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TAKES OVER ALL
llaly Prepares In Enrncst for Wnr
Military Officials Take Cliarue of
Traffic Systems Unllfd States to
Represent Austria and Switzerland
Germany in Case of Hostilities.
lIKIIMN'i Mnv 111. Tin llninn rr
Jcspoiiileiil nl llirt llerilncr Tug'blntt
today MiiitU it polmtslln dispatch
friitu (In llnliiiu ciiiilnl, declining:
"Tint slant pnillamciiluiy Inldlildtt
Is I'lulril. Tim xlnu't I'"' won."
It lit it dispatches li oilier Iterlln
newspaper mi or a similar lennr.
II appears in In grni'iully fill llml
only it miracle iiii now avert wnr be
twetui Iliily and Austria.
New Coiici'x'diiiis Offered
1IO.MK. Mny l. I'orriii MiuUtcr
Huuiiiuo Ih h'mmIi'i o have iifnim-
I'll I III' CIIIIIICll of lllllli-'tcrH III 111 HI'S
clou this evening Hint nlfcrs of nd
diliiuial tiriitoriii i'oiii'i"tk.liuiM Iiml
been ncelicd from Au-liin.
ItOMK. Mnv Id.- A mv.il decree
under which nil rnlliotiil lines mid
Millions in llnly lire placed under the
supervision of tin' Hiililarv nullum
tic is published liy Hit nlficlnl Ga
zelle. I'mler tlit provisions of llu decree
inilllitry officials nit' given the power
In prohibit Miipccled istmhis from
I raveling on the iiiilmnd or oven np
pronchiug I he line. All IhivoUtm
lite warned tlint nl certain imtulH (hoy
niiit not look fnun tin i'urrliiiO Win
dows, llllt IIIIHt l-t't'p till tllll hllllttlTH
closed.
Military In Control
Any jwrsiins nppiottchiiig n (iiuucl
or bridge will lo imprisoned Tor sit
iiioiiih. If iir hns heeii ilwlii ml
when tlin iiffciiso is committed they
will In' intuit iiiniliiili'il. Soldier iiihI
tin pulled nio entrusted Willi the en
forcement of III" decree iiml tire to
fin upon piTnonn who violate its pin
vision. It it stiid lioio lluit Austria Iiiih dc
riili'il to i'iitrut In III" I'liitcd Stiiti'-
tin1 protection of her citizen hi Itnh
in tho ii'iit of wnr, which was con
sidered inevitable. Owing to Hip feel
ing in ll' I'uited SIiiU'k, i'iiiim'iI by
tint sinking of tin l.tiNitnnin. tlciiumiy
Iiiik ilct'ldnl tu uk Switrrilonil to nil
ilcrliikc tlio miiiio tniK for ncruuiii
Huliji'i'tM mill pnipi'rty in tins country.
It N ViiiIi'IhIhoiI tlu SuiN mini-ti'i'
licrc Iiiin Im'cu iiuortii'inlly infonunl
(hut tin minion wonlil Im cut tu'-t i'il
lo Iiiin.
GERMAN REPLY
TO AMERICAN NOTE
10
WAHIIINdTON, Mny tl Offlrlnl
Inforiniitlon wns recolvoil horn toilny
tluit (li'rmnny'H reply In the. Amor
lenii nolo will not ho rontpletcil for
at loiiHt n week ami prolmhly not
ri'iirh WitHhlnuton for nt leant ton
iliiyn.
