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j ■^1 !.TJ AOSTRIATANSKEIt nlll TEXT OF REPLY GIVEN OUT IN WASHINGTON WILL TAKE NO Vienna Government Says Boat's Com- f ‘ mander Should Not.be Blamed— Wants a More Particular Statement of Facts—Says it is Free to Act Regardless of What Berlin Says. The full text of Austria’s reply to the American note on the sinking of the Ancona, as Ynnde public by the state department, follows: , ' “American Embassy, , “Vienna, J3ec. 15, 1915. “Secretary of St .to, Washington: “Following note received from minister for foreign affairs noon to day: . - • “ ‘In reply to the much" esteemed note No. 4167, which his excellency, Mr. Frederick ’.Courtland Penfleld, ambassador extraordinary and pleni potentiary of the United States of .America, directed to'him. in. the name of the American government under date of the ninth inst., in the matter of the sinking of the Italian liner Ancona, the undersigned, p-cllminary to a thorough mertoricus treatment of the demand, has tho honor to ob serve that the ^harpnecs with which tho government of the United States considers it necessary to blame the commanding officer of the submarine concerned in U c affair and ‘he firm ness in which the demands addressed ,the imperial and rcyal grvernment' year to be expressed "pjfght well warranted the expectation th^t government of the United States iuld precisely specify the actual renmstaneb* of tlu affair upon which it bases its ecs “‘As is not dtvicutt tc perceive, the presentation of the facts in the case in tho aforesa’d nbte leaves room for ni nr douhts and rveft if this pre sentation were correct in all points and the most rigorous .egal cuncpp- tlon were applied to the J’ dgmetK of the car,'. It docs not in any way sift- ficiently warraut attr ehtng tlr.me to tho coi .mauding officer of the war vessel or to tho imperial ac<i royal governmojit. “ ‘The government cf the lliKed Statea has also Kilod to dc.lgnate the persons upon whcse-t< alimony it relies and to whom It apparently be lieves it may attribute a higher de gree of credulity than tc the com mander of tho Imperial and royal fleet. The note r! o falls to give any information whatsoever nj to tho number and mpies and mere precise fate of the American cltltcns who wero on hoard of tho said nteamcr at the critical moment. 'However, in-view of the fact that the Washington cabinet h.*s TRESTLE AND EIGHT CARS . WRECKED NEAR HIGH CREEK TILLMAN FORGIVES THOSE ... J ■ WHO NOW FORGIVE HIM" 1 TURKS AND TEUTONS PLAN T’BIYAN PLEADS FOR PEACE T REAL ATTACK ON EGYPT AT COMMERCIAL CONVENTION None Seriously Injured in Accident on Carolina and Northwest- V , ern Near Clover. One of thejnost disastrous wrecks in the history of the Carolina and Northwestern Railway occurred Thursday morning about ten-rthirty, when the southbound freight was ap proaching the trestle across Beaver Dam Creek, two miles above Clover. The wreck was caused by a car load ed with meat leaving- the track about forty feet before it reached the trestle. Engineer Cain Lynn saw the car leaving the track and undertdok to apply the brakes, but before he suc ceeded the air pipe was broken. -The engine and the meat car passed 6ver the trestle skfely, but the eight freight cars following went down with the trestle. Of the passenger cars attached to the rear, one remained on the track and the other was suspended from the end of that part of the trestle that did not fall to a steel box car lying on the ground. L 1 Two-thirds of the trestle, which was about three hundred add' fifty feet long, was converted into kindling wood, and eight cars demolished. It is estimated thdt the trestle can not be restored In less than two weeks and in the meantime ft will be neces sary to transfer. No one was serious ly Injured. The loss is estimated at about ten thousand dollars. Senior Senator Makes Touching Re sponse to Request fop .Address at Charleston. BERLIN REPUDIATES BLAME OF UNLAWFUL CONSPIRACY AUSTRIAN NOTE DISCUSSED BY WILSON AND HIS CABINET Another Note to Set Forth Reasons Why Austria's Reply is Inacceptible. Austria’s reply to Secretary I.an- sing's note on the Ancona waa laid befBTe President Wilson and the cab- Ine and discussed more than an hour Friday. The gravity of the situation caused by Austria's rejoinder to the Ameri can demands which is considered eva sive. unsatisfactory a. d