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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-05
U. S. ENVOY SAVES WOMAN,

LoNpoN. Dec. i.-An interesting story
Of how Mr.. Gerard, the American AM
bassador at Berlin. and r. 81. John Can
ney, the American Consul -General at
Munich. saved the Hon. Mary isabel Port
man, daughter OF Niscount Portman,
from a German Jail has just leaked Tut
through the arrival Of Miss portman at
her fathers home here.
Several months before the war Miss
Pormau who had been a resident Of
Munich for seven years. contracted for
the erection OF house at cost Of
100000. Just before the war she paid
half the amount ana after hOstiltios had
begun she was quite willing to pay the
balance. hut could not get her money out
of the bank because Of The moratorium
and her father could not send il 10 her
because under the trading with an enemy
act he was forbidden to settle with the
German contractors,
The contractors cOt a warrant for tho
arrest of Miss Portman She appealed
to Mr.. Gaffncy who obtained $4,000 bail
for her The matter was then taken up
by Ambassador Gerard who paid the
S5oOou to the contractors out Of his own
pocket, and when the money was placed
in the hands Of tho contractors Miss Port
man was allowed 10 lcav" Germany.
Nj GtirurS is now in London and Lord
l'ortnau has handed him the $4,000 to
take back TO MI Gerard.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-05
100000 GERMANS TAKEN?
PetrOgrRd 50 Estimates Captures
Made In Five Days.

LONDON. Dec. 5.--The Ddilu MARS
Petrograd correspondent sends the fol-
lowing under yesterdays date;
"A competent estimate puts the losses
OF the enemy for the i've days spent In
the 'mousetrap near LODI AZ 100 900.
Reports from Warsaw and MuSk show
that several thousand prisoners are pass
ing eastward every day.
Yesterdays early morning attack by
the Germans in close order north of LODI
again cost them dear. Their fondness for
night attacks has become familiar and
they are no longer surprises As usual on
such occasions they let the day pass
quietly, apparently tn lull the Russians
into false feeling OF security. This
hope was disappointed when. soon after
midnight. the approaching masses received
"a murderous fire
The German troops again showed Won
derful disregard OF danger The solid
columns came on until the Russ ANS leaped
out of the trenches. and in hand to
hand fight literally forced them back.
owing to the darkness, the cavalry was
unable to finish off the engagement with
its usual vigor. The value OF this arm
OF the service, in which the Russian Gem
eralissimo so firmly believes. has been
emphasized during the last few days.
THE German attack in the direction Of
Lotitch was repulsed mainly by charges
Of dra goons and hussars which demon
allied the enemy before he could approach
the main body OF the Russians"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-05
CLAIMS LODI VICTORY.
Despatch From Front Tells OF Ger
man Defeat.

LONDON. Dec. THE BOurSe gazette
Of Pctrograd has received a despatch
from correspondent with the Rus
sian army that the battle at LODI has
ended in victory for the Russians.
The correspondents asserts that great
numbers of German prisoners and many
cannon and machine guns are being
brought to LODI.
Petrograd newspapers publish the
statement that the Germans lost 100000
men In lighting their way out of the
trap set for them at LODI and have
been unable to renew the offensive on
account OF terrible losses and eXhaus-
ton.
Lacking the confirmation of the Rus
sian General Stan there is "a dispo-
stion here to accept these reports with
reserve. particularly since the latest
Russian official announcement admits
that the Germans have been heavily re-
enforced from Silesia and are forcing
the fighting in some areas. Conserva-
tive military critics maintain, however
that the Germans are merely wasting
their strength against Russias masses
and that the day of invasion for Silesia
cannot long he averted
Without doubt. the Russians have been
victorious In front OF Cracow and the
news indicates that the iive forts ar,
being shelled. II the Cars troops are
| numerous enough Cracow can be masked
as the Germans masked Maubeuge and
can pass the fortress into southeastern
! Silesia-
The Petrograd correspondent of the
! Morning Post infers that there IL some
thing wrong with the defences OF era
| COW IL the Russians have been able. a.
| the news states, 10 approach to Vie
| liczka, within eight miles OF the city
| WielicZla should he well within the rang,
| OF the outer defence guns
The Russian official report indicate,
that there IS little hope of a relief fol
| Cracow from the south, since the Russiaui
! have passed through the Dukla Pass int
/ Hungary. and the Austrians in Galicis
1 have been scattered and driven bacl
I through the mountains. If help comes 4
! must be from an Austro-German force
operating on the kaliscz-Wlelun-C zen
/ stachOva line. and this force appears I,
I have its hands full at present.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-05
FRENCH NEARING METZ.
lombard Town Nine Miles Away
aud Threaten German Lines.
Special Cable Despatch 10 Tur SITS.


