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OPENS IfS CASE GOVERNMENT STARTS CONSPIR' ACY TRIAL IN NEW YORK WILL NOT ALLOW PLEA Attempt of Defendant* to Prevent “Fact*’' Shat Off bjr District At* torney Who Refute* to Accept Ad* mission of Facts as Desired—More More Witn to Come Later. The government opened Its case In the conspiracy trial of several Ham- burg-American steamship line offi cials charged with defrauding the United States by sending neutral re lief ships with coal and other sup plies to German warships In the At lantic and Pacific oceans at the be ginning of the European war. In a short opening address to the Jury, Roger B. Wood, assistant U. S. district attorney, said that the gov ernment would show that the de fendants “rode roughshod over the laws and treaties of the United Qtates as contemptuously as If those laws and treaties bad been mere scraps of paper.” WlMam Rand, counsel for the de fendants, offered to concede certain charges of the government, InvtftWlng 12 steamers, and In his concession admitted that Dr. Buenp and his as sociates had sent out the vessels as charged to meet German warships In the Atlantic and deliver their aup- pliea. Mr. Rand aald that In sending these vessels his clients were acting on legitimate orders which came to them by cable from the home office of the company la Hamburg. But the government lawyers re jected the concession and sought to prove their case out of the mouths of witnesses. “The defense Is not willing to ad mit the facts; It Is trying to smother them,” was Wood's retort to Rand's offer. “Quite the contrary,” replied Rand, smilingly. “We are willing to admit that $760,000 had been spent aa the government la trying so hard to prove. Why, we are willing to go much further than that—we will ad mit that 92,000,000 of German mon ey was apent in chartering and sup plying vessels for relief of German warships.” • “And how much more?” asked Mr. Wood. “That Is all I know of.” was the reply. “Rut, admitting the facta, we do not admit the intent to deceive or defraud, as charged In the Indict- menta.’* Kulenkampff's story on the stand was that he had been summoned by telephone to the Hamburg-Amerlcan line offices In New York August 6, 1*14, and there had met Dr. Huenz, John H. Oana, now dead. Hotter and Hachroalster. They told him they wanted him to clear two American iteamers, the Lorenzo and the Ber- atnd, loaded with coal, with all pos- ■ible speed that afternoon. It then lacked only half an hour of closing time at the custom house and Kulen- kampff hesitated to do as they asked because he waa not In the custom of clearing ships. “They told me." he said, “that they did not want the Hamburg American line to appear In the trans action.” After a parley of several minutes, during which Kulenkampff told them he had a brother In busi ness In Buenos Ayres, he decided that he would accommodate them and, ■wear to the clearance manifests, glar ing his name as shipper and his brother In Buenos Ayres as the con algnee. He went to the custom house and did so and the Berwlnd sailed that evening and the Lorenzo next day, It developed from stories told on the stand by succeeding witnesses that Capt. Edward Falkenberg of the Berwlnd had sworn to a manifest, giving the shipment aboard the ves sel as coal, and that a supplemental manifest was not made till the next day to cover certain cases of provi sions and oils which a gang of steve dores had been loading on the Ber- wtnd all day and night. For swear ing falsely to the manifest, It develop ed, Capt. Falkenberg was fined |500 by the port authorities in New York last December. This money was paid, in the captain’s behalf, by the New York and Puerto Rico Steamship company, the Berwind s owners. “And was the $o00 repaid to you,” Mr. Wood asked Franklin D. Mooney, president of the company. “It was,” Mooney testified. “It came to us through our attorneys. I understand they received It from the Hamburg- Amerlcan line.” Mooney and another officlal of the company testified that the sudden calamity of war had made It impos sible to obtain insurance on their steamers, the Berwlnd and the Loren zo, at the time they were chartered to the Hamburg-Amerlcan line. Accord ingly an Indemnity bond was furnish ed by the Hamburg-Amerlcan line for 9350,000 In the case of the Lorenzo and for 1260.125 in the case .of the Berwin. The Hamburg-Jfmerican line went on the'bond with two sureties— Edward J. Berwlnd and John A. Ber- wTnd, millionaire coal operators, “This was In case anything should happen.'Ut was testified; “in case the steamers should not be delivered back to us.’’ Both steamers were seized by the Entente allies as prizes. The Ber- wind came back home after long pro ceedings, but the Lorenzo was confis cated and sold under prie court or ders. “And did yon get her fujl Yaltie as set forth id the Indamnlty bond?*’ Wood asked Richard D. Wrtgley pf the Arm that owued the Lorenzo. ?.