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plan to destroy the welland canal. 1t Is
SAID Il number OF prominent Germans ARE
involved and hat supersceding indic.-
ments with new names are likely to he
returned next week.
1t was asserted yesterday that Dr.
walter v. Scheele, chemist and alleg ii
mead or the conspiracy to set FIRE to
m"erchantment carrying supplies to the
Allies. received money from Won Igel
TO make a hasty departure.
The inquiry into the various phases of
me lire bomb plot was continued before
the grand jury. Two plumbers who sold
lead to DIR. Scheele and delivered II on
board the FREDERICK dcs crosse were
witnesses. Federal Investigator George
Storck was anothc witness.
IL is said payments for the fire bombs
were made first by Franz Won Riutelcn.
then by Capt. Won Fapcn and finally by
Won lgcl.
Representatives Of S,anchhc,d & lie W.
ounse for Won Igcl. hurried to Wesh-
ingf"n In the hope VI p~crsuading the Ad-
ministration that the wiscst thing to do
would be TO hand over the documents
found In the office without reading or
photogiaphing them.
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PARIS. April i?.--rhc GERMAN Of
fensivc against Ncrdun. which for weeks
has been n series of attacks on the
northern front. first on one side of the
Mouse and then on the other, was
shifted to-day far to the southeast. 10
Les Epargcs. on the heights OF the
Mcusc.
Early in the Ncrdun campaign at
tompts were made by the Crown Princes
forces to close in toward Nerdun from
this southeastern side. after the drive
against the northern dcfcnces I'D made
sufficient progress to cndangcr the
French salient extending out nto the
Wcvrc plain an including Fresnes.
The French made nc great resistance
on the plain. withdrawn before the
German attack, giving up Manhculles
on February - and Frcsnes. 10y that
time almost surrounded. OF March 4.
aud falling back to positions at the foot
of the slope of the IIcuso heights.
There they made a stand and the Ger
mans turned their attention back to the
northern sectors.
Now it appears that the Crown
Prince and his advisers are ready to
take up the task of forcing these
heights.
The offensive was opened with three
successive attacks on les Eparces.
which commands the plain in this Sec
tor and which the Germans CAV up a
little more than "A year ago after maxi
ing n most desperate resist nee. The
first two attacks made no progress. but
the third. following quickly. enabled
the attacking waves to penetrate the
French trenches on a front of over 2"n
y1rd dis.
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The French count attacked at once
and the German advantage was only
nomcutary, the French driving their
u of the trenches they had
Jus, occupied and innicting losses
which are officially described as "seri-
GUS"
The official communicate issued by the
French war office tonight follows:
West Of the Mcuse there was con
siderable artillery activity against lil
3Oi and our first line positions bet
tween lie Mort Hommc and TLmicrcs.
East of the Mcusc there Was a >io-
lent bomhardmcut In the egton OF
Douaimont and Naux
In the wocyrc the day was calm
I'm the sectors at III" foot OF VI"
Heights of the Meuse. Al Les Eparees
the enemy launched this morning three
successive attacks on our positions.
All his attacks were repulsed. In the
course Of the last the enemy. VINO had
succeeded in gaining a foothold for an
instant In our trenches on a front OF
about two hundred meters '"l9 yards'.
was driven out Immediately by our
countcr attacks. which caused him seri-
Gus losses.
There IL no important event to re-
nor, on the rest Of the front.
strongly situated ~ the heights Les
Charges has been the scene ~ nothlnf
more than mine. hand grenade and oc-
cusional artillery fighting for the past
nine months. the Germans ccasinS any
determined effor; to recover the position
in July last.
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regarded as the deciding factor. cspc-
cially owing to the landing effected at
a critical moment of a large force In
the rear of the Trebizond positions. APP
parcntly II dozen miles westward Of the
town.
The Turks appear to have suddenly
realized this. and they were compelled
TO make a hurried retreat. Tho Petro-
grad correspondent of the Daily Ncus
says:
at is known that the fighting was
Tost sanguinary. The Turkish garrison.
numbering 10000. and the field troops
finally fled in three directions. to the
west to kcrasund. to the southwest In
the direction OF Gumushkhan and SOUTH
ward toward ErZingan. Other Russian
troops at Erzingan, Bitlis and about
Lake trmia cooperatcd by attacking in
cessantly. These forces are threatening
to cut the Turkish communications"
Other reports describe the Russian
pursuit as energetic. but the mountain
Gus country and the Turkish lines of re-
treat arc well adapted for defence. Some
predict. nevertheless. a dcbacle OF the
whole Turkish strategic line.
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Won IGEL DATA
BARE ENTIRE
SPY SYSTEM
Papers Reveal Accused Man
as %PaymaSter for Ger
man Schemes.
PHOTOGRAPHS BEING
SENT To WASHINGTON

