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Bee PART ONE. NEWS SECTION ' PARTS ONE TO TOTJRTEEN. THE WEATHER Unsettled VOL. XI JV NO. 44. OMAIIA, SUNDAY MORNING, . APRIL 18, 1915 FIVE SECTIONS- FORTY-KOHl PACKS. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS The Omaha Sunday DEFINITE ttOYE IN v DIRECTION OFENDING ' STRIKEEXPECTED President of Carpenters Says He Will Offer Arbitration to Contractor on Own Hook. DEALERS DISCHARGE WORKERS Lumber Dealers and Brick Making Plants Laying Off Men Waiting Demand for Material. RUMOR ABOUT ARBITRATION BIM.ETIN. CHICAGO. April 17. A definite move In the direction of settling the big Building Trades strike here was expected before morning. John A. Mets, president of the Carpenters' union, laid he would offer arbitration to the contractors Independent of the other trades. CHICAGO, April 17. Lumber dealers of Chicago began laying off teamsters and laborers today as a re sult of the industrial war that broke out openly yesterday between build ing trades unionists and their em ployers. Brick yards In Chicago and surrounding territory also gave evi dences of an approaching cessation of work when announcements were posted that hundreds of employes of those establishments would have to be taken off the pay rolls until the demand for building materials is re sumed. Dfilrn Dlachnrn-e Emptor'". The Lumber Dealers' association an nounced that 5,000 men would be dls- hsrgcd pending a settlement of the strikes and lockouts. These men have lad no part In the contentions between the Building- Construction Employers' as sociation and the union forces which re' fowl to bind themselves to a three-year contract desliwd to prevent sympathetic strikes and their attending evils. H was snld that there was no close com I iratlon between the Carpenters' union and the sheet metal ' workers, pa-nters j end lathers' ' organizations, officials of which refused to sign i the thret-year agreement. In some quarters It was hinted that the situation might be simplified by an arbi tration of the carpenters' wage dispute, leaving the employers free to cope with the other unions on the' strike question. The carpenters demanded 70 senU. ' The ccntractors offered a 2Vi-eent increase for the first eighteen months of the proposed three-year agreement. "Carpenters in Chicago 'are paid higher wages than in any other city in the 1,'nlted Mates." said E. M. Craig of the ' Building Contractors' association. "The contractors cannot afford to pay high wage at present, but figured they could pay a Ztf-cent Increase, as was offered." Supposed German - Spy Remanded T.ONDON, April 17.-Ludwlg Paul Sel bsch, claiming to be an American citizen, whs remanded to custody in London today on the charge of being; an alien enemy, who had failed to register himself In accordance with the British regulations. Selbach admitted that he was born In Hamburg, but he produced his prelimin ary declaration of American cltisenshlp, dnted In July, 1900. The police declared that Selbach had reHldd In Fast Bourne, a prohibited area for two month. Selbach pleaded that he had contributed i2M to the national re lief fund, but the magistrate decided that further Inquiries were necessary and he was remanded. WAISHINOTON. April 17.Btate de partment officials said today a search of their fllea for the !sst two years failed to show any record of a passport Issued to I'UdwIg Paul Selbach. Three Killed by Explosion in Mine UODKKFIKL.D. W. Vs., April 17. Three men were killed in a mine of the Davy Pocahontas Coal company near hsre to day when a pocket of gas was exploded by a shot. Only sis of the 200 miners usually employed In the pit had gone to wcrk. The explosion killed three. The ether three made their way to the sur face. The Weather Forecast till 1p.m. Sunday: For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity For Sunday Unsettled and cooler. TrMprratire at Omsks Hour Deg. , it. ro. 61 s a. ro so 7 a. m. 66 S a. m 61 S a. rn 67 10 a. m 73 11 a. ra..., 77 12 m 79 1 p. m 80 1 p. m u I p. ro St Lal Weather Raeer. 1915. 1914. 