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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-23
| MAI. WILLIAM FLETCHER,
MEXICAN VETERAN, DEAD
Retired Officer Who Served Forty
Years in the United States
Army.

Maj. William Fletcher, U. s. A.. retired.
died yesterday afternoon at his residence.
2o2O Hillyer place, in the eighty-fourth
year of his age. Funeral services will
be held at the late residence Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock, and intezment vii.
be private.
Maj. Fletcher, who was born in New
York in 1881, was a member of the Loyal
Legion, which will have charge Of the
funeral services at the house.
His Military Service.
Maj. Fletcher's military service dates
back to the Mexican war. He enlisted
as private in Company G Of the list
Ohio Infantry in June of 1916, and was
discharged the following June. He re-
enlisted in Company A of the ID Ohio
Infantry in July Of 1s47, and was at once
promoted to be corporal, serving until
his discharge in July Of 1s4s.
In December Of that year he entered
the regular army as private and later
became corporal in the 1st Artillery.
U. 8. A. In 1858 he was transferred
first as a private and later as sergeant,
to the 9Th Infantry, with which he served
until November, 1851. He was then ap-
pointed q second lieutenant in the 18th
Infantry. was promoted to q first lieu
tenancy, transferred to the Goth Infan-
try in 1896, and retired as a captain
August 81, 1887.
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UNDECIDED, SAYS BERLIN
Roumsnian Parliament Will Meet Sat. urday to Decide the Course of That Nation in the War-Bulgaria Will Probably Join the Allies.

London, Nov, 27.-t0 D. m.-While Petrograd correspondents continue to declare the Russians have won a great victory over the Germans in Poland, official confirmation of their statements still is lacking. Although Russian headquarters say the advan. tage in the fighting still lies with their troops, Berlin declares that nc decisive battle has been fought Some of the German newspapers claim a success for their armies.
 The silence of Grand Duke Nicho- las the Russian eommander-in-d -dhiel in the east.tas to the progress of the battles in Poland is causing some ul- favorable comment in Russia. Ad. vices received from Petrograd say there is a feeling there that perhaps the claims of the newspapers of a Russian success have been exagger ated.
 In the western war zone compara. tive quiet prevails. No reports of heavy fighting have been recorded hefe Tn several days although there have been intermittent artillery duels and at various places small infantry encounters.
 Snow has nterfered with the fight ing in Servia, where the Austriaus are making a supreme effort to rid themselves of their difficulties.
 The Roumanian parliament win meet tomorrow and the future course of action of this kingdom probably will be decided. It is said that Rou- mania is prepared to cede to England some of the territory which she SC cured after the second Balkan war at the expense of her neighbors. This may mean that Bulgaria is about to take her stand by the side of the al lies and in return he permitted to straighten out her boundaries and take more of the country inhabited by her nationals.
 In addition to d contingent of 10000 men who are already in England, it is announced that Australia has raised a second contingent of l9,O0o men
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SAY AUDACIOUS IS SAVED
Reported That English Dreadnought Was Not Sunk But Was Towed to Belfast, Where She is Now Under. going the Necessary Repairs.

London, Nov. 27-lLloyds reported today that the British steamers Mala- chite and Primo were sunk yesterday off Havre by German submarines, The crews were rescued.
 Lloyds report indicates that Ger. many's submarines have performed one of their most daring feats. This is the first occasion on which their activities have been reported in these waters. Apparently they made their way through the Straits of Dover to a point more than 150 miles from their nearest base.
 The Malachite was a small steamer of 71S tons gross She was built in Glasgow in 1902. The gross tonnage of the Primo was .366 She was laid down in Stockton in 1898.
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the report and recommendation of the committee. which motion was put and was adopted on a viva yoce vote with but about three or four dissent, ing voices.
 Under the recommendation of the bar association, Judge Gotham will regularly convene court Monday morn ing The grand jury will be put back al it's work, and the petit jury will be assigned and the cases on the docket that had been set for trial next week will be taken up and tried regularly as if there were no decision pending iu fine supreme court
 The action of the bar association does not prejudice the case in the su- preme court In the event the su- preme court decision fayors the con tentioa of Judge Gotham he will mere ly continue presiding over this court. In the event the decision is that his term had expired on October 30 and that W ood is the proper presiding off, ficer, Judge Gotham. acting now as judge de facto, will merely step aside and Judge Wood will take the place of judge of the circuit court, and there will not probably be further pro- Ceediags over the matter
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No Official Report Received.

