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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY. C. -neral Marchaud iias been kUled at the front. accoL-dii.g to dispatch* s received at Paris yesterday. General Marchand was ran of the most famous of the French officers of the old school. lie was on the retired list when war was declared in August 1914. but rejoned the colors at once and was given command of a brigade. He has been mentioned several times for bravery and coolness under fire. His greatest fame was won i.gaii.st the British. In 1X90. with a splendidly equipped expedition, he led the force which aimed to annex Upper Egvot to French territory. After he had run up the French flag at Fashoda the British be-cami alarmed. Protests were lodged with the French government and war was nearly declared, but at last, after months of diplomatic sparring. Fra ice backed down and Marchand was called home. Humors that the Germans are about to begin a great sea and land offensive against the Russian ]M»rt of Riga were revived yesterday by Copenhagen reports that a German fleet has left Kiel for Riga. Copenhagen reported that the new superdreadnaught Hindenburg and other fighting monsters were included in the fleet. Petrograd dispatches recently reported that Field Marshal von Hindenburg was displaying great activity on the northern front as if in preparation for a renewal of the drive on Riga, checked by the Russians last fall. Swedish newspapers report that a large German fleet ap-l eared in the Cattegat off the southwestern coast of Sweden Saturday night, but was forced to retire by English submarines. The British ambassador. Sir Cecil Spring -Rice, told Secretary Lansing Maty that his government was striving to eliminate the delays and interference to mails, against which the United States is again about to make protest, hut that Great Britain could not relinquish its claim to the right to prevent the use of the mails for transmission of goods or information by its enemies. The Halted States is about to make a renewed demand that the interference with mails, particularly those of neutrals, be abandoned immediately. General Carranza has agreed to Major General Scotts informal understanding with General Ob-regon. which provides that Carranza forces shall end -avor to show their ability to control the situation in northern Mt xico while American troops remain foi the time heirg. Secretary Baker laid before President Wilson and the cabinet the information brought by Major General Scott. Alter the cabinet mc-ting it w: s reiterated that no armed intervention w::s in prospect and that the situation apparently was improving. Four western governors will march in a preparedness parade which is to be held in San Francisco in June under the auspices of the Pacific Coast Defense League, according to an announcement made public there yesterday. Militiamen from ten states and local labor and fraternal organizations will also be in line. The state executives who have accepted the invitations to participate are Hiram W. Johnson of California. Emmet D. Boyle of Nevada. James Withycombe of Oregon and Ernest Lister of Washington. The Italian war office has issued a detailed statement of the Italian operations for the last two months, including a rejmrt on the recent Isonzo offensive. It was stated that the Italians attacked path in this zone and in the Trentino to prevent Austrian troops from being sent into action with the Germans at Verdun. In the two months iieriod the Italians have captured 2,100 prisoners, two field guns and seventeen machine guns and have destroyed thirteen enemy aeroplanes and five hydroplanes. An outbreak among the Austrian prisoners of war in the internment camp at Kapnskasing. Canada, last Friday was quelled by the military authorities after one of the prisoners had been killed, nine seriously wounded, several fatally, aud four slightly injured. The revolt was said to have beea started by alxmt 300 Austrian prisoners who were removed from the camp at Penarium. where they had refused to work aud had turned on their guards. • Despite the steady growth of the "peace faction" in Germany, the government is making no effort to check the movement. The freest latitude is being given the newspapers by the censor to lis cuss the possibilities of an early iH-ace and the terms ii|ton which it shall be made. In both official and unofficial circles peace talk is taking a prominent place. G-rmany in a note presented tr Seer-tary Lansing by Count von Bernstorff yesterdny warns neutral governments that merchant ships flying neutral fl.-ps must obey the provisions of international law in regard to their conduct when stopped by a German submarine, and that they incur danger should they turn theii ships in the direction of a submarine. Mexican bandits burned to death 150 passengers in one car, and wiped out the train guard in wrecking a passenger train carrying nearly 1.000 persons at Ayuzco. near Mexico City, according to reports received at Laredo. Texas, yesterday. The survivors are nqiorted to have reached Mexico City. I I • I f i i t ,• s i i t j s • . • p
