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VOL. XLIV NO. 140.
The Omaha Daily Bee
OMAHA. SATURDAY MOWN 1 NO, NoYKMHKK
THE WEATHER.
Fair
1!h-,sixti;i:n" iwhks.
On Train and at
Hottls Mew atsnds, So,
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
BAH ON L1YE STOCK
IS LIFTED IN IOWA
AND OTHER STATES
Certain Hawkeye, Wisconsin and
Illinois Counties Released from
Some Restrictions.
INDIAN TROOPS, engaged with the Allies, resting in a
cemetery.
EFFECTIVE ON NOVEMBER 30
Provides Cattle for Immediate
Slaughter May Be Shipped in
Interstate Commerce.
ORDER ISSUED IN WASHINGTON
Cattle Can Be Received for Feeding
Purposes in Territory.
EPIDEMIC IS UNDER CONTROL
Offiefals of Department ef Agrtenl
far Confident that Disease
STaw Has Brta Definitely
Cheeked.
WAfiHTNOTON, Nor. x7. An ordwr re
leasing idffli restrictions of the federal
live stock quarantine In certain counties
In Wisconsin. Illinois and Iowa, which
were placed under embargo because of
the foot and month disease, was issued
tonight by the Department of Agricul
ture. It becomes effective November 30
and provides that cattle for Immediate
.laughter mar be snipped from these
counties In interstate commerce. Cattle
also mar be received for feeding pur
poses, but not shipped out for feeding
elsewhere.
All the counties in Wisconsin are re
leased with the exception of Ore on. Rock,
Walworth, Kenosha, Racine, Dane, Jef
ferson, "Waukesha, Milwaukee, Lincoln
and Langlade.
Counties tinder Ban.
In Iowa all counties are released ex
cept Mitchell, Green, Black Hawk. Bu
chanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Tama, Ben
ton, Linn. Jones, Jackson. Poweshiek,
Iowa, Johnson. Cedar. Clinton, Scott,
Keokuk, Washington, Louisa and Musca
tine. The following counties in Illinois are
released: Calhoun, Madison, Bond, Fay
ette, Effingham, Jasper, Crawford, St.
Clair. Clinton, Marion, Clay, Richland.
Lawrence, Monroe, Washington, Jeffer
son, Wayne, Edwards,, Wabash, Ran
dolph. Perry, Franklin, Hamilton. White,
Jackson, Williamson, Saline, Gallatin.
Union, Johnson, Pope, Hardin, Alexander,
Pulaski and Massac.
' Express Satisfaction.
The release order was the first Issued
since the discovery of the foot and mouth
dlsea-e and will be followed as rapidly
as possible by similar orders lifting the
quarantine in all localities where the dis
ease has been eradicated. Officials who
have been supervising ' the campaign
against the disease tonight expressed sat
isfaction at the progress made In prevent
ing further spread. They feel confident
that the epidemic "Is under control and
will soon be eradicated entirely.
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AMERICAN YESSEL
IS FIRED UPON BY
A BRITISH CRUISER
English Man-o'-War Sends Two
Shots Across Stern of U. S.
Steamer St. Helena.
FAILED TO HEAVE TO QUICKLY
Berlin Military Critics Say
Decision in Poland is Near
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Does Not Respond at Once and
Guns Begin to Play.
REPORT OF CAPTAIN OILAND j
Incident at Point Ninety Miles
Northwest of Colon.
WASHINGTON IS NOT ALARMED
Stair Uepartment Official lira aril
Iffalr as Nothlna I nnsitnl In
Times of International
. fMrlfe.
HKHUN, Nov. (Via lxn.lou Mili
tary nhscrvrrft here exprcm, the 'lnlnn
tliat the si pre of lleneriU Mm kcnten a
army near loila. In Rtmstttn Poland, apart
from the numerous numler of Uussian
prisoners taken, has served to further
Improve the tlerman-Austrlnn situation
In the east.
