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Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28
CROSS COUNTRY
RUNNING FEATURED

London, Dec. 2s.-In every army
training camp in England cross coun-
try running is part Of the work Of
fitting the new soldiers for service. II
has developed q number, of WELL
athletes, among them q. W. Hutson,
who lis ranked as the greatest distance
runner Of the present day in England.
The private cross-couutry clubs.
which have been very popular sports
organizations in England for many
years, have contributed In some cases
as high as Is per cent Of their mem.
bership to the army since the begin-
ming Of the war. AS q result, all Of the
autumn fixtures have been cancelled,
but their place is to be taken by dis.
trict competitions between various
new.arny units.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28
BLUE CROSS FUND
TO SAVE HORSES

London. Dec. 2s.-The Blue Cross
fund is not only trying to alleviate
the sufferings Of wounded horses but
also to learn the wastage Of horse.
flesh In war. In view Of the fact that
the four montfs' fighting has drained
Europe of its supply Of horses. the al
lied army looks to the Blue Cross to
save animals for further service.
There have been established in
France, largely through the cooper
alton Of the French government, vet
erinary hospitals which are now car
ing for some 1000 animals. Three of
these farm hospitals are in Norman
dy. and others at Gisors, Fontain-
bleau, provence and Troyes. Seven
camp hospitals are also established
of the front which looks after animals
suffering from overwork. exposure,
and sickness as we'll as from wounds.
Prompt treatment has materially re-
duced the death rate.
The Blue Cross fund is an. off
shoot from the Dumb Friends I.eoSue
which correndonds to the Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals
Of the American cities.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28
SOUP AND BOILED
BEEF AT Low COST
Organizations in Charge Eff
feet Reduction in Main
tainance Charge.

Paris Dec. 28.-Soup and boiled
beef distribution has been undertaken
on large scale in Paris to meet the
winters demand. Prices Of beef which
though wholesome and nutritious, are
not advantageous for the feeding of
the soldiers on account of weight and
cumbersomeness, are sent by the
army butchers to the soup kitchens
for the poor. to be sold at the lowest
price that nets actual cost. The soun
was sold first at sous litre and the
same price for a half pound of beef,
but the soup has now been reduced to
2 sous a litre and the beef to A sous
q pound.
From 10 o'clock in the morning un-
III In the afternoon, long line COM
posed mostly Of women and children
with. their pots. pals and jugs, await
their turn to be served at the stock
yards.
The soup kitchens have extended all
over Paris. and now more than 10000
persons. representing as many fami-
lies. are served daily at an optional
cost Of 2 cents.
So many come that the enterprise
has turned out to be a profitable ven
ture. and the profits, to which the city
of Paris. added a sum of 5000 francs
which was generally reserved as an
indemnity for summer holiday vaca-
tion of the stock-yard employees, are
to be used to purchase warm clothinr
for soldiers.
This has taken the idea of charity
out of the enterprise and made those
who bring their 2 SOUS or their 4 SOUS
co-partners in an enterprise for the
comfort Of the men in the trenches.
UP to the present time these poor
people have sent more than a thou
sand full sets Of warm clothing to the
soldiers. besides the same number of
pipes and considerable quantity of
tobacco.
At one part Of the stock yard a
line may be seen every day, compos-
ed chiefly Of old men and inyalids
waiting to pay their penny for a pint
Of OK blood.
This Individual instance Of the work
at the stock yards is typical Of many
pathetic cases.
"A litre of bouillon. please" asked
a bent old woman with a few scatter
ed gray hairs, in tinlid voice to the
butcher in charge. The butcher
scrutiniZed her and reached for a
larger ladle; the litre he made more
than a measure and dropped a good
chunk Of boiled beef with it into her
pail. The old lady handed out a
copper 2 sou piece. The man looked
at it, forced severe expression and
handed it back, saying: ITS no good:
it's got u hole in it," The old lady
looked from the man to the piece dis
consolately and began to search for
the hole, which she was unable to
find. Keep it, old lady, perhaps it'll
bring you luck" Then she understood.
muttered feeble God bless Won. .
wiped tear from her eyes and am
bled off.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28
GAMBLING CARRIED
ON, BUT' QUIETLY

