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Show AVIATORS DESTROY ZEPPELIN FACTORY I GERMANS VIOLENTLY ATTACKING h TWO POINTS IN ALLIED OATTLE LINE Tftt Fighting at Ypres and in the Argonne Region Critical Struggle Is On in Russian Poland Germans Claim They Are Gaining Ground Both East and West and Berlin Ber-lin Is Expecting Decisive Battle With Russians to Decide Whole Campaign. RUSSIANS HAVE CAPTURED GUMBINMEN Main Battle Between the Vistula and Marta Rivers Still Progressing Pro-gressing With Germans Pushing Forward and Russians Offering Stubborn Resistance British Steamer and a French Bark Sunk by Converted Cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm Meager News From Other Points. Berlin, Nov. 23, via London, 3:08 p. m. The British aviators who attempted to destroy the Zeppelin headquarters at Friedrichafen on Saturday are said here today also to have made an attack on the buildings at Mansell, to the west of Friedrichshafen, which are used for the housing of dirigibles. v This attack was without result. Lima, Peru, Nov. 23. It is declared here today on supposed sup-posed good authority that the Germans have been maintaining maintain-ing what is described as a naval station outside of Valparaiso, Chile. Here they brought together a number of vessels having hav-ing on board coal and provisions. Chilean papers reaching here say that the government is determined to stop these breaches of neutrality even at the co6t of war. London, Nov. 23, 4:55 p. m. The official information bureau announced today that a message from the Governor general of Jamaica declares that there was interruption in the cable communication with Jamaica declares that there was interruption in-terruption in the cable communication with Jamaica early in August of this year, which at the time was thought to be due to an earthquake. It is now known that the Jamaica cable was cut by hostile cruisers on August 3 at 6:30 a. m., before the declaration of war. London, Nov. 23, 5:30 p. m. It was announced officially of-ficially this afternoon that the British aviators, who Saturday afternoon, raided Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance, report privately that all the bombs thrown by them reached their objective ob-jective and that serious damage was done to the Zeppelin air-, air-, ship factory. Details of the aeroplane- raid on the I Zeppelin factory at Friedrichshafen with British authorities assert inflicted inflict-ed serious damage were given in the house of commons this afternoon by Winston Spencer Churchill, first lord of the admiralty. "On Saturday," said Mr. Churchill, "the aeroplanes, under the direction of Squadron Commander E. F Brlggs of the naval air service, with Dlght Commander Babington and Flight Lieutenant Sippo, flew from French territory to the Zeppelin airship factory fac-tory All of the three pilots flew down to a close range, under heavy fire from airship guns and rifles They launched ttuir bombs in accordance accord-ance with instructions. "Commander Brlggs is reported to have been shot down, and to have been taken, mounded, to a hospital as a prisoner. The other officers returned re-turned safely to French territory, although al-though their machines were damaged by the fire of the enemy Thoy r-port r-port positively that all of the bomb6 reached their objective, and that serious seri-ous damage was done to the Zeppelin factory. "This flight of 250 miles penetrating penetrat-ing 120 miles into Germany across a mountainous country under difficult weather conditions constitute, togeth er with the attacks, a fine feat or arms " At two points in the battle line extending ex-tending across France and Belgium the Germans were making determined efforts today to break through and at the same time a critical struggle-was struggle-was under way in Russian-Poland In the region of the Argonne forest, well on toward the eastern end of the line, where the Germans are centering cen-tering another severe attack. the fighting yeBterday was described as "very hot" and It Is said that the German onslaughts were repulsed. Rheimt. and Solssons also were under bombardment, with what effect was not disclosed The German official statement speaks of the severe fighting at Ypres and also says that a British squadron's attempt to bombard Meu-lort Meu-lort was repulsed twice. In the A,rgonne region it is said the Germans are gaining ground slo lTThe renewed efforts of the Germans in the west, notwithstanding the ( effects ef-fects of tbe cold, wet weather. WHICH was said to make fighting In the lowlands almost an Impossibility, attracted at-tracted renewed attention to the western west-ern field of battle. The Struggle between the Russians and Austro-German forces In the east, i , however, still wa rated as of greater Immediate importance because of tb influence the outcome is expected to exert upon the whole future course of the war. From this