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1 j .THE JOURNAL GIVES YOU THE NEWS WHILE IT IS NEWS. PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION WHEN THE YOUNG LADIES CALL O.N YOU. Don't Put Tht vpg. IE M mTVTID) AW v y k imp j OURNA 'S J VOL.20. No. 79. PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. MONROE, N. O, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1914. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. ''"'"' "" "' " 1 "' 1 " ITflliF iNn I ACT DDI7rC A wibscription 40.000 rotes. MVilhr 1411 Lnjl IHULtJ, Al( DIAMOND ItlXG AND OTHER AR- TICt.Ktt THIS WEEK. 10-year subscription 125000 votes. FOR RENEWALS. A 1-year renewal .... 3.000 votes. A 2-year renewal A S-year renewal . A '-year renewal , A -.-year renewal . A 10-year renewal . 7.000 votes. 12.000 votes. 18.000 votes. 25.000 votes. 75,000 votes. 4 lUftff Will h fnm rAniH.. I n iJtrgesa Aiaoant Anywhere This contestants: Week, an4 Gold Brooches Will Go MOKKOE. - W PH Th- - the Las, Eugenia Williams W V. 4,! Offer of Any Kind Till the Grand MlM rri Price 130.000 NOKTH MONROE, . rum .re uisiriDiitcd nt the End Miss Daisy Thomas 130,000 of the Coolest The Cnntutl xmvnftF mu vunii) Mrs. S. E. Price 37.000 Miss Lona Polk 34,250 Miss Jennie Richardson ....129,000 Miss Belle Medlin 45,725 Miss Bright Secrest 41,500 WINGATE. Miss Mattie Jones 130.000 SANDY RIDGE TOWNSHIP. Miss Annie Gordon 29,000 Miss Lillie Boatright 56.500 Miss Carrie Godfrey 25,000 Miss i.iyde Belle 88,925 MI.NEKAL SPRINGS. MiBS Ora Lee Porter 130,000 JACKSON TOWNSHIP. Miss Myrtle Blythe 130.000 no noes &ot Work Now Will Surely LoseThe Contest Will Close on December 12th and There Is Not Day to be Lost Now. FROM FAR AWAY BRAZIL. t We are now on the "Home Run." r-aiuraay night, December 12th. at 5 :;au, niarits me close of the contest Some contestants are going to be sur ' prised both agreeably and dismrra. t bly. Some are going to be weighed ana round wanting. Others Mill be ready for any reverse that may come. A few of the contestants are carrying the "watchful waiting" policy one degree too far and will rnm nn Unh. Ing. It is perfectly reasonable that if Miss Maggie Simms 130,000 contestants do not turn in subserio- Miss Addie Tyson 12,000 I nujio iiuw luwy cannot nope to win'u,Da er . ...i.j.ouu I over the ones who are working hard. Ml88 Carrie Simpson 22,175 out uiere is always room at the top WAXHAW. ' (j i v . bigKest surprise of all will MiBS Zalla McCain 66.050 J he the fact that prize winners will Miss Mamie Gamble 95,000 I M.uuuCT tum up irom tne ranks of i 4 the "unknown." The contestant LANES CREEK TOWNSHIP. 'hinks she has such and such a prize Miss Leola Maples 55,000 sewed up will be the one who will Tf- Miss Mary Rushing 25.000 reive the biggest surprise of all. Miss Sarah Baker .: 65,700 There is no living person whn m-n Mrs. John L. Helma 31 safely figure on who the prize win- Miss Eula Phifer 10o!ooO me only safe thing Miss Lizzie Simpson 4 2,550 Which Can ho dnna la tn ... Mk. .u.i. o...;,i. if W c,n: ,:"""0 W1" By ney worked hard ... ff. and could not get subscribers hut thu .MAithHi TOWNSHIP. will be poor argument to put up to Miss Rena Moore 52,225 juuspa wnen tne nnal count is Miss Maybelle Jones 34.0UO -made. They will be powerless to Miss Mayme .Tadloek 61,050 .hep you and of course the mnnnger Miss Odessa Hamilton 130,000 will bo in the same tlx. Your do.'itinv. Mies Myrtle Sinclair 49,000 , "i"! as me outcome of this contest iVwrnert, is surely In your hands. GOOSE CREEK TOWNSHIP, "uu i spoil your chances at winning a Miss May Austin 130,000 nice prize this week. You can't af- Miss Carrie Clontz 23,500 Tord to be inactive. Your reports Miss Beatrice Watson ...... 49,ot0 J must be good this week or somebody Miss Lela Little U'7,500 UT '" l"eir standing, and their miss Delia Helms 64.500 1 1 nance at winning. Miss Annie James 29,000 ? SPECIAL PHIZES. In order that contestants mnv re. ceive full value for their work we , are onenng thirteen Special Prizes this week which ends next Monday FIRST PRIZE. Miss Ola Baucom 77.950 UNIONVILLE. Miss Wilnia Hargett .'