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NINE KILLED IN RAID.
AZ Least Five Zeppelins In Brittle,
Coast Attack.

LoNpoN, May 8.-At least fvs or q,
Zeppelins took part in the raid on y.
English and Scottish coasts. and acco-d.
Ing to the official statement. "A grea.,,
number may have been IN the at.ar,
Despite the number Of Zepplins. how.
only six men and three women
were killed. Tie Official s.atcmer, 4,
as follows:
The commander IN chief ~ me
home forces reports that the 2erne'r
raid last night covered n considerable
extent cF The eastern coast. AZ l.as,
1--WE or six airships crossed The shcrs
hut the reports Of reliable observers
AT various times IN the night and a,
many points-some as far distant, p,
Rattray Head IN Scotland down N
the north coast Of SuroIk-roinr N
the possibility that n greater ri,rhA,
OF nirships were employed Of ire
coasts.
The enemy made only two afterrs
10 penetrate inland. About 1o0 homt,
we're dropped. being scattered ~ mar
localities. The exact number is uf.
ncult to determine. since n great nun.
her fell on uninhabitcd areas and
others into the sea.
In only a single locality Id ~.
raiders cause casualties AMI 'Ne-'
much damage. In this case 're l.r
which fell amounted to twelve o(i...
sive and four incendiarv hprIs
Eighteen houses were damaged T
casualties to,alled six men, in.lu4i,-
soldier, and three women Killed 40
nineteen mon. including three s~o'le-.
ami eight women injured The 20
naming bombs uccasipncl two ra.:,,
ties. a soldier and a child l..
slight; injused. The bombs da,
a storellouse and a few .p't-
chiefly by breaking glass in ,Nc ~
dows.
ms raiders came within r+'-a -
anti-aircrat artillery only iwiec u-
both occasions they ~retrca'cl ,' 90
range without delay.
Watchers who witnessed tic raj &C.,
certain that onc " IN, Icrps. We.
hit. They say that a. II l"f' 3D.. ...
1t moved erratica!ly. This Icprs.- Isl.
now surmised to have been tho '.-
whose destruction is reported re,.
Stavenger. Norway.
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PEARSE'S FINAL PLEA
FOR IRISH FREEDOM
Last Article Written by Rpb-
els "Prc>idcnt" Asked
cooperation.

What was probably the last article
from Tire pom Of the late Peter II.
Pcarse. "Presidont' ~ ireland until the
form Of the movement which he headed
was crushed. is printed IN the forth
coming issue of the IRISH World. The
article Is largely an academic discussion
OF lrcland's rights 10 freedom there is
no definite hin tn IL Of the events which
We're impending when IT was written.
ledrse quotes extensively from the
writings OF Wolfe Tone, the Irish patriot
OF the end OF the eighteenth century,
VINO Pearse says was the greatest OF all
lreland's political thinkers. as Hugh
ONeill was the greatest OF all men OF
action,
pealse shows the growth in rad!caIism
Of Tone. as proved by the latter's writ
lngs, until the time when Tone was con
WINGED that a free Ireland was the only
salvation for lrishmcn.
In June. 1871, Il secret manifesto was
issued TO the Friends OF Freedom in Ire
land. which was written by Tone in col
alteration with Nelson and Others.
This Is the manifesto. which may be
described as inc creed of Pearse and
his supporters In the recent movement .
This society Is likely to be a means
tho most powerful for the promotion of
"A grea, end. What end? The rights of
man in Ireland. I'll" greatest happi.
ness of the greatest numbers I'm this
island, the Inherent and indefeasible
claims of every free nation TO rest i'm
this nat'on-the will and the mower In
he happy, 10 pursue IN. common veal
as an individual pursues his private
welfare, and TO stand in insulated indie
p'ndence. an imperator!al people.
The greatest happiness OF the great
est number. ON the rock Of this priu-
ciile let this society rest by his let
1t Judge and determine every political
question, and whatever Is necessary for
this end let IT not be %ccountc hazard
Gus. but rather our interest. our duty.
our glory and our common religion the
rights OF man are The lights OF God.
and TO vindicate the one Is to maintain
the other. We must lie free in order
to serve Him who's. service is perfect
freedom.
"Dlcu ct 1908 Droits GOOD and our
rights, let every Irisllman cry aloud
to each other, the cry Of mercy, OF Jus.
tire and Of victory"
At the end of his article Pearse said .
That God spoke TO Ireland through
Tone, and through those who, after
Tone, have taken up his testimony.
that Tones teachings and theirs Is true
and great and that no other teaching 10
Ireland has any truth or %worthincss mt
all is n thing upon which stake all
my mortal and all my immortal homes
And ! ask the men and women oil NV
generation ~ stake their mortal and
immortal hopes With me-
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BELGIAN LINE PIERCED
ms Jain Ia surprise Attack
Near Dtsmud~.