LONDON. Dec "a despatch from
Nancy to the Times. dated Thursday.
says:
Two movements have taken place
lately near Pont-a- Mousson and Grey.
both of which may have an important
bearing on the future course of the war.
"From somewhere near Pont-a-Mous.
son, which is every day the target for
a few German shells, the French have
bombarded. at range of eight miles.
the town Of Arnaville, just beyond Pagny-
sur-Moselle, nine miles short OF Metz.
As 1t lies In the direct line OF the Ger
man communications by which their ad-
vanced forces at ST Mihiel and the rest
OF the Woevre are supplied with ammunt-
ton and provisions from Metz. its de-
struction would be a heavy blow to the
enemy.
The bombardment OF Arnaville is a
matter that affects the possible retirement
OF tho Germans from the Woevre.
What has happened and is happen
ing near Grey has to do with the ad-
vance Of the French into German Lor-
raine. There are several signs that the
Germans do not expect their tenancy of
Grey To continue much longer. They
may he said 10 have already given notice
of their intention to quit.
1.-THE other day there arrived at Nancy
over goo refugees who had been expelled
by the enemy from the villages OF Valet
Chillon and Petit Mont. both close 10
Grey. The sudden expulsion of this
whole body is probably due TO the fact
that the Germans want to get rid Of all
hostile witnesses OF what they are doing
for in the canton of Grey they are a,
the present moment constructing a kind
OF vast fortified camp.
'In the whole region. especially alonl
the twelve miles OF road from Blamon
20 SsLarburg, they are hard nj work
aided by able bodied prisoners from
the evacuated villages. on an elaborate
series of defensive earthworks. Consistln'
chiefly OF cemented trenches and care
fully concealed batteries The groun'
over which they expect the French ad
vance IL further fortified by larg
number OF mines.
This can only mean, here az else
where, that the Germans are beginning
70 make up their minds to tho fact tina
their attack has failed and that befor
long II viii be their turn to stand agains
INVASION
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Retrograd Hears Germans
Haze Lost Battle of LodS
Correspondent With Russian Army Sends Word That
Kasers Forces Lost 100000 Men and Many Cannon
Fighting Their Way Out of Trap
CARS TROOPS SMELLING FIVE FORTS AT CRACON

