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The on rivalled special feat ure pafea of The Sunday B are in a class by them selves. Best of them all. Omaha Daily Bee THE WEATHER Fair VOL. XUV NO. r; OMAHA, SATl'KDAV MOKXINfl. MAY !, 10. -.sLXTEKX PA(J!X Oa Tralas and at total Mews Stands, Se SINGLE CX)Vy TWO CENTS. The FIYE MURDERERS ! DOOMED TO DEATH i GIVEN A REPRIEYE! Ariiona Board of Pardons Grants Condemned Mexicans Respite Not to Exceed Nine ' Weeks. SEPARATE HANGINGS URGED Commission Recommends Men Be , Executed at Different Dates Fixed by GoTernor. VICTIMS APPEAR UNCONCERNED FLORENCE, Arit., May i. The Board ' Of Pardons and Paroles granted at the last moment today a reeplte to all five Mexicans who were condemned to die on the gallows at Florence penitentiary today. The: respite Is not to exceed nine weeks! nd the recommendation is made! that the men be hanged separately ; on dates to be fixed by Governor : Hunt Advocates of the abolishment of capital , punishment hailed the decision with" de-. light. The least concerned were tho j Mexican prisoners for whose Uvea the i tt'rugglo had ' been waged. They had Smiled at the prospect of death and thev did not change the smile when told they .. 11-ert not mount the gallows. ! FLORENCE. Aria.. May . The five I w.en condemned to die and the erimea i for which they were ; convicted are as j follow: ' Crimea a( Convict1 Men. The five men condemned to die and inc cnniB lur n mvii mc iwinivim are aa follows: v 4 , ' W. B. Chaves, shot and killed Charles King, deputy sheriff, at Jerome, August i ti, 1910. j Eduardo Peres, killed Felicia Chacon i . 1 1 - a.l.h.k .k ' . m1 t at Congreas Junction, November 18, 1910. Miguel Peralta, killed his former wife, and her admirer at Jerome, June 29, 1912. Francesco Rodrlgr.er killed hia wife at Phoenix, April . 1!U. Ramona Vllalobaa. killed Phlneas iBrokn. a constable, at Ray, last August. ' All of the condemned men are Mexican citisens. except Rodlrguea, who was bom at Tucaon. Mrs. Abby P. Aldrioh is Critically 111 NEW. YORK. May . tt. With the an nouncement that .the will rof Nelaon W. ' AUrich had bee.n probated at Warwick, ' Ki I... it became Vnown today tat: hie wdow, Mrs. Abby- i Aldrtch, ' M : ao acrloualy 111 at , her home here that she lias notlbeen told of her huflhand'a death. Mrs. AWrleh collapeed when het- TvusV band w- stricken several Weeks ago and her condition . haa : PPt perceptibly. Im proved. ' Under ' the will she and three children, Eward B. AldrlcKxf New Tork. l,ucy T. Alrtrlch of -Warwick Nerk and Richard B. Aldrtch of Providence, R. I., are executors and became trus'teea ot the estate. j It Is said the entire estate is left to members of this family and ia worth ap proximately SC'iOO.OOO. The will was pro bated yeaterday. I ' Danish Steamship is Sunk by a Mine COPENHAGBN (via London), Ma 2S. The Danish steamer Ely atruck a mine of Stockholm yesterday and sank. Its trew waa saved. The Ely was bound from England for '. Sundsvalt. Sweden, with a cargo of coal. GERMAN MILLIONAIRE . , CHARGED WITH TREASON LONDON. May S.-A dispatch to the Exchange) Telegraph company from Cop enhagen says: - . The Oerman newspapers announce the arrest at A) tons of the German millionaire, Senator Poxeehl,' whd, It Is asserted, is charged with high treason for selling J meUl and pyrites to Great Britain from ! hia Swedish h and Norwegian works- i The Weather Forecast till 7 p. m. Saturday: For Omaha. Council 'Bluffs and Vicin ity Fair, with rising tempers ture. Tempera to re at Omaha Vealerday, Hour. 5 a. m. De. 41 a. m , 1 a. ni K a. in y a. ni 1ft a. ni , 11 a. m , 12 m 1 p. m , 1 p. m 3 P. 111 4 p. in i p. ni... 6 p. m 7 p. ni 8 p. m Lara I ilrrord I'oaaaaratlve 1916. 1914. 