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ALLIES WIH GROUND
ANEBEKE;DRIYE
FOE FROM TRENCHES
.
Important German Position
South of Ypres Captured
by Series of Charges In
vaders Shell St. Georges.
PARIS, Dec. SO.
Galnf for the Allies Irt Flanders are
officially announced in a statement la
ud here this afternoon, it says that
they have advanced In this region, of
Meuport and that they have captured
strong German point of support to the
southeast of Zonnebeke, on the Becelnere
Pastchtndoelo road. Krom this p6lnt
they am now In position to drive a.
-wedge into the German lines In that
vicinity. The fighting here has been of
a desperate character for weeks, but the
French, taking advantage of the German
-withdrawal caused by weather condition,
pushed their lines forward and finally
captured an entire chain of trenches by
a series of brilliant bayonet charges.
GERMANS 8HKM, 3T. OEORdfcS.
The town qf 8t. George, recently cap
tured by the Allies, has been placed In
a atata of -defense by them. It Is being
bombarded by the Germans.
In the valley of the Alsne and in
Champagne the Germans aro manifesting-
greater activity. In tho Argonne tho
Allies have made some progress The
French forces. In Upper Alsace are
strengthening their positions there and
tfcelr heavy artillery has silenced the
German howitzers which have been
bombarding Upper Anspach.
Tha operations In the Upper Alsace
region have begun to overshadow all of
the others In the opinion of the French
military experts. They believe that the
Iong-looked-for drive, ivhlcli Is Intended
to clear Alsace from the Swiss frontier
and tho Milne to Strassburg and .ietz,
Is under way. The German positions tit
Stelnbach are being shelled, and It Is
believed that they will soon bo taken.
This will open the roadways lending to
Altklrch and Mulhauscn. Meanwhile, the
long-range guns of the French picked
artillery have begun shelling the Ger
man trenches around Mulhauscn.
SHELLS FALL ON STEINBACH.
The French lines have been drawn
through Cernay, Aspach. Thann and Sulz.
In tho centre of this circle lies Stelnbach,
which la under continuous bombardment.
Stelnbach Is nlno miles northwest of
Muclhauscn. It lies upon a railway line
running .from Muclhausen Into the lower
reaches of the Vonges Mountains and Is a
point of considerable strategic import-
To Dust With Foe,
Vows the Kaiser
COPBXllAGliX, Dec. SO. The
Kaiser sat down fo Christmas din
net idth nearly 1000 officer and
mftn at the droit General Uead
quarter at the Hotel tie Vlllc, in a
town In A'orfAerrt t'rancc. An altar
was erected at one end of the hall
and In front of It a manper confnlh
tno the flours of Christ. The Christ
mas festival It described a plain,
simple and Impressive. It teas the
Kaiser's personat ivlsh to he present.
The hall was decorated Kith hollu
and hung with pictures of the Knlser
and his generals. Christmas trees,
with candles, ccre placed on the
tables- Cakes, apples and nuts were
"Bistributed. and evert) otllcer orcsenl
recewea as a special unristmas pres
ent a portrait of the Kaiser, livery
soldier received a tobacco pouch and
cigars. The festval commenced by
all standing and singing the old
Ocrman Chrlitmas song, "Thou
Otad and Holy Christmas Time."
The Kaiser, on rising, teas cheered.
lie saluted atM said: "Good evening,
comrades." After the army chaplain
hdd made a short speech another
song followed, and the Kaiser then
made the folloiclng speech:
"Comrades: We arc gathered here
armed to celebrate the holy festival
which we used to celebrate In our
hdmes. Our thoughts arc turned
backward to our own at home and
those whom wc have to thank for
so many gifts we today see In mul
tltudcs on the tables God has de
creed that the enemy should force
us to celebrate the festival here.
Wc have been assailed and wc arc
defending ourserves. May God grant
us peace from fiH festival! With
Jlim for in and for our country
there will arise the spirit of victory,
which xcc shall ultimately reach
after heavy lighting,
''We are on hostltc ground The
points of our swords are turned to
the enemy, our heart toward God.
Wc say. as once did the Giand
Prince-elect: 'To the dust with all
enemies of Germany.' Amen.''
The Kaiicr then visited the tables,
exchanging gifts with officers. The
soldiers sang "Ductschlaud Ubcr
Allcs" as the Kaiser left the hall.
TURKISH TRENCHES
IN CAUCASUS TAKEN
BY RUSSIAN CHARGE
Czar's Forces Occupy Mer-
denck After Series of At
tacks Ottomans Report
British Repulse on Red
Sea.
CARRAM'S TROOPS
CRUSH ENEMY NEAR
GATES OF MEXICO
Casualties Heavy When
9000 Men Meet in Con
flict at Threshold
Cily.
PETROORAD. Dec. V).
