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The sun., 1915-05-25
FRENCH START NEW
ARTILLERY ATTACK
Fierce Duel Follows Assault
on German Shipyards at
Raverzyde.
GAINS NEAR LA BASSEE
Special Gable Despatch 10 THE srS.

Special Cable Despdfch 10 THE SrS.
PARIS. May 24-The French and Bel
gian troops near Nieuport have begun
vigorous artillery attack upon Raver-
zyde tabout three miles southwest OF
Ostend), according TO the officiai com.
munique tonight.
Raverzyde is about six miles from
Nieuport, and the Germans have estab-
lished shipyards there. The French
fire was doing so much damage that the
Germans brought up their big guns to
drive the French artillery back, ana a
vigorous duel resulted.
Tho French ofieial statement an
nounces further rrosress by the Brit
ish north of La Bassee. and the de-
feat of heavy German forces which
were attacking north of Neuville ST
Naast.
The night communicate follows:
Between N!euport and Ypres there
has been a fierce artillery duel pro-
voked by the cfficacious fire OF our
heavy artillery directed against the
shipyards at Raverzyde tsouthwest
OF OstendD.
North OF La Bassee the attacks by
the British troops resulted In FUR
ther progress. North OF Melville ST.
Vast the Germans attempted an at
tack with very important forces They
were caught under the hre OF our ar
tillery, and the attack broke down
with heavy losses to them.
Additional reports received to-day
Increase the importance OF our sue
cess yesterday northeast Of the chapel
OF So,re Dame de Lorette, where we
annihilated the troops opposed to US
after bloody bayonet encounter In
this action We captured several mi
trailleuses.
on the res, Of the front there is
nothing rew
The afternoon communique said:
A, several points between Steen-
s,raete and Ypres the enemy delivered
attacks yesterday after having made
preliminary use OF asphyxiating gases
These attacks were repulsed.
In the region to the north OF Arras
the f,ghting continued all night long.
We took l2o prisoners al point TO
the north OF the village OF Melville
81 Vast The enemy delivered sew
erai counter attacks, but they were
checked by our artillery. The ar
tillery engagements are being con-
tinued with intensity.
Further reports received describe
strikingly the extent OF the check ad-
min!stered to the Germans in this
region during tho evening OF May GO
and the night OF May 22-23. In
spi,e Of the numerous reenforcemen,s
brought forward with all speed and
the vigor OF the fresh attacks. repeated
two or three times. the enemy failed
In every one OF his efforts and suffered
considerable losses.
Nothing has been reported from the
remainder of the front
The sun., 1915-05-25
GREEN STRIPE SCOTCH
Ask for the Non-refillabls
Bottle with the Green Stripe.
ANDREW USHER & CO., Edinbursb

about six miles long by four .e,
wide. and they are being steadily
squeezed. II is only by iuccss4H. and
hard hghting. with the support of ne
artillery across tho river, that they
maintain themselves in the risky pgs..
tion.
When pressed for a reason the wine.
said he deliberately lied in order 70
ge' away from the District Attorneys
examination.
The chief object Of tho Austro.G.-.
mans appears to be tho establishing OF
fortified lines along the san aad the
Dniester. At the present time there
seems to be little chance Of their sr.gr.
ifg either river, though they are s,rus.
Cling southeast Of Peremysl 20 reach ne
Dniester. At this point the fighting 10
most vigorous
The sun., 1915-05-25
TeutOns Not Gaining.

The correspondent OF the Ddiiy Maj
at Petrograd announces in a despatch
tonight that the Germans and Aus
irans have not gained an inch Of
ground in Galicia in the last three days.
Instead they have yielded In some sec
tons.
THE reason is" he adds. that after
three weeks the tncessant firing OF
an i'rmsnse quantity OF shells which
were collected for tho advance has so
much decreased the supry that TO con-
tInuc at the rate thoy were being used
would have been highly dangerous TO
the enemy.
AS soon, therefore. rs the enemys
artillery fire was weakened the advance
came 10 a standstill No doubt a fresh
supply OF ammunition is being rushed
UP and the Germans and Austr!ans may
be able "a resume the attack instead
of remaining on the defensive as at
piescnt But after this present check
the enemy will have n different situa-
tior - face.
While the Russians were falling back
in the centre to establish themselves
behind the River San they we're gaining
successes on both nanks. Strong Ger
man and Austrian reenforcements had
10 he sent from the centre TO the Buko-
wiaa. where the army Of the Archduko
Eugene, now commanded by Gen.
Puhanger. was in pltablc difficulties, and
also the region OF Opatow. where
preach was made IN the enemys front
and sharp defeat inflicted
Between the lower san and the VIs-
tula the Russians have been vigorously
working their way sou'hward. threaten
ing to get behind tn" Germans, who are
across the san nor'l of Jaroslav. and
20 catch them between Two fires These
troops are already iU porilous posi-
tion. They occupied district only
The sun., 1915-05-25
BRITISH LOSE TRENCHES.
GermRns Penetrate Line in Attack
East Of Ypres.

Special cable Despatch 10 The srS.
LoSroN. May 2+.-The text Of Sir
John French's latest report, made public
to-day. is as follows:
In the fighting on May ls and II
northeast Of Fcstubert seven machine
guns were captured. II is possble
that more may be buried in the de-
stroyed trenches
To-day three German batteries were
silcnced by our guns. one OF them
was destroyed by direct hits and It's
ammunition blown up,
East Of Ypres the Germans devel-
oped an infantry attack at o'clock
IN the morning, under the cover Of
poisonous gas Al the same time
hostile artillery fred asphyxiating
shells. our troops were forced 20
evacuate some trenches The enemy
penetrated our line IN two or three
places. Fighting is st;ll in progress,
portions of the original line having
already been retaken.
The sun., 1915-05-25
STOP TEUTON ADVANCE.
Galician Invasion Comes 10 q Hnlt,
says PetroErad.
Special cable Despatch 10 Tnr sr..

Special Cable Despdtch 10 THr srs.
LONDON. May IA news agency re-
ceived a despatch tonight from Petro-
grad stating that according 10 well in
formed Russian sources. the position OF
the troops Of the Car along the Galic.an
battle front Is now quite satisfactory.
Recent attempts OF the Germans TO
break their lines have failed. notw!tA-
standing the overwhelming numbers OF
tho attacking force.
The shortage of ammunition. which
hampered the Russians throughout the
German offensive. has now been made up
and the enemy everywhere is being held
In check, II Is believed. the despatch
adds. that the maximum stage of the
movement has been passed and that the
German losses have been enormous
1t s denied that some OF the Russians
were armed only with clubs, as the Ger
mans alleged. IL is explained that a de-
tail OF Russians without arms was sent
10 bring a quantity OF captured Aus
trian rifles and they were surprised
and captured.
The sun., 1915-05-25
ASQUITH PRAISES SPEYER.
TeIls Financier Accusation Of Dis
loyalty Is BaseIess.
Special Cable Despatch 10 THE suS.

Special Cable Despatch 10 THE Sun
LONDON, May 2i.-Prime Minister As
quith has written to Sir Edgar Speyer,
who recently endeavored to have his
title Of baronet cancelled because OF in
situations made against him due 20 his
German origin. letter in which he
says:
II can quite understand that a sense
OF Injustice and indignation prompted
your letter. have known you long
and well enough to estimate at a true
value these base and malignant impu-
tations on your loyalty to the British
flag.
The King Is not prepared TO take
any steps such as you suggest in regard
TO the marks OF distinction you have re-
ceived In recognition Of your public ser
vices and your phian,hropic magnifi-
cence"
The sun., 1915-05-25

citation OF the Triple Alliance which. he
says. is arbitrary and unJustined; hence
he holds Italy responsible for the conse-
Quences OF her action.
on the receipt OF telegram from the
Duca d'Avarna last night notifying the
Italian Government that the declara-
ton of war had been conveyed to the
Austro- Hungarian Government, Baron
Sonnino addressed a note to the Powers
explaining all the circumstances leading
to the Italo- Austrian war The note Is
substantially repetition OF ltaly's
Green Book.
The sun., 1915-05-25
ALLIES REPULSED.
French suffer Losses In lie Pretrc
Wood, Berlin Reports.

