Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-18

presidency Of Senator Ruy Barbosa.
member OF The Hague tribunal league
has been formed In behalf Of the allies of
the triple entente. with the object OF eX
tending to them moral assistance
Geneva via Paris, March II. ll:%5 p. NJ
The Tribune SAYS tonight that accord
Ing TO information from Vienna the ner"-
tiatlons between Berlin and Vienna and
Prince Won Bueow, the German ambasas
dor TO Italy have come to an abrupt end.
Amsterdam, March H. via London,
March U.s. 10 a. m.-The steamer Leu
warden was not torpedoed but was sunk
by tho gun fire OF submarine Us, ac-
cordng to the Handelsblads Hook of
Holland correspondent
London. March II. Ii p MA casualty
list issued by the admiralty tonight dis.
closes that In the fighting in the OAR
danelies Saturday night the light cruiser
Amethyst, which, according to an Athens
despatch made a dash through the strait
as far as Niagara had e men killed and
10 men severity and IS men slightly wound
ed. The battleship Ocean had two men
killed and the battleship Prince George
two men wounded. while two trawlers
between them had three men killed and
two wounded
Petrograd via London. March 1.-The
Russian Senate has enacted a law for.
bidding the christening OF Jewish chill
dren whose parents have not accepted
the Orthodox faith. There Is growing
custom among the Jews to rear their
children Orthodoxically. hoping thus to
ema ncipate them from the restrictions
under which the parents live
Venice via London. March IA num-
her Of Americans living In Austria are
endeavoring to procure shipload OF
provisions from tho United States on An
American ship. A petition il being sent
TO Secretary OF State Bryan by these
Americans asking him to take steps ia
secure the safe passage OF the vessel,
Darxianellcs. Friday, March T.. via Con
stanttnople, March "A, and London. March
II, II 40 a. m.-The British met with rS
verse to-day In an attempt to clear the
Dardaneles Of mines. They lost three
mine clearing ships and one sailing yes
sci Considerable damage was inflicted
70 one British cruiser, under whose pro-
lection the operations were undertaken
The identity OF this cruiser has not been
| established. On March s, and 10 there
was no bomba rdmcnt.
Seattle Wash, March l1.-Dr. william
Muller. imperial German consul at Seat
tie. Ind his secretary, y. NJ Schulz. were
served with notice Of arrest to-day at the
consulate They are charged with con-
spiracy in attempting corruptly to in
fiuence John Murdoch, an employe OF the
Seattle Construction q Dry Dock COM
pany. by inducing him to sell business
secrets Of his employers Consul Muller
and his secretary are accused by the
State Of Washington Of Offering Murdoch
a cash consideration to supply them with
information bearing out Ambassador
Bernstorffs charge that the Seattle cor
poration was shipping knock-do sub
! marines to the British government via
British Columbia,
London, March II. 1925 y. m.--The
British casualty lists for the Ave days
from March 10 to March IA, inclusive.
during which the battles OF Neuve
| Cha pelle and St Elio were fought,
show that 1l2 officers were killed or
died from wounds and that 1913 officers
were wounded or are missinG. The
| list of casualties among the men has
| not been published as vet nor have any
figures becn given out, hut some com
petert critics estimate them at about
| two-thirds of those suffered by the
Germans. which Field Marshal SIR John