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Evening star., 1914-11-20
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Evening star., 1914-11-20
ALL MONEY OF ENEMIES
TO BE PUT IN TRUST
ENGLAND Plans to Withhold All
Credits Until the End
Of the War.

LONDON. November 20. 2:47 pm
The attorney general. Sir John A.
Simon, introduced in the house OF
commons today an interesting amend
ment to the act covering trading with
the enemy. He said his aim was to
stop the transmission of money or
credits which would be advantageous
to the enemy
Everybody holding property in trust,
such as dividends. profits. etc. belong
ing to enemies of the empire in Ger
MANY. Austria and Turkey would
henceforth be required. under penalty.
to pay these profits to public trustee.
The attorney general explained that
indiscriminate conflscation was not in
tended.
I'VE are preserving the enemy's prop
erty until the end of the war" he
said.
what will happen to it at the end of
the war can very properly be decided
then"
Evening star., 1914-11-20
AUSTRIAN AND BRITISH
LOANS ARE SNAPPED UP

VENICE, via Paris. November 20-The
subscriptions to the Austrian loan during
the first two days aggregated 700.O0O,oO0
crowns (about S170.000.000), the an
nouncement of Austrian victories over the
Servians, it is stated. having greatly
stimulated public investments. The I'M
perial family and various organizations
were the largest subscribers. Banks and
industrial corporations also invested
heavily.
LONDON, November 20.-England's
new war loan, the largest in her history,
already has been covered, according to re-
ports current in banking circles.
The Bank of England. however. reports
that applications have not yet been actu-
ally computed, so that their total is not
officially known.
1t is not intended to close the SUBJ
scription list before Tuesday unless there
should be an enormous oversubscrip-
tion.
Evening star., 1914-11-20

LONDON, November 20.-servia is
taking steps to remove the government
from Nish to Uskub. If 1t becomes nee
essary, according to an Athens ols-
patch.
Concerning the Austrian operations
against the Servians, statement given
out in official quarters in Berlin says:
Special dispatches from the Servian
arena of the conflict to Berlin papers
predict the early fall of Belgrade. Co
incident with the Austrian entry into
Valjevo, the commanding officer at
Semlin sent an emissary to Belgrade
with the demand that the city surren-
der. The commandant Of the Belgrade
fortress asked an hour for considera-
ton He did not reply at the end OF
that tine, and the bombardment by the
Austrians was commenced.
"The Servians retired seven miles to
the southeast of Valjere, where fight
ing now is in progress"
Evening star., 1914-11-20
SERVIA PREPARES TO MOVE
GOVERNMENT FROM NIST1
Early Fall of Belgrade Is Predicted-Aus-
trian Bombardment Reported to
Have Begun.

The Vienna Neue Freie Presse cor
respondent gives details of the capture
of -Valjevo. The Austrians advonced in
five columns, three of which arrived
within cannon range early Sunday, but
the attack was delayed because of the
slow progress of the other columns
over difficult terrain.
The attack began at II o'clock. The
Austrians, despite vigorous resistance,
enveloped the Servian left wing and
drove it in. The right wing was stimuli
taneously threatened by an outfiank-
ing movement from Rolubara, and a
devastating artillery fire completed the
discontinue of the Servians. who. by
o'clock In the afternoon, We're in full
retirement on Arandielovatz, abandon
ing Notifications on which they had
worked for years, and which were con-
sidered impregnable. It is doubtful
whether the Servians will make a
stand at Arandielovatz
The Servians had mo time to bring
off or to destroy their guns or sup
plies, great quantities of which fell into
the hands of the Austrians. More than
5000 Serviaps were taken prisoners.
Evening star., 1914-11-20
BRITISH CRUISER GIVEN
PRIVILEGE OF DRY DOCK
Brazilian Government Permits War
ship. Disabled in Sea Fight to
Make Emergency Repairs.

