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MT. VERNON, 0., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1915 No. 95

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GREECE

ALLIES' DEMANDS

Troops Guaranteed Freedom Of

Movemer

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Diplomatic Triumph Of Allies 4 Very

Favorable Development

Paris, Nov. 26. omclal notification

was received hero that Greece had

agreed to concede all of the principal

demands presented In the collective

note handed to the Greek cabinet by

the ministers of the entente powers,

including full and satisfactory guar

antees that the French, British and

Serbian troops engaged in the Balkan

campaign will bo allowed complete

freedom of movement without re

straint, bo far as the Greek authori

ties are concerned.

This triumph of the diplomacy of

the allies ia regarded here as the

most Important and most favorable

development of the last two months

m Its beariug on the fate of Serbia

and on the. oltorts of France, Great

Britain, Russia and Italy to thwart

the German program In the Balkans.

Pull details of the reply of the Greek

government to the allied diplomatists

have not jet been received, but no

doubt it Is entertained that Greece

has decided to govern her policy on

principles much more friendly to the

allies than the "benevolent neutral

ity" which has been promised previ

ously. Semi-official dispatches state that

the Greek rraponse to the allies con

tains none of the vague or evasive

expressions noted in other statements

from Athens, and that an explicit

promise ban been given that In no cir

cumstance whatever will Greece take

military measures against French,

British or Serbian forces In case they

retire Into Greek territory.

On the western battle front French

artillerymen, battered down a num

ber of German fluid battery and ma

chine Run shelters, especially along

(he center of the battle line, between

the Aisne and the Somme.

Serb Capital Again Moved.'

As a result of the success of the

Austro-German and Bulgarians in

gaining command of the Kossovo

plateau, the Serbian government has

moved to Scutari, while the army is

defending tho little fringe of Serbia

which lies between tho Sitnlca river

and tho Albanian and Montenegrin

frontiers. It can be provisioned from

Scutari, from wh'ch place tho Mon

tenegrins built good roads during

tholr occupation.

Monastir is still in the possession

Of tho Serbians, but the Bulgarians

ere pushing toward it, while the army

Ot General Von Gallwltz Is reported

to be on tlie way down the Vardar

valley to hr-lp the Bulgarians attack

(he Anglo-Fi'ench forces.

Berlin announces the capture of

10,000 Serbians at Mltrovitza and

7,400 at Pristlna.

Heavy cannonading continues on

the .western front. Winter has put a

atop to any big movements on the

oaetcrn front. ,

The Italians are persisting In their

WOULD PREVENT DAVIS

FROM DEING MAYOR

Cleveland, Nov. 26. The right ot

Harry U Davis. Republican, to occupy

the office of. mayor, to which he was

elected by preferential vote, will be

contested In the courts by the Cuya

hoga Democratic organization. An

effort will be made to oust Davis and

have Peter Wtt, Democrat, defeated

candidate, placed In office, on the

grovnd that only Pr-t choice., votes, of

vwhtch had a majority, can legally be

CONCEDES

Macedonia

offensive and are dally getting nearer

Gorizla, across the Tsonzo, and Ito

vcreto and Blva, in the Trentlno.

TO OCCUPY SALONICA

Allies to Establish a Great Military

Station There.

London, Nov. 26. Great Britain and

Franco ore preparing to' establish a

great military position at Salonlca,

where large barracks are to be erect

ed for the allied troops and where a

great electric power station is to be

built to enable the allies to carry on

their repair work. France and Great

Britain 'have notified Greece that full

Indemnities will be paid for all dam

age to Greek property that may be

caused by the allied .troops. The

change in Greece's attitude, together

with tho impressive military prepara

tions of Russia,. .are, understood hero

to have caused a 'marked reversal of

sentiment in Itoumanla in favor of

the allies.. It Is believed here that

Roumanla will grant full permission

to Russia to send troops across Rou

manian territory for an attack against

the Bulgarians.

Turks Repulsed In Galllpoll.

Paris, Nov. 26. Heavy fighting has

been in progress the last few days in

Galllpoll, where the Turks undertook

a strong offensive movement, but

were repulsed by the combined fire of

the British nnd French guns. AMied

aeroplanes have bombarded the rail

way between Constantinople and

Dedeaghatch, damaging the bridges,

and -warships have bombarded the

coaBt of Asia Minor.

Llf of Wilson Threatened.

Clevelnnd, Nov. 26. A man who

gave his name as William Meyer of

Bay City, Mich., was held by tho po

lice, pending nn investigation of let

ters in his possession threatening the

life of President Wilson. The letters

are Incoherent and warn Wilson that

tho writer Is "being forced to murder

him " Meyer said he had sufferc t

tin) 'nanas of a "secret society," which

had df frauded his mother of her pr-ip

csty and turned It over to tho gov)in

munt. Succeeds Churchill.

