The European V
Italy's Part In War.
Lugano, Switzerland, June 1 L
Information has been received here
from Italian sources that Italy has
agreed with her allies as to the ex
tent of her offensive campaign. Ac
cording to this information (which
lacks official confirmation), Italy has
undertaken to conduct operations of
a character which will compel Aus
tria and Germany to bring up and
keep engaged an army of one mil
lion men.
Italian operations have not been
carried to the point of necessitating
the use by the central empires of an
army of such size, hut it is expected
the development of the Italian cam
paign, beginning with the heavy
lighting along the Isonzo river wlM
compel Italy's opponents to reinforce
their armies largely.
The immediate Italian objectives
tire Trent, Tries!. and Villach, the
provincial capital of Carinthla.
Big Bnttfie Fought.
Geneva, via Paris, June ll.- The
Italian? began their march against
Gorizia on the morning of June S.
When the first detachments were
near the city Austrian artillery open
ed fire, and heavy masses of infantry
which were thrown forward forced
the. Italians to fall back several
times. Italian artillery posted east
of the city opened great gaps in the
Austrian ranks, but up to the morn
ing of the 9tb neither side had gained
a decisive advantage. The Australis
lost from 8,000 to 10,ono men. Co
riza is ovei ?o?,i;-.g with wounded,
who are being cared for at private
houses because of a lack of hospital
space.
Results Favored Austrians.
Cologne, Germany, June ll.-The
correspondent, of the Cologne Ga
zette, attached io tho Austrian army
headquarters in the south, says in a
dispatch that tho first considerable
battle of the war with Italy has been
fought in the region of the Isonzo
river, and that it resulted favorably
to the Austrians.
Tho Austrians attacked Gorizia,
Q radi sea and Mon f aleone, supporting
their advamc with artillery fire from
pieces of large and small caliber. The
Italian advance, he says, was checked
by the Austrian lire on their flanks.
Aided Looses Me.iv>
ll
patch from Cou td s?tiro plo reports
night of June i?-6, cost the French
and British forces more than 2,000
men killed. The losses of the
Franco-British expedition all last
week, the message adds, were enorm
ous.
Five Victims of "Subs."
Cardiff. .lune ll.-The Glasgow
steamer St ral hcarron was torpedoed
yesterday without warning by a Ger
man submarine while outward bound
from Parry. The crew, which put off
in boats, was rescued by a steamer
and landed here. The Strathcarron
was of 2,807 tons
London, .lune ll.-The Russian
steamer Dania has been torpedoed by
a German submarine. The members
of her crew were saved. The Dania
wa? of LOS!) tons net and 314 feet
long.
The Swedisli steamer Otaga. bound
for Hull, was torpedoed and sunk
last night. She was of ??70 tons, 214
feet long.
The Russian bark Thomasina has
been torpedoed and sunk hy a Ger
man submarine off the southwest
coast of Ireland. The crew has been
landed at Queenstown.
Among the ships torpedoed yester
day hy German submarines was the
schooner Kxpress, the crew of whic h
was landed at Liverpool.
Russian Torpedo Heat Sunk.
Constantinople, June 12. -lt was
officially announced to-day that a
Russian torpedo boat was destroyed
and sunk in the Black Sea by the
Turkish cruiser MidtlUu.
Serbian Troops Invade Albania.
Nish, Serbia, June 12.-Serbian
troops have occupied strategic posi
tions in Albania They entered the
Albanian town of Klbassan at the re
tines! of the people, according to Ser
bian government officials, who say
tho Albanians fear the Austrians and
tho Turks.
A dispatch from Rowe says the
Serbians have occupied Tirana, a
town of Albania. 12 miles southwest
of Croia, and are marching on the
Albanian seaport of Durazzo.
Albanian insurgents, the dispatch
says, have proclaimed a republic.
Why Russ. Advance Stopped?