. 79,525 1HFORD TOWNSHIP, Miss Gaither Coan 120,500 Miss Blonnie Hinson 17,200 Miss Mary starnes 41,000 miss vara Belk 64,375 The first nrii ta . k.,(i j,. Miss Kate Funderburk 46.900 mond ring. This prize toes to th M!ss R8a Roers 130,000 ; tontestant getting the hichest vnt(, ss Maggie bistare 39,300 ' 1 . I - . . '-'" ., I uiuU Tllrl. 1 n A a n n iu me wnoie contest this week This "enmc iici iou.uuu prize is well worth th Miss Mayme Belk ...130.000 - , njfant. if she got nothing " " VJ LaDey "ui au ner votes count on the chances at the Grand Prizes. 39.000 Miss Ida Broom 17,000 VArS! Tmi'vcuin Mfcs Florence Helms 120,000 f1aa rioro CtUonn la m r A The other 12 prizes are district Miss Dora . King !l3o!oo0 DISTRICT PRIZES. frizes and go to the contestant whn feceives the highest vote In each dis- iinci, provided she turns in as much w $8. These prizes are very beauti ful Solid God Brooches which any la- vf Kuum Dt proud to wear. The management feels that nn rtesiani win be so unreasonable as to Miss Ella Smith aner mis contest Is closed that sne nas not received ample remunnr niion tor an sne has done. ivr.ur.MijKH, IE YOU DO NOT WIN ANY PRIZE DI IIIXG Till CONTEST YOC WILL RECEIVE A COMMISSION ON WHAT YOC HAVE f'xr,, .is rAii;i) j THE AN MR'XCEMENT. Don t be a loser. There Is no ne f.iKsuy or it. By addinit these thir. teen prizes the total list is broueht up to 43. This is considerably het- r ier man was promised but we always w ui we promise ana then strive to go beyond that as mu.ih o,i posi hle. This we have done. tVn mm to help the contestants get Kubscrlp tions as much as possible s.nd believe mat me rewards have the greatest bearing upon the work Study the contestants In your town- snip ana see ir you can't outstrip me omers ana come in ror the tpecial Prize, and the winning of the Grnf prize win be much easier. vv e have done our Dart ill w ran do the balance Is in vonr hmii. There will be no other offer nf n ywua so mere is nothing left to do tpm get aown to business. Better not Mlepend too much upon chances for iney win not win even the district prize, me worker always wins. NOTICE TO CONTESTANTS. In taking subscriptions contestants should have checks made payable to themselves and not to The Journal. During the remainder of the contest no private checks will be accepted. Contestants should make their remit (jumcs either by ixKtoffire money or- piers or In cash. SCALE OF VOTES FOR NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS. 1- year subscription 5,000 votea. I1 2-year subscription 12,000 votes. 3-year subscription 20,000 votes. 4 year subscription 30,000 votes. INDIAN TRAIL. Mrs. J. Y. Fitzgerald 47.750 Miss Mary Boyd 130,000 NEW SALEM TOWNSHIP. Miss Sallie Staten 41.000 Miss Ola Medlin 95.750 130,000 LANCASTER COUNTY. Miss Mattie Steele ,.130,000 Miss Annie Sapp 12,500 Miss Ethel Taylor 70,000 Miss Dessie Deese 63,000 CHESTERFIELD COUNTY. Miss Maude Funderburk ....91,250 Miss Myrtle Wallace 36,000 Miss'Hessle McHae 116,450 PAG ELAND Miss Ruth Chavls ,...61,000 Neighborhood Improvement Dav, I hereby call the attention of the people or the county to neighborhood improvement day to be observed In the schools of the State, as ordered by the State Superintendent, to take piace or Nerth Carolina Day as au thorized by the school law. I hone tne people will gather together as to wnat Improvements are most need ed, and U devise ways and means for bringing these improvements about. We will not have the "round un" at the Court House as suggested by the letter sent out by the State Sup erintendent, but will just have one flay, Friday, 4 th day of December. I would sureest to the teacher that they make this a special time. ana use it as an opportunity for And ing out an they can about their school districts. There are many things really necessary for the