x& ? BSSMi '' x tC S t m pit tul bffi Pl &$& SOS 3o6 h ifc. Br- t Hi JrrJKLj: :ij;-jgjWW in iiuiipmiiri)'niiii 1 1 RMKBHOlfib HATTER HOPES OFEARLYPEACE NatkHis Monarchs and Notables Confident of Vic- . ,tory Determined to hight 'to Bitter End. Defiance and hopes for peace mingle In tho Now Tear messages of Europonn tnotmrcba and notables. Germany extols tho pluck of lti soldiers and declare the ''old German watch ( stands flrrri." The Knlserln hopes for the tlmo when "an honorable peace Is achieved ;for the Fatherland." Emperof Francis Joseph praises tho steadfastness of tho Teuton allies and Is confident of Ultimata victory. Bervla Is proud In tho notable victories achieved and look for early success. The Bishop of London Issues a ringing address, turning attention from war's ft-loom and showing Its brighter side. t i BERLIN SOUNDS DEFIANCE IN NSW YEAR'S MESSAGE LONDON, Jan. 1. The following official communication from Berlin has been re ceived here by wireless: "At th end of tho year wo still Btand firm on tho old German watch, waiting what the futuro haa In storo for us. "Wei are still united. No enemy can force us, In spite of rogo and hypocrisy. 'In the East as well as tho West, may victory ever attend you. Germany over all "The whole world learns what wo can do when we are attacked and that Ger man pluck rings throughout the world. "Main headquarters reports tonight (Thursday) that our troops fighting In Poland have made more than 38,000 pris oners In the region of Lodx and Iovlcz, and besides have taken many guns. me total number or prisoners taken since the 11th ot November amounts to 1S0.0OO. More than 100 guns and 300 ma chine guns also have been captured." BERUN, Jan. lEmporor William has sent from the army headquarters a mes sage to President Wilson conveying his Wishes for a happy New Tear. The Em peror also expresses his best wishes for the welfare of the United States. KAISERIN'S GREETING HOPES FOR "HONORABLE PEACE" I AMSTERDAM. .Tnn 1 Tho German Emoresa hint nrtlraaari ih. Kfl KHSSd9L.fA 1 following New Tear's greeting to the peo ple: i "On this occasion of the change of year I think with a special hartlncss and gratitude ot all who In the Fathorland have assisted In unity and with great f self-sacrifice in providing comfort for our brave soldiers by gifts and for tho wounded by careful nursing. State and local authorities have exerted themselves hand In hand with .associations and Indi viduals In a never-resting work to pro- vide also for wijea and children remain- Ing behlnfL and thereby give confidence 'j to the soldiers facing the enemy that they 1 Jire lovingly remembered. 5 "Having regard to the seriousness of ' te time, I beg on this occasion that the customary dispatch of good wishes to mo personally may bo omitted and that there be perseverance In German fidelity and In the extension ot our work of love to the blessing of our dear Fatherland until an, j honorable peace Is achieved. To which may God sopn guide us!" i FRANCIS JOSEPH .CERTAIN OF SUCCESS FOR TEUTONS T ' VIENNA, Jan. L Emperor Francis Joseph haa issued a lew Tear's rescript addressed to the Austro-Hungarlan army ' and navy, which reads as follows: "During five months of the departing year the monarchy has faced numerous i and powerful enemies In a Var which has been forced upon us and our faith- tui awes. "Tho proved steadfastness of the fight ing qualities and the heroio bravery ot my army and navy give me confidence that In the new year of the war Austro Hungarlan warriors on land and sea will emerge with honor from, tho very severe trials which, for the welfare of the Fatherland, tho war inaj' Impose upon their military qualities.. "In sorrowful gratitude I remembor those who, on the blood-drenched battle fields, have sacrificed their lives for our Just cause. With the alncercst prayer inai, wim UOOS neip, uie new year may see thorn led to victory, I salute all my brave, men." WAR'S BRIGHTER SIDE SEEN IN NEW SPIRIT OF BRITAIN LONDON, Jan. 1. A view of the bright aide of the war is taken by the Right Rev. A. F, Wilmington Ingram, Bishop of London, In his New Tear message, , "I should not dare to write on the bright side of the war for fear of being thought an unthinking and unfeeling op timist." declares the Bishop, "If I had not already spoken again and again on the dark side. Look first a.t the new spirit In the nation. What has Inspired these rich young men, who were spending their lives on golf links, race courses or polo fields, to fling their lives and their fortunes without e. moment's hesitation Into a cause which brings them nothing but infinite discomfort