• “We did.” he felled Later Wood as* whom the 9350,000 was receive^ “We got It through out attorneys,” he said. “I understand It came from the Hamburg-Amerlcan line.” Although the government’s wit* Tuesday teetlqed mostly concerning the Berwlnd and Lorenzo, the ns ALUES’ATHENS ENVOYS VISIT CABINET IN BODY Greek Minister Considers Demands Less Exacting Than Were Expected. The ministers of the Attlee at Athens called upon the Greek govern ment In a body at noon Tuesday' to discuss the question of what action Greece would take thould allied troops now in Macedonia be compell ed to retreat across the frontier, says a Havak dispatch to Paris Wednes day from the Greek capital. The mes sage asserts an official statement an nouncing the action of the diplomats described the step as friendly. Of ficial information of the Athens re port has not reached Paris. London reports Wednesday: A Iteuter message from Athens says the Entente ministers presented a collec tive note to Premier SkoCToudis, “de manding” that Greece define her at titude. The cabinet was Immediately meeting Greek ministers, said the situation had been cleared by pre sentation of the note which gave the government definite Information In regard to what waa expected by the Allies. These demands were less ex acting than had been expected. These ministers added that Greece never had refused requests for assurances of the security of the silled troops in Macedonia. SHIPSDETAINED RUMANIA IN SPOiLlfillT; ' RUSSIA PROMISES TROOPS GERMANY SltlDBORr SLOW ADVANCE IN SERBIA PROTESTS ON TRADE INTERFER- Negotiations a:« I’rocecding for, the ENCE TO COME SOON GREAT BRITIAN ACTIVE GREECE WILL STAY NEUTRAL Germans Believe Athens Government WU1 Not Take Definite Stand. Authoritative expressions of opin ion upon the Greek position are dif ficult to obtain In Germany for com petent officials generally refrain from comment on the ground that their dispatches all are greatly delayed. The general belief seems to be, says an Associated Press dispatch, that Greece, standing as she does between two dangers, will persist In the mid dle course of safety and refrain as far as possible from taking a definite stand either for the Entente or the central powers. .. t An Athens dispatch to the Frank furter Zeltung, filed Saturday, de claring Greece had announced her In tention of disarming and Interning Serbians crossing the frontier Is thus far unconfirmed and apparently In- correct. It is believed, on the con trary, In certain well Informed quar ters that bands of Serbs. If they do not voluntarily abandon the fight, may be shown the quickest and short est way through Greek territory to Albania where they can continue the struggle at their own risk without International complications. No desire exists to convert Greek territory Into a field of operations by following up any advantage over the Serbs or the Allies If It can possibly bo avoided. The same feeling pre vails at Vienna, so far as can be learned. The chief anxiety manifested It lest the Bulgarians, If they score fur ther successes against the Serbs or Allies In the vicinity of the Greek frontier, may Impettfously pursue their antagonists into Hellenic terri tory. thus complicating the situation The exact status of Graeco-Bulgarian relations can not be learned, but per sistent reports continue that the two states undersand each other formal ly regarding the absence of aggres sive plans against Greece or any In tention to annex that purt of Mace donia where the presence of the Bui- gar flag would be considered a men ace to Greece. Whether this understanding Is so binding that It would survive In the face of decisive Bulgarian victories Is not known* but If not. there Is reason to believe Germany would exert dip lomatic pressure to make it so. It Is not expected that Rumania will be any more likely than Greece to abandon neutrality to join either group of belligerents, and sensational reports from Bucharest to the effect that Rumania Is on the brink of war generally are discredited. little variance except as to sailing dates an ddestlnatlons of any of these vessels. Twelve vessels were men tioned by name In Rand's confession of facts which the government re jected. Capt. Boy-Ed’s alleged connection with the relief plan for German war ships was told by Kulenkampff. After he got the Berwlnd' and Lorenzo off his hands, the witness testified, he went back to his business and for nearly a month thereafter heard nothing more. Then a bank meesen- ger, bearing advice that a large sum of money was deposited to his Ac count at Speyer and company's, In New York, called on him. Other mes sengers came soon afterwards and by September 5 he had $750,000 on de posit at Speyer and company’s, none of which was owing to him and all of which was entirely unexpected. “What was the next development ’’ Wood asked. *“A man called me on the tele phone,’’ Kulenkampff replied, “and said he was Capt. Boy-Ed and that the money was to be spent as he said. I told him to present proof that such was the case, and not long after- wards a representative of the Duchey Rank of Berlin called on me and told me that the man was Capt. Boy-Ed and that the money was to bo spent as he said.” —— “Did you spend.lt as Capt. Boy-Ed told you to?” MY. \V00d asked. Kulenkampff then told In detail of other disbursements, all of which, he said, had been ordered by Capt. Boy-Ed. The government will make no great effort to bring before the Jury,. Mr. Wood said, what was done with the 9350,000-telegraphed to San Francisco; It would attempt to show, however, he asserted, that the 9-13.