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Morning Circulation
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NO. 2994.
WEATHER-RAIN.
WASHINGTON, D. C MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1914.
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BUT ONE-FOURTH
OF CHARITY FUND
I!
Workers Get $1,202, but
$3,321 Still Is Needed for
"Opportunities."
ASK FOR MORE MONEY
Seek Aid for Fourteen Most
Worthy Families and
Individuals.
OFFICERS ARE OPTIMISTIC
Have Collected $1,000 in Excess of
Amount Given a.tThis Time
Last Year.
With Christina four days off. the As
sociated Charities has been given only
a little more than one-fourth of the
money it needs for aiding- during the
coming year the fourteen families or per
sons it deems most worthy of assist
ance among the hundreds of sufferers
in the District.
For these fourteen "opportunities" the
Associated Charities needs R534. Of this
amount si.J03.20 already has been con
tributed. Therefore. J3.33.90 still is
needed, more than three-fourths of the
amount originally asked. Anybody and i
everybody is asked by the Associated
Charities to contribute toward the
B.sa.80.
Any amount will be accepted from a
penny to the entire sum of S3.31.80. The
contribution may be sent either to The
Washington Herald or the Associated
Charities at 93 H street northwest The
money should be sent as soon as possible.
A delay may cause a would-be contribu
tor to forget.
Associated Charity officers are opti
mistic. They point out that much has
been given by Washington for European
war sufferers and recall that there has'
been talk of "business depression."
Despite these conditions the Associated
Charities have been given H.ooo in excess
at the amount contributed up to this
time last rear.
The appeal Is Bet made with the idea
of giving the needy families or individuals
"a grand, glorious Christmas Day." The
money asked will supply homes, food and
clothing for fourteen 'opportunities"
throughout the year 1915. The fourteen
were selected as most worthy after care
ful investigation by the Associated Chari
ties of all families and persons in need
in the District.
Following is a list of the fourteen
'opportunities" for this Christmas, with
a detailed description of each ane and
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE
TRITONIA SUNK B7 MIRE.
Doaaidaon I Inrr
Irish ( oast-
Goes Dowa
-Crew Saved.
off
ionoon. Dec. 20. rne admiralty an
-The admiralty
nounced today that the British steamer
Tritonia. of the Donaldson line, bound
from Partington for St John. New Bruns
wick, struck a mine off the north coast
of Ireland yesterday morning and Is be
lieved to have foundered.
The crew was landed safely.
S CONTRIBUTED
YESTERDAY'S
CHRISTMAS NUMBER
OF
WAS THE
BIGGEST AND BEST
ISSUE OF
WASHINGTON'S
BIGGEST AND BEST
SUNDAY NEWSPAPER
EIGHT SECTIONS
COUNT THEM.
1. Metropolitan Section Extra calendered paper Sepia
ink.
2. Magazine Section Four colors Twelve pages Full
newspaper size.
3. Pictorial Review Section The war in photographs
Special paper Special ink.
4. Theatrical Section All the news of the theaters.
5. Comic Section Funniest cartoon creations Four colors.
6. The HERALD'S famous original "Pink"' SportingSec
tion Complete Authoritative.
7. Society and Fraternal Section.
8. The best Main News Section of Washington'sbest Sun
day newspaper.
YESTERDAY THE ENTIRE TOWN
SOLD-OUT EARLY
It's none too soon to place next Sunday's order NOW
with your dealer or at The HERALD Office.
BRITISH DREADNOUGHT THUNDERER BLOWN UP
IN THE NORTH SEA ON NOVEMBER 7, IS STORY
OF MAN WHO SAYS HE TALKED TO WITNESSES
-pe.ial Dispatch to The Waaataatea Herald.
Mew York, Dec. 20. A report that the British Dreadnought Thunderer was
sunk in the North Sea on November 7 by coming into contact with a mine or
being hit by a torpedo was brought here today by George Rottweiler, of Chi
cago, a passenger on the liner St. Louis, from Liverpool.
According to Rottweiler, the sinking of the Dreadnought waa witnessed by
eight men, members of the crew of the Scefjord, a small Swedish sailing ship,
that put into Liverpool with survivors from the Dreadnought on board.
