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yr . ^ ms VftNN SEEKS F00> FWIANY STimm uxicans THOUSANDS FACE DEATH IUd •tum SMie«r <X VnMed tom** 'Men dMB«e e# SitnMion mi Men- terej'—AokUen Mm All Food stuff*—White Hoom Mm Speak to • Villa and Carranza. President Wilson Friday afternoon issued an appeal to the American re public setting forth the conditions which now confront a great number of Mexicans, among whom women and children predominate, and told his fellow-citizens that a great many of these unfortunate people in various parts of thp war stricken country to the south would perish through star vation unless the people of the United •tates came to their aid. Early in the day the president, who holds the presidency and head of the American Red Cross society, was ask ed by Miss Mabel Boardman to issue an appeal for funds to be used in be half of the starving inhabitants of Mexico. It was stated then that the appeal would in all probability be is sued shortly, but evidently the press ing needs of the people require ur gent attention. The president addressed fits appeal "To the Public," and recited the gen erosity of the American people in al leviating the sufferings in Europe and warmly commended the under taking of contributions for the peo ple who are suffering closer to our own borders. He stated that the condition in many sections of that un fortunate country are such that many thousands of people are on the verge of starvation and unless aided with foodstuff* would In all probability perish. The American Red Cross Society has taken charge of the work and Im mediate steps have been taken tp get In touch with the situation S. P. Morris, acting national dlcertor of the association, left Chicago Friday to assume personal charge of distribul- ingfl food to thirty thousand people reported to be in a starving condition at Monterey. Mexico. He purchased a carload of beans and a carload of corn for prompt shipment into the war stricken area just before he left. The Red Cross urgently appeals to the citizens to contribute money and sapplies of food The contributions may be sent direct to the American Red Croon Society. Washington. TV C. At this place the funds will be mar shalled and the food purchased at points where It can be secured cheap est and readily transported where It is to do so much good. A dispatch from Douglas. Aris Friday stated that soldiers under (Jen. Cal is*, a Carranza chief lain, had conttscated seven hundred hfead pf cattle at Agna Prieta, on the ranch of John Hohstadt. a naturaltsed citi zen of Mexico. Four American cow boys who said that they were forced to aid In the roend-up were held pris oners until Thursday night, when they were allowed to cross the boun dary line and go on their journey to wards the United Btatez Such dsturbanres as these are hav ing a marked Influence In official quarters sad It is apparent among government circles that the continued grasping of all sources of foodstuffs by the rival Mexican commanders will soon reduce the native population of Mexico into actual starvation. A statement from the White House is looked for In some quarters and it is freely predicted that when it comes forth It may change the attitude of the administration enough to de mand that such seizures cease. It is understood that nothing like inter vention is contemplated but that the state department will notify Villa and Carranza that such unlawful ac tions must come to a short end. This is expected to have results. EMBARGO ON MEAT EXPORTS IS THREAT OF TIE PACKERS Pro. I Uarwtrtctod PaaMfl , dweSs to AO K—tool Oow- trtas of ■■ups. Washington, May SI.—Representa tive* of the great meat peeking in- daetry of the United States and Sonth America to-day threatened an embar go on exports to Oreat Britain and her alliea wbieb may prove more ef fectual than the German submarine blockade in starring the Englishmen into submission. Advisers from Ar mour, Swift, Morris and Sulzberger laid their vcase before the state de partment and declared that they con trol the meat supply from this hemi sphere and that if they decide to de clare an embargo on exports to Great '-Britain and her allies starvation will ensue. It seems that the packers as indi cated In another dispatch from Wash ington are disgusted with the way the British fleet has stopped their shipment into neutral European countries in an unjustifiable manner. The packers declare that this is con