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New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
ALLIES GAIN AGAIN
in SEVERE ATTACKS
Report Advances Both in
Flanders, Near Coast,
and in Argonne.
PROGRESS MAY
COST THEM DEAR
Heavy Casualty Lists Likely Be-
fore Germans Are Driven Out
of Present Positions.

London. Dec. 23.-Again the Allies
have scored small gains in the battles
in the west, but they are meeting with
very stubborn resistance, and military
men say that very heavy casualty lists
must be expected before any serious
impression can be made on the Ger
man entrenchments.
The announcement given out by 'he
French War Office this afternoon re-
ports slight progress on the northern
end Of the allied line, between the sea
and the road from Nieuport TO West
ende. Fog caused slackening OF the
fighting near Arras. Advances are
claimed near Perthes-les-Hurlus, where
German machine guns were captured
and an average gain Of 800 yards IS
claimed. Progress on the driving bscK
of counter-attacks is reported near
Reauseiour and in the forest OF lie
Grurie. Near Boureuilles, the Frencn
apparently lost to the Germans. Inc
riebt Official report. however, mentions
progress in the last named region
The German official report received
bv wireless from Berlin says that tne
attacks launched yesterday by the Al,
lies i'm Belgium we're easily repulseu
Lv the Germans; that the French troops
ere showing greater activity in the VI
cinitv of Camp de Chalons. and that
tbe French forward movements IN the
,,icipi+v of Cillerie. Rheims. SOuain and
Perthes have been partly repelled.,
The airmen Of both sides have peen
extremely busy, and aeroplanes nave
been swarming over Belgium, the
aviators reconnoitring movements ,ot
the opposing troops and occasionally
dropping bombs. Bruges and Brussels
have been visited by aviators from the
ranks Of the Allies. while Bethune and
other towns in Northern France. nave
received attention from the Germans
The many reports that German
troops are being rushed from Poland
to the Flanders front are taken by
some 10 mean that new German onen-
siye. under the eyes Of Emperor VIII
lam. is planned. 1t is also pointed out
however. that such shifting Of forces
was made necessary by the British re-
Inducements recently sent 70 Belgium
and France. The report that the Ger
mans are strengthening newly captured
positions is significant as indicating
that they have no present intention OF
yielding any ground.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
REFUSED TO JOIN
COLORS;; IS SHOT
War Unpopular with Ger
man Socialists Forced
Into the Army.
tBy Gable to The Tribune. ]

London, Dec. 23.-"The Daily Chron-
icle' publishes an interview with a
chaplain Of an English Church in a
German city. He has resided in Ger
many twenty-three years. but does not
wish his name TO be mentioned, and
he just arrived in this country. The
chaplain said:
War was not popular with the So
cialist working class of Germany. One
case came under my personal knowl-
edge. A man refused TO join the col
ors. A sergeant and two privates
were sent to his house, and he was
brought outside and shot against the
wall. When things like this were
done, IS II any wonder that working
men, every one of them social demo
Gratis, Joined the colors? They are
hghting because they are forced 70
hght, but If things continue TO go
badly for Germany there will be
troublous time anead.
u believe the people are beginning
TO hnd out the truth in spite of the
lies told them. They are not nearly so
cock-ahoop as they were at the begin
nlng of the war, and the enormous
casualty lists are simply staggering
them"
Asked if he thought the war would
be long one. he replied:
81 do not. Your German is ready for
any amount of buster when he is win
ming, but at heart is coward, and
when he finds things going against him
he will beg for mercy. Prussia is al
most as much hated as We are By the
other German states, and when it be-
comes known that Prussisn militarism
has failed, there will be reaction"
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24

sortie, but was driven back on the
fortifcations with heavy losses.
simultaneously the Austrian diVl1
sion which was advancing to"aru
Dukla was attacked with bayOnets and
forced 20 fee. leaving an enormous
number Of dead. The Russians cap
tured 1000 prisoners, including ten
officers.
To the west. on the road leading 20
Baltfeld. an Austrian corps was al
tackled by Russians at Rycliatzi, on
front descending from Ryg to fodioV'
The Austrians were thrown back, Iea'-
ing about 800 dead on the teld. -,
Russian troops in the neighborhood
Of Tuchow, GalieiH, south Of Iarno",
to-day. on observing the advance OF
the Twenty-sixth Austrian Brigade
slipped past on parallel roads and sur
prised the Austrian rear, according 70
reports received here. The Russians
opened fire with machine guns, ana
virtually annihilated the whole bri-
gade.
During the last two days fighting m
Southern Galicia, near the Carpathians'
the Russians are reported TO have cap
tured over 1000 prisoners, including
major Of the General staff, and hve
other officers, besides three heavy guns
and seven machine guns. in TINS
region the Russians, 10 ls SAID, are
moving small detachments through the
mountain passes.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
French Claim Gain of
Nearly Half a Mile