- Action of Her Cruisers la Searching and Detaining American Ships la Raising Points of Law to be Set* tied by the Two Countries. No state department action will be taken aa to the seizure by a British crulyer of the American Transatlantic Company’s steamship Genesee until a full report of the Incident has been received. Nevertheless, a high ofU- cial of the department says that the seizure of- the vessel, which was car rying coal from Norfolk to Monte video, probably would be made the subject of an earnest protest to Great Britain. Another steamer belonging to the American Transatlantic Company, the Wlnneconna, Is now lying at her dock In New York, half loaded with a cargo put on board under British in spection. The fundamental trouble In the matter of defending against seizures such as that of the Hocking and the Genesee seems to arise from official requirements as to the ship's bill of sale. Jn putting Into effect the Ship Purchase Bill of August 18, 1914, the department of commerce prepared regulations, tho most Important of which requires that the original bill of sale shall be placed on file In the office of the commissioner of naviga tion. • In the Hocking case, as always oc curs In prize court cases, the first de mand was for the bill of sale. The owners could show only a certified copy, but that was not accepted as the best evidence available. The own ers of the Hocking asked to bo allow ed to give bond and bail the ship, ao that It could proceed on its voyage, for which a contract had been execut ed over a month ago, but the request was refused, and the ship was held The American Traqsatlantlc Com pany was organized by R. H. Wag ner of Milwaukee, and later of New York, and Wisconsin capful la large ly behind It. Mr. Wagner told the department of commerce officials that ho waa induced to Invest la the project by a relative In Copenhagen named Jensen, who said he was mak ing very large profits out of his ablpa. Aa Jensen Is a coal dealer and has relations with Hugo Stlnnls of Ger many, who Is a big coal operator, the charge was made by British officials, and Uken up* by the Commissioner of Navigation, that the ships bought by Wagner were really owned by Stlnnls. It was learned that the government had Uken the position that no vio lation of American rights on the high seas, under generally recognized prin ciples of International law, could be excused on the ground that the com manded Of the belligerent Vpeselvbad made a mistake. The contention of the state department in all such cases Is that governments are responsible for the mistake of their military and naval commanders, and whore such mistake* contravene American rlghU under international law, the United State* will Insist on reparation and disavowal. In Its consideration of the facts in the case of the alleged forcible searching of the American steamer Zealandla at Progreoeo, Yucatan, by a party from a British cruiser. It is not the purpose of the United States to take any other position than that the British government Is responsible PasKage of Soldiers to the Serbian Theatre. I-oidqn reports Friday: Greek af fairs having emerged from the un- 1 certainty which for some time has been a potential menace to the allied campaign In the Balkans, Rumania’s problem now commands chief atten tion in Europe. Although Rumania is beset with dlfflcultiee somewhat similar to those which caused Greece to hesitate, she is not Involved In the same political turmoil and her situa tion is expected to mature more rap idly. Whatever German efforts have made In Rumania, It is believed that they have been largely oftnet by tho presence of large Russian forces close to the frontier and the now rapidly developing Russian prepara tions, with Odessa as a base, from which no inference is possible 4han her immediate entrance into the Bal kan conflict. Emperor Nicholas is said to have promised the appearance of Russian troops in Bulgaria within a week. There are increasing indications that this campaign will be launched by way of Rumania, and It is reported that conferences are being held be tween representatives of Ruasia and Rumania to obtain the latter's con sent to this move. This consent, as Intimated clearly by Rumanian statesmen, has depend ed on whether the Allies gain a pre ponderance of forces In the Balkans Rumania gives evidence of being Im pressed strongly by the concentra tion of two hundred and fifty thou sand Russian troops at Ismail, and Renl, near her border. W1U NOT AGREE TO INDEMNIFY LUSITANU VICTIMS WANTS IT WHITLOCK COMES HOME Minister to Belgium Arrive* In New York Wednesday. ' Brand Whitlock, American mlnla- ter to Belgium, and Mrs. Whitlock were met by a delegation from Tol edo, O., headed by Charles M. Mllroy, mayor-elect, when they landed at New York Wednesday from •* the steamer