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THE SUN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1914.
thrown Ihroufth the Carpathians from
,,1'tvla.
Along the battle line before Wanmw
tiom the confluence of the Vistula and
Itiir.i river to the I'llltza the nucnlan
nave been ilrawn up In r defensive pol
tlrn that nppciirs Impregnable. The plan
.f the Grand Duke Nicholas In becoming
tvlccst r.r.d military authorltlen hero
propneny nuccesa for It. The Clorman
nrmleii In the centre nre to be left to
hammer against a stone wall, while (treat
presoure Is being brought by the Hue
ilana on the extreme of the front In
northern Poland and in the southern lono
from Cracow to eiwtern (Jiillcl.
All report Irom l'etrograd hrtoa that
the Austrian advance, which threatened
to becomo serious, has been definitely
checked and that the ltunstans are again
demonstrating llielr superiority over their
foe. A large number of Austrlans have
been taken prisoners within the last
twenty-four hours and the llusslan lines
nre being pushed forward expeditiously.
At i'rxemysl too the .Kusalans are show
lng renewed vigor and have won an Im
portant advantage In capturing u line of
railway running directly Into the city.
Along this lino the final llusslan assault
will be delivered and the success of that
movement Is now considered certain when
ever the Grand Duke Nicholas decides
that the moment has come to strike.
The Importance of tho operations In
the nzura-Vlstula region Is not under
estimated, but the conclusion Is drawn
from the trend of the fighting along the
entire lines that the Itusslana urn at last
drawn up In thi defensive positions to
which they have been gradually retiring
Hlnce the capture of Lodz by the Germans.
It Is believed now that both sides have
reached their limit In bringing up troops
to the llzura Itlver engagement. Tho Ger
mans are said to have 1.000 000 men con
centrated at that point, ond the ttuntlana
now have about an equal number. There
Is no room for any more and the conflict
will be fought out on nn equal basis from
now on. Soma line marching under dts
peratc conditions by Itusslan Infantry I"
known to have prevented a formidable
German dash beyond the mura. ineieoei,
at one time a small force hud penetrated
to within sixteen miles of the Polish capi
tal only to be driven back In disorder
by newly arrived Cossacks.
The Ttusslan ofllclal statement to-day
Indicates that the region on the left bank
of the I'llltza will see somo violent light
ing within the next few days. Near Nowe
M las to the armies have b'en deadlocked
since yesterday. - -'-M bank of the
I'llltza the ltusslans claim succetm, an they
do also In Gallela, where S Austrlans
seem to have been (Irmly checked. llus
slan reports of the capture of a consider
able number of prisoners show that the
new llusslan armies which advanced
through the Nlda Valley haw done their
work effectually. The llusslan statement
follows :
On, tho left bank of the Pllltza ob
stinate fighting continues In the region
of the villages of Jeieszeo and IloJ
howawolla, about six miles wist of
Nowe Mlasto.
On tho right bank of the I'llltza we
have made progress In the vicinity of
Opoczno and Tomafzow.
In Oallcla our succevses continue.
South of the Vlstulu we captured, dur
ing December 20 and 21, 6C otrlcers
and 5,600 men, three cannon and 10
mitrailleuses.
In the Carpathians, while pursuing
the retreating Austrlans. we cap
tured on December 22 SO officers and
bout 1,000 men.
Near rrzcmyid the Austrlans at
tempted a ntw sortie, during which
tveral of their advance companies
were completely annihilated. Other
advance companies were taken pris
oners. In thin uiTuir we m-Iku uixml
a mile of railway leading Into the city.
Opoczno Is the furthest point of the
llusslan advance on the right bank of tho
Pllltza. and tho danger of losing con
trol of the line of communications be
tween Warsaw and the forces In Oa
llcla. caused the Grand I Mike Nicholas to
make particular effort to prevent the
Get mans from continuing their progress
In that region. Krcsh artillery hus been
brought Into action there and the rapid
retirement of the Germans Is confidently
expected.