Nice, Doc. 2s.-Life at Monte Carlo.
with the Casino closed. continued to
be. very quiet, but theeInternationaI
where some risk their money at bac.
cara This so-called ''circle prive'
stops playing at o'clock at night SO
middle aged gamblers are able to
spend a good long hight in bed after
the strain Of the day. In the scarcity
Of gold gambling goes on with coun-
ters instead Of coins. One gets them
at the entrance against notes: when
for notes. Extreme difficulty in ham
ding paper caused this important
change. The aspect Of the gambling
halls is the same. the sound Is differ
ent. that 1s'alLa
The operetta season has been can
ce}fedl hut the opera season will start
as usual In the second half of Jana.
aEy.s Theatrical pleasures are sofsrakhst'
SERIOUS. sort. being .c9alansd stqsQaa4
al concerts. = =
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28

uf themselves that they give no
thought to the future, but il one looks
back and sees what has been the his
tory Of Japan for the past twenty
years, he can readily sec what strides
she has made and that She is aiming
to rule the world in the future. II
Germany loses. Japan comes next to
England and in time will down her.
Seems little overdrawn. but it will
come true if Germany loses. Our only
hope is Germany and now is the time
of dire need, and we sit there with
our hands folded and say, What
could we get out of helping old
Deutchland?"' Mind 1t will be . sorry
day for U. S., If she should need help
in the future. Germany will not help
us. 1t makes ME wild when ! hear
Of the anti-German feeling in the
states and read Eoosevelt's articles in
the Outlook They don't know what
they are writing about. They say
down with Germany because she is
the greatest military power in the
world. True, but right and just one.
we know that England has circu-
lated in the United States that she
was forced into this war to protect
the neutrality of Belgium. That is
just one of their foul lies.
II. France broke the neutrality
rules first
2. France intended to march
through Belgium and enter Germany
by the northern route, because in this
region Germany had no forts and
could not resist invasion, but Germany
saw Frances move and beat them tu
it. The forts OF Luttich and Namul
were commanded by Frenchmen.
"3. In Maubeuge on the French
Belgium border line was found Brit
ish ammunition in quantity, which,
was there long before war was de-
clared.
"a. Germany promised Belgians no
harm If they remained neutral, but
they had faith in England and France,
since they had declared war against
Germany, and with what result? That
Belgium has ceased to exist. We have
German governor for Belgium, with
government railway and post. All of
their forts have been shot to pieces
except those around Antwerp. and
they will fall within few days. -.
The combined forces have been
unable to resist the advancement of
our troops. They are not drilled to
war the way we are, and have not
the spirit One German will with
stand one F'renchman, one Britisher,
one Belgian and a few blacks thrown
IN. 1t Is simply impossible to re-
strain our troops. have read re-
ports OF British soldiers in which it
SAID one might Just as we'll try and
hold lightning back as to retard a
German bayonet attack"
Russia and Russia alone through
England, Is the fault Of the war. Rus
sia, had six army corps, that. is 1885,
200 men: Germany had two, or O, 900
men. The best troops and heavy guns
were on the west frontier.
The Russians readily marched over
the boundary line and won the first
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28
JOAN OF ARCS
BIRTHPLACE VISITED

Paris, Dec. 2s.-Domremy, the viii
laee in the Vosges where Joan of Arc
was born. continues to attract the vis-
itor. They go to the cottage Of the
heroine, not merely through curiosity,
but to register a wish that the Ger.
mans be driven out of France. This
has been the prayer of all those who
have been to Domremy since the be-
ginning Of the war and who have reg
istered at the little home. The visi-
tors book even bears. under date OF
July 81 on the eve Of hostilities, the
inscription, ito abolish the war;
signed by man from Marseilles.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28
Frostina Tor Lady B,,t,mo,. c...

FFostin8 for Lady Bsltimor. C.k.
Three CUPS e,unmiatea sugar: I euS 6olfns
watf'!' avhHes af eggs: I cub CHOPPED ,aisirs;l I
es6 ehotped "1t'sseaks: S figs cut in thin slices.
Stir the sugar and water until the
sugar is dissolved, then let boil without
stirring until the syrup from a spoon
will spin a long thread; pour upon the
whites of the eggs, beaten dry, beating
constantly meanwhile. Continue the
beating until the frosting is cold; add,
the fruit and spread upon the cake.
The z G Cooks Book contains ninety II. n
and pastry. You can secure copy free by send.
ing the certificate packed In every ascent can
oi c Baking Powder to the JAouRs MIRO. Co..
Book certificates.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28
GERMANS WITHOUT
FEAR, SAYS TUTOR
English Woman, in Dresden,
Declares Conditions Ap-
pear Optimistic.

