The evening world. Newspaper, December 8, 1914, Page 2

we J& * dertitory at eaveral points. Only two or three communities. in iy’ Ham garien territory are in the hands of the enemy.” LONDON, Deo. 6.—Sield Marshal von Hindenburg is fighting desper- to advance his southern front and straighten bis line along the right Teli) Reavy Mightiag to reported southwest of Pieirkow, which ts thirty miles to the south and east of Lods. The Russian advance along the Nowa deelared to have beon halted. yet fully conceded the occupation of Lods, but in view and the Russian admission of the reforma- it would seem that the German contre has achieved hat for a time was hailed as a decisive Russian of Leés, if indeed accomplished, will threaten the Russian Mee of communication with Warsaw—the great arterial railway which runs against the right flank of the Germans. The Germans on the north by dashing cavairy raids has of How, within forty miles of Warsaw Poland from Csenstochowa to the Polish capital. an to the extent of the victory te made even in Berlin, | it ts potated out editorially that the Germans must follow the re- relentlessly if they would relieve the pressure around high. Survivors endeavoring to fight their way then closing in upon them in some instances Dodles of their comrades. despatch from Amsterdam saya that according to @ but some estimates high as 100,000. lin 100,000 prisoners were taken hy the Germans at Lods. the victory, this message says, aroused oxtraordinary entnu- ‘The houses there are decked with German and Austrian report has yet been received concerning the number of Feports that the northern section of the outer At Oracow has already been destroyed by the Russian fire. The bom Inconvenient, Say the Russians PETROGRAD, Dec. 8 Waited Press) —That the Germans were able to Make vigorous attack for eight days up to Dec. 6 by the arrival of ‘ ts of siz army corps, about 240,000 men, and five cavalry div- making here to-day. about $00,000 in all, is admitted in an official statement ' Leds ts mentioned in the statement with the declaration that it “would Rew fordaations, ciabling them to attack for sigh if eastern forces six army corps and ‘were from the western front and the to Dec, 6, But, owing to the leck of dobesion and as a result of their lesson on the dovire to rotate that pola, absolutely the Germans abandoned the attack. Lods and Lowics was characterized by an of Lods remeins to be revised, as would prove iuconvenient in wngay AT BERUN READY FOR LONG STAY Elect Own Organization, With Camp Commander and Squad Captains. |ARE GIVEN GOOD FOOD. | Overcrowding Being Remedied | by Fitting Up Stables as tion for similar action by England, are taking stepe te make life com- fortable for themselves during what may be a very long confinement. They have formed thelr own or- Ganizations, with a captain for each of the oight barracks and a general ¢ommander of the whole camp. The latter was one of the leading Hnglish merchants of Berlin. The men are housed in the eml- Grant section of Ruhleben, where em!- @rants from Russia and other tern countriea to the United States wera formerly detained until the legal re= quirements for their further trans- portation had been complied with. The restaurant and the grand stand of the racing grounds there are also used as barracks, These quarters, however, have not Proved commodious enough for the 4,000 prisoners and there were com- Plaints of overcrowding. The author- ities admitted the justice of the com. Piainte and are mow preparing for an increase of accommodations, FIT STALLS FOR GLEEPING QUARTERS. ‘The substantially built stalls of the race stables, with hard cement floors, are being overhauled and converted into sleeping rooms by the addition of elevated wooden floors. Another complaint of the prisoners {sg that their allowance of meat is too hort,’ Phéy' get only @ emall piece of beet of sdusage daily, considerably lees thay they had been accustomed to, Persons who have visited the delivered by a wounded sold! Eighty Regiment on his return from ~ ° | | English ¢iviliane just