Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 29, 1916, Page 1

mmodiate Break Betwoon the United snmmq the ! de Facto Government Has Been Averted | CARRANZA COMPLIES WITH WILSON'S DEMAND) hmemmonthh.rm A , ~at Chihuahua Are Being Bmghtlolureifbrfleleue ; —Until Receipt of Carranza’s Reply to Secretary Lan- | sing’s Note There Will be No Decision Whether Presi- ! dent Wilson Will Lay the Matter Before Congress— War Preparations in the United States Are to be Continued, With No Interruption of the. Rush of Nn- tional Guardsmen to the Bordet Washington, June 28.—An immedi- ate break between the United States and the de facto government of Mexi [co has been averted by compliance with the American demand for release [o( the twenty-three troopers captured in the fight at Carrizal. | No Decision Pending Note from Car- | ranza. ’ ‘Whether a state of war has been revented or merely postponed no one r- wouhl attempt to say tonight. clal information as to the attitude ! f General Carranza was lacking. Un- | til his response to Secretary Lansing’s | note, dispatched Sunday, making two 'peremptox and distinct demands, is recelved there will be no decision on | whether President Wilson shall lay the crisis before congress. News of Release of Prisoners. News of the release of the prison- lnrs. received early tonight in press espatches, brought undisguised re- Ilnf to high officlals. It was accepted as correct, although no announcement had come through officlal sources. ‘Moreovar it was assumed that Car- ranza, impressed with the urgency ct ‘tha !llul(lon, had ordered the .caj |tured cavalrymeén started for the bor- | der without waiting for his announce- ‘mem of the action to redch Washing- Whlle it is generally conceded that this move lessens tension and makes |the crisis less imminent, no one con- | versant with the grave problem is los- |ing sight of the fact that the all-im- |portant question of Carranza’s atti- |tude toward the American expedition gfl'l the border to protect the terri- l and citizens of the United States lrom bandit outrages remains unset- | the the de facto government |stands wpon the orders to General | Trevino to attack Pershing’s men -when they move otherwise than to- ‘ward the border, the situation actually 118 just what ft was before, except that |there now is a possibility of diplo- | matic negotiations that did not exist {while the Americans were held pris- oner at Chihuahua. War Preparations to Go On. The preparations of the United ’Etn.tll for war will go steadily for- wu‘d There will be no interruption !of the rush of national guradsmen to | the border and General Funston will continue disposing of the forces un- {der his command as if he expected an | immediate attack from the Mexicans. | _The fact that Carranza has com- |plied with one of the demands is ac- cepted by the more optimistic offi- cials here as an indication that he ‘ln striving to prevent a break. Even |1f he again should attempt to throw all blame for the Carrizal fisht upon |the American officers and insist upon his right to oppose formibly any ex- cept northward movements of Ameri- jean troops, it is ‘hau t that possibly ‘ha will state his ition in such a my as to make turther discussion wm Imlut Upon Free Movement of i Troops. Dugnc any negotiations, however, \thc mited States will insist upon lom of movement of the troops in ‘Mexico and any attempt to interfere with them will be met by such force |as is necessary. This will apply, too, 'to any period of delay occasioned by attempts to arrange mediation or ar- bitration. Mediation Widely Discussed. | The possibility of Latin-American offers of medidtion in the crisis again was widely discussed tonight. Igna- jclo Calderon, minister from Bolivia, {will make a second call upon Secre- tary Lansing tomorrow to discuss the subject. He will endeavor to ascer- tain for the benefit of himself and his colleagues whether a tender of ‘good offices by the South and Central | American republics would be enter- tained at this time. The minister said after his first conference with Secre- tary Lansing on Monday that he un- |@erstood the United States to be un- wlllln‘ even to discuss the subject of |mediation or arbitration while the captured American troopers remained * lin_custody. | It is known that powerful influences (have been brought to bear on Car- |ranza in the past few days to make ‘him least turn over the American gmfll’l. Prominent Mexicans in the fted” States