" r t 'f ..'MiVi.. . - -513 "Wt.-i' uWMWUHuf"mH A ; lr. If 1 ALLIES REOPEN DYKES TO HALT DRIVE ON YSER EYEimm i;epgeb-phiuadelpb:ia Thursday, December s, ioil Cormied from Page 0n J rt was captured last August, but the Austrian were unable to hold their ,. ptlzt.. Their forces now,liowcver, - -i overrun the northern and western sections. of Scrvia. Communication - J. has been cut off with Nish, the tempo- DCl rary capital, toward which the Servian Y ttny is in retreat. Scrvia now is looking anxiously (o Russia fpr aid pledged by the Czar. Montenegrin forces have continued to advance in Bosnia, says a Cettinjc report, "which adds that a concentra tion of Austrian troops at Vishc grad has failed to cut communications between the Montenegrin and Servian forces. .1 J GERMAN ARTILLERY ASSAILS j. ALLIES ON BELGIUM COAST era w' p. fd PARIS. Bee. 8. Vigorous RAtinnnhrlan mnrb th. n..!.,. fj ing between the Allies and Germans In the, northern sphere, according to the offlela) statement of the French War Ofllca this afternoon. The Allies havo resumed dyke cuttinr "J1..! operations in -West Flanders and the M fltod now extend south of Dixmudc, pj where n. new German drive had made A eme progress. fk Tho French have made a slight ad- J-, Vance In the Argonne, whore attacks of the Germans have been repulsed, in The offlclat communlquo ofltows: J In Belgium, a rather vigorous can- fy nonade. has been directed ngalnst 0 Nlcuport and to the south of Ypres. The Inundation of the country ex- tends now to tho south of Dlxmude. , Uetween tho Lvs and the Snmmo h. I village of AIx Noulette. to ths west I of Lens, has been violent! bom- L f carded. ,' Calm prevails all along tho front I ?2!onL.tho Somm to tho Alsne and In n the Champagne region. In the Argonno wo have repulsed several attache of the enemy and we havo made some Slight gains. In the Woevre region tho German artillery lias shown some activity, but only with Insignificant results. In Lorraine and In tho Vosges there Is nothing of Importance to be noted. As the result of a heavy bombardment with new heavy guns recently rwihed to the West Flanders front, tho Germans Had been able to make some progress at Dixmudc. There Is ground for the belief that tho Invaders regained their fOOthold On tho WMlwn ImnV nP .. Yser at this point. Fresh British troops aro being rushed to reinforce the Allies' lines west olf Dixmudc. particularly In tho region of Lampernlsz. which is un der a terrific artillery nro from the giant German howitzers. It Is reported that the fighting In West Flanders has assumed such a critical as pect that Field Marshal Sir John French. coramanaer-m-cnief of tho British expe ditionary forces, has been sent there to take command In person. -evcr m the history of warfare has there been massed along a battle front such masses of powerful artillery as tho Germans have concentrated thero to sup- w incir imes irom ustena 10 tho French border. It Is estimated that thero are at least 760,000 German soldiers holding tho line from Ostcnd to Ypres. NEW BATTLE RAGES AS GERMANS PRESS ONWARD IN POLAND Russian Centre Reformed to Repel Fresh Offensive in Lodz Region Caused by Rennenkampf s Costly Blunder. KAISER'S LONG-RANGE GUNS READY TO REPEL SEA ATTACK LONDON, Deo. 3. A dispatch from Rotterdam says that since. 10 o'clock Wednesday morning tho sound of heavy artillery fire has been heard at Sluls, on the Belgian-Holland frontier, from the direction of Ypres and Dlxmude. Fresh stroams of German wounded are pouring through Bruges and Ghent German troops now lie In an unbroken une an along tno Belgian coast past Marlakerke and Knocko ond Zeebrugge. Tho Gorman trenches are supported by Jong rango guns, which point to sea, and endless platoons of machlno guns. Ten persons have been killed and 23 wounded np to date in the shelling of Zee bruggo by British, men-o'-war. Tho Ger mans there nave seized as hostages M. ' Braun, tho burgomaster, and M. Anseele, a prominent Socialist leader. Tho Ger mans charge that spies signaled to tho British the location of the benzine tanks near tho city. British experts doubt the reports that a big battlo has already begun In west Flanders. There has been fighting there, but this Is believed to be tho result of an at tempt by the Allies to take