teach er to know in order to do his best woric. Try to make the day count mucn ior tne life of Union countv. Don't forget to send to the Countv Superintendent a report of the pro ceedings oi tne day. Yours in the work, R. N. NESBIT, County Superintendent, Rev. Mr. Entsminger, Who Has Spent Nearly a Quarter of a Century In That Land. Telia of Iu Greatness nd Needs, and Speaks of South America In General. "The inverted map of South Ameri ca is said to resemble the human ear. and that ear is now turned to the United States in a receptive way as never before. For the first time the whole continent of South America has confidence in the good intentions and the disinterested friendship of me united states, as a result of Pres ident v ilson's treatment of Mexico. These were the significant words uttered in an address at the Ban tint church In Monroe Sunday morn Ing by Rev. W. E. Entimineer. i South Carolinian who has been doing missionary work in Brazil for twenty mree years, and is now in this country on a speaking tour in the in terest or his work, and expects sail for Brazil in a few weeks. His address contained information at first hand of very great timeliness concerning South America generally and Brazil especially. Brazil, which is tne leading country in South Amer- lea, is larger by two hundred square nines man an or the United States its present population Is twenty mil lions. It has the fourth largest city on me two continents, ranking next to tnicago with Beunos Aires. Only me i oriugese language is spoken, The population Is a mixture of Por tugese, Indian and Negro, and there are no distinctions based on race When Mr. Entzminger went there there were but three Baptist churches in un nrazii. Now there are one hun dred and seventy-five with like gains by other protestants. When he first entered the country there was no such thing as religious liberty except in the large cities and the Catholic churches were given over entirely to luoiairy ana corruption and kept the uiuie ciosea. Now mere is complete religious noerty all over the country When he arrived in the countrv and went to the little mission church iii ma nonoiinnation, the congrega tion welcomed ntm. not bv t he rich! hand of fellowship as is the custom in this country, but by n hug from every individual member of the ciiurca, men and women, white, blin k and mixed. He described humorous ly his sensations on seeinc a bis old colored woman approaching him with a welcoming hug. He RRld he tried to think what to do, even cnntempriitlnj; miming, out nnally decided that he could do nothing but stand and take it. in urazil, where much coffee Is grown, the .people aro great coffee drinkers, but they want good coffee. Down there they say that If coffee is as hot as the devil, as black as Ink, as strong as a bun, and as sweet as love, it is good coffee. Rev. Mr. Entzminger is an able man and takes a very broad view of things. He says that lh christian is the biggest man of ull because he takes within his view nothing loss man me entire world. He certain ly takes in all of South America. Rev. Mr. Entzminger speaks sev eral languages. He has so long snok en the Portugese that he thinks in that language and translates his thoughts back to his native toneue wnen speaKing in English. He is a man of large and comprehensive breadth of view, wide sympathies and has travelled much. He lately suent several months in Berlin, Germany. Dan Doins Well. Correspondence of The Journal. Stanly. N. C. Nov. 28. Born at Lucia, Gaston county, on Thanksgiv ing night, to Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lit tle of Monroe, R. F. D. I, a son. All parties except Dan are doing well. and he Is now convalescing. HA IT I ST EDITOR HELD AS SPY. Edward Bright, an American Citizen, is ix-lalni d nt Goc-ttlngen nnd .Mrs. Height Makes Anneal. New York Dispatch, Nov. 29th. Edward Bright, an American citi zen, graduate of Columbia and form erly editor of the Baptist