The turtles of tho Russians at present
seem to be to hold fast In the centre,
letting the Hermans dash themselves
against tho apparently Impregnable line
dim-tly In front of Warsaw and then iu
kien hammering away at the extreme
wings ant1 at other weak places In the
line. In the expectation that the Invad
ers will eventually be obliged to withdraw
In order to save their centrnl forces.
GERMANS DRIVEN BACK.
Famb, Dec. 24. The official statement
given out to-day contained the following
reference to the operations In the east:
"On the Dzura Illver the Germans have
maintained themselves In two positions.
On the contrary, M a point north of
fochuezow .they were driven back to the
river, which Hows to the southwest of
this town. Their efforts to debouch from
Dolomow resulted In failure.
"At the present time the Germans aro
Assaying to cross the Illver lt.ivka to the
southeast of Sklernlewlce. To the south
of Itawa the Germans ure resisting stub
bornly a pronounced llusslan offensive
movement being delivered along the
northern bank of the Itlver Plllca."
CANADIANS AT FRONT TO-DAY.
Prince I'ntrlrla'a Regiment He
ported Sent to Trenches.
Ottawa, Dec 21. Canadians learned
through special cable despatches received
to-day by the Department of Militia and
Defence that tfff j'rlncess P.itrlclu's regl
ment will face the foe In tho trenches on
Christmas Day.
The deipatch states that the Canadians
are belnn called upon to relievo one of
tho crack English regiments, which has
been given u rest after holding one of the
most dllllcult positions in the vicinity of
Vpres for a considerable time.
FAVOR ITALO-RUMANIAN UNION.
Former Mntcmncii Trlrgrnph A p.
prornl from tiuchiireat.
Special Cable Deipatch to Tub Sc.v.
Bucharest, via Home, Dec. 24. Many
memberH of the Itumaulaii Parliament,
Inclydln cx-Mlnlsters l.akovarl, NeBter
and Xenopol, have, approved with en
thusiasm the propaganda of tho Italo
.Itumitnlan League and .have telegraphed
to the league's promoters urging the
necessity of strengthlrig the friendship be
tween the two people united by origin
and aspirations.
TRADE WITH FOES BARRED.
Krniie-e I'urlild Commerce With fier.
in ii ii ur Aiislrlnns,
Special Cable Deipatch to Tin Sex,
Pahis, D-c. 24 A b 11 has been Intro,
duivnl In the Chamber of Deputies pro
ldlng a severe penalty for any bod v nor.
rormliig directly or an Intermediary
an art eif i-nmnioroe with the Mibjtct of ,i
nostlle Power or his iigenu. The ineusuro
iipplles to negotlat'ons on tho llouruo und
liny iit'euint to rcullttt on Feeiiritlm h,..
longing u Germans or Austrlans Is liable
to punishment,
KINO ALBERT IN ENGLAND.
in-o I'lirlsliiuiN Willi 1'iilillly nt
llnrl I'lirsmi's I'stule,
I.ONHON, Dec. 21. It Is understood
here f at the King of tim Ilelglinu will
snend Chrlhtiras Day In Kngl.ind. Offl
o'.ally tint visit Is elenled and he will come
I tv r coxnlto,
IVri win urrlvn In Folkestone und
Mil III' Pa- to llHulir.-stnli,., thtt estate of
1 i'iiiiii in Soiilu Ihuiliiud, wlieie
'"i '.I In n uii- giiertts. Tho Queen
It airitid ut UuklnSHtoku or wilt
, wiili Ihi- King.
Af' Uig ' liilMiniis dinner the King
ii i i l , h'i uriny In Fi.uideis. This
" ' " i " ' - llnsland since the war
"Ct-aii.
THE accompanying man shows not only tho great length of the eastern b.ittl.
front. which extends from Kast Prussia to eastern Gallela but also the
way Into which the opposing armies have beon divided at the Important points
of contact.
