, 1915-05-06
WAX NEWS SUMmAKfkED

would Instruct Ambassador Gerard
to Inquire Of the German govern.
for the facts in connection
with the t%orpedoing of the American
ship Gulfiight by a German subma.
rine.
The sinking Of five more vessels In
the North sea by German subma.
lines In their new campaign is re.
ported. The Norwegian steamers
Baldwin n America were torpc.
doed ami sunk. The crews escaped.
The Swedish steamer Ellida went to
h bottom In less than three min.
utes after II Vas ~torpedoed. Two
vessels in a fishing fleet less than
fifty miles off Aberdeen were sunk,
Tho British destroyer Recruit and two
German torpedo boats were sunk
during a sharp engagement In the
An imposing victory Of Austrian
arms over the Russian forces in
western Gallcla was announced by
the German war office.
Sharp. fighting has been resumed In
Flanders. French, German and
British official statements tell Of
German attacks near Hill No. 60
and st. julien, both In the Ypres
region. The Paris and London com.
m%unIeations say the German or.
siaught failed. put Berlin character.
lies the movements as successful.
Information from the Dardaneiles by
way Of London 10 that the lombard
ment Of the Turkish forts continues
and that great damage has been In
fIicted by the warshIps Of the allies.
A late Turkish official announcement
claims a victory nea Gaba Tepeh,
In the GallipoiI peninsula, which Is
raid to have resulted in the retreat
Of the colonial British troops to the
shelter of their warships. This &C.
count, however, does not agree with
the British official report.
The italian cabinet has decided not
to postpone the assembling of par.
lament on May IL N it is thought
In Rome that parliament may assist
the cabinet in reaching "a decision
which appears now to be almost IN
evItable."
Italian ~eonsuls In Austria-Hunaary
are recommending that all Italians
leave the country as soon as posi-
BILE. As a result Of this warning,
Italian merchants, manufacturers
I'M professional men are arriving at
udine from points In Austria.
Three hundred thousand Bavarians
are massed in Trentino and 100000
Austrians are stationed along the
italian horder-
German aeropIanes, doubtless In reply
to the recent French air attacks on
Friedrichshafen, bombarded various
towns of eastern France The only
damage was two small fires.
This years May day celebration in
Amsterdam tool the form Of 4 huge
peace demonstration, between 10000
and 40, 900 men, women and children
participating.
Almost $4,000, 600 a month has been
contributed by the United States to
the wal sufferers Of Europe since
the first Of last August.
There has been little fighting In Bel
sium, and complete quiet along the
British front. The French have
bombarded the entrenched camp Of
Metz.
German forces are to the southeast
Of Mitau. capital Of courland, and
their operations In the Baltic prov
Inces seemingly have taken the Rus
SLAMS of their guard.
The Russian war office admits the oe
cupation by the Germans Of ShaVali
In the province of kovno; that Ger
nan patrols have appeared near
llbau, an important port In Cour
land on the Baltic sea, and that hos
tile torpedo boats have visited the
Gulf Of Riga.
Both Russians and Austrlans claim
In the carpathians.
From northern Poland to the carpa
thlans the fighting, which has bee
retarded by Inelement weather, hal
taken on a new vigor, and especla
attention Is directed toward the nev
German Invasion of the Russian Bal
tic provinces, where the German
claim to be making progress.
| While no reports have come througl
from the Dardanelles recently, unoi
fetal statements Indicate that tn
allied fleet Is carrying on a heav,
bombardment.
Germans have been bombarding Dur
kirk from the land side, and tn
Germans submarines, after a consie
cradle IuII In their operations, hav
made a new raid on the west coas
Of England and ireland and sun
three steamers.
Sporadic attacks characterize tn
campaign In Belgium and France
The Germans have been rePulsed q
two points-by the Beiglans mort
Of Ypres and by the French at lie
Eparges.
British and French continue their e
forts In the Ypres sector, but tn
Germans claim to have repeile
these assaults and brought the nun
Der of guns captured up to sixt.
three.
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