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'**M» iM«kt WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1019.
NO. 1960.
BRITISH TRENCHES ARE CAPTURED
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Many Italians Are Captured By Austrian Drive
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BERLIN, May 23.—The Gerniar
troops assumed the offensive in tht
northwest front with success.
Sunday a heavy bombardment ol
the British lines near La Basset
and further north along the \;‘ret
canal which the Belgian troops were
holding was begun. The Allies re
plied in a listless and ineffective
manner, apparently unwilling tc
provoke any intensive fighting Ir
these sections. On Monday morn
ins after another preliminary ar
tillery action, the Germans advan
ced and captured two kilometers ot
British positions near Givenchy,
capturing several hundred prison
ers and machine guns. The safne
success was obtained at Igoselle
which was also captured.
BERLIN, May 23.—The Germans
, are continuing their offensive in
I Flanders and north Franco today
I subjecting the British line3 to a
heavy bombardment. The British
attempts to recover their losses ot
yesterday were quite easily re
pulsed. Steady advances in this sec
tion may now be expected.
LONDON, May 23.—The Germans
are apparently preparing for a
heavy drive in the west at Flanders
where they have made several at
tempts to feel Hie weight of resist
ance before them by premature at
tacks.
"ho weather is improving nnn
the ground becoming now fitter for
j military operations so that consider
able activities may be expected
1 there.
ITALIAN DEFEAT GROWING
EXTENT AND SERIOUSNESS
VIENNA, May 23.—The announce
ment is made by the War Head
quarters that the Italians have been
uriven from the Lauronne plateau
and that they are still retreating,
large guns au.t much munitions
having been captured by the victors
indicating '.he hurried flight of the
■enemy.
VIENNA, .May 23.—The Italian
j defeat is now becoming gradual];
more serious and their losses art
enormous. The Austrians have now
taken thirty-)out thousand prison
ers since the big drive began in
southern Tyrol.
1JARIS, May —An official Uonn
dispatch to the War Minister her)
says that (he Austrian ga’.n3 in Ty
rol are grossly exaggerated and
they are unimportant; the report
that thousands of Italians have
been tanen prisoners has na foun
dation whatever.
GENEVA, May 23.—Arrivals from
Italy report that there is now some
■ thing like panic overtaking that na
! tion over the consistent Austrian
BAGDAD TUBKS ARE IN
BETWEEN TWO ARMIES
LONDON, May 23.—Both German
and Austrian troops are now rush
ing to aid the Bagdad Turks who
are in danger of being caught be
tween two fires, the Russians ad
vancing from Armenia and the Al
lioa in Mesopotamia.
LONDON, May 23.—General
Lake reports another drive success
ful against the Turks in the Tigris
■valley with the heretofore victor
ious Ottoman army falling back
upon Bagdad.
BERLIN, May 23.—At the re
quest of the Sultan, aid is being dis
patched to protect the linos of com
munication with Mesopotamia. The
Russians have inflicted some loss
upon the new army acting upon the
offensive from Diabaker, and the
Turks were compelled to fall back
upon the railroad where they are
now rallying with General Sanders
and to whom Austrian and German
troops have already been sent.
PETROGRAD, May 23.—The
Turks have> been again defeated be
tween Ezeroum and the Bagdad
highway, while the Russian troops
from Kermanshah are now moving
to co-operate with the Ezeroum
army of the Grand Duke.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 23.—
Tho Russians are guilty of every
excess in their operations in Turkoy
in Asia. They are destroying crops,
seizing herds and all kinds of pro
perty. They are literally living off
the country, and compelling the un
fortunates whom thoy capture to
dig their trenches.
GERMAN ATTACK NEAR
DVISNK HEAVILY REPULSED
PETROGRAD, May 23.—A three
day offensive upon the Russian lines
at Dalevo in the Dvinsk secto)
collapsed today with the complete
discomfiture of the attacking
forces.
The Germans after continuous
bombardment of the Russian lines
made a general attack upon the
trenches but were time out o1
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| the offensive today crumbled tc
' pieces when the Russians countci
attacked and gained the Germai
lihes of defense which they are
holding.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 23.—
It is reported here today that the
note for Great Britain on the mat
ter of mail seizure or interference
is now all ready and will bo dis
patched to Great Britain and it h
believed will end the annoying in
terference with malls.
LONDON, May 23.—The Amer
ican note is expected today. The
Globe intimates that the Brltlst
cabinet will suggest to the United
States in reply that the American
government guarantees that no con
traband will be dispatched through
the mails as has been done here
tofore.
