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UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON Nov. 2S.-Unless
Carranza agrees to a compromise with
Villa and the other representatives OF
the Aguas Calientes peace conference.
Villa with his army of the north will
begin an assault on Vera Cruz next
week.
Information to this effect reached
the state department. tonight from
George C.. Carothers, United States
confidential representative with Villa,
While Carothers did not go into any
details, according to Acting Secretary
of State Lansing, he made 1t evident
that villa Is determined that Provis-
ional President Gutierrez shall be
given at least an opportunity to re-
| store order throughout Mexico. Dele
gates at the Aguas Calientes confer.
encss signed call for reconvening
the sMadero congress-. dissolved by Die
tator Huerta when the latter assumed
control of Mexican affairs. It Is sched-
uled to meet soon after Gutierrez
takes the h.elm in Mexico City and
will affirm him as president and will.
at the same time, repuddate all OF
Huerta's actions.
Although Villa has as yet not en-
tered Mexico City, the official news
reaching here today stated he has had
no actual disagreement with Zapata
and that when he so desires he can
assume control Of the capital. Oh-
cials here declare that they are salts
fied that Zapata and Villa are working
in conjunction. and they criticize the
unofflciul clash between two chiefs as
intended to make trouble. Although
Carranza is understood to have force
Of some 10000 men on whom he can
depend. the general opinion here is
that Villa will be able to take Vera
Cruz II fighting actually takes place.
There seemed tonight to be growing
belief, however. that at the last mo-
ment the former first chief will make
concessions that will prevent further
bloc5shed
The action of the United States and
the A. B. C. powers in announcing
that Mexico must be outlawed so far
as credit is concerned, is having a.
potent inHueH"e lor PcdSA1, aSSoi oAhe
to latest word here.
To Enter Capital Today.
ELL PASO. Texas. Nov. 2S.-General
Francisco Villa declared today that
the cause for his delay in entering
Mexico City was that he was await
inT a shipment of new uniforms so
that his troops could be outfltted In
respectable manner when they went
into the capital. The outfits were re-
ceived this afternoon and villa de-
! clared he would go into the capital
Sunday morning. He expects to meet
General Zapata at Tacuba. suburb.
and the two will enter Mexico City
together. villa returned today to Tula
from Huichapan where be held a con.
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BELGIUM

United Press Leased Wire Service.]
LONDON, Nov. 2s.-Eishty thou
sand tons Of food and supplies are
needed monthly in Belgium to keep
the famine stricken population of the
little country from starvation.
This was the word brought to the
American relief commission today by
refugee from MaIlnes. That city is
now entirely without food, the refugee
said, because the relief supplies are
exhausted. Describing the conditions
there. the commission quoted the refu-
gee as saying:
"once daily a bread cart comes
from Antwerp, but only those with
money are able to obtain bread. Refu.
gees from Berchem and other villages
In the vicinity Of Antwerp declare
conditions are depIorabIe. Food fur
nIshed by the American commission
is the sole supply Of the community.
The outlook in this section is serious
as at Rerchcm the Germans have
stored food which was seized at Ant
werp, though it was stated It was
being sent to Brussels. The starving
eeleians thus see great quantities Of
fooe' within their reach, but which
they cannot get.
"They have openly discussed attack
ing the German garrison and seizing
the supplies. The reauIts Of such an
attack upon the Germans would prob
ably be terrible. There is now only
enough fIcur in Antwerp to last three
days. Eighty thousand tons Of sup
plies are needed monthly to keep the
famine stricken population from starv-
ing
The bi-weskly distribution Of fuel
and potatoes and the weekly allow
anees cf green vegetables In Antwerp
have nowsceased. The people Of Lou
vain are even in worse plight. They
are literally without food and without
heat,
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Unless Carranza Agrees to Compromise, Villa
Declares He Will Make an Attack
on the Town.
WILL ENTER MEXICO CITY TODAY
Villa and Zapata to Ride in Together Now That
the Soldiers Have Received Their
New Uniforms.

