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THE SUN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1914.
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FRANCE SAYS GERMAN ATTACK IS SLACKENING
ft
0krcecl tlio lino nt S'olduil nml Nlcdeti.
liurg, ami llio Ninth Corps, whoso lcit
flanlc has been Hip region nf Kiillsez.
The, great buttle which will decide tho
fate of ICaM Prussia Is rapidly develop
ing. The German cavalry suffered dis
aster at Dcvhiten In attempting to strike
thi right Hank nf the Russian force,
which wuh moving across the Mnzurlni
Lakes region. The Germans are now
concentrating nil their strength on an j tilKe,. -.
elaborate pisltlon In the region of 'Another terrliic ti.ttle In ta, .ns be
Darkehmen, south of Insterburg. j tweet. Cieit'toch nvc. and Cracow "
The Inhabitants who had not lied, Tim German f . , t, -v. ..mi tt.e Warthe
westward have been put to Work under 1 and the Vistula a,t . a it hi reported,
German sappers and are being paid it lx nrmy corps und pic. outs a front ilfty
.i . , i. .. i,,, uhn I. five miles wid . 'ilie two Ni,s prevent
the rate of one mark an hour. What Is
practically a slrgp position, with solid
emplacements for heavy run mm, li
being prepared. The lemalnder of the
population, ahout i'nn.OiiO, have been
taken to F.lhlng and Marletiborg under
the German refugee organization.
A telegram from Irkutsk. Siberia, nil
nnunccs that train lllled with Gortinn
and Austrian prisoner are now passim?
eastward to th" settlements In tho
Triins-Halkiil territory. Owing to dls
rlpllnary troubles the Hermans aro
locked within these trains ami the Aus
trian, are only allowed to take eserclsu
when the trains stop nt certain stations.
the russTanreport.
riitMltiK llrlvvcen Vlstnln nml
Wiirtlie 1 Stubborn.
VKTtionHAti, Nov. 23. Tho followlnc
statement from the Russian (leneral
Btaff was Issued to-day:
The lighting between the Vistula
nml the Warthe rivers rontlnttes.
It still maintain the character of
cvtreme stubbormiess. Throughout
the entire ilay of November 2.1 we
repulsed everywhere Impetuous
German attacks.
We discovered toward Valloun
row (lernuin forces with which It
was Intended to turn our left. wing.
(a i lie front of Ozenstochowii
Cracow there Is no essential chango
In the situation. In the righting
of November 'Jl we captured more,
than 5,000 Austrian.
DETAILS OF SUCCESSES.
Hussion .liuirnal Give I'llrlllcr l'nr
tlriiliim of German ll" rrse.
Special Cable Petpatch to The Scn.
T'etroorao, Nov. 13. A scmi-ofllelal
ummary of the operation of Russian
srmics between November 19 and Novem
ber 22 is published by the Army .Uej
cnjjrr. It Is as follows :
Having defeated the Germans at Wlr
to.illcn, the Russians drove them to the
Guniblnnen-Augeiburg front. Tho Rus
hlans iidvanrcil victoriously, clearing the
enemy's rear guard from very power
fully fortified positions.
In the Mazurlan Kakes region, our
troops, successively forcing all obstacles,
npproneheii the utmost line of the Ger
man defence, works, wnicn are auout it
be broken through.
Along the Thorn-Hlala front the Ger
man resistance has lost its strength. Our
troops after repulsing furious counter
attacks, took the offensive.
Between the Vistula and the Warthe.
the enemy In strong force vigorously nt
tacked u. Our ndvanee guards, fighting
all the time, retired in the dltectlon of
the Itzura River, At the same time the
Austro.Oerman army took the ornslvu
on the Thorn-Kaliscz front in a south
easterlv direction and attneked our troops.
On the Czenstachova-Cracow front the
engagement is developing Into an ex
tremely sanguinary battle. Our troops
hnvc Impeded the advance of the enemy
nnd have repulsed him by counter attacks.
On the northwest, near Ixidz, we repelled
tho enemy and captured a German battery
of heavy guns and several hundred pris
oners. In the region of I.errhlta and Orloff the ,
Germans gained a foothold and threw out j
advance guards toward PIantk. Our ,
troops, taking the offensive, overthrew the
enemy, .rapturing two regiments, half of
another and numerous guns.