BERLIN. via London. May s-Army
Headquarters issued the follow ,rG state.
ment to-day regarding operations n the
west
D. North OF plxmude our detachments
succeeded by n surprise attack IN
entering tho Belgian line and took
several dozen soldiers prisoners.
In the Four de Paris sector our
patrols reached the second French line
and returned after capturing several
prisoners.
Tho situation remains unchanged
In the Mcusc CNcrduD sector First
Lieut.. Won Altfnus shot dow his sixth
enemy aeroplane above the cdillette
wood Another French %aeroplane was
brought down IN a comhat in the ar
south Of Thiaumont. Anti-airCraf
guns brouGht down two more aero
planes south Of Talou Ridge. and a
MN plane was destroyed by machine
gun Are near Hardaumont. The pilot
was killed ana the observer seriously
wounded.
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FRENCH GAIN AGAIN
AT LIZ MORT HOMME
Trenches Taken and 100 Ger.
mans Captured in Fresh
Attack.
TErTON ASSAULT FAILS
Special Cable DespafcA 10 Tn, srN.

Special Gable Despdfch TO Tul srS.
PARIS. May 3.-The French counter
offensive At Le Mort Homma. the i'm
portant height on the west bank Of the
river. In which progress was made on
several occasions last week, was renewed
late this afternoon with an assault which
won further German positions and gave
the French about . hundred German
prisoners. Tho extern Of the trenches
occupied has not h. q announced.
There was a violent artillery lombard
nent to-day In the Avocourt sector. but
this was not followed by any infantry
attack.
The of'cial communicate Issued by the
French War Office tonight follows:
West - the Meuse there was a
violent hombardment OF the sector OF
Avocourt.
At the close OF the afternoon our
troops In the course OF a brilliant as
sault captured German positions north
west OF lie Mort Iiomme. We made
about a hundred prisoners n took
four mi;raiileuses
There was Intermittent artillery
activity on the rest OF the front
Three companies OF German infantry
tabou, $50 mem were used las, night
In a SINAI, attack made on French po-
sitions in the Argonne. between L'Hara-
zee and lie Four de Paris, on the
highroad which. following the valley OF
the Biesms River. forms che of the I'M
portant passes through the wooded pla-
teau Of the Argonne. II Is in this region
that the Germans have made many at
lacks OF varying extent recently. pre-
sunably with two detectives. n getting
nearer TO Ste. Menehould, on tho Paris
Nerdun railway n cutting that road.
tho other bending back he French line
In tho Argonne 90 a. to make a true
salient out Of tho present rather broad
curve which includes Verdun.
The attack Of last night. although par
ticipated In by only a small body or
troops. was preceded by n lively BON
ba rdment with gas shells. 1t was sue
cessful for the moment. tho Germans
gaining a foothold IN advanced French
trenches. but they were unable TO old
the points gained and had TO retire. SUI
fering heavy losses.
For the rest there was only artillery
fighting In tho Nerdun region last night.
with the centres Of the hornbardment at
lie Mort iIomme and poua'nont.
The afternoon communicate aid
In the ArgonIe. after a spirited
bombardmen; with shells which re-
leased irritating gases. The enemy
undertook yesterday evening a small
attack IN which three companies took
part upon our trenches between La
IIarazee and lie Four de Paris. The
Germans were successful in gaining a
footing for "A few moments In II ad-
vance positions. but they were not
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PEARSE A PLAY JVRIGHT.
Ex-Prcstdent Of Irish RepubIic
Once q Barrister.