Paris. Dec 23.-The following official
communication was issued this evening:
"The progress made through our at
tacks between the Meuse and the forest
of the Argonne has been almost entire
lv maintained According to the lat
est news. our front IN this region has
reached the barbed wire entanglements
Of the enemy at the salient angle
southwest Of the wood of Forgeu least
of Cusiy) and lined the road leading TO
the forest Of Boureuilles.
"There is no other notable incident
to report
Following is the text Of the official
communication issued this afternoon:
yesterday in Belgium we made
slight progress between the sea ana
the highway from Nieuport TO west
epde. as well as in the region between
Steenstrawe and Bixschoote, where we
occupied a forest, some houses and e
redoubt
"To the cast of Bethune, working in
conjunction with :he British army, we
recaptured the village Of Givencny-
La Bassee, which had been lost TO US:
an the region Of Arras a heavy FOG
made il necessary for both the enemy
and ourselves to lessen activities.
"To the east of Amiens, on the Alsne,
and i'm Champagne there have been
artillery engagements.
"In the region of Perthes-les- Hurlus
we carried, after a spirited cannonade
end two assaults, the last section Of
the line which we occupied in part on
December 81. We made an average
gain of 500 yards. In the last trench
which came into our possession we
captured a section IF machine guns, in
Guiding the gun crews. violent coun-
ter attack was repulsed.
1--WE also made progress to the north
cast Of Beaus6jour, where further
counter attacks on the part Of the en-
emv were without success.
There has been a percepuble ad-
vance on the part of our troops in the
forest Of La Grurie against front Of
trenches 400 yards wide and running
not less than $50 yards deep. We blew
up with mines two Of these German
lines Of works and occupied the eXca-
y8tions.
"Tho lighting is going on in the vi
cinity OF Boureuillas, with the oUtcome
fairly serious. IL would appear not to
have been possible 10 retain entirely
the positions acquired yesterday morn
ing
"There has been no incident from the
heights Of the Meuse 70 Upper Alsace. "
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
RED CROSS NURSE
SAVES MAUBEUCE
Germans Spare Town in
Which Dying Prince
Was Tended.

Boulogne, Dec. 23.-Because a young
French Red Cross nurse took par
ticular interest in an eighteen-year-old d
German lieutenant who was brought
unconscious into the hospital at Mau-
beuge and died three days later, the
little manufacturing city Of Maubeuge
has been highly favored by its Ger
man conquerors, and is enjoying a
greater degree of freedom than any Of
the other French border towns IN Ger
man territory.
The wounded German proved to be
the Prince of axe-Meiningen, nephew
of the Emperor. He had suffered n
fractured skull in an encounter with n
French chasseur and died without re-
gaining consciousness.
At the suggestion of the little nurse
the local authorities rendered the prince
the funeral honors due to his rank,
photographed the body and coffin, and
sent the photographs, together with the
personal belongings of the prince and q
detailed account of his illness, to his
family at Meiningen. This occurred
while the town was still under French
control. The young mans father. the
Duke of Sake -Meiningen, acknowledged
the courtesies in letter expressing the
deepest appreciation, and later-When
the Germans entered Maubeuge-he
proved his gratitude by directing the
troops occupying the fortress town to
treat the inhabitants with the utmost
consideration. The nurse was given a
safe conduct through the German lines
and has just arrived at Boulogne.
The chasseur who was responsible
for the death of the prince was known
as the smallest soldier in the Maubeuge
garrison, but in the battle against the
princes crack cavalry regiment he ac-
quilted himself with distinction. Be-
sides placing the prince horsde-
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
Russian Lines in Bzura
Strong. Says Berlin Report

