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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
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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
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FARM STUFF RATES -HIGHER
Charges Already Greater. Than tot
Carrying Other Com-
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JUDGE'
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. 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.
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TURKISH CAMP OFF
! ENOS JSJHELLED
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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