The intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1915-1917, December 18, 1915, Image 1
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EFFORTS T? D?CIDE WEXT
MOVE IN THE BAL
KANS
GERMANS UN
OTHER FRONTS
Movement of Men and Guns in
dicate Drive in francs and
'Russia.' T ?
Dohdon, Doc. 17.-While the Gr?e?k
and Rumanian diplomats aro arrang
ing newr deals to decido tho next
Balkan move, tho Germans appear to'
bo preparing how strokes on tho cas-?
toin and Western front. Petrograd,
reports Gorman activity in the Dvinsk
district where the Teutons >.:&vo been
trying to roach the Dvina river.'.
, Tho movement of men and guns,
which have been reported from neu
tral countries, ind?calo a drive on 'the
St. Mlebel; region,<. where their lino
penetrates to the Neus? riv?r, wtoere
they were activo recently.
'flio only argument against Mich a,
movement is .that tho Neuae is at
'flood, and ?tho Prench aro destroying
bridges as fas', as they are built, lt
; 1B '.believed that the. violent German
activities in Flanders and tho Ar
tois has .been abandoned.
Except 4n Montenegro .'and Alban
ia, wftioro the Buigar-Auetrlans- are
carrying on a mountain warfare
agaipiit .tho. Montenegrins and" Ser
bians.' Balkan fighting is at a siand-^
still. Tho. latest* reports of tho big"
battle, raS.'n? between thoEiulgarrahs
?nd. Serbians, ia ?the vaib?y o? tho
Black Drina river, s?y 'thajt Bulgar
ians, who'crMBcd tho river; were driv
en ?act wilh>li?avy losses by'.'?xH
reformed) S^bikna'.,; .It. . is. possible
tAiat the Serbian ?.counterattack ls j due
+o suppU?8N reachiiiK them from . the
.Italians, who aro-ejud.to! nave.landed.
s?two troops, m ? Aib?bia. y
SERBIANS HOLD
One of tie mest striking features of
iOki ^Qjr'i? ;^<?r "--i- r?p?rt that
Serbians captured . moro than, 40,000
.-Bulgarians, Austrians arid 'Germans,
during ?the retreat from their country.,
flt is r?pdrfted from.Mareelllos that a
number o? prisoners' arrrived; there
en routo to concentration campv.
. ; Arther partlt?lars regatty--?^ the
- Italian forces . e^nt ' to Albkt.la with
I tho presumed purpose of cooperatin g
. with the aUtes. In tho Balkan cam
paigns, nlater/tv.-it. thirty thousand
Italiana landed at'?lv?na..' ' Tho send-,
ing of these troops .?pre?ages opera
tions on.? large scale, a military cor
. respondent writes.
,Of tho largo,forcos of Greeks sta
tioned at Saloniki, only two rogimeuts
\ . -one of artillcir.v and one,of engineers
remalr' Greek b.ea<!qaarters -have
, .b?on^ i?>Y>?l to Koshanl, fifty-five
miles"O'uthe.-tst Of Mcnistir.
Th ; Gctii?j?. war?" ofiico admits the
furth.^r retreat of .'tho 'Montoncgriu:. in
the ;San'i'ik ;regH)-!i whore tfvey have
been 'resisting'the Austrian,advance.':
Altiibogh" no figures are available as
to the tola! amount subscribed io tho
new French war^io?ri tho finance
minister announced tho numbers eub
scribingwwerb without precedent.
-Tho.'a-ppcintmont of Sir Douglas
Haig to; be commander-in-chte-f 6*'b',iC/
British forces insteu* of Sir John
'French ; caused".-surprise; in Ptfrtsr
where Fren'&i is hV-id in high regard.'"
The proRs Is unanlmoiiS 3u expressing
sH^gtjat tilt; dejia?turo of French.
