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Unofficial News States That in Con
sequence of Triple Defeat in Sec
tors of Ri(a, Kalkl nnd Barano
virlii, Germans Have Begun to
Move Their Whole Front to the
West Russians Begin Tremendous
Offensive.
LONDON, July 7. A wlrolnaa dis
patch from Home saya, word lms boon
received hero from I'olrograd that In
consoiptenco of tholr trlilo dofnat In
tho xoolora of Iltgti, Kolkl nmt Hnr-
nnovlohl, tlio Gurinnni hnvo bosun to
move tholr wholu front toward the
voat. .4
LONDON, July 7. Tho Russians
liavo begun a tremunduus offenMvo
on tho Riga front whoro tholr artil
lery Is destroying tho Oorman
trenches, says a dispatch to tho Kx
chango Telegraph company from
. , .Vienna via Coirenhagen.
. Tho bombardment, tho dispatch
ndiU, lasted 3! I hours and the Ger
mans were helpless before tho Rus
hIhii artlllory, which oui now fire
i'.O SllI'llSHH against ono In 1911.
(itii'iunus Admit Itetrimt.
(RKU LIN, July 7., via London. A
salient of the Herman line In Vol
liynlu, projecting- towards Czartorysk
hat been abandoned under superior
pressure by the Russians and n new
line of defense, selected, It was an
nounced today by the war office.
LONDON, July 7. On the Eastern
front, the Itusslans, who now appar
ently, have even a better supply of
xuus and ammunition than their
ndversnrlos soem to pass from ono
phase to the next without intermis
sion. Ooneral Letoliitzky'a army,
which conquered Uukowlua and cut
tho railway between Delatyn and
Korosnieso, Is advancing in an effort
completely to overcome the Aus
trian forces on that front. General
Kaledluea Is continuing to deliver
hejvy strokes against the Austrlaus
and Germans, who are endeavoring
to keep him from Kovel. With theso
operations In full swing, the Rus
sia ns to the north have Inaugurated
uti offensive from Riga to Harano
lrhl. Along the northern end of
tho line from Itlga to Dvlrrsk a great
bombardment has begun, while from
a point east of Vllna to Baranovichi
artilery preparation was followed by
Infantry attacks in which the Rus
sians report they made many
prisoners, repulsing German counter
attacks. Near Smorgon the Rus
sians and Germans also are engsgetl
in a severe struggle.
Itiiiunnln Still Wnlln.
Rumania, it is said hero, Is await
ing some move by the entente foroos
at Salonlkl. The Near Kast Is in
terested in the battles throughout
the Caucasus aud Mesopotmla. The
Russian army, which was advancing
toward llagdad has fallen back some
(Continued on page two.)
NO CHANGE IN THE
AN ANTONIO. Texas. Jul) 7
General Kunston's advices from the
border today indicated a change In
the military situation. Qeneral Per
shing's report that a rumor had
reached him of Villa's reappearance
aonth of I'arral placed the reported
estimate of Villa's men at from oo
to 1.000.
Tralas bearing guardsmen to bor
der stations were moving In fewer
number lodav The greater part of
the Nai'onal i',,i,iw! that was prpar
l to t. ,.iinl i tti. ..ill foi . n
.ilr. .i.i ji... if . ( .i I . .! i r
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BRUISE! IN
EW DRIVE
ES
Great Battle Raging Along Virtually
Entire Front of British Offensive
in Northern France Tactical
Gains Recorded Heavy Artillery
Again Battering German Defenses
French Consolidate Gains and Prc
pare to .Renew Attack.
A groat battle Is raxing along vir
tually tho onttro Trout or tho Ilrltlsh
offonslvo In northorn Prance. At
dayhroak the Ilrltlsh Iniiurhed a now
drive at Albert. Important tootlcnl
succoesos were sained In sovoral soc
tors, London annonncos. The Gor
mnna suecooded in occupying two or
throo hundred yards of ground lost
in tho oarllor Ilrltlsh drive.