1S1I. 1911. Ixiwest last night M 7 M Precipitation 00 .09 .0 T Normal temperature for today, at de grees. Deficiency in precipitation since March 1. .Ml of an Inch. Deficiency corresponding; period, 1914, 1.11 incbf The wrHther is cooser Kom the Mls Hiesippi river rut over the lakes and emwratures are slightly lower in the en ire me southwest; no important chsnH In temperature has occurred In other sec. tlohs. Italns are general in the south snd conditiona tire iavoralle for In- lOaing rloiiiiin'SS and unsettled weather, with ahoners in tUs vlrimty tonight and umlay and rooler hunday. The weather Is fair In the eastern and southern states. L. A. WLbH, Local Forecaster. ON BOARD THE FALABA JUST BEFORE THE TORPEDO was fired by the German submarine. Passengers wearing their life-belts waiting to be taken off by the boats. The survivors speak highly of the perfect order which prevailed on board. ARBOR DAY TO BE . NEXT THURSDAY Great Tree Planting Day of the Na tion Founded by a Nebraskan Years Ago'r TO' PLANT A JtlLLION TREVES ' . ' ;"r-S' ..... i . He that planteth a tree' Is the servant of God: lie provideth a kindness for many genera tions - And faces that he hath not seen shall bless him. . Y Thursday, April 22, is Arbor day la Nebraska, and probably sereral million trees will be planted, in. this state. '; ' "' "'. ' . . lnstUutedby::.i SterllnKortoa,. Nebraska pioneer, this most useful and practical of all our-holldays has spread all over the country, . until . I - . . . 'w now it is observed in every state. And it Is a matter of great pride to.Ne braskans that a citizen' of this state originated t the idea.-, Arbor day Is often referred to as "Nebraska's gift to the states of the union." Need of Trees. As early as 184 O. P. Marsh' of Ver mont, our representative at the courts of Italy and Turkey, pointed eut. the ab solute need of forests in this country and their great influence on climate and rain fall. "In Europe the forests are regarded as the most valuable crop," he said. J. Kterllng- Morton "in 1872 started the first practical, strong movement for the establishment of a set day for the plant ing of tree and vine. The first Arbor day proclaimed in the L'nlted States or the world waa pro claim d in Nebraska, April- lfl.. 1871. It- is estimated that 1.000,000 trees were planted on the treeless plains of Nebraska, that day. .... Jn the sixteen years Immediately follow ing that, 850,000.009 trees and vines were planted in Nebraska. And up to the pres ent time more than a 'thousand million trees and vines have been planted in Ne braska. ' Fooled .the Scientists. , It was a great movement to be started in a state where there were hardly any trees and on whose soil spectacled and high-browed scientists solemly declared trees would not rrow. Probably in thts case "necessity was the mother of invention'' and the real and genuine need of trees prompted . the pioneer U start the movement to have1 trees. The first Arbor day to be officially pro claimed by an executive was that of 1874, when Governor Robert W. Furnas named the third Wednesday in April of that year to be Arbor day. The day was proclaimed annually, in Nebraska, after that, until 1K6. when the legislature passed an act designating April Zt. Mr. Morton's birthday, to be Arbor Jay and made it a legal holiday, eacb year; Tree Plaaitlaa; State. The legislature of 1W6 designated Ne braska as the ""Tree Planters' Slate"' snd adopted the golden rod as the floral emblem. This state even made a change in Its constitution providing that the In crcawed value of land by reason of live fenoes, fruit trees and forest trees should not to taken Into account in levying assessments for taxes. The school children in all the Omaha sohools will ha special exercises In cel ebration of the day. There will be song and- recitations and ceremonies and tree plantings. Most of the city scheola have ample trees planted in their grounds now and flourishing like the green bay tree, these being there now as a result of by gone Arbor days and standing as living examples of the beneficent effects of tree planting. In grounds of some of the newer schools trees provided by the Board of Education will be planted.. The state department of public Instruc tion issues a book on Arbor day which Is (Continued on Page Two, Column One-) - 'f - 'MM?:- cL Mil i- r, . m 7 i Jr. A rasas FARM STUFF RATES -HIGHER Charges Already Greater. Than tot Carrying Other Com- . moditiei. JUDGE' WITNESS 1 . CHI CAOO April 17.