The most tmtMttnnt event of the fUht
ln. snny ofl'lccis point out. was the 1e
sl met ion hy the tlcrmans of loo rannnn,
which the Kunslans will he linnMe to re
I'lHie without the greatest difficulty.
While the approach of new Huaslan
relnforrements linn delayed a decision,
the fact that those reinforcements will
not le ahle to arrive siniultnneounty with
relnfon-enwMits from Warsaw, will ptlve
the t;erinan a i bancs. nillllMrv men as
sert, to attack the onromtnit forces be
fore they can combine.
The contlnu.il lalliua forth of new and
larae reinforcements shows. It Is said,
that the KiiHalans are aware of the se-
i rloumcss of their nitualion. IxichI mlll-
larv critics belle, e thnt a decision is
ciy near. They warn the pubic, how
ever, to remember the enormous number
of soldier dianaed atul the sreat length
of the battle front, which, although ths
sitiiutlon is favorable for the Teuton al-
! lies, may delay a decision for a long
time
i The tVlogno (laxrtte, commenting to
day on a newsiwpcr dispatch dealing with
the renewed peace talk, write:
"It la preniHtiire to talk alxiut pea"e
and It strikes us as frivolous. No Ger
man diplomat and no German soldier
think of concluding an Illusory peace
with th power which we have beaten
ami confidently hope to continue heat
ing "In Germany everybody, from the
kaiser to the day laborer. Is determined
to make a lean score this time.
"Talk In Kngtand about peaoe Is a
bluff
BRITISH WAR LOAN
IS OVERSUBSCRIBED
Hundred Thousand Applications for
Cmall Sums Will Be Al
lotted First.
EARLY DEADLOCK EXPLAINED
Chancellor Bays Financial Disturb
ance, at Beginning of War Dnr
to Inability to Collect
Debts Abroad.
German Corps Taken
and Another Cut Off
TAItia. Nov. 2T. Telegraphing from
Pctrograd regarding the fighting around
Lodz In Russian Poland, the correspond
ent of the Matin says:
"One German army corps, which was
surrounded by Russian troops, surrend
ered In a body. This represents 60,000
prisoners. Another corns, which also
had been cut off, has been completely put
to rout
"The Russians are attacking along the
Crenstochowa-Crooow line with redoubled
Intensity."
YOUNG COUPLE RETURNS
TO PARENTAL BLESSING
The elopement of Miss Jaeephine Jar-
Sine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. j
Jardlne. 3J6 California street, and Henry
A. Thompson, manager of a local 10-cent
tore, a week ago, became known yes
terday through the return of the pair to
Dmaha to receive the perental blessing,
Which, however, has not yet been forth
coming. The couple was married Thursday In
ome nearby place. It is not known Just
nhere.
The Weather
Forecast till 7 p. in. Saturday:
For Omaha. Council Bluffs and Vicinity
.-Fair, slightly warmer.
frjuperatnrva at Omaha Yesterday.
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LONDON, Nov. 2" Chancellor or the
Exchequer Lloyd George announced In
the House of Commons today that the
war loan of 350.000,000 (tl.u0.000.000) bad
been greatly oversubscribed.
The chancellor gave no figures. He
said, however, that a feature of the loan
was the enormous number of individuals,
totalling nearly 100.0& who had made ap
plication for small sums. These, the
chancellor declared, would receive the
first allotments.
In the course of a statement concern
ing financial conditions In the country,
the chancellor stated that the financial
deadlock which followed the outbreak of
the war was due to inability to collect
outstanding debts abroad.
As an Inst a ace, " Mr. Lloyd" George re
ferred to tho United States, which, he
snld, owed Great Britain about .CJ.OW
000,000 So.000.0u0.000. "But we could do
no business." he added.
nnn Commerce of World.
Dealing with the step taken by the
government to assist commerce during
the war. Mr. IJoyd George raid that the
government hud undertaken responsibili
ties which no government ever had been
called upon to assume before.
