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OMAHA, KRIDAY MOttNIXG, NOVEMBER 27, 1914 TEN PAGES.
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SAMONS GUILTY
OF ROBBING THE
POSTOFFICE SAFE
Jury in the Federal Court Returns
Verdict Against Former Sheriff
of Buffalo County.
COLONEL IN NATIONAL GUARD
Package Disappeared Last Christmas
and Contained Money from an
Omaha to Kearney Bank.
GIVES NOTICE OF AN APPEAL
Is Found Guilty on Four of the Five
Counts Charged.
JURY IS INSTRUCTED o ONE
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Sealed Verdict Rrtarnrd After
Fonr Honrs of Deliberation and
ta Read la the Morning- in
Open (flirt.
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Walter Sammons was found guilty on
four counts out of five by a Jury tn fed
era! court yesterday on the charge
of having robbed the Kearney postofflce
of a 15,000 registered package of cur
rency last Christmas. Summons la a
colonel in the Nebraska National Guard
and "waa sheriff of Buffalo county for
two terma.
The jury reached ita verdict after be
ing out only four hours, moat of which
time waa consumed in organizing and
then going to supper. Shortly after 9
o'clock Wednesday evening the Jurymen
reached a verdict, aealcd it and took It
to bed with them. It was brought into
court thla rooming, signed by C. B.
Nlkodemus, the foreman.
The five' counts on which Pammons had
been indicted were practically the rente,
merely covering the robbery of the Kear
ney peetofflce last Christinas night and
the thertyof the currency package.
On the third count, to the effect that
Eammonl had abstracted currency from
a mall package, the Judge instructed a
verdict of "not guilty," no matter what
the verdict might, be on the other count,
as there had been no evidence concerning
abstraction of any money from the stolen
package.
Aa the verdict was read, Famnions did
. not bat an eye or show any evidence of
the shock which the adverse outcome of
the case must mean to him, especially on
Thanksgiving day. Senator Norris Brown
of hla counsel waa with him and an
nounced that a motion for a new trial
und arrest of Judgment will be made at
once, and that If a new trial in denlel,
the case will be appealed, December 5
was set a tha time for hearing, the
motion. .
The penalty for the offense la a fine
of not more than $2,000, or Imprisonment
lor not more than live years, or both."
Sentep.ee cannot be. pronounced, until tha
.motlon la disposed of.
Eapected Acquittal."
It is known, that the verdk't. of "guilty"
must have been a 'uevere surprise tn
Sammons, for as he entered the court
room to .attend the opening of the ver
dict he had smilingly remarked In an
swer to a. question: . "
. "I'm feeling mighty good. I have been
expecting to be acquitted, and the short
time taken by the Jury in reaching a
verdict leads me to think I shall go
free."
With thei steely nerve that has char
acterized his presence ever since the
trial began Simmons accepted the ver
dict without a word and did not even
make any unusual move, lis pretty
wife and little girl were not in court.
Smith Back Home.
Neither was Delbert Smith, the former
Kearney poatofflce clerV, whose- confes
sion was the chief basis of the prosecu
tion of Sammons. Smith returned to
Kearney, with, his wife, Wednesday
night to w' up his affairs preparatory
to appearing in court next month to an
swer for his share In the robbery. He
confessed that he loaned his postof fl '3
keys anQ gave the safe combination to
Sammorjs, whom, he alleged, had ac
tually committed the crime.
Smith has sold his little home, and he
sent the summer "working from day
light to dusk raising potatoes and gar
den truck on Irrigated land which Kear
ney business men staked htm to. Ha
raised' bushels of potatoes, 1,500
.bushels of tomatoes, 600 bushels , of
onions and much other vegetables.
He Is said to be anxious tu atone for
hla part In the robbery and Is ready
and willing to go to prison If so sen
tenced. A large majority of the people
at Kearney believe his story. It Is said.
