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used by the invaders for military pur
poses.
Italian troops have been landed in.
side the Austrian frontier, near the
head Of the Adriatic. They have en-
countered only slight resistance and
are moving northward to effect a
junction with the army about to alta ck
Goritz.
At several points along the border
the Italian forces were met by des.
ultory artillery fire. When Italian
artillerymen answered, the Austrians
quickly withdrew
Only Wants Her Rights.
by Alice Robe, United Press Stan
Correspondent
ROME, May 1. (By mail to New
York )--Italy does not desire Aus
tria's complete dismemberment. Wi1H:
ever excitable impulses may sway
the masses of the people, "the classes
VIII be satisfied when territory which
Italy contends rightfully belongs to
her, Is restored to the kingdom. Fol
Italy does not wish to see possible
obstacle in the way Of pan-Slavistic
Invasion removed. a@a
Mazzini's prophesy of the dfsinfe-
grafton of Turkey and Austria, Ital.
ians regard as partly realized so far
as Turkey Is concerned. But they dn
not plan Austria's utter ruin, and in
this respect, italian diplomats say,
their wishes are in accord with those
of England and France.
The Raid on Venice.
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limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK, May Is. III a. m.)
itaiys entrance into the war has al
ready made its influence felt on the
russian campaign. The inability of
tne Austro-Germans to progress east
OF the San river is undoubtedly due
70 the distractions OF the italian stu
auon Italy has probably saved east
ern Galicia from recapture for it seems
impossible the teutonic allies can now
oeviop a sufficiently powerful offensive
ABOUT Przemysl and Lemberg to COM
pei the Russians to retreat into their
own territory.
Inc Austro-German armies reached
,he San river on May fifteenth. They
mad required only two weeks to drive
.ne slavs out Of western Galicia. and
me latter were apparently in no con-
uiuon to fight permanently staying
acuon. But after May fifteenth the
nniiiltary II situation suddenly changed.
General Won Mackensen seemed to
nave lost his initiative and the Of.
iehslVe spirit passed out of his armies.
a part OF the teutonic force crossed
.ne San north OF Przemysl, but all CO.
ot otuinatlon disappeared. There were
oovious delays among German detach-
nents' and while one wing was seen
" pc progressing, another wing some
now Iioundered into difficulties.
Nothlng occurred On the Russian
oiue 70 Indicate the Slavs were re-
sssousioie for the check which undoubt-
ay mad been given to the teutonic ad-
ahce. The Russians were not fight
lug an offensive campaign and Petro-
Eau evidently expected no victories.
M the hrst time since the war began,
sa sne petrograd correspondents of Lon
non. M ewspapers openly confessed their
...es,snimism. :. ,n after the teutons arrived
enra .ne san. While General Won Mack
wa. was meeting with what In fact
was his initial setback aimee the
nlelan nssn drive began. Petrograd was
s,parlng s,sp the world to hear of farther
ths, reserses, and was discounting
'ne'r effect in advance.
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Instead of Modifying Her Policy Regarding Neu'
trail Shipping, She Will be More Arrogant
Than Ever Since Italy Joins the Strife.
MAY FORCE AMERICA TO ACTION
Germany's Reply to Presidents Note Has Not
Been Received and no Information Re
earding 1t is Being Sent by Gerard.