as well as American ‘ban! and business interests with influence in Mexican affairs have ood.d the first chief with messages. They all sent the same warning—that the United States Zovernment meant business and that to hold the pris- ‘mun ‘would mean war, Secretary Baker waited at the war ‘dcputment until late tonight for a report from General Funston on Gen- era] Trevino’s announcement that he hld lent the cavairymen to Juarez to ‘He finally went ‘homa Wllhml! the reyort CARRANZA' COMPLIES WITH 'S DEMAND eral Carranza for the release of the American prisoners held in the Chi- huahua penitentiary today met with compliance. Late this afternoon it was an- nounced from the commandancia in Juarez that a message had been trans- mitted over the Mexican telegraph which stated that the twenty-three negroes of the Tenth Cavalry captured at Carrizal with Lem H. Spillsbury, Mormon scout, had been removed from prison. The message added that the men, on a Mexican Central train bound for Juarez, where they are expected to arrive tomorrow morning. The telegram conveying this news ‘was addressed to General George Bell, El Paso. b vino, commander of the Mexican mih~ tary district of the northeast, whose headquarters are at Chihuahua City. General Bell, in keeping with his custom of maintaining close secrecy regarding all military developments, refused to say whethér he had re. ceived the m::sane c_H« I that announcements m eral Funston at SQH“. Al ‘prisoners in_the morning, but an oflcfl‘ would be dele- gated to take command of them and lead them to Fort Bliss. PROTESTS BY MEXICAN AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE Against Alleged Actions of Pershing’s Men Toward Mexicans. ‘Washington June - 28. — Secretary Lansing had not studied today the trio of communications submitted to the state department within the last 24 hours by Eliseo Areedondo, Mex- isan ambassador-designate! They protest against the alleged actions of a large column of General .Pershing’s men toward Mexican citizens, against the arrest of other Mexicans in the United States and against the general embargo, effected without proclama- tion, stopping virtually .all shipments to Mexico. The protests are being treated as routine matters in the state depart- ment. Two of them, relating to al- leged improper treatment of Mexican citizens, require reports either from army officers or from federal civil au- thorities in California and Arizona, be- fore any answer can be made. The protest dealing with the em- bargo situation probably could be quickly disposed of. In its note last Sunday, the Washington government informed General Carranza that it construed as deliberately hostile his orders to General Trevino to limit, by force, the operations of General Per- shing’s men. A formal repudiation of this attitude has been required of the de facto government. If any reply were made to Mr. Arredondo pending the receipt of some reply to that de- mand, undoubtedly it would be pointed out that the United States government is not disposed to furnish supplies to a potential enemy. DEARTH OF BORDER NEWS AT WAR DEPARTMENT Almost Swamped by Detail Work for Transporting Guardsmen. ‘Washington, June 28.—There was a dearth of border advices at the war de- jartment today. Nothing was received Telating to any incident which might be the basis for charges contained in Mr. Arredondo’s note. . that American troops has mistreated a large number of American citizens. The note will be submitted to General Funston so that a report from General Pershing may be obtained. The department was umodt swamp ed, however, by the accumulating de- tafled work of getting 100, 000 g\urda- men to the border in the shortest pos- sible time. Reports to the gquaterr- master general showed that the rail- roads were meeting the unusual strain upon their facilities ln highly satis- factory manner. trains are rushing -nufi-vnd over every available line. New trains are starting every hour. A flood of rail- road equipment is converging on the border distribution points. Traffic ex- perts of all lines involved are tnlllng night and day with army officials to see that no serious delay occurs. SECOND INFANTRY MEMBERS ALL IN GOOD SHAPE Are to be Inoculated With: Anti- 'l'uiu- for Typhoid and Smalipox.- Phillipsburg, N. J., June 28.—The, Second Connecticut traveling over the Pannlylvlnfl. road v (nu “condition is PENAL IEIVITUDE FOR GERMAN SOCIALIST LEAnER[ : pr. Karl Liebknicht Dismissed From | «|THEY DINED TOGETHER Army For |uubord|lllfion. Berlln June 28. via_Amsterdam London, 9.31 p. m.