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the north, thinking to take the pursu'
ing Russians in fank with the south
ern section. But the Austrians Wers
too slow to carry out the field mar
shaIs plans and the Russians. Slip
ping into a gap in the lines between
the Germans and their allies. siaugn-
tered the latter, The result was tne
high tide Of Russian Invasion. Ihe
Austrians withdrew over the Carpa'
thians again, leaving Przemysl to be
besieged a second time. The Ger,
mans withdrew to Silesia and the Rus
SLAMS, following closely. were able
for a brief moment to raid this rich
province at Pleschen. At the same
time they entered East Prussia
again.
But again the German strategic
railways proved their undoing. Hin.
denburg concentrated at Thorn and
drove into the right flank OF the Rus
sian main forces. throwing them back
on Lodz. "As
He advanced too far. however. and
when he had the Russian forces near
ly surrounded. he suddenly found Rus
6lAl16 III LIE o"h AoS>As 80 sss--
tremity, the Russians say, he tsle-
graphed for re-enforcements.
But before the re-enforcements
sent from Flanders arrived the Ger
mans had managed at frightful cost
to hack their way to safety. This was
the bloody battle Of Lodz.
Wins Second Victory.
With stronger German forces oppos'
ing them the Russians withdrew to
the line of Bzura, Rawa and Nida
rivers. At the same time the Aus
trians, attempting to debouch from
the Carpathian passes, were driven
back everywhere. leaving $4,000 pris-
oners.
With January Hindenburg made .
third desperate attack on Warsaw.
For ten days. both night and day, the
Germans came on. Then, having lost
probably $4,000 men and the Russians
nearly as many. they gave 1t up.
Unable to reach Warsaw. Hindenburg
concentrated twice Siever's force in
East Prussia, and won his second
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French were obliged to fall back rap
idly to the line Of the River Marne.
On the left the French had with
most German army. under Won Kluck.
followed
The garrison OF Paris was put in
thousands OF motor cars and hurled on
Won Kluck's flank. The latter was not
taken entirely unawares and met the
attack strongly. but at the same time
the army Of General Foch attacked the
German army on Won Kluck's left and
drove 1t back.
Driven Back From Paris.
The Germans had begun the battle
with Ave armies in line. The with
drawal of the two farthest west now
caused the retreat of the third. fourth
and nth in that order. each in turn
finding its flank exposed by the with
drawal Of the troops on its right. At
the same time the movement on the
east end of the German line was &C.
celebrated by strong attack from the
French fortified zone of verdun.
The German retreat was as orderly
as that Of the French and English had
been. The invaders took up an ad.
mirable defensive position. 1t ran
Just north of the Aisne river. on q
series OF bluffs. then Just north OF
Chslons and through the wooded.
rough regions of the Argonne and the
Woevre. Joining hands here with the
troops besieging Verdun. The allies
have tried this line In vain ever since
Both combatants now tried to turn
the west flank. Enormous bodies of
cavalry. On the part of the French
Flanders. On the part Of the French
there was largely the desire to link up
with the Belgians. now being attacked
in Antwerp. The mighty siege guns
Of the Germans made short work of
the Belgian seaport, however. and It
fell on October 8. The remnants Of
the Belgian army retreated along the
sea coast and the Germans in a final
rush reached Ostend October 15).
Line Extended to the Sea.
The battle line of the Aisne was now
extended to the sea. the Germans hold
Ing the important French city Of Lille.
while the allies kept Ypres In Belgium
and. partly by flooding the lowlands.
held the position Of the User river and
canal.
From October 10 to November 10
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France by the amazing German rush
through Belgium. Nicholas attacked
sooner than he otherwise would have
