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VOLUME XXXII.
ABILENEt TEXAS TUESDAY JANUARY 5 1915
N'OJMKR M.
BIGGEST BAHLE OF ENTIRE
Czar Visiting His Soldiers in the Field
WAR BELIEVED IN
PROGRESS
GERMANS- RENEW EFFORTS TO BREAK THROUGH LINES IN
ARGONNE AND BETWEEN MEUSE
AND MOSELLE'
TUSKS WINNING IN CAUCASUS FIGHT
Russians Everywhere oil Defensive and ore Forced Back Complete
Success for Hindcnburg in Poland Impossible Yot More
Laurels Added to Bravery of British Seamen
In Hour of Peril
By The Unitod PreaTs.
LONDON Jan. 2. The fighting is increasing in volume and in-
tensity and it is believed that this indicates tho commencement of a
battle that will equal if not exceed the battles of tho Marne and the
Aisne. This battle is now believed to be taking place in France.
Tho Germans have ronewed their efforts to brHk through the
French lines in tho Argonno region and between the Moselle and the
Mouse as well as along the heights bf tho Meuse. The Germans are
partly succeeding in thoir efforts. They hold the forest of Bruges and
claim that they have nearly taken all the French advance trenches
in the Argonncs.
The offensive is intended to relievo tho pressure on Alsace where
Gen Pau's armies have been steadily hammering away and whore they
ale known to have mado serious inroads into German territory. Now
the British must get busy and start 'an offensive near tho coast. The
Gennan positions from Soissons to the North Sea must bo carried
if the Germans aro to be eliminated from Belgium and North Franco.
This is tho task assigned to -the British. Tho new British army will
be on the fighting lino shortly.
TURKISH CAMPAIGN PROGRESSING FINE. y
BERLIN Jan. 2 Tho Turldsh campaign in the Caucasus undor
command of Gennan Field Marshal von dor Goltz is making excellent
progress Tho Russians everywhere aro on the defensive and the
Turks are forcing them back. '
Regarding tho Poland situation Gen. von Blume retired said
today:
"Completo success for Gen. von Hindonburg's campaign is as yet
impossible although wo are making material progress. Because of the
strength of the Russian fortifications and Russia's inexhaustible sup-
ply of men tho German advanct is necessarily slow."
FORTY ADDITIONAL SURVIVORS LANDED.
LONDON Jan. 2. Forty additional survivors "from the ill-fated
battleship the Formidable whicli was sunk in tho English: channel
Friday wcro landed at Lyme Regis 22 miles west of Dorchester to-
night. They wcro so exhausted from exposure that within half an
hour nine of them had died.
It is hoped that a few more havo been picked up by other fisher-
men. The weather continues to bo of the roughest kind. The stories
of the survivors added new laurels to the bravery of the British sea-
men in the hour of peril. v
CONSULS NOT RECOGNIZED
By The Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM Jan. 2. Berlin official reports say that Germany
no longer recognizes tho authority of the consuls in the territory
Germany has occupied to deal with France Belgium and Russia res
pectively.
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LITERACY TEST IS SAME
Practically At House Pawed It Test
Does not Apply to Belgians Over
to Be Farmer Becoming .
Citizens.
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COXFEKKNCKS BETWEEN PRESI-
DENT STATE AM) WAR 8ECKE-
TA HI ES-COXGUESSMEN.
SHOW DOWNTQ GOME ATNAGQ
Xajtoreiia Refusen to Agree te Neu-
tral Strip AIobht Border RefeH
of Jesus CarrsHza Blow to
CoRBtitutlofttUlsts.
By the United -Press.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. Hurried
conferences between the president
state and war secretaries and the Ott-
By the Associated Press
WASHINGTON Jan. 2 The Imrai.
gratlon bill containing tho restrictive
Tacf nr nrfmiBflton of aliens which had
been an obstacle In tho immigration . gressmen from Arizona and reports
reform legislation for two Admlnlstra- from Special Agent Silllman and Gen.