Fighting In the Caucasus h-t resulted
In the Russian occupancy of Merdenek,
near Sarykamyah, where the Turkish
trenches were carried after a. series of
bayonet charges In which the defending
1 or ccs iosi very ncatlly. itusslan cavalry
(visions are now operating in the dlrec
I Hon of Khorassan.
The Turkish defensive Is stated to be
very strongly maintained and there have
! been many encounters at close quarters
Iln which the Russian bayonets have been
used to great advantage. The Turks art
declared to be committing outrages
, against the natlc nopulatlon of the vil
lages in the terrl, . through which they
have moved and to have massacred thou
sands of men and women.
Mho Itusslan cruiser Askald bombarded
tho Turkish port of El Arlsab, east of
Tort Said, on Sunday. The cruiser sent
a launch to reconnolter near Beirut, but
II nan flrcd udoii bv Turks and drlvrn
ofT.
The Turks have withdrawn a large
portion of their troops from the Thraclan
frontier In order to send them Into Asia
Minor for service against the Russians.
Since the sinking of the Turkish battle
ship Messudleh by a British submarine
In tho Dardanelles, the Turks have with
drawn nearly alt their heavy artillery
from the forts around Adrlanople and
the TchataIJa forts to strengthen the
defenses along the Dardanelles
The defenses at Galllpoll and the works
protecting the Gulf of Samos are all be
ing strengthened. Turkey will continue
to maintain a strong force upon the
Peninsula of Galllpoll because there Is
alwas danger of a land attack against
the Dardanelles forts. The Turkish army
in Thrace (Including those on the Penin
sula of Galllpo'l), is estimated now at
300,000 men.
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BERLIN NOW PLACES
SMALL DEPENDENCE
UPON AUSTRIAN AID
CONSTANTINOPLE. Dec. 30.
It Is officially announced that another
attempt of the British to Invade Turkey
at Akabah, on the Red Sea. has been re
pulsed. A landing party waa forced to
retire
In the Caucasus the Russians aro In
night and Turkish pursuit Is vigorous.
Many prisoners and much war material
wttrt. Intran Lb-a 4hnt.. ........
j aclilevtd north of the IUvcr Ura, wlwre
i iiSuiit;j6 unu suns sero laKcn.
LEADING EDUCATORS
DISCUSS PROBLEMS
OF PENNA. SCHOOLS
German Press Bureau Offi
cially Admits Defeat of
Ally and Superiority of
Russian Left Wing.
ance.
That the Germans expect a powerful
offensive by tho French in Alu.ico Is
shown by the official statement issued
In Berlin, declaring that General Joffro
1 massing. Htrong forces along the Bel-lort-Eplnal-TouJ-Nnncy
lino and Is de
veloping new activity In the Vosgcs
passes.
Tho French "War Offlco ban displayed
unusual reticence during tho last few
days In reporting developments on the
eastern wing, and this silence is regarded
as significant. The almost dally flights
of French aviators over Metz, Sarroburg
ana otner ucrmnn strongholds aro prob
ably more for observation purposes than
with any serious intention of Inflicting
damage by the dropping of bombs on
tho defenses.
BERLIN ADMITS ALLIES
CAPTURE QF ST. GEORGES
Csar Driven Back in East Prussia.
Eeport Poland Situation Unchanged.
BERLIN, Dec. 30.
An official statement Issued here this
afternoon admits that the German troops
have been compelled to evacuate the
little town of St. Ocorges, Flanders.
Fighting for the town, which was taken
In a surprise attack by the Allies, Is
till going on.
Russian cavalry have suffered a severe
reverse In East Prussia and have been
forced back to Kltkallenv Tho German
offensive continues on the west bank of
tho Vistula and tho cast bank of the
Szura River, according to the War Ofllce
Rtatement, which nlso nssert3 definitely
that both Lawless and Sklernlewlce ore In
German hands.
Ofllclal denial is made of reports
emanating from Petrograd to tho effect
that the Russian aro advancing south of
Inowlodz, It Is reported In German dis
patches that the Germans have repulsed
all Russian attacks In that quarter of
Russian Poland,
Among the Items given out by tho Of
ficial Press Bureau aro the following:
"The British now admit that they made
a mistake In flooding the lowlands of
Belgium around Dlxmude. Tho Inunda
tions are hampering tho troop movements
of the Allies.
"A member of the German Government
states that talk about peace negotiations
between Germany nnd France Is prema
ture. However. It must be admitted that
any neutral Power Is entitled by tho
rules of The Hague convention to make
suggestions, and thejo could not bo con
sidered unfriendly by any belligerent
, Power. '
"A dispatch from Rome quotes the
Japanese Ambassador there an saying
that the reports of Japan's intention tp
Intervene In the Kuropean conflict by
sending troops to the Continent are un-
jounqeo." .