cago beef packers at which British de-
tention methods were thoroughly can
yassed. arrangements were MADE Ior
a meeting with state department legal
officials.
It was reported that Attorney Al
fred Urion, who has been in England
since last January, vainly trying to
secure the release of cargoes valued
at S25 100000 had received the British
government last word, and that MS
principles, considering It nearly con-
ascatory, proposed to ask that the
state department attempt to force
modification.
The department was still in the
dark today concerning Germany's re-
ply to the Wilson note. Ambassador
| Gerard has said nothing about It IN
his last half dozen dispatches, but
now that the Italian crisis has come
| to a head, the administration hopes
the Berlin foreign office would expe-
dite action. All officials who nave
been following the matter were hope
full of a reply In the main satisfactory.
Neutrality Proclamation.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-The
state department today issued Presi-
dent Wilson's proclamation OF neu-
trality between Austria-Hungary and
Italy.
The proclamation is along the usuai
conventional lines and differs but lit
tie from those which have preceded
it in the cases Of the nations prev1-
ously engaged in the European
struggle.
In length It IS between $500 and
1000 words. 49,.
Gernany's Reply.
AMSTERDAM, May 25.-Germany
will instruct her submarine command
ers to do everything possible in the
future to avoid trouble with neutrals.
but will explain that she cannot aban-
don her submarine policy.
This was the forecast Of the Ger
mat, reply to the American note re-
garding the torpedoing of the Lusi-
tania, contained in private advices re-
ceived here today. The German note.
which is to go forward to Washing
ton some time next week. will be
couched in the friendlies+ terms
these advices say.
1t will indicate a desire on the
~
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FIVE OR SIX KILLED.
III. 1rada Balance.

limited Press Leased Wire Servfce1
WASHINGTON, May 25.-Secre-
tary Redfield today told the cabinet
that Americas favorable trade ba,i-
ance from August until May rs will
exceed $9o00O0,O00. beating all rec
ords.
For April complete. the balance
was s12s.S94,093.
For the ten months ending Apri:
80. 1t was SS51.35S.319.
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Clark Denies Story.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
BOWLING GREEN. Mo-, May 25-
Speaker Champ Clark today denied
stories that Secretary of State Bryan
had been omitted from the list Of
those invited to the wedding Of his
daughter. Miss Genevieve, to Joseph
NJ. Thompson. Clark said the list had
not yet been completed. He did not
say Bryan would be invited
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GERMANY

[ United Press Leased Wire Service
BERLIN, May Is Via wireless to
London.) - Renewing the offensive
movement north Of Przemysi, General
Mackensen's armies have storned Six
strongly fortified villages and caPtIr-
ed $1,000 Russian prisoners, tho war
office announced this afternoon.
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.J,Idoe McCIain Dead,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
IOWA CITY. Iowa, May 25.~Judge
Emlin McClain, dean of the law de-
partment Of the state university, and
former chief justice Of Iowa, died OF
heart failure at midnight. He was
apparently in good health yesterday.
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ITALY

UNITED Press Leased ~Wir - rvice.l
ROME, MAY 25-ltaly deliver
ed her first aggressive str =. both on
land and sea. Italian q s y crossed
the Austrian border in 8 isonzo dis
trict, attacked stronf o ;ny outpost
and forced the Aust - to retire
after q sharp ensaa, ST
OFFICIAL announce =. made early
today that an ltaEa destroyer she'll
ed the Austrian harpor Of Port Buzo
at the head Of the quay, landing stage
and military barracks. Tho enemy lost
two men killed. The destroyer took
forty-seven prisoners, among them one
officer and fifteen non-commissioned
officers, who were landed at Venice.
There were no casualties aboard the
destroyer.
King Victor Emanuel left for the
front early today, accompanied by his
staff and escorted by cuirassiers. A
huae crowd gave him an enthusiastic
ovation.
prince Won BuIow, the German am
bassador; Baron Won Maechio, the
Austrian ambassador; tho Bavarian
minister and all other German and
Austrian diplomatic representatives
were safely beyond italian frontiers to-
day. Large crowds gathered at the
railway station when they departed
last night but there was no demonstra-
ton Of hostility. Prince Won Bulow
LEFT Rome at $40, returning to Berlin
by way Of Chiasso, Switzerland. There
was a touching scene at the station
when the old major domo OF the
Bulow household accompanied the
~ IN his
shoulder.
The German ambassador was deeply
moved by the old servants show OF
affection.
EAU revoir," he eaid tenderiy. ~
will not be gone for long. And In the
meantime take good care Of my be-
loved villa"
The Austrian ambassador to the
vatican departed on the Same train on
which Baron Won Maccfio returned TO
Vienna. uneonfirrred reports froH,
frontier points today detailed an en-
oaaement between Austrian and ita'-
ian troops on the Adige river near the
village Of RivoIa. The Austrians Hred
several shells at the italian outposts;
IL was reported, but there were no
casualties on either side.
The war office today Expressed sat
isfaction at the manner In which the
sea and air attack by the Austrians on
Adriatie coast towns yesterday was
repuIsed. An official statement, with
more details concerning the attack,
was Issued early today and reported
that Austrian shell fire sank German
ship lying In the harbor at Aneona."
"Two aeropIanes took part IN the
raid on Venice" said todays state.
ment. "They threw eleven bombs,
but no serious damage Is done. The
defense Of the city was prompt and
effleaeious and forced the hostile air
men to put to sea.
"The slight damage oaused by hos
tile aeropIanes and ships at Aneona
Yesterday morning has already been
repaired" a..
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CENSORSHIP ON NEWS.

