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GERMANY YIELDS IF
U.S.FORCES BRITAIN
®lunkett, Daly, o'Hannahan and!
William Pearse in Second ‘
Squad to Die. I
LONDON, May 5.-~The new
military service bill, making con
scription general, has been
amended to include Ireland, ac
cording to the Exchange Tele
graph. '
Another amendment provides l
immunity for Irish rebels who
took part in the recent uprising f '
they enlist in the British army.
Ireland was excluded from the
original conscription measure.
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(By International News Service.) |
DUBLIN, May & Four more lead- !
srs of the Irish rebels were shot this |
norning i
They had bes found gullty of
treason LY & genera field u-:x(-i
martial !
The victims were Joseph Plunkett, |
Edmund Dals Michael O'Hannahan |
and William Pearce a
Plunket! A O of the seven Sinn |
Feiners who signed the proclamation ‘
declaring Ireland free and independ- |
mt of England |
The other three took an active part |
in preparing for the prising nru‘
were engaged | the actual fighting, |
but were not signers of the prociama- .
tion i
The death sentencea we carried !
out by & fAring squad atl dawn !
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Sullivan's Arrest |
Probed by Embassy |
(By Internationsl News Servies) ‘
WASHINGTON Ma The
American FEmbass - 1 S 8
making a mplete investigatie {1
the arrest f James M Hyllivan ;
former Amherica Minister 1o Santo |
Doming harged wit ymplicity in :
the Irs iprising A ompiete re. |
port of the cas n be forsarded 1o
this t as soon A possibhie and -
Becretary lansing w ecide what
steps. if any - e taken by the
Government! 16 reisve he former
diplomat = pligh’ ‘
'™ & Are et 'y romcerned
Gyt ® Arrestl of N Yan e sl
Sy reons gt ar in Mgl -Americar ‘
circien the & - ir .-v'!‘
SRy drast) * aAker againe "
by Great Britain » i mean that his |
frienda - 3 s der reprisals |
They declare that while et L
fever been &8 arde e ale f
Bome rale for Ireland » of his life
Be has never advocaisd e $t o
ary taetics flia ptee . irea
fhey say. was & entire th g desire
th vislt hie Bisthpiace an assort ¢
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made 16 PNGErs L.z oumtdis 8 10 sase,
Germans Suffer Greatest
Loss as Supreme Effort
At Verdun Meets Deteat
By HILAIRE BELLOC,
The Famous Military Critic and Expert.
LONDON, May s.—The battle of Verdun is won. The great
est battle ever fought, an action with consequence that will af
feet the, whole future of mankind almost much as the original
victory on the Marne has been won by the French.
For the Germans it means that the effort on which they
concentrated the whole of their available resources for which
they had spent months in preparation and in which they had
such confidence that they risked open deelaration of vietory and
definite prophecies of success, has resulted for them in bloody
and irreparable defeat
ol OCKS BREAK BADLY AT
OPENING, AND THEN RALLY
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, May s.—Long before
the opening of the stock market today
selling orders came In large volumes
to the floor of the exchange and in
all active stocks arrangerhents had
been made to make the sales. As soon
as trading began there were excited
dealings with offerings at sharp con
cessions Studebaker broke 33-4 to
121 3-4, Anaconda 3 points to §l, Max
well Motors 2 points to 73, Kennecott
15-8 to 54 1-4, Tennessee Copper 2 3-8
to 42, Reading 11-4 to 85, Congolidat.
ed Gas 3-8 to 131 3-4, Crucible Steel §
to 73, Stee!l common 21-8 to §01.2,
Baldwin Locomotive 21-4 to 84, lu-‘
dustrial Alcohol 31-2 to 146, West
inghouse 21-2 to 55 1.2, and Ameri.
can Locomotive 2 1-4 to §43-4
The raliway stocks acted remark
ably well. Nearly all of those lasues
sold within a point of yesterday's
close. Many selling orders were
stopped by private arrangements, so
that the offerings were absorbed
quickly. After that the market be
came steadier and before the end of
the first ten minutes rallies were In
order. Anaconds moved s point to
$1 12 and Crucible 1 3-4 to T 4 3.4,
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VOL. XIV. NO. 235.
Southern Pacific yielded only 1-4.
Bethiehem Steel, which closed at 450
bid yesterday, opened at 440. Marine
preferred started with sales at §2 to
80, a loss of six points. United States
Smeiting opened at 66 1-4, down
6 1-4, later jJumping to 70,
Trading was on an enormots scale.
Banking support was clearly in evi
dence.
Harvester Strikers
CHICAGO, May 5 —SBixteen thou
sand Chicage workers were idle today
and there was every prospect of the
number (ncreasing through mz
thetic strikes as the day wore on. -
forts were being made to arbitrate,
but both sides appeared adamant.
The International Harvester Com
pany, whose 11,000 employees are out,
carried large advertisements In the
newspapers today appealing to the
men to come back to work and not be
Tured avay by the “big. but tempo
rary, wages pald by munitions manu
facturers”
Coloago will be milkiess Sunday
morning uniess dealers pay drivers §2
more & week, according to the driv.
érs. There are 2000 of them, and
they could easily tie up the trade.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1916.
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Foothold Gained in a Few French
Trenches at Hill 304, Paris
Admits.
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By CHARLES F. BERTELL!,
Staff Correspondent of International
News Service.