"These men were taken in charge by British officers and were kept under
surveillance of an out-of-the-way sailors' mission." said Mr. Rottweiler. "I
heard of the report In a roundabout way, and through a friend I managed to
talk with one of the crew. He told me that the Thunderer blew up and sank
(a full view of himself and his mates on the Scefjord. The crew hastened to
the scene and a doxen or so of men were picked up from the water."
Mr. Rottweiler said be la the European representative of the Western Metals
Products Company, of Chicago.
The report of the sinking of the Thunderer may be true, because the British
suppressed all news of the sinking of the Audacious, sunk by a mine off the
Irish coast.
DISCERN NEED OF
NEW SUBMARINES
House Naval Committee Will
Ask for Twelve in Its
Budget.
ECONOMY WILL PREVAIL
Agitation for Increased Defenses Will
Not Swell Navy Appropriations
Beyond Annual Budget
Efforts will be made by the House
Naval Affairs Committee to incorporate
in the naval budget a provision for at
least twelve submarines. Secretary of
the Navy Daniels asked for eight or
more. The national defense hearings by
the committee convinced its members
that flotillas In the Atlantic and Pa
cific should be increased.
Despite agitation for additional na
tional defenses the cry of economy
probably will force the committee to
keep the naval bill within J45.000.000.
about the sum allowed for the navy
during the current year.
Hull Foer Battleships.
Representative Hobson, of Alabama,
will propose an amendment providing
for four battleships. These will be op
posed by the administration. It is al
most a certainty that unless a menace
develops in the international situation
the bunding program will be enacted as
submitted.
Admiral Fiske made such, a strong
statement concerning effectiveness of air
craft that the committee is likely to
recommend that 600,000 be expended for
the navy aerial corps.
Work on the bill will be begun today
by a subcommittee of the House Naval
Committee composed of Representatives
Padgett, of Tennessee, chairman: Tal
bott, of Maryland, Hobson, of A'abama;
and Estopinal, of Louisiana, Democrats,
and Butler, of Pennsylvania: Roberts, of
Massachusetts, and Browning, of New
Jersey, Republicans. The bill probably
will be reported to the House about the
middle of the month, and come up for
consideration about February,
Stabs Boy Four Times.
Percy Green, colored, thirteen years
old, of 1130 Union court, is at Emergency
Hospital suffering from four stab wounds
in the shoulder, side, hip and chest, said
to have been inflicted by Wilbur Cohen,
also acolored, thirteen yeais old, in a
fight in Union court yesterday.
G. 0. P. "BOOMS"
STARTING EARLY
Ohio Leads, with Four Men
as Possible White House
Aspirants.
CUMMINS A POSSIBILITY
Senator Smith, of Michigan, Has Sup
port of Many Admirers as Far
East as New England.
6peckl to Tiis Wajfei&ftan Herald.
New York. Dec. 21. A dispatch to The
Sun from Washington concerning the Re
publican Presidential talk now going on
there says in part:
"Republican politicians in Washington
are already concerning themselves in re
gard to the next Presidential nominee of
the party. While conceding that many
things will happen between now and
the convention they have not forgotten
that the last few nominations were won
through early activity and publicity
schemes. Hence, "pussy footing" to and
fro and other symptoms of the Presi
dential "boom storm'' indicate that plan
ning already la under way.
Msy Be roaaer-ratlve.
"The presence in Washington last week
of Myron T. Herrlck and former Vice
President Fairbanks started a lot of
talk. Both are conservatives. The talk
heard a few months ago that conserve
tive would not he nominated is getting
gradually weaker. If the business situ
ation continues as it Is at present
conservative will be the only one who
will be nominated. Undoubtedly this has
served to accelerate the Herrick move
ment.
"Vice President Fairbanks l another
favorite with the conservatives in the
party. He was cordially received on his
visit to Washington last week, and there
was a revival of Fairbanks talk.
"Ohio has three incipient booms. In
addition to former Ambassador Herrick,
the names of Senator Burton, Senator
elect Harding, and Gov. -elect Willis have
been mentioned. There were indications
that an Ohio movement In the Repub
lican party might already be cutting un
der the Herrick boom. Senator-elect
Harding and Harry M. Daugherty, chair
man of the Ohio Republican committee
bad a conference with Gov. -elect Willis.
