TXIE SfOnXTXfr OnrnONTA"V. MOXDAY, DECEMBER 13. 1915.
! SOFT SNOW DELAYS
MAP SHOWING SCENES OF ACTITTTY IS BALKANS.
Portland Is
Keeping Awake
For visual evidence attend the
A
ACT AS BOOMERANG !
RAILWAY TRAFFIC
Jsfrc's War Order, Lord Ca
Storm Continues General in
van's Address to Grenadiers
Middle West, but Tempera
4 1 taktft Ana DIminn
Ms ' JI
Arc Examples.
i . vui c mic niauiy.
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Dinner
Dance
at 6 P. M. Tues
day, December 14
in the ballroom of
il
PEER MADE RIDICULOUS I
LAKE VESSELS ARE SAFE
rerloa rmaUckM la Ca flora fca
Teeth of BUzurd Drawn It Trar
r.rrmHrH "nrae Docama-nt Do-
ela Eastward Colder Weather
and Heary Ralna Ara Experi
enced In Soutli.
'(x4 to la flame) Soldier.
Othr ? leaders ClfxaUteal,
BOASTFUL
PAPERS
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MA- ARMT XX FXAVK Nasi
t im pkt diary ef tn whiateg sot
ir wha la taptured or ku;d aad la
either m eearrhe the moat ember.
reusing document that caa f:l lot
the han-l of lit inmr are the pro-
bat:! order cf a commander m a
le waning finHitai phrase.
rieaerel Jofrr era.r ta the (roort
prel mtaarv te tne gr.t offetaetae
a ep-ima of ikia bind of thlnar. II
'; t1 ta (rail the dire can ...,. oca
wi tie e.ni wa ta inlut aaoa
Ik Germane. l-tieie. e k of Ika
'. aed emyftaaised tk ImeertssKe
af a aanft aa.j everwkeiroing followtnaT
" ai uia preliminaries af the tn.
tien,
Caeveaat Ntai RMWalaaa.
Ta the inna af tKa matter a.'t tM
the aor.t possible ffa-t. for three
reaeaa. rirt. II showed hoar f,r
VeM af Ita pad-far raeulte Ika af
fenaia kat fe.ies. se-end, II made l
t.reral (ifi.iiiuu. end. taTi. alt-)
M ( Important of atL l left kls
e ,eete ta ericcte nl af adtii the
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jlaalrlaaa aad Caraaaaa llava DHa tarklaaa ta Alkaala Parr, M'kara raraalt artaa.ly la
, (lava fmS til a Caattaaiaa. Laaaoa Tkaary la Tkat Autra-Ctnuat Em part ta Ba
I aa4 X.
I nap,! 'aa Akaait aa riaat Itaaalaaa. a. nalaarlaaa raaaiaa vm a rmti waavrara
lUaiMab af imMh Itanltta Anar W ith aarblaa kaatbara Araar raacb aad Kaallak la Maaaatlr
lUta. a. AMl-rm Maaa Han lXVaa) Mao ta brtm na Ara Rala ta Ba Oat Kaa far At
,aak la Far aai BalaaHaa Laft. Maaaatlr RtMrltl ta Ba la lamlaat Daaaaa af Oerpatlea hj tka
Balarlaaa, a. Half rraaaHaa Kir"tlaa af e aaaa ta Ca ta Alt at Sarklaaa Tkraagk Alkaala. R
tratla aarMaaa ai ta Ba llaa4 far kaatart, Alkaala.
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CHICAGO. Dee. II (Special.)
HttTr anewfall. which began Friday
I night continued oractlcally all of to
day. but It was wet and heavy ana
much of It disappeared, except is the
uburba and country districts.
The atorm was general over Northern
parti of low ana
i and la (Dreading east
slowly, because of the
absence of the gale. The high wind
ibilded in the night and temperature
Thla changed the character o
itorm from sleet to aoit enow,
which clogged railroads and streetcar
system, but did not damage telegraph
tnd telephone service aa seriously as
sleet did Saturday.