Thirty' normal students- there have of
fered to board with Mrs. Bmlth all win
ter. In order to help her mako a living,
if Bmlth la sent, to prlsott
BATTLESHIP MICHIGAN
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- NORFOLK,. Va., Nov. So.-Thernlted
States battleship Michigan went ashore
on the tail of the Horseshoe near the
lightship Just off Cape Henry today, ac
cording to a radio message to the navy
yard.
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distinguished themselves as fighters in the campaign along
the Franco-Belgian frontier.
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ROY MILKER KILLED
ON HEW SPEEDWAY
Second Man to Try . the New Track
Is Hurled to His Death Against
the Heavy Uprights.
SPEED TESTS ARE CALLED OFF
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Blraraen ilve Some Tkrllllng Exal
bltlona, Art Bmlth Looplna; the.
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' - Tirars.
Roy Mihirr. inotorcycla racer, was killed
at the Omaha 'Automobile Speedway yes
terday afternoon when he Jowt control of
his machine crashed Into thw pillars at
the top of tha track and Waa thrown
against a 4x upright. The racer's skull
waa crushed. ' '
Speedway officials said Milher was rav
eling at a fifty-mile pace when tbe acci
dent occurred. Marty Graves of Lios
Angeles, who preceded him, made a nlne-ty-mile
record. Mllner'a'motorcycle dashed
to the top. of the Incline when he banked
to make the eaat turn. 'It struck one"
upright, wobbled, plunged forward and
struck another. , The machine crumpled
and left the track, leaping fifteen feet to
the ground, below. The rider was thrown
against a 4x8 upright, his' head struck
and tha upright broke.'
' 'flncea Tailed Off.
All motorcycle races for the remainder
of the day were, called off by officials.
Fifteen hundred people witnessed tha ac
cident. Mogy Bernstein announced that
unless, the, crowd desired to remain for
the aeroplane flights In he afternoon
money would be refunded. Several re
funds were made, but the majority of the
peoplo remained for the other events.
M liner waa 23 years old, unmarried.
His home was at Cleveland, O. The body
was taken in an ambulance to the under
taking ' parlors of N. P. 8wanson, Sev
enteenth and Cuming streets.
Large crowds saw Arthur Smith and
Ralph McMillan in 'thrilling aeroplane
flights In the afternoon.
Smith lu his:secutid flight looped tha
loop several consecutive times.
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OFFICIALS AT PAN
AMERICAN MASS
Cabinet Members, Judges and Diplo
mats Attend Thanksgiving
Service at Capital. y
PRESIDENT VISITS DAUGHTER
Chief Executive Attends Service at
Wlllfamstorrn and Will.'' Be
Gveat'at Family' Dinner
Thla Cranio.
WASHING TON.' Xov. 'X. Members' of
tha cabinet, diplomatic corps, the supreme
court and other prominent figures In
official Jlfe, gathered today at St.
Patrick's church for the annual Pan
Amnrloan Thanksgiving celebration
President Wilson was in Wllllamstdwn.
Mass., spending the day with his daugh
ter, Mrs. F. B. Say re, and tt was the first
time since the Pan-American celebration
was organised several year age that the
president .of the United States hers not
attended.
. The diplomatic representatives, in bril
liant uniforms, assembled : with other
dignitaries and marched Into the church
in a solemn but colorful procession,
where mass was said in celebration of
peace and ' thanksgiving among tbe
Americans.
President Wilson was represented at
the celebration by his secretary, Mr. Tu
multy. Cardinal Gibbons and other
Catholic clergymen assisted at the mass,
which was celebrated by Rev. Michael J
Biordan. .'The Thanksgiving sermon was
preached by Rev. John Cavanaugh, pres
ident of Notre Dame university.
After the mass the guests were enter
tained at luncheon by Monslgnor Russell,
pastor of ft. Patrick's. A sliver medal,
bearing a figure of the "Christ of Peace,"
was presented. to each of thedlplomats
and other guests.
The figure on the medal is a reproduc
tion of the statue of Christ, erected in
the Andes mountain on the boundary
between Argentina and Chile, to com
memorate the peace between those two
countries.
