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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
DIPLOMATS ARRESTED
Protest Wade Agnirst Iipssinn Inirne-
zion OF lntccnntionai Law.

LONDON. November 7--Tc!egraph.
iuS from Amsterdam. the corrsspon-
dent OF Reuters Telegram Company
says n message received there from
Vienna srss forth that the Aust1o-
Ilmgar!an onsul-gcnerai and the
Turkish diplomatic representative ut
Tabri., Persia, iiavc been taken pris-
oncrs b.! the Russ!ons and transported
TO Tlflis.
The Persian government ana the
American minister 1T Toneran. Charles
w. Russell, have protested to Russia,
according to the correspondent. against
this alleged iifraction al internntion-
III law.
III the report from Vienna that the
American minister ut Tehcran has
protested TO Russia against the al
legged arrest of Representatives Of
.,uutria Hungary and Turkey at Ia
bril- Persia. IS correct, Mr.. Cald we'll
undoubtedly acted IN his capacity as
the temporary custodian OF tho affairs
OF those countries in Persia. IL liz
highly improbable that ho made any
move in the name OF the American gov
crumcnt.
II - not clear that the American
minister has been entrusted with any
rcaponsibiIity by the bclligorents in
Persia. but il is copccivabic that y
situation has arisen TO make this pos
Siblc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
MYSTERY AGAIN CLjO]AkI'.s
WAR MOVEMENTS IN EAST.
Belief Growing That Germany Is
flushing Best Corps 10 Battle
Front I'm West.
ron FINAL MOVE on CALAIS
Petroarad Reports Austrians With
draw in All Observation-Disclosures
Press Continues Campaign for" More
Effective Measures of Itec.uiting.

LoNDflN. November 7.-alystc-y
again c!c&lis the movements or Tho an
tasonista along the battle fronts in
the eastern arena of.tlie war, but the
belief is growing in London that Ger
man.. safe within her Gcfenscs behind
the River Warthc, and with the Aus
TRANS behind strongly fortified posi-
tons FROM Cracow 1o, the passes OF tho
Ca-pathigps il rushing hcr best corps
on tho eastern front 20 tho west in
a llaai desperate effort to smash The
allies lire blocking their way to C,ainis
PetroSrad reports tina. the Aust rians,
after making q final furious onslaught
on the Russian lines along the River
san. had withdrawn III, all directions
until tiei- front now extends from
Dnhia Pass. in tile. Carpa thiams, Ia Cya-
COW. win q wedge extending to pi'ae-
.m%sl. which fcrtrAes continues to 20
.sjSt the Russian assault
!Aholhei dispatch froEn Fstrosraa de :
cia!es that se:iernl pursuit OF tire
roti:'ng .Austrlans Is Under, way, but,
tbs. cautious tc!!e OF the Official com
lnunicat.on, added to Significant nd
missions iroHI Vienna, gEea &as Tho i'm
pressi On that the .Austiiaas arc regain
lug thelr fortified positions without
suffering great disaster.
FISHERMEN REpORy
SEEING MANY MINES
The feeling is. growing here that. ,ho.
nouth was not tho SUM total OF naval
activities In the North Sea, ',and this
Impression has been increased BIZ tho
news that Dutch fishing vessel, have
found floating mines $50 thicl,--:solne OF
them even catching in their nets
that they have given no all cncrto 70
continue their occupation: These fish
ermen report also that they nave neen
many bodies floating In tho sea
Tao british press continues It's cam
paien IN favor of more effective mc:ss-
nros o., recruiting. Some papers adj
Hocatn so;iic form Of compulsory SER
vice. while .oth@.s ceilsure the i;overn-
M ent FOR not providing proper main
tenance for. persons dependent upon
the men eligible for military service,
WHO arc loath to enlist Tor fear thai
their fam!liGa would suffer during their
absence. '.'.f., }W
In tho Near last there has beer littlc
activity Mono OF the DcutI;2l j!ali<an
states set. has thrown In its los y;it,,
tho cEtentc power. All eyes are turned.
toward b;laaria, which, IL seSpocte to
make the inst move as soon az She il
assured OF hor desired territorial res
ward from her former allies v',s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
GERMAN EMPEROR CLOSE !.
TO FRONT IN FLANDERS
Kaiser Making Efforts to Inspire
His Troops to Gain
Calais.
DISSATISFIED WITH cAaIrAIGN
Drives Daily Through, Territory Be
hind Biugcs and Courtrai Roads.
His Route Always Secret. and
Uses Different Car Each Time.

