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MASSED FORCES OF GERMANS IN STORM OF BUNDING SNOW
Two Determined Assaults Within Brief Period And The • RghHng Was Terrific-Most Biiter Fighting of War on at Verdun. ^ «
GERMANS DEFEAT THE   RUSSIANS  AT  CRACOW
Paris. Nov. 21—Under cover of a blinding snow. German massed forces in great strength today attempted one of the most desperate ?Dd determined assaults of the campaign about Verdun and St. Mihiel when they charged the French trenches five times in solid ranks, vr.'Mit a neriod of two hours, Lesepargnes in the Woe-vre region was the scene of the conflict.
The attempt was i nthe nature of a surprise attack, the Ger¬ man corps commander apparently depending unon heavy falls of snow to screen his approach to the French works. But the con¬ tingency had been provided for by throwing out more adj^anced post? from the Fretich nositions and the approach of tbe Germans on their first advance was renorted in ample time for the defend¬ ers to brace themselves for the attack.
The fighting was terrific. Terrific artillery fire was poured into the closed ranks and this served to arrest the advance^ Where detachments of the attackers were able to break through and pour over the outer works they were set upon and either anni- hila'ted. beaten back or captured.
The mai nfacts of this a/tion was all the news contained in the  midnight   official  statement issued from Bordeaux.
The day was reported along the empire front to have been one of the cahnest yet exnerienced. Freezing weather prevailed throughout the war area, the mereury falling as low as twenty de¬ grees above zero. Heavy snows are reported along the entire front.
The French artillery plainly is we aring down the rival sun detachments. In the afternoon official statement the office claims the French have carried every point where conflicts took place. At Nieunort artillery duel took place, the allies winning, the Germans losing several guns.
-Superior positions have been gained by the French artillery corps along the Aisne and the fire of the French gunners has been so accurate that the Germans have been unable to complete the building of llieir trenches bsjjvn sevtarai days ago.
Mining of the enemy's trenches in the Argonne has been suc¬ cessfully accomplished and several of their works have been oblit¬ erated with great losses.
The most bitter fighting of the whole battle front is proceed- in in the region o fVerdun and in the Vosges. Here the French troops have been able to record several advances. As illustrat¬ ing the desperate nature of the fifirhtin? the official statement saysl^hat the French have established themselves at certain points ¦withm 30 laetres from the German positions.
GERMANS DEFEAT THE RUSSIANS
•Berlin via wireless via London. Nov. 21—The following state¬ ment has been officialy given tothe press: "After a fierce battle the Russians have been defeated at Limanowa. (southeast of Cra¬ cow) with heavy losses. They have withdrawn over the River Ischuruk,"
GENERAL VILU ISPRESSINGON
TO MDoco m
New Revolution Will Soon Be In Full Swing in War-torn Republic.
VERA CRDZ IS THE PRIZE
Washington, Xov. 21.—Provi.slon.al President Outierre-/. and thirtv of the Agruas Calientes have gone t> join General I'lUa, who ia presslna; on to Mexico dty.
This i.s the latest statement '•pceived from official sources at Mexico iCty. Unofficially it is stated that all the Carranzistas have retired to the southeast to make a Junction with Carrauzu who asks to concentrate all his forces and set up a new govern¬ ment at Vera Cruz until he oan dis- lodtre Villa from the national capital.
The State I>cpartment h.as not been vouchsafed inforni«tion from any¬ where in Mexico as to where the dip¬ lomatic corps is. It is also in the d.ark as to what will happen at \'era Cruz on the 2 3rd, wtion General Fun¬ ston evacuates that city. Other war officials .say that Gen. Funston must construe this as an ab¬ solute order to strike tents and sail awa\. As to the lf«?alUy of the trans¬ fer and who will bo the first to en- tor Vera Cruz to seize It as a prize, no official here knows or. If hs knows he will not tell.
The oiil> oofficial statement made on the subject is that Secretary Br>an, when Carra.nz;i was in control, agr«ed with him that he would turn over Vera Cruz to an officer appoint¬ ed by Carranza on or about the nth of October.