some ad vanced position. There are also reports that the Germans havo evacuated severnl villages on the Yser Canal and aro con centrating on new positions. The British havo taken over command of the Yser region and, like tho French, havi been strongly reinforced. It la be lieved that on the first sign of a. German movement in any considerable force to tho East the Allies will take the offenslvo In tho West. PBTHOGrtAD, Dec. 3. Battle is raging at Lask and Novo iaaomsK, southwest of Lodz. Tho Ger mans havo brought up fresh forces from Kails with a view to penetrating tho Russian centre. Tho failure of tho Itusslan forces to envelop the German army In the vicinity of Lodz and tho determined offenslvo taken by the Kaiser's army In fighting Its way out of tho corner Into which It had been driven placed tho Russians in a serious position for a time. This, It Is evident today, mntlo neces sary the reforming of the Itujslan centre in Poland. Thero consequently has been n lull In tho fighting, hut tho forces of urana ijuko Nlcnolas aro now declared to present a solid front and aro prepared to press a vigorous attack, It Is declared the failure or General Rennenkampf to arrive on scheduled time with his command, when the Germnmi were all but trapped, is rcsponstblo for failure of tho Russians to gain a victory of great proportions. Rennenkampf has been relieved of his command. Many of the prisoners taken by the Germans were captured as the result of his delny. When the Germans broke through the Rus sian une, However, a largo force to the south of Lodz found itself cut oft and Is still righting to Join tho main army. Reinforcements continue to arrive for the Germans. Some of theso forces are coming from Belgium, according to re ports reaching tho capltnl. On the southern front tho Russian suc cesses aro becoming moro pronounced. Tho Austrian troops havo been Btendlly driven back. Tho extremely cold weather, accompanied by sleet and snow, ha caused heavy losses to the enemy through sickness and exhaustion. The Austrians are not well equipped for winter campaigning. It Is declared, and aro not able to withstand tho hardships on which the Russian troops aro thriv ing. One Russian force Is reported within eight miles of Cracow. The ad vance from Bochnla, southeast of the city, continues in the enveloping movement. A German "War Postcard trt' .4mKL . vBJsmri I 7,HE 'JMUHUPwr; I ,: mr vm im - H JB9- Mpn sn , ' J- MM1. -Jit WUO(W)l' i TWmcii "3 11 1 ' nf iiiTiT "r&TImiHtyrl'&fp&! Tho Highlander sets a. nasty knock on the nose when he. meets General Von Kluk. MAYOR OF OSTEND ARRESTED Belgian Refugees Tell of Suffering In Homo Towns. LONDON, Dec. 3. According to stories told by Belgian refugees, who arrived at Victoria Station yesterday, the Burgo master of Ostend has been arrested and sent to Bruges. Thero are still some British residents of Bruges at Ostend. Along tho whole coast from Lnpanno to Knocko the country Is without food. Brussels and Antwerp residents also are Buffering from hunger and cold. The refugees say that on tho extreme north Belgian coast from Zecbrugge to mo uuicn irom er me uerniana nr in. stalling batteries and strengthening de fenses. To tho west of Brussels tho Germans have redoubts of solid walls at strategic points. WAR MOVES SHOW SERVIA IN PERIL OF SUBJUGATION Capture o( Belgrade Opens Way to Complete 'Austrian Conquest, Experts Agree Russia. Too Much Occupied to Prevent Sweep of Country. The fal! of Belgrade will open the way certain in i nf... u. .i.... .,.. for a further nnd moro concentrated Hapsburg Empire, giving needed encour move by the AUstro-IIungarlan army agemertt to 'the Austrians In the face of that will sweop Servla to tho south and ?"". occupation of Lemberg. There .....0 ,iino i jiroyeni me Austrian army following up Its victory by over running nil Servla. The Servian's have removed their .capital to Nlsh, In the mountainous Interior, but even this 1 airongnom is in danger. The Servian army Is" demoralised. It has not recov ered from the devastating effect of tho Turkish war arid Russia's promlsod aid to. ' 'MtSlnv nation now $eems nn Impos- Biuiiuj. nussia nas 100 many Uimcultics of Ub own. Only, to Rumania can, tho Servians look for present salvation from tho Austrian