The state herald., 1915-06-11
AMERICANS WARNED TO FLEE
FROM LONDON BECAUSE OF
GERMAN AIR RAIDERS.
.TEUTONS SINK is SHIPS
ITALYs FIRST CONFLICT IN ToL.
MINo-RUSsIANS FORCES AUS
TRo.GERMANs BACK.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

London, June S.-The allies in their
offensive on the Gallipoli peninsula
on June 4 captured and held two
lines of Turkish trenches along a
front of nearly three miles. In Meso
potamia the British forces have re-
ceived from the Turks the surrender
of Amara and more than 1000 prison
ers, thirteen guns, gunboat, barges
and steamers.
Some also were lost when the Turks
counter attacked. A gain of 500 yards
on front of three miles in this sort
of fighting, however, is considered sat
isfactory by the British, particularly
as 1t induced the Turks to counter
attack, In which they suffered heavy
losses.
Two battles are In progress in Ga
licia. The Russians have made a con-
siderable advance on the lower
reaches OF the San and have driven
the Austro-Germans back to the Leng
river; while to the southwest of Lem
burg the Austro-Germans are advanc-
ing, although the Russians are con-
testing every inch of the roads to the
Galician capital, which is the objective
Of the Teutonic allies.
The first important battle of the
Italian campaign is raging for posses
sion Of Tolmino, where the Italians
have met with the first serious oppo-
sition In their advances across the
Austrian frontier
The general opinion held in London
is that Rumania will Join the allies
when Italy gives the word and that
Bulgaria will follow her lead
London Suffers from zeppciins.
Another German afraid on London
Friday night. coupled with the usual
weekend activity of German subma-
rines, are war developments holding
public attention.
Discussion OF the fall OF Przemysl
was laid aside for matters nearer
home. Little is known OF the extent
of the aerial attack, because of war
office secrecy, but many bombs were
dropped In London.
Hostile airships dropped bombs on
the east and southeast coasts of Eng
land. Little damage was done and
the casualties. apparently, were few.
Several American residents of Lon
don informed Robert p. Skinner, the
American consul general, that they re-
ceived anonymous telephone calls
warning them to get out of London
with their families at once. Among
those notified was NJ X. Shaler. a
member OF the American-Belgian Re-
lief Committee. who was told by an
unknown voice over the telephone not
to stir from his home during the night
and furthermore to fill the bathtubs
in his house with water.
In submarine activities at least fif-
teen merchant ships were sunk BY
torpcdoes during forty-eight hours.
The steam fishing vessels Kathleen
OF Peterhead and Evening Star and
Cortes of Aberdeen. were sent TO the
bottom. The crews were landed at
Kirkwall.
The steamer Sunnet Head was tor
pedoed. The crew was ordered into
the boats and landed ut Berwick.
The trawler Ebenezer was sunk In
the North Sea by shell fire from q
German submarine after the crew had
taken to the boats.
The trawler Little Boy OF Lowestoft
arrived at that port with the crews OF
the trawlers Horace and Economy on
board. these two ships having been
sunk by Germans.
The steam drifter Ena May OF Pc
terhcad. the trawler Strathbran and
the sailing ships George and Mary, nil
have been sent TO the bottom by Ger.
man submarines