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THE GE ~ FORCING GERMANS ~~ TO RETIRE NORTH On Diagonal Line Between Meuse Line of For- tresses and Metz---French- Take 900 Yards of Trenches. Great Guns Are Roaring in Flanders---Fleets Bombard the Belgian Coast Towns---Line of Battle Forms a Zigzag From (Ostend to the Lys. Paris, Dec. 14.--The French attack in the Woevre region is forcing the German retirement northward on a diagonal line between the Meuse line of fortresses and Metz. ee This is indicated to-day in the official communique from the war office. Continued advance of the French forces is reported; 500 vards of trenches having heen tak- en yesterday. The statement asserts that the Germans are appar- | ently retiring northward in this district. The restriction of thé German trenches during vio- lent canngnading is also reported in to-day's commun- 'ique; wh in the Lacrurie woods, where determined fighting has been in progress for the past week, addi- tional ground has heen gained by the French by the blowing up of the German positions by mines. Fleets Bombard Coast Towns. Boulogne, Dee. 14.-- The battle of © Flanders once more i§ being fottght with gent virtenee Ae ag-------- This time it is fe allics who are following a vigor ous offensive campaign with much success. The super- * dority of their artillery is incontestable. The British have taken from the enemy the town of Passchendaele and progress south of the town of Dix- mude on the Yser has been very marked. The German retreat in this district is greatly due to the inundations along with the they suffered near onnebeke. At the samc time, strong positions are held by the allies to the northeast of Armetmieres. This, coupled with the advance along the Lys where the sap- pers have been exceedingly active, could not bring any result but the retreat of the enemy. reverses Battle Line Changed. The line of battle now forms a zigzag on the map from Ostend to the Lys. The principal irregularities this time are emphasized by the inundations which stretch ; from several miles north of Nieuport to a point south of Dixmude. The allied fleets have once more bombarded the Bel- gian coast towns. which are still in German hands. The ships' fire has been directed mostly against the extreme right of the enemy's line. On thei side the Germans have begun bombardments once more at Ypres, Nieuport and Pervise. One possible motive for this action is the idea of misleading the allies. The Handelsblad affirms that during Friday night large movements of troops stationed about Antwerp took place. The landsturm regiments crossed the town going to the westward. NATIONS MUST RESPECT NEUTRALITY OF PANAMA Panama, Dee. '14.--Col. George W. to overhaul ply by belligerent eraft attempiing to disregard the ca- nal authorities. Alloyed violations of the canal ship- pi wa have, it is said, been the sub of complaint to Sir Claude C Mallet, British minister to Panama, be given the fortifications to prevent unneutral colliers remaining in orders of canal authorities. In the case of the collier Mallina it ie stated that she arrived without Hhasaney 'coal or @ jes. S attempted wy $2,000 worth of supplies, consist ing largely of articles Sntended Christmas dinner for a force zone onse., It is stated uch, wireless ware od the vicinity of the also large warship fleets, e within twenty-five miles wr E and also resulted in causing orders to ports in the canal zone in disregard of the , a health certificate, to for a large " She was refused the supplies and was order to depart because she refused to state her destination, as required y laws. The collier Protesilaus is pointed to as a similar that there has been interference to canal aters by eight colliers which recently canal and of each | purstied beyond the ------ KINGSTON ONTARIO, MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1914 _ A CRITICAL AND MOMENTOUS MOMENT l 1 i | | { { | \ LINGO BLL (wo pusuUmag ) TURKISH WARSHIP SUNK | BY BRITISH SUBMARINE Which Torpedoed It in the Dar. danelles--It Had a Crew | of 600. Loudon, Dec. 14.--The admiralty to-day announced that the Turkish battleship Messudieh had been - tor- | pedoed and sunk in the Dardanelles. The Messudieh was attacked' and sunk by a British submarine yesterday. It was an old battleship. with a dis placement of 10,000 tons, a speed of 17.5 kpots, and a crew of 600, The Messudieh was sunk by British submarine B 11. In accomplishing the feat the vessel dived under five rows of mines. After launching the torpedoes which struck the Turkish warship, the submarine escaped. Submarine B 11 was in command of Lieut.-Commander Holbrook, and was built in 1906. One report of her feat in the Dardanelles says : "Although pursued by gunfire and tor- pedo hoats B 11 returned safely, ai- ter being submerged on one occa- sion for nine hours. When last seen the Messoudiueh was sinkihg by the stern." HUERTA IS VERY ANGRY Liar, Four-Flusher, Highwayman and Jailbird. New York, Dec. 14.