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killed and SO wounded In opposition
to this dispatch from Stockhclm-on
Tees to the Exchange Telegraph com7
pany says:
"The effect of the bombardment at
Hartlepool was that 80 persons were
killed and 100 injured At West Har1
tlepool 20 persons were killed and
many injured"
The admiralty places the casualties
at Scarborough at II, but refugees
from that city say that Is persons
were killed there. At Whitby two
were killed and two wounded.
Precautions which are being taken
by the military authorities indicate
that they do not consider that today's
raid will end the efforts of Germany,
British Expect New Attack.
The Newcastle Chronicle, according
to a dispatch reaching London this
evening, says there is probability of
a hostile attack on Tynemouth, In
northumberland, at the mouth of the
Tyne, and about twenty-five miles
north of Hartlepool m
The mayor of Tynemouth has issued
a notice declaring that the local emer.
gency committee has been advised bS
the military authorities to have the
gas in Tynemouth turned off at once
for military reasons. The civil popula'
ton have been advised to remain in
doors. but if necessary to leave their
dwellings they are advised to go in
the direction of Newcastle, eight miles
away.
Similar notices were posted in other
cities.
Started on Monday Night.
1t was supposed that the admiralty
was thoroughly prepared to prevent
such raid as occurred, and German
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-12-25
ROADS GET RATE INCREASE
ADVANCES OF s PER CENT ON
FREIGHT TARIFFS GRANTED.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gives Opinon--Means $30,000,00o
Increase Annually to Railways.

Washington. Dec. 19.-Increases in
freight rates, approximately S per
cent, on all the railroads between the
Atlantic seaboard and the Mississippi,
were granted by the Interstate Com
merce Commission in divided opin-
ion, excepting upon certain heavy COM
modities, which comprise a large bulk
of the traffic.
The increases will further apply to
those railroads west of Buffalo and
Pittsburgh, that were granted partial
advances In the decision of last Au-
gust, which denied them altogether to
the roads east of those points. 1t is
estimated the advanced rates will in
crease the annual income Of the roads
about $30,0O0,000.
Confronted With Emergency.
The commission made its decision
upon the showing O: the railroads that
in addition to conditions from which
they previously asked relief, they now
are confronted with an emergency be-
With Commissioners James S. Har-
Ian and Judson c. Clements dissent
ing, the majority of the commission de-
clared:
''Whatever the consequences of the
war may prove to be, we must recog-
nize the fact that it exists; the fact
that it is calamity without precedent,
and the fact that by it, the commerce
of the world has been disarranged and
thrown into confusion. The means of
transportation are fundamental and in
dispensable agencies in our industrial
life, and for the common veal should
be skept abreast of public require
ments."
Report Gives Three Causes.
Summarizing the basis of it's deci.
sion, the majority report of the com.
mission said:
"The facts disclosed, and occur
rences originating subsequent to May
20, 1914, as presented at the further
hearing, may be summarized under
three heads-frst, completed returns
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1914.
and returns for succeeding months;
second, the war in Europe and, third,
results Of the original order.
when these cases were originally
submitted, as also when the original
report was prepared, the revenue and
expenditure account for June, 1914
and the property investment account
for that fiscal year were not available,
the war was unforeseen and the results
of our order were, OF course, yet to
come. Collectively, they present a
new situation"
To Give Ten Days Notice.
The commission issued this order:
"It is ordered that respondents here
in be, and they are hereby authorized
to publish and file, by not less than
10 days notice to the Interstate Com
merce Commission and to the general
public, in the manner prescribed in
section of the act to regulate COM
MERGE, schedules of rates which do not
exceed the limits or transgress the
limitations stated and prescribed in
said report.
"It is further ordered that the per-
mission hereby granted does not waive
any of the requirements OF the COM
missions published rules relative to
the construction and filing of tariff
publications, nor any of the provisions
of the act to regulate commerce, as
amended, except as to the notice to be
given"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-12-25
Belgium One Long BreadI;ne.

New York, Dec. 1S.-"Tragic mis-
cry, the like of which the world has
never SEEM was the term applied to
conditions in Belgium by Theodore
Waters, secretary of the Christian
Herald. who went to Belgium last
month to supervise the distribution of
the food cargo of the Dutch steamer
Jan Block among the starving non.
combatanrs, and who returned on the
Pennsylvania. Belgium, he said, is
one long breadline of starving men,
women and children.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-12-25
RECOGNIZES French pretectorate.