LONDON, May ES-itdiy hooSy
adopted the censorship regulations OF
the allies, and It was Impossible to
obtain further facts from Rome con-
cernina yesterdays naval battle In
the Adriatic.
The corrfere D'ItaIia has been sup
pressed by the Roman authorities for
printing unoffTcial details Of the de-
feat of the Austrian warshlps. Here
after, editors will be held personally
responsible for publishing facts not
onieiaIly made public by the govern
ment.
co.operation Of the allies warships
with the italian fleet Is particularly
a matter which for strategic reasons
the Rome admiralty wishes to keep
secret. The Corriere D1talia yester-
day revealed the presence Of Brit
jsh squadron In the AdriatIe-
Until the war is over, Italy will be
closed to detaiied unofflciai battle de-
Yesterdays account OF
how the duke Of Abruzzi saved the
AdrIatic coast cities cannot, therefore,
be continued, since the facts might
b. Of value to the Austrian admiralty.
FIVE OR SIX KILLED.
LONDON, May 25.-Five or six
civilians were killed and train
travelling at full speed was struck BY
a shell, during the Austrian lombard
ment Of the italian town OF Ancona ae-
cordIno to dispatches from the Rome
correspondent Of the Daily Mall
published here today.
"The fire Of the warships dana1ed
part of the railway station and FIVE
e erqines," said the MaiI's correspond
ent.. "The damage to the port was
insianlfioant. That In the town was
at more extensive"
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e.h.erIbers Of the Daily Gate rley
=. served the full Leased Wire se-v.
80 ~ the United Press Assoetatlons
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The Raid on Venice.
WASHINGTON, May 2o.-Amidst a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-13
SULTAN OF TURKEY DEAD,
ATHENS I'M SOFIA SAY
Young Turks Hiding News,
Fearing Complications, Ac-
cording to Report.

PARIS. July 1.-THE death OF the
Sultan of Turkey is reported In the fol-
lowing unofficial despatch received by
La Libcrtc from Rome. where Il was
printed In the idea No:tonalc:
dispatches from Athens and Sofa
advise us that the Sultan has been dead
several days and that the Young Turks
are hiding the news. fearing political
complications"
Mehmed Rechad Khan V. asccnded
the Turkish throne on April ~. 1909.
after his brother. Abdul Hamid, had
been deposed by the Young Turks. Sui
tan Mehmed wac born in -Constantinople
on November 3. 1874. the son of Abdul
Medjid. then the Sultan OF Turkey.
Mohmed is the thirty-sixth sovereign Of
the osman family. being the twenty
ninth of that family to rule the Ottoman
empire since the occupation of CONSTANT
nople by the Turks In the fifteenth CEN
fury.
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ITALIANS REPULSED.
Vienna War Office RePOrts Sue
crssrs on several Fronts.
Special Cabie Despatch TO The suN,

