The Dolores star., 1914-12-18

have besn held and the advsntass y
being followed with determination. &c.
cordIns TO London reports.
Gvaesase . French rsww.
Tho evacuation BY the Germans Of
vernelles, southeast Of Bethune. war
ofnctally announced In q statement
Issued In Berlin. Bethune n near the
Belgian border.
0sltish win a. sss.
The British have retailtated for the
recent German naval victory ID the
southern Pacific By sinking four OF
the German wsrships which sank the
Monmouth and the Good Hope. The
German cruisers Scharnhorst, Gneise-
nau and Leipzig were destroyed east
Of the Falkland islands. in the south
Atlantic. In y battle December s.
Two other German cruisers. the
Nurnbere and Dresden, escaped. They
were pursued nve hundred miles. The
Nurnberx was finally sunk The Ores
den. badly crippled, got into the
Straits Of Magellan. The British
squadron was composed OF nine bat.
tleships. some OF them the largest and
newest IN the navy. This avenging
feet was about twice the strength Of
the German group.
Two GOLFERS were captured. Al tho
same time = squadron OF British and
Japanese warships sank three Ger
man merchantmen on the coast Of
Terra del Fuego. Announcement Of
these sea activities have just been
made by the British admiralty.
ssrbs Win 0ss Victory.
An important Austrian defeat In
Bosnia 10 now m established fact.
The Servians drove wedge Into the
center Of the Austrian forces. shatter-
ing four army corps. which are now
10 flight. The mass Of prisoners and
captured material IL 80 great that Il
cannot be tabulated.
Tho Servians are pushing the pur-
suit vigorously aud successfully. The
roads In the rear Of the Servian army
are blocked with incoming prisoners
who appear satisfied that their ordeal
ID over. Entire battalions are seen
marching under guard OF q handful of
ServiaRs, while many groups Of pris-
oners come In unattended. says q
Servian official report.
italian Troeps 70 Africa.
Eight battalions Of italian troops
have been ordered To Libya TO rein
force the troops there. and. according
TO tho announcement. to be ready tor
any emergency" Libys Ii the italian
name tot Tripoli and cyrenalcn, the
part OF Africa over which u mas con.
troll. Tripoli 10 In Northern Africa.
directly opposite Italy.
eMedsn's Ire 10 Rising.
A press dispatch from Copenhagen
says that Il ID stated from Stock.
holm that twenty-five floating mines
have been observed on the trade
routes IN tho BaltIc near the Finnish
routes In the Baltic near the Finnish
coast. The mines are believed 10 have
been laid BY Germans. Great indlg'
nation Ii expressed Ia Stockholm. as
In the last few days three Swedish
shipping disasters have occurred u
The cost Of nfty lives.
kssssr Mss PWsumeNis.
Kaiser wilhelm 10 seriously ~. Mes
sages received from Berlin say the
kaiser Ii SUFFERING from pncnmonia
asd that his condition Ia aggravated
BY nervous depression caused by hIs
extreme exertion In remaining with
his troops In the field almost con
stantly since the var began.
t>ssvy Battle lessss.
Reports from tho French war Office
state that Tho losses OF the French
army In killed. seriously wounded and
captured w 10 November ~. wers
slishtly more thAn $4,000. OF shIi
number nearly 100000 have been killet
10 battle. press dispatches from Der
III ssy the German ofiicial Hat u dead
published from time 10 time. nov
amounts 70 about 1000. The British
list OF dead 70 the middle Of November
V imported q 10000: tho Russian list
. zoe.
FsAnc@ hss had moro mon 10 tbs
oold than either u her allles. ans
hss army s0gersa the earliest losses
Statements Of Austrian. belgian AM
oeSvlAn cAsuslties ere unavailable. 4
h sssdless 10 say they are worry heavy
Austria has put . million and . hal
mss h ne aeid asd they have bsss
aghtiAs esestantly ard 1ssperately Il
boeh western. eastern and southerS
aseas. Bslgium's llstls army. orisi
oally abeue is0.eeo strong. has swan
| = bloe1 almoet csastanily. 0esvll
- eeposeed to Pseresrs1. Losdoa IN
rusis The less = aboul ossshir1 O
- eoeces. TAeg wsrs osisiaalll
akosa6 80 -