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W* V ' i ( » ■ -'Tw.r ; r* THREE BATTLES ON IHIILNBEKli'S AKHT IS NOfl WITHIN 40 HIUS OF VaRSAV WESTERN ARMIES REST ftOLDIKF.S IN FRANCE AND FLAS- DKR8 TAKE IT EASY. / GERMANS INVADE POLAND (Iwiiuuih HepulNPd In Desperate Night Attack—IVehcLi Vnable to Hold Cliannon court. i Kusaiau Advance Into Eaat fVus.sia Checked at Maturian I^akeH—Auh- triaaa k'ighting Invaders Around Oaoew—-Germans liead Army Into Center of Russian Poland. Headquarters of both armies bat tling In tbe east confine themselves to briefest statements saying merely tha£fighting continues. London reports unofficial news showing the German advance has-pen etrated farther into Poland than pre viously disclosed. Warsaw is threat ened for a second time. Gen. von Hindenberg s army has advanced as far as the Lomlcz'-Swirelwice line, or two thirds of the way to the Polish capital, from which they now are only 40 miles distant. Farther south In Poland, however, the TeutpnrAllies are said to have been repulsed be tween Kadom and Kiettfe. The battle in Poland in the direc- TROOPS WITHDRAW AIRCRAFT IN WAR AUTO JUMPS BRIDGE AMERICAN SOLDIERS CINE ODT SIGNAL OfFICEl SAT TRET ARE OF HHICAN PORT, I FOUR * F LORENCK MEN IN FATAL AUTO DIH.VHTKK. nbi oooD ion offlnmyf. CITY SEIZED IN APRIL WILL PREVENT SURPRISE Touring Black Chr' Orjpek—Three Meat (VoMlng Killed SHOT WAS TO SURRA IXCtllRT tirui TO T. S. AIBASSA00I » V. In Flanders and in France the ar mies seem to be enjoying a long de served rest. The only evidence that the belligerents are lacing each other is an occasional bombardment with heavy guns. Loudon reports that the extreme cold weather and the exhaustion of the troops have virtually brought the battle in Flanders and France to a standstill. A desultory artillery duel continues at some points along the wide front and there has been an occasional infantry attack, hut dor the last three days the fighting Juts' been mild, compared with the fierce ness of that which, for more than a month, preceded it. The Germans, it is thought, have sent their best troops to Ute eastern front and even in big guns the Allies appear to have the advantage. There >rO no signs, however, of an offensive on a large scale on the part of the Allies, wbo doubtless are as badly in need of rest as their opponents. " Fails reports Uiat under cover of a blinding snow, German massed forces in great strength Saturday attempted solid ranks within a period of two hours. Jars Kpargues, in the Woevre region, was the scene of tiie conflict, lienin says reports received from tion of Lowilcz is the most critical one, and the Germans have the greatest | one l he fiercest and most desperate -confidence in the outcome but petro-' a-ssttll ^ s *he campaign about Ver- grad military observers declare Rus-]^ ua and St. Milnet when they charg- sie s overwhelming superiority la *-he I-ranch trenches five times in numbers against them can not but tell,’as when the Germans made their first attack on Warsaw. Vienna reports via London: “We and our ally continue 'our attacks successfully in Russian Poland. Sev eral counter attacks by the enemy have been repulsed. So far the Aus tro-Hungarian troops have ca£tured 4 16,000 prisoners.’’ Fetrograd reports: “The fighting between the Vistula and the Warthu continues with great persistence. We have obtained some partial succesess. "The fights on the front »f Czen- Fun.wton Ordered to Haul Down the l" 8tar* and Mfripea and to Evacuate Vera Cruz—Wilson Takes Pains That No Faction Shall be Recog nised in Surrender of Port. Gen. Funston’s infantry and ma rines, numbering about 6,000 men, yesterday were drdered to haul down the Stars and Stripes, which have been flying over Vera Cruz since last April, and evacuate the Mexican port in accordance with instructions from President Wilson. The five battleships at Vera Cruz and Tampi.-o and the string of ves sels on the west coast will remain in Mexican waters to afford piotection to Americans and bo in readiness to meet emergencies. It was just seven months ago when the bluejackets and marines under Rear Admiral Fletcher ccized Vera Cruz as an act cf reprisal for affronts to the American flag at Tampico, where a boatload of American blue jackets were arrested. Gen. Huerta, who controlled the forces at Tampico, had refused to comply with the de mand of Admiral Mayo for a salute of twenty-one .guns. Advices from Mexico still were con fusing, but the American govern- Holland are to the effect that in the ment’s determivartbn Js to withdraw lighting near liixscluioie and Hix-1 its troops and t » remove from Mexi- miido the French lost tiu.OOO men und can territory a possible cause of in- in ternation.