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ii was said ne did not add anything con-
corning the probable effect OF the docu-
ment on the German Governments sub
marine programme. ~
Ii is beginning TO be more generally
realized in Washington that expressions
OF opinion from important German
sources here will not necessarily be
echoed by the Berlin Foreign Office In
drafting a reply to the Presidents note.
Unofficial reports direct from Berlin
published here to-day. were I .garded as
the first real intimation as 70 the prob
able course OF Germany. These reports
stated that under no circumstance
would the German Governm mt give up
It's submarine operations. II Is expected.
however. that the German Government
will attempt to make such \ refusal as
p%alatable as possible.
II was regarded here as rather sig
niicant that the German Government
has not given the text OF the Presidents
note to the German press. though II has
been published In the newspapers OF ali
otl er countries. one explanation sug-
gested for this action was that 'he Gov
did rot wish 10 disclose 70 the
German people the severity OF the Ian
guage used by the President in calling
the German Government to account for
the violations OF the laws OF humanity
and of nations committed in its name.
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BERLIN NOT DEFIANT.
Won't DisnvOw Lusitnnia sinking,
hut seeks Fricndship.

BERLIN, via London. May l7.-Ger-
many's answer to President Wilson's
note will not he one of defiance. accord
ing to the best information here. 1t will
he replete with suggestions aiming at a
friendly settlement Of the issues at stake
and will be couched in the most cour-
teous and c~onciliatory phrases. Never
theless two facts will be most clearly
and most emphatically set forth:
First-Germany will not disavow the
sinking of the Lusitania beyond express
ing the deepest regret at the loss OF
American lives.
Second-The German Government will
not yield one inch with regard to its
present policy of submarine warfare
against Great Britain.
Throughout the German reply Ia
Washington there will sound the key
note; England is to blame. We acted
and will act in self-defence. Our sub
marines constitute the one effective
weapon against her starvation policy"
The German Foreign Office. while not
intending to publish President Wilson's
note until il can give to the press stimuli
taneously Berlln's answer, has left little
doubt rs to these outsta nding features
OF the stand the Kaiser's Government
proposes TO take in the crisis which arose
over the sinking of the Lusitania. 1t Is
expected that both notes will be made
public either late this afternoon or to-
morrow morning.
Despite the fact that II Ia frankly in
timated by officials having n hand in the
drafting OF the German reply that the
essential principle involved. namely, the
safety of American passengers on ANY
ships they choose to board" will not be
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TAKE $4,000
PetroRrad Announces Notable Gain
In East Galicia.

~PErRoGRAD, May Is, via London. May
II delayed by storms) The Russian
General STAFF In a statement issued to-
day admits checks In the Carpathlans
since the middle of April. but reports
an advance In eastern Galicia. The
capture Of 10000 Austrians is an
nounced. The statement is as follows
From the middle of April news be-
gan to reach US OF the transport of
great numbers of Germans from the
western front n their concentration
In western Galicia. The state OF af-
fairs thus created forced us to stop
the development of u advance in the
direction OF Mezolaborecz and Czok in
order TO insure ourselves facilsies for
sending reserves TO the threatened sec
tors OF our front.
However, the forces which the
enemy threw against our front were so
considerable that our third army was
unable to check the pressure on tire
Cenjnovitze- Gorlitza sector.
The result was desperate and unin-
t%errupted fighting. with impetuous coun-
ter attacks which prevented the enemy
from breaking our front. The enemy's
action was reduced To frontal attacks
on the positions OF the third army,
which he occupied in succession.
The enthusiasm OF our troops enabled
them to maintain perfect order. cope
with the difficult problems Of the battle
and iniict enormous losses on the
enemy.
"On May ~ FRIDAY last) the whole
third army deployed on the San. and
In conformity with this fact we were
Obliged to make rearrangements which
were already near completion 10 enable
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PARIS APPROVES
NOTE TO GERMANY
Touch Of Irony Puzzles Some
Papers, hut Results Are
Expected.
Special cable Despatch to The suS.

