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Evening star., 1915-05-29

LONDON. May 2S.-Gen. Morftz Won
Aufrenburg former Austro Hungarian
minister of war. and early In the war
in command of an Austrian army. has
been arrested and is being treated as
serious political criminal" accord
ing to the Frankfurter Zeitung, says
the Amsterdam correspondent of Reu-
ter's Telegram Company. The Frank
furter Zeitung says in It's account of
the arrest of the former Austro-Hun-
garian minister that Won Auffenburg
has shown by his career that he is not
a person of little importance"
Continuing. the newspaper says:
HE has been minister of war. chief
Evening star., 1915-05-29
CORMONS COUNCIL MEETS
UNDER ITALIAN CONTROL

ROME, May 29.-The municipal coun-
ell Of Cormons met Wednesday for the
first time since the Italian occupation.
under the presidency of a lieutenant of
Carabfneers. delegated by the italian
general commanding the division. ac-
cording to the Idea Nazionale. The
council elected three aldermen and u
provisional mayor to conduct the affairs
OF the city.
The portrait of Emperor Francis Jo-
seph was removed from the wall of the
council chamber and replaced by one
Of King Victor Emmanuel. Messages
OF greeting were sent to the king.
Queen Margherita and Lieut.. Gen. Ca
dorna.
Evening star., 1915-05-29
POPE AND ITALIAN ROYALTY GIVE
PALACES TO HOUSE WOUNDED

install hospitals in the royal palaces
at Verona, Caserta and other places.
The queen will personally supervise
these hospitals. That she is an ad-
mfrable nurse was proved by her min
istrations to the people during the days
that followed the Messina earthquake.
Dowager Queen Gives House.
Dowager Queen Margherita has given
for hospital house which stands
in the grounds of her own palace do
main. The president of the Italian Red
Cross Society has offered part of his
residence for the treatment Of wound
ed.
The Red Cross has inspected the
royal quarters rendered and found
them admirably suited for hospitals,
with the exception of some of the
rooms in the Quirinal which are hung
with tapestries
Evening star., 1915-05-29
OUTBREAKS IN MILAN CURBED
BY VIRTUAL STATE OF SIEGE

ing that he would enforce the law
with inflexible firmness.
mob stormed and pillaged the Hotel
Metropole, which was closed. The
Italian proprietor fed over the roofs
to escape. Afterward the office bulld.
ing of the German electrical firm OF
Siemens-S -Schuckert was stormed, pill
laged and demolished. The books and
furniture We're taken into the court
yard and burned. The fire department
was called out and prevented the flames
from spreading.
Precautions Against Aeros.
Instructions have been issued In
Milan to guide the people in case OF
aeroplane attacks. Householders are
to keep in their courtyards large re-
ceptacles filed with water. as well as
boxes of dry sand. to put out fires
Upon being warned of the presence of
hostile aeroplane all lights are to be
extinguished and people are requested
to go quietly home.
Evening star., 1915-05-29
GERMAN STATEMENT.

No German official statement was re-
ceived today. The latest one. issued
yesterday. says:
In the western theater: Fourteen Off
GERS and 1,45O Frenchmen were taken
prisoners and six machine guns were
captured since the 9th of May. These
belonged to the French army corps
operating at a vital point where at
tempts were made by the enemy to
break through our line northeast
of Lorette ridge Southeast Of Lo-
rette ridge the French renewed at
tacks on parts of our line last night,
but were repulsed. At Ablain a bat
tie is raging.
The enemy also attacked in the forest
of LIE Pretre last night. After pro-
longed artillery preparation and bit
ter hand to-hand fighting the en-
gagement ended in a severe defeat
for the French
In the VosgeS mountains the enemy
succeeded in establishing himself in
a small trench forming part of our
A French attack at Reichs Ackerkopf.
north Of Muehlbach, easily was re-
pulsed.
Eighteen French aviators yesterday at
tackled the open town of Ludwigs-
hafen bavaria.
ed by bombs. The material damage
done by the raiders was slight. The
leading armored aeroplane was COM
PEELED to land at point east of Neu-
stadt, and afterward the commander
of the squadron of aircraft also fell
into our hands in the neighborhood
of Nancy. Our aeroplanes caused a
separate aeroplane to fall at Epinal.
and they set fire to the barracks at
Gerardmer eighteen miles south of
st. Die).
In the eastern .theater: On the Dubysa
our troops again commenced the Of
fensive. An attack conducted on
both sides of the high road between
Rossjeny and Erigola was crowned
with good results. We captured 3 12C
Russians. On the remainder of this
front Russian night attacks were re-
pulsed at several places.
In the southeastern theater: To stop the
advance of the Teutonic allies troops
of the enemy tried with fresh forces
brought forward from other war the.
aters to attack at several points or
the right bank Of the River San
These attempts failed. Only in the
region of Sieniawa were weak divi
sions forced back on the left bank Of
the San. On this accession about si,
of our cannot could not be with
drawn in good time.
In the district northeast of Peremy s
We are still progressing favorably or
both sides of the River Wysznia. Ir
addition to the booty reported May
25. about 5000 additional prisoner.
have been taken and about twenty
fve cannon and about twenty ma
chine guns have been captured.
Evening star., 1915-05-29

