Daily British Whig (1850), 25 Nov 1914, p. 1

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NOVEMBER 25, Paris, Nov. 25---The official statement given out by French war office this afternoon says: **, From the North Sea to Ypres there have been no in- fantry attacks, Between Langemarick and Zonnebeck, We have gained territory in the vicinity of Labassee, The Indian troops recaptured from the enemy certain trench- e8 which had been taken from them the evening before. From Labassee to Soissons, there has been almost a com- plete caln ; "Wa have made slight progress near Berry-Au-Bac and in onne. At Bethin-court, northwest of Verdun, a Ge attack has been repulsed. A suspension of hos- tilitigh requested by the enemy has been refused. the region of Pont a Mousson, our artillery found ible to bombard Armaville. in the Vosges." Battering Down the Line. London, Nov. 25.--The allied fleet is battering down established along the Belgian const. Re- telling ; the bombardment of Zechrugge, ed in the partial destruetion of the town, g off West-ende, all clearly indicates the de- on with which the British fleet has set to the bf curbing the ambitions which the Germans may for the establishment of a basis for a raid on Eng- task of have "land. , "Reports from Holland declare that Zeebru ge was partially destroyed by the Germans, that their guns mig thave a clear sweep for the duel with the warships. The inhabitants of the city are in flight. Serious damage has also been done by the warships. Gave Them Decorations. | Geneva; Nov. 25.--A telegram, from Belfort, states that the commanding general there had a parade, Mon- day, in honor of the British airmen. Commander Bab- bington and Flight Lieut. Sippe, who participated in the raid on Friederichshafen, and decorated them with the Begion of Honor, A Great Russian Victory. Petrograd, Nov. 25/--It is confidently. believed here that as the additional reports of fighting between the Vis- tula and Warthe rivers are received and the retreat of the Gi § continues, the Russian victory will grow in atude. The Germans are now declared to be retreat- along a forty-mile line. Reinforcements are advane- Sou the south of Kaliscz, but the superiority of the ing ing ussiaus in numbers over the Germans, even with new 8 expected to force the kaiser's troops back upon vn frontier for a second time. The battle line is 1 | F EH iz i gif. - HF & ir I SFL Nothing has hap- i of thé German, troops being caught es batteries in. trenches, most of the tim MELTS OR MOVES Unexplored Continent Sighted by Peary in Polar Regions Noth There. New York, Nov. 23.--The Crocker and expedition, aiter its long tafp of 1,200 miles from KEtah to the point where Rear-Admiral Robert E. Peary said he sighted the great unexplored continent supposed to exist in the North Polar regions, found that Crocker Land was not there. The ex- pedifion made its final dash of 125 aiiles "over: the ice from' Cape Thomas Hubbard only to find that Crocker Land, if Peary located it rightly, had either-apeltod ~or-moved the posi fon it was supposed to hold. USING A SILENT GUN. Conditions On thie Western Front Very Distressing. London, Nov. 25.--A silent gun, probably of pneumatic type, is be- jie used by the Germans in Fland- ers, is a report from Col. Swinton, the British official "eye witness" at the front. Describing the conditions on the western front, Col. Swinton says: "The cold hard weather has improved the transport work and aerial scouting, but owing to the intense cold the men are sometimes lifted stiff from the trenches. whén relieved. The snow shows up - all roads and positions to the aericf scouts, but' the scouts themselves may also be seen more clearly. The situation up to the 21st was un- changed. "The trenches in some cases are only forty yards apart. The opposing sides are holding shooting competitions and throw packets of tobacco at one another. IMPERIAL CHANCELLOR T0 RAISE OVER BILLION Treasury Notes to be fssued to Religye the Distress in Germany. Berlih, Nov. 25.