, 1916-05-31
Balkan front: There is

representative OF various Trades Unions 1t
was agreed unanimously that the Whitsun-
tide holidays should be postponed in the
case of munition workers, i'll order that the
present efforts for acceleration of the output
of munitions may be continued without in
terruption. 1t was decided that the workers
need not give over the holiday entirely but
that it be recomme nded that they be post
poned two months. This decision it is I'M
d~erstood will be communicated to the work
men concerned.
Paris, May 29tb.-Two attacks were made
by German troops advancing last night from
Corbeaux Wood on the Verdun front. The
French War Office report of to-day says:
These assaults resulted in failure. East Of
the Mouse, the night was comparatively calm
except for a heavy artillery action in the Wei
nifty of Vaux. Fifteen aerial encounters oc-
cured and Two German machines were
brought down, one eff them falling in flames.
st. Paul, Mimi, May 29th.-Mr. James j.
Hill. railway builder, capitalist and most
widely known figure of the northwest, died
at his Summit Avenue residence at $50
o'clock this morning.
London, May 29th.-The British, Belgian
and Portuguese forces who have invaded
German East Africa are slowly but surely
forming a ring around the Germans, while
General SHUTS, the Boer Commander Of the
South African Forces, is rounding up the
Germans who are defending the Usambara
railway, and has occupied one of the most
important stations on that line as we'll as
other towns in the district according to an
Official report issued to-day. A British force
has penetrated twenty miles into German
territory on the front between Lakes Nyassa
aud Tangsnyika. The Germans have re-
tired toward New Langenberg. The Bel
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Portuguese troops are occupying the south
ern frontier.
Rome, May 2 9th.-The Daylight Saving
Scheme has been adopted in Rome. An Off
cial decree just published orders that the
clock be advanced one hour beginning at
midnight on June 3rd.
London, May 29th.-The official casualty
lists made public for the week just ended
contain the names of 278 officers, of whom
81 were killed, and of 81, 1913 men of whom
1896 were killed.
Rome, May 28th.-The recall by Pope
Benedict of Monsigneur Tacciporcelli, Papal
Nuncio to Belgium, is regarded here as a
decided diplomatic triumph for the Entente
Allies, as the Prelate is reputed to be notori-
ously pro-German.
Toxic, May 29lh-An intimation that he
might retire from the Premiership soon be-
VI Abo oFobNOO 8 was ANNO OH RU"-
day by Count Okuma, the Prime Minister, in
an address at a meeting of the Unionist
Party of which he is the leader.
Athens, May 29th-"Whoever dreamed to
see the Bulgarian flag supplant the Greek
flag in Macedonia. Just for this we have
maintained mobilization at the cost of the
economic ruin of the country" M. Venice
los, the former Premier, thus writes in the
"Herqld", the Venizelist organ. Feeling
runs high over the Bulgarian invasion of
Greece. The Herald" appeared with a
black border as a token of national mourning,
Salonica, May 29th-As an out growth Of
the popular indignation resulting from the
violation of Greek territory, a meeting has
been called here for tonight to protest
against the action of the German and Bull
garian troops.
Washington, May 28th-Presiden Wilson
declared here last night before the League
to enforce peace, that the United States was
ready to join in any feasible association of
nations to preserve the peace of the world
against "Poli.tical ambition and selfish hostil-
ity" and in service of "a common order, a
common justice and a common peace" He
expressed the hope that the terms of peace
which will end the present war, will include
such an arrangement.