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Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-29
Prisoners Claimed Reduced

Petrograd, Dec. 29.-It is officially
announced that more than $4,000 pris-
oners, including 25O officers, were
taken in Galicia and Poland the latter
half of last week. Also 50 rapid fire
guns, two ammunition trains, hospi
tai supplies and several heavy pieces
OF artillery were taken by the Rus
SLAMS.
General Dankl's Austrian army is in
danger of annihilation and it NAV be
necessary for Field Marshal Won Hin
denbug to reconstruct his plan of
campaign.
Between the upper Vistula and Pill
icia the Germans are on the defen-
sive.
The left bank of the Nida is com.
pletely freed of Austrians.
On the upper Vistula the Russians
are making progress slowly.
In the south the Russians have
crossed the Laursin river and driven
back the Turks behind a line runnino
through khamour and Agadane and
have taken many prisoners.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-29
Storm Steps Battle.

Paris, Dec. 29.z-A storm of violent
proportions which swept over the bat
tie front from Flanders almost to the
German frontier, on the allies right,
yesterday held the opposing armies in
leash. The heavy fall of snow that
was driven down in a terrific gale
upon almost the entire war area acted
as a curtain which effectively OBJ
scured the view of the enemy from
the gunners and a truce was en-
forced practically along the whole
front.
However, in the Argonne region,
where forest fighting has been furi-
Gus for the past fortnight, the French
forces managed to press forwarl
through the storm for material gains.
Reports of the fighting which oc-
Cured just preceding the period of
enforced inactivity indicate that the
allies made decisive gains at the two
extremes of the line against Meul
hausen and in front of Nieuport. Both
of these movements ars of great mil
itary Importance, as they are pre-
liminary developments of thanking
maneuvers which must surely discom-
fort the invaders when the time comes
for the allies to assume definitely their
offensive.
During the past four days, accord
ing to dispatch to the Paris Temps
from its correspondent in Basle, Switz
erland, the most terrific fighting has
been taking place on the whole front
of the Vosges region. The fighting
was most violent ON Friday and Sat
urday, when the roar of the guns in
cident to furious cannonade was dis
tinctly heard on the Swiss border.
French airmen had previously re-
connoitered the German gun positions
in a flight over Muelhausen, only
eight miles in advance of the French
lines. Upon their return, the French
gunners, having been given the cor
rected range by the observers, who
went aloft with the airmen, opened
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Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-29
Poles Are Busy.

Berlin, Dec. 20 (Wireless via Say
ville)-Among the items given out
by the official press bureau are the
following:
"a special from Warsaw states the
Polish revolutionaries have blown up
the monument erected in 1871 to the
memory of Poles who were loyal to
Russia.
"The Frankfort Gazette reports that
the Bank of France is opening a credit
of 500,000,OO0 francs to the Russian
State Bank to clear advances by
French banks to Russian debtors who
are incapable of discharging their liza
bilities toward French creditors.
Professor Vergines, in the Paris
Temps, demonstrates that heavy dam
age has been done by the war to the
French foreign trade. Since the be-
ginning Of hostilities France has lost
the important part of her foreign
trade.
Turkey officially declares that
there was no bombardemnt of the Dar
danelles last week."
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-29

in Poland, where the position of the
German Austrian armies is regarded
as promising. There is feeling that
important developments are probable
there within few days.
While the outlook in the Bzura-
Rawka section is satisfactory, is it
believed the most promising point is
southeast of Tomazow. Yesterday re
ports mentioned repulse of the Rus
slams in an attack upon Inowloz, which
is the most easterly point of the
German advance in the present opera
tions.
Foreign reports foreshadowing the
withdrawal of the entire Russian army
behind the Vistula and the evacuation
Of Warsaw strengthen the feeling ex-
isting here that the Russian position
is growing untenable, This impres
sion is not diminished by the apparent
success of the Russian offensive in the
Carpathians the past few days, the
conviction being that the conflict will
be decided finally in the north. A
Turkish official bulletin curtly re-
ports victorious progress on the eau
casion front without specifying opera
tions in detail.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-29