In northern Poland tho region ot activity Is around Mlawa. where the Ger
mans, In the latest Ilerlln report, assert they have occupied the positions of the
llusslan army which was attempting to execute u Hank movement on the German
troops In central Poland.
.ii .Two nioro armies confront each othet along the llzura Itlver. only about
thirty mlleei from Warsaw, Sochaczow. a llusslan stronghold. ,s strongly assailed
M the Uermuns. The map also shows the zone ot operations ot Sklernlewlce. Uoth
Bldw claim possesion of this Important town and tho battle there Is one of the
most severe of the war.
-.1..1". rK'2n ,rf..TwnM0y nnd Opocrno tho Ilnslari claim some success.
Tii ,ut? tt"hlh "l" thn' ' fighting at Nowo .Mlasto. on the left b.enk of the
ruica, the encounter, whluli ha continued for twenty-four hours. Is still without
. TJ".maPr?I'!o,',h0WS 'o scene, of the lighting In southern Poland and In eastern
3 5LY JlTJ """c'"; whcr h IlUMlans are believed to have dealt another sevcro
defeat to the Austrlans.
VICTORY AT MLAWA
REPORTED BY BERLIN
German Statement Annonnees
Ilepnlse of Allies in
"West Also.
LOST TRENCH RETAKEN
HtrUN, Dec. 24. by wireless to Lon
don. The otflclal communication Is.iued
to-day by the German General Henduar
tors Staff says :
The enemy did not renew his at
tacks In tho neighborhood of Nleuport
yesterday. At lllxschoote we took
230 prisoners on December 22.
Tho enemy was again active yes
terday In the neighborhood of Cha
lons. Infantry attacks followed a
fierce artillery attack by tho enemy
In tho regions of goualn and Perthes.
ThesM wero repulsed.
A trench kept under continuous ar
tillery tiro by the enemy wo lost by
us, but was recaptured In the evening.
The position was abandoned after this
successful counter attack because
parts of the trenches had been almost
levelled by the enemy's tire. More
than 100 prisoners were left In our
hands.
In the east wo have assumed tho
offensive and are advancing from Nel
denburg and Koldau (East Prussia).
We have repulsed the IlusMans
after several days fighting at Mlawa
(northern Poland) und the enemy's
positions at Mlawa again nro In our
hands. More than 1,000 prisoners
wero taken In these battles.
At the confluence of the llzura and
Itavka rivers fierce bayonet attacks
took place at many places. The ar
tillery could do little on account of
the misty weather.
The ltuislans suffered heavy losses
on lite right bank of the I'llltza Itlver,
In the district to the southeast of
Tomaszow, The ltusslans attacked
fiercely several times, but were re
pulsed by the Austro-Gcrman armies
with heavy losses.
Further to the south the situation
generally Is unchanged.
BERLIN CLAIMS NO GAIN.
Hem-in, Dec 21 (by wireless to Say
vllle, I I.), The German Ofllclal Press
ureuu gave out to-day tho following
Information:
"While there Is general confidence that
the Germans and the Auslrlans are mak
ing progress along the extended battle
line In the east, there Is no Indication
either In tho German or the Austran
otflclal reports that any i..arked advan
tage had been won.
"Indeed. It Is notable that Vienna uses
tho adjective 'favorable' In referring to
the battles In the Curpathlans. but con
tents Itself with saying that the severe
battles along the lower Dunajeo Hlvor
and on the Krosnb-Tuchow line continue.