In any cose, prob ably wounds often death. What has given the new look to the young clerk who was dully bending his bead over ac counts in the cttyT "What has brought the heavy plow boy, the despair of the country parson, forward from his plow, and lol he la Private Smith, of the King's Own, and It Is thought likely he .will have V. C. There must be' something, if not In war, at least in what war brings out In human nature. Or. see these rows upon rows 'cmrctSSit at work, spme as Red: Cross purses, hundreds more visiting the soldiers; and sailors, families organising concerts, cr driving the wounded from the tront in. motor ambulances. Jt Is im poujlfcls to deny that a new spirit is abroad. With uch testimony on all sides mus wo deny that there u a bright side to the wa?T "It does not mean for a moment that ( rw U et a cursad thing In Itself. So jigi). war ay redeem the world, It roaj jjMt ii out of the control of mediocrity E4 sroHtfig materialism, it may give a & fjr julillc duty which may never die ejyp i mrw classes (ogemer into gf9tKti94 whiah nattit can break 7 i mt or Kurp as evu spirit. uK4u mat am spini tear wuropt h ftm at 1 may produce when tha. Vi .spirit ba gotm ut, yermanent faux jomc. QXTia killirp '"JLlBSX SBMSfeSt. XB. ji -JifUi lb Foe th the Dust, Kaiser Tells Nation BEllhlN, tan. i.New deed and niuf Victories of the be laved Father land in 191S are called for in the New Vcar Day address Issued by the Empcior to the German people. The text is, "After five' long month of heavy and hot fighting ice enter tho ticto year. Brilliant victories have been calned and great successes achieved. Thd Oerman army almost event' where it on the enemy's territory. The repeated attempts of the enemy to swarm Oerman territory with their legions have everywhere failed. My ships have covered themselves with Diary on every sea Their crews have proved not only that they knew how to fight, but how to die like heroes iohen overwhelmed by superior forces, "liehind the armv and the navu stands the entire Oerman people in Unexampled harmony prepared to sacrifice its heart's blood for tho sacred domestlo hearth whieh toe are defending against an outrage' ous invasion. Much has come to pass in the old year, but our enemies are still firmly kept low. There are always fresh hordes rolling up against our army and the armies of our faithful allies. Hut tho numbers have not frightened us. Although times may be serious and the task before ns be a heavy one, we look forward into the future with the firmest confidence. "Next to Ood's u.lse guidance J trust to the marvelous bravery of our armv and navy and know my self to bo one with the entire Ger man nation. Therefore, let us face tha new year unflinchingly, looking forward to new deeds and ncto ulo- tories for tha beloved Fatherland.'' BRITISH LOSE ANOTHER SHIP Continued from 1'ono One Bulwark, sunk off Shcerncss on Thanks giving Day by what has been officially declared an Internal explosion. The For midable waa launched In December, 1893, and Is thoreforo of the older style of fighting ships. Her cost was J5.000.000. Sho had a water-line length ot 411 feot, was of 15,000 tons displacement and car ried a crew of about 780 men under nor mal conditions. Her armament included four. 12-Inch guns, 12 C-lnch guns, 16 12- pounders and 2 12-ponuders of a shorter, muzzle length, 6 3-pounders and 2 Maxims. In addition she was fitted with four sub merged torpedo tubes. Her armor ranged from 9 to 12 Inches of Krupp steel. The officers of tho ship Include Com mander Charles F. Ballard, Lieutenant Commander Harrison, Lieutenant Com mander Henry L. Street, Lieutenant Honry D. Simons, Lieutenant Trovor H. S. Tathom, Lieutenant Edmund A Hill, Lieutenant Hugh C. II. Cox, Lieutenant Bernard W. Greathed and Lieutenant James C. J. Soutter. Tho Press Bureau announcement waa made at 2 o'clock and caused much ex citement. The immediate conclusion reached was that German submarines had been busy again. Tho Formidable had been attached to the homo fleet and had been used both for patrol duty and to guard uio coast Detwcen England and France. U. S. COTTON CARGO SUNK Danish Steamship, From Savannah, Strikes Mine. LONDON, Jan. 1. The Danish steam ship M. C. Holm, from Savannah, ' Ga,, December 1, for Chrlstlanla, laden with cotton, struck a mine oft Flamsborough Head and sank 15 minutes later. All the members of the crow escaped In life boats. They narrowly escaped Injury, however, from fragments of the mine casing, which littered tho deck. Flamborough Head is on the North Sea, In the County of Torkshlre, near Scar borough. It was here in 1779 that Paul