quarter came no definite news today Berlin was confident of an early decisive victo ry, but the war office there acknowl edged today that the arrival of Russian Rus-sian reinforcements had postponed the decision Berlin Expects Decisive Victory. In Berlin it Is said the outcome of the main battle with the Russians may decide not only that phase of the many sided war, but the whole European struggle. A decisive triumph tri-umph in the east. It Is pointed out. would free part of the German army engaged there to assist the forces which are facing the British. French and Belgians In the west. Upon what information the confident confi-dent Berlin predictions were based was not fully apparent. An official German statement today Bald merely that the fighting In Poland continued Russia admits that the Germans have won partial successes but there is nothing to show that the continu-d German advance toward Warsaw is influencing the Russian campaign to the north. In Eastern Prussia, or to the south near Cracow. Gallcla. Russians Advrnce In East Prussia. Unofficial reports from Petrograd state that the Russians are continuing continu-ing their advance in East Prussia and have captured Gumbinnen, a fortified city. 06 miles from Koenigsberg. According Ac-cording to all accounts the main battle bat-tle between the Vistula and Warta rivers Is still In progress and although tbe Germans are pressing forward steadily, the Russian army Is still offering determined resistance. The British steamer LaCorrluta. missing for several weeks after she sailed from Buenos AireR for Liverpool, Liver-pool, ie now said to have been punk by the German converted cruiser Kronprinz Wilheum. her crew having been taken by a German steamer to Afonteviedo. The French bark Union, it is said, also was sunk by the Kronprinz Wilhelm. Wil-helm. Paris, Nov. 23 The official French bulletin given out In Paris this after noon says that yesterday Ypres uas subjected to a violent artillery tire and that many of Its important buildings build-ings were consumed by the flames. The text of the statement follows: "Yesterday was marked by a violent vio-lent artillery fire. The enemy directed di-rected his attention particularly to the town ol Ypres, where the belfry, the cathedral, the markets and a number num-ber of houses were sot on fire, also to BoiSSOns and to Uhelms "In the Argonne the day was char- acterized by very hot fighting The enemy delivered very spirited attacks which were repulsed. "In the Woeyre and in the Vosges. the situation Is without change." Berlin, Nov. 23. by wireless to Say-ville. Say-ville. Arm) heudouarters today gave out an official report dated November Novem-ber 22, which reads as follows: "In the western arena of the war the situation remains unchanged. "In Poland the fighting continues and the struggle is going on to the south of Pock, in the vicinity of Lodz and near Geenstochau." Berlin, Nov. 23, by wireless to the Associated Press. The general staff of the German army, referring to Important Im-portant operations in Poland. now nearlng a decisive outcome, announced an-nounced today that it considered the situation everyu b re favorable. Germans Report Successes. Berlin. Nov 23. via wireless to London, Lon-don, 3 20 p. m. The official communication commu-nication issued by the German army headquarters today says: 'Fighting continues at Nieuport and at Ypres. A small British squadron squad-ron twice approached the coast but was driven off by our artillery, The British naval guns had no effect. In the forest of the Argonne we are gaining ground step by step, one trench after another, and one point of support after another being v.r t- ed from the French and a number of prisoners being t;iken daily "A violent recounoiterlng expedition expedi-tion against our position on the east of the Mum lie river was mad..' Ineffective Inef-fective by our counter-attack. "In East Prussia the situation remains re-mains unchanged. "In Poland the appearance of Russian Rus-sian reinforcements is postponing a decision of the battle "In the region east of 'znstoehowa and to the northeast of Cracow the Austia-German offensive was maintained." main-tained." Turks Reach Suez Canal. Constantinople, by Marruui Wireless Wire-less to London. Nov 23, 7:58 a. m. Turkish troops hav reached the Suez canal, according to an official communication com-munication made public here Sunday The stateim nt r.vds : "Turkish troops have reached the Suez canal Righting has occurred between Katas and Teat'be, both 30 kilometres east of the Suez canal and near Kantnra Too, (probably E Kan-tara. Kan-tara. 25 miles south of Port Saldi. "English officers and many soldiers, as well as many wounded, were taken prisoners Troops of English camel riders ami Egyptian police surrendered." surren-dered." Fl Kantara Is on the right bank of the Suez canal, 26 miles south of Port Said, and on the earavan track between Egypt and Syris |