The evening world. Newspaper, June 17, 1915, Page 2

creat ALES MUST WN DEDIVELY BEFORE PEACE, BRITS London Repudiates Overtures BERLIN WAR OFFICE CLAIMS DEFEAT OF BRITISH TROOPS Success of the French South of French Are Now Declared to the Valley of Y Souchez Is Admitted-—Gains pene fi bared Until Belgium and France Euewaerateported, ' Are Clearé? of Foe. PARIS, June 17—The French War BERLIN, June I-Tho following) aes this afterfionn RAYS out A stAte- reports on thé fighting along the FRENCH REPORT GAINS ON = peer ensn wenn THE BVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 191 BOTH ENDS OF LONG BATTLE LINE | | Swedish Queen, Who Had Narrow Escape in Raid of Airships “WAR IS JUST BEGUN.” eastern front was given out at Army|Ment on the progress of hostilities, “Marth of Bellewantde sections of & ench Which we lost the day bé- fore yesterday wére fecaptured fo?) tor 3 England Thinks Kaiser’s Of- fensive Is Broken and Allies’ Endurance Will Conquer. plete masters of the line of heights whieh dominate the Valley of the Feobt River, to the north of stéin- brudk and Metzerald, “To the south also we have gained ground between the two branches of the Upper Fecht and along thé heights which separate the Valley of Feott from the Valley of the Tho War Office report lant might By B. L. Keen (Burepean M. Ml the United LONDON, June 17-—Although an official statement i# not procurable, I ‘om authoritatively infornied that the allies, especially Great Britain, would reward any Gorman peace overtures At this time as premature. Great Britain is determined to con- tinue at leant until Germany ts driven ‘nek upon her own territory, Any peace talk that has reached the United States certainly has not had its origin either in London or any Other oupital of the allies. There are severhl reasons why Groat Britain in particular intends to prosecute the war until the German grip upon Belgium and Northern France has been shaken, Briofly, these are among the more important: Firet—It in the firm beet here that Germany has passed the high peak of her offensive efficiency. Eng- land believes that from now on the Kalser must fight desperately on the defensive to hold what his armies gramped by “getting the fump” on ;| the allies at the beginning of the war. ENGLAND NOT AT HEIGHT OF HER OFFENSIVE EFFICIENCY. Bedond—It ts + universal belief hore that England is now only ap- Proashing the height of her offensive eMfctency. When its full intensity te developed, the Germans, it is be- Neved here, must be rolled back out ‘of France. ‘Third-—-Military men here ngree that the Anal verdict will be won, not by brilliant dashes, but by a long drawn out endurance struggle, They base thie beliet upon the strength of Mine after Ine of strongly fortified ‘Works on both sides of the Flandera- France battle line. And England is certain that the longer the atruggle, the more certainly will the great re- wouroos of the allies ultimately over- whelm the Kaiser. Fourth—England wishes to demon- The couple were married three one brag a one i organized y volunteer enlistment, can cope tay. eae dita md nde et stloceasfally with what ahe calls seven weeks old, Mrs, Pilkington Ping Suit cae The tain ot a ace pact now, no matter how Eee idl lant Werle alleging nen. | Satisfactory ita terms might be to the support, drunkenness and cruelty. Mer allies, would leave the solution of the last baby was born in Long Islana| Mestton of the ability of a “demo- Collége Hospital, and as soon as she cratic army” still in doubt. returned to het home with her in- In support of the statement that fant her husband, according to her|Termany has passed the height of relatives. insisted that she should |"? offensive ability it Is pointed out take tp dresemaking. ‘When she re-| here that since the dash into France fused He threatened to kit) her and|/*st fall the Germans have been un- she went to live with her sister. ale to make any appreciable p aed by ig fhe Franco-Flandors HYMN WRITER'S SON nt. On the contrary, they have DIVORCED BY WIFE. been forced back at several points, Ira Allen Sankey Must Pay $10,500 notably north of Arras. VICTORY IN GALICIA