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HHL TRENCHES m CHAMPAGNE . Troops Regain ? us in Battle ?with Grenades. AEROPLANE F1RES : NEMY CRAFT Takes Place 3.000 Metres sartuir For? Destroyed b> Exploslo?. -, ? ? ham? .?Inch rthera , ;:t in re? ve. '? sve retaken 'the , on by . and to bo ? ' ' -ouain. In : n ?n or woman; appropriate for the holidays,?of Vrste cost, yet the best of its land : - a pair of ^ ?. i** ^^^^^^ I 1 Jaa-f va FUR LINED O' - d retailers ;r these cele? brated gloves, with finest fur, from $4.00. Also ^vool-Hned silk and ^^ from $2. ?lined, 'li'ea Fownee ? that'e ail you need to know about a glove. " ?' ".'?>t tied. M th.- G? 1 ' ? Ht'arl? r.orth t.f A . bat ?ays that t? r> by Jt.f?re's cut Kecking the asiaul '.inns are taVcir - tad Giveeehy di '**. rhil? il SI v firs it reported urn. -o du-?!, ."..non metre? up. vrhieh ?,iv? thai ? '. .ri enemy era twentj metri t, ss ? - ? re f-lmo't ii tan) it sa ? ? Pre ? ? . titi.? of the most in of the old defence SI Si deSl royed l?v a : ,ir.e t" the "Eche ?i 'lesion is said to hav caused the (?cuth of eighty (?erma ??is. FRENCH OFFICIAL, ?,!?? official eommunicatio wai ?lined by the French War Offic ? ght: The tlav was comparatively caln Artillery setioi * ''.ok place in Artoii of LoOS and Givencli?. ?he Oise, i -ion of Foaqoeacourt. Ir the face of the activity of th artillery, our earn opened ac de) et * ibsrrv? ? .t enabled u ?ey of oar fire. ?? ? grensdei continue iiuitc de Souair where we made tirt??,'rc??<. Betweei th. and the Meuie, neu itt? ei destroyei reservoii ning luffocatini ? .11? ..ne of our aero plai ? . ?- ? hase si ? height o 1,000 metrei to a tierman machine ? ah!?* to approach within a dis tance of twenty metre's and attack i th machine tuns. The enemy SSVO oh Are immediately and ex ploded. The two paiiongen fel within our line near Till?lo?. The Belgian official eommunicatio reads; ion has been quit Interne along the whole Belgiai front V. conntei thelled elective |y ? ng batterie*?. S).. I .?: r Poeiele and dis . eonvoy and a company 01 he road from Dixmude to BtOOB eto. .Ml statement said: in our machine (runs la? night ted the enemy from re tine the field worht previooi lv destroyed by u- in the region o H. ? ? rth of Arras, at a poin of Hi 140, t.ur curtain of fir . to a Gemas at wfa ich hatl bee . by the exploi on of a min? During the tlav of yesterday <m artillen b< ml d deati-eye the Sainturin mill in the vicinity o b? ??!'. "r ? ii .Iff.-nee. In th" Ch '.net we hav? ? y nie an: in that fion . II cured i ? the south o iplet. To the east <>f Hutti ???i attacks \vc*r< tering the Germai tei <??-. ? ening ha? ? two 1 $ us. The tiiihtinij . on for the recapt the poiitioni occupied by th? GERMAN OFFKTA?. The official statement issued at Ber mpti by the enemy to contest , ' A u he rive 'in the el failed. In ad - n. three OUT hand?. ... n a position ? I about ted from the tteckl were r. 120 men and two wer? captured. ?-s-. EXPERTS TALK ON ENGINES Many Pepen Read at \nnual Meeting of Mechanical Kngineer?. of the thlr of the Ameri .'. Enginsere Engin? ei ing v. eil I hlrty? ? rice will be ? terday papers on ad by F, W. Babcock, Arthui Ii. ' ivid 1 ? dquitt, Hollit Godfrey, \ I . Menti n, Robert . er. Albert G Duncan, Frank W. -, Jeseph P. (?ray, : D Barlingame, 1. I Brooke, Ana i? le Mallet and Hoy V. Wright There wa ? tmoker for members guest at the club building last INVADERS GAIN ON THE CARSO Storm Strong Trench in Monte San Mich?le Zone, Says Rome. U-BOAT SINKS ITALIAN CRUISER Destroys Warship Off Valona Fierce Shelling of Gorizia Continues Daily. Pan?, Dec. 8. Th? Italian? htve re ?umed their offensive on the Car?o Plateau, south of Gorizia. They claim to have captured a ?trong and ex? tended enemy entrenchment in the Monte San Mich?le -one. Vienna