MILAN. Italy. May 29.-Energetic
measures adopted by Gen. Spingardi
have resulted in the arrest of 263 per-
sons and the establishment of order
throughout the city. Disorders had
been of frequent occurrence since the
declaration of war by Italy.
Milan was last night in virtual
state of siege. The entire garrison was
kept in readiness, and troops posted in
various points of the town to prevent
excesses against the Germans and Aus
trians.
Outbreaks Condemned.
1t is believed that no further trouble
will occur. The population of Milan. ir-
respective of classes or parties. con-
demns the recent outbreaks against the
Austro- Germans and their property.
Gen. Spingardi. who is in charge of
the troops, issued a proclamation say
Evening star., 1915-05-29
"VICTOR OF KAMAROW' ARRESTED
AS "SERIOUS POLITICAL CRIMINAL

of the general staff and at the begin
ming of the war was given command
of an army. and until recently was
feted with official approval as the VIC
tor OF Kamarow.'
Shortly after this battle. however.
he was deprived of his command. ow-
ing. it is said, to the failure of an en-
veloping operation. but nevertheless on
April % an imperial decree was issued
comforting on him the title of baron
and granting in addition the title of
Kamarow. Four days later he was ar
rested. and since then he has been
treated as a serious political criminal"
Events which happened during his
tenure in Office are given by the
Frankfurter Zeitung as grounds for
the investigation.
Evening star., 1915-05-29

fire. gained a certain amount Of
ground on both banks of the San.
East of Gousskow, near Klotkowice.
the enemy. after furious fighting
which lasted several days. succeeded
in capturing fresh trenches from two
of our battalions
Between the great marshes Of the
Dniester and Dolina the enemy. who
began a series of resoIute attacks
May %. was repulsed nearly every
where and could only maintain him
self in front of our wire entangle-
ments. from which he is being gradu-
ally dislodged by our counter at
tackS.
According to the latest information,
the Sd Caucasian Corps, resuming the
offensive the night of the 9th. car
ried Sieniawa by assault. took an ad-
ditional thousand prisoners and cap
tured five guns.
Evening star., 1915-05-29
Space Allotted to Passengers.

NEW YORK, May 2s.-The public serv-
ice commission. after an exhaustive
investigation. has adopted a resolu-
tion setting forth that every passenger
on New York's elevated, subway and
surface cars who gets a seat is entitled
to 177s inches Of space. Tho trans
portation companies were notified that
in future they must allot this much
seating space to a passenger.
Evening star., 1915-05-29

spoke contemptuously of them.
The newspaper proceeds to argue that
it would be less painful sacrifice for
Austria to surrender Albanian NO
Mans Land" to Serbia than territorial
offers already made to Italy. and the
government and people should reckon
that the Serbians have not behaved as
despicably as the Italians.
Serbia has not succeeded on the road
hitherto Travelled" the article says, but
on an opposite road she had much to be
saved"
Evening star., 1915-05-29
MAY OFFER TERRITORY TO SERBIA
TO GAIN WITHDRAWAL FROM WAR

LONDON, May 2s.-The Amsterdam
correspondent of Reuters Telegram
Company states that a new turn in
German diplomacy is indicated in an
article published in the Vossiche Zei-
tung. The article advocates an offer to
Serbia of territory in north Albania and
Adriatic ports as compensation for her
withdrawal from further hostilities
The Vossiche Zeitung says that the
Serbians have done enough for honor
and the time is now past when one
Evening star., 1915-05-29
RUSSIAN STATEMENT.

