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What the War Moves Mean
BY }. w. T. Mason, Former European Man.
ager of the United Press.
ager of the United Press.

united Press Leased Wire Service.I
,, NEW YORK, May 81. III a. M
= : Italy meets with no success upon
ner entrance into the war, and If tho
AustroGerman forces are able to in
,aue the wealthy northern districts of
.ne peninsula kingdom an anti-mon-
atehiai revolution may break out.
Savoy
Inc recent pro.war rioting shows
INV temperamental the Italians are
ana does not bode well for continu-
ouS spirit of self sacrifice under the
soau OF defeat. It is unquestionable
r.sa at the Italian populace believes 1t
AZ %ih nave very easy time overcoming
'ne austrian and German armies
after nine months of exhausting
stluggie by the teutons, it would be
sniy unpatriotic to suggest in Italy
.nat the national troops will not be
he u.e 10 do as they please If war
ru put as matter of fact, it is very
ncerta1n whether the Italians will
eeea IN the task before them.
q. u their strategy proves successful,
10y probably will have to win very
tn,..A!. Whichever side makes the
baaN .iai rush with the greater vigor will
suse e an enormous advantage in the
quent trench warfare. The Ital-
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ITALY HESlTATES ON THE BRINK
RUSS "A

+ United Press Leased Wire Service.l
PETROGRAD, May 21.-Threei hun
dred thousand troops arc locked In
great battle north Of Jaroslau that
may decide the fate Of the fortress OF
PrzemysI, won by the Russians after
the most noted siege Of tho war.
In tho face Of terrific artillery fire,
the Austro-German left wing has
thrown q small body Of troops across
the river Lupaczovka, north OF Jar
osIau. The crossing was forced near
Radava, tho enemy suffering enormous
losses. Russian counter attacks have
hurled the enemy back to the bank OF
the river where they face tho danger
Of annihilation or capture Oniciai
dispatches describe the artillery fight
ina north Of Jaroslau as the most
violent since the enemy's drive on
Przemysi began. The Germans swept
the plain south Of Sieniava with con-
tinuous fire that forced tho Russians
to abandon their positions north OF
the Lubaczovka and retire to the south
bank, where they are successfully
resisting all attempts by the Austro-
Germans to make a further advance.
General Mackensen has almost
ceased his attacks on the forts guard
Ing Przemysl from the west. Appar-
emily the German commander is await
inq the outcome Of his attempted en-
IveIopIna movement on the east bank
Of the San.
"Fighting In southeastern Poland,
In southeastern Galiela and In the
CourIsnd, continues to our advantage"
the war office stated today.
RIGA REPORTED CAPTURED.
LONDON, May 2t.-Private dis.
patches from Stockholm, reporting
that the Germans have captured the
great Russian Baltic seaport Of Riga,
were without confirmation from any
other source early today.
| In official circles the report was gen
orally discredited. ....
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fans have never been able to do things
well in the first attempt. The latest
evidence Of this was during the Tri-
poll campaign when the early fighting
proved Italian leadership to be so II
efficient.
Whether Germany will wait to the
very end, in the hope of peaceful SET
tlement, or whether she will make
sudden effort to cross the ltallaA
mountains before war is declared, is a
question which may possess momen-'
Gus consequences. There is as yet no
absolute certainty that war must come,
for a last minute compromise Is al
ways possible. What Germany ought
TO do under these circumstances is
a matter of grave doubt either way.
But, once the war breaks out, the
Germans are prepared to strike with
offensive Intentions. and If they can
carry the mountain barriers ana
plunge into the Italian plains, their
hold may quite we'll become perman.
ent.
The resultant disappointment to the
Italians will come with total unex-
pectedness. In phlegmatic England,
the unsatisfactory state of the war
has overthrown the government.
Among the temperamental Latins OF
the south. defeat may send the royal
family into exile and Italy may then
become republic
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IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, May 21.-When
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., resumed the
stand before the industrial relations
commission this morning almost as
much interest was manifested in the
chairman, Frank P. Walsh. as In the
witness. This resulted from the know.
ledge that certain members OF the
commission had admitted last night
their dissatisfaction with what they
considered Walsh's aggressive man
ner Of questioning young Rockefeller.
Rockefeller opened the session with
a request to read a statement making
his position clear in connection with
his examination late yesterday by
Chairman Walsh relative to the John
Lawson case in Colorado. Permission
being granted he read as follows:
"My opinion, is that Justice shoald
be SO administered as to be above sus-
picion; and If in any material particu-
lar the trial of Mr.. lawson has been
wanting in this respect, I for one,
should desire to see the supreme
court OF Colorado, to which the appeal
has been taken, closely consider every
ground that may be urged and to
grant a new trial should any material
ground be sustained.
'T have no more right than any 9TH
or citizen in this country to attempt
to interfere with or influence the course
of justice and questions which are so
framed as to seek to put me in
the position Of appearing to concede
that there has been wilful tamper1ng
with the courts or Of stating what am
prepared to do to influence the future
course of justice, either as respects
Mr.. Lawson or any other person, /
cannot regard as other than improper
questions, and direct reflections upon
those who are charged with the ad
ministration of justice. To sinister re-
Elections Of this kind I must decline to
be a party even by inference
Were I either directly or indirect
ly to attempt to influence the
judiciary Of Colorado as respects the
present appeal in Mr.. Lawson's trial,
| should be guilty Of the very proce-
dure against which citizens before this
commission have SO strongly protested
and which I have myself not less
strongly condemned; and I hope the
chairman of the commission will not
expect from me replies to any ques-
tions which imply that I believe 9TH
ers have been guilty of unlawful or
improper acts in the administration of
Justice or that I entertain a position
superior to that of any other citizen
of the republic, either before the law
or towards its administration"
with reference to the questions"
said Walsh when Rockefeller had fin
ished his statement, "if there are any
you think improper, please state the
fact and they will be considered by
the whole commission later.
Now as for this high regard for
the law" continued the chairman. 'it
extends. I suppose, to all the officers
charged with its contempt?'
Yes"
You have no contempt for officers
of the law who refuse to do your bid
ding?"
II haven't"
"You have respect"
II have"
Walsh took up the matter Of L. NJ.
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GERMANY

