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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY. Cerinan army 1 eedquartera yesterday rave oat ■ stalemeal which reads as follows: "In the eastern theater of the war Hie situation north of the Rivet Niein.tu remains unchanged. To the northeast ot Suwalki. I long both sides of the railroad to Olita, oar troops 1 1 .-1 ■copied ■ portion of the enemj i.osiii..n. Last nigh! the Jtasstans delivered repeated attacks against ■ froat s.ath .r the River Narea and south d Nasielsk. All these endeavors fade villi heavj l «wes to the enemy. In the district t the soothwest of lonakalwarja Kiissian forces oa the night ol .Inly -7 attempted to advance In a weat-• ilv direction. Vesterday are ittacked them and drove ■•hem hack, in Plaadera our artillery yester-daj desiii.v.d a pontoon over the Karness canal on which a heavy gun had been mounted. To the west i.f Roaches a ITen.li attack was repalaed. Neat fJlvenchy, in the Arg anes, and near Vaminois. w. ..uci i ■• -1 ills blew ii|. mines. Ireneli mine esplosiiws i„ the Champagne district were wit boa I resalt." Rarlv yesterday taoraiag, after spendiag the utghl in Investigating the Kastlaml disaster, in wliicl 1,200 | e: -..us |., t Iheir h.-s. the cor rs jaiy re inraed a verdict I Id ng si- nun t.. the grand Jnrj ..ii charges ol manslaugfa er ami recommending thai the grand im make a farther Investigation to de 1,-iiiimh- ii ..ill. i p. i ...us ni- conmrathms an- Maw aide als... The si m, M are; William II. Hull, vice pi m leu! ami general autaager of the s"i Joseph Chicago Steamship i mnpnn.v. owner of the steamshl| Kastlaml. St. Joseph: Paptain Harry Pederson. Si. Jitseph, Mich., of the steamship KastlaMl: Jos pl . Brlckson. St. Joseph, Mich., chief engineer •• tin- steanwtbip ICastland; Waller K. tSreenehaam. ttilcago. Ill-, genera] manager of the In. liana Trans portation Company; 1. l.eit Kcid. Crand Haven, Mnh.. Iniied stales local steamboat lasneetor: Charles C. I.klin. Hrand Haven. Mich.. United states local steamboat laspeetor. ; Kids consigned to American citizens valued at SK.ii.ikki.inmi are lying on the docks if Rotterdam. Holland, held up by the British order i uncll 1. rb hiding all eiiiiimen e with ieiniaiiv and Ails tria. Much of the merchandise is .,t Herman origin ami can not be moved peadlag the resalt ol the British-American negotiation* over the order in council. Some of the shipaseats. however, are ol Belgian origin, and efforts are heiag made with the iiii.ttieial aid ol the state depart meat i" seenre ,i, conduit for this i.erti hi. While llermaay is in control of practically all ..f Belgium, inqnirie iioiu ti.i- govern i1 have hroagbi forth the state inenl that fireat Britain profioses to bhs-kaih Belgian iiorts and invoke the order in ..uii.il ngalast German i:.»..K from Behjrlaai. Si. In. -v Kidman, Audi ilias "cattle kitiL." has I litcj.v felehi.ited his lill.v eigluli hirlhda.v. He I I I ts credited with holding more land for rattle ami horse raising than anyone else in the commonwealth. Last year he stated that it was an absolute im- -sibjiiiv for him to estimate the number of stock op his various stations. Mr. Kidman owns many Ktation properties, his runs covering vast tracts of territory la Queensland, the Northern Territory, South Australia, and Western Australia. lb- has condacteii for many years an extensive trade in cattle ami horses ai Ka panda and other Australian mark. Is. Bayers rrom India ami all parti of Aiis-nlia come to the KapWBda sales. Thi- Illinois Naval Militia, according to announce nunt made Wednesday by the Navy 1 epari incut . won the "Organisation Trophy" by attaining the blghesl merit lor target practice in 1915. in - perithm with clghl organisations eligible ami nine •tlier orgaahmtMNis which tired daring the target practice, bat were Ineligible to compete for the trophy. The division trophy presented to the divi-i I sion attaining the highest merit for the year was wu In the lirst division, second ha Ita linn. Ohio j Na:ll Militia, against seventy live competitors. Tile irganbcatton trophy will be presented ai Chicago uirust 1. ami the division trophy at lev. land August ::. The Fr.nch war ollieo yesterday gave out the following stateaneat: "la the Artois region there was tli eiis|. unary boinbardii.ini last Sight, and in the Soachei sector there were several eagagements i with band grenades and bombs. In the Argoane there ha- been lighting with bombs and torpedoes in the vicinity •! Bagatelle and at Court.