done. AS q result, he met two disas-
ters.
He sent General samsonon into
East Prussia from the south and
General Rennenkampf into East Prus-
sia from the east. the latter winning
the first large engagement Of the war
in the East at Gumbinen.
At this moment the Germans, be-
lieving that the French were we'll in
hand and about to be surrounded on
their eastern frontier. quickly with
drew 250.000 men from France and
hurled them by rail into East Prus-
STA, where they fell upon Samsonof
with crushing force in the great Ger
man victory Of Tannenberg (Aug. 2s).
Meanwhile. the Austrians. leaving
only a few troops in Galicia to hold
back the Russians advancing from
Tarnopol on the line of the Gnila-Lipa,
struck the Russians en- masse at Kras-
mix and routed them to Lublin.
Most Bloody Drive Of War.
With two armies in difficulty. the
grand duke decided to abandon one
to its fate and save the other. He
threw re-enforcements into Lublin
and ordered the line of the Gnila-
Lipa river be forced at any cost. In
one Of the most bloody drives of the
war the Russians advanced into east
ern Galicia and occupied Lemberg.
The Russians then advanced to
Rawa Ruska and took the Austrian
armies in Poland in the rear. cutting
them up frightfully.
h Meanwhile Won Hindenburg had
completed his victory over Samsono1
by turning on Rennenkampf and clear
ing East Prussia of Muscovites. But
though Rennenkampf had been de-
feated and samsonon almost ami.
hilated, the Germans. ~
The Russians were now As far west
as Tarnow in Galicia, while their
Cossacks were able to make raids into
Hungary farther south. Hindenburg
concentrated . great force suddenly
In Silesia and began drive from the
west against Warsaw and Ivan.
gorod. Tho Siberian corps arrived
in the nick of time to save Warsaw
from the enemy.
High Tide Of Russian Invasion.
Hindenburg then drew on the north.
ern section Of his army in Poland to
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overwhelming victory there. .Enor.
nous captures OF Russians were made
and the fortress Of Gradno was at
tackled farther west, from Ossowetz
to Pultusk. The Germans retreated
to Mlawa and then tried to flank the
Russians at Przasnysz, which city
they took. But the Russians again
fianked the hanking party. as they had
done at Lodz and won an important
success February 22.28).
In March and April, the Russians
pressed through the western Carpa-
THAN passes and entered Hungary.
Just when their future seemed bright
est. the Germans broke the Russian
line in West Galicia and let through
enormous forces. 7a
Pressing westward irresistibly, they
took the Russian Carpathian armies in
the rear. The latter tried to retreat.
but vast numbers were captured.
Przemysl, which had succumbed to
the Russian besiesers March %, fell
again into the hands OF the Austro-
Germans.
Great German Mansuvsr.
from fTzemy6l Won MeCk006en
drove east through MosciskA and
Grodek and captured Lemberg. the
Galician capital. Then he turned
north and marched upon the Warsaw.
Ivangorod -Brest Litovsk triangle
from the south. 4ft.5.r.. =
At the same time the Russians in
southern Galicia, putting up \ desper-
ate resistance. were driven by Won
Linsingen first to the line Of the
Dniester and then across the Gnlla-
Lipa to the line Of the Zlota-Lipa.
Reaching the Vicinity Of krasnik
in their drive to Warsaw from the
south. the Austrians sustained Sc.
we're check In the scene Of their tri.
umph of the previous summer. Held
on this line the Germans attacked hot.
ly from the north and took the town
OF Przasnysx (July 1D.
The Germans now begnn the grand
est maneuver ever seen In the history
Of human warfare.
From the Windau river In the Bal.
tic provinces all the way along the
border of East Prussia and in Q giEan.
tic sweep through the vicinity Of Ra.
dom. west Of the Vistula, and q line
south Of the Lublin. Cholm railway
they delivered smashing blows and
have reached the very gates Of War.
saw.
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FIGHTING on THE SEA

