TREMENDOUS RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE
POURING INTO HUNGARY, TRANSYLVANIA, CRACOW
CONSTANTINOPLE FEARS INVASION AND REBELLION
Mil .1 TON MORE GERMANS TO HELP GEN. H1NDENBERG
NO DUMDUMS
FROM AMERICA
Bryan Says Charge Made) By the
German Ambassador Is Not
Founded On Facts.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8—Secretary
W. J. Bryan issued a statement to
day denying the charge made by the
German government to the effect that
American manufacturers were mak
ing millions of dum-dum cartridges
and sending them to the Allies for
use against the Germans.
Charge was made by the German
ambassador several weeks ago and
since that time agents of the gov
ernment have been busy investigat
ing the charge. The Winchester
Arms Company was directly accused
by the German ambassador and im
mediately demanded that the repre
sentative of the kaiser prove his
charge and offered to allow disinter
ested experts to examine the books
to verify or disprove the charge.
Count von Bemstorff still insists
that the dum-dum bullets are being
made in the United States and ship
ped to England and France via Can
ada.
TO INVESTIGATE
' SUBWAY TROUBLE
Several Millions of Passengers Car
ried Daily By System and Ac
cidents Are Dangerous.
NEW YORK, Jan. 8.—-Governor
Whitman and the district attorney of
this city have started an investiga
tion into the cause of the recent fire
in the subway which threatened the
lives of several thousand people. The
fear of a recurrence of the accident
has started the authorities tq make
a thorough investigation, which it is
hoped will lead to changes that will
prevent a similar accident.
Several million people use the sub
ways every day and an accident to
the system during the rush hours of
morning or night might result in a
frightful loss of life.
RAINS DAMAGE
CUBAN CROPS
HAVANA, Jan. 8.—Heavy rains
j^ive destroyed the tobacco crop and
seriously injured the sugar cane and
as a result the financial loss to the
planters of Cuba will be very heavy.
The government reports indicate that
the loss of the tobacco crop will re
sult in damage estimated at $250,
>000,000, while the loss in sugar may
not be as heavy, yet it will seriously
affect the business conditions on the
island.
German-Austrian Force At Goolice Still Blocks Russians Operating In Western
Galicia—Paris and Berlin Reports Contradictory, Both Sides Claiming Gains
In West_Germans Stop Troops Fraternizing With French and British—
Enemies Played Football On Christmas Between Trenches.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 8.—The huge
Russian forces operating in Galicia
have started the greatest offensive
movement of the present war and
by far the largest movement of
troops in history. Through the pass
es of the Carpathians the Russians
are pouring melons of (men into
Hungary and through Bukowina and
Transylvania, and in the province of
Cracow, the invasion of northern
Austria-Hungary has started. An im
mense army of 2,500,000 troops are
engaged in the forward movement,
which is beating down all resistance.
Hindenburg Waits for Reinforce
ments.
LONDON, Jan. 8.—Field Marshal
von Hindenburg is unable to con
tinue his assaults upon the Russian
line because of the mud and lack of
men. The mud has hampered the
movement of troops. Hindenburg ex
pects to receive reinforcements of
1,000,000 men after which he will
make one supreme effort to take War
saw. The reinforcements are ex
pected to come from interior Ger
many and by the use of the frontier
roads the Germans can weaken their
lines in East Prussia and Galicia and
throw the new forces against War
saw, leaving only enough of a force
to hold the Russians Dack. The lack
of railroads will handicap the Rus
sian concentration should it be nec
essary.
Big Military'Operations In East.
The attacks now being made upon
the German-Austrian positions in
Hungary, Transylvania and Cracow,
are the largest simultaneous opera
tions of the present war. The Rus
sians have fully 2,000,000 men on
the battlefields and Germany and
Austria have almost as many. It may
take several .days ^before the out
come of the battle can be known.
The Russians report success in
Transylvania and Hungary.
Checked In Galicia.
In Western Galicia, at Goolice, the
Austro-German forces continue to
check the Russian offensive and have
blocked all further advance.
War At Standstill In the West.