It Ih now known with porno Uitl
iiltniicxti Hint (IniinniO' will Itullrnto
her wlllliiKHflHH to Imvo hor HtiUmn
iluort'urt tovwuil nil mtnruliituiont
JiiHt iih tldhtroyeiH or crulHvriT would,
Hlvlii(; nuiplo tluio for pnKsongorfl iiml
now ()' Idnvi), provlileil uiorrlinnt-
inen tiro iiniirinad or If imiRonKow
nml roulrnhiiuil Irnfflo nrd Hopnrnt
cil, Thnt ponltlon In looked upon
with uninc for horo, provided It Ih
niiKROHlCil iih u niodiiB vlveudl or tom
pontry urruiiBOiuunt mid doon not In
volvn tho rolluiul8liuieiit liy Hio
United HlatoH or tho rlRhtrt of Itn elt
I.OUH to tritviil uuywheor on the lilnh
iieitH on enoiny or hulllKormtt uu
uiined Hhlpn,
Thoro Ih nn IhhIhIouco on tho part
of tho United HlutcH, liowVor, thnt
tho pilnelpluH of aw and humanity
exproHHoil In Hh nolo iiiiihI ho rocoK
ulxed anil ndmltted liy aornmny and
tlmt any lutontlon to destroy Amor
Iran Ivoh on (ho I.UHltaula luiiHt ho
dlHitvowudt Thnt tho Unltod Btutoa
will fltnnd firmly on tho nrlnelploa
Hot forth In Hh nolo, Iiiih hoon con
vnyod Indirectly nml Informally to
(loriuany hIiic-o tho comniunloutlQii
Itlf Kft hero,
ROYA
I
RALROADINES
DELAYED
DAYS
BRITISH PARTIES
UNITE TOR WAR
PURPOSES ONLY
Coalition Cabinet to Bo Formed Upon
Droatler Personal and Political
Basis No Chanjjc of Policy as Re
linrds Conllnnatlon of War to a
Successful Conclusion.
LONDON', Mny HI. Pieinlir .W
quilh niiuouui'i'il hi Ihr Iioiim' of com
Miiiiik loilny thnt ticw were ill i'on
li'iiiplulloii which iuiolveil u recoil
Hlriicllnu of the uoxcniuieiit upon n
liromler perHiuul uinl poliliciil luisi,
"N'othiui! Iiih hccii ilcrinllcly ur
tiuip'il n cl," the premier mini,
"hut In outer lo nvoiil uu poHiihlu
iiiixiipim-licnuliiii I i-li lo miikc elenr
hctu mnl imw three thiiif:
To rinWi tho Wnr
"MmI, miv chnnse will not nffecl
the poiiliim n( I he prime tniniiler or
fnrciiio n(i'ri'tiir.v: i ml, then' will
liji tin chiiutte of miv kind in the '"l
lev of the I'liiiulry ti reMiiln Hie con
tliiueil procciition of the wnr with
.ill pokmIiIc cneniv nml lv inenni of
nvcrv mnilnhle ivhoiiutk, nml third
nml nt, nml of (tre.it imMirtmico to
the Imnomlilc friemU heiiiml me, mid
( lime no douht, to the opposition,
U thN: Any reeoutrui'tiou of the
cnhiui'l Hint mm he mmle will he for
the piirpoMi of the wnr uloue nml i
not to he Ink en in tiny ipinrter or for
nny rciiMiu nt nulii'alinjr nnMhin? in
the nnliitu of n Mirrendcr or n roni
pnunite on the pnrt of nnv ernoti or
hmly ot pomonn of their iiwmt l
itienl IiIi'uIh.
"Thin it tin fnr n I run ro. jotli
ItiR definite yi I had taken plnVe, Imf
If nnv nrrnnsciiient ii innde the Iioiimii
will jutie the fnlleht iiiportuuity of
cKprcuMitir itn iewn,"
A"inilh'H Annouuecmenl
The refcienee of ilin prvmier to the
proccutioii of Hi" war weir arectcil
with loud mid proloni! checriup.
Tli pnme miuitler wiim follow nl hy
Amlrew Homir I.nw, lender of thn op
poHiHiui, who Hiiid:
"I Hunk it only ncceiKnry to nny
on hihnlf of my friend1 nml inycelf
Hint nt the tnj: tliit Iiiin lenehed.
our outv eoutiderntioii in reiMnl to
the further tepi to ho taken is the
Vole ideu of what in the ht'ot method
of finlthiiiK Hie wnr Hueeehtfnlly, and
we leave out of our miiuU uh-olutely
all conKiileintiou", iHilitieul and other-
wise, lie.Noiul Hint.