-U friction as well as a politi cal factor that might become a do- that 1,oUO .Rritish .were drowned the Yser canal., ‘ . Isimlon reports that on the French right wing the Germans have retaken Chauvoncourt, part of which they de stroyed a few days ago. Bad weather, which necessarily mestic issue between factions In Mcx too. . President Wilson is hdpeful that evacuation of Vera Cruz will be an enduring demonstration of the policy of the L’nlted States enunciated in his hampers operations, has been exper stochowa-Cracow have resulted In no! •® nce< l a ud snow lias fallen in some Mobile speech a year ago to seek no essential changes. "We have taken Pluces. There lias been no impoi tunt: territorial aggrandizement south of 2,000 prisoners and some machine-t a ^ tio u on the French centre, but in the Rio Grande. lie believes con- the Argonne region the Germans have; tinued presence of American troops made vigorous attacks, which the on Mexican soil would bo misinter- French say, weer repulsed, f Parts reports Through the French embassy at Washington: “At Ornes, Cerverdun, we have captured impor tant heights and silenced two of tbe enemy's batteries. In the Argonne we have obtained similar successful results, having seized a blockhouse and established a new line of trench- > . \ “In Galicia the Austrians have .evacuated -Sovy-Sandez under the pressure of our troops.” Iterlin reports via Rome: “Al though there is no confirmation of a decision in the great battle between the W^rta and the Vistula rivers. Mer lin is filled with rumorft of* a great victory. Official reports continue to register a succession of tactical suc cesses. “The Austro-Gennan tprees seem to have accepted ba'tle along a battle line highly favorable to preMlng a home central attack, while the Itus- sians are,-suffering the same disad vantages as the Germans encountered before the Warsaw-Ivangood line re cently. “The roads In the Busstan’s rear are in a wretched state, the Germans having accomplished a thorough job of denfaprtlon on their retirement. Tbe Russians are jammed together on three sides and hampered greatly in bringing up snnpHes.” l,ondon says:,'. “As has been the case heretofore, when important events were impending. Itttlo news Is coming from either PeErograd or Mer lin. It Is known, howertsr. That the Germans are offering stubborn resist ance to the Russian advance tn East Prussia. • _ '* • \ "Gen. von TIIndenherg, commander of the German troops, and Grand, Duke Nicholas, commander-ln-c^lef of the Russians, two.of the greatest strategists the war has produced, are manoeuvering for positions between the Vistula and the Warta. and a big battle is In progress on the Crarow- Czenstochowa line between "Russian and Austro-Oerman forces.” I/ondon reports throe big battles, two of which are raping in Poland, and a third of almost equal Impor tance Is progressing in East Prussia: One of tbe three battles now at its heights, between the Vistula and Warta rivers, is exciting the most in terest. The Germans, it is believed, have brought up by their line of strategic railways in Posen and Si lesia at least half a million men in an «ffort to break the Russians here. Weather conditions, the frozen ground and the situation of tbe bat tlefield favor a battle decisive to a de gree not equalled on any other fleM In the present war. Itertln reports through Ix>ndon: "After a fierce battle the Russian's have been defeated at Limanowa' (south of Cracow), with heavy losses. They have withdrawn over the river Iscburuk." Petrograd reports via London: “The Russian advance into the Ma surian Lakes region of Eastern Prus sia, near Jobannisburg and Arys, has revealed the extent of German pre parations to resist invasion. The whole region Is described as a glgan- . tic fortress, facing to the east and south in the form of a ninety-mile semi-circle. “Spaces between the lakes, which range from marshy ponds to bodies of water ten miles long, are entrench ed with wire fences. At Intervals there are earthen redoubts, reinforc ed with stone work and protected by mine fields. ‘ Wherever practicable canals have .been dug in front of the -tyach—.