"We had not merely pur own buisness
(Continued on Page fwCoTuTrorflTreeT)
WILLIAM HAYWARD PAYS
VISIT TO CAPITAL FRIENDS
From s Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON', Nov. i7.(Sie'laJ Tele
gram.) W. II. llayward, formerly of Ne
braska City, now one of the close frionds
of Governor-! ect Whitman of New Vork,
was In Washington for a few hours to
day. Mr. llayward came south with Oov-ernor-clect
end Mrs. Whllioun on their
way to While Sulphur Springs, where the
coming eexcutive of the Kmplre state
hopes to act a few days' rest before his
Inauguration.'
Mr. llayward, who lias been one of Mr.
Whitman's assistants in the district at
torney office of Greater New York for
the last two years, said his visit to Wash
ington was wholly social. 1I had ac- j
coinpanlrd tho governor-elect and Mrs.
Whitman on their way to White Sulphur j
and stopped off In Washington to re
new old friendships.
AUSTRIANS WIN IN
WESTERN GALICIA
Official Report from Vienna Tells
. of the Defeat of the Russian-Forces.
ANOTHER VICTORY IN SERVIA
Prisoners, linns and Ammunition
Wagwna Captured rnr I.nsarr
Tals Mervlnn Ileport Si
lent on This Incident.
BERLIN. Nov. 27. (By Wireless to
London) An official report issued in
Vienna saysr ' , '
"The fighting ln Russian rolntnl "has
assumed the proportions of a continuous
battle. In western Gslicia our troops
have repulsed the Russians. Marked
progress has been made In th fighting
In the Carpathians.
"Near the Kolnhnra river In Servla. the
enemy's center Is In a very strong posi
tion near l.azarevat but we attacked
and took 1.2'V) prisoners, three guns, four
ammuniilun wngons and three machine
guns. To the south of I.hld we took the
e&jtern heights and 3A prisoners. From
V aljevo our troops have advanced to
Kosjovi.l."
Two Itul lie In Carpathians.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 27. Austrian suc
cesses over the Russian offensives In the
Carpathians and in western Gullcla were
reported today In a foreign office dis
patch to the Austro-Hungarlan embassy,
which suys:
"Renewed Russian attempts to break
through the defiles in the Carpathians In
the two districts of I'ng and Zemplln were
repulsed with great lomes. In western
Gnllcla our troops repulsed the Russian
forces which were advancing toward the
lower Dunajec."
NIS1I, Servia. Nov. 23. (Via liondon.
Nov. 27.) An official utatement Issued to
day regarding the fighting In northern
Servla Mays:
"The battle which commenced on No
t ember liO on the I-azarevaU-.MIonltza,
front and in which we repelled the enemy
and captured KO prisoners, still continue.
'On, the 21st our )ieavy artillery bom
barded the Austrian monitors off .einlln
and forced them to withdraw, at the
same time silencing the enemy's artillery."
PANAMA. Nov. 27. The American
steamship St. Helena. Captain Odhind.
which sailed from New York t'it Novem
ber 17 for San Francisco arrived at Colon
today and reported that It had been fired
on by the llrltlsh cniler Iter wick.
Cn plain Oillsnd said that his ship was
bailed, but apparently failed to heave to
as quickly us was expected, with the re
sult Hint the British cruiser fired two
shots across the stern of the American
essel. The incident occurred yesterday
nt a pont ninety miles northwest of
Colon.
An officer from the cruiser hoarded the
St Helena and examined Ha paper and
cargo and then the vessel was permitted
to proced on it voyage after a delay of
three hours.
Incident Not I nnniinl.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 'JT.-Whlle no offi
cial report of the firing by the .'rlll"h
cruiser Berwick toward the American
htcarucr St. Helena off Panama hud been
received here tonight. State department
officials regarded the Incident as not un
usual In time of war.
Merchantmen, according to naval pro
cedure, are expected to heave to luimcdi
alely on demand ol Ix-lllgcrent warships
or promptly signal ll.elr Intention of sub
mitting to search.
Mut He No Delay.