ference with General Gutierres, pro-
visional president. Returning. his
train collided with troop train and
many of his guard were killed. villa
escaped injury.
Advices to Villas headquarters at
Tula reported that Gen. Gertrudis San
chez Of Michoacan state, had declared
in favor of the convention party. He
stated that he was confident he coul6
swing the support OF tho entire state
to villa.
At conference with q commission
from the liberal party Of Mexico.
headed by Francisco Escudero, villa
reiterated his absolute lack Of ambi-
ton.
II have no ambition OF any kind"
he told the commission. Il have not
and never will look for the presi-
dency OF Mexico and my one desire
and ambition II that peace will be re-
stored to my countrymem. know per-
fectIy well that am not fitted to hold
the presidential position and for that
reason when peace Is re-established.
will return to my home in Chihua-
hua and be content to live as pri-
vate citizen for the remainder OF my
Iife."
Villa is displeased with Governor
Maytorena's failure to take Naco, So
nora, from the Carranza troops under
Gen. Benjamin Hill and has ordered
him deposed as military commander
in Sonora. A chihuahua general win
be sent to replace him. Maytorena
will devote his efforts entirely to his
duties as civil governor Of the state.
At meeting Of Carranza military
chiefs In northeastern Mexico at
which Gen. Antonio Villareal presided,
It was decided by the Carranza ele-
ment to use all possible efforts to
hold border and gulf ports.
Ready for Battle.
NACO, Ariz., Nov. 2S.-Considerable
activity was apparent tonight tn the
Carranzista garrison at Naco, Sonora,
where Gen. Benjamin Hill is waiting
with several hundred federals for an
attack by General Maytorena, COM
manding an equal number OF villa
sympathizers. Reports were current
that Hill had been informed that May
torena was moving toward this posi-
ton.
Three troops Of o. 8. cavalry are
on duty here They will be deployed
along the border in the event Of fur
ther fighting.
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UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.i
NEW YORK, Nov 2s.-General Won
Hindenberg has held fast to his ad-
vanced position at Lowicz, in Poland,
during the week, and the disaster pre-
dicted for him by Petrograd observers
has not happened. Both the Russian
and the German capitals insist the
ehemy is being held in check; OIL.
since the Germans are now as near
Warsaw as they were when the week
began, defeat cannot have been suf-
fered by either of the armies.
General Won hindenberg has been
in danger since the beginning OF his
drive against opponents who outnum-
her lin two to one. He is probably
IN no more precarious positlo. now
than he must have expected to be
when he left German territory. IL
seems certain his lines of communica-
tion are open, which will permit him
to fall back IL the Slav assault threat
ems to oyerwhelm him. Unless the
Russians are able, however, to follow
so closely as to prevent new concen-
tration behind the Prussian frontier
defenses, they cannot win decisive
decision. The advances by the Ger
mans into Poland are primarily diver
sions for preventing Russian invas-
ion OF Germany 1t is not enough tnr
the Slavs to drive these back, it must
be prevented from recurring.
The fighting in France and Fian'i.rs
has been unimportant throughout the
week. though there have been persist
ent reports that the Germans are pre-
pairing for a retirement. These ru-
mors seem improbable at present in
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The War at a Glance
Summarized by John Edwin Nevin, United
Press Staff Correspondent.

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tive on northern front. Calm along
lines in France. German aeroplane
shot down.
NGJAND-Winston Churchill be-
lieved to have intended to leave the
way open for his removal as first
lord of the admiralty should criticism
increase owing to British losses, by
his speech in commons.
GERMANY-German cruiser Her
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tha and battleship Kaiser Wilhelm
Der Crosse reported sunk. Still
claimed no decisive result in Poland.
RUSSIA-Ofticially reported Rus
slams assailing Germans in vicinity of
Lcdz, Zdunska and VIOLA. Unofficial
reports say three army corps practi-
cally surrounded in that region.
AUSTRIA-Fighting on Polish
front declared comparatively quiet.
No decisive victory in western Galicia
or Carpathians.
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I l)||kE !