GERMANS INVADE ANGOLA
Portujruesa Forced to Eetreat Before
Superior Porcea,
njSBON. Dec. SO.
An official announcement by the gov
ernment this morning of a fresh Invasion
"of Angola, the Portuguese colony on the
west coast of Africa, admits success for
the Germans Tho report says:
The superior forces of the Germans
compelled tho Portuguese to retire to a
trateglo position In the Interior. The
Portuguese dragoons. In a violent attack.
dispersed the German javalry, but the
Portuguese attempt to surround the ene
my's JU flank fajled.
"The Portugua iojs was one otllcer
killed, three wounded and toyr musing "
WASHINGTON, Dec. M.-By a swift
advanco General Obregon, In command of
Carranzlsta troops, has fought nnd won
an Important battle close to the gates of
Mexico City.
This was 'tho Information contained In
a dispatch from tho Carranza War De
partment at Vera Cruz today to the Car
ranza agency here. Approximately 9000
men were engaged and the casualties
woro heavy.
The report of the battle came from
Vera Cruz and was as follows:
"General Obregon reported today
that n force of his men, numbering
ivw. (leu-aica a rorco of SOOT men under
Kuremlo Zapata at Tepeacu, several
miles wpst of Aplzaco, and only ii'fcw
hours' ride from Mexico City Sev
eral automobiles were captured from
tho rebel, ono of them belonging to
Almazon. n famous Zapatista chief.
Mnny dead aro lying on tho field nnd
the casualties will number more than
500. This victory. If followed, means a
swift advance on Mexico Citv, and
nlxo elenrs the road to Pueblo "
A second telegram received nt the
agency said that the Both anniversary of
General Carrnnza'a birth Is being cele
brated there today with general rejoicing.
$11,400,000 BRITISH LOSS
IN SHIPS; SWEDEN SUFFERS
Cargoes Vnlued at ?18,800,000 Lost
or Seized.
LONDON. Dec. 30 -During the flrjt
four months of the war 51 Drfish foreign
going ships, vnlued at fll.400.000, with
cargoes worth JI8,SOO,00O were captured or
destroyed by tho enemy. These are the
official figures of the Liverpool and Lon
don War Risks Insurance. Association.
According to these figures, the losses
of four months were 1 23 per cent, of
the total number of veuscls, .n per
cent, of their totnl value, and 0 91 per
cent, of the total value of cargoes car
ried. This would Indicate that vessels could
have been Insured at a rate of 0.37 pet-
.oin. iiiu.mii-, unu meir cargoes nt a
rate of 0.91 per cent. The rates fixed
by the Government nt the beginning of
the war were 0.72 for vessels and 1 21
for cargoes. This shows a snug margin
i iiruiu ur me underwriters,
STOCKHOLM, Dec. M.-The total losses
to Scandinavian shipping through mine
disasters were as follows up to mid-December;
Sweden, eight ships and 60 lives.
Denmark, six vessels nnd six lives,
Norway, five vessels and six lives
To this total must also be added Hol
land, with three vessels and 15 lives.
The total financial loss for the U ships
nnd their cargoes will reach nearly
jio.ooo.ooo.
LONDON, Dec 30. The Glasgow steam
ship Gem, a small vessel of about W)
tons, has been sunk In tho North Sea,
as the result of striking a mine.
Two of the crew were rescued, but the
fata of the others on board the Qem is
uuKnown.
ITALY DEMANDS FURTHER
AMENDS BY THE TURKS
Cabinet Meets Today to Pi ess
Hodeidah Matter.
ROME, Dec 30. Despite tho apparently
favorable developments growing out of
the Italian occupation of Avlona there
h still considerable anxiety as to the
eventual outcome of that action. The
Hooeldah "outrage," as the Italians
call It, has apparently not been settled
to the satisfaction of the Government
nnd further pressure is to be brought to
bear upon Turkey to compel the Ottoman
Government to grant1 all the" Italian de
mands. Germany Is the first of the belligerent
countries to approve Italian action In
Albania. Prince von Buelow, the special
German Ambassador, notified the Foreign
Office today that Germany gives uncon
ditional approval to tho occupation of
Avlona.
A Cabinet council Is to be held today
to take up the Hodeidah Incident. It Is
understood that after this meeting the
Foreign Omce will notify Turkey that
further delay in a settlement of tho mat
tor will not be tolerated and an Im
mediate reply is expected. Besides all
apology for the Invasion of the Italian
Coueuluto at Hodeidah. Turkey must re
lease at onco the British Consul, who
waB arrested In the consulate, and punish
the gendarmes who broke into the building.
CZAR DRIVES FOB
BACK IN POLAND
GERMANS IN THE TRENTIN0
Corps Sent ta Tyrol Indicate Ber
lin's Psr at Italian Hoatility.