Examiner, is held at Goettingen, Germany, charged with being a spy. nccordinir to Information received by his wife In this city. Mrs. Bright has appeal ed to me sstate Department at Wash ington. Bright, with his family, had lived at Goettingen for nearly 10 years, Mrs. Bright said. He was studying at Goettingen university. Mrs. Bright with her two sons came here shortly before the war began. Her first news regarding her husband's arrest came in a letter dated October 25, written by a maid In Brieht's Goet tingen household. This was confirm ed by a letter written from Goettin gen October 30th bv an American friend, who said her husband had ap pealed io AmDassador Gerard. Mrs Bright notified the State Dens ttinent which later replied that Ambassador Gerard had "requested an early in vestigation. The exact nature of rtrirhtv .i leged offense is not known. Bright was born In Yonkers, N. Y., i years ago. He was a son nr ihn late Dr. Edward Bright, whom he followed as editor the Baptist Exami ner, ne gave up that work m ir.,i ana stuoy abroad. AX OLD PAIR OF SHOES, Bought la Jefferson Over Sixty Years Ago, and Are Highly IVizeU Otb. er New. Pageland Journal. Mrs. John C. Rivers of Chesterfield spent Sunday at the home of her brother, Mr. A. C. Douglass. .Miss Minnie Watson died at the home or her father. Mr. Allen Wat son, over In Anson county last Wed nesday, after an illness of only about five days. Funeral was held at Long Pine church Thursday, Rev. J. L. Ty ler oi unesterneld conducting the services. Mr. B. C. Ogburn. who has char re of the Cheraw hotel at Cheraw, has decided to move back to Pageland. Mr. P. H. Arant will probably move his family to Cheraw and take charge of this hotel when it is given up by iur. ugourn. Rev. J. A. McGraw left resterdav for Sumter to attend the conference or the Methodist Episocpal church South. Rev. Mr. McGraw has been on this field three years and has glv en satisfaction. He goes up to the conrerence with good reports, and the chances are good for his return for one more year, which will make tne four. Mlsa Laura King died at the home or her father, Mr. Lonnie Kin.-;, in v nite More township. Anson coun ty. Monday night after a short illness with paralysis. She was about nine teen years old and was an upright cnnstian young lady, being a mem ber of Mt. Olive Baptist church, at wnicn place the funeral was held Miss King was a neice of Mrs. T. B Smith of Pageland. Probably the oldest pair of shoes in the country are In this office now They were the first shoes ever worn by Mr. W. M. Mangum of route three and they were bought from Major Miner at Jenerson sixty-one years ago. mt. Mangum prizes them very highly. They are tiny things and are considerably worn, but these things only make them the more val uable to Mr. Mangum. ii is encouraging to see thnt so much grain ix being sown this season and to know that it is doing well. Mr. . M. Mangum brought three bunch es of oats to this office Saturday aft ernoon that are lino Indeed. He sowed part of his crop in July and part in August and ho has already mowed them down to prevent winter killing. One of the bunches he brought to iovn has ninety stalks In i n i , . . . ii, au naving grown out from one grain of seed it seems. The writer nasn t seen Mr. Mangum s fields yet out it must be a treat to r-ee r.uch fine grain. Mr. Mangum is one of the good farmers who believe in llv Ing at home. Found Out.. "I was so disappointed that I w out tne omer day when you called Miss Percival." "So was I. I felt sure I'd find tn vci-bubb b i turned me corner I nw you go in." The "Compleat" Samaritan. Owner Here. wht doing? Don't you know that you're not allowed to take fish out nf thi. water T Angler (three h otir m-Hhniit bite) I'm not taking them out; I'm Meetings In Every SclitKd House, Fri day, December 4. Don t forget that every nubile scnooi in worm Carolina is required oy law to celebrate "North Carolina Day," which has been set by Super intendent joyner ror rridav. Decem ber 4, the subject to be "School and Neighborhood Improvement." Lverbody in each district, voune and old, men and women, bovs and girls, are asked to meet at each school ouse rriday to discuss and consider the following program: 1. A report on Rural Census r.nd discussion of It, 2. Is our school term lone enough? If not how can we length en it, and get more teachers if needed? 