191 m li 7 cm 7,1 'A Highest yesterday.. Low eat yesterday... Mean temperature. Precipitation Temperature and . 4 r-1 1 . ... W - 14 " w 37 .37 M T nreclDltaUon depar- turea from the normal Normal temperature " iMficlency for the ilay 18 Total exceaa since Alanli 1 16 Normal precipitation 17 inch Exoeas for the day Winch ' Total runfall ainc March inchea teftclency sl id March 1 Ot Inch Deficteiv-y for cor. period. 1914. I SO Inches Kxcesa for cu. iertod, 1&I3....S.M ini hea Reports from Stat-t-aa at T I. M. fetation aad Ftate Temp. High- Rain of Weather. 7 p. m. est. fail. rheyenne. cir 2 M .'0 Davenport, cloudy W HI .On Denver, clear 6 70 .00 Dee Motnea, cloudy S 6 IS Dodge City, clear 0 64 .SO Lander, partly cloudy.. 71 T3 North Platte, cloudy 4 Hi .tl Omaha, rain .' t .37 Pueblo, clear V 71 .M Rapid City, cjear M So .10 Kanta Fe, clear .on nhendan. partlv cloudy. TO 74 . Rloux City, ram 48 4 .44 Valentine, cloudy 44 A ' .12 T indicates trane of precipitation. U A- WELSH. Local Forecaster. WARMER TERRITORIALS IN THE EASTERN WAR ZONE New Zealand caalry leaving Cairo against the forts of the Dardanelles, in which campaign they are now participating. ss" LOFGREEN READY j TO PROYEAK ALIBI Suspect Arretted in Swanson Mur - der Case Has Friends Who Will r Tell of Whereabouts. POLICE MAKE INVESTIGATION Upon the accuracy, of ' Ernest Oberg, cement worker living at 3010 North Sixteenth street, and a woman and her 8ycar-old daghtuer, whose Identity - the iutberltlesiVlsh "Jo pro tect avUilkOlWjJjiM Axel Lofgreen, newest suspect in the Ada Swanson batchet rturder. Oberr. friend of lofgre,e,n,s for thefUt three jrea'ra.'iad whe waa working willt him on the day of the murder. ' asseru thnt Lofgreen wait never out of bis eight from 10 o'clock In the morning until' late In the afternoon. , Two Storlea Differ. ; Tbe woman ' whose story caused Lof green's ; arrest, ' as vehemently ' aaserta tat he la ;'the .man ln blue'.' and that he 'rait away from the Sykea home about the: time; thf crime waa committed. Bhe has known Lofgreen for four years, she aays, and so has her little daughter, who substantiates the Identification. The po lice believe . that both Oberg and the woman tell the truth Insofar they can, but they 'believe' also that one of them is mistaken. '.'.- - . ! Cberg's story of his own movement, aa well aa those of Iof green's, has; been torn to shreds by detectives and ' gone over piece by 'piece, the result belpg an almost perfect .alibi. The woman's story and her daughter's remains unshaken. 1 ' Matter la Doqbt. , ; ' "I !cannot ;ny' that 'we have anything that would p'olrit to' Lof green's igullt, except the woman's statement and his denial ot being : 1n the neighborhood." said Chief ot Detectives' Maloney.' "It we could find a bad spot In Lofgreen' story, .t. would be different. Neverthe less, this womnn's statement Is so strong and aDDarently alven In such good faith, that we shall hold the young man until furth dex eloDments.'' .', n,.rnnM f tn l.intifv Lofgreen aa the "man In blue" auspect. Mrs. Ida M. Dermis,' 3017 Spfcnrer street. and Mrs. J. O. Nystroin, 2102 Wirt street. I, will be asked to examine ' his pUysical characteristics, clothing and actions.' He will be required to go through the vari ous movements of the uspcct who waa seen near the Bykes house at tne time of the murder. Two Wonrl Sew, Suspect. , The arrest " of Ixfreen was accom- Ipllahed by the detectives after hearing 'i.. . , . . . . , i i tne. stories or ir. iuniua . anu mia. Nystrom regarding person's they saw last Friday. Mrs. Dennis, an Invalid living in the house next door ast from the Sykes blue serge suit, black sicuch. hat and tan i shoes enter the Bykes" rear yard and ring the back door bell,, shortly before noon on the day of the uiurder. About 2 o'clock of the same dsy Mra ffystrom. who lives across tne nrei eat and half a blork aoh of the Sykca ' b. ... tnlnv in ih nnnoite dlrei'tion. ! , k im th nnllre saw a man 01 tne wildly Ihr-.