Berlin (by wireless 70 Sayvllle, Long
Island). Dec. 23.-Among the items
given out to-day for publication by the
Official press bureau we're the follow
ing: -.-, s,..,,
$50 far as can be determined from
available reports the situation has not
altered materially on either 'front.' IN
the last twenty-four hours.
"Unauestionably heavy fighting is
nroceeding along the Bzura River,
where one may fairly assume that the
Russian position is extremely strong.
The Russian right apparently rests on
the Vistula River. affording 10 protec-
tion from flank attacks, I'm the rear
are Nowo Georgiewsk and the warsaw
fortresses The fact that the Germans
succeeded I'm crossing the Bzura and
Rawka rivers at certain places should
render their task easier.
"Vienna's report shows that COM
narrative quiet prevails i'm Middle and
southern Poland, but that the Rus
s;ans have assumed the aggressive M
GAlicia, although az the cost OF heavy
losses. Along the lower Dunajec River
the Russians are still battling m the
region northward and eastward OF
Unghvar, in the Carpathians. No news
has come for several days from the
operations around Czeruowicz nor from
Seryia."
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
French Embassy Hears
Allies Have Advanced

Washington, Dec 23- Details Of
progress by the Allies, including a gain
Of nearly half a mile northeast Of
Besuscjour, and the silencing Of two
German batteries on the Meuse. were
reported 10 the French Embassy here
to-day by the Foreign Office. The dis
patch said IN part:
Between the sea and the Lys We
have progressed at different points on
the front as follows: one hundred and
fifty metres between the sea and the
road from Nieuport 10 Westende; l50
metres IN the region Of Steenstrate-
Rixchoote. Our gain is 800 metres
northeast Of Beausejour. On the
Meuse battery Of seventy-seven mil
liueLIss was silenced by our artillery"
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
Germans Past Skierniewicz,
Paris Official Statement.

Paris, Dec. 23.-The official report
issued By the French War Office this
afternoon has the following TO say
about the eastern campaign;
Russia East Prussia ;hc Ger
mans have been driven back on tho line
from Neidenburg 90 Soldau 10 Lauten-
burg. In Poland the Germans were
successful in getting a footing on the
lower Bzura. 20 the north Of Sochaczew.
Further 20 the south they reached the
Eawka River at Bolimow, and they
have passed Skieruiewicz moving 20 the
east.
"Austro- German forces are moving
into Poland along a front which runs
from a point 10 the southeast Of Piotr-
INV 70 the west Of the River Nida. IN
calicia. They have reached the River
Dnnajee, and they occupy a line from
Crybow 10 Smigro1 20 Sanok.
@The effort az sortie made by the
Przemysl garrison resulted in complete
failure"
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
GERMANS AGAIN
INVADE ANGOLA
Portuguese Commander of
Military Post at Nau-
lila Retreats.

Lisbon (via Paris), Dec. 23.-The
Germans have again INVADED Angola,
Portuguese West Africa. The fact was
announced in the Chamber Of Deputies
by the Minister Of Colonies, who said
that the Germans mad made fresh at
tack on the military post at Naulila,
in the province Of Angola.
The commander of the post, Colonel
Rooadas. the minister stated, had only
a small force at his disposal, and re-
treated in order to obtain reinforce
ments with which TO drive out the
Germans.
Further details OF the affair, the min
lister said, were lacking.
The first invasion of Angola took
place late in October, according to re
ports from Laurence Marques. East
Africa, when a small party Of German
cavalry arrived at Naulila and ask d
for an interview with the commander
A fight occurred, according to the re-
ports, during which three Germans
were killed before the party retired.
Berlin, however. has denied that such
an incident occurred.
Reports from Lisbon show that 5000
men were sent from Portugal 10 its
West African colony in September and
October and that in November the
country was preparing TO send 1000
additional troops there. The Portu-
guese activity was caused by reports
that Germany had armed great num-
bers OF the natives and had placed
them under the training Of German
officers for an invasion Of Angola.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
DEATH SENTENCE
FOR THREE TURKS
Court Martial in Messou.
dieh Case Finds Officers
Were Neglectful.

Athens, Dec. 23.-The blowing up %
the Messoudieh has made q great i'm.
preston in Constantinople. as IL Vas.
considered that the Dardaneles were
inaccessible. The commanders OF .bs
forts and torpedo boat destroyers have
been held responsible for the disaster.
and a special court martial. presided
over by high Turkish and German OF.
ficers, was held three days after the
occurrence to try twenty Turks and
ten Germans.
Three were condemned to death, 10
being held that they had shown neglect.
Lesser sentences were passed on sew
enteen others, among them some Ger.
mans.
Washington. Dec. 23.-Delayed sd.
vices TO the United States government.
from Constantinople say that Turkish
officials regarded the sinking Of the
battle hip Messoudieh as a severe loss
The feat caused CONSERVATION in the
Turkish capital, because of the fear
that more submarines would penetrate
the Dardanelles IN the future.
The Turkish officials, according %
the same adyices, have been much er.
turbed about spies. They contend ths.
every time the Turkish fleet enters the
Black Sea the Russians Immediately
are aware of the movement and send a
stronger force to drive the Turkish
ships back into port.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
BRITAIN REJECTS
"5.FOR.l" OFFER

