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THE TISNE SCHOOL.

The members OF the collegiate and
grammar grades of the 1~nstitut Tisne.
New York city. are putting to pract!-
cal use the knowledge Of French which
they have acquired in school by writ
ing weekly letters 10 French soldiers in
the trenches.
This idea OF bringing q little cheer TO
the men at the front from well w.saers
In a distant land was inspired by the
French academlcian and playwright
Bricux. whose touching letter ITO n
little soldier to whom no one ever
writes" resulted In the establishment In
Paris OF a distributing centre called
LA Famille du Soldat.' from which
letters are forwarded to men whose rel
atives and friends are prevented from
writing by reason OF being in terri
tory occupied by the enemy.
BY writing to LA Famille du Soldat'
Nine. Henriette Tisne. the principal of
the Ins,itut Tisne. obtained tn" name
OF twenty Of these neglected plou-pious
and distributed them among those Of her
pupils who had advanced far enough in
French to write a Chatty letter such as
n lonesome soldier would appreciate.
There are now twenty lassies who love
n soldier somewhere in France" and
who tell him 20 every week in a CHILDISH
scrowl. The correspondence has only
Just begun. but the esults are said by
Nine. TIsne TO surpass as an incentive
to study anything as yet attempted b.
her.
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WESTMINSTER SCHOOL.

The football schedule OF Westminster
School. Simsbury, Conn. is as follows
October ~. W.. Cheshire. at Cheshire
81. VS.. Loomis Institute. ut Simsbury
IS. vs.. Salisbury. at Salisbury Novcm-
Der 4. VIZ. Choate. ut Wallingford II.
vs.. Berkshire. at Simsbury. and Is. vs..
Taft. at Simsbury.
The football prospect is hopeful. as
there are eight members OF last years
team available and considerable ma
terial to draw from among the boys OF
the 1915 second team John Robertson,
IT. quarterback, OF Fall River. Is cap
tain. Barry Stewart. captain OF the
Grand Rapids. Mich. eleven. has en-
tered Westminster School and adds IN
the team another man Of some football
experience.
The second n third teams will have
games at Simsbury when the first ;'ar
IL away. so that Saturday visitors dur
Ing the autumn may be sure Of seeing
some gridiron contest on the HON"
field.
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Latest News of Euents
in the Scholastic World

lam A. Moloney. registrar OF the uni
versity. announced that this years at
tendance at Notre Dame is the largest
In her history,
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HE deeper Challenge of life seems
to ms his year to be twofold.
On the one hand, the perpetual
challenge to the more serious LIVING.
which. " implied in the very undertake
Ing pr college training. and. IN the other
hand, the particular challenge which Is
contained in the present world crisis.
In this latter crisis there Is a very
dcftite M stirring challenge to all
American youth. whether slreatty trained
or IN training. First OF all We must be-
lieve in the possibilities OF the new civil
i .,1".ap. and N; "a, throw sysys,ys' x INTO u The
not he cynics or saa1sSE3A
In the second pfloA M must accept
our special obligationS as americans to-
day. BE Intelligent uRseifish, Thoughts
eul American citizens. with world vision.
ashamed not to think in world terms. In
terms Of humanity. Remember that no
generation since the world began has
ever witnessed such a destruction Of
youthful leaders as has yours.
In the third place we must forecast
with ali the help we can obtain from the
clearest sighted and farthest sighted so
clal prophets Of our time the demands
Of the new age.
BE sure that the nation hat means to
play its full part in the new civilization
must with stern self-discipline thor
oughly r~einvigorate the whole n OF
Its life. physical. political, economic.
social. intellectual. moral and religious.
The time for slovenliness Of national life
In any realm Is gone.
Finally We must keep our vision OF
the organic view Of truth and OF human
society, and so preserve a lively sense
Of the value Of the contribution Of every
man and class and nation and civ!liza-
ton In that new dawning world OF CO.
operating. mutually respecting pst!ons.
As Americans are We to be satisfied
that our nation should enormously profit
financially by this war and count our
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PREPARATORY SCHOOLS, COLLEGES. AND ACADEMIES

