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PART ONE.
NEWS SECTION
PAGES ONE TO TEN
VOL. XTjV NO. 5
OMAHA, SUNDAY MOIHONO, JUTA 18, 1915 FIVE SECTIOXS-THIirTY-SIX FACES.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
The Omaha
Sunday
TORPEDO FIRED AT
PASSENGER LINER
ON THEJIGH SEAS
German Submarine Attempts to Sink
Steamship Orduna Sixteen
Honrs Oat of the Port of
Liverpool.
SHOT MISSES BY TEN YARDS
Another Boat Comes to Surface and
Fires Several Shells, None of
Which Hit the Ship.
CATTSES SHOCK AT WASHINGTON
NEW YORK, July 17. The Brit
ish passenger liner Orduna, with 227
passengers aboard, twenty-one of
whom were Americans, was attacked
without warning by a German sub
marine at 6 o'clock in the morning
of July 9, Bixteen hours out Of Liver
pool, on its way to New York. An
nouncement of the attack was made
by the ship's captain, Thomas Mc
Comb Taylor, and passengers when
the Orduna reached here today.
A torpedo was fired at tne steamer
and missed it by ten yards. Twenty
minutes later a submarine rose to
the surface, possibly a different sub
marine from the one that launched
the torpedo, and for half an hour
thereafter pursued the steamer, fir
ing shells, which whistled over the
decks above the heads of passengers
standing there with their life belts
on.
Teh minutes before the attack a nail
ing ship with two American flags painted
on Its side was -oen ahead. Captain
Taylor became auspicious of this craft
and began maneuvering his ship. Then
came the attack, the first warning of
which was the streak of a torpedo which
came through the water and mlrsed the
Orduna'- boy by ten yards or there
abouts. Passengers Awnltened.
Stewards ran below and aroused tha
passengers. With clothes hurriedly fast
ened haphazard they made for the upper
deck. There they were assembled near
the bridge. Life belts were adjusted and
lifeboats swung out The crew stood
ready to launch the boats; from a sub
marine off tho starboard quarter there
came a shell which kicked up a miniature
geyser in the Orduna's wake. The aub
n.arlne had the range.
Captain Taylor turned the stern of
the ship towurd the assailant and ordered
full epoed ahead. Within two to five
minutes another shell, this time passing
over the heads of the assembled passen
gers was fired. A- It overshot the mark
Its path wu marked by a rising volume
of water.
Several Shell Fire.
A third shell passed overhead and so
trio. that It seemed to clip a lifeboat.
Captain Taylor ordered the passengers
to go to a lower dec, i ney
v.- uf. were adlusted lower still
so that the passengers might atsp Into
them without delay. The shelling con
tinue!, .hots falling about the steamer
at Intervals of from two to five minutes.
For about half an hour m
r.,.ed the liner with the apan
E rv n. lj
minute.
eaoh
..re fired In all. Four or
S-" over the deck.. The other
three fell clone to u
:"k- fll-tanced. gave up the chaee,
Th. were twenty-one American- on
. -i.- nn. when it dOOKea TOaay.
ng;;. say the -ubmartn.i attack was
made without previous wanu....
nnni... n Thompson or
of Chicago,
th. industrial relations oom
nMon of the United State-, wa.
mission as,engera who
rawVe ack on .Vat'vessel. .M;
"aTed that be wouU write a : t to
w-Hhlngton sotting forth the aetalls or
the attack.
. .' - Wltnessea Attach
,ad left their
The eanv nser" - were
berths to
the triage who-
epide. Among them w Baron Marc
Bosenkraus 7'"AtUnta. Qa. The
Miss Keme - trt DUt
barones- was wua "
?.? "J wbat happened
l';.vr said, when the Orduna
docked here today. 1
,. mval naval reserve
and therefore
cannot discuas the matter.
ur.ntz: he saw the i
Ask Baron
w the whole thing."
! one Question.
Captain
. r.n answer, and you,
a,rnere u atucked without warn-
did not have even the .llghtes, .warn-
. t ih attaca." n rw.
tua ,
.i a t -,in v nothing.
Baron Bonkranu. one of a isroup
wto the captain on the bridge, described
VeTeft Liverpool about S:S0 oclook on
W len ,da Juiy g." he
rS. o'clock by my w.tch the
' torpedo, was nrea.
first ml-rtla. a . torp . nowever,
weVr. ailing .hip 3ust ahead
V " . American fla ltiud.
to u. and seemed to be
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LATEST PHOTO OF KAISER WILHELM The emperor rides constantly in his automobile
other. He is here saluting on his departure from the headquarters of General von ITeeringen.
occupies the seat with him.
