Evening star., 1914-12-04
Berlin Advices Quote Russian
Military Paper, HUSKY In
valid, as Authority.
GERMAN ARMY WILL FEED
RUSSIAN POLAND VICTIMS
England Accused of Trying to In
duce Holland to Enter Into
Military Alliance.

BERLIN, December 4, by wireless 10
Sayville, L. Included in the lnfor-
nation given out by the German official
press bureau today are the following
items:
THE Russian military newspaper
Russky Invalid states that the numoef
of Russian officers killed. wounded or
taken prisoners now totals $4,000.
"The German military authorities have
taken measures to prevent famine
among the inhabitants of the parts OF
Russian Poland occupied by the Ger
man army according to news given out
by the press bureau today.
Reports received from Constantinople
say England intends sending Portu-
guese troops into Egypt, and that Mo
hammedan soldiers in Tunis are being
embarked for service in Europe.
Madrid reports that Moorish rebels
have invaded Blanca and attacked the
local garrison and the authorities.
ROTTERDAM reports that on the Boer
farms in South Africa there are to be
found only women and natives; the
men are at the front.
outrages on German.
Rudolph Moeller. German, a. for
mer resident of Morocco, has sworn
to an affidavit which confirms the re-
port that German civilians arrested In
Morocco at the outbreak of the war
have been transported to Oran, Algeria.
where French officers melted soldiers
to commit brutalities upon them The
Germans were beaten with sticks, spit
upon and attacked with sa bers- Two men
and one woman died from ill treatment
"The newspaper Retsch. published in
Petrograd. recognizes the excellence
and sthe splendid equipment OF the
Turkish army.
German troops have discovered IN
the western arena of the war secret
instructions prepared by the British gen.
eral staff, which contain detailed in
formation concerning the Belgian bor-
der, the disposition of rolling stock on
the railroads and the billeting of men:
These instructions could have been pre-
pared only with the active assistance
piled the detailed information con-
tanned in them. This is further evil
dence that England and Belgium de-
cided long ago on English military ac-
tivity in Belgium. and this means
violation Of neutrality.
Say French Defeated.
"constantinople reports that there has
been fighting between the Senussi
tribesmen and the French in southern
Morocco The leader of Senussian was
killed and the French were defeated.
THE Persian government has hand
ed to the British minister at Teheran
note protesting against the violation
of Persian neutrality by the entrance
of British warships into the Karun
river.
THE Italian government has seized
a Portuguese torpedo boat destroyer
built at Genoa.
Athens reports that England has
landed $4,000 Canadian volunteers in
'The 5th Austrian army has occupied
Belgrade.
complete blocking Of the North sea.
Bulgaria contradicts the Greek re-
port of concentration of Bulgarian
troops.
The Austrian general stafr reports
that fighting near Novo Radomsk and
Lodz is developing favorably.
England Sounded Holland.
"A special dispatch from Gothenburg.
Sweden. says a south Danish CONNER
cial newspaper reports that in 1909
Great Britain threw out a feeler to
Holland about the possibility of con-
cluding a military convention. Hol-
land declined because such course
would be incompatible with her neu-
trality. AS reply to Holland the Anglo
Belgian agreement was concluded, where
upon Holland fortified Flushing.
'The gold reserve of the Imperial
Bank is s1.s91 100000 marks (s4ss.--
0OO, O,000), an increase over last week of
32,500.0 marks ($8,125, 5,000).
Rome reports that Abyssinia has de-
clined the Anglo-French demand to
send troops to fight the Turks in
Egypt.
German newspapers of all political
parties declare that the promise of the
imperial chancellor to lead the war to
victorious conclusion answers the
expectation of the entire nation"