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Seven Members of Interstate

Commerce Commission Are

in Session at Commerce

Chamber Rooms.

MANY COMPLAINTS

ARE TO BE HEARD

Lowering of Certain Inter

state Rates May Result.

Prominent Railroad

Men Fresent.

5cvcn members of the interstate

commerce commission from Wash

ington, D. C, are conducting hear.

ings on railroad rate cases before

Examiner Horton at the ?iamber

of Commerce rooms in the Commercial-Athletic

club. The commission

will be In session here Tuesday and

"Wednesday, and a number of im

portant cases involving local lum

ber firms are being heard. Ii. N.

Collyer, representing officials of the

classification comittee. on rates, is

hero from New York city, sitting

with the commission.

Attacking rates on silos and silo

materials shipped from Napp:uiee to

various points, the Nappanee Lum

ber and Manufacturing" Co. is ap

pearing in a case against the 11. O.

S. V. road. Thin case opened

the. heaxinu. Tuesday morning.

IL J. Aid worth, traffic manager

of the Fullerton-Powell Lumber Co.

of &outh Bend, appeared before tho

commission Tuesday afternoon in a

case against tho Gulf, Colorado &

Sante Fe. asking reparation on ship

ments from iMelvin, Texas, to

Chatham. Ont. .Reparations are

iilso asked on two cars of I ember

shipped from Evansville, Ind., via

Chicago to Detroit, over the Chi

cago &. Eastern Illinois road,

Many Ca.ses Vp.

Other hearings to come before

the commission are:

Hollister-French Lumber Co. vs

the Michigan Central load, attack

ing rates on lumber shipments from

Michigan City. Ind. to points in Illi

nois, reparations aro asked on two

cars of lumber shipped in this dis

trict. "Wednesday Five case filed by

the Powell-Myers Co. -s. the Louis

ville & Nashville and the B. I. & S.

V. road; four of these cases attack

rates on cross-tie shipments from

Southern Illinois points to Strcater,

111., and between Mason City. Ia,

and Minnesota Transfer, Minn. Ono

is against the Louisville Nashville

for the privilege, of recoaslgning

shipments of lumber on the C. & K.

I., when originating at points on

the D. & N.

J. r. Coffey, representing the

Gulf, Colorado and Sante Fe, A. 11.

Mohr. representing the Louisville

and Nashville, J. J. Coleman, repre

senting the F. & O.. and S. W., and

C. R. McAllister, representing the

New York Central lines, aro ap

pearing before tho commission in

the various cases.

MESSAGE IS COMPLETED

Advance Copies K.vpcctcd to le

Iteady by Tonight,

WASHINGTON. Nov. T.O. Pres't

Wilson today completed the message

he will read to congress next Tues

day. He made the tinal changes in

Ihe document early this morning, but

IUI not send the manuscript to the

public printer as he wished to read

It to the members of the cabinet at

the regular meeting. It was said

that the message would go to tho

public printer In time to have ad

vance copies ready by tonight.

ESI D ENT TO D AY

MEETS

WASHINGTON. Nov. Brand

"Whitlock, American minister to Bel

glum, came to Washington today to

make his report on the (.'avoll case

and other mattez-s to Pres't Wilson

und Sec'y Lansing.

A conference is scheduled for late

this afternoon, at which matters

will be gone over.

Whitlock called at the state de

partment tnis forenoon, but Sec'y

Ining was attending the cabinet

meeting ar.d after seeing Third

Asst. Sec'y Phillips, he departed.

While shunning all discussion of

his work or himself. Whitlock said

he would sail f.r Belgium on the

Holland-American liner Rotterdam.

If axing New York. Dc. 1 S.

"I don't know just when I x ül g

t Toledo," he said. His plans fr

the balance of his "xatation" will

not be decided until after this af-

ternouu'a conferci.ee.

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Harper Denies

He Will Quit

AsN.D. Coach

Coach Jesse C. Harper of Notre

Dame Tuesday denied the rumors

which have been afloat here that he

has been considering an offer to

cach the Michigan Agricultural col

lego team next yar.