-A 'general outline of' the objections te the proposed advance of 1 cent pef 100 pounds , In grain rates wse tnade today by Judge A. E. Helm of the Kansas 'Railway commission and counsel for the western state commissions which are opposing the increase In freight tariffs sought by fortjt-one western rail road systems, r ' i I ' " In the prelirolssry WtatemeBt -Defer William- Danlalst Interstate Cbmmeree commissioner. Judge-lie! salt: ' Tht proposed advance Id riles en grain and grain products and on live stnek af-fee4-the' intereeie vt the farmers efr-ttre west more than, any ether class.- 'It will be shown te the commission Uat the early 'averages of ; the production of wheat, corn, oats, rye and barley In the United States is .about one-third "'of the entire production of these crops la the wqrld; that the gross tonnage produced per mile of road And 'the relative propor tion of the products of agriculture handled by; the carriers in the east; that the pres ent rate' on tbe grain products are higher than average of rates on. all tonnage, while the operating ratio of cost to rev enue Is lower than upon almost, any class of carload freight; that the present' and proposed rates on grain and grain prod ucts In the west are much , higher than the rates for similar distances In eastern territory. "We shal show that the products herein involved now sustain more than their full share of the burdens of transportation and that any addition to these charges will be unjust to the farmers of the west" W. M. Hopkins, ' traffic expert em ployed by the national council. Farmers' Co-Operatlve 'association, with- which 230,000 farmers are affiliated, was called to the stand. ' He said that his opinion that grain rates should not be advanced was based on two general propositions. "First, said Mr. Hopkins, "grain is not economically handled by the carriers. There are methods of handling which would save for the shippers possibly more than . the proposed advance 'would net these. . . . j "Second, the transportation of grain now pays the carriers more than a fair share of the total freight revenue." Irishman Wanted to ; Blow Cudahy Plant Up Crack at Britain KANSAS CITY. .Mo.. April 17.-John Mulvahlll, held by the police in Kansas City, Kan., In connection with, the wreck ing of the cooling plant ef the Cudahy Packing; company last Sunday night, de nied he wrecked the building, but admitted he was on his way to dynamite another part of the Plant at the time of his ar rest according to a statement made to the polios today. -Mulvahlll. who- Is a' laborer,- asserts he was educated in King's college, London. . "I'm aq Irishman," he said, according te the police. "All Irishmen should op pose Britain In this war. The first na tion, to feel hunger will fait I wanted to prevent the Cudahy people filling, meat orders for English consumption." German Shells Fall - Into Switzerland DELEMONT, Swltseriand (fla Paris), April 17. German shells rail on Hwtss ter ritory Tuesday for tbe' third time since, the outbreak , ef the war, says tbe news paper Democrats. The Germans were try ing to destroy a French observation post at Pfetterhausen. but tbe gunners' aim ess bad and the projectllea overshot their target, dropping around the . town .pf Beurnevesaln. J X - r Xia -Mrt i- TURKISH CAMP OFF ! ENOS JSJHELLED i r i Warships of Allies Eeinme Opera tions on Saltan's Defenses ""Along the Dardanelles. " WILL OCCUPY . MTTELEKE ISLE " tONDON, April IT. Cabling from Myteleaei Island of 'Lesbos, under data of Thursday, April IS, a corre isppndsat 'of- the Times says that on Wednesday and".' Thursday., " - the jweatkef-fa Hha Dardanelles was. ft ivorable for -operations.' ? ' - , ! It a reported hero .from the Island 'of 'Imb'reV -that ten battleships W eently apprbached' tha port of Enoe, .on the north side of the Qulf of Baros. Two of them entered the bay and shelled and "destroyed a Turkish camp. The long-talked-of occupation by the allies of the Mytelene Island was said to be imminent. ., Spotted typhus has reached here, two cases already having, been reported. i . . . Msuaere of C'krlatlaes Kxeeeted. OTABRI'S, Persia. April l.