If tin re is any delay the customary
practice Is to fire a shot across tho bow
or stern of the merchantman as a warn
In,;'. If the rifht of search Is generally
recognized by neutrals and delays of thre.i
hours while cargo and papers are ex
empted nre not unusual
The belligerent Is even authorized to
use force In executing the right of search,
ani Is not held liable, according to In
ternational law authorities, for damages
resulting froni resistance by a neutral
ship. . . , '
Teuton Submarines
v Sink Two English
Vessels Off Havre
LONDON, Nov. 27 It was reported hy
Lloyd's today that two British steamers
were sunk off Havre yosterday hy Gor
man submarines.
The steamers were the Malachite and
the Prlmo. The crews of both vessel
were rescued. The men from the Mala
chite were landed at Southampton and
those from Hie Prlmo at Fecamp, a
French port on the Kngllsh channel.
Lloyd's report Indicates that German
submarines have performed one of their
mot daring feats. This Is the first occa
sion on which their activities have been
reported In these waters. Apparently they
made their way through the Straits of
Dover to a point more than 1M miles from
their nearest base.
The Malachite wss a small steamer of
718 tons gross.. It was built In Glasgow In
The gross tonnage of the Prlnlo was
1,:;C8. It was luld down in Stockton in 1801.
KhenandoHh I'lunee.r Is Dead.
B H IS N A N LHJ A 1 1 , la.. Nov. .7 . (Spe
cial. ) Mrs. Martha K. IBarron, who
with her husband was the second family
to take a homestead , In Grant township,
in this county, died at her home- here
yesterday. She was it years old.1 Her
eldest son, Bert l.eliiiiTon. the proporietor
of a .plumbing .chop in Shenandoah, was
the first white-child o.un in Grtnt town
ship. , ,
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Wilson Disapproves Aerial Bomb
) Attacks Upon Unfortified Cities
Train Plunges Over
Bank in Missouri;
Fifteen Are Hurt
MEXICO. Mo., Nov. 27. The Alton's
Burlington Limited 'train from Kansas
City to St. Louis was wrecked st I.arra
bee, Mo., west of here, today.
Fifteen persons were seriously Injured,
it Is said, and were brought to this city.
The train, which was eastbound, went
down a twenty-foot embankment at
Clark, Mo., about eleven miles west of
Moberly, Mo.
Relief trains were sent from Slater and
Moberly. According to passengers reach
ing here none was killed. It Is reported
the train was running about twenty-five
miles an hour when it was derailed by s
spreading rail, several of the coaches
going down the embankment.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Rlalr of Llnwood,
Neb., were among the five seriously injured.
ALL QUIET ALONG
WESTERN FRONT
German and French Official Re
ports Say There Has Been Lit
tle Fighting-.
RHEIMS IS AGAIN UNDER FIRE
I'arl of Journalist from Nentrol
t'onntrlea YUlttnic City When
lliimhardinrnt la Renewed
Mklrmlahtiisi In triimnr,
BHRI.IN. Nov. 27.-il!y Wireless to
London.) An official announcement,
given nut In Berlin today, suys:
"Kngllsh ships did not attack the coast
of Flanders again yesterday. There have
been no actual changes along the battle
front In the western arena. To the north
of lingemarck we have taken a group
of bouse and made a number of pris
oners. "Our attack In the Argonne region ha
made run her progress. French attacks
In the iicighbothod of Apreniont and to
the east of St. Mlhlel were repulsed.
"In the eastern arena of the war there
were no decisive cngaicnients yester
day." French Official Report.
PARIS, Nov. 27.The French war office
gave out an official announcement this
afternoon as follows:
"Tho slackening of the artillery fire of
the enemy was noted nil along the line
during the day of November 20.
Two Infantry attacks, directed against
the heads of bridges which we bad thrown
down on the right bnnk of the Yr, to
tho south of Dlxmude, were easily re
pulsed. "There was no other engagement on
the rest of the front In Belgium and as
far as the Olse, nor was there sny action
on theAlan orln Chsmpsgnl. Never
theless, Rhelms was rather violently bom
barded during ths time that a number of
Journalists from neutral countries were
making a Visit to the city.