The conference referred to legislative
policy and State appointments. The three
men parted with a perfect understanding,
and It is said that the boom of Gov. -elect
Willis received a decided impetus, so far
ss local support is concerned.
Smith May Be I aadiatatr.
"There has been a lot of talk recently
about former Secretary Philander C
Knox. The Senate has its quota of pos
sible candidates. Iowa will undoubtedly
present the name of Senator Cummins
If be will permit It. Senator Borah is
receiving letters from many parts of
the country also and riot a few of the
old regulars believe he is the logical
choice. His name will be voted for in
the convention. That much is certain,
unless he arrests the efforts of his friends.
"Senator William Alden Smith will be
a candidate. It is generally believed, and
he has received assurances of support
as tar East aa New Engand. He would
be a conservative candidate. The Pro
gressives are undoubtedly waiting
patiently the outcome of the administra
tion of Gov.-elect Whitman, of New
York. He is one of the few Eastern men
mentioned for the Republican nomination
who seems to be acceptable to lYe Pro
gressive Republicans of the West and
Middle West."
AUTO TURNS TURTLE,
PINNING BOY BENEATH
Skids When Swerved by George
Maschauer and Crushes His
Ten-year-old Son.
John Maschauer, ten years o'.d. was
crushed almost to death beneath the auto
of his father, George W. Maschauer, of
23S 1-2 Twelfth street southeast, when
the machine turned turtle in North
Capitol near Douglas street yesterday
afternoon.
The father attempted to suddenly
swerve the auto from the path of a
street car but caused it f Skid and
overturn. The man was thrown to the
street and painfully cut afc bruised.
The boy was pinned beneath the auto.
He was removed to Freedman's Hos
pital. Physicians found a fiaeture of
the skull and Indications ol internal In
juries. The child may die Father and
sod were the only occupants of the auto.
MAYTORENA HAS
TOLD SOLDIERS
TO LEAVE NACO
His Troops Ordered to Re
tire, According to Ad
vices Received.
ENEMY STILL SHOOTING
New Provisional Executive
May Be Named at Coming
Convention.
VILLA FAVORS GEN. ANGELES
Appointments Made by Present Head
Show Him Unqualified to Serve.
Say Reports from Mexico.
Enrique C. Llorente, confldentisl agent
In Washington of the provisional gov
ernment of Mexico, received yesteniav
afternoon a telegram from Preside.it
Gutlerres informing him of the receipt
of a telegraphic report from Gov. May
torena to the effect that In obedience
to orders his troops hsd refrained from
firing on Gen. Hill's forces during tne
entire day, notwithstanding the latter
had maintained a continuous fusluule
on his position during the same period,
resulting in the death of two men and
one woman, and that In ord?r to avoid
further casualties, without opportunity
of returning the fire of the enemy, he
had ordered his force to retire from the
border a convenient distance.
Gov. Maytorena added in his dispatch
that his cavalry on the day previous
had executed a movement against a sub
stantial Carranxa force at Nacaxrl, In
flicting a loss of sixteen men, including
three officers, and captured a large quan
tity of munitions.
DluitliSrd with (.atlerrrs.
Thst the convention of the leaders 'jp-
posing Carranxa's rule in Mexico, which
Is to meet In Mexico City on January 1,
Is likely to depose Gen. Gutierrex as
provisional President is the purport of
Information received in Washington yes
terday. The VlUa-Zapata elements will in-
doubtedly control th convention, and It
Is declared thev, are already dissatisfied
with the man chosen by the convention
at Aguas Callentes. This dissatisfaction.
It is said, has srisen largely from ap
pointments that Gutierrex has made dur
ing the time that he has been holding
the chief authority in Mexico City.
Villa favors Gen. Angeles, while Zapata
wishes to have Vasquex Gomes made
provisional President. Zapata, by Ms ac
tive campaigning against Carranxa forces
in the state of Vera Crux, is regarded as
earning a right to a larger share In the
question. Consequently. It Is expected
some sort of an agreement will have to
be made between Villa and Zapata be
fore there can be any choice of a pro
visional President to succeed Gutierrex.