London, Nov. 2G. It was officially

announced that Herbert Louis Samuel,

at present postmaster general, has

fceen appointed chancellor of tho

duchy of Lancaster, with a seat in

the cabinet. This appointment fills

the vacancy In the cabinet created by

the resignation of Winston Spencer

Churchill, who has gone to the front.

Spain to Keep Out.

Madrid, Nov. 26. Premier Dato

said in parliament that there was no

possibility of Spain intervening in the

war. He censured certain Spaniards

who delight in trying to create, com

plications by crediting rumoro reflat

ing upon the dignity of Spain.

counted. The suit is to be based on

the constitutionality of the preferen

tial voting system. Attack will be

centered upon the' counting of second

and t'olrd choice votes, through which

Davl3 was elected.

Rpmwnhcr ,vim must die. Let this

wl Ktnrtle yon. Inn lot It soften ,vou

while ihprp Is vel time to 'do some

good lu tbe world.

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Dr. Karl Buenz, director of the

Hamburg-American line and former

German consul general in New York,

also formerly German minister to

Mexico; George Koetter, Adolph

Hachmelster and Joseph Popplnghaus

were placed on trial In New York,

charged with conspiracy to defraud

the United 8tatt. It la alleged they

procured the filing of false manifests

and clearance papera under which the

AFFLICTED WITH RABIES

ATTACKSIMANY PEOPLE

Pittsburgh, Nov. 26. John Bukowa,

twenty-seven, while suffering from

rabies, became violent and escaped

from a hospital, running through a

crowded thoroughfare scratching and

biting at reople until a patrol wagor

h-aded with policemen gave cmise.

After a batt'e with Bukowa. In whMi

six police officers and patrolmen were

either bitten or scratched, tho afflict

ed man was returned to a hospital.

FATAL AUTO

ACCIDENT

Clevo'and. Nov. 26. Gustave Plef

fer, forty-three, Is dead; Frank R.

Pierceson is so seriously hurt Intern

ally that It is thought ho will die. and I

Char'cs McGraw Is suffering from con

cussion of the brain, as the result of

rv collision here between a streetcar

and automobile.

CARELESS

Columbus, Nov, 26. Conditions or

carelessness and- newest have been

found by State Boiler Inspector J. C.

Callery, according to Secretary

George L. Stoughton of the Industrial

commission. Ho said; "Callery found

that over 3.000 certificates of boiler

Inspections which wore made over a

year ago had not been sent to thf)

owners ot the plants inspected. By

law thoy should have beon sent out

Immediately, for n'ent owp'-s pro ic

qulrrd to keep those certificates on

exhibition."

CONDITION TO WELCOME

HELPEDJGERMAN WARSHIPS UNLAWFULLY i

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Eerwlnd and three other steamers

left New York, ostensibly with car

goes for neutral ports, but In reality

with supplies for the German gun

boat Eber and the converted cruisers,

Santa Luccla, Cape Trafalgar, Elean

or, Woermer and Pontu. The trial

marks the first effort to apply this

law to alleged conspiracies which

have resulted in violations of the neu

where he attacked the superintendent,

the physician in chnr"e and an order

ly. Bukowa was finally subdued and

died In a few hours.

All the lo'Ice Involved have been

Tanted lenves of absence to undergo

the PastPur treatment as a precau

tion, while the hosnltal officials and

the orderlies have been placpd under

observation. Dukown was bitten D

a dog about two months auo.

MAY DEFEAT

Toledo. Nov. 2G. A stenograiuers I

error mav defeat an important amend

ment to tho To'cdo charter, for which

the people voted by a large malority '

three weeks ago. The amendment

provided that legislation passed by

vote of the peoplo can not be amend-',

cd by the city council, or In any other

way except by the peop'e. In prepar

ing the copy for the official ballot, a

stenographer omitted seven words

from the proposed amendment.

Toledo, Nov. 26. All To'edo wi'l

woleorr-e M'nister and Mrs. Wh't

lock when they arrive In this city the

latter pert of next week. -A to'e-jrani

received horo d'srel't-d the doubt tat

was entertained rs to whether Whit

lock's physical cond't'on would per

mit him to undpr-'n t''o strain of a bh

public, demonstration. j

AMENDMENT

RH LM

trality of the united btates, aicnough

violation of neutrality Is not alleged.

Various other indictments have been

found under the same law against

men who have figured In war activi

ties In this country. In the picture

are: 1, Judge Harland B. Howe of

the United States district court, pre

siding at the trial; 2, Koetter; 3,

Buenz; 4, Popplnghaus.

