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Made a Surprise Attack and Cleared the Germans " From Trenches Over Front of 200 Yards LITTLE HEAVY FIGHTING ""flnMd mummh ON ANY OF THE FI'{ON]'S T Bombardments Alone Are Taking Place Around Verdun— | {oimeny introdu East of Loos the Teutons Gained a Footing in British Trenches, But Were Able to Hold Them Only a Few Minutes—Italians in the Succeeded in Gaining a Monte Adamello Zone Have Position of Great Strategic * Value—Austrians Also Have Been Forced Back in the Russians Continue Their Attacks Againt the Turks. Little heavy fighting is in progress in any of the various war theatres. The French, in'the Meuse hills, east of Verdun, in a surprise attack, have cleared the Germans from trenches over a front of about two hundred yards and have also, put down in Cham Sreral Oman atiacks: B-mnu and sapping operations are being carried on at various pointe. l-t of Lue- nx- Germans succeeded nlnlaf foof in British tnncluo. ut were able to hold them only a few minutes under a counter- The Italians in the Monte Adamello zone have succeeded in occupying po- nlumu in the l.ctnr between Cronnozi Crozzon 4i Lares, vhh:h are of ncat strategic value in “The roc- ount the movement against Trent. Italians also have made Tess against the Austrians on Sperone. Attacks by the Austrians north Temzuno were repulsed by the Tt ians. Elsewhere along this front there have been only artillery engagements. Little fighting of moment is going on between the Teutonic allles and the Russians on Russian territory ex- cept artillery duels. In the Caucasus regions the Rus- sians ‘are continuing their attacks against the Turks. according to Pe- trograd. 1In the operations toward Mo- sul, having Bagdad as its objective, the Turks are declared to have retreated precipitately before the Russians, abandoning war material. The Rus- sians are pressing on in pursuit. GREAT DEMAND FOR TICKETS FOR REPUBLICAN CONVENTION Been Re. city is 12400 Chicago, May 15.—Officials of the republican national convention which meets here June 7, declared today.that the demand for tickets to ‘the gather- ing is unprecedented. Seats have been provided for 12,400 in the vention hall and ll&mllh the conven- | tion is three weeks away, 40,000 ap- lons have been received for tick- Several applications were from rsons in London, and a _number a ‘L.a.“fl“efl Alaska, Porto Rico and ‘ul Following a long established cus- tom, visitors to the convention from out ‘of town will have to look to their national committeeman from their home state for tickets. The 13,400 tickets will be distrib- uted under the following arrangement: Delegates 991 Guest tickets one to each delegate, alternates 991; press 650; Chicago's share as conven- tion city,” 2,210, ‘Ten members sub-committee on ar- rangements of the National Repjubli- can committee, 200 each—2,000; fifty three members National republican committee, 15 to 200 each—4,367; pres. idential candidates and other distin- guished guests, 200. Of the 12,400 seats, 9400 will bo on the main floor &nd 3000 in the balcony and special meszanines. Tickets have been printed for six days’ sessio) plicati ets. MRS. GILLIGAN MADE DEFENDANT IN CIVIL SUIT An Inmate of Her Windsor Home Seeks to Recover $3,000 Loan. Hartford, Conn., May 15.—Mrs. Amy E. Archer-Giiligan, under arrest charged with the murder of one of the inmates of her home for elderly was today made vil action. Geo. city, an inmate, brought action to recover a sum be- tween $3,000 and $3,500, which he al- ‘woman. As the a debt owed to improvemsnts ‘on the family home- stead at Litchfield. This suit makes the eighth civil « that has been brought against the woman since her arrest. The oth- r suits were brought by former in- mates and Windsor It was learned today that since the arrest, eight of the inmates have left the home and only ten now r-lnln. State's Attorney Alcorn ‘the state fiflel sald tonight - Lblt there tad been no important developments |trad ;‘ their Investigstion during the AUSTRIAN PRISONERS OF WAR REBEL IN OTTAWA Four Were Killed and Four Wounded as a Result of the Outbreak." Ottawa, Ont, May 15~—Four Auns- prisoners of war were killed and ‘were wounded as a result of an in m |&t:;m: camps at :;‘:l..a‘“"“":&u. acpavement here GLASS RURAL CREDITS BILL 18 PASSED IN THE HOUSE. it _Provides for a Federal Farm Loan and 4 .wd‘lflhnd.flah. ll;-—'l'lu G- AWAITING DETAILS OF " EL PASO CONFERENCE Before Adjustment Proceedings Through Diplomatic Channels. ‘Washington, May 15.