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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1915-12-16
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
FRENCH SMASH GERMAN
DEFENCES IN THE NORTH
Capture Three Lines Of
Trenches in Brilliant Attack
North Of Arras.
Special Cobis Bespatch TO THE SuS


PARIS. May 11.-New gains of great
Importance north OF Arras are reported
tonight by the War Office. A great
Held work which had been turned into
a veritahic fortress has been captured
from the Gcry,sns in the face of u most
severe bombardment. and La Chapelle
dc Notre Dame dc Lorette. n fortified
place which the German soldiers had
been ordered to hold at any price, has
bsen completely invested.
Nfter extremely violent lighting he
fore Loos. french troops have taken an
entire system OF trenches. and tonight
along this entire front the French. hav.
ing forced IN. Germans out of their
HRS, three lines Of defences. are hammer
ing away at the four line with great
vigCr.
Al Caiency, where the capture OF
German positions was recorded yester-
day, the French have completely organ
lied their forces. and the cemetery OF
NeuNille St Vast, previously held by
the Germans has been taken
These Successes. II is reported. have
hcCu won only after a desperate German
defensive measure which. however. proved
futile In the face OF the furious French
onslaught The positions gained are
held to he OF the greatest Importance
not only because Of their intrinsic value
but because the LOSSES In this region
VIII naturally tend To weaken tho Ger
man offensive AZ lprcs. where an at
tempt T. being made 10 press forward
to td'ris
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
new ZEPPELIN RAID
ON ENGLAND REPORTED
German Dirigible Said to Have
Been Seen Over Suf-
folk Town.
sp.c,1l Cgbi, D,spntcks 10 TVr SuS.

LoSpoN. May - GAS \ MA
Zeppelin H. reported 10 he nearing
FrliNstoas. suffolk II Is k.own that
two Zeppelius started westward from
Belgium this afternoon.
Report. have been received that !
Zeppelin was seen over sunderland.
Durham. this evening. but these have
not been confirmed.
The Daily NdiPs correspondent at
Rotter lam telegraphs
IAN American woman just arrived
from Berlin tells me hat people IN
high quarters urgently warned her not
TO go To- England within the next fort
night as a big air raid is contemplated.
The recent trips II Icppelins and aero
planes. according To these statements.
were merely trials to test the British
dcf.nccs against aircraft
she says that the ruling passion in
Berlin Is to lnjure England ~ all costs
Tho more liners thai are destroyed, he
saws. the better the Germans will pc
pleased
PARIS. May ll.--Full defensive meas
ures in anticipation Of Zeppelin at
tack wer, in force I'm Paris all this Owe
uiu.. II VAS rumored that Zeppelin
had been seen ut pammartn, northeast
OF Paris headed toward the capital. \
prutectlv, dying squad was sent up TO
scout for the enemy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
PALESTINE ORANGE
GROWERS AIDED HERE
Jews Subscribe 100000 Loan
to Open Markets Closed
by the War.

The subscription ~ n loan ~ $4,000
hy monument Jews of the United states,
England and France 70 save the Jewish
orange growing colonies OF Palestine
was announced yesterday by the Pro-
visonal Executive Committee for Gem
eral Zionist Affairs, - East Twenty
third street.
The entry of TurkeY into tho war
closed the usual W rld's markets to the
orange growers, and 5000 600 worth OF
oranges rotted The loan was cngi-
neerod ny Judge Julian W. Mack. Dr.
Julius Goldman, Maurice Wcrtheim.
Louis u. Brandels and II. W. Levin
Epstein.
Rear Admiral Ward will open his
famous rose gardens a; Roslyn, l.. l., on
June S for the benefit OF the American
Ambulance Hospital in Parts.
a gala performance Of Carmen" viii
he given At the Metropolitan opera
House on Thursday evening for the ben
eft of the destitute sewing girls. Ger
aldinc Farrar and Nine. AIDA will APP
pear Admiral Fletcher and officers OF
his staff have not been invited to attend.
The Servian Agricultural Relief Com
mittee, 20 Fifth avenue. ACKNOWLEDGED
YESTERDAY receipts Of sl03.
Mrs. Whitney Warren, l6 Fast Forty
seventh street announced yesterday re-
ceipts of s2l for the Secours Naionsl
Fund.
The british War Relief Association.
Inc. 1872 West Twcnty-seveuth street
acknowledged receipts yesterday or s255
, The Vacation War Relief Committee re-
ceived S26i, and he Persian War Relief
/ Fund S3S
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
GERMANS GAIN
NORTH OF YpRES
Berlin Announces Rcpul>e of
Allies Attacks i'm lie
PretrP Forest.