Washington, Juno 12.-Tho sud
den collapse of tho victorious west
ward march of tho Russian armies
was directly attributable to thc re
cent crisis between China and Japan,
according to Information which
reached diplomatic circles hore.
At the beginning of the war Rus
sia is said to have turned to Japan
for war munitions, and Japan re
sponded. When the crisis with
China came, howov rr, Japan is said
Var Day by Day.
to have regarded lt as prudent to re
tain war supplies. The Russians had
exhausted their own reserve supply
and with limited manufacturing fa
cilities their situation was precarious.
It is understood that Japan has now
resumed shipments.
Three Sunk on 12th.
Liverpool, June 12.-The British
steamship Leuctra was torpedoed and
sunk by German submarine off Yar
mouth to-day. Advices here to-day
also said threo trawlers had been
sent to the bottom. All the crews re
ported saved.
Betrograd Claims Success.
Petrograd, June 12.-Additional
Russian successes are chronicled in
an official statement, as follows:
"On the night or the 10th, and tho
following day, the Germans, after a
furious bombardment, renewed de
te rm i ned attacks from the west of
Shavll, on the front of Koujilice, Ra
kievo and Blnoraitzy. Several times
during tho night they reached our
barbed wire entanglements, but each
time were thrown hack, leaving piles
of killed and wounded.
"On the left bank of the Bubysza
from Shavllany to Betignola we as
sumed the offensive, and on the
morning of the tenth gained an im
portant success, taking by a vigorous
attack over GOO prisoners, with guns,
mitrailleuses and other booty.
"On the right bank of the Dnies
ter we continued on the Otb and 1 01ti
lo press the enemy on the front be
tween the rivers Tismenica and
Ewica, capturing many prisoners,
quick-firers and other booty. In this
! region the enemy, to cover his re
i treat, dispatched a train of live ar
mored automobiles, supported by In
fantry, toward Stry and Mikolalow,
but the accurate lire of our guns com
pelled the train to beat a rapid re
treat. In this action tho head of our
infantry column developed an ener
getic offensive, and made prisoners
the entire 5th company of the 79th
. Austrian regiment.
"On the left bank of the Dniester,
on the front ot Olohowice and Bukas
zowlce, Xovochine, Yyselurive and
Kozara, terminating in the complete
defeat of the enemy, who was thrown
across the Dniester. The enemy here
section of the Prussiar Caan?. ..: ? .
vi'.l.ige of Wyjehnuve. where vt cap
tured tci (Tuns, tK mitrailleuses ai d
"Attacks ny tue enemy on tue am
on the bridge head near Halicz were
repulsed. The deployment of our
troops on the line of tba Dniester,
above Halicz, rendered accessary a
corresponding modification of tho
front of troops occupying the Prath
line. in executing this manoeuvre
our troops evacuated Stanislau with
out lighting. .Near Pod lo ugle we re
pelled a German attack. Further
south in the direction of Otynia we
captured 1,100 prisoners during a
counter attack on the 9th."
Germans Say French Checked.
Berlin, Juno 12.-Army head
quarters to-day gave out this report:
"Western arena: Attacks of the
enemy yesterday in the dunes north
east of Ypres and near Mii-neskens
vere, on the eastern ridge ot the Lo
rette Heights and in the Souciiez dis
trict were repulsed.
"In the (dose range of the fighting
to the north of Ecurie the French
twice brought up fresh troops. In the
afternoon we succeeded completely ill
driving the enemy out of our j>osi
tions. An advance made by the
French during the evening broke
down under our infantry tire, and the
ret renting enemy suffered very heavy
losses. Xear Sorre, to the southeast
of Hebuterno, we are again advanc
ing from our positions.
"Eastern arena: On the Dubysa
ri VIM-, in the Zoginio and Betingola
districts. Russian advances failed.
North of Prz-asnysz our troops yester
day stormed a Russian position,
where they took 150 prisoners and
some machine guns and mine throw
e ns.