A Bix-story building of reinforced
concrete and covering eventually
practically a block of ground, Is to be
built by the Ford Motor compaJiy,
beginning September 1 on the block
between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
street and between Izard and Cum
ing. This is to be the new assem
bling plant of the Ford company
where the parts of the cars are re
ceived and set up for distribution.
"While this has been hinted at for some
weeks. It has been kept somewhat under
cover while negotiations for the purchase
of the ground were In progress, as other
cities were bidders for the plant, and
competition was keen.
'Fvlce Paid f 105,000.
The price paid by the Ford people for
this 'entire block was 1105.000. The
negotiations were conducted and the deal
closed through Fred C. Shields of Omaha,
who has been a whole year at work ob
taining tha necessary options and con
cluding the negotiations. The various
lots on the block were owned by seven
different person-, some of them residing
far from Omaha. In some case- a single
lot was divided among two owners which
made the negotiation- still more difficult
and complicated.
The owners of the property who have
now sold to the Ford people were Mrs.
Margaret McPermott, the Brynmawr
college, Byron Reed company, Mrs. Josle
McCulloch of California, Jerry Leary.
Simon Adler & David Sherman and Mrs. 1
Emily T. Blake. .
To Employ Three Hundred Men,
This new Ford assembling plant Is to
employ between 300 and men. ine
building Is to be alx storle- high of rein
forced concerts. It la planned that , it
shall be completed and ready for oc
cupancy by April L
While much of the ground in this woe
Is vacant, there are several buildings that
wlU have to be moved before the excava
tion for the new plant can begin. Adler
& Bhermair havel a two-story brick es
tablishment where they conduct tneir
business of handling second-hand Iron
and metal. Jerry I-eary baa a residence
on hi- lot, where he has lived for year-
and Is now. living. The Adler & Bhorman
place is !to be moved acros- the .street,
and Mr. Leary la to move to another resi
dence at Twentyflfth and Burdette
streets. . ' .
The monye wa- paid for the ground by
the Ford people Saturday, the deed- were
delivered and are to be filed early
week.
Important Deal.
this
Real estate men look upon this a- one
of the most Important transaction- that
has taken place in Omaha for some years.
Mr. Shield-, whUe he ha- negotiated for
some months on the matter, ha- kept the
work l-omarkably well under cover while
the' deal was on. Real estate men, -ay
this transaction will give a remarkable
boom to that Immediate section of North
Sixteenth street.
N. A. Hawkins, commercial manager
for the Ford, Motor oompany, wag In
Omaha about two month- ago and
dropped a remark that the plant here
should be enlarged and that there really
should be an assembling plant here.
Mr. Gould, the local manager, estimate
tli at this branch will sell 18.8T5 ear- next
year. The territory for thl- branch la
the east three-quarters of Nebraska and
ten counties In Iowa.
Man is Killed by
Explosion in Mine
PITTSBURGH, Kan.. July IT. One tam
wa- killed and another Injured In a gas
exploatoo tn Mine No. f of the Bbertdaa
Coat company; near Mulberry this after
noon.
SWITZERLAND PROHIBITS
ALL EXPORTS OF GOLD
PARIS. July 17. The gwic- federal
council has decided to prohibit the ex
portatlon of gold In any form, asys i
Havas dW(atch from Berne.
Another Havas dlopatch, from Berne
late- that the el I tor of a newspaper
at Neufchatel. France, now occupied by
ths Germans, ha- been ordered before
court-martial for publishing an article
la which he violently attacked Germany
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F-: -Cp V ,; V - ty-1
f"' ,t" " '"" ' " '
FORD TO EMPLOY GERMAN SINGERS - 5 1
m URN IN OMAHA HF.RR THIS WEEK I
w .. ' i
New Plant to Be Six Stories High Twenty-Sixth National Saengerfest :,
and to Cover Practically of the Saenperbund of North- :'.V..v 'y y-:.i
Entire Block. west Starts Wednesday. yv - xlYl-'l;' '
TO BE BUILT BY APRIL 1 ALL. OMAHA IN GALA DBXS3 jrt2
A six-story building of reinforced Swiftly now the plans of many JJF
concrete and covering eventually months are coming to a focus as the - ,yy .. tiaaisiaaiiaflf'rr imm0r
Swiftly now the plans of many
months are coming to a focus as the
hour draws near for the twenty
sixth national saengerfest of the
Saengerbund of the northwest, which
will open In Omaha next Wednesday
and continue for the rest of the week.
