Evening star., 1915-06-26
THE WEEK
Epitome of Events Ending June
28, 1915.
AMERICAN COMPLICATIONS IN
WAR.


the United States on the orders in
council regarding interference with
neutral commerce, declared the ad-
| ministration of the order gave full con-
sideration to the rights of neutrals.
citing procedure. No sentiment for
peace among the belligerents was the
observation reported by Col. Z. NJ.
House to President Wilson on return
from Europe. The State Department
demanded from Italy the release from
military duty of Ugo da Prata, son of a
native Italian naturalized before his
birth. The German government sup
pressed the Berlin Tages Zeitung. as
result of anti-American articles by
Count Reventlow published in the jour-
nal. on temperance in print, it con-
tanned an article by Reventlow attack
ing the sincerity of President Wilson
i'll peace movements.
Foreign Military Operations.
Teutonic armies captured Eemberg,
| capital of Galicia, forcing retirement
of the Russian forces to the frontier;
the kaiser was reported at the front
watching. operations. French troops in
hand-to-hand battle with heavy loss of
life forced the Labyrinth" in the region
north of Arras, on the western battle
front. French forces on the Gallipoli
peninsula succeeded in forcing back
the Turkish defenders in a series of
battles. With stronger opposition from
the Austrian army, Italian troops con-
tlnued the offensive toward Trieste.
Teuton artillery at long range shelled
Dunklrk, killing several civilians. Bel
gian forces seized Kissitries, in Ger
man East Africa. Christian de Wet
leader of the South African rebellion
against British sovereignty, was found
guilty of treason and sentenced to six
years in prison and $4,000 fine.
Domestic Affairs.
President Wilson started on two
week vacation for Cornish, N. H, stop
ping on his way at Roslyn, l.. l., to
visit Col. E. NJ. House. Robert Lansing
was appointed Secretary of State. The
| Supreme Court of the United States,
passing on the Oklahoma and the
Maryland statutes restricting the negro
| vote. declared void and unconstitu-
tional what is known the grand
| father clause" legislation. Maryland
| suffragsts in a prairie schooner made
| the pilgrimage to Washington on a
| tour of the counties In the cause of
| and more than 100 other politicians
| were indicted by the grand jury of
Marion county, Ind. at indianapolis.
| charged with election frauds The
| Advertising Clubs of the World held
convention in Chicago and the Amer
lean Medical Association met in San
| Francisco. The cause of Harry Thaw
| was called before the state courts of
| New York to determine his sanity and
| right to freedom. Gov. Slaton of
Georgia, in the face of intense oppo-
stion. commuted to life Imprisonment
the death sentence pronounced on Leo
NJ. Frank, accused of the murder of
an Atlanta factory girl; local feeling
ran so high that Gov. Slaton was given
guard of militia. Five were killed
by an earthquake in the Imperial val
ley, California. Storms did heavy dam
! age to crops in Mississippi and Ar
kansas. Among those who died dur
ing the week were Gen. j. G. Chandler,
thracite coal operator and pioneer ce-
ment manufa cturer, and w. S. cow
herd, former representative from Mis-
souri,.
FOREIGN.
The American representation on the
international high commission on uni
form laws and on subordinate commit
tees agreeable to the recommendations
of the recent pan-American financial
conference were appointed by Secretary
! McAdoo of the Treasury Department.
The American cruiser Colorado ar
rived at Guaymas, prepared to land
troops for the protection of Americans
in the Yaqui valley; to avoid the land
ing of American forces, the Villa COM
mander assured that 1900 Mexican
troops would be sent to suppress the
Indian uprising: Gen. Gonzales, Car
rama chieftain. was reported operating
against the City of Mexico: split in
the Carranza cabinet was reported to
have resulted in the esignation of
Gen. Obregon. Santo Domingo an
nounced purpose to adopt a civil serv-
ice law similar to that in practice in
the United States.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.