RIO JANEIRO, November 20.-The
British cruiser Glasgow, which arrived
here November II to repair the dam
ages sustained in thesnaval battle off
the Chilean coast November l, when a
German squadron sank the British
cruisers Good Hope and Monmouth, has
obtained permission from the Brazilian
government to enter drydock. and to
receive the most urgent repairs. The
repairs must be completed within seven
days, and at the expiration of that
time the vessel will Immediately sail
for the high seas.
The Glasgow has five holes in her
hull, made by shells in the battle. Four
of her sailors were wounded.
The British battleship Canopus, the
officers say, speeding at only 16 knots
an hour, could not arrive IN time to
participate in the battle.
Evening star., 1914-11-20
SILENCE STILL SHROUDS
TURK SHOT AT U.S FLAG
Neither Ambassador Morgeuthau
Nor Capt. Decker Has Sent Explana-
y ton From Ottoman Government.

No further report came to the State
or Navy departments today on the fir
ing of Turkish forts at Smyrna upon
the launch Of the American cruiser
Tennessee. officials were awaiting dis
patches from Ambassador Morgenthau
or Capt. Decker. and meanwhile main
incident would be explained satisfac-
torily by the Turkish government.
President Wilson conferred last night
with Secretary Daniels of the Navy
Department and Acting Secretary Lam
sing of the State Department
The President summoned the two sec
retaries to learn If there had been any
word from Turkey shedding light on the
reasons for the firing, but found that
neither the cables nor. the wireless had
yielded syllable Of information The
European war has practically paralyzed
cable communication to Asia Minor. and
such messages as are received come by
roundabout routes about five days late
May Use British Wireless.
If there is continued delay it is
probable that the American government
will ask the British admiralty for the
courtesy Of its wireless in the Mediter-
ranean to reach the American ships.
The President and his cabinet are as
Stunning that the shots fired at the
American launch were merely a friend
~ warning. giving the customary no.
tice that the port was mined and closed.
Even If the shots were fired with hos
tile intent, the Washington government
oeiieves the Ottoman government would
render apology promptly for unau-
thorfzed acts of subordinate officials. -
In no quarter here is the incident or
us consequences regarded as serious,
1or the United States has no quarrel
with Turkey. The American govern
ment is caring for Turkish subjects
ana interests in France and Great Brit
am: and there has been every evidence
OF friendliness in the relations between
Washington and Constantinople.
Anxious for Explanation.
In the absence of definite informa
tion, however. the President is anxious
to have the incident cleared up and is
awaiting with much interest the arrival
of messages explaining in detail Just
what occurred.
When the White House conference
ended, both Secretary Daniels and Mr..
Lansing said no further inquiries had
been directed to the American cruisers
or the American ambassador at Com
stentinople. the talk being largely a
detailed review of previous messages
covering the general situation in Tur-
Key and Asia Minor.
Evening star., 1914-11-20
BELG|ANS AGAIN ACCUSE
GERMANS OF ATROCITIES
Cite Massacre ct Tamines,' "SSaek
Of Dinant' and "oatragss in
Luxemborg Province"

LONDON. November 20. 1890 PM
The Belgian commission of inquiry into
alleged German violation of the laws
and customs Of war has issued another
lcng report, which is published today by
the British official bureau.
1t covers what is described as the
massacre at Tamines," .the sack of
Dinant" and the "outrages in the prov
ince Of Belgian Luxembourg" The re-
port says that more than $50 persons were
shot by the Germans in the village of
Tamines.
Referring in detaA to this alleged
massacre the report describes how a
group of between 400 and $50 men were
collected in front Of the village church,
As shooting them down with rifles
proved too slow, German officers or
dered up machine gun, and those not
killed by the bullets from this weapon
were finished with bayonet thrusts
According to the commissions report.
more than 700 of the inha abitants OF
Dinant were killed. Eighty-four of
these were shot to death on Parade
square and fifty others outside a church
from which they had been driven by the
Germans.
The report alleges that over 1000 SIM
liar executions occurred in>the province
of Luxembourg.
Evening star., 1914-11-20
TURKISH COLUMN DEFEATED.
OFFICIAL CLAIM OF RUSSIANS
Rains Hinder Operation of Troops British
Claim Victory on the Shat-El-
Arab River.