Some people who were not right
"up" on big current events have won
dered what the electric lights were
being strung all along both sides of
the r-ttncipal streets for. "It's too
early for Ak-Sar-Ben yet," they said.
Correct. But It 1- not too early for the
decoration- In honor of the aaenrerfnet.
Which will bring thousands of visitor- to
Omaha' from all ever the west. And
that Is the reaaon for the elaborate elec
trical decoration- which are being at rung
hour draws near for the twenty- '
about Omaha.
- Conrt Hoaee Decorated.
The court boose and other public
buUdtPgH have already put on their fes
tive dresses of flag- and bunting. The
Auditorium, both inside and outside, is
d rosed with colors. Intlde the black,
white and red of the fatherland and the
red, white and blue of the "sou-land" are
very much in evidence from the boxes,
which display big editions of the -tar
span r let banner up to the topmost
height- of the celling, where tJR Glory
and the German enalga. rule, surrounded
by scores of pennants tf many kinds.
All this decoratkm is under the d!reo
tion of no Icbi a person than Gu- Rense,
chief keener of the wardrobe for King
Ak-Sar-Ben. Moreover, the decoration
of Omaha has but .ust begun. The
first throe days of this week will see
hundred- of yards of buntlnj and hun
dreds of flags displayed from Innumer
able building- downtown a- well as
from many home. By the time ths
specltl trains bringing in the singers
Wednesday morning the elty will be tn
such gala array a- it ha- not seen for
long time. ,
fleata for Grand Chorna.
The noise of hammers and saws ha-
filled the Auditorium now for more than
a week. There R. C. Strehjow, fest presi
dent and contractor of big and wide ex
perience, is superintending a gang of car-
(.Continued on Page Four, Column Two.)
How Tha Bee's Milk and Ice Fund
Does Its Saving
"l wonder -how much we think f the
short and simple annajs of the poor as
we go on our happy, contented, well-cared-for
ways," said one of the faithful
young women who disburse The Bee's
free les and milk fund among the really
deserving poor of Oroahar.
"If the people could see what we see,
my, my. now It would open thefr heart-:
"Coming Into -uoh eloee touch with the
people, we know )uai which. cfs are as
serving and whloh are not And' ao rouoh
Of this Bee fund aa we distribute goes
exclusively to ths deserving. When one
knows for sjotual certainty that a family
baa struggled and strained every muaols
and nerve to try to make ends meet and
till ha- been beaten down by misfortune,
then it I- a real pleasure to help.
"One family that we are helping just
cow consists of a father and mother and
two children, aged t and 4 years.
"Thl- father wa- always a good pro
rider and a steady worker until he was
stricken blind some time ago.
"Then the brave mother leaped lr,to the
breach. She got work In a laundry and
from early morning till late at night she
s true-glad, far beyond her strength, Not
one oent of aid would she aooept She is
a brave proud woman and by her own
toll she k-(4 that little family together,
earning a little with much toll. Her hus
band. In his blindness, managed to do the
housework.
"They would have continued thl- way,
but illness overtook the mother. The
strain was too grest. The doctor told
her she must positively stop work.
"Then The Bee's fund found more work
to do. And such a work I If those who
have contributed to this fund oould just
see what their money la accomplishing
for that family alone they would feel
amply repaid. If they oould see the
World's Wheat Area Shows Increase
of More Than
WASHINGTON, July 17. War rsvsges
apparently have not turned the European
wheat fields to battlefields as exten
sively a- generally was supposed, ac
cording to figures announced today and
gathered by the Department of Agricul
ture. . No figure- are available from
Germany or Russia, but In Germany tha
acreage probably has been Increased and
Russia's acreage probably- Is still tha
world's largest.
"But In the countries of the northern
hemisphere where wheat ordinarily approximate-
240.000,010 acres," eight show
estimated plantings of 16S,S26.0oO anros,
against 143,6o,000 acres last year. The
oonolualon I- that denplte the apparent
bill lon-bushel crop tn the United State-,
the farmer- of other countries have bee
purred into efforts to Increase thMr
own production,
Thaw Spending Day
at Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., July 17.-Harry
K. Thaw's first night of real freedom In
year- was spent in restful sleep at a
beach front hotel here. After yester-
Car's weary ride down the state of New
York, where he was released on bail.