In tho Czen.s:acihova-Craoov district
we attacked large Austrian forces and
routed them. I
On tho Gnllclan front we pursued the
en-my. who rettcated toward Cracow and,
ftonthwe-st toward the Carpathians, be- j
yond which they occupy passes power
fully defended. The Austrians retiring
on Cracow are making great effort to
retard our lrre.slntlble advance.
2 REGIMENTS CAPTURED.
JttisnliiiiK Take Many I'rlaiuier
In
roland, IVtrourntl Ilrnrs,
Slitrial Cable Ptipnrelt to The Sex.
I-onpon. Nov. 21. A Petrograd des
patch to tho .Vorn(ii0 J'ol says:
"Although confirmation by the military
oftlcials is uwalted, thero Is excellent au
thority for the statement, that the Rus
tians have fcored a considerable success
on tho Vlstula-Wartho front, where two
entire German regiments wero taken pris
oners. 'Jim Czar, while visiting ffie
wounded nt Tsarskoe-Selo Hopltal to
day, gave them this nows, which hsd jubt
bsii received.
"Tho Czar wtui In a particularly rhecr
ful fnimu of mind, and thoso piesent
augured from tills that the news was In
ifalky much more important than ho
thought nwesary lo explain to
woundul. in f.ict It is supposed that the
turning point has liei u ri-aeheil in the
great bactle which has been raging for a
week."
SEIZE 12,000 GERMANS.
. .
1UI1.I..H. Iteport Victory In I'lglitlnu:
nt Km no,
.Special fable Dcipatvi to The Scs.
Ixjndon, Nov, 23. -nespatches received
to-day from correspondents in IVtro
Krad, contuiiuiiR uuoflicial news, seem
to show that the tide In turning In fuvot
of the Russians once more in Haul Prus
sia and in the vital battles In Poland.
Thn uuollicial news Is that tho Russians
defeated the Germans al Kutuo, between
the Warthe and the Vistula und twenty
live miles northwest of I.owisi z, and
raptured 12,000 men, and Hint the Rus
sians In - iiiken Giimlilnncn. v
I'-ast
Prussia, a town which had been
clifllctilt obstacle in the advance towiiul
Insterburg. I
Thn German General Staff nnuoiinreil 1
to-day that the appearance of Russian
i ('enforcements in Poland is postponing ,
tlie derision of the battle In that to.
filon. Tills statement is taken to mem
that Hie Russians lire employing tactics i
j-imllar to the stroke which turned the ,
Germans ! .ck from Win saw on Oclo-
lier IS- -suddenly striking with u largo
body of tresh troops which had been
massed and held ready for tho
cincrgencj. This strategy has bncu
iJuiractcrlstlc of Russian operations
rince the beginning of the war. Rus
linn roll rats have seldom been prolltahlo
to their opponents.
The ileypmcli assert! 'g that the Rus.
cvhts wcio v.ioiionu in IC ut tin was as
li yoAs;
tt is now only a iiucstioji of how
.xsfny Go minis Miciveded In ewaplii!;,
Jt is declared hero lo-day. Reports are
coming In of fresh and Important suc
cesses gained by the Russians between
tho Warthe and the Vistula .-Ivor'.
CVMIO liiTinniii CiiiHiirril.
"The battle which h.i lieMt racing be
fore Wars i. v ha-" n.o'li.d In a eh ck to
the forwiud inj..n tit o' tho G.iiuans.
The Gi'innoi 1. i 're i 'id It !) enor
molts. At :uln tvvemv-tivc miles tiortli.
llnnltlng operations by either side, hence
the lighting hit consist.! of frontal at
tacks. Military observers bcllevo that
t.'c Hurs.nns have completed their con
centration, which was delayed by the
poor load anil a lack of railroads, and
that tho Hermans will not be nble to
advanco fuither.
If a report to tho t)aly Tclcpraph that
thn Russians have occupied Olltnbhmcn,
Kast Prussia, Is true, it marks a distinct
advance toward tho railway centre of
Insterburg and the Unnilg-Thorn line.
(Sumbltmen is sixty njllcs cast of soutli
of K'tcnigsbeTg and is sixteen miles east
of Insterburg, tho key to the railway
system of Enst Prussia. If the nusalans
are aide to follow up their reported suc
cess at (lumblunen by the rapture of
Insterburg they will bo in a position to
invest Komlngsberg to the west und to
strike south In an attempt to cut off
Hen. von llindenburg's nrmy In Poland,
provided the HumIs.ii centre su-:eeds In
Poland.