?Washington, Die. .17;-Border ad"
' ; : vicie to-, .tho . iir&?tt^? .-j epibo?sy said
xh?t. tho -Yilla -?chisttl^?'s;';.'i^b0>; are
coorerriajg. nt, Ghjn&^?sre^oiw?cd
vr- itHelr- :4n't?h'?oW- ^ti^#Si^^?^;
?eo? VRl?r .#brtUwlV?/.-i*1th 'mW^-M
';- ; their'';oWn'. imra^istC S^rri?hd?f to j?is
" confet?tuiioasU?t govcrnrao?at. - /
EMERGENCY REVENUE LAW
EXTENDED BY BOTH
HOUSES
ADOPTED AFTER
PARTISAN DEBATE
Vote in Senate Strictly on Par-|
tisan Lines--House Dis?
cussed Defense.
"Washington, Dec. 17.-Congress
'adjourned tonight SOT tho Christmas j
holidays, after tho senate adopted the
joint resolution which tho houae pans
cd< yesterday extending/the emergen
cy revenue law ono: year.. -
The adoptier, followed a lively nar- j
tisan debate by a vpto of. forty-five
to twenty-nine. Tho democrats sup*
ported it solidly and' the republicans
were unanimously opposed. President]
Wilson signed tho measure tonight.
Both houses will re-convene at noon
on Jani??ry 4.
! Extension Of tho "war tax was tho
only important legislation during the
two. weeks congress was ta_.; session.
This .was done to pro vent tho law
from lapsing on December 31. Th.oro
is a general exodus of tho members
to their homes tonight.
. The.-house devoted tho day to na
tional defence speeches'. : Dlscuoslon.
of war revenues in the senate be
came a paxWsaii. tariff argument. Sen
ator; Penroso, republican, assailed th?
Underwood-lav/, declaring, that., the
present prosperity Iii Steel, was dna
lo l?o war.
Senator Underwood^ in bia. ??aiden
senate speech, vigorously defended the
tariff-law, which, he declared, -bad;
removed the burden..from tho poer
tuan.
Senator Penrose declared that the
European war was a, political bless
ing foi* tho democrats. Ho expressed
tho'opinion t?at if the war had not
come ."Ibero would bo. poverty and
starvation all . over : the south. and
bread riots, with tihe army of the Unit
ed States called- out to preservo ov
der."
HH?I
j . i.nni'i:-rrJ
Nearly '), Five Sixths ?off Am?r?pt]
Offered Would Cosne to
America.
?J
' New/York, Dec. 17.--The attorney,"
for tho WhitO Star Wno announced1
today that tho company xs wllliig to
pay ^Cfi-l,boi) in .' seulement'" 'of al!
.cialms'-a rising - from the-, sinking of j
t?o Titanic when moto Mian 1,500
were drowned.- ' , ??.'.?
Approximately- $500,000 is to go to i
American claimants, ?b0,0?0 to Brit
ish und 1114,000 to. tho required ex-,
'?pmses "of the .suit?.
The clajihar^vfi eommlttoe, repper;
; honied! by 'fortyrfour lawyers, vrfhich; .
'fbf?d tho damages -lase 'summer*;^ at
' $2,6v.o;0O0 ir said to bc willing to
accept,',-Uie^ preposition, which rabat
! bc signed by December .10.
- 1 loans Preta Savins?. - ;|
; Parla, Dec. 'i7.-^ln fee'.coarse of
1'hts demand tor'-that' cira&bbr jjrrant
i ?h?*?r5 TJiOni.u.T vi?edik.-~v?< ??iW OUQgOt '
i account of the French- f Sn "?nco falnla-,
? ter said ?hat BubScril>Uons .to. the re
I cyit 'French Ibun ?rom London alon?
I amounted'.to one hundred and twenty i
[ milita Aliara ? Ho sbUed that ?? largo
[.part bf the Joan la eyeing from
^^pe?chs Bptf &g-j, and' that'??e^t?ati?ns
were playing: m> jWr?.V.x.'f.y
.-.^ju.,' - -;-,-,jje> .
I . :; it?f?l S^?p peached.,
? iLbrid?n, Dec .17>-"Belgian, ' . relief
?}oratni8#bnrft :st?^^gr 'Li-ferpbo? ;troi?
^ew'.V?rk' for rio?crdhn%"'l^v?^w
<m^-the;,'?^l^-'-^^^
ling . condition 'alf.i^'si^i^?-?rtft^?'