CALF FOLLOWS STEER
THROUGH PARCEL POST
Carl Christiansen, of Burke, Va.,
Sells Meat to People Through
New System of Shipment.
An enterprising Virginia farmer is send
ing a six-months' old calf by parcel post
this week. This calf Is following In the
footsteps of a beef steer which' this same
enterprising Virginia farmer sent through
the parcel post during the early part of
December. It is a new step In the de
velopment of farm-to-table service by
mail.
To Carl Christensen. of Burke. Va.. be
longs this distinction of being the first
man to send a steer, and now of sending
a six-months' old calf by parcel post.
The returns from the calf shipment have
not yet been communicated to the Post
office Department, but the reports of the
steer experiment are all In. Of course,
neither the steer nor the calf were ship
ped through the mails alive, but were
reduced to cuts within the parcel post
weight limits, which were then distributed
in small orders to city consumers as far
North and East as Long Island, New
York. The steer was all spoken for by a
score of consumers before It was slaught
ered. The entire edible carcass was sold
through the mails and delivered by parcel
post
STURDEE'S FLAGSHIP,
BATTERED, IN PORT
Batde Cruiser Invincible Puts Into
Montevideo, Damaged by Shells of
German Warships.
M one video, Dec. 30. The British battle
cruiser Invincible, with Vice Admiral
Sturdee aboard, arrived here today with
the first story of the battle of Falkland
Islands from the viewpoint of the vic
torious British participants. The Invin
cible, which was Admiral Sturdee's flag
ship, led the British scuadron against
Admiral von Spec's fleet, sinking the
German flagship Scharnhorst and three
others of the five German ships en
gaged, waa damaged In several places
by German shells, but none of the hits
was dangerous. Nine officers and men of
the Invincible were wounded. Including
Commander Townsend, Officers of the
Invincible stated that thirteen Germans
were saved and sent to England.
ALLIES STRIKE HARD BLOWS
ON OISE AND IN FLANDERS;
TURK CAPITAL IS MENACED
RUSSIANS TURN
AND MAKE STAND
ON RAWA LINES
Germans, Crossing the Pilicaj
River, Batter at Czar's New
Fortified Positions.
GAIN IN THE ARGONNES
Teutons Also Report Repulse
of Allies' Attacks in
Flanders.
CONFIDENT WARSAW WILL FALL
Danger of Invasion Not Yet Over. Ber
lin Admits, but Huge Victory Is
Claimed Semi-omcially.
Berlin. Dec. 30 (by wireless). The fol
lowing official statement was given today
by the Imperial press bureau:
"On the western front yesterday the
enemy discontinued Its unsuccessful at
tasks near Nleuport and Blxschoote- At
tacks in the region of I Basses, made
by both English and French troops, were
repulsed with heavy losses for the enemy.
Two hundred colored (Indian) troops
were taken prisoners, besides a num
ber of English who fill Into German
hands. About six hundred Englishmen,
who were killed, were found lying be
fore the German front.
"Near Notre Dame de Lorette. to the
southeast of Bethune, a German trench
more than sixty yards in length was
taken by the enemy, but the Oermsn loss
was insignificant.
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some progress sno toox tnree coins
guns.
Tatar is no news from East Prussia
nor the Prussian frontier.
"In Poland the Russian armies have
tried to resist In new fortified -positions
near Raws and Nldu. We are attacking
everywhere. Our troops have passed the
Pillca River.
"The Prxemysl garrison again has with
drawn within the forts after taking hun
dreds of prisoners.
"The English have opened recruiting tenegro and offer compensation to Al
ofl'.ci s on the Greek Islands of Crete and I bania. Thtis Italy, which la now our
Cepbalonls. where volunteers over the ! enemy, would find a new Balkanic enemy
age of forty-five are enrolled.
"Two British steamers were blown up
by mines near Scarborough yesterday. "
Danfrr Not Over.