The reports received today from the
battle front in Flanders and France
indicate that the weather conditions
are such that little can be done for
some days. Military operations are
at a standstill. A number of small
engagements have been fought at dif
ferent points along the line but no
great success has been made by eith
er side.
Germans Claim Successes.
BERLIN, Jan. 8—The French at
tacks upon the German positions at
Reims, in the Argonne section, and
at Cernay have been repulsed. The
attacks made at other points have
also failed of gain for the Allies.
The rain prevents any general en
gagement at this time. The roads
are badly torn up by the heavy traffic
and are very muddy,
Sultan May Leave Constantinople.
CONSTANTINOPLL, Jan. 8.—A
great fear of an invasion has gotten
hold of the people and the govern
ment. The fear is also general that
a rebellion is certain from among the
people opposed to the Young Turks.
The government is ready at a mo
ment’s notice to move from the city
into the heart of Asia-Minor, where
a new government will be established.
The government is ready to go at a
moment’s notice and all the govern
ment papers will be taken away. The
German ambassy is also ready for
any sudden move.
French Report Progress.
PARIS, Jan. 8.—In spite of bad
weather the Allies continue the of
fensive against the Germans and
have made material gains in many
sections. The offensive is progress
ing and as soon as the weather con
ditions are better the offensive will
extend the entire length of the line
from Switzerland to the Channel.
Experts Satisfied With Conditions.
The military experts in this city
all state that the conditions along
the battle line are very satisfactory
and that material gains have result
ed from the operations in Alsace and
in the Argonne district.
Many Belgians Hungry.
LONDON, Jan. 8.—A million and
a half Belgians are destitute and
depend upon charity for existence.
Many deaths are reported .by the
American Relief Committee in charge
of the distribution of supplies for the
needy.
Paris’ War Strain Over.
PARIS, Jan. 8.—The strict regula
tions put in force at the beginning
of the war have been relaxed. The
terrible strain at the start of hostili
ties has worn off and the people
seem prepared to accept conditions
as they are without opposition, as
they now feel certain that the gov
ernment is doing everything possible
for France.
French Holding Cernay.
PARIS, Jan. 8.—In spite of the des
perate counter-attacks made by the
Germans In an effort to retake the
heights at Cernay the French troops
are still in possession of them and
are rapidly entrenching and build
ing wire entanglements to stop the
assaults. At St. Mihiel, Metz, and
along the Meuse, slight gains are
reported, and also at Reims.
Turkish Cruiser Damaged.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 8.—The
Turkish admiralty reports that one
of the Turkish cruisers returning
from the Black Sea engagement with
the Russian Tleet on Tuesday struck
a mine which had been laid by the
admiralty, but had broken from its
moorings and floated Into the chan
nel of the Bosphorous, where the
cruisers struck the mine and were
badly damaged.
Deny Loss of Warships.
The admiralty also denies the re
ports from Russia that in the en
gagement on Tuesday several Rus
sian warships were sunk. The an
nouncement of the battle given out
by the admiral of the fleet is that
^Continued on page 2.)
BRITISH RELEASE
STEAMER DENVER
Protest Made By Secretary Bryan
«
Has Desired Effect—Had a
Cargo of Cotton.
? fci. *
(WjiipiNGTON, Jan. 8.—Following
the tfAttdSa JiAade by Secretary Bryan
for the immediate release of the
American ship Denver, bound for
Bremen, Germany, with a cargo of
cotton, the British admiralty releas
ed the ship yesterday afternoon and
she immediately started on her in
terrupted journey for the German
port.
The State Department is also push
ing its request for better treatment
for the American ships trading with
neutral countries and frequently de
layed and detained while tbe cargoes
are unloaded and inspected by the
British.
LAUNCH BRIGHTON
LEAVES TOMORROW
The launch Brighton will leave to
morrow morning for Port Wells and
way ports, taking mall and passen
gers.
LIEUT. GARIBALDI
HAS BIG FUNERAL
Fully 300,000 People Attend Services
In His Honor—Make Anti-Ger
man Demonstrations.
