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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
ITALIANS FALL FURTHER
BACK IN SUCANA VALLEY
Retreat to Main Positions Before Repeated Austrian
Attacks-Teutons Lose Position on Mount
Sief-Arsiero Forts in Peril.

edge of Folgaria plateau, to the cas-,
edge OF I.avarone plateau. through the
Sugana Valley. to the west OF Borgo,
across Mount colo and thence To the
northeast. On May II the Austro-Hun-
earian artillery became active at many
places along this front.
Early on the morning OF May 15 Aus
tro-Hungarian troops were able to adj
vance at several places In the sector
from a point below Rovereto to the east
ern edge Of Folgaria plateau. on account
OF the excellent results obtained by the
artillery.
THE first Italian positions were taken
with very small loss for the attacking
troops, II coo Italians belonging to one
of the new regiments formed during the
winter were captured. These men had
arrived recently at the front.
Italian Losses severe.
"In the Terragnola Valley the enemy
resisted tenaciously at several places.
hut by evening his resistance was
broken Al many places the italians
were driven far beyond the first line
positions. In this days fighting there
were captured sixty-fve officers, more
than $500 soldiers. three cannon and
two machine guns.
"Dn May I6 the attack was renewed
along the whole line. The Austrians
captured n position on the eastern end OF
Folgaria plateau. which. according to an
Italian order, a copy of which was found.
was designated as one Of the chief points
or resistance. 81 he defended to the
utmost. In the Te,ragnola Valley points
OF support which IN until that time had
been defended stubbornly were cap
tured.
"AuStro-Hungarian troops advanced
everywhere or May II. They captured
territory to a depth of seven kiiometers
tmore than four mlles).
AT several points the victorious
troops crossed the Italian frontier and at
other points they advanced close to tire
border.
I'm order to appreciate the significance
or these successes II must be remembered
that the fighting is going on In the noun
tains. on ground varying in altitude as
much as 1000 meters per kilometer. The
mountains are still partly covered witt
snow and the transportation of supplies
Is exceedingly difficult"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
CROPS SHORT IN HUNGARY.
Decreased Acreage Followed by
la ny severe Weather.

ROME. May 23-The International In
stitute OF Agriculture reports that the
winter crops OF Hungary, which wer. re-
ported some time x to be favorable.
are short in acreage and have suffered
considerably from severe weather. short
age in Austria was reported earlier in
the year.
The institutes report showed a de-
crease in the wheat acreage throughout
the world. the United States being 2l,4
per cent. below that OF last year for win
ter wheat. Italy So per cent. and British
India 1852 per cent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
BELGIAN GUNS ACTIVE.
DueIs Wagcd <r,r me-.
nude aud Ramscnpeuc.
Special 'dbie bespatcb 10 Inr s,x

HAvRE. Via Paris. May 23-The om
car comnuniqut issued by the Belgian
War oi'ice tonight follows:
mere was "A violent artillery due,
east or Ramscapcllc. IN the region
OF ifNnude. IN reply to a honb1rd.
nleh' OF our positions by German
tIehcn hortars' "" executed 4 destruc-
tive fire IN the enemy works and ba,.
teries.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
SPANISH SHIP MISSING.
Increasing Indignation In BilboA
over Frequent TOrpedOings.

MADRID, via London. May 23,-The
steamship Marques dc Mudela. which
sailed from Newport, Wales, on May |
for Bllboa. Spain, has failed to arrive
and the owners fear she has been sunk
by "A submarine.
Liberal Deputies from Bilboa say that
the frequent German submarine attacks
Spanish ships arc causing much agita-
ton and indignation anon owners on
the Cantabrian coast. !, Is stated that
the Deputies have requested the Spanish
Government to demand from Germany
respect for the Spanish flag. So serious
has the situation become that Spanish
ship owners have threatened to keep
their vessels In port.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
Continued from First Page.

the opposite bank OF the river. Taking
advantage of this situation. Gen. Nivelle
masscd artillery and began his artillery
preparations on sunday. launching the
infantry attack at 4 80 o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
The Germans resisted stubbornly,
notably along the Froidc Terre heights
and at Douaumont village. where the
French forced the Germans back only
by the constant use Of the bayonet.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
R M LOSSES HELD BACK.

