, 1915-06-02

ment from the Indication Of GermaLy,s Will
hnGness to distinguish between neutrals ana
belligerentS
President Wilson has issued AN appeal for
assistance for the distress in Mexico, winch
is described as extreme, and it is intlmated
tn t another communication is intended.
Some infer that the President is preparing
to insure that the assistance reaches the
heneficiaries, perhaps by a benevolent III
tervention.
London, May 3Oth-Mr. AsqnitE, writing
to MIR. Gulland, Chief Liberal Whip, explain
ing the coalition, said: "Only one reason
could justify or explain such a new depar-
ture, II clear and urgent cuse of national
necessity, ana only because the CONVICTION
was forced upon me that a non-party Gov
eminent. would prove the most efficient IN
strument for the successful prosecution of
the war, | have taken a step which has caus-
ed me infinite personal pain. | cannot in
the public interest enter ut present into any
details and | must ask my friends to reply
for the moment on my judgment. Mem
while the pursuit OF our special aims in the
sphere of domestic politics is not abandon
ed, but suspended, and when the national
cause has been indicated against the
enemy we will take up again TIE unfinished
tasks 10 which the Liberal party has set its
hand"
1t is announced That in order 10 prevent
the disclosure of information or the publicn-
ton of statements, which might assist the
enemy or interfere in the successful, prosecu-
ton of the war, The Director of Public Pro-
secutionS in England and Wales, the Lord
Advocate in Scotland, and the Attorney
General in Ireland have been charged with
the duty of institnting proceedings in the
event Of any infractiOn of the Defence of the
Realm RnUuIuiiOOa Inv fhn D1hli0Otjon rf
prohibited matter.
The appointment OF q person OF minIste-
rial rank to supervise the dissemination of
authentic war news to neutral countries, is
urged editoriaIly by the Times, which
says: We should not be too proud to
counteIact German lies and let neutral coun-
tries know the truth"
Although there has been no declaration of
war between Turkey and Italy, it is never
thelrss reported that the Italians hive land
ed on the island Of Rhodes and that a cruiser
has bombnrded Budrum, on the Asiatic
mainland near Rhodes.
General Moritz Won Auffenburg has been
arrested according to the "Frankfurter Zei-
tung." He va formerly Chief of the Gene
raj Staff and at the beginning OF the war was
made commander of an army. He was f6ird
as the victor Of KamNrow and az Imperial
decree WAS issued conferring on hum the
title OF Baron and granting in addition the
title of Won Kamarow, but four days later
he was arrested and since then has been
treated ms u serious political criminal.
New York, May 3Oth-Jaoob Snlas has
been convicted of bribing Mr.. Burke, The
Panama Canal CommiSsury, III order to
obtain n two hundred thousand dollar tobnc-
Co contract. Mr.. Bulke testified for he
Government and bus been indicted but
probably will not be tried.
London, May 31st--Ablnin st, Nnzaire, in
the streets of which the French and the
Germans have been struggling for three
weeks, is now entirely in The hands of the
French, the Germans having evacuated their
last positions yesterday morning. Except
for this gain, which Berlin admits, and the
capture of a few more houses in Melville
ST. Vast, another village north west of Ar
ras, the French reported no advance y%ester-
day. The Germans content themselves with
the statements that they repulsed the French
attacks.
A despatch from Petrogrnd states that
Russian officers assert that Il victory by the
Czar's troops at Sieniawn, 90 the San, offsets
the successes of the Austro-Germnn forces
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