The unolllclal news from Herlln and
Vienna Is In conllict with the reports from
Petrograd as to the operations nil ulong
the eastern front. A despatch received
from Herlln, via Amsturdam, st.its that
the German forces have been prrssms
steadily forward south of the Vistula and
have captured Irfivvisri, Debskr ami He
lnzlou'. These tonus an- on the i'.zni.n
Illver, and Rczhuthiw Is thirty-one niile-
west of Warsaw, It Is given out In Her.
lln that tho capture of Lowiscz, which In
on the south bank of the Uzoura, Indi
cate that tho CSermans have crossed that
stream In force. l-owiscz Is an important
railroad point, two lines from there run
ning to War3.iw one through Sklcrnle
wire, the other through Hoeharzew.
So far as ran be Judged here, the re
IKirts of an unchecked Herman advance
were current In Herlln before the German
General Staff announced otllclully that the
lltisslans had thrown fri'h troops ln'o the
battle. The exact situation can scarcely (
iiecoine KIIMIWI IUI til iiihi- i jn-
sibly longer . hut military authorities find
leason to believe that Russian numbers
and skill have been a match for the ,-plen-did
generalship of Von Hlndenburg,
GrrmniiK CritH llstirn.
It Is pointed out ulro that If 'he Ger
mans are forced to retreat Von Hlnden
burg will be in peril of envelopment. His
situation will be more dangerous than
was Von Kluck's before Paris on Scptem
Iwr 0. In Bast Prussia and In southwest
Poland the Russians hnve vast fore t
which oould le used to Intercept Von llin
denburg's retreat. The Russian right
wing and Oie Russian left w!ng have con
tinued their advance in spite of the critical
situation In western Poland, and the slg
nllleance of these uninterrupted operations
Is that the Russian commander In chief
was confident of his ability to stay and
defeat the new German Invasion at tile
centre whtn the time came.
lucre is icph iicwa irum mc iwiir uo
fre Cracow than from any other area of
lighting. The Austrian oiiiciai reports
There Is less news from the battle be
claim contains an admlss.on that'the Rus- 1
sians are witliln fifteen miles of Cracow
It Is ofllrlally. nnr.oimced In Mcnua that
the Austro-Ofrman armies In Poland are
Mf.idlly gaining ground, having driven
all' tho Russ.uns south, of the Szrenlava
River back across the stream with heavy
losses. The river at one point is within
ttfteen miles of Cracow.
BRITISH HAVE NEARLY
450,000 AT FRONT
Losses Muile Good, nnd Fresh
Troops Ate Steadily Join
in"; Army at Ypres.
.'r'fiil fablr Dupatrh to The Sun.
Pmus, Nov 13. It w.is learned here
to-day that the Ilrltlsb forces on the firing
line in Krance and H-Iglum now number
from 100,000 to 450.000 men. The Hrltlsh !
centre Is at Vpres, with the right and left i
wings extending south and north from
that point.
Fresh troops, the pick of the Territorials,
am continually coming to the Continent.
The Hrltlsh losses, ns recently nnnounced
officially In Tondon, amounted at that time
to D7.000 killed, wounded and missing.
This wastage has now been made good
by the new contingents and the Hrltlsh
line Is reported to be stronger than at nny
time since tho beginning of the war.
PREFER FOOTBALL TO WAR.
London I'uper M'nnt Men Who A1-
.e...i (:..,, n i-lKht.
LoNti":.
Nov. 23 Strong protest is
against what the fall Matt C.tttrttr calls
"the football cancer, which la keeping
too many able mm from thn colors. Thn
pious pro-tints aniinst the falluro of those
who me in r-h'ug.. of the recruiting to In-
duc both piayer. and sprotators of foot-
nan gan f i io ngni inr me i-'"iniry.
.... .. ..... ..
i no liuwiij Ktoimuru t ays mat one re-
I c'"" htt was obtained i.s tlia re-
Huh t ,pwtPlu.a made Ian Saturday lo
thousands of spectators urslng them to
Join tho inlors.
No reenilts wero obtained nt Notfbig-
m,nchW,,;nd ,;:0 o,rwaOru"V.ed't
l i tt t'.n iruited t
7 f'o.itl.i'l . nrli n tiasslon tint noth-
ig on Sra w It-' 'Jv the "
".. J.V -Vuorous j oiuh sbouhl
i. ;,.tr,iiv ,w.,i.,irt n, i. n.l. U urn
tlie tlrii lor th devi lopmetit of anv pis.
sio save lovo of country "
The li'ridn'iuifi r (inj'ttn ays that
there I only one way In which the
Football Arvoeiatlon
.in put Itself right,
1 In Hie evis nf tho pulillc. and Hint Is
bv illsconlinulng Its piogramme
JNtW null U no iUH JlUinovJUlLUS.
