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ULLOW HAS? Ambassador Bernstorffs Special Agent Has Long Conference With German Foreign Office Today's War News Given In Summary. Meyer Gerhard, envoy of Ambas sador Berttstorff, has arrived in 'Persia and today had a long conference ivlth the Geimin foreign office. It was announced semi officially in Qcrlin. today that the Austro German forces along a. 082 mile front in Poland, Galicia and Bukowina had be un a general strike in a battle expected to be decisive.

On the Franco Belgium front where the British and French have under 1 taken new movements said to hive resulted in the capture of Gercian positions at several points, no furtnci phanges arc reported with the exception of French gains in the Vosges. This official announcement from Paris says heights dominating portions of the valley of Fecht, are now under French control. The German admiralty announced the loss of the submarine 14, whose crew was captured by the British. Announcement Of the sinking ot a German Submarine with the capture of 27 men was made last week in the British house of, commons. Berlin, June Jj.

lVi London, 5M0 djr. Anton Meyer Gerhard, who New York on May. 14 to present to the German government a statement from Count voniernatprff, German' ambassador to the United States, Tea'ched Berlin last night. This morning he had a protracted conference with Foreign Minister Von Jagow and Minister Solf, of the colonial office. "Df.

Meyer Gerhard is presumed to have presented some additional information as to the American viewpoint of the situation growing out of the tor pedofng of the Lusltanla. It is understood the German government has been delaying its reply to President Wilson's latest note until it had heard the statement from Dr. Meyer Gerhard. Russians Still "Retreating. The Russians have abandoned their positions to the north of Sieniawa, on the San river in Galicia, and have retreated toward Tarnbgrad, in Russian Polan, according to the official statement given out today by the German headquarters staff.

DECISIVE BATTLE NOW ON. Germans Strike Furiously Along Line 68 Miles in Length. Berlin; June '17." '(By Wireless to Bayville.) According to Oversea News a decisive battle; from which important results are expected, is now in; progress all along the Russian front. "German forces olong the Rowoko river (Central Russian Poland, west of Warsaw), have now taken the offensive," says the announcement from the news agency. "The German battle line in Poland.

Oalicia and Bukowina Is 1,100 kilometres (B82 miles) long. "Gorman and Austrian forces are attacking the enemy in a decisive battle, and big results, are expected. "The admiralty publicly announced the loss of the submarine 14. Her crew wu captured by the British." SOLDIERS FIRE INTO CROWD. 7O0 Civilians Reported Killed in Revolt at Malinea.

London, June W. (4:03 p. mO Tho Central News publishes a. dispatch from Amsterdam saying that a traveler from Ghent, Belgium, brings a report of a revolt late Tuesday on the pari of the inhabitants of Malinea. German Boldiers tired into the and the traveler says, 7110 civilians were killed.

The Amsterdam correspondent say no con linns lion of this narrative haa lcc received; this 'occurence, according to the traveler, Malines lias been isolated by means of electriliel wire fences. 'flie latest news, from the eastern front does 'not indicate that anything has occurred 'tlity i far to upset the plans of ii 'nr'rii I 'Von' Mai liinien, who lias lixc'd July 1 for the arrival of 1111 Aus li liernian urmy in 1 etnberg, the Gali ciafi capital. General Von Mackenzen army, driving due csstward across tbr 11 to the north of l'rsemyal, is already half way from the river to berg. On the Dniester the. Teutonic, forces "have suffered several severe repulses, but their check thus for has not been eiifliHent moment to offset losses.

If General Von Macken sen keep to his schedule, it is probable tne us sians will le compelled to withdraw from the Dniester. They also may be forced to retreat on the wide front in Central Poland. In the west the allies have resumed the offensive north of Arrns. The French claim progress there, as well as south and southeast of Souches, east of Lor. (rtt.e and in the "labyrinth." HUNDREDS COME FOR COLLEGEIXERCISES Hundreds of friends and: relatives of the twenty seven students of Concordia college who will be.

graduated Thursday evening at the annual commencement exercisea to be held in. the ooltege auditorium arrived in the cdty Wednesday evening and Thursday morning. The affair promises to be well attended, Rev. Man. of Cleveland: father of one.

of the graduates! will deliver the baoca lanreate address. A. final drill Of the battalion of the college was held Thursday afternoon on the college campus. Tho program included a dress parade, escort of colors and Butts Manual with music. Friday morning the closing exercises will be: held in the auditorium when the students will receive their reports cm the work for the second semester.

