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toettitw NO MODESTO CALIFORNIA SATURDAY JANUARY 2 1915 VOL LVII GERMAN BATTLESHIP van der TANN The German battleHlilp wlileli is reported to have broken through tilt French and British fleet blockading Kiel and is no wenroute to Join the Kurlsrilie FRENCH ARMY ACCUSED BY GERMANS OE KILLING i MANY NON-COMBATANTS Main Russian Attack To Be Delivered Against Austria and Four Enormous Russian Columns Are Now Marching Through the Conflicting Reports Coming from Western Theatre Forced to Retreat 1 feVi ATTLESHIP WAS IIP BY COPYRIGHT UNDERWOOP A ERWOOO mnrnrrno Tf BERLIN Jan 2 The German war office in an official III II ii ll 1 III' saemen today asserted that the French claims of victories al Steinbach baseless the French attacks before that Considerable Criticism Against British Submarines For Not Protecting Ship: Only 151 Out of a Total of 700 Saved WASHINGTON Jan exhausted" briefly! summarizes the protest made! by the American administration officials to the British I foreign office relative to the holding up of American ship-J ping by English warships which has resulted in a grave diplo- mafic situation between the! two countries It is stated by the Washington officials in close touch with President Wilson that England as a matter of fact precipitated the protest causing the president's forebearance to reach the breaking point and finally resulting in his reluctantly being compelled to make the protest According to reports in circulation in official circles here the British foreign office either temporized or completely ignored the complaints either verbal or written and the only alternative was to present a vigorous protest which would make it impossible for Great Britain to disregard the United States' claims were as city were repulsed It was also asserted that the French systematically have been bombarding and destroying the villages behind the German lines and as a result have killed many non-combatants At one place at least fifty non-combatants were slaughtered The Germans claim substantial progress in Argonne Sheriff-Elect Davis Announces ofVerdun and in the valley leading toward Apremont During these engagements the French counter attacks were repulsed with the capture of thirty-three officers and one hundred men The Germans also claim to have captured the positions in the forest of Brules where they are now holding the allies' trenches Supervisor Operated Upon For Appendicitis at Oakdale Hospital: Taken III While on Trip to Sacramento First Block Consisting of $75-000 Now in Hands of County Treasurer Work on Sonora Lateral to Commence in Few Weeks LONDON' Jan 2 While no official confirmation has been made public by the British admiralty it is now considered certain that the English battleship Formidable was torpedoed by a submarine The information is accompanied by considerable criticism of the British submarines in their failure to act in protecting the battleship All details are being withheld but the latest reports state that only 151 of the members of the Formidable crew have been accounted for out of a total of over 700 isita this evening the admiralty issued a list of 35 of the Formidable's officers beaded by Captain Loxley The statement added that as far as known all perished PARIS Jan Mining operations on both sides have featured the battles between the allies and the Germans in northern France during the past 36 hours- Sappers succeeded Beaumetz and Archicourt but the French demolished the German trenches in Parvilers and in the forest of Selle It is admitted that on Thursday the Germans attacked forcefully at many points but it is insisied that everywhere the enemy was repulsed Violent artillery attacks continue at Dunes Nieuport Zonneebke and in the region of Arras Albert in demolisning the French caissons between Archicourt but the French demolished the German PARIS Jan Reports received here indicate that a German submarine torpedoed the Formidable off Portsmouth noon Monday January 4 the county and township officials at the November election will their duties But few chan- taken place among the conn- sheriff a Dtngiey succeeded by Constable Geo and Mr Davis will in turn in the constable office Carmichael Attorney Joseph will assume his duties as attorney in place of Maddux was elected to the state senate A Bacon will succeed Miss Boggs as county superinten- and n0y6 schools On the board of supervisors Lillie will succeed PETR0GRAD Jan 2 Dunn and A Johnson will McMahon The county mans have attempted in vain an offensive treasurer clerk Keeley A Downer Benson Fulkerth Anneal' respectively re-elected with practically no In the region of Milwa judgeaiui severe fighting during which the enemy was repulsed the Germans have made slight gains in some localities but none of the Russian stragetic positions threatened CARRANZA IS NOW Supervisor Clark is lying in a critical condition in the Thompson Saiiatarium at Oakdale as a result of an operation for appendicitis which was perfoi Bled about six o'clock last evening Dr It De Lappe of this city assisted by Dr Thompson of Oakdale the owner of the hospital Reports received from Oakdale this noon state that the condition of the