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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-20
NINE. SCF1UMANN.HEINK
ESPOUSES GERMAN CAUSE
SOngstress Tells Newspaper She
Hopes to Be Able to Aid
kaiser's Army.

BERLIN. via London. Nov. S.-Mme
Schumann- Heink has made it clear that
she Is strongly pro-Gerinan. The follow
ing letter has been received by the Ber-
liner Tooebicu. which paper publishes
It over her signature. The letter. dated
Chicago. September 20, is as follows:
There are in New York alone 100 900
Irishmen ready to grasp the first oppor-
tunity to go over to Germany and help.
AZ to Chicago you can see for yourself
clippings from newspapers telling Of pro-
German manifestations OIL the part of
irishmcn living in Chicago are enclosed
in the letter
Thousands upon thousands would love
to go over and fight for Germany. But.
you see. the Brltishers inspect every ship.
II sing and talk and do everything
can to let the people know the truth.
and they believe me. because they know
can't tell lie. The four Belgian dele.
gates do all they can to agitate senti-
ment against Germany-put they have
got moral whipping.
There are many Germans in the States
who would willingly go over. but the
Consuls tell them not to. for the Eng
lsh warships inspect all the ships, and
everybody who looks only half German
IS captured oh, those Englshmen, those
IA number OF Strong words follow which
the Toocbidtt says are withheld pur'
poselyl. My season opens on October s
1 twenty concerts in twenty-five days.
"Oh, so hope that do a tremendou.
business. so ! can send lot OF money tc
the dear old fatherland!
"In the second week OF November
shall send over a friend with German
money to be used in such a way as Il
let the unfortunate widows. mothers ant
orphans In the smaller places have a littl'
something from dear old Santa Claus.
"Oh God. II I could only do littl
toward lessening the misery! My hear
bleeds. tears roll down my cheeks as
am writing this. Our fine. brave Ger
mans and Austrians! God be merciful 4
them.
Carnegie has made good and in inter
views has sung a song of infinite prais
for the Kaiser. Well. he certainly ha
reason to do that! 1.-THE three excla
nation points are Nine. Schumann
Heink's; they are interpreted here a
meaning that Mr.. Carnegie has ample rea
son to be grateful TO the Kaiser.l
How one loves the old fatherland
Willingly one would shed the very hear
blood, II II only did any good
Loyal unto death. and prepared 70
any sacrifice
"ERNEsTINE ScHuMANah HEINK."
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CzARINA PREDICTS VICTORY.
The Defenders of Justice VIII -
cure victory. She says.

CoPENHAGES. Nov. 19.--"Tel Denmark
that these are the words OF the Empress
Marie Feodorovna," said the Czarina in
the following interview published to-day
by the Bcrlinske TideHde:
Have YOU noticed how the war has
welded the people into unbrcakable unity ?
AS long as ths~ war lasts there will be
no political parties in the lands over
which the Gear rules. The labor party
is going hand In hand with other parties.
Poles. Firms and Jews have become Rus
slams. They are collecting money for
our hospitals and have voluntarily Joined
the colors, Many have already d!stin-
gulshed themselves in batu-.
From the Arctic TO the Black Sea.
from Nladvostok to the Baltic, YOU viii
find one united Russia which can estab-
lish itself victorious IL the war is pro-
longed however costly in life It may he
The defenders of justice, and not promise
breakers or neutrality violators. will at
last secure the victory"
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Russians and Germans in
Two Desperate Battles

borne in mind that the Germans are once
more in a region where the roads are very
bad and where they seemed. before the
fight to be at a disadvantage. Ii should
also be no;ed that the Russians are push
ing forward their centre between Czens-
;achowa and Cracow as well as making
progress In East Prussia. BY a curious
coincidence they are now going over the
same ground traversed during the earlier
advance in East Prussia, while the Ger
mans are doing the same in Poland.
In several places the old trenches have
been reoccupied. the fresh troops lying
amid the debris of the last fight feeling
the relies OF their dead comrades, which
strike a chill to their hearts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-20
BELGRADE'S FALL NEAR,
SAY BUDAPEST REPORTS
Servians Concentrate South OF
City for Next Stand Against
Austrians.