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contraband of all kinds from cop
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successes in the Tyrol. The tre
mendous drive through a most diffi
cult section of the country is
achieving marvellous success. These
j arrivals are not friendly to Italy
and may he over-stating the fact
but the allegation that a very greai
number of prisoners have beei:
taken is confirmed by dispatches t<
day from Vienna.
It is believed here that the Itai
lians will be driven from Austriar
territory.
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VERDUN BATTLE ENTERS
FOURTH MUNTH OF FIGHTING
I
PARIS, May 23.—The Verdu
battle entered its third month o;
Monday with the French conllden
ot the inability of the Germans t
make any headway. Tho German
made repeated efforts to occupy am
entrench several important pos!
tions, which the Fronch evacuated
but have been unable to do so. The
made strenuous efforts to dig them
selves in on Deadman but under
curtain of fire from the Frencl
batteries they were obliged to de
sist and have themselves aban
i doned the position today. This has
1 | given the French leaders more con
tj fldence than ever. (
5 Deadman is literally a human
s graveyard with mounds of dead
1 lying unburied.
LONDON, May 23.—The situation
on the west shows no indication ot
an early change. The Germans are
now on tho offensive in Flanders
and at Verdun. They abandoned
the brief attack made in Cham
pagne and the winter drive in the
Vooges has been suspended after
serious Iocs of life.
The Allies remain on the defen
sive while behind the lines grea.
supplies are being slowly accumu
lated.
There Is an undertone of anxiety
noticeable in the press over the
failure up to this of the Allies to
adopt a more aggressive policy.
This however is determined through
the War Council by Joffro who re
fuses to divulge what tactics will
t>e followed.
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BELIEVED MEXICANS WILL
FORCED MAKE OBJECTION
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 22.—
While Carranza and Obregon may
bo willing to admit the right of
Americans to remain in Mexico un
til border conditions are satisfac
tory, the national protest against
these occupations may become so
serious as to force actior.
EL PASO, May 22.—Nothing has
been heard of Villa now for a
month and the Mexican people are
themselves beginning to believe in
his death. While very conflicting
stories are coming out from time to
time, the fact that no certain proof
has been shown that Villa is alive
is beginning to give the story of
his death more credence. .
SAN ANTONIO, May 22.—Tho
work of re-organizing tho border
force is still proceeding. Tho steps
taken by Funston under the in
ctructions of the War Department
and the Chief of Staff will it i3 be
lieved for ever prevent any possible
lawlessness upon the border and
dispose of any further raid",.
MEXICO CITY, May 22.—The
establishment of premanent camps
by the. Americans at Namequipa and
interval stations along the line ot
their border communications, it is
admitted, is a source of consider
able national irritation and oven
many of tho t^rmy officers, notably
General Gavlra have pretested
against it continuance. Efforts will
I he made in an amicable way to in
duce the Americans to withdraw.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May M
Disastrous tornadoes have been
sweeping recurrently through this
state for the past twenty-four hours
and doing all kinds of damage and
it is also feared that there* has be^n I
very great loss of life. Several j
villages are reported to have bee i i
razed to the ground while so many
i districts are now comple‘ely cut I
off with wires and all communica
tion down that tlie full extent or
(lie disaster can only be surmised.
Fortunately this city just escaped
the path of the cyclones, but many
villages within short distance have
been totally wrecked and many re
sidents were killed. The damage
will reach huge figures.
MAUNA LOA BREAKS
OUT IN ERUPTION
HONOLULU, May 22.—Maum
Loa, the Hawaiian greatest volcano
and natives god, has broken oiu
again in violent eruption following
the same course of eruption following
gan last week. The great floods of
lava have divided into two channels
and are threatening a vast acreage
of cultivated ground.
| Seismic reports indicate that dis
turbances have been noted in many
other volcanic belts simultaneously
with the eruption here and especi
ally in the Alaska peninsula and
Aleutian islands where many vol
canoes are said to be in active erup
tion in sympathy with the Hawaian
giant’s activity.
WESTERN FEDERATION OF
MINERS ELECTIONS ON
DENVER, May 23.—George
Powell of Miami Miners Union and
George Dingwall of Rossiand local
i of the Western Federation of Min
ers have announced their intention
of running for President and Secre
tary of the organization respective
i ly opposing Mills and Moyer. These
men have secured the necessary en
dorsement from local unions to
have their names submitted cn tho
referendum which is to be held.
There is considerable electioneer
ing going on In several locals both
sides being active in support of can
didates.