"In the Argonne some Infantry attacks
resulted In the loss and then recapture
of certain trenches. Tlie men engaged In
this fighting never exceed a battalion.
The ground lost and then retaken was
never mors than twenty-five yards.
"Along the heights of th Meuse snd
In the Vosges there Is nothing to report."
Will Attack Oregon
Minimum Wage Act
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27-Hriefs In the
case, brought by Frank P. Btettler, a Port
land, Ore., manufacturer, to have de
clared unconstitutional the Oregon com
pulsory minimum wage law for women
were filed today In the supreme court.
The briefs urge thst such legislation Is
beyond the power or a state; I unsup
ported by public opinion, would be de
structive of business and Increase the
cost of living.
Noncompulsory legislation In Massachu
setts and Nebraska Is approved In the
brier, but the compulsory legislation In
Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Wisconsin,
.Minnesota, California and Utah la condemned.
Nothing to Report,
Says French Office
PARIS, Nov. 27.-The following official
communication was Issued tonight: "The
day lias been calm. There Is nothing to
report."
The Day's
War News
The campaign in France and
Belgium, commonly regunloil
as tho main conflict of the
Kuropoan war seemed to have
entered, at leant le mporarily,
upon a new phase. For the
time being (Jermany has relin
quished tho offensive, which ho
held so relentlessly during the
earlier weeks of the war.
A few times slnco the Euro
pean war began nearly four
months ago have reports from
the various fields of battle,
scattered from the North sea to
the western fringe of Asia been
so Incomplete and confusing as
was the case today. So far as
could lie learned from official
announcements there waB little
change, in the alignment of the
opposing forces in any quarter,
notwithstanding the fnct that
operations of the highest Im
portance were under way.
The situation in HusHlan Po
land, at present the scene of the
most important conflict, has be
come one of the most purr.llng
phases of the war.
An official Austrian state
ment says the fighting has as
sumed the character of a contin
uous battle. In Western Cau
da, It is said, the Russians have
been repulsed by the Austrian.
Latest advices from Berlin state
that the outcome has not yet
been decided, although partial
German victories are reported.
Opposed to this are the unof
ficial statements from Petro
grad, Paris and London, that
Germany has been defeated de
cisively, and Earl Kitchener's
announcement in Parliament
that Germany has suffered the
greatest reversal of the war. For
nearly a week these claims have
been made with the utmost con
fidence, yet the Russian war of
fice withholds any word of de
cisive developments.
In some particulars similar
situation prevails In the west.
London expected this week
would witness one of the most
Important and deadly struggles
of the war as a result of a re
newed German effort to break
through to the English channel.
Official statements, howrver, In
dicate that only sporadic fight
ing is in progress and as to the
results there Is no reconciling
the reports from Berlin and
Paris.
INCIDENT ON EAST
FRONTIER TAKES
AIR OFMYSTERY
Belief that Russians Have Won the
Greatest Battle of War in Po
land is Growing.
DETAILS STILL BEING WITHHELD
People of Russia and Great Britain
Becoming Restive Under Con
tinued Silence of Officials.
GERMANS ARE NONCOMMITTAL
Reports Tell of Successful Opera-
tions that Have Not Yet Been
Brought to Conclusion.
QUIET ALONG WESTERN LINE
Armies of Allies and Kaiser Con
tinue Watching Each Other.
PARIS STOCK EXCHANGE
WILL REOPEN DECEMBER 7
PARI.-, Nov. 27.-Tlie minister of fi
nance and a syndicate of French brokers
have agreed upon December 7 as the date
for the reopening of the French Stock
exchange for cash transactions.
TURKS ARE NEAR SUEZ CANAL
Indications that They Are Too Hard
Peesacd In Armenia lo Attempt
the Proposed Invasion
of I'.aypt.
BI'LLRTIN.