Strikingly frank and Inter sting Is the
ofrlclal Vienna report concerning the Aus
trian withdrawal from Kervla, which wot
due to the terrlblo conditions of the
country and tho weather anil also the
fact that the Servians had been rren
forci-d. The Austrlans lost considerably
In tho retreat, but tho wplrlt of their nrmy
Is unsurpassable-. The report also brllms
the first news that Field Marshal (iskar
Pottorek has b.en relieved of commanu
of tho Austrian army on account of lili
heulth
The AustrUn Generul Staff refute the
allegation contained In a 'bulletin of tho
llusslan General HtnfT that the Austrlans
lost 3,000 prisoners und a number of
guns und machine guns, declaring this re
irort qulti' unfound d. Thn total Austrian
loss In killed, wndnded and missing dur
ing the fights alluded to was 307. No
pirn or machine, gun was lost.
NEW AUSTRIAN CHIEF.
IiNPON, Dec. 24. An official statement
ItsueU in Vienna and forwarded by neu
ter's correspondent explains the recent
defeat ut the hands of the Mervlaim and
ut the same tlmo announce that Field
Marshal Oskai- Potlorek, the Austrian
Comumndvi'-ln-Chlcf In that theatro of
the war, bus Imwii superseded by Gen.
Archduke Kugaho,
The stutoinent reports tho results of
nn Inquiry inude by u high military otllcer
gas follows -,
"After h hud gained successes the
chief In command of thn forces In the
Ilrtlkans Intended to complete the defeat
of the enemy, but did not puy sufficient
regard to thu difficulties, ll.ul weather
made thu conditions of tbe few roads
I which lead across the barren country
worse, so that It was Impossible to supply
the army with the necessary provisions
and ammunition. At the same tlmo that
thu tnciiiy collected fruili forces und
eipentd an attack the offensive had been
given up.
I "It was thought prudent not to offer
'declslxo battle under these unfauirnble
circumstances. Foiced by adverse evin
dltlons. our Hoops retri'itcd from Servia,
I but they are not defcuted. That on our
I retreat wo suffered severe lowe In men
' anil war material had been Inevitable,
but reports ure much exaggerated con
cerning our loces."
GAIN IN CARPATHIANS.
AuHtrliina .Idtiiiicp In .VorlliriiKtrrly
Dirrelloii, Mi) Vli-nnn Ki-jiurt.
Vienna (via Ilerlln and London), Dec.
21. rne toitowing onicial statement was
Issued hero to-day :
Our operations In the Carpathian
are taking a normal course-. Yester
day wo tool: .tut prisoners and preyed
forward further In a northeasterly di
rection. Toward the Ludkow passes
our uttuck gained some mound for
us.
There Is stubborn lighting near
Krosno, Jasle and Tuchow In western
Gallela am) also along tho loner
Donajec.
On tho Nlda, the Ttavka and llzura
rivers fighting continues. Fresh bat
tles aro taking place along the wholo
front.
RUSSO-GERMAN PEACE
OVERTURES REPORTED
'Washington Hears Czar is IJi'iidv
to Stop Piirlit Against
(he Kaiser.
Washington, Dec. 24. The Washington
Pust prints a despatch eaylng that ovi r
lures for peace between Germany ond
llussl.i are well under .vay. the negotia
tions being conducted through "one of the
most powerful agencies In the world,"
friendly to both belligerents.
The despatch Miy tin- wlillnEiie-ss of
ltushl.i to consider peace Is based on the
failure of the Austrian attack on Servla.
which hos eliminated the primary cause of
Husslan mcblllzatlon the protection C
the Slav Interests to the Koutli. For Rus
sia to nght further. It says, "means chiefly
to aid the world diplomacy and policies of
Great Ilrltaln. against which ltusshi has
had a historic aversion."
Tho correspondent understands thnt the
first conci-Milon demanded by llussla as
a condition to peace will bo the free use
of the lllack Sea ami iho Dardanelles In
peace or war.
AUSTRIA SEEKS PEACE?
Ct-Msliiit iif eiiiilrli
lo lli-
iiiiil HoMiln Mihl
IIiinIi,
The New York .ItneHcein prints n mull
story frotn n btaff correspondent In Paris
this morning spying that Austria has
made unottlcl.il peaco overtures to tho
Allies through V.enna bankers on the
basis of the cession of Gallela to llussla
and of Ilcsnlu to Servla.
