f wrhi i iKl' ii $ ffi'r If I 4 GJpMiAHS BALKED ON AJSNE; big Guns Thunder on yser PAtUS, No IT VfHW ine flKtiitihg from Nleuport IWtfiHMi DUtewJp rtd on the Yaer altndit cntlr) ccnfthtti to cannonacjirig, shleh I 4nwe8,im. In violence, the German and Allied Armies on IM Atari and In the AVyoie-nr (Showing greater- activity. '33io pjllolftlconiWppiie'. Igstfil today v Inspptt an attempt of iht Oerinans to ft cros' "the AUne hear 'Vftlllyi In the 1 AnM'Mie German trenches were blown Up bV mines planted by the Freheh. Trher communlO.ua follows; "At Nleupbrt. before Dlxmude mid In the rt'Blon pt Ypioi, the cannonade ha taken on greater violence than udurliift preceding tlnye. On Vie canal, lo tie south of Dxmude, the action of our ar tlilry,jJiccked tho works which the Ger man were exrectln? to oppose Uio Inun dations.,, 'the enemy; ha been fpfced to eyncutto part of Ilia, trendies hleh were rfcacheil"by the water "Two ntlacHs bv German Infantry, one to tho oulh of Blxschootc the other to tlio south of Ypres, have been repulsed. F0r our part we have made marked prog' tees between tlixschoote and the canal and between Armentlrres and La ttaasee. Tjie artillery battle Is partlculaily nerce In that region. "Qrj the Atshe Gorman farcei that n temptttf to cross" the flvdr near Vallly have been thiown back or destroyed. Our positions 61 the Hulil bnhk above Vrttlh have- been violently cannonaded. Similar ly ln-UliBKloti of llhdtni, sonto shells have already fallen on that town. 'ilmthj-r-Argonne region there lion been no Infantry engagement. W'c have blown up a number of German trenches with a mine. "On the heights of the Mcurc. to the RQUth of Verdun, no have advanced at fcA..aaat aM,...a 1 . .Van Hnllll1 .. I t! , BDVCrtll ,,llll 111 UIU , llri'Ull u, l"V Mlhlel wc have capluied somo of tho KAISER SHIFTS MORE MEN , TO EAST PRUSSIAN FRONT LONDON. Nov. IT. A news agency dispatch from Amater- dam say-8 that thodsandn of German boI- dlcrs from the western, battle front are j passing through Cologne on the way to Koenlgsbcrg and the Hast Trus-dan front. Three hundred British prisoners nnd 200 wounded from Langemarck have ar rived at Cologne. From Atx-ln-Cnap-pelo It Is reported that S000 Infantry men -passed through there on tho way to Brussels arid Thleli. Two -of tho famous 42-centimeter Ge.rn.an siege guns have GERMANS GAINED GROUND AT YPRES, BRITISH ADMISSION TovVn Still Held, Despite Gallant Charges of Prus sian Guards Praise for Courage of Kaiser's Men. LONDON, Nov. 17. An official narrative describing the opcr , atlons of the British troops In France on ,.. .. ... .., .- . .. .... iovBinucr ii, i. iinu JJ was issued uy tho Jjovcrnment Press Bureau today. It admits that the Germans have gained croutjd about Ypres, but says that they liavj failed to capture that town. Thfl narrathe, written by an officer attached to the stuff of General French, also? admits hat the British suffered heavy losses, but adds:. Ve have the satisfaction of knowing wq have foiled the enemy In what appears to he his main object and have Inflfcud greater losics'than those suf- Thd German bombardment-of the Allies' llne Just .befgro thefr supreme attack Jralh,st Ypres waa the most terrillc of the war, the narrative says The account relates how detachments of Germans worked thlr way to the rear of tho British, whore they were cut to pieces. "The dogged perseverance of the Ger mans claims our whole hearted admira tion," says the writer, Tho statement, In part, says: "The 11th was a day or desperate flght Ins throughout. Immediately after day break the Germans began their attack against, our trenches to the. north and south o" Uie ellll)Ypes road. They di rected 'What was probably the most furi ous -artillery fire they had yet employed against our lines. The cannonade was followed by an Infantry Assault In force by the 1st and 4th Brigades of the Guard Corps that had been ordered to make a supreme effort to capture Ypres. Tho task had proved too severe for the prdl nary Infantry troops of the line, so pick ed soldiers wero brought up. "Tha ittacklug' forces met a frontal and flank Ore from artillery, rifles and machine guns, and their casualties before they reached our lines were enormous. "Despite our splendid resistance, the enemy succeeded In breaking: through our line In three places near the Meiitn Ypres road and penetrated some distance Into the woods behind our trenches. But there they were counter-attacked and usaln'were epflladed