Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-24
THE WEEK
, Epitome Of Events Ending April
~, 1915.
OF EUROPEAN WAR.

The early conclusion of general
peace was rumored in Rome. Italy,
however, was regarded as on the verge
of entering the conflict. Forbidden to
charge high prices by the government
butchers in Petrograd closed shop. fol-
lowed by rioting and the wreckage OF
a number of shops. BY order OF the
British government. announced in Am
sterdam. shipping between the United
Kingdom and Holland was suspended.
Military Operations.
British submarines were reported,
from Berlin. to have been observed in
Helgoland bay. German naval strong
hold. and one of them sunk. British
troops were reported to have taken by
assault hill No. so. near Ypres. the
German forces continuing in efforts to
retake 1t. German trenches near ST
Mihiel were reported captured by the
French, with advances in Alsace on
both banks of the River Fecht. Rus
sian operations in the Carpathlans
were reported suspended until the sub
siding of the spring floods: operations
are now continuing. Austria claimed to
have retained possession of the tzsok
pass. Large numbers of troops were
landed by the allies in the operations
in the Dardanelles: two Turkish tor
pedo boat destroyers were reported
blown up by mines: the British sub
marine ELS was lost. claimed to have
been sunk by the Turks. and to have
run aground by the British authori-
ties The east coast of England was
raided by German aircraft, little dam
age being done by bombs dropped.
Conditions Affecting United States.
The United States. replying to the
German criticism Of neutrality by sug
costing false view of the action of
the United States government. defined
the attitude Of the administra ton.
Trade balances in favor of the United
States were reported causing an
exodus of gold from Europe.
NATIONAL.
President Wilson, in three speeches
during the week, defined neutrality as
consideration Of America first; dis
cussed the problems of his father as a
minister before the Presbytery Of the
Potomac and welcomed the D. A. r. for
Bryan rebuked Rear Admiral Peary for
| his representation of the expansion of
| the United States in the next century
| as provocative of international i'll feel
| ing. Secretary Tumulty denied that he
|
| democratic national committee chair
man: McCombs declared that he will
| not resign. Ex-President Roosevelt
| was on the stand as witness in the
libel suit brought against him by Will
liam Barnes. Frank B. Noyes of The
president of the Associated Press. Mrs
| William Cumming Story was re-elect-
| ed president general Of the D. A. R
President H. Z. Nudge and former Sec,
| rotary Of War J. NJ. Dickinson were
appointed receivers of the Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Com
pany. Leo NJ. Frank, convicted of the
| murder Of a factory girl at Atlanta
| was denied new trial on appeal to
the Supreme Court of the United States
| Eleven were killed in the collapse OF
| the walls of two stores in Birmingham
| Ala. following storm. Among those
| who died during the week was Isaac
Kohn, one of the richest men on the
| Pacific coast.
FOREIGN.
| Carranzista forces under Gen. Obre-
gon, after victory, pursued Villas de-
feated troops: the transport Sumner
carried 300 American refugees from
Tampico. The United States note to
| Japan was reported to present the
matter of American treaty rights in
China and to declare that the United
States would not recede from such
privileges: the open-door policy in
China was declared by Sir Edward
Grey. foreign secretary, to be the at
titude OF the British administration
in the Chinese-Japanese situation.
| Commander Noble Irwin of the cruiser
New Orleans reported no indications
| of japanese base in Turtle bay.
| Bahia, Cal, where the Japanese cruiser
Asama is stranded. NJ Venizelos
| former premier of Greece, regarding
himself as insulted by his sovereign.
has exiled himself. and was reported
destined for the United States. Ar
gentina delegates arrived in the United
States for the an-American financial
conference. Report that Panama was
facing financial crisis with large