unacceptable, remained unchanged. The next atpp will not bedlced up- ob until some minor points not clear in the official text are checked up. The apparent discrepancies are not Important and may be due to trans mission or translation from the state department c<yde. Secretary Lansiofl said after the cabinet meeting that be did not know when the official text pt the note would be given out for publication. Diplomatic relatlpna.. although in danger at being broken off. are not likelp to be discontinued, at leaat. be fore there has been another exchanga of notes with Vienna, and so the crisis mav he said not to he in its final stage. Another note aetting out nowtNrfay the United Statea ra4ho’ accept A, T r Senator Tillman Is In Charleston attending the Southern Commercial Congress. According to The Nawf and Courier, the veteran senator was given nothing short of an Ovation. The entire audience atood and cheer ed him for several minutes. He. was visibly affected by the welcome ac corded him. •j The senator said] in part: “As I sat and listened to the speeches I felt seme return of t|ie old time fire and it burned so strong that I was aU ( most tempted to say something along the same line, but I have' been for bidden by my physician to excite my self. He knows my temperament. I have got to have the dynamo running at full force or the train won’t work. I once could speak extemporaneously without iquch trouble, as some of you in Charlestcm know. “I appreciate very fully the kindly greeting and I wanted to come to Charleston once more before I died. 1 feel that I have at last been for given by some of your fellow citizens. We can all respond to love. I my self: always preferred to use ” the prongs of the pitchfork Instead of the handle, hut I find in my old age that it was probably not always best. I have wounded people here and if they forgive me I certainly forgive them, And I think that .1 have more to for give than they.” v In reply to several statements that the senator had once remarked about getting his share for South Carolina, he explained by saying that it was one of the times when a tariff bHI, a Republican tariff bill, was before the Senate, when he said, “If this steal ing is to go on I want my share for South Carolina, and I got it.” He bade the audjence an affectionate farewefl and was cheered for several minntes. ACTS HURT GERMANY The Turko-German threat against Egypt is becoming more grave dally in the belief of military men in Rome, Italy. •* Th6-co**lru«tion of a railway line from Damascus to the Egyptian New York Times Receives Wireless frontier has been pushed with extra ordinary speed, it is stated, gnd it is made a positive statement to the. of-1 Austria’s reply will go forward Be- fect that citizens of the UnUed States fore the situation taken on a more ef America came to grief in the incl- settled aspect, dentin question, the Imperial and) » » - royT government Is in principle ready airYT UAVr IN RAI L’ANC to enter into an exchange of views in | IxtAI itltfTE IH DALAAnj the affair with the governnen; of the I’nllod States. “ ’It must, however, in the first I ~ place, rrlse the question why that * government faded to give Juridical , llrtrr . t XHAed Fnrrm Now Coveved reasons for the demands set forth In its note w ith reference to the special circumstances of the Incriminating events upon which it Itself 1 ys strO|4, and why Id lieu thereof it referred toj an exchange of correspcndcncc which WATCHED WITH INTEREST by 1SOO.OOO Soldiers at Salon- ikl—Bulgers are Footed. The next move In the Balkan thea u" has^cond uct ed w It IT another" goV-1 *A te _ nU °?_° f ernment In other cases. I. II V7 "Y “ ‘Tho imperial and royal govern ment is the less nblo to follow the Washington cal inet on this unusual path, since it Ly no meant possesses authentic knowledge of nil t'..e per tinent correspondence cf the govern ment of the United Str.tcs, nor is it of the opinion t! at such knowledge r :ht be sufficient for it in The pret ense, which, insofar as it is in- rued, is iq e;;sentic.l points of an other nrture than the case cr cases to which the government of the Unit ed States seems to Rude. “ ‘Tho imperial and royal govern ment may therefore le'.ve it to the Washington cabinet to formulate the particular points of law agalrut which the commandir.g officer of the sub marine is alleged to h.