menaco. Rumania, however, la Wrilmr back, not. sure what Its . territorial re ward fqr Intervention would be, npd sus picious that if the, war exhausted its re sources, Bulgaria would fall on Its flank, if Austria nnd Germany can hold Rus sia at bay the sclssuro of Sorvle will com pel tho liuralans, to rcllngulsh their hold 011 Galacla In exchange for the freeing of Servlnn territory. This Is undoubtedly -. . """""""' reason wny Austria has withdrawn .from tho the Russian cam paign for operations. against Scrvia. CZAR FORCES GERMAN RETREAT TO FRONTIERS " Ef fr tr erf w SERBS LOSE CAPITAL jmftOK TO RUSSIA FOR HELP IN PLIGHT Army in Retreat From Bel grade to Nish as Austrians Overrun Northern Section of Country. VIENNA, Dee. 3. '. .I.'-tUi.-Belsrade captured, and Austrian . armies In control of the northern and western sections of Scrvia, the Serbs are I in a sorry plight and aro looking: anx lonsly to Russia for promised aid to save tho country from a complete sweep by '."tho Austrian forces, n Confidence Ib expressed here in tho t( ability of the Austrian army to gain com-'c--P,eta control of the country before the lrjCzafa troops can arrive. . Yesterday Austrian troops occupied Bel- jr trade. The occupation was announced in a tele gram to EJmperor Francis Joseph from Genera) Frank, commander of tho Fifth Army Corps. The. message follows: On tho occasion of the 66th annJver eary of your reign, permit mo to lay at your feet the. information that Bel Brads was today occupied by the Fifth Army Corps. Servian opposition, and" only after Bos nia was invaded did she send a sufllclent forco against the Servians to drive them back. Now, being forced backward, they are looking for the advance of the Rus sians Into Hungary to afford them re lief. After a number of rear guard actions during tho last few days, the Servian troops were forced to fall back on De cember I from the region around Oud- jiw miu. jvooierucn. Heavy fighting has occurred near Souvabor. whero tho Austrians concen trated largo forces and succeeded in cap- lM'"'b i,yu uuporiaiiL points. KAISER PRAISES WORK OF AUSTRIAN TROOPS Holds Conference at Breslau With Archduke Frederick. BERLIN, Dec. 3. The War Office was silent today on operations In both theatres of war. It was stated that nothing of Importance had transpired. Emperor William held ' a conference with Archduke Frederick ,the Austrian commander, at Breslau yesterday, when he complimented the Austrian troops ufui, wieir acnievemenis. Afterward the Kaiser visited the mili tary hospitals and spoke words of en couragement to many of the wounded. Belief was expressed in Rnvnm.n i circles that tho voting of .2SO.OOO,ooo war credits by the Reichstag will have an excellent effect upon the armies. The xyjicnstag win not meet again until ROME. Dec. 3. A new battlo Is raging at Lask, south west of Llodz, according to the Petrograd correspondent of tho Trlbuna Tho Ger mans have brought up fresh forces from the vicinity of Kollsz with a view to penetrating tho Russian centre. Offensive North of Lowicz Itopillsed In Furious Fighting. PETROGRAD, Dec. 3. Steady pressure by the Huo3iniiu has forced tho Gormans to abandon their of fenslvo northwest of Lowicz, It was an nounced by tho Army Messenger today. North of Lodz the Germans made n num ber of furloUB attacks on thn nnoaion positions, but nil wero repulsed. Tio Germans aro falling back to tho frontier, with tho Russians In close pursuit. "Northwest of Lowicz tho Germans havo been forced to abandon their ncttvo offensive movement," says the Army Messenger, "owing to the steady pressuro of our troops, who havo advanced along the left bank of the Vistula." ROMANCE, COMEDY, TRAGEDY OF EUROPEAN WAR DRAMA March : Boer Bebel Leader Surrenders When Force Is Surrounded. CAPE TOWN, Dec. 3. General Christian De Wet. leader of the South African rebels, Is now a pris- oner nnrf tilth nit,.. I--,... -. .