According to the correxponde-nt the
proposal is favorably received by the
Allies, but tlie matter Is held In abeyance
pemimu Knowledge! or the attitude of
Italy anil Itumanln rosardlng ti1(. cession
of the territories Involved. i
WAR MUST GO ON.
Wllte, lli-ltiixsliiii l'rrmli-r, Mi
Only Allies' Vle-Hiry I'nii Kuil It.
llOMK, Dec, 23 (lielavedl. Count See-
glus Wltte, former Itutsliin Premier, has ,
telegraihed a denial at reports circulated
in inline mat no uas neiiuing n pacificist
party In Petrngr.nl. Ile says:
"At the beginning I deplore-d the war,
thinking It was not inevitable or hulls
pensable, but since the war Is In prog
ress any discussion regarding It would be
futile. Now that the war has assumed In
ItUHshi a popular character It can end
only with a decisive victory Cor llussla."
REAL MATCHES IN FRANCE.
Wnr llrlngs nt l.cimi line timid r.
suit In I'll r In.
Specinl Cable Ihnpulcti In Tnr. ScN
Paiiis. Dec. 21- The war lu had tho
unexpected result of supply. ng Pails with
good matches. Tlie supply uf tho best
matches inado by niio Government
monopoly, called Sui-dolses, Inn been ex
hausted, owing principally to the Immense
number sent to the soldiers at the front
and the Interference with tho manufac
ture. Heal Swedish niatohiw have now been
Importi-d via HiiKland, They aro sold
at the same pi leu as tho so-called Sue
dnlsni two cents ii Imjx, Thu prhu In
Kngl.ind Is generally ttuee cents a dozen
boxes. The excellence of these matches
Is urouslnif comment In the country, which
kuew only -tho Government iiroducu
French Forge Ahead, Taking
and Holding Many Trenches
Germiui Counter Attacks Fail Near Centre of Great Battle
Line and in the Argonne, Where Fighting
Is the Fiercest.
BELGIANS PUSH THE
Special Cable DtipafeA to Tnc Sex.
Paris, Dec. 24. Tho ofllclal com
muniques Issued to-day ihow unmistakably
that that the Allied hava gained con
sistently nt all Important points of contact
during to-day and yesterday and havo In
addition defeated a scries of German
counter attacks, which are reported to
have been conducted with u violence that
has not beon excelled since tho rival
aniilui engaged In the struggle on I he
lines now occupied from the sea to the
SwIai frontier.
The most severe fighting has been In the
Argonne district, where the Allies con
tinue not only to make substantial prog
ress, but to turn their gains to decided
advantage by organization and sticngth
enltii of tho captured territory. The re
currence of a Get man offensive at many
points is regarded by military evxpcrls here
as u certain Indication that the enemy
Is b ginning to feel the weight of the
Allies' attack und realizes that passive
defence will no longer suffice. From this
point of view the succexs of the -Wilts in
ropulslng tierce counter attacks Is one ')f
thu most vncoui.iRlug features of the
newly developed (situation.
The lighting In Flanders has taken sec
ond place for the time being und all alien-
tlun is directed to the French advance 'i
the Argonne. If this pi ogress on b.nh
sides of the German Wedge nt Si. Mlhlel
can be maintained for a few days longer It j
is regarded us certain that tne Germans
will either have to withdraw their force
at that point or else weaken other parts
of their line to prevent envelopment.
Advance Well Orisniilseil.