Peter n. Pearse, proclaimed President
Of the Irish republic less h two weeks
ago and executed in the Tower Of Lon
don . yesterday, was II OF the best
known OF the Irish scholars. He was
compa ratlvely a young man, not 80, and
unmarried.
Until the revolt started he was head
master OF st, Enda's School In Rath-
farnham. near Dublin. an institution that
aimed 10 teach Irish boys the Gaelic
language and history and so preserve
the Irish national spirit against English
InrOads.
Pearse was described as above all an
enthusiast. poetical and idealistic and a
quiet. gentle man with a high sense ~
justice and a hatred Of oppression. He
entered active life AS u barrister. soon
becoming a leader in the Gaelic League
and editor Of it's journal, The Morn Of
Li0ht. He had written many Irish plays
and essays.
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Advocates Preparedness.

II want n nd blooded Americanism
so prepared for defence he satd further
on. that We vii never surrender our
Just rights before the world ina arms.
At Tia" same time ! want our peopl. 10
believe that our national spir!t ~ still
committed To our ideals of honorable
peace
William A.. Cotter of Newark. white
haired and pearl spatted. created \ di-
version carly in the cN'n!us by getting
the platform and deuouucing tho news
paper for not paying mora attention
To the congress. This did not please all
the audience and John Hays Hammond
"ud"avored to have the speaker con-
dense his remarks. Later tn" T;.v. IT,
John Wesley I'm said the congress had
oriy prals" for the spac. given tho
congress by thu" newspaper, already
over rowdrd with war news. diplomatic
crises and Mexican situations
The second day Of tho congress was
begun at the FILLMORE yesterday morn
Ing with an address by Prof. Albert
Bushnell Hart, the Harvard historian.
chief among the Il ifcult'es ~ IN" world
court plan, he said. Is that All the pro-
posalS for Il durable peace rest upon
the assumption that the map of the
world was tn n permanent 'rrn when
the war started He asserted th,t no
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pr. Talcott Williams said las. night
At Carnegie Hall. where T.. e. Stokes was
the chairman
Were the United States Adequately
armed its army and navy joined 70 the
forces Of either OF the two leagues now
BATH ug for master would make any
arbitration wiscr than war for any ma
ton and am loaEue. Tie United states
las a wider duty than TO arm for de-
t"r'o, necessary a. that =. Nith n
world court ~ existence tho United
States would need preparedness not for
its own safety hut for the peace OF the
world. The one and only sure path TO
the security Of the United States is to
secure the peace o. the world through
these three Indispensable factors: In
~ternatonal law. An International worlds
court and an international force strong
enough to enforce tho decree OF "a
worlds court"
Mrs. Lucia Amcs Mead, national Sec
rotary Of tn" Wumtu's Peace party Mrs.
Frederick Nathan and Judge ID. n.
Wupdmausee Of Cincinnati were other
speakers. Judge W"odmansee presided.
tn" congress VIII close to-day. on
the programme are Dr.. John Wesley
lill, T. y Mignault, X G.: Or. Fred
'ri'N Lynch. Henry Clews. Leslie VI.
shaw. Charles Thaddeus Terry, John
Temple Graves, senator William Alden
smith, Senator Albert =. cummins. Mrs.
John HAYS Hammond and Charles a.
TONNE.
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NEW GAS MASK FOR U. S. ARMY.
Invention of Profs. Prayer aud -
fabroOkc Of city Io,I.yr.