Jones won his most famous naval vic tory. Franco -Gives Belgium $1,400,000 PARIS; Jan. 1. The people of Franco have given to the Belgian refugees within the Republic Christmas presents to tho value of ll.40Q.000. This Includes 1100.000 In cash derived from the sale last Sun day of Innumerable little Belgian flags. ONE OF THE COMIC FIGURES IN TO-DAY'S PARADE MlhU. MBeflR-PtllkADiglfflA, ffBtPAY, JANUARY . , t .. . a , . .. t - . .. r-..T .. , . . f .r ... -. -- r r n 1 ii i M.iiiwiilMnwt.ttnL.wli il " ftim Miiiii '' '"' " ' BlUflSH BATTLESHIP FORMIDABLE SUNK I ttHwiSaeasiiaNicskg I KAISER GAINS IN AROONNB DRIVE Continned from Fage One marching on the Suez Canal positions, while fierce fighting- continues be tween Russians and Turks in Cau casia, battling for possession of Sary- GERMANS SMASH LINES OF ENEMY IN ARG0NNE Gain Ground in Forest of La Grurlo by Desperate Charges. PARIS, Jan. 1. German gains In the Argonne district, forest of La Grurlo, oxo roportcd in to day's announcement of conditions at the front. The fighting is declared to have been of the most violont character and tho German gains are placed at 50 yards at certain point" The fighting, how ever, continues, with tho French making every effort to regain their lost advan tase. Trom tho sea to Rhelms the violent cannonading that has marked tho opera tions of the last three days continues. Tho bombardment of St Oeorges by tho Germans has been without result Tho French are again on the offensive In tho regon of Verdun where they are slowly driving tho Germans back toward tho northeast Bctweon tho Mouse and the Moselle the fighting has ngaln ro sohed Itself Into an artillery duel, with both sides using their lieailest artillery. Six violent attacks by the Germans In this vicinity have been repulsed with heavy losses. Tho Trench aviators have again flown over Metz and aro reported to have dropped bombs on German hangars and on the railway station The advance of tho French at Steln bach continues It is necessarily very slow, as the Germans aro contesting every foot of tho territory. The French guns have proven very effective hero In destroying the German positions nnd de molishing buildings held by tho enemy. TURKS BEATEN; SUFFER BIG LOSS IN CAUCASIA Enver Pasha Gives Up Command to German General. PETROGRAD, Jan 1. Fighting on tho Caucasian front Increases in Intensity. Tho village of Sarjkamlsh Is still held by tho TurKs, although they have been driven from their trenches In front of it. GERMANS MOWED DOM IN DASH TO CROSS THE BZURA Enormous Slaughter of Picked Troops Halts Move for Possession of Contested Territory. PETROGRAD, Jan 1. Slaughter, characterized as "enormous," In Grand Duke Nicholas' official report, has halted tho German attempt to pass tho Bzura River on tho way to Warsaw. Tho fighting still is furious along both the Bzura and Rawka Rivers, according to today's War Ofilco statement, but tho belief Is held hero that all danger to Warsaw has passed with the renewal of the Russian offensive along the Po land front. Russian losses have been heavy, It Is acknowledged, but are slight In com parison to tho German casualties An unofficial report from tho front plncos the latter at 00,000 In tho fight still raging, in tho vicinity ot Bollmow, the Germans brought up tho pick of their forces, and these were mowed down mercilessly by tnc Russian fire Starting from! Bollmow, the enemy crossed a small confluent of the Bbura and, avoiding the marshy land and woods, struck northward for a couple of miles till they reached Bcrghimoff, a "gentle man's countrj estate, which it hoped to utilize for an attack upon tho Russian trenches. This was made under concen trated fire from all tho Russian position on rlsln? ground to the cast. Nevertheless, so strenuous and deter mined una this attack that the Germans secured tho estate and tho Russian trenches. Their losses are pronounced by the Grand Duke to be enormous, a word which has only once or twice before ap peared in his reports. How enormous they ere is further Indicated by the statement that tho Germans successively sent forward thore regiment after regi ment, drawn from different corps Ob lously picked regiments of the best troops alono could havo advanced for a couple of miles over an open country, under the concentrated fire and yot have accomplished tho purpose for which they wero sent forward. Their gallantry was wasted with their lives, for the Russians charged with bayonet, and drovo tho Ger mans out of tho trenches, and killed every man, save a fow score taken prisoners Apart from other points essayed by the Germans, the net result Is that one