Trains from all directions crept in
late.
a I The atorm was g
I Illinois. Indiana.
I I Lower Wisconsin a
J I ward, but more sl
a a bociic
I I subsldi
I rose.
the it
I an
DEMAND IS MADE
iTr V"k T:'."7- 'V".."? Dipfcmaiic Relations Are De-
effni ka t falit as la Its ! sr-I
cfarcd In Grave Dancer.
aaa. aane IKal It a.v.r tad keea
mora tftaa try al aad
)st t.e ,armn I . Tkat la
is. 'if"j n(..t t!e tail af Jef
f ra ar4 a yramlaaatlf la tk.lr 11
swaapaeare.
far t.ta ama ra I.ari faaae ar
Tr t ta a. wklck laIu-la-t
ta k t Firaar. a5aut tka dt:ay af
gira-i-aa af ?-:!fimee da
HM f aa tka la i af tita lrrrMn-4i (
act. a . ia4a ailrfc af ta Ika Oar.
aa sraaa. ? la af ta faat tket
iaraiaa mH4 ara era .1 i etraUtne;
! taa irra.ii a? I.il'a at aa ala
"ir'tf ff't thinfs fr tk.ir wi.
Ika f.a Bkraea ktt a ta4ay ta
soaka tka eaaia lar-e rHinlwt.
rsiNa. Ciaai orarr fine.
! af Ika aaaat artaoe Mnr.tt
t ka aaart Hire rraaa rr.k aad
r.!i '. ara "katl.tiaa af Inrar.
atadaa' raataiat-is- stataanaata eala
late la ckaar ar lB.".ma aa.Jiar. or la
t" tn.na aa Imjf.i.cn af Ike aa j.
af tka l.t rofronlo(c Ikam. Far
utrtjlt. I'raaoa aa't.r f4 aa srt
aa.ra ?4r.-t la tka Caeaitae sail
"If Ik Oaratena) .ma; I ear aa.
k.imka tkT t;i a ..Tr4 aa4
cam f ttraiski Is la tse traaxkes
la rinxa cka vara
TSra eamatklnhc la tit. ft
far tram tj;:a I aiat a JoyNI Oermea
olf.-r arka ka4 com out af kaitt a
f' keira ta.'ora ac4 wka w a. .till la
a kif!k a etate af erttm.ttt tkat ke
wa. caanesuab'aM. fart af kla rar
retire was 4.ata4 ta a fcaajrtr trtkata
ta ta effra-T ef the As'a-rran-k
"itlni-aoaMn." aa ba calla4 liana, kat.
rt -.!a DrMa an4 con f i-t'ara. fea 4
at kta alary aim the word. Tay
(. y.. kit aat good as we
stlak."
Craay LJaa PI i llaeta-4.
Of tka i-4 try af dawamaata
tkaaa Rtnda4 to Inf.araa .oljlara
k.ra ara aar auaiet aeatlntea. Von.
I n! that the enemy are poisoning
.:.. a:.ier that tnay ha ka
ekMoctrrtf vrtaneara on tkar fronts an4
ai l a taa aama ta ca.a tkay take
prlannara an the nck front. Maar
a craiy :e le tkue disseminated far It
aseral or .Tact up1 a morale, and
ike ramarkaakla part ef tfcla kind ef
trpfanla l. tkat a commanding of
rirar can ta fount aho, tr Ijjula
at-k ). taBt tkat ha kae trr4ar
klaa MMKri eo cradvilaae and staflf
a. to b:ta it
At fl-at I rou'd aat b.!l.a that rtn
af Ih.aa "kuilatln. af Inforrratlon"
ekant volaonad wetta aad ekoottnc
!rtser kad ra:ty haaa laaaad. kat
finally I cama en a k'lll.ttn of In for
""tun tket kad kan circulated among
nvk, troops. Iira is a traoacrip-
tiwa:
V'tl'aati .f tnf--aa
ka Siaa ta ika tr'i...