Special cable Despatch 10 The Sun.
NlENNA, via Amsterdam, July Ia
The following official report was issued
to-day by the War Office ,
On the Russian front, on the Bug
River. northwest of Busk, our troops
Yesterday captured "A Russian point of
Vantage near Dereviany. The situa-
ton Is unchanged on the remainder of
tglS front.
on the Italian front, enemy attacks
IN the coastal district neal Vermeg-
liaup Reditublia and other points
touta OF the Kru summit have been
i,pulsed
ON the Carinthian frontier, north
We, Of the kreuZeborg ridge, artillery
sctOus are proceeding. The Italians
siSp have directed their artillery fire
against some Tyrolean Notifications.
Recent Italian attacks against Col. d
Lama failed.
ON the southwestern front the
Monlenegrins have recently showed
Ng,rOuS activity on the Herzegovina
frontier, but they were unsuccessful.
Two btttalions which attacked our
pitIons east of Avtovac after heavy
cutlery preparation were repulsed,
Further to the south an enemy bat
forced back. The Montenegrins, by
heavy bombardmeni attempted an at
tack east Of TiebinJ- but failed.
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NEW LEHIGH VALLEY OFFICIAL
Gcnrg ~. Lee ~ Imprinted Gem
cral PASSENGER Agent.

Announcement Wa made yesterday by
the l.ohIeh Valley Railroad Of tn" APP
polntmout " George II Lee to he
general passenger agent of the line.
succeeding George W Hay. who has re
signed, the change to take effect
August !.
Mr. Lee is a newcomer to the Lchigh
Valley. He has been general passenger
agent If the third district of the chicago.
Rock Islam" and i,scinc. with head
quarters - -. Louis. Mir Lees whole
railroad experience has been in the
West. although hc vs. a native Of New
York state. having been born in Mount
Morris. lie was educated at Hamilton
College at Clinton. y. Y.
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EAST FRONTS CALM
May HERALD STORM
Drive Toward Warsaw. or
Further North. Hintcd by
Vienna Report.
WHERE Is HTNDENBU RG?

Io>poS, July 12-Relative quiet has
descended upon the entire eastern battle
front. There are more engagements In
north Russian Poland around Suwalki'
where the Germans claim to have cap
,ured a little less than two and a half
miles of the Russian front. The Rus
SLAMS hold the Austrians south OF Lubiin
and north of K~rasnik. and no reports
come Of the activities OF the
under Gen. Won Mackensen. There is
,o,hing TO indicate that fighting con-
,.nles either at przasny ~. In the Bzura
region. or in the region Of the Pilitza.
despatch from Vienna to-day an
rounces that. having accomplished their
oh,ec, in driving the Russians out OF
Iemberg, the Teutonic allies will now
rest while they make ready for a drive
from an entirely new base and In an
oiher direction. This may he taken to
mean that the drive for Warsaw will
no started anew from north OF the WIS.,
,ula. or else that the invasion OF Russia
nv way of the Baltic provinces and the
Gulf OF R!ga will he undertaken on a
large scale.
Field Marshal yon Hindenbergs
whereabouts still CONTINUE to be n mys-
terry Not "A word OF MIN has come out
IN the German dispatches for weeks.
I, is argued from this that unless he has
been entirely eclipsed by the Jealousy or
those higher in authority. he nay be
making ready for the great move toward
Petrograd.
The following official communicate was
issued at P%etrograd tonight
Lively engagements have occurred
on some sectors of the Bobr and Ma
rev rivers.
In the Lublin district isolated ac-
t,ons have occurred. our troops nav
ing finished the counter offensive
which they began on July !. in which
they gained important successes. They
now occupy the positions assigned To
them on the heights on the right bank
OF the River Trzendooka.
In the direction of Cholm. in the
region Of Grabovetz. the enemy at
tempted unsuccessfully to approach
our Entertainments.
on the Upper Bug, near Bask. the
enemy attacked with several battal-
Ions on Saturday night. We allowed
them to approach within zoo PAGES
and then dispersed them with our
IRE. Many killed and wounded were
left on the field.
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CHINESE YALE MAN TO WED.
Fu Ling Chang and Ills Bride WIN
Go to China.

