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The town Of Fano, on the Adr.atlc
between Ravenna y Ancona. was sub.
jected To "A violent bombdrdmeat to-day
10y an Italian cruiser and -four de-
stroyers. 4 number Of shells f,n over
tn RAILROAD station, but only s!.gh.
damage was caused. A few shells fell
also in the vicinity OF the famous
cathedral. An official statement men.
tioning this attack r'f,rs to 1t as IN
significant"
The Italian air raid on pivassa, on
IN" railroad from LaiahCh to rol1. is
regarded here as Il vital importance,
as the railway line tg believed to he
damaged to such an extent that Pola is
practically cat off from tho interior The
nearest through railroad connecting the
Austrian naval base with tn Interior OF
the empire ~ that running to Fiume
and NJ automobile srcyicc between Po,a
and Fiumr has been established.
\ refugee from rO!l who has ar
rived in Rome says that the Austrlans
have 2"o,0Ho men in strongly intrcnchcd
positions around Pola to protect the
naval base from attack from the region
of Trieste. This is taken AS evidenciuC
III" Austrian belief that Trieste win
soon fall to the invaders. The refugee
added that in his opinion Poia can
he taken only after a long siege.
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DAMAGE HEAVY IN
KARLSRUHE AIR RAID
French Aviators Saw Four
Fires Raging After Drop
ping Their Bombs.
PALACE WING WRECKED

PARIS. June ls.-Thc War ONCE gave
out TO-DAY "A detailed statement of the
raid by French aeroplanes on Karlsruhe,
as made by an officer taking part In the
raid. The statement, which admits the
loss OF two French machines. follows
The following detailed story of the
Karlsruhe raid has been given by "A
French officer, who took part
-Four air ~squadrons were secretly
prepared for the great venture. as we'll
AS other aeroplanes. whose duty IL was
to escort the raiding party over the
German lines and act as decoys TO keep
the German guns busy until the real
raidoO returned. Al dawn TUESDAY the
machines left the French lines u rose
TO a height of IL. 600 feet. They passed
above the decoys. who were slowly flying
backward and FORWARD to draw German
fire and distract attention.
1T was nearly o a. NJ when the first
aeroplane reached karlsruhe our first
bomb was the only alarm given TO the
people. The other machines arrived one
by one in slow procession, swooping
down out of the gray clouds The ma
him descended until they were close
enough for the aviators To see the OBJ
jectives assigned 10 them, such as the
Margraveis palace in the valley. the
railroad depot, the barracks and the
arms factory,
Then he'll broke loose. Huge four
inch and six inch shells were raincd
upon the town with "A dcafeninC roar.
For nearly an hour the attack went on
ana we could see four huge fires aging
fercely beneath us. one wing OF ,Ne
palace was completely destroyed. The
troops were called ont but their guns
could not reach us, As each craft
emptied It's shells upon the city 1t sped
away.
I'VE were fred upon by high angle
guns all the way across Lorraine. but
all got back safely except two machines
which got lost and steered on the route
onc was forced 10 descend and the other
was pierced by bullets and fell like
a stone"
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ITALY DECLARES HER
FINANCES ARESOUND
Government Statement Shows
Big Increases in Receipts
This Year.
BANKS IN GOOD CONDITION

WAsHiSGroN. Juno iS-The Italian
Embassy to-day mad public info-n,.
ton regarding the state Of Italian
finances just received from Rome.
The Italian Government has issued /,
statement reviewing conditions a. com.
pared with last years in order TO ors,,
articles appearing in the foreign press
indicating hat Italian finances were not
In a satisfactory condition. The s:ae
ment was as follows
80 many false and misleading s,a,s.
ments regarding the state of the Italian
finances, evidently written for ui,e-,,r
purposes. have recently VA In ina
hostile European press that the Govern.
ment undertook a very exhauslye *.
animation Of existing conditions a. w,u
as a comparison of the results VIA
those of former years
In consequence an official statement,
has just beer issued. which In die .os.
ing a surprising healthy condition show,
that the ~rosources. far from falling cy.
have increased most substantially.
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Prince Won KddOl1n.
Former German Ambassador to
France arrested in Berlin on
treason charge.

Children When the King left the
wounded, Ignoring the pain they felt.
sat up in their beds and shouted, Long
live the King ."
Details received here OF the engage
ment between an Italian submarine and
an Austrian boat II the same type show
that the Italian vessel. the Medusa. was
sent TO the bottom by one torpedo. The
Austrian submarine sighted the Medusd
when the latter came to the surface
to make a reconnaissance. rhe Aus
TRAN Immediately attac.ed, and the Me-
dusa was sunk before being able to
reply. According to one report. one
officer and four men of the Medusa,
which carried a crew Of fourteen men,
were saved by the Austrians.
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KAISER INDIGNANT.

