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outl)ton. wirrmorsx, p>t*r*ist** apul ism. "Be Just and Fear not?Dee all tbe ends Thon Atmet at be thy Oormtry's, Thy GRxTe and DnsYC" THE TRTJB 6UOJUUCON? ConsoMdasted Aur. 2,1&81. STJMTER, 8. 0., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1915. Vol.XLI. No. 38. SITUATION FAILS TO CLEAR. I>H?IX>MATIC U FIXATION'S OF INITED STATES AND AI STRIA ARE STILL STRAINED. Conference Between Austrian Consul ami .Swrclnry Ij?n>?ag Does Not Affcit situation?Monarchy Will Not llinlsli Commander of Stibma rtiM>?tilg Battle Threatened Be? tween Allies und Iluigar-Teutonk 1'oni's on <?n*'k Soil. Washington, Dec. 24.^The punish? ment of the submarine commander who sunk the Ancona is the chief ob? stacle in tho adjustment of the differ? ences with Austria, Austrian sources here report. Regarding the disavow? al of the act and the indemnity, Aus? tria can yield to American demands and maintain prestige at home. Con? ferences are now in progress relative to thf punishment demanded. MONTENEGRO COMPLETELY CON O. I EKED. \ King snd tfuecn Will Sock Refuge in Italy. Rome. Dec. 21.?The conquest of Montenegro by the Teutons is com? plete. King Nichols and Queen Milena will take refuge In Italy. It is report? ed that the royal family has already left Cettlnje. SALONIKI .VTTACKED NEXT. Making Ready for Drive Against Allies' Base. Paris, Dec. 24.?A French war cor? respondent at Saloniki states that the Germans and Bulgars are making swift preparations for an attack on the Allies In Macedonia. Sixty thou? sand Germans are massed at Monastlr and thirty-six thousand Turks arc in the Struma valley. The bulk of the Bulgarian army Is concentrated in the Varnar valley. IIRITISII AEROPLANE DESTROY. ED. Significant Announcement From Egyp? tian 11st tic Fror*. Constantinople, Dec. 24.?The war onles has annoqjiced tr< destruction of eWotrfer aero plane* o/'fBfc1 enJmyvrT Egyptian soll. I ?? f GHASTLY CHRISTMAS GREET-, IN GS. Premier Asqultli Publishes British Casualty List. London, Dee. 24.?Premier Asqulth announced today that the British casualties up to date on all fronts number 528,000. BATTLE AT YPRES. Hard Fighting Resumed on British Front lu l'Yanoc. London. Dec. 24.?Hard lighting has been resumed on the front held by the British troops south of Ypres. Improved weather permitted the re? newal of hostilities. Greek Steamer Seized. Italian-, Capture Ship Csrrylng Oil to German Submarines. i:??me, Dec. 24.?Two Italian tor? pedo boats have captured a Greek steamer carrying oil for the Teuton submarines in Mediterranean, says a Brindisi dispatch. Two Great Armies Mussed. London, Dec, 24.?Two great armies of a half million men arc only forty mil'h apart ir. the Balkan theatre of war. The German and Bulgarian forces massed along the Serb-Greek boundary number at least a quarter of a million, and the British-French forces, equally as strong, rests north of ?sasjthl on Greek soil. Riivslu Not Ready to Make Peace. Petrograd. Dec. 21.?Report* that Russia is ready, to make psaes are characterised by Foreign Minister Sasonoff as 'Isen >>l<" Turkish Cruiser Sunk. London. Dee. 24.?Athe,:< advices say that tho Turkish cruiser Mldlrli has b<en sunk by the Russians In th<? Black Sea. The Mldlrli was formerly the German cruiser Breslau. KHHmIi steamer MKsliig. Dundee. Scotland, Dec. 24.?The British > ? imer Moor is missing. It la relieved it was sunk5 by a tb-rman submarin?*. The crew's fate Is un? known. A ? Germans Regain Position. I'erfln. Dec. 21? Tho war office announced today thai all German po? sition?* lent to the French at Harts ?t?.?nnnweilerkopf have been reeaptnr ed. a cessation of set reft lea in the Dulkan theatre Is reported. BRITISH GABINET CRISIS. SPECIAL MEETING HELD TODAY AND SENSATIONAL DEVELOP? MENTS EXPECTED. German* l*rcptirlnjr for Great Offon slvo Against Allies In Greek Terri? tory?Turks Continue Attack on British In Mesoi>otomia?Japanese Liner Was Sunk Without Warning. London, Dec. 27.?With a cabinet crisis imminent, ministry met today to take linal action on Lord Derby's enlistment scheme. The continued at? tacks on the government has weak? ened the present government's strength. Sensational developments are anticipated. PREPARING FOR DRIVE. German Forces Gathering on Greek Frontier to Attack Allies. London, Dec. 27.?Athens dispatch? es announce the arrival of heavy forces of German and Austrian artil? lery on the Greek frontier, particular? ly at Dorian, Gievgeli, and Monastir. The German general staff Intends using tho same tactics pursued in the drive in Serbia. Famine