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And now Tobole, a line OF white houses
and hotels, began to be plainly seen,
and the olive clad slopes OF Monte
Brione. which lies between the con-
fiuence OF the River Sarca and the
Riva plain.
The lake, which during the day runs
through the whole gamut Of blue
shades, now turned to the deepest
sapphire save Just about the boat,
where II was turquoise. The sun had
been lost to view for quite two hours.
and as ! ixed my eyes upon the vast
range Of Monte Baldo. which is
Garda's easterly boundary, it's upper
reaches appeared to grow clearer and
clearer, and a little ochre sailed boat
at it's base. fully w miles distant,
seemed to come toward me as II upon
wings.
Monte Baldo Is titanic from Its
nearest summit. Monte Altissimo, to
it's loftiest far down the lake. Monte
Maggiore. Great burrows rive It from
base to summit--at the base green, at
the summit a slate gray. touched here
and there with lumber. But now some
drifting snowy clouds above II caught
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1t begins to rise in a gentle slope by
the public washhouses, where all Riva
seemingly has its laundering done.
At long tubs at least twenty women
were at work, scrubbing. pounding.
wringing and rinsing. and raising dur
ing the process an incessant chatter.
without and within and upon the
rail guarded roof OF a small shedlike
structure hard at hand fully as many
young children We're wrestling. rolling.
tumbling and twisting. joining their
cries to those OF their mothers. who
gave them not the slightest heed.
though hair was rent. scratches were
many and tears flowed in summer
showers down pain or rage distorted
faces.
Just beyond the Quai Hotel. rising
from the lakes verge in five stories.
having its entrance, however. at the
topnrost. were baths with huge staring
signs, but they were bare Of bathers.
Going with me up the incline were
other pedestrians. some in Tyrolese
costume. Germans in "knickers" and
ponderous hobnailed shoes. women
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del Sole l was hailed by Valentino OF
Naples, who is rotund of face and
figure, possesses a trim boat and plies
a strong oar. Would the SignOr so
for a row upon the lake? Yes, the
Signor was agreeable to the proposal.
and forthwith the bargain was made.
As we receded from the little land
ing stage, La ROchetta. the mountain
which overhangs Riva from its beetling
crest Of 5000 feet, began to take on
new and imposing proportions. 1t Is
so bare, save at the base, where a few
olives nestle. so cragged. 30 rent and
gashed and scanned. that to gain a true
sense OF its ma siveness. It's stupendous
bulk one must needs he removed some
what from its immediate proximity.
The lake line Of Riva impresses n
as a quarter segment OF a circle. In
the centre Of which the old bell tower
rises, facing tie harbor square. 1t Is
about this square. where some worthy
patron saint poses with the true
martyr'tai-. that the life OF the place
IL at food from dawn to eventide, and
It was from this babel Of hotel porters,
custom house officials. bOatmen and
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lounging gossips that we drew away.
Valentino was somewhat insistent
that ! should go to view the Ponale
waterfall, but as his ideas and mine
did % coincide II was finally agreed
that our excursion should be a plain.
ordinary boa ride and not a special
tour of sightseeing.
But from viewing the Ponale road
there was no escape. even had /
wished it. unless indeed I closed my
eyes. Starting at the town. this re-
markable piece of engineering grad
ually creeps along the vertical cliff,
plunges into tunnels, energies, lodges
into seams in the mountain. dips into
under earth again, and finally. at n
height OF something approaching a
thousand feet above the water level,
loses itself IN the Val di LedrO, where
It climbs to the high lying lake OF that
name.
There was just enough swell left from
the chOppy waves Of the mid-morning
hour. when the south wind, Ora, comes
up to stir the lake. to give the boat a
rhythmic motion. and Valentines oars
rose and dipped Ike a lulling cadence,
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the faint rose Of the a~fterglow. and
! watched this ethereal light kindle
n spread till it mantled the vast
range itself with its soft radiance.
As we turned the lights along the
Ponale road had begun to twinkle and
burn, and the beacons in the town too
pricked the faint violet Of the dusk
one by one. To the east the trees
along the shore-laureis and planes
n palms. with an occasional spire-
like cypress-commenced 10 blur into
an amethyst mass, and as We drew
toward the harbor u voice went soaring
and quavering through the twilight
the voice of of Valentines Gala
brian country folk lifting an enchant-
ing sons OF the south. with Its poign-
n throb OF tenderness and love.
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III.