AMSTERDAM, via London, June lS.-
TIL, I~urgumaStcg of karlsruhe has re-
ceiyel the following telegram from the
Grand Duke Of Baden. according To u
Frankfort despatch
Emperor william has telegraphed to
me his deep Indignation at the wicked
attack upon beloved Karlsruhe. The poor,
innocent victims among civilians have
greatly effected him"
The Government issued an on,c!a!
%stai"ln"It To-day protesting against tho
aerial raid on Karlsruhe. stating that tho
previous attacks by German aviators
have only been made on fortified towns
or on towns closely connected with war
operations.
The statement announces that eighty
persons were .illed at Karlsruhe,
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Increases In Receipts.

For example. the governmental 70
ceipts during the FIRST four months Of
the current year compared VIII those Z
me corresponding period of last ,er
show Increases OF 81 800. 0o0 Ire 81.
SNh.o0ob from direct axes l. 200. moo re
S2,iio,ooo) from taxes or commercial.
transactions. 3.330,OO0 lire ,SGfon ..)
from Government monopolleS ard 3.o0..-
600 lire $500. 000l from telegraph and
telephone service ,opeIa;ed hy the Cow
ernmcnD.
The increases from direct taxes aai
those on commercial transactions Ar.
quite noteworthy. hut particularly 40
Is that from the tobacco monopoly. IS
shows Il most decidedly increased COZ.
sumption OF that commodity.
While there were decreases Of 1900.
coo lire $500. 0o0) in postal Ie,,i's
and 55.l0o,o00 lire osll.02o. oonI , .ls,
toms and commodity taxes, SUI. were
caused by the international situation by
the decreased manufacture 4 sitrts
but more especially by tho abolition
of the important duty on gran
The books OF the Treasury fcacc, he
excellent condition OF Italian economical
life. Aud The customs statistics di,s.o.s
- substantial hettcrmoa' In fore sn
trade. Last April imports amounted q
'ao,'69. 90" lire SG5.ll3,NuoD. a a~,.r,tSe
OF 10000 900 lire Sl.So0. oo0) cou'sas,si
Win April, l?l+. while export. au0.r'.i
20 @i>.u1u.o o0 Ere tSi9.s soc. Ou0D. To-. -.
c~ease OF 25,7oo.opo lire ,sTl4o.d0nI n.
t'rs, -four months of 1915. coo'.ts'ei
WIKI the same period of last yea. show
100000, 600 lire C$il,2U0. ou0) dc.-eaS
n imports. with an increase OF :, coo.
COO Ire S',ooo. ooob in exports
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LOAN AUTHORIZED.
VIII he Issued nt 05 and Rear 4 y,
Per tent. Interest.

PARIS. June 1s.-A Rome desns,cb .,
the Haras Agency says "A ROYAL decree
issued at Rome authorizes the issue OF 4
alton loan. rede"nable In Twenty-Five
years, with interest at II. per cent. tax
Tree To De issued AZ 9h. or % for holders
ot securities Of the preceding n~ation.!
loan. Subscriptions from Italy win ~.
received between July | and II and from
other countries between July l ard
August 81.
The amount % the loan is not stated.
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BRITISH TAKE TRENCHES.
First Line Held, second UntcnnbIe.
Marshal French Reports.

f''''' = bf"phifN 70 IHE SIN
LONDON. June lS-Field Marshal Sir
John French has reported the advon -
of the British in France in a
cation which was made public to-nlgh,
1t saws:
Fighting on the northern and south.
ern portions OF our front continue ,
through the 18th IN cooperation wit,
the attacks of our ally about Arras
and east OF Ypres. Nj the German
first line trenches were captured and
r"main In our hands. In spite OF two
counter attacks which we repulsed
with heavy losses to the enemy. W.
were unable 10 retain. however IN,
second line trenches of the enemy
when We had occupied in the morning
East Of Festuhert, as the result Of
a further attack on the afternoon Il
the 18TH, we slightly advanced. Judp-
Ing from the number OF dead Germans
found In the trenches our artillerv
hre was very effective.
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R REGAIN U
Claim Over British
Forces In Ayi Burnu District.