announcement was made y",'o~..' .
a patent or a gas mask for usc pop -c--
warfare for tho United state l-s w
William A. Prayer and william y
brooke. Instructors in the chen .y
partment OF the College ~ ne go, .
New York. Tho device - st'. b.,
extremely light and comFor'lh. arl
ounde on the theory 81 the 4h.n-?'rr
or gases by certain suhs'aree,
The apparatus has attracted u q, no.
'ent'on from military men vho - 7
preliminary tests found the rot.. r-,. a.,
cable for use by the W. I.p
As u result arrangcmor'S '.o boon
made for tho inventors 10 d.I,.r 70
lures n give demonstrate. -
patent at the P%lat,shurg s.r'- .l~,
his month.
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tho son of tho celebrated IT. Wilhelm
ld'hkncNht. "" voted against the war
'rciits I'm the Iieiciis;ag on tho outbreak
OF the war and since that time. at every
opportunity, has attacked the Govern
msIt because Of the war lie stated in
the Reichstag last March that the murder
of tho Archdukc Franz Ferdinand at
SHrai"vo was "a gods"nd 20 wide circles
N Austria and Germany
His activities nave resulted in his ro-
pudittiom by tho Socialist uarty, and hc
recently formed u radical party OF his
OWN. composed nf nineteen members of
the Reichstag.
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FREE PRELATE, POPE URGES.
Berlin Hear pontiH Has Made
Appeal to Czar.

BErtIS. via London. MAY a.-rhs
Overseas News Agency states that. ac-
cordlnr 70 IN, |ci'uuJ am Nittny. Pope
Benedict has written TO Car Nicholas
requesting the release Of the Rev.
Andrtts Szcptyck', Archbishop Of Lem
burg.
Tho prcla'e has been interned in Rus
sta for the past eighteen months Tn.
/cttunG am NntG1 also STATED that ,he
Ruthenian convention In PHILADELPHIA
made "A similar equest some time ago
but without success.
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ITALIANS REpEL ATTACKS.
Austrians Driven Back on the Mar
mOiada HEIGHTS.

Special Cdb'e DespHfch ~ The STU
ROME. May 3.-The following official
statement was issued to-day by the
italian War Office
In the Tonale zone small enemy at
tackS against our passo and Castel-
luccio positions were promptly repuleed.
In tho 1ngarina Valley our artillery
molested enemy trains and convoys
Between Adigo n Brcnta there was
An intense artillery duel. Enemy
aerCslancs attempting TO fy over the
intervening mountainous o we're at
tackled and repulsed by our aviators.
on the Marmolada Heights. In Tofana
and in the upper Boito the enemy un-
successfully attacked, THE Isonzo front
Ii comparatively quiet.
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CONNOLLY A LARKIN AID.
Was Once Active IN SociaHatic
Propaganda Here.

James Connolly. the "Commandant-
General OF the Irish Republican army"
and also Nice-prcsldent OF the republic.
spent some time III this country and was
active In Socialist propaganda here.
About eight years age he returned to
Ireland 10 organize a labor nov ment.
He took charge NJ Liberty Hall, the Sim
Fein headquarters which was demolished
In the Dublin instruction. during tho
absence OF James Larkin IN this coun-
try. He WAS editor OF the Irish Worker.
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Ate Like Wild Animals.