The communique Issued at 10:45 o'clock
to-night Is a direct supplement of the af
ternoon war office report In that It deals
specifically witli ;i number ot points men
tioned in tho reiumo of eterilay's opera
tions and shows that the ofTeiwivo Is not
a spasmodic affair but a carefully con
ceived and thoroughly executed military
programme. Tho night report menilons,
as did that of the afternoon, that thu light
ing In Flanders has been mainly confined
to tho artillery and that In France the
efforts of the Allies during the early part
of to-day's conflict ere devoted to hold
ing off tho Germans, who attacked with,
tho apparent purpose of preventing the I
org.vilzatlon of tho trenches won from ;
them :crd.iy by the French. Tho night
communique follows;
North of the Lys tho enemy bom
bardfl rather violently the nelghlior
hood of the ro.td from Ypres to Co
mine and tho environs of Lnnge
marck, but made no Infantry nttaek.
Iiefaro UoUsvlle, northeast of Albert,
our troops have made slight progress.
l.at night a German attack on tho
St. Mard wood, east of Trney-lo-V.il,
was repulned, We aro organizing the
trenches taken the day before, yester
day near Puls.ilelne. The ground won
by us In the lian ile S.ept, near I.au
moiH, north of St Die, has been main
tained and organized.
Nn Important news has come from
the rest of the front
Thn afternoon report details ut consld-
crable length the various atte nipis of the
eiermans n rrjc.un Kruumi e-ajiiureu irom
them In previous days, all of which were
repulsed, and also tells of several distinct
advances by the Allies, notably nt Mes-
i
others.
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OFFENSIVE IN FLANDERS
nll-les-IItirlus, where tho French occupied
400 yards of German trenches, at tho
same time rolling back
Tho report also indicate thut there wilt
be a rpsiimtittnn nt th.. evA-i.. i ,t l
ders within a short time. The "Vidian,
"""i" enpeciaiiy eilcctlVe work In
pushing forward along the right bank of
they organized " "defensive w. "Z"
which It Is believed that another nttem it
to leenpture Dlxmude I will b ,,i S
rronrcM nn Whole- I,lne.
The afternoon report follows:
From the sea to the I.ys no made
progress by s.ipplng operations In the
dunes, und we repulsed an attack In
front or Lombacttzyde. At Znarle
len. to the southeast of Vp'es, we- oc
cupied a group cf houses, nnd we
r'c "? f,,r " 100 uthern
part or this village a counter attack
of the enemy ; this was done In spite
or a very spirited fire from tho Ger
man ar'jllery.
The- Ilelgljn army puHhcd forward
certain detachments along the right
bank of the Vser to tho Miuth of Dlx
mude. and organized a defensive work,
prolectlng n brldpe head.
In the region of Arras the fog still
made all operations Impossible.
To the east nnd to the southeast of
Amiens, especially In the suburbs of
Islgny, there have been artillery
exchange.
In the reg'on or th Alsne the
.ouaves during all djy vestcrday
he!d hack brilliantly n number cf at
tacks. They remained masters at a
point near the rnnd or Pulsnlelne of
the Germin trenches occupied by us
December 21.
In Champagne no strengthened the
positions t ike n by u In our advance
of the night before In the region of
Craonno mid llheims.
In the vicinity of Perthes nil the
counter attack of the enemv on the
positions conquered by us December
22 were successful)- repuls'd. To the
northwest of Mcnll-les-lturlus weoc-e-upled
German tienches for a distance
of too yards, and ue drove back a
counter attack. The Germans en
deavorrd to take the ofTens.ve 111 the
illiectlon of Ville-nir-Tourbe, but our
artillery dispersed them.
In the Argonne we took po-sseaslon
of u piece of ground In the forest of
I .ii Grurle. and in the vicinity of ling
utelle we repulsed a German attack.
In tile reg on of Verdun tho prea
lencc of fog nude Impossible the con
duct of any operations of Importance.
Tho enemy delivered a counter attack
but without success In the forest of
Consent oyo.
In the forest of Apremont our artil
lery neinoiisneii iinn cnuse-n tno rnemy
to evacuate several trendies. In the
Woevre district the French artillery
retluo-,1 ceituln Germin batteries to
silence.
