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New-York tribune., 1916-07-25
Lloyd George Offers
to Resign, Is Report

London, July 25.-"The Daily News"
reports that David Lloyd George, in
view of the failure of the Irish negotia-
tions in which he was chief agent, has
offered to resign mis- office.
"The Premier's attitude" says "The
News" is understood to be that if Mr.
Lloyd George resigns he should con-
slider himself obliged TO resign also.
The matter is now being discussed.
There is no doubt that the events of
the last week. eliminating in the Irish
fiasco. have weakened the coalition gov
ernment's position.
"The collapse of the negotiations
leaves the Irish problem not merely un-
settled, but worse than it has been at
any time since the sos"
"The Express" says: "The whole
business is deplorable tragedy. There
has been a plethora Of delay and mis-
understanding, until now We are faced
with the breakdown of political truce
which has existed since the beginning
of the war, and the leaders of the ma
ton, who should be devoting all their
minds TO defeating the enemy, are
again TO be distracted by an internal
feud and dissension."
"The Graphic" says: "Once more tho
attempt to establish Home Rule has
failed, because, like previous Home
Rule schemes, it neither satisfies Irish
sentiment nor secures justice for Great
Britain"
The Daily Telegraph" says: "The
abandonment of the recent hopes Of a
settlement means trouble trouble in
ireland and trouble in the House of
Commons. We have the old milestone
tied once more around our necks, in A
heavier and more dangerous shape thar
ever, and We shall be fortunate if il
does not hamper our progress at every
step through the deep waters to be
traversed."
New-York tribune., 1916-07-25
LAWYER TELLS HOW
BRITISH TOOK TOWN
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Sees German Trenches.

would be forced 70 seek shelter but
the ninth never came.
Sees German Trenches.
A trip into the captured German
trenches at Thiepval was also described
by Mr.. Allen. He said it was impos-
sible to believe the destruction wrought
on the German fortifcations by the
British artillery if one had not actually
seen it.
"The Germans are now wearing a
rev trench helmet" continued the law
yer. at looks like a quarter Of a
melon and just fits over the forehead,
extending about half way to the crown.
II is made of pressed steel and IS
strong enough TO resist the ordinary
bullet. These very heavy helmets are
only worn in pitched battle or when
the men are making a counter attack:
One ! picked up after the battle OF
Thiepval ! regard as one OF my most
cherished war relics
Mr.. Allen told of the great aerial
ectivity at Montaubon. He said the
sky seemed almost alive with British
battle planes of all descriptions.
Twelve captive balloons, used for d.
recting artillery fire, had thus far been
unsurpassed, he declared.
Aeroplanes circling under and over
them continually prevent any hostile
machine from destroying them. One OF
.he sights Mr.. Allen is certain he never
will forget was the destruction Of one
OF the British machines, returning over
the German lines after long trip on
reconnaissance.
"As il passed over the lines the Ger
mans bombarded it heavily. Little puifs
of white smoke all around indicated
where the shrapnel was bursting. We
thought the machine would get by all
right. when suddenly it wavered like a
wounded bird, and a moment later the
casolene caught fire. For moment II
seemed to hang, and then slowly point
ing downward, fell like a rocket, a mass
Of flames The pilot and his observer
were burned to death"
ANY feeling of coldness between the
French and English has entirely van
ished. according TO Mr.. Allen, and the
two nations are united now as never
before. The success of their common
offensive has joined them in an lndis-
soluble bond, which nothing could break
or undermine.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-25
TURKS DRIVE NEARER
SUEZ AS BRITISH FLEE
Constantinople Claims Advance
East of Canal.