-iigh ' " " , ! ame dearriptlon running her yard as If exelttd and earn ing some-; ...1.- A.w hi. r.nmt Lofgreen was .'arrested at 1 o'c'ock. Efforts will be made to Identify him Im mediately. Was Interviewed Before. Lofgreeo wa held by the police earlier In the week, without being an ated. and at that time Mra. Dennia saw him paes In review from her window, while the police had Lofgreen and several other suspects simulate the actions of the "man in blue,'1 aa obaerved about the time of the murder by Mrs. Dennis. The latter failed to Identify Lofgreen poai tlvely last Monday, but said he might easily be ti t mm. Mrs. Nystrom has not yet tiled to Identify him. The arrestod man etoutly protests his innocence and asserts that he waa work ing at at hia trade Bier sixteenth and Lo (dentin e on Pace Two. Caluisa Two.) l 7 V 'if TEUTONS CHECKED ALONG. RIYER SAN EepoH Issued by German War Of 7' fice Admits Partial Defeat in Central Galicia. ACTIVITY ON LINE NEAR BALTIC BERLIN. May 28. (Via London.) A reverse at the hands of the Rus sians In the fighting along the river San, in central Galicia. is announced In today's , statement, .fromi the' war office.'., Jt Is said ., the Germans in ihi tTiinir bank of the T.lver, were forced back and, lost' six Cannon. - The Germans' position according to this announce ment, was- not defended by strong forces. " ' , ' 1 " ' ' " ' i The text of tn tatemept follows: "In the western theater: "Fourteen of ficers and 1.450 Frenchmen were taken prisoners and six 'machine guns were' cap tured since May . These belonged to the French army, corps -operating at a vital point 'where attempts were made by the enemy to break through our lines north east of the Lorette ridge.. Southeast of Loratta ridge the French renewed at tacks jpn parts of our line last night, but were repulsed.' "At Ablaln a battle Is ragjng. "The enemy also attacked In 'the' forest of La Petre last night. After prolonged artillery preparation and bitter hand-to-hand lighting the engagement ended in a aevere defeat for the French. "In the Voages mountains the enemy succeeded in establishing himself In a small trench forming partof.our posi tion to the southeast of Metxral. "A French attack at Retcha-Ackerkopf, north of Muelbach, was easily repulsed. . French Aviator (aptared. Eighteen French aviators yesterday at tacked the open' town ot Ludwlgshaven, Bavaria. Several civilians were killed or wounded by., bombs.! Tm material dam age done by the raiders was alight. The leading armored aeroplane was forced to land at a point east -of Nexistadt and aft erward the commander of the squadron of aircraft fell. Into our hands In. the neighborhood of Nancy, Our aeroplanes caused a separate aeroplane to fall at Kpinal and they set fire to the- bar racks at Garardner (eighteen miles south east-of St. Die-). "Enstern theater: On the Dubyaa our troops again commenced the offensive. An attack conducted on both aides of the highroad between Kossjeny and Erigola (Continued on Page Two, Column Four.) Germany's Answer Will Be Question ; About Ammunition . LONDON, May 28. The Evening News ! publlahes a dispatch from The Hague j S'ving reports from Berlin that Oer- 1 - n-yiy 10 ma American note will be presented tomorrow. . "It will be of a temporizing character." Ith. Jl.n.t..i. .1 . " " rummuti, ' ,he l'nlel State elt!i and will ask Ithcr to affirm or - arrieo ammuni- , ,ur inu allies. Flag of Gulf light Reaches Washington WASHINGTON, May 2S.