"This is news to me." declared

Harper. "I have not heard a word

about It until now. There Is nothing

to the report."

Just where the rumor originated

is not known but the report has been

out since , Harper started on the

southern trip with the Notre Dame

eleven.

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WOMAN WINS. TO

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Mrs. Minnie Thorward Gets

Decision in Suit Tried

at Elkhart.

Special to The News-Times.

ELKHART, Ind., Nov. 30. The

South Bend Home Telephone Co.

must either give Mrs. Minnie Thor

ward of South Bend her old stock

in the company, give her new stock

or be subject to an action for $1,800

and an additional judgment of $525,

according to Judge J. L. Harmon's

ruling in the superior court here

Tuesday.

Mrs. Thorward sued the South

Bend Home Telephone Co., Sanford

Harris and Albert K. Wilson for the

return of stock that was legally as

signed to secure an agreement en

tered into by Theodore Thorward in

which he turned over the stock to

pay the company for property il

legally hypothecated by him while he

was president of the company.

Judge Harmon found that Theo

dore Thorward unlawfully issued

notes and used the materials of the

company in building the plant of

the Berrien County Telephone Co. at

Galien, Mich., and was indebted to

the company to the extent of $13.000.

He' held - that the stock owned by

Mrs. Thorward was illegally used to

secure the agreement made by Thor

xvard to reimburse the company. The

$525 that is mentioned in the ruling

is for money that has been collected

and withheld.

The case was venued to the Elk

hart county superior court from St.

Joseph county.

IS HELD TO GRAND JURY

Passer of lYaudulcnt Chirks Ad

mits He's Guilty.

William Hennings, the young man

who was captured Saturday night

after having passed three fraudulent

checks on local merchants, pleaded

guilty to three charges in city court

Tuesday nwrning. Judge Warner

bound Hennings over to the circuit

court grand jury.

Hennings passed a check for $10,

signed by "A. C. Cooper" on Streibel

S: teinel, druggists, another for tho

same amount on L. A. Kaulpa, and

one for $35 on Samuel Spiro & Co.

He stayed too long and "was caught

by the police just as he was board

ing a Lake Shore train Saturday

night.

Bond for Hennings was set at

$1,500.

YOUNG MAN ACQUITTED

Orville DennMon Is Found Not

Guilty of Trespass.

Orville Denniston. a young man

charged with malicous trespass, was

found not guilty by Judge Warner

in city court Tuesday morning. The

charge against the young man was

preferred by the custodian of the

court house comfort station, who

alleged that Denniston tore the top

off one of the soap containers in the

station and destroyed property

otherxvise. The young man assert

ed that the top of the o:Trr con

tainer fell off and that he- did not

pull It off. Lack of sufficient evi

dence gave the young man his free

dom although the judge warned him

to be more careful in the future.

ARE IN GOOD CONDITION

Grand Jury Report' on County Jail

and Farm.

That the county jail and county

farm were in good condition was

the substance of the grand jury re-

inort returned to the countv commis

sioners. The grand jurors recom

mended that the interior of the jail

be given several coats of paint that

sanitary conditions there may be im

proved. ;0NLY SIX TEAMS REPORT

' CmkhI Will rural H Now Alxne the

! S1S.OOO Mark.

! Six Good Will campaign teams

collected $101.70 for the benefit of

I the charitable organizations of

1 South Bend Monday. The ftal

amount secure! is now $1S,221.95.

Following are

Monday: Team

$16; cUh.

$7.50; 13, $1.

the figures for

No. 1, $10; four.

n:ne. $44.20; 12.

KEEP RECORDS

OF SUSPECTS

Card Index System Listing All

Mentioned in Violation of

Neutrality Complaints

is Being Prepared.