Washington, Dec. 29-Secretary
Bryan announced today that the state
department had begun an inquiry into
the shooting of two American duck
hunters near Fort Erie, Canada, yes
terday by Canadian guards. The sec
Ietary said he was waiting for the
report of American Vice Consul Cur
It's, and declined to say whether rep
resentation would be made if the
shooting was shown to be the result
of reckless firing by the Canadian
border patrol.
Other officials are of the opinion
that if the shooting was not uninten-
tional an apology and indemnity from
the Ottawa government is to be ex-
pected.
Washington, Dec 29.-"If the state
department does not clear up this
matter OF the shooting of American
citizens by Canadian soldiers at Fort
Erie, it will be cleared up by the for
eign affairs committee of the House
Of Representatives"
This statement was made by Rep
resentative Smith of the Buffalo dis
trict, who called on Secretary of State
Bryan today, when it was reported to
him that Walter Smith, a lake fisher
man of Buffalo, had been killed, and
Charles Dorsch, both American citi-
zens, had been wounded by Canadian
soldiers when their boats were APP
preaching the Canadian shore of the
Niagara river near Fort Erie.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-29
Two Americans Killed
By Canadian Soldiers

Representative Smith went immedi-
ately to the state department to pro
test against the outrage. Mr.. Smith
was informed by Secretary Bryan
that he had not heard of the matter,
bat that he would investigate at once.
Counsellor Lansing told Mr.. Smith the
department would get report of the
circumstances from the nearest Unit
ed States consul Mr.. Smith said to-
night:
81 don't think there was any excuse
whatever for this shooting of Ameri-
can citizens. | have asked for a re-
port of all the circumstances and I
will lay the facts / get before the
state department.
"About two years ago there was an
incident in which naphtha launch
was fired upon by Canadians, and that
caused great stir. After that there
was kind of an agreement in the
form of a treaty by which hunting
and fishing parties from and to either
side would not be interfered with. The
situation, however, has been changed.
The old agreement was between the
old Canadian police officials and the
American police officials. Canadian
soldiers of the British army are now
patrolling the border to assure neu-
trality and the shooting of the Amer
ican hunters was undoubtedly the act
of the Canadian military forces.
Granting that the Americans were
poachers, there was no justification
for the shooting"
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-29

While it is impossible to say how
many automobiles will form in the
parade to San Diego tomorrow to par
ticipate in the opening of the expo
sition, it is believed by Secretary
Place that there will be about 200 ma
chimes in line.
1t is expected that $4,000 autos
from all parts of Southern California
will be in San Diego Thursday to
take part in the great parade in honor
of the opening of the exposition and
in this parade Imperial Valley will be
given the post of honor.
At the head of the parade will be
the band, then the racing machines,
following which will be the Imperial
Valley machines, each bearing valley
'pennants.
Behind will come the machines from
San Diego and other sections OF
Southern California.
The valley parade will start from
Ell Centre at $3.50 tomorrow morn
ing, and a message from Colonel D.
c. Collier this morning asked for the
route on entering that city, as the of
ficials of the city and exposition wish
to meet the delegation from this Sec
ton and escort them through the
city.
The valley headquarters have beer
made at the Union building, where al
valley people should report. There
the auto owners will be assigned tC
the several garages, where the ma
chimes from the valley will be parked
without charge.
1t will be necessary for everybody
to take lunch, for the eating place:
along the road will not be able TO nc
commodate the great crowd from the
valley.
A motion picture will be made OF
the Mountain Spring grade of the pro
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-29
Washington Is Worried
Over Mexican Outlook

rectly with the controlling faction in
Mexico and not through the Brazilian
ambassador as at present.
Unquestionably the administration
is sympathetic toward the efforts be-
ing made by Villa, Zapata and Cutter
rez to get rid of Carranza and to
unite all the warning elements in a
supreme effort to re-establish peace.
1t is pointed out by officials that
General Villa, according to the dis
patches to the department today, is
making hurried efforts to capture the
port of Tuxpam, which will put him
in possession of a port of commerce
and perhaps attract there to his stand
ard the three or four Mexican gun
boats, by which he would be enabled
to dislodge Carranza from Vera Cruz
by an attack from the sea.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-29
Mann on Situation.

Washington, Dec. 29.-Minority
Leader Mann in the House today made
a bitter attack on the administra-
TONS Mexican policy.
81 | had authority | would quick
iy find a way for correcting the con-
Gitions. There have been executions,
murders, starvation and rapine in
Mexico. We are preventing anyone
else from restoring order, yet do
nothing ourselves. There is not as
much nerve in our state department
as would supply an angleworm. If
the administration had proper con-
ception of duty it could easily bring
about order without going to war"
Mann praised the administration for
the note to England asking that coun-
try to cease interrupting American
commerce.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-29
Killed by Mistake.