ROME, Jan. 7—Fully 300,000 people
attended the funeral services or lined
the roads to the burial ground when
the body of Lieut. Bruno Garibaldi,
the grandson of the great Italian lib
erator, was buried here yesterday.
Lieut. Garibaldi was serving in the
French army and was killed in the
Argonne district.
The people are aroused and public
demonstrations are constant to force
the hand of the government and com
pel the officials to give the order for
war against Germany and Austria.
It was with great difficulty that the
troops maintained order at yester
day’s obsequies. French and British
flags were cheered by the crowds
whenever they were in evidence.
Mobs gathered at the French ambassy
and cheered the French ambassador,
while strong police guards were plac- ,
ed about the German and Austrian ■
[ legation to prevent any attacks.
BEAT GOVERNMENT
OK OLEO IIU
Revenue Agents Sue for $9,000,000
Claimed As Back Tax On
Oleomargarine.
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 8.—The rev
enue agents of the government have
started a suit against the Capital City
Dairy for $9,000,000 as taxes due
on oleomargarine which was manu
factured by the company and sold
without the payment of the heavy
tax imposed upon colored oleomarg
arine.
The Capital Dairy Company was
not suspected of the fraud for years
and were selling the manufactured
butter in large quantities.
An investigation of the books of
the company show that $9,000,000 is
iue the government for back taxes
besides which criminal actions are
pending. <
Uncolored oleomargarine is only
lightly taxed, but when colored the
tax is almost prohibitive. The legis
lation to tax manufactured butter was
passed at the request of the farmers
and dairymen.
SEWARD RAILROAD
FOB GOVERNMENT
Owners Make Offer of Alaska North
ern To Secretary Lane for the
Government System.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—The own
ers of the Alaska Northern railroad,
operated from Seward, Alaska, today
offered to Secretary Franklin K.
Lane, of the Department of the In
terior, and in charge of the Alaska
Engineering Commission, the railroad
built from Seward 71 miles into the
Interior.
The Sovereign Bank of Canada, the
nominal owner of the road, through
Its attorney, made the offer to the
secretary. The price is not stated
but it is understood that the com
pany wilL be satisfied with any valu
ation made by a board of appraisers.
The Morgan Interests, owning the
Cordova railroad, have an interest al
so in the Seward road. Both systems
have been offered to the government.
Fred Tracy, general agent of the
Alaska Steamship Company, is in
town and will leave on the return
of the Alameda.
ALIEN LABOR LAW
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
’Frisco Federal Judge Decides Against
the State—iCase Will Go To
the Supreme Court.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8.—The
federal court here today decided that
the Arizona alien land law passed by
the last state legislature and approv
ed by the people of Arizona at the
November election was unconstitu
tional. The law prohibited any em
ployer from having in his employ
over twenty per cent of aliens, and
was aimed at the big gangs of for
eigners employed at railroad con
struction and farming work.
The state government will take the
case to the Supreme Court of the
United States in an effort to have
the law declared constitutional.
The labor unions of this city had
expected to have passed at the next
meeting of the legislature a similar
bill to that passed by Arizona, but
it is expected some charge will have
to be made to save the law from the
defects of the Arizona statute, which
failed when brought to the federal
courts.
VILLA STARTS
FOR NACO CITY
Will Try To Drive Out the Carranza
Garrison Commanded By
General Hill.
EL PASO, Tex., Jan. 8.—Gen. Villa
left Juarez this morning with a large
detachment of troops to go to Naco,
where he intends to capture the
city now1 held by Gen. Hill and his
force of Carranza followers.
The siege of Naco has been in pro
gress for six months and Gen. May
torena, commanding the Villa forces,
have been held at bay by the garri
son of the city.
It is understood here that Villa in
tends to clean up the northern prov
inces of Carranzaites and then turn
his attention southward and drive
Carranza from Vera Cruz.
CHIL CEREMONIES
TO COST »50,H
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—President
Wilson requests congress to appro
priate $250,000 to cover the expense
of opening the canal next spring
when a big naval parade is to start
from Hampton Roads and pass
through the canal and go to San
Francisco, where the Panama-Pacific
Exhibition will be opened.
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