The evening world. Newspaper, December 23, 1914, Page 2

' elaimed near Perthes-les-Hurlus, where German machine guns were c Greater wos “Attacks to the north of Billerte, southenst of Rheims, at Souatn _KING ALBERT SENDS ® cover a submarine attack on the Turkish shins in the straits PARIS, Dec. 22 (Associated Pross).—The Chamber of Deputies voted ‘unanimoualy to-day an appropriation of $8,500,000,000 francr Mead wood fo cover the expenses of the next six months, including the cont a LONDON, Dec. 24.--The Dally Chronicle publishes the iitevine a patch, dated Belgium, Tuonday: “A German aeroplane passed over Ypres carly yesterday morning od dropped a amoke bomb over the civil hospital to give the German artlilery ‘the ran Soon afterward rhells began to fall on the hospital, wounding twenty-four women aad children, who were pationts of inmates of the Qbkmshoure there. This new bombardment also wrecked many butidings! @found the hospital, which had hitherto excaped. The people of Vpren fied, some to Dunkirk and others to Furnes and La Pannem BERLIN, Dec. 23 (by wireless to Bayville, L. 1) --One of tho an- Pouncementa made by the oficial Press Bureau says “The German navy aviator, Lieut. Stephan von Prondzyneki, flew over, threw bombs and reconnoltred the position of the British fleet. “At Bund (England) the popucece destroyed German shops. | She police made no arrests.” _ Fighting to Take Trenches | On the Entire Battle Line PARIS, Dec, 23.—(Associated Press.)—Tho announcement given out morthern end of the allied line in France and Bolatum Fog caused a slackening of the fighting near Arr Advances are | tured, and progress of the driving back of counter attacks in reported near Beausejour and in the forest of La Grurie. Near Bourouilles the French | @pparently lost to the Germans. Tho text of the communication follows: “Yesterday in Belgium we made alight proxross betweon the seq and the highway from Nieuport to Weatende, as well an in the region between Bteonstrawe and Bizachoote, where we occupied a forest, some houses and a redoubt. “To the east of Bethune, working in conjunction with the British Army, we recaptured the village of Uivenchy-les-l.a Basse, which had been lost to us “Ia the region of Arras a heavy fog made it necessary for both the enemy and ourselves to lessen our activiti “To the east of Amiens, on the Aisne, and ia Champagne, there ave been artillery engagements. “Ia the region of Perthesies-Hurlue we carried, after a spirited canmonade and two agsaulte, the last section of the line which we cocupled tn part Dec. 31. We made an average gain of 800 yards, In the last trench whieh came into our possession we captured a section of machine guns, including the gun crews. A violent coun- ter-attack was repulsed. “We also made progress to the sortheast of Beauscjour, where further counterattacks om the part of the enemy were without success. “There has Seen a perceptible advance on the part of our troops im the forest of La Grurie against a front of trenches 400 yards wide and running not tees than 260 yards deep. We blew up with mines two ef these German lines ef works and occupied the excavations. “The fighting te going on ia the vicinity of Bouroullles, with the outcome fairly serious it would appear not to have been possible Ww retain the positions acquired yesterday morn! “There has bees pe tucidemt from the to Upper Alsace.” French Forward Move Checked, Says the War Office at Berlin BERLIN (By Wireless to Londen), Dec. 23 (Associated Press).—That ‘He attacks launched yesterday by the alifes in Belgium were casily repulsed by the Germans; that the French treope are showing greater activity in the Vicinity of Camp ée Chalona, and that the French forward movemont in the vicinity of Sillerie, Rheims, Sousta and Perthes have been partly re polled, were the features of the announcement issued to-day by the Germa: @rmy. Following is the text of the statement: “Attacks in the region of Lombacrtsyde and to the south of Bixechoote have been easily repulsed by us. At Richebourg l'Avoue the English again were driven from their positions yesterday. “Notwithetanding desperate counterattacks we have retained all the positions which we captured from the English on the Riche- bourg Casal from Aire to Le Basses. Since Dec. 20, 750 Britioh and colored soldiers have been captured by us and five machine guns and four mine throwers taken. “In the neighborhood of Camp Chalons the enemy is showing activity. at Perthes have been partly repelled by us with heavy losses to the French,” GREAT BRITAIN CONSENTS A BOX OF CIGARS TO TO AMERICANS GIVING EACH BELGIAN SOLDIER. RELIEF IN JERUSALEM. AMSTBRDAM, Dee. 28 (United WASHINGTON, Dee. Prees).