The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-04-09
ElTEL DECIDES
TO INTERN AT
NEWPORT NEWS
German Sea Raiders Cap
tain Notifies U. S. Official
That He'll NotgO to Sea.
ITALIAN FLEET HAS
LEFT NAVAL POST
Dogs of War Believed to Have
Steamed For The Adriatic
Sea.

Paris, April IA dispatch to a
Paris newspaper states that the Gov
ernor of Smyrna has refused the de-
mand- by the admiral of the allied
fleets to surrender the town, and the
fleets have resumed the lombard
ment. The Smyrna forts are stated to
have been completely demolished.
Paris, April THE French Govern
ment today decided to buy the cargo
of cotton on informed American ship
Dacia. The Chamber will be asked to
vote appropriations for the purchase
of this and other cargOes of neutral
bottoms destined for Germany.
Paris, April IA newspaper dis
patch from Amsterdam states that
Germany is lining the Dutch frontier
with troops and concentrating cavalry
at strategic points along the border.
Uneasiness is felt in Holland, fearing
a German invasion.
Berlin, April IA dispatch from
Athens states that the Greek Govern
ment has held a crown council to dis
cuss the international situation. The
members of the cabinet decided by
unanimous vote to maintain the strict
est neutrality.
Vienna, April 7-Beginning Sunday,
bread tickets will be issued to the En-
perOr of Austria and members of the
Royal household in the same manner
as to ordinary citizens.
Amsterdam, April "A dispatch
Berlin announces that the Crown
Princess Cecilie gave birth to daugh-
ter this afternoon. Both mother and
daughter are doing well.
PetrOgrad, April Russia has won
an important victory in Carpathians.
Sunday the Russians fought their way
over the ridge south of Baligrod, and
are now driving the Austrians down
the Hungarian slopes of Range. At
many points in the same section the
Russians have advanced Is to 20 miles.
Paris, April 7-Tonight's official
says: weather continues bad. There
is great activity between Mouse and
MOselle where we maintained all our
gains. We have realized further prog
ress. Near Pareid in East Verdun we
carried two lines of trenches"
Newport News, April 7-Command-
er Therichens of the German Cruiser
Prinz Eitel Friedrich tonight handed
the following letter to Collector of
Customs Hamilton:
'This is to inform you that / intend
to intern Eitel. The expected relief |
appears not tC have arrived in time.
The force of the enemy's cruisers
waiting outside the bay makes it i'm
possible for dash to the open sea to
b. made with any hope of success"
Copenhagen, April THE capture
by Germany of the Swedish steamer
England has raised storm of protest |
in Sweden. The Swedish Government |
has made strong representations to
Berlin. The England is owned by
Swedish Marine Minister BronstroOm.
On the Italian Frontier, April Z
The warships of the Italian fleet de-
parted suddenly Monday from the
Mediterranean naval stations at Spe-
zia, Gaeta and Maddalena Island.
They concentrated at Augusta, Sicily
and at laramie. They are thus within
few hours of the Adriatic.
Italy now has the finest fleet in her
history. 1t is headed by several new
dreadnoughts, of which the most for
midabIe is the COnte di CavOur, which
corresponds in the Italian navy to
Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth. 1t
is asserted that only the King and one
or two OF the highest Government of
ficials are acquainted with the plans
of the fleet.
Berlin, via London, April THE
German Admiralty has given out an
official statement in which the loss
of the submarine U-29 is accepted.
The text of the communication fol-
lows:
''The submarine U-29 has not re-
turned from its last cruise. According
to a report of the British Admiralty
Of March rs, this vessel with her crew
was sent to the bottom. She therefore
must be regarded as lost"