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,/.??; f, / ? ? >/?f- . ? ano Southron. at to 0BMXBB, S. Oh SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, ?16. ?oLXLI. Me. 45. et Have Thrown Big Force into Country and Demand That They Sever Rela? tions With Teutonic Allies. - ? Step Towar-Je Peace Hae Gretttd Seoaatlofi *t a*d linmi lta&aa Hope of Having Complete el Adriatic Shctfee?sMipriw Troape Removed of Dliagreement with Austrian* with Albania Woukl Sue for Peace* Jon. U.?It ic estimated ?that tha Allies have thrown six thousand troops Into Greece, Surround Greece on throe aides, ^tine Teutonic powers ore on the The Allies' oocupaUon ' at la momeatorUy expected there. ?Constantino, and court are f to ?ovo to r 4 UUHMATUM TO GREECE, tfsfsflft. Jet?, lt.??ona dispatches gAr tfcai frtaeo and England hove i mjkt*A flium with o 41-hour ultimit- j jp* ?%na*ar *lsosnatic relations with ?TsaWiahi peerera The Allies will l siiiismu measures" for foll swo to eosapty with this demand. ^MpUlM pOWHABl> AJfOONA. Afse**, Jan. ai.??even Aoetrlan OStsgUsu aewover Ancona todojf, *|||lna bomb* Several persoia ?gr tainted and seme damage wie Jl4?H#X* tWIl?MaWB GERMAHtt. ? tsnjfca? Jos. H.-rVThe war ofAee ad ?HO Hs*.eve*sp4it MtOOif by tht aoutheaoief Riga oa the front joined ground. The soot nicht la <% snowstorm. The other t ?tt 1 ?_ A <r ^IHer?O: withdrawn, 0WIA4- to *H? ?ho Austrian* The Balgarto and Turkey eaaeludlag J /> miUTISH OAJTT ESCAPE, j Constantinople, Jan. II.?The Brlt Ish troop* best aged at Kutel-Amara aavo thrtco attempted to cut a way 4ut out he re always been driven hack with heavy losses. The war office soys the Brttleli Are suffering from lack of both food and water. SmUUOfDER JAR8 ITALY. Rome, Jan. 18.?Montenegro's sur? render has crea*ed a profound impres? sion In Italy. Her long dreamed of object of absolute Adriatic control has noon shattered, as Austria has lit Lovcen, which dominates a part of the sea. unless the Italian armies eon smash through the enemy and re? take It It la believed hero that Montenegro's surrender will result In terrific fighting on the Auotro-Itolian Croat I WOW PAFRf NOT GUILTY. . Berlin. Jon. II.?A denial that Capt. von Papen. the German military at? tache, paid money to have bridges and munitions plants blown up In America, was Issued today by the of? ficial German news agency. Teutons Celebrate Victory. Berlin. Jan. II.?The entire nation la celebrating Montenegro's surrender. The Kaiser has sent congratulations to the Austrian emperor. London, Jan. 1?.?-The heads of the war departments of the allies met hero today In conference. They considered three problems: 1?How to Increase the effective? ness of the English blockade of Ger? many. 1?The diplomatic situation In Greece. 3?Montenegro's surrender and Its political effect. Alarming reports have been coming from Greece luring, the last twenty four ... Some say that a revolu? tion * Imminent. GREECE MAKES DEMAND. Vienna, Jan. II.?Soda dispatches say that Oreeo? has sent a note to the allies demanding that they immediate? ly evacuate Oroek territory. THE OERMAV LOSS. London. Jan. II.?Under Secretary of War Tsnnant announced in th - house of commons today that the Ger? man casualties In the war to dato have been 1,111,719, of which III, 181 wer? killed, 1,666,549 wounded, and 861,161 are prisoners and missing. 84.?80 prisoners have died from wounds since their capture. AMMUNITION RAN OUT. Paris, Jan. 19.?The Montenegrin legation here announces that the sur-1 render of the Montenegrin army to the Austrian* was due to lack of am munitions, the Austrlans captured thirty-five thousand Infantrymen and seventeen hundred artMerymen. The Serbs eeoaped acroai the border and Joined other.commands. -1? __ : RUSSIAN OFFKN1ITFE HAI/FKD. Constantinople, Jen. lt.?The Rue slan offensive in the Caucasus has been halted with terrific Russian loss lee, according to reports from the Turkish war office. j IDIOTS ARB PBOfcOnO. Sctckdogtst Aildresses General lety. Columbia, Jan. 19.?Alcoholism was i presented last night l>efore the Joint I assembly as one of the two great he [glnnlngs 4?ut of which the large tyjj?