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'.'?tw"yg jifWii'iniipitWii hjmitt. uw ' u mumn GERMAN BOMB WRECKS AMERICAN CONSUL ATE MANY RUSSIANS KILLED BY EXPLOSION Washington. A bomb dropped from a German-airship exploded in front of the American consulate at Warsaw, Russia, breaking the glass in the windows of the office and kill ing and injuring persons who "were in the street, according to an offi cial dispatch to the state department this afternoon. Berlin, Via Wireless to London. The war office statement today says the fighting in Poland is still with out result. On the west several Bel gians were 'killed by the bombard ment of the British warships. "The British yesterday bombarded our troops at Lombertzyde and Zee Brugge," is is stated. "Only slight damage was done. A number of Bel gian villagers were killed and in jured. Berlin, via The Hague. An offi cial statement from Vienna today de clares the Austro-German offensive between Czenstochowo and Cracow continues without decisive results. Pilica, northwest of Miechow, has bden captured and 2,000 prisoners taken. The Hague. Six German sub marines in the harbor of Zee Brugge and under construction remain un damaged today after a vigorous bombardment of the Belgian town by the British fleet off the coast. The British gunners centered their fire near the point where the subma rines were supposed to be located, but none of their shots struck the , vessels being prepared for service. Paris, Nov. 24- A thick fog pre vailing over the western battle front Interfered with operations yesterday and there was less cannonading, the official communique this afternoon announced. The cold weather has greatly fa cilitated the movement- of artillery both in the allied and German lines. JBjbads,no. completely, inundated may now be used, having become partly frozen. The lifting of fogs and ces sation of rains and snow, also has en abled allied ship on the coast to aid the troops with more regularity. Berlin, via The Hague. Situation on eastern front continues favorable, it was asserted here today. The arrival of Russian reinforce ments has been admitted and this, it was stated, his delayed a decision of the issue in Poland. Every confidence is still expressed, however, in ulti mate victory for the army of General von Hindenberg. Cairo, Egypt. Reports of engage ment between a British and Moslem camel corps, in which twenty of the enemy were killed before the British force retreated to avoid envelopment by a superior cavalry force, were re ceived here today. One Egyptian and one Indian officer of the British force were killed, together with 12 men. Three men were wounded. Petrograd, German forces en gaged in a battle about Lodz have fallen back 25 miles west of that point. Official statement from the war office reports "favorable news from the front between the Vistula and Warthe where the Germans have retreated." Continued success in the Caucasus is reported today in an official state ment covering that campaign. "Russian advance parties continue to repulse the enemy," it is asserted. Several caissons of an ammunition train, were captured south of Kara- kilisse and Alaschgard. o o London. 700 Irish soldiers have made their wills in the little form at tached to their prayer books, be queathing all their possessions to John Redmond, home rule champion. Alderman Geiger caused arrest of conductor who put him off car. Local transportaiton committee to pass on back platform, rule,, . . . - tSSiJrk.vSB, ..'. ,-; . ..afui-rtAyajtft 1