The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-22
GERMANY'S WARNING TO ENGLAND
GERMANY

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VIENNA, (via Berlin and London)
Dec. 22.-'ln the upper Latorcza riv-
er district In the carpathians, north
east OF the Lupkow passes we have
made progress" the official state
mont issued here today asserts. "se-
we're fighting continues on the krosno
and Taczow front and on the lower
Dunajec. In southern Poland, the
situation Is unchanged"
MORE SUBMARINES.
THE HAGUE, Dec. %. (via Lon
don.) 10 building forty,
nine hundred ton submarines. They
will bring her known fleet Of untersee-
bootes up to 95. The new vessels are
of the latest design, embodyina some
novel departures from the former
type Of German subn arines.
HoNoRs TO ENEMY DEAD.
BUENos AYREs, Dec. 22.-British
tars honored the bravery Of their Ger
man enemies BY according full mill
tary honors to those mortaliy wound
ed In the Falkland naval engagement,
who died aboard the flagss1ip Invisible.
Officers at MontivIdeo told how they
hoped to pay even greater respect for
their enemy's courage, but were
baked because Of ungrounded fears
Of the German prisoners aboard the
Invincible. Every British sailor laud-
ed the victory or death spirit Of the
Germans In Admiral Won Specs squad
ron. A. far 40 possible every effort
was made TO save those who went
down with their ships singing and
"mannina the side" These survivors,
many Of them desperately wounded,
were taken aboard the invincibIe,
Admiral sturdee's flagship. Four Ger
mans died the night after the battle.
Aceeding to the unanimous feeling Of
his officers and men, Admiral sturdee
sent m ofslcer to tfs unWounded
German prisoners, requesting that
they attend on deck the funeral serv-
ices for their comrades and informing
them that the British Intended to pay
full measure Of military honors to
their brave enemies. The Germans
were distrustfuI and refused to come
on deck. British officers said regret
fully that the Germans openly deciar-
ed their belief the invitation was a
trick to get them on deck where thoy
would be shot down.
1--WE were sorry" said flag cap
tain, because we had the best inten-
tions In the world
Nevertheless firing squad shot a
last voIley over the watery graves Of
the Germans.
OFFICIAL REPORT.
BERLIN, Dec. 22. (via wireless to
London.) - Admission that French
were successful in attacks about
Rfche-boure is made in an official
statement issued here today. Assaults
upon all other positions were repuIsed,
Il 10 declared, while, west Of the
Argonne trenches were taken by the
Germans.
III FOt61O oCVCTat SIoGouIS VI
branches Of the Bzura and Rawa river
have been captured, It is claimed.
"Attempts Of English and French
to recover positions about Festhubert
were repuIsed." the statement asserts.
"About Riche-bourg they were success
full.
Attacks In region Of Albert, north
east Of compeigne, near Soulin and
Perthes were repulsed. the enemy
losing heavily.
1--WE captured few trenchec west
Of the Arsonne. French attacks east
Of the Areonne and about verdun
were repuIsed.
ain Poland our troops CAPTURED
several crossings over branches Of
tn. ezura and Rawa rivers. On the
right bank Of the Plica, the battle is
still proceeding
DROVE AvIATORS OFF.
AMSTERDAM. (vla London), Dec.
PA French or British, aviator un-
successfully attempted to drop aerial
bombs over the German aerodrome in
the suburb Of Etterbeek, Brussels.
Sunday. according to mall advIces to-
day. A concentrated fire from Ger
man aerial guns compelled the avia-
tors retreat.
Etterbeek has been occupied as
military barracks, drill grounds and
aviation station.
Eire In Hospital