The first effect of the war between Carranza and Villa operatin?^ from Mfxico City and Vera Cruz is that the railroad between those two cities has boen cut. Carranza expects to be at¬ tacked both by General Zabata and General Villa and all the forces of the convention.
LAKE TRAGEDY IS REVEALED
BY BODIES WASHED ASHORE
Believed That Steamship Aad Two Barges Met Disaster In The Grave Yard Of The Great Lakes.
Grar.d Mar.'i=. Mich. Nov. -1.— The :inUir,g of four i.^ore b.-jdies «oine of which had on life belts and the washing,' n.shorc' of a great amount of wreckage make certain Ihat the steamship C. F. Curtis, a.^ wcU as tb.- b.reo.s Anna M. Pclcr.son and Scldon K. .Marvin, which she had in tow foundered in .he sravc yard of the «ieat l^.kcs. near here, pro'j- ahlv Wednesday niKhl or Thursday morning when the storm on !^ke Su¬ perior reached its height. The boau are owned by the Heinz Lumber Co of   Chi.-ago.   an.'    were      enroutetn
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,-^FAI KV pr.OPO^.M''^ will he re¬ ceived hv the Hanover Township School Pistrict for materials and la¬ bor required to complete an overflow sump and drain lines from the New- town Hisih S.-boo1. ill r.cc.irdance with Tiians and specifications prepared hy Owen  McGlynn. arcbitect.
The arehitc.-t shall furnish each .ontractor estlm.atlnz on the above work, upon applicatin, with a blank form of proposal and each contractor will fill out the blanks and submit same in proposal frm to the secretary. Xo bid will be con-sldereu jnle.ss sub¬ mitted in the manner and form .above described.
Plans may b? seen at the office of the architect. 8S-S8 Simon Long Bldg., ^A llkes-Ba.rre. Pa., on and after No¬ vember 21, 1914.
Each bid shall be accompanied by ^ certified cheek In the sum of one hundred ($100.00) dol'.ars, m.ade out to William Morri;;, treasurer flanover Township School District, and deliv¬ ered to P. 'i.^- Boyle. ?ecretary, 03 Di¬ vision St., Hanover Township, Pa., not later than 6 o'clock p. m. Pecwn- ber   15,   1914.
i The Board reserves the right to ac- c< /t any bid or t oreject any and all
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The bodies of two women are among the eight washed ashore Fri¬ day night. Two yawl boats have been found and may have come from .some other ves.'=el than the threa known  to  have  foundered.
Captain John Walker, of the t'e- terson te known to have been saved. So fir only two of the bodies lyought here have been identified. They ara I'^ldward Anderson, of Norway, Mich., and Henry Kirchner, of Detroit, Their names were revealed by the shipping books they carried.
The three missing vessels carried iwenty-six persons in th'ir combined crews. The fact that two of the bod¬ ies recovered were those of unidenti¬ fied Women caused many to believe the Curtis met the same end as th-; Peterson inasmuch as It was though' one or both ot the women had been employed on that ve.ssel. The sail¬ ing records did not reveal any wom¬ en hands oti the schooners.
None  of   the  several   -.essels  which went aground  along  the  upper 'akes during  the  gale  were  seriously* dam¬ aged  according to reports today, for the Gennans.
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KAISLR HOLDS FAMILY TALK
Rome, Nov. 21.—A telegram from Berlin says that for the first, tlm ¦ since the begi.ning of the war th" Kaiser h;is called a family counci'. -\I1 his sons were present, including- Prince Joa.him, his youngest son. who traveled for the purpose from Hamburg, where he has been conval¬ escing.
There were also present near k lations of the Imperial family wih Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollw.j:. General Von Moltke and Gen. Von Thierpitz. What the council talke ' about is not known. Even the phfc of meeting is kept secret.
Germans who know of the meetii..- say they fee! encouraged, as they be¬ lieve that strategic moves were dis¬ cussed whioh ultimately mean victory
CANADA READY TO INCREASE ENGJJSHARMY
Number Of Men Under Arms to Reach Ninety-one Thou¬ sand.
