THIS PAPER HAS A LARGER CIRCULATION THAN ANY OTHER SCHOOL PAPER IN THE WORLD-FOURTEENTH YEAR CURRENT EVENTS Mark Registered c. 5. Palest Office A Condensed Newspaper, Weekly, for Use in Public and Private Schools. VOL. XIV Springfield, FRIDAY, MAY 7. 1915 Chicago, Illinois Massachusetts Atlanta, Georgia No. 32 RESUME ATTACK submarine warfare against th of New York, died of heart failure senger steamers carried more pas- commerce of the Allies grew mori Several of the crew were drowned sengers than at any time since the ON DARDANELLES active. Every day several Brit At the time when this is written war began. The Lusitania alone, ish, French or even neutral ship: full particulars of this attack on a British passenger steamer, car- are sunk by mysterious under an American ship have not been ried 1500. of whom several hun- This Time by Land as Well as by water attack. received dred were Americans. Sea-First Attack a Confessed Our Government some time ago " Hard Fighting for Little Gain notified the Berlin government " Failure-Week's Chief Events According to the French War that we should hold Germany to Americans Should Stay at Home in the Great War "strict accountability" for any To discourage European travel Office official reports, the net re destruction of American lives and as much as possible and reduce The renewed attack on the sult of the fighting in Lorraine property by the under-water the chances of trouble, our Gov- Dardanelles is the feature of the since March 13 has been a French methods of warfare which Ger- ernment is refusing passports to week in the European war. advance of about two miles, on E many was adopting. all Americans who wish to travel front of 13 miles. It In claimed for pleasure or curiosity. Urgent Hostilities in that quarter had that the gain, though It may seem 42 business alone will justify a pass- eeased more weeks This than practically three small, is a substantial one, be Ambassador Warns Americans port now. and the State Depart- ago. was a con- cause it has enabled the French The German Embassy at Wash ment must be convinced that the fession of failure on the of the Dardanelles They with part to take up stronger positions. ington commits what, on the face business Is urgent. the Allies. could not force of it, seems like an outrageous battleships a breach of diplomatic etiquette. Allies' Terms to Italy alone. American Vessels Attacked It publishes, over its signature, The Allies are reported to have Convinced of this, the English The American steamer Cushing in fifty leading American news- given Italy certain promises about and French Allies have now while passing through the North papers, a paid advertisement new territory, in the event that landed an army on the western warning Americans not to take coast of the peninsula of Gallipoll. Sea, was attacked by a German the Allies win the war. They also passage in British or French pas- The Turkish purpose forts in is the rear, attack to the aeroplane. Three bomba were promise that Italy shall be wel- senger steamers. while dropped, one of which struck the comed AN a member of the En An Ambassador's business is to tente. That is, If Italy joins the the fleet bombards them front the steamer and damaged it. No live make his communications solely Allies strait. were lost. The Cushing belonged to the government to which he is to the Standard Oil Company sent, not to the people of that 16 Sent Banana