, 1915-04-24

In hnICA u CAICIGd ell DlOck
In the House Of Lords, the Marquis of
Crewe announced that The Tul kish casualties
in the recent fighting with the British in
Mesopotamia were n minimum Of 1880. The
Turks had proved to be thoroughly trained
fighters and had concealed their trenches 80
well that they were invisible at forty Yards.
The British Government anticipated that
the Turks might attack the British positions,
therefore British forces were sent to Mesopo-
tamia from Egypt and India.
The Admiralty denies a report current in
Germany that the Netherlands steamer
"KatwIjk" WAS sunk by a British submarine.
The Grand Jury at the Old Bailey has re-
turned indictments against Anton Kuep-
ferIe, Hahn and Muller, the alleged spies
who were recently arrested for ommuni
eating infor mutton TO the enemy. Kuepferle
declares that he is an American citizen;
Muller claims to be Il naturalized English
man, while Hahn admits that he is II Ger
man. The tri"I viii take place IN camera
next week and every person connected with
it has been sworn to secrecy.
A despatch from Paris states thot the
charge against Swobodn of setting fire to
the French steamer LII Tonraime' has
been dropped, but the accusation of espion-
age is being pressed. Swoboda has admitted
that his real nnme is Schwind.
Advices from Bellin state that the Ger
man newspapers Hre jubilnut over The recent
Zeppelin raids on England. The Kaiser,
however, is dissatisfied with The results and
has ordered larger Zeppelius md bombs
double the size before the next raid is at
tempted.
The Foreign Office has published the An
RlO-American Corr Fpoudence, through the
American Ambassadors, regarding the seiz-
ure by the British of he vessel "Puklat'',
while carlying refugees from Tsiugtnu.
Germany claimed hat she was on a hnmani-
tnrian mission and should have been exempt,
but Sir Edward Grey replied that f~ugitives
from o besieged fortIess were not exempt.
He cited GeImany's readiness to sink the
French refugee steamer "Amirul Gnnteaux"
with EnglNnd's submission of the "PukIal'
case TO the Prize Court.
The death has taken place Of Sir Thomas
Clonston. NJ. d., the eminent n y-icinn.
Ii is feared that Lieutenant Goschen. who
was wounded in the he0d before lis capture,
is a victim Of the German reprisuIs Tor the
treatment Of the submarine prisoners IN
England.
Mr., Ramsay Macdonald, the Labour lead
er, authorizes The denial Of a report thnt Mr..
john Burns, Mr.. Ke Hardie and himself
are starting the formation Of u Radical Peace
Party.
At the inquest held on the late Baron
Herbert de Reuter-, who was found dead
with q discharged revolver near his body, a
verdict of suicide was returned,
New 1o.k, April 22nd-Presideut VIII
son, speaking ut a luncheon by the s'Asso-
ciuted Press, said: "Ihe times behind
us have been difficult enough, but the
times before us are likely to be more diff
cnlt, because the worlds affairs are rapidly
drawing to q climax and at that climax the
test Will come, not only to the nations en-
gagged in this colossal struggle, hui to the
United States particularly. Roughly speak
ing we are the only great nation ut p esept
disengaged, and therefore it is likely that
the nations of the world Will some day tun
to us for Il cooler assessment of the elements
engaged. | am not now thinking so prepos-
ferrous Il thought rs thnt we should sit in
judgment upon them. No nation is fit 10 sit
IN Judgment upon amy other nation, but that
we shall some day have to assist III recon
structing the process of peace. [ am not
speaking in a selfish spirit when | say that
our whole duly for the present is summed
mp IN the motto 'EAmeIica first" Let as
think of America before we think of Europe,
III order that America be fit to be Eurupe's
friend when the day Of tested friendship
comes. and the test of friendship is the oct.