"On the Rakwa river. Iud ween
Bolimow and Socheczow. we pene
trnted a position of the enemy. Hp
lo the present time 500 Russians
lia ve been taken prisoner.
..Southeastern arena: Bast of
Przeniysl the situation remains un
changed. The anny under Gen. von
Li Usingen bas attacked Hie enemy,
who was advancing toward our wing.
Zurawna, which had been cleared the
day before yesterday, has been re
taken and the enemy driven beyond
the bridgehead near Mosciska, north
east of Zurawna.
"Attacks by tho enemy near Ha
lusz and upon Stanislau were re
pulsed."
One Norwegian, One British.
London, Juno 13.-The British
bark Crown of India, of 2,056 tons
gross, carrying a cargo cf coal, and
the Norwegian bark Bellglade, of 665
tons groBB, timber-laden, were sunk
by tho German submarine U-35 to
day off Mitford Haven, Wales. The
crews, were rescued and landed et ',
Millford Haven.
The sailors of the Crown of India '
say the submarine tired several shots
across the bark's bows and when the
vessel slowed down the mon wore
ordered to take to the boats. The
submarine then shelled and sank the
hark.
Trawler Too slow.
Grimsby, England, June 13.-The
crew of the British trawler Plymouth,
sunk by gun tire from a (?ermnn sub
marine, were landed here to-day.
When the Plymouth's captain sight
ed the submarine ho cut away his
gear and attempted to escape, but the
submarine was too fast for him.
Gory. Invested by Italians.
I'dine. Italy. June 13.-Italian ar
tillery to-day bombarded the fort i fl
out ions of Sana Maria, San Pietro,
San Marco. San Lucia and other po
sitions defending Gorz, the capital of
tho crown land of Gorz and Gradisea,
22 miles northwest of Triest and ten
I miles east of tho Italian frontier.
The railway linos running north
and south of the city have been In
terrupted and tlie only communica
tion remaining between Gorz and tho
rest of the Austria;; Empire is by a
long and difficult mountain road
along the Chiapo Valley.
Documents found on Austrian offi
cers taken prisoner indicate that it
was the plan of tho Austrian general
staff to prevent the Italians M'ossinir
the Isbnzo river between Tolmlno
and Gorz. The capture ol' Plava by
Italian troops, however, upset the
Austrian plans for maintaining an in
surmountable barrier in that part of
tho front through tho co-operation of
the towns of Tolmlno and Gradisea.
Tho arsenal at the Austro-Hmiga
r?an naval station of Pola has hoon
almost entirely destroyed hy bombs
dropped from an Italian airship.
There were at the time in (lie arsenal
ton warships, including one battle
ship, two cruisers and several sub
marines. Some of these vessels are
supposed to have hoon damaged.
(Jains Ito|>orted by Germans.
Berlin, .lune 14. -. Official an
nouncement was made here this af
ternoon that Gen. Mackensen bas oc
cupied the Russian positions along
?he entire front in ' .? ?astern arena
ol' the fighting from C yera la wa to
Sieniawa. These places are in Gali
cia. Sloniawa is 18 miles northwest
of Jaroslau on tho Rivor San
The Frouch s'lfferod ii se' ero dw
: triton tho. fre? I hetwoen Lievi i ann!
Arraa Om opponents were re
pulsed everywhere with. '..?.. losses.
/VU Dili |luo,uu.i? Ul'? i.iiii... m Util
hands.
"In the neighborhood of Kuzie,
northeast of S ha vi I, a few Russian
positions were taken. Three officers
and 300 men were taken prisoners.
Southeast of the road from Mariam
pol to Kovno our troops took the first
Russian Uno hy storm. Three offi
cers and 313 mon were captured.
"Gen. von Mackensen has hogan an
attack over a line extending 43 miles
Sixteen thousand prisoners foll inte
our hands yesteruay.
"Attacks hy the troops under Gen
von Linsingen and Gen. vor der Mar
witz also made progress."
Two Steamers, One Schooner.