aptient is extremely serious inasmuch as the poison had entered his system previous to the operatiom but that he had an even chance for recovery Dr De Lappe asserted that the report he received regarding Clark's condition this noon was that the patient was if anything slightly improved Mr Clark accompanied Chairman McMahon to Sacramento Wedens-day in Mr McMahon's automobile the trip being made for the purpose surveyor of buying $75000 worth of state road bonds on Thursday During the trip Mr Clark complained of feeling ill but did not think his ailment was serious as lie had been troubled with what lie thought was indigestion for a week or ten days previous His condition became worse however after his return home Thursday afternoon and Dr Thompson was summoned resulting in the calling of Dr De Lappe the diagnosis of his case as appendicitis and the operation yesterday At various elected assume Kes have ty officials will be Davis be succeeded by Cross district who and Florence dent of James succeed auditor Hugh and Edgar were all opposition in the peace the duties Davis ties and this being ated in WASHINGTON Jan Ex-President William Howard Taft in an interview with a United Press representative this afternoon praised Presi-j dent Wilson's protest note" He stated the ac-1 tion taken by the President was exactly what he would have done under similar circumstances note is couched in admirable terms and its tone is just what it ought to be 1 am not as familiar as I might be with the actual seizures leading up to the protest but the tone of tho note is admirable" TAFT DOES NOT FAVOR FILIPINO INDEPENDENCE I the Ger-movement after That is admitted have been Russian steamers bearing heavy artillery have bombarded and driven the Germans from the island of Janyshew oppo- Rice of the Seventy-five thousand dollars worth of state highway bonds the initial payment on the $218000 worth of bonds which will be purchased eventually by Stanislaus county for the financing of that part of the Sonora lateral between Salida and the Stan-ilaus-Tuolumne county line are now in the office of County Treasurer A Downer The bonds were purchased from State Treasurer Roberts by Chairman McMahon of the board of supervisors at Sacramento Thursday The purchase was in accordance with a resolution adopted by the board at a special meeting Wednesday when it was decided to make the purchase at intervals throughout the year with the $75000 as ttie initial payment Mr McMahon also secured on behalf of the county board an option of thirty day's duration on ttie remaining bonds necessary to finance the work It is probable that more bonds will be purchased within the next 30 days during which interval it is expected that the $75000 purchase made at par will have been sold to some bond house at about 92 cents on the dollar Tills money will be immediately used in purchasing more highway bonds and the same policy will he followed out until the entire issue has been secured Mr tylcMahon stated that only $5000-000 out of the total of $1S 000 000 000 state highway bonds remained unsold of which total amount the counties of the state have bought $10000000 While no definite time has been set for the beginning of the work on the road it is expected that the contracts will have been awarded within the next ninety days this being ample time for the advertising for the bids anil the letting of contracts WASHINGTON Jim Wireless dispatches received at the constitutionalists' headquarters here today state that a large force of Carranza soldiers is marching toward Mexico City lias already reached Apam sixty miles from the capital The dispatches added that a large number of the the Villa forces were resisting the advance under the command of General Obregon Bay City Papers Raise Their Price to 2 Cents township succeeded Jennings as justice iii -i and Carmichael assumes site Vysogrod where the enemy lost heavily of constable in place of Between the iower Vistula and Pilica under cover of their heavy guns the Germans attacked in force and made slight Tucker win also begin his du- but they were later repulsed with both sides losing heavi- Monday as inspector of weights measures of Stanislaus county 'J a new office recently ere- accordance with the terms of VIENNA Jan The Austrian war officials today an-a law passed at the last legislative t10Uncecj that it was their belief that undoubtedly the main Rus- sesheriff-eiect George Davis announ- sian attack would be delivered against Hungary instead of in ced this moming that his son Loren Germany or western Galicia Four enormous Russian col-hns been appointed undersheritf iimns are not marching through the Carpathians from Nisy-b squires jailer to succeed James f0 syj jurka anc Gorlice with the crack eighth Russian swatzei and the third appointee yet C0(pS eacjjng- Considerable nervousness is being expressed here as a result of the advance as it is thought Vienna itself may eventually be endangered to be announced As far as the county deputies are concerned I A Hodges has been appointed at Turlock YOUNG TO BE NEXT SPEAKER OF STATE ASSEMBLY WASHINGTON Jan Ex-Presi-lt Taft told the senate Philippines nmlttee this afternoon that one or generations at least