Rus sian army corps still holds Its ground on tho bank of the Bzura. It holds ground assigned to it before the Germans began their frantic attempts, which lasted with out Intermission, day and night for the entire week. Germany's main efforts in the past few days were concerted on at tempts to force a path eastward. The Russians captured German trenches along outsklrt forest and stubborn con flict is still in progress there. ALLIED FLEETS BOMBARD AUSTRIAN NAVAL BASE New Naval Activity Begins In Adriatic With Fola Attack. COPENHAGEN, Jan. t A private dis patch received here from Berlin says that more than SO French and British warships are at present engaged in bom barding Pola, the Austrian naval base ort the Adriatic, and also the seaport of Rovlgno, about IS miles away. There Is reason tq expect naval aggres. slon on the part of the Allies at Pola. Re cent reports have Indicated activity in this field. Several days ago a French submarine went Into tho harbor of Polo but did pot return. A dispatch received in London last night described how another submarine had been successful In torpedoing the Austrian dreadnought Vlrl bus Unltls, and other messages have In dicated that an Anglo.French attack would not come as a surprise. FOOD AIRSHIP WRECKED Auatrlana Try Aerial .Route to Be lieve Frzemysl. PETROGRAD, Jan. L-An Austrian bl plane, which attempted yesterday to reach the Gallclan fortress of Priemysl, under slg by the Russians, waa brought down by the Rushlan troqps The aero. piano came from the Carpathians. The space In It Intended for a military ob. server was filled with canned food. German reports have said that Przem yl had sufficient food supplies for a year. Reports from Russian sources, however, have said that the Austrian In the fort, ress were suffering front lack of food. Trousers Jd MB A$$$MM IN JSNGLISfl CHANNEL BRITISH FORCE SOLDIERS TO MEET MARITZ REVOLT New Uprising Necessitates Com mandeorlng of Troops. LONDON, Jan. 1. A Reuter telegram received hero from Pretoria, the seat of government of tho Union of South Africa, says: "It Is officially announced that tho Gov ernment Intends to commandeer men for sonlco In Gorman Southwest Africa and In tho Union of South Africa, as tho sit uation cannot bo adequately met by de pending on tho volunteer recruits. "As a reason for this action it Is pointed out that Lieutenant Colonol Marltz, who escaped to German South west Africa with a fow hundred reools, Is now attempting return with German reinforcements, armed with field guns and rifles, to stir up tho rebellion afresh and prosecute It more effectively. " 'In view of this danger of an in sasion,' tho ofIlcl.il communication says, 'It Is necessarj to employ a much laiger force than at first was Intended, In order to destroy tho enemy rebel forces so they never again can menuco tho peace of South Africa ' " BRITISH TAKE GEKMAN PORT LONDON. Jan. 1-a dispatch to Rou ter's Telegram Company fiom Capo 1 own sajs that AVnlfish Bay, on tho southwest coast of Africa, was rcoccu pled Christmas Day, without opposition, by a strong British force Walflsh Bay, a British harbor of south west Africa, surrounded by German ter ritory, was raided and taken possession of by Gprmnn forces Into in September FIFTY FREE T and San Diego Expositions You Can Win One Not a Cent of Expense The Biggest Free Trip Offer Ever Made By An Newspaper in This Country Will you give your spare time and your ability as a salesman or saleswoman for just a few months to secure thir wonderful treat? That s all you need. 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Between Arras nnd Carency, between Albert nnd' Roye nnd In the region of Ver ncstl! nnd of Blanc Sablon, lively can nonades have resulted to our advan tage. N,ear Blano Sablon wo have utterly demolished the German works of defense, In the region of Perthes nnd at Beauscjour wo have maintained the ground won by our troops. Thero was no activity of tho two contending artil lery corps during the wholo day of the 31st. In the Argonno the enemy has very violently attacked our lines In the forest of La Grurlo, almost upon the whole, front, and ho has succeeded In gaining at certain points about 60 yards; but ho has been In turn counter-attacked by us. In the region of Verdun violent artil lery combats havo taken place. Between the Mcuso nnd the Moselle,1 to tho northwest of Fllrey, the Ger mans during the nights of tho 30th and 3tst and on the morning of tho 31st made six violent counter attacks with tho; objeot of retaking tho trenches caflturcd by us on tho 30th. All theso counter attacks were repulsed . RUSSIAN Latest dispatches