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HOT FIGHT IN NORTH.
Germans Reported to Have Lost
Great Numbers.


LONDON. Jan. 3S..--A despatch from
Northern France TO the Daily Ncrs says
The fighting at La Bassoc for the las,
Two DAYS has been the hottest OF
mo northern campaign, According to In
formation received from Bruges the Ger
mans fought with desperate courage,
ling themselves IN close order at the
British trenches. At first the weight of
numbers prevailed and, aided by TIVE
gathering darkness, the enemy was en-
lblcd to gain a success at the first line.
hut not before the outer works were lined
N1 n German dead,
Shouting God and the Kaiser picked
GERMAN Infantry, fresh from Brussels,
Cour,ral Hcyst and Knocke charged over
their own dead. The British fell back.
foot by foot, before superior numbers,
The dawn on the Kaisers birthday
law British rcnnforrcments brought up
md with fresh troops guarding their
tanks they attacked. Led by officers
Who ran yards In front shouting, Back
20 the trenches boysw they charged ire
-istibly thing could stop the desperate
charge. The Germans, not waiting to be
hayouet.d ran for their own lines, lcav-
ing hundreds of dead behind"
This afternoons report of the Flanders
hiatt, says IL confines 10 be favorable Ia
thc British Inc Germans are appnr-
emily dispiri'cd 10y the failure Of their
desperate attack The troops continue ia
ne drained from Che coast with the ex-
.cptiou of Ieebugs, whore tho garrison
~ intact, ever expecting the Allies to at
tack from the sea and the air.
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SAY STAYS REBEL AT
AUSTRIAN WAR CALL
Many Killed in Fighting Mill
tary, Dispatches to Paris
Assert.
REVOLT LED BY PRIESTS
sp.c,al cahl. D,spatch 70 TAG sls

PARIS, Jan. 2S--Thc Geneva corru-
spondent OF the Mdtin sends the following
despatch to-day:
IAN uncensored Aust ian despatch from
a reliable source describes serious riots
which occurred when the people resisted
the mobilization Of the last GLASS OF re-
serves The southern Slav population OF
Laihach, Agram, Kaflstadt, Morayitz and
susak rose and fought the military. Sew
eral OF the rioters were killed and some
wounded The orthodox clergy are lead
ing the revolt"
Other dispatches say that the revolt
began on Sunday morning at Laibach,
thlrty-hye m les northeast OF Trieste. after a
sermon by a Slav priest. Those who had heard
him rushed TO the streets crying, Down
VITA the war, Down with the Germans -
The affair soon became serious, and
while the rioters were hghtlng with the
gendarmes the cavalry was called out and
rode into the crowd. The Projects palace
was the object of an attack and was
partly burned after futnitur" and pic
lures had been thrown out of the windows.
I At Agram. capital of Croatia and Sla-
vonia, II is said that bands of students
| tore down the mobilization notices and
/ that Hungarian official, a student and
child were killed IN the revolt that
4 followed At Susak, near Plume, the
o. armory Il the hungarian LnndNehr was
plundered.
Serious rioting Is continuing also in
/ Pennsylvania, whore the Governor, Count
Bethlen, is said To have ordered the exc
cution of all persons who refuse to accede
to the decree Of the military authorities.
1t Is reported that great crowd as
sembled at OpcinR and MARCHED 10 Trieste
TO joln the rioters there. All the boards
containing the mobilization placard were
broken down and two persons are said to
nave been killed.
The riutiug is st.ll going on In various
places, and there Is great apprehension
as TO the outcome.
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TO PROTECT HUNGARY.

Special Gable Despatch 10 THE suN.
LoNpoN, Jan. 2S.--The Petrograd cor
respondent OF the Daily Netcs sends the
following:
ut is evident that tho opening stage
Of new campaign has been forced on
the German staff by ~ Hungarian
crisis and that there will be a great bat
tie north OF the Carpathans, They have
spread very large forces over a front OF
eighty miles, which are covering the out
let's from the passes east of Dukla.
They have developed some advances
in the last three days. This does not
cause any anxiety 1t Is process
which tho Russians have induced them
to 20 through twice already when they
were defeated IN the same region. The
best results have always been won
hitherto I'm the Carpathlans by drawing
the enemy from the woods TO the open
country toward Galicia.
This battle must greatly influence the
entire southern campaign as far as Servia
and Pennsylvania. 1t Is infinitely more
serious than the constant collisions in cen
trail Poland.
1.-THE initial stage Of the battle has al
ready brought the Russians valuable sue
cess The Austrians, who had gathered In
strong force near the outlet OF the YaslislS
Pass were suddenly subjected to Rus
sian counter attack and suffered heavy
losses. Their fighting reveals the same
defect that ruined them in the early Ca
lician campaign. They enter n battle with
good discipline and fight stubbornly, but
when the engagement Is prolonged to the
third or fourth day "A division suddenly
gives up and the idea OF surrender be.
comes infectious.
THE opposition OF three Bavarlan corps
In Hungary is now definitely established
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REGAIN UZOK PASS.
Drive Russians From Po-
sitlon, Says vienna.