PARIS. May 17.-Almost every Paris
newspaper that has commented on
President Wilson's note to GermanNn nds
IN IL an ironical tone. Such. however.
has not been the case with prominent
men who have been interviewed by THE
SUNS correspondent.
They -efuse to be quoted directly, but
nearly all concur in the opinion that the
note is n Anal warning to Germany. the
State Department meaning that II
another ship is sunk with Americans on
board war win be declared. II 10 not
imagined here. however. that a refusal
by Germany to answer the note or to
make satisfactory promises will in itself
be sufficient cause Cor war.
Prominent Americans here also ex-
press complete satisfaction with the
terms OF the note.
The Temps, discussing the diplomatic
situation this evening. prefaces an
analysis OF President Wilson's note
with the remark
THE note seems TO be directed solely
against the German navy's acts OF
piracy, which appear to have wiped out
even the memory of the army's atrocities
on land. Against these America has
hitherto omitted to protest. 1t Is all
the more surprising to see Mr.. Wilson
mention Germany's hitherto humane
and enlightened attitude
q the other hand" the editorial
continues. the United States OF America
formally condemns Germany's innova.
tons in naval warfare"
After a brief analy sis the Temps a (:
The discussion promises to be pressed
theoretically. Neither sophisms nor in
ordinations by German diplomacy will
be able to weaken the very solid posi-
ton taken up by the Washington
Cabinet"
Tho Journal dcs Debuts enjoys the
ironical tone used in the note. calling the
reference TO Germany's previous en-
lightened humanity "a cruel aliusion."
OF the notes judicial discussion OF Ger.
many's acts II says, "All Of this part OF
the note Is a masterpiece of logic n
clearness." The editorial continues:
"One paragraph which is not the least
remarkable deals with the warning given
passengers against boarding the Lusi-
tania. With a biting irony which II
is unusual to find In diplomatic docu-
nen;s, the writer OF the note pretends
TO believe that the publication OF the
note OF warning was unknown to the
Kaiser, saying that he mentions this
surprising irregularity' only 10 remark
that the announcement OF an intention TO
commit "A crime neither excuses nor
palliates the crime.
This il not the only passage In which
Germany's policy Is buried under en-
phatic expressions Of esteem and con-
tidence which are more severe than the
most violent epithets would have been.
7 To suggest that the commanders OF sub
marines misapprehend the orders OF the
naval authorities IL. under the form Of
perfect courtesy. 10 stigmatize the real
culprits of the most abomlnable outrages
ever committed against a nations
rights"
After quoting the demands contained
in the note. the editorial concludes:
"This IL the energetic language which
public opinion expected from the Gov
ernmert OF a great country, which IL
solicitous for It's interest and dignity.
We shall see what effect II has at Ber-
lin"
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LOST A BIG
CHANCE IN BRYAN'S DOVE
His Peace Treaty Scheme Would Have Tied United
States Hands in the Present Crisis if the
Kaiser Had Accepted the Offer.