seventh street, for children Of the same
type.
The day school lies between the Cen.
trail and Riverside Drive Park, where
the children can be taken for pleasant
walks and instruction In nature study.
And there Ia an open air playground for
the children to play in.
In both schools, by work and play. the
children are trained to reach their high
est capabilities. Miss May J. Robins
supervises the education Of the boys
Rudolph 8. Fried IL principal Of the
day school. Miss Sara Weinbereer, who
lie a registered nurse and who made a
special study Of nervous and backward
children. makes certain that all children
are In perfect physical health before any
education is begun. All children are In
the care OF nerve specialists and II IL TO
the cooperation Of physician. nurse and
teacher that the schools success with
even the most difficult child 10 due.
The children are frst taught how to
take care Of themselves properly; Sec
ond. they are taught everything they are
capable OF learning and the Intelligent
application of what they rave learned ;
third, In the event that much cannot be
done with a child's mind. the hands are
trained to be useful In some way. All
children are trained to use their hands.
Nothing gives them more pleasure.
They receive corrective exercises II they
are In need OF them. and most Of their
activities are planned with the view OF
developing their bodies.
The day school opened October 4. and
closes the end Of June. As In the board
ing school the classes are small 40 that
children rave he advantage Of indivld-
ual instruction. Lessons are given In
the morning and In the afternoon. To
children who fnd It tnconvenient to re-
turn home at noon lunches will be served
at the school. The day school will be a
welcome enlargement of the scope OF
the Florence Nightingale School for
Backward Children.
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CoNC0RDIA SCHOOL.

A very successful opening Of the school
forum OF the Concordia school OF Com
merce and the Concordia School Of Ac-
countancy took place last Tuesday evening
New York city. The feature of the occa-
sion was a spirited debate on the eco
monte issues OF the Presidential cam
paign. Arthur NJ. Sager. Circuit .Attor-
ney. st. Louis county. took up the
cudgels for the Republican side, and Isl
Tor Jacobs. president OF the California
Gamers Association and of the Inland
Waterways Association of California.
was the champion OF the Democratic
side. william Steinkamp presided.
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MUSIC TEACHERS AND PUPILS.

Esperanza Garrigue's artiste-pupll.
Virginia Wilson. dramatic soprano.
metropolitan Opera Company-Conried-
regimel has started on a forty weeks
our as featured prima donna In high
class vaudeville. Virginia Wilson
opened the Maine music festival In Ban
gor and Portland. season 1907. singing
the soprano part In Killers oratorio
Song OF Victory" At the same festi-
val she held her audience spellbound
by her inImitable Interpretation of
ocean. Thou Mighty Monster" from
Weber's "Oberon.' Virginia Wilson con-
tlnues her studies with Esperanza Gar
rigue. who prepares her for every en-
gagement.
The Van YORK Studio notes include
the following: j. A. Fischer. basso,
md Albert +. Evans. tenor. have been
engaged AS solOists OF the Church OF the
Ascension. Mount Vernon. N. Y. Miss
Alice Ryan has been ngage for the
prima donna role In "Katinka." which
opens October ~ in Stamford, Conn.
Miss Mabel Weeks. soprano. has been
engaged by the Messrs. Shubert for the
Anna Held musical comedy, Follow
Me-"
Nine. Buckhout gave n song recital
In Brooklyn at the Kellcrman Institute
NJ Musical Art on Thursday evening.
October IL, with Laurence J. Munson
at the piano. Nine. Buckhout sang
songs by Schubert. Schunann. Franz
M%assenet. Grieg and arias from "Tosca''
and Louise"
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THE position Of director Of religious
education in the Worcester !Acad.