At the luncheon following the ceremony,
Cardinal Gibbons proposed a toast to the
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Berlin Reports Indecisive Defeat of
Three Russian Armies in the East
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.BERLIN, Nov. 2ti. (By Wireless to
London.) An official announcement given
out in Berlin today Is as follows:
"In the western arena of the war the
situation remains unchanged. The French
opened an attuck In tha region of St.
Hilar, wit b. strong forces. The strength
of this attack gradually dwindled and the
movement was finally reputoed ,wlth
heavy losses to the enemy.
"We have made progress at Apremont
and there ia no change In the situation In
East Prussia.. ' .
'Our troops unrler General von Macken
sen at ixxix and Lowli-s, inflicted heavy
losses on the first and on the second and
on a portion of the fifth Russian armies.
In addition to many killed and wounded
he have in our possession 40,000 uninjured
prisoners, seventy cannon, 160 ammuni
tion wagons and lini machine guns, while
we destroyed thirty cannon.
"In these battles our young troops did
brilliantly. In spite of great aacrltlccs.
"We have not succeeded in bringing this
fighting to a close. In spite of the excel
lent results already gained. This Is due
to the enemy bringing up extra strong
reinforcements from the east and the
we.t.
"Yesterday we repulsed their attacks
very m here and the final esult ia still
pending." - .
Included in the information given out
by the German press bureau Is the fol
lowing: "The German government has published
BRITON BATTLESHIP
BLOWN UP WHILE
BAND IS PLAYING
English War Vessel Bulwark De
stroyed Off Sheerness by Acci
dental Explosion.
OVER SEVEN HUNDRED VICTIMS
Wholesale Murders and Executions
of Austrian and Hungarian Troops
But Twelve Rescued Out of Entire
Complement of Craft When It
Goes Down.
ADMIRALTY SURE JUST MISHAP
Shock of Terrible Blast is Heard for
Seven Miles.
EYE-WITNESS DESCRIBES SIGHT
Person oa Boat Short Distance Away
from Ill-starred Ship Deaerlhea
the Disaster aa He Be.
held It.
IX7NDOX, Nor. 2s. The lose of the
battleship Bulwark, according to a Con
tral News dispatch received this evening
from Chatham, was due to an accidental
explosion while ammunition waa being
loaded on the warship.
The explosion which destroyed the Bul
wark occurred at 7:5S a. m.
A vice admiral and a rear admiral who
were at Pheerness 'reported that they
were convinced that the disaster was
caused by a magaalne explosion. There
was no upheaval of the water. When the
smoke had cleared away the ahlp had
entirely disappeared.
An inquiry will be held tomorrow and
the admiralty believe that It may throw
some light upon the occurrence.
Mr Churchill, speaking In the House
of Commons concerning the disaster, said:
"The loss of the ship docs not sensibly
affect our military position, but I legret
the' loss of life, which was very heavy.
Only twelve men were aaved. All the
officers and the rest of the crew, which
I suppose amounted to between TOO and
800, perished." .
dhoclc Felt Mile.
The force of the explosion aboard tha
boat was so gTeat that houses In Sheer
ness, and even in South End. seven
miles away and on the other end of the
Medway, were violently shaken. The
people fled Into tbe streets in alarm.
When the great ship blew up denes
clouds of amoks and f lamee shot into the
air. The vessel disappeared beneath tha
waves In three minutes.
So terribly was the Bulwark rent that
It was impossible to render It assistance.
Immediately after the explosion the ves
sel was blotted out by smoke, and as the
veil slowly lifted a handful of men were
seen struggling In tha Water. Small craft
rushed to their aid and picked them up.
Borne of the crew were badly mutilated.
A touch of the dramaUo waa added to
the catastrophe by the fact that the band
of the Bulwark was playing when tha
explosion came.
When Explosion oca red.