?mine..'' ,'.' "?-;^t
.She is a '?tritt?hv?^j^>oti.f?if^rr-.
eight huhdretl ,t?ns ?nd. e?llc-d from
Now^ ;.y^*?:j?o^Bg^. Jarana arrived
at *p^alroej?tHt^??^b?fr Si arid -ailed
for-P^tt^r dam.. ?;{,'.-.;,v
~*~
' EzetiKtwr l^a?s '??HSs?rsble. -'
.. London, Deo 17,-Tie five y.er
-.?^X?O^'?^
iss^'^th'i^blctji .'tho.; fro^brnmpnt
, plana $bi #V tor -Abxetic^-?Britta*
[-^J;i^i?^Btj|^? - "iii ^t?>?fe. x5c?ti?ia tsnc^. C?-a -
I ?aT^cfc '??po^
tf?r, ' "'
CHARGED BY AGENTS OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE
TO DESTROY THE
WELLAND CANAL
Koenig Said to Have Been Head
of Gcronn. Secret Service
sn United States.
New. York Dec. 17.-Paul Koenig,
formerly head of th? secret service
of tho Hamburg-Amerlcna lines, and
Fdchnrd Emil Lycndecker wore ar
rested tonight by department of Jus
tice agents. They are charged with
concnlracy to blow.'up the ^Sro^lnud
I canal . :
j Koenig , was arrested In tho Ham
ibferg-vAmerican offices. Since the
war opcned,: it Is charged, lie has been
tlio head of the Qerman secret ser
vice in ."uhe United States.
. .Lycndecker was arrested' ;at 315
FdfKi Avenue, where he runs au'anti-.
? quo atore. The agents declare that
I they found maps of tho Welland canal
there. Both admitted being along the
canal, but' did not cross into Cana
d?...
'Lyendeck?r . claims to bi au Ameri
j ca? citizen. Koenig took out his first
! paper ten years ago. Ho has not ap
plied for tho second.
BEING RAISED
N?'w Ybrk, Debi' 17.-Soldiers In the
trenches of Europe this' winter dre- tb
be supplied with .pipea from the "Unit-'
Oil S tilt ii.; anti., any Amor???yn :??ho
wants tb send ?uch a gift to a B?lr.
glan, a French or a Tjasslan fighter
may do *o.; by contributing ten conto
to the Soldiers* Pipo fund. .
. The ?nen at tho., front -want . and
need a .'gbod and dumbie pipe, . Tie
'demand for such ,aa article has boon
very insistent, and Viscount Ni Y. de
, Lcndonck, : ol" Wo-viro ste-Catheralnc,
I SclgiUbi, "has undertaken to- supply lt.
He has hud manufactured In America
a^i : excellent pipe for tho purpose;
.strong, light, easy' to clean and sanl
U'vy, usd he bas. in hand the. recetvt
bf conlribut?on s bud tho prompt eSyi p
ment bf tho pipes ?to. whatever army
bf the ojlles the giver designates.; .
For a'contribution of $25 the; Sol
.diera' Plpe.^fund will deliver to sol
dlera.in Europe -260 pipes And will
shave printed across tho howl of each
a sentence or motto in tho language
'designated by tho contributor,, and
Oven put ou tho bowl the donor's plc
'tijjro,. nando and ?eddr?ssV For in
StabcoV if it is desired to ?end tee
pipes to Brt?ish soldiers, the Inscrip
tion will bo tu English, Belgians and
Freuclunbn ' yvlli recede tho glfto.ta
ably inscrit^d In French; . Russians th
Sheir own tongue,. Italians Itt,; tbelr?y
and Sorb?aos. In Serbian. For $l,ton
pipes can'bo ?ont over ti??'water with
? labbl il.n the bowl' ot each giving the
db?eV? nanto and address, and suit
ably Inscribed on tee bowl. Single
; contributions of lou ? ?cents will Bend
ono ir-vie/Inscribed on tho" bowl with
thc good wishes of ?'he giver,"In'".the
.native tongue of |the. recipient..
The f?nft will1^send'aA'^ir^v^l.wf.
Locate of receipt to, Er//0h?-contri
buting one dollar or riTore.
rc'tory general of -ihe fund, has open
ed an'bulee at Fifth .avenue,'; New
i Y Ork: Ctiy ^ : .
i Ara?ng ibo .patronesgoB pf tao fund
are ?Wa, ??tor?W'Steele; 'Ure: L. C.