-Vla Petrc- grad, April 17.) Engagements between Armenians and Kurds are frequent In the vicinity of Van. In Turkish Armenia, accordlng to reliable information reach- ing Trabls, and a general massscre of Christiana Is expected in the province of Bashkala.. The. Armenians of Vsn are hurriedly trying to raise volunteers in AserbaUan .' province. Persia, to help them against, the Turks and Kurds. . ' After several -stubborn engagements tween Russians and Turks to the north of Dllman; In Persia, the Turks retreated to the south of Dtlman. The Turks are reported to have retreated from the dis trict of the Choruk, river. . ' There Is said - to be -growing hostility between the Turks and Kurds, the former deprecating the Inhumanity of the latter. Turkish soldiers and even the younger Turkish officers are protesting against the countenancing by higher Turkish of ficers of the outrages committed by the Kurds. There tare several Instances of Turkish soldiers having lynched Kurds guilty of unusual atrocities. Irrigation Dam Goes Near Roswell; Part -Of Cityls Flooded ! ROeWBLivN. M., April 17. A psrt of the diversion dsm of the Kondo reser voirs, a government Irrigation project I I II ? near here, gave way today following vnSDONi Apr1 n.-The steamer Kg heavy rains In the mountains. Portions of , . Irf.Lj Ah' 'U7OU.Al1'. trHt.rd.y at Filey, on "the North He, In :z::,'rz:: zrr - "w wmv.w '. men nr, xoi prop erty damage is considerable, but no loss of life waa reported. Railroad traffic Was Interrupted by the flood, and there were Indications that the Roswell district might be cut off frrirM sst II wa A A m m nniia tt... ... "M leas-sweat WIIIIUWHIVB UUI IUr JMTVVTIU days. . J Aviator Drops Twelve Bombs Into Strassburg AMSTERDAM. Holland. April IT. (Via bondon.WA hostile airship at 1:30 this morning, dropped twelve bombs on the city ef Strassburg, capital of Alsace Lor raine, Searchlights showed it disappearing m a northerly direction, under bombard ment of anti-aircraft guns. Two persons in btrassburg were allghtly wounded, .otherwise no damage was deas by the bombs from tbe airship, DIYER ENTANGLED IN LINES RUNNING DOWN fl) THE F-4 Rescue Worker Unable to Come to Surface and Another Man Sent Down to Help Bring rfirn Up. ACCIDENT LATE IN THE DAY Plunger Can't Get Away from Cable, According to Reports Reach ing Honolulu. PHYSICIANS ARE OFF TO SCENE , HOXOLI LI'. April 17. One of the divers working on the submarine F-4, submerged outside, the harbor nlnce March 25, became entangled late today by one of the lines at tached to the submarine and Is un able to return 1o the surface, -j cording to report received here. An-1 other diver has been lowered to make j j an effort to rescue him and two phy- slciana from the cruiser Maryland have been hurried to the scene. German Paper Says Duke Nicholas Is Shot by Siever RKKMN. April 17. (By Wireless to Hayvllle, N. V.) Ths Genersl Ansels-nr of Dulsburg, Rhenish Prussls, says It learns "from an absolutely' unimpeach able source" that the reported sickness of Orand Uuke Nicholas Nlcholalevltch. commander-in-chief of the Russian forres. was due to a shot In the abdomen fired by the late Oeneral Raron Plever of the defeated Russian Tenth army. The Oeneral Ansrlffer says that Oeneral Hlevers wss summoned by the grand duke to explain the defeat of the Rus slan Tenth army. A heated colloquy look place, the newspaper says, and the grand duke gave, General Klnvers a hot on the ear. The latter theretfpon drew a revolver and wounded the grand duke, subsequently , turning the weapon upon himself. . 