Ryndham. Mr. Whitlock said that although he 'was 111 when he boarded the ship at Rotterdam, he felt much improved. Mr. Whitlock and his wife expect to spend Thanksgiving Day In New York and will then proceed to Wash ington for a brief stay. Then they will go to Ohio.. The diplomat said that he would sail December 28 to take up his duties In Belgium again. Mr. Whitlock said he was here chief ly to rest and to visit hi* mother, and declined to discus* any Incidents or' phases of the war. The Ryndham passed three floating mines shortly after sailing from Rot terdam. The first day out the vessel ran into a terrific storm which swept away the two large electric signs which gave the vessel’s name and hailing port. A portion of the bride also was carried away and several lifeboats were smashed. Ed’s orders to the North-Geman Lloyd* also went to San Francisco. Treats Only of Def President Wilson, It hs« been learned, has rejsetsd various sugges tions for Incorporation la his next officers who searched the ship. This government now appears to be satisfied that the Zealandla was searched within the three-mile limit. Reports both from American naval officers on the battleship Kentucky, which was sent to Progresso to In vestigate, and “from the American consul at that port say that the offi cers from a British cruiser searched the Zealandla at a point which was 2.66 miles from shore. The reports to the British embassy from the of ficer of the British cruiser said the search was made 3.25 miles from shore. However, the Zealandla Incident Is not considered serious, except as a matter of principle, as the Zealandla has been allowed to depart from Pro- gresso In continuation of Its voyage; the British cruiser which made the search has also gone away from Pro gresso, and no serious d&mage was occasioned by the search. Richard G. Wagner, president of the American Transatlantic Company at 17 Battery Place, said that the Wlnneconne had not yet left her pier and would not leave until tljere was a (teclslon In the case of the Hocking or The^Genesee so*that he would know whether Amerfcan citizens had any rights to operate steamers to neutral ports. - STRIKE IS SETTLED Oy or’* RrpreMotatlv* Oo-oper* ate* In Establishing Peace. V W. W. Matthews, organizer for the American Federation of Labor, an nounced Monday that “the strike of 575 textile workers at Brogon mill, Anderson, covering a period of three months, was to-day amicably settled through federal mediators and per sonal representatives of the governor. A dispatch from Anderson says the settlement- waa- brought about by the efforts of Gov. Manning and Federal Conciliators John Polpoys and Charles Benbelm. Operations will be resumed Monday. Gor. Manning was pleased with the announcement from Anderson tbat the difference between the Brogon mill management and the operative* had been settled. H..E. Thompson of Columbia, one of the best known labor men in the state, was the gov ernor’s personal representative. Mr. Thompson played a large part In the settlement of the two street car strikes In Columbia. He has the confidence of the labor people of the State. He is familiarly known as “Smoke” Thompson and la a locomo tive engineer. — CHINA STAYS OUT 17,409 SERBS CAPTURED Germans Report Success at Mitro* vitas and Pristina. Large numbers of Serbians were captured by the Austro-Cerman forces at Mltrovitsa and Pristina, tho occupation qf which was announcod in Berlin. 'The war office has an- nounoced the capture of-ten thousand Serbians at Mltrovitsa and seventy- four hundred at Pristina. The official announcement respect ing tho Sorblan.campaign follows: “The army under Ocn. von Kqevezs too](. about ten thousand Serbians and nineteen cannon near Mltrovitsa. la the Pristina swamps and o» tbe Sit* England Fortild* Cotton Exports. . — — . * v j j Thw erpertation of cotton *wad Mooney frbifi P*^ by Kulenkampff by Boy-. JHca. riven seventy-four hundred prix-- ding, cotton wool and Iron ore of all joAisvaav/ aawaaa . . _ vv_r* nnnra •nrl air rnntnn fr 11 Into rmr . . . .. oners and six cannon fell into our hands. Tho amount of war matorlal and other supplies Uken Ir Impor tant.” „ The Atlanta Journal soya at this time of the year the parsgrapher doesn't know whether To advise early President of New Republic Adverse to Joining the Alllee. The informal suggestion of the Entente powers that China join the Allies, thus, solidifying the Far East, has not been well received by Presi dent Yuan Shi Kal, who Is not will ing to abapdon neutrality and sacri fice German good will. Japan appar ently has not participated in the sug gestion which Is believed to be of British origin. • Ekl Hlokl, Japanese minister to China, has returned lo Peking and visited the foreign office. He said he brought no demands upon China and would not present for further consideration at this time group five of tho original demands which werg deferred far future consideration at tho time the others were accepted by tho Chinese government. This group relates to the employ ment of Japanese advisers In politi cal financial or military affairs, the employment