Thaw wa- much refreshed and prepared
ot spend the day quietly. He remained
out of sight early vi the day and took
breakfast In hi- room. The dining room
of the hotel wa- crowded with guests,
many of whom prolonged their meal,
hoping to see him.
Ho far as could be learned Tham has
formed no definite plan- for the im
mediate future except to get as much
rest a- he can. The length of his rtay
here 1- not known, but It I- believed he
will go to hi- home In Pittsburgh In a
few day-.
Work for the Tots
The Bee's Fund, for
Free Milk and Ice
Mo'it of the contributions to the
funi have been from individual!. In
other cities many clubs, looial gath
eringi and societies take up colleo
tions for such purpose and pat in
the proceeds in the club's name.
Why not in Omaha.!
Contributions from 10 cents to $5
ire solicited and will be aoltnowl
edged in this colnmn.
re viously acknowledged 9 185.00
Senjamla . Saker SjOO
A. rick '. l.oo
tear- in that little woman'- eye-. It they
could feal the silent handshake of that
father, too overcome for words. If they
oould see those little ones growing; strong
with the pore, eoot milk that the dimes
and dollar- are supplytng. they would
feel the glow of a good deed well dona,
"Not for one cent does thl- family aak.
And they are so thankful. EArery day
hey thank us. Kvery day the mother ex
presses the belief that Boon she will be
ble to go back to work. The fathef la
lo planning to learn chair caning and
I her things. 'And I'll be able to earn
no ugh to support us all even if I haven't
. y eyas,' he says.
"A brave little family and I don't know
.hat would have become of them If It
ladn't been for the good People that pro-
Ided the money of The Bee fund,"
from one battle front to the
His Brother, Prince Henry,
III
Ten Million Acres
Russia's area during the last few years
has averaged 80,000,000 acres. The United
States now come- seoond with (9,417,000
acres, an Increase of 11 per cent over
last year. British India baa S3,14J,000
acres, against 28,404,000 last year. Prance
has 14.142.000 acres, not Including wheat
area In the region occupied by Germany,
which In IS! 4 amounted to 860, 1W aaree,
against 16,049,000 last year; Canada's
acreage increased from 10,2.)3,000 acres to
11,386,00; Italy has 12,C,000, an Increase
of 6.1 per cent; Spain, i',784,000, In Increase
of 1.1 per rent; Hungary (proper), has
8.1W.000, against 8,623,000 last year; Rou-
manla, 4.806.0nO, against (.218,000 last year
Denmark -hows a -light decrease; Great
Britain, 10 per oent; Luxemburg. 7 per
llent Increase; Switzerland, 10.1 per cent
Increase; Japan, 1 per cent decrease.
Italians Capture
Passes After Sharp
Bout With Austrians
ROME (Via Paris). July 17.-A state
ment given out at the Italian headquar
ters, signed by Lieutenant General Count
Caderna. and dated July 16, read- aa fol
lows:
"In ths upper Val Camorrloa the enemy
having advanoed through the Venerodolol
and Brtzlo passes, made an attack
force against our position- near Rlfuglo
Galibaldl, but was repulsed with loss.
leaving a few prisoners in our hands
"Our troop- after driving back the ad
versary, occupied the two passes, whl
are at a height of more than 10,000 feet
'In Carnla the enemy, profiting by tog
and darkness, delivered during the after
uoon and evening of July 14 two deter
mined attacks on Mount Cogllano an
Mount Plz-o Avostano. Both attack- were
repulsed. The enemy- ascertained loss
was thirty-three dead. Including one of
ficer. ' ' ,
"In the Isonso region, at Pre ppl pappy,
the et.-my by small attacks, eepeoiaJly at
night, and by heavy artlllsry fire, has
continually sought to cause losses.
hamper our alow advance and above al
to force our batteries, to reply and thus
reveal our position-."
Pro-German Agitator
is Under Arrest
WASHINGTON. July IT.-Frank Wein
ahelnk, who for aoroatlms has been con
ducting what he calls an Internationa
Information bureau and sending out pro
Oerraan literature to newspapers, was ar
rested here last night on complaint that
he sent certain letters to officials. He
was committed ' to the government hos
pital for the Insane for obaervatlon.
Welnshelnk said his home was in Topcka,
Kan.