-A Urge American flag, . Its colore somewhat raded from exposure to seu weather the en-lgu flown by the American steamer Gulfilght when attacked by German submarine has arrived at the State department. It rime bv mail, to get her wrlth other evidence and teati mony gathered In the Investigation made by Ambassador Page and American con sulatea ia England at the time the tiulf llant waa towned into port. The flag baa been reread on the wall In the illvtslon of western Europeaa affairs of the Bute department. a. IB x i .... United States Will To Warring Mexican Leaders WASHINGTON. May 2S,-Presldent Wil son will Issue a atatement concerning the Mexican question within the next few days, according to an announcement to day ot the White House. It wa not sniil what the nature of the atatement would be. Despite the refusal of White House offi cials to discuss the president's content I lated statement. It waa understood that It will be In the nature of a notlco that conditions in Mexico are fast becoming Intolerable. Vhll. It will not give notice that the United States intenda to inter AUSTRIAN SUBSEA SUNKJN BATTLE Two British Ships Sent to Bottom by German Submarines ' x Six Lives Lost. goes;dtjwn off oexneys j I" ' ' ' ' ; , ROME, (via fans 1, way -s. it. ls'offlclally announced that an Aus trian submarine boat was sunk by Italian torpedo boats in aa engage ment yesterday. . Speanymoor Issk, FALMOUTH, May 24. The new Brit ish steamer Spennymnor has been sunk by" a German submarine oft Btart Point, Orkney islands. The oaptaln and five men of the orew were drowned by Uie capalxing of a boat while it was being launched and the en gineer waa badly Injured by the bursting of a ahell In the engine room. Twenty-three survivors of the dlsaater have landed here. C adehy a Issk. .PENZANCB, England. May SS.-Tha British steumcr Cadeby has been sunk ofi cilly Islands by gunfire from a Uer mar. submarine. All on board the veksel, Including four passengers, were saved. The Cadeby waa sent to the bottom yesterday. Ita crew of eighteen men. to gether with tbe (out- passengers on board, took to the boats and were later rescued by a fishing smack and brought Into Newlyn, a fishing village near here. The steamer Cadeby waa of 77 net tons rex Inter and 225 feet long. It waa cwned in Glasgow. Russians Deny Loss of Panteleimor WASHINGTON. May 2.-The Rurslan embassy has received a cablegram from the chief ot the naval staff at.Pelrograd categorically denying the report of the sinking by. Turklah mines or submarines of the Russian battleship Panteleiim n In the Black Bea. , The cablegram declares that the Pan telelmon ' has not been In action or ex posed to Turkish fire, and In' fact has not for some time been out of a Russian hsrbor where It is now anchored. A de ntal is also entered of the report that j other damages hav been Inflicted on the Russian Black Sea fleet aa reported f'om Constantinople. . TM,GATECITYOrTHWfS The country clubs are open in. and Omaha hat plenty of them ready to offer hos pitality to the visitor. That helps to make a summer stop here always pleasant and enjoyable. YOUNG man of executive ability and experienced In bookkeeping, who ran lnveat about 1.J in established buiiineaa, for book keeper end office manager. Ref erences exchanged; investment ' cured. Btate age. upertence, salary, etc. For farther particulars about tbia opportunity, sea t-e Want ' A.4 faautloa of The Bee toSay. for the scene of operations ffni Send Warning vene immediately. It Is expected to serve ar a warning to the Mexican lrarirra that conditions must Improve. The statement probably will li Issued Tuesday afternoon. It Is expected that the president will discuss It villi tho cab inet before it In Issued. It became known late today that the president has been strongly adlilnoil