3. Should we have more atten tion to agricultural, industrial, and domestic science subjects? Can we form a Corn or Canning Club? 4. How can we improve school- houses and grounds? Do we need a hool farm? 5. Are the roads in the neiEhbor- hood what they should be? If not, how can we better them? 6. How can we improve sanitarv nd health conditions in our comniu- itv? 7. How can we better encourage more reading by young and old? How can we get a better school library and more books and papers for older peo ple: now can we help any illiterate grown people learn to read? 8. How can our farmers co - op erate to better advantage for rais ing home supplies, better marketing, getting more livestock, better machin ery, keeping out of debt, etc.? 9. How can we get a better get together and pull-to-gether spirit among our people? Do we need a better organization of farmers and farmers' wives, picnics, singing scnoois, aeoating societies, more rec reation, etc.? 10. What do we need for the Im provement of our county? A county fair? A county farm life school? A whole time county school superinten dent? A demonstration agent? A county school commencement? Other plans? The people In every school district are also asked to observe Thursday (December 3) as "Public Roads. Grounds and Buildings Day." Repartee. Old Scotchwoman-The last steak 1 got frae ye I could hae soled me boots wi' it. Butcher And why did ye no dae It? Woman So I wid If I could hae got the pegs tae gang through it. News and Views Prori the Wingatr CrreMnut. Wingate, Nov. 21-29. inclusive. Mr. Ralph Griff.a of Gastonia was visiting friends in town Thursday. Miss Rosa and Master Glenn Wom- bl are visiting relatives in Gastonia. Mrs. Uoyce Helms Is spending some time m me no me or her parents, Mr. aaa rirs. ana Mrs. H. L. Womble Prof. J. O. Carroll attended the Teachers' Assembly in Charlotte last Thursday. Mist Palmer Lee. a teacher in h Thomasville Orphanage, was visiting im cenna jonnson Wednesday, the t am. Miss Hazenes Carroll, assistant su pervisor of schools of Edgecombe co. on her way to and from the Teachers Assembly, stopp.1 over for a short while with Prof, and Mrs. Carroll at meir home in W ingate. Miss Lou Braswell of Charlotte Was the guest Of Miss Nell Hefner 1 nursday. Mr. and Mrs. Blair Bivens and family of Monroe and Mr. and Mrs Luke Russell and Mr. and Mrs. Jus- lice Austin were visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Austin Thanks giving day. Miss Bertha Johnson, one of (he lady teachers In the Wingate schorl auruueu tne learners assembly In Charlotte last Thursday. Miss Mary Bogan. who is teaching at Arlington, and Miss Florence tdgeworth spent Thanksgiving day with Miss Annie Boiran of Monroe in the home of her pareuts, Mr. and Airs. . m. Bogan of Wingate. ine family of Frof. M. B. Drv are spending some time with Mrs. Dry's parents, Mr. ana Mrs. W. M. Perry. Prof. Dry attended the teachers' as sembly at Charlotte Thursday and Friday. The Wingate neonle extend the glad hand of welcome to this dear old friend and his family at all times. His influence for good in this community will never die. Plenty of room, everywhere, for more such men. Miss Maud Price and Miss Genie humnierland of Monroe and Miss Gladys Hefner of Wingate visited friends in Marshville Saturday. O. P. T. wishes to exnresR his feol. ings of gratitude for the expressions of appreciation and the compliments paid to tne ingate news loiter from prenu ui ine journal readers, some of whom are citizens of other States. llies-n can never know (he real Jov these