VIENNA, by wireless to London, Jan.
2S.-Reports received here are to the
effect that the Russians have been thrown
OUT OF their positions on both sides OF
Azsocha Pass, by which the Austrlans
gain the most important. passes through
the Carpathan Mountains
The Austrian STAFF issued the following
report to-day.
Last evening the Russians had been
driven back in the upper ing Valley
from their positions on both sides OF
Uzok Pass. This is one Of the most
important OF the Carpathian passes,
for the possession OF which many vio-
lent engagements have been fought
during the course of the war. Since
January II had been occupied hy the
Russians. II was strongly intrenched
and stubbornly defended In several
good positions. one behind the other.
It IS now again In our possession
after three days of fighting.
To the northwest Of CzOk Pass and
IN the LatorCza and Maya valleys
lighting continues.
In west Galicla and Poland there
have been artillery duels of only
minor importance owing 10 the snow
falls.
In the valleys OF Ting, IAtorcza
and Nagya-Szamos the enemy has
been forced to evacua.e some impor-
tant heights after repeated and fruit
less counter attacks which cost him
heavy losses
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GERMANS TAKE MORE
CRAONNE POSITIONS
Capture Trenches 800 Meters
Long From French, Says
Berlin Report.
REPEL ALSACE ATTACKS

RERlrN, Jan 2S. by wireless to London
The War Office gave out the following
statement to-day:
The villages of Middelkerke and
Klype, on the coast OF Flanders,
were bombarded by the enemy's
artillery.
In the heights OF Craonne another
500 ns;oTs .; trenches. adjoining CT
the east the position we captured on
the day before yesterday, was taken
from the enemy French attacks
were repulsed without difficulty.
The enemy suffered heavy losses in
the battles between the 2jth and
the 27th Of January. More than
1900 dead Frenchmen were found
on the battlefield. Including those
reported on the 27th loo prisoners
fell into the hands Of our troops.
In the Nosges several French at
tacks I'm the uelghborho)d OF Senones
and Ban de Sapt were repulsed, with
considerable losses TO the enemy.
one officer and fifty Frenchmen were
taken prisoners. Our losses were
quite small
In upper Alsace the French at
tackled our position at Asrach, Held
weller, Ammerzweiler and in the
WurZbacher forest Their attacks
were repulsed everywhere with
heavy losses 70 the enemy Their
losses were especially large south
Of Heidweiler and Ammerzweler,
where the French retreated In dis
order Five French machine guns
were captured
Unimportant attempts Of the enemy
to make an attack northeast OF
Gumbinnen were repealed.
Near Biezun. to the northeast OF
Slerpec (near the West Prusslan
border, In Poland), a Russian division
was repulsed. Otherwise there are no
changes in Poland.
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AUGAGNEUR SEES CHURCHILL
Naval Chiefs Discuss Joint Opera
tions on Sea.
Special cable De,pafcA TO rnr ST,

LoNDoN. Jan. 2S.-Nictor Augag neur
French Minister OF Marine. has returned
to Paris. He came here on Tuesday and
had conference. with Winston Churchill
First Lord OF the Admiralty, and Baron
Fisher, First Sea- Lord, concerning JOINT
operations OF the French and British
navles lie also saw King George. Pre-
mer Asqulth. Lord lIaldane. Sir Edward
Grey. Lord Kitchener and former Premier
Bafour
NJ. Augagneur was taken to Ports.
mouth, where he inspected the dockyard
and arsenal and went on board one OF 'hs
newest British dreadnoughts.
on his return to Paris NJ. Augagnet
telegraphed to Mr.. Churchill thanking
him for the welcome he had received here,
saying The complete harmony and ths
reciprocal confidence of the British and
French Admire ities ia al measures NJ
lead us TO final victory"
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Germans Lose 500 Men.

