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Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
TERROR
Of SKY D0NNED
Its Work Feared by Ger
mans, Who Finally Sue
ceeded in Stopping It.

Berlin, Dec. ga small French
aeroplane - the "Bruernschrech,"- -
which translated means "the peas
ants terror" is no. more and great
is the rejoicing thereat among one
wing Of the German army which 1t
had disturbed much.
For a long period, every evening
about s o'clock, the machine used to
appear over the trenches south of
Rheims, drop just one bomb, which
never failed to scatter death and de-
struction, and then disappear. Ger
man aviators assembled repeatedly and
made futile attempts to bring down
the dangerous visitor. ltwas evident
that the machine carried a murderous
machine gun and that its occupants
were no mean marksmen.
Every aviator who pursued the
"Bauernechrech' sought eagerly the
honor of bringing 1t down, and as a
result Of bravery shown In pursuit
one n-commissioned officer won an
iron cross but lost his life After be-
ing shot through the hip by. gun in
the French machine, he continued to
pilot German aeroplane for nine
miles.
Finally reserve artillery captain
evolved a new base for a howitzer, SO
constructed as to permit great eleva7
tion and rapid. change of objective and
the second shot from it finished the
Bauefnschrech. Both occupants were
charred and mutilated beyond recog-
milton. It could only be told that one
was an officer and the other q civilian.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
ACUTE DISTRESS
AMONG Chill. R n
Five Hundred Between the
Ages of 4 and 10 Are
Without Mothers.

Havre. Dec. 2s.-Acute distress is
reported at Etretat In the colony OF
motherless children, whose fathers
have been called to the army. This
colony, whose numbers are still grow
ing, now contains 500 children of ages
ranging from four to ten years. Tne
sudden change from a pleasant
autumn to the first Of the winters
storms, with cold. sharp weather, has
caused much suffering among the lit
tie ones, owing to lack Of sufficient
wearing apparel and ped clothes.
The town Of Etretat, about twelve
miles from Havre. lies on the exposed
coast and is swept by winds and sea
Belgian refugees and the dependent
families of soldiers, public charity. in
France is already heavily taxed, but
nevertheless the coloney's appeal for
help has met with some success In
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
RUSE SAVES: SMALL
COMPANY. Of men
"sr7 @-~-H
..-.- -.
Had Withstood German At
tacks Valiantly Till AM
.'..
rnunition Ran Out.

Havre, Dec. 23.-How q single COM
pany Of French infantry, told off to
cover retreat, withstoOd a large
force of Germans for several hours
during battle at night and then es-
capped through ruse is related by a
wounded officer.
The entire division had been order
ed to withdraw during q sharp coun-
ter attack at CharlerOi. One company
was selected to check the German ad-
vance. This lot fell to the company Of
which the officer, now In a local hos
pital, had command. -
1t was at o'clock in the evening
when the company was ordered out.
The men ran through q heavy rifle
and machine gun fire to farmhouse,
in which they barricaded themselves,
stufflng the walls Every time the
enemy tried to approach, they were
stopped by volley firing. This lasted
nearly three hours.
Twenty times the enemy's pugles
announced q bayonet charge, and
fwenty times the rush was repulsed.
But the defenders began to run short
# ammunition.
The vigor OF the German attacks
vas now broken. This the French
@ommander quickly, took advantage
IF. He ordered a bugler to sound the
;Hfench. charge The Germans. stop
ed firing and braced themselves to
aeet it. During the pause. SO: as not
o break the still of the night with
suspicious sounds, the French stole
out Of the house, man by man, and
ran for the rear. When the Germans,
firing Of the strain of awaiting the
attack, took the house by rush, they
found in it nothing but empty shells.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
CHRIST. As. TO
REACH SOLDIERS
Santa Claus With Presents
For All to Visit Men in
the Trenches.
(By William G. Shepherd.)