The following semi-official news was
given to the press today:
"Although certain observers still affect
to believe that victory in the east will
insure us against all danger of a Rus- 1
slan invasion 'for ail time' aa one com-
mentator writes, it Is beginning to be
realised that the victory', complete, as
it was, is not synonymous with the utter
destruction of the Russian posts and
much remains to be done.
There are still no detests available
regarding the action.
"Another factor warning against two
great expectations In Poland Is that the
retreating Russians are getting nearer
their base of supplies while their pursuers
sre getting farther away In a country
of terrible highways. Despite this and
the paucity of official reports there Is t
the
oh
most complete confidence that Gen. vo
Hlndenburg will be able to finish the
work he has begun.
"The Vienna official report describing
heavy fighting near Krosno and along the
Upper Bunajec shows that the Russians
are still capable of a determined resis
tance. "Private advices show that the Rus
sians are retreating in the Carpathians
northward from Munkaca without right
ing. "Reports of the righting at many places
in Flanders give rise to speculation as
to whether the long expected attack of
the allies msy not have begun.
' "In any event the allies continued
aggressive in the last few days justifies
the supposition that considerable forces
have been brought Into activity by
them."
TATT PREDICTS WORLD PEACE.
War May Be Last, Former
President Says.
New York. Dec. 30. "When the warring
nations get through they will have
learned a lesson. That lesson will re
peace peace universal and lasting"
was the prediction of former President
William H. Taft in an address to the
Young Men's Hebrew Association In Its
clubhouse. Lexington and Ninety-second
streets, tonight Mr. Taft came from De
troit to talk to the young men.
The keynote of Mr. Tart's address was
"The Brotherhood of Man."
Felix M. Warburg introduced the for
mer president. Addresses were made by
Judge Mack, of Chicago, and the Rev.
Dr. Schullman.
BOMBS FROMZEPPEUN KILL NINETY IN WARSAW;
fcsfc sfcsfasfs BBsBaaBsBsM fcBsBstam
FIFTY ARE WOUNDED; BUILDINGS SHATTERED
aerial (able te The Waaklaartaa Herald.
London, Dec 20. A Central News dispatch from Rome states that
according to a report from Warsaw that city was bombarded yesterday
by a Zeppelin.
Eighteen bombs were dropped demolishing two houses and killing
ninety persons. Fifty others were wounded.
Later six more bombs were dropped from a German aeroplane, but
small damage was done in this supplementary bombardment.
URGES AUSTRIA
TO DESERT ALLY
Noted Vienna Diplomat De
sires Separate Peace and
Change of Interests.
WOULD CONTROL PRUSSIA
His Object Is Partition of Germany British Refuse to Allow Hint of Op
and Dual Empire's Retirement from erations to Get Out Passage May
Near-Eastern Politics.
y C. F. BEHTFXI.I.
prcil Cable to The Washington Herald.
Paris, Dec. 30. The Gaxette de
Leu-
sanne today prints an Interview with a
notrd Austrian diplomat, whose name,
for obvious reasons, is withheld, advo
cating the abandonment of Germany by
its Austrian ally. The diplomat ssys:
"Our national existence is menaced.
The only issue Is for us to conclude a
separate peace.
"We have nothing to gaiil If the Ger
man Empire is victorious, but there Is a
future for us If Germany is weakened 1
and Prussia fails in her mission
"We then could regain a preponder
ance of Central Europe without worrying
about the near East wherewith we have
been preoccupied for the last thirty
years.
Weald Replace Genssay.
"By making peace now we could bone
to preserve our status quo, and because
of such action would be worthy of re
ward from the allies.
"We could compensate Servia and Mon-
against her.
"We are ready to let Russia go to Con-
stantinople and take what it likes from
Turkey, leaving us Bukowlna, Galtcla,
and Transylvania.
"A pacific Austrian monarchy then
would replace the militarist Germany,
controlling the Germanic people of Cen
tral Europe."
ctimn'TW MFaVI CM I
WASHINGTON MEN SELL
75,000 GUNS TO ALLIES
Go from Latin-America and This
Country to European Nations Deal
Completed in Paris.