forces during the period Of investigation.
IL Is Mr.. Bryan's theory that after a
year In which 10 coo m and after the
facts of the dispute have been given to
the world neither Government will either
wish or dare to invoke the use OF force
IL is his belief that IL every nation In
the world would have such a treaty with
every other nation wal would be impos-
sible.
Relation 70 Present Issues.
Were there now such a treaty with
Germany. however, the Kaiser could re-
turn an absolute refusal TO the demands
made by the United States in President
Wilson's note OF last week.
The dispute would then be referred
to the investigating commission and the
German submarines could proceed with
their operations without any restriction
for In the Bryan treaties there Is alb
solutely no provision for adjusting a
dispute arising out OF n continuing
offence.
Germany would have no fear OF he.
coming embroiled with the United States
as the treaties provide that during thu
period of investigation neither party
shall use force or declare war. Pre-
sumably by the time the Investigating
~ I'm "oAh wv
European war would be over.
even then Germany would be undei
no necessity even to pay damages for thu
sufferings of the United States. as th'
report of the investigating commission
would have'no binding force upon her.
President Wilson in his note to Ger
many demanded immediate steps e
insure the United states against further
outrages Of the Lusitania type. II tn,
Bryan peace treaty had been in force
Germany apparently could have laughed
at such a demand and called for an in
vestigation..
This instance, OF so great Importance
to the United States, has caused many
people here to think twice about IN,
Bryan peace treaties. In fact. President
Wilson by his own note demanding i'm
mediate relief has apparently proved
what many have i~nsisted-that tn,
Bryan treaties will not operate practi.
cally when 1t comes TO a real crisis.
According to Mr.. Bryan's announce
ment to-day Judge George Gray o.
Delaware has heen appointed American
member of the peace commission will
Great Britain DR.. James Brown Scot
Of Washington a member OF the peac,
commission with Norway Prof. Eugene
Wambaugh OF Harvard University 9
member of the peace commission will
Peru and A. r. Talbot a member o.
! the peace commission with Bolivia.
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o SOVERCONFYDENT.
Labor Troubles Attributed to lin.
Warranted Optimism.
Special Cable Despatch TO THK Sun.

LONDON, May IA special investi-
gator sent to Glasgow by the Times says
that the attitude of the workrnen is
not due to lack of interest In the war
or general apathy. but TO the overcon-
fidence born OF insular contempt for
foreigners. He finds that this state OF
mind has been fostered by the mislead-
Ing optimism Of the newspapers and pub
lie speakers, among whom he includes
Premier Asquith and Lord Rosebery.
The investigator mingled with the
workmen and talked intimately with
them. He says they generally believe
that the war is progressing in a most sat
i~sfactory manner and that the enemy Is
in fact already beaten. The men who
work on the clyde are convinced that
one Scot is worth ten Germans. and say
that a British army OF 5000. 900 would
be equal to a German army of %. 900. 900
men. The men ave not the f~aintest
conception of German power or .c-
sources, says the investigator.
Argument cannot convince the men
that the situation is in any way
menacing. and they always meet argu-
ments by replying that England always
has won her wars and. in fact. has prac-
tically won this one already. For proof
Of this fact they quote the newspapers.
The Investigator il convinced that II
is necessary to make the men realize the
situation. He suggests that all war in
dustries should be placed on a war
footing.
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NEW BATTLE ON SAN.
Peremysl Forts In Action-Great
OH Fields .Ahre.
Specia! cable Despatch TO The sus.

LONDON, May 1.-THE Ddily Mad
correspondent at Lemberg. Galicia. tela-
graphs that "A new battle along the San,
with Jaroslav as the centre, began this
morning. There are signs everywhere.
he says. that TIL" Germans are about To
make a tremendous and critical effort.
The capture OF Tarnow. he continues,
was due largely 10 the use of poisonous
gas. and the opinion is general among
the Russians that the Allies must re-
sort to similar methods II the war is
to he won.
The whole city of Lemberg is dark
ened by a pail OF smoke he adds.
The phenomenon is MOI, due to an
eclipse. II is the resul, of the burn
ing OF the great Galician oil fields
around Boroslav, sixty miles away
The flames OF the conlagrat!on are
leapinE hundreds OF feet into the air
and are clearly visible at night from
the mountain which dominates this
town.
THE destruction OF the oil fields was
reluctantly decided upon. as il vas inn
possible 20 leave $4,000 tons of petro-
leum in the tanks ready for the enemy.
am Informed that twenty-four British
residents from the oil fields. with many
children among them. ave arrived here
safely with the $4,000 refugees.
The zone fired has a diameter of
twenty miles. Tn fire has directly af-
fected the military operations, as the
Combatants are able to continue the
lighting all night for scores OF miles
around the affected area.
81 am asked to convey this message
to n firm Of oil men in London:
ION fields burned out. Largest tank
destroyed contained 5000 tons of oil.
hut owing TO the foresight OF the Rus
sianA it was lighted without a single
casualty
Though the Russians are victorl-
ously advancing on a front forty miles
wide against Czernowitz they are com
PEELED to readjust their lines in central
Gllicia because Of the fierce Austro-
German offensive between the Stryj and
the San.
Several forts Of Peremysl. which
have been repaired, have been in &C.
ton
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GERMAN RAID FAILS
IN WESTERN RUSSIA
Petrograd Reports Invaders
Repulsed in the Baltic
Provinces.
COSSACKS CAPTURE 1,5OO
Special Cable Despasch to Tar Sun.