Purls Hear Aiistrliwt Hinperor lln
llnniilileil Fniiilly,
Special fable lepat to Tan Sin,
l'.viis, Nov. 23 A tnlfgram from llaslo
npe.it tlie stoi y in a Herlln despatch
, V'"'.. ,' ;, i t ',. , , .'.iVii.i . ,
, .1 T. ,,,,. .,"1.1,-
i ment conferiing tiniilllty on tlielr family.
No explanation Is given for this action,
SAXONS TO GIVE AID,
Propose l.-,ll,ollll,ooil Loan tn Help
sufferers,
I'll I'enlral .Veiet
Amstk'U'VM. Nov 23 -- despatch from
Ilri'silen
iys Hi it the Hix ni Government
will urn .mien till- wesit u bill for an ev-
.. . ..... '" ' '! '
tr .oi din. H Rule loan
rellovc mil v
murks I ,,.0,000.1100 f to
caused by tho war.
Above, a detachment of French youths of the 1915 class just
called to the colors in the armv being reviewed by Gen. Gallieni,
r ti i u- r
'Governor of Pans. Below, German soldiers pulling one of the
great Krupp howitzers over soft ground to get it in a favorable
position to fire on the AlllCS.
German Attack Weakens,
Says Report From Parts
Kaiser's Knives Found lo lie Short of Ammunition on Sev
eral Occasions. While Allies Silence (inns
Under Direction of Aviators.
IMPORT A XT A 1) V A XT A (i MS
Jwmf ruble Peipileh to Tlir Srs.
Hams, Nov. 23.- Appended to the nffl
rlal rnmniunlutpi Issued at 10:3a to-
'night was the following report entitled
"Home details on What liapponeu aion
the front from November 15 to Novem-
her 21," with the following In paren
theses: "This noto must not bo con
sidered ns un otllclal rtocunienf';
"The last few days have been marked,
with the exception of certain points, by
a noteworthy slackening of tho Germun
action. On our side, however, our artil
lery and Infantry havo obtained Im
portant advantages from tho enemy In
what has becomo nn actual siege wir
owing to the strength of both sides and
tho positions which they uro holding.
"Si:ition 1. From the Sen to the l.y.s
I rTotll the t-ea to the I,ys our artillery.
'having perfected Its range, thanks to
. thn information ohtalnod by our
I ..,., ,,., o,i ,,, .,,.. ...rill
1 111 u"
i Artillery l.llerllvr,
..) t1H J70, wc destroyed several of
i nemv.8 Buns jn t10 reKion of Ypres.
Q . , h . 0tn ,,,.,, .t
. ., . k,, . ,
u in tnetilr nl Vt.iiinnrf Ml r iiltil-
,
lery promptly rcturneu llio enemy s lire
on thu 19th and It was in this liliiniwi
that wc were nble lo stop tlin bomliard-
ment directed ngiiiiist tlie Ypres rail-
r).,(1 8lt,tlon and the rn.nl from Peper-
1"h Y"re- 'r" anW
nll)(Mre,i ,m .several occasions tn Ho
Hllorl of nmuuuiltlon .Several German
" W.ode and these proved
upon examination to bo of the model
used for nr.ictlce.
"Our Infantry during the last five days
, has lost non. of its positions In this region
: and has ofton gained ground. Partial at-,
taclts attempted ny tne enemy have al
ways been repulsed On the other band.
our attaeKs nave almost always surrrrmil
J In strengthening our hold on tho ground
I already gained
'.oniixcs llelnlie Woods,
"On tho ICth. north of Ilclsas. Ihl If.e.ipturlng the mitrailleuse. Then, hav
Zouaves of tho Moroccan brigade recap-1 i)H(. reepforccd, they forgi-d ahead,
lured in a li iyonet cliarge a wood of . ,,,,.,! t, riiuri., and t,c publlo souare
triangular formation which proved dlffi-.llhl ,I0V(. t,0 Oermiius buck lo the point
cult to hold but which they succeeded i frm w,ch they had stinted in nn attempt
nevirlholess In lioldliig. 1 no German,,, lMl.,lU ,nl. ni.M, ln xMf nPW ll)lf,Mt
trenches, which are to-day occupied by.,,,,, u,.,.,,,,,,,, i,mt hcveral liuudrwl in dcid
the Zouaves, wero flllisl with liodlca of ,, nnded. Wo lost Itx-a (linn 100
dead Germans. ,..