BERLIN. via London. May 2&-The
following statement was issued to-day
at the War Once:
Several advances by night and day
by the British between Nueve Cha
pelle and Givenchy and French at
tacks on the northern slope of the
Lorette HIS. at Ahlain and north
and south OF Neuvile were repulsed
with heavy losses TO the enemy, who
lost $50 prisoners.
Between the Meuse and the Moselle
artillery battles continue. In the
Forost OF lie Pretre the French suf-
fered losses during a new and unsuc-
Ces'ful attack
In the eastern and southeastern the
atres OF war the situation is un-
changed.
The sun., 1915-05-25
GERMAN PEOPLE NERVOUS.
see Evil Omen In Nustriu's Pro.
posed Concessions tn Itniy,
Special caslc Hr'r1f~' 10 Ter G.,

ROTTERDAM. May 2i-ThA Courru
prints a letter from car.as.'H5aH, IN
the Rhincland. dated Nj, - = slv
in part:
For the first time I'm 'He w1- people
are becoming nervous. which s-, a
good deal for this UU.,'. cabin f...s
The cause * the publication o. 'ra "
reaching concessions Austria g. V.,. 9
to make 10 Italy for her r'Fr,,,'.
The writer !n'ina'cs 'ha; ,., .eors
interpret favorahl" I'll" far' 'r.' re
Govcrnmer, IS prepared :, m..r such
great sacrifices
The sun., 1915-05-25
swiss 10 Prevent Recruiting.

BASEL. May c4-Heavy reinforce
ments Of troops arc heing sent by the
Swiss Government to the south OF
Switzerland, particularly to the canton
of Ticno. to prevent the Italian Ir.
redcntis,s in Switzerland from organ.
izng a volunteer corps for service in
the war.
The sun., 1915-05-25

Deferred telegrams to and from Italy
or for transmission through Italy will
he no longer accepted by the West
ern Union Telegraph Company. accord
ing TO an announcement made yester-
day Full rate kilograms. written in
plain language. English or French, will
be accepted subject 10 censorship and
the senders' risk
The sun., 1915-05-25
$500 RUSSIANS TAKEN.
Vienna Reports Continued sue
ccsscs Near iNIcIcr.

Special fdbIe NfsT1fcN n IUF srN
NirNSA Cvia Amsterdam, MAJ "a
The following official statement Uas,t
sued by the Austrian Gcrer3. star:
The situation Is practically m
changed In the northsast.r, tHeq,t.
OF the war. Fighting continues IN cen.
trail Gal!cia.
During the engagements oF tho las
few days IN the highlands around
Kie.ce We have taken as Ir Son,rs 30
officers and $500 men
The sun., 1915-05-25
LIEUT.. JOHN N. BIGGE KILLED.
Son of Baron stnmfOrdhRm, Kings
Secretary, Meets Death.

Special Gable Despdfch 10 TBy SrS
LONDON. May 2i.--It is officially an
nounced that Lieutenant, the Hon. John
Neville B'gge. heir to Baron Stamford
ham. private secretary to the King, has
been killed.
He was an officer OF the Kings Rife
Corps. serving in France. and was 2s
years old
The sun., 1915-05-25
AMERICAN WINS PRAISE.
Kenneth Weeks Mentioned In
Army Orders for NaIOr.

LONDON. May 24.-Kenneth Weeks. a
young American from Cambridge. Mass,
has been commended in army orders
for distinguished conduct at the taking
OF La Targuette and Neuville St Vast.
Weeks belongs 10 the Fourth Foreign
Regiment. in which there are many
Americans. II went into action 1000
strong and came back with only 1900.
The sun., 1915-05-25
ITALIANS LEAVE LONDON
Many Reservists Leave England
for the Front.