LONDON, pc jo. A news age'uey dls
p$tc? from Rom dee!ars that 4-Ue Ki
Mr has dispatched a. German array corps
ta the TrfBtlno, c? the Italian border
of Austria,
Tha significant of the report In con
junction with the dlspatuitt for U last
two uuwtM, Ulikig f the ercnUou of
fortlftjajfls tfcare fey U Aunrtaiw, can
w 91 us nriMMp iJW Aunmw i Mrp rowsii aionigumerj
tMH4v tft mta it 3MwfcM Italy ! I AS Hwtb Tay street She waa takta
r4pf 41ft mVxr J. t , ( Wftfyf German raplial.
BALKAN ALLIES ACTIVE
ON AUSTRIAN FRONTIERS
Serbs Hepulse Sliver Assault; Monte-
nefjrlns Hold Ppsitions.
NISH, Dec. 30
Servian forces have thwarted a fresh
Austrian Invasion across the Save River.
uupporiea py heavy artillery fire the
enemy attempted to disembark seven
boatloads of troops on Bkelanhoda
Island In the Save, but abandoned the
movement In tha face of heavy firing by
tha Serb defenders of the island.
The Auatrlans are launching a new of
fensive against the Montenegrins, but
without suocmw. Montenegrins have
maintained their front In Herzarovlnn.
repulsing MI attempts to driva them from
meir positions. Austrian aeropjanes
dropped bombs on the Montenegrin oamu
fat Oarevp, but were driven oft uefore
much damage was dpne.
Woman Palls on Ice; Breaks Leg
A fall on the slippery sidewalk in front
ui iiu ntwBV lojaj oroe lue ngnt leg of
Mrs Hugh Montgomery, It years old. of
Continued from Tate One
collapse, and the Russians aro fighting
desperately to enrry out a flank move
ment agalnBt his Germany army. Of
ficial military dispatches from Warsaw
state that the German armies lying west
of Warsaw have been compelled to evac
uate some of their first line positions
under the battering assaults of Grand
Duke Nicholas forces.
Tho fighting In Poland and Gallcla Is
being marked by terrible slaughter. It Is
Impossible to estimate the casualties now,
but the figures when they are announced
will be staggering. In western Gallcla
stormy weather nnd the muddy condi
tion of the roads are Interfering with
operations; In the Carpathians the Aus
trlans are falling back, leaving many
Btragglers and many guns behind.
Along the uzura and Rawka Rivers the
Germans are fighting desperately to hold
their own, but they are facing superior
numbers, and Field Marshal von Hln
denburgB worn-out troops are facing
fresh masses of Russian soldiers.
There was a terrific artillery duel
along tho Rawka which lasted all day
Monday and all of Tuesday, but tha qer
mans were finally compelled to retira
after several of their batteries had been
silenced. The German lines along the
upper reaches of tbe Rawka and north of
Bzura are farther from Warsaw than
they were this time last week. Tho Ger
man lines are now extended In the form
of a semicircle, with the Russian army
In the Plllca Valley struggling forward
In n mighty effort to envelop the south
ern wing of the Invading army,
LOSS OF BULWARK ACCIDENT
, BERLIN, Dec. CO.
Military critics here have ceased to
place muoh reliance In substantial aid
from the Austrlans In the eastern war
theatre. For some time the opinion has
been pievalent that tho campaign must
be conducted through German forces and
resources, and this fact Is confirmed by
tha latMt disaster to the Austrian armies
in Gallila.
So patent has tills fact become that
even the War Office now admits tho
failure of the Austrian campaign In
Gallcla. Its Press Bureau saying: "The
fact must be faced that the extreme left
wing of the Russians Is proving Itself
superior to Its opponents" and that "now
dluporltlons" by the Austrians "will re
quire some time."
Among the Items given out for publica
tion by tho Official Press Bureau was
the following:
'Thn Russians have .strengthened their
forces opposing tho Austrlans in Gallcla,
and the latter. It is understood, will be
compelled to malce new dispositions,
which will require some time.
"Local military experts aro making at
tempts to picture Russia's occupation of
tho lino of Kroyrio-Jaslo as being no real
gain for the Russians, but on the con
trary as weakening their position. This
view, however, Is considered too optimis
tic, and the fact must be faced that the
extreme left wing of the Russians is
proving Itself superior to Its opponents.
"Tho present action of the Russians In
strengthening their forces there Is due to
their reiillazatlon of what an encircling
of their flnnjc In Gallcla would signify."
CRIPPLED KING OF SERVIA
LED HIS MEN TO VICTORY
Rural Communities Given
Much Attention at Harris
burg Convention Body's
Biggest Attendance.
