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&, PARIS, DEC. 12â€"THE MATIN!S PETROGRAD CORRESPONDENT g:vs THE GERMAN PLAN IN POLAND, WHICH WAS TO TURN BOTH "THE RUSSIAN WINGS SIMULTANEOUSLY, HAS COMPLETELY FAILED, ¢ND THE GERMANS ARE REDUCED TO BLOODY AND USELESS AT. TACKS ON THE RUSS!AN FRONT. «* Petrograd, Dec. 14.â€"Reports was announced last week, have reaching here toâ€"day from the ; now resulted in decisive victory, < front state that the operations of | after having pierced the German the Russiam forces north of Warâ€" l fromt beyond Ciechanow _ and . saw, the partiAl success of which Prsanvaz. GERMAN PLAN OF ATTAGK IN POLAND â€"â€"â€" HAG BEENA COMPLETE FAILURE In this list of "Christmas Specials" every article Emas Gift and at the same time save you money. M early. Good Goods ELMIRA > Cut Glass Tumblers, regular #ize, Xmas Sale Price, cach ~â€"& picee Carving â€"Sets, stag handles, gum lined case, reg. $3.75, Dec. Sale Price $3.00 3 piece Carving Set, bone handles, in â€"2 shades, white and green lined case, rog. $4, December Sale Price ... $3.20 8. piece Carving Set, stag handles, blue lined case, teg. $3.00, Xmas Sale Price $2.40 3 piece Carving Set, â€" stag handles, blue and white lined , reg. $4.75, Xmas Sale ;‘:& ie e e n $3175 Nickel reg. 15¢ FREE PANTS CARVING SETS IN CASES CUT GLASS TUMBLERS SILVER SPOONS Nickel Silver 7 reg. 900 doz, at 754 King Street West Anything fin § [J the ; Store Other sets at $2.80, $5.30, §0 on stt olsc in‘ 3010 December "Christmas Sale" Specials Silver Tea _ Spoons, #o%. at:......:~:" 406 Silver Tea. Spoons, | WEICHEL‘S WEEKLY STORE NEWS [ PR Every letter from those who camnot cc event, provided cash deposit is enclosed, and December 22. Materials can be selected later be observed to get Free Pants henefte a+ ¢ M. WEICHEL & SON store toâ€"morrow. 10 PAAAAACAAAEEARAiemnemmmmemmntemmme It is unusual for us to have more than two Free Pant sales a year would come along in the spring, but through an extra large shipment of Overcoatings that have just arrived we have .been templed to give a Chr one day only, TOâ€"MORROW, BSATURDAY, December 19. With every ord« priceâ€"$15.00â€"made to your measureâ€"we will include, absolutely free of to your measure, same cloth as suiting, or anything else you fancy in th THINGâ€"great, thick twoâ€"tone woolens for Winter Overcoats, and the lat Buitings weever catried na... ___ 4 ‘!Ol "®Winter Overcoats, Scotland Wesles Mills C f You Live Out of Town, You C Get These FREE PANT Spoons, ie 89 At the Scotland Woolen" Mills "THE BIG HARDWARE STORE Phone 215 get Free Pants benefit; 'a‘z"sxs,ou EOOOCP EVTTINERR O IV, EERSN PV de lo your measureâ€"we will include, absolutely same cloth as suiting, or anything else you fand hick twoâ€"tone woolens for Winter Overcoats, and catried. Doors open sharp at 8.30 o‘clock. Be he SATURDAY was announced last week, have now resulted in decisive victory, after having pierced the German fromt beyond Ciechanow _ and Preanysz. Nickel Silver Tea _ Sp feg. $1.00 doz. at .....:L. Nickel Silver Table Sp reg. $2.50 doz, at ... Rogers 1847 _ Silver Spouns, reg $4.50 doz. All other Spoons reduce per cent. during our Dece CHILDREN‘S KNIFE aAND FORK Children‘s plated 3 _ pice set, knife, spoon and for Xmas Sale Price ... .2 pet Salc 4 piece â€" Alluminum Childs Sets, consisting ‘of cup, san cer, plate and napkin ring put up in a nice holly _ box Amas Sale Price ... .. 