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Includes What Is Going On at Wash
ington and In Other Sections of
the Country.
MEXICAN TROUBLE.
General Ramos, Mexican, was kill
ed In a bloody battle at Jimir.ez, be
tween a small force of de facto troops
and several regiments of Viilistas.
Both sides suffered heavy losses.
* * *
Nearly 100 Carranza soidiers were
killed and many injured June 29 in a
rear end collision between two troop
trains at Catorce station, between
San Luis Potosi and Saltillo, Mexico.
...
Group of Mexicans are to be kept
from approaching too closely, to the
American border in the New Mexico
border patrol district, according to or
ders issued by Colonel H. C. Sickles,
commanding the district.
• * *
Routing 250 revolutionists, killing
twenty-seven and capturing five, the
American forces advancing on San
tiago, San Domingo, suffered casual
ties of one killed, one seriously
wounded and seven slightly hurt.
• * *
Twenty-one Mexican soldiers were
killed and 'twenty-five wounded in the
clash between bluejackets on the
gunboat Annapolis and Carranzistas
at Mazatlan, June 18, according to
officers of the naval transport Buffalo,
which is in port at San Diego, Cal.
» * •
The crisis precipitated by Villa’s
raid on Columbus, N. M., and culmi
nating in the fight at Carrizal, Mex
ico, between American and Mexican
troops, appears to have been dissipat
ed by an amicable note from General
Carranza, now in possession of
United States officials.
* * »
General P. Elias Calles, military
commander of Sonora, issued a state
ment that he intended to preserve
the best possible relations between
Mexico and the United States along
the Arizona-Sonora boundary, and
would co-operate with the American
authorities to that end.
* • *
According to reports received in
Columbus, N. M., 10,000 Carranzist3
cavalry have been mobilized at Bus
tillo, on the Mexican Northwestern
12.000 men are at Villa Ahumada.
2.000 are at Guzman and General P
Elias Calles of Sonora is moving
large bodies of troops toward the
Sonora-Cliihuahua border.
GENERAL.
Pierre, South Dakota, is saloonltss
as the result of the dry vote cast a:
the local option election h*W last
spring.
* * »
It will cost the United States about
11.500.000 to transport the New York
National Guard to the border, it is
said.
• * *
Jtusge Landis of Chicago entered
fhe formal decree dissolving the As
sociated Bill Posters and Distributors
of the United States and Canada.
* * *
Loss of at least seventeen lives and
property damage which may total sev
eral millions of dollars resulted from
the tropical storm which swept the
east of gulf coast recently.
* * *
Hans Tauscher. former German
army officer and husband of Mme.
Gadski, was acquitted by a jury of
conspiracy to blow up the Welland
canal at New Vork.
* * •
A forest fire, starting six days ago
In the Rocky Mountain National
forest on Thompson creek in Colo
rado. has destroyed timber valued at
f 250,000.
• • •
A Russo-Japanese political conven
tion of two articles was signed at Pe
trograd, Russia, by the Russian min
ister of foreign affairs, an.-j the
Japanese ambassador. The object of
convention is to unify the efforts of
the two countries to maintain a last
ing and constant peace in the far
east.
With three of the acknowledged
leaders of the Industrial Workers of
the World under arrest charged with
murder in connection with the double
killing at Biwabik. Minn., recently,
and with miners reported returning to
work in squads, Sheriff Meining cf
St. Louis county declared that the
iron ore strike practically is over.
• * *
The death rate among babies in
New York, due to infantile paralysis,
is alarming medical authorities. The
scourge claimed fifty-nine lives from
June 24 to July 1, while from January
first until that time there were only
seventeen deaths.
• • •
The $500 spent annually by the city
of Roswell, N. Y„ for Fourth of July
celebrations. wa3 this year devoted
to a fund for pensioning dependents
of the National Guard contingent now
in federal service.
• * •
Announcment was made at Denver
that Harry Poilok, manager of Fred
die Welsh, has acepted an offer of
$17,500 for the lightweight champion
to appear in a twenty-round bout at
Colorado Springs on Labor day.
Welsh’s opponent, the announcement
said, was to be picked later.
* • *
After twenty-three years of unsuc
cessful effort to establish a proprie
tary naws gathering and distributing
organization,' the New York Sun
was sold to Frank A. Munsey, a mem
ber of the Associated Press.