- Cbaassee. Near St. Hubert, as well as in the forest of Ma lancourt. we blew up. by means of mines, several German positions. In tie Vosges. ai Mngekopf, in the positions taken by us July 22. We picked up reaterday 800 Oernsan corpses ami toot possession ol two machine Willis. 200 rilies and i rreal quantity of munitions ami equipment. The Renaaa forces bfi up tin- gToaad at Barren kopf more than loo dead." Defense of the right of a hetltgerenl to bloek-ule a neutral port throagh which an enemy is receiving supplies or atten»»»Hag to market his own products is the chief argument to be made in the supplemental note Oreal Britain is preparing in reply t . the American protest against the enforce inenl of t| rdefs in council. The original note. received last Monday, his been withheld from publication at tli.- request of sir Edward llrey, r.ritish foreign minister, pending the arrival of the ssjp-ideinenial commnncatlnn, which is expected within a week. All other issues than that of the block ade .if neutral ports, ii is learned, will be regarded bj the Brit but gover cut as subsidiary iml proper for later diseaaatoa. Berlin tdvlcea of yesterday say: "Or. Theobald nip BcthmanB-Hollweg, the German imperial chancellor, who retained t.. the capital yesterday from i isit t.i the armv headquarters in the field, where he talked with Kmperor William, senl for James . Gerard, the Ameriaen ambassador to Oer-• nanv. tpday. Tin conference between tin- American itnhassador ami the Germaa chancellor is expected •. have an important bearing ..u the future development iii the relations between Germaay and the Illiled Slates. "• A dispatch of yesterday from San Antonio. Tex.. -a.s; "Beoorta of fighting without quarter between , troops of the Carransa ami Villa factions near lea mole. Mexico, were received aere today. The battle . lasted two days, tin- casualties being heavy, ami I was emhii by i1 retreat northward of the villa ! . troopa, pursued by the Carraaaa forces with order-; to aeeepi n . surrenders. It is estimated 7mi dead l wire bfi mi ill.- lield. Vwa thogsaiiil Carransa tro-.ps were opposed by a Villa f..r, , if J/iiTT "" ■ Charles Becker, former police lleeteaaat, lost his ; fatal afful for lit.- yesterday when Supreme Court I Justice Ford denied his application for a new trial. . based on the rtateeaenl which Becker wrote in the ■ I j i death house. There is no appeal from Justice Cords decision, and unless Governor Whitman intervenes, which lie has repeatedly declared he will not. the former police lieutenant will pay tin- death penalty for the murder of Herman Rosenthal at 5:42 this nmraiag. The highest honor a iniinicipalily can rive — the freedom f the city was conferred by London today on Sir Robert Borden, the Canadian premier. Premier Asqtiilh. A. I.eiiar Law. secretary of the colonics, and other members of the cabinet attended the ceremonies. The city chamberlain on presenting the freedom of the city, referred in particular to the splendid beds accomplished by the Canadians at the front. Yesterdays baseball resulls National League: Pittsburgh s. Brooklyn 2: Philadelphia :;. St. Loabi 1: Boston m. Cincinnati 5 lirst gaasei. American League: Detroit 7. New York b: St. Imis r . Philadelphia 1: Washington l. Cleveland 1. Federal League: Chicago 4. Buffalo 2: Pittsburgh ::. Haiti more n first gamel: Pittsburgh .1. Baltimore 2 second game; Brooklyn 4. Kansas city 0. The steamships Hesperian ami Hcrscbel, carrying three regiments of Canadian mounted titles, auinbei ing LMl men and Ind horses on their way to join the British forces in the lield. have arrived safely ai Ily nth. England. Tie erst live months of the great war cost Crane. • A.«43,O00.O0O francs .280.000.0001. This is shown 1 i In- report of the badge! committee on supple mental. v military and naval credits just issued.