LONDON. November THE corro-
spondent OF tho Express on .i;o Vel
CLAN frontier. under dn,e o. Friday.
tciesraphs the Following:
''Ths Kaiser himself is close. 20 tho
front in Flanders, making efforts 10
INSPIRE his iroops to gain Calais.
'cspite the nearly successful pom,
attack on MIN at rhieit on Sunday, .iac
Kaiser continues ;oIdrivs daily through
the territory behind The D.ugcs and
Courtrai roads. Ills route Is always
Kept secret. and ho mas II naw ca. of
different appearance each time, in order
to prevent e description from reaching
the allies. -. $3.50
Daily he. singles our certain soldiers
foc acts o. exceptional bravery. and
personally gives them Ire iron Gross.
Tie visits the field hospitals. and, talks
to the wounded, invariably saying:
/" Good day. 'eo!n:aG.. Tho Kaiser
wishes sou speedy rccovcry.'
Tho Kaiser dined with TIE star a.
Client yesterday, ana ret urncG to tho
star l,eaaquar tars+,horoughiy d:saa;is-
fed with the result of the past few
days Of the ca-lpaisn." 81
~ party o. reSugeGs saw the ka:ser
in an automobile, yesterday. One OF
them said:
The Kaiser sat on the rear sea.
with tie Duke OF !Vurtte,nbere.s The
front seal .was occupied by in!antTy
men, while a pilot car. filed with SOL
diers. won't in fron.. The Kaiser's ex-
trena pallor and rigidityk Of features
were Very marked. lie sat Ike =
listened to .hc "cpoYt OF z passing or
icer. At the end he sniuted. but with
out 9 smile. and then nodded silently
TO :he soidief-chaItieur to go ahead ="
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
REPORTS
RETREAT OF AUsTR|ANs
Retirement Follows Fierce Combats
Oh River San and South
of!PrHemysT.
IN PROGRESS THREE WEEKS
Russians, Following Up Successes
During Eighteen Days on Front of
a30 Miles, Freak Resistance OF
Enemy, Who Is in Hull Retreat.