LEADERS NOT OPPOSED

TO PROPOSED CHANGES

President is Assured That He

Will be Backed in Effort '

to Secure Strin

gent Laws.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 30. Pres't

Wilson has received assurances from

congressional leaders that there xvill

be no serious opposition to a' general

rexision of the neutrality laws of the

United States. It is expected that

bills to that effect will be rushed

through the senate and the house

during the interval devoted to the

preparation of the prepardedness

legislation. These bills will give the

federal government complete juris

diction over conspiracies against

American industries, especially over

the attempts that are being made

to destroy or cripple munition plants.

It is said to be the intention of the

administration to press bills which

will give the department of justice

additional poxvers and xvill at the

same time be effective xveapons to

prevent the military and naval se

crets of the nation being stolen by

representatives of foreign govern

ments. Plans Card Index.

Meanwhile the department of jus

tice, under the direction of A. Bruce

Byelaskie, chief of the bureau of

nax-igution, is completing a' card

index of every person within the

limits of the United States against

xx-hom complaint has been made that

they violated American neutrality.

This f.ystem is to be kept up to date

so that when the new laws are made

effective the department will be

able to keep close watch on all sus

pects and railroad those whose ac

tivities become obnoxious.

The department is concerned only

with those persons who are desirous

of interfering In behalf of the Eu

ropean belligerents, but also with the

various Mexican and Central Amer

ican revolutionary juntas. By play

ing one side against the other it has

been found possible for the agents

of the department of justice to effec

tively suppress so planned revolu

tionary movements in Guatemala,

Nicaragua and Colombia within the

last few weeks.

MILITIA IS IN CHARGE

State Tnos Will ITevcnt (Jamb

ling at Gretna, Miss.

NEW ORLEANS, La.. Nov. 20.

State militia today entered the toxvn

of Gretna, the seat of Jefferson Pa

rish, in the folloxving out of Gov.

Hall's order that all forms of gam

bling must stop. The troops en

camped in the square facing the

court house. Their presence will

serve merely as a demonstration of

Gov. Hall's plan and it is believed

that a solution of the situation will

be reached before night. Martial laxv

has not yet been declared.

STAYS WITT.

KEN DA LLVILLK, Ind.. Novt 30.

Kendaliville x;ill continue to be

"xvet" as a result of the local option

election held here yesterday in

which the "xvets" polled a majority

of 23 votes.

STATE IS EXPECTED

TO APPEAL DECISION

SULLIVAN, Ind.. Nov. 20. It is

expected the state xvill take an ap

peal from the decision of Judge Wil

liam H. Bridwell in the Sullivan cir

cuit court in which motions to quash

the indictments against the Terre

Haute Brexxing Co. of Terre Haute;

the Cook Brewing Co. of Evansville;

and the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Co.

I of St. Ix)uis. Mo., which charged

! violation of the corrupt practices act

I does not apply to local option elec

! tions.

I Similar charges are pending

lagain? 30 or more individuals in

'circuit court, the grand jury having

'returned more than 30 indictments at

(its most reeent session. Of these

indictments all but four charge vio

lation of the corrupt practice.- act.

land, by the ruling of the court, they

are ueieaiea.

contribfte suio.ooo.

j LONDON; Nov. 3o. A dispatch

I from Zurich states that $'", 00o has

; been contributed by Americans to

defray the expenses cf a peace con

gress to be held at Berne in April.

Ralston Will

Not Join Ford

In Peace Trip

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Nov. 30.

Gov. Ralston xvill not be a member

of the Henry Ford "peace party"

xx'hich is to go to Europe in" the in

terests of a xvorld peace. The gox

ernor in a telegram to Mr. Ford last

night, expressed doubt as to the op

portuneness of peace overtures at

this time.

Gov. Ualston's telegram to Mr.

Ford follows:

"I have not persuaded myself that

this Is the opportune time for peace

advocates voluntarily to intervene be

tween the warrin? nations of Eu

rope. If however, I felt this was

the time to act, it would be impos

sible for me to abandon my execu

tive duties to take up the work you

have in mind.

"I commend you for your solicitude

to end the great xvorld tragedy in

the Interest of humanity, and I thank

you for the honor you have done me

by inviting me to become one of

your peace party."

Rescue Car is Being Rushed

to Boomer W. Va.

Roof Collapses.