LONDON. May 24,-Many Italian re-
servists who were here have returned
home and steps have been taken at the
Italian Consulate to obtain the names
and addresses OF others.
The Italian colony in the Soho dis
trict Is enthusiastic over Italy's move
Flags are flying and patriotic meetings
are being held In the clubs and cafes.
The sun., 1915-05-25

shall successfully defend the frontiers
OF the monarchy.
Il salute my battle tried troops.
who are Injured to victory. rely on
them and their leaders. rely on
my people. for whose unexampled
spirit OF sacrifice my most paternal
thanks are due. ] pray the Almighty
to bless our colors and take under
His gracious protection our Just
cause"
The sun., 1915-05-25
CONSUL KILLED.?
Odessa sends Report Of Death ot
Italian OnicinI.

HUS'TH 'uOTe USHbdTrH 70 THE Sun,
LONDON, May "a despatch to the
Exchange Telegraph Company from
Odessa says II is reported that the
Italian Consul at Constantirople ha.
been killed by mob, There is no con-
nrmation OF the report.
The sun., 1915-05-25
Denies ItsIy's Claims,

Austria. says the reply. had no inten-
tlon or attacking Serbian Independents.
or sovereignty, She strove, Baron
Burian asserts, to localze the conf,ict
but this was impossible owing TO Rus
sla's intervention, which provoked the
European conhagration.
Despite the fact that Austria and
Germany were then attacked by three
great Powers" continues the cornmuni-
cation, ITALY remained neutral and did
not consider herself hound by the terms
OF the Triple Alliance, as is proved by
the telegrams Of King Victor Emmanuel
and the Marquis d San Giuliano TO
Emperor Francis Joseph"
Baron Rurian denies Italy's accusa-
tion OF a fagrant violation Of the Triple
Alliance. asserting that II there had
been such violation Italy would have
protested and demanded cDmpensat ions
at the outbreak Of the war, instead OF
which the Narquise di San Giuliano on
August % last said the question OF com
pensations was premature.
Artei pointing out Austrias wiling
ness 10 initiate "conversat!ons" and
mako an offer OF compensatlons "un-
justly claimed by Italy" Baron Burian
explains the impossbilty OF Immediate
territorial concessions and blamcs the
italian Government for prematurely
breaking off the Conversations" He
"ecl !Fes he does not accept the denun-
The sun., 1915-05-25
GERMANS WITHDRAW
HOLDINGS In ITALY
Shares in italian Companies
Sometimes Exchanged for
American Securities.

GENEVA. May ei.-Germans who had
money invested In Italy began as early
as May to withdraw their interests
80 as 10 avoid sequestration. The with
drawal was made In spite OF heavy sac-
rifices in many cases.
II Is estimated that German invest
ments in Italy amounted to fully $780,
100000 and some estimates are as high
as $4,000, 100000. Shares ~ stock in
Italian companies have in many cases
been exchanged for American securities
The sun., 1915-05-25
MORE BOMBS ON PARIS.
Taub- Flies Over suburb. but Does
No Damage.

PARIS, May 2i.--Another Taube few
over n northern suburb OF Paris this
morning and dropped several bombs,
which injured nobody
The sun., 1915-05-25
RUSSIAN TROOPS TAKE VAN.
Turks In Retreat In Direction OF
nitlis.

TIFLrs. Transcaucas!a. MAY the
town OF Van. IN Aslatir Turkey. IA,
been occupied by a detachmcn, ~ Rus.
sian soldiers. Turkish troop had leer
besieging tho Armeu!ans .n re iowa
bu; upon the advent OF ,5e Russians
the Turks retreatef 'owart R.,,.s
Van has been the S"oue % rer,ecu.
tion and attacks upon In" h-uon.a~s ny
the Turks and Kurds. The situation hN.
rame 50 serious that the Powers 10
Europe protested - Turkey. SAVING n.
Turkish officials would De held ,c,qors
BILE.
The sun., 1915-05-25

Cabled reports from Geneva that the
Germans had withdrawn great invest
ment funds from Italy and had put them
into American securities were not gen.
orally believed In Wall Street. II was
said that Germany could not have with
drawn such huge sums from Italian in
vestments in the short time since May
l, although steady sales of Italian Sc
cur!ties by Germany have undoubtedly
been going on for some time. Germany
has been selling American securities. not
buying them. bankers said yesterday.
The sun., 1915-05-25
German Troops at Trieste.