Spontaneous Combustion Cause of
British Battleship Explosion.
tIJ?5,.?:2' Pi?: The destruction of
the British bsttlesh In Bulwark w. t-
day officially entered as an accident, The
Inquest Into the death of Its entire crew
was completed and tha verdict was or
dered entered or accidental death.
It Is now accepted as certain that spon.
taneous combustloo among the smoke
less powder (n pne, of the magazines
caused the explosion Which destroyed the
warship.
STAB AT BRITISH HEART
1 IM la T
Invasion of Egypt Great Stroke, Bays
-von, der Goltz.
AMSTERDAM. Dec. Stt-In art Inter
view with Marshal van Per Golts. n h
Berlin Lokal Anzeiger, he aya:
"A successful attack o Egypt would bs
& stab In Biuiland's heart. In prepara
tion of un army for this object Turkey
has dona Its full share, and can rest as-
surea or a run share or tbe b?bs of
vtvtory
Ths axtraordlusry msdwauon of in
TujrkSrtt Qdlj gr4 his. Hv.iUJs geoj
wHL wltl render easy art th hr&t
Aged Monarch "Went Into Trenches
and Electrified Troops.
PARIS. Dec. SO. A Frenchmnn resident
at Nlsh has written to the Kcho do Paris
saying that the Servian victory over the
Austrlans Is explained by the opportune
arrival of artillery and ammunition, the
want of which had previously demoral
ized the troops, and by n change in the
commanders of the army corps, by the
fntlgue of the Austrlans: but the princi
pal reason after Premier Pachltch's ener
getic attitude was tho unexpected arrival
of King Peter In the trenches.
AH crippled with rheumatism r.nd worn
out with the KOUt. he left his rerrnt
when the army turned back against the
.unmans and came to take his place by
the side of his soldiers, rnidlng one, en
coutaging Another, taking the rifle of a
third and raying, "You are afraid, Go
home to your wlfo and children. I will
stay and defend your country."
He entered the ranks of the Sth In
fantry, whose panic originally caused the
retreat, had the flag brought ta him, say
ing that tho men of the regiment were
unworthy to keep It, and made as If to
start alone towards the front. These acts
and words electrified the peasant soldiers.
In two days the exhausted and demoral
ized men reassumed the offensive and
gained the victory. King Peter, who Is a
veteran of the war of 1810, on leaving
Nlsh on December 2, said that his Minis
tera were seeking to restrain him owing
to his health,
"My health and my life." he said.
worth little. I am ready to give them
for my country and my son. I am willing
to die to save the country from the Ger
mans and Austrlans, whom I detest as
Karageorgevltch nnd as King,"
HARRISBURG, Dec. 30. The second
session of the Pennsylvania Stato Educa
tional Association was qpencd this after
noon with 1000 educators present. Tho
attendance is the lnrgest Over held at the
biennial meetings, which always convene
In llnirlsburg Just before the opening
of the Legislature. Departmental meet
Itigs were held this morning.
Dr. William M. Davidson, of Pitts
burgh; Dr. Edward Howard Griggs, of
New York, and Dr. W. E. Hnlbrook, o'
Choctaw, were tho speakers (U-tlie gen
eral sessiohs today. Dr. .Davidson snoke
on the advance mado In tho methods of
teaching tho last two decades and the
more rapid progress of the pupils as n
result. Tho possibilities of self-culture
through vocation was the keynote of
uio speech or Doctor Griggs. Doctor Hal
brook detailed soino of the ciiuhcs that
produce drudgery among persons living
In rural communities.
At the meeting of the Department of
tho County Superintendence this morn
ing I. II. Mauser, of Northumberland
County, spoke of the difficulties of ob
taining professionally trained teachers
for rural schools. Orton Lowe, Assistant
Superintendent of Allegheny Countyi told
of methods used In his county to obtain
competent teachers.
T. S. Favls, Superintendent of tho Blair
County schools, referred to tho difficulty
of keeping pupils In school until they
have completed their courses. Ira N.
McCloskev. of Clinton rvinntv. !.,
tho need of creating a sentiment ur.iong
the people- for better schools.
At the meeting of tho cltv ami bomnHi
superintendent. F. W. Wright, of Union
town; Dr. O. T. Corson. Columbus. Ohio;
T. B. Bush, Erie, and William M. David
son, Pittsburgh, addressed several
hundred pert,ons on efficiency methods us
applied to toachtng forces.
The Department of English was nd
di eased this morning on "Tho Reorgani
zation of Secondary Education," by J.
J.ynn Barnard, School of Pedagogy, Phil
adelphia. The township School department took
up the question of Improvement of rural
school life, the speakers being Prof.
Chnrlcs S. Knlss. Cambria County; at.
A. Dively, Altoonn; R. B. Tcltrlck. dep
uty State superintendent, of this city.