--Gen. Vie- 'oriano Huerta, former president of ] Mexico, has cabled a number of J New York papers, as follows: "Your honorable paper of vember 23rd, reprod: a from the so-called Me constitu- 'ionalist representative in Spain, that I have offered my fortune and my sword to Villa. . "I want to have it known that the one who originated the statement is a villainous lar, and 1 solemnly de- clare that I can never have dealings with Carranza, the four-flusher: Za- patz, the highwayman, nor with Vil- In, the jailbird. "{Signed) Victoriano Huerta." The Russians 'Are Pursuing The Enemy Petrograd, Dec. 14.--Continued sue- voss in operation in the Caueasus is claimed in an official statement is sued to-day, which says: "Throughout December 11th, there was fighting in front of the villages of Pyrousk, Esmer and Doutek. || ) No- cable | upon the attacking army of Gen. Mac- | partment reports the death of Sergt.- A AX WILL HAVE TO REFORM | THE GERMAN LINES sians Have Inflicted Losses | on Them. | Petrograd, Dec. 14.--The Russians | defending the line in the Lowicz gion have inflicted such serious losses | kenzen that his lines will have to be | reformed before another general of- fensive can be attempted. Reports reaching here to-day make this claim and assert that the Ger- mans have been held in check all along the thirty-mile front over which the engagement has been rag- ing. Died At Salisbury Plain, Eng. Ottawa, Dec. '14.--The militia de- Major James W. Guerin, of the Prin- cess Patridia's Light Infantry, of the first Canadian contingent, The next of kin is Mrs. C. Guerin, Belfast, Ireland. No particulars are given | in the cable reaching here. Military Appointments Announced MAJOR-GEN. C. BR. STEELE Ottawa, bec. 14.---~Col, Fiset, de- puty minister of militia, for many years, has just been created - sur- geéon-general. Col. Sam. Steele, commanding the Winnipeg district has received the rank of major-gen- eral. Ia addition, Major-General Steele and Major-General YTessard, of Toronto, have been appointed in- Spector-generals, one for western Carada and the other for eastern. The position of inszpector-general Lis been vacant for seme time. re- | tc suns. PMO HAVE NO Swap; ry GERMAN ARMY OFFICER HIDING IN A TRUNK | Bafore Another Offensive, as Rus Sensational Capture by the Vigilant British Customs Officer at Gravesend, Eng. London, Dec, 14--A vigilant cus- Gravesend on Sat- a sensational capture of German army officer, whom he ex- tracted from hiding in a huge trunk that was gbqut to be shipped from Gravesend to Rotterdam. This trunk was going forward as ordinary merchandise on board the steamer Batavier. The customs of- ficer became suspicious, and gave orders that the padlocks on the trunk be chiseled off. This was done, and when the lid was removed his suspicious were justified. A man, later identified as a German officer, was lifted out of the box. He was t clilcer at irday made | promptly removed to the Gravesend pelice station. Bedding, feod, and water were found in the trunk, and it evident that the man was pre- for a long stay. It is believed that this officer made his escape from one of the intern- ment camps in England, and it is *vident that he must have had ac- 8 in his effort to leave the hidden in the trunk. It is posed that he was endeavoring to ivey information to Germany. 1plice cuntry Fell To Their Death. Toronto, Dee. 14.--~Shooting lently to the earth as the slender scaffolding perched seventy feet high on the tank of the Ontario National Brick: Company gave way beneath their weight, four workmen were dashed to death at noon on Satur day in Cooksville. "The dead are : John Bowler, H. McKenna, George Warner, Toronto: Andrew Webster, nineteen years of age, Cookaville. Dutch Seize Grain Cargoes" ror Germany Amsterdam, via London, Dec. 14-- The correspondent at Hansweert, Ne- therlands, of the Amsterdam Tele- graaf, declares that the Dutch au- thorities have seized fifteen river Beats containing. cargoes ' of grain aud other goods which, it is alleged, the Cermans were attempting to smuggle by way of the River Scheldt. The Germans authorities, the cor- respondent adds, contend that the Cargoes are private property, Hudout's » toilst water," ¥1, ib. 5 vio- | GERMANS NOW RETI For Collapse of Its Offensive in Servia. ONLY INTERPRETATION OF REBUKE IN WEEK-END OF. FICIAL REPORT. Much Mystery About Servia's Counter. Offensive -- That Little Country Seems to Have Turned the Tables. New York, Dec. 14.