>ve offended on the occasion of the sinking of The Ancona. The governraent of the Unit ed Steles has also scon fit to refer to 4*he attitude which the Berlin cabinet assumed in the above mentioned cor respondence. The imperial and royal government finds in the much esteem ed note no Indication whatever of the intent with which this reference was made. Should, however, the govern- meiut of r the-UHited States thereby have intended to express an opinion to the effect that a prejudice of what ever nature existed for the imperial and royal government with respect to judillcaT consideration of the affair .in question this government must in 'order to preclude possible misunder standings,'declare that as a matter of course it reserves to Itself full the Athens and Salonikl correspond ents of the British press. There are two hundred thousand Entente troops at Salonikl, according to the Daily Mall, whose Salonikl cor respondent says that the retreat of the Entente allies was so briliantly carried out that the large forces-of Bulgarians were unable to overtake ami defeat them. In fact the Bul garians were so deceived by the rap idity of the manoeuvres and the pre cision of the movements oKthe En tente troops that they lost much time jn bombarding certain positions near StrumiUa.^wjUeh the French forces had abandoned on the preceding day. According to the correspondent of the Times and the Morning Post, the Entente forces will halt on the line from Karasuli in northern Greece on the Vardar river, to Kilindlr, Greece, which they will try to hold until the Salonikl positions are fortified. This line already, is fortified and there is a strong Hritish force, made up most ly ofrcayhlry; to the north and north- Kilirfdlr on the Doiran rail way. “WILL STAY IN POLITICS” SAYS BRYAN AT CHARLESTON Peace is First yucMion of Importance in the Commoner's Opinion and Prohibition is Next. William Jennings Bryan, who has been a national figure in politics for twenty years, responding to a toast, at a banquet given Wednesday night, according to The Columbia State, to the secretary of the navy, told his hearers that it waa his intention to remain In politica for the next twenty years, and maybe twenty-five years. “What course will you pursue and what measures will you advocate In the future?” was the question put to Mr. Uryan. “1 expect to deal with such questions as may arise from time to tltne.” he replied. ‘ What will you light for during the next several years?” was asked. “I am for peace. I am for woman suffrage and prohibition in the statea until they are ready for national ac tion.” he replied. “Wni you meet Mr. Ford and his peace party?” he was %sked. “I am expecting to go. but I am not absolutely certain," replied the Commoner. “In addition to the economic ques tions whlctywiB be at issue next year there Is the peace question. That is a great question Just now. It Is real ly the overshadowing question at this time. It represents three phases keeping out of this war ourselves avoiding a policy that will provoke future wars, and to do what we can to end the war. “After the peace question the next coming issue, and it is not far of/, is the prohibition question. I do not ex fleet it to be in the campaign next yea^feut at the rate it is growing in the states it is likely to be national politics by nlnefeen-twenty. . “These are the three questions for the near future,’ at least that is the prospect at this time, but predictions are not certainties, because allowance has to he made for unexpected things which may hasten or retard coming reforms.’’ Message From Berlin Outliug At titude of Imperial Government to Plotters in the United States— Willing to Deal With Complaints. ••“The German government nat urally has never knowingly iarcept- ed the support of any person, group of persons, society or organization seeking to promote the cause of Germany in the United States by illegal acts, by counsels of violence, by, contravention of law or by any means whatever that could offend the American ]>eople in the pride of tlieir own authority.’’ The above declaration hr.s been made by the German government to The NawOf.ork Times in an authoriz- „e4 wifeless dispatch from Berlin. The 'statement then continues: “If it should be i llegcd that im proper acts have been codmttted by representatives of the German goy; n brnment, they could be, Easily dealt jvith. To any complaints up n proof as tnay'bo sdfimitted ty the'Amcriean government situtable responses will be duty made.; “As is well known the means of rommunication hetw. ?n Germany and the United States are very unsatisfac tory. It is practically impoaclbie fojr the German governnnnt to keep It self In touch with American senti ment; it has often to depend upon the foreign press for information concern ing American affairs. *rhe message of President Wilson to congress, in which the activities of German synrprTirtiers'TTi fTiS TfiTTeir States were discussed, vnll serve as an Illustration. There was received in Germany a brief summary of those passages which referred to pleas and ronspiraftes against peace and order in the United States and the effect pYoduced thereby upon sentiment in Germany was probably more painful than-thc^Qiertran government knew, different Impression might have ALLe UNITY COMPLETE Identical Orders Now Sent to British and French Commanders. Earl Kitchener, the British secre tary of war, The Temps says, was un favorably impressed, in the course of his Mediterranean visit, by the seri- freedem of maintaining its own legal jous delays and diplomatic difficulties views in the dtseusaion of the case of which Interfered with the expedition to Salonikl. The attetapts to rescue the Serbians which failed, it seemed lency the ambassador cf the United States of America with the’ most re spectful request to be good enough to the Ancona. . “ ‘In having the honor to\ave re-■. _ . . ^ , course tp the kindness of his excel- b ® e " f tr ! e ^. else ' lon/.v vho amhrinr rf thn TTnitAd ^ here with more chance of success. ». These Ideas were discussed at the Calais conference and then examined communicate the foregoing to the by the war council of the Allies held American governm Jnt and on this oc casion to state that the imperial and royal government In nojess degree under the presidency of Gen. Joffre, says The Temps, which adds; “Three daya ago Earl Kitchener than the American goyernment and 1 an< J Sir Edward Grey returned to under all circumstances must slncere-J Paris, and the result of the agree- ly deplore, the fate of, thu innocent! ment re g ardln K' thfl Balkan cattpaigp * _ , , . t •< * ' »_ .*• I vxt o a ♦ zx r\ 1 cjrxn + /x Vi 1 ivxa+wiisi victims of. the Incident In question, the undersigned at the same time alls himself on th’s opportunty to ew the expressons of,his m »at dis M a fP lem was the dispatch of identical instruc tlons by the foreign* ministers of France and Great Britain to the dip lomatic representatives of those gulshed consideration to his.0xcel-; count '‘* eB at Athens. Gen. SarraU, fcney, the ambassador. [Signed] ‘Burian. China is Again Warned. The British, JapqneSe, Russian and French ministers and the Itgllan charge d’affaires hard visited the Chinese foreign office in a body to protest against possible dittnrbenee in changing the govenunsnt at, this the French commander, and Gen. Sir Charles C.‘ Monro, the British com mander, thus received instructions countersigned by the war ministers of Francb and Great Britain and the French commander in chief. “Complete unity is now established between the two governments and immediately reflected in their mill tary action on the Vardar. The happy effort of this co-ordination In making Itself felt.” TAXES ARE EXTENDED Emergency Revenue Taxes ’ Go on I'ntil Dec., 1916, Says House. The House Thursiisy . night by votp of 205 to 189 passed-the joint resolution extending the emergency revenue tax until December 81, 1916 The. Senate is expected to take like action in a day or two. The law is expected by administration leaders to bring reyenue into the treasury ar the rate of eighty-two million dollars a year. Republicans, voting solidly against the resolution, were joined by the five Progressives and five Democrats, Cal laway, Texas; Hiily&rd and Keating, Colorado; Buchanan, Illinois, and Wingo, Arkansas. Several proposed amendments to shorten the period of extentlon were voted down. Representative Kitchln of North Carolina, in his first speech as ma Jority • leader, told the House that unless the law was extended the treasury would face a deficit of'more than eighty-one million dollars at the end of the next fiscal year. “We Democrats, know that no tax Is‘popular in tirhebf peace,” he said; “hut we would be unworthy of the record of . the tleinocrats under this administratioq. and this congress if we did .