should elapse the Filipinos were granted dr independence SUPREME COURT MARSHAL HIES TODAY WASHINGTON Jan Major John mtgomery Wright who has been rshal of the United States Supreme urt since 1888 died at his home re today Ivan Ovdway at Salida and Ray Hayes at Patterson THE WEATHER SAN FRANCISCO Jan The San Francisco Bulletin and the San Francisco Call today raised their prices to two cents per copy hut tho News will remain at one cent The Oakland Enquirer and the Oakland Tribune are also being sold at two cents These publications include all the evening papers In San Francisco and Oakland Locks Cashier in Vault And Escapes With $4000 SACRAMENTO Jan It was learned today that Young of Berkeley would not have opposition for the position of speakership of the lower house of the legislature The "advanced of the assemblymen arrived today for the opening of the legislature Monday Both the democrats and republicans have caucuses scheduled for Sunday FEDERAL IRMOR PLATE FACTORY IMPROVABLE PARIS Jan 2 Meager reports received from the front today state that the German aggresive movements have been War Will End IhlS (renewed in the regions of Argonne Moselle andalong the Meuse Your Save Pninuarp where strong reinforcements have arrived during the past two i ear uiuu --he movemen js evidently designed to force the withdrawal of the French troops from Alsace The war office reports the enemy has not been able to make material gains PARIS Jan The belief that the year now beginning will see tae ending of the war was expressed by Fair tonight and Sunday MODESTO THEATRE! TONIGHT Saturday SON OF FORMER MODESTO TEACHER DIES NEAR ESCALON NEELE Mo Jan A masked bandit this morning surprised A Walker cashier of the Bank of Nceleyville locked Walker in the vault and escaped with $4000 in cash President Poincare in an address yesterday to members of the diplomatic corps who went to the palace of the Elvsee to present New Year congratulations to the president no not doubt that next year at were heavy but that the victories were decisive tliis traditional reception we celebrate together the of a beneficent peace which solidly based on rectitude and respect for international treaties will give nec- LONDON Jan 2- essarv security to the nations" The British ambassador Sir Fran- most panic stricken as a result of the rapid advance of the eis Bertie as dean of the diplomatic Russian forces toward the Turkish capital The sacred relics corps presented congratulations of his haVe been removed to a point in Asia Minor and while extensive colleagues and himseii preparations are being made to offset the Russian advance hy vrranzvs brother CAPTURED mobolizing over 150000 troops the sultan realizes that litte Washington Jan The villa opposition could be made to a determined attack troops this afternoon captured oen- following out the defensive plans the proposed aggressive movement against the British in Egypt has been abandon-i-j ed In all probability Constantinople will be the first European Gen eral Jesus Oavranza the first brother at Salinas Cruz according to a dispatch received by the stat WASHINGTON Jan The congressional committee appointed to investigate proposals for a federal armor plate factory is expected to make its report early next week Senator Tillman is chairman it is understood that the committee will report adversely lo the project at this session because of the necessity for rigid congressional economy CONSIDERING DRAINAGE CANALS While it was evident judging by tho attitude of the members of the Modesto Irrigation board that Finney would he awarded the contract for the construction of the Sprowl and Curtis drainage ditches up to about 3:45 this afternoon the contract had not been awarded Whether or not vitrified I or concrete pipe should be used was one of the argumentative points some of the directors thinking the concrete pape superior while others favored the vitrified Tho Finney bid on both of the drains totals $12560 for the vitrt- fled pipe and $12464 for the concrete RELATIVE OE MODEST AN DIES IN IOWA HOME The California Jubilee Quartet Lots of life and fine harmony Hear this double voiced wonder and piano solos by the Black Paderewski THAT A special two reel picture featuring Lillian Gish CURSED BY HIS Keystone Comedy Prices 15c and 25 Ellis Edwards three-year-old son of Mr ami Mrs I Edwards died early this morning at the home of the family 24 miles west of Eses-loti The child was taken suddenly ill yesterday morning and death came after a peculiar illness during the night which the parents did not consider serious up to the time of death Mr Edwards was science teacher in the Modesto high school last year The funeral will beheld tomorrow afternoon at 2 oclocfc from the home Interment will be made in the Bur-wood cemetery near Esealon Advices have been received in Modesto that Mrs Cora Shoemake who visited her aunt Mrs Corson of this city last June died at her home in Osknloosn Iowa December 26th following an operation She was 43 years of age List June she accompanied her dlnghter to San Francisco where (lie latter embarked for Australia to marry Before returning to her home Mrs Sohemake was the guest of Modesto friends part meat capital to fall.