-, I her of feeble-minded people , .'oi Pthe world nourish by Alexander Johnson or Philadelphia? geld secretary of the committee on provision fer the feebler' minded. The^fgj^^g sjesaher-e ^ *-U-' (^satinet tae prohibition Jawa of the StaU a wearer of the.stripea ' Mr. Johnson said that until recent? ly the public had heon unaware of the large number of criminals that are given to the world through the marriage of feeble-minded people. It. la known, he said, that at least two people out of every 1,000 persons in the United States are feeble-minded and that approximately 80 per cent, of the criminale are feeble-minded. He said that investigation had shown that one-half the boys in the State reformatory at Florence are children mentally deficient. < Feeble-mm ded ness, he said, is largely an inherited trait. "There are three classes, the idiots, the imbeciles and the morons, de jClared the speaker, who was aided in his classification by stereopttcon slides. "None of them are strong enough to he virtuous and out of this tact grows the army of the feeble* minded." The lecturer made it plain that the enforcement of celibacy among the leeble-mlnded and alcoholica was the sole measure for preventing this Urge and irresponsible class from In? creasing. Mr. Johnson said that it was the duty of the State to care for stich persons, for economic If not for humanitarian reasons, and to see that they neither begot nor bore children. "They are antl-soclal and are children in mind, heart and re? sponsibility," declared Mr. Johnson. Should a State or county embark on an enterprise to take care of the feeble-minded, Mr. Johnson advised that buildings, of modest outside ap? pearance be erected lor housing purposes. He pointed out the need? less expenditure by a number of States In constructing large and ex? pensive buildings for the insans and ths feeble-minded. I Mr. Johnson showed many pic? tures of ths different clauses of fee? ble-minded persons. Including idiots, whose mental age is that of a child under three years of age; imbeciles or mental children between three and seven years; and morons, or persons whose mental development is that of a child between seven and 12 years of age. Tests for determining the classification of a feeble-minded person were explained briefly. AMERICAN SOLDIERS CAPTURED. Rendite Seise Border Gusrd Near Douglas, Arizona Douglas. Arts., Jan. 19.?Seven American soldiers of ths border guard were captured near hero by Vllllfdn bandits this morning. MEEK ATTITUDE IIFHttlt EFFORTS BY GREEKS TO ALLIES GET OUT. In Gallcia thellujssians are Again Offensive ? Montenegro Strifes-Teutonic Allies Fell Prepare for Attack of Enemies. Athens, Jan. 20.?The Greek govern? ment is contemplating energetic meas? ures to compel the Allies to retire from Greek soil. It will send a np\*\ to the Allies requesting their with? drawal. The Greek parliament meets Monday, when doubtless some action will be taken. ' I RETALIATORY MEASURES THREATENED. |Hoke Smith Says United States Not Submit to British Washington, Jan. 20^?Senator ? Smith, of Georgia, in a speech ifl jthe senate today warned Grea* Bi that America will take ratal measures If the proposed blocki enforced. Senator Smith desq British interference with neutral merce as a part of a carefully ned conspiracy to depress Iton prices. "No self-respectti would submit to it," he said." FRANCE OPPOSES I Refuses to Endorse British Plan/ On Account of Effect upon Ajaisjfesn Commerce. > London, Jan. 20.?Following tyht departure of the Allled war Med*' whe conferred here yesterda>, R jwas learned today that France iied jot endorsed the proposed blockade .{be? cause of the serious effect it' Wguld have on American commerce. DERBY RECRUITS iragisnd Calls 114,000 '' tlK> CoiOtJL^ I' iie^doi,.' Jan. fO.-^Tn* jtist, inteers under Lord Darapalgn reports lW at'mtervais. BATTLE IN GALICIA. Russians Renew Attack on Te^itonic Petrograd, Jan. 20.?The Russians are again battering the Teutonic der fenees In an offensive ?on the south? ern end of the Bessarablan and Ga ilclan fronts. Cssr Nicholas leaves Petrograd today for Ctcmowits, where a general conflict Is now progressing. MONTENEGRO RESUMES WAR. Rome, Jan. 20.?It was officially an? nounced by the Montenegrin consulate today thai: Montenegro has resumed hostilities against the Austrlans. TEUTONS EXPECT ATTACK. London, Jan. 20.?Austrlans, Ger? mans and Bulgarians along the Greek border are reported to be