Large Bequest to
Yale is Released
NE3W HAVEN, Conn.. July 1T.-A be
quest of 1750,000 to Tale nntveralty, which
has been held up by long 'litigation In
an appeal from the probate wUl of Mary
O. Hotohkls-, now goes to the university.
The supreme court of errors today found
no error in the lower court's finding in
allowing ths bequest to go to Yale.
ALABAMA ANTI-TIPPING
BILL VETOED BY GOVERNOR
MONTGOMERY. Ala.. July lT.-Owrer-nr.r
Henderron today vetoed the euati
tipping bill on the ground that We did
uot believe the) law ootid be nfosoed
and that It- oonstltutionaUty was doubtful.
CLEAN BILL GIYEN
CREW OFLUSITANIA
Finding of British Board of Inquiry
Canses Indignation Among the
American Survivors.
FINDING IS DISTINCT SURPRISE
LONDON. July 17. "Torpedooa
fired by a submarine of German na
tionality caused the loss ot the steam
sh'p Lusltanta and Its passAngers,"
according to the findings of the court
of inquiry appointed to investigate
the disaster.
The court held that no blamo for
the tragedy attached either to Cap
tain Turner, commander of tho ves
sel, or the Cunard line. th owners.
After having carefully Inquired Into
the circumstances of the dltesler." says
the formal report f the court, .e court
finds the loss of said ship and lives was
ue to damage caused the ship by tor
pedoes fired by a submarine of German
nationality.
"In the orlnlon of the court the act
wa- don not merely with the Intention
of sinking the ship, but also with the
Intention of destroying the Uvea of the
people on board."
C lean Hill for All.
Other unllrtit features of tho report are
that the lifeboat and lifebelt facilities
were adeniate- that the demenor of the
rew was above all blame and that the
conduct of the passengers, barring
light panlo when the steerage passen
gers came on deck, was praiseworthy.
The court also found that the -hip
wa- unarmed and carried a cargo of
general ammunition, consisting only of
.000 ces of cartridges, from which
there was no explosion.
A small gathering composed almost en
tlrely of survivors of the I.usltanla and
their relatives listened to the reading of
the findings by Baron Mersey of Texteth
Americans Are Indlarnant.
The report was a distinct disappoint
ment to the American survivors, who
expressed Indignant surprise at the pota
tion which exonerated Captain Turner
and the Cunard line from all blame and
commended the discipline of the crew,
Several attorneys representing Ameri
can clients listened closely to the read
lng of the Judpmont, which may have a
great effect on actions brought against
the steamship company.
Amnna- the spectator- were Walter
Webb-Ware, representing the Vandorbllt
family: Milnr F. Warren Pearl and Mrs,
Pearl of New York and F B. JenKlna or
Chicago, survivors, and William Crltch
tn of New York, whose wife wa- lost.
liefore the reading beuan Major Teari
expressed the opinion that the decision
would sharply condemn the oruoers o
tha shin and Of the cunaro line
illffnra.
"tin doubt there were mishaps m nann
Unit tha roDe- of the boats," Lord Mersey
said,, "but In my opinion there wa- no
Incompetence or neglect
The reduction of the Liisitanla's apeed
from twenty-four and one-half to twenty
one knot- still left the vessel faster than
any other boat on the Atlantic, aald
Baron Merxey. and ho. found there wa
. l ,i fim&rit nimnanv
no reason 10 nnn
for this economy during war xime.
U.S. Submarine Has
Cruising Radius of
Six Thousand Miles
BRIDGEPORT. Conn.. July IT.-Slmon
Lake, the Inventor ana ouuurr
marines for the United Mates govern
ment, was gratified today Dy vne .u.--of
the experiment testing the new sub.
marine Q-3, which demonstrated that tha
new boat can cross the Atlantlo ocean
and return without stopping, having a
cruising radlu- of ,0W muss.
"It la oerfeotly praouoaoie w ve
with its new engines, to oross the ocean, i
do what It went to do and come back
without dependence on any basis of sup
pllos." sold Mr. Lake "It la merely a
question of the economy or iu.
The G-S was built by the Lake Tor
pedo Boat company of this city. Jts ex
tensive cruising radius Is due to the er
fifjunnv of a new Swiss engine, whloh
drive- the boat both on the surface and
under water, replacing both the gasoline
engine- heretofore used to drive submar
ine oraft on the surface and the eleotrin
motor used for undersea travel.