^iot h^ve the courage and patriotism to arrange sufficient reve nues to meet the gaveroment’s abso lute necessities ” 1 i» ‘V' -M* • s'- Construction of New Railroad Per mits Concentratiolhof 500,000 L '-h' Mea in a Month. expected that it will be finished by the first of February, thqgp being only ADy miles more Of track to lay before thfc Sinai peninsula is reached. This railway, which has double tracks, is considered by military men to permit of a concentration of half a million men in bne month, together with the necessary supplies and am munition at the Egyptian frontier. About three hundred thousand Ottoman troops, commanded and Ex-fieicretary of State Greeted by At* tendanfs at Southern Confer* ence at Charleston. 'William Jennings Bryan, leading exponent of the forces in the United^ States who are battling with words against war and the general program of defense, Thursday night brought his message for universal peace to the , delegates of the Southern Commercial Congress in the German artillery Hall ^ in Charleston, which ■ was filled to capacity. Hundreds were turned away unable to gain admittance. The title of the Commaner’s ad dress was “War or Peace.” He has been delivering practically the same address at many points In the United States since hia retirement as secre tary of state in the Wilson cabinet. The address by Mr: Bryan injected * new element Into the commercial con- Vjl :i] drilled by German officers, already gre81 whlch hag ^ glven serioag have been concentrated between Ales- CO Q a |deraUon to the necessary of amr sandretta, Aleppo and Homs, it is stated. Army engineers are laying miles of tubes for carrying drinking water across the desert and also are providing material for the construc tion of bridges with which to cross the Suez canal. Turko-German emissaries are said to be urging the Senousi to. attack Egypt from the west, while’ an at tempt also is being made to Induce the Abysslnlans to march into Sudan German 6fflcers are reported to be I when he eutered the convention hall. Ing the united States to repel all in vasion. - In his address the former secretary ridiculed the Idea of a nation attack ing the United States thought that the driving out of whiskey to prepare' the citizenship physically fit for a battle is ‘ better and scathingly ’ar raigned ' what he termed ‘the jingo- metropolitan press. Mr. Bryan waa given an ovation acting as propagandists, organizers and military instructors. The Rome | newspapers ask if, after the lesson of the Balkans the Entente powers are going to allow themselves to be taken by surprise In Egypt. been produced by the full text of the message but unfortunately that would not he available in Germany until the American newspapers arrived by mail fortnight or three -veiks later, ex cept as it might bo tak^n with doubts and reservations from the English press. “In the meantime confidential com munication between the German gov ernment end its diplomatic represen tatives In the United Statea by cable or wireless la impossible for reasons whch the American government knows Messages by cable must pass throughthe English censorship and messages in secret code by wireless are forbidden. Therefore, misunder standings are bound to arise, while explanations are often so ctrcum scribed or belated as to be not wholly effective. “Apparently the enemies of Ger- manp have succeeded in creating the Impression that the German goverfi ment la in some way morally or oth erwlse responsible for what Mr. Wil son has characterized anti-American activities. comprehending attacks ppnn property and violations of the rules which the American govern ment has seen fit-to impose upon the course of neutral trade. “Tills the German government absolutely denies. It cad not spec ifically repudiate acts committed by individuals over whom It has no control and of whose movements and intentions it is neither offi cially nor officially informed. It can only say ami does most em phatically declare to Germans abroad, to tierman-American citi zens of the United Mates, to the American people, aH alike, tliat whoever is guilty of conduct tend ing to associate the German cause with lawlessness of thought, sug gestion or deed against life, prop erty and order in the United States is, In fact, an enemy of