LONDON. May 23,-Despatches from the
British headquarters in France state
that confirmation has been supplied OF
the report that the German casualty
lists are far In arrears. 30 that their
total, Issued occasionally. W not accu-
rate.
1t Is known. according to the des-
patches. that the lists recently have car
ried tho names OF Germans captured or
killed mt tho battle Of Loos last Sep
tsmbsS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
HUNGER TO DECIDE WAR.
u nish Paper Says Germany Can't
Hold Out TIL Year's End.

NVtTIUI UHTt TtHTUTTH 10 THE SUI.
CorEHHAGEN, via London. Man ga
The newspaper RIDES Stttis Tidrnde
saws:
Lack Of food will decide the war
Germany will be unable TO carry on
the war until the end of the year. The
German army ration has now been cur.
tailed. The troops are not getting sufi-
Client bread. The permission TO pur-
chase half Il loaf weekly and to add 10
rk"ir allowance ~;hree-quarters 81 a
pound daily has been withdrawn. Par
vls with food from homo have been
stopped. As a result the physique of the
soldiers Is considerably impaired"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
ITALIANS E AERO.
Naval Guns Hiring Machine Down
In Upper Adriatic.

Special cable Despatch 10 The SvN
ROME. May 23.-The Italian Ad-
miralty issued the following statement
tonight
Last night our naval anti-airCraft
guns brought down IN Austrian aero
plane in the upper Adriatic.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
churchill Urges More Men.

Winston ctrrchill. formerly First Lord
OF the Admiralty, who has been vigor-
uusly opposing the Government since he
returned from France, took part IN the
debate after Mr.. Asquith had moved the
vote Of credit. He regretted, ne said.
that the 'rcmier mad not reviewed the
r.u.ral military situation. tie asserted
IL was most unreasonable Of the people
To expect a sudden and sharp turn Of
the fortunes of war in favor or the
Allies. The contcnding armies. he
pointed out. were at present far too
evenly matched in men II artillery TO
allow sue, a sudden change.
Although the Allies felt that they
were strunger and had more men. said
MIR. Churchill. this advantage was coun-
ter balanced by tho central position OF
the Germans and the superiority OF their
control and direction. He declared that
III" Allies had larger reserves than their
enemies. and II was in these that their
chance OF victory lay.
lie appealed to the Government to
pace every available man on the fight
ing lire, including the natives Of Africa
aud more Indian troops, as the only
method to insure victory.
The frequency OF the attacks Of the
Teu,ons on every front might either In .
dlcate their strength or a sign OF their
anxiety. said Mr.. Churchill.
George J. Wardle. the labor leader,
pointed out that there was a great need
of war material rs we'll as men. and
spoke Of the inadvisability OF too large
an army.
The vote was passed withou, opposi-
ton
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
FIFTH GERMAN LOAN.
New Credit of 900 1000 20 ne
Asked In june.

NTTTTT VVTF HFNVUT'N III TIVE NVN
LoNroS. May 23-The Berlin Vo,.
sischc I'itrm0 states that the bill for the
NTH German war loan, which will!
mount to $500, 600. 900 go, 500. 900, OOO).
will be introduced in the Reichstag in
June.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
ASQUIYH ASKS FOR
NEW $1,6OO,OOO,OOO
Tells Commons War Sets Rec
ord Cost of %1,2O5,O 600, 600
in Fifty Days.
TOTAL IS S11,01O,O OO, 600