ad? mit? the invader penetrated the Aut trisn po?itions h?rc, but says a counter-attack drove the Italians out again. Counter-attacks by the Austrian? are becoming more frequent and Rome re? port? greater activity by the enemy artillery'- After a preparation by heavy fire tho Austrian? attacked in th? I.e'lro Valley. Rome claims that the MSSOltl were completely repulsed. The Italian bombardment of Ooriiia ha? almost put a stop to the ordinary ? il activities of the city. An Kx change Telegraph dispatch from Zurich says the Department of Commerce and Industry, which remained in Gorilla until its baildingt were ?truck by ?hell?, has been transferred to Vienna. An Austrian submarine sank h ?mall Italian cruiser off Valona on th" 'th, says the Vienna statement. ITALIAN OFFICIAL The War Office at Rome made public the following official communication: Along tne whole front there has been greater activity by the enemy's artillery, to which our batteries ef? fectively replied. The enemy is also making an extensive use of asphyxi? ating gases. Monday afternoon an Intense prep? aration by artillery fire wa? followed by enemy infantry attack? agalnal our positions north of Pre. in the valley of the I.edro and to the east of Piazza, in the Terrajcnolo Valley. The attacks were completely re? pulsed. On 'he Carso front, despite ad? verse weather conditions, our infan? try is maintaining its sggresiivt attitude. A brilliant action which developed yeiterday in the northern zone of Monte Bas Mich?le enable?! us to capture a strong and extended enemy entrenchment to the east of Petcine. We took 1 ifi prisoners, in? cluding eight officers, and a quantity of rifles, ammunition and other war materia!?. AUSTRIAN OFFICIAT,. Vienna pave out this statement: On the Isonzo front the enemy ?' tacked the northern portion of the Doberde Mountain ehr.in. Northeast of San Mich?le Mountain they pene tratet! some trenches, but were Inter driven out. In the San Ma-tiro sec toe 'her effort? alio tilled Sistiaaa <on the Gulf of Trieste. has been bombarded !>\ Italian tor pedo boats. One of our submarine? on the morning of the ?ith sank a ?mail Italian eroieer with two funnels off Vslons Albania. Italy Must Raise New Loan, Minister Tells Deputies Rome. Dec. X. In a statement before the < hamber of Deputies to-day. the Minister of the Treasury, Paolo Car rano, raid that the budget of 1014-'16 1 had been closed with I deficit of $567, ?00, 100. The badge! of 1911-10 showed , a surplus of 1243,000,000, taking into account th? war leSBI emitted. Put. added the minister, the surplus WSI mueh below the amount necessary -,.r the expenditures Indispensable for ' ? nation of th.- war from the end of December to the etui <>f June. ? her? fore, it was necessary to make mother appeal to the Italian p-ople f??r a great national loan. Signer (arcano, ?peaking with refer t ne? to the budget of 1910-'17, pre t.icted neace would come before the expiration of that period, and he es '.turned a surplus of $28,000,0 o: the war. according ? miniitor, reached 1(00,000,000 dui the first tive month?, and would be pro portionstely higher in the next months. A Rare Opportunity To Secure a Used Hudson FROM November 29th to December 11th inclusive, the entire New York Sales Rooms at Broadway and 61st Street, Circle Building, will be given over to display our used Hudson Cars. Detail list as follows: 3-1916-6-40 Touring 3-1914-6-54 Touring All m excellent condition ' A-l condition 4-1915-6-40 Touring 1-1913-4-37 Touring Almost like; ntsvtr In excellent condition 2-1914-6-40 Touring Very fine condition EACH car offered for Sale has been thoroughly overhauled and repainted ?priced to move same quickly. HUDSON MOTOR CAR C#.of N.Y.Jnc. Cuele Building . . Bror?Uy at 61st Street KAISER TO CALL ATTACHES HOME He Appointed Them