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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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AUSTRIANS TURN ON TEUTON
ALLY: THREATEN EMBASSY
Women Lead Anti-war Hlots In
Vienna, Prague and Budapest. ,
GBNETVA, Dec 22.
Anti-war demonstrations aro occurring
dally In Austria and Hungary. Austrian
defeats In Servla havo encouraged' the
subjects of the. Dual Monarchy, .who have
been working for many weeks to havo
their oountry effect a separato peace and
leave Germany alone In tho contest.. Sev
eral oulbreaks were led by women.
Private advices received here report
that violent demonstrations against tho
Sacrifice of more Austro-Hungarlans In
the war have taken, place within tho InBt
two days at Vienna. Budapest, Prague
and other cities. 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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LIMA, Peru, Dee. 22,-fhe Japanese
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'after midnight. She proceeded south
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inent of German positions along the Bel
gian coast for 36 hours. At the outset of
tho bombardment German batteries re
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today, according to advices from Sluts,,
arid it Is believed that most of them have
been Silenced.
Referring to the British bombardment
of Zeebrugge, a German ofllcer Is quoted
as saying:
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let loose. For hours tho beach groaned
and trembled as the warships kept up
their attack. It seemed ns If holl was
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the brunt of six German attacks, but the
invaders wero unablo to win back the
trenches they had lost
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BREMEN, Dee. 22. The North German
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POPE MAY STRIKE
AT TEUTON ALLIES
FOR TURKISH PACT
Drastic Step in Excommuni
cation of Francis Joseph
Rumored Because of
Friendliness for Moslems.
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
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and Importance that an explanation is
hardly necessary. While a conciliation
between the Vatican and France Is quite
likely, there are many reasons why, un
less the present French Cabinet is
changed, it will hit take place. 'With.
England represented at the Vatican, how
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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.
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the question Catholics are, asking. The
neutrality of tho Holy Boo may be
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