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Kansas is short 45,000 workers in
the harvest field. The need is so bad
ly felt, especially near Great Bend,
that salaries from $3 to $5 a day, be
sides board, have been offered.
* * *
Freddie Welsh, lightweight cham
pion of the world, was fouled by Ad
Wolgast in the eleventh round of a
scheduled fifteen-round no-decision
bout at Denver. Welsh was awarded
the contest.
• • •
The need for harvesters in Kansas
has become so great that a special
representative probably will be sent
to the east to visit foreign colonies
to secure men. it was stated by State
Labor Commissioner McBride.
* » •
Koue that “the teachers in our pub
lic schools will not yield to the clamor
for militarism’’ was voiced by Wil
liam Jennings Bryan in an address be
fore the National Education associa
tion at New York.
* • *
( Ralph de Palma won the 150-mile
Automobile Derby at the Twin City
Motor Speedway, Fort Snelling. Minn.,
covering the distance in one hour, 38
minutes. 49 and 24-100 seconds, an
average speed of 91.08 miles an hour.
WASHINGTON.
The customs bureau of the treasury
department has began an examination
to learn the total amount of arms and
ammunition that had been exported
to Mexico within the last year.
* * *
The senate adopted an amendment
to the agricultural appropriation bill,
appropriating $1,000,000 this fiscal
year and $2,000,000 next year for en
larging the Appleton forest reserve.
* » •
Though convinced that danger of
war with Mexico has passed, the war
department is to stand by its original
intention to send all of the militiamen
originally called to the border.
• • •
There are 21,000,000 able-bodied men
in the United States between the ages
of 18 and 45, according to a special
report by the census bureau, as to the
nation's resources in men of military
fitness.
* • *
All army departmental commanders
have been authorized by Secretary
Baker to discharge enlisted men of
the National Guard in the federal
service who have one or more de
pendent relatives.
• * •
Extra pay for foreign service will
be allowed the American troops serv
ing across the Mexican border, under
a decision by Comptroller Warwick
of the treasury. Enlisted men will
receive 20 per cent additional and
officers 10 per cent.
4 * *
The largest check ever drawn by a
postmaster general of the United
States has just been drawn by Albert
Sidney Burleson for $54,253,962.31, re
presenting the amount disbursed by
■ post masters for running expenses
f during January, February and March
of this year.
4 4 4
Creation of nonpartisan tariff com
mission of six members with broad
inquisitorial powrrs, is proposed in
the genera! revenue bill introduced
bv representative Mann of the house.
The bill will raise between $210,000,
000 and $225,000,000 of additional re
venue by reclassification of the surtax
on incomes, a tax on estates and on
war munitions plants.
WAR NEWS.
Petrograd reports Russian troops
have captured the village and railwa\
station of Mikuliczyn, thirty-eight
miles south of Stanislau, thus cutting
cne of the main Austrian lines ot
communication to Lemberg.
4 4*
The German war office has officialli
admitted that the French have cap
lured Belloy-En-Santerro, south of the
river Somme, an.l that the Germans
have also evacuated the village of
Hem, on the north bank.
4 4 4
On the Verdun front the Germans
[ have taken the Thiaumont work fot
the fourth time, after a terrific bom
bardment and by a massed attack
Around this work, which has been the
center of desperate attacks and coun
ter attacks for many days past, thou
sands of men have fallen.
4 4 4
Seven hundred and fifty-three com
munes, or townships, fjave been part
ly or totally destroyed through mill
tary operations in France since the
beginning of the war, according tc
i statistics gathered by the ministry of
! the interior.
4 4 4
Nearly half a million Austrians and
Germans have been put out of com
mission since General Brussiloff be
gan his great advance a month ago,
Petrograd reports. The grand total
of prisoners to date Is in round num
bers 235,COO, of which 4,500 are of
ficers.
• • •
Published lists of casualties in the
British army for the month of May
show that 466 were killed, 1,080
wounded and fifty-five missing—a to
tal of 1,601. This brings the aggre
gate losses of officers since the com
mencement of the war to 27,905.
* * *
The kaiser is reported to have ar
rived on the western front, accom
panied by members of his general
staff, who will direct the defense of
the German lines in the great allied
offensive.
• • •
A total of 158 Russian officers and
23,025 men were taken prisoner dur
ing the month of June along the line
to the south of the Pripet, where the
Russian% were pushing their offens
ive, according to the Austro-Hungar
ian statement of July 1, received in
Berlin from Vienna.