"Of eoure, if hiicIi mi nrrmipenienl
should lake plurc it i" ohwou our
eonvirtiiiiiK on other Kiilijerl will re-
main tmeh'Uip'd and will he settled
when tho war is over,"
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10 BE NON-PARTISIAN
1.I8IION. May 19. Tho newly
formed I'ortiiKUOM rah I not has do
fldcd, It wnn unununcud toduy, to
imiliitalu nn nlmolutely neutral atti
tude toward all political parties.
Tho nowppanorH of tho capital to
day comment on tho vlntta exchamjod
hetwoen tho comtnnnderH of tho Span
ish wnrMilpt, mirhorcd In tho TnRiiH
riser nml tho Lisbon nulhorltlcB,
WESTERN CLASS RATES
WASHINGTON May m.Clntm
and commodity rntOH from potnta In
tho region hotweon St. Paul nml Kan
har City on thn west mid thn Atlantic
Hcnhourd on tho oust to nolnta In
.Montana wmo found not unroason
uhlo or unduly dlticrliuluntory today
hy the lutoratato commorco coinmlB
alon. Complaint aKiilnst thorn mndo
hy tho ltotall MorchnntR' miHoclaHon
of Montnnu, was dlsmlHHod.
THREE INCHES OF SNOW
FALLS IN WESTERN KANSAS
KANSAS CITY, Mo May 10.
Hmnv ri'iit'liiii ili'dh of. three
ineliiW foil in Hoodlum! nml ninth-
j wcHteni Kaiibiis toduy.
MEDFORD,
THESE MEN RECEIVED UNITED
y
f.'ollllcli ion JnKotv, (.Vrmnii mln
liastnilor .linnet W. Cicninl hniulnl
BATTLE RAGING
200 BILE FRONT
I'KTIIOflRAI), Mny 10. Kishlims
ih pnieecdiiiK cnntiiiuouhly nloiif; n
-'OO-inili liiittlc front in (lalieia from
the mouth of the Suit river to Kolo-
men. i lit Kii-mtiH me sending in
ttoopt iih rapidly at pu-Mlilo to meet
the toil (leniinn mid twenty-four Aus
trian Corp (uhoiit l,:i(il,Ollll tueii)
Mild to he openitinj; on this front.
Operation nlonir the San mny he
I'onxidoreil tm in three M'rtien:
The firl ft mil I'iein,l mmiHi to
the Curpalliinn foothills; the heeoiul,
fnuu I'reiiiysl ninth to the mouth of
the WiMuka; the tlunl from tho Wit-
oka to Samlnmir, in liushimi i'olauil,
A7 mili't'Miiilhenst of Itmlom.
In tin) J'it M'flion the Oorman ad-
vuiieo has not developeil heyoml the
Maj;it ot palroln ami Kcoutiui; par
lien. In (he M'cond M-etion there are
larK" opposing foieen which aro pre
enteil from t'lisnsin in haml-tt-
iiauil iMieoimicrs iv (lie wine sweep
of the Sou, over which Miarp aitillery
iIucIh nro oecurrinj,'. Tho heaviest
(loniuui Torcci iiU'iillv Imvo licen
coiiecntiiili'il in tho third hcctioii, in
mi iiHcmpl to roach the ruhl hank
of tho Kan. Such a move t cousid.
eieil eticmel liar.nnlms.
FRYE CASE SENT
TO
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WASIIINOTON, Mny l).-Ocr-many
Iiiih cent (o a prixe court tho
ciiho of the American sailing ship
William I'.'Frye, sunk in tho South
Atlautio lust .luuuiiry hy tho (leiinun
nniliary ciuiscr I'linr. Kilel Fried
rich, hut It it undcrMnnd Hint the
(lotmaii ndinirnlty took Hint action
lief oio it had received tho American
nolo insUliui,' that tho ilaiuuucH ho
uilubted iliicelly Hirouuli diplomalio
UOKOtmtioiH ill WtlhllllHitOU,
It Ik Httid hy official hero that tho
reference of the onso to a prize court
wil not iit'ccHsurily pi event diplo
tnatio mljustiuent. As Oennnuy Iiiih
ailmitlcil iii principle liahilitv for the
Hiiikiujr of the, William P. l-Vyo, tint
Mate departmeiit hero jirohahly will
not feel ooucerncd at (his Intent do
voloinont. Secrctnry Hrvnn has nsked Am
hiiHsador (leriud tit lleilin to iuipiho
of (ho fliirumu Rovennnent if tho
htindinj? of thn Fryo onso to u prixo
court in intended ai a jeply to tho
American nolo.