40c 2 piece Alluminum Salt and Pepper Sets, with loaded botâ€" torus, put upgin neat holly boxes, Xmas Sale Price 20¢ SALT AND PEPPER ALLUMINUM SETS cannot come personally 4) ‘M0" come personally toâ€"morrow entitles the sender to this big Free Pants d, and we receive the letter not later than last mail on Tuesday, d later, either personally or by mail, but the foregoing conditions must s at $15.00. Better mail your lefter toâ€"night if you can‘t get to . the s reduced 20 ur ‘December Spoons 220 80c ery article will make a useful money. Make your selections an SETS €3 fork BHRONICLEâ€"TELEGRAPH, WATERLOO, ONT... _ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1014 PAGE 10 4 Oc 00 80 be muJWEC .. _ $ ® ”E&‘g ’Os.i.?!fm large shipment of new and choice Wih the city would be answered. . The Russian troops on right of Vistula River would be freed to seek a cressing and endanger the posi. tion of the left wing of the Ger. man army in the region of Lodz. RNIFE SHARPENERS PURSES Russian successes of this naâ€" ture would have three important results. The immediate pressure north of Warsaw would be relievâ€" ed and the German threat against railrodd lines leading east from Cam C + s‘&‘i’ 't '! ‘L . hh P uiiar. pooe! Capgen: Teakettlcs, woll â€"nicke! plated, reg price $2.50, Xmas _ Sale Price .200 202 .. 2. $2.00 Emery _ Knife _ Sharpenets with stag handle, put up _ in white lined holly box, Xmas. Sale Price .. 2 l 80e No. 0 Perfection Copper Tea Qfipm mickel plated, regular Plated Tea Medium i Plated C Medium /s Plated Tea R H ~An assortment of Purses and Bill _ Holdefs, _ Xmas _ Sale NI P. TEA KETTLI m sife Coppet _ Nickel Tea Pots at ..... $1.00 m size Copper Nickel 1 Coffee Pots, at $1.00 m size fancy Nickel Tea Pots at $2.10 WATERL O PLATED TH POTS I N AIl and in the ordinary way the next one ew and choice W\ZM and rices 15¢ 4| i! News Notes :â€"Miss Addie Coote is spendin: a few weeks with (riendsâ€" in Cuciph. â€"Mr. Howard Bigam raturned from the West last week to spend a few _ works at is bome bere.â€"Mr. «no.â€"JÂ¥rmingFam â€"spent aâ€"féw days with _ Stratford â€" friends.â€"A number from _ here attended the Fat Stock show at Guelph, last week.â€"Mr. and , Mrs. Hinchley who have been rmzaced with Mr. _ A,. Glaister for the â€" last tomber of years have severed their connection there and moved into Mr. ’Hmry Roxd¢r‘s _ house on tife 5th line.â€"lHastines Bros. were again sueâ€" ‘crssiul, with their Hampshire Swine at the Winter Fair. j whick will be utilized for the purâ€" !r»hasr of new beo‘s.â€"A very enjoya,le | soza‘ evening was held at the home of Mr. August Lautenschlager â€" on Nonday Dec. 14th, vnder the auspicâ€" es of t3> B.Y.P.U.â€"The New Dundee !Itink Co. is now organized and will scon commence operations on & large clen air rink. The stock is divided infe Five Dollar shares, and at last ‘quctations was selling at par. Turkish Battleship Sunk « in the aftermnoon service was held at Ecan‘s meeting house, after which interment took place at _ Staufier‘s cemetery. The furctal took place on Wednes: dar morning of Miss Elizabeth Bean, who passed away on Sunday last. The fuppral was held from the resid ence of her brothet, Mr. DaW@\ Bean Meorge strcet, at ten o‘clock in the morning. Rev. Mr. Mathers, pastor of the Methodist church, officiated Aiter the service the fumeral proceed ol to Haysville, where at two o‘clock News Notes :â€"The, concert given by the Lawrie family of Hamilton, on Friday evening last, was a dâ€"cided sUccess. A ~large audience crowded the <ball and> all enjoved the enterâ€" tainment very much. Ths unassuming manner and hearty singing of these Scotch young people will long be reâ€" mem‘ered. The concert was arranged by the Directors of the Public Lib rary. A handsome sum was realized Berlin, Ontario The Messudich was a very old | SERVIANS CONTINUE TO DRIVE BACK AUSTRIANS. boat built forty years ago, and reâ€" constructed twelve years ago. ‘ London, Dec. 14.