—Every ro tier on bd — Great Britain hae consented to the proposal of Americans to 4 vel! salem. Turkey hee word now is being France. rmored crutar ported her arrival to-day at Jatta, but made no mention of rioting or tlle treatment of Jews by Turks. flow of the Dji $) nan nade 13.000 ottone tient eercand without, food, nccording te pera Kmbenendae i one ae York, ? it to jarving, e notified the ih Committee. ees LULL IN FIGHTING EXPECTED XMAS DAY EVEN WITHOUT TRUCE. LONDON, Dec, 23 (Asmociated Press). It to believed that notwithstanding the failure of the plan for an armistice ever Christmas. some sort of o lull will set ft om Christmas Day itecit. Chrietmas sentiment is deep in the ‘e eerie, tions on the line of batt! ta bitter antagonism Wore ts such » pletore As in movie shows you see; ler {That Isn't what it to although Reve dost W's what it ough. to be. “ “eictal Brose areas Yack had wandered far away, $0 util ‘the evening of Which made his folks quite sad, et Whey {ous him quickly throwgh S}LLOYDS BETTING “Information Wanted” Ad. 370 1 THAT ITALY WILL NOT JOIN THE ALLIES. LONDON, Deo, 23 (United Preas).— ‘Udoyde were virtually betting 3 to 1 to-day that Italy will mot join the the war within @ month. Ma ah Lame |New York police. ‘By the French War Office this afternoon reports alight progress on the! ‘BOMB DESTINED FOR FRENCH LINER CHICAGO HERE a New Orleans Prisoner's Con- tession Leads to Investiga- tion in New York Reporte from New Orleans plot by Germann to pla ships bound for Europe, ¢ the statement that the believed to haw city, are being plotters are confederates in thir veatigated by the TRENCHES DUG AT LONDON TO HALT GERMAN INVASION Ten men, New Orieann despatches fay, have been arrested there and two made confessiona, Ond stated that he recently shipped a bomb to New York to be pinced on board the noch liner Rochamveau, which ied from this port on Dec, 13 and which In known to have arrived safe. ly in tho Engliah Channel, The man who told of shipping the bomb to New York was Hans Ha! alias Frank Heim. Halle, arrested amid an array of percussion caps, lengths of iron pipe, pieces of fuse and gunpowder in hia Apartments, confessed to-day, tho New Orleans police maid there, that he was to have shipped a bomb to Now York to-day to be placed aboard the French liner Chicago. He maid he came here two months ago from Bt, Loula after working on a bomb there, Halle is thirty-five. He waa born in Hamburg, Germany. He denien THE EVEWING WORLD, MORE BOMBS DROPPED ON DOVER BY GERMAN NAVY AVIA TOR Be OLB ‘Bridge Trolley as It Looked Covered With Canvas After Crash (Continued From Firat Page.) Manned by navy munners. Altogether attempting to get a foothold. Artillery there about 1,600 small vessels, ) has also been emplaced, and further armed and unarmed, now on this pa-|iniand successive lines of trenches trol service between Dover and Leith, Their vieilance ts chiefly directed to such stretches of coast as offer op- portunity for the landing of troops in small boats, For the most part these have been dug along possible routes of invasion in thy event the shore guards should be repulsed. Along the shore the patrols of small craft are supplemented by cyclist connection with the German Govern- ment service. When he was told, however, that the Roohambeau had already sailed When he shipped the bomb to be Piaced aboard her, he admitted that that part of his story was not true and said it might have been some plosive was ject of the plot- laile, wae to de- jaced upon such boate, and that, ving no wiraiess, they may be out ef reach .of One of the mon arrested with Halle te George Sommers, @ bartender, Paul Faguet, general agent for the inch line in New York, made it own to-day that tho report of a jot to Meatroy ships of the line was fot news to him. “Eleven days ago, Rochambeau sailed,” wi rd the Rochambeau by it as cargo. We at once had ch of the vousel examined and mined all cargo. a ackages put aboard. auld nut have allowed the ship to sail had we not been assured of hor safety from bombs. That she has arrived safel: jentination was used. 1 notified repre: other steaman! that they ha said Chief of Police “When we are in Ponition to give out information we will startle the country.” The police believe Frank