- - This army, after weeks of fighting, volt against the " British win h. . T drove the Servians out of Bosnia and Vf! ' B',sh- wilt be court- Communto&tion between Belgrade and Nish, the preient location of the capital, ;was broken Tuesday, A strong Austrian ' army, which advanced from the direction of Valjevo, forced tho Servians to evac uate Belgrade by threatening their retreat on NMb. DE WET TAKEN PRISONER: MAY BE SHOT AS TRAITOR "I have tho honor to Inform you that I have enlisted in the Fourth Queen's" wrpte a butler, resigning his position with a wealthy Kent family by whdm he had been employed for 15 years. "I hope my leaving will not Inconvenience you. but I feel that my obvious duty Is to do my nine snare toward tho defense of my King and country, especially as my work as an Indoor servant Is such as can be done and In times like these I think should be done by women. No single man with any patriotism can remain if he is able-bodied and otherwise eligible to servo In the army." A photographer In Southampton row is showing outside his Btudlo an apt com ment on the war. Lost September the fDuko of Westminster and other British sportsmen sent rrVund a circular letter. aBklng for subscriptions to the Olympic Barnes, to be held In Berlin, and in the request were' the following words: "In honor bound. Great Britain must send a team to Berlin and this object can only be accomplished by efficient or ganization and adequate financial support. ine pnotograpner nas written below, by way of comment: "The response to the above appeal has been most success ful, tho money has been found, and the team, most thoroughly equipped. Is now well on Its way to Berlin. Very little doubt exists that all the prizes will fall Into its arms." This effort Is headed, "In Honor Bound." east and ultimately throw Its full force' against Nish, tho temporary capital of Servla, according to a statement made this afternoon by Lieutenant Colonel Maximilian Orszagh, of tho Austro-Hun-garlan army, and n military attacho at the Austrian Consulalo lp Philadelphia. Tho strategical Importance of the fall of Belgrade, Ke says, lies in the fact that it Is tho terminus of tho main railroad In Servla, which extends from Uetgrado to Nish. It will also. make It nosalble. he continued, for the forces pf Francis Joseph to advance to tho cast ngalnst too important fortmcir town of Semen drla and thence to the Morava River, which Is tho main waterway to Nlsh, the next objective of the Austro-Hungarlan army. In speaking of the taking of Belgrade by the Austrians. Colonel Orszagh said: "In the fall of Belgrade a very Important step was accomplished by our forces. Tho city is of great strategical value, as It1 Is tho key fpr further operations In the direction of Scmendrla to the east nnd along tho Danube River, keeping the' southern boundary of Hungary free of In cursions by the Servians from the south. On the other hand, Belgrade ..Is the ter minus of the main railroad line to Nlsh, the present capital of Servla, and also to the entire central and southern part of tho kingdom. "Tho army, which took Belgrade was our northern army operating In Servla. Part of this only will now be necessary to continue an easterly direction against Scmendrla and along the Danube River. Semendrla Is the ono remaining fortified city In northern Servla. Tho other part can be used In conjunction with our south ern army, whloh Is moving southward with Nlsh as Its ultimate objective. Tho Udo of the campaign now enables us, If w take Semendrla, to move on to tho Norava River and command that. This would open an Important waterway to th south. It, with tho main railroad In our hands, would ho of IncsUrn'ublo mili tary value. There could bo tho. greatest expediency In moving our troops to tho south from tho territory nlong tho Dan ube, when the latter section Is subdued. "Coincident with Austro-Hungarlan suc cesses In northern Servla Is tho victorious advance of our southern army on Kragulevatz, an Important town In Ccn. tral Servld and tho only source of the Servian army for munitions of war. and general army supplies," TURK ARMY TAKES RUSSIAN TOWN IN DRIVE TO BATUffl Ardamitsch, 30 Miles From Fortified Black Sea Postj. Captured British Terri torials Rushed to.EgypL CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec X It was afMclally announced today that Turkish troops have occupied the Rus sian town of Ardamitsch, 30 miles south by southwest from Batum. "We ure making steady progress through tho Tc(iorokh Valley," the statement says. STORIVL POUNDS FLEETS OF ALLIES OFF BELGIUM Oalo of Becord Proportions Fnrnlyzes Shipping In