ea- t kf 'V'-Trana
'""al i i z rai. Xajrca.raV
wmwinratw 'a i:n
So.ltr. mt ma ajit-a A inrui Carve
ak- .f i'aa p'- -'a n ffa '"at
Ji ra alrta mt '&lna a'aa loot.
a-r'i.e la ra actual at 'ka rirr
tr-ra4 t3e r,.fM ka.. SaiMl attaiaa
aaMra at K.aa-ti'jaak. awia-ara a4 1 t
na. tra-a alk thmj kaaa tfakM
a-a m, a !af nmatir; la a UK a Ik.
"Tf anttata are a'tanaa
raaaaa Hank Ware AltaaV.
rerameat'naf aa tM a Oeranaa
Ce aaal aai4: Ta tkav thlak. ar pra-
in ta istaa. mat wa carmaaa ara aat
arly . kit Imkaclta Mtkh
rt'kam wa make 144 Raaalaa ansae r
'irr mae more ta aa alive tkaa dead
karatsa wa caeno pat d.ad snaa ta
wea aft at reaaa
CMt.ji.s tkoae-a tka fa kad katlattta
af tnfor-riatiaa is aa a taaaaa af Inarir-
I'fnaT troop. It la not mora rhlMlsh
tkaa the fragment alaad.r tkat traoee
ara saat drrak Into kattia. P-a far aa
tka t:aris! troop, are coaceread. tkay
ara murk snare Uhatv a wark tkara
a-iTaa mta ar"e orJr ay means af a
wtif tkaa a 4rink. from Laatkaa to
ia tkat kaa alwave keaa tkatr way.
tkh.a prtaonor af war are aoea-ll.-i4
aftar kala a'arrkad. Ika moat
ff.-taa af eitrartlng Infarma-
fta la ta ta'k wuk than la gro-ipa. A
maa eaanttned a.ite la eaatlaoe an4
keaae k'. kead. - A araoa la vetakle
an4 eicitad. and aark maa l II la
eee-er ta sat tka e'k.r rtgkt. Th.a It
k?sand so and so. sissasts tka ef-
fl. ar. wka la chattlaT b a srro'ipi of
3rtiT. T. It kapranad that war.
ana af Ika otaa raapoada. Ka, kav aa
atk.r lntar!--t. It waa this war. an4
ka lira a 4 ffar.at '!( af tka mtt
r We!!. I ara a at ecri and each a
Mace, a third Insist, and what t saw
a tkis and lat. r.ry tnaa la Aat
li'4 In ihiM and e.rr maa wanla la
am important ay contrikadaa a fact
tkat ke think Important. And eev
from taa varloiia and varying r arra
ti'aa aamarklea rakaroat and vataakle
taa efati k dediced.
ait'o eTcars ta.k lltt!e wbea tkay
ara lekan prtaonar. Tka ana ara d!f
farani. wlt'mg to talk and rapaMe af
talking wall
Pa::sa prisoners wore aepar'eny
fr!ora and epa-:te!!r frank Tbev
3r-i eaty tka wiak ta kaa Ika
war ever and the k-aeleaenae of coo
Ma ood eftort an tkatr part. Cid It,
faar salX asd let as get home. Their
loaaas ta prisoners and kl.:ed kad b..a
-4t af at) protortio3 ta tka aamker
f'fktleg The llttla greqp wklrk I aa
reuatarad bad ortginaUr baan a ecaut
tng partr of Twenty had fallen
aaaf Dtjuasda The raet were prison
era Tkay ware waerteg eaw anltorma.
made, tkey aavid, from Am.rlcaa eletk.
TEXT OF NOTE GIVEN OUT
t'allrcl Flatre Conaldera rriaclplea
of ITotavanlly Wavw Igaorad by
abettarlnc, Woleh haak A
roaa In MrdllrerajteaB.
rr-act-4 yi-at para
sureed, of the impoaslbUity of taking-
it into port as a rrita of war.