One afternoon when the sun had
dipped behind the crest OF La Rochetta
as I was lettering on the horse chestnut
shaded promenade by the harbor the
Ponale road drew me like o, magnet.
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HOtlD YOU ask what Is the
charm 4 Riva and Lake Garda
~ ! should answer that it is well
Nth impossible to put anything
So elusive into words. Perhaps 1t is
summed up in the endless change of
majestic and solemn mountains and
me eternal variety Of a most beautiful
lake. ana yet this does not tell il all.
But ',t'lng amid the palms and
''eahirrs by the lake shore n is
content with present loneliness and
mas no desire to analyze. So 1t is too
" nne Strays about the narrow streets
OF Oh" Old town, with its one medieval
gateway reminiscent of days when all
io'k ""r" wall jewellers. with its mod
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II.

GA" rvening as ! sat beneath the
tFh'r ~ climbing roses and trum, ct
vines front OF the Hotel Imperial
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SAN VIGILIO AND ITS


By CLINTON SCOLLARD.
This article. written by Mr..
Scollard a short time before the
beginning of the present Euro
pean conflict. describes a visit
to the region for which the ItaI-
ian and Austrian armies are
now contending.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-27
GERMAN MINISTER TO CHINA
HAS STRANGE ADVENTURES
Arrfvcs Mt Picking From Honolulu nv
Suprrcnrgo In Scandinavian
Tramp Steamer.

Especial Cable to The Times DISPATCH
PEk1NG. March 26.--After a series
of adventures such as adorn the pnrcs
Of novels. Admiral Won Hlntze. the new
German minister to China. has just
installed himself In the legation here
lie came from Honolulu AZ the super.
cargo I'm the Scandinavian trnmp
steamer Christian Bors, and was
brought by special train. as secretly as
possible. from Pukow to Tientsin
thence by ordinary passenger train to
Pckins.
When the war broke out, Admiral
Won Hihtzc was German minister to
Mexico. He WAS unable to yet to IN.
German feet, but he went TO New York
and then posed as an Englishman OH
4 voyage across the Atlantic to NV
erpool lie reached Rotterdam by VA
rious devices and saw tho Kaiser.
When he related his adventures the
Kaiser laughed.
We'll. II you have smuEgled your
self through once you can do II again
/ send YOU to China"
He left via Holland, England and the
United States. The British and Jan
ancsc secret services got wind of the
matter, and the Japanese authorities
searched the Christian Bors even to tho
cargo and tho hunkers. but Won IIintzc
being ii remarkable linguist. was not
TusDcctei
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BLUE DISCUSSES DETAILS
OF CONSTRUCTIVE OF II

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON, March 26.-Admiral
Victor Eiue. acting Secretary of the
Navy. said tonight that he would make
every effort TO get the first definite
news concerning the IA to the public.
He will have the navigation bureau
wires kept open for that purpose.
Admiral Blue had prepared to-day n
list Of the enlisted men of tie navy on
board the submarine. according to the
latest Information to the department.
lie also had made out n list of acct
dents To submarines of all nations from
March is. 1904, to the present date
Some of tho causes of these acci-
dents were, leaving the vcntilator open,
gas engine explosions. wash Of passing
steamer causing waves to enter hatch.
running full speed and making a sud
den dive, leaking OF coming tower tube
development of serious leaks after sub
mergcnce. gasoline explosions, etc.
Admiral Bluc said that there was
nothing extraordinary In the work
which the American submarine was do
ing. She could have easily gone down
200 feet. but had not reached that depth
apparently. She was In stella So
shape when she went out for practice.
special details about tho construction
Of the IA were given out day by Ao.
miral Blue. including comment on the
probable fate of the crew, as follows:
FL Is the fourth vessel OF the 81
class. four In all. which were completed
in 1912 and 1913. The F-4 went into
commission May 3. 1913. FL and f.
were built at San Francisco. and F-a
and FL ut Seattle, but they arc al
identical in construction.
These submarines are designed tc
stand submergence of about 800 feet
and during their acceptance trials were
actually submerged to depth of 20C
feet for n period Of ten minutes.
The records OF the department show
that during the fail or 1912 the FL
operated at a depth Of 2S3 feet for abou,
ten minutes off the coast OF California
Tho FL is fitted with a detachable
mark buoy for indicating her position
In case of accident. This Is fitted out
side the boat but can BIO released from
within. TO rise to the surface, unreel-
Ing wire as IL goes.
'ln addition to this device, heavy lift.
ing shackleS are installed on the uppe,
part OF the submarine, and for attach.
ing to these shacklcs heavy hoistine
sings are carried on the tender There
is at Honolulu n floating derrick Of Isl
tons capacity which is available fol
such salvage operations. II the PA is
not more than half full of water the
capacity OF the derrick on the spot Is
adequate TO lift her. II she has toe
much water in her to be lifted by the
floating derrick, there Is little likeli.
hood that any Of the crew are sur.
riving."
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other army corps also had to go back
to tho line, Allemant- Connantre.