4 FAEIS. November IAN official
! statement by tho Russian general stan
y given in y r'c;rosrad dispatch to
TIE I'aNas Agency. i, Gays:
Fierce com bats on rthe River san
end South of Pr.ems-si, which have
; been going on for more than ,hree
weeks, resulted, on November g.. IN a
general retreat ot the Austrians,
"on the preceding nigh. the Ans
TRANS made n last. effort to repulse
our troops which were crossing the SAN
Until late hour the enemy attacked
on an extended front. taking the Of
fcns!;:4 in dense. successive lines but
cyeryv',erc they suffered enormous
losses, w;.'i were repulsed. AS
On November THO cncmy's columna
co.nEnenced 20 move from the san ii.
sie direction CO the ,Dukla Pass. across
the, Carpathians and south Of r.aemysl,
seeking everywhere TO leave the. battle
front. We pursued Them cncrgcticaily
all aioag the line.
The abandonment BY the main Aus
trian force of tile line Of the san Is
the result OF the victorious battle
fought at the end OF September, the
original purpose of which WAS 60 block
the offensive OF tho .Austro- German
armies against Warsaw and Ivaneorod.
~ the beginning OF October our
trOons. were engaged along u front
extending Cor $50 miles. ana passing
through Warsaw, ko4!enca. Prae;nysi
and CEeYntwit2 Towards October 20
We. aucceedcd In gaining a decisive
success over tho Germans on the right
baok 1T the Fistula, in the region o?
VARSITY, t:at is To say. on the right
wing OF our general strategic front.
STUBBORN nEsIsTANCt:
OF ENEMY ~ BROKEN
Our next Object was to strike from,
the north those PORTIONS OF the enemy's
forces still holding positions on the.
Nissuia ana the San, In the fighting,
which ioa;cd from tile Esd to tile c7th
OF Octopc.. we succeeded in break
ing the etubborn rGsistance of the
Spstrn- German Army il, the I<oaienica-
iN:2nSorod region. In danEer OF Dei,,s;
:urnod beyond pllit&a, tAis army Tc!i
back, pursued by our troops.
"Hetween Octohe: rs and Noycnber
we orerconse the encmys resistance in
n new region, tina; of .lieNandria and
Sandomir. On November y tic Austrian
army in tia,:cia was compelled To re9>
treat, ~ 800
Following ~ our successes during
te.ab.cen days on q front. OF $50 miles,
we broke tire ressta nee OF tho enemy,
who IL In foil retreat. Tails victory Te
owe 10 the grace OF Cod who blesscs
the superlluman hevolsm OF our adj
iniruhla warriors. of whom Russia has
u r.gi>l TO yhS proud.
'"Thls victory ebahles our troops Ia
proceed TO a realiantion OF further
,taeks, which innuguIate q now period
of>,he wav."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
THE KR0ONLAND RELEASED
Leaves Cargo Of Copper aud uubber
for Verdict of Irtxc Court.

WASHINGTON November T.-The
American steamer Krooniand has been
released b. British officials al Gibrai-
tar. She will sail. leaving her cargo
OF copper ana rubber for n verdict ct
= prize court.
The incident explained tho die,inc-
lion which, the British government has
made between 'seizinE : and ''detain-
ing :. vessti. The kroonlnDq, Il, de
veioped, was merely detained. and was;
asked 10 discharge her cargo Tor the
Discrimination Of the ames,ion OF ult:-
mate destination.
.lcting Secretary Lansing. 81 ths
Stale DEPARTMENT.. said he had Officially
received No Information showing :hat
the copper aboard tile iSrooniand r,as
destined for use By the Krupps.
No mention w:s made IN the dis
patches received ms 10 whether the oil
first reported as on tie kroonland was
also taken OFF. The vessel will pro-
coed 70 Naples and then Greece.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
LOCOMOTIVE WORKS Buster
Raid" in Plant Adopts New Time SEIZED
uic Until Further Orders.

PHILADELPHIA, November 7.-iiba
=. Johnson. president OF the Baldwin
Locomotive Works. has announced that
the BIZ, plant ut lcddystone. Pa. until
further orders. would Increase the
working time to q fvc-day shift n
week. Tho new order goes into effect
ut once and applies to 1889 men. or
ESQ more than Vert on tie pa;' rolls
three wocks ago.
The plant Tor several months has
been working only. two or three days
each week. II was stated Officially
that The iive-day shift would continue
so long as the work Pr view demanded;
but it was pointed out that rs vet the
Improvement was not decided enough
to guarantee tho pertnanency OF the in
creased hours.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
SITUATION RELATIVELY
QUIET ON RIXEU ASIGn