--The reichstag has received a draft of the second supplementary imperial budget for the year 1914. This empowers the imperial chancellor for the purpose of meeting extraordinary expenses, to again raise one 'and a quarter biniton dollars in the form of credit. Fur- thermore, the chancellor is empow- ered to issue treasury notes up ww one hundred million dollars for wie- ows and orphans and the relief of distress. Died In Hotel Dien. On! Tusaday afternoon Michael Me- Lonsdale, passed away at +» Ph e ii; i iH hil SELL PLILBBED PEL RECEP PIPED AMERICAN-FRENCH RESERVISTS AFTER TWO WEEKS IN THE TRENCHES. Reserves, a great number in this regiment from America; after two weeks' standing two feet deep in water. CANADIANS WITH GERMAN NAMES WERE ARRESTED Members of the Contingent Who Bore Teutonic Patronyms Were Examined. Toronto, Nov, 25.--Writing from Salisbury Plain under date of Novern: ber 7th, the Globe's staff correspon: dent said : "I'here was a sensation in the Ca- nadian camp to-day when orders came from the war office that every Cana dian volunteer with a German nama was to be placed under arrest and ox- amined. - Practically every unit in the contingent was afiected, 'and scores of men with | German had beea apprehended and + tin to" "Wendyaar: ters, where they now await the next wove of the authorities. It is proba- ble that 'they will be taken to a con- ceniration camp. The unfortunate fea ture of the whole affair is that there are many among the prisoners whe fought with the British in South Af rica god in other parts of the world. There are several in the company who had: medals pinned on their breasts by the late Queen Victoria, and one oi these wept bitterly when he was takon from the ranks," i | | MURDER CONSPIRACY. New York, Nov. 25.--The po- lice, to-day, were confronted with another murder conspir- acy, rivalling that in which Her- man Rosenthal was assassin- ated, Barnett Bafl, fifty-one years old, and probably the lar- gest indepéndent poultry dealer in the east, was shot down near one of his stores on West 119th street. Hisassassination is attributed directly to his fight against the poultry combine. = AAR Abana tant ada ags alas on] PRISONER IS VERY ILL. to Serve BPIPPPEL PPPS PPR SABES DBS or SEP Lb "Pen" Deputy Sheriff Benjamin Watter- worth, of London, arrived in the city on Tuesday night, witl a pris- loner for the penitentiary, John Rob- erts, who has three years to serve on a charge of theft. Roberts is in very poor health. He was left in one of the cells at the police station over night, and taken to the prison Wednesday morning. Goes to Trial On Charge Of Treason Toronto, Nov, 35.--On a charge of high treason agaitst the empire, Pout Mazur, a young Canadian cor poll in the Canadian militia, born of Austrian - parents, was sent up police court to the assizes W. K. Murphy, jr., his counsel, put up the plea that the young fei- low was going to visit in the United States, and did not deliberately at- tempt to smuggle three Austrians out of Canada. An interesting fea- ture of the case Is that Mazur was acting as 4 government interpreter enrolling the alien enemies at Port ---------------- Eo 3 O_4. WNDERWONS incessant fighting in the CAPTURED GERMANS AND MUNITIONS The Work of an Indian Corps --The General Situation is Unchanged. London, Nov. 25.--An Indian corps has retaken the trenches which they lost to the Germans yesterday, and captured three German officers, over 100 men, three machine guns and one mortar. This statement is from the war bureau. The general situation is declared to' be unchanged. To "Bottle Up" Villa. Mexico City, :Nov. 25.--It is report- ed here that | advance guards General Villa's army have Tegloyucan, about twenty miles north of Mexico City. General Alvaro Ohregon is still in the city and his difficulties with Gen- eral Lucio Blanco have been adjusted. The two generals held a erence yesterday. In a statement General Obregon said General Villa had arrested Julio Ma- dero, brother of the late President Madero. General Obregon declared that he and General Pablo Gonzales had sufficient! troops to defeat General Villa, but that they had desisted in order to allow Villa to enter the city, where the entire constitutionalist army would bottle him up. Chile Accuses Germany. Santiago, Chile, Nov. 25.