English-. Channel.., , LONDON,'' Deci 3.' Ono of the fiercest gales on record struck tho southeastern' coast' of'.Englantl today, paralyzing- merchant and naval shipping; Tho Dutch steamship Banwan was driven ashore near,Deal after collision with the J-rLUiltl, !UCU.mS!lip INIOUO. After tho collision tho Nlobo drifted at the mercy of the wind und tide until she went ashoro near North Deal In a water logged condition. Her foro deck is flooded, a big hole having been stove In uur.siarooaru Slue. The great international fleet of British ami French warships In English Chan- ..o., uuvn airiuia ana me "westerni frill CO Of tlin Nnrtll Son .vat, .,.,1.. i.C tho fury, qt the gale, and .It- Is feared that extensive damago will result, as tho ships off the Belgian coast cannot put into any port becauso of the occupation of the coast by Gorman nrtlllery. LONDON, Dec. 3. A contingent of Australian and New Zealand troops has been landed In Egypt to fight tho Turks. Ofnclal announcement . to this effect-was made, today by the Government Press Bureau. .The announcement nv; "Australian and New Zealand troops hayo been disembarked In Egypt for tho defense of the country. fr'JnlSE V"11? In Sm-Pt until their training Ib finished, when they will be transported to France)" By J. W. X. MASOir . .-.., NEW YORK, Dec. 3. The enpturo of Belgrade Is a highly Important success fo rthe Austrians. The moral effect Is DREADNOUGHTS IN. STORM GLASGOW. Dec. 3.-A severe storm la raging off tho west const of Scotland where many British dreadnoughts aro stationed.- A merchant-ship-was driven ashoro nt Stone Haven and broken up with tho loss of all on board. ; biavonia, wpi important victories at i Haoa, besnica. ana Loznlca. on the Ifrontlrr, and finally battered its way Ucross th Kolubara River to its present Br-osltion. The victorious army now is 30 t roues jfrom Belgrade and 110 miles from ,. Belgrade, widen waa the capital of - Brvia until the seat of Government was M moved to Nlsh. shortly after the out break, of the war. has been under attack lay the Austrians much of the time for Hj last four months. IJarly to August Austrian troops reach- in city, out were unable to hold it advance or tno new Austrian army Itiiroush Northern Servla during the last fenmrnt mauo top position or tne &er- nn tr&op in tseigraae a. aaurdous one. Apparently, early in the war, Aus- rnwa,Hftiifrt on the nature of the N -i -. ...j tau- wtk flf martlaled and probably shot. General De Wet and 63 of his followers were captured by an automobile con tingent, under Colonel Conrad Brits, near Waterburg. The rebels surrendered with out firing a shot After a narrow es cape, when he and his followers were all but surrounded on November 21. Da Wet fled westward. He was vigorously pur sued by converging columns of Colonel Brits' command and Hnally surrounded. General Luklns and Colonel Smuts, commanders of British and loyal Boer forces, report two minor successes. Jn Which they killed nine rebels, wounded IT and captured 27. AUSTRIAN RETREAT FORCED FROM CARPATHIAN PASSES Fresh Russian Troops Drive Enemy to Heights, ROMH, Deo. I. The Vienna oenrespondent of the Gtor oa!e d'ltalU fays that the fighting' 1 the passes of the Carpathians, between tho Austrian treep? and the Cossacks, la still In progress. The latest bttHetla says that the Aus trfaRs ar retiring on the heights and that freahe Russian forces are reported o be eewlns up from oeth east and west '"' WP '' i ii GERMAN BAN ON LIQUOR - ' ' """ Desartiaas tp sstm Amy Ild to Brisk. AW6TBRDAM. Dee; 3 Gwnuuiy baa 4mi ! oeJl onWr that ftw ssJs ef a steeboUe Hua im trioi IwtitfMsw in tfes saMeca provinces The 4r mm as tfea raui ef recoioanda paw t4 by eauits-aaajttal which tried MM o Sewrttaft, : m Abosw ever. i.i.m. Uu. , Lit-. The Municipal Council of Braunsburg appeals to townsfolk" to kill superfluous cats and send their hides to manufac turers, who will turn them Into bodybelts for soldiers. The skins are believed to act as a preventive against rheumatism. When the French retook one of the towns on the east of the Allies' field of operations, a number of prisoners caD- tured were seen to be wearing tricolor cockades In their helmets, although other wise clad In German uniforms. "Why do you wear our colorst" asked an