Russian officer who had charge OF
battery OF machine guns at Atlanka says
in an interview published In Petrograd
that his detachment took the assigned
positions on Monday night and lay wait
ing for the Germans, whose trenches Were
1000 yards away on n slight elevation.
At daybreak the enemy's cavalry APP
peared and rode TO within 500 yards OF
the Russian position, where II halted.
At that moment the machine guns broke
into fire and most OF the German horse
men were killed.
Half an hour later at least three regi-
nents of German infantry appeared over
the hill and started building intrenCh-
ments. Before they had fairly begun the
Russians were out of their trenches and
at them. Three voleys from the Russian
foot soldiers preceded n charge which
drove the Germans back. 1t was In this
encounter that tho kalser's troops suf-
fered the loss OF 500 men. Later the Ger
mans tried a thanking movement but wera
kept OF.
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AUSTRIA ASKS AID OF u. S.
wants bryan 10 Appeal 40 Russia
In Prisoners' Behalf.

BERLIN, Jan, 2s, by wireless to London
"A despatch from Vienna says that
Baron Burian, the Austrian Foreign Min
lister, has telegraphed to Secretary Bryan.
expressing regret that the American diplo-
matte representative In Russia, into whose
care Austrian interests in that country
were committed nj the outbreak OF tho
war. has not been able to afford better
oners Of war.
Baron Burlan suggested that the Amer
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SEES GERMAN ISOLATION.
"Must Keep Enemies Distant In
Peace" Says n Professor.
Special Cable Despatch TO The So

PARIS, Jan 2S-Prof. Won der Leyen
of tho University OF Marburg. in an ar
ticle in the FOSsiche ZeitunO OF Berlin,
says that not only Germany itself but
all Germans have been submerged In
such a mood OF insults and contempt that
even after the war II Will be utterly i'm
possible TO reestabllsh personal relations
with other countries.
For this reason, he says, Germany will
be unable To conduct international ne
gOtiatiOns, German railroads will be
forced to consider whether il is possible
10 make contracts with tourist agencies
and sleeping car companies. and sclen-
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AUSTRO-GERMANS MASSTNG
ALONG THE CARPATHIANS
Troops Rushed Northward to Resist Russian Menace
Transylvania-Czar Army Reports Victory at At
lanka-Fighting in Galicia Increases in Intensity

ono is congregatirg on the weS;e.l l..
der OF Pennsylvania and the others SOUS
OF Temesvar. There are also six Aus,ry.
Hungarian corps In this region. Tho Az.
tr.ans now number probably half fNl'.....
men in the eastern Carpath.ans Mos %.
the army recently engaged on the south.
ern borders of Poland has crossed ...,
Galicia to join them. Now the only Goa.
Meeting link between the Hungarian cam.
paign and the German position In Poland
Is the Austrian army on the DunIJcr
NO German troops inside Of Hung ~
appear TO be cooperating with the ann es
facing 10 the north. The German corps
further down the country have tu,u,.
eastward toward Rumauia."
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MORE RICE IN GERMAN BREAD.
Precautions Indicate General Fear
of Food Crisis.

SprftdA doft btfput'H 10 luz olN'
PARIS, Jan. 2S.-Aiauy extracts from
German newspapers are printed to show
that a food crisis is feared IN Germany.
The bakers have decided to sell new bread
which Is 10 be marked XXX" The former
bread, *" meaning "krlegsbrot," or war
bread, contained 10 per cent. Of potato,
barley, rice and flour, The new bread
contains 20 per cent. of these commodities
The municipality OF PCtsdam has bought
100000 klogrammes OF preserved meat
for sale later to the population at the
purchase price. Many municipalities are
laying in stocks Of meats,
4 group OF economists has founded a
weekly review. which Is being distributed
gratuitously and which is entitled Kriegs-
kOSt, or war food
The military authorities OF Muenster
have invited the people to economic in
the use OF soap because the fat and other
ingredients can no longer be imported.
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DROP BOMBS ON DORTMUND.
British Air Raid Causes Much Dam
age In German Town.

LONDON, Jan. 2s.-rhe Copenhagen cor
respondent Of the Daily MAJ telegraphs
the following tonight:
~ despatch received from Berlin says
that raiding aeroplanes dropped bombs
on Dortmuud, twenty-five miles east of
Essen, on Monday evening.
considerable damage was done and
great panic was caused. The inhabitants
rushed into the streets shouting God
punish the Englishr Many women tainted
and IL Is stated that twenty-one public
buildings were damaged walls In Koer-
ners'rasse cracked and the Germania
monument in Hohensburg smashed Tho
aerOplanes proceeded toward Essen"
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INvINCIBLE NOT IN FIGHT.
I, dmirnIty Denies story OF HATH.
with the Won der Tam.

