, 1916-05-06

an important sector of the enemy's position
which we consolidated. In the direction.
of Diarbekr we again drove the enemy back
in a ~ westerly direction. In the Urumiah re-
gion we repulsed an attack by an enemy
detachment.
London, May 4th.-Admiral Lord Charles
Baresford called the attention Of the House
OF Lords yesterday to the depletion in the
tonnage Of British ships needed for trade
purposes, asserting that unless it were remi-
died it would endanger the supply of food,
and asking the Government to consult the
labour leaders with a view to obtaining more
for ship building. In reply, Earl Curzon
said the Government is now administering
the whole of the British mercantile marine
amounting to hall the gross tonnage Of the
world. Forty three percent of the British
tonnage, he added, has been requsitioued
for naval and military purpose, fourteen per
cent Is occupied ia carrying food stutfs and raw
material in behalf Of the Government and its
Allies. The remaining 43 per cent is being
operated by British shipowners under State
regulations. Our ships are carrying sup,
plies of coal, food, timber, munitions and raw
materials of munitions TO al Of our Allies on
an Unprecedented scale, continued Earl Cur
zon but for these supplies to France, Russia
and Italy they would be dependent upon
own totally inadequate resources. In sov-
eral instances the shortage Of tonnage has
been balanced by new ships. 1t is surprising
that we stood the strain so we'll. Five hun
-dfed merchant vessels of ali sorts are being
built and the number of small craft added
to the mercantile marine has been more than
$50,
Sydney, N. S. W., May 4th-The Minis
try of New South Wales has decided to
-;tllvou ;tc 1nCiConfiOO ruhiob ho1 h0nD
presented to the Labour pprty. An agree
ment has been reached whereby the ques-
ton of the abolition of the Upper House OF
Parliament will be submitted to a referendum.
New York, May 4th-According 10 the
morning newspapers here the speedy &C
tion of the English authorities in trying and
executing four of the leaders Of the Irish
republic yesterday was a surprise to Irish
men in this country, who after the collapse
of The movement hoped some way mjght be
found to save the lives of the leaders. ghe
fact that three other signers of the procta-
nation of the new republic were gwen only
three years was taken to mean that the SIEVE
raj hundred Irishmen who took part in he
revolution may escape with even lighter
SEM ences. Following a meeting of leading
supporters Of the Irish Parliamentary party
in New York last night q cablegram was sent
to John m which read: Irish III
America contrasting execution Of Dublin
leaders with treatment in Ulster at end
South Africa are revolving by this sign of
reversion to savage repression. 1t was sign
ed by Captain Stephen McFarlane, President
of the New York United Irish League.
Paris, May 4th.-The official communi-
eaton issued by the War Office tonight
reads: In the Argonne our artillery shelled
the enemy organizations in the Cheppy wood.
At La File Morte, the mine fighting was to
our advantage. West of the Mouse the
bombardment was very violent in the region
of Hill BOA. At Dead Mans Hill a small
German attack on one of the trenches re-
Gently captured by us was stopped by our bar
rier fire. East of the Meuse and in the Woe
vre, the activity of our artillery was intermi-
tent. There is nothing to report on
the rest of the front except the usual can
onading. The Belgian official commu-
~nication reads: The bombardment on both
sides was resumed with force in the sector
of Dixmude and the north. Our artillery
took under it's fire the German batteries
and bomb throwers, as we'll as barges which
were observed in the Haud Zaeme canal.
Berlin, May 4th-It is officially amour
ced that the French have obtained a foot
hold in one Of the German advance posts