London. Dec. 24.-Efforts recently
were made officially, says "The Daily
Telegraph" TO ascertain whether Ger
many would consent TO an exchange
nj civilian prisoners interned IN Eng
land and Germany. The newspaper
adds that Germany's reply, just re-
eeived, demands that the exchange be
on a basis Of the release Of five Ger
mans 20 one Englishman.
Germany naintains,' the newspaper
declares, that this Is the only equit-
able basis, as there are many more
German prisoners in England than
there are Englishmen in Germany. 1t
is needless to say that Great Britain
declined the proposal
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
KING AND PRINCE
AT SANDRINGHAM

London, Dec. 23.-The King and
Queen have planned 10 spend Christ
mas as usual at York Cottage, San
drinRham. IL is expected that they will
be joined BY the Prince OF Wales, who
IS now at General French's headquar-
ters.
The presence Of the Prince is based
on the assumption that although the
Pope's efforts failed 10 arrange truce
on Christmas Day. there will, never
theless. be an informal suspension Of
hostilities. As Prince Albert does not
join his ship until after the new year
he will be at the royal home during the
festivities.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
KING GREETS ALL
IN WAR SERVICE
Special Christmas Card Is Sent
to Each Soldier and
Sailor.
tBy Cable to The Tribune J

London, Dec. 2i.-King George and
Queen Mary are sending to every sol
der and sailor serving in the British
forces on land and sea a card Of per-
sonal Christmas greetings. The cards,
which have been prepared in three
forms-one for the army, one for the
navy and a third for the wounded
have photogravure portraits of their
maiesties, with fac-similes of greetings
as written by the King himself, with
his and the Queens autographs at the
bottom. The greeting to the army and
navy reads:
"With our best wishes for Christmas,
1914. May God protect you and bring
you home safe!
GEORGE r. l."
The greeting for the wounded is as
follows:
with our best wishes for Christmas,
1914. May you soon be restored to
health!
GEORGE r. l."
Their Majesties' intention 10 send
cards had been kept a profound secret.
Every card has been sent to its re-
cipient in special envelope bearing
the royal arms in rich, dark crimson
The total weight of cards and en-
velopes exceeds eight tons, and $50
huge packing cases were needed to
contain them when sent TO the naval
depots and 10 France.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24

combat, he wounded and captured n,
princes orderly, two troopers and !,
non-commissioned officer, thereby ear,
ing special mention in the Official "a,
port Of the engagement. A few dsv,
later he was himself taken prisone- ~
the German reinforcements which &c.
cupied Maubeuge.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
SERVIA THRICE
.REBUFFS AUSTRIA
LBy cab!s to Tie rnbunel

London, Dec. "a THE Daily Tele-
graph" publshes the following dis
patch from its Athens correspondent:
81 am in a position 20 confirm cate.
gorically the reported Austrian attempt
to conclude q separate peace with Ser
via, and can add that the attempt was
twice renewed, once by direct propo-
sails made 20 the Rumanian govern
ment. In each case Seryia's reply was
an emphatic refusal to entertain any
such proposal"
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
Continued from page l