The explosion occurred while the Bul
wark was lying at anchor off the naval
port of Sheerness, near tha mouth of the
Thames, but the officers of the port
scout the public Impression that the ves
sel was the victim of German sub
marine. . They seem to be supported by
the absence of an upheaval In the water,
as. the first lord of the admiralty ex
plained. Although almost fifteen years old end
no longer on the first fighting line, the
Bulwark waa a useful unit. The lose of
the ship, however, was nothing compared
with the heavy loss In trained officers
and men,- with whose .relatives Mr.
Churchill expressed ' In the House of
Commons his deep sympathy and sorrow.
The Bulwark, in its early career, was
quite a favored ship. For a long time it
was tbe flagship of Admiral Charles
Beresford In tha Mediterranean.
An eye witness, who waa on a ship a
short ' distance from tho lil-tated Bui
wark, said:
"I wss at breakfast at about ten
minutes to S o'clock this morning when
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mcnt found in Brussels, which proves the
existence of an , Anglo-Belgian military
convention. This Is a report of the chief
of the Belgian general . staff. General
Ducarmc, made In l'J0 to the Belgian
minuter of war concerning negotiations
"with Colonel Bernar jiaton, . the Britlah
military attache. The number of Britlah
troops, their landing place, their equip-1
mcnt and the collaboration of the allied
armies are all agreed upon.
"There, haa been found also a second
document, probably a report made In
liil 2. which contains the assertion of the
British military attache at Brusaels to
the chief of the Belgian general staff.
General J unttbliith, that England will
land troops In any event, and even with
out .the conte nt of Belgium. This second
document dei-lares also that the British
attache frequently visited and Inspected
the aeaport or Zeebrugge.
"A special dlrpatch received In Berlin
says that the Russian harbor of Arch
angel, in spite of tlie efforts of the Ice
breakers, is ooniplefe1yi frosen up. Con
sequently, the movement of ammunition,
merchandise and foodatuffa frcm Eng
land to Russia is now Impossible.
"The Turkish embassy at Rome say
that ths Egyptian aJvaine guards on the
Hues canal deaerted to the Turks.
"A dispatch from Berne says reports
from a reliable source set forth that the
French losses, up to November 1, were
130,000 men killed. STO.OuO wounded and
Arkansas May Ask
Government to Help
Fight Forest Fires
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Nov. 26. Federal
aid may be asked to check the apreading
forest fires that today were sweeping
through the whole . southeast portion of
Arkansas and northern Louisiana
Today was the eighth day on which the
sun haa been obscured entirely In Little
Itock by dense clouds of smoke.
Tbe most serious Individual losses oc
curred at Helena last night when tha
Central Distilling company plant and
the Pining Furniture company were de
stroyed with a loas of $150,000.
In northern Louisiana concern Is felt
for the safety or many big oil plants in
the Caddo parish, tha largest old field In
the state. Fires are spreading rapidly In
tha dint riot.
Mississippi river traffic south of Mem
phis is said to be almost at a stand till
because of the difficulty In operating
steamers through the dense smoke.
According to weather forecasters no re
lief is tn sight.
MARION, 111.,' Nov. 26--A strip of Mis
sissippi valley bottom land, ten miles
wide and fifty miles long Is burning and
the largest cypress trees in tha state
are ' threatened with destruction. The
fire is threatening many homes and state
aid has been asked. A heavy pall of
smoke bas settled over this part of the
state.
FOitT SMITH, Ark., Nov. 2S.-A. light
rain which began falling early today
was expected to aid lit checking the
forest fires sweeping 'this section of Ar
kansas. BPItlNGFIELD. Mo., Nov. S6.-Forest
fires have broken out lu the timber belt
of southern Missouri. Reports from Barry
county today said that between fass
vllle and Kxetsr and Exeter and Monett
great fires were burning tn timber along
tbe hillsides. No rain has fallen In sev-
LEMBBRO, Oaltola, No. !.-Vla
PetrogTad and London.) A committee,
appointed to investigate conditions In
Oallcia, report that there have been
wholesale murders, executions and ex
cesses of every description In war-swept
Oallcia. Thousands of starving and home
less families gave evidence of these oonUU
tlons.