interned tn a| ‘ concentration camp at Ruhleben, sev- eral miles west of Berlin, in retalia- BRITISH ARE USN DUMOUMBLLETS Winchester Company Prompt- ly Denies Charge of Ger- man Ambassador, WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-—Count von | Bernstorff, the German here, has bro’ the State Department new charges of violation by British troops of the rules of international law. With Wis note the Ambassador also filed photographs and original cartridges said to have been used in violation of international law and photographs of to have beeg caused by their bullets. Ambassador it to the attention of wdunds said Ah official, statement on the sub- fect isqued to-day by.the German Embassy says: “New proofs of the violation of the rules of international law by British trocps have been found | man Government. the Ger- “1—Soft ndeed cartridges have been of the hth Connaught Rangers OF LOD UAE “yy , iW i 3 'n AYRES, Dec, 6.—Authentic information has been received Gerthan Seet, finding itself outnumbered, bas effect that the were outnumbered by the British and Ing around from the Pacific. say the British brought great pressure to bear om Japan, reluctant in to the South Atlantica ideo has announced officially that six vessels have been sighted ‘8 Punta de Este, steaming southwestward. They are supposed to be sending a squad WAR SUMMARY ‘The German armies bave answered the uy assumed the offensive by undertaking along the Yeer Canal, and in the region of Ypres, the Germans become more active. ‘The announcements from the Paris and Berlin War Office are in sharp le now progressing with renewed as to the outcome of the atry; lenge of the allies, who sharp counter-attack. ‘The Freach communication states that the allies have gained in the Argonne. This js denied flatly at Berlin. that @ French attadk near Nancy was repulsed and that the Mave made an advance north of Arras. It ja also Ger- » The Berlin War Office says that tho Gormah forces in the enst are the retreating Russians east and south of the Polish City of capture of which by the Germans wasreported recently at Berlin. It te reported unofficially in Berlin that 100,000 Russians were cap- at Leds, Russians put the German casualties at the same figure. ity im the Balkans, Austria's armies apparently have met with checks in x operations, which receptly have been attended with marked success, [AB oficia! statement from Nish asserts that the Austrians have been over- by the Servians in the recent fight! if! deperta from Cettinje @tate that the Austrians delivered several vio- attacks against the Montenegrin forces, but were repulsed with heavy WILLIAM. ROCKHILL DEAD. t Mad Been Many Years tn and quickly retained anal advisers ol ni Ho was on his way to China tn_com: Dany with Mra. Rockhill from clace when obliged to land at account of his severe iliness RUSSIANS GIVE FRANCE FLAG CAPTURED BY GERMANS IN 1870. —— PARIS, Dee, & (Associated Preas).— ‘The Emperor of Russia has restored fag which, since the war been in German handa, recent capture by the Russians Vasion of Mast Prussia, An official announcement to this effect, during their besued to-day, says: “By ‘the order of Emperor Nicholas, =a French flag which was captured from the Firemen of Trasnen in 1870] Wh has been handed over to the French 20,) Embassy at Petrograd. lor unemplayed, for Preatd ra Shih Ka, iy Cif friend. fay tear | termodiary aleo takes and ihe ‘an- lonolulu: prisoners in behalf of the Ameroan Dnibassy, which is looking after the interests of British subjects during the war, have Jearhed from them that the food served ts of good quality, und the kitchen, as is usual with guch arrangements in Germany, is @ model of cleantines: There is restaurant at which prisoners may order meals, When the concessionaire heard that num- bers of rich Englishmen were to te- come his customers in place of Rus- , | alan emigrants he markea up prices ‘| sharply, but the prisoners made rep- resentations to the German com- mander of the camp and prices have been reduced, ‘The relations between the prisoners 10] and the