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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-12
Official Report OF
French War office

Paris. Dec. 1.-THE French ofhelai
communication issued tonight says:
'Tn the region of Ypres a very vio-
lent German attack has been repulsed'
an that same region those OF our
trenches which were reported IN inc
official communication OF o'cloGK thls
afternoon as having been taken py .he
Germans have been recaptured by Us.
"Ijpon the rest of the front there IS
nothing important TO report
Following IS the text of the commu-
nication issued this afternoon:
"The enemy yesterday showed Ger
tain activity in the region OF pres
lie directed several attacks against oul
lines. three of which were completely
repulsed At one single point on tne
front the Germans succeeded IN reaeh-
inc one Of our first line trenches. Oh
our side we continued to make progress
in the direction Of the enemy's INES.
ain the region of Arras and IN tne
vicinity Of Juvincourt there have peeh
artillery engagements.
AIN the Argonne we have pushed tor-
ward several Of our trenches and driV-
on hack two German attacks.
an the region of Narennes we nave
consolidated our gains Of the preced'
ING DAYS. The German artillery mas
been very active, but we suffered nc
losses. a similar condition mas eN'
isted on the heights Of the Mouse
In the forest of lie Pretre our progress
has been continued and has developed
"To the south of Thanh we have oc
cunied the railroad station of Aspach
"Aiong the remainder of the front IN
the Vosges there have been artillery
engagements"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-12
Russians and Germans Make
Ready for Gigantic Battle

London, Dec. 10.-The Petrograd cor
respondent of "The Morning Post"
sends the following dispatch On the
fighting in Poland:
1.-THE Russians continue TO MAINTAIN
their superiority TO the German forces,
whose repeated attacks avail nothing.
In the hope of withdrawing the Rus
SLAMS from the Cracow region the Ger
mans have been lately busily engaged
in making most determined attacks on
both banks of the Vistula. Two or
three army corps advanced to the right
bank of the Vistula from Mlawa
toward Przasnysz, while at the same
time on the left bank in the neighbor-
hood of Lowicz a series Of very ener-
petie attacks by ten or twelve army
corps has been pushed during the last
three days.
"The turning movement attempted TO
the south of Cracow in concert with
these vigorous attacks couple OF
hundred miles or more TO the north
likewise resulted badly for the Ger
mans.
con tho night of Wednesday and
throughout Thursday the Germans
made a series of attacks from the dl-
rection of Mlawa, which were all re-
pulsed. and eventually the Russians in
their turn delivered an attack which
broke the Germans and in some places
sent them fleeing in disorder. Inc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-12
GERMANS REJOICE IN
"CAPTURE" OF HEARST
Credit Won Bernstorf with Winning american NEWS
paper King" and Man OF lron' and HEREBY iufH-
ing Public Opinion Here in Kaiser S FAVOR

master of the situation. To capture
Mr.. Hearst is equivalent to oatIle
won. for Mr.. Hearst is not only inc
head of the International News service
COMPANY, or Hearst's service, when
dominates more than six nundreu
American newspapers, but IS also co,
proprietor of The News Pictorial.
which. includes all the kinemas OF
America. The latter throws the news
onto a screen twice week.
"Since the visit of Count Won BERN
storff to Mr.. Hearst the Hearst press
has come out openly for the German
cause. The editor in chief or ms New
York papers, Arthur Brisbane, real
American, has taken up the GERMAN "a.
cause unreservedly, and advocated US
righteousness in a series OF Leading al,
ticles. Naturally, attacks are aimee
upon Mr.. Hearst by an incompetent
press. but they rebound without eneS'
from this man of iron, the only any
who is welcome to US in these grave
times"
Even Peace Societies Won.
Professor Stein, after declaring thaI
Americas debt to England and France
"is partially responsible for Amer
can kow-towing to them" proceeds
THE peace societies, which are yer
powerful over there at their heAu
Andrew Carnegie, who has remotse'
fully renowned his early acts OF mis-
behavior toward the Kaiser-are pc
ginning to move tremendously IN our
fayor. This spirit from below, Is pc De
ing met more than half way by VII
lingness from above. Wllllam ~
Brvan. Secretary of State, despite , me
fact that his son-in-law IS an Engllsh
offcer. Captain Reginald Owen, OF tne
ROYAL Engineers, is known Throughout
his country as the Prince OF feace'
ar ANGEL of Peace but more impor-
tant than Mr. Bryan himself are hiS
FIRST assistants, Robert Lansing anu
Solicitor Johnson, who favor an I'M
outstanding on a sane basis.
"President Wilson himself IS quietly
nreparing for his future role as ar
hitter. and it gratifies the selI-coh-
sciousness If Americans indescriOaOly
once more to be chosen TO play grea'
historic mediatory role.
"Diferences between Japan ana
America" Professor Stein concludes
care becoming so sharp that posslnly
Americans actuated by the bitter dc
tates of their national self-preserVa-
tion will have 20 come over 70 our sldei
inst as Turkey and Persia have ALREADY
done, ard as China eventually Will 40
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-12
CARNEGIE OPPOSES
CHRISTMAS TRUCE
Doubts Any Nation Could
Adopt Such a Sugges-
ton Sincerely.