by machine-gun Are. The Germans were, driven back lo the line et our trenches, a portion of which they succeeded In holding despite our ef- Srti to. Mpel them Their losses can be ugea from tho fact the number of dead left In the woods behind our lines alone amounted to 700 "Tne simultaneous effort of the Ger mans to the south of the road failed en tirely. The attacking Infantry was masted In the woods close to our line. Our euns opened upon them. The In vader failed to push their assault home, nnd tbe fighting was parried on at close quarter" for the most part It was of the most despentts and confused 4 fcCrlpUan. Scattered bodies' of the enemy whej penetrated to the woods In the rear of pilr linear were eatfght. where they could neither advance nor retreat and all welTUlHtJ or captured" ' . U, S. CRUISER TO AID ALIENS ennesfceeaA Arrival at Bolivia Ex pected to Iieaaen Persecution, ATRBN8, Nov. 17. Tjw ApwtMUJ prtfr T!Ree has MjM (fee J Pf- Ai ,M' 5h". ft prrtitU tMre la expected to Wtah JIM petMaHiea- Uretad agaiast 1$ Wjt P tbo uJU4 powew. nwi foo4pr WjjwAc h fe -aorfet d inui of tie Wttr filed by qm oorpwi it9 .HmhMU4. WASHiSSlQTQtl. mv. tt fm lupin tarfur dtfrMt4 tbe report &!SS ,TT Am tfet Jurat gunner are EVENING - ouIUIpr hotircs of the village. These are the barracks of the garrison of Ht Mlhlcl That village conslltutei Ihe only point of aupport still held by the Gei mnns on the left bank of tile Meuse In that region. "On the rest of the front there Is nothing Important to repdrt." Tho Inclement weather has brought out a now phase of courage otnong the French, Jlrltlsh, Holgtnrts and Germans. They are bearing without complaint the conditions which are causing terrible suf fering. A French omcer. Who has Just leturned from Northern France, declares thnl th gallantry of the German soldiers lighting on the NlouporNDIxmudc-Ypres-Armcn-t eiea linn will go down as one of the bright spots In this dark conflict. PnUSStAN FIGHTING BPiltlT. "I om proud to fight against such one mles," declared this omcer. "The Ger mans lllnch from nothing. There Is n story among a batch of German prlsonurs taken In the fighting around Dlxmude about a German lieutenant who i called before hu sunorlor ofllcer. The' latter asked Iho lieutenant If ho would undertake an attack ogalnst a strong tirlllnh nnnltlon north of Yores. " 'General " replied the lieutenant, I I would attempt to storm hell If you gave the order to do It.' ' "Tint story may not be ttue, but It 1 shows the I'russlan flnbtlng spirit. Tlieio wnd heavy lighting around Ypros ngriin on Monday, tho Germans continuing their vain eltortH to drive In k tho folld wedge, which the tlrltlsh Imvii puihcil Into their lines theie. The German canUaltles In West Flnndora s.ikc l.int I'lldnv morning are estimated st 1IM.C00, most of the men falling In the Mgorotis nssaults against tho Allies at Yprej. passod through Alx-la-Chappele en route for DWmude. Tho German authorities are said to have prohibited the sinking of a To Doum In llelglan churches on King Albert's birth day. j It lo reported from Copenhagen that i the Germans have been quietly engaged during tho last few weeks In creating powerful defensive works along tho fron tier of Schlcswlg-Holstcln. No one Is permitted to enter Germany except by ..... ,, riK1,.i nii ,i10 rnaAH .,A Vfin persons bearing passports nro held up. CRACOW IN FLAMES AS RUSSIAN SHELLS RAIN ON DEFENSES Czar's first Army Trains Siege Guns on Northern Redoubts, While Second Hastens to Join in Invest ment. VENICE, Nov. 17. A portion of the city of Cracow Is In flames and the Inhabitants have fled panic stricken beforo the advancing Russian army. Advices by way of Trieste say the In vestment of Cracow began Saturday. The Russian force advancing upon the Aus trian stronghold from the north opened tho bombardment no soon as their big guns were brought up from Jllechow. The northern section of the city was soon In flames. Violent assaults upon nil defences aro now being made by the Russians. Tho force advancing from the east, which lino now passed Tarnow, Is moving mpldly and tho capture of Cracow Is expected momentarily. A dispatch from Petrograd declares that the Russian army which has been advanc ing north of tho Vistula, has Invested the city on the north nnd Is commencing an actual bombardment. Tho same dispatch tells of a sortie from the Invested fortress of Przcmysl by the Austrlun troops, which resulted in almost complete annihilation of