trary to all rights and that their in dustry is suffering grievous harm from the activity of the fleet of the allies. Their proposal is thdt unless Great Britain yields to terms and allows the exports from North and South Aonerica unrestricted passage into the neutral European countries, the meat packers of North and South America will cut off the supply of meat which is now largely feeding the British people. Such a course they declare would starve England unless her statesmen decided to yield. GERMANY ASKS FOR WEEK TO CONSIDER HER ANSWER TEUTONS KEEP OFFENSIVE ATTACK ON BOTH SIDES Entrance of Italy Kails to Stop As saults of Germans at Ypres and River San. • Tiondon reports: Although called on to face another enemy in Italy whose troops have crossed the east ern border, the Austrians and Ger mans have not relaxed their efforts on the other fronts.. In middle Galicia they have, re sumed the offensive against the Rus sians along the River San and claim further success, while in Flanders and Artois the Germans continue, ac cording to the French report,'their furious attacks in an effort to ¥e- gain ground taken from them in re cent weeks and to hold that which they took from the British in the re gion of Yjiires. Except foeHtbe-fGerman admission that the British have captured part of their trenches northeast of Given chy, their reports of the belligerent headquarters continue to contradict eich other. So far as the W r est is concerned, however, the fighting, as has been the case for months, con sists largely of trench warfare. The Italians, who have crossed the Austrian frontier to the east, along a front of sixty miles, towards the Isonzo river, have met no serious op positions. In fact, no important bat Us is expected until the invaders ..the River isonzo, as it |g said that the Austrians sr^ estafc- ItsUy Grabs lUrh Prlas* rmim of Asatrian and Oer- tB Itaiiaa ports of war art Consldtred I'osslble That Note Will lie IH«|tat(*hed Saturday and Will lie Full of Friendly Feeling. London ,Eng., May 25.—A news- dispatch from Amsterdam says that the German Imperial government has decided’to ask the United States gov ernment to give her another week in which to consider and prepare the note in reply to the recent communi cation of the United States Id regard to submarine warfare which culmi nated In the attack on the Lusitania. It Is further declared In the Aia- terdam dispatch that everything pos sible is being done by the German government to prevent friction and that to avoid further trouble the Ger man submarine comtnaodern are again being Instructed as to the exact procedure fo follow In attacking the ahlpa which they may destroy. Thft note which is expected to be forwarded on Saturday will be couch ed in friendly terms The feeling of the German people towarda the American goveifunept is becoming calmer and it ia expected that ail pos sible concessions will be tnade. al though it is believed that the Ger man reply will point out that for strategic reasons and as a matter of principle the Germans cannot openly ceage their submarine attacks. NAVIES jNTHE WAR FOUR OF BEST SR FIGHT ON SIDE OF TIE ENTENTE < l FIND TWO DEAD AMERICANS; FOUGHT MEXICANS TO LAST llorder Guard* Have lleen Killed liy Marauders on American Side n —. - . lOt tlf Biii A.—ade -—. El Paso, Texas, May 26.—-The dead bodies of Gene Hulen and Joe Stil ler, the border guards who were set upon my Mexican marauders yester day and done to death have been found by searching parties to-day. They lay on the American side of the Rio Grande near Alpine. Texas. The indications are that the Mexicans who attacked the two Americans were given the fight of their lives as every sign showed, that they had struggled to th» last. This brings up the deaths of Texas Rangers and Bor der Guards to a total of five killed by the Mexicans this year. - THEIR AREAS OF ACTION Itsdku* Navy tlirow in With that of Great Britain, Japan, Ftsmbm and Rumta Againat Germany’s, Aus tria's and Turkey’*—The Seas Which They Patrol. The Italian navy, which is a pro duct of the Triple Alliance of 1882, is sixth in rank—after those of Eng land, Germany, the United States, France, and Japan. It was under stood, although not specified In the conversations between Bismarck and various Italian etateemtn in tho early eighties, that Italy should so develop her fleet that with the Austrian- it should be more’powerful than the French and equal to the British Mi