--Differences ap- parently have arisen between Ger- many and Austtia concerning the pro- gress of the Austrian campaign. This {is the only possible interpretation of the public rebuke which has been in- flicted on the Austrians by Ber- lin's week-end oflicial report of the conditions in the war zone. The immediate cause of the man outburst is probably the lapse of Austria's offensive in vin, There is much mystery about Servia's counter dffensive, which is now so successfully developing. Less than a fortnight 'ago the _ Servians had been routed and demoralized: so complete was their discomfiture that their country seemed last. Now, how- ever, the Servians seem to have turn- ed the tables on the Austrians in a way to bring Germany's impatience so a breaking point. Ger- col- Ser- Russian Resistance, } Berlin, Dec. 14 To-day's official | Statement announces that the Rus- | Slanus are putting up a stubborn re- | sistance in Central Poland, although | it. says the Germans | favorable progress are making i Austria Sues' For Peace i Paris, Dec. 14,-- Georges Clemen- {sin former premier of France, stated yesterday: "I learned that Austria has twice | asked Servia to agree to peace. The | source of my information is such | that 1 defy anyone to contradict it. | "A shuddering apprehension for the must have seized {upon Berlin and Vienna for that | proud empire to supplicate little | Sc rvia for peace." near future | ue War Tidings. | It is reported at Athens that the |crews' of several Turkish warships | have mutinied owing to the brutal conduct of the German officers. | The Germans have thrown practical ly every man available on to the | fishting line. Aerial reconnajssances {show that only slight bodies of re- | serves are being held in their rear. | Major Morarth, in the Berliner Tage- {blatt, declares the allies have scored | over the Germans and are mow -in | position to await calmly the landing ! of the additional British army. The only German commerce-raiders { to be run down in the Atlantic are be- | lieved to be the Karlsruhe, the Strassburg, possibly the converted cruiser Kron Prinz Wilhelm, and the twenty-eight-knot battle cruiser Von r Tann, which several days ago | was reported to have escaped to the | Atlantic. The Australian cruiser Australia ar. rived, on Sunday, in the Bay of Pana. ma. She is coaling from two British | ¢olliers, the Lena and the Boyne, which passed through the canal beyond the territorial waters. It is reported that, the Australia is accompanied by oth- | er vessels, including a Japanese war- | Ship. | Two Austrian . Torpedo Boats | . { . Sunk by Mines Rome, Dec. 14.--~Two Austrian torpedo boats are reported to have been sunk in the Adriatie, according 10 a message received here from Trieste to-day. The torpedo boats were enroute to Lisha when they struck mines, the message states. The crews of both vessels were lost, Brussels Will Pay Tribute. Amsterdam, . Dec. 14.--A Berlin despatch says that Brussels and su- burbs hape decided to pay the war lien of 45,000,000 marks ($11,250,000) imposed by Germany, by means of special taxes payable up to June 15th, 1915. For the payment of the remaining 25,000,000 marks ($6,500,000) of the first war contribution arrangements have reached with a group of Belgian banks, whereby these obli- gations will be, met in ten instal ments, ---------- Acceptable, For a lady friend nothing is more acceptable than a id toilet and nanicure set from t's. See the display at this store. . "Shaving mirrors," at Gibson's. Queen's Uhoral Society will 'sing. at the military Y.MC.A, on Tues- day evening. "Shaving mirrors," 'at' Gibson's. §, " ---- LAST EDITION RING REBUKE OF AUSTRIA. COMES FROM BERLIN " . . ddd SA Sa * AFTER 44 YEARS, Paris, Dec. 14. --A ficial notice that is value as a historical has been posted at postoffices throughout It notifies the public that forth letters to points in One communes of Alsace require only a two-cent This means that after f four years under German these districts form a part the soil of France in an act administrative sense, FEED IEEE SIMI EEE E EES MPI SON KICKED BY HORSE : SHOCK KILLS MOTHER Injured Man in Hamilton Hospital --Has Chance to Recover, Hamilton, Dec. 14.--~While exer- cising a horse on the farm of his par- uis near Rymal yesterday, Thomas «ndsay was seriously injured, and he shock of the accident to his mother was such that she . died just as her son was being removed from the house to . the - hospital. Lindsay was kicked on the head by the animal, and it was found neces- fl ladle CEPR PPP 00 90040 0P 00 EE A ES Ez , sary on the arrival of the physician Lo remove one of 'his eyes. He was found about four o'clock, and it was nearly an hour before medical atten- ion could be obtained. He was ater brought to the hospital, where late last night it was stated that his ondition is serious. Lindsay is fifty-two years of age, and has a chance to recover. He is the only son left in the family, two brothers having died within a few days some time ago. Mrs. Lindsay was eighty years of agé, and wrote several poems under the name of Lifsie Leath Lindsay. 2% ----------------" "Gillette razors." Gibson's. The new steel plant of Armstrong Whitworth of Canada, Limited, was formally opened at Longueuil on Saturday. "Ebony brushes." Gibson's. W. F. Nickle, M.P,, returned on Sunday from Vancouver, B.Cak The Y.W.C.A. held a sale and tea on Saturday afternoon. "Gillette razors." Gibson's. DAILY MEMORANDUM, See top of page 3, right hand corner, for probabilities. ' * THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG Is On Sale at the Following City Stores: Bucknell's News Depot .. Clarke, J. W. & Co. ... 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