—' . " “At Ayrs the Russians Jiave been compelled. to storm concrete block houses, resulting itf heavy loss of life.” ( Vienna reports via Amsterdam and London: "()ir attack dh the Rus sian main forces continues along the entire-front. In the battle ndrth- east of Czenstochowa, two Russian f on November 19-met with partial suc- • cesses. Northwest of Lodz, we cap- tured a battery of heavy artillery, ten machine guns and several hundred prisoners. ' \ - "Stubborn fights on the Czensto chowa and Cracow front sre develop- es. GOKMK.V DAMAGED. Itasslaas Tell of RUrk He* Bottle With Turkish Ship. The following official statement was given out by the Russian minis try of marine regarding the naval battle tn the Mlack Sea between the Russian and Turkish fleets: ■“On November IK a division of tho Mlaek Sea fleet, returning from its cruise to Sebastopol, near the coast of Anatolia, sighted, twenty-five miles from the Rhersones light, a Turkish detachment, consisting of the Goeben and the Breslau. The Russian fleet immediately drew up in battle order, bringing the enemy to starboard, and opened fire at a distance of forty cable lengths. , "The first salvo of twelve-inch guns from the flagship Admiral Evstafry struck the Goeben and caused an ex plosion amidships, setting her on fire Following the Evstafry tho-other Russian guns giving an excellent ac count of themselves. “A serieAspf explosions were seen in the hull\f the Goeben, which opened fire slowly. The enemy seem ed not to have exacted to meet us. The Germans fired sjalvos of their heavy guns, directing them exclusive ly at ‘ the flagship. The encounter continued for forty minutes, after which the Goeben withdrew and dis appeared in the fog, taking advantage of her speed. The Breslau took no part in the tight, holding herself on the horizon.” Insane Negro Seen. ’ An unofficial and unconfirmed re port that Jeff Means, an insane negro slayer who escaped Monday from the State Hospital for the Insane, had been seen in the upper part of An derson county reached Columbia Sat urday. Though one week had elaps ed since the Newberry county convict broke his way to liberty, no clue to his whereabouts had been received through official channels, so far as could be learned. preted throughout Latiu-America. In withdrawing from Mexican soil the Cnlted States has taken pains that no faction shall be recognized. All elements united in requiring evac uation and in pledging the guarantees required by the Washington govern men. Gen. Funston has no orders to give possession of Vera Cruz to any particular chief. His instructions are simply to pack his possessions and withdraw, bringing away any Mexl cans who fear to remain, as well as all the customs money collected dur Ing the American occupation. The 11,000,000 or more in customs duties will be held until a govern ment formally is recognized by the United States. Administration offi cials do not regard the tangled rtate of affairs in the Southern republic as altogether hopeless. They are in clined to view the evacuation of Mexico City by Carranza, in the face of the Villa advance, as evidence of a desire to avoid further bloodshed. According to official dispatches, both Gens. Luelo Blanco end Obre- gon were In the capital and had promised to leave an adequate forc^ to preserve*order. Many officials be lieve Carranza ordered evacuation of Mexico City that he nil„kt concen trate his forces at Oribaza and con tinue parleyu for a compromiso pro visional preetdent. He Is understond to be hopeful that when tlie conven- tion reassembles in Mexico City some one besides Gen. Guiterrez may ha chosen president. Another . view held in Mexican quarters Is that while tho "Mexican capital has been evacuated thcro are largo forces to the north and e?F.t which will continue to threaten the Villa columns. The marines at Vera Cruz will he taken to League Island navy yard, Philadelphia, end the troops will be sent back to their camp at Texas City Texas. The army transports Kilpat rick, Sumner, Cristobal and Kansas will carry but a few of the soldiers, who will be taken aboard the re frigerator ship McClellan. It is be lieved all of the-animals and supplies of the army can also be removed In one trip of the transports. The marines, 2,400 In inumber, will be transported northward on the chartered transports City of Denver, City of Memphis and San Marcos ing . normally. On November 17-18 we took 3,000 Austrian prisoners.'’ Vienna tells of successes in Galicia, including the. occupation by the Teu tonic allies of Tarnow and Wieliczka. According to these reports 7,000 pris oners were takeh\ Berlin expresses the opinion that notwithstanding the great number of Russian troops In Poland, estimated at 900,000, excluding those in the Schirwindt region, Gen. von Hinden- berg would soon be able to report a decisive victory. The position of the Russian forces is considered unfavor able. both on account of the nature of the ground and because such large forces are feppeentrated within a com paratively* small territory. Fetrograd reports that the Aus trians are stubbornly contesting the Russian offensive and are taking ad vantage of every creek and hillock In any way available for defense, but the Russian columns In South Poland already Jiave traversed the last river BUILDING WAR DIRIGIBLE. cow, ’ The Russian ‘ trqops from two fronts, one facing Cracow and the other-facing*, the Carpathian moun tains, where they,reoccupied the ap proached to two of the most impor tant passes into Hungary.- Airship Being Built at Akron, Ohio, for U. 8. Government. A dirigible airship, fully equipped with machine guns, wireless tele graph apparatus, armored cages, and sensitive air Instruments, Is being constructed at Akron, Ohio, for the United States government. If the balloon proves satisfactory at comple tion. the government expects to place an order for six larger ones with complete war-equipment. The airship now being built is 165 feet long and 40 feet in diameter. wi|h a lifting capacity of nearly 12,- 000 pounds. It will ejsily carry twelve men in a steel car suspended beneath it. The car will carry ma chine guns, oxygen tanks, and air pumps tp supply the crew at any alti tude. Two engines of TOO horse power each will he used to propel the ship. Another twenty-horse power engine will be .installed to start the larger ones. The carrier car will be 76 feet* long and 10() feet wide. *[ The approximate cost of the airship will be *150,000. Others, which will cosT"nfff™ TM*'fargi feet in length, and will comfortably carry a crew of twenty men. I Brig. Gen. George F. Scrtven, Chief Signal Officer of the United Staten rnty Points Out Lessons Which Are Gleaned From Present Warfare In Europe. The first official indications of the effects which the operations in the war in Europe are likely to have upon the military; establishment of the United States are Contained in the annual report of Brig. Gen. George V. Scrlven, Chief Signal Officer of the United States, under whose direction aviation is being developed in our army. Gen. Scrlven is doubtful of the of fensive powers of the aeroplane and drigible, but declares that the use of aircraft in scouting operations and assisting artillery has worked a greit revolution in the theotry and applK cation of grand tactics. It has made Impossible, he says, the old time surprise movements and brilliant strokes by enterprising gen erals, and has brought the operations completely under the eye of the com manding generals. Gen. Scrlven believes the day of the aeroplane as a factor in military oper ations is just dawning. Of the value of the dirigible he Is doubtful, and suggests that the United States gov ernment do little with dirigibles, ex cept in the fleld\of experiment, until congress is appropriating very liber ally for aviation in the army. Commenting on the action of con gress in authorizing thia year the. In crease of the ablation section to sixty officees and 260 enlisted men ~Gen. Scrlven says: "The importance of this measure, the effect of which Is to create a fly ing corps for the army, can not be exaggerated, for existing conditions show that whatever may be the con clusions drawn as to the use of air craft for offensive purposes in War fare and as to the importance of the dirigible, there can be no doubt of the value of the aeroplane In rapid and - long range reconnaissance work and of its power to secure and trans mit by radio visual signals or direct Information of importance to armies in the field “It now appears that the actual game of war is played openly with cards laid on the table and oppor tunity is no