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CONTINUOUSLY
PRIZE
OUtfCION WEDNESDAY,
VQN JAGOU
Inter of forvlKn tiffalr, to whom Am.
(ho I nltril Stntofl iojiko to C.Vrmnny
NICHOLAS LED
i COSSACKC
l TURNINffTHE TIDE
LONDON. May 19.At a critical
point In tho fighting near Jnntn. Ga
llcl.1. accordltiR to a. tlUpatch to tho
Dally Mall from Petrograd, Grand
Duko Nlcholnn In iwraon rushed to
tho scone with ammunition, maklnK
tho lnat fifty miles at top spcd In
nn automobile. IIU car wah followed
hy a string of thirteen other auto
mobiles, loaded to capacity with am
munition. 'Tho arrival of tho commander In
chief Is said to Imvo turned tho tide,
ItiHplrliiR the Cosiacks to rotnko Jas
to, which tho Germans had occupied.
During their brief occupation, tho
Germans aro reported to have hanged
tho mayor for displaying n Russian
flag.
During tho recent fighting, one end
of tho Empress Alexandra's Ited Cross
train was splintered by shrapnel.
General Kornllleff, commander of
tho forty eighth Itusslau division,
which cut Ur way through overwhelm
Ing German forces In tho Gnllcian re
treat, has been captured, according
to a Petrograd dispatch to tho Itou
tor Telegram company. Ho contin
ual! to command rear guard actions,
lending bayonet chnrges, nlthough
severely wounded,
Dispatcher fro mtho San river In
dtrtito that a tremendous hattlo Is
Imminent north ot Prxcmysl.
GITYiOF MURDER
f -f 4-f -f-f 4
HAMSdATF., Knjr., May Ifl.
A coroners jury toilny return
ed n veiiliet of willful murder
upiinst F.mpei'or William in tho
ease of John Smith, who died as
tho result of shook follow injur in
juries Mistuinvd in tho Zeppelin
raid of Monday.
f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f
BRITISH STEAMER ORUMCREE
SUNK BY SU1MARINE
CAKDIFF, Wulef May 10. Tho
Hritish steamer Drumeiee, vvhieli left
Hurry yesterday, Iiiih been torpedoed
ii tho KiijiliVh ehanncl, Tho members
oC lieiv crow Imvo hoon saved,
HARGE
MAY 10, 1015
STATES MESSAGE TO GERMANY
nKP Wr X
lr. llirolmlil ion Ik-llimann-HoU ueg, Imperial i linnrellor of Ccrmany,
who. n. hrnil of Hie Kincrnmoot, rrcrhcil the I'nltwl Statm imtaKe from
lik oilol-lcr of foi-rlKti offnlrn for Vr niitmUslim to the Ln(Mr.
UNITED STATES
ASKED TO CARE FOR
WASIIINOTON, Mny 3!.-Hotli
Austria and Italv have nsked
the
I'tiited States to cate for their diplo
matic matter in Koine nml Vicuna,
res-pcctively, in cnc of M'Viranco of
diplomatic relation. The Wa.hin
tou (.'ovemment has in-tnictcd nt the
two capitals to he in rcmliiies, to do
so.
It is rcpirdud horo ns assured that
ifvltaly and Austria dec lap a state
of war it will he extended ulno lis be
tween Italy nml Oennnuy nml Tur
key. In thnt event the Itnmo govern
ment wishes the American iimluihsa
dors at Herlin mid t'onstatitino)lc to
take over its diplomatic interests-. .V
yet there has been no request from
(lennniiy to linvo tho United Slates
lo net for it in Koine, (lenunny is
reported to have nked Switzerland to
take her interests.
