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ROME July 5—Yesterday the
Italians gained all the enemy posi
tions at Cava Dousherina, west of
the mouth of the Piave and. cap
tured two hundred prisoners. The
Austrians continue their retreat.
ROME, July 5—Ou the Asiago
front British and French troops cap
turcd Canove Atterbertina from the
Austrians after bloody oghting.
WASHINGTON, D. C. July 5—A
night dispatch to the Italian Em
bassy from Rome makes the im
portant announcement that the
Italians have occupied Col Bel
Meceio and have taken 5G0 prisoners
in the fighting that preceded the
occupation.
LONDON, July 5—The contin
ually reassuring dispatches from the
Italian front are considered elo
quent testimony to prefect oganiza
tion and morale cf the troops un
der Diaz. The reports official and
other wise coming out of Italj
show that at no timi? since the war
began was there greater unity and
dotei ruination witnessable among
the Italian troops. Practically all
dispatches agree upon this head.
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LONDON, July 5—The victory of
the Allies at Hamel Which the Brit
ish havo retaken was much mor>
significant and complete than first
brief reports would indicate.
Hundreds of Machine guns and
fifteen hundred prisoners were taken
in this engagement, which appears
to have had within it elements of
surprise for the enemy.
The possession of Hamel is of un
told tactical value at this juncture
on the west, front ancljhay delay a
renewal of the German drive.
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PARIS, July 5—Almost imper
ceptibly the Allied forces on the
west front are taking the initiative
away from the Germans and this is
the more important cn account of
the steady stream of Americans that
are arriving to take part on the
front.
With the arrival of the American
troops a feeling of confidence per
vades all classes of troops, and
while there :s no attempt mado to
appraise German resistance at less
than its value, the future if to
bo approached with more confidence
than in the past.
That Germany is laying plans for
another intensive offensive effort is
still declared certain in military
I circles, but each day secs less chance
! for their succes.
WILSON MAKES SHORT
TALK JULY FOURTH
MOUNT VERNON, VT. July 5—
The speech deliverd -by President
Wilson on Independence Day be
fore the tomb of Washington was
ono of the shortest, if not the very
shortest that he has delivered him
self since he became president.
It was however as pithy as it
was short and extraordinarily im
portant from the war point of
view and the policy outlined by the
Administration.
“What we seek in this war is a
reign of law based upon the con
sent of the governed, and sustained
by the organized opinion of man
kind,’’ said Wilson in a notable
passage defining the national war
aims.
He declared that the war would
continue until victory for this pur
pose was complete. There could be
no compromise, and nothing short
of clear and decisive defeat of the
forces of autocracy thruout the
world.
His only reference to Russia was
a short sentence wherein he refer
red to its helpless condition. As
already forecast, he did not outline
the future policy of this country
with reference to Russia, that will
be dealt with lat/ r in a special mes
sage.
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BOTHA WARNS PLOT
EXISTS IN SOUTH AFRICA
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. LONDON, July 5—That all is
not well in the Union ct South
Africa was seen in the warning
issued by Pr..mier Botha that aa j
enemy plot existed to foment an
up-ris'r. g similar to coi ditions in
Jr-land.
South Africa has been develop
ing the germs of such a plot now
for a considerable time and the
opposition to Botha's and the Brit
ish government crystallized in the
so-called nationalist party headed
by General Hertzog which Botha
has already stigmatized as German
ist.
The nationalist party under Hert
zog mado a great to-do ot the last
KILLED AGAIN B’GOSH
SAYS PAPERS OF CZAR
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COPENHAGEN, July 5—For the
truth or twelfth time, the Bolshevlki
are reported to have killed the
Czar.
This time the Swedish newspapers
contain circumstantial reports of the
killing of tho Czar, his wife and the
Grand Duchess Tatinana by the Bol
shcvlki.
Tatiana is the eldest daughter of
tho former Tzar and was said to
have become reconciled to her state
as a daughter of a citizen of the
Russian republic.
Details are given of the execution.
AMSTERDAM. July 5—A semi
official statement from Berlin denies
that Grand Duke Michael has b'en
proclaJmed Czar.
Dispatches from Russia are very
conflicting.
flection that. the government of
South Africa had entered into a
secret arrangement with Great Bri
tain to dispatch South African com
mandoes to fight in Europe. This ex
cited the people greatly and Botha
was obliged to promise definitely and
from the election platforms that not
one single South African would be
drafted for over-seas duty. Hertzog
swept all the seats in the Orange
Free State, but lost out in other
sections so that his party is rela
tively a small minority. But they
have been carrying on a very active
propaganda among the Boers to fo
ment an uprising and the published,
warning issued by Botha indicates
some progress is being made. Papers
at the time Jail Smuts visited the
Imperial Conference in London, de
clared that Smuts was sent instead
of Botha because of the seriousness
of the domestic situation in Africa.