Constantinople. July PA defeat Of
British cavalry detachments By Turk
ish forces east of Suez. near the canal,
is announced by army headquarters in
to-day's official statement. The British
fed toward the canal. pursued BY the
Turks.
British detachments advancing wes.
Of Katia, thirty miles from the canal,
were driven off by Turkish skirmishers''
The statement says:
"A party Of our skirmishers drove
off enemy detachments approaching
west of Katia.
"In fighting east of the town Of Suez
and near the canal between our detach-
ments and two enemy cavalry parties
the enemy fed toward the canal. leav.
ing some dead. Our troops are IN pur-
suit"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-25

been repulsel. the British report, with
tremendous losses.
The German official report to-day
while admitting only the capture OF "a
Few houses" in Pozieres, gives some
idea Of the fury OF the struggle in the
statement that parts OF eleven BRUSH
divisions we're engaged Many of these,
y saws were drawn from other parts OF
he line. The charge which drove the
British back from the newly-won VII
lace of Longueval il credits TO the
famous Brandenburg Grenadiers. favor
ite troons Of the. Kaiser's. The capture
Of l41 British soldiers and three OF
hcers is reported and the taking OF
sixty-eiCht machine guns since July 10.
Verdun Attack Abandoned.
The fact that the Brandenburgers are
On the Somme front is hailed with 10Y
here. The Germans themselves, IN re-
PORTING their action, admit that they
nave been drawn from the Nerdun
front where they won fame in the
capture of Fort Douaumont. This con-
nrms the reports from Allied sources
hat Germany was being forced TO
weaken her line in other places to meet
,be new offensive. and is believed con-
..lusive proof that the German attack
N Verdun has at last been abandoned.
A tribute TO the fury Of the British
tack is paid by the correspondent OF
the Berlin Lokal-Anzeiger' on the
sonme front. who. describing the fight
.ng Of July 1920, says:
"Even the powerful force OF the
,nemv's attacks in the first days OF July
is greatly surpassed by the rage, eX-
rsreration and tenacity OF these new
attacks. No matter how often the en-,
,mv is repulsed, they return again ana
4gain in fresh waves Of assaults AS il
heir army was inexhausuble, tney Wy
20 storm our positions against our nam
nering machine guns and cracking
rife fire
The French have been comparatively
ouiet along their part of the Somme
front reporting bad weather and
,.rninor operation" which resulted in the
capture of battery near Estrees, south
Of the Somme.
French Gain at Verdun.
The French, however, are showing
sjgns Of taking advantage OF the en-
forced weakening of the German iihe
around Verdun, and are Strengthening
III nositions there. The chief action
of the day was the recapture, after
sbsrp fight. of a redoubt west of the
Tbianmort work. which has been so
often fought over in the last two
months. With the redoubt were capt
ured five machine guns and forty men.
There were also several small en-
cagements, in the nature of raids
which resulted in the capture OF some
thirty more Germans. This brings the
total captures along that front IN the
last ten days to S00-this being the
New-York tribune., 1916-07-25
British Win Ground in
POzieres and Near
GuillemOnt.
FRENCH CAPTURE
VERDUN REDOUBT
Berlin Reports Severe Losses
Inflicted on Allies Along
West Front.

London, July 94.-The British Of
ficial statement from headquarters
in France, issued tonight, reads:
The fighting has continued in the VII
lage of Pozieres, where the number OF
prisoners taken by the Australian
troops has reached a total Of six officers
and 145 other ranks.
In other parts Of the battle front
there has been considerable artillery
activity on both sides.
Between the Ancre and the sea moth
ing of Importance has occurred.
British Gain in Pozieres.
An earlier announcement read:
Apart from continuous heavy shelling
by both sides during the night, com
parative calm followed the severe fight
ing of yesterday.
Yesterday, between High Wood and
Guillemont, repeated counter attacks by
the enemy gained for him no advantage,
and very heavy casualties were In
ficted by our artillery and machine
gun fire.
We gained some ground near High
Wood and in the direction of Guile
mont. In the neighborhood of Pozieres
we secured important advantages, in
spite of the stubborn defence Of the
enemy, and large portion of the vii
lage is now in our hands. Here we
have captured two guns and sixty more
nrisoners.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-25

