The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-23
PORTUGAL IS AROUSED
BY GERMAN INVASION
TeutOns Again Enter
African Colony
Troops Rushed.

africa. Ihis fart was announced In
the chamber Of deputies today by the
minister Of colonies, who said the Ger.
mans had made a fresh attack on
the military post at Naulila, In the
province OF Angola. The commander Of
the post, Colonel ROcadas. the minis.
ter stated had only u small force.
Az his disposal and retreated In
order 10 obtain reinforcements with
which 10 drive out the Germans. Fur.
ther details are lacking.
The first invasion Of AngO-
In occurred late in October,
when small party Of Ger
man cavalry arrived at NauIila and
asked for an interview with the com.
mander. A fight occurred in which
three Germans were killed before the
party retired. The Portuguese gov.
ernment has heen rushing thousands
Of troops TO Africa because Of rumOrs
that Germany had armed large nup'-
hers Of the natives and placed them
under training Of German officers.
Paris Dee. 23.--An official state
ment issued today says
Yesterday I'm Belgium we made
slight progress between DC seR aud
highway from Nlpuport 10 Weston
Steenstrnwe and BiXschoote.
and ourselves Ia lessen activity.
East ~ IIethunc working I'm con.
Junction with the British Army. We
recaptIred the village ~ Gkenchy.
les.la BasSec which Ind been lost
by us
''ln the region ~ Arraa n heavy fog
made Il necessary Tor both the enemy
md ourselves to leseu activity.
In the region OF Pcrthcs-les IiurlIs
We carrlel after spirited cannonade
and two assaults. the last section NJ
q line which We occupied in part Dec-
ember "a We made an average gain
Of eight hindre,l ynpls In the last
trench which came into our possession
VIC captured section Of machine
guns, including crews. Violent count
or attacks were repulsed,
We also progressed northeast
u Breiuselor, where further coun-
ter attacks on the part OF the
enemy were without success. There
has been percepiible advance hy Our
troops In the forest VI Lagrurie
against front 100 yards Wide and
$50 yards deep. We blew with mines
two German lines Of works aud oc-
cupied the excavation
Fighting Is going on In the vicinity
OF Boureuilles. with the outcome
fairly serious. II would appear not
TO- have been possible ~ retain cn.
tirely the positions acquired ycstcr-
day morning.
"In East PRUSSIA, the Germans were
driven back ON line from Nelden'
burg to Solu and to Lnuterburg In
Poland the Germans we're successful
In getting footing on the lower
Bsura, north Of SochaEew Further
south. they reached the Rnwka river
and at Bolimow they passed Sgiernie-
vice, moving east.
THE Austo-tierman forces nre NOV
ing into Poland along the front, which
runs from a point to the southwest Of
Piotrkow TO the west OF the river
Nida IN Galicla They reached the
river Dunajek and they occupy q line
from Grybow TO Smlgrod to SanOk."
Berlin, Dec 23.--Todays official
statement says:
Attacks In the region Of Lomaert.
zyde and 10 the south OF BlxschoOte,
have been repulsed by us, At Richie
bcurg Bvoue, the English we're ngain
driven from their positions yesterday
notwithstanding desperate counter
attacks we retained all posi-
counter.attacks, we retaind all posi-
tions which we captured from the
English and the Richebourg canal
from Aire 20 IaBassee
In the neighborhOod OF Camp Cha
Ions, the enemy is showing great acti
witty.
ATTACKS 10 the North Of Silleri,
scutheast ~ Rheims at SQUAT and
at Perthes have been partly repealed
By us with heavy losses to the French
'The situation In east and west
Prussia IN unchanged.
'The battles for p0ssession ~ th'
branches Of the Bzurn river continue
'The situation on the right banl
n the river Pilica remains unchang
ed.'
london. dec 23.--In 4 diapatcl
from Cologne the correspondent o.
the Central News bureau wys thn
Emperor william, with his entire staf
reached Cologne today from Beriir
on his way to the western front