, 1916-05-20

having brought down two enc ny a~viators in
the enemy lines near Gorizia.
Norfolk, Va, May 16th--Arguments of
Counsel, in the libel suit by which British
owners of the German prize ship "Appam"
seek to recover possession OF the vessel and
cargo, were concluded in the Federal Court
here to-day and Judge Waddil took the case
under advisement with a promise of an
early decision.
Berlin, May 16 h-To-day's Austro- Hun
garian Headquarters report issuei in
ViennP is as follows: Italian front southern
yyrol: Austro- Hungarian troops with tho
aid OF an overwhelming artillery fire captured
first line enemy positions on the Armeutara
Ridge in the southern Sugana Valley on the
FolgulIno plateau IN the northern CagnOlo
Valley and south of Rovereto. tn these en-
gagements IS Officers among whom was one
Colonel and more than $40 menwere taken pri4-
oners,apd IL machine guns seven cannon cap
tured. One aerop'ane was shot down Artillery
engagements have been extended over the
whole front and have considerably increasei
10 intensity at several places, GU the Doberdo
plateau after spirited fighting We en-.
tered enemy trenches east Of Monfalcone
and captured FIVE Officers and $50 men be-
longing to five Italian cavalry regiment and
took one machine-gun. The position west
VI N"A AuA O'AO NOHbAAON Wy u6 ia NuJ 0lO
yesterday was maintained md fortified in
spite of all the enemy's efforts. Three Officers
and 40 men were taken prisoners aud one
machine-gun, and IA, quantity Of material
was captured. Enemy airmen drop ped
bombs on Kostanjevica and on several plain
-ly indicated sanitation establishments with
out causing damage. Our artillery heavily
shelled enemy dugouts near PLAYA and In tie
Tolmino sector. During several infantry
enterprises on this front one Officer and 1l6
soldiers were made prisoners. Near Ponde-
bbs there have been infantry engagements
between our troops and Bersagliere. Several
italian attacks on the Col-di- Lana and Tresoz
sector were repusled.
London, May l6th.-According to a state
ment published here, Lord Hardinge, former
Viceroy of India, will shortly succeed Sir
Arthur Nicholson, Under-eecyetnry of the
Foreign Office, who is retiring on account of
ill-health. Lord Hardinge would thus re-
sumo the post he occupied before becoming
Viceroy of India.
London, May 16th.-Many conscientious
objectors', those whose objections to military
service have been overruled by the military
tribunals are having Il hard time of it. A
score of them left Rhyl, Wales, to-day for
different prisons to undergo various degrees
of punishment, as a result of their having been
court martiaIed Oh charges of refusing TO obey
military orders. Several were sentenced to 2
years at hard labour. Some Of them had re-
fused to put on KHAKI or shave and all re-
fused to drill. Several speakers in Pnrlia-
ment, i'll the course Of the discussion
of the Military Service Bill, ex express
ed the opinion that the scruples of genu-
iue conscientious DIRECTORS often fail to
receive proper consideration by those ON
powered to pass upon these cases. But thus
far the only concession which they have
been able to obtain from the Government is
that none of them will have The death penalty
imposed by the court-martial for refusing to
obey military orders.
Picking, May 16th.-There was continuous
fighting throughout Monday night in the
Foreign Settlement at Tsinanfu Province Of
Shantung. Forty rebels were killed, included
among them being a number of armed Japa-
nese. The rebels have field guns. There
has been considerable disorder in the Pro-
vince of Shantung recently where the rebels
are reported to have captured a number of i'm
portant towns between Tsingtau, at the head
OF Kiaochow Bay. and T%sinanfu, the capital of
the Province'of Shantung.
New York, May 16th.-A Petrograd des-
patch to the Tribune, referring to the
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