—Dr. Karl Lieb- knicht, the socialist leader, was sen- tenced today to thirty months' penal :‘w“t“'ge l.:l:i d‘l?ig\u:“ from the army or attemp! reason, gross in- subordination and resmcent% B the authorlue-. lopted the view that | Dr. uebknecht s guided by poli- tical fanaticism and not by unpatrlouc feeling, and therefore im; the | lowest - penal 2o ity on him. Dr. Lieh- knecht is entitled to appeal from the sentcnce. The charge against Dr. Liebknecht was attempted “treason during war time and resista.nce of the authorities. The tfrial was held behind closed doors. When the court martial con- vened there was a large attendance of persons interested in the case but the room was almost immediately cleared while the court considered a motion made by the prosecutor to ex- clude the public during the entire trial, “in the interest of public se- curity.” This motion was granted and it was ordered also that newspapers should print no reports of the trial except the verdict which would be made publi CASE OF RAE TANZER GIVEN TO THE JURY. Girl Who Charged James W. Osborne With Breach of Promise. New Pork, June 28—The case of Rae Tanzer, charged with perjury in connection with her suit for breach of promise against James O. Oshorne, a former assistant district attorney, was given to the jury tonight and after the jurors had deliberated six hours, Judge Wolverton, before whom the trial was held, directed that they be locked up for the night and report to him tomorrow morning. 3 s Tanzer, who was indicted for testifying in the breach of promise case that James W. Osborne courted her under the name or “Oliver Os- borne,” wept when her attorney. Ben- jamin Slade, in summing up, char- acterized the proceeding against her as a tragedy. LAW FOR HOMESTEADERS CALLED INTO SERVICE Shall Not Be Considered Absent While Doing Military Duty. 11| - Washington, June 28.—IdenticAl bills providing that homesteaders called ice with the national gnu.rd | shall not be considered as absent from Jomesteads Quring the period-of SR sorvice: were Introduced todny. by presentative Stout and Senator al WEDDING. Cheney—Lincoln. Torrington, Conn., June 28.—Mrs. Josephine Lincoln, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William F. McCon- way of Plattsburgh, Pa., and Edward L. Cheney of Cleveland, Ohio, were married at noon today at the Me- Conway summer home in Harwinton, by Rev. Herbert B. Howe of Water- |1\ Mr. Chenéy is general man- | town. ager of The Aluminum Company- of America, Cleveland. Mr. and Mrs. Cheney will take up their residence at Cleveland after an automobile tour. béttalion under Major Beebe was one hour in the rear. The morning report showed that every member of the regiment was in good health and spirits. The long ‘waits at Niantic and Cedar Hill last night were tiresome and after leaving New Haven the officers and men set- tled down to rest and to get as much | sleep as possible. All who had not previously been vac- cinated were to be inoculated with an- ti-toxins for typhoid fever and small- pox by Major Hugo, the Second’s medical officer; beginning this after- noon. SECOND CONN. INFANTRY PASSES THROUGH HARRISBURG Troops Received Ovation All the Line. Harrisburg, Pa., June 28.—The Sec- ond Connecticut infantry, en route for the Mexican border, passed through this city at 10.45 o'clock tonight. The troops received enthusiastic ovations all along the line. At Phi lipsburg, N. J., a band met the train. At Trenton the factory whistles blew and a gheat crowd cheered the sol- diers. In this city a woman's column of preparedness distributed forty gal- lons of coffee, two trucks of fruit, cigars and the like. TRAINMEN VOLUNTEER FOR SERVICE IN MEXICO. New Englanders Would Man Trains Should U. §. Seize Mexican Roads. Along Boston, June 28.—It was announced tonight that 1,100 members of New England lodges of the National Broth- erhood of Railroad Trainmen had no- tified local chairmen that they were ready to go to Mexico and man trains should this country seize the railroads of northern Mexico. Those who would respond immediately to a call include 200 locomotive engineers, 400 firemen and enginemen, 300 trainmen and 200 conductors. A request for the names of ‘men willing to volunteer for rail- road duty in Mexico was made by the war department through Willlam G. Lee, president of the trainmen’s na- tional brotherhood. ABOUT 800 AMERICANS k ARE STILL IN VERA CRUZ Awaiting a Transport to Take Them to the United State Verl. Cruz, June 28.