, 1915-06-09

the keystone TO Count XeppeIin's lte-WOrk
and that the news thereof Carried Joy TO The
German front.
Dispatches from Rome state that weather
conditions retard operations on the Austro-
Italian frontier, the rivers being ike torrents
and many bridges having been destroyed.
The operations are in restricted valleys and
pts4os, preventing BATTLES on a large scale.
An engagement has been reported on the
Iaonzo river, before Tolmino. tho key TO the
highway to Trieste. A report, which how
ever has not been confirmed, states that the
Auitrians have evacuated Royeredo.
Heavy fighting IS taking place in Galioia,
where thg Austro-Germars are attempting
an encirrling movement against Lemberg,
such as was successful at Przemys'. They
appear to he making progress from the south
west, while THEFT left wing has been checked
on the lower reaches of the San river. Their
extreme right IN eastern Galicio ana Buko-
wilma is being severely hammered by the
Russians.
Important gains have been made by the
French in the hotly contested area north Of
Arras. Two thirds Of the villag4 Of Neu-
vile st. Vaast have been wrested from the
Gernans md on advance Of a mile has been
made in the northern part Of the eo-called
labyrinth. The artillery fire on this whole
front during twenty four hours was extreme
" violent. a German gun that opened
fire on Ferdun on Saturday was located
and eheilel, the concrete base being damag-
ed and the ammunition depot Llowu up.
A Potrograd official communiqu6 states:
"a strong German fleet appeared in the mid
dis Of the Baltic nnl exchanged shots with
our feet near the Calf OF Riga"
The desperate fighting around the sugar
refinery at S0uchez is described by an official
French eye witness. Furious at having lost
their base for counter-attack on Ablain, the
Getman8 made a desperate effort to regain il
and amid destroyed walls and great holes
in the ground made by large shells they
began their attack at midnight. The
French were obliged to Withdraw, but q
watchful French nnjor preparel rap dIy FOR
q counter-attack and a French company
which had momentariIv yielded, later push
ed forward, aided by endorsements and
an intense artillery fire, under which the
Germans felred their retreat would be
cut off. When the French couuter-nttack
had attained the refinery itself, the Ger
mans had already withdrawn. The base
ment of the factory was found filed
with the dead bodies of Germans. The
French losses we're slight. Ii period COW
ering three weeks three thousand Germans
were buried and over three thousand tax
en- prisoners by the same French regi-
menu.
Despatches from Toxic state that the
Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon being
iuterpeIlated in the House Of Peers by the
Budget Committee, answered that Great
Britain, France, Russia, Italy and Japan had
agreed not to take independent action Of
any kind in connection with the European
WA.
Ad7icee from Copenhagen state that on
the anniversary Of the signing of the first
Constitution in 1910 the Rigsdng uunni-
mously adopted the new Constitution, which
%coufers tae suffrage on women and aboIishes
the special electoral privileges heretofore
exercised by the wealthier classes. The
KING hos signed the Constitution. a multi
tn 10 Of women OF all classes marched to the
Palace, whore the King received q depute-
ton on behalf Of the women of Denmark,
WHO thanked him for their political emanci-
patton. A deputatjon Of women also went
10 the Diet an3 thanked the Government.
His Majesty gave a reception to the mom-
bors Of the Diet.
A despatch from Athens states that Pro
fyssor Ejselberg Of Vienna has performed an
operation upon King Constantine, removing
u part of the tenth rib. His Majesty felt
some relief, but tile treatment is likely to
0rruDy q lon,r tima