The students will leave for their respective homes ir the afternoon. HOME I'M ST. IS BADLYJJAMAGED Fire that had its origin in a. defective flue caused damage of $600 to the residence of H. Ochstein, 118 Hoyden street, shortly after 1 o'clock Thursday after noon.

The rear part ot ths house tors the brunt of tils flames' attack and wajs badly damaged that it will have to be rebuilt. The equipment from No. 8 eh glne house confined the blase to that portion of the building and saved the majri structure. When Mrs. Ochstein, who wu at home alone with her baby, saw the names she seized her Infant and rushed from the house to seek refuge with neighbors, who turned in the alarm and saved considerable furniture from the burning structure.

Captain Stahjhut. of No. 3, donned a smoke helmet; and. dash ing Into the burning rescued the Ochstein kitten, which wo in peril of losing all Of Its nine lives at once. SOME SCENES AFTER FIRE WHICH THREATENED BUSINESS SECTION OF MONROEVILIsE THURSDAY MORNING.

1 WttXr 'Triri7fMiTgrC7iVriMii 33iaWWawaWMiWWWMMWa Tne upper picture shows the district from whlcfc fonr buildings were swept by Are. Below 're shown Mon roeville hosemen pitying upon the ruin and the Monroeville flre department, with its hind engine. TOFORM PEACEJIAGUE Distinguished Men Gather at Historic Independ ence Hall. LONGEST PARADE IN HIST0RY9fJHE CITY Reception Committee is Named for Lincoln Highway Celebration. FORMER PRESIDENT TAFT IS PRESIDING Dj Foulke, of Richmond, is Chosen Vice President for Indiana.

BULLETIN. Paris, June' 17. (8il0 p. Henry A. Beah Needham, an American writer, haa been killed in the fall of a military aeroplane.

Says Burglar Shot and Killed His Young Wife New Yorkj June Carman Cornelius. well to do; merchant, summoned neighbors to Ms apartment in East Jfew York early todays with the: thataburglat haI' shot and his wife. Those who returned: with Cor helius to his suit found his beautiful foting; wife; dead In betl with bree bullet boles in her head. Nearby the floor was hody of a ypnn, man who had been ahot through the! temple, Tha intruder, whom neither th nor' Cornelius: coaldt identify rtlu Cornelius declared, that the man. entered hU bedroom to commit robbery and fired a shot at.

him which killej Mrs. Cornelius. He believed the, sup posed burglar committed suicide while the murdered woman's 'husband was seeking help; The after, two hours questioning could hot get Cornc liifcto change his story, Mrs. Corner li us was. 2 years old.

Kher. had; been married but short time. The dead man looked to be about 35 years of. age. He" was dressed: seal ring on his.flnger, bore; the Initials "0L" Philadelphia, June 17.

Men distinguished in. many walks of life gather ed at historic Independence hall today nt a. conference to consider the adoption of proposals for a league of peaco and to decided upon steps to be taken with a view to obtain the support of public opinion and of governments. The meetln was called by the National Provisional committee, which includes in its membership well known publicists, peace advocatoa; editors and economists and was presided over by former President William Howard Taft. The plan was largely the idea of former president and is understood to have the personal, though unofficial endorsement of President Wilson.

Not Peace at Any Price. At a baaiquet given by the provisional committee last night, Sir. Taft outlined the purpose of the conference. He do clared ha. was firmly of the opinion, that a league of peace could.be formed which would enable nations to war by furnishing a practical means for settling international quarrels or suspending (Continued on Piae 5, Column 1).