BERLIN, via London. June ls.--A des-
patch from Constantinople say that the
British forces ave now lost most Of
the ground formerly held by them in
the district Of Avi Burnu. on the west
coast of the Gallipoli Peninsula. and
that the only ground left to them here
Is a small crescent. $500 yards long
with a maximum width Of 100 yards.
70 the northward of Gsba Tepe. Three
small hills are included In the position.
There is no protection from the sun and
the troops have little water.
The despatch adds that the British
heet. 10 escape German submarines, has
taken refuge in Kefala Bay. on the
northeastern coast OF Imbros Island, six.
teen miles from the peninsula. and that
the Turks have exploded mines under
three of the British vessels in this BAY.
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In a letter to his family Mt Trcviso, .
soldier wounded In the recent fighting
az Monte Nero, the Austrian position
finally captured BY the Italians YES
terday morning. describes -four havono,
attacks between midnight and dawn on
Jun- . In which the Austrians were
cut to pieces, lie adds:
When the wounded we're convsyci
to the hospital at Caporctto. where the-,
IL a iield hospital, ,h,y were met by
king Victor Emmanuel. who spent ia,
n'sht IN the hospital aiding the sur
geons. The King embraced each of the
Wounded soldiers and repeatedly cheerei
them up, saying: Bravo! Cou. age NV
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SHELLED OWN TROOPS.
British Warship Said to Have
Taken Them for Turks.

Boston, June lS~.-Oficers Of the
North Carolina. which arrived here this
evening from the Levant, said that the
British and French forces at the OAR
danelles have lost heavily in the land
Ing operations.
on one occasion, they said, a British
warship turned her gun on allied troops
IN the belief that they were Turks and
many of the men were killed as they
struggled up the slopes.
The hospitals AT Alexandria, the OH
GERS added, are filled with wounded.
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PRINCES KIN IN DANGER.
Children In KarIsruhc ala Had
Narrow Escape.
'Es,i0i tdLie Dcspotch 10 THE suN.

BERLIN, via Amsterdam. June lS-It
is reported that during the lombard
ment OF Karlsruhe by French aeroplanes
a bomb which ftNl upon the palace de-
mol.shed the ceiling OF the room occu-
pied 10y the children of Prince Max Of
Baden II the children had a narrow
escape.
Splintors also penetrated the room oc-
cup,od by the Baroness ilochschild of
Sweden.
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LUSITANIA INQUIRY ENDS.
Capt. Turner'S Testimony Dis
cussed-NO Date Set for Report.

LONDON. June ls.-The official inquiry
into the sinking of the Lusitania closed
at noon to-day after "A short secret ses-
sion AT which Il, is understood that Capt.
Turner's testimony ard the Instructions
said to have been given 10 him by the
Admiralty Were discussed.
The date on which the findings will be
made public has not yet been an
nOunCcd.
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ITALY'S FLEET AIDED.
A~ngIo-Irench Forces Cooperate In
the Ncditcrrn mean.

rAris. June lS-The following official
statement was issued to-day by the
Ministry of Marine:
The A~ng!o-Fr,nch forces in the
Mediterranean are now cooperating
with the Italian fleet. and this united
ilcrt makes possible a more effective
patrol Of the Adriat!c.
Warships Of the Allies also are
actively engaged in finding and de-
stroyinS oil depots from which the
en"'nys submarines have been re-
p~ienIshlng their supplies.
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AUSTRIANS IN
Forced by Russians to Evaruate
NOSO S%iIitza.
speciai Cabie Despa,cA to The sux

Special Cdbie DcspdicA to THE SuS.
LONDON. June lS.-The Bucharest cor
respondent of the Daily Mail telegraphs
that the force of Austrians who are
operating against Ressarabia and ad-
vancing upon the valley of the Pruth
were repulsed northwsrd of S%toincy.
They, retired in disorder. abandoning
provisions and ammunitiols. Later they
evacuated Novo Silitza.
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Speciai cable Dcspatch 10 THE SuN.
LoSpoS, June lS-Capt. the Hon. G..
~ Meysoy Thompson, eldest son OF
Baron knareshurough, has been killed
at the front He was - years of age.
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Americans Not warned 10 Leave.

AMSTERDAM, via London. June IS
The Vienna Ncpo Froio Presse prints a
Berlin despatch stating that Ambassa-
nor Gerard has requested all Americans
IN 'i'rnlinv to register AT the ~cOnsulates.
hut that he has not advised any Amer
leans to leave tine country.
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RUSSIA SAYS GERMANS
PAID DEARLY TO WIN
Petrograd Admits Reverses in Galicia, but Puts Casual
ties of Enemy at From 12O, 900 to $50, 900
Claims Capture of 40, 900 Men.