V'ltfra.'Wtoi. D. Quthrlb; Mrs.
.Busytib^Willard} Countess J. Dp La
Greo&'iiid $?r s: - F : ?V Pangs, all ci
tMscityi ',.>.. -
'?cl^gatea Frb?? Ca?omb?n.
Kew?Yo?f^Dec. H.-Three, dero
gat & to '^'rasent Colomba, lb tho se
cond Pftfi^?iac-^can .; Sc?enUfkt Co.n
, grew ??rif ?1, fiveth fit :-jtbcn? brought'
rsc^a-ib
W??ijp^? th.e,-.pritsl-..
'?f?S^W^S?a -message".-was. -wrc?l re-,
.c?tved ia Columbia and further cn
fm#ied'fe?? t%4d?y=5fbwh3'g. spaner
?dist:T?lat??M;' ..b^vns?sh their country
'?Ud^uO-?Uit&tV Sm?e?. *'
.'#aW?'iKflIs'''irj???^.v
iBorthcad.vi?i, 43., l>c. 17.- Six ht
reebVtbi?' ..k?ii^d near here t??ii
when ? t?r?at'svoirib?ra, tr??i; struck
a JSTJJ lo??ed; With .school cbJldf em .
^S^?^^SSl' " . *'
- iT.^Wonb: JTool?y
srt&mfc-wc-nv Wo? tr<
s'''N??iy';kh?ed-'ii
i at Kibg?tonv
I
Charles Edison, Invento]
an?
In- addition, to writing music and
good poetry. Inventing aatomdalle
? parts and. assisting: his wizard father/I
with his inventions, Charles EdisojilH
son of Tuomas -^\.?,d^niEon, is fcpbnding^
|onc-"!bird . of his ; timo this winter
i operating. his- little/ music theatre on
j Fifth avenue. New York.
Tho idea or "Edison's little, theatre,
it only accommoda^'.140 'people, is to
give expression 4b'?n.r-tistic American
singers and' /players. Young Edison
created tho th.?mro lieca?so of his
deep sympathetic Interest in. budding
American mbMcai/genuis.. . .
Another 'third of - his . .time he do
. V/*Uts to "?Torie ida his . lathe r's .'.labora-.
WWI
iii
ly Members of Two Families
Will Be Present at thc
Ceremony:
_- . . I
"Washington, Dec. 17. -^Arrange
ment/were, completed'tonight for thc
marriage' .o?'. ?restdurit . Wilson /elad
Mrs- Cli.lt tomorrow. The ceremony
will ..ta performed laic in .-thc evening
at tito Galt- home. Only members, o?,
tho two families will bo present., All
guests aro here.
Moat of .'tko'-' members bf. tho* ."wed-'
ding: party will witness tho christen-,
lng at tho Waitte! HOURS' at noon to-;
morrow of Ellen Wilsen ?V?cAttdo, . the
swen montas ; old granddaughter ot
the president. President - Wilson, Will
act aa godfather. Tho godmothers
witt [ be h?t l ?unt, Mrs.;. Francis B.
?&yro, uni;; Miss Helen Woodrow
Bones.
liiii!
landon, Dec. 17.-Mrs; . Herbert-;
A;^a?Lu,-"7r???',io?; mu.i>r??Tn?or appeared.
. as .plalttUft"...\?n .a clmacery court
{demanding an order -restraining .the
Globo from publication of allegad li
bels, Her attorney said: "For. a whole
fortnight 'before;. the, Inpuo., cf ; : ihia
writ, Mrs, /??Vulto'.?ft* been-delibf r
?fbly.,p*r?u?? by thc defendant news
paper with: accusiat?oiiri' of - disloyalty
I and association .with ;Gornian: prison
ers at bonnington ;?\t\h. 6b?: -har.