I'I.-mi-I lin.- ui.lllli Ihn llltlul. .1, M I U
found in another trench . 200 dead Ger-
mans. This Indicates llptl ,n enemvs
osses con ii.io very heavy t should
bo noted that when our Infantry given
way before ,.n exceptionally violent attack
It is the first to t. sumo the offensive. Hen
VldalV troop, recaptured In this manner
.luring llio night of November 17-IS a
-i 'n , r..iun ,... . ., i,,,, ,,i- , , in
1 , thl o er.ll or
"ill opciaiion
! .'.'mT.!";i. '"' i ,l,h" RE ,0 .,hf 1"'
1..,, . . .. . . '
south, Hon. ArmcnllcieH to tho Oise, the
Cannon Fodder and the Cannon
vWl "W. . t
(JA1 X K I) A X I ) 51 A 1 XTA IX ED
InM seven days have geneialiy ben cilni.
In thl region our artillery has al"o made
"ever.tl successful attacks, fin the I'tli
in particular it dispersed or killed all the
men of a company of German bombaidlers
wlii were attempting to throw bomb into
jiii trenches near Heaumont.
Trrnr Iim llriitro nl.
nil the l'Jth our Infantry was not as
sueci ssful as had been expected, but our
artillery destroyed the trenches and the)
Darned wire entanglements ot tne enemy
without any return lire from the Ger-
mans. Through this action we secured
positions dominating the defence works of
tlie Germans."
"Suction 3. Trom the Olsn to the Ar-
gonnc. There havo been several lively
engagements. Our cannon lntllcte.1 serl-
ous damage on the enemy.
"On tlie ICth east of Rheims we caused
thu i .xp'.o'lou of nn ammunition depot,
On tin 17th near Vlell, Arcy, our heavy
an. '.lery demolished three German 77
mill. meter guns and a caleson, and on the
sninu day north of Craonno. It sllenred
the tlio ot several of the enemy's bat -
tirlej,
"On the following day a German camp
at Almfontalno located by our batteries
was attacked and tho enemy was com-
pelled to tier.
"On the 19th, near Rouge Malsnn, we
did scrl ni" damage to a section of 103
of tho it'tiny and demolished "lie of his
heavy iterence woras near me tarm or
1 1 1. .,,.. i,i.
1 1 1 Ul lelllse.
i ,.r ,1,.. n,i, npvn.i h.a
' ,11: "i, trenehes
1 v"oiv ".Bii'S "f trenches
j
' dinners I'oiindciit.
., BU(.(.,.S. mnflrm snd Justify
U m ou ' ta W.
cirnry of their tire.
"On the 17th the nff.ilr at Tracy-le.Val
was extremely brilliant for our Infantry.
Th; Gernm, 1 "" "r ,1' ;.lr
The vlll.igo wa.s lK.inliarde.1 by their
2"i mllllnie-er howitzers, mid two Kit
'.iIIoiih wcie sent to uttack the northern
tuti of hi village. This sudden and
missive nttick brought tho enemy tlnst
11 """''' snu. ir ano vnereaiior io tne
"" ' " ' ' " in ..-
UK IV lull I ,iiiieii-ii iiiiiii ii.-i, . inn nun run,
s i rnpidb obtained, was Jurr an rapidly
lost.
"A feci Inn of Zouaves charged at once
.'ii:iln-.t llln lli':lrtl!lL- ruri'rt i.nd hoiri, li.
-. inn ner oronr ,ir I iu, ennp.ici nr Anr
.;; . ,." furnished arind Ht.
),)., , ,, j.-.n- d IMrln. Tivo
, ompanl. s of our Infantry weir attacked
.snddenlj by two battalions and driven
r,m ,,,-lr ttrnol.es. On the following
,m. tl,,.y ..captured all tho ground
M0, they had lost and took eighty
pnso.icis
, """ ' ."""''"V"" "", "
'aile lo do o. work dcMi'tc the rain
1,4 w'"tl",r The services
.. w ...ww.w.. ,v vmi - ,i.,
lery Iu enabling It lo rcgulnto Its gun-
" . iM I mil
tire have already been pointed out. They
have also on to occasions, nlonu the
Alsne and east of (thelitis, compelled Ger- I
man aerotdain's to Interrupt their mis- !
slon and return wltr.4n the German lines. 1
Swtios I. From the Argonne to the
Vo.EO!
