Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-04
Sinking of American Oil Tank Ship
Off Scilly Islands Adds Feature
TO the Newest Form Of
Warfare.
ACTIVITY IN THE DARDANELLEs
Unofficial Reports Say Forces Of Al
lies Are Advancing Toward
the Narrows.
GERMANS MOVE INTO coURLAND
The Dey's War NesOs

AN IMPOSING VICTORY of Aus
trtan arms over the Russian forces
In western GaIicia was announced
today By the oeramn war office.
SHARP FIGHTING has been re-
snmed IN FIanderH. FSench, Ger
man ana RrAtish official staae-
ments tell OF German attacks near
Hill No. go and 81. Julien, both I'm
the Ypres region. The Paris and
London oom mu aications say the
German onslaught fniles, but Ber-
ain oharacteriHes the movements a.
successful.
SINKING OF THREE more vessels
I'm the Nerth Sea by German sub-.
marines I'm their new canpaign ts.
reported today. The swsdish
steamer Elltda went 60 the bottom.
fn Iesa than three minnas after it,
was torpsdoed. Tive vessels In n
fisAing fleet less than fiGty milen
off Aberdeen were sunk yesteF-
day. ~
TO postpone the assembling OF Par
lfament ON May ~ and II IL
thouHht I'm Rome that Parliament
May assist the eabiaet An SeachinE,
''a deciuisn which appears now 20
be almost Inevitable"
INFORMATION FROM the Darda-
neIles ny way OF Londsn f. that
the bombardment OF the Turl<ish
forts was carried ON Saturday ana
that great damage was inflIcted
by the warships OF the sIIies.
LONDON, May 3.--The weekend
has been marked by relative mild ac-
tivity in the North Sea and the ro-
sumption OF the submarine blockade
by German craft, which have de-
stroyed or damaged three vessels off
the. scilly Islands, one OF the victims
being the American oil tank steamer
Gulflight.
No further official announcement
have been made concerning fighting
In the DardanelieH. but unofficial dis-
patches agree that the. allies are pro-
crossing toward the narrows, under
cover OF their naval guns, which are
inflieting great damage on the Turk,
ish defenses. including the reported
total destruction Of the town OF Dar.
danelles.
| Turks Claim Victory.
A late Turkish official announcement
claims. victory near Gaba Tepeh, in the
Gallipoll peninsula. which is said to have
resulted in the retreat of the colonial
British troops to'the shelter OF their war
ships This account. however. does not
agree with the British official report
published Saturday. which declared that
the British we're resuming the offensive
after a stubborn resistance on the part OF
the Turks
Petrograd continues 10 assert that the
advance OF German troops IN the direc-
tion Of Riga Is only a raid, but an un-
easy feeling Is growing In London that
these invaders are In force sufficiently
strong serious , to threaten The Rusxiall
Communications.
Other sectors on the eastern iron,
record. only minor engagements, while
tho western battle lines evidently are
taking n breathing spell after the siren,
uous activity OF the last fortnight
British official Report.
\ LONDON, May 3.-There was given out
today a British offIcIaI statement dated
May and reading as follows:
AT p. m. May 1 the Germans at
tackled HIN No. 90. southeast Of Ypre.
and yesterday evening they attacked II
the neighborhood OF st. J,5ien. These az
tacks were both repdIsed. We lost ns
ground and We inflicted heavy oasuaitle.
on the enemy in spite OF the fact that h.
again used poisonous gases. emitted bott
from tubes in the trenches ana from es
pecialiy manufactured shells. -
"A German aeroplane yesterday after,
noon was chased by ono Of our machines
10 within rifle range OF our trenches ant
then brought down by our fire"
French official Report.
PARIS. May S.-The French war offic.
this Afternoon gave out an official re
port on the progress OF hostilities read
ing:
THE Germans yesterday made two at
tacks with asphyxiating gases One wa
10 the north OF Ypies. near ST Julien. an,
the other was 10 the south Of Ypres
near Hiil No. 90 e.. Neither one accom-
plished anything.
There Is nothing to report from tn,
rest Of the front"