Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 25, 1914, Page 1

the West the French Report the Usual Slight,* Progress at Various Points 'RUSSIA REPORTS ROUT OF. GERMAN FORCES AllheRmunAmmenhBuron!heV’n\euneofflw FldmngmdkmdtheTnhnzof Many Prisoners— Vienna Reports That the French Submarine Curie Has Been Fired Upon by Austrian Land Batteries and That Her Crew is Imprisoend—Also That an Austrian Sub- marine Has Torpedoed Two French Battleships, the Fate of Which is Unknown—For the First Time Eng- land Makes Admission That Her Territory Has Been Threatened by Aeroplanes. Christmas finds the warring nations along the battle lines in France and Belgium, Poland and Galicia striving with unabated courage to sain an advantage which might mean the turning point in the long series of engagements which are being fought in_those fieids. In the west the French report the al slizht progress at various points tho front, while the Germans make iar claims, I the east the Russian commander-| TORPEDOES FRENCH WARSHIPS in-chief in tha latest official state- ‘ment reports the foit of the strong| Unable to Tell the Fato of Ships At- German forces which had crossed to| | tacked. the right ba:k of the szura rver, Poland, All the Russian announce- ments bear on the violence of tire fighting and record the taking of many prisoners. Celebrations in honor of the Christ- mastide are being he!d in London, Pas a.d Berlin and in the trenches where the weary men kecp a close grip om their rifies while enjoving the oo things sk have hoon<pro. vided tor therh by people and govi ment. \ For the first time England makes | the aAmission that her ferritory has been fhreatened ’ by aeroplanes, al- Mardwood, east of Tracy-LeVal, been repulsed. “We have organized captured the day before yesterday (Dec. near Puisalienne. . The ground taken in the Ban De Sapt re- gion near Launpis, north of St. Die, has been held and organized. “No other mews oi importance has been recelved from the rest of the front.” 5 AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE Amsterdam, Holland, Dec. 24, via London, 7.40 p. m—An official tele- gram received here today from Vienna ‘he French submarine Curie was fred upon by our coast batteries with- onl hlvig‘ M;:b)a to deliver any at- cess- fuliy torpedoed two- battleships of the Courbet type. but the conseqnent con- though previous reports from Berlin|fusion among the ostile squadron, the have made reicrence to a successful) dangerous proximity of some of the il ht by o German aviator over Dover | Shins «nd the high sea running render- several days ago. The Dritish an-,d it impossible for the ne to nouncement s - to du\e eflec: that & ffif?‘%edxsh.hfiep:wnw the fate of German gerdplane dropped- bombs on Dover Thursday morning. No dam-| Washington, Dec. 24~-Foreign offi age. it is eaid, was caused by the ex-|Clal despatches received tonight by i plosions. Austro-Hungarian embassy here Japan has not been requested to|frmed the Vienna annouficement of the send an army to Burope. The Jap-|Submarine attack on the French bat- . anese minister of foreign affairs: has| f1eships in the Otranto channel, giving S Siven Iformation to thls 4ifect to the’ the date as Dec. 21, and told of the diet. Arms to the value of $5,000,000 :g:)‘:‘:xm&lmle’; enemy submarine by have been forwarded from Japan to|SMgre batterles. . o “In Galicia and Poland . stubborn fighting _continues, with success for the Austro-Fungarian troops THANN. ALSACE. ENJOYING A FRENCH CHRISTMAS quErench| For the First Time Since 1870—Mid- on i s s, boert e st night Mass with Exceptional Pomp. ‘was attempting an attack an dthat her| rhanp, A!me. via Paris, Dec. 24, crew were imprisoned. It is also re-|11j5 p, mThe population of that Europe. o 7ker Canesinn Misinicn has let) the front. This is Princess Pa- Bscid's vestarat, named ln: Bomor of the daughter of the Duke of Con- S that one of ttheir crulsers was tor- but deciare that the damage was slight and tiat 2o one on board ‘wes injured. WAR NEWS GIVEN OUT BY RUSSIAN GENERAL STAFF. Says Germans Are Meeting R in Poland. musicians and singers come here to provide -the music. In other villages, sermons in French services by soldier-priests. Most of their co: tions will be old men and women and children and ' Petrograd, Dec. 24—The following, young men have gone statement from the general staff of Kossian commander in chief was e Ay s e, Trother ‘There s, however, a general l’r of quiet rejoicing at the. prospect of appmnh!ng reunfon with the mmher etrong German forces which h.fl S S T e pamk S pad| Japan Not Asked fo Send Troops to simose| Toklo, Dec, 2(—During the course -|of an interpeliation today the Japanese fral S (A that no munuz, Eld it asked Jaj send an army u- ol S s 'm:pe'n ‘mintster, Lieutenant- kl, n.m that u:: t.;lw;'nnue of 10,000 000 yen 135‘000 000). i THREE DROWNED IN FLOOD NEAR NOGALES, ARIZONA. Caused by Six Days of Rain, Which Ceased Yesterday. e guns. !