PARIS. November THE onicial
announcement given out I'm Paris this
afternoon says that the situation is
relatively quiet on the River User be-
low Dixmudc.
The statement sets forth that
French and British forces have sue
cessfuIly repulscd German attacks
along almost the entire front. Refer
once is made specifically to Dixmude
and BiSsciootc, where countcrattacks
were repulsed; to the southeast OF
Ypres, where the French have as
sumcd the offensive with the Brit
ish, and TO Nuevo Chapellc. where the
British forces drove the Germans
back.
Day and nigh, attacks between Ar
ras and the Disc have been checked,
and near Yailly the French rccaptur-
ed positions previously wrested from
them. In tho Argonne other attacks
were repuised, and here tho, French
claim progress.
Northeast of Vcrdun two villages
have been captured, and to the south
west OF Nerdun and to the southeast
of ST. afihicl the offensive movements
OF the enemy failed, according to the
French statement. Also on the right
wing the enemy sustained losses
around Nancy
The text OF the communication fol-
lows:
ION our left wing the situation is
relatively quiet on the User down
stream from DiXmudc Tie Belgian
troops who, advanced along the right
bank of the User from Newport in
the direction OF LomhaertzSdc and who
had been counterattacked by the Ger
mans, were sustained In time. The
situation has been entirely rc-estab-
: laned in this locality.
ATTACKS OF ENEMY
REPULSisD By FRENCH
AZ Dixmudc the Marine Iusiliers
irpulsed fresh counter offensive
movement. Further to the south the
attacks of the enemy around Eixschoot,.
also We're rcpulscd by French troops,
who subsequently advanced TO the
east Of Ypres,- the situation Is without
change. To the southeast Of this
town We have resumed the offensive in
< combination with the British troops
operating In this region, and repulsed
IN attack particularly violent and pro-
nounced by dctachments belong 30 the,
active army corps recently brought
into this region by the Germans.
Between Armcnticrcs and the canal
side. repulsed a violent. attack on Nue.
40 Chapellc. Between the canal Of
Labassce and Arras, rs well as between
.krras and the Disc, several counter
attacks delivered by night and by day,
have been checked. Wo even made
some slight progress in the region Of
Eormelles and to the south of AK
SNoulette.
'on the centre In tito region of Vail
ElS wo continued, during the day of
yesterday, to recapture ground pro-
4yiously loet by us. In tho Argonne,
sl (t,outinuod8 on l1iftli Page.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
AUSTRIAN ORDER FOR HALE
Emperor Drcorntcs FORMER Assistant
Secretary OF STATE.

MANCHESTER, MASS. Nnvember 7.
-Euperor Francis Joseph Of Austria
has conferred honors upon Chandler
Halo. formerly Assistant Secretary OF
State. according to !, radio message re-
ceivcd last night Ut the Austrian ch4-
bassy here. The message said:
The Emperor has conferred Old Mr..
Chandler Hale the first class Red Cross
Order. ia Acknowledgement oi his ell
cient intervention in favor of Australians
and H,Mgarians detained in England.
Mr.. Hale lately also visited iIngiishmcn
detained in Austria and Hungary. and
convinced himself pcrsonYIly. Of 'thcir
hurdapc trcatuont."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
BERLIN RETALIATEs
Takes action HeIuctantiy in Answer
10 British Course.

BERLIN, November . tvia Londonl.
THE police at 6 o'clock Friday morn
ing notified all Englishmcn from the
ages of seventeen TO fc;'ty-iivc to re-
port To the police stations Cor trans
port to Ruhleben, near Berlin.
The order OF arrest excerpts colonials.
so long as tbs s-.ionies do not interfere
with German states. The government
from tho outset took the stand that
civilians ought to be left at liberty
and permitted TO return home. Il
says il is adopting the present meas
urcs reluctantly in answer TO the ac-
tons OF the British.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
No NOTEWORTHY CHANGE
IN FRANCE or ItI:If;IUI