United Press Leased Wire Service]
BERLIN (via wireless to London)
May 21.-Severe attacks by the Eng
Iish south Of Neuve ChapeIle and by
the French in the Ally woods, broke
down under hot German artillery fire,
the war office announced this after
noon. The fighting from Ypres to Ar
ras has been resumed on a larger
scale. In the eastern theatre Of war,
the Russians continue to retreat
around PrzemysI. It Is understood
Russian prisoners taken by General
Mackensen since May 1, now total
100000. Tho Austro-Germans have
captured seventy-two cannon and 253
machine guns. German forces operat-
inc north Of the Niemen have crossed
the Dubisea and occupied the Russian
village of setieoIa, forty miles north
west Of kovno.
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Answer to American Demand and Protest is Be-
ing Carefully Prepared Before it is Fl
naly Delivered in Washington.
The EMPEROR IS TO HAVE FINAL WORD
German Foreign Office and Awaiting
the @. K of Wilhelm.
nv John Edwin Nevin, United Press
CtafP Correspondent.1

Nv John Edwin Nevin, United Press
- staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 21.-Proof
that the kaiser personally will have
the final word in deciding Germany's
reply to the Wilson protest against
submarine warfare, reached here to-
day in the report from Berlin by Am
bassador Gerard that the note was
practically complete, but held up
awaiting the rulers return to the
capital
This confirmed American officials
belief that II harmonious relations be-
tween the two countries are to con-
tinue, tie kaiser himself will have to
preserve them. Unoflcial reports tell
of growing bitterness against America
In the German newspapers and among
officials generally. These views are
thought to reflect the sentiment of the
Berlin foreign office which has pre-
pared reply. according to the best
information obtainable, recognizing
Americans right to protection, but in
effect declaring the kaiser's submarine
warfare against belligerent merchant
men, Germany's business and hers
Alone
The kaiser, however, will have the
final say and Austro-German infu-
ences in this country have been ad-
dressed to him to have such conces-
sions made as will satisfy the United
States
1t is already certain that Germany
VIII not take the responsibility OF
breaking off netotiations with this
government by a belligerent reply.
Inc tone is to be polite and concilia-
tory. according to the United Press
correspondent in Berlin and all infor-
nation reaching here sustains this ex-
pectation. Even though the present
orait were approved-and officials are
hope1ul that it will not be, it
would be hard for the United States
70 frame an ultfmatum on It. accord
ing to the facts so far known. 1t will
make concessions Of material charac-
ler 1t is anticipated. therefore. that
lhe German communication will re-
lulre serious consideration by the
president and his advisers before any
lnfther steps are taken. Persons
closest to the executive, say he has
not changed his ideas in the slightest
and still insists that Germany must
meet Americas views. If the Germans
aii back on legal precedent as rea-
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Tornado's STRANGE Course.

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ALTON. ILL.,, May 21.-A tornado at
Grafton, H., near here last night,
threaded a winding course through Il
large area dotted by the twelve
buildings Of the Illinois Powder Co.,
containing fifty carloads of dynamite
The wind uprooted trees, snapped 9th
ers off uniformly ten feet from the
ground and entirely missed the build
ings of the plant. Employees of the