PETROGRAD. via London, May 70,
The following official communication
was issued last night:
In the Shawl region our troops have
captured the strongly fortified posi-
tion of Bubie. taking more than a
thousand German prisoners
On the lower Dubysa there has been
stubborn fighting.
In Galicia the fighting on the San con-
tinues with the same intensity. The
night of May q our troops opened
an energetic offensive against the en-
emy positions north and east of Sie-
niawa. inflicting on the enemy heavy
losses. In the course of the day we
captured his fortifications on the
Pigany front, where the Sd Caucasian
Corps captured 5000 Austrians and
Germans and six heavy guns and six
field guns
Nevertheless. on the south and east of
Radymno the enemy, profting by his
considerable superiority In artillery
Evening star., 1915-05-29
Verdict of Law Violation Upheld.

NEW YORK. May os.-The judgment
of a lower court which found Miss villa
r. Page. a New Thought" advocate.
guilty of violating the public health
law In having practiced medicine with
out license. has been upheld by the
appellate division of the supreme cou4ssi
The higher court issued nA opinion0f
the case,
Evening star., 1915-05-29
Correspondent Stopped.

The correspondent went to the east =
ern front without permission. The re-
suit was that he was stopped almost
everywhere. Being able to explain sat
isfactorily his presence. he was permit
ted to go farther onward. and visited
San Giorgio di Nogaro and Cormons
He was prevented, however, from Civ
Ing any Information of what he saw
at either of these places
Descriptions even of the most trivial
episodes of the war will only be per
mitted to be sent out of Italy ten DAYS
after their occurrence. Therefore the
only means the correspondents have
for communicating with points outside
the Kingdom is to travel to the from
tier and file their dispatches. The au-
thorities are even endeavoring to pre-
vent this mode of communication.
Evening star., 1915-05-29
TURKS NOT TO WAGE
WAR UPON ITALIANS
Minister of Interior, Talaat
Bey, Voices Declaration,
Saying ''We Can Wait"
ROME LANDS BIG FORCE
ON ISLAND OF RHODES
Constantinople Cognizant Of Sig
niicant Action-Expects Ru-
mania to Remain Neutral.

BERLIN. May 29.-Talaat Bey, Turk
ish minister of the interior. in an inter-
view with the Constantinople cor
respondent of the Berliner Tageblatt,
stated that Turkey would not declare
war against Italy.
I'VE will not declare war on italy.
Talaat Bey said. I'VE can wait. What
can Italy do to u.s."
The Turkish minister Of war told the
same correspondent that all prepara-
tions had been made long ago, and
there would be no surprises 1t is
true. he said. that long before the
declaration of war Italy had collected
a strong force at the Island of Rhodes.
but Turkey knew some days ago that
transports had been going back to
Italy.
Discusses Balkan Nations.
In the course Of his interview with
the correspondent. Talaat Bey said that
the Rumanian king and premier would
hold secure the neutrality of that coun-
try, while Bulgaria could gain nothing
by joining the allies.
The territory near Adrianople did not
attract Bulgaria. Talaat Bey said, and
as Bulgarians knew that they will
never get Constantinople they prefer
to see the Turks hold that city rather
than Russians or English.
Italians on Island of Rhodes.
The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger states that
Italian troops in considerable force
have landed on the Turkish Island Of
Rhodes.
The Island of Rhodes is in the Medi-
terranean at the entrance to the
Aegean sea- It lies close to the main
land Of Asia Minor. 1t is about 800
miles south Of the Dardanelles. and ap-
proximately half that distance from
Smyrna, where, also, the allies have
been conducting operations against the
Turks
No official report has been received
of a declaration Of war between Turkey
and Italy. Recent news dispatches de-
about to leave Constantinople, but the
Turkish ambassador to Rome was said
to be still in Italy.
First Occupied In 1912.
The Island Of Rhodes has been occu-
pied by the Italian authorities since
the Turko-Italian war. The island was
occupied by Italian forces May I, 1912
without opposition on the part of the
Turkish garrison. which was captured
| At the conclusion of peace between
Italy and Turkey, treaty was signed
in which Italy engaged to restore tc
Turkey the Aegean Islands, including
Rhodes. occupied by her troops, but or
the condition that a general amnesty
be granted to their inhabitants; that
local autonomy be respected, and tha,
public liberty be guaranteed. II Turkey
failed to fulfill these conditions Italy
| reserved to herself the right of taking
action against the porte and the
islands were not to be restored until
the agreement respecting them wal
carried out
Evening star., 1915-05-29
GREAT BRITAIN READY
TO PAY FOR COTTON
British Embassy Issues Statement
Regarding the Delay in
Settlement.

