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i GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY. Official war evenis reported from the European capitals are as follows; Paris reports repulse of series of ormaii attacks on west front and heavy lximbardni lit of cathedral sector of Uheinrs. New progress made lietween the Aisne and the Cheniii-des Hum*. I.ritish secure positions oast of Fnin-pom and make further progress west and northwest of Eens and east of Ilnrvincimrt woods. Iter In reports repulse of all attacks. German, attack talais from sea: kill and maim civilians. British deay loss of warships in recent enemy raid on English chained. Many wounded die when two hospital ships are sunk by M.leiiariins without warning. Arthur -I. It.ilfoiir. I.ritish minister of foreign affaire. Who is on a brief visil in this country accompanied liy the other British ministers assigned to America, met President Wilson Monday afternoon. tie- conference resulting serving to disclose the errors the I.ritish government made in entering the war and telling jpst how America could avoid the same errors. The visit of Minister i.alfnur and his associates to tiiis country was one which is pleasing The Minister to :: marked degree and serving to revive rumors of an Aagls American alliance. Four I.ritish soldiers at Arras crossed Xo Mans I.ind and entered a fleraaaa trench. They found a swarm of QeraHUm huddled together. The corporal ordered them to hold v, their hands or 1m- BSSSbed instantly. The Genaaaa surrendered, and then a hundred private* and four officers were marched out as prNnner. They did not know until it was all over that they had been captured by four men. Three fhirejaai are reported in the official casual! v list issued Monday by the Canadian casualty office, one of whom is given as dead and the other two as wounded. The former is Private William Euriows, 4Mf Carroll .avenue, and the wounded are Sergeant . C. Itochc. Mand7 I.osvvorth aenue. sad Private .1. I. Pamaaaaaa, iil07 Sunny-side avenue. A German submarine, after attacking a freighter and taking several men and women prisoners, stood the prisoners upon the deck of the submarine, diving when a patrol vessel was seen approaching and leaving the prisoners to struggle for life in the water. The prisoners, thus escaped, were picked up by boats sent out from a large vessel. Further encouraging reports from Russia came yesterday, in a dispatch to the State Department telling of the effect of President Wilsons war address, declaring that Russia under the new democratic provisional govern. nent is no more likely to ahanfca the war without achieving her object than is the Batted States. Charles M. Schwab yesterday offered to the government the services of the Bethlehem Steel plant during the war. The offer was made to Secretary Daniels, on whom Mr. Schwab called and expressed a desire to co-operate with the government in every way. liowfiu. a fish native to the waters of Louisiana, can be successfully smoked if the state authorities will permit the use of the proper apparatus. It is important that the abundance of bow fin |m reduced to mak- way for other fishes which are more highly valued. Turkish forces will assist the German forces in the front line trenches on the western front, so a dispatch to the Copenhagen newspapers reads. Berlin is said to lie thronged with Turkish troops en route to the German-British-Freuch fronts. Eierce fighting is reported as occurring in the streets of the Chinese province of Sze-Clmen. resulting from an attempt of tlie military governor to disband provincial troops, thus increasing his grip uikiii the province. Increased activity of German vessels in the base at Zebrugge has been reported from Belgian sources serving to strengthen the belief that the Germans are preparing for a naval raid of some sort. More than 200,000 pounds of movie films, worth about ?3." 0.u00. have been imported into Argentina in five years, the American consul at Ilnenos Aires reports. The city has 130 movie houses. American enameled ironware would make larger sales at Aden, Arabia. Dealers there are dissatisfied with Japanese supplies now being used. Official notification that the Turkish government had broken oft* relations with the United States was received at the State Department Monday.
