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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY. The Paris official report of yesterday says: In two fierce attacks with large numbers of troops, the Germans gained a foothold in Vaux Village, five miles northeast of Verdun, the war office admitted this afternoon. On the west bank of the Mouse, bombardment in the region of Malancourt continued throughout last night, but the Germans made no fresh infantry attacks. The Germans launched their first attack against Vaux Village yesterday afternoon from the north. It was stopped by a French curtain of shell fire and infantry fire that threw the Teutons back with heavy losses. The second attack was made last night. The Germans rushed forward, regardless of losses, and, after heavy fighting, captured several houses in the western portion of the village. Heavy artillery exchanges occurred last night in the Argonne. the French shelling effectively the railways north of Haute Chevauche. Of the latest Zeppelin raid on England, a London dispatch of yesterday says: Twenty-eight persons were killed and forty-four injured in last nights Zeppelin raid on England, the admiralty announced this afternoon. One of the raiding Zeppelins — the L-15 — was wrecked and brought down off the mouth of the Thames, forty -five miles east of London, and her crew was captured before she sank in the harbor. A pilot who returned today from a steamship which he guided out. says he saw a disabled Zeppelin. He asserts the airship was broken in half and had a large dent in the stern. He estimated its length at more than 700 feet. Arriving off the east coast at about 8 p. m.. the airships divided into two squadrons, one moving eastward and the other takiug a more southerly course in the direction of the Thames. A single Zeppelin directed its route to the northeastern tier of counties. An El Paso. Texas, dispatch of yesterday says: Inconfirmed rumors are current in Chihuahua City that the American forces captured Villa in Miuaca yesterday. General Oavira of Juarez. Mexico, who made the announcement this afternoon, stated his information came from Gen. Luis Gutierrez, commandant of Chihuahua City. Guiterrez reported the wires to Miuaca interrupted and confirmation unobtainable. The rumor from Chihuahua City was a climax to scores of contradictory reports afloat since it was officially established that the American troops were in touch with the Villistas. Carranza Consul Garcia joined Gnvira in a message to the Chihuahua City commandant, urging him to make every possible effort to get definite news of Villa. With President Wilson out of town and with positive proof still lacking that recent disasters to merchant ships carrying Americans were the result of submarine attacks, the latest submarine issue was :it a standstill yesterday. Further de-celopments in the situation probably will await word from Ambassador Cerard. who yesterday made inquiry of the Berlin foreign office as to whether a submarine had attacked the Sussex or the British horseship Englishman. It is considered |H ssible that seeral days will elapse before definite facts in the case are received. Both houses of the Dutch parliament have ! een summoned by telegraph in special session today to consider the sinking of the Dutch liner Tubantia. the London Central News Copenhagen correspondent cabled yesterday. The Dutch government has commandeered all railway material, the dispatch said, and the queen has cancelled all military furloughs. The situation is said to have grown more critical following a meeting of the highest officials of the army and navy, who were in session all day yesterday. After three days and four nights of idle street cars, during which time all Toledo has had to walk, settlement of the tioup in which nearly 1.000 men refus;- to work until the union button is recognized, is believed in sight. Mayor Milroy issued an ultimatum Friday night that unless the cars were running yesterday he would ask the appointment of a receiver for the company. The shortage of paper is assuming proportions that are regarded by the Typothetae of Philadelphia. coni|Msed of master printers, as seriously affecting the printing industry. Resolutions have Itoen adopted requesting Congress to place an embargo on the export of all manufactured papers and all materials that enter into the manufacture of paper.