Krom the Argonno to the osge.
t'-'-r- have been many actions of detail
wfcoro our trMips demonstrautl thi'lr power
of endurance. Hvrry day and every rAght
around Verdun ami on the helghtK cf
the Meuse they have Iwi-n compelled to
repul attacks, some of which wero of a
particularly violent nature
On tho Kith the Gi.i-:mn forces In the
Voses, having sutfered lnseM totalling
2,S0u men. Gen. von tiherhurdt, who was
u command of tin- illNi'lon of the tiu iuy s
f rces, w.ih pileved of his command.
I.leut von Mandel, ion of the former Sec
retary of State for Alsare-Ixirralne. was
killed In this lighting.
"On tho 17th two Germaai battal
lors which wero engaged in mi action
ugalnst us at the Sainte Marie Pass were
compelled to withdraw, having lost more
than halt of their complement.
Special mention should be marie of
the affair at Chauvancourt, which was not
successful, and of that at Senoncs, which
on the contrary proved a success.
Attnrk nn rhniMnni'iitirt.
"Our men, as a result of nn audacious
attack, gained a foothold in two barracks
west of Ohauvanrourt, a suburb of St.
Mlhlel, They wero twice repulsed and
twico recaptured their positions. They
were holding the greater pait of these
positions when, on the IStli, the violent
fire of tho enomy's 2S centimeter mortars
compelled tho leading company to seek
shelter In the cellars of the first of the
barrackr No sooner had they done so
than the Germans blew up tho entire
building, which they had mined.
"We lo there about 200 mwi In killed.
wounlel aid others who wr "aken t
prisoners Hut the effort of thee bravf I
men had not been loi-t, for we hajl suc
ceeded In destroying defftnste Vorksi
which had been used 119 a base for the
enemy In their counter attacks. n the
other hand, the .German force which nt
temnted to cross the Meuse to htrenirthen
the. attack on Chauvanooun: suffered very
heavy losse.-. Theso losses wero in
finitely superior to our
"At Senones, or to be more etact, north
of that place, a detachment suppf rted by
artillery had received instructions to
storm tho enemy's trenches, which were
threatening ours. An opening was made
m the first line of barbed wire entangle
ments, these entanglements having been
Mown up with melinite. On November 19.
at the break of dawn, our Infantry In one
charge gained 250 meters of ground.
I.I ne fSnlns no it Holds,
"Here, however. It emwmitered a new i
line of bartxsl wire nnd wns caught be- i
tween the tire of the enem's uiltrallleiiee
ixith on the right nnd on tin, let
forces, however,
held out nnd rnformed
while under fire,
The. line Is now holding
nil the ground It then galtnil. In thl the) a. fortifying tlie coast with immense
hi illliint action our force? lost oulv sixty energy . that tiny .ire .,seinl'ing sub
men. ' 'marines at Xiehjugge. tha the manii
"Vflentlnn U nlo e.illi,! ,-r. th f..t m,, f.ictliri of Zepiu!il. - 'w r.K !il r ed. alld
n , ilMwrn theatro viv an still telst-
Ins the enomy and have advanced to L,es
Hp irses, near Verdun,
"Section a. j
"Several acts of tlie Germans during I
the. past few days Indicate that they have1
not changed their habitual methods. Thev
have again bombarded tlie cathedral at I
. Rheims und have also opened tire on til"
hospital at Hethune, which has bee one
a special object of their attack We were
able, however, to remove to safeiv all our
wounded.
"The condition of mind of the enemy,
which has been in evidence In the same
manner since tlie beginning of tlie tt.e
, Is also clearly expressed In a serUs of
i Instructions for the nserve troops which
' wero found In the pockets of a dead
officer. These Instructions contain thn
' following line; "lively French civilian
found on the battletleld Is to be shot.'
This order was Intended especially for
I tlie youths who had left school benches
; to light.
i "Attention Is also called to the. fact
that tho German Government has not
modified its method of blurting and lying.
On tlie ll'tli the German communiques
mentioned u violent French attack which
had been repulsed at a certain limit of
tv..- Argonne. Our 'violent attack' of
that day proved upon vorlflo ulon to be J
merely a few gunshots and th Germans i
hart nothing lo repul-e Ixrausn Ihev
wero not attacked This samp!" will show
luiw much credence should bo given to
tlie' German comnuinloues."