'i The fsct that Oeneral Slevers had com mitted suicide, the Qrnernl AnsHger continues, was learned at the time ef his funeral, but the news that Grand I)uke -Nicholas- harl- ttewn wmindefl-has only Just become known. General Slevers as, the cemmsnder of tli Russian Tenth army whloh, in the middle of February, met with a severe defeat at the hands ef the Germans In the Masurian lakes region of East Prus sia. The report that the. general had committed" suicide appeared In the Frank furter Zeltung on Msreti 11. . The news paper said It had received a dispatch front Pett-ograd intimating . that the Russian officer had ended his own life. The authority- . for this Inference, however; seemed to rest on the fact that reports bad ; been . in circulation concerning' a mourning service which was held for the general in. a lutheran church and the report was not confirmed from any other source. Indian Off ice Says British Defeated the -' Turk in Mesopotamia IJNDON. April 17.-The British Indian troops have Inflicted another defeat on the Turks In the vicinity of Rhalbe. Meso- j potamla, although at considerable loss to themselves. Their casualties were about 700. This announcement waa made by the Indian office in . a report issued to night. The report says that after clearing ths Turks out of their positions north and west of Phalba last Tuesday the IlrlUsh en Wednesday continued their offensive in the direction of Zoberr, four miles south, of the Rhalba fort. "Here,'' aaya the report, ' "ths enemy, whose strength is estimated as at least 13,000 men. Including six 'regular bat talions, with six guns, had occupied a series of well-concealed trenchea, from which they were able to direct a heavy rifle and machine gun fire on our ad vanced troops. "Nevertheless,' our attack drove the enemy nut of these trenches at the point of the bayonet and tbe whole line of bis position was finally captured, though not without heavy loss to our slds. "Tbe casualties are believed to amount to about 700 men of all ranks. ; On the other band, the Turks were so severely handled that they retired to Nakhallah, nineteen miles northwest of Zobelr." Ship Goes Ashore, . , Chased by Subsea ty of York. whn. bem. ch..d and endeavoring to escape from a. Ger man submarine. The crew of ths steamer was saved. I TV., D,,-, .. r JOUU ijUnnV IS jh ' . Way to Recovery NEW TORK, April 17.-John Bunny, the moving- picture comedian, who has ben ill for more than three weeks, was said today to have passed tbe crisis of hie Illness and to be on the way to recover. OFFICIAL CASUALTY LIST OF THE BRITISH ARMY IjONPON, April 17-An official cas ualty list contains a total of 194 names. Of this number seventy-one man were killed and 117 wounded and six are miss ing. Ths list rovers the period from March 24 to date. This number added to Hate Issued previously, gives a total of 1.915 . officers killed.. J, tit wounded and 73S missing. CRUISER ORDERED TO TURTLE BAY Commander Irwin of the New Or leans Instructed to Report on Actirity of Jap Ships. VESSEL IS DUE THERE TODAY WASHINGTON. April 17. Ad miral Howard, commanding the Pa- rifle fleet off the west roast of Mex-, ico. reported to the Navy department today that he had ordered Com mander Noble K. Irwin, on the cruiser New Orleans, to proceed at once to Turtle Bay, Lower California, and report on the activities of Japan ese naval forces there. The New Orleans was due to reach Turtle Day today and Commander Irwin la expected to report the result of his Inquiry by wireless. Secretary Daniels had telegraphed Admiral Howard a summary of re ports alleging that, while the ostensi- ble purpose of Japanese activities in Turtle Hay Is to salvage the grounded cruiser Asama. the real objective of operations Is to occupy the bay and adjoining shores as a base of opera- lions. Berlin Says Aerial Bombs Sink British Patrolling Vessels I'KIUJN, .April. T7.