• • •
Russian cavalry patrols have cross
ed the Carpathian mountains and have
entered the plains of Hungary accord
ing to a dispatch received in London
from Bucharest
LEASE LAND FOR OIL
LARGE AREA NEAR TABLE ROCK
TAKEN OVER BY BIG FIRM.
AGREE 13 SINK WELLS IN YEAR
Oklahoma Geologist Is Confident OH
and Gas Will Be Found in This
Section of Nebraska.
J COMING EVENTS. j
t Nebraska Auctioneers Asso- ^
♦ ciation meeting, Grand Island, i
A July 20. :
A Annual State Tennis Tourna- 7
I ment, Wayne, July 17-22. ♦
♦ Nebraska Democratic conven- ♦
7 tion, Hastings, July 25. a
, Nebraska Republican Conven- a
♦ tion, Lincoln, July 25. ^
♦ Northast Nebraska Editorial ♦
A Association Meeting, Norfolk, *
♦ July 28-29. f
♦ Second annual Automobile a
♦ Races, Omaha, July 29. ♦
A Summer Assembly of the T
^ Church of Brethren, Beatrice, ♦
♦ Juiy 30 to August 6. A
f Tractor Week in Fremont. ^
♦ August 7 to 11. *
T* State Press Association’s No. ,
Platte Valley excursion, Au- ♦
f gust 7-1J. a
♦ Barbecue at Seward, Thurs- ^
A day. August 10. »
^ Seventh Day Adventists' Con- ^
« ference, Hastings, August 17-27. A
♦ Mo. Valley Photographers’ as- ^
♦ sociation Meeting, Lincoln, Au- ♦
A gust 21-25. 7
Nebraska State Fair, Lincoln, ♦
f September 4 to 7. 4
Table Rock.—The Wicnita-Kansas
National Gas company is leasing
lands in Sheridan precinct, south of
here, three or four miles, for gas and
oil, and wish to lease at least eight
sections in the precinct. It has al
ready secured over three sections. It
agrees to sink a well or pay at the
end of a year Willis C. Fellers of this
place has already leased over 2,500
acres, with promises of much more.
He agrees to put down a test well
within twelve months. Greenwald &
Co., of Falls City are also still in the
field. The report of the geologist,
B. T. Tatum, of Sapulpa, Okla.. who
spent two weeks with Mr. Fellers in
this vicinity, inspires ppople here
with great confidence in the ultimate
result.
Big Speeders to Participate.
Omaha.—Ralph De Paima, winner
of the 150-mile auto race at Minneap
olis July 4th. Dario Resta. who car
ried off the honors in the 300-mile
race at Indianapolis, Memorial day,
Ralph Mulford. Eddie Rickenbacker
and scores of other champion auto
mobile racers, will compete in the
150-mile derby held here next Satur
day, under the auspices of the Omaha
Speedway association. After a thor
ough investigation of the entrants
and management of the races Satur
day, the Commercial club has given
the project its unqualified support and
stands ready to lend such assistance
as may be necessary.
Popular Young Man Drowns.
Fremont.—Glen O. Peterson, aged
IS, was drowned a few days ago in
Kiefer’s pond near Morse Bluff. Two
companions, who were swimming
with the young man, made efforts to
rescue him and one nearly lost his
own life as Peterson clung desperate
ly to his body. None of the men weie
very good swimmers. Peterson was
one of the popular young men of
Morse Bluff.
Killed In Auto Wreck.
Brainard.—In an automobile acci
dent five miles southeast of here. An
drew Kabourck received Injuries from
which he died and othpr occupants of
th“ car. from Weston and Dwight,
were. badly injured. The car turned
completely over.
May Be Oldest in United States.
Ansley.—Richard Griffith of Hoi
drege, William Edmond of Mema and
Ben Nicholas of Pilot went over to
see and talk with Mr. Morris, a few
days ago, who lives in Clear Creek
valley, and is said to be over 120
years old. Like his three visitors.
Morris is Welshman. Morris is now
blind and talks very little. It may be
that Morris is the oldest man now liv
ing in the United States. He stays
at the home of Charles W. Mytton,
ten miles northeast of Ansley.
Wheat Crop Breaks Record.
York.—Farmers of York county have
commenced to harvest the heaviest
wheat crop ever grown in the county.
The average will be from thirty to
forty bushels per acre. Wages are
from $2.50 to $3.50 per day.
Wymore Man Killed.