Through the agency of a syndicate,
formed to gather arms and ammunition
for the use of the armies of the allied
powers and in which certain Washington
Interests play an important part, 73,100
modern army rifles, purchased in the
I'nited States and South American coun
tries, have been shipped, presumably for
the western theater of war, and within
a short time will be in use In the field.
The details of the shipment are guarded
with the greatest secrecy, snd even to
the Washington members of the syndi
cate their destination is not known. The
exact place of shipment Is also a mat
ter of mystery, except that the guns Jld
not leave from a North American port
The denl was consummated through a
Paris banking house, and the purchase
of the guns was accomplished by a rep
resentative of the company familiar with
the workings of the Latin-American
countries, where most of the shipment
was purchased. It is made up of seven
mlllmeter rifles, Mausers, Mannlichers,
and Remingtons, and partly represents
the superfluity of the arsena's of several
Latln-Amert' an governments. That a
rigger part did not come from the United
(states Is due to the President's decision
that the country could not afford to part
with her extra supply of munitions.
mm RETURHS TO THE 'FROST:
Has Pally Recovered from Illness,
Says OflkVtal Aaaoaarrmrnt.
Berlin, Dec. 30. The Kaiser has fully
recovered from bis Illness and has re
turned to the front, according to an
oi.irial announcement made tonight by
the Berlin headquarters of the general
staff."
Cariataaas Ante Wreaths. Blaeklsteae
novelty; special. 50c; wonderful collection
of blooming plants and flowers. His
and H.-Adv.
CONSTANTINOPLE
IS GOALOF FLEET
Allies' Warships Shell Inner
Forts of the Dar
danelles. CENSOR PULLS CURTAINS
Not Be Impossible.
S-perUi Cable to The Waahinston Herald.
Athens, Dec. 20. News comes from the
Dardanelle that the allied fleet has
bombarded the Interior forts of the
Dardanelles Straits and those lying Just
before the town of (deleted by cen
ser). The report adds that before the
bombardment commenced time was given
the Inhabitants to leave the town.
The above dUpetch is of the greatest
significance when read in connection with
the following message from Berlin under
'date of De ember t:
"Forty French and Britiah warships
have been gathered outside of (location
deleted by censor) with the evident in
tention of forcing their way through.
This is Impossible as the fortifications
have been greatly strengthened and the
water is thickly strewn with mines."
Paaaase et Impassible.
At the time of the receipt of this mes
sage it was accepted generally that Baa
point described was the Dardanelles.
Since then, only a few days ago the
British submarine B-ll exposed the fal
lacy of the theory that the passage was
impregnable by dodging und-jr the nvne
fields and sinking a Turkish warship on
guard.
rhat the movement is one of the greatest I
, importance to the allies is evident from
the care the British censor has taken
to delete from the dispatches referring
to it any definite location or any word
that might prove valuable to an enemy.
The first information (and that very
vague) came from Berlin.
The town referred to in the Athens
dispatch evidently is Chanak Kalessl. a
fortified position guarding the narrowest
1 neck of the thlrty-flve mile stretch of
water leading from the Medlteranean to
the Sea of Marmora at the other end of
which lies Constantinople, object of the
allied fleets attack.
60,000 HEBREWS FACE
FAMINE IN HOLY CITY
v
Stars and Stripes Protect British Con
sulate and Bank 40,000 De
pendent Upon Charity.
London. Dec. 30. The terrible plight
of the inhabitants of Jerusalem Is re
vealed in the following special dispatch
from Jerusalem:
"The cloud of anxiety and distress
which has been hanging over Jerusalem
since Turkey decided to mobilise has
culminated In horror. The American flig
flies over the British consulate, meaning
that the English are left to the protec
tion of the United States. The Ang.o
Palestlne Bank flies the same flag and
on the premises of the Russian consu
late the Italian colors float.
"The dread Is not of massacre, but
of starvation. For more than a month
now of more than 0,000 Jews, 40.000 have
been dependent upon charity of the
world, and that charity has ceased for
the time being. The second Installment
of the American relief fund has Just ar
rived, but Is for Zionist purposes.
It was brought by Maurice Wertnelm.
son-in-law of Ambassador Morgenthiu.