Law at Masaaalty TtoUtaa.
ta Coaaransant of the t'nlted
glalee caasidsra that the command. r
vtotatad tka principles af tntarnallonaU nptyfrg to the American Oorarnm.nt s
aa submarged and torpadoed the
Ancona.
Pltaatlaa l"arthr raaapllcated.
The situation betwaaa the two
eoantrlee la complicated by the facts
which have been brought to tha atten
tion of the Slate papartmant In con
nection with tba Invastigatloa of Ana.
trie a consular and diplomatic offlclala.
Thaea caeea. Involving Alexander von
Kuber. Consal-Henaral at Mv Torn
Baron Rrlrb Xwl4lnk. charge of
tka Ao.trlan ambasey hare, and other
officials, still were nndrr considers.
lion.
It wae said tonlrht that It was prob
able that decislooa might not be
rearh4 antil aome Indication waa re-
caivad of the proposition of the Austro-
Hnnaarlan aovrnnaat la regard to
tha Anrona 4aman4a.
Tha braahlBg off of diplomatlo rela-
tlona witn Austria-Hungary, aside
from all other considerations, would be
daplored bare, bacause It would snaan
Ika recalling of rre4ertcK C. "en-
field. A mar if n Ulalster at Menna.
wha Is regarded as being engaged In
a great work In tha causa ef humanity
la tha war sone.
mr.nixn still is missi.xq
Aaatria'a Delay In Sopplrlitf Ancona
tVtail Itiplalned.
VITTTX A. rvae. 11. aria London, D.e.
It The r.eaon of Austria's delay la
taw and of humanity by sh.tMng and
torpa-iolng tha Aneaaa baforo tha par
sons aa board had b-ea put la a place
af safety ar area gten sufficient time
la laava tha veeoaL
rl.a lararaaaHa ta
I He IkauaaaJ prta-
tka eommeadar caa aaty ba ckaraeter
isad aa waaloa sleug hlsr of dafeaealeas
aoacasBbataata. slace. at tba time whea
the vaeel wa shellad and lorpar!iad,
afeo was aat. It appears, restating or at
lamptlng to ascapa. and ao other rea
son Is sufficient to excuse such aa at
tar k. not avea the poaalblllty of rescue.
"Tha Ooverament of the Vnltad
Stat la foread. tkarafore. to the roe
rlotloo either that tka commsod.r of
the submarine arted la violation of his
Instructions or that tha Imperial and
royal government failed to Isaac In
struction to commander of ICS sub-
tnarinee ta aecordaace with the law of
natloae aad the prtnciple of humanity.
Tka Oovarnment of tha lnltd atatre Is
nnwii;ing to believe the latter altsrna
lire and ta credit Ike Aurtro-llm-carlaa
govrnmat with aa Intentloa
to parmtt It aubmarlna to dratrcy tk
ln of help!. man, woman and chil
dren. It praf.rs to b.Ilevo that the
commander cf the submarine committed
thte outrage without authority and
Contrary to general or apecial instruc
tion which be bad received.
af Ufactlaaa la DemaaeVd.
"Aa tha good relations of tha two
countries must rest upon a common
reaard for law and humanity, tha Gov
ernment of tha United Htatsa cannot
ba exp.ctad to do otharwlae than to
demand that tha Imperial and royal
government denounce the sinking of
the Ancona a an tilaaal and Indefens
ible act: that tha officer who p.rpa
iral.d tha daed ba punished: and that
reparation by the perm. at ' an In
datnnttr ba ma4e for tha dtls.n of
tka t'nltad atat'S wha were hilled or
Injur ad by the attack on tha vassal.