It IL admitted in Berlin that the Rus
SLAMS have not halted their attack In East
Prussia because of the situation In Po-
land, but the statement Is made that the
Russians have been rcpulsed east OF
the Masurian Lakes.
The Paris journals correspondent with
the Russian General STAFF telegraphs his
paper that the battle in Poland is the
fietcest the world has ever known. Escap-
ing humiliation at LODI the Germans re-
formed their lines and furious fighting Is
again In progress He adds that the
western section OF the battle front begins
at Zdunska Wolo on the Wharf.-The River.
passes through Zgierz and Strykow and
ends at Beavy and Sobata, about twelve
miles west OF Lodz
AT present" he says. ION the German
left, near Lodz. the adversaries are en-
gagged In stubborn attacks and counter at
lacks. Each side is trying 10 turn the
others flank to prevent a general often
sive. The advantage there remains with
the Russians.
The Germans are feverishly pushing
forward reenforcements. They are stub
bornly sticking to their offensive ideas,
although their strategy in this theatre Is
really defensive. Their offensive policy Is
due to the fact that II they retreat gree;
Russian army will swarm into Silesia.
They are trying to turn both Russian
TANKS.
ION the left. near I.odz. they are failing
and have to support he we're Russian
strain. On their right. near their own
frontier. the German task Is even greater
Requirements have arrived from Kaliscz
TO Sieradz and Zdunska Wolo and have
menaced the Russian left At the same
time. further south. the famous Ger
man army of Wiclun. which the Russians
suddenly hurled back on November 80
has reformed, He'd by "A guard brigade.
and the attention given to 1t shows the
Importance that Gen. Nou HindeLburg
attaches to this army"
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.speciai cable Despatch TO THp suN.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE correspondent OF
n Hungarian newspaper has received
from Budapest letter which describes
an unsuccessful appeal made by the Hun
g@rian Prime Minister. Count 11sza, 10
the Kaiser for German troops to defend
Hungary from the Russians. In Berlin
Count Tsza was passed from one ON
c!al to another until finally he reached
the Kaiser He told the Kaiser squarely
that hts Cabinet would resign and that
he could not guarantee the loyalty or
good will OF Hungary unless Germany
paid more attention to the interests OF
his country The Kaiser was annoyed,
then furious. then alarmed. The letter
adds:
count Tisza says the Emperor at first
became quite furious. and said something
to the effect that open enemies are not
always the most dangerous enemies, and
that the egotism Of some people was
likely TO upset the whole plan OF cam
paien. Nevertheless. he agreed TO con-
suit the General staff on the question,
and promised to do all he could to sat
lsfy the Hungarians.
THE conversation must have been quite
interesting I learn from another quar-
teri don't know whether Il Is true or
not-that the Emperor trembled with emo
ton when Count Tisza intmated that the
Cabinet would have 70 resign, and I'm
plored him not to dggravate the strain
which his position imposed upon him in
these anxious times. and when he said
this he was almost crying"
Hungarian newspapers are expressing
dissatisfaction and say that Hungary has
been reduced to the pass Of begging lif"
from Germany. An official statement
issued 10y Count Tsza on his return said
thtA his mission had had most salts
factory result II Is recorded in the
Morning Post article that the writer be-
l!eves. on the contrary, that she mission
had a most unsatisfactory result
The PoSti Htrldp. an opposition news
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-05
GERMAN STATEMENT.
BeIgo-British Agreement Reported
Proved by New Documents.

BERLIN. Dec 4. by wireless TO Sayville,
l.. 1.-The official German press bureau
ann, unces that reports have been re-
coived from Madrid telling Of an attack
on the garrison at Blanca, Morocco. by
Moorish rebels. Constantnople reports
given out by the same bureau say that
there has been tghting between the
French and Seuussyc, tribesmon In
southern Morocco In which the French
were defeated The leader OF the Scnuss-
yeh was killed
The bureau announces that 1t is re-
ported in Cons:antinoplc that England
Intends to send Portuguese troops into
Egypt and that Mohammedan soldiers in
Tunis are being embarked FOR service IN
Europe. The official statement continues {:
"The Russian military newspaper
Russky Tnrdiid states that tho number Of
Russian officers killed. wounded or aiken
prisoner now totals $1,000
The German military authorities have
taken measures to prevent famine among
the inhabitants % tho parts Of Russian
POLAND occupied by the German army.
Rotterdam reports that N Hhe Bocr farms
I'm South Africa there are to be found
only women and natives, the mcu are
at the front.
Rudolph Mocllcr. a German. a foreign
resident Of Morocco, has sworn t, an
affidavit which confirms the report hat
German civilians arrested In Morocco AT
the outbreak of the war have been trans
ported to Oran. Algeria, whore French
officers melted soldiers t. commit bru-
talities upon them. Two men ami one
woman died from III treatment.
German troops have discovered ~ the
western arena OF the war secret instrlc-
tions prepared 10y ~" British General
StaN. which contain detailed Information
concerning the Belgian h'rder. tHe dis
position OF rolling stock "n the railroads
AMI the billeting OF men. These instruc-
tons could have been prepared only with
! the active assistance of the Belgian Gov
eminent. which supplied the detailed In
| formation oontaned IN them. Ills Is
| further evidence thL; England and Bel
| GUM decided long ago ON English mill
tary activity in Belgium, and this means
violation OF neutrality
THE Persian Government has handed
/ to the British Minister at Teheran a note
/ protesting against he violation of Per
I sian neutrality ny the entrance OF
| British warships int the Kirun River.
| Athens reports that England has
landed $4,000 Canadian volunteers in
| Egypt
THE nth Austrian ART y has occupied
! Belgrade
The London Globe threatens tho com
| pletc blocking OF The North Sea.
bulgaria cortradlcts the Greek rc
port of Il concentration of bulgarian
trropa
Rome reports thai Ahys,uia has de
clined the AnGlo-Fronch demand to sen,
troops 10 night the Turks I'm Egypt
German newspapers Of all politica
! parties declare that the promise 81 the
Imperial Chancellor 70 lead the wsr To-
victorious c.uclusion answers rhe cN
pcctation Of tho entire nation
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-05
SAYS GERMANS ARE
20 MILES FROM VERDUN
English Correspondent Asserts
That French Fort Is
Not Mcnaccd.
Spec,a, catie Despqteh 10 rnr SIS.