R. P. Gleason, Scran ton: J. F. Recso,
mm mi), unu .-unuu unnmueniln, Wayne,
took part Ih the discussion on the ques
tion of "Measuring the Efficiency of
Manual Art Teachers" before tho de
partment of manual' arts.
battLe front
First-hand Accounts oi Land
and Sea Conflicts Told by
the Fighting Soldiers and
Sailors Themselves,
ITS real uar correspondents ef th
hmni rnin.tin tirunols are ss
men in I he trenches and ths o
the "quarter deck. Professional writ'
trs art not permitted at tht front.
All thru know is what the can elean
from tho uoundt& oceupdnl of am
bulances taken to ths rear. Tnt
Evening Ledger will print from timt
to time Ihe only intimate side of
war the reflections of soldiers ana
sailors in their letters homo. German
tetters, when eelaltiaM, as wH as
fAois of ths Allies, will be printed.
Black Sheep Dies a Hero
From rrdole It, tt. Tipper, of li ColMtam
Guard.
There was a man In the trenches with
us who had not got a clean sheet, be
alwa seemed to be getting Into troublu
for one thing and another.
Ho got hit In the left nrm. He ctawlcd
back out of tho trenches to tho nearest
field ambulance and had his wound
dressed. '
We advised him to go to the rear, but
he refused, and with difficulty made his
way back to tho firing line. There, de
spite his wounded nrm, he steadily wont
on firing nt the enemy.
Some tlmo passed, and he was shot In
the right nrm. Again ho made tho dlffl
cult and painful Journey to tho field hos
pital, and again, with both nrms Injured,
he stubbornly Insisted on crawling back
to the trench.
This time It took hint longer, but at Inst
he got back, and with dlfllculty handling
his rlfln with his mauled limbs ha grimly
wont on shooting.
By nnd by ho collapsed, shot clean
through tho body. Several comrades ran
to hi in and railed him. They told him
ho must get back, but he said, "No, lot
mo be. Tho beggars have done for mo
this time. Jack."
Ho nodded toward two1 wounded men a
little way off In the trench, nnd said:
"Get those chops out, they'll bo good for
somothlng again. But for me, I'm done."
Ills chunm wine laying him down whqn
ho muttered, "Hoist me up beforo you
go. I'll glvo them nnothcr lound, so help
me. Prop me up quick i.nd look to those,
two chaps."
They propped him up beside his rifle,
which rested In tho loophole. Tho poor
fellow with fumbling hnndS pointed hi
rifle nnd let drivo two more rounds. Then
he slipped down dead.
General FrencU Soldiers' Idol
Letter from Captain It. L. C'abuchs,
of South Kensington, who is at the
front.
Just a line to let you kriow I nm Al.
Things nro going Blowly but surely, and
our men aro doing right nobly. I do hope
thoso at home realize tho glorious nnd
fearless work being donr by our men, as
It simply surpassed nil anticipations.
We struck Sir John French on his
ra-nblea round today, and I can nssuro
you the men love, him, as his remarks to
them aro so encouraging.
i am writing this with the sound of to
day's guns and flying machines In my
cars, but everything Is so sjatematlcally
can led out hero that it all conies us u
matter of course.
postbag from WOMEN RULE MEK
TEACHERS IN JERSBt?
BUT ELECT A MA
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rI t.. Ci D1ll
majouiy uicmn oiierjl
Crushes Opposition on h
tircment Fund, Thl
Shows Magnanimity.
OEKMAWS OTJABD EOOD DEPOTS
AMSTERDAM, Dec. .-German fac
tories in towns pear the Dutch border,
where food is manufactured, and prpvls
ln warehouses aro being put under mili
tary supervision. Hlgti-angla guns are
being mounted upon the roofs to repel
British air raids.
Tho Germans' fear of British aviators
has grown greatly since the attack on
Cuxhsven on Christmas. The Oermans
are rutins out many hospital ships. It s
said, for a proposed attack on England.
AMERICAN, A WAR SUICIDE
t
Milwaukee Man Had Enlisted With
Canadian Troops.
LONDON. Dec. 20.-A verdict of sul
cltfb was handed down last eenlnir bv
n Coroner's Jury which held an inquest
on the body of a man safd to bo Ralph
K. Danforth, a medical practitioner, of
110 Queen Anne street, Milwaukee, who
was a member of tho Canadian contin
gent. According to the testimony the man
wus found dead In his room In a hotel
with a wound In his throat, which evl
dently had been self-inflicted. Several
empty bottles on a table indicated that
he might also have taken poison.
MILWAUKEE, Deo. M.-Ralph K. Dan
forth, of this city, left for Canada on
September 6 'to enlist. Voung Danforth
attended tha Naval Academy at Annapo
lis and took one trip abroad 1n a naval
training ship. Later he waa an nniner r
a navy recruiting station In Pittsburgh.