envy. Worcester. Mass. Is nlled by
the election of Albert 4. Bailey. A. NJ.
student. traveller and lecturer. Mr..
Bailey has been closely conAected with
the academy for many years. having
been graduated In 1890. Later he was
the master OF English IN the school,. His
oldest son is also a graduate. Friends
OF the school are hopeful of great re-
suits from the work OF the new director.
who Is a man Of ripe scholarship. broad
interests, and the deepest and closest
sympathy with boys.
The general course Of instruction in
the academy Is TO be enriched BY the
addition OF classes In Spanish.
Returning boys found the southeastern
region OF the campus improved In ap-
pearance by the new cement wall ada
cent to the gymnasium on both sides.
The new wall adds to the privacy OF
the grounds on that side and helps 10
complete h architectural effect Of the
gymnasium. which was completed a year
ago.
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TRUTH SOCIETY ALARMED.
Warns Congress British Wight Tor
pedO American Ships.

The American Truth Society, of which
Jeremiah A.. DI.eHrY r. president, has
sent to every member of Congress "a
warning against what Il terms British
preparations 20 provoke war between the
United States aud Germany. The follow
ing. credited 10 THE lvENINg Sry Of
May 20, is first quoted
"a few day. ago Lloyd'a Offered even
money that the war would not end this
year.. To-day the Insurance brokers are
willing to wager . 20 that Germany
and the United state will not be AT war
within thre- months. Tho odds quoted
reflect the strong feeling IN
English circles mat . German submarine
Will upscts the settlement
reached by President Wilson and .lnbrull
the two nations 'i war
The OLeary .|tItciu"ut thcn proceed. :
1T Is the solemn duty OF every Congress
man TO take due notice uf what IN appar-
entity coming. Great Britain has captured
German submarine and no doubt Great
Britain can initiate German turpcdur..
Ia other words. IL iS now
within III" power Of Great Britain Ia
provoke war between the United States
end Germany, ana Britishcra are betting
on IT. Wake, up Congress. BE on your
guard
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ITALIAN LOSS $4,000.
Major Moraht says Austrian Drivs
Il Unchecked.

BERI.iS. via London, June Major
Moraht. military critic of the n hiatt,
in mn article or TN" Austrian ady ance
into Italy, says that tn. situation OF the
Italian army IN the Tyrol il an exceed
iugly p,rilous one. lie puts the Italian
casualties thus far at not less than So
90" men.
Major Moraht says:
"The Austro-Iiungarian advance Is In
progress or "A front Of nifty .~kilome.ers
thirty-one miles, between the Adigc
and tho Brenta- This H. about the same
distance AS the front between Corlicc
n Tarnow. in Galicia, over which the
offensive against the Russians was CON-
Quoted thirteen months ago
The general direction of the advance
IL toward the Italian line running
through Asisgo. Arsiero and Schio.
which IN to the present tlipe had been
protected by advanced positions. This
line represents the third and last forth
fed defensive position. the strategic Oh
ject of which is TO prevent an invasion
OF the Venetian plain.
THE Austro-IIungarlan troops al
ready have disposed ~ the %loftie-t
heights. which presents 4 situation ia
vorahle 10 them. When the heavy artil-
lery has been brought into place there
will he visible evidence OF this.
Inc tothl Italidn casualties thus Tar
are not less than 10000 men. Tho loss
OF more han ZOO cannon II exceedingly
serious for the Italians. since they can
not he replaced during the war. The
task OF The Italian commander, Gen.
Cadorna, is To rescue his entire army
from a situation which may he regarded
AZ exceedingly difficult. Gen. Cadorna
should have forcsecn this situation. but
he overestiinated the effectiveness of TIE
Italian army. and, perhaps. his "
"a pacitiee.'
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mics to-day the French official statement
that five German ~aeroplanes were sho'
down on May 20. and says that neither
on that day nor IN the preceding weei
was "a single German ~a"roplanc lost.
The German statement SAID:
Lively artillery activity continued
Yesterday north and south of Lens.
On the lett bank of the Mouse the
French brought forward considerable
forces IN the evening Tor an attack
on Dead Man Hill (Lo Mott Hoinme)
and Caurettes Height Southeast Of
Dead Man Hill the French obtained
"A foothold IN our first line trenches
over an extent of 400 metres. Other
wise their repeated assaults we're re-
pulsed with very heavy losses.
on the right bank of the Mouse
the artillery duels continue.
East OF ober-sept (Seppois. south
west Of Altkirch). a German recon.
noi,r,uy ~achment penetrated into
tba French nosit,ons over n width
~ ab,u, 25o me,res and a den,h Of
about aoo metres and returned with
- -
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CHECK AUSTRIANS
IN ARSIERO REGION
Italians Report ROut Of One
Column Advancing South
cast Of Town.
ARTILLERY Is ACTIVE
Special CdbiS Despatch 10 TBr sus