of Japanese to reorgan ize the police force, the purchase from Japaa of munitions of war and the propagation of Buddhism in China by Japanese subjects. descriptions la prohibited to all dee- tlnetlns by en order . in council Thursdsr night. »<< To Settle Meat Packer# There ere prospects that the of the meet seeker* will be oat of coert by the British Lansing and Von Bcrastorff Con Not Come to Satisfactory Settlement— Germans Say Indemnity Would Ad* mJt Guilt—-United Slates Wants Disavowal. Secretary Lansing and'Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, have entered into an agreement that neither will discuss outside the con ference room the important businest which htts''brought the ambassador to the sta^e department on several ocea* sions recently; indicating that these conferences were of such a Yiature that absolute secrecy was essential to their success. But it is admitted In Washington that the conferences between Secre tary Lansing and Count von Bern storff have failed thus far to briny the United States hud Germany near an early settlement of issues which grew out ofjthe slnklhg of the Lusi tania with a loss of more than 100 American lives. ^ Persons In a position to know said Tuesday that the points of view of the two governments were widely differ ent. Stato department officials Monday said that reports that difficulties had developed between Mr. Lansing and Count von Bernstorff, In the course of their negotiations over the latter’* proposal thdt the United State* should accept as Indemnity 95,000 for every American citizen lost In the Lusitania, and all other reports af fecting the conferences, should be re garded as false. In German circles the belief war expressed that a satisfactory agree ment could not be reached with ar bitration. Offlcln!ff-x>f--the>-e4*4*-de partment were more optimistic, how- ever, believing that ultimately Ger many would agree to the American position. It Is stated on authority that no offer has been made to indemnify the families'of Americana lost In the dis aster. If bad been reported that the German government offered to pay an Indemnity of 95.000 for each life lost but It was stated that no figure had been named. The German government claim* that to agree to pay an Indemnity would be an admission of wrongdo ing, and that while in a humanitarian sense it deeply regretted the loss or American lives, the Lusitadla was torpedoed In reprisal for the estab lishment of the British blockade or der, which the United States itself holds to be Illegal. Germany, however. Is willing to. take the whole matter of Indemnity to The Hague. German officials be lieve an award there would be In favor of the United States regarding the structure of the tribunal as one likely to favor neutrals As for future assurances regardlnr the safety of American citizens trav eling at sea, Germany considers that the assurances given In the settle ment of the Arabic Incident fuHy cover the situation. The point of view of the United States government, according to the outline given and stated previously Is that the German government must disavow the sinking of the Lusitanis and Indemnify the families of Ameri can citizens lost In the dlsaeter. The United States Is adverse to taking the question of Indemnity to The Hague BEMOCRATS MffT IN JUNE McCombs Says Party Sentiment Fav ors Early Convention. Demoncratlc sentiment. Judging from reports received by William F. MCCombs, chairman of the national committee favors an early national convention. Mr. McCombs said Wed nesday In New York that from what he had gathered from members of his committee It was likely that the con vention would be held during the first two weeks of June. “We are the dominant party now,” said the chairman, “and usually the party in power holds its convention first. I believe we are all open mind ed as to where the convention should be held.” He pointed out that the selection of a convention city for 1916 would not have the same polit ical significance as In 1912 when he led the party to Baltimore because It was convenient to the state from which his candidate was to <;ome. Bids for-the convention have been received from Chicago, St. Louts, Dal las and San Francisco. Mr. McCombs expects a full meet* Ing.,of the members of the national committee In Washington on -Decem ber 7 when an effort will be made to decide upon the time and, place for the convention. Bolgare and German Kotp Slow! -a— Up, Says London. - London reports Wednesday: tradtetory claims to victory In Balkans leave the present situation in doubt, bet It la evident the ad vance of the Austro-Germa*! armloa and their Bulgarian allies ie not •<> rapid as earlier reporte Indicated. Apparently heavy fighting ie xoder way In the eection where the Teu tonia invedere are attempting to form a Junction with the Bulgarlane. . The fate of Monastic still is in tho balanco. Reports emanating from Athene state that the Bulgarian#, hiving regard for Greek susceptibili ties, are awaiting for the German* to come up and occupy the city. Berlin has reviTod the report tnat Russia is contemplating a great cam paign