LONDON. May 23.-Premicr Asquith In
the House OF Commons to-day proposed
a vote of credit of 1900. 900. 900 H1.500.-
o0o,00o) for the expenses of Great
Britain from now until the first week In
August.
II this credit, the eleventh since the
beginning OF the war. Is granted. the
grand total voted by the House since
August. 1914. will be f2.3s2.cOO.ooo
El1,910,o0o ,OOO), of which f6oo.ooo.ooo
$4,000. 900, oOO) will have been voted
during the present financial year.
In order to %acauaint the members Of
the House with the exac manner In
which the money IL expended Premier
Asquith selected the period between
April 1 and May 90 and explained how
in those fifty days the Government had
expended f24I. 600. 900 1905 900. 0O0).
During that time the sum OF tliS'-
100000 S7I5,O00. O00) had been ex-
pended for the army and navy and Tor
munitions of war. Loans were made to
the other Allies and to the dominions OF
f1i,5Oo,oO Cs372.5o0,oo O) Food sup
Plies, railways and miscellaneous items
cost fl7,50o.Oo 900 (ss75.o00. oo0).
War Cost Sets New Record.
II the payments To- the Bank OF n
land for the advances made abroad are
eliminated. allowances having been made
for them in the previous votes. the fre-
mier said. the average daily expenditure
was fi.6O0. 900 E23. 900. 000) during
those fifty days.
The expenditure directly for the army
ana navy, Mr.. Asquith stated. had been
reduced slightly. being now just under
$4,000. 900 ,$l5.0O0 .000D. but the totai
outlay was somewhat larger owing to the
size of the loans to the Allies and do
minions.
Premier AsQuith said that without the
financial assistance rendered by England
to the other countries the combined oper-
atoms Of the Allies could not he prose-
cuted with success and efficiency.
The House will not grudge an addi-
ton to expenditures In order mat the
whole financial. naval and military fabric
upon whose cooperative. work the success
Of our Join, efforts depends should be
kept In a state Of efficiency" the Premier
declared.
Mr.. Asquith stated that he could not
at pres.n nj extend any hope NJ any APP
prcciable reduction OF expenditures. The
expenditure of t2ii. GOO. 900 during April
and up to May 90 was the highest rate
reached 10y England in the war.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-14

At time when politicians and gen
erals have TO decide almost every day
whether 10 purchase trench or a hill
az the cost OF SO many human lives. the
death of a helpless baby has set q
whole nation talking. This happens
to be a nation which cannot boast
that it cares supremacy about its 1ba.
bies. for hundreds OF thousands Of
them die every year OF prayeatable
causes. They die OF tenements which
could be ventilated. OF milk that could
be kept clean. OF neglect that could
b. remedled. They die because their
fathers are underpaid. because their
mothers are oYerworked: they are run
over on city streets because there
are insufficient Fairgrounds. they are
infected By dirt diseases. they are
starved. Given q chance Ia life most
of them would become happy and use
fnl. They are refused that chance be-
cause public opinion ia too indolent.
because many landlords and business
men are too greedy. because poll.
ticians are eowardiy and ignorant.
Every year hordes Il tlnr human be.
ings are condemned % death because
II costs too much to save them. But
tho refusal To keep alive deformef
IDIOT has become a moral tissue
throughout tho nation.--from the New
Republic.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-14
BEAT THE BILL COLLECTORS
Physician Had a Method OF His Own,
and It Proved in the Highest
Degree Effective.

Several years ago. said . New
York physician, there was physi-
clan in this city, dead now, whose
greater fame was as a chemist, but
he had a fine medical practice Like
a good many others who have money
10 pay bills with, the doctor was ex-
tremely slow pay, and collectors had
hard times getting to him. Invariably
when one called, the man at the, door
would ask If h wished TO see the doc
tor professionally, am II the caller
said he did not he was assured the
doctor was not in.
Finally one OF them went at 1t
right and when the men at the door
asked If he wished to see the doctor
professionally he said he did. and was
politely passed into the waiting room.
A dozen more patients were ahead OF
him. but he was inside At last and
on his way 10 the doctor. aud he
waited patiently. When he reached
the doctor and said he had come with
? bill there was great row at once.
and the doctor Indignantly berated
him However. being honest enough.
he paid the bin.
The collector didn't care. so long
as he got the money. and straightway
told how he had done Il. Then an
other one tried II and was successful.
but no more were. The third collec-
tor got in with bill Tor about So.
but he didn't get out with that amount
The doctor charged him SO for bis
professional call and handed him over
the balance. One or two others we're
treated the same way on tier profess
slonal visits and the word soon got
around among the collectors. with the
result that the professional calls were
abandoned. After which collections
we're made any way they could DO
made except that way.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-14