BERLIN. via London, MAJ liter
man advances north 81 Ypros and IN
Poland are announced by the War Once
to-day. The official statement il as
follows
Yesterday morning an English ship
was driven away from Wostcndc by
our fire.
We made further progress east Of
Ypres and captured I'VE machine guns.
The French continued their attacks
southwest Of the Lorette His and at
the villages OF Ablayu and careucy.
All their attacks We're repulscd. The
number of prisoners made by us here
was increased 10 500.
Between Carency and Neuvile the
French still remain In possession or
the trenches taken by them. The
battl" continues
An English nyinG machine was shot
down at a point southwest of Lille.
Southwest of Berry -du- Bac and in
the wood south of T.ongN il.e-au-Bois
our troops took by storm Yesterday a
position OF two lines OF trenches stu
a,.d behind each other and stretching
over width Of 400 meters We also
took a number of unwounded prisoners
and captured two mine throwers, with
much ammunition.
Enemy infantry attacks north OF
Fl.rcy and I'm the Forest Of Lc rrotro
failed. with considerable losses To our
opponents.
In the eastern theatre yesterday the
situation was unchanged, The Rus
slams attempted to arrest the pursuit
Of our army under Gen. Won Macken'
l. Inn
on the branch OF the Strodnika- Brzez-
naka. and at Ropozya, northeast OF
Ebeca and Szcrnzya, on the Nis,ula
Their objec, failed completely. BY
night the Russian lines were pierced In
, many places. especially AZ Brzesko.
and between Brzesko and lhto1a.
after "A desperate attack by several
! Russian divisions from Sanok in III"
direction OF Hcsko, had failed in the
morning. with very heavy losses for
the enemy. The pursuit continues.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
GERARD FINDS CAPTIVE
BRITISH WELL TREATED
Foreign Office Publishes Re-
port on Officers Prisoners
at Magdcburg.
Speciai Cable bsspntch 10 Tnr SrN.

I.oNpoN. May 1.-THE official press
bureau issued to-day statement OF the
Foreign ONCE which comprises the re-
port Of Ambassador Gerard regarding
tho British officers under arrest at Mag
dcburg and Burg bel Magdchnrg.
At Magdeburg. the report says,
fourteen British officers have been placed
I'm solitary confinement IN the police
prison Each officer is locked in cell
which he Is allowed to leave only be-
tween s 30 o'clock and o'clock in the
morning and 2 and o'clock in the
afternoon for exercise. The officers are
allowed to talk together in their "xer-
else periods but during the remainder or
the day have no opportunity of seeing
or communicating with one another
They are allowed to receive food sup
plies. and smoking IL permitted all day.
They also may write two letters and
four postcards monthly. Lights are put
out at y. ".
The officers at Magdeburg are Carts.
Montgomery. Grey. Elliot and Spence
and Lleuts. Sandersou. Graves. Master,
Ssltou. Rougerson. Campbell. Goshen.
Graham. Watson. keppel. Allistonc and
Stewart. They looked well and appeared
to bo cheerful as possible under the
circumstances They made no complaints
of the treatment accorded by German
officers and non-commissIoned officers.
AZ Burg bel Nagdehurg seven officers
are under arrest They are l.ieuts. Pay.
Robertson. O'Malley. Hamilton. Mcleod,
Hunter-Blair. Cartwright and French.
These made no particular complaints en-
| cept of the lack OF bathing accommoda-
tion--a complaint made at both places
/ The authorities have agreed To arrange
| for such facilities on alternate days IN
the future. Cleanliness prevailed every
4 "a no
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
Map showing scene of new
French advance where heavy
fighting is still going on.