I'. Z olo.i m SPnate today by a Scott disclosed tonight that the Mex-
TJ;.ZBJM. : Jicuu situation is again agitating the
President Wilson has indicated that
he would veto tho biJi 'f the literacy
test Is left in. The i.teracy test is
practically as the house passed it All
amendments to enlarge the exemp-
tion to admit persons fleeing political
racial and religious persecution was
rejected by the Senate. The Senate
however adopted the amendment that
the literacy test should not apply to
UBiinr.R who are Becking to become
nri.iitnraHRta here should become
American citizens. The other amend
ments to the bill exclude all persons
of pegro blood and also strengthen the
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EAST WAR ZONES IS UNABATED
GERMANS HAVE COMMENDED OFFSKf IVS HEAR MILGI DC
SOUTH POLAND AND RUSSIANS CHECK GERMAN
ATTEMPT TO ADVANCE.
Czar Nicholas dcsplto tho wintry sacks and this photograph shows him
weather In tho Russian Hold of battlo .... . o
ha.B aot keakataii.TWi ..kUCeoconstatulA.tln.the rodn who hmrc won
his approbation. Ho has npont as
much tluta In the fjold aa has Knlscr
Willielm ainoe tno war begat).
FRENCH CLAIM NO
RESISTANCE MADE
SUCCESSES GAINED NEAR AISNE
AND IN THE FO REST OF
LAGUIRE.
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DENIAL MADE BY GERMANS
Official SUlewcfit' Denies Flatly That
Freach Are Xaklag Aay Projr-
rcsH la tk Important Village
of Selalwch Now.
By tho Associated Press.
PARIS Jan. 2. The German failure
to mako counter-attacks to regain the
lost positions are mentioned several
times in the French official report
today.
In tho village of Stelnbach the
French have occupied three more
rows of houses and the German losses
there are heavy according to the of-
ficial communique today.
Near the Aisne the French claim the
capture of a part of the plateau de-
spite the German counter-attacks. The
French recapture a part of the trench-
es the Germans took in4 the forest of
Laguire.
Administration.
A show-down Is coming at Nacc be-
cause Maytorena refuses to agree to
. i. a i..l tA 4sia Knvilap
a neuira oinn uub "
An American named H G Atwater
was 6tabbed td death at Tamplco by a
Mexican The assailant has been un
captured.
The revolt of Jesus Carranza and
hl3 15.000 troops In the Istbumus of
Tehuantepec is a serious blow to the
Constitutionalists.
Dealal by RrHa.
BERLIN Jan. 2. The official state-
ment today denies flatly that the
French are making any progress what
ever in the Important village Steln-
bach. North of Verdun the Germans
captured the entire "burned forest"
after stubborn fighting.-
SAYS U. S. IS "DAWDLING"
Rep. Gardaer Sajg Baalelg Ought Not
To Be Secretary.of tfce Navy
At AIL
$10.0011 DIAMOND
THEFT ATMIAS
BRHJK THROWN THROUGH LINZ
STORE AND YOUNG MAN
CAUGHT AFTER CHASE.
EXCITEMENT WAS INTENSE
Laralllere Valued at'7iMTMrwH
lata Mad Puddle Jiy Thief Just
Before He Wan Nabbed by
PoIIcchuir. -
Laughter is merely a smile set to
music.
Words of wisdom are few but there
By the United Press.
WASHINGTON Jan. 2. Firing a
new broadside at the opponents of his
plan to investigate the military pre-
paredness of the United States Rep
resentative. Gardner Issued a states
nient today cnarging that the nation
was "dawdling "'
Daniels with bia super-peace ideas
ought nol to be secretary of the navy
any more than a liquor dealer ought
to be chairman of a temperance ral
ly he said.
It's a poor mirror tkat will sot ea-
1 able a man to see Bia bst maq.
By tho United Press.
DAALAS Jan. 2. A ten-carar per-
fect blue diamond valued at $10000
la mysteriously missing here tonight
after a young man threw a brick thru
the Llnr Brothers' jewelry store and
was caught running away after a
chase of several blocka by a mob. De-
tectives believe that the young man
had accomplices. Many persona be-
lieved that he threw the diamond
away and went carefully over the
route of his flight.