LONDON, November 2O.-Fighting be-
tween the armies of Russia and Tur-
key continues, according to adVlces
from the czar's general staff In the
Caucasus The latest report says:
engagements of secondary impor-
tance continue in the region OF zatch-
-arekh In the valley OF Gltychai a
Turkish column was defeated and
forced back toward Bar
Fighting Is Impeded.
I'm the Erzerum region action oc-
Cured along the whole front. but the
fighting is impeded by the state OF the
roads, which have been rendered Inn
passable by rains.
Evening star., 1914-11-20

LONDON, November 20, 1857 pm
The house OF commons today formally
passed the vote for the supplementary
army estimate. which provides for an
additional army Of 100000 men.
This is the additional million men
mentioned by Premier Asquith in the
house of commons last Monday. 1t is
quite apart from the territorials. and
is additional to the 100000 men said
now to be under arms.
Referring to the supplementary esti-
mate, Harold ]. Tenant. undersecre-
tary Of state for war, said the official
view was that this further million men
ought to be sufficient. SO far as the
government was able to see at pres
ent, to crown British arms with sue
Evening star., 1914-11-20
COMMONS PASSES ARMY BILL
TO RAISE 100000 MORE MEN
Additional Estimate Thought to Be Su@-
cient to Grown British Arms With
Success in European War.

cess. He declined to give the actual
numbers Of men enlisted, but he re-
marked that the figures recently given
by the prime minister. which were
roughly in the neighborhood of 1,100.-
900, were below rather than above
the actual total.
Mr.. Tenant continued, was to dupli-
cate the territorial force, making one
battalion for home defense and the
other for foreign service.
With regard to the suggestions tina,
Lord Kitchener's army OF recruits
should be treated unlike the profes.
sional soldiers, Mr.. Tenant remark
ed: 1.-The chief characteristic of Lord
Kitchener Is not sentiment, and not
even persuasive eloquence of these ad.
yocates of differential treatment would
make him change his decision in q
matter. on which he feels strongly" y
Evening star., 1914-11-20
BOTH FOES ARE CHECKED
AT DIFFERENT POINTS
Forces Of Kaiser Are Making Con-
centrated Attack on Enemy's
Center.
AUSTRIA IS SENDING AID
Armies Move North From Cracow
Acknowledgment Claims Of
fensive in Galicia Is Still
Under Way.

LONDON, November 90
Both in London and Berlin the
present stage of the campaign in
Russian Poland is regarded as
highly important; Germany's ad-
vance in the Warta-Vistula coun-
try is being watched with intense
interest. Petrograd, however,
while, of course, vitality con-
cerned, seems to be only indif-
ferently interested.
Army headquarters in Petro-
grad announces that two great
battles have developed along the
eastern front, one in line between
Czenstochowa and Cracow, ap-
parently extending along the
railroad between these two
points, and the second in the
Warta-Vistula region.
1t is believed the result Of the
fighting in the east will have a
very marked effect on the opera
tions elsewhere and on the dura-
tion of the war.
Both Armies Checked.
A general survey of the reports re-
ceived here from all quarters conveys
the impression that the German ad-
vance on the Vistula has met at least
With . temporary check, while the
Russian invasion of East Prussia has
suffered q like fate near Angerburg,
where the German defenses, consisting
chiefly Of verrical lines of wire en-
tanglements, are reported to be very
strong.
tack is being made on the Russian CEN
ter, the German armies coming from
| the west and the northwest, while Aus
tria is sending force north from the
| Cracow region. Petrograd. however,
| Galicia is still under way and that
| Cracow is believed to be invested on
three sides. leaving only one line of
| rail communication open.
Austrians Claim Captures.
The retreat of the cars forces
through Lipno and Neawaml con-
tinues. according to official atlvices from
Berlin. The German attack south of
Plock continues with progress while
Berlin also states that there has been
no decision in the fighting around Lodz
and Czenstochowa. Vienna claims that
1000 Russians, eighteen machine guns
ana field pieces have been captured in
Russian Poland.
The Russian advance guard, consist
ing largely of cavalry, which advanced
right on to the German frontier after
the battle at Warsaw, met superior
forces of the enemy and has been COM
PEELED to fall back more than half the
distance covered in the advance.
Can Choose Own Ground.
The Germans are sending very strong
forces of men and guns into the east.
Grand Duke Nicholas, the Russian COM
mander-in chief, however, can choose
his own ground for the battle, and 1t is
probable he will select it as far away
from the German lines of communica-
tions as he can.
tivity in the Carpathians, their object
being TO prevent the Austrians from
retiring into Hungary. In fact, it is
stated that they have already cut off
100000 Austrians. who will now he
compelled, II defeated, to retreat west
ward
Evening star., 1914-11-20
PRINCE Won BUELOW TO BE
GERMAN ENVOY TO ITALY