Washington, Nov. 27.-While no of ficial report of the firing by the Brit ish cruiser Berwick toward the Amer. ican steamer St. Helens of Panama
 had been received here tonight, state
 department officials regarded the in- cidelt as not unusual in time of war.
 Merchantmen, according to naval procedure, are expected to heave to immediately when halted by belliger, ent warships If there is any delay he customary practice is to fire a shot across the bow or stern of the merchantmen as warning. The right of search is generally recognized by neutrals and delays of three hours while cargo and papers are examined are not unusual. The belligerent is even authorized to use force in exc
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5iqqer News Coming.

London, Nov. 2I3:35 a. m.-The Daily Mails Petrograd correspondent, who in common with other Petrogrdd correspondents hints that there is to come still bigger news which they are unable at this time to trasmit says the possibility which seemed to exist that the German forces which escaped the envelopement movement east of Lodz would succeed in break. ing through near Strykow and join. ing the rest of the German forces now appears hopeless.
 This German force, adds tle cores pondent is fighting it's way back in the direction of the Vistula under a terrible artillery fire which is caus- ing an appalling loss of life. The Ger mans are reported to be snort of food and of shells as a result of being cut off from their base.
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P0NCAIRE DECORATES HIM
President Voices the Sentiment That the War Must Be Continued to the Bitter End and That German Mili- tarism Must Be Destroyed.

Paris, Nov. 2S-l2.20 a. m.-Presi- dent Poineare has conferred upon General Joffre the Medaille Militaire. the highest honor that can be con- ferred on a French soldier. The pre- sentation was made in the presence of Premier Niyiali Minister of War Millerand, the presidents of the sem ate and the chamber of deputies and the members of the general staff.
 In making the presentation. Presi- dent Poincare said the simple medal, which was the emblem of the highest military virtues and which was worn with equal pride by illustrious gen. erals and humble soldiers, was a mark of the nations gratitude to it's com mander in-chief,
 M. Poincare added that he associ- ated with him in his sincere con gratuaions General Joffre's devoted collaborators of the general staff and the magnificent armies of France.
 "The horrors of this saagunary war" NJ. Poincare continued. will HOl udmptH the thluuHldhIl Dl L.iG troops The grievous losses suffered by the nation will not disturb its con stancy nor shake its will. France ex- bausted all means to spare 10 human ty this unprecedented catastrophe. She knows that to avoid it's recur- renee she must in union with her al- lies definitely abolish it's causes.
 Indecisive victory and a precari- ous peace would expose tomorrow the genius of France to fresh insults from that refined barbarism which as- sumes the mask of science the better to slake It's instincts of domination.
 France will carry on to the end by a union of all of her children and with the unflagging aid of her allies the work of European liberation now begun. And when she has completed the task she will find fuller life in glory, concord and security"
 The presidential party afterward left army headuarters for an extended tour of the battle front.
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captured the town of Brzeziny and the villages in the valley of the Mroga river. In some places We dis lodged the Germans by bayonet at tacks, Our offensive in this region continues
 Between Brzeziny and Glowno our cavalry succeeded in several charges against the German infantry. Dur ing the retreat of the enemy we cap tured number of field guns, some of their teams complete.
 Among the German troops we pushed back from Rzgow and Tus- gym toward Brzeziny was division of the Prussian guard
 In the region of the Sgierz and Strykow we attacked the Germans to- ward Lodz. Sgierz and Zdunska Wola some German troops are still holding themselves in their trenches
 Tn general between the Vistula and the Warta the fighting is favorable to our arms"
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Sea Strewn With Mines.