re cently to recognise the. t'arranxa rov ernment In Mexico, particularly In Uew of the possibility of its early ret iri to Fewer In Mexico City. Officials declined to aay whether this point will bo tnken up In the president's statement. RUSSIAN TROOPS OCCUPY URUMIAH Thousands of Assyrian Christians .' Threatened by Kurds and Turks Are Saved. MANY REPORTED ... PETROGRAD, . May f 28. (Via London.) Urumlab. Persia, . has been occupied by the Russians after an engagement with the Turks In the direction of Duman and near Rachkaln, according to a statement Issued by the general staff ot the army ot the Caucasus. Vrumlah, In Axerbaljan province, with a population of about 60,000, la a center of missionary activity. It la the seat ot Flske Seminary for Girls and of Vru mlah college. For weeks the mission aries stationed there, as well aa many thousands ot Aasyrlan Chrlattana, have (Continued on Page Two, Column One.) Ex-Senator Young Reaches New York NBW TORK, May a.-Former Senator Lafayette Young of 4 lies Moines, who was arrested and kept In his hotel at Innsbruck, Austria, for twonty-four hours, early In May, on suspicion ot espionage, arrived here today aboard the steamer Rotterdam from Rotterdam. Mr. Toung said his troubles at Innsbruck arose because he could not speak Oer man. He waa courteously treated while under detention, he said, and aa aoon aa his identity was clearly established he waa released. Kidnaper of Boy Applies for Pardon PITTfcBUIUJH, Pa., May 2S. Helen Boyle, now serving a twenty-five -year term In the western penitentiary of Penn sylvania In connection with the kid naping of P.llly Whltla in Sharon, Pa., In I9"i. has forwarded an application for a pardon to the stats board at Harris burgh, Bh wilt be given a hearing on June . Chief Engineer of 1 He Saw the Wake of a Torpedo LIVERPOOL, May 2S.-While none of the crew of the American ateamer Ne hraskan, disabled Tuesday night by an explosion off the coast of Ireland, saw a submarine, tha chief engineer believe he raw the wake of a torpedo on the star board aide, according to V.'aptaln Green of the ataamer. The captain stated that there was a hole about twenty-feet square In the fore castle below the water line. "We war in tha boata about an hour," he said. "Tha ahlp aeemed to be nettling by the head and we decided to stay closo by unless help which we had summoned by wirelcM arrived. While none of ua saw a submarine the chief engineer be lieves he saw the wake of a torpedo on the starboard side. The effect of the shock of the torpedo striking tbe ship wns to stop It suddenly. There was a per ceptible Interval between the shock and ; t. exploalon. "Wo started to irtuin to Liverpool i about 10:10 o'clock the sume night, ti av I cling eight knot an hour. The vessel (was twelve feet lower down by the head ITALIANS CAPTURE MOUNTAIN PASSES Roman Legions Continue Their Ad vance Into Carinthia, Taking Fourteen Villages. THEIR OBJECT TO FLANK FOE O F.NEVA. May 2S. (Via Paris.) The lallans are continuing their advance Into Carinthia. They have taki-n three of the lower mountain passes and fourteen villages. tallan forces ftiported by gun boat, on Lake Hard a have captured several hills to the north of Mount Haldo. Their object la to flank the Austrian fortifications at the mouth I of Adlge river and aluo to advance j on Mori. Two Austrian aeroplanes , attempted to bombard the Italian j gunboats on the lake, hut they were!' driven off. j -cee-.f-l. j The new seventy-five millimeter Italian guns, said to be an Improvement on thp I French tnoilrl, are reported here tc have ' bten used with conspicuous auccea. At i ,. , i ...... i ... i . i ,,,.. ... i have allenced an Austrlun battery s.rved by Itavarlans. Another Incident of the