! London, Dec. 23.-There are 30,-
100000 broken homes in Europe from
which the men have departed and are
now dead, held as prisoners or are
fighting at the front. This means
just that many sorrowing women and
10o.0O0.OOo children who will spend
Christmas day without their daddies.
While the clocks tick off the first
minute Of Christmas, the nations Of
Europe will spend $4,000 in the kill
ing Of men. Every hour of the birth
day OF the Man Of Peace will see 49,
100000 spent on war.
The admonition, '"Thou shalt not
kill'' has been forgotten, but neverthe-
less the spirit OF Christmas will stride
grimmest. battlefelds and fill the
trenches and forts, just as it will lay
hands on the men-o'-war and the min
istrieS and the great capitals Of the
warning nations
Soldiers Remembered.
I have visited all Of the countries
involved in the war except Russia
since Christmastide approached,
throwing its light as brightly as ever
over early December.
I saw devout Austrians in Galicia
wearing sprigs Of Christmas trees and
mistletoe in their hats.
] saw the mail for German soldiers,
composed almost entirely of Christmas
cards and packages.
AS long as a fortnight ago in France
and Flanders, military transport autos
sroaned past bearing burdens Of gifts
which had been accumulating for 10
days for the British, French and Bel
Sian troops.
This outburst Of giving is SO over
whelming that even the French-Mo-
hammedan and sEnglish-Hindu SOL
diers will receive tons of presents.
Russians Without Fold.
The Russians alone, SO far, have not
shared in the general flood of presents,
which will sweep the trenches and
hattlefelds OF Europe Friday. Their
Christmas does not come until Janu-
ary Z.
1t is not "spug" Christmas In
Europe this year. Gifts of every de-
scription are being sent to the men
in the trenches. London papers have
published special instructions stating
just how packages should be address.
ed and mailed to reach the soldiers
Warm clothing, cigars, tobacco, cigar
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23

Toxic. Dec. as.,Th;,e; :ii japanese si Sf, peo.
cofdins t to TaKatRssaaF kimasa. Who has has
been making. a study of ancient rec
ords Of Japan. The Japanese, he says,
claim to be a race descending from
heaven. They. cali their country the
Land Of GODS, he continues and. tins
tradition reveals the true origin. OF
tor writes as follows: :. 80 : !.
Heaven is Anne in Japanese, so
the Kingdom of Anne must have been
Armenia in Asia, whence the people
spread in all directions. But the CEN
ter Of the race history moved on to
Babylon, Greece and. Egypt, and still
farther to Morocco and Senegal in the
extreme west Of Africa.
.Japan,s first emperor, <Jimmu, who
must have, lived in. Gambia, otherwise
called Jimma, in Senegal, ,recrossed
the. Mediterranean and returned: to
Greece. This Is the eastern expedi.
ton OF Jimmu' in Japanese chornicles
and the return Of Hercules in Greek
history: The story Of his return was
lost in the west, but the national
cia sslcs Of Japan have preserved it for
the world.''
The author does not accept there
1ore the japanese chronology of this
early age. He affirms that Jimmu
Tenno's deeds were enacted in a
region entirely different from the
present Japan. j.. -.
=. The eight successive. emperors after
Jlmmu ruled the same country
tGreece), according: to the Japanese
records but the. Imperial capital was
removed to Zuzin in the north of
arabia toward the end Of the Emperor.
Su?in's reign. In this period, several
Princes and other relatives Of the i'm
perlai family. We're sent to various
places to rule, and the names 81. those
places as mentioned in Japanese His
tory can be all traced to Arabia and
the adjacent countries In the time
Of the Emperor Suinin; Egypt, he
thinks, became the seat of govern.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
ANOTHER UNIT FOR
RED CROSS WORK

I, Kansas City, Dec. 23.-suAacient
money to equip a third Red Cross unit
for service in the European war was
raised with monster. Red Cross
jubilee performance in convention
hall here last night. Twenty-Five
Kansas City theatrical people. includ-
ing noted opera stars. cancelled sew.
eral weeks booking to take part in
the "home-coming production.
In weeks campaign previously the
Kansas City chapter Of the American
Red Cross had obtained $4,000 with
which the two units already in the
field were equipped.
ta contribution than given by any 9TH
er American city.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23

