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VOL. XXXVI. NO. 67.
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FIGHTING IS PARTICULARLY
HARD IN VICINITY OF YPRES,
HERE KAISER HAS BIG FORCE
120,000 Germans Hurl Themselves For
ward in "Last Attempt" to Take
the City
TODAY'S DEVELOPMENTS
NO NEWS FROH THE TURKISH BATTLE FIELD
Neither is There Any Reliable Report From the Balkans Rumors
of Impending Naval Battle are Heard in London Petrojjrad
Maintains an Official Silence Regarding Conditions in the
Eastern Theater of Operations
London, Dec. 1. Though it seems
clear that the German army in Rus
sian Poland or that part of it which
the Russians surrounded near Lodz,
narrowly massed, annihilation, the
Germans fought with such fury that
the -cordon encircling them was
broken and as German reiniforce
menta are coming up, the issue is not
yet decided. ,
The British press, interpreting tne
news dispatches from Petrograd, can
tends that a Russian success on a
colossal scale still Is posswde, but in
all quarters it is admitted that the
recent claims of a Russian victory
were premature.
Throughout Belgium the Germans
are remaining, generally speaking on
was kept up by the stories that the
burgomasters , were bringing warm
clothes which would be distributed in
a few days.
The reported use by the Germans
of monasteries, chapels, and other
buildings in captured towns as" bar
racks, stables and gun stations is ex
plained by the prisoners as due to the
belief that the private "buildings had
been mined.
The apparent purpose of this move
is to hinder the Russians developing
movements until the main German col
umn is extricated from the lines from
Strykow through Gzierz to Szadk.
Semi-official reports from Galicia indi
cate that the Russian advance along
the foothills of the Carpathian mon
tains has reached point due south of
Attack on Russian Right
Berlin, Dec. 1. latest reports from
Russian Poland given out officially in
Berlin indicate that the Germans have
resumed the execution of their plan to
encompass the Russian right flank and
to force it back on the center. At the
same time cutting off the Russian
communication with Warsaw.- The
carrying out of this plan, which began
with a Russian defeat -at Lipnu and
at Flock later, was hindered by the
arrival of Russian reinforcements, and
the Germans for a moment
thrown on the defensive
city from the northeast and south.
tliA pfATiRivA. and lmmAi.ifl.tA alna of
i . i i , , from Cracow, thus surrounding the
a renewal of attempts to hack their , ' B
way through to the rrencn coast are
lacking.
King George's visit to France seems
generally greatly to appeal to the pop
ular . Imagination. The newspapers
are featuring his majesty's trip, point
ing out that it is the first time a reign
ing British monarch has been with
his armies in the field for 171 years,
George II being his last predecessor
to do so.
Unofficial reports that the Germans had undertaken another attack on
Ypres, marking the beginning of a great battle, received ro confirmations
in today's communication rrom the Trench and German war offices.
The French statement, however, contains a vague reference to renew
ed German efforts In the region In which they have been expected to make
their onslaught in case they attempted again to break through to the Eng
lish channel. n
It Is sard that the enemy was showing "considerable activity" to the
north of Arras, a French town near the Belgian border. In Belgium the
artillery fire had become more sp'rited after a dull. ;
The German .statement dismisses the situation by saying that there h
no news to report. Germany continues to view the military situation in
the east In a confident way, giving no intimation of a ' reversal at the
hands of the Russians. Today's announcement says that 9,500 more pris
oners have been taken in Russian Poland in the engagements near the
Vistula river, which were said in Berlin to have resulted favorably for the
forces of Emperor William. ... ; ,
Official Petrograd maintains Its attitude of reserve. ' Such reports as
are maae oy any or tne tnree nations engaged In the east deal only with
the particular phases of the campaign, so that the picture as a whole is
blurred. '
The fighting in the Balkans, in northern Turkey and Caucasus, in
Egypt and near the Red sea seemed almost to have been lost sight of. Sel
dom since the beginning of the wa' have the reports from all qua-ters
been so vague.
The reported presence of German and British fleets In close proximity
in the south Atlantic presented the possibility of another naval battle, but
In this case, too, there was nothing to indicate that new developments
have occurred. ,
.A general retirement of the Ge-man forces before the Eeigian town of
Dixmude was reported unofficially today. The Germans recently captured
from the allies this town, which lies in the heart of the contested section
of Belojum ..where uncounted thousands have died. tii.t,tt. iutJSJSnC.
man efforts to force a way to the English channel. There was no official
confirmation, however, of the reported withdrawal, which could not be
reconciled with reports. ate last night that a great battle was in progress
between the Yser canal and the River Lys. It was said that the 120.000
Germans had been brought up before Ypres to make a "last effort" to
capture the town.