CHARLESTON. W. Va., Nov. 30.

One hundred men are reported en

tombed in a mine on the Kanawha

& Michigan railway several miles

from Boomer, W. V. The collapse

of a part of the mine is said to have

been caused by a gas explosion.

The mine is owned by the Boomer

Coal & Coke Co. and is three miles

up a gulley from the town of Boom

er, with xvhich toxvn it is connected

by a railroad on which only miners

ride.

The United States bureau of mines

ha a rescue car in Logan county,

150 miles from the scene of the dis

aster. Tho car is being rushed at

full speed to Boomer.

According to officials of the com

pany, ICO entered the mine at 1

o'clock today. Seventy-five men are

reported to have leen rescued and

23 were unaccounted for. It is be

lieved that the men entombed are

still alive and xvill be rescued xvhen

the smoke clears away.

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Nov. 30. T.

V. Poxvell and II. C. Mason of the

United States bureau of mines ser

vice, xvill leave on the 5:30 o'clock

train over the Baltimore & Ohio

railway with gas helmets and other

paraphernalia to aid in the rescue

of the men entombed by the mine

explosion at Boomer, W. Va.

MOTHER LOSES IN SUIT

Will Get No CoiniHMWitioii For

Death of Her Son.

Special to The Nexvs-Times.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Nov. 30.

The industrial board of Indiana to

day refused to allow the mother of

Floyd Glenn Davis any compensa

tion for the death of her son from

Otto Mais and Donald Hughes, em

ployes of the Studebaker corpora

tion who had employed Davis in re

modeling a business room in which

they planned to start a pool room at

South Bend. Davis stepped on a nail

while searching for money beneath

the floor after working hours. The

board gave a long opinion support

ing the finding:.

WARNS RUSSIA OF MINES

Ships Will Not Ik Alloxxetl to Muter

the Ranule.

LONDON, Nov. 30. "Boumania

has notified Russia that ships xvill

not be alloxved to enter the Ianube,

xvhich has been mined," says a news

agency dispatch from Copenhagen.

Previous reports from various con

tinental points had indicated that

Roumania xvould not interfere with

Russia's movements in any way.

QQ WQflKERSARE

CAUGHT II MIKE

Busy Session Held by Judge

Anderson of Federal Court

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 30. Ar

raignment of persons indicted by the

federal grand jury was continued

before Judge Anderson in federal

court here today. Because of the

large number of indictments return

ed and the difficult aspects of many

cases the court failed to dispose of

all the cases to be heard.

Fixe postmasters and postal clerks

received prison sentence for misuse

of the government's funds at yester

day's session of court. When a num

ber of prisoners, gray-haired and

xvith large families, appeared before

Judge Anderson, the jurist remarked

that "tins g'and ry seems to have

made a spcia' of indicting men

xvith larg' t' Ics."

At toda rs'a.n. Albert C. Fritz,

a drugi Indlar.aiolis. who

pleaded g; having violated the

VIOLATED NO

NEUTRALITY IS

DEFENSE PLEA

Court Overrules All Motions

of Attorneys For Hamburg

American Line Officials

Must "Go to Bat."

HAD RIGHT TO SEND

SUPFLIES TO WARSHIPS

Manifests Deceived Collector

of Port, Says Judge De

fense Admits All Facts Of

fered by Government.

NJW YORK. Nov. 30. The Ham-

burg-American line defendants in

the conspiracy trial, today lost all

their contentions. Federal Judge

Howe overruled the motion by How

ard Gans to dismiss the indictments

and also overruled the motion by

William Rand, jr.. to strike out the

Marian Quesada evidence mention

ing the name of Capt. Karl Boy-Ed,

raval attache of the German em

bassy. As to the motion to dismiss, the

court said he xvas inclined to over

rule it at once, but on Gans' plea

xvithheld formal ruling until this af

ternoon xvhen the jury returned to

court.

The ruling meant that the Hamburg-American

line must "go to

bat."

Rand said he could not announce

yet whether he would call witnesses

or not.