from the sphere of hostilities In Poland mako It plain that Warsaw Is no longer In danger ot attack, thanks to tho strategy of Grand Duko Nicholas nnd tho valor of our troops. During the last two days wo havo made further progress all along tho lino, especially In tho Carpathians and In northern Gallcla, wheio the Aus trlans aro stilt retreating, leaving thousands of prisoners in our hands Between tho Vistula and the Plllca there Is violent fighting for the posses sion of trenches, especially In tho re gion of the Bzura and Rawka Rlvors. Our Iosscb have been heavy, duo to tho accuracy of the German artillery, but the German losses havo been much heavier. At some points tho attacks amounted to no less, than slaughter of the German soldiers. In the district about Bollmow, hero tho Germans attempted to assumo tho offensive ngalnst our lines, tho field is covered In some places with corpses that have lain there since the fighting last Sunday and Monday. North "of tho Vistula and in east Prussia wo aro increasing our pres Buro The fall of Przemysl In Gallcla Is expected soon, ns prisoners taken In sorties declare that both food and ammunition aro very scarco In the city. GERMAN Nothing of Importance has happened near Nleuport slnco the last report T!-o Idea of retaking St. George's has been abandoned in consequence of the high water there The town has been demolished by tho enemy's artillery flro. Wo have captured an English trench south of tho canal and oast of Beth uno. In tho Argorinc our attacks havo resulted In further progress. We took 400 prisoners, six machine guns, four mine throwers nnd other arms and ammunition. Our artillery Bet Jlre to a Trench camp northwest of St Mihlel, near La Hnjmun. Wo repulsed nttacks yesterday at Fllrey and at We3t Senn heim. In the eastern theatre of war opera tions, on the East Prussian front nnd in Poland have been Impeded by bad, weather. feature, every contestant is reivanfnl n,o.:-.. i . .. nl fln I'.wuj uuimiciy jo uie ERE CAN Bt NO LOSERS test Is On NOW v lnd June 30th. 1915 MAIL THIS PROMINENT BANKE RETIRE AS MEMBEI OF BIG FIRMS HE G. Clymer Brooke Resi as Partner of Drcxel Co. Other Impdrl Changes. 1 Changes In many firms in this city coincident with tho arrival of thll year. Of the many announcement retirement this morning tho most no was that of G, Clymer Brooke as o?j ner In tho firm of Drerel & Co. Th tlrcment of Mr. Brooke was a dR surprise In tho financial district. Reel Edward T, Stotcsbury, head of DrS Co., resigned as a director of the Cn National Bank and of several othe?li tutlons, In accordance with tho prolij of the Clayton law prohibiting Inter! Ing directorates. Wnldroh Post Brown, It was a nounced today, had retired from banking firm of Brown Brothers "fi with offices In New York, Boston1 Loudon ns well ns In this city. Th? ness will bo continued under thefj firm name by Charles D. Dickey, E Delano, Goorgo Ilarrhon Frnzler.Mb Brown, James Crosby Brown, Thito Magoun Brown, Moreno Delano anil Curtis as partners M Owing to the death of Otto Else?J of "Clnco" clgnr fame, tho partfit lately subsisting between Otto Elsetjj Louis 11 LIsenlohr nnd Charles J'3 lohr, under tho firm name of OttollM lohr & Bros , has been dissolved. JJ II. nnd Chnrlcs J., tho survlvlngty will continue tho business under th; namo m Other retirements announced IjM inai 01 wiiuam jienry iNOWDola', partnership in tho banking flrm.o IL Newbold's Son & Co. r D. Evans Williams, Jr., has bcI mlttcd into partnership In tho colli coko firm of David E. Williams &'m Robert aiacuonaia, jr., rormerlyTpJ brokernco firm of Walter L. Rosi has boon admitted to partnershlfllij iuiuit:i juiica it viz , Diuun u DKCrl GREECE READY FOR WAIlai PARIS, Jan. 1. Tho Havas corrSSj cnt at Athens sends the following cernt from a speech dellvored trl urevK jiciiiivi, am. vulvitis, Qart&l anrni thelGa toJuE discussion ui uiu uuutjui in me Chamber of Deputies: "All the necessary measures tho natlonul defense have beenjtati since tno outDrcaK or tno war.'Sfi again nssuro me cnamocr ana tne;M try that at tho present momenljraSl is ready to moDiitze at any hourjurf nvorv nolnt of Its territory nil tbVl, tingents of Its army." 4M LETTER! Best Coalf EgR $7, Stove $7.25, Chestnut flii Large Kouna I'ca Coal, 55J0J Loroest Coal Yard in PhiIadrIrJ.fi OWEN LETTER'S SONS Trenton Ave. & WestraoreUni'Sfl TRIPS CONTESTANT'S ENTRY BLAN1 I'UBUC LEDGER t EVENING LEDGEJ INDEPENPENCE 6QUABE, PHIUUJELPHIA d-?J1b?? Sten,y ?!rao as a contestant for. iiu-uw .exposition j our. II11IMII IXfllMHItllKHMnillxi : v sr Trmijtt. .is. 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