The British embassy's side of the
controversy over the delay in settle
ment by Great Britain for cotton car
goes seized In transportation. which
DELAY has been the subject of repre-
sentations to the State Department by
Senator Hoke Smith. was given out to-
day as follows;
The British embassy announce that
they have received the following tele-
gram from the British foreign Office:
THE board Of trade has been in COM
munication with a representative of
vessels whose cargoes have been pur-
chased by his majesty's government
He was informed that his ma1esty's
government are ready and anxious to
pay at once. He. however, admitted
fully his inability at present to mako
any definite claim In respect of any one
of the cargoes Of these vessels. but
has undertaken to obtain all necessary
particulars in order to present his
claims as soon as possible.
THE representative OF shippers of
cotton on another vessel has also been
seen and similarly informed Of our
readiness to make an immediate set
tlement. but he has also acknowledged
that he was not at present In a posi-
tion to put forward his claim. Both
these representatives have telegraphed
to their principals in the United States
and thus information respecting our
readiness to make immediate payment
for the cotton on eighteen ships out
of the twenty-four has already reached
American shippers interested in the
consignments. The cargoes on the re-
naming six steamers are being SINH
larly dealt with.
Evening star., 1915-05-29
FRENCH STATEMENT.
PARIS, May 70, 2,3O p.m..

In the region to the north of Arras
there occurred last night a very vio-
lent artillery engagement. The en-
envy bombarded particularly our po-
sitions on the heights of Lorette. A
night attack made it possible for us
to make further progress to the east
of the roadway between AK Noulette
and Souchez. At about midnight a
German counter attack on our trench
es at Ablain st. Nazaire was easily
repulsed.
In the Argonne in tho vicinity of Fon-
taine Madame, we yesterday took
possession of a section of the enc
my's trenches.
Evening star., 1915-05-29

TURKISH STATEMENT.
CONSTANTINOPLE, via London, May
20s
An official statement issued by the war
oh1ce last night says:
At Ari Burnu and seddul Bahr feeble
Evening star., 1915-05-29
British Government Decides to
Regulate More Strictly All
Publications.
ITALY'S REGULATIONS
EVEN MORE RIGOROUS
Severe Penalties Provided for ANY
Message Relating to Military
Operations.

LONDON, May 2s-The. government
has decided to regulate more striciiy
the publication OF war news 1t VAS
that in order to prevent dis
closure of information or publication OF
statements In the press which might
assist the enemy or interfere in sue.
cessful prosecution of the war the di.
rector of public prosecutions in Eng
land and Wales. the lord advocate n
Scotland and the attorney general IN
Ireland. would be charged with the duty
OF fnstituting proceedings In the event
Of infraction of the defense OF tho
realm regulations by publication OF pro.
hibited matter
Would Give News to Neutrals.
The appointment of person OF minis,
terial rank to supervise the dissemiIia-
tlon of authentic war news to neutral
countries is urged editorially by the
Times, which says:
The minister should be backed by suf-
hcfent funds and assisted by men who
have direct knowledge of the newspaper
press OF the world Such an organization
should be controlled from London, but
should have representatives In various
countries. We should not be too proud
~ SouheSidSt tuS erect or German lies
and let neutral countries know the truth"
italian Ban Rigorous.
ITALIAN FRONTIER, May 2s.-Italy
thus far has been more rigorous than any
other country at war concerning pro
visions for the newspapers obtaining news
OF the progress of the war No permis-
sion has been given journalists to proceed
to the front. and a strict prohibition,
carrying with it severe penalties In case
of infringement, has been issued against
any message regarding the military
operations being sent correspondents,
aside from the official communications
which must be used textually and must
not be quoted in part
The telephone service has been sup
pressed. and letters and kilograms are
being strictly censored Until yester-
day no one was allowed to write in
English. and any letter in that Ian
guage was subject to conflscation with
in the borders of the kingdom. From
today. however, letters in italian,
French or English were permitted to
be posted.
Evening star., 1915-05-29
War Waged in Anger.