It i known that the American em
bassies abroad havo been instructed
to employ surh additional clerical
help as mny be necessary and ine
pare for tho work.
DRIVEN OFF FROM
NKW YORK, Mny 19. Offlcors of
thn Hrltlsh tank steamer Narragnn
sett, which arrived at Hayonne, N.
J., confirmed today tho statements
inatlo by officers of tho steamer Eton
Ian nt Iloston, that the Nararngansett
which caught tho I.ttsltanla'a distress
slgnnls, was driven off her course hy
a torpedo from a Btibmarlno when
tdio cauio within seven mllea ot tho
sceno of tho dlsnstor. According to
Talbot Smith, wireless operator on'
board the Nnrrangnnsutt, tho Lusl
tanla'a cull for holp wus received at
2 p. m.
Captain Charles Hnrwood ordortnl
full steam ahead. Ills boat was
about thirty tlvo tullos from the Lu
sltnnla. Second Offlcor John Lett said ha
sighted a submnrluo tit .1:15 o'clock
and in another instant saw a tor
pedo shoot past tho Narragansett
within thirty feet ot hor stern. Cap
tain Hnrwood then changed his
co u r so and gave up tho rnco for tho
Lusltanlu, believing that the tllstrosa
call wns a decoy message, to trap tho
Narragansett,
ITALIANS-AUSTRIANS
BRITISH
TAN
AIDING
LIANA
DJLTHEOBALD
ON BTHMAIK-IO.UWEa
! FINAL ARGUMENTS
BARNES-R80SEVELT
LIBEL CASE TODAY
SYKACL'SB. N. V.. Jlav 19. The
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cTiuence in vviittanr
names- suit tor libel against Tneo-
doro Itoosevelt, has been completed,
the day In the supreme court was to
bn given over to counsel to sum up
their respective cases.
Justice William S Andrews will
deliver his churga tu the Jury to
morrow morning, according to tho
plans. Then'tho cato will bo In the
hands of tho Jury before noon.
At the opening of court a motion
by Henry Wolf, of counsel for Mr.
Barnes, to strlko out evidence re
garding printing, ellclte I from Barnes
on cross examination, was denied.
A motion that tho Jury be direct
ed to find a verdict for tho plaintiff
was then made. This was based on
prlmarly ground that no evidence
In Justification had been offered for
various portions of the alleged libel
ous articles, which tho court had held
to bo libel per so. Mr. Wolf called
particular attention to that part ot
the article on which the suit was bas
ed on which Mr. Barnes' name was
linked with that of Charles P, Mur
phy, leader of Tammany Hall, and In
which It was stated that Mr. Murphy
was -"aided and abetted by Mr.
Barnes."
Justice Andrews In reply said he
would restrict tho Jury's delibera
tions to two charges tho general
chargo that there was a corrupt nl
llanco between Mr. Barnes and Mur
phy and that Mr. Barnes worked
through an alliance between crooked
business and crooked politics.
MRS CATT CONDEMNS
I
NKW YORK, May 19. Mrs. Car
rlo Chapman Catt, chairman of tho
KmplrC Stato campaign committee,
nmdo public today a atatoment con
demning tho action ot women suffra
gists who attempted to hand to Pres
ident Wilson while ho was here to
review tho Atlantic fleet, a letter re
questing him to glvo an audience to
n deputation of suffragists.
"Suffragists realize that no pres
ident since Lincoln has bad such
serious ami delicate problems to solve
as Mr, Wilson," said Mrs. Catt, "We
nro distressed that any person In the
namo of our caimo should have at
tempted to Intrude upon his pence of
mind,"
NKW YOHIC, May lO.-fleuernl
Thomas Uubutud, n prominent attor
ney mid n director in many railroads
mid financial institutions mid a vet
orau of the civil war, diwl lier? today
nl tho ago of 78,
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CZAR'S RETHKT
' C5 '
ERSAN
D6N0THALT
England's CaWrxt Crisis RMttMM
Cwitlftue to Fall Back ArlM
Worsted ki East MM-M
Weathr Stif s BtH M
Frwt Pryess at DardwwHii.