LONDON. Jan. 2S.--The persistent ruino-
that the British battle cruiser Invinelht
and the Gerinun battle chuiser Won Der
Tam had been IN action in South Amer
can waters brought forth the following
statement from the Admiralty tonight.
There is no foundation whatever i,r
the statement that the Won der Tam and
Invincible have teen IN action ~ith one
another"
The absence OF the Won dor Tam from
The German fleet which was in action with
Vice Admiral sir David Beatty's squad.
ron last Sunday had revived the rUmors
as to the whereabouts of that ship. one
report was that she had been badly dam
aged in returning from tho raid on Scar
borough and other cast coast town.
through a collision with tho protected
cruiser FraUru'ob.
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spec.al cagl. De.pstcA 10 TnE srv

LONDON, Jan. 2s-The Daily Mail, re-
cording the return of the light cruiser
Arethusa, the parent" ship, and her
fiotlla OF destroyers to an unnamed port
o.night, quotes members OF the crew as
giving this story of last Sundays naval
engagement
In the main engagement between the
battle cruisers the lightly armed Arethusa
of course did not share, but she had the
satisfaction OF giving the coup de grace to
the Blpecher Watching her opportunity
the Arethusa, which is probably the swift
est craft in the navy, dashed In for the
finish She let fly about a score OF shells
from her forward six inchers. She also
discharged a couple OF torpedoes The sec
ond one Of these caught the Buecher
fairly amdships. At that time she had
high list and after the torpedo struck her
che did not survive many minutes.
I'VE were able 10 get very close view
OF the German armored cruiser just be-
fore she sank. 1t was terrible sight
We had seen her foremost come crash
Ing down and now the whole vessel was
wrapped In thick smoke. flames showing
fore and aft. Her gun turrets and her
top works were ripped and battered and
she was an utter wreck. She heeled over
gradually and sank lower and lower
Finally she went under with a plunge and
swirl
Crew of Real Heroes.
/ Her men were real heroes Just before
the end we saw all that remained Of her
crew lined up by the rail standing stifrly
at attention with their arms straight
down at their sides. Then all at once
they gave three wild cheers and waved
their caps over their heads. II was a
poignant moment for all who saw IT, II
was all over after that. We just shouted
to them az loudly as we could and began
TO lower boats.
THE Arethusa picked up III men and
/ eight officers. Many of them were
wounded, all were stiff and numbed with
the cold. The faces OF many OF them
were blackened with smoke and a large
number were cut about the head by flying
splnters Many OF those saved I'M
duubtedly owe their lives to the excellent
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lean Ambassador at Petrograd make new
representations to the Russian Govern
ment in behalf OF the prisoners.
The condition of the prisoners, Baron
Buran said, has not improved, either In
France or Russia since Secretary Bryan
took action In their behalf some time ago
Baron Burlan requested a Geographic re-
ply from Nh BRYAN.
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STILL CLAIM VICTORY.
German Papers Insist Britain Lost
Three ships In Battle.


AMSTERDAM, Jan. Fisherman news
papers continue to-day to boom the Ger
man victory In the North Sea on January
"a. Elaborate details OF the British
flight and the sinking of "A British dread
nought and two destroyers" are given.
The accounts OF the sinking OF the Brit
ish droadnought coincide remarkably with
British descriptions OF tho destruction OF
tho German cruiser Bluecher
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FRENCH DESTROYER SUNK

BERLIN, via wireless to Sayvllle. L.
l., Jan. 2S.-The Ofiiclal press bureau
says to-day:
Prom communication between the
French Minister Of Marine and Times
correspondent 1t is learned that French
destroyer was sunk off Newport last
week"
No details are given. II is announced
that 40 per cent, OF the Belgian miners
are back at work under the German civil
government,
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SANG "MARSEILLAISE."
FRENCH Fire when Germans Sing
Frances Anthem.

PANS. Jan. 2S.--An official War Office
abatement given out this afternoon says:
ION tho heights OF the Meuse. opposite
he French position at Eparges, German
during the celebration yesterday
~ Emperor williams birthday began
-,ug.ng the 'Marseiuaise to the accom-
nuimeut OF nfos and drums, \ violent
.Ire from tho French troops slcnced
hem
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TO RELIEVE PRZEMYSL.
This !. Immediate Purpose 81 Au..
tro-Gcrmans.