—The Spanish steamer Montserrat and the Ameri- can steamer Dade sailed late this aft- ernoon for the United States having ‘board about 600 passenger refugees. S of the passengers were Ameri- cans and Mexicans, but the miajority S, The only vessel ANNOUNCEMENT MADE 'Y RE-| PUBLICAN NOMINEE The Colonel Is to Cooperate With Hughes, Even to the Extent of Mak- ing a Speaking Tour—Taft Willing to Work, New York, June 28—Charles E. Hughes, republican presidential nomi- nee, announced tonight at the end of an interview with Theodore Réosevelt ‘which lasted for more than two hours and a half that he and the former president were in “complete accord.” Nominee Hughes’ Statement. Mr. Hughes issued the following statement: “I was very much pleased with Col- onel Roosevelt’s letter of indorsement and he has expressed a very kindly way with respect to my telegram to the progressive committee. I wanted to talk with Colonel Roose- velt fully with respect to the issues of the campaign and asked him to dine with me so that we might have that opportunity. He dined with me tonight and we had a very delightful interview. “We talked very fully over all matters and are in complete ac- cord. The evening has been a very pleasant one.” Colonel May Take Stump. It is understood that Colonel Roose- velt told Mr. Hughes he would coop- eraté heartily with him in any of his plans, even to the extent of making a speaking tour if Mr. Hughes so de- sired. Tonether Two and a Half Hours. Colonel Roosevelt called upon Mr. Hughes at the nominee’s invitation and they remained together for more than two and a half hours. A crowd had gathered in the lobby of the hotel where Mr. Hughes is staying when Colonel Roosevelt arrived. The for- mer president lifted his hat and bow- ed, then hurried into_an elevator which took him to Mr. Hughes’ apart- ment. The parlor had been fitted up as a dining room and a large bou- quet of roses on the table confronted the two as they entered. They Dined Alone. The republican nominee and Colonel Roosevelt dined alone. ‘The waiter who served them was barred from the room except when speclally summon- ed by a call’ batton. Rooseveit Wishes Hughes Luek. After the interview Mr. Hughes emerged with Colonel Roosevelt, es- corting_the former president to his automobile and warmly shaking his hand as he bade him goodbye. 'When the automobile moved away Colonel Roosevelt looked around and. waving his hand to Mr. Hughes, said podbye, and the best ‘possible Tuck.” Colonel Greatly Pleased. Colonel Roosevelt, when seen later before his departure for his home at Oyster Bay, said that he and Mr. vghes had had a most satisfactory talk and that he was really greatly pleased. The former president made it plain that he agrees with the at- titude 'Mr. Hughes has taken toward the questions at issue in the campaign and he assured the nominee that he would support him with the utmost heartiness. Colonel Roosevelt said that Mr. Hughes said he much desired the colonel to aid in the campaign and it was agreed that in the fall Colonel Roosevelt should make three or four speeches for Mr. Hughes. Taft Willing to Work. Former President William H. Taft said tonigh: that he was willing to work' side by side with Colonel Roose- velt to aid in the election of Mr. Hughes. Asked if he would be will- ing to speak from the same platform as_Colonel Roosevelt he said: “I am for Hughes. I would not let my personal feeling interfere. If such speaking arrangements were made I would act as a private in the ranks and obey orders. CAPTAIN HANS TAUSCHER WAS TOOL OF VON PAPEN His Defeuse in T of Welland Ca- nal Conspiracy. New York, June 28.—That Captain Hans Tauscher, former German army officer on trial here charged with complicity in the alleged plot to blow up the Welland Canal in September, 1914, was made the innocent tool of Captain Franz von Papen, recalled German " military at e in the lat. ter’s foolish desire to 'serve his coun: try” was the gist of the defense out- lined by Tauscher’s counsel, Herbert C Smyth, today. It is expected Tausch- er will go on the witness stand in his own behalf when the trial is resumed tomorrow. Horst von der Goltz the men upon whose confession Tauscher, Wolf von Igel and others were indicted, was de- nounced by'Tauscher’s lawyer as a “despicable scoundrel” At the out- break of the IKuropean war, Mr. Smyth said, Tauscher, who was -in Germany, volunteered his services to his country, although past the age limit. He was told to come to New York and report to Von Papen. “I will be glad to do all I can for my country,” Mr. Smyth quoted Tauscher as saying to Von Papen, but I ask you to me your word as a gen- tleman and a German that you will not ask me to do anything against the laws of this country, or what would be unfriendly to he people of this country, among whom I am making my home and my livelihood RAILROAD MEN BALLOTING ON QUESTION OF STRIKING Enforce Demands For An Eight Hour Day. To Boston, June 28.