HfJiSB WWBH vi'mmwvw'imKmmmy .......si..,- .'iiA B15??Eggg k' J-. tP li I I V fcV- u - S3. ALLIES GAIN 02XR HALTS GERMAN HOST'S BOLD PLUME ACROSS BSURA RIVER Von Hindenburg's Force of 200,000 Thrown Back to .Left Bank of Strategic : "Stream . petjiooiud, vka. a. fteAvy German forces havo been re pulsed In their efforts to drive nn openln? In th Russian line of defenses along tho UflUr Hirer. Tho fmy of Field Marshal' -vh Hlndefiburff Is ileclarcd to have made -. liltia progress In the assaults directed to ward the city of Bochiciow. By the counter attacks further south it Is- believ ed tho Russians may forte a shifting of the German forces, diminishing tho power of attack along the Vistula and tho Durn. Tho Germans brought up a great quan tity of bridge material! hoping to cross tho fiaura and thus bo enabled to throw a Brest force to tho right bank as & coun ter mancuvor against tha Russians' en iotdlrtf .movement against the Germans nC towlcs and on the Bsura, but the Itus-slanY-no'rth' of the Vistula Were In far1 stronger force than had been disclosed. Tha efforts of the Germans to cross the Bsura ended In disaster. Tholr pontoon bridges were destroyed and they aban doned trip river lino, falling back to the wst. A strong position has thus been estab lished by tho Itusslans, extending to the right bank of tho Itlver Vistula. The Russians npw threaten the German army, which Is stubbornly beating against the Russian lines tin the Bsura, especially In the roglon of Sochaaiow. Russian forces on the Una of defense before Warsaw are today directing a strong counter attack against the Ger- mans between JtaWa. and the Plllca nivor. Sklerrtlewlco, tho important railroad point southeast of Lowicz. virtually has been abandoned by the Itusslans, accord ing to reports reaching here. "With this lnovoment by the Russians, tho Germans aro In partial possession of both railroad lines leading to "Warsaw from tho west and southwest, but ty their attacks beyond Rawa, It la evident that the Russians aro endeavoring to ewlng tho main point or contact of "the vast en gagement In Poland further south to avoid all possibility of being cornered be tween tho fortress of "Warsaw and Nbvo Georglevsk and the Vistula. In addition' to: tho chook of tho enemy, who Is held at bay on tho left bank of tho Bsura, tha. A.ustr,o-Germana are To ported -an at A virtual standstill In south? rn Poland. They havo mado no progress sinco tho recently announced occupation of Plotrkow. Tho advances of a co-operating army or Itusslans north of tho Vistula now prom ises to hasten tho present battle to a successful Issue for tho Xorces. tn the north of Poland tha Germans havo fallen back toward tho Lautenburg Ifiidenburg line, this movement carrying them over their own border into East Prussia. BERLIN REPORTS "RUSSIAN ? RETREAT IN SOUTH POLAND Betlremeirc of 24 Mllesijfeeessary '' After Storming d$F16tfow.---'i x, ;'' '. . .BERLIN. Dec. &.,' fVlthdrn,v?nl of -Russian forces from" their positions "before Plotrkow to Opocroo. a distance of 21 miles, is tho chief news of importance received from the eastern theatre of war today. Opocano being east of tho Plllca River, the Ger man military oxprts believe that the Russians Intend to mako another stand behind that stream, ns they havo further north behind tho Bsura. Opoczno U on a branch of the railroad running from Ivungorod through south ern Poland. ' Tills Is tho only Una still held by the Russians, and If tha Ger mans succeed in cutting It, they vrlll trap trio gresi forces that have' been operating against Cracow north, or th Upper Vis tula and against tho Germans intrenched frpnt,from Cracow to-Czestochowa, CZAR'S STRAIGHTENED LINE ROLLS FOE'S LEGIONS BACK Reverse to Germans Repeats "History '; of ITirst Poland Invasion. PETROGRAD. Dec H. , Russia's hbsts are movlnr forward again. They hava taken tho ofronalva west of "Warsaw and hays driven ths Germans back over the Bsura River. Ones more they havo straightened their line, and despite hard counter attacks by' tho Germans are slowly but surely roll ing back the Kaiser's legions. Almost dally for three weeks there has , Hfra terrlnc fighting along the Bsura VRfver trom Kamlon, where It flows Into ' the Vistula, southwestward to Lowlcx, The fighting has been no less fierce along the Bsura'a tributaries, the Utrata, Raw ka, Pisia and Bklernlewka Rivers. There have been occasional lulls in tho fighting, Ijgt these have been only brief At one stage the light flank of the Rus sians swung back from Kamlon along the Vistula to Kaxunpolskl, only It milts ffCm Warsawi but this was only until rs jijfprcements were brought up. Then It; i$3lpg taek again like a huge pendulum. tiirllilnE the Germans that had crossed Ut Baum and dealing them smashing Smwa until they had to withdraw to their tiHglrfal positions west of the stream. 