In our ward rho ratients would hiring
out from under their pillows battered
Gun and eat hu%rricdly. AZ II they were
afraid some one would take the food
away from them.
One man had hidden n piece ~ bread
strictly forbidden. lie wa 4 new and
bad case. and when the honitza tried to
take II away from him he held him of
with one hand until he had wolfed IL
down like an animal.
At first there were several emptv beds.
but when the news got about the hospital
that the food in our room could be de-
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Swedes Arrested In Berlin,
Sr,c,o' Crh,. p..rctch N TIE So,

Sp'r'o' Tnhe pespofch N TIE SuN,
LONDON. May 1.-THE Stockholm cor
respondent OF tho Morning Post tele-
graphs:
caused by the arrest In Rerlln of three
prominent Swedish merchants residing
there, The charge against the mer.
chants 10 not known here"
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Urged Swedcs IN Strike Araiust
War.
sp.c,ni CnbI. Dr.pn,ch IA rpr srs

SPECIAL cable Despatch 10 Tnr srs.
S~rockHoLM. via London, May 3.--.N
Hocglund, a Socialist member OF the
RlksdaR, has been sentenced to three
years at hard labor on conviction OF
having urged soldiers IN strike In tho
event Of Sweden entering the war. n
an editor, and Dr. TIcden wer.
to eighteen months and twelve
months respectively on tho same charge,
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loNpoN, May 3.--An oir ..,r .,,,
men' issued tonight says
\ hostile ~aernplanc vis.'s' '.
this afternoon. coming frou t
re't'"n Of Ramsgatc. l. d-op,,.
bombs on the railway station t-f 49,.
"rhl houses were severely 4U.ts.
'ne man seriously injured - - r.
Ont tho only casualty known
The aeroplane made of. nyl,r .to,t
IN" clouds. Our aircraft went lr pm.
suit.
zeal IL south OF tho mouth ~
i haines, eight miles %rorthsa.' ~ bow
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~ MILDRED rARwELL.

ny MILDRED FARWELL.
The Greek doctors came in. holding
their coattails way from the beds for
fear OF lice. and asked zach patien. for
his paper. They took them out Of their
caps. and tho doctors wrote carefully on
each the diet and medicine list.
They explained they had none Of the
things. but they were what the patients
ought TO have. An Austrian prisoner
with horizontal ears appeared TO do the
cleaning and a ragged gypsy soldier
acted as bonitza (nurse).
The doctors gave me a bottle Of oil and
one OF medicine Of sorle sort and de-
parted.
In the afternoon I found that the
gypsy bonitza had given the medicine to
Ia" wrong man, 80 after that | stopped
everything but food and qulnine.
III se were the two things that really
were needed. Some OF them had been
fifteen days without food and all were
yellow with malaria. In fact I saw
hardly any Serbian soldiers who did not
have II.
Tho food was a perpetual fight. Dyson
terry patients could not eat bread and
occasional chunks of meat. which the
" oUilne0 were RsttlnR.
This was no. the Serhiars' fault They
had trusted the wrong man and put the
Hospital supplies in charge OF a Mace
DOMAIN doctor with strong Bulsa ria
~ mpathies. who had been working with
them.
lie simply Put the key IN his poke,
and. ! suppose. turned over the things
intact to the Bulgarians when they en-
tered.
Unable 20 Get Any Sugar.
Take sugar. for instance. II meart
fuel TO WORKOUT systems. and the sick
suffered for the want Of It. Though
there were sacks Of Il left In the doc
tors care for the patients use neither by
e~ntreaties nor threats could we get him
to give them any
After seeing what the wounded suffered
] am unchristianly revengeful. and II the
Serhians 60 back to Monas,ir I hone they
won't forget how they we're treated.
Miss Mitchell had become interested
too in the patients. and she or I would 60
each day into the kitchen. a dark hole ~
the basement Of an clubhouse.
We would charge across the ward. the
gypsy bon.tza. his RAGS fying. carrying
an empty oil tin In each hand. and de-
mand food Of the cook. The soldier help
ers would stop what they were doing 20
watch the battle.
Chi. Eospodjg' ttea. ladye) he would
say.
NO. I don't want tea; I want rice
There IL no rice"
We would ooh horelessly around
Nothing in sight one could possibly give
d~ysentery patients.
What's in that kettle hidden IN the
corner"
That. gosrodJ." with an irrratjatinc
smile. me dobra tno good. Bad FOR sick
people"
We would look IN tho kettle. Rice and
chicken-a tidbit saved for the cooks
OWL Inner. Without "A word We would
put II into the oil tins and charge back
across the ward. The gypsy bonita gem
orally managed 20 fll 2 WASH basin.
his private property. nj the same time
for himse'f,
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LIEBKNECHT ARRESTED;
REPORT BERLIN RIOTS
- Killed. 200 Wounded in
May Day Disturbance. Says
Despatch.
Srectdi Cdbls Despa,rh 70 TnE SrN.