AUTO STRUCK

BHRAIN

Woodsfe'd. O., Nov. 20. Mm.

George Miller of Donora. Pa., receiv

ed several Inte'-ial injuries and the

chauffeur, Celclll Trolx, suffered a

broken leg. and four other occupants

of tha car, George MU'er. his two chil

dren, nnd WI'Ham Pstton. were In

jured when the'r automobile was

struck by a passenger train at a grade

cro"-.3ln near here. The machine was

demo'lshed.

SAFEBIDWERS

ARE HELD

Cincinnati, Nov. 26. Seven men.

susrected of being members of a

bond of robbers thrt has blown more

than a dszen postoffi-e safe3 In south

ern Oh!o and Kentucky during the

last year are bolng held by tho CIn-

clnnati police, fo'Iowing the blowing :

oren of the safe In the postoffice at J

ErJanrer. Ky., twenty ml.es south of

Cincinnati.

Willosharro, Pa.. Nov. 26. While

driving his artomoblle on tho state

road ct P'n'nsvll'o near here. Dr.

John P. Slartoi of Scranton was com

pel'ed to suddn'y throw on his

brakes hecrure a car ahead stopped

at a rai'rend cro-sln?. Dr. Stanton's

cr.r was urset. Dr. Stanton was kill

ed prd h'fwlfe 'd I'ter at a Icvl

hos"!tfil '""vo '' c- occupants of the

cor " pd with broken limbs and"

contusions.

AUTOMOBILE

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Tax Levies Suggested By Secre

tary of the Treasury.

REFLECTS PRESIDENT'S VIEWS

Program Includes Increase In Taxa

tion Rates On Individual and Cor

porate Incomes, Extension of War

Tax to Oils and Horse Powers of

Automobiles and Re-enactment of '

Present War Revenues Tax.

Washington, Nov. 26. The first au

thoritative Intimation of the program

of taxation that the administration

will suggest to the next congress was

given out by Secretary McAdoo.

While Mr. McAdoo's statement eives

the items merely In the form of per

sonal suggestions, there Is no doui

that his utterance was approved by

the president. and that Mr. Wilson has

in mind the. tax levies suggested by

his secretary of the treasury.

The program of suggestions In

cludes the fo. lowing: An increase in

the rates of taxation on individual

and corporate incomes; a reduction

of the income tax exemption from

$3,000 to $2,000 for single persons,

and from $4,000 to $3,000 for married

persons; the application of the sur

tax to incomes above $10,000 to $15,

000, Instead of $20,000, the amount

fixed by the present law; an exten

sion of the war tax to gasoline, crude

and refined oils, horse power of au

tomobt'es and other Internal combus

tion engines; the re-enactment of the

war revenue tax in its present form;

the repeal of the clause in tbe pres-

j ent tarjff law which puts sugar on

uic nets u:,(. ueiiiunig wiiu juay i.

next, thus retaining this large item

of revenue.

Secretary McAdoo voices the oppo

sition of the administration to a bond

issue for national defense purposes

and expresses the opinion that It will

not be necessary; that the needed

expenditures can be met with taxes

'widely diffused and scarcely felt."

Secretary McAdoo takes a some

what more optimistic view of the rev

enue situation confronting the gov

ernment than do many leaders of con

gress. He figures that the new rev

enue necessary to meet the deficit in

1917, and the increased national de

fense program will be $112,804,935.

In other words, the annual taxes

which will have to be levied will rep

resent a little more than a dollar for

every person In the United States,

1j' there Is to be no Issue ot bonds.

Mr. McAdoo points out that If the

payments on account of the Panama

canal for 1916 and 1917, amounting

to $50,000,000 should be paid from the

proceeds of bonds already authorized

then the additional revenue? which

would be needed for the flscai year

1917 would be only S02,S0G,000.

I The greatest interest manifested

here In the McAdoo statement was

in the authoritative disclosure that

the Wi'son administration Is disposed

to put the burden of further taxes "on

vea'th" rather than distributing it

through an increase in tariff duties.

There Is no intimation that President

Wilson is contemplating any changes

in the tariff sched'''ss beyond the re

tention of the sugar duty.

LIVE ST0:: AiD GRAIN .

EAST BUFFALO, Nov. 25.

Cattle Vrime steers. JS S0D: shipplije,

SS r,C07 51: butrhori. .fiws- hrlf!-. 5 SO

07 23; ccms, $2 7503 50: bulls, H7; fresh

ro-s inrt springers, JSOy-75; calves, i

an 50.

