, 1915-06-02
Censored at Jamaica.)

tACuSOItO Ut OuIItICU.I
London, May 30th-A French official com.
muniqu6 says: "The British have made pro-
gress toward In Bassee. The enemy con-
tinued their counter-attucks on Angres with
increasing violence. Five times they attack
ed during the day, but every time they were
rolled backyard during the night two counter
attacks met with the same result. Iu less
than "a hours the Germans attacked us sew
en- times, but orr artillery and infantry made
any progress by them impossible. We are
holding every one of our positions, despite
continuous and very violent shellinS."
The British steamer "Argyllshire", which
was reported yesterday to have sent wireless
distress signals while being attacked by %
submarine. has since arrived ut H4vre, the
t0rpedoes having missed her.
The SIS. "Spennymone" has been sunk
off Start Point. The captain and five others
were drowned by the capsiziu9 OF n boat,
and an engineer was wounded by a shell in
the engine room. Twenty three survivors
have arrived at Falmouth.
A Dutch fishing vessel has landed the crew
of the Swedish barque IN. Roosvaii'' Ht
Stavenger. They say that IL submarine al
lowed the vessel to proceed, but suddenly
there was IN explosion which sank her nnd
they believe she was torpedoed.
The German Admilalty announces: "Ou-
submarine to,pedoed the American steun1r
ship "Gulfight" because the presence of
British patrol boats convinced the submarine
that she was a British vessel under convey
and a closer Investigation would hive been
dangerous"
The German reply to The United States
Note regarding the "Lusitaniu" as outlined,
asks that an agreement upon the fncls
should be reached before u discussion Of the
law takes place. German responsibility IS
dependent upon whether the "Lnsitanln"
was q peaceful merchantmen or M armed
auxiliary carrying reserVists aud ummuni-
ton, and moreover the sinking, causing ex-
IRENE fatality, was unexpected and was perhaps
due to % deficiency Of snfety precautions not
in accordance with the requirements of the
international Congress for safety Of Life ut
sea.
The Austro-Hu ngarianheadquarters has Is
sued the following: "The battle in mid Gall
cna continues in a furious offensive against
the Russians north and south of Plzom,sl
Italy's declaration of war against Austria
apparently has rot affected Austrian aggres-
sive. The superiority in artillery which the
Austrians established in the first stages of
the war continues to be a determinant factor,
the Russians beng shelled or bnyonetted
from one position after another. The we dge
which the Austro-G Germans d. owe across The
San River north of Permysl on Mond ny is
steadily eating it's way deeper into the Rus
sian front. A point was reached on Thurs
day at The villages of Cholynice an d Krus-
zowice six miles east Of the San and fourteen
miles north. east of Permysl. The beeiegers
are also steadily progressing from the aonIh
and on Thursday they obstinately attack, d
The heights south CT Medin, The key to the
Russian position, eight miles east of the
forts of Permysl. There is only a narrow
strip twelve miles wide now open between
the two wings and this will be closed when
the heavy artillery has been brought to the
tips Of the wings, thus virtually completing
the investment of Pernysl. Pr, gress for
the Teutons is also reported from the right
wing in The vicinity of Stry and The Russians
have been driven back into their last defen-
slve positions before that place.