been described : as} ?fr?ltor and. dis
grace to h?r ?rx. TtoSo attacks she
?Sid remained,- and were . on)y 'su^
peaded? utter a wrl? bad been issued/;
' Tho; perscchtion of. Mr?r Asquith
^'as/?^n/?oink- on ,tt<?r<j a year. It
'ty?&i? tete./spripg1 ?? another ??wapa
.?orv and -that paper IjatJ ter apologue
p?foft?iyy ! f3md,x'nt^?Ufr??> '. 5A>du|th's'.-re
quest: give ii hundred;,p?und?r t^Viho
F'C-d Ornss fund, fi%&?:eajRi.e:fWjwps
who .-dissemt'iated thci$e- libela/vffen.t
she /ftyi>W3, anonymous letters to- f ixe
plaintiff,"^^k^^u^ma^'lp'ol^^
against -her/in.-.scclal/mr^es.";
W??at Crop i^bnatc.
, -. Woe^Ing^i-De?;' il7 .^-^'e.; doj^wt
....out'***** a; hdbdr.ed, andfifteen mil
l^^a??^ls loss than ?he -ifeet crop,
1?I&????a^^ ?? fWb
t, Foet
al Theatrical Producer.
tories. Ho ls called She "repair man,*
Hts work is much in -the n?turo of an
efficiency expert, because his duties'
are tb see to it that'ibero' aro no Int- ?
.perfections in .th? 'm?bufact?rcd pro
ducts invented-by his ' renowned
daddy.
The remaining third of his timo bo !
writes ?poetry under tho nom do plume.
"Tom Sleoper" and music, and plays j
the gentioraan; and it is said of-blju
truly, that ho really has a good Hmo,
" Charlee Edison JB twenty-six- yc^h
pf ase, and already, .-bas to . his crodltl
.vnlaabloi. paieht-.of- bis owa - faiveh
ion- for a ipart of an ?ioclrlc auto
mobile. ' " -.. .'". A ' : .. ..
J Member of . French Chamber of
Depat?es Tells Intention of;
.Emperor.
Pavia, Dec, 17.-Pierro Alypo, a
member, bf tho colonial committee,
.'.old tho chamber of deputlor: 'aji&y
that LldJ Jeasen,; the young emperor
of AbyB3lna has offered 200,000 troop3
io tho allies and had resisted all. Oer
( mab effortstb induce bini to ob regat?
ll his treaty with tho entente.
?Tjt'?: Alypo said that, ia ,connecting I
tile French port of .Tubitll with A*dls
Abeba, the Abyssinian*; could Tench
; Suez In four days, or BasoHore, .Sleso
?^ta?^ar ih: tlv?
[aro said tb have nearly 1,000.000, mod
: ern rifles.
fiiii
^lorldiab.v Dec. 17. -At. least four
?were tailed and forty.'burt early-today,
in' a ?oraa'iov^y'a.ich '.. .swept .several
naa^riJv. ^'^ii^^slpsi ccu-tr?-"?;, li
) gassed-; 'into; Alaha??a northeast' of
h?m Four isizi&i&'ffi
{Jilofl. n. ?core fSurt 'tusr? and a buri-.
? red bhlldrngs were destroyed. Mon
aco. . Drewer,- -Clark,- :pb?dial.;:;.' .$&?.*
Ctilltim were {.truck and several burt
nt Geiger, Ala. -
'- Suffering ?udcscribab?e,.
hendon, Dec. li.-Tho. arrival "at,
Athens yesterday ?t;.W4-'.i>r;&10*nt of
the'Borf?iab national assembly"? for-:
mer premier, ' end: seve'rai other ^er
Ji^taij.' oipciais ls reitoftod by U l??y?a
i correspondent.
Th?" Scrfebtfia repto* -Ifta'tibo ' Suffer-.
rotte^C?-of tab' a^?> .before the mvad
T?e-?p Averted.
Chtoftgo, Dec. 1T.--Fifte?^ib?n-*,
?and loaded freist cara woiv^iaea^-*'
h>r<*' because c-C ?, strike of -?)Alt'nil
Vay omployei.. 'They -'^br*}--Vi?^ed
ipitor when the Btrtbors rMnft?fg-,', to
work. .
. '-'[/i ;-.':'tt?l'lto:s?^m'ejr.'?bnW;7-'.
