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MOM*. A LANKA. SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1016.
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NO. 1915.
FIERCE SLAUGHTER IN THE WEST
GERMAN SMASH CONTINUES
EAST AND WEST OF MEUSE
PARIS, March 31.—The German
smash along the both banks of the
Mease today drew the Are of French
■tasked batteries, destroying whole
battalions. The French guns shelled
regiment after regiment wiping out
thousands. The French official re
ports estimates the casualties at
twenty thousand.
PARIS, March 31.—The French
abandoned Malancourt today with
the Germans endeavoring in vain
to occupy it against the heavy artill
ery fire this forenoon.
PARIS, March 31.—The efforts
of the Crown Prince to gain the
Avoncourt woods, which were lost
some time ugo, with terrific rushes
of infantry has resulted in a vain
loss of enormous numbers of men.
I ONDON, March 31.—The persist
ency of the attack against the
French positions back of Malancourt
is significant. The Germans are now
attacking the furthest point from
the Verdun and on the opposite
(west) bank of the Meuse to Vaux
and Doumont.
The lack of progress in the form
er efforts to drivo forward these po
sitions is apparently no deterrent to
the German strategists, although
their object in these costly attacks
is taken by the military writers
here to be to force a premature
offensive upon the part of the Al
lies, east and west.
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VILLATISTS ARE DEFEATED
DY COLONEL DODD’S FORCE
Kli PASO, March 31.—The seventh
V. S. Cavalry under Colonel Doc:d
encountered five hundred Villatists
under General Hernadez. The Am
ericans routed tho Vilatlsts killing
their commander and thirty men.
Several American troopers were
wounded.
This same dispatch confirms the
report that Villa is in hiding near
Guerero and Is wounded.
SAN ANTONIO. March 31.—An
unofficial news dispach reaching here
this morning says that after killing
the Guerero garrison, on© hundred
and seventy strong. General Villa
[ moved northwards into the head
waters of the Santa Maria, in the
hills.
MEXICO CITY, March 31—The
possibility of Villa ever reaching
south to co-operate with the Zapa
tists is not seriously considered here.
Villa has no followers south of the
extreme northern states and the
Carranzists completely control the
government.
General Obregon who is secretary
of war says that the loyalty of the
Mexican people to the established j
government is the striking feature1
of the present situation. Obregon
is especially sore on the clericals
who have been trying in every way
to stir up the people against the Car
ranzist government. He says they,
will deal with them later.
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ITALIANS CONTINUE ATTACKS
IN GORITZA BATTLE FRONT
ROME, March 31.—The Italian
offensive in Goritzla continues. Gen
eral Cadorna returned homo' todav
from the War Council in Paris.
ROME, March 31.—Tho Austrians]
are now withdrawing from Albania j
and oven Durazzo is not very strong
ly held. Their offensive against the
Italian positions lias completely ceas
ed. This is taken to Indicate that
the Russian pressure in Galicia is
much stronger than has been ad
mitted.
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JAPANESE LINER AGROUND
ISLAND NEAR HONGKONG
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SHANGHAI, March 31.—The
Japanese transpacific liner Chyo
Maru ran aground off the Lemu is
lands near Hongkong today in a fog.
The steamer beached on a great
sand bar that bars an approach to
an exceedingly dangerous part of
the island and this is all that saven
the liner. The passengers were re
moved by other boats which an
swered the wireless call of tlio
steamer for assistance. No mishap-t
occurred. Ocean going tugs have
been dispatched from Hongkong to
endeavor to pull the liaer cSf the
sat>d bank.
AUSTRALIANS ABANDON AN
EFFORT TO SALVAGE EMDEN
COCOS ISLAND, March 31.—The
Australian wrecking crew havj
abandoned the attempt to salvage
the German cruiser Emden which
fell before the guns of the Austral
ian battleship.
The wreckers found that the Em
den was so completely destroyed by
the gunfiro that all hope of floating
the cruiser had to be given up.
Moreover what the guns of the
Australian ship had not done, the
effect of wind and wave upon the
battered wreck had completed on
the Cocos rocks.
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THE WOKKEIt
HOUSE AGAIN PASSES THE
SAME IMMIGRATION BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 31.—
The House today passed tho much
vetoed immigration bill. The Senate
ii said to be very favorable and will
pass the measure. This bill places
important restrictions upon immi
grants and proscribes a literacy test.
This immigration law, or a bill
which was practically the same as
this act, has been votood by Cleve
land, Taft and Wilson. The latter
founded his veto upon an objection
able clause which denied the politi
cal refugees the right of asylum.
In CongTees today Wickersham
introduced his Alaska Statehood Bill
and it Is the subject of an occasional
jest among the legislators who re
gard it as a piece of political bun
combe puro and simpla. Wickersham
howevor affects to take it seriously.