and anar? chy are reported to be prevailing in Albania. MONTENEGRINS RENEW FIGHT. Attack A us tri oi vs a ad Capture Strong Position. Rome, Dec. 27.?The Montenegrins have captured Bijlojoljs, driving out the Austrians who lost two thousand, according to the Montenegrin legation statement. DICKERING WITH ROt'MANIA. Russia Offers King Ferdinand Terri? tory to Attack Germans. Rome, Dec. 27.?The Giornale D'ltalia states that Russia is making Fresh advances to Roumania, of? fering territory to King Ferdinand if he puts his army In the field against the Germans. WAR IN MESOPOTAMIA. ?'ffiffi ijffi^New^^lUacK on British London, Dec. 27.?Tho Turks have begun a new offensive In Mesopotamia. An official dispatch 'rom Gen. Town send states that the Turks have begun a fresh series of attacks against Brit? ish positions at Kutel Amara or the Tigris. Th? ? vaults were repu?3ed with heavy losses. British Steamer Submarined. London, Dec. 27.?The British steamer Hadley has been sunk by a submarine. Fighting in China. London, Dec. 27.?Tho Chinese cruiser Cha-Ho is reported to have been captured by rebel students, who abandoned it after tho vessel was bombarded by other warships. ??? Swiss Steamer Sunk. Amsterdam. Dec. 27.?The Swiss steamship Emden is reported to have been sunk off Dogger bank. The crew was saved, according to a Ymulden dispatch. Germans Occupy Crater. Berlin, Dec. 27.?The Germans oc? cupied a crater made by explosions in front of their trenches in the west? ern theatre. I. Throe Spies Shot. Amsterdam, Dec. 27.?Three spies are reported to have been shot by the Germans at Charleroi. Bombarded African Coast. Paris, Dec. 27.?\ French cruiser bombarded the north African coast, in the Gulf of Sollum, and destroyed a Turkish battery, the ministry of ma? rine announced. SI NK WITHOUT WARNING. A ?trill en Consul Sends Report on siiiklug of Japanese Liner. Washington/Dec. 27.?The State de partment has announced the receipt of a eablc from Cons.jl Hristow at Port Said, announcing that the Japanese liner Yasaka Maru was sunk without warping. Consul Brlstnw stated that one hundred and twenty passengers and 11 hundred and sixty-two members Of tin- new were picked up by a rrench gunboat and landed at Port Haid. W. J. LSjfh, American, was among the passengers. BrtstowJi mes? |asj? stated that the periscojie of the submarine wan not Noen until ihc liner was sinking, The vessel sank Iwsnty-nlns minutes after helm tor* pedoed Tin- sabsnarlne's nationality U unknown* FORD PARTY Off FOB SWEDEN LEAVE FOR STOCKHOLM ON SEP? ARATE TRAINS. FrieiuLs of Peace in Norway Inclined to Look Askance at Motor Maker's Peace Efforts. Christiania (via London), Dec. 23.? Henry Ford, who has been sick dur? ing his stay here and unable to attend the meetings of the peace mission, left this morning on the regular train for [Stockholm. The other members of the party left later on a special train with the exception of Gov. Hanna of North Dakota, who proceeded to Copenhagen. The invitation to Norwegian friends of peace to join the party has met1 with no response. The Christiania papers express doubt that a represen- ] |tative Norwegian would accept the in? vitation. The press and public are unanimous In giving praise to Mr. Ford for his good will and high idealism. The newspapers call him "a most c< genial gentleman," but regard that has not consulted experts on int< national law. The general opinion voiced here I that the mission will do little toward promoting peace negotiations. FORD DENIES STORIES. No Dissension in Party, He Cables Back. Chicago, Dec. 23.?Reported dis? sension among members of the Ford peace party was denied in a cablegram received from Henry Ford by Miss Jane Addams at Hull House today. It was dated Christiania, Norway, De? cember 21 and read as follows: "All press rumors about dissension on board unfounded. Only a few journalists tried to make separate stories for their papers by inventing !everything through vivid imagination. J Hope your faith in the success of our mission is as unshaken as ours. Nor? wegian people are splendid. Hope to see you join our party. "Respectfully, "Henry Ford." Miss Addams was to have sailed iyi join the Ford .party next Tuesday, b*jL today on the aiOTce^f her physiclaff she canceled her reservation. FORCED TO GIVE TP -? A Ford. Reported on Way Back Home. Copenhagen, Dec. 23 (via London). I?A dispatch to The National Tiden |deuj from Christiania says that Hen? ry Ford let.1 Christiania secretly for Bergen w here he expected tonight to go aboard Norwegian-American line steamer Bergenhus, In order to re? turn