DUE in Lump Sum and $40 a Week Alimony, SHORTAGE OF SHELLS, The German victory In Galicia ta credited to temporary shortage of shells in Russia, The same lack of munitions, it 1s admitted, has pre- vented France and England from launching an effective drive against Mra, Frances Wann Sankey to-day| tne enemy, But this situation is now ‘won a divorce trom Ira Allan Sankey, | peing remedied both in France and ‘whose father composed the famous Moody and Sankey evangelical hymns, the decree being granted on testimony that Sankey was habitu- ally intemperate. The Supreme Court at Bridgeport, Conn., in granting the , ordered Bank: sion in & lump nny pad Hine xt bombard lost in the region of the but without deliver- attack. At the Quen- i # ua BROOKLYN MAN KILLS WIFE AND SLASHES SELF Richard Pilkington Attacks Young j. Mother Who Stied for a Separation, Richard Pilkington, # printing prese- man, separated from his wife, Matilda, ‘forced his way into tho tome of her jsldtor at No. 4 Dean Street, Brook- lyn, Where she was stopping, at 1 o'clock this afternoon, and almost edvered her head with a rasor, Pilk- ington then slashed his own throat and died in Long Island Mospital. TO i # i & g i ? : ; i 5 f i shift from the Austro-Germans to the allies. The people of France unquestion- ably would resent an attempt at peace negotiations at this time. No other nation in Europe oan boast of more whole-hearted support from its cltinens and the fiery patriotiem of France demands, not @ compromise, but @ decisive victory. ‘The English were slow in becoming aroused to the seriousness of the struggle, But once aroused they are determined to stay in with bulldog temacity, ‘There is no sentiment here for @ peace agreement, no matter what it gives to the allies, until Ger- Many has first been decisively beaten on the field of battle, England and within a short timo the superiority in ammunition supply will tis stood Mrs. Sankey real estate im Greenwich, Sankey Js president of the firm of Pigiow & Main, pa gee No, Nineteenth Street, this city, He id not appear and merely entered a dental. Lampary! ‘Th ki were mari Feb. 15, ait, sido PARIS HEARS HOLLAND WILL OPEN A PATH FOR BRITISH TROOPS PARIS, June 17,—Rumore are elrcu- lating in Paris th; Hollar’ will soon enter the war, or, at least, give permission te the British to cross Dutch territory. T am taformed by « Belgian who ; 5 i i f i 8 Hi FATHER'S EXPERIENCE. (Prom the fog Orleans isee Picayune) “Pa,” said Johnny, wi ‘@ perstatent 1 weeker, ‘what is a law- “Sthere font any such thing, Johnny." Fpvaved ta Conalderable litigation hy wie . “But this book says that nom put treat Thw-giver:". persiated ay says they now face northwest, tue Duton front: testeed theast, according to the orig- thal plans. 53 —_——_—. TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING, (Prom the Oincinnald Luquirer,) the matter with your bead? pid, Sate Shad ha etter 7 PERFECTLY CLEAR, (Prom the Philadelphie Bulletin.) “My husband has the clearest head of any man I ever met.” my 's no! “Ane fusband Md me, He says’ SP DFOSSSOSIOSL PSSST LOS $9:5898465866-4 .< x eee rent WAR NEWS IN BRIEF. The campaign against the Russians, on which the Germans are now concentrating thelr offensive efforts, violent attack in Russian Poland. It was announced semi-officially in Berlin to-day that the Austro- German forces along a 600-mile front in Poland, Galicia and Bukowina| had begun a general attack in a battle expected to be decisive, | |tem @ay this can be done. Conscrip- An official communication from have occupied additional villages near Shavli, in the Baltic region, but States that the Russians regained lost ground near Przasnysz. It is in the vicinity of Przasnysz, which lies to the north of Warsaw, that the Germans apparently are making their most determined effort on | the Polish front, although the fortress The Galician campaign has reached a critical stage, in view of the continued successes of the Austrians and Germans. The Petrograd com- munication says little of the battle along the San, but states the Russians have won some advantages in the fighting further south, in the Dniester