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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY y London dispatch of yesterday afternoon says: Fighting continues at various points along the battle front in the region of the Itiver Somme, in France, but there has been no change in the situation on amy part of the British line, says an official statement issued by the British war department this afternoon. Attempts of the Germans to raid trendies west of Wyschaete and south of La IJassec canal were frustrated. Despite unfavorable weather, aeroplanes on both sides were very active. Several hostile aviators were driven off. A British machine failed to return after one of these combats. There was no infantry fighting of importance last night on the Verdun front or over the portion" of the Somme front held by the French, todays official report says. In the vicinity of Souville, Clienois and La LaufTee, before Verdun, a heavy bombardment was maintained by the Germans. In the Champagne tins French penetrated a salient of the German front and took prisoners. Two German raitls in the Argonne were stopped by the French fire. The violence of yesterdays attacks furnishes unmistakable evidence that Germany is determined to continue the attack on Verdun regardless of her critical position on other fronts. French military critics agreed on this point today after studying the reports from headquarters. The second phase of the British offensive is approaching a crisis in the battle northeast of Albert, where British troops are striving to advance two miles eastward to the heights of Mnrtinpueh. The Germans have thrown two whole army corps in aetion on both sides of the Albert-Bapaume road to defend the approaches to Bapaunie. They are making tin; most savage counter attacks, particularly southeast of Contalmaison, where a German success would hold up the whole British advance. German correspondents, admitting the great power of the Britisli offensive, claim that the attacking forces have suffered heavy losses comparable only to the casualties at Verdun. Britisli correspondents report that the English losses have been severe only in the death grapples for possession of villages, where German machine guns have played on the British lines. No Canadian or Australian troops have taken part in the Somme offensive thus far, but the Newfoundland troops have distinguished themselves, according to reports from British headquarters. Fourteen of the seventeen defendants in the labor conspiracy cases were found guilty by a jury in the court of Judge Kickham Scanlan, six of them being sentenced to serve terms in the penitentiary ranging from one to three years. The remaining eight defendants found guilty were sentenced to pay fines ranging from $."00 to ,000. Three of the men wore acquitted by the jury after it had remained in constant session fourteen hours. The guilty were throe years: Charles Crowley, business agent of the fixture hangers union; Fred Mador, business agent of the fixture hangers union. Two years: Hugo IliUm. business agent of the glaziers union; Walter K. Staley, business agent of the glaziers union; Itav Stewart, business agent of the wood finishers union. One year: Frank Curran, business agent of the Painters District council, No. 14. Guilty and fined: John K. Cleary, business agent of the Electrical Workers union, local 134. ,000: Israel Gordon, former business agent of Painters District council, ,000; Harry F. Grass, former business agent Painters District council, ,000; William K. Nestor, former business agent Painters District council, ,000; Charles Hanson, business agent of local t.:,7 of the painters union. ,.r.!0: John W. Murphv, former business agent Electrical Workers union, $.".00; Nicholas Pekelsma, former business agent Painters District council, .r0; George Tuekbrciter, business agent Painters District council, 00. Those acquitted wore: William Clauss, business agent of the Fixture Hangers union; Thomas Kelly, business agent of the Electrical Workers union, and John White, former business agent of the Painters District council. From Washington yesterday a dispatch said: General Pershing reported today that it was generally believed lxith by Mexicans and foreigners along the line of communication of his expedition that a crisis between the Iniled States and Mexico lias been averted and that this had brought about a new friendly relationship between the Americans and Mexicans. "Mexicans in this vicinity and along the railroad," the dispatch said, "are reported friendly toward Americans in the last few days. It is generally believed that trouble between the United States and Mexico lias been settled. The rainy season is on in earnest, heavy rains being reported from the various stations along the line during the last few days. Will report within a day or two effect of rains upon roads and general prospects regarding road maintenance." Customs collectors along the border have been instructed upon request of the State Department to permit railroad rolling stock to enter Mexico bv equitable exchange of cars. For every car permitted to enter Mexico, the order stipulates, a car from Mexico shall enter. American territory. The collectors also are instructed not to interfere further with