Los Angeles, Dec. 29.-Mistaking 4
crouching figure in the brush for a
wildcat, Floyd ("Poll) Perrrt, pitch
er for the Los Angeles baseball club,
shot and fatally wounded Herbert
Lathrop, owner of Lathrop's camp,
fifteen miles back of Nordhoff. Lath-
rop died today.
Perritt, who is known as the come
dian of the Pacific Coast League, is
nearly Frustrated, according to re-
ports from Nordhoff. His grief is de-
clared pitiable.
The accident occurred late yesterday
afternoon. Physicians summoned
worked all night in battle against
death.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-29
Going by Steamer.

San Diego, Dec. 29.-Two thousand
Angelenos are booked to arrive in
this city Wednesday and Thursday
afternoon on the steamers President,
Harvard and Yale, according to an
nouncements made today by agents Of
the Pacific Coast Steamship and Pa
cific Navigation companies. The Yale
will not go to San Francisco from
Los Angeles Thursday, but instead
will steam for San Diego with 100
Passengers, including the Long Beach
band of forty pieces. On Friday aft
ernoon she will return to Los Ange-
les and then double back to this port
on Saturday, arriving at p. m. This
is said to be the heaviest passenger
traffic for three consecutive days In
the history Of Pacific coast shipping.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-29
German Statement,

Berlin, Dec. 29.-The following off
cial statement was made today:
an the western theatre we have
gained some ground near Nieuport; :;
also southwest of Ypres. Three
French attacks west of Sennheim have
teen repulsed.
"In East Prussia and Poland, on
the left bank of the Vistula, our at
tacks have resulted in progress along
the bank Of the Bzura. South of How
and Lodz strong Russian attacks have
been repulsed"
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-29

WASHINGTON, DEC. 29.-PRES-
IDENT WILSON TODAY CON
FIRMED REPORTS OF A PROTEST
SENT TO GREAT BRITAIN
AGAINST TlE TREATMENT CIV
EN- AMERICAN SHIPPING ON
THE HIGH SEAS. THE PROTEST
WAS SENT TO THE BRITISH
FOREIGN OFFICE SATURDAY.
NO REPLY HAS YET BEEN RE
CEIVED.
THE PRESIDENT MADE IT
CLEAR TO CALLERS THAT THE
POSITION TAKEN BY THE UNIT
ED STATES WAS UNBEATABLE,
so FAR AS ORDINARY INTERNA-
TIONAL LAW is CONCERNED,
AND INDICATED THAT THE
AMERICAN POSITION is TECHNI-
CALLY AND LEGALLY ABOVE
REPROACH. TT WAS THE SAME
STAND AS GREAT BRITAIN HAS
HERSELF TAKEN IN FORMER
WARS, WHICH IS BASED PURE
LY ON INTERNATIONAL LAW.
TICKLES THE GERMANS.
BERLIN, DEC. 29.-NEWS OF
THE TRANSMISSION OF A NOTE
BY THE UNITED STATES TO THE
BRITISH GOVERNMENT, WARN
ING ENGLAND AGAINST CONTIN-
UED INTERFERENCE WIT II
AMERICAN SHIPPING ON THE
HIGH SEAS, HAS CREATED IN
TENSE SATISFACTION IN OFF,
CIAL CIRCLES. THE BELIEF Is
IMPRESSED ON EVERY HAND.
HOWEVER, THAT ENGLAND WILL
GIVE WAY TO THE DESIRES OF
THE UNITED STATES RATHER
THAN RISK INCURRING THE
HOSTILITY OF THE AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-29
President Complains
Of Acts on High Seas

and Argonne, We have made some ad-
vances.
"In Argonne, in the Forest of lie
Grurie, in the Forest of Bolante and
the Forest of Courte Chuasse we have
made progress.
"On the heights of the Meuse sew
eral counter attacks by the Germans
have been repulsed.
"In the Forest of lie Bouchot the
enemy was forced to give up trenches
formerly taken from US.
ain Upper Alsace, after a very vio-
lent battle, we are investing Stein
bach"
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-29
To Occupy Constantinople.

Athens, Dee. 29.-France and Eng
land have made preparations to oc-
oupy Constantinople, it is learned
here. A fleet of transports bearing
big allied army has been assembled
eff the entrance to the Dardanelles
and French and British warships are
preparing to launch another severe
attack upon the Turkish forts in a
supreme effort to force a passage.
The chief reason for this attack is
the necessity to supply arms and am
munition to Russia.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-29
New Battle Developing.