—Over 20,000 New England members of the “Big Four™ railroad brotherhoods today began bal- loting on the question of strmmz enforce demands for a neight ] ur day and time and a half for overtime work. The balloting will extend ‘to all 400,000 members of _the brother- hoods. throughout the United REGARDING SUBMARINE ATTACK ON STEAMER PETROLITE INSULT TO U. S. FLAG Requests a Prompt Apology, Punish- ment of the Submarine Commander and Payment of Indemnity—Brands Austrian Statement as False. Wastington, June 38—The Ameri- can rejoinder to ‘Austria regarding th Austrian submarine attack on American steamer Petrolite, public today by the state depl.fl.ment. describes the act as “a deliberate in: Sult to the flag of the United States apology, punishment of the submarine commander and payment of indemni- ty. Immediate Amends Expected. In vigorous language the communi- cation sent a week ago today makes it clear that the United States govern- ment believes the facts of the case entirely different from what the Aus- trian- submarine commander reported them to be and that immediate amends are expected. Submarine Commander Flatly Contra- di . The Austrian claim that the Petro- lite's captain_voluntarily gave up sup- | ring plies taken from the steamer by the submarine commander is flatly contra- dicted as are the claims that warning shots were fired across the Petrolite’s bow before she was shelled and that her appearance was such as to justify the submarine commander in mistak- ing her for a cruiser. The attack on the Petrolite, a Standard Oil tanker, occurred in the Mediterranean, December 5. A pro- test sent soon afterward on prelimin- ary reports from the tanker’s captain and crew brought the Austrian com- munication to which the new Ameri- can note replies. HOUSE AND SENATE AGREE ON ARMY DRAFT hout Any Provision for Relief of Dependent Families of Guardsmen. ‘Washington, June 28.—An agree- ment under which the army draft re- olution will be put through without any provmon for relief of dependent families of national: guardsmen draft- ed into the federal service was reach- ed late today by house and senate leaders. ce report eliminat- A conferen ing ewflly the relief proposal on | ga; ‘which the conferees had split was ap-~ proved by the house without opposi- tion just before adjournment tonight and it is expected “to be accepted by the senate tomorrow. In submitting the conference re- port to the house Chairman Hay of the military committee said the house conferees had consented to sacrifice to the capitol that immediate passage of the resolution in some form was im- perative. Mr. Hay announced he would introduce the appropriation section tomorrow as a_ separate bill and Speaker Clark said he would en- tertain a motion Monday for passage of the measure under a suspension of rules. As finally agreed to, the resolution is in virtually the same form as draft- ed at the war department. It at thorizes the president to use as fede- ral soldiers all members of the nation- al guard willing to take the required oath for federal service and permits consolidation of scattered and incom- plete guard units. SENSATIONAL INCIDENT IN TRIAL OF SIR ROGER CASEMENT Attorney Collapsed in the Midst of an Impassioned Plea. London, June 28, 5.25 p. m.