fighting In the high mountain Is the case of an Italian lieutenant, who with eighty-five men In a pnnsage of the Agno valley, hojd at bay for one hour a company and a half of Havarlnn. armed with Maxima, ltnllan artillery finally arrived and scattered the Itavarlana. The lieutenant, however, had been killed. Other dispatches reach ing Geneva set foh that the Italians are bringing up heavier guns and are at tacking the Auntiian forts along th Tyrole frontlet;. j ontlmie Advance. The Italians have cnrnurcd I'ol Tmialo near Monfalcone, which in brln? bom- hnrded. They coiillniiQ tlu-ir ailvsnce In the Ixonm v-llev. Mont n' the rt.'litl!!. ! Is now on Austrlnn tenitory. The Am trlana are ilescrihcil n ninuntlng more guns In tho Alplno pus'ea facing Vnlte llne. Another dispatch reaching here aaya that forcea of Austiiana and Germans are assembling In the vlrlnity of Hoxmi. about thirty miles north of Trent, where they will bo formed Into tho twelfth army corps. Fisherman See Suhsea Near Where Nehraskan Was Hit CROOK H A V F.N Ireland, May 2. (Via London) Captain of Crookhaven achoon era a-ul fishing ioaU who were In the vicinity of tho American ateamer Ne MITRDEREI)rh'rJVft when It -was dsmxred" byan . plifslon Tuesday evening, claim to have witnessed the torpedoing of three small fishing bnata while they were shooting ft. Soon afterward "they say they saw a ateamer flying the American flag, go ing weat Then they heard a loud report, (followed quickly by a second, after which tho steamer began blowing lta whistle to summon help. The fishermen aay two pktrol boats soon appeared and they then lost sight Of the ateamer. i 'Captain McCoy of a achooner which ar rived here last night, reports that he twice aiirhtod a submarine. North Carolina is Aground in Harhor of Alexandria WASHINGTON, May JS.-The United Statea cruiser North Carolina la aground within the outer harbor of Alexandria, Egypt, according to a report to the Navy department today by Ita commander, Captain Joseph W. Oman, who says the ship la undamaged and that dredging1 operations wlil be undertaken to re lease It. Efforta made yeaterday to release the North Carolina, Captain Oman reported, lad failed. The cruiser Dea Molne has arrived off Alexandria aa relief to the North Carolina In Mediterranean water. The latter aa soon aa floated will he re turned to the I'nlted Statea to act aa flagship at Prnsacola, Fla. . Italians Occupy Island of Rhodes AMSTERDAM, May 2. (Via London) The BeiUn .Lokal Anzelger states that Italian troops in considerable force have landed on the Turkish Island of Rhodes In the Aegean sea. Khodcs is about sno miles south of the Dardanelles. No official report has been received of a declaration of wsr between Turkey and Italy, Ncbraskan Thinks than normal, owing to the water In th hold." Tho damage to the vessel's upper struc ture la so severe It la evident the shock tbe ship suffered must have bean terrific. Great derricka were torn up and flung acrosa the deck, smashing the rail on one side. Strong steel girders forming part of a hatch were blown out and some went overboard. In the deck flooring near tha hatch two large holea were made, reveal ing the naked steel gliders, two of which were cut through cleanly. The hunks occupied by the boatswain and two quartermasters, all of whom were injured, are a maaa of wreckage anu trie men are wondering how they eecaied more serious hurts. All tha fur niture and woodwork In the room were broken Into fragments. The boatswain suffered Injuries on the head, aims and legs. Roth quartermasters were badly bruised. me Amem-an consul and representa- livea or the American embassy boarded the ship from a tender yesterday after noon, meeting tha steamer off the bar and coming with It to the docks. TEUTONS TRYING TO DRIVE WEDGE PAST PRZEMYSL Lone Beleaguered Fortress, Now Garrisoned by Russians, is Threatened with An other Siege. . SITUATION BECOMES CRITICAL City is Described as the Key to the Whole Russian Position in Galicia. . . LITTLE DOING ON WEST FRONT The Day's War News t'aPTI HK OW fourteen Amlrlas ! laves along; the arlathlaa frontier the lavndlaa; liallnn forces -reported In sin official .'