—Both the state department and General Carranza are awalting detailed. reports of the re cent El Paso military conference be: agreement as to the Eitbation” ¢hrougn General Scott, chle! of staff of the army, returned here today, optimistic over the military situation and confi- dent that the meetings between him- self and General Funston on the one side and General Obregon, Carranza’s war minister, on the other, had cre- ated a better understanding between the two governments, which might turnish the basis for a formal proto- col. The chief of staft was in need of rest, however, and dld not see Sec- retary Lansing. He reported brief- Iy to Secretary Baker, but the full ai cussion of his conversations with General Obregon will come later. NEW HAVEN ROAD WOULD INCREASE DEMURRAGE. Has Filed With the I. C. Commission Notice of Increase of $5 Per Day. New York, May 15.—The New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad an- nounced here tonight that it had filed with the interstate commerce commis- S o tAviR DESERE o g tcie.co its regular demurrage charges. The commission has granted the road per- mission to file the tariff on 10 days’ notice, instead of the regular 30 days’ notice. The tariff, which will be in effect for 60 days, provides for a car charge of $5 per day in addition to the regular charge. The additional charge is to become effective on the sixth day after the car is placed. The tari ffis effective May 25. Traek stor- age charges will not apply under the new tariff, Through increaséd charges the com- pany hopes to clear up the freight con- gestion in New England by penalizing dilatory censignees, it is said. ABNORMAL DEMAND FOR IMMIGRANT LABOR IN BOSTON One Contractor Has Employment for 200 at $3 Per Eight-hour Day. Boston, May 16.—The demand for immigrant labor 1is at its highest point in recent years, officials of the federal labor bureau here said today. Application by a local contractor to- day for 200 men, who would be paid $3 for eight hours’ work in subway construction, was said to be an in- dication of the requests made upon the bureau. Manufacturing interests in-many parts of New England also have announced that they will require large forces of workmen., The federal trade bureau is operated in connection gu: the immigration service at this BRIDGES ON 8. P. GUARDED BY AMERICAN TROOPS Where Road Parallels Rio Grande Be- tween San Antoni and El Paso. San Antonio, Tex., &ma; May 15 —Bvery bridge on the mmnmmumaw OF COAL AT BOSTON Stove Size Drops 25 Cents Per Ton— st Casement in an endeavor him in a net of evidence establish tion the part it is claimed he plaved in the conspiracy, Whose ram- ifications extended even to America. Made a Striking Figure. Casement himself was the center of all eves during the day. dent that no ordinary duction of his defense. He was al ways ‘self-possessed, and as the case wore on, began to display considerable self-assurance. Few Thrills in Testimony. The testimony today developed few thrills, the prosecution devoting its attention to showing how Casement carried on the alleged routing for his Irish bricade in Germany prison camps. The most dramatic part of the whole proceedings was the address delivered by the attorney geveral, Sir Frederick E. Smith, who outlined Sir Roger Casement’s former services to his country, told of the honor bestow~ ed upon the prisoner by his king and then shifted abruptly to the details of the conspiracy hatched in Germany, It was during his address that the attorney general introduced a letter written by Casement thanking Sir Bd- ward Grey, the British secretary - of foreign affairs for the knighthood con- ferred upon him in recogmition of his Putumayo services. In this letter Casement said, “I am indeed grateful to you for this singular assurance of your personal interest. 1 am very deeply sensible of the honor done me by His Majesty, and would beg that my humble duty may be presented to His Majesty when you can do_me the honor of conveying to -him. my appreciation of thie Honor - That he has boen so graciously pleased to confer upen me.” Flag Brought From Germany. The attorney general introduced ai other striking feature, when he paus- ed in his speech to produce in court the flag whieh it is asserted Case- ment and his companions ‘brought from Germany to Ireland. =This was the emblem of the revolt—a green flag | with a yellow castle on it, and under the castle the motto “Urbs antiqua fuit studiisque asperima. belll Little Attempt at Cross-Examination. Casement’s attorneys made little at- tempt with cross-examination today, but several times questioned the wit- nesses as to why Casement wished that they join the Irish brigade, The point of the question seemed to be to show that the freedom of Ireland was the only thing involved and. the bri- gade was mot to attempt to assist Germany. Further testimony will be introduced by the crown tomorrow. COURTMARTIAL FOR PRESIDENT Will be Allowed by Counsel. Dublin, May 16., 12.05 a. m.