London. Dec. 21.-Great Britain has
recognized the French protectorate
over Morocco and declared her .adhe-
sion to the Franco-Moroccan treaty
Of March, 1912. The Franco-Moroccan
treaty Of 1912 instituted a French pro-
tectorate over Morocco, with French
resident general who exercises civil
and military powers under the sover-
eighty Of the sultan. The treaty pro-
claimed religious freedom Of the peo-
pie and gave France the right to en-
ter into military occupation Of any
points FOR the maintenance Of order.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-12-25
Consider U. S. Coast Defense.

washington, Dec. 21.-Headed by
Assistant Secretary Breckenridge, a
special board of army officers of high
rank has been in session at the war
department for several days consider
ing the state of the coast defenses of
the country, and particularly the mill
tary situationi the Canal Zone Pro
ceedings of the board are secret, but
the fact that it was sitting has become
known 1t is expected evidences o.
its work will soon be visible through
recomme ndations to Congress- 70,
funds.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-12-25
Entertain U. S. Belgian Society.

London, Dec. 21.-The members of
the American commission for relief in
Belgium we're entertained by Ameri-
can business men at the Luncheon
club. In introducing Herbert c.
Hoover, the chairman, Ambassador
Page gave high praise to the work of
the commission. He SAID it was the
only existing link between the great
belligerent nations and the farmer OF
the Mississippi valley.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-12-25
LAfE WAR DEVELOPMENTS

The German forces moving against
Warsaw have come in contact with
the new Russian positions along the
Bzura River, precipitating still an
other battle of enormous proportions
for the possession of the Polish cap
ital. Petrograd claims to have gain
ed a preliminary success over the
TeutOns when the latter attempted to
cross the river, and Berlin says Of
ficially that the Slavs are offering
fierce resistance and cannot yet be
considered as demoralized.
In the west the allies continue their
offensive and claim to be gaining
ground, but slowly and at consider
able cost. The guns of the British
fleet are assisting in the advance in
Belgium, yet the biggest gains are re-
ported to have been achieved south of
the Belgian frontier.
In the south where a short time
ago the Austrians drove their enemies
before them, but were suddenly turn
ed upon and themselves forced to re-
treat, the Servians and Montenegrins
have now reformed a junction and
are re-entering Bosnia expecting to
be before Sarajevo, the capital, again
inside of three or four days.
Rulers of three Scandinavian ma
tons resolve to combine their respec-
tive interests to safeguard their neu-
trality.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-12-25
GIVEN REWARDS OF vALOR
Many Members of the British Army
WIZ Have Won Their Most
Coveted Distinction.

Londcln.-Two additional Victoria
Crosses have been awarded British
soldiers for valor On the field of bat
tie.
One was conferred on Drummer
Spence John Bent Ask of the Ian
cashire regiment, who. near Legheer,
after his officer, platoon sergeant
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threats that successful attack would
soon be made on the English coast
were taken as mere boasts.
From all that can be gathered from
the official news and such detailed re-
ports as have come from the 50mile
stretch of coast that suffered from Ger
man shells it would seem that the Ger
man cruiser squadron left its base ut
Helgoland probably on Monday night,
since it could hardly have made the
distance between Helgoland and the
northeast coast of England on Tues.
day night alone.
And the remarkable and alarming
feature of their dash was that the Ger
nuns could evade the scout and patrol
ships of the British feet all of Tues.
day before appearing off Scarborough
and Hartlepool.
While England has apprehended an
attack from the air, this demonstra-
ton has caused the most intense sur
prise.
The alarm that spread throughout
the kingdom resulted in calling out
the National Reserves at Nottingham
In many other places units Of artillery
and infantry were sent to their sta
tons in preparedness to resist any
possible attack.
The number of the attacking force
has been variously estimated at from
three to six cruisers. Some had
submarine. Necessarily there is no in
formation on this point yet.
The attack began at Hartlepool
about five minutes after eight in the
morning when most of the people
were at breakfast. 1t was like thNn-
derbolt from clear sky, most persons
thinking a thunderstorm had arisen.
The first shell exploded near r1an
who said afterward he thought Erit,
ish squadron was practicing gunnery
and was making bad marksmans hip
of it.
Scarborough English Resort.
Scarborough, which was shelled by
the Germans, is a seaport and fash
ionable resort of England, in the
northern part of Yorkshire, on head
land extending into the North sea. 1t
is 81 miles northeast of the import
ant English city of York. 1t is little
more than two hundred miles from
London.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-12-25
WORLDS
E v e II is
TIERS ELY and
BRIEFLY TOLD
European War News