officiais in charge are very consideration, and tbelr representa- tions regarding improvements desired are given respectful attention. Most of the prisoners brought thelr own bdlankets, bed linen, underwear and other they are well supplied. SAILOR® SUFFERED UNTIL KITS ARRIVED, But the case was different for a time with the numerous English sail. ors brought up from Hamburg, where they were taken from Hoglish ships in the harbor. They suffered before heir kite arrived with blankets and other belongings. Among the prisoners are many Meg. lish horsemen from the racing around Berlin. These while away their time with their noses glued to the bars separating them from the adjacent race track, where they eag- ‘on. erly watch the ticlng \ 4 the German’ trainers They know all and jockeys. But life with most of the is monotonous. To relie eas they bave organised singing clubs and other forms of entertainment. The general commander of vole unteer organisations bas his her come out dally tro take dictations of letters, risoners lis orders for articles desired by the prisoners. Among the prisoners jeere, are not a few Germans, who, while living temr porarily in England, took out nat- uralization papers. These are now repenting their change of citisensbip. ——————__ “HORDE OF BARBARIANS, BAND OF INCENDIARIES,” BELGIANS CALL GERMANS. —_— LONDON, Deo. 8 (United Press).— An additions! report from the Belgiay Atrocity Commission to-day replies to the protest arisi tions directed against the Germans by wag eee andothers waich rine. and ‘adit ew jababiten: erywhere “The fing was found by Russians in| preconeet the officers’ mees of the Eleventh Prus. 4 toe inetr: ores ee isapeeFians good. The captains of the various barracks say they are treated with the soldier who uses know that be is using céesities with them, and eo | le der two gad three were not 4 for the rh ever, seems 1! large number of cartridges but for the would all Winchester A fore the battle of Mons, mixed with regular infantry ammunition. “Other dum-dum bullete were given to the Duke of Wellington's Infantry Corps on Aug. 8. Both kinds of dum- dum bullets were made by Eley Bros., No, 354 Gray's Inn Road, London. “Becond—The British Government has ordered with the Winchester Re- peating Arms Company 20,000 riot guns with 60,000,000 of buckshot car- tridges.’ The ‘buckshot cartridge contains nine bullets, The use of weapons and this ammunition has hitherto been unknown in civil- d_wartare. ecnree—The Union Metallic Cart- ridge Company, Bri bas on Oct. 30 ut Frank O. Hoagfin ‘mushroom bullet.’ It has been ascer- tained from reliable source that October 8,000,000 cartiridges made ac- cording to this patent were sent by the above mentioned firm to Ca: for use in the Bettiah erey. No out- them not ‘dum-dum bul- ta, “Even if the bullets mentioned un- war—which, how- ly, on account of ti ‘use in British colonies, this all the eame represent @ bar- barous method of warfare." Ce. Dentes Bern- storfft's Story. Ambassador Company has r 20,000 riot gut shot cartridges the dull. | fs eens TWENTY MEN PERISH WHEN SWEDISH VESSEL 1S DESTROYED BY MINE. LONDON, Dec. 8 (Associated Press). —A despatch from Stockholm to Reut- ere Telegram Oompany reperts the crew of twenty men of the steamer Norra-Sverige perished when the ship struck a mine aff the | Ar N France, They were. given to'that regiment ve ENGLISH INTERNED | FRENCH TROOPS IN A TRENCH ON TH TRENCH ON’“THe. NSS MAME LS BATLESHP FLEE AEROSS ATLANTIS TOAD KARLSRME Wireless Operator Reports That Von der Tann Has.Es- caped Kiel Blockade: NEWPORT, NEWS, Va, Deo. 8, That a German battleship, the Von der Tinn, bas brok:.. through the French and British fleet blockading Kiel and is racing across the Atlantic to join the cruiser Karlaruhe, presum- ably speec:ng up the ntic Coast, 1a) purport of a wireless message waid to have deen intercepted by the operator on the British steamship Anglo-Bolivian, which arrived here yesterday from Bordeaux to load horses for the allies. The message is sald to have been picked up two days ago. The opera- tor, it Is