NOW TURNS HIS HAND TO 4 OTHER STRIKES Chicago, June 17. With the strikeof Chicago's 14,000 street car men ended by tlie acceptance of arbitration, Mayor Thompson laid plans today to settle four building trade strikes which have forced 160,000 workers, into idleness since, April; The mayor opened negotiations to bring the; 18,000 striking carpenters hack to 'work Jy asking James Kirby, of Indianapolis, of the. United Brotherhood of arid Joiners, to come to Chicago for a conference. Leaders of the locai unions had planned, tai meet Mayor 'Thompson today' tfcidUir cuss the situation. 1 In addition to the carpenters, there are 10,000 'painters, ,,.100 structural' workers and 000 laborers on strike, More than, six hundred automobiles will take part in the parade, Monday afternoon, the date of tie Lincoln Highway, celebration.

Chairman Charles h. Biederwolf, of the parade committee, riow has more than four' hundred machines promised and he is certain of two hundred more. Almost the entire afternoon will Te devoted to the parade, which will be the longest and the roost elaborate ever undertaken in Fort Wayne. Mdsie will (Continued on fsjr (, Column DR. PORTERTOSPEAK AT ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the Associated Charities will be held In the assembly room of.

the court house Friday evening. Reports will be heard from societies affiliated with the organization: and in view of the extreme conditions that have existed they will bs very Instructive. Members ot the executive board will be selected and In addition Dr. M. Porter.

will give a brief address on a matter which Is of 'special Interest. It is hoped there will he a lory attendance. GERMAN EMBASSY MAKES A DENIAL Says Dr. Anton Meyer Gerhard is Not Dr. Ai Vfred Meyer.

Admiral Howard Sails With 300 Men as a Relief Expedition ALONG THE LOWER CALIFORNIA COAST Will Rescue American Colonists Menaced by Yaqui Indians. I LAST MINUTE NEWS I 3 TUEKISH TEAifSPORTS ABE SUNK BY BRITISH London, June 17. The Star received today a teleo ram from Athens, saying news had been re ceived tnere from Mudros that a loaded with troops In the Oar lllIlL ULIWIUL 10 III danellea, above Nagura. The greater part of the troops and crews is said to have been drowned. MAYOR IS OUSTED FROM 0FPI0E FOR.

EXTORTION Steubenville; 0.r Jxme 17, George yr. Motejah was ousted as mayor of this city and given a suspended flue of $10 and costs today! in the criminal court, following; his conviotion a. week ago ixidictment. chargihgr ektorr tion by collecting extortionate fees from prisoners tried in the mayor's court. Piego, June 17.

"Vth thne companies totalling 300 men of the Fourth regiment United States, marine corps aboard, the Bagship Colorado, Admiral Howard commanding, sailed from Kan Diego at ni35 n). today for the Jwef California coast. Protection of AmeriCAns in the Yaqui Vattey is the object of the expedition. Recent advices ore that American colonists at Esperansa, some 300 miles below the border, after standing off one attack of Yaqui Indians, are hemmed in and threatened by another. Admiral Howard haa discretionary, powers to land, an expedition to rescue Americans.

At InBt reports none of tho Americans cared to leave. The Yaquls have declared their independence and are fighting to: reeover lands taken from them under the administration of Portirio Diaz. Orders for the embarking of the marines were received by Col. Jo. If.

Pendleton, commanding the Fourth regiment, last night and a battery of four rapid firs field guns and two automatic guns were sent aboard the Colorado. At dawn the three companies of marines with IJornplcte field Service equipment left their camp at the Panama CaliforniaCalifornia exposition grounds and by 7 o'clock (Continued on. Pare B. Col .) BY AURORA BOREALIS Son Francisco, June 17 The bewildering beauty of the aurora borcalis which lighted the whole of the northwestern United States and Canada, last night, Was replaced today, "with extensive re i ports of interruption to telegraphic serV ice, caused by its electric currents. Until nine o'clock today the Wester; Union Telegraph company reported interrupted across northern Idaho, Montana and the Dakotas, where last night ecrvice yirtually was, ended.

was also reported that train diamtcniftir on the Canadian Pacific rallwsy virtual 1 ceased for several hours and like eon. I ditions prevailed en ifthsr: northern) transcontinental Washintfton. June IT. At the state department tijdny telegram was received from the Orinan' embassy at Ci'ilarhurst, signed, bv the chttrsc d'allairps, making general denial of th" published charges that Dr. Anton Meyer for whom the tate department obtained a safe conduct back to Ger muny from the allies, was in reality t)r, Alfred Meyer, a high "Herman official, rerctly in the United buying ar supplies.