region. Official advices from the Italian army headquarters represent the Italians as gaining advantages all along the front. Particularly in the Adige Valley, which leads to Trent, on the Isonzo front, where centres the battle for possession of Trieste, Itallan successes also are claimed, SURVIORSCARGE LUTAN' CREW WAS NGONPETENT Capt. Turner Admits It Was Ten Minutes Before He Thought Ship Would Sink. LONDON, June 17—Charges that incompetency of the Lusitania's crew was partly responsible for the heavy loss of life when the liner was tor- pedoed were made by survivors who testified to-day at the official inquiry under the presidency ot Lord Merney. A passenger named Baker swore that the steamer lacked competent men to ald in lowering the boats and that several passengers undertook the task. “I was helpin to put one boat over,” said Baker, “when one of Capt. ‘Turner's staff, named Anderson, megaphoned from the bridge: ‘Stop lowering that boat. There is no dan- gor. The ship isn’t going to sink.’ " D, A. Thomas, known as the “Brit- ish Coal King,” who was on the Lusi- tanta, was of the opinion that some members of the crew did not obey the captain's orders to attend first to the rescue of women and children, but attempted to save themselves first. Robert ‘Timmins swore that the head steward ordered passengers to leave the boats after they had en- tered. Timmins said he supposed these orders came from the bridge. Mrs, Rossiter, & survivor, sald she heard the captain order the passen- wera to leave the boats, “Phe lifeboat I was in began leak- ue badly the aianle Ab. abtiok she the § oe ima = Vy OUREN wy VICTORIA of SWEDEN 2044OO5040OO is developing in another phaso—aj Petrograd admits that the Germans of Ossowetz is again being attacked. ; water,” testified William Cairns. “Tt had been lowered by the passengers | because only a few of the crew were on deck. I Jumped out when I saw the boat was going down, and imme- diately afterward it disappeared, 1 don't know what became of the other Passengers who were in it.” ‘A number of witnesses testified that | tam they got into the boats and had to leave them later on orders from Staff Capt. Anderson, who was heard shouting: “The ship is safe.” Before the testimdny of passenger survivors was taken, Capt. Turner was recalled, He admitted that for ten minutes he did not realize that the Lusitania was sinking, but he de- nied he had ordered women and chil- dren to leave the boats. Sir Edward Carson, representing the Board of Trade, declared that the Lusitania carried nothing in her not permissible under the laws of t United States, To support his declar. ation he offered in evidence an offi. cial atatement to that effect, . Ohief Steward Jones of the Luai- tania was the firet witness to-day, He testified that the supply of life- belta aboard the steamer was euffi- oient for emergencies, Carpenter Robertson testified that he examined all the lif ts before the Lusitania satied from New York. He found them all in good condition and their appliances properly oiled, he said. His statements were corrob- orated by Junior Third Officer Best- ng. “Rut are you a of the report that two of the boats sunk of their leaky condition?” was asked on cross-examination, I know nothing of it,” he res sponded. Seaman O'Neill testified that the first explosion he saw er torpedo pass behind the stern of the Lusitania. Baron Mersey said he thought # mistake had been made by Seaman O'Naill. O'Neill, who formerly was tn the navy, is positive that he recornized the wash of a torpedo, although he did not see the submarine which fired tt. O'Neill's testimony was corroborated by another seaman witness, who tes- tified also that he saw the wash of two torpedoes from the starboard side. These came forward in parallel linus jarmed auxiliary Vessels, the mine 400,000 BRTONS TALIANS DRIVE AUSTRIANS NOW THE FL SUPPLY SHORT Only 600,000 Men of Fighting Lasting From Sunset Age Left From Whom Until Dawn. to Recruit 300,000, A . ROME, June 17—An impetuous 2,000,000 IN FACTORIES. |**'se by Alpinists drove Austrian . p 0 egers out of their last position on & motintain peak north of Monte