, 1916-06-03

Lieutenapt-C Colonel Algernon Stewart, Sea-
forth Righlanders, has been killed in action.
He had a distinguished record in South Afri-
ca.
Washington, May 29th.-The State De-
partment has been advised by the American
Embassy nj Paris that the text Of an .Austri-
an Note on submarine warfare has been re-
ceived there from Ambassador Podfeld ut
Vienna, ard is being forwarded b mail. This
is the communication which Press aes-
patches from Vienna recently said had been
handed to the diplomatic representa-
tlves at the Austrian Court. II cited several
cases N which it is alleged submarines of
the Entente Allies have attacked Austrian
merchant ships without warning. Unless
1t should develop that American citizens
were aboard the ships mentioned in the com
munication, the text of which has ALREADY
been sent to this country in Press Dispatches,
the United States probably will take no
action.
London May 30th-Lord Bryce, speaking
at London University College on the wars
effect on the German people, said that from
his recollections of Germany, as he knew it
as a student at the University there, he did
not think that its doctrine of omnipotence
and OF its right to justify all The country's
acts by IT'S own necessity and override every
other country were he sentiments of the
German Liberals Of 1889, or for along time
afterwards. 1t was the result of three wars.
III which the spirit OF aggression and the mill
tary spirit above al was crowned by success.
v hat IS our hope for. Germany ~ he asked.
cit is that she will repudiate the detestabe
doctrines recently preached there, and our
best wish is that she be defeated in order
that she may uhlearn those pernicious doc
tflnes and revert TO the better spirit of IN
eerller date. He ended that there were
two Empires 10 the world opposed to The plin-
clple OF nationality. Turkey and the Austro-
Hungarian monarchy. The Turks must be re-
duced to merely a yassal state. The territory
III which they have been conductive massa-
ores OF Christians must be taken away from
them. The Turkish massacres must end
forever, and # Turkish territory remained. it
must be IN districts mainly Mussulman. The
pIopem5 OF Austria were more difficult, but
II the Allies achieved a decisive victory.
these problems ought to be solved on prin-
clples OF nationality.
London, May 30th.-The Official commn-
nIcation issued at midnight says: The enc
mys aircraft was more active than usual
yesterday (hIondny). They shot down ore
OF our machines in an air combat, but It fell
IN our lines. A hostile machine was brouobt
down Out Of control within the German lines
During the night we successfully exploded
q mine southeast Of Guiuohy. Two Ger
man mines near Souchez and northeast Of
Melville ST. Vast, failed to do appreciable
damage to our trenches. To-day Tuesday,
was quiet. There were no infantry actions
and little artillery activity. Near Fricourt
and Mametz there was no important artillery
duel. Farther north our trenches south
east of Melville St. Vast, were shelled, but
between Melville ST. WAIST, and La Bassee
Canal there was a marked decrease of artil-
lery activity. There was some. shooting about
Richebourg. North Of the Lys our counter
batteries engaged successfully the enemy's
artillery near M~essines. Excepting unim-
portant shelling near Dickebusch and Ypres
there is nothing to report from the north.
Rome, May 30th-Tonight's Official from
the War Office says: The situation is gene
rally unchanged along the whole front, with
the exception of the Posina zoIe and the
upper Astico where there has beea a renewal
of the enemy offensive. In the Lagarina VAL
ley and in the Pasubio sector, there has been
an artillery duel and great activity. Enemy
conveys were disturbed by our fire. South
of Posina, the enemy. following a violent ar
tillery preparation, attacked in the direction
of SagIia-di-Campiglia and Mount Priafora.
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