, 1915-06-16
TELEGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STATION.
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been checked.
A French communiqne gives the following
additional facts regarding the capture of
Neuville SAINT Vuast: "The position was
defended with great stubbornness, and only
after q fight IN which we gained ground foot
by foot, and from house to house did our
infantry succeed in capturing the eutire
position. The Germans Withdrew only at
The very last extremity, leaving r great guam
tity of war material, including a II MILNE
tire gun and several mitrailleuses, and in the
cellars Of houses and in the communication
trenches we found 1000 Germans dead"
In the Eastern arena Russian reinforce
ments hive arrived in the Baltic provinces
and Galicia, and they are %resuming the
offensive. According to q German official
report parts of the German force on the
Dubysa river, in the Baltic provinces, having
been threatened by an sencircIiug movement,
were obliged to withdraw in the region Of
Shawl. On tho Niemen the Germans claim
progress, despite stubborn Russian resistance.
More important, in the belief of military OBJ
servers, IS the apparent change in the Cali
clan battle. According to n German account
the Russians are advancing south and south
east of Lemb9rg, and are also attacking
General Won Linsingen's force which recent
ly crossed the Dniester near ZuraWica, while
in southeastern GalicIa and Bukowina the
Russians are falling back between the Pruth
aud the Dniester river, with the intention of
making the Dniester their line of defence
from the Rumanian frontier to southeast of
Przemysl.
Washington, June 12tb.-The United
States Note to Germany asserts that the
official information is contrary to the Ger
man statements that the "Lusitania'' was
armed, carried Canadian troops and violated
the laws of the United States, or that the
United States neglected its neutrality. The
United States offers to consider the evil
dence regarding these assertions, but re-
CARDS them as irrelevant to the legality
of the German methods. Only resistance,
or flight when stopped for visitation, could
have justified tho submarine even in risk
ing the lives of those on board. The
United States does not admit that the
proclamation of a war zone or n warn
ing to neutrals lessons the rights either
of American citizens or shipmasters on law
full errands. The United States understands
that Germany accepts, as unquestionable,
the principles stated above, with the con-
sequence Of her obligation to ascertain before
taking action the facts iustifying it. The
United States therefore deems ii reasonable
to expect that Germany will adopt measures
'iCSNo7o' " Po' ASP EA'uN'PiNH nv EtoS
tice respecting the safeguarding Of American
lives and ships, and it asks for assurances
that this will be done. The United States
offers to transmit between England and
Germany any suggestions either may be
willing to make for the accommodation Of IL
terests or the mitigation of the terrors of
the present distressing conflict which con-
Germs the whole world.
The sentence regarding assurances as
stated in the foregoing, Is the strongest of
the whole Note, every sentence of which is
earnest and courteous, there being nothing
resembling an ultimatum, time limits, or
anything necessitating n conflict unless Ger
many should disavow the laws and customs
to which her practice and professions commit
her in common with other civilized nations.
Mr.. Bryan has issued another state
ment asking the nation to Judge between
himself and President Wilson. He asserts
that the President is following the old
European method Of settling disputes for
cibIy and urges the substitution of his
methods Of persuasion. Mr.. Bryan however
offers no method for protecting the lives
and interests of Americans during the interval
until Germany is in hat condition of calnl-
~uess desirable for considering the American
contentious, which he recommends awaiting.
The unanimity of the American commeu-
,1ok;On IF Proci1aOt Wilson oDH tho poO115io-