Nero England Now Employs 7,500,-|in « battle that began at sunset and ended at dawn, 000 Directly or Indirectly Gen. Cadorna reported to-day that in the War. the last detachments of enemy troops were swept from the ridges around Monte Nero. They left several hun- dred dead and wounded on the north- ern slopes. The Alpinists took 3850 Prisoners. “On the entire frontier, notably at Zugnatorta, Brentonico, Feday Pass, Monte Fiano, Val Piccolo crest, Val Grande ahd at several points along the Isonzo we consolidated our posi- tions despite repeated enemy at~- tacks,” said the official report from the Italian Commander-in-Chief. The battlo around Gorisia is in- cfeasing in intensity, according to Giepatohes to the War Offite. Violent fighiing Is going on on the east bank of the Isonzo, north of the fortress, where the Austrian troops have been heavily reinforced from the garrison at Gorits, The enemy is making a determined attempt to prevent ber- sagiierl from reaching the highways north of Goritz. Italian cavalry have performed brilliantly in several actions along the river. 350,000 FACING STARVATION NOW N MONTENEGRO No Flour, No Coffee, No Sugar For Months—King Shares Peasants’ Lot. FROM HG Win in Battle Near. Monte Nero (Correspondence of the Amootated Prees,) LONDON, June 8.—Lord Kitchener has asked for half of the available re- ortiting material of the United King- dom for his néwest army. He wants to raise an additional $00,000, and an analysis of eensus,statiatics indicates there ate not ever 600,000 men left in the Umited Kingdom to draw on, if the industrial needa of the country ate taken into consideration. Army ¢stimates for February pro- vided for 3,000,000 men. These, and Perhaps more, are serving, Accord- ing to the Dafly News, it would take another million to Cover the navy, the sweepers and applicants to the army rejected as physically unfit. Lloyd George is authority for the statemént that 2,000,000 civilians are employed in the manufacture of equipment and munitions and in their transport. Anothor 1,500,000, compris- ing policemen, firemen, officials, sea- men, miners and laborers, keep the civil life of the country going. Great Britain, therefore, is employing a grand total of 7,500,000 men in connec- tion with the war, The last census gave ‘the United Kingdom 8,100,000 men of military age, which Is between the years of eighteen and forty. Deducting the soldiers and sailors now serving and those previously re- fected, together with the necessary civilian war and industrial workers, there are only 600,000 men of military age left out of which to raise the new army of 300,000. The advocates of the volunteer sys- Uoniste are as yet a small if nolsy minority. Kitohener has been severely criti- eleed at times for his recruiting | methods, but in one instance at least he knew more about his business than the public. When in the early days of the war he raised the phy- | sical standard from 6 feet 4 inches to 5 feet @ inches newspaper critics told him that this was an age of science and not brawn, and the lit- tle man proved the best fighter by reason of being able to live on less | food and to take cover easier in ac- CETTINJE, Montenegro, (By Mall to New York)—Uniess im- States or some other neutral power, the entire civil population of Monte- negro, comprising 350,000 people, will face extinction by starvation. For four months the litde kingdom has been without flour and other food es- sentials. Meat from sheep, cattle and wild deer practically is the only food now left, and It is only a question of time when that will be exhausted. Coffee and sugar are luxuries not to be hoped for even. Until two weeks ago the Govern- ment had succee‘od in smuggling in small quantities of flour. This was made up into bread and @ small chunk given to each inhabitant once every four days. But the refusal of Greece and other neighboring countries to permit further exportation of flour has cut off this supply. So reduced ia the entire population that King Nicholas and members of the royal family are living on peasants’ fare. Serbia ts trying to save Montenegro from starvation. Ten thousand