WARSAW. Rusaia. Nov. 27. (Via
London) Organization of a Polish
national council Is announced In a
proclamation published today In
Polish newspapers. The proclama
tion signed by the most prominent
Tollsh politicians, states that the
object of the eouncll will he to pre
paro tho people for changes in their
national life In the event of the ful
fillment of Russia's promise, made
In the name of Grand Duke Nicholas
that the dismembered parts of Po
land should be reunited.
LONDON. Nov. 27. While tho
belief grows hourly that the Rus
sians In Northern Poland have won
the greatest battle of the war, actual
details of the operations in this lo
cality bUU are withheld, and th
whole Incident is beginning to take
on the aspect of a mystery.
From Petrograd comes a report
that the patience of the Russian
people, awaiting" official confirma
tion of the reported victory, lsap
proacblng the breaking point, and
the same thing may be said of the
public here, German reports, with
out entering into any such details
as dates, describes successful opera
tions In the region of this great bat
tle, but admit that the German army
has not succeeded in bringing the
Btruggle to a close. It Is evident that
the comparative failure of the Aus-tro-German
, operations along the
Czenstochowa front gave the Rus
sians opportunity to envelop General
Von Hlndenburg after this brilliant
German leader had thrown a wedge
Into his antagonist's center. The
Russians to the south, safe on their
own front, were able to strike north
ward, thus breaking the enemy who
had passed east beyond their right
flank.
nnaalan Critics Astonished.
Military critics at Petrograd profess to
be astonished at the German assault on
Lods. maintaining that such a movement
made the defeat of the invaders Inevita
ble. The critics declare that unless the
tlermun advance toward Kutno end Lods
wa part of a larger movement, the own
i action was too haiardu'JS to be credible.
a tnira Herman army in tne vicinity of
Wislun has initiated an advance which
is believud in London to have been
started too lata to be of any use.
On the other battle fronts quiet pre
vails. Along the Franco-Belgian line the
opposing armies seem content to fare
each other and nothing has transpired to
Indicate that the Germans hav started
the expeeted resumption of their effort
(lean temperature
I'reclplta
Temperaluie and precipitation depar
tures from the normal:
formal temperature 33
Kxcesa tor the. day u
I'otal excess since March 1 T'j.,
Normal precipitation 01 inch
(el'tclency tor the 'ay Oi Inch
i'ot 1 relnfi.ll since .March 1 . . iiicli.-s
leluifciicy slme March 1 S7 inchea
jiefuiency for cor. tlid. I'M:;.. T.f inches
deficiency for cor. iieimd. P'l'.'.. :i.; inches
Reports from stations at 7 P. M.
rtatlon and State. 'Jtr.il. illi'.. Ruin-
, of nealhri'. i p. in tl
Theyenne. mt cloi'dy 4'i
Denver, clear
lie Moines, clear
iMjdxe City, clear
!ander. part cloudy
North Iltte, clear
Ilniuha, clear
l.ello, lear
Itupid City, part clo.nly
fait Iuke City, ctcr.
ibnta Fe, lear
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L. A. WELtiil, Local Forecaster.
WAJ'.HINUTON. Nov. 27. President
Wilson has communicated unofficially lo
the diplomatic representatives of the
I'nlted rUatea In the belligerent countries
of F.urope, his disapproval of attacks by
bombs from aircraft dropped on unforti
fied t itles occupied by noncombatanls.
The president was careful not to take
the matter up officially and did not even
make his communication through the
Flute department, but personally address
ed t tie American ambassadors abroad.
The president took this course, it became
known today, nearly two months ago.
The tacts came to light through the pub
lication of a report that the president
had dii ussed the matter with Kuropean
diplomats heie. This, however, was de
nied by some of the diplomat mentioned,
in lading the (lerman ambassador.
Just how the American diplomats
abrond were to convey I'reMdent Wilson's
feeling In the matter to the foreign gov
ernments was not disclosed as White
House offit ials In the absence of the
pi evident declined to discuss the subject.
It is believed here, ho'vexer. that the
president called attention to the article
In The lluitue convention og i9"7. to which
all the principal belliguienta are signa
tory, which provides for notice of twenty
four houi.s before bombardment or at
tack in order that nnnmmhatant may
remove' themselves from the danker xone.