LONDON, Nov. 1e.-Budapest dispatches
say that the fall OF Belgrade Is a matter
Of only a few hours. The Servians, ac-
cordng to these dispatches. are concen-
trating three divisions in fortified posi-
tons south of Belgrade to make the next
stand against the invading Austrians.
The bombardment OF Belgrade has con-
tinued since Sunday and three Austrian
divisions have crossed the Danube TO
storm the city.
A correspondent OF the STANDARD says
that terrific fighting has continued for
days In this arena OF the war and tina,
the Servians and Montenegrns were
driven back after offering stubborn re-
sistance to three Austrian divisions sup
ported by twelve big guns at Gravohc
and Grabovas.
Fighting has been in progress without
cessation in the vicinity Of TIC since
November 10. according TO the dispatches
with repeated bsyone; charges by botf
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FIGHTING IN SWAMP.
Rattle In Poland Is Along a Forty
Mile LINE.
ny =. W. RENNET.

Special Correspondent Of TIE London Daily
Ners."
PErRoGRAp, Nov. l9.-The Russians in
northwest Poland are now giving battle
in a swampy region. The brunt OF the
fighting Is across a forty mile front from
north OF LODI, through Lenchiza, on the
Bzura River. and northward to the WIS.,
tula.
The operations leading up TO this bat
tie recall the Russian tactics which Sc
cured the decisive fighting in October.
The Russian lines have been strengthened
without drawing from the army working
against the line Czenstochowa-C racow. or
the northern army In the region OF Soldau.
The positions between the Wharf.-The and
the Vistula are now thckly filed.
The opposing armies have been thrown
in successive attacks and counter attacks
10 decide the fate OF the broad wedge
which Gen. Won Hindenburg is striving 10
drive between the Russian columns di-
rected against Silesia and East Prussia
Full confidence is felt that the Thorn
army will be turned back from the from
tier without hamperlng the main Russian
strategy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-20
NINE. CALVE A NURSE.

\ letter from Nine. Emma Calvc re-
celyed by "A friend In New York says that
the singer and her sisterin-law are IN
the Red Cross and are assisting m the
care Of the wounded in the hospitals at
Toulon.
II sing ditties to the wounded to soothe
them and lull them TO sleep when they
are getting better" Nine. Calvc writes
sweet songs OF France that make them
shed tears OF JOY. and war songs for those
who after the healing OF their wounds are
going back to defend poor France
The singer says she hopes TO come to
America in January.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-20
MORE AUSTRIAN TROOPS.

VENICE. via Paris, Nov. lo.-Des-
patches from Vienna say that the new
levy from the landsturm OF the classes.
from 1870 to 1880 was begun on Mon
day. The levy will be continued by four
commissions until the list is exhausted.
Thirty-two hundred men are passed daily
for the army.
PARIS. Nov. ia despatch received
here says 5000 members of the Ba-
varian landsturm passed through Liege
station for the Russian frontier.
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INVESTED ON 3 SIDES.
Cracow Almost Surrounded by Rus
SLAMS, Say FuKitives.

BY the London "Ddiiy MATS" War Serrice.
Special Gable Despatch 10 ThF SrN,
COPENHAGEN. Nov. ls.-Fugitives who
have arrived at Berlin from Cracow say
the latter place is invested on the north.
east and south by a Russian army. On
the west there Is still railway open.
The fugitives say that the Austrian
force which was withdrawn from Cra-
COW split In two One half went west,
toward Alsokubin. and the other through
the Carpathian passes They are pur'
sued by Russian cavalry.
Fucitiyes from Bloslaw state that In
the last few days troops have been ar
irving from the west front.
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5000 SERVIANS CAUGHT.
Austrinns Took Many Prisoners a
VaIievo, vienna Report says.

