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EUROPEAN WAR DEVELOPMENTS. A dispatch from the Belgian frontier says another great movement of Herman troops in the direction f Western Flanders is in progress, apparently in order to check the advance of the allies, whic.i grows increasingly menacing. With this object a portion of the kaisers army in Poland lias boon released. A long line of troop trains have linen passing through Liege, Nauiur and Brussels since Saturday. Heavy fighting is taking place on the western front, hut without producing any material chniige in the positions of the opposing armies. In France and Belgium the allies offensive is being pressed, mid while some ground has been gained at widely separated points, other attacks have been repulsed by the Hermans. In the northern area the artillery and warships took up the battle, giving the infantry a rest, but lower down the line and from tile tliso to the Mouse tierce fighting took place m inaiiy districts. A correspondent who lias just arrived from the headquarters of the Duke of Wticrttemberg. telegraphs that Hie comparative quiet hitherto prevailing uti the west front has given place within the last three days to such unusual activity that the soldiers have dropped all thoughts of preparing for a Christmas celebration. The French and British, the correspondent adds, have been trying for several days to break through the German positions especially at Nieuport and on the Vser canal, supported by strong reserves. They have maintained a stuli-lKirn Are on the German position; with their heaviest artillery. Nowhere, the correspondent says, hav--tliev achieved the desired success, and the spirit of the" German troops everywhere is excellent. Petrogrnd reports that tierce lighting along tue whole battle line from the Vistula river into Russian Poland to the Carpathians in Galicia is in progress. The Herman and Austrian forces made desperate assaults on the Russian fortified line nlomr the Bzuru, Kawka and Pilicia rivers, the front protecting Warsaw. At several points the Austro-,lnn;ill forces succeeded in pushing across the river barrier only to be hurled back by the Russians. An especially severe battle raged yesterday along the PHica river between Lodz and Opoczno. The Germans are attempting to cross that river to gain possession of the railroad running from Ivangorod to Southwestern Poland. The Germans again have invaded Angola. Portuguese West Africa. The fact was announced in the chamber of deputies by the minister of colonies, who said that the Germans had made a fresh attack on the military post at Xnulila, in the province of Angola. The commander of the post. Col. Roca j das, the minister stated, had only a small force at his disposal, and retreated in order to obtain reinforcement with which to drive out the Germans. Further details of the affair, the minister said, were lacking. The announcement given out by the French war nliice reports slight progress on the northern end of the allied Hue in France and Belgium. Fog caused a slackening of the lighting near Arras. dvunces are claimed near Perthes-les-Hurlus. where German machine suns were captured, and the driv-iir Irick of counter attacks is reported near lleauso-iotir iiuil In the forest or La Grurlo. Near Boitreu llles, however, the French apparently lost to the Genua us. That the attacks launched by the allies in Bel-iuni were repulsed easily by the Germans: that the French troops are showing greater activity in the k viflnitr of Camo de Chalons, and that the French reward movement, in the vicinity or Sdlcric. ltlieims Smiain and Perthes have hern partly re-lielliii were the features of the anuouncenieiit issued bv the German army headquarters. 1 lout Crenshaw, naval radio ottieer at the Panama ,, ..,1 zone, cabled the navy department that the wireless of the British steamer Protesilaus. in Balboa harbyr, was dismantled by canal zoue police De- cember 10 after it was round she had hecn sending code messages. The cruiser Tacoma is at Chrlstohal to enforce neutrality. , : The first real view of the extent of the Souti African rebellion is given by the minister of justice, who savs that 4,000 rebels are In prison and that 1,200 have been sent to their homes on parole. There are still a few roaming about the country, but they are without leaders, and are surrendering on the ap pearance of union forces. Military opinion at Warsaw is that the Germans, having lost the advantage in the first drive by allowing the Russians to bring up enormous re-en-foicenients not used in the first lino trdops, cannot uow take Warsaw and must ultimately surrender the positions held or risk Hanking on tile northeast and south. , A Russian torpedo-boat bombarded the region of Khopaob. on the .Black Sea. near Batoum, directing its fire upon villages occupied by Turkish troops, a statement issued at Petrogran;anuouueed. In the direction of Van the Russians continue to pres3 forward against the Turks, who are in considerable force. Almost half a million wounded soldiers were treated in French hospitals between Sept. 15 and Nov. 30. The figures were submitted to the army committee of the chamber of deputies by the chairman of the committee, who gave the precise number as 4S9,7:t3. Of tills total 2.48 per cent died. The British government has decided to indemnify from the imperial funds those who suffered bodily or property losses as a result of the recent Germau naval raid" on the coast towns of Scarborough, Wh.it by, Hartlepool and West Hartlepool. The Egyptian frontier has -.been passed by Turkish troops in "force, an oilicial statement at Constantinople asserts. The Russians made night attacks east of Kceprikej, but were repulsed, the statement adds. Petrograd reports that large bodies of Russian troops are moving toward Cracow from the north and east. An important battle apparently is de-Teloping in southwestern Poland, near Cracow. A dispatch from Berlin says that the Imperial Bank of Germany has reduced its rate of discount one per rent, to five per cent. Tlie sjXper cent rate was established on August 1. The Fiench chamber of deputies voted Jjuauiniously an .appropriation of ,700,000.00 fa, cover the expenses of the next six months, including the cost or the war. Charles M. Schwab just back from abroad, says; that the nations of Europe have bought 00,000,000 I worth of supplies iu the United Stfites since the war Itegan. The forts on the Dardanelles have been subjected to a severe bombardment for the jinrjiose of covering a submarine attack on the shijis iii the straits. The Portuguese chamber of deputies yesterday voted in favor of preparing to join ITpglnnd in the war against Germany. . Emperor William, with his entire staff, reached Cologne yesterday from Berlin on his way to the western battle front.