-(By Wlreleae to ayvllle, N. T Included In the Items given out today by the Overseas News earoniy is the following: "Private telegrams received here from England by way of Holland, say serious damage wss done by the Zeppelins which recently flew over England. Bombs from the airships killed or wounded the of. fleers and crew of patrol boats protecting ship yards, a fart which Indicates that the bombs fell near the docks. The Itrttlrh censor prevented transmission of further details. "Three Zeppelin airships have been en gaged in the recent raids by nlgbt ever England. Cne German naval aeroplane flew over towns in Kent pesterdsy drop ping bombs. It was fired at, but ee caret; unhurt. "A French ' flyer appeared yesterday ever Rottwell. Wuerttemberg, end drop ped bombs near the powder factory. He did little damage and the factory was not hit. Tbe flyer waa bombarded, but maJe Ms escape." British Army to Buy -Eighty Thousand Mules in Nebraska KANSAS PITY, Mo.. April 17.-Orders for 80,000 mulea for use In the British army have been placed with - local live stock dealers by agents of the British government, according to announcements made-today. The orders are for delivery covering the next six month. , , The animals are to be - assembled at Grand Island, Neb., snd shipped front there to the seaboard In Canada, it was asserted. British remount officers announced also that Inspection quarters would be re moved from Kansas City to Denver. This will he done. It was' pointed out, that buyeis may Invade ths range territory while farmers in this section are using their animals for harvesting purpose. Two Men Pound - Guilty in the Riot Cases at Boulder BOT7T.J5ER., Colo.; April 17.-The Jury In the case growing out of the disorders at the Hecla-mine during the coal miners' strike, returned a verdict today. William Knowles was found guilty -of assault to murder, Dan Griffith waa convicted of assault and Gua, Brack and Arthur "pen- low were 'acquitted. The Jury had dellb- erated since 4 o'clock Thursday after-,! noon. A recommendation for leniency was mane in tna Knowles verdict. The four men were brought to trial In connection with the killing of Pete Htan eff anil the wounding of W. I Bucklln, nonunion miners. In the battle at the Herla mine In April. 1914. General Kerrera Killed by Horse IjAHKDO, Tex., April 1'. General Mac iovlc Herrera, Carranxs. commander, op erating near here, has been killed by a kick from hla horse and his body baa been brought to Nuevo Laredo, the Mexican town opposite hero, according to report here today.' Later In Neuvo Laredo the death of Herrera was confirmed. Ths body, which authentic sources declared was thst of Herrera, was closely guarded. Jesus Herrera. father of the general, lives In Kl Paso, Tex., snd ha bean notified of his son's death, it was said here. General Monciovlo Herrera waa the Carranxa commander, who, it was re sported several days ago. caused the execution of some 200 Villa soldiers and camp followers, men and women, altar defeating Villa troops nr Hulsachlto, thirty miles south of here. The Carransa authorities denied reports of tCese- ex ecutions. rUNSTON PREPARING TO TO LEAVE BROWNSVILLE BROWNHVILLE. Tex.'. April IT. Major Grneral Kunston. who ha been here awaiting ths VHla assa-ilt on Mstamoros, mads preparation today to return to Ban Antonio a soon as movements of Villa troupe confirm I heir annonnoainar.t of last night that they intended to abandon the Matamoros campaign. Reports today aald new bands of Villa troops had appeared far south of Mala- Jnioros, la the dlreotWo ef .YiubJrte All) OPERATIONS DEGQuE CENTER OF VAR INTEREST Each Side Insists that It Inflicted Real Damage On Other and that It Was Punished bat Lit tle in Return. BRITONS EXPECTING ZEPPELINS Weather Conditions Seem to Hart Halted Operations in the Car pathian Mountains. ACTIVITY IN THE DARDANELLES PRI SSIAM WEWSP4PPR says Orssd Pake Nicholas, Reeslaa eewS-mander-ln-ebtrf, has keen shot m the aMonifa by General Barea levrra, commander of the Rus sian Tenth army, which was sir. frated aatd driven from raa Prus sia last February. The gtseral la aald to have committed selelde. OKPIftAt. GKRMAN statement et today, eTldentlr referring to yes terday's raid over Kearlaael Sr (irrnas aeroplanes, says . shells were dropped Greenwich, la the metropolitan district of I.oadoe. . Dispatches from London yraterda.y aald the aeroplane approached nearer than thirty miles from the elty. FRRlVCIf MINISTRY OF MARIXR announces farther naval epcra- ' ttons aaalnat the Tarktsh forces which proceeded aaralast