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28-American
in Turkey will be fully
protected from harm in the holy war
reported proclaimed by the Shiek-ui-
Islam and twenty-eight other Turkish
priests high In Moelem church coun-
ellis. Acting Secretary Of State Land
ing tonight announced Turkey had
assured Ambassador Nor
benthau that orders for the protec-
tion Of American interests had been
issued to all Turkish officials Ameri-
can missionaries have not been mo-
Tested in any Of the disturbances in
Turkey, but they are free to leave
the country whenever they please,
Anh hassador Morsenthau cabIed from
tonight. The Turkish
authorities have never closed, the
christian schools maintained by
Americans In the Moslem empire. AS
further evidence Of the good faith
Turkey, in the case Of official dis
patches from the embassy to the state
has suspended operation
of the ban on code kilograms. 1t has
also given orders to its postal au-
thorities not to interfere with the dis
patch Of mail between the American
embassy and American consuIates In
various cities of Turkey. Morsen-
thau's report greatly relieved officials
here. Unofficial advIces from Turkey
indicated that the feeling Of the Mo-
hammedans against christians sener-
ally, had been otirred to intenseness.
Il had been feared Turkish officials
might not differentiate between Amer
lea and other powers.
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WAR HAS RACED NOW FOR III DAYS
ENGLAND
[By Ed |. Keen, United Pres. Stair

[By Ed L. Keen, United Press Staff
Correspondent.l
LONDON, Nov. 2s.-Both tho allied
armies and the Germans facing them
on the long battle front through Bel.
gium and France are utterly ex-
hausted. This is the 117th day Of the
war and the 44th day of the fight for
the possession Of tho French and Bel
eian coast. Every indication is that
the general cessation Of offensive op-
erations by both sides 10 due to pure
physical weariness.
Military experts declare that once
an army has fought Itself out II takes
from two to three months for the
fighting unit to regain Its full
strength. The Germans have hurled
themselves against the stone wall de-
fense Of the allies from Ypres to the
sea without success from more than a
month. They have fought day and
night, hammering constantly with
heavy artillery and intermittentiy
and violent infantry attacks.
In addition, they have undergone
been flooded In their trenches and
fought by both fire and water. II is
now extremely cold on tho northern
front and heavy blanket Of snow
covers large part of the field Of
operations.
All British losses have now been
made good. More than half MIL
Hon British troops have reached
them, filling in the gaps. Others are
enroute, but 1t is not expected hero
that the allies will endeavor 70 as
sumo an early offensive. It 10 dis
tlnctly waiting game that Is being
played. While fresh French and
the gaps In the ranks and reinforce
ments are arriving, tho preoent line
will merely be held.
With the fighting In Belgium and
France thus brought to point whore
It virtually amounts to a siege, activ.
ity on the part Of the German fleet Is
now exrected. Zee HruaGe Is rapidly
being fitted as a base for operations
from the Belgian coast and the srb-
marines said to be stationed there
are declared to have sailing radiue
of more than 500 miles. Naval aero.
planes are also being assembled at
Zee Brugge.
Reports Of firing heard along the
coast are taken to Indicate that the
allied fleet is continuing the bonn
bardrent of towns held by the Ger
mans at intervals. German aero
planes have crossed the allied lines
and dropped bombs In towns and vii
lagos.
Official confirmation Of the re-
ported sinking Of German cruiser
off Lisau and the destruction Of the
battle ship Kaiser Wilhelm Der
Crosse In the Baltic has not yet been
received. In the eastern theatre, Il is
TOO obvious that decision has not
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What the War Moves Mean
By j. w. T. Mason, Former European Man
ager of the United Press.

