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Show GEHMANS I AT IP I Capture of Important I Russian Seaport on I the Baltic Reported. I TURKSllLENCED I Violent Attacks in Bel- I gium Repulsed Ber- I lin Claims Success. I Berlin, May S via London. 2:50 p. m. Ky Official announr ement was made at eJh i In Cerman war office today that the BSi city of Libau, in the province of Cour- ESt land. Russia, had been captured by thy pl Germans. In the capture of Llbau the Ger- Kt"1: mans have gained one of the main ob- PS jects of their invasion of the Baltic l&JS provinces of Russia This mo ement was designed to occupy Libau and Riga, which would enable the German m to harass Russian communications V with fetrograd. K;i Llhau is an important seapon and industrial center. It is about 76 miles f . ilong (he Bi acoast from the Cerman -border Paris, May 8. 2 80 p m. The French war office this afternoon gave I out a report on the progress of hos- tilltles, which reads. "In Belgium yesterday at daybreak the 1;. inians delivered a violent at- t tack agains the British lines near St. t fallen. This attack was repulsed and the enemy suffered heavj losses "To the south of Ypre's at Rill No. 60, the British troops yesterday recap I tured a further section of the trench- SB lost by them three days ago. I "There is nothing to report on the L remainder of the front' Turks Cease Firing. p Paris, May 8 3 25 a. m. A dls- patch from Teuedos to the Havas i agency says that, although the bom bardment of the Dardanelles' focjs is y being continued by the allied fleet. I all of the Turkish batteries as far up tbe straits as Nagara. at the end of I the narrows, nearest Constantinople, have ceased firing and apparently If have been destroyed. 1 German War Statement, p Berlin. May 8. via london. The II text of the Germau war communlea- II tion is as follows: k On the greater part of the front there were yesterday the usual artil- I lery duels, which in certain places j namely at Ypres, north of Arras in j the Argonne and in the hills of the Mouse Increased in violence from j time to time. "An infantry battle took place In r the Voflgea. Only in this section did J the French attack our position. At Sleinbrueck on both sides of the val- I ley river Fecht, they attacked after .1 preliminar attack of artlller) r which lasted four hours All these attacks resulted In failure with heavy I ln"S to the French. ' In the eastern theatre of the war: F 1600 Prisoners Taken. "The troops we sent against the 1 city of Llbau look possession of this 1 town yesterday. Sixteen hundred I prisoners eighteen cannon and four machine guns fell into our bands. P "In the southeastern theatre of the r "The pursuit of the defeated enemy by the army under General Macken- I ten and such troops of our allies as Joinl this array, was continued I Bteadlly throughout yesterday Our advance froces crossed the river ' Wlsloka in the neighborhood of Kros- no yesterday evening 1 70,000 Russians Captured. j: The joint action of all parts of the k arm engaged In this advance led to 1 he cutting off of considerable Rus- Bian forces Inconsequently, the totul k Dumber of Russian prisoners taken I tin- Qalidan ref;iou since the end m Wprtl have so Tar been luereased I to about 70.000 Thirty-eight cannon. I Including nine of heavy calibre, have I been taken from the Russians." f Japan to Maintain Treaty. f Washington. May 7. The position or the American government regard Iflg the negotiations Is set forth In I statement Issued by Secretary Bryan following a consultation with President Presi-dent Wilson It Is intended to clear I up anj misunderstanding that may ex- I 1st as to thai position. I Statement explains that there 1 (Continued on Pase 194 GERMANS ARE AT LIBAU (Continued from Page 1.) is no abatement of the American gov-eminent gov-eminent Y int-r'St in i he welfare and progress of China and declares that its sole interest in the negotiations now in progress between Japan and China is that they may result In an agreement satisfactory to both nations and thereby contribute to world peace. The announcement says that Japan had promised the United States that she would not violate American treaty nub's with China nor Interfere with the "open door" policy, to which Ihe Celted States and others are committed. commit-ted. In- this connection it is pointed out that the American government has no intention of surrendering any of its treaty rights with China, the surren- der of which, it is understood, has not been asked by either Japan or China. In some quarters thH statement is Interpreted to mean that although the American government will not tender Its good offices to bring about a settlement set-tlement of the questions at issue between be-tween China and Japan, it3 services are at their disposal If wanted. rr . |