The Russian population, the committee
says, suffered most severely, less from
natural consequence of -war than from
the cruelty of Austrian officials, who al
ways suspected the loyalty of the Oallclan
populace and have acted with marked
severity since the beginning of the war.
The committee reports It established
the faot that In seven countlea X men
have been shot or hanged. Including two
priests. Throughout Oallcia It Is esti
mated 10,000 arrests have been made and
1.000 executions have taken place. In
five counties, the committee states, lu
members counted 4,060 burned homesteads.
In the county In which Prsemysl Is lo
cated there are S.M families with S,s00
children under S years of age who are
homeless.
Robbery and tha sacrilege of ohuroheg
are reported, and tt ta said that wbole
families, Including babtea, children and
decrepit old men. In one Instance a deaf
mute, have been thrown into prison.
Near Prseroyst, the committee reports,
every village has been burned. Ia tha
neighborhood of Jaslow, 160 persons la
a deaerted hamlet, war found to have
been hanged.
Most of these outrages are said by tha
committee to have been committed by
Hungarians, It ta stated that Oosaacka
who were pursuing a detachment of Hun
garians found tha body of one Rnaatan
girl who had been crucified. It ta also
alleged that in one field hospital five
persons, horribly mutilated, were received.
The committee reports that all these tacts
have been authenticated,
. The report said that the Russian troops)
hsd been aroused to a high pitch of fury
against the enemy.
The members of the eotnmtttee mad
their tnveatigaUona under the direction
of Its president. Count Bobrlnaky, gov
ernor general of Oallcia.
KITCHENELTELLS
LORDS OF YICTORY
British War Secretary Says Germans
in Poland Have Been De
1 feated by Russians.
REVIEWS EVENTS IN THE WEST
Britons Flgrhtlnst with the Allies la
France Giving- uooil Arenint of
ThemaeJvea More Men
Will Be Needed.
LONDON, Nov. 2.-"The Russians have
defeated the Germans with the heaviest
losses yet suffered; the Germans have
made no advanao since I last addressed
this house," and "the British are tit touch
with Turkish forces thirty miles east of
the Sues canal," were the salients of a
speech made by Field Marshal Earl
Kitchener In the Housoof Lords this
afternoon when the British secretary of
state summarised the military opcratlona
Pays Trlbnte to Bnfalans.
Lord Kltoliener paid a Arlbuto to the
gallantry of the Belgian army and to
the king of the Belgians, who he declared
had no Intention of quitting Belgian terri
tory. He said the losses of the allies
were great, but at the same time were
Blight compared with those of the enemy,
and that the alllea' troops were In ex
cellent spirits and confident of success.
Tbe Russians, he announced, have de
feated - the Germans with heavier losses
than the latter uver suffered before.
Regarding recruiting Earl Kitchener
said he still had room for men and lie
was confidant that the men would an
swer tha eotwtrarVjaU an has that ths
war was brought to a successful conclu-
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Further Appeal for
Aid in Caring tor the
Wounded in Europe
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 38. Urgent ap
peals for aid In caring for the Injured
In the European war sone were received
In this city yesterday. Mrs. Robert E.
Btrawbridge, a member of the board of
managers of the American women's war
relief fund, In a cablegram, asks that
all Americans send a special Thanksgiv
ing day donation to the fund, while the
board of managers, in a letter, seta forth
the urgent need of clothing and money.
"The situation is dismal beyond
words," the letter stated.
The hospital which Is being maintained
by tue women's relief fund is located at
Paignton, . near London, and until re
cently was the residence of K. Paris
Binger, a New York manufacturer, who
turned it over to the American women.
The personnel of the board of man
agers joining In the appeal follows:
Lady Paget, president; Mrs. John Astor,
Ice president ihe duches of Marlbor
ough, chairman; Iidy Lowther and Mrs.
Haroourt, Lady Randolph Churchill, E.
Paris Binger, Mrs. Owen, daughter of
William J. Bryan, the American secre
tary of state; Mm. Robert E. Btraw
bridge, Mrs. Page, wife of the American
ambassador; Lady Henry, Mrs. Burns,
Mra Hoover, Walter Burns and Miss
Wills.