Ottawa. Ont., Nov. 21.—Sir Robert Borden announced tontght that Can¬ ada would immediately increase the numibcr of men under arms to 01,000. .50,000 men are to bo moholized and sent forward as requisitioned hy the war office. In December a force of 17,000 will be sent to England, and by siibse(pient enlistment the total nilmber of Canadians under .arms \flll be tiroiiprht up to 180,000 before the end of the year.
Thirty-three thousand soldiers have already iieen sent to England, accord- ins' to Sir Bordc»n.
The men who are to depar; next month inclMde engineers, signal and cj'cle companies, service corps and othC'r units to complete tbe second Canadian army division in Knglnnd for serviee on the continenf. With them will rro 1.4-00 hor.ses, tir. field and  machine guns.
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TURKISH NOTE TELLS STORY OFMESSEE
Turks Claim Shots Were Merely Fired at Launch as Warning *     • •
AGAINST THE MINE ZONE
ITALY IS BECOMING RESTLESS AND SUMMONS AMBASSADOR TO ROME FOR WAR CONFERENCE
Itahans Have Important Interests at Stake and Cannot Af¬ ford to Have Them Settled By Any of the Warring Powers.
While on his way home a: 10 o'clock last evening George. Shidl.^ of tifi Elizabeth street, was run down by an automobile owned by l>r. Sickler af Acadcmv street. He was immedl- atelv placed in the machine and tak-. en to the Mercy Hosnital where it was found that his injiiriP'S were not of a Keri")Us nature. .\t tbe hospital this morning he was roported restinir com fortable.
STEfDlTL'S   FRIXEDS   DI.VK.
Joseph Steidel entertaimd n few of his friends at .a squab dinner in the private dlnlnir rooms of the Mu-kians' Cl'ib last evening. Mr. .Steidel pre¬ sided as toastmaster and called on all' present for short speeches. A num¬ her of the gui^st.s rerdere^N^veral vo¬ cal nnd musical "^elections. Oscar Heb.sacker, chef of the club, prepared the  banquet.
PINOCHLE GAME CAUSES FIGHT
Excitement in Germany Em¬ bassy by Scrap Over a Game of Cards.
RETURN'S   I'ROM   FI.ORin \
OXI,Y Tt) BE ARRICSTED.
After three months in l-^orida, Lou- is Conahan, 19 years old, returned to the city last night only to be arrest¬ ed by Detectives Thomas and Mc¬ Laughlin, will* believe he can tell the police something about the robbery of the Datti;er store on South Main ftreet Inst Ai'snst. Conahan ig !»aid to have heen a partner of a man who is now   doin.g time at the county jail.
BECKER'S FATE UP TO WHITMAN
New York. Nov. 21.-^Unless all signs fail, Charles S. Becker, now in the death house at Sing Sing, will have to appeal to Governor Charles S. Whitman for commutation of his death sentence, or for a pardon, in case the court of appeals sustains his conviction.
There seems to be no possibility that the court will reach the Becker case before Jan 1 and on that date Mr. Whitman, who, as district attor¬ ney conducted tho iwo Becker trials and twice obtained a sentence of death, will take the oath of office as governor.
MAILCLERK GETS BIG HAUL
Inspectors Trying to Locate Clerk Who Got Away With 25,000.
Austin. Toy.. X>v. 21.—Po.ct nffl^'e inspect'ors are tning to locat.i S2."..0nn alleged to hT\e bpen sto'en h? a clerk in Kl Paso. S^pt. S. The money wa.<? -hipped by re£rlst?»'eti nnil hy the Fir^^t Natiorrl Bank of El Paso to the Vntional TSTnlc of no'T:iiierC'\ New Vork City. Tt was in five pa<Jkai?es of  $ri.O00  each.
AVhen the registered pouch reached New York it contained an empty mail Slick in.ste.ad of the money. Ins;>ector Kinzel charges that tbe nvoney wj't -tolen bv C. T.,. Po^'.^rs, A-ho applied I'l-r a vacation the dav after the ^i-.ipment of the re.qristcred packa^re. !! is alleged he w.-?nt to Caninille .•¦•here he sent a reristcred package containing $2,300 tr. Emporia, Kas. He then went t California where he was shadowe-l hv inspectors. He re¬ turned to El Faio a few days ago and waa arrested.        — —ft     t( Ix'iHy^
Washineton. Nov. 21.—'For an hour tonight ther> wa.s preat excitement at the German Embassy. Policemei and newspapermen crowded about the main entrance trying to ascertain the cause of a commotion within. A hiirr^ call for a policeman had been sent to headnuarters from tbe embas.sy about 9 o'clock. .\ motor cycle police-man went to the office of the embassy n Massachusetts avenue. Thinking that sj-mpathizers with the allies wero at- temptins; to blow no the place, all the police reporters quit teh city hall and ha'-tcnM to join tbe  policemen.