'The Uovernment of the United
Utates expect that the Aostro-liun-garlan
gavsrament. appraclatlag the
gravity of tha case, will accede ta lis
ataman d promptly; and It rests thle ex
pectation aa tha belief that the Aus-tro-liangaxtaa
government will aot
eanctiea ar defead aa act which I
cendmnd by the world aa lahumaae
aad kerberou. which la abhorrent ta
all ciTiiia.4 natlona and wklrk ka
caused tke death ef lane-rant American
citisena LAX BIN a
Wevfci la Ba Ctvea for Raply.
ronsldaratloa of the txt of the pot
overshadowed all elsa In official and
diplomatlo circles In Waehlngtoa to
day. Everywhere laformatloa wa
aaralta-4 InditalJng how the communi
cation waa received by the Vienna
government, and what effect It might
have oa public opinion In Austria-Hungary.
The course the United Flelee will
pursue la understood to have bea de
t arm load aa. Tha laaue la rlaarly de
fined. A reasonable lima will be given
Austria-Hungary la which la raply to
tke communication, before further ac-
tita la taken. Tha word "prompt" aa
uad In the aoe la understood to mean
that Austria-Hungary must accede to
tke dmnd ef tha United ft a taa with
waa al moat. If tha 4aman4 le
not eamp'ta4 with. Immadlat aevar-
aivre of diplomatic relation Is r.
gerdad aa cartain.
Italaaaaat Baaed aa Kaawleafa.
The elatemant la tha note that tha
Aastra llunaarlea government had
boon advtead through correspondence
which paaa4 between tba United
State aad Oermany of tba attitude of
the United B'ate toward submarine
warfara s baad oa the knowledge
that the Auetrtaa embassy here ai
fully cognisant of everything that
passed becweea 'Washlagtoa and Perlln,
Aitkouch in aorae auartera It wes
thought that the Auetrtaa government
might reply that tha ceamtettr of
Ike submarine exceeded or disregarded
hie Instructions, It was pointed out
that tha nffirlal statamant of tha
Aaetra-Hungertsa Admiralty In ra
gard to the sinking ef tha Ancona at
tercpted ta Justify tha action of the
aubmarlna ky declaring that the teem.
er triad to a scan and that a veaael was
approaching wbea tha Austrian war
Inuulrr for details la tha Ancona case.
the Associated IT. as correspondent
learns from a wall-Informed source. Is
that It bss baan Impossible thue far to
. . I.IA MBMH.lMtlM Wit k tka SttK-
aexia I maplaa Involved a thSUIk aarV Sflort
has been made ta do so.
Ambassador Tenfleld submitted the
Am.rlcaa communication on November
It, and aasurancaa were given him
that the desired Information would b
obtained aa soon as possible. A few
daye later It bad not yet been possible
to find tho pubmarlne, and nothing Is
known of Its whereabouts up to now.
Inasmuch aa the submarine Is a large
one. with a wide radiua of action. It Is'
declared this might easily happen. It
la considered possible also that tn
aabrearlne may bava met with misfor
tune.
BELGIANS BLOWN UP
gaearahevel.ra TAark AH Mght.
In Chicago 1500 men and many teams
were kept busy In the downtown dis
trlcta. In aa effort to keep the streets
open. Ajl the traction lines also naa
large forcea out all day and night, but
tha steady snowfall undid much or
their work. The storm Is diminishing
tonight and tba forces of snowshoveW
rs will work all night and bava tbs
streets la fair condition when busi
ness opens tomorrow. The fact that
tha storm cama on Sunduy, when traffic
Mimiiirmei Far.tnrv at Havr i minimum, prevented much
j " I ai
Wrecked, 110 Killed.
order and many accidents.
Dispatchea from points around the
great Lakes said that all belated ves
els had been accounted for. Heeding
tha warning of gales sent out Friday
night by wireless, all of. them mad
hastily for shelter -end escaped the
PRISONERS CAMP IS NEAR r00' t,mp"t of sturda-
veaeeia ruae oat sisrak
Those which could not make port
slipped Into the first eonvenient cove
and rode out tha atorm safely.