PARIS, May s.—The German offen
sive on the front northwest of Ver
dun has been reopened with terrific
violence y
‘ The French War Office in an offi
| Clal communique today admitied that
| the Germans had succeeded in pen
3flrmmg the French lines at several
points at Hill No. 304
Following a bombardment of the
utmost viclence. the Crown Prince
hurled Hungarian legions against the
Il'rflnrh positions
At almost every point the Germans
I--ro huried back, but at a few places
the Teutons were able to gain a foot
l.‘.nts in the French lines at hill No
| 304
| On the west bank of the Meuse and
; n the Woevre district there were fu
‘v‘-r:. artillery duels throughout the
}'- ght
| Hill No. 304 is a key position l"&fl‘
}wm Germa have been bombarding it
| wit) Varying intensity for five davs
L The text of the oMelal communique
follows |
} South of the Somme a surorise at |
tack attempled 1§ the snemy on our
|-.'-n:v-- n the neighborhood of Cap
-1’;~ was a complete fallure |
; Woest f the Meuse, after a vers
vioclent bßombardment the (isrmans
!At yeaterday aflergooy made 1
sirae atia on our positions nort
i-»' hitl No. 304 They were repulsed
on most of the front : = s fond
hold In some ates in t advanced
| trenches
‘ Fast f the Meuse in the Wosvee
region. there as iermittient artll
&ry A ‘tivity
‘ On the rest of Ithe frant L wan
.'o ative'y illet
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Kitchener Defends
General Townshend
By Irternations! News Serviee.)
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armies oid ' » enet he
War Mecreiar ¢ e M se of Lords, |
fsohetn Tom end ad SOne &
eryining human paasibie 1§ n-.o!
srrender the syory last F.vmry
eftfurt was e 1 reliove Ihe - :
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ritish Guns Wreck
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Another Zeppelin
LONDON. May §.«The Britieh A 4 ‘
mirpity snroyr el toaday Al A ey
rar Teppein L L degttnyed on |
T sadlay By fßre frem » Eng eh |
Pl 0 !
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within 24 haurs the L 9 having hees |
fache ' L] Ihe e » . #oarm mfl‘
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L The Zeppelis AesiPaye i e
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ANy sinte 18e War agan
| WASHINGTON, May s.—The conclusion of the German reply leaves the submarine war
ifare question in this condition.
' Germany yields to the United States’ demand, providing Great Britain is forced by the
'Unitad States to abandon its illegal practices.
; Unless this is done, the note states, “the German Government would then be facing a
new situation in which it must reserve for itself complete liberty of decision.”
’ The note says the following orders have been issued to submarine commanders:
; “In accordance with the general principles of search and destruction of merchant vessels,
as recognied by international law, such vessels both within and without the area declared a war
l:one (the waters around the British Isles) shall not be sunk without warning and without saving
lhuman lives, unless ships attempt to escape or offer resistance.” ‘
It is for President Wilson to decide whether the answer meets his demands.
He has heretofore taken the position that he could not treat with Germany with such
conditions imposed.
His demand of April 18 called for an immediate cessation of “illegal submarine war
fare”
The reply announces that Germany has stopped that, but says it reserves the right to
make a new decision unless Great Britain is forced by the United States to stop its illegal prac
lticos.
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COMPLETE TEXT OF REPLY
’ BERLIN, May 5. Germany's reply to the note of the United States, which was made pub
lic today, defends Germany’s submarine warfare. Germany does not regard the reply as final.
In the response the opportunity is asked to make further representations of the United States,
!particularly in regard to the Sussex.
The note declares that the German Government has restricted her submarine activities to
her own disadvantage and to the advantage of the Allies, adding:
“No such consideration has ever been shown neutrals by Great Britain and her allies.”
The contention of the Imperial German Government is that the submarine warfare of this
|nation has always been conducted with regard to the rules of war.
| The exception has been made in the case of enemy trade carried on in “war zone” waters
around the British Isle, the note states.
| However, no assurances were ever given to the United States in respect to such trade, it
!vu declared by the Foreign Office.
~ The United States is charged with responsibility for the dan.
gers confronting citizens of that country traveling upon ships fly.
ing the flag of a belligerent nation.
“'lf the United States had accepted the proposals of Germany,
the note says, ‘‘the greater part of these accidents to citizens of the
United Btates would have been avaided.
““The German Government still stands by its offer 1o come to
an agreement along these lines,’ says the Foreign Offige. ‘
It is alleged that the United States has made a series of state.
ments to Germany which have for their gist the charge that the
mmummummmm-n;
ruthlessly and without regard for laws of war and humanity. ‘l'hh‘
is denied. It is also charged that representations were made to the
German Government by the United States which were not substan.
tated by facts. |
The note opens with mention of the Sussex case and the first
sections of it are less conciliatory than bad been expected. In fact,
there was & deflant tone about it. The following is the text of the
German reply |
| The undersigned, on behall of the Imperial German Gov.
| ernment, bas the honor 1o present 1o His Excelleney, the Am
e —————————————
(fl' Tignt, 1908,
oy ¢ Georplan Oa
3 CENTN BT Rs re
EVENING
EDITION
bassador of the United States, James W. Gerard, the follow.
ing reply to the note of April 20 regarding the conduet of "
German submarine warfare, ' 1
The Germap Government handed over to the proper uvdf:‘;
authorities for further investigation evidence concerning the
Sussex as communicated by the Government of the United
Judging by the results that investigation hitherto vielded,
the German Government is alive to the possibility that the ship
mentioned in the note of April 10 as being torpedoed by a Ger.
man submarine is actually identieal with the Sussex |
‘l‘hmwwun;nnhmrmn
pications on the matter until eertain points are sseertained
which are of decisive importance for establishing the complete
facts in the case. !
Should it turn out that the commander (of the submarine’
was wrong in assuming the vessel (the Sussex) to be » manof.
war the German Government will not fail to draw conse.
(By the foregoing sentemce the German Gov