London. Dec 2s.-"rhe war has be-
come merely part Of the daily rout-
ing Of our lives here" writes an Eng
lish school teacher from Dresden.
Germany. She has been resident OF
Dresden many years, and has had no
trouble either with the populace or
the authorities.
There is no feeling of ALARM" she
writes, "such as we hear is prevalent
in London and Paris. The feeling Of
optimism is as strong as ever, and no
native Of Saxony has any fears of an
invasion of Dresden by the Russians.
1--WE see many soldiers, going and
coming. They are very fine and very
warlike. The women of Dresden
shower them with gifts of cigars, cho-
colates and warm articles of cloth.
ing. The troops are always singing
some Of the old German glees. They
have q few songs which are good. One
of them, written by a private soldier.
has caught on all Germany. The words
are bit grotesque, but At excellently
into the rollickfng music. They 60
thus:
"'For every Briton kick,
For every Russian shot,
For every Frenchman q knock
For God, for king, and fatherland.'
I'VE had the spy mania here very
bad for a time, and everybody sus-
pected everybody else: but they have
got past that now"
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28
BIG COLLECTIONS
FOR WAR FUNDS

Petrograd. Dec. 2S.-St. Georges
day, great popular Russian festival,
was celebrated as usual. Collections
in the streets and in the restaurants
for various war funds yielded immense
sums. The restaurants for this one
day were allowed to dispense alcoholic
drinks, and elaborate theatrical pro.
grams were given, most Of the num-
bers being cheerful references to tho
progress of the war.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28
Lady Baltimore Cake

The Most Popular Cake This Season
ByMys. Janet Mckenzie Hill, Edsxo,of
the Boston Cooking School Maeazinc
This is considered by many cooking
authorities the finest cake that can be
made, though in reality it is not at all
difficult.
&c Lady baltimore Caks
One CUP butter; 2 cups ,eyuuxlaked
sugar; I CUP milk; I keasboonfal rose
zUakey; 5H exbs -four; 3 kael TEASPOONS
fuLs K c Baking Ponder; whikss of6
eggs, beaten dry.
Cream the butter and beat In the sugar
gradually. Sift together, three times,
the -four and baking powder, and add
to the butter and sugar, alternately with
the milk and rose water. Lastly, add
the egg whites. Bake in three-layer cake
pans. Put the layers together with the
following frosting. raNs
Women's Exchanges for $50. --tsx d
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28
"Koenigsberg, Germany,
nncfoher e 1914

Dear Paul:-You no doubt have
read some of the letters and cards
that I have sent home. To tell you
the story of the war conditions over
here would take me all evening and
longer.
''Sorry you get such poor reports in
the United States and that the states
are favoring the other nations. This
Is a great mistake OH the part Of the
United States, and one which they will
pay dearly in the future. To me it is
clear that we have made a mistake
in not helping Germany against Eng
land and Japan.
IF England should be victorious
We will lose the states to Japan and
England. This may not be within ten
years; but within one hundred years
Now is our time to free ourselves of
the threatening yoke by taking Can
ada and thus prevent landing place
for English troops on the east coast
and Japan on the west coast of Can
ada. This will come in tho future
and we will lose. First, OF tho great
er number. second, because OF tho
largest fleet, and third, because they
know how to fight and we do not
War with Japan seems inevitable.
She will win new points in this war
making her stronger when she goes
against us.
People in the states are so sure
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28

. AS the foreign war is about nothing
it cannot be settled by arbitration,
there being nothing to settle but the
decide that is to fight it ouut.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28
GERMANS have ORDER AGAINST THE
CAPTURE OF C0SSACkS;; DEATH ONLY
METHOD Of TREATMENT FOR THEM
Koengsburg, Germany, Physician, Gives Remarkable Pic.
ture of War as Viewed by German Citizens-Supreme
Confdence-Sees Jap-Engsh Alliance Against u. S.