In the legion of Han do Sapt. to the
iiortheai-t of St. Die, our Infantry ad
vanced nlth a rush and established it
eelf on the territory thus coined.
Theio Is nothing to reiKirt from up
per Alsace.
Thick fog has again hindered
opera-
tlons around Verdun und ut other points
of the line. It Is unofficially reported that
the Hrltlh Meet off the Helgl m coast la
Zbc Gift of Your
Voice and Smile
JHE best gift of all at Christmas
time is the gift of your voice
and smile. It's a gift of friendli
ness and of thoughtfulness for
It's a gift of your happiness to
those who may have less. It's a gift
that the telephone can deliver for you
here, there, and everywhere, on this best
of days.
Why not make the most of your
Christmas day and send your voice and
smiles out over the miles, to your friends
who are far away ?
Yorh "Cckpbonc Company
I prepared to move closer' to the shore to
'aid tho Pranco-IIelglan troops In their
I contemplated resumption of tho offcnslvo
In Flanders.
Prom nil points along the battle line
comes tho report that tho new French
heavy artillery continues to maintain Us
advantage over the Germans ana mat ems
feature Is largely responsible lor me en
couraging success of the attacks on hith
erto Impregnable Gorman fortifications.
ALLIES GAIN AT LILLE.
"Advance Toward Ctehrln It of
Knrmy" Iteported.
Special Cable Deipatch to Tns Scs.
Ixinoo.v, Dec. 24. A concspondent of
tho Times on the ltelglan frontier says:
"There Is renson to bellevo that an
appreciable advance haa beon made
lowurd clearing Lille of tho enemy."
LILLE PAYS $1,400,000 "FINE."
Sond w"- of anw000 " ""
Jnnunrr 1
Uptciat Cable Detpatch to Tut Sen.
' "--A 'r received here
from M' Fabrcguettcs. juoge oi tnc v-oun
ot Cassation al Wile, says that llf en
klliVil nmi Mnvcnil hundred
civilians were killed and several hundred
houses destroyed during tho bombard
ment, of the city on September 10. A
number of hostages havo been taken to
the citadel each day by the Germans, new
ones rsplnclng them on the following day
There Is sufficient food and the supply
of bread Is holding out. A thous.mil Ger
man roldlers nio In tho hospital with
typhoid fever und there aro 300 wounded
British soldiers In Kngllsh ambulances
who aro cared for by the women of Ml c
A war Indemnity of 7,000,000 francs
($1,400,000) has been paid, thanks to as
sistance given by all citizens possessing
resources. Another million franca (J200
000) Is due on January 1
A furious cannonading has been
audible In the city night and day for the
past two months.
RUSH WORK ON RHINE FORTS.
Feverish AclUlty lleptirtrd nn
Heights Alnnir the lllvrr.
Special Cable Deipatch to Tne Suv
I.ONOON, Dec, 21. A correspondent of
tho rimes who has Just returned from
Germany thinks the most Interesting part
of Germany at present Is the Ithlne val
ley. Feverish work l In progress on the
fortifications on tho heights along the
river and the manufactories aro des
perately busy.
The Henz Company of Mannheim Is
sending out between eighty nnd one hun
dred big high speed nutoinoblles every
week. Many armored cars and three air
ships of the Sehiiette-Lanz type are being
built at Mannheim.
NO CALL FOR JAPANESE ARMY.
llnroii Knto Ili-e-lliie-M In IlUeuss I'.
Ihlf JtequcM hy Allies.
Tokio. De-c. 24. Ilaron Kato, Minister
of Foreign Affairs. h.u Informed the bud
get committee that Japan had not received
a request from anv Government to send
troops to Europe. He refusi-d to say what
Japan would di If t.uch a request should
be received.
The budget committee has nhelved tho
army Increase question for a year. The
House will meet to-morrow to decide the
question and unlets sixty members desert
tho Selvukal tiartv dissolution of tho Diet
will be Inevitable
JAPANESE SHIPS OFF PERU.