view of the French governments Of
fetal statement this week that the al
lies are outnumbered by the Germans,
Fifty German army corps are said by
the Paris authorities to be in France
and Belgium, making probably total
CT 100000 men. That the allies have
been unable as yet to surpass this
number is due without doubt to their
shortage of equipment. They must
wait for more arms and ammunition
before they can develop a numerical
superiority in Flanders and assume
the offensive.
The British battleship Bulwark was
blown up at the Sheerness naval base
on Thursday, probably by an internal
explosion. The next day in the house,
Winston Churchill practically offered
his resignation If the nation desired
ii Yet there has been no response
either way.
Coupled with his profered resigua-
ton. the first lord of the admiralty
gave assurances that Great Britain
cculd lose a superdreadnaught month
and still retain command Of the seas.
He based his assertion on the claim
that by the end of next year the
strength of Englands- navy will have
been increased by fifteen capital ships
beyond what it was at the outbreak OF
hostfli .cs W. Germany will on'%
have three first line vessels.
The German figures are susceptible
of serious challenge. Germany has
undoubtedly added two dreadnaught
battleships and one dreadnaught cruis-
er to the navy since war began. In
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CHRISTIANIA, Nov. %.
A sensation was caused here
tonight by reports from the
captain Of the Norwegian ves-
sci Helicon, Of being fired up
on by a German cruiser off the
Chilean coast.
The captain of the Helicon
reported from Antofagasta,
that the German cruiser stop
bed him within Chilean waters
and compelled him to- deliver
his cargo Of coal to the cruis-
er. The Hslicon was bound for
neutral port.
The captain stated that a
big hole was torn in the port
side Of the Heicon by a shot
from the cruisers guns, COM
pelling him to dock his vessel.
TEN BRITISH SHIPS.
BUENOS AYREs, Nov. %.
Ten British warships are de
clared to have been sighted off
Montivideo, according to re-
ports received here.
SUBMARINE. ATTACK.
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LONDON, Nov. ga submarine
attack upon the British and French
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Banker Arrested.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
KINGVILLE. Texas, Nov. 2S.-Of-
fcers from Pierre. N. D., today secur-
ed the custody of E. A. Syvarson,
president of National bank Of Pierre,
that recently became insolyent The
prisoner accompanied the officers lack
to Pierre without requisition papers
when he was told he was wanted for
alleged embezzlement OF 100000,
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Mexican Mutlny.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
Ell. PASO. Texas, Nov. 2s.-Advices
from Sinaloa received tonight by
Villa officials in Juarez stated that
the Carranza garrison at Mazatlan. a
Pacific coast seaport, has mutinied,
and declared in favor Of the conven-
ton government.
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[RMANY

r 4 Press Leased Wire Service.
y -RLIN, Nov. ps. (via wireless to
9 ndon.) )-The Russian offensive in
poland has been brought to stand
still and more than $4,000 Russians
captured.
This is the report made by General
Won Hindenberg In an army order in
cluded in an official announcement
from the war Office tonight. The order
OF the commander Of the German
forces In the east states:
"After extremely fierce battles, last
.inq through several days, the Russian
offensive despite the superiority Of the
enemy In numbers, has been brought
to standstill. over 10000 Russians
have been made prisoners and $50 can
non ard 300 machine guns have been
captured"
ADVANCE REPuLsED.
BERLIN, Nov. 90. (via the Hague.)
With the Russians endeavoring to
advance from the Radom-kielce line,
repuIsed, and fighting IN the Lodz and
Lowicz region still In progress, the
position Of the German armies in Pol
and was declared to be entirely favor
able here tonight. II is asserted here
that It was the success OF General
Mackensen's troops which improved
the position Of the German forces. In
this fighting the Russians lost forty
thousand prisoners in addition to
heavy losses In killed and wounded,
ammunition and guns. A definite de-
cision In the fighting In the east 10
yet TO be reached, however, Russian
reinforcements are arriving in great
numbers, and the young troops In the
army OF General Won Hindenberg and
General Mackensen arc being rut to
the most severe test Of the war.
GENERAL PROMOTED.
LONDON, Nov. 2e,- General Won
tiinderberg has lssen apaointcd a
field marshal by the kaiser, according
to reports received here today from
Amsterdam. Won Hlndenberg is com
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T RANCE

