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Infantry Attack Following
Mine Explosion Fails.
, French Report Gains
South of Belgian Frontier.
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PAma, Oeo. is.
All counter attacks made by tho der
tnmn In Rlclum have been repulsed.
And scrtith of the Franco Belgian frontier
numrour trendies hare been captured
by the Frenclv, according to nn ofllcial
atntement Issued hero this afternoon. In
tlie Arxonn, however, the Germans have
succeeded In blowing up ono of the
French trenches with a mine.
Th French War Ofllce declares, how
ever, thnt the attack of the German In
fantry which followed this successful
operation of the sappers won repulsed.
The French are consolidating the po
sitions they have taken east of Arras
and are bom bar dins; the German lines In
the eastern' suburbs of St Laurent
(rouchly three miles from Arras). The
'BYinch fordes which reached the west.
iJKvjrn suburbs of Bt. Laurent took posses
'.'p';. .slou of the houses and hand-to-hand
' fighting has been In progress In the
streets there. The German artillery is
bombarding both St. Laurent and Arms.
'""' The lighting In this region lies In tho
basin of the River Scarpc, along the
'Arras-Doual highway and tho Arras-Lens
railway.
Attack and counter-attack are In
progress around liapaume and Peronne,
where the French are Increasing their
pressure' against tho Germans with the
use of, fresh troops. All atontf tho line
British and French detachments are In
terspersed, the troops of one nationality
holding a, part of the line adjoining that
section held by the other.
"t On the eastern end of the line there
Is a severe struggle for artillery su
premacy. Tho Germans holding the Belgian coast
i have given the Belgian residents permla
iL alon to flee, following the death of a
!' , number of noncombabuits by the bom
j bardmenl of the coast by British war
ships. Hitherto able-bodied Belgian men
had beet held by the Germans and com
; pelled by the Invaders to help dig
trenches.
The Dunkirk correspondent of tho Am
sterdam TIJd says that In the aggressive
action of the Belgians and the French,
north of Nleuport, which led to tho occu
pation of tho lino west of Lombaertzyds,
'" -the attack of the British fleet diverted tho
1 German coast troops so that these could
iV neither assist their main forco or oppose
attacks by land from the south.
When Wcstondo was violently bom
barded the enemy tried to oppose the
British attack from the sea by a counter
movement tuwnrd the Inland, out of reach
of the naval guns In the environs of St.
'Georges, between Nleuport and Manne
kensveere. Tho Allies attacked the Ger
mans on tho front at ZOllebeke and
"Wykestaete.
The Clermans have lost many prisoners
and a large number of dead aro piled In
the' trenches. ,
GERMAN INVADERS
NEARER TO WARSAW
Continued from I'age One
-urgent necessity for re-formation of
the battle front west of Warsaw.
The French War Office this after
noon admits that in the Argonne one
of the Allies' trenches was blown up
bya German mine, but declares that
the attack following this action was
repulsed. At other points on the line,
the French claim the advantage in the
fighting, and south of the Belgian
frontier numerous German trenches
have been captured.
Berlin, on the contrary, reports
that the French attacks between La
Bassee and Arras have failed and that
the battle near Nieuport, while not yet
ended, is favorable to the Germans.
' -, Two British destroyers were sunk
by the Germans in the chase follow
' ing the raid on English coast cities,
according to a Berlin official statement-
The British Admiralty denies
the reported loss of two warships.
Reports of a second raid have stirred
England. A squadron has been
sighted headed toward England, it is
said.
GERMANS DRIVE ENEMY
TOWARD, WALLS OF WARSAW
Von Hindenburg's legions Hammer
Estreating Busslans on Vistula.
BKJtLIN, Peq. 13. Warsaw Is In im
minent peril, as Von Hlndenpurga army,
flushed with a succession of victories be
ginning with tho capture of Lods a, fort
night ago, advances on Its objective. The
next big battle -will bo fought before the,
alls of Warsaw.
Bmperor William has been Informed by
.JTleld Marshal Von Illndenburg by tele
phone that the victory of the Germans in
. Roland la complete. The German com
mander transmitted the first hew of the
Russian defeat to the Kroperor yester
day and today be sent further details.