Lima, Peru. Dec. 24. Ke-te-ral Hngllsh
mt-rchantineii convoyed by the Jnnanesn
l battleship Hlzen nnil n Japanese elestroye-r
. have arrived off Puerto de Plsura, on the
i northern coast ot Peru. The warships
1 anchored seven miles off shore.
t Tim TKzen nnd thn ft,.at mvnf r-nm fmm
Acapulco. Mexico, nnd, it Is siipKiscd,
are convoying the merchantmen to some
1 South American port.
'600 FRENCH GUNS RAKE
ONE LINE OF TRENCHES
After 15 Minutes Slicllin ?ja!
a Oermnn Is J'oiuhI WlipM
Infant vy Dnsli In.
PAtus, Dec. 24. A corre.pondent ,. ,,
f,un,,, ,n "tory "f e r niM ,t
lire of 000 pieces of French au, ie.v
oompaiatlvely short strrtch ei- i.rr,,,
trenches not far frcm Ar-.is liv ,n ',
charging after fifteen minutes 0'
bombardment, found no one -0 im ''"
them.
According to the correspondent e
JofTre Invited Col. Ignntl.lt, X "',
military observer, nnd Col Yard, n 'l
tho Knglish observer, lo acc.,t ..... ','
a few days ago telling tncl
would see "something nev r sr. l '"''J
war." The 00 pieces of ar,i.,,s
In position and the range hid be, ,' t, .J,
At n word from tlm c.mm mdi i- t
which was repeated over the telei,'m, L
his aids, the COO pieces opened fir ,.. I
the German trenches and the k,,, '.
behind them. This was k.-pt up t n' .-,
minutes, and an order fir nn i i' n
charge was given The Int.in n ,,.
witll not II nIMiI, fth.t, . .
The trenches had been mrn to o !!!'
Willi dead and wounded m-n hitr t, .
In tho heaps of eaitli. The ti.-,,, ,, .
tried to run were caught by she.ii f - n
behlnd the works.
Tile i'nrnhfliil.ni nta .t..
able that nut a man dufendi-ig this p4r,
A paragraph In the German ofcM
statement of yest-rday nppeurn to .on.
firm the foregoing despatch. T-ie tiermin
statement refers to serious alia ;,.
German trenches, "which wi re und r . r,n
tlnuous artillery file," adding n. t ,
position had to he abandoned "be ,u.m
parts of the trenches were alnvst l v t
by tho enemy's fire."
FRENCH CRUISER TORPEDOED.
I.lllle IlnmiiKo Hi-iiiIIn Fpom, AUnrh
of AliMrlun iiliinnrltie.
I'Ants, Dec. 24. M. Ailgsgneur pre- rh
Minister of Marine, Isued ti.ls .,tp..a
fctateinent to-day :
"An Austrian submarine tort- '1 1 .
French armored cruiser in th" st-,,
Otronto. Two torpedoes were tin-1 r .. of
them exploding forward The . .,.-
done to the vessel v.i- iinlmpoit.n.- ot.
of the cruiser's crew was injure.
AMSTHItnAM, Dec 2n rITt i
gram received here to-day fn.
nas .
The French subtnar'ne Cur.. .
upon by our coast batteries w.tVrjt
been able to deliver any at '
members of her cre-w were jmp-i-o
Our submarine No 12 nt-t. Ki
cember 21 a French MU.idr..-i
of sixteen ehltis. In the OtraMo '
'"i
Tv
I)-
The subtnarlne twice siiTPssful.
two battleships of the fijiirl'. t t
the contequent'eonfus on on. one t .i
squadron, the elargerous nr -i
or tne snips and ti. high .- a tr -iln
rendered i lmFo bie for t .c su.- - i
to establ sh " c rta the ' --in
torpedocel sh.ps
Alu Klahr, Htll
. t lit II tnlec e. rj,
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