PARIS, November 20.--A dispatch from
Rome to the Fournier Agency states that
Prince Won Buelow has been appointed
German ambassador to Italy.
Recent dispatches from Rome have In
dicated that Herr Won Flotow. the Ger
man ambassador there. was about to re-
tire. Prince Won Buelow. formerly chan
cellor Of the German empire, who usually
resides In Rome. and who. through his
Italian marriage. has great influence in
Italian society, was mentioned as likely
to take the post. In view OF It's Importance
at. this crisis.
Evening star., 1914-11-20
Millionaire Sugar Refner Dies.

NEW YORK. November 2o.-Frederick
D. Mollenhauer, millionaire sugar re-
finer died suddenly of heart disease
today at his home in Brooklyn. He
was hfty-four years old. Mr.. Mollen-
hauer was vice president and treasurer
Of the National Sugar Refining Com
pauy. Of New Jersey, and director in
ten other sugar refining and Industrial
corporations.
Evening star., 1914-11-20
GEN. Won VOIGHTS-RHETZ
OF GERMAN STAFF is DEAD

BERLIN. November 20, via The Hague
and London.-The official announce
ment Of the sudden death from heart
failure of Maj. Gen. Won Voights- -Rhetz,
quartermaster general of the German
army. recalls the fact that he succeeded
Gen. Won Stein in this post only a short
time ago. His appointment caused at
the time the erroneous statement to be
circulated in Holland that Gen. Won
Noights- -Rhetz had been chosen as the
eventual successor of Gen Won Moltke
as chief of the general staff
Evening star., 1914-11-20
Russian Chair in Chicago University.

CHICAGO. November 20.-A chair of
Russian languages and institutions will
be established this winter at the Uni
versity of Chicago by gift of Charles
L. Crane of this city. it was announced
today Samuel N. Harper, late lecturer
in the school of Russian studies at
Liverpool University. England. will oc-
cupy the new chair. A feature Of the
course will be lectures BY Russian
scholars.
Evening star., 1914-11-20
FURY OF THE FIGHTING
is GREATLY DECREASED
Infantry Attacks Nearly 1mpossi-
BILE, While Artillery Is Less
in Action.
FRENCH CLAIM SUCCESSES
Said to Have Repulsed Germans
Three Times in Argonne Region.
Berlin Reports Victory
at Combre.

d LONDON, November 2o.-Out
on the water-soaked, storm-rid-
den fields of Flanders the battle
of weeks between the armies OF
the kaiser and the allies con-
tinues, but with diminished fury.
However, the suferings of the
troops in both great armies have
been increased.
Regiments Of infantry are
forced to wallow in mud, now
stiffened by wintry gales which
sting to the marrow. Troops in
trenches, by virtue of their COM
parative inactivity, are feeling the
cold more than the terrors of the
enemy's shells. Disease is con-
slant menace. The vast flooded
region has brought infantry en-
gagements practically to stand
still, but the heavy artillery of
both the allies and the Germans
continues its constant booming.
Official dispatches of today indi-
cate that even this has been re-
duced.
Three Attacks 1epulsed.
France reports that three attacks Of
German forces In. the Argonne region
have been repulsed. but there has been
little II any change in the position of
the combating forces in other sections
of the western arena of war. Germans
have reoccupied the burned section OF
Chauvencourt. but this is deemed with
out Importance.
That the rains and SHOWS are making
their movements difficult is admitted by
German ofiicials in Berlin. An official
statement issued this afternoon de-
clares that an attack OF the French at
Combre, near Verdun, has been re-
pulsed.
VIII Combat Waters.
Large bodies OF German engineers
have been seen passing toward the
front, according to Information received
from Bruges, Belgium, and 1t is be-
lieved that the Germans are planning to
cross the inundated country by scien-
tiflc engineering methods. The waters
of the North sea are sweeping inland
through the six big locks at 'Nieuport
Raid on Locks Repulsed.
It is learned here that the Germans.
November 1s. attempted a raid on these
locks, which are built in a semi-circle.
Their attack, which was conducted in
a number of armed automobiles. was
repulsed.
The fortifcations. which have been
constructed all through West Flanders
for use in case of an eventual German
retreat. evidently now are completed.
for the troops employed in their con-
struction have all gone to the front
The snow in Flanders has caused
much illness among the men in the
trenches.
Evening star., 1914-11-20
merciIess War Is Best,
Says Won Hindenburg, Who
Sees Defeat of Russians