Washington own contribution TO
the work at Tuskegee was first the
plan. then the finding of money 10 sus-
tain it. He had the address and the
kind of persisteney which win money
from the rich for benefeent purposes.
He was perhaps the most successful
solicitor of funds the country has ever
known. For more than twenty years
he has ranged up and down the coun-
try setting forth his purposes at Tus-
kegee, exploiting the effects of his
work, and through these appeals win
ming financial support. The great es-
adjustment at Tuskegee. now literally
endowed, is a monument to his indus
try, his powers of exposition. and of
his absolute devotion to a great cause.
Ten years ago or more Mr. Andrew
Carnegie made direct provision of a
fund of 100000 for Washlngtons per
sonal benefit. At the time 1t was pre-
dicted that being thus removed from
the possibilities of individual necessity
Washington's energies in behalf of
Tuskegee would suffer a decline. But
not so. Up to the day of his death he
gave to the institute the same un-
wearying devotion that he had given
it in his own days OF poverty.
1t is not too much to say of Booker
Washington that the example of his
Tnskegee school affected profoundly
the educational fashion of the country.
wrote to famous college president
asking If he knew where a white boy
might get precisely the training afford
ed to colored youth at Tuskegee. The
inquiry startled the educational world
in the sense that it exhibited the prac-
teal deficiencies of our system. The
effect of it was to stimulate the indus
trial and vocational idea throughout
the country.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-14

Austria has discovered a scientific
use for prisoners OF war Doctor Pooh,
professor Of antsropology ans- ethnol-
ogy at the University OF Vienna. has
been granted the sum OF $500 b. the
government TO conduct anthropoiogical
researches among the eaptiyes OF Aus
trian arms. lie win measure their
skulls. fabulate the color Of hair and
eyes. collect data as TO dialect and
otherwise subject these human speci-
mems TO the scientific @once-oyer'
many times repeated The good doc
tor is said to be wildly enthusiastic
over the prospect OF SO large and va
ried a collection OF human material
for his investigation.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-14
puns On Tomta,onea.

The punster Is irrepressible: he
sven indltes his jokes on tombafones
An epliaph IN Whitman Abbey 10.
forms Us that Sir James Fullerton
died fuller OF faith than Of fears
fuller Of resolutions than OF pains
fuller Of honour than Of days
There ls another OF Daniel Tears:
Though strange. yet true. full sew
enty years was his vile happy with
her Tears
This was written OF an organiat.
Here lies one blown out OF breath
who lived a merry life. and died a
Meredith
Another says: Here lies Thomas
Huddlestone. reader, don't smile, but
reflect as this tombstone you view,
that Death. who killed him. II q very
short while viii huddle a stone upon
you.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-14
PreyarleatIon Hard to Seat.

The two commercial travellers wers
Boosting to each other of the merits
of the respective fireproof safes for
which they were agents. II guess
said the first, that we've given our
safe some test, and / reckon that our
best trial was when we heaped up a
collection of .combustibles round it
which took a week to burn out. In
side the safe was little dog provided
with food and water. At the end OF
the week we raked away the embers
and opened the door of the safe which
had been in the middle of that blazing
bonfire for week. Out jumped the
little dog, well and happy, wagging
his tail with delight" Yours is a
good safe,' said the other, but 1t
isn't in. the same block with ours. We
adopted the same test precisely. and
when we'd raked away the embers and
comesto the safe at last we opened
the door and our little dog" He
paused dramatically. WAS dead" in
terrupted his rival. Yes, SIR was
the reply. You've hit it. Frozen
to DEATH"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-14
arlr.d Llanter, Man ! corpas

When II. l.. Burr went to his grist
mill, near Balls Mills, he found lean
ing against the door what he at first
supposed was tired hunter who had
stopped 40 rest.
When he came closer he found it
was the body of II. Franklin SPOTS,
who had by all indications placed the
muzzle OF shotgun in his mouth and
lsalleG the trigger with his foot, blow
ing out his brains.--W illiamsport (Pa)
Dispatch Philadelphia Inquirer.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-14