PREDICTS PARIS SIEGE.
Frenrli Frltlo llellrxe llrraani
Will Try (n Uracil CnpUal,
ttpeciat Cabte lietpitch to Tut Sis
P.vuis, Nov 23 Ueut.-Fnl. RnussH, ths
military critic, kjjh iu .n Liberie tli.-it
he believes n second German attempt lo
besiege Paris Is more probable than
continuance of tlie piesent Indiclslve
lighting Iu northern Fiancn and Helglum
BERLIN GETS EMDEN REPORT.
.Vlessnge ! Sent liy Anirrlciin Am
tinssnilor nl l.nnilon.
IlKitMN, via London, Nov. 23, The Ad
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""Jo li lt VV r"iIort r"i tVI VT. i,t "011 riliiyr
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ral" i l r Ky ln '
Tn ..port was i.iiisinltied to the d.
,r.' by Jos. pl, C 're 'h-rg d' Vf
, ,)t ",, Cm. ,-lc-.it. nrtnisix- h.Vr.V il
"ovvti or the lini i's ll.e by the Svdney s
.-in,, ..!,.,. .m..ni ,i,., ..vi.
German ammunition, thn beaching of tho
- , jir.piriia ,i-rinper jinn me iriiirii ot m
I Sydney to tlnlsh her work of dcntmrllon.
FRENCH CHECK
NEW ATTACKS
ON RIGHT WING
Fierce Assaults by Germans
in tlie. Arffonne Are
.Repulsed.
VPRES OX FIRE ITXDEtt
JIEAVYB03I13AJD3IEXT
.ipfdnl rnhl' PfKpntci to Tup. 3tJ.
V.tnM, Nov. 23.- Abandoning for thh
present their effort to crush the Allies
In Helglum thn nermann nre forcing tho
lighting In northensterti Franco In tho
region of Verdun. Yesterday nnd to
day they delivered heavy Infantry at
tacks In thn Argonne. The ofllclal
announcements; by the Krcnch Govern
ment stnto that nil theso attacks wero
repulsed after very hot lighting.
It would appear from tho ofllclal re
Ports tnat a new crisis nas. ncveiopeu at
tho east of the Hue. It Ih assumed hero
, t t, ,.pnnans lmv rrnforccd their
....
troopn operutlng In tho Argonno una
i havn commenced a determined cam
Ileiiionslrntr.l. , , H1VHnrp frl:,, un wtnln
riinBC of ,,, Verdun forts. Tho latest
news Is that the force In the Argonno
Is commanded by the frown Prince.
Several fuctots account for the new
attack In this region. Tho failure to
mako progress In Klandcrs, tho neces
sity of wenkenlng the Allies' strength
tit the west end of the line, tho peril of
the advanced German position at St.
Mlhiel 011 the Meuse and the progress
of the I'renrh offenslvo In Alsace ac
count, supposedly, for the violent on
slaughts north of Verdun which nre
mentioned in to-day's olliclal teiwirt".
In Helglum and northern Prance the
battle ncms to havo settled down to a
constant nnd destructive cannonading,
the Germans centring their bombard
ment 011 Ypres and nearby villages, on
positions northeast of Solssons and on
Rheims, In the east centro of the line.
Weather conditions and floods prevent
extensive movements by Infantry. It
seems apparent from the olliclal reports
that neither side has obtained any Im
portant advantage, although the Ger
mans are slowly ruining tho town of
Ypres.
The brief communique issued nt 10:35
o'clock to-night was us follows:
To-day, as well as yesterday, heavy
cannonading occurred In the north In
the regions of Sclsons and Rhimn,
In the Argonne there were violent
attacks on both side without 1 cults.
Yprca Aunln SufTern.
The report of the afternoon specirttd
the damage already done to historic
buildings In Ypres, and mentioned the in
decisive fighting In the Argonne.' It was
n follows:
Yesterday was m.ukeil by violent
cannonading. The enemy it reeled his
tiro particularly against Vp-es. where,
tin bvlfrj, the cathedral, the. Hiilles
and many bouses were set allrc.
Heavy flung was also directed agatnit
So!.-ons and Rheims.
In tho Argonne very ho', fighting
occurred The enemy att mpted
several lively attacks, which were le
pulsed. In the Woevre nnd In the Viges tlir
situation remains unchanged.
