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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-30

cut !, gard 20 CIV rights or international
a" Win "ur goods on tho high seas
We have rights. There is not any dan
Eer of our getting into war cause we
stand M FOR these rights. England can.
not anord 20 WAY with us and neither can
GERMANY and ne!;her country will insist
upon s"'zlng our properly contrary TO tho
Jules Of International law. hope tn. Ad-
min strttion viii insist that We have tho
rtht I" snip goods In neutral vessels 20
neutral countries ana preserve our rights
abroad They have M moral right to de-
$iroy all our commerce IL may he that
som" of the nations would like to destroy
American commerce while destroying the
comm Ne of each other hut we must IN
hold our rights upon tho high seas with
dignity and hrmness"
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Russian Army Begins
Attack West of Warsaw

Austrian forces and crushing them ore by
one. II is reported from Pctrograd tonight
tG,t the Austrian loss in prisoners Is fully
3n 900 and that IN the battles from De
cember i TO December 20 the troops OF
Francis Joseph suffered a loss ~ fully
q. 600 IN killed and wounded Russia
again controls the passes Of the Car
fttH.aus and is again marching ON era.
,Nw.
- sc :sc-;A :hc German c~ens'vs move.
mout from southern East Prussia appears
90 have weakened and come to "A standstill
no further eastward than Mlawa. which IL
only few miles in Polish territory from
.he German frontier. Evidently Won Hin
d,uburg can expect little aid from that
Qulrter Summarizing the general situa-
Son IL seems that the Russians are every
whore ATTACKING except ia front ~ War
saw. where they are content to hold 'he
German centre. II the Russian offensive
continues to gain momentum the inevitable
result. according To critics here. will be
that Won Hudouburs VIII be IN danger of
development
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UNDERWRITERS PROFIT
80 British Trade ships Taken ar he.
stroyed.

f>o~poN. bcc ~ tby maiD RI ,.va..
pool and London War Rists i.-.-.,
Association has made pubic rFur., Sow.
ng that In tho FIRST four months OF -.
war hfty-four British ships engaged =
foreign trade, the shi. valued .. .t'.
ioo.u00 and carrying cargy,s ,t.,. .,
tlN, N00. moo. Wera Clptur 4 v- ...,..!
by ia" Germans.
Tho associations figures SHOW O. d. OH.
.osscs In this period were l.'3 l.~ us-'
OF tho total number OF vessels i.it ia,
cent. Of tn" total value uf vessels a-l
81 per cent. Of tho value of g, ...,a,
carried
Thus. according to these fpurr~ wee.
sells could have been insured ~ e tate
81 81 per cent. monthly and 'ho- o.. --o.s
at rate OF % per cent. while fr. ~f.>
fNed by the ,ioVorHm-u. at t., icg ...t.
Of tho war We're .o72 per cert months
for vessels and ia per cent i-~ rt-c.ss
indicating that the underwriters 1av.
made II considerable profit
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EXPORTERS PLEASED.
Lnud Administration for Protest and
Hope for Good ResuIts.

Copper and cotton shippers. rubber
manufacturers aud grain exporters eN-
Pressed much qualification Yesterday over
the action Of the State Department IN
taking strong position OF protest against
Great Brtains Interference with Amerl-
can commerce.
Though the embargo on rubber which
IL hurting our Industry, Is not treated Of
directly IN the note OF the state Depart
mcnt to Great Britain sad n : Norhls
secretary Of Tho Rubber club. which rep
resents the leading rubber manufacturers
o. Ia" country, yesterday. I'VE feel that
the action Will have a very beneficial eff
feet on our position. The action Of Great
Britain Ia enforcing the embargo ON rub
her exports We have felt has been almost
hostile"
Leaders among the copper exporters
who have suffered most from the British
seizures accorded high praise TO the Al
mlulstrotion and expressed the belief that
tho action would speedily open up trade
routes 10 neutral shipping Most steam
shlp lines IN the last several weeks have
absolutely refused to accept cargoes of
copper for either lta,y OF other Med ter
rauran countries or 10 the scandinavian
countries, because Of the expense involved
in having other cargo heidi up along " n
the copper 10y the British. one prom-
mont chip operator Informed the copper
shippers yesterday that under no crcum-
stances would n accept copper, for the
reason that the British Adm rally were
absolutely disrcgarding any Of the rules
% provisions for facilitating sart passage
which the British Government had agreed
to observe.
Copper shippers pointed ont that the
statement from Washington that ship
ments to Scandinavian countries were not
molested waS not correct, rs an shipments
~ copper to neutral countries are being
stopped
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German Centre Imp-riii.d.