London, .lune 14.-The Bri t isl
steamship 'Hopemount of 3.300 tom
gross, was tori?cdoed ana .-?mk to a ij
west of Saint Ives, England, by ?
German submarine. The crew of th?
Hopemount was saved.
The british steamship Arndale, o
3,?00 tons gross, has been sunk a
the result of striking a mino In th?
White Sea. Presumably she was car
rying a cargo to Archangel, the onl
Important Russian port bordering o
the Arctic Ocean.
Tho French schooner Diamant ha
hoon sunk by a Gorman submarine o
Pendine, Wales. The crew was give?
two minutes to take to the boats, an
was landed at Plymouth.
Dispatches Tills Morning
contain nothing of great Importance
there having hoon no new develO|
monts of moment chronicled, o
tut her of the bat I lo fronts.
The Italians report continued ni
vanees into the Austrian terrltor
and effective bombardments of co:
tain forts. Their progress is nov
however, meeting with the first re;
opposition, Austrian reinforcement
having been received and a serioi
stand Liken. The Italians report til
taking of numerous Austrian prism
ors, who claim to have been tran:
toned Hom tho Serbian front.
The Germans report successes c
both Western and Eastern batt
fronts. The retreat of Russian foret
around the Przemysl territory is r
corded with heavy losses in killi
and prisoners for tho Russian
French reverses are also chronicle
Five airships of tho allies, a
cording to a Karlsruhe dispute
bombarded that city for 45 minute
and a considerable amount of dar
tige ls reported, though nono of mil
tory importance. Karlsruhe is a cl
of 100,000 inhabitants, with mai
public buildings of importance.
Petrograd claims that much of tl
recent losses of the Russian fore
have neon regained by tb?m, but a
mit reverses along the Wissnla riv?
Almost all the advanced trench
north of Przemysl, lost to the Gt
mans r?ecently, are claimed as i
taken by the Russians.
For the first time In days Ibero
no record given of submarino w?
fare.
MAIL CLERK IS UNDER ARREST
r, H. SiKMiruuui Charged With Rob
bing Mull-Bond $3,000.
Greenville, June 12.-T. H. Spear
mau, who for the past 15 years hat
tieen a mail dork in the employ <>
the United States government, wa:
irrested yesterday morning by Mar
dial Lyon and held upon a charge o
robbing the mails while on his rm
from Columbia to this city. In tin
preliminary hearing held yesterday
jefore {'. s. Commissioner Blythe h<
was held Tor tho Federal grand jurj
under a bond of $3,000.
The story as told by the three gov
aromen I secret service men \vh<
trailed him, would tend to show hov
?A'refully these officers work in ap
prehending those who break opel
registered packages. Their evidence
is given liefere Commissionei
Blythe, was characterized by th<
commissioner as the "most complet*
?ase" he had ever heard.
According to the secret service
men Spearman is of a prominent
Newberry county family and has beei
au the present run some nine years
-between Columbia and Greenville
Considerable surprise was manifest
ed on the streets shortly after the ar
rest, which occurred right after th?
Columbi*., train arrived.
Fm the past month the secret ser
vice mell stated thal many com
plaints had hoon falling upon th<
run covered by Spearman, and tba
numerous losses ol money fron
packages had been registered agains
him, so the men were detailed t<
catch whoever it was that was takln*
the money, If possible.
They fixed up some decoy letters
containing currency and the mini
hers--that is, the series and treasury
numbers of the bills-were taken
They were made up as cheap, ordl
nary letters, purporting to havi
been mailed hy some ignorant negri
to some other negro. These the;
mailed so as to come out on Spear
man's car and be handled In that ca
between Columbia and Creen ville.
When he was arrested, S pear m ai
was carried to the olfico of Fostmas
ter 1). B. Traxler, in the post ollie
building, and here lt was that he wa
searched for the missing money b;
the secret service men, assisted b;
Marshal Lyon and in the presence o
th" i .sluiaster.