H. Snoxvden Marshall. United

States district attorney, answered

the motions of the defense by de-

claring that regardless of whether

tho sending out of the supply ships

was lawful or not, it had been

proved that the defendants falsified

their manifests.

Asks fpr Dismissal.

Howard Gans, associate counsel

for the defendants, made the motion

to dismiss and submitted the first

argument. He declared that the

government had failed to make out

a prima facie case.

"Your honor," ho said, "in this

trial nothing has been proved that

can be construed as evidence of

crime or wrong doing."

"But," broke in JuJge Howe, "did

they not decieve, or attempt to de

ceive the collector of the port?"

"We contend that has not been

Iroved," replied Gans.

He then reviexvej the case as set

up by the government saying that

the prosecution had taken days to

prove what the defense at the out

set was xvilling to concede.

"No neutrality was violated," said

Gans. "On the call of the Bather

land these men chartered ships and

attempted to send supplies to Ger

man xvarships at sea. They had a

right to do that."

"I hold xvith you. Mr. Gans," said

Judge Hoxve, "they had a right to

send out these ships. It was laud

able, but why did they deceive the

collector if their aim was lawful;

why the necessity for deception?"

Gans began a reply.

"You need go no further with

that," broke in the court. "You had

a right to send out those ships. That

needs no argument. But you de

ceived the collector."

Gans then took up each of the

defendants, one by one. First came

Duenz.

"We admit all that has been of

fered against Buenz." he said. "He

signed charter parties .and guaran

tees of indemnity. Those were law

ful acts. Buenz had nothing to do

xvith these manifests."

Gans then took up Poeppinghaus,

xx ho xvent aboard the Berwind as

supercargo and gave orders to her

master. Gans argued all his acts

xvere laxv.ul.

"But." asked Judge Hoxve, "is

(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE.)

Harrison anti-narcotic law, was fined

Charles Pryor of Nexv Albany, who

pleaded guilty to a charge of having

used the mails in an attempt to

blackmail, received a sentence of 90

days in jail.

l our Sentenced.

Jack Nugent, Frenk Hess, John

limes and John Bruns, appeared this

morning and received sentence.

Nugent xvas sentenced to impris

onment at the federation prison at

Fort Leavenworth. Ka., for one year

and one day. Hess. Hines and Bruns

received sentences cf five months,

four months and one month in jail

respectively. These four men had

pleaded guilty last March but xvere

not sentenced because they xvere

he'd as witnesses in the conspiracy

case against four republicans War

ren Soules. William Myers. William

Fears and Morton Holmo.

A Common Sight in War Zone

Sliot-torn villages are a common sight in the war .one. Here is

a stunt in Gcrbcviller." Robert Minor.

PAUL FULLER OF

Pres't Wilson's Advisor in

Mexican Affairs Victim of

Heart Failure.

NEW YORK. Nov. 30. Paul

Fuller, international lawyer and

Pres't Wilson's adviser in Mexican

affairs, died suddenly early today in

his apartment in the hotel Van

Rensselaer. Heart failure was gixen

as the cause.

After dining with Frederick IX.

Coudert and. a party of friends, Mr.

Fuller returned to his home. He

was talking xvith his wife when he

was stricken and died instantly.

Paul Fuller had a dread of pub

licity. No book of biographical

reference contains a line about him.

His work was done mainly in his li

brary. He was born of New England

parents on a Cape Horn clipper as

she sailed into San '-"rancisco bay

with a party seeking gold. This was

67 years ago. He xvas hardly more

than a baby when his parents died.

His earlier years were spent among

the Mexicans in California.

He landed in New York, it is said,

when about 10 years old, with little

to aid him except a knowledge of

Spanish and perserx-erance. Charles

Coudert, a French school teacher,

took the lad in toxx tutored him,

and without going to college or law

school Fuller passed the bar exam

inations. He became a member of

Coudert Bros., and then married

Leanie Coudert and became broth-

er-in-law of his partners.

Mr. Fuller was never a robust

man and when he went to Mexico

for Pres't Wilson he was accom

panied by a physician. He took

only a grip and traveled through

the heart of the xvarring country,

conferring with the hostile leaders.