that very cause and a source of embarrass ment to the German goyernment, notwithstanding anything he or they may believe to the contrary.” TO STAND ON NEUTRALITY OERMANY TO FORCE GREECE Inquires Whether Newer Facilities 1 Given Allies Compromise Hel- “ lenlc Neutrality. Germany apparently has no inten tlon of permitting Greece to grant any further concessions to the Allies without a vehement protest. Reu ter’s correspondent st Athens says German diplomats already have taken Steps which are likely, to add consid erably to Greece's difficulties, if pressed. It is announced unofficially at Athens, the-correspondent continues, that Germany has asked Greece “whether the new faclllttee afforded the Allies compromise Greek neutral ity In any way.” No official communication has been issued thus far at Athena re garding the exchange Of views be tween German and Greek diplomats, but Greek officials admit the situa tion is becoming mor. delicate. The correspondent believes, however, that Germany does not desire to bring matters to a head, recognizing that More ithan ono hundred persona Jumpen to their foet, cheering wild ly. Toe Commoner was particularly eloquent and despite the fact that many in the audienco were opposed to some of the policies enunciated he received liberal applause on every point scored in favor of peace. The efforts of Mr. Bryan to secure pro gressive legislation and his constant fight for measures to help the masses was the comment by Senator Duncan U. Fletcher, president, who introduc ed the former secretary. Senator B. R.'Tillman was present at the meeting ’ but was forced to rave shortly after Mr. TTfytn' YWfan’ his address. The senator assured Mr. Bryan that It was his physical con dition that caused him to retire and said that he would read all that he had to say. *,. x WORKS FOR POTASH I/ever is Try lag to Secure Supply for Fi of the Country. Representative Lever called at tha state department this week and urg ed upon Secretary Lansing and Coun sellor Polk the Importance of having every effort made through diplo matic channels to enable this coun try to receive sufficient potash for agricultural purposes during the next crop year. Beginning last summer, Mr. Lever repeatedly urged the vital Importance .of the potash situation upon Secre- OYeece is confronted with exceptional I t ar y of Agriculture Houston, because circumstances. | j,* realises that tn some sections of In a later dispatch the correspon dent says, it Is expected in Athens) that a demand will be made for free passage over Greek territory for the) Bulgarian and German forces which are pursuing the allied troops. It is I said unofficially In Athena that the Germans if tl.ey aspire to the enjoy ment of the same rights as the Allies In Greek territory, probably will be allowed a free hand, but that if Bul garians cross the frontier the situa tion will Immediately assume s dif ferent aspect, in the view of the) Greek government. GIVES NOTE TO FRANCE Ainhaaador Gerard Delivers Protest to French Foreign Office. * *. * Ambassador Sharp at Paris was expected to deliver to the French for eign office Wednesday thd American note asking for the Immediate re lease of the six Germans and Aus trians recently removed by the French cruiser Descartes from the American steamships Carolina, Coamo and San Juan Although friendly in tone the com- the South it Is impossible to grow full crop of cotton without potash, and this is particularly true of- tee nd-belt districts. Mr. Lever suggested to Secretary Lansiag and Counsellor Polk the ad visability of the creation of wotee kind of joint commission, composed of representetlved ef the several countries most directly interested, which commission should be author ised to work out the details of a plan by which Germany might ship potash to .this country and at the same time be assured by this country that such potash would not be used in the man-' ufacture of munitions of war. Mr. Lcycr said he waa not at lilt erty to disclose what had been said to him, beyond the bore statement that he found those in authority at the state department “fully alive to the importance of the situation.” <L 0. P. SELECTS CHICAGO Republicans Will Gather During First Week of Jnne. NOTE IS ON ITS WAY Austrians Believe It Yields Much and Shows Readiness to t>6 Right. Vienna reports vit London: T^he Austro-Hungarian government’s