cts and food Of every description,
from puddings and dainties to the
more substantial varieties. comprise
the bulk of the gifts from every coun.
try.
Realization that it's men are suffer-
ing. fighting and dying has resulted in
a different. stronger Christmas spirit
than Europe has ever known.
Prisoners Plan Concert.
There will be merrlment of English
men even In Berlin. For fortnight
the British prisoners of war there
have been rehearsing for q Christmas
concert. In England German prison.
ers will give concerts in the various
concentration camps.
There Is to be Christmas, too. for
the Belgian refugees in England.
Scattered Sea as they are now throughou!
the country, they will consume tons
Of goodies furnished by the English
people on Christmas day.
In Vienna, United States Amhassa:
dor Penlield will distribute shipload
of toys sent from America and IL tons
Of hospital cotton which left America
on the steamship, Sommelsdyk. This
will be distributed to the Austro-Iiun-
garian Red Cross society.
Santa to Trenches.
Santa Claus will go to the trenches,
but not between them. He wouldn't
be safe in that territory. where the
bullets from each side cross and criss-
cross In some places the trenches In
northern France are less than 100 feet
apart. 1t was concerning these spots
that the German general, Won En-
mich, said;
Il don't believe in the Germans be-
Ing 50 friendly with the enemy. They
throw messages back and forth to
each other in tin cans and use dogs as
couriers. They quit shooting during
mealtime and even learn each others
names Such relations are not good
for soldiers
But it is safe to say that many q
CHEEKY Christmas message will pass
via the tin can route in Flanders and
France. This will not be the case In
the Austrian, Servian or Russian
trenches. because there is something
Of holy war in their fighting.
Jason Spreads Cheer.
The "Christmas ship Jason. from
the United States brought joy and
comfort to thousands Of children Of
all the belligerent nations. The gifts
from the Jason reached Berlin today
and the good ship will complete It's
voyage of good will wnen 1t touches
Salonikt. where its last gifts will be
unloaded.
numerous war relief Christmas
funds have been raised. and the vari-
Gus British funds already amount to
| $25.OOO.0OO. But the work still goes
| on. Actors and actresses are giving
tree performances for the wounded III
the hospitals and benefit performances
for the Christmas funds.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
RUSSIANS MORE CIVIL
TO AMERICANS THAN THE
ENGLISH, SAYS DAk0TAN

: New Salem.. N. d., Dec. 3D.
Ernest Hintz of:this place has just
arrived from Odessa, Russia, In
which city he was located at the
bartlment.
Hintz declares. the Russians arc
more courteous towards Ameri.
cans than are the English, reach
ing such conclusion ON events that
occurred during. his trip from
Russia to the United States. His
only real difficulty with officials
was in England, where he was de-
tanned several hours pending i'm
vestigation of his credentials.
On the morning following the
Odessa bOmbardment, Hintz
picked up several fragments Of
shrapnel near the place Of his
employment. %N
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
SAYS THAW SHOULD
FOLLOW HER ADVICE

New York, Dec. 23.-tHarry can
get out of Matteawan it he will accept
and follow my advice" said Mrs. Eve
lyn Nesbit Thaw last night. She had
just learned that the United States su-
preme court had ordered him return
ed to New York, where he will be
put back in the insane asylum or
tried for conspiracy in escaping from
the institution.
Her statement came as a surprise,
because for several years she has
fought to keep him in the asylum, ex-
pressing the fear that he would try
to kill her and her baby son.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
POLICE UNEARTH :.
DYNAMITE PLOT

New Orleans, La, Dec. 23.-The
had frustrated a plot to. blow up the
French steamship Rochambeau, by
the arrest of five Germans. One Ger
man, the police said, admitted they
constructed bomb, with clock ar
rangement set. for six and a half days
from today, which they intended to
ship by parcel post, consigned to the
Rochambeau, which is expected to
sail from New York Saturday.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
WILL NOT FIGHT ii.
LII, t.: OVER PATRONAGE

Washington. Dec. 23.-President
Wilson did Unexpected Tuesday. He
sidestepped the senate storm over
federal patronage by making the
soothing announcement that nobody,
not even the whole senate Of the
United States Of America, could get
up a row with him over such an In
consequential matter as patronage
The senate could do M It pleased. he
said. about nominations: he would not
cross swords with 1t over such trivial
business,
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
CABINET MEMBERS DO
NOT SPARE FAMILIES

Havre, Dec. 23.-The members Of
the Belgian cabinet have not spared
their own families In the present
crisis. The Baron de Broqueville,
president Of the cabinet and minister
of war, has his four sons in the ranks.
Both NJ. Berryer, minister of the In
terror, and M. Poullet, minister Of sci-
ence and arts, have in the artillery
their eldest sons, who took part in the
sieges Of Liege and Antwerp.
The two sons Of the minister Of the
colonies, NJ. Rankin, won promotion.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
Nearly q Thousand
Austrian Prisoners
Killed in Collision

London. Dec. c3.-Nearly a
thousand Austrian soldiers are
reported killed or injured in the
collision of two troop trains near
Kalisz, Russian-POland, accord
ing to Petrograd dispatch. The
trains arc reported to have met
while running at full speed as the
result Of the accidental opening
of u switch. Many cars were re-
duced to match wood and the
passengers crushed.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
Hungaa.ians to Have GIFTS.