\ secretary of the embassy, sur¬ prised and fri.ghtened bv the onrush of the officers and newspapermen, demanded an expkanatlon. The of¬ ficer told him that a call for a po¬ liceman had b.x>n turned in. Upon investigation the secretary found that two scrt'ants in the ba-sement had quarreled nver a rame of pinochP^ and a third servant seeing the threatened attitude of his fellow servants had 'phoned to the police. The under¬ secretary begged the reporters not to print the stor\- of the police alarm as Count von r;ern.storff was at dinner and knew nothing of the police call. The pinochl" game had been resumed when the police arrived.
Washington, Nov. 21.—Dispatches received today from Ambassador Morgenthau at Constantinople con¬ tain the first official explanation of the firing on the launch of the Ten¬ nessee at Smyrna, Turkey. Accor.d- ing to the ottoman minister of th;^. Interior, the shots were fired to warn the launch from passing through a mine  field.
The following statement wai) issued by th eWhite House tonight: "The first advije.s from Constantinopl.-! ccnce.Tiiing the Smyrna incident were received today and by 5 o'clock hai been       deciphered. They were
promptly communicated to the presi- •lent by the acting Secretary of State and the Secretary of Navy and the following summary of their contents was   given  out;
"Dispatches concerning the Smyrna incident have just been received from Ambassador Morgenthau which were sent befofe he recei\ed any Com¬ munication from the State Depart¬ ment that on the evening of the day on which the incident occurred (on Monday last) the Ottoman minister of the Interior informed him that the commander of the Tennessee had at¬ tempted to visit Smyrna and in hi« steam launch, passing through the mine zone, contrary to the Turkish government's regulations and that the boat had been stopped by warn¬ ing shots fired towards her.
He added that the governor general after the incident had offered to tako the officer overland in his automo¬ bile. The minister of war later com¬ municated with the ambassador fully informing him of the incident ani requesting that the Tennessee which was then at Vourla, some distance from the harbor of Smyrna should be withdrawn.
The emb,assy had some time been officially informed that the port of Smyrna was clo.sM alike to warships and merchant vessels. The ambassa¬ dor therefore requested Captain Decker to withdraw, and he, of course, did so, proceeding to the is¬ land of Chios.
"Owing to the extreme difficulty of communicating wit hConstantinople no further advices have been receiv¬ ed. Instructions had already been sent CO the ambeissador. We are still awaiting the ambassador's reply to those instructions."
HAS SUPREME CONFIDENCE IN HER DESTINY
London, Nov, 21—^Italy's sin^iar situation as a neutral pow-, er while the fate of her allies is being decided is leading rapidl^- toward a diplomatic political crisis.
Italy has many interests at stake which she cannot afford to have settled for her by any warrin gpowers. She is in sympathy with England and France and the intervention of Turkey has not tended to lessen this feeling.
The Italian govememnt is now on the eve of deciding whether or not it will continue its attitude of neutrality.
The Italian Ambassadors in England, France, Russia, Servla and Germany have been called to Rome to confer with the gov¬ ernment.
A prominent Italian Journalist who has just returned tram Rome says: "Italy will be able in February 1915 to put 1,700,000 well trained, well equipped men in the field. When the European was approached, everyone at Rome understood Italy could Hot keep neutral and that it furnished the occasion for breaking off a decrepit alliance.
"Italy like France and England did not expect the present war to come as soon as it did When new funds for the army were a^ked. many internal questions had claimed the capital available. So it was that Italy found herself in July last with an excellent navy and a well trained army, but lacking in arms and equipmtftits. The government s^w the only thing to do was to hurry preparations which should have been made long before.
