, 1915-06-02

AOI IuIG6 nuuuEeQ LuOlSauQ men Is meeting
with better response than previously when he
asked fol five hundred thousand. Nevertheless
the "Times" and the DAILY Mail" press
conscription, while the "Morning Post" adj
vocates Lord Roberts plan Of national
service.
Great bodies of Italians have crossed the
Isonzo river over a wide area east of Udinp.
The Austrians declined battle at the river,
and unexpectedly retired to the heights east
thereof, where they occupy strongly fortified
positions. The movements Of the Opposipp
forces indicated that 9 battle Of considerable
magnitude is developing on the Terrain
south Of CoIitz. The advance guards have
already been engaged in bayonet combots.
Adylces from Berlin state that DR.. Won
BothmanD-H oIlweg, addressing the Reich
stag upon ltaly's entrance into the war, said:
"ltaIy has written in letters Of blood her vio-
lation OF faith. Nobody threatened her, and
aIl that she sought could have been obtained
without war. Germany left 10 doubt in
ltal5's mind That an attack upon the Au9tri-
ans would strike also at the German troops,
but reason failed against the mobs' demands,
assisted by the gold of the Triple Entente.
Not III hatred does Germany wage this war,
but III holy anger. The greater the danger,
the more we should endure, until we secure
every possible guarantee that no enemy,
alone or combined, again will dare q trial of
arms. In the confidence TINT we are united
we will conquer our enemies.
Dispatches from Lisbon state that Senior
Braga, who was Provisional President when
King Manuel was deposed has been, elect ed
President by ninety-eight votes to one, vice
DR.. ID. Arrlaga, who resigned.
Turkey in q Note to the neutral nations
notifies that since England has not observed
neutrality respecting the Suez Canal, there
fore Turkey is under the necessity OF taking
military precautions for the protection Of
Egypt and the extending Of hostlities TO the
Sutz Canal, and if a neutral ship Of com
merce IS thereby prejudiced, the responsible
Htx is En9land's.
From the foregoing it is inferred that
Turkey intends to use submarines against
ships traverslng the Suez.
New York, May 3lst.-Despatches from
Liverpool state that the s. s. sNebtaekau"
has been drldocked, disclosing a hole TWEEN
ty by twelve foet at the bottom of the ship.
The State Department announces that the
United States Attaches in London report
that all the plates are curving inward, that
IS, the damage was not caused by a niue.
The Chief Engineer says he saw Il white
streak III the water, perpendicular to the
ship, and that a shock was felt, followed by
an explosion.
London, May 31st-A despatch from
Barry, Wales, states that the British steam
ship "Iullochmoor was shelled and sunk
by a German submarine yesterday. Her
crew escaped and have been landed there.
Wireless reports received from the Brit
ish steamer "NIegantic", inbound from New
York, state that she was chased for over
an hour yesterday by a German submarine
but escaped by using forced draught and
pursuing u zigzag course.
The crew of the schooner 'Juno Rose.
Of Arklow, which has arrived at Crookhaven
report that they saw n German submarine
chasing the "Nebraskan' several houts
before she was torpeduod. Tn mate and the
cook both swear to this, and that the Ameri-
can flag was flying on the "Nebraskan",
50 that it was impossible for the Com
mander OF the submarine not to know
that she was an American vessel. Cap
tain Nc Coy, of the schooner eSeuntor
Dantiztr' corroborutes the statement of the
men Of the June Rose, and asserts that
the submarine lay IN wait for the "Nebrask-
an"
Advices from Washington state that an
authentic forecast of Gormany's reply re-
garding the sinking of the"Lu5itania" causes
an unpleasant Impression, the intention being
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