Vienna, Dec. ga new battle be-
tween the Austrians and Servians is
developing, according to the Austrian
war office. 1t says:
"Two new frontier skirmshes have
occurred The Servians have blown
up bridge at Semlinwi, north of
Dubla pass, and the Austrians have
avoided the Russian attacks.
"The Russian attacks in the Car
pathians are very severe.
"An attack on the plain of the
Dunajec and Bzala rivers has been
repelled."
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-29
Germans Pleased.

Berlin, Dec 20 (By wireless to Say
ville)-Recent happening inspire a
feeling of confidence here. General
Joffre's energetic offensive, an
nouneed in an army order of Decem
her II, it is pointed out, has every
where been successfully resisted and
the defeat of the English at Festubert
leaves the allies in worse shape than
when the fresh offensive started.
Chief interest continues to center
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-29
To Recognize Government.

Washington, Dec. 29.-Within the
next few days, according to the view
Of officials in close touch with the
administrations foreign policy, the
United States will have to face pro
rosal to recognize an acting govern
ment in Mexico. In the opinion OF
the same officials the administration
will not be averse to recognizing as
de facto executive of Mexico repre-
sentative of the Villa Zapata Gutl'
errez convention group.
If recognition is accorded, the Unit
ed States will then do business di'
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-29

Washington, Dec. 29,--The admin
istration is worried over the threat
ened clash between Zapata and Villa
over granting amnesty to followers Of
Huerta and Gutierrez. The Villa ele-
ment wants fair trials for officers OF
the Federal army, but the Zapatistas
favor the summary execution of all
under Huerta and Carbajal.
Washington fears for the national
convention in Mexico City, January
/, to choose a new provisional presi-
cent. :.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-29
French Report.

Paris, Dec 29.,The official com
munique today says:
an Belgium the village of st.
Georges has been captured by our
troops.
"From Lys to the Somme' the enc
my has violently bombarded our posi-
tions.
''In the region of Echelle, st. Austin,
Lequesnoy, Pourchoir and northwest
Of Roye, calm prevails.
Upon the front, between the Somme
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-29
To Expose Carranza.

Washington, Dec. 29.-Justifyine
his policy toward Carranza, Pancho
Villa will soon issue a "green book,
which will contain many important Sc
cret documents never before published
The "green book" it is stated, will
show that it was the purpose of Car
lanza to repudiate the pledges of the
revolution and to establish himself in
Lower that he might create himself
dictator.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-29
Post of Honor Is Given
To Valley Automobiles

cession for the Pathe Weekly, and all
drivers are asked to report at-the con-
troll at Mountain Spring and await
the order to proceed.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-09-03
An Abssntminded Amateur.

They were talking about their hus-
bands over the tea things. Husbands
and the weather supply the same
vacuum between the gales Of gossip.
"Theophilus, you know. is very alb
sentminded and so wrapped up In his
new study of photography that that's
ill he thinks Of You can't imagine
the time have with him."
She paused a moment to imagine It
herself, while her listener found an
idle interest In creasing the lace ends
with her fingers.
"Oh, this is what l was going to tell
you! Theophilus came out of the DARK
room the other evening Just as dinner
was set 1 says to him, Thsophflus.
what are you standing up there roll
ing that plate Of soup around like that
fWr Just a minute he says 10 ma
lust q minute. It's developing nicely.
Sec that high light coming upr High
light nothingr 1 says. That's cracker.
Sit DOWN. kansas City Star.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-09-03

Sympathy.

Sympathy.
Some time ago Brown. who lives In
4 suburban burg. rushed into the ktcn-
en- where mother was bosslng tue
preparation of the evening hash IN
one of her fathers fists he was holding
his other hand, while cussy express
sion was floating over his features.
where is that antiseptic salve, Min
nie?" he demanded almost roughly.
That Internal parrot OF yours has DIT
ten a chunk out of my hand?
"What's that, jimmy exclaimed
little WHEY, with look OF great con-
Germ. do you mean to say that ne
bit a piece all the way out OF your
handr
saThat's what he did," answered
lanes. "Clean as a whistle. Where
did you say that salve wasT
"Oh. Jimmy" returned WHEY In a
complaining voice. Il do wish you
would be more careful. You know
very well the bird dealer told me not
to let that parrot taste meat under any
rcumstances."-New York Globe.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-09-03
Workars Without Waaes,

