, 1916-05-10

offensive and the recapture OF lost territory
in Armenia Tow appear to have collapsed,
and the Turkish campaign seemingly has be-
COM purely a defensive one. The sole aim
of the Turks at present apparently is to de-
fend the three strongly fortified points OF
Baiburt, Erzingen and Diarbekr against a
further Russian advance. Two local Turkish
offensives in the Urumiah region as reported
officially are regarded as isolated manoeuvres
and without important relation to the main
situation. The German activity, on the
Dvinsk front which is particularly intense III
the lake region south Of Dvinsk, continues
without material changes i'll the situation.
Copenhagen, May 5 h.-The military au-
thorities at Stavanger, Norway, blew up the
Zeppelin L. % yesterday when it began to
roll dangerously in a strong wind. Soldiers
fired upon the airship from q distance OF 6O
yards. The Zeppelin exploded with a great
detonation and was burned.
Rome, May 5tb.-The following official
communication was issued to-day In the
Tonale zone after an intense artillery fire
the enemy made three successive attacks IN
force against our Castellazzo position. Each
time he was repulsed with heavy losses and
left in our hands 80 prisoners. On the Ada
mello sector columns of the enemy attacked
Crozzon di Fargarida on the north and
Crozzon di Laros and Covento Pass on the
north. One column was permitted to APP
proach within a hundred metres when it was
overwhelmed with artillery, machine-gun
and rife fire. The enemy retreated in dis
order with huge losses.
Athens, May 5th.-It is officially ANNOUNCE
ed that the Allies have occupied Florina.
Flolina is q town in northwestern Greece
near the Serbian frontier and about Is miles
south of Mopastir. Much significance is at
tached by Greeks generally to the occupa-
ton of Florjna.
Berlin, May 5th-Germany's answer to
President Wilson's pelemptory demands for
the immediate cessation of the submarine
warfare against American trade. was sent to-
day by wireless. While it fails to meet
American demands III full there is hope that
it may provide for a satisfactory entente
without a breach of relations. AT the outset
the Note declines to admit The responsibility
for the sinking of the Sussex" though COLI
ceding that the evidence by the United States
warrants further investigation. II emphati-
cally repudiates the American charge that
German submarines had embarked upon q
campaign of delibe, ate and indiscriminate
destruction. Submarine commanders have
been given orders, it says, to worn and
search merchant vessels except in the war
zone around Great Britain, and though Ger
many fatty declines to give up the subma-
rine campaign against some fur
Their concessions are offered. In stern lam
guage Germany charges the United States
with discriminating against Germany in fav-
our of Great Britain who is to blame, she de-
%clares, for the beginning of the illegal war
fare. Wonder is ironically expressed that
the United States cannot extend the same
sympathy to starving German women and
children that she extends to the victims Of
submarines. The Note, says the German
Government, is prepared to do it's utmost TO
ccnfine operations of the war for the rest of
its duration to the fighting forces of the bel
ligerents, and notifies the Government of the
United States that the following Order has
been sent to the naval forces of Germany:
'In accordance with the general principles of
visit and search and the destruction of mer-
chant vessels recognized by InsernationalLaw,
such vessels, both within and without the
area declared a naval war zone, shall not be
sunk without warning and without saving
human lives unless the ship attempts to es-
cape or offer resistance. But ~neutrals expect
that Germany, forced to fight for existence,
shall, for the sake of neutral interests restrict
the use Of an effective weapon if the enemy
is permitted to continue to apply at will
nothOda IF warfare viOlafinu rrloo of Tr&ar-