shipments of food and clothing into Mexico. It is understood, however, that the present method of handling war munitions destined to points beyond the border shall continue in force until further notice. Says a dispatch of yesterday from Berlin: German troops under command of General Count von Bothmer by an encircling counter attack have driven back the Russian forces which had pushed forward in the region northwest of Buczacz, in Ga-licia, says the German official statement issued today. The Germans took 400 prisoners. British troops succeeded in establishing themselves in the village of Contalmaison, it was officially announced here today. South of the Somme several French attacks on both sides of the village of Barleux and west of Estrees were unsuccessful. East of the Mouse German infantry was busy consolidating the positions captured from the French on the northeastern front of Verdun on Tuesday. The Germans captured fifty-six French officers and 2,34! meiii Chicago has a population of 2,550,000 if an estimate based on the school census, which has just been taken is accurate. According to the census, taken on March 27 last, the total minor population of the city is .990,059. This is an increase of 41,010 since the census of 1914. Using a population multiple which proved to be close to the actual federal enumeration in 1910. W. L. Bodine, director of the census, fixes the total population of the city at the figures given above. The school census of 1914, when the enumeration included all ages, showed the population of the city to be 2.-137,520. The figures this year indicate a total increase of 112,474 over two years ago. Two now cases of infantile paralysis wore discovered in Chicago yesterday, one in North Sawyer avenue and the other in Diversey boulevard. The cases are both boys cousins. One is eleven years old and the other is three. One case which has been under treatment in the County Hospital for several days was discharged yesterday as cured. The two new cases make a total number of eight in the city, according to Dr. Gottfried Koohler, assistant health commissioner. Dr. Koohler wrote a letter to Chief Hoaley yesterday urging enforcement of the anti-spitting ordinances as a means of preventing the spread of the disease. Ten arrests were made Thursday by the police of the East Chicago Avenue station for violations of tiie ordinance. Lester Stillwell, twelve years old, was killed by a man-eating shark when bathing in an arm of Raritan Bay near Matawan, New Jersey, Wednesday afternoon. Stanley Fisher, twenty-four years old, who went to his aid. was injured so badly in a struggle with the sea monster that he died when being taken to a Long Branch hospital. Joseph Dunn, twelve years old, bathing some distance away in the same inlet, was attacked by a shark anil one of his logs was so lacerated it probably will have to bo amputated. This is the third time within two weeks that sharks have claimed the lives of bathers along the New Jersey coast. John II. Clark, United States district judge at Cleveland, Ohio, was understood yesterday to be the probable choice; of President Wilson for the seat on the Supreme Court made vacant by the resignation of former Justice Hughes. White House officials said Judge Clarke was being carefully considered. Another name on the list is that of Judge Victor K. Dowling, of the New York Supreme Court, and it was learned that ho stands next to Judge Clarke. In addition Judge J. T. Jenks. of the New York Supreme Court, and Morgan J. OBrien, of New York, are said to be under consideration. A monster shark, whose stomach contained part of a human body was killed at Keyport, N. J., yesterday, according to information received at the weather bureau in New York from the observer at Long Branch. N. J. The shark, weighing 300 pounds and eleven foot long, was killed near the mouth of Matawan crook. Now Jersey, and is undoubtedly the same fish which yesterday invaded the creek and killed two persons, the weather bureaus informant reported. The steamship Ramos, with a crew of twenty-three men, carrying coal from Philadelphia to Cartagena, has apparently disappeared and it is feared sin; is lost. A wireless message was received at Miami, Fla., from the Ramos declaring her engines were disabled and that slit; was sinking. She gave position 310 miles northwest of Watlings Island. The steamer Van llogedorp picked up the message, but when she arrived at spot named found no trace of the Ramos. The Bremen, the second German submarine to start for America, will enter New York harbor July 29 and dock at the North Gorman Lloyd piers in lloboken, it was reported in shipping circles yesterday afternoon. The Bremen is said to be larger than "the Doutschland and is carrying a more valuable cargo. She will be followed by a third submarine named the Amorika. Mrs. Annie Bosant, one of the leaders of the movement for home rule for India, lias been prohibited, under the defense of India act. from entering the Bombay presidency, says a Bombay dispatch. Four sections of the immense Standard Oil Company plant at Whiting, Ind, were damaged by fire yesterday when flames originating from a bursting radiator wore transmitted through four batterv condensers. The damage is estimated at 50,000.