longer given for Infer ence as to concealed movements or for surprise, perhaps not even for the exercise of the high military qual ity of anticipation of the- unseen movements of the adversary L “It is now recognized that the pos sibility of brilliant and unexpected blows and surprises by enterprising commanders has been largely elimi nated from modern operations of war by the information supplied by avia tors. “It is proved that the modern air craft lays open to the geld of mental view the whole of the Immediate thea ter of war and that the commander's view reaches far beyond the actual limit of vision of troops. “The aircraft sees and indicates the larger operations of war and points out to the slowly moving troops on the ground not only the points to be attacked or defended, but to recon naissance troops, especially the cave. 4he eblectlvfr to be sought, the locali ties to be searched and the character of-information to be obtained. “By no means does the aircraft supercede, nor can it ever supersede, detailed information, which can h« arnulre'd only by close observation, by contact and by development of the enemy’s forces and positions. This is the work of troops in the field but the aircraft does indicate to eith er commander the character, the loca tion and general disposition or op posing forces. 1 “It is now well established that the accuracy, value and power in warfare of field and seige artillery have been greatly increased by this agency, and It may also be said that, battles are fought by means of the eyes of the aviator. “It should be self-evident that the same is true of the seacoast and land fortifications. .So clearly bas this been shown that there now appears a noticeable change in artillery tactics. Instead of the old fashioned system of range finding by experiment, the efact range is now found with the help of aeroplanes. No doubt artil lery fire direction has been enormous ly increased in accuracy by the aero plane, and infantry fire largely Im proved in efficiency by the same means. “But besides Influence of this char acter the aeroplane has undoubted use in the nding of concealed posi tions, in the location of ships at sea or at anchor within defences, pos^ sibly in the detection of submarine mines, and certainly in the enormous increase o/ efficiency given, to fire and In many bther details of observation. But the useful, approved ap<f most important work of aircraft - is probably to be found chiefly In. rec onnaissance and the ocllection and transmission of information in the theater of military operations; for this reason aviation must be reckon ed with as a vastly important branch of the signal corps of the army. - ’ “The proved efficiency of Ore of small arms and guns from the ground at aircraft operating at elevations be- and One Merkwaljr Injured. As a result of a joy ride in an auot- mobile Saturday night, Robert S. Har rison, a young merchant; A. D. Tay lor, and John E. Richter, Jr., em ployees of the Florence Gas com pany, are dead and J. W. Wilson, the manager of the gas plant, is very se riously injured. The automobile in which the four, men were riding went into the middle of Black Creek stream, at what is known as Muses Bridge, four miles north of Florence, shortly after 9 o’clock. The three dead were drowned und Wilpon, the fourth, only saved himself by a mira cle. - It seems thut Taylor left home about 9 o’clock to go' to a garage to get some work done on his automo bile. After leaving the house he pick ed up the three other men and went out for a joy ride. Having made a trip around what is known as tho "loop" they returned and one of them left tbe car and Wilson joined the party* They drove out across High Hill Creek in the direction of Back Swamp, and as they weer passing over the high bridge at Black Creek, going at a good speed, tho car sud denly swerved to the right into the guard rail on tho bridge and over the middle of the stream, turning completely over. Wilson, jot knowing where he was, but finding himself under the wafer, wanaged to get free and dive from the side of the car. The stream, be ing one of the swiftest in the county, swept him some 200 yards down the current, and after considerable effort in the darkness, managed to reach the bank, where ho pulled himself out of the w.'