Tic complete inner workings Of he
Teutonic spy system in America-the
financial head. the alleged directors Of
the plots to destroy the list
" the spies who obtained secret in
formation may be laid before the public
~. /. result of the seizure " n mass OF
papers ON Tuesday morning In the for
mer headquarters. room 2.j0I. so Wall
street. "f the dismissed Herman military
attachc. capt. Franz Won papcn.
These papers. which were left in
charge If Wolf Won lgel. the young
German army officer who has been ar
rested on a charge Of participating In a
plot to blow NJ the Melland Canal. are
ssid To have furnished the Federal au-
'horlties with information opening up
new avenues Of investigation. naming
new secret agents and revealing much
evidence for which n search had pre-
Nuusly been made.
III" documents appeal Ia have been
iniruSjcd to- Won Igcl as q sort OF sue
rcSsnr to Won I'apcn. though with less
authority. with power to clean up work
'ha, had been started and then stopped.
Won Iscl. according to- Federal authors
,'c.. looms ~ n promising II Ger
man upon whom devolved u large
amount of routine work that he was to
carry ON under tho advice of older and
more experienced men.
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GERMANY rs
Won DernstOrR Dema nds Papers
and Won IgeI's Release.

WAsHiN0roN. April ia.-Count Won
Bcrnstofn. the German ambassador has
made a formal and emphatic demand ON
Secretary Lansing for the immediate re-
turn OF the papers which Department
Of Justice agents seized from Wolf Won
lgel. private secretary to capt. Won
papcn. former Military Attache of the
German Embassy. The Ambassador
considers the seizure as direct violation
Of the recognized rights OF a German
diplomat.
Secretary Lansing practically ordered
the Department OF Justice yesterday to
release Won lgel from custody. To-day
Mr.. Lansing is understood ,o have di-
rectcd that the papers be returned.
The matter has been turned over to
the Attorney -General. nut it is under
stood that the Ambassadors demand
VIII he complied with. although the De-
partnent of Justice is loath to comply.
Ambassador Won Bcrnstorff explained
that much feeling had been aroused in
Germany over Won lGcl's arrest. There
was a touch of sarcasm in his voice
when he told Secretary Lansing that
Germany felt constrained to protest
against what II considered q Migrant
violation of international law recognized
by all nations.
Gernany's protest is based on the con-
tention that diplomats are immune from
arrest regardless OF their offence. AZ the
premises they occupy are German ter
ritory and not subject to the laws OF
the United States. The procedure recos-
nized by nations is for any charge
against a diplomat to be referred to the
Government to which he is accredited.
according TO Count Won Bernstorr.
a diplomat can he indicted here II
request made Of his Government to re-
call him. After his recall he can pos
sibly he cNtraditcd and tried on the
charge. but the German ambassador
contends he cannot be arrested nor his
pa pers seized.
At the Department OF Justice. II is
said. that the Indictment against Won
Igel will not be withdrawn.
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HELD AS SPIES
New Workers On Vacation Deny
Espionage Charge.

SAVANNAH. ia. April 1?.-1hrcc Ger
mans placed under arrest yesterday at
Vaudeville. s. g.. by Lieut.. \. L. Grim
kite, United States Engineering Corps.
who suspected them Of espionage. gave
their names to-day as Mark Market,
tutor In public school No. 81. New
York Louis Goldhurgar, teacher in the
Bushwick High School. brooklyn. and
Frank Pickelsky. teacher in the DE Witt
Clinton High School. New York.
The men said they came to Savan-
nah by boat On n short vacation and
were taking "A short walking tour %
Charleston before returning on Monday.
They added that maps in their possess
sion were toad maps and that their pho
tographic paraphcrnalia we're merely for
personal use. They also said that they
could he readily identified by acting Supt.
Straubenmuller OF New York,
louis G~oldburger and Frank Pickelsky.
two OF the three men arrested on Tues
day in Hardeeville. s. G.. with military
maps in their possession. are teacher in
the New York high schools. acting Super
intendent St~raubenmuilcr said Yesterday.
Mr.. Straubenmuller denied. however. that
he knew them personally. as they are
alleged to have old their captors, and
that he would not lie able to Identify
them II called upon to do so.
The records. said the Superintendent.
that pickelsky Is an assistant in
s'ruc,or in mathematics at the De witt
Clinton High School and lives at 1913
East 1l5th street. and that ~tiu,dburccr
il an instructor In the commercial branch
OF the Bushwick High School. Brooklyn.
and lives at 2tl Linden
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EFFECT or r FALL.
Loss 81 TrebiSOnd May Have Poo
IiticnI Bearing In Turkey.