falling hack and preparing to defend themselves against the anticipated attack by the allied army. Trench digging and gen? eral fortifications are progressing. AUDITING BY CONDUCTORS. Atlantic Coast line Railroad Adopts . . New System. ! Charleston, Jan. 20.i~A system of auditing by the conductors of the At? lantic Coast Line Railroad's passeng? er trains has been inaugurated by the management of the railroad company. A stair of auditors, It Is stated, have been appointed on the various divis? ions of the railroad system, and these are required to check up the conduc? tors of the trains as they board the trains at any time or place. The system Is different from that adopted by the Southern Railway a few years ago, when collectors wore placed on the passenger trains and did all of the collecting from the pas? sengers and left only the responsibility of running the train to the conductors. It Is stated that the Atlantic Coast Line's system of auditing only requires the conductors to have their reports made up to the minute, or to be In a position to tell as soon as an auditor boards a train how many passengers, tickets, passes and fares he has. The system was adopted Monday. GOMPERS MAKES DEMANDS. Labor Must Have a Voice In Prepared. ncsH Legislation. Washington, Jan. 18.?President Gompors, addressing the National Civic Association says that the price of orgnnized labor's consent to pre? paredness Is a voice in the prepared? ness legislation. ffllWH FOB REIL BLOCKADE FRANCE, HOWEVER, DOES NOT HOLD SAME VIEW. English Would Cut off Neutral Trade to Belligerents, While France Objects to Proposed Step. Washington, Jan. 17.?Plans of the entente allies to declare a formal blockade of German ports, it was learned tonight, have been the subject Of exchanges among diplomatic rep* resentatives of the allies here, and in an informal way between the diplo? mats and officials of the state depart? ment According to information here jthe programme contemplates a vir? tual extension of blockade to the European neutrals by figid applica? tion of the "ultimate destination" doc Urine and delay in putting the plans [into effect Is attributed entirely tp the reluctance of France and possibly (Italy to accept the British Interpreta? tion of the rights of a belligerent in [this respect The subject has been approached I here with great caution and it is said [with a thorough appreciation of the ?probability of an outbreak of antl Brjtleh feeling in congress. An effort Is being made by the diplomats to determine the strength of American feeling generally. The European chancellories are being kept fully ad? vised. Application of the . blockade of neu? trals, for which the British contend the United States established a prece? dent in the War Between the Sections Is fully expected to result In supple? menting the opposition of the United States by the very bitter protests of Holland, Denmark and Sweden and ' possibly Norway. I TO BETTER WIRELESS SYSTEM. favy Department Plans Contemplate Provision for Wireless Communica? tion AB Over World. Washington, Jan. 19.?One ? oi final steps towards linking the United States and foreign possessions togeth? er by a a*jsat ohttn of, wireless/ sta Federal Telegraph company1 of San Francisco for the equipment of the big radio stations now under con? struction at San Diego, Gavlte. P. I., and Pearl' Harbor, Hawaii. Comple? tion of these stations within the next year will pave the way for rad.o com? munication from Washington not only to the Insular possessions but to al? most any point in the world. Plans are being prepared by the navy department to Increase the pow? er of existing equipment at Tututla and Guam. The Intermediate stations at Boston, New Orleans, Point Loroa, Chicago and Guantanarao already have been strengthened and are able to relay messages from ships at sett to Washington via the Arlington (Va.) towers. Stations at Charleston, S. C San Juan, Key West, Puget Sound, Cor? dova and Mare Island will be strength? ened and their radius of communica? tion grea'ly extended. The stations at San Diego and Pearl Harbor will be the most powerful In the world. W. L. HARRIGAN RESIGNS. Gov. Manning to Name New State Fish Commissioner. Georgetown, Jan. 18.?Mr. W. L. Harrigan, fish commissioner of South Carolina, with offices