declared, intercepted three m wmeges aw dir stly with the "|movement of the German ship. The first message was in part as follows: “Battleship Von der Tann has broken through British and French Mneo in front of Kiel and racing nada | across Atlantic to meet Karisruhe.” The second message is reported as In the third message this informa- ti:a is givens A “@teamer President has slipped out of Havana with coal for Karisruhe.” Goon after the arrival of the Angio- Bolivian, the Norwegian steamship must be used to reach the doors. ‘There is little hope that the wealthy summer. residents will again be per- ‘suaded that money supplied by them will make the beach a fit habitation. Many of the cottages and bunga- lows of the summer colony were de- @troyed and damaged. The Murray. cottage went to pieces yesterday and last night, where the C. W. Hendrickson cottage stood there is only @ pool of water. The John F. Dordon cottage stands tiltering on spiles. NO TRAINS OR MAIL REACH SEA- A BRIGHT. * there ‘has been no train in or out Monday. No mall has come in either. ‘The railroad has « big force of men working to repair a break in the rails at Galiles: There will be no train from Atlantic Highlands for some days as there is a half mile atretch north of Seabright where the tracks and the roadbed have been washed away. The Italian gardens of W. Nelson Cromwell appear to be ruined. The damage property is estimated at $150,000. The Rumson Beach Club, which was built last summer at Seabright at a coast of $80,000, and which had as members many of the wealthiest summer residents of Long Branch and the neighboring towns, has been completely undermined and perches precariously on six piles, ‘The damuge done along the Jersey Coast and Long Island is computed at $750,000 and falls alike upon the bumble owners of ice cream and candy booths and wealthy amuse- ment resort proprietors. ‘The following pfedictions for the twenty-four bourse beginning at & o'clock to-day was made by the local office of the Weather Bureau: “The storm seems to te centred this morning south of Block Island and Nantucket and has an epenrenty jortheas' Finn, which arrived here frem Phila- | dian mari| deiphia, steamed out of port with a ful. cargo of coal, having cleared for Qivraitar for orders, It is sald the coal on the Finn will be transferred at wea to the Von der Taon STSO,000 DAMAGE - CAUSED BY STORM, WILL GET COLDER (Continued from Firet Page.) agement of their retreat from thefr hemes the householders whose prop- erty was overflowed and pulled to pieces yesterday declared they would never return. There ie talk of form. ing @ new fishing village on the mai: land, sacrificing the convenience the old site, a few miles from the banks in order to insure the safety of their families. OTREETS FILLED WITH WRECK. AGE OF HOMES, Though the waters which rolled through Ocean Avenue six feet deep yesterday have subsided, the street is Nttered with broken furniture end twisted and splintered boards and ratters. Houses that escaped being dragged out to ees stand all askew bigh in alr on weakened pile props. ‘The sand has been washed out from them 00 thes @ step laf sete” eis vicinity cloudy weather will continue during the next thirt eix hours, with rain resent Conditions do nol ii fica emperatures much below freezing. —— DISABLED MOMUS IS TOWED TO PIER BY TUG! Southern Pacific Steamer Is Held Up Off Ambrose Ligat by Steering Gear Accident, A wireless message, received at 10 o'clock to-day by the Southern Pa- cific Railway Marine Department, stated the steamship Momus, trom Now Orleans, with fifty passengers, ia off Ambrose Channel light with er steering gear disabled. Capt. C. P. Maxon, im bis wireless measage, stated he was making repaire and his vessel was in no danger, but be meeded @ tug as soon as possible. ‘The Momus left New Orieans Dec. 2, and arrived of Gandy Hook on time, yesterday morning. Tho gale and heavy weather of yesterday and ath rh & PERFUNCTORY T HEL OL {Plot Evidence — Purposely | Avoided to Tighten Net | Around Suspects. | $he' jury which returne@ to Cor- | oner