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BUSINESS MEN PUSH DIXIE FAIR PR0JEC1
THE WEATHER
Forecast—Snow and co'der Saturday
night; Sunday snow.
Temperatures—6 a. m., 31; 8 a. m., 33; 10
a. m., 34; 12 noon, 35; 2 p. m., 36.
Sunrise, 6:42; sunset, 4:36.
The Atlanta Georgian
The Paper That Goes Home and Stays There
VOL. XIII. NO. 124.
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1914.
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Icy Wave to Grip Atlanta
Atlanta is emerging- damp and un
comfortable from the Christmas driz-
iles and downpours only to run smack
into one of the most blustery and
bllzzardly snowstorms of the winter
season, if one may put usual credence
in the advance Information handed
out Saturday from the local weather
bureau.
The leaden skies, which dripped
their loads of moisture upon Atlanta
most of Christmas Day, will clear
away late Saturday and the city
probably will have a few minutes of
brightness before sunset. Then the
mercury, which was above freezipg at
dawn, will begin slowly to drop, and
by Sunday morning the prospects are
for about 20 to 25 degrees above zero.
This is a part of the great blizzard
and cold wave which has had virtual
ly all of North America in its grip for
the last 24 hours. Low temperature
records have been set in many sec
tions of the country.
Gale to Bring Snow.
Sunday* morning is expected to
bring the cutting winds that have
frozen the rest of the land. On the
gale will be borne a snowstorm that
is expected to cover the ground.
How long the cold wave will last is
a bit of a problem for the weather
man. It may be even a little colder
Monday, but signs of the storm mod
erating in many portions of the coun
try lead to the conclusion that the
blizzard will spend its force in a short
time.
The entire United States east of the
Rocky Mountains, with the exception
of Florida, is in the grip of the cold
wave. A blanket of snow, nine inches
deep in places, is reported in Virginia
and Northefn North Carolina. The
storm has already diminished in its
severity and is passing over the east
seaboard. It will not be heard from
again, according to the weather man.
Government thermometers Saturday
morning registered 8 degrees above
zero in Washington.
46 Below Is Coldest.
The coldest place on the American
continent Saturday where they have
thermometers was White River. Can
ada, with a temperature of 46 de
grees below zero. In the central west
of the United States, Rapid City, S.
Dak., recorded 24 below; LaCrosse,
Wis., 24 below, and Fond du Lac,
Wis., 22 below.
Vermont cities reported these tem
peratures: Montpelier, 38 below;
Barre, 42 below; Wrightsville, 40;
Waitsfield, 39; St. Johnsbury, 40;
Randolph, 39.
The official figure in Chicago was 4
degrees below at 3 a. m., but the tem
perature rose rapidly and stood 9
above at 10 o'clock.
Shippers' advice was sent out by
the Weather Bureau in Chicago as
follows:
“Prepare for zero to 12 below in the
north and northwest, zero to 8 below
in the west and 5 to 10 above in foe
south and east for the next 48 hours.'
New York Is Hit by
Year's Coldest Day
NEW YORK, Dec. 26— New York
ers arose to-day to face the coldest
day of the winter. From 14 degrees
above zero at midnight, the thermom
eter dropped to ^degrees above at 7
a. m. A biting northwest wind ac-
RACING RESULTS
AT CHARLESTON.
FIRST—Five furlongs: Ortyx, 100
(Shilling), 10. 4, 2. won; Shadrach, 106
(Pool), 2. 9-10, 9-20, second; Holland,
106 (Hopkins), 7-2, 2. even, third. Time,
1:02 3-5. Also ran: Transitory. Zali,
Beda. Humiliation, Ida Lavinia, Trovato,
Yorkshire Boy, Bulgar and Lamb’s Tail.
SECOND—Mile: Volthorpe, 111 (Ural),
6, 5-2, 6-5, won; Elbiod, 105 (Nicklaus),
8, 6-5, 3-5, second; Jacobbunn, 111 (Ma
son). 7, 5-2, 6-5, third. Time, 1:45 1-5.
Free Trade, General Warren. Transfor
mation, Flask, Mlnda, Font, Veneta
Strome, Nada Mas, Mimesis, Mockler,
Tay Pay also ran.
