Bisbee daily review., 1914-11-18


  LONDON, Nov. Undeterred by wintery weather and floods the Ger mans are still making an effort to break down the Allies defense along tue France-Belgian frontier Although the Berlin official report refers to the day as quiet one, there was an almost continuous artillery duel, with occasional infantry attacks, but apparently without either side mak- ing progress.
 The line from the coast to Nieuport which has been receiving less atten- ton since the Germans began their attempt to get the British out Of Ypres was again subjected to bomb ardment described as violent, while to the south of Dixmude the Ger mans have been trying, under fire of the Allies cannon to build works to check the flood which has compelled them to evacuate a part of their ! trenches
 At other points the big guns were again busy Rhimes was subjected to another rain of shells.
 From the Allies point of view prob. ably the most important operations are those south of Yerdun, where the French troops for some time have been trying to relieve the pres sure which the Germans have been ! exerting on the fortress. They have at last succeeded, according to the ! French official report, besides making 1 progress OF the heights of Mouse and have advanced on St. Mihiel, the only point on the left bank of the ! Mouse which the Germans have been successful in holding.
 Another big battle is developing in ! Poland, where the Russian advance l has been met by large forces Of Ger mans coming from Thorn. The Ger. man plan seems to be to attack the ! Russian center in a hope of drawing ! their wings from East Prussia and l Cracow In the former region the i Russians report a further advance ] toward the Gumbinnen-Angerburg l line to the north but they have not | been able to dislodge the Germans from the passages Of the Mazurain | lakes.
 In Gaicia the troops ot Emperor ! Nicholas are driving the Austrians | southward, and westward and have engaged their rear guards at Dukla, at the foot of the Carpathian noun. tains
 An unofficial report from Cracow stating the city is burning has not been confirmed.
 General Botha. commander of the Union of South Africa, has again been engaged with General DeWets rebel command but the final result of the battle is not yet known Alp parently DeWet, who gave the British so much trouble in the South Africa war before he was finally captured is proving a thorn in the side of his comrade, Botha. for although a par of his command has been captured ! DeWet seems to keep out of tho hands of his pursuers.
 The action of the steamer Berlin formerly the North German LloyC liner. which was converted into cruiser, in deliberately entering th' harbor of Trondhiem, Norway, i' something of a mystery here. It il presumed she is acting as a convOl for the German submarines and wal being watched by the Allies war ships
 David Lloyd-George, chancellor O the exchequer in the house of com mons estimated the cost of war fo one year for England will be $2.25O OOO. 900, the largest amount Englan has ever spent in war and more thai twice what was spent in the fou years conflict in South Africa T pay the enormous bills of the govern ment 1t was decided it is said, L raise a loan of Sl,75O,OOO,OOO whic will be issued at uinety-ive and bea interest at three and one-half pc cent, redeemable at par March, 1923
 The chancellor proposed, hous unanimously supported him, that tn income tax be doubled, but only co lected on one third of the income thi year; that an extra halfpenny ton cent per half pint be levied on bee and an extra three pence (six cents per pound on tea. He explained tha the expenditure on the Brtis troops will be higher in proportio than that of any other country i
 the world. as as the pay and cost c army and navy is greater; ther separate allowances to man and thei
 families and pensions on a ereate scale Already two million are ser'
 ing and another million is ln th
 course of enlistment