—A court martial will shortly be called to_try John McNeill, president of the Sinn Fein volunteers and professor of law in the National University. It is an- nounced that he will be allowed to be represented by counlel. Professor MacNelll, on the Saturday before the outbreak of the revolt in Dublin sent out a mnotice postponing indefinitely - the e of volunteers arranged for Easter Sunday. He dis- appeared on_the day of the opening of the disturbances, but later was ar- rested. His arrest was declared to be considered one of the most important made by the British authorities. SANTO DOMINGO OCCUPIED BY AMERICAN MARINES To Guarantee the Free Election of a Provisi President. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, |2 May 15.—American marines who had been landed on Dominican soil entered Santo Domingo today and took posses- sion of the center of the city. The rebel leaders had withdrawn with their forces Sats n minister, W. 1, that the c.lty would be taken by force unless the rebels evac- posed. Thl:@ ‘public tl“'.: advised today thro: amnau e municipal gov- ernment that Minister Russell ‘cv made it known that the object of (m Amerfcan to ‘was to guarantee the free election by congress of a pro- visional president to succeed eral Juan I Jimenes, resigned. Order is being maintained. SCHOONER MYSTIC TOWED INTO NEW BEDFORD Steamer Petrel Picked Her Up Off Great Round Shoal. New Bedford, m, anchored off Nantucket with mm lm-fl- collapsed as a result of a blast of dynamite in an ad- | lican excavation. Joining excan persons are missing and are thought to be in the The dead are: Willam C. Lawson, H. W. Ran Crash Came Suddenly. “The crash came at 6.10, wl restaurant was crowded. So st ‘Republican Loader -Gillinger Stated That Rublee Was Pergonally Ob- noxious to Him—Bitter Debate Pre- ceded Roll Call. Mr. Rublee, who has been serving en the commission llnce 'soon after it was and draw no Merchants’ Weedi Y\ \Y\ ¢/\1/\§/\1) 13th to 20th, inclusive dia the building collapse that those who were not killed were knocked un- conscious, A great pile of ruins, broken timbers, twisted steel and tons of brick and mortar buried the victims. Nine Bodies Taken Out. Nine bodies were soon taken out of the wreckage by policemen, firemen and volunteer rescuers who chopped through the debris. Nineteen more persons, many of them fatally In- jured, were extricated and sent to hospitals. Only two or three others known to have been in the restaurant succeeded in escaping before the crash. Foundation Had Been Unsettled. The foundation of the building had Dbeen unsettled by successive blasts of dynamite in an excavation north of the restaurant, where a new building was to be erected. The explosion of a charge within 50 feet of the restaurant caused the building fo fall Milita Called Out. Battery B, Oho Natlonal guard, field artillery, was called out to aid the police in restraining a crowd of more than 10,000 persons who packed the streets at the scene of the accident. TRAIN DERAILED AND PASSENGERS ROBBED By Bandits Who Are Said to Be Zapata FoMowerb—Crlod “Viva Villa!” Laredo, Tex, May 15—A train at- tached to which was tHe private car of Charles A. Douglas, counsel for Gen- eral Carranza at Washington, was d railed by an explosion between Quere- taro and Palma Gonzales, Mexico, last Friday, and the passengers, including a Carranza ster, were robbed, eer, firengan and five sons riding on the tender were by the derallment. American passengers have been robbed of $3, noo i The bandits were'said to followers who, while xobbing the pas- sengers, cried “Viva Villa! A ONE MAN MUTINY IN STATE PRISON AT NASHVILLE Resulted in the Death of Two Prison- ers—Another Wounded, ed publicans voted for his confirmation and 14 democrats voted against it. May ‘Move for Reconsideration. After the roll call, which followed a bitter debate, Senator Hollis of New Hampshire, who led the fight for Rublee, changed his vote in order to, move for a reconsideration. This may De done at another executive session in the near future. La Follette Assailed Gallinger's Po: tion. The fight in today’s eession reached a climax when Senator La Follette as- sailed Senator Gallinger’s position, de- claring that this was the first time since he had been ‘in the senate that the “personally obnoxious” rule had been applied without_adequate proof, and also the first time it had been ap- plied against a national appointment. ‘The Wisconsin senator insisted that Raublee, although he had opposed Sen- ator Gallinger in politics, had not con- ducted himself obnoxiously, and in fact that his_opposition has been gentle- manly. He cited a case where he Him- self several years ago had invoked the “personally obnoxious” rule against a Wisconsin nominee for & consular post at Hong Kong and had submitted proofs to a senate committee and re- called that, notwithstanding this, Sen-. ator Gallinger had voted to confirm the nominee. Caustic remarks by Senator La Fol- lette aroused the New Hampshire sen- ator and