.ter. Not know ing where he was, but hearing doge bark, and afterwards hallowing of hunters in the woods began hallowing himself. He finally managed to reach U<e road, and after some lime assistance came to hjm: He was nearly frozen and was carried to a nearby house and Resuscitated from his condition. It was then that he told of w hat had happened, but as it w; s dark no ef fort was made to locate his throe companions other than to call for them. Wilson was sent to the city by friends .about 3 o'cipck Saturday morning. Then It waa that the dfcws spread like wild Are. It was only a short time before the Black Creek road was literally lined with iVitomobllos, vehicles and pedes trians. going to tho scene to do what they could to learn the true state of affairs, and to assist in the search for the bodies. The cr.r, which had plung ed headforemost into the stream could not be seen, but ut>on dragging, was found about ten feet away from the bridge, lying right Aide up in about fifteen feet of water. The stream was searched, and about 300 yards below the bridge the dead body of Harrison was found standing straight up against a cypresA tree with a part of the head out of the water, hia back directly against the tree, where, it is thought, that he tried to eavo himself, but was finally drowned. The search was continued and about 1 o'clock the body of Taylor was found on the bottom of the stream about midway between the bridge and v here Harrison was found, lying flat on the bottom of tho creek in fourteen feet of water. The search was continued until shortly before 5 o’clor/ when Richter’s body waa found pet ween the tree where Harrison's body was found and the north bank of the creek, lying in fif teen feet of water. Richter’s body was within three feet of Harrison and it was suggest ed that the two men must have died in each other's embrace, or were sep arated only when the death struggle took place. They were riding In the bajk seat and Taylor and Wilson In the front seat when tho accident oc curred. There were no scars to amount to anything on either body and tho attending physicians stated their their death was from drowrning. NO UNFRIENDLY intent SWITZERLAND SAFE. Turkey Voluntarily Toils That Launch Wan Being Away Frem a Mined and Prohibit ed Way—Governor <General LwtCV Offered Hi* Auto to CL S. OAeer. Turkey has explained voluntarily to the Uni.ed .States • government, through Aaibaasador Mot gap than, that shots fired toward the American ' cruiser Tennessee's Launch last Mon day were intended rti€«rc!y as tho cus tomary warning that (he port M . Smyrna was iiyined and closed to navigation. Although tho explanation is infor mal, it wad admitted at the Whit* House and state and navy depart ments that ali danger of serious com plications had disappeared. Ambassador Morganthau reported that two members of the Ottoman cabinet had fully explained the occur rence, and high official in Washing ton said his message was filed before Instructions w;a sent to him from Washington to discuss the subject of ficially with the grand vlxler could have been received. President Wilson and his cabins* regard the informal explanation an a certain precurser of a satisfactory formal explanation and guarantees by the Turkish government for the pro tection of Aanerlcans and the4r in terests. i . The message from Mr. Morgan thau; dated November 1*. and delay ed en route, relieved a^dellcate stou- atlon. It arrived late in the day and was discussed at a conference Satur day night betwoen the president, 8co- retary Daniels and Acting Secretary Lansing, of the state department. - After the conference the following statement was issned at the Whit* House: The following summary of a dis patch received late Saturday from Ambassador Morganthau at Constan tinople was given out at the Whito House Saturday night: “Dispatches concerning tbe Smyrna incident have just been received from Ambassador Morganthau, which were sent before be hod received any com munication from the state depart ment. He Informs the government that on the evening of tbe day on which the incident occurred (on Mon day last) the Ottoman minister of the interior Informed him 4tiat the commander of the Tennessee hod at tempted to visit Smyrna In his stsasn launch, passing through the minw zone, contrary to tha Turkish govern ment's regulations, and that the boat, had been stopped by warning sbota fired towards her. “He added that the governor gen