THIRD—Six furlongs: Petelus, 107
(Vandusen), 2, 4-6, 2-5. won; Brandy
wine, 105 (Shilling), 5, 8-5, 7-10, second;
Galaxy, 92 (Hopkins), 16-5, 6-5, 1-2,
third. Time, 1:17. Also ran: Surpass
ing, Toddling, Frank Hudson and King
Rad ford.
FOURTH—Five andone-half furlongs:
Col: Tom Green, 105 (Lilly), 3. even, out,
won; Carlone, 103 (Shilling) 6, 8-5, 3-5,
second; Encore. 101 (Ural), 15. 5, 2, third.
Time, 1:10. Borax, Jim Savage, Leon-
nine, Valas, Dr. Carman alos ran.
RACE ENTRIES.
AT CHARLESTON.
FIRST—Purse $300, 2-year-olds, maid
ens, 5% furlongs: Frill 101, Lady May
101, Lady Bryn 101. Hugh 104. Shrews
bury 104, Strome 107, Miss Francis 107,
St. Charlcote 110.
SECOND—Purse $300. all ages, sell
ing, 6^ furlongs: Tiara 93, Gold Crest
Girl 93, xEthelburg II 100, xEuterpe 100,
Canto 104, Northerner 105. Batwa 105,
Moisant 105, J. H. Barr 105, Flamma-
rlon 108.
THIRD—Purse $300, all ages, selling,
5% furlongs: Utelus 96, Andromeda 96,
xPriweh 103. xViley 103. xHuda's Broth
er 103. xMl8s Velma 103, Sackcloth 105,
xElizabeth Harwood 107, xQueed 107.
Miss Jean 108, Parlor Boy 115, Martre
115.
FOURTH—Purse $300. 3 years up. sell
ing, mile and 20 yards: xHeart Beat 99,
xPatty Regan 100, xLaird O’Kirkcaldy
100. xFont 104. Holton 105, xDuquesne
107, xYellow Eyes 108, xFord Mai 108,
Barn Dance 118, xL’Aiglon 115.
FIFTH—Purse $300. 3 years, selling,
6 furlongs: xFrontier 92, xSalvaor 92,
Thomas Calloway 97, xHypatia 102,
Flatbush 103, xHumiliation 105, xSonny
Boy 106, xLamb’8 Tail 108, Northerner
110. Mr. Mack 113, Jessie Louise 116.
SIXTH—Purse $300, 3 years up, sell
ing, mile and 20 yards: xAve 96, xTom
Hancock 100, Sordello 101, xSteal Away
104, Duke of Shelby 105, xJacob Bunn
107, Fairy Godmother 109, Tay Pay 109,
Benedictina 109, Cuttyhunk 109; Shorty
Northcut 109, Ruisseau 109, Plain Ann
109, Master Jim 109, Husky Lad 113.
x—Apprentice allowance claimed.
Weather cloudy; track muddy.
AT JUAREZ.
FIRST—Selling, all ages, five furlongs:
xLuella 96. xRinaldo 98, Twilight 100,
Ida Plnack 100. Himyar Lass 100, xRen-
war 107, xJack Nolan 110, xAlice Teresa
110, Peterkln 112, Beyla 112, California
Jack 115, Eye White 115, Annual Inter
est 115, Compton 118.
SECOND—Selling, three-year-olds and
up. six furlongs: xAcumen 104, xBo-
nanza 104. Thistle Belle 105, Orimar Lad
109. Safranor 109, Clark M 109.
THIRD—Selling, three-year-olds and
up. mile: Fairly 96, Andrew O’Day 103.
First Star 105, Amity 112, Luke Van-
zandt 112.
FOURTH—Two-year-olds, the Texas
Futurity, six furlong's: Fred T 103, Hay
105, I-esbia 112, Ben’s Brother 115
FIFTH—Selling, three-year-olds and
up. five furlongs: xWlld Bear 102,
xMlnnie F 102, Judge Gheens 105, Nifty
107, Mercurium 107, xRosirls 110.
SIXTH—Selling, three-year-olds and
up, mile: xSleepland 100, Hard Ball 101,
Rockdale 105, Rose O’Nell 107, Mudsill
110, Judge Sale 110.
xApprentice allowance.
Weather clear; track sloppy.
Gen. Carranza Flees
Vera Cruz as Villa
Wins Fight, Report
By LEWIS MATSON.
EL PASO, TEXAS. Dec. 26.—Dis
patches received here from two inde
pendent sources in Mexico City re
port that General ,Venustiano Car
ranza has fled from Vera Cruz and
that negotiations are being conducted
for the surrender of that port to the
forces of General Villa.
They state that in a battle fought
Friday morning just west of Vera
Cruz the Carranza troops were forced
to fall back and that large numbers
of them surrendered to the Villaistas
under the pledge that their lives
would be spared.
The two dispatches differ as to the
manner of General Carranza's flight.
One says that he fled south from Vera
Cruz, apparently with the intention of
going to Puerto Mexico; the other
declares he went aboard a vessel that
had been kept in the harbor of Vera
Cruz to serve as his refuge.
Engine Runs Wild and
Hits Passenger Train
ATCHISON, KANS., Dec. 26.—Four
trainmen were painfully injured and
half a dozen passengers were roughly
shaken up early this morning when a
Missouri Pacific engine ran wild from
the roundhouse at Omaha Junction
and collided head-on with a Omaha-
Kansas City passenger train.
Bryan Again Denies
That'He Will Resign
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26—Secre
tary of State Bryan to-day denied
that he has. any intention of resigning
from the Cabinet.
"There is no truth in that report,
and it is In the # same category with
others that are published from time
to time,” said the Secretary.
Ozonarianism Latest
Food Fad; Eat Out of
Doors at Ten Below
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.—Ozonarianism
they call It, the latest food fad, in* fol
lowing which the faithful eat out of
doors.
The two originators of the fad, Miss
Jeanette Michalson and Miss Flor
ence Popp, were interviewed this
morning dining In their back yard, at
No. 3847 Ridgeway avenue. The ther
mometer on the doorpost alongside
their tables was interviewed, and said
"Ten below.”
T*he girls were bundled in furs, and
warmed their hands over the alcohol
flame of a chafing dish between bites.
"Yes, it’s cold,” shivered Miss Mich
alson, "but the fresh air kills the
germs.”
The girls have converted several
friends to their belief, but were alone
in the practice this morning.
Whitman Takes Oath
s.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—Charles
Whitman took the oath of officge as
Governor of New York State Jhis after
noon before Presiding Judge Ingraham,
of the appellate division of the Supreme
Court.
$100,000 Loss From
Savannah Store Fire
German Air Raider
Is Believed Slain
By JOHN C. FOSTER.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Dec. 26.—The German
aviator who tried to attack the Brit
ish naval base at Sheerness yesterday
is believed to have perished. The
lighthouse keeper at Kentish Knock,
in the North Rea. northeast of the
mouth of the Thames River, reported
to-day he had seen an aeroplane fall
into the water about a mile from his
post yesterday afternoon.
The gunners who fired upon the
German flyer along the coast think
they hit the machine and that the
damage it suffered finally resulted in
Its destruction.
The project for a Southeastern Fair
to be held at Lakewood next fall and
each succeeding year was discussed
at a luncheon given Saturday by the
Fair Committee of the Chamber of
Commerce, and the chairman, Beau
mont Davison, was autnorized to ap
point aubcommittees at his own dis
cretion to take up the various
branches of the work and make prac
tical plans for raising the money nec
essary for the scheme.
The fact that there will be a fair
was definitely settled, and the com
mutes will be urged to take the mat
ter up as soon as possible in order to
get the proposed appropriation from
the 1915 Council In January.
Mayor Woodward heartily Indorsed
the plan and promised his support,
and all the members of the commit
tee, ‘representing almost every impor
tant business interest in Atlanta, of
fered their co-operation.
County and City to Aid.
At a conference last J.uly between
Mayor Woodward and committees
from the City Council, the County
I Commission and the Chamber of
Commerce a tentative plan was made
whereby each of the three bodies
should contribute $75,000, the Cham
ber of Commerce’s third to be raised
among the people of Atlanta.
The County Commission has since
approved this plan and agreed to pay
its share; the General Council ap
pears to favor it and indications are
that the city will contribute its third;
so it only remains for the Chamb?r
of Commerce to raise the part allot
ted.
Preliminary Conference.
The meeting Saturday afternoon
was only a preliminary informal talk,
at which all the members of the com
mittee were encouraged to advance
their ideas as to the best method of
raising the money, and the most fa
vorable time to put this project be
fore the people. Besides the mem
bers of the commi ee, there were
Siamese Prince Sees
U. S. on World Tour
LOS ANGELES, CAL.. Dec. 26 -
Prince Kempengpecht, brother of the
King of Siam, with the Princess, Cap
tain Yaco, military attache, and a
Aci (Lrup-rrmr nf M Y retinue of attendants, has arrived lr
AiO \Jy) V Cl ilUi U1 11 i X i Los Angeles from the Grand Canyon
and has taken a suite of rooms at a
hotel.
The Prince resides in Bangkok, and
has been absent from home for more
than a year on a world tour.
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SAVANNAH. GA.. Dec. 26.—Fire’ in
the business section of Savannah to-day
destroyed Marcus & Co.’s department
store; loss $100,000.
Woman Convict Who
Slew Husband Suicide
ANGOLA, LA.. Dec. 26.—Mrs. J. H.
Bohanan, 38, serving a sentence in the
penitentiary for killing: her husband,
’.committed suicide to-day. She had been
working here on the .oanal farm.
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Mighty Armies Halt
Battle One Hour on
Xmas as Soldiers Pray
By FRANKLIN P. MERRICK.
I Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, Dec. 26.—For one hour on ChrlRtmaa Day, the war-
! riors of the nations locked in deadly conflict in Western Europe
ceased to fight. During that brief interval, the elash of arm* and
} the boom of artillery was halted and hundreds of thousands of
) soldiers knelt in prayer to the Omnipotent
j No armistice was officially declared. It was as if a mightier
mind than those of the commanders of the greatest armies on
earth had decreed a return of peace, even for so brief a period.
After the short truce had ended, however, the mightiest
combat in the history of the world was resumed. Frenchman,
Briton, Belgian and German alike put away the visions of
home that the day had called forth and took up again the task
at hand, the slaughtering of his fellowmen.
SHUBERTS SUINGREBELLIONPLOT
ran im of
i urns
Jake* Wells and Company Sub- Eight Men Under Arrest Believed
leasing DeGive Houses in At- lo Be Ringleaders—Fort
lanta and Macon Defendants. Guarded.
Charging that the Georgia Theater
Company, of which Jake Wells Is
president, has failed to pay rental for
the last three months on the Grand
Opera House in Atlanta and the
Grand Opera House In Macon, the
Shubert Theater Company, of New
York, which has both houses leased,
Saturday brought suit in the City
Court for $7,500 and interest against
the local company and Mr. Wells
jointly.
The rental alleged to be due on the
two theaters is placed at $2,500 for
each of the months <5>f October, No
vember and December.
The Grand In Atlanta artd the
Grand in Macon are owned by the
DeGive estate, but both were leased
in July, 1910, by the Shubert people
when they invaded this territory *n
their fight against Klaw A Erlanger.
The taking over of the Grand by the
Shuberts resulted in the building of
the Atlanta Theater for Klaw &*Er-
langer that they might not be shut
out of the Atlanta field.
Subsequently the Shuoerts gave up
the fight here, and in May, 1912, as
signed their lease to the Georgia The
ater Company and Jake Wells. The
original lease to the Shuberts was
made by Henry L. DeGive, Julius De
Give and Mrs. Louise DeGive Horine,
present Mayor Woodward. Mell It. executors of the estate of the late L.
Wilkinson and W. G. Cooper, presi
dent and secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce.
The committee includes Beaumont
Davison, chairman; Preston Ark
wright, vice chairman; H. G. Hast
ings, Ab.i G. Candler. John S. Co
hen, L. G. Daniel, V. H. Kriegshaber,
S. B. Turman, C. H. Kelley, Ivan E.
Allen, S. A. Kysor, J. T. Holleman,
Wilmer L. Moore, Brooks Morgan,
Morris Rich, W. T. Winn, Charles
W. Smith, David Woodward, A. W.
Farlinger and Albert Howell, Jr.
Man Is Fatally Shot
Trying to Stop Fight
WAYCROSS. Dec. 26.—Trying to
stop a fight between L. C. Bdenfleld
and R. H. Bagley in the Blckley Dis
trict, John Thompson, well known in
Ware County, was shot through the
abdomen
Thompson is reported to be dying
this afternoon.
Father, Playing With
Pistol, Kills His Son
WAYCROSS. Dec. 26.—Walter Wa
ters, 12 years old, was shot and In
stantly killed by his father, J. G. Wa
ters, four miles north of Fairfax, six
teen miles west of Waycross, to-day.