re- ^ply to the American note oh „ithe Ancona was transmitted at noon Wednesday to the American ambas sador, Frenerick C. Penfleld. | The American note as published in the Vienng morning papers resulted in a high state of public indignation, and while tub text of the Austrian reply has not been made public, it is understood that common ground Is indicated on which the United Btates and Austria might comato an under standing. Those who are conversant with the coiiwhtb reply viction that the American gd ment can not fail to realise the _ tice and moderation, of the Austrian government’s attitude, and they view the reply as a fair and open-minded document showing the imperial gov Big Ovras Wreck Zeppelin. Near Kalkum the Rcsslan search lights 1 -ateU on Sunday night a big Zeppelin going to Dvonsk. The guns 1 tee skip peered ai opened fire and tee skip sought high er air.' It reappeared and a shell hit it amidships, the airship into flames. Tha fall w< under “Honor t they Greek Army Withdraws. With the exception of one Greek battalion the evacuation of the ter-lthe neutral tone, ritory around Salonikl to the Allies [ hasYveenrbmpleted. The Greek troops retired to the westward for eighty miles.’ The Republican national conven- . ot . . i tlon will be held In Chicago June 7 municatlon Is ^•mphatlc^ protest j next< a w?ek Jn advance ^ ^ ocratlc cohvention in St. Louis. Selection of Chicago as the con- acainst the removal of the men) which act, It declared, was in fla grant violation of American rights and without legal justification. Prec edents are ctied in support of the | American’position. The note was gabled to Ambassa-j dor Sharp by Secretary Lansing after it had been approved by President Wilson and the cabinet. Publication of the text of the communication will rention city was one of the final acts of the Republican national commit** tee, which finished its work at Wash ington Tuesday. Only one ballot was taken. Chicago received thirty of the fifty-two votes cast, St. Louis, which had been looked upon as the most formidable rival of Chic&eO, came third with seven votes, being await notice of Its presentation tolb e hind Sap Francisco with thirteen. the French foreign office. ESTABLISHES NEUTRAL ZONE , ♦ Greece and Bulgaria Agree on Meas ure to Avoid Friction. A neutral zone, extending tyro kil ometres on each side of the frontier, has been agreed upon by Greece and Bulgaria, according to an official an nouncement made at Sofia Thursday. The official announcement says: “Bulgarian armlee, by the capture of Monastir and fiesna, having ap tfib Grdek frontiers, tee Bul garian government, wishing to avoid any possibility of accidents between advanced posts and Greek frontier guards, proposed to the Greek gov ernment that a neutral zone be form ed by the retreat of the troops on Philadelphia got two votes. Before concluding its work the committee appointed & committee on arrangements, headed by Chairman Hilles, which wRl select a temporary chairman bT tee ^ invention and ap point some of its temporary commit tees. This committee soon will meet eminent's willingness to do whatever e*ch side two kilometres from the is right. ~—^ frontjer. “Greece replied, accepting, and the wst minister ordered the Greek ties authorities to co-operate with Bul garian aoldiers for the formation of Maaked Mea Rob Rank. . For ins th« president and other bursting offletala into the vault of the ktete • buried Bank of D#MX*£kJd.. t the brave, though J men rob bad the bank of Eastman Employees Get Million. Tbe Eastman Kodak company bee derided tb divide with its employees a million dollars. ’ Each worker will get three and one-half per cent, of hie yearly salary. its preliminary plans. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT Manning Introduces Virginian Gov* a* Charleston. — “If there is due thing in the world that Is dear to my heart it’s law en forcement.” Gov. Manning was given ovation Monday night when he ut tered these wordy Introducing Gov. Stuart of Virginia who addressed the Southern’' Commercial Congress on the commercial side of agriculture. Oov. Manning introduced Gpv. Stunt as the chief executive of a state where they do their duty and where the law is supreme. The Allies bare granted uncondi tional safe conducts to the German -iml 11 tary and naval it tar h res recalled at the reeve* of this country. \ 1