100,000 RUSSIANS ARE REPORTED CAPTURED AT LODZ
RUSSIANS ALSO CLAIM CAPTURE OF 100,000 GERMANS
GENERAL MEYER KILLED BY DART FROM AEROPLANE
CHICAGO POLICE
ON THE GRAFT
Thirty More Will Be Indicted; Made
Thousands of Dollars Each Week
In Graft Money.
CHICAGO, Dec. 8.—The state pros
ecutor, in an announcement made to
day asserted that 30 more policemen
would be indicted within a few days
as his office had enough evidence to
justify the indictment and to expect
a conviction. The police department
is honeycombed with graft according
to the prosecutor.
The underworld has been forced to
pay thousands and thousands of dol
lars ’each week to the police for pro
tection from arrest and for the priv
ilege of stealing from the public, says
the state’s attorney.
A number of prominent citizens will
aid the authorities to clean up the
police force.
SUBMARINES
For Use of the Belligerents—Pres
ident Wilson Issues New Neu
trality Order.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 8—President
Wilson today decided that it would
be a violation of the neutrality laws
if submarines were constructed in
the United States and shipped in
parts to the belligerents. Orders for
a large number of submarines have
been received and the manufacturers
requested the State department to an
nounce its position in reference to
the manufacture and sale of subma
rine boats in sections to any of the
nations engaged in the war. Presi
dent Wilson then decided that it
would be wrong to allow the con
struction of warships in this country
during the war of the nations.
It is expected here that the manu
facturers will ship the plates for the
submarines to Europe, where the
boats will be assembled.
SCHMITZ SAYS
HE WILL HUN
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8.—Eugene
Schmitz, former mayor of this city,
has announced himself as a candi
date for re-election to the position
In a formal statement made public
today. Schmitz promises a return to
the good old times of former days
if he is returned to office.
The Labor party, which is excep
tionally strong in this city, will sup
port Schmitz.
Crown Prince of Bavaria Is Reported Seriously Wounded-Berlin Reports Early
Investment of Warsaw Certain—Petrograd Official Reports Deny Germans
Have Taken Lodz—Allies Advancing From Nieuport To Verdun—Servians
Making Gains Against Austrians—Russians Besieging City of Cracow.
BERLIN, Dec. 8.—The German
forces operating at Lodz have cap
tured 100,000 Rusisan soldiers and
large supplies of guns and munitions
ot war, which were accumulated at
that point by the Russian war depart
ment.
Soon Invest Warsaw.
The early investment of Warsaw is
predicted here. The Germans are
pushing forward day and night, break
ing down the Russian opposition and
will soon arrive at the gates of War
saw, the capital of Poland, and one
of the largest cities in the Russian
empire.
Russians Claim Lodz.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 8.—It is official
ly denied by the war office that the
Germans have captured Lodz. The
city is still in the hands of the Rus
sians and the war office states it is
in no danger of capture by the Ger
mans.
Russians Attacking Cracow.
LONDON, Dec. 8.—A Russian army
of 280,000, commanded by the Bui
garian general, Demitrief, is now at
tacking Cracow, the Austrian forti
fied city near the Russian border.
The Russian army has already taken
a number of the outerworks and will
soon be in a position to shell the city.
The Austrians are willing to evac
uate Cracow rather than have it de
stroyed by the artillery fire of the
Russian siege guns, Dut the Germans
who have furnished part of the gar
rison are as determined that the city
shall be held in order to protect the
German provinces, which would be
open to a raid if t*ae city falls.
Russians Entrenching In Poland.
The Russians will push the attack
at Cracow and invade Silesia at once
and the army in Poland will entrench
and content itself with holding the
Germans while the flanks push for
ward.
Germans Holding Strong Position.
The Germans are also entrenching
along the Russian center. They now
control the Warta below Radomsky
but cannot advance against the
strong positions herd by the Rus
sians.
Russian wedge Must Retire.
The Russian wedge driven into the
German line at Cyzca cannot long
hold the position as the Germans are
sending attack after attack against the
Russian wedge and have concentrated
overwhelming numbers to crush the
czar’s men, who must retire unless
reinforcements can be sent to them
at once.
Germans Lose Heavily At Lodz.
