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Show WAR " NEWS SUMMARY j There is heavy fighting in progress nearly overywhero along tho entrenched en-trenched lino in Belgium and Franco and In tho eastern zono virtually from tho Baltic Sea to tho southern sido of tho Carpathian mountains. Tho nows that has been permitted to Illter thru otilclal channels to tho outside world 13 not sulllclent, however to show clearly what any of the contenders has gained or lost. Tho French, tho Germans, tho Russians Rus-sians and the Austrlans all claim pro-gross pro-gross for their armies at various points, but admit thoy liavo not gained gain-ed a decisive advantage over their antagonists. From all sides, howovor, tho official reports continue to show heavy casualties cas-ualties resulting from tho fighting, and that largo captures of prisoners and of munitions ot war aro taking place. Both branches of tho French parliament par-liament havo passed unanimously tho government's bill appropriating tho sum of 11,700,000,000 to meet tho expenses ex-penses of tho next six months, Including In-cluding tho cost of tho wnr. King Albort of tho Belgians lu an Intorviow in which ho thanked tho American peoplo for tho aid thoy havo given his stricken peoplo, asserted thnt ho again somo day would ride Into Brussels at tho head of tho Bol-glan Bol-glan Army. Tho king praised highly his army and declared ho folt ho was not claiming too much to say thnt tho Belgians saved Dunkirk and Calais at tho battle of tho Yser. A nowspapor dispatch from Athons asserts that Austria has twice at-tempted at-tempted to mako pence with Servla, but that each tlmo Sorvia declined tho proposal. Tho London stock exchange will reopen for business on January 4, but trading will bo restricted by stringent string-ent regulations imposed by tho troas- Groat Britain will Indemnify from tho public funds tho peoplo who suffered suf-fered from tho recent Gorman naval raid on tho east coast of England. Romo haB rocolved a rumor that Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria Hungary Is dying. Queen Wllhemlna has decided personally per-sonally to tako ?1,UUU,000 of Tho Netherlands Ne-therlands war loan of $110,000,000. |