Louise HUE, whose mother is Ameri-
can, and whose father. the Rev. HUE
Kin, pastor of the First Presbyterian
Chinese Church of New York, in East
T~hirty-frst street. is Chinese. will be
married on Thursday evening of this
week to Flu Ling Chang, who was grad
uated from Yale this year. He will
return to China with his bride to teach
in a college affiliated with Yale Uni
vcrsity.
The bride is ~ years of age. is "A
graduate of Hunters College. and has
been teaching In the New York schools.
The ceremony. at her fathers parson-
age. 225 East T~hirty-first street, will be
performed by the Rev. George Alex
ander, pastor OF the University Place
Presbyterian Church. Attendants at the
wedding will be both American and Chi
neSe.
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LEN1ENCY FOR DARING ESCAPE.
Only Half Time for Prisoner WIN
Lcnpcd From Elevated Train.

Fred Collins, who escaped from Detec-
tives Casassa and Gaynor on June "a biz
throwing himself out of a window M \,
moving Third avenue elevated train and
jumping from the platform to the street.
had the ordinary sentence for men Mead
Ing guilty to attempting to pick pockets
cut In half by Magistrate Barlow In
forkville Court yesterday because OF his
pluck. which the Magistrate believed was
evidence that he would turn to some,hIny
worth while IL a chance were given IN
MN. Collins was rearrested las, week n,
mis- home. 223 East Twelfth street. He
is rs years old.
In sentencing him to forty-avo DAYS in
the workhouse Magistrate Barlow said
ne mad wished to suspend sentence alto.
sether' hut felt that he could no, ,,s,,,
40 so In the case of a prisoner who had
once escaped.
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DENY TURKISH CLAIMS.
Russians ASSERT OttOmRns Were
Routed In the Caucasus.

>pecioi Cabie Despatch 10 TuE SrH
prrRoGRAp, July l2.-The following
official statement was issued to-nigA:
repud.ating the Turkish claims of vic
tory in the Caucasus on July .. 6 and Z:
THE Turkish communicate probably
refers TO the engagements in the Akhlat
region. at the northwestern and OF Lake
Van" SAYS the statement. These en-
cagements were on June 80. 20 80.
ON June % a few hundred scouts and u
weak Russian force of infantry were
sent out from Adj Djebas kala. on the
rorthcrn shore of Lake Van. TO recon
uo!tre the forces OF the enemy In the
Erection of Akhlat.
"0n establishing touch with the enemy
east Of Akhlat the force did not comm"
Itself to collecting Information, but with
= vigorous rush drove IN the dvanc
guards Of the enemy and entered Akhlat.
where it obtained still more detailed in
formation regarding the Turkish concen-
tration in his direction. Having ac-
Compl!shed this task the force returned
TO the place from which it started.
W cateeorically deny the statement
~ Turkish headquarters that the Rus
slams left 600 killed on the battlefield.
"rtilizing the Information obtained by
me fecplndlssahce on June 30 d ue-
tachment Of cavalry. supported by small
bodies of infantry, left Adj Djebas kala
on June 20, and on the same day dis
lodged the Turks, who offered a stub
born resistance from the positions east
e. AkNlat and occupied this locality.
THE fight continued in the region Of
Kahn kukh on June 80. but with less
intensity. As a result of this action the
Turks. who suffered heavy losses. were
diven hack on the front to the villages
81 Karmudj and Prokhaus. where they
st.l. hold positions, but make no at
tempts to drive us from the region"
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TO TORPEDO A SHIP" AS TEST.
Navy seeking to Wake WAR \cs-
sells ~Projcctii- Proof.