out, as was also an attack further east.
ward toward Uxkull, by five divisions
II appears the attack was designed
chiefly as q diversion in connection
with the heavy offensive on both sides
OF the main road running from Kekkau
southwark to Bausk. German officers
scout suggestions that the whole Of.
fensive was merely a relief movement
designed TO counteract the pressure on
the Russian lines further south. They
say that the nature OF the offensive
showed that beyond a doubt il was
serious effort to break the German
lines at this point.
Fifty Hours OF Gun Fire.
Along a line some four or five miles
long, where the fighting was hottest
the Russians. after fifty hours ..
drumfre preparation, launched an Of.
fensive with the Sd. l2th, 18th and
10th divisions all elite troops-and the
l2lst Infantry Division. The result
of the five days Of desperate efforts
was the capture by the Russians Of
lone German listening post, which was
70 have been transformed eventually
into an advanced permanent position,
Russian prisoners repeatedly reported
that there were only five or six sur.
vivors in their company.
German officers naturally make az
lowances for exaggeration in sgea
cases, but all the officers with WHOM
the correspondent talked declared ~
enemy losses had been very great TIE
German losses also were not inconsd.
cradle, but were declared to be light
in comparison with those OF the Rus.
SLAMS.
New Offensive Expected.
Whether the Russians will reru
their efforts in this section canno, bs
predicted, but a new offensive would
not come as a surprise. since the strsle-
gic value of breaking the German fro-:
along the Kekkau road is plainly IN.
derstood fully by the enemy. Such
breach, II one could be made. wogi
compel the abandonment OF the presen.
German line for a considerable dis
tance both south and west Of Riga.
Prisoners taken reported that General
Kuropatkin came 10 this front for ths
express purpose of conducting the Of
fensive Just ended. This is taken as
an indication OF the importance az
tached 20 the operations here by the
enemy.
Every officer seen by The Associated
Press correspondent expressed the
most absolute confidence that the Ger
man front here is impenetrable. The
German front still follows the le.s
bank of the Dvina River from a pcln'
about a mile north of Bersemuende 20
as far south as q powerful field gla"
can carry from the highest obserya'
tion point in the whole region. with
the exception OF a small sector betweea
Raggasen and Duenhof, where the fron:
keeps to straight line TO the Uxkull
bridgehead. The line has been he'd
without change since las, autumn.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-25
Two Allied Warships
on Guard at Savannah

Savannah, July 24.-Two Allied war
ships are cruising Off Tybee Roads,
presumably watching for the arrival Of
the expected German submarine Bre-
men One is British and the other
French. They are watching both the
entrance here and at Jacksonville,
where the undersea merchantmen also
might make an appearance.
II is believed that the Norwegian
steamship Haugland, which recently
coaled at Savannah and proceeded to
Baltimore, was stopped and searched
by the French vessel. Wireless opera
tors report signals from a foreign
ship at night, but owing 10 the code
used they have been unable to deter
mine their nature.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-25
DENIES EASEMENT
APPEAL TO LORDS
Attorney General Refuses
Application-PetitiOnS
Sent to Asquith.