IoNpoN, Dee. A.--The DdtIy throniric
prints the following despatch from one OF
i,s ,orro.,,,,,do,,,s 4, t,,,n,o.
$50. ,... H..
;" '"H N">' u ''NI'' -
THE great central doorway OF tine
Lorraine frontier is not only banged.
barred and bolted against the invader
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peace Al least OF perfect security Neruun
had been advertised by the German com
manders as about TO he subjected to a
t.. ,..... mt, -. -, .
V'"Ne Investment" i"'S eve" C'"''"e" u
nave captured some OF 'he for's' no
doubt the German people imagine 1t is
besleged
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"'S" sumo VI '"''' '''''e''''''S
Ill theE nave any iree men VINO could
tell them the simple truth-could have
ACCOMPANIED us in at ,enst mart az . tour
of insnertion ,vhicb has bsen ~ .vtraor-
dirarv irtorest No hotta, ,,o,C -
hans c,,,ld n, o,,ar,d -, s,,ih ,,i
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,',l,. -, ,'uul' "n' ''Nrr
p'u "eS'rs'"' I'S COMMUNICATIONS are
ut'h'u " - '"e 'eh'r" vi u district III
"Il'I thfre IL no menace
''n lhe northwest ana north there
are AT least twenty miles before some
pl the German guntre Is reached, The
| road to the city through Argunne il
as safe and quiet as the road from York
! To London. ON the south the Germans
/ touch tn" Mouse AT only single point.
! St M,h,el
ITO reach Il from Metz there is only
| one single difficult road, and All along
that line the position Of the Germans is
exceedingly precarious. Around the semi
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-05
FEAR FOR STRASSBURG.
Germans Dig Trenches to Keep
French out of city.


PARIS. Dec. A despatch from Basel
says the Germans bave placed artillery in
the squares before the church and City
Hall in Colmar in order to draw the
French artillery fire to these points, thus
obliging the French to lombard and
destroy Colmar. although Il Is an open
town
Great preparations have been made
around Strassburg To prevent the French
troops from advancing Many lines Of
trenches have been dug In the valley OF
'hc Bruche. Forests and parks have been
lcvelled to facilitate the defence. The
suburbs Of Strasshurg have been flooded
and all preparations have been made 10
extend the flooding south and west of the
city. Whole districts OF Muelhauscn have
been mined.
The French advance on the side OF
Colmar has been very marked recently.
The French also are making progress 10
the north OF Thanh and they almost com
pletely surround Gehwelller.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-05
ALLIESONTHE
OFFENSIVE, is
BERLIN REPORT
Germans Say Encmy's Ef-
forts to Advance Have
Been Checked.
RUSSIANS REFUSED;
KAISER IS IN BERLIN

BERLIN. via wireless to London, Dec g.
The Official statement to-day by the Genera
STAFF shows that the enemy's troops II
Flanders have taken the offensive, but
that the Germans have repulsef al
attacks. The statement follows:
In the western theatre of war
French attacks against our troops In
Flanders were repeatedly repulsed. as
they were also in the region north
west of Altkirch where the French
suffered considerable losses.
In the eastern theatre OF war the
enemy's attacks east % the plain of
the Masurian Lakes were repulsed
with heavy losses to the Russians.
our offensive IN Poland is taking
It's normal course
His Majesty the Emperor arrived in
Berlin last night for IA short stay.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-05
Kaiser fingered When
Hungary Demanded Aid
Prcmlicrs Mission to Berlin Explained-Successful. He
Says, but Opposion Papers Call 1t an
Utter Failure.


