The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-05-12
A GENERAL SURVEY OF.
The WAR.

| Friday, May Sit is stated author
| itatively that if the official text of
| Germanys note bears out the unoffi-
cial copy transmitted in news dis
patches, the United States will &C
cept the assurances it contains and
await fulfillment of its promises.
Germany promises that her submarine
commanders will first visit and search
frieghters as well passenger-carryin
ships before sinking them, but modi-
fies it by making the permanency of
its promise conditional on the United
States compelling Great Britain to
observe International law in her block
ade.
London reports two Zeppelins de-
stroyed one by British cruiser and
one at Saloniki These make three
Zeppelins brought down in three days.
Revolution" we're xecuted-Joseph
Plunkett, Edward DAILY, Michael o.
Hanrahan and William Pearse, broth
er of Patrick Pearse, the "Presidnt of
Ireland
Paris reports that the gains made
by one movement against Dead Mans
Hill near Verdun recovered the po-
', sitions from the Germans it required
the latter two months to take.
Saturday, May 6.-Major John Nc
Bride, a leader in the Irish rioting,
has been shot. He was the eight lead
err of the Sim Fein rebellion to suf-
fer death by sentence of court mar
tial.
President Wilson received a mes
sage from Pope Benedict bearing up
on the establishment of peace in Eur
ope. 1t is understood the pope urges
President Wilson to suggest negotia-
tions at once It was stated also that
he expressed the hope that break in
diplomatic relations between the Unit
ed States and Germany would not de-
velop.
The Germans gained foothold at
Hill 3O4 West of the Meuse, Paris ad.
mits.
Sunday, May 1.-THE sinking Of an
allied transport in the Mediterranean
late in April with the loss of nearly
all the 600 Russian troops who were
on board is reported in advices from
Corfu, the Overseas News Agency an
nounces.
Two steamers, one British and one
French and two German submarines
were destroyed and another British
steamer badly damaged as result of
the subsea warfare.
In fierce attacks on both banks of
the Meuse the German forces gained
ground from the French. They enter
ed the French communicating trench
es east of Hill 304 and gained a foot
ing in the first trench line between
Haudromont wood and Fort Douau-
mont over an extent of nearly a thir'l
of mile.
Monday May 8-The White Star
liner Cymric, carrying from New York
to Liverpool, with crew of about
10C officers and men reported sinking
in Atlantic. German submarines are
reported to have marked for sinking
the Cymric as we'll as other British
liners which have been carrying NUM-
tions from New York to Liverpool.
President Wilson in a formal note
dispatched to Berlin has accepted as
meeting his remand the announced
change in Germany's submarine poll
cy. Coupled with this acceptance is
a yelled threat that diplomatic rela-
tions will be severed unless the new
orders issued by the Grman admiral
ty are scrupulously observed.
Furious counter-attacks drove the
Germans from their newly won posi-
tions between Hill 304 and Dead Man
and recovered for the French the lost
ground south of Haudremont, north of
Vardun