and He Must Give Order for Their Withdrawal. ALLIES MAY NOT BLOCK RETURN State Department Request for Safe Conduct Would Not Be Turned Down. Washington, I'ee. 8. Emperor Will? iam hat a personal interest in the ?vithdrawal O? ' aptain Karl Roy-Fd an?! i ap'ain Frani von Papen, attaches of the German Kmhassy. Stute Department officials have been informed that as the attaches wire per? sonally appointed by the Fmperor he probably will give personally the or der for their withdrawal. It is un? derstood that the offirials consider II probable that the Rerun Fi.rei.cn Of fire wa? prompted to ask what C the ur'ion of the I'nited States in de clarine; the kttet*S*M peneBS ROB irr,?* so that .vln-ii ;. report of the ineidtnl A. ?-iV-^*:-****.-?L??=i?_Ia!__?__: i? made to u?. Emperor R may b? rorrip'.eU la sil d?la t t The be'.i?f pr?Tsi??-d la official ?ir c'.?? that Amb???ador Bern?-.orff would not b? ?ble to inform Secrstary __B? Blag that the w|?h?? of th? Unit?d ??.??.?? would b* eomp'.ed with b?for? Satarday ??. the ??r'.ie??. Any application for ?af? conduct for ? ?nt?in Boy-Ed and Captain ?on Papen will be cor,?id?r?d by th? Allied goT en aaaata ?o'.ely a? a reque?t of th? Us tad Ba-taa The first impu!?? ?mnng repretenta ?;ve? of the Al':;?? wag flatly to refu?e ?o enter late ?r.v undertsiung to re? frain from treating the two Germtn officer?, saca they ?r? deprived of their diploma'..- immunity, a? entitled to any ?rearmen? differenr from that which a - ? eted out to any enemy sol ? r Paithei eaaaidatatiaa, however, hat led to a change .if view. If the t'nited .State? should talc? the ground that it is responsible for th? safe return of the two officer? to Germany, the Allied jr/iverr.ments would be disposed to re frain froji intervention, though it i? probable that they would insist that the men (five their parole not to ?erv? actively during the war. Safe Conduct Not Asked Yet, Says Sir F.dward Grey London, Pec. a. The Foreign Pcrre tary, ?Sir Fdward Grey, announced in the House of Common? to-.lav that no application had been made to the Brit? ish government for safe conduct for Captain? Karl Boy-Ed and Franz von Papen. The Secretary added that thus far ?afe conduct ha?l been given in the case of four Austrian? or German?, in? cluding Dr. C. T. Dumba, ex-Austrian Ambn??ndor at Washington, and Dr. Hernhanl I>ernburg. TURKS HARASS BRITISH FORCE Prevent Work of Consoli? dation at Kut-El-Amara ?More Troops Sent. Berlin, Dte. *. (by wireless to Say rille, N. Y.'.- "According to Constanti? nople dispatches to the 'Frankfurter Zeitung.'" says the flTSISSSI News Agency, "the TurkisH victories in Meso? potamia had a speedy influence on the attitud*. of the entire Persian Gulf dis? trict. Arabian tribes that previously had been invariably loyal to Great Britain have now ?eered about, it is declared, the unrest being particularly noticeable in Southern Persia. Persian tribes successfully attacke.i Bender Besase! on November I '' TOtUra OFFICIAL The following official communication was issued at Constantinople: <?n the Irak front Tuesday after? noon our troops by strong attacks prevented the enemy from complete? ly est?bil.-lung himself in a forti'ied position near Kut-el-Amara. Monday our troops, after six hours of vigor? ous attacking. successfully ap? proached the enemy's mam position, capturing a machine gun. Our artil? lery set fir? to an enemy transport vettel. London, Dec 8. British reinforce? ments ordered to Mesopotamia before the advance to Ctesiphon, near Bag.la?l. began are air? ?.dy arriving ut the fleet. CABARET MONDAIN 121 WEST 45TH ST. CHEZFYSHER THE FAMOUS NOW IN ? PARISIAN CABARET NEW YORK EVERY EVENING AFTER THEATRE Miss BONNIE GLASS ????:??..?.? t>> HlU.Xltlt ROIIIII.KO Mile. SUZANNE FEINDEL, Mile. BORDONI MR. A. NILSON FYSHER. Table? Muil He lte?erie?l I? 4.1?