a bitter exchange tollowed. Senator Hollis and others made stro pleas for Rublee, maintaining hat Be was an able public servant and inval- uable to the commission. Republicans who voted for confirmation were Clapp, §en‘ycn. Le Follette, Norris and Poig- exter. ‘o | Re™ 3,000 pound ployed by the co,.nmn.klu-m Newton D. Baker, Secretary of W, mmmnammmm The Am inancial commi e erican fis al h-lou, The War / Department bou‘?: 112 Franklin K. L-flo. Interior, granted full citizenship rights 'ol10ru-dnm ts of the Yankton Sioux machinists in the employ of the Union Pacific Railway. Thirty thousand women of Glasgow marched ;hrmub the streets as o pro- test the manufacture and sale of liquor during the war. Undcrou-n of the monitor Talla- the lin’ the bullding wherc the of empl ‘which- was set for 'May 20, has beenmmu-d off. Mothers’ D-y was celebra; in Paterson, N. J., by the sale 40,000 white carnations by more than 3 young women in the streets. An‘mfi have been made rhiludclohia’s gascompany T soma examinations to gze emplo’-.’h v 0 was. convicted of con- ducting & pool room in his um.nn “'lll sentenced to spend 30 days in The 1,000 employes of the A. G. Walton & Company shoe factory at Chelsea, Mass, who were idle last weei because of strike, returned to worl Howard Reinehart, the aviator, has left Augusta, Ga., intending to fly straight to Mineola, L. I, without :?‘pmng once. The distance is es. Fire in the forward hold of the steamship California soon after she had begun to load at her pier at West 24th street, New York, did $5,000 damage. The super-dreadnought Oklahom: arrived at New York from Philadel phia to go to the navy yard in Brook- lyn where her wireless outfit will be installed. Harry. and William Baff, sons of Barnett: Baff, the poultry dealer who was murdered, surrendered at the sheriff's office in answer to an order for arrest. Washington observed “Mothers’ . Special sermons were preach- od in the churches, white carnations were worn and flags were displayed on government buildings. Major Robert M. Moore, Spanish- American war veteran, who made Ha- vana a healthy city, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. L. D. Van Afken, at Hastings-ou-the-Hudson. Fire destroyed a house; two barns, an ice house, a corn crib and several T outbuildings on the old Austin Allen farm, three miles west of Goshen Center about midnight Saturday. Three passengers were injured and 150 thrown into'a panic in a wreck on the Staten Island Rapid Transit Rail- road. The accident occurr!d at the Canal Street in Sapleton. Miss Jane Cory of Greenwich, Con: broxa u:o premnmry -chool Democrats who voted against con-|for firmation were Rul da Progressive. Mr. Rublee''as a progressive was first 0 the trade Sl sion for a_term of three years ' President Wilsor in February, 1915 Senator Gallinger at once opposed hi and & Gearing wes Held by & i mittee ‘of *he interstate commerce ubl - | appointment, returning his nomination Decembe: ner | G. to'.hn-lnluh the conclusion of .the fight Sen- lMHoflhm!mumvouh‘ Tonped 16 focts 3 inchas, comits, within 2 inches of the world's record for wo- men. Jo‘.nh J. Whlh. of Atlantic City, in resolution at the conven. llan nl the New Jersey the association shall be An additional force of American ma- be needed in Santo Do- ‘where there are now fears of serious disturbances. There are now . marines guarding American and property in Santo Domingo. "~ To_relieve fi-lgM. wn..’uon at North Atlantic perts, the Interstate Commerce Cor mede public and Senator La Follette| o but wlfllmlt the amendment. ADVOCATES ABOLITION OF THE FEE SYSTEM. R. G, Pleasant, Governor of Louisiana, in His Inaugural Address. Baton Rouge, Le, May 15.—Rufin it, democrat, was inaugurat- ‘ed governor of Iaukhm ceeding Luther E. Hall ug he advocated blast which _trinitrololuol is manufactured wrecked that structure and three others. - The Identified Dead. ‘The identified dead are: W. F. Lawley, Woodhnry N. J., as- sistant superintendent of the trinitro- loluol plant; George Marsh, P-nl-bom. N. J, foreman; Frank George 'W. Ryan, Andrew E‘Kflnger, Theyney, J. Volk, Charles , Bernard Kel- ier. Injured Taken to Hospital. Some of the injured were taken to a hospital in Camden, while about a score, who received mhwr ‘wounds, were treated by physicians at the pow- der plant. Cause May Never Be Known. The cause of the explosion is not known and, according to officials of the company, may never be ascertain- ed, as all those believed to have been first ex- plosion occurred are dead. Not Considered an Explosive Risk. Trinitrololuol is not considered an explostve risk and company officials believe that it caught fire before ex- ploding. This blast caused a nearby building, in_ which nitro-benzol is manufactured, to blow up. So great BRANDIES’ NOMINATION TO BE FOUGHT OUT IN SENATE intimated That a Favorable Report Could Not Be Agreed Upon. Washington, May 15.