A lavalliere valued at 17500 the
thief threw Into a mud puddle as a
policeman nabbed him. The robbery
took place In the heart of the banking
and shopping district at 5 o'clock tlilb
afternoon. The streets were crowded.
The excitement was intense for sev-
eral hours following the theft.
Key fires Name of James Williams.
By the Associated Press.
DALLAS. Jan. 2. Hurling a brick
wrapped in paper through a show
window of the Llnz Bros' 'Jewelry
store herd this afternoon a boy aged
17 snatched a tray of diamonds duo
valued at $10000 and ran. Scores of
passersby joined the cbase. The boy
was arrested several blocks away The
diamond was unset and uot found. The
police believe that he swallowed it.
A diamond lavalller was picked up
half a block away and returned to
the store. Members of the firm say
that they cannot estimate what the en-
tire loss i's. It is believed that thief
dropped other stones as be ran. The
boy gave his name as James Williams
of Chicago. He said that be had been
here three days and bad been unable
to get work.
AUSTRIANS LOSE
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FIGH
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RUSSIAN ARTILLERY AND RAY-
ONKT CHARGES REI'ULSE
COUNTER ATTACKS.
FORTIFYING THEIR LINES
German' Inactivity About lVartfaw
. Explained by Fact That Thy Are
Trying- to Keep RusHlaus
from AdraarlHg.
By tho Associated Press.
PETROGRAD Jan. 2. Tho. war of-
fice today announced another defeat
of the Austriana in Gallcta near Gor-
lice. The Austrian fortifications
were destroyed after a hard fight.
Three thousand prisoners sixty-eight
officers and ten cannpn were captur-
ed. Tho Austrlans tried to regain
these positions with armored auto-
mobiles but the Russian artillery and
bayonet charges repulsed them. The
fighting there continues.
The Russians are using armored
steamers in the Vistula. The Ger
mans' recent inactivity about Warsaw
is reported to be due to the fortifying
of their line along the Bzura river
through Lodz and Plotrkow evidently
hoping to stop.the Russian advances
to the German frontier hereafter.
They are trying to make this territory
as difficult to invade as German poll.
MINE INSPECTOR SUFFOCATED.
Bv Associated Prasa.
VANCOUVER BRITISH COLUM-
BIA Jan. .A mine explosion occur
red at Coal Creek near here today but
It is believed thai all of the men escap.
ed. Mine Inspector Evans entering
with a mine rescue apparatus was suf-
focated asd died alter be was brought
Ottt. J-.4t
FRENCH SEIZE U. S. STEAMER
By the Associated Press.
KV.W YOntf. Tan. 2 iThe Standard
Oil Bteamcr Brlqdllla has been seized
bv a. French warshlD and taken to
Brest France. This was tne same
steamer that the British seized and
then released in October
APPEALS TO AMERICAN MINISTER.
By the Associated Press.
LEEDS. ENG.Jaa. 2 Lord Mayor
Bedford has appealed to Heary Van-
dyke American minister o the Hague
in behalf of private Wllllasss Loas-
dale the English soldier who "was sen.
tenced to death by the Geraaa aallUa.
ry authorities' for attacklag a guard
at the Doeberltz Germany prktta.
Lonsdale first received a tea 7Mr sea-
tece but the superior court Marital
reviewed the case -and decided tkat ave
must die.
CONSPIRACY AT NEW YORK IS ALLE6ED
American Passports Furnished German Army Officers sad
vists Ottoman Troops Show Renewed Activity Ko Report
From Admimlty on Caue of Sinking
of the Formidabie
LONDON Jan. 2. Fighting which has been sporadic iatbe west
but continual in the east brought no material change in the sitttfttkm
Saturday according to the reports received from all fronts tonight
The artillery is playing'a leading part in the West though at
points there has been close range fighting in which a few yards bat
been gained or lost.
There have been engagements on the rivers Bzura and Kawka in
Poland but seemingly the Germans are no nearer Warsaw than a
week ago.