d- iterranean squadron. There was an other reason, a national one, why Italy (should have a large and power ful fleet, and even expand Jt at the expense of the army. Her land fron tier is only 1,202 miles—about as long as Germany's entire coast line— while the shores of the peninsula and adjacent Islands touch tho cca for a distance-of 4,160 miles, to which must be added th African coasts of Libya Italiana—Tripoli and Cyrenai- ca—to say noising of those of the foreign dependencies, Eritrea, Ital ian Somaliland, and Ticnssin. Asido from the fleet, the coast of the peninsula is proteetd by the fort resses of Vado, Genoa, Spezia, Monte Argentaro, Gaeta, Ancona and Brindi si, works in the Strait of Messina, and at Taranto, while north of the Island of Sardinia is tho Italian Gi braltar. Maddalena, Venice, too. is fortified agrinst an attack by sea, but to what extent is not known. The Ministries of Marine of both Germany and Austria-Hungary have a more or idks correct idea of Ital ian naval defenses, acquired in the days when the relations between the members of the late Triple Alliance were more cordial than they have re cently lecome. With Italy'* entrance into the war the distribution of the battle fleets of the waning nations, omitting Japan, asumes the following aspect in the four most important 8< areas, reckoned In battleship and ar mored cruiser unfit, and taking into full account those units which have been lost: * Metliterranean. Battle- A>‘red * • ships. Cru'rs. Italy .. . . 12 14 Great Britain .* ,.10 15 France 20 10 Austria-Hungary .... ..15 3 North Sea. Great Britain *..(8 2D France 8 9 Germany (also for Baltic).41 4 Baltic Sea. Germany (also for North).41 4 Russia 4 6 Black Sea. Russia : .... 6 0 Turkey 6 0 It will thus be seen that in the Mediterranean Austria-Hungary, with a total of only eighteen battleships (pre-dreadnought, dreadnought and super-dreadnought) and armored cruiser units faces the allies with a total of eighty-oneiAn the North Sea, Germany, with a total o( forty-five, is facing Great Britain and Trance with a total of 104: in the Baltic, where Germany's theoretical force ikxthe same as it is in the North Soa owifttc, to the Kiel Canal, she may' operate her full number of units against Rus sia’s ten; while in the Black Sea the strength of Russia and Turkey is about even. Although the latter has the advantage of the German battle cruiser Goeben. and the protected cruiser Bresjau, she is otherwise handicapped by obsolete Or refitted craft. ' BERNRMFF WIRES KHUN; AMERICAN PRESS IMPATIENT * ,\ Admits Cablegram Bet Deeirn That He Advised Govwemeet to Hastse GERMANS ON FIERCE OFFENSIVE BRITISH SHIP BLOWS UP Seventy-eight Workmen Killed in Sheeniess Harixir. Lloyds announce that the British steamer Princess Irene was suddenly blown up Thursday in Sheerness har bor. T 'he Princess Irene was in the government service. Sheerness is a navnl arsenal of Great Britain ortr the Thames. The admiralty in confirming the explosion on board the Princess Irene says that seventy-eight work men must have perished in the disas ter. The statement of the admiralty says: '■ -« “The Princess Irene was acciden tally blow T i) up in Sheerness harbor this morning. So far as is yet known only one« survivor was picked up. Three men belonging to the ship were not on board at the time of the disaster. - ’ "Severcl men belonging to vessels lying close to the Princess Irene were wounded ijy falling splinters ’’ ITALIANS VICTORIOUS Not* *■ InUidmt. Ambassador ■ B*rn*torff, German ambassador to the United States, ad mitted Friday afternoon that he had sent a cablegram to the foreign offlee at Berlin telling his superiors that the American press was rapidly be- eoraing impatient with the day on the part of the German government in not answering the note to the govern ment of the United States on the sub ject of the torpedoing of the Lusi tania and the other incidents in the submarine campaign which is now being conducted against the alliee. The ambassador emphatically de nied, however, that he advised the home government to hasten its reply and from this response it is taken that the cablegram was more in the nature of a report upon the condition of the sentiment of the American peo ple than a special communication sent suggest speed in the reply of the government at Berlin. ‘ GRANTS PACKERS REQUEST; England is Conciliatory Ships Now Detained Face Prize Court June Seventli to Deehle Fate of Cargo of Meatstuffs. London, England May 26.