to tho line, Allemant- Connantre.
Despite this retreat. the general
commanding the army ordered n gen
erai' offensive for the same day. With
tho Morocco division, whose behavior
was heroic. he met II furious assault
OF the Germans on his left toward the
marshes Mt st. Gond. Then, with the
oiVlsion which had Just victoriouslv
overcome the attacks of tho enemy to
inc north Of Sezanne, and with tho
"hoie or his left army corps. he made
nanking attnclt In the evening OF the
''h upon the German forces and notab-
~ the guard which had thrown back
i'is right army corps. The enemy.
taken by surprise by this bold maneu-
YER ala not resist, and beat a hnsty
retreat.
oh The 18th we crossed the Marine
between Tours-Sur- Marnc and Sarry
driving the Germans in front OF us In
disorder. On the l2th we were In CON
tict with tho enemy on the north of
lamp dc Chnlons. Our other army OF
'he center. acting on the right Of the
one JUST referred TO. had been cntrust
cd with the mission during tho 7tb
Sth and 9th of disenaaginr its nc,.,h :
Dor. and II was bnly on the 10th TINT
Deing REINFORCED by an army CORPS
from the east, 1t was able to mako IT'S
action effectively felt. On the nth
inc Germans retired.
Eut pcrceivin@ their danger. they
fought desperately with enormous ey-
penditnrc OF projcctiles behind strong
intrenchments. On the 18th the result
had none the less been attained. and
our two center armies were solidIy es-
tablished in the ground gained
The Operations ON Our Right.
10 the right Of these two armies were
thrcc others. They had orders to cover
themselves to the north and TO dehouch
toward the west on the flank Of the
enemy operating to tho west OF tho
Argonnc. But IL wide interval In which
the Germans were I'm force separated
them from our center
The attack took place, nevertheless
win very brilliant success for our ar
tiiiery which destroyed eleven batteries
OF the 16;h German army corps
on the 10th instant the Fifth and
fliteenth German Corps counterattack-
cd but were repulsed. On the nth our
progress continued with new successes
ana on the 18th we were able TO face
round toward the north In expectatI ton
OF the. near and Inevitable retreat Of
OF the enemy. which, In fact, took place
from the 18Th
The withdrawal or tho mass Of the
German force involved also that OF tho
iett. from the 18th onward the forces
oil the enemy operating between Nancy
ana the Nosges retrented In Il hurry
betore our two armies OF tho east,
which Immediately occupied tho posi-
tons the enemy had evacuated The
defensive of our right had thus nrc
pared and consolidated In the most use
ful way the result secured by our left
ANA our center.
such was this seven days battle. in
which moro than o.OC0.OOO men were
engaged Each army gained ground
step by step. operating the road to its
md ~,
ing In flank the adversary which the
day before It had attacked In front, the
efforts of one articu,atlng closely with
those OF the other, perfect unity OF
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suing Germans. suffered heavy losses
f1rom five German cruisers. which
sehelled them from the Baltic. Five
slMndred Russians were taken prison.
stys, and three guns and three machine
JRuns were captured.
~ The Russian raid on Memcl. the
report states. was not
&prompted by military reasons. but by
"a lust for looting. ~ similar raid was
apparently planned against Tllsh.
* Tho Dampfboot. Mcneil daily
newspaper. states that Russian sol
%diers looted the stores OF cigars. food,
rahoes. jewelry. watches and candy, and
Sbrutally assaulted the native women.
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ASKS COURTS FOR INCREASE
Next Move ny Railroads if Commission
Declines Petition.