Tha anow storms la tha North are
reflected In tha Bouth by colder weath
er and heavy ralna Tba blixsard which
punished five atates severely Saturday
Is headed for tha East and probably
will strike tha Allsghenles tonight, but
Its tssth have been drawn by higher
temperaturae and the subsiding gale.
Device) Intended to Cause Ex pic
alon loand in Dos of Ammuni
tion Sent From America Cause
le Not Yet Determined.
PARIS. Dec li One hundred and RML GARS FORCE FIGHTING
pvrigsi ar report. 10 piti nwwn
rCoistintiH From Klnt P(r.
ktlU4 la yt-rdir zploaloti In th
It aa t ar i at ca aaa. at a I I I An a fiflnrw eat l - Wt-eh
ye a dlep.tch from that city to the' Savr"e. N. T. Twenty-fiva thousand
Austro-nungarians who naa oeen toaae
prisoners by the Serbians were aet free
by the Teutonic forces during their
drive through Serbia, a statement Is
sued by tha Overseas News Agency
todey ssys.
ilsny others died during epidemics
Tempe today.
"The causa af tha explosion hss nol
yet been determined." eays tha news
paper. "Tba investigation has devel
oped that one of the buildings con
tained boxes of ammunition which came
from the United states some time ago.
It was discovered that In one of these I end the fate of others still is unknown.
boxes wss an apparatua designed to
causa defiagration. Tba bos of ex
plosives was - rendered harmless and
tha laboratory examination which fol
lowed disclosed Interesting facts.
It Is also pointed out tbst a Oerman
prisoners' camp Is aot fsr from the
factory and that nine months ago yes
terday the Iximarali Oil Company'a
plant, also near tba prisoners' camp,
waa burned."
"Serious fesrs are entertained re
gardinc missing prisoners," says tha
newa agency, "since Bulgarian officers I
have alleged that Austro-Hungarlan
prisoners were mercilessly treated dur.
lng tba campaign, tba Serbians leaving
them without food and even killing
prisoners In several Instances."
Hotel
Multnomah
Table d'hote dinner, One Dollar
Tables by reservation for dinner and
dancing up to 9 P. M.
Entire floor cleared and devoted to dan
cing for guests and patrons from 9 P. M. to
1 A. M.
Informal
1INTELEH IS DISAVOWED
(.unsAU Dr.air.s ornci.iL co.t
.arCTIOJI Or CAPTAUf.
Beroatorff Xatlftea Laaalag He la
atrarllaaa Wava Clvew ta Vlalate
Una af t ailed State.
WASIIINGTOf. Dec. 12 Count Von
IJemstorff. tha German Ambassador,
announced todey that ba had been au
thorlsed by hi government to "die
avow" Captain Krans Von Klntelen. and
declared that he had no Instructions
to commit any acts which were in vio
lation of the laws of the Ualted States.
The ambassador will convey thla in
trurtion to tha State Department for
Ita Information. When In America. It
was said at the Embassy. Klntelen act
ed solely In the capacity of a purchas
ing agent for private Intereeta.
Klntelen. now a prisoner - In the
Tower of London, has been charged
with coming to thla country armed
with a largo corruption fund to Incite
etrtkere la munitions faetorlsa. Ha
also baa been accused of being con
ceraed In attempts to set up a counter
revolution In Mexico, and la tha flnanc
laa of the organisation known a "La
bor National I'eace Council."
Rtntelen. who is ssid to ba a friend
of Emperor William, was apprehended
by Kritiah autborlttea at Falmouth
while attempting to return to Crr
many.
-"
CENSORSHIP IS RELAXED
London 1'orelcn Office) to Trust tha
Xewapaper.