NORFOLK. Va. july ia steel
c~ti>sou, specially constructed at the Nor
folk Navy Yard to represent a battle
ship. Wll bc torpcdoed below the water
line In Chesapeake BAY ur the Elizabeth
River next Tuesday. The experiment is
TO he made to demonstrate the posi-
h.li,y of making 4 hattlesh,p torpedo
proof.
The UaVy'S best experts and a number
Of officers from ships of the Atlantic fleet
viii witness the experiments. Naval
officials while declining TO discuss ar
r~angciueatS made for the tcSt say the
only hope OF keeping a hdt;,eship lnoat
after 1t has hean torre dood is IN water
tight compartments. They claim the
forthcoming experiments VIII demon
stratc that.
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IDLE ACTORS GET THEATRE,
The, Rent the knnsRs City Hippo
drOmc for u Week.

k'>shs CRY, Mo, July 1.-THE Hip
N"Iromr was ordered closed to-day fol-
lowing Il suit for non-payment Of rent
lied hy j. j Swoford.
\ small eroup OF stage folk. a ma
''rty Of them from New York, gathered
10 'front.' Of the theatre this morning.
What are we to do" inquired one
I the actresses.
fItd !" Spear. the press agent. pro-
USED they run IL themselves.
Wen all go in "A BODY to the office
j j. Swofford and ask him TO rent
ne Theatre to US for "A week" he an
.'uh'"d Well run a community show
'"n pay him half"
an SwOfford quickly agreed to the
'op'Sal Altogether there were about
H'S PERSONS In the community" count
sc u" stage hands and musicians.
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BEECHER STATUE TO BE MOVED
Room for ubwa> WORT. in Brook
I'm BOROUGH UaII Park.

The construction of the ,Wo new sub
way connections in the vicinity 90 the
Borough Han in ErooNlyn viii u,cess.-
tate the removal of the Hcrchcr statue
a short distance from It's place directly
in front Of the building.
The question Of having the statue
when replaced face the part Of brooklyn
whore the famous preacher carried on
his work instead of facing the borough
Han as at prcscu, is likely 10 be Cous.d-
cred. The late Henry ward. the sculp-
tor, desired it TO stand as at present,
the light full in the face bringing the
features into strong relief.
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BLIND 81 YEARS, GIRL SEES.
Greets Her Mother After Operation
That Restored sight.

Los ANGELES, July l2.-Mlss Tomsina
Carlisle saw the face of her mother to-
day after twenty-one years of utter
darkness, she having been born blind.
A surgical operation recently gave her
sight.
The girl, returning from Berkeley,
where she IL a student at the state
University. walked down the gangplank
of n steamer to-day,
When Mrs, Carlisle spoke the girl
sprang forward to embrace the mother,
whose face she heheld for the first time
In her life. but whose voice had been
familiar all her darkened years, Miss
Carlisle to-day also met many friends
whom she recognized only by their
voices
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JEWISH SUMMER COURSE.
Many students In social service
Registered.

\ summer course in social service was
opened Yesterday morning by the Jewish
Chautauqua Society 1T the Free Syna-
gogue House, 80 West S.Xty-eighth
street, Students registered from all
sections Of the Eastern part of the
country.
The directors of the course are DR..
Sidney l.. Goldstein. head of the social
service department of the Free Syna-
gogue, New York, and DR.. Boris u,
Bogen. superintendent of the Federation
OF Jewish Charities of Cincinnati. DR..
A. !. Elkus, Regent of the University OF
the state Of New York. opened the
course. DIR. Henry Berkowitz and Dr.
|. r. Goidwasser also spoke.
The speakers for to-day are Dr.. Will
lam Rosenau of Baltimore. Or. Bogen
and DR.. Ludwig Bernstein.