The German centre is now iWporiN"d
by the Russian off-nsiv" west of Ia,
N,da \ great Russian force Is moving
westward coward ~" Woiorou-C racoW
l.ue. and tho movement Is uu' only frosu
danger TO Crtcuw and SIcsit hut NAV
develop into , turning movement for 'Nr
purpose os cutting Won Hndal burg
communications. The effort -, an Nus'ro-
German force To turn the Russian l'Ct
flank IN this region famed with tho de-
feat OF Gen. plnk's army on the west
bank 81 tie N.da. ard the statement OF
tn, Russian General stan tha' the
AuStro-G,rnau army j. now IN iull r"-
treat toward Craruw Indicates very
severe blow to the whole German Plan 30
Poland.
southwark in Gallc!a. along tho punaje'
ana Biala rivers. the situation "a even
more oniuous for the hopes ~ the Ger
manic allies. IN western Galicla and
along the Carpathians the Austrians under
Gen. Won Boehme- Ermolli have suffered the
Eat. which overlook Won Auifeuh'rs AMI
Dank early In september when thcii
forces were shattered by the Russians
The Austrians poured great army
through the Carpathiaus for the purpose
OF crumplirg the Russian left wing and
assisting Won Hindenburg's drive towaru
Warsaw.
NOV, ana dealt with the NustrlIUs Rftoi
the fashion ~ Napoleon, ,ntcrpus.ng them.
selves by swift marches between scattered
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NEWS PLEASES GERMANS.
Say Britain's Domination Of sea.
Has Gone Forever.

BEPIrS. Via London. Dec 99.--prc-id.nt
Wilson's protest to the British Govern
meut as 20 the arrogant ard iueNcustb'e
treatment % American commerce by Brit
ism warshps and tho American demand
for satisfaction was p'car'U- news To
German officials and ucwspup.rs Intense
pleasure T. expressed on al sides
There Is = belief, however. that Great
Britain will defer sufficiently to no
American demands 10 avoid q SERIOUS
crisis, since Il j. very well understood here
that the English will hardly dare 10 an
tagonize the United States to the point
OF war.
incident as proof that Great Brtsiu's
domination of the seas has gone forever,
and express tho nope that the Washington
Government will maintain n arm attitude.
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Continued iron, Frst P.-c.

critics see IN the developments ot the
last week "a very pt.ccahic turn IN
the tide in favor Of Rus STA. Scanning
the German and Austrian official re-
ports and checking th's" with the
statements ~ tho Russian General
staff he following situations In the
eastern ,hoa,r" - wrr are auuarcnt:
Marshal Won H'ndcnburgs army -
500. 900. massed from the junction ~ tFe
lower Nis;u.a and the Bzura to To, reg %
OF OpocZun. has mad" no apprc' '.,
r~ogrcss in the last ten days Ia it, effort
20 advance toward WARSAW. II "as
suffered staggering 'osses ~ attempts 20
force tie pasSas" of the EzU~a and tl.
EIFkt. and It's -ptarl,di position Us hs
Ear from Warsaw ne ever. thirty miles
west. Military observers point out that
II Won Hindenburg could not 20 forward
Wien the combined German and Austrian
offensive WAS under ful! Roadway il is
improbable that ne can advanc" now t1at
the Russians arc strongly on IN" often
s!ve In southern Poland and IN Gllr'a.
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OCEAN RATES JUMP.
IIn,f OF Tonnngc Available for 4,
=. Tied Ip by wnr.

WAsuiNGToN, Dec GA big increass
In OCEAN freight rates since the beginning
of IN" European war was shown IN "A re-
port To the Senate to-day by Secretaries
McAdoo and EcdnCld
The rate per 100 pounds on cotton from
New YORK TO Liverpool on July II was 20
cents on September l2 II Vac 40 cent?
and on brct mhor ~ IL was 20 cents. 10
hremen Germany, the rate was 90 cents
on July II, and 50 On December go ON
sack flour the rate TO IlNrrlsul before
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Penalty Of Control Of Seas.