At the end Of the nrst year
OF war not q German fighting
craft. except submarines. is
known to be at large outside
the Baltic sea. The Austrian
warships are confined to the up
per Adriatic and the Turkish
feet to the Sea OF Marmora
and adjacent straits. The mer-
chant marine Of the central
European powers has disap-
peared utterly from the ocean
highways. Sixty million dol
lars worth of German shipping
lies idle In the docks of New
York. while several times as
much is bottled up elsewhere.
AT the same time the German
submarines have inflicted enor-
nous losses of allied shipping.
While both sides have prob
ably concealed many losses.
the following is fairly accu-
date summary OF the number
Of craft which have been de-
stroyed: we
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GREAT EVENTS OF THE WAR


J..e 7s-A.chduk. a.A Archd.che..
August l-Ger.asy declares war en
Nnsaia. 10
AuEust 3-0ersaaa forces ester L.xs.-
through RelGtaA.
August H-Engiana announces stats 81
war with Germany.
AaGust S-Eresch Invade sosthern Al
August s-British troops Ia.A Z.
Fraace anA Belgium.
Augsst I3-Esxlasa ana Fra.cs De-
clare war On Austria.
August 1b-Anstrtans Invade Serbia IN
force.
August l7-Bexi..i.s of ave days b.t-
tie hetwees serhiass and Austrtans
9. the Jadar. eadias u Austrian
August 3o-Gerna.s enter Brsssel..
August 23-l;ermans enter Nanur and
attack Mons. Austria announces VIC
tory ever Russians at krasnik. Jnpas
A.Eust 3S-British seEi. retreat froa
Asxust 7n-Freneh evacsate M.elhau-
Asssst s7-Louvai. burned sy Ger
August 3s-Battle OF Helsoiaad. sew
eral aer.a. w.rships s.nk.
August 3e-Rsssiass crushed In three
septemser s-Rsssiaas occupy I.ea-
septenAer 1Battle of the M.r.s be-
asd retreat begins.
September 1-Masbeuse falls.
seStenher I3-Gerna. retreat halts On
septenSer 70 - Germans hombarA
kei.s and inj.re the fanous cathe-
October s-A.twerp scc.pied By the
GserAans.
Sessss. ssss iEaii.s. ss. .es.., '!r Tsse.. nat
October ls-Oste.d occupied ~ the
Ostsser IS-First battle Of Ypres be-
ossSer %sr..w ..as i. Ser Germs. s .ss.re.s:s. s.sSs
October 6-Rsssians reoccupy Loda
October 7s-Turkey bexs.s war On Rus-
Nss<nber s-Gerna. squadron bes.-
bards British coast.
Nsys.ss. Tst::. 1T.,:st.: :.r.s.se... c.:s
Novs.sser ls-Rossi... defeated ut
Novs.S<r 17-Austri.. victory ever
s-rbtans nt yaiJevo announced.
December 2-Assfrinns occupy Dei-
Decemser 6-serhiass defeat Austrians
December 6-Germans occupy Lodn.
December lS-Austrisns evacaate Bel
grade.
Decenber 1s-Gernsn cr.isers ses-
hard Scarborough and HartleDooI, $50
Decemser s0-2s-severe ashtias On the
line of the Bsura river.
January >, IOi6-rreach advance acreas
Aisas north Of soissoas. I'll
January i-Freaeh drive. hack across
Jas uary 14-Naval battle I. Nsrth sea.
GerAan arnored cruiser Blneeher
Jsasary 8o-Rsssians seespy Tabrls.
F'ebruary 6-Failnre of Ger8an attacks
west Of Warsaw.
Fesruary s-Besis.iaS Of battle ..
resrs.ry 1s-Gerna. formal ssbna-
Fine .bleckaAs" 81 Great Britain be-
Fesr.ary 1sNR.ssaa.s drive. frsa
March is-sr.s,.A ..k. .av.... At
saareh 3l-zsSrsii.s ss.ssrA Parss.
Mereh 33-ssrrsnses sf Fsssnysl t.
March Sl-Rssslens peastsnte Dakia
Pass anA enter Hungary.
April 6-Freaeh be6ins violent attacks
On Mlhlel salleAt.
April 1%-Ranslaos at SatP0Dk0, -
niles insi1e HusEary.
April ls-Rsssians evacuate TaFnsw.
April 17-seeo.A battle ef YDres be-
April zs-Ailies leave GaIlspoli pe.i.-
sails. suNeriaE fesFfal losses.
April 3e-AIIles anaoance recaptare Of
I.izerne Het Sas asd HartAaaasweiler
May 15-Berlis repsrts capture Of So.-
600 Russian pP1s0nera IN west Cali
ella asA seisafe Of three villages near
May e-Rssaia.s fall back fro. Dskla
Msy 7-serl,. reports capture of tar
asw with AnnS Russian prisoners.
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Board Refuse. to Put Up Rates.