Anyone who has been in Italy since the war began, cannot help bein gstruck by the fever which animates the country. The big firms in Italy are turning out guns and rifles, while uniforms are made everywhere. More than 2.000,000 pair of boots are now ready. These, with the old supply will give two pairs to each soldier.
"If things keep going like they are now, Italy will be ready in a couple months. Everybody in Italy realizes that a great hiB- torical moment is approaching. While Italians talk about the en¬ tente, they say 'we.' They seem as proud of an entente victory as though it was their own. Italy had to stop the emigration of the young Italians leaving to enlist in the French army because she knows she will want all her own men soon.
"It has been said repeatedly in England that the cause of Italy's hesitation was financial difficulties. That is not true. Credits for war were only obtained a few days ago from two cham¬ bers, but Italy never has begged or accepted a loan from any nation.
"In a few months, this young kingdom will show what a na¬ tion can do that believes in her destiny and feels her future mis¬ sion in the world."
SCALDED TO DEATH WHILE MOTHER WORKS
Falling into a tub of boiling water- Joseph Erbin, aged 2 years, received scalds from which he died at the City Hospital, at 12:10 o'clock thi.s morning. The child while playing about his home at 201 South Empire street, yesterday morning: fell into tha scalding hoto water which had been left standing in the kitchen hy his mother while she went Into another part of the home. He was imme¬ diately sent to the City Hospital where all po.=sible attention was given him, but it was of no avail.
SAMUEL GOMPERS RE ELEaED AMERICAN FEDERATION HEAD
The Vote Was Almost Unanimous, the Opposition Of The Socialists Going to Pieces Before The Vote.
ALL THE OTHER OFFICERS ARE RE-ELECTED
KAISE'S ARMIES OPPOSED BY VAST HORDES OF RUSSIANS IN EASTERN THEATRE OF WAR
Germany Has High Hopes Of the Result Of The Campaip ^    Now In Progress Under General Van Hindenbei^.
RUSSIANS TRYING TO TRAP THE TEUTONS
Philadelphia. Nov. 21.—By an al¬ most unanimous vote, Samuel Gom¬ pers Was flecied head of the .Ameri¬ can Keder.ition of Labor. The So¬ cialistic opposition to his election crumbled into a mere semblance of force it had shown during the last week. They submitted without at- lenipting to nominate their own can¬ didate. The election, coniing as it did upo;i the hc.ls of the battle last night over the enactment of an eight hour law. in which Gompers triumph¬ ed in a brilljanr fashion, indicated a complete surrender by the radicals Only after Gompers took his seat again as president did a dozen So¬ cialists who had kept s'ilent durin:,- the nomination, rise to place them¬ selves on record .-.s voting against Gompers.
John Mitchell received an ovation when he took the chair to preside at the opening of the election. It was' the first time in several years that the Socialists did not support a can¬ didate.
.\11 of the officers representing the American Eederatioi of Labor la t year  were re-elected.    They are:
First \ ice president, J imes Duncan, representing the granite cutters union; second vice president James O'Connell, of the Machinists union; third vice president. Dennis A. Hayes, of tbe GlasBblowers    unions    fouctb
vice prcslrtent. .Toseph F. "Valentine of the Iron Moulders union; fifth vice president, John A. .Alpine, of tho Plumbers union; sixth \ice president, H. B. Perham, of the Carpenters un¬ ion; seventh vice president, Frank Duffy: eishth vice president, Wm Green; Ireasurer. John B. Lennon, of the Tailors union: and secretary, Frank .Morrison, of the Typographi¬ cal   union.
The ne\t convention will be held In San Francisco beginning on the sec¬ ond Mondny l-\ November. 1915.
There  was no opposition to this.