—The request of the Chicago and other American meat packers that the Brit ish government take some steps to let them know' exactly the status of the land and bound for neutral European ports has been favorably acted upon by the authorities. The government has granted the request of the inter ested Americans and the - British Prize court will hear and determine the matter on June the seventh. The first vessels to ?orae .before the court will be several ships bound for Scan dinavia. which were halted last Dec ember while bound for their destina tion. Since that time they have been docked* at various English harbors awaiting the decision of the military and civil authorities in order to learn whether they could proceed with their journey without further moles tation from the active and vigilant searchj)f the navy of the allies. FRONTIER PASSES CAPTURED; ITALIANS PRESS FORWARD timiREIU. COAST ENEMY FLEET WINS BATTLE AND PLANTS NATAL USE ALL REPORTS NOT IN Advancing Troop* Capture Several More Town* and Gaia More Ter ritory as Defendert* Bet real Rome Italy, May 26.—The ad vancing Italian troops have succeed ed In taking possession of the last remaining frontier pass in the Ca- dore district and have occupied sev eral towns from which the Austrian soldiers have treated. The defending soldiers continue to fail back press ed In 'he front by invading forces. No pitched battle haA yet been fought by large numbers, but it is only a questloti of time before It is expected that the Austrian army will reach the place where it has determined to make its stand. Around this section there lias been little signs of any Aus trian offensive. FREIGHT SHIP RAMS LINER ; 360 PASSENGERS IN DANGER Petrograd Reports Obstinate Resist ance Given Terrific Attacks. Petrograd, May 26.—The Gerriian and Austrian armies in the east, es pecially in the neighborhood around Przemysl and the river .San, continue a most violent offensive against the Russian armies in that secupn. The fighting along the San is especially bloody and the attacking force of the ^enemy continues to be strong. The Russian soldiers, under their com : manders, are rendering an Obstinate resistance to this pew effort.to ad vance. They are fighting desperate ly to retain the territory gathered by them after the fall of Przemysl, when ttiey made a rush directly info the heart of the Carpathians. The losses among the attacking forces is heavy. * ' Hnllaiid-Aiiierit an Liner Bound for N. Rotterdam Forced Bark Into New York by Accident. * New,York May 26.—The Holland American liner Ryndam, bound for Rotterdam from New York, and car rying ^ full passenger list of over three hundred and sixty persons) was badly'damged this morning when it was rammed by *he fruit steamer .yweph Cueno. The liner is limping back into port with its passengers and is expected to arrive in safety about six o'clock this afternoon. The Joseph Cueno is damaged, but re mains afloat. Rear Admiral Beatty’s "lied’’ Fleet Out-manoeuvres Dafsodiag Squad ron Under Admiral Fletobed and Win* Strategic Battl* Carried on off Chesapeake Bay. Victory for Rear Admiral Beatty's attacking ''red" fleet, which out- m’anoeuvered the Atlantic fleet, un de'r Admiral Fletcher, and won a po-' sition to establish a base in Chesa peake bay, late Tuesday closed the great war game which has been in progress off the coast since last Tues day. In a laconic telegram to the navy department Rear Admiral Knight, the umpire, announced that he had terminated the game at three o’clock Tuesday afternoon, on deciding that the imaginary enemy armada had at tained its object. No details were given and Secretary Daniels and his aides at the department know little more than the general public about what the ships have been doing last week, or under what conditions the ‘‘enemy’' gained entrance through the Virginia Capes and established himself within striking distance of Washington. Mr. Daniels said Tuesday night he had called on the commanding offl- cest for full reports, and when they were recived he would make public as much as possible the story of the operations. « , There was much speculation by naval officers at Washington as to how the successful plan of attack has been worked out. Such meagre re ports as were available indicate that defenders—known as the '‘Blues’’— were operating off the New England roast. Consequently the suggestion most frequently