in this city, has forwarded to Gov. Manning his resig? nation. Mr. Harrigan has occupied this position for four years, having been appointed by former Gov. Blease. It is a position carrying a good salary and one much sought after. There are several local applicants for the place, who await with interest the Govern? or's action. It is presumed the Gov? ernor will take instant action, be? cause the fish season will be at its height during the next two months. VILLA'S EXECUTIONER SHOT. Col. Mlgnal Baoa- Vnlles, Man of Many Murders Faces Firing Squad. El Paso, Jan. 18.?With his back to a cottonwood tree, Col. Mlgual Baca Valles, Gen. Villa's official execution? er, was executed, at 5 a. m. by Gen. Carranza's firing squad, just across the border this morning. At least a hundred American, refugees watched the execution. Baca-Valles is said to have officiated at over seven hundred executions while with Gen. Villa. He was captured Saturday near Palomasi and convicted of participation in the American massacre. His body was sent to Chihunhua city* where it will be exhibited as a warning, jorjt u MOHTEHEGRO SUES FOR PEACE HUNGARIAN PREMIER MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT IN PARLIA? MENT. Will Make a Separate Peace?'Agree to Lay Down Their Anna In Uncondi? tional Surrender, According to Re? port from Berlin. Berlin, Jan. 17 (by Wireless to Say vllle, L. I.)?The Overseas News agency announced today that Count Tissa, the Hungarian premier, had announced in the Hungarian parlia? ment that Montenegro had asked for peace. "Montenegro was asked uncondi? tionally to lay down her arms and the offer was accepted," the premier declared, according to the news agency report, which is as follows: " 'Montenegro asks" for peace,' stated Count Tisza in the Hungarian parlia? ment. "The proceedings under the first paragraph of the order of the day had just been completed when Count1 Tisza asked permission to interrupt the discussion. He stated that the king and government of Montenegro had asked the inauguration of peace negotiations. "The announcement caused a great commotion in parliament. ("We asked that beforehand Mon? tenegro unconditionally lay down her arms,' continued the premier. 'Joy? ful shouts followed this statement. "'Just at this moment,' continued the prime minister, 'the news has arrived that the unconditional laying down of arms aha been accepted. " 'Since the preliminary condition has been fulfilled,' added the premier 'peace negotiations will be entered into immdiately.'" ANNOUNCED At HEADQUARTERS. Official Statement by Austrian* of Montenegro Surrender. Berlin, Jan. It,.?The king and the S government of Montenegro on Janu? ary it asked a cessation of hostilities and opening of peace negotiations, it ! was officially announced by Auetro replied to Montenegro, that peace negotiations were only possible if the Montenegrin army unconditionally laid down its arms, the headquarters statement as received here from Vienna, says. The Montenegrin gov? ernment, adds the statement yester? day accepted the Austrian conditions. TO BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS. Steps for Separate Montenegrin Peace , t in Making. I Washington, Jan. 17.?A dispatch . to the Austro-Hungarian embassy to? day from Baron Burian, foreign mln j ister at Vienna, said: "During the sitting of the Buda? pest parliament Minister President Count Tisza declared: The king and the government of Montenegro have requested the Introduction of nego , tlatlons for peace. Whereupon we asked absolute surrender of arms. At tuis moment I received a communica? tion stating that Montenegro had ac? cepted absolute surrender and con? sequently after realisation of the capitulation negotiations for peace can begin." OFFERED SCUTARI. Austria Said to Have Bought Mount Lovoen. Rome, Jan (via Paris).?Aus? tria, according to a press dispatch from Athens, Is reported to have of? fered a separate peace to Montenegro on the following terms: "Austria en? gaged to guarantee Montenegro all territorial rights in Scutari in ex? change for the cession of Mount Lrovcen to Austria." OFFER REJECTED. Paper Reports Montenegro Still in the Conflict. Zurich, Jan. 17 (via London).?The Lausanne Gazette states that King Nicholas of Montenegro has rejected formal peace proposals