—It now ap- pears virtually certain the issue over the nomination of ‘Louis D. Brandels to the supreme court of the United States is to be fought out in_the senate without recommendation from the judiciary committee which has considered and investigated the case for more than three months. Although no authoritative announce- ment has been made regarding the attitude of the judiciary committee it was reported after a protracted se- cret session of the committee today that a favorable report on the nomin- ation could not be agreed upon and that several democratic senators who did not wish to vote for such a report would support @ motion to return the nomination to the senate without rec- ommendation. One democratic mem- ber of the committee who has been wavering in his attitude toward Bran. deis told a republican colleague that the committee would report thé nomin- ation without approval or disapproy- al, probably next Wednesday. Anoth- er majority senator, who is strongly in favor of Mr. Brandels, sald he did not favor such a course but that he might be persuaded to support it rather than hazard the influence whith an adverse report might have on the senate. FUNERAL OF SOLOMON RABINOWITZ, POET-HUMORIST A Parade “of More Than 3,000 in Cortege in the Bronx. New York, May 15—The memory of Solomon Rabinowitz, _the ‘“Jewish Mark Twain? was honored in unusual fashion at his funeral here today. A procession of more than three -thous- and men, women and children followed the funeral from the poet-humorist's home-in the Bronx to the synagogue and thence on the way to the ceme- tery through the streets of the East Side, which the poet had often de- picted in prose and poetry. Thousands congregated in front of his home four hours before the hour of the funeral. en the cortege be- Ran to wend its way to the synagogue, a mile away, the throng followed and traffic in the streets traversed was for the time wholly suspesnded. At the synagogue the marching mourners mingled with a crowd esti- mated at 10,000 persons. It was im- possible for the bier to be taken into the synagogue and the fumeral pray- ers were read by the rabbi from the steps of the edifice. Tere men snd omen of the poet’s race gave vent to Their emotions by moaning and weep- ing, and several women were over- come by emotional’ hysteria. $46,000000 PAPER CURRENCY BURNED IN MEXICO CITY. Money Was Part of the Old Vera Cruz Issue. Mexico City, May 15—Paper curren. cy ageregating $46.000,000 was burned in the co of the . palace at midday today, with ‘bankers - to date ag- ‘more than IMMM pesos. % R i St TWENTY-ONE DAY REPRIEVE FOR SEVEN VILLA BANDITS. Thev Are Now in the Penitentiary at ¢ Santa Fe, N. M. , Frederick Ream, John | 04 Hoelzer, was the force that b distance away in. which ‘manufactured, were, explosive did not o oft. Workmen Went to Rés x.nyo: nw-.:fi-c—& ma-mmekhyflm er workmen promptly went to bulance cails believed dead by the ¢ cor Trinitrololuol ana mitro; used in filling shells and mis buildings in which they were. were of frame construc The Repauno plant of the consists of 3,000 or 4,000 which there are about 300 ings. About 2,000.men are. vary 10 osion was. h ney’s Pc&t‘ph.nn Tt cost the three m Tnvestigations seeking to. the explosions were ca have been unsuccessful. A STRIKE OF FREIGHT . CLERKS I8 1 On the Entire New York, New Ha and Hartford System, . New Haven, Conn., May of freight clerks on the York, New Haven and H road ‘system, it is un upon the outcome of a conf afternoon between a committ Brotherhood of Cl General Manager C. L. company, at which will be Roland Mahaney, who sent here by the 3 to serve as conciliator. It is - stood that if no heul'l! is officers ce | s stated, and uotmns stands ln of a strike order in_case 10 ag: on the wage demands is reached The number of clerks on #i tem is said to be 2,100; and in e a strike it is said that yard freight handlers and some men tion service may show a attitude. ‘The national organization is stood to, have approved the clé titude. GENERAL MANAGER BA 0 APPEALS TO Askes Them to Accept a crease of 64 Per Cent. New York, Mlv 15.—An appeal | C. L. Bardo, general manager: New York, New Haven and railroad to the clerks of the o General Manager Bardd's appeal the form of a letter to each ppetl R letter says that the 9,000 members the mechanical department of ti Haven have accepted a st the basis of five per cent, the clerks on competing rafivoa accepted five per cent. ine ayerage paid = New Haven m clerks, the letter says, is i the average paid clerks on boring roads in New Engls By ‘congested traffic. stify a further in letter adds: X is given M warning clerks go out in response to order the company must and your place.” NEGOTIATIONS WITH GRE ”ITAIN TO BE Regarding Interforence With