Berlin, Dec. .23.-(By wireless to
London. 1.-The portion Of the ship
load of Christmas gifts from the chill
dren of the United States, which is to
go to Hungarian children, arrived at
Budapest yesterday. The gifts were
placed On fifty-two wagons and
transported to central station for
assortment and distribution. This
work will be performed by q commit
tee of which the Hungarian premier,
Count Stephen Tisza, is a member. 1t
is hoped that the presents will be
placed in the hands of the children
Christmas eve. ~
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
FIVE ARE DEAD
IN RACE RIOTS

Grec'villc, S. c.. Dec. 23.-
Fighting between whites and me-
grOes of Oconne county, near Fair
Plains, S. c., which resulted in the
killing of four negroes and the
wOunding of four whites Sunday,
was renewed today, reports stated.
The fifth negro is reported
killed. OF the whites. Magistrate
McClune Is said to he dying.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
HUNDRED TONS OF
. OPIUM IS SEIZED

New York, Dec. 23.-customs off,,
GERS today seized aboard the White
Star line steamer, Adriatic 100 tins Of
opium said to have come from Lon
don, and arrested James Murphy, a
store keeper on the ship on charge
Of attempting to smuggle the forbid-
den drug into this country.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
ANOTHER CONEFRnN(M

WashlnBt0n. Dec. 23.-The British
his frequent confe efences with solicitor
johnson, at the, state department IN
pursuance Of the effort which is being
made to secure an aIheiiaration OF ex-
listing conditions regarding epbargos:
,n,cn. products from Great Britain's as dorn- a
$3.50 ,S ff; n, q, +, ssssg
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
Russian Claims,

Petrograd, Dec. 23.-It is officially
stated that the Russians repulsed the
enemy's attacks on the left bank of
the Vistula and lower course Of the
Pilica river. infiicting heavy losses. It
adds. y ..
1--WE evacuated only some small po-
sitions and fell back toward the east
in order, to occupy more advantage
GUS positions. Our counter-attack re-
suited in throwing. into the river the
German troops who crossed the Blu
ra. The troops suffered heavy losses. :"
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
HONOR FOR CERARn

New York, Dec. 23.-The assist.
ance given in various ways by Ambas-
sador James w. Gerard at Berlin to
the commission for relief Of Belgium
in the distribution Of food has led that
body to elect him an honorary chair
man Of the commission.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
Victoria Crosses.

London, Dec. 23.-The Victoria
Cross has been conferred upon Lieu
tenant Commander Norman e. Hol-
brook, commander of the submarine
Bill for torpedoing the Turkish bat
tleship Messudiesh' in the Dardan-
Giles on Dec. 49,
Victoria crosses have been awarded
also to Second Lieutenant James
Leach and Sergeant John Hogan of
the Second battalian, Of the Manches-
ter regiment, for conspicuous brav-
tober, when, after their trench had
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
Fear of England.

Minneapolis. Dec. al. w. T.
Mason, discussing the latest war de-
velopments. says:
The most significant indication of
the attitude of Germany's war leaders
that has come from the battlefront is
contained in Karl Won Wiegand's in
terview with Admiral Won Trpitz.
head Of the German navy. AS frank
declaration of the beliefs that war has
forced upon the kaiser's chief advis-
ers, Won Tirpitz's statement Is more
important even than the recent inter-
view with the German crown prince.
., Warning to Great Britain. ...' -, =,
In every essential; Won Trpitz's
declaration is a warning, born almost
of desperation, to Great Britain. The
belief has been created, apparently,
among the German leaders that neith-
er France nor Russia is the enemy to
be feared, but that Great. Britain is
the backbone of the anti-German coa-
lition. Won Tirpitz voices fear that
Great Britain may insist upon the
war being fought to finish. His
words suggest that such an outcome
would be more beneficial to the Brit
nationalities. To compel Great Brit
ain to abandon its desire for a. finish
fight is apparently the chief object of
German strategy. Won Tirpitz speaks
of Germany's ability to keep the war
going as long as Great Britain de-
sires, but his words seem shaded by
a spirit of desperation.
Must TerrOrfze Great Britain.
He suggests sternly that If Great
Britain persists in fighting for an
overwhelming decision, Germany will
have to protect herself regardless Of
means, but simply in accordance with
the first law of nature. The English
must be terrorized into reasonable
ness, is Won Tirpitz's real message to
the world. He defines how 1t can be
done.
He wants to know what America
would say if Germany ordered it's SUBJ
marines to torpedo Britain's merchant
marine. 1t has been recognized rule
Of modern warfare that unarmed
ships of the enemy cannot be- sunk
unless all souls aboard are rescued.
Won Tirpitz's proposition, however, is
to make submarine raids against,
these trading vessels and torpedo
them as warships are torpedoed,
sending all souls to the bottom.
In Desperation.
Only a condition of: desperation can.
explain this proposal being made by
the head of the German navy. It is
final hope which Ven Tirpitz is pre-
pairing to attempt, if other means, fail
of bringing home to Great Britain,
the disastrous consequences of an in
determinate war.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
Bombs Near Church.