~PErRoGRAp, June 1s.-1n a long oni-
cial statement issued to-day the Rus
sian War Office reviews the recent OPP
erations In Galicia. admitting the Ger
mar success in driving the Russians
back but saying that this success was
bought very dearly. with casualties es-
timated at from 10000 to 10000 men
on a front Of thirty-eight miles between
May 20 and June Is. In the same
period 10000 Germans were taken pris-
oners in this sector, which was between
Bereznica and krulevska.
The statement follows
The development OF the battle along
the T1smenitza-Swica ront. along
which one OF the six armies attacking
our forces In Galicia Is operating. will
serve to give some idea OF the magni-
tude of the actions in this reglon. The
significance OF the operations In the
vicinity of Stryj is found in the fact
that they were endeavoring TO turn our
front opposed to the ~phalanxes under
Gen. Won Mackensen. The eventual sue
cess OF the enemy in the direction OF
Stryj and Lemberg would have been
OF great help to the offensive OF Gen.
Mackensen. Failure, on the other hand,
would have meant that Mackensen's
operations were merely "A series of fruit
less frontal attacks.
The above referred to sector on the
Dniester River. however. was not the
scene OF the principal fighting. even with
regard TO the numbers of troops en-
gagged. On May Is the enemy. closely
following our troops retiring from the
Carpathians. met our opposition in the
region to the east OF Drohobycz, north
west of Stryt, and in the vicinity OF
Belachow. On the 18th the enemy
brought all his forces into action, but
AT the end of two days he was COM
PEELED TO quit this offensive. having lost
tens OF thousands of men.
Wing turned In Eight Days.
His only success in eight days fight
ing was the turning of GU. right wing
near Slonski, with the threat of pos
sible ~outfianking movement. During this
week We remained passive, combining
our operations to exterminating the
enemy as he approached our trenches.
The next four days were devoted by
the enemy TO bringing together heavy
artillery and supporting attachments.
May 20 saw the beginning OF the de-
cisire attack. and the crisis came on the
NTH day OF the fighting. A powerful
force. composed of three German di-
visions. succeeded az the price of in
credible sacrifices in carrying Stryj.
Perceiving the exhaustion of the Aus
TRANS attacking us-they constituted
the right wins OF the opposing army
We took the offensive and drove them
back.
For three days. May 30. 81 and
June /. We were undecided whether TO
attempt to turn the Germans, who
had broken through our front near
Stryj. or to fall back on the Dniester
River. The general situation In Ga
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GERMAN "EX-AMBASSADOR
ACCUSED AS 4 TRAITOR
Prince Won RadOlin Arrested
With His Wife, Says
Italian Report.

ROME. June 1s.-The Corriero della
Sero of Milan publishes Il report that
Prince Won Radolin. formerly German
Ambassador to France, and Princess
Won Ridolin were arrested In Berlin on
a charge of espionage against Germany
the latter part OF April.
The German censor forbade publica-
tior Of the incident. according to the
report.
In Paris from 1901 to 1910. when he
announced that he had retired from
public life. Reports at the time had
IL that his retirement had been FASTENED
by the theft OF a diary I'm which he
recorded his diplomatic experiences in
the French capital and which was said
to be displeasing to the French Gov
m
The Prince represented Germany in
the negotiations with France growing
out OF the Morocco incident. lie was
decorated by the French Government in
1909 and the following year President
Fallieres called upon him at the Ger
man Embassy, the first occasion on
which a French President had visited
that embassy since the Franco-Prussian
war.
In 1905 1t was reported that the
Kaiser was not satisfied with the re-
suits Of Prince Won Radolin's work and
that the Ambassador was to he dis
placed. but he retained the post for
three years more.
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IN
NEW CONFERENCES
Sees Foreign Office Officials
DR.. SOlf Familiar With
L. s. Conditions.
GERMAN PAPERS DIFFER