Ono Of the most tho European
Settler ~nn"ing
koenigsburg,
a
declaration
maintains
The
GERMAN CONFIDENCE is REMARKABLY WELL PUT:
allies He peril
Japan and England predicts in which
will be fighting England
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-11

Was KNOWN 10 LQem CnaL a contract
had been signed. ..-
Their action in the case of King
Cole is the best evidence of this fact.
The pop-eyed action of Murphy
has knocked this holier than thou
position of the organized magnates
into cooked hat. 1t will be difficult
for them to talk about the inviolabil-
ity of contracts, when they make it
plain that the players are the only
ones bound by the documents.
1t would not be in the least surpris-
ing for the Feds to really invade Or
ganiZed baseball now, and attempt to
sign any man they wanted.
The firing of EVers may explain the
sudden trip of the Fed officials to
New York Monday. They reached the
big town yesterday, but were in Sc
clusion. all day, and did not attempt
to mix with the organized powers.
It is possible they were tipped off to
the impending discharge of Evers,
and went to New YORK YYto harry
the National and American Leagues.
President Tener of the National
League intimates that he will take
some action in the Eyers case. He
has asked Johnny to bring his con-
tracts before the national commits
sion. There is only one reason for
such request. If Evers has the four
year contracts then the commission
may force Murphy to recognize them,
and pay EveTs the face value of these
documents. -.-
Where E.Vers will play next year is
problematical. In Murphy's interview
with himself he says he is sorry Ev-
ers will not be here next summer.
That is conclusive evidence that ne,
will attempt to sell or trade the K. K.
But EVers will decide his next year
employment for himself. In state
ment from New York he says he will
never again have anything to do with
Murphy, but makes the significant
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-11

ed favor, as he has made their posi-
tion on the contract question almost
untenable. ...-.
Ever since the Federal invasion be-
gan the organized magnates have
been pointing to their contracts as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-28
Austrians Confess They
Have Been Forced Back

Vienna. Dec. p (via London). The
following official communication was
issued tonight:
The situation in the Carpsthians
Is unchanged.
"The Russian offensive between
Rymanow and Tuchow forced our
troops to fall back short distance
IN the district before the Galician
Carpathians.
Hostile attacks failed on the lower
DGnaiec River and the lower Nida.
Fighting continues in the region Of
IcmaszOw.
The Balkan theatre is quiet.
The territory Of the Dual Monarchy.
with the exception Of Insignificant
frontier districts In Bosnia, Herzego-
vina and South Dalmatia. is free from
the enemy. The narrow tract OF land
at Spizza and Budua southeast of
CattarO. IN Dalmatia) from the be.
ginning of the war has been occupied
by Montenegrins. Their attack on
Bocche Oh Cattaro has completely failed.
Their French guns, posted on the from
tiet HEIGHTS. had 20 suspend their fire
after they had been bombarded from
our forts and our naval guns.
AS the bombardment Of the isolated
coast fOrtifcations by French squad
ron also has been unsuccessful. the
naval pogt tCattaro) is now completely
in our hands"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-28
MATCH COINS FOR $1,000
New Haven Director Takes
Boston Contractors Money.

Boston. Dee. - Matching coins
won $500 for an ex-v;ce-preaident and
present director of The New York. New
Haven & Hartford Railroad on Satur-
day nieht. after o. dini er at the Georg-
ian' q local lobster palace" 4 promi-
rent contractor was the loser. The
matching started with $50 gold piece
nut the biggest wager was $1,000 for
me tuin of q coin. and was won bv the
railroad man. No money was passed
until the men ended matching. Re
suits were kept by marking them on
the tablecloth with pencil.
Inere were three rows of figures. all
over q foot long, of money won. At
cne time the contractor was $3.50 ahead
Of the game. Several hundred diners
and score OF walters watched tte tive
men, who were in a party of six. Most
ol the matching was for 500 or 5000.
Inc big wager came after the CON
tractor had won $3.50. The railroad
man asked him tc match an even thou
sand. This he refused 10 do. but sal 7
that he would match for l.2O0. He
did and lost.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-28
FIVE KNOWN DEAD
IN INSTITUTION FIRE
Hundreds of Lives Endangered
When Flames Destroy Cam
bridge City Home.