Washington, Dec. l1.-Andrew Car
negie, who came here for a meeting
of the Carnegie Institution, expressed
decided opposition to-day to a truce in
the European war during the Christ
mas holiday. He declared that it would
be un-Christian-lik and immoral to
begin the fighting again after once
stopping it, and added he could not be-
lieve that any nation whicn adopted
such a suggestion was doing 1t sim
cerely.
Mr. Carnegie went TO see the Presi-
dent, walking to and from the White
House through a young snowstorm,
but the President was out goltng, and
Mr.. Carnegie said he probably would
return to pay his respects. He praised
Mr.. Wilson's efforts in behalf of peace.
"The Kaiser has told me that he took
the greatest pride in the fact that he
reigned for many years without being
involved in war" said Mr. Carnegie.
"But he was surrounded by a ring of
militarists who were eager for war at
any price"
Mr.. Carnegie showed some interest
at suggestion that he might be called
on by the President to help bring about
peace when the time came.
81 will do anything | possibly can,
he said. 81 believe Mr.. Wilson earnest
" desires peace, and the entire coun-
try should support him"
Speaking of Germany's part in the
war, Mr.. Carnegie said he believed the
Emperor was as i'll when the conflict
started as he is now. He expressed
great sympathy for him and said he
knew his "heart must be broken over
the break in his peaceful reign" Then
he spoke of the horrors of the war, and
his voice quivered and tears appeared
in his eyes.
at seems to me incongruous--in fact
an impertinence," he said afterward
chat the nations should pray TO the
Prince of Peace when every day their
men are killing each other"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-12
PREDICTS MINES
NEAR GIBRALTAR
British Newspaper Man Declares
Germans Plan TO Sow Them
from TraWlerS.

London, Dec. 1.-THE Daily Chron-
icle's" correspondent in Madrid says:
81 have just returned to Madrid from
a tour to the seaports of the south and
to Morocco. which undertook with the
object of investigating German activ-
ity in the neighborhood of Gibraltar.
The result is that | can state definitely
that if an attempt has not been made
TO SOW mines in the strait from trawl-
ers of Spanish appearance it will be
made before long.
about three weeks ago the intelli-
gence department of the Admiralty
frustrated a very mature plot of q
humber of Germans who had acquired
controlling interest in a group Of
three trawlers and had arranged to
load them with mines, which they
would drop into the sea in the course
of the first warship they might meet"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-12
CRACOW SORTIES
PROVING COSTLY
Hungarian Tells of Great
Losses in Encounters
with Russians.