—A day filled with sensational incidents at the trial of Sir Roger Casement for trea- son was brought to a sudden and dra. matic close late this afternoon when Sergeant Sullivan, Sir Roger’s leading attorney, collapsed in the midst of an impassioned summing up. Mr. Sullivan, who himself is an Irish- man, was painting a picture of the wrongs he declared were suffered by Ireland and maintaining that the pris- oner had committed no treason when he attempted to raise an Irish brigade in Germany for the pu rpose of pro- tecting the rights of tl people of Ireland against “unlawful tyranny.” It was during one of his most heat- ed outbursts that the speaker sud- denly paused, swayed heavily against the bench and then collapsed into a. seat. Just previously, the chief justice hag cautioned the attorney that he must keep to the evidence inhisargument, the justice adding that he had with dificulty restrained himself from in- terrupting the attorney at several oth- er points in his speech. Mr. Sulli- van apologized and proceeded, but the strain under which he was laboring proved too much for him. It is expected that the summing up will be concluded tomorrow and the case the jury before night. PARTIAL EMBARGO ON NEW HAVSN ROAD Because of Military Troop Movement and Holiday Travel. Boston, June 28.—Because of mili- tia troop movements and the Fourth of July passenger travel, the New York, New Haven and Hartford raflroad to- night announced a partial embargo, BoE: Bl ma 2 5 it an livestock, freight for _ the United States government and freight for cer- t.l!‘n pohm on other New lh:‘hnl Movements of Steamsl M Junn’fla—m Mfll‘ Im June 27.—Arrived, steamer Montreal. Bordeaux, :t mn. Arflved.-uuucr Ta Tor ew York. Sailed, 26th, 5 deg:d‘ ar!llnmlurp. mm bargo, ef- | Bror at jew Orleans. France has removed all the restric- hflauL against the importation of alco- 0] American Consul G greso, Mexico, left for ‘The United States steamer H mmmofldmwnotmm " Carrying $128,000,000, the sundry civil appropriation bill Senate. passed the Steel nets to trap enemy submarines’ are being used with success by the Italians. Ninety-three y‘o::; men and women graduated from Bates college on ‘Wednesday. Fifteen large steamers to move the wheat crop hvae been bought in Lon don by n:n-ana. Gov. Hiram Johwn of California announced that he will back Hughes for the presidency. !finglng $10,000,000 in gold, the erican liner St. Paul arrived at New York from Liverpool. The present gold stock in the Neth- erlands kg is $21,388,560, three times the usual noc The American schooner Seaconnet, ashore on_the Scroby sands after an explosion has capsized. A aeroplane plant will be built at Keyport, N. J., by the Aeoma- e Plane & Motor Co. Mrs. Hetty Green, who has ‘been ill for several days at her home in New York, has practically recovered. Articles of incorporation were filed at Albany, N. Y., by the Victor Blec- tric Corporation, capital $2,500,000. Striking coal ers numbering 3,500 will return to work today in Cherokee and Crawford counties, Kan- sas. Food speculators attempting to use the Mexican situation to boost prices will be prosecuted by the Department of Justice. The British steamer Arachne, which had been stranded at Pointe Piatte, Miquelon Island, since June 20, has been floated. Fifteen hundred Sioux South Dakota have offered to enlist in the United States army for service in Mexico. — rrying a cargo valued at British steamer Wearbridge is ashore in g dangerous position outside wvannah harbor. Mechanics are working dax and night at the Philadelphia arsenal fill an order for 20,000 rounds of et arms ammunition $4,000,000 order for munitions is re- Crucible Steel Co., by the United A general advance of 6 per cent, in wages has heen granted th all station agents and telegraphers employed by the Illinois Central. Captain W. H. G. Bullard, super- intendent of the naval radio service, has been assigned to command the battleship Arkansas. Many delegates attended the opening session of the 33rd annual convention of the American Institute of Electric- al Engineers at Cleveland. Mark Harris, tobacco dealer of New York, shot and seriously wounded himself on the steamer Albertina, from Red Bank for New York. Members of the Bavarian Chamber of Representatives formally protest- ed against the bad character of the food supplied to the Bavarian army. ry ng promised hide and leather dealers that he would try and have the embargo lifted on raw hides by Russia and other Erropean Powers. A special election to fill the seat in the United States senate made vacant by the death recently of Edwin C. Bur- leigh of Augusta, Me., was ordered held Sept. 11. Igiatius T. Lincoln, German spy, tak- en to London from New York to an- swer to a charge of forgery, was in- dicted for the offense in t he Old Bailey Court. Authorization for the purchase two_motor boats to be exhibited as models, for yachtsmen interested in coast_patrol work, has been made by the Navy Department. Officers and prisoners of Sing Sing Prison raised $800 for the widow and Daniel J. McCarthy, the death house guard, shot and killed by Oreste Shil- latini, in his escape last week. The state department has requested railroads to grant refugees half fare rates from ports at whlch they are landed to their homes. Some of the roads ha consented. of Daniel Cuptill of Everson, Pa.,, a2 mi- litiaman, died in a hospital at Hunt- ington, Pa., of injuries received when he was knocked from the platform of a train while en route to camp. hein, commander- Admiral Ly Ti ’ '.