It was announced here last night that
a collection for the war sufferers would
be 'taken up between the halves of the
army and navy foot ball gamo Saturday.
GERMANS DRIYEN
FROHDIXHDDE
French Marines Drive Teutons from
the Trenches at Point of the
Bayonet
t - m
THREE HUNDRED GAULS KILTED
London Report Sara lOnesny Did Vfe
Halt VmtJ They Were Seven
Miles from the Lo-nsr Be
leaameped City.
LONDON, Nov. W. Tha correspondent
of the Dally Malt at Dunkirk. Franc,
telegaphs that Dlxmuda has been retaken
by the all ire. He saysi
"The French marines attacked the
town strongly on Tuesday night and drove
the Germans out of three lines of ad
vanced trenchra -On Wednesday they
followed this up by entering tha town In
an Irresistible charge.
"The enemy did not halt tn their re
treat until they were seven mile out of
the town. The marine lost 800 men."
French Official Report Colorless.
PARIS, Nov, . Th official Frecioh
announcement given ouf In Pari thla
afternoon reads as follows:: t
"No Important development marked th
day. of November 28. In th north the
cannonading diminished tn Intensity and
no Infantry attack waa directed against
our lines, which made slight advances at
certain points.
"In tha region of Arras their was a
continuation of tha bombardment on th
town and its environs.
"On the'Alsne th enemy endeavored
to deliver an attack on th village of
Missy. This movement resulted tn com
plete failure with' considerable loss as to
the Germans.
"We have made some progress la th
region to the west of Boualn.
"In the Argonne, In the Woevr dis
trict, In Lorraine and In tha Vosgea there
Is almost complete calm along th entire
front.
"There haa been a heavy fall of anew,
particularly In tbe higher portions of the
Vosgea mountains.'
Transports Bearing
Funston's Army Are
Now Off Galveston
GALVESTON, Tex., . Nov. .-The
army transports, Cristobal, Kansas and
Bumner, bearing General Frederick Fun
ston and part of tha Fifth brigade troops,
which have occupied Vera Cms for seven
months, arrived off Galveston bar at 11:110
o'clock this morning and were expected
to reaoh docks about 1:80 o'clock this
afternoon.
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Persians Massacre
2,000 Russians
LONDON. Nov. M.-Telegraphlng from
Amsterdam, the correspondent of th
Reuter Telegraph company aays th Bar
tin Tageblatt has published a dispatch
from Constantinople to the effect that
2.000 Russians have been massacred at
Tabrls by Persians. The British official
press bureau, while assenting to the pub
lication of the above dispatch, says It ap
pears to be false and to have been spread
under German Instructions. '
Little Human Interest Stories of
the Big World War Now Raging
British sad Tentona Swap Tobacco.
LONDON, Nov. 2. An account from the
front speaks of the trenches of the op
ponents as being at some points only
forty yards apart. The English and
Germans talk back and forth, bold shoot
ing competitions and exchange tobacco,
much after th manner of the American
civil war. Tli men In these trenches ar
secure from shell fire, the hostile artil
lery being unable to shoot In the fear
that It would hit Ita own Infantry. In
deed, for either side, a trench close to
the enemy often is a safer spot than
any other In the fighting sone.
Knideja Boonta hls Building.
LONDON, Nov. . The successes of the
Emden and other Gernufri cruisers In
capturing and sinking British steamers
has resulted In a boom In the shlpbuilu
Ing centers. In the North of England,
the yards have booked orders for 300.000
tons of new shipping, while on the Clyde
alone orders have been given 'for 60,00
tons.
Rermana I 'a ftilent ft a a.
LONDON, Nov. 26. A report from Brl
lsh army tieadquurtcrs ssys: "In our
center the enemy employed a silent gun.
wblcb may be pneumatic or worked by
nhankal contrivance. Titer Is
no report of th discharge, th projectile
travels through the air without any of the
warning made by an ordinary ahell, and
the first notice to be received of Ita ar
rival la the bursting of the shell, go
far tbe weapon has dona no damage,"
' Mast Ba Lifted front Trenches.