Feinberg to-day the verdict {that Barret Baff “came to his death |at the hands of a person or persons / Unknown" heard nothing but the most perfunctory evidence concerning tho | clrowmetances surrounding the death of the wealthy poultry dealer at West ‘Washingtén Merket two weeks ago Mto-day. ' At the behest of Assistant District | Attorney Deuel, Coroner Feinberg ‘retrained from questioning Harry ; Baff, eon of the murdered man, on the of the conspiracy nor was any oMclal put on the stand to tell of the possible Influence this conspiracy may have had on the killing of the business rival of pow purposely avoided touching upon the conspiracy, sald the Coroner af- ter the verdict hed been rendered, “because I was advised that matters had not yet shaped themselves to make euch revelations prudent.” The Coroner mentioned the name of three suspects about which the police net fs tightening, saying that he had ny wit. any questions of might after in, observers saw Arthur Carey, head of the Homicide Bureau at Head- quarters, in a heated discussion of a half bour’s duration with Assistant District Attorney Deuel and Chief | a Clerk Sayer of the District Attor- ney’s office. The vehemence of their discussion seemed to give color to the belief that the advertised harmony between the District Attorney‘s office and Po- Moe Headquarters in the Baff case hae not been altogether undisturbed. None of the three disputants would comment on the incident. Seven subpoense bad bees issued for witnesses and Deuel conducted the interrogation. Policeman Dennis Sullivan of) Charles Street Station, the first wit- ness, sald he was om duty at West Washington Market at 6 o'clock when ‘a citisen told him a murder bad been done on Thirteen . Avenue. Sulivan fuund the body of Baff lying on the sidewalk in front of tre Brooklyn Poultry Company. There were & good many witness there, the p.:\ceman said. “I didn't take their names because I knew most of them.” Policeman John C. Kelly told of finding the pistol in the hands of Charles W. Foster of No, 851 West Eleventh street. Foster sald a boy told him of the revolver lying in Bank Street, near Washington. He picked it up and gave It to Policeman Kelly. Robert Redfield, a messenger boy living et No. 48 West Eleventh Street, proved to have been the dis- will flit window Sendestal day sage, "Get Busy.” Joseph Lesansky, a ce ployed by Baff, told o leave his market on the wight murder, walking, toward the Poultry . Company’ hirteenth Avenue, Le stand om || turn the corner aud I Pt 7 heard minute after ‘ peared. 1 did not seo the shots fired,") Lass ©) ansky said. “But I saw two rum nin y toward the river.” GUNMEN RAN TOWARD WAIT- ING CAR. The men ran toward Gan Street, where the lights of an seine mobile were shining. He did not either closely, but ran to where lay and raised him from the walk, Waiter N. Brown, a salesman testified he heard shots automobile. Brown said: ol as if he either had just in or Just getting out. I saw only one. “T think I recognized the two nume the poultry firm of G. H. Sons, two doors from Baff' i 'T saw a chauffeur a’ wiieet man standing in t! ond et pine. AS J = ha Harry Baft's briet aa to identification completed _ Inquest. ae CORNELL PROFESSOR, _..... GERMAN LIEUTENANT, KILLED IN A CHARGE. ITHACA, Deo. 8.—While leading: hie company in a bayonet charge the French near Ypres, Dr, Wilhelm Gross, who unti} lest Juse ‘was a professor of German at B University, was killed, r Gross tly in the war ited th @ leutenancy im the Germaavatmy EE vi a e rid * was “ditea was succ fal and, ple men buried him on the ground had taken on Nov. J, which haj to be bis birthday. . He wae four years old. ag p Raster “WE'LL SEE YOU SOON,” ’ SAY LEAFLETS DROPPED IN ANTWERP BY FRENCH ¢ verdlet had been brought | 3 away unbi ———— es CHRISTMAS SHIP JASON AT GENOA WITH GIFTS FOR TEUTONIC CHILDREN, Proce)-—The ba tered "the warring outs a ey terrible straits rs iande! at e va, “Clarke Grimth of the Washing ton Americans to-day gave wif to hi and to EQAN.—On Dec. 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