{ London. Dec; ' *7.~?tiR3faii:< ?teamer
LporiA'S?id- -bas ";t?&% ^nalE.^ShV- \*
loi: fiftyone hundred tons, ? dna.4h3
la?cM rocordv e^ow ber tn the. a?edi
bntoit?&n.1
VON BIELEN
GERMANY ANXIOUS F O R |
cs irrTu
AGENT
WAS REMOVED
FROM STEAMER
Von Rtn&elen Been Mentioned as j
Head of Conspiracy to
Foment Strikes.
. --
J?ontreal, Der. 17.-Germany of
fered io oxchaugo Dr. Henri S. Bo
:.-.;.<:, rorinor postmaster general of
Canada, captured at tho fail . of^Ant
werp, for Captain Franz von nintolen,
according to word received! hy Arthur
liloroaient, former member of parlia
ment, from Premier Bordon. Andrew
Boner Law, British colonial secretary^
is said to have retiuoatcd the vatican
to effect Doctor Boland's release.
' Vpn JUntelen >vas Tcmoved from a
steamer while en route from tho L'hlt
I od fil?tes w> l?fdlnnd and-is reported
runder death semsnco in the London j
I tower. Ho haa 1>een mentioned as ;
tho director of-ino cbnsptrocy to .fo
? nient Strikes in the United States.
?BI? ABE UPHELD
BY lil El
Bond issue Authorised By Gen?
er?! Assembly Are Valid
Say Judges. _
Columbia, Dec. 17.-The oona
tissues of $1,250,000 in Richland coun
ty, and $350,000 in Greenville county
which were authorized t?y Wils pass
ed ty V.: i last - session, vt ?the TeglB
jviaturo^ rv. ^ upheld this afternoon hy
l^ho e? w?nc session of the supremo
and circuit court udgca.
Tho majority opinion in .tho Jlich
! land caso was written' by Circuit
rJudge Mendel -L/ Smith abd cohcur
] Ted in hy a majority of all. The dis
seating opinions were filed by Chief
Justice Gary and Circuit Judge dary
and concurred in by Associated- Jus
tices Watts and Proser and Circuit
i Judges Mhuldia and ShTpp. The decis
I lon In too'.Greenville.-case was mnani
? mous/tti?.'constitutionality of tho acta
creating the bond issubs, were attack
ed mainly on ibo grounds that the leg
1 jsclature could not impose them wlth
. out a vote of the people.' ;Tho"court
j says this ls n function of ?vho. legis
lature and wlt?ln its constitutional
Sbt?.
m
i
Greenville, Deo. 17.-On . uhe-'ainyj
'IKvi 'today a rumor was cut rent that j
cniiens of Greenville aro thinking
eerlonsflyv of instit utlng : pro^?edlnge j
for an injunction to restrain the city !
c?uriclt pfV*>ieehvIl?o from expending j
180,000 a?-proposed, lc tho erection
of a now city hall and auditorium, j
lt hi known": that.them is iffft?^ :*op- J
position to. Uie proposition to combine
tho! city hall and an auditorium in a :
building that is planned te- ho con
structed on a lot on West Wa?tilugton
Street. ' It I? ?report?*.: that' ..'three
ttteiito^ ot t-ho city council are op-. ,
pr?od'''i^'9lan'B ns they ? now stand, j
'adopted.
Dovelopmentfe are feeing awaited.;
with g^at; ?nterost ^roafcaewt : tho
?tonK^'to HaraiTess End,
, Romcy'putt ?7.-.A news dispatch.
Vrrotuty/rhvni 3?yt? ene ?f the fanthti?;!
! ??rmku Ktai pp . forty-two centimeters i
' guns, hroa?ht from G?rniany recent-;
i ly, was. placed in pcsiUon hefore ?*rr
'ere?o. The fWft *** tired ftft^tlhi*]^
fw?tfcoht dolo* any: damngo after
which! it ;^aa^o^s4::|iajit';- vflestroyod
j lftVtj^MnWt?^of the liv.Uans,
. dispatch ?ay*r ,
( '. 'Katata ' v'.en*an Coaacjlor*..
>prlv^-^^^-!?P^r.; ia^afe-?tt?
? cst Cassel ot membership iii ?the. privy
j ?oune? oa;-.?ccbttni of. tht?f Gorman
hirth fa?ed. ?