-‘fl five oficers and 515 lnlfl‘ers‘ "All through the whic] crossed to the right bank of u:e Pili- '*m the 22nd and 23rd violent fight- took ‘ogales, Dec. - 24—Three per- sons, lndud.Inl ‘Walter Fortune, a su- pervisor of Sant ta Cruz. county, were floods in this vicinity, in, rich es and outside points after two days of isola- havh in the no ““important | pacent changes have taken place” . tw JIERMANS USING ARTILLERY —_—— ,ON ROADS NEAR THE YPRES. Trial of Chariton Again’ Postponed. - New ¥ork, Dec. 24—The trial of MlmdnAlnnAnH-‘un.m. Porter kl’ulr«!m-l(md. p I‘u.m» m—Ignace Jan D the. phnllt. who u”flllflll' this city, has received that his hmwmnmflng vrmnuunmn has been kill: the fighting in Poland. Former Khedive's Sor Sons i Om.- Geneva, via Paris, Dec. 24, 1( D Awdasy 1o enter a local college. ey say that the ex-khediye is in bld/hu.llh. French Chamber Appreciative. JEae Den 3% ITH8 v s e Parie] ghamver of commerce Iowing resolution today: “The chamber of commerce of Paris desires to ac- knowledge the sympathy displayed by the United States and, wishing demonstrate the vitality of French in dustry, decides to participate in t\u San. Francisco exposition and urges all its members to exhibit" POPE RECEIVES MEMBERS 4 OF THE SACRED COLLEGE In Solemn Audience for the Exchange of Christmas Greetings, Rome, Italy, Dec. 24, 1150 p. m.— Pope Benedict today = received the members of the Sacred college in sol- emn audience for the exchange of Christmas greetings, the ceremony taking on the pomp of the times of Pope_Leo. Addressing_the cardinals, the pon- iff expressed his resret at the ab- sence of some of the prelates owing to illness, referring :especially to Car~ dinals Agliardi and Martinella. ~He added that the latest news resarding the health of .Cardinai Agliardl made it apparent that his recovery would be_speedy. The pope then enumerated the ef forts he had made to render the less terrible and said that he would continue. to devote, all his energies to the suppression or limitation of the inhuman saerifice of life. STREET CAR PLUNGES DOWN EMBANKMENT. After Colliding Wagon at Union- tpwn, Pa—Fiftesn Injured. Uniontown, Pa., Deéc. 24.—Fifteen DQ(IQM ‘were injured, number seri- late today when a street car colh d with a wagon, jumped the track and plunged over a fitteen-foot mk.t;‘“ into .Red Stone - creek, osed | rescuied with difficuity, the czeek hav- ing beart swollen on”account of recent rains. Many women fainted and were saved from drowning by men passen- gers- holding their heads above the surface of the water. Silas E. Wood- ruft of Connelleville and George Jones and Jones, both of Leith, who were at the time of the acci- dent, Tescued twenty-five persons from drownis HIGHWAYMAN AT BOSTON GETS $2,000 FROM WOMAN. Bookkeeper Was Returning ~ From Bank With Payroll in Handbag. Boston, Dec. 24—Two thousand dol- lars was stollen by a highwayman this afternoon from Nora Murphy, a book- keeper employed by the Direct Im- porting -company. Miss Murphy was returning from the bank with the A folice officer searched a tenement flouse which the robber was thought to have entered but found no tracs of Part of the stolen money. was in gold coins which the frm was to ha: distributed to - employes - as - holids gifty, CHICAGO GAMBLING “TRUST” MADE 3'm A YEAR. Paid $15000 Weekly for Protection of Police. icago, Dec. 24.—A gambling trust which makes & net $1,000,000 erriam crime commission. Mont Tennes, known for years as the gam- dling king of the city, was declared to ring by Edwin W. who testified re- dbook operated ui these " were / scattere: throughout the -city. He said m\ly books controlled by 'l'onnas were al- lowed by the police. FORECLOSURE SUIT ON ‘WOMAN'S TEMPL!. CHICAGO W. C. T, U. Said to Be Hopelessly in Arrears on Bond Interest. Dec. 24—Another move AMETHYST NECKLAGE : FOR BOSTON MUSEUM. Worn by a Crown Princess in the “Twelfth Egyptian Dynasty. Arts, g',.