ST. LOUIS. March 26.-presidcnt
Bush. of the Missouri Pacific Railroad.
announced to-day that Missouri rail
roads would appeal to the courts in
their efforts to get increased intra-
state freight and passenger rates il
an increase is not granted by the State
Public Service Commission.
Any one can foretcll the business
paralysis and widespread commercial
and agricultural disaster that Will fol-
low few moro rcceiverships Of Mis-
souri, railroads." said Mr.. Bush
IF physical valuation Is required
before the relief is granted. then 1t
would he like medical aid after the
death of the patient, because few Mis-
souri, railroads can survive until "A
physical valuation can be made
IF the increases prayed for are
granted by the commission. they will
only amount to IL few thousand dollars
annual Increase to each railroad, and
Will by no means furnish the full
measure OF relief to which we arc
entitled"
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DESPERATE FIGHTING
RACES IN CARPATH|ANs
Russian Forces Thrusting Austrians
Back Along Dukla and
UZsOk Line.
IMPORTANT SUCCESS CLAIMED
Formidable Positions Near Lupkow
Pass Taken by Storm and More
Than 5000 Prisoners Captured.
Koumania Contemplates Action.

LONDON, March 2G.-As predicted
Przcmysl. Russia now Is directing her
chief offensive agains. tho Austrian
front I'm the Carputhians In the
horth, between tho Nicmcn and the
NlstuIa, Russian forces are making
little effort to advance. evidently be-
Ing content to hold Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg In check Desperate
fighting is taking place in the Carpa :
thians, where the Russians are thrust
ing back the Austrians along the
Dukla and Uzsok line
Unofficial reports via Bucharest
credit Russia with n great victory at
Czsok. while pctrograd officially
claims an important success in the
capture OF fortified positions near the
l-upkow Pass. These formidable posi-
tons were taken by storm, tho Aus
TRANS losing machine guns and more
than 5000 prisoners. Unofficial reports
also credit the Russian army with fur
Tier successes in Bukowinn Vienna
admits the Importance of the Russian
offensive in the mountain passes. but
declares the fierce attacks on these
positions have been repulscd.
Politically, no decisive move has
been made to increase the number of
the combatants. but 1t is freely.
rumorcd that the mission at Rome of
Prince Won Buclow. the German am
bassador. has failed completely, and all
negotiations between Austria and Italy
nave been suspended. Roumania. i'm l.
pressed by tho fall of Przemysl. Is said
TO he contemplating mediate action
on the side of the allies.
The sinking of the Dutch steamer
Mcdea by n German submarine has
caused much uneasness in Holland.
whore the people already are irritate,i
by the recent capture by Germany of
Two Dutch merchantmen.
Various reports represent the allied
ie"t as again entering the Dardanelles.
but, rs official confirmation in lack :
ing, il il believed tho movements of
the warships have been limited to an
effort to cover the operations OF mine
swccpcrs
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Russian.

PETROGRAD. March % (via Lon
don).--Thc following official COM
munication was issued this evening:
Our offensive to the west of the
middle Nicmcn was met by enemy
counterattacks. The lighting con-
tinucs.
On tho right bank OF the Narrow
ana on the left bank of the Vistula
there has been no essential change.
On the front between the Bart
field and Uzsok Passes VIC continue
TO advance successfully, although
the enemy has been re- enforced.
ON March 81 we took 100
prisoners and two guns.
I'm the direction of Munkacs.
Stry and Hustbolina the Germans
again have attacked our positions,
but without success"
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first class, San Diego, Cal.
I. =. NAVY Up TO THIS I'IME
PARTICULARLY l,oU,rI-y,,

Up to the present the United states
navy mas been particularly fortunate
with Its submarines. Not life has
bcen lost in their operations, although
some Of the craft have sustained minor
accidents such as are not uncommon
To the hazard Of submarine maneuvcrs
European nnvies, however. have had
several serious accidents, In which sub
marines have gone to the bottom and
with their crews. never have been re-
covered
IL was pointed out to-day that Amer
lean submarines have one feature OF
construction intended 10 meet Just such
an emergency as confronts the FL
on their outer skin are large eyes. into
which graphing hooks being trailod
from rescue ships on the surface may
catch. and the sunkcn craft may he
haulod into shallow water or to the
surface
The Honolulu harbor bottom has vol
canic rock formations with tall, sharp
peaks and deep narrow pockets Tho
fear is that the IA may have fallen
into one of the latter
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EASTER CAKE-BAKING
BARRED IN GERMANY
Use of Yenst and Similar Preparations
Prohibittd-Order Designed to
Conserve Flour.