Special Cable Despdsch to Tng Sun.
P~ETRooRAp, May 17.-Minor engage
ments without any decisive result are
reported in the official statement OF the
General Staff made public tonight. Al
the same time 1t is reported thai the
Russian Black Sea feet on Saturday
shelled some Turkish cities on the Blacb
Sea with considerable success. The
statement follows:
The whole region east Of the Win
dau and Dubissa rivers Is now freed
of the enemy. The German attempt
to resume the offensive at Shawl was
repulsed on Friday with a heavy loss.
West OF the Niemen on Saturday
the Russians gained a series OF sue
cesses.
Fighting began In the San River
region at Leak on Friday and Sat
urday. 1t is now progressing at
Jaroslav.
The enemy's scouts came In contact
with the Russian cavalry south OF
Peremysl.
Along the River Pruth on Friday
the Russians continued their successes
and reached several points on the rail-
road from Delatyn and Kolomea.
The Russian Black Sea feet on Sat
uTudy DOrlDuTueU he1ktr, fsTtRll anu
Kilimpi. Four loaded steamships and
twenty sailboats were sunk.
An earlier statement. which follows,
describes gains In the Bukowina:
The fighting in the region of Shawl
is develo ying gradually. The HOSTILE
ties now extend over a front of twenty
miles. The enemy is daily bringing
up fresh columns of reinforcements,
uyltb x-h.rh hA L. a,.laa ,.Arta. - .a-
velop first one OF our hanks and then
the other. Although the Germans
have more than two divisions fighting
In this region, We have pushed for
ward toward the centre and We our
selves have attacked on the fiank the
enemy's enveloping forces.
During the pursuit OF the enemy's
army. which was falling back ON
the Pruth. one Of our reserve regi-
ments distinguished Itself greatly by
carrying. on May 10. in an Irresistible
rush. a position organized near the
villages OF Joukoff and J~oukopine.
north OF Kolomea. The commander
Of the regiment. Col. Assovsky. who
had been wounded. marched to the
assault at the head of his men, de-
spite his Wounds Our infantry made
1000 prisoners n captured many
machine guns. while the Cossacks took
1900 Austrians, who were fleeing from
their trenches.
During the retreat of the Third
Army from the Dunejec toward the
San we abadoned at the most nifty
guns, the greater part of which had
been rendered unfit for the enemy's
supply of heavy shells. They could
not be carried away but we took all
the provisions we could And and
blew up all the works which had
been erected along the roads.
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NEW LUSITANIA IDEA.
German Says 4. =. should Imprison
Captain for shipping Explosive.

BERLIN, via wireless TO Say willie, May
l7.-The Bcriincr ~7dgcJidtt points out
to-day That since 1t has been we'll estab-
llshed that there was an interior ex-
plosion aboard the Lusitania after she
was torpcdoed, the United States should
invoke "A law. enacted in lSS2. which
provides one years Imprisonment for
any captain Of a PASSENGER ship to take
out Of an American port high explo-
sives or g~unpowder.
The newspaper declares this shows
where the responsibility for the loss OF
life aboard the liner rests.
The Berlin press continues to com
men, sarcastically on the inability Of the
British navy to afford protection for the
merchant ships.
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DUMBA SEES Y
Austrian Envoy Seeks 20 Aid Ger
man Colleague.

WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE Austro-
Hungarian Ambassador. DR.. Constantin
Dumba, had a long conference with Sec
rotary Bryan n other State Depart
ment officials to-day. To which consider
able Significance is attached. Well in
formed statesmen have II that Or.
Dumba wishes to sound American opin-
ion regarding the Lusi,ania matter and
the Presidents note to Germany, In an
EFFORT to aid the German Government
where, perhaps. II would be impossible
for the German Ambassador to act.
DR.. Dumba and Count Won Bernstein
the German Ambassador. have been
In frequent consultation since the sink.
ing of the Lusitania. The impression
prevails that the Austrian Government
following its grave concern over the
possibility OF "a rupture between This
Government and Germany. has in.
structed its Ambassador in Washington
to do everything in his power to smooth
matters over.
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WANDERING TONNES TALE.
SIX Get 10 Holland After Eight
Months In Enemy's Lines.

LONDON. May l7.-The Datly Tei..
graphs correspondent at Rotterdam
sends a detailed story OF the adventure.
Of six British soldiers who were Gu, m
from their regiment In the retreat IRON
Mons in August. but who were not cap.
tured. They say they have spent the
interval IN hairbreadth escapes In the
parts OF France and Belgium occuped
by the Germans. They now have roronaf
Holland and are eager to get 20 Eng.
land to rejoin the army.
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WAR LABOR INQUIRY
PLANNED BY BRITAIN
Government Promises Invcsti-
cation of Conditions on
the Clyde.
Special Gable Despafch to THE suS

LONDON. May 1.-THE article In the
on the Clyde WAS called to the attcn.
ton Of tint House OF Commons this after
noon, but all attempts to precipitate a
debate on the matter we're quietly
shelved. The Government promised an
inquiry into the situation. and implied
that questions on the subject would be
answered In a day or two.
Members OF the Commons In favor OF
n coalition government. which would
take In all parties. expressed their views,
but no members OF the Ministry were
present at the time. Minor Ministers
promised To inform Premier Asquith on
the subject.
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WsHfNGToN. May 1.-THE days OF
Lusitania have been also marked by the
elimination OF Secretary Bryan's scheme
to make 1t impossible for the United
States ever to become involved In n war.
for within the last week he has been
able to announce the names OF several
Americans selected to serve as repre-
sentatives on the investigating commit
tees provided for in the Bryan peace
treaties.
This has served to call attention to
the purposes of these treaties and has
led to consideration OF what would be
the situation OF the United States had
Mr.. Bryan succeeded in getting the Ger
man Government to negotiate one Of
the peace treaties. Germany Is one OF
the few OF the great Powers which did
not take advantage Of Mr.. Bryan's In
Itatlon.
The conclusion generally reached here
IL that IL one of these treaties were In
force with Germany the position of the
United States with reference to its de-
mands for a cessation Of the kind OF
submarine operations which Germany
has been conducting would be one OF
absolute helplessness. Germany would
he In a position to disregard practically
The demands of the United States and to
proceed with IMMUNITY to attack as many
L.usitanias as she pleased.
Delay the Sole Idea.
This is because the sole idea In the
Bryan peace treaties is to interpose a
long period OF delay-a year In most
cases-between the occasion of the dis
pute and It's settlement In case II Is not
adjusted automatically.
The treaties provide that whefe a dis
| pute Is not settled automatically II shall
automatically be placed In the hands OF
AN impartial joint commission. which
! shall investigate all the facts OF the con-
troversy and render a report to both
Governments within a year or other
specified time.
Then both Governments shall be free
to do as they please about accepting the
COMMISSIONS report or abo making a
settlement. The treaties provide that
during the process OF Investigation
neither Government shall resort to hos
tilities or declare war. and In some cases
the Governments are bound not TO make
any change or increase In their armed
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