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PARIS, Nov. 23.-Equipment for
half a million additional men is now
on hand and ready for use by the
French army. Reports here tonight
say that this number Of men Will soon
be available to reinforce the allies
line. These second line troops have
been kept from General Joffre's ar
my heretofore because Of lack Of guns,
clothing and war equipment.
A great part of the French army
which was sent to the front at the
opening Of the war clad in the flam-
ing red trousers of rhe past has now
been fitted out with khaki. New guns
are being hurried to the front. The
first French army which had seen
continuous service since August was
relieved In the trenches in the center
two weeks ago and fresh troops will
now soon take the place of these on
the northern tip - the front.
From tn. coast to the Lorraine
front, fighting has slowly diminished
in violence for the past two weeks.
The bombardment Of Rheims, Arras
and Of the trenches in the Argonne
continues, but the fire from the heay.
German guns was visibIy sIackened.
In the region Of ST. Miziel, trench
fighting is constantly In progress.
The condition Of the French
troops in the field 10 declared to be ex-
ceIIent, despite the winter weather
which set in month ago. Reports
of the movement Of the guns and
troops in the field is declared to be ex-
pied with the general cessation Of
violent fighting, is taken here to
mean that the Germans are bringing
up new guns and troops to strengthen
the lines weakened by severe losses
Of recent weeks.
ARTILLERY DUELS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s.-Foreisn
Minister Deleasse Of the French en-
bassy, said tonight that artillery
dueIs still continue In Flanders and
France. In Belgium, artillery fight,
Ing has been going on since the
twenty-seventh without special incl
dents. Infantry attacks south Of
Ypres have been repuIsed by our
troops with very great losses to the
enemy. In the region of Marne, our
artillery has inflicted serious de-
feats to the enemy.
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GENERAL PROMOTED.

LONDON, Nov 2ssGenerai Won
has seen appointed a
field marshal by the kaiser, according
to reports received here today from
Won HIndenbere is com
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SUBMARINE ATTACK.
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Fair. Colder Monday. Sat
urday's temp a. m. 81; z p.
m. A.
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"Oh!" sighed the poor woman; AMI
she could say no more.
They remained standing for a mo-
ment, staring at cash other with AL
air of CONSERVATION. Then the fatnel
spoke:
AT least you will take the COX of
good things" he said, in the heart
broken voice, with a touching, yet
comicaI expression of self-sacrifcing.
But in the trouble and emotion If
their farewells the precious box has
been lost! And it was pitiful to see
those feeble and feverish hands move,
search everywhere to hear those
voices muffled by tears call, THE box
where is the box!" unashamed OF
mixing this petty, domestic detail with
their great sorrow. But the box is
at last recovered. There is long EN-
brace and the boy goes back to the
fort, running.
They waited little while, stand
ing motionless in the same spot, their
old eyes still glued to the postern
wherein the boy had just disappear
ed. At last the man shook himself,
turned half way round, coughed two
Or three times with a brave air and
said in loud voice:
Come, mother, let us go now
Then he made us a deep bow and
took his wife by the arm. l followed
them with my eyes till the road turn
ed The father seemed to be furious.
He brandished his old carpet bag with
gestures of despair. The mother ap-
peared more calm.
She walked along at his side with
bowed head, her arms hanging limp.
But from time to time thought I saw
convulsive movement of the lean
shoulders under that shabby shawl!
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And at the hour at which they came
the city was filled with drums and
trIrIpets, soldiers running about and
the rattle of drinking cups. The guard
is changing, rations are being distrib-
uted. A spy, discovered in the out
skirts, is brought in, soldiers driving
him before them with their gunbar-
rels.
Sailors are dragging a new gun in,
to place, to the music of fires and the
sound of "Heave no." Then comes a
shepherd in red breeches driving the
forts flock of sheep before him, cross
es the yard and is engulfed under the
postern as under the low door of an
Oriental caravansary.
Il hope they haven't forgotten about
my boy" says the poor old mother
from time to time. Every five minutes
she would get up and walk to the en-
trance of the barracks looking around
her anxiously, but not daring to ask
any more questions for fear of making
her soldier boy ridiculous.
"The father, more timid than she,
did not bulge from his seat and each
time that the mother sat down again.
her heart full, her air detected, one
could see that he scolded her for her
impotence, and that he gave her SOL
emn accounts of duties of military ser
vice with the stupid gestures of a man
who does not know what he is talking
about
have always taken a great interest
in those little silent scenes of domes-
tic life which one divines rather than
sees, and l could see that old mother
saying that fine morning before they
started out, "All this stuff about count
ersigns and permits is nonsense. 1t is
three months since I have seen ny
boy. I must go and embrace him."
And the father, frightened at the