Special CdbiS Despatch 10 TBr sus.
ROME. June 1.-The official statement
issued by h Italian War Office to-day
indicates that the Austrians have forced
their way across tho posina torrent be-
tween posIna and Arsiero and have
succeeded in partly e%nveloping the latter.
A force which attempted to take SAINT
Ubsldo. Immediately southeast OF Ar
siero, yesterday was driven bach by the
Italians beyond the Posins. thus reiiev.
ing tho strongest pressure on the town.
a little further west another Austrian
force attacked the Italian positions on
Monte spin. southeast OF Posina. The
Italian lines held OH tho mountain slopes
and the Austrian advance here was
checked. West Of posina an Austrian
assault on Monte Forni Att was re-
pulsed. On the Settle Communi p~leaten,
where the Austrians are advancing
against Asisgo. they arc beginning
ope rstions against the italian positions
on Monte Cencio and Campo Niulo.
ROME. juno THE official statement
issued by the Italian War Office IL as
follows:
In the Ia,garina Valley there were
artillery duela. IN the afternoon the
enemy again attempted n surprise at
tack against Buole Pass, hut was re-
pulsed at the point OF the bayonc'.
In the Pasuhio sector there war In
tense artillery activity. Repeated
enemy attacks against Monte Forni
Att southeast " Pasuhiop were brill
iantly repulsed by our Alpini.
In the zone " the Posina tor
rent and the uppe Astico Yesterday
the violent artillery action continued.
In tho afternoon an enemy column.
after passing tho Posina torrent, at
tackled In the direction OF Monte spin
southeast OF Posina). We checked
it's nd vancc on the northern slopes Of
the mountain and drove back IN con-
fusion beyond T'osina another column
advancing toward SAINT tbaldo. south-
cast Of Arsicro.
on the Settle tonmuni plateau there
was strong enemy pressure against
our positions on Monte tenciO and
Campo Niulo.
In the Sugana Valley the situation
Is unchanged
On tho upper Eut there was the
usual enemy artillery activity.
Along the Isonzo front there were
repeated bold incursions hy our in
fantrv detachments. one OF these
captured a bomb throwcr.
ON May 30-3l our Csproni squad
rons flew over the ASA Valley, drop
ping 100 bombs on enemy encamp-
men,s aud depo's with visibly success
full results. The aeroplanes returned
safety.
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German Plan Fails.