The fighting at Newport continues
favorable, but no decision yet has
been reached. On the Somme the
French lost 1900 men in prisoners
and at least 1900 in dead; our own
losses were under 200. In the Argonne
forest our successful attack resulted
in the capture of some $500 prisoners,
says an official report from Berlin.
The allies advance in Belgium is
fast gaining momentum. The Germans
are being forced back all along the
killed, wounded, prisoners and war
material, according to reports reach
ing London.
The official press bureau at Berlin
gave out the following: "In Poland
we continue to pursue the enemy. AL
though the headquarters report is
chary of details there is general eX-
pectation that the Russian defeat will
prove to have been complete. The
victory has freed Germany for long
period from any possible menace of
invasion from the east.
lnquests have been begun over the
bodies of the 10l victims of the Ger
man warships at the Hartlepools. Scar
borough and Whitby. Eighty-two were
killed in HartlepoOl and West Hartle-
pool, II in Scarborough and two In
Whitby. Two hundred and eighty-two
persons were wounded. OF these ESQ
were injured at the Hartlepoois, 80 at
Scarborough and two at Whitby.
Announcement was officially made
In Berlin that the German vessels
which bombarded Hartlepool, Scar
borough and Whitby were hit several
times by the coast batteries. Damage
was slight.
Mines sank four vessels off the coast
of England. The Clearwater and the
Norwegian steamer Warren and an
other vessel, thought to be q passen-
ger steamer, went down off Flam-
borough Head Seven Of the crew of
the Clearwater and Is of the crew of
the Warren were lost. The Princess
Olga was sunk off Scarborough.
Eighteen men landed.
The London Daily Chronicle Dover
correspondent says the allies advanced
TO Ostend yesterday after the shells
Of the allied warships made the Ger
man position there untenable,
An official announcement in Vienna
says the Russians are retreating along
the entire front in Galicia and Poland.
The people of Berlin were aroused to
enthusiasm by the announcement of
a great Austro-German victory over
the Russians in Poland. 1t is known
now that thousands of Russians have
been taken prisoners.
On his arrival at Rome, Prince Won
Buelow, ambassador to Italy, was In
formed OF the bombardment of the
English coast, He said: This is SIM
ply the prelude to what the German
feet is soon to undertake. which may
astonish the world"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-12-25
Polish Legion to Join Russians.

. Warsaw, Russian Poland, Dec. q,
via Petrograd and London.-By auth
GRITTY of Grand Duke Nicholas, Polish
legion has been organized. The Rus
sian army contains2 many Polish vol
unteers, but the legion will be the
first Polish contingent flying a dis.
tinctive flag, to be accepted Four
thousand Poles are enrolled in the
legion and will be ready to go to the
front in six weeks.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-12-25

and section commander, was struck
down, took command and succeeded
in holding the position" On previous
occasions the drummer distinguished
himself by bringing up ammunition
under a heavy shell and rifle fire. and
under similar conditions in bringing
into cover some wounded men.
The other recipient of the decora.
ton is Lance Corporal Dobson of the
Coldstream Guards. who at ChavanneS
brought into cover on two occasions
while under heavy fire wounded nzar
lying exposed in the open"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-12-25
Foreign

King Gustaye of Sweden, King
Haakon of Norway and King CHRISTIAN
of Denmark arrived at Malmoe, Swe-
den, for their conference, at which
they are to formulate an agreement
designed to combine their respective
interests during the war.
It is officially announced in London
that Prince Hussein Kemal has been
appointed to succeed the khedive Of
Egypt.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-12-25
Personal

The engagement of Miss Elizabeth
Reid Rogers, daughter OF. Mr.. and Mrs
Richard r. Rogers, to Prince Chris
tian of Germany. nephew of the kaiser,
was confirmed at Washington by init
mate friends Of Miss Rogers, who re-
ceived the news in letters directly
from the bride-elect.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-12-25
English Coast Cities SheIIed,
With Great Loss of Life and
Property.
MANY REPORTED DEAD
Under Cover Of Fog, kaiser's Fleet
EIude3 British Watchdogs and
Strikes Heavy Biow-Escape
Unframed, Either Back
to Harbor or to the At
lantic Ocean.

Scarborough, Dec. 17.-Over one
hundred houses were struck by shells
in Scarborough. Scarborough hospital.
was struck by three shells. The resi-
dence of the Rt. Hon. Russell Rea.
member of parliament for the district,
was wrecked. Mr.. Rea and Mrs. Rea
had narrow escapes.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-12-25