Beatrice.—Charles Matz of Wymore
was instantly killed south of Wymore
and two others were hurt, when a
touring car in which they were riding
skidded on a rough piece of road and
turned over twice.
More Paving On Lincoln Highway.
Grand Island.—Specifications have
been filed, and bids are being adver
tised for the construction of another
halfmile of cement roadway sixteen
feet wide on the Lincoln Highway im
mediately west of this city.
Commercial Club Acts.
Fairbury.—The proposition of bring
ing together tbe harvest hand and
the man in need of harvest help has
been taken up by the Fairbury Com
mercial club. A free employment
agency has been established.
FRONTIER DAY8 IN OMAHA.
Genuine “Roundup” to Be Staged In
Metropolis This Month.
Omaha.—A genuine frontier days
exhibition is to be shown in this city
on July 20, 21, 22 and 23, inclusive,
under the auspices of the Ak-Sar-Ben
governors. Several thousand dollars
in prizes are to ne offered for the
world’s best ropers, steer throwers
and other western champions. Charles
Irwin of Cheyenne, Wyo., ranchman
and manager of wild west shows, is to
put on the exhibition. He is to bring
the best riders, ropers and frontiers
men of all kinds the country affords,
and it is said that cowboys from far
away Brazil will even be here to com
! pete for some of the prizes to be of
fered. Mr. Irwin has gathered to
gether these frontiersmen and the
wild horses and cattle to take them
to New York for “the Stampede,”
which is to be a competitive exhibi
tion to be given at Sheepshead Bay
later in the summer.
On learning the plans of Mr. Irwin
the Board of Governors arranged to
have him stop off at Omaha on his
way east and put his crew through
some competitive exhibitions. The
money raised by the board through
this exhibition is to be used to de
fray the expenses of the big historical
parade which is to be held during the
fall festivities, when perhaps fifty
floats are to be built for the occasion.
Wheat Fine in Jefferson.
Fairbury.—With perfect harvest
weather prevailing, wheat cutting is
in full blast in Jefferson county. Thou
sands of machines are mowing down
| the grain. Wheat is excellent in Jeffer
son county, being of good height and
well filled heads. Straw is unusually
heavy this year. No damage lias been
reported by wind, rust or insects by
the farmers and it is expected the
yield will be from twenty-five to thir
ty-live bushels per acre. Grain has
I ripened in a hurry this year.
Phelps Wheat Excellent.
Hcldrcge.—The wheat harvest Is
now in full sway in this county and
farmers are jubilant over the splen
did crop. Harvest hands are being
I ltired at from $3.50 to $4.50 a day.
One small field of Nebraska wheat
grown In co-operation with the uni
I versity department of experimental
agronomy was cut last Monday, when
it was “dead” ripe. This'wheat has
always ripened and slightly outyielded
Turkey red wheat as shown by prev
ious tests.
Boys Attend School Best.
Omaha.—Contrary to the ordinary
1 impression, girls are absent more
I than boys in the public''schools, ac
i cording to the statistics of the pub- j
lie schools in this city for the year
which closed in June. There were
12.015 boys enrolled in the grade
schools and 11,739 girls, a total of
23,754. The average absence each
t day was 520.6 boys and 543.4 girls,
j *he boys enrolled being greater than
the girls, but having less absence.
The percentage of boys absent to en
rollment was 4.3 as compared with
4.6 for the girls.
Says Bordqf- People Ready.
Beatrice.—John R. Quein, former
| clerk of the district court of this
| county, has just returned from a five
weeks’ trip to Brownville and other
points along the Mexican border in
Texas. He says Texans anticipate
; trouble at any moment and feo about,
i their daily labor armed and ready for
| action.
Mr. Quein says the policy of the
Wilson administration relative to the
Mexican situation Is far from popular
along the border.
Calves Hanged Together.
Harrison.— I,. R. Barr lost two
calves in a peculiar manner. He bad
purchased a calf and in order to
make it run with a cow and another
calf, he tied the two calves together.
All went w'ell for a while, but one day
after the cow- had lain down the
calves went up to her, one passing on
cither side. When the cow got up the
calves were hung on each side of the
| cow.
Firemen Claim Championship.
Hastings.—Since the Hastings fire j
department defeated Grand Island in |
a twenty-five minute water fight here I
the 4th of July the department stands
ready to lay claim to the state chani
pionship and to defend the claim when
I challenged.
Wrestle Ends in Draw.