LONDON, Nov. 26.-A dispatch from tha
front lit Belgium says: . "Cold weather
has fTosen the slush. Improving th con
ditions In trenches In one sense, but the
drop In tha temperature makes the men
so stiff that many have to b lifted out
of trenches when relieved, and others
ar sent, partly froxen. to hospitals."
Kaiser's Coat Captared.
PETKOGHAD, (Via London), Nov. 8t
The Army Messenger asserts that among
the trophies taken by the Russians at
Csenstocbowa was Emperor William's
carriage, which contained one of the em
peror's coats.
Cholera in Antwerp.
LONDON, Nov. K. Cholera la reported
to have broken out In Antwerp, accord
ing to a dispatch from Rotterdam to the
Evening Btur. Only a few cases so far
have bn reported and the moat ener
getic measures are being taken by ths
nltary authorities.
GERMAN ROUT If
EAST COMPLETE,
SAYS PEJR06RAQ
Official Report. Received in London
Tell of Great Viotory by Crar's
Forces in Poland.
FIFTY THOUSAND PRISONERS
Correspondent of Mail Says Teutons
Abandoned Artillery Maxims and
and Transport Trains.
GERMAN ARMIES ARE DIVIDED
Russians Succeeded in Isolating
Force of Von Hinderberg from
Army of Crown Prince.
VIENNA REPORT IS DIFFERENT
It Tells of Capture of Thousand's of
Russians and Many Guns.
RUSSIANS . ARE , NEAR CRACOW
Civil Population ef City Demand
Ita "nrrender and Military Gov
ernor Orders Expnlslon of
AU Civilians.
BtTLLBTTIf.
LONDON. Not. 26. Official new
received In Russian circles In London
today declares that the rout of the
German and Austrian forces In Po
land hag been complete. The gen
eral staff, however, is not yet able to
five any details of this fighting.
BULLET!.
BERLIN, Nov. 26. (By Wireless
to London) It Is officially an
nounced In Vienna that the fighting
In Russian Poland continues.
Twenty-nine thousand prisoners
have been taken In this battle, as
well as forty-nine machine guns and
a quantity of war material.
LONDON. Nov. M.-"It la now clear
that the Russian viotory in Poland Is
decisive," says the Petrograd corres
pondent of tha Express, ' "Th number of
Prisoners taken by th Russians is esti
mated at 60,000.
"Th Germans have begun a retreat
--w - ma wrixnpgnu-
nt continue, "and In many plaoee the
flight Is a disorderly rout, narked by th
abandonment of artillery, maxims and
transports.
"Berlin meanwhile ia beginning to talk
about repulsing Russian attacks, which
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Ruling: Made on War
Tax on Lading Bills
"WASHINGTON. Nov. W. A ruling of
interest to all railroads was Issued today
by tha bureau of Internal revenue in
terpreting the provision of the war tax
law relating to the levy of 1 cent on
all manifest bills of: lading or otlix evi
dences of the receipt and forwarding of
shipments. The law requires such evi
dence of receipt on all shipments where
tha charge Is over S cents, but the bu
reau announces that "a literal icomrHI
anc with this requirement is In
cases Impracticable or Impossible."
"It Is, therefore, hereby provided," says
tha ruling, "that where freight Is an-'
oepted at nonagency stations It must fin
receipted for by conductors accepting it.
He must see to it that an internal rev
enue stamp of 1. cent denomination is
attached to each of such receipts and
cancelled as required by these regula
tions before such shipments are accepted."
The ruling provides, however. tht in
case of shipments of perishable nature
or In other cases where such receipts
cannot d given By conductors, the ship
ments may be accepted and trananorti.il
In advance of the affixing of the stamo.
Th receipt In such cases is to be de
livered to the "destination agent" and
the stamp required of the consignee.
Baggage checks for the transportation of
bicycles, dogs, baby carriages, etc., will
b regarded as evidences of renninf nH'
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