Admission has been inado by the Rus
sian War Office of a "slight retirement."
but this Is In reality a definite with
drawal to their chief base, Warsaw,
South of tha lUura lilver the routed
fun Is in hasty flight and Its next stand
roust be made before, Warsaw. The Ger
man army of invasion Is less than 26
rnlles from its objective, t
a'ft the south the German forces, Joined
with the Austrlans. have continued their
c&ense, while In Gallcla tha Teutonic al.
Iff are sweeping the fete toward its own
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Movements which led up to and may have caused the retreat of the
Russians along the whole front, as reported by Marshal von Hinden
burg, are these: After the occupation of Lodz by the Germans and
before the present battles the armies were drawn up on a front from
How to the Dukla Pass, as indicated by the heavy line in the map.
While the Russians were driving back General Francois two army
corps which had penetrated from Mlawa as far as Przasnysz and Cie
chanow (A), Austro-German armies concentrated on the flanks of the
main Russian army south of the Vistula. Russian reinforcements were
rushed to the forces threatening Warsaw on a line from How to
Lowicz. Then by fierce attacks the Germans drove their line to
Sochaczew, (B), a gain of 10 miles, bringing them within 30 miles of
Warsaw. The Russian report told of this fight being on the line from
'Sochaczew to Kiernozia, which would be at right angles with the Ilow
Lowicz line, and might mean that the Germans swung around the
Russian right flank. In the meantime the Austrlans had resumed
the offensive in West Galicia by pouring troops through the passes
of the Carpathians. The first intimation of this movement came on
December 9 in a statement from Vienna that the Russians had been
driven out of Wieliczka, within gunshot of Cracow, the high tide of
the Russian advance. On the 13th a victory at Llmanovo was re
ported and the occupation of Neu Sandec and the following day it
was declared that Dukla. at the entrance to the Dukla Pass, had been
retaken. Yesterday Bochnia was taken and last night's announcement
claimed an advance to Zakliczyu. The Russians, if defeated on both
flanks, must have started the general retirement reported in Vienna
and Berlin. If they are retreating it is probable their next stand will
be madebehind the Vistula River.
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TWO GERMAN CITIES
Metz and Strassburg At
tacked by Eight Daring
Raiders One Machine
Wrecked and Aviator
Killed.
PAIUS. Dec. 1!.
News of a daring raid by French avia
tors into German territory. In which they
bombarded the great German fortresses
of Metz and Strassburg, reached here
today. There were eight aviators in
the squadron that set out from Toul.
Three confined their operations to Mets.
-while the others proceeded to Strassburg.
Fifteen bombs were dropped upon the
German forts at Metz, and considerable
damage Is said to have been done to
two forts there. The aviators, oper
ating from a height of 4000 feet, obtained
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Tho five who went to Strassburg were
driven off by aerial guns operated by
the Germans. One of tha machines Is
said to have been wrecked and the avi
ator killed. The others escaped and
returned to Toul.
KAISER NOW WELL ENOUGH
TO RETURN TO THE FRONT
Throat Still Troubles Emperor Sllght
, ly Condition Satisfactory.
By KAItl, H. VON WIEGAND
BEBLIN. Deo. 18.
Kaiser WUhelm is planning to return to
the front within a few days. Whether
he will go to the eastern or western bat
tleneld has not yet been determined. I
learned today the condition of his Majes
ty from Minister von Treutler, of the
Kaiser's personal suite.
"I nm quite satisfied with the Kaiser's
condition and the progress he has made
during his brief Illness," said the Minis
ter. Ha has received and heard reports
from tho various Government heads dally
Ha has had to be somewhat careful of
his voice, but the hoarsaness from which
he suffered has now Been greatly re-
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KHEDIVE VOIS WAR
AS BRITISH SNUGGLE
EGYPT UNDER WING
Protectorate Established in
African Province, With
Sir Arthur Mahon Com
missioner Khedive De
nies Naming of Successor.
LONDON, Deo. 18. Tho Foreign Ofllce
Issued the following statement!
"In view of Iho stnto of war arising
out of tho notion of Turkey, Kgypt Is
placed under tho protection of his Britan
nic Majesty and wilt henceforth consti
tute a British protectorate Tha suzerain
ty of Turkey Is thus terminated.