Nothing from Cbi'int. von Bernstorir, himself. IiHmi heard. President Wilson, it was paid at the white house today' had no olficial knowledge of ill reports concerning Ir. Jleyer frerhsrd.

It was also said that the white 'hotes had no information on eitUcr reports that tho sent to the allied embassies lirro and to' the war department regarding invention" of war implements and munition had born tampered with. No)ii. (f tlit allied ehibSsios which hue experienced interferences with its m'uils, has insdf any Complaint to tho nostolTice drpartmont. and none so far as could be learned. tlay, has any plan for doing an, In allied quarters it was tohl the Russian has suffered most interference and in six specific instances.

has. fouiid evidence that, its mnu hail been opened iin a I'hited istit.es railway mail Mail to practically ail the from, abroad has borne evidence of inspection but there is no way of determining if it happened In the United States. or in Eiirope. Whether tlie postoffice department' woulii. tske cOgnizonce of the charges oh its own account va uniletcrmined.

DIES BEFORE SHE CODLDJEE DOCTOR Mrs. Charles Foster Topples Over Dead at Honiein Areola. While making preparations to go to W'arsawv where she was to ronshlt specialist as to her Mrs. Chaj Ies Foster, 0 years old, fell to the kitchen floor at her home in Areola, Thursday morning. St 1 1 o'clock unconscious and died Ix'fore she tvniM be carried to abed in.

an sdjoihing rfoomi Mrs. Foster had been in failing 'health for several months, hut st no time was her condition regarded as serious. Shortly after, arising Thursday, morning, she told members of her family thai, she was feeling much better than usual Shd for that reason was' decided to make the trip to Warsaw. She had just come in from the garden when she wa stricken. Mrs.

Foster had lived in the vicinity of Areola for the past forty yen rs and was. well known, fjhe is survived hy her husband, one daughter. Mrs. Charley Hickman, and three grandchildren. Coroner Kdward H.

Krimo was notified Tliursday afternoon and immediately conducted an investigation. Another Sudden Death. Henry King, 45 years old. toppled over dead in the barn on the Oeorge Eager form, between Maysville and the Ohio state line, Wednesday evening. He had spent almost the entire afternoon working in the' haymow and had no sooner climbed down the ladder when hp.

fell oyer tinconeciriiis. He was dead when "member of the Kftger family foimd him. Deputy ftoroner" Oarmire conducted an investigation Thursday morning arid found that death woe due to a hemorrhage of the lungs. King Was a former resident of Tort Wayne and left here last October to make his home with his brother residing near Maysville. Tie was single.

BAD FIRE AT MONRpILtE Four Frame Buildings on Main Street Burjaed to the Ground. FT. WAYTSTE FIREMEN" AID IN FIGHTING IT PAS AS ENSIGNS IS HELD UP. Action Pending Outcome of Gouging Scandal Affects Whole Class. Annapolis, June 17.

