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M rV'$ k 9, l l &S FH h Evening ledger-Philadelphia-, Saturday, December i'o, nu. GERMANS BATTLE FURIOUSLY TO HOLD BACK FOE AT YPRES i -'French Continue to Gain in 'P' rV IL... CU- lynve wpon l-iinea in ntm ders 'British Fleet Shells Middlclicrke. ' I PAIU8. Dec. 19. The French are continuing Uielr nd Tftnco In the region south oC Tprea, It Is rifllclally announced In ft ntatemont lsucd hre this afternoon. The operations In that district are over swampy ground, which makes troop movements very dIN flcult. 8outh of La Bassee. tho French have advanced mora than half a mite nd. have also made progress at other points, reaching the second line of dcr rhan defenses at -Albert. The repetition of announcements as to short gains mado by French troops hcrw that the Germans aro making des perate resistance ngatnst the continued offensive of the Allies. It is raid that ths fighting In Flanders and northern France Is tho fiercest that has taken place during the campaign. , Moving northeast from Arraa In force the French and British troops today hold grounds representing' the moBt Important gain they have made slnco Arraa was oo eupied following tho battle of the Alsno Tor the first time in two months posl tlorw cost of Arras are in possession of tho Allies. Fighting is rented in prog ress today in tho outlying district of St lAorent and Blangy. This represents an advance of two and one-half miles for tho Allied troops. Important advances also are reported from Armentieres. British warships havo bombarded Mld dlekerke, on tho North Sea, Inflicting se vere damage upon tho German position there. A successful aerial reconnolssanco has teen niado over Ostend by the Allies' artlal scouts, who report the arrival of fresh German forces at that point The Germans are working night and day to strengthen their positions around Mid dleklrko and Ostend to stem tho advance of the Franco-Belgian forces, which pushed to Iiombeartzydo early this week. The invaders have mounted soma of their 12-centtmeter howitzers at Ostend. Mlddlokerke lies four miles west of Ostend and two and a half miles east of Westende, which waafbombarded several days ngo by English men-o'-wnr. It is reported from West Flanders that the Germans have transported 70,000 fresh troops to Antwerp and havo strengthened their lines along the Belgian coast with 30,000 reinforcements. Itoulcrs N again unotllclally reported to havo been occupied by tho Allies, but this Is not borne out by official dispatches gttHHHBKKvMijlHH DEPOSED KHEDIVE O? is a son of teniae! Pacha, who was Khedive of Egypt from 1805 I 1879, and Is an uncle of Abbas Itllml. The British Acting High Commissioner for Egypt, Milne Cheeham, has ad dressed tho following to the new Sultan: "By reason of your age and experience, you have been chosen as the prince of the family of Mehemet All most worthy to occupy the Khedlval position, with the title of Sultan of Egypt. "I give J on assurance that Great Britain will accept the fullest responsi bility for tho defense of the territories under you against all aggression. All Ugyptlan eubjectn will be entitled to re ceive the protection of the British Gov ernment. There will disappear ma re strictions heretofore placed by tho Otto mans on the numbers and organization of the Egyptian army." DEPOSED KHEDIVE EGYPT The British Government an nounces the appointment of Prince Hussein Kemal to nucceed Abbas Hilmi. who is held to be too friendly with Turkey. BRITAIN NAMES NEW KHEDIVE Uncle Succeeds Abbas HUm.1 ns Sul tan of Province. LONDON", Dec. 19. Prlnco llussem Kcmal has been appointed to succeed the Khedlvo of llKt Abbis llllml, nnd will take tho tltlo of Sultnn. The new Sultan RHEIMS SHELLED TO AVENGE WOUNDING OF KAISER'S SON Prince August Wllhelm Reported Hit by French Shell, TAIUS, Dec. i tlhclms Is being bombarded again be cause the Germans are nnscrcd at a rrench coup by which Prince August Wllhelm, fourth son of "to Kaiser, was wounded Such Is tho stoiy which reached. hero today. i A Trench