The Mexicans were surprised to lind

a representative of the administra

tion would speak to them in their

own language, and Mr. Fuller made

a favorable impression.

BRITISH IN RETREAT

Defeated in Bagdad Region, Says

Turk Report.

CONSTANTINOPLE. Via Berlin

by wireless, Nov. 30. British troops

defeated in the recent lighting in the

Bagdad region of Mesopotamia con

tinue to retreat, the Turkish xvar of

fice announced today.

PORTUGESE COAST IS

E

LISBON, Nov. 30. A hurricane

that -iited the Portuguese coast yes

terday swept inland today, causing

immense damage to property and

killing many persons who were

crushed to death in the ruins of their

homes. Reports to the ministry

of the interior indicate that at least

90 have perished and the death list

is expected to mount higher as com

munication xvith the interior is re

stored.

In Lisbon, the storm tore off the

roof of the former royal residence

and damaged many public buildings.

Great trees were torn up by the roots

and traffic was supended throughout

the city. The fire department Is

cooperating with the police in rescu

ing inhabitants. Troops have been

called out to prevent looting.

At the mouth of the Tagus heavy

dama-ge was done to the shipping.

Ten vessels xvere driven ashore. On

the coast a tidal wave accompanied

the hurricane.

EW

STRUCK BY HURR CAN

UTK IKE

G 0 UHTEHjnTJlGKS

Drive Italians Out of Trenches

But Fail to Hold Posi

tions, Says Rome.

ROME.vNo 30. Terrific counter

attacks by the Austrians and rein

forcements which arrix'ed at Gorizia

resulted in their penetrating some of

the Italian trenches northwest of the

fortress Hunday, the xvar office ad

mitted today. The Italians rallied.

hoxve-er, and drove Yvp enemy out

of the conquered positions.

The Italian troops are conducting

a, vigorous offensive on the. northern

slopes on Monte San Michele, de

stroying Austrian trenches in fierce

attacks and taking more than 700

prisoners.

The folloxving report from the

Italian general staff xvas issued at

the xvar office:

"In the Popena valley one of our

divisions destroyed the fortress xvest

of the Margona bridge and south

east of Schluderbach.

"In the Monte Nero zone we re

newed our attacks on Merzli-Vodil

Sunday. After a furious encounter

strong entrenchments remained in

our possession. Our artillery de

stroyed three machine guns.

"On the heights northwest of

Gorizia the enemy with large rein

forcements carried out violent coun

ter attacks and succeeded at some

points in penetrating our new

trenches. Iater xve drove him out

after sanguinary hand to hand light

ing. "On the Carso plateau our troops

have developed a xMgorous offensixe

along the northern slopes of Monte

San Michele in the direction of .San

Martino. They have destroyed more

of the enemy's trenches, taking pris

oners 15 officers and 702 men. They

also captured three machine guns

and an abundance of xvar material.

NATIONALITY OF OWNERS

WILL BE CONSIDERED

Biitbdi in Reply to Argentina, Says

Old Rule No Longer

In Fffeet.

BUENOS AIRES. Nov. HO. Fol

loxving a protest by the German min

ister to Argentina, Minister of For

eign Relations Murature today re.

quested from the British minister an

explanation of the seizure of tHe Ar

gentina steamer Presidente Mitre by

the transport Macedonia, In reply

the British minister stated that his

government no longer recognized ar

ticle 56 of the declaration of Lon

don, under xvhich its Mag designated

the nationality of a ship, but that

hereafter the nationality of a vessel

would be determined by the nation

ality of its owners.

The Presidente Mitre is registered

under the Argentine Hag, but is own

ed by a eompany of which the prin

cipal stockholders are Germans.

BRITISH SHIP IS SUNK

Ielterel Thought to llaxe Il-oit in

(lovenimont Service.

LONDON. Nov. 20. The British;

steamer Dotterel. 1.59G tons, ha.s !

been sunk by a submarine. The'

Dotterel was built in 1504.