in the Balkans, for which fc; large army has been gathered at Odessa. The Germans who have given publicity to this report, do not seem at all sure Rumania will refuse permission to this army to cross her territory. Petrograd reports a slight advance along the Styr river with sharp checks for the Germans and Aus trians on both the northern and southern portions of the eastern front. Vienna, however, says therb Is nothing worthy of report along # thle line. Nevertheless, there is ap prehension In Vienna and Berlin of the result of the expected Russian offensive In the extreme southeast. Italy looks for the immediate fall of Gorizla, which, according to the latest reports, Is dominated by artil lery of both sides and forms a wo mans’ land. WILSON’S MESSAGE READY President and His Advisers Talk to Congress. President Wilson and his cabf again agreed unanimously Tuesday on the general character of the presi dent's next annual address to con gress. The document w'll declar# that the United States has a humani tarian mission of peace In the world and therefore must be ready to de fend Its rights to independent and un molested action. Secretary Garrison's continental army plan for the train ing of four hundred thousand citizen soldiers In the next three years will be strongly supported. In his lact message to congress In which he opposed large added expen ditures on the army and navy the president declared that It was proper that young men should be given to learn to be soldiers “in such times as they can command a little freedom.” He will repeat this Idea this year and express the opinion that the plana submitted by the array general staff call for a standing force latger than the country needs. Navy plans will be pointed to as carefully drawn after consultation with experts. The necessity of pro viding men, munitlops and equip ment will be declared as necessary as the building of warships. The administration plans to urge a merchant marine In connection with lore facilities for the navy, and tho president is expected to mention this subject in his message. In addition to national defense which will take up conservation measures, rural credits and the bill giving a greater degree of self-gov ernment to the Philippines will b* discussed. SWALLOWS A KNIFE AGAINST PREPARATION. Anderson Citizens Adopt Protest to Send to the President. Fifteen hundred citizens of Ander son .attending union Thanksgiving services at Anderson, adopted resolu tions protesting against the propa- gando now being organized for a higher state of preparedness. The “jingoes” were condemned In unmistakable terms and representa tives in congress ffom this state are urged to oppose any measure provid ing for *-greater increase In the navy and army than normal. The presi dent and congress are urged to renow thsi ref forte lor peace in Europe. Imprisoned for Eleven Years. Prank Marshall, n farmer of Eas ton. .Md., and his second wife, face trial for the wrongly keeping a jfria- oner n daughter of bin hr his first mazglaf*. who was'Pvpt In a 8x19 foot room for eleven yegrs. He enya In •r X-Ray Photograph Proves That Doc tors Didn't Know. Mrs. Elizabeth Hochsberger of Chl- is ready to undergo an opera tion for removal of a ten-inch tablaL knife from her stomach. Eight months ago Mrs. Hochsber ger had typhoid fever. She* recover ed, but her stomach did noitj right. Finally she recalled in a way that during the delirium fever she had swallowed a knlf Ono physician after another called upon to prescribe for stomach trouble and to each she told of the knife, but each had something to say of the Imaginations of nervous women. They told her to forgei tho knife. Tuesday all were Invited to view an ,X-ray photograph. It showed a ten-inch table knife lying In a diago nal position In the lower part of her stomach. ecqver- rM life. was tho BALKANS LACK FOOD Teutons Say Montenegrins and Serbs Lack Necessary Food. Betlin—reports by wireless: Tho Overseas Nqjvs agency says of the situation In the Balkans: “The defeated Servian army drags slowly along over snow-covered mountain trails, accompanied by & largo number of women, children and aged persons. TJie Serbians already have crossed the Montenegrin fron tier, but inasmuch as Montenegro al- ' ready 19 suffering from'- lack of food, it Is extremely difficult to caro for the newcomers. Frequently Monte negrin patrols approach the Austrian vanguard and beg for bread. “On account of these conditions Increasing numbers of Serbians are returning as deserters into Old Ser bia, which is now completely In the hands of the AustrojGerman forces.’* - SHOOTS WIFE AND SELF Atlanta Mon Slays Woman Who Left Him Three Weeks Agoi 0 r hot And D. F. Waldrop, a waiter, shol killed Jils wife from whom he was separated, and fatally wounded hlm- eelf at Atlanta Thursday night. Wal drop died shortJV after. T?iey lr*<Y neen separated three weeks but -he hod Induced her to go to n theatre with him Thursday night. Just as they reached the T. W. C. A., where the young woman had been living sis'** tho sotoratisn, ho fired t«o shots Into her body asd .tamed tho himself. H*