BERLIN (via London, March 90
Additional restrictions have been
placed by the authorities upon bakers
and housewives in Berlin, who now
have been forbidden to bake cakes
which require tho use OF yeast or SINH :
lar preparations The baking in home 8
OF any cakes whatever between March
20 and April ~ also has been forbid
den. The latter order is designed TO
check the consumption Of -four for
Easter cakes.
The former regulation limiting to 10
per cent OF the total weight the amount
OF Hour which may be used I'm cakes
not under tho official ban remains in
force.
The baking Of cakes also has been
forbidden in private households in the
duchy Of Anhult.
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MEMBER OF WRECK


PORTLAND, ORE, March 26.-"The
ia has been the unluckiest boat in the
Notlla." wrote George J.. Deeth TO n
friend here in letter dated March :.
Dceth was n member OF the submarines
crew
since we arrived here it has been
just one thing after another" contin-
ued the letter. which then described an
explosion that had occurred on the day
previous.
The. explosion almost wrecked tho
inside OF tho boat" he wrote "It
brUiscd number Of us by hurting US
against tie side of the ship. | was
busy working at :. small desk when &c
occurred. ] WAS thrown against the
top OF the boat and came down with n
bang. While ] WAS In tho air some
Thing struck mo on tho legs. 1t was
almost an hour before the sting iiad
left We We're all lucky enough to
como out of It in one piece instead of
being picked up in sections"
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AIRMEN DROP BOMBS ON METZ
Three Soldiers Killed, hut No MatcrInI
Damage Done.

BERLIN, March &c (via London
March .7).--Thn following official com
munication was Issued tonight:
Several hostile airmen dropped
bombs on the southern part OF Metz
to-day. They were driven away BY
our artillery fire. Three soldiers wcro
killed, but no material damage was
DONE
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Intention and method animatln. tho

supreme command.
TO give this victory all It's meaning
1t is necessary to add that II was
gained by troops who for two weeks
had been retreating. and who. when the
order for tho offensive was given, were
found to be as ardent AZ on the first
day 1t also has to BIO said that these
troops had to meet the whole German
army and that from the time they
marched forward they never again fell
back. Under this pressure, the German
retreat Mt times had the appearance OF
Il rout.
IN spite OF the fatigue OF our men. In
spite OF tho power OF the German heavy
artillery, we took colors. guns. mitraII-
leuses, shells. more than Il million cart
ridges and thousands OF prisoners.
German corps lost almost the whole OF
It's artillery. which, from information
brought by our airmen, was destroyed
by our guns.
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German.

BERLIN. March 26 tby wircless)
Army headquarters to-day gave
out this report:
ON the heights of the Mouse,
southeast Of VeTdun and near
Combrcs. the French yesterday
again attacked strongly in an at
tempt to take the German position.
but after determined engagement
they We're rcpulscd.
The lighting at Ilnrtmanns-
Weilerkopf still continues.
The Russian attacks on the lakes
to tho east Of Nugustowo have been
reDulscd.
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French.

PARIS. March 26 (via London) -
The official statement given out to-
day by the French War Office says:
Yesterday was calm along the
greater part of the front. with al
most continuous rain. Attempted
attacks by the enemy between the
Mouse and the Mosellc were easily
and immediately repulsed
The enemy made two attacks at
Bots dc Consenvoyc anu Bots dos
Caures. northward of Verdun, three
at Epnrges and two at Bots lie
Prctrc"
The following official communi-
cation was made public at the War
Office tonight:
I'm the region of Nieuport there
mas been artillery lighting.
Farther south we carried and oc-
cupied the north of ST. George
farm. in front OF our lines.
In Champagne there has been n
bombardment. but no infantry at
tack
In Lorraine. north OF Badonvillcr,
we have solidly organized the
ground we have won since Monday.
In Alsace, at Reichs Ackcrkopf,
the Germans sprayed our trenches
with burning liquid, but without
achieving any result
six Of our aviators have bonn
barded the hangers at Frescaty and
the railway station ut Metz. They
dropped dozen bombs, which
caused panic Though subject cd
TO u violent gunnrc, the aviators re-
turned safely.
we also have bombaricd n bar
racks east OF Strassburg."
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WHAT WARNING NATIONS CLAIM
IN THEIR OFFICIAL STATEMENTS

attacks have been repulsed south OF
Zaleszyke.
Our troops have conquered eleven
Russian points at Dappui. with 500
prisoners.
"On the front In Russian Poland
and Western Galicia there have been
artillery ducls.
"A church tower in the town of
Paradyz. southeast OF Sulejow. be-
Ing recognized as an observation
station for the enemy, was shot at
by the artillery and fred