BERLIN. via The Hague and London.
Nov l9-Furthcr details OF the taking Of
Valievo. Servia, by the Austrians are
given by a correspondent of the Ncue
Frete Presso OF Vienna.
The correspondent says the advance on
the town was made by Ave columns OF
Austrians. Three OF these arrived within
gun range OF the town early Sunday. but
the attack was delayed until the other
columns. held back by the nature OF the
country, could come up. The attack
finally began at II o'clock
The Servians opposed a vigorous resist
ance. but the Austrians enveloped their
left wing and drove II in and at the same
time the Servan right was threatened by
an outfankng movemont from Rolubara
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-20
PROUD OF LETTER.
"BlOOd Is Thicker Than WATER
Nine. umann.Heink Repeats,

Just after Nine. Schumann- He nix s
song recital a; the Academy of Music in
Brooklyn last night she was asked about
the letter to the TdOcbldt.
Yes. Isn't It just right she said.
"Of course I wrote it. And wouldn'.
you do the same thing for the father
land"'
There was tremendous warmth OF
feeling as she said this. The reference
to the situation abroad recalled 10 her
her own suffering from II and that OF the
fatherland as n whole. Nine. Schumann-
He!nk told how she came to write that
letter
IL have been here sixteen years and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-20
AUSTRIAN FUND GROWS.
s2Oo,OOO,OOO Already Subscribed to
War Loan.

wAsHrHGroS. Nov. 19.--Although sub
scriptlons will not be formally opened
until tomorrow. more than l,000.000.o 900
crowns s200.0o0, o00) already has been
subscribed to the new Austrian war loan.
according to a despatch received at the
embassy from the Foreign ONCE in Ber-
lin to-day. The despatch contsnued:
"The London advices concerning alleged
dissensions between tho Austrian and the
German army commands and the bloody
quarrel between Acknowledgements and
German soldiers are bold faced inven-
tons"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-20
GERMANS NEAR LODI.
Fight Over Old Ground Covered
with slain Comrades.
Nv HAMILTON FYFE.

sp,e;ai Correspondent OF the London Daily
Mail"
PErRouRAp, Nov. i9.-When the Ger
mans left LODI the inhabitants, although
they said "Au revoir." hoped they had
seen the last of them. But the new move
ment against the right wing OF the Rus
sian main front continues and the Ger
man advance guards are unpleasantly
near Lodz again. 1t must, however, be
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-20
REBUTS GERMAN PAMPHLET.
Italian Financial Paper Denies
Economic value of Triple Alliance.

. ROME, Nov. 19.--The Finansu Tuituu1
publishes figures rcbutting the statements
in German pamphlet which was scat
tered broadcas; throughout Italy. which
attempted to show that economical As
well as political advantages must accrue
TO Italy by maintaining her solidarity
with her ally. The Findasd Ttdiidna SAYS
that on the contrary Italy lost economi-
cally by detaching herself from France
In favor OF tho Triple Alliance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-20
ANCONA AN OPEN TOWN.
special Fable Despatch TO The sus,

ROME. Nov 19.--Guns are being re-
moved from the fortfications at Ancona.
'u me Adriatic. preceding royal decree
~ 20 IN is about 10 he issued procla'mlnS
ne lily unfortncd and thus making II
r,' liable TO bombardment In case OF war.
The opening of the Italian Parliament
hts been fixed for December 3, The ses :
SION will last a fortnight, The Govern
m'ut is expected to make a declaration
81 lts International policy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-20
RUSSIANS CONFIDENT.
"Noyoe Vremyn's" Critic Finds No
Cause for Anxiety.

Special CdbTe DetpdfcN To TIE Sun
PETRoGRAD. Nov. l9.-The Novoe Vrem-
ya's critic. reviewing the situation result
ing from the German advance In Poland,
finds no cause for anxiety. He points
out that every forward movement of the
enemy exposes his right flank and there
fore TO a certain extent creates position
favorable to the Russians
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The Austrian artillery poured a devas-
tatng fire into the Servian trenches and
by o'clock the Servians were In full re-
treat on Arandielovatz
The position abandoned at valievo was
strengthened by fortificstions on which
the Servians had been working for years
and which they considered almost I'M
pregnable. The Servisns were forced 10
leave behind great quantities Of guns and
supplies and more than 5000 Scrvians
were made prisoners.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-20
Advantages TO Italy.