great kindliness-as though he we're
talking about his own children.
81 believe" he said, my army is eou-
rageous. My people, however are 700
democratic for the same discipline that
prevails in the conscript European
armies. You will see something OF the
bravery Of my people when tomorrow
you shall have the chance to witness
the peasants working in their helds
under she'll fire, concerned only for the
losses of their homes, the destruction
Of which causes them great grief
Dispatch Sent to America.
When Edgar Sengeer, Belgian at
tacb6 TO the American Commission for
the Relief Of Belgium, entered and pre-
sented King Albert with a report from
the commission showing that enough
food was in sight to feed his people
until February 10, the King turned
quickly TO the correspondent, saying;
"Will you be kind enough TO convey
to the American people my deep graf
itude ?"
He then wrote in English the follow
ing message:
"The magnificent generosity Of the
American people in forwarding i'm
mense quantities Of gifts of foodstuffs
TO nv suffering people affords me in
tense satisfaction and touches me very
deeply.
an this my country's hour Of trial
nothing has supported me more than
the sympathy and the superb genei =
ity of those who have assisted in mate
rally lessening the same; and l desire
to offer my deepest thanks and at the
same time to convey a message Of good
will for the New Year. ALBERT,
"Kng of the Belgians.'
Best Country Inundated.
King Albert also was anxious to have
the American people know, as he puts
it, the facts of the story of how his
troops, demoralized and disorganized
by their disheartening retreat almost
across the entire limits of their own
country, turned at bay along the Yer
and held back the Germans there at
frightful cost in killed and wounded TO
their army, and Of the almost incalcula-
BILE loss suffered in the deliberate in
undation by it's owners of the most
valuable agricultural part Of the coun-
try.
an one Of those terrible nine days
in the trenches along the Yser," the
King said, 81 know that seven hundred
Of our brave Belgian soldiers were
killed outright"
With the modesty and shyness which
mark his whole manner Of address
King Albert continued:
81 believe | am not claiming too
much to say that our army saved Dun
kirk and Calais at the battle of the
User"
Warm Affection for Soldiers.
The King spoke with the wsrmest az
fection of his soldiers now in the
trenches. praising their good spirits.
When the spoudent expressed
desire to see the Belgian soldiers actu-
ally in the trenches he said:
"You may, but ! cannot promise that
this will be without risk. Mrs. Asquith
expressed the same desire while she
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
"NARY r.
"GEORGE Z. II
GERMANS ACCUSED
OF LOOTING BRUSSELS
tBy Cable to Tie Tribune !

London, Dec. 24.-"The Daily Tele-
graph" publishes the following dis
patch from Havre, dated December %:
after looting jewels, silver. furni-
ture. pianos. and even women's cloth
ing, the Germans at Brussels proceed
ca to take possession of collections of
medals in the Chamber of Representa-
tives. The German officers who had
quarters there carried of all the gold,
silver and silyer-glt articles.
THE military governor protested
against the act, but nothing was done
10 bring the officers to justice"
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
KAISER AT COLOGNE,
ON WAY TO FRONT

London. Dec. 23-A Central News
dispatch from Cologne says that En-
peror william, with his entire staff.
reached Cologne to-day from Berlin on
his va to the western battle front
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
BRITAIN TO AID
SUFFERERS BY RAID

London. Dee 23--The British gov
ernment has decided to indemnify from
the imperial funds those who suffered
bodily or property losses as q result OF
the recent German naval raid on the
coast towns Of Scarborough, Whitby,
Hartlcpool and West Hartlepool.
A German cruiser squadron appeared
on the east coast of England on the
morning Of December Is and on run
ming down the coast shelled Hartlepool
and West Harilepool and Whitby and
Scarborough Upward of 100 persons
were killed and from 200 20 800 others
injured. Great damage also was done
10 property.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
Half of French Territory
Won by Enemy Recaptured

u ne comparison present situation with ha on
s,ober shows that recovered about nan o' @ nc
according 10 fren'h suie
a. ,ov If each Of French departments OF prov
Ia ,ha, and now the are follows
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
British Soldiers Wife
Lives on S5 a Week

London, Dec. 13.-Some OF 'he
English women's journals have been
discussing with their readers the
best way in which a soldiers "iie
can live on her allowance whiie
her husband is at the front. Here
is the way one woman provides for
herself and two children on a to'ai
incone of S5 a week:
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-02-13
Leading Doctors Advised
DIR. Kennedy'S FavOrite Remedy.
Nothing Helped Patient So Much-Kept
System I'm Good Condition Durind
Dangerous Illness.

It is seldom that physicians endorse a
ready prepared medicine, for they have
their own remedies and treatment to pre-
scribe, and we don't blame the doctors in
the least. Often, however, they have to adj
init that DR.. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
will do more for the patient than their own
prescriptions. Only year or SO ago such
a case happened in Kingston, N. Y, where
one of the best known women in that his
toric city was attacked with pneumonia, at
the age of GO years. 81. 1t was an alarming
case. She was attended by three of the
leading physicians in Kingston and by a
renowned specialist from New York City.
She slowly recovered from the pneumonia,
only to be attacked by severe nervousness,
accompanied by distressing and compli-
Gated heart trouble. She could not sleep
and her entire system became even more
debilitated and weakened. 1t was abso-
lutely necessary to keep her bowels in reg
ular order and at the same time avoid any
drugs of too drastic nature. 1t was a