Moanwhllo tho French both north
and south of tho Samino in tho field
of tho great alllod offonslvo, nro rest
ing on tho ground won in advances of
tho I nut weok.
.Thero Is a lull In Infantry flighting
about Vardun but artillery actions
arn still vlolont.
Second l'linse I'ndor Way
LONDON, July 7. Tho second
phuse of the 8 rout linttlo on (ho we-.-torn
front Iihh now begun. Tlio ar
tillery hit hecn brought up to new
portions ii nd i ngain battering the
Herman defeiine. The bombard
ment extend n fur northward a Im
Husnee nnd Armontieros, nnd, accord
ing in the latest unofficial advices,
i particularly intense. Ilritish lone
range jrun nro idtcllinv tlio German
poitiou and the mads in their rear
nnd until the infantry Again leaves
the trenches it will ho uncertain
where the next attack nro to lie
launched.
In uddition to inflicting looses on
tho flonnnn in men, guns mid terri
tory, the Anglo-I'Yeuch offensive i
reported to have eompelled them to
withdraw mono of their force from
the Verdun front. Consequently it is
expected iu (.ondon that the army
which for nearly live Month with
stood the Herman nttHckM iu that re
gion will have some relief fruni
'fighting.
Ti-oiuii Is TiiUon
LONDON, July 7. rupture by the
Hiiiih of n Herman trench on h
front of 11)00 yards east of U Rois
elle. in the Homme region, was An
nounced officially today.
The Britih resumed the offensive
on certain sectors east q Albert at
dwn today. At the same time the
Germans launched heavy attacks on
the lirilish trenches near Ancre.
Violent fighting i now iu progre.
In the vicinity of ()v tilers and 'on
tulmaUon, u well n near I lloi
selle, the Huti-li nnide progress. Iu
the region of Tliicpal the (lennun
resinned n tooi ! loe ground.
IONS MADE
TO Li
SAN FRANCISCO, July 7 - T. J
Foley, president of the i'aelflc Coast
district of the Longshoremen's union,
announced today that one of the
largest lumber concerns ea Ue coast
has )1 but formally aarJ t con
cede the demaadf el lutrwrtd wages,
better working conditions and tho
closed shop for which the I'Mlfie
eeaat longshoremen have been on
strike since June 1. The company,
he said, operates In and out of seven
porta and is the first lumber con
cern of magnitude to give In. Small
er companies, he added, are anxious
to (onicite the demands
V'. aildr".-.ed circular letter,
vs id, I . '. I i f (1 'i ..W , it ll- in
i i i.ii t f r i i
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With tho militia fn.ni many -tnlen, i5';u T".i IftJlKStSSHfllf WiM WlSH sJ
IN.ii.hnr into Kl IW, ,H,nm arc fflK bi&. llMllW W M Bj A M
upriiutinjr up not only at Fort lllin. Sp,& , K-fersW ' -)M&&Mk WSvlK WW SJ
nnd on the outskirts of tho town, hut 'SBeSa?.jo'isfV r 'cfSa1!tL HM wSl WUM9 'ffSfcft Ma
even in tlio eily H.piaroa. One or SSmpKfglimS .& jMJmim ftB IM ffiWft BPj.traS
tlipio ii(lunN mIiowi nn enrnrniHiieut pHtt t. vtsB fiH fSB if gwi t? I ' HqS
iu the hewit of thp eily, oi"ile the, 9(1 Jr StBh SKSBlt" 1
new eoiirlhouso; the nlhor shows n JsSf$Jl IMh v$K$S&cr !. i
onmp iriuirdinir hijr vailrond hridgc S & nfsluftk vJmF ' jl
with in ; m wMtmki
CRISIS PASSED i . ' . " - f '"'-'. ' -1
itai nue Dsra lennn Qunpncc iFPinMin mm.
uansnitj aeiiiis note rormany hc- j
ccptinn Proposal hv Cnrrnnza That
Differences Between Governments
Be Settled hy Direct Neyotiations
Prepared to Exclianije Views.