It baa been splendid aid. bu: of course,
rinnot meet the sltuatio-v Of Uilj fund.
i7 vtT cent cme Jsaiem. to per
I cent being spent in soup kitchens, -where
a plate of soup and bread is erved once
a day. The other 7 per sent is to serve
as a loan fund for workmen anil also
for the sale of foodstuffs at cost price.
Heavy Seas Sweep Liner.
New York, Dec. 30. The American liner
SL Louis arrived today from Liverpool
after a stormy voyage. According to
passengers, big waves swept over the
vessel continuously throughout Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday last- During
this time all doors leading to the decks
were protected, and the passengers spent
their tuna in the
GERMANS FORCED
BACK II AISNE
AND ALONG OISE
New French Guns Proving
Superior to Kaiser's
Artillery.
MARCH THROUGH DUNES
British and Belgians, Re-enforced,
Press Forward
in Flanders.
TRENCHES ARE EVACUATED
Teutons Forced to Give Up Advanced
Ditches Along Rivers in
France.
Sprriel Cable to The Washington Herald.
Paris. Dec. 20. The battering; of the)
new Creusot guns is fast breaking the
hold of the Germans on all the posi
tions they gained in their dash on Parte
in August, while to the north of Flan
ders and in the region about Arras
and Lax Bassee the allies are galDing
new ground steadily.
Elaborate defensive positions estab
lished by the Kaiser's armies along
the River Otae and then around the
angle of the 150-mile battle line to
the River Aisne and eastward to the
forest of Argonne have been hammered
Into submission by these great cannon.
The invaders have been 'forced to
withdraw large bodies of their troops
from the first line trenched at a nam
ber of Important points. This with
drawal his been steady. Indicating that
the superior effectiveness of the French
artillery, chronicled repeatedly In the
official dispatches of the la it fortnight.
Is fast establishing; the mastery of the
French batteries over thos of the Ger
mans, many of which has been de
molished. RVIalan. Make Galas.
The check administered to the Franco
Belgian troops in front of Nleuport and
Ixmbartz V when the Germana hurled
re-enforcements in great numbers against
the advan int. columns, which debouched
from Nleuport now has been overcome
by other considerable re-enforccraents,
thrown behind the allies by Gen. Jjffre
and today the French and the Belgians
pressed forward for further gains, ac
cording to the official statement issued
this afternoon. The Belgians are re
ported to have made new advances to
the eastward al-ng the sand dunea.
Along the Yser artillery duels still
continue with an English armored train
operating along one section of tha rail
road to great advantage.
Heavy re-enforcements have come to
the aid of the Germans who are attempt
ing to break throrsrh the British salient
thrown out of Ypres, but despite this
new strength and the difficulty of the
operations due to the marshy condition)
of the ground the allies have made soma
slight progress with Infantry. The ar
tillery here aa elsewhere has shown
marked superiority over that of the In
vaders. The artillery duels have been
frequently and violent In this vicinity.
Kiprot a Victory.
In a three-day battle against the Ger
mans, who were established on a front
from Richebourg L'Avoue through Gf-venchy-Les
to La Bassee. the allied
forces have dug the enemy out of a
group of their firbt-llne trenches and
have so shattered their defensive organi
zation that complete victory in this po
sition Is thought to be only a matter
of a few days.
Arras has attained supreme importance
as a stratgetic position with the develop
ments of the last few days or since the
big artillery duel of December IS, when
the German batteries were overwhelmed.
After a lull the artillery conflict has been
renewed, and the 'jig guns are at It
harder than ever. - The French position
has been amply fortified to withstand ar
tillery fire, and the infantry is In suf
ficient strength to press home whatever
advantage the French gunners may gain.
One of the Important successes of the
French artillery was that recorded alone
the River Aisne, where the fury of the
French gun Are destroyed the German
concentration plan. After several at
tempts to move the units of their organ
isation to the concentration point, the
movement ended in the dispersing of their
columns to seek sheltered positions.
Two Ejmbs Dropped on Calais.
London, Dec. 20. A dispatch from Ca
lais reports thst two bombs were, drop
ped by a German hydro-aeroplane which
flew over Calais this afternoon. One of
the missiles dropped In the sea and the
other struck near the railway station
without causing any damage.
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