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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, tfRTDAT. DECEMBER 22. 191C.
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RUSSIA DESCRIBED
AS "WASTING MEN"
Berlin Account of Battle in Car
pathians Says Foe's At
i tacks Were Fruitless.
GROUND IS FIRMLY HELD
Wave Aftcf Wave of Assailants
Breaks Down Under Heavy Fire.
Zia&t Reserves Concentrated
In Desperate Effort.
BiSRLIX. Ceo. 21. (By wireless to
Sayville, N.Y.) Combats In the wooded
Carpathians, where the Russians de
livered their counter-attacks in an
effort to relieve the harassed Rou
manian army are described by the war
correspondent of the Berlin Tageblatt
says the Overseas News Agency, which
describes the Russian offensive there
as a waste of men and ammunition In
fruitless attacKs. The Tageblatt's cor
respondent is quoted as follows:
"The culmination point of the Car
pathian battle was in the mountain
range above the Golden Bystritza, be
tween Jacobeni and Dorna Watra, es
pecially the height of Meste-Canesci.
At noon the hostile artillery began to
lay a curtain of fire ebehind the razed
trenches of the Austro-Hungrarians
while simultaneously the first line of
three divisions was launched for at
tack. They sallied forth from the wood
In order and ollmbed the mountain.
Attacking; Waves Break Down.
"Within range of our artillery one
wave of a'ssailants after another broke
down. Under the protection of ob
scurity, attacking- columns reached
some destroyed parts of trenches about
which the fighting continued during
the whole night.
"Our regiments reconquered bit after
bit of the lost ground, although the
enemy outnumbered them three to nine
times. At morning's dawn the whole
terrain again was firmly in the hands
of the defenders of Meste-Canesci. with
the exception of 300 yards of trench.
Toward evening, strong Russian forces
Vainly delivered three attacks upon
Mount Bernarielul, called by the
soldiers Bavarian Mountain.
'Two days later the Russians at
tempted the conquest of a railroad
tunnel at Meste-Canesci, one kilometer
In length. Our field guards were
thrown back and In the complete ob
scurity of the tunnel hand-to-hand
fighting began, the terrible scenes of
which were illuminated at times by
bursting hand grenades.
Attempt to Pierce Linen Falls.
"Driven from the tunnel, the Rus
sians again attacked the whole district
between the tunnel and Meste-Canesci
Mountain and attempted to pierce our
lines at any cost near the point of
approach above the road through the
pass. They were repulsed by the
Austro-Hungarian artillery. One and a
half Russian regiments made a thrust
against our lines In the valley but
were brought to a standstill late at
night and driven by an outflanking
counter-attack to their original posi
tions. "About 1 o'clock on the following
morning the enemy delivered a sur
prise attack. Without artillery prepara
tion, they crawled up to our position at
Meste-Canesci, but were discovered by
the Hungarian guards and repulsed by
the allied defenders. In the night 125
prisoners were brought in. The com
batants belong to eight different regi
ments, which shows that the Russian
chief commander In this district has
concentrated here his last reserves."
OIL IN ROUMANIA SAVED
Germans Say Rapid Advance Pre
vented Destruction of Wells.
BERLIN, Dec. 21. (By wireless to
Sayville. N. Y.) In only a few places
were the Roumanians able to destroy
the machinery of their oil wells,
the Overseas News Agency says, the'
advance of the Teutonic forces having
been too rapid to permit this.
A majority of the hundreds of tow
ers in the Prahova Valley and near
Campina already are in operation
again, and In a few days the German
engineers will have repaired the dam
aged electric power stations at Cam
pina and Sinala. In a short time trans
portation of oil will be begun on a
large scale.
The news agency reports that not
only are all the requirements of the
central powers provided for. but that
It will te possible to accumulate great
stores of oil.
LUTHER BURBANK WEDDED
Ceremony Is Private and Pair Leave
Pastor's Study in Taxicab.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21. Luther
Burbank. the famous plant evolutionist,
was married here today to his secre
try. Miss Elizabeth Waters, by Rev. C.
S. S. Dutton, pastor of the FiAst Unitar
ian Church.
The ceremony was private and Mr.
Burbank and his bride were whisked
away in a taxicab from the pastor's
study.
LATEST OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS
Russians In Bonmanla.
PETROGRAD. via London, Dec 21.
A violent battle is In progress in
Northern Dobrudja, where the offen
sive was assumed by the forces of the
central powers, which at first carried
several heights, but later were driven
from a portion of the captured ground,
the War Office announced today.
