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HEAVY FIGHTING IN VOSGES MOUNTAINS CONTINUES OY FRENCH
TURKISH REVERSES DUE TO RUSSIAN ADVANCES
PANIC REIGNS IN CONST ANTI NOPLE--AD Rl ANOPLE IS EVACUATED
SEVERE BATTLE SOUTHWEST OF VISTULA RIVER
TERRIFIC ARTILLERY DUELING ENTIRE LENGTH OF CARPATHIANS
ANTI ITALIAN SENTIMENT CROWING IN BERLIN
SCANDINAVIANS WANT
WATERS CLEARED.
COPENHAGEN, Jan. -■—The Scan
dinavian steamship combines are mak
ing a strong appeal to their govern
ments to use the naval mine draggers
to clear the waters along the usual
steamer routes of all mines. The
number of Scandinavian boats which
have been lost during the past months
by striking floating mines is brought
forward as a reason why the govern
ment should extend this protection to
the Scandinavian shipping
FRENCH AVIATOR DROPS
BOMB ON WIRELESS STATION.
SAWILLE, Jan. a.—The Bremen
wireless station was bombed by a
French aviator today but no damage
was done. Bremen being the corres
ponding station with the Snyville sta
t ion at Long Island it was evidently
on attempt to destroy the German com- !
munioatlon with the outside world
ALASKANS CAN NOW FILE
ON COAL CLAIMS IN ALASKA
WASHINGTON, Jan. —Secretary
Lune today signed an order giving
Alaskans the right to stake and hold
iwo years ten acre tracts qf coal land
anywhere in Alaska.
Outside of Bering river and Matan
oska fields no charges except tiling fee
will be charged, tlie government waiv
ing all royalties for the two years.
OBREGON TAKES UP MARCH
FOR MEXICO CITY.
WASHINGTON'. Jan. 2—General
«'bregon, after his victory ov er the
y.apatlsts yesterday at once took up his
inarch at the head of his Carranzais
iists forces heading towards Mexico
city. Obregon expects to engage
General Villas army and Htrike a de
risive blow for the possession of the
Capital and control of the departments
of government. Obregon has a formid
able army outnumbering General Villa
by several thousand men.
VILLA DENIES THAT HE
REPUDIATED GUTERREZ.
MAN ANTONIA, .Ian 2—General
Villa issued a statement in which he
gives positive denial of the repudiation,
by him, of Guterrez.
He says that he is supporting the
provisional president and will continue
to do so. He said that he was not
lighting for any particular man but for
the freedom of the Mexican people nnd
aj long as Guterrez was in harmony
with that sentiment he would give him
bis unqualified support
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GERMANS STOP FRENCH
WITH REINFORCEMENTS.
PARIS, .Ian. 2.—The war office an
nounces that the French forces were
brought to a standstill, in the vicinity
of Mulhausen, by the enemy being
strongly reinforced from an unexpect
ed source. French aviators made suc
cessful reconnaissance around Mul
Imusen and during the Journey report
ed seeing thick columns of German
soldiers extending many miles, as far
as the eye could teach, approaching I
the city from the northward The in
dications are that heavy reinforcements
are being sent to the Germans in that
district and that an attempt will be j
made to check the further advance of
the French Into Alsace
GERMANS ASSUME OFFENSIVE
ALONG FRENCH FRONT.
UKRLIN, Jan. 2.—Reinforcements
having arrived from the Polish bat- j
tie fields the Germans have assumed j
the offensive along the entire French
front. The French advance lias been
checked in Alsace and along the battle- j
front in France and the Germans are
preparing once for all to force the
French back.
GERMANS MAKE ADVANCE
IN ARGONNE REGION.
BERLIN, Jan. 2.—The Germans
made an advance today of fifty yards
in tlie Argonne regions after hours of
most desperate fighting. The fighting
is continuous along the whole French
line where the Germans have assumed
the offensive and are pressing hard
upon Joffre's line of defenses.
HEAVY FIGHTING CONTINUES
IN VOSGES MOUNTAINS.
PARIS, Jan. 2.—Heavy lighting still
continues in the Vosges. The French
nrtillery is cleverly firing monster ex
plosive shells against the steep moun
tain sides. Several times during the
past week they have succeeded in
starting fair sized avalanches which is
estimated to have caused the loss in
lives of thousands of Germans who are
trying to force their way through the
many passes Into French territory
DENMARK GERMANY’S ONLY
RELIABLE NEWS OUTLET.