lBy Wlgeless to The Tribune. via Louisburs. y. 81
London, Dec. ~. "The Morning
Post" prints a translation of letter
received in London by the correspond
ent Of Hungarian newspaper, in which
the writer, under the date of Budapest
November 30, says:
Some of the wounded who arrived
yesterday have pitiful tales to tell of
their sutferings. On the way they were
stopped for hours at every large town
IN an endeavor to see whether they
could be admitted to HOSPITALS there.
They were travelling for four days
without me, sal attendance. ONLY the
worst cases who could not be subjected
to another days travelling were left in
Vienna. Most of these wounded had
taken part in the sortie from Cracow,
but encountered formidable Russian
forces that they resisted CALAMITY.
"A lieutenant told me that the force
which took part in the sorte was
$4,000 strong, and though they inflicted
a heavy loss on the enemy, not 1900
of them got back. They marched out
of Cracow one evening at o'clock and
encountered the Russians at . o'clock
in the morning, and charged them three
times on front Of three kilometres
around the outer Notifications. He
says he took part in half dozen MUIR
derous battles already, besides smaller
engagements, but he never saw a more
terrible massacre than the one that
night Of November "a. we got out Of
it, the lieutenant added, but seventy
were taken prisoners, and we lost
1900 men in killed and wounded.
an his opinion the fortress will be
able to hold out for at least another
two months if they refrain from these
unfortunate sorties. Another officer
gave an account of the state of affairs
in Cracow, and said that the city was
surrounded on three sides. The be-
sieging army is not stronger than
1000 at present. He attributes the
failure of the sortie in which he was
wounded to the Russians having been
informed of it beforehand, so that
they could concentrate a much greater
number of troops at the point from
which tho attack was to come.
THE prisoners we took told u.s." he
continued, "that they had been expect
ing an attack for two days already and
on the night of the Gath everybody was
ready to receive it. The Russians have
spies not only in the city but in the
fortress. They are informed of every
movement going on within our lines.
Ii is no wonder, of course, for there
are at least two hundred officers Of
Slav origin and ten thousand men,
Czechs, Serbs and Ruthanians, in the
garrison. If the fortress itself were
not so strong as it is it would have
fallen long ago"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-12
BELGIUM STRIPPED
BY GERMAN LEVIES
War Minister Says Trade
Cannot Be Revived Un-
der Kaiser'S Rule.

London. Dec. 11.-Baron de broque-
Vile, Belgian Prime Minister and MN
lister of War, who is now in LONDON
had the following statement LAID oeiore
him and in view of its importance, he
consented to answer:
at has been suggested in the Ohl.eu
States through German agency 'ha'
conditions in Belgium as to destitutioh
arising from unemployment and other
evils consequent upon German invasion
have been exaggerated, and that uhder
German administration in the coming
months famine will be avoided by tne
reopening of factories and the genera
resumption of business and industry.
Baron de Broqueville. made the ioi-
lowing statement in reply:
unfortunately the actual OUTLOOK Is
painfully different from what is sue-
gested, and for these reasons: me me
war levies that have been and are sun
being made on almost every community
in Belgium have exhausted the capltal
resources of our country, one OF the
objects Of these levies being TO GRIPPE
and destroy Belgium's commerce ana
industry. Furthermore, no trade WIN
any foreign country would be allowed
so there would be no market Tor our
PRODUCTS during German occupation
even if our industries were revived.
Some of the civil working male popula-
ton has been dragged TO Germany IN
bondage, and in Brussels, Antwerp ana
other cities those who have been al
lowed to remain are deprived of all
freedom of action or movement, so
that it is impossible for them to fol-
low any occupation or earn llveh-
hood
"The food acquisitions relentlessly
made upon our communities in all
quarters have not only been cruel but
excessive, and are in violation OF the
heretofore universally recognized prln-
ciple of international law that the
military occupation of country en-
tails the obligation to provide for the
sustenance of the inhabitants de-
prived by the conditions of the occu-
patton of the usual means Of earning
living. :,
Famine has so far been prevented
only by the food provided through the
benign agency of the Commission for
Belgian Relief established and sup
ported by the generosity of the Amerl-
can and English people, and the sug-
gestion that there is any possibility
that by revival of industry and COM
merce during German occupation our
countrymen can be made self-support-
ing can only be disseminated with the
object of intensifying the already in
tolerable suffering of the non-combat
ant Belgian people by stopping the
81 Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-12
RELIEF COMMISSION
GETS PRESS AGENT
tBy Cable to The Tribune.I

London, Dec. 11.-Desiring to have
the progress of the relief work in Bel
GUM thoroughly explained to Ameri-
cans, the American Commission for
Relief in Belgium has appointed Frank
Hoyt Gailor press representative Of the
commission, with headquarters in Brus-
sells. Mr.. Gailor is a Rhodes scholar
and received his newspaper training in
The New York Tribune's London Office
Frank Hoyt Gailor, OF Memphis, is
the son of the Right Rev. Thomas F
Gailor, Bishop Of the Episcopal Do
cese of Tennessee. lie won his Rhodes
scholarship for three-year course at
oxford while doing graduate work at
Columbia University. He was gradu-
ated from the University Of the South
in the class Of ~, having received his
preparatory training in Wisconsin at
The grammar school Of Racine College.
During his first year as a Rhodes
scholar he was the Oxford correspond
ent for the London Bureau of The
Tribune, and when oxford failed TO
open in September on account Of the
war Mr.. Gailor assisted in the London
Office. where he has remained until the
present time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-12
BELGIAN TOWNS
FACING FAMINE
No Help Has Yet Reached
Blankenberghe and Other
West Flanders Places.

