad running
to tiie cement company's quarry haa over
tut feet of track washed out and "full
force ia at work trying to koep more
j from going out."
! County tVmnutwIoner Alhton has been
, at work with a gang of workmen at the
river bridge south of town as the river
started to rut around the west side.
The Day's War News
Fill It l IIRK K.SSall.S, three of
them aratrals, have been sank by
German aabsaarlne la the waters
ear th, Urltlsh Isles. The aea
tra ships were all Norwegian, and
a In a of life In them la reported.
In the rae of the fonrth veaeel,
the Belalan steamer Meaaphter,
board! were tared,
GEJIEnAL C-ADORWA, Italian chief
of staff, said In n report from the
front last night that tho Italians
were making; methodical progress
nil aloaa the frontier, taklnai poe
aesalon of Important positions.
VIK1XA rtEPORTS aay the Ana.
trlana have been aneoessfnl In aev
ere minor ena;aaemnta with the
Italians. AKhonah there has been
saaj-B flahtlngr at vnrlons points,
the Anstrlana are atlll postponing;
the decisive battle, which la ex
pected soon.
rr.TRouHAn official Ativicr.a
Blve few definite etatementa eon-rernlna-
the altaatloa In Galleln.
It Is admitted, however, that the
Aastro-Uermaa forces anooeeded In
F.nrnwno.
CiK.RMt VICTORY nlmoat as strlk
las: as that In Unllcln la snld In
Merlin to have been won In the
lactic provinces which were In
vaded several weeks ago by the
tiermnns. A Petrog-rnd dispatch,
however, asserts th Rnsslnns were
vlctorlooe In th bitterest battle ef
thla campaign, fonght for control
of the Itnhysn river.
Tl RKISIf At COOTS of the recent
fle-htlna; on Gnlllpoll peninsula aay
that contrary to British and
French claims of saeeoaa th allies
have met with n aerlons reverse la
their campaign for t'nnatantlnople.
TEUTONS SWEEPING
ON TOWARD LEHBERG
Army March from Przemyil Ha
Now Reached Lubaczow on
Heels of Enemy.
20,000 RUSSIANS ARE CAPTURED
BERLIN, June 8. (Via London.)
General Von Llnslngen, In his ad
vance from Pritnysl In the direction
of Lemberg, has reached Lubacow,
forty-five' miles northeast of Fe
tnysl. This information waa contained in the
official report given out at German army
headquarters today.
The report follows:
Western thentor: An attack by . the
enemy on the southern slope of the
Lorette Hills failed complwtely. The
French retrained from making further
attempts to attack. South of Ncuvllle
an attack of the enemy was prevented
by our artillery fire.
"In the region southeast of Ilebuterne
the battle continues. An attack north
west of BolMons. st Moulln-Sous-Tutvent
has been brought to a standstill by our
counter attack. At Villa-Au-Vola, north
west of Berry-Au-Bac, the enemy Buf
fered heavy losses in sn unsuccessful at
tempt to recapture the position lost In
May. A flying machine of the enemy
was shot down.
"Eastern thualcr: Our offensive move
ment in the Phavll and east of th
Dubysa Is taking its course, riouthweat
of l'lodock an enemy aeroplane was
captured.
'Southeastern theater: East of Frie
mysl the general situation is Ui same.
The number of prisoners taken by the
srmy under General Von Mackensen
since June 1 amounts to more tban 30,000.
In the hills near Nowosryn. northeast of
Zuralt, the troops under General Llnsln
gen again defuated the enemy. The pur
suit reached the Una of Iubacsow.
"South of the Dniester river we crossed
the Iikew and reached Byalow, east of
Kolusc."
King of Greece
Takes a Sudden
Turn for Worse
ROME, June tVla Paris.) The Mes
ssggero has received a news dispatch
from Athens, saying the condition of
King Constantino of Ureec suddenly
has become very grave.
Ten Minnesota
Counties Go Dry
BT. PAUU Minn., June I Elghry sa
lons in ten oountles ef Minnesota w.ll be
foroed to discontinue operations as a re
sult of yesterday's county option elec
tions. Only two ef the twelve counties
voting Blue Earth and Olmsted will re
tain saloons. In Pipsston the dry s won
by thirteen votes and ia Had wood by
tlilrty-two.