Austrian prisoners have been put at work by the Serbian authorities con- structing a roadway across the al- most impassable mountain that sep- arates the two little kingdoms, There are still more than thirty-five miles to be built before even an ox cart of supplies can be brought into Monte- tion, But Kitohener was then facing the problem of clothing, equipping, feed- ing, Quartering and drilling the new men. From @ normal peace issue of 245,000 pairs of shoes a year to the British army, the order was immedi- ately jumped up to 6,500,000 pairs; suite of woolen underclothes from 114,000 to 7,000,000; 260,000 uniforms to 5,250,000 and other supplies in pror portion. Besidés, training grounds and quarters had to be prepared and officers found to drill the men. To shut down on thi ply of re- cruits until those accepted could b cared for, Kitchener raised the iz mit, which he has gradually re- duced to 5 feet 2 inches for the ban- battalions. ‘The fact that England has managed to accomplish all this without con- scription is the ohief argument of the upholders of the volunteer system. ——-—— FROM A SUBMARIN Montfort Was Attacked, but the Demara Came Along Just May 11! mediate aid is extended by the United | MOUNTAIN PEAK negro, Even whon this line of com- muniertion ts opened Serbia admits me herself has little she can spare her sister state. Montenegro is pinning her strong- est hope on the action against the Dardanelles. If the strait is forced, Rusaia, the protector of Montenegro, has promised that the first ships to pass the Dardanelles shall carry wheat to tho little mountain kingdom. But it is admitted that the Darda- nelles campaign may continue for months. Meanwhile agents of King Nicholas are trying to get England to ship a little wheat or flouf from Alexandria. Of the army that mobilized at the outbreak of the war last fall about 30,000 troops remain. Every able- bodied man etther is at the front or dead, and the olvil population re- maining in the ¢iti¢s consists only of women, children and helpless old men They number about 340,000, and te these has recently been added 10,00¢ even more miserable refugees from the Austrian provinces of Bosnia an¢ Herzegovina, Because of its mountainous charac- ter Montenegro has never been an agricultural country. Its flocks and herds have provided the country with meats, but the people have had to im- portall other foodstuffs, The blockade maintained along the Adriatic coast of Montenegro has made importations via that route impracticable, France has succeeded several times in land- ing ships of supplies under heavy naval éseort, but there has heen no relief from this source since the French directed their attention to the Dardanelles, If help is to come from the United States or any neutral it must come, by way of Serbia, across the moun- tain road now being constructed. Serbin has promised that anything that is sent through her oare will be hurried to Montenegro and distrib- uted to the civil population alone with the utmost impartiality. You Can With the MEARS EAR PHONE Sag Saye hres al oferta scm “MEARS EAR PHONE CO. Baits SOLA, 45 West 34th 6, New York. DIED. O'CONNOR.—On Wodnesday, June 15, 1915, MARGARET O'CONNOR, (nee Keefe), beloved wife of Daniel O'Con- nor, at her residence, 282 Woo@werth N. ¥. ¥. June 18 at 9.20 High mess at Holy Rosary Church at 10 A, M. Interment te Mary's Cemetery, Yonkers, Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island. SCHREIN ER.—Jun 16, 1015, after « short Mines, FLORENCD L, SCHREI- NER (neo Markey), beloved wife of John Schreiner, solemn requiem mass will be sung, termest Calvary Cemotery. WORLD WANTS WORK WONDERS, in Time. MONTREAL, June 17.—The Cana- dian Pacifia ner Montfort arrived here last night, and her officers re- ported that the steamer was attacked by @ submarine when one day out from Avonmouth, Bngland. The Montfort's officers thought they were due for destruction, but the steamer Demara came up in the nick abelled the submarine, ce wing it'to alive Defore it dared t9 come up again the Canadian Pacific steamer had made good her escape. 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