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 2.—The Danish
censors have been advised by the Ber
lin government that Denmark is now
considered the only reliable outlet for
war reports remaining to Germany. The
attack upon the wireless station at
Bremen by French aviator^ would in
dicate that a determined effort will be
made to destroy that station and will
in all probability tie successful in
time.
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GERMANS DRIVEN FROM COAST
BY THE BRITISH WAR8HIPS.
LONDON, Jan. 2.—The British war
ships have succeeded in driving the
Germans buck from the North seu
coast after subjecting them to terrific
bombardments. The Germans have
now fallen back from their coast posi
tions out of reach of the warships’
guns.
POINCARE SAYS WAR WILL BE
CONCLUDED IN PRESENT YEAR.
PAWS, Jan. 2.—President Poincare
in an interview today said that the
present war would ho concluded dur
ing the present year. His opinion is
based on the fact that the great tax
not only upon the food resources of
the nations but the financial strains
were such that the war could not be
continued more than a year longer if so
long.
KAISER’S SUPPLY OF SOLDIERS
SURPRISE ITALIAN EXPERTS.
I
HOME. Jan. 2.—The Italian military
authorities are astonished at the
Kaiser’s ability to produce such a
steady stream of reinforcements which
are coming to the relief of the Ger
man forces in Alsace. At no place does
the Kaiser seem to be short of men.
GERMANY HAS TAKEN
MANY PRISONERS OF WAR.
BERLIN, Jan. 2.—The war office to
day made the announcement claiming
tlint since the beginning of the war, the
Germans had captured eight thousand
one hundred and thirty-eight officers
and five hundred and seventy-seven
thousand eight hundred and seventy
five men. This does not include civ
llans which amount to several thou
sand more.
ANTI-ITALIAN FEELING
GROWING IN BERLIN.
ROME, Jan. 2.—The growing anti
Italian sentiment in Berlin has caused
the government to take precautionary
measures for the protection of Italian
interests in the city.
The Italian embassy and business
houses are given special guards to
protect them from a possible attack of
the German populace.
THE KAISER REPORTED
SERIOUSLY ILL.
LONDON, Jan. 2—The Kaiser is
again reported as seriously ill, due to
his constant exposure and over work in
personally overseeing and conducting
the operations of his vast armies, con
trary to the advice of his doctors. It is
announced that he must return to Ber
lin soon for an operation on his throat
which has during the past few days be
come seriously effected and must re
ceive immediate attention
TURKS FLEE FOR SAFETY;
ADRIANOPLE EVACUATED
ATHENS, Jan. 2.—l'anic reigns in
(‘iinstanipule by reason of the rapid
Russian advance. The Turks have
abandoned the plan of assuming the
offensive and are preparing to abandon
the city. The Holy relics have alredy
ln-en moved to Brusa in Asia Minor.
Adrianople has been practically evac
uated and panic seems to have seized
the Turks who are seeking safety in
flight and thousands are flocking to
Asia Atinor.
TURKS MEET WITH REVERSES
IN NORTHERN TURKEY.
ATHENS, Jan. -\ Reports coining
from Bulgaria claim that the Turks
suffered many reverses in northeastern
Turkey during the past few days. A
large Russian army is operating to
force a way south along the coast
AUSTRIA WILL USE VAST
ARMY TO SUBDUE SERVIA.
BELGRADE. Jan. 2. It is reported
that Austria plans to use an army of
a million men in the final subduing of
Serviu. The hatred of the Austrians
for the Servian nation is so bitter that
it is said that unusual efforts will be
made to overwhelm and conquer the
Servian nation
FRANZ JOSEPH APPEARS
ON PALACE BALCONY AT
THE REVIEW OF TROOPS.
VIENNA, Jan. 2.—Emperor Franz
Joseph appeared on the bancony of
the royal palace a few moments today
during the review ot the new regi
ments destined for the firing line in
tlie Carpathians.
The Emperor sat in a wheeled chair
and had the appearance of being very
weak but waved his hand in farewell to
the departing soldiers.
GERMANS SAID TO WANT
PEACE WITH FRANCE.
PARIS, Jan. 2.—It was given out by
the war office today that Germany has
asked to make pence separately with
France, but that the government
would not listen to such a proposition.
BERLIN DENIES SHE WOULD
MAKE PEACE WITH FRANCE.
BERLIN, Jan. 2.—The report that
Germany was ready to negotiate a
separate peace with France is branded
as a falsehood by the German war of
fice. The war office says the situation
is entirely satisfactory.