to the United States. The dis? patch reports that the reason for Mr. Ford's sudden departure was said to be that his doctor has ordered him to rest his tired and overworked nerves. The remainder of the expe? dition, ignorant of Mr. Ford's de? parture, left for Stockhlom today, the dispatch says. FORD REPORTED SICK. Said to 'Have Been Ordered to Sani? tarium. London, Dec. 24.?A dispatch to Router's Telegram company from Christiania says: "It is now reported that a physi? cian advised Henry Ford to stay in a sanitarium. Hence it is probable that he has gone to Bergen to sail for the United States by Gjelo or Finse, Intending to rejoin the peace mission when his health Is restored. The Daily Mail's correspondent says regarding the Ford party: "Premier Knudsen received ainvall deputation of Americans informally to whom he said the time was not ripe for neutral nations to suggest a ?pace conference, but that perhaps at spmo future time Norway might be inter? ested in the American move to ge^ the belligerents to discuss peace. "In any case, however, such a step must be suggested by the United States, not by private citizens." NEWS FROM HOXEYMOOXERS Snow Prevented Golf so President Dic I tnted Letters. I _ Hot Spring, Dec. 27.?The inclefnent Weather held the president and bride indoors this morning. The president rose early and planned a golf game, but snow covered the links. The pres? ident spent the morning dictating let? ters to Stenographer Bwem, Piro at Los Angeles. L<>a Angeles, Dec. 27.?Fire tod.vy caused two hundred thousand dollars loss, destroying th<> Praftgs "milliujn dollar" pier at Ocean Pnrkv Sev^n concessions were de stroyed. ? 1*^ WILL PUSH PREPAREDNESS. WILSON TO URGE NATIONAL DE? FENSE PROGRAMME. President Has No Desire to Sec IVcpo redness Plans Rushed hut Wants Action. Hot Springs, Va., Dec. 26.?Con- j greos wi 1 be urged by President Wil- ' son to concentrate its attention upon the administration's national defense1 i programme immediately after the holidays. It was learned here tonight tnat while the president has no de- j sire to see the preparedness plans rushed through without full consid? eration and debate, he is most anx? ious to have the army and navy bills disposed of as promptly as poslble. He not only believes it is essential to put the war and navy departments in a positon to begin work on their new programmes without delay, but wants the congressional calendars cleared for general legislation later in the winter. Snow fell here all night last night, covering the ground to a depth of more than a foot. This did not keep the president and his bride from having their daily automobile ride, however. Tonight there was a meeting in the hotel held under the auspices of the Marquis and Marchioness of Aber? deen and addressed by Mrs. Barton French, recently returned from her Bed Cross work in France. The pres? ident and Mrs. Wilson declined in? vitations to attend. The president will celebrate his 59th birthday Tuesday. He will be sur? prised at dinner with a great birth? day cake, bearing 59 candles, which the hotel management today ordered the chef to prepare. Officers of the volunteer fire department here having heard of the president's election as an honorary member of the Pass Chris? tian, Miss., department two years ago, have invited him to attend a celebra? tion at the fire house and add another honorary membership to his list. President Wilson won his place in the Pads Christian organization by aiding it In putting out a fire. German Diplomats Trying Austria Settle Trouble. to Help 4 Washington, Dec. 27.?German diplomacy is seeking to aid Austria in settling the Ancona dispute and ad? justing the trouble to satisfy the Unit? ed States without making concessions which will disrupt Austrin-Hungarian naval forces. Officials here are cer? tain on one point, namely, that there will be concessions which will throw the dispute into a diplomatic tangle, necessitating prolonged exchanges be? tween tho two governments. Arbi? tration of principles involved will not be considered. A pessimistic air pre? vails at the White House and State department. The statement is made that no information has been received indicating that Austria desires any? thing more than to throw the contro? versy into diplomatic conversational channels. CHRISTMAS EVE TRAGEDY. Orangeburg County Farmer Accused of Killing Neighbor. Orangeburg, Dec. 25.?Herbert Car? son Is reported to have shot and kill? ed Tom Watts, his neighbor, in the Livingston section of the county, yes? terday afternoon. It is saldt he trag? edy was