800,000 MEN AT GRIPS FOR GAL.ICIAN SUPREMACY ii m i is111" ' 2asjttey Corps In furious Sattlo on 125-mlle Front. LBHBERO. GiUcIa, Dec 22. Vat than J0CS00& Russian and Austro- aan troops are engsgea in a great fet aver battle, front about US miles tn dalle!. Tli battle line forma at- aaittt 'rtit angle, extending from Brio jbL afew miles west Wf Przemysl, south wt t(tf Lupkoir tod tbenee northwest to &&&mrpt on the Pvaajee Rlvsr. south TtteSWt battle ffli preolpiuted by the iw"wylil esTertt of the Austro-Gr-BAB trMHtfa rate tfc siege of Prfeatf sl Only Uut-h&ctut MI of the battle art .eSwibSBC-Aere, but, tgw indicate that the cat) Mat- to tABiniiaary. most of the ftytntsjr mms de iff the iafantry. The MjSJte.r ' WWttry tnakes the move- anurr ana aruuery stw 1 .IABJNE m$ OFF HAVRE tUl JtMr XlU4 Lt After jOtodltac St4Mh Trepitip. EVENING IN BATTLE Hour io Strike Decisive Bloib Has GoihiJbffre LONDON, Dee. 2. A wirtlcta ditpatch from Berlin give the text of on order by General Joffre which w eaid to have been found on a captured French officer. This order, says the German army head quarters ortouncmenf, "explains the greeat activity shown by the French along our entire front." Yesterday -it was announced in Berlin that it was believed the long'expected general attack of the Allies had begun. General Joffre's order is, datta December 17 and is a follows; During three month the n emy has mado nunicroua fierce attacks without being able to break through our line. Every where he has been victoriously repulsed. The moment has now, arrived for us to make use of the weakness vhich he has shown. After hailing rein forced ourselves with men and material the hour of attack hat arrived. We kept the Ger man forces ih chick, and it is now our business to clear the Fatherland of tho invaders. Soldiers More than ever before France relies upon your courage and your desire to con quer at any cost. You already have been victorious in the Marne and on Jhe Yser, at Ypres, in Lorraine and in the Vosges. You will know how to conquer until the final tri umph. BRITISH.COIMALS MASS AT PYRAMIDS TO MEET TORK ARMY Territorials From All Quar ters Gathered in Powerful Array to Repel Threat ened Invasion. . LONDON; Dec. 12. A. dispatch" received here says: . i i'Among tho pyramids at Glzeh'is quar tered the greatest expeditionary force ever transported simultaneously over the seas. "When the Australian transports had been collected they wero joined by the New Zealnnders and the fleet sailed away, the long line of convoys and trans ports forming a wondertul sight. "Tho survivors of tho German cruiser Emden were placed on board one of the transports, whero they were received cor dially. The' Australians gave them cigar ettes, money and clothes, and even gave up theln own borths, sleeping on decks themsolves. Previously hatbands had been exchanged between tho prisoners and the sailors on the Sydney, the cruiser which drove the Emden ashore. "Captain Mueller, of the Emden, who' speaks English fluently, had his own ex clusive cabin and was very popular. He dined, at the ofllcers' mess. "When, he, the young Hohenzollern Prince and the 'Ger man crew were transferred at Port 'Said to a warship for transportation to Eng land, they gave three hearty cheers for the Australians, who responded In kind. "The greet military camp Is situated in tho desert behind the House of Menes, where JIarvard University is conducting excavations. The Australians cat frozen meat which they brought With them, arid the men are very tit. There are a few Maoris and halfbreed Maoris among the New Zealanders. Tho Now Zealandcj-s' camp is at Hellopolls, a suburb of Cairo. "Horse exercise In the desert Is ona of the chief Jobs in the camps, and while engaged in this occupation the Australian columns may "be seen passing among the pyramids and under the nose of the Sphinx." 