"Not in hatred do we wage this war.
but in anger--in holy anger. The
greater the danger we have to con-
front. surrounded on all sides by enc
nIes. the more deeply does the love OF
home grip our hearts, the more must
Evening star., 1915-05-29
Sweden Makes Claims.

while most anxious to satisfy all
claims as promptly as possible. IT is
obvious that the process of arriving at
speedy settlement is delayed by the
necessity OF establishing the real own
ership of each consignment and OF as
certaining whether it has passed from
shipper to consignee and who is the
right person to receive payment The
question il complicated by the fact that
the Swedish consignees of a number of
the cargoes are instituting proceedings
here with a view to preventing the
purchase by his majesty's government
from American shippers of cargoes
which 1t is alleged have been already
bought and paid for by these Swedish
consignees"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25
RELICS OF DEPARTED AGE
Napkin RINGS Condemned 40 Being
Things Of Which the World Has
Long Been Tired.

It is understood that the National
American Woman Suffrage association
takes Just pride in the opportunity It
has afforded to its members to dispose
Of their superfiuous napkin rings.
which is to say all the napkin rings
they possess. The whole melting-pot
plan fires the imagination.
But for the napkin rings. They are
relics Of a departed age, reminders 'of
the era of the Saturday night bath, the
old folks concert and the painted
panoramas. of the Nile. They abide
now in outof-the-way corners. tar
nished and forgotten, bands of old sill
yer, often affectionately inscribed at
the command. Of givers long since
turned to dust. They are the sort OF
reminders Of a gentler but less fastidt-
GUS generation that we do not like to
part with except for some good reason
and have no desire to keep. The
serial napkin went long ago. To the
melting pot, by all means, with the
rings and that they may melt up into
millions of dollars worth of silver Is
our sincere wish.-New York Times.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25
POCKET EASY TO FASHION
Adjustable, and May Be Quickly Made
by Those at All Skilled In
Embroidery Work.

For fear that one of your white
skirts or a silk gown will not come
prepared with the omnipresent pocket,
there is a delightful separate pocket
arrangement, to be slipped over a
leather or fabric belt, upon which the
quick embroiderer may spend profit
able hour or so. One white crepe de
chine dress exploited pair of these
pockets strapped over a dark blue
shade Of blue. The pockets are cut
much like an envelope, with the two
straps instead of flap, buttoning at
each end of the crescent-shaped open
ing. A border of darning stitches In
two shades of blue or brown or all in
black makes pretty finish. while
cross-stitches or French knots may be
equally we'll employed. The button.
holes should be worked and the but
tons sewed on with the same color as
used for the embroidery. A pair of
these pockets worn on each hip over a
white linen skirt give the effect Of q
smart yoked model and are really prac.
ticaI enough to hold a handkerchief,
keys or bit of change. .'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25
EFFECTS IN BLACK AND WHITE
Draperies for the Home May Be az e.
feetive as Artistic Sense Can
Devise.

Black-and.white effects are used IN
draperies and other decorations al
we'll as in dress fabrics. Black-and-
white stripes, plaids and black back
grounds of color are we'll liked. One
of the new draperies is an o,d-fash'
toned design in chintz, with lattice
of black on a French gray back
ground upon which are printed fow-
ers and foliage in shades Of gun metal
gray and shrapnel reds. There are
other combinations on French gray
background. Box covers, lamp shades,
couch covers, couch pillows, screens,
curtains and valances in harmonizing
designs are used with pleasing ef-
feet.
In planning the decoration OF q
home individual taste and desire for
tones and color harmony may be cas-
lily gratifed, the range Of fabrics. de-
signs and treatment of color blending
being so nearly perfect that any ar
tistic scheme may be carried out and
still kept within a modest purse.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25
LETTUCE FOR THE TABLE
Much Depends on lts Proper Prepare.
ton and Arrangement When It
10 Served.

When lettuce comes from the mar.
ket, clean in cold water and look 1t
over carefully to see that all dirt and
insects are removed. Place on q
piece of dampened cheesecloth, then
roll up and put on the ice, when it will
be ready for use and will often stay
fresh for week. Some persons COM
plain of sleepiness after eating let
tuce. This is due to the lactucin in
lettuce, which the milky Juice con-
tains. This Juice may be removed by
cutting from the lettuce the lower END
of the heads or stalks and then stand
ing the lettuce in cold water for sew
eral hours before using. Keep the
head intact when you wish to quiet
the nerves or to induce sleep.
The following is pretty lettuce rel
ish for luncheon or dinner and may
be served in small cut glass dish:
Line the dish with lettuce leaves upon
which place either ripe or green olives
and tiny red tomatoes. Chill with
cracked ice. The olives and tomatoes
may be taken with the fingers at any
time during the meal.