Helm, who con- ine Halle, alias Holme, neh ship, Places are located remote from forti- fled ports, lying low, almost on a level with the wea, Such a stretch Is the Kentish coastline near Sandwich, and in Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk. Many of the east coast towns have been converted practically into mili- tary camps, and from most of them the civilian population has already left. In others the townspeople ore under orders to be prepared to leave scouts. Day and nig! these military riders, reinforced by some 60,000 of Gen, Baden-Vowell’s Boy cover their beats. A complete system of telegraph and telephone service for tne exclusive use of the military has been installed along the cast coast, the existing wires having been found inadequate, The rest of England's coast has not been neglected, but patrols are not so WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 2 uTERREZ Qu -NEXCAN CAPITAL AFTER QUIREL Reported to Have Left Govern- ment Affairs in Control of Villa and Zapata Men. SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec, Provisional President Gutlerrez of | Mexico and some troops loyal to him have left Mexico City, following a disagreement with Gens, Palafox and | Angeles, vccording to messages re- | ceived here to-day. | Villistas and patistan will rule the capital pending the selection of a new Provisional F-esident by a convention to meet in Mexico City on Jan, 10, This information was contained in despatches from Nuevo Latedo to the| Mexican Consul received here to-day. It has hot yot been confirmed from other sources, WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—An of. ficial despatch to the State Depart. ment to-day from Vera Crus said that Carranaga forces had taken possession of an American plantation, Monte Blanco, near Cordoba. Representa. tions have been made for the recovery of the property. A report from Ensenada says Col Cantu, with 350 soldiers has arrived there and is conducting the local gov- ernment in the interest of Villa. Fighting which has been in progress south of Torreon since Monday ts de- veloping into a general battle between the Carranzistas and t Convention forces, according to advices reaching here to-day, The outeor of this battle will have @ decisive effect on ire of Mexico, ACO, Artz, Dec. 23.—The post- poned peace conference between Brig. h L, Scott, Chief of Staff of ited States Army, and Gen, the Care Benjamin Hill, commandin ranza garrison defending nora, against the siege of Ge torena, the Villa leader, probably will be held to-day close to the border on the American side. An effort will be made to-day by Gen. Scott to arrange a meeting with Maytorena. Light at @ moment's notice, BARBED WIRE ENTANGLEMENTS NEAR THE SHORE. Thirty thousand troops are billeted at Felixstowe in Suffolk. Similar con- ditions obtain at Cromer in Norfolk. Concealed trenches and barbed wire entanglements have been constructed near the shore wherever the military atrateginte have figured there is the slightest chance of the Germane thick or troops #0 numerous as in the cunt, Parla of the Beottivh coast are being closely watched as well as the coasts of Ireland, In view of the fact that it {s posst- ble for German troop ships to sip through the Straits of Dover, run. ning the risk of mines, in a fog, t low-lying portions of the south ¢ot aro also being guarded, espectal pr cautions being taken in the vicinity of Pevensey, where William the Con- querer linded in 1066, WAR SUMMARY It {9 unofficially reported from Rome that the allied fleet has forced the Dardanelles. In Belgium and France, where the allies recently were everywhere on ithe offensive, they are confronted at points with severe German attacks, compelling them to defend their own positions, In the east the situation fs changing swiftly. The Germans, who for a time were able to push forward swiftly, are now moeting with deter- mined resistance from their antagbnists in their new positions, The latest oficial communication from Petrograd admits that the Russians have been compelled to retreat from some positions, but says German attacks have been repulsed everywhere with hoavy losses to the invaders, Germany and Austria continue to assert that important successes are being achieved. One of the great battles of the war ts in progress thirty miles west of Warsaw. Russian forces to the north are pushing into Germany, pre- tora higher BOYS OF 18 YEARS IN THE GERMAN ARMY NOW MASSED AT HEYST. AMBTERDAM, Deo. 23 (Central No: Cabdie).