, 1916-05-24

ant. General Milne is now commanding the
British troops at Sa.nnica.
London, May 19h. Replying 10 the Ger
man suggestion that Great Britain, III re-
Spouse to the change in the German sub
marine campaign should modify the food
blockade Lord Robert Cecil informed
the Associated Press to. day that there was
not the leinotest possibility that British eco
monte pressure Oh the Central Powers would
be relinquished. He said "we maintain that
the blockade is fully legal under Interna-
tioual Low. lis reprisai character is merely
incidental, called forth b. German use of sub
marine, but the rigid enforcement Of tue
blockade Is merely an extension of our rights
which we had hitherto found inexpedient to
use"
AIarseilIes, May 19ib.-Nope of the p1e-
sengers or crew of The French coastiug
steamer "AIira" were saved when size sank
as a result of a torpedo attack ia the Medi-
terrauean on May 10Th.
London, May 19th.-A despatch from
Hail to LIoyds says that The ,tor fishing
boat "O,prey'' has been sunk by the gun
fire OF q German submarine. The crew we're
picked VI.
Washington, May 10Th. Steel merchant
vessels building or under contract in the
United States now number 368 VI more than
one million tonnage. a statement to-day
by the Department Of Commerce said that
these figure denoted the greal est shipbuild-
ing activity The country ever had known and
that every shipbuildiug plant was working
to capacity.
London, May 19th.-It is learned from
the Foreign Office that he tension between
Sweden and the Entente Allies has been
ended, although no official statement IS forth
coming at this time. Lord Robert Cecil
told the Aseocia ed Press that an agreement
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details. He indicated that the controversy
between Sweden aud Russia over the Aland
Islands was fictitious, saying Russia never
intended to fortify the islands.
Rimini, Italy, May 18th Serious damage
was done here by the earthquake which
shook central Italy during the night of May
18Th and 18th. Ten houses collapsed aud
about a thousand dwellings, in all were dam
aged, many of these so badly that the safe
ty Of thoso in them was endangered. The
Municipal Theatre and The Under prefecture
School Buildings were cracked to an alarm
ing extent, aud part of the Church of Colon
neIla has fallen.
Washington, May 9ih.-Germany, consi-
deriug the submarine controversy with the
United States closed, has determined to make
no response to the last American Note upon
the subject. Information to this effect is
contained in confiden .ial adyices received
here from Berlin.
London, May 19th-Economic weakness
is forcing Berlin to move deterninedly for
peace. The food situation is becomiHg acute
and risings are feared in the large centres Of
population. Americans who have just re-
turned from Berlin say thai food is growing
extremely costly. Prospective purchasers of
meat often wait in line for hours only to pay
a dollar and a quarter a pound, or more
often to learn that the days supply has been
exhausted. The greater hardship and privl-
ton prevails in the small towns, as the Gov
eminent, fearing trouble in the thickly popu-
lated sections, is directing its energies to-
ward regulating the supplies in The cities.
These Amtaicans are of the opinion that the
Government is about to take a real step TO-
ward bringing about aD early peace. 1t is
not mill AIRY, but economic weakness which
is causing the Government so much worry.
Though disappointed in the attempt to re-
duce Verdun, the Germans, according to the
reports brought by the Americans, reason
that if with all their artillery strength they
could not break through, how can the Allies
hope to turn the tables. The German peo-
Pile, it is said, think that France and Italy
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