not only did the German attempt fail,
In tho view of French military writer's.
but with tho results Of the counter at
tack by whirh the French pushed their
lines forward again TO the southern edge
Of Cumieres and an important position
on the southwestern slopes of lie Mort
Homme, the French gained "A very I'M
portant success.
Reports that the Germans we're strip
ming other fronts TO strengthen their at
tack on Nerduu are c~orroborated by In
formation received to-day that in the
last twelve days eight German divisions
have been brought from other ronts 10
the Ncrdun region.
In spite of the three battles on April
., May as and May 1890, all on the
general line Of the B~ethinCourt -Cumierca
road, French critics consider the situn-
ton unchanged IN all material RESPECTS
front that of three months ago. ThcFrcuCh
first line. they point out, rs still uu-
broken and the Germans ,Gr obtain 10
real military advantage until they hhN.
broken not only the first but the second
French line and have taken charny
ridge, without tho possession Of which
they cannot nope to turn their main at
teution to the right bank ~ the river.
where the main Issue Of the battle which
has continued since February u VIII lac
decided.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-02
ASQUlYH PROMISES
CLEMENCY TO IRISH
Tells John Dillon 500 Arc Al
ready Freed and Gives
Pledge Of Lcnicncy.
MARTIAL LAW DEPLORED

LONDON. June 1.--Leniency and Glenn
ency form the guiding principle OF the
British Government In dealing with tho
prisoners taken in tho recent Irish re-
volt, Premier Asquith told tho House OF
Commons to-day. There was no reason.
he added, to depart from that principle,
but its exercise was limited by the win
dication Of the law and necessity to
prevent n recurrence Of the outbreak"
The Premier said that 500 prisoners
already had been released and that the
eases still pending would he attended TO
~ speedily AS possible. only those di-
rectly or indirectly concerned with the
rising and those whose return TO Ireland
might prove d source Of danger were
being held. he explained.
These statements were made by Mr..
Asquith in response to complaints by
John Dillon, the Irish Nationalist. who
took advantage OF the Premier's motion
FOR adjournment until Jun 20. by rails
tnG some questions with regard to the
irish problem. He did 80 reluctantly.
he said, as a discussion Of the matter
NJ present might engender an amount
Of heat which would he Injurious to the
interests OF Ireland.
AFTER expressing sreptlclsm with ref-
erence to the negotiations now conducted
by Munitions Minister Lloyd George.
Mr.. Dillon requested n frank govern
mental statement rs to how the author
tiles proposed TO deal with the Irish
prisoners. The treatment accorded them
thu far he said was ~"barbarous and
worse han that accorded German pris-
oners OF war" II was to Dillon's APP
peal for magnanimity and decent treat
ment" Of the rebel prisoners that Mr..
Asquith replied with n promise of
clemency and leniencv.
Mr.. Dillon complained of the absence
OF a guiding principle In the course pur-
sued toward the prisoners and OF the
employment in Dublin OF spies of a very
Objectionable character. lie also la
mented the continuance Of martial law
In ireland.
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II is understood that a number uf
propositions were submitted by iavtra
at tho morning session and discussed.
but the nature NJ tho solution arrived
at was kept y secret bv both parties.
Il j. understood. too. that Gavira agreed
with pcrshlug that tho ccnsorship ~
all newspaper dispatches relating TO the
conference be left IN IN" hands Of Gen.
Pcrsiing and that nothing was Ia hc
permitted to In given to the public which
might have a tendency to prejudice the
case IN tho minds Of newspaper readers
in either country before the matters
have been thrashed out ~ the satisfaction
of the conferecs.
This evening Cen Gavira and stan
were guests Of Gen. Iershing AT "A typical
American soldiers dinner in the field.
Dinner was served in An arbor erected
near the headquarters Of the cavalry.
The a.bor was decorated with American
Lays for the occasion. Tie guests were
brought to the American campo I'm auto
mobiles provided for the purpose by
Gen. Iershins and after the repast they
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why RIDGE .SHELLED.
Intrnsr m In I'd ment nv Germsn
and British Guns Reported.