LONlxN. D-. II. Tha following of-
final statement was made publlo to
night:
"rlr tldward Orey hae arranged that
from I'ecrmber lo. ll. ceneorshlp by
tbe ores bureau on behalf of the tor
aiarn Office shall be suspended. This
will not mean a chance In the provl
alone of the defense of the realm act
or of regulations made thereunder. They
will ba binding as heretofore, but tbe
responelbillir of eeetng that they are
compiled with aa regards taa publica
tion by any newspaper or by any news
agency or matter relating to forelga
affairs will rest on the directors ef
that newspaper or news agency.
"As regards matter telegraphed
abroad from thla country, the responsl.
billty will rest with the senders of tele,
grams.
-Nothing la this announcement af
fects the existing arrangements for tbe
reasorshlp of navgj or military matters
to which wholly different considera
tions spply. nor the censorship of other
matters, save In so far as they relate
to foreign affaire."
Taa Qeialae That Does 5H Affect the H-ad.
n-uee of tie tie eel lesatlve afreet
LAXATIVE SKOMO Qt'IMMB caa ba lak.n
br envoae vitHati reusing nerouece nor
insist ta haag. There la etur eae ' areaie
Qaiaiae." C tk. Creae s siguiure ea baa.:c
Sunday's War Moves
BRITISH DEFENSE VIGOROUS
Tenacity Against Odds Saves Allies
From Destruction.
LONDON. Dec. 13 Router's Tele
gram Company sars that it has authen.
tic Information that the allies have
decided not to withdraw from SalonlkL,
The special correspondent of Keu-
ter'a Telegram Company with the Brit
THE Anglo-Frrnch troops who last
week began their retirement from
their advanced poaltiona In Southern
Serbia, ar now approaching. If they Un headquarter staff in the Balkans
nava not crossed, tn ureea frontier,! thus describes the retreat or the al
and the attitude Greece will adopt be
comes mora ana mors important.
Dispatchea from Athena and newel
available In London indicate that the
lsu. which waa left to tho Greek and
allied military authorities at SalonlkL
lies:
"Last week General Sarrail had al
ready prepared to evacuata advanced
positions along the Cerna front. On
Saturday Krivolak waa abandoned and
after establishing a first bridgehead
at Detnlr-Kapu. tha French made a
la being amicably arranged and that second bridgehead at Grabec, after
the allies will ba allowed to retire to withdrawing ail storea and destroying
that city without any Interruption on tunnels and bridges on the railway,
tha part of the Greeks, and will be Meanwhile the Bulgarians and Ger-
permitted to remain there. roans in constantly increasing; strength
Questions which are aerlously occn- began to bear heavily on the point of
pylng tha Greek government have to junction of tho Franco-Brltleh lines,
do with tha uaa of tha railways, which especially threatening the Strumitsa
are needed for the Creek troops, and which forms tha main artery of
the damage that might be don to them
with the object of Impeding BulgarlanI
pursuit, should the Sofia government!
decide that the British and trench are
to ba followed Into Greek territory.
Tha Greek government has good evl-l
dene of the efficient manner In which!
tho French englneera destroy railways
In the work done along tha Una north
of tha Greek frontier. So well was I
this accomplished that tha Bulgarians!
were greatly delayed, having to use!
roads covered with snow, with the
result that tb French escaped almost
unscathed.
our position.
'The Germans soon began to maka
things hot for our first line. They had
weather conditions in their favor, and
under cover of mist, which prevented
our longer-ranged field gun from reg-
isterlng with 'accuracy, they brought
numerous mountain guns to positions
mpraetlcabl for our less mobile pieces
and opened a murderous fire at close
range. Exposed to this hot gruelling,
and threatened partly on our flank
owing to tho French retirement, our
positions soon becanie untenable anu
the men of tho Irish division were
withdrawn to a second line prepared
long time in advance. During these
engagements tba fighting was often
at close quarters, owing to the mist.
but tho gallant Munster fusiliers, the
Dublin fusiliers and the Connaught
rangers repeatedly drove the enemy
off with the bayonet with heavy losses.
