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Show Ja Russians Lose Thirty Thousand Men in West Galicia Battle 1 FIERCE FIGHTING IS PROCEEDING IN DARDANELLES DAY AND NIGHT Turks Suffer Heavily, Is Report, and Most Important Defenses De-fenses Are Invested Allies Land Troops at Site of Ancient City of Ephesus Constantinople Continues Con-tinues to Present Optimistic View of Situation Petrograd Admits Strong Offensive r Movement Against Russians But Says German Reports Are tie Greatly Exaggerated. I BRITISH STEAMER SUNK WITHOUT WARNING ie Engineer Blown Through Aperture in Ship's Deck and Two Firemen Injured Germans Again Attacking St. Julien it Invaders Driven Back North of Ypres French Gain Ground in the Argonne Great Britain's i War Budget Will Total Enormous Sum Italy Occupying Center of 4 Diplomatic Stage. CRISIS IN CHINA-JAPAN NEGOTIATIONS j CAUSING UNEASINESS IN LONDON ' Athens, May 4, via London, 2. 10 p m. The bombard ment of the Turkish forts on the Gulf of Smyrna has been resumed, re-sumed, according to messages reaching here from Mitylene, I and the warships of the allies continue their lively shelling of the forts on the Dardanelles. The allies are reported to have effected a landing near the site of the ancient city of Ephesus, a location 35 miles south southeast of Smyrna. London, May 4, 1:33 p. m. The British steamer Min-j Kirne from Cardiff for the River Plata, with 6,000 tons of coal, J was torpedoed off the Stilly islands Monday. Two firemen were killed and the second engineer was injured. The wounded wound-ed man and the remainder of the crew have been landed at Penzance. The striking of the torpedo was the first intimation that a submarine was in the neighborhood. The explosion hurled the engineer through the aperture made in the ship's 1 deck and saved his life. The crew took to their boats and finally were rescued by fishing vessels. ; The Minturne was of 1905 tons net and was 330 feet , long. She was built in 1 903 and owned in London. Berlin, May 4, ia London, The Russians Rus-sians lost 21.500 prisoners to the Germans Ger-mans and the Austnans in the recent heavy fighting in western Galicia, according ac-cording to on official statement given out in Berlin today. This is the engagement in which the Germans and the .Anstrians claim a notable victory. In addition to the men captured, the Teutonic allies toou sixteen pieces of artillery, 47 machine guns and a large quantity of war material. ma-terial. Germani Victorious in Flanders The German guns yesterday took tlve positions in Flanders, where the fighting has been hot for many months past. The aame announcement sets forth that in the German Invasion of the Baltic provinces of Russia the Germans Ger-mans have captured more than 4000 retreating Russians Other engagements in Russian Poland Po-land are described as having resulted favorably to the Germans. The text of the communication given giv-en out by the war office follow;- "In the Flanders district yesterday we pursued our attacks from the northeast with great successes. Thin morning we captured Zeevecote, Zou-nebecke, Zou-nebecke, Welsthok. the forest of Po-m Po-m lygonous and Nonnebossehen These positions have been hotly contested for many months past. The retreat- lilt, enemy was under the flank of the tire of our batteries to the northc;i i of Ypres. French Fail in Argonne. "In the Argonne district an attempt at-tempt made b French troops north of Four de Paris to recapture the trench which we occupied May 1, re-sulted re-sulted in fnllure. Artillery exchanges in the country, between the Bdeuse and the Mosellei also were continued yesterday 4000 Russians Taken. In the eastern arena of the war "The number of Russians captured during the pursuit of the retreating enemy in the direction of Mitau has been Increased to more than 4000. A renewed Russian attack 10 the south west of Karw;ilya, northwest of Su-walki Su-walki in Russian Roland, has been repulsed. We took 17u prisoners Russian attacks to the southeast of Augustowo resulted in a failure with m heavv losses to the enemy In ad- dilion to four officers killed, the Russians Rus-sians in this i Dgagt ment lost two ma-Chine ma-Chine fcuns ;md Uo men were cap-K cap-K lured by us. v "Near Jedwabno, to the northeast f of Lomza, a Russian uight attack was ro pulsed. 21,000 Russian Prisoners. "In the southeastern ;crena of the rH "The offensive movement bel . en the wooded slopea ot the Carpath Sns and the uper Vistula is-progress- ling well. The booty of the first day I was 21,500 prisoners, sixteen pieces of artillery. 47 machine guns, and a quantity of war material of all kinds, the exact number of which has not yet been ascertained." Pans, May 4. 2 35 p m The French war office this afternoon gave out a report on the progress of hostilities hos-tilities reading: "There was a German attack yesterday yes-terday evening on the British front to the north of Ypres The Germans were driven back by our allies "In the Argonne near Bagatelle we delivered an attack which resulted in the gaining of ground ." Basel, Switzerland, Mav 4. via Paris, Par-is, 4:30 p. m The fortifications of Altkirch, in upper Alsace, were heavily heav-ily bombarded by French artillery last Saturday, May 1, On Sunday the French cannon continued firing in the direction of Cernay. The result of this activity has not yet been made know n. Review of War Situation. London. May 4, 12:09 p. m. The re-Iiorted re-Iiorted Russian reverse in western !j-llcia !j-llcia took precedence all over phasei of the war today and even overshadowed overshad-owed discussion of the forthcoming budget Striking an average between Austrian and German official accounts. ac-counts. IOndon newspapers agree that the Russians must have been pushed back a considerable distance along this front which runs north and south a distance of about sixty miles from the Carpathians to the border of Russian Poland Petrograd Little Concerned. Petrograd expresses little concern over the situation, although admitting that the Austro-German forces are making strong attacks along the front on Which they claim a great victory German Reports Exaggerated. Unofficial advices from Russian sources assert the (Jerrann claims or victory In western Galicia are exag-Kerated, exag-Kerated, although it is admitted the movement was an Important one A London dispatch concedes that, if it is true the Russian front has been pierced, the war will be prolonged prolong-ed greatly. .ennun official advices concerning operations on the western Front con-I con-I inn the French and British reports iittaeks by the invaders on St. Julien Ju-lien but nothing is said about the assertion as-sertion of the allies that Hill 60 I a:ain the objective of German offensive. offen-sive. No News from Dardanelles. No further official news has been received from the allies concerning Hie movement! at the Dardanelles but publication of a long list of casualties Sive evidence erf the stubborn reeietr ance with which the Turks met the landing of troops. Russia is again co-operating in the attack on Constantinople by renewing renew-ing bombardment of the Bosphorus forts. Center of Diplomatic Stage. Italy is occupying the center of the r!iplomaijr stage, but there is little In the way of authentic news from Rome. Latest information is that negotiations between Italy and Aus-.ria. Aus-.ria. after being broken off as the result re-sult of a deadlock, have once more been resumed The crisis in the China-Japan negotiations ne-gotiations Is attracting much attention atten-tion here. The press discusses the controversy with reserve, although this attitude does not conceal the fact that there is considerable uneasiness over the situation in the Far East. Little news comes from the Uarda nelles One unofficial dispatch says fierce fighting is proceeding dav and night It is reported the Turks have suffered heavily and that their most important defenses are now invested, but such reports as come from Con Btantinople continue to present an optimistic op-timistic view of the situation. |