Hosts tcay. t6 7006 75; mixed, $! CO

C, 70; Yorkers, J6 2576 f; pigs, fi;

rotinhs, 5 4005 60; stass, l 50S5.

Sheep and Lambs Yearlings. J507 50;

wihi-i? . -, ? vi- mixed

sheep, J! 7505 35; lambs. GS 40.

CHICAGO, Xv. JS.

Cattle Native beef steers, ." 65010 30;

western sters. JS 2008 10; cons and heif

er. 2 7O0S; calves. JfifiS 75.

Hogs Light. 5 S50G T-k; mixed, 5 0flf

t SO; heavy- (6 150C 85; roughs, S6 15

6 35; pigs. 3 75:05 70.

Sheep and Lambs --Wethers, WQ6 60;

lambs. 7 2509 35.

CLEVELAND, Nov 2

Cattle Choice fat steers, $707 75;

butcher steers. 6 5CS7; heifers. IS 25

t 75; bulls, 5 2506; rows, Jl EOfJS 25;

milchers and springers, 50C0; calves,

110 ROfffll.

Hogs Yorkers nnd light, $6 CO; heavies,

and mediums, 6 70; pigs, 16 10; roughs,

15 85; staira, $5.

Sheep and Lambs Choice clipped

lambs, J309 1C.

PITTSBURGH. Nov. 26.

Hogs Ilenvles, ti 7506 SO; Yorker.

36 1506 80- pigs, JS 7305 SO

Sheep ar.d Lambs Top sheep, IS 10.

top tombs, 15 20.

CINCINNATI. Nov. V.

Cattle Steers. Jl 7507 50; heifers, tl 50

0f- 65; cons, Z 7506 75; calves, J 23

011.

Hogs Parkers and htitrhers, S6 tl

6 75; common to choice. (506 15; pis iiml

lights. S406 25; stags, SI05.

Sheep and Lambs Sheep, J S505 75;

Umbs. J5 (09.

000ANS

MAY JOIN

Peace Party Promoted By

Henry Ford

GovernorWillis and Doctor Glad

den Receive Invitations.

BOTH MANIFEST INTEREST.

Governor Declares It Would Be Dim

cult to Decline Such a Chance to Be

Of Real Service to the World, While

Doctor Gladden Makes Conditional

Reply to Detroit Manufacturers'

Proposition.

Columbus, Nov. 26. Governor Wil

lis and Rev. Dr. Washington Gladden

are among the 100 representative

Americans who have been asked by

Henry Ford, Detroit manufacturer, to

take part In his peace expedition to

Europe in an effort to end the world

war. Each of them has been invited

by telegram. Both the governor and

Rev. Dr. Gladden appeared to have

been surprised at being invited, and

both declared they are feelisg keenly

the Importance of the project and a

sense of 'duty taT accept the request.

Governor Willis said: "It is dim

cult to decline such a chance to be

of real service to all the people of tho

world, and 1 am Eeriously considering

whether I can accept the invitation.

The plan appeals to me. It Is a seri

ous matter. I haven't decided how 1

shall answer Mr. Ford. The possibil

ity of accom"'I-h'n5 a great good, re-

WASHINGTON. GLADDEN

Columbus Divine Invited to

Join the Ford Peace Party.

titabh 'i r wor d peace, cou'iis

me, and if I go it will be for this rea

eon." .

3ev. Dr. Gladden said: "I hope

he able to go. I have made a co&jf

tional reply to Mr. Ford."

Mr. Ford. In his telegrams to Gov

ernor Willis and Rev. Dr. G'adden,

aays that Jano Addatns, John Wana

maker and Thomas A. Edison have

accepted Invitat'ons. The place for

the peace conference, which prorai-

rent men and women of European

countries will be asked to join, has

not been determined.

I Louis P. Lochner. secretary of the

Chicago Peace society, who Is heli

lng Henry Ford on the peace ship ar

rangements, said the following per-

i eons have accepted the telegraphed1

invitation to be Mr. Fords guests on

the Oscar II when she sails from New

York lie- 4:

j Helen Keller, Rev. Washlnijton

Gladden of Columbus. Dean Samuel

S. Marquis of St. Paul's cathedral,

Detroit; Arthur L. Westherby. secre

tary of the Nebraska Peace society;

' Anna Garland Spencer of Meadvllle,

Pa.; Commissioner of Immigration

Frederic C. Howe and Mrs. Howe;

Mrs. Alice Park, n suffrage worker of

Palo Alto. Cah

j Germans In Chinese Army.

I Petrograd Nov. 2G. The assertion

Is made in a dispatch from Pekln that

German and Austrian officers are now

being employed in the Chinese army, .

and particularly In the arsenals.

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