ing which three shells fell but without
hurting anybody or INJECTING any dam
age. the Germans threw eleven shells
on the town ~ Bergues. fve miles
sout h-southeast of Dunkirk Twelve
persons were killed and eleven
wounded our batteries AZ once
opened fire and they put stop TO the
Smelling Of the enemy. which was not
resumed during the day.
on the rest OF the front there has
been nothing to report.
one Of our aviators yesterday bonn
barded a hangar Tor dirigible balloons
at Maubeuge and started fire. An
aviator OF the enemy threw bombs on
the railroad station AT Douicns. twenty
miles north Of Ami.ns. hut without
doing any damage. Another aviator
OF the enemy. pursued between the
Argonnc and the Meuse by French
airman. was compelled to come down
within the German lines, where his
machine took Are.
on tho other hand. the Germans
brought down yesterday a British
aviator, and British soldiers were sue
ccssful IN bringing down two German
a.rmen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
Anthony F. Wilding.

age Of Is onward he won tournament
after tournament In the British Isles.
holding every championship OF conse-
querCe at one time or nother. Many
tennis followers rate him as the great
est exponent Of the game that ever lived.
Vikings chief fame was acquired IN
the Davis cup interniti0ua, matches.
His first appearance b. them was In 1905.
In 1905 his efforts and those Of Norman
r. Brookes were largely responsible for
the successful d"fcuce of the cup by
Australasia. After England finally got
he cup and America So turn won II from
England in 1918 Bropkes and Wildlng
entered the lists again last year and
recovered II for the autipodes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
AUSTRIANS FORCE
RUSSIAN RETREAT
Vida Front Evacuated by
cars Troops. Says Vienna
Statement.
GAINS ALONG SAN ALSO

,u,,ri Cabie Hsspdfch To THh syn.
,vsrrrr,u. May 1.-THE Austrian
a., OFFICE announced tonight that the
,,..iar line near Dchica has been
,-oken and that strong forces have been
,,,,,,. led 10 sctrcat behind the lower
vf.loL, The strongly fortified Nida
,.,p, vs. evacuated by the Russians
nj. morning. while in the san sector
,b, Russian corps have been defeated.
o,b,,aHsc Vienna claims important vic
,,r.s loo all to Galician fighting.
tn, gicia. statements follows:
In the las; two days our troops have
,r,keu the Russian lire near pcbica,
compelling strong Russian forces
which had tught south OF the Nistula
10 retreat behind the lower Wisloka.
This morning the retreat Of the hos
III, south wing i. Russian Poland
vas announced rhc enemy cvacu-
sred the strongly fortified Nida front,
yh.yi had become untcnable.
The successes or tho Nus,riaus at
ia. ~ and nrhica cNcrted influence
O the Russian Poland lighting.
middle Gdlicia our forces and
,lc German troops repealed the re-
ul.ri,g If the RUSSIAN corps toward
the San sector and byuow and
Sar,N Russia, counter attacks with
the, divisions from Sauck westward
wee r,pu.scd With heavy losses to the
enemy. whom We pursued. The num-
T.. ~ pris rcrs and the quantity OF
booty taken by Us Increase daily.
strong enemy columns advancing
ion the wooded mountains have been
rcpu sed near Balierod. our advance
troops have crossed the san near
ry.rntk. Cons .dcrah!e parts OF the
Russian Eighth Army. lighting be-
tNe.. thu Lupkow ana uzok passes,
$50 a., suffering defeat.
iu southeast Galcia The Russians
(. several sectors have begun an at
TEL. 40 advance of strong forces
norm of the Pruth, toward Czernowitz.
W., .,pui>,l t. the frontier W. cap
;Ire1 t2o prisoners.
N,rt1 OF ll,vodinila hostile divi-
so.S have succeeded IN getting foot
!1s pp the southern bank OF the
nlie,t.r. Here the fighting con-
;uy,s
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
RUSSIANS LOSE 10000?
rrirogrnd Reports Gain Wear xok
Pass. However.