Rome, Dec. ga small bomb ex-
ploded in the courtyard Of Basilica
San Clements, the Titular church of
Cardinal OConnell of Boston. Anoth-
er bomb failed to explode and was
found. The windows of the church
were broken, this being the only dam
age DONE:
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23

New photographs of two British
admirals commanding squadrons of
King Georges mighty fleet. Admiral
Sturdee. in charge of the second
cruiser squadron, was born in 1859.
Admiral Madden, in command Of the
third cruiser squadron, was born in
1862.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
Confusing CLAIMS STILL
Mark WAR SITUATION
Continued from Page ~

blow against the servians, but gives
no intimation of the form it will
take.
IA German navy aviator, Lieut.
Won Prondzynski, flew over Dover,
threw bombs and reconnoitered, the
position of the British fleet. Russian
court martials in Poland have hanged
numerous Jews"
Berlin Press Comment.
The newspapers here today publish
an unofficial statement from head
quarters In answer to the official
French war bulletin of December 18.
The French report asserted that sew
eral trenches had been taken at
Auchy, Labassee, st. l4awrent and
Blangy.
The statement from headquarters
says all these places lie in the rear Of
the German positions.
French Reports Denied.
A French report said the French
position near Albert had reached the
entanglements Of the second line of
German trenches. The headquarters
statement admits that eighty French
men came this far, but that they were
all captured. The French claim that
German attacks near st. Hubert all
failed, and is answered with the
statement that the Germans took 800
prisoners in these attacks, exterminat-
Ing utterly the ninth battalion of
French ChaSSeurs.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
Germans Move South.


In the east, most of the Germans
north of the Vistula had retired across
the East Prussian frontier before the
onrush of Russian forces, but south
Of the Vistula, between Bgura and
Pilica, the Germans continue to ad-
vance, and 1t was announced tonight
that in fierce battle they had sue
ceeded in crossing the branches of the
Bzura and Rawka rivers in many
places. This should bring the main
armies very close together and few
days will tell whether the German ad-
vance can be checked or whether the
Germans are again to threaten. War
saw. ..
The Germans, extremely strong
along the whole eastern frontier, are
already reported to be moving troops
back to the west to meet the allies
offensive, but 1t is not considered
likely that this movement will reach
large proportions until a decisive re-
suit is attained against the Russians.
Turks Under Fire.
The Turks are being attacked on
two sides. The Russians claim to have
inflicted a severe defeat on them IN
the district Of Vat. While the allied
fleet was bombarding Kilid Bahr, in
the Dardinelles, a French destroyer
shelled their troops on the mainland,
opposite the island of Tenedos.
Four thousand South American reb-
els are in prison and 1900 have been
sent home on parole.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23

been taken by the Germans, and after
two attempts to recapture it had fall
ed, they voluntarily decided the af-
ternoon of the same day to recover
the trench themselves, and working
from traverse to traverse at close
quarters with great bravery, gradual
the trench. They killed eight of the
enemy, wounded two and made 16 pri-
soners."
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
SHAVER A WEAK CANDIDATE.

Tie Times, in order to make it
appear that Mr.. Shaver ran well
l.laees his name opposite that of the
lowest Republican for the House OF
Delegates. The fact is Mr.. Shaver,
the Chairman of the Democratic
State committee, ran behind both
Murray and Akin. Mr.. shaver's ma
jority over Mr.. Heffner. was only 947
while Mr.. Nicely had about. LOO over
Mr.. White. That is. nothing to boast
of when more than 1000 votes, were
purchased in the county, for the
Democratic ticket. hiuo" |