Vancouver, B. C., Nov 27.-The British battleship Audacious, sunk off the Irish coast went to the bottom in sea tlickly sown with mines, ac- cording to information received here today. How the steamer Olympic. which took off the dreadnought's s crew escaped being blown up, is a smstery to her officers, says a lett 1T from J. w. Hubbard, one of the Olym- pics executives.
 There were eighty mines picked up next moring about the same place where We were" the letter says.
 Hubbard said the Black Cat of the Audacious fell into his charge and he now nas it safe in Southhamp- ton"
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MORTAL BLOW TO GERMANY
Petrograd Also Gives Out a Related Report of Brilliant Russian Naval Victory in the Baltic sea-Von Es. sen's Magnificent Coup.

London, Nov. 2S,-2:40 d. m.-The Pctrograd correspondent of the Morn. ing Post says that when the full de tails of the Russian victory in Poland are available they will furnish story That will astonsA the world-a story telling of a blow to Germaly's finest troops, such as had not been dealt since the days of Napoleon. The cor respondent also makes an interestins disclosure concerning a success which he says was achieved by the Russian Baltic fleet under command of Ad- miral Von Essen early in September. His dispatch says:
 "lt appears that German warships lad acquired the habit of cruising in tte Baltic up to the limit, which the r~lssian fleet had decided to hold. Having received certain information Almira Von Essen painted several of his cruisers and destroyers with tho German colors and under cover of iO2gy weather contriYed to join the Geman ships.
 A. convenient moment the ad- miral orened fire, sinking one Ger. maa cruiser aad badly damaging an- other wMlc the Russian destroyer, put in good work on the smaller Ger mar craft The Russian vessels sailed home untouch-1
 The Germans remained silent con. cerning the fight and for various req sons the Russians also kept quiet, but a number of the coveted St. George crosses were distributed among those wlo were responsible for the success of this venture
 In connection with the above story 1t is interesting to note this brief statement given out in London by the official news bureau on September 4:
 According to information derived from a trustworthwy source, seven German destroyers and torpedo boats have arrived at Kiel in a damaged condition, and it is understood that others have been sunk in the vicinity of .le Kiel cana
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GERMANY MAKE
 EXTENDED REPORT
CLAIM BATTLE IN POLAND IS STILL IN THE BALANCE AND
 IS PROGRESSING.
Wide Range of Activities is Recorded In Other Sections While Quiet Reigns in France.

Berlin, by Wireless to London. Nov. 26.-S;07 D. m.-The following infor- matioI was given out by official quarters to the press today.
 ''Todays bombardment of Zeebrugge and Heyst, Belgium, by q British squadron, resulted in the destruction of the hotels and the flight of the inhabitants. The German troops suf feled no loss.
 When the Saxon diet opened, dec laration that peace would be conclud- ed only after the attainment of secur. ity against further attacks was enthu- siastically acclaimed by all parties, in. cluding the socialists.
 Russian shipping companies at Odessa have withdrawn their ships from the Black sea and the sea of Azov as a consequence of the Turkish naval supremacy in those waters. A bombardment of Odessa is feared The blockade of the harbor of Iiban places the control of the Baltic sea in the hands of the Germans while the freezing of the aarbor of Arch angel (on the White seal sewers Rus. sian communication with the outside world.
 'It is reported from Stockholm that the Russian government has asked for English contributions to the extent of S250,0 000 toward her war loans.
 "A brother of the Shtik of the Sc. n0usi informed the Constantinople correspondent of the Berliner Tag blaat that hostilities were not in any way directed against Italy, but only against the triple entente powers. The Sheik, he declared, had over 100,- 900 warriors under his command in Tunis. Morocco.
 The Morgenpost thinks that the check to the Russian endorsements near Lowicz is proof that there are no Russian troops north of the Wis tula, they having been driven across the river by the Germans This fur ther indicates that the German army is now fairly on the Russian flank with the roads to Warsaw open to it.
 From Galicia comes the official re- port that the Russians have been driven back through the Carpathian passes. Ugek pass is already in the hands of the Austrians.
 Though no detailed account of the operations in the neighborhood of Pilica and Walbrom (southern Po- land) Is at hand, the report that the Austrlans have taken 29,000 prisoners and 4S machine guns during the last few days appears to show that their advance continues.
 "The Austrians have made progress in the offensive against Seryia and have repulsed several attacks with great loss to the enemy The noun tain ridges southeast of valievo, Ser. via. though covered with snow. have been crossed by the Austrian troops
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Mine Sinks Fishing Boat.