encouraging and inspiring man ifestations of approval of his feeble euorts to be of some small service, at least, to his fellows, gives him In his declining years and feeble condition Many, many thanks. Mr. Kay Griffin and. Miss Knra Griflln were married on the morning of the 28th Inst, by Rev. E. C. Snyder at the residence of the bride' iinria Mr. T. C. Griffin, in Wingate. The newiy married couple Immediately took the train for Whitmlie. S. r where they will make their home at pirseui. inese are worthy young yeopie wno nave the hearty congrat ulations of their many friends. Miss Fannie Perrv and her niator Mrs. Y. H. Allen, of Anson countv were among the teachers attending the assembly at Charlotte Thnrsdnv Thanksgiving day. Mr. Joe A. Helms of Concord was Isiting his father and other relatives n and about Wingate the latter of the week. The play, "Down in Dixie." ren- ered by local talent at the AraHemv Wednesday evening. .was a brilliant success from every view point. So perfect and natural was the oart of each character rendered that one al most forgot that It was a plav. even- act seemed so real. The Wingate school is to bo congratulated for such und;d talent. There was noihine t un ine matter with the n av and im in lurinance. out tioo save me irom the sentiment. It don't "sound right." About $60 was collected, which will be used in defraying cur rent expenses of the school. The friends of Mr. John W. Biv ens will be sorrv to learn that he Is very unwell at this writing. Mr. Biv ens U suffering from, perhaps, a bili ous attack which it is hoped will soon pass off and speedy recovery result. The wicked shall be turned Inln hell and all the nations that forent uoa. i ne mDie. What an awful sentence! A sentence the sure and terrible execution of which the world is aaiiy witnessing. O Lord, heln us as indlvidualB to heartily repent of our misdoings and turn unto the Lord for pardon and salvation. As a na- noa, keep us poor aid humble so that w shall not forget God. So that we shall at all times recognize the fact that we, thy creatures are too weak and Ignorant, Uo brutal and selfish and sinful, aa yet, te govern ourselves aright and that without thy divine guidance we shall surely go to destruction. O Lord, may it be ours to profit by the grave mistakes and blunders of our brethren, national and Individual. May this be (he pray er of us all as reverently and sincere ly as It is that of O. P. TIMIST. WAR STItt DRAGS ON. RUSSIAN AXD UKKMAN ARMIES CEXTRE OP flVTHKEST. righting in France SMaa Held Up by Common (fcamns Germans Had a Contempt tor the Russian Armjr and are WaMK I'p to Their Mistake Kaiser Han Gone to This Field of Action Critks Believe That German Anukw Have Reeu Divided and One Stwlion Is Being ing Surrounded. London Dispatch, Nov. 30th. Poland has passed without news of a Russians and the Cermaoic allies in Poland has passed without news o fa decisive result. The Berlin official statement tonight says there is noth ing of Importance to report from Po land, while the Russian government rests on its warning against over-optimism. The facts, as. cleaned from the correspondent's dispatches, appear to oe mat mree semi-independent en gagements are progressing between Thorn on the north and Cracow on the south, in which both combatants have achieved local successes, with out a distinct victory for either. Some British military experts be leive Field Marshal von Hinden burg's forces have been split into three units, one of which is almost enveloped, while the Russians have driven a wedge between the German army and its Austrian ally In the re gion of Cracow. They declare the Germans have consistently under es timated the qualities of their Musco vite oppenpents and have opposed them with a body composed of almost wholly second line troopa. but now are rushing heavy reinforcements from the western line to avert a Po lish Sedan. They express the opinion that the Issue depends on whither these arrive in