Current maritime records give no

information regarding the Dotterel

and it presumably xvas in the British!

government service.

KILL SOLDIERS.

AMSTERDAM. Nov. 2 0. Allied'

aviators bombarded the German

barracks at Marche, in the Ardennes'

yesterday, says the Echo Beige, kill- ;

ln many soldiers. j

SERBIAN 1

SAFE li HILLS

D

LiS FIGHT

Eighty Thousand Troops Are

Being Reorganized Bul

garians Resume Offensive

and Capture Territory.

BRITISH MAY SEND

FORCE TO BALKANS

Pian, It is Said, is to With

draw Large Army From

France and Send It to

Aid Serbians.

SALONIKA. Via Paris. Xov. CO.

Kiuhty-thousand Serbian troops es

caped into the mountains o" Albania

and Montenegro, according to official

reports xxhieh leached the allies'

headquarters today, and are noxv be

ing organized into an effective army

xvhich xvill take the offensive as won

as supplies xvhich are noxv on the

way arlixe.

In cs -aping the Teuton-Rulgar trap

the Serbians had to abandon most of

their cannon and ammunition, but

saved their light artillery.

It was announced today that all

the numbers of the Serbian govern

ment had arrived safely at Scutari,

where they will be joined by the en

tente ministers noxv at Podgcritza.

ROMK. Nov. CO. Bulgaria is re

ported to have sent an ultimatum to

Boumania giving xvarning that it xvill

attack Russian troops if they are

permitted to pass through Bouman

ia! territory and that it will not be

res pc risible for property losses suf

fered l-y the inhabitants of Bou

mania owing to the military opera

tions. ATIIFXS. Nov. 3u. Strongly re

inforced in men and artillery, the

Bulgarians in southern Serbia have

resumed their offensive operations

against the Anglo-French forces.

French troops have had to evacuate

positions on the south bank of the

Cerna rixtr. according to reports re

ceived today. The Bulgarians cross

ing the stream under the protection

of their artilicTy.

SOFIA. Nov. SO. (Via Berlin and

Amsterdam.) Both the Serbian ami

French troops in southern Serbia aro

In full rr treat, the war oilice an

nounced today. Bulgarian forces are

nearing Monatir.

The Bulgarian general stnff reports

as folloxvs under date of Nov. 2S:

"On the southern Macedonian

front we occupied the Serbian posi

tion of the Prilep-Monastir road Fri

day. The Serbians continued their

retreat toward Monastir xvith our,

troops rapidly pursuing.

"Betreating to the right bank of

the Cerna. the French destroyed

bridges near Vardar, near Vozerri

and also near the defile across the

Baltslica range."

LONDON, Now Though heavy

sr.oxv storms have caused a lull in

active operations in most of the war

theaters military plans aro be!rr

consummated in Iondon and Paris

that are of more importance ns re

gards the future of Europe than any

that have hitherto been drafted.

There is more than a possibility

that the great British army now in

France xvill be utilized in another war

theater. Sir John French, command

er in chief of the British armies.

(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE.)

KITCHENER

ACK III LONDON

LONDON. Nov. ?,(. Lord Kitch

ener, the British war minister, re

turned to Iyondon this afternoon. He

is expected to m-ike a full report to

Premier Asjuith at or.ee on the re

sults of his trip to the near east and

his visits in Borne and Paris.

MIVUNA. Italy. Nov. V.O. That

Greece has given satisfactory prom

ises to the entente powern was the

assertion of Deny Cochin, minister

without portfolio in the French cab

inet, when he arrived here today

from Athens enroute to Firi.

Greek participation in Ihe war can

not be expected at thv. present time,

however.

I have full confidence in the as

furances of King Constantino and

Greek statesmen r-uardinjr the

safety of the allies' expedition in

Macedonia." said M. Cochin. "Every

oiher promise will also be kept true

of that I am confident.

"While I belie.e that Greece can

not intervene immediately, yet I an

t.rmly cenxinctd that before

the Gri'k army will take the fUM

at the side of the allies.