In a series of testa, oonltlng of trip
up and down the length of Long Island
sound, the new boat showed a -peed of
14.T knots on the -urface and 10.T knots
submerged. It cost IttG.aX).
The O-S U only 1W feet long, hut -even
new Lake submarine- which are being
conntruc.tod for the United Btatea navy
will be 9 feet long etid possess a much
greater radius of activity than the G-3.
They will uite the new engine, and Mr.
Ijike said today tliry would be the equal
of sny in the German navy.
f Week Beginning Jaly It.
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GREAT DRIVE AT
SEAPORT OF RIGA
Russian City on Baltio is Objective
of New Move Intended to De
stroy the Armies of
the Czar.
FIGHTING ALONG NEW IINH
Muscovites Making Strenuous EN
forts to Stay Rush Toward Great
Strategno Metropolis,
a.
GERMAN GAIN IN WEST SLIGHT
LONDON, July 17. A new Crer-
man offensive of huge proportion-.
with Riga, a great Russian seaport
and the aeat ot the governor general
ot the Baltio provinces as itg objec
tive, is revealed In the latest oftlclaX
statements issued at Petrograd and
Berlin.
Military experts here con -true tha
offensive to be a vast envelopment la
which the Germans are making a
great effort to destroy the Russian
army.
Both the German and Russian oom-
munloatlona agree that the Oerman force-
are at the Wlndau river near Ooldlngen.
which is only eighty mils- from Riga,
the great strateglo oommeroial metropo
lis In the Gulf of Riga and on the uppef
Baltio.
An official statement reoetwad this
morning from Petrograd adds details of
sanguinary fighting all along the ne
tltie In efforts to hold bsok the German
advance, which now Is being concen
trated on Riga and on Warsaw, while
the AuatttHlIungarians are moving north
ward from the Pnelater river.
Trail of Destruction.
Advices reaching London today say
that the Germans left a trail of destruc
tion along the Baltio sea from Iteroel to
Ubau, where the villas, hotels and ce
slnos are said to , have been destroyed
about the only exception, It is -aid, be
ing the palace ot the Polish nobleman
whose cousin married an American wo
man. The palace now If being used as
a military heedquartere In whloh Prince
Henry of Prussia and Field Marshal von
Hlndenberg recently conferred on the new
offenalve toward Riga. .
"The Crown Prince Frederick William's
drlvs in the Argonne forest now is ac-j
cepted as a small success, In gaining a,
few hundred yard- ot terrain, but a- a
failure in attaining 1U real otxJeos e, dot
clatve penetration ot the Jfrsnohj line,
Welsh Strike Is Dun are r Pa.,
Ths ominous attitude ot the Welch coal
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The Day's War Neios
H I'SSIAX 1. 1 WES are holding well
Immediately north of Wsjraaw,
where the grreateet fovo of th
Teatonlo move against tho Sollah,
capital Is belngr snorted, eveoolasT
to the latest statement from!
Petrocrad. A withdrawal of the
Russian forces between the Pleaey
aad Oraro rivers to mow lines
along the Narew In tho faee of
General Von Itludenbarsfa atteok
la admitted by Petrograd. Con.
tlnnatloa of the German advance
In Conrland also Is conceded. In
creasing; Importance la nttaabed br
mllltarr obeerrere abroad to this
movement In the Baltio pawotnoes.
riKI,D MARSHAL. Vsa Maosieae 'S
arar that swept throvarh, Oallela,
Is arlvlaa; slants ot renewed aotWtty
ta pmreaaaoe of the aaaanaodl plaav
of the Teatonlo forces to attaoU
slmnltaaeoaalr aloa tba 80O-,
mile front from Baltio to Bessa
rabia. Inofficial reports throes
Geneva declare that at the lower
end of Ibis line Austrian troops
who orosaed the Dniester have
beea driven back to tbe other
bank, vthere their retreat la being
tamed lato s root.
FIGHTING ON THE) Aoatro-ItallaB,
f roatler has resulted tn few recent
changes of positions, aooordlnaf to
latest reports from Homo. Jfnnverw
ons attacks by tbe Aaetrlaas en
the Italian advanced positions are
recorded, all of which are declared
to have been repnlsed,
ATTEMPTS AT SOLUTION of the
Booth Wales eoal strike problem
failed for the time being;, tbe
miners' executive committee ad.
jonrnlng to Monday after an abor
tive attempt to reach aa agree
ment on naeaaa to secure n settle
ment, i -