The Daily NepS comments editorially
an the American protest as follows
''fho dispute between this country and
the United States. which has produced
note from President Wilson. is one OF the
penalties which accompany the command
Of the sea. II is only q bclligerent. SUI
preme in given waters. which can en-
deavor to bring pressure to hear upon
the enemy by restricting his commercial
Intercourse with neutral countries. In
evitably the attempt to do this results in
friction with neut'al states which suffer
from a war in which they have no direct
part
English history teens with instances
and on one lamontabic occasion We allowed
n dispute OF this kind with the United
states TO had us into war with that
country Happily there IL no need TO fear
any such calam.tous development to-day
II is hard - reconcile tn, military In
forests Of holligercnts with the CONNER
c,al interests 81 ueutrals. bur tho at
TENT. can D., made. and thc characters
- President wilson ana Sir Edward Grey
ofer the Sue.st gutr'u,"'S that no effort
VIII be e'arci 80 r.durv fri".iou to "A
MINIMUM and .o consider every problem
With q single minded determination to find
81 equitable solution
we have not ~ present the full text
OF President Wilson's note. put only a
summary. Tnc puin.S % raises are serious.
but perhaps rot as serious as close stu
dents of this controversy might hav.
'anticipHfrd Tnp tone Us em!ncntlN
friendly Trdpumedly what We are doing
has iuterferyi with the trade ~ the
United states. but there was never a war
In which neutral commerce did not
suffer The American Government and.
still is,r,. the American people should
bear that iu mind and take aS large
view IS circumstances allow.
one consideration which should weigh
with them is that the prize law which
this country il now enforcing is very
similar % American practice. NJ
other relevant consideration Is that the
actual commerce urdr~ dispute, though q:
high military significance to US. is not
OF very great pecuniary value to Amer
ica while the gain to the United states
by "A shortening of the war as q result
OF the Allies blockade would vastly out
weigh any temporary loss due to re-
strction OF American trade with Ger
many.
"Thes.. are arguments which may
l-gitmaiely weigh with Americans who
nre determined not TO dcpar by "A hairs
breadth from neutrality. ON the other
hand it IL for the British Government
to consider carefully the relative values
OF certain Of its regulations and Of
American good will. America. without
passing outside Of her strict rights,
might O., ply TO what she considered un-
varran,abl. regulations with measures
(the prohibition Of the expectation OF
arms and ammunition. for cNample,)
which would HI. the Allies.
In all controversies of tie kind n bal
ance must he struck by both parties be-
tween loss and gain. With the two Gov
ernments as determined as the American
and our own TO smooth away friction and
10 do ..;stice to one another the search for
an equitable arrangement ought not be
very prolonged"
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PARIS, be. 2g-TAc Ministry -
Marine to-day partially confirmed ~
Austrian report az th" loss % 49,. E-..--
submarine curl, while attactt.- l.
Austrian battlesh!p IN The htrhor - r..
An official statement SAYS tho srh-.,-.~,
has been missing since hcr departure m
her mission and TINT hcr loss Is nrn..L.
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J"pnnrsc ships Leave Peruvian Port

LIMA. Peru, Dec 90 --The Japanese
''morod cruisers Azuma and Idzumo
i'ft Puerto Pl2arro, near the mort horn
boundary or Peru on sunday. sailing
toward the month The two cruisers nut
'"'" Callao several days ago
British Extraordinary and Minister pleni.
potcntilry To the Vatican, will present
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British steamer sunk h, Wine.

LONDON. Dec. 29.-Tho steamship II
maria Of the stag Line was sunk tg A
mine IN the North Sea to-da.. i.- .-sv
was rescued. She was # lis .r,
and was owned In North Shield -.
was built In 1911.
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Expect Easy solution.

The Times SAYS on the same subject:
"rhe note is dated December %, and al
though the idea may seem fanc!ful. we
cannot neip imagining tnat II was 10y no
accident that the eve of the great festival
of peace and good will was chosen for the
despatch of this friendly communication
from one OF the great branches OF the
English speaking communities to the other
II anything in the telegraphic sum
mary Of the note as received here should
seem perrmptOry, We feel assured that
this appearance is entirely due to the
necessdries OF comprehension, and will
vanish when the text of the document
IN before us We fully realize the in
conveniece and the loss the conduct OF the
war must occasion to America and other
ueutrals We also are confident that
when the note IL published We shall md
that President Wilson and his colleagues
are not insensible TO the imperous re-
quiren,ents OF our military situation.
We do not suppose this Is dispute
OF our right as a bellgervnt to prac-
tlse such interference" with commerce be-
tween neutrals as Is manifcstly neces-
sary for the protection of our nat.ona'
safety. What they do question, as we
gather it. is whether the action of our
ships does not in some cases exceed the
manifest necessity
THE note deals throughout with I'M
shaken faith in our sense of Justice.
That trust We shan assuredlN do our
best TO preserve. II IL quite inconceiv-
able that two sensible peoples on the
frieudl.,st IL terms with each other
should not succeed IN devising modus
vivendi IN accordance with the general
principles Of international law which will
at the same time meet the peculiar facts
and circumstances Of this unprecedented
war
The Daily Chronicle finds the cabled
summary OF President Wilson's note too
vague for full criticism. Though ohtec-
tons to the British DEGREES defining con-
traband are suggested In the note the
chief objection specified seems to he to the
practice OF enforcing these DEGREES and to
he directed against diverting ships 10 ports
instead OF searching them at sea.
The Chronicle maintains that this prac-
tice is necessitated By the German habit
OF invariably attacking warships by APP
preaching behind some neutral merchant
man and that therefore only a hasty sN-
animation Is possible in open waters, The
difficulty Il enhanced, the Chronicle says,
10y the size Of the modern merchantmen
and the possibility OF hiding contrabsHd in
It's capacious holds
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ls to defeat Germany. II tn right OF
srrch is abandoned ruder methods will
lave TO be employed.
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Expect Scant Results From
Wilson'S Note to Britain
. . . .