paper, declared that Germany had made
Austria Hungary a vassal and criticised
the seizure by the Germans OF the com
mand of the Austro- Hungarian armies
The result was that the police confiscated
the Hirldp.
The letter says that uneasiness is grow
ing everywhere, and that a section of the
national committee Is about to start peace
propaganda. apparently claiming Hun
gary's right us an independent state to
make peace separately. The writer doubts.
however. that the movement will be sue
cessful. although majority of the
Hungarian people will undoubtedly sup
port any movement which will conceivably
lead to the agitation for full Hungarian
independence
Anyway the time for the propa ganda
IS well chosen. for the rage of the peopl"
against Austria and Germany is grow
ing. AZ regards the Russian invasion.
the letter says that the situation is worse
than at the last writing The writer
that four Russian army corps
In the Carpathians have occupied Al,
passes and are advancing southward In
great numbers. sweeping everything be-
fore them. The Hungarians opposing
the invasion are less than half the num-
bers of the Russians and lack artillery.
The SlUvak population In the Car
path!ans are utterly Indifferent. for many
believe that only manUuvres are being
engaged in. Very few young men are
left in the villages, practically all being
in America. The writer represents that
Hunearians I'm Budapest and elsewhere
are impatient because of the medgre de-
tails I'm the official announcements OF the
war. and know nothing OF the progress OF
the battle IN Poland except such as this :
There IL nothing to report from the west
ern theatre There IL no change In Ga
llcia."
\ comic paper pararhrased this by say
ing I'VE didn't win in the west and We
were beaten In Galicla." The police con-
hscated the paper
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Special cable Despatch TO The suN.

PETRoGRAp, Dec. 4.--The following
statement issued by the Russian Cen
eral staff tonight indicates that the
fighting in Poland, which is now along
a continuous line from Plock to Petro-
kow. has not yet produced decisive
result:
ON the left bank of the Nistula
on December there was obsti-
nate fighting along the Glovno-
Lowiscz front and along the west
ern roads toward LODI and Petro-
kow.
There has been no essential
modification of the situation on the
other fronts.
There have been no engagements
of consequence in the Caucasus.
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KAISER MORE MUsTACHIOED. A."
"And More Cosmetickrd Than Ever"
Says Writer who Saw Him.

PARIS, Dec 4.--Sumc official declara-
ton rc-ardiag tho kaisors muStache
would seem desirable, one paper to-day
quotes an eyewitness who was recently
at Metz as saying ~ the Kaiser;
'Ilc was scarcely rccogni2abl with his
mustache cut quite close. tooth brush
fashion, as people say"
On tn" other hand, "A correspondent ar
vtv,ns AZ Antwerp was asked why he had
not come tw1 days sooner as he would
have seen the Kaiser.
"Wlthout his mustache?" the correspon-
dent asked, as tie newspapers say the
Emperor b. now clean shaVcn.
70 this the reply WAS that the report
Was false and that the German Emperor
is now more mustichiocd and more cos
Ncticked than ever
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-05
BAR POSTCARDS OF KAISER.
Allies Protect Men From Punish
mcnt Of Germans ~ Captured.

l0NpoN. Doc i-The British and
French military authorities have barred !
postcar ds bearing caricaturcs ot Emperor
William AMI tho German Crown Prince
from the lighting line,
This action is reported to havc been
tho result of provision IN the German
military code which renders prisoners
taken with such cards I'm their possession
liable 20 summary treatment
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WA. 49,. -, 1T. $500. -. - 81,
IN, 'eA' vi inv "'s"' 'epo't was no io'
'o"s'
There has been no important de-
velopment in the general lighting.
ON our right wing We have advanced
I'm tho direction of Altkirch and near
that town
n should hc noted that during the
aav Of December we captured soi
prisopers i'm the northern region
alone.
Tho renort Of the afternoon mentioned
ox,iiior, aght,rr he,,ve.n ynres and
no,,iors and nm unsuccessful attack by
ror,,an 'rfantrv There was ouiet else
uora dofeated NJ La C,rne The report
was nc folIovs
In Belgium there has been an inter
mi;tent. but fairly spirited, cannonade
between the railroad from 1pres 10
Roucrs and the highway between
Becelaere and Passchendaele, where
the infantry OF the enemy endeaVored
to gain ground nut quite without
success. ,
AT Nermeles we are continuing 'he
work or organizing the POSITIONS
taken from the enemy.
From the Somine to inc Argohne re-
eion there is quiet along the entire
front.
In the Argonhe there nave peen
several attacks on tne par VI VT
man infantry nut an We're spu'S'u
by our troops partCularS az ia
Corne, 10 the northwest Vi 'nc lo'eS'
OF Grurlc. nut.
Ihere mas neen so',,e 40,
ing IN the "oe're u'S"'c' anu !"