BERLIN. via Amsterdam and London,
June lS.-Dr. Anton Meyer-Gcrhard, who
Is serving as an emissary OF Ambassa-
dor Bornstorff. bringing dispatches from
the Washington Embassy. began to-day
a series OF conferences with important
officials CT the Foreign Oflce lie had
brief conversations yesterday with For
eign Minister Won Jagow and Under Sec
rotary zimmerman and afterward went
to the country home of DR.. W. :. Solf.
Minister for the Colonies. where he spent
most of the dag.
The activity Of Or. Solf in the present
situation is regarded here as OF espe-
cial significance. because II is argued
that he is more familiar with condi-
lions In the United states than the ma
jority of high Government officials and
1t is expected that his influence will be
used toward efecting an amicable
understanding with the American re-
public.
While no hin OF the nature OF the
German reply to tho latest American
mote has yet been made public. 1t is
expected that an effort will he made to
N''B Nv way 'l'h " ~
sions.
The vidc divergence of Views between
two groups OF German newspapers con-
tinues. one group advocating Il friendly
settlement OF the issues involved and the
other insisting that the German Govern
ment can max no compromise.
Cologne ..GRsctte'' for Peace.
TIE Cologne Gdsettc. reviewing the
general consensus Of German newspaper
opinion. says hat II has expressed salts
faction that the latest American note
offers opportunities for arrival at IN
UNDERSTANDING and says Il believes that
the diplomats OF both nations will work
~zealously n with good will to attain
this end. such a policy, the newspaper
says. will certainly meet with the APP
prevail ~ tire German people.
ut would be pure inbecility." Il adds.
TO seek TO drag In without necessity a
ninth or tenth enemy for ourselves. even
though its participation In the war
hould be limited ia supplying the quad
ruple alliance with money and mum
lions.
w say without necessity for rec
ognit'on OF The fact that Germany is
acting In self-defence IN using the tor
pedo-s NJ It's submarines against hostile
merchantmen so long as England main
tairs its business blockade against US
should. we believe. he a condition which
the United States should recognize as
preliminary 10 negotiations"
The Gazette characterizes az had ad-
vice the Loknidrs ci0cr's attempt 10 PAL
Hate the British starvation policy. hold
ing that while the cutting of OF supplies
Is an accepted method OF warfare. inter
national law expressly provides that this
method can he used only in the form Of
an effective blockade.
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British Cruiser Rescbcs PER-,

INA, Peru, June ls.-The British
1,ulHcr Newcastle arrived at PaIta.
IertL last night for provisions ana
water She will leave port tonight
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licia fnally caused us to adopt the lat.
Ter course. The night of June 2 tho
enemy demonstrated against our bridge
neads In the direction of Mikolajow, los.
ing several thousand men.
The principal attack was delivered
ny the army under Gen. Won Bo.hme,
at a polnt more to the east. The at
tack against Zldaczow was repulsed, but
on the night OF June 6 Gen. Won 10Th.
mer crossed the River Dniester near
Juravno and on June 8 occupied the
left bank of the river for a distance
of fifteen miles.
Attack After Dnicster Defeat.
June s and ? the bulk of tho Cor.
man FORCES was d~ecisively defeated and
thrown back across the Dniester. New
ertheless on June 10 the German com
mander. beginning n general Offensive.
delivered a new attack with the remain,
OF MS regiments. The principal German
force moved along the right bank OF
the River Stryj and attacked our bridge
head near Zidaczow.
Toward June Is the time came for
another reverse of the enemy. Al
Bereznica and krulevska alone we killed
with the bayonet and buried 1000 Ger
mans Who had abused the white flag.
etwee May 20 n June Is We zap
tured in this sector 10000 prisoners. in
Guiding $50 officers. over 100 machine
guns and two dozen cannon. The total
losses OF the enemy on a front of
thirty-eight miles were between 10000
and 10000 men.
Dense additional columns descended
the slopes OF the Carpathian Mountains
daily and reinforced the enemy. Many
supplementary attachments. originally
AAsftnaI fa. 49, n. -. " -
final fate in the valley OF the Stryt.
Other supplementary detachments Joined
the fgh'ing on their own initiative be-
fore they were able to attach them
selves to the units to which they had
been assigned.
German Decentralization.
The addition OF considerable reen-
forcements brought into the scene OF
operations the German army under the
command of Gen. Won Boehm- Erolli.
we have noted serious symptoms o.
generalization which are beginning 10
show themselves in the ranks OF the
enemy in the vicinity OF Mikolajow.
III has been interesting TO trace the
reflection OF events on the Dniester in
the official military announcements Of
the enemy. Every step, before 1t had
been completed by the Germans, has
been reported by their announcements
as a German victory and a disorderly
flight on the part OF the Russians.
"The following day the
ments would say that the German army
was successfully resisting the pressure
Of the Russians. and on the third day
the declaration would he made that the
Russians had great forces at their dis
posal in the region in question. Such a