Denver.-The State Public Utilities
Commission refused to increase any
of the rates 1t made on May 10, which
rates decreased the freight on lump
coal from $3.50 to $1.66. and on slack
from 1925 to $1.40, from the South
Canon fields to Denver and to all COM
non points east Of Denver. The COM
mission refused, at the same hearing.
o increase the new rates it made May
10 for the haul of all coal from the
Palisades district to Denver and to
common points east of Denver. In the
Palisades case, the original rates had
,een as high as $3.50. The order of
May 10 reduced the rates from Pali-
;ades to Denver and common points
EAST of Denver. to $1.s5 on lump and
e1.50 on slack coal.
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eft
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Convicted Striker Appeal. Case.

penver.-An appeal was taken to
the State Supreme Court for writ
Of supersedeas In behalf Of Louis Fan
canelli. who was convicted in Trini-
dad of killing Walter Belcher. Bald
win-Felts detective, during the early
part Of the recent coal strike, and
was sentenced to serve life term in
the state penitentiary. Pending the
appeal. the enforcement of the yer.
dict against Zancanelli will be stayed.
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wieks President OF Correction Board.
Mrs. Clark Named on Commission.

passed by the Twentieth General AS
sembly the governor appointed the
members Of the new commission.
Frank Mclaughlin and Arthur Morri-
son were re-appointed and the third
member. named to take the place Of
H. A. Hicks, Is Mrs. Imogene Clark,
the only Democratic member.
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State Crop. Gain, Say. Foreeastsr.


Denver.-Crops made fair progress.
according to the weather and crop re-
port issued by District Forecaster F.
H. Brandenburg. as follows: During
the week ending 6 a. m. July 27. the
temperature was below the seasonal
average throughout the state. the de-
ficiency being marked on the eastern
slope. where warmer weather is
needed. The rainfall was light. except
in localities in the southern counties.
There is complaint Of damage by
grasshoppers and by blight in local
tiles. Crops made fair progress. ex-
cept on non-irrigated land. Small
grains. fruits and garden produce are
in satisfactory condition generally.
Ranges are in fair condition generally.
Wieks President OF Correction Board.
Denver.-At its first meeting E. w.
Wicks of Pueblo was chosen presi-
dent Of the newly appointed State
Board of Corrections which has the
supervision 6f the state penitentiary.
the reformatory and the insane asyl-
um. l. B.. Allen of Denver was made
secretary. The board has made a
tour of inspection of the three insti-
tutions. Four men at Buena Vista
were paroled.
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state WIN Ala Live stock Men.