Omaha.—After five hours' wrestling
the Joe Stecher-Ed (Strangler) Lewis
wrestling match was called a draw
by the referee here July Fourth.
Lewis was on the defensive through
out the match. Last fall at Evans
ville Stecher and Lewis wrestled two
two hours and ten minutes to a draw.
Lewis set out systematically to elude
Stecher and there were few times
when they came to grips. Lewis eas
ily broke away from Stecher, but re
mained determinedly on the defensive.
Gage Republicans to Meet July 22.
Beatrice.—Chairman Scott of the
republican county central committee
has called the county convention for
July 22 to select delegates to the state
convention. Caucuses throughout the
county will be held on Monday,
July 19.
Work Pressing on Auditorium.
Central City—The foundation and
basement work of the new $50,000
Auditorium has been completed and
the brick laying begun. It will be one
of the best equipped in the state.
Shoota at Bees and Kills Son.
Howell.—Mrs. Anton Svitak of this
town' accidentally shot her 11-year-old
son to death with a shotgun. She at
tempted to put to flight a swarm of
bees in the yard and fired at them.
The discharge struck the boy stand
ing nearby. He died in a few min
utes.
Plattsmouth to Pave.
Plattsmouth.—The city council ha*
authorized the mayor and clerk to
advertise for bids for paving, the es
timated cost of which is $30,004.78.
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EPIDEMIC AMONG CHILDREN IS !
CAUSING CONSTERNATION.
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YOUNGSTERS KEPT IN HOMES
Over 200 Deaths Have Resulted From
Infantile Paralysis Sine: June 1.
Cases in Several States.
New York.—Health authorities ol
New York have decided to abandon
for the present, at least, to appeal to
the American Red Cross for nurses
to aid in stamping out the scourge of
infantile paralysis in this city, which
since June 1 has caused over 200
deaths among children.
Health Commissioner Emerson said
he was now of the opinion it would
not be necessary to ask for outside
aid as the hospitals have agreed tc
extend their help more freely.
Another serious phase of the situa
tion has been reported by the Asso
ciation for Improving the Condition
of the Poor, which has found that in
the congested districts of the city
frightened mothers have interned
their children in their tenement
houses, in many instances with win
dows closed. Such action, it was
pointed out, is likely to have serious
effects not only on the children but
on adults as well..
Children’s reading rooms in the
public libraries have been ordered
closed. The order barring children
from moving picture theaters will not
be modified until conditions improve.
Playgrounds also are shut down.
The proposal for a general quaran
tine of the city was abandoned by L)r.
Emerson as impracticable.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
has informed Mayor Mitchel that af
ter a conference with Secretary of
Agriculture Houston, the latter had
agreed to do everything in his power
to facilitate the entry into the coun
try of shipments of monkeys from the
Philippine islands which are urgently
needed for research work in connec
tion with infantile paralysis.
Disease Appears in Other States.
Two children have died from in
fantile paralysis in Los Angeles, Cal.,
one case has appeared in Gary, Ind.,
one at Columbus, Ohio, and Cleveland
up to the end of last week had six
patients down with the malady. One
supposed case has been reported in
Chicago.
Bandit Villa Again Busy.
Chihuahua City, Mex.—Large Car
ranza forces, better organized and
more completely equipped than any
other units of the de facto govern
ment troops, are closing in on the
bandits of southern Chihuahua and
northern Durango, intent on wiping
them out. Jiminez, which the Villis
tas captured after defeating an in
ferior force and killing General Ig
nacio Ramos, has been occupied
again by government troops. The
bandits are fleeing through the valley
of the River Florida. Refugees who
left Jiminez before the Villistas were
near the city were responsible for the
story that Pancho Villa commanded
the bandits.
Crop Conditions Improved.
Washington. — Growing conditions
during June improved the prospects
of the wheat and oats crops. The De
partment of Agiiculture in its July
crop report forecast the combined
crop of winter and spring wheat at
759.000. 000 bushels, which is 44,000,
000 bushels more than predicted last
month, and increased the estimate of
the final yield of oats to 1,317,000,000
bushels, or 62,000,000 bushels more
than forecast in June. A slight in
crease in the area planted to corn
this year was reported, and a crop of
2.866.000. 000 bushels, which with fa
vorable conditions might exceed last
year’s 3,055,000,000 bushel record
crop, was forecast.
How to Write Boys cn Border.