The British Government does not OPP
pos. Italy's Adriatic policy. The question
~ Albania IL merely one of the many
problems Of such a policy. There are or
course others whose solution may be I'M
mnent. England does not influence
Itslys policy in order to change the atti-
tude of the Government in the presen:
European conflict. There are many people
Who think that 1talys intervention would
considerably shorten the war. but OF course
this question has to be decided by the
Italian Government. The advantages or
ltaly's Intervention would be incalculablc.
considerable wheat and other cereals
are exported from italy to Ger
many and Austria by way of Switzerland
German agents have regularly organized
this trade at Milan and negotiations are
now pending between Italy and England
Co stop this contrahand.
THE begt way to stop II would natur-
ally he Italy joining England anc figh,-
mr. by her side. Before long this inter-
View was published October 81 most
serious incident, or rather event, VIII
likely happen. which will exercise great
influence on Italys policy and upset
he plans of those who advocate neu-
irallty Turkeys intervention is immi-
ncnt. The situation at Constantinople
grows daily worse. and from ole moment
10 another may become catastrophe. the
Grand NiZ!er Is against war, 'Dut EnVer
Pasha and his German officers sooner or
later will compel Turkey 10 intervene in
Germany's favor Greece. Rumania and
Bulgaria will not join Turkey, hut Enver
Pash4 will try to attack Egypt.
"Of course this is an exaggeration. but
I Is fact that Germany aims at block
ng the Suez Canal to prevent England
from bringing troops from her Asiatic
possessions II this attempt Is successfui
England will communicate with the ras
East and the Pacific by way of the Cape
NJ Good Hone. Communications win
Australia and South Africa will be de-
l1yed from ten TO twenty days. Italy VIII
communicate with her colonies in the keo
Sea with A delay of a month or hve
weeks Add to this an Islam agitation III
CyrcnaiCa and Abyssinia. where German
and Austrian agents have been speciali,
active recently. and II is obvious thai
IL IS question of vital Importance FOL
T'alv to watch closely her colonies in TN
Mediterranean and the Red Sea. ltaIS
fud England have already notified Con
s.antiuople that the closing Of the Suei
Canal damages both their interests. Thi'
implies that Italy and England will stant
SIDE by side TO defend their African
colonies"
secret agreement between England
and Italy In connection with the defenc
Of common interests has been concluded
since Eovember 1918. When Turke,
declares war on England. and there Z
every reason to believe that England vii
await such a declaration and refrain from
wt-.ug it herself, then the safety OF he
colonies will he officlally threatened AM
Italy viii help her defend them, tn
.'rrct agreement contemplates the cas-
NJ aggression, in the same way as tn
Triple Alliance did.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-20
BELGIAN RAILWAYMEN REFUSE.
VIII Not work for Germans, Says
belgian Minister.

PARis, Nov. I'm. Segers. the Belgian
Minister of Marine. Fosts. Telegraphs and
Railroads. visited Paris to-day In an ad-
dress to 1900 Belgian employees In these
services the Minister said no Belgian had
ever suggested Il compromise with Ger
many.
The present war. said NJ Segers. was q
war of railroads. The Germans had offered
as high as 80 francs $50 a day to fore
men and IL francs (s2.40) daily to station
staffs to continue at work. but the offer
had been unanimously refused.
NJ. Segers added that King Albert had
received 10000 congratulatory letters,
5000 of which were delivered last Sunday
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-20
RUSSIANS IN SERVIA.

BERLIN. via The Hague and London.
Nov. ia despatch from Soma to the
Cologne Gazette says that several thou-
sand Russian troops. with their onlcers'
have appeared IN Sor"a.
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Continued from First Page.

are advancing in the centre in north
west Poland. The whole movement on
the eastern front is a race between the
German offensive at the centre and the
Russian offensive in the north.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-20
SERVIANS LEAVE VALIEVO
Nish Formally Announces with
drawIa Of Troops.
spec,o, cable Despatch to Tur suS.