LoNpoN, Jan. 29.--Tho rotrograd Cog.
respondent of the 7tptss concurs VIII
other correspondents that tho Au-tro
German activity In the Carpathlaus he
tween Mount Duhla and Mount Wyszhov
Is the dominant feature Of the situation
Columns are trying to cross tho noun
tains by the numerous passes which an,
fed by four important railways from
the south.
The relief OF Przcmysl - apparently
the immediate object OF tne invaders
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FRENCH BONDS RENEWED.
90 Per Cent. OF Defence Issue SIN
in Force.

PARIS, Jan. 2S.--lt is announced tina:
the national defence bonds for three
months have been reimbursed 10 the cN.
tent OF "a per cent. The remaining SO
per cent. will he renewed
The Stock Brokers SvnGical Associa.
ton announces that after February
there will be Two quotations for 81, per
cent. redeemable rentes. One will be n.
stock which is fully paid by January 81
and the other for stock which is paid for
after that date. The former only VII
enjoy the privilege Of being accepted at
the issue price OF 81 francs for any 'u-
dure loan issue.
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New German Quartermas,er.

BERLIN, via London, Jan. 2s.--Liet -
Gen. Baron Freytag LoringhJven has been
appointed Quartermaster. General of the
German army. succeeding Gen. Adolf wild
Won Hohenborn, no recently became Min
lister OF War
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AMSTERDAM, Jan. 2s,-Klng Ludwig of
Bavaria, accompanied by Baron Won
Kressenstcin, tho Uavarian War Minister,
left to-day on two weeks visit to tho
Bavarian troops on the western war front
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German headquarters Burned.

PARIS, Jan. 2S.-Despstches received
here to-day state that the German head
quarters Of the Fifteenth Army Corps
Mt Strasshurg have been destroyed by
IRE Of ncendiary origin and that i'm
portant military documents we're lost.
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tnc congresses will he completely i'm
possible. The professor adds:
'Our only possible attitude toward
our present enemies after peace will he
TO keep them proudly distant"
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
AS CRUISER WENT DOWN
German Sailors Stood at Attention While the Arehusa
Fired Last Shots at Their Disabled Ship
Kaisers Aviators Attacked Rescuers

inflated life belts they were wearing These
made or white rubber, were hung from
the neck by stout webbing and were fast
encd AT the back. Each is provided with
n rubber tube. which reaches the wearers
mouth so that Il can be worn debated and
can be inflated at moments notice. even
after the wearer has plunged INTO the
sea. number OF the men were so numb
that swimming was mposslbl Some Of
them presented their lie belts TO their
rescuers as souvenirs.
During tho action shells were Aging
overhead and all around US, but we were
not s.--c!; oaco ana rot ono of ouT crew
was wounded. We do not think that we
got even scratch on the paint.
Airmen Attack Rcscuers.
The German airmen could not hit us
when they tried to drop bombs on rs
while we We're reSculng their wounded.
We saw a Zeppelin In the distance. but
II took care TO come nowhere near. fear
ing our guns. Only acroplaues came near
us
THE rescued officers were eager 20
show gratitude to their savlors. They
took off their rings and pressed them on
the members OF the crew as keepsaRes,
even presenting their watches and empty
Ing their pockets to give coins as SOU
yenirs. on the ship the officers were
with the British officers, who tried 10 cheer
them up. The seamen fraternlzed freely
with ours. Many said that the closing
stages of the battle were awful and that
they were glad It was over"
The cruiser Aurora also returned "a
port She engaged In duel during the
, fight with the German protected cruiser
Kolberg, which some OF the Germans state
was sunk.
The Kolberg had warm time OF it,
said one OF the Aurora's crew "Ou
earliest shots tore or her middle funne
and We raked her pretty well fore and aft
She fought gamey, but our guns out,
ranged hers and we escaped unchanged
Several shells hit our hull, but did moth
ing more than dent the plates None o
them pierced the hull and nobody aboart
was wounded The Kolberg was left II
what was believed TO be sinking con
dltion. but the Aurora was called ava,
to stand by the Lion and did not see he
! sink"
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To Arrest Enslishmen In belgium

LONDON, Jan. 2S.--A despatch from Am.
sterdam says that Gen. Won Kissing. mill.
tary Governor of Belgium, has ordered
that all Ensl'shmcn IN Belgium be- ar
rested and sent To Germany.