—Thore ts now a force of 17, Germans at Heyet, a few milen inland from Zeebrugge, according to a des- patch to the “Mandelablad” from ite correspondent at Sluis, A force of 400 0 rday prised of boys than teen ¥ old. lew wund and M ims are being post- onions to withstand an ay Pot “death: gielter long hate been con- Heyst and Dvin- An immense conflagration in Heyst was obsorved last night from Sluts und Oostberg. “LONDON SCOTTISH” RECEIVE AN ELEPHANT AS THEIR WAR MASCOT. LONDON, Deo. 63 (Central Nows).— Ab admirer has presented am elephant between led }to the London Beottish Territorials ; The new Fregimentel mascot was KAISER AND STAFF ARRIVE AT COLOGNE ON WAY TO THE FRONT. AURTERDAM, Dec. 383 wie ‘estize ahert end ia brutes mes dry palidey ee @ nb: o (Contral senting the possibility of a flanking movement which will menace the main army of Marshal von Hindenburg. It fs announced in Lisbon that German forces have invaded the prov. ince of Angola, Portuguese West Africa. A German invasion was said to have boen defoated in October, although this report was denied in Berlin, On the present occasion the Portuguese Government admits that the troops at the military post of Naulila have been compelled to retreat Twenty-four French Generals have been removed by Gen. Joff: the war began, BRITISH PAPER CALLS RAID ON THE COAST BATH HOUSE BATTLE. LONDON, Deo, 23 (United Press).— Referring sarcastically to the recent Ince | o| NO U.S. STEEL BONUSES. Vaual Gitte to jod Mem Omitted ja of departments of Steel Corporation will receive no extra compensation or bombardment of Scarborough, the sea-| bonus this year, the “battle of t-th| This fe the first time since the cor ) Mall Gasette, com-| oration was formed that bonuses have menting on the interview with Grand | °.veey distributed at thi season, tn excean at’ $191,000,000, about $4,000 968 In “excean o about 000 was distributed ‘as bonuscer but the Admiral von Tirpits, declares: “The battle of the bath houses syldently, failed to raise the spirits | year, when the earnings are estimated of Von aiipit, who now at about bonuses have faith on submarine attack been withhe British commerce The elimination of bonus of warfare of which aftgete only the higher velarioa bt inrly not afrald. Zeppelin might well explain like the old Indy, when —_——_——— told to, place her truat in. 'Provie dence, ‘ttaa it come'to thatt =” ) GERMAN DISCOUNT ia CUT pipsnddeDas>~lecatiatints Watehman Saw Man Drewned, | Dewn to 5 Per ce jm Was Vincent De Lauro, watchman on a Figure Previous to W: Street Cleaning dump at the foot of West Forty-seventh Street, heard eries| BERLIN, (via London), Dec. 38. from the river at 3 A. M. to-day, and Ben att darmany ae “reds peek amt man Being swept under the pier Enis puts: the fate ot ‘a by the tide, He threw @ rope, b Stacount back to what It was hostilities nan misned (8 and sank He is foved revious to the outbreak of to have been o1 ¢ men employed | in Hurope. on 'scows of ‘the Bauker Contracting Company. See Congress Takes Holiday Recess. | WASHINGTON, Der. — 33,-—Both ‘rtnted, contatning eee firing by both the Hill and May- torena forces was carried on inte last night and early to-day, An occa- sional bullet crossed to the American aide, YOUTH OF 17 DIES CALMLY IN CHAIR Five Other Condemned Men Sing Hymns as Boy Goes to His Doom. TRENTON, N. J., Dec. 28.—Stephano pinot seventeen, the youngest con- ever condemned to death in the New Jersey State Prison here, was electrocuted last night for the murder of Pasquale Fulgarano at Lyons Station in May last. ‘The boy died calmly. He bade every- body goodby bef w.8 strapped Ia the electric chair, ‘The Rev. Edward A. GriMin of St Joachim’s Catholic Church, this city, administered the last sacraments and on the walk ody Ang git he prisoner on gusloner at” the’ Charlestown hiss entiary, was in earee of the kill. A photograph to be sent to the ina of Rugsigiri was taken yester- ‘ive other men whe are to oo A dlaliaal UPRISING OF TURKS AGAINST GOVERNMENT IS NOW THREATENED, LONDON, Dec. 28—A revolutionary movement directed against the German element in the Turkish Government is seriously threatened in Constantinople, ‘The Government, according to reports A v. * Pry has hastily re- SHOE A ate tet heat jan Henne ator “auy in Gonsias tinople in the fear of an outl revo- lutionary movement is said to Povairect: ed Wa rataa ‘who has con: tly the poly, “wh which result ia 0 ente ier, ha, Tur! Kian “War Minister, mi Constantinople nd is de- ‘inred to have take mmand of the arkiah troops on the ‘Ceucasian front. ——eE——S oe Ren age ae Mt ly ma ed “ot” Frose CEYLON TEA White Rese Coffes, 3 Pound Tins, $1 ——E—EEE—E>EEE=——_= OST, FOUND FOUND AND REWARDS. ss rea Fees a I row 23,—) A comminsion of | AUTO LEAVES MAN DYING. 