The superiority of numbers of tha
enemy and bis mountain guns, now.
ever, in tha long run prevailed and we
retired to our second line, the French
having in tbe meanwhile abandoned
the bridgehead at Grabec and Hill No.
56. The importance of our stand in
these positions is difficult to exagger
ate. because had the Bulgarians sue.
ceeded in pushing through they would
have cut off tbe retreat of the French
main forces, as well as ef the British,
and probably would have Inflicted
grave reverses. Since Tuesday the
pressure of the Bulgarians has re-
axed and our new positions are
strong."
GREECE NOT TO DEMOBILIZE
All but Division, However, Will Be
Withdrawn From Salonikl.
LOXDOV, Dec. If. Greece will not
demobolixe but will withdraw all her
troops from Salonikl. except one dlvi
slon, according to tbe Times' Pari
correspondent, This, the correspond
ent adds, is the result of negotiation
at Athens and the entente allies nav
decided to prosecute the Saloniki en
terprise vigorously.
A dispatch to the Times from Athen
says the embargo on uree snippin
has not vet been raised and that Gree
grain shipments continue to be held
back In the entente allies ports.
FOES OF SUFFRAGE GATHER
Association Onnoeins Votes for
Women to Convene Today.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. Women
delegatea representing 23 etate anti
suffrage associations were here to
night ready for the opening tomorrow
of tho annual convention of the Na
tional Association Opposed to Woman
Suffrage.
A feature of the opening session will
be the reading of a letter by Mrs. Rob
ert Lansing, wife of the Secretary of
State, from her rather, John w. Fos
ter, an ex-Secretary of State, opposing
the enfranchisement of women.
The delegates will be received Tues
day by President Wilson at the White
House. The following day tney win
seek to appea. before the Republican
National committee.
VoncaIJa High Gives Bazaur.
VONCALLA. Or.. Dec. 12. (Special.)
The Yoncalla High School held a
Christmas bazaar and social Saturday
afternoon and evening, in assembly
hall, to raise funds to pay for the new
piano, recently purchased by tho stu
dent body. About S0 was raised.
Mulholland Santa Clara Captain.
SAN JOSE. Cai., Dec. 12. Eddie Mul
holland, or Spokane, Wash., has been
elected captain of the 1914 rugby foot
ball team at Santa Clara University.
He played second five In the recent
Stanford-Panta Clara frame.
The British, who bad advanced. far-1
ther from the railway to the northeast!
of Lake Pol ran. bad a much more dif
ficult feat to accomplish when retire-1
meat was decided on and Buffered morel
heavily. They were faced by greatly I
superior forces and. according to anl
oficial report Issued In London last!
night, their successful withdrawal to al
position extending from Lake Uolranl
to tho Vardar Valley was largely due
to tbe gallantry of three Irish regi-l
meet, the Munster Fuslleers. the Dub.
Iin Fuslleers and tbe Connaugbt Hen-1
Bars.
what the next move win be Is known I
only to the allied staffs, but it la gen-1
erally believed, that the Anglo-r rench I
forcea will fall back to Salonikl. where I
reinforcements are arriving and which I
will he fortified from Salonikl and near
the Bulgarian frontier, but Is not con
firmed. If it Is true, the object doubt
less Is to secure the railway and pre-
vent tha Bulgarians from sending!
troops westward Into Greece.
He
cold
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and
dampness
Dispatchea from Fetrograd Indicate I
that tha Germans are withdrawing
their renter to what I known as tba
Bug River line, which, however, is con
siderably northeast of that river. This I
withdrawal is due to their Inability tol
secure complete control of tha Lid. I
Rovno railway, which waa necessary I
for the successful holding of the ad
vanced positions which they reached
after the great drive of last Summer.
They have evacuated Slonlm. lying tol
the west, and Baranovitchl and Kohrin.
jut to the east of Ereat-Lltovsk. which I
they are making the center ef their new I
lines. Tbeso ara being very strongly I
fortified.
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