tho Austrian! bv tho Russian forces surrounding tha fgarrlson. A Rome dispatch says: "The northern portion of the city Is burning. The panic-stricken Inhabitants hae fled. The fall of the city Is con sidered Imminent owing to the suddenness and violence of the Russian attack. Only the military remain there. The Russians ar attacking the city from the north east and Investment will soon be com plete. One hundred thousand Austrian soldlera are shut up In Cracow." AIRMEN MAKE FIRST WAR FLIGHT OVER SOUTH AFRICA DeWet's Rebels Reported Short of Ammunition. LUEJiEDITZ-nucHT. German Southwejt Africa. Nov. 17. The aeroplane has made its appearance in flgrtlng In southern Africa for the first time. The British whtf Invaded German South west Africa reported today that the Ger mans are using an aeroplane for saAitlnj purposes, and that It U flying over tle British camp at Intervals. Shots were tired at the machine without effect. Two men were seen In the aeroplane, but they neither fired nor dropped bombs. PRETORIA, Nov. 17. Rebellious Boers, who hae Just been captured In Orange Free State, declare that the folldwers of General Christian Po Wet are pearly out ot ammunition. It Is believed that the end of the Boer uprising is In sight There Is no confirma tion of reports that General De Wet has been woqnded In the bead. Our Tile, Slate, Metal and Slag v Roofs Are Standard RESIDENTIAL WORK A SPEQIALTY Cfweeot Compound keeps roofs watertight for five years, and 1 also guaranteed. Real Estate Roofing Co. 2M3.3W9 VYIU St. yimiwun njl tfl-ItmmSmm ' wfiwn iiium ;J LEIGKR-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY,. NOY-KMBEB - - . i . . t . . . , . . RUSSIAN WARSHIPS DRIVE BACK TURKS IN BLACK SEA RAID Campaign Duplicate of Flanders Battles Sul tan's Reserves Annihilated Near Khamur Petrograd Office Uneasy. PETXtOanAD, Nov. 17.-omclal reports of the fighting In the Caucasus state that the struggle between the nusslan and Turkish troops Is practically a duplication of the battle In Flanders, nusslan war nhlps In the Dlack Sea are aiding tho land forces and have Inflicted heavy losses In the Turkish ranks Trday'a official state. ..out deilaies. On the Hlnck Sei the Turkish of fensive on the coast toad near T-.1n.ati has failed Attacked on their lear flanks by flro from our warships, the Turks suffered heavy losses. Their re serves wero annihilated. Our troops npeiatlng In the Klytchgaduk Pass near Khamur completely defeated the Otto.11.1t1 forces and numerous bands Of Kuide. While the War OrTlco maintains that the KtisMnn armies are successful every where against the Germans, the situa tion on the Caucasus front, where the Turk have appaietttly been ".cry success ful. Is causing great anxiety. The strength of the Ottoman forces In that region, the military experts declare, shows that Turkey nns preparing for nar for many wocka before It entered tho fray. The Ottomin army In Asia Minor ap parently Is woll organized and equipped and thus fur has revealed none of the de fects that It displayed when taken to Huiopean Turkey to participate In tho Italkan war. Admission that tho Ttu-islans had been driven from their positions nt Koprukenl. which they hnd won with heavy expense of men caused alarm here. The War Office asserts that the Russian retirement was made In good order and that as soon as reinforcements arrive nt the front to offset the numerical strength of the Turks the advance upon Hrzorum will bo resumed In tho meantime, however, the Kopru kenl positions nre being fortified by tho Turkish soldiers and the Hussions will have a more difficult task on the second Invasion thun they fneed on tho first. The Ministry of Finance today promul gated a number of trade orders. The export of copper, brass, steel and lead, except to France, England and Servla Is forbidden. The exportation of sugar through Archangel without duty. A mili tary lax on cotton of $1.33 per pood (36.07 pounds), Is Imposed. BRITISH LOSE 1O0O TAKING TURK FORTRESS Sultan's Forces Beaten in Raid on Persian Gulf. LONDON, Nov. 17. It Is officially announced that since tho occupation of F.io, nt tho head of tho l'errlan Gulf, by a British-Indian force on November 8, two actions have been fought with the Turkish forces, who "on both occnslohs have been severely handled and defeated after stubborn re sistance." The announcement continues: "Tho British lost 1000 men killed and wounded In taking the stronghold of Fao "The first of these attacks occurred