plant marvelled at the course OF the
tornado. They said the demolition OF
one Of the buildings would have
caused disastrous explosion.
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AUSTRIA

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicei
VENICE, May 21.-Austria has be-
gun interning all italian males be-
tween the ages of seventeen and six
ty. Fifty thousand Italians In the coun-
try around sarbarisa, Dignano and
Mariana, in the Trieste region, were
today placed aboard trains bound for
concentration camps in CarinoIa and
Croatia, according to advices received
here. Leading Italians in Pola have
been arrested and others terrorized
bv Austrian mobe.
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RANCE
[ BY VIM. Philip simms, United Press
Staff Correspondent

by Wm- Philip Stmms, united tresS
Staff Correspondent
PARIS, May 21:-The great battle
around Ypres and Arras halted by
three days rain storm, has been re-
newed with desperate fighting along
the Yser canal.
The Germans braved a steady ma
chine gun fire and drove the allied
troops out Of their advanced trenches
north of Ypres. The war office admit
ted this temporary setback in an
official statement this afternoon, but
declared the allies counter-attacked
and drove tho enemy out Of the cap
tured ground. Toward night the al
lies took the offensive in the same
region and won new ground.
The British have resumed their for
ward movement toward Lille. In a
hot engagement near Neuve chaPelle
they advanced slightly In the dircc
ton Of Aubers.
AVIATOR KILLED.
PARIS, May 21.-The French avia-
tor Moreau, fell 1,4oO feet at Geiun,
twenty-seven miles southeast Of Paris.
today, and was killed.
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son for refusing to do certain things,
1t is admitted, however, that it will be
hard to justify any American action
based on moral and humanitarian
grounds alone.
The British announcement that the
admiralty Is expecting the hearings in
the cases Of the detained American
cargoes, was admittedly made to stave
on another note from the United
States. 1t was said it will not serve
its purpose, however, although it is
not the administrations intention to
address Great Britain just at this
time. The president expects to let
the British matter rest until the Ger
man reply is received, but within a
short time it Is known he plans to
forward a note to England and
France. demanding that they either
establish a physical blockade of the
German coast or abandon tiaefi. an
nounced intention of holding up nom
cargoes destined for Ger
many and neutral countries.
England to Take Action.
WASHINGTON. May 21-Secretary
Bryan said today he had received con-
firmation from Ambassador Page.
London of the statement through new
sources that the British government
was taking action to settle, immediate.
ly and satisfactorily to owners, all
controversies concerning American
cotton shipments held up at Brit sh
ports and that only details relative
to proof Of. ownership and contract
prices remained to be disposed Of.
No Trouble Expected.
[By John Edwin Nevin, United Press
staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 21.-Conf1dent-
ial reports of Germany's attitude to-
ward the United States were consider
ed by President Wilson and the cab
met today. They were from Ambas-
sador Gerard at Berlin and are under
stood to have been comparatively
optimistic.
Gerard said the German reply 10
the presidents note would be sent
early next week.
Although members of the cabinet
refused to say just what Gerard .'e-
ported, it is understood all his mes
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|TA[ y