.lcl from timet a. 'l'TI-..IKVr KHOM t.ernian war of. flee concedes the victory t - Kusslnna In n battle along the Maa river. In rentral t.allcla. I' APT I HH Or a.ooo more prlaoaera la announced hy the tlrraia rear office, which rrprraenta the altnn lon In the enat na favorable to Uermany, with the exception of he retreat from the San river near Nlrnlntv. ITA 1,1 Til OOPS are poshing atradlly Into toatrla alone the line mavlnjc north of the tialt of Trieste. Apparently the . Irlnna na yet have offerca no arrU ona realsinnee, -tthongh fnrther -rt there haa been aerere fight. In ir, till MAM Ml RMtniMM .- the atcnnirr tailehy yeaterday off the Scllly Ulca . ah-,, ,.. Th, crew of elahteen men nnit the foor linaKensrera were sated. LONDON. Mav 2 5. The fortress of Prsemysl, garrisoned this time by Ituaslnns Instead of Austrlans. is once more threatened with Invest ment. Just as the Russians, after surrounding Prsemysl and etarvlng out Its Austrian garrison, forced tha surrender of the fortress on March' 12, so Austro-Oerman troops, who have driven a wedge through central Galicia, are now attempting double) flanking movement, and with grow ing intenalty of attack, are seeking to encircle Prsemysl from the nortll and tha southeast. ; Recording .to Vienna wpeHsf 'tlgit'lT'' Is being made in both directions and If the advance is not checked PreSemya! will either be isolated from the rest of the ftuealan army or Russian troops, which ' fell baok to the San, will be forced Into further retreat. This situation In Ualloia la believed to be unquestionable of great strategic im portance at the present time and even the British press concedes that the noeltlon Of Prsemysl Is serious. It la described Ss the key to the whole Russian poetlon in ualloia and Ita fall will mean that the road running eastward to Lcmberg, the main artery of the Russian supplies In. this region will fall Into Austrian hands. Reports that this railroad Una already has been severed are still without con firmation today. Fighting along the Austro-Itallnn frontier still ia In the development stage. There Is virtually no change on the western battle front and the Brit ish and French admit that the Turks are so strongly entrenched on the Oalllpoll peninsula that only siege war fare can be waged there. French Official Report. PARIS, May IS. The French war of fice this afternon Issued the following statement on the progress of hostilities: ' "The counter attacks of the ' enemy against the positions token by ua near ' A nitres continued last night, but were repulsed by us . - '.."' "At Ablaln-Rt. Naxaire our troops ye -terday followed up their offensive move ment with distinct surcesa. Masters of the cemetery, they took possession tarty in the night of all the group ot hoi sos nearby, but especially of the parsonage, which had been atrongly protected by tho enemy. Subsequently they took by as-., aault the German trenches along the road which runs from Ablaln St. Navaire to Moulin Malon, to the southeast; ' .Here they were subjected to a violent counter attack during the night, but they (Continued on Pago Two, Column Two.) Remember To Send Your WANT AD To The OMAHA BEE Early SATURDAY . For Our BIO SUNDAY PAPER If You Cannot Bring It to the Office, Telephone It to Is. 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