BILLY AND NICK
GO TO THE
FRONT
VILLA MARCHES INTO CA
OF MEXICO, TAKING PO
FOR PROVISIONAL P8ESI
Foremost Military Men of the Nation Say
he Seeks Only to Promote Peace
Mil
THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY AND
CZAR OF RUSSIA JOIN BAT.
. TLERS IN THE EAST
GUTIERREZ If ILL ASSD5IE; HIS OFFICE' AT. OaCE
Americans are Guarranteed Immunity From Danger, Property is
Restored to Those From Whom Confiscated acd the City is
Quiei-Wihon Asks People to be Careful of Considering
Strange Reports From the South
PICKS OUT DANGEROUS POINTS
No News From the West
Berlin, Dec. 1 (by Wireless to Lon
don.) The following official an
nouncement was given out in Berlin
today:
"There is no news to hand from the
western arena of the war.1' In east
Prussia and in southern Poland It was
generally quieter yesterday. In north
ern Poland, south of the Vistula, our
war booty was increased still further
as a result of the successes announced
yesterday. ' "
, '"The number of prisoners taken by.
us has been increased by about 9,500
men, and we have taken 19 more can
non. In addition, 26 machine guns:
and numerous ammunition carts Ml
into our hands."
ILL MUD TROOPS
WHEN ASiSIUNS SAYS SO
THE PRESIDENT MAKES THIS AN
NOUNCEMENT REGARDING
THE STRIKE ZONE r.
DAVID LAMAR IS POT
ON TRIAL IN GOTHAM
HE IS ACCUSED OF IMPERSONAT
ING OFFICERS OF UNITED
STATES SENATE
The French Report
Paris, Dec. 1. The French commun
ication given out in Paris this after-
were noon says that yesterday the enemy
Now, after showed considerable activity north of
Washington, Dee. 1. President 1 New York, Dec. 1. David lainar,
Wilson will withdraw federal troops charged in three indictments with im
from the Colorado strike zone as soon personating officers of the United
as he receives official word from Gov- States with Intent to defraud Wall
ernor Amnions that the state is ready street bankers and companies, was
to resume control. !j placed on trial here today in the fed-
The president reiterated today that eral district court. ,
the commission named by him Sunday I District Attorney Marshall announc
would have nothing to do with the ed that Lamar would be prosecuted
present strike, but was appointed to 'on only one qf .three indictments the
be of service in settling differences one charging him with impersonating
which might arise in the future. Seth Representative A. Mitchell Palmer,
Low and the other members of the with the intent to defraud J. P. Mor
cemmission are expected in Washing-' gan & Company and the United States
ton December 14 to confer with de- . Steel corporation. It is charged that
part in en t officials. ! i Lamar, in .telephone messages, repre
sented himself as being Palmer and
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TEUTONS' RULER GOES TO GUM
BINNEN, NEAR WHICH THE
ENEMY WAITS
VON MOLTKE BACK IN GAME
CHIEF OF KAISER'S GENERAL
STAFF RECOVERED FROM
HIS ILLNESS
The monarchs of three of the
gitat European powers are now
at the front. Emneror vVUMam
has arrived at Insterburg, east
Prussia, close to the scene of
heavy fighting - during the last
few days with the invading Rus-
4 sians. v.
emperor jsit'noias departed to-
day for the scene of action.
King George is making his
first visit to the battle line in
France. ,:'
Amsterdam, Dec. i (via London).
Emperor William reached Insterburg,
east Prussia yesterday. He contin
ued on the way to the front, traveling
by motor car.
Insterburg is 16 miles northwest of
Gumbinnen, the capture of which by
the Russians was reported unofficially
recently, although not subsequently
confirmed. The German war oflice
statements showed that the invading
Russians had penetrated east Prussia!
state that the inhabitants of all the
regions evacuated by the Autftrians
are facing famine.
AUSTRIAN STOP ATTACK '
. Paris, Dec, 1. A violent attack by
the Austrians on the - Servian front
running from Lazarevarss to Maljen,
along the river Ljid, in northwestern
Servia, was repulsed, says a dispatch
from Nish; today to the llcvas agency.
It is reported that more Uian 600 dead
and wounded were found on the battle
field. The positions occupied by the
Austrians were on the right bank of
the Ljid. Twenty, officers and 1.500
soldiers are reported to have been
captured.
ARBITRATION CONTINUES
Chicago, Dec. 1. The' hearing in
the arbitration of differences between
the western railroads and their 05,000
enginemen was resumed today. It was
stated that M. W.'Cadlo, who was on.
tlie stand yesterday 'whea .' b1 lonm-
ment was taken, would resume, the
quotation of statistics bearing on the
contention of the men that their de
mands, with only two exceptions, have
the sanction of precedent on one or
the other of man railroads In the
country.