London, Dec. l1.-"If somebody does
not come 10 our aid, God knows what
will become Of u.s." write two leading
residents of Blankenberghe, West Elan
ders, in n pathetic appeal they present
ed to-day to the representative al Rot
terdam of the American Commission
for Relief in Belgium.
These men were deputized to seek
help on behalf of Heyst, Wenduyne and
several other communities as well as
Blankenberghe. in all of which, they
say, "the situation is so grave that il
in the near future food does not arrive
they will be plunged in blacklist fam
inc"
The plight of these places is partcu-
larry desperate because they are cut
off from all communication with the
rest of Belgium-even with Bruges,
capital OF the province in which they
are situated.
Blankenberghe, the appeal says, has
received no contributions or money or
supplies from any source up TO the
present, yet has contrived TO feed 500
persons daily. but now the funds of
the community are completely eX-
hausted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-12
GERMANS RETREAT
TO Be BITTER SIEGE
Krupp Guns and Other
Grim Devices Await
Allies in Belgium.
lBy Cable to The Tribune J

London, Dec. 1.-THE Daily News
prints the following dispatch from
correspondent, dated Holland Belglum
frontier, December 81:
Hints from half a dozen sources
leave little doubt that the main move
ments of the enemys troops both IN
and into Belgium, which we have been
hearing so much about lately, are now
complete. Germany has her pieces IN
position. Every straggler who comes
over the border enlarges on the eX-
traordinary preparations made lot
fighting during the retreat. But II
should never be forgotten that prepa-
rations even of this magnitude IN a
life and death struggle are only part
OF the obvious game. Because plans
are laid for retreat, it does not follow
that the retreat is contemplated I'M
mediately. q,
"from what am able to gather, |
believe the German retreat through
Belgium will offer the Allies one OF
the toughest problems in history. The.
country must be ready for series OF
terribly costly field sieges, so costly
in life that IL may not possibly De
Judged by recent experience OF THIS
kind of fighting. We may ultimately
be forced to regard three-quarters OF
Belgian territory as citadel before
which the army must sit down IN the
oid-f fashioned way and wait for nature
to complete the work OF arms. ne
final terms OF peace must depend IN
large part on the brilliant manner
with which this retreat is executed,
but il is sort Of task for which its
organizing genius specially iits the
German army-and we may anticipate
that it will result in no debacle.
"Out of the weller of weird descrip-
lions of what the Germans are dong
gather that they have undertaken
rruch more than the digging OF
trenches, steel and concrete 6elng
largely used in all their defence
works. while the barbed-wire entan-
clements and mine areas are enor-
r,ous.
"But a far more important point IS
the character of the artillery being
placed in position. We have such a
plentiful experience of the offensive
efficiency of the Krupp heavy. guns
that we must not be surprised If their
defensive worth will also prove eXcep-
tional. What Germany has done, IN
effect, is to extend the Antwerp De
fence system Of modern earthworks IN
a mighty semi-circle measuring some
thing like $50 miles from tip to TIP.
THE Morning Post" prints the tol-
lowing from its correspondent IN Am
sterdam. under yesterdays date:
81 learn from Bruges that the Ger
mans have transported SIX new heavy
guns to Ostend. The enemy seems
Constantly apprehensive of lombard
rents by British warships along the
Belgian coast.
"The Germans seem now to have
completed their defensive preparations.
| learn from Liege that many trans
filled with youthful soldiers passed
through the town, on their way 10
Airas By correspondent am aIso
informed that the Germans are con-
centrating both infantry and artillery
IN that region. Fresh German attacks
may be expected in the neighborhood
of Arras."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-12
3 MONTHS ON GERMAN
SOIL TO END WAR
Hilaire Belloc Thinks Allies, it
Victorious, Will Win Within
This Time.
[By Cable to The Tribune. J

London, Dec. 11.-Hilaire Belloc,
speaking before the American Lunch
con Club to-day, said:
"Three endings to the war are pos
sibie. 1t may result IN Latin-Slav
victory. or in a Prussian victory or IN
a draw. OF these three possibilities a
draw is the worst, for it would hold
over the head of Europe the dread of a
cycle of wars.
81 receive many letters and more
spoken inquiries every day as to when
the war will end. | do not know. nor
does anybody else, but | think il may
be taken as a rule of thumb that il
will end within three months after for
eign troops have obtained firm foot
hold on German soil.
"The year 1915 will be year of
great economic distress. The belliger-
ent nations are living now and bear
ing the great cost of war upon their
reserves, and the lean time of payment
will follow, whoever wins and at what
ever time peace is made"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-12
German-A uStrian
Official Reports