‘nzy-dnt 138. to upvroprlm.lon bill, vnm:n Danielso vl‘ h.rl-, 0" HONORABLY Bl”"l“» IN A 'OUI e Emc‘r:o NEN IN APPROPRIATION BILL|SCREAMED FOR Offers Substantial inducements to Men to Continue in the Service for Peri- ods of Twelve, Sixtéen and Twenty Years. p ‘Washington, Dec. 24—Creation of a naval reservé from among honare- bly - discharged enlisted men of the navy Is proposed in a draft of an amendment to_the forthcoming naval Seu\nry ent today to the senate and house. naval committoes wm: recommendation that it be Promote Efficiency of Navy. “If this amendment be law,” sald Mr. Daniels in a statement §Nl" TENEMENT | ‘FIRE A'f N!Vl HAVEN, HELP As She Stood in a Third Story Win- dow—Overcome by Smoke, She Fell —Body Struck and Stunned Fireman in Its Descent. New Haven, Conn, Dec. 24—Miss Carrie Pollard, 24 years old, of 937 Scuth Male Seticet, ‘Waterbury, who came here on hristmas visit. with frienas, 1ost her life in & fire that de- stroyed the interior of a four-sto: tenement house at 224 Orange st wnl'm. She stood in_a third-story daow, -ue-mlnl for hdv. when she apparently overcome with smoke And fell to the ground. ~ During her fall ehe struck Licuten- ant Kelly of Engine company No. 14, Merry Christmas Merrily ring the Christmas bells; Every heart with rapture swells. Round the world with joy proclaim. Redemption in the Saviour’s name, Youth and age alike will say. Christ was born on Christmas Day. Herald Him, ye glittering throng. Rend the morning light with song, In Judea’s land a bal e was born, Sent to comfort all that mourn, Trusting in the promise iven. Marching on our way to heaven, Bors o prosei b BB tking. ~—Unidentified tonight “4wo most important and nec- essary means for promoting the ef- ficency of the navy will be provided. First it will make available a reserve organization of trained men to sup- plement the regular establishment in time of war. Second, it will increase the efficency of the regular navy by Tl & sbsta tial in.uctment to men-to continue in the service for pe- rioas or tweive, sixteen and tweatly vears. “The principal features of the bill are as follows: Half Pay After Twenty Years, “Men who have bad twenty years of honorable_service may upon their own application be mm ‘erred to the reserve on ; thise of six- feen years service with one-third *pay: hose with twelve vears 'service with one fourth pay; those with eight years service vith $60 per annum; those of four year with 330 per annum and those now in civil life who have been honorably discharged within eight years may enlist in the naval reserve and receive pay at the rate of $12 per annum and be furnished with uni- form clothing outfit. Provision is made tor perjodical assembling for muster, inspection _and drill, In hig letter to the two committees, Secretary Daniels sald: Comparatively Few Reenlist. he records of the navy department for the last three vears indicate that there is an annual average of aboul 30,510 men honorably discharged from the service who do not reeniist in the navy but take up civil pursuits, The greater proportion of the men quit the service after only one enlistment. To Induce Reenlistments. It is belleved that the legislation erein proposed offers an inducement which will cause more of these ex- perienced men to remain longer in the regular service and that practically all of those who do not reenlist in the navy will nevertheless enlist in the In other words, the number of ‘men annually lost to the service will be greatly reduced. ‘Fach reenlistment in the navy saves the Zovernment the cost of an outfit of $60, will alone cover the annual pay of one enlistea member of the reserve who has had eight or moro vears of service in the navy.” Enlisted Men and Length of Servico Mr. Daniels gave the following ta- ble owing the number of enlisted men of the navy and lhaxr length of service on June 30, 1 Unndar four years 81.027 han four and less than eight than than 7 . than More than_ :s:xset&e’n and’ less . than More than lwenty-um ‘and less than e (s twenty.five and less than than twenty-eight vears 136, Total 63,667 Wwho was on a ladder trying to reach her. Kelly was stunned by the falling body, but managed to hang to the lad- der. ' The young woman's body was slightly charred and it is probabie that she was dead before she struck gthe ground. Nurses Lose Money and Belongings. It was thought that at least two other persons were missing, but after a search of the ruins. the firemen are convinced that everyone escaped from the building. Several nurses of the District Nurse association, who had rooms in the building, lost consider- able sums of money and all their be- longings. Smoke Shut Off Avenues of Escape. The origin of the fire is mnot et definitely known, but it is said to have started in the basement or on the first floor. The blaze spread with great Tapidity and soon leaped to the higher floors, the great volume of smoke shutting off the avenues of escape. Rumors of Incendiarism. The police tonight started an in- vestigation as to the cause of the fire There are rumors of incendlary origin. The loss is estimated at $15,000. NATION'S GOVERNMENT VIRTUALLY AT STANDSTILL. Everybody from the President Down Enjoying a Moliday. Washington, Dec. 24.