REVENUE BEGINS TO
POUR IN RAPIDLY
SEEKERS AFTER WAR STAMPS IN
NEW YORK CONGEST THE
STREETS
to a point ten
Gumbinnen.
miles southwest of
dispatch to the Havas agency says sought improperly to have the Morgan
that during the last two days the firm and tne steel corporation em-
bombardment has been particularly' p'y Eward Lauterbach, a lawyer.
repulsing a number of attacks, the
Germans apear to be moving forward
in the direction of Lowicz.
Gorman movements in the region
have not been interfered with in the
last few days, and this, Geiman mili
tary observers say, must be taken as
a highly favorable sign, a3, in their
opinion, a German repulse of the Rus
sian advances probably has been fol
lowed by a general offensive move
jnent of the Germans toward Lodz;
German Prisoners Suffering
Petrograd, Dec. 1 (via London).
The condition of German prisoners
captured in the vicinity bt Lodz is
said to resemble that of the French
troops during Napoleon's retreat from
Moscow. Many of them have Trozen
hands and feet. They wera wrapped
Arras. In Belgium there was a. lively
exchange of artillery, but no infantry
attack.
"In Belgium . there was a rather
spirited artillery fire during the day
of November 30, but no attack was
made by the German infantry. The
enemy continued to show considerable
activity to the north of Arras.
"In the region of the Aisne there
was intermittent artillery fire along
all the front. lit the Argonne the
fighting continues, but without (bring
ing any change in tne situation.
"In the Woevre district iind In the
Voscres there is nothing new to report."
violent. One shell struck a gas res
ervoir, causing it to explode. The in
dustrial life of the city is at ai siand
stiJL For the last two days there has been
a scarcity of water, and it is thought
that the enemy may ha,ve Cut the con-
One indictment charges Lamar with
conspiring with Lauterbach. District
Attorney Marshall announced thai
Lauterbach would be tried separately.
- VALUABLE RELICS LOST
. Paris, Dec. L In an "account of the
Armentieres in Trouble
Paris, Dec. 1. The city of Armen
tieres on the River Lys around which
in (blankets and shawls taken from . has raged some pf the severest fight
the peasants. One private wore a ing 0f the war, is now in a serious
woman's fur cap. The prisoners say plight. The Germans hegv.n to shell
that before thd-capture thplr courage 'the city aho'ut three weeks Ben. A
r. , v, , . .
duits. All civilians are required to be uu,,,u'"umeni oi itneims, wnicn was in
indoors ,by 8 p. m., and lights must (progress intermittently for several
be extinguished at 9. During the night weeks the Temps asserts that the ar
the deserted streets are patrolled by iobaeo!8ical museum, the Roman, Gal
squads of British troops. English air.,lic and French collections, have been
ships are continually hovering over j destroyed. Tapestries by Pepersack,
the town, and frequently have engage-:tne Flemish workman, also were ruln-
ments with the air craft of the Germans.
TURKS ARE DISLODGED
Paris, Dec, 1. An official rtate
ment from the general staff of the
Russian army in the Caucasus, tele
graphed today from Petrograd to the
Havas agency, says;
,"In the valley of the Euphrates the
Russian columns,, taklnr the offensive,
dislodged the Turks from their posi
tions and put them to flight. The
Russians captured two cannon and
also a certain number of prisoners."
ed. The factories have been damaged
to such an extent that the textile
manufactory has suffered greatly. The
loss by destruction of cloth is esti
mated at 350,000,000 francs ($70,000,-000.)
CATS MUST CROAK
St. Louis, Dec. 1. All cats in Ger
many are to be killed to make linings
for coats for the soldiers, according to chine guns
The Czar at the Front
Petrograd. Dec. l. Emperor .Nicho
las left Petrograd this morning for the
theater of war.
Von Moltke Gets Back
Amsterdam, Dec. I (via London).
Lieutenant General count von Moltke,
says a Berlin dispatch to the Tele-
graaf, has recovered his health and
ia returning to the front. Count von
Moltke had heen ill tor several weeKS,
auring wnicn time various reports
concerning him were circulated.
It was said he had been succeeded
as chief of the German general staff
by Major General Falkenhaya. This
report, however, was not confirmed,
it being said in Berlin that General
Falkenhaya was merely acting as
chief of staff during the illness of
General von Moltke.
Austrians Lose at Cracow
Lemberg, Galicia, Dec. 1 (via Petro- j
grad and London). The energetic
Russian advance is persistently push
ing back the Austrians into Cracow.
Information reaching Lemberg from a
trustworthy source is to the effect that
the Austrians are evacuating position
after position, with large losses.