Th*^?*?'ehle...;J^
jdeclsio^V??Ayktg j?ioy /wore-*!?iw?U5?i|
vjTi?ih^??ahjcciis"txfa 'KU -alt the.ilgh?
and \ ?>Hv?Iegfts of : Britishers. SSS*
NO NOTE
WIBI
VIGOROUSLY RENEWS DE
MANDS OF FIRST MOTE
ON ANCONA
VIENNA ANSWER
UNSATISFACTORY
President Wilson . Wal Approve
Form Before He Leaves ;
for. Honeymoon.
Washington, v>oc. 17.--Ttio United
States late totfry prepared to dis
patch a second noto to ?ttsirla-H?n
gary on tbo sinking of tho Ancona.
Tho conuftunlcatlon will vigorously
renew tho demands of tho first ?ota,
i nono o! which have boen-complied
with- hy : I Va :Vionna CoreigR Office; ; Sec
[ rotary Lansing announced.
President Wilson will probably ap
prove tho form of the second' noto
tomorrow. Secretary Lansing will
then act without further ? suggestion
I from President Wilson, who leaves to
i morrow - cn . his honeymoon Should
|tho proal ieat'e advice be needed/ Sec-'
? rotary Lansing will. go. wherever ho
?B, or if Vitally necessary tfiie/ presldent
I win return heTO-.
?Prom an auUioritatlvo . Teutonic
[sour?o information tonight said that
tho Vienna government bad no desire
i? bo tho cause of breaking diploma
tic relations rwlth tho knited States.
It 1? said;;, that If an ' avenue would
be left by tile second note, thc Amor
I lean : demands would' (bo. met.
The ; second note may start on lion
{day afternoon.- It will: bo even mero
i vigorous titan the first. The presi
dent and ^ the cabinet consldejre?.
ylenna's reply as mooning essentially
[tho same as? unofficial
I
REi^YBEft^
Washington, iDcc. 17.-Austria's re
ply to the Ancona- wote was JaH ha
??f0?$ibe cabinet and .discussed for
more than an bou?. -Tbn gravity ot
the situation , caused -by Auntrla's .rc-.
Joind?r to the American demands,
4^?jjr: is: considered: evasive, unnatla-.
"factory, and unaetus^tabh- >'<m^iae??
I Unchanged. .
Tho' next step will! sot bo decided
upon until some minor '.points are
made. clear. These,; are not/ impor
tant and may -be .due to'.- ?rror? ot
tr ansm toolon.
Secretory ' Lansing. said /after, tho
cabinet meeting ho did noi-know thin,
tho text of tho note v/ould <be made1
public.
*.;Diplomo*ic Teiat??n^ilalUi?ugh in
danger of being broken are net likely
to be discontinued (Until there;, bias
been another exchange of notos BO the
crisis may not be. said io ho ia a fin
al otago. Mcan'Wi'jlle there, are Kinta
^.^^onnal aiRgotlaUonB whick might
result* in ?Btraighten?ig .out tho. mat
ter, -So -tar as ? sippsroKt tho sltua
tloii will not keep j&e president f
his honeymoon trip.
in
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Washington, Dec. 1.7,-^Colton aced
l ot 1016 crop: cryshod to December 1,
I tons :ssa??t-2,4?5,?Q? ct
the tame Wnw lost..year.. Linters ob-i
taiaed; amounted io a^-bna , .... 4>
agaiuat 341,000 last year:
-By states; Alabama^lSl,0O0j
kansaBr-140,000; ~ romr^sa^-iis.O
Oeorijla-364.?00; ^uL-ila?a--7O,C00;
I Mississippi-178^)00; ' Mls?otsrf^?,00Pj
North' ?w??Uiv?^ll$i,tW'r ^;?fcisfifrflft~
>3li?00?'-:Sonrth Ctt?o??nh^l60^?00; Ton
: nosse?^0,000 ; TeSesvf^iSi?OO.
Other. states-^-21 ..O0.O. '.
fl?riasa .^atVWr?i?ke?. :
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i telegraph ^dispatch - ?rom ' ;?>pfen?pgen
cay? tlytf the Germ?n '$?^Mff?f
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