Continued from Frs, Page.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-08-01
.ySTRO-SERgIAN WAR HAS
LONG Been EXPECTED

War which threatens to be the most
appalling in known human history i'm
bends all over Europe through the
following causes:
The centuryold hatred of the Serbs
and the Austrians, growing out OF the
struggle of the Serbs for unity and
freedom. Austria, through her poses
5ions of Servian provinces, effectually
lars the way.
The imprisoned rage of the Serv-
ans because since they have thrown
IF the yoke of the Turk in territory
once held by the Sultan, they have
been unable to win one foot Of ground
Or a single subject from the dual mon
archy.
The deep resentment of Austria at
the murder OF the archduke, tranz
Ferdinand, heir to the throne, on June
20 through a Sefvian plot, which
brought all the long smoldering bit
Cerness of the two peoples to a Gil
max.
The ultimatim delivered to Servla
by Austria demanding punishment OF
lie archduke's slayeIs,
Servia's reply, termed by the Aus
trian foreign office as unsatisfactory
Precipitation of France, Germany
and Italy into the crisis by Russiai
determination to block any change IL
the balance of power in the Balkans.
The known purpose of Russia te
use her armies to this end make.
hat great empire in effect an ally o
Servia and in turn draws France Il
support the Russian standard through
an offensive and defensive alliance,
Rusa.as espousal OF the Servial
cause automatically brings into pla
the triple alliance in which German.
and Italy are bound to rally to tn
support Of their alley, Austria.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-08-01
SERBIAN MINISTER
GIVEN PASSPORTS
ACTION OF AUSTRIAN FOREIGN
OFFICE DEEMED EQUIVALENT
TO DECLARATION OF WAR.
The Russian ambassador at Vienna
VIII Take Charge of Servian In.
terests During the Absence Of
Servia's Representative.

Vienna.-The sending of his pass
ports to the Servian minister NJ
Jovanovitch by the Austrian foreign
office is deemed equivalent to a dec
laration of war
This action was taken Sunday the
report that the Servian minister left
Vienna Saturday having been incor-
rect. The Russian ambassador VIII
take charge of this Servian interests,
It is believed that there will be no
formal declaration of war, as Servia
never subscribed to The Hague con
veation
There were patriotic demonstra-
lions throughout the day, although a
heavy rain was falling. Great crowds
gathered in front of the war office
and cheered the officers who appear
ed Professions with flags flying fill.
ed the streets.
A general mobilization in Montene-
gro is reported,
Italy has informed Austria that In
he event of armed conflict With Ser
via she will adopt a friendly attitude
in accordance with her relations with
he triple alliance.
Proclamations have been posted or
dering partial mobilization. The Aus
tro-Hungarian bank has raised the
| bank rate from to per cent.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-08-01
SOLDIERS FIRE ON
mob NEAR DUBLIN
FOUR KILLED AND slxTY-SEVEN
WOUNDED. WOMEN AND Chill
DReN INCLUDED IN LIST.
ARRAY Preeipitated by Attack Of
Troops Following a Successful
cun-running Feat by the Ma
tionalist Volunteers.