It is unofficially tepnrted that the Gei
mans are rushing r enforcements to
llei;luni. getting ready, ai parentiv , for
' another heavy asault when weather eon-
I riltlon become favorable. It ,s s..i.d i i.it
tlul llu'rt' '"' ,,wt ,l,e Her.n.tn fleet
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A new part must be supplied quick I
And so this concern keeps in stock, in its
various supply depots, about 100,000 dupli
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To keep track of these parts how many came
in how many went out where when to
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There's no trouble, nowadays. Records are
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record cards.
Our booklet, "Perpetual Stock Records,"
shows how the L. B. method is used by
manufacturers of textiles, by publishers,
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There arc a few people w ho
still look on advertising as
an expense.
Do not be mistaken.
Your advertising must not
only increase sales but it
must decrease selling costs
or you are on the wrong
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BatUn'i Wtdgt tell business stories
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George Batten Company '
AdvertUing
381 4th Ave, at 27th St.
"Boston NFAV YORK Thirsty
is petting ready to leave Its base all
reports pointing to a German pl,u, t
nttack Hngland.
SHELLS ZEEBRUGGE.
Ilrlllsh fleet lloiulmril Jtepnrteil
llnsp nf Zeppelins.
Il .lA.MHS PI'.N,
Special Corrritpondftit nf th t.onrfnn
Matt
' rnf
Special Cable lietpntch to i . v
A Town in HclhII'M. Nov 2.1
-Th
Hrltlsh licet bombarded Xeebruggc with
heavy gunn this afternoon.
Zeebrugge has been reported to b
a centre of German prcparatt ns '
attack Kngland with Zeppelins a . !
subni.i lines.
A great tire In raging at .icbnjgg
the result of the licmbardment
Heavy tiling was bead at Oosthurg th!i
mnrni.ig when the Hrltlsh squ.idioii
sunieil thn bombardment of tho it.
The Germans replied from batteries i . r
Hlatikenburg. but tli.lr lire bail no tft- ct
on the ship", whoso well dlrcicd h mti
put ,i battery nut of net on.
The Germans are attacking all a'.i-i
the line, especially (xtween Ypre a'ld
IUxmude. Here are stationed fresll troops
which are waiting to make the attempt
to tut the Allies' line and make a dash
tor Calais. Hu the big guns of t i
Hrltlsh are replying effectively
All the Hrttish civilian. In Hrussels.
numbering 130. hav been arrested. Any
i one caught with a copy of the tamdon
! riimi in ills possession Is sentenced to
Imprisonment for three months. Patrols
along the Meuse conllscute all Kngllsh
newspapers.
YPRES HALLES FAMOUS.
Structure llest ro eil Wnn llnrp Sier.
men nf Gothic rl,
Special fable fteipati l to Tlir S' v
P.vliis. Nov 23. The Hrapers Hail rtht
Unites), which has been destmyed la th
German cannonading of Ypres. .i on
ot the finest specimens of Gothic art In
Planders. It is celebrated for Its facade,
which Is often compared witli the Lies
work for which the town l famous Th
Hotel de Vllle (town hall) whs a splendid
specimen of Iicii.i.s.mc architecture
FIND BAVARIANS FRIENDLY.
French llnrlrr Willi I'nrt, Who
Warn Them Affnlnst Prussians.
Special Cable tepilch to The Si x
Pahis, Nov. 23 An aviator who i at
Just returned from the front iclatt a
story of how tln men In the Fiench ml
llavailan ticnehes were getting .ii .. t
splendidly ill communal life a fi iv ;.r Is.
apart ftoni each other.
They had a s.vstetn of agreement-, to
cease tiring at certain hours in n-dr- ta
fetch water to the ttenches. ll.iln -,de
were using the sne spring and w n
they met at this point they tuner' I t
baceo against coffee and even bi.-wid .rid
drank eon re together at the sir nr. i it
tinnllv the Havarliins weir orde-i I . . -T
rear for a test. Their olllceri n " "t
to try to ascertain if their sii. i
the trenrhrs would be Prussia-
Thev niranged to signal bv fi" c K
plecs of coloicd paper to the 'm li. I .
earlier 111 c.- It was found n"H it
the new oi ctip. ill's of the Her in em.'d
lie Prussians. Tiev aln a-lvls- '
French "iot to trust the l'russ. ii" in .n
spring mil "off r nrrangemcnt .u i 1 1
ware of thiir tiriuiierv