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TWO FRENCH WARSHIPS
STRIKE AUSTRIAN MINES
VENICE, Jan. 2.—The upper adriatic
is the scene of further catastrophes to
the French warships w hich are operat
ing in those waters.
Latest reports received here say
that two French gunboats have been
compelled to run ashore to prevent
their sinking after striking floating
mines. The losses sustained by the
French in these waters has been very
great owing to tlie widely scattered
mines which seem to have been pre ■
miscously scattered over the sea.
GERMAN SUBMARINE SINKS
BRITISH BATTLESHIP.
LONDON,Jan. 2—Survivors of the
ill-fated battleship Formidable, which
the Admiralty officially announced to
day as sunk in the English Channel,
state that tlie battleship was torpedoed
by a German submarine yesterday
The Formidable was at tlie time acting
as tlie flag ship of the fleet and was
cruising in tlie English channel when
she was struck by two torpedoes tired
from a submarine which struck both
endg of the Formidable sending her
to the bottom in a very few minutes
The Formidable carried a compliment
of seven hundred and fifty men of
whom only one hundred and fifty were
rescued, sc* quickly did the warship
sink after receiving the fatal iilows.
The Formidable was one of eight
English ships finished between 1901
and 1904, all of which were of similar
models and were of 15,000 tons dis
placement and had a speed of eighteen
knots, six to nine inches of armorplate
and eight to twelve inches protection
for tlie big guns.
The armament of the Formidable
consisting of four twelve inch, twelve
six ineli rapid tire and sixteen three
inch rapid lire guns and four torpedo
tubes. Tlie loss of tlie Formidable is
one of the most serious during the war
and 1ms tended to arrouse much feeling
throughout the country and a fear for
the safety of the English fleet which
seems powerless against the German
submarine attacks.
BRITISH ADMIRALTY SAY
LOSS OF WARSHIPS EXPECTED.
LONDON. Jail. 2.— The admiralty,
commenting on the loss of the battle
ship Formidable said that it must la
expected that the English fleet will
occasionally lose a warship despite the
elaborate precautions which are in net
to defend themselves from the German
submarines. When it is eonsidered that
there are scores of German submarines
opposing the fleet, occasional loses
must be expected.
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SEVERE FIGHTING
SOUTHWEST OF VISTULA
HEREIN, Jan. 2.—There VV a * severe
fighting reported in the Southwest of
Vistula during the whole of Wednes
day night, and Thursday when the
Russians made a terrific attack on the
'Herman Intrenched lines. The fighting
was most vigorously carried to the
! Herman lines hy Ihc Russians who
I made continuous assaults only to he
repulsed hy the Hermans in every ef
fort to carry the entrenchments. The
Hermans were hard pressed by the
Russian hordes and maintained their
postion only by the most desperate
and persistant lighting The Hermans
on the firing line were held at their
posts for fifteen hour shifts hut held
their ground throughout, repulsing the
Russian assaults with terrible losses
to the enemy.
RUSSIANS CAPTURE
FORTIFIED POSITIONS.
PETROGRAD, .fan. 2.—The Austrian
fortified positions near Gorlice have
been captured hy the Russians after a
desperate battle lasting many hours.
! RUSSIANS POURING INTO
HUNGARY BY THOUSANDS.
VIENNA. .Tan. 2.—Hordes of Rus
sians are pouring into Hungary
through the Carpathian passes into
Hungary with Tludapest as the objec
tive point. The defense put up by the
Austrian forces was entirely crushed
and leaves the Carpathians open for
the Russian advance.
TERRIFIC ARTILLERY DUEL
ALONG CARPATHIAN PASSES.
ROME, Jan. 2.—There is a terrific
artillery duel now in progress the en
tire length and bredth of the Carpath
ians. The Austrians occupying strate
gie positions are striving to check the
Russian advance and prevent their
passage through the Carpathian passes
into Hungary.
RUSSIANS PLACE MANY
TORPEDO BOATS IN THE BALTIC.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 2.—Krongstadt
reports indicate that a dozen torpedo
boats have been lately shipped to Riga
where they wall be used against the
Germans These small ships will be
used in making night attacks and are
therefore high speed crafts.
CZARINA VISITS CZAR
AT BATTLE FRONT.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 2.—The Czarina
and chitdren Journeyed to the South
ward to spend a day with the Czar in
northeastern Poland. The Czar has
been in the battle zone for more than
a week steady and signifies his Inten
tion of remaining till the final deter
mination of the issues of the German
campaign against Warsaw.