Washington, D. C.—In answer to
many inquiries from relatives and
friends of guardsmen who have been
sent to unknown points on the Mexi
can border, the war department de
clares that all mail to those men
should be sent to Department Head
quarters, United States Army, San
Antonio, Tex. The name of the
guardsman, his company, regiment
and state should precede the head
quarters address. The mail will be
forwarded from San Antonio to the
guardsman.
Adopt Camel As Emblem.
Chicago. — The camel hap been
adopted as the 1916 campaign emblem
of the prohibition party according lo
an announcement made at the nation
al party headquarters here.
Asks Children to Help.
Washington, D. C.—Miss Mabel T.
Boardman of the legislative commit
tee of the American Red Cross issued
an appeal to children of the country
to contribute to a fund for buying
post cards and writing material for
American soldiers on Mexican border.
Refuse to Work With Mexicans.
Fort Dodge, la.—American work
men at the United States gypsum
mills, who for years hnve worked
with foreign laborers, refused to work
with Mexicans, who applied for jobs.
Train Hits Automobile; Two Killed.
Worland. Wyo.—D. D. Brunson of
Norfolk, Neb., a horse buyer, was
killed, and Ora Allen of Basin, Wyo..
was probably fatally injured when
their automobile was struck by a
Burlington passenger train here sev
eral days ago.
Hundred Miners Burled.
Rome.—More than 100 miners have
been buried in three sulphur mines
near Caltanissitta, Sicily. The disas
ter seems to have been due to a tel
luric cause.
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norbergebenben 5?erid)tcn langft bin
ter ibrer grout lagen. Xie Stuffcn
finb eben ungcfdjicfte Siigner, unb
bis beute baben fie ben noreiligeit
Sritcn nod) nid)t ben ©efallen tuen
fdiincji, bic SRelbung non ber Gin
nabnte non Gsernoroib 311 beftatigen.
3n biefer Scgicbung ift folgenbe in
Sonbon neroffentlidjte Jjalbamili
d;e" SSetrograber SKelbung non
vsniereffe : jc^t ift feine
nmtlidje 93eftatigung ber Giu
nabme non Gscrnoroib cingetroffen.
91 ber e§ ift ber SOraitd) ber Stuffcn,
foldje Greigniffe 3U ncrfdjroeigcn."
©ad ber branch ber Stuffcn iitbc
3ug auf bie 2>felbung non Sicgen
ift, roeif) jeber, ber in ben Icfcten
groei Sabrcn nur brei ruffifdje '-Se
rid)te gelcfen bat, unb ein Soinmen
tar ift iiberfluffig. 5” bcmfelben
93erid)t beigt es bann roeiter: „Gd ift
febr leidjt ntoglid), bag ber Sauf ber
Greigniffe an ber ruffifdjeit gront in!
bm midbften Xagen ctrcad bunfel fein j
roirb."
Xie Xunfell)fit liegt ol)ne 3®et*
fel in ber SI bitting, bag man bc
fdbroinbclt toorben ift.
Xie Xatfadjen an bcr ntffifdjen
CffeufiDc finb in £itr3e bie folgcn*
ben:
1. gm erftctt Slufturm murben bie
oflerreidjifd) - ungarifdjen ©teHun*
gen am rooltjnifdjen gcftungSbrciecf
iiber ben £atifcn gcroorfen. nnb bie
©ffenfibe fam bcrt gum ©tefjen,
nadjbent bie Oefterreidjer neue ©tel-j
Imigcn rocftlidj Don ber gfioa bego- j
gen.
2. 2BeftIid) Don Sfremeneg lnurben
bie oorgefdjobenen ©teHungen gu*
riiifgebriingt.
3. Sim Stripa fdjhtg ber Slngriff
ber Siuffen, auger an einer ©teHc,
mo bie Oefterreidjer Dom oftlidjen auf
ba§ roeftlidje lifer Derbrangi rourben,
Diifiig fcfjl.
4. ©iiblidj Dom Xnicitcr brangen)
bie fRuffen in bcr fRidjtuitg auf ®c* i
Umea Dor, tun Ggcrnorotg Dom 9?or-j
ben git umfaffen.
5. Sforboftlidj Don Ggernotcig |
rourben bic ©teHungen ber il?flangcr*j
arntee gIeirfjfoH§ eingebriieft, aber j
cor bem SSorftdbten ber ©tabt rourbe
bie ruffifdje OffcnfiDe gum .'oalten ge
tradjt. ©eitbem fdjtocigt ^ctrograb.