NisH. Nov. 1a.-The withdrawal Of the
Servan troops from Nalievo Is officially
announced. The Austrians, according to
the announcement, tried 10 hamper the
movement, but were vigorously repulsed
by the Servian artillery.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-20

sides. the fcrccness Of the fighting finally
moderating because OF the sheer exhaus-
ton OF the troops.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-11-26
ANUNCIESE EN- GA PREM
sA" PARA OBTENER
BUEN RESULTADO

DE listed afectisimo atento
amigo y fervoroso lector que be-
sa su mano.- Salvador.
''P. D.-Antes teniamos en- ell
Puerto de Veracruz al Carlos
V",.el cual servfa de consue!o;
ahora nj esa pequenez para cul-
dar tan grandes intereses."
Excusamos TODD comentario Sc
guros de que nuestro Gobierno
prestara a este asunto de los es-
panoles en- America la atenci6n
que merece.
Hasta ahora hemos predicado
en- desierto cuantos por deber,
por humanidad y por patriotismo
abordames esta dificil question.
De hoy en- delante no puede
ser asf, nj debe ser, nj sera, a
menos que haysmos perdido Ia
noci6n de nuestra dignidad hasta
I'm extreme que nos haga sentir
vergiienza y desprecio de noso-
tros mismos.
~ acknowledgements no es asi.
RcGELIO PEREZ OLIVARES.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-11-26
Fiesta intima en- honor
de una senorita.

Ell pr6ximo domingo. es ell
cumple amos de la estimable seno
rita Adela de la CARA. Con es-
te motive, y para celebrar csc a.
contecimiento, su apreciablesher-
mana Ia senorita Josefna, y al
gunas de sus amigos que mas Ia
uuieren, estan organizando con
TODD lujo de detalles, una fiesta
que tendra ell caracter de intlma,
perc la que, ajuzgar por los pre-
parativos pue Sc hacen, es segu-
70 que revestira los caracteres de
una rumbosa fiesta en- la que el
entusiasmo mas desbordante Sc
Sc apoderara de todos los corazo-
mes y que hara la felicidad 2 la
agraciada senorita en- cuyo honor
Sc organiza la fiesta.
Agradecemos en- 10 que vale la
simpatica i~nvitaci6n que mos ha
hecho para tener ell honor de a.
sistir a la tertulia, y desde luego
nos adelantamos a enviar nues-
tros parabienes a Ia estimable sc
horita de la. Cara.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-11-26

la verdad, 20 LEI toda la princl-
pal prensa de Espa1a en- 1919 y
no vi tanto motive para haberles
hecho la guerra a los moros como
aquf Sc hace con TODD 10 espanol.
Los espanoles que estan en-
pleados en- las fabricas y haclen-
das del Estado de Puebla suman
mas de 1000 y 10 que estamos te-
miendo es que sigan ell ejemplo
los demas Estados.
Isl listed pudiera pulsar la c
pini6n de toda la Colonia, sacaria
en- conclusion 10 siguiente; aun-
que ell cambio esta tan bajo lhoy
esta a 60 c6ntimos el peso, ifiJese
bien. u perrillas!) 81 a todcs ncs
pagasen 10 que tenemos en- none.
da de aqui no quedabamos media
docena de espanoles aqui, aunque
al llegar a Espana nos viesemos
sin una peseta, con este vera u.s.
ted nuestra situaci6n.
lie participo que un servidoi
no es empleado de fabrica nj DE-
hacienda, nj tengo parientes; le
hago esta aclaraci6n para que
listed yea no me guia ninguna
passion, sine solamente decirle 10
que pasa. que es muy grave.
mo lie eXtrane no lie olga nj
d6nde viyo nj como me llamo,
pues al enterarse de algo los &C
tuales mandatarios no me darian
tempo de escribirle a listed una
segunda carta, y no soIamente
perderfa ell volver a mi bendita
Datria iEspaha! q Quien mas Sc
quiere cuanto mas lejos Sc esta
de ella, sino que dejaria de yer
ell sol desseste desventurado Spais,
digno de mejor suerte y otros ha-
bitantes; por 10 que lie dejo dicho
comprendera 81 lie digo la verdad;
oiala algun dia pueda hablar mas
claro.
"Hago Ia advertencia que una
minoria muy insignifcante, por
desgracia, no tiene ell sentir de
los demas mexicanos; a esos les
causa horror Y vergiienza TODD
este que cometen los que traen
por lena "iConstituci6n y JUS
tia"
lie suplico me dispense 81
tempo que lie hago perder, pero
comprenda a jd6nde vuelve la
cara una colonia compuesta de
C, 1000 espanoles, 81 no es "a Es-
pana, o 10 que es 10 mismo a su
Gobierno y a los que con su puma
lie hacen yer al pueblo Ia verdad?