The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-26
British A iIrcra!fs Engage
Teuton Flyer B fore / Thou
sands Of Spectat tors:
Invaders Finally Disappea
After Being Hit Several
Times.
Attempt Against Sheel;ness
Was a Failure Like hat
On Dover.
By Associated Press.

BY ASs0cAAted PEeSS. VI y =. a s4si44ai u N
LONDON. Dec. 2s.-Germans ayia;s
tors madc another attempt 70 drop
bombs on British ports yesterday:
Like the attempt against Dover that
of yesterday which was directed
against sheerness, was unsucc cessfil:
An aeroplane crossed the channel,
and, sailing high, flew over Sheer:
ness. British aircraft went In pur;
suit and engaged the enemy for a
quarter OF an hour before Thousands
of spectators. The invaders finally
disappeared in the mist, having been
hit several times.
The official report of the war ot.
flee on the aerial raid tonight reads
as follows: "a hostile aeropIane
was sighted today. twas flying very
high from east to west over sheer
ness. British afr craft went up III
pursuit and engaged the enenly who
after being hit three or four times
was driven of seaward..''
Ey Associated Press.
LONDON. Dec 26- -chrfk ktmas has
cnme;and gone wit bont q true thee
part Of any fof the warning nations'
OF Europe.
While there has been no Aces tten
Of military activity neyerth less no
decisive action has occurred along
either Of the great battle fronts.
A spectacular element OF the recent
news was supplied by an aerial duel
between a German air craft and two
English bl.planes over the Thamsss
This occurred Christmas day and was
witnessed by several thousand per
sons. Tho Germans escaped.
Russian on Offensive:
From Petrograd comes news that
the Russians have resumed the OF:
fensive at several Poland points and
that they have captured no Sfewersth
II 900 prisoners. y q
To Offset this. however, Berlin re
ports activity along the Polish front
An Austrian army is Still m 1aking g
courageous effort to strike the yals
lev Of the Nfda in the direct ction ot
Carnow. British observers areEot Sthe
opinion that this movement VIII 8be3
loo late il It is fact that the AustTo;
German attack in thelcenter has realS
" received its recorded check:
Gen, Won 5indenberg the German
commander In the east still skeepssa g
bulldog grip on the yistdlaS and seems
to be making his present movement
towards Warsaw from Thorn, north;
west Of the Polish capitol. in West
Prussia. -
On the western battle line Paris
reports slight progress from Niels
port, while Berlin balances this with
the claim that the Germans have RtaS
en- some British trenches Ihe
French, on their side, again lain the
canture Of a trench near Pgulsale leinet
which they held in spite OF several
counter attacks.
Refused Departure.
From Athens comes an incomplete
report Of the refusal Sof the Turkish
authorities to permit the depertu1
from Trlpoli in Syria ofs the RritM
and French consuls and Q nuInpef
Of british and French citizens on ~
american merchant ship under CON;
WOW Of an American cruiser.
The Turks crowded on the crew 9s
the merchantmen while the sallgEs
we're emharking the Frenchmen. THIS
attack, ceased, however when the yar
sbine threatened a 8bombardment. The
cruiser subseauently escorted this yes'
sci to Dedejatch. north Of the Dar
deneilles, in Turkey: