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INTO GERMANY
Muscovites Poor Over Prussian Border.
Kaiser Boshes Troops to
Awful Slaughter
NEITHER CLAIM VICTORIES
German'* Activities In West Have De¬
creased—Allies Now Aggressive.
Demand Belgian Tax
The theater of war seems to have
entirely been shifted to the Polish
border so far as the German activi¬
ties are concerned, for all energies
are now bent on keeping the Musco¬
vites back on their own territory and
topping their invasion of Prussia.
A horrible battle is reported to be
progress with the kaiser at the
bead of his troops. Neither Petro
grad nor Her) in are claiming any de¬
cisive victories. The Slavs, however,
declare they have defeated the Aus¬
trians at Cracow, the Galician capital,
/and that the city is now in flames.
On the Anglo-French front the al¬
lies have taken the offensive while
the German activities have percepti¬
bly quieted, Parisian, Bordeaux and
London reports assert the French
have repelled all Teutonic at¬
tacks in the region of Soissons, Ar
ponne, Bagatelle, along the Meuse and
in the forest of Apremont.
According to Amsterdam advices,
the German governor of Antwerp has
convened the Belgian financiers and
notified them that the little kingdom
■would be expected to maintain the
German troops and pay a war in¬
demnity for violation of the neutral¬
ity laws and resistance to the Ger¬
man imperial troops.
Germany is fighting hard, despite
heavy losses sustained on the Russian
frontier, where, according to Petro
grad advices, they walked right, into a
death trap laid for them by the czar’s
forces.
The situation lias been considered
po grave by the Berlin war office that
the kaiser himself has hastened to
Join his troops on the Polish bor¬
der.
On the western front there has
been comparative quiet for several
days, though in a letter from Sir John
french, the English field marshal in
charge of the British forces on the
continent, the Teutons are beginning
to weaken. Another German attack
on the allied lines in an effort to
push through to the seacoast, has
been repulsed. President Poincare has
joined the French forces at Verdun.
Turkish troops are persistent in
their attacks on the Suez canal, though
their forces in Caucasus are said to
have been decisively defeated by the
Russians. The Sultan lias issued a
general call to arms throughout the
entire Ottoman empire proclaiming
tlie crisis a holy war.
The Russians are claiming many
victories over both the Germans and
Austrians and declare that when the
veil is lifted from the scene of the
present campaign, the world will hear
the details of the most telling blow to
Germany’s finest troops that lias been
Inflicted since Napoleon’s day.
Austrian officials in Vienna admit
that the Slav troops now occupy Czer
nowltz, capital of the province of Buk
owina. A big naval battle is now go¬
ing on in the Baltic between the Teu¬
tonic and Slav cruisers, the details of
which are promised later.
Severe fighting is reported going on
in northwestern Servia and the Mon
tenegrins nro claiming decisive victo¬
ries over the Austrians.
The Roumanian parliament lias con¬
vened at Bucharest and will possibly
tnake some territorial concessions to
Bulgaria regarding the boundary dis¬
pute which arose after the second Bal¬
kan war last year.
Such action, it is believed by the
allies, will bring Bulgaria into line
against the Austro-German entente,
and provide a relief to the Servians
and a further annoyance to Turkey.
The United States government lias
taken under consideration the appeal
of the South American republics to ex¬
clude battleships of the warring na¬
tions from Pan-American waters. Sec¬
retary of State Bryan has told the
Latin American diplomats that he will
take up the matter with President
Wilson.
Fleet In South Atlantic
Montevideo, Uruguay.—The recent
reports that the German fleet ts now
in the south Atlantic appear to have
been confirmed here, it is also ru¬
mored that a powerful British fleet is
nearby. Interruption of British ship¬
ping and the outfitting of German mer¬
chant ships with supplies were ac¬
cepted here as confirmatory of re¬
ports of the approach of the German
fleet, which is now believed to be off
the mouth of the river Plata. The
Patagonia is loaded with provisions,
the Sierra Cordoba with coal.
King George To Front
London.—The official press bureau
announced that King George has gone
to France to visit the general head¬
quarters of the British expeditionary
force. The kiug was accompanied by
his private secretary, Baron Staniford
ham; his equerry. Major Wigram, and
other members of his suite.
Belgian Queen III
Rotterdam.—The newspaper Maas
bode learns that Queen Elizabeth of
Belgium is ill and confined to her bed.
Her illness is due to overwork.
MAP SHOWS ZONE OF TURK INVASION
.....
The accompanying map shows the Suez canal, the Red sea and the
zone In which the Turkish army of Invasion is operating. The official re¬
port In Constantinople says that the Turks have won a victory over the
British at El Kantara, about eighteen miles from the canal, and asserts
that they have already reached the canal itself. The canal is not protected
by fortifications and an Invading army of any size would probably be able to
destroy at least part of It with ease.
London.—Semi-official information
from Petrograd is that operations
along the Prussian front are turning
to the advantage of the Russians, and
that the Germans are retiring in dis¬
order.
Farther south, In Galicia, the Rus¬
sians are said to have reached Cracow
and to have begun the siege of the
city. An Italian correspondent at the
front states that Cracow ts now being
bombarded by heavy Russian siege
guns, and that one of the suburbs is
In flames. The capture of this fortress
has been one of the main objectives of
Russia's campaign against Austria, on
the theory that its fall, together with
that of Przemsyl, now under siege,
would mean Russian ascendancy in
that part of Austria which lies to the
north of the Carpathian mountains.
Military critics in the capitals of the
allies, according to dispatches reach¬
ing London, are convinced that the
German invasion of Russian Poland
lias suffered a check which only the
most strenuous efforts of the German
commanders can save from degenerat¬
ing into disaster.
A news report from Petrograd sets
forth that the Germans, apparently ig¬
norant of the extent of the Russian
opposition along the Vistula, are hold¬
ing this opposition in contempt, threw
heavy forces against the Russian cen¬
ter, leaving very thin lines of commu¬
nication between their wings. This
created a situation said to he without
precedent in the history of military
strategy.
In the meantime the resumption of
the Russian offensive resulted in a
wedge, dominated by Lodz, being
thrust into the German center. If the
Germans can hold their lines of com¬
munication with their wings intact,
the invaders may be able to withdraw,
in the view of British observers, with¬
out suffering disaster.
Advices from Holland report that
railway traffic, newspapers and posts
in the Brussels region are entirely
suspended, it is presumed for the pur
pose of suppressing news of a move¬
ment of German troops to the east
Demand Belgian Indemnity
Amsterdam.—A message from Brus¬
sels to the Handelsbla’d states that
the German governor of the province
of Brabant, in which Brussels is locat¬
ed. convoked a meeting of financiers
and told them that Belgium must pay
35.000. 000 francs ($7,000,000) monthly
for tlie maintenance of German troops.
In addition to tills sum, it is said, Bel¬
gium must contribute a war levy of
375.000. 000 francs ($75,000,000) as a
penalty for violations of neutrality by
Belgium and losses ensuing therefrom
to Germany.
Kaiser To Russian Front
Berlin.-—It has been announced at
military headquarters that Emperor
William has gone to the eastern front.
Germans Weakening Says French
London.—Summing up the situation,
Field Marshal Sir John French says:
"As I close this dispatch, signs are
in evidence that we are possibly in
the last stages of the battle from
Ypres to Armentieres. For several
days tlie artillery fire of the enemy
has slackened and his infantry’ at¬
tacks practically have ceased, in re
marking upon the general military sit
nation of the allies .it does not seem
to he clearly understood that the op
orations in which we have been en¬
gaged, embrace all central Europe."
Turks Suffer Defeat
London.—The Turks defeated in the
recent fighting suffered enormous
losses. The twenty-eighth and twen
ty-ninth divisions lost halt their f
fectiveness and the eighthv-eighth
regiment was almost destroyed. The
commander of the thirty-fourth divi¬
sion was killed near Maslagat. The
commander of the thirty-third division
deserted and has been replaced. The
Turkish commander-in-chief has de
cided to disband the Kurds, whose
work was unsatisfactory. Fighting re
cently has been unimportant.
THE CLEVELAND COURIER, CLEVELAND, GEORGIA.
British Bombard Zeebrugge
The only development In the west¬
ern theater was the renewal of the
British naval bombardment of the Ger¬
man base at Zeebrugge.
According to the French official
statement, the German forces in Bel¬
gium are on the defensive, and the al¬
lies have made progress “at certain
points.” Fighting continues in the
Argonne, where the French state¬
ments assert, German attacks were
repulsed.
Opinions differ sharply as to the in¬
tentions of Germany concerning oper¬
ations in the west. It is reported that
Germany is about to embark on a new
offensive movement; that the German
line has been weakened perceptibly,
and that a new German army is being
rushed into Flanders. In view of these
conflicting statements it is impossible
to discern even the probabilities of the
near future.
Great Losses For Germans
Petrograd.—The following official
communication was issued from gen¬
eral headquarters:
Stubborn engagements continue in
the direction of Lowicz. A German
attempt to advance in the region of
Rzeszow has been repulsed with great
losses to tlie Germans.
On tlie rest of the front along the
left bank of the Vistula an artillery
engagement took place November 29.
The Russian troops, after a fight
lasting ten days, captured, on Novem¬
ber 28, the Austrian positions, which
protected the passes in the Carpathi¬
ans, extending fifty versts (about 33
miles) from Koneczna, which is north
of Bartfeld, as far as Sczuko, situated
south of Mezo Laborcz. The Russians
in this district captured cannon, ma¬
chine guns and many prisoners-.
During the first half of November
we captured in all 50,000 Austro-Hun¬
garian soldiers and 600 officers.
At Block (Poland) the Russian
troops seized machine guns and muni¬
tions.
In East Prussia minor engagements
continue.
No Turkish warship has been seen
in the Black sea since November 21.
Fighting on the Russo-Prussian
front is turning advantageously for
our side, telegraphs a correspond¬
ent of the Army Messenger. Our
cavalry has dispersed the enemy, who,
in retiring, is abandoning his muni- I
tions of war. Tlie energetic, pursuit of I
our forces prevents the Germans from
taking up the positions which they |
had prepared for their use in the event
of a retreat.
Submarines Moored At Kiel
Kiel, Germany.-—A pair of gray sub¬
marines lie at the dock where- the
American Sonderklasse yachts were
moored during their last visit to Kiel.
Roumanian Parliament Meets
Bucharest.—The Roumanian parlia¬
ment has convened and tlie future
course of action of this kingdom prob¬
ably will be decided. It is said Rou
mania is prepared to cede to Bulgaria
some of the territory which she ob¬
tained after the second Balkan war
at the expense of her neighbor. This
may mean that Bulgaria is about to
take her stand with the allies and in
return be permitted to straighten out
her boundaries and take more of the
country now inhabited by her na¬
tionals.
Another Boat Lost ,
London.—The British admiralty has
! announced that the collier Khartoum
I j Grimsby. had been The blown up of by the*' mine^ojf kharppm
crew
! was landed at Grimsby. Grimsby is
•
I on the south bank of the Humber, 15
i miles southeast of Hull. The Khar
I toum was of 1.930 tons net. She was
315 feet long, 40 feet beam and 20
i feet deep. The vessel was built at
Stockton in April, 1913. Winston
I Churchill told the house of commons
there was no cause for nervousness for
j the navy’s future effectiveness.
nfw new m\m mLAiuMii
RICHMOND RISES
General Pablo Gonzalez, a Carranza Lieu¬
tenant Quits His Former
Chief
PROCLAIMS HE IS PRESIDENT
New Self-Appointed Leader Has 8,000
Troops—Carranza Frowns On a
Fiat Money Issue
Washington.—State department ad¬
vices reported that General Pablo
Gonzales, now at Pachuea, with 8,000
troops, had proclaimed himself pro¬
visional president of Mexico. He
hitherto had been regarded as loyal
to Carranza.
Gonzales was one of the foremost
leaders of the Constitutionalist army
in the campaign against Huerta. After
the Aguas Callentes convention, how¬
ever, he disappeared southward with
his army and his whereabouts since
had been a mystery.
The state department reports came
from Aguas Callentes. They gave no
details. It is not believed here that
Gonzales, with his comparatively small
force, will be able to interfere with
the forces of Provisional President
Gutierrez and General Villa for a joint
triumphal entry into Mexico City,
Many Americans Stranded
Vera Cruz.—Many Americans now
bound for the Interior of Mexico are
becoming stranded at Vera Cruz.
There is no rail communication with
Mexico City and there is not likely
to be for some weeks.
Every ship arriving here brings a
few Americans whose destination is
Mexico City. Some are not well sup¬
plied with funds and Consul Canada
fears that they may become charges.
General Carranza is expected to re¬
turn from the interior. So far as is
known tlie Villa forces have not yet
attacked Tampico. Good order pre¬
vails here. The United States col¬
lier Nereus has received orders to sail
for Guantanamo. She then will pro¬
ceed for the Philippines.
Cable communication with the capi¬
tal has been interrupted.
Carranza Against Money Issues
El Paso, Texas.—A message receiv¬
ed by his agents here said Carranza
had repudiated all Issues of flat money
made by the Villa government in Chi¬
huahua. This further complicates the
already involved matter of Mexican
currency.
Villa was reported as still delaying
his entry into Mexico City, remaining
at Tula, a few hours' ride from the
capital. No explanation was given,
except that Villa desired to enter the
capital, together with Provisional
President Gutierrez and General Za¬
pata.
NAMES STRIKE COMMISSION
°resident Wilson Has Named Com¬
mission To Adjust Troubles
With Colorado Miners
Washington.—President Wilson has
announced the appointment of Seth
Low of New York, Charles W. Mills
of Philadelphia and Patrick Gilday
of Clearfield. Pa, as a commission
through which future differences be¬
tween Colorado coal operators and
their striking employees may be set¬
tled.
The commission, officials explained,
was not to deal wtlh the existing dif¬
ference that have caused rioting and
bloodshed in Colorado. Hywel Davies
and W. R. Fairley, the conciliators,
who have been attempting for several
months to settle the strike, will con¬
tinue in their efforts to have the oper¬
ators and miners agree.
in a statement the president ex¬
pressed "the very earnest and sincere
hope that the parties may see it not
merely to their own best interest, but
also a duty which they owe to the
communities they serve and to the na¬
tion itself, to make use of this instru¬ j
mentality of peace and render a strike
of the kind which has threatened tlie
order of prosperity of tlie great state
of Colorado a thing of the past”
Appointment of such a commission
was contemplated in the plan for tem¬
porary settlement of the strike pro¬
posed by the president several months
ago and accepted by the miners, but
rejected by the operators.
Railroads And Labor
Chicago.—The difference of 9S West¬
ern railroads with 55,000 employees
will be taken up here by the federal
board of mediation and conciliation.
The eyes of railroad and labor men
throughout the country will be turned
upon the hearing, brought about by
the intervention of President Wilson,
after the men and their employers had
failed to agree. The men will be rep¬
resented by a committee of tlie Broth¬
erhood of Locomotive Engineers and
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire¬
men and Enginemen.
Abolish Naval Prisons
Washington.—Abolition of all but
two of the naval prisons in continen¬
tal United States, those at Portsmouth,
N. H., and Mare Island. Cal., and the
maintenance of disciplinary quarters
aboard ship were recommended in the
annual report of Capt. Ridley McLean,
judge advocate general-of tlie navy.
During the past year prisons have
been maintained at Mare Island and
Portsmouth. Boston, Norfolk. Cavite
and on shipboard The recommenda¬
tion of Captain McLean will receive
much consideration.
DEPLORES BOMB THROWING
AERIAL ATTACKS ON UN¬
FORTIFIED CITIES
Conference of Foreign Diplomats At
Washington Called At White
House
Washington.—President Wilson has
eommunicated> unofficially to the dip¬
lomatic representatives of the United
States in the belligerent countries of
Europe hi3 disapproval of attacks by
bombs from air crafts dropped on un¬
fortified cities occupied by non-com¬
batants.
The president was careful not to
take the matter up officially and did
not even make his communication
through the state department, but per¬
sonally addressed the American am¬
bassadors abroad. He took this
course nearly two months ago, and
the facts came to light through the
publication of a report that the pres¬
ident had discussed the matter with
European diplomats here. This,
however, was denied by some of the
prominent diplomats mentioned in con¬
nection with it, including the German
ambassador.
Just how the American diplomats
abroad were to convey President Wil¬
son’s feeling in the matter to the for¬
eign governments had not been dis¬
closed, as white house officials in the
absence of the president declined to
discuss the subject
It is believed here, however, that
the president called attention to the
article in The Hague convention of
1907, to which all the principal bellig¬
erents are signatory, providing for no¬
tice of twenty-four hours before bom¬
bardment or attack in order that non
combatants may remove themselves
from tlie danger zone.
WILSON IS PREPARING
Nation’s Chief Is Getting Ready For
Opening Of Congress Next
Week
Washington.—President Wilson has
a busy week before him in preparation
for the convening of congress. Besides
completing his annual message, he will
discuss the European situation with
two American diplomats just back
from the war zone, consider various
pressing domestic problems and re¬
ceive a number of important callers.
In completing the message, it is un¬
derstood the president will consider
the advisability of recommending that
congress amend the Sherman anti¬
trust law so as to allow American ex
porters to co-operate to meet organiz¬
ed foreign competition.
Chairman Sparkman of the house
rivers and harbors committee will dis.
cuss with the president the framing
of the next rivers and harbors bill.
The president is understood to be de¬
sirous that only urgently necessary
projects be provided for in the btli.
Conferences will be held during the
week with Henry VanDyke, minister
to Holland and Henry White, former
ambassador to France. It has been re¬
ported that Mr. VanDyke brings a
message from the queen of Holland
proposing a plan for neutral nations
to bring about peace In Europe.
Ambassadors Suarez of Chile and
Naon of Argentina, who have just
been elevated from the rank of min¬
ister, will be received by tlie presi¬
dent. Secretary Bryan will call for
the ambassadors and present them to
the president with formal ceremony.
During the week Mr. Wilson will
consider the Mexican question with
tlie cabinet, will seek to end the Col¬
orado coal strike and will discuss with
Secretary Garrison of the war depart¬
ment the question of withdrawing the
federal troops from some of the Colo¬
rado strike districts.
Senators and representatives are al¬
ready returning to Washington.
Speaker Clark will be back from a
New England lecturing trip, and Dem¬
ocratic Leader Underwood will return
from Birmingham.
Cattle Disease Checked
Washington.—Satisfied that the rav- j |
ages of the foot and mouth disease
among cattle have been checked and
that the epidemic is now under con
trol, officials of the bureau of animal
industry determined, to begin lifting
the quarantine imposed on the cattle
markets of various states. As rapid
ly as the bureau can be assured that
all infected cattle have been destroy
ed in any locality, the quarantine will
be lifted from that particular district.
Order In Mexico
Washington.—Administration offi¬
cials credited reports that General
Villa’s troops had joined Zapata forces
in Mexico City. They had no definite
advices. The last dispatch to the
state department reported that Za
pata’s men and agents of General Villa
controlled the city. All official dis
patches say order is being maintained,
the only looting mentioned being that
of a ranch in the outskirts owned by
an American. In the same vicinity
several Spaniards are reported to have
been killed.
Taft On Monroe Doctrine
Montclair. N. J.—William Howard
Taft, in an address here, indorsed the
Monroe doctrine, discussed its rela
; tion to the European war and declar
ed interference by the United States
in Mexico and Central America has
had nothing to do with the doctrine,
j The land of troops in Canada by ene
; raies of Great Britain would not con
' stitute violation of the
a doctrine,
j but an effort to establish a new form
j of government in case of victory, he
; said, would be a violation of the spirit
; of the doctrine.
LITTLE NEWS ITEMS
THROUGHOUT STATE
Jonesboro.—There had been ginned
in Clayton county up to November 14
this year 11,440 bales of cotton, com¬
pared to 8,694 for the same time last
year, according to the United States
government gin report.
Waycross.—State Senator Sweat,
who was painfully burned while stand¬
ing before an open fireplace, is able
to be out again. His injuries, while
not serious, were extremely painful,
and it will be several weeks yet be¬
fore he entirely recovers.
Rome.—Floyd county’s new county
home has been formally opened. The
twenty inmates were assigned to their
rooms in the new concrete building,
and nine others will be admitted to
the home this month, who have been
shut out because of lack of room.
LaGraoge.—Governor Slaton has
been invited to deliver the memorial
address to the Elk’s lodge of LaGrange
on December 6. He has accepted, pro¬
visionally. The memorial exercises are
being arranged by H. C. Fincher, ©xait.
ed ruler of the lodge, and the musical
program will be arranged by Miss
Viola Burks. These exercises will be
open to the public.