W'ASIIINnTON, Julr 7. . note
formally Accepting (teuend Cnr
runin's propiwiil that differences ho-
tweon tho United Stnlos anil Hie do
facto jtaveinment of .Mexico he set
tled hy direct negoliotiuni was lisnil
ed todav to F.lixoo Arredoudo, tho
irexiean niubno-ador-deHiiruute.
Swretaiy laniiug look a draft of
the note to today' cabinet mooting
and had it delivered promptly after
tho caliinet AdjoumiHl. The eoiirse
to he imrsHed already had been
agreed uti hy I'lvniilent WiUon and
his ndviMrrs.
Tho test of the note, addressed to
Mr. Arredondo, follewx:
Uuihlns'.s Nolo
"Sir: I have the honor to acknowl
edge tho reeeiM of your eoiimiunica
tion of July , lflhi, in which you
trauttnit a note uddreed to me hy
the secretarj- of foreign relations of
your governmeut and to request that
you will transmit to him the follow
ing reply:
"Mr. Seeretnry: I have the honor
to acknoft ledge the receipt of your
courteous note truiiMnitted to me hy
Senor irrelondo on the 1 tit in-lant,
in which you refer to mv notes of
June 20 aud 23, and to niue you
of the sincere gratification of my
Kovernment at the frank MHteinent of
the diffieultie which hae unfortun
ately arisen in our relation alonir
the intertiiitional boundary and the
unreserved exprei.-ion of the desire
of our xoveiniiieiit to reach an ud-
(Continued ori Pace To. )
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KL I'ASO. Tex.. JoU 7. The Iw.dy
of Captain ('liurhi. T. Hovd, killed
at (arrisal, will be -cut tin- alter
noun lo WunhiiiKton. I). 1'., tor bur
ial in Arlington cemetery. The body
of Lieutenant Henry Adair 1 -tieing
held here awuiting definite ui-lnic-tioiin
for its dixul from rcLttixo.
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MILITIA BOYS SWARM ALL OVER
-cO-
ATTACK UPON
AUSTRIAN FRONT
ItOMIS, July 7. -The Italian offen
sive Is being pressed strongly and In
various sectors further progress has
been made. The wsr of loo report to
day says:
"Ilntween the Adlgo arid the Astleo
there Is luteuso activity oh tho part
or tho artillery.
"On the 8ette Comunl plateau we
renewed the attack, with the support
of our artillery on the strongly forti
fied )ln of the enemy from Monte
Interrotto to Monte Csmplgoletto.
Wo captured two important points of
tho enemy's defenses near Caaera
frriilo and Ulsa Plaza, taking 358
prisoners Including five officers and
three machine guns. Violent attacks
against the positions wo had Just cap
tured were driven back with heavy
loaa to the enemy.
"In the Campelle valley wo con
tinued to dislodge hostile detach
ments from the slopes east of the
Maso and took 10.1 pilsoners.
"hi the Mon fall oi.i- sector two at
tacks eaxt of HeU re drhcii back
at the point of the l' ouet."
E
LOSS OP GROUND
MKIM.IX, JoU 7. mi London. The
"tuleuieut on oiti.iiiiui- in the ci-l-eni
war theater a:
, "Arruv group of (Uneral Von Lin
Mniren: A earner t on) lines pro
truding towards I'jtartorjrsk has beeu
abandoned on sceount-of superior
I presure on .its hide near Kntiu-
kovka, and wet ot Ivdkt, and a new
line of defense .elected.
"Chi both fide oi Kukul, Busian
i (tacks broke down with heavy
lobars.