Italian refugees from Trieste to the
number OF 1000. who made their way
on foot across the eastern frontier, re-
port that all the railroads into Austria
have been cut The refugees further
assert that German troops have arrived
Mt Trieste to reinforce the Austrian
garrison and that the Austrian COM
mander has determined TO raze the city
10 prevent It's occupation by the Italian
troops.
The Austrian authorities In the Crown
Lands are arresting all Italians and
permitting only women and children to
leave, The latter have no food and In
many cases not enough clothing. This
news and the fact that 10000 Italians
nave been stopped at the frontier have
caused widespread Indignation and there
10 talk In official circles of reprlsals.
Mobilization Is proceeding throughout
!taiy like clockwork. There is ab.o-
lutely no confusion. The organisation
OF the rtservists has been admira bly,
done and the men are pouring into the
depots from early dawn. Most Of them
are accompanied by women and girls OF
their families, who say farewell dry eyed
ana urge their kin to "redeem their
brethren under the yoke OF Austria and
nete out full punishment on the on
pressor' The calmness and determine
tion are unprecedented. War is re-
sarded by all Italians as a sacred duty.
An official manifesto posted up in
every town and hamlet OF Italy this
morning reads as follows:
viva Italia! :"
From to-day every citizen becomes
part OF the national defence. All
must have implicit faith in the Gov
ernment and the courage to obey
orders without discussion. All citizens
must show a readiness to make every
sacrihce for Italy. Let there he no
hesitation or grumblng. Let every
one cut down on private expenditures
and support our fighting forces. Let
US give all for our soldiers and their
families.
The sun., 1915-05-25
Censorship Established,

KING Victor Emmanuel signed DEGREES
to.das dealing with the appointment of
military commandants with full powers
TO take over the duties OF the police.
prohloiting meetings and professions,
limiting public amusements and other
measures intended to insure the strict
maintenance OF order. A drastic CEN
sorship has been established, covering
letters, kilograms and telephone mes
Sages
Gen. Count Cadorna, the Chief NJ
stan left last night for the northern
front Premier Salandra was AT thu
etatlon to see him of and embraced the
commander, while the crowd cheered
~ Is considered likely that King Victor
himself will leave for the north without
uelay 10 take personal charge of head.
quarters at the front.
n report Is current in Florence that
the ltal Ian court will leave Rome shorty
Snd take up It's quarters in the Pitt
aiace' Florence. so that the King can
De near the front. Queen Elena will
personally direct the operations OF ,hs
Italian Red Cro,s, of which sh. /. nre.,.
Heht Many works OF art have been
taKen 10 Florence from Venice. Irdins
IreVlso ana other cities which might
ne bombarded by the Austrians.
according To advices from Geneva
large German forces are concentrated I'm
e Hu1se Na!Iey In the Trent!no. and a
S@man air fleet, including Zeppelins of
the latest type and Taubes, is with this
army The Germans are said to have
IeaVy artli!ery for the sheliing Of the
1taIlan lorts in the Alpine passes
The Messd00ero has received a des.
Tatch from the frontier saying that
5000 Austrian soldiers have deserted
md Joined the Italians
Baron sonnlno, the Foreign Minister,
received last night from Vienna the Aus.
trian reply, dated May 81, to the official
HotIncation handed TO Baron Burian on
May by the Duca dAvarna. the Italia n
Nmbassafor that Italy considered the
triple Alliance null and void The Aus
trian communication declares that Aus
1ria was justified in declaring war
against Serbia because the security and
integrity OF the dual monarchy wers
Threatened.
The sun., 1915-05-25