Berlin. Dec. II (by wireless to Lon
dom The official communication is'
sued to-day by the German Army Head
quarters staff says:
ave have made progress in Elan
ders. To the east and to the west OF
the Argonne lin Trance) the enemy S
artillery positions were attacked with
good results. French attacks in the
forest Of lie Pretre and to the we t OF
Pont-a-Mousson were repulsed.
There is no change in the situation
to the east of the Mazurian Lakes
East Prussia.
Our attacks in northern Poland are
progressing. g..
"No news is at hand from Southern
Poland"
Vienna Dee. 1.-THE following Off
cial statement was issued by the Aus.
trian Army Headquarters Staff to-day.
mo new material events have &C.
Cured in the southern war theatre
(Servia). The regrouping of our
troops generally is progressing with
out heavy battles
Washington, Dec. ll-Continuauon
of the offensive in West Galicia anc
successful repulse of Russian attacks
southeast of LODI, near Petrokow. were
reported TO the Austro-Hungarian En-
bassy here from Vienna. The dispatch
which made no mention of the cam
paign i'm Servia, follows:
an West Galicia our attacks are con
tinuing uninterrupted Hostile attack
in the neighborhood Of Petrokow have
failed. The tenacity of the Austro-
Hungarian German offensive continues
Our troops alone captured last week
$500 Russians. Perfect cooperation
of the allied German and Austro-Hun'
garian) troops was shown
Amsterdam tvia London, Dec. IL
The following Austrian official state
ment has been received from Vienna:
"The operations in the Carpathian:
are progressing according to our plans
The enemy yesterday fought mainly
rear guard actions, which were re.
PEELED.
an Galicia there is still no decision
Przemysl is only surrounded by the
enemy and is not being attacked. Ths
harrison daily makes sorties, which
keep the enemy at a respectful distance
from the fortress zone.
"Quiet reigncd in Poland yesterday
along our 'front.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-12
AIRMEN GUARDING
FRENCH OFFICIALS
Cabinets Return Marked
by Renewed Activity
in Paris.

Paris, Dec. l1.-With the return 10
Paris from Bordeaux Of President
Poincare, the members Of the Cabine.
and Parliament and the diplomatic
corps, renewed precautions have been
taken to protect the city from raids By
hostile aviatOrs. A strong squadron o.
aeroplanes flew to-day over the Palace
Of the Elysee and the buildings Of Par.
Lament.
These aviators at times attained an
altitude of $500 yards. where the ten.
perature was recorded as IL degrees
above zero Fahrenheit
A Cabinet council was held al the
Palace of the Elysec to-day, the frs.
to meet here since September 3, on
which date the govern ment left for
Bordeaux, when the invaders were
within twenty miles of the capital
There was the utmost cheerfulness a.
to-day's session, a singular contrast
/ to the intense anxiety shown al The
last previous meeting in Paris.
The ledger of the national debt, cor.
tanning the names of the holders o.
bonds which are inscribed. as distin.
guished from those payable to bearer,
was brought TO Paris again to-day from
Bordeaux. IL required ten cars 70
transport the ledger.
One of the details Of the German
plan was to seize this vast book and
use it to exact indemnity, as, if seques-
tered, the government and also private
finance would be thrown into confu'
sion.
All the government Offices in Paris
are busting with the newly arrived
officials and clerks Thousands Of tons
of state papers have been arriving daily
and nightly from Bordeaux since De-
cember /.
"The financial situation in France Is
reassuring." Alexandra Felix Ribot, the
Minister of Finance, Is quoted as say
ing in "Le Matin.'
eve have lived up TO the present By
an issue of treasury notes. NJ. Rioo'
continues. "of which S2000,00O francs
(s1f.400,000) has been placed recently
and the total subscription for wnle'
exceeded 1.000,000,000 francs ls!O0'
100000. Thus there is no need a.
present to have recourse 10 a osn'
ain fact, the success Of this grea.
national operation is so great ths1 ,
decided to-day to reduce from 70
per cent the interest on three-monh
notes except those which are to DC IT,
newed December 15.'