Denver.-Developme OF the live
stock industry In Colorado. with a con-
sequent increase in the production of
finished products in Denver. was the
chief subject Of a conference held In
Governor Carlson's office by represen-
tatives Of the packing companies and
the members Of the stock committee
recently appointed by the executive.
Governor Issues Extradition Papers.
Denver.--Governor Carlson has is
sued an extradition for the return to
Oregon Of Grover Faulkner, who is
charged in Oregon with wife and child
desertion. F -
Boston Woman Wants Husband.
Denver. A Boston woman has
asked Governor Carlson by letter to
find her suitable husband. She ex-
presses great confidence in the gov
ernor's ability to do SO and says she
has an excellent impression of West
ern men. The husband-seeker des-
cribes herself as 40 years Of age. Of
Anglo-Saxon descent, fair complexion.
S feet and 8 inches in height and
weighting las pounds. The governor
has written her requesting that he be
allowed to make her name public.
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RICHMOND AND fstTEH SHt rig
ELECTRIC RAtTN
THEM RsIswAy.
Premier CARRIER ef the


TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND. MAIN
STREET STATION.
n II Following schedule figures
Published as information aad rot
guaranteed,
$40 \ NJ Daily local for pany1ue.
1890 A " Daily Lmited-F all
points South.
900 r NJ Except suuday-Locai
for Chase CitY, Durham and interme-
date stations.
90 r. ~ Dailv--For panviile. At
ianta and Birmingham, with Pullman
observation sleeping car
ti.tS ?. NJ nailN Limited For all
noints South FNumen ready se1 =.
!, YORK RIVER LINE
8f4 r. Daily Local TO West
Faint.
$40 = II Steamer train. daily ex-
cept sunday fer West Point and Raj
timore No stop.
5S5 y M.-naliy Local TO West
Point.
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND.
From tho south 7Ns \ VI. 500 \.
80 ESQ T. NJ and $50 r NJ. daily
S4e A NJ except sunday
From West Point 9;&0 a ~. SIS =.
NJ. daily. and AS A. M-~stpafner
train from Baltimore, daily excep.
Monday
MNGRl-pER DENT. u r 4
so7 East Ma'n Street FA'one Mad. 21a
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VILLA WILL BE FREE
TO ENTER THIS COUNTRY

Washington Dec. 20 Acting on
Instructions from the state Departs
ment the War Department has notified
Major General r II. Funston COM
manding the American border forces,
that General Francisco villa. who has
abandoned his rebellion in Mexico, Is
to be accorded fun protection IL no
crosses the American border as
refugee.
On the other hand should Villa ate
tempt to organize another expedition
acains. Cara MA from the American
side he will be treated in the ga ne
manner as former President Huerta,
who was discovered In a pho, to start
a new revolution from the American
side. was arrested and is now waiting
trial. 3;
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his brothers personal representative
in Juarez. attended the conference Al
which the surrender took place. ana
remained HI Iil Paso afterwards his
wife has bern here since Friday.
Nh the Villa soldiers surrendered
today are to be Immediately moor
uoratfd into the Csrranza army. Fol-
lowing the peace negotiations, officials
of the former VILLA faction began 10
'4alt, fer the first time OF the disap-
pearauce of their former chief they
say he was accompanied by about 40v
of his men when he left the city OF
Chihua hua after ne had been re-
nouncea by his principal leaders. They
do no, know the direction he took. or
his future plans whether he is retnrn-
ing TO fa nditry, heading for the United
states or going south TO attempt 70
organize new army from among the
men his former lieutenanss cannot
carry with them into the CarranzA
ranks.
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Tho object Of this suit is 10 obtain a
divorce from he'd and board for the
plaintiff against Ire defendant upon
The ground Of deseriion. and after
three years have elapsed from the day
Of the desertien. 10 have the said dt-
yoree from bed and board enlarged
into a divorce ffon the bonds of Hatri-
mouy.
An affidavit having been made and
fled that the defendant, Sam Weingaf-
ten. is not q resident Of the state of
VIRGINIA is 10 therefore ordered that
he appear here within fifteen days after
due publication of this order and do
whatever Is necessary to protect has
interest in this suit
\ copy--Teste:
LUTHER IIBHy. Clerk
Eenj Ierenstein. p. q.
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Continued From First faSe}
--------------------
by President white, agreed 70 hN
the depresslpnS along M SET iAhr ~
suggested by Mr. seek, an" agreed ~
by Engineer Frazier,
Ny Frazier explained tha' ms plan
was largely built upon mat OF W -
Wjlgus, representing the NNnstoh
Erothers. and that both agreed upon
many points Il was shown, however
tf,at the Hapktns plan that at the
Administrative Board was the better
Of those presented But Mr Beck
the engineer member of the Admins
trative Board, discovered some good
points ju the Frazier plan and VIII
incorporate them IN the ANAL plans to
he submitted To the committee on
January 10.
Fourteen Feet NJ Monument Avenue
The plans viii call for depressed
railroad tracks. and vllh little eieNa~
ton Of the street line ~ Monument
AVenuc the depression VIA he -four
teen feet. and the elevation of inc
street witt he but two feet y similar
condition VIII prevail az otEer cross
ipgs. according - the iopoSra hh% AZ
the particular point.
The committee met iu Goauc3
Chamber because of the large r@tah@r
Of Interested citizens present ~ 10
stract Of plan az suggested by ". J,
Wileus was submitted. hut as tho sub
committee from the Administrative
BOARD had plan, which embraced
much OF that. as we'll as much OF the
plan as suggested by MI Frazer, the
discussion conferred around the pro-
position a presented by Mr. Beck Of
the Administrative Board
Some little discussion was INDUCED
in by alderman Fuller President
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NOTICE.

