, 1916-05-03

barracks here on Wednesday morning, said:
"ItebGrts from the provinces Indicate that
normal conditions prevail. The situation III
Dublin has improved, aud adequate forces
are at the disposal OF The military authorities
to cope with it,.
London, Apl. 27th-The German Press
has not been permitted to comment on the
Sir Roger easement incident, but prints tel
egrams from Dutch papers with regard to the
trouble III Ireland, says the correspondent
OF the Exchange Telegraph Coy. at Amster-
dam. The Cologne "Vo|ks Zeitung" is quoted
by the correspondent as saying that the sit
uulion in Ireland must be watched by Ger
many, especially in view Of the present Amer
lean crisis. Had tho adventure succeeded,
declared The newspaper, j would have bad
immense influence on feeling i'll America
towards Germany, but rs things have happen
ed, it will do little good.
Paris Apl. 2Sth.-Presilent Poincar6 and
Premier BRAND to-day attended the opening
session of the Economic Conference of the
Entente Allies ut the Luxembourg Palace
where several hundred delegates assembled
to discuss the Whole range of economic con
dItions resulting from the war. NJ. POlncare
had previously received the Delegates at
the Elysee Palace and delivered an nd
dress of welcome to them. The Presi-
dent said these gatherings were dei-
tined to have IA far reaching effect during
the war and afterwards when peace was
restored. The President Specially referred
to the present campaign Of I4ppelins "throw-
ing bombs on sleeping cities and Of subma-
Iines sinking merchantmen with InotfenslVe
passengers" aud expressed the hope that the
Conference would make known that it was
against that ''savagery" that the Allies were
E1btiDU nj poinroIE rIOSpI hjG Tpplovkc
with an eloquent reference to the Allies,
whom he said were fighting together on the
User on the Carso, barring the route to Sa-
lonica, penetrating Trebizond aud glorious
" defending Verdun. earned Justice" the
President concluded, "will not sheath her
sword until evil is vanquished. Long live the
Allies" Signor Luzzattiy former Italian
Minister of Finance, responded on behalf
of the visitors. He declared it was the uni
ted purpose of the Allies to act together for
the common well beng. The business SEES
sion Of the conference was occupied with
preliminary details.
Paris, April 28th That the German Mill
tary and Naval Stats are preparing % great
offensive both against the combined Anglo.
French Army on the Continent and the Fleet
on the coast of Great Britain, in q last Gespe-
rate bid for victory, is the conclusion arrived
Ut w AAuJOi VI SlhAiOtA Tx Hlli1hNIE
of the "Matin", after a close study OF the
military factors of the situation The ST
multaneous occurrence, he adds, of Zeppelin
raids, the risky North Sea naval expedition,
and the unexpected outbreak i'll Dublin, are
not mere coincidents." AT the same time
he points out the Swiss frontier has been
closed for three weeks, while on the French
front in Lorraine and in the Vosges the Ger
mans are renewing partial demonstration in
the hope of dividing the attention of the
French Staff. There is one principle thnt
the German Staff will never abandon, Major
Civrieux concludes, unless under absolute
necessity, aud that is the retention of the
strategic initiative. It is aware of the Allies
common designs and / is exerting all energies
to forestall that.
New York, April 28th--The Federal Grand
Jury returned an indictment to-day against
the eight Germans recently arrested on the
charge of engaging in n conspiracy to place
incandiary bombs on ships carrying mum
tons for the Entente Allies, and against DR..
Walter I. Scheele, President of the Agricul-
ture Chemical Coy, the alleged leader of the
conspiracy, who has not yet been arrested.
London, April 9th-NTojor-Genera Towns
bend, commanding the British forces in Me-
sopotamia, beseged at Kut-el-Amara by the