Ksrywe. GRRATKMT B ATTLE of the was at least eo far as concern the anot her of men easraaed Is Stelae; fen ah t la the Tarpathtaaa alon the HS-mlle front froaa Bartfeld, la northern llssssry, to Stir, In 1 eastern Gallcla. German war cor respondents estimate that S.BOO, OOO men are enwnct-d, Aerordlasj to the Ueyra rvnorte tha Has. Slan adeaaee has hoea cheeked definitely,' It Is eald that the Has. slna leasee la killed woaaded, sick and prisoners are noo.OOO. Rns slan rennrta throw little Haht on the aliaallea. PARIS til-,1 -ATrif frm nom T. the belief t4 tear i-aj a tB italta capita,!' tbt Anatrta will attach: Italy ah,etd, that conntry's drter mlnatloa t enter the war hecome ' erldeat. RNOLAND 19 EXPECTING another 'i hr C.ermaa airships following three attacks la rapid sneceee. Tha Germaa aerial attack yesterday ea Amiens, France, resetted tsj tha kllllasT ef sevea persons and the wssaSlag of rlaht. IjONDON, AprtiT7. Tha allies on on side and Germany on tha other, ara today taking inventories of tha Injuries Inflicted by tbe recent aerial operations, and with ths usual con tradictory results. .The, statements claim that their assaults, from the atr bava resulted In tha destruction of military transport ' and equipment., while the defenders report that the only tangible effects of these opera tlons have been casukltieg to civil ians and .slight damage to property. The people of England, under tha influence of their recent eipertences, are today looking for repetition of an aerial attack from German Zeppelin or Taube machines. Up to noon no fresh occurrence had been reported. Halt la Carpathlaaa. Weather conditions seem to be the' cause of the present halt in the operations in the Carpathian mountains. A corre-' spondent of the Associated Press with the Austrian forces reviewing the situa tion, declares that the Russian offensive was checked after debouching en ' the plains on the Hungarian aide of Lupkow pase and straightening eut the Austrian wedge which had been driven Into the Russian line near Uiaok pasa. ' The olaim is made that the Russians suffered fear. full losses in making . their supreme ef. fort to gain the Hungarian plains, the CUJU being particularly heavy among in noote norn orncors. of crack: regi ments: In any event it is the opinion of' British observers that whatever else may be retarding the Russians, flooded streams and Impassable roads in the Car pathians are ample proof for the present delay. Activity la Dardaaellee. With news of the resumption ef ae uvuy Dy me amed fleet off the Dap.' aaneues comes a report that the Oreolan press la giving the Impression of a poo-' slbte modification of the present policy of Greece. The British colonial office baa Issued an official report claiming victory for an Invading British Indian force over the ' ruraian la Mesopotamia. On the western front signs are growing- that the Germans may anticipate the long predicted allied general offensive, but actual operations seem to havo relapsed into the atatas ef midwinter quiet. even Killed la Amleaa. AMIENS, Francs. April 17.-8evea per sona were killed and eight wounded by bombs dropped by two German aero planes which flaw over this city yeater day, one In the morning and on in the , evening. The cathedral, apparently, waa the target of the missiles, but it was net damaged. The first aircraft appeared at :4f a. m. u urofpea rive pomos. The explosions of the project! lee . were fatal to t four women and two men. while seven other' persona were wounded, including t diere guarding the railroad station. The property -value waa trivial. . The second aeroplane appeared over the city at p. m. .One-.ef the bombs dropped from it demolished a house, de capitating a woman seated in the parlor and Injuring another woman. .' Amhaaaader fiat arte CoaaJnn; Home, TOKIO, April K.-George v. Guthrie, the American ambassador te Japan, ac companied by Mrs. Guthrie, left Toko heme today for tha United Bute on board the ateamer Manchuria. The am bassador is on leave of absence. He eald he expected to return before tbe corona tion of the emperor, whloh la set tor the sen fl w waMlsei