UNITED Press LIE Wire Service.]
ROME, May y rmed with pow
er to declare Immediately, tho
Italian cabine\ Has summoned Into
session at an unusually early hour to-
day while the nation rested on vol
eano Of excitement.
Wild rumors that hostiIlties already
have begun, that the italian and Aus
trian forces have cIashed along the
border and that the Italian fleet has
sailed with orders to engage the Aus
trian naval forces, kept Rome fever
ishly expectant throughout the night.
Until day break today crowd of 2OO.-
600, af1ame with the war spirit surgeo
through the streets, bearing aioft the
flags Of Italy, France, England, Rus
sia, Montenegro and Japan.
Baron Sonnino, the foreign minister
was the first to arrive at the govern
ment offices. A few minutes later a
big limousine bearing Premier Sal
andra and his secretary pressed
through the crowd. Carabinieri form
ed line through the great throng that
closed In about the premier, shouting
"one live SaIandra!"
Before night the decision Of the gov
was that it would be an uitimatum fix
ing a time limit Of forty-eight hours
in which Austria may give final an
swer to the italian demands. Another
forecast was that the government
would declare war without further re-
source to diplomacy. Military circles
were expecting an order to begin
FostiIItles within twenty-four hours.
>E L. IAaVt . q
in tho Adriatic Is deep mystery.
Though great bodies Of troops are
known to have been massed along the
Gorltz frontier ard along the border
of TyroI, the government has for
weeks permitted not the slightest
hint regarding the location OF the nav
al forces to leak out.
a report telesraphed here from
Venice that an Italian torpedo boat
stopped the Austrian steamer cosuiich
when II tried to leave port last NIGHT
was passed by the censor, but Is with
cut official confirmation.
The captain Of the cosulich was
said to have been placed under arrest
and a contraband cargo confiseated'
It is known that torpedo boats are
guarding the harbors at Venice and
Genoa to prevent interned German
ships from putting out to sea.
The German ambassador, Prince Won
BuIow, and the Austrian special envoy,
Won Macchio, have not yet left Rome,
il was stated at their embassies early
today. Presumably under ordere from
their governments, they are making
final arrangements for protection OF
their nationals whose business inter-
ests require them to remain in Italy
after hostiIities actually begin. Won
euIow, according to one report, corr
fided to attaches Of neutral embassy
here that he did not expect to leave
Rome for at least two days.
The unanimity Of Parliament's
action in supporting the governments
war program was a surprise to even
the pro-war leaders today. Only one
deputy, the socialist, xurati, opposed
passage Of the bill in the brief de-
bate. The socialists were expected 10
vote In opposition to the measure, but
It has been rumored the opposition
would also include votes from other
parties.
Leaders Of the. women suffrage
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ENGLAND