with the purpose OF seeking moral
effect rather than attaining a mill
tary purpose. But we we're able
to prepare for these and render
their duration short.
Small naval units OF the enemy,
especially destroyers and torpedo
boats. fired their guns upon our
Adriatic coast on May IA between
4 and 8 o'clock In the morning.
At the same time areoplanes at
tempted to attack the arsenal at
Venice.
The enemy's ships after very
short cannonade were forced by our
torpedo boats to withdraw. The
enemy's aeroplanes were fired upon
by our anti-aircraft artillery and at
tucked by our aeroplanes and by a
S!riglble flying over the Adratic.
The aeroplanes attacked Porto
-orsini. which replied imme ediately
and obliged the enemy to retire
quickly. At Ancona. where the at
tack was directed especially against
the railway line with the intention
OF interruptinE communication,
slight damage was inflicted. which
can be repaired easily.
At Barletta an attack was made
by scout steamer and destroyers,
which were put to flight by one OF
our ships, which was escorted by
torpedo boats. Finally at Gesi the
enemy's aeroplanes attempted to
throw bombs upon the hangar, but
without reaching the mark.
All other news of operations last
night has no foundation.
Prince Won Buelow. the German Am
bassador, and Baron Macchio, the
Austrian Ambassador. left Rome this
evening. Prince Won Buelow's depar-
ture Is taken to mean that the Kaiser
has declared war against Italy. al
though no official announcement to
that effect has been made here. Baron
Won Tam -Rathsamhausen, Bavarian
diplomatic representative to Italy, also
left Rome.
Prince Schoenburg- g-Hartenstein, Aus
trian Ambassador to the Holy See:
Baron Won Ritter Won Grauenstein.
his Bavarian colleague. and Or. Won
Nuremberg, the Prussian envoy, ac-
companied Prince Won Buelow.
Several frontier clashes between
italian and Austrian troops are reported
from the Trentino border A despatch
from Milan says news has been received
there that the Austrians are everywhere
railing back from the frontier and as
euming the defensive. Dozens of bridges
In the border districts have been dyna-
mited.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-01
MANAGERS
A! COLLEGE
2, GIVEN F0bS
Awards Made to Students Who En-
tered Into Activities Of Student
Body Organization

Awards for participation in College
activities were given to students OF
the Utah Agricultural College last
Friday morning. All managers were
given fobs including j b. Bearnsoa,
manager of debate; Langton Barber,
manager of Student Life; w. l.. Bar
ron, Socials and Dramatics; j. +.
Wooley, football; Grover Lewis. bas-
ketball; Lloyd futile, baseball; Leon
ard Davidson, track and David Smith
was awarded a fob for editing Stud
ent Life.
Members of the executive commit
tee and student body officers were
awarded the small A pins including
the following: ]. Howard Vaughan,
president; Gladys Christensen, vice
president; Goldie Faux, secretary; A.
C. Darlington, A. ]. Taylor, and
Veda Cooper, members of executive
committee; Ross Beatie, song leader;
Leroy lillian, cheer leader; Lowry
Nelson and Glenna Ballantyne for
special work in dramatics; Irwin Mel
son and Edwin Winder for editing
and managing the Buzzer.
The following were given block
fobs for debating: j. b. Bearnson,
S. ]. Quincy, George d. Casio, VIII
ford Heyrend, Irwin Nelson, William
Starley, j. Howard Vaughan, and
Harold Peterson.
The following received awards for
participation in athletics: In foot
ball-Lawrence Godbe, David Jones,
Harry Greene, Pearl Jones, j. b.
Walker, Joseph Snow, Amos Griffin,
Hugh Williams, Cliff Naylor, William
Doutre. In baseball-V. Dorton, d..
Kapple, r. Packard, l.. Price, and
Il. Johnson. In baseball'-Leroy Tan
ner, e. Accord, c. HOMESTEAD, A. j..
Taylor, Pearl Jones, o. Stott, =.
Mcdonald, S. l.. owen, John Green
err, NJ. L. Perkins. For track-A. w.
Anderson, Leroy lillian, II. Peter
son, d. Kapple, II. Brossard, j.
Snow, V. Dorton, S. Madsen, Glen
Voorhees,, A. G. Twitchell, p. VanLu'
ven. For tennis-C. odell A. c, Car
rington and Olof Nelson, Mr.. Nelson
also received the Titus medal fol
tennis.