early In the morning of November 11, when the Turk mado a determined as sault on the British outposts. On No vember H, further reinforcements arrived from Indln, and on tho following day tho Indians commanded by General Delamln, soi tied and attacked tho Turks, occupy ing a post about four miles distant, as sisted by the Moops Esplegle and Odin "The enemy's camp was captured and irnny prisoners and guns were taken. The BrltlBh casualties wore two officers Wounded, eight men killed and 51 wounded. AUSTRIANS CAPTURE 8000 SERBS IN NINE DAYS' FIGHT Public Enthusiastic in Subscribing' to Vienna War Loan. VIENNA, Nov. 17. The capture of S000 Servians by Aus trian troops Is announced In an official report from Field Marshal Potlorek. His dispatch to the War Office was as fol lows: "After severe fighting for nine days against a stubborn resistance put up by an enemy numerically stronger, tho brave troops of the 5th and 6th Austrian Corps have reached Kulnbara and driven the enemy to flight. "More than SO00 prisoners. 42 cannon, 31 machine guns and great quantities of war supplies were enptured." The first day's subscriptions to the Austrian war loan wero highly favorable. The general public Is responding to the Government's needs and Is showing Its confidence in ultimate victory over the Triple Entente. 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I.I.L ahh1 ?ra n,ll. nnn, furrcu uiL uio mail vutov iw ,n.. .... ., from the ciltlcal naval centre In the North Sea, . Kyo witnesses who relnte tho story of tho destruction of the Audacious assert thero was a. fleet of large warships In the Immediate vicinity, It being suggested thev Included four superdrcadtioughts ; and five dreadnought cruisers. These are the clas-j of vessels on which Great Brit ain must rely for safety If tho German fleot venluies out for battle. It would re quire about 3i) hourV steaming for a bat tle licet to sliced from tho Irish coast lo tho Dogger bank If Its presence were needed In a sudden battle with the Ger mans. Should tho German high Bcas Meet ever sail Into the North Sea, the battlo would ba over In less than a day. Tho possibility that the Germans ever could catch the British capital ships divided bus been thought, up to the pres ent, to bo too remote for practical con sideration. And ct this unbelievable division of Brltnln's sea strength seems to have been ordered by the British Ad miralty for target practice. Had the Germans solrcd the opportunity there might hac been n aufllclent preponder ance of German strength In tho North Sea to Iibvo guatnntccd lctory. When an enemy Is lying In wait at your front door to annlhllato you It li curlo-s strat egy to order a detachment of your most powerful defcitdeis to Btroll n day and a half s Journey to tho rear and shoot at targetB Tho Audacious, too, waa ona of tho Kunnerv record holders In the Brit ish fleet a ship which for that reason would have been required to lead the fight ngalnst tho Germans. This Incxpllcablo target practice off the Irish coast Is probably the chief reason why tho British Admiralty has tried to conceal the low of the Audacious Ad mission of tho fact would bo a public announcement that auperdreaanougim . nero belllB aciached from their North Sea b , ",h ,Ucal pel1od 0, Brtlsh h.,,rv hlstorv. Nothing could orouso greater uneasiness among Englishmen than the kuowlcdgo that such tactics wero being authorized. On tho surface, tho Incident suggests that tho present heads of tho British Ad miralty have n contemptuous disregard for tho possibility that tho Germans will challengo Kngland on tho seas In a stand-up fight. If the loss of tho Auda cious li officially announced In Great Ilrltain public opinion will probably de mand that no such risks be taken In tho future. Tho circumstances, ns far as they arc CZAR SENDS URGENT APPEAL HERE FOR ARMY SURGEONS Russian Soldiers in Dire Need of Medical Attention, Message States. An appeal for surgeons and physicians to serve In the Russian army was re ceived today at the headquarters of tho Emergency Aid Committee, 142S Walnut street. Tills Is tho first tlmo tho Czar has called upon Phlladelphlana for aid, nnd the mossago Is said to have come from high officials. Tho lack of medical supplies and sur geons to care for the Russian wounded, tho letter said, was distressing. Many men, whose lives might havo been saved had they been given medical treatment In time, died, tt Is Impossible for the com paratively small staff of