Cartersville.—Dr. G. L. L. Gordon,
rector of the Cartersville Episcopal
church, died at his home in this city.
Dr. Gordon was a native of Aberdeen,
Scotland, where he was born In 1851.
He was a graduate of Oxford, and
served his church at a number of for¬
eign posts, among which were Alaska,
Japan, Mexico and China. The fun¬
eral was held here and Bishop C. K.
Nelson of Atlanta officiated. The bur¬
ial was at Malbone, this county.
Waycross.—Division No. 311 Order
of Railway Conductors have elected
officers for 1915 as follows; Chief con¬
ductor Walter F. Eaton; assistant
chief conductor, R. B. Ballard; secre¬
tary and treasurer, D. Young; senior
conductor, R. H. Martin; junior con¬
ductor, H .J. Williams; I. S„ E. J.
Blythe; O. S.. M. J. Peach.; trustees,
R. B, Ballard, J. A. Tombiin, E. J.
Blythe; chairman local adjustment
committee, W. B. Stovall; legislative
representative, Waiter F. Eaton. The
new chief conductor of the local di¬
vision is one of the most popular men
in the employ of the Atlantic Coast
Line, and heads the list of the Way
cross boosters.
Athens.—The Woman’s club of Ath¬
ens is planning two gala days for this
town and county, Athens Day on De¬
cember 10 and Live at Home Day on
December 11. It is proposed to serve
dinners in a big hall these days made,
as far as possible, from products of the
city and county, and a feature of the
occasion will be samples of articles
needful for a dinner which could be
raised at home, but are not raised or
made here. Samples of such articles
will be displayed with placards, “Not
raised in Clarke, Why not?” It is
planned to have every article of farm,
dairy and garden raising made in this
county on exhibition, and special em¬
phasis will be laid on samples of the
products of tlie mills and factories and
industries of the city and county.
Athens.—Though a special term of
Clarke superior court was called to
convene, primarily to try cases made
by indictment against the president,
cashier and bookkeeper of the Citi
.zens' Bank and Trust company, these
cases will likely not be heard till the
regular April term. The state desir¬
ed to try all the cases together. Em¬
bezzlement and forgery charges
against President W. H. Shelton were
the chief trials, but Mr. Shelton has
been at his home very ill, and will
probably be unable to attend court for
some time yet. While he was ill, his
bondsmen came off his $14,000 bail
and gave him to the sheriff, who could
not remove him to jail, but guarded
him in his home here Half a dozen
business men of Athens made a new
bond for Mr. Shelton and then the
old bondsmen came to Athens and re¬
signed with them. Shelton’s attorneys
are very confident that they will
clear him of criminal charges
Tlfton.—The Southwest Georgia Ru¬
ral Letter Carriers association was
the guest of the Tift County Ruroal
association. The meeting was held in
the Tift county courthouse, and pre¬
sided over by G. W. Moore, of Sparks,
president. E. T. Shockley, of Alapaha,
is vice president, and J. Dickenson,
Valdosta, secretary and treasurer.
The carriers were welcomed by May¬
or W H. Hendricks. Congressman
Frank Park gave an honest, straight¬
forward talk to the carriers. He told
of the efficiency of the system, its
promptness in handling mail, and what
an addition it had been to the pos¬
tal system. He favored paying carriers
their running expenses. At noon a
barbecue dinner was spread. Besides
the barbecue the spread included
turkey, chicken, pies and cakes, and
the many incidentals attendant on
Thanksgiving. After dinner J. S. Roy¬
als made a short talk on rural free
delivery as an educational adjunct.
Resolutions were passed indorsing the
Shackleford road law; requesting all
carriers to keep an itemized state¬
ment of their expenses. Fitzgerald
was selected as the place for the next
meeting on New Year's day.
Macon.—It is reported that at the
beginning of the new year the city
council is planning to increase the
number of policemen employed by the
city of Macon from sixty to ninety
men, feeling that the increase is nec¬
essary because of the large amount of
new territory taken in during the last
few years, which has been without po¬
lice protection. Macon has an esti¬
mated population of 68,000 people, and
with ninety policemen on duty in three
eight-hour reliefs that would be only
one policeman to every 2,200 people.
The new civil service commission is
said to favor the increase.