London, July 24-Sir Frederick F..
Smith. Attorney General, has Informed
Sir Roger Easements solicitors that he
is unable to grant his fiat. which would
enable Easements appeal against the
death sentence passed on him to be
carried to the House of Lords.
An official statement issued this af-
ternoon read:
"The Attorney General has refused
application for his certificate, under the
criminal appeal act of 1907, authoriz-
ing further appeal Of this case to the
House of Lords"
"The Evening Star" to-day states
that Colonel Maurice Moore. inspector
general of the National Volunteers,
Redmond adherents. had forwarded a
petition to Premier Asquith praying
for the revision of the death sentence
on Sir Roger Easement. The petition,
the new spaper states, was signed by
six bishops, twenty-six members OF
Parliament and ffty-one others, de-
scribed for the most part as members
of universities and other learned
bodies.
Mrs. F. Sheehy Skeffington, widow
Of the editor of THE Irish Citizen" has
also made personal appeal to the
Premier, asking that the extreme PEN
atty be not exacted.
Washington, July 24.-Through offi-
cisl sources in Washington the Brit
ish government has been informed that
much public opinion in America is ad-
verse TO the execution of Sir Roger
Easement There have been no formal
requests from the United States gov
ernment for a pardon or commutation
of sentence, for it is realized that any
such action would make it much more
difficult for the British government to
accept suggestions which are coming
to it informally from high official
sources.
There are intimations. however, that
conditions at present indicate that
clemency will be shown.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-25
Free Hand for British
Campaign Investigators

London, July 24.-Introducing a bill
for the appointment Of a commission
10 investigate the Dardanelles and
Mesopotamia campaigns. Premier As
auth announced today in the House
of Commons that the commissioners
would be given discretion as to @ me
privacy of their proceedings. Inc
commission would sit in india as "eii
as in London, he said.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-25

Pope to do all in his power 10 save
Easement, saying they do not consider
bim traitor to the British cause, but
inspired in his actions by Irish patriot
ism.
The Pontiff, in addition TO the inhu-
ence he is exercising in London, has in
terested Sir Henry Howard, British
Minister to the Vatican, in the case.
The Pope already has obtained from
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria
grace for Cranak, leader Of the Bo-
hemian patriots. who was made pris-
oner while fighting against Austria and
condemned to be hanged.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-25
GERMANS BEATEN
In NEW SEA FIGHT
Two Destroyers Damaged
in Running Battle-Ber.
lin Makes a Denial.

London, July 24.--An Official s.s,.
ment issued to-day By the British Al.
miralty says:
AT midnight Of July %, while re.,
the North Hinder Light Vessel, son.
Of our light forces sighted three enemy
destroyers, who retired before dsmss.
could be inflicted on them.
subsequently, of schouwen Bari
six enemy destroyers were engaged .,t
a running fight ensued, during sht.
the enemy was repeatedly hit, but I,
succeeded in reaching the Belsu
coast.
zone o. our vessels T-s h't once ar
one officer and one man were slighsJ
wounded. There was no other damar
or casually"
Heavy firing was heard of me Ds,s
coast all day Sunday, says dispa,es
from The Hague 70 the Exchange Tele.
graph Company. Five German destroy.
era were observed returning toward
Zeebrugge. Two OF them had hes7y
list.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-25
Man Found DYING Is Identified

The body of a man who was found
unconscious m front of ls9 East 1f5th
Street Saturday and who died in Har-
lem Hospital yesterday without regain
ing consciousness was identified late
yesterday as that of John Culbriey,
forty-two years old. of 242 East 121st
Street. Identification was made by
Michael Nealon. of 3Ol East 1l6th
Street
New-York tribune., 1916-07-25
.Pontiff IntercedeS
in Easements Behalf

Rome, July 2i Pope Benedict has
interceded in favor of Roger Easement,
endeavoring to obtain grace for him
from the British government. lnhueE-
cial Irish Nationalists have urged ths
New-York tribune., 1916-07-25
Dutch Ship Hits Mine; Ten Lost

The Hague, July 24.-The Dutch
steamship Mas has been sunk near the
North Hinder Light as the result OF
striking a mine. Ten of the crew were
drowned.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-25

Berlin, July 24.-Tne German Al.
miralty says:
"In the night Of July 1928 German
torpedo boats starting from Flanden
undertook a raid extending unt.l thsy
were close TO the mouth Of the Thsne,
without sighting hostile naval forcei
there. While returning they eneogn.
tered several small British cruisers d.
the Aurora class and destroyers. A
short artillery engagement followed, in
the course Of which we obtained lucky
hits. Our torpedo boats returned /,
their base undamaged."
New-York tribune., 1916-07-25

first news of the French activity there.
The Germans report artillery activity
along this front
New-York tribune., 1916-07-25
An earlier announcement read
French Seize Verdun Redoubt.