loNpoS. May ll.--Th" Russian Off
c3' statement tu-'ay says;
10 the region of the Uzoh Pass the
Enemy mad" a f'uitleSs attsck on sat
uglly. Serted enemy columns at
tackled impetuously a position held
/, two Of our COMPANIES IN a sector OF
Il. ls,uriua mountain chain ~ the
3 'l.- taove Limnltza. The oncmy's
io-,., Mere So heavy that the heaps
a. bodies 'u'crlered with the tr" nom
oar trenches our troops. IN suite uf
tue eu'nys machine gun fire. left
Their tr.ucn,, and swept the enemy
fnl the whole region.
The sam" day. after a deSperat"
sgl', the enemy forced Russian de-
tH..m.ut near the village of Zalevk!
g. ..tr, t. th. l'it bank Of the Dnie-
s''. sunday night our vhnguards
having crossed the Driestcr attacked
I, Dr.m@ on the Chabpruki front. AT
t, mouth of tine Stryj "" took 1900
!. .u..r~. one guu and many machine
g's
THE Russian losses from the recent
Ar~'r. -G'rmtu drive are estimated u
an official statement issued early to-dty
Vienna a. liu,Uno men. iucludiug
lU".'"o prisoners
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
TURKS LOSSES, rs, 900.
Allies Continue Advance on Gal
Iipoli Peninsula.

LoNpoN, May 1l.--An Athens despatch
says that the allied troops on the CAL
Iipoh Peninsula continued their advance
on Friday and Saturday, and that they
now occupy important positions, ~ spite
Of desperate resistance by the Turks.
whose total losses are now about $4,000
men The hospitals in Cons'antirople
are said to be SO crowded that wounded
are heirg sent 10 Kron!eh, In Asia Minor.
The Turks are making desperate at
tacks every night reads another des-
patch from Athens, but without result
thus far. They succeeded in surround
Ing half a company Of Australians. whom
they massacred. although the Australians
fought determinedly.
"A thousand uo'ables have been ar
rested in smyrna on orders from Con-
stautinople.'
The Turkish War Office in Cons;an-
;inople issued the following statement
yesterday.
ON the Dardanelles front the enemy
made -four desperate attacks near Ari
Burnu SUNDAY night. bu. was repulsed
hy bayonet attacks and suffered heavy
losses Three enemy Battalion were
dnr.h'4ted. Monday afternoon the
enemy constantly carried away
wounded To- his boats
In the south. near Sedd Fl Bahr. the
enemy attacked under he protection
o: his naval guns, but owing 20 our
counter attacks his assault wa, un-
successful.
Turkish troops at smyrna are heinc
transported 70 tho Turkish seapor's o;
NcNardrctta and Adilit. I'm fear that
tho Allies are about to land At those
places,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
FRENCH FIGHTING
RACES UNDATED
Huge Losses on 20 Mile Front
-Iprcs Attack One of
Wars Ficrcpst.
NEW TORPEDO INVENTED
Specmi Cabie Despatch TO THE srx.

