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Show Outline of the War News Engagements of a minor uaturc iu tbc western v.ar zone und a coutinuatiuu of the extended battles in Poland and the Carpathians comprise the meager news contained in the official statements state-ments regarding the conditions at the various battle fronts. Emperor William has visited a company of the Silesian landwehr, while the Russian emperor is also engaged in encouraging his troops by his presence pres-ence in the field. Vienna reports the retreat of the Russians Rus-sians in Bukowina, where the Aus- trians have succeeded in taking 1200 prisoners and occupying Kimpolung in the south. The Dardanelles forts, according to in-J in-J format ioa from Athens, have been bombarded bv the allied British and French warships. Two ammunition depots are said to have been set on fire.' Spain has sent to the United States two representatives to purchase arms and Foon also will buy several aeroplanes aero-planes here. The British foreign office, in a statement state-ment bearing on tbe fhing of the American flag bv the Cun'ard linei Lusitania, although it does not mention men-tion this incident, declares that the use of a neutral flag is, within certain cer-tain limitations, well established in practice. The British government maintains that, as it has not objected to foreign merchant vessels using the British a as a ruse for evading canturo at sea at tbe bands of a belligerent, a British merchant vessel ves-sel is entitled to assume neutral colors col-ors for a similar purpose. The Turkish authorities in Hodeida Arabia, have saluted the flag over the Italian consulate and thereby ended the incident caused by the removal re-moval of the British consul from the consulate. ' The Montenegrin consul general in London reports that complete anarchy anar-chy reigus in Albania. He states that Albanian bands are murdering and pillaging Montenegrin subjects and that all merchandise along the river Boyana is confiscated and held for enormous ransom. The German vice chancellor informs the Associated Press that Germany will not use for the. army or the German administration any grain imported from the United States. The Chinese minister at Tokio reports to Peking that Japan has threatened military action to enforce its demands upon China. The Chinese president, it is said, will grant some of the demands, de-mands, but will resist transgression of China's sovereign right. Grand Admiral von ly5ester, president of the German navy league, addressing address-ing the students at Kiel university, intimated that the German navy had no intention of giving battle in force to the allied fleets. ''Our fleet must protect us under all conditions' said the admiral, "and we may accept battle bat-tle only when it can reckon on victory. vic-tory. ' ' |