, 1915-05-22

~ 'hN lAID Us III CN6 - 49,
of the River Niomen. Fighting was
progressing generally in the direction of
Gryaykabuza, Synt wtz and Acyaki on
Monday, and seventeen hundred kussiNns
were made prison els. North of PIzemysI,
from south Of Juroslav to where The WislCka
Joins the San the Germans and the Austro-
Hungalians are fighting for a passage over
the San. The enemy is fleeing further east
and northeast between The PIIlcu and the
Upper Vistula. Near liza and Lagow, in
the vicinity Of Stry, q big battle has been III
progress SINCE yesterday.
A Russian official communiqne states:
"The Austrian debocle in Bukowina is Of
such importance as 10 render n%ugatOry their
cphemelal success in west GalCia. The
entire region between The Dniester and the
Pruth is IN our hands, as the results Of a bril-
liant victory. The AustrIuus have been utterly
defeated, and are IN disorderly fight, having
abandoned 10000 prisoners and important
and powerfully organized positions on a front
Of 14O versts, for the defence Of which they
made tremendous sacrifices in money and
lives. The remnants Of the Austrian army
flying i'll The direction Of the Pruth are IN
pauger of a disaster which seems inevitable,
because of The fierce uction of our cavalry
which fell upon the letreutiug enemy in foil
~ Nl9IObH3 NCSNIOS my nm IuSCo0hAR4J oL0
augmenting the number Of trophies. This
furious pursuit, SO advantageous for uR, con-
%tinues."
London, May 10th-Tho King hos scratch,
ed Friar Marcus, but left Sa1nmarcO still en-
tered fol the Derby. This bos been an
nounced because others were emitting, erro-
neously thinking that the Kings withdrawal
was complete.
The Jockey Club has abandoned the Good
wood meeting.
Sir Edgar Speyer, in q letter to Mr.. AS
quith r0signing his Priyy Councillorship aud
requesting the revocation of his baronetSy,
nlso RESIGNS many British positions of Trust,
honour and beneyolence. The letter resents
the imputations necessitating this course.
In the House Of Commons Mr.. Asquith,
in reply to an enquiry, stated that III the
recent auti-GeImau riots PSI persons were
hurt and 500 arrests were made.
IN answer to Il question Mr., MacNamara,
Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty,
stated that 460,G28 tons of British ship ING,
other than warships, had been sunk or cap
turtd by the Gormnns since The outbrenk Of
the war. The tonnage of German shipping
not wGrships, sunk or captured by the Brit
ish up to Saturday last was 3l4,465, and as
far as was known not II single German or
neutral naQ D3en klllCQ III connection lu6l6-
with.
Yesterdays morning newspapers discussed
the probability of sweeping Cubinet changes
resulting from discussions between Mr.
Churchill and Lord Fisher. The "Daily
Telegraph thought Lord Fisher should re
sign, the Chimes" thought TINT q seaman
First Lord was better in time of war, while
the "Daily Express" outlined the member
ship of a coalition Cabinet. The evening
newspapers thought that the matter could
be arranged.
Dispatches from Berlin state that the
United States Note has been delivered, but
has not been published, and that the news
papers have received an official suggestion
to make 10 comment: An u~noticiRl abstract
Of the general discussion reiterates that the
"Lusitania" was an auxiliary cruiser and an
ammunition carrier, and therefore England
was guilty and Captain Turner should be
imprisoned under the United States laws,
ana That it was unbelievable that the United
States would not take that view. Germany,
it is declared, viii fulfil her sacred duties
uudistmbcd.
New York, May l9th-President Wilson
has reviewed the Atlantic feet, as arranged
before the sinking of the "Lusitania", and
in a speech which is regarded as simplifying
his Note 10 Germany, said: "America asks
nothing for herself except what she has the
,;oLt to ocI, F,r b1n,on;4v ;tca1F W. ur,,t