The Germans have commenced an offensive near Kielce in South
Poland. They apparently are trying to check the Russian advance
through Galicia on Cracow. Tho Russians have checked another Ger-
man attempt to advance from Mlawa in order to divert the Russians
threat to outflank the German center.
CONSPIRACY AT NEW YORK ALLEGED. .
By The Associated Press.
NEW YORK Jan. 2.-An alleged conspiracy to furnish GeraMUi
army officers and reservists with American passports fraudulently '
obtained to enable them to return to Germany from America witnout
danger of British or French molestation.was exposed to day by the de-
partment of justice.
Tho disclosure came with the arrest of Carl Ruroede former ageat
for the North German-Lloyd steamship line and the removal from
the steamer Bergersford bound for Bergen Norway of one German
army officer and three German reservists. All four had photographic
passports issued by the state department to Americans and alleg 1 to
have been furnished them by Ruroede.
Four soldiers are charged with conspiracy to defraud the United
States through the use of America passports. The officer LieuWtv
ant Arthur Wilhelm Zachse has boen released on parole. Three re-
servists who came here from Chile keM on $5000 Ixmds each.
Ruroede who said that whatever he has done was en his owm in-
itiative and through patriotic motives land his alleged acooatpttee
John Aucher are held on $20000 bail. . Ruroede's son aged 17 has
been released on his own recognizance. Four others are held on $600
bail as material witnesses.
The arrests ore a culmination of an investigation since the arrest
in England of Carl Lody with an American passport. Lody was ex-
ecuted as a German spy.'
OTTOMAN TROOPS SHOW RENEWED ACTIVITT.
By The Associated Press.
. . PETROGRAD Jan. 2 The Ottoman troops are showing renewed
activity having crossed the Russian frontier at three places. On Dee.
21 two Turkish columns by different routes started for Ardagaa; the
ma nnlumn rnosAr1 tlm fmntlar at Zivin. fend tnoV a villa ia the
Upper Sarikamysh where the Russians are mow attacking them' with. '
their artillery and frequently with their bayonets.
NO STATEMENT AS TO THE CAUSE.
LONDON Jltn. 2Another fifty men from the battleship For-
midable which "Was lost in the English Channel Friday are im safety
after riding out a fierce' gale for more than twenty hours In aa opeet
cutter. They are on the Dorsetshire coast. There were more the
sixty men in the cutter when she put off from the Formidable.
These survivors declared that two explosions occurred and tht
many sailors in the water died when the second eacplosioA took psao.
They do not believe that there have been any more of the crew
rescued.
The admiralty has not issued statement yet in reference to the
cause of the disaster.
FRENCH OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
By The Associated Frees.
PARIS Jan. 2. The official statemce tevigfct said: "There are
no notable occurrences to report ether than tho snotaineiTtsMinsslwr
against our trenches east of Vermettes aad ht the regie north
Chaulins last night and tho Germa attack north of Yertmm whmti
failed.'
THREE AMERICAN STEAMERS ARE RELEASED.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2 The first result of the pse4eet to Ear
land against the interference with shipping was see&toaiffas whom Urn
State Department announce w romase ox ware M.mm aaufsi
detained us Zngusn ports xae iswiwm on mom
sfain been seised: this time by tho Frenoh. It is
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similar protest has been made to jrranoo.
BOMB EXPLODES N LISBON
ONE KILLED.; ONE INJURED.
By the Associated Press.
PARIS. Jan. 2-A Lisbon dispatch
RavB that two men were Dreoaiinsr a
bomb In that city today when It ex
nlnded Vlllinc one. and woundls? an-
' other. The police searched the place
ana louna oiner uuuiub.
WAS SUNK OFF KTSMftUTif.
By the Associated Press.
PARIS Jan. 2 It is resorted that
the battleship Formidable sinking oc-
curred off Portsmouth. 1& caWf aava!
station of England. A urtee at-
tacked here.
True doetic happla la fowasV
4 ou the rock of tk craaUe.
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