Bari, Italy, Nov. 27.-via Rome 7:55 D. m.-Another mine, which had tloted from it's moorings, exploded near here today destroying a fishing boat and killing four men. The ex- plosion of this mine, wdich is said to have been one of those planted in the Adriatic by Austria has aroused an other storm of indignation among the Italian people along the Adriatic coast.
 The Italian government recently protested to Austria concerning drif. ing mines wnich were endangering shipping. Italy received assurances that there would be no petition of this trouble.
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ENGLISHSOLDIER'S MPRESSION OF WAR
SPECTACULAR DASH AND GLO- RIOUs VALoR ARE ALL INVEN-
 TONS OF ROMANCE.
What They Really Do is to Suffer Pa. tiently in the Trenches and Fight With Cool Heads.

London. Nov. 1S.--Something of the inner feelings and impressions of the men actually in the trenches at the front are contained in the follow ing extract from a letter sent to a friend ia London by an officer with inc British eXpeditionary forces.
 Sitting here and reading the Eng fish papers that arrive, one cannot help feeling England at any rate has not yet succeeded in banishing the spectacular and romantic conceptions of war which no longer bear any rela- tiOns to the actuality. The powers still give the impression that war is an affair of dash and clash. Incidents are invented. like the charge of the Bengal cavalry. Other incidents true in themselves but isolated and not characteristic. such as the engage ment of the London Scottish, are made to convey a picture of the whole battle
 As a matter of fact this is not what is happenings The bravery of our men, and they are splendilly brave, consists in sitting for ten days and nights in sodden trenches with the terrifying noises and earthshak- kill them, dropping on the earth around, and the horror of the shell which does kill them dropping occa- sionally right into the trenches with a man here and a man there being picked off as he inadvertently puts his head a couple of inches too high or wriggles past a spot on which a German picked shot has had his rifle laid for hours; with the loss of one man one night and another man an other night as the men crawl out to get their ratiOns or as the ration party comes along the road after dark to bring them from the refillins point; with for their only activity and excitement. crawl of four or five men on their bellies in the dark to examine an enemy's trench which Is thought to have been evacuated and q very occasional use of the bayonet II it turns out not to have been evacu- ated and is only lightly held; and to sit there hoping that our artillery, whose shells they can hear Whistling overhead, is making the enemy as un- comfortable as theirs is making us.
 This false conception of what is going on creates false picture of the soldiers that are wanted. l read of the sportsmen battalion, all athletes and so forth All very nice if ildi- vidual prowess was in uestion. What is wanted is ordinary men trained to discipline and trained to shoot and plenty of them-men who can be held il not to shoot until the proper moment. Not men who are going tc whoop and slash and kill two Ger mans at one stroke
 One man in our battalion is of a religious turn. He has his Bible in the trench and he props it up agailst the parapet in front of him and reads aloud in the intervals between his sniping slots.
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Successes in oaIieia.

Petrograd, Nov 27-The following statement has been received from the Russian comnanderin-ciief:
 "On the Czens.ochowa-C -Cracow front out seccesses are assuming marked importance O1r troops on November 26 captured more than 4,0O0 prison CTS. Our offensive was particularly fortunate on the lower Szreaiawa river. where a whole battalion of the Thirty-lilst Honyed regiment sur renderd.
 Our troops also stormed a power fully fortined Austrian position on tue left bank of the Raba, where some of our attacking units forded the river during the breaking up of the ice and attacked the enemy. The water was neck deep in the river.
 The Austrians desperately defend ed Bochnia (35 miles southeast Of Cracow), which we stormed, captur- ing more than 1000 prisoners, ma chine guns and ten field guns. On the left bank of the Vistula the enemy in the region of Cracow is beginning to retreat in disorder. Our troops are pursuing them energetically.
 According to the reports of the commanders of the armies the morale of our troops, who have been hard ened by almost continuous fighting for i5 days, is very high.
 trustworthy reports show that the Austrians have mounted in the steeple of the cathedral in the center of Cracow wireless apparatus and machine guns for protection against aeroplanes."
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Audacious Was Saved.