no noteworthy change in France or
~ belgium was reported during; the
forenoon. Tho late>, British official
stitencnt mentioned a dccreasel vi:,or
in the German attacks in West Elan
dcrs, 'hile the French communication
says that the battle was vioicnt as
ever. The allies arc reported rs driving
forward In the vicinity OF Dixmudc,
offensive south aud cast Of Yprc.. the
point where, since last week. the Ger
mans have been cndenvoring TO i;ct
through. Many dispatches speais OF
stream of German rcinforcclnents. and
the allies irN their official. statements
have taken cognizancc or tho changed
complexion of these frcah troops 1t
is pointed out that vast numbers OF
raw men may have PROV ed Inferior to
q smaller and better trained force, an
uieyrepui$e OF tho German MIXED forcea
along the iprcs would Indicate, and
THAT tho use Of more irst-linc troops In
FLANDERS may mean less prodiraIity
and less heavy fighting that seems TO
have characterized the former German
.ushes.
4 hundred ana atty Thousand Ger
mans, IL is said, Will be moved to Bel
GUM from Mucnster. Prussia. next
week, while troops who fought near
Sedan already arc in West Flanders.
Ensland's chnErin over the naval
loss in the Pacific was somewhat as
suagcd by the fall Of Tsingchau and
by tho further news OF the rounding
up OF tho rebels In South Africa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
STEAMERS coMFIscATED
The! Arc Seized BY Authorities ct
smyrna, in Asfntic Turkey.

LONDON, .Sovcyaber I'm u dis
patch from Athens. dated Friday. No
vember &. the correspondent OF the Tx
authorities Of Smyrna. in Asiatic
Turkey. have confiscatcd ali the Brit
ish, Frefch, belgian and Russian
steamers lying in the port. The pub-.
lie treasury/has been transferred crom
Smyrna to the interior the .correspon-
dent continues. and tho transmission OF
cipher kilograms between neutral con
sulates and legations has, been for
hidden by, the Porte, 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
ENGLAND APPRECIATIvE
Tiln6sS This County. Tor Assisting MAJ,
let Away From Turkey.

WASHINGTON, November 1.-The
British embassy to-day made public n
iettcr from Ambassador Spring Rice 10
Secretary Bryan, eSpressinS the APP
for tha scrNines of American AInbass a-
dor MolScntbau SIT Censtantinopls III
assisting III the departure Of Sir L..
IIlilet, tho british Ambassador so
Turkey. Sir Afallet has prevented
from lcaSiiis' until Mr. NIorgenthan in,
tc;renAlt tst..s. -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
INCREASES SUSPENDED
Il. VIII Investigate, propose.l
Rates on Ccineni Traffic,

WASHINGTON. November PRO
posed iItrcnses in freight rates on "a
large cement trniIlc varying from 10.
TO 50 cents n ton. from Factories in
Eastern Pennsylvania to destinations
IN, :Htrsinta and West Virginia. were
Suspended to-day By tho Interstate
Commerce Commission until March 10
for inquiry.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
CIGAR STUB, DISASTROUS
IL starts S1aS.00u BLAZE In KANSAS Cts
Stock 6r0S. ...t

KANSAS. CITY, November. - ire
that burned fercsly FOR several hours
to-dey swept over the Kansas City
stockyards and destroyed thirty acres.
OF pens. covering one-fiiird ot:tlie cat.
Tie section OF the yards. The loss. at
FIRST estimated at $4,000. was . little
more than $4,000; according TO stock
yard officials. > fa,<S .tHi
III WAY believed cigar stub thrown
In bay started the fire.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
Become More Firmly Inter
laced as Russians Draw
Nearer German Frontier.
TWO ARMY COMMANDERS
OFTEN IN COMMUNICATION
Shows Attempts to Make Moves
Consistent With Situation
in Both Sections.
LITTLE CHANGE ON RIVER USER
French and British Forces Success
fully Repuise Tcuton
Attacks.

