, 1916-05-24

L hII~, 4hlHN iI.-- uC 4OiNCNt thtNN ~
the German forces II East At lea is announc-
ed in al Official 'opoaj issued to-day by the
Belgian War Department III Huyre. The
report also claims The taking of a highly or
ganized Gormnn defensive position and cap
tune Of a II millimetre gun. The text OF
the report is as follows: Our operation III
Ruanda is developing satisfactorily. Their
communication, threatened both by the
ocrupait Oh Of Kigaii and 10y the advance Of
q Belgian column south Of Lake Kivu, press
ed by our troops north Of the lake, the Ger
man forces have retrea'ed General Tombeur
occupied on May II il the Mount Kama
range which the Germars hal converted INTO
a powerful defensive barrier. "A n mill
metre gun fell into our hnnds.
Paris, May 2Qih.-German troops took
the offensive along the User Canul between
Steenstraete and Hetsas last night, the War
Office announced today. An attempt 10
cross the Canal failed. The Germans also
attacked in the Champagne. The War Office
announcement says that asphyXlntlng gas
was used but that the assault was repulsed.
Dunkirk was bUmbarded by German aero
planes. One woman was killed aud n per.
sons were wounded. The town of Bergnes
near Dnnkirk also was bombarded by Ger
man aeroptanes. Five persons were killed
and eleven wounded. In retaliation for
GneS6 0tEhCkS TfeDct ana I'6l2lHl HtI pdHFS
dropped bombs on Germon camps. On The
Verdun front there Were no important deye-
lopments. French positions at Ayocourt and
at Dead Mans Hill were bombarled vio-
lentjy.
Christiania. May 20 h.-The Legislature
has passed the Daylight Saving Bll advancing
the cock one hour. The new re gulation goes
into effect on May 22nd. The passage Of
the Daylight Saving Bill by Norway makes
the new time system common to all northern
Europe. GermaLy adopted tue new sche-
dule on May LIST and was followed by Eng
land, France, Holland and the scandinavian
countries.
Rome, May 20Ih-The Vatican has receiv-
ed confidential information that The shortage
of food in The Central Empires is verglng on
famine, especially Ia Austria where conditions
are declared as worse than in Gerunny. 1t
is saiG that the Emperor Francis Joseph will
protest to the Pope against the "inhuman
attempt of the Allies 10 starve non comhat-
ants. The correspondent is informed from
diplomatic sources that in case a protest IS
made, the Pope is not likely 20 take any ac-
ton beyond suggesting peace rs II remedy
for existing conditions.
London, May 20tu-Tbe honds of all
clocks on British railways, post offices, news
paper Offices and other places VIII be ad-
vaEced at z O'Clock tomorrow to 3 O'Clock III
accordance with the Daylight Saving Act.
The new schedule will run until Sept, Bonn
when clocks viii be stopped for an hour.
London, M y 20th-The United States En-
baSsy was officially informed to day that the
sentence on Jeremiah Lynch, the natulal zed
American who has been convicted of corup!i-
clly in The Slnn Fem revolt, would he an
nounced by the military authorities during
The day.
London, May 20lh-The action Of Great
Britain III consentlng to relnx her blockade
order and permit The safe passage of Is. 1000
tons of dye stuffs from Germany to the Uni
ted States is strongly coDdt mned in u
lengthy editorial in the "Morning POST to-
day, because such action "gives an advantage
to manufacturers of the Central Powers over
our own manufacturers Thanks TO our
'laissez fare policy, the Informing Post"
continues, our industries ate without dyes,
with which competing Industries of ano' her
nation are about to be supplied. British tex
tiles must go wiihoui, bur American textiles
are to be supplied by the courtesy of the
British Navy. Germany thus acc"mplishes
two ends. She prevents the American dye
industry from establishing itsef, and she
ctrikas a heavv HOW at tLa Enolisb textile