—The nation’ government stood virtually at a stand still tonight. On Christmas eve every- body’ from the president and the sen- ator down to the minor departmental employe had declared a holiday and {he first real snowstorm of the winter had put in its appearance to add to the setting of the Christmas celebra- tions. A great community celebration was held on the plaza in front of the cap- itol, thousands .of children braving the snowstorm to gather about a. brilliant- Iy decorated tree, loaded Wwith pres- with a group of his close relatives, spent Christmas eve at the White House, preparing a tree for his small grandniece, Anne Cothran, and Sally McAdoo, daughter of the secretary of the treasury. In the party wen the president, his three daughters, Mrs. F. B. Sayre, Mrs. Mc- Adoo and’ Miss Margaret Wilson, Mr. Sayre, Secretary McAdoo, Sally Me- Adoo, Mrs. Edward Howard, the pres- ident's sister, Mrs. Anne Cothrane, his niece, Anne Cothrell and Helen Bones, his cousin, At 8.30 o'clock the president touched the button which . illuminated a com- munity Christmas tree in Broo'-yn, Y. During the evening he sent greet- ings to many friends in different parts of the country. m.mmm"""* 2 Ser e el v One million bw- of cash wcats ‘were sold to lub' in Chicago. Teaffio on il lines were'tied up by a heavy blizzard at Ofweso, N. X. ia IM\.‘ a tn-xinwm prics o i tor 350 “pounds of potatoes. - The discount rate of the Imperial fil‘t of Germany was reduced 5 per The British Government purchased 1,000,000 bushels of cash oats at Win- nipez. ol i3 rain brokers predict g i N oy sell there at $1.50 a that wheat wil bushel. The American Plate Glass Co, at James City, Pa., resumed operations in full Great Britain consented to the pro- posal of Americans to send relief to Jerusalem. To date the British navy has held 800 ships carrying American cargoes to neutral ports. It nmunfld in Christiania that $10.800.000 Of the new Norwesian loan has been subseribed: Fire destroyed an office and part of a building in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, at a loss of $3,000. George and the royal family will N'Eb:{@‘ Christmas in the usual way at Sandringham. The London Scottish Territorials have been presented with an elephant as @ regimental mascot. Eight persons were injured when a trolley car left the tracks on the Man- hattan Bridge, New York. The Swe: steamer Orion arrived at Charleston from Savannah With her cargoe of cotton afire. The New York State Conservation Commission will start a game farm of 140 acres near Brookhaven, L. L President Wilson renominated Henry Clay Hall of Colorado Springs, Co.. to be interstate commerc Every Belgian soldier on the Ynal* battle front will receive a box of ci- gars from King Albert as a Christmas gift. Mrs. Hannah Koskoff believed to be the oldest woman in the United States, died in a hospital in New York, aged 17 Bank robbers using a wire “fished” from under a cage door $2,000 - in $10. notes from the Central Bank Rich- mond Va. The Hoster Columbus Associated Brewerles of Columbus, Ohio, a $12,- 000,600 corporation, bas applied for a receivership. \ Kutuktu Palace, at Urga, Mongol the seat of the Deified Lama of the Mongols, was destroyed by fire with all of its treasures. Flames destroyed one building on Filbert street, Philadelphia, threatened to destroy a whole block. The loss was $125,000. William J. Burke, one of the most famous American minstrels, died in a hospital at Lynn, Mass, after an ope- ration for appendicitis. The Laurentide Co., Ltd, of Que- bec, producing pulp and paper, s im- porting reindeer from Newfoundland for hauling in the woods. The liner Luistania, the last of the Christmas ships from England, arrived at New York twenty-four hours late after a very rough vovage. The proposed cruise of the steamer Finland to South America under the auspices of the Fidelity Trust Com- pany of Baltimore, has been abandon- ed. A Maine farmer who arri ton with a shipment of 600 trees found the market so-pour that he gave the trees to the Salvation Army. Raymond Lucas, 10 rnr- old, of Ox- ford, Kan., was ll jured wh he was tru:.kj by a calf he hld ‘mpefl" while play- ing cowboy. A