limited Press Leased Wire Service]
LONDON, May 21.-For the first
time, a London Newspaper today ad-
miteed the possibility Of an invasion
of EnaIand by the Germans.
The Daily Mall, commenting editor
iavIy on the formation Of the new CO.
alition cabinet, observed that the gov
eminent "may have to bear the brune
of much darker days than any we
have yet faced"
at is possible that the mon whose
names would be put before the ma
tion In the next few days may be re-
sponsibie to the country at a time OF
actual attempted INVASION" said the
Mail. I'VE do not believe for one mo-
ment that the Germans are keeping
their vast fleet Of warships ana trans
potrs rotting in idleness. We be-
iieve when the hour suits them, per
haps In some last moment Of despera-
ton, their fleet will strike with the
inter ention of terrifying the people Of
these islands Into peace on their own
terms"
GERMANS JEERED.
LONDON, May 21-The crew Of the
German submarine that sank the lin
er FaIaba, on March %, laughed and
jeered at the struggles OF the drown
ina passengers, according to wit
neeses who testified today when the
official inquiry was resumed.
John ChiseI, one OF the survivors,
said he was in a life boat and dis
tinctly saw the actions Of the Ger
uaana
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Especiallv For Those Officers Who Will do His
Bidding When Some of His Employees
Are Engaged in Strike.
HIS POLICY IS COLORADO MINING
Told on Witness Stand That He Had no Policy
There and Did Not Know What the
Price of Coal Was at Any Time

Bowers assignment. He read a let
ter written by Bowers to Rockefeller
November 18, 1913, in which the form
er said, I'VE have been able to line
up all the bankers" that the little
cowboy governor would be brought
to time; that every possible weapon"
was used to keep Governor Ammonf
from back sliding;' that probably
never before was such pressure
brought to bear on a governor; that
taffy was being used to keep Ammons
in the right frame OF mind" Rocke-
feller objected that Bowers, not ne,
wrote the letter.
WAS this your policy?" he asked
the witness. Because we have six
letters written by you. saying you
back up all that was being done in
Colorado?"
| Rockefeller answered that he had no
policy in Colorado. He thought 1T
right to use every proper means TO
protect the institution and If officials
were sluggish, to seek to move them
to do their duty. He refused to ad-
NIT any imDropriety in his own letter
to Bowers relative to material to be
used in a prospective letter from Gov
ernor Ammons to President Wilson.
"As a director of Colorado Fuel and
Iron Co.. asked Walsh, did you or
did you not know that coal prices were
prohibitive during the strike in Colo
rado?"
'T have Mr.. Welborn's statement
that prices were not raised said
Rockefeller.
DO you know what the price OF
coal wss?"
Il don't pretend to know the price
of coal tbere-at any time The wit
ness was then asked concerning
charges that miners were cheated by
the company's weighmen--not being
allowed their own weiShers. "9oW
say that it was an abominable crime
to cheat the men who were under
ground?' asked the chairman.
at would be abominable," agreed
Rockefeller
Did you cheat?"
Not to my knowledge"
The witness declined to admit that
he or his father was responsible for
the bulletin issued by Ivy Lee, rela-
tive to the Colorado strike. He al.
mitted his father paid $4,000 to Lee
for his services.
Next Walsh read a letter from Bow.
ers to Starr J. Murphy, in which 1t
was asserted that competing coal
companies were robbing their miners
through false weights and asked
Rock efeller If he and Bowers would
join in seeking prosecution Of these
companies. 1t was not his
affair, Rockefeller suggested.
"After VIZ, kpou th rough this letter
that miners were being robbed, you
Joined this company and your father
paid for the issuance Of a statement
saying the charge was false?' in'
quired Walsh. There was no SPECIFIC
answer and the argument drifted then
to the question of personal respons'
ibility for the Ivy Lee bullettns
Walsh recalled statements by Other
Witnesses concerning "class conscio1s.
ness" and asked If the reason Rookie
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The War i'm Mexico
Latest Developments Among Our Revolution
ary Neighbors of the South.

tory have failed The United States
has asked the Red Cross to act, but
that organization is discouraged.
Every time food has been sent to in
terror points, it has been comman-
deensd for the army.
The chief danger is of attacks by
starving people on members of the
foreign colony. There are only a few
troops now in the city,
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limited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, May 21.-The Mex
leo City situation today was serious.
The majority of the inhabitants were
hungry. No food supplies were en-
tering the capital. Existing supplies
were nearly exhausted. There have
been incipiant riots. All the inter
national relief committees efforts to
get food in through Carranzista terri
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