London, Dec. IA dispatch to the
Daily Express from Hartlepool says:
GAS the German feet steamed out to
sea they dropped mines to prevent
any ships from following in their
wake"
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person who pays it must withhold any
amounts due under the income tax.
This decision was announced by Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue Osborn
at Washington in a synopsis of ruiz
ings on the law,
The legislative. executive and judi
cial bill. carrying $36,000,000. was
passed by the house at Washington.
Provision for an agricultural census
costing S2,2S6,000 and proposal to
reduce the mileage of members from
20 to cents a mile were stricken
from the measure Plans Of Post
master General Burleson for depart.
mental changes we're blocked.
Increases in freight rates approx
mating FIVE per cent tn 1913 railroads,
comprising all the lines between the
Atlantic seaboard and the Mississippi.
north of the Potomac and Ohio rivers.
were granted by the interstate COM
merce commission at Washington In
a divided opinion, excepting on certain
heavy commodities, which comprise a
large bulk OF the traffic. 1t is est
mated the advanced rates will in
crease the annual income of the roads
about $30,000,000. ....
IF We had gone to war with th%
of NoIo IN
gust. at least nine Of our battleships
would not be ready yet to fight. We
are dwindling We have been follow
ing the demented policy Of building
warships for cold storage" Represent
alive Gardner in this fashion summed
up the situation in the navy at hear
ing before the house naval affairs COM
mittee at Washington.
President Wilson selected w. Fl.
Hefferan to be postmaster at Rockford.
Ill. The nomination was sent to the
senate at Washington.
Secretary Daniels of Washington or
dered the protected cruiser Tacoma,
| in San Dominican waters, to proceed
to the Panama canal to assist Gov
ernor Goethals in preserving the neu-
trality of the Canal Zone.
After months of deliberation and re,
| peated failure to get action the foreign
relations committee ordered the Mic
araguan treaty reported to the senate
at Washington for ratification.
The senate at Washington passed a
bill appropriating $1,000,000 for efadi-
| cation of the foot-and mouth disease.
The post office appropriation bill for
the next fiscal year was reported to
the house at Washington. 1t carries
1921, 700,514 Seventy-four million
seven hundred thousand dollars is ap.
propriated for the rural mail delivery
and 100000 for the star route car
riers.
Commander Stirling, commanding
the Atlantic fleets submarine tiotilla,
told the house naval committee the
navy had 81 submarines altogether
He regarded the submarines at Colon
as ready for any emergency to take
offensive action by going out after any
enemys ships that might menace the
Panama canal"
President Wilson and his cabinet al
Washington decided to send American
warships to the Canal Zone to guard
against violations of neutrality there
by belligerent ships.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-12-25

The 100000 libel suit instituted o,
James M Lynch, former president 0
the International Typogra phical union
against John Kirby and other diroc
tors Of the National Association OF
Manufacturers for adopting resolu
tons charging the union with respnn
sibility fer the dynamite explosion
in the Los Angeles Times building il
1910, was dismissed by the supreme
court of New York.
Organization of dependable volun
teer army through college camps, fed
eral control of militia, increase in
the regular army and provision for
adequate armament are the essentials
for meeting the sudden attack of any
hostile power upon the United States
the members of the Merchants asso
citation of New York were told by Maj
Gen, Leonard Wood.
Frank Hohl of Philadelphia was
wounded in sensational
street duel in Cincinnati with police.
men and died later Knaull also was
also probably fatally wounded. George
cashier of the Liberty Savings
bank, was injured. Hohl robbed the
Provident Savings bank of $4,000 and
The Liberty Savings bank of $4,000,
What became of the loot remains a
mystery
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-12-25
Mexican Revolt

George C.. Carothers arrived at the
border from Naco, Ariz., and went into
conference with Governor Maytorena,
who had denied receiving a second or
der from Gutierrez to cease opera
lions.
Gen. Hugh l.. Scott, CHIEF OF staff of
the army, has been sent by President
Wilson to Naco, Ariz.. to use his inf1u-
ence with the leaders Of the Mexican
forces to have them withdraw from
the border, and thus end delicate
situation that might result In active
offensive operations by American
troops.
"If a single bullet from either May
torena's or Hills troops falls on Amer
lean soil, my force will wipe which
ever side is responsible from the face
Of the earth" This was the ultimatum
served in person by Gen. Tasker H.
Bliss on Senior Ramirez, personal rep
resentative of Governor Maytorena at
Naco, Ariz.
General Fuentes, whose son mar
ried General HUerta's daughter, was
executed, together with four minor Of
1icials, in Mexico City
Orders were issued by Secretary OF
War Garrison, after cabinet meeting
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-12-25

President Wilson and his cabinet at
Washington decided to send American
warships to the Canal Zone to guard
AGAINST violations of neutrality there
By belligerent ships.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-12-25
Washington

Alimony is fixed income and the
person who pays it must withhold any
amounts due under the income tax.
This decision was announced by Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue Osborn
at Washington in a synopsis of ruiz
ings on the law.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-12-25

Commander Stirling, commanding
the Atlantic fleets submarine fiotilla,
told the house naval committee the
navy had 81 submarines altogether.
He regarded the submarines at Colon
as ready for any emergency to take
offensive action by going out after any
enemy's ships that might menace the
Panama canal"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-12-25

The London Daily Chronicle Dover
correspondent says the allies advanced
TO Ostend yesterday after the shells
Of the allied warships made the Ger
man position there untenable.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-14
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-14

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-14

Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Carter, 1902 South
First avenue have adopted Margaret
Johnson. aged II years, from the Iowa
Children's Home, Des Mones. The girl
has been renamed Marie Carter.