surgeons to care for all of the wounded and tho hospital supplies aro fast being depleted Dr. Joseph A. Blake, head of the Ameri can Ambulance Hoipltal. addressed a per sonal letter to Mrs. GcoTgo W. Pepper and Dr J. William White, asking them to uso their Influence with the Aid Com mittee to obtain medical supplies. He asked for a general lino of hospital sup nllns but laid particular stress upon tho urgent need of warm woolen blankets and rubber sheets for beds. ii.hp Mrs Edgar K. Rowland Is collecting cigarettes and tobacco for tho men on the nring lino In Europe. The men In the cities, she said, can get something to nmoke but those on the firing lino cannot. She has P accd a box In the hall leading to the committee rooms, asking passersby to drop a cigaretto or package of tc bacco In IT WAS "EGGS," NOT RUSSIANS Telegrapher's Error Started Report of Troops in England. LONDON, Nov. 17. Rumors of Russian troops crossing England early In the war grew out of the carelessness of a tele graph operator He omitted the word "eggs" 1n a message from a Scottish dealer to a London buyer, which, as re ceived, read: "Fifty thousand Russian (esgs) nnlvlng tonight." ITALY CAIiXS WAR COUNCIL ROME, Now 17. Baron Sonnlne, Minis ter of Foreign Affairs, has requested the Italian Ambassadors In the European capitals to come to confer with him re garding Italy's International policy. d approved tor mi U tmtn'tmmmtijrfiiw at present known, emphasize tho prime objection to a rigid war censorship. It permits Incompetents to contlnuo In un checked control of a natlon'e destinies. By KICHARD C. KLEQIN VnW YOltK. Nov. i.-The loss of the British dreadnought Audacious only em phasizes what t have told hero of the extreme scctecy maintained by the British War Office nnd Admiralty, ably assisted by the sleepless censor. Tho fact that the Audacious was sunk must liae been known In Berlin three hours nftcr the event: In 12 hours every naal attache In every Embassy In Eu rope knew It, most probably. But tho passengers on the rescuing Olympic were nnorn to secrecy to get oft that boat they would have snorn to anything so the all-Important news was slow to leak out. Being nshoic, tho Olympic's former pas scngxrs aie talking now. .Up to this tlmo nearly 2 per cent, of Great Britain's men-o'-nar nnd merchant men have been destroyed by Germany's small, fast cruisers, submarines and float- king mines. This great low, In less than four months' time, is the more shocking to Great Britain because It strikes at her chlcfest purposo In this war. Kor I have heard In Petrograd, Paris and Antwerp not loud, but deep and bit ter complaints that England's war cry Is not "Annlhllato Gcrmnny s armies or "Destroy Germany's navy," "but "Cap ture Germany's foreign trodo and her colonics " In a word, tho other allies avow that the Britishers' commercial Bplrlt, their ahopkccplng Impulse, 'hangs over them like a fog over London and dampens their martial ardor. But business and commerce aside. It must violently alarm all England when a guard ship patrollng tho estuary of tho Thames, supposedly protecting- hun dreds of merchant vessels, In torpedoed and sunk ns the Niger was the other day when not another British warship was visible through a patent extension tele scope. At Kiel three weeks ago a number of Gorman naval officers with whom 1 be came woll acquainted told mo that while ecry man In tho German navy was burn ing with anxiety to get a shot at tho English, tho plans of their naval staff were holding them back until tho moment when a sudden, unexpected nnd decisive blow could bo struck that would Influence the situation so strongly as to enable Germany to dlctnto a settlement on terms favorable to herself, for the belief pos sesses all Germany that England will be tho first to cry enough when tho first drop of English blood Is split on English sol). GERMAN ADVANCE CHECKED IN POLAND, PETROGRAD SAYS Offensive on Vistula Called Tempo rary Advantage. PETROGRAD, Nov. 17. Official admission that tho Gorman forces operating from Thorn had made a sudden Invasion through the valley of the Vistula nnd reached the region of Plock caused considerable uneasiness here until the Army Messenger an nounced today that this offensive move ment had been decisively checked. It stated that the Germans had suffered heavily In losses nnd had been compelled to abandon their alms upon the fortress of Novo-Georglevsk, northwest of War saw. "The Germnn efforts to dlvort tho at