*.i.?- lei. Rr.nn? nrvl J. Austen Chamberlain, Secretary for India, was able to inform inquiring member? of the House of Commons to? day. BRITISH WARSHIP OFF TAMPA Cruiser Believed I.ving In Walt for ?ei Austrian Steamer. Taaapa, Fin., Dea ?? a British \?'?r ship of the type of the Australian cruiser Sydney arrive.' at the entra?es ..f Tarnpti Bay lo-.ia? i?n<l uniained BtT Egflaeat Key to-night. ??parts that tue Auatriaa tteaaaae Bornea, in port here sun?.' the begin? ning of the war, was prtpsriag to make a dash for New Orl ma '?? go into drydock, gene'?Yy ?a < r. connect? ed with the cruiser's appearance. '*?^^ra^*. % 0*-?^^^:*^^ Or/&W (M cfi^Mom Designed to Lighten the Christmas Worries o? Mankind Preceded by a Recipe for Happiness Happiness goes out from the heart before it comes in. It never by any ebance stays at home. You can harvest it for ?the common good, but you cannot store it for your sole individual use. You can lend it but you cannot borrow it; you can earn it but you cannot buy it. you can spend it but a ou cannot accumulate it. A man must contribute to the -lock of human jovs before he can particip?t?1 in its profits. To seek happiness without giving it is a futile quest, and all our longings for what we have not learned to give to others are as empty bottles in the wine cellar of the soul. Happiness reallv never was any ?rood in this world but to rive away! \ lowing ~f,t for a fellow's sister. An engagement pad for Mine other fellow i sister. \ iewel case lor a "jewel*1 in Philadelphia. A t??il?'t set for your wife. \ silver -hoi* horn for the "pretties.1 fool in t<>wn". A boadoir **.)-e for a bachelor girl. A mirror for a woman who deserves it. Yourself in a frame fort?n* girl back home. \ trinke! iraj for a debutante. A cologne bottle for a \i\x\ with yellow hair in Chicago. \ humidor from a wife t<> her husband. A manicure id for a ?jirl win? laves money. \n a**h tra\ f??r a m.in who burns it. An umbrella for 1 ncle Edward? V ci?'ar case for Cousin Jim. n A tea caddj set for Aunt Jani*. \ ma<_nifyin<: filas?, for a fault-findinp friend. A t-i 1 \ r*r mat? h 1><?\ "from one '?port to another". \n BUtO ?ase for "a friend with a rar". An embroidery let fora woman whohai Dothingelse to do. V card case for brother Jack.. A -il\er button hook lor lister Mabel. V -inellin" -alt- bottle for a man about town. A anreite holder for a man about eighteen. A cigar cutter for a "friend of the family". Comb, brush and mirror for a JTOung man's fiancee A "breakla-t rompanwn" for "the June brideV'lirstChri-tmaiw \ silver pencil for the groom to figim the coot of living \ bine shopping bag for a lady with blue eyes A desk tel for Hill "studying hard". A travelling bag for a man on the road. V. brief case for a man "called to th'e bar". A cellarette for a man who keep- a bar of his own. \ mesh bag from Brother Tom to Sister Sue. A gold pen knife from Sue to Tom. Five o'clock tea ?moons to a \<uinir. matron. An ??pera bag fora ?lirl whoiharcoyouropcintirtastes A vanity box for a pretty young thin;: in Boston. A candy box for "Sweet Sixteen". Knif?*. fork ami -poon for little Willie. A tea let from the children to Mother. A ?old match box from children to Father. A lhaving -et for (Grandfather. A bttd Vise for Grandmother. A wrist watch for Clmu 1rs. An assortment of pin cu-h ion-for an as-ortment of aunt?. An assortment <?f paper cutter- for an a-???>rtment of uncle?. A silver bottle opener for a liberal host A book mark?r f<?r \<?ur pastor. And something gorgcou.?. gold and Gorham for the girl you love above all others. THE GORHAM CO. Silversmiths and Gohlsmilhs FIFTH AVENUE ami 36th STREET 17-19 MAIDEN LANE ?____* "?E-E----?*-* S ?S* ******** r ??a*-?-* mm emtmrr me mms* -r_,i - - -m-Vm-xrtm ?_-:-*__~v-^^^^;^_Sws:o_Sw