The other counties which abolished
liquor were Traverse, Todd, Renville,
Dodge, Kandiyohi, Murray, OttsrtaU and
Watonwan.
SOUTH DAKOTA FIREMEN
MEET AT BELLE FOUR CHE
BKLI.H FOCRCIIH. 8. D.. June 1
(Bpeclal Telegram) Twenty-fiv hun
dred visitors are her to attend th tour
nament of th South Dakota lire men's
association. Mis hundred and twelve
firejnen and eight bands marched la the
parad this morning. Prises awarded fol
low: Pierre, beat appearing department;
Jteadwood. best uniformed department;
Iad. having moat men In line: Blk Point,
i-omlrg fart heat distance. Time of the
world's rhamp'un rac ha been changed
to 10 Friday.
FRENCH TROOPS
OCCUPY PART OF
THE LABYRINTH
Section of Formidable German De
fensive Worka on the Writ
Frontier it Captured by
the Allies.
MAST PRISONERS ARE TAKES
French War Office Report Sayi Des
perate Counter Attacks Re
pulsed with Heavy Losses.
TEUTONS CROSS RIVER DNEISTER
LONDON, June 8. Virtually the,
entire western line of battle, except
those portions held by the Belgians
and the British, has been the seem
cf what would appear to be a Series
of offensive movements initiated by
the French. In the region of Arraa
the Trench have extended the area
of their attack, while they are press
Ins; all along; the front from the angle
of the Alsne and the Olse in a north
erly direction as far as the British
positions near L.a Basseo, where the
British forces are lying apparently
quiescent.
FVr the last three weeks the French
have been advancing slowly but steadily
in the country Immediately north of
Arras. Here they met a determined re
sistance from the formidable German
work known as "the labyrinth," part of
which, however, is now In their control.
The French have been gathering in pris
oners. At Hebuterne they have taken
some 400, and at Sotsaons i'A more.
Coanter Attacks Fall.
Desperate counter attacks, according
to the French report, have been made,
but without success and with terrible
losses to tho attackers. Th German of
ficial announcement makes but brief
reference to events on the western front,
merely recording the repulsea of French
attacks.
Hlvers figure more or less prominently
today' In the reports from both sides.
From the eastern front the Russians
claim to have pushed their offensive
movement across the Pruth near Kolo
mea, while Potrograd has admitted the
advance of the Auetro-Oermane across.
the.Dneistcr river In Gallcla. The Dubysa
river changed hands five Ume in one
day, with the Russians finally in posses
sion, and ths Tsonao is the seen of the
most Important Italian advano Into Aus
trian territory.
There haa been little news with regard
to this Italian movement, other than the
official a-wniKsion from Vienna that the
Italians appear to be advancing against
the laotico In strong force.
Hungary is experienced a political
crisis such aa that which Just came to
an end In Kngland. Although the oppo
sition leaders have expressed their con
sent, controversies which antedate th
war have thus far prevented th forma
tion of a coalition cabinet
Tarklah Official Repart.
AMSTERDAM, June 8.-Vl London) -There
has been received here from Con
stantinople a dispatch which transmits
the following Turkish official report on
the progress of hostilities at the Dar
danelles: "Our artllltry has destroyed an enemy
position near A1 Burnu. from which
bombs were being dropped. The neigh
boring trenches also were destroyed.
"In the vicinity of Seddul Bahr. th
enemy, in a condition of exhaustion, has
not shown any further activity alnce hla
latest unsuccessful attack.
"Our batteries on the Aalatlo coast
shelled the weary troops of the enemy in
the neighborhood of Beddul Bahr yester
day. His artillery position and hla am
munition transports also were shelled.
"Two of the enemy cruisers Xinsucceas
fully shelled the village of AJanea, op
posite the Island of MytUene. Sub
sequently the enemy sent a ateamsr filled
with soldiers to thla port and attempted
to remove some boats at anchor there.
Fire was opened on this steamer from
th hanks and the vessel ran ashore.
Subsequently the cruisers) retired."
Freaek Official Report.
PARIS, June 8. The French war office
this afternoon gave out a statement on
the progress of hostilities reading:
"In the sector to the north of Arraa
there were yesterdsy evening and last
night some infantry engagements. On the
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