tention of the Russian armies have failed completely," says the Army Mes senger. "As a result of our advanco Into East Prussia tho Germans tried to assume a double offensive. Ono was from Thorn to Induce our troops to withdraw from East Prussia and the other was from Cracow. "Both of these efforts failed. The two offensive movemonts were decisively checked and tho Germans were agajn forced to fall back upon their bases. "The Russian nrmles havo succeeded In maintaining their freedom of move ments and In every way havo demon strated their superiority over the enemy." An official report from tile General Staff announces the occupation of Pos sessern, a town on the Marggrnbowa Angerburg Railroad, only nine miles northeast of the East Prussian fortress of Loetzen. The capture of this town Indicates progress in the Russian campaign In the vicinity of the Mazur Lakes. 70,000 Canadians In Rattle COPENHAGEN, Nov. 17.-A dispatch from Berlin states that there arc at pres ent 70,000 Canadian troops under arms, and within a year a force of 150,000 Cana dians will have reached the battlefield In France and Belgium. Howard Vincent 50 NEW $310 PIANOS Terms as low as $1.25 a Week Tliese pianos arc new 19JS mod els full size handsome mahogany cases; not our own make, but fully guaranteed for 10 years. Equal in value to many pianos sold for $310. There are only SO of these instru ments to be sold at this price. 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Troops irom West Prtssla successfully reshted tho ad- ance of Itutslan forces at Soldau, and after a successful battlo at J,lpno orovo them bade In the direction of Plock. "Strong Russian forces aro advancing along the right bank of tho Vistula. River. In this fighting no mado 600 prisoners and captured ten machine guns up to yesterday. "A decision has been arrlcd at In the battlo nhlch has been going on for tho last few days In continuation of our successes at Wlozlausk, In Russian Po land on tho Vistula. SO miles northwest of Plock, where several Russian army corps In opposition to us were driven back beyond Kutno. "Austrian ofDclal bulletins given out hero today say that tho Austrian gar rison at Przemysl Ib showing great energy The Austrlans, It Is asserted, havo made a successful sortie to the north of tho fortress." BRITAIN FEARS $1,000,000 MEAT CARGO IS LOST Believed Seized by Germans In Trip From South America. LONDON, Nov. 17. Fears nre felt for tho safety of the nrltlsh steamship V Corrcntlnn, which has not been heard of Blnce she left Buenos Aires for Liverpool on October 6, carrying a cargo of meat worth $1,000,000. Although tho liner was armed for de fense, It Is feared that she has fallen In with a German warship and has either been sunk or taken as a prize SPEEDY GERMAN RAIDER MAKES DASH FOR OPEN Tho Berlin Believed Trying to Take Up Emden's Task. LONPON, Nov. 17. A report was current In marlno under writer circles today to the effect that a speedy German cruiser Is trying to run tho British blockade and escape from the North Sea t6 Join tho commerco raiders In outsldo waters. This was based on dispatches from Chrlstlanla. reporting that the German auxiliary cruiser Berlin had been slghtetf off Trondhjem, Norway. c3 ni PIERCE-ARROW Included in the new "Series Three" Pierce'Arrows are closed cars of every approved type, offering a wide range of selection in finish and upholstery. 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Holland, whoso friendship for OmMbv has been suspected for some time. Jj he shutting off of her commerce should, tesult In her joining Germany, no one ould be greatly surprised. The Premier also announced that 0U and copper would hereafter bo refrardert arcontraband of war. Thli settles . question that has been In dispute for ranttf tlmubleets ot countries at war with CnKj land when ound on neutral esscls art liable to VcUure a, prisoners ot war. tti. Premier announced FUNERAL OF LORD ROBERTS AT ST. PAUL'S THURSDAY; England Will Fay Tribute to Noted War Chief. LONDON, Nov. 17.-The funeral of4 Lord Roberts will bo public and will bo held at St. Paul's Thursday, It wis an-, nounced todoy. Interment also will bOj at St. Paul's. ,..' Lord Kitchener, Secretary for war,, Winston Churchill, First Lord of thoj Admiralty, and other Cabinet Ministers, as welt na members of both houses ot, will attend tne ninerai w , 0 Don't Wait until the variety of styles and types Is limited. 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