â€"A Reuter despatch from Nish says, the Servians are She was about 10,000 tons with continuing to sweep the country tlear of Austrians, and are advancing successâ€" seventeen knots speed. fully in the direction of Belgrade. * London, Dec. 14.â€"A communiâ€" cation issued by the Official Bureau toâ€"day announces that the Turkish battieship, _ Messudieh, has been torpedoed by a British submarine. FUNERAL OF MISS BEAX New Dundee. Crosshill. With EXTRA PANTS Londom, Wec. 14.â€"A Russian official communication says the fighting south east of Erzerum on Friday the Turks were repuised with severe loss and driven across the Euphrates. "IN THIS SAME REGION WE HAVE BLOWN UP A BLOCKHOUSE, AND DESTROYED SEVERAL TRENCHES." TURKS ARE REPULSED EVERYWHERE. "AT ONE POINT NORTHEAST OF VAILLY ONE OF THEYR BATTEAR: IE8 OF HOWITZERS WAS COMPLETELY DEsTROYED. "IN THE REGION OF PERTHES THERE HAVEâ€" BEEN AARTILLERY ENGAGEMENTS AND SOME INFANTRY FIGHTING, WHICH!RESULTED ADVANTAGEOUSLY To us. f a "OUR ARTILLERY DEMOLISHED aAt DEUXNOUDS, TO THE west OF VIGNEULLES LES HATTONCHATEL, TWO BATTERIES OF THE EN. EMY, ONE COMPOSED OF GUNS OF LARGE CALIBRE AND THE OTHER USED FOR FIRING UPON AYviaToRs. 4808 ) 1 Allies‘ Heavy Artillery Silenced German Batteries. PARIS, DEC. 12â€"THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN THJ8; AFTERNOON SAYS:â€" ‘ p o nalsall 5e "THE ENEMY HAS COMPLETED THE EVACUATION OF THE WEsT BANK OF THE Y§ER CANAL TO THE NORTHERN®HOUSE OF‘THE FER. RYMAN, AND WE OCCUPY TH!S BANK. . "aÂ¥f BEVERACEPOINYS ouR HEAVY ARTILLERY siLENcED Tthe FIELD BaATTERIEs OF TtwE"GEgMAns. _ "A COMBINED ATTACK BY THE ALLIES WAS MADE YESTERDAY ON THE LINE FROM HOLLEBEKS TO WYTESCHAETE IN (BELGIUM. SEVERAL GERMAN TRENCHES AND A NUMBER OF PRISONERS WERE CAPTURED. SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS WAS MADE." * NO GREAT ACTIVITY IN WAR ZoNnEs. PARIS, DEC. 15 â€"APPARENTLYTHERE 1§s NO GREAT. ACTIVITY iN THE VARIOUS WAR ZONES EXCEPT IN SERVIA AND AROUND CRAcow. LONDON, DEC. 15 â€"THE OFFICIAL INFORMATION ‘UQEA'\LTOJJAV GAVE OUT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:â€" "IN ALSACE THERE HAS BEEN MUCH ACTIVITY ON THE PART OF THE ENEMY‘S ARTILLERY. * "THE GROUND GALNED YESTERDAY BY OUR TROQOPS.ALONG THE YPRES CANAL AND TO THE WEST OF HOLLEBEKE; HAS BEEN REâ€" TAINED IN SPITE OF THE VIGOROUS COUNTER ATTACK ON THE PART OF THE ENEMY. ~| _ £ ‘>; "FROM THE BELGIAN FRONTIER TO SOMME NOTHING TO REPORT. "FROM SOMME TO AR INTERMITTED CANNONADING. "IN ARGONNE W VE MAbE somE PROGRESS ANO RETAINED ADVANCES MADE BY/ Us ON PRECEDING DAYS. 6 398 "IN vosGE RAILROAD STATION OF ST. LEONARD, TO THE 8sOUTH OF ST. DIE HAS BEEN VIOLENTLY BOMBARbED 8y THE GERâ€" MANS FROM CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE. "WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BEFORE 8TEINBACH WHERE AN AT. TACK BY GERMAN INFANTRYâ€"MEN, COMING FROM . UFFHOLTZ, WAS SUCCESSFUL IN GAINING A FOOTHOLD. g * 56 fe t s "WE HAVE EVERYWHERE RETAINED THE POSITIONS WON PREâ€" viOUSLY BY Us." . R sa‘s immediately formed in battle line and sailed directly upon them, engagâ€" ing the first at a great distance and gradually closing in. ‘ TWe Nurnberg and Dresden, outranged by the British guns beat a hasty retreat. * THE GOOD HOPE AVENGED. tFps a The Scharnhorst, Gnesenau, and