It is not unlikely thr.t it is just
as easy to underestimate as to ex
aggerate conditions as to plots etc
in Africa. —Bd 1. W.
LONDON, July 4—While the Ger
mans are relatively quiet on the
somewhat extended sector on the
west front, the entente forces are
carrying on raids .which almost in
dicate that the intiative is theirs
again.
Thus the British forces captured
Hamel, South of th>? Somme the
British today advanced two thousand
yards between fillers Brettoneaux
and the Somme.
WASHINGTON. D. C. July £
AMSTERDAM, July 5—A dis
patch coming from Constantinople
via Berlin anounces the death of
are Sultan of Turkey. He died of
ii.'fluenzaa wording to this dispatch.
Mahammeci V who is 73 years ot
age has beer, for a long time a
titular ruler merely and a pitiable
exhibition of titled incompetence.'
Envir Bey and his war associates
who in turn have be. n directed in
tlier policy from Berlin have had
control of the situation so complete
ly in Turkey that the Yild.iz Kiosh
has had little function to perform,
and. the Sultan whose residence it
was, had become a complete recluse.
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General Pershing reports intense ar
tillery activity northwest of Chateau
Thierry.
The American troops repulsed
with heavy losses three German raids
on th American lines in the Vosges.
PARIS. July 5—Yesterday the
French struck a surprise blow at
the German positions which resulted;
in the capture of one thousand!
prisoners. This was north of Mont-,
didier where the lines were advanced j
along an eight hundred nietcr front
in heavy fighting.
PARIS, July 5—Vast crowds yes
terday witnessed the celebration of
the American Independence Day,
the whole city celebrating July 4.
The main ceremony was the dedi
cation of an Avenue to President
Wilson, which will hereafter be
known as the Avenue d~ Wilson.
American troops participated gen
erally in the celebration.
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GERMANS AND FINNS
MOVE ON RAILROAD
AMSTERDAM, July 5—Fifty
thousand German and Finnish
troops furnished by the so-callcl
white Guard of Finland, are now
advancing on the Murman railroad
where British, French and Russian
troops are on guard.
Last m,onth Finnish troops at
tacked the railroad but they found
that the Entente forces had been
reinforced and that Russian troops
acting on the orders of the Arch
angel Soviet war council had co
operated to fight the invaders. The
result was an inglorious defeat for
the White Guard Finns who are
now reported returning greatly re
inforced.
LONDON, July 5-—That extensive
fighting in Northern Russia is slat
ed to take place is now admitted
in confirmation of the reports as
to Entente forces co-operating with
the Soviet troops guarding the
northern railroad lines. •
LONDON, July 5—A Ukranian
dispatch, not very reliable are any of
these reports that the Grand Duke
Michaels has been proclaimed Czar
of Russia. Tho dispatch further
says that with a large forco of
Czech-Slavs he is now marching on
Moscow.
How conflicting Russian reports
are, is seen in this dispatch as Cen
tral News dispatches had. already
reported the capture of Moscow by
the Czecho Slavs.
Little authority is back of any
dispatches coming from Russia at tho
present time.
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WILSON HAS SOLUTION
FOR THE RUSSIAN QUESTION
< WASHINGTON, D. C. July 6—
President Wilsmon, Secretaries Dan
iels and Baker and Admiral Benson
together with deneral March the
U. S. ChieT of Staff have held re
peated. conferences on the Russian
question.
i There is considerable secrecy sur
rounding the happenings in Russia
but officers are confident that a
solution would be worked out.
None of those who participated
in the conference would talk on
the subject of their deliberations.
Secretary Lansing heightened the
interest in the Russian question
when he admitted, that American
marines had been landed in Vlad
ivostock to protect the consular offices
of the United States.
However beyond admitting this,
Lansing auo refuses to talk ir
discuss the Russian situation in
any way.
In point of view, it is popularly
felt that some definite policy will
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soon be adopted tdwnrds Russia,
and that as soon as this is practi
cable an announcement of the same
will be made to congress by Presi
dent Wilson in a special message.
SECOND DRAFT CAIA
WASHINGTON. D. C. July 5—
Provost Marshal Crowder has called
300 Alaska draft men to the colors
Tho men will upon mobilibation re
port at Fort Seward under these
orders.
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