Dub'in.-Appalling results followed
a successful gun-running feat by the
Nationalist volunteers sunday al
Howth, ten miles from Dublin, when
soldiers. volunteers and crowds came
into conflict. Bayonets were used
and shots were fired. Many men. wo
men and even children fell at the irst
volley. Four persons, two OF them
women, are dead and about sixty
seven others are in the hospitals with
serious injuries. Among them is a
child, who is one OF several others
not expected to recover,
The battle, for such it was, fol
lowed the remarkable gun-runnine
feat at Howth. This appeared to be
entirely successful. The coast guards
were powerless against the we'll dis
ciplined Irish volunteers, who
marched of with their booty TO Dub
lin, This it was that led to the col
lision with the soldiery
All the available city police were
hurried down to Howth, but got there
time a large force of Royal Irish con
stabulary, armed with carbines, and
| 100 men OF the Kings Own Scottish
| Borderers We're turned out to take III
a position barring entry into the city
! At about O'clock, when the lrisl
volunteers reached the end OF th'
Howth road near Fairview, they wer
confronted by the armed soldiers ant
the police. To avoid conflict tn
volunteers decided TO double back
and proceed by crescent at the EN-
of this avenue, but there they foun
another force of soldiers barring TIL
way.
Exactly how the conflict began
difficult to say. The police proceed
ed to disarm the volunteers an
seized a number of rifles. This wa
resented Then shots rang out and
miniature battle was on,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-08-01
AUSTRIA DECLARES
WAR ON SERVll
OTHER EUROPEAN POWERS MAY
Be DRAWN INTO CONFLICT
BEFORE 1T is ENDED.
Government of Dual Monarchy Would
Not be Appeased Even Should
Balkan Kingdom Comply With
Demands, IL Is Asserted.

Vienna.-War has been declared by
Austro- Hungary against Servia The
declaration of war was Gazetted here
sunday afternoon, July %. The text
IS as follows:
The royal government of Serva not
Ter to the note RENTED to it by the
Austro-Hungarian minister in Bel
grade on July %, 1914, the imperial
md royal government finds itself
compelled to proceed itself to safe
.,uard its rights and interests and to
nave recourse for this purpose to
orce of arms.
Austria-Hungary considers itself
therefore, from this moment in .
state of war with Servia.
COUNT BORCHTHOLD,
Minister Foreign Affairs of Austria
Hungary
1t is with a feeling of intense re-
ief that the people in the dual mon-
trchy look forward to the war with
Servia.
Even certain knowledge that Rus
iia would intervent would not cause
Austria to hesitate moment or al
.er her course in the slightest.
The foreign office declared Tues
| day that even should Servia now
| comply with the demands Contained
IN the Austrian note the government
If the dual monarchy would not bo
satisfied Officials at the ministry
stated that Servias reply had made
| it impossible for Austria-Hungary to
adhere to her former standpoint, and
compliance by Servia with the de
nand made on her could no Longer
influence the course of action OF the
Austro-Hungarian empire.
News of the formal declaration Of
var ran through the city before extra
editions OF the papers could react
he vendors hands and everywhere
vas greeted with spirit which
might be described as close to re
igious eXaltation.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-08-01
cALMETTE,s SLAYER ACQUITTED
Madame Caillaux Freed of Charge OF
Numbering French Editor.

Paris.-Mme. Henriette Caillaux on
Tuesday night was acquitted by
Jury in the court of assizes of the viii.
tul murder on March 16 last of Gas.
ton Calmette, editor of the Figaro
The verdict was returned after fifty
minutes deliberation. The announce.
ment was followed by the widest III.
mutt.
Madame CaillauX staggered and
then threw her arms about the neck
of her counsel Fernand Labori, with
her hair undone falling over her
shoulders and her hat fallen to the
floor The spectators stood upon
desks and chairs. "CaillauX! La
Joril" and cries of "Calliaux, as
5assin,' merged into one.
The din was deafening. Several
groups of barristers came to blows
and the republican guards, in an en-.
deavor to separate them, joined IN
the melee The spectacle of Labori
and M. Chenu, the latter counsel for
the Calmette family embracing each
other, Gained the tumult for mo-
ment, but it was redoubled when they
| left with Madame Caillaux.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-08-01
RUSSIA GLOSES HAR5OR.
None But Russians to be Permitted
to Enter Sebastopol Harbor.

London.-The Times Constantine
pie correspondent says that Russia
das ordered all lights along the Rus.
sian Black sea coast extinguished, ex
cept the Chersonese lighthouse, near
Sebastopol, and that the harbor OF
Sebastopol has been closed to all but
Russian warships.
A dispatch to the Times from st.
Petersburg says Russian statesmen
are unanimous in the belief that Great
Britain alone can save the situation.
A Durrazzo dispatch to the Times
says report received in Durazzo
from an Austrian Lloyd source de.
c,ares that the Austrians have block.
AIDED the Montenegrin port Of Anti
yari.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-08-01
Tumult in Grain Market.

Chicago.-The widest scenes WITT
messed in the wheat pit of the Board
Of Trade here since the opening OF
the twentieth century were precipitat-
ed Tuesday by Austria's declaration
Of war against Servia. Transactions
totalling nearly 100,000000 bushels
sent prices skyward, the net rises De-
ing from 81 to 81 cents.