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attack in entering the Belgian line and took
several dozen soldiers prisoners. The sltua-
+ion remains unchanged in the Meuse. Yer
DIM sector; First Lieutenant Won Althaus
shot down his sixth enemy aeroplane above
the Caillette wood. Another French aero
plane was brought down in Il combat IN Inc
mir sopth of Thiaumont. Anti,aircratt guns
brought down two more aeroplanes south OF
the Talou ridge, and a fifth plane was des-
troyed by machine-gun fire near Hardau-
mont. The pilot of the last mentioned aero
plane was killed and the observer seriously
wounded. The following official statement
was issued In Vienna to-day Russian front:
East of Raraneze. an Austro-Hun8arlan aero
maui shot down M aeroplane OF the enemy,
Italian front. Fighting is still IN progress
in the Adamelle sector, There were violent
artillery engagements near Rlva and IN the
Col-di lana sector. An attack by Ltallans On
ROYAL summit was repulsed.
Berlin. Nav 3rd.-Kar Liebknecht, the
Socialist leader, was arrested, on May LIST in
connection with a May Day demonstration.
EIGHT other persons were arrested at the
time of the demonstration which occurred
in Potsdam Square.
Berlin. Nav 3rd.-The German reply to
the American Note will not decide whether
q breach will come between the Unit
ed States and Germany, according to
the Koolnisch "Volks Zeitung," The de-
cision, this paper says, will rest entire
" with President. Wilson depending upon the
answer he is expected to make to the Germ IN
Note. The "Volks Zeitung" asserts that the
basic PRINCIPLES of the German communica-
ton have been decided upon, and the ques-
tion now is whether President Wilson will
accept Germany's proposals as satisfactory,
or whether he desires "war at any price.
Paris, May 3rd.-The Spanish Govern
mont, SAYS "a despatch to the "Temps' from
Madrid, is disposed to support the policy Of
the United States regarding submarine war
fare. and if America asks neutral Powers III
general to safeguard their rights, Spain IS
willing to subscribe to q general understand
ing with a view to preventing Germany from
following the form OF submarine warfare she
heretofore has followed.
London. May 3rd.-The Governments
Military Bill for immediate general compul-
zion, passed its first reading in the House of
Commons to-day. Its passage ives locally
cbeered. The debate revealed no very dead
ly opposition to the Compulsion Bill. The
only interesting point was the suggestion of
Colonel Craig that Ireland should be includ-
cd. Mr.. Walter Hume Long, President OF the
Local Government Board who was sponsor
for the Bill, replied to his suggestion that
there was no objection if the Nationalist
members approved the idea and it found an
echo in Ireland. Mr.. Long hoped that the
Bill would be passed next week. Speaking
with reference to the provisions of the Bill,
Premier Asquith said that youths reaching
the age OF eighteen would be given a months
grace to enlist voluntarily. TIL same ex-
emptions would be given as under the origi-
nal Bill. A Special Reserve will be formed of
men continuing in civil employment who will
be Immediately available for service in case
of emergency
London, May 3rd.-Four signatories to
the republican proclamation in Ireland have
been tried by court-martial. found guilty,
ard shot this morning. A London despatch
en- April 3Oth gave the text of the proclama-
ton issued by the insurgents at Dublin at
the outbreak of the revolt, with the sigma
lures of Thomas j. Clark, S. Macdiarmid,
Thomas Macdonagh, P. FL. Pearse, James Con-
molly and Joseph Plunkett. Peter Fl. Pearse,
the provisional President, was among
those shot. Three other signers of the pro-
clamation were sentenced to three years i'm
%prisonment. Another of the rebels found
guilty and shot this morning was James
Connolly, who was styled commandment
Go.ou( ~ Abo Irish Ro,nblionn Arcou'