LONDON. November THE opera
lions In the eastern and western thea
tres of the var witch during the carly
stages OF tho campaign were only
broadly related, are daily becoming
more closely intcrlaced az the Russians
draw nearer tho German frontier.
1t Is argued by British Observers Chat
IT Germany can hold iutrenchcd posi-
lions along the River Warthe, iu Rus
sian Poland, she may be ablc 10 throw
inuch-necded men into Belgium. but. OH
The other hand. II 1t Is true that the
russians have occupied kolo, on this
river. the theory is advanced that the
defensive value o! the stream is to an
extent lessencd, and It may require
every man that Emperor William, now
has there II Germany hopes 20 put up
- stand along the Wnr;lic TO rival th4
resistance shown along the Aiarc.
\ moro frequent exchange OF mes
sages between General Jon5c, tho
French communicable IIicf, and Grand
Duke Nicholas. COMMUNICATIVE chief OF
tho Russian armies, would seem To i'm
dlcate how closely the allies are att
tempting In make their moves consix-
tant with the situations in both thea
tres.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
BEGINNING OF oFs..NsIvE
6CLSNip<I(;N in P.Sytlfsn

WASHINGTON, November /. official
tispatches telling Of the fnil OF Tsina-
chau we're received to-day ut the II ~, 5
rese embassy and, Interpreted as sig.
railing tile besinr.ins OF ofyengive M
val .oampaign iii tho Pacific. 'Phpels;
been occupied IN bioeicntiag Kta,icIia,,
Will now he lrcieased, IT .Tas said. to-
hunt down the German ships i Ii tss q
Pacific. t III. vi e q, 81 ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
KNEW TUE MAN WHO
CoNFISCiTEp IIER WINE:

The really interesting point of this
little story is thnt She knew the man.
Ecforc tho war nc was commercial
traveller, and hail visited Luneville
twice a month Toy eighteen gears.
Wien he came back IN n position OF
authority lie WAS no, above paying Off
old scores on native: against WHOM, he
had q .,rudgc.
lie was not the only one OF rle troops
tina: occupied Lunevllc who knew il.
in time OF peace. Another officer, quar-
tered in the town during the occu2a-
ton, was we'll kno,-n before i; as a
buEovilic manufacturer. and others
1oIlc OF them cn tho staff, had been
fairly frequent visitors.
To call thrn spies could be going a
little EAR: but at least il is fairly OBJ
vious that these men, bound to be OIL
GERS in the, German army in case Of
war with France, had gained a fairly
good knowledge OF this part OF France.
before the var began. When il did
begin their regiment happened IN be
posted to the district with which they
We're familiar-as . result of chance
and not OF German organization.
~ picturesque little detail. for. this
trutl, of which / ca:,not vouch, is that
one OF the lIaiscrs sons twho had once
visited Lunevillo) was with his father
when he watched one Of the unsuccess-
full battles in front of Nancy and
passed through Luneyille with him
whcl, he left the srene Of. operations
TO make his way back to Germany.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
.BRAV|NG DANGERS
TO Toll IN FIELDS
Men and Women Work Even
While Shot and She'll
Are Flying.
SPIRITS ARE NOT CRUSHED
curiousIy Narrow Margin Be-
SPIRITS ARE NOT CRUSHED
CuriousIy Narrow Margin Be-
tween Peace and War
in France.

tscec:ai Cablc 20 The Times Dispatch
NANCY. November lin this war
battered district one of the curious
sights IL men ana women at work in
the fields with hot lighting going on
40 near-by thai the toiIera arc not out
OF the danger zone.
The dividing space between peace
and var Is cutiously narrow: Up to
the last momentz before lighting be-
gins, men and women arc working in
the fields and children playing in the
streets among tho soldiers and the
horses and The guns. Almost betor.
the Sounds OF the last shots have died
away they arc ont again in tile air
and sunlight, looking at their damaged
hones---if there Is anything but arr,ok-
inG ruins left to look at--and once
moro gathering up the threads OF
ordinary peaceful lie. or, rather, ex-
cspt Cor the hours when actual bcnl-
hardnent or street lighting is Roinr
on, Il is more true 10 say that they
never drop their peaceful occupations.
Long after the last trump han
sounded. there will still. believe. he
T'rcnchwomen washing clothes IN the
Meuse and Marine and Mcurthe and
Moaalle.