oiftcer. "We come from Upper Alsace," was the reply, "and we don't want to be Ger mans." "Do you want to become French acaln?" queried the officer. "No," they said, "we are already French." Then they threw aside their helmets and tunics, shouting "Vive la France. A has la Prusse." much to the surprise of the other Oerman prisoners. The schools of France have partly re sumed, after holidays which started early In July. They are badly disorganized, however, both on account of the fact that fully 26,000 schoolmasters are serving with the colors, and that many of the older boys are on the flrlnar line. By order of the (Minister of Public Instruction the first lesson of the term took the form of an address by the headmaster on the war, commemorating those who have fallen already in defense of the country. In the clrls' schools two hours a day are to do spent smiting- ror tne soldiers." There was stven out semiofficially in Paris yesterday tho. following recital: 'Tn Belgium a German column was ad. vanolntr to attack the forest of Brie, de fended by a detachment or'souaves. Our men notice4 that before them the Ger insns forced a -file of sousve prisoners and at the same time they heard cries of "stop flrtag." For an Instant our riflemen and the men in ebarge of our machine guns hesitated. Then from tea ranks of the ssuave prisoners they heard the voice of one who called to them: " -Shoot, in the name of Heaven!" "There tbn flashed out from the ranks of the soaaves a general discharge of rules and machine guns. This nr laid low the assailants of the zouaves, and with them fell the heroic Boldlor whose devotion made It possible for his country men to checkmate the ruse of tho enemy. With him fell his fellow-prisoners. "If the name of this brave man Is un known, at least his regiment will retain forever the remembrance of his sacrifice, which is eriual to any of tho moat cour ugcous porsonal Incidents recorded In our nonuua nisiory. Fritz Krelsler, noted Austrian violinist, is telling hlB friends In Now York how It feels to kill a man. With a lance wound In his thigh and his shoulder, still suffering the effects of being ridden down by a Russian Cosssack, Krelsler has re- iurnea irom isurope. He went through the fighting at Lomborg as lieutenant in ..... ..... u uuci,ci irKimeiu or uracz. "Let me tell you." said tho famous mu sician, as he stood rather shakily lean ing on a cane, "that the CoBsack who drove his lance through my thigh and whose horse trampled me la dead. I killed him." Krelsler ald the Red Cross workers found him unconscious seven hours laler. He was Invalided home andf! when his wounds failed to heal, obtained permis sion to come to America. The London Dally Mail correspondent ut Petrograd says: "Among the brave deeds of the war, the plucky devotion to duty shown by a girl at the telephone exchange at Novo jossysk during the bombardment deserves a high place. While shells were falling around and every one else had fled she remained at her jpost and calmly answered calls. "Not until 8 o'clock nt nlzht .fi.. ... during the din and danger since early morning, did she ask the head office when she could expect to be relieved. General Babltsch Is InterestlnE hlmsalr n ..i,M the operator a decoration for valor under fire," . This notice is prominently displayed In the bar of a Northampton hostelry: To Patrons-jIn this establishment the barmen, cellarman and potman have been rejected by the army doctors as physically unfit for service at the front. The spirit was willing, but the flesh was weak. ITALY STICKS TO NEUTRAL ROLE, DECLARES PREMIER Parliament Hears of Government's Policy in War. ..' ROME, Dec. 3. "No now fa'ctvhas In tervened to prompt tho Government to alter its policy of neutrality''- was tho statement of Premier Salandr.y today In an address to the Italian Parjlafcflt; attitude was anxiously awii'ted Jbyjtho entire country, and the scustflri; tff Parlia ment which opened today I j ', Ipoked 'if pon as one, of. the most importunt in .tho his tory of tho nation. The Premier declared that calm reason Induced Italy to re main neutral In tho' war Hltuatlon and that this policy would be continued under present conditions. ' " ' AUSTRIANS MASS FORCES TO ISOLATE MONTENEGRINS Lose Heavily In A'ttempt to