"Against the front of Field Mur
s'al von lliodenburg the Russians
ctiuued their owrntion. Ths- at
l.ked with "tronu forces south of
Lake Xarocx, but alter fierce fi;htiii
Were rfpill-.nl '
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GERMAN
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EL PASO, CAMPING EVEN ON STREETS
1 CAUSES FRICTION ! HANTS SPREADS
! IN GERMAN GITIESi
Till'. IIAfll'K. Jol 7. Infonnn
lion reachex The Hiikiic lira I for sev
eral wei-k- there hnx been eontinuoin
friction Irelween the authorities of
varioit lurvc Oermnn eitiex and the
central purehaiin hnreau. The
muuicipulitieM claim tho right lo buy
their owu fiHnl and household nrticlet
without UMking Mnniiion of the cen
tral bureau.
There was an outburst IhI week in
the llauoser city council, sovornl
members of hich ncciiMcd I he cen
tral bureau of boycotting tho oity,
which wum unable to procure butter,
uuMive nnd hums, notwithstanding
the fuot thut Mime placen in the vi
cinity were ufliciently sunflltod. It
was urgiied that it was diysirally
iniMiHible for one bureau to control
all municiuililies. ('olo-ue, Dresden,
Cheinoiix and other cities already tv
piirchaxiug Mipplien independently,
having representative in Holland for
that purMoe.
A Mtutoei are enrce in Oerronny,
while the supply of rye is sufficient,
Adolph Von Ualtocki. head of the
loud regulation board, has dei'ided it
will rod be nece-ai-y to mix potuto
iiii'iil in unr liiiail.
'FREE TRANSPORTATION
for
AMIMVITIIM (iMItK. ilr.. July 7.
Captain Kenneth 1. Willi. nn-., Curt-
ed Stale lilinv miiteling otllecr. IUI-
Lnouneed iolu (hat tree tinuortu-
tiou from any city in the stale will
be provided b the federal govern
ment fur recruit 1 wiliiug to join the
Oregon uatiorml nurd on the border.
I'nder tlii arrangcurent the post
ubuiit the name or" nixdicaiita to
nmti' d' the rekpective towns will
submit the nuuiee uf applicants tti
Captain Wdhurus. I'ptm tho letter's
uoinrovnl the lecruits will bo Hn di
rect to the bonier from their home
towns to be mastered into the ser
vice. HAl.TIMoltK. Md. Julv 7.
I .1 1 ir ' I.I 1 l':l. I .Ii. .1 n nil. hi'
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THROUGH EAST
Xi:V YOHK. July 7. With city,
slnte and federal autlioiiiie fight
ing the diMOUMc, the epidemic of in
fantile paralysis showed little signs
of ubiitement today. During the
twenty-four hours ending at 10
o'clock Ihi morning I went -two more
children died Nineteen of this num
ber Hiiecumlieil in Urooklvn. There
were eiglily-evcn new eases r-e-ported.
Peilmiil Aid Kvteudeil
WAHIllKdTON. July 7.- Ki ex
rerts of the United States public
health M-ryu-e were ordered to Xrw
Vs'k City to co-nHrnte with the
state and city health authorities in
sin resiug the epidemic of infantile
oarolvsi there.
WAH1IINUTOK, July 7. The gen
eral crviee board of the I'nited
Ktntes public health service met iu
conference today to discuss kuys
and means of combatting the epi
demic of infantile nnralyis in New
shall take in uidiug New York state
and city niitlioiitie.
I'btyaeoiiniU CbkstMl
NKW VOKK, Julv 7. -The cpi
Iciiiic Im- now e'n imed litd lives. At
the uuction of Ueallh Couiiiii--lonei'
Kinerou, acting Police Coin
niiioner (loiltey ordered sixteen
llav(;roiiiiil elocd until the epidemic
ha cea 'Mil.
I lea lib t'omiuissioner Kmerson snid
todu that only cool weather would
kill the epidemic. He did ut look
fw iu nbatemeut iu the near future.
ICliUlunilr In Ihi Aivajek
I.OH ANGKLEH, Cal., Julv T.