"His Majesty's Government will adopt
I all the measures necessary for tho do
f fense of Hgypt and tho protection of Its
Inhabitants and Interests. '
"Tho King has been pleased to approve
tho appointment of Colonel Sir Arthur
Henry McMahon, who has been Foreign
Secretary to the Government of India
since 1911, rh his Majesty's High Commis
sioner for Egypt." ;
Kgypt, although nominally under the
suzerainty of Turkey, has been, practi
cally under IJrltleh control for many
years. Rntlways, telegraphs and other
Improvements wer'o made by tho British
end through their efforts tho Suez Canal
was opened In 1869. Dissatisfaction en-,
sued over tho administration of financial
affairs and in 1876 representatives of
French and British bondholders of the.
canal established dual control over tho
finances, with a British nnd French rep
resentative In the Cabinet of the Khe
dive. The latter was soon dismissed by order'
of tho Sultan of Turkey, and' Towllk
I'asha was appointed to succeed him. In
1879 England and Franco reestablished
the dual control, which waa continued for'
two years, during which much progress
was made. A mutiny among tho Egyp
tians started, which the Sultan failed to
suppress. France nnd Italy declined to
Join England In armed Intervention, and
the lnttcr country aubduod the insurrec
tion alone.
Slnco then England has been on tho
verge of war with Turkey on ono or two
occasions over Egypt, but tho Sultan al
ways backed down at the last moment.
Tho Urltlsh occupation bogan In 1001 nnd
the garrisons have never been with
drawn. England nnd Franco renched nn
agreement by which tho latter was com
pensated for her withdrawal from Egypt
by more territory In Morocco. This put
British rulo practically on a solid basis
at Cairo.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18. Tho German
Press Bureau In Now York gavo out tho
following statement yesterday:
'The Constantinople correspondent of
the Frankfurter Zeltung reports tho fol
lowing utterances of tho Khedive Abbas,
whose return to Egypt wna prevented by
the British Government:
" 'I regard the situation calmly and with
absolutel confidence. England prevented
me from returning to my country without
cause and without any Tight whatsoever.
I Indignantly refused any further offers.
The most sacred duties determined mo to
remain In Constanlnoplo, near the
suzerain of Egypt.
" 'Today Turkey and England are at
war. A mighty expedition against Egypt
Is being prepared In order to put an end
to the temporary occupation of this coun
try by England and to re-establish' tho
state of affairs which existed before 1883.
I do not doubt for a moment the com
plete success of this expedition.
" 'On numerous occasions, nnd especially
during tho Balkan wars, Egypt proved her
faithful devotion to the caliphate. Egypt
tan troops also found the opportunity to
prove their loyalty to tho Turkish em
pire on the occasion of the episode of
Akaba ten years ago. When tho English
wanted to change the boundary there by
force the Egyptian officers declared
unanimously that they would never march
against tne suzerain power.
" 'I am now preparing to accompany
the Ottoman army on Its march to Egypt
With God's help J will soon see the sue
oeas of tho plan,
" 'As for the rumors about the appoint
ment of Prince Hussein Kemal by the
English, I decline to believe they are true
His appointment would be Illegal. I have
left a regent In Egypt, whose legal au
thorlty was recently limited bv me in ,.
carrying out of the current affairs.' "
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THIRD MIGHTY DRIVE UPON WARSAW
WAR MOVES SHOW WARSAW
IN HOUR OF GRAVEST PERIL
.
Von Hindchburg's Sweeping Victory on Vistula Threatens
Polish Capital More Seriously Than at Any Time
oX, German Campaign, Expert Declares.
By STANLEY "WASnUURNE
Field SUrshat von Hlndenburg, nt the
head of a great German army, suddenly
reinforced, Is advancing on the Polish
capital.
The Gormans are within about 30 miles
of Warsaw on the northwest. They have
brought superior forces against tho litis
elan centre. Unless the German field
marshal) can take Warsaw within n week,
however, I beltovo all hopo of his doing
so will bo gone forever.
A concentration of fresh Russian troops
will prevent German success If Von Hln
denburg cart' bo held, oft a few days, per
haps a lew hours.
, At this moment, in spite of the rapid
advahco of the Germans, the best sources
conformation wlthlnWarsaw lead mo to
believe that tho city wilt withstand tho
onslaught
VON HINDENBURG'S GREAT FEAT.
Von Hlndenburg has shown military
talont of tho highest order In tho method
and manner of his attack and In his ex
traordinary energy In' concentrating
troops at tho vital point, In spite of llus
sla'n superiority of numbers.