BERLIN. via The Hague and London.
November 20.-'The Russians have
numbers on their side. but numbers
alone are not the decisive factor. In
1.-THE present stage of the war less than
ever before we are not afraid of Rus
sian numerical superiority At Tan
Inenburg the Russians outnumber us
three TO one, yet the result was
notable German victory"
These are the views OF Gen. Won Hin
Idenburg. now facing the great Russian
war machine, as expressed in conver-
sation with the Berlin correspondent
|of the Neue Freie Presse of Vienna
The Russians, said Gen Won Hin
denburg, are good soldiers, and OBJ
serve discipline. but discipline of an
other sort than that of the Austro-
German, which is based on thinking
and the execution of command while
the Russian discipline is a mere blind
dull obedience.
Russians Have Learned Much.
The Russians have learned much
since the Japanese war. particularly in
the science of intrenching, but when
the ground is frozen they will no longer
be able to dig themselves In. Then
they will have a bad time of it. That
campaign will bring U.S.
1T Is sad but good thing that war
md sentimentality do not go together
The merciless conduct of war is in the
end the most meTciful, because war is
Boonest ended thereby.
THE war with Russia is now chiefly
b question of whose nerves will snap
drst. II Austria and Germany have
6tronger nerves-and they have them
S3h00 thAv wiz be victorious"
Evening star., 1914-11-20

There Is no activity in other parts
of the zone of operations"
Battle on Shat-El-Arab River.
The official press bureau has issued
the following report from the general
commanding the force operating on the
Shat -El-Arab river and in the Persian
gulf:
November IT our troops drove out of
an intrenched position about $500 of
the enemy, capturing two guns and
many prisoners. camp equipment and
ammunition.
Our casualties were three officers
killed and fifteen wounded. and in the
rank and file thirty.five men were
killed and about 800 wounded"
Evening star., 1914-11-20
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.

The French war office an
nounced today that in the region
of the Argonne forest, where severe
engagements have been in prog
ress for the last few days, three
vigorous attacks had been made
by German infantry. These as
saults, it is said, were repulsed.
The allies attacked the Ger
mans in the neighborhcod of Yer.
dun. An official German state
ment today said that this attack
had been repulsed.
In Belgium the diminution of
activity has become pronounced.
There was almost a total absence
Of infantry attacks in the north
west, and even the artillery fire,
which recently has been unusual
ly severe, has lessened.
The Germans, on their left
wing, have reoccupied a section,
of the town of Chauvencou-t,
which they recently blew up with
mines after the French had forced
their way in.
Either the censorship or the ab-
sence of decisive events was re-
sponsible for the fact that from
the other fields of battle, in Rus
sian Poland, Turkey, Servia and
Persia, there came only frag-
mentary information today. The
German statement said that the
Russians were continuing their
retreat in Poland, but that in
eastern Prussia they had captured
an unoccupied fort.
Cold and wet weather has
numbed and exhausted the SOL
diers in the western arena of war
so that great physical effort is
almost out of the question. The
storm continues, and the waters
of the North sea flow through the
locks at Nieuport, which the al
lies opened to flood the lowlands
and hold back the German ad-
vance.
The outcome of yesterdays
naval battle in the Black sea is
still in doubt. No fresh confrma-
ton was received to reconcile the
conflicting claims of Russia and