Russian attacks in efforts, to gain
control of the remaining heights are
going on.
British In Mesopotamia.
LONDON; Dec. 21. The followlg of
ficial communication concerning the
operations in Mesopotamia was issued
tonight:
"In the night of Sunday, British air
planes bombed the enemy's river craft
west of Kut-el-Amara. Monday and
Wednesday strong reconnoissances were
made to the west of the Shumran bend
of the Tigris.
"During the last few days the en
emy's position about Sannayyat and
Kut and his shipping west of the latter
place were heavily bombarded with sat
isfactory results. The bridge over the
Hal River near Its junction with the
Tigris, was destroyed by our fire."
French.
PARIS, Dec. 21. The official com
munication from the War Office to
night reads:
"The- enemy violently bombarded our
lines in the sector of Louvemont-Vaux;
our artillery replied.
"There were other artillery actions
of a spirited character at various points
along the front, in one of which enemy
gas machines were destroyed by our
fire between Berry au Bac and
Rhelms."
Belgian communication: "Spirited
artillery duels took place in the regions
of Dlxmude, Steenstraeta and Boesing-hue."
Germans on Eastern Fronts.
BERLIN.Dec. 21. (By wireless to
Sayville, N. Y) On the Golden By
stritza 1 River -yesterday, the Russians
made a determined effort to advance,
attacking four times, It is announced
officially. Their efforts broke down
under the fire of Austro-Hungarian
troops.
v In Roumania, the Teutonic forces
gained further ground.
Several attacks by Russian troops
on the German lines along the front in
Volhynla and further north were re
pulsed, the War Office announced today.
French in Macedonia.
PARIS, Dec 21. The official an
nouncement on the progress of hostili
ties in Macedonia given out this after
noon reads u
"There has been intermittent artillery
fighting on the Struma front and in
the sector of Majadagh. The exchanges
were more violent in the region of Hill
1050. Snow and rains continue on the
front in Macedonia."
Progress of the War
ON THS Dobrudja region of Rou
mania the Teutonio allies trnva
been driven from heights in the region
of Balabanica and Dachkoi, and the
Russians and - Roumanians are now
battling for. possession of other posi
tions along this line. In Roumania
proper the Teutons are advancing along
both sides of the Insu-Racovitzeri road,
but are meeting with steady resistance
from the Russians and Roumanians.
Along the Plrlita-Stankuca front the
Teutonio allies have pushed back, the
defenders.
In the Carpathians, southeast of
the Kimpolung-JacobenI Railway, the
Russians have captured several heights,
and at various points on the Russian
front attacks by the Russians have
been repulsed.
The artillery duels have been spirit
ed at several points along the French
front Berlin reports a raid on Brit
ish trenches and the capture of four
officers and 26 men. In another raid
British troopa entered German trenches
near Arras, but were ejected.
On the Verdun sector Germans have
violently bombarded the Louvemont
Vaux front.
Snow and rain are falling in Mace
donia, and. aside from an engagement
in the Cerna River bend region, no in
fantry fighting has taken place. In
this sector Berlin reports that the Teu
tonio allies have held heights east of
Paralovo against strong Russian attacks.
In Mesopotamia the British report
successful bombardments, of Turkish
river craft and land positions In the
region of Kut-el-Amara.
SEA WAR VICIOUS
Both Sides See Prospect of
Relentless Campaign.
BRITAIN PLANS DEFENSE
, First Woman City Clerk to Wed.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal.. Dec. 21.
Miss A. Christine Holmberg, the first
woman in this country elected by the
people to the position of City Clerk,
will be married Sunday morning to
ri. 11. Hall, a local automobile man.
Miss Holmberff is serving her second
term as City Clerk.
Sir Edward Curson Announces Policy
of Government and Measures
Taken by French Admiralty
Are Outlined.
LONDON, Dec. 21. The Exchange
Telegraph Company's Amsterdam cor
respondent quotes the following from
the Berlin Taegllsche Runschau:
"The German government has now
formally taken the position that Eng
land's armed commercial and passenger
steamers are men of war, being armed
auxiliary cruisers. The promise given
to America which has always hin
dered our submarine var that these
vessels, before being - torpedoed, must
be stopped and be examined, falls to
the ground. They are warships ana
must be treated as such, even when
Americans are on board.
Submarine Warfare to Reach Out.