The man was playing with a pistol
and U waj accidentally diechargod.
DeGive. The Atlanta Grand for some
time has been devoted to motion pic
tures.
Leonard Haas, local counsel for the
Shuberts, declined to comment on the
suit.
Hugh Cardoza, who has been lden-
tofied with Jake Wells in the theater
business in Atlanta, said Saturday
that the suit was brought by the Shu
berts entirely through a misunder
standing. and that arrangements al
ready were under way for a settle
ment out of court.
J ackHendricksLikely
To Manage Yankees
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.—It was learned
to-day from a source believed to be
thoroughly reliable that Jack Hendricks,
manager In the Indianapolis American
Association team, will be the new man
ager of the New York Yankees.
The official announcement is expected
from New York to-night or Monday.
Archbishop Blenk
Suffers Relapse
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 26.—Arch
bishop James H. Blenk, who was
stricken ill recently in Chicago and
brought back to his home here, has
suffered ft relapse, and to-day was re
ported critically UL
jeclal
MANILA, Dec. 26.—American mili
tary authorities admitted to-day that
eight men had been arrested in con
nection with a plot for a revolt that
was to have started Thursday night.
The prisoners are believed to be the
ringleaders of the conspiracy. The
situation Is stated to be well in hand,
but It is known that the conspiracy
aihied to have the plot extend
throughout the Philippines. In addl-
dition to the proposed uprising here,
it was also planned to have an upris
ing at Pace, Novotas, Gaguambayan
and Caloocan.
At Caloocan the revolt was started,
but was quickly quelled by a force of
American sailors. Definite reports
from outlying points have not been
received, but it Is said that there was
fighting between the Filipinos and
Americans at several towns far from
Manila.
The plot was revealed by members
of the Philippine constabulary force
who had secured admission to the or
ganization which *was organizing the
conspiracy. These agents have re
ported that the revolt’s leaders claim
ed to have 10,000 members.
As soon as the scheme was revealed
additional guards were placed over
structures which the rebels had
planned to attack here, Including Fort
Santiago and the medical depot.
Revolt Reports Not
True, Says Delegate
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—Manuel
L. Quezon, resident commissioner for
the Philippine Islands in Congress,
said to-day:
"There is no truth whatever in re
ports of revolutionary activity In the
islands. Somebody in the Philippine
Islands is sending out such stories af
this time to hurt the cause of inde
pendence and interfere with the pas
sage of the bill now’ pending in the
Senate. The stories are inspired by
persons at Manila, not of our own
people, who are out of sympathy with
Independence.”
Quezon declares that Rlcarte, the
alleged ringleader of the revolt, is in
Hongkong. He decla es that while 50
arrests of Filipinos may have been
made, nothing more serious than vio
lations of police regulations were the
cause, in all probability.
"The. Filipinos have confidence in
the United ates," added Quezon.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 26.—A German squadron of considera
ble size is reported to have sailed out into the North Sea early to
day, proceeding toward the coast of England to give battle to the
British fleet.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 26.—The German cruiser Hertha and a
German mine-layer have been sunk in the Baltic Sea, according to
information received by the Russian Admiralty. No details ac
companied the message telling of the Germans’ double loss, but Ad
miralty officials believe that the Hertha was sunk while it was try
ing to protect the mine-layer in its operations along the Russian
coast, being overtaken by a fast Russian cruiser.
By FREDERICK WERNER.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
BERLIN, Dec. 26.—Though admitting that the Russians are of
fering desperate resistance to the Germans in Poland, Berlin mili
tary experts declare that the troops of Field Marshal von Hinden-
burg are making steady progress and point out that the advance
to Lubocz showB the Germans have gone 43 miles down the Pilica
River Valley toward the Vistula,
sifting of the official reports Despite the early e*mr*eratl<m of the
from Poland shows that the Ger
mans have won no overwhelming
victory there and no claims are
now being made to that effect.
The effect of the German advance,
however, has been twofold. It has
kept Silesia from menace and Is
threatening Warsaw. Berlin experts
are building the highest hopes on
General von Hlndenburg’s exploits.
Russian retreat In Poland, they an
ticipate the fall of Warsaw at an
early date, with a consequent crip
pling of the Russian army for months
This, they declare, will etrengthen
the offensive In the west through the
addition of troops sent from the east.
