Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-06-03
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The American steamship Nebraskan
was torpedoed or hit a mine off the
south coast of ireland. She was flying
q large American flag and was in wa
ter ballast. The vessel was towed to
Liverpool. None of the crew was in
jured.
Striking rapidly at the Austrian
frontier positions, the Italian army is
winning all along the front, according
to an official report from General Ca
dorna, the Italian commander in chief,
issued at the war office at Rome.
Extending its activities against Aus
tria, the Italian government declared
a blockade of all ports on the Austro-
Hungarian coast.
The British battleship Triumph has
been torpedoed and sunk by a subma-
rine in the Dardanelles, according to
an official announcement made at Lon
don. Most Of the officers and men
were saved.
King Victor Emmanuel Of Italy has
assumed supreme command of the
army and navy forces and has left
incognito for the Italian headquar-
tiers.
Successes in the fighting with Ital-
ian troops are reported in an official
announcement made at Vienna. In
the rear of Padon pass, northeast of
Warmolafa, the Italians fled when the
first shots fell among them. On the
Corinthian frontier the Austrian
troops repulsed several attacks, in
fiicting heavy losses on the Italians.
West of Ploecken the enemy fed. leav-
ing his arms behind.
The secret understanding on which
Italy Joined the allies involves remak-
iRg not only the map of Europe but a
regrouping Of all the nations on that
continent. according to information
given a correspondent at Washington
by an American who has been in
Rome since the war started.
Renewed German offensive north of
Przemysl, with the capture Of six for
tilted villages and 81 ,153 men and off,
GERS. and counterattack by the Rus
SLAMS which forced the German right
on the Dniester river back fifteen
miles with the capture Of $4,000 Ger
mans, are announced from Berlin and
Petrograd respectively.
Fighting on land, on the sea and
from the air between Italy and Aus
tria has begun. The offensive rested
with Austria. The attackers we're de-
feated by the troops, warships and
aeroplanes Of Italy, according to an
official statement given out at Rome.
1t is reported that the Italian feet en-
gagged the Austrian fleet and that three
small Austrian ships we're sunk and
two captured.
Reports which have been received
at Rome that Baron Buriap. the Aus
TRAN foreign minister, has resigned
are generally accepted. His reported
fall is attributed to the failure of the
Austro-Italian negotiations. 1t is de-
clared Count Tesza, Hungarian pre-
mier. will succeed him.
A report received at London from
Sir John French says that the Ger
mans attacked east Of Ypres under
cover of poisonous gases and forced
the British troops to evacuate some Of
their trenches. The Germans pene-
trated the British line at two or three
places.
An official report received at Athens
says submarine penetrated the Sea
of Marmora and sunk three Turkish
transports. Four thousand Turkish
troops we're drowned.
The Russian battleship Pantelei-
mon has been sunk with 1,400 men In
the Black sea. says statement issued
at Berlin.
Victories of the allied forces over
the Germans at many points in France
and Belgium are reported at London.
4 The German war office at Berlin vir-
tually confirmed reports that the Aus
troGerman forces have temporarily
ceased their violent attacks around
Przemysl.
Domestic
Unless former Police Lieutenant
Charles Becker OF New York secures
a stay he will die in the electric chair
for the murder Of Herman Rosenthal
during the week beginning Monday,
July u.
A cloudburst between Tulsa and
Usage, Okla, accompanying terrific