BERLIN, VIA London, May 3-nr. Kari
T.iebkne,ht the radical Socialist Who has
many times assalled III" Government in
tho kelchstag. was arrested on May day
for his connection with It demonstration
n lotsdam square. Although "A soldier,
tr. l.ichkneCht was arrested In civilian
Clothes. His arrest was ordered by u
military tribunal.
The Daily Mats COPENHAGEN cor
respondent telcgraphs that Or. Lieb-
knecht's arrest WAS the result Of his
speech IN tho lteichstag IN which he de-
clared that the German Government was
cooperating with Sir Roger Easement.
The radical Socialist has been committed
10 trial. The Socialist party unanl-
mously protested against his arrest.
According to the overseas News
Agency, tho May day demonstrations
were not serious. but eight persons he
sides nr Liehknecht were arrested 10y
the police, who dispersed the crowd
which gathered In Po,sdam Square. This
crowd, according to tho agency, was
madt mp of residents 81 the southern
suburb of Berlin who came to the
square at : o'clnck IN the evening.
twenty-five" persons arc reported to
have been killed and 100 wounded IN
riots In Berlin. according to "A Central
News despatch from Geneva Tho dcs-
patch states also that in l.elpsic three
persons were Killed by the police and
seventy wounded in food riots.
According to tho Amsterdam CORE
srondent of tho Exchange Telcgraph
Company serious trouble occurred OF
May day in Berlin II in other parts Of
Germany. The correspondent states thar
crowds, made w chiefly OF women Of tho
laboring class, assembled and clamorci
FOR peace, May persons were arrested
IS the po!!cc N their EFFORTS % a.srcrcc
the mobs. II is stated that two women
were wounded nj Chemnitz. in SaNony.
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New south Wales Cabinet Ont.

SYDNEY, n, 8. W. May 3.--The New
South Wales Cabinet has resigned rather
than abolish The upper house, which was
demanded by the Labor party.
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Or. Karl Llehknecht II ono of the most
pronounced opponents OF militarism in
Germany, or indeed, In Europe. For
many years before the war he was a
vigorous campaigner against the Ger.
man military system. lilo is a LAWYER.
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The first imperative duty Of this
country IL 20 raise its voice for the re-
construction OF the broken edifces Of
international law. II We warred with
every %belligerent which has broken this
Law We would war with all.
Let us face the truth. Within their
blockadee and war zones the life and
property Of neutrals has been arbitrarily
and ruthlessly seized by every bell,gerent
in the present We are not neutral
when VI condemn one and excuse the
other.
This republic must be prepared whe
the hour comes. We must SO conduct
ourselves that by the force Of example.
the latent power ready behind our hand.
the innate Justice Of our conduct. We
shall be able to command respect among
both bclligeronts and ncutrals Nhen the
nations h gather In peace TO con-
slider the greatest duty oc NE years
to come
Another speaker was Warren g Hard
ing, senator from Ohio. who viii be
temporary chairman Of the Republican
national convention II tho plans 80
through as they are arranged.
1T Ia easy to believe in the fraternity
of nations as well as Of States said
tho Senator. "If a triple alliance why
not n world alliance? II a ouadruple on
tcn,e why not an enttn,e Of all ci>iiiza-
ton IN the name Of justice for al. man
kind