Paris, July 94.-The official com
uxnication issued by the War Office
tonight reads:
South of the Somme minor opera
tion enabled us to capture this morn
ing an enemy battery south of the VII
lage of Estrees. Since July 20 we have
taken on the Somme front more than
sixty German machine guns.
on the right bank of the Meuse. after
a spirited engagement, our infantry oc-
cupjed a redoubt Immediately west OF
the Thiaumont work, taking five ma
chine guns and about forty prisoners.
Calm prevailed on the rest of the
front. One Of our pilots, Sub Lieuten-
ant De Lorme, already cited six times
in army orders, is again cited because
of series of bombardments carried
out by him on stations held by the
enemy.
Eight Hundred Germans Captured
An earlier statement read:
"On the Somme front the night was
calm. The weather continues bad.
North of the Aisne reconnoitrlng
parties penetrated enemy trenches near
Vailly and brought back prisoners.
"On the right bank Of the Meuse last
night, in the course of small action
of detail surrounding Chapelle Salnte
Fine. we captured thirty prisoners. Ac-
cording to the latest information the
total number of prisoners taken by us
in the last ten days in this sector
amounts TO 500
New-York tribune., 1916-07-25
HOME RULE DEAD;
ASQUITH JEERED

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New-York tribune., 1916-07-25
CAR CUTS FAR
INTO RIGA LINE

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New-York tribune., 1916-07-25

would be forced 70 seek shelter, but
the ninth never came.
Sharp County record., 1916-11-24
Vote On Acts And Amendments

The vote on five acts and amend
ments voted on in Arkansas at the
recent general election was as fol-
lows:
Act No. Primary law--For,
93,715; against, 44,083. This act
carried every county in the state
except Columbia, Hot Spring, Lin
coin, Montgomery, 0uachita, Prairie,
Randolph and Van Buren.
Act No. 2-Whiskey measure
For, 58,278; against, lO5,278 This
act carried only in Searcy, Newton,
Poinsett, Marion and Stonecounties
Amendment No. IL School tax
For. lO8,S92, against. 48,579.
This amendment carried every coun-
ty in the state except Lincoln,
Stone and Van Buren, ..L.
Amendment No, 13-lnitiative
a n d Referendum - For, 68,72l,
against, 1852,
Amendment No. l4-Road law -
For, 82,503 against, 66,150. This
amendment lost because 1t failed to
receive a majority Of all votes cast
in the election.
The governors race; Broueh,
democrat, 1884; Townsend, repub.
Iican, 1888; Davis, socialist, 8,6l8,
The presidents race. Democratic
electors, 103,9ll; republican, Al ,89l;
socialist, 6,O35; prohibitionist, 1887
Sharp County record., 1916-11-24

| punylist for a few days. suffering
from a severe cold and an attack Of
biliousness. The sudden change in
the weather last-week caused sever
al Of our people to complain of
colds and sore throats. ~,
Reuben Johnson and family have
returned from Tona, Texas, for a
stay of at least twelve months.
Most people who leave this part of
Arkansas come back after they
have been gone two or three years
and then seldom leave again.
j. W. Thompson, a travelling
LECTURER from Oklahoma, gave three
addresses at the school building
here Saturday, Sunday and Monday
nights Good crowds were in attend.
ance each night. Mr.. Thompson
lectures on The Evils Of Catholi-
cism," and says he knows what he
states to be facts. -.
j. F. Provence Is the owner of a
fine hound that has a.jmouth dis
ease, so that it is almost impossible
for the dog to eat without - the food
being dissolved. If anybody has a
remedy for this disease it will be
gladly received in this community,
where there have been several cases
Of the disease, some of them prov
ing fatal to some good dogs. 4. sn,
1t has been reported that, our
newly elected justice Of the peace,
W. |. Simpson, became so enthused
when the news reached him over
the telephone that he had. been
elected that he threw his hat away
and ran home bareheaded. When
he came to himself next day he re-
turned to town to make inquiries
about his hat and to hear his friends
make merry over the. incident. 1t
is said MIR. Simpson has about re-
covered from the excitement.
Sharp County record., 1916-11-24