The Germans lost 100,000 men in
the battle of Lodz, which lasted for
a week. The flower of the kaiser’s
army was sent against the Russian
center and has suffered terrible loss.
Allies Advance In the East.
LONDON, Dec. 8.—From Nleuport
to Verdun the allies have suddenly
taken the offensive. The new troops
from France and England give the
advantage in numbers to the allies.
The Germans have taken a large num
ber of troops from Belgium to aid
Gen. Htndenberg in Poland. At al
most every point the allies have
pushed forward by the very weight
of numbers.
Bulgars Afraid of Winter.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Dec. 8.—The Bul
garian government will remain neu
tral until spring, as the troops do not
want another winter campaign like
that during the war with Turkey
when all through the winter the
troops surrounded Adrianople and
hundreds died from exposure. The
Bulgars are almose certain to enter
the war in the spring in the hope
of securing territorial compensation
for aid to the allies.
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Heavy French Losses.
PARIS, Dec. 8.—The French loss
es to date are 600,000 men killed,
wounded and captured.
Servians Continue Advance.
VIENNA, Dec. 8.—It is admitted
that the Servians are advancing and
that the Austrians have met heavy
loss during the last few days fighting.
After the Austrian victories near Bel
grade the Servians made a junction
of their armies and the Austrians, fol
lowing them into the mountains, were
surrounded and badly cut up before
they were able to escape and seek
shelter near Belgrade.
Port of London Very Busy.
LONDON, Dec. 8.—J. G. Broodbank,
a member of the London port board,
states in an interview that, the port
has never been busier in its history
than at present. Timber and sugar
are pouring in. The stock of food
stuffs is five times larger than at the
same time last year. Meat supplies
have been well kept up. Twenty per
cent, more dock laborers are being
employed than is usual at this time
of the year.
Mr. Broodbank particularly remarks
the tremendous trade between Lon
don and Archangel, Russia.
Territory Russia Wants.
ROME, Dec. 8.—A prominent Rus
sian diplomatist, speaking today on
the situation in. the eastern theater
of war from the Russian point of
view, says:
“Our aspirations are almost realiz
NEW ZEPPELIN
IS FLYING FORI
Armed With Torpedoes As Destruc
tive As 42-Centimeter Shells—
Isolated Magazine Car.
LONDON, Dec. 8.—The Standard’s
Amsterdam correspondent telegraphs
that fresh stories are in circulation
there about the feverish haste with
which the Germans are turning out
Zeppelins. It is said that the Ger
mans now have available forty of
the new type of Zeppelin. The chief
improvement lies in the fact that the
explosives no longer are discharged
from the navigating cabin, but are
fired when the craft goes into action
from a special car suspended 5UU
yards below the airship proper. Only
one man occupies this magazine car,
so that if anything goes wrong the
loss of life will He comparatively in
significant, while, on the other hand,
the chances of damage to the air
ship by premature explosion or oth
er mishap are reduced to next to
nothing.
It Is again asserted that the new
Zeppelins are being fitted with a kind
of torpedo, from thirty to forty of
which will be carried by each ship.
Their explosive power is said to be
fully equivalent to that of a shell
of the famous 42-centimeter siege'
guns. For defense purposes a num
ber of quick-firers are carried fore
and aft, as well as on a special gun
platform on the roof of the airship.
A new lookout also has been rigged
up on top of the envelope, with a
telephone to the commander.
Wants More Lights Along Our Coast
—Opposes Building Big Navy or
Increasing Army
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8— President
Wilson read his message to congress
today in the big House of Represen
tatives building, where the two
branches of congress were convened
to hear the president’s address.
President Wilson urged more lights
and aids to navigation along the coast
of Alaska. The chief executive op
posed the building of a larger navy
or the increasing of the regular army
but urged rather that a large reserve
ot state militia De Duut up.
The president again urged the gov
ernment-owned merchant marine as
the only means of building up a mer
chant marine for the United States
and insisted upon the purchase of
the big German merchant vesesls now
in American harbors and which can
be secured for a low price.
A greater measure of self-govern
ment for the inhabitants of the Phil
ippine islands was recommended.
The address of the president was
listened to with close attention by the
members of congress and by the peo
ple who filled the galleries.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Jim Hill left for Cordova on the
Alameda.