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LONDON, Mny 10. Kftbii4, K ,.,
traded lyj (hi political c'.HpkefiYttt l
which ih expected to ftld Ih,'r ed
ition frovenwjlcni, find Jit Ha tmt (ft t
interest hcrcJC m w&$ new.M iwr-' ,(
erthelesH the. jWiiHiatt nitiiHtWB W
cansinx a eel g of pexiitdHi. u
The officio '''HitsMHn nRHftttn; ''
rncnts do jjtj Hiiy confirm the x- -sinustic
f-rtfi'JjfjlHpitclii'i ivmb 'I!etif f , '
rograd, M' W f'lmit iltnt Hio KhS-'
sinn rcttrcHi!'W;ltr the tivjA' S'. m
.still under "Wayj At the wtun Iww
they claim that th IfHMirHS Iihv
been nhk to resitnic the offensive or
the left hank of the YiMiiIh, it move
ment which may result, it U explain
ed, in outflanking the Oci-whhs at
tacking Przcml. OermiitiS. and
Au-trians have not thus far vms w
victory of deijiilve mtratextc stKnifi
canco nnd that their loSes have, been
enonuous.
AtwtrtaR RoHt tn VmH
Tho Austrian rout in rlast GfllteM
ts not yet cowpletc, AwardiNg to
Londoii'ii infonnatioH, hat th Imire
sion is growing here that th defeat
of the Teutonic allies In this neftiott
has lwcn severe cnoHgh to prevent Mmi
complete PiicccrtH of the wholesale rf- "
fensivo movewent,, which, they iHt
ntfd along the eastern front.
Military experts is Loh4ar r '
chars et tlw retMt' sli;!-
pinn third army' nMMeriy ft
whielt must have cost the yjrter
dearly. The Ktittan offensive w
Fast Onliciu slauds nut today hk h
reality a defensive movement mad
nwesary hy the fact that the Ahs
trians constituted h serioHs menace to
the left Hank of the Itussian iirmMM
in Oaltcia.
Oh Western Front
Tn France and lkljctain had weather
is again imicding operation", coHtm
nous rain nnd thick mists niakim; vfc- '
orous action iposil)le. The British
north of I.n llassee and tho French
north of Arras have hehl their r"cent v
gains, but they have Not been able to
move forward. ItalyV seer mo
nearer war today than ho did yester
day, but persistent reports are ruck
ing London that tho Teutonic ambas
sadors have been handed their iwss
poits and will leave today.
Official announcement was made
in London today that the allien ar
improving daily their position oh the
Gallipoli peninsula. Their progress
is slow, however, and tho Turks aro
offering effectivo resistance.
An Athens dispatch to th F.x
change Toltsraph com puny, dated Vj
yesterday, mya it fa reported nt My-t
tilcne that the allies disembarked
fresh troops Monday night near Kiiui
Kale, on the Asiatic coast of tha -Dardanelles.
It also lux been learn
ed there that the Turks on tho Galli
poli peninsula, who for weeks have
lacked artillery ammunition, have ob
tained tin abundant supply of shells
in the last favv dilyi.
T
BEHALF! LANE'S
WATER POWER BILL
SKATTLK, Wm.li., Muy IP. Tlw
conference of Wsloni. govertiorx
passed the tuoruiiig hossIoh ia disoHH- i
sion of tho control ot water jmjww';,'
whetlier hy state or nation.
Kv-Oovenior Wet of 'Oidfrpu ws
on tho lloor during (he farger iwrt of
the, morning, making hh Hrgmiit fr '
tho federal inlmiHit,t'wtiim w4r
power hill nnd answering qiiwUflsw
put to him by the ffoveriwrp. tii ,
"I am willing to, ink, my part, hs
unlocking (he rewirwf f tb w4
hut would throw a) Umi, ?afgtMf4
posHihlo about tkm' mU Whs)
Governor Hoyle of Xtvada Sir4
tho states wrn el n wring fr jtii
lee of giving away tnir HMttKHk!
OoveiHorffarifc-Mi t,Cvitd m4 aw
HMfr kvoritt tU Wtnil of WfltL "
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