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MARCONI DESTROYS 14 SUBMARINES IN WEEK
MARCONI DESTROYS FOURTEEN U DOATS
IN 7 DAYS WITH “SUBMARINE KILLER”
International New* Service.
WASHINGTON, May 23.—Headed
by Guglielmo Marconi, 'inventor of
wireless telegraphy, an Italian mis
sion arrived here this afternoon com
ing straight from New York where
they had landed six hours previously.
They report the invention and active
operation of a Marconi device which
'is now being used in the destruction
of submarines and bring absolute
proof of having destroyed fourteen j
Germnn-Austrian submarines in the |
Alediterraneon in a period of seven l
days just previous to sailing for the i
states.
The authorities wi re no', (.'id of this
invention when it was first trted out
but did not. make the matter known
to the public, it was thought that the
lives of the mission might be endan- |
gered if the importance of their trip
to the Ignited States was announced.
The navy consulting board will go
into immediate conference wMh the
Italian scientists who will give ac
tive demonstrations of the working of
the device.
The invention is termed the ‘‘sub
marine killer” and is stated to he
perfected to such a degree that it is
Impossible for submarines to be with
in a certain radius without imme
diate deteetion which absolutely spells
destruction.
The wireless Inventor openly stated
that the device is marvelously simple
and not exciting as one might tend to
believe. He states that it will make
it impossible for submarines to op
erate without almost instant detection
when they come within the working
zone of the invention.
Marconi h*s numerous photographs
of his device at work. These show the
various submarines at I he moment of
destruction. Tile invention is looked
upon is marvelous.
Experimental tesls will be made,
at which the heads of both the nrm.\
ami navy department, Hie navy con
sulting board and many members of
the cabinet will be present.
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NORWAY ON VERBE OF
BREAKIN6 WITH 6ERMANY
International News Service.
CHRISTIANA, May 23.—With re
lations between this country and Ger
many already at the breaking point,
occasioned by the recent sinking of
Norwegian ships news reached here
today of the destruction of three more
Norwegian vessels by German subma
rines.
What the result of this news will
be is hard to anticipate as public feel
ing has reached that stage that open
demonstrations are taking place in
all parts of the country, and the feel
ing of animosity against Germany 'is
so great at this time that public opin
ion may yet have its influence with
the powers, and force matters to a
point where diplomatic relations will |
he severed.
This could mean but one thing—
war—and surely the feel'ings for the
Norwegian people have been played
uopn to such an extent that they
would be thoroughly Justified in a dec
laration of war against the country
which has shown how cheaply they
bold the lives of our countrymen.
While the names of the three ves
sels sunk have been withheld the re
port slates that there were a number
of lives lost.
The authorities will not permit the
publishing of further details regard
ing the sinkings in fear of the result
it may have on the masses. This in
itself is the subject of comment on j
the part of those who seem bent upon !
having Norway take the step that has I
been looked for at any time within j
the past month.
The recognized leaders among this I
element advance strong arguments in
favor of a break, and each succeed
ing report of the destruction of ves
sels brings thousands to their way of
thinking, until now they have a fol
lowing that must be heard or dire re
sults are likely to follow.
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UNITED STATES
QUARTERMASTERS DEP T
IS NOW ALLIED DIVISION
International Newt Service.
WASHINGTON, May 23— Secre
tary of War Baker and Secretary of
the Navy Daniels as well as the heads
of the quartermaster's department of
the army and navy are now working
on plans to turn over the entire quar- |
termaster’s department as a division
of the allied purchasing board.
The allied purchasing board have
expended ten billion dollars yearly in
the United States purchasing supplies
for their forces. It is now planned
that the work of purchase be done un
der the supervlifion of the quarter
master’s department here In conjuno
tion with the representatives of the
allied nations who are acting in the
‘United States as purchasing agents.
In turn the quartermaster’s depart
ments of the allied forces in Europe
will purchase supplies needed for the
army of the United States who are
in tlie field. This will mean that the
Un'ited States will not he compelled
to keep up an expensive department
in Europe to cater to the wants of the
troops. It will also lighten the work
of the allied representatives in the
United States.
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HUNGARIAN CABINET
RESIGN IN BODY
International News Service.
LONDON, May 23—The entire
Hungarian cabinet header! by Count
Tlesza resigned in a body today ac
cording to a cablegram received here
from Amsterdam. The resignation is
due to Internal complications arising
out of the fact that (hey do not favor
the action of King Charles with ref
erence to his accepting the offer of
placing Archduke Carl Stephen on the
throne of Poland.
The cabinet demanded that all peace
proposals should carry anti-annexa
tion clauses and when this proposi
tion failed through the understanding
made between the kaiser and Charles,
emperor of Austria, they resigned.
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AUSTRIANS NOW RETREAT
FROM VICTORIOUS ITALIANS
international News Service.
ROME, May 233.—The Italian forces
have delivered a smashing blow along
a twenty five miles front between
Tolm'mo and the Adriatic sea and the
Austrian troops are retiring before I
the onslaught of the victorious troops.
Position after position was carried
in the Italian advance and the retir
ing Austrians offering but a, feeble
resistance.
Driving In from the Isonzo river
the Italian troops are pushing their
way to Trieste and Laibach at which
point they will tic but one hundred
and sixty miles from the Austrian
capital.