time. Where Ignorance Is Bliss. Watkyns Didn't you suffer terri bly during the recent cold spell? Batkyns Why, no. The confound ed thermometer fell and broke the week before and I did not know how cold It was. Suspicious. - "What kind of meat have vou this morning?" asked the husband of the butcher. "The best steak we have had. sir: replied the butcher. "Hera voa ar sir; as smooth as velvet and as ten der as a woman's heart." The hurband looked up and said, "I'll take sausaga." Away on Business. Angry Subscriber Where's the editor? Where Is he, I say? Office Boy Gone to a funeral. A. S. What funeral? O. B. Of the man who called to see him yesterday. London Dispatch, Nov. 2D. Latest official Russian announce ments still clain advantage in the fighting in northern Poland, but dep recate exacgerated reports of their successes. Gernihny d.jrluroa cflidal ly that the Russian attacks have been repulsed and that German counter at tacks have been Kuccsiful. The German Emperor hns I)lnp,: Field Marshall Von Hindenburg in the east to offer his advice and to encourage his troops. Enormous losses have been inflict ed on the Gcrmann, according to the Kussian statement, b;it no mention is made of the rapture of German di visions, so freely claimed by the Pe trograd correspondent:) of Loudon and Paris papers. Some days must elapse before thf.. battle, which promises to prove to be the most decisive of the war. is con ceded. So far, all that is definitely Known is mat the German advance has been stopped. Some of the Ger man troops have born nartlv or whol ly surrounded but they still are fight ing, stubbornly to break their wav through the Russian lines, apparently to the northward where they hope to Join reinforcement:! from Thorn. In tho battle before Cracow the Russians claim decisive success. Dur- ng the last week they took 30.000 prisoners In that rerion. which is tal:- en in Petrograd to mean that Cracow will not bar the Husnlan advance In Silesia from the m;u!Ii but that, with ho Austria anr.y, beaten, it will be necessary only to r.iii! k the fortress. The l.ussians aho nrnojncs suc cess on the Austrian dde of the Car pathians and nga:n:t 1he Turks in the Caucasus although in both reg ions the wont weather has prevail ed. In the west, the Germans, al'licuf-h making an occasional infantry at tack, seem content at present to bom bard the allied positions wi ll some what lighter guns than th. v havo been using. This may mean either that they are sending troops and ar tillery to the ea: t or that thev are preparing a new attack against th allies. That the enterprise that failed in I landers will not be repeated for the present seems probable, as the allies have been allowed to capture some points of vantage around Ypres, pre viously considered neseesary to the German plans. There, has been a mi nor and Insignificant attack near Ar ras. An interesting report from Field Marshall Sir John French, covering the period of the battla In and the days Immediately proceeding it.shows that this battle was brought about, first by the allies attempt to outflank the Germans, who countered and then by their plans to move to the northeast to Ghent and n 1TAQ which also failed. After this the German offensive began, with the trench coast porta as the objective, but this movement, like thasa nf ih. allies, met with failure. field Marshall French pivna If nis opinion that the German losses have been thrice as great as those of the allies and speaks optimistically of the future. There apparently has been no de velopment io the Balkan situation but stress is laid on the cause of the Ru manian king's speech at the opening of the parllment, in which he said: "I am convinced that, realizing the Importance of the present situation, you will give the ftovernment every assistance in passing such legislation as Is demanded by the circumstances and required to meet the needs of the army." i !
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