Evening star., 1914-11-28
THE WEEK
Ep,tome of Events Ending No.
vember IS, 1914.
THE EUROPEAN WAR.

The Bulgarian chamber OF deputies
approved the policy of neutrality an
nounced by Premier RadoslavoH' the
Snanish press declared itself In oppo-
sition to use of Spanish troops to save
African colonies to France. The great
est war loan in history, equal to sl'-
: "a O00 oOO-more than half the amount
of the British national debt-was sub
scribed in England. Massacres OF
Russians at TapriZ by Persians. tax
ing ADVANTAGE Of war conditions. was
r.nortcd Sir Roger Easement, leader
of the Irish Volunteers, received as
surances from the German foreign
ottce that any possible invasion OF
ireland would be undertaken with
GOOD will toward the irish people.
Military Operations.
Petrograd asserted the rout of Ger
man 1orces III foianu; Vienna an
nounced a victory and The capture OF
-*,vvO Russian prisoners and much war
material Lull in the ngngllng in
rance and Belgium was reported from
raris nlIe Beriln claimed silSnt aa-
vance at ArraS. a pILcned battle III
the streets OIL frzemysI ueLwecn Ger
man ana Austrian ueienaerS, IolloW-
Iut; the hane.uS ny the IeimdHS u
ne 1AustIIe coinindnuant lor propos-
4nS surrender, was reported from LEM
yefE, tpa4ItIa, Milcn tl.so alinouii,eu
.ue retreat OF -tuStilanS IN utter rOuL
from the CarpaInl.n5. DeIeat OF IN
,Ian troops uIeul Britain Dy turks,
..IuilS lnc 'SueL canal, was ieporteu
from Beriln. 1he britIsn bat.iesnIp
Loulwark, aIIegeuIy py internal eAplo-
Ion, Was plv"n 10 pieces oI Snecr-
.tess, Eng ialu.
o1tuation as Affecting the United
President Wilson prevented sale of
discarded American rlles for use OF
the belligerents. The Christmas ship
Jason was welcomed by a notilla of
warships on arrival at Devonport, Eng
land. The United States protested the
Turkish ban on official diplomatic mes
sages Discretionary authority to act
IN Turkish waters was restored to the
commanders of the American warships
Tennessee and North Carolina by the
Secretary of the Navy. The United
states has failed to respond to the
appeal of Great Britain and France
asking good Offices to compel Colom-
bia to observe neutrality. The United
States announced withdrawal from the
bowers of insistence upon compliance
with treaty obligations. The American
consulate in Warsaw, Poland, was en-
dangered by a bomb dropped from a
German airship.
NATIONAL.
President Wilson spent Thanksgiving
at Williams town, Mass, as the guest
of his daughter. Mrs. Francis B. Sayre,
attending church and going sleighrid
ing. Thanksgiving day was the occa-
sion of rejoicing over the peaceful rela-
tions of the nation with the world. Sec
retary of State Bryan. in the Common
er, urged the democratic party to align
itself against the liquor interests. New
Hampshire unveiled a monument to for
mer President Franklin, Pierce at Con-
cord Heavy forest fires in Arkansas
were checked by rains Barnet Baff,
independent poultry dealer of New York
following threats against his life, was
assassinated presumably by gunmen.
who escaped recognition or capture. II.
G. Siegel, New York merchant, was
adjudged guilty of misdemeanor in
connection with the employees bank of
the Siegel stores. and sentenced to Jail
and to heavy fine. The steam schooner
Hanalei was wrecked on the Pacific
coast, near San Francisco, with the loss
of fifteen lives. Eight perished in the
fire which destroyed a tenement In New
York city. Among those who died dur
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