To Whom 1t May Concern:
Take notice that on December 10,
1918, I sold 10 Constantine bentetrion
and Frosia peiuetfion my licenses.
lease. stock OF merchandise. fixtures
and every thing contained in the store,
Seventeenth and Main Streets Old Mar
ket. Richmond. Va.
All persons having accounts against
me viii please present them for pay
meut.
Y ANTORAN.
We VIII continue 10 conduct the
above business at the same place
CoNSTA MIME DEMETRioN.
FROSTA DEHETRION.
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.Daily exceps SUNDAY

SEAsoANn ASa fa%Es sSAyg.Ss ~
The Prog re~~ise naffsess of tise south
south eounG ttaiu seneautea 10 leave
Richmond daily, cas- A. NJ. local TO
Norma: 1920 F. M, sleepers and
coaches, Atlanta. Birmir CHAM. Jack
sonvilie. s2a p. Nj, coaches and
sleepers 10 Jacksonville. f2:45 A. Nj.
sleepers. Atlanta, Birmingham. jack
sonvilie. Tampa. and coaches Jack
sonville
North bound trains scheduled to ar
rive in Richmond daily 4,sn a NJ. $50
A NJ, Local. $3.50 A. NJ. 5.37 r. -.
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ing for streets ara lots While the rec
strse IS true Of both ,"e siysrs atss1
Frazier plans. which latter uaenttnnxd
plans viii require the hauling Of nsN-s
toriai to bring up the streets 10 the
grades they propose aud to I'LL theS
intervening lots.
At the present time YOUR subcom%3
nittee fa%ors the adoption of the
original Hankins plan because wey
are Of the opinion that the system Oh
street grades that have been devel.s
oped under this plan are superior to-
any plan thus far proposed. IL your
houora BILE committee desires to in-s
struct the subcommittee OF the Adj
nlinistrative Board TO consider this
matter furt her. We suggest that You
require a statement fro. the railroad
company AZ to the minimum vertical
and horizontal clearance they Will
accept i'm any proposed revision Of
either the Hankins or the Frazier
plan
Al plans hat have been submittei
are for track depression. SO that the
issue has narrowed down to the ac>E
ceptance IF the most suitable o. the
three mentioned plans, which, from
information now in hand VIII prae-s
ticaIlV cost about the same amount
If money
Very respectfully.
ROBERT WI1TTET. JR.,
Chairman,
JOHN HIRSCHBERG.
SubChairman,
HENRY r BECK.
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