Xa§ ©djrocigen ipetrograbs er
ftreeft fid) aud) auf bie_ grint am
©ipr unb Siodjob, norbltdff bom
lcoltjnifdjen geftuugSbrciecf, roo ©e
ncral Don fiinfingen bie Stufjen ange*
griffen bat. Sort rotrb bie Gutfdjei*
bung faHen, unb auf beutjdjer ©cite
pat man aHe Skraitlafjung biefer niit
bem geroohntcii unb nod) nte eut
tdufdjtcn Scrirauen entgegen gu fe
l;cn.
Sluf ber italicuifdjcn gront ift eitte
SSerlangfammung in ber ofterreidj
tfdj - ungarifeben OffcnfiDe eiugetre
ten. Xiefer Umftanb ift in erfter
Sinie bem Dcrfteiften SSiberftaub ber
gtaliener unb in groeiter Siniejcabr*
fdjeinlidj aud) bie Greigniffen an ber
©itfront gugufdjreiben, ba e§ fautn
etnem Stoeifei unterliegt, bag bie
ruffifdje ©ffenfine Xruppcn Don ber
©iibfront abgegogen bat. 3ubem
fiirnpften bie l^talicner befanntlid)
itm bie lepton ©tnberniffe, bie bie
geinbe twn SPenctier. trenncit. gbr
pcrgrocifeltcr SBiberftanb ift alfo er*
fldrlicb, ba aHc§ Don bem Grfolg
ober HRifecrfolg ber ofterreidjifdj-un*
garifdjen OffenfiDe abbeingt.
Sin ber gried)ifdjeu ©renge ift bie
Cage biefelbe geblieben. 3d>ar fin
ben faft auf ber gangen gront @e
ftbiipfampfe ftatt, bie aber bi§ber
nodb nidjt 311 Sjtifanterieangriffen ge_
fiibrt baben.
Sin ber mefilidjen 3ro,rt ftetjeu
bie itdnipfe bei Xerbim naiiirlid) nod)
im Xiittelpunft ber ©reigtiiffe.
3iad) ber 3erfd}metterung bes
Sortd non Xauj unb ber i!2e
tenfteGungen, baben bie Xciitfdjen
ibre fdjtnere Xatterien auf bcm er
cberten Xerrain aufgeplanjt unb mit
Xefdjiefeung be§ 3nnengurfel§ ber
Xerbun • fyorta bcgonnen. Xer
^auptangriff seigt mit ber
Spi^e in fiiboftlidjer 'Jiidjtung
auf Xerbun felbft, iro jmi
fdjett Saus unb ber XiaaS fdjon eine
breitc Xrefdje gejdjlagen trorbcn ift.
Xie Sran3ofen mebren fid) mit bem
Xhtte ber Xecjmeiflung, merben aber
tropbem Iangfam auf bie Sternfc
ftung suriicfgemorfen.
Sind) im ftaufafuS bat fid) bie.
Sage nad) ben ©rfolgeit ber Iefcten
tiirfifcfjen DffenfiPe nidjt gednbcrt,
trogegen im fiiblidben Xeile non ?tr
menien, amifdjen bem Xan-See unb
XiarbcFr beifje ftampfe ftattgcfunbcn
baben, bei beneit bie Xuffen entfdjie
ben ben Siiiraeren 303011. Slebnlid)
erging c§ ibncn an ber perfifdbcn
Wrettje, non mo fie auf Xagbab nor
flofjeti moEten, urn ber tiirfifdicn
XigriS - ?lrmce in ben Xiidcn 3U fal
len. Xie ganje Xagbab - Sampagne
ber Stiffen ift gefdjeitcrt, trie aud)
bie britiidje fiampagne mit bem ftafl
non Jhit-el-Sfmara in bie Xriidje
ging.
Siiblid) non ftut*cl-?lmara bielt
fid) bie britifdje SIrmee in ibren
^teHungen, bis bic Xiirfen nor eini
gen Xagcn auf bem insteifdjen trof
fen getnorbenen Xerrain ibre (fie
fdjiiije norfdjoben unb bie Crngldn
ber 311m SRiicf3ug non gelalieb 3tnan
gen.
3ur Grbroffelung br3 beutfdjcn £an
beld.