Only the Mexican situation, it Is
whispered in the lobbies today, pre
vents the administration going the
limit over the submarine question,
but with the uncertainties of the
Mexican problem on their hr.na,
they have to walk warily and cir
cumspectly in not engaging in any
larger task than they can afford to
do at this time.
It is conceded that only the most
drastic action will result in the Teu
ton powers fulfilling the demands
of the United States on the subma
rine question.
RUSSIAN DVINSK ADVANCE
SLACKENS CONSIDERABLY
LONDON, March 31.—Petrograa
dispatches say that there is a gen
eral slackening in the Russian
Orinsk offensive. The country Is
rapidly becoming simply impassable
especially in the lake region where
the Russians endeavored to cut the
German lines before Vllna.
It is not oxpected that any serious
effort will be made to resume this
offensive before May or June at the
earliest.
! LONDON, March 31.—The British
casualty list just published for
March shows twenty thousand killed
wounded and missing, the smallest
in a number of months.
LONDON, March 31.—Lloyd
I George reports that so fast arc the
munition plants gaining upon tho de
mand, that within a short time they
will be able to dispense with for
eign orders except for raw material.
Some contracts for 1916-7 delivery
could well be cancelled now, says
the Minister of munitions.
’THE HAGUE, March 31.—The
highest taxes in the history of Hol
land are outlined in tho war tax
budget of the government today.
Practically everything and overy sub
ject will have to bear a share of the
very heavy burdon.
CHINA GRANTS CONCESSIONS
RUSSIANS NORTH MANCHURIA
PEKING, March 31.—With the
concurrence In the same of the
Japanese government, Russia re
ceived North Manchuria railroad
concessions today. The Japanese
government stipulated in its China
Japan protocol that no foreign na
tion should be granted concessions
in North Manchuria, without th»
consent of the Japanese government.
As it was known that Russia had
been seeking these very concessions,
it was believed that thio demand
upon the part of Japan was directed
against Russia. The government ot
China was surprised whfen the Rua
sian proposals were placed before
the Japanese representative here to
learn that the concessions were In
fact at length approved and that
Japan was In perfect agreement
with the outlined grant. Japan
claims that the agreoment docs not
conflict with any anterior claims ot
CABINET SIFTING EVIDENCE
ON SUBMARINE SINKINGS
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 31.—
Tho cabinet is now sifting the
muddled submarine toctimony. it Is
admitted that a most conflicting
mass of evidence has been collected
by tho American representatives in
Europe as to the sinking of many
steamers on the points of whether
they were submarined or mined,
whether they carried arms or were
unarmed, and whether they weie
warned or were not warned.
LEWIS, Del., March 31. Schuller
attempted to capture the steamer
Matoppo himself and single handed.
He says that he and several com
panions had arranged to stowaway
on the steamer but that they haa
not succeeded !n so doing.
Schullcd maintainst that he in not
subject to any penalty at the hands
of the American government for ho
carefully waited until the steamer
was on the high seas and outoide the
three mile limit before .'/.tempting
to get control of the ship.
Lawyers admit that Schuller
makes out a plausible case, but that
he will probably face a eliargo of
conspiracy on his own confession.
LONDON, March 31.—The Ad
miralty reports no submarinings to
day. Clear weather around the
coast possibly explains tho tempora
ry lull.
The British claim to hve captu
red, sunk or destroyed eight subma
rines since March 23.
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LOTS OF LABOR TROUBLES
ARE STIRRING UP ENGLAND
BERLIN, March 31.—It is re
ported by the Overseas Agency In
Copenhagen that as a re
sult of riots between work
ers and soldiers in the streets
of Dublin and other places many
Irish and English towns have been
proclaimed to be in a state of siege.
the Japanose government and “har
monizes the Russian proposals with
the Russian imperial necessities”.
The officials were astonished ct
this stand.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 31.—
The willingness to allow Russia ob
tain the North Manchurian railroad
concessions is as real a surprise to
American diplomats as to the Chin
ese. The agreement does not coin
cide with the alleged selfish imper
ialism of Japan which was supposed
to threaten every country.
Martial law according to this news
prevails.
The British veto all this intelli
gence.
LIVKRPOOL, March 21.—Be
cause the government conceded only
half the demands of the dockers, ten
thousand continue the strike. The
government threatens to bring In
soldiers and conscript tho strikers.
—
LONDON, March 31.—Tho strike
in the Clyde Gun Plants is reported
this evening by the officials to be
collapsing.
All full details arc ruthlessly cen
sored however.
LONDON, March 31.—The gov
ernment is now prepared to release
the men arrested in connection with
the strike in the Clyde plants, and
it is stated the men are now return
ing to work on this understanding..
The government guarantees that
rents will not be raised and the
docking that employers have been
practicing will be disallowed.
The labor situation looked very
critical at one time. The Liverpool
dockers have been urged to return
to work.
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