Birds live to eat. 1t is lucky for
men they do. Some years ago French
scientist told the world that II all the
birds sho-suddenit- 60.
have Gd1y years life left to him and
proved his point to the satisfaction OF
other scientists.
How much does a bird eat? Take
robin as an example. 1t eats at Ger
tain seasons Of the year about double
It's weight in insects and worms every
day.
The birds dinner hour begins at sun
rise and ends an hour after sunset Any
legislation looking to the shortening OF
its hours Of labor, which are coinci-
dent with its hours Of eating, would
bring famine All the song birds and
al the silent birds give their service
DO nan, and they ask no pay for 1t ex-
cept to be let alone.-Our Dumb AMI
nalQ
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-09-03
EaIaA Hone,

Horace-I cannot help telling YOU
again I love you. Can you not hole
ont any hope? Phoebe (wearily)-l die
hold cut one hope, but that's gone
now Horace-What was lit =
Phoebe-I had hoped you wouidn
mention the subject again.-Mancnes
tar Guardian.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-09-03
re Qdeefest Turf Incident Oh
Record.

Ct all ting strange happenings
Lconnected with the Turf, what is
Sf9DahfiyttRe most remarkable OF
all occurred on April 13, 1908, at
Rolleston. Race Course, situated
midway between Nottingham and
Lincoln, Eng, on the Midland Rari-
way. The course adjoins the rail-
way, and is also in close proximity
to the River Greet, noted trout
stream. A horse called Banker
LII, owned by Mr.. Perkins, was
ndiden by a jockey named Watch-
orn at the SouthweH Steeplechases.
He was we'll placed in the race says
a writer in the September Wide
World Magazine. but threw his
jockey, and with this advantage oV-
er the other horses soon forged
his way to the front. Instead OF
making a left-hand turn and keep
ing to the course, he went straight
ahead at a good pace, and must
have been greatly surprised when
he suddenly saw the river in front
az him. It was too wide for him
to jump, and he was going TOO
QUICKLY to turn. There was moth
ing else for it. so in he went. One
would have thought that as
eteeplechaser he would soon have
scrambled out the other side, but
he did nothing of the kind. He just
struck out strongly upstream. No
one realized at first to what dan
ger the animal was heading, but
soon it was seen that he was max
ing for the MILL He must have
been by this time in state OF
absolute terror, for nothing else
would account for the way in which
he dived up the opening to the mill
wheel, like a water-rat darting in
to q hole. Here was a pretty go,
with a valuable race horse wedged
in the archway of miu-race
Things were beginning to. look
serious, for the paddle of the mill
was going. and there was no room
in the narrow entry for the horse
to turn round. The employees at
the mill were appraised of what had
happened, and the mill was stopped,
!, but there still remained the ques-
ton s'How was the horse to be
rescued from its perilops positions"
Even if unhurt by the paddle
wheel of the mill, owing to the mar
nowness of the entry and the low
position of the roof, he was in
great danger of being suffocated
by having his head forced under
the water. There was, of course,
the inevitable crowd of people to
see what was happening, and there
was no lack of suggestions. After
many schemes had been rejected as
{ lZ1e3b5e. q Ilf1
stream and fasS
hind legs. Them
given to the rope by q or of
policemen and others. and the ami
NAL was dragged into midstream
again. He emerged covered with
8 Hack slime and looking more, like
-a-huge drowned rat than anything
else. Banker Iii. was assisted in
his swim upstream by the rope and
was eventually hauled to shallow
place.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-09-03
Best Races Of Years Seen
Al Talbot Count Fair.

Easton, Md. Sept. 2.-The--~eec-
ond day of the Talbot County Fair
and race meet -dSew a large crowd
and the RACES we're the best seen
here for mary years.
Between events, Misses Lee
GokSborough, on her riding horse,
Avon Belle; Ann Balch, on Orma
Lee, and Elizabeth Wilson, on Ma
dina, all thoroughbred saddle hor-
ses. gave an exhibition on the track
in front of the grandstand. Sum-
mary:
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-15
WHAT WIVES OF JAPAN MUST DO

The wife must go to the home OF
her<husband and live in submission to
her father-in-law and mother-in-law.
If she refuses to obey, then she will
be dismissed from her husbands
house in disgrace.
According to age-old custom, wom7
en- cannot share each others COM
pany. In going out at night woman
must carry lighted lantern and
keep a respectful distance from her
husband, father, or brothers.
A woman must form no friendships
or intimacies except by consent of
her parents.
At the peril of her life she must
harden her heart like rock or metal.
Should a woman forsake these GUS
toms and become divorced" shame
shall follow her till her last hour.