The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
K LATE WAR DEVELOPMENTS

Portuguese congress votes TO side
with allies when the step becomes
necessary, Lisbon dispatches in
forms London.
The British feet attacks Zee
brugGe, setting fire to several build
ings In the Belgian city. One shell
; strikes hotel occupied by the Ger
man staff.
Victory in Russian Poland is
claimed I'm advices received from
both Petrograd and Berlin.
Tirlxish plot to Stay Canadian
military chief is alleged.
Swiss ministers I'm both London
and OBrdeauX are declared to have
protested against the recent flight
of British afrmcn over their terri
tory in the recent attack on the
Zeppelin sheds.
The British government requests
that all relief ships en- route to
Belgium display strings of fagS
and banners in order to insure SAT-
ETY. and prompt docking when en-
terfnS port.
The Santa Claus ship Jason in ex-
pected to dock i'm British port to-
day with Christmas gifts for the
children fthe warning nations.
German officer warns against
mistake of Understanding BritOn
as Il fOemEn.
Henry Van Dyke, minister to
Holland. has nothing 10 say on the
possibility of bringing about peace
at this time.
The Russian official report of
IT, -
serts that the Germans are I'm re-
treat. while at the same time
report from representative of
the American Government in
Warsaw brings ont the fact that
German aviator today dropped
bomb into that city. This dis
patch is taken i'm Washington to
to indicate the proximity of the
German forces to the Russian
city.
In the war with Turkey also
Russia claims the advantage.
In the west the opposing armies
still held to the positions which
they have maintained, with few
changes, for the last two months.
Here and there along the 3OO-miie
line-nOtaBly at Ypres and SOis-
sons, and I'm the ArGonne-there
was spirited fighting. but appa-
-rentiy with no results other than
mOmentnry advantages for one
side or the other.
Germany scouts the idea that
she IL DESTROYS of making pence.
The se,nf-Official Cologne Gazette
characterizes reports Of this ma
ture as belonging to "the region
of high political fdiOcy."
Germans second thrust at War
saw capital of Poland. has been
checked by the Cars iegiOns, ac-
cOrGinG to official PetrOSrad re-
ports, which claim decisive vic
tory. Berlin admits the TeutOn
foces have been checked.
; The Russians continue to adj
vance I'm Gaiicia. have won vic
tory near CracOw, and are daily
improving their position i'm East
. Prussia, reports nsree.
British troops have occupied the
Island of Harn, one of the channel
group off the coast of Guernsey,
as precautfon against it's possible
use by Germany.
British recruiting rallies at foot
ball games has proven "a failure, so
much so In fact that the British
press expresses Indignation and
urges drastic action to eradicate
the sO-calIed football cancer.
The London Official press bureau
has made public report by the
Marquis of Crewe. secretary or In
dia, dealing with British operations
I'm the Persian gulf and German
: East Africa.
According to Major General
Hughes, Canadian minister of mill
; tin, 100000 men in the United
States have offered to enlist I'm
Canada for service in Europe.
rammed and sunk by a British pa
troll vessel of the north coast of
Scotland.
strOyer S-T24 founders following q
collision with Danish steamer In
Ore sound.
In France and Flanders. practi-
; caIly along the entire line. the
; armies which have been so rigor-
OusIy engaged for weeks pnst, are
.. now enjoying a well earned rest.
, Instead of expeIlfng all Russian
jews from Turkey ii IL reported
that the Ottoman government Will
permit them to become naturalized
! Turkish citizens en- bloc.
SecEetary Oh NaSy DHhieIs rms
rescinded his recent order to the
captains of the u. s. cruisers Ten
nessee and North Carolina to take
no action whatever pending an in
: vestigatiOn of the firing on an
American launch at Smyrna.
Fishermen who daily cruise close
to German waters. say that nctiv-
. fty mt Emden indicates that the
German navy In preparing for nc
. ton.
> The Rockefeller food ship which
left New York Nov. with prOyis-
: ions for the starving Belgians, has
: reached Rotterdam.
: Ii is reported from Pretoria that
Gen. De Vets rebel commando was
9 surrounded and forced to surrend-
er. De Wet and twenty-five men,
however, escaped.