eral, after the Incident, had offered tw take the officer overland In Ms auto mobile. The minister of war tat aw communicated with the ambassador, fully informing him of the Incident and requesting that the Tsnneeaae, which then was at Vonrlah, some dis tance from the harbor of Smyrna, should be withdrawn. ■ “The am bossy some time ago haff ( been officially informed that the port of Smyrna was closed alike to war ships and merchant vessels. The am* bassador, therefore; requested Capt. Decker to withdraw and he, of course, did so, proceeding to the Island of Chios:'" ’ '/Owing to the extreme difficulty of communicating with Constantinople no further advices have yet been re ceived. Instructions already had been sent to the ambassador. We are still awaiting the r.mbassador's reply to those instructions.” The explanation was contained in a detailed dispatch from Ambassador Morganthau dated November Iff. Turkish officials explained the inci dent to the ambassador before tha latter received his Instructions to prb* sent this inquiry about the firing. JAPAN FOR BIGGER NAVY. * Army of Two Hundred Thousand Men Guards Her Neutrality. David Jayne H1H, former United States ambassador to Germany, has returned with his^Vrifeand daughter, after Spending the summer In Europe. He said that Switzerland had mobiliz ed ah army of 200,000 men. With the Alps surrounding them. Dr. Hill • said that he did not think the Swiss would allow any power to violate their country’s neutrality. ject sought. It may later be shown that aerial offensive flights, especial ly in conjunction with sea operations, may prove important, hut It is use less to prophesy, and I believe the only safe conclusion at this time re garding the y.lue of aerial offensive Is the verdict 'not proved.’ "It may be said, however, that Ifjlstry is doing Its best^to advance this the future shows that attack .from the sky is effective and terrt^le, as may prove to be the case, It Is evident that like the rain It must fall upon the just and upon thd unjust, and it may be supposed that it wllj therefore be come taboo to all clvllzed people and forbidden at least by paper agree ments: “Be that as it may, la view ef the present conditions it appears that the use of aircraft for attack alone does not warrant the expense of produc- ui ^ eet under usual weather j tion of aircraft for this purpose, and njl gawdUropg «uni>ftia.^te)Ag 4t suph. no recommendation for the construc- ^ Treat altitudes, especially by the; tion and adoption b^dfflMbtarep-a. _ , — — — artnpflfm-wT in. r . dirigible, that the reaching of the; large scale Is made at the present might arise. Premier Okam* Says Empire Needs iff to Fulfill Mission. A dispatch from Tokio, Japan, says a larger army and more ships for tha navy were recommended by Counff Okuma, the prime mlnlstei', at a meet ing of the government parties called to arrange their program for the Im perial Diet which wUl assemble dfi December 6.^ t “After, a careful consideration off the problem of national defense from the viewponits of diplomacy, and fin ance,” said the premier, "the minis try has come to the^ conclusion that the international situation does not permit the postponement of an in crease in the army.” “Army increase Is opposed,” he de clared,” on the ground of our .grow ing intimacy wUh Ruesia. The mfn- _ via intimacy, but this satisfactory diplo matic relationshp is no reason for neglecting an expedient measure off national defense. , - "Also we must remember that the solidarity of the Anglo-Japanese Al liance depends npon the strength of tbe empire. Strong nation as we orot ours is a seagirt country and an effi cient navy is needed to maintain oof connection with the continent and to fulfill our mission.” Japan, he ccnduded. would bavn an increasingly important role to ploy In the world events, and nil should bo uataa^ Os lata It Improves the soup to throw a little pepper into It; and it ts the tame with a town. - • selected object by falling projectiles becomes imp^ibable. 'Attacks heretofore have been Im potent or to jrildly Irregular as to harm anything rather than the ob- the waiting list” time. The aeroplane should coaiinue to be our main relianoe tot aerial work at present and the dirigible as a service unit may well be placed on \ / Khedive to Fight Berlin reporta that tbo j Egypt bos left Constant an army against tb