by Emperor William made through Prince von Buelow, the former Imperial chancel? lor. REVOLUTION IN CHINA. Rebels Inflict Severe Detent en Army of Emperor y in. Shanghai, Jan. lb.?The- Chinese revolutionists have detested the gov? ernment troops in Yuan Nan vr' . mce. Tho government casualties \ e esti? mated at ten thousand. Thousands are rushing to Join the rebel ranks. The government has suspended oper? ations in Yuan Nan until it can rush more troops there* fc DANIELS ORDERS INC\ %X INTO ' SUBMARINE WRi *.. i. , i ? Tragedy Serres to Emf^baav mporU auce of Establishing Nav. ' \boree tory lor Tests. ?. < . , Washington, Jan. 17.?A ex of inquiry was named by Secretar, n iele today to investigate, deu ..as the cause and fix the responsibility for. the explosion aboard the submarine E-2, in the New York navy yard Saturday, which caused the dentil of four men and the serious injury oC ten others. A navy yard board ap*> pointed by Rear Admiral Usher im? mediately after the accident reported to the department tonight that the investigation would be continued, but It was still too early to decide its out*) come. The court of Inquiry will be com* posed of the following officers, all of whom have had wide experience la the various phases of submarine work: Capt. William II. O. Bollard, Lieut, Com. H. G. Sparrow, Lieut. Clyde 8, McDowell and Lieut. Joseph O. Fisher. Members of the court left Washing* ton tonight for New York and will begin the inquiry tomorrow. A report is expected before the end of the week. The tragedy served to emphasise the need of a laboratory equipped to test batteries, engines, etc., of naval vessels. The submarine E-2 has been used for testing the new Edison sub* marine storage battery because the navy had no other equipment suitable for such purposes. Mr. Daniels said today he had asked congress for an initial appropriation of $1,000.000 for the erection of a laboratory and hoped that it would be authorised this year. He eil? hereafter experimental work would ha conducted as far aa possible in the navy s laboratories and net aboard, vessels. The condition of the civilian wora> men injured aboard the E-2 wag im? ported as favorable. Three IlllsjA men. Chief Electrician Milse, Magnja a serious condition, r atthotsUl thW ' showed slight improvement. Electrician Raymond Otto waa the only enlisted man among ths victims of the accident whose injuries were not considered dangerous. THIEVES OPEN OBSTINATE SAFE? Ycggmen Score Artistic Success beg Fail to Profit Financially Fro**. Their Efforts. Greenlvlle, Jan. 17.?Two instance* of safeblowing occurred in Greenville early this morning. The amount of money stolen was not great, as one of the safes was empty and the other contained only $50 which the yegg men secured. The Mutual 8upply company of Woodslde Mill lost $60 to the robbers when Its safe wag blown open. L. C. Hart's store at the Intersec? tion of Buncombe and Rutherford streets was broken into and the safe blown. It happened, however, that this safe was an old one, having been purchased with a stock of goods be? longing to Hart's predecessor. The present owners lost the combination and have never been able to open the safe. The officers are so far at a loss to fasten the crimes on any specific per* sons. It is believed that the men made their get-away In autoa On* man was arrested today at Poe mills on suspicion. He gives his name as James McKay. The yeggmen went about theif work as if they were experienced at the business. Nitroglycerine and soap were used. Entrance to the safes was effected In both instances. Both exploslors came between the" hours of 2 and 4 a. m. INTERVENTION IN SENATS. - I Republicans Determined to Force) Fight Against President. Washington, Jan. 20.?The Repubtte can senate leaders said today that there would be no armistice la the senate on the Mexican situation. They say they are determined to bring the intervention issue to a head. The lead? ers say they have the support of sev? en Democrats in demanding interven? tion, which is almost enough to dls-i charge the foreign relations commit? tee and light the question out on thg floor. ,_ Railroad Men Killed. Winston, Mo., Jan. 20.?Engineer Collier was killed, and Fireman Mc? Reynolds injured when the Rock lg?) land train was derailed here, ^^^^