Because of late ruling of the conn-
ty court at Tulsa, Okla, In which the
owner of an oil lease is forced to turn
over to the lessee the royalty oil In.
stead of its equivalent, Sarah Rector,
one of the very rich. If not the richest
Negro girl in Oklahoma and probably
in all the world. now Is receiving in
royalties $1,000 more month than
formerly.
According to this ruling her guar.
dian. ]. T. Porter. is permitted to sell
this royalty oil In the open market
at the highest price available. and has
entered into contract with an oil
company to buy it at ten cents
premium a barrel, the market price
being so cents. the price at which she
was compelled to sell before this de-
eision was rendered.
This girl. who was born in poverty
and ignorance. suddenly became very
wealthy when about ten years of age.
Like all other Negro children of freed.
man parents living in the Greek ma.
ton, she inherited the right 10 choose
or have chosen for her $50 acres OF
Creek land.
Her land was leased to oil pros.
pectors. and when developed became
exceedingly valuable.
Il is said The least now produces
100000 barrels a month. one-eighth OF
which Is her royalty This amount,
at 90 cents barrel. brings her $4,000
a month.
AS several independent refineries
are In the market to buy oil at a
premium it is probable many other
guardians will take advantage OF
Judge Campbell's ruling.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-14

At the State university museum In
Lincoln. Neb.. is the body of a duck
that has turned largely into soap.
This is the first known specimen of
the kind. Doctor Walcott explains the
phenomenon by saying that the duck
was fat and that the water. alkali anc
hot sun simply made soap OF that por.
ton OF the duck that was susceptible
OF being so transformed
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-14
The Inevitable Quarrel.

I'm glad | was married in June
instead of October said the bride.
'Why?"
Because If we'd married in October
we'd have scrapped over whether or
not we were going to spend Thanks
giving with my people, and then our
honeymoon wouldn't have lasted a
month"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-14
At THE FIRST SIGNS
OF Falling Hair Get cutlcura. Il
Works Wonders. Trial Free.

Touch spots of dandruR and itching
with cuticura Ointment. and follow
next morning With hot shampoo OF
Cuticura Soap. This at once arrests
falling hair and promotes hair growth.
You may rely on these euperoreamy
emollients for all skin troubles.
Sample each free By mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cutieura. Dept. Ky.
Boston. Sold eYerywhere.--Ady.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-14

IMITATION IS slHcEREsT FLATTERs
but like counterfeit money the imitas
ton has not the worth of the original.
Insist on ia Creole Hair Dressing
it's the original. Darkens your hair in
the natural way, but contains no dye.
Price s1.00.-Adv.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-14
Hum. ThroWen.

There Is a great demand for bomb
throwers In Europe"
Gee. we had one on our team last
year."
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-14
Mt Interested.

who was it," inquired the student,
that said after me. the deluge2..a
Don't ask me-" rejoined the super.
fetal person. Il never did pay much
attention to weather prophets"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-14
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build In The System

IAS fELESS chill TONIC You kno~
what you arc taking. as the formula Is
printed "a every Label showing j. Is
ouinine and iron ia sasseleSs form. The
QaiBinr drives out malaria. TIE Iron
builds up tbs system. 50 cents
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-14
womAN,s cRownINe clony

Is her hair. II yours Is streaked With :
ugly. grizzly. gray hairs. use La Gre
ole" Hair Dressing and change Il In
the natural way. Price sl.o0.--AdY.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-14

make - laak older than We are Keeh
Your Eyea young and Hou viii fnnk young.
After the Movies Murine Your EYss pan'k
ted yaur aK@ Murine - Remedy Co..
Chicago. sends Ego Book "a request.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-14

Sometimes think. be began.
"But not often. | suppose inter-
rupted the rude girl,
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-14
Fittino Food

Great Scott, Maria, / told you to
give me some suitable food, and I'll
swear every dish on this table 10
something picked"
well, 80 are YOU
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-14

Europe has about three and one.
half times the telegraph traffic. nearly
twice the first-class mail traffic, but
only two-fifths the telephone traffic
OF the United States.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-14

Time improves most things. except
women. they. Of course. have been
perfect from the beginning.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-14

Ever run over anything IN your
automoblezs
Yes. over the speed limit