's12, 000, 000 BREWER 7 tor in sven ot) GORPORATION HALTS Gen, Carroll's Estate. Special to The ving World) TARRYTOWN, N Dec. 23.—A4 Voting “Dry” of Many States Helps man was found dying on the White ree fa the Neti, Plains Koad tn front of Gen. Howard to Force Ohio Concern Into Carroll's estute, just Inside the village ' i limits late last night, He had been hit Hands of Receivers by an automobile Which apparently had *, «Taped fort With to Kis fate COL aban oO, Dee. 3. Pichi Dr. CW. Fairchild was summodea | Hoster-Columbus Hreweries Com- and the man was brought to the hoa. | Piny, $12,010,001 corporation, went al in Gimbel Brothers’ delt car, (Into the hands of receivers to-day on » died In the hospital early. th orn- | order of the State ‘There 18 no clue neve (oh identity. ee Te ne ee eee wrt, “Decr | adver nt many Stat the last eight y the cause: appointment of re mand for beer, nd the voting and counties in asx given CHARITY WN MILK ( CHEAPER, ony | v ya M46,408 to Supply 17,000 The seventeen thousand Who drink milk every day at the ex, pense of the Charitics Depar New York will cost the city for the first three months of the new | utstanding capital stock and Year. The contract for t $8,000,000 stock and the sane amount of be ter hes just been awarded, and be Cente a quart, This ix half # cont 9 {quart © than the successful bid mS f Just ¢ . Virginia, | deliv 700 hia, Indiana and New | fantinttan and 184+ fquaets i skh _— rationts in the charities institu , 5 tions will receive during the coming Pet Bulldog Ankekn Bey Jquarter total of 26,300 quarts of| Fourteen-year-old Reginald, Thomas, condensed milk averaging 16 3-4 cents per quart; 3,004 quarts of « 2495 conte per quart or less than 25 cents a quar! ph | APPOINTED BY WILSON. who lives at Elm Avenue and 6 teenth Street, Flatbush, was attacked by a pet bulldog in the barn Behind his home Iast night. The dog first selaed his hand, then got a grip on the calf of his left leg, tearing the muscles ! - away from the bone. A neighbor, Ben: iit ec Named Intersinte | siiin ‘Tedesco, killed the dog with « Seer ee vomuntneiener. club and Dr. Pettit of No, 1226 East Thirty-seventh Street, sent, the boy to Coney Island Hospital after treating hin wounds. ————>__—_ Fire at Navy Yau A fire of unknown origin destroyed mad the office and part of the machinery Sallor Mew. {iy Building No. 47 of the Brooklyn At the Sailors’ He and Inatitute, y Yord about 6 o'clock this No. 507 West Street, a special enter- ning, The building ie part 4 the’ tainment will be given for satlormen ctrical department and atutids © on Christmas night. There will be foot of Dock Street. The Yar music and pictures and exch man will | fite organization had the flames un- Tecelve a gift. The expense ia borne | der control by the time city ongines by the Church of the Covenant, this $3000 ny The damage was about WASHINTON, Dec. 23.—The Presi- dent to-day nominated Henry Clay Hall of Colorado Springs, Col, to be an Interstate er for a Jai Commerce Commia- term of weven years jth Nobody Expects Costly Presents This Christmas be preserved, urse must be respect- ohemember how you forward with yreat sxpactations to finding CAI th many stores as Assorte “td } ies, and in others ae “Assorted age Saeet Millions of Loft . 34c be = ae, at et oe | s MIXE! SAND A—Opneiat, HIGH Snare. ASSORTED CHOCO- LATEs—, tholce collect! Frnt chocolates Cine it ar Meek POUND BOX MIXED tootheome, TEROcAS SRA pane Ee A, as 4H poowD won a § ns uiday Combination Package, tte ft Mate ee Pe = & 3] i haere Siti, No! paces } Special Oifer to Sunday Schools, Churches, go ater a Rott Jately ! $2.70 een with 0 i 30 & free J of MANHATS: M go XE: Pi nn . Qut of Town Orders Filled by Parcel Post | ovat ds re ANE Parade within New Work CUy imitates Orders of 1. | STORES WILL BEMT OWING SCHEDULE. SCCORD, Fy Ne i dir. iy +) vise All Our Stores Be Te morrow Night, ‘primes Till 12 o'Cleek forsee [ATTAN ihlerimeat ot aurea re] sas ee Fore wor GSC ADVERTISEMENTS printed in The New York World morn- tah or cundey get a circulation in New York City in the Herald, Times, Sun and SDDED . GIsn't that the circulation f advertisement ought to get? ;