PARIS. April Ia-The political rather
than the military effect of the capture
OF Trebizond is regarded as mos, i'm
portant here. II IL said that the taxi
ing of the imp~ tant Turkish seaport on
the Black Sea. coming as il docs at n
time when. according TO reports. the
Germans are Withdrawing men from the
Balkan operations. will nave "A most pro-
nounced effect or Turkey.
French military critics describe the
operations OF the GWid Duke Nicholas
az exceedingly daring Within two
months he has stormed ten defended
cities and driven the Turkish forces be-
fore him without ever permitting them
time TO make n firm stand.
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RUSSIANS CAPTURE
RANGE IN CAUCASUS
Grand Duke NichOlas's Army
Annihilates Turkish De-
tachment, Is Report.
STORMS HEIGHT AT NIGHT
Speciai cable DespofcA IN Tng sux.

~ " bS'pUfCN ~ I'VE sun.
LONDON. April 19.-The centre of
Grand uke Nicholas's Caucasus army.
which Is pushing westward from Free
rum in the direction of the big Asia
Minor city Of Sivas. has captured a
high mountain range at Ashkala. about
thirty miles due west Of Erzerum.
The capture was effected in a night
assault which nctted the Russians four
officers and 100 men In prisoners, cost
ing the Turks heavy losses in killed and
injured. among them being ~detachments
sent tn the Caucasus theatre from Cal
lipoli after the withdrawal Of the Allies
from the Peninsula. These. according
to the Russian War ONCE statement.
were "annihilated."
~I'e.rograd in It's oficial report makes
no mention " tho status of affairs at
Trcbizond. the Turkish seaport which
fell into Russian hands yesterday. The
centre Of the Grand Dukes army Is.
however. believed to be closely cooperate
ing with n northern wing, which has
been reinforced by large forces landed
on the coast under the cover Of Russian
naval guns. Ashkala lies "a little more
than ninety miles southeast of Trcbi-
zond. The Russian wa Office statement
follows:
In the Caucasus. at Ashkala. west
of f:rzerum. we captured "A high noun
tain angc in a night assault. Four
officers and 100 men were taken pris-
oucrs. Turks from Gallipoli were am
initiated and the enemy suffered other
heavy losses.
No detailed description IL as yet avail
able concerning the capture OF Trcbi-
zond 10y the Russians. Dispatches from
~ietrograd express surprise at the rapid
ity Of the capture. which IL attributed
TO the skilful combination Of move
ment by the various Russian forces. as
sisted by the fleet. The latter Is largely
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Why Arrest WINS Delayed.