--An of- ficial statement issued by the mari- time authorities says that it has been proved that German warships have violated the neutrality of Chile by staying for several days in the Juan ffernandez islands, capturing two aeutral ships, seizing coal 'and pro- visions and sinking the French bark: Valentine a half mile distant from ihe Chilean coast. HALF OF THE 50,000 ALREADY ENROLLED [be Rest to be Enlisted at Once-- Distribution Among the Provinces, Ottawa, Nov, 25.--It is stated here that of the 50,000 men to be enlist- ed in Canada according to the gov- ernment's latest program, 25,000 are already enrolled. Of these 17,000 are to form the second con- tingent.. The remaining 25,000 will be raised on the following basis: Five or six regiments of 1,000 men each to be raised in Ontario, two or three in Quebec, four in Manitoba and Saskatchewan three or four in Alberta, two in British Columbia, and one in the maritime provinces. ; in Battle For the Great Brit a small state like Belgium, ev: '1 know that if they if they fall in battle, Our names will EAST INDIANS i s + FOR sh Engin, THINK THAT BULLETS WILL SEND THEM STRAIGHT 70 PARADISE. Maharaja of Idar, at Cairo on Way to Front, Says India Will Send 200,000 Men Against Germans. 'aro, Egypt, Nov. 25.--A prinee of India, the maharaja of Idar, ruling chief of 'a native dtate in Rajputana, who is on his way to the, front, ar- i yesterday. "¥verybody in India is for Eng- Bealls and Patio: tall pox is njabis ma they are little people count. All the fingers on are not of the ame size. "India wants to do CEE PPP PPO oe contribution of India was to be only 100,000 native troops, we were sorry that the number was limited, but the emperor knows the number of diers he needs, we said, and we will "Now we lear that 200,000 are to go. We are glad to hear news, for in India many men who were heartbroken at being left behind will now be happy. ge "If the emipéror asks for a million, two millions, three millions, our ride will be greater and he 'shall vn them fully trained and steadfast. Bing i - 3 li L Ready To Supply Million, "Our resources of men and money are at the emperor's disposal and if he wishes an army as large as the czar's he shall have them. ia will ish the men. Nepal has offered 80,000 men and Ra has a Sending army of ,000 but has near- arnt on (es oe Germ i recruits. wos 5 "Beoause Britain iw Sghting or world civiligation and for iy we have is hers. . "Now is a splendid time to die, and it is glorious to die in battle. IndS die of cholera or | TH AIL BRITISH be Jargatien, but ED ¥ " ; ting honor- EEE : ably, they will go > phi to para- {Is On Sale at the dise Stores To fall in battle is mot to die. en: Bucknells News Depot ..398 live forever and our families .will be proud of us. Clarke, J. W. & O06. .,....858 College Book Store yr "The maharaja of Jodhpur, who is only seventeen years old, offered Coulter's his services, but the viceroy said Sullen's Grocery, Ot Princess & Frontenac Hotel .«......Ontan he was too young. He wept at his disappointment. His mother also Gibson's Drug Store ..Market. McAuley's Book Store : Prin. & Ki - G A sale in St. Geo from 3 to 6 pm. ¥ dysentery they will lo wished him to go and he wrote several letters to the viceroy asking what it would matter if he were killed, as he had three brothers and thought that he should be allowed to do his duty. "My son, 14 years of age, want- ed to come with me. I told him when my duty had been done he could follow me. snr Women Want To Fight. "Our ladies want us to fight for the emperor. When I was appoint- ed to the staff I was told I could not |GO! take a suite of servants and would be limited to'two rooms and a dress- ing boy. "My Syces, who are with me, are Sirdars, holding the rank of captain. My personal servant is also an offi cer. They will groom my ' horses and attend to me, but when there is fighting to be done they will fight. 1 have also taken twelve despatch wed dinner rooms "The

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