flie result of a dispute over some hogs Watts is alleged to have locked up belonging to Carson, j Just an hour before the tragedy Sheriff Sally and Rural Policeman Hall had gone to the parties homes and had returned to the city feeling sure they had adjusted the difficulty between Carson and Wfetts. Watts, It Is said, went on Carson's place, where the latter was working on his fence, and as Watts approached Carson the latter is said to have ordered him not to come to him. It is claimed as Watts continued to advance Carson shot him. Carson surrendered to j Rural Policeman Tom Hall at 10 o'clock last night. NO PEACE FOR THE PRESENT. Socialist Declares! it is War to the Knife. Paris, December 20.?"No renewal of relations with the German SOelal ists; no peace at the present juncture; war to the knife, as the Entente allies arc sure of vietory, and peace only af ter victory." This was the substance of the address of Deputy Compere MoreL who was vigorously applauded at today's session of the Socialfst Con? gress, which opened here yesterday. SAYS POLES NEED BREAD. AMERICAN DECLARES THERE IS HARDLY AN INHABITABLE BUILDING IN COUN COCNTRY. Mr. Hamilton Says Effort Will be Made to Have England Relax Blockade as Tlierc is Danger of Four Million. Poles Starving. New York, Dec. 23.?More than four million of the population of Po? land are destitute and entirely de? pendent upon soup kitchens and a pint of soup daily, according to Wil? liam H. Hamilton, of the American mercy and relief committee, who reached New York today on the steam? ship Rotte m. Mr. Hampton has been in Europe several months looking Into relief work for his organization. He added that he had traveled from Alexan dretta to Warsaw and in the entire country evacuated by the Russians there was hardly an inhabitable build? ing standing. "I was in Warsaw two weeks ago," said Mr. Hamilton. "The tempera? ture was zero, and I saw every day long lines of old men, women and children, many of them without ade? quate clothing, standing for hours In the cold wind waiting their turns at the food distributing centres. In Warsaw alone it is estimated that 75,000 people are destitute; and un? less relief reaches them soon the ma? jority will no; be alive when spi'lng comes. "Money Is not needed, for there is no food or clothing to be purchased. I am going to urge my committee to bring every possible pressure to bear to induce the British to relax their blockade sufficiently to allow at least 15,000 tons of supplies to go into Po land each month. I have assurances | that the Germans will do what they | can to assist in its distribution. While j the German authorities are doing what they can to relieve distress, there is no use trying to disguise the fact that they have not much more food than they can use themselves. The soup furnished is made mainly from carrots, of which there appears sioapd by lack.-of fopcl and proper clothing there exists a menace uk, health In ,the form of vermin and filth. The German military authorities^ are doing their best to cope wljji this, condition, but with no bathing-facili? ties it is a hai l task. To prevent a possible spread of disease no one is allowed to leave Poland without a health certificate Wjhich specifically, states that 'the bearer is free'from vermin." & . jeLi _H BRITAIN DENIES CHARGE. The Embassy Makes Statement Con? cerning Hospital Supplies; Washington, Dec. 24.?A statement was issued by the British embassy here tonight denying that Great Brit? ain had extended to hospital supplies of all kinds its prohibiton against the shipment to the Teutonic countries of such supplies made of rubbem Difficulties encountered 4*y the American Red Cross, in obtaining per? mits for the passage of hospital steam? ers have been brought to thjfe atten? tion of the State department, and yes? terday it was learned that the^ depart? ment had communicated with the London foreign office seeking to facili? tate the dispatch of largo quantities of goods accumulated at the New York headquarters of the Red* Cross. In view of the British embassy's statement, however, it is hoped that this situation is a result of some mis? understanding which now may he cleared away. THE FRENCH ARE ON GtTARD. Paris Paper Declares German Attack is Expected. Paris, Dec. 2?.?"The hostilities on the French front, which thus far have consisted only of cannonades, may take on a more serious form," says J the Temps In a military review. "The I wind is blowing from the east, which j will permit the enemy to use asphyx? iating gas. It is then the most ele? mentary prudence for