army observer rccentiv noted a vhst amount of preparation for Jsome sort of n ceremony behind tho German lines, and was convinced that the Prlnco was to Inspect tho troops The observer gnvo the range to a Krtnch battery and tho guns wcro soncil so cleverly that an automobile whlcn car ried tho Prince was struck by a shell FRESH RUSSIAN LEGIONS HALT DRIVE ON WARSAW Heavy losses Compel Cessation of German Advance. PETnOGIlAD, Dec, 19, Heavy reinforcements rushed to tho Poland front have strengthened the Rus sian lines there, and every attempt made by the Germans to pierce the line of defense established west of Warsaw has been repulsed. The heavy losses suffered by the 'Ger mans have compelled them to abandon the ndvance which they nttempted along tho 36-mlle line from Kazunpolskl to Sklernlewlcc, but they maintain their aa sults at Tcrcsln on the Sochaczew-War-saw railroad line. Fighting with the aid of searchlights, the Germans made live attacks Thursday night nt Tcresln. Flerco hand to hand conflicts developed there, but nfter they had lasted for seven houra tin, nr. mans were finally repulsed. It Is estl mated that In these flvo attacks the Gcr mans lost 6000 men. CORNWALLIS-WEST BUSY RECRUITING IN ENGLAND Itcport of Husband's Execution False, Mrs. "Pat" Campbell Hears. DETIIOIT, Mich., Deo. 19 Tho Informa tion was received here today by Mrs. Patrick Campbell, the actress, that her huiband, George Cornwallls West, is nctlvclj engaged In recruiting work In England, nnd that there Is no foundation to tho report that ho had been shot for treason. Some dajs ago a letter was received by a Salt Lnko City man from his wlfo In London that West had boi-n dotocted In the net of rifling private papers of Earl Kitchener, tried for treason and executed. New Sultan of Egypt Installed CAIIIO, Dee. lo Prince Hussein, a cousin of the deposed Khedive, was offi cially Installed today as Sultnn of Egypt, the new British protectorate. RUSSIAN LINES RETREATING, STATEMENT FROM VIENNA Czar Forced to Withdraw Along En tire Battlefront. , VlEMNA, Dec 19. The beaten nusstan rorees ore In flight along the entire battlefront of 250 miles, extending from Krosno, in Gallcla, to the mouth of the Bsura IUver, In Poland, west of "Warsaw. Plotrkow and Przedborg, In southern Poland, have been stormed and severe fighting continues In this region. Plotrkow Is one of tlioT0i towns of southern Polariftit J, i canltat of the Government or Mown: Plotrkow, Which Includes the eltfctj jjoaz nnu waenoiuunuwn, uoin c&ptjr Oy ilia urcrumiiB riuunuw g jj southwest of Lodz. Przedborz l ti on tho Blvor Plllca, 25 miles soulh or i'loirnow mm v umen east of oradowsk. Tho uaucinn campaign is procwajj ravoraoiy lor Ausino. j.ne uusaian a moving on Cracow has fallen hack i stantly. Along tho lower Donajeo River Autjj uerman lorccn mo engaging the guard of the foe. Wcymann ianos, $2G5 Up Other Makes, $225 Up layer-Pianos, $395 Up f Used Pianos, $100 Up JBfamottb When all oilier gifts nre worn out and forgotten, a diamond still spnrkle3. 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Heppe Pianos have THREE sounding boards all other upright pianos have but ONE. These extra sounding boards give the Heppe Pianos 1200 square inches more than the average piano, producing a tono very similar to a grand piano. The Heppe line of Pianos in upright and grand styles includes TJie Weber, $550 tp The H. G.Sclumacber, $350 up Te Edoyard Jules, $315 i The Heppe Rental-Payment Plan For those who do not care to make a cash settlement or to open a charge account, ve have arranged a "rental-payment" pjan, whereby you may secure the instrument you desire at a small rental rate and apply all payments to the purchase of your instrument. Catalogues and full prtfculars of this plan, together with a complete schedule of its termg, will be sent on request, or fully explained if you call at either of our stores, The Heppe, $365 up The Marcellus, $325 ? Th e Francesca, $275 up - q l jS t. MaETCjIjF Kj""' 'I, ." 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