The convention adopt«;d measures of preparedness to meet the expected legal war on the Clayton anti-trust bill, which recently passed congre.sj. insofar as that exempts labor unions on strike from court iniunctions an:I establishes the legality of the boycott. A resoluilon was inirodiiced into th-^ convention b'- representatives of the Street Railway Men's union, which ptovides that tho executive council o'" She T^ederation sive all *ssistarc possible to esiablish the legal rights of the workers. This resolution re¬ fers to the in.iunction recently issued by County Judge .\ndcrson against the striking Street Rallwaymen of In- dianapoli.-. PPresident Gompers as- sertetd that the Federation would ¦'make the judge swallow Ws injunc- tton." • —-      <¦   ¦ « rt III ptfi^
London. Xov. 22.—More than 9nn,. 000 Rus.sians are opposing the Ger¬ mans who are the pick of the Kai¬ ser's armies. The whole of the dis¬ trict of Novoseorgevck is under the control of the Germans and the cen¬ ter of fighting is at T^odz where the Germans claim progress.
Oermany is hising hopes on th<> re- <'u!t of the battle at thi.«> point. Ber¬ lin states that Gen. Von Hlndenberg's straterv has more tha novercom° the numerical superiority of the Russians. But thia claim was made 'before the troops of the Czar brought this fin.al drive of 'Von '^Tindonberg against the Russian center to a disastrous coneiu- =lon The Russians appa-ently after approved tbe wirdon-. of their retire¬ ment to ground on which th^y could fight advontageonsly. They have drawn the Germons awny from their base of supplies, materiallv wcalenlng th-ir lines of communication and now they are In a position where they can fisht the  aKiser's troons to a stand-
Militiry experts here declare that Grand Duke Nicholas will now have no trouble In maintaining his posi¬ tion"  now that the momentum of tho
German drive has been stopped. Tl apparently Is the plan of the Russian commander-in-chief to hold this nne until the Ru.ssinn armies in GaliCia and in the north of Poland can force their way Into perfect alignment ¦with the first army as the center.
This alignment has been the b«oe of strategic contention since the mob¬ ilization. Thp grand duke has beon trying nt great hazards to perfetrt !«, and Von Hindenberg. one c^ the greatest strategists at the comm»n«t of the Kaiser has been endeavoring to nrevent it.
The capture of a hattery of artll- lery by the Russians to the northwest of T/odz 1 sthe most significant claim of tho Russian staff. The loss of a ' attery Is a betrayal of weakness it this point and show.s the GetTTian ,irmy Is in grent danger of being out¬ flanked. Tf thie .srien holds true, the German offensive is not only checked but tho German army is in a A-ltical position. Tt me.Tns th.itthe Ruswlai menace of superior strength. will prohabTr prove so gre.at that the Ger¬ mans will rot again be. ahle to resume the offensive and pn^mpt and definite retirement will  be the only reconrse.
STTPKRVTStmS A^^TVTED '
FOR H V7.I/F AXD FOSTT.R.
Attorney .\hner Smith, of HaTiletnn, wes vestr'rday appointed by tho curt fo work the roads of Hazle township. TTe gave a bond in the .sum of «1s..''.0O with the Hazleton Sa\ings & Trust Comriany  as surety.
Owen 'Moyer was alsi appointed by the court to wori-- tlie roads of Fo.ster township. He will h.ave to file a hond of $20,000.
ELBKROX HOTKIi BURXED.
Long Branch. N. J.. Nov. 21.—Fire of an unknown origin destroyed the Eiberon Hotel on Ocean avenue Elh- eron tonight All that is left standin,-i i.-; the south wing. The Franklin cot- intre where President Garfield died 'n 1881, and the Eiberon Casino where the cabinet met during the Presi¬ dent's illness as wel! as the Sniitn cottages were saved. The loss i* esti- pjatei at UOO.OOIV     ...
FOUR HUNDRED BOYS ATE TURKEY AND ALL FIXINGS
No fnr'key wns ever more complete¬ ly stuffed than was the stomach of each of the 400 boys who responded yesterday to the dinner hell at the T. "'•I. C. A. when the annual Th.Tnks- Ki\'ing feast to n'>w.sies. boothlacks and hungrj- boys in general was given under direction of W. A. Rogers and his assistants. The mysterious c^onor of the edibles wns given thanks In its bet form—appreci.i^tion. Prevl- ou to the <liiinpr thp game rooms of the building were thrown open to the young guests and_ the occasion was made dellg'ntfi'l in every way possi¬ ble. The popularity of the dinner ia best shown by the increase in attend¬ ance. In 1910 only 242 hoys sat ati Jtho y. M. C. A, tablas, „   j^