a few hours Sunday. They made
the trip in A. W. Cochran's car, MIR.
Cochran being here on a visit.
The Masonic lodge will meet here
next Saturday night, at which time
there will be work in all three de-
erees A large number of visitors
are expected on this occasion and
big night is anticipated by the fra
ternity.
G. B. Ferguson, who is in Little
Rock attending to his duties as one
of the appraisers Of the Arkansas
penitentiary property, is represent
ing the Ash Flat lodge in the Mason
ic grand lodge at the capital city
this week.
Business men Of the town unite
in declaring that business is better
at this place this fall than for many
seasons past, owing to the high
price of cotton. The country would
have certainly been right on its
feet if the season had been favor
able for a larger crop Of farm pro-
ducts. .'
Sharp County record., 1916-11-24
SITKA NEWS ITEMS
Few Interesting Notes From Th'
CAPITAL or Lebanon Township.

D. W. Talbot made a business
TIP to Hardy Friday.
Health is good at this place, and
opr only trouble is the high cost Of
Hovisions,
We had some nice weather for
Hing hogs last week, which was
Djoyed very much.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forest Fletcher and
dgar Arm went to Williford last
hturday pleasure seeking.
Saturday was a very busy day
~ Sitka's merchants, They certain
eet the trade from all around.
WI F, M, Broyles Of Williford was In
our burg Friday cattle hunting. T.
Grable from Jonesville came with
Nm,
AM Several from this community at
pnded church at Farmer, near Win.
3ord, Sunday. They report a nice
1me.
Chas. Zeieer Of Hardy was buying
ettle In our burg last week. M. P.
albot weut to Hardy with him
.alurday,
School at this place Is progressing
uicely with Edgar Arm as teacher.
Forty.four pupils have been enroll.
Cd up to the present time. 81
Elder Lucy Holt Of Pouehkeepsie
Fill preach at this place the fret
Sunday In December, Everybody
cordially invited to attend.
Miss Minnie Darnel returned las,
week from Walnut Ridge, where she
pad been for some time, Her many
flends welcome her home.
Mr. and Mrs W, W. Webb and
wo children left Saturday for Wal
put Ridge, where they expect to
pend the winter Mrs Ed Mareun
accompanied them.
The singing Saturday night at the
Dome of r l. llieeinbo,tom was on,
oye by q large crowd, There wa,
number Of visitors from otheI
communities. We welcome then
Sharp County record., 1916-11-24
KILLS EmPLoYE THROUGH MISTAKE
George Walden Thinks Hired Hand A
D- Burglar And Kills Him.

Nelson Curtis, q years old, was
shot and instantly killed by his en-
ployer, George Walden, at Hazel
Grove, Independence comfy, Satur-
day night, when Walden mistook
him for a burglar.
Young Curtis left the Walden farm
Saturday afternoon to attend q sing
LAD at Dota and did not expect to
return that night, lie returned
about 1890 o'clock and tried to
enter the house, Mr.. Walden mis-
took him for burglar and fired
through the door, killing him in
stantly.
Il IL believed Curtis was trying to
play a Joke and friehten Walden,
who asked several times who was
at the door before he fired.
A coroner's jury exonerated Wal
den Monday, holding that the kill
ine was a justihable mistake Wal
den Il much erieved over the af'
fair. He Is a brother Of Charles
Walden, q merchant at Batesville,
and IA n prospero,,s farmer and