Ho Is greatly aided by tho network of
railroads on tho German frontier beh.nd
the German army, while , tho poor ami
sparso railroads of Russian Poland make
Russian reinforcements slow.
The country betweon Warsaw and tho
....ni hniitn frnnt Is. hoWovor. admlrft-
,bl defensive ground, and is now strongly
fOrtlfleu. Tnoro aro mnuraotuu """ "'
trenches between Skternlowlco and War-
fbWe
pr'czny, I am reasonably nure, Is In Rus
sian hand's. Plotrkow ,1s still hold by the
.Russians. Also Kieice. A line oxawii
through these towns would approximate
tho Russian line today.-the Germans con-i--i!ir,,.
ovorvtiilnir In mlddlo Russian Po
land to the westward.
The banks of Warsaw profess confi
dence in tho ability of tho Government to
save tho city. They have adopted no
measures for tho safety of their treasure.
GERMANS SACRIFICED MANY MEN.
Tho Germans undoubtedly lost ar-und
Iodz. Thcro was much sufforlng amorg
their wounded on account of the oxtremo
cold. For several days tho mercury has
been near zero. A cold wind blew.
Tho Gormans aro stated to bo extremely
strong In artillery, especially heavy Held
guns.
Some German prisoners taken near
Lowlcr. stato they camo from the French
battlo front. They bollovo the Kaiser or
dered that Warsaw should bo taken at all
costs. .
"In tho west." they say, "we havo time
to settle our business later. Our task
now Is Poland."
North of Lowicz tho Russian and Ger
man trenches are said to bo only 100
paces apart. Ceaseless German attacks
at Sochaczew, In the centre of tho Rus
sian position, on the lower Bzura River,
began tho Gorman onslaught against tho
Russian centre.
The Russian army has been Informed
today that the Allies In the west have,
... . - ..H.al'orfi'.na' Thin tint' In
Poland overshadows war news oven from
Silesia or East PruBslo; '
I understand .three additional Gorman
corps from the west havo reached the
Oerman armies In Russia, making nine
army corps received by Marshal von
Hlndenburg within tho past month.
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Thanks to now reinforcements, tho Ger
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Hungary to help out east of Cracow,
retaining about SO corps on
front.
tho Polish
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damaged. Tho batteries at Hartlepool
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and three fires could bo Been In the town.
The statement ndmlta that tho Oerman
cruiser were struek by shells from the
Urltlsh coast batteries, but says little
damage was done.
The statement declares:
After npproachtng the English coast
our cruisers were unsuccessfully at
tacked by four English torpedo boats,
Ono was destroyed and nnothor dis
appeared In a severely damaged con
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silenced. The gas works wero de
stroyed and several explosions wore
heard. Thrco largo fires In town could
bo observed from our ships.
Wo received a few hits from the
coast bntterles. but suffered very lit
tle damage. Elsewhere another Eng
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Claims mado by tho Germans that two
British warships had been sunk In the
naval engagement that followed the Ger
man raid wero emphatically denied at
tho Admiralty today. It waa admitted
that "somd slight damage" had been
done to the unprotected cruiser Patrol
nnd destroyer Doon and that 20 members
of their crews had beon killed or In
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damago was so slight that tho boats
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CZAR'S ARMY "REGROUPING"
ADMISSION OF PETROGBAD
Official Journal Virtually Admltt
Reverse on Vistula.
PETItOGRAD, Dec. .
"Persistent attacks by great masses of
derman troops havo compelled re
grouping of our army west of Warsaw,"
says the Army Messenger today. "Ths ,
enemy Is suffering heavy losses In his
offcnslvo ngalnst the Kazunpolskl-Tere-sln-Sklcrnlewico
front, -where our atui.
lcfy Is repulsing his massed attacks."
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Czar's troops have retreated. Kazun
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Warsaw, tthd directly across the river
from tho fortress of Novo Georglevsk.
Terestn Is 23 miles west of Warsaw, and
Sklornlewlce Is 39 miles from the Polish
cnpltdl. This defensive line of the Rut.
Mans before Warsaw Is about 83 mii(j
long, running from northeast to south
west, and Is behind tho Bzura River,
which tho Germans have been trying to
cross for several weeks).
Tho Army Messenger states further
that the Germany army, which is being
steadily reinforced, numbered at least
750,000 men.
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