After several months' service In that po
sltlon he obtained his discharge from
the navy, came here and opened an of
llce as an optometrist.
Baptism of Five and Snow
wr?,0,"' ,C'r ,ro,m ivato Norman
Street, of the Queen's Westminsters.
You will be pleased to hear that our
regiment, the Queen's Westminsters, was
selected for the firing line. Instead of
being "messed about" on the communica
tion lines
In fact, we hae Just had our baptism
of lire, as wo have just come out of the
first line of trenches, after being S hours
mere.
, ?iUr flI8t i",erlI":e "i the trenches was
rather drastic, aa we encountered a. snow
storm, followed by a very severe frost
Our company had the privilege of golns
out first, but fortunately we cane
through without nny casualties, al
though for a time we were under a very
heavy lire. Wo expect to go back again
n n very few days, no doubt for a much
longer stny.
" y aro m neaven, ns we nre bil
leted In a cottngo about two miles be
hind tho firing line, n cottage tlfat bus
to be ovneuated, ns It is within the range
of the tncmy's big guns.
We havo found a mattress to sleep on
tho first mattress, with one exception
that I have slept on since August.
ATLANTIC CITY, Dee. M.-Wom!5
teachers, largely In the majority, B(JS
effectually using "slearrt-roller" mathf,
to crush mere masculine oppositional;
the annual meeting of the retirement fuS
branch of the Slate Teachers Aso
tlon, today, made honorable nmenOj1
most unexpected fashion.
After Miss Busan Marvin, of Jeffi
City, had declined re-election as cm
man, and Miss Ida MacMnhon, of it,
ton, had declined tho office "under
consideration, mo preuununaung
men with great enthusiasm selected Jojf
Enrlglit, country superintendent of Hffl
mouth, for the post.
There was the usual ncrlmonloUs p
cusslons over the retirement fund. Rffl
lutlons proposing to abolish the dcpiw
ment or merge It with the State penilm
system, coming from the men, who S
tho fund could never bo mado sclf-uKJ
porting, were derisively rejected by
women.
A largo percentage or the worriij
teachers nre past marriageable age tu
are looking forward to using the 10 it?
nulty from the fund ns a nest-egg $
they have completed tho prescribed ' a
years.
Soveral times the lie was nearly, kuf
not quite, passed in the discussion. Prlij.1
clpal MtCreedy. of Newark, said he wouUI
"feel Ilko a rotiDcr" to take a peniloa
from the Stnte and an annuity from th
retirement fund. Grny-halred teachtrf
laughed at him. J
J BjJtJltli S.UUIII mien i "jjw . namvu R$
teacher that -they might ns well preparf
to moot n movement nt the coming bmJ
nlon of the Legislature to abolish the
m .i ni..t- l.. ..,.. ..K...i..t -. siA
unu. iiii'ir ici'iy " tu uhviiu a. ms
fenpe committee of three for each countj'if 1
i tii
TRADE UNIONS TO SUfPORT
TAYLOR TRANSIT SYSTEM
Representatives of 30 Bodl3 Will1
Call on Director Today.
Trade unions, representing many Indus'
tries, will give hearty support to Director
Taylor In his fight for a high-speed tranij
sit system, and to assure him of co-op-!
eratlon rcprcsontatlves of 20 organiza
tions will call on him today.
Plans will be nrranged by the union!
men to participate In the transit dem-3
nnntriillnn .Tnntlnrv i. Tn v!aw nt ftiAI
enthusiasm among the numerous' lpcaif,M
It Is believed several thousand unlcntj
workers will appear in tho parade whlclifl
will precede tho big mass-meeting. j-"&
Representatives of numerous buslnesjas
men's nscoemtions also will confer "with
Director Taylor today In rosiird to ar-gl
rangemor.ts for thii demonstration.
T)aMHfMct KOtn. r.n..n..ll t. M.ll .. J. & I
- Wtwu.,1. up,,,, vuuituin KV Willi tt BJJB--H
cifll clprllnn xn n tnnn mnv lin flnntaA 7i
,and money obtained for tho high-speed 'i'
Al'Uiom ftfA Vilntv ntrmtlntn ln KiivIhisi ."
" - f.itf wiwuiuivu VJ UUOHIV04
men's organizations throughout theclty.
Up to (ho present time, several hun-
diod thousand signers havo beeri ob
tained, and when the petition Is sent to
Councils it will show that a very large
majority of the people favor n high-speed
transit system nt tho earliest possible'
monicni.
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ANOLQ-AitBRWAtf WAR
190 TO IS U.OYD8 BUT
I&NDQN, Bee' $0.A premium
of 13 guineas per cent teii oefii
paid in, Lloyds yesterday on policies
worded "to pay a total loss in event
of declaration of mar between Great
Britain and America Within IS
months from date."