large limousine valued at $7.500 was destroyed by fire on '.ha turnpike in Kearney, chine was owned by Dr. Dtrwln Nagle of Manhattan. Three men were taken down ladders by blfl‘dlns at the business section, George E. Hayes, of sulting geologist, predicts Alberta, as one of the province of will rank ofl fields In the world in the ne ure. Judge Walter 1. Smith of the United States, circuit court at Councll Blufts, Towa, granted a request of the Inter- natignal Harvester Company for per- mission to perfect an abstract of St. Laurent’s Church, Meriden, Afire. | ana | winter - | three months’ Mfi-hfififlnum\mu,fif T -nnndfulof Prmtlm nf'l‘hu Less Fww New York, Dec. $d~For the first time in many years, New York will have “white Christmas.” Snow to furnish a fleecy coating for the paris and by-ways, even if the wear and tear of ‘traffic and the efforts of the street sweepers speedily dissipated e accumulation on the main thor- ughfares. O Eneibtmas in the city, however, will be chiefly. notable for the widespread wave of charitable giving that has rolled over the metropolis at this Yuletide. Probably never before have such wholesale made" for feeding the needy, making happy the children of the poor and spreading generally the holiday spirit of cheer on Christmas day, Organizations Pre- pared. Charitable Well The large charitable organizations were well prepared tonight to minister to the wants of the homeless and pro- vide hearty and wholesome Christmas dinners for thousands who otherwise might go hungry. Many of these din- ners for individuals and families will be supplied by the Salvation Army, while the missions will care for prob- ably as many more. Bowery Mission to Feed 1,000 The Bowery Mission planned to feed ty, -has arran, 10,000 juveniles in various ways, pro- viding “trees and. other entertainment for them and distributing presents Hb- The newsboys, the seamen in will be equally well Jooked after. Religious Observances. Religious observances will play an important part in the day’s activities, arranged for tomorrow for those who enjoy this sport, A WHITE CHRISTMAS PRESAGED FOR BOSTON Snowflakes Floated About Groups of Men and Women as They Sang Carols. Boston, Dec. 24—A ugm snowfall, presaging a white greeted the opening of holl S feativities. tor night. With the flakes floating about them, iittle groups of men and women houses in the city, as a result of the inactivity consequent on the closing of the stock exchange. Few, if any, of the firms gave the usual Christmas gifts to employes. To the call of the poor, however, the city persons would be cared for by cherity in ene form or another. CHICAGO PROVIDED FOR IMPOVERISHED FIRESIDES Letters of Three Thousand Poor Chil- dren to Santa Claus Used as Clue. ta is the Rightful CANADIANS CELEBRATED WITH “DEVOUT THANKFULNESS” In Response to Appeal from Peace 7 Ottawa, Dec. 234{.—The are asked to the gratitude of, the nation for the merciful dispensation of Proy: idence which has bestowed peace upen our own land. For one hundred the most of their possessions, have dwelt side by side and have avoided armed strife; oc- casions of differences have arisen. oon- flicts of interests have disturbed their *“Firmly as we British peoples ha grasped the sword, resolved as X not to sheath it except .with and with a new security we are elih- vinced that tho dealings of the great empire and the great Fepubic et S noble example to the rest of the world. They remain as our ideal in internn tional relations and coming i centenary does at so troubled lni ab- sorbing a time, we urge the Canadian people to celebrate it with devout thankfulness and as a pledge of hap- pler times to com ONE LARGE, 75 SMALL CHRISTMAS TREES AT ST. LOUIS Chorus of 250 Sanf Carels in Front of the Ln.o Tu-. St. Louis, Dec. 24.—C 24.—Christmas festiv- ities opened tonight m w celebration around a : been The candle was & that . the householder had a bution for chari CANDLES BURNED IN WINDOWS AT mmu’oul Supplanted nunlay of Holly Leaves and Cedar Wreaths. custom ‘vogue throughout several European coun tries, including Nor'“. Aus- adoptea i Minneapelia vhls pass wod to a degree supplanted the display of holly leaves and cedar wreaths. TRUMPETERS OPENED FESTIVITIES AT DETROIT Snow Laden Christmas Tree Ablaze with Vari-Colored Lights. Detrolt, Mich. Dec. 24 —Trumpeters in the city hall tonight announced the ebe.:i_lnnlng of the local pect every treaty and ob- llpuon which mlnn be thrust upom SEGREGATION OF 40,000 NEGM“ IN LOUISVILLE, Exercise of Police Power, According to Criminal Ceurt Decisiol % Dnc 24.- in