Cut f Communicntions With Serbs. CETTINJE, Montenegro, "Dec, 3. The Montenegrin, Government announces that the Austrians have concentrated their efforts between Vlshegrad and Prlboj during the last few days In an attempt to cut off the Montenegrin army 'from me (Servians, out nave railed. The. Aus trian losses in this fighting aro gpcn'as 600 killed and wounded, the Montenegrin losses at 33. , , , The troops engaged In., the operations mentioned comprise a, very small detach ment of the main Austrian army, which in engBb-ea against tno Serbs. BANKER AND WIFE GO TO WAR New Yorker to Run .His Own Am bulance Wife- to Nurse. NEW YORK. Dec. 3,-John-B. Van Schalclc. of Huntington, L. I., formerly a banker and broker in New-York, and his wlfo will sail, on December 12 for France i ." in me Amouianca Corps for the remainder of tho war. Mr. .Van Schalck will -furnish andiequip an -ambulance and drive ltand Mrs.-Van Schaick willibe a '.fleld.nurse. .,. ... . . "Personam-, .1. know, nothing of hos- Pltai or .ambulance work," Mr.- Van ocnaicK-sam yesterday, -"hut I-can drivel i ... ' lo or norso ind'my wife has skill as a nurso. -If emergency -demands she can perform a minor operation, so I think wo- may give needed service in France.'.'- RUSSIANS SHELL CRACOW FROM BATTERIES ON, HEIGHTS Fire Is Ferocious, According to Re port From Iiemberg. PETROGRAD, Dec, 8 The Russians have placed heavy bat teries on the heights about WIellcka. from which they are directing a' fero cious bombardment at -Cracow,- -says a dispatch from Lemberg. , The same dispatch declares that the retreat of the Germans In Poland toward Posen still continues. Tho official statement Issued last night says that the Austrians . defending the ui.pruiicnes 10 . Cracow .nave been de feated and are falling back In great dis order. , Tho Russian troops aro now concen trating eight miles from the city, and are -preparing for a complete attack on that stronghold, Dublin; paper suppressed DUBLIN, Dec. 3.-Tho Irish news paper Sinn -Fein (ourselves) was aup-i pressed by tho- Government -today because-of its pro-German policy. nreroriiifTsnfluaEfragrran BLANK'S if vk. Jf Lpncheons 50c Hot Turkey Sandwich Cranberry Sauce Mashed Potatoes I pe Coffee Ice Cream 1024-26 Chestnut Street BaauajaidiiiJLirAMia Mitiiwps wi rni r nl i V B " M e ' ' w E T U J $8 i m ' ' 'H 3 ill 3 j j 'i! : - ,-M 3 -- "f TO ,, m i ' j c - . ! 3K5 - fa LETTER CARRIERS' FAIR AND CARNIVAL ' BENEFIT OP PORTUGAL AND BRITAIN IN COMPLETE ACCORD Premier Tells Parliament Nation la Beady to Join Allies. LISBON, Dec. S.-Portugal has aoted in complete accord with Great Britain, her' anelent ally, since the beglnnlnar of the present war, deojsred Prime Minister AN fonso Costa In his address at the open ing of the Chamber of Deputies today, . On November 23 Portugal authorized Minister of War Major Pertero Bastes' to decree a partial mobilisation of the army, to be prepared for participation in the war on the side of the Allies "whan It became necessity." Portugal's standing1 anny n times of peace numbers 30,0(10. First mobilisation would add Mu,TO0 to- thii, ineludinff ragunents of infantry, eight squadrons of cavalry and i ald batterUg. T ANGOLA TO BE PROTECTED Portugal Will Send Four Expeditions to African Colony. LISBON, Dec.. 2. Portugal now has four expeditions under arms, and a decree has been published providing for the mobllitatlon of another division. , , Premier Machado announced .today that four expeditions were prepared for serv ice in Africa, where the' Grmnna ,, threatening the Portuguese .possession of insula, ine aivision 10 oe mobilized will be ready for service anywliVeMt-hyneeded. . Sick, Accident arid Death Fund '' Second Regiment Armory BKOAD ST. AND SUSQUEHANNA AVE. . MAYOR BLANKENBURG wfil tleliyer address of public interest. TONIGHT THURSDAY I V I. fr . '--' -'A;'.:: ., - " i ' '..-,. ". - '"'!V.!'r-v'"rir ' ' ;' .,.:.. . "ill 1 Iw - '' ' - t - ' ".-.p. 7 it . . .. . 4 I'.-h-tfk.--'.!4 - , .- . . ,.,J . ,.,flw. ' .y DRINK mm W Purest Water IP m the World Leather Goods For Xmas GUIs Brief Cae3. Trunks. Suit Cases. Limousine Cases. Hsnd Bags, FBOIAJ, UBPAJfl BlSBiSxTUBmt AltAU'A & CO- w 2b Old Tnmk Staad, til Q KM TEtmlc Staad. 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