A such the young man was virtually
TIRE business manager. II IL asserted. OF
TIE German spy system. II is said he
Kept IN u safe bearing the seal OF the
imperial German Government a large
bundle Of papers dealing with violations
OF tnitcd States law by German agents
and German sympathizers.
The reason why the agents or the
uepirtmcnt of Justice delayed for n
Day the arrcs, of Won Igel was be-
,ilisc thcy had a tip" that on Wednes-
day morning Non lgcl you'd take from
the safe the papers dealing with the
Ncllaud Canal and other documents n
would prepare them for shipment. They
learned also that Pau Koenig. ar
rested ~ connection with another plot
10 blow up the Wclland Canal. would
make "A call on Won lgel. The agents
we're correct. for they found the papers
or the table IN Won lgel's office and
the, bumped against koenig a. they
were leading Won Igel from GO Wall
street.
The papers found in Won Igcl's office
--iH.re are hundreds of them-are said
o. show that Won igcl cashed checks
draw 10y Won Papen and other Off
cal representatives of Germany n
that n" banded the none to persons
sent on secret missions. II IL said the
Federal Investigators have learned that
Won lg"l received many payments from
lr. lie urich T.. Albert. the fiscal agent
o. m. German Government in America
ard IrINy counsellor Of the German
Embassy. The documents also show
d~o,liugS with other members of the
German Embassy.
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Fumo pass. at an altitude Of 3.t02
meters (11.16l fect).
In the Ledfo valley our systematic
advanc continues toward the summit
OF Monte Sperone.
There was artillery activity from the
Adige zone to the Bocca di Brcnta,
In the Sugana valley OH the night OF
April Is renewed enemy efforts against
our positions west OF the SarganOa
torrent were rcpulsed.
ON the same night. on the Col di
Lana, In tn, upper Cordcvole Zone.
after successful mining operations. 70
attacked and occupied the western
ridge Of Monte Ancora. The enemy de-
tachment occupying the trenches was
mostly killed. We took as prisoners
1854 kaiserjaegers. including nine Of
ficers. taking an abundance of munl.
tons and wal MARTIAL.
On the morning OF April 10 an
enemy column attacking Sief was dis
persed by our artillery.
Along the remainder of the front
there IL nothing important to report.
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The capaur. Of the village and the
hcl.lus on either side 81 it was accom-
plished by the French on April : ana y.
1915. after q. haG been tl" centre OF
most vigorous fighting FOR ten days.
From prisoners the French military
authorities learned that She German
command had ordered the position 80 Ice
held al all cost. After a few days ~
the reserve regiments witch mad
been opposing the Freuch were WIN
drawn. giving place to The Tents b'Ni-
sion Of the Fifth Army Corps.
The crest Of Les Frtrges forms y spur
1900 wards long AZ an altitude "f l.3'o
feet and Is an extremely valuable point
.or observations. commanding hoth th'
immense woevrG plain " the heights
OF the Mcusc.
As long as the Germans held in'S crest
their artillery threatened IN" roads al'
thcir observers could watch every move
mcnt Of the French troops, The t"rindis
fortified the crest strongly with several
of trenches ard hid st\i"cu bat
tories of heavy artillery at tn" foot Of
TIM slOpp.
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IN View of the sensational nature OF
many of the documents and the emand
~ Count Won B.rnstorf for their return
OF the ground that they belong to the
German Embassy the point was made
that to hand some Of the papers TO
Count Won Rcrnstorff would be practi-
cally to insult him. II the embassy is
The owner nf the papers. II was said.
The assumption was that Count o
ferustorff knew in a general way Of
their contents and the Government Of
f'.ais are not supposed 10 assume that
'hc German Ambassador has cognizance
- criminal doings in this country on
the part OF alleged German agents.
Reports from Washington had IL that
Secretary of State Robert Lansing had
promised TO- haud Ia the German AM
bassador those documents dealing with
embassy business. In accordance with
a reqges' from Washington Supt. Will
lam NJ bfl,y of the local bureau OF in
Nestigdtior Of the Department OF Jus
tee was busy Yesterday making photo
graphs If all the documents u ship
ping four copies of each paper in
patches by every mail TO Washington.
Both the Attorney-Gencral aud the
Secretary ~ state will go over the docu-
rents. They will study them clcsely
fri eventually they may have a con-
ference with Count o Bernstorff and
ask him lC he admits ownership in the
Name Of the German Embassy OF every
paper sc,lcd m Won Igel's office.
United states Attorney II. Snowden
Marshall said Yesterday that ne refused
n a tho responsibility Of distinguish
'rS between official German Embassy
~ guents and papers Of another sort.
We sad the original documents would
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ANCORA RIDGE
STORMED BY ITALIANS
Many Austrians Buried by
Mine EXplOsiOns-164
Made Prisoners.
Speciai Cob'e Despatch 10 TINS SrS.

ROME. April 19-Italian forces last
night attacked the western ridge OF
Monte Aucora, in the Col di Lana
Upper Cordevole zone. Mining opera.
tions preceded the infantry attack. and
many Austrians were buried by the
mine explosions. Tho Italians occupied
the positions, taking I6i prisoners and a
quantity OF war material.
Tho following official statement was
issued by the War Office tonight.
In the Monte Adanello one u
Alpine troops. after drawing out the
enemy outposts, on April II occupied
and strengthened the Monte Val Ill
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TURKS ATTACK BRITISH.
Make Surprise Assault ON Sheik
said Positions.