Whether there have been any unofficial
responses from the belllgerenta was
known here today but American diplo
mat were instructed by Hie prevalent,
it Is understood, to handle the matter
with such discretion and delicacy as
would tend to end aerial attacks without
notlie and at the same time preserve the
friendship which the I'nite.J Slule feels
toward all the belligerents Involved.
It Is supposed that the American
diplomats used their good offices con
sequently, in a personal way with the
lielliKerent governments, without perhaps
even mentioning the fact that they were
doinK so at the request of the president
as such methods of obtaining a desired
end are not unusual in diplomacy.
Switzerland Will
Ask for Explanations
RKRNH. Switzerland, via Paris, Nov.
27. The Smlss ministers at Bordeaux and
Ixmdon, according to a report published
here, have been told by the 8wlss gov
ernment to request an explanation of ths
aliened violation of Swiss neutrality by
Kngllah and French aviators, who are
said to have flown over ffwtss territory
in proceeding to the attack of the Zep
pelin airship aheda st Friedrichsliafen.
The Journal de tlenevo says the French
l ave scrupulously avoided everything re
sembling the violation ot the neutrality
of Switzerland, and expresses the belief
that If French avis to;- flew over Kwlss
territory it was an error and that
frendly explanations will clear the mat
ter up.
Little Human Interest Stories of
the Big World War Now Raging
BATTLESHIP MICHIGAN
IS REPORTED FLOATED
NORFOLK, Va . Nov. 27.-The battle
ship Michigan, which grounded off Cape
Henry early yesterday, was floated late
today.
Destroy What Urtmaaa Spar.
BKlLIN, Nov. 27. The commander of
the German army In Belgium, the Berlin
Kreus Zeltung reorts. Intentionally
spared King Albert's castle on account
ot its historical associations and Its artis
tic ".Iue. though It was well known by
the Germans that Field Marshal French
snd his staff were staying there. After
their retreat the Kngllsh forces bom
bsrded the castle and destroyed it when
the staff of the German division settled
down there.
War Lean Snharrlatloas.
BERLIN, Nov. 17 (Via Wireless to Lon
don). "It Is officially reported from
Vienna that the amount of the war loan
subscribed up to yesterdsy wss I.oOO.iKO.'iOO
marks (1375.000.000) in Austria and over
gOO.Oon.OOn marks ($300,000,000) In Hungary,"
keys a semi-official statement given out
today. "The minister of flnsnce has
agreed to extend the period in whlotv
subscriptions may be made, but the re
sults alresdy achieved demonstrate the
resources of the dual monarchy."
ICsplodra Asautaallloa Train.
LON'lHiN, Nov. 77. A dlapatch to the
ally Chronicle from a correspondent in
northern France says: " Wednesday
about noon a tremendous explosion was
beard and felt for miles along the silica'
line. ' The source of the explosion ap
parently was behind the German line.
Later It was learned that a British naval
airman had dropped a bomb squarely on
a Oermsn ammunition train, which
blew up."
We(rr Report froen Fronts.
IONDON, Nov. 27 -In tho eastern the
ater of war the weather generally Is
tlesr, but frosty, the temperature averag
ing 10 degree centigrade below ero. At
Cracow fog alternates with snow. In
Flanders ths rain continues and the tem
perature la near the freexlng point. A
low temperature prevails in the Lorraine
plateau. In the Vosges the crests of the
mountains are covered with about six
Inches of snow.
I'rsemyal Little Damaged.
AMSTERDAM. Nov. 27 (Via London.)
Avlators returning from tho Austrian
fortress of Przomys! say, according to a
dispatch received here from Budapest,
that the Russian bombardment has not
done the slightest damage to the town.
I. Id on t'orreapoadents.
UJNDON, Nov. if?. The correspondent
of the Kxprea at Copenhagen sends the
following: "All correspondents who were
allowed to accompany the German army
into Poland have been strictly prohlhltud
from communication with their papers
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