‘e "geuNlWh-lda— in-chief o';’ the President the rem manded tion of original constitution pendtyotnee-ionotthlfltw The_bandit who M and killed | W¢ ‘wounded Johnson, policeman and the cashier in a tourist ‘Made by halians AUSTRIANS FORCED BACK ALONG THE ENTIRE FRONT o[ FRENCH TAKE GROUND Northwest of Verdun the French Have Recaptured More Ground From the Germans — Russian Haited. Advance s Gains of additional ground by the Austrians, . by Austrian war offices. In addition, it is stated that the Austrians are still tolding back the wing of the Russian army_ which is endeavoring to drive past Kuty, Bukowina, with Kolomea as Progress Made by Italians. In the Trentino region thwe Italians continue "to force back the Austrians along almost the entire front, having rivers, and along the upper But river. French Recapture Ground. Northeast of Verdun, the French have recaptured more ground from the Germans north of Hill 321 and around the Thiamont work. Northwest of Verdun the Germans carried out a Geavy bombardment against the Avo- court and Chattancour: sectors, but were prevented from launching an in- fantry attack from the east of Hill 304 tillery fire. mans occupied French positions near Tahure, but later were driven out. British Raids, On the British front the expected big offensive by King George’s men apparently has not yet begun, but they are carrying out at various points suc- cessful raids on German positions and bombarding heavily fro mthe region of La Bassee caral, south of the Somme. In the latter region small British at- tacks were put dowa by the Germans. according to Berlin. Germans Capture Village. Continuing their = counter-oftensive against P nans: Mese itiias. Llnewlm. est_of So] taken by “Storta, posi village. ~ Vienna reports that further Russian attacks near Kuty, in Buko-. wina, have been repulsed by the Aus- trian forces. Between the Vardar river and Lake Doiran, on the Greek-Serbian border, artillery duels are taking place, A MARINE KILLED IN SANTO DOMINGO During an Engagement With En- trenched Rebels—Another American Wounded. ‘Washington, June 28.—One ‘American soldier was killed and another wound- ed in an engagement reported today by Rear Admiral Caperton between United States marines and Santo Do- mingo rebels. The rebel losses were not_given. The name of the marine killed was given as Private John Acriment of the Twenty-seventh company. His name does not appear in navy department records. Albert Vieldaum of Aber- deen, Wash., a private of the Twenty- seventh, was wounded. Admiral Caperton’s report said the engagement was fought yesterday morning. The rebels were found in force entrenched in a strong natural position in two lines of trenches about 16 miles from Monte Cristi. They were dislodged by assault after an artillery fire. A report reached the navy depart- ment earlier in the day from Admiral Caperton saving that Colonel Pendle- ton with a considerable force of ma- rines was mardting 80 miles overland from Puerto Plata to occupy Sanuaxo and Levega. WORKING NIGHT AND DAY ON MILITARY SUPPLIES. Great Plants in Philadelphia, St. Louis and San Francisco. ‘Washington, June 28.—At the war department and in the great military supply depots like Philadelphia, St. Louis and San Francisco, officers and their civilian crews are working night and day. Huge shipments are being rushed to the state mobilization points in addition to those rushed to the border in preparation for the mobiliza- tion along that 1,800 mile line of the largest American army ever gathered in such narro wcompass since the close of_the Civil war. From the trains laden with implements of war, rifles, artillery and ammunition are maving y. Or- ders for additional machine guns have been placed, making certain an ade- quate supply of these valuable weapons Amozx the troops now moving south- ‘war WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD * SOLD FOR $18,000,000 Purchase Was Made by the H.fll"ln- ization Committee. Oakland, Cailif. June 28. ‘estern rail