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A dispatch brought by courier from Innsbruck says that on Sun day a great crowd gathered before tho German Embassy In Vienna and threat .npii to destroy It. being dispersed onll by tho help of cavalry, In whoscs charges several persons wero kuicu, miu injuicu. "When driven from the Embassy," says the dispatch, "the mob gathered abou the royal palace'and clamored for peace." ALLjES' AVIATORS DROP BOMBS ON ZEfPELIN SHEDS Hangars Near Brussels Destroyed by Aerial Haiders. ROTTERDAM, Dec. 12. Aviators of the Allies are resuming their activities and it Is reported here that they have bombarded and burned the Zeppelin sheds erected by the Germans at Etterbeek, a suburb of Brussels. They flew from Dunkirk and dropped U bombs upon the sheds, escaping wlthoi't damage': On their return, the aerials also dropped bombs upon Thlelt, but with what success Is not known. German airmen have made. another raid over Dunkirk, dropping 12 bombs. A num ber gtpersons are reported to. have been killed. 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It Is believed the Idzumo's commander expects to Intercept the German cruiser Dresden, which, according to latest re ports, was not sunk by the British cruiser Bristol, but escaped and Joined the German transport Kronprlnz Eltel Frledrlch, west bt Chill. SANTIAGO, Chill, Dec. Sl-The British cruiser Glasgow was damaged In the bow and stern In the battle oft the Falkland 'Islands, In which the German fleet of Admiral von flpee was sunk. This was reported today from Port Mont, where tho Glasgow and tho Bristol arrived in their search in the Pacific for the German cruiser Dresden. The -alas-, gow appeared to have been hit several times, but the damage was not so seri ous as to force her to remain In port, for repairs. Both the Bristol and the Glasgow proceeded north after spending a row nours at Fort Aiomt. ALLIES DRIVE FOE ' FROM TRENCHES i ' ' ' ' Continued from Fare One inent of German positions along the Bel gian coast for 36 hours. 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ROME, Dec 22. That rope' Benedict XV may tako drastla steps -In favor of the allied armies because of the alliance of Austria and Germany with Turkoy, a Moslem country, Is rumored around the Vatican today. It is known that his Holiness has been. angered because of this alliance despite his vigorous protests pre vious to tho Intervention tff Turkey, and some definite nctwn Is expected before the first, of the year. Events that would lead to such a step' have been' happening quickly for the last month. It has been rumored that Great Britain, wlilchherotoforo has had no In tercourse with "the Vatican, Is negotiating with tho Vatican about tho appointment of a dIploma.Ua ropresentatlvo accredited to the Pope. It Is also possible that diplo matic relations between tho Holy Bco and France, broken off during the Church crisis In France, may be resumed. Inquiries at the Vatican still elicit tho usual reply, 'Wo do not deny, hut wo do not confirm." Such Is tho reply that has markod tho coming of great events nl most since tho beginning of time. Al ways great secrecy Is maintained, but, despite such statements from the Vatican, tho practical denials havo usually re sulted in tho cvont actually coming to pass as rumored. Cardinal Agllardl con fided to a friend that tho mattor was virtually sottled fouk- days ago and that tho British Govornmont submitted to tho Pope tho namo of ho futuio British en voy to bo retained In Rome, numcly, Sir Henry Howard, late British Minister at The Hague, who, tho Popo hastened to reply, was considered persona grata. 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The necessity of Engtand Bending1 an envoy to the Vatican is seen In Sir Henty'a credentials, which accredit him ns "Envoy Extraordinary of his Majesty the King of England to his Holiness the Pope for the duration of the wars" The alliance between Germany and Austria and Turkey Is disapproved by tho Pope on the principle that Christians should not Invoke the aid of a Moslem country to wage war against their fellow Christians, It Is said. The holy war pro. claimed by Turkey Is essentially ft rell-' clous war against Christianity, which the Popo, as Vicar of Christ on earth as suoh he fs recognised by all Catholics can not 4ut deplore and forbid. Now Emperor, Francis. Joseph of Aus tria faces excommunication from the Church, according to tho rumor Suoh an act could not but precipitate a revolution In Austria. Already there Is an air of unrest, as the Austrians and Hungarians aro the most ardent followers of Cath ollcltm. 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