"We now have facilities for extend
ing the undersea boat war, wnicn an
sensible people have long recognized
as indispensable. This is the best re
ply to Premier Lloyd George's refusal
of our peace offer."
The government cannot admit an
distinction between the rights of un
armed merchant ships ana tnose armea
for defensive purposes, said Sir Ed
ward Carson, First Lord or tne aq-
miralty, replying to a question today
in the House of commons, i-onunu-lng.
Sir Edward said:
'Merchant caotains enjoy an lra-
memorable right to defend their ves
sels against attack, visit or searcn Dy
any means in their power, but they
must not seek out the enemy to at
tack him, that function being reserved
to ships of war.
entrals Said to Agree.
So far as I am aware, all the neu
tral powers take the same view."
The First Lora or tne Aanurany
Baid the British government was ae
voting its continuous attention to tha
theory and practice of defensive arma
ment. . .
PARIS, Dec 21. The Bordeaux cor
respondent of the Figaro telegraphs
that several ships at that port have
been mounted with guns and nave
taken supplies of munitions on board
to defend themselves against subma
rines. '
REPRISALS ARE STOPPED
CZAR ASD KAISER AGREE K.E.
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to officer prisoner camps, and that they
be treated again as officers."
The Murman coast comprises the
northeast coast of the Kola Peninsula,
which lies between the White Sea and
the Arctic Ocean.
CROOK INSTITUTE IS OVER
Roll Call Shows 108 Teachers At
tending Sessions.
PRINEVILLE, Or.. Dec 21. (Spe
cial.) The annual teachers' institute
of Crook County closed last night.
There were 16 hours of institute work.
All schools were closed during the
week and there was full attendance,
108 answering rollcall 91 grammar
school teachers and 17 high school In
structors. The following instructors were pres
ent: J. A. Churchill, Superintendent of
Public Instruction; E. F. Carleton, As
sistant State Superintendent. Salem;
Dr. B. W. DeBusk, State University,
Eugene; H. C. Seymour, state club
leader, Corvallis; H. J. Hockenberry,
Portland: Mrs. Emma Fulkerson, Sa
lem; E. E. Evans. Crook County High
School, Prineville; Charles H. Jones,
Oregon Teachers' Monthly, Salem; Ar
thur D. Carpenter, Seattle, Wash.
Tuesday evening the boundary board,
composed of County -Judge Springer,
Commissioners Blanchard and Overturf
and Superintendent Myers, tendered the
teachers a reception at the Commer
cial Club Hall, followed by a banquet
prepared by the girls of the domestic
science class of Crook County High
School.
AVIATOR WEDS ACTRESS
Ex-Wife of. George M. Cohan Be
comes Second Mrs. Grahame-White.
LONDON, Dec, 21. Flight Com
mander Claude Grahame-White, noted
English aviator, and Ethel Levey, the
actress, were married here to'day at the
registry office.
Grahame-Whlte's first wife, who was
Miss Dorothy Taylor, of Sew York,
obtained a divorce in London last
June. Ethel Levey formerly was the
wife of George M. Cohan, of New York.
Their marriage was dissolved in 1907.
Elks Give Charity Show.
CENTRALIA, Wash.. Dec. 21. (Spe
cial.) A benefit performance was
staged Tuesday night in a local thea
ter by the Centralia Elks, the pro
ceeds of which have been applied to
the lodge's Christmas charity fund.
The performance was witnessed by a
Commanders Are Ka Longer Treated as
Common Prisoners and Germans
to Leave Murman.
BERLIN, Deo. 21. (By wireless to
Sayville, N. Y.) The following official
statement was made public tdoay by
the Overseas News Agency:
"The Russian government for some
time used thousands of German war
prisoners in the construction of the
Murman Railroad. It is universally
known to what hardships these prison
ers - were exposed, and that many of
them perished as a consequence.
"As all the German protests were of
no avail. 1000 Russian officers were
transported from officer camps to
common war prisoner camps. The
Russian government ansaered this
measure November IS by transporting
all German officers to common prisoner
camps.
"However, an agreement was reached
between both governments through the
Intervention of the presidents of the
Swedish and Danish Red Cross, Prince
Carl, of Sweden, and Prince Waldemar,
of Denmark. According to a communi
cation from Emperor Nicholas, no war
prisoners will be In the district of the
Murman Railroad after January 1
1917. The Emperor also ordered that
all reprisals against German officers
be stopped. The German Emperor,
therefore, ordered the 1000 Russian of
ficers be. Immediately, transported back
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