(Note.—The foregoing dispatch was
passed by the German censor. It Is
the first received from Berlin sub
stantiating the Russians' declaration
that they were not routed in Poland.)
French and Germans In New Drives
Jack Coffey Balks;
Returned to Denver
PITTSBURG. Dec 26.— Jack Coffey,
manager and shortstop of the Denver
club, who refused to sign with the Pitts
burg Nationals after being drafted un
less given a contract without a ten-day
clause, was released back to Denver to
day by the Pirate management.
Manager Clark, of the Pirates, an
nounced he would take only 30 players
ou the spring training trip.
PARIS. Deo. 26.—Severe fighting Is
In progress at two points to-day in
France, the outcome of which will
have an Important bearing upon the
great conflict. On the Moselle River
the French troops are trying to reach
Metz and cut the German lines of
communication leading into Northern
France.
South of Arras the Germans are at
tempting a similar drive toward
Amiens, from which radiate several
railway lines upon which the French,
Belgian and British troops In Flan
ders and the extreme northern part
of France depend for their supplies,
except as come from England through
Dunkirk, Calais and Havre.
News that the Germans are striving
to reach Amiens explains the contin
ued fighting about the Albert, where
the conflict rages from house to house
and the capture of a single trench or
a gain of a few yards is considered
Important enough to chronicle In the
official statements.
Conflicting reports reach here as to
the situation along the Moselle. It Is
stated unofficially that the French
have made so good progress there
that they have been able to bring
their heavy artillery to bear upon
Metz and are shelling the outer forts
of the German stronghold In Lor
raine.
It is known that the French troops
have made important gains in the
forest of LePetre, but the official
statement has not yet shown how
these bear upon the efforts to gain the
Norroy ridge, from which their long-
range guns could reach the Metz
forts.
A brief lull in the fighting In Flan
ders is due to the fact that the Allies
have reached the barriers that halted
the Germans when they tried to hack
their way through to Dunkirk before
the main English forces had reached
the front. This Is the inundation
along the Yser Canal. Ice has formed
In the flooded region, but it is not yet
thick enough to bear the weight of
men and artillery.
When the ice has reached the nec
essary thickness, the offensive of both
Germans and Allies In this region will
probably result In the greatest losses
that have yet occurred In the war.
Germans Claim Repulse of Allies
BERLIN, Dec. 26 (by wireless).—
An official statement issued here this
afternoon says that a night attack by
English and French troops was re
pulsed bv the Germans, and that in a
fight near St. Hubert the Germans
captured 19 officers, 819 men and 14
machine guns. It also tells of the
repulse of four Russian attacks near
Lotzen, East Prussia, and the cap
ture of 1,000 Russians there. The of
ficial statement follows:
"English and French attacks on th®
night of December 24 were repulsed.
In a battle against the English and
Indians near St. Hubert we took 19
officers, 819 men, 14 machine guns, 12
mine throwers and other war mate
rial.
"Four Russian attacks in the vi
cinity of Lotzen were repulsed. W®
took 1,000 prisoners.
"In North Poland, east of the Wei-
chel (Vistula), the situation Is un
changed.”
Russians Drive Germans Back 6 ML
PETROGRAD, Dec. 26.—Smashing
their way forward through a blizzard
that rendered operations by the en
emy’s scouting aeroplanes impossible,
Russian forces celebrated Christmas
Day by driving the Germans out of
Rawa, on the Rawka River, and drove
them back six miles to Jezow. For
five days the Germans had been in
possession of Rawa, part of which
stands on the highest point of a range
of hills between the Pilica and Bzura
Rivers.
A sanguinary battle took place on
these heights, but after a conflict of
three hours the Germans were driven
dqwn the western felopu#, The Ru&«
sians took 2,300 prisoners and three
guns.
According to The Army Messenger,
this victory at Rawa, w'hlle not over
whelming in Itself, opens a way of
making a breach in the German line
to lessen the pressure that the Kais
er’s troops are maintaining against
the Russians on both the Bzura and
Pilica.
"The Russian positions on the Bau-
ra are now secure,” it says to-day.
"The Rawa heights are of great im
portance and dominate the situation
between the Pilica and Bzura, It is
fortunate that they were taken at this
time, as the Germans are bringing up
heavy reinforcements.”
Germany U apparently.
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