heard was that the attacking ships had eluded Admiral Fletcher and passed into Chesapeake Bay. while the ( defenders cruised fruitlessly about waiting for a dash against Boston and New York. The war game began when the At lantic fleet passed put of New York harbor, after being reviewed by Pres ident Wilson. Virtually every vessel on the active Hat was engaged Ad miral Fletcher having under hie command for defence of the seaboard the main body of the fleet, while Rear Admiral Beatty with cruisers and auxiliaries, operating under the fictitious valuations of |'battle cruis ers" and “battleship'' fleets, under- tooK (he attack. The two forces separated after leaving New York and the war waa under way when the “Reds,’’ as Ad miral Bsatty's craft were designated, had been gl^pn time to attain a point five hundred miles from the coast. Pi-—a for the game had been worked ou» carefully by the naval war col lege and general staff, each com mander being kept ignorant of the campaign mapped out for bis oppo nent. To mulie conditions as near as pos sible what they would be in actual warfare, this program of secrecy was carried to the point of having new wireless codes for each side and only absolutely necessary reports were made to the department. Three submarines and one battle ship met with accidents and-had to put into port for repairs. The fleet now will assemble at Newport. R. I., to remain's few days, then the ships will separate to under go general overhauling at their home yards. Several British warships, which were withdrawn from stations near the coast so as not to interfere with •the war game, are expected to resume their posts immediately. It is under stood they have been cruising a safe distance at sea in the meantime, guarding the allies' commerce. HUNDREDS OF* TURKS DROWN AS TRANSPORTS GO DOWN It*t!*a Submarines Appear Off Pol** Austrian Natal Destroyer Geneva, Switzerland, May 26.— Naval activity in the Adriatic ia- creased to-day when two Italian sub marines appeared off the shore near the Austrian naval reserve station and fortified base, at Pola. The ssb- raarlne attempted to attack the Aus trian fleet, but appears not to have been able to reach them throngh the defense of the torpedo destroyers. One Austrian destroyer is reported to have been damaged, though th* extent of its injuries are at present unascertained. FIGHTING IN TIE ADRIATIC NAVIES HAVE TWO CLASHES London, England, May 26.—A dis patch received here this morning from Amsterdam states that the fol lowing official communication was Issued at Vienna yesterday : "The cruiser Helgoland and three torpedo boat destroyers encountered two Italian torpedo boat destroyers near Barletta, one of which escaped and the other of which was struck by a shell and compelled- to surren der in a sinking condition. “Our jdestroyers rescued thirty-) five men of the crew of the Italian t boats, including its commander, but* the work of rescue was hindered by the approach of two Italian battle ships which fired from a range of about thirteen t v msand yards. “In the ensuing skirmish our de stroyer Csepel was slightly damaged, but the Helgoland and the other de stroyers returned the enemy’s fire with apparent success and then re-* tired out .of range.” AUSTRIAN AEROPLANES ACTIVE Italian Town* are Vixited by ,lero- pl* -Arsenal IlomlNirried. Official announcement was made at Rome WedneMay that Austrian aero planes have attacked the government al arsenal at Venice. The aeroplane* were driven off. Porto Uorsini, An cona, Barletta and Gesi also were > attacked. it is apparent from this dispatch that, the Austrian aviators have swept virtually the entire eastern coast of Italy. Prom Venice, at the head of the Adriatic, they have made their way as far south as Barlette, a dis tance of 350 miles, porto Uorsini is about 68 miles south of Venire. An cona Is 185 miles northeast ol Rome and about 140 miles south of Venice. Austrian Fleet Attack* Coast. Austrian warships have attacked the eastern coast of Italy. An offi cial communication from the Italian war office, transmitted to Paris, says the Austrian fleet was forced to withdraw after a short cannonade SIGN TREATY FOR PEACE China and Japan Negotiate Treaty to 1 “reserve the Peace. Peking. China, May 25.—A treaty was signed here to-day between the representatives of the Japanese em pire and the Chinese republic, which it Is hoped will avert all dangers of war between the two eastern powers. Issue* Neutrality l*roclainstion. Washington. May 25.