It is stated that the Austrians' line
of retreat Is strewn so thickly with
New York, Dec. 1. A throng of
more than 3O00O persons stormed the
United States internal revenue offices
in this city today, endeavoring to buy
. Mexico City, Nov. M (via p:i Taso,
Dec. 1). Genera Villa entered the
capital today at the head of about
25,000 troops. He arrived during the
afternoon in the suburbs, where he
remained during the evening receiving
delegations and foreign consula. Villa
will not enter the capital part of the
city until the arrival of Provisional
President Gutierrez.
Issues a Statement
General Villa issued the following
statement to the Associated Press;
"My only mission is to restore order
in Mexico and not to take personal
.revenge on anyone. I promise that
I order will be restored at once. I am
jacting as the subordinate of Provl-"
jsional President Gut -rez and the na
tional convention. .
j "The provisional president is now
the supreme power in Mexico, and t
am merely acting as field commander
of its army. All foreigners and for
eign property will he protected.'
; .Villa left Tula W roon.ipg afr
jceivins !Mvw8.cf. toe capture, of Pau -cu.
by the cavalry brigade. of Genon..
Raul Madera." The Carranza troops
retired after a skirmish between outposts.
"This is better than my last visit,
when I came here as a friendless pris
oner of Huerta," remarked General
Villa upon his arrival today.
General Villa had a narrow escape
from death juBt before his entry into .
the city. His train collided with tho
train of General Chao above Tula.
Thirty-two persons were killed and 40
wounded. On? anile below the scene
of the wreck six mines were found
covered with a battery concealed in
a ravine. Tlie general's train passed
over these mines, which were not
discovered until the next morning.
Wilson Warns the Public
Washington. Dec. T. General Emi-
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me ucvy Yin. b'-"'!" ; nano Zapata, wnoso forces occupy
be affixed to many documents and Mcxico City, has assured the United
proprietary articles. Thousands who gtateg sovernment tnronga American
had to wait in line became so demon jConsul Siniman that foreigners will
strative that extra police were called, bg gJven evRry protection an4 that
to keep them quiet. ;n1g troops will continue to preserve
Collector Anderson estimated that 'onjeri
20,000 persons will have received the j Dispatches from Mr. Silliman, tell-
stamps before night.
ing of his Interview with Zapata and
Because of the Inability of his cleri-" reassuring messages from the Brazl
cal forces to handle the throng Col- Man minister in Mexico City were laid
lector Anderson issued a statement before President Wilson and the cab
announcing a stay in the war tax pen- inet by Secretary Bryan,
alties "until such time as the office Both Mr. Silliman and the Brazilian
is able to handle applications prompt- minister reported that Zapata has
ly." jbeen courteous to the diplomatic
The fact that the passengers on two corps. :
steamers sailing today for Europe had President Wilson spoke a word of
engaged passage before the new Iar warning to the public today regarding
went into effect prevented tho gov- the reports of the situation m :;:; o
eminent from collecting $7,740 from At his weekly conference', wlib . the
the under the new tax. The two Washington correspondents the pres--
vessels carried 2,580 passengers, who dent declared there were many rr
had paid more than $30 each for their eons in Mexico as well oa the rutted
tickets, and consequently would have States who found it to their ad van t
boen subject to a war tax of $3 each, age to have trouble in the south era
republic and were Interested in giv-
REICHSTAG MEMBERS CONFER ing out false reports of the situation.
Rprlin Dw.
formal opening of the reischtag to- """"' v
w iuioi i,w two frv Ported the arrival in person of Gcners,!
day to consider the business to be put ,2aPata Sunday. The general at once
before that body. War funds Is be- reorea tne tram car properties
the dead that. th miRaifln9 We not lieved to be the principal matter to , urawiuuoi,,,,,
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time to bury them. The cold is so
severe that the bodies are frozen.
German officers are in supreme com
mand at CVacowi jThey are placing ma-
light artillery and wire-
be advanced.
information reaching St. Louis fur less appartus, it Is reported, on the
dealers today through trade papers, cathodral and other historical ed!fices,
IT. N. Darragh, secretary of a large .'drawing the fire of the Russians
The recent ar-
etary of a large . drawing .the
fur company, said house cats are a against the buildin
larce factor in the normal fur trade, (rivals from the provinces of Galicia
the owning corporation, r"
. i property ot an American narart
ANOTHER ROAD INDICTED jvWdl 8l hii3-
General Anseles arrlvr-d tuo
Trenton, N. X, Dec. l.-Cnlted day ,th lhe aJv.,,.(,, (,u;i;
States District Attorney Davis today pitta's army atul Uir
confirmed the report that the federal for rui,Wa. "T10 rity '9 !-vL
grand jury had Tertirned an indict-'.y vmmnn!cfttn V N
ment against the Central Railway of ' aml T(,ra"Cn,, ' n
New Jersey for alleged rebatin to
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