New York, Nov 27Passengers ar irving here today on the steamer Lus- itania from Liverpool say the dread nought audacious reported sunk off the Irish coast, nas been raised and now in drydock at Belfast undergoing repairs,
 The report is that the Audacious was left by the Olympic but that oth- CT vessels succeeded in drawing her into shallow water where tbs hole in her bottom was patched sufficiently to permit he to be lowed to Belfast.
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French Control Mediterranean.

Bordeaux, via London, Nov 2. 10:52 p. m.-An official naval bulletin issued heie this evening, says:
 Tn the Mediterranean, French and English squadrons continue to block ade the Adriatic sea and the Darda aelles, and to protect the coasts ol Egypt and the Suez caral
 In the North sea British and French ships have made a reconnais sauce of the German batteries estab lished on the Belgian coas-
 The German cruisers in the Pacific do not seem to have left Chilean waters since the fight of November
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Fvaeuate Czernowltz.

London, Nov. 27.--4:O5 d. m.-An official dispatch sent by Reuters Vienna correspondent by way of Am. sterdam admits that Czernowitz, the capital of the Austrian province of Bukowina, has been evacuated by Austrian troops.
 The dispatch says
 The situation on the Polish front yesterday was comparatively quiet,
 Tn West Gaiicia and in the Car rathians the fighting continues inde- cisively.'
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Fired on U. S. Steamer.

Panama, Nov. 27-The American steamship St Helens, from New York to San Francisco, arrived at Colon to- day and reported that she had been fired on today by the British cruiser Warwick. Captain Odland said his ship, when hailed, apparently failed to heave to as quickly as was ex. pected. The St Helels was allowed to proceed after examination of her papers and cargo and delay of three hours.
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Fear For Rudapest

Washington, Nov. 27-'1nteresting events are sure to happen in this city within sixty days" writes Dr. Char les Macdonald in charge of the Amer ican Red Cross unit at Budepast in a letter received today by Red Cross of ficials here. In case of an invasion of Budepast pr. Mac Donald says, addi- tional funds will be necessary for re lief work
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Would Free Bohemia.

Chicago, Nov 27.-To free Bohemia from the dual monarchy is the object of movement started by prominent Bohemans in America, it was an nounced here today.
 When the diplomats of Europe meet at the close of the war to redraw the map of that continent the Bohemials will select one of their number to ap- pear before them and plead for Be- hema's independence.
 If the allies are victorious the rep resentatiye will ask the creation of a free confederation embracing tho Czechs. Moravians Silesials and Slovaks.
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ENDORSE COTTON REDUCTION.

Jackson Miss, Nov. 27-The State Bankers Association of Mississippi, in session here today, endorsed the movement to secure a reduction of fifty per cent in cotton acreage next year, but refused to pledge the mem bers of the association to withhold ad- vances from planters who did not agree to the acreage reductions The proposed l35,OO0,0O0 cotton pool was discussed but no action was taken.
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Horses For Europe.

Newport News, Va, Nov 27.-The British steamship Raeburn saued to- day for Frelcl ports with 1000 horses intended for the use of the armies of the allies.
 Two other British vessels. the She nandoah and the Rappael, now here, are expected to sail for Europe in few days with cargoes of horses.
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BULLET HITS PREACHER.

Naco Ariz., Nov. 27.-The Rev. Mr. Withrow was hit today by bullet turing shipping by Yaquis in Mexican Naco. officers under General Hill the Carranza commander of Naco say that a wounded prisoner reported to them that Maytorenas losses during the battle nine days ago were be- tween 600 and 500 men.
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Two csrgoes of Horses.

New Orleans, Nov. 27-TAe British steamers Rowanmore and Asian which cleared from here today. car use of the British and French armies. in addition to large cargoes of cotton and grain. The Rowanmore cleared for Bordeaux and the Asian for Liv- erpool via Avonmouth
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Turkey Releases Missionaries.

Washington. Nov 7.-Ambassador Morgenthau at Coastantinople cabled the state department today that the Turkish minister of the interior had given orders to permit the departure from Turkey of several Canadian m's- sionaries for whom safe conduct had been asked by the British ambassador here.