Two chv- of infantile purulvsU are
under obervution bv beulth authori
ties hare. Due case reported u week
ago has been taken to the county
LusMtul. ) second cac was re
ptirted yesterday.
Jlure (Vses In JloulinI
MOKTHKAI., Julv 7 The epi
demie of infantile porulvi rcuched
M011 Ireiil todav, five eae bctnu u-i.-iiiil
in Mie In t tttchtv t it hour.
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JAPAN SIGNS
EW TREATY
Nations Ajjree to Take No Part
Against Each Other and Peel In
terests In Far East Consultation
to Settle Differences and Safc
Ctiartl Interests Provided Terri
torial Integrity of China Guaran
teed and Open Door Protected.
TOKIO. .Itlly 7. T0O JniMflw for
eign otrioo todnv announced ns tho
atilntaiire ot tho Itueso-Japancwo con
volition signed at I'etrogrnd on July
:t tho follewing:
il'lrst Jnpnn will tnko port In no
nrrnngomoiit or political combina
tion directed ngnlust Hurojln. Husfllu
will tnko part In no nrrnngornont or
political cotubluntlou ngnltiRt Japan.
Second Iu onso of territorial
right or spociul Intorosta In tho Far
Kast of ono of the contracting parties
which are recognized by tho other
contracting pnrty nro uinnacoil, Japan
and llussla will consult with each
othor on luonHuron to adopt with a
vlow to supporting or oxtondlnR an
slitnuQo for tho nnfoKunnlliiB and de
fence of tlioee rights and Inturosts.
()Kn Door I'l-otccted
To n riuestlou uf tho Assoolatod
Press representative as to what ef
fect the alliance would havo upon tho
open door and the Integrity of China,
tho foreign office replied:
The convention is uffoetunlly nn
emphasis upon and an extension of
the Anglo-Japanese alllanee baaoil
upon the territorial Integrity or
China, whose open door aud Integ
rity sre now endangered. American
trade and Interests are In no wise nf
focled. The foreign office denied affirma
tions In Japanese papers that tho
convention contained secret emuics,
deelarlug that while the aummnry
given out1 was the substance of tho
convention, It also was virtually tho
text of that document.
Of lllitoilo Importnnro
The accord, which is virtually au
alliance, la regarded here as of his
toric importance us concerns the fu
ture development of tho Far ICaat and
world politics geueraly. It ends n
long period ot hostility betweou the
two empires, which culminated In tho
Russo-Japanese war, and strengthens
the position ot Japan as i first olwss
power.
Now that Japan and Husslnn ant
pooling their Interests in the fur
Hast, they wilt free themselves from
the necessity of regarding each other
aa possible enemies In the future nmt
from maintenance of large bodtOH
of troops on their respective fron
tiers. Tho impression In Toklo Is that
the convention Is framed to tuoet at
tempts at the extension ot Gorman
Influence iu the Far Kast, believed
to be undesirable, while the hands
of both power are strengthened In
deallriK with the situation in China.
(Continued on I'uge Two.)
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tllllll Alii A. July ti, via HI l'uso
Junction, July 7. Xew troop sont
south by Uencrul Jacinto Treviuo W
aid iu the cuinwigu ugninst the VU
listas who attacked Jiuiines have liMH
ordered to hold theuiclve at Diaz, a
short distuncc north of Jimiues, to
Lawait the 1 o-operulion of troops
frutu Tui nun.
Troi. tr.im -mitlieiu t I11I111. iliilB,
undi iiiiii.il I. in- ilniii in, who
writ- mill led 11..11I1 1.1 (.ike ..iri in
tin- 1 11 ph. u a.iii -1 iiu iiiistaa
hutr berli oidtttvd lirti k U lln-ir bo-C.
ll i hoped that telerupliu -ervieo
ai'I In leiilliiiil tiiiiinl'liiw
I In w iti 1 -li..it. 1 i' Iiii- lu'i n eUiit'd
liv .1 I. r.uiiliill K'O.i.
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