—President Wilson this morning issued a procla mation of neutrality for the guidance of the citizens of this country in the conflict between Italy and Austria. War Costs an Hour. Capt. Edmund Thery of Paris esti mates thht the cost of the war now raging exceeds jlT.OOO.OOO per hour. ESTABLISH STRICT CENSORSHIP «■ Win Naval Battle off Corslasl With th© Austrians Monday L Rome, Italy, reports Friday that in u haul* which took place off Cor- •insl Monday the Italian warships were victorious la a glorious engage ment. It Is reported thgft aa Aus- trtaa torpedo beat, a destroyer and a aeoatthlp wsr# seriously damaged : - & !■— ASQUITH FACES DIFFICULTIES Premier Has Staggering Burden in * • Reorganizing Cabinet. A dispatch from London Monday says Premier Asqaiith is face to face with staggering difficulties in re alistic basis. Winston ChurcirtiL organizing his cabinet along a nation whose break with Sir Robert Fisher precipitated .the crisis is understood to begetting ready to go to the front. He has resigned as first lord at the (admiralty. —^ . : Baron Fisher absolutely refuses to accept the post of ths admiraltysbip unless given absolute power. The viswa of ths veteran sea lighter are wall known and U la plainly evident that If hs is to issuae chief eom- ' ho will take full rsapomstfiltty Italian Government Inaugurates Pol icy of Secretary. Rome, May 25.—The Italian gov ernment has established and is en forcing the most drastic -censorship ever carried ou: in any warring na tion. Military movements of impor tance are believed to be taking place but no one can learn just where the iirst -blows are to be struck. Some think that an effort will be made to advance along the line toward the valley of the Isonzo rivpr, with the objective of cutting off the naval base of Pola and the capture of Tri este. Austrian forces aro concentrat ed at Goeritz to oppose this move. RritisliSubmarine Slips Into Sea of .Marmora and .Wreaks Fearful Toll Upon Turkish Vessels. Paris, France, May 2f).—cThe ex ploits of the German submarines have made that branch of the kaiser’s navy the marvel of the world but none of them cgn lay claim to any greater achievement than that just complet ed by a British submarine in the Sea of Marmora. Leaving her refuge Monday,- thjs submarine slipped into the Sea .of Marmora and while there destroyed three Turkish transports which .were loaded with soldiers and ammunition. Many hundreds of the Turks were drowned when their boat went down. Two torpedo boats, and some coaling ships were also lost. The submarine made its return jour- -ney in safety. ITALY ENTERS AGREEMENT TO STANDBY THE ENTENTE EIGHT GREAT NATIONS FIGHT AGAINST THREE Italian Government Becomes Signa- Ten European Countries Remain • tory Power of Compact Not to Neutral and Three Are Expect ed on Allies' Hide. Fight natlnna, England, - luly. Conclude Separate Peace. London. Eng., May *5.—Italy has Bered .Into.aa agreement with Franco. Bclgl m, Rucsia, Serbia. Japan. Montenegro, are fighting— Against these thr'e*: Germany, Austria, Turkey* These tea are neutral: Norway, Denmark. Sweden, Portugal. Spain. Greece, Holland. Roumanta, Swltaer- tbat hs powers of the Triple Entente and hoa •ow become a fall-fledged ally of Great Britain, France and Russia. •Each of these nationa have agreed ■ot to sign any separata .peace" with either of their opponents. The four powers which have thus bound her co CP rise n popn- 666.36441* InhaW- ZEMERINE NEWEST MEDICAL DISCOV ERY FOR THE TREAT MENT OF ECZEMA Statistics show that at least 4(> per cent, of hu manity have Ec zema in some form or other. It may be termed a “healthy man's disease,’’ because it is generally found in those who eat, drink and live well. Ec zema, although non-cohlagious, spreads rapidly, and is a very distressing affliction. There are several kinds of eczema, as wet and dry, acute and chronic, tetter, acute, pimples, soft rheum, itch,, ringworm, burning; hives, ste. ZEMERINE STOPS ITCH1N6 The success of Zemerine in com batting eczema in all of its forms has been absolute since its first introduc tion to the pubUc. It is used and recommended, by physlc'ans of unquestionable renown as a specific against the tortures of the distressing disease, eczema. f y' . The first appllcatl n of Zemerine stops -the burning and itching, allays the pain. 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