In yesterday’s fighting over three
thousand Austrians were taken pris
oners and the casualties on the Ital
ian side were but little In comparison
to those killed on the Austrian Side.
The lines of communication are well
kept up and tho Italian army will
strive to make Laibach at all costs.
(>n the Trentino front the Italians
have conquered all of the lost terri
tory and are continuing in the’tr gener
al advance.
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SOCIALISTS ARE
REFUSED PASSPORTS
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, May t'll. Leaders
of the great socialist factions who are
to hold a gigantic conference at Stock
holm. Sweden, in the near future,
have issued a call to all leaders 'in
the different countries to meet at that
place on a given date.
In compliance with this call a num
ber of socialists in this country have
applied to the government for pass
ports anil it was othcially given out
today that the V til teil States will
grant no passports for this purpose.
JOFFRE AND VIVIANI
ARRIVE AT PARIS
international News Service.
PARIS, May 23.—General Joffre
anti Former President Viviani reached
here from the United States at an
early hour this morning accompanied
by a few of the other members of the
French commission, and all Faria
turned out to greet them.
The Parisians made the occasion of
tla'ir return a public holiday, ami
great mass meetings were held at dif
ferent points throughout the cit>
where committees were appointed
who in turn presented themselves be
fore tbe returned commission and ex
pressed the feelings of the populace
as highly commendatory regarding the
accomplishments of the French rep
resentatives while in America.
it is expected that these scenes
will be repeated upon the arrival of
the balance <>f the party, who are I
expected to roach here within the next I
forty eight hours.
lieyond the shadow of a doubt the
French people as n witole are thor
oughly satsfied with the arrangements
made hy the commission, during their
absence, and the Americans in this
country are being made to feel thret the
friendship that has sprung tip among
our people will prove everlasting,
I'ndoubtedh when this war 'is over
the real effect of the recent negotia
tions will he even more in evidence
than at this time, and all of France
ipalr^cularfy ,1‘atis Mil become a
Mecca for American business men.
where in the past it has ffierely ap
pealed to Americans as a place for
tourists to spend their holidays.
At the official reception tendered
the commission, ex-President Vivian!
was most enthusiastic in his endorse
ment of the American manner of con
ducting large enterprises and stated
that the French nation as a whole
would do more for her people, and for
progress in their country, by offering
inducements to American manufac
turers to establish themselves in
Fra nee than they could ever hope to
accomplish for themselves.
He said: “We need their methods,
we need their great lines of machin
ery in nearly every line of industry,
we need their wonderful financial
systems, and chiefly we need the quick
thinking, indefatigable American busi
ness man m our nation, and wc must
have him.”
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AUSTRIAN ARCH-DUKE IS
HANDED THRONE OF POLAND
International News Service.
THE HAGUE, May 22.—Germany
and Austria have reached an gro^
merit with regard to the Polish ques
tion it being dee:Jed that Archduke
Carl Stephen of Austria he placed on
the Polish throne. I.i return foe tnis
Austria agrees to drip all of the peace,
proposals wtv.oa si c had under weigh:
and which were based on anti-annexa
tion.
The dispatch slates that Gertnnnv
Insisted that Austria should agree to
annexing Belgium in any proposals
of peace (o bo made with the alhes.
This Austria would not agree to, and,
ns a compromise, Germany agreed
that Archduke Carl Stephen of Aus
tria should occupy the throne of Po
land which would be a vassalage of
Austria.
Austria now agrees that Germany
annex Belgium but insists that tier- (
many make a new concrete pence pro- |
posai to Russia. From the tenor of J
the wire It would seem that Austria
lias been urging Germany to make j
peace proposals to the allied nations
without the annexation of territory j
and that Germany demurred inform
ing Austria that Russia was all in
readiness to accept the separate peacp
terms of Germany.
Tiie armistice which existed between
Germany and Russia being declared !
oft’ by Premier Payoff who notified the
central powers that hostilities would
he immediately renewed by Russia
has considerably affected Austria who
was about to make peace overtures
with the allied nations Independent
of Germany when that country decid
ed to hand Poland over to them.
The dispatch states that Austria is
much disturbed at the action of Rus
sia re-entering the active theater of
war as Germany had positively as
sured her that Russia demanded peace
at any price. They now urge Germany
to make good on her statement that
liussia would not continue the strug
gle and desire Germany to accede to
any and all demands asked by Russia
to Insure a separate peace.
With the renewal of hostilities by
Russia it ,ls now expected that Aus
tria will urge Germany to renew the
offer of peace—under more favorable
terms—'With ■ the allied (nations. ,lf
Germany fails to do this it is the
opinion that Austria will enter into
negotiations herself in the matter.
AMSTERDAM, May 23. It Is stated
here today that Austria is preparing
to make a separate peace with the
allies and that the kaiser made a
special trip to Vienna to confer with
Kmperor Charles in the matter, it
has leaked out that Germany made
positive assurance to Austria that
Russia had deflnately agreed to terms
of a Separate peace with Germany
which would he signed on May 20 and
that such statement was not true.
As a result of the trip the throne
of Roland has been offered to Arch
duke Carl Stephen of Austria. That
country to be portion of the war
spoils to he retained by Austria.
Austria is much dissatisfied at Gcr
many’s method of dealing with Rus
sia and censures Von Ilolhvog round
ly for his failure In securing a sepa
rae peace with that country.
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