X a r i 5. 9?ad)ioIgenb ber Sort
lent ber XegriiBungsanfpiacbe Xrc
mier Xrianb’3 an bie Xclegaten, bic
;ur Sirtfd)aftsfonferen3, treidje bic
(rrbroffelung ber Xtittelmadjte als
3iel bat. fid) Ijier nerfammclten:
„©» ift nidit genug, burcb eine tni
litdrifdje Union 311 befiegen.” fagte
Xrianb. mug aud) eine biplo
tnaijcbe unb mirtfdbaftlidjeUnion fein,
melcbe eine frdftige Gnttoidfelung ber
matcricnen $ilfsqnetten, einen 3lu§.
taufd) tbrer ©rjeugniffe unb iljreXer
teiliing auf bie Seltmarfte jumege
briitgen tnirb. Sir baben bic miii
fdjaftlidbe greibeit ber Sclt 3U
i’.djern, gefunbe fommersieHc Xictbo
bcu fornie unfere fommeraielle Uttab
bdugigfeit mieberberaufteEcn."
Xie Xcrbnnblungen, tneldje meh
rereXage anbouerten, murbeit gebcim
gefiibri. Xer ^auptameef ift. einen
aGganeinen Xian an entroerfen, mn
nad) bcm Slriege gemeuifdiaftlidie
.§anbelsbc3icbmtgen uiiter ben Slfli
ierteti beraufteEcn unb eine erneute'
.'Oaubel-oausbebnung XentfdjIanbS in
ben XJdrften ber SWiicrten 311 ner
binbern.
Dinbrniigcniittrlnot uudi in ^oflanb.
2 o n b o n. £>unbertc con nm
Iiinbifdjen grauen fpradjctt bei bem
'i>rcmierminifter cor, um U)ti 311 er
fudjen. geeignete IRnfenabmen 3u cr
grcifen, bie ber Seuerung ber Sr
bcnsmittel cin Gnbe bcrcitcn fallen.
2Sie bie iRcuterbcpefdje, me!d)c bie
iRad)rid)t iibermittelt bat, fiirijufiigt.
Cerfprad) bcr fPremiermmiftcr, baf?
er {pater cine Sfborbnnng con grau
en empfangen icoHe.
S)arauff)in begabcn fid) bie grau
en 3unt iliirgermeiftcr, um if)m if)rc
23efd)merbcn corautragcn.
Xcr fUfiniftcr beg gttnern bat fpa
tcr cine Sfborbnung ber grauen cm
pfangen, informierte fie iiber bie
fKafjttabmen ber 'Jtegienmg unb
briitfte bie t&offnung au3. Oaf? bie
'Ifreife fiir Startoffeln, Sditmnc*
flcifd; unb ©cmiife balb fallen tciir
beit. Gr gab 311. baft aucicl Sartor
feln anggefiibrt icorben feicn, gab
aber bcr ^offnung 2lu§brucf. baf;
ba§ ncue 2lugfubrocrbot unb bie 23e
fdjlagnabme ber Sorriite ?fbbilfe
bringen toerbe.
©rnf fKoltfe gtftorben.
21 nt ft e r b a m. ©eneralleutnant
©ref $elmutb con HWoltfe, ebemalt
ger Gbef beg grofeen unb sulefct Gbef
be3 ftellDertretenben- ©eneralftabeg,
ffarb plofclid) am §er3fcblage. £cr
£eb ereilte ben ©rafen tm 'Jicidjgta
ge, too er einem irauergottegbienfte.
fiir ben perftorbenen gelbmarfdjafi
con ber ©olf) beilcofjnte.
Seit 1902 tear mm 2Roltfe bcr
Gbef be§ grofjen ©eneralftabeg, unb
ibm ift bie coraiiglidje Organifation
be§ bentfdien £eere§ gu perbanfen,
tceldte fid) in ernfter 3eit fo gldnjenb
bcnuihrte. Member 1914 trat
bon 2KoltFe Con ber Seitung b$s gro
fjen ©eneralftabg megen Stanfbeii
auriid, uni fpater nad) feiner ©enc
fnng bieSeitung beg fteHcertretenben
©eneralftabeS 311 iibernebmen.
$er Ceriicrbene ©eneralleutnant
tear ein 9Teffe beg gelbmarfaaUg con
Jcoltre, beg grofjen 8djiad)tenben
rerg unb Crganifatorg tm beutfd).
fran3ofifdben Griege 1870—71.
\fabren 55 ber
fdjtebene §crrfd)er, Saifer, ^rafiben
ter, Siftatoren u. f. m. gebabt.