Walter Elliott took a chance at the
grab sale at Plant & Co.’s and won
the gold watch.
ed, as what we desired to obtain
was the annexation of Galicia, which
already is in our hands, and the con
quest of East Prussia, which is about
to occur, thus fulfilling the promise
of the czar to reunite Poland under
the Russian sceptre. Poland, there
fore, is returning free in faith, langu
age and autonomy. The occupation of
East Prussia is as far as the Vistula
river is a strategical necessity for
Russia. It is a question of life for
Poland which otherwise would have
no outlet to the sea.”
Other problems which Russia wish
es solved are the neutralization of
the Bosphorus and Dardanelles, the
independence of Armenia, which now
is divided among Russia, Turkey and
Persia, and the freedom of the Bal
kan states from any Austro-German
threats.
Scrap Locomotives To Get War Cop
. per.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 8—The scarcity
of copper is such throughout Ger
many that orders have been given
to dismantle as many locomotives on
the state railways as possible, in or
der to use the copper and brass for
making ammunition.
Pay British Officers More.
LONDON, Dec. 8.—New rates of
pay for army officers, showing in
creases of 10 to 25 per cent, are an
nounced in an army order. The new
daily rate for a captain is raised from
$3 to $3.50, and for a lieutenant from
$2 to $2.50. These increases are aug
mented by various special allowances.
BGerman General Killed.
BERNE, Switzerland, Dec. 8.—A
French aviator dropped one of the
latest improved aviator’s darts upon
the head of Gen. Meyer, of the Ger
man army, and the officer was kill
ed instantly.
Bavarian Crown Prince Wounded.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 8.—The Bavar
ian crown prince, who has been con
sidered one of the ablest commanders
in the German army, is seriously
wounded and is not expected to re
cover. The crown prince has been
commanding the Bavarian army, which
is part of the German imperial forces.
Belgians Trap Germans.
GHENT, eDc. 8.—The Belgians
succeeded in trapping a large force
of Germans yesterday near the coast
and 5,000 of the Germans were an
nihilated. The presence of the Bel
gians wras not known to the Ger
mans as the men had moved forward
during the night and hidden, while
the Belgian peasants kept the hidden
force informed of the enemy’s pres
ence. «
Germans Ready To Raid England.
GENEVA, Dec. 8.—It is believed
here that Germany is ready to start
the long expected raid upon England
with her immense fleet of Zeppelins.
The Germans has been working day
and night to increase the fleet of
airships and they have greatly im
proved them. It is expected that the
raid will be made without the assist
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MEXICANS BRIBE
U. S. OFFICIALS
¥
Gave $75,000 To Induce Withdrawal
of Troop* From Vera Cruz—
Investigation Expected.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—A resolu
tion was introduced today in the Sen
ate calling for an investigation into
the charges that Carranza agents paid
$75,000 to American officials to in
duce them to recommend the with
drawal of the American troops from
Vera Cruz.
The evidence that money was paid
is said to be conclusive and an in
vestigation is expected. The Carranza
leaders were anxious that the Ameri
cans evacuate Vera Cruz so that it
might be made the temporary capital
of the republic, as Mexico City was
in danger of being cut off by Gen.
Villa. It also provided a safe avenue
of escape in case of reverses to the
Carranza arms.
WOULD ESTABLISH
LABOR EXCHANGE
To Be Operated By the Government
—Industrial Commission Makes
Recommendations.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—The In
dustrial Relations Commission report
ed to congress today that the desire
for better living, a protest again low
wages, dissatisfaction with social
conditions and the general unrest are
the causes which have led up to the
present industrial troubles in the Un
ited States.
The commission recommended that
the government establish a labor ex
change which shall be nation-wide and
the demands for labor of one section
of the country can be met by the
surplus of labor in other sections.
“The shifting of the idle workers
into the sections of the country which
are crying for Help from the sections
in which many workers are idle will
solve the present discontent and do
much to stop the existing unrest," say
the commissioners.
COUNCIL PROVIDES
SCHOOL MONEY
The city council met last night and
appropriated $3,000 for the school
work. The city treasurer was in
structed to pay $1,500 of unpaid war
rants and a call for the warrants will
be made in a few days. The tax
payers have paid in $12,000 of the
$15,800 taxes levied on real and per
sonal property.
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