Tho premium to insure against
wjr Mngr declarta Ulum Xoneay
and Qrvat Britain within IS months
Is &m 7 guineas per cff.
urn "s un . , -,
ii'i'vii'ujpm
SEIZE WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Germans Beinove eaOtTrom Villages
Wear Verdun tp 'aermany.
.PAIUS' Pi?1 M AH -the women and
children of Marchevllle and neljhbarlng
parishes, In thq Department of the Meuse
nsar Verdun, wsre taken prison n
October 20. Letters received her show
that they are being held In barracks at
oonrctfl, j ran
The women and children prisoners num
P.r ! Mr1PB to information con
talned In letters received here. They say
,?'.r ?.ot W "td, but they com
plsln of ths pold. as they w.ro not allowed
to taks warm alothlng with them.
II i
TURKS WOUND AMERICAN
British Coppsr Plant Jtor Batum
Seized After Sight,
IjONDO.f. Dee. Wn the. Invasion of a
British copper oroOtrtv nur ii-i,,,,, V"
the; Turks, tji American manager, R. T
White, was wounded, but managed to
escape with the pthsr foreign offlcJaU of
, Jh Iff """'we were outnumbered tn
the lljht, and loft the Broperty a oon as
LaIfU.Wr,W. A th """pa"
produce m.WM testa of inn .... ..
Kiw.JiH aovpfaa,i iJMiditeiv took
rUjN U iwctipylw, the wuT .
Yeomen in Inferno 30 Hours
From Ilegimental Quartermaster Ser
geant Wright, of the Queen's Own Ox
fordshire .Hussars, one of tho first yeo
manry legimont to go into action
UZ r.ellows- wh "'era In the trenches
for K hours at a nlrotoh ,. n... i, '
havo been In since, anrt i i -..:...'
knight, are no cowarrtn hut it i ,.5... .
much to nsk any human being tp stand
UlloVi nn lnn 1,,l . l.r v !1U
.-v.. -., mmv.uu, imy we am not havo
moro casualties goodness only knows!
They were in tio thick of It. ind came
through well. The letters to the tr"p
fEonL t.h0 rFlora ""cor commanding and
the brlgadlor general were full of praise.
Our fellows are keeping very fit. They
are very quiet, and I do not think you
would meet a more determined lot.
I do not think tho people of England
can grumble. They shculd sea the civil
population here, it Is torrlble. One can.
not explain on paper. The most vivid
descriptions of war correspondents do not
glvo the full amcunt of misery and the
heartrending scenes that nre dally belmr
enacted out here. , ' "nf
Last night I went to where the regl.
..... ..i. uuu(cu uji in une lima box
room of a little Inn, trying to get half an
hour's rest. The other room, full 0,
French and English soldiers, all huddled
up together, was dense with smoke, and
the utmosphere was thick enough Jto kill
a black. Anyhow, they were nil happy
enough. Vi
HOPE FOR LOWER RATES I
Do Not Believe Government Prober
Will Boduee Sehflrlnles.
Shippers of this port aro eagerly await
ing tho result of tho Investigation of the
present high steamship rates conducted
by Secretaries McAdoo and Redf(eld .upon
the request of Congress. Tho rates are
higher tlnui they have been for n. half.
century, hut men lamlllar with condi
tions, knowing the urgent -demand for
tonnage, feel that nothing can be done to
prevent the present high schedules, which
are Increasing almost dally.
More than 50 per cent, of the available
lumiarfq lor carrying irsiglit from '
port has been tied uu by tho war. Thee
vessels tire Interned, or commandeered
or sunk. Tho removal of this enormous
tonnage from tho seas, coining with th a
mcicase in demand for American goods,,
has cuuicd spirited bidding for the use
of vessels now available.
Rates from this port to Rotterdam and
Amsterdam have Increased from 10 to iS
nw per nunared pounds, and to Bean
amavian ports about 3 a ton. The rale
on cotton has increased from 20 cents
per hundred pounds In July to 75 cents
per hundred pounds, the current Quota
tion. Grnln freight rate has risen from
4 to 5 rsnts n bushel before the war to
jo una m cents today.
Cargo space on regular lines from this
pprt Is limited, Every vessel leaving Is
carrying a capacity cargo. The Red 8tf
and lianiburg-Amerlcan have been ties'
up by the war In addition to the Aus-trlan-Amcrlran
Line.
LETTER'S
Best Coal
Egp 7, Stove $7.25, Chestnut $7,50
Large Round Pea Coal, 35,50
2&r!?!-Coa1 Yc"i in Philadelphia
OWEN LETTER'S SONS
Trenton Ave. & Westmoreland St,
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HEAT AND STEAM WITHOUT SMOKE
Every Tpn a Condensed Supply qf
t Intense Heat,
Don t use up your energy and patient
trying to g$t results with substitutes.
Mined by
The Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co,
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