fpfCIIf 'NOi' BFobNfCN "a INV Sun.
LpNpoN. June Tho following report
from British headquarters IN France
was issued tonight by tho official press
bureau;
Yesterday our Tui'lLucS while on u
reconnaissance mad - long running
fighl wiz three %i'+tlir machines. An
enemy machine was brought down.
One OF our machines IL MISSING. Last
might a hostile aircraft dropped
eight humbs on I'uI"rtnghc. No
damage waS done.
There Was continuous heavy Smelling
al day 10y both British aud German
gum OF an cnlihro' IN INC u%"ighborhood
of tn" Why rids'. Al times The fir,
was intense. This has been the most
noticeable feature Of tu-day's opera
ti~ns, The artillery activity cNtendcd
In - minor degree northwarl in the
direction Of l.oos. III the uciglIbor.
hood Of iprcs the artillery On both
sides was active, as also In the region
of the River Somnlo,
At usual, there was some mining
activity both in tho vicinity of zoos
and the rccntrant uf our trench limo
about Fricourt, just north OF the
Sommo,
Beyond the ordinary trench activity
Their" wer" no Infantry engagements IN
The past twenty -four hours.
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WILSON WILL NOT RECALL
TROOPS At PRESENT TIME

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RAM, by IN. vary FAC, ~ 49,
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In ave s,o,x ~ -. our .c.,.'t Igh'
too, ,ts .,,i .nd ~ ,vrs,o ,,," 10 r''.
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,inn ,,,,,ir.d WV ''"'e
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,r,i,,e,y In b,s mo,rta,r 80, "''' W
cf which ar,,Iiarv ,yas uc,,r
IN ,bc American force ,Lc,,
,nvered II t'
-.
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un'"''" ~ nv ".",c"" LlnhisSy "a
w. ivy ,~esa''o'a ana 'ls
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PERSHING TAKES UP
PLANS WITH GAVlRA
Both Generals Refuse to Tell
what Took Place ut Two
Conferences.
MEXICAN DIMES IN CAMP
n, GEORGE ". CLEMENTS.

Special Correspondent NJ THI srS.
TEMPORARY HEADQUARTERS UNITED
STATES ARMY. NuEvA CAsAs GRASpEs,
Mexico, June by wireless 10 Column
bus, y. NJ. June 1.-THE conference be-
tween Gems. Pcrshins aud Gavira ended
this afternoon. The result wa kept
secret, neither officer being willing to
discuss II.
Two meetings we're held. both In tho
private car In which the Mexican com
inandcr and members OF his stair tray
elled from the border. The car was
located half way between the American
canp near Colonia Dublan and SueNa
Casas Grandcs. in which Is maintained
the garrison of the C~arranzista troops.
This arrangement Vac arrived ~ AFTER
suggestions made ny Gavira that
the meetings he held at the railroad sta
ton IN Casas Grandes brought a counter
suggestion from Gen. pershing that
neutral ground be chosen.
Lieut. Col. Be Itosey Cabell. CHIEF OF
star, acting for Gen. Fershlie' conf
Dletcd preliminary arrangements and
zen. itlrIlNR FuSt'0''' '"'
calls be dispensed with 10 save time.
The fir. meeting was held At II y. NJ.
There were present Gems. Pershing ANA
Gavira, their respective chiefs OF stau
and an Interpreter for each party 10 the
conference. The AnierEaue were ar
rayed IN feld uniforms, which had seen
much service sine. crossing the bordor
on March II aud Shove In marked con
trast with the nst'N new uniforms Of the
Mexican officers.
Ar Gen. I'orshins and PARTY drov" ny
T." Gaviva's car 'iavira and officers
alightcd ard Welcomed the Americans
warmly.
Tho picture OF the entire party was
taken bv Gen. Iavira's official photoc-
rapher and the ,;cnerak were again
photographed as they sat In the position
assigned to them around the conference
table.
Then the ear was cleared Of all but
tho couferecs and what trarspired there
after H. a matter of conjecture. Both
Gen. rershing and Gen oaviva maintain
tho etrirtest silence except to SAY that
the greatest harmony prevailed AT the
sessions and that there Was reason 10
believe the conference will Ice ~produc,iv"
# beneficial results to both Governments.
" . o'clock adjournmeu, was taken
TN I o'clock. when the second session Of
the conference convened With the same
personnel AS at the first.