Leipzig are vessels of A&fi!hl,yon Spee‘s German Pacific fleet, which it wa ethought‘had escaped to the Atlantic, after sinking the British ships Monmouth and Good Hope, and damaging the Gilasâ€" gow. Other vessels of the fleet were the Bremen and the Nurnberg and the Dresden. it had atso been fumored that the Van der Thornn, a farge blflluflp had been sent to reinforce them. â€" vâ€" ‘ Agpmge w a 4 London, Dec. 0. Â¥87 pm~â€"1% was announced officially heré toâ€"day that the German cruisers $charnhoret, Gnelsenau, and Leipzig ufi%dm Falkiand lelands in the South Atlantic. * M The following announcement was lssued by the O”U information DUFOAU : â€" W i+ "At 7.30 a.m. on the Sth of Décember the 6charnhorst, W Nurnâ€" berg, Leipzig and Dresden were sighted near the Faikiand Islands by a British squadron under Viceâ€"Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee. . â€", ; : ;" ;‘% "An action followed, in the course of which the .‘m fiying the flag of Admiral Count Von Spee, the Gneisenau, and the palg were ounk. The Dresden and Nurnberg made off during the action and are being pursued. " Two coliiers also were captured. "TheViceâ€"Admiral ceports that the British casuaitits are very few in numâ€" With engines degigned for 28,000 horseâ€"power, the trial speed of these ships were 23 knots. They were not so fast as some of the other ships in the squadron, which may have for that reason escaped. The Scharnhorst carried the Admiral e own flag, and her destruction is a fine revenge for the loss of the British flagship Good Hope. (Canadian Press Service.) M PARIS, DEC. 15. â€"THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT THIS AFTERâ€" MOON SAYS!â€" The Scharnhorst and Gneisenau are armored cruisers launched in 1906. They displaced 11,400 tons and were 470 feet in length. They had ‘very powerâ€" ful armament, consisting of eight 8.2:inch gune, six 5.9â€"inch gune, unf cighteen 21â€"pounders aplece. ; . R * The sister ships were exceptionally formidable opponents. in addition to the offensive armament mentioned they had four submerged‘ torpedo tubes. Four of the big guns were mounted in turrets, the remaining fou? in broadside casements. Six of these weapons could be fired in either broadald. GERMANY INFANTRYMEN GAIN A FOOTHOLD BEFORE STEINBACKH "BETWEEN THE SEA AND LYS THE ENGLISH HAVE OCCUPIED A LITTLE FOREST TO THE WEST OF WYTSCHAETE> ©â€"~ > "Some survivores havs been rescued from the Gneisendu and the Leipzig. Two colliers, serving the German fleet were capturéd: The Scharnhorst was the first of the German sighted by the British squadron. The British vesâ€" THREE GEAMAN WIHSEHSW% 3 SUNK OFF FALKLANO ISLANDS BY BRITISH ATLANTIG SQUADARON SUGGESGFUL COMBINED ATTAGK . MADE BETWEEN THE SEA AND CYS â€" AND GAINED GROUND 1§ RETAINED Much Activity on Part of Enemy‘s Artillery in Alsace, But With One Exception Allies Maintain Their Positionsâ€"Vigorour Counter Attacks. . Cheering News Given Out by Admiralty m c Great British Victory on High f Gueisenau and Leipzig Sunk. GERMAN TRENCHES AND PRISONERS CAPTURED, ATLANTIC 18 8CGENE OF VICTORY o 1t "ke Waterloo fimancial hockey leaâ€" ue committee _ met . Tussday night and elected the following officers :=« I‘residentâ€"J. H. Barkley. + Sec.â€"Treas.â€"M. P. Langstaf. Eaecutive Comn#ittee.