The pockets of his clothing wer
'...(.?.fd to TH. '.'..it, ?nd thou iv
wa? . ked by me of th? ii poctoi
whoi'i he had me monev concealed
He made no reply and was orderet
to pull off his shoes. He pulled o?
the right one readily enough, but a
he pulled off the left one he tool
something in his hand. Quickly th
movement was observed by the keen
eyed detective and he grapsed hi
hand, Marshal Lyon taking hold o
it also about the same time. H<
tightly clinched his hand and Mar
shal Lyon bent back Spearman'
thumb while the secret service mai
opened the palm.
The officers stated on the witnes
stand that they took out of bis ham
$19, of which amount (13 they swor<
they iiad placed In the decoy letter
and they haJ the numbers of th
notes put down in ink which the
exhibited to show that the nnnibei
series and denomination was corree
and tallied with the notes which wer
taken from Spearman.
The additional $6, the officer
stated yesterday, they were unable t
account for, but would try to see i
any of the other packages were shoi
any amounis, and they showed tba
they knew what they were abou
when ;!iey gave tho names, number
and destinations as well as the mail
ing points of the other packages tba
went along on the same train. The
cannot know whether or not any c
these packages are short of mono
until they investigate their arri vi
and interview the consignees of then
The highest ranking of secret sei
vice officers, none of whose name
are mentioned by his request, aske
that the bond be fixed at $5,000, a
this was a serious offense, provided
conviction were secured, and as th
penalty might he aa much as Av
years he asked that the bond b
made large enough to guarantee tba
the defendant appear if he were lr
dieted by the grand ju ry. He als
mentioned the fact that Spearman i
connected with wealthy people an
could raise almost any amount 0
bail.
Even at the time he was talking,
telephone call from another tow
came in and the speaker announce
that a friend at tho other end woul
he willing to go his bail as high n
$50,000, and that ho could quallf
to do so. .
The commissioner, however, state
his belief that $3.000 waa suffield]
and he fixed the bond at this amonn
it being immediately given by
friend who was present at the trlf
and who requested that his name b
not published.
Should Spearman be Indicted b
the -next Federal grand jury 1J, 1
likely that he will be tried at th
?
We Have
Whitfield Coi
from forty to four hundred
and general farming, ?J* CC
PETTY
Dalton,
next torin of I'ni ted States Court,
under Judge Johnson. That he will
h<> represented in such an event by
able counsel there is no doubt.
Should ho be indicted the trial of
Spearman will attract considerable
attention.
TWO STEAMERS COIJIJIDK.
One Passenger Killed, Three Others
Seriously Injured.
New York, June 1 \\-One man was
hilled and throe persons seriously in
jured when C. K. Q. Billings's steam
yacht Vanadis collided with the pas
senger steamer Bunker Hill, of the
Eastern Steamship Company, in a
heavy fog on Hong Island Sound, off
Hunt's Point, to-night, both ves
sels, accompanied by half a dozen
tugs, proceeded to Mew York after
the acc. b ut. Tho man killed was on
board thv yacht and t he injured wore
on the steamer.
Moth vessels were badly damaged.
The Bunker Hill arrived at Now York
shortly before midnight and tho
yacht was nearing port at a late
hour. Geo. II. Kendrick, of boston,
was the mau killed.
The steamer left hore early to
night for boston with about 250 pas
sengers. The how of tho Vanadis
penetrated the side of the steamer,
making a hole three foot above the
water line on the port side. Many
of tho passengers were In the dining
room when the crash occurred and
the nose of tho yacht jammed into
the room. In thc midst of tho ex
citement two passengers jumped
overboard. Both were afterwards
reported to lui ve boon rescued. After
the first crash the Vanadis, accord
ing to passepgers, again plunged for
ward, this time leaving her bowsprit
! Those injured tn the crash were:
u May Wightman, Boston: Mrs Mar !
. j tho Waugh, Philadelphia, ?nd C. j
Bell, New York.
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