LONDON. May ll.--"While the ire
mendous battle which is now in progress
along "A seventy mile front from Arras
to the sea has been overshadowed by
the loss OF the I.usitania" telcgraphs
the Daily MOTHS correspondent In north
ern France, its loss OF life and its
human agony are nevertheless far
greater. This battle stll continues
ierccly. win immense losses on both
sides. and nj present there is no hope OF
any abaiemen, IN it's fury.
The German attack on lpres May -
with concentrated heavy artillery hrc.
was as intense as the British attack on
Neuvc Chapclle, with this In addition
that 1t was prolonged over "A greater
space OF time. This attack was perhaps
the most intense that the allied troops
have We, been subjected to.
The Canadians We're again in the
thicl>cst par. OF the battle with many
British regiments. At one point a
small group OF Canadians stood back to
back firing in both directions AZ an
euvcloping front of Germans. The
trenches in which they had taken refuge
after being forced from much more
spacious trenches near Zonnebecke were
soon knocked out of all scnblan'c OF
their character by the heavy sfelIs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12

These heavy shells and shrapnel were
distributed over an area miles behind
the front Inc. so that the reserves
moving to the front were fardly IN a
less dangerous position than the men
actually on the firing line. For three
intolerable hours the men in the hrst
trenches could not retreat and could NOT
be relieved The thunder of the enemy
fire was so great that some of our troops
could no; reai the firing of their own
guns"
The cor, Il ondent of the Times re-
counting the same battle. says that the
British troops held on with an amazing
courage OF desperation.
But no troops" he continues. couid
live ina such "A zone OF fire, 30 their re-
tiremeu, was inevitable, though 1t was
scarcely less desperate than the position
in the trenches themselves, for nail
of bursting shrapnel swept over every
inch OF ground for a great distance 10
the rear.
The losses were heavy. but the re-
,ii.m.nt TO the second line was effected
ina good order. Then came our turn
/ to work the artillery. The infantry OF
; tn. enemy advanced To assault. lheN
came ON in masses but their immense
, numbers were nown down by the com.
bined fire Of rifles. machine guns ana
Z bursting shrapael
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
GERMANS MOVED DOWN.
Advance East OF Npres Behind
Poisonous Gases Fails.

Special Cdbie Bespdtc, 20 THr srS.
LoSpoN. MAY lI.--Field Marshal
French sent the following despatch TO-
DAY to the War Office.
Yesterday afternoon the Germans
made another attack east OF lpres. in
the neighborhood of the Menin road.
Although they subjected our trenches
to heavy bombardment and made
an infantry advance under cover OF
poisonous gases the attack failei.
During the attack our shrapnel fire
inflicted very heavy casualties on the
enemy when he was in mass forma-
ton, literally moving him down
To-day there has been an artillery
action on the greater part % the front
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
DOUBTS AN EMBARGO ON GRAIN
Headings Agent Here Does Not
Credit phiIndriphin Report.

Word was received here last night
from Philadelphia that the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad had no. fled the
Commercial Exchange that after to-day
an embargo would br placed on All grain
expectations to Europe. 1t was said
that no more shipments Of grain con
signed or rcconSEncd 10 Philadelphia
would he accepted because of a lack Of
vessels due to the war.
However, r. II. Rooms, vice president
and freight traffic manager OF the CEN
trial Railroad Of New jersey. local
agents for the philadelphia and Reading,
said last night over the t"lephon" from
his home in plaiuheld. y. j., hat he
did not believe such action had been
tnIkem-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
GERMANY NOT STARVING.
"''r"" Ordering Towns ~ Com
"r'- Nent supply Withdra

hLRL'N, Via Amsterdam and London,
W.. 1.-THE RoiohsdH :ei0er announces
mat The Federal Council has withdrawn.
u'.Ng from May :. its decree order
..s 'o"ns and rural communities 10 take
steps 10 .sSure supply of meat and
,'hN'd goods for their respective popu-
!dtous
me withdrawal Of this decree. in the
WV of the Vossische Zoitmi0. 'proves
..'t Great B'itain's plan to stsrvC Ger
many mas failed"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
AMERICAN MISSION BURNED.
Loco Reported KILLED In armenian
Christian Towns.