â€"O. USelmana H. Gand, V, Snider, f «John Wilford Lanschen, of. Bétlin, tormerly of Germany. ko o d Florian Tylinski, of Berlin, form etly of Germany. n Conrad Hedrick, of Elmira, form Wellâ€" Known Application C. T. Silnoarf, of Berlin,. formerly, of Germany. C mave Val. Salin, of Berlin, formetly . of Germany. . PIPTY.ONE OH Aliens who came to k. countries now at war Pn : ish Fmpite: oo o .. uaih $ come naturalized A +« caturalited in" large mikabart mt / Whe â€" Germaany. « ‘ AdL PA Giranui de, Francesco, . of Bétlis, formerly of Maly.. .. . °_ #y* Henry Decker, of Watérlon,. {oft@et« ly of Germany. % ; 44 August EAnér, of ; Waterloo, forget« ly of Germany. <â€" <=s <s «o. 0\ wC Nelson Schaefer, of Berlin, formeriy of Russia. Carl Wickers, of Waterloo . Tp., formetly of Germany. . Feliz Zalenski, of Prestos, formerâ€" ly of Austria. _ M * Kastor Waseloff, of Betlin, formerâ€" ly of Greece. peik â€" _ Henry L. Janzen, of Betlin, | forth» erly of Germany. |â€" > 4+ 0 30. (Gustave Luening, of Berlin, formâ€" erly of Germany. t © Aa c [ George Kristoff, of Berlip, formerty of Bulgaria. Sn i g Homer Linck, of Waterioo, former» ly of, Germany. ; on Tusle. 1 * Warder Makotian, of fil’ifl.lw erly of Turkey. $ j ~ 44 Henry Listman, of Berlin, formgtly, of Germany. j ; $ E. Vasser, of Berlin, formerly:; of Turkey. i 4 E. Vollser, of North Dumifties, formerly of Germany. Matt. Nestor Talool, of Ayr, formâ€" erly of Russia. _ NS â€"=L./uze Edward Tilmelki, of Tp. Roociwich formerly of Germany. _ "/ . Ieo Stockofi, of Berlin, formetly of Ureece. f «y sengral sessions for the" TE 'iumbooomrflm; There were filtyâ€"omne ons : gether who bécame t ‘ a few of these tome. from [ af the couhty, ‘the majority of})# are from Betlis and Waterloo. !.» ) An Mt’l;“ of these names ;> closes < mzolmugae. thirtyâ€"five : botn in countries at war with lIznd. Of these: twehtyâ€"cight . . cama from Germany, four from Turkey/ $# three from Austri@. . <. > = my=S)N Wm. H. Rutdi, of Waterloo, formâ€" erly of Germany. _ _ _ "C > August Francois of Waterloo, , form« erly ¢l>l l»({}cl'uim-)'.o‘ Befl’ gin n > U C udrich, in, aa-,-y of a’:armany; [ n at 51 ®% Henry A. Hagen, of Bexlé,é forme« erly of Germany. t ; I Theodore Hernian, of Botl‘. formâ€" erly of Germany. 4 "4® Orander Hagopian . of Gelt, 1ottn eriy of . Turkey. 6i Carl Hashort, of Préston, formbriy, of Germany. â€" i 1 &: Henry Keil, of Waterloo Tp., forimâ€" erly of Germauy. * lig Chas. Jackson of Hespelet, Io;n’&- ly of United\ States. sfi M. Merderkian, . of Galt, formetly of Turkey. a * ; , Max Miller, of Baden, formerly, of Russia. K M Otto Okerofke, of Hespeler, formâ€" etly of Germany. * 4 John H. Reble, of Wellestey, form» erly of Germany. | _ 4# _ The following is the list . of, tBose naturalized on Tuesday=â€"; ‘, ;7*4} Antona Bendig of Berlin, fotmerty bf Gustave Nici, of Berlin,formeriy of Germany. 4 . _ _John From,‘ of Heapeler, forfteciy of Germany. mt on t ;" Fred Kessner \of Watetloo ‘â€" TP., formerly of Germanmv. _ _ _ u.;,1 _ Jacob : Procopowicz, : of Preston s formerly of Austria. . es + Financial Hockey League _ Tony Kopej, of Preston, form@rly, of Austria. 5 â€" FaFk Theodore Lobsein, of Berlin, form« erly of Germany. 5 _ 4 wk% Stone telephoned to the Befi telephone central, saying, "Send down Chief of Police, I have been shot." And when the Chief ar rived on the scene he was lying dead at his desk, with the tele» phone receiver still in his hand. An impression of some ‘finger prints on the desk was taken. Whitby, Dec: 11. Telegraph operator Wililam H. Stone, night clerk at the G: T. R. Station, was shot through the heart about <!ght o‘clock this morning by a party unknown. Two men arrested »at York were captured an a freight train that left Whitby about the time the shooting was dowe. _‘ Telephoned for Palice