That the Lwnole membership or tne recent first class, although gradusted from the naval academy nearly two weeks ago, is still being carried on the roster of tho navy as midshipmen, and that, in addition to the fact that no commissions hare been tsnlied hi ensigns, these yoting men'! pay as ensigns is being held up pending the outcome of the "gouging" scandal at the academy became known here today. BlGf CHIEFS IN NATIVB TRAPPINGS SEE WILSON. Washington; June 17 i The weak thy chiefs, of the Osage Indian council, arrayed in; all their rich native trailed up to. the' white! houso today and were presented to Presi dent Wilson, by Secretory lane' and Indian Commissioner' Bells. Arthur a full blooded Osage, who; as a trooper on the' 'ex; pedition to Peking is id to have carried tho! first American' flag; over the walls of the city, interpreted for the chiefs The, council has agreed to ileasefc; Blaze is Discovered by a Decatur Autoist Loss, Four frame buildings on Main stree in Monroeville were burned to the ground early Thursday morning as the result of a fire which started in the lunch roam of Conrad Hronwer.

causihg loss estimated at $4,000, partially covered by insurance; Most of the contents of the four buildings were saved. The fire was first discovered abonk o'cliick by a Sir, Hutler, of Decatur, who was passing through the town in his automobile. He notified Miss Hilda never, night operator In the telephone exchange and soon tho entire town was aroused to fight the flatties. The Buildings Burned. The buildiifga ronsii med were the fol lowingt Lnnch room belonging to Cin.

rad Brouw'er; moving picture theater operated by Frnrilc Whites office of Dr. and ari empty building belonging to Henry Krick. The restaurant building and the building occupied the moving picture theater were the properties of Mrs. Albert, Voirol. At 10 o'clock Weilnesday night there was a Are in the stove.

in the Brouwet lunch room and (t. is believed that in somi1! manner a spark flew out, igniting; the floor or the pspef On; the wall. TTbe flames had a good start when discovered, by Hutler and for a time the entire, business section of the tijwii w'aathreat ened. The blase spresd' rapidly, tp the moving picture theater' and the other build' ings. The local flro fighters, soon covered that, they were helpless with their meager apparatus for fire fighting, (Sever, the night operator, called Miss Gail Girardot, night operator at New Haven, who In turn notified the Fort Wayne department.

Fort Send' Aid. The messagS' reached the Fork Wnyns departmelit at 3 o'clock and the automobile chemical from No. 3 engine house responded with Assistant Chief Jasper, 1ieyterisnt Brsndt and four firemen. Tint for the timely arrival of the Fort Wayne firemen a much more disastrous lilsze would have resulted. Residents of the town succeeded in carrying, ont.

practically sll the. contents of the theater, and from the office of Dr. Stieman. A. part of the furniture in the lunch room als wns ssved There wiis nothing of in the Krick building.

Carry Out Movie Seats. As soon as the fire discovered the volunteers began, to'csrry the seats from thii pictut show house, and the rriflchiiio arid every 'other bit of equipment was saved. With the furniture taken from one or two nf the other buildings it wns taken to the church and to a vacant storo room out of the dangerdanger on, and was store.it for the night, and livfore noon the management of the picture had 'loseil ft lease on another room. Old Machine Rurned. An Olds muclii'n'e, tlie first automobile to grace Mofiroeville with its presence, and the property of Ocorge Leucnberger, was burned in one of the sheds in the (Continued on Pasre 5, Column ANDERSON SHOUTED "THE SJPIS SAFE" Staff Captain Countermanded Orders Given by Lusitania 'sChief London, June 17; (12i56 p.

Thei investigation into the sinking, of the Cunard line steamer Lnsitania, May 7, by a' German submarine off the coast of Ireland, with a loss of over 1.10O lives, was resumed in London today under the direction of Baron Mersey, Sir Edward Carson, the attorney general, expresses his conviction that a second marine was laying in wait on the port side of the Luaitanls. Sir Edward made this statement In reply to an argument put; forward by Boron Mersey. who said he thought a mistake hod been; made by Seaman O'Neill; one of the witnesses before the court, who testified he hod seen the wash of a torpedo passing: the stern of the Xwsltania' from the; port to! the' starboard side, imms diaely after the 'liner hod' been" hit on the starboard side. The; evidence showed' Captain'; Anderson scountermanded the 'orders Captain Turner, had Riven previously to get the and i ehi Idren into the bcts, 'A number of witnesses testified that into the boats and hod to leave them later oh orders'' from' Contain Anderson, who was heard shoutmg, "The i.sll.