BERLiS. via London. April Ia-The
following Is the official Turkish state
ment for April Is:
On the Irak front Turkish volun-
teer detachmen,s during the past two
nights made surprise attacks on the
enemy positions nea Shcik Said.
ON the Caucasus front there have
heen engagements IN the Tchoruk VAL
ley on the Luristan coast.
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The n,st v.o!eal F;en,h attack was
delivered on Fehrulr! u. 1913. when the
French occupied some first lin" trenches
rs the result 90 mining operations, Ter
rife fighting followed. lasting for five
DAYS. and I'm which The French made
further gains. There followed a lul.
until Narch is. when u -four day battle
began. resulting In small gains f"r the
French. The tinal big battle was be-
gun on April !, after the iermans had
brought up the Tenth Division. l, Is
believed that the German command had
expected the heaviest attack To be- made
from The northwest. Instead OF this the
assault, came from the east. the attack
Ing lines forcing their way VI the steep
slope.
Trench after trench was taken in the
mos: violent bayono, lighting until at
the close OF .\pril \ the French held
nearly a mile of the German positions,
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THREE GERMAN ATTACKS
UPON LES EPARCES FAIL
Teutons Shift Verdun Offensive to Heights of Meuse-
Get Footing in 219 Yards of Trenches,
but Are Driven Out.

Two small positions MAJ ned ami on
these the Germans concentrated their
defence. but were driven out the follow
ing day. The French War Dnicc said
that the captured trenches were 'chokcd'
with dead and that it, the preceding
two months Of fighting i'm this sector
the Gcrman losses had totalled 10000
men.
The official communiQuc issued by the
French Wal Office this afternoon fol-
lows:
There was no event OF Importance
last night excepting a rather violent
bombardment east OF the Mcuse. in
the region south of Haudrumont wood.
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New tustro-B uiRRriRn Frontier.

ATHENS, April la.-Sofa newspapers
state that TN" rev AuStro-B Bulgarian
frontier begins between ~pssipaui'za and
lassarowitI u runs between Lappva
aud Sui,aiuatz. between ~Ydukouvine and
AsloniNia. and from thence to Krusne-
yatZ and Staou'1. The Austrians retain
the OF Ossipani;aa, Passarovi,z
ana Krushcyatz.
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>p.cic' 'oble Ufspdfch 10 Inv SrN-
ROME. April Tho correspondent ~
THE SrN is informed through dlplo-
matte sources hat the visi. OF Premier
Eurian Of Austgia-Jiungary TO berlin was
caused 10y negotiations concerning even
,Ual territorial concessions in T'ransyl-
vania intended to avert Rumauia's in
tcrvcntion I'm the war.
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SpfC'" '""' "''F"''" " ihi sun
LoNpoN. April 1H-The Russian War
office issued the following statement to-
night:
Near Dwinsk the enemy captured "A
trench n the village of G~arbunovka.
but was elected
one Of oir submarines sank n steam
shin and u sailing vessel at III. en-
trance of the RosporuS. although at
tackled by an EN- aeroplauc and
coast batteries.
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Special Cab,c D,spatch 10 Tnr su>

Special Cob'c Desp1ich 10 TnE SuN.
VIENNA. Via London, April 19.--The
Official statement issued by the AUS
trian War Office to-day regarding the
operations on the Italian front says:
Except for fighting on the Col di
Lana nothing happened.
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M ENTER GREECE.
(ross Frontier and Damage Rail.
way 60 Hamper Allies.

LONDON. April ia Salonica des-
patch states that the Germans advanced
across the Greek frontier near Dorian
on Monday and destroyed railway Gull
v"ris, apparently to prevent an advance
OF the allied forces.
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Greece Objects TO suds nay Bn.e.

ATHENS. April ia formal protest
10 the Allies has been made by tho
Greek Government against tho .s,ab-
lishment of a naval base in Sids Eay,
on the Island of crete.
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PARIS. April I9.-The eastern district
of belgrade. the capital OF Serbia. was
almost wiped out by a fire. according TO
a Bucharest despatch to the Mdfin
Thousands OF people were made home
less when the fire destroyed hundreds OF
houses.
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Holds aI,2OO.OOO From Cuban 20.

Special Gable Despatch 10 Tue Su>.
HAvASA. April 19.-Thc court investi-
eating charges of frauds preferred
against the sewering and paving com.
pany to-day directed the Secretary II
the Treasury to retain 81, 200. 900 which
vas to have been paid to the company.