us to be ready with masks and man the batteries. "It Is not known where the enemy will attempt the supreme effort. The Noyon point, on the front nearest Paris, may be selected, as well as the English line at Ypres. und it is possi? ble that the Champagne will he chos? en as a Meld of battle. The condition of the ground, which is thoroughly soaked and almost impassable in cer? tain regions, also will play a part in the decision of the enemy. Nowhere will the French be surprised by an at? tack, aR we are on gu&ttfl along the entire front." PEACE PARTY DISSENSIONS. MRS. BOISSEVAIN DESERTS FORD EXPEDITION. Betliea Leaves Party, Personal Busi? ness Calls Lieutenant Governor ? Well Known Woman Sees Failure Ahead. Stockholm (via London), Dec. 2G. ?A meeting of the members of the Ford peace committee last night re? sulted in a disagreement over the mode of procedure and Mrs. Inez Milholland Boissevain announced her withdrawal from the expedition. Mrs. Boissevain explained that she was compelled to abandon the peace trip and would leave immediately for home. j Andrew J. Bethea, lieutenant gov? ernor of South Carolina, will leave the expedition tomorrow on account of personal business^ Mrs. Boissevain plans to start for' ""ind at the same time. > " ?5* 1 Henry Ford m t departing for America, had 99 /inted several dele? gates to ca' A the work cf the expedition. sT ie delegates elected the Rev. ' 0 n Lloyd Jones chair? man, whr * .ounced his plans with? out refe* to the general meet? ing, a? >oissevain protested. She denou' the peace plan as nebulous and * and said that when the pear .p left New York Mr. Ford"^ hau definite plans, but she hoped later that one would develop. This, she said, had not materialized and instead there were dissensions and misunderstandings. She expressed the belief that the expedition was doom? ed to failure because of undemocratic principles of a small group, including Mme. Rosika Schwimmer, in controll? ing opinion. "We have appeared to the public what we are, in fact, a confused mass of amiably intended persons of vague thinking and no plannig," Mrs. Bois seval said. Continuing, she accused the leaders of the party with having arrived in Scandinavia without any plan convincing to the people whom it was sought to win over to peace. Mrs. Boissevaln's statements caused consternation in the meeting. Mem >^rge^^ pleaded that all* should adhere to the original plan of Mr. Ford. Mrs. Bois? sevain said in reply that she was compelled to abandon the expedition and was leaving immediately. Mrs. Boissevain presented to a pub? lic meeting of tht delegates todsif a statement of her reasons for doing so and for believing the project was doomed to failure. "The undemocratic method employ? ed by the managers of the expedition is repugnant to my principles," she said. "Irurtead of all the members formulating plans the work has been confined to a few specially selected persons. When the party embarked f took it for granted that the rather vague opinion of the body of dele? gates would be hammered into ef? fective shape by group action and constructive thinking throughout the voyage. J-j ? "An organization was not formed until three days before the end of the voyage. To that fact I trace all misunderstandings, dissensions, mis? takes in policy, inefficiency and ina? bility to get the idea of a mediation peace congress in comprehensive shape before the public. "The organization when finally formed was abortive. The Scandina? vian public which expected clear thinking and a definite programme were skeptical about the serious mlndedness of the delegates. At the meetings the discussions have been purely private with the result of Ill feeling, suspicions and condemnation. For the reasons stated, I am unable to continue with the party." Gast on P. Lantiff, the personal rep? resentative of Mr. Ford requested Mrs. Boissevain to remain with the expe? dition, but without avail. WHOLESALE PRICES IN 1911. Said to Have Been One Per Cent. Lower. Washington, Dec. 26.?Wholesale prices in the United States were near? ly 1 per cent lower in 1914 than they were before. A comprehensive bul? letin on the subject, issued tonight by the bureau of labor statistics, shows there were decided decreases in the prices of dothing, fuel, metals and building materials more than offset? ting increases on farm products and foods. The bureau bases its conclu? sions upon figures for 340 representa tative products. Its bulletin deals only with the year 1914, before the full effect of the European war had been felt by American industry and commerce.