, 1916-05-13

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both the italian and Galician fronts is report
ed by the Austrian War Office in a state
ment issued to-day. The announcement is as
follows: III Eastern Galicia and Vo!hynia,
there was increased activity on the part OF adj
vanced dotachments. There were no events
of special Importance. On the Italian front,
the enemy after q lively bombardment yester-
day Of portions of the Gorizia bridgehead and
the Doberdo plateau made several attacks this
morning at San MARITIME. He was repuised
every time. Al several places on the Corin-
THAN and east Tyrol fronts there was in
creased activity on the part of the artillery.
Athens, May 11th.-Prince Albert Of Ser
via will remain at Corfu for the present with
the General Staff Of the recognized Serbian
Army. Serbia has purchased a second des-
troyer as we'll as a transport for the new
Serbian fleet.
London, May 11th-The number of casu-
alties among civilians in the uprising in Ire
land was given by Premier Asqulth in the
House of Commons to-day as $50 k lied and
GA wounded. Mr.. Asqulth added that the
police were preparing u list of the killed
and wounded so that there might be additions
to the total as given by him. 1t has been
found impossible, he said, to separate names
of insurgents killed and wounded from those
of O her civilians.
Manila, May 11th.-A great storm has
swept over the Sulu Islands destroying
many buildings. Four pearl fishing vessels
were sunk and Is persons drowned.
London, May 11th.-Professor Arthur
Sampson Napier, of Oxford University, died
last uight at his home near Oxford.
London, May 18th Fourteen persons
have been executed in Ireland, Mr.. Harold j.
Remnant told a questioner in the House OF
Commons to-day. Seventy-three persons
have received sentences of penal servitude
and six of Imprisonment with hard labour.
London, May 10th.-A British official
statement issued this evening quotes the
German official claim that a British destroyer
was badly damaged in a brief artillery en-
gagement between FIVE British destroyers
and two German torpedoboats on May 0th.
The Admiralty denies the German claim.
1t says that a few shots were exchanged be-
tween torpedo craft and that the Germans
then returned to their harbour.
London, May IL Lh.-Thirty-seven unarmed
British merchantmen and twenty-five neutral
vessels we're torpedoed without warning be.
tween May 7th 1915 and May 7h 1916,
Mr.. Tbomes F. MacNamara so stated i'll the
House of Commons to-day. He added that
he understood these figures were known to
the American Government.
Norfolk, 11th.-rwenty-six negroes, all
women and children except one, per-
ished in the fire last night that des-
troyed a motion picture theatre after
a gasoline explosion at Wallacetion near
here. A number of children were trampled
10 death in the rush to escape. Twenty
persons were injured, some seriously.
Washington, May 11th-The United
States Government is preparing to protest to
Great Britain against her policy of refusing
to allow the shipment of hospital supplies by
the American Red Cross to Germany and
her allies. Secretary Of State Lansing re-
ceived a letter to-day from former President
Taft, Chairman of the Central Committee OF
the Red Cross, urging such action and it
was learned o-night tuat the matter would
be taken up with 5he British Government
in the near future. Mr.. Iaft's letter reveal
ed for the first time that Great Brltlan form
ally had declined TO issue permits for ship
ments for supplies to the Central Powers ex-
cept when Intended for American hospital
units. This exception. Mr.. Taft wrote, was
worthless because on account OF lack OF funds
the Red Cross had maintained no units IN
the belligerent countries since last October.
The Red Cross considers the attitude of the
British Government in violation OF the Gen
ava Convention. to which the United States