'o''W 'dbie Dsspofch 10 TnE Sun.
LrNp"N. May II A letter received in
london from Tab!Iz AprIl says that
ne 'oIlowius despatch had been re-
ce'ed from Dr Sn,dd:
Tho American mission AT rrumiah
sI 40 Christi "a villages have beer
r,g d,r~d and burned. one thousand
'Ir. hc"r Killed and 1000 have died
O. i -.is'. one hundred have been
'1 % the last ten DAYS.
'nu. lives are i'm danger and help
rd.d Immediately. The TURKS at
JumH0 number 200. They are with
tI. -.u. ana ave staying only to Kill
C"--'jtu."
in, l;u.siau Nicc-Cousul at Salinas
ha' "uori,d that there have been mas
'toes at Irumlah and that women
.i'e 10 on outraged. At Salinas 200
Christians were massaoled just before
lie Russ AN army arrived.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
ATTACK TNCESSANT.
DR rdRnrllc. Forts bonn hardcd
without stop for Eleven Days.

NpfrIoT '1b7f Nffp7f"N 70 THr SlN.
ATHENs. via London. May ia lot
ter from pedeaGatcn under date of May
Is says that since April q the nom-
hlldmeDt of the Dirdanelc~ forti'ca-
'igns from the Gu'fS Saros and from
the strait has been ulcessaut
Eight Thousand wounded have arrived
AZ Constlntiuoplc, the letter says and
more are arriving there daily.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
TURKISH SHIPS SINK
AUSTRALIAN AE-2
ComStantinoplc Reports Sub
marines Observation-Disclosures
Taken Prisoners.
40 LONDON CONFIRMATION
hutcial CnbIe Ntspntch 10 Tnr srs

eBeciGi tdb'e DfSpdfch 10 THE Sun.
LoSpoN. May 1.-The Admiralty
makes the following announcement,
~ Turkish official communiquc. re-
ccivcd by way of Berlin and Amsterdam.
states that tho Australian submarine
AE-2, Lieut-Comman dcr $ okcr, has
been sunk by Turkish warships while
trying to enter the Sea of Marmora,
and that the crew, consisting OF three
officers and twenty-nlnc men, have been
taken prisoners.
NO confirmation OF the Turkish state
ment has so far been received by the
Admiralty"
The despatch would Indicate that the
4 E-o, at the time of her sinking. had
penetrated the strait further than any
warship OF the Allies had penetrated
hitherto. a distance OF some forty miles
from the entrance.
The AE-2 was ono OF two submarines
built by Australia in connection with
the programme adopted by the Com
monwealth to assist the empire. The
two vessels, AE-i and AE-2, were built
At Barrow in 1913 and were OF $40
tons submerged. with a length OF l7s
feet. They had a speed of iG knots
on the surface and 10 knots submerged
and carried four torpedo tubes and
two IL FOUNDERS They were Identical
with the earlier of the T. class subma-
rines of the British navy.
The British submarine Bill entered
the Dardanelles on December IL and
diving under Ave rows Of mines. tor
pcdoed and sank the Turkish hattleshiT
Messudieh.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
100000 CANADIANS IN FIELD.
Number 10 he Increased to 10000
ny Midsummer.

OTTAWA. MAY l,.--There were loS.76o
Canadian men under arms at the front
end In Canada on MAY !, according TO
an announcement to-day. Nv midsummer
il is expected that this number viii be
increased to lio.0u0.
Private Thomas Kennedy OF Struthors,
Ohio appeared IN an additional Cana
dian casualty list to-day
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
$3.50. 100000 FOR AMMUNITION
Head Of Canadian Company Estt-
mates War Orders.

An order for 1000 freight cars for
Russian railroads has been placed with
the Canadian Car and Foundry Com
pany. II IL said that the Eastern Car
Company has taken similar order
from Russia.
Nathaniel Curry, president OF the
Canadian Car and Foundry Company
estimated yesterday that the total
amount OF ammunition orders now being
filled aggregates $4,000, 900 and that
others now being negotiated through
the British Shell Commission In Can
ada and directly will total $3.50, 200. 900