Cambridge. Mass. Dec. ~ Al lcas.
five inmates of the Cambridge CITY
Home lost their lives when fire de-
stroyed the three story stone structure
in Tannery 81. tonight. Firemen at
late hour were searching the ruins
for more bodies. Apparently two o.
the bodies recovered were those OF
women.
Scores Of men. women and children
were taken down ladders. Many were
so seriously burne- or affected by
smoke that they were taken 10 hos
pitals. There was much suffering from
the intense cold until nearby residents
opened their homes TO the unfortunate
victims
The fire started in a meat storage
room on the first floor and the hames
rushed up dumbWaiter shaft To the
slceping quarters. The tiremen found
the entire building ablaze when they
arrived
Sergeant John J. Canney and Patrol
man James Russell. of the Cambridge
police. who were among the first on the
scene. raised ladder. and Russell and
another man rushed up 10 the third
floor. They had assisted several per
sons 10 the window when Russell was
seen 10 collapse and fall backward.
Canncy and n bystandcr hurried up
the ladder. and found Russell lying on
the floor close 10 the flames. They car
ried him down the ladder and he re-
vived after a few minutes. Canney
was badly burned about the head and
hand4.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-28
$4,000 PRISONERS
AND GUNS CAPTURED
Austria Admits Loss OF
Towns Which Were
Taken a Week Ago.
GERMANS BRING UP
HEAVY ARTILLERY
Slacken Attempts TO Force
Passage of Rivers on Rus
sian Advance Line.

London, Dec. 27-m Poland, where
the Russian Emperor has Joined Grand
Duke Nicholas at the Russian head
quarters. the German attacks on the
Bzura and Rawka rivers are being
made almost exclusively with artillery.
while an offensive in force has been
assumed further south along the river
Pilica, where hard fighting continues
and both sides claim 20 have inflicted
heavy losses on their opponents.
The Russians apparently have syalr
gained ascendancy over the Austrians
in South Poland and Galicia. The Aus
trians themselves admit the loss OF
the towns Of Jaslo and Krosno. on the
South Galician Railway. which their
army from across the Csrpathians re-
captured week or more ago.
The Russian report tonight is the
record Of a series of victories from
middle Poland to the foothills Of tn
Carpathians. To-day's report alone r,-
ports the capture of 10000 prisoners
and a number OF guns. and unless some
prisoners have teen counted more tina,
once the Russians. according TO their
own accounts. have taken 10000 Aus.
tri2n prisoners since they resumed the
offensive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-28
KAEER'S BOMBS
AGAIN HIT NANCY
Two Killed and Several
Injured by Missiles
from Zeppelin.

Nancy. Dec. 27.-Agsin this morning,
like Christmas Eve, loud eXplos' ons
have disturbed our sleep. On the
morning Of Christmas Day. at about
$3.50 o'clock, the town guards were try
ing to bring down a passing Taube
which had dropped three or four bombs
on the streets. None Of them did any
damage either to life or property. One
bomb fell within thirty or forty feet
Of the cathedral, which at the time was
packed.
When the banging began early this
morning there was no doubt about It,.
Tic Zeppelin had arrived. 1t must
have been moving slowly, for the
bombs. which went on dropping for
four or five minutes, all fell within a
comparatively small space. There
were about dozen in all, four OF
which descended close to the Place
Carritre. a square about eighty yards
i'm length At the north end or H..
close to one Of the many beautltuI
Arcs de Triomphe lgateways), when
?re one of the shrines Of Nancy, TWO
or three houses have been shattered.
The airship came down the valley
Of the Moselle and Meuse. At Frou-
ard. six miles off. il dropped three
bombs. Frouard telephoned the news
to Champigneulles, and Champlgneul-
les 10 Nancy. where the Zeppelin ar
rived lust as the message was coming
through az the station. II followed
the course Of the railway line for
few hundred yards, and then turned
sharply 10 the right and east. after
dropping three bombs. which fell
through the roofs of two houses and
shattered them. Another fell a nun
drod wards further on IN the middle o.
the Cours Leopold. where it smashed
one or two trees. A splinter OF glass
from one Of the windows which j. 5roke
i'm the houses along the east side OF
the square killed a waiter. who was
asleep in bed. His wife was only
tightly wounded in the arm.
The main effect on the population
.. that. at about 5:45 IN the morning,
when the correspondent walked along
q, street al the back of the Place Car
riare. women were idly sweeping
bloken glass OF the pavement, quar-
ter Of an hour after the Zeppelin nad
passed. One other comment was sup
plied bv the airmen themselves. Ihey
drapped their photographs as they
ra.sed on their flight, with message
written on each. conveying best
CHRISTMAS wishes, "Froehliche Weih-
to Nancy from the Kaiser.
Besides a waiter, one woman was
killed and about ten persons injured
including two or three soldiers.